skypotato has connected.
Ganaroth? has connected.
Riot has connected.
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Ra'ven:
oi
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Ra'ven:
sup
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Asger Vayak:
Heyo.
Be there in a bit.
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Riot:
gimme
5 to go check my mail
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vonel has connected.
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Ra'ven:
oi
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Ra'ven:
others
are currently afk brb etc
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Ganaroth?:
Whew.
Ok, just like a minute or half, and I'm there. Just needed to
finish a thing. (not videogame related.)
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Ra'ven:
wb
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Ganaroth?:
Heyo
everyone. Sorry for the previous abscence. I, uh, was not feeling
good. At all. Honestly, that whole week was basically one of the
most startlingly unpleasant weeks I've been through. I can give
the full description on request, but suffice to say that it was
almost a full week of continuous physical and emotional torture,
and certain aspects of my life are probably now permanently
fucked. So that's what I was doing, but I hope (I know, I know...)
to be able to attend more consistently than that. But aside from
that, how are you folks?
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Ganaroth?:
Well,
I'm glad to hear that.
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Ra'ven:
a
fox made it through the mail
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Ra'ven:
it
is good
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Ganaroth?:
So,
people want to start playing now?
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Ra'ven:
i
like gaem
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Ra'ven:
we
should resume questioning the dean of bad decisions why he made
bad decisions/is he posssessed
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Ganaroth?:
Cool.
Starting it up.
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Last time on D&D, the summit finally began... and was almost immediately
interrupted. Professor Okorion gave a general rundown to the assembled
dignataries gathered from all over the world, and explained the dire
situation that the world has found itself in with regards to Garmera's
condition. He outlined several necessary actions and areas of inquiry
that needed to be taken to ameliorate the coming disaster, as well as
some of the inevitable affects. However, the representative of The
Silverfang cult, invited because of the cult's extensive and unique
knowledge of Garmera, chose to instead knock Okorion out while he was
speaking, and take the entire room hostage. Thinking quickly, Ra'ven
claimed to be a higher ranking member of the cult, outraged that Vayak,
the cultist leader, had ruined ongoing plans, and Vayak was convinced
enough to withdraw, taking Professor Okorion and all of you besides
Perra and Vul along with him. You rushed to the roof, where he activated
a device that summoned a vortex similar to what is seen during a Yawn,
and all of you were transported elsewhere. Specifically, you've now
ended up in the dining room of some unknown but clearly affluent home,
alongside the other members of the cult that escaped.
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Riot:
Dunno
if that travel was weird for anyone else, but this is what Lucky
experienced:
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Riot:
"The
vortex of unreality engulfs you, and for a moment your view of
time and space are distored. It isn't as though you've stepped
through a portal, per se. Rather, in the moment it surrounds you,
you get the distinct feeling that here all times and places are
simply one and the same, as though the entirety of the universe
and time have been compressed, and now impinge upon the reality
that you know. The world is seen in a montage of single frame
flashes, accompanied by momentary feelings or thoughts about what
you sense, fleeting but intense. You can see your bar, in the
first days that you came to own it. You can see images of a war
that you don't recognize, but the sight of the soldiers fills you
with rage and defiance. You can see visions of nightmarish
destruction, and desperate attempts to save others. You can see
yourself being taken in by a pair of elderly, but clearly wealthy
individuals, though you aren't certain why. You can see your first
kill, a young man with your dagger in his throat, though you
recognize neither the man nor the dagger, nor the reason you might
have done this, other than a sense of satisfaction. You can feel
an aching emptiness in you, and the desperate need to fill it with
something, anything. You see scenes of your recent adventures,
from multiple angles. You see, somehow, you entering your bar and
speaking to yourself, from a completely different point of view,
and the scene is so familiar somewhow. You see no visions of
anything in your life before the time you purchased your bar. The
entire vision, comprehensive in so many ways, simply doesn't show
you anything from that period. You are, however, left with a
contradictory simultaneous feeling of both familiarity and
alienation; both deja vu and jamais vu."
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Ganaroth?:
(It
is very possible, even probable, that others of you also
experienced flashbacks of your own lives, similar in nature. It's
a bit disorienting. The memories for the rest of you are
essentially familiar, though, except that Ra'ven sees a momentary
glimpse of what might actually have been the path she took to
leave her home.)
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Ganaroth?:
(I'm
going to move you guys over to the current location. It's on the
same map.)
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Ra'ven shakes/blinks it off, "I can
see how following such a blink backwards would confound."
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Asger Vayak:
"Yeah.
Honestly, you're doing well to not be vomiting, if this is your
first time. I puked my internals out on my first trip. All the
things you see..."
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Yltheria is shaking. Expressionless,
but she's trembling hard enough that she almost drops her staff.
Hector quickly envelops her in a tight hug, whispering "It's okay,
It's okay. You're not there. Come on back..."
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Rai Patience Cantor suddenly vomits, a
horrified expression on her face. Her gaze darts around, but it's
difficult to tell exactly what or whom she is looking at.
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Eileen rubs her head
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Asger Vayak:
"Yeah,
there it is. No shame, sister."
