Strawberry Five

[00:29]	<[huh]Nathan>	[LAST TIME]
[00:29]	<Ivory>	[Ice cream~]
[00:30]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Dinner, a bit of Nathan's past, and Cassie confesses to Ivory.]
[00:31]	<[huh]Nathan>	[We pick up at the table after the dishes have been cleared...]
[00:33]	* Ivory	totally wasn't playing footsie.
[00:33]	* [huh]Nathan	is examining the sketch he made earlier.
[00:33]	<Ivory>	do-dee-do~
[00:35]	<Ivory>	So~ Now what do we do?
[00:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you want you can watch me try to summon something with this. Though you've seen it a couple times before, I think it might be interesting for Brienne or Cassandra.
[00:37]	* [nfty]Brienne	sighs contentedly. "Ahh. We take some time to digest, of course."
[00:38]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	tiptoes into the room, sneaking up behind Nathan with all the prowess of a drunken elephant.
[00:38]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Hi~~ Nattie!
[00:38]	<Ivory>	Err... I think you summoned something already.
[00:39]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I would most certainly find it interesting.
[00:39]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	clings to his back, peering over his shoulder.
[00:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Hmmm... more spookyscribbles?
[00:39]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is looking very intently at the geometry of the drawing.
[00:40]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	peers closer.
[00:40]	* Ivory	is more interested in a DS, and powers one on.
[00:41]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yes, Schlami, it is.
[00:41]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks over to the strange contraption Ivory is holding. "Ohh, what is that?"
[00:41]	<Ivory>	Huh?
[00:41]	<Ivory>	! Oh, you've never seen one of these before, have you?
[00:42]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...oooh, dirty, dirty, dirty Nat~tie~
[00:42]	* Ivory	turns the DS to Brienne.
[00:42]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	You like squidy longwetgrabbers? Not looked like that kinda bossman.
[00:42]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	points to a series of circles on the picture.
[00:42]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Huh.... what is that?
[00:42]	* [nfty]Brienne	touches the screen.
[00:43]	<Ivory>	It's an awesome human invention. It's called a "video game". It's like a normal game, except there are whole peoples and worlds kept inside these little carts, and you tell them what to do.
[00:43]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Couplefew squidgrabber demons lived next door to us. Ringading number juuust about that.
[00:43]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...I think.
[00:44]	<[nfty]Brienne>	That sounds kind of like what Mister Nathan does... can it work underwater?
[00:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	Is it, Schlami? It might be.
[00:45]	<Ivory>	Umm... I don't think so.
[00:45]	<[huh]Nathan>	I don't entirely know what this will bring up, or if it will work at all. I did this by feel.
[00:45]	<Ivory>	There's a difference, though. The peoples and worlds in the video game can't live in ours.
[00:46]	* Ivory	felt sad when Nathan told her he couldn't summon anyone out of the DS. Talking to Phoenix and Wario would have been so cool!
[00:46]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Can't ... live? Well, I've never heard of a demon summoner before... maybe somewhere there's a video game summoner?
[00:46]	<Ivory>	Maybe.
[00:47]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Feel? Pfft. You Nattie, not Tannie.
[00:51]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I kind of doubt it'll bring up another maid, though.
[00:51]	* [Zem]Cassandra	smiles nervously.
[00:51]	<[huh]Nathan>	It might.
[00:54]	<[huh]Nathan>	After all, things like this are what brought Ivory, Schlami, and maybe Brienne here. Who's to say?
[00:55]	<Ivory>	It might also bring some hellbeast or plague-infested creature.
[00:56]	* Ivory	remarks sharply, but deep down fears that Nathan isn't a man that'll see old age.
[00:57]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Nahhhh. Hellbeast ringading got more squares.
[00:57]	* [Zem]Cassandra	remarks flippantly, "I hope not. I'd have to clean up after them, then."
[00:59]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's not like I haven't brought up hellbeasts before.
[01:00]	* [huh]Nathan	taps a scar on the back of his hand.
[01:01]	<Ivory>	It's not like you've been killed before, either.
[01:01]	<Ivory>	But it doesn't matter.
[01:02]	<Ivory>	We've been over it a thousand times. You won't listen to me, and you won't start now.
[01:03]	<[huh]Nathan>	You're right, I won't. I'm perfectly aware of the risks and am willing to accept them.
