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[22:43] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra raises her rifle in a threatening manner at the attacking birdman.
[22:43]  * Nick_Varnegs knocks on the door, smiling at lyra
[22:43] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Kek, you coulda told me Basilisks were *fliers*."
[22:44] <Lyra[Strategist14]> She backs away from the door
[22:44]  * Nick_Varnegs looks in surprise as lyra backs away
[22:45]  * Nick_Varnegs captchalogues his CLOAK OF SHIELDS revealing clothes slightly tinted pink
[22:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "What."
[22:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I.  What."
[22:45]  * Nick_Varnegs knocks on the door again
[22:46] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[22:46] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra dismisses her gun to replace it with a flamethrower.  She slowly approaches the door, twists the handle, and pokes the nozzle out
[22:46] <Nick_Varnegs> this was not the expression i was expecting
[22:46] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Say something."
[22:46] <Nick_Varnegs> hi
[22:46] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Well that'll do it."
[22:47] <Nick_Varnegs> ...i... stopped by your planet? dont kill me?
[22:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra banishes the flamethrower and opens the door.
[22:47] <Nick_Varnegs> so...
[22:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So it's you, huh?"
[22:47] <Nick_Varnegs> mind if i come in to properly introduce myself?
[22:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Go for it."
[22:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra steps away from the door and gestures to the ransacked gas station
[22:48]  * Nick_Varnegs steps in
[22:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra scoffs.  "I mean, I knew this game was gonna drop a bombshell soon, but seriously?"
[22:48] <Nick_Varnegs> hello lady. my name is nickolai, you may call me nick if thou does want
[22:49] <Nick_Varnegs> what does thine expression of... bombshell mean?
[22:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Nickolai.  Got it.  I'm Lyra, but I suppose you already knew that?"
[22:49] <Nick_Varnegs> well yes. i visited your friend alexander a while ago
[22:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hmm.  He didn't see fit to mention that."
[22:49] <Nick_Varnegs> you are unconsious in his planet for some reason
[22:50] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Right, another twist."
[22:50] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "First the meteor, then the ghosts, then Derse, then that, and now you.  This game just keeps getting weirder."
[22:50] <Nick_Varnegs> i'd not dabble further into that lyra. this game loves his shitty melodramatoc twists
[22:51] <Nick_Varnegs> ... im not weird
[22:51] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Considering how long it took you to show up?  Yes you are."
[22:51] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I mean, I guess I've gotta thank you for that one time.  But other than that, you haven't really done a thing."
[22:51] <Nick_Varnegs> w-what do you mean by that?
[22:52] <Nick_Varnegs> ... really. i have no idea what you are talking about
[22:52] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You sa- well, you *tried* to save my life, that one time.  So thanks."
[22:52] <Nick_Varnegs> this is the second time i have heard about you, first time beig with alexander
[22:52] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra frowns.  "In the tunnel?"
[22:53] <Nick_Varnegs> im sorry but im not the person who you think i am
[22:53] <Lyra[Strategist14]> She scowls again.  "Naturally.  So if you aren't my game master, who ARE you?"
[22:53] <Nick_Varnegs> another player
[22:54] <Nick_Varnegs> from... 4 planets past you
[22:54] <Nick_Varnegs> this lands are planets did you know that?
[22:54] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah, that's the official word."
[22:54] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So you're, what, Tarane's player's player?"
[22:54] <Nick_Varnegs> okay so...
[22:54]  * Nick_Varnegs sits in the ground crosslegged with his wings extending up
[22:55] <Nick_Varnegs> i will suppose that is so
[22:55] <Nick_Varnegs> so the order is... you alexander... tarane, faerzen, me.etc
[22:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Faerzen?  That's Tarane's player?"
[22:56] <Nick_Varnegs> i suppose he is
[22:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh hey and you've got wings.  Huh."
[22:56] <Alexander_Pyrite> ((Touch them))
[22:56] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah.  wings.
[22:56] <Nick_Varnegs> want to see? please keep your hands at bay
[22:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah, sure.  Let's see whatcha got."
[22:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I tried to do that once, get wings, but the voice in my head said it was too complicated to pull off."
[22:56]  * Nick_Varnegs turns around
[22:57] <Nick_Varnegs> really? mine came out like magic
[22:57]  * Lyra[Strategist14] examines wings
[22:57] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Huh.  I was planning on drawing mine."
[22:57] <Nick_Varnegs> <nick's wings are black, a knot of muscle extends in the middle of the bacl and unites with both of them>
[22:58] <Nick_Varnegs> well.. that would be one way.
[22:58] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I don't think I happen to have any magic, so I can't see any others."
[22:58] <Nick_Varnegs> wha do you mean by that?
[22:59]  * Nick_Varnegs moves his wings around to let lyra see how the muscles extend and contract
[22:59] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Um.  You magically poofed the wings up, which isn't a thing I can do."
[22:59] <Nick_Varnegs> as far as we know
[22:59] <Nick_Varnegs> im not the only one with this two
[22:59] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah?"
