[Nexus] Inside 21

[Darkcomet]

Current events:
-The airship/aircraft carrier Sanctuary has launched recently, making many residents rather uneasy.
-The freezing apocalyptic effects have ceased.

Rules and locations in the spoiler. Please Spoiler any fan service written in this thread. Thank you.
All standard forum rules apply here, as do the godmodding rules generally agreed upon on this sub-forum.

Locations
PM Darkcomet to have a new location placed in this registry.

A note on the 'Zones'.

The Blue Zone is the area of the greatest Imperial presence, housing the Imperial Army and ISF HQs and boasting the greatest concentration of Imperial influence. Physically, it's located in the center of the city.

The Yellow Zone has some Imperial influence, but it's not as significant, so crime rates there are higher than in the Blue Zone. The Yellow Zone is physically located at the outskirts of the city, with the justification of having to keep an eye on what's coming in and out of the city, and thus the main concentrations of Imperial influence in the Yellow Zone are at the docks and city gates.

The Null Zone is around midway between Yellow and Blue, and lacks much Imperial influence. Despite this, it's largely a quiet environment.

Perhaps it is because the Red Zone, a blemish on the otherwise neatly-organized Zones, is essentially a fancy term for the crime infested slums? Who knows! The Red Zone is essentially just the slums, independent of the neat physical arrangement of the others, though DC imagines it's around Null/Yellow, physically, since it wouldn't make all that much sense for the Red Zone to be right on top of ISF HQ of all things. This is where you go if you're trying to escape the prying eyes of the Empire in Inside.

Imperial Bases

Acro-Imperial Army HQ (Blue Zone)
The Imperial Army HQ itself is a massive dome-like structure in the center of the city. The building itself is fairly standard at ground level, but going up from there is when you reach the dome. The dome is the focus of the visible structure, and is capable of housing one of the Empire's oh-so-loved airships.

The main building itself also has underground portions, as it's not like the rest could contain everything a building of this purpose needs.

This building, however, has concrete walls surrounding it at a sizable distance in a square shape, with gates in the center of each segment. The walls have rapid-fire laser turrets mounted at corners and on each side of each gate. Interlopers beware!

ISF HQ (Blue Zone)
Go here! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164358)


Acro-Imperial Civil Government Complex (Blue Zone)
The main center of the Empire's central government is an odd complex composed of five main structures.

The more notable four are a group of futuristic, utopian-looking towers arranged in the shape of a Y, with the tower taking the position of the center joint being significantly taller than the outer three towers, by about 40% of the other towers' height. This is harder to make out than it seems, however, due to the odd nature of the fifth 'structure'.

This one is actually surrounding the lower two-thirds of the outer three towers, with all four appearing to be coming out of it from the outside. It resembles an odd set of walls, following along the Y-arrangement of the towers. These 'walls' are in the shape of a highly irregular hexagon. The top side, with the two points of the top of the Y within, is fairly long, with two shorter segments heading downward at an obtuse angle from them. These are very short, and two more long wall segments soon move downward and inwards, speaking from a bird's-eye view, ending a bit after the edge of the bottom tower in the Y-arrangement. A final long segment links these two ends.

However, the 'walls' are not merely walls, but actually enclose the area around the towers, with their own roof. The four towers seemingly erupt out of the top of this structure, while they do actually have the rest of them beneath it. The wall-like structure is built around the towers, linking to them at certain points. The structure is not merely that shape described previously with a flat roof, however-the walls reach to a certain point, then slant upwards and inwards, again from a bird's-eye view. The upward slant stops at the edges of the outer three towers, and from there now forms a flat area, this flatness marred only by the towers.

There are three main entrances to the odd complex, each at the center and bottom of one of the longer wall segments. These are oversized sliding doors, essentially. Each is a long, dull metal slab in appearance. When the entrance is open, these are drawn upward into the wall-structure, and when closed, they drop back down like blast doors.

The complex is guarded by normal military and ISF elements alike, landspeeders patrolling the ground outside with the silent gunships patrolling the skies above. The main soldiers guarding the area are ISF troopers, as they are more specialized for urban warfare. Several rapid-fire pulse laser turrets (laser chaingun turrets, essentially) are mounted on the slanted portions of the outer structure, with a single heavy turbolaser turret mounted at the upper central area of each slanted area of the longer sides.

There are two enclosed bridge-like structures linking each of the three outer towers to the main building. The lower one is within the wall-esque structure, and the upper one is visible from the outside, linking the upper areas of the outer towers with the main, central one. To avoid confusion, there are two of these per outer tower, putting the total count at six.

Imperial Docks (Yellow Zone)
These rather typical drydocks hold the Imperial naval fleet. Due to its relative lack of size, the Imperial Navy falls under the Imperial Army's authority.


Evolution Electronics and Power Headquarters + Factory (Player: Darkcomet, Blue Zone)
The headquarters of the company known as Evolution Electronics and Power is a fairly standard-looking modern-day tower in appearance, not quite reaching the level of skyscraper.

The company owns a large factory nearby, used in production of its MACE units, and potentially other products, should it be desired.

Retail outlets for Evolution's products are scattered around the city.

Trader's Trove (Player: EleventhHour, Null Zone)
A large, crashed starship lies in what was once a park, now ruined by its crash.

The ship is very strange to most, resembling Gothic architecture, particularly cathedrals, in appearance, while at the same time being a spacefaring craft. Or, rather, a former spacefaring craft.

The ship remains in use, however. The owner is a Rogue Trader, and is currently using the ship as a shop.

Erin's Emporium (Player: The Bushranger, Yellow Zone)

Construction Gnomes have been hard at work renovating a small store along one of the various merchantile roads. Well, it was small. Now it's bigger on the inside.

And filled with every sort of weaponry imaginable, from across the multiverse. From blaster carbines to P-90s, surface-to-air missiles to ballistas, zats to nunchucks, they're all here.

Is that a siege crossbow sitting in the corner?

The Misspelled Cemetary (Null Zone)
It's the rain that makes for the perfect atmosphere.

Since the party left the well lit cobbles lanes of the Market Streets the sky has opened up upon our intrepid band of adventurers with a vengeance. The wind howls through barren trees as the rain descends in sheets. The heavens are split by a ribbon of lightning and a roar of thunder.

A massive cast iron gate surrounds this place of once hallowed ground. Yes, hallowed once but no longer. The earth appears dead. Rotten. A phosphorescent green fog creeping along the ground. Misshapen fungus and molds clinging to crumbling monuments. Corpses exposed on the surface, half-eaten with decay.

The gate creeks open of its own accord as the party nears.

And above the gate, in rusted iron letters, reads:


The Misspelled Cemetary

Currently in use as the base of operations of The Most Secret Ebon Mirror (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8630837&postcount=55). (Played by Lord Iames Osari).



MagMart (Player: Lord Magtok, Blue Zone)
An absurd mash-up of K-Mart, Wall-Mart, Target, and every other vile retail chain, MagMart is staffed by an unswervingly loyal Magbots, lobotomized talking cats that are too brain-dead to know any better, several voodoo spirits, and a pickle jar that everyone insists is a sentient being that only communes with those who truly believe in it.

Here you can find everything from curtains to carpets, macaroni to monkeys on motorcycles, groceries to zombies. The staff is always happy to help (or else), and if you aren't entirely satisfied with your shopping experience, you can pay a small fee to watch the MagMart employee of your choosing get fired out the MagMart complimentary employee morale cannon.

Pontius' Custom Constructs (Player: Earl of Purple, Null Zone)
The caravan of 6 wagons (I never said 3! Well, I did, but still.) arrives at a warehouse, previously for sale. The gnomes lead the golems and other constructs inside, and get to work. The warehouse has an open yard at the main entrance, and several golems, like crude figures of worked stone or wood, stand in the yard. A gnome wearing an apron over smart-yet-practical artesan's clothes and puts a sign up.


Pontius's Custom Constructs
Golems of Any Material* at Unbelievably Low Prices!!!**
You Won't Find a Golem, Gargoyle, Guardian or Homonculus Cheaper!!***
Come Now and Buy 1 Get 1 Full Price!!!****



*Flesh has an additional charge. **Define 'low'. ***Except at our competitors. ****Terms and conditions apply.

Sanctuary Fortress of Zoemaytare (Player: Rebonack, Blue Zone)

Like so many other prominent buildings in Town, or not so prominent buildings for that matter, this place seemed to pop up out of nowhere over night.

Buildings are like mushrooms in Town. Probably spread via spores, too.

Regardless, here it is. A rather sizable campus marble hewn from the mountains some distance away. Carved and hauled here near the edge of the slums where they were no doubt assembled. Though... no one can quite place a finger on when this happened.

Though the buildings aren't of only cold hard stone, no. There are timbers as well. Not what one might expect, however. They seem almost organic. As though they had grown into place rather than being hewn.

Oddness aside, the temple is arranged in a rather interesting fashion. Several concentric wall and courtyards ending in a central temple.

The outer wall is lower than the rest, each tier of the temple built onto higher ground like a wedding cake. Each wall is topped with a roof supported on the inside by pillars, creating a sheltered walkway. The exact use of these porches depends on the section of the temple one happens to be in.

Anyone is allowed entry through the first wall and into the first court, the Court of Meeting. Beyond the second wall only worshipers of Zoemaytare are allowed admittance to the second court, the Court of the Blessed. Beyond the third wall only the priests are allowed, where they carry out holy rituals within the temple itself.

The Court of Meeting is dedicated to service of those the worshipers of Zoemaytare dwell among. Food is prepared for the hungry here and given out without expectation of recompense. Those without a place to lay their head are allowed to sleep within the porch. The grounds beyond the porch are devoted to a wondrous garden boasting vibrancy and spectacular color. This are is always comfortably warm and brimming with life. Wounds heal faster as the body is refreshed. Undead creatures will find that remaining here is decidedly uncomfortable.

The sky above the temple seems to be perpetually clear, filled with pleasant sunlight in the day and cloaked with gossamer stars at night. Benches are set up here and there, under trees with hanging branches and above fragrant shrubbery. A lively stream flows endlessly in a circuit about the Court, spilling into several larger pools and meandering up a small outcrop of stone before cascading back down the other side.

This section of the temple is tended by members of the faith. Not priests, though devote. They can be found tending the garden and serving warm food. When in service to the temple these devotees wear a white linen ephod bearing the symbol of a willow tree, ornately rendered in blue thread. They'll be more than happen to answer any questions. Priests tend to have stricter ceremonial garb, including a blue tunic and white robe in addition to the ephod.

Welcome, traveler. May you be more blessed when you leave than when you came.

New information that isn't readily noticeable at first glance at the temple will be added here.

The temple grounds are protected by a dampening field that blocks unauthorized teleporation and dimensional shifting. The place is something of a fortress after all. Being able to pop in and out at will would defeat the purpose.

Zoemaytare isn't a god of (fill in the black) but rather the patron and protector of her people. As such, her domain, if she even has one, is over all that her people do. The people in question are collectively known as the Zoeos, and this particular temple is their first major venture into Town. At present their stated goal is to set up trade relations and aid the city. This is ministered through the temple on account of the Zoeos government being a theocracy.

It just so happens that there's a dungeon under the temple, though the entrance to it is well hidden.

NPCs thus far:

Potentate of the temple: the head priest and administrator. He has yet to be seen 'on screen' though he has been referred to.

Regent Zachius: And elderly human with a coppery complexion and deep-set wrinkles, the sort of face one expects of a person who has spent a great deal of time in the sun smiling. He's a kind old fellow who is in charge of the Court of Meeting.

Regent Stephen: A younger human who smells rather distinctly of wolf. He's in charge of the dungeons of the temple and seems to be a rather caring and compassionate fellow. It's his job to bring the cases of prisoners before the Potentate.

Regent Thadeus: One of the priests who aids in minor upkeep in the temple proper. He usually isn't seen outside the temple and since his position doesn't put him in much contact with the common folk he tends to be somewhat aloof and judgmental. Also happens to be an elf. Those snooty elves!

