Ponders for a minute...
"I knida hope we can do both...If it leaves a shell I'd like to re-animate it..."
Looks around
"What?! It'd be neat!"
"Just don't let me be around it. Its hard enough when H'tor is around." Asch says as his muscles clench up for a second. "My instincts get all messed up when around undead, when ever you see Spin ask him about the gym."
Ephebe looked like she was going to say something and then changed her mind. She bit her lip to stifle a giggle as she carefully didn't look at the collie.
A light bulb seems to go off over Krays' head
casts Heal on Taron
"Yes, that could work. And it's a change from her routine which will make him have to adjust his plans on the fly which can't work in his favor," she said, considering this plan.
"And here I thought you'd ask why I had scared her." He turns to Ryo. "Are we done here? I they were about to ask me to make them some 'tickle-tea' and I don't think you want them trying to figure out how to make it on their own."
A light bulb seems to go off over Krays' head
casts Heal on Taron
"Uugh... what hit me?" Taron asks groggily as he shields his eyes from the lights.
"Uugh... what hit me?" Taron asks groggily as he shields his eyes from the lights.
Jokingly and sheepishly points to Nasima
"Yes, that could work. And it's a change from her routine which will make him have to adjust his plans on the fly which can't work in his favor," she said, considering this plan."And here I thought you'd ask why I had scared her." He turns to Ryo. "Are we done here? I they were about to ask me to make them some 'tickle-tea' and I don't think you want them trying to figure out how to make it on their own."
"I know a great deal about protecting others, Lysander," she said, softly. "Your disdain for me is not mutual," she added with a smile and a raised eyebrow.
"Uugh... what hit me?" Taron asks groggily as he shields his eyes from the lights.Jokingly and sheepishly points to Nasima
"Impressive... didn't think... she'd hit anyone..."
"Uugh... what hit me?" Taron asks groggily as he shields his eyes from the lights.A light bulb seems to go off over Krays' head
casts Heal on Taron
Shakes her head at Krays joke.
"It sounds like you hit yourself. Something about a monster getting loose from your head. I don't understand."
"Though if you have to let them out just send them to me. I'll handle them."
"In other words," Jiminy chimed in, "now that you have emotions, you really need to get a handle on them. Releasing a monster to rampage through the school every time you get stressed out...not cool."
[twitch, twitch]
[PUNCH]
[......]
"Could have sworn.. those were just nightmares.." Taron pushses himself up on the bed. "Certainly feels like a monster climbed through my brain."
"Where is it now?"
"Given how long those nightmares have been going on I'm surprised we haven't heard about this before. Anyways, I don't know where it is. I've been here the whole time. Krays?"
"Given how long those nightmares have been going on I'm surprised we haven't heard about this before. Anyways, I don't know where it is. I've been here the whole time. Krays?"
"Ummm Fei was with it, the last time I saw him...or it..."
Casts message to Fei::This is Krays. Bring creature to infirmary, please.::
Casts message to Fei
::This is Krays. Bring creature to infirmary, please.::
Fei looks up from what he was doing, then realizes it was a spell and not Krays in the hall.
He gets up, grabbing his books (and tucking a sketchpad under his arm). He then proceeds to wheel his unconscious charge to the infirmary - wheels squeaking in strained protest all the way...
"I know a great deal about protecting others, Lysander," she said, softly. "Your disdain for me is not mutual," she added with a smile and a raised eyebrow.
"Disdain, hmm?" Lysander says, copying her raised eyebrow. "Disappointment is a better word. I could of sworn you dragons were supposed to be more fearsome. The true legends either exagerrated or dragons aren't like they used to be."
He turns to leave, stopping at the door before he goes.
"They know they are in for a surprise, Byby. Don't keep them waiting."
Ephebe sits on the bed next to Taron's and seemingly absently scratches the 'dog' behind its ears while they wait for Fei to bring the creature.
