"Uhh... What?"
Bradley put a hand on Asha's shoulder. "It's okay. He didn't mean it. Really. I...I think Tryko'Sam might be under the effect of an enchantment spell of some sort. I think that we might need to find him, make sure that nothing truly bad happens to him."
He looked to Rena. "Is there any way you know of that we can track him?"
"With all due respect, Vai- I sought to motivate you to action, but if it will take a threat to your birth parents to stir you, then will you now act? This perversion of this realm is an infection, or disruption you should not sit idly by on, especially since it directly affects you in various ways AND, perhaps, your duty, if defined. Where are your parents, even if they were to be killed, that can be undone."
Anahita says the words with an attempt at stirring Vai to act and assurance, of sorts, in the latter words.
"How did you just realize this?"
Bradley put a hand on Asha's shoulder. "It's okay. He didn't mean it. Really. I...I think Tryko'Sam might be under the effect of an enchantment spell of some sort. I think that we might need to find him, make sure that nothing truly bad happens to him."
He looked to Rena. "Is there any way you know of that we can track him?"
"He... he was going to town. Someone enchanted him?! That's...." Rena casts about, suddenly unsure of herself, looking for the offender. "I didn't hear any incantations!" she says again, and suddenly. Obviously her experience with Vare's magic is setting some precedents for her. "He... he was angry. What if he attacks the innkeeper? I... I can't teleport Bradley! And you're not supposed to leave the schoolgrounds!"
Clearly, Rena is panicking slightly - she's not a leader. "Bradley... I... I can fly after him... but it's a long way."
"Uhh... What?"
"The person who attacked the school last night was... was an alternate version of me, from another dimension. And from the future! She's... if she's willing to hurt and kill people for revenge... my birth parents..." Vai tries to explain through the rising panic, standing and pushing away from her meal.
"With all due respect, Vai- I sought to motivate you to action, but if it will take a threat to your birth parents to stir you, then will you now act? This perversion of this realm is an infection, or disruption you should not sit idly by on, especially since it directly affects you in various ways AND, perhaps, your duty, if defined. Where are your parents, even if they were to be killed, that can be undone."
Anahita says the words with an attempt at stirring Vai to act and assurance, of sorts, in the latter words.
"How did you just realize this?"
"I.. I dunno. My mind was wandering and then... and then it just came to me! I.... I can't go there! I swore I wouldn't go back to that planet! I..." she pauses, trying to take deep breaths to prevent the rising panic - it's only somewhat working. "They won't be able to defend themselves! Dad will understand! We have to go! We have to make sure they're okay. I... swore though..."
With that, it seems that the source of her hesitation was this oath or promise not to return to the planet where her parents lived. She does indeed look conflicted, mixed in with the panic - she needs a push one way or the other from someone, that much is clear. Maybe she didn't hear or didn't register Anahita's talk of duty.
"Hay, guess what vai. It's someone's life... Or some words coming out of your mouth becoming false. Make your choice."
as far as you can tell, he /still/ doesn't give a ****
Bradley put a hand on Asha's shoulder. "It's okay. He didn't mean it. Really. I...I think Tryko'Sam might be under the effect of an enchantment spell of some sort. I think that we might need to find him, make sure that nothing truly bad happens to him."
He looked to Rena. "Is there any way you know of that we can track him?"
"He... he was going to town. Someone enchanted him?! That's...." Rena casts about, suddenly unsure of herself, looking for the offender. "I didn't hear any incantations!" she says again, and suddenly. Obviously her experience with Vare's magic is setting some precedents for her. "He... he was angry. What if he attacks the innkeeper? I... I can't teleport Bradley! And you're not supposed to leave the schoolgrounds!"
Clearly, Rena is panicking slightly - she's not a leader. "Bradley... I... I can fly after him... but it's a long way."
"Okay, Rena, it's important to stay calm. You can't fly fast enough to help him...do you know someone who can teleport you? What about Professor Vare? You were talking about him earlier, that he's a magic user. Can he help?" Bradley asked, keeping his tone soothing and calm as he tried to help them come up with a plan.