[01:05]	* Ivory	sighs, gets up and pushes in her seat.
[01:05]	<Ivory>	I'm sorry.
[01:05]	* Ivory	heads back to her own room.
[01:06]	<[nfty]Brienne>	...
[01:06]	<[huh]Nathan>	...
[01:06]	* [huh]Nathan	sighs.
[01:06]	* [nfty]Brienne	just stares as Ivory takes her leave.
[01:06]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... what was that about?
[01:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ivory gets like that sometimes. It's not like I don't appreciate her concern, but I'm not going to stop what I'm doing because it's a bit dangerous, either.
[01:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	So... want to watch?
[01:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	...
[01:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	You'll be a lot safer than I am, don't worry about that.
[01:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I suppose I should. Don't make any mistakes, though.
[01:20]	* [Zem]Cassandra	sighs, part of her wanting to watch the summoning, and part of her wanting to go and follow Ivory.
[01:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	I won't, I won't.
[01:30]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Should I go see if Ivory is okay?
[01:31]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you'd like. I do feel sort of bad about making her upset.
[01:31]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	has fallen asleep against Nathan.
[01:32]	<[huh]Nathan>	Schlami~
[01:32]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	...still clinging to his waist.
[01:32]	* [huh]Nathan	nudges the sleeping figure.
[01:36]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... a strange girl, that one.
[01:36]	* [Zem]Cassandra	heads to Ivory's room.
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[01:36]	<[huh]Nathan>	Which? They're all strange.
[01:37]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... you have a point, there.
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	z.
[01:39]	* [huh]Nathan	gets up carefully so as not to wake Schlami.
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...!
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	... ...
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...
[01:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	.......z.
[01:40]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'll let her rest. Brienne, I'll be doing this in the living room.
[01:41]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	begins gnawing on the arm of the chair, giggling quietly to herself.
[01:41]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	......harder~
[01:42]	* [huh]Nathan	tries to ignore what Schlami might be dreaming.
[01:43]	* [nfty]Brienne	gets up, giving the sleeping Schlamigrioth a wide berth
[01:44]	* [huh]Nathan	takes his drawing and makes for the living room, where he also picks out a couple candles.
[01:44]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...heehee......
[01:44]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	touch it~
[01:46]	* [nfty]Brienne	follows Nathan, not going to be left alone with that hungry you-- er, demon.
[01:46]	* [huh]Nathan	sets the picture in the center of the room, arranging the candles on top of it and lighting them.
[01:48]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	.........with two fingers, now...
[01:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ready, Brienne?
[01:49]	<[nfty]Brienne>	S-sure.
[01:52]	* [huh]Nathan	takes a pin and pricks his finger, then smears a small trail of blood across the canvas.
[01:57]	* [nfty]Brienne	gets a bad feeling.
[01:58]	* [huh]Nathan	steps backs as the trail hisses and evaporates, a similar sound and some steam signifying that his wound's been cauterized. The lines glow a faint purple, followed by the sigils in a light blue. The fire of the candles burns low, then snuffs out.
[01:59]	<[huh]Nathan>	Remeber to stay a bit back, Brienne. Y'know, just in case.
[02:01]	* [huh]Nathan	looks a bit vexed, though, as the lines glow brighter and the sigils flicker out.
[02:01]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, never had that happen before...
[02:03]	<[nfty]Brienne>	It didn't work?
[02:03]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, no, it's still working. This is an experiment of sorts, so I'm not entirely sure what to expect.
[02:07]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Uh, hm... I hope you have things under control then.
[02:07]	* [nfty]Brienne	mutters something.
[02:12]	<[huh]Nathan>	[The ligt of outside seems to fade, and you notice that the white spaces of the drawing seem to have become black. Looking, it's like the drawing has become a window into some shadowy room, and you notice something moving inside. It reaches out a slender hand almost as dark as its shadowy surroundings and grips a part of the glowing markings. Snapping it like a twig makes the light die and drawing vanish, and the thing rises from what should have been the ground.]
[02:14]	* [Zem]Cassandra	thinks carefully for a moment before saying, "You're people, just like me and Nathan and Brienne. You may be from a different place, but you're still people."
[02:15]	* [nfty]Brienne	backs away, hoping whatever it is isn't hostile...