"I know a great deal about protecting others, Lysander," she said, softly. "Your disdain for me is not mutual," she added with a smile and a raised eyebrow."Disdain, hmm?" Lysander says, copying her raised eyebrow. "Disappointment is a better word. I could of sworn you dragons were supposed to be more fearsome. The true legends either exagerrated or dragons aren't like they used to be."
He turns to leave, stopping at the door before he goes.
"They know they are in for a surprise, Byby. Don't keep them waiting."
She chuckled. "Well, it seems I'm not nearly fearsome enough," she said with a twinkle in her eye, "and that we both have parental duties to attend to, Ryo."
.
.
.
Outside of the infirmary, the squeaking of wheels can be heard. It almost sounds like Mr. Sinh's faithful bucket, but it turns out to be Fei, wheeling a large, blue creature wadded up into a metal-clad ball.
"I apologize for the interruption. I was aksed to bring this creature here...?"
[twitch, twitch]
[PUNCH]
[......]
"I am becoming a bit uncomfortable having to do this repeatedly," he says with a concerned sigh, which sounds all the more comical since it obviously isn't meant to be at all.
She chuckled. "Well, it seems I'm not nearly fearsome enough," she said with a twinkle in her eye, "and that we both have parental duties to attend to, Ryo."
"Actually, I think he likes you. Not like Zeppler likes your mother of course. As for our parental duties..." He shrugs. "Are we going to attent to yours first or mine? I'm not bringing them to the infirmary. To many sharp objects."
She chuckled. "Well, it seems I'm not nearly fearsome enough," she said with a twinkle in her eye, "and that we both have parental duties to attend to, Ryo.""Actually, I think he likes you. Not like Zeppler likes your mother of course. As for our parental duties..." He shrugs. "Are we going to attent to yours first or mine? I'm not bringing them to the infirmary. To many sharp objects."
She laughed outright at that. "Well, I'm glad not like that. Zeppler's unholy attraction to my mother is downright legendary."
"Yours, I think. Mine all seem to be safely in one place and I am reasonably sure that they'll stay that way for a bit."
"So that's the creature from my dreams." Taron says as he slides out of the bed and crosses the space between him and the creature quickly. It seems he has recovered.
"I have to say it's not the most charming imitation of myself..."
"So that's the creature from my dreams." Taron says as he slides out of the bed and crosses the space between him and the creature quickly. It seems he has recovered.
"I have to say it's not the most charming imitation of myself..."
"It...bites," Fei offers in way of reply, as you notice the torn fabric on his shoulder.
"This...is yours, then? In some way?"
She laughed outright at that. "Well, I'm glad not like that. Zeppler's unholy attraction to my mother is downright legendary."
"Yours, I think. Mine all seem to be safely in one place and I am reasonably sure that they'll stay that way for a bit."
"Yes, um.. Okay then." Ryo says slowly as he makes a door. It opens as he calls out to his children.
"Gwenne! Tal! Matthias! Come meet your aunt!"
Three blurs of activity(one a bit more colorful than the other two) fly through the door. Once they stop moving, two of them are standing right in front of Aananda.
"Who are you?" the twins say in unison.
"Those two are Gwenne and Tal." Ryo says before he steps to the side and ruffles the hair of a boy that had been hiding behind him. "This is Matthias."
Aananda smiles at the three children.
"I'm your Aunt Aananda," she said in answer to the twins' question, "and I've been very much looking forward to meeting you, Gwenne, Tal, and Matthias."
She smiled at Ryo. "They look a lot like you."
"So that's the creature from my dreams." Taron says as he slides out of the bed and crosses the space between him and the creature quickly. It seems he has recovered.
"I have to say it's not the most charming imitation of myself..."
"It...bites," Fei offers in way of reply, as you notice the torn fabric on his shoulder.
"This...is yours, then? In some way?"
"In some way," she confirmed, looking at it dubiously.
Aananda smiles at the three children.
"I'm your Aunt Aananda," she said in answer to the twins' question, "and I've been very much looking forward to meeting you, Gwenne, Tal, and Matthias."
She smiled at Ryo. "They look a lot like you."
"Yeah, their brown hair and eyes really matches my own, don't they?" He says with a smirk.