Bognus Thundershield: a lay dwarf that operates the temple's teleporter, primarily from Trog's. Though people can be 'ported in from elsewhere as well. While it isn't commonly known, this device can send people over rather long distances, though it's somewhat inaccurate when doing so. Bognus is a bit gruff, though generally good natured. He speaks with a thick Scottish Dwarven accent.

Currently burned down Divinations (Player: happyturtle, Yellow Zone)
Not far from the city walls is a small shop which opened up soon after the war with Felina. Over the door hangs a painted sign.


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Divinations

Inside the air smells of dead things - musty and unpleasant. Ghavrion, a rather plain young man is behind the counter. (PM Happyturtle to interact with Ghavrion)

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Trollfinger, Ironpick & Greencheek, Mining & Engineering (Player: Morty, Blue Zone)
A run-down building near Trog's Tavern was bought by three goblin enterpreneurs with a large crew and now houses their mining and engineering company. Everyone who needs something dug, built, repaired or blown up is welcome.

The Temple of Dalachrech (Player: Earl of Purple, location pending)
The first room entered is a foyer. On the walls are red drapes with silver, two-tailed scorpions embroidered on to them, and next to the door is an ornate font. The granite font stands about waist height, and is a plinth with a bowl of unholy water. Winding around the font are carved centipedes. A door away from this chamber leads to the main prayer hall. This room also has drapes with the two-tailed scorpion device on the walls, and a red velvet carpet flanked by wooden pews leads to an altar at the far end. The altar is covered with red velvet, with a gold statue and red candles placed upon it. The statue depicts a demon with a centipede's body, a scorpion's tail with spinnerets next to the sting, a stag beetle's head and the claws of a praying mantis.

Warwick Works (player: happyturtle, Yellow Zone)
In the industrial area, a building is rented and has a new sign put out front.


W
Warwick Works

The building itself consists of a small office area in front and warehouses in back. There is no indication of what sort of business this is, but a certain cyborg with a satellite might recognize the logo and name.

Eternal Library - Across from Trog's (player-Eternal Drifter)
The First floor has bookshelf after bookshelf of various books, and a few tables in three corners, and a checkout counter. There is a fireplace leading upwards at the side opposite the door. All the books are stamped "Property of the Eternal Library," and have security devices on them. There is a security bar at the entrance of the building. In one corner is a stairwell leading upwards.

The Second Floor is a hallway with three rooms. One of them is a bathroom for public use. The other two are rooms with chairs and a large table in each, mainly for meetings. The larger of the two meeting rooms, "Space," has a fireplace.

The Third Floor is Drifter's personal residence, with all the necisities. This floor is private, officially only open to Drifter and those who have recived and invitation from him.

Drifter (played by Eternal Drifter) is the librarian. You are free to check out books as you wish, but be sure to actually have the books checked out before you leave... those who forget quite often find themselves at the receiving end of Drifter's glare and Magic Missile spell.

Emergency Bunkers

Eight bunker-like structures in a ring-like arrangement at about the midpoint between the walls (or the docks) and the center of the city have been completed.

The interior of each is rather dull, rather befitting a bunker, but there are underground areas beneath the visible bunkers. These are similarly dull and military-styled, but they also act as hospitals.

These are mostly designed with emergencies such as shelling in mind, and are usually closed.

Hastings and Sons Mortuary (player: Kid Kris, Yellow Zone)
Near one of the older parts of the city sits a large and somewhat dour building of brick and mortar, built in the traditional sense, with a metal plaque by the door that reads (predictably enough):

Hastings and Sons
MORTUARY
For the preparation of the dearly departed.
And indeed, should one go in one should find all the trappings of a conventional mortuary, including several large visitation rooms, run by this guy:

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Though of course, usually without the zombie there.
In recent times however, the true business of the resident Mortician has branched into a more heretical bent, offering certain services to the living impaired (more commonly known as the foul Undead). These start at simple healings and flesh grafts (the flesh occasionally obtained 'legitimately', when a body comes in for cremation and the Mortician gives them an urn full of wood-ash, but usually corpses are obtained through donations from customers or good old fashioned grave-robbing). But services can also range into body part replacement and augmentation for the undead who wishes his creator had seen fight to give him a giant lobster claw or retractable venomous spines, or even full body/flesh reconstruction for the self-conscious lich (or lich in disguise, though making your new flesh look like someone else usually costs extra) or the zombie in his golden years. These customers usually come in through the back door, where there is a plaque listing the full list of services. Though of course some are brazen enough to come through the front door anyway.

((PM if you wish to interact with the Mortician, as Kid Kris may not always check the thread.))

On the City's government
As the capital city of the Acronymian Empire, Inside is subject to its laws. They largely resemble modern-day laws*, with the exception of weapons control and small-scale vigilantism, as those would be extremely difficult to enforce. Vigilantism, however, once again becomes problematic when it causes more problems than it fixes.

Slavery is illegal in the Empire. This would be treated as a given (see above), but it has come up many times.

The Empire has also imposed a light tax on arms sales and a light-moderate one on imports. The latter grants much more funding than it normally would, thanks to the Empire's location in a nexus of realities-many goods, mundane and exotic, often pour into Inside and the greater Empire.

*DC may experiment with punishments, though, as he's aware that being unable to play a criminal character because they're stuck in jail for a realistic amount of time is no fun.

The title is a misnomer, of course. No doubt the moniker of this place was settled on after a brief conversation that started with, 'Wouldn't it be funny if...?'. But now the name has stuck.

But what is this place, you ask?

The city of Inside is the capital city of the nation known as the Acronymian Empire. The city was once the center of the Nexus, the dimensional anomaly that acts as a crossroads between any number of radically different worlds. Now, it is no longer the center, but still shows the influence of the Nexus.

Thanks to the Nexus, the cityscape is high in variety of architectural styles, varying tech levels factoring in to the myriad designs. Though the city is now relatively stable, it's still possible to find buildings of any number of architectural styles within it. Shopping malls lie beside medieval architecture, and futuristic towers rise alongside old cathedrals.

The city is surrounded by defensive walls, with an artificially and accidentally created moat outside the walls. A gap in the walls and a bridge allow for entrance into the city proper, the main gate opening up to welcome newcomers Inside.

[Lord Magtok]

((Reposted from old thread))

Misspelled Cemetary

Same to you, in whatever secret scheme which you've never discussed but which is undoubtedly there somewhere.

The cyborg poofs away. Silly Maggy. I'll bet you'll regret ever wishing him well when/if you ever find out about Ebon's secret plans for Atropus.

[Reinholdt]

[Dirty Alley]

Reinholdt curls up next to the trashcan, twitching. Talk about a new different low. Reduced to using Liquid Agony in a dirty alley just because you don't want to go through the trouble of finding a place to actually sleep first because it means talking to people. Everywhere you turn you imagine someone else you could have hurt? Someone else who on planets past, you destroyed? Boy that gnome sure got to you. You ARE a monster, and you know it. Have been for a very long time.

But this... makes you forget for a while. Have only the pain to concentrate on. Well fine. Forget in your alley with your dirt and your rats. If just for tonight.

Nighty night.

[Ashen Lilies]

Indeed. It should be our first priority. She says, before heading into the city to find a stable. There should be one fairly close to the gates.

((Deadtime for homeworks))

Eventually they do indeed find a stable, and Keld pays for three nights in advance.
He turns to Ballywally.
"Where do we go now?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

Two men stumbles into a alley, both looking quite worn after a night out in town. "You know- you know what I hate about this place Nicolas?" The first man slurs to the other as he start to lean against the wall.

"The price's at Trog's?" The man called Nicolas says with a smile, giving his friend some space to breath.

The first man coughs, shaking his head firmly, giving him the impression he isn't as drunk as one might think. "No..." He starts "No, what I hate about this place... is all those special people you know? Prancing around this place like they freaking own it."

"Oh, I haven't heard that before." Nicolas says with sarcasm in his voice, looking away as the first man suddenly leans even more heavily against the wall and let's out a part of his stomachs contents noticing a woman deeper into the alley busy with something he can't really see.

The first man quickly recovering from his predicament, goes over to Nicolas, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "But it's true! They only bring trouble here along with that entire empire..." He doesn't complete the sentence as he notices the woman as well.

Confident, the first man starts to go towards her "Well, hello there babe." He says, clearly focusing his eyes on her rear end. "Are you going to have all that ass for yourself or are you going to give some to us as well?" He says with obvious glee.

As she turns to them Nicolas quickly seems to realize something is wrong, his friend is either too drunk or lacking in certain areas to sense this however.
"Rodger, she is one of those special people..." He tries but appears to feel the uselessness of this act and instead aims his diplomacy to the woman instead.

"Miss, my friend here is drunk, he doesn't mean any of this. We are just going to go home now..."

This close the woman, while clearly humanoid in nature, isn't human, at least as far as Nicolas is concerned. Her eyes are blood-red and her skin of an ash grey color. She is beautiful however, beside her slight in-human features, Rodger wasn't drunk enough to use language like that at women that wasn't quite as a knock out as she were.

But none of those things really disturbed Nicolas as much as the fact that her dark lips were bent into a amused smile as she looked over Rodger that even now was approaching her.

Not waiting for either of them to reply he hurries up and grabs Rodgers shoulder pulling him backwards a bit while hissing quietly in his ear.
"Get bent, do you have a death wish or something?"

Rodger barely grunts in response as he is suddenly pulled away by something that have taken a grip around his foot. Nicolas looks down on the ground and recoils in horror, letting go of Rodger that now is pulled along the street, not even had time to react yet.

Nicolas turns to run the other way as Rodger is pulled further into the alley towards the woman but is forced to halt as he can see that at least six pairs of eyes are waiting for him.

"Don't worry, we won't hurt you." He can hear a clear female voice behind him that he assumes belongs to the woman. "In fact, we are going to make you better, much better." The tone in her voice causes to chill to run up along Nicolas voice.

Trapped between her and whatever creatures that is lurking on the other side, Nicolas attempts more diplomacy, turning to the woman that now have Rodger laying right before her bound and gagged by a myriad of black tendrils that appears to come out from underneath the woman's skirt.

"Please, we have families, the empire won't let you do this to us. Just let us go and no one will be hurt, we will never trouble you again."

But the reply is sadly not unexpected. "You didn't really think that would work at this point did you? But you are in luck, I'm not some cold-blooded killer."

The woman approaches Nicolas, the tendrils dragging the struggling Rodger along after her, drawing so near that he can feel her hot breath, he got a knife in his pocket for safety, but he don't even dare to touch it with the woman so close to him.

She smiles at him as he can feel the strangely warm tendrils up his legs, "We are going to take your families as well so you won't be alone, you will be together soon enough, alive, as a new family." She assures him, not that he can even reply anymore with the tendrils quickly gagging him as well, preventing him from screaming as the world turns dark around him.

[Morty]

[Erin's Emporium]

Dorotha is in the backroom, carefully reading an old, musty book that's almost falling apart in her hands.

[The Bushranger]

[Erin's Emporium]

Crissy, meanwhile, is sweeping the floor - much to the consternation of the few DRDs Erin supplied to the shop.

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha pokes her head through the door, book still in hand. Um, Crissy? Aren't the DRDs supposed to clean the shop?

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy looks up, and smiles, a little sheepishly.
"Well, yeah...but I got, like, totally bored."
And doing the same Sudoku puzzles for the 8th time can get boring, indeed.

[Morty]

[EE]

Oh. Yes, the business has been a bit slower lately. But I've found this fascinating book in an antique shop yesterday... Dorotha says, cheerfully.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Oh, really?"
Crissy sets the broom aside, much to the little robots' relief.
"Like, what sort of book is it?" the blonde Valley Girl half-elf asks. "Alchemical stuff?"

[Morty]

[EE]

Yes. Dorotha steps out of the backroom and shows Crissy the decreipt book. It contains some very interesting recipes... also some very scary ones.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy gives the book a good look.
"Scary, how? I didn't know alchemy had, like, 'sell your soul to do this' kinda things..."

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha manages not to laugh. It doesn't, but the results of some of the potions here are terrible. And some are just nasty like this here so-called "love potion". She points to the recipe she was reading.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Love potions? Those things are, like, real?" Crissy gasps, leaning over to get a better look at the recipe.


