And then a Meteor fell out of the sky.

[Emperor Tippy]

As Cindy is backing away from Rayman after tapping him on the nose, he attempts to tag her backs but she dodges to the side just a bit too quickly for him.

As Cindy is flying away she says "Almost got me that time, but your still it."

With a small popping noise Cindy disappears and reappears about 2 feet behind Rayman.

"Try again. Catch me and I'll bake some cookies."

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Move action to back up, Standard action to use Dimension Jumper.

[Solo]

Then let's see how you deal with... the PLUNGER!

Rayman draws a pair of plungers from out of nowhere and throws it at Cindy.

Attack: (1d20+8)[14]
Miss: (1d200)[57]

Attack: (1d20+3)[12]
Miss: (1d200)[55]


...Quite well, apparently.

[Emperor Tippy]

Cindy laughs as the plungers miss.

"Your plumbing not that great? I didn't think you were that old."

Cindy flys up and floats upside down, face to face, about 3 feet infront of Rayman.

[Solo]

Rayman jumps up to tag her, misses, and lands on Hara.

Okay, guess it's your turn now!

[Talic]

Hara sputters momentarily, then smiles, slightly mischeviously. In the blink of an eye, winds swirl around him, and his form blurs until it becomes nothing more substantial than air. The air form streaks across the room, straight for Cindy, a wispy voice barely audible, the only discernable word being:
"cookies".

OOC mechanics:

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Wildshape, swift action, Large air elemental. Move to 10 feet from cindy, attempting a melee touch attack:

(1d20+19)[34]

If a hit, continues with flyby attack out the window, into the open courtyard...

[Emperor Tippy]

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(1d100)[10]

Remember Miss Chance

Cindy laughs again as Hara flies past her, about 2 feet too the right and goes out the window.

"Maybe next time."

[Talic]

And the swirling ball of air darts back through the window streaking past again...

Melee touch:
(1d20+19)[31]
Concealment: (1d100)[13]
(1-75 misses)

[Emperor Tippy]

This time Hara zips by about 2 feet to the left of Cindy.

"Those cookies seem to be a bit out of your reach."

While speaking Cindy zips off and hides behind Rayman.

[Talic]

And, like the wind, the wind flies in again!

Touch on Cindy:
(1d20+19)[24]
Conceal (76-100 hits): (1d100)[6]

[AmberVael]

Chora finally sets down the sword and looks up at the others.
I've finished, if anyone is interested.

[Emperor Tippy]

Cindy pops back to her original position by the coffee table and assumes the same position she was in pretag.

"Of course were interested. If you would please continue."

[Solo]

Please tell. We've been waiting.

[Talic]

The windy torrent returns to the ground, gathering up dust. It darkens, and in a moment, the cloud has returned to flesh.

Indeed. What is it you've learned of our demonic friend?

[AmberVael]

Well, sadly it didn't tell much. It confirmed it's owner and that again it was an extension of his soul...
However, it seems that he also is using it for another purpose. The spell indicates that there is a hidden message in the hilt about the impending doom of some mortals- quite possibly us.
Chora looks for said message.

OOC: Should I make a search check, or...?

[Chosen_of_Vecna]

If you want to DM so bad Solo, you can. But quit trying to do it as a PC.

It was a search check before you found out about it, now you just find the pretty little unscrewable cap.

Inside is a simple scroll, with writing that only Chora and Cindy can read:

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My mission is complete, but I was discovered. They are cooperating with each other, each thinking that it will work out best for them. The 9 hells still know nothing.

I found what I believe to be an item important to their plan. I will attempt to hide it from them, but it is too large to teleport with.

If they track me I will follow your instructions and this will be all you see of me.

[Solo]

If you want to DM so bad Solo, you can. But quit trying to do it as a PC.

It was more of a "The Ring" reference...

[AmberVael]

Chora frowns at the message.
How unusual...
She reads it aloud to the group.

((Sorry for my delay- it didn't register that there were new posts.))

[Talic]

So... this demon was working against its masters? And the angels discovered it? To what end?

((And no prob, I check daily, because I know the site can glitch))

[AmberVael]

Chora just thinks quietly, not answering the question, but trying to decide what divination would best aid her in solving this mystery.

[Solo]

More importantly, what did he hide? It must have been hidden before he teleported here, which means if we could track his teleportation history, we could discover something important to... whatever conflict is going on here.

[Talic]

Hara

I'm not so sure that's the case. We don't need to know what it was, to know that they want to keep it out of angelic hands. We also know, that the demon had a plan, and if that plan is followed, its masters will see this note. Further, that will aid the demon in hiding something from the angels that drove it to here, and its death. The real question is, are we being manipulated into doing something for which we do not understand the consequences? And if so, do we want to do it?

[Solo]

In other words, you want to know if it's a trap or not.

I say it's not a trap if we walk into it knowing what's going to happen. I'm for an investigation.

[Talic]

Hara

Not a trap, precisely. I just would like to know who I'm helping before I help someone. After all, even if we come to no harm, are we doing what we want to do? Or are we being tricked into doing something we wouldn't? In my experiences with extraplanar evils, they have quite the fondness for inspiring mortals to do their dirty work.

[Solo]

Hm.

Well, we either

1) Do nothing and let the demons and angels fight it out. Could go either way.

2) Interfere, and return the thing to the angels, which could lead to
a. Us returning something we should return to the angels, or
b. Us returning something that we shouldn't return to the angels.

Being as the thing seems to be important to both sides, I would say we should at least learn what's going on.

[Talic]

Well, there's also:

c) unwittingly lead demons to the item, keeping it from the angels...

But at the very least, I say we should know more before we do anything TOO drastic. I think an investigation wouldn't be out of the question, as long as we actually find out what we're searching for, and how it affects everything.

[Solo]

That's the spirit!

[Talic]

Please, let's not even get STARTED on ghosts.

[Emperor Tippy]

Cindy is thoughtful for a bit and then says "Well I'm all for investigating, if nothing else it will let me find more pets and gain some experience.

A mischievous smile crosses Cindy's face and she continues Rayman, you should see if you can get the school to pay you to carry out the investigation."

[Solo]

As I am part of the campus guard (provisional member, as are most people on campus who's work involves lots of combat) I can get extra for investigating why balors are exploding on campus. This is a serious campus safety issue that needs to be addressed, Rayman delivers. Good thinking, Cindy.

[Emperor Tippy]

"Well your also an instructor in the applied magic department. And since I think I count as a student, taking me with you would count as a "field trip for me to kill things and solve problem with magic". So you could get your full salary for the whole trip, and perhaps overtime and hazard pay."