"Honestly? No, not really. But it's kind of a miracle they're still open at all with how wrecked the rest of the town is. Was. The construction seemed to be coming along quite fast. There were more buildings when we left than when we got there anyways. But the company more than made up for the food," she said, smiling as she squeezed his hand. "And there will be plenty of yummy seafood to eat when we visit my family. Nishioki is a port city after all." Saffire meeped contentedly from his perch on Kitty's shoulder at the mention of more seafood.Michael soon led Kitty back towards the school, an overstuffed Saffire in his hands as they go.
"So was the food as good this time as last time we went there?"
"I can't wait." He says honestly. "Despite the fact I'll likely get poisoned at some point, I'm actually looking forward o seeing where you grew up."
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Ginni frowned and bit her lip, concentrating very hard as she glared at her hooves. For a moment they seemed to start flowing into a more elongated shape, and then they stopped and went back as Ginni yelped. "Owowowowowowoooowww! That is a lot easier said than done!"Ace flashes Mel a grin "You and Arthur are more than welcome to come join us. Tami, you too. The surprise isn't private, just personal."
He then turns to Ginni "Best trick I've learned to stay in the form I want is to picture it in your mind, and then sort of flow into it mentally. Make sure you have all the right parts, and you should be fine. A wolf without a tail is very weird. Wanna practice switching forms a few times first?"
Mel looked a little concerned, why change? I mean, you are what and who you are. no need to try and be something else, right?
looking to Ace, thanks for the invite, but Arthur and I have....ahhh... things to do...
come on Arttie lets see about getting something to eat and go outside. I haven't had fresh air in like four thousand years.
Arthur winces at the failed transformation "Yeah, that takes some getting used to... Good luck with that, oh and call me if you manage to get yourself stuck midway through a transformation or if you need someone to cancel a transformation. I have a trick that helps with that, but I think you'd need to get out of this form at least once first before I could help, because I think this is your natural form now..."
Then he turns to Melody "ah yes food, fresh air... I seem to have been neglecting those things myself as of late, lead the way my dear!"
Tybalt smiles a little at Dave being himself. He gives the aasimar a short hug after he tries cheering them up. "Thanks Shiny. I appreciate it." He wipes his eyes a little and tries to buck up some.
"And thanks to you too, Andromeda. I'll still have to think about what I'm going to do, but I think I'm going to go back. I'm not sure when. I'm still kind of scared of what I might find."
He leans back and stretches his arms out. "Ohh, it's been a long week." He goes limp from his stretch and rolls his shoulders as he sits back up. "You guys have much going on tonight?"
"I didn't have any plans which is why I'm in here fixing this thing" he says slapping the railing of the boat.
After a few turns Sadie found a table to set the books and scrolls down on. "Okay this looks like as good of a place as any."now that adon's static has died down again, he's shivering. Quite a lot.
"A-all r-r-right, where should we start? Scrolls or books?"
"Well, the books are probably newer, so they may have more consolidated information. The scrolls are more ancient, so they may have more information that wasn't ever put in the books. So, I don't know, maybe work our way backwards?"
Ginni frowned and bit her lip, concentrating very hard as she glared at her hooves. For a moment they seemed to start flowing into a more elongated shape, and then they stopped and went back as Ginni yelped. "Owowowowowowoooowww! That is a lot easier said than done!"Ace flashes Mel a grin "You and Arthur are more than welcome to come join us. Tami, you too. The surprise isn't private, just personal."
He then turns to Ginni "Best trick I've learned to stay in the form I want is to picture it in your mind, and then sort of flow into it mentally. Make sure you have all the right parts, and you should be fine. A wolf without a tail is very weird. Wanna practice switching forms a few times first?"
Mel looked a little concerned, why change? I mean, you are what and who you are. no need to try and be something else, right?
looking to Ace, thanks for the invite, but Arthur and I have....ahhh... things to do...
come on Arttie lets see about getting something to eat and go outside. I haven't had fresh air in like four thousand years.
"Well, what I am is unwelcome in a lot of places. Also, shapeshifting is a natural ability of mine, so technically it's a part of what I am. And I know how to walk on feet. But I don't know how to make them," she said, exasperated as she glared at her hooves.
"Well, what I am is unwelcome in a lot of places. Also, shapeshifting is a natural ability of mine, so technically it's a part of what I am. And I know how to walk on feet. But I don't know how to make them," she said, exasperated as she glared at her hooves.Ginni frowned and bit her lip, concentrating very hard as she glared at her hooves. For a moment they seemed to start flowing into a more elongated shape, and then they stopped and went back as Ginni yelped. "Owowowowowowoooowww! That is a lot easier said than done!"Ace flashes Mel a grin "You and Arthur are more than welcome to come join us. Tami, you too. The surprise isn't private, just personal."
