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ST (( Sanura, Perception + Awareness )) |
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Sanura [15] |
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Malif Malif wakes from a doze, looking around at the sound of voices. “What about Cyril and Crook?” |
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Harry (Still out cold?) |
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ST (( Yeah, but it won’t be for forever. )) |
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ST As far as Sanura’s concerned, the boys have just disappeared. Almost as if they weren’t there in the first place. No tracks, barely even an indent in the dirt where they were resting. Carmen takes up a spot next to Sanura, assisting in the search even though her senses weren’t the keenest. Lance’s brow furrows and he slowly rises from his spot. “Maybe they went for a piss?” he asks, though his tone is more hopeful than anything else. “Senbast would’ve said something.” Brendan winces and grunts, rising as well to be ready to act as needed. His hand rests on the blade hanging by his side Lisa rises quickly, the air around her strung tight. “Aida, did you hear anything?” “No.” Aida scans the area and draws as close to the opening as she dares with the storm raging outside and Malif’s illusion in place. “They couldn’t have sneaked past me. They must’ve gone deeper in.” She draws away from the entrance. “But I should’ve heard that, too. I can hear the mole burrowing above the tunnels about 250 yards back.” “If Crook and Cyril are with them, then at least they aren’t unprotected,” Susan offers by way of reassurement. “Or were subdued somehow,” points out Coyote, less than helpfully. Lisa turns on her heel and strides quickly towards the back of the tunnel. She cups her hands and calls for the boys, her voice echoing into the dark. There’s a long moment of silence from the rest of the group as they await some kind of reply. |
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Sanura Sanura strides after Lisa and looks into the darkness. "Crook… " she tries calling for him looking for signs of the the bird as she knows the feline would leave no sign.. [what?] |
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Malif “I wonder why they’d just wander off like that?” |
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Sanura Sanura frowns "if that’s what happened that is.. " |
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ST Lisa throws a sharp look to Malif and Sanura as they speak, straining her senses for any response from the boys. After a long moment of silence, she turns back to Sanura, her expression inquisitively expectant, then flicks her eyes to Aida with the same expression. Aida flattens her lips a little and shakes her head. |
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Malif Malif stands up, stretching and suppressing a yawn. |
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Sanura Sanura sighs faintly and looks around at the others. “OK.. injured parties stand down.. everyone else pair up.. one heavy and one clever.. got it?” She walks over to the supplies looking for string… “We need something to lead us back,.. or some of us will anyway..” |
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Dovile ((Bread crumbs? Carmen’s clothes? We must have rope…)) |
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Sanura [looking for rope or string or something like that..] |
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ST (( There’s plenty of rope, string, yarn, thread… but how far are you planning on going? )) |
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Sanura [to the end of the string to start .. and hope for the best.. go search that far and then regroup for other ideas from the group possibly.. ] |
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ST (( All right. )) |
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Malif “Should we send a q uiet scout ahead, or go as a less sneaky but stronger group?” |
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Sanura “more so as a set of teams.. everyone.. I would think is battle trained enough to be wary of giving any enemy a warning of their approach.. if there is even such an enemy.. the kids might have just wandered off..” even though she knows the two animals would have done no such thing.. at least not with the children in tow.. without some word to the adults. |
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Malif Malif scratches his head. "So… does that mean the “quiet scout” option?" |
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ST “Brendan, you should rest,” says Susan. “I can stand, and my eyes and ears are still good. It’s not a problem,” he says gruffly. Aida looks over to Brendan. “No, she’s right. I’ll go.” He shakes his head. “We need someone to keep an eye on the entrance to make sure we aren’t being followed.” “Then /you/ do it,” suggests Aida firmly. “I won’t just sit here and do nothing —” “If you do, then —” Susan starts. “Enough.” Lisa’s tone is curt but very tightly controlled. The whole group looks at her. “This is not the time for bickering.” She glances over everyone, then looks at Sanura. “I’m going now, and I’m taking Sofia. Join me or stay, up to you.” She starts off. “If you stay, let Dovile and Victor know when they get back,” she mentions, not so much as looking over her shoulder. |
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Malif “Well, if Sofia’s along, we won’t even NEED stealth!” |
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Sanura Sanura nods her head faintly to Lisa and watches those two go.. Sofia could |
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ST (( Okay. Injured folks: Angela, Brendan, and Harry. Available folks: Aida, Coyote, Mark, Jeff, Abel, Benji, Carmen, Lance. Angela, Sofia, and Moe are all currently in talks some ways down the tunnels but they’re just far enough to be out of earshot. Lisa will be picking up Sofia along the way. )) |
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Sanura “Coyote .. even if you’re not the best fighter I imagine you can talk your way out of alot, why don’t you go with Aida.. Lance you’re with Malif, Mark, Jeff Abel.. all together.. and if you don’t |
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Malif “With my memory, I’m sure we’ll find our way back with no problems.” |
