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  1. SESSION ONE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  5. [2008-08-31 21:02:07] * [PYG]Cerise stands watch at the front of the fortress using her rifle to aid in keeping watch. She flicks a switch on the communicator she has on her ear.
  6. [2008-08-31 21:02:31] <[PYG]Cerise> "Master, I see no signs of those insect creatures."
  7. [2008-08-31 21:02:47] <[PYG]Cerise> "Things look all right for now."
  8. [2008-08-31 21:02:59] <[PYG]Cerise> "Over."
  9. [2008-08-31 21:03:17] * [GM]Ludwig sits at a long table in a large room at the center of the Fortress: the war room.
  10. [2008-08-31 21:03:19] * [PB]Teilya pulls out a satellite controller and stares into the screen.
  11. [2008-08-31 21:03:27] * [gtz]Mary removes her large headphones
  12. [2008-08-31 21:03:35] * [GM]Ludwig presses a button at his side.
  13. [2008-08-31 21:03:39] <[gtz]Mary> I don't hear them on sonar either, sir.
  14. [2008-08-31 21:03:46] <[GM]Ludwig> Thank you, Cerise. Over and out.
  15. [2008-08-31 21:03:48] * [PB]Teilya then pulls out a radio.
  16. [2008-08-31 21:04:18] <[PB]Teilya> Reporting! Bugs are all gathering to the west nya~!
  17. [2008-08-31 21:04:32] <[GM]Ludwig> To the west? Hmm.
  18. [2008-08-31 21:04:37] <[GM]Ludwig> How far?
  19. [2008-08-31 21:05:01] * [PB]Teilya pulls out another device and reads the figures.
  20. [2008-08-31 21:05:22] <[PB]Teilya> Ah...100 miles away~
  21. [2008-08-31 21:06:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Then even if they are massing for an attack, it'll be days before they can reach us... good.
  22. [2008-08-31 21:06:29] <[Nom]Alexis> That's wonderful, master!
  23. [2008-08-31 21:06:31] * [GM]Ludwig leans back in his chair and sighs.
  24. [2008-08-31 21:06:35] * [Nom]Alexis fawns
  25. [2008-08-31 21:06:39] <[GM]Ludwig> It seems we live another day.
  26. [2008-08-31 21:07:02] * [GM]Ludwig closes his eyes and rubs at his neck.
  27. [2008-08-31 21:07:36] <[gtz]Mary> "The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. . . . They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. . . . I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened."
  28. [2008-08-31 21:07:45] <[gtz]Mary> Everything is eventual, sir.
  29. [2008-08-31 21:08:07] * [PYG]Cerise eyes the landscape through her scope. She can't believe what she's seeing. Quickly, she flicks her communicator to life once again. She speaks with slight panic in her voice..."
  30. [2008-08-31 21:08:19] * [GM]Ludwig smiles a little.
  31. [2008-08-31 21:08:57] <[PYG]Cerise> "I don't think we can relax just yet, Master."
  32. [2008-08-31 21:08:58] <[GM]Ludwig> I hope you're right, Mary.
  33. [2008-08-31 21:09:09] * [gtz]Mary continues to focus on her braille bible
  34. [2008-08-31 21:09:17] <[PYG]Cerise> "Th-they're flying!"
  35. [2008-08-31 21:09:24] <[PYG]Cerise> "Over."
  36. [2008-08-31 21:09:45] * [GM]Ludwig presses the intercom button again.
  37. [2008-08-31 21:10:00] * [PB]Teilya pulls out a controller with a big red button and presses it.
  38. [2008-08-31 21:10:10] <[PB]Teilya> ALL MISSILES AWAY NYA~
  39. [2008-08-31 21:10:19] <[GM]Ludwig> It's all right, Cerise. I took their flight into consideration when... uh... hang on a second.
  40. [2008-08-31 21:10:47] * [gtz]Mary turns the...page? scrolls up?
  41. [2008-08-31 21:11:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya... we have no more missiles.
  42. [2008-08-31 21:11:42] <[GM]Ludwig> Remember?
  43. [2008-08-31 21:11:58] * [PB]Teilya looks confuse
  44. [2008-08-31 21:12:13] <[PB]Teilya> We don't nya? Then what are those that's flying out?
  45. [2008-08-31 21:12:17] <[GM]Ludwig> You fired them all off weeks ago.
  46. [2008-08-31 21:12:25] * [GM]Ludwig checks out the window.
  47. [2008-08-31 21:12:47] <[GM]Tetro> Sure enough, five missiles are leaving their bays and heading towards the west.
  48. [2008-08-31 21:12:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh. Well.
  49. [2008-08-31 21:13:09] * [GM]Ludwig turns back to Teilya, face stern.
  50. [2008-08-31 21:13:19] <[GM]Ludwig> In any case, I did not order their launch.
  51. [2008-08-31 21:13:36] * [PB]Teilya flinches, then scratches her ears and pouts.
  52. [2008-08-31 21:13:47] <[GM]Ludwig> We had no evidence that the massing insects were even aware of our presence, but they certainly are now.
  53. [2008-08-31 21:14:19] <[GM]Ludwig> You must control your impulses. We all must, or we will never survive.
  54. [2008-08-31 21:14:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's lovely, master, we're all going to die! Isn't it grand!"
  55. [2008-08-31 21:14:38] * [PB]Teilya curls into a ball, biting her lips lightly.
  56. [2008-08-31 21:14:47] <[PB]Teilya> Sorry master...
  57. [2008-08-31 21:14:49] * [gtz]Mary turns the page
  58. [2008-08-31 21:15:31] * [PYG]Cerise keeping an eye on the distant insect cloud watches as it starts to grow much larger.
  59. [2008-08-31 21:15:51] * [PYG]Cerise quickly attempts communication to the War Room again.
  60. [2008-08-31 21:15:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, I swear, should I live to be a hundred, I will never understand your sense of humor.
  61. [2008-08-31 21:16:27] <[PYG]Cerise> "Master! They definitely know we're here now! They're moving faster!"
  62. [2008-08-31 21:16:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "You probably won't master, but keep working hard! Oh ho ho ho!"
  63. [2008-08-31 21:16:37] <[GM]Ludwig> But, it is good that you have one. God knows we need such things in these times.
  64. [2008-08-31 21:17:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, can you confirm this?
  65. [2008-08-31 21:18:02] * [PB]Teilya looks up downtrodden, but nods and pulls out the satellites screen.
  66. [2008-08-31 21:18:20] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~, they're closing in fast, now about 63 miles out...
  67. [2008-08-31 21:18:25] <[GM]Ludwig> What?!
  68. [2008-08-31 21:18:27] <[GM]Ludwig> So fast...
  69. [2008-08-31 21:18:34] <[GM]Ludwig> This must be a new breed...
  70. [2008-08-31 21:18:43] * [GM]Ludwig chews on a thumbnail, visibly anxious.
  71. [2008-08-31 21:19:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... will the missiles still hit their target?
  72. [2008-08-31 21:19:10] * [gtz]Mary stops reading
  73. [2008-08-31 21:19:31] * [PB]Teilya looks confident and pats her (lack of) chest.
  74. [2008-08-31 21:19:41] <[PB]Teilya> Of course they will! I made them!
  75. [2008-08-31 21:19:51] * [GM]Ludwig smiles uneasily.
  76. [2008-08-31 21:19:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "We really are doomed no! Oh ho ho!"
  77. [2008-08-31 21:19:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Of course. At least that's good news.
  78. [2008-08-31 21:20:01] <[gtz]Mary> How long until connection?
  79. [2008-08-31 21:20:01] <[Nom]Alexis> *now
  80. [2008-08-31 21:21:12] <[gtz]Mary> There it was. I heard it.
  81. [2008-08-31 21:21:24] <[PYG]Cerise> "Missile hit confirmed."
  82. [2008-08-31 21:21:42] * [PB]Teilya stares at screen, then beams at Ludwig.
  83. [2008-08-31 21:21:48] * [GM]Ludwig sighs again, some of the pressure relieved.
  84. [2008-08-31 21:21:56] <[PB]Teilya> ALL HITS! BUGS DOWN 20%!
  85. [2008-08-31 21:21:57] <[PYG]Cerise> "Not all of them went down though. And it looks like that just pissed them off even more!"
  86. [2008-08-31 21:22:05] * [GM]Ludwig shrugs.
  87. [2008-08-31 21:22:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, we knew it couldn't be that easy.
  88. [2008-08-31 21:22:26] * [GM]Ludwig presses another button on the intercom, opening the Fortress channel.
  89. [2008-08-31 21:22:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Battle stations! Incoming bug swarm!
  90. [2008-08-31 21:22:46] <[GM]Ludwig> All civilians to the shelters!
  91. [2008-08-31 21:23:15] <[GM]Tetro> Sirens begin going off. You know the drill.
  92. [2008-08-31 21:23:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll go...make tea. This place could use more tea."
  93. [2008-08-31 21:23:35] * [gtz]Mary puts away her book
  94. [2008-08-31 21:23:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Not now, Alexis!
  95. [2008-08-31 21:23:51] * [PYG]Cerise stands up from her position, dusting off her uniform.
  96. [2008-08-31 21:23:58] * [Nom]Alexis frowns
  97. [2008-08-31 21:24:05] <[GM]Ludwig> I need you to take over Mary's station for now.
  98. [2008-08-31 21:24:13] <[GM]Ludwig> Tea can wait until we've survived the assault.
  99. [2008-08-31 21:24:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "No one appreciates good tea during Apocalypses these days"
  100. [2008-08-31 21:24:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, I want you out on the wall with Cerise.
  101. [2008-08-31 21:24:39] <[gtz]Mary> Yes, sir.
  102. [2008-08-31 21:24:43] <[GM]Ludwig> Your spells are going to be essential.
  103. [2008-08-31 21:24:59] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, but first... ETA on the swarm?
  104. [2008-08-31 21:25:04] * [PB]Teilya looks at Ludwig with tails swinging.
  105. [2008-08-31 21:25:27] <[PB]Teilya> Oh! ETA is...24 minutes and 51 seconds!
  106. [2008-08-31 21:25:43] <[gtz]Mary> Cerise?
  107. [2008-08-31 21:25:44] <[GM]Ludwig> Time enough...
  108. [2008-08-31 21:25:44] * [PYG]Cerise quickly heads for the stairs by the side of the outer fortress walls.
  109. [2008-08-31 21:25:53] * [Nom]Alexis mumbles
  110. [2008-08-31 21:25:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "You never know, maybe the bugs just want to come in and have a chat over snacks. It can happen"
  111. [2008-08-31 21:26:00] * [gtz]Mary follows her footsteps
  112. [2008-08-31 21:26:10] <[PYG]Cerise> "Yes, Mary, I read you."
  113. [2008-08-31 21:26:15] * [Nom]Alexis takes the sonar grudgingly
  114. [2008-08-31 21:26:39] <[gtz]Mary> Just making sure where you are.
  115. [2008-08-31 21:26:44] * [GM]Ludwig sits in his chair again, closes his eyes, and concentrates.
  116. [2008-08-31 21:27:08] * [GM]Ludwig raises his hands, and images appear in the air around him, showing various parts of the fortress and the wasteland outside.
  117. [2008-08-31 21:27:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ooh, master, I love your serious look"
  118. [2008-08-31 21:27:51] * [GM]Ludwig opens his eyes and looks over the images, ignoring Alexis' flirtations for the moment.
  119. [2008-08-31 21:28:33] <[GM]Ludwig> The villagers are responding quite well... they've really take those drills to heart.
  120. [2008-08-31 21:28:46] * [PB]Teilya push her glasses back into place and begins to play with a ball of wool.
  121. [2008-08-31 21:29:01] <[PYG]Cerise> "Oh, Mary! There you are!" She says, barely able to hold back a smile at the sight of the girl.
  122. [2008-08-31 21:29:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "It's what they look forward to every day. Oh ho ho!"
  123. [2008-08-31 21:29:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Now, we wait...
  124. [2008-08-31 21:30:01] * [gtz]Mary reaches out her hand
  125. [2008-08-31 21:30:19] * [Nom]Alexis takes out her knitting
  126. [2008-08-31 21:30:49] * [PYG]Cerise takes Mary's hand, while trying to stay calm.
  127. [2008-08-31 21:30:53] * [GM]Ludwig closes his eyes again, mentally checking over the defensive spells around the perimeter.
  128. [2008-08-31 21:30:54] <[PYG]Cerise> Okay, this way.
  129. [2008-08-31 21:32:06] * [gtz]Mary smiles, allows Cerise to lead her
  130. [2008-08-31 21:32:11] * [PYG]Cerise leads Mary to the western wall of the fortress.
  131. [2008-08-31 21:32:20] <[PYG]Cerise> We're here.
  132. [2008-08-31 21:33:05] <[gtz]Mary> What do you see?
  133. [2008-08-31 21:36:50] * [gtz]Mary gets on her knees and prays
  134. [2008-08-31 21:37:26] <[GM]Ludwig> Let's hope Mary can match your missiles...
  135. [2008-08-31 21:37:59] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh dear, Mary's casting?"
  136. [2008-08-31 21:38:08] * [Nom]Alexis takes off headphones
  137. [2008-08-31 21:38:14] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, yes... why?
  138. [2008-08-31 21:39:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "Just wondering"
  139. [2008-08-31 21:39:14] * [Nom]Alexis goes back to knitting
  140. [2008-08-31 21:39:15] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah... yes, the thunder can be quite... loud.
  141. [2008-08-31 21:39:40] * [gtz]Mary prays slightly more audibly
  142. [2008-08-31 21:39:43] * [PB]Teilya goes back to playing with her ball of wool.
  143. [2008-08-31 21:40:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, put that away. I need you to keep an eye on the swarm.
  144. [2008-08-31 21:40:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Report to me their status after Mary's spell.
  145. [2008-08-31 21:41:05] * [PB]Teilya looks up to Ludwig, then back to the ball, then up again, then back. She then starts tearing up, but wipes them away.
  146. [2008-08-31 21:41:10] * [PYG]Cerise mounts her high caliber DSR-1 on the wall while pounding in a magazine. She flips off the caps on the scope and takes aim.
  147. [2008-08-31 21:41:20] <[PB]Teilya> Okay master...
  148. [2008-08-31 21:41:25] <[gtz]Mary> "When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations . . . then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy!
  149. [2008-08-31 21:41:59] <[GM]Tetro> The sky above begins rumbling ominously...
  150. [2008-08-31 21:42:07] * [Nom]Alexis flinches
  151. [2008-08-31 21:45:03] * [gtz]Mary slowly rises up, and faces the heavens
  152. [2008-08-31 21:45:20] * [PYG]Cerise eyes her targets and pulls the trigger. The rifle unleashes a round into the warm piercing through a few of the flying insects, pieces of their exoskeletons and fluids exploding in the air, disrupting the flight path of a few more giant bugs.
  153. [2008-08-31 21:45:40] <[GM]Tetro> The clouds melt away as a single, giant bolt of lightning burns through and speeds towards the ground. It doesn't quite hit, however, splitting in mid-air into a multitude of smaller forks, each one striking down a single insect.
  154. [2008-08-31 21:45:56] * [PB]Teilya flinches and hides behind her master when the spell is casting, then takes a glance at her screen when it ends.
  155. [2008-08-31 21:46:05] * [Nom]Alexis visibly cringes, but continues knitting
  156. [2008-08-31 21:46:39] * [gtz]Mary closes her eyes and silently embraces the Lord's judgement
  157. [2008-08-31 21:46:40] <[GM]Tetro> All this happens in a single instant, followed by a deafening *KABOOM!*
  158. [2008-08-31 21:46:54] * [GM]Ludwig flinches at the sound, so loud even at this distance.
  159. [2008-08-31 21:46:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, report!
  160. [2008-08-31 21:47:05] <[PB]Teilya> Ah! DAMAGE REPORT! THE SPELL IS SUPER EFFECTIVE! BUGS HAVE SUSTAINED MASSIVE DAMAGE AND IS NOW DOWN TO 20%!
  161. [2008-08-31 21:47:12] * [PYG]Cerise moves her crosshairs again and takes aim.
  162. [2008-08-31 21:47:26] * [GM]Ludwig almost laughs.
  163. [2008-08-31 21:47:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Praise be to God.
  164. [2008-08-31 21:47:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "I don't like it when she does that."
  165. [2008-08-31 21:48:00] * [Nom]Alexis goes back to sonar
  166. [2008-08-31 21:48:28] * [gtz]Mary Did it work?
  167. [2008-08-31 21:50:58] * [PB]Teilya stares at screen again and then perks up and looks back to Ludwig.
  168. [2008-08-31 21:51:14] <[PYG]Cerise> Yes, Mary, they're all down!
  169. [2008-08-31 21:51:26] <[PB]Teilya> MASTER! NEW REPORT! CERISE JUST TOOK THE STRAGGLERS DOWN!
  170. [2008-08-31 21:51:27] <[gtz]Mary> Whew. God's favor always puts a burden on me.
  171. [2008-08-31 21:51:44] * [GM]Ludwig smiles and dismisses the images around him.
  172. [2008-08-31 21:51:50] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, I think I'd like that tea, now.
  173. [2008-08-31 21:52:59] <[Nom]Alexis> "Sure thing, master, I'll go RETURN YOU TO DARKNE--I mean, make that tea. Toodles!"
  174. [2008-08-31 21:53:06] * [Nom]Alexis skips out for teatime
  175. [2008-08-31 21:53:34] * [PYG]Cerise resists the urge to suddenly embrace Mary and instead focuses her attention picking up her rifle and shouldering it.
  176. [2008-08-31 21:54:15] * [GM]Ludwig opens the Fortress channel again.
  177. [2008-08-31 21:54:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Approaching swarm has been wiped out! Stand down from battle stations! Good work, everyone!
  178. [2008-08-31 21:55:50] * [gtz]Mary waits near the exit.
  179. [2008-08-31 21:56:05] <[PYG]Cerise> Shall we head back inside then?
  180. [2008-08-31 21:56:32] * [gtz]Mary takes a deep breath, smiles and nods
  181. [2008-08-31 21:56:52] <[PYG]Cerise> All right, take my hand then.
  182. [2008-08-31 21:57:20] * [gtz]Mary takes Cerise's hand
  183. [2008-08-31 21:59:19] <[PYG]Cerise> I'll return you to the war room then. Come on.
  184. [2008-08-31 21:59:54] * [gtz]Mary walks with Cerise, though more slowly this time
  185. [2008-08-31 22:02:02] * [PYG]Cerise steals a glance at Mary and then looking away before speaking.
  186. [2008-08-31 22:02:21] <[PYG]Cerise> You're...not tired, are you?
  187. [2008-08-31 22:02:42] <[gtz]Mary> A little, yes.
  188. [2008-08-31 22:02:50] <[PYG]Cerise> I...I can carry you, if you'd, um, like...?
  189. [2008-08-31 22:03:42] <[gtz]Mary> hahaha, that's not necessary. I can walk on my own just fine. Thank you for the courtesy.
  190. [2008-08-31 22:04:04] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah...Is that so.
  191. [2008-08-31 22:04:23] * [PYG]Cerise looks down, a little disappointed.
  192. [2008-08-31 22:07:41] * [Nom]Alexis cackles while making tea
  193. [2008-08-31 22:08:31] * [PB]Teilya pulls out the ball of wool and starts playing with it again.
  194. [2008-08-31 22:09:38] * [Nom]Alexis carries a large tray with a pot, cups, and biscuits down the hall, humming a 60s show tune as she does so.
  195. [2008-08-31 22:10:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "MORTALS, YOUR TEA IS AT HAND--ahem."
  196. [2008-08-31 22:11:00] * [Nom]Alexis pulls out a little glass bell and rings it
  197. [2008-08-31 22:11:08] <[Nom]Alexis> "Tea time!"
  198. [2008-08-31 22:11:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, the tea. Excellent.
  199. [2008-08-31 22:11:23] <[PYG]Cerise> Ooh! We're just in time!
  200. [2008-08-31 22:11:39] * [PB]Teilya perks up at the mention of tea.
  201. [2008-08-31 22:11:45] <[PB]Teilya> OH YAY! TEA~!
  202. [2008-08-31 22:12:16] * [gtz]Mary smiles gingerly, allows Cerise to lead her to a seat.
  203. [2008-08-31 22:12:35] * [PYG]Cerise leads Mary to a seat, reluctant at first to let go of her hand.
  204. [2008-08-31 22:14:42] * [GM]Ludwig sniffs the air as he waits for the tea to be poured.
  205. [2008-08-31 22:14:43] * [gtz]Mary bows her head, and recites a quiet prayer before drinking
  206. [2008-08-31 22:14:44] <[GM]Ludwig> Smells good.
  207. [2008-08-31 22:15:47] * [Nom]Alexis serves tea while chuckling to herself
  208. [2008-08-31 22:15:52] * [PB]Teilya jumps onto an empty seat and wiggles her tail and ears, waiting patiently for the tea.
  209. [2008-08-31 22:16:11] * [PYG]Cerise takes her own seat not far from Mary, setting her rifle by her legs. She pretends to scratch her nose as she inhales the scent of Mary's hands on her palms.
  210. [2008-08-31 22:16:46] * [GM]Ludwig leans over and takes a biscuit, dipping it in his teacup before taking a bite.
  211. [2008-08-31 22:16:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Mmm...
  212. [2008-08-31 22:17:47] * [PB]Teilya quickly snatches a biscuit and starts munching it.
  213. [2008-08-31 22:17:50] * [GM]Ludwig starts to say something, but pauses. He looks around the room at everyone enjoying the tea and closes his mouth again.
  214. [2008-08-31 22:17:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "Is it good master? I made it with the SCREAMING SOULS OF THE DAMNE--I mean, love."
  215. [2008-08-31 22:18:09] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm? Oh, yes. Thank you, Alexis.
  216. [2008-08-31 22:18:28] <[PB]Teilya> IT'S AWESOME ALEXIS!
  217. [2008-08-31 22:18:38] * [GM]Ludwig finishes off his biscuit and sips the tea slowly.
  218. [2008-08-31 22:18:46] * [gtz]Mary frowns for a moment, then smiles
  219. [2008-08-31 22:19:01] <[gtz]Mary> The hands that prepared it are truly blessed. Thank you, Alexis.
  220. [2008-08-31 22:19:55] * [PYG]Cerise takes a sip of her tea while quickly glancing at Mary. Ah...the lips that kiss the edge of that cup...If only she could feel them on her own.
  221. [2008-08-31 22:20:16] * [Nom]Alexis looks at her hands in puzzlement
  222. [2008-08-31 22:20:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hmm, I probably should wash these later"
  223. [2008-08-31 22:22:59] * [GM]Ludwig stares into his cup pensively.
  224. [2008-08-31 22:23:55] * [PB]Teilya finishes her biscuit and drinks the tea, then notices Ludwig staring into his cup.
  225. [2008-08-31 22:24:28] <[PB]Teilya> Master? What are you looking at?
  226. [2008-08-31 22:24:29] * [GM]Ludwig blinks, coming out of himself.
  227. [2008-08-31 22:24:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm? Oh... I was just... thinking.
  228. [2008-08-31 22:24:33] * [PB]Teilya scratches her head in confusion.
  229. [2008-08-31 22:24:42] <[PB]Teilya> Thinking? About what nya~?
  230. [2008-08-31 22:24:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ooh, master, you know I can't resist your thinking face."
  231. [2008-08-31 22:24:56] * [gtz]Mary feels around for a biscuit...
  232. [2008-08-31 22:25:22] <[PYG]Cerise> Oh, let me get that for you, Mary...
  233. [2008-08-31 22:25:48] <[gtz]Mary> Oh, thank you.
  234. [2008-08-31 22:26:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, it's unlikely we'll have to worry about any large-scale swarms for a little while, so...
  235. [2008-08-31 22:26:42] <[GM]Ludwig> The tea reminded me, how are we doing on supplies?
  236. [2008-08-31 22:27:00] * [PYG]Cerise snatches a biscuit off the plate and moves her position a little closer to Mary.
  237. [2008-08-31 22:27:14] <[PYG]Cerise> Say, "Ah" &#9825;
  238. [2008-08-31 22:27:21] <[gtz]Mary> Ah?
  239. [2008-08-31 22:27:53] * [gtz]Mary feels for her arm, finds the biscuit in her hand and takes it
  240. [2008-08-31 22:27:57] <[gtz]Mary> Thanks.
  241. [2008-08-31 22:28:14] * [gtz]Mary sips tea and eats biscuit
  242. [2008-08-31 22:29:08] * [PYG]Cerise is caught off guard by Mary's sudden action and is frozen for a moment holding a biscuit that is no longer there.
  243. [2008-08-31 22:29:36] * [PYG]Cerise goes back to sipping her tea thinking, "Next time for sure..."
  244. [2008-08-31 22:30:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "I wouldn't worry about supplies...we still have plenty of villagers. Oh ho ho ho!"
  245. [2008-08-31 22:30:26] * [gtz]Mary cringes slightly
  246. [2008-08-31 22:30:33] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~? What does villagers have to do with supplies?
  247. [2008-08-31 22:30:38] * [GM]Ludwig looks up at Alexis with a shocked expression, then relaxes and shakes his head.
  248. [2008-08-31 22:30:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Honestly, those jokes of yours...
  249. [2008-08-31 22:30:54] <[GM]Ludwig> Never mind, Teilya.
  250. [2008-08-31 22:31:12] <[Nom]Alexis> "We'll tell you when you're a bit older, deary."
  251. [2008-08-31 22:31:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, you were just in the kitchen. Seriously, how are we for food?
  252. [2008-08-31 22:31:22] <[GM]Ludwig> And Cerise, your ammunition?
  253. [2008-08-31 22:32:51] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah! Um...About one or two more days worth of rounds, Master.
  254. [2008-08-31 22:33:00] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm...
  255. [2008-08-31 22:33:02] <[Nom]Alexis> "We have a side of 4 crates of tea, a leg of ham, and some mold in the bottom of the fridge."
  256. [2008-08-31 22:33:44] <[GM]Ludwig> I was afraid of that...
  257. [2008-08-31 22:34:05] <[GM]Ludwig> All right. We'll have to mount an expedition.
  258. [2008-08-31 22:34:21] * [PB]Teilya moans and pouts.
  259. [2008-08-31 22:34:27] <[PYG]Cerise> O-out there?
  260. [2008-08-31 22:34:35] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, I know you have to rest after your prayers, so you'll stay behind.
  261. [2008-08-31 22:34:38] <[PB]Teilya> Aw...but I don't want to go~
  262. [2008-08-31 22:34:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oooh, master, say 'expedition' again."
  263. [2008-08-31 22:34:55] <[PYG]Cerise> Master! I can stay with Mary!
  264. [2008-08-31 22:35:03] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise, Teilya, I'm afraid it will have to be up to you. I understand your hesitation, but...
  265. [2008-08-31 22:35:22] <[PB]Teilya> Cats don't like to move~...
  266. [2008-08-31 22:35:24] * [gtz]Mary remains silent
  267. [2008-08-31 22:35:32] <[PB]Teilya> Why can't we just buy from the net~?
  268. [2008-08-31 22:35:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya... please, try to understand. The world has changed.
  269. [2008-08-31 22:35:56] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah...As you wish, Master.
  270. [2008-08-31 22:36:03] * [PB]Teilya is confused.
  271. [2008-08-31 22:36:06] <[GM]Ludwig> I wish it were not so, but...
  272. [2008-08-31 22:36:22] <[PB]Teilya> Changed? But you're still here, and the building is still standing? What's changed?
  273. [2008-08-31 22:36:28] * [PYG]Cerise sighs, a little disappointed.
  274. [2008-08-31 22:37:37] * [GM]Ludwig stands up and crosses over to Teilya's seat. He regards her sadly for a moment, then reaches up with one hand and presses her head into his chest, stroking the hair between her ears gently.
  275. [2008-08-31 22:37:40] <[gtz]Mary> I'll keep you both in my prayers. God will protect you.
  276. [2008-08-31 22:38:01] * [PYG]Cerise takes another sip of tea once again.
  277. [2008-08-31 22:38:10] <[PYG]Cerise> When are we to depart then, Master?
  278. [2008-08-31 22:38:23] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm sorry, Teilya... part of me wishes you didn't have to understand, but... this is for your own good.
  279. [2008-08-31 22:39:04] * [PB]Teilya purrs in comfort and looks up with innocent eyes.
  280. [2008-08-31 22:39:11] <[PB]Teilya> Nya?
  281. [2008-08-31 22:39:30] * [GM]Ludwig smiles down at Teilya's face, then turns to answer Cerise.
  282. [2008-08-31 22:39:45] <[GM]Ludwig> At once. Teilya, follow me.
  283. [2008-08-31 22:40:10] * [GM]Ludwig takes the catgirl's hand and leads her out of the war room, on down the hall.
  284. [2008-08-31 22:40:38] * [PB]Teilya purrs and bounces cheerily as Ludwig leads her out of the room.
  285. [2008-08-31 22:41:00] * [PYG]Cerise finishes the rest of her tea and places the empty tea cup on the table.
  286. [2008-08-31 22:42:58] * [PYG]Cerise shoulders her rifle and gets up off her seat and after Master Ludwig.
  287. [2008-08-31 22:44:51] <[GM]Tetro> Ludwig leads you down several levels, into the basement of the fortress. Taking a key out of a pocket, he unlocks a door and opens it.
  288. [2008-08-31 22:45:24] <[GM]Tetro> Inside is a stone room, the walls, floors and ceilings painted with strange runes and formula that seem to move when you're not looking directly at them.
  289. [2008-08-31 22:46:46] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise, I know you've been here before, but I'll explain for Teilya's benefit.
  290. [2008-08-31 22:47:02] * [PYG]Cerise nods.
  291. [2008-08-31 22:47:32] <[GM]Ludwig> This is the Beetleoven Travel Chamber, designed and created by my great-grandfather.
  292. [2008-08-31 22:47:51] * [PB]Teilya just looks curiously at the runes, trying to poke them, then turns around when Ludwig speaks.
  293. [2008-08-31 22:48:45] <[GM]Ludwig> You remember the old science-fiction stories? The transporter rooms?
  294. [2008-08-31 22:49:36] * [PB]Teilya have her eyes lights up in recognition and nods furiously.
  295. [2008-08-31 22:49:53] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, this isn't *quite* the same thing, but close enough.
  296. [2008-08-31 22:50:24] <[GM]Ludwig> You and Cerise are going to get inside, and I'm going to send you out into the world. Somewhere far away.
  297. [2008-08-31 22:50:31] <[PB]Teilya> AH! I see! So this is the transporter room that'll bring us to the mart!
  298. [2008-08-31 22:51:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Once you've procured the supplies, all you have to do to come back is find the place where you arrived. You should see some of these same runes on the ground.
  299. [2008-08-31 22:51:48] <[PB]Teilya> Okay! Gotcha nya~!
  300. [2008-08-31 22:51:50] <[GM]Ludwig> Once there, just call out my name. I'll hear you and cast the return spell.
  301. [2008-08-31 22:52:06] * [PB]Teilya salutes with a wiggle of her tail, then bounces into the room.
  302. [2008-08-31 22:52:26] * [PYG]Cerise grimaces a bit at the mention of the return spell.
  303. [2008-08-31 22:52:28] * [GM]Ludwig turns to Cerise.
  304. [2008-08-31 22:52:37] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah, y-yes, Master!
  305. [2008-08-31 22:52:49] <[GM]Ludwig> This is the first time she'll have been outside the fortress since the Advent. I... I'm worried how she might react.
  306. [2008-08-31 22:52:53] <[GM]Ludwig> Please, keep a close eye on her for me.
  307. [2008-08-31 22:53:04] <[PYG]Cerise> As you wish, Master.
  308. [2008-08-31 22:53:09] * [PYG]Cerise bows slightly.
  309. [2008-08-31 22:53:13] * [GM]Ludwig nods.
  310. [2008-08-31 22:55:38] * [PYG]Cerise enters the room.
  311. [2008-08-31 22:55:53] * [GM]Ludwig closes the door after Cerise enters, then places both hands on its surface.
  312. [2008-08-31 22:56:19] * [GM]Ludwig begins murmuring softly...
  313. [2008-08-31 22:56:41] <[PYG]Cerise> Brace yourself, Miss Teilya.
  314. [2008-08-31 22:56:54] <[GM]Tetro> Inside the room, those runes and such are definitely moving, now. A low-pitched hum builds gradually as the air seems to pulse around you, until...
  315. [2008-08-31 22:57:13] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Ooooh~! They're moving!
  316. [2008-08-31 22:58:18] <[GM]Tetro> Flash!
  317. [2008-08-31 22:58:52] <[GM]Tetro> ...leave off of them for now.
  318. [2008-08-31 22:59:04] <[GM]Tetro> Action moves temporarily back to the war room, with Mary and Alexis.
  319. [2008-08-31 23:00:51] * [gtz]Mary takes up the empty dishes and puts them away
  320. [2008-08-31 23:04:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "Why, Mary, I love the way you keep your outfit."
  321. [2008-08-31 23:05:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "How do you keep the material so...silky smooth."
  322. [2008-08-31 23:05:14] <[gtz]Mary> Oh? Why, thank you.
  323. [2008-08-31 23:07:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "I just...can't...RESIST"
  324. [2008-08-31 23:08:26] * [gtz]Mary turns toward her, looking serious.
  325. [2008-08-31 23:15:20] * [gtz]Mary turns back around, ignoring that odd statement
  326. [2008-08-31 23:17:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "YES...JUST LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF MY VOICE..."
  327. [2008-08-31 23:18:13] <[gtz]Mary> ugh...
  328. [2008-08-31 23:18:54] * [gtz]Mary feeling weak, nearly loses balance
  329. [2008-08-31 23:19:25] * [gtz]Mary feels her forehead
  330. [2008-08-31 23:19:37] <[gtz]Mary> oh, lord... It's so warm in here...
  331. [2008-08-31 23:19:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "THAT'S RIGHT...YOU SHOULD SHARE...GENEROSITY IS THE WAY"
  332. [2008-08-31 23:20:11] <[Nom]Alexis> *yoink*
  333. [2008-08-31 23:21:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, darling, thank you. The material is FABULOUS. Just sit right there while I take it for a spin"
  334. [2008-08-31 23:21:43] * [Nom]Alexis takes her blouse and skirt, and leaves the war room
  335. [2008-08-31 23:22:13] * [Nom]Alexis goes looking for Ludwig
  336. [2008-08-31 23:22:35] * [gtz]Mary lays on the ground, panting profusely, unable to get a grasp on what's happening
  337. [2008-08-31 23:24:22] * [GM]Ludwig comes up the stairs from the basement and starts back down the hall towards the war room.
  338. [2008-08-31 23:24:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, master! Ah, there you are. If Mary asks, tell her it's because it's summer."
  339. [2008-08-31 23:24:38] <[GM]Ludwig> Summer?
  340. [2008-08-31 23:24:57] * [Nom]Alexis shoves the clothes into Ludwig's hands, and skips off
  341. [2008-08-31 23:25:24] * [GM]Ludwig looks from the clothing in his hands, then after the departing maid, completely confused.
  342. [2008-08-31 23:25:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh...
  343. [2008-08-31 23:25:28] * [gtz]Mary wakes up from her trance
  344. [2008-08-31 23:25:42] * [GM]Ludwig shakes his head and continues on to the war room.
  345. [2008-08-31 23:25:57] <[gtz]Mary> Oh! So cold, all of a sudden...
  346. [2008-08-31 23:26:19] * [GM]Ludwig turns the corner and sees Mary, just standing up. His face turns bright red.
  347. [2008-08-31 23:26:36] <[GM]Ludwig> M-Mary?! Why're y--
  348. [2008-08-31 23:27:04] * [GM]Ludwig looks at the clothing Alexis handed him again. His eyes go wide, and that red? It's all over his body, now.
  349. [2008-08-31 23:27:06] * [gtz]Mary What in God's name-
  350. [2008-08-31 23:27:40] <[gtz]Mary> S-sir!? What happened? Where are my clothes!?
  351. [2008-08-31 23:27:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh... er... it's summer!!
  352. [2008-08-31 23:28:05] * [gtz]Mary walks toward Ludwig's voice, hand out
  353. [2008-08-31 23:28:09] <[GM]Ludwig> Because it's summer!!
  354. [2008-08-31 23:28:23] <[GM]Ludwig> I, uh...
  355. [2008-08-31 23:28:34] * [GM]Ludwig tries to keep his eyes on Mary's face, but doesn't do a very good job.
  356. [2008-08-31 23:29:02] * [Nom]Alexis makes an entrance
  357. [2008-08-31 23:29:02] * [gtz]Mary reaches Ludwig, first touching his face...
  358. [2008-08-31 23:29:19] * [gtz]Mary and brings her hand down to her clothes
  359. [2008-08-31 23:29:19] * [Nom]Alexis waits until Mary has a realisation, then...
  360. [2008-08-31 23:29:25] * [GM]Ludwig stiffens at Mary's touch.
  361. [2008-08-31 23:29:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, master, you're so bold!"
  362. [2008-08-31 23:29:44] <[gtz]Mary> W-what is this!?
  363. [2008-08-31 23:29:58] * [GM]Ludwig whirls around to face Alexis.
  364. [2008-08-31 23:30:02] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm whaaaaat?!
  365. [2008-08-31 23:30:06] <[GM]Ludwig> N-no!
  366. [2008-08-31 23:30:13] <[GM]Ludwig> I... you...
  367. [2008-08-31 23:30:16] <[gtz]Mary> A devil has gotten into you, Mr. Beetleoven!
  368. [2008-08-31 23:30:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Congratulations, Mary!" *sniffs* "I never thought I'd see the day."
  369. [2008-08-31 23:30:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "You're a man now, master!"
  370. [2008-08-31 23:30:45] * [gtz]Mary snatches her clothes and bristly walks off, tripping at the corner
  371. [2008-08-31 23:30:52] * [GM]Ludwig stops speaking altogether and just stares from Mary to Alexis, slack-jawed.
  372. [2008-08-31 23:31:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Buh...
  373. [2008-08-31 23:31:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, wait up Mary, you'll have to tell me all about it."
  374. [2008-08-31 23:31:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Whuh... what just... !!
  375. [2008-08-31 23:31:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary!
  376. [2008-08-31 23:31:43] * [gtz]Mary audibly slams a door shut
  377. [2008-08-31 23:31:44] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, wait!
  378. [2008-08-31 23:31:59] * [GM]Ludwig runs out after her.
  379. [2008-08-31 23:32:38] * [gtz]Mary quickly puts on her clothes
  380. [2008-08-31 23:32:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary!!
  381. [2008-08-31 23:32:55] * [GM]Ludwig knocks frantically on the door.
  382. [2008-08-31 23:32:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, please!
  383. [2008-08-31 23:33:06] <[GM]Ludwig> It... it's not how it seems!
  384. [2008-08-31 23:33:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "Tsk, master, you have to consider a girl's feelings, you know. Can't rush things."
  385. [2008-08-31 23:33:12] * [gtz]Mary opens the door.
  386. [2008-08-31 23:33:24] * [GM]Ludwig turns to Alexis, face unreadable.
  387. [2008-08-31 23:33:31] <[GM]Ludwig> You... you go clean the mold out of the fridge.
  388. [2008-08-31 23:33:33] * [gtz]Mary Then how does it seem, Mr. Beetleoven?
  389. [2008-08-31 23:33:40] <[GM]Ludwig> And take your time!
  390. [2008-08-31 23:33:40] * [Nom]Alexis whistles
  391. [2008-08-31 23:33:49] <[GM]Ludwig> GO!
  392. [2008-08-31 23:33:49] <[gtz]Mary> ...
  393. [2008-08-31 23:33:57] * [gtz]Mary leaves
  394. [2008-08-31 23:34:01] * [Nom]Alexis skirts off
  395. [2008-08-31 23:34:03] * [GM]Ludwig chases Mary.
  396. [2008-08-31 23:34:15] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, no! You have to listen to me!
  397. [2008-08-31 23:34:40] <[GM]Ludwig> She... Alexis, she just handed me your clothes!
  398. [2008-08-31 23:34:53] <[GM]Ludwig> I had no idea where they came from, and then I saw you in your... uh...
  399. [2008-08-31 23:34:59] <[Nom]Alexis> *from down the hallway* "Master, you have to take responsibility!"
  400. [2008-08-31 23:35:13] <[gtz]Mary> I suppose she just spirited them away and handed them to you, huh?
  401. [2008-08-31 23:35:13] * [GM]Ludwig falters and blushes again.
  402. [2008-08-31 23:35:31] <[GM]Ludwig> W-well, I don't know... maybe...?
  403. [2008-08-31 23:35:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Weren't you there?
  404. [2008-08-31 23:36:10] <[gtz]Mary> I'm aware of your magic, Mr. Beetleoven. I would suggest that you cease taking liberties with it.
  405. [2008-08-31 23:36:50] <[GM]Ludwig> Magic? N-no, I swear, I've never gotten that spell to work properl-- I mean, uh...
  406. [2008-08-31 23:37:16] * [gtz]Mary sighs
  407. [2008-08-31 23:37:40] * [GM]Ludwig falls to the ground and prostrates himself before the maid.
  408. [2008-08-31 23:37:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Please! I'm begging you!
  409. [2008-08-31 23:37:52] <[GM]Ludwig> I... I need you, Mary!
  410. [2008-08-31 23:38:00] <[gtz]Mary> I better see you at Church Sunday morning. You've got some repenting to do.
  411. [2008-08-31 23:38:14] <[GM]Ludwig> Y... yes, of course!
  412. [2008-08-31 23:38:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Bright and early!
  413. [2008-08-31 23:39:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "so it's a date!"
  414. [2008-08-31 23:39:16] * [Nom]Alexis flees
  415. [2008-08-31 23:39:17] * [GM]Ludwig is almost crying from relief. So, she's not leaving.
  416. [2008-08-31 23:39:42] <[gtz]Mary> You best check on Celise and Teilya, Mr. Beetleoven.
  417. [2008-08-31 23:39:55] <[GM]Ludwig> I... yes!
  418. [2008-08-31 23:40:09] * [GM]Ludwig scrambles to his feet and starts towards the war room, but stops and turns around.
  419. [2008-08-31 23:40:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh... you, uh...
  420. [2008-08-31 23:40:14] <[GM]Ludwig> ...
  421. [2008-08-31 23:40:20] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary?
  422. [2008-08-31 23:40:42] <[gtz]Mary> Yes, what is it?
  423. [2008-08-31 23:40:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Um.
  424. [2008-08-31 23:40:47] <[GM]Ludwig> You, uh...
  425. [2008-08-31 23:41:02] <[GM]Ludwig> You wouldn't, perhaps, like to have dinner in my room tonight, would you?
  426. [2008-08-31 23:41:09] <[GM]Ludwig> As, uh, a small apology?
  427. [2008-08-31 23:41:14] <[gtz]Mary> ...
  428. [2008-08-31 23:41:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Please?
  429. [2008-08-31 23:42:03] <[gtz]Mary> I've already made arrangements with other members of the crew. Perhaps you'd like to eat with us, Mr. Beetleoven?
  430. [2008-08-31 23:42:25] <[GM]Ludwig> ...oh? Oh. Um. With everyone else?
  431. [2008-08-31 23:42:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh. S-sure. That sounds great.
  432. [2008-08-31 23:42:57] <[gtz]Mary> Good.
  433. [2008-08-31 23:43:06] * [gtz]Mary turns around
  434. [2008-08-31 23:43:15] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll, uh, see you then, then. Go ahead and take the rest of the day off.
  435. [2008-08-31 23:43:20] <[GM]Ludwig> You've done enough.
  436. [2008-08-31 23:43:29] * [gtz]Mary feels the wall, gets an idea of where she is
  437. [2008-08-31 23:44:07] <[gtz]Mary> No, I want to be ready for Cerise and Teilya's return, whom you've yet to check up on.
  438. [2008-08-31 23:45:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah. Very well, then. You... your dedication is commendable.
  439. [2008-08-31 23:45:32] <[GM]Ludwig> And, uh, yeah. Check up on them. Right.
  440. [2008-08-31 23:45:42] * [GM]Ludwig turns hesitantly and enters the war room.
  441. [2008-08-31 23:46:10] * [gtz]Mary leans next to the wall for a moment, trying to gather her thoughts
  442. [2008-08-31 23:50:32] <[GM]Tetro> Meanwhile, halfway across the world...
  443. [2008-08-31 23:51:25] * [PYG]Cerise is rubbing her temple.
  444. [2008-08-31 23:51:34] <[PYG]Cerise> I hate warp spells...
  445. [2008-08-31 23:51:55] * [PYG]Cerise looks around.
  446. [2008-08-31 23:51:58] <[PYG]Cerise> Miss Teilya?
  447. [2008-08-31 23:52:01] * [PB]Teilya is sitting on the ground with a huge grin.
  448. [2008-08-31 23:52:16] <[PB]Teilya> IT'S FUN! LET'S DO THAT AGAIN!
  449. [2008-08-31 23:52:30] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Are you kidding?
  450. [2008-08-31 23:52:39] <[GM]Tetro> Where you are standing (or sitting, as the case may be) looks once upon a time to have been a city square.
  451. [2008-08-31 23:53:19] <[PB]Teilya> NO! LET'S DO THE WARPY THING AGAIN~!
  452. [2008-08-31 23:53:20] <[GM]Tetro> But now...
  453. [2008-08-31 23:53:43] * [PYG]Cerise dusts her dress off as she takes in the surroundings and adjusts her rifle.
  454. [2008-08-31 23:53:51] <[GM]Tetro> Half of a statue still remains on its pedestal, the legs of a horse and its rider.
  455. [2008-08-31 23:54:26] <[GM]Tetro> The buildings which remain standing are blasted and full of holes: from decay, or occasionally, bullets.
  456. [2008-08-31 23:54:39] <[PYG]Cerise> Anyway...
  457. [2008-08-31 23:54:51] <[GM]Tetro> It's seen better days, is what I'm saying. You figure it out.
  458. [2008-08-31 23:55:03] * [PB]Teilya looks around while still sitting, tail flapping from one side to the other.
  459. [2008-08-31 23:55:30] <[PB]Teilya> Ooooooh, did we find a relic?
  460. [2008-08-31 23:55:46] <[PYG]Cerise> That's no relic.
  461. [2008-08-31 23:56:20] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Not relic? But it's in ruins.
