skypotato has connected.
Ganaroth has connected.
Riot has connected.
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Vul:
yo
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Riot:
Got
called in to work but the aircraft turned out to be broken so only
went into the office and then came home lol
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Ganaroth:
I
do... ok. I mean, things aren't great, but I am surviving and
recovering. Congratz on the easy day, though, lols.
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Riot:
Sometimes
that's all you can do. I'm glad you're recovering
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Vul:
I got
my 'literally illegal to force me to go into an office' note
approved for another year somewhat recently
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vonel has connected.
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Vul:
ohai
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Ganaroth:
I
think I'm at the limit at what I can do by sitting around in
isolation, so I'm trying to ease back into social stuff.
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Ganaroth:
Actually,
related to what I just said, I'd appreciate it if this could be a
short session. A warm-up, of sorts. Is that okay?
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Ganaroth:
(I
will be right there, btw. Just tying a thing up.)
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Ganaroth:
(Okay.I'm
more or less here now.)
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Last time, in the universe that came before, of which no history remains
beyond the dreams of dead gods, we played a game of D&D. In that game,
you survived the blood ocean, but retreated in the face of Orbras's
defenses. Before withdrawing, he made quite clear his intention to close
this unwelcome backdoor into his domain, by whatever means necessary.
After that, his image disappeared, but you have a distinct, and clearly
purposeful, sense that he is continuing to observe you down here.
=^v^=:
(( pretty sure we withdrew to not
being spied upon probably as well! ))
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Alsyne:
(Gotcha!
Well then that last part can be ignored.)
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Riot:
(( did we make it all the way back
upstairs? I thought I had saved the notes file from the last session but
I've only got one from the session prior ))
Riot:
(( I feel like we made it back to the
house and fucked off back to rest, but I could be imagining things ))
=^v^=:
(( ya more or less, though I think
Yith was lamenting having no sample from pool and vul was going to make
suggestion once out of mystical earshot from pretty hostile wizard ))
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Yltheria remains expressionless,
lingering near the stairwell. Silent except for the regular click
of her tongue, she draws her left thumbnail down the plaster of
the cellar antechamber repeatedly, digging a series of regular
parallel grooves.
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Alsyne shivers. "I didn't really
notice while were fighting... but that room smelled AWFUL. It was
like a slaughterhouse was left to ferment for a few days, then
they poured a fresh layer of fluids on."
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Lucky:
"I
feel like we should clean this stuff off, not take it back into
the house."
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Yltheria:
"...Yes.
I can do that." She walks over and waves her hand, causing the
disgusting residue to vanish from your clothing and bodies. "Thank
you."
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Yltheria:
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Effect:
Use this cantrip to accomplish one of the
effects given below: ? Change the color of items in 1 cubic
foot. ? Create a harmless sensory effect, such as a shower
of sparks, a puff of wind, faint music, or a strong odor. ?
Clean or soil items in 1 cubic foot. ? Instantly light (or
snuff out) a candle, a torch, or a small campfire. ? Chill,
warm, or flavor up to 1 pound of nonliving material for up
to 1 hour. ? Make a small mark or symbol appear on a surface
for up to 1 hour. ? Produce out of nothingness a small item
or image that exists until the end of your next turn. ? Make
a small, handheld item invisible until the end of your next
turn.
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Special:
You can have as many as three
prestidigitation effects active at one time. Nothing you
create with this cantrip can deal damage, serve as a weapon
or a tool, or hinder another creature's actions. This
cantrip cannot duplicate the effect of any other power.
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Vul:
"It'd
be extremely hard for me to do anything about that overlapping
space without knowing more about the other bit..."
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Clarity:
"I
get the feeling our neighborhood flesh wizard wouldn't have told
us anything about it, no matter what we did."
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Perra looks a bit calmer now,
"...still going to take a bath when we get out of here."
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Lucky:
"I'm
getting a beer, drinking it in the bath, and then passing the fuck
out."
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Eileen:
"We'll
just have to keep an eye out for what ever he's sending to try and
knock the house down and reak the conection."
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Clarity:
"We
should probably tell ... Patience ... first thing. She'll want to
know if there's a possible threat to the house, knowing her."
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Eileen:
"Yeah."
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Vul:
"I
mean ya, but it seems like Yith knows a bunch about that sort of
thing?"
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Yltheria:
"I
know... some of how you would go about making something like that.