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ST Angela and Moe’s talk was already interrupted by Lisa as she went to grab Sofia, so it’s no great surprise when Sanura shows up shortly thereafter giving orders. Angela looks to the bottled moonlight, then tosses it back to Sanura. “Give this to Harry after Susan patches him up a bit. He needs it more than I do. And…” she hesitates. “… Maybe he can help too. I’ll see if I can find Dovile and Aqualad.” With a nod to Moe, she says, “We’ll talk later,” then zips down the tunnel. Brendan goes over to Sanura after she returns, motioning down the tunnels. “I can help look for them. If all we’re doing is looking, I’ll be fine. I can always rest later.” |
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Sanura Nods to Angie and upon her return looks to Brendan. “We need you to rest now.. you’re a warrior are you not? Well we’re not exactly in surplus of those. Heal now because I’m very sure we will need your strength later. Please do as I say.. and if something happens protect the others.” She smiles and pats some uninjured part of him before moving over to Harry and administering the last of the moonlight, hoping it’s enough to get him up and running again. |
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Malif “There’s no need to put on any macho acts. You’re more useful rested and healed up.” |
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ST Brendan hesitates as Sanura speaks, but his expression hardens at Malif’s statement and he sends him a steady look. “It’s not a macho act. For all we know, the boys could be in danger, which would put them in far worse condition than me. I’m not going to sit here and hope for the best if I can still stand and walk.” Meanwhile, the others begin gearing up as advised by Sanura. |
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Malif “If Sofia can’t handle it, you’d just be in even more trouble.” |
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Sanura Sighing faintly she looks at Malif “Smooth Uncle..” she mutters and then turns her attention back to Harry to see if it helped. Her voice directed to Brendan. “Please sweetie I know you’re brave and a hero.. but I also know we are going to need you healed up.. if we find them and they’re in danger I promise we will return to get you to help.. I won’t allow children to be harmed.. you know that do you not?” Her gaze turning towards him, one might think her gaze reflected for a breif moment but it was a trick of the light of course. |
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ST Malif only causes Brendan to bristle further. He clenches his jaw and his expression hardens further. “Oh yeah? So what about you, then?” he snaps. “I’ve got resources at my disposal that Sofia doesn’t. They could be valuable to this search.” Sanura’s words simply seem to slide off him at this point, and he seems tense and fully prepared to go on the search despite her orders. |
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Sanura Gritting her Teeth “Uncle don’t you have a search to begin?” She walks over to Brendan and cups his face, turning his attention to her. “This is not about you.. or Sofia or any of us this about finding those children before they are harmed. As part of this family and team you need to do your part and at this moment it is to sit here.. wait and heal. Do you understand me?” |
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Malif Malif nods at Sanura’s words. “You’re right, of course, you do have your own talents. But she’s right too. Rest up for now, so you’re at your best later. There’s plenty of us going along for now, they’ll be alright.” |
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ST Brendan’s jaw shifts as he grits his teeth, but he slowly relaxes, then nods slightly in Sanura’s hand. “Fine.” He turns to the front of the cave and takes a seat at the sentry position, keeping an eye on the outside. |
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Sanura Sanura sighs softly and then looks to Malif "Well. Get going. " |
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Malif Malif nods, and gets moving. |
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ST Jeff looks at Abel. “We should smoke real quick, before we head out.” Abel considers this. “We might need it, you know.” Abel shrugs, looking dubious. “Well, it can’t hurt, anyway.” |
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Sanura Sanura growls softly “Go now or I will rend your flesh from your bones and feed you your livers” |
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ST (( Okay, so, all of Harry’s Bashing damage is healed, and one Agg is healed, putting him down six health boxes. And he’s awake now too. Hans, that’s your cue. )) |
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Harry Harry sits up |
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Harry Arms flailing at weaponized speed for about half a second… |
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ST “All right, all ri —” he stops as Harry awakens violently, exchanges a look with Abel, and then scoots right out. |
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Sanura Sanura hops back just in time I’d imagine. “Harry, you Speedy Gonzalez psycopath.. calm down” |
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Harry Harry pants for a solid three seconds before his mind slows down. |
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Harry He looks around, with a very rare look of panic on his face. |
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Harry “This is real, right?” |
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Sanura Harry.. we’re in a cave.. we’re all safe.. except we’ve got a small issue.. how are you feeling?" |
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Harry He gets to his feet |
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Harry “Not great, guts feel like they’re stil a mass of fresh scars, I think my rib’s only half back in place, and I am having some seriously rough nightmares. You?” |
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Sanura Sighs “ok feeling better then.. great.. take .. one of the more clever observant folks with you.. we’re searching the caves for the boys, Crook and Cyril, they’ve gone missing. Take a ball of twine.. or the end of it if you don’t think you can find your way back.. go down the paths.. search for the boys.. bring them back if you find them, or if you need help return and we’ll group up for a rescue mission, got it?” |
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Harry “There’s no one with sharper sense than me, but someone with an awareness of the boys’ habits, the new shit since the world flipped…someone smart.” |
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Sanura glances over “Moe you got this?” she gestures to Harry. |
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ST Maureen looks dubiously at Harry. “Sure, if he’ll actually listen to me this time.” |