[02:15]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	....ride it... up and down.... all~ day~ long~........mmm?
[02:16]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	's brow furrows slightly in her sleep, and she drowsily sniffs the air.
[02:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Its skin is black, with messy knee-length hair that falls all around it and obscures its features. The figure seems feminine, but with this kind of thing it's hard to tell. She wears a simple tattered and stained dress. The most notable of her features are her slightly luminescent eyes, all the more unnerving in the unnatural darkness.]
[02:20]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh damn, Oh damn. Brienne? Run.
[02:22]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Gotcha
[02:22]	* [nfty]Brienne	quickly backs to the closest doorway...
[02:22]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	frowns a bit harder.
[02:22]	* [huh]Nathan	cuts his finger again, this time drawing hastily on the wall. The markings shine, then flicker and die.
[02:22]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	....hmmm? smells like...
[02:22]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	's eyes open, and she perks up.
[02:23]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...home!
[02:23]	<[huh]Nathan>	[The lights in the other parts of the mansion begin to dim unnaturally.]
[02:24]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	follows her nose to a fear-flavored surprise. No, really. She closes her eyes and follows the smell of the new arrival, like fucking Toucan Sam.
[02:25]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	bumps into Brienne in the doorway.
[02:25]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Ow!
[02:25]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	rubs her nose.
[02:25]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	takes note of the darkness.
[02:25]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...Hmmm.
[02:26]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Nattie scribble up new people?
[02:26]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	tilts to the side and looks past Brienne.
[02:26]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...Ohhhh.
[02:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yeah, I've read something about this one. If we don't get rid of her fast, we're in trouble.
[02:27]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Nattie, want punchyhelp~?
[02:28]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is grinning in anticipation.
[02:28]	<[huh]Demon>	Talking about me as if I'm not there is quite rude, you know. As is tearing me outside my city.
[02:29]	* [huh]Demon	speaks calmly.
[02:29]	<[huh]Nathan>	Uh... I didn't mean to?
[02:29]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Uhm. We're sorry. T-this guy is kind of an idiot, so...
[02:29]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Sorry stringything. Nattie scribbles ringadings bad sometimes.
[02:29]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	shoots a small glare at Brienne.
[02:30]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	No crackysmacky about Nattie.
[02:32]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	scoots to the side of Brienne and strolls in.
[02:32]	* [huh]Demon	suddenly dashes behind Nathan and grabs him, lifting him by the collar.
[02:32]	<[huh]Demon>	Don't worry, I'll make sure he never does something like this again.
[02:32]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Ah-ah, no touch.
[02:33]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	leaps at the demon.
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[01:36]	* [Zem]Cassandra	knocks on the door.
[01:38]	* Ivory	quietly opens the door.
[01:38]	<Ivory>	Cassie?
[01:39]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, it's me.
[01:40]	<Ivory>	What is it?
[01:40]	* Ivory	shuts the game, silencing it.
[01:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Do you want me to come in?
[01:42]	<Ivory>	Uh... Sure.
[01:42]	* Ivory	steps back and sits on the bed.
[01:44]	* [Zem]Cassandra	comes in and sits on the bed as well.
[01:45]	<Ivory>	What's up?
[01:45]	<Ivory>	I thought you wanted to see Nathan do his thing.
[01:47]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I think you're more important.
[01:48]	<Ivory>	Aw... That's sweet. But I'm fine, honest.
[01:49]	<Ivory>	hah... I'm just... nervous about Nathan, sometimes. It's not just because what he does endangers himself, but... It endangers everyone. I wish he could see that...
[01:50]	* Ivory	lays down aside of Cassandra.
[01:51]	<Ivory>	I mean, I know the things that can come from there... but, I don't know. Maybe he's right. Maybe he does have it under control.
[01:51]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Do you want me to be honest?
[01:51]	<Ivory>	The people of this world seem to be good at that... control... security...
[01:52]	<Ivory>	...huh? Oh, um.
[01:52]	* Ivory	blinks twice.
[01:52]	<Ivory>	Sure, tell me what you think.
[01:53]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I came here originally to learn how to do what it is Nathan does.
[01:54]	<Ivory>	Yeah, you mentioned... You want to learn magic and stuff. Or do you specifically look for summoning?
[01:56]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	No, I'm not really picky. I just don't want to be powerless. But I don't know specifically why I want to learn magic, just that I don't want to be helpless, a burden.
