Allura's page

Well, you know, dear, it's all those hormones clouding their judgment.;)

And no, I'm not really sure how they survive to adulthood either...why did we think a houseful of teenagers was a good idea again? :)

"No thanks, love. I think I've had enough to drink for one night. I'll just wait for you upstairs. Don't be too long," she added, grinning.

meanwhile, outside the wine cellar.....

"Oh, goodness, I'm absolutely worn out. But in a good way." She yawned. "I think the account books will have to wait, love. Is there anything else that needs tending to before we head upstairs? I'm fairly certain I have a pressing appointment with a feather mattress," she added, grinning.

Devlyn shakes his head and laughs.

"Well, you are such a fragile thing, love - you really must take better care of yourself," he gently teases.

"But it's totally up to you. Tonight is a special night, and I can take care of things when we get back if you want to sleep in. Either way, it's covered." ;D

She laughed outright at the thought of herself as a fragile thing.

"You do know how to turn a phrase, my dear. But I think that we've had our fun and we should get back home before one of us turns into a pumpkin," she said with a mischievous wink.

"Oh, they never close the omniportal, Irv. But sometimes there are lulls between parties. Times to go home, get changed, nurse a hangover, before the whole thing starts all over again." :)

Making sure to find an out-of-the-way table, Devlyn orders some dinner for everyone, and they enjoy a nice meal and some drinks.

"I think she really likes it here," he says with a smile as Danae wheels her way around the opposite side of the club grounds.

"But I suppose it is getting late, and we do need to be able to get some work done before we open the shop tomorrow..."

"Yes, she does seem to be fitting right in. And you're right, of course. A wine shop doesn't run itself, and I'm not as young as I used to be. I do need to indulge in some sleep occasionally," she added with a chuckle.

"There's a cabana over that way where you can get changed," she added, smiling.

"A teenage girl with dark hair and a full set of lockpicks," she answered drily.

[Sniff Sniff]

"Well," Devlyn sighs quietly as he looks at Allura and taps his nose, "I guess Danae's already looking into 'employment opportunities' here at the Club..." :)

She sighed. "Ah, the joys of trying to raise a pickpocket/escape artist. I suppose we should intervene before she ends up in trouble again..."

"Dang. Hey, there any beer here?" The goblin procures a dirty mug.

"Sure," she said, laughing. "The bar is that way. They'll give you whatever kind of alcohol you like."

"Hey, what is happening?" a goblin asks blearily, climbing out of a nearby basket. "I's trying to sleep!"

"I don't think you'll be getting much sleep around here anymore. Not now that Club Calistria is back."

"I do believe the predator just found out he's been the prey all along," he chuckles. "I hope he's ready for the...talk...CH is going to give him..." ;D

Allura laughed.

"I'm not sure that he hasn't already. I mean, LK has been following Arielle around like a lovesick puppy for years." ;)

He puts an arm around her and gives her a gentle squeeze.

"I know...it's a good thing I made sure to stay on the Watch's good side," he chuckles.

"You are handy to have around," she said, smiling again and leaning over to give him a kiss.

Allura wrote:

She leaned her head on his shoulder. "Crazy suits me just fine."

"Hmmmmm........."

"I was wondering......do you think perhaps Danae could be persuaded to give up the pickpocketing if we found her a job? Alaina might be willing to do us a favor if we asked...."

"Only if we could find her a job that had plenty of excitement to keep...her...occupied,"as Devlyn looks around the Club.

"Cayden's Mug - you're brilliant, love."

"I know," she said, smugly.

"I'll talk to Alaina about it when she has a free moment. She looks awfully busy just now."

She sighed. "It would be nice to go for a whole week put together without having to explain to yet another constable why our foster daughter continues to steal even though she doesn't need to anymore," she said wistfully.

Allura wrote:

She laughed. "Oh, you are in trouble if I'm the one keeping you respectable. I have yet to master the skill myself."