  462. [2008-08-31 23:56:55] <[PYG]Cerise> It's not worth anything, besides, it's sculpted badly. The horses legs look all wrong.
  463. [2008-08-31 23:58:01] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? It's not a horse, it's tiger~!
  464. [2008-08-31 23:59:23] <[PYG]Cerise> Tigers don't have hooves, Miss Teilya.
  465. [2008-08-31 23:59:31] <[PYG]Cerise> And people certainly don't ride them.
  466. [2008-08-31 23:59:55] <[PYG]Cerise> We shouldn't dawdle. We should head home before dark.
  467. [2008-09-01 00:00:13] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Why?
  468. [2008-09-01 00:00:14] <[PYG]Cerise> Let's go, the armory isn't far from here.
  469. [2008-09-01 00:00:21] <[GM]Tetro> Looking closely, you can see the runes and formula glowing softly on the ground and statue.
  470. [2008-09-01 00:00:42] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Strange, it's never done that before.
  471. [2008-09-01 00:00:44] <[GM]Tetro> This must be the pick-up point.
  472. [2008-09-01 00:00:59] <[PB]Teilya> Oooooh! Shiny!
  473. [2008-09-01 00:01:29] * [PB]Teilya moves to poke it.
  474. [2008-09-01 00:02:02] <[PYG]Cerise> We'll need that for getting back.
  475. [2008-09-01 00:02:38] <[PB]Teilya> You mean doing that warping thing again?
  476. [2008-09-01 00:03:02] <[PYG]Cerise> Err...Yes, but we'll do that after we get what we need.
  477. [2008-09-01 00:03:13] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Think of it as a reward for the hard work.
  478. [2008-09-01 00:03:29] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Okay then!
  479. [2008-09-01 00:03:41] <[PYG]Cerise> Now, we should go, the bugs might show up if we hang around for too long.
  480. [2008-09-01 00:04:05] <[PB]Teilya> Bugs? They're here too?
  481. [2008-09-01 00:04:15] * [PB]Teilya starts to look a little bit worried.
  482. [2008-09-01 00:04:42] * [PYG]Cerise starts heading west along a broken road.
  483. [2008-09-01 00:05:03] <[PB]Teilya> N-Nya~! Wait for me~!
  484. [2008-09-01 00:05:31] * [PB]Teilya quickly skips behind Cerise.
  485. [2008-09-01 00:09:45] <[GM]Tetro> The city is deathly silent as you make your way towards the armory.
  486. [2008-09-01 00:09:57] <[PB]Teilya> So where are we going nya?
  487. [2008-09-01 00:10:20] <[PYG]Cerise> To pick up some things.
  488. [2008-09-01 00:10:29] <[PYG]Cerise> How much can you carry?
  489. [2008-09-01 00:10:51] <[PB]Teilya> Things? I can carry alot nya!
  490. [2008-09-01 00:11:12] <[PYG]Cerise> That's good to know. Ah, here it is!
  491. [2008-09-01 00:11:39] <[GM]Tetro> The door is hanging off its hinges, but the building is relatively intact.
  492. [2008-09-01 00:12:15] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Wait a minute.
  493. [2008-09-01 00:12:47] * [PB]Teilya pauses and looks at Cerise.
  494. [2008-09-01 00:14:07] <[PYG]Cerise> Something's in here. Normally, I close the doors here when I leave.
  495. [2008-09-01 00:14:56] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Is that so~?
  496. [2008-09-01 00:15:08] * [PYG]Cerise readies her rifle as she cautiously approaches the damaged door.
  497. [2008-09-01 00:15:51] * [PB]Teilya just sits down and stares at Cerise in interest.
  498. [2008-09-01 00:16:19] <[PYG]Cerise> Hey, don't just sit there! Come on!
  499. [2008-09-01 00:16:44] <[PYG]Cerise> Do you have a flashlight or something?
  500. [2008-09-01 00:16:44] <[PB]Teilya> Nya?! OH! Okay~!
  501. [2008-09-01 00:16:50] <[PB]Teilya> Nya!
  502. [2008-09-01 00:17:09] <[PYG]Cerise> Maybe something to defend yourself with too.
  503. [2008-09-01 00:17:14] * [PB]Teilya pulls out a flashlight and hand it to Cerise.
  504. [2008-09-01 00:17:21] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~!
  505. [2008-09-01 00:17:31] <[PYG]Cerise> You hold it, this rifle is heavy.
  506. [2008-09-01 00:17:43] * [PB]Teilya also produces a large sledgehammer from her pocket.
  507. [2008-09-01 00:17:54] <[PB]Teilya> Oh right~
  508. [2008-09-01 00:17:55] * [Kiri]Hans fires a shotgun at the source of the sound.
  509. [2008-09-01 00:18:07] <[PYG]Cerise> Kyaaa!
  510. [2008-09-01 00:18:07] * [PB]Teilya takes it back and pulls out a head-mounted light.
  511. [2008-09-01 00:18:24] <[GM]Tetro> {PAUSE}
  512. [2008-09-01 00:23:40] <[GM]Tetro> {UNPAUSE}
  513. [2008-09-01 00:24:07] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? What's that sound?
  514. [2008-09-01 00:24:21] <[PYG]Cerise> Th-that didn't sound like a bug...
  515. [2008-09-01 00:24:25] * [PB]Teilya looks around cluelessly
  516. [2008-09-01 00:24:38] <[PYG]Cerise> Stay close behind me, okay?
  517. [2008-09-01 00:24:50] <[PB]Teilya> Nya! Gotcha~!
  518. [2008-09-01 00:25:35] * [PYG]Cerise cautiously steps inside, rifle at the ready.
  519. [2008-09-01 00:25:42] <[Kiri]Hans> Speak something or I'll shoot!
  520. [2008-09-01 00:25:47] <[PB]Teilya> Nya?
  521. [2008-09-01 00:26:00] <[Kiri]Hans> or if you speak bug-language I'll still shoot!
  522. [2008-09-01 00:26:08] <[PYG]Cerise> Don't shoot! We're human...Er...Not bugs!
  523. [2008-09-01 00:26:34] * [Kiri]Hans fires another warning shot.
  524. [2008-09-01 00:26:47] <[Kiri]Hans> I don't believe your shit, bugs! you're playing with my mind!
  525. [2008-09-01 00:26:50] <[PB]Teilya> Nya?!
  526. [2008-09-01 00:27:11] * [PB]Teilya covers her ears with her hands at the sudden sound.
  527. [2008-09-01 00:29:49] * [Atai]_Sven 's head lifts up at the gunshot, a little bit further in past Hans. He takes out his knife and begins clanging it on one of the larger pipelines running through the armory, letting the sound carry through, serving as a warning signal for "shots fired" and "incoming" to his partners further inside.
  528. [2008-09-01 00:31:02] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Why don't I like that sound?
  529. [2008-09-01 00:31:12] <[Kiri]Hans> Holy shit! Guys! We have an army of bugs! goddamnit they are gonna kill us all!
  530. [2008-09-01 00:31:23] * [KC]Prero waits for the rining to stop, then does from same from the other end.
  531. [2008-09-01 00:31:24] <[Kiri]Hans> Fuck! fuck! we are SO dead!
  532. [2008-09-01 00:31:26] <[PB]Teilya> Nya?! Bug?! Where?!
  533. [2008-09-01 00:31:36] * [PB]Teilya looks around frantically.
  534. [2008-09-01 00:32:12] * [Az]Maxwell jumps up at the clanging and picks up his rifle and runs towards the source.
  535. [2008-09-01 00:32:33] <[PYG]Cerise> "Okay, Miss Teilya, I don't think they believe us." She whispers
  536. [2008-09-01 00:32:54] <[Kiri]Hans> DIE! MOTHERFUCKERS! DIE!
  537. [2008-09-01 00:32:58] * [Atai]_Sven taps back "Investigating, hold positions."
  538. [2008-09-01 00:32:59] * [Kiri]Hans fling a hand grenade at the door.
  539. [2008-09-01 00:33:03] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Why? They're humans...
  540. [2008-09-01 00:33:09] <[PB]Teilya> NYA?!
  541. [2008-09-01 00:33:13] * [KC]Prero quickly makes his way to the source but tries to be rather sneaky about it in a recon sort of way
  542. [2008-09-01 00:34:07] * [Atai]_Sven hears Hans' shouts, and grimly shakes his head, drawing his pistol and moving forward to where he heard Hans.
  543. [2008-09-01 00:35:03] * [KC]Prero readies a rifle from the upper level
  544. [2008-09-01 00:35:04] <[PYG]Cerise> Miss Teilya, take cover!
  545. [2008-09-01 00:35:08] <[PB]Teilya> KYA?!
  546. [2008-09-01 00:35:20] <[GM]Tetro> The grenade explodes!
  547. [2008-09-01 00:35:52] * [PB]Teilya is taken by surprise, and bare reacts in time to dodge out of the way. Still, the grenade's shrapnels grazed her a little.
  548. [2008-09-01 00:35:54] * [PYG]Cerise dives behind some steel crates away from the blast in time.
  549. [2008-09-01 00:36:03] * [Atai]_Sven halts at the explosion, instinctively diving for cover.
  550. [2008-09-01 00:36:51] * [Kiri]Hans is yelling huge load of insults at the door's direction.
  551. [2008-09-01 00:36:54] * [Az]Maxwell shivers at hearing the explosion and starts sprinting towards the sound, checking to see if he still has ammo.
  552. [2008-09-01 00:37:12] <[PB]Teilya> Ow ow ow ow...! It hurts nya...
  553. [2008-09-01 00:37:39] * [PB]Teilya quickly makes her way towards Cerise, then proceed to start licking the minor cuts that appears.
  554. [2008-09-01 00:37:58] <[PYG]Cerise> How bad is it, Miss Teilya? Can you still move quickly?
  555. [2008-09-01 00:38:27] * [PB]Teilya looks up teary-eyed, but nods anyway.
  556. [2008-09-01 00:38:37] <[PB]Teilya> Nya...it hurts, but I'm okay...
  557. [2008-09-01 00:38:42] <[PYG]Cerise> What will it take for you to believe we're not bugs anyway?!
  558. [2008-09-01 00:39:13] <[Kiri]Hans> Fucking bugs is speaking human language! It's getting inside my head!
  559. [2008-09-01 00:39:22] * [Atai]_Sven comes up next to Hans, behind cover, crouched down, and hisses at him.
  560. [2008-09-01 00:39:25] <[Atai]_Sven> Michidtzsenvig... Hans! what haf you been shooting? Is it bug?
  561. [2008-09-01 00:39:48] <[Kiri]Hans> Sven! Prero! Maxx! The bugs is getting inside our head! Fuck! They are EATING OUR BRAINS ALIVE!
  562. [2008-09-01 00:40:05] <[Kiri]Hans> I'm gonna die, man! DIE!
  563. [2008-09-01 00:40:20] <[Kiri]Hans> I'll kill that bastard before that happens!
  564. [2008-09-01 00:40:24] * [Atai]_Sven cuffs Hans.
  565. [2008-09-01 00:40:24] * [KC]Prero begins to mutter to himself
  566. [2008-09-01 00:40:26] <[Atai]_Sven> Hans!
  567. [2008-09-01 00:40:34] <[Atai]_Sven> Settle the fuck down.
  568. [2008-09-01 00:40:49] <[Atai]_Sven> Does that look like bug?
  569. [2008-09-01 00:40:51] * [Az]Maxwell pulls some crates nearby and tries to se up a barricade facing the door that Hans is aiming at.
  570. [2008-09-01 00:41:00] <[PYG]Cerise> Miss Teilya, maybe you should shut off your light, they might find us.
  571. [2008-09-01 00:41:04] <[Atai]_Sven> Does not look like bug, does not sound like bug.
  572. [2008-09-01 00:41:21] <[Atai]_Sven> Bug also not shiny and bright.
  573. [2008-09-01 00:41:37] <[Az]Maxwell> The fireflys are though.
  574. [2008-09-01 00:41:39] * [PB]Teilya nods at Cerise and fumbles to switch the lights off.
  575. [2008-09-01 00:41:49] * [KC]Prero takes a shot at Teilya
  576. [2008-09-01 00:41:57] * [Atai]_Sven glares in Maxwell's direction.
  577. [2008-09-01 00:42:07] <[Atai]_Sven> Do not encourage him.
  578. [2008-09-01 00:42:08] * [Kiri]Hans is sweating profusely and stare at the scene in shock.
  579. [2008-09-01 00:42:08] <[PB]Teilya> KYA?!
  580. [2008-09-01 00:42:14] <[KC]Prero> Please do not move, senorita.
  581. [2008-09-01 00:42:30] <[KC]Prero> Your identity is...
  582. [2008-09-01 00:42:34] * [PB]Teilya flinches back when the bullet whizzes past and nicked her shoulder.
  583. [2008-09-01 00:42:38] * [KC]Prero struggles to come up with a word
  584. [2008-09-01 00:42:47] <[KC]Prero> ...indefatigable.
  585. [2008-09-01 00:43:11] <[Atai]_Sven> what the fucks are ..."indefaggotable?"
  586. [2008-09-01 00:43:20] <[KC]Prero> The incorrect word.
  587. [2008-09-01 00:43:27] <[PB]Teilya> Owwwwwwww...why are you shooting me nya~?
  588. [2008-09-01 00:43:36] <[Kiri]Hans> Holy batman goddamnit.... that's no bug....
  589. [2008-09-01 00:43:37] <[Atai]_Sven> Whatever. They are not bug?
  590. [2008-09-01 00:43:43] <[KC]Prero> Still could be bug.
  591. [2008-09-01 00:43:49] <[Atai]_Sven> Shits.
  592. [2008-09-01 00:43:52] <[Kiri]Hans> maybe they are shapeshifting.
  593. [2008-09-01 00:43:57] <[Az]Maxwell> Yeah.
  594. [2008-09-01 00:43:59] <[KC]Prero> Obsevation: wool.
  595. [2008-09-01 00:44:04] <[Kiri]Hans> You never know.
  596. [2008-09-01 00:44:11] <[KC]Prero> You know who enjoys the meal of the wool?
  597. [2008-09-01 00:44:21] <[Kiri]Hans> So uncuff me and lemme shoot the fuckers dead!
  598. [2008-09-01 00:44:33] <[KC]Prero> The flitterings through the night.
  599. [2008-09-01 00:44:44] <[KC]Prero> Such troublemaking could only prove loquacious.
  600. [2008-09-01 00:45:17] <[Az]Maxwell> Don't waste that ammo, there's only a few of 'em.
  601. [2008-09-01 00:45:48] <[Kiri]Hans> Ah, right.
  602. [2008-09-01 00:45:50] * [PYG]Cerise fumbles around in the dark for something heavy to throw.
  603. [2008-09-01 00:45:58] <[KC]Prero> Understand, mi amigo. I will make a shot that is true.
  604. [2008-09-01 00:46:02] <[GM]Tetro> {PAUSE}
  605. [2008-09-01 00:53:30] <[GM]Tetro> {UNPAUSE}
  606. [2008-09-01 00:53:37] * [PYG]Cerise finds an empty can and throws it to her left. The darkness makes it hard to see where she threw and ends up hitting a metal crate right next to her.
  607. [2008-09-01 00:53:50] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Oh, damn.
  608. [2008-09-01 00:56:03] <[Atai]_Sven> ...Maybe we shoulds just tells them to fuck off?
  609. [2008-09-01 00:56:13] <[Atai]_Sven> Kills them if they doesn't.
  610. [2008-09-01 00:56:23] <[Az]Maxwell> and let them get reinforcements?
  611. [2008-09-01 00:57:02] <[Kiri]Hans> Fuck yeah. that's for the best!
  612. [2008-09-01 00:57:02] <[Kiri]Hans> Kill 'em and loot 'em!
  613. [2008-09-01 00:57:03] <[Az]Maxwell> hold on
  614. [2008-09-01 00:57:05] <[PB]Teilya> Nya! Damn you idiots~!
  615. [2008-09-01 00:57:35] <[Atai]_Sven> Mm... I'd have saids they sounded alone, but they speaks pretty.
  616. [2008-09-01 00:57:39] * [Az]Maxwell gestures to his rifle light and nods off to where the two are, and waits for confirmation from the others.
  617. [2008-09-01 00:57:50] * [PB]Teilya throws her hammer out at the humans, but hits a metallic pole close and have the hammer hits her back on her tail.
  618. [2008-09-01 00:58:01] <[Atai]_Sven> Maybe they come from somewhere larger. More people. Reinforcements is not so stupid after all.
  619. [2008-09-01 00:58:03] <[PB]Teilya> KYA!
  620. [2008-09-01 00:58:16] <[PB]Teilya> Waaaaaaaaaaaah~! Not fair~!
  621. [2008-09-01 00:58:19] <[Atai]_Sven> Shoots them, then?
  622. [2008-09-01 00:58:27] <[Kiri]Hans> Fucking what!? THEY THROW SHIT AT US!
  623. [2008-09-01 00:58:47] <[Atai]_Sven> Sounds like yes. Prero?
  624. [2008-09-01 00:58:53] <[GM]Tetro> {PAUSE}
  625. [2008-09-01 00:59:01] * [Kiri]Hans fires at Teliya before his partner does.
  626. [2008-09-01 00:59:14] <[GM]Tetro> {PAUSE}
  627. [2008-09-01 01:00:21] <[GM]Tetro> {UNPAUSE}
  628. [2008-09-01 01:00:44] <[GM]Tetro> *FUCKING BOOM!*
  629. [2008-09-01 01:00:58] <[GM]Tetro> From outside comes the sound of a deafening impact!
  630. [2008-09-01 01:01:15] <[GM]Tetro> The ground, and the whole building shakes!
  631. [2008-09-01 01:01:25] <[GM]Tetro> Something landed out there... something big!
  632. [2008-09-01 01:01:55] * [gtz]Mary meanwhile, someone is praying for two lost souls...
  633. [2008-09-01 01:03:21] * [Atai]_Sven goes for cover.
  634. [2008-09-01 01:03:23] <[Atai]_Sven> Oh, what the flying fucks?
  635. [2008-09-01 01:03:34] * [KC]Prero falls from the walkway, managing a tumble that doesn't leave him dead
  636. [2008-09-01 01:03:48] <[Atai]_Sven> ...Everyone alive?
  637. [2008-09-01 01:03:55] <[Az]Maxwell> Shit, damnit Hans, that's what happens when you shoot like you're in a video game.
  638. [2008-09-01 01:04:18] <[Kiri]Hans> What the fuck! I didn't do that!
  639. [2008-09-01 01:04:28] <[Kiri]Hans> Like a shotgun can make a cave-in!
  640. [2008-09-01 01:04:30] <[Atai]_Sven> That's two. Prero?
  641. [2008-09-01 01:04:30] <[KC]Prero> Joder!
  642. [2008-09-01 01:04:31] <[PB]Teilya> KYA?!
  643. [2008-09-01 01:04:38] * [KC]Prero curses in Spanish
  644. [2008-09-01 01:04:45] <[Atai]_Sven> wonderful. Anyones broken?
  645. [2008-09-01 01:04:58] <[Az]Maxwell> A shotgun can't make one, but whatever heard your shotgun probably can.
  646. [2008-09-01 01:05:06] * [PB]Teilya crouches down and covers her ears with her hands, shaking a little.
  647. [2008-09-01 01:05:15] <[Kiri]Hans> FUCKING BUGS CALLING IN THEIR FRIEND!
  648. [2008-09-01 01:05:21] <[Kiri]Hans> AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
  649. [2008-09-01 01:06:06] <[Atai]_Sven> Someone slaps him.
  650. [2008-09-01 01:06:09] * [Kiri]Hans juse his shaking hand to jam a slugs inside his gun, reloading it.
  651. [2008-09-01 01:06:14] * [Atai]_Sven raises his voice.
  652. [2008-09-01 01:06:38] <[Atai]_Sven> Little girls, was that some friends outside?
  653. [2008-09-01 01:07:01] <[GM]Tetro> {Hold on a sec.}
  654. [2008-09-01 01:07:03] <[Az]Maxwell> Little girls and big... things... just great.
  655. [2008-09-01 01:07:09] <[GM]Tetro> {Not quite pause, just... hold on.}
  656. [2008-09-01 01:07:35] * [Atai]_Sven snickers a bit before seriousing back the fuck up.
  657. [2008-09-01 01:08:05] <[GM]Tetro> {RETCON: all this shit gets copy-pasted to after Cerise shoots Prero.}
  658. [2008-09-01 01:08:31] <[Az]Maxwell> Christ, I need a smoke.
  659. [2008-09-01 01:09:38] <[Kiri]Hans> Maxx! Gimme that .50DeEagle you found earlier!
  660. [2008-09-01 01:09:48] <[GM]Tetro> {HOLD ON.}
  661. [2008-09-01 01:09:48] <[Kiri]Hans> I don't have a handgun!
  662. [2008-09-01 01:10:24] <[Atai]_Sven> ...We have beagle?
  663. [2008-09-01 01:10:38] * [PYG]Cerise moves closer to where she heard something like a sack falling. She realizes it's one of their antagonists and leans out the corner and pulls the trigger of her rifle.
  664. [2008-09-01 01:10:46] <[GM]Tetro> {OKAY.}
  665. [2008-09-01 01:11:10] <[KC]Prero> Daughter of the whore, my skin has become the tender chunks!
  666. [2008-09-01 01:11:20] * [KC]Prero reels back
  667. [2008-09-01 01:14:09] <[GM]Tetro> {Resume.}
  668. [2008-09-01 01:15:15] <[Atai]_Sven> Shit! Little girls has big rifle.
  669. [2008-09-01 01:15:33] <[Az]Maxwell> Damn, one of those would be nice.
  670. [2008-09-01 01:15:48] <[Atai]_Sven> Hans, gets down unless you wants new assholes from little girl.
  671. [2008-09-01 01:16:14] <[Kiri]Hans> WAT! Oh hell!
  672. [2008-09-01 01:16:22] * [Kiri]Hans duck down.
  673. [2008-09-01 01:27:04] * [Az]Maxwell stands up from the crates and aims his rifle at the two 'bugs' and turns his rifle light on to blind them. "Everyone! FIRE!"
  674. [2008-09-01 01:27:20] * [PB]Teilya looks up a bit, only to be blinded by a strong beam of light. It doesn't help that she can see in the dark and is sensitive to light.
  675. [2008-09-01 01:27:26] <[PB]Teilya> KYA!
  676. [2008-09-01 01:27:43] * [PYG]Cerise gets caught in the bright beam and is unable to aim properly.
  677. [2008-09-01 01:28:24] <[GM]Tetro> From somewhere close by, you all hear a dull "whump" sound.
  678. [2008-09-01 01:28:39] <[GM]Tetro> After that, is a few moments of silence...
  679. [2008-09-01 01:28:45] <[Atai]_Sven> Well, that's as good as any--
  680. [2008-09-01 01:29:07] * [Atai]_Sven lifts his gun to fire, then falters.
  681. [2008-09-01 01:29:09] <[GM]Tetro> ...before a large, metallic, humanoid shape comes smashing through the ceiling between the two combatant parties.
  682. [2008-09-01 01:29:19] <[Kiri]Hans> Now what?! Shoot?!
  683. [2008-09-01 01:29:22] <[Atai]_Sven> ...I imagined that r--HOLY SHITS!
  684. [2008-09-01 01:29:29] <[Kiri]Hans> HOLY GODFUCK!
  685. [2008-09-01 01:29:30] <[Atai]_Sven> FALLS BACK
  686. [2008-09-01 01:29:31] <[Az]Maxwell> FIRE! HOLY SHIT! FIRE!
  687. [2008-09-01 01:29:39] * [KC]Prero mumbles into the ground about the devil
  688. [2008-09-01 01:29:49] * [Atai]_Sven looks about
  689. [2008-09-01 01:30:02] <[Atai]_Sven> Where the fuck is Prero?!
  690. [2008-09-01 01:30:38] <[Kiri]Hans> THERE!
  691. [2008-09-01 01:30:41] <[Az]Maxwell> Can't think about him now! Fall back!
  692. [2008-09-01 01:30:47] * [Atai]_Sven takes cover while looking around frantically.
  693. [2008-09-01 01:30:48] * [Kiri]Hans point at a thing used to be Prero, unther its feet.
  694. [2008-09-01 01:30:54] <[Atai]_Sven> Fucks and a half!
  695. [2008-09-01 01:31:01] <[Kiri]Hans> *under
  696. [2008-09-01 01:31:23] * [Atai]_Sven continues to retreat, slinging a grenade in the direction of the new intruder
  697. [2008-09-01 01:31:24] <[GM]Tetro> The shape straightens. Easily ten feet tall, heavily armored. All else that can be seen clearly is its red, glowing eyes.
  698. [2008-09-01 01:31:34] <[GM]Tetro> {NEW CONFLICT}
  699. [2008-09-01 01:32:03] <[Atai]_Sven> shit shit shit shit shit fuckings shit!
  700. [2008-09-01 01:32:59] <[Kiri]Hans> OH YOU! OH YOU! YOU KILLED HIM!
  701. [2008-09-01 01:33:05] <[Kiri]Hans> AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!
  702. [2008-09-01 01:33:18] * [Kiri]Hans fires at the unknown, standing tall and not moving.
  703. [2008-09-01 01:33:31] <[PYG]Cerise> Miss Teilya, what's going on? I can't see a thing!
  704. [2008-09-01 01:33:52] <[PB]Teilya> KYA! I DUNNO! MY EYES! WAAAAAAAAAAAAH~!
  705. [2008-09-01 01:39:00] <[GM]Tetro> The figure raises an arm, and gouts of fire shoot out from it, accompanied by a loud whirring noise. The wall behind Hans disentegrates, yet he is miraculously unharmed.
  706. [2008-09-01 01:39:11] <[GM]Tetro> {NEW CONFLICT}
  707. [2008-09-01 01:39:39] <[Kiri]Hans> Fuck! I'm outta here!
  708. [2008-09-01 01:39:47] <[Kiri]Hans> Someone! Recovery fire!
  709. [2008-09-01 01:42:15] * [Atai]_Sven opens up on the thing from cover.
  710. [2008-09-01 01:42:33] <[GM]Tetro> {This isn't your conflict. Stop doing things.}
  711. [2008-09-01 01:43:25] <[Atai]_Sven> (oops.)
  712. [2008-09-01 01:45:35] * [PYG]Cerise makes a quick dash into a nearby room. Perfect! Boxes of munitions! She takes a few placing them in the pocket her apron.
  713. [2008-09-01 01:47:04] * [PB]Teilya sniffs a few times and pushes herself up, then gives everyone a death-glare and runs away towards the broken statue.
  714. [2008-09-01 01:47:23] <[PB]Teilya> I HATE YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
  715. [2008-09-01 01:50:19] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah! Miss Teilya! Wait!
  716. [2008-09-01 01:50:52] * [PYG]Cerise makes a dash after the cat-eared maid while trying to sling her rifle.
  717. [2008-09-01 01:52:17] <[GM]Tetro> As you leave, you hear that whirring sound again, and the sound of gunfire in return.
  718. [2008-09-01 01:53:18] <[PYG]Cerise> Miss Teilya...Please...slow down!
  719. [2008-09-01 01:54:08] <[PB]Teilya> Waaaaaaaaaaah! I wanna go home!
  720. [2008-09-01 01:54:36] <[PYG]Cerise> We still need to get food though.
  721. [2008-09-01 01:54:56] <[PYG]Cerise> At least, enough for a few more days...You think you can hold out a little longer?
  722. [2008-09-01 01:55:07] * [PYG]Cerise attempts to console her by petting her head.
  723. [2008-09-01 01:55:59] * [PB]Teilya sniffs a few times and sits down, then nods very very slowly.
  724. [2008-09-01 01:56:14] <[PYG]Cerise> Wait, you're hurt.
  725. [2008-09-01 01:56:33] <[PYG]Cerise> We'll need some bandages.
  726. [2008-09-01 02:02:30] * [PB]Teilya sniffs a few more times, and hands out a roll of bandage to Cerise. She looks at her with teary eyes and sniffed one more time.
  727. [2008-09-01 02:02:48] <[PB]Teilya> C-Can you...do it for me...please?
  728. [2008-09-01 02:02:57] <[PB]Teilya> I...I...
  729. [2008-09-01 02:03:05] <[PYG]Cerise> ?!
  730. [2008-09-01 02:03:20] * [PYG]Cerise wonders what this sudden feeling is.
  731. [2008-09-01 02:03:27] <[PB]Teilya> P-Please...it hurts...
  732. [2008-09-01 02:04:00] * [PYG]Cerise has difficulty resisting. She can't! She belongs to Mary...But those ears...that voice...Something about it...
  733. [2008-09-01 02:04:27] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah...O-okay...
  734. [2008-09-01 02:04:34] * [PB]Teilya sniffs again, then takes her glasses off and tries to wipe the tears away.
  735. [2008-09-01 02:04:43] <[PB]Teilya> T-Thank you...
  736. [2008-09-01 02:05:06] * [PB]Teilya smiles weakly at Cerise
  737. [2008-09-01 02:05:42] * [PYG]Cerise takes the roll of bandages from Teilya.
  738. [2008-09-01 02:06:02] <[PYG]Cerise> Wh-where are you hurt exactly?
  739. [2008-09-01 02:06:58] * [PB]Teilya flinches slightly when she takes the bandage, then motions towards her shoulder and her hand, while waving her tail weakly at her. She was shaking slightly the whole time, looking at Cerise uncertainly.
  740. [2008-09-01 02:08:29] <[PYG]Cerise> I...guess I'll start with your tail...Um...
  741. [2008-09-01 02:08:33] * [PYG]Cerise gulps.
  742. [2008-09-01 02:08:56] <[PYG]Cerise> Could you turn a bit so I can, um, s-see?
  743. [2008-09-01 02:09:44] * [PB]Teilya slowly nods and turns around, her tail wiggling weakly.
  744. [2008-09-01 02:10:09] <[PB]Teilya> P-Please be gentle...it hurts...
  745. [2008-09-01 02:11:17] <[PYG]Cerise> O-of course...
  746. [2008-09-01 02:12:46] * [PYG]Cerise reaches out, hesitating at first but then finally laying her fingers on the soft fur on the tail. Stroking it as if she was handling a butterfly's wings. She applies the bandage around the wound slowly.
  747. [2008-09-01 02:13:11] <[PB]Teilya> Kya~!
  748. [2008-09-01 02:13:31] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah! S-sorry, did that hurt?
  749. [2008-09-01 02:13:46] * [PB]Teilya squeaks quietly when Cerise touched her tail, but calms down after a bit and shakes her head, smiling weakly.
  750. [2008-09-01 02:14:04] <[PB]Teilya> N-No...I-I'm fine...
  751. [2008-09-01 02:14:23] <[PB]Teilya> I-It's...okay...
  752. [2008-09-01 02:14:46] <[PYG]Cerise> O-okay. You're, uh, tail's done anyway. N...n-next is your shoulder!
  753. [2008-09-01 02:15:37] * [PYG]Cerise feels like her face is burning up. THINK OF MARY. THINK OF MARY. THINK OF...TEILYA?! NO! BAD, CERISE! VERY BAD!
  754. [2008-09-01 02:16:46] * [PB]Teilya noticed the unusual look Cerise has, and weakly touches her hand with her own.
  755. [2008-09-01 02:17:07] * [PYG]Cerise gasps and pulls her hand away little at the short moment of contact.
  756. [2008-09-01 02:17:23] <[PB]Teilya> D-Don't w-worry...I'll be f-fine...a-as long as it's...it's you.
  757. [2008-09-01 02:19:59] * [PB]Teilya smiles up at Cerise, and a trail of tear unkowingly slides down her face.
  758. [2008-09-01 02:20:05] <[PYG]Cerise> Uh...Y-yeah...I...guess...
  759. [2008-09-01 02:20:50] * [PYG]Cerise doesn't realize her hand reflexively reaching up for Teilya's cheek and wiping away the single tear.
  760. [2008-09-01 02:21:18] * [PYG]Cerise 's hand doesn't leave Cerise's face.
  761. [2008-09-01 02:21:28] <[PYG]Cerise> (Er... *Teilya's face)
  762. [2008-09-01 02:21:36] <[GM]Tetro> {I'll fix it in editing.}
  763. [2008-09-01 02:22:17] <[PYG]Cerise> W-was it that bad for you?
  764. [2008-09-01 02:22:30] * [PB]Teilya shakes slightly at the contact, then purrs in response and smiles at her.
  765. [2008-09-01 02:23:13] <[PB]Teilya> I-I'm fine...d-don't worry about i-it...j-just...keep...keep going...
  766. [2008-09-01 02:24:05] * [PYG]Cerise can't help it anymore. She's going to hate herself later for this...but right now...she can't seem to shake this girl in front of her from her gaze. Keep going? Right! Her shoulder!
  767. [2008-09-01 02:24:37] <[PYG]Cerise> Y-yes of course. You're shoulder! I'll fix your shoulder right up, haha!
  768. [2008-09-01 02:25:45] <[PYG]Cerise> Um...C-could you raise your arm a bit...Please?
  769. [2008-09-01 02:26:25] * [PB]Teilya blinks innocently at Cerise, then slowly raises her arm.
  770. [2008-09-01 02:26:41] * [PYG]Cerise carefully wraps the bandage on the catgirl maid's shoulder wound.
  771. [2008-09-01 02:27:43] * [PYG]Cerise can't help but think that Teilya's skin feels so soft...and warm. After such a tense situation not long ago, the warmth is soothing to touch.
  772. [2008-09-01 02:27:44] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~!
  773. [2008-09-01 02:28:07] <[PYG]Cerise> N-next is y-your...
  774. [2008-09-01 02:28:11] * [PYG]Cerise gulps again.
  775. [2008-09-01 02:28:16] <[PYG]Cerise> ...H-hand.
  776. [2008-09-01 02:29:06] * [PB]Teilya nods slowly, then raises her other hand to Cerise.
  777. [2008-09-01 02:29:25] <[PB]Teilya> Uuuuuu...
  778. [2008-09-01 02:29:58] * [PB]Teilya shivers slightly at a sudden jolt of pain, and instinctively licked the wound.
  779. [2008-09-01 02:30:47] <[PB]Teilya> Uuuuuu...I don't like bullets...your hands are better Cerise, they're softer...
  780. [2008-09-01 02:31:04] <[PB]Teilya> And...warmer...more...gentle...
  781. [2008-09-01 02:31:06] * [PYG]Cerise feels something like steam shoot out her ears.
  782. [2008-09-01 02:33:10] <[PYG]Cerise> Ehehe, n-no! My hands? S-soft? I hold a cold metal rifle all day though!
  783. [2008-09-01 02:33:29] * [PYG]Cerise chuckles nervously. What is it about this girl...It's so...inviting.
  784. [2008-09-01 02:35:07] <[PB]Teilya> M-Maybe you do...but you're very...very gentle...it must be good...to be so strong and gentle at the same time...
  785. [2008-09-01 02:35:44] * [PB]Teilya gives Cerise a sad smile, shaking her head a little.
  786. [2008-09-01 02:35:54] * [PYG]Cerise quickly but carefully tries to wrap Teilya's hand with the bandage.
  787. [2008-09-01 02:36:42] * [PYG]Cerise looks back up at Teilya's eyes.
  788. [2008-09-01 02:36:49] <[PYG]Cerise> I-it's...done...I guess.
  789. [2008-09-01 02:37:57] * [PB]Teilya tries to move her arms a little, then smiles brightly at Cerise, a few lingering tears in her eyes.
  790. [2008-09-01 02:38:28] <[PB]Teilya> T-Thanks...you are...a very very kind...person...
  791. [2008-09-01 02:38:44] <[GM]Tetro> Suddenly, from the direction of the armory comes a muffled explosion.
  792. [2008-09-01 02:38:56] <[PB]Teilya> KYA?!
  793. [2008-09-01 02:39:20] * [PYG]Cerise turns her head to the explosion.
  794. [2008-09-01 02:39:34] <[PYG]Cerise> Wha...?
  795. [2008-09-01 02:40:08] * [PB]Teilya jumps in fright and looks at the direction of the explosion, and starts to shake with tears pouring out.
  796. [2008-09-01 02:40:31] <[PB]Teilya> N-No...no more...
  797. [2008-09-01 02:40:57] * [PB]Teilya suddenly clings onto Cerise, sobbing into her clothes.
  798. [2008-09-01 02:41:18] * [PYG]Cerise can't leave this poor frightened girl alone. Tries to pat her head to console her.
  799. [2008-09-01 02:41:21] <[PB]Teilya> G-Get them away...get the voices away...
  800. [2008-09-01 02:41:45] <[PYG]Cerise> It's okay, th-that should have made the bad men go away for good.
  801. [2008-09-01 02:42:20] <[PB]Teilya> R-Really?
  802. [2008-09-01 02:42:43] * [PB]Teilya looks up with frightful eyes, tears still rolling down her chin.
  803. [2008-09-01 02:43:12] * [PYG]Cerise pulls away from Teilya slightly to look her in the eyes.
  804. [2008-09-01 02:43:19] <[PYG]Cerise> Yes, I promise!
  805. [2008-09-01 02:43:54] * [PB]Teilya stares at Cerise for a moment longer, and unwillingly nods her head.
  806. [2008-09-01 02:44:11] <[PB]Teilya> O-Okay...I b-believe you...
  807. [2008-09-01 02:44:32] * [PYG]Cerise can't hold it in anymore. She slowly leans forward and plants a soft kiss on her Teilya's head.
  808. [2008-09-01 02:45:07] <[PYG]Cerise> It's okay now...
  809. [2008-09-01 02:46:29] <[PYG]Cerise> A-anyway, we should go!
  810. [2008-09-01 02:46:31] * [PB]Teilya bit her bottom lips lightly, and nods again. She gives Cerise another weak smile and calms down a little.
  811. [2008-09-01 02:46:40] <[PYG]Cerise> Master's waiting after all!
  812. [2008-09-01 02:46:57] <[PB]Teilya> O-Okay...
  813. [2008-09-01 02:47:16] <[PB]Teilya> A-And we c-can go...home...
  814. [2008-09-01 02:47:34] <[PYG]Cerise> Of course!
  815. [2008-09-01 02:47:55] <[PYG]Cerise> We'll get food, and then do that warp thing you like so much!
  816. [2008-09-01 02:48:22] * [PB]Teilya looks at Cerise, and nods once more with a smile, slowly standing back up.
  817. [2008-09-01 02:48:55] <[PB]Teilya> Y-Yeah, we'll get many food, and have...have a feast t-tonight!
  818. [2008-09-01 02:51:40] <[GM]Tetro> And that you did.
  819. [2008-09-01 02:52:03] <[GM]Tetro> On the other side of the square, you find the remains of a supermarket, practically untouched.
  820. [2008-09-01 02:52:51] <[GM]Tetro> With Teilya's magic (?) dress, you're able to pack enough imperishable foodstuffs to last for months, and even a few pieces of meat and vegetables that hadn't gone bad yet.
  821. [2008-09-01 02:55:04] <[GM]Tetro> Mission accomplished, you return to the square and signal Ludwig to summon you back to the fortress.
  822. [2008-09-01 02:56:02] <[GM]Tetro> The runes glow, the air pulses as before, and... FLASH!
  823. [2008-09-01 02:56:14] <[GM]Tetro> You're back in the Travel Chamber.
  824. [2008-09-01 02:57:00] * [GM]Ludwig opens the chamber door.
  825. [2008-09-01 02:57:12] <[PYG]Cerise> We've returned, Master Ludwig.
  826. [2008-09-01 02:57:17] * [PYG]Cerise bows.
  827. [2008-09-01 02:57:20] <[PB]Teilya> M-Master!
  828. [2008-09-01 02:57:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Thank God you're both safe!
  829. [2008-09-01 02:57:43] <[GM]Ludwig> How did it go?
  830. [2008-09-01 02:57:47] * [PB]Teilya bounces up and tackle hugs Ludwig.
  831. [2008-09-01 02:57:55] <[Gat]Mary> Indeed. are you two alright?
  832. [2008-09-01 02:57:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Ack! H-hey, now...!
  833. [2008-09-01 02:58:10] * [GM]Ludwig laughs and ruffles Teilya's hair.
  834. [2008-09-01 02:58:23] * [Gat]Mary senses a disturbance, but is unable to place it... smiles obliviously.
  835. [2008-09-01 02:58:29] * [PB]Teilya sniffs a little and nods, smiling a bit.
  836. [2008-09-01 02:58:41] <[PB]Teilya> I-I'm fine, thanks to Cerise!
  837. [2008-09-01 02:58:43] * [PYG]Cerise feels some slight envy at the sight but quikcly shakes it off. MARY ONLY! MARY ONLY! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, CERISE?!
  838. [2008-09-01 02:59:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "If you missed out on getting food, then I have a beautiful mold stew."
  839. [2008-09-01 02:59:14] <[PYG]Cerise> I suppose we ran into a bit of trouble...
  840. [2008-09-01 02:59:37] <[PB]Teilya> Bad men...they shoot me and Cerise...
  841. [2008-09-01 02:59:41] * [Gat]Mary frowns
  842. [2008-09-01 02:59:44] <[GM]Ludwig> What?!
  843. [2008-09-01 02:59:54] <[PB]Teilya> Then a HUUUUUUUUGE robot comes and makes things worse...
  844. [2008-09-01 02:59:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Are you hurt?
  845. [2008-09-01 03:00:11] <[GM]Ludwig> A robot?
  846. [2008-09-01 03:00:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Is this the new self-service check-out?"
  847. [2008-09-01 03:00:21] * [GM]Ludwig looks to Cerise for confirmation.
  848. [2008-09-01 03:00:24] * [PB]Teilya sniffs a little, and shakes her head.
  849. [2008-09-01 03:00:34] <[PB]Teilya> I'm fine, thanks to Cerise nya.
  850. [2008-09-01 03:00:47] <[PYG]Cerise> It's true, Master.
  851. [2008-09-01 03:00:55] <[PYG]Cerise> But, as you can see, we made it out just fine.
  852. [2008-09-01 03:01:01] <[GM]Ludwig> And, the supplies...?
  853. [2008-09-01 03:01:02] <[PB]Teilya> She's a very very good person!
  854. [2008-09-01 03:01:19] <[PYG]Cerise> We have them.
  855. [2008-09-01 03:01:37] <[PYG]Cerise> Though I didn't get as many munitions as I would have liked, but they'll do.
  856. [2008-09-01 03:01:43] * [GM]Ludwig looks around.
  857. [2008-09-01 03:01:49] <[GM]Ludwig> Um. Where?
  858. [2008-09-01 03:01:59] * [PB]Teilya starts pulling the supplies out, stacking them one by one.
  859. [2008-09-01 03:02:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Wha-- oh!
  860. [2008-09-01 03:02:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Good heavens... there certainly is a lot
  861. [2008-09-01 03:02:50] * [GM]Ludwig takes Teilya's hand gently, stopping her in mid-stack.
  862. [2008-09-01 03:02:50] <[PYG]Cerise> It'll be enough for months.
  863. [2008-09-01 03:03:10] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, why don't you go with Alexis and put all this away in the larder? Okay?
  864. [2008-09-01 03:03:11] * [PB]Teilya stops and looks at her master curiously.
  865. [2008-09-01 03:03:20] <[PB]Teilya> Oh okay!
  866. [2008-09-01 03:03:32] * [GM]Ludwig glances over to Alexis and nods.
  867. [2008-09-01 03:03:32] * [PYG]Cerise winces a bit as she tries to step forward.
  868. [2008-09-01 03:03:43] * [GM]Ludwig looks back at Cerise.
  869. [2008-09-01 03:03:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Months? Wow.
  870. [2008-09-01 03:03:57] * [PB]Teilya quickly starts packing the supplies back into her pockets.
  871. [2008-09-01 03:03:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, maybe you'd better help, too. That's going to be a lot of boxes.
  872. [2008-09-01 03:04:18] <[Gat]Mary> Understood.
  873. [2008-09-01 03:04:27] <[GM]Ludwig> {Wait, retcon. Better idea.}
  874. [2008-09-01 03:04:39] <[Gat]Mary> (ununderstood)
  875. [2008-09-01 03:05:12] * [GM]Ludwig notices Cerise is having trouble moving.
  876. [2008-09-01 03:05:25] <[GM]Ludwig> That's going to be a lot of boxes... I'll come with you and help out, actually.
  877. [2008-09-01 03:05:41] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, you help Cerise get to a bed. She seems to need some rest before dinner.
  878. [2008-09-01 03:05:58] <[PYG]Cerise> But, Master, I shou--...Wha-?!
  879. [2008-09-01 03:06:03] <[Gat]Mary> Of course. Come with me, Cerise.
  880. [2008-09-01 03:06:05] * [PB]Teilya follows Ludwig's glance, and upon seeing Cerise, runs up to her in concern.
  881. [2008-09-01 03:06:16] <[PB]Teilya> Hey hey Cerise, are you hurt?
  882. [2008-09-01 03:06:30] <[PB]Teilya> D-Did I m-mess up?
  883. [2008-09-01 03:07:05] <[PYG]Cerise> N-no! Of course not! You didn't do anything wrong, Miss Teilya! I was clumsy.
  884. [2008-09-01 03:07:09] * [Gat]Mary smiles
  885. [2008-09-01 03:07:22] <[Gat]Mary> Come, Cerise. This time I'll lead the way.
  886. [2008-09-01 03:07:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "Now, Teilya, help me get all this to the larder. I've got a bad back."
  887. [2008-09-01 03:07:50] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, come along, Teilya. Mary can take care of her from here.
  888. [2008-09-01 03:07:55] * [Gat]Mary reaches out her hand~
  889. [2008-09-01 03:07:58] * [PB]Teilya looks at her uncertainly, concerned, but nods anyway. She rubs her face against hers one last time before bouncing away to her orders.
  890. [2008-09-01 03:08:02] <[GM]Ludwig> You can tell me all about the big robot on the way.
  891. [2008-09-01 03:08:19] <[PB]Teilya> Get well soon Cerise~!
  892. [2008-09-01 03:08:29] <[PYG]Cerise> Y-yeah...
  893. [2008-09-01 03:08:42] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah!
  894. [2008-09-01 03:08:52] * [PYG]Cerise takes Mary's hand in hers.
  895. [2008-09-01 03:08:58] <[PYG]Cerise> O-okay, lead the way then.
