"This does not bode well. Sadie, I need you to get some sort of technical genius for me, preferably someone who can, say, replicate the effects of highly potent abjuration spells without actually tapping into any magical energy. This could be bad."
She shrugged. "Physically? Yeah. Clean bill of health. But they're keeping me here for observation just in case there are any complications from the ritual magic they tried to use on me. That's how they explained it to me anyways. Emotionally? I don't know. I thought my sister was in trouble, and then when I went to save her I ended up being attacked by a group of soldiers. I fought as hard as I could, but I'm not exactly the combatant type, you know? And when I woke up, I was in the infirmary being fussed over by my family and told that my grandparents kidnapped me and tried to do some kind of spell to erase my personality. So, yeah. That's gonna take some time to process. I hear you were pretty heroic with the rescuing and stuff," she said with a wobbly smile, reaching out and taking his hand. "So, thanks for that. I'm really glad I'm still me."
He grins happily "I'm really glad you're still you too, and you're welcome. I uh, got out a lout of uh, 'frustration' during the rescue. I think that was really good for me. Not exactly how I would have preferred to have that chance, but I'll take it" He takes her hands in his "I was so scared for you. We really need to start teaching you some basic self defense, and I bet we could figure out some combat applications for your smoke magic, even if it's just creating a smoke screen on command so you can then disappear."
"Well, it would make my therapist happy. They keep harping about how I need to do something to help process my grief. I mean, something that doesn't involve hiding under the covers all of the time and never leaving my room. I've got piles of notebooks that they were using to make notes on the game rules. It may take some time to sort those out. They get kind of carried away with every new idea and then have to rein things back in to what's possible..." She had started to get more animated as she spoke and then stopped suddenly when she realized that she'd used the wrong tense again. Sometimes it was easy to forget for a moment, and then realization came crashing back down on her.
"It's OK Morrivan. It's not even been a week, right? These slip ups don't mean anything more than you're still hurting, which is normal." Sil will once again attempt to offer physical comfort if she'll let him. "Now them, I definitely think we should complete this sports club idea. Not only will it help you, but it will honor your cousin's memory, and it might be good way to help distract some of the other students, once we're done." He offers trying to cheer her up and get her positivity and excitement back.
The mention of Kai instantly turns the smug grin on Arthur's face into a grimace"I'm sorry" he says as he holds out his arms for her to be carried
Mel steps closer, lets go then, ok?
Lang gives Ori a friendly hug. I'm glad I could help. he then quickly takes a step back after the hug.
I'm sorry, that may have been a little out of line He bows to her, I am sorry Sifu
She smiled. "No need to apologize. I don't mind."
She looked around. "Now, uh, how do we get home? K doesn't know the way because he's been in a cage all this time, and this is my first trip....well, technically second I guess, but first conscious trip to the spirit world."
Lang smiles as he is needed once more. Follow me, we will return to our meditating bodies in the material world. If you ever get lost you will see a faint silver thread of spirit energy attached to you. that is your connection to your physical body. follow that, but be careful, if it ever becomes severed you can be trapped here forever.
Lang starts to guide Ori back to her physical form.
Arthur and Melody wouldn't even know Hermes was there save for Arthur's trackers installed in both Hermes and the stealth suit.
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It's scary how quickly the transformation takes place as soon as Jacob relaxes his control. A slight tension leaves his body, and suddenly runes bathed in a glowing red light appear, linked in a circle around the boy. With a flash of bright light, a house-sized demon appears in his place, smirking. Without Jacob actively resisting Roxie, it seems, she can take on a form more... suited to her tastes. A soft, feminine lower half of her face, albeit with a somewhat greenish tint, is somewhat incongruous with the top half, where massive, jet black horns curve upward from where her eyes should be, in some places glowing with a strange eldritch energy.
Six segmented arms, covered in either armor or a chitinous, black exoskeleton, begin stretching and cracking their claws as skeletal wings wreathed in that same eldritch glow unfurl from her back, and clawed feet begin sprinting forward, while a wild grin spreads across Roxie's face.
Ephebe slowly worked her way through the facility to the sound of distant screams. Those prisoners who were able to escape were shown to an escape shuttle programmed for a particular destination. Those who were too far gone were granted swift mercy. She was a demon lord, not a monster. Which was certainly more than could be said for the 'scientists' that worked in this facility. When the screams stopped, she made her way to where Jacob stood panting and leaning against a wall, Roxie's need for destruction sated for now. She shot him with a prestidigitation shell before he had much chance to notice the blood that had spattered on him. "Time to go home now, Jacob," she said, pushing a button on the starcaster clipped to his belt, sending him back to her office in Avalon. She followed right behind him, leaving behind a silent facility filled with bodies. That should give the investigators something to worry about.