[23:00] <Nick_Varnegs> my server player, faerzen has them too!
[23:00] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Huh.  Same reason?"
[23:00] <Nick_Varnegs> yes
[23:00] <Nick_Varnegs> his are white and golden... beautiful as fuck
[23:01] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Well yeah but yours are black, and black is awesome."
[23:01]  * Nick_Varnegs extends one of his wings to full extent
[23:01] <Nick_Varnegs> thanks :) i like them too
[23:02] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Okay seriously I've gotta try and draw some of these.  You mind holding that pose for like an hour?"
[23:02] <Nick_Varnegs> you probably are going to get cool magic soon enough
[23:02] <Nick_Varnegs> uh... sure?
[23:02] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sweet, thanks."
[23:02]  * Lyra[Strategist14] traces the wings using her Maroon Pen
[23:03] <Nick_Varnegs> ((are you running the pen over the wings or in paper?))
[23:04] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((In the air just over them.  The pen draws ink on air, then makes them into physical objects))
[23:04] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((For example, both weapons I was using))
[23:04] <Nick_Varnegs> ((cool))
[23:04] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[23:05] <Nick_Varnegs> so... did you know the eyes of your... other you are...crystals?
[23:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Huh?"
[23:06] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[23:06] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah, you were knocked unconsious
[23:06] <Nick_Varnegs> so i checked on your... alive-ness
[23:06] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh right, you said you were... you mean the one in Ashland?"
[23:07] <Nick_Varnegs> yes
[23:07] <Nick_Varnegs> you are breathing fine, heartbeat normal... and your eyes are made of green crystal
[23:07] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "No they aren't.  C'mon, it's a pair of shades."
[23:07] <Nick_Varnegs> no. the actual eye!
[23:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Seriously?"
[23:08] <Nick_Varnegs> i.. lifted your eyelid and clear as the day. they are made of glass... or gem... i dont know
[23:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "... Huh."
[23:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Cool."
[23:09] <Nick_Varnegs> how is that going? holding the wing like this is getting tiring
[23:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sorry, you can move.  I'll ad-lib the last bit."
[23:09] <Nick_Varnegs> no, go ahead
[23:10] <Nick_Varnegs> i do art too, i know about this things
[23:10] <Nick_Varnegs> just... give me a moment to go back to it
[23:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah, sure."
[23:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Full discretion, I've never been an artist until Sabath decided I should be."
[23:10]  * Nick_Varnegs moves around his back, flexing some back muscles and going back into position
[23:11] <Nick_Varnegs> everyone can be an artist
[23:11] <Nick_Varnegs> it just takes patience
[23:12] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Okay admittedly I'm pretty good at the patience part."
[23:12] <Nick_Varnegs> great
[23:12] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Just don't really see the appeal.  Other people can make stuff better than I can."
[23:13] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "There, done."
[23:13] <Nick_Varnegs> eh, good thigs take time
[23:13]  * Nick_Varnegs flexes his back again and puts the wing into a resting position
[23:13] <Nick_Varnegs> so... what now?
[23:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Um.  Other side, maybe?"
[23:14]  * Nick_Varnegs rolls eyes "okay then"
[23:14]  * Nick_Varnegs extends the other wing
[23:15] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "The life of a model is a difficult one, clearly.  This one should be faster, I already know the generals from the other side."
[23:15] <Nick_Varnegs> then go ahead lyra
[23:15]  * Lyra[Strategist14] starts drawing another wing
[23:13] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Time isn't the issue, though.  The issue is why make something myself when someone else has something better?"
[23:14] <Nick_Varnegs> ...taking pride?
[23:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Naw, don't have any of that."
[23:15] <Nick_Varnegs> well... making something yourself can lead you to make things better than others
[23:15] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Guess so, yeah."
[23:16] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So I guess this is the angle the game wants me to take."
[23:16] <Nick_Varnegs> you cant just sit around and wait for the world to spoon feed you reality. that would be dumb
[23:16] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra bursts into laughter
[23:16] <Nick_Varnegs> the angle of a hard working person?
[23:17] <Nick_Varnegs> theres always stuff to-
[23:17] <Nick_Varnegs> did i say some funny methaphorical bullshit?
[23:17] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I haven't had a chance to take action against this game since *long* before things started."
[23:17] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hence the bombshell thing.  Every time I get relatively close to doing something myself, the game changes and screws me over again."
[23:18] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah... it often seems as fate is written in stone
[23:18] <Nick_Varnegs> ... why stop there?
[23:18] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hmm?"
[23:19] <Nick_Varnegs> easily you could have ignored me and kept on your... quest
[23:19] <Nick_Varnegs> or you could have killed me with your boomstick
[23:19] <Nick_Varnegs> there's always choices
[23:19] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I guess.  But that'd be breaking the game, and that's how you lose limbs."
[23:19] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Derse is proof enough of that."
