[20:58] * Teucer idly reaches into his pocket and gets a sour look on his face. "Hey... where'd my wallet go?" After glancing around suspiciously, suddenly Teucer has a throwing knife buried right between his eyes. He falls to the ground and out steps a moderately attractive black-haired girl in a green dress.
[20:58] * Teucer is now known as Janna
[20:58] * Janna looks innocent and pulls out a familiar black leather wallet. "Damn, this one was broke..."
[20:58] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +vv ElementalKnight Saren
[20:58] * Sephorus is now known as Tetra
[20:58] * Saren is now known as Ceol
[20:58] * Newbie_X notices a kid in in an ill-fitting brown jacket standing behind him. "Hey, kid. What are you doing here?" The kid smiles cutely, then shoots Newbie_X in the leg.
[20:58] * Newbie_X takes a spot in front of the computer.
[20:58] <Newbie_X> "...idiot."
[20:58] * Newbie_X is now known as Mayard
[20:58] * Demonic_Gerbil is now known as Nachttier
[20:58] * ElementalKnight really needs to make an alias for Carson.
[20:58] * ElementalKnight is now known as Carson
[20:58] <Aldante_Fax> <Carson> Momma said knock you out!
[20:58] * Tetra needs to make one, also.
[20:58] <Nachttier> ((I feel terrible. -_- We can't game on a night when both I and my internet connection work, can we?))
[20:59] <Tetra> (( Fax: Sent ))
[20:59] <Janna> ((Oog. Drinking beer from noon to 8 before a game = bad))
[20:59] * Aldante_Fax pulls up the RP flag.
[20:59] <Aldante_Fax> Tonight will be an RP-only session.
[20:59] <Carson> (There's a flag?)
[20:59] * Typhoon (typhoon_dr@66.57.150.94) has joined #aria
[20:59] <Tetra> (( RP - only? Nice ))
[20:59] <Carson> (howdy.)
[20:59] <Aldante_Fax> Okay.
[20:59] <Janna> ((woo woo!))
[20:59] <Aldante_Fax> Eye rinsing out first.
[20:59] <Nachttier> ((And I'll have my char sheet for you in a minute. I just need to fiddle all my Amnesia numbers.))
[20:59] <Mayard> (( Interesting. ))
[20:59] <Carson> (If we were to, say, slide down the flagpole this flag's on... Would we get fireworks?)
[21:00] <Mayard> (( ... ))
[21:00] * DarkTreader looks left... right... then jumps lightly into the air, pulling a graceful backflip - in mid-air, he is struck by lightning and is replaced by a tall, slender man with long hair - two katana strapped to his waist, ready to be used at a moment's notice.
[21:00] * Ceol (gremin001@adsl-68-125-8-153.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:00] <Carson> (...)
[21:00] <Nachttier> ((That depends on how much lube you have. If you can get back up off it, no. But if you're stuck on it, twisting in the wind, then yes.))
[21:00] * DarkTreader is now known as Koreyan
[21:01] <Tetra> (( If I'm not mistaken, I passed out, correct? ))
[21:01] <Koreyan> (( Sent, via returnerboards - and if I'm not mistaken, I and... someone else were about to work on those sigils. ))
[21:01] <Janna> ((GRRRRRR PHONE))
[21:01] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra has passed out.
[21:02] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan and Mayard are deciphering code, which so far has been fairly successful.
[21:02] <Mayard> .ooc
[21:02] <Mayard> (( Grr. Sorry about that. ))
[21:03] <Aldante_Fax>
[Saren’s DSL just crapped out. A little waiting for that, as well.]
[21:03] <Nachttier> ((You could recap last episode for me, what with my connection troubles then and all.))
[21:04] * Moryssa (lady_morys@dialup-4.249.87.70.Dial1.Washington2.Level3.net) has joined #aria
[21:04] <Carson> (As I recall, we were at a monolith that had runes on it. If we were to zap it with magic.. something would happen. *shrug*)
[21:04] <Tetra> (( YAY! :D ))
[21:04] * Moryssa is now known as Yvalphone
[21:04] <Carson> (Ha! I called it!)
[21:04] <Janna> ((Yay!!))
[21:04] <Yvalphone> ((Hi))
[21:04] <Tetra> (( Heya, Yval ))
[21:04] <Tetra> (( RP only tonight. ))
[21:04] <Yvalphone> ((Cool))
[21:05] <Aldante_Fax> Mayard, you can’t believe your eyes. This is a codex depicting a table of fundamental chemical components needed to construct a intricate golem, one step down from being a complete human.
[21:05] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +v Yvalphone
[21:05] <Mayard> "...this is amazing."
[21:05] <Carson> (...That's a hell of an opening.)
[21:05] <Aldante_Fax> To Koreyan, this is just a bunch of gibberish.
[21:05] <Carson> What's amazin'?
[21:06] <Mayard> "What the heck is all this information doing here?"
[21:06] * Koreyan looks confused
[21:06] * Janna dozes somewhere, off in a corner, having been bored by all the techncial magical discussion quite some time ago.
[21:06] * Carson is, too, but that' because he's only been half-listening up 'till now.
[21:06] <Koreyan> "... What're you talking about? Nothing looks different to me..."
[21:06] <Mayard> "These monoliths contain the information needed to make a golem."
[21:06] <Mayard> "And a really good one, at that."
[21:06] <Aldante_Fax> In a heartbeat, the blood-smeared runes shift to something else, and the diagrams, tables, and all of that magnificent work disappears, sunken back into this massive monolith.
[21:06] * Koreyan is still confused
[21:06] <Carson> A whatzitnow?
[21:07] <Koreyan> "That's... what?"
[21:07] <Mayard> "A golem. An arificial lifeform, almost human."
[21:07] * Carson blinks. "...whoa."
[21:07] <Tetra> (( Fax: Lemme know when I awake ))
[21:07] <Janna> ((GOD DAMN IT, BB in 10... old roomie's drunk and he's getting all emotional on the phone. :P))
[21:08] <Koreyan> "... Interesting. Why would this information be out here in the middle of nowhere?"
[21:08] <Mayard> "It seems that we're standing on top of a golem construction site."
[21:08] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra, you wake up with a dull headache. There is a sneaking suspicion that you were supposed to remember something that happened in the time you cast a spell and after you blacked out, but you obviously have no clear memory at this point.
[21:08] * Yvalphone looks up from Tetra at Mayard's blurry form. "How can you make artificial life?"
[21:09] <Mayard> "According to this, you just need a series of materials combined together in a specific way, and I believe add in some magic at the point we discovered earlier."
[21:09] <Yvalphone> "That...doesn't sound right."
[21:10] <Carson> That... doesn't sound like somthin' ya'd wanna do.
[21:10] * Tetra slowly works his way up to a sitting position, his head slumped down, like it's difficult to support it. He places his hand on his forehead.
[21:10] <Aldante_Fax> AND THEN THE EARTH BEGINS TO MOVE.
[21:10] <Mayard> "This is one heck of a discovery, to be sure."
[21:10] <Koreyan> "Sounds pretty bad... What the....?"
[21:10] <Mayard> "...oh, crap. That can't be good."
[21:10] <Aldante_Fax> I’ll give people some Awareness based.
[21:10] <Nachttier> "The earth is moving."
[21:10] <Aldante_Fax> Er.
[21:10] <Aldante_Fax> Awareness based checks.
[21:10] * Yvalphone grabs Tetra. "Oh my..."
[21:10] <Yvalphone> !roll d100
[21:10] <Highwind> Yvalphone - d100: 97 ( Total: 97 )
[21:10] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[21:10] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[21:10] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[21:10] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[21:10] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[21:10] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 34 ( Total: 34 )
[21:10] <Nachttier> !roll 1d100
[21:10] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[21:10] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[21:10] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d100: 100 ( Total: 100 )
[21:11] <Mayard> (( Damn. No Awareness Skill. ))
[21:11] <Koreyan> (( Not I. And not Nachttier, either apparently =P ))
[21:11] <Nachttier> ((Wow, not only is he captain obvious, but he's captain oblivious too.))
[21:12] * Tetra simply groans a little as the earth moves... he's not fully with it yet.
[21:12] <Mayard> "Um... it looks like the monoliths are moving."
[21:12] <Nachttier> ((And my updated sheet is in your Returners boards PM box now, Aldante.))
[21:12] * Carson stumbles about, but cathes his balance fast. "Aw, hell!"
[21:12] <Mayard> "And our height is changing, too."
[21:12] <Tetra> (( Damn. I sent it via MTB PM ))
[21:13] * Ceol (gremin001@adsl-68-124-23-126.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has joined #aria
[21:13] <Ceol> .. sorry about that
[21:13] <Janna> ((Back. Nothing worse than hearing a fat man weep.))
[21:14] <Carson> (You okay?)
[21:14] * Koreyan holds onto the monolith nearest him for balance
[21:14] <Koreyan> "... What's... going... on...."
[21:14] <Mayard> "Koreyan, you may not want to hold onto the monolith. They're moving, too."
[21:14] <Janna> ((Yeah, I just had to play the psychiatrist :P))
[21:15] <Koreyan> "... Gotcha..."
[21:15] <Yvalphone> "Do they say anything about what's going on?"
[21:15] * Janna snaps her eyes open and jumps to her feet. "I didn't do it! ... hey, what's going on...."
[21:15] <Aldante_Fax> Before you can percieve anything, a sharp blast of cold wind passes through the passages between the giant pillars.
[21:15] * Koreyan lets go of the monolith and edges toward the rest of the group
[21:15] <Nachttier> Weebles wobble but the don't fall down. The same can't be said for Nachttier, who's currently on one knee.
[21:15] <Aldante_Fax>
[Someone care to bring Ceol up to speed?]
[21:15] <Nachttier> ((*they even))
[21:16] * Carson blocks his face, Sabin-style, to stave off the wind. "Kid, if you've got any idea what the hell's going on, now would be a REALLY NICE TIME TO TELL US!"