He then turns to Ginni "Best trick I've learned to stay in the form I want is to picture it in your mind, and then sort of flow into it mentally. Make sure you have all the right parts, and you should be fine. A wolf without a tail is very weird. Wanna practice switching forms a few times first?"
Mel looked a little concerned, why change? I mean, you are what and who you are. no need to try and be something else, right?
looking to Ace, thanks for the invite, but Arthur and I have....ahhh... things to do...
come on Arttie lets see about getting something to eat and go outside. I haven't had fresh air in like four thousand years.
Tami waved at Mel and Arthur as they left. "Well, you might need to study some books on anatomy. Maybe the problem is that you only know how a foot is shaped on the outside. Give yourself time. You don't have to have everything figured out right now."
"I can't wait." He says honestly. "Despite the fact I'll likely get poisoned at some point, I'm actually looking forward o seeing where you grew up.""Honestly? No, not really. But it's kind of a miracle they're still open at all with how wrecked the rest of the town is. Was. The construction seemed to be coming along quite fast. There were more buildings when we left than when we got there anyways. But the company more than made up for the food," she said, smiling as she squeezed his hand. "And there will be plenty of yummy seafood to eat when we visit my family. Nishioki is a port city after all." Saffire meeped contentedly from his perch on Kitty's shoulder at the mention of more seafood.Michael soon led Kitty back towards the school, an overstuffed Saffire in his hands as they go.
"So was the food as good this time as last time we went there?"
"Don't worry, they won't use anything fatal. Inconvenient, most likely. But not deadly. My family likes you. And I'm really looking forward to showing you all of the places that I used to play. Running on rooftops is not exactly the same as running through trees. A little more slippery in places. But the idea is the same, so you should have no trouble at all."
Tybalt smiles a little at Dave being himself. He gives the aasimar a short hug after he tries cheering them up. "Thanks Shiny. I appreciate it." He wipes his eyes a little and tries to buck up some.
"And thanks to you too, Andromeda. I'll still have to think about what I'm going to do, but I think I'm going to go back. I'm not sure when. I'm still kind of scared of what I might find."
He leans back and stretches his arms out. "Ohh, it's been a long week." He goes limp from his stretch and rolls his shoulders as he sits back up. "You guys have much going on tonight?"
"Not really. I promised Dave we could hang out some, which is why I'm here. Other than possibly checking on Jasper to see how he managed without me, I don't really have anything I'm supposed to be doing right now."
"Well, the books are probably newer, so they may have more consolidated information. The scrolls are more ancient, so they may have more information that wasn't ever put in the books. So, I don't know, maybe work our way backwards?"After a few turns Sadie found a table to set the books and scrolls down on. "Okay this looks like as good of a place as any."now that adon's static has died down again, he's shivering. Quite a lot.
"A-all r-r-right, where should we start? Scrolls or books?"
adon nods.
"Sounds good to me."
"Death is late," Love pouted.
Time snorted. "Death is never late. That's the nature of Death."
"Only because you keep helping him with extra time," Pride said testily.
Time shrugged, her expression as unruffled as always. "What are friends for?"
"Hmmph," Love said, unimpressed. She was in a bad mood after losing her Champion.
"Squeak!"
"Oh, hush you," Darkness said to Fear. "You've done enough damage already. Light might be back on his leash, but Hope is still running amok and now so is the other Kronos. Having two of them is not the solution we were hoping it would be," he said darkly.
"Which is why we're meeting in the first place," Mercy said placatingly. "To think of solutions. This doesn't have to end in war."
"Bet me," Wrath grumbled.
Mel yells back to Ginni, Well your always welcome wherever I'm at, and anyone that disagrees will have to answer to me.
after that she goes with Arthur, I'm gonna grab a bite and go outside, you wanna come along?
Lang is a little lost at what is happening, He quickly tries to force his way through the barrier to be with Ori and her spirit.
Just try and to understand the spirit. Once you are in sync things will much easier. he sayas as he struggles to find a way through.
Ace lays a hand of support on Ginni's shoulders. "Try changing all at once. View yourself in your mind before the transformation, and flow into it. One trick I taught myself was to keep repeating that this form is my true form, who I really am. That might help you as well, to remind yourself that while this is what you look now, you're still Ginni."
Ardiente sets himself to the task of trying to destroy the bugs, a bit unsure if he's strong enough to so on his own.
Swift action to use Exploit Weakness vs a DC = to their CR or 10+hardness . Going to assume that's a success, which lets me gain a +2 to attacks, and I ignore their hardness.
Full attack vs the closest bug:
for , 13 fire.
for , 9 fire.
for , 13 fire.
for , 17 fire.