[23:20] <Nick_Varnegs> i... im sorry but would you mind sharing? i had some hard experiences too
[23:21] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[23:21] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Meh, nothing too special.  Major internal bleeding, lost half my arm, probably broke all sorts of new and exciting bones."
[23:21] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Derse sucks."
[23:21] <Nick_Varnegs> oh.
[23:21] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "How 'bout you?"
[23:21] <Nick_Varnegs> i know, i almoat got killed by a dersite once... but that be not the story.
[23:22] <Nick_Varnegs> my pain is more... emotional, knowing things from a different time of line... knowing how much of a monster i could become
[23:23] <Nick_Varnegs> but... i said no to that, i made sure that those things never happen
[23:23]  * Nick_Varnegs mutters "fate is not written in stone"
[23:23] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever."
[23:24] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "But sure.  Everybody's got their own trauma to deal with, I guess."
[23:24] <Nick_Varnegs> you... you dont want to know
[23:24] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra shrugs.  "So don't tell me.  Can we just agree that Derse sucks?"
[23:25]  * Nick_Varnegs decaptchalogues a bloodied dagger and holds it up so lyra can see
[23:25] <Nick_Varnegs> derse... and other times. suck
[23:25] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yup.  Sabath in general, really."
[23:25]  * Nick_Varnegs captchaloues the dagger again after a few lines in a book are made
[23:25] <Nick_Varnegs> word
[23:26] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((Book?))
[23:26] <Nick_Varnegs> ((modus))
[23:26] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((Ah, kk))
[23:26] <Nick_Varnegs> ((basically jade's in an old sketchbook))
[23:26] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Alright, that's about as close as I'm gonna get.  You can move now."
[23:26] <Nick_Varnegs> ((and without ghost items))
[23:27]  * Nick_Varnegs moves the other wing around and gives a sigh of relief
[23:27] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sorry.  Ya didn't have to stay still if it hurt."
[23:27] <Nick_Varnegs> damn this things get tired easiy... quite sensitive...
[23:28] <Nick_Varnegs> nah, it didnt hurt... it was just like a small pressure
[23:28] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Alright, if you're sure.  Thanks, anyway."
[23:28] <Nick_Varnegs> like holding two fingers togheter for too much time
[23:28] <Nick_Varnegs> you are welcome lyra
[23:28] <Nick_Varnegs> so tell me... from what time are you?
[23:29] <Nick_Varnegs> <now that you finish your drawing you notice scratches on the knot of mucle and base of one wing>
[23:30] <Nick_Varnegs> <like they were violently clawed at>
[23:30] <Lyra[Strategist14]> She grins and opens her mouth to speak before noticing the scratches.
[23:30] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hey, you okay?"
[23:30] <Nick_Varnegs> what do you mean?
[23:30] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You're kinda, um, severely wounded."
[23:30] <Nick_Varnegs> no im not
[23:31] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Ya kinda are."
[23:31] <Nick_Varnegs> severe wounds are a joke in this game, i got some blood to lose
[23:31] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, if you say so."
[23:31] <Nick_Varnegs> tell me what you mean by severe wounds
[23:31] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[23:31] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Like you got clawed in the back."
[23:32] <Nick_Varnegs> ((touch them. it will be awkward as fuck))
[23:32] <Nick_Varnegs> oh. that
[23:32] <Nick_Varnegs> that was just.... nothing
[23:32]  * Nick_Varnegs blushes
[23:33]  * Lyra[Strategist14] doesn't notice, seeing as you're facing away from me
[23:33] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Nickolai tell me what happened."
[23:33] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah. just a scratch lyra.
[23:33] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah no.  This is a pretty deep gouge."
[23:33] <Nick_Varnegs> ...
[23:34] <Nick_Varnegs> no it shouldn't i didn't went THAT hard
[23:34] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "..."
[23:34] <Nick_Varnegs> it should be healing by-
[23:34] <Nick_Varnegs> oh for fuck's sake... me and my mouth
[23:34] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You wanna try that explanation again?"
[23:35] <Nick_Varnegs> resuming... omniscience bad, pain and other sensations to forget things
[23:36] <Nick_Varnegs> then, no longer omniscience
[23:36] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Uh.  What?"
[23:36] <Nick_Varnegs> ... long story
[23:36] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Naturally."
[23:36] <Nick_Varnegs> yep
[23:36] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You sure you're okay, then?"
[23:37] <Nick_Varnegs> well... to add further details. i sort of injured myself and the erogenous nerves on my back to forget things i shouldn't know
[23:37] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah. im okay, they should be healing by now
[23:38] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Makes sense, I guess.  Self-inflicted to deal with that Darkest-Timeline stuff you mentioned."
[23:38] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I s'pose there are worse ways to go about it."
[23:38] <Nick_Varnegs> that was... other time
[23:38] <Nick_Varnegs> this are fairly recent
[23:39] <Nick_Varnegs> and it was not... pure pain to say more
[23:39] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I don't follow."
