[Nexus] HALO 162: One Night In HALO Makes A Hard Man Humble

[Beans]

Tsiln is leaning a bit closer than usual talking distance.
I don't quite have a girlfriend, but there's always the other followers of Angela---and Angela herself! They're all really really nice.
She chitters again.
---
Carrie will carpet-bomb Dani's belly with little kisses, leaving black marks.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana is fine with that, then. She nods.

"That's what Dani and Sioda said, too."

[The Bushranger]

Sam holds on to Dani tightly, not letting her loose.


Carrie will carpet-bomb Dani's belly with little kisses, leaving black marks.

Dani's giggling increases in volume (both literally and figuratively) and cuteness. As Sam has to hang on to her wife tightly to keep her from wriggling her way right out from her grip, handcuffed or not!
"Eeeep! Oooh! I'll talk! I'll talk!" she finally gasps through her laughing.

[Beans]

Carrie relents, leaning her face close to Dani's.
Talk, then. Or we'll move on to nastier things.
---
Mmhmm!
The daemon smiles.
What are your girlfriends like?

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana smiles back.

"They're nice. Zwei is a stitchy undead deathknight, and Ashley is a half-elf illusionist."

[FireFox]

Sam sits down and pulls Dani into her lap so she can hold on tighter.

[The Bushranger]

Carrie relents, leaning her face close to Dani's.
Talk, then. Or we'll move on to nastier things.


Sam sits down and pulls Dani into her lap so she can hold on tighter.

Dani squeaks again, cutely, and snuggles into Sam's lap!
"Wellllll...um...I didn't buy that stuff you were talking about...but...I did buy chocolate! Lots of chocolate truffles with rum and cherry centers!"

[Beans]

Carrie giggles, then fakes remorse.
Innocence?
Oh, Dani, I'm so sorry I put you through all that awful torture... is there any way I can make up for it?
---
Oooh, that's different.

[FireFox]

Sam gives her wife a squeeze, then winks at Carrie.

[Lady Serpentine]

Oooh, that's different.

"But fun. Do you want to meet them?"

This could get confusing...

[The Bushranger]

Carrie giggles, then fakes remorse.
Innocence?
Oh, Dani, I'm so sorry I put you through all that awful torture... is there any way I can make up for it?
---
Oooh, that's different.


Sam gives her wife a squeeze, then winks at Carrie.

Dani giggles, wriggles and grins at Carrie.
"Awww, well, I maybe could think of a few ways you could make everything better!" the tiny redhead declares.

[Beans]

Carrie smiles hopefully as I briefly deadtime.
---
Oooooh, can I?
She bounces excitedly.

[FireFox]

A quick deadtime for me too...

[Lady Serpentine]

Oooooh, can I?
She bounces excitedly.

"If you couldn't, I wouldn't have offered."

[The Bushranger]

Dani will whisper some rather...'interesting' ideas in both Carrie's and Sam's ears. Hopefully they hear them through the deadtime. :smallwink:

[Beans]

Carrie's scar goes pink in a blush!
---
Oh, right...

Yay!

[Lady Serpentine]

"So, when do you want to meet them?"

[FireFox]

Sam blushes as well, then gives Carrie a questioning look.

[The Bushranger]

Dani smiles brightly (and remarkably innocently) at both of them!

[Beans]

... Alrighty then.
She leans forward and aims a kiss at Dani's cheek.
----
Now works, I guess.

[FireFox]

Sam chuckles, then gives her wife another squeeze from behind.

[The Bushranger]

Dani squirms happily in Sam's lap at the squeeze, and aims a kiss of her own for Carrie's cheek!
She'd try to pull the goddess into their hug, but, handcuffs. :smalltongue:

[Beans]

Sam, you haven't seen me with my divinity on, have you?

I think this occasion calls for it...

[FireFox]

Sam grins at the Goddess. I'd like that, love.

[Beans]

Okay.

Dani, exactly what was it you said you wanted me to wear?
She blushes again.

[The Bushranger]

Dani giggles, thinking Carrie's rather cute when she blushes, and repeats her request to the goddess under the aural curtain. :smallwink:

[Beans]

Carrie's scar goes fire-truck red.
Oh.
... I'll go do that...
She goes to the bathroom. Magic sounds are heard as she conjures up whatever Dani had in mind.

[The Bushranger]

Considering this is Dani we're talking about here, it's a fair guess what the style of 'dress' is like.
Especially in the back.
She smiles and relaxes back in Sam's arms, smiling lovingly up at her wife.

[FireFox]

Sam takes off the handcuffs, unless Dani would rather leave them on or get handcuffed to the bed, instead. She smiles back at her wife, softly kissing her.

[Beans]

Carrie eventually comes out with a nice bit of divine radiance on and far too little clothing.

Dani, I can barely walk in these platform heels...
Are you sure I don't look silly?
She probably looks mostly not silly.

[The Bushranger]

Dani can be unhandcuffed for now...but she whispers in Sam's ear to keep them handy for later. :smallwink:

She returns Sam's kisses with equal softness, turning to look at Carrie as she emerges - and gasps quietly, eyes wide.
"N-not silly. Not at all," she whispers.

[FireFox]

Sam just stares at the Goddess, struck dumb by her beauty and divine radiance.

[Lady Serpentine]

Now works, I guess.

"Follow me, then."


If Tslin follows, Karyana will lead the daemoness to the portal to her Forest. An instance of it where the three of them haven't just curtained, most likely.

