"Yeah were ok I mean I was involved in the fight was there any doubt it would turn out ok?"
"I had to deal with a bunch of psychics with Puppeteers on their necks. It seems that this boy has done his homework on us." Ryo says thoughtfully. "And on top of it all, a previous 'incident' seems to have revived itself. I doubt the events are related though." He tells Tamrin and Aananda.
"If only I could figure out why the wards aren't do their job.. I've run hundreds of tests and there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with them."
"What if he's like us? I mean, Jimmy or I could get around the wards no problem by bending reality or bending time. Not that we do...okay, well not that I do...."
"Thank you, dear. I do appreciate it."
*Smiles*
*Ducks head humbly*"You're welcome ma'am. So, are you...you're Ephebe's mom?" Nasima is looking back and forth between Tamrin and Aananda.
"What is he's like us? I mean, Jimmy or I could get around the wards no problem by bending reality or bending time..."
*looks goggle-eyed at Ephebe*
"What?" it comes out as a little squeak "You can do what? I know Khoda can do stuff like that, but he's a lightning god! Well, plus he also does terrible damage to the continuum when he does it, but still! That's amazing!"
"What is he's like us? I mean, Jimmy or I could get around the wards no problem by bending reality or bending time..."*looks goggle-eyed at Ephebe*
"What?" it comes out as a little squeak "You can do what? I know Khoda can do stuff like that, but he's a lightning god! Well, plus he also does terrible damage to the continuum when he does it, but still! That's amazing!"
Looks at Nasima, then says with a smile
"Commanding air that normally lies still is somewhat bending reality, too"
"Thank you, dear. I do appreciate it."*Smiles*
*Ducks head humbly*"You're welcome ma'am. So, are you...you're Ephebe's mom?" Nasima is looking back and forth between Tamrin and Aananda.
"Yes, I am. Aananda Sunwake, pleased to meet you. I see you've already met my husband. I'm guessing you're one of our new arrivals."
"What is he's like us? I mean, Jimmy or I could get around the wards no problem by bending reality or bending time..."*looks goggle-eyed at Ephebe*
"What?" it comes out as a little squeak "You can do what? I know Khoda can do stuff like that, but he's a lightning god! Well, plus he also does terrible damage to the continuum when he does it, but still! That's amazing!"
Ephebe blushed.
"Ummm...yeah...it's kinda all part of being a cleric of Kronos. He's the god of Time. So I can do some out of the ordinary things involving time..."
Sinh shuts the cafeteria's large doors after the group of students and faculty head to the Headmaster's office. Bearing Tamrin's instructions in mind, he searches for anything unusual particularly near where the miscreant or the elementals made their appearance.
After that, out of sight of any UOSS guild reps, Mr. Sinh cheats just a little bit and in a good cause and uses magic to expedite a thorough cleaning of the room. But he double-checks everything afterward with Windex and a thorough wipe. Nearly guilt-free, he completes the task and ensures the room is ready for the next meal before re-opening the doors.
"Since my wish for student's relatives to go unknown seems to have flown out the vent with the goo, I'm Ephebe's uncle. Now if we could get to what happened?" Ryo inquires. "I have already received one eyewitness account of what transpired, and I could just look for myself, but I'd like to know if anyone saw anything they might consider important."
"Since my wish for student's relatives to go unknown seems to have flown out the vent with the goo, I'm Ephebe's uncle. Now if we could get to what happened?" Ryo inquires. "I have already received one eyewitness account of what transpired, and I could just look for myself, but I'd like to know if anyone saw anything they might consider important."
"I'm sorry, Ryo, but you can't expect us not to act like concerned parents when someone is attacking our daughter. And once it was out, well, it was silly pretending not to be related."
"But perhaps if you few kids could keep quiet about it outside of this office?"
"I didn't see that much since I was literally frozen with fear after I ducked under the table, but Mr. Relkav said the boy claimed that he wasn't really present, that he was an illusion."
Mr. Sinh frowns at the coin, daring it to reveal its secrets or jump up and bite him. It does neither so he memorizes its position in the room and uses a cantrip to gently lift it above his waiting palm. Shielding it from wind or any physical contact, he carries it cautiously to the Headmaster's office. What a strange first day at a new job.