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Lucky stumbles, confused, grabbing on
to the nearest person to keep herself from falling. Her eyes are
unfocused, lost. When they refocus, she is staring at Patience,
and her face screws up in a weird look of recognition, before she
doubles over and vomits as well.
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Ra'ven:
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Ra'ven:
"Like
falling down a flight of stairs to not leave footprints, except
brilliant?"
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Clarity:
"That...
was not fun."
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Clarity looks down at Lucky, who is on
her knees with her hand still in an iron grip on Clarity's wrist.
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Asger Vayak:
"I
wish I could take credit, because yes, this thing has been an
incredible boon. I'm not a wizard, but one of our close allies
made this for us. It COMPLETELY shreds any traces of the teleport.
As far as we can tell, without some way of reconstructing chaos,
it's not only practically untraceable, it's also theoretically
untraceable. Nobody we know even has an idea where to begin doing
something like that."
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Asger Vayak:
"All
of which means that you're safe here. They can't follow us."
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Ra'ven nods, "Well, they can't follow
us at least, since I rightfully don't know where this is, I can't
speak of their ability to discover it otherwise..." She sighs,
"Though, It does seem we might need a bit to... recover?"
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Clarity:
(did
we already get moved?)
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vonel:
(( Yeah were hanging out next to a
giant table and some gaint pillows. ))
Riot:
(( oh duh I loaded in to the wrong map
))
Riot:
(( although I must be blind because I
do not see us ))
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Rai Patience Cantor wipes her mouth,
grimacing. "That's good to know. Frankly, I can't afford to be
caught at this time. Luckily, I believe that my disguise held up.
Nobody in that crowd should have been able to see my true face."
If you didn't know otherwise, you'd swear that no lie just crossed
her lips.
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Riot:
(( okay thanks ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(np!)
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Riot:
(( I could have just clicked my token
but I didn't think of it ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
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=^v^=:
(( it only works if you are on the
same map and were moved, but ya. Plus it doesn't work for gm ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Yes
it does? I can double click on any token in the map explorer, and
it will take me right there.)
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=^v^=:
(( oh that does, I meant the hud one
with the health bars etc ))
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Hector Achilon:
(Oh,
okay.)
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Clarity looks curiously at Patience
after her remark, but doesn't comment.
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Ra'ven sighs, "I do hope they will see
reason, or at least expediance and just... disavow his statment
when things calm down a bit." she shoots a gesture at the
kidnapped prof
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Ra'ven:
"After
all, he's a colaborator right? He escaped with us.." she smirks
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Asger Vayak:
"Oh,
good. I have to admit, I was worried that I'd compromised
everyone's cover. The rest of you were playing as guards, so
probably nobody got a good look at you, but someone in the crowd
joining in would definitely cause attention." He sneers at the
professor. "This moron. Ethereologists know absolutely everything
about Garmera and the storms, right up until they don't. Blind
spots you could fly twelve airships across through." He laughs.
"Well, we'll see if they believe that. I, uh, did sorta knock him
out in front of everyone, but if we plant a little evidence, we
should be able to convince people that it was an act. And yes,
then hopefull they'll reconsider this idiocy."
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Ra'ven:
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Clarity:
"I
still don't understand why the Emir would threaten representatives
from nearly every living society and his own upper crust with
death if they didn't immediately start contributing."
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Asger Vayak sighs. "If we had the
numbers, we could take more direct action to stop this, but as it
is, our best course of action is making everyone else think twice
about the consequences." He shrugs. "I couldn't say. It seemed...
extreme, even to me. But it's one more reason we can be sure that
we're the good guys this time. His message is "join or die." Ours
is "as you were." For a lot of people in that audience, I know
which one will be easier to believe in. He's obviously deadly
concerned about this shit, but it looks like that concern is
making him panic. All the better for us, though I wouldn't mind
knowing the reasons."
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Ra'ven nods, "I mean, if you go along
with the idea that his statment was part of your plan, then it
looks like we have more influnce then otherwise and staged this
whole things as a dire warning, right?"
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Ra'ven:
"If
your plan is something like this, you'll sound as bad as that and
this will happen to you"
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Asger Vayak mulls that over. "It's
almost too much. Some people aren't going to believe that we have
the influence to arrange a demonstration on this scale. But there
are people who will, and if so, that'll drive a wedge between the
two groups. Heh. Not at all bad. I wish you'd been working with my
cell during the planning. You seem to have a good sense of the
optics. Honestly, it playing out the way it did might have been
best for all of us."
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Asger Vayak offers his hand for a
shake. "Glad to meet all of you. I always assumed that there was a
second cell here in the city. It's a big place, and there have
been indications over the years of someone else doing jobs that
align with us. Never thought I'd actually get acquianted, though.
My name's Alpha Vayak. Er, Asger Vayak, to those on the same
level. Welcome to our base." He indicates the richly appointed
room. "Vaz! Go get our host. He'll want to know why we're back so
soon."
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A half-orc man, presumably Vaz, immediately leaves.
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Ra'ven nods, "Ra'ven."
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Asger Vayak sits down on one of the
nearby plush cushion and groans. "It was a lot of running without
even a decent scrap at the end, though. Even if it's a good
result, it's a bit frustrating." He eyes Eileen, as well as Hector
and Yltheria. "You're a pretty conspicuous bunch. Hiding in plain
sight, huh? Lemme guess; you're a small, elite unit.