"And we don't want to get too respectable, or we'll lose our street cred at the Bazaar and with our 'strays'," he replies, looking thoughtful. "A precarious balancing act indeed..."

He shrugs.

"Ah well....as long as we have a crazy amount of fun trying, I think we're fine!" :D

She leaned her head on his shoulder. "Crazy suits me just fine."

"Hmmmmm........."

"I was wondering......do you think perhaps Danae could be persuaded to give up the pickpocketing if we found her a job? Alaina might be willing to do us a favor if we asked...."

Allura wrote:

"Mmmm. It does taste good," she said, sipping the wine. "I'd ask if there was anything you weren't good at, but I already know the answer," she added, teasing. "You're absolutely horrible at remembering to put your laundry in the hamper." ;)

He rolls his eyes as he takes a drink - but still nods. ;P

"Guilty as charged. And lousy at minding my own business. And letting other people take care of their own problems. And generally staying out of 'trouble'..." he laughs, counting off his other offenses on his free hand.

"I know - I'm just a filthy hot mess. Lucky for me I've got you to keep me all respectable and such," he says with a playful wink. :)

She laughed. "Oh, you are in trouble if I'm the one keeping you respectable. I have yet to master the skill myself."

Allura wrote:

"Well, she always did go for quality, love," she said, smiling.

"And it's always good to see an honest endeavor pay off," he replies with a chuckle as he fills their glasses. "And probably the best way to give back to a place like this, now that I think of it."

He leans over and gently chimes his glass against hers.

"Cheers, love." :)

"Mmmm. It does taste good," she said, sipping the wine. "I'd ask if there was anything you weren't good at, but I already know the answer," she added, teasing. "You're absolutely horrible at remembering to put your laundry in the hamper." ;)

Arielle wrote:

"Thanks for the support, Dev," she called out, waving.

"That's Devlyn and Allura," she added for Taron's benefit. "They used to babysit for us when we were little."

Devlyn toasts her with a newly acquired Dark & Stormy as Acme delivers it (and a familiar-looking bottle of wine) to their table.

"I'm not precisely sure how," he says to Allura as he picks up the bottle, "but Alaina's already gotten her hands on some of our humble product. Kind of flattering, that..." ;)

"Well, she always did go for quality, love," she said, smiling.

Allura wrote:

"Mmmmmmm. I like the way you think." ;)

"'Great minds' and all that, love," he says with a wink. "Shall we?"

"We definitely shall. I wonder if that area behind those trees still has that little hot tub? Too bad I forgot a bathing suit..." she added, with a wink, taking his hand and heading for the trees.

Allura wrote:

Devlyn, the Dalesman wrote:

Allura wrote:

A hand taps Devlyn's shoulder.

"This dance taken?"

Devlyn turns, a wide smile across his face as he wraps his arms around Allura.

"Only by you, love. I thought you'd never get here. C'mon..." he says as he leads her out onto the dance floor. ;)

"Sorry for the delay, but our latest stray was causing trouble again. All better now, and I'm finding that this place being back is bringing back all sorts of memories....I wonder if all the secluded spots are just the same," she said, eyes twinkling with mischief as they danced.

"Ahh - well I guess it wouldn't be a normal day without that, would it?" Devlyn replies with a chuckle, then looks thoughtful as he gives Allura a quick twirl around.

"Now that's a very good question. I'm sure we could make some time to go find out," he says with an equally mischievous grin pulling her back close.

"Mmmmmmm. I like the way you think." ;)

Allura wrote:

A hand taps Devlyn's shoulder.

"This dance taken?"

Devlyn turns, a wide smile across his face as he wraps his arms around Allura.

"Only by you, love. I thought you'd never get here. C'mon..." he says as he leads her out onto the dance floor. ;)

"Sorry for the delay, but our latest stray was causing trouble again. All better now, and I'm finding that this place being back is bringing back all sorts of memories....I wonder if all the secluded spots are just the same," she said, eyes twinkling with mischief as they danced.