[Beans]

Carrie smiles.
Oh, thank you...

What do I do now? Those instructions earlier were kind of, uh...
---
She follows!

[The Bushranger]

[Sam's Room]

Dani finds it hard to speak as well, but manages to raise a hand and motion Carrie to come over to the bed...

[Beans]

Carrie comes, a little unstable in those inane boots.

[The Bushranger]

Dani smiles broadly, and reaches to pull Carrie down into a hug with her and Sam.
And kisses!
...and possibly curtains too before too very long.

(As BR is only on for ~5 minutes more)

[FireFox]

Sam will happily pull the curtain with Carrie and Dani and keep it down for a long time.


Other characters are available.

A half dozen black foxes are silently padding around. Watching. Waiting.

[Beans]

Tsiln and Sioda look for Angela.

Tsiln has been a fairly productive girl so far in terms of her priestessing!

[FireFox]

Angela can be found cooing over and snuggling one of the foxes.

[Beans]

Hello, my godde---oooh, a foxy!

Careful, dear. Last time I saw one, it jumped on my head.

[FireFox]

The fox takes advantage of the distraction to wriggle out of Angela's arms and scamper away.
Aren't they cute? My dad made them! Angela grins and tries to hug Sioda, then Tsiln.

[Beans]

Sioda giggles.

Tsiln smiles.
They are cute.

I've been working on my priestessing lately, mistress, and an issue came up.
I know you're not very fond of trading intimacy for things like money, but a few people tried to give me stuff afterwards. Is that the same thing?

[FireFox]

Angela hesitates. Uhh... So long as they know they don't have to give anything and so long that you make sure you don't give them extra benefits in exchange for things, that's fine... Just make sure they are gifts, not bartering, you know?

[Beans]

Okay, mistress.
She nods, sitting next to the goddess as Sioda sits on the other side.

[FireFox]

Angela tries to wrap her arms around both women, but rests her head on Sioda's shoulder. How are you, sweetheart?

[Beans]

I'm well. Been working on my psionics.
How're you, dear?
She smiles and pets Angela. Tsiln pets as well, chittering quietly.

[FireFox]

Tired, I guess... The foxgirl shrugs.

[Beans]

Tsiln frowns and nuzzles her ears.

Sioda frowns too.
Aw.
Well, you just relax, mm? Tsiln and I will make sure you feel better.

[FireFox]

Angela closes her eyes and tries to relax. It's harder than you'd think, because she isn't sure how to treat Sioda and Tsiln together. Separate, there's the nice distinction of girlfriend and priestess.

[Beans]

Tsiln keeps petting, and Sioda whispers nice things.
Sioda might be a little aware of Angela's little issue here, but the daemon girl isn't. She just likes being close with her goddess.

[FireFox]

Angela compromises by snuggling with them both on the couch. She makes the mental note to sleep with Tsiln later and to hang out with Sioda more often.

[Beans]

Sioda clambers into her lap while Tsiln snuggles close to her side.

[FireFox]

Mmm... thanks, girls. Angela giggles and holds Sioda tightly.

[Beans]

Any time, mistress!
Sioda smiles and kisses her cheek.

[FireFox]

Sioda returns the kiss lovingly, then turns to her priestess. So, Tsiln, who have you been seducing lately?

[Beans]

Oh, just everyday people who're feeling a little lonely. They're really nice, and they're fun to talk to!

[FireFox]

That's good. I'm glad you're having fun.

[Beans]

Yay!
She smiles.

Sioda giggles.
Weren't you some girl's homecoming date, Tsiln?

[FireFox]

Angela imagines the daemon at a normal homecoming dance. ... This I've got to hear.

[Beans]

Oooh, okay!
Well, I had to read up a little on shapeshifting magic to look more human, and then I had to magic up a fake ID.
But it was really fun, and her parents weren't home when we got back, so that was helpful.
Also I got to wear a tie!

[FireFox]

Did you take a... male form, or was she a lesbian? Angela suddenly wishes that she had school dances... or a school...

[Beans]

Male form?
She finds the idea unappealing.
No, she likes girls.
I just wanted to wear a suit. And I did, so yay!

Sioda giggles.

[FireFox]

Angeal laughs. Good. That sounds like a lot of fun.

[Beans]

Sioda pets Angela's ears.
I bet it was.
She giggles.

[FireFox]

Would you like to wear a suit, sweetheart? Angela purrs at the petting.

[Beans]

I'm fine in a dress.
Carrie seems to like suits, though.
Tsiln grins.
It's nice because you have a bunch of pockets and dresses have about zero pockets.

[FireFox]

Hmm... I think Kynegetis would wear a suit and tie for a formal functional... if she could hide a bunch of knives in it. Angela giggles.

[Beans]

Who's Kynegetis?
Have I slept with her and not known it?
Is she a secret?

Sioda stifles a giggle.

[FireFox]

No, Kynegetis is my Aspect. She's the part of me that likes hunting people... and then killing them. She works for my dad doing assassination stuff, has a small crush on Carrie, and really needs to get out more. Angela shrugs.

[Beans]

Killing people?
... She only kills mean people, right?
She blinks, snuggling close to her goddess.

[FireFox]

Of course! ... I mean, I think so. You'd have to ask her...

[Beans]

Okay.
Maybe I should bring flowers in case she miiiight want to kill me. Flowers fix everything!

[FireFox]

She's... not really the flowers type... Angela giggles.

