Outside XII: We number things correctly.

[Reinholdt]

This place is just as it sounds. It's outside.
Want a change of scenery? Go outside.
Always wanted to visit the beach? Come outside.
Looking to have a climatic fight on clifftops? Attempt outside.
Secret meetings being held where there's no cameras? Try outside.
Want an ambush without nasty base defenses? Yep. Outside.

Any and all are welcome here. There are no NPCs unless you bring them in. The major exception is the creepy eyed squirrel. The creepy eyed squirrel does not interfere with anyone. The creepy eyed squirrel is everywhere outside. The creepy eyed squirrel is always watching. The creepy eyed squirrel never sleeps. The creepy eyed squirrel can not be damaged, manipulated, or killed by anyone. The creepy eyed squirrel will eat anyone's very being who attempts to do so. Anyone can god-mode the creepy eyed squirrel. You may pet the creepy eyed squirrel at your own risk.

Other NPCs currently include:
The menacing crabs. These intimidating creatures are usually found by the shore.
The non-existant duck. You'll miss every time you shoot at it.

There is very little you can't do outside. However, like always, please follow the forum rules and general rules of conduct. Private conversations can be held outside. If it seems like a private (secret) conversation, please respect that. Those having such a conversation should do their best to indicate it as such. Otherwise, other characters may stumble upon you. Those desiring to spy in on private conversations should first PM those holding the private conversation, more out of courtesy than anything else.

There are many areas outside, and people can be in multiple places outside. In order to keep areas outside separated so there's no confusion, consider bolding your outside location at the start of each of your posts, like so:

The Fields

Reinholdt sets up various targets and practices his sharpshooting. All these events recently has made him a bit rusty. To his left, he notes the creepy eyed squirrel. Giving him the heebie-jeebies, Reinholdt decides to head somewhere else.

The Cliffside

Calublufiok broods over his latest scheme as he flies over the cliffs. The creepy eyed squirrel is watching him again. He finds occasionally landing and telling the creepy eyed squirrel his plans helps him find holes in his plotting.

Note Reinholdt and Calublufiok do not interact because they are in different areas outside. They could interact, if Reinholdt moves to the cliffside. Of course, various things like telepathy help bypass this. Also, please note outside has no major buildings, though minor ones crop up from time to time.

And most importantly, enjoy outside. That's what this is all about.

Outside now contains various Outside locations! Such as...

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[Dead Pine Lake]

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This lake lies in the middle of the forest. On the eastern shore, woodpeckers feast on the dead pines that give the lake its name. Sometimes one can find Lady Death here, the Aspect of Eve also known as The Grandmother, or Jedwiga.

(Please PM happyturtle if you wish to interact with Jedwiga.)

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[The Islands]

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An island cluster forms an archipelago along the coast. Some of the islands are settled, some not, but most are at least occasionally visited by the fishermen who work these waters.

[Gersemi's Island]

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Gersemi the seighkona lives on a small island in the archipelago with a single hut and a few sheep. Inside the hut, there is a single room, and a fireplace. A loom rests in one corner.

(Please PM happyturtle if you wish to interact with Gersemi.)

[Redbrick Falls]

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A mountainous, cliffy region with a prominent waterfall. A large quarry once was worked in these cliffs. Now, only a few scattered villages and solitary dwellings remain.

[Castle Silhouette]

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Genesis' base of operations.

[Club Banana]

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Here be primates of all sorts and much silliness? An aircraft hanger turned into a club used exclusively by intelligent apes.

PM Reinholdt if you wish to add locations to Outside.

Special: Reinholdt will update the Outside threads and post new ones when it is time. Please don't post a new thread without his permission or he is away for an extended period of time.
Thank you.

[Lord Magtok]

Valcano Minor

Magtok thinks that question over for a moment or two, and shrugs.

Dunno. Not a damned clue, really.

Magtok refuses the hand out of some skewed sense of pride, scrambling up on his own.

[Reinholdt]

[Gersemi's Isle]

I think so. Do you think..... I mean.... No, nevermind. She takes another drink of water.

"Hmm? You sure? You can ask me what you want."

{Traveling down the mountain}

It means I still want fish. Cooked fish, with TarTar sauce.

She turns back to Vincent. I enjoy, um, working with you Vincent. You make the world new and exciting. But there are some things that I need from the reality everyone else knows.

"... What?"
"What exactly are you implying?"