...clearly, she's never hung around HALO too much. :smalltongue:

[Morty]

[EE]

The recipe is full of Latin words, numbers and diagrams Crissy is highly unlikely to understand. Well, it's only called a love potion. What it does inflict on the person who drinks it is an uncontrollable lust and attraction, Dorotha says matter-of-factly.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Indeed, it all soars over Crissy's head at MiG-25 levels.
"Oh. So, totally not a 'love' potion. Why don't they call it, like, a lust potion then?"

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha giggles. Because "love potion" sounds better. I remember there was quite a scandal in my home city when someone used such a potion on a young nobleman.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Ooooooooooh." Crissy giggles as well. "I bet he was totally embarassed afterwards!"

[Morty]

[EE]

It was worse than that. See, he had an arranged marriage planned for him... so his father didn't like it when he caught him with a low-class... Dorotha pauses, not knowing what to say, woman of negotiable affect. Luckily for him, someone found out a lust potion had been used and our guild provided an antidote.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Oh. That's terrible," Crissy says, nodding emphatically. "Good thing they figured it out though. Um, his girl, like, forgave him, right?"

[Morty]

[EE]

She didn't have anything to say on the matter. But the marriage was saved and the family's honor preserved. Dorotha peruses the book. I think it might be for the best I got that book instead of someone else...

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Yeah, really," Crissy agrees. "Who knows what somebody might try to do if they used it!"

[Murkus]

Erin's Emporium

Murkus M. (No, that other one! The first Murkus character! Yeah yeah, check the sig) wanders inside, looking around through the metal mask concealing his face. A pump-action shotgun of ornate, almost decorative design and fine craftsmanship is slung over one shoulder.

"Excuse me?" He says, slightly muffled by the headgear. "I've heard you buy and sell weapons here?"

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha was about to answer, but then a customer enters and she steps back, letting Crissy handle him.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

*knock knock*

[Morty]

[EE]

Since Crissy is deadtimed and Dorotha's player still has some time, she says: Good evening sir, how may I help you?
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[Murkus]

EE

Murkus approaches the counter, unslinging the shotgun and setting it on the desk. "I'd like to see how much I can get for this weapon." He pauses, adding, "Please."

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]

Haruki, having heard of some strange events in the city, decides to investigate the disappearances.

As such, he starts out in the alleys. Most crimes these days seem to take place in alleys. You'd think people would stop going through them, but apparently they still do.

It reminded Haruki of that city he used to know. It's name was Gunpoint. All you ever heard were of horrible things going on there. "A man was robbed at Gunpoint", "There was a hostage situation at Gunpoint." "Somebody parked illegally in the handicap space at gunpoint... at Gunpoint."

Why did people even continue to go there? It was almost like they were asking for it. He'd never really understand humans.

[Morty]

EE

Murkus approaches the counter, unslinging the shotgun and setting it on the desk. "I'd like to see how much I can get for this weapon." He pauses, adding, "Please."

Hm. It's definetly a valuable weapon. We could give you [insert a decent amout of currency here] for it.
((Deadtime, I'm afraid))

[Murkus]

Murkus sounds like he's fine with this amount. "Great! I need some to get by till my next check and..." He glances at the weapon. "Uh, never mind."

In a way, he seems happy to get rid of it.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market Streets]

Nimai, Mara, and presumably Jamie and Goldie arrive at Inside!

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

Haruki, having heard of some strange events in the city, decides to investigate the disappearances.

As such, he starts out in the alleys. Most crimes these days seem to take place in alleys. You'd think people would stop going through them, but apparently they still do.

It reminded Haruki of that city he used to know. It's name was Gunpoint. All you ever heard were of horrible things going on there. "A man was robbed at Gunpoint", "There was a hostage situation at Gunpoint." "Somebody parked illegally in the handicap space at gunpoint... at Gunpoint."

Why did people even continue to go there? It was almost like they were asking for it. He'd never really understand humans.

[Alley]

Haruki's thoughts are interrupted by the definite sound of the sound of movement in the alley followed by the appearance of a ash grey skinned woman with long white hair covering nearly half of her face along with her left eye. The other eye he can see is blood red and her lips are of a sensual dark color.

Her shirt rustles as she moves, Haruki can't see anything behind her.

"Excuse me." She says, looking at him "Can you direct me to the nearest imperial station sir?" Looking into her uncovered eye could cause a headache, possibly even short term memory lose if you stare into it too long.

[Haruki-kun]

"No," he says. "I've no idea where it is, I'm sorry." He shrugs.

Looking at her eyes is making him uncomfortable. So instead he makes a point of staring slightly above them. He was originally staring below, but soon noticed this could be misinterpreted.

"I haven't seen you around here. Are you new?"

[UncleWolf]

[Market Streets]

Goldie, who had at first been rather cheerful and energetic when she first entered Inside, had become slightly withdrawn, even if she takes appreciative glances at shiny things. The others will see her left ear twitch and she shudders. "It'll be okay..." she says, as if talking to someone.

[Shadowcaller]

"No," he says. "I've no idea where it is, I'm sorry." He shrugs.

Looking at her eyes is making him uncomfortable. So instead he makes a point of staring slightly above them. He was originally staring below, but soon noticed this could be misinterpreted.

"I haven't seen you around here. Are you new?"

"You could say so." The woman replies with a sly grin, having stopped just at the entrance of the alley that almost seems to lay in an unnatural darkness.

"I came here a few days ago actually, with a few friends of mine, we aren't planning to stay for long however, we are just here to see what this city have to offer."

This sentence have a oddly forbidding implication coming from her.

[Haruki-kun]

"Is that so?" he asks with a friendly smile.

Just to clarify, Haruki is not the type to be completely fooled by her. Being an Angel comes with some extras, and the ability to notice the evil, dark, and supernatural is one of them. Whilñe not completely sure, he does notice something is off.

"Well, there's a lot of nice places in the city," he comments, as if looking around. "Like the Tavern, or the Temples, or... well, actually, there aren't that many, just a few. I say, it's rather dark in here, isn't it?"

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market Streets]

"Is something wrong?" Nimai asks.

[Shadowcaller]

"You think? Well, maybe you should go elsewhere then" She suggests. "I prefer the darkness actually, my skin is a bit sensitive to light you see."

The woman is unwilling to move, she seems to wait for Haruki to move along.

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]



[I]"Damn it! If only she'd said anything else! Now I can't make Light in here without being a complete jerk! Stupid rules.... I hate rules."

[Outside Haruki's Mind]

"Oh. So you'll be staying here until it gets dark outside? That must be tough."

He starts moving further into the Alley. "Well, I'm sorry, but I can't really chat much. I'm here on business, you see. I suggest you leave as soon as possible. This place is a bit dangerous, you see. Strange incidents going on around here."

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie shudders again. "Its...the rock and stone don't speak much here. It's quiet, and it really bothers Ferrous."

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

She chuckles a bit for some some reason and steps in Haruki's way, blocking his way further into the alley that is still as dark as before, despite him going further into it.

"I wouldn't go in there if I were you mister, my friend had a 'accident' in there you see. She had been drinking a bit too much last night so..." She smiles warmly and picks up three gold coins that she offers him "Here, I'll even pay you for your troubles."

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]

He takes the coins and stares at them with a confused look.

"You don't really have to bribe me, you know. I won't tell anyone about your 'accident', it's not really a trouble I'm going through."

He sighs. "Alright, I guess I'll just come back some other time?"

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Markets]

Goldie shudders again. "Its...the rock and stone don't speak much here. It's quiet, and it really bothers Ferrous."

"Well then, why not strike up conversations with them? Maybe not rock and stone, but everything has a little god looking after it. I'm sure there's lots of conversations going on if he listens the right way." Nimai pauses for a moment to listen, as if she could hear the spirits talking.

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

"Another time?" She grins "Feel free to come back any time, I'm sure they will have it cleaned up soon." She places the three coins and closes his hand around them. "Just keep them okay? You will have more use of them then me." Her hands don't feel as cold as her skin color would suggest.

She then seems to wait for him to leave.

[Markets]

There is a young boy going from booth to booth in the markets, asking if anyone have seen his father. He looks very worried, taking quick nervous breaths as he walks around, even his hand shakes slightly.

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]

"A pleasure." Haruki bows and walks out of the alley. He stays outside for several minutes, then spereads his wings out and flies over the buildings surrounding the alley. He then lands on the roof and, crouching, makes his way back, looking over the edge into the alley as often as he can.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Markets]

There is a young boy going from booth to booth in the markets, asking if anyone have seen his father. He looks very worried, taking quick nervous breaths as he walks around, even his hand shakes slightly.

Nimai goes over to the boy. "Do you need help?" she asks kindly.

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

The alley appears to be permanently enshrouded in some type of unnatural darkness, hiding whatever is going on there from sight. He might be able to hear the sound of more then one figure down there.

[Market]

The little boy looks up at Nimai with hopeful eyes. "My daddy is gone, he never came home." He clutches his little fists. "Can you help me find him?" He then adds.

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]

"Dammit, this is why I hate..." he thinks for a moment.... "something about Evil people, I'm sure."

He leans in and tries to listen as best he can.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market]

The little boy looks up at Nimai with hopeful eyes. "My daddy is gone, he never came home." He clutches his little fists. "Can you help me find him?" He then adds.

"Of course! How long has he been missing?"

[UncleWolf]

"Well then, why not strike up conversations with them? Maybe not rock and stone, but everything has a little god looking after it. I'm sure there's lots of conversations going on if he listens the right way." Nimai pauses for a moment to listen, as if she could hear the spirits talking.

[Market]

After another ear twitch, she shakes her head. "Ferrous is the rock and stone. He'd know if they were alive." She gestures at a building made of brick. "Dead." She points to another of quarried stone. "Mostly dead..."

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

He can hear the sound of the cover of a manhole being opened down there in the alley and more sounds of movement.

[Markets]

"A few days..." He says, trying to think. "I- I dunno really, he just didn't come home one day and I didn't know what to do. But you can find him right?" He sounds quite scared.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market]

After another ear twitch, she shakes her head. "Ferrous is the rock and stone. He'd know if they were alive." She gestures at a building made of brick. "Dead." She points to another of quarried stone. "Mostly dead..."

"They might not have earth spirits in them anymore," Nimai says over her shoulder, "but they do have spirits."

She looks back at the boy. "And what about your mother?" she asks. "Can we talk to her?"

[Haruki-kun]

[Alley]

Haruki sighs. "It can't be helped," he says.

He extends his palm in front of him at the dark Alley below and says "Holy Light!" A flash of Light flares up from his hand and lights up the alley below.

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie kneels in front of the kid as she sniffs the air near him, trying to see if she can tell anything about him. "What's your name?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

The alley down below is illuminated by Haruki's holy light, revealing an opened up manhole along with three large dog-like creatures.

They are about as large as lions with dark brown skin and very canine features, huge front legs with a number of shapr looking claws, their hind legs are small and undeveloped in comprehension however. They are now looking up at Haruki with their empty white eyes as a number of dark tendrils are dragging the immobile body of human male down into the manhole.

[Market]

"Mommy is in heaven." The boy replies "We live with my auntie." He then turns to Goldie that also is wanting his attention, he looks at her big-eyed, apparently not yet familiar with all the strange people living in the nexus. "Name's Saul." He replies quickly and quietly, shying away from her a bit.

[Lord Iames Osari]

"I'm sorry, Saul," Nimai says. "Could you take us to your aunt?"

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie offers a chocolate candy bar to the kid. "We'll take you home, don't worry."

[Haruki-kun]

"Well, gosh darn it to heck!" he says. OK, that's not what he says, actually. But let's assume it is.

"Mugetsu!" he yells as the sword appears in his left hand. The blade shines with light as he swoops down on the first creature, slashing as he closes in on it.

[billtodamax]

Eventually they do indeed find a stable, and Keld pays for three nights in advance.
He turns to Ballywally.
"Where do we go now?"

The nearest government building. Let's see what they'll tell an ambassador from a peaceful land about their Empire, hm? Balayne'da says, grinning cruelly.