[21:16] <Mayard> "I don't have any idea!"
[21:16] * Tetra slowly tries to bring himself to his feet, but the blast of wind seems to catch him off guard and he slumps back to the ground.
[21:16] <Janna> "...I really didn't do it..."
[21:16] * Janna looks paniced.
[21:16] <Tetra> "... ugh... the hell...?"
[21:16] * Koreyan digs his feet into the ground and wraps his fingers int he grass to hold himself in place
[21:17] <Koreyan> "What the HELL is happening????"
[21:17] <Mayard> "Unless this thing is activated, who knows?"
[21:17] * Ceol goes on all fours.. trying to regain balance. "Interesting!"
[21:17] * Yvalphone winces and holds onto Tetra tighter, burying her nails into his back.
[21:17] <Aldante_Fax> The ground seems fairly far away from the edge of the monolith. A light white mist floats up onto the base of the platform, dissipating at the contact of body heat.
[21:17] <Aldante_Fax> Your surroundings are beginning to seem different, somehow. Colder. And higher.
[21:18] * Tetra looks around for a moment.
[21:18] <Tetra> "... the hell?"
[21:18] * Carson keeps on holdin' on, shivering a little at the new freezing environment. He wasn't made for cold places, after all.
[21:18] <Koreyan> "Umm... we're... in the air.... and rising, I think..."
[21:18] <Carson> That's not good.
[21:18] <Mayard> "Yeah, we are. Does it look like we can still get off this thing?"
[21:19] * Tetra winces a little at Yval's nails, and takes another look... almost in awe.
[21:19] <Koreyan> "Feel free to jump whenever you want! I think I'll stay on this chunk of rock for a bit longer..."
[21:19] * Janna just sits down and curls up. "This is all a dream. Nothing is happening... I'm going to wake up.."
[21:19] * Yvalphone frowns. "I don't have enough energy to Summon Valefor again."
[21:19] <Aldante_Fax> From this point it seems that there is no way to get down from here. The ground does seem incredibly far down, a jump would most definitely kill yuou.
[21:19] <Carson> 'course not, that'd be too easy!
[21:19] <Mayard> "Well, it's a moot point, now."
[21:20] <Aldante_Fax> I would like everybody to make a MAG x 3 roll.
[21:20] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[21:20] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[21:20] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[21:20] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 78 ( Total: 78 )
[21:20] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Tetra> (( My head's gonna pop. ))
[21:20] <Ceol> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[21:20] <Highwind> Ceol - 1d100: 47 ( Total: 47 )
[21:20] <Carson> (I've been pwned.)
[21:20] <Janna> ((No dice.))
[21:20] <Mayard> (( ... ))
[21:20] <Koreyan> (( I don't think anyone got it... ))
[21:20] <Janna> ((If I had a MAG of more than 4... :P))\
[21:20] <Carson> (I could reroll, but with my odds, it'd be a waste.)
[21:20] <Yvalphone> !roll d100
[21:20] <Highwind> Yvalphone - d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[21:20] <Aldante_Fax> Nobody, eh?>
[21:20] <Tetra> (( Nope ))
[21:21] <Mayard> (( Not even close. ))
[21:21] <Aldante_Fax> Well, you see the top of these mighty pylons begin to tremble. Somewhere far below there’s been a large movement of earth, or a huger displacement of energy.
[21:22] <Mayard> "...it looks like the thing really was activated."
[21:22] * Carson feels the wave rush through his shoulder, making him shiver with a coldness from the inside out. "Whatever that is... It's not good..."
[21:22] <Koreyan> (( The monoliths are attached to the ground still? Or are we floating? ))
[21:22] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +v Ceol
[21:22] <Nachttier> ((Sorry, was away for a minute. Didn't thik I'd have to roll again so soon. :p))
[21:22] * Ceol smiles and looks around. "Messing with things we shouldn't be"
[21:22] <Nachttier> ((Not that my odds would be good anyways. >.>))
[21:22] <Aldante_Fax> Care to check, Koreyan? You haven’t looked over the lip of the edge yet.
[21:23] <Koreyan> ...
[21:23] <Koreyan> "Hey, someone grab my feet! I'm gonna look over the edge!"
[21:23] * Koreyan lays down and starts to inch his way to the edge
[21:23] * Nachttier grabs Koreyan's feet.
[21:23] <Carson> (brb ina few minutes)
[21:23] * Tetra braces himself in another attempt to stand up, and slowly makes his way to his feet.
[21:23] <Nachttier> "Sure."
[21:24] * Koreyan slides to the edge of the... whatever we're on... and looks down, trying to figure out what's going on
[21:24] <Aldante_Fax> The platform beneath you is no longer moving so severely like earlier.
[21:24] * Ceol stays on all fours.. just in case.
[21:24] * Yvalphone stands as well.
[21:24] * Mayard would help, but he would'ne be able to do much.
[21:25] <Mayard> (( *wouldn't ))
[21:25] <Aldante_Fax> Below, the ground is indeed far away from you. The monoliths seem to extend under a cloudbank, suspending the large platform you are on at a very high altitude.
[21:25] * Tetra keeps his arm on Yvalphone's shoulders, and he still droops a little... seems that magic backlash - or whatever the hell happened to him - is not a fun thing to go through.
[21:26] <Yvalphone> "What do you see Koreyan?"
[21:26] <Koreyan> "Well... we're definitely up in the air, that's for certain!"
[21:26] <Janna> "I told you not to mess with those things..."
[21:26] <Aldante_Fax> By chance another cold gust of wind pushes an opening in the cloudbank. What you see might require a Sanity check, were it CoC. But in any case, you see a man standing nearby the pillars.
[21:27] <Aldante_Fax> Not just any infintesimal speck, mind you.
[21:27] <Aldante_Fax> This is a clear, well-defined outline of a man.
[21:27] <Koreyan> "Those monoliths look like they go into a cloudbank, but... ... ... there's someone down there...."
[21:27] <Mayard> "How big?"
[21:27] * Ceol looks over and now stands.. tail swaying back and forth slowly, hand ready to draw his sword.
[21:28] <Koreyan> "... Big enough that I can see them from here."
[21:28] <Mayard> "..."
[21:28] <Yvalphone> "..."
[21:28] * Janna has rapidly changed in the last few minutes from expressing fear, to anger, to annoyance, back to fear.
[21:28] <Tetra> "... you're kidding..."
[21:28] <Aldante_Fax> The man’s hair sways left and right as he looks from one side of him to the other, then he grabs one of the pillars.
[21:28] <Nachttier> " ... Then it is not someone, it is some very large thing that looks like a man. Possibly one of the 'golems' this structure was built to consruct."
[21:28] <Janna> "Who in the hell... what in the.... ARGH! I hate when things don't make sense!"
[21:29] <Koreyan> "IF you'd like, I'll see if I can't get the wind to blow and let you see him. Now he's... "
[21:29] <Aldante_Fax> This is clearly felt by everybody, and I would like for everyone to make an AGI x 4 roll to avoid from being knocked prone.
[21:29] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Ceol> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[21:29] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind> Ceol - 1d100: 60 ( Total: 60 )
[21:29] <Nachttier> "You done looking over th- Ooof!"
[21:29] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[21:29] <Tetra> (( Damnit. ))
[21:29] <Nachttier> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[21:29] <Mayard> "Gah!"
[21:29] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 18 ( Total: 18 )
[21:29] <Koreyan> (( Erm... I -AM- prone ^_^ ))
[21:29] <Ceol> (on the dot)
[21:29] <Janna> ((Woo! Made it.))
[21:29] <Mayard> (( Aced it! ))
[21:29] * Nachttier is knocked off his feet.
[21:29] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 22 ( Total: 22 )
[21:29] <Aldante_Fax> Alright. Now, just for clarification, who’s holding onto Koreyan?
[21:29] <Janna> Not me.
[21:29] <Nachttier> ((I was.))
[21:30] * Koreyan points at the big lug who was knocked on his ass
[21:30] * Mayard is standing prefectly okay.
[21:30] <Koreyan> (( And I made the roll. ))
[21:30] * Tetra stumbles and falls backwards from Yval's shoulders, landing on the ground with a nice thud.
[21:30] <Yvalphone> !roll d100
[21:30] <Highwind> Yvalphone - d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[21:30] <Aldante_Fax> Alright. Well, with a sharp yank, you pull Koreyan back from the edge of heaven and both skitter away before you’re inadvertantly knocked off from the massive impact.
[21:30] <Yvalphone> ((why am I getting everything so late?))
[21:30] <Carson> (back)
[21:30] <Tetra> (( No idea ))
[21:31] <Nachttier> ((Bad lag like I had last time? :p))
[21:31] <Mayard> (( Bad connection? ))
[21:31] <Koreyan> "Ow, shit!"
[21:31] <Aldante_Fax> It’s pretty clear that whoever that was, they’re coming up.
[21:31] <Nachttier> "I apologize for that. It was... unexpected."
[21:31] <Koreyan> "That was him! Or her! Or it! Whatever it was, it grabbed on, and... I think it's on its way up."
[21:31] <Janna> "Umm... guys...? It's coming this way."
[21:31] <Mayard> "...great. We see a new life, and it decides to- it's what?"
[21:32] <Yvalphone> ((I think it's working now))
[21:32] <Carson> (...Shit. What'd I miss?)
[21:32] * Janna looks at Koreyan. "Keep an eye on it!"
[21:32] <Koreyan> "Climbing. Up the pillar. To get up here.
[21:32] <Aldante_Fax> Open floor for actions. The localized earthquakes are coming from the local direction of the pillar that had blood smeared on it prior.
[21:32] <Tetra> (( Any side effects from the fall I should know about? ))
[21:32] <Yvalphone> "Wait a minute! What about the paladins?"
[21:33] <Mayard> "Why are the earthquakes coming from just that one pillar?"