Theoretically. Partially. Mostly about how to create a
translocation zone into one, but a little about the mechanics of
the distortion as well." She frowns. "Partially. There were some
things that didn't line up exactly, but I can't tell what is truly
anomalous and what is simply my own ignorance at work." She turns
to Perra. "You definitely should. Using purified water to cleanse
yourself has a negative effect on necromantic curses that my
cantrips don't."
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Yltheria:
"Holy
water even more so, of course, but that's slightly more expensive
to take a bath in."
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Alsyne:
"Yeah...
So, are we drawing straws over who tells Patience, then? I mean,
if you need me to, I'll do it, of course, but I don't know her
very well."
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Perra nods
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Vul:
"Oh I
can do that if you are worried she'd be upset?"
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Io:
"If
you would like. I was about to volunteer myself, since apparently
everyone else is intimidated. Fortunately, valor is not completely
lost in this world."
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Io does not elaborate on why they
consider confronting Patience over this to be valorous.
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Io:
(Riot
is experiencing internet existence failure.)
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Vul chuckles at it eitherways
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=^v^=:
(( rip ))
Riot is disconnected.
Riot has connected.
Riot:
(( Thanks, that was frustrating. And
thanks for fixing the login issue Vul ))
Riot:
(( now where did we leave off? G sent
me up to the point where Vul chuckles ))
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Ganaroth:
(That's
current.)
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Lucky:
"I'll
tell her. Just let me grab my beer first."
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Vul:
"I
mean it's not like this is particularlly worse news then expected
right?"
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Lucky:
"I'm
sure she'll be her usual self about it."
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Clarity:
"You
mean grouchy and prone to violence?"
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Lucky nods, "Yep." (she pops the "p"
very loudly)
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Vul:
"Hey,
she hasn't ever taken a swing at any of us that I recall..>"
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Yltheria:
"There
is beer in the cold chest, in the loung on the first floor. I
don't know if it's good, though, because I've promised my father
not to drink for another five years." She pauses. "Mother didn't
seem to object, but I think I should listen to father on this
subject instead."
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Lucky looks toward Vul, "I mean toward
whomever might show up to 'solve' this problem. I assume that's
what blondie meant, too."
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Io:
"Do
threats count? I recall a few whose humorous nature was...
ambiguous."
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Clarity scrunches her face at the name
but nods a confirmation.
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Vul:
"Nope,
threats are blowing off steam."
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Vul:
"She
is extremely reasonable after all. See how upset she gets when
she's made unreasonable..."
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Io:
"I
see. Yes, that makes sense. It's a very draconic perspective,
really."
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Lucky pats Yltheria on the shoulder,
"That's probably a good idea. Where I live the rule is 'if they
can see over the counter, and they have money, they can drink',
but I've seen the results more times than I'd like. I no longer
serve people who are clearly children."
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Vul being a mighty 5'1" gives a look
at Lucky at 'see over counter'
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Yltheria:
"What
about halflings? Or gnomes?" She look up at you, curious."
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Yltheria:
"Also,
do they need to see over the bar while standing or while seated?"
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Lucky:
"You
can generally tell when they're grown. But yeah, I never said the
rule was particularly smart. Village rules are what they are
sometimes."
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Yltheria:
"Oh.
Yes, I understand that. Not just in villages either. I very much
enjoy the Pale Academy, but there are customs there that still
make no sense to me, no matter how often I ask."
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Lucky smiles and nods.
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Alsyne:
"Half
of the world seems crazy to me, honestly, but I'm smart enough to
get that I'm the weird bumpkin. I think Ra'Ven mentioned that she
was in a similar sort of situation, so I guess you were too, Vul?"
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Clarity:
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Io:
"Outcasts
and those displaced are we, whose homes are gone, or far removed.
Disparate souls of custom and nature, with a world showing a new
face with each turn of the stone."
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Io:
"Part
of a very old poem on the nature of learning, apologies. Some
concepts transcend millenia, I think."
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Vul:
"Well,
I mean, I read some stories, but ya, they are often not like
places really are. But then again a lot of places are the same?"
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Lucky:
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Vul:
"Basically
everywhere you can get some sort of food and drink at a dry spot
in return for something shiny"
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Vul:
"It
even works for many animals and quite a few spirits"
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Yltheria:
"A
barren wasteland in the middle of a dead magic region."
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Vul:
"Well,
places with people..."
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Lucky:
"That's
fine and dandy until you go back into your stockroom and an 8 year
old human is trying to see if he can pee on the ceiling."
