"Ya that was us." He says a little embarrassed. "We took a trip somewhere cold and J said he wanted to leave a memento behind. Places like that are the only place my art can last. If it caused a problem, I'm really sorry. You can take it down if you need to. One of the bigger works I've done."
"no no its not a problem just odd, many are superstitious and see such things makes them think there are spirits in the ice. Your at school here, is that the Avalon place, I was told its where the high seer lives."
Seem more than happy to talk to Dave no, asking about the world outside, if Dave tells her he has a space carft she is very existed.
Melody steps back and looks around.
Nice trick. but I have work to finish. and you left those other two, the boy and the bird thing back there, and I promised to help them.
she seems confused she is both thrilled at the inclusion but the unexpected journey was not waht she expected.
Kai, it is hard to tell right now how she feels. but both of her hearts are racing at the moment
now starts talking to Johnny, whos more than happy to chat, the seem to be talking about politics then sport then food and on and on, Aylya seems to be a match for Johnny so called cleverness. As it weaves around s/he points in the discussion, wile jokes and smiles.
Melody steps back and looks around.
Nice trick. but I have work to finish. and you left those other two, the boy and the bird thing back there, and I promised to help them.
she seems confused she is both thrilled at the inclusion but the unexpected journey was not waht she expected.
Kai, it is hard to tell right now how she feels. but both of her hearts are racing at the moment
It's late anyway... They will go to bed or it'll become Rosa's problem... Besides....you should sleep." Renkai whispers, planting a tiny kiss on her collarbone
Johnny seems to be engrossed in the heated talk with Aylya, The annoying know all that s/he seemingly not wanting to let the girl from a lesser culture get the better of s/he.
"I can't think of anyone better than you to help him, meldanya." she says softly, but sincerly. "You've helped me so much after all."
"I... think I should talk to James tonight. He said he wanted to talk to me a few days ago, but he may have forgotten since then. And I should see how Fi and the rest of the del Sols are doing with the destruction of the Sun."
Fei nods.
"Then you should probably go check on them now, before the night grows too late. I should meditate on today's events anyway, and complete my rest."
It's late anyway... They will go to bed or it'll become Rosa's problem... Besides....you should sleep." Renkai whispers, planting a tiny kiss on her collarboneMelody steps back and looks around.
Nice trick. but I have work to finish. and you left those other two, the boy and the bird thing back there, and I promised to help them.
she seems confused she is both thrilled at the inclusion but the unexpected journey was not waht she expected.
Kai, it is hard to tell right now how she feels. but both of her hearts are racing at the moment
She smiles and ushers Kai out the door.
then Good night Kai Kai can start to sense a bit of anger in her tone but she is trying to hide it.
"Heh. Wouldn't doubt if there were spirits in the ice, with all the crazy stuff I've seen. I think you're talking about Mr.Ryo. he is pretty nice. He likes to play solitaire in his office." He says with his smile being brighter and happier than usual. They samba dies down and is replaced with soft music as the band takes a break. The cat has not sweat, this entire time.
It's late anyway... They will go to bed or it'll become Rosa's problem... Besides....you should sleep." Renkai whispers, planting a tiny kiss on her collarboneMelody steps back and looks around.
Nice trick. but I have work to finish. and you left those other two, the boy and the bird thing back there, and I promised to help them.
she seems confused she is both thrilled at the inclusion but the unexpected journey was not waht she expected.
Kai, it is hard to tell right now how she feels. but both of her hearts are racing at the momentShe smiles and ushers Kai out the door.
then Good night Kai Kai can start to sense a bit of anger in her tone but she is trying to hide it.
Renkai grins and leaves eagerly... Closing the door behind himself and returning to the Sim room, apologizing to the children and starting a Sim like the one they had described
Melodies data pad is on her desk and Renkai 's jacket is on the floor where they appeared
Seem more than happy to talk to Dave no, asking about the world outside, if Dave tells her he has a space carft she is very existed.
dave dances expertly, almost sensually, he does talk to her about his ship if/when the conversation goes to where they are from.