[21:33] <Janna> "Why are you asking me!?"
[21:33] <Koreyan> "I think maybe because that's the one we read from?"
[21:33] <Aldante_Fax> The paladins are all huddled together in the middle of the platform, clearly bewildered and skirting fear.
[21:33] * Koreyan slides to the opposite edge of the platform to try and watch the creature climb
[21:33] <Aldante_Fax> Party Leader: make a luck roll.
[21:33] * Ceol looks over to Yvalphone. "For now that is secondary, stand near the center.. if this thing is coming up it will probably get ugly."
[21:33] * Carson dashes over to them, trying to keep fro mfalling off all the way. Someone's gotta keep them in one piece.
[21:33] * Tetra starts bringing himself to his feet again.
[21:33] * Mayard goes into the center.
[21:33] <Tetra> (( That's me, right? ))
[21:34] <Koreyan> (( Tetra, that'd be you still, I think. ))
[21:34] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[21:34] <Ceol> (( we don't have a paarty leader, but i'll be glad to roll))
[21:34] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[21:34] <Tetra> (( Sweet ))
[21:34] <Aldante_Fax> Alright.
[21:34] <Ceol> (( oh wow, last time you sucked heh ))
[21:34] <Carson> (I'll do lu- oh. Never mind.)
[21:34] * Yvalphone lnods at Ceol and let's go of Tetra reluctantly, crawling over to the center near the paladins.
[21:34] <Aldante_Fax> For the time being, the paladins haven’t been injured. Just shaken up.
[21:34] <Carson> (maybe you should let, you know, someone with rerolls to do the basic Luck rolls. or something. Just a though, y'know?)
[21:34] <Tetra> (( Right. :P ))
[21:35] <Aldante_Fax> There’s another earth-moving wave of power. Koreyan, make a luck roll.
[21:35] <Koreyan> (( Fax - any sight of it? ))
[21:35] <Koreyan> (( Shit. ))
[21:35] * Tetra slides his hand to his rapier, drawing it from his belt. "This is going to be nasty..."
[21:35] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[21:35] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[21:35] <Koreyan> (( Heh. That's luck for ya. ))
[21:35] <Carson> (hot fuggonastick.)
[21:35] <Tetra> (( woot. ))
[21:36] <Mayard> "Probably."
[21:36] * Mayard makes sure his rifle is ready to go.
[21:36] * Tetra - assuming he's got a chance - downs a Tonic, just in case.
[21:36] * Ceol takes out his blade and stands within a few feet of the other Mithra. "Let's see what this thing is exactly.."
[21:36] <Aldante_Fax> You have a clear unobstruced view of whatever it is. You seem to be much higher off the ground than expected, and the creature just gets larger and larger before your eyes. The entire cloudbank has drifted away revealing a crystal blue sky above and a pristine Isle of Crystal below.
[21:36] * Janna stands close to Yval as well, looking ready for action.
[21:36] * Carson stnads ready admidst the Paladins, gloves taught and Rune aglow. Here we go.
[21:36] * Yvalphone grips her staff tightly. "Let's hope it's friendly and we're all over-reacting."
[21:37] * Tetra steps over to everyone else.
[21:37] <Nachttier> "I hate magic."
[21:37] * Koreyan laughs
[21:37] <Tetra> "... just great."
[21:37] <Mayard> "These things are almost never friendly."
[21:37] <Koreyan> "... You all... have no... idea how high up we are..."
[21:37] <Aldante_Fax> The man is about three-quarters of the way up. He seems to be clinging to the rough material of the pillar closest to you.
[21:37] * Carson nods, eyes straight ahead.
[21:37] <Janna> "Heh... that would almost be pretty..." Janna says under her breath as the clouds break.
[21:37] <Mayard> "...or so I imagine."
[21:37] <Koreyan> "And... well, he's almost here."
[21:38] * Nachttier draws his two-handed sword because things just aren't going to get any better.
[21:38] * Tetra looks over at Yval. "You ready?"
[21:38] * Yvalphone nods and forces a smile. "As ever."
[21:38] * Koreyan skitters back from the edge and pulls both blades from behind him, attempting to keep his balance as best as possible.
[21:38] <Janna> "Maybe he's here to get us down."
[21:38] <Mayard> "We may want to hold off until he roars, or something."
[21:39] <Koreyan> "... It's possible... Maybe wait until he makes a threatening move?"
[21:39] <Aldante_Fax> There’s a massive rush of wind and whoever it is grabs the top of the platform, some ways above all of your heads. The palm of the hand is more than enough to cover the expanse of the platform.
[21:39] * Tetra takes a deep breath to try and calm himself. "Good. Just be careful."
[21:39] * Carson just watches. It moves, it dies. The strategy's yet to fail him.
[21:39] <Nachttier> ((Is he made of marshmallow?))
[21:39] <Tetra> (( Heh. ))
[21:39] <Koreyan> ...
[21:39] <Aldante_Fax> There’s a pause.
[21:39] * Tetra looks up. "... you've gotta be kidding."
[21:39] <Carson> (Stay Puft, everyone!)
[21:39] <Koreyan> "... This... they won't believe...."
[21:39] <Nachttier> "There is no way I can kill something that large."
[21:39] <Janna> ((I'm sorry. I thought of the least threatening thing I could...))
[21:40] <Koreyan> (( Raaaaaaay! ))
[21:40] <Mayard> "Um... hi?"
[21:40] <Carson> You can kill anything, no matter how big it is. just hit it enough, and it'll go down.
[21:40] <Nachttier> "What is our backup plan?"
[21:40] <Aldante_Fax> Then, a massive shaggy face rotted away with the eons of erosion lingers before you.
[21:40] <Ceol> "No backup plan, it will fall.."
[21:40] * Yvalphone sees a really big blur. "That's...That's..."
[21:40] * Koreyan looks at the face for a bit
[21:40] * Janna ambles carefully over to the edge, about to look down.. then the face is in front of her and she backpedals. "AAAAAAH!"
[21:40] * Mayard gives a very, very tiny scared wave.
[21:40] <Koreyan> (( description, Fax? Like, expression and suchlike? ))
[21:40] <Aldante_Fax> From what you can tell, this is the hugest man you’ve ever seen.
[21:41] <Janna> "Umm... hi?"
[21:41] <Tetra> "Yval?" 6He looks over at her.
[21:41] * Nachttier smiles to himself, thinking "Well he is not so much uglier than my own reflection."
[21:41] <Carson> oh boy...
[21:41] * Yvalphone is shocked into silence. "...."
[21:42] <Janna> "So, whatever it was they did, it wasn't me, and I'm not with them."
[21:42] <Tetra> "... shit..."
[21:42] * Janna looks shifty.
[21:42] * Tetra looks at the man again, a look of wonder on his face.
[21:42] * Mayard mutters "Unless it was something good."
[21:42] <Aldante_Fax> It’s free hand brushes it’s face, and you can see a pair of dull orange pupils leveling their gaze on the party. The face is blackened, somewhat wrinkled, but it is definitely skin, and from what it seems like, defenitely hair, too. The pink lips part open and a massive voice echoes through the circle.
[21:43] <Aldante_Fax> “Who...”
[21:43] <Janna> ((CAN I BORROW 5 GIL!?))
[21:43] * Nachttier reverberates with the very loud voice.
[21:43] * Carson once again blocks his face, Sabin-style, to hold off the massive wind of the voice.
[21:43] <Janna> "Not me!"
[21:43] * Janna makes herself small.
[21:44] <Aldante_Fax> The word alone is enough to cause a shifting of loose earth.
[21:44] * Janna makes herself small behind Yval, in fact.
[21:44] <Aldante_Fax> “Woke...”
[21:44] <Mayard> "I-I don't know what you're asking."
[21:44] <Mayard> "...oh."
[21:44] * Yvalphone wraps her tail around Janna's neck...purely by reflex.
[21:44] <Aldante_Fax> There’s a sudden depression of air as he sucks in oxygen through his nostrils. “Me.”
[21:45] <Aldante_Fax> Mayard is now entitled a Lore ?????? check.
[21:45] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[21:45] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 89 ( Total: 89 )
[21:45] <Janna> * A single pointing finger extends from behind the Mithra in Mayard's direction.
[21:45] * Koreyan forces himself to put his blades away
[21:45] <Koreyan> (( Not gonna do me any good anyway ))
[21:45] * Mayard looks at the finger, then at the golem.
[21:45] * Ceol takes a few steps foward... "Who woke you.. exactly who are you?"
[21:45] * Tetra slowly... slowly... brings his rapier down from a battle-ready stance.
[21:45] <Mayard> "Um... I deciphered the scripts on the monolith, so..."
[21:46] * Janna also doesn't seem to mind the tail-grabbing, as a sidenote.
[21:46] * Carson 's gloves are still taught, and his rune shines. But it's not like when the undead have attacked... This is something else, probably.
[21:46] <Aldante_Fax> “What do you want,” the massive man thing blares, a deep baritone that reduced to normal proportions would be rather melodic.
[21:46] * Nachttier looks around and notices everyone else disarming, but does not follow suite. Instead he shifts a little in Mayard's direction.
[21:47] <Mayard> "U-Um, well, sir, we were just trying to figure out where we were at. But, i-if you can help us..."
[21:47] * Yvalphone waits for the kid to speak. He was cute, but would the giant man go for it?
[21:48] <Aldante_Fax> A gargantuan brow lifts, shifting boulders the size of Tetra’s former house off, sent tumbling down to the earth below.
[21:48] <Tetra> (( Former house? o_O ))
[21:48] <Aldante_Fax> “What do you want,” he repeats, his gaze centering on Mayard.
[21:48] <Tetra> (( Heh... considering I never checked it before we left... ))
[21:48] <Aldante_Fax>
[Whoops. Did I say former? I mean house. >_>]
[21:48] * Carson blinks, shakes his head, and stays in a ready stance.