Safely back in her office, she poured a cup of tea and added plenty of sugar to it before handing it to Jacob. "Here, drink this. It'll help." She picked up a blanket off the back of one of the plush chairs and wrapped it around him. "So will this. Give it a few minutes and you'll feel much better."
Djalos suddenly pauses in the rhythmic tapping of one of the books, an ancient leather bound tome wherein the front page alternates between the ravings of a madman and repeated warnings not to open, before precisely opening the book to a page depicting... well, white fuzz, for lack of a better word. "This might fit the bill," he says calmly. "Adon, how certain are you that you actually summoned Sir Alonne? And how exactly did you summon this entity?"
"Wait, what? Sir Alonne? Who is that. And I thought Adon couldn't do magic because of his anti magic. How was he summoning anything?" Sadie asked, confused.
"This does not bode well. Sadie, I need you to get some sort of technical genius for me, preferably someone who can, say, replicate the effects of highly potent abjuration spells without actually tapping into any magical energy. This could be bad."
"Umm....hold on, aren't you overreacting? Adon? Come on, talk to us," she said, alarmed at how quickly it seemed like the situation was escalating.
She shrugged. "Physically? Yeah. Clean bill of health. But they're keeping me here for observation just in case there are any complications from the ritual magic they tried to use on me. That's how they explained it to me anyways. Emotionally? I don't know. I thought my sister was in trouble, and then when I went to save her I ended up being attacked by a group of soldiers. I fought as hard as I could, but I'm not exactly the combatant type, you know? And when I woke up, I was in the infirmary being fussed over by my family and told that my grandparents kidnapped me and tried to do some kind of spell to erase my personality. So, yeah. That's gonna take some time to process. I hear you were pretty heroic with the rescuing and stuff," she said with a wobbly smile, reaching out and taking his hand. "So, thanks for that. I'm really glad I'm still me."He grins happily "I'm really glad you're still you too, and you're welcome. I uh, got out a lout of uh, 'frustration' during the rescue. I think that was really good for me. Not exactly how I would have preferred to have that chance, but I'll take it" He takes her hands in his "I was so scared for you. We really need to start teaching you some basic self defense, and I bet we could figure out some combat applications for your smoke magic, even if it's just creating a smoke screen on command so you can then disappear."
"Well, to start with, I can not start out crippled by being unable to use my abilities or call for help," she said, wrinkling her nose with disgust as she glanced at the psionic inhibitor that was sitting on a table near her bed. "I'm not using it anymore. Writing equations on the walls until I drop from exhaustion is not that bad compared with being helpless. But yeah, I definitely could use some self-defense training. Like how to get free when someone grabs me. Not exactly my strong suit there. Obviously."
"Are you sure you're okay?" she asked, concerned. "I mean, the last time you saw them..."
"Well, it would make my therapist happy. They keep harping about how I need to do something to help process my grief. I mean, something that doesn't involve hiding under the covers all of the time and never leaving my room. I've got piles of notebooks that they were using to make notes on the game rules. It may take some time to sort those out. They get kind of carried away with every new idea and then have to rein things back in to what's possible..." She had started to get more animated as she spoke and then stopped suddenly when she realized that she'd used the wrong tense again. Sometimes it was easy to forget for a moment, and then realization came crashing back down on her."It's OK Morrivan. It's not even been a week, right? These slip ups don't mean anything more than you're still hurting, which is normal." Sil will once again attempt to offer physical comfort if she'll let him. "Now them, I definitely think we should complete this sports club idea. Not only will it help you, but it will honor your cousin's memory, and it might be good way to help distract some of the other students, once we're done." He offers trying to cheer her up and get her positivity and excitement back.
She nodded a little reluctantly. "Yeah. That's what they wanted. Something fun. To keep people from worrying about the next apocalypse," she added with a wry smile.
Lang gives Ori a friendly hug. I'm glad I could help. he then quickly takes a step back after the hug.
I'm sorry, that may have been a little out of line He bows to her, I am sorry Sifu
She smiled. "No need to apologize. I don't mind."
She looked around. "Now, uh, how do we get home? K doesn't know the way because he's been in a cage all this time, and this is my first trip....well, technically second I guess, but first conscious trip to the spirit world."Lang smiles as he is needed once more. Follow me, we will return to our meditating bodies in the material world. If you ever get lost you will see a faint silver thread of spirit energy attached to you. that is your connection to your physical body. follow that, but be careful, if it ever becomes severed you can be trapped here forever.