[23:39] <Nick_Varnegs> wings are... sensitive
[23:39] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Right, yeah.  Can't keep them in use for long."
[23:39] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah... lets not speak about it further
[23:39] <Nick_Varnegs> ok?
[23:39] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, yeah."
[23:40] <Nick_Varnegs> ... i already said too much, but flying is not the issue
[23:40] <Nick_Varnegs> its... touching
[23:40] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Well that's just vague enough to be a concern."
[23:41] <Nick_Varnegs> that's really dense from someone as eloquent as you
[23:41] <Nick_Varnegs> i even said it earlier and you didn't pay attention!
[23:41] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hey, I ain't eloquent."
[23:41] <Nick_Varnegs> yes you are
[23:41] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Fine, whatever.  So you've got an Achilles Heel.  Blessing and a curse, I guess."
[23:42] <Nick_Varnegs> but. im going to be blunt as fuck right now. they. are. erogenous
[23:42] <Nick_Varnegs> get it now?
[23:42] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Frankly, I'd take the wings even if it meant a shot to the back would knock me out."
[23:43]  * Nick_Varnegs facepalms
[23:43] <Nick_Varnegs> look. jusr poke that muscle near the base
[23:44] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You won't black out in pain or anything?"
[23:44] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Cuz trust me, it sucks when that happens."
[23:44] <Nick_Varnegs> just do it
[23:44] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, whatever you say."
[23:44] <Nick_Varnegs> you will not get the reaction you expect
[23:45] <Nick_Varnegs> franqly its quite-
[23:44]  * Lyra[Strategist14] just does it
[23:45] <Nick_Varnegs> *moan*
[23:45] <Nick_Varnegs> bothering
[23:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Ohhhhhh..."
[23:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I getcha."
[23:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Not the most useful thing for the middle of a battle."
[23:46] <Nick_Varnegs> yeah... you cant have that in battle.
[23:46] <Nick_Varnegs> ok. with that out of the way... what time are you from?
[23:46] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Right, that was a thing."
[23:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Uh.  The age of the computer, I guess?"
[23:47]  * Nick_Varnegs turns around again
[23:47] <Nick_Varnegs> ... ill take that as "not as future as faerzen byron and alex"
[23:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "About a hundred years before Alex, yeah."
[23:48] <Nick_Varnegs> is this your home? doesn't seem like it
[23:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Nah, grabbed the closest building I could find."
[23:48] <Nick_Varnegs> oh
[23:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Well, I didn't know it was gonna take the building, but that's how things went anyway."
[23:48] <Nick_Varnegs> that's sad :-/ do you miss your home?
[23:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Meh.  Didn't really have one in the first place."
[23:49]  * Nick_Varnegs turns around
[23:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I guess the truck was pretty cool."
[23:49] <Nick_Varnegs> roaming kind? i see what you mean
[23:49] <Nick_Varnegs> i saw caravans all the time
[23:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah, Dad did a whole bunch of stuff all over the country.  Lots of moving."
[23:49] <Nick_Varnegs> usually they were merchants. of spices, silk... people
[23:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hotels, or whatever your temporal analogue is."
[23:50] <Nick_Varnegs> taverns probably
[23:50] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, that."
[23:50] <Nick_Varnegs> i remember my dad... he was a smith
[23:53] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Blacksmith?"
[23:53] <Nick_Varnegs_> no, smith
[23:53] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "What's the difference?"
[23:53] <Nick_Varnegs_> blacksmiths only work on black metals
[23:53] <Nick_Varnegs_> franchesco also worked on the finer things
[23:54] <Nick_Varnegs_> he made weapons. yewelry and many other kinds of stuff
[23:54] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So a blacksmith."
[23:54] <Nick_Varnegs_> smith
[23:54] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Whatever."
[23:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> once again. blacksmiths only work on ceirtain metals
[23:55] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, if you say so."
[23:55] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You'd know better than I would."
[23:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> sorry... having a dad like that makes thou sort of elitist in the matter
[23:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> in other words. a douche
[23:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I think I preferred 'elitist'."
[23:56] <Nick_Varnegs_> i do too.
[23:56] <Nick_Varnegs_> what is your blade?
[23:56] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hmm?"
[23:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> your... strife specibus
[23:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> that's the word?
[23:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> such odd words...
[23:57] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh.  Pens."  Lyra raises the maroon pen slightly.
[23:57] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Quills for you, I s'pose."
[23:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh. pens
[23:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> i expected something more...
[23:58] <Nick_Varnegs_> well... weapon-y
[23:58] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hey, it beats a sword."
[23:59]  * Nick_Varnegs_ stares at lyra perplexed
[23:59] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Inside joke.  Sorta."
[23:59] <Nick_Varnegs_> oooook
[00:00] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Whatever.  Point is, we don't have much use to carry around deadly weapons in my time."
[00:00] <Nick_Varnegs_> i suppose that's a thing
[00:00] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...
[00:00] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "..."
[00:00] <Nick_Varnegs_> this is awkward
[00:00] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Why's that?"