[21:49] * Koreyan mumbles under his breath "Down would be a great start... "
[21:49] * Janna peers up over Yval's shoulder. "Can you get us down?" she says in a very quiet voice.
[21:49] <Nachttier> ((brb))
[21:49] <Mayard> "W-w-well, we came here to save a town from an undead army nearby. If you can help us defeat them, we would be extremely grateful..."
[21:50] <Mayard> . o O ( Please, please work... )
[21:50] * Ceol shifts his sword positioning just abit.. and looks directly at the huge beast.
[21:50] <Carson> (...Is anyone else at least *slightly* reminded of Pippin, Merry and the Ent?)
[21:50] <Tetra> (( Heh ))
[21:50] <Aldante_Fax> “Not my concern. What do you want,” he repeats, like a broken record, eyes narrowing.
[21:50] <Mayard> "Although we would be okay with just getting down if you can't."
[21:50] <Janna> "Treasure?"
[21:51] * Janna looks hopeful.
[21:51] * Koreyan shoots a glance at Janna, saying - if nothing else - to shut up.
[21:51] * Janna ignores Koreyan, because treasure is more important that hot guys.
[21:51] <Mayard> "...I don't understand. What can you give us?"
[21:52] <Tetra> (( Fax: Any kind of lore to know who or what it is, exactly? ))
[21:52] <Aldante_Fax> He snorts. “Identify yourself, mortal,” he intones, bringing his hand away from the top of the pylons.
[21:52] <Aldante_Fax>
[Tetra: Tell me the Lores you got.]
[21:52] <Yvalphone> ((yeah, would Vashj Lore work?))
[21:52] <Aldante_Fax> Hm...
[21:52] <Tetra> (( Enchantment, Fencing, and Summoning ))
[21:52] <Mayard> "...M-Mayard Abertus." Mayard makes sure his Black Choker is showing very clearly.
[21:54] <Aldante_Fax> “Unknown mortal. Limiting functions,” it breathes out, blinking once. “What do you want,” the man repeats.
[21:54] <Aldante_Fax> I will allow one roll to whatever lore you two feel is the most appropriate. Tell me which, and make the roll.
[21:55] <Janna> ((Um... Bartending? :P))
[21:55] <Mayard> (( Lore
[??????]. You know which one. :p ))
[21:55] <Tetra> (( Hmmm... ))
[21:55] <Carson> (I somehow doubt any of my Lores would work...)
[21:55] <Janna> ((I really got nothing that'd be helpful.))
[21:55] <Aldante_Fax>
[How much time we got left?]
[21:55] <Yvalphone> ((I'll roll Vashj Lore. A long line of mages should have some kind of knowledge of this thing.))
[21:55] <Yvalphone> !roll d100
[21:55] <Highwind> Yvalphone - d100: 25 ( Total: 25 )
[21:55] <Janna> ((But I make a mean martini!))
[21:55] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[21:55] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[21:55] <Tetra>
[Enchantment]
[21:56] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[21:56] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[21:56] <Mayard> (( Damn! ))
[21:56] <Tetra> (( Pass ))
[21:56] <Yvalphone> ((woo!))
[21:56] <Carson> (Wait, we *each* get a roll?)
[21:56] <Carson> (Ah, n/m)
[21:56] <Tetra> (( I think he meant Yval and I ))
[21:56] <Aldante_Fax>
[Nah, just those three.]
[21:56] <Tetra> (( Hence the 'you two' ))
[21:56] <Tetra> (( errr, three ))
[21:56] <Nachttier> ((Can I make an intimidation attempt wile we're at it? :p))
[21:56] <Janna> ((Oh, right, missed that,))
[21:56] <Koreyan> (( Doubtful. ))
[21:56] <Aldante_Fax>
[Cut the chat, more RP coming.]
[21:57] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra hasn’t got a clue.
[21:57] <Aldante_Fax> Mayard, less of one.
[21:57] <Mayard> "...perfect time for my mind to fail."
[21:58] <Aldante_Fax> Yvalphone recalls a story once of a man quote “the size of the world” who was created by the people at the founding of the world.
[21:58] * Tetra just blinks. 1. o O (... what is this thing?)
[21:59] * Ceol sighs and takes one more step foward. "Here is what we currently want. To destroy the undead that are in the area, and to get down from this .. rock."
[21:59] * Yvalphone frowns a bit. "Umm, I think I have an idea of who this is," she says softly. Looking at the large man she puts on a more neutral appearance. "How long have you been around?"
[21:59] <Koreyan> "Erm... not necessarily in that order.."
[21:59] <Yvalphone> "Mayard, I think this is one of your golems."
[22:00] <Janna> "Wait, wait, so he's at our command...?"
[22:00] <Mayard> "You're probably right."
[22:00] <Aldante_Fax> “Time immemorial. What do you want,”
[22:00] * Carson isn't really suprised by that assertion.
[22:00] <Janna> "Well... Mayard's."
[22:00] <Aldante_Fax> “...Mortal?”
[22:00] <Aldante_Fax> Whatever this is, it’s patience is growing thin.
[22:00] * Mayard looks to see if his book has anything about golems.
[22:00] <Janna> "Get us off this damn rock!"
[22:01] <Carson> ...Hey. Can it carry us where we need to go, and *then* set us down?
[22:01] * Janna quietly adds under her breath, "And treasure would be nice too..."
[22:02] <Koreyan> "I think that getting us down would be the first priority..."
[22:02] * Yvalphone looks at Janna and shakes her head. "My family once told me of a man who was literally the size of the world. He was created by an ancient people. There's got to be something he can do for us besides the obvious."
[22:02] * Nachttier waits for someone to come up with a plan.
[22:02] <Koreyan> "After that, if the big guy's willing, we can talk about whatever else is possible."
[22:02] <Janna> "Oh... right. SOmething not obvious."
[22:02] <Mayard> "Hm... how old is that summon you have, Yval?"
[22:03] <Janna> "Can you... juggle boulders?"
[22:03] <Mayard> "Because I know that isn't recent."
[22:03] * Janna looks hopeful again.
[22:03] <Carson> ...It can't ever be the easy way...
[22:03] <Yvalphone> ((lol, that's a good question. how old is Valefor?))
[22:03] <Aldante_Fax>
[Old ‘nuff.]
[22:04] <Ceol> "Mayard.. tell it what you want. Stop wasting time"
[22:04] <Mayard> "Can we have your power?"
[22:04] * Yvalphone thinks for a moment. "Way older than we are. Every Aeon is different, so there's nothing to judge her age with. Why?"
[22:04] <Mayard> "For our summoner, I mean."
[22:05] * Tetra blinks.
[22:05] * Yvalphone blinks twice.
[22:05] <Aldante_Fax> “Summoner,” he breathes. “Identify yourself, Summoner.”
[22:05] * Ceol grins at that.
[22:05] <Janna> "Oh, right, have his power, that makes sense. Come on! Juggle some boulders!"
[22:05] <Tetra> "... I'm not so sure I like that request..." He mutters to himself.
[22:05] * Nachttier smiles a creepy smile.
[22:05] <Mayard> "I thought that if Yval is so old, this thing may fall under the same category."
[22:05] <Koreyan> "... Does that mean we have to fight him?"
[22:06] * Janna idly tosses a small stone over the edge.
[22:06] * Yvalphone stands. "I'm Yvalphone Vashj." Her voice isn't as sturdy as she'd like.
[22:06] * Tetra looks at Koreyan. 1"Let's hope not."
[22:06] <Carson> Aye... I don't htink it's too inclined to just *poof* and be our friend.
[22:06] <Mayard> (( -Yval +valefor >_< ))
[22:06] <Aldante_Fax> “Vashj identified. What are your instructions, Summoner?”
[22:07] <Koreyan> (( ... That... was easy. ))
[22:07] <Janna> "..."
[22:07] <Janna> "Tell him to get us down!"
[22:07] * Yvalphone looks at the others confusedly for a moment. She then turns backto the large man. "Who are you?"
[22:07] <Koreyan> "... That... was easy. "
[22:07] <Carson> (Well, that was lots of pointlessness.)
[22:07] <Janna> "...and then juggle huge boulders."
[22:07] <Carson> (brb)
[22:07] <Ceol> "Quiet.. Janna"
[22:07] <Koreyan> "Will you quit it with the boulders?"
[22:07] <Mayard> . o O ( ...it worked. How the hell did I think that would work? )
[22:08] <Yvalphone> ((but before you answer, Mister, can you squat Janna?))
[22:08] * Mayard looks just as surprised as anyone else.
[22:08] <Janna> "Come on! They'd be *huge*! It would be so cool!"
[22:08] * Nachttier sheathes his sword, the situation seems to not be about to end with everyone dying under the hand of a giant.
[22:08] <Yvalphone> ((:P))
[22:08] <Janna> "Bah, no sense of fun, any of you."
[22:08] * Ceol glares at Janna.. looking almost ready to kill.
[22:08] <Aldante_Fax> “I am Aravan. What are your instructions, Summoner?”
[22:09] * Janna glares right back at Ceol... looking surprisingly unhesitant to do the same.
[22:09] <Koreyan> "Janna... fun would be pitching you over the edge right now. But I like your company too much to do that. "
[22:09] <Janna> "I'm flattered."
[22:09] <Yvalphone> "Can you tell us where we are exactly? This platform and why it's in the air?"
[22:09] * Koreyan smirks. "Jokes after we get someplace where slipping won't turn us into a vulture's lunch."
[22:10] <Carson> (back)
[22:10] <Nachttier> "Actually, juggling boulders would be interesting to watch. But I would rather do it from the ground. Yvalphone, could you skip to the part where our large friend lets us down from here and stomps the city we're heading to into rubble?."
[22:11] <Koreyan> "Or at least gets us there so that we may do that?"
[22:11] * Janna decides to not talk for a little while, since she's in way over her head.