Lang starts to guide Ori back to her physical form.
On the way back, Ori is quiet. She has a lot to think about. When they get close to where they came in to the spirit world she stops.
"How easy is it to carry something from the spirit world to the real world?" she asked.
"Well, to start with, I can not start out crippled by being unable to use my abilities or call for help," she said, wrinkling her nose with disgust as she glanced at the psionic inhibitor that was sitting on a table near her bed. "I'm not using it anymore. Writing equations on the walls until I drop from exhaustion is not that bad compared with being helpless. But yeah, I definitely could use some self-defense training. Like how to get free when someone grabs me. Not exactly my strong suit there. Obviously."
"Are you sure you're okay?"...
"We need to find you somebody who can train you properly, on a daily basis, on a how to use your new abilities. And maybe you and I can set aside a time everyday for meditation. Along with the self defense lessons. Thankfully, the style of martial arts I'm trained in has plenty of counters and is protection focused." He says, trying to really encourage his girlfriend.
"Yea, about that. Uh, I beat the heck out of my former boss. I can't even stand to say his name at this moment, or even his proper title. Not after what he tried to do to you."
Djalos suddenly pauses in the rhythmic tapping of one of the books, an ancient leather bound tome wherein the front page alternates between the ravings of a madman and repeated warnings not to open, before precisely opening the book to a page depicting... well, white fuzz, for lack of a better word. "This might fit the bill," he says calmly. "Adon, how certain are you that you actually summoned Sir Alonne? And how exactly did you summon this entity?""Wait, what? Sir Alonne? Who is that. And I thought Adon couldn't do magic because of his anti magic. How was he summoning anything?" Sadie asked, confused.
"This does not bode well. Sadie, I need you to get some sort of technical genius for me, preferably someone who can, say, replicate the effects of highly potent abjuration spells without actually tapping into any magical energy. This could be bad.""Umm....hold on, aren't you overreacting? Adon? Come on, talk to us," she said, alarmed at how quickly it seemed like the situation was escalating.
"The magic in question is called binding."
Adon sighs. His eyes seem unduly focused on dajalos."A method of binding a spirit to yourself for power, at the cost of concessions to the spirit in question. I didn't directly do magic, I called a being to me who could. I told him not to mention it, due to... The rather desturbing way the spirit in question is summoned. His name is sir alonne, and as long as I'm bound to him, I cannot deny a challange, nor can I attack any opponent who has surrenders. In exchange, he gives me acess to blood magic and fortifies my magic even further, along with allowing me to use alonne's seal."
"Yes. I apologize for my indiscretion, although I believe that a potential apocalypse trumps secretly kept poor decisions."
"Well, to start with, I can not start out crippled by being unable to use my abilities or call for help," she said, wrinkling her nose with disgust as she glanced at the psionic inhibitor that was sitting on a table near her bed. "I'm not using it anymore. Writing equations on the walls until I drop from exhaustion is not that bad compared with being helpless. But yeah, I definitely could use some self-defense training. Like how to get free when someone grabs me. Not exactly my strong suit there. Obviously."
"Are you sure you're okay?"...
"We need to find you somebody who can train you properly, on a daily basis, on a how to use your new abilities. And maybe you and I can set aside a time everyday for meditation. Along with the self defense lessons. Thankfully, the style of martial arts I'm trained in has plenty of counters and is protection focused." He says, trying to really encourage his girlfriend.
"Yea, about that. Uh, I beat the heck out of my former boss. I can't even stand to say his name at this moment, or even his proper title. Not after what he tried to do to you."
"I keep waiting for some kind of feeling of betrayal. I mean, technically they are my grandparents. But I can't even muster up that. After what they did to your parents...after what they did to you...there's no way I could ever forgive them for that, no matter what kind of excuse they gave. This just feels....expected. Like, yes, they really are as awful as I thought they were, and everything they ever said was just lies and more lies. Which isn't to say I'm not furious with them for trying to erase me. It's just that it's consistent with their track record. Mostly I'm impressed you didn't actually kill either of them. That says a lot of good things about you. One of the many reasons why I love you," she said with an impish smile and then blushed bright crimson and looked away.