  896. [2008-09-01 03:09:59] * [Gat]Mary leads Cerise to the Medical Room, fingers gingerly trailing the wall
  897. [2008-09-01 03:10:29] * [PYG]Cerise had waited for that familiar hand. It's not as warm as Teilya's thou--NO! What are you thinking? This is Mary's hand! Mary's! You waited for this while you've been gone.
  898. [2008-09-01 03:11:05] * [PYG]Cerise tries to shake the thoughts off, focusing only on the sensation of Mary's hand.
  899. [2008-09-01 03:11:30] <[Gat]Mary> What's wrong? You're a little shaky, how bad are you hurt?
  900. [2008-09-01 03:12:32] * [Nom]Alexis lets Ludwig lead the way to the larder, keeping Teiyla behind and whispers to her in conspiratory fashion
  901. [2008-09-01 03:12:47] <[PYG]Cerise> Um...J-just some wounds on my legs and arms.
  902. [2008-09-01 03:12:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey, did you know? While you were gone, Ludwig proposed to Mary!"
  903. [2008-09-01 03:12:57] <[PYG]Cerise> Really, I was clumsy...
  904. [2008-09-01 03:13:21] * [Gat]Mary sneezes
  905. [2008-09-01 03:13:41] <[Gat]Mary> ah... Oh, this is it.
  906. [2008-09-01 03:13:51] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah! You have a cold?
  907. [2008-09-01 03:14:21] * [PB]Teilya blinks and looks at Alexis in surprise.
  908. [2008-09-01 03:14:32] <[PB]Teilya> R-Really?
  909. [2008-09-01 03:15:21] <[Gat]Mary> Oh... it's... nothing. It's uh, the heat, yeah. Messes with my sinuses.
  910. [2008-09-01 03:15:35] <[Nom]Alexis> "They're madly in love, but won't admit it! I think they're keeping the engagement a secret."
  911. [2008-09-01 03:16:13] * [PB]Teilya blinks again, then a smile appears on her face.
  912. [2008-09-01 03:16:44] <[PB]Teilya> T-That...That's so...
  913. [2008-09-01 03:16:50] * [Gat]Mary opens the door
  914. [2008-09-01 03:17:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Anyway, they don't get a lot of time with each other, so we must help them foster their beautiful relationship"
  915. [2008-09-01 03:17:29] <[PB]Teilya> That's so romantic! I must help the master to fulfill his wish!
  916. [2008-09-01 03:17:37] <[Gat]Mary> Take a seat on the bed, I'll prepare the medication.
  917. [2008-09-01 03:17:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "You get it, don't you? I knew you would."
  918. [2008-09-01 03:18:30] * [PYG]Cerise does as Mary asks, feeling a little anxious.
  919. [2008-09-01 03:19:07] * [Gat]Mary calls from the cabinet, facing away from Cerise:
  920. [2008-09-01 03:19:09] * [PB]Teilya looks at Alexis eagerly, tail wiggling from excitement.
  921. [2008-09-01 03:19:13] <[Gat]Mary> Where are you hurt?
  922. [2008-09-01 03:19:27] * [PYG]Cerise is caught in momentary bliss.
  923. [2008-09-01 03:19:46] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Huh? Oh! Uh...here...
  924. [2008-09-01 03:19:51] <[PB]Teilya> We must prepare! The wedding must be known throughout the land~! Oh~! I can see it now, so perfect...
  925. [2008-09-01 03:20:22] <[Gat]Mary> Here? Could you be a little more specific? God choose not to bless me with the power to read minds.
  926. [2008-09-01 03:20:46] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah, of course, sorry.
  927. [2008-09-01 03:21:04] <[PYG]Cerise> Hold on...
  928. [2008-09-01 03:21:28] * [PYG]Cerise undoes her apron, putting it on the bed next to her.
  929. [2008-09-01 03:21:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's right! Cerise doesn't know, does she? You should go tell her the good news when you get a chance."
  930. [2008-09-01 03:21:54] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll go make some preparations."
  931. [2008-09-01 03:22:16] * [PB]Teilya nods vigorously, a blissful smile on her face as she dreams about the perfect wedding.
  932. [2008-09-01 03:23:03] * [PYG]Cerise unbuttons her dress enough to reveal the wound right under her left rib.
  933. [2008-09-01 03:23:13] <[PYG]Cerise> Uh...
  934. [2008-09-01 03:23:16] * [Gat]Mary brings back the medical supplies, sits them next to Cerise
  935. [2008-09-01 03:23:28] <[PB]Teilya> Of course! I'll go tell Cerise when we finished stacking the boxes! She's going to be sooooooooooo surprised and happy she won't be able to say anything! I know it!
  936. [2008-09-01 03:23:37] <[PYG]Cerise> G-give me your hand, Mary, I'll show you.
  937. [2008-09-01 03:24:01] * [Gat]Mary snaps on a rubber glove
  938. [2008-09-01 03:24:04] <[Gat]Mary> Okay then.
  939. [2008-09-01 03:24:36] * [PYG]Cerise knots her eyebrows at the sight of the rubber glove. Damn, no skin to skin contact this time...
  940. [2008-09-01 03:26:59] <[PYG]Cerise> Some cuts under my left rib.
  941. [2008-09-01 03:27:31] <[Gat]Mary> This may sting a little...
  942. [2008-09-01 03:27:48] * [Gat]Mary dabs wound with alcohol
  943. [2008-09-01 03:28:06] <[PYG]Cerise> ...Mary, that's my navel.
  944. [2008-09-01 03:28:30] * [Gat]Mary blushes
  945. [2008-09-01 03:28:35] * [PYG]Cerise reaches out to guide Mary's hand to the would.
  946. [2008-09-01 03:28:36] <[Gat]Mary> Oh! sorry...
  947. [2008-09-01 03:28:43] <[PYG]Cerise> It's all right, none of us are perfect.
  948. [2008-09-01 03:29:23] * [Nom]Alexis sidles up to Ludwig
  949. [2008-09-01 03:29:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey, did you know that Mary's birthday is coming up?"
  950. [2008-09-01 03:29:52] <[GM]Ludwig> R-really?
  951. [2008-09-01 03:30:12] <[GM]Ludwig> I had no idea...
  952. [2008-09-01 03:30:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, yes! This is your chance to make a good impression!"
  953. [2008-09-01 03:30:21] <[GM]Ludwig> When is it?
  954. [2008-09-01 03:32:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, in just a few days now! I'm planning a bit of a surprise for her, and I need you to help. And as long as you DO AS I SAY, we'll make it a grand time."
  955. [2008-09-01 03:32:42] <[GM]Ludwig> A surprise party...
  956. [2008-09-01 03:32:54] * [GM]Ludwig gazes into the middle distance, mind whirling. Finally, he grins.
  957. [2008-09-01 03:32:59] <[GM]Ludwig> All right, count me in!
  958. [2008-09-01 03:33:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "Excellent! Now, here's what we do..."
  959. [2008-09-01 03:34:59] <[Gat]Mary> ...Okay, now where else are you hurt?
  960. [2008-09-01 03:35:30] <[PYG]Cerise> Ah...hold on...
  961. [2008-09-01 03:36:02] * [PYG]Cerise lifts her skirt up to where there are gashes on her right thigh.
  962. [2008-09-01 03:37:12] * [PYG]Cerise carefully takes Mary's hand and guides it to wound.
  963. [2008-09-01 03:37:18] <[PYG]Cerise> Right here...
  964. [2008-09-01 03:37:49] * [Gat]Mary slowly applies alcohol
  965. [2008-09-01 03:38:10] * [Gat]Mary applies styptic tape
  966. [2008-09-01 03:38:25] <[Gat]Mary> Alright, lift up your leg and I'll wrap this up.
  967. [2008-09-01 03:38:50] * [PYG]Cerise complies, her face getting a little red.
  968. [2008-09-01 03:39:25] * [Gat]Mary ....wraps it up.
  969. [2008-09-01 03:39:31] * [PYG]Cerise 's thoughts drift to what Teilya would do in this situati-NO! MARY'S IN FRONT OF YOU, PAY ATTENTION TO HER! ONLY HER!!
  970. [2008-09-01 03:41:43] <[PYG]Cerise> Th-thank you, Mary...
  971. [2008-09-01 03:42:27] * [Gat]Mary takes off the glove, hops up next to Cerise
  972. [2008-09-01 03:42:30] <[Gat]Mary> How do you feel?
  973. [2008-09-01 03:43:05] * [PYG]Cerise turns to look at Mary's face. She calms down a littl.e
  974. [2008-09-01 03:43:12] <[PYG]Cerise> Better...
  975. [2008-09-01 03:43:23] <[PYG]Cerise> Much better...
  976. [2008-09-01 03:43:47] * [Gat]Mary gives Cerise a pat on the back and smiles
  977. [2008-09-01 03:44:10] <[Gat]Mary> Good! Let's go eat with the others before they start without us.
  978. [2008-09-01 03:45:21] * [Gat]Mary hops down, hand stretched out
  979. [2008-09-01 03:45:34] * [PYG]Cerise takes her hand.
  980. [2008-09-01 03:45:43] <[PYG]Cerise> Shall I lead the way this time?
  981. [2008-09-01 03:46:05] <[Gat]Mary> If you would, please.
  982. [2008-09-01 03:46:13] <[GM]Tetro> {Aaaaaaaand, scene! That's a wrap, everybody!}
  983. [2008-09-01 03:46:41] <[Gat]Mary> Whew! Did I do okay? Was my smile off?
  984. [2008-09-01 03:47:06] <[PB]Teilya> I-I hope I did okay...
  985. [2008-09-01 03:47:11] <[GM]Tetro> You were beautiful, Mary-baby!
  986. [2008-09-01 03:47:11] <[PYG]Cerise> Let go of me, bitch!
  987. [2008-09-01 03:47:23] <[PB]Teilya> Cerise~
  988. [2008-09-01 03:47:24] <[PYG]Cerise> I'm going out for a smoke.
  989. [2008-09-01 03:47:33] <[PYG]Cerise> The fuck do you want?
  990. [2008-09-01 03:47:42] <[Gat]Mary> :<
  991. [2008-09-01 03:47:44] <[PB]Teilya> Wanna go out?
  992. [2008-09-01 03:47:53] <[Gat]Mary> :>
  993. [2008-09-01 03:47:55] <[PYG]Cerise> Nah, I'm...Busy.
  994. [2008-09-01 03:48:13] <[PB]Teilya> I know this AWESOME store, should be a blast!
  995. [2008-09-01 03:48:30] <[PB]Teilya> Come on! It'll be fun! Let's go wild!
  996. [2008-09-01 03:48:32] <[PYG]Cerise> Fuck off, furry.
  997. [2008-09-01 03:48:54] <[PB]Teilya> Oh come on~ You know you like them.
  998. [2008-09-01 03:49:01] <[Gat]Mary> uh.. umm... I wouldn't mind going, Teilya...
  999. [2008-09-01 03:49:06] * [PB]Teilya slides tail up Cerise's arms.
  1000. [2008-09-01 03:49:12] <[PB]Teilya> Oh?
  1001. [2008-09-01 03:49:30] <[PYG]Cerise> Bitch, get your tail off, or do you want me to rip it off and strangle you with it?
  1002. [2008-09-01 03:49:31] <[PB]Teilya> Well, the more the merrier!
  1003. [2008-09-01 03:49:47] <[PB]Teilya> Oh boo, how tsundere Cerise~
  1004. [2008-09-01 03:50:09] <[GM]Tetro> All right, clear the set! Studio needs the soundstage for some "Pirates in Gensokyo" flick!
  1005. [2008-09-01 03:50:37] <[Gat]Mary> Oh! I love Pirates...
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  1016. [2008-09-05 21:23:12] <[GM]Tetro> Last week, on "Beetleoven Fortress"...
  1017. [2008-09-05 21:23:54] <[GM]Tetro> Teilya and Cerise had just completed a mission gathering supplies from the outside, bringing back enough food and sundries to last for months.
  1018. [2008-09-05 21:25:07] <[GM]Tetro> However, on the mission, they ran afoul of a small mercenary group trying to raid the same armory, and only barely escaped due to the timely intervention of a lost robot weapon.
  1019. [2008-09-05 21:26:35] <[GM]Tetro> Love, however, proved able to bloom on the battlefield, and their hearts began beating for each other, much to Cerise's (who already had a heavy crush on fellow maid Mary) dismay.
  1020. [2008-09-05 21:26:53] <[GM]Tetro> ...why am I expositing all this? Go read the damn logs, you lazy farts.
  1021. [2008-09-05 21:26:59] <[GM]Tetro> Dinner time.
  1022. [2008-09-05 21:28:41] * [Nom]Alexis continues to conspire with Teiyla
  1023. [2008-09-05 21:29:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey, I need some supplies for the wedding party. Can you help with these?"
  1024. [2008-09-05 21:30:30] * [PB]Teilya quickly nods a few times with a huge smile
  1025. [2008-09-05 21:30:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "And oh, I'm hoping to spring it as a bit of a surprise for the two of them, so we musn't say a word about it until then."
  1026. [2008-09-05 21:31:19] <[PB]Teilya> Nya! My lips are sealed! What do you want me to do~?
  1027. [2008-09-05 21:32:30] * [Nom]Alexis hands Teilya a list consisting of party supplies, decorations, lighting equipment and a a microphone stand
  1028. [2008-09-05 21:32:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, we'll need all this, first off"
  1029. [2008-09-05 21:33:43] * [PB]Teilya takes the list with her hands and scans over them, smile getting bigger and bigger as she goes
  1030. [2008-09-05 21:33:59] <[PB]Teilya> Alright nya! Leave it to me~!
  1031. [2008-09-05 21:34:28] * [PB]Teilya pats herself on the chest, and quickly scurries off to get the things needed
  1032. [2008-09-05 21:36:30] * [Nom]Alexis hollers down the hall
  1033. [2008-09-05 21:36:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary! Come help me with dinner, darling!"
  1034. [2008-09-05 21:37:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, looks like dinner's starting.
  1035. [2008-09-05 21:37:16] <[Gtz]Mary> You want to help us, Cerise?
  1036. [2008-09-05 21:37:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> Of course I would!
  1037. [2008-09-05 21:38:27] <[Gtz]Mary> Excellent! Come on, we should hurry. Everyone is waiting.
  1038. [2008-09-05 21:38:54] <[GM]Ludwig> {Skill Check for dinner making.}
  1039. [2008-09-05 21:39:12] * [Pyg]Cerise reassures herself. Yes, spend more time with Mary. That will drive away the thoughts of Miss Teilya!
  1040. [2008-09-05 21:39:18] <[GM]Ludwig> {Whenever you're in the kitchen, that is.}
  1041. [2008-09-05 21:39:32] * [Gtz]Mary and Cerise arrive at the kitchen
  1042. [2008-09-05 21:40:18] <[Gtz]Mary> What are we preparing for tonight?
  1043. [2008-09-05 21:40:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise agreed to help us, so I brought her along.
  1044. [2008-09-05 21:40:53] * [PB]Teilya skips out of the warehouse and back to the dinning room, humming a tune to herself. It's time to set things up while the others are busy!
  1045. [2008-09-05 21:40:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm thinking of...by the by, Mary, when's your birthday?"
  1046. [2008-09-05 21:43:28] * [Pyg]Cerise 's thoughts are put to a halt for a moment. Mary's birthday! Ah, what could I that you won't need to appreciate with eyesight?
  1047. [2008-09-05 21:43:54] <[Gtz]Mary> April the eighteenth. Why?
  1048. [2008-09-05 21:45:00] <[GM]Ludwig> {[PB]Teilya rolled Cunning to stealthily set things up. 6 x 2 is 12, a rousing success.}
  1049. [2008-09-05 21:45:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "Just wondering"
  1050. [2008-09-05 21:45:58] * [Nom]Alexis bakes a cake
  1051. [2008-09-05 21:46:23] * [PB]Teilya begins to silently pull things out of her pockets, setting things up secretly with reflex and cunning of a cat. The things are so secretive no one will even notice it until she springs it on them.
  1052. [2008-09-05 21:48:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "Say, did you girls know that today is employee appreciation day? Let's make something nice."
  1053. [2008-09-05 21:50:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> What do you have in mind?
  1054. [2008-09-05 21:51:32] <[GM]Ludwig> {Combined Skill check between Alexis, Mary and Cerise is 31. Dinner's gonna be goooooood.}
  1055. [2008-09-05 21:52:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "Thanks to you and Teilya we're pretty well stocked now. Let's go all out"
  1056. [2008-09-05 21:54:35] <[GM]Ludwig> {Individual checks were 18, 3, and 12, respectively. So, 33, actually. What is maths?}
  1057. [2008-09-05 21:56:06] <[Gtz]Mary> Let's see, where's that basil...
  1058. [2008-09-05 21:57:03] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary? Mary, darling? People can die like that."
  1059. [2008-09-05 21:57:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh? what do you mean?
  1060. [2008-09-05 21:57:38] * [Gtz]Mary brings the "basil" up to her nose and sniffs
  1061. [2008-09-05 21:57:48] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Oh! whoops!
  1062. [2008-09-05 21:58:24] <[Nom]Alexis> "Cerise, can you help go over and help Mary? I think our spice cupboard has been wrongly arranged."
  1063. [2008-09-05 21:58:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay.
  1064. [2008-09-05 22:00:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Let's see, we've got a salad, veal, bread...oh, we need soup. What shall we do for soup?"
  1065. [2008-09-05 22:01:42] <[Gtz]Mary> Do we have any beef left?
  1066. [2008-09-05 22:02:35] <[Nom]Alexis> "Sure do. Rack to your left, dear."
  1067. [2008-09-05 22:02:39] * [Pyg]Cerise looks into the cupboard, at highest her tiptoes could allow her. She picks off a few of the appropriate spices they'll need.
  1068. [2008-09-05 22:04:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Umm... I'm not finding it. Are you sure it's on the rack?
  1069. [2008-09-05 22:05:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Mary, just turn to the left a little bit.
  1070. [2008-09-05 22:05:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "We also have lean meat in the fridge; not sure what it's of though. Give it a try."
  1071. [2008-09-05 22:06:39] <[Gtz]Mary> okay, I'll do that. Cerise, could you fetch the vegetables and put on some water?
  1072. [2008-09-05 22:07:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Right away, Mary!
  1073. [2008-09-05 22:09:00] * [Gtz]Mary after many instances of trial and error, successfully retrieves the beef
  1074. [2008-09-05 22:09:51] * [Pyg]Cerise gets the water to start boiling and walks over the the refrigerator, picking out the needed ingredients.
  1075. [2008-09-05 22:10:24] * [Nom]Alexis finds some green stuff in the fridge
  1076. [2008-09-05 22:10:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "I wonder what this is."
  1077. [2008-09-05 22:10:37] * [Nom]Alexis does a taste test
  1078. [2008-09-05 22:10:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hmm, spicy. Oh well."
  1079. [2008-09-05 22:10:59] * [Nom]Alexis holds onto it for later
  1080. [2008-09-05 22:11:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary! I'm almost done here, how's the soup going?"
  1081. [2008-09-05 22:11:52] * [Gtz]Mary starts chopping up celery, tomatoes, beef, whatever's good
  1082. [2008-09-05 22:11:58] <[Gtz]Mary> It's going.
  1083. [2008-09-05 22:12:25] * [Gtz]Mary chop chop chop chop
  1084. [2008-09-05 22:13:07] * [Nom]Alexis starts grinding some chilli peppers
  1085. [2008-09-05 22:14:53] * [Nom]Alexis start breaking out the dinnerware
  1086. [2008-09-05 22:15:15] * [Pyg]Cerise adjusts the dial on the stove to lower the heat on the boiling water.
  1087. [2008-09-05 22:17:18] * [Nom]Alexis starts setting up the table
  1088. [2008-09-05 22:21:20] <[GM]Ludwig> {Blah blah blah, and dinner is served or something.}
  1089. [2008-09-05 22:22:00] * [Nom]Alexis finishes setting up dinner, arranging the places, and slipping pepper into Ludwig's soup
  1090. [2008-09-05 22:22:53] * [Pyg]Cerise walks up behind Alexis.
  1091. [2008-09-05 22:23:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Alexis, shall I fetch the master out of his room?
  1092. [2008-09-05 22:23:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "That'd be excellent. Thank you, Cerise."
  1093. [2008-09-05 22:24:39] * [Nom]Alexis whistles while adding some of that green stuff to the master's dinner
  1094. [2008-09-05 22:25:38] * [Pyg]Cerise nods and heads off out of the dining room and into the main hallway, making a left and climbing the grand staircase. She reaches Master Ludwig's room and knocks on the door.
  1095. [2008-09-05 22:26:04] <[GM]Ludwig> Whah?! Uh... come in?
  1096. [2008-09-05 22:26:37] * [Pyg]Cerise slowly opens the door.
  1097. [2008-09-05 22:27:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> Supper is ready, Mast--Is something the matter?
  1098. [2008-09-05 22:27:54] * [GM]Ludwig is standing with his back to the door, facing a full-length mirror. Around his neck is tied a long red cape, perhaps just a size too large for him, and at his feet are about a dozen hats of various colors and designs. As you enter, he throws one down and picks up another, placing it on his head and frowning at his reflection.
  1099. [2008-09-05 22:29:41] <[GM]Ludwig> Matter? Uh, hm. Sort of. Not really. Do you like hats, Miss Cerise?
  1100. [2008-09-05 22:30:14] * [Pyg]Cerise raises her eyebrow at the question.
  1101. [2008-09-05 22:31:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Never mind. Stupid question. Dinner's ready?
  1102. [2008-09-05 22:31:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> Er, yes. Yes, it is.
  1103. [2008-09-05 22:31:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> But, why are you wearing a cape to dinner?
  1104. [2008-09-05 22:32:50] * [GM]Ludwig lets the last hat fall from his hands onto the pile, then swings the excess cape over one shoulder and turns around. The rest of his outfit is similarly... grandiose.
  1105. [2008-09-05 22:33:25] <[GM]Ludwig> A master must always look his best before his servants, don't you agree?
  1106. [2008-09-05 22:33:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> Isn't that the other way around, Master?
  1107. [2008-09-05 22:33:45] * [GM]Ludwig half-turns back to the mirror and runs a quick hand through his hair.
  1108. [2008-09-05 22:34:04] <[GM]Ludwig> Is it?
  1109. [2008-09-05 22:34:12] * [GM]Ludwig looks suddenly uncertain.
  1110. [2008-09-05 22:34:21] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh.
  1111. [2008-09-05 22:35:05] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, never mind.
  1112. [2008-09-05 22:35:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Let's go.
  1113. [2008-09-05 22:35:20] <[Pyg]Cerise> Very well.
  1114. [2008-09-05 22:35:44] * [Nom]Alexis rings the dinner bell
  1115. [2008-09-05 22:35:56] * [GM]Ludwig steps over the hats and heads out the door, proceeding Cerise.
  1116. [2008-09-05 22:36:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "DINNER IS UPON US, MORTA--I mean, come and get it!"
  1117. [2008-09-05 22:37:03] * [GM]Ludwig slows his pace as he approaches the stairway down, falling in beside the maid.
  1118. [2008-09-05 22:37:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Say, uh, Cerise...
  1119. [2008-09-05 22:37:11] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm?
  1120. [2008-09-05 22:37:23] <[GM]Ludwig> You're pretty close to Mary, aren't you? I mean like, good friends?
  1121. [2008-09-05 22:37:32] * [PB]Teilya happily skips up to Alexis out of nowhere, trying to act normal sort of unsuccessfully.
  1122. [2008-09-05 22:38:09] * [Nom]Alexis gives her a questioning look
  1123. [2008-09-05 22:38:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> C-close to Mary? Er...Yes! Yes, we're very good friends in fact!
  1124. [2008-09-05 22:38:36] * [PB]Teilya siddles up Alexis and begin to whisper to her.
  1125. [2008-09-05 22:38:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> You could say I almost know everything about her!
  1126. [2008-09-05 22:38:55] * [GM]Ludwig brightens up as you begin descending the staircase.
  1127. [2008-09-05 22:38:56] <[PB]Teilya> Everything's done, no one will know until the moment's right!
  1128. [2008-09-05 22:39:04] * [Nom]Alexis beams
  1129. [2008-09-05 22:39:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Good, good! Then, could you... er... what does she like? Mary, I mean?
  1130. [2008-09-05 22:40:45] <[GM]Ludwig> See, I'm thinking of getting her something for her birthday. It's coming up, you know. And, well, I realized I don't really know a whole lot about her, so...
  1131. [2008-09-05 22:43:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well...She likes to read poetry in the her quarters when she's all by herself.
  1132. [2008-09-05 22:44:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Poetry, eh... I see! Thank you, Cerise, you were a great help!
  1133. [2008-09-05 22:45:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> If I may say so, it's quite kind of you to do this for Mary, Master.
  1134. [2008-09-05 22:47:38] * [GM]Ludwig calls down the hallway:
  1135. [2008-09-05 22:47:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master~! Mary's cooking is getting cold~!"
  1136. [2008-09-05 22:47:52] <[GM]Ludwig> We're almost there, Alexis! Sorry to keep you all waiting!
  1137. [2008-09-05 22:47:54] * [Pyg]Cerise 's mind stands to attention at the word "wooing". WHAT.
  1138. [2008-09-05 22:48:32] <[GM]Ludwig> C'mon, Cerise, let's hurry!
  1139. [2008-09-05 22:48:40] * [GM]Ludwig doubles his pace towards the dining room.
  1140. [2008-09-05 22:48:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh? Oh, right away, Master.
  1141. [2008-09-05 22:49:08] * [Pyg]Cerise follows suit, quickening her pace as well.
  1142. [2008-09-05 22:50:08] * [Gtz]Mary is waiting patiently for everyone to take their seat
  1143. [2008-09-05 22:50:15] <[GM]Ludwig> {And in this fashion, everyone gathered at the table for dinner.}
  1144. [2008-09-05 22:50:28] * [Pyg]Cerise tries to process what her master just said. Wooing? Wooing Mary? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GONE?!
  1145. [2008-09-05 22:50:33] <[Gtz]Mary> Shall we join hands?
  1146. [2008-09-05 22:50:52] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, of course!
  1147. [2008-09-05 22:50:54] * [Nom]Alexis makes sure to sit near Cerise and Mary
  1148. [2008-09-05 22:51:15] <[GM]Ludwig> {Hang on. Maybe we'd better make seating arrangements.}
  1149. [2008-09-05 22:51:25] <[GM]Ludwig> {Ludwig's gonna want to be sitting next to Mary for sure.}
  1150. [2008-09-05 22:53:33] <[GM]Ludwig> {Round table, clockwise order: Ludwig, Teilya, Cerise, Alexis, Mary.}
  1151. [2008-09-05 22:53:56] * [PB]Teilya happily skips over towards Cerise and takes a seat besides her
  1152. [2008-09-05 22:54:03] * [Pyg]Cerise quickly to what would usually be a seat next to Mary but finds Master Ludwig and Alexis already occupying those places. Hmm, better luck next time I suppose.
  1153. [2008-09-05 22:55:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Alright then, let's bow our heads...
  1154. [2008-09-05 22:55:29] * [GM]Ludwig takes Mary's and Teilya's hands in his own and bows his head reverently.
  1155. [2008-09-05 22:55:51] * [Nom]Alexis is the kind who looks around while everyone'e praying
  1156. [2008-09-05 22:56:00] * [Pyg]Cerise realizes who is beside her after taking her seat. Oh, this doesn't seem too bad at al-NO! Look at Mary! ...But Miss Teilya's hand is so warm and soft...
  1157. [2008-09-05 22:56:21] <[Gtz]Mary> Dear heavenly Father, thank you for this food dear Lord, may it nourish our bodies, bless the hands that prepared it. Please watch out for our loved ones and keep them safe. May you lead us and guide us. In Your name I pray, Amen. Let's eat!
  1158. [2008-09-05 22:56:24] * [PB]Teilya smiles at Ludwig, then also bows as she takes Cerise's hands. Ah, this is her day~
  1159. [2008-09-05 22:56:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Amen!
  1160. [2008-09-05 22:56:59] <[PB]Teilya> Amen nya~!
  1161. [2008-09-05 22:57:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Our soup today is curtesy of Mary"
  1162. [2008-09-05 22:57:31] * [Nom]Alexis winks at Ludwig
  1163. [2008-09-05 22:58:08] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, please, I would have made quite a mess if it wasn't for you two.
  1164. [2008-09-05 22:58:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Don't be so humble, Mary, it was all you."
  1165. [2008-09-05 22:58:44] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm sure it's quite delicious, Mary.
  1166. [2008-09-05 22:59:13] * [GM]Ludwig takes a couple ladlefuls into his bowl and passes the pot to Mary.
  1167. [2008-09-05 23:00:22] * [Gtz]Mary does the same, very carefully
  1168. [2008-09-05 23:01:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh, and someone found a use for those old beetlesteaks in the fridge?
  1169. [2008-09-05 23:01:27] * [Nom]Alexis also does it ladles very carefully, for different reasons, and passes it on
  1170. [2008-09-05 23:02:39] * [Pyg]Cerise takes the pot from Alexis, putting in enough into her bowl before carefully handing it to Teilya.
  1171. [2008-09-05 23:03:25] * [GM]Ludwig waits for everyone to be served before digging in, but leans in and smells the soup up close.
  1172. [2008-09-05 23:03:38] <[GM]Ludwig> It really does smell good, Mary. What did you use in it?
  1173. [2008-09-05 23:03:46] * [PB]Teilya takes the pot with a smile, and seeing as everyone already have their fill, digs in happily
  1174. [2008-09-05 23:04:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "I think I'll go get drinks~"
  1175. [2008-09-05 23:04:42] * [GM]Ludwig starts in on the soup.
  1176. [2008-09-05 23:04:43] <[Gtz]Mary> umm... carrots, corn, beef, potatoes, and some celery...
  1177. [2008-09-05 23:05:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Alexis handled the spices, I couldn't find them.
  1178. [2008-09-05 23:05:41] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh? Were they put away somewh--
  1179. [2008-09-05 23:06:27] * [GM]Ludwig stops in mid-sentence, a dawning look on his face as he realizes why Mary, MARY, couldn't find the spices. He looks down at his clothing and turns beet red.
  1180. [2008-09-05 23:07:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh, well, it's, uh... it's still really good, I think...
  1181. [2008-09-05 23:07:45] * [Nom]Alexis returns from kitchen
  1182. [2008-09-05 23:08:16] <[Gtz]Mary> Mmmm, it is~
  1183. [2008-09-05 23:08:28] <[Nom]Alexis> "I have family-safe-alcohol-free breverages~"
  1184. [2008-09-05 23:08:58] * [GM]Ludwig looks up at Alexis' entry. "Wouldn't mind a drink right now, actually, but oh well," he mutters to himself.
  1185. [2008-09-05 23:09:24] * [Pyg]Cerise quietly listening to Ludwig and Mary's conversation. Hmm, yes, whatever it was, it had to have happened sometime while she was out with Teilya. It couldn't have happened any other time, she had her eyes on Mary the whole time!
  1186. [2008-09-05 23:09:37] * [Nom]Alexis takes the initiative to serve Ludwig a drink, taking the opportunity to lean down and whisper to him
  1187. [2008-09-05 23:10:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary used her secret ingredients."
  1188. [2008-09-05 23:10:15] * [Nom]Alexis winks
  1189. [2008-09-05 23:10:31] * [Gtz]Mary eats quietly
  1190. [2008-09-05 23:10:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Awha? Secret...?
  1191. [2008-09-05 23:10:58] * [PB]Teilya finishes her soup and beams at Mary
  1192. [2008-09-05 23:11:12] <[PB]Teilya> The soup is AWESOME nya!
  1193. [2008-09-05 23:11:21] * [GM]Ludwig glances between Mary and Alexis, slightly confused, before taking another experimental sip of the soup.
  1194. [2008-09-05 23:11:51] <[Gtz]Mary> You should help us cook more often, Cerise. You did a very fine job~
  1195. [2008-09-05 23:12:49] <[GM]Ludwig> I must agree. The food is most excellent, tonight. Well done, all of you.
  1196. [2008-09-05 23:12:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wha-? Oh, yes. I'd be very glad to! Um, thank you, Mary.
  1197. [2008-09-05 23:13:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Made with love~"
  1198. [2008-09-05 23:14:37] * [GM]Ludwig tucks into his beetlesteak and tries not to choke at Alexis' comment.
  1199. [2008-09-05 23:15:02] <[Gtz]Mary> I'm always happy to have help in the kitchen. Perhaps Mr. Beetleoven would like to help sometime~
  1200. [2008-09-05 23:15:15] <[GM]Ludwig> M-me?!
  1201. [2008-09-05 23:15:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Share the love~"
  1202. [2008-09-05 23:15:22] * [GM]Ludwig really does choke now.
  1203. [2008-09-05 23:16:08] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm? Are you alright?
  1204. [2008-09-05 23:16:32] <[Gtz]Mary> Mr. Beetleoven?
  1205. [2008-09-05 23:16:33] * [GM]Ludwig coughs a few times before he can reply.
  1206. [2008-09-05 23:16:43] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Master you okay?
  1207. [2008-09-05 23:16:54] <[GM]Ludwig> I, I'm fine, thank you. I'd be glad to help you any time, Mary.
  1208. [2008-09-05 23:17:30] * [Pyg]Cerise realizes she hasn't touched her soup yet, and quickly remedies that with a few spoonfuls.
  1209. [2008-09-05 23:18:15] * [GM]Ludwig washes his throat clear with a few swallows of tea.
  1210. [2008-09-05 23:18:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, very good. You can help out at breakfast tomorrow, does that sound good?
  1211. [2008-09-05 23:19:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, good! Great! It sounds great!
  1212. [2008-09-05 23:19:45] <[PB]Teilya> Oh oh! Can I help out too?
  1213. [2008-09-05 23:20:06] * [GM]Ludwig looks over at Teilya uncertainly.
  1214. [2008-09-05 23:20:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Of course.
  1215. [2008-09-05 23:20:09] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh...
  1216. [2008-09-05 23:20:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh.
  1217. [2008-09-05 23:20:40] <[PB]Teilya> YAY~! Master never lets me into the kitchen before! Now I can see what it's like nya!
  1218. [2008-09-05 23:20:42] * [GM]Ludwig cuts off another chunk of beetlemeat, his enthusiasm diminished somewhat.
  1219. [2008-09-05 23:21:05] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise? You've been unusually quiet lately. Do you feel well?
  1220. [2008-09-05 23:21:19] * [Pyg]Cerise continues eating the rest of the meal in quiet thou--
  1221. [2008-09-05 23:21:31] * [PB]Teilya blinks and then looks at Cerise
  1222. [2008-09-05 23:21:33] * [GM]Ludwig perks up a little at Teilya's remark.
  1223. [2008-09-05 23:21:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> M-me?
  1224. [2008-09-05 23:22:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh, I must be tired. Exhausting afternoon, after all.
  1225. [2008-09-05 23:22:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Tell us about your trip with Teilya, it must have been quite something to get those cuts on you like that.
  1226. [2008-09-05 23:22:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, that's right, Teilya, I'm afraid you can't help us tomorrow. We wouldn't want cat hair in all our new foodstuffs, you know.
  1227. [2008-09-05 23:22:32] <[GM]Ludwig> And you do tend to shed a lot. No offense.
  1228. [2008-09-05 23:22:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "Cerise is tired, too, right? We can make them breakfast in bed~"
  1229. [2008-09-05 23:23:16] <[PB]Teilya> Aww...but...nya...
  1230. [2008-09-05 23:23:21] * [Pyg]Cerise holds back making a spittake.
  1231. [2008-09-05 23:23:30] * [PB]Teilya looks downtrodden, but nods anyway.
  1232. [2008-09-05 23:23:37] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm sorry, Teilya.
  1233. [2008-09-05 23:23:43] * [GM]Ludwig tries to sound like he means it.
  1234. [2008-09-05 23:23:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Mr. Beetleoven, surely you must be joking.
  1235. [2008-09-05 23:23:53] * [PB]Teilya shakes her head lightly and tries to smile.
  1236. [2008-09-05 23:24:07] <[PB]Teilya> It's okay, since it's master's orders.
  1237. [2008-09-05 23:24:30] <[PB]Teilya> I'll just spend the morning with Cerise then.
  1238. [2008-09-05 23:24:53] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Well, that's fine as well.
  1239. [2008-09-05 23:24:56] * [GM]Ludwig reaches over with one hand and squeezes Teilya's shoulder reassuringly.
  1240. [2008-09-05 23:25:08] <[Gtz]Mary> Yoo-hoo! earth to Cerise! Did we lose you, baby?
  1241. [2008-09-05 23:25:27] * [Pyg]Cerise feels her cheeks flush a little. Spending the morning with Miss Teilya? Hmm...
  1242. [2008-09-05 23:26:15] * [Pyg]Cerise thinks. Hey, Mary, was trying to talk to you!
  1243. [2008-09-05 23:27:42] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah, it's...It's nothing really big, Mary. Just some scavengers.
  1244. [2008-09-05 23:28:21] * [PB]Teilya frowns as she remembers those men.
  1245. [2008-09-05 23:28:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Scavengers? You met other survivors?
  1246. [2008-09-05 23:28:34] <[PB]Teilya> They're very bad men!
  1247. [2008-09-05 23:28:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Survivors?
  1248. [2008-09-05 23:28:49] * [GM]Ludwig is instantly interested.
  1249. [2008-09-05 23:29:02] * [PB]Teilya looks worrily at Ludwig
  1250. [2008-09-05 23:29:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "No, we can't have that, can we? Oh ho ho!"
  1251. [2008-09-05 23:29:31] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, what happened?
  1252. [2008-09-05 23:30:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> It seems like they've been doing their scavenger thing for a while now.
  1253. [2008-09-05 23:30:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Though, at least for one of them, at the cost of sanity.
  1254. [2008-09-05 23:30:43] <[Gtz]Mary> Is that so...
  1255. [2008-09-05 23:30:48] <[Gtz]Mary> Did they have anything to say?
  1256. [2008-09-05 23:30:50] <[GM]Ludwig> I see...
  1257. [2008-09-05 23:30:55] <[PB]Teilya> They didn't even listen to us!
  1258. [2008-09-05 23:31:25] <[GM]Ludwig> I take it they attacked you. And... I take it you had to defend yourselves?
  1259. [2008-09-05 23:31:56] * [Gtz]Mary expression grows serious.
  1260. [2008-09-05 23:31:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> We did, quite badly though. They were quite skilled.
  1261. [2008-09-05 23:32:25] <[GM]Ludwig> How did you manage to escape?
  1262. [2008-09-05 23:33:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> It was all in such a rush. Suddenly a large robot just came down on the armory!
  1263. [2008-09-05 23:34:04] <[Pyg]Cerise> A huge robot!
  1264. [2008-09-05 23:34:14] <[GM]Ludwig> A robot?
  1265. [2008-09-05 23:34:32] <[Gtz]Mary> A robot...
  1266. [2008-09-05 23:34:47] <[GM]Ludwig> How curious...
  1267. [2008-09-05 23:34:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> I didn't stick around for very long. Miss Teilya ran off and I didn't want her to get lost out there.
  1268. [2008-09-05 23:35:51] <[GM]Ludwig> So, you don't know what may have happened to the other survivors?
  1269. [2008-09-05 23:36:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> All I know is that the armory exploded. I didn't bother to check what was left.
  1270. [2008-09-05 23:36:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> Probably took the rest of the munitions with it.
  1271. [2008-09-05 23:36:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Exploded?! The whole armory?
  1272. [2008-09-05 23:37:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Wow...
  1273. [2008-09-05 23:37:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Good heavens...
  1274. [2008-09-05 23:37:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's a shame...what will we do for munitions from now on?"
  1275. [2008-09-05 23:37:24] * [PB]Teilya just stares at her food in silence.
  1276. [2008-09-05 23:38:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, it isn't likely to have been the last armory left in this world. I'll just have to start sending you out to somewhere else from now on.
  1277. [2008-09-05 23:38:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Still, survivors, out in the wastelands... that IS interesting...
  1278. [2008-09-05 23:38:40] <[Gtz]Mary> I wonder what's become of them...
  1279. [2008-09-05 23:38:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> I didn't think robots would still be operational in this day and age either.
  1280. [2008-09-05 23:39:07] * [PB]Teilya whispers to herself.
  1281. [2008-09-05 23:39:20] <[PB]Teilya> I hope they all disappear forever...
  1282. [2008-09-05 23:40:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> Did you say something, Miss Teilya?
  1283. [2008-09-05 23:40:29] * [PB]Teilya looks up in surprise, and starts shaking her head frantically
  1284. [2008-09-05 23:40:42] <[PB]Teilya> N-Nya! N-Nothing! I didn't say anything!
  1285. [2008-09-05 23:40:56] <[Gtz]Mary> It's a good thing that robot showed up though, huh? Who knows what would have happened if it didn't stop those bandits...
  1286. [2008-09-05 23:41:06] * [Gtz]Mary 's expression darkens
  1287. [2008-09-05 23:41:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Yeah...
  1288. [2008-09-05 23:42:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "I KNOW--I mean, yes, it would have been dreadful!"
  1289. [2008-09-05 23:42:20] * [GM]Ludwig stares pensively at the remains of his dinner.
  1290. [2008-09-05 23:42:44] * [Gtz]Mary finishes her meal
  1291. [2008-09-05 23:42:45] <[GM]Ludwig> If there are still people surviving out there, despite the insects, it makes me wonder what else I don't know.
  1292. [2008-09-05 23:42:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Ah, that was good! Thanks, everyone.
  1293. [2008-09-05 23:43:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, yes, let's not be so down. We should liven up a bit."
  1294. [2008-09-05 23:43:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> What do you mean, Master?
  1295. [2008-09-05 23:43:23] * [GM]Ludwig shakes his head to clear his mood.
  1296. [2008-09-05 23:43:29] <[Gtz]Mary> Did you ever make contact with other survivors, Mr. Beetleoven?
  1297. [2008-09-05 23:43:31] <[GM]Ludwig> Never mind, Alexis is right.
  1298. [2008-09-05 23:44:08] <[GM]Ludwig> We'll deal with that matter some other time.
  1299. [2008-09-05 23:44:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Of course I am. Lights please."
  1300. [2008-09-05 23:44:30] * [Pyg]Cerise looks over at Teilya and feels a strange urge to pet her head.
  1301. [2008-09-05 23:44:34] * [Nom]Alexis give Teilyaa a signal
  1302. [2008-09-05 23:45:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Lights?
  1303. [2008-09-05 23:45:19] * [PB]Teilya misses the signal as she continues to mop.
  1304. [2008-09-05 23:45:38] * [Nom]Alexis sighs. So hard to find good help these days.
  1305. [2008-09-05 23:45:54] * [Nom]Alexis kicks Teilya under the table
  1306. [2008-09-05 23:45:58] * [Gtz]Mary takes her dishes to the sink
  1307. [2008-09-05 23:46:21] * [GM]Ludwig hastily grabs his own and follows Mary into the kitchen for a while.
  1308. [2008-09-05 23:46:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary! Psst, Mary!
  1309. [2008-09-05 23:46:38] * [PB]Teilya yelps slightly and looks up, and then gasps a little and scurries to work.
  1310. [2008-09-05 23:46:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, what is it?
  1311. [2008-09-05 23:46:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Um... do you have plans for this evening?
  1312. [2008-09-05 23:47:06] <[GM]Ludwig> There's something I want to talk to you about...
  1313. [2008-09-05 23:47:29] * [Nom]Alexis makes hurried hand signals
  1314. [2008-09-05 23:48:14] * [Pyg]Cerise is still at the table wondering what Alexis and Teilya are up to as she downs the rest of her glass.
  1315. [2008-09-05 23:48:25] <[Gtz]Mary> I was just going to wash off and head on to bed. Is there something you need me for?
  1316. [2008-09-05 23:48:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, um, yes. It won't take long, though.
  1317. [2008-09-05 23:48:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teiyla! Lights!"
  1318. [2008-09-05 23:49:15] * [PB]Teilya hurriedly pulls the hidden lever down.
  1319. [2008-09-05 23:49:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Come up to my room before you turn in, and we'll discuss it.
  1320. [2008-09-05 23:49:29] <[Gtz]Mary> Okay then.
  1321. [2008-09-05 23:49:49] <[GM]Tetro> Suddenly, the lights in the dining room go out, leaving only two spotlights shining on a microphone stand.
  1322. [2008-09-05 23:50:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wait, what?
  1323. [2008-09-05 23:50:05] * [GM]Ludwig notices the change from the dining room.
  1324. [2008-09-05 23:50:08] <[GM]Ludwig> What in the world...?
  1325. [2008-09-05 23:50:23] <[Gtz]Mary> hm? What's wrong?
  1326. [2008-09-05 23:50:35] <[GM]Ludwig> Something's going on in there...
  1327. [2008-09-05 23:50:42] * [Nom]Alexis hurries over to grab Ludwig
  1328. [2008-09-05 23:50:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, master, it's your cue!"
  1329. [2008-09-05 23:50:54] * [GM]Ludwig takes Mary's hand just as Alexis takes his.
  1330. [2008-09-05 23:50:58] <[GM]Ludwig> C-cue?! What?
  1331. [2008-09-05 23:51:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Umm...
  1332. [2008-09-05 23:51:13] <[Gtz]Mary> What are you doing?
  1333. [2008-09-05 23:51:13] * [Nom]Alexis whispers panicedly
  1334. [2008-09-05 23:51:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "have you written a speech? You need a speech!"
  1335. [2008-09-05 23:51:33] * [Nom]Alexis slips Ludwig a piece of paper
  1336. [2008-09-05 23:51:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Speech!?
  1337. [2008-09-05 23:51:35] <[Gtz]Mary> A speech?
  1338. [2008-09-05 23:51:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "never mind, take this"
  1339. [2008-09-05 23:51:43] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh, okay...
  1340. [2008-09-05 23:52:01] * [Pyg]Cerise sits in the dark, thinking. Fancy clothes...Asking what Mary would like..."Wooing"...NO. OH GOD, NO!
  1341. [2008-09-05 23:52:05] * [Nom]Alexis pushes Ludwig towards the stage
  1342. [2008-09-05 23:52:12] * [Gtz]Mary sigh.