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Sanura Sanura glances at Harry.. “don’t be a twat” smiles.. and makes a shooing motion “on your way” |
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Harry “Sorry about earlier…I’m dealing with alot right now. I’ll stow my shit. Set the pace.” |
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Sanura Sanura rubs her hands down her face and glances around the ‘room’ taking stock of who is left. |
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ST Maureen’s expression softens a bit. “Yeah… I guess you are. Sorry. Let’s go.” She starts off down the tunnel. |
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ST (( Carmen, Brendan, and Susan are left. )) |
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Sanura Smiling faintly “Ok Susan I need you to stay here, if anyone returns injured you know what to do right?” Glancing to Carmen.. “we can go a little ways ourselves if you feel up to it..” |
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Harry Harry follows, letting his mind drift into the nature of space here. Subconscious measurements, letting his brain treat the place at human pace, rather than as a scrolling obstacle course, to be scanned and forgotten after it’s passed. |
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ST Carmen gives a sarcastic but not unfriendly smile to Sanura. “I appreciate a good joke, but there are lost boys to be looking for right now.” To punctuate her point she starts off without further prompting. |
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Sanura Sanura smiles faintly and before heading out with Carmen, down one of the untaken paths, taking a bit of string of her own and tieing it to Brendan’s finger don’t let me get lost" Smooching his cheek lightly and taking off after Carmen. |
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Harry Harry looks at Moe, “So which kid is missing?” |
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ST Brendan nods a little, still not happy about having to stay behind even though he was convinced it was for the best. “All of them,” says Moe. “Plus their guardians. Without us knowing. I smell something fishy here.” |
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Harry “Shit…un-fucking-likely. That’s ridiculous power. More likely they weren’t here, and we thought they were. I’d bet a steak dinner Coyote’s kind of bullshit is involved here. Maybe not him, but damned sure his playbook.” |
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ST Maureen raises an eyebrow at Harry. “Maybe. But that’s pretty ridiculous power too. I mean. Coyote should know the smell of his own kind of bullshit best. He’s a god, after all.” Angela darts from group to group, giving the report at a quick, clipped cadence as she encounters each group. “Victor and Dovile are not that far ahead. Dovile’s picked up some kind of trail. Continue straight for five miles, then take the left tunnel.” To the final group — Sanura and Carmen — she says, “Going back, will return with updates.” |
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Sanura Sanura nods softly and sighs as she glances to Carmen “I wonder if we should all converge .. but what if it’s not the right trail.. I’m sure Dovile would have suggested we meet them if she was sure what she’d found..” more or less thinking aloud. |
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Harry Harry calls out on occasion, counting on his Where Are You? power to lock onto them the moment they hear him and understand him. |
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ST Carmen looks off to the side in consideration. “She doesn’t say much of anything unless she’s absolutely certain it needs to be said.” |
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Sanura Hmms “well next time Speed Babe returns let’s be quick and have her go ask” smiles uncertainly and looks for signs of the boys or feathers or fur or what have you. |
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ST (( Forgot to remind you of the basilisk eyeballs, which give off light )) |
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ST (( I’m going to assume that Sanura would remember such a thing and offer them up as light sources )) |
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Sanura [oh yeah definitely] |
Meanwhile, with Victor and Dovile…
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ST Sure enough, Angela shows up as Dovile and Victor are on their way back. She slows to a walk to meet them. “Whoa, you guys weren’t that far at all.” She looks over her shoulder to the path behind her. “Maybe the others will catch up to us.” |
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Dovile Dovile steps out from Victor’s wake with a frown. “What happened?” After all, Angie should be in a sulk, smoking and resting. |
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ST “The boys are missing. And Crook and Cyril. None of us know where they’ve gone. You didn’t happen see them, did you?” Angela’s words are rapid-fire, rat-a-tat-tat. She pauses thoughtfully for a half a moment and says. “No, they’d be with you if you did. See anything unusual?” |
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Victor Victor looks to Angela “we were heading back we could be down here for weeks and not find a way out.” |
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Dovile Dovile frowns even more. She holds her hand out horizontal to the ground and waves it back and forth in a gesture of uncertenty. “Maybe. Something’s down there. Maybe mole? Maybe too big.” |
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Victor A growl like sound begins to come from victor. " WHHHAAAT!!!! HOW THE FUCK COULD CHILDREN GET AWAY FROM SCIONS!!!. MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW DID MY CHILDREN GO MISSING." Rage builds and builds the temperature in the immediate area noticeably drops in temperature. Victor’s fist clinches and hurdles toward the closest cave wall. |
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Dovile “Don’t break cave.” Dovile says dryly, carefully conceiling her discomfort with the power of Victor’s wrath. |
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ST Angela offers a puzzled look to Dovile’s mention of a mole. “I’ll… uh… keep an eye out for Nemean moles, then.” She looks at Victor’s outburst. “You know, that’s a /really/ good question. Maybe there’s a /really/ good answer. Let’s go look for it.” |
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Dovile “No tracks at top?” Dovile asks Angela. “We go back down same way?” |