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

As Haruki flies down towards the creature with the sword appearing in his hand, it looks like they go crazy, convulsing as the one he charges down upon leaps for him it's open now heavily salivating maw filled with razor sharp teeth bites in the air, trying to catch anything nearby.

The other two hounds look ready to jump as well, shaking like crazy. Haruki can see the human just disappearing down the hole as he slashes the beast causing it to fall to the side, it's body still shaking of pure lust for blood.

[Market]

Saul nods "Ok."

He leads you to what appears to be a little jewelry shop with the sign "Betty's Jewell's" above the door. Saul opens the door and steps inside as a loud female voice yells "Stop the thief!"

Goldie and Nimai can feel something brush past them, but can't see anything. Saul looks pretty shocked.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

*knock knock*

*knock knock knock*
Maybe she's not home and off fighting AMENites?

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market]

Saul nods "Ok."

He leads you to what appears to be a little jewelry shop with the sign "Betty's Jewell's" above the door. Saul opens the door and steps inside as a loud female voice yells "Stop the thief!"

Goldie and Nimai can feel something brush past them, but can't see anything. Saul looks pretty shocked.

Nimai whirls around, looking for whatever it was.

[Haruki-kun]

Just to be sure, Haruki stabs the beast he just slashed. "Double Tap!"

After casting a protection spell on himself, he turns on the other two, hovering a few feet off the ground and takes a battle pose, charging up a Holy Blast in his right hand. "Come on!"

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Acting on instinct, Goldie sticks her leg out to where she judges the apparently invisible thief at. She's dealt with invisible people before and know how to deal with them.

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

The beasts still appears to shake a bit in death, it's whole body convulsing, black saliva flowing out of it's mouth, drenching the street.

The two remaining beasts can't control themselves and leaps at Haruki at the same time, they are insane, blind fury courses through their veins. Their jaws snapping time after time, seeking Haruki's flesh.

With it's both paws the first demon lands on Haruki's shield, giving it a good punch, the demon roars in rage as it's denied it's taste of blood, black saliva splattered all over the shield.

The second demon seems to lose it though as the shield prevents it from killing so it leaps at the first one knocking in over and tears it's throat open with it's jaws, just to satisfy it's bloodlust.
Red blood mixes with the black saliva at the streets around the demons, this is quickly turning into a gorefest.

[Market]

As Niama turns around, she can't see anythingat first, but she can hear a loud thud followed by a "OW!"
It would appear Goldie guessed correctly, there was an invisible thief around.

[Haruki-kun]

"This is the problem with demons," says the
Angel as he hovers over the last demon and drops down, blade first into it. "Can't even be faithful to each other."

[UncleWolf]

[Market]

Goldie's ears judge where the sound came from, and she leaps at it, trying to pin whoever it was to the ground. "Show yourself!"

[Lord Iames Osari]

Nimai lets Goldie handle things at the moment, putting an arm around Saul to protect him.

[Shadowcaller]

[Alley]

The demon utters a scream as Haruki drives it's blade into it, having apparently calmed down a bit after it's last kill it soon stops shaking and sinks down in a pool of black saliva and red blood made by it and the other demons.

Haruki can see how it the blood is slowly running between the stones of the streets to drip down in the still open manhole.

He can't see anything down there, despite that the magical darkness that laid over the alley now is gone.

[Market]

Goldie can feel something down there at the ground struggling with her "Let me go! Let me gooo!" The thieves voice exclaims as Goldie can feel claws pressing against her arms.

Saul is looking around for his aunt that seems to be the woman running out from a nearby room. "Did you sense someone nearby?" The woman asks Niama desperately, looking around the room in haste, missing Goldie struggling with the intruder just outside the house.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Market]

"Our friend has him," Mara assures her, closes her eyes, takes a breath, and opens them as she lets it out, invoking one of the magical techniques she knows to let her see invisible beings.

[Haruki-kun]

Haruki looks around the Alley.

"*sigh*" He leaves marks in blood next to the manhole cover. Surely anyone else coming to help should be able to see them. Then he jumps in.

The place gives him the creeps.

[UncleWolf]

[Market]

Goldie feels the claws, but doesn't really care. Her skin and fur is a lot tougher than any normal wolfen's, so should have adequate protection from such things. Goldie also weighs a lot more than would be expected of her size due to her being an part earth elemental. "Show yourself first!"

[The Bushranger]

Jamie smaps out of deadtime-following mode, and looks around quickly.

"...what's going on?!" she asks, quickly.

[Lord Iames Osari]

"The kid's dad disappeared. We're helping find out what happened. And this shop got robbed, so we're dealing with that right now," Nimai explains.

[Shadowcaller]

[Manhole]

Haruki can't see much as he lands at the bottom but he can hear a audible splash of water, it feels pretty cold, causing a shiver to run up his spine, and the smell down here doesn't exactly make it better.

As his eyes slowly get used to the darkness however, he can see that the sewers are quite shallow, the water just reaches his knees as he stands against the slow stream of it going towards whatever final destination all the water in the sewer have.

There are two sidewalks at either side of the channel if he prefers a dryer option, but the thing he is following already seems to be out of sight, though with the darkness down here it's hard to guess.

He can hear sound of movement deeper behind him though, as well as the sound of splashing water.

[Markets]

"Thank the gods." The woman who might be the Betty in the sign above the store let's out a breath of relief, stepping up to Goldie and the still fighting thief as Saul keeps himself close to the girls. "You have just caught a jewel thief, thats whats going on." The woman replies to Jamie's question in a very firm voice.

The figure struggles some more, both audible and physically with a lot of pleas, swearwords and attempts to cut into Goldie's skin, none with any success. Finally is feels like it gives up.

"Your just going to hurt me now!" The figure exclaims as it becomes visible.

It's a girl as one could have guessed from the voice, about 13 years old with ash-grey skin and very long white hair. She's very thin and lean, looking as dexterous as a human can possibly be. Her bosom barely visible underneath her white shirt.

And from there her inhuman attributes increases, from her forehead two small onyx-black horns stick out which shares color with her nails that looks to be more like the claws of a animal then anything a human would have.

Both her hands and feet are slightly curved as the one of an bird, it would be hard for her to wear either gloves or shoes.

The most eye-drawing feature of the thief however, is her blood red-eyes that if he looks directly at them causes a mild headache.

She is frowning at the moment, her teeth bared in a threatening way. "Let. Me. Go." She repeats.

((Deadtime))

[Lord Iames Osari]

"We won't hurt you. Just give back the jewels you stole," Mara says.

((Would this girl happen to be an unholy creature?))

[The Bushranger]

"Oh..."

Jamie then jumps back a little, as the girl becomes visible!
"Oh! We're not gonna hurt you, you just have to give them back, yeah!"

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

"I'm not going to hurt you." Goldie tries to say, but she keeps her weight on the demon girl. "Just keep you pinned until you give up the stuff." She says, her tail wagging a bit.

*changes speech color to ease how much he has to type for her* >.>

[Ashen Lilies]

*knock knock knock*
Maybe she's not home and off fighting AMENites?

[Care's Apartment]

*door open*
"Yes, wh- Reinholdt!? Where have yo- It's been- Look at you! Did you get mugged!?"


The nearest government building. Let's see what they'll tell an ambassador from a peaceful land about their Empire, hm? Balayne'da says, grinning cruelly.

"Lead the way."

((Deadtime to catch up on required reading... school starts in two days! :smalleek:))

[billtodamax]

Balayne'da will lead Keld to the Govt. Complex, after a quick perusal of a map that presumably exists.

Probably a magic one.

Anyway, Keld and Balayne'da will be arriving there, with the intention of simply strolling in.

[celtois]

[Them Streets, Presumably near NO HQ ]

Ayrissa can be found wandering down the street, hyperactive robotic ball in tow, which beeps and buzzes and otherwise finds ways to make itself a nuisance. The Sgt. is dressed in military fatigues, has a satchel hanging at her side marked with a red cross, indicating it's a medical kit, to others from more modern era's. She appears to have a knife tucked away at her side, probably to deter assault, as it's one of those wicked looking military knives, meant for fighting. She seems pretty happy, as she's whistling as she walks down the street, occasionally glancing back at the orb following her affectionately. Well here she was, wandering the streets in some unknown city in the middle of nowhere, no she corrected herself. The middle of everywhere, and yet she couldn't get home despite it's rather central location. With that thought she began to walk with a bit less cheer. She'd been trying to forget that, trying to forget she was cut off from her old life, friends, family, the military which had been like a second family, oh and of course James. Dang she really needed a drink get all this off her mind, screw being responsible she'd find work in the morning. With her destination now set she goes about searching the city for a bar, pub or tavern. Unless she runs into someone first in which case she might engage them in conversation.

[Shadowcaller]

[Markets]

((Hekta would indeed be classified as an unholy creature))

The girl shifts uncomfortably underneath Goldie, "Hmph, this place is stupid, and you guys making me all dirty again!" She claims "Can't give you the stuff unless you let me go though." The demonic thief continues as she is clearly trying to reach for the pockets in her pants with her hand.

Goldie can now see the outlines of what appear to be two small wings right underneath the little girl.

"You better you little freak, give me back my property!" Betty says in a harsh tone, having placed herself just behind Goldie. Mara and Jamie can see a middle age little man with glasses and a beard coming into the room as well, making a nod of respect towards them.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

*door open*
"Yes, wh- Reinholdt!? Where have yo- It's been- Look at you! Did you get mugged!?"

((Deadtime to catch up on required reading... school starts in two days! :smalleek:))

Required reading BEFORE school?! Horrible! :smallyuk:

He sighs, looking tired and weighed from guilt. "Kinda. Can I come in? You know how I said I was semi-retired from treasure hunting? Well... it was supposed to be a simple job... really should have known better about that." He holds up a bag of supplies. "Got your stuff though."

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"You got them? Oh yay! Come in, come in!"
But her excitement doesn't override her concern for Reinholdt.
"Should I get you something? You look pretty rough..."

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

"I'll be fine after a short shower I think. I've been through much worse than this before." He steps inside, doing his best to not track too much dirt or mud on the floor and sets the equipment down on the table.

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie shifts just a bit to let one of Hekta's hands go. "If you be nice, I'll let you up. Got it? But you have to hand the stuff back first."

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"I'll be fine after a short shower I think. I've been through much worse than this before." He steps inside, doing his best to not track too much dirt or mud on the floor and sets the equipment down on the table.

[Care's Apartment]

"Yes, you do that."
When he's in the shower, she'll take a look through the stuff he brought back.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Shower tiem!
Reinholdt takes it. It's a much needed relief and he stands there for a bit not doing anything but letting the water roll over him.

The stuff is all the stuff on the list that she wrote down. Yes, even that.

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

Her eyes gleam.
...
Reinholdt may or may no hear the explosions.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Explosions?! :smalleek:
Reinholdt jumps out of the shower, still wet, nearly slipping on the floor, grabbing a towel to wrap around the waist and rushing out. If someone followed him here and is blasting the place, he would be so pissed.

"Is everything alright?!" He asks, looking around frantically for the source.

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

The source appears to be the partially assembled device in the table, which is smoking. Care is sitting on a tipped over chair a few feet away.
"I... meant to do that! I think!"
Definitely a KR clone. The only difference is the WATCHTOWER labs are soundproofed.

[Darkcomet]

[Park]

Jette smiles up at the sky as the soldiers approach. "Please, lower your weapons. We'd appreciate it if We didn't have to hurt you."

The approaching soldiers slowly lower their weapons, though it's clear they're still expecting trouble. "I hope you're willing to explain...this." Considering the Hive's landing, it's certainly easy to guess what he means.


[Govt Complex]


Katch's men grow a bit uneasy as well, eyes shifty, muscles tensed. Katch himself turns to meet the General's gaze with his own.

"No, I'm afraid I haven't had the chance to explore your Empire yet, General. But I'm sure it's better off than the lands we have brought beneath our wing."

Katch gestures absently with his hand as he speaks, the other behind his back. "However, you've misunderstood our intentions. Besides the scientific and magical implications of exploring the Nexus, we do not wish to make it the front line in a war against the Multiverse."