  1343. [2008-09-05 23:52:15] * [PB]Teilya bounces over towards Cerise
  1344. [2008-09-05 23:52:28] * [Nom]Alexis takes Mary to a table
  1345. [2008-09-05 23:52:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh? What are we doing?
  1346. [2008-09-05 23:52:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary, dear, you're employee of the month! Congratulations!"
  1347. [2008-09-05 23:52:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14Eh? M-Miss Teilya, what exactly is going on here?
  1348. [2008-09-05 23:53:02] * [GM]Ludwig stumbles up onto the stage. Looking around, he notices the red carpet on the ground, and the large "CONGRATULATIONS" banner hanging over his head. How did he miss this all through dinner?
  1349. [2008-09-05 23:53:05] <[Gtz]Mary> yes, what exactly is going on here?
  1350. [2008-09-05 23:53:11] <[PB]Teilya> 14Shh~ Just watch~
  1351. [2008-09-05 23:53:25] * [Gtz]Mary just listens.
  1352. [2008-09-05 23:53:28] <[GM]Ludwig> Employee of the... oh! Ohhhhh!
  1353. [2008-09-05 23:53:49] * [Nom]Alexis glares at Ludwig
  1354. [2008-09-05 23:53:50] * [GM]Ludwig thinks he finally gets it, clears his throat, and approaches the microphone with a smile.
  1355. [2008-09-05 23:53:59] <[GM]Ludwig> Um, hello! Um.
  1356. [2008-09-05 23:54:14] * [GM]Ludwig surreptitiously checks the paper Alexis handed to him.
  1357. [2008-09-05 23:54:19] * [Nom]Alexis shushes everybody and takes a seat near Cerise
  1358. [2008-09-05 23:54:42] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh... Mary, as another year passes, I realise that you are a... truly wonderful girl.
  1359. [2008-09-05 23:54:57] * [GM]Ludwig balks a bit at the last part, but recovers nicely.
  1360. [2008-09-05 23:54:57] * [Gtz]Mary megablushes
  1361. [2008-09-05 23:55:05] <[Gtz]Mary> What's this all of a sudden?
  1362. [2008-09-05 23:55:38] * [GM]Ludwig reads ahead a little and recovers his composure completely. Folding the paper away in his hand, he speaks directly to Mary.
  1363. [2008-09-05 23:55:54] <[Nom]Alexis> "Shhh! The master is trying very hard"
  1364. [2008-09-05 23:56:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, thank you for being here for me, for all of us, through these hard years. You are an irreplaceable part of the Beetleoven household, and I hope that you will stay here forever.
  1365. [2008-09-05 23:56:36] <[GM]Ludwig> That said...
  1366. [2008-09-05 23:56:40] * [Nom]Alexis Alexis give Ludwig two thumbs up
  1367. [2008-09-05 23:56:55] * [GM]Ludwig starts shaking, calms himself, breathes in, breathes out.
  1368. [2008-09-05 23:56:59] <[GM]Ludwig> That said..
  1369. [2008-09-05 23:57:18] * [GM]Ludwig steps down from the stage and walks over to Mary.
  1370. [2008-09-05 23:57:24] * [PB]Teilya subconsciously takes Cerise's hands in excitement
  1371. [2008-09-05 23:57:25] <[GM]Ludwig> That said, please let me make this a very special day for you.
  1372. [2008-09-05 23:57:28] * [Nom]Alexis nudges Cerise
  1373. [2008-09-05 23:57:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Speak now or forever hold your peace."
  1374. [2008-09-05 23:57:45] <[Gtz]Mary> What?
  1375. [2008-09-05 23:57:46] * [GM]Ludwig kneels at Mary's side and takes one hand in both of his.
  1376. [2008-09-05 23:57:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary Magdeline... will you consent to becoming my wife?
  1377. [2008-09-05 23:57:59] * [Pyg]Cerise feels a hand on hers and a nudging from behind. What the hell?
  1378. [2008-09-05 23:58:10] <[Gtz]Mary> . . . . .
  1379. [2008-09-05 23:58:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
  1380. [2008-09-05 23:58:50] * [Gtz]Mary grows serious
  1381. [2008-09-05 23:58:51] * [Pyg]Cerise jumps off her chair, her jaw slack.
  1382. [2008-09-05 23:58:52] * [GM]Ludwig doesn't even seem to hear Cerise's outburst. He just keeps on looking up at Mary's face, hopefully.
  1383. [2008-09-05 23:59:08] <[Gtz]Mary> What indeed, Mr. Beetleoven. Is this another one of your pranks?
  1384. [2008-09-05 23:59:34] * [Nom]Alexis puts on the Wedding March
  1385. [2008-09-05 23:59:41] <[GM]Ludwig> I assure you, I am quite serious. I want us to spend the rest of our lives together, Mary.
  1386. [2008-09-05 23:59:49] <[GM]Ludwig> {Seduction!}
  1387. [2008-09-06 00:01:42] * [Nom]Alexis interrupts
  1388. [2008-09-06 00:02:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary, this is a very serious moment! Why are you still in your maid getup!"
  1389. [2008-09-06 00:11:25] <[GM]Ludwig> {Seduction Failed - Alexis and Teilya each spent Favor to boost Ludwig's Affection to 4, but that didn't help his rolling a 1. Mary rolled a 4 against 4 Will for a 16. Cold as ice.}
  1390. [2008-09-06 00:12:39] <[Gtz]Mary> ....
  1391. [2008-09-06 00:13:05] <[GM]Ludwig> {Also, RETCON Alexis' Coercion attempt, at least for now.}
  1392. [2008-09-06 00:13:06] <[Gtz]Mary> hahahahaha, you're so cute sometimes, Mr. Beetleoven.
  1393. [2008-09-06 00:13:18] * [Gtz]Mary ruffles Ludwig's hair
  1394. [2008-09-06 00:13:39] * [GM]Ludwig smiles... he thinks.
  1395. [2008-09-06 00:13:56] * [Pyg]Cerise seems to relax, letting out a sigh of relief.
  1396. [2008-09-06 00:13:57] <[GM]Ludwig> You... think so?
  1397. [2008-09-06 00:14:05] * [Nom]Alexis facepalms
  1398. [2008-09-06 00:14:08] <[GM]Ludwig> I think you're pretty cute, too.
  1399. [2008-09-06 00:14:29] * [PB]Teilya blinks uncertainly and worrily
  1400. [2008-09-06 00:14:49] <[Gtz]Mary> That's enough of that for today, Mr. Beetleoven. I've had all the proposals I could handle.
  1401. [2008-09-06 00:15:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Huh?
  1402. [2008-09-06 00:15:28] <[GM]Ludwig> B-but...
  1403. [2008-09-06 00:15:32] * [Nom]Alexis places a hand on Ludwig's shoulder
  1404. [2008-09-06 00:15:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "ah, better luck next time, master"
  1405. [2008-09-06 00:15:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, how about that bath?
  1406. [2008-09-06 00:15:53] * [PB]Teilya looks crestfallen as she realises what happened.
  1407. [2008-09-06 00:15:54] * [GM]Ludwig doesn't move, the bottom falling out from beneath him.
  1408. [2008-09-06 00:16:01] <[GM]Ludwig> But...
  1409. [2008-09-06 00:16:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> B-bath? Ah, sure.
  1410. [2008-09-06 00:16:40] <[GM]Ludwig> I was... serious...
  1411. [2008-09-06 00:17:02] <[Nom]Alexis> "Come master, I'll fetch you a drink."
  1412. [2008-09-06 00:17:05] <[PB]Teilya> W-Wha...I-I thought you're in love with Master Miss Mary...?
  1413. [2008-09-06 00:17:29] * [Nom]Alexis drags Ludwig to the kitchen bar
  1414. [2008-09-06 00:17:33] * [Gtz]Mary leaves with Cerise
  1415. [2008-09-06 00:17:49] * [GM]Ludwig dumbly allows himself to be sat at the bar.
  1416. [2008-09-06 00:18:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "Now Teilya, let's not make it harder for the poor master."
  1417. [2008-09-06 00:18:19] <[GM]Ludwig> She didn't even... take me seriously...
  1418. [2008-09-06 00:18:44] <[PB]Teilya> W-Why...this shouldn't be like this...
  1419. [2008-09-06 00:18:44] * [Nom]Alexis gets behind the bar, pulls out an old rag, and starts polishing some glasses
  1420. [2008-09-06 00:19:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "I must be difficult, master"
  1421. [2008-09-06 00:19:26] * [Nom]Alexis pours him something strong
  1422. [2008-09-06 00:19:35] <[Nom]Alexis> "There there, let it all out."
  1423. [2008-09-06 00:19:40] <[GM]Ludwig> I don't understand it...
  1424. [2008-09-06 00:20:17] * [GM]Ludwig feels the glass being pressed into his hand and takes notice of it. Throwing his head back, he drains the contents in a single gulp.
  1425. [2008-09-06 00:20:46] * [Nom]Alexis refills the glass
  1426. [2008-09-06 00:20:59] * [PB]Teilya takes in the surroundings of the room, which already seems so cold and dim. Her legs then gives up, and she finds herself sitting on the floor dejectedly.
  1427. [2008-09-06 00:21:49] <[GM]Ludwig> She could've at least said "no", y'know?
  1428. [2008-09-06 00:21:56] * [GM]Ludwig drains his glass again.
  1429. [2008-09-06 00:22:04] * [Nom]Alexis refills
  1430. [2008-09-06 00:22:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's right, tell Alexis everything
  1431. [2008-09-06 00:22:28] <[GM]Ludwig> Instead, she just laughed at me and ruffled my hair!
  1432. [2008-09-06 00:22:35] * [GM]Ludwig drains his glass again.
  1433. [2008-09-06 00:22:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Ruffled my hair! I knew I shoulda worn that hat...
  1434. [2008-09-06 00:23:16] * [Nom]Alexis refills
  1435. [2008-09-06 00:23:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's right, master, next time you can try with a hat"
  1436. [2008-09-06 00:23:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Next time...
  1437. [2008-09-06 00:24:23] * [GM]Ludwig 's hand tightens around the glass as he lifts it again to his lips and drains it, slamming it back down on the bar.
  1438. [2008-09-06 00:24:26] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes... next time...
  1439. [2008-09-06 00:24:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, there's always a next time, master"
  1440. [2008-09-06 00:24:33] * [Nom]Alexis refills
  1441. [2008-09-06 00:24:43] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll show her...
  1442. [2008-09-06 00:24:57] * [GM]Ludwig almost misses his mouth this time.
  1443. [2008-09-06 00:25:12] <[GM]Ludwig> She won't laugh at me again!
  1444. [2008-09-06 00:25:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, yes, show her you're a man, master!"
  1445. [2008-09-06 00:25:26] * [PB]Teilya shakily stands up, and with a sob runs out of the now oppressing room. WHY? This shouldn't end this way...IT SHOULDN'T END LIKE THIS! WHY!
  1446. [2008-09-06 00:25:27] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm gunna show that women!
  1447. [2008-09-06 00:25:30] * [Nom]Alexis refills
  1448. [2008-09-06 00:25:35] * [GM]Ludwig drinks.
  1449. [2008-09-06 00:25:58] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm gunna provet'her jusshow much I rilly love her! 'nd then she'll see!
  1450. [2008-09-06 00:26:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Imma man, dammit!
  1451. [2008-09-06 00:26:20] * [GM]Ludwig pounds the bar with his fist.
  1452. [2008-09-06 00:26:26] <[GM]Ludwig> A man!
  1453. [2008-09-06 00:26:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "YOU'RE A MAN, MASTER"
  1454. [2008-09-06 00:26:35] <[GM]Ludwig> I AM A MAN!
  1455. [2008-09-06 00:26:59] * [GM]Ludwig tries to stand up and continue ranting, but his legs seem to have stopped working, and he falls to the floor.
  1456. [2008-09-06 00:27:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh dear, master, are you quite ok?"
  1457. [2008-09-06 00:27:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Oogh... whath'helly'been feedin' me, anyways...?
  1458. [2008-09-06 00:27:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "It's, er..."
  1459. [2008-09-06 00:27:48] * [Nom]Alexis looks at the bottle, and decides against it
  1460. [2008-09-06 00:27:57] <[Nom]Alexis> "It's Essence of Manliness, master"
  1461. [2008-09-06 00:27:59] * [PB]Teilya keeps on running, just to get away from that room. She don't like this, not one bit. She can't take it...
  1462. [2008-09-06 00:28:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Oyeah? Goo'stuff, that...
  1463. [2008-09-06 00:28:34] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...w-where are you...I can't take this...Cerise...
  1464. [2008-09-06 00:29:02] * [GM]Ludwig pulls himself back onto the stool. Theeeeere we go. Nice and safe up here.
  1465. [2008-09-06 00:29:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Gimme 'nother, tarbender.
  1466. [2008-09-06 00:30:29] <[GM]Ludwig> {And so, while Teilya races away her tears and Ludwig gets shitfaced...}
  1467. [2008-09-06 00:32:03] * [Nom]Alexis is whispering to Ludwig, even as the scene fades out
  1468. [2008-09-06 00:32:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "First thing you should do, master, is go apologise to Mary..."
  1469. [2008-09-06 00:32:34] * [PB]Teilya just keeps on running, crying out that one name...
  1470. [2008-09-06 00:34:01] * [Gtz]Mary shuts the door behind her
  1471. [2008-09-06 00:34:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Whew... What an ordeal...
  1472. [2008-09-06 00:34:27] * [Gtz]Mary slumps back against the door
  1473. [2008-09-06 00:34:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> So, Master Ludwig wasn't serious after all?
  1474. [2008-09-06 00:35:13] <[Gtz]Mary> He really is a nice young fellow, but he really needs to stop with the jokes...
  1475. [2008-09-06 00:36:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> He looked so serious though.
  1476. [2008-09-06 00:37:02] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm, did he? I didn't notice.
  1477. [2008-09-06 00:37:30] * [Pyg]Cerise can't help but grin at the moment. This is great! And to think I was worrying just a while ago!
  1478. [2008-09-06 00:38:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, it's all over now.
  1479. [2008-09-06 00:38:31] <[Gtz]Mary> You know, sometimes it feels like the whole world is against you. Like everything you do is being decided by a greater power and you have no control.
  1480. [2008-09-06 00:38:48] <[Gtz]Mary> But I always got you to help me out of a jam, right?
  1481. [2008-09-06 00:38:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...
  1482. [2008-09-06 00:38:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> Are you worried about me, Mary?
  1483. [2008-09-06 00:39:11] <[Gtz]Mary> Sometimes.
  1484. [2008-09-06 00:39:44] * [Pyg]Cerise 's grin seems to widen. Oh, it's so nice to hear that!
  1485. [2008-09-06 00:40:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Like during dinner earlier. I didn't know you'd be in so much danger...
  1486. [2008-09-06 00:40:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, of course you would be. It's the Outside. I guess hearing about it adds gravity to the situation, huh...
  1487. [2008-09-06 00:41:26] <[Gtz]Mary> ah.
  1488. [2008-09-06 00:41:29] * [Gtz]Mary gets up
  1489. [2008-09-06 00:41:33] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, that's why Master Ludwig sends me out to do it.
  1490. [2008-09-06 00:41:39] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...? What is it?
  1491. [2008-09-06 00:41:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, enough about that. Let's wash away our worries for a little while, okay?
  1492. [2008-09-06 00:44:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> R-right! That's what bathrooms are for after all.
  1493. [2008-09-06 00:45:33] <[Gtz]Mary> just in case Master Ludwig didn't tire of his joke...
  1494. [2008-09-06 00:45:39] * [Gtz]Mary locks the door
  1495. [2008-09-06 00:46:52] <[Pyg]Cerise> Surely the Master isn't that kind of person.
  1496. [2008-09-06 00:47:33] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'm pretty sure he was taught to not walk in on others bathing.
  1497. [2008-09-06 00:47:57] <[Gtz]Mary> I wish he held the same standard for a lady's garments.
  1498. [2008-09-06 00:48:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> What?!
  1499. [2008-09-06 00:48:46] <[Gtz]Mary> This isn't the first of Master's pranks...
  1500. [2008-09-06 00:49:05] <[Gtz]Mary> Forget about it. Let's just relax.
  1501. [2008-09-06 00:49:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Mary, you don't bring up something like that and then say "Relax!"
  1502. [2008-09-06 00:49:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> We're supposed to take care of the master, and help him become a proper gentleman!
  1503. [2008-09-06 00:50:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> That's what we're being paid for!
  1504. [2008-09-06 00:51:00] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, rest assured, I will ensure that Master Ludwig repents for his sins.
  1505. [2008-09-06 00:52:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> Come on, Mary, tell me what happened!
  1506. [2008-09-06 00:52:55] <[Gtz]Mary> Alright, Alright, but let's get settled in. Pour the water, would you please?
  1507. [2008-09-06 00:54:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> Of course.
  1508. [2008-09-06 00:54:48] * [Pyg]Cerise turns the faucet on to fill the tub.
  1509. [2008-09-06 00:55:29] * [Gtz]Mary removes her.. hat or whatever
  1510. [2008-09-06 00:55:41] * [Gtz]Mary unbuttons her blouse
  1511. [2008-09-06 00:56:41] <[GM]Ludwig> {It's a headdress. One of those frilly ones. Oh right, except you wear half a nun habit. Never mind.}
  1512. [2008-09-06 00:56:51] * [Pyg]Cerise is mesmerized by the sight.
  1513. [2008-09-06 00:58:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Don't let the water overflow, now~
  1514. [2008-09-06 00:58:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh? Oh, right.
  1515. [2008-09-06 01:00:33] * [Pyg]Cerise shuts off the faucet.
  1516. [2008-09-06 01:01:27] * [Gtz]Mary tests the water
  1517. [2008-09-06 01:01:47] * [Pyg]Cerise realizes she's still fully dressed.
  1518. [2008-09-06 01:01:58] * [Gtz]Mary satisfied, removes the rest of her clothes
  1519. [2008-09-06 01:02:11] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ahaha, what am I doing...
  1520. [2008-09-06 01:02:17] <[Gtz]Mary> Here goes...
  1521. [2008-09-06 01:02:30] * [Gtz]Mary slowly lowers herself into the water
  1522. [2008-09-06 01:02:35] <[Gtz]Mary> aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh....
  1523. [2008-09-06 01:03:10] * [Pyg]Cerise suddenly feels a little uncomfortable. Did it just get hotter in here?
  1524. [2008-09-06 01:03:55] * [Gtz]Mary sinks to head level
  1525. [2008-09-06 01:04:02] <[Gtz]Mary> Is something wrong?
  1526. [2008-09-06 01:04:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Come on, get in! You'll feel a lot better.
  1527. [2008-09-06 01:04:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wha-what?!
  1528. [2008-09-06 01:05:04] <[Pyg]Cerise> O-okay.
  1529. [2008-09-06 01:05:59] * [Pyg]Cerise carefully removes her uniform, setting it aside.
  1530. [2008-09-06 01:06:39] <[Pyg]Cerise> O-okay, I'm g-going in now...
  1531. [2008-09-06 01:07:13] * [Pyg]Cerise thinks for a moment, Hey, she's blind, why am I so nervous?
  1532. [2008-09-06 01:09:21] * [Pyg]Cerise enters the bath slowly, being conscious of accidentally making contact with Mary's skin.
  1533. [2008-09-06 01:11:25] <[Gtz]Mary> You seem so tense, Cerise. You gotta take it easy, or things around here will drive you up a wall!
  1534. [2008-09-06 01:13:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...I know. It's just been a hectic day, that's all-Ow.
  1535. [2008-09-06 01:14:18] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I forgot all about those cuts.
  1536. [2008-09-06 01:15:40] <[Gtz]Mary> Sorry about that, I should have left out the bubble bath...
  1537. [2008-09-06 01:15:54] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah, don't mind it.
  1538. [2008-09-06 01:16:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> I need to get clean somehow, anyway.
  1539. [2008-09-06 01:16:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Indeed. Cleanliness is next to godliness~
  1540. [2008-09-06 01:16:57] <[Gtz]Mary> Turn around and lean back and I'll wash your hair.
  1541. [2008-09-06 01:17:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah...A-alright...
  1542. [2008-09-06 01:18:56] * [Pyg]Cerise lets her nerves get the best of her and quickly turns around in the bath.
  1543. [2008-09-06 01:19:26] * [Gtz]Mary runs her fingers through Cerise's hair
  1544. [2008-09-06 01:19:40] <[Gtz]Mary> hee-hee! I love your hair, it's so springy~
  1545. [2008-09-06 01:19:56] * [Gtz]Mary plays with the curls and spirals
  1546. [2008-09-06 01:20:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah! Wh-what are you doing?
  1547. [2008-09-06 01:20:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh! Sorry!
  1548. [2008-09-06 01:21:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh, no, it didn't hurt or, um, anything.
  1549. [2008-09-06 01:21:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Just a little surprised. Maybe I am tense after all.
  1550. [2008-09-06 01:22:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Take a deeeeeeep breath...
  1551. [2008-09-06 01:22:13] * [Gtz]Mary takes a deep breath to demonstrate
  1552. [2008-09-06 01:22:25] * [Pyg]Cerise complies.
  1553. [2008-09-06 01:22:32] * [Pyg]Cerise inhales deeply.
  1554. [2008-09-06 01:23:01] <[Gtz]Mary> .....aaaaaaahhhh. Now just lay back and let the water preform its miracle...
  1555. [2008-09-06 01:23:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> Haaaaah...
  1556. [2008-09-06 01:23:47] * [Gtz]Mary slumps down, legs entwining with Cerise's
  1557. [2008-09-06 01:24:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> !!
  1558. [2008-09-06 01:24:40] * [Pyg]Cerise is caught of guard. OH GOD, WHAT IS SHE DOING?!
  1559. [2008-09-06 01:25:48] * [Gtz]Mary places her hands firmly on Cerise's shoulders and begins to massage~
  1560. [2008-09-06 01:27:30] * [Pyg]Cerise lets out a moan, but quickly covers her mouth, cutting it off midway.
  1561. [2008-09-06 01:28:08] * [Gtz]Mary continues, working up and down, soon finding a smooth rhythm
  1562. [2008-09-06 01:28:21] <[Gtz]Mary> how does that feel?
  1563. [2008-09-06 01:28:33] * [Pyg]Cerise can feel the soft fingers on her shoulders. I don't know if my heart can take this!
  1564. [2008-09-06 01:29:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Oh! It feels...haaah...wonderful!
  1565. [2008-09-06 01:31:02] * [Gtz]Mary goes further down, working on the lower back
  1566. [2008-09-06 01:33:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah! There...Oh, yes!
  1567. [2008-09-06 01:33:55] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm, I wonder...
  1568. [2008-09-06 01:34:08] * [Gtz]Mary moves down closer to her sides
  1569. [2008-09-06 01:34:19] <[Gtz]Mary> Is..Cer-ise..
  1570. [2008-09-06 01:34:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Ti-ck-el-ish~
  1571. [2008-09-06 01:34:31] * [PB]Teilya continues her run until she comes upon the doors of the bathroom, she's planning to just barge in before, but suddenly stops when she hears the...voices coming from inside.
  1572. [2008-09-06 01:34:37] * [Gtz]Mary tickles. What else?
  1573. [2008-09-06 01:35:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-hey! Where are you...Haha, No!...What are you, hahaha, doing, Mary?
  1574. [2008-09-06 01:35:27] <[Gtz]Mary> Ah HA! A weak point!
  1575. [2008-09-06 01:35:42] * [PB]Teilya whispers to herself as she stops listens
  1576. [2008-09-06 01:35:45] <[PB]Teilya> W-Wha...? W-What's going on...in there...?
  1577. [2008-09-06 01:35:53] * [Gtz]Mary tickles like no righteous woman has tickled before
  1578. [2008-09-06 01:36:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ahahah! H-hey, haha, no fair...You!
  1579. [2008-09-06 01:37:14] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...?
  1580. [2008-09-06 01:37:14] <[Gtz]Mary> All is fair in love and war, sweetheart!
  1581. [2008-09-06 01:37:15] <[Pyg]Cerise> {Turning the tables on Mary!}
  1582. [2008-09-06 01:39:55] * [Pyg]Cerise can't help but let out squeals and giggles under Mary's assault.
  1583. [2008-09-06 01:40:50] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...
  1584. [2008-09-06 01:41:21] * [Gtz]Mary stops for a moment
  1585. [2008-09-06 01:41:24] * [PB]Teilya involuntarily takes a step back. What is this? W-What is this?
  1586. [2008-09-06 01:41:29] <[Gtz]Mary> Did you hear something?
  1587. [2008-09-06 01:42:55] * [Pyg]Cerise is trying to catch her breath.
  1588. [2008-09-06 01:43:01] * [PB]Teilya tries to open the door, but only find it locked.
  1589. [2008-09-06 01:43:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> I didn't...hear...anything.
  1590. [2008-09-06 01:43:19] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...
  1591. [2008-09-06 01:43:53] * [PB]Teilya tries again, this time more desperate, charging with a body slam, yet still the door holds.
  1592. [2008-09-06 01:44:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> What the hell?
  1593. [2008-09-06 01:44:30] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...
  1594. [2008-09-06 01:44:34] <[Gtz]Mary> Who's there?
  1595. [2008-09-06 01:45:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Marco~
  1596. [2008-09-06 01:46:20] * [PB]Teilya bangs on the door one more time, though this time much less powerful. Trembling, she slides down to the ground, tears threatening to spill.
  1597. [2008-09-06 01:46:58] <[PB]Teilya> W-Why...Cerise...
  1598. [2008-09-06 01:47:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Alexis? Teilya?
  1599. [2008-09-06 01:49:19] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...I'll get it.
  1600. [2008-09-06 01:49:55] * [Pyg]Cerise steps out of the bath, a little disappointed and wraps a tower around herself before stepping to the door.
  1601. [2008-09-06 01:50:25] * [Pyg]Cerise turns the knob and opens it.
  1602. [2008-09-06 01:50:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh? Miss Teilya?
  1603. [2008-09-06 01:51:07] <[Gtz]Mary> What happened? Is something wrong?
  1604. [2008-09-06 01:51:38] * [PB]Teilya jumps slightly, not expecting the doors to open. Then, she looks up and sees Cerise, and her tears overflows.
  1605. [2008-09-06 01:52:18] <[PB]Teilya> C-Cerise...
  1606. [2008-09-06 01:53:02] * [Pyg]Cerise kneels down, reaching out to pet Teilya's head.
  1607. [2008-09-06 01:53:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-hey, what's wrong?
  1608. [2008-09-06 01:54:14] * [PB]Teilya hiccup once, and look aside into the bathroom.
  1609. [2008-09-06 01:54:58] <[PB]Teilya> W-Why...Cerise...why...
  1610. [2008-09-06 01:55:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> Why what? Did you want to take a bath with us?
  1611. [2008-09-06 01:56:09] * [PB]Teilya looks back towards Cerise with tears and sadness. Is this it? Why did this day gone so bad?
  1612. [2008-09-06 01:56:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Who is it, Cerise?
  1613. [2008-09-06 01:57:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> It's Miss Teilya.
  1614. [2008-09-06 01:57:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I should have asked if you wanted to join us! Well, if you do, there's plenty of room.
  1615. [2008-09-06 01:58:11] <[Pyg]Cerise> Aww, come on, Miss Teilya, I won't know what's wrong unless you tell me.
  1616. [2008-09-06 01:58:39] * [PB]Teilya just looks at Cerise, trying to smile, but still despair is obvious
  1617. [2008-09-06 01:58:43] <[PB]Teilya> Miss...Teilya...? Am I only...a 'Miss Teilya' to you...?
  1618. [2008-09-06 02:00:37] * [PB]Teilya then looks down, hiding her face from Cerise.
  1619. [2008-09-06 02:00:42] * [Gtz]Mary gets out of the bathtub
  1620. [2008-09-06 02:00:49] * [Gtz]Mary finds a towel
  1621. [2008-09-06 02:01:12] <[PB]Teilya> I am...am I not...I'm only just...a 'Miss Teilya'...
  1622. [2008-09-06 02:06:04] * [Pyg]Cerise seems to have been affected by those words. Yes, what is she to you? What about a while ago during the expedition?
  1623. [2008-09-06 02:06:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well...I...
  1624. [2008-09-06 02:07:26] * [Pyg]Cerise can't seem to get Mary out of her head either. She can't find her words.
  1625. [2008-09-06 02:08:14] <[Gtz]Mary> That's right. You are Teilya Vallence, the best maid Beetleoven's Fortress has to offer. Now why don't you come join us?
  1626. [2008-09-06 02:09:55] * [Gtz]Mary smiles, extends a hand
  1627. [2008-09-06 02:13:14] * [PB]Teilya doesn't seem to have heard Mary, her mind in total disarray. She's just a 'Miss Teilya', a useless catgirl that always needs someone to help her, a useless catgirl that can't do anything. She's useless, and no one will care, not even Cerise, who she's just a 'Miss Teilya' to.
  1628. [2008-09-06 02:13:43] <[Gtz]Mary> Hello-ooo.... Earth to Teilya....
  1629. [2008-09-06 02:14:09] * [Gtz]Mary wonders why everyone here always seem to be spaced out
  1630. [2008-09-06 02:15:56] * [PB]Teilya 's nothing, she fails at work, she fails at battle, she fails at life. She's nothing, just a useless little catgirl that's good for nothing. Nothing at all. Just a lowly catgirl that gets in everyone's way.
  1631. [2008-09-06 02:16:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya? Come on, say something!
  1632. [2008-09-06 02:17:49] <[PB]Teilya> ...Heh...heheheh...yeah...just a useless catgirl that gets in everyone's way...
  1633. [2008-09-06 02:18:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wh-what's so funny? Why are you mumbling?
  1634. [2008-09-06 02:19:22] <[PB]Teilya> I'm just useless catgirl...useless...useless...useless...
  1635. [2008-09-06 02:21:33] * [Gtz]Mary drops her towel and brings Teilya into an embrace
  1636. [2008-09-06 02:22:26] <[Gtz]Mary> shhh...hush, now...
  1637. [2008-09-06 02:23:33] <[Gtz]Mary> those are not words for the likes of you...
  1638. [2008-09-06 02:24:46] * [PB]Teilya doesn't respond, her thoughts jumbled and mind unclear.
  1639. [2008-09-06 02:25:06] <[PB]Teilya> Useless...useless...I'm...nothing...but useless...
  1640. [2008-09-06 02:27:34] <[PB]Teilya> I should just...disappear...just...disappear...forever...
  1641. [2008-09-06 02:27:38] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, could you warm up the bath again? It seems you and I are not the only ones in needs of a little relaxation. Come with me, Teilya, we'll make you feel so much better...
  1642. [2008-09-06 02:28:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> O-okay...
  1643. [2008-09-06 02:28:52] * [Pyg]Cerise goes over back to the bathtub to drain the water, making room for warmer water from the faucet.
  1644. [2008-09-06 02:30:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Alright, get your uniform off or I'm gonna throw you in, got it?
  1645. [2008-09-06 02:30:43] * [PB]Teilya continues to mumble, ignoring anything that was said to her.
  1646. [2008-09-06 02:31:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Yooo-hooo! This is Mary-1, come in, Teilya-7!
  1647. [2008-09-06 02:32:22] <[PB]Teilya> Disappear...disappear...useless...disappear...useless...disappear...
  1648. [2008-09-06 02:33:06] * [Pyg]Cerise goes over to shut the door as Mary leads Teilya inside.
  1649. [2008-09-06 02:33:09] <[Gtz]Mary> You got five seconds!
  1650. [2008-09-06 02:33:19] * [PB]Teilya ignores her
  1651. [2008-09-06 02:34:55] <[Gtz]Mary> alright, time's up! Cerise, get her legs, she's goin' in!
  1652. [2008-09-06 02:35:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wha...? ...Okay.
  1653. [2008-09-06 02:35:52] <[Gtz]Mary> one... two... three!
  1654. [2008-09-06 02:37:38] <[GM]Tetro> On the count of three, Mary and Cerise release the catgirl, sending her flying into the filled tub. *KABLOOSH!*
  1655. [2008-09-06 02:38:14] <[PB]Teilya> KYA!
  1656. [2008-09-06 02:39:24] * [PB]Teilya is immediately brought back from the depths of despair at the sudden contact with the hot water. Cats don't like water.
  1657. [2008-09-06 02:40:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Are you sensible yet?
  1658. [2008-09-06 02:40:24] <[PB]Teilya> KYA! GET ME OUT! GET ME OUT! I HATE HOT WATER!
  1659. [2008-09-06 02:41:03] * [Pyg]Cerise gulps, then steps into the bath.
  1660. [2008-09-06 02:41:18] * [PB]Teilya flails around in panic, taking gulps of water as she tries to pull herself away from the demonic thing people called water.
  1661. [2008-09-06 02:41:20] <[Pyg]Cerise> I-it's okay, Miss Teilya, I'm in here
  1662. [2008-09-06 02:41:30] * [Gtz]Mary joins in, but in much less of a hurry
  1663. [2008-09-06 02:41:50] <[PB]Teilya> Get the water out! Kya!
  1664. [2008-09-06 02:42:11] <[Gtz]Mary> no no no, let the water in~
  1665. [2008-09-06 02:42:28] * [Gtz]Mary MASTER OF BACK MASSAGES COMMENCE
  1666. [2008-09-06 02:43:23] * [Pyg]Cerise pauses to realize what's in front of her. Naked Mary and a wet Teilya, with her clothes clinging onto her figure.
  1667. [2008-09-06 02:43:44] * [Gtz]Mary snakes her arms up her wet shirt and places her thumbs beneath her shoulderblades, rubbing very intently
  1668. [2008-09-06 02:44:02] <[PB]Teilya> KYAAAAAAAAAAA!
  1669. [2008-09-06 02:44:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Shhh! Not so loud! You gotta reeeelaaaax...
  1670. [2008-09-06 02:44:45] <[PB]Teilya> W-What are you doing!?
  1671. [2008-09-06 02:45:09] * [Pyg]Cerise takes Teilya's hands in hers.
  1672. [2008-09-06 02:45:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Why so serious? Take it easy....
  1673. [2008-09-06 02:45:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> It's okay, just calm down.
  1674. [2008-09-06 02:45:26] * [Gtz]Mary rubs more intently
  1675. [2008-09-06 02:45:49] <[PB]Teilya> B-But! KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!
  1676. [2008-09-06 02:46:37] * [PB]Teilya shudders under the assault, her fear of water temporarily subdued.
  1677. [2008-09-06 02:50:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Sigh. This won't do, off with that dress!
  1678. [2008-09-06 02:50:52] * [Pyg]Cerise sees what Mary's doing. Oh what the hell, why not?
  1679. [2008-09-06 02:51:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> I-I'll help you get your stockings off then!
  1680. [2008-09-06 02:51:11] <[PB]Teilya> W-Wha?! H-HEY!
  1681. [2008-09-06 02:51:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um, pardon me...
  1682. [2008-09-06 02:52:25] * [Gtz]Mary unfastens the bra. there is no pad.
  1683. [2008-09-06 02:52:59] * [Pyg]Cerise slips her hands up Teilya's leg onto the middle of her thight to get to the top of the stocking and proceeds to pull it down.
  1684. [2008-09-06 02:53:41] <[PB]Teilya> W-WHA! WAI- KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~N!
  1685. [2008-09-06 02:54:00] * [Gtz]Mary puts a hand over her mouth
  1686. [2008-09-06 02:54:16] <[Gtz]Mary> shhh! take, it, eeeeaaassssyyyyy!
  1687. [2008-09-06 02:55:27] <[PB]Teilya> HMMMF!
  1688. [2008-09-06 02:56:35] * [Pyg]Cerise repeats the process on the other leg, again gliding her fingers along to the middle of Teilya's thigh and pulling her other stockind down.
  1689. [2008-09-06 02:56:55] * [PB]Teilya shudders under the assault, and tries unsuccessfully to squirm out of it. HEY DON'T TOUCH TH-
  1690. [2008-09-06 02:57:11] <[PB]Teilya> HMMMMMMMMF!
  1691. [2008-09-06 02:59:49] * [Gtz]Mary stops what she's doing, rests her head on the tub edge and sighs
  1692. [2008-09-06 03:00:26] * [Pyg]Cerise was about to pull Teilya's underwear when she notices Mary stopping.
  1693. [2008-09-06 03:00:39] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, would you like to tell us just what's gotten into you?
  1694. [2008-09-06 03:01:00] <[PB]Teilya> Uuuuuuuuuuu...
  1695. [2008-09-06 03:02:34] * [PB]Teilya looks at Mary with teary eyes, subconsciously moving away from her
  1696. [2008-09-06 03:03:09] <[PB]Teilya> You...you...
  1697. [2008-09-06 03:03:26] * [Gtz]Mary smiles and awaits
  1698. [2008-09-06 03:03:42] * [Pyg]Cerise brings her face up to Teilya's, examining her face with concern.
  1699. [2008-09-06 03:03:48] * [PB]Teilya tries to pauses and bit her lips lightly, then proceed to pouts at Mary.
  1700. [2008-09-06 03:03:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> Are you feeling better now, Miss Teilya?
  1701. [2008-09-06 03:04:06] <[PB]Teilya> YOU TWO MAKE TOO MUCH NOICE! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
  1702. [2008-09-06 03:04:48] <[PB]Teilya> I...I thought you two were...uuuuuuuuuuuuu...I'm fine...
  1703. [2008-09-06 03:05:08] <[Gtz]Mary> Haha, I guess I did get a little carried away back there.
  1704. [2008-09-06 03:05:38] * [Pyg]Cerise raises her eyebrow at Mary. Carried away, she says...
  1705. [2008-09-06 03:05:48] * [Gtz]Mary turns serious
  1706. [2008-09-06 03:05:58] <[Gtz]Mary> Now, are you sure you're okay?
  1707. [2008-09-06 03:06:26] <[Gtz]Mary> Because if you're not, then, it's just us girls.
  1708. [2008-09-06 03:07:19] * [PB]Teilya glares at Mary for a second, but nods afterwards as she submerges a bit into the water.
  1709. [2008-09-06 03:07:30] <[PB]Teilya> I already said I'm fine...
  1710. [2008-09-06 03:08:00] * [Pyg]Cerise instinctively reaches out and pets on the head.
  1711. [2008-09-06 03:08:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> (*pets Teilya)
  1712. [2008-09-06 03:08:14] * [Gtz]Mary submerges as well
  1713. [2008-09-06 03:08:31] <[PB]Teilya> Kya!
  1714. [2008-09-06 03:08:53] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, I certainly hope you're right. I don't think I can take much more of days like these...
  1715. [2008-09-06 03:09:18] * [PB]Teilya turns to look at Cerise, but quickly looks away and sits back.
  1716. [2008-09-06 03:09:34] <[PB]Teilya> I said I'm fine already...
  1717. [2008-09-06 03:10:41] * [Pyg]Cerise moves her hand off the top of Teilya's head and onto her ear.
  1718. [2008-09-06 03:11:55] <[Gtz]Mary> Okay then, I believe you. And on that note, I'll be going to bed.
  1719. [2008-09-06 03:12:00] * [Gtz]Mary gets out of the tub
  1720. [2008-09-06 03:12:09] * [PB]Teilya shivers at the touch, but refuse to say anything.
  1721. [2008-09-06 03:12:23] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, stay with Teilya for a while and make sure she's doing all right, would you?
  1722. [2008-09-06 03:12:46] * [PB]Teilya nods at Mary, then after hesitating a bit waves her good bye.
  1723. [2008-09-06 03:12:53] <[PB]Teilya> Sorry about earlier...
  1724. [2008-09-06 03:13:09] * [Gtz]Mary towels off, gathers yon clothes, and makes ye exit
  1725. [2008-09-06 03:13:22] <[GM]Tetro> {Okay, guess that's it for tonight, then.}
  1726. [2008-09-06 03:13:46] <[GM]Tetro> {DAY 1 END}
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  1737. [16:25] * [GM]Tetro changes topic to 'MaidRPG IC channel. OOC in #maidrpgooc - RETURN TO BEETLEOVEN FORTRESS - at last!'
  1738. [16:26] <[GM]Tetro> Day Two: Morning
  1739. [16:26] <[GM]Tetro> But first, a word from Alexis
  1740. [16:27] <[Nom]Alexis> [Alexis, being the considerate servant that she is, puts the drunk Ludwig to bed before he catches a cold. She also takes the opportunity to steal his keys]
  1741. [16:29] <[GM]Tetro> k then
  1742. [16:29] <[GM]Tetro> Day Two: Morning
  1743. [16:29] <[GM]Tetro> [Wake up, you fargoths.]
  1744. [16:29] <[Nom]Alexis> [Alexis, of course, does not sleep. She spends the night pattering about cleaning up last night's debacle]
  1745. [16:31] * [Pyg]Cerise rouses from bed, a sliver of sunlight penetrating through her curtains and conveniently on her eyes.
  1746. [16:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hrrmm...Shtupid shun...
  1747. [16:32] <[GM]Tetro> From downstairs somewhere, you hear a distant, persistent sound.
  1748. [16:32] <[Gtz]Mary> Stupid what?
  1749. [16:33] * [Gtz]Mary stops for a moment, then dresses quickly
  1750. [16:34] * [Nom]Alexis goes to prepare breakfast
  1751. [16:34] <[GM]Tetro> [Mary's ears are keen enough to identify the sound, even this far away: an incoming transmission!]
  1752. [16:35] <[Gtz]Mary> Hey, Cerise. Get ready, we got work to do.
  1753. [16:35] * [Pyg]Cerise vigorously shakes her head to get the sleep off.
  1754. [16:36] * [Pyg]Cerise hops out of be, fixing it as she goes along.
  1755. [16:36] <[Pyg]Cerise> "Morning, Mary!"
  1756. [16:36] <[Gtz]Mary> Good morning. I hear a transmission from the war room, it may be urgent. Get ready and I'll meet you there, okay?
  1757. [16:37] * [Pyg]Cerise smiles as she begins to don her maid attire. Ah, it's great seeing Mary first thing in the morning. Nothing in the world could replace this.
  1758. [16:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> "Okay then."
  1759. [16:38] <[Gtz]Mary> Alright, I'm heading out.
  1760. [16:38] * [Gtz]Mary leaves, tracing the wall that leads to the war room
  1761. [16:39] * [Pyg]Cerise drags her rifle out from under her bed.
  1762. [16:40] * [Nom]Alexis goes to drag Teilya out of bed
  1763. [16:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teiyla, it's morning
  1764. [16:41] <[Nom]Alexis> !"
  1765. [16:41] * [PB]Teilya however, kept on sleeping without a care.
  1766. [16:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "If you don't wake up the master will fire you~"
  1767. [16:42] <[Gtz]Mary> Alexis? Teilya?
  1768. [16:42] * [PB]Teilya kept on sleeping heavily
  1769. [16:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, Mary, good morning. Where are off to? I was just about to wake Teiyla and make something to eat."
  1770. [16:43] <[Nom]Alexis> (*are you off...)
  1771. [16:43] <[Gtz]Mary> I hear a transmission from the war room. Go alert Master Beetleoven, I'll take care of the call.
  1772. [16:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ok then~"
  1773. [16:44] * [Nom]Alexis turns back to hollering at Teiyla
  1774. [16:44] * [Gtz]Mary arrives at teh war room
  1775. [16:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teiyla, we're about to die~! Wake up or the beetles will eat you~!"
  1776. [16:45] * [PB]Teilya sleeps on. Not working there~
  1777. [16:48] * [Gtz]Mary finds the seat near the sonar equipment and flips the radio switch
  1778. [16:48] <[Gtz]Mary> This is Fortress Beetleoven from section 8492. Is anyone out there?
  1779. [16:49] <[GM]Tetro> [No voice replies. Just a series of coordinates given in Morse code - an automated distress signal]
  1780. [16:50] <[GM]Tetro> [But even all of those were thought to be disabled by beetle attacks or battery failure by now...]
  1781. [16:50] <[Gtz]Mary> 14huh... strange... one... four... zero...
  1782. [16:51] <[Gtz]Mary> 14six... seven... zero...
  1783. [16:51] * [Pyg]Cerise enters the war room, her rifle on her shoulder.
  1784. [16:51] * [Pyg]Cerise notices Mary concentrating and decides to keep quiet until she finishes.
  1785. [16:52] <[Gtz]Mary> 14point... eight... five!
  1786. [16:53] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, grab a pad and write this down.
  1787. [16:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Eh? Right away, ma'am!
  1788. [16:54] * [Pyg]Cerise steps quickly over to a drawer, taking out a pad and a pen. She scratches it over the pad to make sure it's working. It does.
  1789. [16:54] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, ready.
  1790. [16:54] <[Gtz]Mary> one, four, zero, six, seven, zero, point eighty five.
  1791. [16:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> One...four...zero...six...seven...zero...point eigthy five.
  1792. [16:55] * [Pyg]Cerise quickly scratches the numbers onto paper.
  1793. [16:55] <[Gtz]Mary> That's where we received a distress beacon.
  1794. [16:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh, a survivor?
  1795. [16:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm... We should alert Mr. Beetleoven.
  1796. [16:56] <[Nom]Alexis> [meanwhile]
  1797. [16:57] * [Nom]Alexis grabs a nearby vase, takes out the flowers, and empties it on Teiyla
  1798. [16:57] * [Nom]Alexis leaves quickly to wake the master
  1799. [16:57] <[PB]Teilya> Kya?!
  1800. [16:57] * [PB]Teilya almost jumped up at the sudden splash of water.
  1801. [16:58] * [Nom]Alexis raps on Ludwig's door
  1802. [16:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master? It's morning, master."
  1803. [16:58] * [PB]Teilya blinks a few times, then groggily gets off the bed.
  1804. [16:59] <[GM]Tetro> [No reply.]
  1805. [17:00] * [Nom]Alexis lets herself in
  1806. [17:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, it's time to wake up. The coffee's going to get cold."
  1807. [17:04] * [GM]Ludwig has made a mess of the bed you put him in, thrashing around until he's caught in the sheets like a... caught thing. It's too early for metaphors.
  1808. [17:05] * [PB]Teilya walks into the room with her pajamas on loosely, left shoulder exposed and clinging to her pillow while her hair is dripping with water.
  1809. [17:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, your posture is a mess. And Teiyla, you look even worse. You should always look presentable before the master."
  1810. [17:08] <[PB]Teilya> Mmmmm...nyaa...?