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Yltheria:
"There
could be undead there. Or potentially sapient elementals."
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Eileen:
"That's
oddly specific."
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Vul hmms, "Elementals would 'live' in
a dead magic zone?"
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Lucky "It wasn't even the first time."
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Clarity:
"Wait
wait wait, I was distracted by the stories about the, uh,
unconventional bar situations. What dead magic zone?"
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Vul:
"Yith's
counter example one"
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Yltheria:
"It
depends on the kind of elemental, but most can. Earth elementals
in particular barely notice a null magic zone." She hesitates. "I
DO know of one, but I've never tried to buy a drink there, for the
reasons I implied."
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Vul:
"Huh..
I've never actually encountered an elemental outside of places
that tend to have strong natural magic...."
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Clarity:
"Ohhhh
okay."
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Clarity clearly missed something, but
she's pretending to understand.
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Vul shakes his head, "Anyways, telling
about our basement problem! Are you all just joking about having
an issue?"
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Vul:
"I
mean if it is I don't have one, if not feel free, she's your
friend right?" to Lucky and sorta in askence to Clarity
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Clarity looks away quickly.
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Yltheria:
"...."
Me remains silent.
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Lucky:
"I'll
tell her. Anyone else who wants to be there, feel free. I think
it'll be fine. Probably."
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Lucky:
"Maybe."
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Vul:
"It
will completely be fine..."
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Eileen:
"I'll
come along."
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Vul shakes his head, "Wonder how my
sis's mission is going..."
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Lucky:
"Maybe
we can get an update on that, too."
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Io:
"Well,
I hope. I haven't known her long, but she seemed competent, and
pleasant enough."
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Lucky:
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Clarity mumbles under her breath,
"Prickly. Hmph."
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Io:
"...I
meant Ra'Ven. Patience I would describe as reasonable, rather than
pleasant."
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Lucky:
"Ah,
yeah that makes more sense."
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Meanwhile, in the future:
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Please
explain. Why are so many of you roughed up? To my knowledge, none
of you ever even left the house."
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Riot is disconnected.
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(A
riot is missing an internet again.)
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(If
you find a lost internet, please return it to Riot Carol Danvers,
Las Vegas NV.
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=^v^=:
(( she ist disconnected so she can
just rejoin ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(I
know, but her router is still cooling down, I guess? I don't know
if that was a figure of speech or not.)
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vonel:
(( I'm going to pretend that it's
actually glowing white hot cause that's funny to me. ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(I
like the imagery there too.)
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Riot has connected.
Riot:
(( stupid. dumb. idiot. router. *kicks
it* ))
Riot:
(( what'd I miss. Last I saw was my
own "Yeah that makes more sense" ))
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Eileen:
Meanwhile,
in the future: Rai Patience Cantor: "Please explain. Why are so
many of you roughed up? To my knowledge, none of you ever even
left the house." Riot is disconnected.
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vonel:
(( that was it. ))
Riot:
(( Oh so we went to talk to her then?
))
vonel:
(( yep ))
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Eileen:
"The
basment is conected to someones blood soaked lair, and I do mean
that very literally."
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Lucky:
"Mr
Flesh Wizard was living in a pool of blood in the basement. Had an
army of little ghoulies. He was very insistent that our spaces
overlap and he was going to break the connection by any means
necessary."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Oh,
shoot. Didn't notice that you were back. Hold on for a moment.
Yeah, I jumped you guys forward, since nobody had mentioned
wanting to do anything else aside from getting some beer. If you
don't want to do that, I can rewind.)
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Riot:
(( nah as long as Lucky has a beer in
her hand I'm fine ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Break
the connection by any means necessary. It doesn't sound as though
he's planning to limit himself to collapsing the connection
harmlessly. Later, I'm going to ask all of you for information on
your encounter, so that I can glean whatever clues are available.
I'd like to be able to guess what he's planning to do next, and
when." She grimaces in distaste. "His lair sounds positively
delightful. By which I mean tacky, which is in fact a pun." She
frowns. "I'm also worried. According to the information we have,
the basement reacts to whatever the last extreme cycle was. So...
the last Patina connected it to the lair of a necromancer. What
happens when we hit an Auric cycle? Or Argent, or a Yawn, for
Garmera's sake. Does our basement connect to the lairs of several
DIFFERENT megalomaniacs, or did we get very unlucky on the first
try?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Lucky
can have two beers, if she wants. I bet she double fists every now
and again. Dual Wielding, baby!)