Troubleshooters. Back in the day, I always wanted to be part of
that kind of pack. How is it?" He nods "Good to meet you, Sister
Ra'ven"
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Ra'ven nods, "Blending in by not
blending in works occasionally..." she sighs, "Might be rather...
tricky to go back to things."
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Ra'ven wonders if Hector can get a
read on if the prof is possessed or not
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Lucky:
"We
could probably spin it as a chase, if nothing else."
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Asger Vayak:
"Yeah,
for some of you. You, the warforged. You'll have the worst of it,
then you, Ra'ven. The others should be able to get by with a
change of clothes, or in the case of the kid, just waiting a
couple of years." He nods. Hmm, yeah. I don't think that she said
anything aligning her with us. If we bang her up some, and then
drop her off elsewhere, she could spin it that way. Wouldn't work
for you, though, Ra'ven. We might have to get you a permanent
alteration, or at least a relocation."
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Lucky:
"Bang
who up some?"
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Asger Vayak:
"Your
warforged friend, there." He points at Eileen. "I mean, we're not
going to try to hurt you are anything. We'll do what we can to
make it as painless as possible, but if we dent and bend her a
bit, it'll look like she pursued us and failed. Then she can get
fixed up again."
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Lucky looks uncertainly at Eileen
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Asger Vayak:
"It's
even more believable than doing it to a human or genasi, since
warforged can't bleed to death. It'll just look like we ran before
the job was quite finished."
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Ra'ven:
"Well,
we did leave a few behind, so it's not like we completely need to
do that right now, might see how this plays out a bit?"
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Eileen snorts, "I'm not exactly big on
just letting people wail on me, I'll bite back and someone is
going to regret that."
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Ra'ven:
"I
do have to confess this little outing to your place wasn't
planned. I have faith in my companions behind but... I didn't
explain this?"
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Asger Vayak:
"Oh,
of course. I didn't mean NOW." He chuckles. "No, I think we should
probably have a meeting, our host and us, and figure out where we
go from there, and beating the shit out of you first would not be
helpful." He nods, understandingly. "If you think you can do it to
yourself, that would also be fine. Nobody is going to check that
closely anyway. We have some Astral Glint here, which you're
welcome to. That should take care of most of the pain." (Astral
Glint is a powdered mineral, mostly sourced from Mekanice, that
acts as a powerful painkiller. It's expensive, and because it can
heighten agression it's restricted in many places, here included.)
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Asger Vayak:
"Yeah,
I'm sorry about that. It's a special bit of equipment that, as far
as I know, is exclusive to this pack. I've sent a report to The
Howling, but they want a few more field tests before they're
willing to invest in making it standard. There's no way you would
have known about it."
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Ra'ven nods, "I AM glad you did have a
way out at least... It was a bit concerning given the runup."
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after a few minutes of small talk along these lines, Vaz returns,
accompanied by a tall, somewhat portly genasi man, bald and with facial
hair that flickers and glows like licking flames. His scowl makes
evident his feelings on the current situation. (brb)
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Asger Vayak:
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Asger Vayak:
"We
try to plan it all out... but I'll be honest, once you started
laying into me, I started sweating too."
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Pasha Phlegon enters now. "Yayak!
Great golden eyes, why are you back so soon? What in the abyss
happened! I was going over the ledgers when your man Vaz barges
in, saying that things didn't go as planned..." He notices the
party. "And who are they? I AM capable of remembering the faces of
your men, you know, and I don't appreciate other people being
involved without my knowedge and consent."
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Ra'ven totally keeps her trap closed
for Asger to talk
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Asger Vayak sighs. "Hello, Pasha.
These are members of the Si En Kelar Predator Pack. They...
confronted me about my presence at the summit, and we withdrew.
Still, I think the primary objectives were more or less completed.
And we have an important hostage, now!" He thows a smaller pillow
over from where he is sitting, to strike the unconscious professor
in the head.
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Asger Vayak:
"He's
a moron, of course, but a respected one. He'll be valuable."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Tch.
You're sloppy, Vayak. I keep telling you so. You mean to tell me
that the secondary pack had other plans, and you didn't bother to
confirm?" He shakes his head. "Outside a battlefield, you have
less strategy in you than any leader I've ever known." He glares
at him, before slightly softening that gaze as he turns to you.
"Hmmph. Well, my name is Phlegon, Pasha of the second rank, and a
Silverfang patron. You're welcome to my home, I suppose. It's
hardly your fault, after all."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Not
as aware as I'd like. I know that there have been changes in Great
Garmera recently, and that the Ethereologists knew enough to be
very concerned. Given their attitudes, I'll expect that some kind
of extreme foolishness was being considered."
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Ra'ven gestures Asger to say it, since
she's trying to do that defer to who's home/op thing she expects
is proper
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Asger Vayak:
"It
was pretty close to the worst-case scenario. They were within half
a breath of declaring war on Her. It seems like our third option
was right after all: pregnancy." He laughs. "A joyous thing,
without a doubt, but obviously they don't see it that way. This
man was already talking about how to prevent it, or restrict the
pups in some way. As though he could, but we can't allow him to
even try."