Vare listens patiently, and grins wide when Anahita thanks him for the kiss... he had been a little unsure of that, but it seems it was the right thing to do... and then Anahita strokes his face, and he shivers from the sensation. His skin was already sensitive from the shaving... and Anahita's delicate touch is almost overwhelming.
After a moment of simply savouring the feel of her fingers on his skin with eyes closed, he opens them, listening to her again speak of the opera and her observations, and Bradley. "I.. I do not believe our... romance" there is a slight hesitation at that, as if he wasn't entirely sure it was the correct word. "if you will, needs to be beholden to any traditions of either of our homelands. We are simply two people. While we should seek advice from others on the practicalities... I believe the other aspects should be our own to discover, yes?"
There is - at last - a playful grin of Vare's own - not the calm smile of before, as a thought seems to cross his mind. "However, if you wish I display of prowess, I'm certain I could provide." He raises a hand, and it crackles with magical energy momentarily.
Anahita makes a playful pouting look at him when he raises a hand and cackles it with magical energy. "Was that a cantrip, sir?" She playfully replies to the demonstration.
"And curiously, how would you regale me with prowess with spell power? Hmmm? Flashy lights do not impressive, Vare, at least, not myself... though. Listening to you speak a bit more on esoteric matters may. What was the mightiest spell you ever worked and what were the reasons and results? You spoke once of fighting off those fiends, in the Astral, but -- here, in the world we are in, which spell and where, how?"
"I have no idea how to ..judge you, honestly. Your intelligence is delightful, however. When should we initiate our quest for ...practicalities, you called them? Do you think there's a magical way to glean this information?"
Once again, the various visages of Anahita turn to regard him as he is inquired as to the use of magic to resolve the situation.
"Heh. Wouldn't doubt if there were spirits in the ice, with all the crazy stuff I've seen. I think you're talking about Mr.Ryo. he is pretty nice. He likes to play solitaire in his office." He says with his smile being brighter and happier than usual. They samba dies down and is replaced with soft music as the band takes a break. The cat has not sweat, this entire time.
"And your a student there, you know we hear all kinds of tails about what go's on there, my sister says there was a huge explosion there, the who town felt it, yet the place is still standing. Talk of Drogons, like thats real, but with the change in the world you never know, now they say there is trouble on the old sun"
She moves with you, you can tell she really is concerned about all this,
"life used to be so simple and now all this"
returning to the Sim room, apologizing to the children and starting a Sim like the one they had described
One of Rosa's servitor bots is there to help
Tryko'Sam shrugged, he was fascinated by the flying serpent with a woman's voice and wings.
>> This is cooler than that winged guy, for sure-- if he even was an angel. Weird, oh well. <<
"Uh-- s*%@, I don't know. I only just got here earlier today and was wandering around. I barely know where things are. I know where Kuros is, but, not sure that's your cup of tea, as it were. What do you do for fun?"
He would stand there smiling, hands on his hips, watching her movement.
If Rena had eyebrows she would've raised one at the casual use of the expletive, but as she did not have eyebrows, her head merely comes up slightly in shock.
"Mostly I just bother my friend for fun, or talk with him. He's... occupied right now though. We have only been at Avalon for a few days ourselves... I do not think the town would go over well, friend Tryko'Sam." She curls her tail around and places the tip beneath her chin, looking thoughtful for a moment.
"What is it that you like to do for fun? Before you came to Avalon." the strange serpent creature asks, her head still resting on her tail and examining the young man in front of her. Her voice lilts ever so slightly on the word you, as if she were attempting to be playful, rather than entirely serious.
Fei nods.
"Then you should probably go check on them now, before the night grows too late. I should meditate on today's events anyway, and complete my rest."
"I imagine dying is quite tiring." Vai says, trying to be playful, but the memories of his final desperate scream from Melody's recording is haunting, and her joke loses it's mirth halfway through.