Jacob shakes and shivers from inside the blanket. "That... that was an experience," he says weakly, sipping from the tea. "I... Well, it appears that Sir Ethar is blocking memories of... of that. Which is a, a good thing, I suppose." The boy deeply breathes in some of the steam wafting from the tea, before taking another sip. "I... I still remember some things, though. That was..." he clenches his hand. "I don't know what was worse. The things that Roxie did, or the things that the scientists did."
Djalos suddenly pauses in the rhythmic tapping of one of the books, an ancient leather bound tome wherein the front page alternates between the ravings of a madman and repeated warnings not to open, before precisely opening the book to a page depicting... well, white fuzz, for lack of a better word. "This might fit the bill," he says calmly. "Adon, how certain are you that you actually summoned Sir Alonne? And how exactly did you summon this entity?""Wait, what? Sir Alonne? Who is that. And I thought Adon couldn't do magic because of his anti magic. How was he summoning anything?" Sadie asked, confused.
"This does not bode well. Sadie, I need you to get some sort of technical genius for me, preferably someone who can, say, replicate the effects of highly potent abjuration spells without actually tapping into any magical energy. This could be bad.""Umm....hold on, aren't you overreacting? Adon? Come on, talk to us," she said, alarmed at how quickly it seemed like the situation was escalating."The magic in question is called binding."
Adon sighs. His eyes seem unduly focused on dajalos.
"A method of binding a spirit to yourself for power, at the cost of concessions to the spirit in question. I didn't directly do magic, I called a being to me who could. I told him not to mention it, due to... The rather desturbing way the spirit in question is summoned. His name is sir alonne, and as long as I'm bound to him, I cannot deny a challange, nor can I attack any opponent who has surrenders. In exchange, he gives me acess to blood magic and fortifies my magic even further, along with allowing me to use alonne's seal."
Sadie tilted her head, eyes narrowed as she considered. "Okay, so you found what is some kind of dangerous workaround to your null magic 'problem'. Those conditions don't sound too awful, although I can imagine the inability to refuse a challenge will get you sent to the headmaster's office a lot. So what awful thing is it you did to cement this contract?"
She turned to Djalos. "And why did you think he might have summoned something else instead?"
Jacob shakes and shivers from inside the blanket. "That... that was an experience," he says weakly, sipping from the tea. "I... Well, it appears that Sir Ethar is blocking memories of... of that. Which is a, a good thing, I suppose." The boy deeply breathes in some of the steam wafting from the tea, before taking another sip. "I... I still remember some things, though. That was..." he clenches his hand. "I don't know what was worse. The things that Roxie did, or the things that the scientists did."
"The scientists," Ephebe answered without hesitation. "Roxie was mercifully quick by comparison, and with much less torture. If she hadn't been here, I would have had to convince some paladins to investigate the facility. Same end result. I can send you to Miss Zamarosok to get a telepathic block if you would like the memories completely erased. Or you can keep it as an educational experience of what real evil looks like."
"He had to impale himself through the intestines," Djalos says, rather matter-of-factly. "A creature called 'Emm,' which manifests as a ball of white static, has the ability to completely negate all kinds of magic. And this 'Emm' creature has been killed on multiple occasions. Apparently, it was created by an Other from pure hate from a dying child. Rather depressing stuff, really. But occasionally, the Other that created Emm comes into contact with a particularly megalomaniacal or desperate person, and shows them how to summon Emm, thereby resurrecting the horror and causing a planetary apocalypse. Considering the general Fae propensity for subtle trickery, it would not surprise if, in a long-minded gambit, the Other in question slipped information on how to make a pact with it into an otherwise 'normal'-for a given value of such when dealing with the binding of extraplanar entities-in a book about binding and summoning extraplanar entities, knowing that the book would arrive in Avalon's library, and knowing that it is far more likely for somebody with the required intelligence, and arrogance and/or desperation within the school's halls than without them. And disguising itself as a somewhat more innocuous being would lessen the qualms of actually calling upon the power of Emm."
Jacob smiles wanly. "I believe I read somewhere that humanoids have within them more capacity for horrendous evil and selfless good, often at the same time, than the greatest of celestials and fiends. Most of those demons and angels and such are just doing their jobs, after all, but humans are the ones with the choice. I... I think I'll keep the memories, if just to remind me of that."
"Okay, okay," Sadie said, frowning, hand on her temples. "We need to stop and think this through. If this Emm is the static-y one, then that can't be what Adon summoned. That being was bound to him by his parents when he was a child. Whether it's Emm or something else, he's being punished for his parents' bad decisions in that case. Which doesn't necessarily mean that what Adon summoned isn't this creature, but he's bound to two separate entities in this case, so we need to keep that in mind. Second, I may not be a scholar of the fey, but I've been reading these books too, and the fey and the Others are not the same thing. They're totally opposed to each other. Seriously, you should have seen how Nala reacted. Doesn't mean the Others aren't also sneaky bastards. Just that it's important I think to keep the sides straight," she said calmly.