"If anything, we wish only to make it the center of our Queendom. Though some expansion might be made from here, our true wars are fought elsewhere."

"I suppose that would be...acceptable, then. Now, the Empire is not quite in the center of the Nexus, but from what we know, going to the outright center to establish an ordered city will be...difficult, to say the least. What you build might not be there the next day." Noir pulls out a small holoprojector, and fiddles with it for a moment, and it now projects a...map.

The way it's displaying, the location of the ((dead)) Town thread is in the center, and a fairly large distance away, the hologram turns navy, indicating Imperial borders. "That city in the center is also the center of the Nexus. I wouldn't suggest trying to move in there. Somewhere nearby, but away from the chaos of that place, would be ideal, I imagine."

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

The source appears to be the partially assembled device in the table, which is smoking. Care is sitting on a tipped over chair a few feet away.
"I... meant to do that! I think!"
Definitely a KR clone. The only difference is the WATCHTOWER labs are soundproofed.

"I... you scared me!" Poor dripping wet cat.
He goes to offer his free hand to help her up.
"You ok?"

[UncleWolf]

[Park]

Jette finally sits up and smiles at the men. "We plan to live here. Do not worry, you won't even notice we're here." If they ignore the giant building sized spires that are going to grow soon enough...

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"Yeah. Thanks."
She gets pulled up by the half-naked dripping wet cat who happens to look like an incredibly hawt ancient prince.
...
That's gotta be uncomfortable for him. Does he ever get sick of all the ogling?
...
Not that Care's ogling or anything. Nope she's a... looking very firmly at something that is not his sexy torso. Yes. >.>

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

I don't think he's fully aware of all the ogling frankly. He's used to being watched, but not ogled. It's easy to confuse the two.
"Good. Be careful ok?" He sighs and gives her a small smile before turning to head back into the shower to finish up. Since he left the water running and all.

[Darkcomet]

[Park]

"Well...I hope you intend to stay in this park you've already ruined rather than expanding out into the rest of the city?" It's rather hard to tell from looking at him, thanks to the helmet, but it sounds like he's rather desperate.

Inside has a bad history with bugs.

[UncleWolf]

[Park]

Jette tilts her head a bit. "Why would We want the rest of it? It's made of stone, useless. Though, We may decide to take any organic debris Our scouts find."

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

I don't think he's fully aware of all the ogling frankly. He's used to being watched, but not ogled. It's easy to confuse the two.
"Good. Be careful ok?" He sighs and gives her a small smile before turning to head back into the shower to finish up. Since he left the water running and all.

Quick, ogle him while his back is turned, but before he closes the bathroom door!
*ogleogleogle*

[Darkcomet]

[Park]

"...are you implying that you're going to go stealing corpses?" The soldier is obviously getting more uncomfortable as this goes along.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Do you ever get the feeling you're being watched?
Reinholdt glances around just before stepping inside and gives a nervous smile to Care when he notices her. Was she staring at him? :smallconfused:

Whatever. Reinholdt steps inside, shuts the door and goes to finish his shower barring further incidents. Cause Care wouldn't purposefully set off an explosion to have him rushing out again mid-shower, would she?

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

Nah, that glance and catching her staring was enough to permanently embarrass her out of her ogling habit.

[UncleWolf]

[Park]

She raises what passes for an eyebrow. "Debris. You know, trash?" Of course, to her, corpses are trash...

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Nah, that glance and catching her staring was enough to permanently embarrass her out of her ogling habit.

I find that permanency doubtful.
Later Reinholdt exits the shower a little more dry and a lot more clothed.

[Darkcomet]

[Park]

"Okay then. I doubt they're going to like this, but if it makes any, ah, unpleasant courses of action unnecessary..." He gestures for the soldiers to head back out. "We'll be watching, though."

[UncleWolf]

[Park]

Jette grins. "We certainly hope you will be." She says in a rather...ominous manner. Yeah...there's likely going to be some tension soon.

[The Bushranger]

[Markets]

"She's not a freak!" Jamie retorts at Bette, before looking back at the thief-demon-thing-girl. "Really. We're not going to hurt you. Just give back the stuff, and then maybe we can go to get ice cream together or something."

After all, Defeat Means Friendship, right?

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha is in her lab, working on one of the recipes from her new book.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy pokes her head into Dorothea's lab. "Hey. Whatcha up to? I made coffee."

[Morty]

[EE]

I've just finished this potion... says Dorotha, turning away from the workbench. It's an instant hair dye, in a way.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Oooh, that's, like, pretty nifty. What do you mean, 'in a way'?"
Crissy walks over with two mugs of coffee, and sets one down for Dorotha.

[Morty]

[EE]

Dorotha takes her mug of coffee. You don't apply it to your hair. Once it's ready, you add some hair to it and when you drink it, your hair becomes of the same color as the hair you added.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

And Crissy takes a seat.
"...no way. That's wicked cool!" She grins, sipping her coffee. "Do you have to add your own hair, or what?"

[Morty]

[EE]

No. All you need is some hair of the desired color. She looks at her own hair and then Crissy's and giggles. I don't think we'd make good test subjects.

[Haruki-kun]

[Nexus]

Haruki turns around. "Holy Light," he whispers, summoning a little more light to illuminate the tunnel.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy giggles as well, shaking her head. "Nope, probably not! I bet Miss Erin would donate some of hers, though."

[Morty]

[EE]

Yes... the most important thing I'd like to find out is whether the effect is temporary or permanent. The recipe doesn't specify it. Dorotha scowls a little. The recipe also says it shouldn't be used on people whose hair has gone white, but she assumes the color of Erin's hair isn't a result of old age.

[Shadowcaller]

[Nexus]

Haruki turns around. "Holy Light," he whispers, summoning a little more light to illuminate the tunnel.

[Sewers]

Once again the darkness flees from Haruki's holy light, revealing four new hound demons standing as well as the gray skinned woman with the blood red eyes staying just behind the hounds.

He can see some type black liquid move underneath her within the water. "Mind tell me why you are following me around angel? I'm not exactly your type."

"Or is it a criminal offence to use the sewers as transportation?" She raises an eyebrow, faking confusion. "These little dogs of mine should be kept away from other people after all as you might have seen." She pets one of the demon hounds, dragging her hand repeatedly over it's fur less skin.

"And besides, I prefer the dark, remember?" Her dark lips once again curves into a smile.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Markets]

"She's not a freak!" Jamie retorts at Bette, before looking back at the thief-demon-thing-girl. "Really. We're not going to hurt you. Just give back the stuff, and then maybe we can go to get ice cream together or something."

After all, Defeat Means Friendship, right?

Nimai shifts, on edge due to the girl's unholy nature, her instinctive hostility toward such creatures warring with her equally deep-rooted compassion. In turmoil, she remains silent.

[blackouttwo]

[Warwick Works]

I wonder what Arthur's been up t-

OK, now, just take the chainsaw and rev it up. Then, cut my hand off.

...Apparently, getting ready to maim himself in the name of science. The random lab assistant he called over to help him with this gets weirded out, and puts the chainsaw down, walking away. Aw, come on! I was gonna replace it with a robotic one! Come back here!...Screw you, too.

Arthur grumbles and goes back to work with what looks like a big wrench, or crab claw, attached to an arm with a bunch of servos.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Arthur... Faruq says you wanted him to cut off your hand with a chainsaw," Willow Warwick says, her arms crossed as she glares at him. "What the hell are you thinking?"

[blackouttwo]

[Warwick Works]

Yeah, I was thinking I'd have a robotic hand. Arthur doesn't look up from the crab/robot arm he's working on. What's the big deal? It's just cutting off an arm and replacing it with something better.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Because a chainsaw is impossible to sterilize and leaves a ragged wound! You need to use a scalpel and bone-saw. DUH!" The teenage girl rolls her eyes dramatically.

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

That gets Arthur's attention. Huh. Arthur rubs his chin in thought. Good point. Gotta try that, next time... Yes, he's still seriously considering cutting his hand off. Good going, Willow.

[Shadowcaller]

[Markets]

Goldie shifts just a bit to let one of Hekta's hands go. "If you be nice, I'll let you up. Got it? But you have to hand the stuff back first."


[Markets]

"She's not a freak!" Jamie retorts at Bette, before looking back at the thief-demon-thing-girl. "Really. We're not going to hurt you. Just give back the stuff, and then maybe we can go to get ice cream together or something."

After all, Defeat Means Friendship, right?


Nimai shifts, on edge due to the girl's unholy nature, her instinctive hostility toward such creatures warring with her equally deep-rooted compassion. In turmoil, she remains silent.

[Markets]

As Goldie let's go of Hekta's hand she flexes her claws, staring at Goldie a while which if Goldie would be looking into Hekta's eyes, would cause a headache.

"I just found this shiny necklace-" "That Herman and I have been working weeks to make!" Betty interrupts Hekta, still furious at the theft.

Hekta frowns and grinds her sharp teeth against each other as she clutches her fists. "I'll give you it if you let me go. It's in my pocket... then I'll get ice cream?" Hekta continues, looking hopefully at Goldie.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

That gets Arthur's attention. Huh. Arthur rubs his chin in thought. Good point. Gotta try that, next time... Yes, he's still seriously considering cutting his hand off. Good going, Willow.

"But why would you cut off a perfectly useful hand? Isn't that sort of Magtokish?"

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie sighs at the owners of the jewelery stall before reaching into her pocket. She then offers the owners a handful of gems. Rubies, sapphires and even a few pieces of onyx. "Here, take this, and let her have the necklace. We'll get out of your way."

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Yeah, I know. But, come on. He tweaks something inside the crab-arm, and a whole slew of fine manipulators, and miscellaneous tools pop out of various points on the arm. You can't tell me this wouldn't be awesome.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Not seeing it. Maybe as an additional hand, but not a replacement. You can't tell me you've worked out how to give a cyber hand fine sensory nerves. The brain/machine interface problem is hard enough." Willow says.

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Who gives a crap about sensory nerves? I want efficiency, not feeling. Ahh, here we go... The brain/machine interface might be problematic, but...well, you know how stuff works when I put it together? For some reason, I have a feeling this'll work, whether or not it should.

That was a known feature of Arthur's inventions. It all pretty much works for no apparent reason. Still haven't figured out why it works that way.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"It also explodes sometimes. Do you really want it to be attached to your arm when that happens?"

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Markets]

Goldie sighs at the owners of the jewelery stall before reaching into her pocket. She then offers the owners a handful of gems. Rubies, sapphires and even a few pieces of onyx. "Here, take this, and let her have the necklace. We'll get out of your way."

"You shouldn't have to pay. Give them the necklace back," Nimai says.

[UncleWolf]

[Rainwell Bridge]

Dr. Cutter, without his standard labcoat, looks for the address that had been given to him. A scalpel twirls in his hand as he walks.

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Hey, the only time anything weird happened, my camera grew arms, and tried to strangle your dad. That's it. Arthur's still a little defensive about that bit with the camera... Trust me, I don't think anything's going to blow up.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"How about you build a working model first that isn't attached to you, and see if it can go a month without doing something dangerous?" Willow suggests.

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Arthur grumbles a bit before consenting. Alright, alright. He starts putting the finishing touches on the crab-arm. So, how's the boyfriend? This question comes completely out of the blue, but it sounds like Arthur's actually a little interested. He doesn't seem to be putting off any jealous vibes.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Oh, I dumped Bradley after he flunked the physics test I helped him study for. Such a MORON." Bradley is not the same person she last mentioned in front of Arthur. She's gone through several boyfriends since then.

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Wait, Bradley? What about that one time a while back when your dad needed me to watch his hos- Arthur catches himself. Willow wasn't supposed to know about that. -tess fruit pies in the basement?