[00:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> i ran out of conversation themes
[00:01] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh."
[00:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> that... usually doesn't happen
[00:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> well... i just met you, that must be why
[00:01] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Well I mean we could always see what happens when I try on the wings."
[00:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh right!
[00:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> go ahead. im watching
[00:02]  * Nick_Varnegs_ stands up and stretches
[00:02]  * Lyra[Strategist14] maneuvers so that the wings she drew are behind her, then backs into them.
[00:02] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((At which point we need AT to decide what that means))
[00:02] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... magic pen ill suppose then
[00:03] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Eeyup."
[00:03]  * Nick_Varnegs_ stares at his own pink clothing
[00:03] <Nick_Varnegs_> what can it do?
[00:03] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...oh dear, i forgot i got my clothes tinted by faerzen
[00:04] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Heh.  You could always conjure new ones."
[00:04] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I've got the machines out front."
[00:04] <Nick_Varnegs_> whwn i get home i will :)
[00:04] <Nick_Varnegs_> i dont know the codes for it! and if i tried i could just get a mess
[00:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Wait, you have a way to do that?"
[00:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "My group's been trying to figure out inter-planet travel since we started this mess."
[00:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... to make stuff?
[00:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> i... fly trough the glowy things
[00:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "The gates?"
[00:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> yep
[00:06] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So they *do* work."
[00:06] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Never really got a chance to try.  Reg wouldn't let me make wings."
[00:06] <Nick_Varnegs_> they first one send you to the "server" planet
[00:06] <Nick_Varnegs_> i wonder why
[00:06] <Nick_Varnegs_> wait. reg?
[00:07] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah.  Voice in my head.  Crown I'm wearing as we speak."
[00:07] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...oh. more magic shit like this thing
[00:07] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yep."
[00:07]  * Nick_Varnegs_ decaptchalogues and puts on the crow mask
[00:07]  * Nick_Varnegs_ 's eyes glow yellow
[00:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Wait what."
[00:08] <Nick_Varnegs_> magic
[00:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Heh.  Sounds about right."
[00:08] <Nick_Varnegs_> its just really good eyesight
[00:08] <Nick_Varnegs_> and back then it let me summon spectral wings
[00:08] <Nick_Varnegs_> but i got these now
[00:08]  * Nick_Varnegs_ flaps wings
[00:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh, cool."
[00:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Guess eventually I'll outgrow the need for my pen, maybe."
[00:09] <Nick_Varnegs_> i would let you try it on but it... brings some bad emotions
[00:09] <Nick_Varnegs_> im already used to it
[00:09]  * Nick_Varnegs_ takes of the mask
[00:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Dude.  How bad can it be?"
[00:10] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... or maybe you will get another pen?
[00:10] <Nick_Varnegs_> well...
[00:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh yeah, maybe that too."
[00:10] <Nick_Varnegs_> okay. try it on if you want
[00:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Aww yiss."
[00:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "If I die, don't loot my body."
[00:10]  * Nick_Varnegs_ hands the mask to lyra, takes a few steps back and decaptchalogues his glaive
[00:11] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Seriously, don't loot it."
[00:12] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...
[00:12] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You promise I'm not gonna wake up naked again?"
[00:13] <Nick_Varnegs_> i promise i guess
[00:13]  * Nick_Varnegs_ raises his hand
[00:13] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Because that sucked the first time, and I'd rather not repeat it.  Leave my phat lewtz alone."
[00:13] <Nick_Varnegs_> im not killing anyone in here
[00:13] <Nick_Varnegs_> just... be careful
[00:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Deal."
[00:14]  * Nick_Varnegs_ goes back into stance with his glaive in hand
[00:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> ((poleweapon, not the chakram bullshit))
[00:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> deal
[00:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra places the maroon pen into her strife deck
[00:14]  * Lyra[Strategist14] dons the mask.
[00:15] <Nick_Varnegs_> <you feel... the same. just better eyesight... and thirst... some weird thirst>
[00:15] <Nick_Varnegs_> so... everything okay?
[00:15] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Aww crumbs.  I'm a vampire now, aren't I?"
[00:16] <Nick_Varnegs_> no
[00:16] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "No?"
[00:16] <Nick_Varnegs_> just... you look the same
[00:16] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "It's still dark out, so might not for long."
[00:16] <Nick_Varnegs_> and your eyes are glowing, the same as mine
[00:17] <Nick_Varnegs_> and... you just licked thine lips
[00:17] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "What.  No I didn't."
[00:17] <Nick_Varnegs_> ((this wings have feathers btw. no vampire))
[00:17] <Nick_Varnegs_> yes you did. and you did again
[00:17] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Did not."
[00:18] <Nick_Varnegs_> i just saw you
[00:18] <Nick_Varnegs_> you seem to be salivating.
[00:18] <Nick_Varnegs_> are you sure you are ok?
[00:18] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh great.  Alright, time to tell me exactly what the side effects are."
[00:18] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Like, NOW."