[Beans]

... Uhhh... what does she like then?

[FireFox]

I dunno, a good fight? She's just a tomboy like that.

[Beans]

I don't like fighting. She frowns, remembering the incident with that rather unpleasant biker girl.
... Does she like, uh...
Knives?
And maybe some poisonous flowers for poisoning the knives for when she kills mean people?

[FireFox]

I don't know... Why do you even want to talk to her? She's not sociable like me.

[Beans]

I like reaching out to people.
She smiles.

[FireFox]

So does she. From five hundred feet away. With a longbow.

[Beans]

I'm gonna talk to her.
And there's noth---okay, there are several things you can do to stop me, or at least delay me, but you haven't done them just yet.

Sioda rolls her eye.

[FireFox]

Angela just shrugs and hugs Sioda tighter.

[Beans]

She gets up.
I'll tell you how it turns out later, mistress!
She smiles and will head off to get knives and poison.

[FireFox]

The goddess lets her go. ... Kyne won't hurt one of my followers too badly.

[Beans]

Tsiln looks for Kyne.
---
... How badly is "not too badly"?

[Mee]

Assuming she means the agenda for the meeting, he shrugs. Kynegetis likes doing the stealthy, sneaky stuff for fun, but we don't always have people for her to kill. So she petitioned for an eighth Shadow Fox team she could use as a Red Cell, infiltrating our own bases with nonlethal weapons to point out security flaws. Personally, I think she should spend more time in HALO, with girls her age doing less terrifying assassin stuff. Maybe you should talk to her.

"Well, sadly . . . that actually sounds fairly productive.
But sure, I'll go talk to her."
Then after a pause.
"Where is she, anyway?"

[FireFox]

Tobias points to the meeting room, where Kyne is with Matt and Kevin.

[Mee]

Tobias points to the meeting room, where Kyne is with Matt and Kevin.

"Hmmmmmkay.

Hmmmm.
Take the motherly approach, forceful, or some blend of both?"
Ori asks, pursing her lips.
Meeting new people that you kinda already know in an odd way.
Gaaa; frustrating.

[FireFox]

Tobias thinks about it. Hm, she respects power and is submissive enough to give in to someone stronger or with more authority than her. She should listen to you if you take a motherly tack, but if she doesn't... you might have to kick her around and then command her.

[Mee]

Tobias thinks about it. Hm, she respects power and is submissive enough to give in to someone stronger or with more authority than her. She should listen to you if you take a motherly tack, but if she doesn't... you might have to kick her around and then command her.

"Oookay then.
Well . . . talk to you later, then.
Unless you want to come too."
She says, turning, and heading for the Room Of Stuff.

[FireFox]

Tobias sticks his head into the meeting room first. Sorry kiddies, but I've decided to go ahead and authorize the new unit without a discussion. Kevin and Matt, some with me and I'll listen to your complaints and suggestions. Kyne, your mother wants a word.
He clears out with the other Druid and the Paladin, leaving the nervous teenage girl behind to talk to Ori.

[Mee]

Tobias sticks his head into the meeting room first. Sorry kiddies, but I've decided to go ahead and authorize the new unit without a discussion. Kevin and Matt, some with me and I'll listen to your complaints and suggestions. Kyne, your mother wants a word.
He clears out with the other Druid and the Paladin, leaving the nervous teenage girl behind to talk to Ori.

Ori, with a nod of thanks to Toby, heads over to near Kyne, which totally gives everyone plenty of time to clear out.

Once they're gone,
"How're you?"

[FireFox]

The young assassin fidgets. Fine, I guess. What do you want, mother?

[Mee]

The young assassin fidgets. Fine, I guess. What do you want, mother?

"To talk to you.
So, what's this I hear about you wanting to be all sneaky into our bases and shooting our guys?
Pent up stress, or do you really not like them?"
Ori asks, grinning slightly.

[FireFox]

Kyne smiles nervously. No, no, I was asking Kevin to make some nonlethal weapons with paralyzing enchantments. The idea is to point out flaws in the bases's security... and to give me something to do. We don't need anyone else assassinated, so I have nothing to do now...

[Mee]

Kyne smiles nervously. No, no, I was asking Kevin to make some nonlethal weapons with paralyzing enchantments. The idea is to point out flaws in the bases's security... and to give me something to do. We don't need anyone else assassinated, so I have nothing to do now...

"You do know there's more to life than just killing people, right?
I mean, I'm all for you helping point out the flaws, I really am, it sounds like a great idea.
But there's more to life than just that."

[FireFox]

The young girl shrugs. I'm not a normal person. I don't have anything else in my life to do.

[Mee]

The young girl shrugs. I'm not a normal person. I don't have anything else in my life to do.

"There are things out there, you know.
Get a hobby, go clothes shopping, find some friends, just hang out.
If you don't have anything, it's because you haven't looked yet.
I suggest looking; eventually, if you kill all the people, there'll be absolutely nothing left.
So you're gonna need something else."

[FireFox]

What kind of hobby? I don't have any interests and have very little in common with the other HALO members my age.

[Beans]

Tsiln is still being dumb and stubborn, so she's got a bouquet wrapped in plastic and a black briefcase; she looks for Kyne while humming a little tune.
She's gonna get sent away crying and with half her hair gone, isn't she? :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

((She doesn't really need all those arms, does she?))