She shakes her head, trying to clear away the evil memory. "Rest then. I will see you at dawn tomorrow?" she says hopefully, with a gentle smile.
After Fei replies, Vai gets up, waves to Sadie with a smile, and unless stopped, exits the room.
Anahita makes a playful pouting look at him when he raises a hand and cackles it with magical energy. "Was that a cantrip, sir?" She playfully replies to the demonstration.
"And curiously, how would you regale me with prowess with spell power? Hmmm? Flashy lights do not impressive, Vare, at least, not myself... though. Listening to you speak a bit more on esoteric matters may. What was the mightiest spell you ever worked and what were the reasons and results? You spoke once of fighting off those fiends, in the Astral, but -- here, in the world we are in, which spell and where, how?"
"I have no idea how to ..judge you, honestly. Your intelligence is delightful, however. When should we initiate our quest for ...practicalities, you called them? Do you think there's a magical way to glean this information?"
Once again, the various visages of Anahita turn to regard him as he is inquired as to the use of magic to resolve the situation.
His smile widens as she teases him for the use of a cantrip. "Indeed, though do not discount the value of cantrips."
"Flashy lights are not my speciality anyway. I am no Evoker, far from it... too brutish, no subtlety." The judgement of that particular school of magic is mostly him speaking to himself, but he smiles. "Perhaps I could tear open a portal to some Plane as a means to regale you, though I have no desire to have a Lhaksharut judge me at the moment."
"There is a spell... one which I have not yet been able to cast... which allows the caster to walk on the Dreamscape proper. It is not a typical Plane, similar to the ethereal or Shadow planes, and it is difficult to access, even for the most powerful casters."
He stops a moment, looking at how her forms were regarding him, and then looks away. "I have no doubt that there is a magical way to divine what we wish to know... though. You spoke upon our first meeting of a lessening of the mystery of your trances should I have bound something to advise us. I feel something similar here."
"I imagine dying is quite tiring." Vai says, trying to be playful, but the memories of his final desperate scream from Melody's recording is haunting, and her joke loses it's mirth halfway through.
She shakes her head, trying to clear away the evil memory. "Rest then. I will see you at dawn tomorrow?" she says hopefully, with a gentle smile.
After Fei replies, Vai gets up, waves to Sadie with a smile, and unless stopped, exits the room.
"I will see you at dawn, meldanya," he says with a reassuring smile.
After Vai leaves, Fei gets up and speaks with Sadie about his time with Dara and the possiblity of helping him. Knowing that she will need time to consider this, the young monk bows respectfully and excuses himself.
He leaves the elementary wing and heads downstairs to the training room.
He puts his arms around her in a gentle hug. "Hey, hey, hey, it's OK." He says comfortingly. "We have a new sun now and it's just as hot and it'll melt us just as fast. Nothing will happen that we all can't get through together." :)
"I agree. According to the person who remade them... they should be self-sustaining into perpetuity. As much as I'd like to hope that is the case, it is still best to be prepared. I've had visions of the Empire coming to destroy us." Tyrrin says soberly, looking up at the stars. So much beauty in the heavens. So much beauty... and so much danger."Oh no, was not my intent for you to put on a display, although I'm sure you could only make the heavens more lovely.
I would not want to weaken the wards. They longer they are intact, the better."
"I think that's inevitable at this point. I don't know that they will be successful, but they will find a way. There are other member worlds who have tried to protect themselves with magic when the Empire came, and failed. They use Drow as their commanders, and they are very resilient to magic, and know how to circumvent it.
At least in our case, Jim Sunwake is working on ways to fight them, and not just relying on the wards to protect Agartha. But I fear they will come eventually, and we must be ready."
Vare seems to think for a moment, remembering Anahita say that the men of her homeland attempted to impress the women with stories of their boldness and bravery. He cannot remember if she said that she would favour such a thing, and so decides not to. Besides, he had just said that the ought not be beholden to any cultural trappings of their pasts.