He plays off the brief break in his sentence as him struggling with something caught in the crab-arm's circuitry. You mentioned another guy. I forget the name. Arthur hasn't really kept up to date on her boyfriends. Too wrapped up in his own work.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Huh? Paul maybe? Or Jacob? Honestly, do you expect me to remember who I went out with three months ago?" :smallconfused:

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

That catches Arthur off guard. He was supposed to have the succubus for a mother, here. Yeah. Yeah, I do. Heck, I remember every girl I meet in school. Names, habits, fashion sense, etc. I can usually make an educated guess as to hobbies from a glance at their notebook covers. Geez, he's really on the ball when it comes to women. I just memorize it because it comes naturally to me.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

She shrugs. "I don't know, I probably could do that too, but boys just aren't interesting enough to bother." She picks up a wire stripper and starts prepping some wires. Quite possibly the ones Arthur was going to reach for next. "Most boys, anyway."

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Actually, he was going for a set of pliers. But, the wire-stripper was on the list. Hey, could I borrow that wire-stripper when you're done? Thanks. The whole comment about 'most boys' goes right over his head for a second. What do you consider interesting enough to hold your attention for more than one date? He turns back to his work as he asks it.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Chemistry," Willow says, handing over the wire strippers. "At least to start with. I really shouldn't waste time on anyone who can't work out a redox titration curve."

[The Bushranger]

[Erin's Emporium]

"Oh. That would be kinda important," Crissy agrees. "It would be, like, so totally awkward if your hair turned color in the middle of a date or something."

---

[Marketplace]

"Of course, you'll get ice cream!" Jamie says, nodding. Then giving Nimai an odd look. "What? She can't buy it after all?"

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

So, you want a geek. Nice way to put it. Arthur doesn't say anything else, but he can tell that might get under Willow's skin. Just as planned. He puts on a welding mask, and grabs a nearby cutting torch, turning to another project entirely. He's really just doing it to hide his grin.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"What, some video game playing cosplayer who spends his life on the internet? Hardly." Willow sniffs dismissively. "So how come you've never brought any of your dates around?"

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

...I play video games... Arthur mutters under his breath, taking a little bit of offense to that. As for my dates...well, I don't really go out with girls. I'm either too busy, or doing something else, usually.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"So you pay all that attention to their notebooks and what color sweater they wear, but don't actually ask them out? Too shy?" Willow asks.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Park]

Jette grins. "We certainly hope you will be." She says in a rather...ominous manner. Yeah...there's likely going to be some tension soon.

Larea watched the exchange silently. When the soldiers leave, she turns to Jette.

Did you know those men?

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Nah. Too busy making out with them in the middle of class. Then turning around and making out with another girl in the next class. Wait, what? Arthur says it like he means it. They're either scared to death I'm going to eat their soul, or falling all over me.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

Willow looks interested. "Do you? Eat souls, I mean?"

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Arthur just gives her a blank look from behind his welding mask, and goes back to work. No, thanks for asking. I get by just fine on baby hearts and guts. He sounds offended.

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"Hey, this is the Nexus. How am I supposed to know what fiends can really do or not? I grew up in Muggle-ville."

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Arthur calms down after hearing this. Good excuse, he supposes. Probably could if I wanted to, but there's no actual hunger. Mom's got it pretty bad, though. Drove herself nuts a few times trying to keep it under control.

[Haruki-kun]

[Sewers]

Haruki smiles in a friendly sort of way. "It is by no means an offense of any kind to use the sewers as a method of transportation. And even if it were, I'm not the police. I'm not here to stop criminals for petty crimes."

The Angel raises the blade and takes a battle stance. While his smile remains, if anyone were around, they'd be able to see his eyes changed. The blue becomes even deeper and seems to shine brighter than usual. The friendly, charismatic Angel suddenly becomes a frightening figure.

"But when you go around summoning demons," he says, "even if the law permitted it, I can't really stand by, can I?"

[happyturtle]

[WW]

"At least I always knew these other worlds existed. If Dad had just moved us here without any sort of preparation... 'BTW, your new school has vampires and centaurs and people who can jump out of your shadow. Have fun!' Can you imagine?"

[blackouttwo]

[WW]

Not really. I was born here. Must be pretty boring where you come from. He doesn't know the half of it. Growing up around giants and ogres on the school sports teams isn't exactly healthy for gym class.

[Ashen Lilies]

I find that permanency doubtful.
Later Reinholdt exits the shower a little more dry and a lot more clothed.

[Care's Apartment]

When he comes out, he'll notice Care is working on the machine. It's not finished yet, but he'll notice that it's roughly baton shaped, and about half a meter long.
...
Portable, but not exactly something you can keep hidden without taping it to your leg or something. It might be to do with the death ray Care is planning to include in the end. Because no anti-ghost machine would be any good without a death ray. >.>

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Taping it to your leg is completely acceptable.
Unless there's death rays involved. :smalleek:

"How's it going? Got everything you need or did we miss something?"

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"Oh no, this is perfect!"
It's all she can do to stop herself from breaking out into Evil Laughter!

[FireFox]

[Erin's Emporium]

The door opens and in walks Kevin, of all people.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

"Oh. Errr... hey, why don't you take some break. Have some nice relaxing tea?" With less mad science and voice changes and near evil laughter.

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"What!? No, I think you're right. I could use a break."
She yawns, gently pushing the half-built machine and components away from her to the middle of the table.
...
WHAT KIND OF MAD SCIENTIST ARE YOU!?

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

The schizophrenic kind it seems.
But it's frustrating. How long before she completely flips out? It's like Reinholdt just felt some sort of time limit for figuring this mess out drop on him.

"You want the... cheap stuff or the cheap stuff?" He goes over to her kitchen to look for the tea to make her some.

[The Bushranger]

[Erin's Emporium]


The door opens and in walks Kevin, of all people.


Crissy, having moved back to behind the counter, looks up, and smiles broadly as she sees... "Kevin! How have you been?" Her expression turns to one of slight concern. "Everything...OK with what was going on?"

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

"Oh, the cheap stuff, definitely." :smallbiggrin:
She gets up to help.

[FireFox]

Kevin looks exceptionally tired, exhausted, and all around fatigued, but he's clean-shaven, his clothes are new, and he's smiling. Hey Crissy. Yeah, everything went well. Just thought I'd drop by and let you know I'm all right.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

Reinholdt with MAD SCIENCE lab assistant Care, go through the intricate and extremely delicate process of making tea.

In other words, she shows him where to find it and he plops the bags in the water.

"So... have any brothers or sisters?"

[Ashen Lilies]

[Care's Apartment]

Mr. Adams would be most displeased... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A61345)
"Not that I know of. But knowing this place, if one were to pop up completely randomly and unexpectedly, I'd try to keep an open mind."

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Aww...thanks." Crissy blushes a bit. "That's great! I was worried about you," she admits.

[Reinholdt]

[Care's Apartment]

"Yeah. I have a double myself. Don't trust him." He kinda laughs half-joking when he's completely and totally serious. Because mixed messages are fun.

"So where did you grow up then?"
*sip the insipid tea*

[FireFox]

I told you everything would work out fine. He leans against the counter and winks at her. So how have you been?

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy blushes a little more, at being winked at.
"Oh, things are pretty good here! Dorotha got a book of alchemy, old and neat stuff, and we've been studying it..."
She pauses, and looks at Kevin's hair for a minute.
"...hey, is there, like, any chance I could get a clipping of your hair or something?"

[FireFox]

Kevin blinks and stares at her in surprise. Is this related to... the alchemy stuff? If he looks a tad nervous and uncertain, it's probably because he knows full well what kind of voodoo a person can get up to with someone's hair.
...
Or love potions. :smalltongue:

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

:smalltongue:

Crissy nods. "Um, yeah. There's a potion you can make to make your hair a different color. But since she and I are both blonde..." she explains.

[FireFox]

Oh. Kevin blushes slightly, visibly relieved it's nothing bad. He unconsciously reaches up to touch his own hair. But why'd you want to turn your hair brown?

[Moff Chumley]

[EE]

The Moff, at the moment wearing a long coat, enters the shop. He seems uncharictaristically disgruntled. I need something that can stop someone from turning into a dragon.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy gives the Moff a smile and her standard welcome. "Anti-polymorphing devices are on row forty-two," she says, before looking back to Kevin. "Um, well...any color but blonde would do, really...we wanna see how it works," she explains. "But your hair is pretty."

[FireFox]

Kevin gives The Moff a friendly smile, even as he pulls some hairs out of his scalp with a wince. Well... sure, all right.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"...you could have just cut them off." Crissy giggles, blushing a little, as she reaches for the hair. "Thanks, Kevin! I really appreciate it."

[Shadowcaller]

[Sewers]

Haruki smiles in a friendly sort of way. "It is by no means an offense of any kind to use the sewers as a method of transportation. And even if it were, I'm not the police. I'm not here to stop criminals for petty crimes."

The Angel raises the blade and takes a battle stance. While his smile remains, if anyone were around, they'd be able to see his eyes changed. The blue becomes even deeper and seems to shine brighter than usual. The friendly, charismatic Angel suddenly becomes a frightening figure.

"But when you go around summoning demons," he says, "even if the law permitted it, I can't really stand by, can I?"

[Sewers]

The woman raises an eyebrow, looking at Haruki as if to calculate his intentions, a bit more concerned about them.
Then she bursts out in joyless laughter. "Oh, I know this one." She says, not taking her eye of the angel, carefully watching his movements as she speaks "Your good and you need to kill me since I'm evil." There is a certain bitterness in her tone.
"Well, I almost deserve to die now, after all, kidnapping is against the law, is it not?"

Black long tendrils that seems to originate underneath her skirt lifts up two human figures to each side of the woman, both bound and gagged by the tendrils. Their look desperately around for anyone to save them.

[Murkus]

[Govt Complex]

"I suppose that would be...acceptable, then. Now, the Empire is not quite in the center of the Nexus, but from what we know, going to the outright center to establish an ordered city will be...difficult, to say the least. What you build might not be there the next day." Noir pulls out a small holoprojector, and fiddles with it for a moment, and it now projects a...map.

The way it's displaying, the location of the ((dead)) Town thread is in the center, and a fairly large distance away, the hologram turns navy, indicating Imperial borders. "That city in the center is also the center of the Nexus. I wouldn't suggest trying to move in there. Somewhere nearby, but away from the chaos of that place, would be ideal, I imagine."

"It looks like an excellent spot, I would think." Katch's smile returns. "Right near the center, but stable enough for population."

He turns back to the General. His men look less tense. "Alright. I suppose we may be about finished, as my primary goal was to inform you of our coming presence here. Unless this requires further negotiation, or you had other questions...?"

[Haruki-kun]

[Sewers]

"I've no problem with evil people. A lot of my friends are evil," he adds. "It's evil acts that I have to put a stop to."

He looks at the two men for a moment, then back at the woman.

[Lord Iames Osari]

[Markets]

Goldie sighs at the owners of the jewelery stall before reaching into her pocket. She then offers the owners a handful of gems. Rubies, sapphires and even a few pieces of onyx. "Here, take this, and let her have the necklace. We'll get out of your way."


"You shouldn't have to pay. Give them the necklace back," Nimai says.


[Marketplace]

"Of course, you'll get ice cream!" Jamie says, nodding. Then giving Nimai an odd look. "What? She can't buy it after all?"

"Oh... well, I suppose so... If they don't mind..."

((pokes Shadowcaller))

[Shadowcaller]

[Markets]

Goldie sighs at the owners of the jewelery stall before reaching into her pocket. She then offers the owners a handful of gems. Rubies, sapphires and even a few pieces of onyx. "Here, take this, and let her have the necklace. We'll get out of your way."


"You shouldn't have to pay. Give them the necklace back," Nimai says.


[Marketplace]

"Of course, you'll get ice cream!" Jamie says, nodding. Then giving Nimai an odd look. "What? She can't buy it after all?"


"Oh... well, I suppose so... If they don't mind..."

((pokes Shadowcaller))

((Sorry, didn't see BR's reply.))

"What is that you have girl?" The owner asks Goldie, taking up one of the jewels and inspects it. "Hand me the loupe Herman." She orders the bearded man that takes up one from his pocket and hands it to her.

"Hmm... fair enough." She says after inspecting the onyx stone and one of the rubies "I have no idea what possesses you to buy this creature out girl, but a trade is a trade." She says with a nod, putting the various jewels on a nearby table carefully.