[01:56]	* Ivory	reaches up and flicks Cassandra in the head.
[01:56]	<Ivory>	Don't be an idiot.
[01:59]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Huh?
[02:00]	* Ivory	pulls herself up by Cassandra, one hand at her waist and the other on her shoulder.
[02:01]	<Ivory>	People in this world are born with great power, of the like I can only begin to understand.
[02:03]	<Ivory>	This is a world of change. Any person can have that power. My world, the place I'm from, never changes.
[02:05]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, maybe when you return- if you ever return- you could change things. Or is it not like that?
[02:06]	<Ivory>	I'll never return, as long as I can help it. And it'll never change.
[02:07]	* Ivory	looks at the floor for a minute.
[02:07]	<Ivory>	What do you think of when you think of me and Schlamigrioth?
[02:14]	* [Zem]Cassandra	thinks carefully for a moment before saying, "You're people, just like me and Nathan and Brienne. You may be from a different place, but you're still people."
[02:18]	<Ivory>	A lot of what you know makes people happy. It makes me happy, anyway. I think there's a lot of power in that.
[02:20]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, until recently, I haven't been happy very often, either. So I suppose your world, or at least you, have brought me joy.
[02:21]	* Ivory	smiles, putting a hand over hers.
[02:22]	<Ivory>	Thanks. But this world made me that way. Before then, I wouldn't think anything of any of you killing yourselves no more than you think of a stranger's favorite color.
[02:23]	<[huh]Nathan>	[The lights in the other parts of the mansion begin to dim unnaturally.]
[02:23]	<Ivory>	?
[02:25]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	We'd better check what's going on.
[02:26]	<Ivory>	Yeah...
[02:27]	* Ivory	lets go of Cassandra's hand and heads back to the living room.
[02:28]	<Ivory>	It's probably nothing, but you know, if it is... Just stay a step behind me, okay?
[02:33]	* [Zem]Cassandra	follows Ivory.
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[02:34]	* Ivory	walks in to discover... that.
[02:35]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	leaps onto the demon ...and lands on Nathan instead.
[02:35]	<Ivory>	Eeeek! N-Nathan!
[02:35]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	has committed a grievous mishandling of jumpology. But this can work, too.
[02:35]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Oh, dear.
[02:36]	* [Zem]Cassandra	draws a wooden staff, but doesn't feel good about her chances.
[02:36]	* [nfty]Brienne	awkwardly dashes to try and save Nathan, but stumbles and kind of careens towards the demon
[02:36]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Sooo, Nattie... can I chompystomp it?
[02:37]	<Ivory>	Cassie, go hide!
[02:37]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	says this by his ear.
[02:37]	* [huh]Demon	wasn't entirely expecting Brienne and Schlami, and Nathan is wrested from her grasp.
[02:39]	* [Zem]Cassandra	pauses. "I... okay." She runs off, but doesn't feel good about it.
[02:40]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yes, please, Schlami.
[02:40]	* Ivory	dashes to Nathan, putting herself between he and the monster.
[02:40]	<Ivory>	Nathan, get out of here!
[02:41]	* [nfty]Brienne	kind of tumbles to the ground and pries herself up as quick as she can
[02:41]	* [huh]Nathan	draws another hasty sigil, but this one also sputters and dies.
[02:42]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	smiles wider than is literally humanly possible.
[02:42]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Yay~
[02:44]	<[huh]Demon>	Children dare to raise their hands against me?
[02:44]	* [huh]Demon	is irritated now.
[02:45]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Sorry, but I can't just let you harm my host as you please.
[02:48]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	springs off Nathan and barks a word that turns grass brown in the shape of a happy face outside and causes property tax to increase by 0.2%. It also summons a big white weird gun thing into existence on Schlamigrioth's outstretched arm.
[02:48]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...Bang!
[02:49]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	delivers an invisible bitchslap to the demon with a mad giggle.
[02:50]	* Ivory	summons a series of small, blue-and-white bats to swarm from beneath her skirt, hastily flying in the demon's direction and slicing at him with razor wings.
[02:52]	* [nfty]Brienne	quickly tries to refer to a page in her book of spells to launch chilly waves of ice at the demon! ... but winds up spraying a wave of chilly air in the demon's general direction instead.