If any of those drops a bug, he'll attack another, if possible.
Lang is a little lost at what is happening, He quickly tries to force his way through the barrier to be with Ori and her spirit.
Just try and to understand the spirit. Once you are in sync things will much easier. he sayas as he struggles to find a way through.
"You need to stand back from the vines," Ori called out. "This is important. They're meant to shield you, I think. He means to break the cage. There might be shrapnel. We're....talking.....after a fashion..."
"Death is late," Love pouted.
Time snorted. "Death is never late. That's the nature of Death."
"Only because you keep helping him with extra time," Pride said testily.
Time shrugged, her expression as unruffled as always. "What are friends for?"
"Hmmph," Love said, unimpressed. She was in a bad mood after losing her Champion.
"Squeak!"
"Oh, hush you," Darkness said to Fear. "You've done enough damage already. Light might be back on his leash, but Hope is still running amok and now so is the other Kronos. Having two of them is not the solution we were hoping it would be," he said darkly.
"Which is why we're meeting in the first place," Mercy said placatingly. "To think of solutions. This doesn't have to end in war."
"Bet me," Wrath grumbled.
"Good day friends" Deception says as it appears, this time appearing as a well dressed drow male. "I trust everyone is in good spirits?"
Ace lays a hand of support on Ginni's shoulders. "Try changing all at once. View yourself in your mind before the transformation, and flow into it. One trick I taught myself was to keep repeating that this form is my true form, who I really am. That might help you as well, to remind yourself that while this is what you look now, you're still Ginni."
"How I look and who I am are separate things," she said with an exasperated sigh. "I had to learn that a long time ago. Otherwise I would have believed all those people who told me I had to be evil because of how I looked. And I look even more like that now. That's not the problem. The problem is the actual changing. I've never been mutable before. I don't know how to flow. I know I can do it, because succubi can. But it's not as easy to do as to say," she said, frustrated.
Ardiente sets himself to the task of trying to destroy the bugs, a bit unsure if he's strong enough to so on his own.
** spoiler omitted **
This slows the bugs down as they stop to reform, but doesn't actually stop them.
::Hey, it takes a lot to destroy one of these. Maybe we need to work together, concentrate our attacks.::
Ardiente sets himself to the task of trying to destroy the bugs, a bit unsure if he's strong enough to so on his own.
** spoiler omitted **
This slows the bugs down as they stop to reform, but doesn't actually stop them.
::Hey, it takes a lot to destroy one of these. Maybe we need to work together, concentrate our attacks.::
::Or find a way to contain them instead of destroy them since they are so difficult to destroy.::
::"I'm certainly open to suggestions. Boss said to not let these reach the building where the negotiations with the 'good' bugs is taking place."::
"That's totally understandable. I know a few spells that could boost your confidence, want me to cast them on you, and see if that helps? Otherwise, I can just hold your hand and help steady you as we walk really slow?"
"I hate to ask, but could you lay out the scrolls? It's likley my touch would destroy them."
adon fidgets, really hating asking for favors.
[]DESIGNATION EVE: Offer: We will share information about ourselves with you so you can plan how to best deal with the others once they have completed their ship. Sending: File....
"Usually that's the kind of thing you're born with. Sounds like not so much in your case. It's okay to be upset about it, you know. I mean, don't waste your life railing about it or anything, but admitting that you're angry about it is healthy. At least that's the kind of crap they keep telling me during the mandatory counseling sessions."
"Oh, I won't waste my life railing against it, just a sudden shock and huge change is all. Before these wings sprouted proclaiming my half-fae nature, there was at least a small chance Jaiye and I might one day rejoin our tribe. Now that's gone and it's somewhat of an adjustment, ya know?"
"Good day friends" Deception says as it appears, this time appearing as a well dressed drow male. "I trust everyone is in good spirits?""Death is late," Love pouted.
Time snorted. "Death is never late. That's the nature of Death."
"Only because you keep helping him with extra time," Pride said testily.
Time shrugged, her expression as unruffled as always. "What are friends for?"
"Hmmph," Love said, unimpressed. She was in a bad mood after losing her Champion.
"Squeak!"
"Oh, hush you," Darkness said to Fear. "You've done enough damage already. Light might be back on his leash, but Hope is still running amok and now so is the other Kronos. Having two of them is not the solution we were hoping it would be," he said darkly.
"Which is why we're meeting in the first place," Mercy said placatingly. "To think of solutions. This doesn't have to end in war."
"Bet me," Wrath grumbled.Creation flipped him off.
"Popcorn?" Madness asked, offering Light a bite from the extra large tub of buttered popcorn he was holding. Lumos glared at him.
