Under a Blank White Sky - Session ??

<non> > Go find Cleo before she scars some poor townsperson for life
<non> > Be the Squidward
<Sir_Screwloose> Right, finding crazy girl. where to start looking, though?
<non> > what direction did she even go in
<Sir_Screwloose> You saw her headed through an alleyway, so you go to  check
<Sir_Screwloose> other than a wooden box on the ground, though, it's empty
<Sir_Screwloose> (SEE? CONTINUITY!)
<non> > examine box
<non>  > be impressed with DM's  eye for continuity
<Sir_Screwloose> it's... a box with a hinged lid. Nothign strange about it,though you vaguely wonder who left it here.
<non> > do the townsfolk even make objects
<Sir_Screwloose> eh, sometimes. stuff they've been shown how to make, anyway.
<non> > weird!
<non> > maybe a box will come in handy, though. take box?
<non> > or would that be stealing?
<Sir_Screwloose> Sure, it's small enough to fit in your coat pocket.
<non> > boop take box and resume search then
<Sir_Screwloose> stealing? from who?
<non> > are there footprints?
<Sir_Screwloose> You'll ask around anyway
<Sir_Screwloose> ((and this is when I realize that I never quite nailed down what the ground of the actual town is made of))
<Sir_Screwloose> ((one sec))
<non> k)
<non> cleo did make something out of clay in town, but who's to say there wasn't just a small clay puddle/deposit)
<non> or that the streets aren't just cobble OVER clay)
<Sir_Screwloose> There are some footprints i nthe dirt, about the right size for Cleo's, but then they go out into the main road, which is made of stone, so... not that helpful
<non> > maybe shout and see if she answers?
<non> > unless you wanna be a sneaktheif and discover her secrets
<Sir_Screwloose> ((is anybody else even in here?))
<Sir_Screwloose> (<_>))
<PurpleKoopa> [i am but i'm kind of lost]
<Sir_Screwloose> ((why's that?]]
<PurpleKoopa> [because i wasn't really paying attention to the end of last session]
<non> oh)
<Sir_Screwloose> ((basically))
<Sir_Screwloose> ((Vincent is looking for Cleo  to make sure she actually used the outhouses instead of shitting in somebody's lawn.))
<PurpleKoopa> [hahahaha is that seriously what's happening right now]
<PurpleKoopa> [alright then]
<Sir_Screwloose> ((because when Ihdisith wanted to talk to Cleo, she used the excuse that she had to use the bathroom))
<Sir_Screwloose> [[yes, seriously]]
<Sir_Screwloose> [[right now he's in the alleyway where Ihd gave her the necklace wit hNiccozmo's soul in it]]
<Sir_Screwloose> [[anyway]]
<Sir_Screwloose> You're not sure what advantage sneaking  would have here, so you call her name
<Sir_Screwloose> no answer
<PurpleKoopa> > She couldn't have gotten too far. Maybe ask some of the townspeople if they've seen a girl with purple eyes?
<non> cleo u are such an anime)
<non> magical girl dracula)
<Sir_Screwloose> Good idea! You ask them where she went and they all point you in the direction of your own ship. At least she's distinctive.
<Sir_Screwloose> you head back to your ship.
<Sir_Screwloose> And she's not there.
<Sir_Screwloose> great.
<PurpleKoopa> > She's not raiding through your cabin again, is she?
<Sir_Screwloose> atera few minutes of calling and searching, you conclude that either she's invisible, or  she's just not here.
<Sir_Screwloose> And to top it off, the clocktower's going all screwy again
<PurpleKoopa> > Screwy? Screwy how?
<non> > check the tower, maybe she's messing with it like a noob
<Sir_Screwloose> This happens every once in a while. The Tall man once admitted he's not very good with mechanical things, so the clocktower has to adjust itself to make sure it's accurate.
<Sir_Screwloose> one of the hands switched directions, and another one sped up.
<non> neat)
<Sir_Screwloose> Should sort itself out in a few seconds.
<Sir_Screwloose> yeah, there we g-
<Sir_Screwloose> oh
<Sir_Screwloose> Hm.
<non> > hmmm?
<Sir_Screwloose> Apparently your  estimate of how long it was until the bell rang was way off
<Sir_Screwloose> *DING*
<Sir_Screwloose> *DONG*
<Sir_Screwloose> *DING*
<Sir_Screwloose> *DONG*
<Sir_Screwloose> *DONNNNNGGGGG*
<Sir_Screwloose> The hands have aligned, and the bell has rung
<non> o:!)
<non> cooool)
<Sir_Screwloose> He Who Waits Beneath has awakened.
<non> > Go say hi to your dad
<non> > maybe bring him a coffee and a bagel
<Sir_Screwloose> You head over to the temple to greet him.