A hand taps Devlyn's shoulder.

"This dance taken?"

Oroth Sunschild wrote:

Solmyr of the Azure Flame wrote:

As Oroth examines Solmyr to notices a particular stain along the center of his back.

Oroth glances over his shoulder as the snake leaves and Tristan gives chase, Lk not far behind. He looks at Arielle, Aidan, Devlyn, and Allura.

"Go after them! I can handle whatever's wrong with Solmyr!"

Turning back to the downed mage, Oroth goes through his spells to try and figure out what the stain is before he touches it, in case it could spread.

Spells used: Detect Magic and Detect Poison.
Spell-Like Abilities used: Detect Evil, Detect Law, and Detect Thoughts.

"Solmyr, if you can hear me, I need to know what that snake was and what this stain on your back is before I try and treat it. Just think about what you can tell me and I'll hear you."

Solmyr has too many enchantments for detect magic to be effective, however the ectoplasm(?) radiates evil and chaos enough to make Oroth avert his gaze. It appears poisonous too, but nothing derived on the Prime Material Plane. His goes for Allura too. If she has the appropriate knowledge skills or psionic powers she deduces that it is some sort of neuro-toxin, possibly derived from his plane. She is close enough to here Solmyr's plea.

He replies in stressed and weak voice. "Can't feel...., hands.... My Pouch...., Potion.., Hurry..." His hands look limp and tremble feverishly.

Allura quickly rifles through Solmyr's pouch looking for potion bottles. If there's more than one she'll just give him all of them as there isn't time to identify anything.

Allura uses what healing abilities she has to assist Oroth in helping Solmyr.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Okay, is Allura still with the group? I planning on posting the next turn tomorrow afternoon. I think LK needs a magic weapon too.

I also had my corporate party today. I can't believe I won. I am now the proud owner of a new Panasonic 32" flat screen television. I haven't had a new TV in almost 12 years. I can't wait to break open the box and power it up.

grats on the new tv, BP. :)

And yes, Allura is still with the group.

Tristan look dumbfounded and a bit astonished at his uncle. His youthful ear not quite grasping the complexity of the situation. His telepathy broadcasting for all those to hear.

::My mother and father, they loved me, did they?::

:Based on what I felt from them during my brief contact with their spirits, I believe that they did love you, Tristan. Very much.:

I'm not sure I follow you, Solmyr. What do these demons have to do with Zhalail? Or with Tristan?

:Do you know this man, Tristan?: she asked telepathically. What he said seemed reasonable, but she was feeling especially cautious.

"It's not under the streets that worries me."

He lowers his staff away from the group, but maintains a tight grip on it none the less.

"I'm seeking a young boy. A blonde haired waif named of Tristan De Mach. My investigations told me he was in the Bazaar living off trash and what he could steal. I'm here..., I'm here to take him home to his family, or rather what little family he has left."

"And why should we believe that?"

Devlyn scans the roofline for Shadow Pelt, but he sees no trace of him, and his scent is fading on the wind. He turns back to the kids, then to Allura.

"I think we may have a bit of a chore keeping up with them at this rate."

"Don't we always?" she said with a strained smile. "Guess we'd better hurry."

Sorry for the lack of posting today. Stupid router broke. :(

Allura attempts to use False Sensory Input to confuse the sorcerer as well as Cloud Mind to keep Tristan hidden from him.

Boo!

That only works the first time, dear. ;P

The Dalesman wrote:

"Seems like the kids are taking their sweet time to get up here. Guess I'd better see what the've gotten into, neh?" Devlyn asks with a smirk.

He heads downstairs to gather up the 'flock'.

Tristan shrugs his shoulders and follows Devlin,

Allura sighs and heads down as well. She's learned not to let these guys out of her sight. They always get into trouble.

Little Kiba wrote:

And a good morning to you too!