"I saved you a seat," Luck said to Deception with a wink. They had a longstanding if uneasy alliance.
"Just sit down. You don't need to make a comedy show of it," Love snapped at Deception.
Winks at Creations, then smiles warmly at Luck, taking a seat. He turns to Love and says "Now, now, Dear, let's not wear our heart on our sleeve...hopefully, no pun in tended, this meeting will help to stop, or at least curtail, further mad plots."
The young monk's brow furrows at the continuing conversation in the telepathic collective. As his neural lace[i] finishes receiving the file from Eve, he warns 'her'
"Designation: Fei. A number of 'scouts' from the second collective are moving toward your location - their intent is unknown. My allies are attempting to remove or contain them, but I may need to assist them..."
The uneasy gathering of Patrons increases in number once again as a large, griffon-like creature wings its way out of the surrounding ether to land gracefully a short distance away.
"A most interesting moot indeed," Valēre's deep yet feminine voice intones as she glances at the newly-arrived Destruction, and her other fellows.
Looks curiously at Destruction on it's arrival, and gives Valere a respectful nod on her arrival, which is unusual. His champion must be rubbing off on him...or that's what he'd like people to think.
"Not really. I promised Dave we could hang out some, which is why I'm here. Other than possibly checking on Jasper to see how he managed without me, I don't really have anything I'm supposed to be doing right now."Tybalt smiles a little at Dave being himself. He gives the aasimar a short hug after he tries cheering them up. "Thanks Shiny. I appreciate it." He wipes his eyes a little and tries to buck up some.
"And thanks to you too, Andromeda. I'll still have to think about what I'm going to do, but I think I'm going to go back. I'm not sure when. I'm still kind of scared of what I might find."
He leans back and stretches his arms out. "Ohh, it's been a long week." He goes limp from his stretch and rolls his shoulders as he sits back up. "You guys have much going on tonight?"
"so we're all basically just relaxing in One of those rare comb patches between crazy catastrophes here cool"
Djalos, having nothing to say, says nothing. Something that Adon and Sadie have noticed in their time with him is that the concept of "small talk" has absolutely no meaning for him.
The cat nods, going to fidget with one of his bracelets, a small gold chain in which the links are dragons biting the tail of the one in front of them.
"I'm sure it's just us. This place is never quiet for long." He yawns a little, very reminiscent of a regular cat when he does so.
"I hate to ask, but could you lay out the scrolls? It's likley my touch would destroy them."
adon fidgets, really hating asking for favors.
Sadie lays out all of the books and scrolls so that the group can look through them. "Alright, if we each take a few texts we can get through these more quickly."
Djalos nods and begins rapidly tapping one of the books, in the same manner that he "read" the first one.
"That's totally understandable. I know a few spells that could boost your confidence, want me to cast them on you, and see if that helps? Otherwise, I can just hold your hand and help steady you as we walk really slow?"
She sighed. "I'm sure they would help to some extent, but I think that maybe expecting to get the hang of it all in one go is a little ambitious. It's possible that I'm just tired out from the transformation in the first place. For now, I'll gladly take some help with staying upright," she added with a smile.
"Usually that's the kind of thing you're born with. Sounds like not so much in your case. It's okay to be upset about it, you know. I mean, don't waste your life railing about it or anything, but admitting that you're angry about it is healthy. At least that's the kind of crap they keep telling me during the mandatory counseling sessions.""Oh, I won't waste my life railing against it, just a sudden shock and huge change is all. Before these wings sprouted proclaiming my half-fae nature, there was at least a small chance Jaiye and I might one day rejoin our tribe. Now that's gone and it's somewhat of an adjustment, ya know?"
Morrivan nodded. "Yeah, I know how that goes. I used to think that I could go home someday too. That they'd forgive me for breaking custom and learning water bending. But some stuff happened, and there's no chance of that now. Not after... not without Rodhas."
"Hey, Kitty, do you mind if we stop by the old vet office? I thought of a way to.. um.. make a t-o-y for S-a-f-f-i-r-e that is a bit more durable and need to get some of the old ones." Michael explains as they walk back into the school.
"Hey, Kitty, do you mind if we stop by the old vet office? I thought of a way to.. um.. make a t-o-y for S-a-f-f-i-r-e that is a bit more durable and need to get some of the old ones." Michael explains as they walk back into the school.
Saffire perked up from where he was draped over Kitty's shoulder. *Meep?!*
"Er, did I mention that he's picked up spelling? He's very clever. And now we have to or he'll just whine all night," she said, shaking her head and laughing.
"Well that was easier than I thought." Michael thinks as they walk.
"Well I guess he's just going to keep on getting to smart. Next thing you know we'll be spelling backwards."
