"Well....is the voice coming from the book? Or maybe that locket...it looked suspicious. It's clearly good at reading our minds. But lousy judge of character."
"Sorry. As chaperones go, I'm pretty lousy. I'm not much better off than the rest of you. I suspect that Khassar is the most mature person here."
"You and I... we're out of our element out here. No paper to replace what we use, no way to use what we know efficiently... We should just stay in libraries, huh?"
While waiting for whatever Khasser is making for dinner, Oniero struggles against his weariness and takes out the book they came here for. He carefully opens it to the first page and begins ready.
She kissed him. "It'll be fine. I'll protect you. They might try to annoy you to death, but nothing worse. Or they'll have to deal with me," she said, and kissed him again for good measure.
""And if they give you a hard time after these past two years, They'll have to deal with me. Deal?"
She kissed him. "It'll be fine. I'll protect you. They might try to annoy you to death, but nothing worse. Or they'll have to deal with me," she said, and kissed him again for good measure.""And if they give you a hard time after these past two years, They'll have to deal with me. Deal?"
"Deal." She blushed and turned away. Darn it, he looked so cute when he was being that earnest. It made her heart race even more.
"Ah, I just need to go use the restroom. So I'll just be back in a minute," she said hurriedly, jumping up to go take a moment to compose herself.
"You've got our backs just in case, right, Saffire?"
*Meep!*
"Nothing to worry about then." Michael replies as he starts getting the dishes ready to go back tot eh kitchen.
"Ok well I'm gonna go to the library to look and see if anything can be found...maybe run it past Deception itself. I'll leave a clone here in case you need anything, k? Hope I find seomthing..."
Khassar cooks steaks off of the dweomercat he kept earlier, with a haunch kept seperate just for Nexiv. He also makes a pot of strong coffee.
Passing out plates and cups he says "Here you go. Now what's next?"
He sits down and begins crunching a bone for the marrow.
"Well, next Oneiro sees if he can find a clue to where the next book is. And we go back to Avalon. At the very least I have some explaining to do," she said, sounding tired.
"Not to mention, it's a lot easier to teleport from Avalon to wherever it is we're going next."
Nala heads off to see Miss Jones and after a hurried consultation during which Miss Jones quizzes her mercilessly about the books she was supposed to be studying, they go to speak with Michael Dacamara.
Nala knocks on the door of Michael's room, looking back briefly at Miss Jones and the clone of Ryuzo. She felt nervous. She hated bringing bad news.
Aananda has fallen asleep over her workbench and has become so oblivious to the noise of Jim working that she doesn't even notice when people start showing up for Ryleh's meeting.
Aananda has fallen asleep over her workbench and has become so oblivious to the noise of Jim working that she doesn't even notice when people start showing up for Ryleh's meeting.
As Vai enters the lab, she looks around. Mom fell asleep working on something. A smile crosses Vai's face for the first time since the previous night. She walks over and puts a hand on her mom's shoulder. "Wake up mom, it's morning." Vai's eyes are still a little red from crying, but the smile that greets Aananda is genuine.
A group of younger girls giggled among themselves as they looked at him before one of them detached herself from the others and approached.
"Hi. Umm...are you new here? Well...the thing is, it's cold outside....so my friend has turned the soccer field into an ice rink temporarily. So we were wondering if you wanted to come and play?"
Ehos stands and bows with a flourish, playing the showman to cover his inability to speak. He quickly scribbles onto his notepad. 'Of course! I was beginning to fall asleep due to boredom. I am Ehos. To whom am I speaking?'
Aananda has fallen asleep over her workbench and has become so oblivious to the noise of Jim working that she doesn't even notice when people start showing up for Ryleh's meeting.As Vai enters the lab, she looks around. Mom fell asleep working on something. A smile crosses Vai's face for the first time since the previous night. She walks over and puts a hand on her mom's shoulder. "Wake up mom, it's morning." Vai's eyes are still a little red from crying, but the smile that greets Aananda is genuine.
Aananda blinked sleepily and yawned. "Vai? What time izzit?....Hey, are you okay, sweetie? Were you crying?"
Aananda blinked sleepily and yawned. "Vai? What time izzit?....Hey, are you okay, sweetie? Were you crying?"
"I... it's nothing. Last night was... weird." her smile fades, "It's 10, and the Champ..." Vai stops short, remembering that she hadn't told her mother yet that she was a Champion. "The Champions are all meeting about Nasima. Me too."