[02:53]	* [huh]Demon	waves ineffectively at the bats around her, and is caught off guard by Schlamigrioth's attack. The cold helps too.
[02:54]	* [huh]Demon	is caught off-balance and falls.
[02:55]	* [Zem]Cassandra	returns, heading to Ivory's side, knowing she couldn't just run away when help was needed.
[02:57]	* Ivory	suddenly becomes doubly worried, now that Cassandra's here, but she knows better than to take her eyes off a demon for a split second. She hasn't blinked since she entered the room.
[02:56]	<[huh]Demon>	Feh... I will remember this, magus. There's a reason why your kind's died out.
[02:56]	* [huh]Demon	shrouds herself with shadows and vanishes. Almost immediately the light springs back in full. It's a bit dazzling.
[02:57]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	looks around, growing disappointed.
[02:59]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Only stompy? ...and no chompy...?
[02:59]	* Ivory	remains tense. Whatever that was, it certainly didn't die.
[03:00]	<Ivory>	Hey... Nathan... did it go back...?
[03:00]	* [nfty]Brienne	blinks.
[03:01]	<[huh]Nathan>	I-I think so...
[03:01]	<Ivory>	Be sure. Because it could still be here.
[03:02]	* Ivory	gets a good look at everyone's eyes. Nothing unusual...
[03:03]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	sniffs the air.
[03:04]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is probably basting the spider in a nice cocktail of adrenaline and endorphins.
[03:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	I think the light couldn't have come back if she was still here.
[03:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Oh yeah, he's pretty happy about now.]
[03:05]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	sighs unhappily.
[03:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	Thanks, all of you.
[03:05]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Don't smell stringything.
[03:05]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	says another word, and the gun disappears.
[03:05]	* Ivory	breathes a sigh of relief and what little color she has returns to her skin.
[03:05]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It look like a drowned girl, but I could feel its malice. *shivers*
[03:06]	<Ivory>	Cassie...
[03:06]	<Ivory>	Why the fuck did you come back in here.
[03:09]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It's my duty to help protect the master. If I had been able to take Nathan with me when I left, that'd be one thing. But... I have too much pride to just flee like a scared rabbit and only worry about myself.
[03:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... that could've went worse, I admit.
[03:11]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It also could have gone better.
[03:12]	<Ivory>	You idiot. If things were different you could've died.
[03:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	W-well I wasn't expecting something like that to suddenly appear!
[03:14]	<Ivory>	You don't understand, Cassie... Me, I've decided my life, but you, you got your whole life ahead of you. You burden me, in this situation, and I cannot perform my duties as well as I could without you in danger.
[03:18]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	...very well. In the future, if something like this happens, I will take Nathan with me and hide if at all possible, while you handle the threat.
[03:18]	* [Zem]Cassandra	doesn't want a fight about this.
[03:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Right, well, I'm staying away from heptagrams for a while after this.
[03:19]	* Ivory	glares at Nathan.
[03:19]	<Ivory>	A while. Then, what?
[03:20]	* Ivory	's bats pluck themselves out of Nathan's wooden furniture and float gingerly back up her skirt. She walks right on out of the room without another word.
[03:20]	* [Zem]Cassandra	confides to Nathan, "I felt so useless..."
[03:21]	* [huh]Nathan	shakes his head.
[03:21]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	was really looking forward to lunch.
[03:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	Nothing here was your responsibility...
[03:22]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	goes back to sleep on the couch.
[03:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	Though if you're interested in learning, this is a good example of what you have to be prepared for.
[03:29]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, Brienne?
[03:30]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm sorry about that, it seems like it was a bad day to show you.
[03:32]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yeah...
[03:33]	<[huh]Nathan>	I don't like putting anyone else in danger if I can help it, you know?
[03:33]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I should've been more careful. I thought maybe we'd run into something friendly, but it looks like we aren't that fortunate.
[03:33]	* [nfty]Brienne	shakes her head.
[03:34]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, whatever. You should make sure you have protection so this doesn't happen again, you know?
[03:35]	<[huh]Nathan>	The protection part I'm working on.
[03:35]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Then I must become strong, both in order to protect you properly and to learn to handle this myself if need be.
[03:37]	* [huh]Nathan	nods.
[03:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	Work hard, Cassie, and I'm sure you'll do well.