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Ra'ven:
"They
also backed it with a threat."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Lovely.
Pardon if I don't quite share your enthusiasm. It wonderful that
she's having children finally, of course, but it's also the most
difficult and labor-intensive outcome for me. There are simply too
many things to be secured." He raises a flickering eyebrow. "A
threat?"
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Ra'ven:
"That
everyone there must put all their effort into assisting stopping
Her and anyone who wouldn't would be condemed to death.
Furthermore wheever they came from would be cut off from the city
untill said death, I believe."
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Pasha Phlegon stares at you, then at
Vayak, who nods. "This is insane. Even if he refuses to
acknowledge the sublime and supreme existence, saying that sort of
thing will only make it harder to accomplish his goals, and at the
same time will ruin and impoverish this city. It's political and
economic suicide. It's also likely to be PHYSICAL suicide, once
whomever is running Adhikaar these days hears about it."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Those
barbarian send assassins as a housewarming gift."
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Ra'ven nods, "Which is why we are
going to ask him why that was said. Also.." she looks to Asger,
"Should I explain my idea?"
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Asger Vayak:
"Please
do. You're running that show, as far as I'm concerned."
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Ra'ven:
"I
beleve it might be a good idea to take credit for him saying it,
as an example of a stupid plan and what happend when you do it?"
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Ra'ven:
"It
shoud, in theory, obligate the city to pretend this wasn't the
plan, which if it for some reason WAS, would throw it in more
disarray, It'd send a message that we can walk in and stage such a
show in the middle of such an important task as well."
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Ra'ven:
"More
to my use, it would make whoever put this guy up to that speach
rather nervious that we have him and maybe make it easier to root
them out."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Oh...
oh my." He chuckles. "Delicious, actually. Turning their own
insanity against them. Hah, even the suggestion that the Emir is
somehow taking orders from us may paralyze the other groups and
nations. Nobody will want to risk confronting Si En Kelar if they
aren't certain who is giving the orders. They won't want to comply
because it might not really be the Emirate, but they also won't
want to ignore it, just in case it is." He chuckles again. "I
honestly never thought that I'd be capitalizing on our poor
reputation and their ignorance in such a way."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"And
if they are startled by the apparent reach of our fangs, well, all
the better."
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Ra'ven:
"I
figured it was worth the risk and rudeness of interfeering."
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Ra'ven waves at the unconsious guys,
"Although we were obligated to anyways, being part of his guards."
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Lucky:
((brb))
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=^v^=:
(( I'm still super amused how all of
this isn't lies ))
=^v^=:
(( the 100% sincere "I actually just
made stuff up because I didn't wanna have to fight and probably kill all
of you like I was obligated to do" ))
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Pasha Phlegon:
"I
agree with you. The original plan was obsoleted as soon as the
Emir lost his mind." He gives an appreciative nod. "You embedded
yourself that well? Well done indeed. You were in the perfect
position to prevent a colossal blunder. Now, I don't do this for
just anyone, but considering the circumstances, and your service
to the cause, I am willing to open my home to you until things
have quieted enough that it's safe for you to leave. You may rest
assured, both I and the household staff are devout followers. You
will be safe. And if there is anything else I can do- replenish
any of your supplies or the like, you only need to ask. We may be
from different packs, but in the end we are all part of the same
pack, after all."
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Pasha Phlegon:
((It
is kinda funny, though.))
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Pasha Phlegon:
((funny,
*yeah.))
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Pasha Phlegon:
((I
don't know why I typed "though."))
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Ra'ven gives smuuug nod back to
patience
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Rai Patience Cantor displays a flicker
of irritation, but otherwise simply nods to you in acknowledgment.
"I hate to mention this, Pasha, but a mess has been made in your
lovely dining room as a result of the transport. May I suggest
fetching a servant to take care of it?" She looks at the several
pools of noisome liquid with disgust.
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Pasha Phlegon:
"It's
not unusual, and no apologies are necessary." He produces a tiny
bell from his pocket, and rings it. Off in the distance, you can
barely hear the toll of a much larger bell ringing in response.
"Done. Might I know the names of my guests?"
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Ra'ven:
"Ra'ven"
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Eileen:
"Eileen."
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Lucky:
"Lucky."
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Clarity:
"Clarity."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Patience.
My name, not a request for forebearance." She points at Hector and
Yltheria, and gives their names as well, since Hector is still
comforting the girl. "Excellent to make your acquiantance,
Pasha...?"
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Phlegon."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Oh?
I've heard of you. You're the leader of the Incandescents, aren't
you?"
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Yes,
that's correct. A collection of petty, deluded fools, but useful
in their way. All it takes is someone parroting their asinine
ideology back at them, and they fall in line."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Well.
It seems today wasn't exactly a debacle, but it also wasn't
expected. Would any of you care for an early meal, after that
stress? My chefs can handle most things. I even have a larder full
of terrestrial meats, if you're in the mood for something
expensive."