Arriving at the Headmaster's office, he knocks hesitantly.
"Yes he said he was an illusion just before disappearing and leaving those shades for us to play with."
"Hm.. that means he could have been anywhere in the school. Or even out of it if he had some way to see inside. That should be impossible, but giving the way things have been going lately..." Ryo pauses as he hears a knock at his door. "You may come in Mr. Sinh."
In walks Sinh, sans grin. He bobs his head politely at the faculty members, his hands shielding an object delicately. "Beggin' your pardon for the intrusion, sir. Master Tamrin asked me to keep a wary eye for anything unusual in and abouts the cafeteria. I found a thing on the floor hard-by where the curious lad was standing. I thought to bring it to you straight-away." He moves his covering hand to show the coin floating above his palm. "I haven't touched it or anything like that. Shall I place it on your desk then?"
Aananda leans forward abruptly, her eyes changing as the iris color filled the eye and the pupil changed from round to slitted.
Draconic:
She placed herself between the 'coin' and Ephebe.
Leans and stretches to try to get a glimpse of the medallion
perception:
"Ngh!" Ephebe makes a strangled sound, grips her chair tightly keeping her eyes firmly closed.
"room. not. big. enough. for. this." she said through gritted teeth.
Suddenly stands and begins to chant in infernal
Targeted dispel on the medallion
"Commanding air that normally lies still is somewhat bending reality, too"
Nasima returns the Kobold's smile. "Nah, they're just the Little Guys. Little Winds, they're like...well they're kind of like kitties. They're small and nice and pretty hard to control, but if you ask them nicely sometimes they like to help, especially if you go play with them. Toss-the-wing or feather-fall-feather or something like that. In mom's castle there are lots of 'em, and they're super playful. It's fun."
Eyes go wide as he simply says...
"Wow..."
"Ngh!" Ephebe makes a strangled sound, grips her chair tightly keeping her eyes firmly closed.
"room. not. big. enough. for. this." she said through gritted teeth.
oh not aGAIN
"'Phebe, what's happening." 'Sima looks helplessly around at the assembled wizards and sorcs and...and just everyone. "Now what?! You guys what's going on?"
Aananda reaches out and grabs the edge of the desk, but her hand has become more of a claw, with a slight hint of scales. The corner of the desk comes off when she tries to grip it.
"If you don't get that coin out of here, we're going to have some serious space issues very shortly," she said through gritted teeth.
"Ngh!" Ephebe makes a strangled sound, grips her chair tightly keeping her eyes firmly closed.
"room. not. big. enough. for. this." she said through gritted teeth.
oh not aGAIN
"'Phebe, what's happening." 'Sima looks helplessly around at the assembled wizards and sorcs and...and just everyone. "Now what?! You guys what's going on?"
Ephebe is starting to blur a little around the edges as she is losing the battle versus the forced transformation. Her skin has turned a distinct purple color.
"can't. stop. it."
"Damn it!" He says as he snatches the coin and chunks it out the doors window smashing the window in the process.
Not understanding a word of draconic but seeing the reactions around the room, Mr. Sinh cups the coin and dashes out the door then leaps as far away as possible to get the coin away from the stricken girl - whether that is down a long hall or out a window.
Stupid, Sinh! What were you thinkin'?!
Aananda breathes a sigh of relief as her hand and eyes go back to normal.
"Great, now we have Hunter artifacts being smuggled in."
Stuck in mid-transformation and unable to stop the process from finishing Ephebe increases in size and her wings unfurl from her back. A large purple dragon is curled up where Ephebe had been, and it looked distinctly embarrassed.
"Sorry," she muttered. "Couldn't help it."
She hurriedly shifted back to herself.
"So this is one of those times when I'm gonna have to go back in time and fix it, isn't it?" she asked dejectedly. "I really tried not to transform. But I couldn't hold it.
stares in wonder at Ephebe
"Absolutely...beautiful...."
he blinks and shuts his mouth, gathering his composure
"Very powerful dweomer. Where kid get one?"