"Yeah, their brown hair and eyes really matches my own, don't they?" He says with a smirk.Aananda smiles at the three children.
"I'm your Aunt Aananda," she said in answer to the twins' question, "and I've been very much looking forward to meeting you, Gwenne, Tal, and Matthias."
She smiled at Ryo. "They look a lot like you."
She rolled her eyes. "I said a lot like, not identical copies,. brother," she said with a laugh.
"Is your daddy always this silly?" she asked Gwenne and Tal with a wink.
Jiminy examined the monster closely.
"And they say I'm the problem child," he muttered.
"You still are, since this problem can be fixed. The only way to fix you are two different kinds of surgery."
"Is your daddy always this silly?" she asked Gwenne and Tal with a wink.
"Yes!" They giggle as their eyes cloud black and they look at her. They gasp and their eyes grow round. "Can you take us flying?"
Matthias looks confused for a moment, then his eyes turn black and he gasps too.
"Well that didn't take long." Ryo says as he shakes his head. "Do you understand why I wanted the others to stay away now? Not five seconds after wanting to know more about you and they are already asking you to take them flying."
"Is your daddy always this silly?" she asked Gwenne and Tal with a wink."Yes!" They giggle as their eyes cloud black and they look at her. They gasp and their eyes grow round. "Can you take us flying?"
Matthias looks confused for a moment, then his eyes turn black and he gasps too.
Her smile widened. "Oh, I would love to take you flying. With your father's permission, of course."
"But I'm afraid it will have to be another time. This afternoon is a bit busy for me. I have some things I have to tend to with my children. And we'll have to come up with some way for you three younglings to stay on safely before I take you flying. Don't worry. I'm good at inventing things. I'll be able to design something that will work."
"Well that didn't take long." Ryo says as he shakes his head. "Do you understand why I wanted the others to stay away now? Not five seconds after wanting to know more about you and they are already asking you to take them flying."
She nodded. "Yes, that could have been a very awkward question if asked in the wrong company."
"And all the more reason to deal with that problem quickly."
"Cool! We're going to go flying and we won't have to hold on like with Ruji!" Gwenne and Tal exclaim as they start running around Aananda. Matthias though, is peeking out from behind Ryo, staring at Aananda like she just said completely crazy.
"Cool! We're going to go flying and we won't have to hold on like with Ruji!" Gwenne and Tal exclaim as they start running around Aananda. Matthias though, is peeking out from behind Ryo, staring at Aananda like she just said completely crazy.
Aananda knelt down so she could talk to Matthias on his level.
"What's the matter, sweetie? Afraid of heights?"
"No.." Matthias says slowly. "It's just.. we have cousins? Papa never said.."
"They weren't here, Matthias. Aunt Aananda went on a trip with them before you were born. I didn't want you to get excited about seeing them and having to wait a long time." Ryo explains with a gentle smile.
She smiled gently at Matthias, turning to make sure to include the other two children in the conversation.
"My children are a bit older than you three. But that doesn't mean that, at some point in the future, they won't love to come and play with you. Their names are Ephebe, Taron, and James. They're triplets. And they each have their own special talents, a bit like you three."
"Like how I can find things?" Gwenne asks.
"I can find things too!" Tal says, not wanting Gwenne to show him up.
Matthias just pulls an old coin from his pocket and changes it's color from old copper to bright blue. Then he closes his hand and opens it again, the coin disappearing from his palm.
"Like that?"
"Yes, like that," she said, grinning. "That's a wonderful trick, Matthias."
"And your papa has told me how good you two are at finding things, Gwenne and Tal."
She looked up at Ryo.
::How much should I tell them? I don't want to frighten them, but they need to understand that they need to keep their distance for now for their own safety. Otherwise your fears of their getting caught in the crossfire could become all too real.::
Ryo laughs as all three of his children grin from ear to ear.
::They know about staying away from strangers, so just explain it that way. They need to understand that they have to stay away from their cousins and stay close to Lysander or myself. For now anyway.::