"I.. I dunno. My mind was wandering and then... and then it just came to me! I.... I can't go there! I swore I wouldn't go back to that planet! I..." she pauses, trying to take deep breaths to prevent the rising panic - it's only somewhat working. "They won't be able to defend themselves! Dad will understand! We have to go! We have to make sure they're okay. I... swore though..."
With that, it seems that the source of her hesitation was this oath or promise not to return to the planet where her parents lived. She does indeed look conflicted, mixed in with the panic - she needs a push one way or the other from someone, that much is clear. Maybe she didn't hear or didn't register Anahita's talk of duty.
With a notable restraint on her part, Anahita ignores Adon's comments after Vai's, Anahita's turns her full attention on Vai, and turns it up a notch, so to speak.
"I will not decide for you, Vai, but any choice you make-- free of manipulations by others, must be your own. Whether it is for duty or passion, this is what makes sentience in living beings an unique trait. You are not fodder, nor weak willed, nor some construct, unemotional and apathetic. What do you, Dragon-ness, wish to do? Take a moment to dwell on this, quell your rushing thoughts and fears, and center on the goal. Ride through the maelstrom that is your raging heart and mind, find the eye of this moment and /strike/ on the choice!" Her voice was calm and soothing until the word strike, where upon she makes a quick grasping fist as if catching a bug in the air.
Continuing, calm again,"When you strike, do you think of the how or where? Or do you simply strike? Be that same action in motion, here and now. What is your choice? There is no right or wrong, only if you act, or not, as I shared earlier in our conversation before being seated and eating."
Anahita's continues to scrutinize Vai, her dark expressive features locked on just this moment, awaiting a response from her. Given her visible state, it's fairly obvious that only Vai's response, however long it might take, is being waited on.
For what it is worth, Anahita is an amazing human female specimen, with an inhuman, or godly (not that it matters in Avalon), Charisma /without/ any magical buffs, items to augment that, or the like, with massive diplomatic skills which are all intently focused on empowering Vai to realize her own potential, and power, at making a choice she /wants/ to make. Such is the intensity of Anahita's focus on Vai, and primarily, only that.
Midori follows allow with Hew, away from the chess game. She sits and watches him. "Just... be careful Hew-kun. Please." she says quietly from the side just a few moments after he's started.
An ectoplasmic blob starts to form in front of Hew as he concentrates. Once to blob has grown to a large size it starts shifting. Limbs starts to form out of the blob, making it thin out. The process takes a good hour before Zilla's feminine form starts becoming noticeable.
Hew's expression was wrecked with stress. He was putting his all into this attempt trying not to have to try anymore. He didn't really know if it would work this time or not but that wasn't going to stop him.
"Okay, Rena, it's important to stay calm. You can't fly fast enough to help him...do you know someone who can teleport you? What about Professor Vare? You were talking about him earlier, that he's a magic user. Can he help?" Bradley asked, keeping his tone soothing and calm as he tried to help them come up with a plan.
Rena looks over at Bradley, meeting his eyes. That alone seems to calm her slightly, and his thoughtful and calm demeanor doing wonders for her panic. "Yes! Vare can teleport us! Let's hurry!" she immediately begins doing just that - hurrying from the rooftop at speed, having taken both her friend's hands in hers, hurrying down away from the aviary - leaving their lunch unfinished.
Listening to both of her friends give their thoughts on the issue, Vai takes a moment to close her eyes. Seemingly bastioned by both of their words, Vai opens her eyes, fierce determination in them. Her blue dragon wings flare out of her back and are held open and ready. "I'm going. But I can't do this alone - I wouldn't stand a chance against her. Will you both help me? I'm going to ask some of my other friends to come to. We might be too late already, but... Adon's right. I can't sit idle. My dad will understand why."
She looks back and forth between Adon and Anahita. "Will you help me?"
"Where are they? Odds are i can't do a thing."