[22:11] <Aldante_Fax> “This platform is an Instruction Platform, designed for mortals to give me instructions. It rises to the sky in order to make contact with Aravan.”
[22:12] <Nachttier> ((ack afk for a while))
[22:12] * Yvalphone looks at Nacthtierre, Koreyan, the paladins and then Tetra. After Aravan's explaination she moves a bit closer to the Summon. If you remove us from the platform, can we still contact you?"
[22:13] * Tetra stands in awe, and watches Yval - somehow - turn this situation normal.
[22:13] * Ceol sheathes his blade
[22:13] * Carson relaxes a bit. Things just went from dangerous to, well... calm-but-strange.
[22:14] * Janna is watching Yval closely as well, though the jokes seem mostly to downplay her amazement at this whole situation.
[22:14] <Yvalphone> ((+"))
[22:14] <Aldante_Fax> “You must find another Instruction Platform to give me instructions. Otherwise I cannot hear you.”
[22:14] * Mayard just stands, still confused.
[22:14] * Yvalphone nods in understanding. "Where is the nearest one?"
[22:14] <Koreyan> "Other than this one, that is..."
[22:15] <Yvalphone> "Right, other than this one."
[22:15] <Aldante_Fax> “There are Instruction Platforms scattered across Aria. If you find one, you can contact me or my brothers.”
[22:16] <Carson> ...He's got family?
[22:16] <Koreyan> "There are more of you??"
[22:16] <Mayard> "...brothers?"
[22:16] <Janna> "There are more than one of you!?"
[22:16] <Tetra> "... whoa..."
[22:16] <Janna> "And... Yvalphone is your master..."
[22:16] * Janna considers this.
[22:18] * Yvalphone is just as overwhelmed by this information as everyone else seems to be. Maybe even a bit more. "So once I give you your instructions, you'll carry them out and then we'll have to go to another platform to contact you again." It's more of a statement than a question.
[22:19] <Yvalphone> "How many instructions can you be given at once?"
[22:21] <Koreyan> (( lag? ))
[22:22] <Aldante_Fax> It looks confused. “Aravan has too many instructions. Ask and I will attempt to meet your request.”
[22:22] <Aldante_Fax> “What do you want, Summoner,” it defaults.
[22:22] <Mayard> "...I see."
[22:23] <Carson> Not a smart fella, is he?
[22:23] * Yvalphone looks at the others. "What should I ask him to do for us? This is an excellent opportunity, and I don't want to waste it."
[22:23] <Ceol> "Kill the undead, get us down"
[22:23] <Carson> Keep it simple.
[22:23] <Koreyan> "Or at least get us down and get us to the city."
[22:24] * Carson sits and thinks for a minute, unaware of the paladins for a minute.
[22:24] * Nachttier faces Yvalphone, "I think I already said what some wonderful instructions would be. Go stomp the city we're heading to into rubble. Should be easy for him."
[22:24] <Tetra> "... either help us wipe out the undead, or set us down at Quartz so we can do that ourselves."
[22:24] * Carson nods. "It works."
[22:24] <Janna> "I like the big guy's idea."
[22:24] <Tetra> "... as much as I'd prefer the first..." 6He looks at the paladins. 1"... he may not do that for us."
[22:25] <Carson> *shrug* I think it's worth a shot. If he won't do it, then he just won't do it.
[22:25] <Janna> "Like there's anything we can handle that he can't."
[22:26] <Janna> "I mean, look at him, he's *huge!*
[22:26] * Yvalphone bites her lip then returns her gaze to Aravan. "Will you take me and my companions to the city of Quartz? Once we're there, I'll need you to defend us from the undead."
[22:27] <Mayard> . o O ( I hope this works... )
[22:28] <Aldante_Fax> “I cannot bring harm to Quartz, and I am too large to defend you from harm without harming you in the process.”
[22:28] <Koreyan> "Damn..."
[22:28] <Tetra> "But can we still go there?"
[22:28] * Yvalphone nods in understanding. She looks to the others. "We need to get to the clocktower, correct?"
[22:29] <Carson> Sounds right...
[22:29] * Tetra looks at Yval and nods.
[22:29] <Janna> "Yeah."
[22:29] <Yvalphone> "Then, Aravan, will you please take us to the Clocktower in Quartz?"
[22:29] * Ceol looks abit impatient.
[22:30] <Aldante_Fax> He pauses for a moment. “No,” he concludes, folding his arms.
[22:30] <Janna> "What kind of majestic giant manservant is this!?"
[22:30] <Koreyan> "The outskirts of the city, then?"
[22:31] <Yvalphone> "Yes, can you bring us to the city?"
[22:32] <Aldante_Fax> Aravan considers this. “You lack power to make me want to go. I can only bring you as far as the next Instruction Platform.
[22:32] <Janna> "How far is that?"
[22:32] <Koreyan> "... And that is... where?"
[22:32] * Janna idly hopes it's somewhere far, far away from this doomed island, preferably somewhere with a nice warm beach and open bars all day.
[22:33] <Carson> It's a start... We're wasting time here as it is.
[22:33] * Yvalphone is a bit hurt by the comment. "Is the platform on the way to Quartz?"
[22:33] <Koreyan> (( I thought this was role-playing, not Teucer-playing =P You need another beer. ))
[22:33] <Aldante_Fax> “No.”
[22:34] <Mayard> "Damn."
[22:34] <Janna> ((What, Janna's not allowed ot like drinking? :P))
[22:34] <Koreyan> "Well... that's just great. Can we have him get us down then? At least then we can walk there..."
[22:35] <Koreyan> "Or maybe we could camp here safely, and have him watch us... then put us down in the morning."
[22:35] <Yvalphone> "That's what I'm thinking. He'd make an excellent guard.
[22:35] <Yvalphone> +"
[22:35] <Janna> "Just out of curiosity, where is the nearest Instruction Platform?"
[22:36] * Nachttier is getting as restless as our giant comrade undoubtedly is.
[22:36] <Aldante_Fax> “Five Islands away, in Green.”
[22:36] <Koreyan> ...
[22:36] <Janna> "Green? That place sounds nice."
[22:36] <Yvalphone> "Wow."
[22:36] <Mayard> "..."
[22:37] * Ceol looks over to Yvalphone. "We camp here then?"
[22:37] <Tetra> "... damn..."
[22:37] <Carson> Well, when we wanna leave this damn island, we can come back here...
[22:37] <Yvalphone> "If everyone is in agreement. Including Aravan."
[22:38] <Koreyan> "Ask him?"
[22:38] <Mayard> "I can't think of anything better."
[22:38] <Yvalphone> "Would you mind allowing us to camp here and protecting us as best you can while we sleep?"
[22:38] <Aldante_Fax> “Monsters do not tread into the Instruction Circle - they have been warded as such. If you require nothing further, I will be going, Summoner.”
[22:39] <Mayard> (( Save Point! ))
[22:39] <Koreyan> "Oh... well then, I like these little places."
[22:39] <Carson> (Aye.)
[22:39] <Koreyan> (( pokes the large, engraved 'S' on the ground ))
[22:39] <Aldante_Fax> This would explain why it was rather uneventful out scouting, Ceol.
[22:39] <Carson> (The "S" is for "Shiny"!)
[22:39] * Yvalphone nods. "Thank you Aravan."
[22:40] <Tetra> . o O (... well, this was unproductive.)
[22:40] <Aldante_Fax> And just like that, you’re back down on the sweet ground like nothing ever happened. The sun moved about four inches in the sky while you were busy.
[22:40] <Janna> ((Eh, well, when we want to go to Green we're set. :P))
[22:40] * Janna peers around.
[22:41] <Janna> "That was.... just plain weird."
[22:41] <Carson> Aye.
[22:41] <Mayard> "Quite."
[22:41] <Nachttier> "... I ... My head hurts."
[22:41] <Carson> I say we don't do it again.
[22:41] * Yvalphone looks at the others. "I'm sorry I wasn't powerful enough to do any good."
[22:41] <Koreyan> "Well. You can't beat the view we had though."
[22:41] * Janna pats Yval on the shoulder.
[22:41] * Tetra looks at Yval. 1"No, it's fine."
[22:41] <Janna> "Not your fault."
[22:41] <Ceol> "No worries, you have proven to be the most useful here"
[22:41] <Mayard> "I dunno, that going to Green thing sounded interesting."
[22:42] <Nachttier> "What good is a giant monstrosity that cannot level a city..."
[22:42] <Koreyan> "It's all right, Yval... at least you could speak to it."
[22:42] <Tetra> "Beisdes, at least we know we can stay in peace here, if we need to."
[22:42] <Mayard> "After we finish."
[22:42] <Janna> ((Can I roll Geography Lore to see if I know anything about Green?))
[22:42] <Carson> Yeah. But firs- Heh.
[22:42] * Nachttier is staggering around, like someone in the advanced states of shock.
[22:42] <Aldante_Fax> Sure. Geo Lore, go, T.
[22:42] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:42] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[22:42] <Janna> ((Bleh,))
[22:43] <Aldante_Fax> Doesn’t sound like you know much.
[22:43] * Yvalphone smiles a bit. "Mayard, how did you know he'd answer to a Summoner?"
[22:43] <Janna> "It sounds very... green."
[22:43] <Aldante_Fax> In the interests of time I’m going to cut it here and let you all handle the rest. I’ll be back in about an hour or two.
[22:43] <Mayard> "I didn't. I was guessing."
[22:43] <Tetra> (( all right ))
[22:43] <Nachttier> "I... giant... no stomp..."
[22:43] <Mayard> "Your summon seemed old, so I thought it may be the same sort of thing."
[22:44] * Janna ruffles Mayard's hair.
[22:44] <Koreyan> "Nachttier... take a deep breath."
[22:44] <Janna> "That was good thinking."
[22:44] <Carson> Smart kid.
[22:44] <Mayard> "Thanks."
[22:44] * Nachttier sits down and stares off into the distance.
[22:44] * Tetra sits and thinks for a moment.