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Ra'ven:
"I
would expect we might want to put that off, given the effects of
the escape, however something to drink would be nice."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Of
course, of course. How silly of me." He moves his fingertip around
the outside of the bell, stopping at a particular spot, and then
rings it again. The sound is somewhat different this time, and a
different paired bell chimes in response. "I've sent for wine. In
any case, as I said, you are free to explore the house, with the
exception of any locked room, or of going outside, unless it is in
one of the gardens, away from public view. I my hospitality meets
with your standards."
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Pasha Phlegon:
I
HOPE my hospitality.
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Ra'ven:
"Oh,
speaking of locked rooms, is there perhaps a room we could use for
our Dean here?"
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Ra'ven:
"If
nothing else, as he was knocked out before our little play, he is
unaware of my groups part."
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Ra'ven:
"If
he wakes up surrounded by just us, he might have better
inclination to talk..."
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Pasha Phlegon:
"Of
course. Vayak, you can put him in the secure bedroom. Likewise ask
Vayak if you need anything else. I'll be busy for some time yet,
and helping you is really the least he can do for his sorry part
in all of this." He shakes his head in exasperation.
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Asger Vayak sighs. "Yes sir,
Silverfang patron who isn't actually part of our leadership but
who is too rich to ignore. I'll do that immediately." He stands
up, ignoring Phlegon's obvious irritation, and thows Okorion over
his shoulder, lifting the spindly man easily. "Come on." He begins
walking, carting the professor along with him.
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Asger Vayak:
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Eileen follows
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Lucky follows
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Clarity follows
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Ra'ven totally does follow and hopes
Hector does as well, probably corralling him with Yth
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Asger Vayak:
(Yes,
Hector and Yl follow as well, with him leading her along by the
hand. Her body language makes it clear that she's still upset, but
she remains essentially espressionless, and looks around at the
house as she walks, curiosity vying with trauma.)
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Lucky drops back and walks with Yl as
well, despite clearly being pretty distraught herself
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Hector Achilon whispers to the group
when they are close by. "The kid saw the end of her war again.
She'll be okay, but she's not handling it well right at the
moment."
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Ra'ven:
o.0
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Lucky 's eyes flick downward,. "Then
we have something in common, because I saw someone else's war."
She squeezes Yl's shoulder.
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Ra'ven:
"How
far back does one go with your neat orb? The backlash seems a
bit... harsh for many?" To Asger
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The home itself is opulent, replete with Evenbough rosewood, gold, and
amber. Whoever Phlegon is besides being a Silverfang patron and the
leader of the "Incandescents," whatever that means, he's clearly
absurdly wealthy. Up the broad, curved staircases and past the crystal
and solidified flame chandeliers, and inside the first bedroom you see.
When Yayak opens the door, you can see that while it appears identical
on the outside, the door itself is made of metal, several inches thick,
with only a thin wood veneer over it. He places Okorion on one of the
couches inside. "The range is pretty far. Depending on the the state of
the column, you could even makes jumps from Lansir or Adhikaar. But
there are limitations; it's strictly from wherever the Yawning Wolf
statuette is to the larger version of it that's buried under that dining
room. We don't have the ability to target it yet, or to pair two
portable statuettes."
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Hector Achilon:
(Vayak.
For some reason I said Yayak. (shrugs) Dunno why.)
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Ra'ven:
"I
mean the flashback?"
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Ra'ven:
"Or
is the moving one backwards in memory not normally a part of it?"
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Asger Vayak:
"Oh,
sorry. I misunderstood. No, that's normal; you get to see glimpses
of your own history. Even stuff you've forgotten, sometimes. The
reaction can be... well, if your life had a lot of pain in it,
then you're more likely to experience it again with this than
someone whose life was fun and peaceful, so it can suck. It goes
back as far as... well, it's never happened to me, but my
boyfriend swears that he once got a memory of him inside the womb.
Ugh." He shivers, somewhat exaggeratedly.
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Lucky:
"Does
it ever... mix up memories? Like you accidentally see someone
else's?"
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Asger Vayak:
"Not
as far as I can know. At least nobody's ever complained to me
about it. Why, you see something weird?"
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Lucky:
"I...
I guess you could say that, yeah."
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Asger Vayak:
"Huh.
Well, I'll pass it along to the inventor, then. She'll know better
than me about the technical stuff, and I'm sure she'll want to
know."
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Lucky nods and turns away, lost in
clearly unpleasant thought.
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Asger Vayak:
"Anyway,
hang out here as long as you need to. Give him a few smacks for me
when he wakes up; I didn't really get it all out of my system with
just the one punch. I need to check on my men. This didn't go as
planned, so I need to go explain to them why it wasn't a failure.
They're good cubs, but still cubs, you know?"
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Asger Vayak turns to leave, and if
nobobdy stops him, he leaves you in the room with Okorion. At the
last moment, he pauses, then tosses Eileen a key. "For the door.
It locks automatically." Then he leaves.
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Eileen nods as she catches the key.
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The door closes behind him with a heavy, audible *clunk.*
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Ra'ven sighs, "Well."
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Eileen:
"Yeah..."
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Clarity:
"Might
be smart to not talk about anything too sensitive. Walls could
have ears."
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Ra'ven:
"Think
the room is monitored somehow?" she shakes her head.