"They're on another planet. I'll get starcasters from my Mom - we'll be able to get there. And don't sell yourself short Adon, I know your prowess with the blade. I lost to you, remember?" she reinforces the point by - through sheer determination of her will - placing a hand on his shoulder. "Please Adon. I can't do this alone."
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"That isn't my concern. Try and teleport me. She how that goes.... Wait, star-caster? What's that?"
adon doesn't really move much. He doesn't really react to your hand. Sedatives are still in play, it seems.
Mel look at Carl with a raised eyebrow.
So you would contribute to the corruption of an innocent young girl? with the introduction of gambling?
She says jokingly.
weather Arthur is doing anything with me at that time is unknown and regardless I will have to pass on the poker game. I am sorry about that Carl. besides I have to start planning the benefit concert for the firbird refugee community. I feel sorry for thier plight and wnat to do something for them, and music is something I am fairly good at.
looking away embarrased, Mel looks at the little doll she found hoping she would find the owner someday, actually, I kind of know how they feel.
Carl gives a knowing smile
"Well you spot any innocent young girl and Ill try me best not ta corrupt em"Then
"I am sorry ta hear about how ya feel, your nee the only one, I can nee go home, long sad story I may tell ya one day, but not having a home can brake ya har-art"
Right best get back to work,
"That isn't my concern. Try and teleport me. She how that goes.... Wait, star-caster? What's that?"
adon doesn't really move much. He doesn't really react to your hand. Sedatives are still in play, it seems.
"They can bridge the distances between the stars - they're a piece of technology." Vai says simply... and can no longer maintain the contact and removes her hand, but the fierceness in her manner is still there.
"Ah. Alright then. Gonna need a good rapier then..."
he starts dozing off a little, before jerking awake.
"And some coffee. A lot of coffee."
Listening to both of her friends give their thoughts on the issue, Vai takes a moment to close her eyes. Seemingly bastioned by both of their words, Vai opens her eyes, fierce determination in them. Her blue dragon wings flare out of her back and are held open and ready. "I'm going. But I can't do this alone - I wouldn't stand a chance against her. Will you both help me? I'm going to ask some of my other friends to come to. We might be too late already, but... Adon's right. I can't sit idle. My dad will understand why."
She looks back and forth between Adon and Anahita. "Will you help me?"
Anahita seems to not take more than a moment after Vai's choice is made, and nods while rising, only to suddenly vanish without fanfare, leaving her partially untouched meal where it had been pushed to the side. Her departure, perhaps due to the location and the like, isn't as life filled, as previous places, probably due to proximity to limiting factors.
The destination is a quick and simple one, and immediately at Vare's side, is where she arrives.
Taking a mere moment to look around, Anahita reaches out, but actually stops herself when doing so, looking at what Vare was in the midst of doing and then politely asking, "Professor, I was curious if you had a few moments regarding a possible mission to protect a student's family that may be in danger from a recent threat not of this temporal existence. I cannot help but notice you may be otherwise engaged, I apologize for the ... Abrupt appearance."
Mel tucks the little doll away and gets back to making sure the shuttle is secure. then starts to socialize a bit with some of the firebirds.
she seems to speak the firebird's native language as she converses with them.
seeing one small girl crying her mother attempting to calm her down.
Mel approaches kneeling down to the child's level what seems to be the problem? she asks.
between sobs she says she had lost her friend.
well now, what does she look like? maybe I can help
the little girl describes the doll she had found.
well then I think I can help with that. I know just where to find your friend. you want to see? the little firebird girl nods. Mel moves her hands and little circles then she places a hand behind the girl's head and pulls out the doll she had found.
looks like she was hiding in your hair this whole time
"Ah. Alright then. Gonna need a good rapier then..."
he starts dozing off a little, before jerking awake.
"And some coffee. A lot of coffee."
"Okay. Go get coffee and..." she pauses for a moment to consider, whereupon Anahita nods, and proceeds to vanish.