[22:44] <Aldante_Fax> Things I would like when I get back, or before next session: A plan of action to what to do, a party marching order, who REALLY is party leader, and preferably some attack aliases for you guys to streamline combat.
[22:44] <Mayard> "I still don't know why I thought of that, to tell the truth. It just kind of came to me."
[22:44] * Yvalphone ruffles Mayard's hair a bit. "Yeah, really smart. And the paladins seem okay for now."
[22:45] <Carson> (Gotcha covered. Bwaha!)
[22:45] <Koreyan> (( Tetra is the leader, was discussed and confirmed last time, if memory serves ))
[22:45] * Mayard doesn't have much hair to ruffle, actually.
[22:45] <Tetra> (( I can take Party Leader... since I'm kinda getting pidgeonholed into doing it. :P ))
[22:45] <Tetra> "... interesting..."
[22:45] <Ceol> (( Not really, I didn't want him to do it I thought ))
[22:45] <Janna> ((I'll make me some aliases. I'd like to be leader OOC, but Janna is not the right one for the job :P))
[22:46] <Ceol> (( I could be wrong, it's been a long while ))
[22:46] <Carson> (Aye. Carson's not fit to lead, really... Second-in-command, maybe, but doubtful.)
[22:46] <Koreyan> (( You wanted to be the leader, but no one trusts you any further than they can throw you... and we at least know the cripple better =P ))
[22:46] <Yvalphone> ((lol, Yvalphone wouldn't want to lead.))
[22:46] <Tetra> (( I should probably be the leader for now... after all, it *IS* Tetra's hometown we're trying to save. :P ))
[22:46] <Mayard> (( Mayard is right out for a leader position. ))
[22:46] <Janna> ((Hey, you could throw her pretty far.))
[22:46] <Carson> (Why?)
[22:46] <Koreyan> (( And you don't want the psychological cripple being the leader ))
[22:47] <Yvalphone> ((plus, if Tetra's in charge, so is Yvalphone cuz she's got him wrapped around her well-manicured finger :P))
[22:47] <Tetra> "... so this is the extent... interesting." 6He keeps talking to himself as he sits in thought.
[22:47] <Ceol> (( True, rather have a fellow Mithran in charge. ))
[22:48] <Yvalphone> ((she's just not the type who'd want that kind of responsibility. she'd take it hard if something bad happened under her watch))
[22:48] <Janna> ((I'd nominate Koreyan as leader, actually.))
[22:48] <Koreyan> (( Of course you would. =P ))
[22:48] <Janna> ((If he remembers to consistently level.))
[22:48] <Carson> (Heh.)
[22:48] <Tetra> (( I considered it ))
[22:48] <Koreyan> (( You just want in my pants. ))
[22:48] <Janna> ((Psh. I want in Yval's pants, TYVM!))
[22:48] <Tetra> (( My territory, bitch. ))
[22:48] <Tetra> (( I mean, errr... shit ))
[22:48] <Janna> ((Wanna fight?))
[22:49] <Koreyan> (( omgomg teh hot hot girl-on-girl axxionz ))
[22:49] <Yvalphone> ((LOL))
[22:49] <Ceol> (( Marching order, who wants point. Tetra? Since you are leader after all.. :P ))
[22:49] <Tetra> (( Bring it, snatchmonkey ))
[22:49] <Tetra> (( I'll take point ))
[22:49] <Tetra> (( Follow as you will ))
[22:49] <Janna> ((By fight, I mean 'I steal your wallet and then outrun you away,'))
[22:50] <Janna> ((Janna's sticking close to Koreyan.))
[22:50] <Koreyan> (( I'll take rearguard. ))
[22:50] <Mayard> (( I'll be close to the rear, since I'll be one of the healers and I have a ranged weapon. ))
[22:50] <Janna> ((He can take the blows for her. :P))
[22:50] <Carson> (I'll be second-up.)
[22:50] <Tetra> (( No, by fight, I mean "stab your fucking face and watch you die, you low HP wench" ))
[22:50] <Ceol> (( I'll claim the spot next to Yval, as a guard. Is the only one I respect at this point. ))
[22:50] * Nachttier stands up, raises his fists to the sky, "WHY DO THE ANCIENTS NEVER LEAVE BEHIND ANYTHING USEFUL!?"
[22:50] <Koreyan> (( And, if I'm not incapacitated by my shitty Trauma, I'll also be roving killer of stuff. ))
[22:50] * Nachttier collapses onto his knees, muttering to himself.
[22:50] <Carson> They hate you, probably. Nothing personal, I'd bet.
[22:51] <Janna> "Because they used up all the useful things?"
[22:51] <Janna> "Besides, I bet the big guy is really useful... just in his own element."
[22:52] <Koreyan> "Underground, sure."
[22:52] <Mayard> "If we only knew what that was..."
[22:52] <Yvalphone> ((And Yval'll stay towards the rear because she's really just a mage. Her staff is only for show :P))
[22:52] <Ceol> (( Anyone else have a preference on where to be for order? ))
[22:52] <Tetra> (( As much as I'd prefer Yval close to me, whatever. :P ))
[22:53] <Carson> (Like I said, I'd like to be way up in the front, if at all possible.)
[22:53] * Koreyan (( gets the good view in the marching order ))
[22:53] <Janna> ((HAHA SHE IS CLOSE TO ME HAHA))
[22:53] <Nachttier> ((Uh, somewhere where I'll get hit instead of Koreyan. :p))
[22:54] <Yvalphone> ((That's right. Tetra told her to "stay close if there's trouble" so she'd be up there with him. And Ceol. Two sexy men ready to defend her. Beat that, Janna :P))
[22:54] <Ceol> (( Tetra-Carson-Nachttier-Mayard-Janna-Yvalphone-Ceol | that fine? ))
[22:54] <Tetra> (( You forgot Koreyan ))
[22:54] <Mayard> (( I'd like to be after Janna, actually. ))
[22:54] <Janna> ((Umm... I have a cute kid and Koreyan.))
[22:54] <Koreyan> (( I'm in the back back, grazie. ))
[22:55] <Janna> ((OK, you win. :( Damn me for liking girls.))
[22:55] * Tetra continues thinking to himself. (( Continue the RP :P ))
[22:55] <Yvalphone> ((Haha!! Does the victory dance))
[22:55] <Ceol> (( Tetra-Carson-Nachttier-Koreyan-Janna-Mayard-Yvalphone-Ceol | Any objections now? )
[22:55] <Carson> (I'm happy.)
[22:55] <Koreyan> (( Yes. I'm rearguard. ))
[22:55] <Mayard> (( Looks good here. ))
[22:55] <Yvalphone> ((If Tet's cool with Yval being so far away, no prob))
[22:55] <Koreyan> (( /me points up to where he said that a long while ago ))
[22:56] <Tetra> (( That's fine, Yval. I can move if there's trouble. :P ))
[22:56] <Carson> (I'm fine with taking point... for an OOC point, I've the most HP, IIRC.)
[22:57] <Ceol> (( Tetra--Carson-Nachttier-Janna-Mayard-Yvalphone-Ceol--Koreyan ))
[22:57] <Tetra> (( And I have 2nd for that, I think ))
[22:57] <Koreyan> (( Grazie. ))
[22:57] <Tetra> (( *ANYWAYS*... can we please keep going with the RP? :P ))
[22:57] <Carson> (Groovy.)
[22:57] <Yvalphone> ((Ready when you are.))
[22:58] * Tetra is still sitting on the ground, lost in thought.
[22:58] * Janna sighs dejectedly. "This has been the strangest trip I've ever been on... and I've been on some strange ones."
[22:58] * Mayard is standing, apparently lost in thought.
[22:58] * Carson nods. "This one hasn't hurt too much, though... 'cept the whole paladins-blowing-everything-the-hell-up..."
[22:59] <Janna> "Speak for yourself!"
[22:59] <Janna> "Me and Koreyan both nearly got killed!"
[22:59] <Koreyan> "Well... I've gotten closer than you have, so... "
[22:59] * Carson steps back. "Whoa, sorry, sorry..."
[22:59] <Ceol> "And you'll both have many more chances to die, part of the journey"
[23:00] <Janna> "Well, I'm no fighter. I don't even know why I came along."
[23:00] <Ceol> "If you have no reason to be here, then leave"
[23:01] <Mayard> "That brings up a good question. What will we do after this mission is over?"
[23:01] * Nachttier snaps out of his haze, "You came along for the oppurtunity to loot a shattered and helpless city. Just think of all the valuables there Janna."
[23:02] * Tetra sighs as he listens to everyone.
[23:02] <Koreyan> "After this mission is over... I plan on resuming my search for Janos."
[23:02] <Janna> "I don't know. I guess I'll keep wandering."
[23:03] <Ceol> "I am searching for someone.. i'll continue with that"
[23:03] * Yvalphone sits down and looks at Mayard. "I came to find Tetra and ask him for help in finding and defeating Mabdhara."
[23:03] <Mayard> "I'll be looking for some place safe to stay for a while. After that, who knows?"
[23:03] <Janna> "I really don't have anywhere to go."
[23:04] <Carson> I'm just alogn for the ride... I'll find what I'm looking for eventually.
[23:05] * Janna sighs.
[23:05] <Mayard> "...I see. Well, I might as well ask this now."
[23:05] <Nachttier> "So, we are camping here for the rest of the day?"
[23:06] <Carson> I think so...
[23:06] <Koreyan> "I believe so, yes..."
[23:06] <Mayard> "I've been looking for a safe place for a while. To be blunt, this is the safest I've felt in a long time. If it's possible, I'd like to follow you, or even some of you, to wherever you're going."
[23:07] <Janna> "You're welcome to come with me, but you probably don't want to."
[23:07] <Yvalphone> "You're always welcome to come along with me Mayard. I'm sure we'll find someplace for you."