"Do not fault yourself, Ephebe. We thinks this boy is a Hunter who has been affecting you for some time now."
"Do not fault yourself, Ephebe. We thinks this boy is a Hunter who has been affecting you for some time now."
"A Hunter?! But...but I thought Grandma killed the last of them...."
"Hunters?"
"So did we. But it seems that at least one of them escaped. We weren't sure until today that that's what we were dealing with."
"Hunters?"
She looks at Tam and Ryo. "How much should we tell them? I'll give them credit for not freaking out when she changed, but it's a lot to risk..."
"What'ssss a hunterrr?" asks a disembodied voice.
Nasima, whose chair was crushed when Ephebe transformed, turned herself into a strong wind to avoid being smooshed herself and is whipping around the ceiling, stirring up a mighty dust storm. With a whoosh, she coalesces and re-solidifies by where she was sitting just moments before, mussing up everyone's hair something awful.
"Sorry."
stares in wonder at Ephebe
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he blinks and shuts his mouth, gathering his composure
"Very powerful dweomer. Where kid get one?"
"If you're talking about the coin, I don't know, and if I find out I'll be trying to destroy it. If you're talking about me....ummmmm....I was kinda born that way."
"The love of my life is a succubus and you think seeing someone change into a dragon is weird."
'Sima's eyes go wide. "Wait! Dragons?! You're all dragons, aren't you? And these were...dragon hunters?"
"What'ssss a hunterrr?" asks a disembodied voice.
Nasima, whose chair was crushed when Ephebe transformed, turned herself into a strong wind to avoid being smooshed herself and is whipping around the ceiling, stirring up a mighty dust storm. With a whoosh, she coalesces and re-solidifies by where she was sitting just moments before, mussing up everyone's hair something awful.
"Sorry."
"No, you're fine. I'm sorry I almost squished you," Ephebe said, blushing fiercely.
"Hunters?"
"They were a group of people that scoured Agartha for unknown reasons, killing any 'beast' they thought could be a threat magically, psionically, or physically. They were ruthless killers."
"So did we. But it seems that at least one of them escaped. We weren't sure until today that that's what we were dealing with."
"Unfortunately dear sister, the situation is a bit more dire. If we assume this boy is in the age group he appears to be, then he would not have been born until after Ryleh stopped taking them down. I trust I do not need to explain what that means."
'Sima's eyes go wide. "Wait! Dragons?! You're all dragons, aren't you? And these were...dragon hunters?"
"It's a little more complicated....er....."
"If you're talking about the coin, I don't know, and if I find out I'll be trying to destroy it. If you're talking about me....ummmmm....I was kinda born that way."stares in wonder at Ephebe
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he blinks and shuts his mouth, gathering his composure
"Very powerful dweomer. Where kid get one?"
"Yes, coin. It was very strong."
Looks in awe at Ephebe"Why do you hide? Your scales are mag...ni...umm..very nice."
hears the bit about hunters, and a low growl escapes
"Now I see. Living in fear....sucks."
"Hunters?""They were a group of people that scoured Agartha for unknown reasons, killing any 'beast' they thought could be a threat magically, psionically, or physically. They were ruthless killers."
"So did we. But it seems that at least one of them escaped. We weren't sure until today that that's what we were dealing with.""Unfortunately dear sister, the situation is a bit more dire. If we assume this boy is in the age group he appears to be, then he would not have been born until after Ryleh stopped taking them down. I trust I do not need to explain what that means."
She sighed. "It means we have to start from scratch. Hunting them while they hunt us. Made all the more difficult because they are still using the same tactics of targeting the young ones first."
"If you're talking about the coin, I don't know, and if I find out I'll be trying to destroy it. If you're talking about me....ummmmm....I was kinda born that way."stares in wonder at Ephebe
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he blinks and shuts his mouth, gathering his composure
"Very powerful dweomer. Where kid get one?""Yes, coin. It was very strong."
Looks in awe at Ephebe
"Why do you hide? Your scales are mag...ni...umm..very nice."
"Well," she said, dryly, "there is this little problem of people trying to kill my kind."