And then she turned to Adon and smacked him. "What the hell were you thinking?! You could have died?!!!"
Jacob smiles wanly. "I believe I read somewhere that humanoids have within them more capacity for horrendous evil and selfless good, often at the same time, than the greatest of celestials and fiends. Most of those demons and angels and such are just doing their jobs, after all, but humans are the ones with the choice. I... I think I'll keep the memories, if just to remind me of that."
Ephebe smiled. "I think that's a very wise choice, Jacob. It may not feel like It right now, but I think that when all is said and done, you're going to be just fine."
"Okay, okay," Sadie said, frowning, hand on her temples. "We need to stop and think this through. If this Emm is the static-y one, then that can't be what Adon summoned. That being was bound to him by his parents when he was a child. Whether it's Emm or something else, he's being punished for his parents' bad decisions in that case. Which doesn't necessarily mean that what Adon summoned isn't this creature, but he's bound to two separate entities in this case, so we need to keep that in mind. Second, I may not be a scholar of the fey, but I've been reading these books too, and the fey and the Others are not the same thing. They're totally opposed to each other. Seriously, you should have seen how Nala reacted. Doesn't mean the Others aren't also sneaky bastards. Just that it's important I think to keep the sides straight," she said calmly.
And then she turned to Adon and smacked him. "What the hell were you thinking?! You could have died?!!!"
adon flinches as the slap, his movement accompanied with flashing imagines of static wreathed claws, wings, quills, and talons superimposed over his fingers, back, hair, and feet respectively. He exhales sharply, and the flickering stops.
"Did you want an answer, or did you just want to slap me?"adon doesn't give Sadie time to answer.
"It was a possibility. But not a likely one. First, the dining itself woudl've had to fall through, and that wasn't likely, Becuase sir allone and I have rather similar mindsets. Secondly, if it did fail, I could've easily staggered the small distance back into the wards, and been teleported to the infermary. They have extremely useful non-magical treatments. Thirdly, even if I had died, my non-bolstered resistances woudl've been relatively easy to bypass by any teacher willing to resurrect me. And if no teacher was willing, it's obvious I never really had much of a place here."
adon sighs.
"I do my best not to jump into anything without a plan."
"Yes," Jacob says simply, sighing. "I... Where should we go from here, then? I believe that both Roxie and I would rather like to not spend the rest of my life together. I know that wishcraft is really hard to dispel, though-somehow-so how should we go about... this?"
"Yes," Jacob says simply, sighing. "I... Where should we go from here, then? I believe that both Roxie and I would rather like to not spend the rest of my life together. I know that wishcraft is really hard to dispel, though-somehow-so how should we go about... this?"
"I'm going to have to consult an expert or two. Wishcraft isn't my specialty. But I know I can find someone who can help you. You're just going to have to coexist as you are for a while. I'm not sure how long a while. Days maybe. Or weeks. Months seems a bit excessive. Probably not that long. You can keep the helmet if you want. For the times when you both want a little mental privacy from each other."
"Okay, okay," Sadie said, frowning, hand on her temples. "We need to stop and think this through. If this Emm is the static-y one, then that can't be what Adon summoned. That being was bound to him by his parents when he was a child. Whether it's Emm or something else, he's being punished for his parents' bad decisions in that case. Which doesn't necessarily mean that what Adon summoned isn't this creature, but he's bound to two separate entities in this case, so we need to keep that in mind. Second, I may not be a scholar of the fey, but I've been reading these books too, and the fey and the Others are not the same thing. They're totally opposed to each other. Seriously, you should have seen how Nala reacted. Doesn't mean the Others aren't also sneaky bastards. Just that it's important I think to keep the sides straight," she said calmly.
And then she turned to Adon and smacked him. "What the hell were you thinking?! You could have died?!!!"
adon flinches as the slap, his movement accompanied with flashing imagines of static wreathed claws, wings, quills, and talons superimposed over his fingers, back, hair, and feet respectively. He exhales sharply, and the flickering stops.
"Did you want an answer, or did you just want to slap me?"
adon doesn't give Sadie time to answer.