"And can you see if Sadie can come? I'm gonna go ask Belyu. Sadie can help you get armed, and if not, you can use my weapon. I'll fight with tooth and claw. Meet in the entry hall in 20 minutes." Unless Adon has more to say, Vai conjures the arrows to bring her to Belyu. To increase speed, she blinks along with her Champion teleport.
While doing that, she sends out radio waves on her Mom's frequency. ::Mom, I... I'm gonna need some of those Personal Starcasters you have, please. I... I'm taking some people off-world. It's important, I promise.::
"Yeah, sure... Sorry, gotta go balamor,"
he gets a large cup of coffee and touches the walls heading to Sadie.
Taking a mere moment to look around, Anahita reaches out, but actually stops herself when doing so, looking at what Vare was in the midst of doing and then politely asking, "Professor, I was curious if you had a few moments regarding a possible mission to protect a student's family that may be in danger from a recent threat not of this temporal existence. I cannot help but notice you may be otherwise engaged, I apologize for the ... Abrupt appearance."
Vare appears to have been watching the goings-on in the SIM room - namely Ehos, Jaiye and Silinrul, along with the good Professor Sunwake - Vai's adoptive mother. Vare himself is standing off to the side, looking something of an outsider. He initally grins at Anahita's suddenly arrival, but after listening to Anahita, he nods. "Let us speak in the hallway."
He guides her outside, surreptitiously taking her hand as he does. He seems to be in good spirits. While they exit the SIMs and make for the corrider, he does say. "I spoke with Aananda about the defenses against the virus-carrier. She appears to be well and truely contained. She also bid me say to you to that the girl is to be treated as someone to assist, not a threat to be nullified. But that is neither here nor there. Tell me, what can I do? My spells for the day are refreshed, though I have not prepared them all - if given a quarter hour, I could prepare additional circumstantial spells." Having arrived in the hallway, Vare has released his light grip on her hand, and turned his wandering gaze on her, a calm, but serious expression on his once-again-clean-shaven face.
"History is written by the survivors and the winners." The Headmaster responds diplomatically, nodding once. "but that's neither here nor there. Until history is proven right or wrong for sure, I see no reason to change your teachings as of right now."
The cracks of wood striking wood fills the air as Vai gets closer to Belyu, and she is in fact fighting off a nimble tiefling in a duel, forcing him closer to the circle edge as they strike, block, and counter attack each other with staves. One wrong move and... Belyu goes flying out of the circle as the standard duel end.
Zix regards the 3 of them with a look ::you have all proven to me that you can not be trusted to behave by yourselves, which means I am going to have to restrain you, do not resist me and this method shall be as far as I have to go in this regard:: he casts hold monster on each of you
Amber and Opel are frozen in place, then next to them a small door comes into being, out of it comes a small Fey with a Cloths and a small mop, who bows at Zix and the goblin, then starts to clean up the mess.
"History is written by the survivors and the winners." The Headmaster responds diplomatically, nodding once. "but that's neither here nor there. Until history is proven right or wrong for sure, I see no reason to change your teachings as of right now."
Vakkler's odd look remains, but he nods back. "Of course. Well. I suppose that's all. Aside from the attack, anything I should know about?"
Amber
::"Well hes got no seance of hummer, Can you get us out of this"::
Opel
::"yes but I'm not going to, I want to see the look on the headmasters face"::
Amber
::"Arrr yes, o look Ebbons here, HAY!! CLEAN US NOT THE WALLS"::
The Small Fey dos not seem to react.
Amber
::"O your so going to get it ya little twreep"::
Apparently not minding the hand taking and being lead out, and social etiquette Anahita has as Vare lures her to the corridor is gone, until they are outside alone.
Gathering herself, Anahita smiles looking about in her desert khakis and cotton garb, still clean and immaculate as before, looking the clean shaven Vare over.
"Vai, a dragon girl, seeks to ensure her parents are well, I suspect, against the alternate time version of herself that just attacked this school. I've not prepared either, not am I certain there is an issue yet, but, if the parents can be collected and removed to safety, that will suffice. I'm partially concerned, however, since this is a commitment and travel to another planet, all together and not familiar at all to me. It might be better if someone more capable, and versed in the terrain or culture went. I will attempt to learn more first. Do you have any suggestions?"