[23:07] <Nachttier> ((Even with the scary big man around? ;p))
[23:07] <Mayard> "I don't really trust the cities now. But with some of you, I think I have a chance to make it to 18."
[23:07] * Tetra continues sitting in silence.
[23:07] * Carson nods. "You might not like how I live, but it's there if you want it."
[23:07] <Janna> "But, I think everyone else is staying together after this. Not me, though."
[23:08] <Koreyan> "If you'd like... and you're interested... I could always put a word in to the bounty hunter's guild for you."
[23:08] <Mayard> "I'll take whatever I can get. After what happened to the last..." Mayard suddenly shuts up for a bit.
[23:08] <Yvalphone> "Why can't we all stick together. I'm sure each of us could use our individual skills and expertise in our quests. It may take a bit longer for some of us to reach our goals, but..."
[23:08] * Carson watches the kid, and nods. "I know whatcha mean, kid."
[23:09] <Janna> "That's the thing. I don't have any goals, and.... well.... bad things happen to people who follow me."
[23:09] * Yvalphone smiles at Janna. "So we won't follow. We'll lead."
[23:09] <Mayard> "Bad things have been happening to me for some time. I don't think you'll cause that much trouble for me, Janna."
[23:09] <Janna> "I don;t want to see more people die because of me."
[23:10] <Janna> "So no, after this is done, I'm going to Green."
[23:10] * Tetra takes a breath, brings himself to his feet, and starts walking towards some of the monoliths.
[23:10] <Koreyan> "Nothing -too- horrid has happened to me, and I followed your lead for quite some time."
[23:11] <Yvalphone> "Tetra?"
[23:11] * Janna shakes her head. "You don't understand. Nothing good ever comes from me. You should all know that by now."
[23:11] * Nachttier broods.
[23:12] * Ceol looks over to Tetra..
[23:12] <Carson> Maybe you're just... saving up your good times for the end, y'know?
[23:12] * Tetra makes his way to a monolith, away from the group, and sits cross-legged, gazing into the landscape.
[23:12] <Koreyan> "Well... none of us are dead yet. That's something to be happy about."
[23:13] <Janna> "We're still alive to suffer."
[23:13] * Koreyan tips his hat over his head and sits back against one of the monoliths, calming don after the recent excitement.
[23:13] * Ceol gets up and makes his way over to Tetra.
[23:14] <Koreyan> "Suffer... live... be happy... it's all the same. The only constant is death, y'know. It's up to us to determine how we spend the time between now and then."
[23:14] <Mayard> "There can be good times, too. Granted, I can't remember many now, but they are still around of you look."
[23:14] * Yvalphone watches Ceol head over to Tetra. Perhaps the blunt Mithra would be able to do whatever was needed to stop Tetra from brooding.
[23:14] <Mayard> (( *if ))
[23:14] * Janna suddenly looks angry. "Well perhaps some of us would rather spend that time alone!"
[23:14] * Ceol points to Tetra "You."
[23:14] * Janna gets up and storms away at that.
[23:15] <Mayard> "..."
[23:15] <Koreyan> "Perhaps some of us would, at that..."
[23:15] * Yvalphone sighs. She would go after Janna, but...frankly the woman scared her.
[23:15] * Tetra doesn't even look at the male Mithra. 1"... yes?"
[23:15] <Carson> ...
[23:16] <Mayard> "She'll need some time to calm down. Hopefully she'll be better when we leave."
[23:16] * Ceol slowly draws his blade... "Fight me."
[23:16] * Tetra turns his head slightly. 1"Excuse me?"
[23:16] <Carson> The hell?
[23:16] <Mayard> "...and now this starts."
[23:16] * Koreyan 's attention is caught by Ceol's blade in the setting sun
[23:16] <Ceol> "Not to draw blood, not to kill each other.. just for practice."
[23:17] * Yvalphone turns towards Ceol and Tetra. That's not what she had in mind. She thought they may have some kind of manly bonding thing...but not that.
[23:17] <Koreyan> (( Note - that -IS manly bonding. the medieval equivalent of football. ))
[23:17] <Tetra> "... I would... rather not. I have too much on my mind."
[23:18] <Carson> (Football like football, or football like football?)
[23:18] <Yvalphone> ((Yval had 2 older sisters and 1 older brother. she doesn't know these things :P))
[23:18] * Ceol looks annoyed. "You decline then?"
[23:18] <Janna> ((The first. :P))
[23:18] <Koreyan> (( Like American football, not the real sport. ))
[23:18] <Tetra> "At the moment."
[23:18] <Carson> (Thoguth so.)
[23:18] * Tetra looks back. 1"Although maybe I'll take your offer at another time."
[23:18] * Mayard decides that his time is probably best spent looking up some information in his book.
[23:19] * Nachttier takes the moment of distraction to slink away from the party... and those Paladins.
[23:19] * Tetra continues his thinking. 1"For now... I find my purpose."
[23:21] * Typhoon (typhoon_dr@66.57.150.94) has left #aria
[23:21] * Yvalphone breathes a sigh of relief.
[23:21] * Ceol looks down at Tetra "I was right.. then" sheathes his blade, walks back over to Yvalphone and sits down. "After this night of rest.. will you regain the ability to summon?"
[23:23] * Koreyan pulls out his katanas and checks their sharpness again, then re-wraps their ties, keeping them close to him.
[23:23] <Koreyan> "So what now?"
[23:23] * Carson sits down, leaning against the monument, nodding off.
[23:23] * Yvalphone nods. "Yes. I just sustained the Summon longer than I'm used to. It's like excercise. Now that the muscle is more used to the stress, I should be able to handle it better."
[23:24] <Tetra> "... hmm... I wonder..."
[23:24] <Koreyan> (( And... what now, with our leerless feeder away? ))
[23:24] <Janna> ((Let's revolt!))
[23:24] <Koreyan> (( No, that's not for this room... ))
[23:24] <Koreyan> (( ¬_¬ ))
[23:24] <Janna> ((Or someone go talk to poor Janna :P))
[23:25] <Koreyan> (( Janna wants alone time - she said so. ))
[23:25] <Ceol> "I understand, things should move faster then."
[23:26] <Janna> ((Women never mean what they say. :P))
[23:26] <Koreyan> (( Tell your girlfriend that. I'm sure she'll love it =P ))
[23:26] <Janna> ((She's the exception. Hence why she meets my approval.))
[23:27] * Yvalphone nods and smiles. "Yes." After a pause. "So, if you don't mind me asking...who are you looking for?"
[23:27] <Yvalphone> ((We mean what we say, unless it's really important :P))
[23:27] <Koreyan> (( LOL! True words from the only female in here. ))
[23:28] * Tetra looks back at the two Mithras (Mithrae?) for a moment, then continues his thought as he resumes looking at the landscape.
[23:28] <Janna> ((BS. In my experience anyway. Maybe you're one of those rare cool few who doesn't thrive on drama and human misery.))
[23:28] <Yvalphone> ((Like, honestly tell us what we look like in that dress. Those types of things. The important stuff.))
[23:28] <Ceol> "A mage by the name of Draken.. he has something I want."
[23:28] <Yvalphone> ((lol, only during that time. Then I become the warchief.))
[23:28] <Janna> ((Psh. I'll charge into a massive battle, but I will *not* face an angry woman. Ever,))
[23:29] * Ceol stretches abit. "Well, he goes by Draken at least."
[23:29] <Koreyan> (( Ugh. Drama. And do women -really- want to know that their ass looks huge, and they look pregnant in that dress? Or would they rather we tell them that it looks wonderful? ))
[23:29] * Nachttier stalks around the encampment, out of sight thanks to the terrain.
[23:29] <Yvalphone> ((Tell us we look great but steer us towards a more flattering dress ;) ))
[23:29] * Yvalphone raises an eyebrow. "Oh? What is it?"
[23:30] <Janna> ((I like my strategy better. "It looks great... but it'd look better on the floor next to my bed."))
[23:30] <Janna> ((Not that it works, but I like it.))
[23:31] <Koreyan> (( Good one to go with. USually you either get her to laugh, hit you, and then you go to the whatnot... or you don't go out of the house at all... ))
[23:31] * Ceol looks directly at Yvalphone. "A wand fabled to control beasts."
[23:31] <Yvalphone> ((lol))
[23:31] <Nachttier> ((... I read that as "control breasts."))
[23:31] <Janna> ((Woo woo!))
[23:31] <Yvalphone> ((dirty mind))
[23:32] <Tetra> (( heh ))
[23:32] <Janna> ((Well, I have to get to bed... I have to wake up at the ass-crack of dawn tomorrow -_-))
[23:32] <Tetra> (( Ok... ))
[23:32] <Yvalphone> "That does sound like a powerful treasure. Did he take it from you or something?"
[23:32] <Tetra> (( In that case, I'll go as well ))
[23:32] <Janna> ((Besides, no one loves Janna. :( ))
[23:32] <Tetra> (( I'd talk to you, but I'm thinking. :P ))
[23:32] <Yvalphone> ((She's SCARY!!!))
[23:33] <Mayard> (( Aye. ))
[23:33] <Nachttier> ((Hey I was getting around to Janna. :p))
[23:33] <Janna> ((Heheh... I don't see how you get scary, except that she always seems to be up to something. :P))
[23:33] * Koreyan looks around for the scrawny little brat
[23:33] <Ceol> (( In character I really just don't care, or i'd go and talk heh ))
[23:34] <Yvalphone> ((mood swings and the way she flings those daggers. not to mention she's tried to sell out a child in more than one occasion :P ))
[23:34] <Koreyan> "Where did she run off to this time... "
[23:34] <Janna> ((eh, I'm just bitching. I really do need sleep. Bad.))\
[23:34] <Yvalphone> ((hehe, g'night))
[23:34] * Tetra (SkyeGainsb@du150233.wpt.ptd.net) Quit (Quit: )
[23:34] <Mayard> (( G'night, then. ))
[23:34] * Janna is now known as Teucer
[Crashed]
[23:34] <Ceol> "No.. he did not. I am to be rewarded.. if I decide to destroy the item though."