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ST Angela shrugs. “No tracks /anywhere/, as far as we can tell. Aida didn’t hear them go, but they probably didn’t pass her. Whatever it is, I don’t think it’s the boys’ doing.” She looks back down the way she came. Instead of sulky and angry, she’s /focused/, her mind clearly operating at higher speeds than her body. She looks back to Dovile and Victor. “What did you find down here?” |
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ST “Other than the… mole, that is.” |
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Dovile “Just that. Messy dirt.” |
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Victor Still obviously enraged he steps up to Angela his heavy breaths can be seen as they leave his mouth. “I just fucking said.. this place is too damn big….Couldnt map this place out unless i had weeks…..” |
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Victor With that Victor pushes past Angela and begins screaming at the top of his lungs “RUBEN !!!! GALEN!!!! CYRIL!!!!!” |
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ST Angela stares steadily right back at Victor. “/You/ couldn’t,” she points out emphatically. As he shoves past her, she bites back a pained grunt from her injuries and turns around, staring at Victor steadily before turning to Dovile. “Think you could track them down?” |
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Victor “Are your eyes working down here sweetheart….I dont know about the rest of you…But I can see….Go ahead be fast….When you have no – IDEA – what path leads where.” |
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Dovile “If there are tracks. I could try Volos. I don’t think he listen today.” Dovile is still frowning. |
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Dovile “No tracks at all?” She adds, with a little emphisis. |
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ST “/I/ know what paths lead where, thank you very much,” Angela snaps. “Like, I know we’re about 75 miles from Bakersfield currently. Daughter of Hermes right here. Just because /you/ can’t do something doesn’t mean no one else can.” She huffs and looks back to Dovile. “Is there… something else you could do?” She pauses and considers. “I don’t know, maybe we missed them. You might want to take a look yourself.” |
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Dovile Dovile shrugs, her face blank now. “Maybe. How long is the walk back?” |
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Victor “Then if you know the way out why the FUCK! are me and miss cant say more than 5 words exploring this fucking place…This is why you will never be anything Angela but a fucking punching bag.” Victor keeps walking continuing his shouting for his boys and Cyril. |
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ST “Five miles,” says Angela in response to Dovile. But as Victor speaks, she bristles more and more. “You’re the one who jumped up to offer. Who am I to tell you not to explore? You hardly even listen to Lisa, for the gods’ sakes. I, on the other hand, actually fucking pay attention when Susan says I need to sit and heal. I didn’t see you when Jan was /hunting us down/. But /I was there/. /I/ took the hits meant for Lisa, and I gave Jan some of her own medicine. Where /the fuck/ were you?” |
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Dovile Dovile frowned and knelt down on the earth. She took a deep breath. |
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Dovile Her head snaps up. “Left. Follow.” |
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Victor Victor stops in his tracks and turns. "Killing everyone….And i had no control over it…. " He begins to walk toward Angela. “I fought scions with red crosses on their chest. Threw one through a building i believe in san fransisco….Caused a huge explosion….think it was a hospital…Not to sure….Where were you to protect the people me and your BROTHER WERE FORCED TO KILL!!!” |
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Dovile She stands up and walks away from the quickly escilating conflict. “Come!” It’s practically a snap. |
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ST Angela doesn’t seem cowed. “I told you. Busy protecting /your/ —” She stops in her tracks, bites off her reply, and looks at Dovile, then looks down the left tunnel. “Got it. I’ll go let the others know.” She gives a passing glare to Victor, then speeds off. |
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Dovile ((I had some mystery-questions to use. I used one to get Dovile to know the way to the kids. )) |
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Victor Victor follows the girls in the direction they headed. |
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Dovile Dovile paces down the path, moving quickly. The group would catch up with them soon, bringing their noise. For now she used the stillness and darkness, trying to catch some scent, sight or noise to confirm the earth’s whispers. |
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ST (( Per + Awa )) |
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Dovile ((9 D: But she’ll keep at it!)) |
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Victor Victor clutches his head as he tries to scan the darkness. A grunt which sounds like pain. He opens his eyes and appears startled. “Oww…Thats bright…..But…this could work…” (his night eyes kicked in with his other perception knacks) Victor continues to follow but he keeps squinting as if blinded with light. |
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ST Dovile, as she continues, would pick up a faint waft of… is that metal? |
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Dovile Dovile continues forward, concintrating on the scent. |
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Victor Victor attempts to look in the direction she is following. |
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ST Onward, silent steps, silent breaths, phasing out the noise of Victor’s pain and distinct conspicuousness. The scent of metal strengthens, growing heady on the air. There’s a very faint trill and a muffled wet tearing noise. |
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Dovile Dovile stops, squinting into the darkness. Then she speaks very, very quietly. “Something ahead. Can you see?” |
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Victor Victor strains his vision to see what she is referring to. |
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ST Nothing yet. But the noise gets louder to Dovile’s keen ears as the two draw closer. |
Back to the search party…