"Great! I'm Morrivan and over there is Tamina and Ginni. Our friend Rodhas is the one who made the ice rink and now we're all trying to find lots of people to come and play cause it's more fun with lots more people," she said with a giggle.
Another quick scribble, barely legible due to the speed of writing. 'Pleased to meet you. What's the game then?'
Nala knocks on the door of Michael's room, looking back briefly at Miss Jones and the clone of Ryuzo. She felt nervous. She hated bringing bad news.
"Wonder who that is?" Michael asks himself as he sets the dish tray down on his desk and goes to open the door. "Oh, good morning everyone. I'm guessing this isn't a 'we were in the neighborhood' kind of visit."
Aananda blinked sleepily and yawned. "Vai? What time izzit?....Hey, are you okay, sweetie? Were you crying?""I... it's nothing. Last night was... weird." her smile fades, "It's 10, and the Champ..." Vai stops short, remembering that she hadn't told her mother yet that she was a Champion. "The Champions are all meeting about Nasima. Me too."
"Weird? Good weird or bad weird? Or you'd rather your mother would stop poking her nose into your business?" she said with a grin.
She yawned again. "A meeting. Yes, I think I vaguely remember Mother saying something about a meeting."
Nala knocks on the door of Michael's room, looking back briefly at Miss Jones and the clone of Ryuzo. She felt nervous. She hated bringing bad news."Wonder who that is?" Michael asks himself as he sets the dish tray down on his desk and goes to open the door. "Oh, good morning everyone. I'm guessing this isn't a 'we were in the neighborhood' kind of visit."
Nala grimaced. "Unfortunately no. My personal life has taken a turn for the worse and I now only have a few hours before...well, the point is, I either have to do the procedeure now or you'll have to wait indefinitely until they can find someone else who can."
"Will it take long? If you've only got a few hours and need to get ready or something, wouldn't it be better for you to wait? I've got this beetle thing that injects a calm emotions elixir if things start to get out of hand, so..."
"Well, next Oneiro sees if he can find a clue to where the next book is. And we go back to Avalon. At the very least I have some explaining to do," she said, sounding tired.
"Not to mention, it's a lot easier to teleport from Avalon to wherever it is we're going next."
"I was told that each book would lead to the next." Oniero holds up the Book of Forlorn Blood for emphasis. "If the previous owner was taking the book into this jungle, then that means the Book of Pulsing Flesh is in this jungle."
"Will it take long? If you've only got a few hours and need to get ready or something, wouldn't it be better for you to wait? I've got this beetle thing that injects a calm emotions elixir if things start to get out of hand, so..."
"One of the most likely potential solutions to my problems involves me losing the majority of my powers indefinitely if not permenantly. So no, waiting would not be better in this case. It would be days at least, if not weeks, before I could potentially do this. More likely they would have to find someone else and who knows how long that will take. If this procedure to remove the seed from your mind goes as it should I should still have a little time left before my...ummm.....well before things get bad."
"I was told that each book would lead to the next." Oniero holds up the Book of Forlorn Blood for emphasis. "If the previous owner was taking the book into this jungle, then that means the Book of Pulsing Flesh is in this jungle.""Well, next Oneiro sees if he can find a clue to where the next book is. And we go back to Avalon. At the very least I have some explaining to do," she said, sounding tired.
"Not to mention, it's a lot easier to teleport from Avalon to wherever it is we're going next."
Ori tried, and failed, to repress a snicker. "Seriously? That's really what it's called? I'm not sure there's any way at all that doesn't end up as a dirty joke."
Oniero laughs a bit too.
"I... hadn't thought of that until you said something, but yes, that is what it is called. Quite the mind you've got there, Professor."
"If this procedure to remove the seed from your mind goes as it should I should still have a little time left before my...ummm.....well before things get bad."
"I.. I guess we should do the procedure then, if you think we should."
She grinned. "Before I got this teaching post, I tended bar. After a few drinks most fellows would have to look up to find the gutter," she said with a wink. "On the bright side, I'm not easily shocked. And I find it easy to relate to adolescents. Polite conversation on the other hand is so much more difficult," she joked.
"If this procedure to remove the seed from your mind goes as it should I should still have a little time left before my...ummm.....well before things get bad.""I.. I guess we should do the procedure then, if you think we should."
Kitty feels a little calmer after splashing some water on her face and walks out of the bathroom with a smile on her face which falters greatly when she sees Nala and Miss Jones.
"Is something wrong?"