A plotclone of Kynegetis can be found. :smalltongue:

[Beans]

Hi there!
A tall loud girl with horns and hoofsies... and flowers... and a briefcase.
Ever heard of Post Tsiln Stress Disorder? :smalltongue:
Are you Kynegetis?

[FireFox]

The young woman scratches at her cat collar and stares at the daemon in surprise. Yes. What do you want?

[Beans]

I wanted to bring flowers, but Angela said you didn't like girl things and you liked assassinating things.
So I brought you toxic plants and a bunch of knives!

The flowers are all, indeed, poisonous plants. And she offers the briefcase, which she will find to contain various knives.

How she got them is unsure.

[FireFox]

I don't need... wait, are you trying to hit on me?

[Beans]

I'm just trying to be friendly!
She replies with boundless cheer, though there's little difference between "hitting on" and "being friendly" with her.

[FireFox]

Sorry, you're not my type. Kyne tries to put a stop to this nonsense before it goes any farther.

[Beans]

... I just wanted to be friends...
She takes a step back, wondering what the hell to do other than bail out.

[FireFox]

I don't need friends.
Kyne! That's precisely what your mother is telling your other plotclone to not do! :smallsigh:

[Beans]

... But everyone needs...
friends...

[FireFox]

I'm not a normal person. Take it up with Angela: she has all my social skills. Kyne shrugs.


Meanwhile, the older Theo teleports in and heads for the armory.

[Beans]

"... Keep the knives if you want."
She tries to put the gifts down... and make a run for it.

[The Bushranger]

A few DRDs chitter greetings at Theo as he passes.

[FireFox]

Kyne just shrugs again and walks away.


Theo nods to the DRDs, then starts pulling down a ton of high explosives from the shelves.

[Beans]

Tsiln retreats to the library.
It hurts to know how right Angela was when she advised against it...
Carrie would turn to a bit of scotch here. The daemon turns to her old friends the dinosaur books, not crying---just feeling silly and small.
The books don't judge, and for that she is grateful.
After a bit, she curls up to nap.

[The Bushranger]

[Armoury]

One of the DRDs rolls closer, curious!

[FireFox]

Kynegetis is a jerkface.


Theo grabs blocks of C4, PETN, and HMX. Then he grabs some primacord, detonators, and armor piercing shaped charges.

[Beans]

Tsiln sleeps fitfully, wanting to be more than a silly girl who bothers everyone.

Dedtiem.

[The Bushranger]

Poor Tslin. :(

The DRD chitters what might be considered a query...

Erin is relaxing in the pool.

[FireFox]

Don't worry, these are just for my stockpile back home. I really don't want to piss Remnant off by blowing anything up in their city, but I might need a small bomb to take this killer out...
Hey, do we have any weapons grade plutonium?

[The Bushranger]

The DRD chirrups in a clear negative, and backs away from the nuke-crazy Goswell. :smalltongue:

[Beans]

Tsiln's pen scratches at paper in a rhythmless background-noise drone; she stretches her upper pair of arms as her lower pair works away at the writing to be done.

Writing, she had heard, could help reduce stress.
She also had heard the phrase "write what you know".
Writing about her species was a logical result.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Chris is currently around. What he's doing depends on who he's going to interact with.

[Beans]

Thyna waves to him.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Thyna waves to him.

Chris waves back at Thyna. "Hey Thyna. How are you doing?"

[Beans]

Good. How are you, dad?

[InyutheBeatIs]

Good. How are you, dad?

"I'm doing pretty good." Chris gives Thyna a hug at that point. "How's school going for you?"

[Beans]

Hug.
Pretty good.

Hey, I have a question.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Hug.
Pretty good.

Hey, I have a question.

"Sure, go ahead and ask."

I get the impression he's going to regret saying that. :smalltongue:

[Beans]

Whose idea was it to start dating Miss Sam and Miss Dani? Yours or Mom's?
She sounds... curious. Not angry or accusing.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Whose idea was it to start dating Miss Sam and Miss Dani? Yours or Mom's?
She sounds... curious. Not angry or accusing.

Chris just sort of stares off towards the wall in shock. Thyna would probably notice that Chris is frozen, not moving at all. When his brain starts working again, he starts talking.

"I uh...I think that, uh, Dani started it actually. W-wait a minute, what made you think that we're dating anyways?! Did they say anything?!"

[Beans]

... Dad, calm down.
I've sorta been noticing little things.
And I asked Mom about it. She... sorta reacted like you just did.
Are you afraid I'll be mad or something?
She pats his arm.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Chris looks at Thyna for a bit, before placing his hands on her shoulders. "I...I'm not too sure about Mom, but I know that I'm reacting like this because I just want to be a good father. I don't want to have to needlessly confuse you with complicated relationships, or have you be hurt by this in the event that someone...disagrees with it."

"Aw, crap, that's not even it. The truth is...the truth is, I wanted to give you as normal a life as I could, at least by my definition of normal. Finding out that Mom and I were also dating Miss Dani and Miss Sam wasn't exactly part of the plan."

[Beans]

She looks, then just smiles.
Dad, I dunno about normal, but you and Mom are the greatest parents a girl could have.
She hugs him again.
If you and Mom want to also date other people, doesn't bother me. And Miss Sam and Miss Dani seem pretty cool.

Don't worry so much or you'll go gray before I'm 15, okay?
She giggles and reaches up to tussle his hair.
She has to stand on her tippy-toes and still has a little trouble.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Chris chuckles a bit, leaning his head down to help Thyna out. "Thanks Thyna. I can't help but worry, though. I love you, and I don't want to do wrong by you. I'll try to worry less though."