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ST Angela returns, giving her second report: “Found something. Body of a kallikantzaros. And Hector. He killed it and ate it. Well. Some of it. Keep going, think you’ll catch up in time.” |
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Sanura Sanura nods her head " Alright time to move then, everyones on their way already yes?" |
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Malif (Whats a kalilthingy?) |
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Sanura [Occult+Int roll?] |
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ST “Yep,” says Angela. “Not far, maybe four and a half miles.” |
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ST (( Sure )) |
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Sanura [9 so I know the wiki?] |
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ST (( Anyone can ask Angela clarifying questions, by the way )) |
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Malif 12 hits on occult |
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ST (( Yes, Mel, you know the wiki )) |
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Sanura “Any other signs of injury? Can she tell if the kids are hurt at all? What about Crook and Cyril?” |
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Malif (This thing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallikantzaros ) |
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Malif “Wait, who is Hector?” |
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Harry (Didn’t we all scatter in the search? I’m confused. |
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ST (( You did, but Angela would stick around long enough to answer questions. )) |
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ST (( I’m giving you guys an opportunity to clear up your own questions. Angela can move fast enough currently to give reports to each group. )) |
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ST To Sanura: “No. No. No sign.” To Malif: “You know. The manticore kitten Victor gave to his son.” |
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Harry “The hell is a callicantzeros?” |
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Malif “Oh, wonderful, more monsters that turn people into more of themselves. Great.” |
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ST To Harry: “Kallikantzaros. Goblin from Greek myths. Lives underground. Cuts down life trees and such.” |
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Sanura Sanura instructs Angie to tell everyone the creature can’t count above 2 if they can make use of that they should.. trick it into trying ot count something if they can.. |
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ST “Especially sharp axes.” |
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Malif “The kidnapping of children to turn them into more of themselves though…. that seems the most relevant detail right now.” |
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ST To Malif: “No kidding.” |
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Harry “Fuck, next Jared the Goblin King’s gonna pop out and wave his codpiece at us. Okay, any lore weaknesses?” |
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ST To Harry: “Uh… Can’t count above two. Sensitive sense of smell. Don’t like the sun.” |
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Malif Malif grins. “I just may have a way to kill them with that number issue. Otherwise, not so much.” |
Meanwhile, with Victor and Dovile…
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ST Angela catches up, a small flame flickering on her finger, but slows and speaks very quietly as she notices Dovile’s concentration. “Anything?” she whispers. |
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Victor Victor shakes his head and continues forward whispering “Aint shit.” |
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Dovile Dovile growls at them both and paces ahead, the sudden memory of wild dogs in the dark overcoming her caution. She moves forward quickly, needing to get in sight. |
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ST Angela falls silent as she picks up on the noises as well. “Sounds like… something eating something,” she whispers. Soon enough, even Victor can hear it. But it’s in sight by then, accented by a very faint purple glow. A small body on the ground, and a black manticore kitten with its face buried in it. Another wet tearing noise, a fresh waft of the smell of metal, and munching. |
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Victor “Hector….” Victor whispers. Victor moves as fast as he can to grab the little kitten. Then to look at the body. |
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ST The kitten yowls briefly as its snatched away from its meal. Lying on the floor is a child-sized but distinctly twisted-looking humanoid, with large ears, a face the shape of an oval on its side, muscles like whipcords, arms that go down to its knees, and gnarled knuckles on big hands and big feet. The source of the purple glow appears to be a faintly luminescent mushroom, hanging on a chain around its neck. Its tongue is swollen and black, and it’s very clearly dead. Also partially eaten. |
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Dovile Dovile breathes out, silent and very relieved. She kneels down next to the creature and looks it over. |
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Victor Victor looks around and yells once more for his children. He would wait to see if he would hear a response. |
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ST No response, but for Hector’s growling and struggling. Angela furrows her brow and takes a closer look. “A kallikantzaros.” She looks pointedly at the manticore kitten in Victor’s hands. “Poisoned. You sure you want to let that thing anywhere near Ruben?” |
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Dovile “A what?” Dovile asks gruffly, picking up the chain that held the dried mushroom and examining it carefully. It would work for a light source. There had to be tracks around here somewhere. |
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Victor Victor sighs when he hears nothing. “He will be fine….” Victor opens his left cargo pants pocket and stuffs the kitten inside closing it so that his head sticks out. and then colapses to his knees. His palms to his head. |
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ST Angela gives Victor an odd look. “You… are not okay. Stupid question.” She falls awkwardly silent. “I’ll go… tell the others.” Without further ado, she zips away. |