[00:19] <Nick_Varnegs_> <bloodlust and regular lust begin building up on you slowly. mainly bloodlust))
[00:19] <Nick_Varnegs_> well... it brings forth your negative emotions
[00:19] <Nick_Varnegs_> and provides power by feeding from them
[00:19] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hopelessness and anger I can deal with.  This game's been giving me enough of that already."
[00:20] <Nick_Varnegs_> imagine the wand of a wizard in mask form
[00:20] <Nick_Varnegs_> but it only casts when you charge it with... negatve emotion
[00:20] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Her eyes widen.  "Oh.  *OH*.  So this is... oh my.  Alright, time to take it off."
[00:20]  * Lyra[Strategist14] removes the mask
[00:21] <Nick_Varnegs_> like... anger and shit like that
[00:21] <Nick_Varnegs_> yeah. dont put that thing on again
[00:21] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yeah, I ain't taking that deal."
[00:21]  * Nick_Varnegs_ takes the mask from lyra
[00:21] <Nick_Varnegs_> huh? why not?
[00:21] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Heh.  My eyes would even be green, too, because the shades."
[00:22] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Nothing, it's an inside joke.  Basically, don't take the deal with the devil."
[00:22] <Nick_Varnegs_> i already took deals with it
[00:22] <Nick_Varnegs_> i got this harp from it
[00:23]  * Nick_Varnegs_ decaptchalogues harp
[00:23] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "What's it do?"
[00:23] <Nick_Varnegs_> not sure. but its perfectly tuned
[00:23] <Nick_Varnegs_> look
[00:23]  * Nick_Varnegs_ plays some sick harp tunes
[00:24] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Cool."
[00:24] <Nick_Varnegs_> i love this thing.
[00:24] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So what'd ya lose to get it?"
[00:24] <Nick_Varnegs_> i only payed some blood for it
[00:25]  * Nick_Varnegs_ shows his left wrist to lyra. two small hole shaped scars sit there
[00:25]  * Nick_Varnegs_ puts on the mask
[00:25] <Nick_Varnegs_> yeah... it wasn't a big deal
[00:25] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Slippery slope."
[00:26] <Nick_Varnegs_> yay. shady business
[00:26] <Nick_Varnegs_> so... what else can that pen do?
[00:26] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Pretty much make whatever I want."
[00:27] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh goodie
[00:27] <Lyra[Strategist14]> As if to demonstrate, Lyra draws a harp to match Nick's
[00:27] <Nick_Varnegs_> where's the catch?
[00:27] <Nick_Varnegs_> nice
[00:27] <Nick_Varnegs_> is there even a catch?
[00:28] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Takes effort to keep them going.  Hasn't been anything too brutal yet, but I'm fully expecting it to fail me as soon as it's most convenient."
[00:28] <Nick_Varnegs_> hmmm... let me see
[00:28] <Nick_Varnegs_> mind if i?
[00:28] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Go nuts."
[00:28]  * Lyra[Strategist14] gives Nick the pen
[00:28] <Nick_Varnegs_> great
[00:29]  * Nick_Varnegs_ takes the pen and draws in great detail a mannequin
[00:29]  * Nick_Varnegs_ hands the pen back to lyra
[00:29] <Nick_Varnegs_> lets see...
[00:30] <Nick_Varnegs_> this seems to be quite... sturdy
[00:30] <Nick_Varnegs_> i see it gives volume and weight to the piece automatically
[00:30] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... how are the wings on your back? can you move them?
[00:30] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Hmm..."
[00:31]  * Lyra[Strategist14] tries
[00:31] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((And here we run into the issue of AT not being online))
[00:31] <Nick_Varnegs_> ((lets say they dont work right now))
[00:31] <Lyra[Strategist14]> ((Bluh))
[00:32] <Nick_Varnegs_> ((you can fix that with at later))
[00:32] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Nothing.  Just extra flesh."
[00:32] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...there seems to be... an apparent struggle for... things supposed to be alive?
[00:32] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Yep.  Can't really do more than just the outer layers."
[00:32] <Nick_Varnegs_> so... i see...
[00:33] <Nick_Varnegs_> interesting... can you poof them back into non-existance?
[00:33] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I can stop focusing on sustaining them, yeah."
[00:33] <Nick_Varnegs_> you could always find another way of flight
[00:33] <Lyra[Strategist14]> Lyra drops her mental hold over the harp and wings, and they vanish
[00:34] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "That was the next plan, yeah."
[00:34] <Nick_Varnegs_> why limit yourself on wings when you can do other futuristic stuff?
[00:34] <Nick_Varnegs_> like... i dont know. what do you guys use to fly on more modern times?
[00:35] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Planes wouldn't fit through a gate.  Jetpacks are kinda unsafe."
[00:35] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... why dont you draw yourself a ladder?
[00:36] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "..."
[00:36] <Nick_Varnegs_> and something to break your fall after you cross
[00:36]  * Lyra[Strategist14] is quiet
[00:36] <Nick_Varnegs_> what.