"It was a possibility. But not a likely one. First, the dining itself woudl've had to fall through, and that wasn't likely, Becuase sir allone and I have rather similar mindsets. Secondly, if it did fail, I could've easily staggered the small distance back into the wards, and been teleported to the infermary. They have extremely useful non-magical treatments. Thirdly, even if I had died, my non-bolstered resistances woudl've been relatively easy to bypass by any teacher willing to resurrect me. And if no teacher was willing, it's obvious I never really had much of a place here."
adon sighs.
"I do my best not to jump into anything without a plan."
"YOU IDIOT!!!!!" she yelled through clenched teeth. "That was your plan?!!!"
She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to get a hold of her temper. "Did it ever occur to you that if the ritual went wrong that your soul might be in too many pieces for a resurrection to work?! Or that you might have gotten it wrong and were summoning something that could cause mass destruction? Well, okay, you didn't this time, that was your parents, but the point was that you didn't know that! Did it really never occur to you that you needed someone with you to drag you to safety if necessary or warn people if that was necessary? I mean, really??!""And as for that whole melodramatic if no one was willing to resurrect me crap, of course they would, because I would make them if I had to. You're my best friend! How do you not understand that I am totally furious with you right now for being so careless with yourself?!"
Kitty walked over to Ace and bowed respectfully. "Domo Arigato, Ace-san," she said, smiling. "It's perfect."
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adon just stays quiet. He has no idea what to say, or how to say it. He's complerly failing to understand how to deal with sadie's anger in any way. His eyes betray very little, empty depths of static. He doesn't speak.
Ace returns the bow "Do Itashimashite, Kitty, I am glad you like it. It's the least we could do, considering."
Ardiente smiles a bit sadly " I have to be honest, I came close Rae. Like really close. It was only my thoughts of you that stopped me." He says quietly.
She nodded a little reluctantly. "Yeah. That's what they wanted. Something fun. To keep people from worrying about the next apocalypse," she added with a wry smile.
Sil gives her a warm smile in return "Sounds like a bit of a noble cause. Alright, so we got us two, and I will talk to my sister. I uh, don't really know too many others here at the school, so do you have anybody else we could ask to help us out?"
Djalos speaks up, for the first time in a while. "That's what I was there for. I was afraid he was about to do something incredibly stupid, so I tagged along. He let me, so I would classify him as your standard, run-of-the-mill idiot, not a complete imbecile."
Ardiente smiles a bit sadly " I have to be honest, I came close Rae. Like really close. It was only my thoughts of you that stopped me." He says quietly.
"Glad I could help you not do something you would regret later, even if I was unconscious at the time," she said, squeezing his hand. "I can only imagine how hard all this is for you. And how much betrayal you feel. I mean, they're strangers to me. I wasn't raised as a part of firebird society. They're all strangers to me. And I barely understand the customs. But you were raised to be a part of it. And you really believed in it. And they let you down in the worst possible way. I'm sorry you've had to go through that. I wish there were anything I could do to fix it. But I know there isn't. Just know I'm here, and I can at least listen if you want to rant about all of it. And don't worry about sparing my feelings if you have nasty things to say about my grandparents. I probably agree with you. They're awful people. Really, truly evil."
She nodded a little reluctantly. "Yeah. That's what they wanted. Something fun. To keep people from worrying about the next apocalypse," she added with a wry smile.Sil gives her a warm smile in return "Sounds like a bit of a noble cause. Alright, so we got us two, and I will talk to my sister. I uh, don't really know too many others here at the school, so do you have anybody else we could ask to help us out?"
"Umm....well, I can ask my friends, but I don't know how much time they can spend on this. They've all kind of got a lot going on. But I'm sure they'll all try to at least help as much as they can. At least once Ginni is okay. Until then we all mostly take turns annoying the infirmary staff asking for news," she said with a shrug.
Djalos speaks up, for the first time in a while. "That's what I was there for. I was afraid he was about to do something incredibly stupid, so I tagged along. He let me, so I would classify him as your standard, run-of-the-mill idiot, not a complete imbecile."
Sadie took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Okay. Thank you, Djalos. For clarifying. And for helping save Adon from himself. Still not exactly thrilled with the whole decision to bind yourself to some creature you don't really know much about, Adon, but I apologize for yelling. Just don't ever worry me like that again. You're important to me, and I'm not okay with you treating your life like it doesn't matter."
Jacob nods. "Yes, that would be... appreciated. Um, how would setting roommates work with a third, independent entity that occasionally manifests itself in the material?"
Lang gives Ori a friendly hug. I'm glad I could help. he then quickly takes a step back after the hug.