[23:34] * Koreyan shrugs
[23:35] <Koreyan> "She said she wanted some alone time... she's getting it."
[23:35] <Nachttier> ((Or is she? Nachttier is out there somewhere with her. BUM BUM BUUMM!!!))
[23:36] <Teucer
[Crashed]> ((Bumsex?))
[23:36] * Yvalphone seems a bit confused. "But why would you want to destroy it? Isn't it more valuable in tact?"
[23:36] <Nachttier> ((You know it.))
[23:36] <Koreyan> (( Alone time and rape time are two different things. ))
[23:36] * Carson (Elemental_@dhcp31187152.columbus.rr.com) Quit (Quit: * ElementalKnight ReBoots into a Game... of Solitare.)
[23:37] <Ceol> "The only reason I decided to help with this.. journey is because I believe he might be behind the scenes. A wand that can control beasts... undead acting extremely smart and being supplied siege weapondry."
[23:38] <Yvalphone> "Oh, I see. That does make sense."
[23:38] <Ceol> "This has negative effects on me.. as i'm sure you can imagine."
[23:39] * Yvalphone places a hand on Ceol's shoulder in understanding. "Well, if you need any help, you've got mine. We Mithra have to stick together."
[23:43] * Ceol raises a brow, his tail still moving slowly from side to side. "Help.. well as of now, we are helping each other. I do not expect you to go out of your way simply because we of are the same race."
[23:45] <Yvalphone> "Well of course not. But I like you, even though you're a little...straight forward. Though I admit, you do get points for the tail," she winked at him playfully.
[23:49] * Ceol curls his tail, bringing it to his front "Better than being a deceitful I suppose.."
[23:50] * Yvalphone giggles a bit. "Yeah, I guess so."
[23:51] <Ceol> "And you.. why do you care to save this town? There must be some other reason than the obvious.."
[23:52] * Yvalphone feels her smile fade a bit. "I...use to live here when I was younger."
[23:52] <Yvalphone> "It still feels like home even though I left."
[23:54] <Ceol> "..You have nothing to gain from this then?"
[23:56] * Yvalphone shakes her head. "Not really, though Cocoon is still Tetra's home."
[23:56] <Ceol> "Tetra.. how do you know him? He has yet to prove himself..."
[23:58] <Yvalphone> "Tetra was my friend since we were children. Why do you say he hasn't proven himself? He's done more than enough for me."
[23:59] * Ceol lets his tail go back to its natural slow swaying. "I have yet to see him be of use, until then.. i consider him nothing."
Session Time: Sun May 23 00:00:00 2004
[00:01] * Nachttier finally shows himself, perched upon the top of the monolith Carson is sleeping against, sword drawn and face blackened in shadow.
[00:01] <Nachttier> "CEOL! You wanted a fight! Prepare yourself."
[00:01] * Nachttier leaps off the monolith swinging his sword in a great overhead arc, crashing it down inches away from where Ceol is busily talking.
[00:01] * Mayard jerks out of his stupor.
[00:01] <Koreyan> ...
[00:02] * Yvalphone jumps out of the way.
[00:02] * Koreyan is confused
[00:02] * Mayard is immediately fishing for his rifle bey the time Nachttier stops.
[00:02] <Koreyan> "Nachttier? What are you doing?"
[00:02] * Nachttier snarls like beast possessed.
[00:02] * Ceol rolls to the side and stands. "You are not worth my time.."
[00:02] <Nachttier> "Come on and fight. Or do you only choose to battle cripples?"
[00:02] * Mayard finally manages to get his rifle out.
[00:03] * Ceol draws his blade.. a smile on his face. "This will be the death of you.. then"
[00:03] <Yvalphone> "Hey now, leave Tetra out of this!"
[00:03] * Mayard fires his rifle into the air.
[00:04] * Koreyan hops to his feet and draws his blades in one fluid motion. "Both of you, quit the pissing contest!"
[00:04] <Mayard> "That's enough."
[00:04] * Nachttier looks out the corner of his eyes at Mayard and then Koreyan.
[00:04] <Ceol> "Nachttier has challenged me... unless he surrenders, he will die."
[00:05] <Mayard> "I don't care if it is practice, we do not need this now!"
[00:06] <Koreyan> "Nachttier, what's got you so riled up?"
[00:06] <Yvalphone> "They aren't practicing."
[00:06] <Mayard> "We will need everyone we have for this thing. You can fight to the death later. If we do this now, we're all zombie food later!"
[00:06] <Nachttier> "I will not surrender. You talk about worth, you have not proven your worth."
[00:07] * Aldante_Fax wanders back in.
[00:07] <Mayard> "Both of you shut the hell up about worth and honor! What makes you think they mean a damn in this world anymore?"
[00:07] <Mayard> "You work together, or you die! Period!"
[00:08] <Ceol> "This is where you are wrong.. Kid. I've survived on my own for a long time.. you think I need to rely on others?"
[00:08] <Yvalphone> "Please, just wait until later! After we've had more time for everyone to 'prove their worth'."
[00:09] <Mayard> "Yes, you do. I've survived without help for a while, too, and I can say that you can't keep it up forever before getting in over your head."
[00:09] <Nachttier> "The child and the woman both have a point. I will kill you later."
[00:10] * Koreyan looks at Ceol with an icy stare. "As have I. And your holier-than-thou attitude is starting to wear thin on my nerves. If you feel that you'd be that much better on your own, without the protection that benig with more than yourself provides, then I'd suggest you leave. I'd rather not wait for the day that a sword will strike my back from one that I consider a teammate, just beacause he does not consider me of any 'worth' "
[00:11] <Koreyan> "If you can realize that there's a bit more at stake here than just yourself, and can put aside this little spat until later, when you have time to indulge in such things... then feel free to continue with us."
[00:11] * Ceol looks over to Koreyan. "Fool.. who do you think started this fight? I have my reasons for being here.. and I do not plan to kill anyone here as of now.. except possibly Nachttier."
[00:12] * Yvalphone looks at the two hopefully. "Maybe that'll change later. Right now, let's just worry about getting these paladins to Quartz."
[00:12] * Koreyan looks to Yval and nods. "That sounds like a good idea to me."
[00:12] <Nachttier> "I have learned what I wanted to know about you. I," he says with a decided sneer, "yield."
[00:12] * Ceol puts away his sword and looks back to Nachttier. "I suggest you take back saying you will kill me later.. because I won't wait."
[00:13] * Nachttier sheathes his sword and stalks off to perimeter of the camp.
[00:13] * Ceol looks confused at that but shrugs. "Good enough."
[00:14] <Mayard> . o O ( They're falling apart already. There has to be a way to keep them together, if only for my protection. )
[00:14] * Yvalphone starts breathing again.
[00:14] * Koreyan re-sheathes his blades, then walks back to the monolith he was previously sitting at, shaking his head in confusion, disbelief, and a bit of disgust...
[00:15] * Mayard puts his rifle back, and walks over to Koreyan's general area.
[00:15] <Mayard> "...that was too damned close."
[00:16] * Ceol sits back down and looks over to Yvalphone. "I am blamed for his actions.. I find that funny." says with a smile, but his words are devoid of emotion.
[00:17] * Koreyan nods in agreement. "Not even arrived at our destination, and we're already fighting amongst ourselves."
[00:17] <Koreyan> "There wasn't even a reason for it, either. I mean, it's not like one person stole another's food or insulted their mother's lineage or something..."
[00:17] * Yvalphone puts up a nervous smile. "Uh, yeah. We need to have a pow-wow in the morning before we take off."
[00:17] <Mayard> "...it may be best if we split up a little after all, if we can't trust everyone to not kill each other."
[00:18] <Mayard> "I know. Nachttier scares me, to tell the truth."
[00:19] <Koreyan> "Honestly, he scares me a bit as well... but I've had to deal with men who scare me far more back in the guild. He comes as a bit of a reprieve, actually."
[00:19] <Koreyan> "But you're right... splitting into groups might be a very good idea... though I don't know who would go with whom."
[00:20] <Mayard> "...it's not just that. I can't go into many details, because I don't know them. You should just know that you should keep a close eye on him."
[00:21] <Mayard> "Hm. If Janna stops feeling angry, she could probably go with you, at least. I could go with you, and maybe bring Carson, as well. I'd hate to leave Yval, but we may not have much of a choice if push comes to shove."
[00:22] <Koreyan> "As of yet, he hasn't worried me all that much... but I'll keep my eye on him if you wish."
[00:22] <Mayard> "Thanks."
[00:22] <Koreyan> "Eh, I think taking sides would be a bit rash right now... but a bit of time seperated would definitely give everyone's tempers a chance to cool down.
[00:23] <Mayard> "Yeah, you're right."
[00:24] <Yvalphone> ((yeah :P))
[00:24] <Ceol> "Temper.. I am not angry"
[00:27] * Yvalphone shakes her head and leans against a monolith, closing her eyes. These men were almost as exhausting as yesterday's events.
[00:27] <Yvalphone> ((g2g. cya next week hopefully))
[00:27] <Ceol> (( ok, hopefully next week ))
[00:27] <Koreyan> (( See ya ))
[00:27] * Yvalphone (lady_morys@dialup-4.249.87.70.Dial1.Washington2.Level3.net) Quit (Quit: )
[00:28] * Koreyan sighs and makes himself as comfortable as he can between two monoliths, trying to ignore all of the drama that's started in their ragtag little party.
[00:29] * Ceol stays near Yval, taking a watch even though it isn't needed...
[00:29] * Mayard goes to find a spot close to Koreyan. Safety in numbers, and all that.
[00:30] <Ceol> (( It's been fun, guess I'll see you two saturdays from now. Me and Fax will be busy this upcoming one.. almost forgot ))
[00:30] <Aldante_Fax> Anime convention. >_>