"The most powerful spell I have ever cast.. well, I suppose it depends on your definition of power. I have stopped time at certain points to allow me a few moments to prepare myself... but the most impressive from my opinion is the spell which allows me to shift form constantly. I can take the form of a mighty dragon, an elemental, a beast, and I can shift as I would see necessary. Very useful for combatting enemy casters, for I can shift to counter whatever spell they bring to bear."
Vare shakes his head, his hand leaving his chin, and accidently brushing her own. "I do not wish to brag, Miss Anahita. My magic is powerful, but it has limits, as does everything."
"As for when our quest ought to begin... perhaps tomorrow? I am not in a rush after all, beautiful as you are."
"I think that's inevitable at this point. I don't know that they will be successful, but they will find a way. There are other member worlds who have tried to protect themselves with magic when the Empire came, and failed. They use Drow as their commanders, and they are very resilient to magic, and know how to circumvent it.
At least in our case, Jim Sunwake is working on ways to fight them, and not just relying on the wards to protect Agartha. But I fear they will come eventually, and we must be ready."
"He asked me the other day why I wasn't working more closely with him... he was impressed with my database of Imperial warships."
"The Resistance Flagship is orbiting the planet currently, from what I understand... but that will not be enough. And... with an entire planet to defend, we cannot rely on attrition." Tyrrin pauses a moment - even stopping to walk, and looking over at Ghalen.
"I was under the impression that, despite setting your old loyalties aside... you did not want to fight again the Empire. Is this still the case, or has something changed?"
He puts his arms around her in a gentle hug. "Hey, hey, hey, it's OK." He says comfortingly. "We have a new sun now and it's just as hot and it'll melt us just as fast. Nothing will happen that we all can't get through together." :)
"I know, I know, things change its just.."
She gently pulls away but keeps hold of you to carry on dancing.
"When I was young well, ever thing was always going to be the same, now every thing is on hits head. I know meany others who have taken it very badly, some even headed up to that school and wanted to burn the place down. But.."
she looks over at her sisters who both seem happy
"We have things and money now we never knew we could have, with the new plants all working day and night, things are better you know, life is better, even if scary and you right a new sun and stars real stars, other worlds, I know that Aylya loves that idea, she can't wait to get off world. You know your a good dancer Ty I bet your wife must be very happy"
she keeps up with your moves.
Johnny is now listening as Aylyr talks.
Ace allows Ginni to pull him onto the dance floor and the two begin dancing. Ace is quite good, and his confidence in his ability melts away any fear or worry Ginni might have of being in a public place displaying her talent.
Ginni is having so much fun she hasn't noticed the amount of attention they're getting. She's only thinking about Ace and the music.
Satisfied that he had done what he intended, Ardiente smooths the floor back over, so that the pair wouldn't find nothing wrong.
He heads out of the library, and uses the arrows to locate Fieri. If anyone could know the pain of abjuration, it would be her.
The arrows lead him to the music classroom in the elementary wing. There is sheet music scattered around the room as Fieri is sitting and playing a guitar, presumably trying out a new song. She's totally engrossed in the music and doesn't notice Ardiente enter the room.
When he realizes what she's doing, he enters the room as quietly as possible, not wanting to interrupt her process. Despite his excitement, he sits quietly and listens to her composing. He doesn't say anything until she notices him.
Despite what Kai said, Melody did not appreciate being "bossed around" about going to bed.
I wonder what exactly he said to Collen? He seems to be a bit more possessive tonight.
Melody activates the arrows to lovcate Kai first to see where he is.
assuming he isn't nearby she then tries to locate Collen.
comparing the locations to make sure all are safe she follows the arrows to Collen.
I need to get to the bottom of this
Ki = 0 (he should be dead completely by this point.)
Magic = 3
Anti-energy = 5
Anti-energy production has sped up greatly, in response to it being so low and magic making contact with his cells.