Looking around a second, she looks back at Vare and smiles asking, after a breath, "How are you? What were you doing with Jaiye, Ehos and her brother? I'm glad to hear about that virus carrier is secure. Do we know anything about her, or where or why she arrived? It almost seemed as if she were possessed, in her manner."She gives a slight shrug and smile, glancing off to the side a moment, then back again.
The her burst wanes and she waits for Vare to speak.
::I do have a sense of humor, I'm merely "on the clock" at the moment, once you and this bomb making buffoon get sorted out I can get on with my weakened,::
::"its rude to peek into the minds of others, I bet you can't wait for the weekend to start you peeping tom, what's it going to be, use your six arms to pull yourself up to the girls windows, or just peeping at what they see in the bathroom mirror, is this how you do it, hold them in place, then use your six arms to given them a good grope, then wipe their minds so they don't remember, you sad..."::
Opel cuts her sister off as her outrage kicks in at Zix snooping around in there personal conversations.
::"meet your kind before! all prim and proper on the outside! but behind closed eyelids your delving in the lustful thoughts and fantasies of those around you, secretly spying to get your kicks, you make me sick, now teacher pedophile you can get out of our minds and take you sick and you twisted pervert a$$ with you!!" ::
Their minds are cut off from the intrusions of the Zix as Opel brings up their mind blank and other defenses.
The small Fay who was cleaning stops, looks wide eyed at Zix, then looks disgusted, stop cleaning picks up his things and gos back the way he came.
Advaran attempts to fire off a witty retort, only to get caught by the spell and is stuck midword. :This is why I prefer NOT to tangle with other mages...:
"cool," out of the corner of his eye as he eats he sees a glint, he floats over to it and says "heh, looks like my new cliant left us a tip, or possibly a down payment/collateral,""OK. I'll do that later. Right now, you finish and then we can find Dom."
He watches Dave finish and makes a couple more cards.
Its not floating, its resting on a vertical surface as if the surface was the floor.
No magic detected
"Ah. Alright then. Gonna need a good rapier then..."
he starts dozing off a little, before jerking awake.
"And some coffee. A lot of coffee.""Okay. Go get coffee and..." she pauses for a moment to consider, whereupon Anahita nods, and proceeds to vanish.
"And can you see if Sadie can come? I'm gonna go ask Belyu. Sadie can help you get armed, and if not, you can use my weapon. I'll fight with tooth and claw. Meet in the entry hall in 20 minutes." Unless Adon has more to say, Vai conjures the arrows to bring her to Belyu. To increase speed, she blinks along with her Champion teleport.
While doing that, she sends out radio waves on her Mom's frequency. ::Mom, I... I'm gonna need some of those Personal Starcasters you have, please. I... I'm taking some people off-world. It's important, I promise.::
Yrrin overheard something about needing help from Light's champion, and moved to speak to her... but already running off made it complicated....
Yrrin wills himself to move to right next to the Champion of light...
"I don't see anything on it. Is it just stuck there?"
He keeps drawing cards into a larger and larger deck.
The cracks of wood striking wood fills the air as Vai gets closer to Belyu, and she is in fact fighting off a nimble tiefling in a duel, forcing him closer to the circle edge as they strike, block, and counter attack each other with staves. One wrong move and... Belyu goes flying out of the circle as the standard duel end.
Not noticing the arrival of the Champion of Justice - her back is turned to him - Vai rushes over to Belyu, helping her stand, though Vai's hand is drawn away quickly once Belyu is on her feet again.
Vai speaks quietly and quickly, though any decent ear can pick up what she's saying even from across the room. "Belyu... can I ask a really big favour? I... my birth parents might be threatened by the person who attacked the school, and I'm going to need help. We're going to my homeworld, which is off-planet."