[00:36] <Nick_Varnegs_> too... dumb?
[00:37] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Apparently."
[00:37]  * Nick_Varnegs_ plegates his wings back to himself as some sort of cloak of feathers
[00:37] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh well. not every idea is the brightest
[00:37]  * Nick_Varnegs_ remembers he is wearing the mask
[00:37] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Realistically, I wouldn't have had the chance anyway.  Nothing works here."
[00:38]  * Nick_Varnegs_ removes and captchalogues the mask
[00:38] <Nick_Varnegs_> what do you mean by that?
[00:39] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "If it can go wrong, it will.  If it can't, a rule of the universe will change so that it can."
[00:39] <Nick_Varnegs_> that's a rather pessimist way of seeing it
[00:39] <Nick_Varnegs_> look.
[00:40]  * Nick_Varnegs_ puts the mask back on
[00:40] <Nick_Varnegs_> if you want to do something. break the rules to do so
[00:40] <Nick_Varnegs_> find another way of doing it
[00:40] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Tried that on Derse.  Didn't work."
[00:40] <Nick_Varnegs_> derse sucks
[00:41] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Derse sucks."  Lyra nods her agreement.
[00:41] <Nick_Varnegs_> once again. you have a magic pen that can draw anything
[00:41] <Nick_Varnegs_> draw yourself a choice
[00:41]  * Nick_Varnegs_ 's eyes glow an intense yellow
[00:42] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "The pen is broken on Derse."
[00:42] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I have nothing there."
[00:42] <Nick_Varnegs_> be quiet and nice... carry a big stick
[00:43] <Nick_Varnegs_> if you need to follow dersian mandates and law. do it for your own benefit
[00:43] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I'm *trying*, but the last time I tried to use the law against the queen I got stomped on by a big guard dude."
[00:43] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...i once got mugged you know...
[00:44] <Nick_Varnegs_> four times to be exact... i slit the throats of my burglars in their sleep
[00:44] <Nick_Varnegs_> that be the first blood i made flow
[00:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Alright."
[00:45] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...you dont have to follow derse's rules in here do you
[00:45]  * Nick_Varnegs_ winks through the mask
[00:45] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I have to follow the laws of physics.  And those laws say I'm a wimp compared to the guards."
[00:46] <Nick_Varnegs_> but the guards are not here
[00:46] <Nick_Varnegs_> its relaxing being here.
[00:47] <Nick_Varnegs_> not talking to people i fully know
[00:47] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "I guess so, yeah."
[00:47] <Nick_Varnegs_> well... i sure do miss faerzen... and byron not that much
[00:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "See, we've gotta get these teams together."
[00:48] <Nick_Varnegs_> that alexander kid is a nice fellow. needs to keep his hands to himself and get up on what he's good at
[00:48] <Nick_Varnegs_> yes we do.
[00:48] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Don't blame Alex for that.  His shield makes him act that way."
[00:48] <Nick_Varnegs_> i think i still got a loooong way till i get to my planer
[00:48] <Nick_Varnegs_> wait what?
[00:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sentient shield.  Makes him act that way."
[00:49]  * Nick_Varnegs_ takes off the mask and places it in its card
[00:49]  * Nick_Varnegs_ rubs off the residual glow of his eyes
[00:49] <Alexander_Pyrite> ((One grope come on))
[00:49] <Nick_Varnegs_> yeah, he mentioned the shield being alive
[00:49] <Nick_Varnegs_> or at least having a soul
[00:49] <Nick_Varnegs_> what's up with that?
[00:49] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "It's like my crown, yeah.  Telepathy, mental influence."
[00:50] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh i see
[00:50] <Nick_Varnegs_> like that darn book faerzen has
[00:50] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Maybe, yeah.  Reggie's been all over the place."
[00:50] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...
[00:50] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Would make sense for your guys to have some versions of him too."
[00:50] <Nick_Varnegs_> possibly
[00:50] <Nick_Varnegs_> what does it do?
[00:51] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Reggie?"
[00:51] <Nick_Varnegs_> yes
[00:51] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "He possesses people.  If you aren't using your body, he will."
[00:51] <Nick_Varnegs_> short of reginald ill suppose?
[00:51] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh.
[00:51] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Regent, actually."
[00:52] <Nick_Varnegs_> regent. as the one that reigns?
[00:52] <Nick_Varnegs_> fitting name
[00:52] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Thanks.  I thought it was a nice touch."
[00:52] <Nick_Varnegs_> heh. :)
[00:53] <Nick_Varnegs_> so...
[00:53] <Nick_Varnegs_> stuff
[00:54] <Nick_Varnegs_> i could... give you some esper handles, so you get to know the rest of us
[00:54] <Nick_Varnegs_> does that sounds nice?
[00:54] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Sure, that works for me."
[00:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> great
[00:55] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "If you think it'll help."
[00:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> do you have pen and paper?