[Lex-Kat]

[Gersemi's Isle Tours and Trips]

"Wow. That's cheap!" Quinn smiles and retrieves her purse, handing over the required number of credits. "When do we leave?"

"Anytime you like, lady." The man heads for the boat and begins untying the ropes.

{Gersemi's Isle}

Could you, stay here? I.... need someone to give me something to..... Melody looks away. Nevermind.

{Mountain Path}

Don't you notice that some people, including myself, need everything explained to them? But then, maybe it's just because you're the main protaganist. Caroline smiles a genuine smile.

[Recaiden]

[Not technically outside in Etra]

Sorry, you do. But not for a good while yet. Ashna says, grinning.

[The Bushranger]

[Gersemi's Isle Tours and Trips]

"Anytime you like, lady." The man heads for the boat and begins untying the ropes.

And Quinn heads for the boat and climbs in!
Realising she really should get a new sword at some point.

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[Etra...way way way outside, you mean?]

"Dang. Ah well. Every moment counts."
And Brendan decides to launch a tickle attack!

[Recaiden]

[Well, the Etran building is outside.]

Well, they do need o- Ashna starts laughing and trying to tickle Brendan.

[Reinholdt]

{Gersemi's Isle}

Reinholdt isn't sure what she was going to say!
"Yeah. I'll stay. I'll go pick up some things from the Citadel and..." He pauses. "... and make sure everything is in order." Yeah.

"Then I'll stay as long as you'll have me, alright?"

{Mountain Path}

"Well... yeah. But some people don't need any explanation at all. It just tells me who has studied and read the tropes and the instruction booklet is all."

[Lex-Kat]

{Gersemi's Isle Tours and Trips}

The man gets in behind her, and shoves off the dock.

He starts up the motor with a few hard tugs, and soon they are heading toward the island.

"I just love the lake air, don't you?"

{Gersemi's Isle}

Okay.

{Mountain Path}

Caroline giggles. Of course. What was I thinking. Let's go home, okay?

She's happy that the discussion didn't turn ugly.

[Reinholdt]

{Gersemi's Isle}

"I'll be back in two, maybe three hours at most." Reinholdt turns pink and heads to leave.

Oh. Right. The steak!

"This is for the sisters from a friend in Carnucka." He gets the food and sets it down someplace appropriate.

Reinholdt turns pink and heads to leave.

{Mountain Path}

"Alright." Vincent gives Caroline a funny look, but follows and heads back to NO.

[The Bushranger]

((*thanks kitteh for the poke*
*actually remembers to subscribe to the thread this time*))

[Gersemi's Isle Tours and Trips]

The man gets in behind her, and shoves off the dock.

He starts up the motor with a few hard tugs, and soon they are heading toward the island.

"I just love the lake air, don't you?"

"It is pretty nice," Quinn agrees, looking just a little woozy, perhaps, but shaking it off and walking torwards the bow of the boat. "I prefer land, though, to be honest."

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[Etra]

Well, they do need o- Ashna starts laughing and trying to tickle Brendan.

Brendan starts laughing as well. As the tickle war commences!

[McBish]

[The Lab]

And both Susan's dream and reality merge into one with Susan and Daisuke crossing swords. Val isn't looking too hot right now either, with the dagger in her, and clutching her head as the machine inside her is having a problem working right at the moment.

[Recaiden]

[Etra]

It continues. Brendan's probably winning. If it can be said to be won.

[The Bushranger]

[Etra]

Finally he quits, laughing happily. "That...was fun." And goes to sneak a kiss before finally going to sit up!

[Recaiden]

[Etra]

Yes it was. She tries to drag the kiss out for a long while, since they seem to be leaving.

[The Bushranger]

[Etra]

Well, in that case, she just might get him to stay in bed a little longer.
As he runs a hand up into her hair to hold the kiss, soft and gentle yet promsingly passionate.

[Recaiden]

[Etra - Now without boldface]

Now, that works just as well. She puts her arms around him and tries to shift a bit closer.

[Lex-Kat]

{Volho Lake}

"Are you alright miss?" He says, coming up behind her and starting to place his hands on her shoulders.

{Gersemi's Isle}

Okay. I'll see you when you get back. She gives hima weak smile.

She stands to take care of the steaks.

{Mountain Path}

And they go back to NO.

Will there be any Random Encounters?