I'm sorry, that may have been a little out of line He bows to her, I am sorry Sifu
She smiled. "No need to apologize. I don't mind."
She looked around. "Now, uh, how do we get home? K doesn't know the way because he's been in a cage all this time, and this is my first trip....well, technically second I guess, but first conscious trip to the spirit world."Lang smiles as he is needed once more. Follow me, we will return to our meditating bodies in the material world. If you ever get lost you will see a faint silver thread of spirit energy attached to you. that is your connection to your physical body. follow that, but be careful, if it ever becomes severed you can be trapped here forever.
Lang starts to guide Ori back to her physical form.
On the way back, Ori is quiet. She has a lot to think about. When they get close to where they came in to the spirit world she stops.
"How easy is it to carry something from the spirit world to the real world?" she asked.
Lang stopped, a bit suprised at the question.
after a moment of thought, I, ahhh, I don't know, I never tried. I believe that it's possible, but I don't know how or what would happen.
Lang is a little worried that Ori has something that could be a problem for her to get back.
Arthur lifts into the air with her in his arms. He nods for Hermes to follow them at a respectable distance.
Mel feels safe as Arthur carries her to the roof.
Once there, Mel settles in a safe distance from the edge. after a moment Mel turns to Arthur, the view is beautiful.
Jacob nods. "Yes, that would be... appreciated. Um, how would setting roommates work with a third, independent entity that occasionally manifests itself in the material?"
"I think you'll find that the school tends to supply the necessary partitions in the room to avoid awkwardness," she said, reassuring him.
Once Jacob had gone she picked up her data pad and opened a comm channel. "Avalon to Harbinger Ascendant. This is Headmistress Blackscales speaking. I am sending you the coordinates for a package that needs to be picked up. I think you'll like this particular present, but I advise sending it directly to the planet for safety reasons in case it has been compromised."
Lang gives Ori a friendly hug. I'm glad I could help. he then quickly takes a step back after the hug.
I'm sorry, that may have been a little out of line He bows to her, I am sorry Sifu
She smiled. "No need to apologize. I don't mind."
She looked around. "Now, uh, how do we get home? K doesn't know the way because he's been in a cage all this time, and this is my first trip....well, technically second I guess, but first conscious trip to the spirit world."Lang smiles as he is needed once more. Follow me, we will return to our meditating bodies in the material world. If you ever get lost you will see a faint silver thread of spirit energy attached to you. that is your connection to your physical body. follow that, but be careful, if it ever becomes severed you can be trapped here forever.
Lang starts to guide Ori back to her physical form.
On the way back, Ori is quiet. She has a lot to think about. When they get close to where they came in to the spirit world she stops.
"How easy is it to carry something from the spirit world to the real world?" she asked.Lang stopped, a bit suprised at the question.
after a moment of thought, I, ahhh, I don't know, I never tried. I believe that it's possible, but I don't know how or what would happen.
Lang is a little worried that Ori has something that could be a problem for her to get back.
"Hmm." Ori frowned. "So, I have some things in my pockets. And I need to bring them back with me. It's important. They're seeds. A new start, as it were. I was hoping that it wouldn't cause complications. I promised I would help K start a new grove at Avalon."
Djalos speaks up, for the first time in a while. "That's what I was there for. I was afraid he was about to do something incredibly stupid, so I tagged along. He let me, so I would classify him as your standard, run-of-the-mill idiot, not a complete imbecile."Sadie took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Okay. Thank you, Djalos. For clarifying. And for helping save Adon from himself. Still not exactly thrilled with the whole decision to bind yourself to some creature you don't really know much about, Adon, but I apologize for yelling. Just don't ever worry me like that again. You're important to me, and I'm not okay with you treating your life like it doesn't matter."
"I..."
[i] adon is more or less speechless, still.[/i\
"Umm....well, I can ask my friends, but I don't know how much time they can spend on this. They've all kind of got a lot going on. But I'm sure they'll all try to at least help as much as they can. At least once Ginni is okay. Until then we all mostly take turns annoying the infirmary staff asking for news," she said with a shrug.
Sil nods solemnly, "I heard about what happened to her, that's just awful. I hope they finally caught whoever was responsible"
Getting up, he suggests "Would you like to go check on her?"
"Hmm." Ori frowned. "So, I have some things in my pockets. And I need to bring them back with me. It's important. They're seeds. A new start, as it were. I was hoping that it wouldn't cause complications. I promised I would help K start a new grove at Avalon."
Lang looks at the seeds, ya know what? If K gave them to you to do this, then they should be just fine. Your relationship with him has to begin with trust.