  1811. [17:10] * [Nom]Alexis sighs
  1812. [17:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, they don't make maids like they used to."
  1813. [17:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "Up and at them, master!"
  1814. [17:10] * [Nom]Alexis rolls Ludwig out of bed
  1815. [17:11] <[GM]Ludwig> ...nguh...
  1816. [17:11] * [GM]Ludwig hits the floor with a dead-meat THUD.
  1817. [17:12] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hello? Master?"
  1818. [17:12] <[GM]Ludwig> gngh...
  1819. [17:12] * [Nom]Alexis pokes Ludwig's face a bit
  1820. [17:12] <[GM]Ludwig> g'wy...
  1821. [17:13] <[GM]Ludwig> lmeln...
  1822. [17:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, you're giving your cat a bad impression."
  1823. [17:13] <[GM]Ludwig> dncr...
  1824. [17:14] * [PB]Teilya had, however, fell back into sleep while standing.
  1825. [17:14] * [GM]Ludwig seems to be gradually rousing, despite his mumbled protests.
  1826. [17:18] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's right master, it's a new day of a dead world! Time to face the challenges of the collapse of civilisation! Let us meet the the despair of the apocalypse with vigor and cheer!"
  1827. [17:19] <[GM]Ludwig> ...you n yer... damn sense'a humor...
  1828. [17:20] * [GM]Ludwig pushes himself up against the bed and instantly regrets it.
  1829. [17:20] <[GM]Ludwig> oogh, my head...
  1830. [17:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Morning is no joke, master! In any moment there's going to be emergencies and distresses and all kinds of pleasant excitement!"
  1831. [17:21] <[GM]Ludwig> ...tell 'em to wait...
  1832. [17:21] * [GM]Ludwig staggers towards the door, colliding with Teilya instead.
  1833. [17:24] <[PB]Teilya> Uwah?!
  1834. [17:24] * [GM]Ludwig staggers backwards, but manages not to fall over.
  1835. [17:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Watch where you're going, damn it!
  1836. [17:24] * [PB]Teilya yelped when Ludwig collided with her, and proceeds to fall onto her butt.
  1837. [17:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master...a man is at their most depraved when abusing their cat."
  1838. [17:25] <[PB]Teilya> W-Wha?! Master?
  1839. [17:26] * [GM]Ludwig spins around at Alexis. "Shut up! It's your fault, filling me with th... whoa..." Spinning was a mistake. NOW he falls over.
  1840. [17:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "What are you talking about, master? I don't know what could make your mood so foul on such a nice day."
  1841. [17:28] * [GM]Ludwig clamps one hand over his mouth, and the other grips his cranium like it was trying to crack it to get at the yolk inside.
  1842. [17:30] <[GM]Ludwig> J...
  1843. [17:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "You probably just need your coffee. I'll go get you your coffe. Teilya, look to the master, will you?"
  1844. [17:32] * [Nom]Alexis flees again
  1845. [17:33] <[PB]Teilya> H-Huh? Oh right, uh, okay nya.
  1846. [17:41] * [PB]Teilya , though uncertain of what to do, stands back up and walks up to Ludwig.
  1847. [17:41] <[Gtz]Mary> [the intercom whines and cracks for a moment]
  1848. [17:42] * [GM]Ludwig winces at the sound.
  1849. [17:42] <[PB]Teilya> Um...Master? Do you ne-Oh I'll go and get that.
  1850. [17:43] * [PB]Teilya , after stuffing her pillow behind Ludwig and pushing him to lay down on it, quickly make her way to the intercom.
  1851. [17:43] <[PB]Teilya> This is...uh, the Master's Bedroom nya~
  1852. [17:44] <[Gtz]Mary> Attension- *ahem* all personnel please report to the war room, there has been a transmission from section 8496. It seems to be a simple distress signal with only a Morse code address.
  1853. [17:45] <[GM]Ludwig> AAGHGHALDHFDKJ:JDSFIO#)I*J:KL
  1854. [17:45] <[GM]Ludwig> TURN THAT THING OFF!
  1855. [17:46] <[PB]Teilya> Wha-?! Y-Yes Master!
  1856. [17:46] <[Gtz]Mary> [the intercom cut off shortly after message completion]
  1857. [17:46] * [PB]Teilya quickly switched the intercom off.
  1858. [17:46] * [Nom]Alexis return hesitantly
  1859. [17:47] <[GM]Ludwig> oof...
  1860. [17:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master...I've got you your coffee."
  1861. [17:47] * [GM]Ludwig tries to relax against the pillow, closing his eyes.
  1862. [17:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Coffee?
  1863. [17:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "I HAVE DISTILLED CAFFEINE INTO ITS PUREST FORM--yes, coffee."
  1864. [17:48] * [GM]Ludwig keeps one hand pressed hard against his splitting head and reaches out with the other.
  1865. [17:50] * [Nom]Alexis presses the mug into his hand
  1866. [17:51] * [GM]Ludwig shakily brings the mug to his lips and takes a drink.
  1867. [17:51] <[GM]Ludwig> Aah... that's the stuff...
  1868. [17:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "In any case, master, I think Mary wants us at the war room. We should head over...once you get dressed."
  1869. [17:53] * [GM]Ludwig lets go of his head long enough to make a quick, complicated gesture over the steaming drink before taking another sip.
  1870. [17:54] * [GM]Ludwig stands up, suddenly clear-eyed and awake. "In the war room? Has something happened?"
  1871. [17:55] <[PB]Teilya> Um...I'll go get changed first then...
  1872. [17:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Huh? Oh... uh, yeah, that'd be a good idea.
  1873. [17:55] * [PB]Teilya quickly scurries off, back to her room to change
  1874. [17:56] * [GM]Ludwig strides out the door and towards the war room, taking deeper draughts from the mug as he goes.
  1875. [17:57] * [Nom]Alexis follow diligently
  1876. [17:57] * [PB]Teilya swiftly follows behind after changing into her uniform.
  1877. [17:58] * [GM]Ludwig arrives at the war room, Alexis and Teilya in tow.
  1878. [17:58] * [GM]Ludwig looks an awful fright, but seems confident enough.
  1879. [17:58] <[GM]Ludwig> What's the situation?
  1880. [17:59] <[Gtz]Mary> Ah, yes. We've recieved a distress signal, but there was no communication, only morse code.
  1881. [18:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Sector 8492, it looks like.
  1882. [18:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Never been around there.
  1883. [18:01] <[GM]Ludwig> 8492? Are you sure?
  1884. [18:01] <[GM]Ludwig> That would be right next door to us.
  1885. [18:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> Eh? Really?
  1886. [18:01] <[GM]Ludwig> What are the coordinates?
  1887. [18:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "We have a neighbour? Why don't they ever visit? How cold of them."
  1888. [18:04] <[Gtz]Mary> the coordinates are.... um, one-four-zero-six-seven-zero-point-eight-five, I think.
  1889. [18:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise has it written down.
  1890. [18:04] <[GM]Ludwig> One four zero six... hmm.
  1891. [18:05] * [Pyg]Cerise hands the pad she wrote the coordinates on earlier.
  1892. [18:05] <[Pyg]Cerise> (*to Ludwig)
  1893. [18:05] <[GM]Ludwig> That would put it in Sector 8496, actually.
  1894. [18:05] <[GM]Ludwig> Not far away, but I could have sworn we'd mapped it and found it empty...
  1895. [18:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "So...I don't suppose we can just ignore it and continue in blissful ignorance?"
  1896. [18:07] <[GM]Ludwig> "Not in good conscience, no. There wouldn't be a distress beacon set up if there weren't someone to be in distress."
  1897. [18:07] * [Nom]Alexis sighs
  1898. [18:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "As I thought, master."
  1899. [18:07] <[Gtz]Mary> (to Alexis)Of course not. Come, help me with the sonar equipment.
  1900. [18:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> In any case, I'm ready to go if needed, Master.
  1901. [18:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "Of course, Mary. Let's get on with the heroism thing."
  1902. [18:09] <[PB]Teilya> A-And I'll go too...Master...
  1903. [18:10] * [Pyg]Cerise remembers what happened last time.
  1904. [18:11] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya, you should stay. You might get hurt again because of me.
  1905. [18:11] * [PB]Teilya looks at Cerise with a pained expression and shakes her head
  1906. [18:11] <[PB]Teilya> N-No...I-I can't stay afraid...and useless...forever...
  1907. [18:16] * [Pyg]Cerise turns her head to the side. A look of concern crossing her face for a moment.
  1908. [18:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, if you're sure.
  1909. [18:17] * [PB]Teilya nods, trying to force a cheerful smile.
  1910. [18:17] <[Gtz]Mary> It's probably a good idea to send more help this time. Alexis... Could I ask you to go with them?
  1911. [18:17] <[PB]Teilya> I'm sure, Teilya's a good girl, and good girls will be fine nya!
  1912. [18:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> Haha, I'm sure she is...
  1913. [18:18] * [Pyg]Cerise rises on her tiptoes to pat Teilya on the head.
  1914. [18:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "...leave?"
  1915. [18:20] * [PB]Teilya purrs quietly as Cerise pats her head.
  1916. [18:20] * [Nom]Alexis looks almost distressed for a moment
  1917. [18:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "No, I can't go."
  1918. [18:21] <[Gtz]Mary> I can't recognize anything, there's too much white noise.
  1919. [18:21] <[GM]Ludwig> White noise? That shouldn't be...
  1920. [18:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, could you check the satellite image for 8496?
  1921. [18:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Is there something wrong with the equipment? It was fine yesterday...
  1922. [18:22] <[PB]Teilya> Hm? Oh, yes Master.
  1923. [18:23] * [PB]Teilya pulls out a handheld GPS and attaches a removable view screen onto it. Switching it on, she inserted the co-ordinates and area maps and observed the image.
  1924. [18:24] <[GM]Ludwig> [...the whole sector is crawling with bugs. You can't even begin counting them.]
  1925. [18:24] * [Nom]Alexis takes the opportunity to change the topic
  1926. [18:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh my, that's a lot of bugs.
  1927. [18:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Wow, that would be a bit of a distress, wouldn't it?
  1928. [18:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> Maybe we'll need another person after all.
  1929. [18:25] <[GM]Ludwig> What in the hell could be out there...?!
  1930. [18:26] <[PB]Teilya> S-Some sort of evolved bug...?
  1931. [18:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "Whatever it is, I think in the light of this new revelation we should just all stay in the fortress."
  1932. [18:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> And leave that person to get eaten by them?
  1933. [18:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, be serious.
  1934. [18:27] <[Gtz]Mary> . . .
  1935. [18:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Someone has survived out there, someone the beetles seem to want badly.
  1936. [18:28] <[GM]Ludwig> But...
  1937. [18:28] <[GM]Ludwig> Even with the travel chamber...
  1938. [18:28] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, there might be nothing there. The signal might be just a malfunction. You shouldn't have to risk your lives following a trap."
  1939. [18:29] <[PB]Teilya> Still, it could also be someone genuinely needing help...
  1940. [18:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "If you go out there there's going to be one more person genuinely needing help."
  1941. [18:32] <[GM]Ludwig> All right. All right.
  1942. [18:32] <[Gtz]Mary> ...It is a risk. Even if it is genuine, there's no telling if we can help them... We are risking the lives of our friends here. Let's try to come up with a plan to minimize danger to Cerise and Teilya.
  1943. [18:33] <[PB]Teilya> Um...I can pack a few boxes of smoke grenades for distraction...
  1944. [18:33] <[GM]Ludwig> Hopefully, there won't be a need for that.
  1945. [18:33] * Kiriko ([email protected]) Quit (Quit: ChatZilla 0.9.83 [Firefox 3.0.3/2008092417])
  1946. [18:33] <[Gtz]Mary> Master Ludwig, do we have any sort of aircraft or fast-maneuver ATVs?
  1947. [18:33] <[PB]Teilya> Nya, hopefully...
  1948. [18:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise, check that transmission again. Trace it. Get those coordinates as precise as you can.
  1949. [18:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, Master.
  1950. [18:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis...
  1951. [18:37] * [Nom]Alexis puts on a pleading look
  1952. [18:37] <[GM]Ludwig> ...you're going to have to go with them.
  1953. [18:37] <[GM]Ludwig> I know.
  1954. [18:37] * [Nom]Alexis 's eyes glaze over
  1955. [18:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "Is that your wish, then, master?"
  1956. [18:38] <[Nom]Alexis> !roll 2d6/3
  1957. [18:38] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm sorry. But I fear it is necessary.
  1958. [18:39] <[GM]Ludwig> [RETCON: WRONG CHANNEL FAGET]
  1959. [18:39] <[Gtz]Mary> Alexis... I'm sorry. If I could, I would go in your stead, but I would simply burden the others.
  1960. [18:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "Very well then. As long as you have made the choice."
  1961. [18:40] * [Nom]Alexis strides out of the warroom
  1962. [18:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Besides, there is a chance they may track you back to this location. In that case, Mary, your powers would be needed here.
  1963. [18:40] * [Pyg]Cerise moves to the console and replays the distress signal. She mumbles to herself, trying to recall how to trace signals again. It's been a while since she's handled the electronics.
  1964. [18:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Right.
  1965. [18:43] * [Pyg]Cerise 's eyes light up upon finally tracking it down. She scratches the coordinates on another pad.
  1966. [18:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> There we go.
  1967. [18:44] * [Pyg]Cerise walks over to Ludwig, handing over the paper she just wrote one.
  1968. [18:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> Here, Master.
  1969. [18:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> (*on)
  1970. [18:45] * [GM]Ludwig takes the paper, looks it over, and nods.
  1971. [18:46] <[GM]Ludwig> Excellent. This will do nicely.
  1972. [18:46] <[GM]Ludwig> Everyone, to the travel chamber!
  1973. [18:46] * [GM]Ludwig strides out, leading the way.
  1974. [18:46] * [PB]Teilya nods, and follows after Ludwig.
  1975. [18:47] <[GM]Ludwig> [And so, the travel chamber.]
  1976. [18:47] * [Nom]Alexis is already there, sitting in the corner and hugging her knees, muttering to herself
  1977. [18:47] <[GM]Ludwig> All right.
  1978. [18:47] <[GM]Ludwig> ...
  1979. [18:47] * [Pyg]Cerise adjusts the strap of her rifle on her should as she follows suit.
  1980. [18:47] <[GM]Ludwig> All right.
  1981. [18:47] * [GM]Ludwig closes his eyes and composes himself.
  1982. [18:48] <[GM]Ludwig> ...All right.
  1983. [18:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, Cerise, find whoever sent that beacon.
  1984. [18:48] * [PB]Teilya goes into the chamber, then nods at Ludwig and gets to work.
  1985. [18:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, Master.
  1986. [18:49] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis...
  1987. [18:49] * [GM]Ludwig looks around and finds her.
  1988. [18:49] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis. It's time to go.
  1989. [18:49] * [GM]Ludwig crosses over and offers her his hand, face sympathetic.
  1990. [18:49] * [Pyg]Cerise steps into the chamber after Teilya.
  1991. [18:49] * [Nom]Alexis stands up, not taking Ludwig's hand or even making eye contact
  1992. [18:50] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise- wait...
  1993. [18:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh? Mary?
  1994. [18:50] * [GM]Ludwig draws his mouth back into a straight line, but doesn't say anything. "Come on, Alexis. It's time to go."
  1995. [18:50] <[GM]Ludwig> [RETCON: fail harder, you derp. Fix it in editing.]
  1996. [18:50] * [Nom]Alexis gets into position slowly, as if dragging chains behind her
  1997. [18:51] <[GM]Ludwig> [No, me.]
  1998. [18:52] * [Gtz]Mary whispers to Cerise
  1999. [18:53] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Cerise... be really careful, okay? If things look bad, just get out of there.
  2000. [18:53] * [Pyg]Cerise listens intently, and nods vigorously.
  2001. [18:54] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll definitely be back! Count on it!
  2002. [18:54] * [GM]Ludwig follows behind Alexis, but stops at the door.
  2003. [18:54] * [Gtz]Mary changes her previously sullen look to a smile
  2004. [18:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise.... Thanks.
  2005. [18:58] * Ataisai ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
  2006. [18:58] * [GM]Ludwig stands with one hand on the chamber door, looking over the departing group.
  2007. [18:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Everyone...
  2008. [18:59] * [GM]Ludwig walks inside, stretching out his small arms to try and bring the three of you into a huddled embrace.
  2009. [19:00] <[PB]Teilya> Uwah?!
  2010. [19:02] * [Nom]Alexis almost manages a smile
  2011. [19:02] <[GM]Ludwig> Everyone... whatever else you do...
  2012. [19:02] <[GM]Ludwig> Come back safe.
  2013. [19:03] <[GM]Ludwig> [2d6 emergency favor, you three.]
  2014. [19:04] * [GM]Ludwig lingers there for a moment, then breaks away and heads back out to the door.
  2015. [19:04] <[GM]Ludwig> All prepared?
  2016. [19:05] * [PB]Teilya gives Ludwig a cheerful smile and nodded.
  2017. [19:05] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~! We'll be fine Master!
  2018. [19:05] * [Nom]Alexis gives a slight nod. Or maybe that was just a shiver.
  2019. [19:05] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ready to go, Master.
  2020. [19:05] <[GM]Ludwig> All right, then. Godspeed and good luck.
  2021. [19:06] * [GM]Ludwig closes the door and recites the incantation, sending his servants on towards...?
  2022. [19:06] <[Gtz]Mary> God be with you.
  2023. [19:06] <[GM]Ludwig> [Aaaaaand scene~]
  2024. [19:06] <[GM]Ludwig> [Lunch break!]
  2025. [19:06] <[PB]Teilya> OH YES! LUNCH!
  2026. [19:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THING, IT'S HOT!
  2027. [19:08] <[Gtz]Mary> [RETCON!]
  2028. [19:09] * [Gtz]Mary rewinding sounds
  2029. [19:09] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Cerise... be really careful, okay? If things look bad, just get out of there.
  2030. [19:09] * [Pyg]Cerise listens intently, and nods vigorously.
  2031. [19:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll definitely be back! Count on it!
  2032. [19:10] <[Gtz]Mary> 14watch after Teilya and Alexis. They're afraid... but so am I.
  2033. [19:11] * [Gtz]Mary fidgets with her shirt, pulling out a small silver cross
  2034. [19:13] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Did I ever tell you about this? My mother gave me this cross five years ago, before the troubles came. I've always kept it in her memory, and use it to strengthen my will. Also... I want you to keep it for me.
  2035. [19:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> Aw, Mary, I don't deserve something like this...
  2036. [19:15] * [Pyg]Cerise 's face flushes.
  2037. [19:15] <[Gtz]Mary> 14This cross my faith in someone. I'm giving it to you, because I believe in you.
  2038. [19:17] <[Gtz]Mary> *ahem* Now... I won't have to worry about getting it back now, will I? Because you'll definitely return, safe and sound. Right?
  2039. [19:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> Damn right, I will!
  2040. [19:18] * [Pyg]Cerise puffs her chest out with her hands on her hips.
  2041. [19:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> Don't you worry!
  2042. [19:18] * [Gtz]Mary stops looking so sullen, and brings herself to a smile
  2043. [19:19] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise... Thanks. 14 you've always been there for me...
  2044. [19:26] <[Gtz]Mary> [AND WRAP!]
  2045. [19:33] <[Nom]Alexis> We interrupt your scheduled Maid game with this flashback
  2046. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "You charlatan! What happened to her?"
  2047. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "To the girl? Nothing �happened�. Anyway, your maid volunteered for this. And you consented. You should both have known the risks involved."
  2048. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "You said this would work! What the hell happened?!"
  2049. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "Isn�t it obvious, you daft fool? We botched the summoning. Even a third-rate amateur can figure it out."
  2050. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "I had your word, damn it! This was supposed to be failsafe!"
  2051. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "What on God�s green Earth have they been teaching you about magic? Nothing is �failsafe�, Beetleoven. This is unforeseen, yes, but we did expect potential consequences."
  2052. [19:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "That�s not what I meant! It wasn�t supposed to end up like this! What�s going to happen to Alexis?!"
  2053. [19:51] <[GM]Ludwig> [Back and whatever.]
  2054. [19:56] <[GM]Ludwig> [First, a short scene back at the fortress:]
  2055. [19:57] * [GM]Ludwig concludes the incantation, and the chamber door vanishes.
  2056. [19:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... there they go.
  2057. [19:58] <[Gtz]Mary> They'll be fine. 14 They have to be...
  2058. [19:59] <[GM]Ludwig> I, um, saw what you did with Cerise.
  2059. [19:59] <[GM]Ludwig> She's a very close friend to you, isn't she?
  2060. [19:59] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm? Oh... Yeah, she really is...
  2061. [19:59] * [GM]Ludwig smiles.
  2062. [20:00] * [Gtz]Mary still looks kinda nervous
  2063. [20:00] <[GM]Ludwig> That's good.
  2064. [20:00] <[GM]Ludwig> Things the way they are... we all need each other's support.
  2065. [20:01] <[GM]Ludwig> But sometimes, we... need a little more than that.
  2066. [20:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes. We all need someone to lean on. Our generation is one born in strife; no one can hope to stand alone.
  2067. [20:01] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm... just glad you have that with her.
  2068. [20:03] <[Gtz]Mary> sigh... I hate this. I hate feeling so helpless. All I can do is wait, and pray...
  2069. [20:04] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary...?
  2070. [20:05] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh- Yes, what is it?
  2071. [20:05] * [GM]Ludwig sounds uncertain.
  2072. [20:05] <[Gtz]Mary> What? I can't hear you. Come closer.
  2073. [20:05] <[GM]Ludwig> ...
  2074. [20:06] * [GM]Ludwig walks up to Mary and stands in front of her, looking up at her face and taking both of her hands in his. God, but they're soft...
  2075. [20:06] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, I want to apologize for what I did last night.
  2076. [20:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Apologize? For what? If this is still about that summer thing, don't worry about it...
  2077. [20:08] <[GM]Ludwig> No, it's not about th... that... er.
  2078. [20:09] * [GM]Ludwig is momentarily distracted by runaway thoughts. Luckily, Mary can't see his full-body blush. He clears his throat, rallies, and tries again.
  2079. [20:09] * [Gtz]Mary brings a hand to Ludwig's face
  2080. [20:09] <[GM]Ludwig> I wanted to apologize for the party, later.
  2081. [20:10] <[GM]Ludwig> I let the situation carry me along, and acted impulsively.
  2082. [20:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh... for your proposal? I thought that was a joke...
  2083. [20:10] <[GM]Ludwig> I didn't realize it at the time, but you were right to respond as you did. It was an earnest, but very childish gesture.
  2084. [20:11] * [GM]Ludwig tightens his grip on Mary's hands ever so slightly.
  2085. [20:11] <[GM]Ludwig> I won't make that mistake again.
  2086. [20:11] <[Gtz]Mary> ohoh, come on, Master Ludwig. You don't have to be sorry for that.
  2087. [20:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, Mary, I do.
  2088. [20:11] <[GM]Ludwig> It is a serious matter, choosing my bride.
  2089. [20:11] <[GM]Ludwig> It should be treated seriously.
  2090. [20:11] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmhm... Want to know something, Master Ludwig?
  2091. [20:12] * [GM]Ludwig blinks. Something?
  2092. [20:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes?
  2093. [20:13] <[Gtz]Mary> ...It's always been my dream to get married and have a family of my own. One day, I want to be a mother. Even in this cruel world, there things that make it worth to bring life into it.
  2094. [20:14] <[Gtz]Mary> Things... have changed. But II still hope to fulfill that dream one day.
  2095. [20:15] * [GM]Ludwig 's jaw drops open. Never expected to hear THAT.
  2096. [20:15] <[Gtz]Mary> Umm... Master Ludwig, are you alright?
  2097. [20:16] * [GM]Ludwig closes his mouth and seriouses up again.
  2098. [20:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary, if I can...
  2099. [20:17] <[GM]Ludwig> I mean...
  2100. [20:17] * [GM]Ludwig starts blushing again. Stop working so hard, you stupid imagination!
  2101. [20:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Maybe when I'm a bit older... er...
  2102. [20:18] * [GM]Ludwig shakes his head vigorously and goes back to the original plan.
  2103. [20:18] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary!
  2104. [20:18] * [Gtz]Mary starts giggling like a little schoolgirl
  2105. [20:18] <[Gtz]Mary> Master Ludwig... do you have a... crush on me?
  2106. [20:19] * [GM]Ludwig is amazed by how unflustered he is by that question, and by his response:
  2107. [20:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes.
  2108. [20:19] <[GM]Ludwig> I've never felt this way about anyone else but you, Mary. I suppose "crush" is as good a word for it as anything.
  2109. [20:19] <[GM]Ludwig> And I promise.
  2110. [20:20] * [Gtz]Mary smiles deeply, and brings ole' Luddy into an embrace
  2111. [20:20] <[GM]Ludwig> I won't ever propose to you again, until I'm sure I can mean it.
  2112. [20:21] <[GM]Ludwig> And until I'm sure... you want to hear it.
  2113. [20:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmhm, okay. Be sure to grow up to be strong and wise, okay? I want a man who can raise a family, a man who will always be there for his wife, children, and friends. And a strong, handsome man, that's just my type~
  2114. [20:23] * [GM]Ludwig laughs, relieved, and hugs her tight (yet chastely).
  2115. [20:24] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll certainly do my best!
  2116. [20:24] <[GM]Ludwig> ...for you.
  2117. [20:25] * [GM]Ludwig lets go after a while, and steps back.
  2118. [20:25] <[Gtz]Mary> I used to think God was always testing me, but I've come to learn that I'm very fortunate. Thank you, Master Ludwig, for everything you and your family has done for me.
  2119. [20:25] <[GM]Ludwig> But, for now, there's work to be done.
  2120. [20:26] <[GM]Ludwig> It's... genuinely been my pleasure, Mary.
  2121. [20:29] <[GM]Ludwig> [I guess that's wrapped up enough.]
  2122. [20:29] <[GM]Ludwig> [Time for the action segment!]
  2123. [20:35] <[GM]Tetro> [The whole teleporty thing happens, and poof. I don't feel like going back to read the description again, you guys figure it out. :P]
  2124. [20:36] <[GM]Tetro> The coordinates must have been very precise. You all find yourselves standing in a vast, barren, practically featureless plain, right next to the only actual feature in sight: a well-disguised tunnel entrance, leading underground.
  2125. [20:39] * [Nom]Alexis at last speaks up
  2126. [20:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "You must listen to me very carefully. This expedition is more dangerous than you think. If I tell you to run, you must run. Flee back to this waypoint, and under no circumstances are you to look back. Is that clear?"
  2127. [20:40] * [PB]Teilya blinks at Alexis. She's never this serious before...
  2128. [20:41] <[PB]Teilya> Nya? Uh...sure I guess...
  2129. [20:41] * [Pyg]Cerise has her rifle ready.
  2130. [20:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "No! You are not taking this seriously! I NEED YOUR WORD"
  2131. [20:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, ma'am!
  2132. [20:43] <[PB]Teilya> U-Uwah! Yes, ma'am!
  2133. [20:43] <[Nom]Alexis> "Thank you."
  2134. [20:44] * [Nom]Alexis spasms
  2135. [20:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Let's go"
  2136. [20:44] <[PB]Teilya> Y-Yes ma'am!
  2137. [20:45] * [Pyg]Cerise is a little shaken by Alexis's sudden seriousness, but takes a deep breath and steels herself for the task at hand.
  2138. [20:46] <[Nom]Alexis> [so off we go, down a suspicious looking tunnel without knowing where it leads]
  2139. [20:47] <[GM]Tetro> The tunnel continues at a distinct, but not steep, downward slope, straight ahead for a couple of minutes. The walls are metal, not immediately identifiable.
  2140. [20:48] <[GM]Tetro> [For simplicity's sake, Teilya has some kind of beacon detector.]
  2141. [20:49] <[GM]Tetro> Finally, the tunnel branches off in three directions.
  2142. [20:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teiyla," *spasm* "Which way?"
  2143. [20:51] <[GM]Tetro> From all three, you can distantly hear the unmistakeable chittering of beetles. Lots of them.
  2144. [20:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> M-Miss Alexis, is something wrong?
  2145. [20:51] * [PB]Teilya looks at the screen and points to the right nervously, obviously not comfortable with the idea of facing those beetles.
  2146. [20:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "Never mind that," *spasm* "We must focus."
  2147. [20:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "We'll go right then."
  2148. [20:52] <[PB]Teilya> L-Let's go then.
  2149. [20:54] * [Pyg]Cerise wrinkles her brow at Alexis's response. That must mean yes. She procceds to follow the two down the indicated tunnel.
  2150. [20:55] <[GM]Tetro> The branch continues the downward trend. Doors line this tunnel, some closed fast, some hanging open, some missing. The signal continues coming from ahead.
  2151. [20:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "This is taking far too long," *spasm* "Where are we going?"
  2152. [20:56] <[GM]Tetro> The sound of beetles grows louder, reaching its peak at the next branch.
  2153. [20:57] <[GM]Tetro> The signal comes from one way, very close now, but the beetles are down the other.
  2154. [20:59] <[PB]Teilya> W-Well...
  2155. [20:59] * [PB]Teilya looks at the screen.
  2156. [20:59] <[PB]Teilya> T-The signals are from here, away from the sounds of beetles...but...
  2157. [20:59] * [PB]Teilya bites her lips lightly
  2158. [21:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "Then we go that way. We must return to the mansion as quickly as possible."
  2159. [21:00] <[PB]Teilya> I have a really bad feeling about this...
  2160. [21:00] * [Pyg]Cerise has assumed a more ready stance, the rifle nozzle barely aimed downward in case she has to raise it for a quick shot.
  2161. [21:02] <[GM]Tetro> Leaving the insectile chirping behind for now, you head down towards the source of the beacon...
  2162. [21:03] <[GM]Tetro> This final tunnel is relatively short, soon dead-ending at a large door set in the wall.
  2163. [21:04] * [Nom]Alexis leans on the door, and tries to open it
  2164. [21:04] <[GM]Tetro> The surface metal is scratched and dented where several large somethings seem to have tried to break it down, but clearly, failed. A keypad is off to one side, untouched.
  2165. [21:05] <[PB]Teilya> Um...let me try that keypad...
  2166. [21:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "Quickly, please"
  2167. [21:06] <[GM]Tetro> [Keycode hackin' - Skill Check!]
  2168. [21:12] <[GM]Tetro> [Rolling check, btw]
  2169. [21:13] <[GM]Tetro> [First roll: 3 Skill, boosted to 4 with Favor (1); roll was 5, total success so far: 20. It's close...!]
  2170. [21:14] * [PB]Teilya takes out a device and linked it up with the keypad. She inserted a few commands, and the code flashed green. However, the door doesn't seem to respond. Perhaps it's jammed?
  2171. [21:15] <[GM]Tetro> Back down the hall, the chittering starts up again... getting closer. You've been detected!
  2172. [21:15] * [Pyg]Cerise wheels around.
  2173. [21:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> Not good!
  2174. [21:16] <[GM]Tetro> Luckily, it's still distant, but time even less on your side now than it was before...
  2175. [21:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "We don't have--" *cring* "--long. Try--" *cringe* "--again!"
  2176. [21:18] <[PB]Teilya> I-It's c-correct! I'm sure of it!
  2177. [21:18] <[PB]Teilya> There must be something jamming the doors!
  2178. [21:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "You two try to get it open. I shall see to...OUR GUESTS."
  2179. [21:22] * [Nom]Alexis has stopped shaking. She goes back down the tunnel
  2180. [21:23] <[GM]Tetro> [Hmm, okay then. Here's an idea:]
  2181. [21:23] <[GM]Tetro> [Joint effort on the door, Cerise's Athletics getting it unjammed, while Teilya's Skill rechecks the code. Sound good?]
  2182. [21:24] <[GM]Tetro> [Agreed. OOC. Take my word for it.]
  2183. [21:24] <[GM]Tetro> [Joint Check!]
  2184. [21:31] <[GM]Tetro> [Each boosted (each for 1 Favor again, can you believe it?!); Teilya got a 3 for Skill, making 12, Cerise got a 6 for Athletics, making 18; total 30, plus 20 is 50. Beats the door difficulty of 30 by a long shot.]
  2185. [21:32] * [Nom]Alexis heads towards the bugs. The shadows follow.
  2186. [21:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "Bugs. Bugs. Bugsbugsbugsbugs. THE ONES WE HAVE TO KILL"
  2187. [21:35] <[Nom]Alexis> [the shadows draw closer towards Alexis, like great wings of darkness. They cloak her, and her eyes and garb changing to a pitch black]
  2188. [21:36] <[Nom]Alexis> "COME OUT, YOU FOOLS. COME OUT, THOSE WHO TIRE OF THE MORTAL COIL"
  2189. [21:36] <[GM]Tetro> The beetles come out. Whether they understood you or not, they are here.
  2190. [21:37] <[GM]Tetro> Common type, about as big as a bus. Looks like a dozen of them.
  2191. [21:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "WRETCHES. SUBHUMAN WASTE. LET ME GRANT YOU PEACE."
  2192. [21:38] * [Nom]Alexis stretches out her arms and lifts off the ground
  2193. [21:39] <[Nom]Alexis> *OH JUDGEMENT OF THE TWO CITIES, HERALD OF THE THREE RIDERS, BLADE OF THE SEVEN KINGS.*
  2194. [21:39] <[Nom]Alexis> [the tunnels darken]
  2195. [21:39] <[Nom]Alexis> *DARKNESS THAT BINDS THE UNIVERSE*
  2196. [21:40] <[Nom]Alexis> [silence]
  2197. [21:40] <[Nom]Alexis> *TAKE THESE SUFFERERS INTO THE EMBRACE OF OBLIVION*
  2198. [21:44] <[Nom]Alexis> [the earth splits open, and a pair of great jaws of flame and shadow rises out of the pit to consume the bugs]
  2199. [21:46] <[GM]Tetro> That takes care of them. But the chittering from farther up the tunnel becomes a screeching alarm.
  2200. [21:47] <[GM]Tetro> More are coming. Many. And they are not happy.
  2201. [21:48] <[GM]Tetro> [Back at the door?]
  2202. [21:49] * [PB]Teilya nods as the passcode blips green again
  2203. [21:49] <[PB]Teilya> I'm sure, the code's absolutely correct!
  2204. [21:49] <[PB]Teilya> I'll run a diagnostic on what's wrong...
  2205. [21:50] * [PB]Teilya pulls out another device and quickly input a long string of commands. Holographic screens soon pops up, showing the whole structure of the door and abnormalies.
  2206. [21:51] <[PB]Teilya> As I thought! It's the gears being rusty, adding a few more jams that caused it to not work. Cerise, try opening the doors pulling to your right!
  2207. [21:53] <[PB]Teilya> [*by pulling]
  2208. [21:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Gotcha'.
  2209. [21:54] * [Pyg]Cerise grasps the doors, breathing in and out a few times before finally pulling with as much strength as her body allows.
  2210. [21:55] <[GM]Tetro> Slowly, the door grinds open. The going gets easier after a second, apparently clearing the jammed gear.
  2211. [21:56] <[GM]Tetro> Inside is a smallish, bright white room. Computer terminals and displays cover every wall.
  2212. [21:57] * [PB]Teilya packs her stuffs and glance into the room with awe.
  2213. [21:57] <[PB]Teilya> Wow...
  2214. [21:58] <[GM]Tetro> There are two occupants: one is a girl, floating in a large transparent tube at the room's far end. The other is... or was... a man.
  2215. [21:59] * [Pyg]Cerise is wary of the surroundings, scanning the room for any hostiles.
  2216. [21:59] <[GM]Tetro> The severity of his wounds is apparent from here. Whoever he was, he sure seems to have put up a hell of a fight.
  2217. [22:00] <[PB]Teilya> H-Hey, mister, are you alright?
  2218. [22:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> I doubt he's alive anymore, Miss Teilya.
  2219. [22:00] * [PB]Teilya quickly rushes up to the man, pulling out a first aid kit on the way. However, she already know the outcome.
  2220. [22:01] <[PB]Teilya> I-I don't care! I know it's useless, but...
  2221. [22:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> Don't waste that on him.
  2222. [22:01] <[GM]Tetro> Improbably, the figure stirs at Teilya's voice and touch. A broken mouth in a ruined face moves painfully, voice barely a whisper.
  2223. [22:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> We'll need it more than he does.
  2224. [22:01] <[PB]Teilya> !
  2225. [22:01] <[PB]Teilya> He's still alive! Sir, can you hear me?
  2226. [22:02] <[GM]Tetro> 15"Sam... my Sam... they've come..."
  2227. [22:02] <[GM]Tetro> 15"You must... protect..."
  2228. [22:02] <[GM]Tetro> 15"..."
  2229. [22:02] * [Pyg]Cerise can barely hear the man's dying words.
  2230. [22:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> What did he say?
  2231. [22:02] <[PB]Teilya> ...
  2232. [22:03] * [PB]Teilya tried to apply first aid, but stopped soon after.
  2233. [22:03] <[GM]Tetro> Those words were his last.
  2234. [22:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya, please, we need to focus on whoever else is alive.
  2235. [22:04] * [PB]Teilya shook her head sadly, laid the man down and closed his eyes, whispering a prayer for the fallen man.
  2236. [22:04] * [Pyg]Cerise 's eyes wander to the girl in the tube.
  2237. [22:04] * [PB]Teilya then looks back up at Cerise
  2238. [22:04] <[Pyg]Cerise> Are we supposed to take her out of that thing?
  2239. [22:04] <[PB]Teilya> He said...to protect Sam, which I assume is the girl in the tube...
  2240. [22:04] * [PB]Teilya nods
  2241. [22:05] <[PB]Teilya> I'll handle the electronics...you go and help Alexis...
  2242. [22:05] <[GM]Tetro> From behind, the sound of approaching beetles. Then, an odd, dull roar, and a moment of silence.
  2243. [22:05] <[GM]Tetro> Broken by the scream of an enraged swarm.
  2244. [22:05] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...No, I'll stay here. Miss Alexis probably wouldn't want that.
  2245. [22:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> Besides I...I should stay here and protect you.
  2246. [22:06] <[PB]Teilya> ...
  2247. [22:06] * [PB]Teilya looks up at Cerise and smiles warmly.
  2248. [22:07] * [Pyg]Cerise shakes her head to snap out of it.
  2249. [22:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> Sounds like they're coming anyway...
  2250. [22:07] * [PB]Teilya glances at the door, sighs, and nods.
  2251. [22:07] <[PB]Teilya> Yes, we better hurry then, right nya~?
  2252. [22:08] * [Pyg]Cerise hefts her rifle, her finger sitting outside the trigger ring, as she turns to face the open door.
  2253. [22:08] * [PB]Teilya quickly begin to work on the consoles, pulling different devices once in awhile to help.
  2254. [22:09] <[GM]Tetro> Finding the release mechanism for the tube is a very quick job; with a hiss, it slides open, and the girl inside floats down to the bottom and crumples in a sleeping heap.
  2255. [22:09] * [Pyg]Cerise tries to glance back, but keeps her focus on the tunnel as she hears the noise from the machine.
  2256. [22:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> Is she out yet, Miss Teilya?
  2257. [22:10] * [PB]Teilya quickly abandons her machines and picks the girl out of the tube.
  2258. [22:10] <[PB]Teilya> Yes, let's go!
  2259. [22:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, try to stay close behind me.
  2260. [22:11] * [PB]Teilya holds the girl with one hand, pockets all her equipments and switch the positions to a more comfortable one.
  2261. [22:13] * [Pyg]Cerise starts down the tunnel, adrenaline kicking in, sharpening her senses. If it doesn't look like Miss Alexis, put one right in its head.
  2262. [22:15] * [PB]Teilya starts to follow Cerise, but stops a bit and quickly pulls out a plasma bomb from her pockets. Activating it, she quickly runs after the other maid. The bomb was set to detonate 15 minutes later.
  2263. [22:16] <[PB]Teilya> [*7 minutes, actually]
  2264. [22:17] * [Nom]Alexis Alexis stumbles back down the corridor towards them, looking relatively normal but a bit pale
  2265. [22:17] * [Pyg]Cerise lowers her rifle at the sight of a fellow maid.
  2266. [22:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "Are we done here? We really need to go."
  2267. [22:17] * [PB]Teilya , who was quickly catching up, nods at Alexis' question.
  2268. [22:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, we got to the distress signal.
  2269. [22:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> We really should go.
  2270. [22:18] <[PB]Teilya> Nya, let's hurry back!
  2271. [22:18] <[GM]Tetro> The screeching never stops as you run back up the tunnels.
  2272. [22:19] <[Nom]Alexis> [running!]
  2273. [22:19] <[GM]Tetro> Suddenly, a beetle comes crashing through the wall, bashing down one of the doors!
  2274. [22:21] <[GM]Tetro> While you're all collecting yourselves, it rushes at Cerise!
  2275. [22:21] <[GM]Tetro> [COMBAT!]
  2276. [22:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, um..."
  2277. [22:22] * [Nom]Alexis steps behind Teilya
  2278. [22:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Go get it, tiger!"
  2279. [22:26] <[GM]Tetro> [Resolved: 4 vs. 2, a marginal win for the home team, but enough to take it out.]
  2280. [22:28] * [Pyg]Cerise manages to dodge the bug's incoming attack. In retaliation, she quickly wheels around, emptying a bullet into the creature.
  2281. [22:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> That was close...
  2282. [22:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Let's get back to escaping with our lives then"
  2283. [22:30] <[Nom]Alexis> [ie more running!]
  2284. [22:33] <[GM]Tetro> [RETCON - those bugs back there weren't the size of a bus, they were the size of a Beetle. Like, a V-Dub.]
  2285. [22:34] <[GM]Tetro> In the distance, where you should be able to see the first branching from here, is a mass of beetles, headed directly for you.
  2286. [22:36] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah! Just let us go home, you damn bugs!
  2287. [22:37] * [PB]Teilya bite her lips lightly, and with her free hand pulls out her beloved war hammer.
  2288. [22:37] <[PB]Teilya> Prepare to be squashed, nya!
  2289. [22:38] <[GM]Tetro> Speaking of squashed...
  2290. [22:38] <[GM]Tetro> Coming up from behind those bugs is another one. Larger. Like, a bus-bug. (For real this time.)
  2291. [22:38] <[GM]Tetro> And it's not too picky about mowing down its friends to get to you.
  2292. [22:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Um, Bug? Should that be Mr Bug? Just let us through and no one needs to get hurt. Really."
  2293. [22:39] * [Nom]Alexis hides behind the other two
  2294. [22:40] <[PB]Teilya> Um...we should just clear a path out, I uh...planted a bomb in that basement...
  2295. [22:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> We'll need to slow it down though.
  2296. [22:41] <[GM]Tetro> Mr. Bug doesn't seem to be listening. And he barely fits in this tunnel as it is. The only way out seems to be through.
  2297. [22:41] <[GM]Tetro> [COMBAT!]
  2298. [22:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll take care of it. Just get rid of the ones in front, Miss Teilya just in case I mess up!
  2299. [22:41] <[PB]Teilya> Gotcha!
  2300. [22:42] * [Nom]Alexis takes several deep breaths and tries to calm herself down
  2301. [22:49] <[GM]Tetro> [Cerise and Teilya both Favor boost, for 5 and 3 cost.]
  2302. [22:50] <[PB]Teilya> Well, I guess that fat lard squashed it's own mates. Let's clear it out!
  2303. [22:53] <[GM]Tetro> [Resolved - 18 + 15 = 33 / 3 = 11, one more than its 10 Spirit. Busbug is dead.]
  2304. [22:53] <[PB]Teilya> NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
  2305. [22:54] * [PB]Teilya with a war chant raise her hammer and jumped up into the air. Then, with a hard swing, brings the heavy blunt weapon down onto the bug's skull.
  2306. [22:55] <[GM]Tetro> [*head]
  2307. [22:55] <[PB]Teilya> [Retcon: Head, then]
  2308. [22:57] * [Pyg]Cerise crouches low, supporting herself on one knee as she raises the scope to her eyes. Holding her breath, she takes aim at the head. She fires two shots right after the other.
  2309. [22:58] * [Pyg]Cerise grins as the shots impact. Lucky!
  2310. [22:58] <[GM]Tetro> Between the two, its head cracks open messily. Its body stumbles forward a couple of steps, then falls to the floor and doesn't move.
  2311. [22:58] <[GM]Tetro> Looks like you can squeeze around it, now.
  2312. [22:59] <[PB]Teilya> YEEEEEEEEAAAAAH! Take that buggy~!
  2313. [22:59] * [PB]Teilya motions for Alexis.
  2314. [22:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll watch your backs.
  2315. [22:59] <[PB]Teilya> Lets go!
  2316. [23:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "Right, off we go."
  2317. [23:00] * [Nom]Alexis limps a bit
  2318. [23:01] <[GM]Tetro> You reach the branch safely, if a bit messily. Bug guts everywhere, ew.
  2319. [23:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> We'll need showers after this...
  2320. [23:01] <[PB]Teilya> Uwawah...we will need more than showers...
  2321. [23:01] <[PB]Teilya> Let's take a bath together later!
  2322. [23:02] <[GM]Tetro> Fortunately, it looks like you just waded through most of the bugs down here. You can still hear a few stragglers coming up from behind, though.
  2323. [23:15] <[GM]Tetro> You keep running up towards the entrance... it's just in sight...
  2324. [23:15] <[GM]Tetro> ...wait, was the ceiling sagging like that when you came in?
  2325. [23:15] <[GM]Tetro> ...wait, should metal be sagging like that at all?!
  2326. [23:16] <[GM]Tetro> *KARASH*
  2327. [23:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> What was that?
  2328. [23:16] <[GM]Tetro> The tunnel collapses ahead of you!
  2329. [23:16] <[GM]Tetro> As the dust clears...
  2330. [23:16] <[Nom]Alexis> "Not something that wants to kill us, right? Time to break the trend, right?"
  2331. [23:17] <[PB]Teilya> Wah?
  2332. [23:17] <[PB]Teilya> [*!]
  2333. [23:17] <[GM]Tetro> ...SHIT, that thing must have huge guts.
  2334. [23:17] <[PB]Teilya> WHAT IS THAT THING?!
  2335. [23:17] <[GM]Tetro> Whatever it is, it doesn't look like any regular sized bug you've ever seen.