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I
would bet on it, yes. However, as luck would have it..." she nods
toward Hector, who sits on the ground and begins to, as far as you
can tell, meditate. Patience whispers to the rest of you. "Recall,
our Hector is a member of The Order of The SILENT Gateway," and
smiles.
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Ra'ven:
"Handy,
then..."
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After a few minutes, Hector coughs, and gets up from his position.
"Okay, nobody outside this room can here anything that goes on inside,
even with most kinds of scrying. Downside is that we can't hear anything
outside of this room, even with most scrying, so keep an eye on the door
so we don't get jumped, right?"
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Ra'ven nods, "So... um... I guess this
happened huh?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"It
certainly did."
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Ra'ven looks suddenly sheepish, which
is a strange look for someone of her looks
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Eileen leans agaisnt the door as sort
of an early alarm, "Yep."
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Ra'ven:
"I
mean, it sorta worked out in a way, right?"
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Rai Patience Cantor looks at Ra'ven
curiously. "I must admit, I hadn't considered that you might be
quick witted to that extent. Frankly, I was ready to jump straight
to violence." She nods. "Yes... I'd say that it worked. Better
than I could have hoped for."
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Ra'ven frowns, "I mean, it's not as
though we really know eachother that much, perhaps Vul didn't
extol that but..." she hmms, "I mean it was rather lucky."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Now,
instead of fighting this group while surrounded and with huge
numbers weal... I mean innocent bystanders, we find ourselves
already inside the gates of their fortress, amidst all of their
secrets."
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Ra'ven:
"I
didn't really have time to lie, so I tried the truth."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(huge
numbers OF wealthy etc.)
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"The
truth is oftentimes merely a lie that can't be falsified. Don't
think poorly of yourself."
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Ra'ven:
"Oh
no it's admitting I didn't have much other then that."
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Eileen:
"We
are were we are, and it sounds like you've already got a plan to
make the most of it."
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Ra'ven:
"It
was obviously a good idea..."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Then
it seems you played a mediocre hand with great skill."
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Ra'ven:
"But
it was rather lucky it was a good one for this."
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Clarity:
"I'd
say so, considering the only viable hand I saw there was violence,
too. Insanely smart."
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Ra'ven:
"I
suppose you all did follow me and I guess I'm now a leader of our
cell?"
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Ra'ven:
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Oh
yes, Eileen, although as usual I would have your aid in
formulating the specifics. It's more accurate to say that I have
an idea, rather than a plan. We'll first need to explore, and take
note of any locked doors we can find, to scout possible locations
for sensitive documents or materials. Then, after deciding which
ones are our best bets, we'll need to keep the cult's attention
while we either break or finesse our way inside. Finally, we'll
need to cripple this place as much as possible to prevent them
from immediately retaliating. Clarity, your tactical expertise is
also welcome." She sighs. "I suppose I have to admit that I'm glad
you're here. And certainly anyone else with anything to contribute
is more than welcome to do so."
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Ra'ven frowns slightly, "So you want
to undermine this place then?"
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Yltheria:
"Am
I also allowed to be part of your pack, Ra'ven?" Her voice is
still a bit shaky, but it seems to be a genuine question.
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Ra'ven tilts her head, "I mean, well,
you followed? I don't exactly have a good track record but... well
I tried to ditch Vul and he came back anyways?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Yes,
I do want to do that, whatever form that takes. I understand that
your beliefs are aligned with them, but can you honestly tell me
that you agree with their methods?"
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Ra'ven:
"I
mean, the barging in and killing people uselessly no, but that was
obvious and also it turns out they agreed it was dumb?"
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Yltheria:
"Nobody
else is offering to be the leader of a pack. The others seem to
trust you. If I want to be part of a pack, your are the one I have
to ask."
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Ra'ven tilts her head at Yith, "So I
have no reason to not want you in such a thing at least... other
then the general danger but you seem aware of that."
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Ra'ven sighs, "It's not safe with me
as a general rule but I'm noticing it's not exactly safe without
me either"
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Rai Patience Cantor closes her eyes,
and seems to be counting for a few seconds. "Ra'ven, I understand
that you are not what we might call worldly. But the Silverfang
cult regularly carries out assassinations, sabotage, and acts of
large scale intimidation among numerous other lesser crimes. They
were only invited because they have undeniable expertise when it
comes to Garmera. If the situation were not so serious, they would
simply have been arrested when they arrived."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"This
is an organization with more blood on its hands than me on my very
worst day. Please trust me that you do NOT want them leading the
charge to save Garmera, if that is your intention."
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Ra'ven sighs, "I.. suppose that's not
great but wouldn't we end up doing that as well?"
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Ra'ven:
"Oh,
leading, no."
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Clarity:
"It
might be better to pit them against the Iron, were that possible.
But at this point I am at a loss as to what's possible."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"If,
in the future, we can make use of them, then I strongly suggest we
do so. But as for the present, when we burgle them for their
sensitive information and material, we should also make sure that
this cell cannot simply strike back at us right away. After all,
they are in no mood to follow OUR lead."
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Ra'ven:
"What?
That's not true, they were just saying how my plan helped them and
was good?"
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Ra'ven looks confused
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Eileen:
"So
rob them blind and burn the house down on our way out. I like it."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"And
how long will that last when they discover your ruse, Ra'ven?"