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Victor Victor begins to mutter to himself mostly…“How could this have happened….I wasnt there to raise them…now….I cant even protect them…What kind of father am I….” His tattoo begins to glow a soft green, as cold fog begins to exude from his body. slowly covering him. The sound of sobbing could begin to be heard when he could no longer be seen within the fog besides a faint green glow.. |
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Victor The sobbing stops suddenly….and a strange alluring humming comes from the cold glowing fog. |
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Victor The fog begins to slowly cascade down and begin to roll on itself out stretching out to every inch of the floor and seeking somewhere to go. The green glow begins to glow brighter and brighter as it then begins to raise into the air. |
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Dovile “Your fog is covering my tracks.” |
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Victor As the fog reveals Victor his entire body is covered in a green glow his long hair flowing as if he is under water. His eyes completely white. The strange humming comming from him. As the fog dissapears from around him the glowing aura that is around his legs appears to take shape long past his normal legs. It appears to be serpantine in nature. flowing back and forth, it too as if moving under water.. Victor turns to Doville then to the openings of the cave and begins to open his mouth. Music begins to echo from the fog.. that sounds like someone plucking a violin. He turns again to Dovile….And begins to sing voice so ever beautiful alluring and haunting. as he sings the sound travels through the fog the fog continuing to grow and expand throughout the cave. Victor Sings the song over and over again. |
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Victor (i will be flaring a legend to make sure i try and get everyone who can hear) |
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Victor ((25 ppl if there is that many will be drawn to me if they are within….6miles |
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Dovile Dovile backs away slowly as Victors glowing form is revealed. The song sets her teeth on edge, and sends unsettling waves rippling down her spine. She backs up further, the way they came, and crouches down, setting her rifle into position and sighting on Victor’s head, uncertain about what he is doing or why. |
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Victor Victor appears to be moving as if swimming in circles. Doing backflips and spins in the air |
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Victor As victor "swims through the air his legs move as if one with the Green serpant tail that moves with his body. |
Through the tunnels…
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Victor Each of the teams begin to see a creeping fog….sounds of music coming from it. The sound of violin strings being plucked. soon after the fog fills each of your rooms completely you all begin to hear the most beautiful male singing voice you have ever heard. The voice, sexy, alluring yet somewhat haunting. The song begins to tug on your very being. As the fog rolls over each of you, you notice that the fog is near freezing. The fog circles you all. (im assuming meg will now tell you all to roll resist if you want to. will have to beat a 25…and NOOO!! its not a bad fog.) |
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Victor (well maybe its not a bad fog) |
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Victor (victor is kinda going bat shit loco) |
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ST (( Yes, you may resist if you so choose )) |
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Harry “Called it. Incoming codpiece.” |
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ST (( Nobody resisted )) |
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ST The entire search party finds themselves drawn to the source of the music and the fog. |
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ST Soon enough, they find out exactly what that source is… |
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ST (( Go ahead, Elena and Sy )) |
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Dovile They reach the edge of the fog, and Dovile, crouched just outside of it. |
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Sanura Sanura tilts her head and follows the sound.. “What the hell is this?” Wary “if it’s a Siren in the desert then I just give up.” grumbled. |
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Victor As everyone arrives they would see Victor as the source of the Fog. It seeping from his body. Victors body is completely covered in a green glow. He appears to be “Swimming” in the air. The green glow appears to be extending past his legs creating a serpant like tail. That seems to be propelling him through the air. Victor is also the source of the song. As he sings he turns to the arriving people and begins to wave his fingers, palm upward each finger motions towards victor. The song continues. As he looks to any other exits. Waiting for more to arrive. |
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ST Lisa watches him, utterly fascinated even beyond her internal driving urgency to find her boys, the greenish glow reflected in her glasses. |
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Sanura Muttering softly “Gods be damned Greeks” she walks towards Vic, trying to drag her eyes away in order to look for the boys. |
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Sanura “Alright Ariel cut it out” |
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ST Moe snorts. “Nice one.” |
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Malif “What the heck happened to Aqualad?” |
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Victor Victors now pure white eyes look towards Sanura and he simply smiles his hair flowing around his face as if he is submerged underwater. The song continues. |
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Victor Victor continues to “Swim” Through the air. The Serpantine tail glow propelling him in circles, spins and slow flips. |
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Sanura Know’s he’s not stopping this little trick till we get everyone.. hopes the boys and creature companions hear and arrive as well. |
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Dovile Comforted by the reletivly normal behavior of her comrads, Dovile rises and moves into the fog, finding a good place to watch the other enterances. |
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Harry “Goddamnit, Vic, you’re not my type. Should have figured that’s what all this tension has been about…” |