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Vul hmms, "Well, it stands to reason
it connects to locations of the same idea as the phase?"
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Vul:
"That'd
make the folding make more sense really..."
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Vul:
"Oh
the other hand, it stands to reason the connection will be severed
when the next phase happens, when is that supposed to hit?"
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Clarity looks at Vul, "What do you
mean, the same idea?"
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Vul:
"Idea,
it's a strong death power location it seemed? Blood foutain,
ghosts, the works."
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Vul:
"As
my sister would put it, it's the sorta place the Wolf sees when
she warns us."
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Clarity:
"Oh,
okay! So like this basement is connected to death, and so is his
lair, so they overlap during the Patina! Matching themes!"
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Eileen:
"I'm
not sure were in any danger of something coming up, if stuff could
get out of the basment any number of things would have been
pouring out of this house over the years."
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Vul:
"More
it stands to reason the seams are not obvious, so unless it
connects to a place that has an outpouring of whatever constantly,
you just get wandering?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I'm
inclined to agree with your desire, in this case. He likely has
any number of magical secrets, but we aren't without our own
resources there, and his death would mean we could explore his
stronghold at our leisure. But I can understand that the situation
didn't allow it." She taps her fingers on her desk, an antique of
wood so dark that it is almost black. "The next cycle should be a
Silver, in three days. As for the next extreme cycle, I heard it
was supposed to be within 4 and 5 weeks away, and that the
prediction is Electrum. But you know as well as I do that these
things aren't guaranteed." She nods at Eileen and Vul both. "We
don't really know enough either way. Figuring out whether he could
reliably assault us from his side involves too many answers that
we simply don't know. Either scenario you described is possible."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(within
= between 4 and 5 weeks)
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Vul:
"It
really sounded like he was going to go the less direct way though."
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Vul:
"I
mean we did tell him where we are, but I mean, he could have just,
you know, followed us anyways and get here a lot quicker?"
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Lucky grumbles a bit. "I don't
honestly give a shit about his stronghold, he tried to kill the
kid with his minions and that was where I drew the line."
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Lucky:
"And
if I recall correctly, he figured out where we were regardless,
didn't he?"
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Vul:
"We
did sorta kick in the door to his inner sanctom..."
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Vul:
"...
literally as I recall."
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Eileen:
"I
regret nothing."
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Lucky:
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Lucky pounds the rest of one beer and
sets the bottle on the desk. "Sorry, I'm just a little peeved
about that."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Yes.
But we don't know if invading from his end is impossible, or
whether he simply doesn't know how to do it yet. What if he
figures out the technique while his other forces are on their way?
It would be the difference between fighting on one or two fronts.
We technically don't even know if he's telling the truth about his
inability. Perhaps he's marshalling extra forces on his side right
now, and didn't immediately follow because he didn't know what
defenses we had. Maybe he's sending invisible spies through at
this moment. We don't know, and it would be foolish to bet our
lives that things will work out in the most convenient fashion for
us."
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Vul:
"Ya
which is why I tried to be nice?"
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Lucky:
"He
had us on the ropes but he let us go. I think if he intended to do
something in the immediate, he would have done it then."\
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Vul:
"Really,
the basement not going to a freaky blood pool would be best for
all of us."
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Lucky:
"But
I could be wrong. I don't know about necromancer shit."
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Vul:
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Clarity walks over and grabs the
bottle off the desk before Patience can get irritated by it, and
throws it in the closest trash bin.
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Yltheria:
"I
think I already gave my opinion on the subject of attempting to
murder me. I'm against it, but it's understandable. ...You care,
though." She gives an awkward half-smile.
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Vul:
"Sending
an army is not, genrally, helpful for the 'I need to not be
distrubed'" part
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Lucky:
"He
did know what city we were in, and from what you all tell me, this
place *waves arms* is like the high magic court or something. It
feels like it'd be incredibly stupid to attack it in the open."
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Lucky:
"I'm
very against it, kid."
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Rai Patience Cantor looks at Clarity
with a tiny twinge of surprise, then inclines her head in a minute
show of thanks.
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Clarity:
"That
didn't stop the Iron from sending their people straight into the
city. I don't think we can bank on it for our new friend, either."