He hugs her, picking her up a bit in the process. "So, while we're on the subject, what do you think of Fiain?"

[Beans]

Oh, she's cool. A lot like Mom... and we watch MLP together.

Dedtiem.

[The Bushranger]

[Swimming Pool]

Erin's still here. And still swimming! Looking quite happy as she swims laps in the pool.

[FireFox]

Rosier has finally recovered enough to get up and move around. He's still too weak to practice with a sword, but he figures he can exercise by swimming. So he changes into some swim trunks and heads to the pool.

[The Bushranger]

[Swimming Pool]

Erin might spot Rosier, arriving.
In which case she'll swim over to the side of the pool where he is, smile, and wave!

[FireFox]

Rosier sits on the edge of the pool and soaks his legs in the water while he admires the ghost. Erin! It is wonderful to see you again, looking as lovely as always.

[The Bushranger]

[Pool]

Erin blushes at the compliment, admiring the Selenite a good bit, herself.
"Why thank you, Rosier. You're looking good too. It's good to see you up and about after what happened."

[FireFox]

The god reaches out a hand to gently brush her cheek. You are too kind. Besides, your daughter did most of the work, or so I hear.

[The Bushranger]

Erin turns her head to nuzzle the brushing hand a little.
"She did. She cares greatly for you, you know - she would have been devastated if you hadn't been rescued," she says quietly.

[FireFox]

I know. Rosier nods seriously, then slips into the water and smirks at Erin. But are you saying you wouldn't have been upset?

[The Bushranger]

"Oh, I never said such a thing at all," Erin admits, blushing a little and chuckling. "You're certainly a quite...enjoyable person to have and be around you know?" And a wink gets added.

[FireFox]

Rosier winks back, gently touching Erin's arm to enhance his lust aura. You're fun to be around too... lots of fun.

[The Bushranger]

Erin's grin grows, and she shivers a bit in the water.
"Oh? Am I as much fun to be around as you are to be with?" the ghostly woman asks, swimming closer to the god in the water.

[FireFox]

The Selinite mischeviously pinches Erin. Possibly... It's been awhile. We could have both changed.

[The Bushranger]

Erin jumps a bit, and swats playfully at Rosier's hand.
"Maybe. If there's been any change though...I think it's for the better," she purrs, then tries to give the Selnite a hug.

[FireFox]

Rosier hugs back, taking Erin into his big arms and trying to kiss her.

[The Bushranger]

Erin melts into the embrace, kissing back with a barely reserved passion!
Needless to say, she's enjoying this quite a bit.

[FireFox]

Rosier is the God of Infidelity, something nobody here has seemed to have picked up on. He has no worshippers to draw power from. Therefore, if he wants to recover faster, he needs to create and consume intangible unfaithfulness.
You do know I'm in a relationship with your daughter. I don't think she would like to hear that her mother has been kissing me.
And yes, it counts if he's the one being adulterous.

[The Bushranger]

Erin might know, but at the moment she's drunk on Rosier and doesn't particulary care.
"So?" is her response, cheeks flushed and eyes glassy with desire! "If you're not interested, though..."

[FireFox]

So I won't tell her if you won't. Rosier winks and starts kissing a trail down Erin's neck.

[The Bushranger]

Erin looks to be completely under Rosier's spell by this point, but has enough senses to teleport the two of them to her bedroom - and bed. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

Rosier pulls a very pleasurable curtain, and seems much more energetic when it rises. He searches the base for other potential marks, even as he snuggles with the ghost.

[The Bushranger]

Dani is presumably still with Sam and Carrie, Patty's away, and I don't think Rosier would be interested in BR. :smalltongue:

Erin, for her part, is probably passed out/asleep, with a smile on her face either way.

[Mee]

What kind of hobby? I don't have any interests and have very little in common with the other HALO members my age.

"Music?
Music is good.
Reading for enjoyment, find some interesting people not of your age.
Go out into the world that's not HALO, and just meet new people.
You're not limited to just staying here, you know."


Sorry for mega-delays in posting. >_<

[FireFox]

I go out into the world all the time and meet lots of new and interesting people. Wait for it. And then I kill them. There's the punchline! :smalltongue:
Fine, I'll just go out into one of those bars that're so popular then. I guess I could meet someone there...

[Mee]

I go out into the world all the time and meet lots of new and interesting people. Wait for it. And then I kill them. There's the punchline! :smalltongue:
Fine, I'll just go out into one of those bars that're so popular then. I guess I could meet someone there...

"See? There's the problem.
If you don't kill everyone, you'd meet some great people.

See? There you go.
Head to a bar, chat to some new people, and just see how it goes.
If you don't like it at all, then it's back to the drawing board.

Just . . .
Don't actually drink anything, mm'kay?"
Ori says with a very motherly tone.

[FireFox]

Kyne sighs. Yeah, whatever.

[Mee]

Kyne sighs. Yeah, whatever.

"Oh come on, cheer up!
I could be going with you."
Ori pats her on the cheek gently.

[FireFox]

That would be more interesting. Somebody would hit on you and you'd throw him through the roof.

[Mee]

That would be more interesting. Somebody would hit on you and you'd throw him through the roof.

"Which is why I'm not going with you.
If anyone's going to get hit on, it had best be you.


Just don't stab them, please."