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Malif Malif stands there, staring. “Who taught the thug to sing, anyway?” |
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Sanura Sanura snorts softly hearing Harry’s words. |
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ST Maureen offers a laugh and Carmen snorts at Harry’s statement. “Oooh, αρκετά,” says an awed voice, nasal but ground down by what sounds like gravel. “Θέλω να το αγγίξει.” “Όχι! Μην το κάνεις!” Another voice pipes up. “Δεν είστε το αφεντικό του εαυτού μου!” |
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Dovile Dovile raises the rifle and aims for the closer one. |
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Sanura Sanura can probably recognise the tongue “oh.. I think that means company..” |
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Victor Victor moves through the air toward the voices. He looks around to see if anyone else is caught in his song. |
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Malif “Ελάτε πιο κοντά, μην φοβάστε.” |
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Harry Harry grins. “Sweet, been needing to recharge my batteries.” |
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ST No sign of anyone — or anything — else. |
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Sanura Not seeing the boys or creatures “We need one alive to lead us to their lair keep that in mind people” |
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Sanura [can we see them yet? or just hear them?] |
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ST (( Per + Awa )) |
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ST At Malif’s words, the voices fall silent. |
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Victor Victor circles the area where he heard the voices last continuing to sing. |
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Harry (15) |
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Victor (9) |
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Sanura {I think I botched] |
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Malif (per+aware = 15) |
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Dovile ((11 this time.)) |
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ST (( All right, the goblins each get +2 to their successes due to Sanura’s botch. )) |
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ST (( Their stealth successes, that is )) |
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Malif Malif suddenly looks to the side, apparently at nothing, and says “Πού είναι τα παιδιά ?” |
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Harry Harry moves like a arrow from a bow, and snarls. “Slippery fuckers, they’re running!” |
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Victor Victor looks down one of the tunnels, and smiles, His glowing serpant tail propels him through the air swimming about 5 yards forward staring at the wall his hand reaches out slowly. Looking the “wall” up and down (Instant assessment) |
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Victor Victor holds out his hand as he continues to sing. He reaches toward the creatures hand slowly. |
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ST As they were completely caught off-guard by Harry’s attack, they are no longer where they were, as their instincts are sending them in opposite directions. |
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Harry Going for the closest one again. |
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Harry (12 this time.) |
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ST One of the goblins stops in its tracks at Malif’s barked command. The other is snatched by Harry with a yelp. |
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Harry “Gotcha you little shit.” |
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Victor Victor smirks the glowing aura fades and he lunges towards one of the creatures and attempts to grab it |
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ST (( Clinch, Vic )) |
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Victor (37 on the grab) the fog fades as he holds the creature he turns to the others. “umm…So yea…Found out I Have a new ability….Thanks for coming…I suppose….” Victor then looks at the little creature. “If you dont start talking….Im going to hand you over to the weird guy with the goatee. When I do…Hes going to tear out the information within your head out painfully. As I will simply just ask you questions…However If I feel you lie to me….Ill hand you over…Then ill kill you.” |
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ST The goblin lets out a little “Erk!” as it’s snatched up by Victor. |
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Harry “That was the gayest thing I have ever seen you do. That power has a loft in San Francisco and throws all-male key parties.” |
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Victor “See…I didnt even know I could do it…. Also dont think you’re the one that brought these little shitheads out of hiding now did you.. So shut the hell up before I make you go to sleep again.” Victor returns his gaze to the creature. “Where are my boys….?” |
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Sanura Sanura grumbles softly and rubs her eyes. “Did any of the creatures get away?” |
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ST (( Cha + Pre, Sy )) |
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Malif Malif rolls his eyes. “I see Victor still has all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.” |
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Victor (im going to add vengeance to the roll and will flare a legend) |
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ST “Can we focus here?” Moe says. “My thoughts exactly,” says Lisa as she draws closer to the goblin. Her expression is firm. Though she doesn’t condone torture… well, this wasn’t torture, now was it? |
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Victor (i think i can do better so will spend a point of legend to reroll…) |
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Victor ((same score YAY!! 13)) |
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ST (( Um. -3 FB dice to Cha, Sy )) |
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Victor (guess ill reroll….) |
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Harry I look at the gobin I’ve got. “I think you better tell us where the kids are, or Marlin Brando’s going to show you he’s a rough top.” |
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Victor (And since i spent the legend to reroll doing so again |