<non> > invent a newspaper so you can give him one
<Sir_Screwloose> though you're still a bit anxious about the situation with Cleo.
<PurpleKoopa> > Would he know where she is?
<non> > maybe dad can help you find her!
<PurpleKoopa> > Yeah!
<Sir_Screwloose> You head into the temple, past the mausoleum, and into the chaber with the vast stairway spiralling down int othe ground.
<Sir_Screwloose> *chamber
<non> > do those huge wingy dudes bother you at all?
- {Day changed to Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 2012}
<Sir_Screwloose> No, they've gone back to their normal stations.
<Sir_Screwloose> (brb)
<non> >fistbump one of them
<non> kk)
<SirScrewloose> (Back)
<SirScrewloose> You'd rather not. They're not up here anymore, anyways
<SirScrewloose> You descend the staircase, down into the bowels of the earth
<non> > Vincent: Descend
<SirScrewloose> It opens up into a vast chamber with a gorge running through it. At the bottom of the gorge is a river, churning up mist that blocks it from view.
<SirScrewloose> Above the river is a drawbridge.
<SirScrewloose> And across the drawbridge is the massive metal skull that serves as the gateway to the House of He Who Waits Beneath.
<PurpleKoopa> > Fondly admire deathskull.
<SirScrewloose> The guards perched in the eye sockets greet you. "He Is Awaiting You."
<PurpleKoopa> > Vincent: Enter.
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<SirScrewloose> You admire the skull. Fondly is.. not quite the right word
<SirScrewloose> Awedly? Is that a word?
<non> > in awe
<SirScrewloose> Anyway, ignoring the shiver that runs down your spine everytime you go in here, you enter the mouth of the skull
<SirScrewloose> LOADING...
<non> > yeah, awe's a good word for that
<SirScrewloose> MINUTES IN THE PAST, BUT NOT MANY
<SirScrewloose> You are once again Cleo D. Ragamuffin, and have just arrived back at the (Skyl)ark to show around your newly necklace-bound starwizard buddy
<non> > warn him of the ark's rough state before showing it to him
<SirScrewloose> You do so. Even so, you hear a small gasp from him in seeing just how bad a shape it's in.
<SirScrewloose> "Such a shame... she was so beautiful in the air."
<SirScrewloose> Anything specific we should show/ask him?
<SirScrewloose> (Really wish this app let me know when people are typing like mibbit does.))
<PurpleKoopa> > Maybe he should see his old cabin again. Probably won't be easy for him, though.
<non> > maybe he could translate his notes for us
<non> > or show us how to FIX THE SHIP
<non> > :D:D:D:D
<SirScrewloose> Ooh ooh yes!
<SirScrewloose> You can somehow feel him blinking. "I don't... know how it works. I was an astronomer, not an engineer"
<SirScrewloose> Dissapointed, you move on to the other, less cool questions
<non> > what the heck even were your notes, dude
<PurpleKoopa> > Do we still have those notes handy? In fact, you know what, let's just summon up the inventory again.
<non> > look in pockets
<SirScrewloose> ((Faaaak i eally should have kept better track of the inventory))
<SirScrewloose> ((One second))
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<SirScrewloose> (FUCKING APP)
<SirScrewloose> Equipped: plain basic pants and shirt, starwizard robe, pockety purple jacket,mrattletail necklace, MLJONR
<SirScrewloose> Items: starwizard's notebook, Sude's journal, miscellaneous pages, pocketfull of ripening apples
<PurpleKoopa> > Yeah, here we go. Hold out the notebook pages for Cozmo.
<SirScrewloose> ((I'd need to look up what pages we have, one second))
<non> kk)
<SirScrewloose> ((Okay there was the one found in the temple with the story about the Serpent Brothers, the one we found in cabin seven about a queen, and the journal itslef, with the eight symbols and Sude's own musings on Nico's theory
<PurpleKoopa> > Show him the one about the queen. Any clue on who this broad is?
<non> > is it me
<SirScrewloose> "Oh, i remember this one. The queen is the moon, and the king is the sun - that's the first bit about him burning people's eyes out."
<non> > eech
<PurpleKoopa> > Nasty. How about the Serpent Brothers?
<SirScrewloose> "According to Anterosan legend, the stars in the sky were the souls of the dead, being led by her across the sky as the memories of their life are washed away
<SirScrewloose> Brother Snake and Brother Snark - didn't I tell you about this one already?"
<non> > there aren't stars here, though. does that mean that people don't die here?
<non> > how do i even know what stars are
<non> > fuck
<SirScrewloose> "...I have no idea. That is very strange, though. Ridiculous legend anyway; if they were souls, the pattern of them would change"
<non> > maybe souls go into the dark part around the stars then
<SirScrewloose> "...plus I certainly never saw anything like that down there."