"This shouldn't be possible.....Bertha, hit him with a healing spell while he's still under the scanner. It's either going to help or it's going to kill him, but since he's for all intents and purposes mostly dead already, I don't know what else to try. Time does not seem to be helping. I think the anti-energy is what is actually powering his body now, and it feeds on magical energy. If I'm right, feeding it spell energy should give him a jump start and allow him to continue living."
Lang has returned to the Library to find Ori and Salis.
wondering if they have finished copying the information they needed and see what it was.
I think I should possibly concentrate on this. the others will need to do without me for now.
Lang felt bad about leaving them but they don't understand what this means to him. They need to support him on this.
As Salis was putting away the books one book stuck out to him. He looked it over for a second before thumbing through it. "Hmm perhaps this would have some insight into my situation."
After finishing putting away the rest he returned to Ori with the book in hand. I believe I have found a text that could help me in our current situation. He set the book down it's title clearly stating it is a book of love. "Karma sutra: The art of Love. What do you think should I read this?"
Ori blushed deeply. "I think that you will find that book very er...educational, if perhaps a bit ummmm.....advanced compared to where you are now. It's more of a manual of what to do in the er....bedroom as it were. Also, for the record, some of those positions are entirely theoretical. I do not bend that way and have no intention of trying again. Just ow. Er...Oh, crap. I said that out loud. Dammit. This is one of those times I really wish my magic lent itself to things like invisibility."
When he realizes what she's doing, he enters the room as quietly as possible, not wanting to interrupt her process. Despite his excitement, he sits quietly and listens to her composing. He doesn't say anything until she notices him.
Once she was done singing through the song, she stopped and made some notes on the sheet music in front of her before looking up.
"Oh! Hi! I didn't realize anyone was there," she said apologetically. "I tend to get pretty absorbed in the music."
Lang rounds a bookshelf as Ori and Salis are conversing
hey there you are, did you...
his sentence cut short at their interactions.
I guess not he says backing up
"Ignace, I am really not convinced. To begin with there's likely to be a large amount of flight involved, and you're not a strong flyer. You've barely used your wings at all. No matter how many times we've asked you to practice flying," Sorchan said, trying to talk her out of this.
"Daddy, I know that's a drawback, but there isn't going to be another chance. Lang is my friend and he's helped me a lot. Please, let me help him with this. Let me go and see the sun before it's gone. Please. I need to do this," Ignace pleaded.
Lang rounds a bookshelf as Ori and Salis are conversing
hey there you are, did you...
his sentence cut short at their interactions.
I guess not he says backing up
"Oh, bloody hell," she said, looking like she wished the ground would just swallow her up at this point.
"Er, we found a map of the air vents for you...before this conversation took a turn for the humiliating," she said, holding out the copy of the map.
Once she was done singing through the song, she stopped and made some notes on the sheet music in front of her before looking up."Oh! Hi! I didn't realize anyone was there," she said apologetically. "I tend to get pretty absorbed in the music."
"That's no problem Fieri... I didn't want to interrupt but I have something I wanted to discuss with you." He motions to the rather huge stack of papers. "The library here holds all of our records... even the destroyed ones. Even those who have been struck from the originals." Ardiente swallows and takes a deep breath. "If the old laws are being abandoned... the old council dissolved.... we could make the Firebirds whole again. I... would value your opinion greatly on this."
If Fieri moves to examine the documents she will find her own name at the top.
"That's no problem Fieri... I didn't want to interrupt but I have something I wanted to discuss with you." He motions to the rather huge stack of papers. "The library here holds all of our records... even the destroyed ones. Even those who have been struck from the originals." Ardiente swallows and takes a deep breath. "If the old laws are being abandoned... the old council dissolved.... we could make the Firebirds whole again. I... would value your opinion greatly on this."
If Fieri moves to examine the documents she will find her own name at the top.
She took a deep breath, surprised to find herself tearing up. "I knew what I was getting myself into," she said hoarsely. "I made my choices. I was okay with it. I was prepared for it. It's just records. It doesn't change the way my mother and grandfather rejected me. But...it means more than I was willing to admit. Seeing this...I didn't realize how much this would effect me."