[The Bushranger]

[Volho Lake]

Quinn moves just so as to avoid the shoulder-grab. "I'm quite fine. And I'd appreciate it if you'd keep your hands off of my person, good sir. I've killed gods, you know. And I have a boyfriend."

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[Etra]

Brendan certainly isn't going to stop her. In fact, he carefully tries to pull Ashna into his lap for a snuggle.

[Reinholdt]

{Gersemi's Isle}

Reinholdt nods and leaves.

He does not return in two or three hours. Nor six. Nor two or three days if Melody waits that long to find out what's happened.

Regardless, Reinholdt does not return for *insert appropriate length of time here* and surely something must have happened to him.

On the upside, Reinholdt's player can finally make a Digest post and stop confusing people with continuity issues.

{Mountain Path}

Of course.
In fact there are several leaf pile monsters. Vincent tries calling Rusty to no effect. He is very confused by this.
Fortunately they are vulnerable to wind and fire.

[Recaiden]

[Etra - Wait, it's back]

He succeeds; Ashna is pulled over and snuggles him. Wonder why he's being so careful.

[Mr. Moon]

[Grasslands]Jimmy calls back to Allen, still a little miffed. What, you think you and your old rifle are what keeps the raiders away? Everything about this car screams 'don't touch me, my driver can spit and kill you.'

Allen smirks. He leans back even further, lacing his fingers and placing them behind his head to act as a pillow, and putting his feet up on top of Jimmy's headrest, and flashes a wide, yellow grin. "Oh, sure, sure." He allows. "But honestly, Kid, yer just foolin' yourself if you think that the raider's haven't figured that much out, too. And then all of a sudden, out pops this boy - how old are you, twelve? - for water or t' talk with a wastelander or something, and they think to themselves, hey, lookit that, easy target! And all of a sudden your throat is slit or there's a hole in your head and a bunch of raiders have themselves a shiny new toy. And you? You'd be mutant food, Kid." Allen seems to be enjoying describing Jimmy's death. "Face it. You need someone who can actually take care of himself without a shiny hunk of spikes to hide behind."

[The Bushranger]

[Etra]

Because being soft and gentle is his nature with a lady. *nods*
Not that he can't play against type sometimes, as he showed before.

"Love you," he whispers, before delivering a small pinch.

[Recaiden]

[Etra]

When did he show that before?
I love you too. Ashna says, before almost jumping in surprise. She doesn't freak out too much though. Calm again in a second, smiling. Still a bit confused.

[Artemis97]

[Grasslands]

Eva curls up a bit more in her seat. the others could probably guess why. The young woman was not at all fond of bloodshed or violence.

[Lex-Kat]

{Gersemi's Isle}

Unfortunately, Melody isn't in the right state of mind to think the worse has happened to Reinholdt, instead, she begins to think that she drove him away.

That something is obviously wrong with her.

She will however, reach out to him, through the weave.

{Returning to NO}

Do they have Wind and Fire magic?

Caroline begtins to look really guilty after Vincent tries to call Rusty to battle the second time.

If there is a third time, she'll yell out. He's not coming back!! He's gone, forever, and you'll never find where I buried him!!

Then her eyes will go big, realizing what she just said, and she'll take off in another direction, away from Vincent.

[The Bushranger]

((posted earlier for Quinn))

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[Etra]

When he took charge the other night.

Brendan gently caresses the spot, blushing a bit, not really knowing what came over him...and kisses Ashna's cheek again. "We've still got some time, right? I want to hold you like this forever."

[Reinholdt]

{Returning to NO}

Probably not Caroline, though Vincent can add elements to his sword. Not that he wastes MP on that.

*blink blink*
Vincent watches Caroline run off.

[Recaiden]

[Etra]

You mean when they were here?

Ashna relaxes then, figuring it was meant well, and kisses him back.
Yes. Now, just like this? We can't ever move around?

[Lex-Kat]

{Returning to NO}

Caroline seams to be heading toward the Weald. I wonder if Vincent knows what's in that direction.

{Volho Lake}

Quinn moves just so as to avoid the shoulder-grab. "I'm quite fine. And I'd appreciate it if you'd keep your hands off of my person, good sir. I've killed gods, you know. And I have a boyfriend."

((Now how'd I miss that?? It was right above Reinholdt's post. ))

"Oh really." The man behind Quinn then tries to club her in the back of the head with an oar.