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Ra'ven:
"Do
they often quarl with other believers?"
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Clarity:
"It's
only a matter of time before they communicate with this supposed
other pack in the city, right? Predator Pack or whatever he called
it?"
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Clarity:
"Or
do they not communicate at all? I guess that could be the case
based on what happened tonight."
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Ra'ven:
"I
mean, he didn't expect me to be there or say anything or name my
pack for us."
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Ra'ven:
"They
obviously don't have some easily available way to validate."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Sometimes,
though not as often as all that. But I have little confidence that
we can get everything we need here and then leave without them
noticing that something has happened. And no matter that they
believe us now, we are the newest to arrive. And yes, as Clarity
mentions, Vayak will certainly be communicating this to whomever
HIS superior is. Most of the other members are unlikely to know
how to contact the cult at large, but Vayak, as Alpha, absolutely
will."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Just
because he isn't capable of doing it at a moments notice should
not fool us into believing he can't do it at all."
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Ra'ven sighs, "... I... am I being in
the wrong? I spoke no lies and did no betrayals of him. He seems
reasonable and appreciative of goals."
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Ra'ven cringes, "I do this, it's a bad
habit..."
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Lucky:
"'I
technically didn't lie' doesn't usually go very far with people,
unfortunately."
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Ra'ven:
"I...
expect people to fall in line? Maybe it's the Devil..."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"He's
appreciative of your goals because he believes your goals include
murdering those who disagree. If your conscience bothers you,
suggest something pragmatic but heinous to him as a course of
action. Once he agrees to do it, you will understand why we can't
simply allow him to go on his way."
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Ra'ven:
"There
is a difference between decieve and betray..."
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Ra'ven:
"Ah,
so you think we should root out this cult?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I
really think that the salient issue with betrayal should be WHOM
you are betraying, rather than the act of betrayal itself."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"As
for rooting the cult out... no, not necessarily. The cult at large
might still be useful in the future. We simply need to ensure that
these ones cannot retaliate. My suggestion is that we cripple
their local manpower, beginning with those currently in this
house. Then they'll lack the numbers to threaten us here, and will
have to spend time and effort replenishing themselves."
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Ra'ven:
"Would
that not be assassination?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Yes,
it would." Her tone of voice makes it clear that she gives
negative fucks about that.
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Again,
the salient issue is where the assassination is directed."
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Lucky:
"We
watched them murder a hostage in cold blood, Ra'ven."
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Ra'ven:
"In
which case it's a practical opposed to moral objection from you?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I
see very little problem assassinating someone complicit to mass
murder. There is some moral element to it."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Think
of it this way: They came to the summit today INTENDING to kill
people. You stopped them. And now we are here. We didn't make the
first move, and in order for this attempt to mean anything, we
probably now have to kill in what amounts to self defense, because
they are not likely to let us or Professor Okorion go otherwise."
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Ra'ven sighs, "So, the problem is he
will report he got help from another cell that might not even
actually exist here to his superiour and they will be tipped off."
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Eileen nods at Rai, "Sounds about
right."
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Ra'ven:
"However,
it seems like such info isn't even really communicated."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Do
you intend to leave Okorion with them, then?"
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Ra'ven tilts her head
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Ra'ven:
"How
about that? Perhaps we should question him first, then see if we
can release him. I am not above playing the double agent, as you
can see."
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Lucky:
"They're
not about to let their VIP hostage go, and I doubt they'll make
his last moments... fun."
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Ra'ven:
"It
is not a bad idea to 'pretend' we rescuded him, after all."
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Ra'ven:
"They
are already aware of my relitive lack of being able to restore
cover"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"Perhaps
theoretical retaliation against you does not phase you. That's
fair enough, you're very tough. But Okorion is a public figure.
They know where he lives, and he's physically insignificant. If he
leaves with us, how long do you think they will allow him to live,
having seen their base of operations?"
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Ra'ven:
"It's
not an insane ask but it IS a big one."
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Eileen sighs and rubs her eyes, "Your
not really getting it, there was going to be a plie of bodies at
the end of this no matter were it happened, you've just geiven us
the chance to make sure it's only them."
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Ra'ven:
"Aside
from Gnolls, I dislike striking based on reputation."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"I'd
be surprised if he makes it through the night."
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Lucky:
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Lucky:
"And
they were planning to slaughter everyone in that room."
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Ra'ven:
"It
sounded like they actually wanted their demand."
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Lucky:
"So?
And it was okay to slaughter people until they got it?"
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Lucky:
"The
Emir's demand was insane, too."
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Eileen:
"...and
we can ask about that when he wakes up."
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Rai Patience Cantor is silent for a
few moments, then shrugs. "Well, I suppose I don't have any
particular use for the professor. Anyone else at the society will
do just as good a job at this point. He's fulfilled his task. So
if you want to allow him to die, I suppose I won't make a fuss.
But when you learn that he's been disembowled and left displayed
for others to find, I expect you to remember this conversation."
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Ra'ven:
"They
did wait a bit but..." she sighs, "I... it's terrible luck to
betray someone who calls you sister and provides you hearth."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"They
only call you sister because they don't know that you aren't one
of them. If they knew, they would be speaking with blades instead.