Hekta tries to get up as Goldie hands Betty the jewels, seemingly thrilled about the prospect of ice cream. "Yay! Ice cream! And shiny stuff! You guys are the best!"

"Just tell me, what are you doing here in the first place?" The owner says the girls before they start to leave "Just to get little Saul here?" She says, referring to the little boy that right now is hiding behind Nimai.

[Sewers]

"Evil acts give birth to new evil acts angel, what you see here is just the resolution of a long row of evil acts committed by other people. It's too late to stop now." She pauses, shaking her head, her long white hair flowing in different directions, giving Haruki an glimpse of her other blood red eye behind her hair. "But enough, what do you want angel? Kill me? If so, then you might as well go ahead and try."

The four demon hounds before her appear to getting increasingly impatient with this conversation.

[Haruki-kun]

[Sewers]

He chuckles. "Listen here, Samara. I'm an Angel. You don't have to explain evil to me."

"And no, I don't actually want to kill you. Whether I will or not is a different issue.

Holy Blade!"

The sword becomes a blaze of light as he sprints toward the first hound, sword in hand.

[Kaelaroth]

[Rainwell Bridge]

Dr. Cutter, without his standard labcoat, looks for the address that had been given to him. A scalpel twirls in his hand as he walks.

Two girls stand under the bridge, as cars above zoom about, hiding from the rain. Both're scantily clad and shivering, barely eighteen, with painted faces running.

[Lord Iames Osari]

((Sorry, didn't see BR's reply.))

"What is that you have girl?" The owner asks Goldie, taking up one of the jewels and inspects it. "Hand me the loupe Herman." She orders the bearded man that takes up one from his pocket and hands it to her.

"Hmm... fair enough." She says after inspecting the onyx stone and one of the rubies "I have no idea what possesses you to buy this creature out girl, but a trade is a trade." She says with a nod, putting the various jewels on a nearby table carefully.

Hekta tries to get up as Goldie hands Betty the jewels, seemingly thrilled about the prospect of ice cream. "Yay! Ice cream! And shiny stuff! You guys are the best!"

"Just tell me, what are you doing here in the first place?" The owner says the girls before they start to leave "Just to get little Saul here?" She says, referring to the little boy that right now is hiding behind Nimai.

"Oh, right. He was going around the markets saying his daddy disappeared. We wanted to ask you some questions about how long he's been missing, and where he worked."

[FireFox]

[EE]

"...you could have just cut them off." Crissy giggles, blushing a little, as she reaches for the hair. "Thanks, Kevin! I really appreciate it."

But he doesn't have a mirror to make sure he cuts it straight, and it's easier to just pluck out a few hairs! Besides, the less hair, the weaker her evil voodoo magic will be! :smalltongue:

Don't worry about it, Crissy. He smiles at her, then tries to casually change the subject. By the way... did you tell anyone about where I went? The last thing he wants is to go back to HALO and have Erin angry at him. Or, even worse, to find that she told Tobias...

[The Bushranger]

[Marketplace]

Jamie giggles and beams at Hekta. "Thanks! I'm Jamie, by the way - Jamie Misakie Catherine Druid. What's your name?" she asks the new girl. "These are my friends - Nimai, Marlah, and Goldie!"

---

[Erin's Emporium]

Don't you mean her spoooooooooky magic? :smalltongue:

Crissy smiles back, and totally falls for the subject change. "Nope! I didn't tell anybody. Miss Erin hasn't stopped by in awhile." And Crissy sounds a little sad, about that...

[FireFox]

Kevin is noticeably relieved at that, then looks at her in concern. Do you need her help to run the shop? I know that she's perfectly fine, if you were worried something happened to her...

[Shadowcaller]

[Sewers]

He chuckles. "Listen here, Samara. I'm an Angel. You don't have to explain evil to me."

"And no, I don't actually want to kill you. Whether I will or not is a different issue.

Holy Blade!"

The sword becomes a blaze of light as he sprints toward the first hound, sword in hand.

[Sewer]

"Always eager to go rushing in..." The woman mumbles as Haruki rushes towards the first hound that reacts instantly along with the rest of it's kin and leaps towards him, eager to maul his flesh into paste with their powerful front front pawns.

The woman however isn't as eager for a taste of his blood however and instead turns around, two large black bat-like wings sprouts out of her back, ruining the back of her skirt, that with a single beat makes her take air.

She quickly flies away, a dark blue shield forming around her and her two immobile captives still hold by the tendrils coming out of under her skirt.

[Haruki-kun]

[Sewer]

Haruki spins around, jumps over the first hound, and brings the blade down upon the unexpecting second one, then turns around to look at the first one.

"Here, boy. Hungry? Come get me!"

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

Crissy now looks a bit relieved. "Oh, no, we can run it, yeah! It's just...well, I was a little worried," she admits, her cheeks colored a little. "You're sure she's OK? Thanks, Kevin. That's great to know."

...and now Kevin might find Crissy hurrying around the counter to hug him!

[FireFox]

Yeah, before I came here I saw her, and she was doing well. And then he's hugged, and is surprised, and tentatively hugs her back.

[The Bushranger]

Crissy only gives a quick hug, but a heartfelt one.
"That's, like, totally great news. I was getting worried. I shouldn't have though, 'cause she can totally take care of herself, being strong as she is and all..."

[FireFox]

Yeah, you shouldn't have worried. Then he looks at her curiously. So why did you?

[The Bushranger]

"Um...no reason?" Crissy's cheeks blush a bit more. "Well...she is really kinda awesome, you know? So nice, even though she's so powerful and all."

And so pretty, she doesn't add. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

Oh. Kevin blinks, and starts to get it. Do you... you know, like her?

[ThePhantom]

[EE]

Sorry to intrupt, but that happens when you are running a store. People come in and want to buy things. As for who comes in, its Purple Hat.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Ummm...well...maybe a little?" Crissy says, then...
Oh, look, a distraction!
"Oh, hello, can I get something for you?" she asks Purple Hat, clearly flustered.

[ThePhantom]

[EE]

"Does this store carry cloaking devices?"

Purple Hat is still keeping his hat in the position that makes seeing his face near impossible.

[The Bushranger]

"F-for a ship, or personal? We offer both, along with Tollan phase-shift devices - but when those are gone, they're gone," Crissy explains.

Tannith's invasion of Tollana was bad for business there. :smalltongue:

[ThePhantom]

[EE]

"Personal. Would you also carry devices for cancelling out sounds?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Sewer]

Haruki spins around, jumps over the first hound, and brings the blade down upon the unexpecting second one, then turns around to look at the first one.

"Here, boy. Hungry? Come get me!"

The third hound howls in rage and throws itself at Haruki in mindless fury as the second lands in the water, turning it red with blood.

The fourth and the first hound are closing in as well as Haruki loses sight of the woman.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

"Those are rarer, and more expensive, but we do have those," Crissy nods. "Aisle thirty-four."

[ThePhantom]

[EE]

"Not a problem."

Purple Hat heads down aisle 34.

[The Bushranger]

[EE]

He'll find a broad selection of personal cloaks, dampening-field generators, transport inhibitors, and other tecno-toys of that sort.

And Crissy turns back to Kevin, blushing again. "So...um...where were we?"

[Haruki-kun]

[Sewers]

Haruki drives the blade straight at the thing's mouth, then slashes to the side. The hound manages to claw at his left wing, which makes him wince in pain, but he shakes it off. Several feathers dropand the pure white begins to stain with blood.

[UncleWolf]

[Markets]

Goldie nods, agreeing with the others. "I'm Goldie, and I figured it'd make everyone happier." She then smiles at the mention of Ice Cream. "Where can we get some?"

[Under Bridge]

Cutter slips the scalpel back into his sleeve before going closer. "I'm here to see your boss." He pulls a small roll of $20 bills, offering it to the two. "Tell me where he is, then make yourself scarce for a day before coming back." If they check, they'll find around $400. Not a whole lot, but likely more than they've been getting.

[Kaelaroth]

[Under Bridge]

Cutter slips the scalpel back into his sleeve before going closer. "I'm here to see your boss." He pulls a small roll of $20 bills, offering it to the two. "Tell me where he is, then make yourself scarce for a day before coming back." If they check, they'll find around $400. Not a whole lot, but likely more than they've been getting.

The girls point to a small, grimey door, covered by peeling, faded posters, under the bridge, before taking the money, and tottering away on their high heels into the rain.

[UncleWolf]

[Bridge]

Cutter lets the two girls leave before turning to the door. The scalpel slides back into his hand, beginning to twirl slowly. He doesn't bother knocking, and tries to kick in the door, using his well above human strength to do so.

He's pissed.

[Kaelaroth]

[Bridge]

Cutter lets the two girls leave before turning to the door. The scalpel slides back into his hand, beginning to twirl slowly. He doesn't bother knocking, and tries to kick in the door, using his well above human strength to do so.

He's pissed.

The door doesn't break open, but makes a resounding sound as some locks and reinforcements on the other side clearly break...
... and noises can be heard of someone or something noticing that.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Karaglen comes to this rather lovely looking park many nights to help those who have suffered from one of many of the city's maddeningly destructive events, typically in the form of home-loss.

She walks along delivering food, medical care, and kind words to those she finds. It saddens her to see so many who suffer, but she feels better knowing that some of them are finally getting back on their feet again.

It's often later into the night when she finishes her rounds, she's tired, but chipper.
She always enjoys to walk the southern exit path, lined with a multitude of lilac bushes, some of which she's helped to plant herself. They're soothing flowers and smell beautiful. Perfect for the hope she's trying to instill here.

[UncleWolf]

[Bridge]

Cutter gives it another kick. Anyone watching him will see his skin begin to boil and dissolve away, showing black chitin underneath...

[Eastern Park]

Karaglen will likely feel a frim bap on her rear. "Heeeey....sweetcheeks." says a voice from behind her, about knee high.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Karaglen hops up into the air with a startled noise very similar to "myeep!" with a good degree of pitch to it.
And a lot of red accompanies it, settling in the general vicinity of her cheeks.

Once she lands again she'll turn around to see the person who rather rudely invaded her personal space.
She'll assume it's one of the more alcoholic tending residents of the park, which may require a faint scolding and a detox.

[UncleWolf]

[Eastern Park]

She'll see someone who looks like a 1ft tall young man, a bit boyish in his looks with ruffled dusty brown hair, a light beard with slightly whisker like tufts along his jawline. He's giving her a smirk and leans on a hawthorn staff. He wears a simple brown tunic and pants, going barefoot. "Soo..." he says smoothly. "What's a sweet gal like you doin' all alone on a night like this?"

Great...a Brownie...

[Kaelaroth]

[Bridge]

Cutter gives it another kick. Anyone watching him will see his skin begin to boil and dissolve away, showing black chitin underneath...

The door bursts open, and a large bulldog, fat and angry, leaps at him, biting.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Kara blinks and the red doesn't vacate her cheeks.
All of these questionable compliments!

As he's certainly not one of her homeless charges, she's briefly at a loss for a proper reaction.
So instead, she stares down at him and defaults to bluntness.
"...smelling flowers?"

[Shadowcaller]

"Oh, right. He was going around the markets saying his daddy disappeared. We wanted to ask you some questions about how long he's been missing, and where he worked."


[Marketplace]

Jamie giggles and beams at Hekta. "Thanks! I'm Jamie, by the way - Jamie Misakie Catherine Druid. What's your name?" she asks the new girl. "These are my friends - Nimai, Marlah, and Goldie!"


[Markets]

Goldie nods, agreeing with the others. "I'm Goldie, and I figured it'd make everyone happier." She then smiles at the mention of Ice Cream. "Where can we get some?"

Betty looks to be about to reply to Nimai when she is interrupted by Hekta. "Oh! Oh! I'm Hekta!" She exclaims happily, lifting herself off the ground, her two small bat-like wings flapping out to the sides.
"Are we going to get ice cream now?" She quickly adds.