  2336. [23:18] <[GM]Tetro> The size of a building, it takes just a second to right itself and raise its front end up to appraise you.
  2337. [23:19] <[GM]Tetro> On the plus side, the screaming from behind has stopped. Then again, is that really a plus?
  2338. [23:20] * huh ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
  2339. [23:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hello up there! You wouldn't be one of those pacifist bugs, would you? You know, part of the bug anti-war movement? You are, aren't you?"
  2340. [23:21] <[GM]Tetro> The thing chirps once, deafeningly. It didn't sound like a "yes".
  2341. [23:22] <[GM]Tetro> [COMBAT!]
  2342. [23:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Don't do this, Mr Bug. I won't be able to help myself. I'm really trying here."
  2343. [23:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm really...trying...hard...please."
  2344. [23:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "DON'T MAKE ME KILL"
  2345. [23:39] <[GM]Tetro> [Resolution - After various Favor boosts, Teilya contributes a 6 Ath, and Cerise an 18 Skill. Alexis Devil Shifts into her Butler form and casts a spell, rolling 5 against 9 Will for 45, total of 63. Higher than the 36 the bug rolled.]
  2346. [23:39] <[GM]Tetro> [So, 63 / 3 = about 10 Stress. Mental note, figure out something other than Will to roll for magic. That's just broken.]
  2347. [23:40] * [Nom]Alexis restrains herself for the moment, then pulls out a book, a black hardback affair adorned with only a cross on the front
  2348. [23:41] * [PB]Teilya grits her teeth and grips her war hammer tighter. Then, with a few steps she runs up to the bug and delivers a smash at it's stomach. Quickly she retreats back to allied lines.
  2349. [23:42] * [Pyg]Cerise moves up from behind the group to get a clear shot at the giant insect. The target is too large for precise work so she keeps her eyes away from the scope. Taking aim she lets off a shot at one of the bug's leg joints.
  2350. [23:45] <[GM]Tetro> [Correction: Alexis' player decided to switch to Skill instead, for a slightly fairer roll. 5 * 5 = 25 + 18 = 43, still enough to win. 43 / 6 = 7, so yeah.]
  2351. [23:46] * [Nom]Alexis tears out a page and...sets it on fire
  2352. [23:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "HELL IS WASTE ON YOU. BURN HERE AND NOW."
  2353. [23:49] <[GM]Tetro> The bug, for its part, is beset from too many sides. By the time it manages to swing at one target, it's already gone and another is hitting it.
  2354. [23:51] * [Kiri]Hans is standing on top of debris. His cloak swayed in the wind, revealing his pitch-black shotgun with smoke on its barrel.
  2355. [23:51] <[Kiri]Hans> You are not getting away this time, bug!
  2356. [23:52] <[GM]Tetro> Screeching, the bug twists its upper half around to face the arrival of a new challenger.
  2357. [23:53] * [nfty]Sven stand up beside Hans, somewhat crazed look upon his face, a strangly-shaped grenade in one hand and pistol in the other. "Ah, is gigantic beetle bug! Now we kill, yes?"
  2358. [23:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "HAVE MORE OF YOU COME SEEKING DEATH? THEN DIE--"
  2359. [23:56] * [Nom]Alexis refocuses
  2360. [23:56] * [nfty]Sven gets things started and tosses a grenade at the beetle's upper half "Die? Only thing dies is you, not us!"
  2361. [23:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "Actually, this is a good time to run. Let's run. Come on, we're leaving."
  2362. [23:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wait a minute! It's those bastards from the armory!
  2363. [23:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Fine.
  2364. [23:57] <[PB]Teilya> N-NO! NOT THEM! GET THEM AWAY! GET THEM AWAY!
  2365. [23:57] * [Nom]Alexis sighs. She's tired. Awfully tired.
  2366. [23:57] * [Pyg]Cerise disappointed that she won't get her chance for revenge yet, she does as Alexis says.
  2367. [23:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> Just keep going, Miss Teilya. Don't even look at them!
  2368. [23:58] <[Az]Maxwell> You guys are having a bit too much fun. Don't get carried away. Prero! This one seems good enough for you. Have fun with it.
  2369. [23:58] <[Kiri]Hans> Goddamnit, guys! There's a people down there!
  2370. [23:59] * [PB]Teilya glance fearfully at the survivalist group, tears beginning to gather. She nods quickly at Cerise and averts her gaze, quietly mouthing words to herself.
  2371. [23:59] <[nfty]Sven> Ehh? I thought we find bugs in bug lair, not people.
  2372. [23:59] <[Kiri]Hans> Dunno, dude! maybe it's the mindbug again!
  2373. Session Close: Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 2008
  2374.  
  2375. [00:00] <[Kiri]Hans> so, frag 'em too?!
  2376. [00:00] <[GM]Tetro> The bug isn't much for conversation. Its two halves act independently, the lower swiping at the fleeing maids, the upper attacking the survivalist band.
  2377. [00:00] <[GM]Tetro> [DUAL COMBAT!]
  2378. [00:00] <[Az]Maxwell> Last time that happened, we kinda lost Prero, stop that.
  2379. [00:02] <[KC]Prero> Kachung kachung
  2380. [00:02] <[KC]Prero> kachung kachung
  2381. [00:03] * [KC]Prero runs from somewhere off to the side, like a person who's realized suddenly that he's late, and jumps into the group, as if trying to make a spectacular entrance. This effort fails miserably.
  2382. [00:04] <[KC]Prero> HALT, SENIOR WHIRR KACHUNG
  2383. [00:05] <[nfty]Sven> You little bit late there senor.
  2384. [00:05] <[KC]Prero> I was distractioned, whirr kachung
  2385. [00:06] <[KC]Prero> There was a scorpion climbing into my shoes, whirr.
  2386. [00:06] <[nfty]Sven> Well whatever. Shoot this bug so we can send it to you-know-where.
  2387. [00:06] <[KC]Prero> SI, SENOR
  2388. [00:07] <[nfty]Sven> Maxwell!! You too, then we eat like kings after this!
  2389. [00:08] <[Az]Maxwell> Right.
  2390. [00:08] * [KC]Prero taps his torso--surprisingly, it produces a metallic sound, and a panel open. From the panel comes something metallic and multi-jointed that ends in a stark white glove, like something out of a Warner Brothers cartoon. The glove is holding some sort of violent looking gun.
  2391. [00:10] * [nfty]Sven stares at Prero before shaking his head "I still find this... contraption too strange."
  2392. [00:10] <[KC]Prero> Strange?
  2393. [00:10] <[Az]Maxwell> At least Prero ain't dead buddy, at least he ain't dead.
  2394. [00:10] * [KC]Prero mutters aside "whirr kachung".
  2395. [00:12] * [nfty]Sven watches gleefully as the giant insect is blown up, smashed, shot and hailed with showers of lead and shrapnel
  2396. [00:12] <[nfty]Sven> Ahh, do you smell that? It is smell of wonderful bug dying!
  2397. [00:13] * [Kiri]Hans run around and fire a consecutive hits frim his three shotgun at the giant bug, spewing insults and profanity language along the way.
  2398. [00:13] <[Kiri]Hans> [*from]
  2399. [00:13] * [nfty]Sven shoots at the giant insect's wiggling legs with his pistol, cackling all the while
  2400. [00:14] * [KC]Prero develops a stiff pose, his limbs spread out. The arm points. The hand on the edge tightens. The gun roars--no it doesn't. It makes a comedic, embarrassing BLAT BLAT BLAT sound.
  2401. [00:16] * [Az]Maxwell loads up a grenade to his launcher attachment and launches it on the beast of a bug.
  2402. [00:16] <[GM]Tetro> The bug's legs swipe and grasp at the fleeing maids, but their teamwork ensures that not a one finds its mark.
  2403. [00:17] <[GM]Tetro> Meanwhile, up top, the combined might of the new Team Rocket puts a series of large holes in the bugs exoskelton. Splat, crunch, etc.
  2404. [00:18] <[GM]Tetro> The titanic insect begins to fall...
  2405. [00:19] <[GM]Tetro> Crawling across the rubble, the maids discover... the returning runes are scattered about, all around you!
  2406. [00:20] <[nfty]Sven> We win! Bloodly bug is no match for our might!
  2407. [00:20] <[Az]Maxwell> Now for something to show the collectors...
  2408. [00:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, I must say, this is a bit disappointing."
  2409. [00:21] * [Kiri]Hans hans crawling over the dead bug. two hand raising up high clutching his gun. No, wait. He only have one arms left! must be back then when they fought the mechaniloid!
  2410. [00:21] <[PB]Teilya> H-How are we going to get back now?!
  2411. [00:21] <[Kiri]Hans> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
  2412. [00:21] <[KC]Prero> Mission accomplishmented! Whirr buzz.
  2413. [00:22] * [KC]Prero folds his gun and arm back into his torso awkwardly, then closes the panel with his other hand.
  2414. [00:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Maybe we can just...put the powerful magics that binds this place back together."
  2415. [00:22] * [nfty]Sven merrily jumps on the bug's broken carapace. "Hey, do you hear voice? I hear it again."
  2416. [00:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> But, Miss Alexis, won't that put a strain on you?
  2417. [00:23] <[Kiri]Hans> Eh? what voice? Lemme enjou my victory a bit, will ya?!
  2418. [00:23] <[Kiri]Hans> blat. I bite my tongue!
  2419. [00:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Me? Who said I was going to do it? I don't know the first thing about the mumbo jumbo; that's Mary's or the master's area"
  2420. [00:24] <[Nom]Alexis> "I was just going to play Lego."
  2421. [00:24] <[nfty]Sven> Fine fine. I take souvenier for collector maybe.
  2422. [00:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "You know, the hip rune connects to the...neck rune?"
  2423. [00:25] * [nfty]Sven goes over to grab a beetle eye or something.
  2424. [00:25] <[Kiri]Hans> I'll get it stalk then!
  2425. [00:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, I have no idea...
  2426. [00:25] * [Kiri]Hans walk over to its stalk.
  2427. [00:25] * [Pyg]Cerise turns to Teilya.
  2428. [00:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> What about you, Miss Teilya?
  2429. [00:26] <[PB]Teilya> I-I don't know...
  2430. [00:26] * [PB]Teilya looks around frantically. Any minutes now the survivors may find them, and worse, the bomb's going to go off soon...
  2431. [00:26] * [nfty]Sven gloats and tugs at a soot-covered antennae
  2432. [00:26] <[KC]Prero> You know, kabuzz, thees reminds me of a leetle sometheeng mi madre used to tell me, when I was only a small boy, kachunk whirr.
  2433. [00:26] * [Nom]Alexis fiddles a bit
  2434. [00:26] <[PB]Teilya> B-But...
  2435. [00:27] <[PB]Teilya> Maybe the Master will know!
  2436. [00:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Good idea!"
  2437. [00:27] * [Az]Maxwell hands Sven a knife to help with the antennae.
  2438. [00:27] * [PB]Teilya quickly pulls out a handheld satelitte phone.
  2439. [00:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey! Master Ludwig! We need to get back now and the runes are busted and the place is about to explode! Magic us please!"
  2440. [00:27] <[Kiri]Hans> Hahaha, pedro-bot. I like how you talk when you are in that metal armor.
  2441. [00:28] <[PB]Teilya> O-Oh yeah, no need for phones...
  2442. [00:28] <[GM]Ludwig> "The runes are busted?! What do you mean?"
  2443. [00:28] * [nfty]Sven takes it and cackles as he digs into the tough, rope-like strand in his hand
  2444. [00:28] <[Kiri]Hans> well, you talk kinda funny even before you're like that! HAHAHAHA!
  2445. [00:28] * [KC]Prero taps on his torso again--this time, the arm that pops out is clutching something like a laser spanner.
  2446. [00:28] <[Kiri]Hans> I don't know why but I feel so awesome today, man!
  2447. [00:28] <[PB]Teilya> T-There was this huge bug that cracked the cave entrance, Master!
  2448. [00:28] <[GM]Ludwig> "Never mind, I can still sense them! Hang on, I'm bringing you back!"
  2449. [00:28] <[GM]Ludwig> "Everybody hold tight!"
  2450. [00:29] <[KC]Prero> How I talk? I am not understanding the theeng you are saying, whirr babizzzzzz.
  2451. [00:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, that's strangely convenient. Thanks, master."
  2452. [00:29] * [PB]Teilya shuts her eyes tight, holding her hammer and the girl firmly.
  2453. [00:29] <[GM]Ludwig> The runes you can see being glowing, that familiar (to the maids, at least) pull...
  2454. [00:29] <[GM]Ludwig> [TO BE CONTINUED]
  2455. [00:29] * [KC]Prero uses the spanner to separate pieces of the bugs torso from, well, other pieces of the bug's torso
  2456. [00:30] <[Kiri]Hans> wheee~ trophy!
  2457. [00:30] <[GM]Ludwig> [FINALLY DONE]
  2458. [00:30] <[GM]Ludwig> [UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY OR SOMETHING]
  2459. [00:30] <[GM]Ludwig> [DO YOUR BEHIND THE SCENES FAGGOTRY IF YOU LIKE, WHATEVER]
  2460. [00:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Jesus Christ I need a drink
  2461. [00:30] <[PB]Teilya> OH FINALLY! THIS SHIT IS DISGUSTING!
  2462. [00:31] <[Kiri]Hans> Hahaha, 'sup?
  2463. [00:31] <[Kiri]Hans> Hey there, catgirl!
  2464. [00:31] * [Kiri]Hans shake Teilya's hand.
  2465. [00:31] <[PB]Teilya> Eh, I-oh hey there baby!
  2466. [00:31] <[Kiri]Hans> nice ta meetcha!
  2467. [00:31] <[nfty]Sven> Ahh! It is strange cat like person
  2468. [00:31] * [PB]Teilya shakes Hans' hand back.
  2469. [00:31] <[Kiri]Hans> let's have a round! my treat!
  2470. [00:31] <[PB]Teilya> Sure, and shut up Sven, scene's over.
  2471. [00:31] <[nfty]Sven> Nobody likes me. *sob*
  2472. [00:32] <[Kiri]Hans> Aw, c'mon man! You can come too!
  2473. [00:32] * [KC]Prero taps his torso. Out comes a hand clutching a margarita. There is a slice of lemon included.
  2474. [00:32] <[Gtz]Mary> NO THANKS. I'M FINE. I DIDN'T WANT A DRINK OR ANYTHING, BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER.
  2475. [00:32] <[Kiri]Hans> NO YOU HAVE TO!
  2476. [00:33] <[PB]Teilya> OHOHO
  2477. [00:33] * [Kiri]Hans get Magarita from pedro and shove it into mary's throat.
  2478. [00:33] <[Kiri]Hans> DRINK, MAN. DRINNNNNNNNNNK!
  2479. [00:33] <[PB]Teilya> Uh, Hans, that's not a drink.
  2480. [00:33] <[Kiri]Hans> WAT!?
  2481. [00:34] <Ars> Uh, g-guys... No drinking on the set, please... The clean-up crew's on the way, so if you could go somewhere else...
  2482.  
  2483.  
  2484.  
  2485. SESSION FOUR-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  2489.  
  2490.  
  2491.  
  2492. [2008-11-21 20:01:45] <[GM]Tetro> [Last time, a bunch of shit happened.]
  2493. [2008-11-21 20:02:58] <[GM]Tetro> [Everybody shows up back at the Fortress' Travel Room, mysterious new meido in tow.]
  2494. [2008-11-21 20:03:54] <[Pyg]Cerise> W-we're all here right?
  2495. [2008-11-21 20:04:18] * [GM]Ludwig opens the door slowly. He looks a little haggard.
  2496. [2008-11-21 20:04:53] <[GM]Ludwig> Ev... everyone's okay?
  2497. [2008-11-21 20:05:12] * [Pyg]Cerise nods in reply to her master.
  2498. [2008-11-21 20:05:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, fortunately.
  2499. [2008-11-21 20:09:15] <[PB]Teilya> We've got to the people in distress nya, but...I couldn't save the other...
  2500. [2008-11-21 20:09:45] * [PB]Teilya hangs her head low at that.
  2501. [2008-11-21 20:10:03] <[GM]Ludwig> What happened?
  2502. [2008-11-21 20:10:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> We found this person.
  2503. [2008-11-21 20:10:21] * [Gtz]Mary walks in, catching up with the commotion
  2504. [2008-11-21 20:10:41] * [Pyg]Cerise points to the girl carried by Teilya.
  2505. [2008-11-21 20:11:38] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah, Mary!
  2506. [2008-11-21 20:12:18] <[GM]Ludwig> A girl...?
  2507. [2008-11-21 20:12:33] <[Gtz]Mary> Welcome back, Cerise. See, I knew everything would turn out all right.
  2508. [2008-11-21 20:12:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Was she unconscious when you found her?
  2509. [2008-11-21 20:12:51] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh! Is anyone hurt?
  2510. [2008-11-21 20:13:36] <[GM]Ludwig> Let's get everyone to the Medical Room, just in case.
  2511. [2008-11-21 20:14:18] * [Gtz]Mary stands aside to allow everyone to file out
  2512. [2008-11-21 20:14:53] <[GM]Ludwig> [Fast-forward to the Medical Room.]
  2513. [2008-11-21 20:15:03] <[Nom]Alexis> [and here I wanted to say something]
  2514. [2008-11-21 20:15:13] <[Gtz]Mary> [all the cool people are doing it]
  2515. [2008-11-21 20:15:18] <[GM]Ludwig> [Well, say it now, then.]
  2516. [2008-11-21 20:15:28] <[PB]Teilya> [Sleepy~]
  2517. [2008-11-21 20:15:59] * [Nom]Alexis stops as she passes Mary out the door
  2518. [2008-11-21 20:16:31] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, Mary, I don't know how you keep doing it. My respect for you has deepened."
  2519. [2008-11-21 20:16:50] * [Gtz]Mary looks perplexed
  2520. [2008-11-21 20:16:53] <[Gtz]Mary> Huh?
  2521. [2008-11-21 20:18:05] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, nevermind, just me being silly. Let's go, dearie."
  2522. [2008-11-21 20:18:43] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh. Umm... Okay.
  2523. [2008-11-21 20:19:27] <[GM]Ludwig> [Fast-forward to the Medical Room. For real, this time.]
  2524. [2008-11-21 20:19:57] * [GM]Ludwig helps Teilya lay the refugee on a bed.
  2525. [2008-11-21 20:22:31] * [Gtz]Mary whispers in Cerise's ear-
  2526. [2008-11-21 20:22:41] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 How is she? What happened?
  2527. [2008-11-21 20:23:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14She was where the distress beacon originated.
  2528. [2008-11-21 20:23:28] * [PB]Teilya smiles briefly at Ludwig as he helped to lower the girl on the bed, then walks off towards the drawers on the other side of the room to prepare the necessary medical equipments.
  2529. [2008-11-21 20:24:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "3:2 on her being a parasite who will awaken and devour us all."
  2530. [2008-11-21 20:24:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14There was one more there but....
  2531. [2008-11-21 20:25:36] * [Gtz]Mary 14 Oh... I see. Bless her heart..
  2532. [2008-11-21 20:26:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Don't be ridiculous, Alexis.
  2533. [2008-11-21 20:27:11] * [GM]Ludwig flips a switch on the side of the bed, and a scanner output appears on the wall above it.
  2534. [2008-11-21 20:27:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm just saying that if we're going to take in strangers found in tubes in bug infested tunnels we should be prepared to be consumed."
  2535. [2008-11-21 20:27:56] * [PB]Teilya returns with some basic medical gears, and a machine that seems too big to fit into a drawer.
  2536. [2008-11-21 20:27:57] <[GM]Ludwig> See? Hu... man.
  2537. [2008-11-21 20:28:36] <[PB]Teilya> I'm quite sure she's...uncontaminated...I think...
  2538. [2008-11-21 20:28:41] * [GM]Ludwig squints at the display, rubs his eyes, and squints again.
  2539. [2008-11-21 20:28:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh sure, you say that now, but don't say I wasn't being reasonable when man-eating hatchlings erupt from her stomach."
  2540. [2008-11-21 20:28:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Of course she was, she was in a test tube!
  2541. [2008-11-21 20:29:05] <[Gtz]Mary> Really now, Alexis...
  2542. [2008-11-21 20:29:05] <[GM]Ludwig> Test tube?
  2543. [2008-11-21 20:29:26] * [PB]Teilya blinks at Alexis.
  2544. [2008-11-21 20:29:46] <[GM]Ludwig> How'd you find this girl? Tell me exactly.
  2545. [2008-11-21 20:29:46] <[PB]Teilya> You watched too much Aliens, nya.
  2546. [2008-11-21 20:30:09] * [PB]Teilya turns back to Ludwig and nods.
  2547. [2008-11-21 20:30:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> I wish I knew more, Master, but the man we found there...He couldn't live long enough to tell us.
  2548. [2008-11-21 20:30:40] <[PB]Teilya> We're...inside the chamber where the signal beacon is...
  2549. [2008-11-21 20:30:59] <[PB]Teilya> And I...and I...I couldn't...couldn't...
  2550. [2008-11-21 20:31:26] * [PB]Teilya wipes away the tear that's forming.
  2551. [2008-11-21 20:31:27] <[GM]Ludwig> ...Teilya?
  2552. [2008-11-21 20:31:40] <[PB]Teilya> Nya, nothing to worry about...
  2553. [2008-11-21 20:31:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "What Teilya is trying to say is that there was some man hiding from a veritable bugs with a girl in a tube."
  2554. [2008-11-21 20:32:19] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, it looks like the man was responsible for sending out that distress signal.
  2555. [2008-11-21 20:32:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "And he, er, died. Whoops."
  2556. [2008-11-21 20:32:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah... I see.
  2557. [2008-11-21 20:33:01] <[PB]Teilya> I couldn't...save him...but at least we've...saved the girl....
  2558. [2008-11-21 20:33:26] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( An orphan of the War, huh... I remember how it was... )
  2559. [2008-11-21 20:33:39] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya...He probably knew he wouldn't make it once he called for help.
  2560. [2008-11-21 20:33:40] * [GM]Ludwig glances back at the medical display, shakes his head and focuses his attention on the girl.
  2561. [2008-11-21 20:33:46] <[Nom]Alexis> "I don't know why they were swarming like that though. I still think it's suspicious, but who am I to judge?"
  2562. [2008-11-21 20:33:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> We probably wouldn't have been able to do anything either way.
  2563. [2008-11-21 20:34:02] <[GM]Ludwig> And she was in a... test tube?
  2564. [2008-11-21 20:34:06] * [PB]Teilya still looks downtrodden
  2565. [2008-11-21 20:34:14] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, it was a large test tube."
  2566. [2008-11-21 20:34:16] * [Pyg]Cerise smiles reassuringly at Teilya.
  2567. [2008-11-21 20:34:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, so more a sort of chamber?
  2568. [2008-11-21 20:34:41] <[GM]Ludwig> Glass, probably?
  2569. [2008-11-21 20:34:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> She must have been involved in an experiment of some sort.
  2570. [2008-11-21 20:34:52] <[PB]Teilya> But it still doesn't mean I...it doesn't mean I could just...leave him to his death...
  2571. [2008-11-21 20:34:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "Er, yeah. And it was a tube."
  2572. [2008-11-21 20:35:20] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, you didn't leave anybody to their deaths.
  2573. [2008-11-21 20:35:30] <[PB]Teilya> But..but...
  2574. [2008-11-21 20:35:53] <[PB]Teilya> I could've...at least...bring his body back and...give him a proper burial...
  2575. [2008-11-21 20:36:14] * [Gtz]Mary finds Teilya's hand, and takes it into her own
  2576. [2008-11-21 20:36:19] <[PB]Teilya> And yet...all I did was to just...leave him there...to be eaten...
  2577. [2008-11-21 20:36:48] <[Gtz]Mary> Teilya, you did everything you could. You saved this girl and managed to make it back safe, that's all that matters right now.
  2578. [2008-11-21 20:36:49] * [Nom]Alexis sighs
  2579. [2008-11-21 20:37:33] * [Pyg]Cerise also walks up to Teilya, rubbing her arm in an effort to comfort the downtrodden maid.
  2580. [2008-11-21 20:37:38] <[Nom]Alexis> [monotones] "I'm sure he's in a better place now and he's watching his tube-girl from above and full of peace and comfort--"
  2581. [2008-11-21 20:37:39] * [PB]Teilya tries to look happier, but only managed a weak smile before that falls and she slips back into brooding.
  2582. [2008-11-21 20:38:37] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis.
  2583. [2008-11-21 20:38:46] <[Nom]Alexis> "--and even though his broken body has been blown into smithereens he is still content that his--what?"
  2584. [2008-11-21 20:38:56] * [GM]Ludwig gives the maid a warning look.
  2585. [2008-11-21 20:38:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Just don't.
  2586. [2008-11-21 20:39:27] * [Nom]Alexis rolls her eyes
  2587. [2008-11-21 20:39:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "How did you expect this to turn out, master?"
  2588. [2008-11-21 20:40:03] <[PB]Teilya> Blown in smithe-...oh yeah...and I also blew the place up and burned his remains to crisp along with those...those...bugs...
  2589. [2008-11-21 20:40:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Wh... what's that?!
  2590. [2008-11-21 20:41:26] <[PB]Teilya> I'm...I'm...I'm sorry...I...
  2591. [2008-11-21 20:41:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Apparently it's more thrilling if we had to escape to a countdown."
  2592. [2008-11-21 20:42:10] * [Gtz]Mary sometimes wishes she were deaf as well
  2593. [2008-11-21 20:42:41] * [PB]Teilya just looks away.
  2594. [2008-11-21 20:43:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> We had no choice, Miss Teilya. We wouldn't have made it out alive if those bugs were in our way.
  2595. [2008-11-21 20:44:08] * [PB]Teilya smiles weakly, but shakes her head.
  2596. [2008-11-21 20:44:22] <[PB]Teilya> Thanks, Cerise...but it still doesn't mean...
  2597. [2008-11-21 20:44:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> No! It means we're alive!
  2598. [2008-11-21 20:44:55] * [Pyg]Cerise tries her best to look stern at the catgirl maid.
  2599. [2008-11-21 20:45:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "On the other hand, we slaughtered a large contingent of demon insects. Go us."
  2600. [2008-11-21 20:45:24] <[PB]Teilya> And others dead...like...like Alexis said...we kill to get our way...
  2601. [2008-11-21 20:45:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> There are things we have to do even if we don't want to.
  2602. [2008-11-21 20:45:40] <[PB]Teilya> I...I don't like it...
  2603. [2008-11-21 20:46:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> That's how it is now. Look at how we've been living all this time!
  2604. [2008-11-21 20:46:07] <[GM]Ludwig> I wish we had a choice, too, but...
  2605. [2008-11-21 20:46:30] * [PB]Teilya begins to chuckle softly, choking back a sob.
  2606. [2008-11-21 20:46:51] * [Pyg]Cerise unable to hold back anymore, she slaps Teilya in the cheek.
  2607. [2008-11-21 20:46:58] <[PB]Teilya> It feels so nice...to push a button when we're back in the castle an-!
  2608. [2008-11-21 20:48:08] * [PB]Teilya stopped talking at once, not moving at all.
  2609. [2008-11-21 20:48:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya, as much as I dislike it. We're trying to survive here.
  2610. [2008-11-21 20:48:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> And to do that we have to do things that seem cruel.
  2611. [2008-11-21 20:48:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> If you think about it, those insects out there are as alive as we are.
  2612. [2008-11-21 20:48:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, just let her cut."
  2613. [2008-11-21 20:49:38] <[Pyg]Cerise> And they must die just so we can wake up to see another sun rise.
  2614. [2008-11-21 20:50:05] * [Gtz]Mary sits back and lets Cerise do the talking.
  2615. [2008-11-21 20:50:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> That's the kind of world we're in now.
  2616. [2008-11-21 20:50:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "They're tyrannical demon bugs out to enslave the world. Do you want us to send the Demon King a bouquet?"
  2617. [2008-11-21 20:51:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> We may not have saved a man, but at least we're fulfilling his last request.
  2618. [2008-11-21 20:51:14] * [Pyg]Cerise points at the unconscious girl.
  2619. [2008-11-21 20:51:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> She's alive because of you!
  2620. [2008-11-21 20:52:00] <[Gtz]Mary> It's true, we're living in a time of trial. But through tribulation, we build perseverance, and through perseverance, character, and with character, hope.
  2621. [2008-11-21 20:52:13] * [Nom]Alexis golf claps
  2622. [2008-11-21 20:52:20] * [Pyg]Cerise falls silent, feeling a little regret at lashing out at Teilya.
  2623. [2008-11-21 20:53:36] * [GM]Ludwig grabs Alexis by the hand and pulls her outside the room without a word.
  2624. [2008-11-21 20:54:03] * [PB]Teilya stayed silent through all this.
  2625. [2008-11-21 20:54:10] * [Gtz]Mary kind of forgot those two were in the room. Maybe we should check on that girl...
  2626. [2008-11-21 20:54:38] * [GM]Ludwig takes Alexis down the hall a few feet and pushes her against the wall.
  2627. [2008-11-21 20:54:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Look. I'm sorry I had to make you do what you did.
  2628. [2008-11-21 20:55:18] <[GM]Ludwig> But, damn it all, Teilya's feeling bad enough as it is.
  2629. [2008-11-21 20:55:38] <[GM]Ludwig> I will not stand for you taking it out on her.
  2630. [2008-11-21 20:56:29] * [Nom]Alexis sighs
  2631. [2008-11-21 21:00:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, you have to understand. You made us--me kill again. That choice is yours by right. Those of us who have the choice have to appreciate what they have done. Including Teilya."
  2632. [2008-11-21 21:00:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "We killed them. We slaughtered them. We quenched the fires of hell with their blood. At least look happy about it."
  2633. [2008-11-21 21:01:02] * [Nom]Alexis is not making eye contact anymore
  2634. [2008-11-21 21:01:08] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Excuse me, master."
  2635. [2008-11-21 21:01:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Look happy, you say...
  2636. [2008-11-21 21:02:06] <[GM]Ludwig> Any plans to practice what you preach?
  2637. [2008-11-21 21:02:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "Happy, master? I always look happy, master."
  2638. [2008-11-21 21:03:43] <[GM]Ludwig> If I could reach your face, I'd slap it for lying.
  2639. [2008-11-21 21:04:26] <[GM]Ludwig> I know how much you hate... letting yourself out.
  2640. [2008-11-21 21:07:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh no, master, do not misunderstand. We kill at your word--that is how it should be. If you wish to fight, we shall be your blade, as we were for those who came before you."
  2641. [2008-11-21 21:07:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "But you don't have to."
  2642. [2008-11-21 21:08:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "You really don't. You don't have to fight; you don't have to help anyone, you don't have to struggle, you don't have to reach out for other. You can just stay here. That will work too."
  2643. [2008-11-21 21:08:52] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, kneel down.
  2644. [2008-11-21 21:09:08] * [Nom]Alexis kneels almost reflexively
  2645. [2008-11-21 21:10:27] * [GM]Ludwig 's face distorts with anger as his hand flies across Alexis' cheek with a loud crack. He seethes for a second before impulsively sending it back the other way.
  2646. [2008-11-21 21:11:00] * [Nom]Alexis takes it without a word
  2647. [2008-11-21 21:11:04] <[GM]Ludwig> I... must. It cannot be any other way.
  2648. [2008-11-21 21:11:15] <[Gtz]Mary> You can't beat yourself up over this kind of stuff, Teilya. If you do, you'll just start to hate yourself and everything, everyone, you still have. And even though you're surrounded by those who care about you, you feel alone, and afraid. I felt like that once... Just don't make the same mistake I did. Be glad you did what you could for today, because you- ... what was that?
  2649. [2008-11-21 21:11:40] <[GM]Ludwig> Do not ever question that again.
  2650. [2008-11-21 21:11:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "...that hurts in more ways than you can ever know, master."
  2651. [2008-11-21 21:13:13] <[GM]Ludwig> ...
  2652. [2008-11-21 21:13:27] * [GM]Ludwig calms down gradually.
  2653. [2008-11-21 21:13:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Do you understand?
  2654. [2008-11-21 21:13:48] * [Gtz]Mary leaves Teilya to Cerise, and steps out the door
  2655. [2008-11-21 21:14:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "One last word then, master, if you will allow. Your father said the same thing, too, before the end. I understand all too well."
  2656. [2008-11-21 21:14:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Hello? Is everything okay?
  2657. [2008-11-21 21:14:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "--Oh yes, Mary, I was just having a chat about the mission with Master Ludwig, here."
  2658. [2008-11-21 21:14:58] * [Nom]Alexis stands up without a fuss
  2659. [2008-11-21 21:15:39] * [GM]Ludwig looks away from Alexis and Mary for a long moment before turning back to the room.
  2660. [2008-11-21 21:15:46] <[GM]Ludwig> Everything's fine, Mary.
  2661. [2008-11-21 21:16:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Well... if you say so.
  2662. [2008-11-21 21:16:32] * [GM]Ludwig heads back inside
  2663. [2008-11-21 21:16:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, we figured it'll be fastest and most informative if we just wake up our little refugee now. Let's go pump her full of stimulants."
  2664. [2008-11-21 21:16:53] * [Nom]Alexis follows the master dutifully
  2665. [2008-11-21 21:17:04] * [Gtz]Mary follows back into the med room, ignoring Alexis's crap
  2666. [2008-11-21 21:17:19] <[GM]Ludwig> I don't suppose we have a name for her.
  2667. [2008-11-21 21:17:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hopefully tell us when she's actually conscious."
  2668. [2008-11-21 21:19:41] * [Nom]Alexis starts prodding the sleeper inquisitively
  2669. [2008-11-21 21:20:03] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hmm, someone help me out."
  2670. [2008-11-21 21:20:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...What if she has an "on" switch or something?
  2671. [2008-11-21 21:20:53] * [Kly]Sam continues to be unresponsive
  2672. [2008-11-21 21:21:19] <[GM]Ludwig> No, the scan didn't pick up any mechanical parts...
  2673. [2008-11-21 21:21:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh.
  2674. [2008-11-21 21:21:29] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm...
  2675. [2008-11-21 21:22:05] * [Nom]Alexis pulls out the defribulators
  2676. [2008-11-21 21:22:08] <[GM]Ludwig> But, that chamber, it could be she's some sort of biological construct. A clone, or something.
  2677. [2008-11-21 21:22:13] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ready when you are."
  2678. [2008-11-21 21:22:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Alexis...Th-that's a little too much.
  2679. [2008-11-21 21:22:54] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, put that thing away. She's just sleeping, she'll wake up when she's ready.
  2680. [2008-11-21 21:23:38] <[Kly]Sam> Mmm...
  2681. [2008-11-21 21:24:13] * [Kly]Sam opens her eyes slowly, taking time to look around the room a bit
  2682. [2008-11-21 21:24:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, a response."
  2683. [2008-11-21 21:24:38] * [Nom]Alexis looks a bit dejected as she puts away her ten thousand volts
  2684. [2008-11-21 21:24:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm? Oh!
  2685. [2008-11-21 21:25:07] * [GM]Ludwig moves up next to the bed.
  2686. [2008-11-21 21:25:15] <[GM]Ludwig> It's all right, you're safe.
  2687. [2008-11-21 21:25:25] * [Kly]Sam blinks a few times
  2688. [2008-11-21 21:25:39] <[Gtz]Mary> Teilya? Teilya, are you there? She's waking up...
  2689. [2008-11-21 21:25:42] <[Kly]Sam> ...what? Where is...
  2690. [2008-11-21 21:25:55] <[GM]Ludwig> You're in Beetleoven Fortress.
  2691. [2008-11-21 21:26:08] <[GM]Ludwig> I am Ludwig Beetleoven, its master.
  2692. [2008-11-21 21:26:24] * [PB]Teilya stayed silent and unmoving, it's unclear if she heard Mary or not.
  2693. [2008-11-21 21:26:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> You were at the source of a distress beacon so we were sent to investigate.
  2694. [2008-11-21 21:27:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "Actually, you were floating in a tube, so we're deathly curious."
  2695. [2008-11-21 21:27:33] * [GM]Ludwig blinks and stares. "Y... your eyes..."
  2696. [2008-11-21 21:28:04] <[Nom]Alexis> "...have closed again. Come on, girl, wake up"
  2697. [2008-11-21 21:28:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Huh? What's wrong?
  2698. [2008-11-21 21:28:39] <[Kly]Sam> A-ah, sorry. This is... overwhelming.
  2699. [2008-11-21 21:28:45] * [Kly]Sam frowns
  2700. [2008-11-21 21:29:05] <[Kly]Sam> But, I...
  2701. [2008-11-21 21:29:47] * [Kly]Sam sighs
  2702. [2008-11-21 21:30:03] <[Kly]Sam> I can't remember...
  2703. [2008-11-21 21:30:08] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...What's your name? Surely you know that, right?
  2704. [2008-11-21 21:30:47] * [Kly]Sam furrows her brows, thinking for a few seconds
  2705. [2008-11-21 21:31:33] <[Kly]Sam> S... Sam. Isn't it? Yes, that's it...
  2706. [2008-11-21 21:32:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Sam?
  2707. [2008-11-21 21:32:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "Sam...Sam...how awfully generic. Is that your given name? Do you have any others?"
  2708. [2008-11-21 21:32:30] <[Kly]Sam> But, that's all I can remember...
  2709. [2008-11-21 21:32:57] <[GM]Ludwig> Same as before...
  2710. [2008-11-21 21:33:08] * [Kly]Sam frowns
  2711. [2008-11-21 21:33:10] <[Kly]Sam> I really don't know...
  2712. [2008-11-21 21:34:00] * [Nom]Alexis raises a pair of fingers, and mouths silently from behind Ludwig
  2713. [2008-11-21 21:34:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "How many fingers am I holding up?"
  2714. [2008-11-21 21:34:59] <[Kly]Sam> Two?
  2715. [2008-11-21 21:36:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, let's introduce ourselves, shall we?
  2716. [2008-11-21 21:36:07] * [Nom]Alexis silently applauds
  2717. [2008-11-21 21:36:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ok, then...maid squad, assemble!"
  2718. [2008-11-21 21:37:05] <[Gtz]Mary> My name is Mary. This here is my friend Cerise, and the one you just spoke to is called Alexis. These two and miss Teilya behind me are the ones who saved you.
  2719. [2008-11-21 21:37:56] * [Pyg]Cerise nods as Mary introduces her to the new girl.
  2720. [2008-11-21 21:38:57] * [PB]Teilya is still unresponsive
  2721. [2008-11-21 21:39:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "Don't worry about the cat, it's a bad time for her."
  2722. [2008-11-21 21:39:21] <[Kly]Sam> Saved me? Thank you, but... from what? I don't understand...
  2723. [2008-11-21 21:39:21] <[GM]Ludwig> You're wearing a uniform, so I presume you're a maid?
  2724. [2008-11-21 21:39:44] * [Gtz]Mary recalls the state Teilya was in earlier. . o O ( I haven't heard her say anything for a while now... )
  2725. [2008-11-21 21:39:59] <[Nom]Alexis> "What a strange coincidence."
  2726. [2008-11-21 21:40:31] * [Pyg]Cerise walks over to Teilya, taking her hand and looking at her with apologetic eyes.
  2727. [2008-11-21 21:40:46] <[Pyg]Cerise> Come on and say hi, Miss Teilya!
  2728. [2008-11-21 21:40:51] <[Kly]Sam> I don't remember anything. I'm sorry...
  2729. [2008-11-21 21:41:12] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... hmm, where to begin...
  2730. [2008-11-21 21:41:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "The world has ended."
  2731. [2008-11-21 21:41:43] <[GM]Ludwig> ...a little blunt, but yes, a good starting point.
  2732. [2008-11-21 21:42:06] <[GM]Ludwig> You do know about the Beetle invasion?
  2733. [2008-11-21 21:43:19] * [PB]Teilya flinched a bit and took a small step backwards when Cerise touched her, but otherwise no other response came out from her.
  2734. [2008-11-21 21:43:20] * [Kly]Sam sighs
  2735. [2008-11-21 21:43:33] * [Gtz]Mary whispers to Ludwig
  2736. [2008-11-21 21:44:36] <[Kly]Sam> No, I...
  2737. [2008-11-21 21:44:38] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Sir, I think all this might be too much for her all at once. Maybe we should take it slowly and talk it over dinner or something? It doesn't feel good to just interrogate her like this.
  2738. [2008-11-21 21:45:13] * [GM]Ludwig nods
  2739. [2008-11-21 21:45:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, are you hungry? Sam?
  2740. [2008-11-21 21:46:03] * [Kly]Sam nods
  2741. [2008-11-21 21:46:04] * [Gtz]Mary finds Cerise's shoulder and leans in to whisper once again:
  2742. [2008-11-21 21:46:26] * [Nom]Alexis whips out a notepad
  2743. [2008-11-21 21:46:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "Subject...eats...food. Good start."
  2744. [2008-11-21 21:48:03] * [Kly]Sam looks down
  2745. [2008-11-21 21:48:10] * [GM]Ludwig offers Sam his hand to help her down from the bed.
  2746. [2008-11-21 21:48:30] * [Pyg]Cerise relishes the feeling of Mary's touch.
  2747. [2008-11-21 21:48:38] <[Kly]Sam> A-ah, thank you...
  2748. [2008-11-21 21:48:42] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Cerise, can you do me a favor? I want you to keep a close eye on this girl. talk to her, make sure she's eating her meals, and make sure you help her if she needs anything.
  2749. [2008-11-21 21:48:47] * [Kly]Sam takes then hand, but sheepishly
  2750. [2008-11-21 21:48:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Come on, then, we'll talk more over dinner.
  2751. [2008-11-21 21:49:52] * [Kly]Sam nods
  2752. [2008-11-21 21:51:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14I'll try.
  2753. [2008-11-21 21:51:33] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Thanks.
  2754. [2008-11-21 21:57:58] * [GM]Ludwig checks the time on a wall clock
  2755. [2008-11-21 21:58:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh, still early, though... well, that should give everyone time to freshen up beforehand.
  2756. [2008-11-21 21:59:32] * [GM]Ludwig leads Sam to Teilya and transfers the former's hand into the latter's.
  2757. [2008-11-21 21:59:35] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya?
  2758. [2008-11-21 21:59:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll have dinner done when you're out. Don't take too long~"
  2759. [2008-11-21 22:01:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, please show Sam the way to the baths.
  2760. [2008-11-21 22:03:12] * [Kly]Sam lets out a sigh of relief
  2761. [2008-11-21 22:03:13] <[Kly]Sam> Bath's'? Oh, it... should be fine, then...
  2762.  
  2763.  
  2764.  
  2765.  
  2766. SESSION FIVE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2767. ============================================================================================
  2768. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2769.  
  2770.  
  2771. [2008-11-28 21:21:14] <[Nom]Alexis> [Meanwhile, thousands of miles away...]
  2772. [2008-11-28 21:21:32] <[Gtz]Mary> Australia explodes. The end.
  2773. [2008-11-28 21:22:07] <[Gtz]Mary> [not really, it's all okay, even Melbourne]
  2774. [2008-11-28 21:22:30] <[PB]Teilya> [&#3232;_&#3232;]
  2775. [2008-11-28 21:22:42] <[Nom]Alexis> [You should be happy]
  2776. [2008-11-28 21:22:59] <[PB]Teilya> [Perhaps]
  2777. [2008-11-28 21:24:00] <[Nom]Alexis> [Ok, fine. Melbourne is overrun by zombies.]
  2778. [2008-11-28 21:24:33] <[Gtz]Mary> [I actually don't know a damn thing about Melbourne other than it exists, and in Australia]
  2779. [2008-11-28 21:25:11] <[Nom]Alexis> [That's all you'll ever need to know about Melbourne]
  2780. [2008-11-28 21:25:41] <[GM]Tetro> [Harrumph.]
  2781. [2008-11-28 21:26:11] <[PB]Teilya> [Well, at least you know the name of the place I lived in]
  2782. [2008-11-28 21:29:14] <[GM]Tetro> [Last we left...]
  2783. [2008-11-28 21:30:16] <[GM]Tetro> [The maids returned with the mysterious girl, "Sam", in tow. She woke up, but remembers nothing.]
  2784. [2008-11-28 21:33:00] <[GM]Tetro> [Mini-wall incoming. Hopefully, I won't get kicked for flooding.]
  2785. [2008-11-28 21:33:04] <[GM]Tetro> [20:48] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Cerise, can you do me a favor? I want you to keep a close eye on this girl. talk to her, make sure she's eating her meals, and make sure you help her if she needs anything.
  2786. [2008-11-28 21:33:05] <[GM]Tetro> [20:48] * [Kly]Sam takes then hand, but sheepishly
  2787. [2008-11-28 21:33:05] <[GM]Tetro> [20:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Come on, then, we'll talk more over dinner.
  2788. [2008-11-28 21:33:05] <[GM]Tetro> [20:49] * [Kly]Sam nods
  2789. [2008-11-28 21:33:05] <[GM]Tetro> [20:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14I'll try.
  2790. [2008-11-28 21:33:06] <[GM]Tetro> [20:51] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Thanks.
  2791. [2008-11-28 21:33:06] <[GM]Tetro> [20:51] * Ataisai has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by Atai)))
  2792. [2008-11-28 21:33:08] <[GM]Tetro> [20:52] * Atai is now known as Ataisai
  2793. [2008-11-28 21:33:08] <[GM]Tetro> [20:57] * [GM]Ludwig checks the time on a wall clock
  2794. [2008-11-28 21:33:10] <[GM]Tetro> [20:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh, still early, though... well, that should give everyone time to freshen up beforehand.
  2795. [2008-11-28 21:33:11] <[GM]Tetro> [20:59] * [GM]Ludwig leads Sam to Teilya and transfers the former's hand into the latter's.
  2796. [2008-11-28 21:33:12] <[GM]Tetro> [20:59] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya?
  2797. [2008-11-28 21:33:12] <[GM]Tetro> [20:59] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll have dinner done when you're out. Don't take too long~"
  2798. [2008-11-28 21:33:14] <[GM]Tetro> [21:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, please show Sam the way to the baths.
  2799. [2008-11-28 21:33:14] <[GM]Tetro> [21:03] * [Kly]Sam lets out a sigh of relief
  2800. [2008-11-28 21:33:16] <[GM]Tetro> [21:03] <[Kly]Sam> Bath's'? Oh, it... should be fine, then...
