[Nexus] Mithar Keep II: Electric Boobaloo

[Shadowcaller]

[Doom in Harnel's Study]

"What?" The being sounds rather confused. "What do you fail to see? Human females mammary gland enlarge when they are pregnant, yes? It seems pretty logical to me."

[Halae]

[Doom in Harnel's Study]

"I know that, but she doesn't want any morechildren, and I'm not going to force her into that." Harnel says

[Shadowcaller]

[Doom in Harnel's Study]

"But you want to force her to change her appearance? I'm confused!" It exclaims.

[Halae]

[Doom in Harnel's Study]

Harnel frowns, "This is precisely why the issue hasn't been raised before, and why she's still in her natural form."

[Shadowcaller]

[Doom in Harnel's Study]

"But you wanted me to do something about it, yes? You said I could help you, and I can and this is the way that will cause you the least pain. There are other ways, but those could cause conflict." It argues.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

"Which is exactly why this hasn't happened, see?" Harnel says, then he sighs, "And what exactly are the other ways?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"You said it had happened before, but presumably it got reversed. The other ways are more subtle but requires more deception on your part. Are you okay with that? The right way would just be to talk to her." It smiles. "Convince her of your desire?"

At the door

The gargoyle flies after but doesn't seem to be quite fast enough to catch the little bugger who just laughs at him. "Ahah!"

Thankfully the mage is floating down to inspect what's going on. "Don't worry Kirin, I'll try to keep these things under control." Two air elementals form and starts chasing after the little trolls while the mage manages to put one that is currently running up the stairs in a force cage. Just three more to go.

Forest

"I was thinking, could you make a building out of these trees?" She asks, looking at Kirin curiously.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

"What, pray tell, would be required of the deceptive route?" Harnel asks. The level of skepticism in his voice shows just how much he likes that plan.

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"This." The being holds out it's claws and wooden button appears in it's hand and tries to hand it over to Harnel. "It's one of many, but each one would very slowly grant what you desire. Would take years though, hence the subtle part. Unless of course you use more then one." More wooden buttons will start to fill Harnel's hand.

"I still like my idea though... honesty you know?"

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel frowns, "How would I even use them? just hold onto them or something?" Harnel rubs one of the buttons as he puts the other ones on the desk.

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Oh, you just need to keep them close. Like putting them in at your night table or something. More effective if it's kept close all the time obviously." It explains.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel will push the buttons away, "No, thanks. I can't talk directly to her about it because we've been down that road, this is too sneaky, and pregnancy isn't really an option at the moment. Do you have any other ideas?"

[Lost_Deep]

At the door

Kirin works to tie the sheet tightly shut, and listens to try and figure out where the missing one... ones? Are/is. If she can tie that up securely, she will try to pounce on another one.

Forest

"Oh! Oh! That's a good idea! Let's find a lot of evergreens!" She sniffs at the air. "That way! Come on!" And she rushes off.

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Well, there is the option of changeling her opinion magically. Or just make it happen with a single spell. But such items would take." The being scratches the very top of it's pyramid body with one of it's claws. "I'm not actually sure what you're asking for here though. Is there something between doing it behind her back and telling her about it? Do you want me to play a monster perhaps? That would be a pretty obvious ploy though. Perhaps I can bribe someone else and arm them with an item of mine... any of these ideas getting to you?"

At the door

It sounds like there are at least one troll in the kitchen. If she enters one of them attempts to throw eggs at her as it apparently managed to get the fridge open. "Där fick du!" If she chases after it, it will jump away and then run for the toilets.

Forest

Cessie follows along, gesturing to Mia to do the same. She was curious where this would end.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel sighs, "No, she'd just change back. Maybe this was just a bad idea to begin with." it's certainly starting to feel that way. why had he decided on this in the first place?

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

The creature shrugs, "It was your idea to begin with, I just wanted to fulfill it since you seemed like such a nice guy. A bit odd, sure. But you're humanoid. I kinda expect oddness from you. It sounds like a deep desire you have though considering you wanted it this badly. Kinda problematic. Ever really discussed it with her?" It asks.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

"She knows about it. She's even used an artifact to travel into my mind and speak directly to my greed," Harnel says, "But nothing really came of it. She's still of the opinion that her current form is fine and I'm still wishing her breasts were larger."