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ST (( Cha + Pre, Harry )) |
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Victor (so 11) |
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ST (( -4 dice and -2 sucs to Cha )) |
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Harry (Jesus, that leaves me with 2 dice -2 autos) |
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Harry (Well, that explains the urge to make really, really insensitive jokes right now.) |
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ST The goblin looks at Harry oddly. No habla Englais, apparently. |
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Malif “Do allow a professional, gentlemen…” |
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Malif “Πού είναι τα παιδιά?” |
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ST “Αυτός ο τύπος είναι τρομακτικό, τι μπορώ να κάνω!?” chokes out the goblin in Victor’s grasp. |
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ST At this, both goblins fall dead silent. |
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Victor Victor looks to Malif “The hell did he say? If it has nothing to do with my kids Im going to break every bone in his body one by one….” |
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Malif I repeat my question. |
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Malif “He said you are scary.” |
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Victor Victor smirks and proceeds to grab the creatures finger and goes to break it. |
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Victor As he does Victors body becomes covered in Ice. "You want scary…Ill give you scary. " Victors body becomes covered in his ice armor. |
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ST The goblins remain silent, staring at Malif steadily. At least, until Victor goes all icy, at which point the goblin in his grasp flicks his gaze over to him. |
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Malif “Καλύτερα να είχε να μου απαντήσει αν θέλετε το τρομακτικό άνθρωπος για να σας αφήσει να πάει.” |
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Victor Victor turns to the others. “Who ever can read this things vitals.. Tell me when he is about to die….because the longer i hold him…The cold will begin to seep into its body.” Victor turns to the creature. “You will begin to shake….You will begin to wish for death…And then you will begin to freeze from the inside out.” |
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Victor (since it is in contact with the ice of my armor 1 unsoakable lethal damage every 5 ticks) |
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Harry “He should probably talk. After all, we can let him die, we have a spare.” |
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Victor Victor looks to the other one… “If this one doesnt talk …. What will happen to you will be worse…One of you better say something.” |
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ST The goblin in Victor’s grasp shakes its head in response to Malif. Its skin is starting to turn blue and it’s beginning to shiver. |
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Malif “Πείτε μας πού είναι τα παιδιά.” (Blurt It Out) |
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ST (( Man + Emp )) |
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Malif 15 |
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ST “Εμείς θα τα πάρεις πίσω στο σπίτι μας!” one says, then its jaw clacks shut as it realizes what it just said. |
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Sanura Glancing between those speaking ancient greek.. “Update please?” |
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Malif “Πείτε μας πώς να φτάσετε στο σπίτι σας.” (Blurt again) |
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Malif Malif holds up a ‘one sec’ signal to Sanura. |
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Malif (12 hits on this new Blurt) |
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Victor (thats a botch) |
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Victor (reroll) |
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Victor (0 succes rolled 1 1 rolled) |
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ST (( Yep )) |
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ST (( Actually, Malif can avoid this botch and reroll for free since he has Unjinx )) |
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Malif 14 |
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ST “?p? ed?.” The goblin points down the cavern. |
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Victor (Which one is talking?) |
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Victor (the one harry has or the one freezing to death currently?) |
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Malif “Ναι. Από εδώ. Πώς;?” |
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ST (( Whichever one Malif addressed )) |
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Malif (The one not being molested by Aqualad :P ) |
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ST The goblin practically seems to wilt and shakes its head again. |
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Victor Victor looks in the direction the goblin pointed and starts walking. “He pointed this way guess this is the way, we can continue this interogation on the way.” |
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Dovile The fog had cleared, and the eerie light had faded. Dovile crouched down at the entrance to the tunnel where the little creatures had paused to argue and swung the strange luminescent mushroom she’d picked up over the ground, looking for traces of their passing. A few paces deeper into the tunnels and she found an area unscuffed by the capture of the little creatures. ((Got a 12 on wits and survival.)) |
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Malif “He says the children are at the goblin’s home, which is that way”. |
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ST (( +3 successes to tracking, Dovile, since the goblin is pointing the way. )) |
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Victor Victor has already headed in that direction still holding the goblin turning blue. |
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Dovile ((Oh goodie! Thanks! That puts me up to fifteen.)) |
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ST So our heroes, with two scared kallikantzaroi in tow leading the way, and one Dovile picking out their tracks, ventured onwards into the tunnels… |
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