  2801. [2008-11-28 21:34:01] <[GM]Tetro> [So, yeah, that's where we left off.]
  2802. [2008-11-28 21:34:17] <[GM]Tetro> [Bath time, I suppose. Keep it clean.]
  2803. [2008-11-28 21:34:28] <[GM]Tetro> [Get it? Clean? Bath? Hurf durf.]
  2804. [2008-11-28 21:35:24] <[Gtz]Mary> [MISSION START]
  2805. [2008-11-28 21:38:43] <[GM]Tetro> [ACTION]
  2806. [2008-11-28 21:38:48] * [Gtz]Mary pulls Cerise close, saying in her ear...
  2807. [2008-11-28 21:38:52] <[Gtz]Mary> 14 Psst. Cerise. I got an idea.
  2808. [2008-11-28 21:38:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hm?
  2809. [2008-11-28 21:39:21] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Let's see if dunking Teilya again could get her to snap out of it.
  2810. [2008-11-28 21:39:54] <[Gtz]Mary> 14It's not a very nice thing to do, but...
  2811. [2008-11-28 21:40:03] * [Pyg]Cerise nods. Yeah, that might get her out of her little funk.
  2812. [2008-11-28 21:40:18] * [PB]Teilya stirred slightly as Ludwig called her, she looked up, turned her gaze lifelessly towards Sam, and looks back down, silent.
  2813. [2008-11-28 21:41:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14Okay.
  2814. [2008-11-28 21:43:38] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Alright, good. Come on now, let's go.
  2815. [2008-11-28 21:45:40] * [Kly]Sam continues walking, head down and oblivious to most of this
  2816. [2008-11-28 21:47:49] <[Nom]Alexis> [And in the kitchen, an epic battle was being waged between a Alexis, Chef of Destiny, and a particularly tough piece of steak]
  2817. [2008-11-28 21:50:39] * [Pyg]Cerise arrives at the doors to the fortress's bath, opening the door and stepping inside.
  2818. [2008-11-28 21:50:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Door's open, Mary.
  2819. [2008-11-28 21:51:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Cerise, could you go find a change of clothes for us and Sam?
  2820. [2008-11-28 21:51:38] <[Pyg]Cerise> Right.
  2821. [2008-11-28 21:52:23] * [Pyg]Cerise steps back out of the bath to get the change of clothes but notices Teilya milling about in the hallway.
  2822. [2008-11-28 21:52:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya, come on, let's bathe together!
  2823. [2008-11-28 21:53:24] * [Pyg]Cerise grabs Teilya's hand and gently tugs at it.
  2824. [2008-11-28 21:53:59] * [PB]Teilya looks at Cerise emptily.
  2825. [2008-11-28 21:54:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> You'll feel alot better, I promise! Come on!
  2826. [2008-11-28 21:55:09] * [Pyg]Cerise starts pulling a little harder, hoping to get Teilya's feet moving.
  2827. [2008-11-28 21:56:13] * [Kly]Sam also begins puling slightly, Teilya's hand still in her own
  2828. [2008-11-28 21:56:51] * [PB]Teilya , by the combined force of two maids, begin to trudge slowly towards her do-the bath
  2829. [2008-11-28 21:56:59] <[Kly]Sam> ...she's right. I can't remember actually having one, but baths are wonderful.
  2830. [2008-11-28 21:57:02] * [Kly]Sam smiles
  2831. [2008-11-28 21:57:32] * [Gtz]Mary not looking in any particular direction, waits at the door and says to Sam:
  2832. [2008-11-28 21:57:37] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I forgot you were here. I'm sorry. Please, try to make yourself comfortable. We have a rather large bath, but if you're shy you can use the smaller one and draw a curtain if you so like.
  2833. [2008-11-28 21:58:47] * [Kly]Sam 's face shows visible relief
  2834. [2008-11-28 21:58:53] <[Kly]Sam> A-ah, thank you...
  2835. [2008-11-28 21:59:13] * [Gtz]Mary puts on a smile. The robbed who smiles steals something from the thief~
  2836. [2008-11-28 21:59:55] * [Pyg]Cerise , with the new girl's help, finally bring Teilya through the threshhold.
  2837. [2008-11-28 22:00:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, I'll go get the clothes now.
  2838. [2008-11-28 22:00:36] <[Gtz]Mary> Thank you, Cerise. We'll get the water ready for you.
  2839. [2008-11-28 22:01:26] * [Pyg]Cerise releases her hold on Teilya and steps back out of the bathroom to fetch their change of clothes.
  2840. [2008-11-28 22:02:38] * [Gtz]Mary follows the wall leading to the large bathtub starts filling the tub with hot water, testing its warmth with her hand from time to time
  2841. [2008-11-28 22:05:59] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Sam, could you fill that small tub with cold water?
  2842. [2008-11-28 22:06:57] <[Kly]Sam> Cold... water? I guess, but... why?
  2843. [2008-11-28 22:07:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, you'll see. It'll only take a moment, then you can drain the water.
  2844. [2008-11-28 22:08:37] * [Kly]Sam obliges, turning the tap in one of the smaller tubs
  2845. [2008-11-28 22:09:30] * [Kly]Sam lets the water run for a bit, filling it to a reasonable level, and then shuts off the tap.
  2846. [2008-11-28 22:09:31] <[Kly]Sam> Like this?
  2847. [2008-11-28 22:10:00] * [Gtz]Mary judges from the sound of it, replies
  2848. [2008-11-28 22:10:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, that should be good. Thank you.
  2849. [2008-11-28 22:11:09] <[Kly]Sam> And I can use any of these baths for my own, right? I'm not... you know...
  2850. [2008-11-28 22:11:18] * [Pyg]Cerise returns, carrying a stack of fresh maid uniforms. She sets them down on a counter by the door.
  2851. [2008-11-28 22:11:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> Here I am!
  2852. [2008-11-28 22:11:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, it's fine. You can use that one if you want after we're done with it. Hey Cerise!
  2853. [2008-11-28 22:12:18] <[Gtz]Mary> All right. First thing's first.
  2854. [2008-11-28 22:13:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Teilya~ How are you feeling, ma'am?
  2855. [2008-11-28 22:13:35] * [PB]Teilya doesn't seem to notice Mary calling
  2856. [2008-11-28 22:15:21] * [Pyg]Cerise waves her hand in front of Teilya's face.
  2857. [2008-11-28 22:15:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya?
  2858. [2008-11-28 22:15:32] * [Gtz]Mary finds her way to the small tub filled with cold water, checks it, and calls out to Cerise...
  2859. [2008-11-28 22:15:55] <[Gtz]Mary> Alright, you know the drill. bring her over here, this time I'll get her legs.
  2860. [2008-11-28 22:16:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> Alright.
  2861. [2008-11-28 22:16:58] * [Kly]Sam looks on in confusion
  2862. [2008-11-28 22:17:01] <[Gtz]Mary> This tub's kinda small, so we'll just hold her over it and drop on three.
  2863. [2008-11-28 22:17:23] * [Pyg]Cerise gets behind Teilya and grabs her under her arms.
  2864. [2008-11-28 22:18:37] * [Gtz]Mary just stands there, unable to tell who or what is in front of her
  2865. [2008-11-28 22:20:42] <[Gtz]Mary> Ummm... Is she there?
  2866. [2008-11-28 22:21:27] * [Pyg]Cerise drags Teilya over by the small tub.
  2867. [2008-11-28 22:21:30] * [Kly]Sam steps out of the way and tries not to watch after she realizes what's going on
  2868. [2008-11-28 22:21:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> Here she is.
  2869. [2008-11-28 22:22:23] * [Gtz]Mary feels forward, coming in contact with something soft before reaching lower and behind Teilya's legs
  2870. [2008-11-28 22:23:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Ah- well, here we go. Hmph!
  2871. [2008-11-28 22:23:29] * [Gtz]Mary lifts Teilya off the ground with Cerise's help, and sidles her above the chilled tub
  2872. [2008-11-28 22:23:40] <[Gtz]Mary> Ready?
  2873. [2008-11-28 22:23:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yeah.
  2874. [2008-11-28 22:23:58] <[Gtz]Mary> One...two...Three!
  2875. [2008-11-28 22:24:05] <[Nom]Alexis> [Meanwhile...]
  2876. [2008-11-28 22:24:16] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh ho, steak, you have survived to this day in the back of the fridge, stringy and inedible, but I�m afraid your time is up! Master Ludwig may not be able to cook a steak even if it tapdanced on the grill and garnished itself, but your opponent today is a maid! You and your unwholesome cardboard texture are no match for my ultimate culinary skills! HAVE AT THEE!"
  2877. [2008-11-28 22:24:28] <[Nom]Alexis> [The steak sets on fire]
  2878. [2008-11-28 22:24:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "Whoops."
  2879. [2008-11-28 22:24:41] <[Nom]Alexis> [Back to the bath]
  2880. [2008-11-28 22:25:38] <[GM]Tetro> *BLOOSH*
  2881. [2008-11-28 22:26:36] <[PB]Teilya> HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
  2882. [2008-11-28 22:26:46] <[PB]Teilya> COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD
  2883. [2008-11-28 22:26:50] * [Gtz]Mary gets sprayed with water and lets loose a short shriek
  2884. [2008-11-28 22:27:15] <[PB]Teilya> 12COLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLD
  2885. [2008-11-28 22:28:05] * [Pyg]Cerise lets out a laugh as Teilya becomes lively once more
  2886. [2008-11-28 22:28:14] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( hahaha, maybe that was a little much. I should apologize later. )
  2887. [2008-11-28 22:29:07] <[Gtz]Mary> How do you feel now, Ma'am?
  2888. [2008-11-28 22:29:20] <[PB]Teilya> WHAAAA! GETMETOUT! GETMEOUT! ITSTOOCOLDNYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
  2889. [2008-11-28 22:29:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Hahaha, that's better. Cerise, let her out if you will.
  2890. [2008-11-28 22:30:06] * [Kly]Sam continues to avert her gaze, unsure if this is a common occurrence or not
  2891. [2008-11-28 22:30:15] * [Gtz]Mary reaches in the tub and pulls the plug, draining the water
  2892. [2008-11-28 22:30:26] * [Pyg]Cerise stiffles a laugh as she gets Teilya out of the bath.
  2893. [2008-11-28 22:30:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, okay, come on out.
  2894. [2008-11-28 22:30:55] * [PB]Teilya shivering all over, teeth clattering
  2895. [2008-11-28 22:31:16] <[PB]Teilya> C-C-Cold-d-d...
  2896. [2008-11-28 22:31:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> We should get you out of those clothes then.
  2897. [2008-11-28 22:33:35] * [PB]Teilya just blinks a few times to get the water out of her eyes, still shivering in her wet and now see through clothes
  2898. [2008-11-28 22:34:57] <[Gtz]Mary> Miss Teilya, I'm sorry for doing that to you, but if you keep on acting like that we'll do it every hour, if that's what it takes. So please, hold your head up and stay sharp! Us girls have to keep an eye out for one another, some of us an ear.
  2899. [2008-11-28 22:37:35] * [PB]Teilya glances at Mary and nods shakily, before remembering that she can't see.
  2900. [2008-11-28 22:38:16] <[PB]Teilya> O-O-Okay ok-kay, j-just don't t-throw me into c-cold water again...
  2901. [2008-11-28 22:40:34] * [Gtz]Mary Casts a broad smile, happy to hear the normal Teilya
  2902. [2008-11-28 22:40:49] <[Gtz]Mary> It's a deal! Come on, let's get clean.
  2903. [2008-11-28 22:42:28] * [Pyg]Cerise begins undressing, almost taking off the cross Mary gave her, but deciding against it and keeping it on.
  2904. [2008-11-28 22:42:40] * [Kly]Sam speaks up, still not exactly looking at this whole fiasco.
  2905. [2008-11-28 22:42:42] <[Kly]Sam> E-excuse me, but is there a... changing room?
  2906. [2008-11-28 22:43:30] * [Pyg]Cerise left in her underwear, she looks at Sam.
  2907. [2008-11-28 22:43:42] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm...Not really.
  2908. [2008-11-28 22:44:00] * [PB]Teilya was already down to her undergarments, feverishly trying to get the cold and wet material off her. Apparently she missed Sam's inquiry.
  2909. [2008-11-28 22:44:07] <[Kly]Sam> I... see.
  2910. [2008-11-28 22:44:12] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah, sorry, are you uncomfortable?
  2911. [2008-11-28 22:44:16] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh! I'm sorry, you're so quiet that I forget you're there. You can use the screen there next to the tub if you wish.
  2912. [2008-11-28 22:46:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh, I forgot that screen was still there. Haha!
  2913. [2008-11-28 22:47:23] * [Gtz]Mary finds her way back to the large tub slowly, and begins to remove her clothes
  2914. [2008-11-28 22:48:22] * [Pyg]Cerise resumes taking off whatever article of clothing is left on her.
  2915. [2008-11-28 22:48:34] * [Kly]Sam returns to the now-drained smaller bath, and fills it
  2916. [2008-11-28 22:48:42] * [PB]Teilya was already sitting on the side of the tub, clothes off and hands shielding her assets.
  2917. [2008-11-28 22:48:50] * [Gtz]Mary takes off the extra T-shirt and shorts she's been wearing that day, and is now completely naked
  2918. [2008-11-28 22:49:21] <[Gtz]Mary> Whew, I've been burning up all day wearing this under my dress. I like to stay light, you know?
  2919. [2008-11-28 22:50:43] * [Gtz]Mary slips right on in. "Aaaaah..."
  2920. [2008-11-28 22:51:11] * [PB]Teilya follows afterwards, sliding into the bath slowly.
  2921. [2008-11-28 22:51:20] <[PB]Teilya> Nyaaaaa~
  2922. [2008-11-28 22:51:25] <[PB]Teilya> So warm~
  2923. [2008-11-28 22:51:33] <[Gtz]Mary> There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them...
  2924. [2008-11-28 22:51:48] * [Kly]Sam ,having finished filling her bath, ducks behind the screen to get changed.
  2925. [2008-11-28 22:52:15] * [Pyg]Cerise gulps seeing both Mary and Teilya in the bathtub. Is it really okay to join them?
  2926. [2008-11-28 22:52:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm? Where'd Cerise go?
  2927. [2008-11-28 22:52:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...I'm still here, Mary.
  2928. [2008-11-28 22:53:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Well? Aren't you gonna join us?
  2929. [2008-11-28 22:53:09] * [Gtz]Mary makes space
  2930. [2008-11-28 22:53:35] <[PB]Teilya> Come on Cerise, get in~
  2931. [2008-11-28 22:53:38] * [Gtz]Mary and puts a smile on her face~
  2932. [2008-11-28 22:54:01] * [PB]Teilya also moves away a bit, leaving enough room for a person between her and Mary.
  2933. [2008-11-28 22:54:49] * [Pyg]Cerise fidgets a bit, then finally walks over, putting one leg in first. Ah, the water's nice indeed.
  2934. [2008-11-28 22:55:23] * [Pyg]Cerise then brings her other leg in as and settles next to the girls.
  2935. [2008-11-28 22:55:48] <[Nom]Alexis> [Interruption!]
  2936. [2008-11-28 22:56:04] <[Gtz]Mary> [go away]
  2937. [2008-11-28 22:56:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ok, round 2, steak! Even though you�re an unsightly charcoal lump, I shall not rest until I�ve turned you into a culinary masterpiece! This time, I am armed with the deadliest tools of the legendary Beetleoven kitchen, and when I am done with you there shall be nothing left but bones and perfectly seasoned main course beef!"
  2938. [2008-11-28 22:56:47] * [Nom]Alexis brandishes the tenderiser
  2939. [2008-11-28 22:57:04] <[Nom]Alexis> [The charcoal sets on fire]
  2940. [2008-11-28 22:57:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "Stop that!"
  2941. [2008-11-28 22:57:19] <[Nom]Alexis> [Yeah, ok, I'm done]
  2942. [2008-11-28 22:57:33] <[Gtz]Mary> [awesome~]
  2943. [2008-11-28 22:58:38] * [Kly]Sam ,forgetting to have grabbed a towel, instead covers herself with a wadded up version of her uniform and quickly makes her way over to the smaller bath. The clothes are then dropped and the bath entered with all possible swiftness.
  2944. [2008-11-28 23:01:16] * [Pyg]Cerise hesitates for a moment but decides to speak up...
  2945. [2008-11-28 23:01:41] * [PB]Teilya sighs in pleasure as the warm water envelopes her body, her tail swishing lazily out the water between her legs.
  2946. [2008-11-28 23:02:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> You think Miss Sam should join us?
  2947. [2008-11-28 23:02:12] * [Pyg]Cerise asks Mary and Teilya quietly.
  2948. [2008-11-28 23:02:33] <[Pyg]Cerise> She...looks lonely all by herself in such a small tub.
  2949. [2008-11-28 23:03:06] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, the poor dear seems to be bashful... A lot has happened to her in the last fifteen minutes.
  2950. [2008-11-28 23:04:20] <[PB]Teilya> Mm, why not ask if she wants to join us or not?
  2951. [2008-11-28 23:05:14] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, it couldn't hurt, I suppose. Just don't get your hopes up.
  2952. [2008-11-28 23:05:52] <[Gtz]Mary> Saaam? You must be lonely out there by yourself, would you like to join us?
  2953. [2008-11-28 23:06:15] * [Gtz]Mary tries to sound as warm as possible
  2954. [2008-11-28 23:07:30] * [Kly]Sam doesn't respond immediately, but then calls back after a few seconds
  2955. [2008-11-28 23:07:48] <[Kly]Sam> T-thank you very much, but I'm fine over here...
  2956. [2008-11-28 23:08:23] <[Gtz]Mary> You sure? Alright then, just wanted to ask.
  2957. [2008-11-28 23:08:25] * [Pyg]Cerise takes a sideways glance at Mary's naked form. Ah, she looks so soft.
  2958. [2008-11-28 23:08:53] * [Gtz]Mary slinks further into the water, trying to reach around Cerise with her foot...
  2959. [2008-11-28 23:10:06] * [PB]Teilya , meanwhile, just pouts and stands up, and make her way to Sam.
  2960. [2008-11-28 23:10:27] <[PB]Teilya> Come on~ We're going to be living together now~
  2961. [2008-11-28 23:10:48] * [Gtz]Mary pulls her leg back, aborting the mission
  2962. [2008-11-28 23:10:53] <[PB]Teilya> Come join us~
  2963. [2008-11-28 23:11:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Teilya, if the poor girl wants her space, leave it to her.
  2964. [2008-11-28 23:11:20] <[Kly]Sam> R-really, I'm fine...
  2965. [2008-11-28 23:12:03] <[PB]Teilya> B-B-But...master used to say that 'we should get acquainted with the ones you live with'...
  2966. [2008-11-28 23:12:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Ms. Vallence! Come on, now.
  2967. [2008-11-28 23:13:50] * [PB]Teilya swings around undecided, not sure if she should continue to try and get Sam to warm up to them or just get back into the bath.
  2968. [2008-11-28 23:14:49] <[Gtz]Mary> We'll have plenty of time to get to know each other during dinner. Come on now, the poor girl's had a startling day, let her deliberate for a moment.
  2969. [2008-11-28 23:15:07] * [Kly]Sam mumbles something incomprehensible
  2970. [2008-11-28 23:15:28] <[Kly]Sam> I'd... like a little time to think, is all.
  2971. [2008-11-28 23:15:45] <[Kly]Sam> I'm sorry.
  2972. [2008-11-28 23:16:25] * [PB]Teilya bites her lip softly, before turning around to face Sam, ruffling her hair a bit, muttering a soft 'I'm sorry' and return to the larger tub.
  2973. [2008-11-28 23:16:35] <[Nom]Alexis> [Last one, I swear]
  2974. [2008-11-28 23:16:43] * [Pyg]Cerise cups her hands and splashes her face.
  2975. [2008-11-28 23:16:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "So it�s come down to this. Just me and you. And you�re laughing. I know you�re laughing. You think you�ve won; you think I can�t possibly make something edible out of you now."
  2976. [2008-11-28 23:17:01] * [Nom]Alexis glares at the little pile of ash on the counter
  2977. [2008-11-28 23:17:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, the joke�s one you, steak, because I still have one final technique, guaranteed to make even make the fungus between the master�s toes into a delicious work of art!"
  2978. [2008-11-28 23:17:23] * [Nom]Alexis whips out her spice canisters
  2979. [2008-11-28 23:17:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ha! You ungrateful appetizer, WHAT SAY YOU?"
  2980. [2008-11-28 23:17:36] <[Nom]Alexis> [The spices set on fire]
  2981. [2008-11-28 23:17:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ok, now that's just weird."
  2982. [2008-11-28 23:18:19] <[Nom]Alexis> [You can have the camera back now]
  2983. [2008-11-28 23:18:21] <[Gtz]Mary> [Well done. pun not intended]
  2984. [2008-11-28 23:23:02] <[Gtz]Mary> Hey Cerise, how's that cut on your leg? Feeling better yet?
  2985. [2008-11-28 23:24:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...
  2986. [2008-11-28 23:27:23] * [Pyg]Cerise feels around her leg for the wound. Yeah, looks like it's still in the healing process. Still hurts a little too. She shudders remembering the sense of defeat she experienced the day she got them.
  2987. [2008-11-28 23:27:44] <[Gtz]Mary> You're not still wearing the same bandage as before, are you? You should redress it if it isn't clotted yet.
  2988. [2008-11-28 23:29:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah...um...Of course I did.
  2989. [2008-11-28 23:32:31] <[Gtz]Mary> *sigh* Well, just make sure you change it before going to bed, alright? It's bad to leave it like that, it could sully the wound and get infected.
  2990. [2008-11-28 23:33:17] <[Gtz]Mary> And how do you feel, Miss Teilya?
  2991. [2008-11-28 23:33:31] * [Pyg]Cerise smiles a little, happy about Mary's concern.
  2992. [2008-11-28 23:33:52] * [PB]Teilya looks up at Mary with a small but brilliant smile.
  2993. [2008-11-28 23:34:09] * [Gtz]Mary starts playing with Cerise's hair absentmindedly, curling the rings around her fingers and letting them loose
  2994. [2008-11-28 23:34:11] <[PB]Teilya> I'm alright, nya. Thanks for asking.
  2995. [2008-11-28 23:35:24] * [PB]Teilya brushes her tail against Cerise's thighs unintensionally, sighing in pleasure again as she bathe in the warm water.
  2996. [2008-11-28 23:36:58] * [Pyg]Cerise flinches a bit, feeling something brush against her thigh for a moment. What was that?
  2997. [2008-11-28 23:38:24] * [Gtz]Mary slinks lower and tries to hide a grin, moving her leg around Cerise until she finds her foot, and gives her a playful pinch on the calf
  2998. [2008-11-28 23:38:52] * [PB]Teilya , in her state of bliss provided by the bath, subconsciously wrapped her tail around Cerise's leg.
  2999. [2008-11-28 23:39:44] <[PB]Teilya> Nyaaah~ refreshing~
  3000. [2008-11-28 23:39:48] * [Pyg]Cerise lets out a little squeal at the sudden pinch.
  3001. [2008-11-28 23:39:54] * [Gtz]Mary pretends she isn't doing anything
  3002. [2008-11-28 23:40:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-hey! S-stop thaaaat!
  3003. [2008-11-28 23:40:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Stop whaaat~
  3004. [2008-11-28 23:41:15] <[PB]Teilya> Nya~?
  3005. [2008-11-28 23:41:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Who's grabbing my leg?
  3006. [2008-11-28 23:42:55] <[Gtz]Mary> Grabbing your leg? Who would do such a thing? Surely not Teilya nor I~ Perhaps there's a deviant minnow among us~
  3007. [2008-11-28 23:44:31] * [Gtz]Mary pinches her again, but from a different angle. The inner thigh!
  3008. [2008-11-28 23:45:09] * [PB]Teilya just siddles up against Cerise, her tail sliding up slowly.
  3009. [2008-11-28 23:45:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-hey that tickles...!
  3010. [2008-11-28 23:48:51] * [Pyg]Cerise tries to catch the culprit's arm in the act but instead grabs...a tail?
  3011. [2008-11-28 23:49:11] <[PB]Teilya> Kyah?!
  3012. [2008-11-28 23:49:16] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, there it goes again! The fish must really like you in these waters~
  3013. [2008-11-28 23:49:48] * [PB]Teilya quickly slides her tail out of Cerise's hands.
  3014. [2008-11-28 23:50:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> Mary, you too?
  3015. [2008-11-28 23:51:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> Come on, you two, this is getting out of hand!
  3016. [2008-11-28 23:51:17] * [Gtz]Mary discreetly reaches her left leg behind Cerise to pinch.. Teilya! Literally toe-to-toe!
  3017. [2008-11-28 23:51:52] * [Gtz]Mary raises her hands above the water, trying as hard as she can to keep from smiling
  3018. [2008-11-28 23:52:43] <[PB]Teilya> Kyah?!
  3019. [2008-11-28 23:54:29] * [PB]Teilya jumps slightly as she felt something pinched her, instinctively directing her tail to the spot of contact.
  3020. [2008-11-28 23:55:20] * [Gtz]Mary retracts her foot to avoid detection, but was it quick enough-!?
  3021. [2008-11-28 23:57:39] * [PB]Teilya felt she had briefly came in contact with something, but was not quick enough to grasp onto it, only able to find the direction it came from and trying to trace it back to the source.
  3022. [2008-11-28 23:58:44] * [Gtz]Mary sensing she is now in the evasive stage, pulls her legs into an indian-rest and turns away from Cerise
  3023. [2008-11-28 23:58:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, could you get my back, please?
  3024. [2008-11-29 00:00:26] <[PB]Teilya> Wah? Who pinched me?
  3025. [2008-11-29 00:02:04] * [Pyg]Cerise sinks a little lower into the water, probably trying to hide her flushed face.
  3026. [2008-11-29 00:02:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm? Something the matter?
  3027. [2008-11-29 00:06:15] * [PB]Teilya 's tail, losing its target after a fruitless search, gives up and instead decides to make itself comfortable wrapping around Cerise's stomach.
  3028. [2008-11-29 00:06:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah...Oh, nothing, Mary.
  3029. [2008-11-29 00:07:32] * [Pyg]Cerise grabs the soap to get to washing Mary's back when she suddenly feels something wrap around her middle.
  3030. [2008-11-29 00:07:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah!
  3031. [2008-11-29 00:07:44] * [Pyg]Cerise ends up dropping the soap in the water.
  3032. [2008-11-29 00:08:14] * [Gtz]Mary feels for the soap and instead finds a leg
  3033. [2008-11-29 00:09:28] * [Gtz]Mary cancels the search for the soap, and instead draws her hand up Cerise's leg and squeezes her knee
  3034. [2008-11-29 00:10:50] * [Pyg]Cerise lets out a little moan. These two don't know when to quit.
  3035. [2008-11-29 00:12:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, miss Teilya! I don't know if you know, but Cerise here is quite ticklish, isn't that right~?
  3036. [2008-11-29 00:13:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Sh-shut up, Mary!
  3037. [2008-11-29 00:13:13] * [Pyg]Cerise pouts, puffing up her cheeks.
  3038. [2008-11-29 00:13:21] <[PB]Teilya> Nya-ha~
  3039. [2008-11-29 00:13:51] <[PB]Teilya> Cerise, tick-l-ish~
  3040. [2008-11-29 00:15:17] * [PB]Teilya 's tail slowly slides up alittle, down a little, up a little, down a little~
  3041. [2008-11-29 00:15:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> N-no! Haa...haha!
  3042. [2008-11-29 00:16:09] <[PB]Teilya> 15Soft~
  3043. [2008-11-29 00:16:19] * [Pyg]Cerise grabs Mary's shoulders, shaking them.
  3044. [2008-11-29 00:16:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> Why did you tell her, Marrrryyyyy...!
  3045. [2008-11-29 00:16:44] * [Gtz]Mary Runs her finger slowly across the bottom of Cerise's little foot
  3046. [2008-11-29 00:17:04] <[Gtz]Mary> ahaaaaahaha, just thought she'd like to know~
  3047. [2008-11-29 00:19:19] <[Pyg]Cerise> I s-said s-stop thaaaat...!
  3048. [2008-11-29 00:20:14] * [PB]Teilya pretends she didn't hear anything and continues with her tail brushing
  3049. [2008-11-29 00:21:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> M-Mary, you....ahaha...too...!
  3050. [2008-11-29 00:24:18] * [Gtz]Mary smiles broadly
  3051. [2008-11-29 00:24:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ahaha...Oh, th-that's it! You asked for it, Mary!
  3052. [2008-11-29 00:24:57] * [PB]Teilya had a smile similar to Mary's
  3053. [2008-11-29 00:25:44] * [Pyg]Cerise runs her fingers down under Mary's arms.
  3054. [2008-11-29 00:26:48] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh ho! No you don't! Teilya, together this time!
  3055. [2008-11-29 00:27:35] * [Gtz]Mary turns to give Cerise her full attention and tickles at full force
  3056. [2008-11-29 00:27:42] <[PB]Teilya> Gotchya~
  3057. [2008-11-29 00:27:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah! No!
  3058. [2008-11-29 00:28:06] * [PB]Teilya also begins to tickle Cerise with full power
  3059. [2008-11-29 00:28:42] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ahahahaha!! Sto-stop it! Heeheeheehahahahaha!!
  3060. [2008-11-29 00:28:59] <[PB]Teilya> No no no nya~
  3061. [2008-11-29 00:29:03] * [Pyg]Cerise is completely overwhelmed and has no power to fight back.
  3062. [2008-11-29 00:29:19] <[Gtz]Mary> hm hm hm~
  3063. [2008-11-29 00:29:54] * [Gtz]Mary satisfied with her victory, ends the assault and slinks back, putting her feet up on the side of the tub
  3064. [2008-11-29 00:30:01] <[Gtz]Mary> I just like to hear you laugh, Cerise. You're so grown up and responsible for your age, sometimes I fear that you skipped right into adulthood without having a chance to be a kid. But when I hear that laugh, I know everything's gonna be okay.
  3065. [2008-11-29 00:31:52] * [PB]Teilya , too, stops her tickling when Mary stops, smile in full blown
  3066. [2008-11-29 00:32:34] <[PB]Teilya> Sometimes you're just too uptight, Cerise. Relaxing and playing once in awhile is good for you~
  3067. [2008-11-29 00:33:46] * [Pyg]Cerise feeling defeated and blushing she sinks a little more into the water, with half her face still above the water.
  3068. [2008-11-29 00:36:06] * [Gtz]Mary smells bashfulness in the air. It's not the new kid... Cerise! I'll put an end to that right here and now!
  3069. [2008-11-29 00:36:30] * [Gtz]Mary finds Cerise's face, pulls it out of the water and forces it to grin
  3070. [2008-11-29 00:37:13] <[Gtz]Mary> Smile, you big dork! If you don't have a smile to put on, I'll just give you one of mine.
  3071. [2008-11-29 00:37:26] * [Gtz]Mary capitalizes the point by casting a large grin
  3072. [2008-11-29 00:39:19] * [Pyg]Cerise feels something warm welling up in her chest. Yes, this is why she loves this girl.
  3073. [2008-11-29 00:43:19] * [Pyg]Cerise she looks into Mary's eyes for a moment before finally letting out her own smile.
  3074. [2008-11-29 00:43:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> Thank you, Mary.
  3075. [2008-11-29 00:44:40] <[Gtz]Mary> Thank you, Cerise. We couldn't go on without 'cha.
  3076. [2008-11-29 00:45:31] * [Gtz]Mary sits there for a moment, and breaks the silence
  3077. [2008-11-29 00:46:18] <[Gtz]Mary> Aaah, that was nice. I'm going to get dressed and ready for dinner, Alexis should be done by now. 14 What's that smell...
  3078. [2008-11-29 00:46:41] <[Nom]Alexis> [An explosion rings out from the kitchen]
  3079. [2008-11-29 00:46:55] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Yep, she's done.
  3080. [2008-11-29 00:47:16] <[Gtz]Mary> I wonder why she never comes with us? You think she's bashful too?
  3081. [2008-11-29 00:47:38] * [PB]Teilya looks at the door, and shrugs at Mary
  3082. [2008-11-29 00:48:12] * [Gtz]Mary still can't hear a shrug.
  3083. [2008-11-29 00:48:22] <[PB]Teilya> No idea nya, think we should drag her in next time?
  3084. [2008-11-29 00:49:29] <[Gtz]Mary> We should invite her, but there's no need to force it on her. I could see some people being uncomfortable during all this, though it's quite unfortunate.
  3085. [2008-11-29 00:51:06] <[Gtz]Mary> Saaam? You still with us, sweetie? We're going to get ready for dinner. Do you have a change of clothes handy?
  3086. [2008-11-29 00:51:28] * [PB]Teilya thinks for a moment, and rises out of the bath herself.
  3087. [2008-11-29 00:51:57] * [Gtz]Mary sits on the edge of the tub, toweling off
  3088. [2008-11-29 00:52:33] * [Kly]Sam replies, again, a bit late.
  3089. [2008-11-29 00:52:34] <[PB]Teilya> Well, I guess that's true too, I'll try and invite her next time then~
  3090. [2008-11-29 00:53:20] * [PB]Teilya said with a nod, then snatches a towel with her tail and begin to dry herself.
  3091. [2008-11-29 00:53:26] <[Kly]Sam> The clothes I was wearing seem to be pretty clean, but... could I get... a towel?
  3092. [2008-11-29 00:54:04] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, certainly! Teilya, would you mind?
  3093. [2008-11-29 00:54:20] * [PB]Teilya smiles, and casually grabs a spare towel with her tail.
  3094. [2008-11-29 00:54:25] <[PB]Teilya> Sure, nya~
  3095. [2008-11-29 00:54:44] * [PB]Teilya then walks up to Sam and hands her the fluffy cloth
  3096. [2008-11-29 00:54:50] <[Gtz]Mary> Thank you.
  3097. [2008-11-29 00:54:57] * [Pyg]Cerise also finishes drying herself with a towel after spending a lot of time on her hair.
  3098. [2008-11-29 00:55:09] <[Kly]Sam> Ah, thank you...
  3099. [2008-11-29 00:55:38] * [PB]Teilya smile broadens and nods.
  3100. [2008-11-29 00:55:45] <[PB]Teilya> No worries nya~
  3101. [2008-11-29 00:56:16] * [Kly]Sam takes the towel, wrapping it around herself and getting out of the bath in one swift motion
  3102. [2008-11-29 00:57:10] * [Kly]Sam then grabs the clothing near the bath and heads behind the screen, emerging a minute later fully dressed
  3103. [2008-11-29 00:57:11] * [Pyg]Cerise proceeds to put on her clothes.
  3104. [2008-11-29 00:58:15] * [Gtz]Mary puts her hair up in a low ponytail, and puts on her fresh clothes
  3105. [2008-11-29 00:58:21] * [PB]Teilya , now also garbed in her maid attire, swings open the bath doors.
  3106. [2008-11-29 00:58:57] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( Ah, I love the cool air after a nice bath~ )
  3107. [2008-11-29 01:00:19] * [Kly]Sam looks as if she's going to say something, but then decides against it
  3108. [2008-11-29 01:04:26] * [PB]Teilya is about to head out when she notices something abnormal with Sam's expression.
  3109. [2008-11-29 01:04:41] <[PB]Teilya> Hey Sam~ Something wrong?
  3110. [2008-11-29 01:05:33] * [Kly]Sam looks up, a smile on her face.
  3111. [2008-11-29 01:05:35] <[Kly]Sam> Oh, n-no, I was just going to say... you all seem to get along pretty well, don't you?
  3112. [2008-11-29 01:06:11] * [PB]Teilya blinks, and smiles brightly as she nods.
  3113. [2008-11-29 01:06:39] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes! That's what I love about this place, there's plenty of it to go around.
  3114. [2008-11-29 01:06:47] <[PB]Teilya> Nya! We're all very good friends! I'm sure you'll be a great friend too!
  3115. [2008-11-29 01:07:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> Th-they're right, Miss Sam.
  3116. [2008-11-29 01:07:25] <[Nom]Alexis> [On cue, loud cackling erupts from the kitchen direction, as if laughing at some tremendous joke]
  3117. [2008-11-29 01:07:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> I found myself in your position a long time ag--What's Miss Alexis up to now?
  3118. [2008-11-29 01:08:11] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, boy... I'm not sure if I want to find out...
  3119. [2008-11-29 01:08:21] <[PB]Teilya> Eh? Is Alexis in trouble? She doesn't look too good last time I saw her...
  3120. [2008-11-29 01:09:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Yeah, but neither did you. She's a smart girl, I'm sure she'll be alright.
  3121. [2008-11-29 01:10:48] <[PB]Teilya> Mmm...I guess you're right...
  3122. [2008-11-29 01:10:52] * [Gtz]Mary now fully dressed, finds her friend's hand and waits
  3123. [2008-11-29 01:11:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Shall we go?
  3124. [2008-11-29 01:11:18] <[Kly]Sam> I'm ready, if you all are...
  3125. [2008-11-29 01:11:36] * [PB]Teilya smiles brightly and nods
  3126. [2008-11-29 01:11:46] <[PB]Teilya> Lets go then nya!
  3127. [2008-11-29 01:12:03] * [Pyg]Cerise finishes up tying her apron and then looks into the mirror adjusting her headdress before following the rest out of the room.
  3128. [2008-11-29 01:16:05] <[GM]Tetro> [Everybody makes their way down to the dining room. Alexis is still in the kitchen, doing... whatever, and Ludwig is not yet present.]
  3129. [2008-11-29 01:19:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm, where is Master Ludwig?
  3130. [2008-11-29 01:26:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Mmmm, smells pretty... good! What're ya makin', Alexis?
  3131. [2008-11-29 01:30:15] * [Nom]Alexis emerges from the kitchen equipped with a welding mask, riot shield, and fire extinguisher
  3132. [2008-11-29 01:31:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "Nothing fancy, actually; I thought that with our guest we should try some traditional tastes instead of anything extravagent
  3133. [2008-11-29 01:31:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll be done soon, just give me a sec."
  3134. [2008-11-29 01:32:02] * [Nom]Alexis returns to the kitchen, and comes out with...bowls of salad
  3135. [2008-11-29 01:32:12] * [Pyg]Cerise turns behind her, looking at Sam and giving her a reassuring smile.
  3136. [2008-11-29 01:32:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> Don't worry, she's normally like this.
  3137. [2008-11-29 01:32:29] <[Kly]Sam> I... see.
  3138. [2008-11-29 01:33:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "So I was thinking, too much protein is bad for digestion, so today I've whipped up something wholesome."
  3139. [2008-11-29 01:33:17] * [PB]Teilya is similarly unfazed by the odd attire, instead looks around for Master Ludwig.
  3140. [2008-11-29 01:33:52] * [Gtz]Mary is also unfazed, though for a completely different reason
  3141. [2008-11-29 01:33:54] * [GM]Ludwig comes in the door, still looking as tired as when you left.
  3142. [2008-11-29 01:34:04] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, you're already here. Sorry I'm late.
  3143. [2008-11-29 01:34:42] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Hello, Ludwig. Where've you been?
  3144. [2008-11-29 01:34:59] <[PB]Teilya> Master! Are you alright?
  3145. [2008-11-29 01:35:16] * [Kly]Sam looks around, still unsure of what to make of all this
  3146. [2008-11-29 01:35:18] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm fine, I'm fine. It's just been a hard day, is all.
  3147. [2008-11-29 01:36:03] * [Pyg]Cerise bows, greeting the master.
  3148. [2008-11-29 01:36:05] * [Gtz]Mary feels bad that she rarely has to bear the burden. Poor Ludwig...
  3149. [2008-11-29 01:36:32] <[GM]Ludwig> Salads? Interesting choice, Alexis. A nice change of pace.
  3150. [2008-11-29 01:37:06] * [GM]Ludwig walks over and takes Sam's hand.
  3151. [2008-11-29 01:37:08] <[Nom]Alexis> "Isn't it just? You really can't mess up salad."
  3152. [2008-11-29 01:37:11] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I love salad!
  3153. [2008-11-29 01:37:28] <[GM]Ludwig> For tonight, at least, why don't you sit here next to me?
  3154. [2008-11-29 01:38:29] * [Kly]Sam nods
  3155. [2008-11-29 01:38:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ooooh"
  3156. [2008-11-29 01:38:45] * [Nom]Alexis darts next to Mary
  3157. [2008-11-29 01:38:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "You've got competition, Mary."
  3158. [2008-11-29 01:39:10] <[Gtz]Mary> Huh?
  3159. [2008-11-29 01:39:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "Don't give up now, dear."
  3160. [2008-11-29 01:39:47] * [Nom]Alexis waltzes back into the kitchen to set up for dinner
  3161. [2008-11-29 01:39:50] * [Pyg]Cerise feels a sting of irritation rising in her at hearing Alexis's words.
  3162. [2008-11-29 01:39:50] * [PB]Teilya using this moment of distraction, dragged Cerise away and sat her down on one of the chairs.
  3163. [2008-11-29 01:39:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wah!
  3164. [2008-11-29 01:40:17] <[PB]Teilya> You worry too much nya
  3165. [2008-11-29 01:40:18] * [GM]Ludwig takes his seat, with Sam on his right.
  3166. [2008-11-29 01:40:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> Worry? What makes you think that, Miss Teilya?
  3167. [2008-11-29 01:41:00] * [Gtz]Mary stands there for a moment, slightly bewildered, then realizes she's standing by herself and finds an empty seat
  3168. [2008-11-29 01:41:05] * [Nom]Alexis set up the places for dinner, deliberately making sure s/he doesn't sit next to the master
  3169. [2008-11-29 01:41:08] <[PB]Teilya> How you look, it's easy to spot when you're thinking about something unplesant
  3170. [2008-11-29 01:41:31] * [PB]Teilya then proceeds to seat next to Cerise and ruffles her hair.
  3171. [2008-11-29 01:41:57] <[PB]Teilya> You're still young, let us adults worry about things instead.
  3172. [2008-11-29 01:42:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> (You're the only "adult" here!)
  3173. [2008-11-29 01:42:52] * [Pyg]Cerise breathes slowly to try and calm down.
  3174. [2008-11-29 01:43:00] <[PB]Teilya> [Oh my, I am aren't I~ 4&#9829;]
  3175. [2008-11-29 01:43:20] * [Nom]Alexis suddenly feels cold and forgotten
  3176. [2008-11-29 01:43:31] * [Kly]Sam fidgets a bit, not really knowing what to say
  3177. [2008-11-29 01:45:31] * [GM]Ludwig sees everyone is seated, and turns to Mary. "If you will...?"
  3178. [2008-11-29 01:45:40] * [Pyg]Cerise suddenly feels a little more irritated. Being treated like a kid? That was not the reason for working in this place. If she wanted that she would have stayed home.
  3179. [2008-11-29 01:46:09] * [Gtz]Mary grabs Cerise's hand, and tries to find Ludwig's
  3180. [2008-11-29 01:46:26] * [GM]Ludwig puts his hand in Mary's, and takes Sam's with his other.
  3181. [2008-11-29 01:46:50] * [Pyg]Cerise 's thoughts are suddenly put to a stop when she feels Mary's warm hand in her own. She feels more calm now.
  3182. [2008-11-29 01:47:00] <[GM]Ludwig> 14You take Alexis', now.
  3183. [2008-11-29 01:47:06] * [PB]Teilya also follows the tradition and takes Cerise's hand, while holding out hers at Alexis.
  3184. [2008-11-29 01:47:13] <[Gtz]Mary> Ludwig, would you do the honors?
  3185. [2008-11-29 01:48:03] * [Kly]Sam goes along with this, not really sure as to what exactly is going on
  3186. [2008-11-29 01:48:06] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh, me? Um... v-very well...
  3187. [2008-11-29 01:48:14] * [GM]Ludwig bows his head and closes his eyes.
  3188. [2008-11-29 01:48:15] * [Nom]Alexis grips Sam's hand, and gives her a very ambiguous smile
  3189. [2008-11-29 01:48:37] * [Gtz]Mary bows her head and smiles
  3190. [2008-11-29 01:49:13] <[GM]Ludwig> God in Heaven, we give thanks to You for bringing us safely through another day.
  3191. [2008-11-29 01:50:18] <[GM]Ludwig> And for guiding us to the newest member of our little family. ...um...
  3192. [2008-11-29 01:50:37] <[GM]Ludwig> And, uh, for the food... and stuff. Er, amen, I guess.
  3193. [2008-11-29 01:50:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Amen!
  3194. [2008-11-29 01:50:59] * [GM]Ludwig turns slightly reddish. That could've gone smoother...
  3195. [2008-11-29 01:51:06] <[PB]Teilya> Amen~
  3196. [2008-11-29 01:51:34] * [Gtz]Mary rubs Ludwig's shoulder
  3197. [2008-11-29 01:51:41] * [Kly]Sam catches the drift, and adds her own "Amen" a little tentatively
  3198. [2008-11-29 01:51:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Don't worry, master. God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them.
  3199. [2008-11-29 01:51:47] * [Nom]Alexis shakes Sam's hand...but not before giving her a suspicious look
  3200. [2008-11-29 01:52:05] * [GM]Ludwig smiles at Mary, still blushing a little.
  3201. [2008-11-29 01:52:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Thanks...
  3202. [2008-11-29 01:52:24] * [Gtz]Mary smiles back. Oh, how I love to smile~
  3203. [2008-11-29 01:52:40] * [Kly]Sam looks at Alexis, curiously
  3204. [2008-11-29 01:52:48] * [GM]Ludwig smiles wider. Oh, how I love to see her smile~
  3205. [2008-11-29 01:53:23] <[GM]Ludwig> So, anyway. Let's eat!
  3206. [2008-11-29 01:53:43] <[Gtz]Mary> Let's!
  3207. [2008-11-29 01:54:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, congratulations, mysterious tube person. Help yourself."
  3208. [2008-11-29 01:55:25] * [Kly]Sam laughs a little at the joke, and turns to the food... waiting for others to begin eating before she does
  3209. [2008-11-29 01:55:59] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise, could you pass me the dressing?
  3210. [2008-11-29 01:56:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh? Oh, right. Sure.
  3211. [2008-11-29 01:56:30] * [Nom]Alexis will not stand for hesitation, and grabs some salad for Sam
  3212. [2008-11-29 01:56:33] * [GM]Ludwig takes a forkful of greens and digs in.