"Sure, what do you need? I mean, I'll go too, if you want, I've wanted to see what the other worlds are like since I found out about them. Plus, I want a crack at the @€€%#¥+ that hurt a lot of people."
Miss," his deep yet comforting voice starts.... "I overheard you needing help in the cafeteria... now I must offer my services. I must defend those who cannot defend themselves. Please allow me to help you."
Yrrin's powerful arms and bow, with a silver sword stout shield make for an imposing figure... though not intimidating because of his gentle eyes and concerned expression....
Vare shakes his head in response to Anahita's questions regarding the virus-carrier. "None that has been shared with me. As far as I can tell, Ms. Aananda will likely seek to cure the disease that she carries before going into any further investigation. As far as Jaiye and Ehos are concerned..."
He sighs slightly, though his features do not sadden. Perhaps just a touch of exasperation. "They were engaged in some sort of duel of strength - I am not overly familiar with Lycan culture, but from what I gathered, whoeve ris the strongest makes the rules. Jaiye and Ehos were triumphant, though the validity of the duel aws called into question by all parties."
He places his hand on his chin in thought at ANahita's description of her problem. "I have a spell that could bring us all to the location in question, but... I am not sure it would work. As I only recently discovered the fact that there were other worlds, I have never cast that particular spell."
"Would you..." right at that moment, Vare spots the distressed party of Rena, Bradley and Asha rounding the bend some distance away... and he pauses, looking at them...
Looking over towards the approaching forms of Bradley and two unknown females, Anahita stands up straighter and brushes back her luxurious, thick hair, behind her shoulders.
She turns to regard Vaee briefly, then says, "I will attempt to learn more first, before going. It would be foolish if this action is solely based on fears of what might happen. Then again, I suppose she cares about her family, and seemingly anything she deems a fried, quite a bit. Do you and Rena share a rapport which ignores time and space? Perhaps she could attend, to allow communication and access to your thoughts as needed?"
Anahita seeming to think of, and suggest, the most efficient strategy. "Though, if I were leading this adventure, and Vai were coming with, masking her presence would be key- but, if we are going up against her dark counter part, she might be a liability instead. We need to unweave her ability to /be/ here, I feel- but there is such chaos here, you can nearly cut it with a knife."
She stands and waits at this point, watching the two with Bradley approach.
"cool," out of the corner of his eye as he eats he sees a glint, he floats over to it and says "heh, looks like my new cliant left us a tip, or possibly a down payment/collateral,""OK. I'll do that later. Right now, you finish and then we can find Dom."
He watches Dave finish and makes a couple more cards.Its not floating, its resting on a vertical surface as if the surface was the floor.
No magic detected
"cool," out of the corner of his eye as he eats he sees a glint, he floats over to it and says "heh, looks like my new cliant left us a tip, or possibly a down payment/collateral,""OK. I'll do that later. Right now, you finish and then we can find Dom."
He watches Dave finish and makes a couple more cards.Its not floating, its resting on a vertical surface as if the surface was the floor.
No magic detected
"cool," out of the corner of his eye as he eats he sees a glint, he floats over to it and says "heh, looks like my new cliant left us a tip, or possibly a down payment/collateral,""OK. I'll do that later. Right now, you finish and then we can find Dom."
He watches Dave finish and makes a couple more cards.Its not floating, its resting on a vertical surface as if the surface was the floor.
No magic detected
Dave shrugs "I don't know, there is almost certain some kind of magic involved, but shielded against our divination."[ooc] casting detect alchemy, if nothing is found out of the ordinary he then casts mage hand trying to remove the stone.
It comes off easily
"or perhaps I'm wrong, meh, either way, if its magic I don't want it on me till I know what, if anything it does, if it isn't I don't have much of a need for it, so I'm going to go put it in storage,"
and he does so putting it with his material components in a led box with the other gemstones in his ship.
"Heh. I can make that stuff."
He points his finger like a gun and shoots a spiderweb that attaches to the ceiling.
He ties the bottom into a loop and sits in it and swings back and forth.
"Finish eating so we can go find Dom."