[FireFox]

Kyne doubts anyone will hit on her even if she doesn't go in armed. I'll be fine. Maybe I'll go with Carrie or Patty or somebody from here.

[Mee]

Kyne doubts anyone will hit on her even if she doesn't go in armed. I'll be fine. Maybe I'll go with Carrie or Patty or somebody from here.

"By all means, go right ahead.
I won't tell you what to out and out do, but I do suggest that you go out and see people.
I don't want to try to tell you to do things."

[FireFox]

The young girl nods, then suddenly tries to hug her mother.

[Mee]

The young girl nods, then suddenly tries to hug her mother.

Ori hugs her back.
"Thank you for listening. I do appreciate it."

[InyutheBeatIs]

Chris is currently at the firing range, shooting a pistol at the targets.

[Beans]

Sioda is watching Chris shootyshoot.
---
Tsiln is still writing from yesterday.

[FireFox]

Ori hugs her back.
"Thank you for listening. I do appreciate it."

Sure... So, Mom... What are you doing these days?

[Beans]

Tsiln goes to find Angela, small writing pad in her suitcoat pocket. She looks a little bit down, lacking her usual bouncy briskness.

[InyutheBeatIs]

Sioda is watching Chris shootyshoot.

Chris looks over his shoulder and notices Sioda, nodding his head towards her as he does so. "Hello there. How are you doing?"

[Beans]

I'm well, thanks. You?

Blehh, dedtiems soon.

[InyutheBeatIs]

I'm well, thanks. You?

Blehh, dedtiems soon.

"Pretty good, actually."

"Anything I can help you with, or are you watching just because?"

[Beans]

Just watching.
And deadtiming.

[FireFox]

Matt and Kevin are in the entrance hall, getting ready for Karyana's mission. The druid straps golden armor onto the angel and frowns. The armor won't protect everything. Keep your guard up or you'll get killed again.
Hey, that was just bad luck. Wasn't expecting her to move that fast... Anyways, we're going up against spellcasters, right? Between my natural spell resistance and your magic items, we'll be fine.

[Lady Serpentine]

A plotclone of the vampire in question enters on that last bit.

"Clerics, actually. And quite a few paladins. We're rescuing them from a Temple of Storis."

[FireFox]

Matt and Kevin nods to Karyana. Hmph. I'll show them what a real paladin can do.
The Champion of Civiron is clad in platemail of impressive quality and armed with a bastard sword and a white shield with a purple anchor drawn on it.
Kevin, by contrast, is dressed in plain pants and a brown tunic and appears to be unarmed.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana is wearing her normal t-shirt and jeans, both grey. She currently has six arms, but no wings, as she's wearing her cloak (dark green).

"Just to make sure, I'll be able to use the magic Civiron gives me in the other dimension, right?"

[FireFox]

Yeah. It might be a little weaker, especially if there's another God of Hope in that dimension, but you should still be able to cast spells.


Kevin shrugs. Unless the clerics have a way to prevent other deities from messing around in their temples.

[Lady Serpentine]

"A god of hope? Doubtful. That would require enough people to feel it. And there might be, I suppose. Storisans are fairly protective of their temples."

[FireFox]

Don't worry, they could have the whole place bathed in anti-magic and I could still clean them out. Matt grins.

Kevin just takes out a rag and starts wiping at the front of the angel's armor. Whoops, looks like there's some dried blood here. You know, from when that vampire knocked you down and ripped out your throat.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana laughs, but otherwise makes no comment.

[FireFox]

Matt gives the older man a pained look. Okay, okay, I get it. Hey, Karyana, who all is going on this mission? Do we have a plan apart from killing our way through the place until we find the prisoners?

[Lady Serpentine]

"Dani, two people you don't know, possibly Carrie*, and some healers from GLoG**."

*I don't remember if Karyana asked her or not.

**Not yet recruited.

[FireFox]

Dani? Matt looks shocked. But she's not... she can't...

Kevin sighs and starts walking to the armory. Looks like I'll need to be a frontline fighter, unless those two other people happen to be paladins or knights...

[Lady Serpentine]

"Zwei is a deathknight, and Ashley is a mage."

[FireFox]

The angel takes off his helmet and starts rubbing his head. Okay, so we have a bunch of healers, a girl who has never been in a real fight before, a mage, a deathknight, a druid, a paladin, and you. I'm assuming you have a really good plan to grab the prisoners and leave before they even know we're there, right?

[The Bushranger]

Dani takes offense to Matt's characterization of her! :smalltongue:

She also arrives now, wearing a leather bustier and trousers "traditional woman's fantasy armor" type outfit, a short sword that looks like a longsword compared to her size, and an energy pistol that looks to be about the size of her forearm. :smalleek:

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana shifts to her combat form. So now all of her arms are clawed, she's covered in thick scales, her legs have been replaced with spiked tentacles with beaks on the ends, and her mouth is now crocodilian, with long teeth.

Less obvious is the fact that she can now spit blinding venom.

"If you're worried about my ability to take care of myself, don't be."

[FireFox]

Matt ignores Dani, just staring at Karyana. He doesn't seem impressed. I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about the plan which you haven't told me yet. I'm starting to worry that there isn't a plan. I need to know what the plan is, exactly how many enemies we are up against, and some idea of what the layout is. I will not allow HALO members to blindly charge into a mission, so give me your intel.