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Vul:
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Vul:
"Space
is pretty... springy. It folds, but it snaps back unless something
holds it and that's pretty hard. I... well, don't know of anything
short of a rune maze that could do this? And this would be the
wierdest one I've ever heard of."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Yes.
I intend to put out feelers to find out exactly why Si En Kelar
has become so porous. The city is busy right now, but the lack of
security is suspicious. In times like this, it should be twice as
hard to sneak inside, not easier."
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Rai Patience Cantor starts at Vul's
statement. "You're quite certain that it is NOT a rune maze, then?
Do I have to worry about that kind of trouble under my new house?"
Her voice sounds tightly controlled, as though masking real fear.
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Vul shrugs, "I mean, I'd say every
rune maze wants you to leave, but we found Io in that suspiciously
similar to one..."
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Vul:
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Yes.
Tyellenthi as well, unless those were two parts of the same one.
But that place was man-made, if indescribably ancient. Rune Mazes,
to my knowledge, are not." She shivers. "Yes, nobody feels
comfortable in a rune maze." She purses her lips. "Most people
don't wake up in the middle of the night about the idea. Ah well."
Her eyes widen. "Dear storms, I hope not. This entire affair has
begun because she is undergoing unprecedented change. I don't want
anything so unstable directly connected with us."
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Vul:
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Unless
you are implying that I should charge gullible Lansirians a fee to
make pilgrimages, it being a holy site offers me very few
advantages. That being said, I'm willing to support research from
this base, provided that it is kept in-house. Pun once again
intended. I feel whimsical today."
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Vul:
"Err...
I mean, yes? You wanted to make a lot of money right?"
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Vul:
"Also
it wouldn't really be gullible right? Since it's not actually
fake?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I'll
consider it for when we're more established. For now, the last
thing that I need is a horde of idiot zealots filling the halls
and potentially spying on our activities. And the gullibility
isn't in the holiness of the site, it's in the waste of time that
is a pilgrimage."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Riot's
internet is on the wrong side of there/not there atm.)
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Riot is disconnected.
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Rai Patience Cantor:
brb
bio.
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Riot has connected.
Riot:
(( I am losing my mind at my router
just developing problems over the past few days ))
Riot:
(( last I saw was "You wanted to make
a lot of money right?" from Vul ))
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Vul:
Vul:
"Also it wouldn't really be gullible right? Since it's not
actually fake?" Rai Patience Cantor: "I'll consider it for when
we're more established. For now, the last thing that I need is a
horde of idiot zealots filling the halls and potentially spying on
our activities. And the gullibility isn't in the holiness of the
site, it's in the waste of time that is a pilgrimage." Rai
Patience Cantor: (Riot's internet is on the wrong side of
there/not there atm.)
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=^v^=:
(( I blame home routers sucking ))
Riot:
(( It was fine and now it just loses
connection and suddenly my up speed is a tenth of normal. Down speed is
still 1gbps. But the light says it's fine, but it's dead as hell until I
reboot it ))
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Clarity:
"Yeah,
not a big fan of zealots, myself."
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=^v^=:
(( cable? ))
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Clarity:
Yes
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Clarity:
Cox
"Gigablast"
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Riot:
(( whoops ))
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Clarity:
Three
different convos
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Riot:
(( godamnit ))
Riot:
(( sorry ))
Riot:
(( side note, the fact that literally
the only way I'm going to be able to get help about this problem is to
call them on a voice line is infuriating. The only support chat is a bot
that dies if your question is too long ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Ah,
hiya. I think maybe it's about time to call it, though, like I
said earlier. Things were actually easier than I thought they'd
be, but I don't want to push it, if that's okay.)
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vonel:
(( o problem ))
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Vul:
sure
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Riot:
(( absolutely fine! ))
vonel:
(( *no ))
Riot:
(( I want to try and figure out my
internet issue anyway ))
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Vul:
it's
sorta nice to work for an ISP that doesn't suck though
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Riot:
It's
driving me up the wall
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Riot:
Love
a modem that saves no logs
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Vul:
I
mean many modems you have to turn on the logs
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Riot:
There's
no on or off option
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Riot:
I'll
show you in #system-bitching
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Riot:
Anyway,
I know I had a good time! Thanks all, g'night!
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Rai Patience Cantor:
Thanks!
I had a good night too.
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Riot is disconnected.
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Vul:
there
gaemd
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Eileen:
I
had fun tonight as well
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Eileen:
look
forward to next week.
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vonel is disconnected.
Ganaroth is disconnected.