[00:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> well... yeah
[00:55] <Nick_Varnegs_> you do
[00:56] <Nick_Varnegs_> okay so, my esper handle is solemnSketcher
[00:56]  * Lyra[Strategist14] adds solemnSketcher to her contacts list via Emerald Shades
[00:56] <Nick_Varnegs_> byron's is... masterfulShooter... im sure he has never shot anything
[00:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> and faerzen's is.... visceralVanguard
[00:57]  * Lyra[Strategist14] adds both
[00:57] <Nick_Varnegs_> you probably already know alex's handle
[00:57] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "And Tarane's, yeah.  I'm snuffshotMartyr."
[00:58]  * Nick_Varnegs_ decaptchalogues a futuristic looking pen and writes that in the sketchbook that came with it
[00:59] <Nick_Varnegs_> ...thanks lyra
[00:59] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "And you as well, Nickolai."
[00:59] <Nick_Varnegs_> :)
[00:59] <Lyra[Strategist14]> :)
[00:59] <Nick_Varnegs_> good luck with everything, i should be picking off my journey
[01:00] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Good luck.  I'll try and figure out Derse."
[01:00]  * Nick_Varnegs_ extends his arms in the hug motion
[01:00]  * Lyra[Strategist14] hugs Nick
[01:00]  * Nick_Varnegs_ hugs back
[01:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> really. take care
[01:01] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Likewise.  Try not to die."
[01:01]  * Nick_Varnegs_ stops hugging after a moment
[01:01] <Nick_Varnegs_> good advice
[01:01] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "And if you ever meet my game master?  Give them a kick in the teeth for me, wouldja?"
[01:02] <Nick_Varnegs_> uh... what?
[01:02] <Nick_Varnegs_> what did they do?
[01:02] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Absolutely nothing.  Didn't help me in the slightest.  Screw 'em."
[01:02] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh.
[01:02] <Nick_Varnegs_> a kick well deserved in my book
[01:03] <Nick_Varnegs_> ill do so ;)
[01:03] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Awesome.  I owe you one."
[01:03] <Nick_Varnegs_> now. if you mind. this bird has to fly back home
[01:03] <Nick_Varnegs_> dont mention it
[01:03]  * Nick_Varnegs_ steps outside
[01:04] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh, wait!"
[01:04]  * Lyra[Strategist14] runs outside as well
[01:04] <Nick_Varnegs_> huh?
[01:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> yes lyra?
[01:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "You're right, I'm breaking this game.  Pass me the mask, I've got a deal to make."
[01:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> i... i cant leave this mask here
[01:05] <Nick_Varnegs_> what are you going to try?
[01:05] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Give me two minutes to strike a bargain with it."
[01:06]  * Nick_Varnegs_ reluctactly passes the mask to lyra
[01:06] <Nick_Varnegs_> ... really, dont try anything stupid or dangerous
[01:06]  * Lyra[Strategist14] does something to be established with AT later on, then returns the mask
[01:07] <Nick_Varnegs_> ok....
[01:07] <Nick_Varnegs_> i hope that helped
[01:07] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Only one way to find out."  She shrugs.
[01:08] <Nick_Varnegs_> heh. see you later lyra.
[01:08] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Later."
[01:08]  * Nick_Varnegs_ jumps into the air and begins taking off towards the gate
[01:08]  * Lyra[Strategist14] returns inside
[01:08]  * Nick_Varnegs_ stops midair
[01:08]  * Nick_Varnegs_ knocks on the door.
[01:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Mm?"
[01:09] <Nick_Varnegs_> i just had a horrible idea
[01:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Oh great."
[01:09] <Nick_Varnegs_> want to deliver the kick yourself?
[01:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "..."
[01:09]  * Lyra[Strategist14] grins
[01:09] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "More than anything."
[01:09] <Nick_Varnegs_> well then, what are we waiting for?
[01:10] <Nick_Varnegs_> come with me ill take you to your server player
[01:10] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Deal."
[01:11] <Nick_Varnegs_> ok then, lets go.
[01:11] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So.  Uh.  How do I... ?"
[01:11] <Nick_Varnegs_> oh right... this is the awkward part
[01:11] <Nick_Varnegs_> you have to... sort of... let.me.hold.you?
[01:12]  * Lyra[Strategist14] chokes back a laugh
[01:12] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Damsel in distress-style?  Seriously?"
[01:12] <Nick_Varnegs_> or grab on to me in a way that doesn't touch between my wings at all
[01:13] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Ah, screw it.  I'll just draw a ladder."
[01:13] <Nick_Varnegs_> yes damsel saving style, or any other way you can think of
[01:13]  * Lyra[Strategist14] draws a ladder
[01:13]  * Nick_Varnegs_ grabs lyra and begina taking off to the gate
[01:13] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Dude I had a ladder."
[01:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> too late
[01:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> i got boreeeeed
[01:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "Bluh."
[01:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> ok. here we go. aproaching gate
[01:14] <Nick_Varnegs_> and....
[01:14] <Lyra[Strategist14]> "So what's it actually like to go thr-"