[Lady Serpentine]

"I am not privy to the floor plan or guard schemes. It has been two years since I left the dimension. And unless I'm very much mistaken about HALO's command structure, you can't stop anyone that's not part of another group that you're in charge of."

[FireFox]

So you have no intel. You just expect me to walk into a building, fight anywhere from 5 to 500 clerics, and rescue some people who may have been moved or killed since you left. Matt sighs in frustration. He just knows this is going to turn into a game of FUBAR foosball, where he's going to have to drink some SNAFU snapple while dancing the Charlie Foxtrot. I will go with you, but I will not allow Dani to go. It's just too dangerous for an inexperienced woman with few fighting skills. He gives the short redhead an apologetic frown. Sorry Dani, but Sam would kill me twice if I let you into a battle with no intel or plan.

[Lady Serpentine]

"I was intending to gather more when we arrived, not drop us in the middle of the temple."

[The Bushranger]

"Oh? Judge me by my size, do you?" Dani straightens up and glares at Matt, although he'll be able to tell in her eyes that she's more upset than angry. "I can teleport just fine behind you and you can't stop me from coming along," she declares. "...please?"

..oh gods, its The Eyes now. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

So... You were going to figure out how many enemies we would be facing after you determined who was going and they chose what weapons to bring? Matt silently prays to Civiron for the patience to deal with idiots.
... Okay, Dani... You can come if you swear to teleport yourself here the instant I tell you to, if it gets too dangerous.

[The Bushranger]

"I promise!" Dani declares quickly - too quickly, possibly - even as she feels a twinge of dissapointment at not having to threaten Matt with embarassing stories to get to come along.

[Lady Serpentine]

"If we needed more, we could always, y'know, come back. Is there some particular reason that that would be a problem?"

[FireFox]

I guess I'm just used to going on missions that have been extensively planned out ahead of time. Which has the benefit of not killing any of my friends anymore. The angel shrugs. That said, I'm still going to go with you. I'll just have to do my best to keep everyone alive.

[Lady Serpentine]

"Trust me, I'd prefer to have that luxury. But I'm glad you're going even though we don't."

She pauses for a moment.

"Haven't we met?"

[The Bushranger]

Dani leans against the wall with a smile, admiring Matt for a moment before looking around at the others, the tiny redhead considering them apprasingly.

[FireFox]

I... thought they met... :smallconfused:

I am Matthew Vulpan, son to the Black Fox and the angel Orianna, Champion of Civiron, and Crown Prince of Vulpania.

[Lady Serpentine]

"That's right. Ori introduced us. Sorry about that."

(She didn't meet him for long, and he looks rather different in armor. Also, I wasn't sure which was the one she'd met, as it was a while ago.)

[The Bushranger]

"So, who else needs to be here?" Dani asks. Cutting a striking figure in her armor. :smalltongue:

[Lady Serpentine]

"Zwei and Ashley, and possibly Carrie."

[Beans]

I suppose Zwei (http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5227/tek4e48616bcef075632938.png) arrives if Karyana's intention was to take her here.
The death knight nods to the others.

Carrie herself comes, cane in hand.
---
Meanwhile, Tsiln writes in the library.

[Lady Serpentine]

Yep, that was her intent.

She's in combat form, but waves at Zwei and Carrie despite this.

[The Bushranger]

Dani giggles at spotting Carrie, and the redhead in the Typical Female Fantasy Armor skips over to give her friend a hug!

[Beans]

Hug!
Carrie smiles... then sees Karyana in scaryboople form and basically whatfaces.
... Um.
That is all I can say.
Just... Um.

Karyana, you look different.
Is it something you did with your hair?

[Lady Serpentine]

"It's a combat form. Why?"

[FireFox]

Matthew is wearing golden platemail with slits in the back for his wings. He's got a shield with Civiron's purple anchor on it and a bastard sword buckled at his side.
Kevin comes up and rejoins the group. He's not wearing any armor, but it holding a large metal warhammer with druidic runes all over. Hello.

[Beans]

Zwei shifts her cane (CANES EVERYWHERE) into her weapon, a tulwar with a lengthened handle and shortened blade.

Carrie's put her hair back; she wears an old stitch-riddled jacket over a grey leather top and dull work jeans, eschewing her usual bare feet for a pair of her old worn boots. Gaiters of plated leather cover her lower legs.

... Oh. I see...

Makes sense.
Seeing as damn, it's scary. Zwei nods to Karyana.

The death knight and goddess also nod to Kevin when he comes.

[The Bushranger]

Dani giggles, nodding in agreement.
"Scary - but practical too!"

[Lady Serpentine]

"Especially with the venom. But I can change back, if you want..."

[Devixer]

I suppose Ashley would arrive as well. She probably looks the least ready for combat, being unarmored and carry a very threatening dagger.

[Beans]

Zwei puts an arm around Ashley.
---

Tsiln puts down her writing pad and lays down to nap on the library couch.

[FireFox]

Matt looks Ashley and Zwei over for a minute, then leans towards the Death Goddess. Carrie, we don't know exactly what we're getting into. If things get too hot, take Dani and get out. I mean it. Sam would be so pissed if either of you got hurt and I can't regenerate faster than she can shoot.

[Beans]

Carrie nods.
Got it.
Dani, stay close to me all the time. Forever.
Okay?

[The Bushranger]

"That's fine with me!" the underdressed, overarmed, undersized, oversugared redhead chirps. "And I'll get you out too if need be, how's that?"