She looks Ori in the yes, lets give this a try, and I'll help as much as I can. kay?
"Glad I could help you not do something you would regret later, even if I was unconscious at the time," she said, squeezing his hand. "I can only imagine how hard all this is for you. And how much betrayal you feel. I mean, they're strangers to me. I wasn't raised as a part of firebird society. They're all strangers to me. And I barely understand the customs. But you were raised to be a part of it. And you really believed in it. And they let you down in the worst possible way. I'm sorry you've had to go through that. I wish there were anything I could do to fix it. But I know there isn't. Just know I'm here, and I can at least listen if you want to rant about all of it. And don't worry about sparing my feelings if you have nasty things to say about my grandparents. I probably agree with you. They're awful people. Really, truly evil."
He smiles fondly at her "Yea, they let me down, in ways I can't even begin to explain. I used to believe in literally everything they drilled into me. From a rather young age. And they shattered my core belief system, into a million tiny pieces. Then you came along, and helped pick them up, putting them back together. Both literally and figuratively. I owe you more than my life, I you my very being and identity"
Djalos speaks up, for the first time in a while. "That's what I was there for. I was afraid he was about to do something incredibly stupid, so I tagged along. He let me, so I would classify him as your standard, run-of-the-mill idiot, not a complete imbecile."Sadie took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Okay. Thank you, Djalos. For clarifying. And for helping save Adon from himself. Still not exactly thrilled with the whole decision to bind yourself to some creature you don't really know much about, Adon, but I apologize for yelling. Just don't ever worry me like that again. You're important to me, and I'm not okay with you treating your life like it doesn't matter.""I..."
adon is more or less speechless, still.
"You're just going to have to get used to the idea that what you do affects the people who care about you," she said, shaking her head.
"Now, what was this monster that you were reading about, Djalos? The one you thought might be responsible for Adon's static?"
"Umm....well, I can ask my friends, but I don't know how much time they can spend on this. They've all kind of got a lot going on. But I'm sure they'll all try to at least help as much as they can. At least once Ginni is okay. Until then we all mostly take turns annoying the infirmary staff asking for news," she said with a shrug.Sil nods solemnly, "I heard about what happened to her, that's just awful. I hope they finally caught whoever was responsible"
Getting up, he suggests "Would you like to go check on her?"
She nodded. "Yeah. And maybe someone can tell me some news about Raelle and if they've found her yet. Umm....don't you have to stay here?" she asked, nodding towards Cho, who was sitting on the floor and chewing on a block.
"Hmm." Ori frowned. "So, I have some things in my pockets. And I need to bring them back with me. It's important. They're seeds. A new start, as it were. I was hoping that it wouldn't cause complications. I promised I would help K start a new grove at Avalon."
Lang looks at the seeds, ya know what? If K gave them to you to do this, then they should be just fine. Your relationship with him has to begin with trust.
He looks Ori in the yes, lets give this a try, and I'll help as much as I can. kay?
She nodded. "Alright. Hopefully it won't be a huge complication. It means a lot to get them back to the real world. And besides, I bet Professor Agave will be practically beside herself with excitement over the idea of having an actual spirit grove here in her garden. Pretty sure it's kind of a big deal for people who love plants."
"Glad I could help you not do something you would regret later, even if I was unconscious at the time," she said, squeezing his hand. "I can only imagine how hard all this is for you. And how much betrayal you feel. I mean, they're strangers to me. I wasn't raised as a part of firebird society. They're all strangers to me. And I barely understand the customs. But you were raised to be a part of it. And you really believed in it. And they let you down in the worst possible way. I'm sorry you've had to go through that. I wish there were anything I could do to fix it. But I know there isn't. Just know I'm here, and I can at least listen if you want to rant about all of it. And don't worry about sparing my feelings if you have nasty things to say about my grandparents. I probably agree with you. They're awful people. Really, truly evil."He smiles fondly at her "Yea, they let me down, in ways I can't even begin to explain. I used to believe in literally everything they drilled into me. From a rather young age. And they shattered my core belief system, into a million tiny pieces. Then you came along, and helped pick them up, putting them back together. Both literally and figuratively. I owe you more than my life, I you my very being and identity"
"No pressure or anything," she said with a wry smile."And you've helped me too, remember. Not just tonight. When I was trying to figure out what my real emotions even were after everything with Dave. So the way I see it, we both help each other when bad stuff happens. Pretty sure that's how a healthy relationship is supposed to work. At least if my parents are to be believed," she added with an impish smile.