<non> > do you still not wanna talk about it bro
<SirScrewloose> "I'd prefer not to, thank you."
<SirScrewloose> (Oh god they're making another judge dredd movie))
<SirScrewloose> "...though.... if i was in the sky, you'd think I'd be able to see the other stars. Or... I don't know how it was supposed to work.
<non> > hmm
<non> > what about the other pages
<PurpleKoopa> > Show him Sude's journal. What's the deal with these symbols?
<SirScrewloose> You show him the symbols
<SirScrewloose> "Oh, these are the symbols of the main Anterosan deities, if I remember correctly. The sun and the moon are obvious enough, and the eye-in-hand symbol is.... Him."
<SirScrewloose> The other six, let me see...
<SirScrewloose> The sword for the god of war, the heart for the goddess of love, the flower for the goddess of health,life, medicine, stuff like that
<non> > where the heck are all those guys, then
<SirScrewloose> The hammer for the god of building and mechanics, and the scroll for the goddess of law and justice
<SirScrewloose> I have no idea."
<non> > and he totally forgot tricky
<non> > or did he leave him out on purpose?
<SirScrewloose> "Well, the Trickster wasn't /technically/ a god."
<SirScrewloose> "No formal worship or temples."
<non> > makes sense. he's an informal kinda dude
<non> > so this place is called anterosa? anteros?
<SirScrewloose> "I doubt it. Anteros was a regular country. This is.... I don't even know."
<non> > how any countries were there?
<non> *many)
<SirScrewloose> ((Derp dero never thought of a name for the country nico's from))
<non> maybe something that means sky)
<non> what culture is it most like? japanese? egyptian?)
<SirScrewloose> ((I hadnt even really thought about it that much))
<SirScrewloose> ((Italy?))
<non> well, dude has a big old beard and a robe)
<non> maybe the name of an ancient greek or italian kingdom)
<non> arcadia?)
<SirScrewloose> (Okay sure)0
<non> argos?)
<SirScrewloose> (Argocadia)
<non> laconia)
<non> pfff)
<SirScrewloose> "I don't have an exact answer to that. Quite a lot."
<non> > but you studied anteros?
<SirScrewloose> "Well, not exactly. I studied the stars. /Sude/ knew a lot about the history and mythology of Anteros, and he talked about it to me quite a lot."
<non> > what made you get aboard the skylark, then? because it was awesome?
<SirScrewloose> "Only way I could get to Anteros in time for the eclipse."
<SirScrewloose> "Hm..."
<SirScrewloose> "Wonder what an eclipse would be in the mythology."
<non> > the moon and sun doin' it?
<non> > idk what it is, but sources tell me it is awesome
<SirScrewloose> This gets a chuckle out of him.
<SirScrewloose> Only thing you have left to show him is the notebook
<SirScrewloose> ((Oh fuck yes Superjail! Is on))
<PurpleKoopa> > Huh. Better be gentle with this one. Could bring back some bad memories.
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<PurpleKoopa> > Huh. Better be gentle with this one. Could bring back some bad memories.
<Sir_Screwloose> "You found my notebook!"
<Sir_Screwloose> ...so much for the bad memories
<PurpleKoopa> > Oh! ...Yeah, you're welcome!
<PurpleKoopa> > Some of the pages got damaged, though. (if i'm remembering it correctly)
<Sir_Screwloose> (Actually Sude's journal took the most damage. The notebook's fine, Nic just has terrible handwriting
<PurpleKoopa> (oh, i think i'm mixing up the two)
<non> > read us your chickenscratch, bro
<Sir_Screwloose> Nic makes you open it and go through it. He babbles on excitedly about stars and constellations and blah and blah and holycrap starwizardy goes right over your head
<non> > at least he's havin a good time
<Sir_Screwloose> True, true. You get restless and start pacing though, keeping the notebook open for him to read from
<non> > apples still not ripe?
<non> > try to teach self to juggle with apples
<Sir_Screwloose> Not quite, though they're getting there
<Sir_Screwloose> You try juggling three of them
<Sir_Screwloose> They all hit you in the head and roll into a hole in the floor.
<Sir_Screwloose> Oh hey, you can see Vince coming this way through the window.
<PurpleKoopa> > Wave hello!
<non> > make sure you hide cosmo
<Sir_Screwloose> You wave, but he doesn't see you
<non> > he can always babble endlessly about the sky later
<Sir_Screwloose> You decide to go greet him at the door
<Sir_Screwloose> And, as was inevitably going to happen eventually, you trip on the ede of the robe and fall through a hole in the floor
<non> > where the fuck did all these holes come from
<Sir_Screwloose> And then things go dark and... weird.