[FireFox]

Matt and Kevin continue waiting quietly.


Meanwhile, a handsome man appears in the base and starts walking around, reading a piece of paper in his hand.

[The Bushranger]

Dani waits!


Erin, wrapped in a robe and heading from the dorms torwards the kitchen, might get stumbled across.

[FireFox]

The man, preoccupied with the paper, is not looking and does indeed run into Erin. He quickly tries to put an arm around her to catch her before she falls.
He is wearing very fine yet casual clothes from a modern setting, with a black hat perched rakishly on his head. He has piercing grey eyes and slightly untidy rust-colored hair. I beg your pardon, Miss! Are you all right?

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana waves to Ashley. At least, something with a face vaguely like Karyana's waves to Ashley. The scales make it kind of hard to tell, really.

[Devixer]

Ashley lets Zwei put an arm around her, and looks over Karyana's combat form. She's not entirely sure how to react, especially with the waving.

[The Bushranger]

Erin is caught! And starts to pull away, but quickly finds herself lost in piercing grey eyes!

...then snaps out of it. "Oh, ah, sorry, didn't see you there. I'm fine. Um, I don't believe we've met - are you new here?"

[FireFox]

The man steps back and gives her a slow once-over before responding. I am visiting, as a matter of fact... But if everyone here looks like you, I just might stay.

[Lady Serpentine]

All of Karyana's arms are clawed, she's covered in thick scales, her legs have been replaced with spiked tentacles with beaks on the ends, and her mouth is now crocodilian, with long teeth.

Less obvious is the fact that she can now spit blinding venom.

Noting that this seems to make people uncomfortable, she shifts back to normal.

"Hey Ashley."

[Devixer]

Ashley smiles Karyana changes back, though she didn't really mind the combat form. "Hey, Karyana. So, we got a plan?"

[Lady Serpentine]

((Argh... I try to edit, then add it back in so your post works, then you edit... But this works, I think))

"Get information, mostly. It's been a few years since I was there."

[The Bushranger]

[Hallway]

Erin's cheeks color, and she chuckles, giving a bit of a bow.
"You flatter me," she says with a smile. "Erin O'Connell, good sir, and yourself?"

[Embarking!]

Dani waits some more. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

The man doffs his hat and makes a flourish which Erin probably doesn't know is directly ripped off from Reinholdt. Except he has a cool hat... and a pair of black fox ears. You may call me Reynard.

[The Bushranger]

"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Reynard. You wouldn't happen to know the Goswell family, would you?" Erin asks, noticing the fox ears and thinking of Angela. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

Ah... I do know of them. I've never had to deal directly with them, but their reputations are... impressive, even to me. Reynard continues to study the ghost.

[The Bushranger]

Erin is quite pleased to be studied, and there's quite a bit of her to be studied as well...

"Ah. I wondered if perhaps you were related. What brings you to HALO aside from exploration, Mr. Reynard?" Erin asks with a smile.

[FireFox]

The Trickster God performs a subtle bit of slight of hand, palming the original note and producing a preprepared one. Well, it may sound silly, but I'm playing a game. It's like a scavenger hunt.

[The Bushranger]

"Oh? And what are you hunting here?" Erin asks, curious.

Hopefully it isn't like Harnel's scavenger hunt. :smalltongue:

[FireFox]

I am specifically looking for a machine said to be able to isolate part of someone's personality, separate it from the main whole, and clone it a new body. But there are a few easier ones I bet I can get here as well...

[The Bushranger]

"...the Dup-o-Matic?" Erin asks, blinking in surprise. "I...might know where that is. What else are you looking for?"

[FireFox]

Reynard consults his list. The sound of frustration, a physical reminder of a tragic moment, a beautiful woman's blush, and a few other things...

[The Bushranger]

"Well, you might have already got one of those," Erin says, blushing once more and giggling, tossing her hair.

[FireFox]

Reynard tilts his head to the side slightly. I saw you go green... Did you just remember something and threw up in your mouth a little? I don't think vomit counts as a physical reminder of a past tragedy.

[The Bushranger]

Erin snerks in a rather unladylike fashion, shaking her head. "No, that's my blush. My blood is rather...unique compared to the norm," she explains with a giggle.

[FireFox]

The Trickster gives her another onceover and steps closer. I shouldn't be surprised; you are singularly beautiful, Miss O'Connell.

[The Bushranger]

Erin blushes a bit more, ducking her head and smiling.
"Please, call me Erin...and I bet you say that to all the ladies, don't you?" she says with a chuckle.

[FireFox]

Of course not! He feigns indignation. I would never call the rest of them "Miss O'Connell" like that!

[The Bushranger]

Erin laughs at that!
"Why, you little charmer," she says, playfully aiming a swat for his arm. "I'd certainly hope not!"

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana and Quinn presumably arrived a bit before all of this started happening.

Karyana looks over the group.

If the following people are here, then they're ready to leave.

The Civironites (Matt and Kevin, possibly other depending on how many people FireFox wants to bring)

Carrie

Ashley

Zwei

Dani

Quinn

(If I've forgotten anyone, please let me know)

[FireFox]

Reynard grins as his arm is hit. So, Erin, you know where this... Dup-o-matic is?


Matt and Kevin are powerful enough, so I won't take any other characters.
When Quinn shows up, Kevin blushes and stares nervously at her while Matt groans. Her? You're bringing her?

[Lady Serpentine]

"I did say a healer from GLoG would be coming."