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Do you have any idea why it's so important to you? I'd expect something else from you to be honest, but I suppose desire comes in many forms." The creature asks.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel shakes his head, "I focus on it because my draconic nature drives me to be greedy," a sigh, "So I've taught myself how focus on less important things so my greed doesn't drive me to theft or worse. This isn't exactly a positive outlet, but at least it's not illegal. Just weird."

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Very interesting. But what happens if it's fulfilled then? Wouldn't you turn to other things?" It asks, sounding rather curious at this point.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

"I wouldn't know," Harnel says, "Nothing has ever completely fulfilled them."

[Lost_Deep]

At the door

Kirin gets egg on her face and then pounces into the bathroom in an attempt to get the thing before it can cause more of a mess.

Forest

Kirin leads them to a group of evergreens, not too far from the Keep. There she will gesture toward them and they will begin to twist together, into a kind of large tent. They seem to fuse into one tree, with a huge canopy. The resulting space inside them is comfortable, enough for three or four people to sleep in it around a small fire.

That's basically done when Kirin suddenly stops floating, ploofing into a snow bank.

"Brrrrr."

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Most curious, I never met anyone who dealt with it the same way. Kind of want me to figure out how you tick." The being says, flying a bit closer to the half-dragon. "Wouldn't you want to find out?"

At the door

The troll throws a roll of toilet paper at Kirin before it attempts to duck underneath her and run int between her legs. "Du kan inte ta mig!"

Forest

((Waiting for Zefir))

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel nods, "If it can help and won't cause problems, then I don't see the harm in it."

[Lost_Deep]

Troll chaos

Kirin catches the toilet paper, and then attempts the peg the troll with it after it ducks between her legs.

She's throwing that roll a bit harder than is probably necessary.

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study]

"Hm, well, would you allow me to create a mindscape for you then? It's perfectly harmless." It replies.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Study]

Harnel nods, "Go ahead then."

[Zefir]

Forest


"Evergreens?" Mia asks Cessie befor they head deeper into the forest.

Then she watches the fusion of the trees, but she won't say anything to until the cat falls off.

"I assume the effect is over now?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Harnel's Study==>Harnel's Mindscape (???)]

Harnel will suddenly find himself standing in the very foyer of the keep, but it looks slightly different. It's absolutely clean, not even a hint of dirt and it's also perfectly quiet. The usual sounds of Kirin, the babies and Cessie's experiments aren't here. It's just Harnel and his own heartbeats resonating through the hall.

Then the voice of the avarition joins in. "This is your mindscape Harnel, here you will be alone with your own thoughts and desires. Shielded from the judgmental eyes of the world. So let your desire run free here, break the shackles that hold you so that I can see what you really are." He can't see the little being, but it's voice is definitely coming from somewhere nearby.

Harnel's (other?) Mindscape

Meanwhile, deeper in Harnel's mind the creature appears, looking for Harnel's greed.

Forest

"It's a type of plant that is green all seasons." Cessie explains to Mia as they are walking.

Once they arrive the sorceress stays a safe distance away from the trees that slowly starts to morph into a house. Observing the effects, she is quick to notice when they end and Kirin's situation. Before she answers Mia however, the snow around the catgirl starts to melt an she will feel a warm feeling around herself. "Yes, I believe it is." Cessie comments as she slowly walk up to Kirin, kneeling down in front of her. "How are you feeling?"

Troll chaos

Kirin hits the trolls legs, causing it to slip and fall backwards right into the floor. Then it starts to cry, loudly. Tears just streaming down it's reddened face. She can hear it trying to say something, but it's drowned in the sea of tears and snot which now streams down it's face.

[Halae]

[Harnel's Mindscape]

Harnel breathes out, and imagines what he desires. Cessie is the object of his greed, and specific things about her.

As always in his mindscape, Cessie is colored by Harnel's perception of her; she's delicate, but powerful, and enchantingly beautiful. For a moment, she'll appear in her natural state (as close as you can get with this image) before her breasts swell outwards, reaching quite a volume.

[Harnel's Deep Mindscape]

The avarition will find Harnel's Greed paying close attention to what's happening where Harnel's conscious mind currently is. As distracted as the dragon is, he doesn't notice the Avarition.