Sorry. Spent the weekend trying to get ready for a family member's wedding at the end of the month, and was getting reminded at every turn why I hate all of the drama involved with them...

Ah, family. Can't live with them. Not allowed to kill them. ;)

*mumbles*morning

The Dalesman wrote:

Tristan the Waif wrote:

:::I don't know. I touched him once and it's like he wasn't there.:::

Tristan shivers with fear.

"'Wasn't there' as in you put your hand straight through him, or just the feeling that he was 'disconnected' from the world in a creepy way?"

:::No. It went through him. It felt cold, like a cold winter wind. I can't put it into words.:::

"So we're dealing with a potentially undead opponent. I think we should probably invest in some ghost touch weapons. It's alright, Tristan. We're going to be right there with you. And we will be doing everything in our power to protect you."

Tristan looks at Sunny G with tears swelling in his eyes. He yells loudly across the minds of everyone.

:::No! I won't go! You don't know what he can do to people!"

"You're sure that only Tristan can do this? He's a child. I don't like the idea of taking him into a dangerous situation."

Mornin' all :)

Good morning.

Allura wrote:

Oroth Sunschild wrote:

"Well isn't that a slap in the face! Now we learn that Tristan has to go and face the people we've been trying to keep away from him until we figured this whole thing out because that is the only for this to all be over!"

He sighs.

"And we're down one person."

Allura reaches out to put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Aidan will get things sorted out. It's going to be okay. I'm sure of it."

Now I feel like playing a mean trick... >:)

Sigh. Everybody wants to play tricks on the poor pathetic optimist. ;P

"Well isn't that a slap in the face! Now we learn that Tristan has to go and face the people we've been trying to keep away from him until we figured this whole thing out because that is the only for this to all be over!"

He sighs.

"And we're down one person."

Allura reaches out to put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Aidan will get things sorted out. It's going to be okay. I'm sure of it."

Sorry if that last post sounds a bit testy. If you could actually hear the tone I'm saying it in, you'd know that it wasn't meant that way. I really am genuinely confused. We seem to be going over the same stuff again and again and I was hoping to get the plot moving forward again instead. So any hints would be appreciated. Thanks.

"Apologies my child. There is that better."

Those with senses attuned into the spectrum of magic with notice his aura has dimmed significantly

Tristans nods, :::yes sir, much better.:::

Sunny G kneels before the Waif and examines him and looks to the others. "If I may, I wish to mind-link all of us and I would like to hear your version of the events that led you to his discovery and recent troubles."

Is confused. You're asking the rest of us? BTW, I'm pretty much just going to give a generic 'and I tell you what happens' if you are. We've already recapped this stuff twice. Including Allura and Devlyn giving their full recap of events just a few minutes ago in game time. And yes, it was stated generically then too. So, you know, feel free to move forward from there. We're pretty much waiting for you to tell us what you want us to do next. Are we supposed to go confront the bad guys, help Tristan master his powers, go questing for a particular whatsit that we need to defeat the bad guys, etc ? This is your plot, so you need to give us some direction on which direction you're going with it.

Morning All :)

Good morning.

Allura wrote:

The Dalesman wrote:

Mornin' - wish I could go back to bed ;P

Yawn. Me too.

Are either of you at school right now? If your answer is "No", don't complain. ;D

Oh, Good Morning.

Just dropped my son off at school. If I have to keep the schedule, I jolly well do get to complain. ;)

Mornin' - wish I could go back to bed ;P

Yawn. Me too.

Good morning, folks :)

Good morning.

Mornin' All :)

Good morning. :)

Good Morning all :)

Good morning. :)

And the 1,000th post in the Sanctum goes to... Devlyn!

Cyber Dragonborn scans the trio quickly, and their pictures show on it's screen.

Identities confirmed. Names: Devlyn. Allura. Oroth.

Greetings, fleshy ones.

Hello. Er, I'm not actually sure what to call you.