<non> > did we at least manage to grab cosmo
<non> > does he even wanna see this weird hole
<non> > at least we don't have to listen to him talk anymore
<Sir_Screwloose> Oh yeah, he's with you
<Sir_Screwloose> And uh
<Sir_Screwloose> You're not sure where the ship went?
<Sir_Screwloose> There was this weird feeling of weightlessness for a second, and now...
<Sir_Screwloose> You think you fell to somewhere else entirely
<Sir_Screwloose> Instead of blank white above you, it's all burnt orange, and the ground as far as you can see is burnt black
<Sir_Screwloose> There's also some hugeass fires burning in the far distance
<PurpleKoopa> > Oh crap! See if you can get a closer look - not /too/ much closer, of course.
<Sir_Screwloose> You take a few cautious steps forwards - the ground seems to be covered in ash and - oh ew, is that a skeleton?
<Sir_Screwloose> ....skeletons aren't supposed to move.
<Sir_Screwloose> Ohshitohshitohshit
<non> > READY MLJONR
<non> > ZOMBIE GOAST LEAVE THIS PLACE
<PurpleKoopa> > AGGRESS
<Sir_Screwloose> You ready your weapon as the charred, twisted corpse rises from the ground and - ohey, tentacle mouth. Must be a drainer. It stares at you with glowing eye sockets and growls
<non> > ARRRRR
<PurpleKoopa> > WHAP WHAP WHAP WHAP
<Sir_Screwloose> You growl back at it and start whacking it with your hammer
<non> > HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW
<Sir_Screwloose> It tries to grab the hammer off of you (which is the smartest thing you've seen any drainer do, ever) but fails
<Sir_Screwloose> You split its skull as it shrieks with pain and bursts
<Sir_Screwloose> This time, along with the vapor, something that looks like a small spectral squid flies off, making panicked noises
<PurpleKoopa> > Is that fire spreading? What's burning, exactly?
<Sir_Screwloose> From the looks of it
<Sir_Screwloose> An entire mountain.
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<PurpleKoopa> > Good lord! Scan the area and see if there's any signs of civilization here.
<non> guys i
<non> really need to sleep ;~;
<Sir_Screwloose> You take a look around and.... aha! There's some kind of half ten, half hut thing a ways away, with something shiny outside of it
<Sir_Screwloose> (Oh)
<non> go on without me
<non> <3
<non> ten hut
<Sir_Screwloose> (Don't have much left for this session anyway))
<PurpleKoopa> [later, non!]
<non> latas~
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<PurpleKoopa> > Hm. Approach cautiously and see if you can get a better look at that shiny thing.
<Sir_Screwloose> You approach cautiously, seeing no signs of life
<Sir_Screwloose> The shiny thing - and you have no idea how you know these terms - looks like a chopper motorcycle with jet engines in place of wheels. It's black with green flame pattern, and looks fucking awesome.
<PurpleKoopa> > Keep your hammer on hand and enter the building. You can never be too careful.
<PurpleKoopa> > Wait, scratch that
<PurpleKoopa> > Did you just say MOTORCYCLE
<Sir_Screwloose> Yes, yes you did.
<PurpleKoopa> > *AWESOME*. Forget this dumb ol' building, let's see if you can hotwire this bad boy.
<Sir_Screwloose> You jump on the bike and... wish you had any idea how to hotwire it. There's a crapload of dials and switches on it too.
<PurpleKoopa> > Uhhh. Any sign of the ignition?
<Sir_Screwloose> Yeah, but there's no key
<Sir_Screwloose> For the moment you settle for making vroom noises
<PurpleKoopa> > vroom vroom look out world here comes cleo
<Sir_Screwloose> Hell yeah!
<Sir_Screwloose> Unfortunately your vrooming is cut short when something whacks you in the back of the head and knocks you off the jetbike.
<Sir_Screwloose> You feel a heavy foot on your back and something metal at the back of your head.
<Sir_Screwloose> A low, growly voice, full of just-barely-contained rage speaks
<Sir_Screwloose> "You. Are going to answer. My questions. And if i don't like your answers. I will blow your goddamn head off."
<PurpleKoopa> > (/fuuuuuuuuuck/)
<Sir_Screwloose> ((And guess what?))
<PurpleKoopa> [aw, is that it for tonight]
<Sir_Screwloose> ((Yyyyyep!))
<PurpleKoopa> CLIFFHANGER
<Sir_Screwloose> Keep 'em wanting more, yeah?
<PurpleKoopa> WHO IS THIS MYSTERIOUS RAGEVOICE? AND WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DOES HE HAVE FOR OUR HEROINE?
<PurpleKoopa> AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WILL SHE *EVER* FIGURE OUT HOTWIRING???
<PurpleKoopa> TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF
<Sir_Screwloose> UNDER A BLANK WHITE SKY
<PurpleKoopa> BLANK SKY SQUADRON