As Hekta finishes speaking, Betty quickly takes the word "As I was saying." She says, giving the demon girl an firm glare. "As I was about to say, Saul's Father went missing some days ago near Trog's." She frowns "I just assumed it was a part of all the things you magic people attract to this city. It's always the same, something tries to kill us, you save us but not before a good part of the population is dead or transformed into zombies or something. It would be better if you were all gone really, no empire, no heroes, no villains. How peaceful that would be."

[UncleWolf]

[Easter Park]

The Brownie laughs. "Ye aren't too used to this kind o' thing, are ye?" His smirk turns into a wry smile. "Ye wouldn't happen to 'ave somethin' sweet on ya, would ye?" He winks. "Well, aside from the obvious."

[Bridge]

Cutter attempts to catch the dog by it's neck with a clawed hand. If successful, he hisses at it, looking at it even as the flesh of his face falls away, showing...nothing except a snarling mouth full of needle like teeth. The dog will smell that whatever he is, it's nothing too friendly.

[Markets]

Goldie's ears fall back as the woman gets after them for just being what they are. "But...I'm new..." she says quietly, looking at her feet.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

"N-no, I can't say that I am."
The only person to regularly compliment her in a remotely similar fashion was Mychasi, and he always flits in and out of Town.

But now that he's (very briefly, apparently) decided to give her apparent bashfulness a break, she looks over one of the pockets in her dress, letting her hair fall down and obscure her still-red cheeks.
She had mostly brought bread and fruit with her, but she had some candy, somewhere.
Although, some fruits are sweet.
"I, um, have some strawberries and some chocolate, but I think that's it."
The kids love the chocolate.

[Kaelaroth]

[Bridge]

Cutter attempts to catch the dog by it's neck with a clawed hand. If successful, he hisses at it, looking at it even as the flesh of his face falls away, showing...nothing except a snarling mouth full of needle like teeth. The dog will smell that whatever he is, it's nothing too friendly.

The dog, caught, whimpers in panic, and promptly urinates in fear.

[UncleWolf]

[Bridge]

"Scram..." Cutter hisses before setting the dog down. Assuming it does so, scalpels pass around his four hands, each one spinning nimbly from long practice.

[Eastern Park]

The brownie smiles a bit and offers his hand. "Thank ye, strawberries are perfect. It's been a bit o' a long journey fer me, and I kinda need a bit ta eat." After he speaks, he goes back to giving her very appreciative looks.

[Kaelaroth]

[Bridge]

"Scram..." Cutter hisses before setting the dog down. Assuming it does so, scalpels pass around his four hands, each one spinning nimbly from long practice.

The dog flees out the door. The small room is, otherwise... empty? :smallconfused:

[Darkcomet]

[Govt Complex]


"It looks like an excellent spot, I would think." Katch's smile returns. "Right near the center, but stable enough for population."

He turns back to the General. His men look less tense. "Alright. I suppose we may be about finished, as my primary goal was to inform you of our coming presence here. Unless this requires further negotiation, or you had other questions...?"

The General shakes his head. "No, that will suffice. You are free to leave."

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Karaglen isn't sure if the offered hand is for the strawberries or her own hand, so she'll just default to politely and shake his hand anyway, while her other hand holds out two decent-sized strawberries.

She's not very big herself, but her hand is still undoubtedly significantly larger than the brownie's, so she tries to be gentle.
"Oh, where did you journey from?"
Meanwhile, she's doing her best to not notice the looks by pretending to blow a leaf out of her hair.
There really is a leaf, but it's still just a distraction. No need to get even more red.

[Lord Iames Osari]

As Hekta finishes speaking, Betty quickly takes the word "As I was saying." She says, giving the demon girl an firm glare. "As I was about to say, Saul's Father went missing some days ago near Trog's." She frowns "I just assumed it was a part of all the things you magic people attract to this city. It's always the same, something tries to kill us, you save us but not before a good part of the population is dead or transformed into zombies or something. It would be better if you were all gone really, no empire, no heroes, no villains. How peaceful that would be."

Maralah winces at Betty's words, hearing in them an echo of the philosophy she once clung to.

Nimai nods respectfully. "Thank you, Ma'am. Can you tell us how many days exactly, and describe him for me?"

[Murkus]

[Govt Complex]



The General shakes his head. "No, that will suffice. You are free to leave."

Katch gives a brief bow, almost a nod. "Thank you General. I hope any further relations will have similar results."

Then the devil turns and makes his way out, soon tailed by his men.

Unless stopped, they will mount, and swiftly file away from the building at speeds comparable to automobiles.

[UncleWolf]

[Bridge]

Cutter "looks" around. Mostly for another exit. "Come out, and I hwill let hyu live...

[Eastern Park]

The Brownie accepts the hand and shakes it in a friendly manner. "From a rather pleasant home in Scotland. Nice ta meetcha'. My name is Mickal." He takes one of the strawberries and munches happily into it after his introduction.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Karaglen offers the brownie a little smile and a directs one of her now free hands to plucking the leaf from her hair.
"My name is Karaglen. Pleasure to meet you."

Even with the mild cheek burning the meeting resulted in.

"Scotland doesn't sound very familiar. Is it far away?"

[Darkcomet]

[Govt Complex]

Soon after Katch and his men leave, the General receives another message, this one from his counterpart in the ISF. "Hm. I think it's time we taught them a lesson..."

It's not long before he's sent a reply of his own.

[Shadowcaller]

[Sewers]

Haruki drives the blade straight at the thing's mouth, then slashes to the side. The hound manages to claw at his left wing, which makes him wince in pain, but he shakes it off. Several feathers dropand the pure white begins to stain with blood.

The smell of angel blood drives the renaming two dogs crazy, howling they descend upon Haruki, one from behind and one a bit to his right side, black saliva dropping from their wide open mouths.

[UncleWolf]

[Eastern Park]

The Brownie gives her a mischievous look. "Kara Glen? Ye certainly are as beautiful as a glen on a midsummer's night such as this." Brownies are known for their quick wit and smooth(or insulting) words, so, shush. :smalltongue:

He gives her a smile. "And yes, it is such a long way from here."

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Had she been any other member of the female side, Kara probably would have long since walked away or informed the brownie to silence himself.
As it is, she merely continues to get redder. Somehow. Surprised she isn't getting dizzy.
"Oh...um...thank you..."
She really is at a loss for how to properly react to these sorts of things. So many compliments.

But wait! There's another part of the conversation that she can cling to, in a bid to avoid the compliments!
"Um, why did you leave Scotland, if it's okay to ask?"

[The Bushranger]

[Market]


Betty looks to be about to reply to Nimai when she is interrupted by Hekta. "Oh! Oh! I'm Hekta!" She exclaims happily, lifting herself off the ground, her two small bat-like wings flapping out to the sides.
"Are we going to get ice cream now?" She quickly adds.

As Hekta finishes speaking, Betty quickly takes the word "As I was saying." She says, giving the demon girl an firm glare. "As I was about to say, Saul's Father went missing some days ago near Trog's." She frowns "I just assumed it was a part of all the things you magic people attract to this city. It's always the same, something tries to kill us, you save us but not before a good part of the population is dead or transformed into zombies or something. It would be better if you were all gone really, no empire, no heroes, no villains. How peaceful that would be."


[Markets]

Goldie's ears fall back as the woman gets after them for just being what they are. "But...I'm new..." she says quietly, looking at her feet.


Maralah winces at Betty's words, hearing in them an echo of the philosophy she once clung to.

Nimai nods respectfully. "Thank you, Ma'am. Can you tell us how many days exactly, and describe him for me?"

Jamie scowls a bit at hearing Betty's declaration, then steps up and puts one arm around Goldie's shoulders, then the other around Maralah's, hugging them.

"We'll go get ice cream as soon as Nimai is finished," she promises Hekta. "What flavour do you like?"

[UncleWolf]

[Eastern Park]

Mickal settles down crosslegged on the path and looks up at her. (Lets hope she's not wearing a skirt :smalltongue:). He appears...well, a bit nervous at the question. "Well...lets just say it wasn't under the best of circumstances."

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

Kara's dress is thankfully of the longer sort, settling somewhere around her ankles. So no show for the brownie today, unfortunately.

She sits over at the side of the path, so as to be out of the way of anyone else that might come by. This late, there probably won't be anyone, but she'd rather be preemptively polite.
"Oh...did you make someone angry?"

[UncleWolf]

[Eastern Park]

The brownie chuckles. "Lets just say I made the Irish mad at me fer stealin' something o' theirs, and then that got the Scots mad when they attacked, and o' course they all found out it was me who started it..."

[Chaotic Bob]

[Eastern Park]

The mention of another group has Karaglen tilting her head.
"The Irish? Is that another kingdom?"

[Shadowcaller]

[Markets]

Goldie's ears fall back as the woman gets after them for just being what they are. "But...I'm new..." she says quietly, looking at her feet.


Maralah winces at Betty's words, hearing in them an echo of the philosophy she once clung to.

Nimai nods respectfully. "Thank you, Ma'am. Can you tell us how many days exactly, and describe him for me?"


[Market]

Jamie scowls a bit at hearing Betty's declaration, then steps up and puts one arm around Goldie's shoulders, then the other around Maralah's, hugging them.

"We'll go get ice cream as soon as Nimai is finished," she promises Hekta. "What flavour do you like?"

Hekta looks curiously at Goldie and the other girls, seemingly not sure what's going on. "Uh, I dunno, I just take all of them. Maybe the red one?" She suggests, looking a bit confused. "And don't be sad, we get ice cream!" She says directly to Goldie.

Betty sigh, her words having hurt one of the girls more then she realized. "It was just three days ago and a lot of other people were already disappearing before that and also after that. I'll just try to stay in-doors, most likely AMEN up to something again."

She pauses, "And for Phil's appearance, he's shaved, at least time I saw him he was, quite long, about 5,8 and you know muscular with dark hair and brown eyes, one of them slightly above the other, big nose. Is that enough for you girls? I'll hope you find him..."

She leans in and adds with a low voice "Even though I'm pretty sure he is a goner by now, poor guy, poor kid he is leaving behind, both parents dies from magical monsters popping up. Just typical this city really."

[FireFox]

[A Seedier Part of Inside]

A Druid wearing a fedora walks into a gay bar.
No, that's not the setup for a joke; Toby quietly appears out of a tree and wanders around until he finds a gay bar of questionable quality and repute.

[The Bushranger]

[Erin's Emporium]

Crissy, meanwhile, moves back behind the counter as she waits on a NPC customer.

[ApeofLight]

[Inside Streets]

Tebtranlyn the drow is wandering the streets right now, already formulating how to put his first report. Although it would help if he could find the other drow... oh, wait, he has a communicator compact... though that thing is pretty silly and he doesn't feel like using it just yet.

[Reinholdt]

[Seedier Part of Inside]

Toby might hear this coming (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLZqDXau98&feature=search) from a building named the Flaming Fox.

[FireFox]

Toby stands outside the building, looking at the sign in astonished bemusement. If I wasn't sure that nobody knows what I'm up to, I'd be positive this place is a trap. He chuckles and walks inside.

[Reinholdt]

[Gay Bar]

Interestingly enough there's a guy in an Admiral Akbar suit dancing up on the karaoke stage, clearly drunk.
Or rather, in parts of an Admiral Akbar suit. It's... missing a few pieces...

Anyways, the music blares and there's guys all around! Since it's a seedier bar, the smoke in the air is heavy. The bartender is quite large and fabulously dressed and awaiting an order if Toby wants a drink.

[FireFox]

[Flaming Fox]

Toby sits at the bar, ordering something with more fruit in it than alcohol, and tips generously. He then looks around, coolly eying up people based on visible symptoms.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Erin's Emporium]

Crissy, meanwhile, moves back behind the counter as she waits on a NPC customer.

A customer walks in. She has tan skin, gray eyes, and long, white hair. She wears a small, green top, which exposes all of her midriff. And she has a green cloth tied around her waist, falling so it only covers one leg to the calf. She has green cloth tied around her wrists by strands of red cloth. Her arms, legs, and shoulders are covered in white tattoos. Her fingers and in claws, as do her feet. At her side hangs a sheathed rapier.

The most eye-catching part of her appearance, though, is the two, long, rabbit-like ears protruding from the top of her head. One has two piercings at the tip.