"How do we even go about this? There's no government. Some of these people are still alive and they don't even know. Someone needs to tell them. Preferably before the sun goes boom. They deserve to know what's going on. You don't stop being a firebird with all of the history that goes with that just because you get abjured."
"Well, I don't think anyone sane wants to fight the Empire. But I will fight to protect those I love."
"You know I heard a saying, Momentai. It means, Calm down, relax, don't worry, everything will be OK." He says with a soft smile. "As for a wife. . . . I'm just over four feet tall. I don't have a wife. I don't have a girlfriend either. Contact is hard to come by when you freeze people on a touch. He seems to be OK with it. Mostly self depreciating in a light hearted way. If she has a decent sense motive she can tell he is lonely because of this.
Lang rounds a bookshelf as Ori and Salis are conversing
hey there you are, did you...
his sentence cut short at their interactions.
I guess not he says backing up
"Oh, bloody hell," she said, looking like she wished the ground would just swallow her up at this point.
"Er, we found a map of the air vents for you...before this conversation took a turn for the humiliating," she said, holding out the copy of the map.
Lang looks back around
are you sure its ok? I mean.. nevermind...lets have a look
Lang slowly comes to take a look at the map they found.
So where is our vent in question?
Gareth looks at the saddle, trying to figure out how it goes on Vriskra.. It's just barely light enough for him to pick it up.
Lang looks back around
are you sure its ok? I mean.. nevermind...lets have a look
Lang slowly comes to take a look at the map they found.
So where is our vent in question?
She unrolled the map and set it down on a study table.
"It's right here," she said, pointing. "You can see that it leads straight into this empty pocket of space, and nowhere else. There doesn't appear to be any other access to this space and it is noticeably absent on the other maps. If them temple is there, this is where you'll find it."
dave dances expertly, almost sensually, he does talk to her about his ship if/when the conversation goes to where they are from.
She dances with you, spell bound.
"Dave, tell me what some of the other worlds look like, I am told there is a world made of only crystal, do you know of it, is it true?"
"You know I heard a saying, Momentai. It means, Calm down, relax, don't worry, everything will be OK." He says with a soft smile. "As for a wife. . . . I'm just over four feet tall. I don't have a wife. I don't have a girlfriend either. Contact is hard to come by when you freeze people on a touch. He seems to be OK with it. Mostly self depreciating in a light hearted way. If she has a decent sense motive she can tell he is lonely because of this.
Alyln looks at you, you can tell she is conflicted in some way.
"Ty, how long will you be at the school, I mean once your done there, what will you be doing after?"
after they hit him with the spell, his antimagic levels drop, and his heart rate slows to near-fatal levels. The anti-magic production speeds up again, and after a few seconds he stabilizes again.
Is talking to Johnny whos just nodding and very now and then asks something, they seem to be talking about the Town and its history.
"I just started at Avalon so four years I guess. i don't really know after that. I've been wandering around for so long. Finding a place to settle down might be cool. Maybe visit home. I don't really know. I really like it here. So many different places on one planet." He seems very contemplative while he talks about this. Happy but contemplative.
Johnny smiles stalks to the others discreetly
::"Ty how you getting on, it seems I have lost Aylyr to Dave Charm, "Hi Im Dave im made of gold" o well, Alyla's nice but not really my type, But I like her, she knows a load of stuff about around here and history and whats been going on. Sorry should add Aylya says they going to stay here till late and Alyln has to get the shuttle back at 4:30am, so I think they have plans to just party the night away, im up for it.::
"Dave sorry to be rude, Johnny here, ya talking into your head, trick I picked up at school, ok Aylya says they going to stay here till late and Alyln has to get the shuttle back at 4:30am, so I think they have plans to just party the night away, im up for if you and Ty are"
vriskra lays on her side so he doesn't have to lift the saddle too high.
"Tie that around my upper chest. That goes around the lower..."