Don't be naive."
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Lucky:
"If
a devil calls you sister and provides you hearth, would you side
with the devil?"
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Rai Patience Cantor:
((LOLOLOLOL
other campaign.)
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=^v^=:
(( lol zalanfe ))
=^v^=:
(( so offended she got shot at ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
((For
one of Akaiku's other characters, the answer is unequivocally,
demonstably, and LITERALLY yes.))
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Riot:
(( lmao ))
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Ra'ven gets a suddenly distanced look
in her eyes, ".I... would not accept I think?"
|
=^v^=:
(( hey just cause Zal backs her
former bestie Glassya for overlord of hell... ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Zalanfe
is literally best friends/blood sisters with Glasya, lord of the
sixth layer, yup.)
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(And
by extension Fierna as well.)
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=^v^=:
(( ironically she wasn't spiricually
obligated to keep that relation but she... didn't wanna give it up ))
=^v^=:
(( also felt super guilty about
cheating her way out of the spiritual obligation ))
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Lucky:
"If
you choose to dine with evil instead of fighting it, that makes
you evil, too. There are very few exceptions, and one of those is
what we're talking about doing here."
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Lucky:
((oof))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Like
with music, not baby seals.)
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=^v^=:
(( Zal, "She spitefully messed with
me, but in a funny way" ))
Riot:
(( lmfao ))
=^v^=:
(( also she was more helpful then the
minimum necessary for her to be ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Well,
they're all devils, so friendship gets expressed differently
amongst them. WERE devils, anyway. Sorta.)
|
=^v^=:
(( ironically only fierra IS one ))
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Technically,
Glasya was never a devil; just raised by them. And Zalanfe no
longer is. Fierna is still a devil.)
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Ra'ven:
"I..
still..." she sighs, "Would it be alright if i didn't actually...
or..." she hmms, "Could I provide distraction of something if this
is a thing you will do? If you kill this person's family he will
retalite with all his might, I surmise that is true with all of
them..." she sighs, "... we will have to fight all of them huh..."
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Rai Patience Cantor:
(Glasya
is the daughter of the god Asmodeus and a primordial of ancient
storms. Neither of those are devils, so she isn't either. She's
just in charge of a shit ton of them.)
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Riot:
(( ahhh ))
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Eileen:
"I
keep telling you, yes."
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Ra'ven:
"....
I... Yithera... I think we will need you first, however."
|
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Rai Patience Cantor:
"We
don't have to end the bloodline. As long as they can't come after
us any time soon should be sufficient. Go as far past that as you
wish."
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Lucky:
"We
are not killing someone's innocent family and leaving them to hunt
us or something. I am not sure where you got that."
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Yltheria:
"What
help do you need? I will willingly help."
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Ra'ven:
"This
teleportation they have, the inventer is here. You are extremely
learned... perhaps you can talk with them?"
|
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Ra'ven:
"Your
age excuses you for curiosity, after all."
|
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Ra'ven:
"We
do need to know how to use or stop it, after alll. Otherwise they
coudl send an orb and recall however many they wish."
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Yltheria:
"Yes.
I can do that. In fact, I would very much enjoy it. It seems
fascinating." Her voice begins to speed up. "The underlying
principle seems simple enough, but managing to both contain and
direct far realm energy while also taking advantage of its
decompository nature is a major feat, and I don't yet have a
theory for how this person accomplished it. A breakthrough of this
kind is of incredible value. They might not even know what they
really have, because the implications for this kind of magecraft
are massive in scope, and could potentially entirely alter our
relationship to life and death, as well as Garmera herself!" She
pulls back and composes herself. "Yes. We also need to know how to
stop it."
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Ra'ven nods, "Exactly that."
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Yltheria:
(Anyway,
I think it's time. Very much looking forward to the next session,
though!)
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=^v^=:
(( o shoot it is pretty late huh ))
Riot:
(( same ))
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Yltheria:
(Thanks
for being here, and I hope you had fun.)
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Riot:
(( I definitely did, thanks for the
game ))
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Yltheria:
(Be
well, Y'all! Von, Akaiku, let's do that RP thing tomorrow, kay?)
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vonel:
(( Sure, just tell me what time so I
can make sure I'm up. ))
Riot:
(( ooohhh a little Perra/Vul stuff? ))
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Ganaroth?:
When
is a good time for you?
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Ganaroth?:
Yeah,
Perra/Vul stuff.
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=^v^=:
(( ya in theory they gotta escape etc
))
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Ra'ven:
oh
also
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Riot:
(( niiiice ))
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Ganaroth?:
If
it's okay, evening is probably best in terms of me not
accidentally skipping it.
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Ra'ven:
do
not take ra'ven's total reluctance in this instance as me ooc
being against it
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Ganaroth?:
Oh,
no, I figured that.
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Ra'ven:
k
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Riot:
Anyway
gnight yall!
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Ra'ven:
she
just has that thing where she is nice to bad people till they do
something she hates
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Ra'ven:
like
with the theifs
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vonel:
(( I'm normally up by ten, but I can
be eairly so really what ever works out best for you two. I'll just set
an alarm and be up by then. ))
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Ganaroth?:
Ok
then. Sounds good. Night!
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