Miss Jones raises an eyebrow. "While I am aware that there are some co-ed rooms at this school, I wasn't aware this was one of them."
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Miss Jones raises an eyebrow. "While I am aware that there are some co-ed rooms at this school, I wasn't aware this was one of them."
"Um, well you see.. Uh, she knows about the seed and, um, s-stayed here l-last night to keep me company..." Feeling it would be easier to talk to Kitty than Miss Jones, Michael turns to her. "Something's come up, or is coming up I think, and the seed either has to be removed now or some time in the future at a unknown time."
Miss Jones raises an eyebrow. "While I am aware that there are some co-ed rooms at this school, I wasn't aware this was one of them."
"Um, well you see.. Uh, she knows about the seed and, um, s-stayed here l-last night to keep me company..." Feeling it would be easier to talk to Kitty than Miss Jones, Michael turns to her. "Something's come up, or is coming up I think, and the seed either has to be removed now or some time in the future at a unknown time."
"Yes, exactly," Kitty said, blushing furiously. "It, umm....didn't seem wise to leave him on his own, in case the seed started causing problems again," she said.
"So....you're doing it now? The procedure? We really should tell Anthony-kun....err...he's Michael's brother and also a student here."
"Polite conversation on the other hand is so much more difficult," she joked.
"Try having a conversation with a bunch of adolescent gnomes. Most of them have at least read a certain gnomish book that is banned in quite a few cities if they don't actually own a copy. Tricky keeping a conversation on course."
"So....you're doing it now? The procedure? We really should tell Anthony-kun....err...he's Michael's brother and also a student here."
"Could you do that? I'm getting the feeling that telling him myself would just strain the time constraints more than is advisable."
"Polite conversation on the other hand is so much more difficult," she joked."Try having a conversation with a bunch of adolescent gnomes. Most of them have at least read a certain gnomish book that is banned in quite a few cities if they don't actually own a copy. Tricky keeping a conversation on course."
She laughed. "I'm guessing from that comment you may have borrowed a copy yourself at some point....it is an ....interesting book. Although some of that is just...taking curiosity a bit too far if you ask me....especially page 234. Talk about somewhere you don't want to get splinters." ;P
"So....you're doing it now? The procedure? We really should tell Anthony-kun....err...he's Michael's brother and also a student here.""Could you do that? I'm getting the feeling that telling him myself would just strain the time constraints more than is advisable."
She nodded. "Yeah, no problem. Besides, it gives me something to do instead of just sitting around and worrying."
"You don't say no when a gnome asks you if you want to borrow a copy. I did once and ended up with sand coming out of my ear for a week. Page 384 seemed worse to me. I doubt the creators of the spells suggested intended them to be used for that."
"Though the sovereign glue whip prank made me laugh so hard it hurt."
She nodded. "Yeah, no problem. Besides, it gives me something to do instead of just sitting around and worrying."
"Thanks. Keep him busy too, okay? I don't want either of you worrying."
Ryuzo reads the bark scroll, then perks up at the helpful line re-reading it two or three times to make sure it says what it says. He then sends a clone to get a pencil and paper to copy down that section, and hurries to find Nala.
{Clone} Behind Nala, the clone starts acting...excited? It remains there, but begins to fidget, and smile from ear to ear.
Ryuzo appears around the corner, and the clone winks out.
"Hey! I found..." He sees Micheal and a teacher and calms down a bit. "Errm, sorry to interrupt. Nala, can I speak with you for a sec?"
"You don't say no when a gnome asks you if you want to borrow a copy. I did once and ended up with sand coming out of my ear for a week. Page 384 seemed worse to me. I doubt the creators of the spells suggested intended them to be used for that."
"Though the sovereign glue whip prank made me laugh so hard it hurt."
"I can't think of any response that would be appropriate for me as your teacher....but yes, the sovereign glue whip prank is every bit as hilarious as it sounds." ;P
She nodded. "Yeah, no problem. Besides, it gives me something to do instead of just sitting around and worrying.""Thanks. Keep him busy too, okay? I don't want either of you worrying."
"Well that ship already sailed, but sure, we'll try to keep busy so we don't go nuts while we're waiting," she said, giving him a kiss on the cheek in spite of Miss Jones's glaring. "Good luck. And I'm sure that everything is going to be fine."
"Though the sovereign glue whip prank made me laugh so hard it hurt."
Trust me, it's not nearly as funny when your on the recieving end of it. It pulls both feathers and scales. I don't have to imagine what it does to flesh either.