  3213. [2008-11-29 01:56:43] * [Pyg]Cerise reaches for the dressing and hands it over to Mary.
  3214. [2008-11-29 01:56:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Don't be shy now, there's plenty to go around, even with an extra mouth to feed."
  3215. [2008-11-29 01:56:46] <[Pyg]Cerise> Here.
  3216. [2008-11-29 01:56:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Thank you~
  3217. [2008-11-29 01:56:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> You're welcome.
  3218. [2008-11-29 01:57:07] * [PB]Teilya gingerly takes the salad and begin her meal.
  3219. [2008-11-29 01:57:11] * [Pyg]Cerise takes her fork and also begins to eat.
  3220. [2008-11-29 01:58:14] * [Kly]Sam also digs in, but not before giving Ludwig and Alexis thanks for the meal
  3221. [2008-11-29 01:58:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "Aren't you the polite one? You're worse than Mary."
  3222. [2008-11-29 01:59:14] * [GM]Ludwig leans in towards Sam.
  3223. [2008-11-29 01:59:24] <[GM]Ludwig> 15Don't mind her. Strange sense of humor.
  3224. [2008-11-29 01:59:43] <[GM]Ludwig> 15She means well... mostly.
  3225. [2008-11-29 01:59:44] <[Gtz]Mary> Best to be too thankful than not thankful enough.
  3226. [2008-11-29 02:00:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "I don't know what you said, master, but hands off the newcomer."
  3227. [2008-11-29 02:00:17] * [Gtz]Mary gingerly pours some dressing on her salad, trying to judge if she's poured enough. Eventually settles to only pour a little bit, afraid she may drown it and ruin the meal
  3228. [2008-11-29 02:00:20] * [GM]Ludwig leans back and gives Alexis an innocent look.
  3229. [2008-11-29 02:00:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh? Are you staking your own claim, then?
  3230. [2008-11-29 02:00:49] * [Kly]Sam tries to ignore all of this, and begins eating
  3231. [2008-11-29 02:00:53] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( Uh oh. )
  3232. [2008-11-29 02:01:18] * [PB]Teilya smiles secretly at the scene, but says nothing.
  3233. [2008-11-29 02:01:37] * [Nom]Alexis gives Ludwig an "Oh ho, you're not getting me with that one" look
  3234. [2008-11-29 02:01:58] * [GM]Ludwig grins back at Alexis.
  3235. [2008-11-29 02:02:02] <[Nom]Alexis> "You're a young and virile young man, master, but please refrain to one at a time."
  3236. [2008-11-29 02:02:52] <[GM]Ludwig> *ahem!* So, anyway...
  3237. [2008-11-29 02:03:09] <[GM]Ludwig> Sam, how are you feeling now?
  3238. [2008-11-29 02:03:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Loved."
  3239. [2008-11-29 02:03:36] * [Nom]Alexis winks at Sam
  3240. [2008-11-29 02:03:52] * [Kly]Sam nods.
  3241. [2008-11-29 02:04:02] <[Kly]Sam> Much better, too, after the bath.
  3242. [2008-11-29 02:04:17] * [GM]Ludwig beams. "Good, good. I'm glad to hear that."
  3243. [2008-11-29 02:05:07] * [Gtz]Mary a thought occurs to her
  3244. [2008-11-29 02:06:36] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Master Ludwig, do you have arrangements for Sam prepared?
  3245. [2008-11-29 02:06:58] <[GM]Ludwig> Uh... arrangements?
  3246. [2008-11-29 02:07:18] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh! You mean, where she'll stay? I mean, sleep and, uh, whatever?
  3247. [2008-11-29 02:07:26] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, sleep.
  3248. [2008-11-29 02:07:44] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, no, haven't really had a chance to think about that, yet.
  3249. [2008-11-29 02:08:12] <[GM]Ludwig> I take it you have an idea on those lines?
  3250. [2008-11-29 02:08:44] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm... Well, if we don't have a place for her right now, she could share our room for the night.
  3251. [2008-11-29 02:09:28] <[GM]Ludwig> Your room... with you and Cerise? But there's only two beds there, or am I wrong?
  3252. [2008-11-29 02:09:43] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, don't worry, we'll work something out.
  3253. [2008-11-29 02:09:52] <[Kly]Sam> I wouldn't want to impose... wasn't there a bed in the medical room? I could sleep there...
  3254. [2008-11-29 02:10:31] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, the medical room is fine if you're convalescing, but it's not exactly made for comfort.
  3255. [2008-11-29 02:10:56] <[GM]Ludwig> And anyway, there's always the spare bed in Te--
  3256. [2008-11-29 02:10:59] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, come on now, you don't have to sleep in the medical room! I don't see how you could, the way it smells...
  3257. [2008-11-29 02:11:12] <[Nom]Alexis> "Especially when we're apparently trying to make you feel at home."
  3258. [2008-11-29 02:11:18] * [GM]Ludwig stops short and looks between Mary and Sam.
  3259. [2008-11-29 02:11:38] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm... yes, actually. That would do fine. For tonight, at least.
  3260. [2008-11-29 02:12:02] <[GM]Ludwig> If Cerise has no objections, that is.
  3261. [2008-11-29 02:12:15] * [Gtz]Mary whispers in Cerise's ear:
  3262. [2008-11-29 02:12:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah, it's fine, Master.
  3263. [2008-11-29 02:12:29] <[Pyg]Cerise> I won't mind.
  3264. [2008-11-29 02:12:38] * [Kly]Sam gives in.
  3265. [2008-11-29 02:12:58] <[Kly]Sam> I guess... it's fine, then. If neither of you object...
  3266. [2008-11-29 02:13:03] * [Pyg]Cerise chews on her salad as she feels a little disappointed at not being alone with Mary, even if it's just for one night.
  3267. [2008-11-29 02:13:22] <[Gtz]Mary> 14It'd be good if we have a place to keep an eye on her. Do you mind if we share a bed for tonight? I'll let her take mine so she'll feel less awkward, your bed's big enough for two girls, right?
  3268. [2008-11-29 02:13:49] * [Pyg]Cerise thinks, it shouldn't be a big de--Share? Bed? With Mary?
  3269. [2008-11-29 02:14:39] * [Pyg]Cerise , caught off guard by Mary's suggestion, tries to process all Mary's words.
  3270. [2008-11-29 02:14:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> 14Y-yes, it should be big enough...
  3271. [2008-11-29 02:16:21] <[Gtz]Mary> 14Good. Thanks. I think we've reached an agreement.
  3272. [2008-11-29 02:16:41] * [Gtz]Mary smiles broadly
  3273. [2008-11-29 02:16:54] * [GM]Ludwig nods decisively.
  3274. [2008-11-29 02:17:03] * [Pyg]Cerise (Me and Mary in the same bed? I don't think my heart is ready for such a step forward!)
  3275. [2008-11-29 02:17:06] * [Nom]Alexis gives a sigh of relief
  3276. [2008-11-29 02:17:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Very good. Perhaps after dinner, before retiring, you could show Sam around the fortress a little, too?
  3277. [2008-11-29 02:18:36] <[Gtz]Mary> Sure! We'd be happy to.
  3278. [2008-11-29 02:19:42] * [Kly]Sam nods, and then smiles.
  3279. [2008-11-29 02:20:24] <[Kly]Sam> Thank you for your kindness, but... not to be rude or anything, you mentioned something about the world ending before. I'm still very confused...
  3280. [2008-11-29 02:20:35] <[Nom]Alexis> "Actually, I wanted her to come help me with cleaning up the kitchen; since it's such an important part of the place, I think she should get acquainted with it as soon as possible."
  3281. [2008-11-29 02:21:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh... right.
  3282. [2008-11-29 02:21:36] * [GM]Ludwig pushes what's left of his salad around the bowl a bit.
  3283. [2008-11-29 02:21:53] <[Gtz]Mary> It hasn't really ended, but it's a major event that completely changed the world.
  3284. [2008-11-29 02:22:03] <[GM]Ludwig> You don't remember anything, do you, Sam? Not even your name?
  3285. [2008-11-29 02:22:34] <[Kly]Sam> Unless Sam is my real name, no. I tried, but it's like there's this fog around my memories...
  3286. [2008-11-29 02:23:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm...
  3287. [2008-11-29 02:23:21] * [GM]Ludwig nods, as if he'd been half-expecting this response.
  3288. [2008-11-29 02:23:35] * [PB]Teilya speaks up at this point.
  3289. [2008-11-29 02:23:36] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, I get that sometimes, usually after I've been sampling the villager's taffee."
  3290. [2008-11-29 02:23:39] <[GM]Ludwig> Hopefully, that fog will lift in time.
  3291. [2008-11-29 02:24:30] <[PB]Teilya> Perhaps I could run a brief diagnostic on her brainwave patterns, it may reveal some answers as to what may be the cause of her amnesia.
  3292. [2008-11-29 02:24:43] <[GM]Ludwig> But, what Mary said is accurate. The world isn't over quite yet.
  3293. [2008-11-29 02:25:03] * [GM]Ludwig shifts in his seat to face Sam directly.
  3294. [2008-11-29 02:25:45] * [PB]Teilya , noticing that no one seems to heard what she said, shrugs and gets back to her meal.
  3295. [2008-11-29 02:25:52] <[GM]Ludwig> Five years ago, civilization was devastated by an invasion of giant beetles from... well, nobody really knows where.
  3296. [2008-11-29 02:27:29] <[Nom]Alexis> ("Teilya, if you want to do that, we'll just smack her over the head and call it a day. It'd be faster.")
  3297. [2008-11-29 02:27:47] <[Gtz]Mary> It came from everywhere. All at once. Sigh...
  3298. [2008-11-29 02:28:10] <[GM]Ludwig> I don't suppose it really matters. The point is, this is Beelteoven Fortress, the last holdout of humanity. So far as we know.
  3299. [2008-11-29 02:28:53] <[GM]Ludwig> Just the five... er, six of us, now, and a village of about a hundred and fifty.
  3300. [2008-11-29 02:28:58] * [PB]Teilya heard Alexis' whisper, and returns the gesture.
  3301. [2008-11-29 02:29:02] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, I'm sure there's more. Perhaps even whole counties have held a bastion against it.
  3302. [2008-11-29 02:29:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "Everything else is either beetle nest or smoking nuclear craters."
  3303. [2008-11-29 02:29:18] <[PB]Teilya> 14I hope you're joking...
  3304. [2008-11-29 02:29:45] * [Gtz]Mary drops a little, remembering where she was on That Day. And what she said...
  3305. [2008-11-29 02:30:18] <[GM]Ludwig> Either one of those is possible. We really don't know much about what's going on outside. We had no idea you were even out there until we got your distress beacon.
  3306. [2008-11-29 02:30:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'm sure there are surviving settlements out there. If there are scavengers around, then there are definitely survivors elsewhere.
  3307. [2008-11-29 02:31:25] * [Pyg]Cerise unconsciously rests her hand on the wound on her leg.
  3308. [2008-11-29 02:31:28] <[GM]Ludwig> That's... true.
  3309. [2008-11-29 02:31:36] <[GM]Ludwig> If they could survive...
  3310. [2008-11-29 02:32:16] * [PB]Teilya freezes up for a moment, but otherwise does nothing other than eating.
  3311. [2008-11-29 02:32:31] <[Kly]Sam> I... don't know what to say.
  3312. [2008-11-29 02:32:41] <[GM]Ludwig> Well, anyway, that's roughly where we stand. The magic passed down through my family, and the efforts of my maids here, keep this place safe.
  3313. [2008-11-29 02:32:55] <[Gtz]Mary> It's a lot to take in, isn't it?
  3314. [2008-11-29 02:33:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, if we're starting with a blank slate, we might as well scribe everything at once."
  3315. [2008-11-29 02:33:41] * [Kly]Sam laughs nervously
  3316. [2008-11-29 02:33:44] <[Kly]Sam> It's not the greatest thing to wake up to, no.
  3317. [2008-11-29 02:34:16] <[PB]Teilya> But, at least in here you'll be safe. I had failed to save the one with you...
  3318. [2008-11-29 02:34:22] <[Gtz]Mary> We'll take it back, though. Everyday is a step forward in that direction.
  3319. [2008-11-29 02:34:30] * [PB]Teilya sighs, then looks up.
  3320. [2008-11-29 02:34:36] <[Gtz]Mary> You being here is proof of it.
  3321. [2008-11-29 02:34:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "You've got it pretty good, in reality. You could have woken up with some demon insect gnawing at your legs."
  3322. [2008-11-29 02:34:58] <[PB]Teilya> So, I will protect you instead, as I am sure everyone here will do the same for each other.
  3323. [2008-11-29 02:35:37] <[PB]Teilya> They are my family...the ones I loved...
  3324. [2008-11-29 02:35:41] * [Gtz]Mary smiles at Teilya's words, and the thoughts behind them.
  3325. [2008-11-29 02:35:43] * [PB]Teilya smiles a little.
  3326. [2008-11-29 02:35:58] * [Nom]Alexis wants an acoustic guitar
  3327. [2008-11-29 02:35:59] <[PB]Teilya> And...now, you are a part of it.
  3328. [2008-11-29 02:37:01] <[Kly]Sam> Again, I... thank you. You're all so kind.
  3329. [2008-11-29 02:37:34] <[GM]Ludwig> It's the least we can do.
  3330. [2008-11-29 02:37:45] * [Pyg]Cerise the word "family" lingers in her mind for a while. She wonders how her family is doing out there. They're fine, she's sure of it.
  3331. [2008-11-29 02:37:49] <[Gtz]Mary> We take good care of each other here at Beetleoven Fortress.
  3332. [2008-11-29 02:37:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "The least we can do is actually--"
  3333. [2008-11-29 02:37:58] <[Kly]Sam> I wish I had some way to repay you all, but...
  3334. [2008-11-29 02:38:02] * [Nom]Alexis shuts herself up
  3335. [2008-11-29 02:38:23] * [Gtz]Mary puts a hand on Cerise's knee and gives it a gentle squeeze and shake
  3336. [2008-11-29 02:38:36] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm?
  3337. [2008-11-29 02:38:42] <[PB]Teilya> We're a family, and we all won't have it any other way. You don't have to repay anything, just be yourself and that will be...the best thing you can do...for me...
  3338. [2008-11-29 02:38:50] * [Gtz]Mary smiles, and says:
  3339. [2008-11-29 02:39:09] <[Nom]Alexis> ("Except she doesn't remember who she is, you silly cat."
  3340. [2008-11-29 02:39:21] <[PB]Teilya> Stay alive...that is my wish. I will protect you, so be who you are, who you want to be.
  3341. [2008-11-29 02:39:32] <[Gtz]Mary> One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. It's a good debt to be in, don't worry about it.
  3342. [2008-11-29 02:39:42] <[Nom]Alexis> ("You're making it worse")
  3343. [2008-11-29 02:42:21] <[PB]Teilya> We lived in the present, and it is the future that is important. Lingering with the past, even if, no, especially if you cannot remember, will not make it any better. Smile, brave the uncertain future. It's what we can do now.
  3344. [2008-11-29 02:42:23] * [Nom]Alexis grates more cheese onto her salad
  3345. [2008-11-29 02:42:23] * [Kly]Sam nods, understanding but unsure of how to respond
  3346. [2008-11-29 02:43:45] * [Gtz]Mary hearing Teilya's words, recites a small saying she heard once:
  3347. [2008-11-29 02:44:01] <[Gtz]Mary> "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the 'present'. "
  3348. [2008-11-29 02:44:51] * [Nom]Alexis chokes
  3349. [2008-11-29 02:45:07] * [PB]Teilya smiles at Mary's words.
  3350. [2008-11-29 02:46:08] * [Pyg]Cerise feels at ease upon hearing Mary's words.
  3351. [2008-11-29 02:46:47] * [Kly]Sam stifles a laugh at Alexis's reaction, but also nods.
  3352. [2008-11-29 02:50:48] * [Gtz]Mary finished with her meal, simply sits back and smiles, content with the meal and the atmosphere around her
  3353. [2008-11-29 02:51:40] * [PB]Teilya had also finished her meal, and started to brush her tail with her hands.
  3354. [2008-11-29 02:52:11] * [GM]Ludwig scrapes up the last few remaining leaves, then pushes the bowl away, empty.
  3355. [2008-11-29 02:52:48] * [Nom]Alexis looks around at the content little airheads around her, and gives a resigned sigh
  3356. [2008-11-29 02:52:50] * [Kly]Sam finishes the salad, then sits at the table staring into the empty bowl
  3357. [2008-11-29 02:52:51] <[GM]Ludwig> Very refreshing, Alexis. My compliments.
  3358. [2008-11-29 02:53:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, it was. Thank you again.
  3359. [2008-11-29 02:53:45] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, would you mind helping Alexis with the dishes?
  3360. [2008-11-29 02:53:45] * [Kly]Sam nods
  3361. [2008-11-29 02:53:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE OTHER GUY--I mean, THE STEAK DIDN'T STAND A CHANC--I mean, it's my pleasure as always."
  3362. [2008-11-29 02:54:53] * [PB]Teilya nods
  3363. [2008-11-29 02:54:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "And Sam can help me with the dishes; I rather keep Teilya out of the kitchen, with respect."
  3364. [2008-11-29 02:54:55] <[PB]Teilya> Of course.
  3365. [2008-11-29 02:55:02] <[PB]Teilya> ...
  3366. [2008-11-29 02:55:28] * [PB]Teilya pouts at Alexis' comment, but say nothing more.
  3367. [2008-11-29 02:55:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Now now, Teilya, just in case Sam turns out to be asthmatic."
  3368. [2008-11-29 02:56:13] <[PB]Teilya> Fine, fine, I'll be in the medical room then, I guess...
  3369. [2008-11-29 02:56:15] <[Kly]Sam> I'd be glad to help.
  3370. [2008-11-29 02:56:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh? Well, that's fine, too, I suppose.
  3371. [2008-11-29 02:56:39] * [PB]Teilya turns and looks at Sam with a warm but serious smile.
  3372. [2008-11-29 02:57:11] <[PB]Teilya> If you feel unwell, any where and any degree at all, come to the medical room immediately. Will you do that please?
  3373. [2008-11-29 02:57:44] * [Kly]Sam nods.
  3374. [2008-11-29 02:57:46] <[Kly]Sam> I promise.
  3375. [2008-11-29 02:57:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm sure nothing will happen to her in the kitchen, Teilya."
  3376. [2008-11-29 02:58:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "Then after I get her acquainted with the kitchen, I'll trust you three to show her around."
  3377. [2008-11-29 02:58:56] * [Pyg]Cerise pulls her sleeve a bit to check the watch on her wrist.
  3378. [2008-11-29 03:00:37] * [PB]Teilya smiles and nods at Sam.
  3379. [2008-11-29 03:00:51] <[PB]Teilya> Good, then have fun mingling with Alexis in the kitchen nya~
  3380. [2008-11-29 03:01:44] * [Nom]Alexis turns to the master in formal fashion
  3381. [2008-11-29 03:02:16] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, I shall bring your tea to your room afterwards. Please rest well this evening."
  3382. [2008-11-29 03:02:17] * [PB]Teilya ruffles Sam's hair, turn and bow to Ludwig, and walked off towards her station.
  3383. [2008-11-29 03:02:47] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, thank you, Alexis. I think I will turn in for the evening.
  3384. [2008-11-29 03:03:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "Very well then, master. Let nothing disturb you tonight."
  3385. [2008-11-29 03:03:31] * [GM]Ludwig stands up and half-bows politely to the room, begging pardon before leaving for his bedroom.
  3386. [2008-11-29 03:04:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> Good night, Master.
  3387. [2008-11-29 03:04:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "Come along now, Sam. I shall show you the great secrets of the Beetleoven. Starting with the kitchen."
  3388. [2008-11-29 03:04:37] <[Kly]Sam> ...sleep well.
  3389. [2008-11-29 03:04:46] <[Gtz]Mary> Good night, Ludwig. Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite!
  3390. [2008-11-29 03:05:13] * [Kly]Sam nods
  3391. [2008-11-29 03:06:54] <[Gtz]Mary> I think I'll just keep Cerise company. See you in little while, okay?
  3392. [2008-11-29 03:07:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> I could use the company. It gets lonely patrolling at night sometimes.
  3393. [2008-11-29 03:07:48] * [Kly]Sam again, nods.
  3394. [2008-11-29 03:07:53] <[Kly]Sam> See you later, Mary.
  3395. [2008-11-29 03:08:13] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( Ah! She said my name! So nice~ )
  3396. [2008-11-29 03:08:38] <[Gtz]Mary> Goodbye, Sam. And if Alexis asks you if you want to see her "trick", you say no, okay?
  3397. [2008-11-29 03:09:13] * [Nom]Alexis tries to look hurt and offended
  3398. [2008-11-29 03:09:16] <[Kly]Sam> Trick?
  3399. [2008-11-29 03:09:22] * [Kly]Sam is confused
  3400. [2008-11-29 03:09:54] * [Gtz]Mary can't see hurt or offendedness
  3401. [2008-11-29 03:10:13] * [Nom]Alexis wasn't doing it for her sake
  3402. [2008-11-29 03:10:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "It's Hungarian for 'family photos'. Follow me now."
  3403. [2008-11-29 03:10:59] * [Nom]Alexis picks up the piled dishes and heads off to the kitchen
  3404. [2008-11-29 03:11:18] * [Kly]Sam follows after Alexis
  3405. [2008-11-29 03:12:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "So here's the Beetleoven kitchen. For better or worse, almost all our meals are made here. We might have another kitchen or two somewhere, but I'm pretty sure they're sealed."
  3406. [2008-11-29 03:13:13] * [Gtz]Mary leaves with Cerise, content with the establishment of a new friend
  3407. [2008-11-29 03:14:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "We have a dishwasher, but it's not very good. I don't know what it runs on, but it's a good bet it isn't electricity. So try not to use it while you're alone."
  3408. [2008-11-29 03:15:52] * [Nom]Alexis , still with her back turned to Sam (who is presumably following behind), carefully places the dishes in the largest sink.
  3409. [2008-11-29 03:17:38] * [Kly]Sam is following quietly, paying close attention to what Alexis is saying
  3410. [2008-11-29 03:18:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "While we're here, we should--"
  3411. [2008-11-29 03:18:54] <[Nom]Alexis> "WHO ARE YOU?"
  3412. [2008-11-29 03:19:23] * [Kly]Sam jumps at the sudden outburst
  3413. [2008-11-29 03:19:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "ANSWER. WHO ARE YOU?"
  3414. [2008-11-29 03:20:35] <[Kly]Sam> W-what...?
  3415. [2008-11-29 03:20:59] <[Nom]Alexis> "WE DO NOT KNOW YOU. YOU TRESPASS HERE, MORTAL."
  3416. [2008-11-29 03:21:49] * [Kly]Sam gets closer, trying to peer over Alexis's shoulder. Who is she talking to?
  3417. [2008-11-29 03:23:17] * [Nom]Alexis half turns towards Sam, her eyes flaming from within the shadows that hide her face
  3418. [2008-11-29 03:24:35] <[Nom]Alexis> "YOU HAVE TRESPASSED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE BEETLEOVEN. THE PENALTY FOR TRESPASS IS DEATH."
  3419. [2008-11-29 03:25:38] * [Kly]Sam steps backwards, panic crossing her face
  3420. [2008-11-29 03:25:46] <[Kly]Sam> W-what's going on...?
  3421. [2008-11-29 03:27:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "WE DO NOT RECOGNISE YOU. YOU ARE NOT THE MASTER AND YOU ARE NOT ONE OF HIS VASSALS. YOU TRESPASS HERE, MORTAL."
  3422. [2008-11-29 03:29:34] <[Kly]Sam> I-I... t-trespass?
  3423. [2008-11-29 03:30:07] <[Kly]Sam> I-I'm a g-g-guest...
  3424. [2008-11-29 03:30:46] * [Kly]Sam 's will begins to faulter, and she takes a few more steps back... eye's shifting between the doorway and Alexis
  3425. [2008-11-29 03:32:51] <[Nom]Alexis> "WE REPEAT. YOU ARE NOT THE MASTER, AND YOU ARE NOT ONE OF HIS VASSALS. WE DO NOT RECOGNISE YOU, AND CANNOT SUFFER YOUR PRESENCE."
  3426. [2008-11-29 03:35:08] * [Kly]Sam backs up even farther, letting out a nervous laugh
  3427. [2008-11-29 03:35:10] <[Kly]Sam> T-this is a joke, right?
  3428. [2008-11-29 03:36:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "WE HAVE WASTED TIME WITH YOU, INTRUDER. DIE."
  3429. [2008-11-29 03:39:10] * [Kly]Sam continues to back up, prepared to bolt if Alexis makes any sudden movements
  3430. [2008-11-29 03:39:32] * [Nom]Alexis raises her hand...
  3431. [2008-11-29 03:42:08] * [Kly]Sam gasps and runs off to the shelter of the doorway, her head just poking around the corner
  3432. [2008-11-29 03:43:11] * [Nom]Alexis tosses a fireball in her general direction
  3433. [2008-11-29 03:44:13] * [Kly]Sam ducks behind the corner, and then bolts out the nearest door that leads further into the mansion
  3434. [2008-11-29 03:45:43] <[Nom]Alexis> "YOU CANNOT FLEE FROM YOUR--huh."
  3435. [2008-11-29 03:45:49] * [Nom]Alexis snaps back
  3436. [2008-11-29 03:46:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "I must have dozed off there for a second, sorry--huh, where did Sam go off to?"
  3437. [2008-11-29 03:46:18] * [Nom]Alexis shrugs
  3438. [2008-11-29 03:46:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "I guess the dishes are pretty daunting."
  3439. [2008-11-29 03:46:54] * [Nom]Alexis goes back to doing the dishes while whistling a country ditty
  3440. [2008-11-29 03:54:24] <[GM]Tetro> [Sam, meanwhile, runs in a panic, finding her way back to the medical room with Teilya waiting there.]
  3441. [2008-11-29 03:55:24] * [Kly]Sam comes bursting into the room, face red from exhaustion
  3442. [2008-11-29 03:55:56] * [PB]Teilya looks up from her paperworks, a bit surprised at the sudden intrusion.
  3443. [2008-11-29 03:56:12] <[PB]Teilya> Oh, is something the matter, Sam? Are you feeling unwell?
  3444. [2008-11-29 03:56:37] <[Kly]Sam> T-there's a... *hah*...
  3445. [2008-11-29 03:57:00] <[Kly]Sam> a...
  3446. [2008-11-29 03:57:06] * [Kly]Sam frowns
  3447. [2008-11-29 03:57:25] * [PB]Teilya blinks in confusion.
  3448. [2008-11-29 03:57:34] <[PB]Teilya> There's a what?
  3449. [2008-11-29 03:58:00] <[Kly]Sam> Alexis, she said I was... trespassing, and her eyes... *hah*... were all red...
  3450. [2008-11-29 03:59:07] * [PB]Teilya frowns slightly at her words, Alexis? Trespassing? What is it with that...
  3451. [2008-11-29 03:59:33] <[PB]Teilya> I see, well, why don't you take a seat and calm down a bit first?
  3452. [2008-11-29 03:59:55] * [Kly]Sam nods, visibly shaken by the whole thing
  3453. [2008-11-29 04:00:12] * [Nom]Alexis , quite distressed by suddenly disappearing guests, goes out looking for her
  3454. [2008-11-29 04:00:40] * [PB]Teilya walked off into a side room for a moment, then returned with glass of water.
  3455. [2008-11-29 04:00:54] <[Nom]Alexis> "Sam~! Sam, darling~! Where did you run off to~?"
  3456. [2008-11-29 04:01:00] <[PB]Teilya> Here, some water to help you.
  3457. [2008-11-29 04:01:43] <[Kly]Sam> T-thank you...
  3458. [2008-11-29 04:02:02] <[Nom]Alexis> [from up the hall, a cheerful voice is calling]
  3459. [2008-11-29 04:02:16] * [Kly]Sam takes the glass and begins drinking, her breathing going down somewhat
  3460. [2008-11-29 04:02:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "Sam? Sam? Where are you?"
  3461. [2008-11-29 04:02:51] * [PB]Teilya looks out the doors of the medical room with a frown. Here comes the culprit.
  3462. [2008-11-29 04:03:52] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey, Teilya, did you see Sam? We were just introducing the dishwasher and she darted off. I can't for the life of me figure out where she might have gone."
  3463. [2008-11-29 04:05:34] * [PB]Teilya nods and walks out of the room, closing the door lightly behind her.
  3464. [2008-11-29 04:06:01] <[PB]Teilya> Yes, in fact, she's currently seating inside, resting.
  3465. [2008-11-29 04:06:49] * [PB]Teilya sighs, and stares sternly at Alexis.
  3466. [2008-11-29 04:07:05] <[PB]Teilya> What did you do this time, Alexis?
  3467. [2008-11-29 04:07:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "Do?"
  3468. [2008-11-29 04:07:26] * [Nom]Alexis tilts her head quizically
  3469. [2008-11-29 04:07:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "I didn't even touch her, I swear."
  3470. [2008-11-29 04:08:05] * [PB]Teilya continues to stare, and repeats again.
  3471. [2008-11-29 04:08:09] <[PB]Teilya> What did you do this time, Alexis?
  3472. [2008-11-29 04:09:12] <[Nom]Alexis> "I stacked the dishes. That's what I did. I confess to everything."
  3473. [2008-11-29 04:09:48] * [PB]Teilya doesn't drop the stare.
  3474. [2008-11-29 04:10:14] <[PB]Teilya> I am not talking to you, Alexis. I am talking to you. Answer me.
  3475. [2008-11-29 04:11:35] * [Nom]Alexis looks behind her
  3476. [2008-11-29 04:11:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "WHO?"
  3477. [2008-11-29 04:12:31] * [PB]Teilya suddenly grabs the back of Alexis' head and pulls it close to hers, totally serious business.
  3478. [2008-11-29 04:12:56] <[PB]Teilya> I say again. Answer me, Alexis.
  3479. [2008-11-29 04:14:37] * [Kly]Sam has, by this point, recovered, and has one ear against the crack of the door
  3480. [2008-11-29 04:15:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "What can I say, Teilya? Nothing."
  3481. [2008-11-29 04:17:15] <[PB]Teilya> Do not hide, I know who you are. Answer me, demon.
  3482.  
  3483.  
  3484. SESSION SIX---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3485. ======================================================================================================
  3486. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3487.  
  3488.  
  3489. [22:04] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teilya? Teilya, are you all right? I'm not sure where you're getting your wild ideas, but you're obviously distressed. Perhaps it's best you call it a night."
  3490. [22:04] * [Nom]Alexis makes an attempt to slip out of Teilya's grip and back away
  3491. [22:05] <[Nom]Alexis> "If anything's wrong, you should really take it up with the master. Otherwise I'll leave you to yourself for now."
  3492. [22:06] * [PB]Teilya stares hard at Alexis, before letting go and walk towards the door.
  3493. [22:07] * [Nom]Alexis slowly retreats back to the kitchen as one does from a feral animal
  3494. [22:07] <[PB]Teilya> Alexis, don't you try anything.
  3495. [22:07] <[PB]Teilya> I will know.
  3496. [22:07] * [Nom]Alexis gives a placating smile
  3497. [22:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "Good night, Teilya."
  3498. [22:07] <[PB]Teilya> Hmph...
  3499. [22:08] * [Nom]Alexis once out of sight, Alexis whisks back to the kitchen, and prepares a tray of snacks to visit the master with...
  3500. [22:08] * [PB]Teilya pushes open the medical room's doors and walks right in.
  3501. [22:16] * [Kly]Sam tries to get out of the way, but gets hit by the door
  3502. [22:16] <[Kly]Sam> Ow...
  3503. [22:18] * [PB]Teilya pauses when she feel something blocking the door.
  3504. [22:18] <[PB]Teilya> Huh?
  3505. [22:18] <[PB]Teilya> Sam? Is that you?
  3506. [22:20] <[Kly]Sam> S-sorry...
  3507. [22:21] <[PB]Teilya> ...
  3508. [22:21] * [PB]Teilya sighs, then closes the door behind her.
  3509. [22:22] <[PB]Teilya> How...how much did you hear?
  3510. [22:23] <[Kly]Sam> ...most of it... sorry.
  3511. [22:23] <[PB]Teilya> ...no, it's fine...
  3512. [22:24] <[PB]Teilya> Just...keep those to yourself, it's better no one else finds out...
  3513. [22:27] * [Kly]Sam sighs, and backs away.
  3514. [22:27] <[Kly]Sam> I will. Sorry...
  3515. [22:27] * [PB]Teilya sighs again, then walks up and pulls Sam into a light hug.
  3516. [22:28] <[PB]Teilya> No, no...it's fine...you'll be alright...
  3517. [22:28] <[PB]Teilya> I won't let anything happen to you, okay?
  3518. [22:29] * [PB]Teilya gently ruffles Sam's head with her hand.
  3519. [22:32] <[Kly]Sam> H-hey...
  3520. [22:34] <[GM]Tetro> [Fade out]
  3521. [22:34] <[GM]Tetro> [Scene change!]
  3522. [22:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Brrr...It's chilly tonight.
  3523. [22:35] <[Gtz]Mary> Is it? I love the night air... It feels me with a sense of peace.
  3524. [22:35] * [Pyg]Cerise rubs her nose as she surveys the surroundings from the fortress walls.
  3525. [22:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> I really hope we don't get attacked...
  3526. [22:39] * [Pyg]Cerise fidgets a little, knowing Mary is nearby. How is she supposed to focus on keeping an eye out?
  3527. [22:40] * [Gtz]Mary pulls loose the tie containing her ponytail, allowing it to blow freely
  3528. [22:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Hey, Cerise... If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?
  3529. [22:43] * [Pyg]Cerise looks at Mary, now with her hair feely flowing with the wind. She can't help but be dumb-founded and not hearing her question.
  3530. [22:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Um...What?
  3531. [22:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I'm sorry... I know how it is, with the war and all.
  3532. [22:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> No...I...uh, mean...What did you say?
  3533. [22:46] <[Gtz]Mary> I asked where you were from, but you don't have to answer that. It just sort of came into my mind, that's all.
  3534. [22:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> Oh...Well, I don't really have a place I come from.
  3535. [22:48] * [Gtz]Mary twitches like she's been shot
  3536. [22:48] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Sorry. Really, I didn't mean to bring up anything painful. We can talk about something else if yo want.
  3537. [22:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-huh?
  3538. [22:49] * [Pyg]Cerise panics at the sight of a distressed Mary.
  3539. [22:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...It's not painful or anything! Really! I don't mind!
  3540. [22:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> The city we used to live in is long gone now.
  3541. [22:51] <[Gtz]Mary> Mm... I'm sorry.
  3542. [22:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> My family decided to continue their livelihood as traveling merchants.
  3543. [22:51] <[Gtz]Mary> !
  3544. [22:51] <[Gtz]Mary> Your... family?
  3545. [22:53] <[Pyg]Cerise> Y-yes. I didn't really like moving around much so I decided to find a job in one place.
  3546. [22:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Are they... well... you know... Well, right?
  3547. [22:55] * [Gtz]Mary . o O ( Please God, tell me they're fine, tell me they're alive, tell me she isn't alone, tell me... )
  3548. [22:55] * [Pyg]Cerise nods, a faint smile on her face.
  3549. [22:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> I don't have to worry. My brother's keeping them all safe.
  3550. [22:56] * [Pyg]Cerise seems to hold her rifle closer to her as she stares out into the distance.
  3551. [22:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Cerise, you don't know how glad it makes me to hear that...
  3552. [22:57] * [Gtz]Mary slowly walks over to Cerise and wraps her arms around her
  3553. [22:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Ah! M-M-Mary?
  3554. [22:58] <[Gtz]Mary> I was always afraid for you... You never talked about your family, so I always feared for the worst. I'm glad yours are still well.
  3555. [22:59] * [Gtz]Mary holds Cerise by the shoulders and gives Cerise a daunting look
  3556. [22:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...
  3557. [23:01] <[Gtz]Mary> Why aren't you with them now? A girl your age should be with her family! Unless... Shoot, did I say too much again?
  3558. [23:02] * [Pyg]Cerise shakes her head vigorously despite its reddish hue.
  3559. [23:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> O-of course not!
  3560. [23:04] <[Pyg]Cerise> I just wanted to experience doing things on my own...
  3561. [23:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Though I suppose the decision to be a maid is a strange choice to make.
  3562. [23:06] <[Gtz]Mary> *Sigh* You dope, in such a hurry to grow up... Though I suppose we all have to grow up fast in this world. I hate that for you.
  3563. [23:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...B-but I'm glad I did.
  3564. [23:06] * [Gtz]Mary smiles, and puts an arm back around Cerise
  3565. [23:07] * [Pyg]Cerise tries looking straight at Mary's eyes, her body visibly shaking now.
  3566. [23:07] <[Gtz]Mary> Yeah, I'm glad you did too. But you better see your family as soon you can, you hear me? You don't know how good you have it until it's gone. I'd like to meet them too, actually.
  3567. [23:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> (Wait a minute! C-could this be it?)
  3568. [23:09] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Cerise, is there something wrong? Are you really that cold out here? You're shaking, and your heart's beating like a hummingbird.
  3569. [23:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...Um....Uh....
  3570. [23:10] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Hey, that reminds me...
  3571. [23:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> (My heart's beating that loudly?)
  3572. [23:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> (Damn it, Cerise! Calm down!)
  3573. [23:11] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...O-of what?
  3574. [23:11] <[Gtz]Mary> There's something I haven't done with yet. Put down your rifle for a second.
  3575. [23:12] * [Gtz]Mary stands directly in front of Cerise, or at least as directly as she can get
  3576. [23:12] * [Pyg]Cerise lays her gun by the wall.
  3577. [23:12] <[Gtz]Mary> All right. Now close your eyes.
  3578. [23:12] <[Pyg]Cerise> (Wh-what is this? What's she planning? It can't be...!)
  3579. [23:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...O-okay!
  3580. [23:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> (This is it, Cerise! There's no turning back now!)
  3581. [23:13] * [Pyg]Cerise shuts her eyes tight.
  3582. [23:13] <[Gtz]Mary> I haven't done this since I worked at the hospital, so sorry if it's a little sloppy...
  3583. [23:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> (OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD)
  3584. [23:14] * [Gtz]Mary very gently places her hands across her face, feeling out every texture and curve
  3585. [23:15] * [Gtz]Mary feels everything. The lips, nose, eyes, brow, chin, ears...
  3586. [23:15] <[Pyg]Cerise> (My dearest Mary, have you finally realized it? Please, let it be true! I could die happy after this!)
  3587. [23:15] <[Gtz]Mary> This is my way of 'seeing' you. Really I should have done this earlier, but I kept forgetting...
  3588. [23:16] <[Gtz]Mary> ..hmhmm... You're quite a pretty girl, Cerise. Got any boyfriends yet?
  3589. [23:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wha-Of course not!
  3590. [23:17] * [Pyg]Cerise , despite her outburst, keeps her eyes shut.
  3591. [23:17] <[Gtz]Mary> Hahahaha, "Of course not!"? Where have I heard that before, I wonder...
  3592. [23:17] * [Gtz]Mary brings her hands back to Cerise's ears, and tugs on them playfully
  3593. [23:18] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I know why now. It's because of these big ole' ears you got!
  3594. [23:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> Aah! H-hey!
  3595. [23:20] * [Gtz]Mary pulls her in and plants a simple peck on Cerise's forehead
  3596. [23:20] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...!!
  3597. [23:21] <[Gtz]Mary> Hey Cerise, I wanna tell you something. It's something my Mom told me before she passed away.
  3598. [23:21] <[Gtz]Mary> "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world."
  3599. [23:21] * [Pyg]Cerise 's knees become jello for a moment, but she tries to keep herself up.
  3600. [23:23] * [Pyg]Cerise lost her voice.
  3601. [23:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> Umm...
  3602. [23:28] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Hehe, sorry, I guess that is a little corny. But I like it.
  3603. [23:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> No...It sounds good...
  3604. [23:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> I like it.
  3605. [23:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...um...
  3606. [23:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm?
  3607. [23:30] * [Pyg]Cerise 's eyes wander over back to her gun.
  3608. [23:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> I should get back to patrolling. The shift is almost over.
  3609. [23:31] <[Gtz]Mary> ! Oh! I'm sorry, jeez, I forgot all about that...
  3610. [23:31] * [Gtz]Mary back away from Cerise a step
  3611. [23:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Th-thanks though, Mary.
  3612. [23:34] <[Gtz]Mary> Am.. I even allowed to be up here? I sort of left without asking... Darn it, I'm dragging everyone down again...
  3613. [23:35] <[GM]Tetro> [Fade out]
  3614. [23:36] * [Nom]Alexis knocks on Ludwig's door while carrying a silver platter
  3615. [23:36] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master? Could I tempt you with tea and biscuits this evening?"
  3616. [23:37] * [GM]Ludwig speaks up from behind the door tentatively. "Ah... Alexis? Sure, um... hang on a second."
  3617. [23:38] <[GM]Ludwig> ...okay, come on in.
  3618. [23:39] * [Nom]Alexis lets him/herself in and promptly starts setting up evening tea
  3619. [23:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "Say, master. Are you in the mood for a bit of a chat?"
  3620. [23:40] * [GM]Ludwig isn't visibly present at first, but comes wandering in from a side room after a few seconds, pulling on the shirt of some plain cloth pajamas over his head.
  3621. [23:40] <[GM]Ludwig> A chat...?
  3622. [23:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "I had a question actually. And if you're in an obliging mood today..."
  3623. [23:42] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm. Well, the least I can do is listen. What is it?
  3624. [23:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "I might get to the point then, master."
  3625. [23:43] * [GM]Ludwig takes a cup and a seat at the table, and motions for Alexis to do the same.
  3626. [23:44] * [Nom]Alexis finishes laying out the goods from the platter, pours Ludwig and him/herself some tea, and takes a seat at the master's bidding. S/he lets some silence set in before she starts.
  3627. [23:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "Master, how much did you tell her?"
  3628. [23:48] <[GM]Ludwig> Tell... who? There are several "her"s around, you know.
  3629. [23:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "Teilya, master. She knows. Or at least suspects. The only other person who knows is you, master."
  3630. [23:50] * [GM]Ludwig stops, frozen, for several seconds.
  3631. [23:51] <[GM]Ludwig> I haven't told her anything. I haven't told anyone.
  3632. [23:52] <[GM]Ludwig> Are you sure she knows? What happened?
  3633. [23:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well...she called for me. Sam had disappeared and I was looking for her, and Teilya then went quite berserk..."
  3634. [23:53] * [Nom]Alexis falls into a brooding silence
  3635. [23:55] <[GM]Ludwig> Sam had disappeared?
  3636. [23:57] <[Nom]Alexis> "We were getting to the dishes and I must have dozed off a bit because when I turned around she was, er, gone."
  3637. [23:57] * [GM]Ludwig remains silent for a goodly while, except for the tiny noise caused by sipping tea.
  3638. [23:58] * [Nom]Alexis starts to feel fidgety
  3639. [23:58] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll talk to Teilya about it. And Sam.
  3640. [00:00] <[GM]Ludwig> I can tell you for certain, she shouldn't know, and if she suspects, I don't know how, yet.
  3641. [00:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Except...well, I probably didn't doze off, since, well, you know, so..."
  3642. [00:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes... I know.
  3643. [00:01] * [Nom]Alexis is playing nervously with his/her cuffs now
  3644. [00:02] <[Nom]Alexis> "If I let something horrible and let something out and Sam and Teilya saw it then..."
  3645. [00:02] <[GM]Ludwig> ...then we'll deal with that, when and if it happens.
  3646. [00:02] <[GM]Ludwig> Or has happened.
  3647. [00:03] * [Nom]Alexis steels herself
  3648. [00:03] <[GM]Ludwig> I knew... it was a risk, letting you go out there.
  3649. [00:04] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes. That's why I think it's time for a chat. Just you and I and me. I think it'll do us good. Since hadn't been out for so long. So, if you please, master..."
  3650. [00:05] * [GM]Ludwig blinks and looks up. His voice is very carefully neutral. "Now?"
  3651. [00:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, if you're not in the mood I'll just walk out now and we can pretend I didn't say anything and all will be right in the world I'm sure because in the end It's all about the attitude with which you face life and its challenges and...yeah."
  3652. [00:07] * [GM]Ludwig stands up, crosses over to the bedroom door and locks it, then back to his chair.
  3653. [00:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Whenever you're both ready, then.
  3654. [00:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "As always then, master. You just need to call out."
  3655. [00:09] * [Nom]Alexis holds his/her breath
  3656. [00:15] * [GM]Ludwig stares intensely into Alexis' eyes.
  3657. [00:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Show yourself. I command it.
  3658. [00:18] * [Nom]Alexis closes his/her eyes, and sits back in his/her seat, head lowered. Slowly, s/he breaks out into a soft chuckle.
  3659. [00:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "My, my, my, Master Ludwig. This is quite the surprise. You actually did it. And in the bounds of the mansion too."
  3660. [00:19] * [Nom]Alexis looks up, eyes inflamed with a dark glow
  3661. [00:19] <[Nom]Alexis> "How courageous of you."
  3662. [00:20] <[GM]Ludwig> There is no risk. You have no power here that I do not choose to give you.
  3663. [00:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, how fast they learn, these magelings. Yes, yes, you are right. What a shame."
  3664. [00:20] * [Nom]Alexis sighs, and takes a cup of tea
  3665. [00:21] * [GM]Ludwig takes his own, with the air of one forced to entertain a guest they would just as soon cast out.
  3666. [00:22] <[Nom]Alexis> Well, I'm sure you didn't come for small talk. So shall we get down to business?
  3667. [00:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Leave. Her. Alone.
  3668. [00:23] * [Nom]Alexis raises an eyebrow while taking a sip of tea
  3669. [00:24] <[Nom]Alexis> "You'll have to specify, master. It's hard enough to understand mortals as is."
  3670. [00:25] * [GM]Ludwig sets his cup down and starts adding some sugar to the drink.
  3671. [00:25] <[GM]Ludwig> There is nothing to specify. I said before, there are several "her"s around. I meant all of them.
  3672. [00:26] <[GM]Ludwig> You exist here, you are bound here, to serve a single purpose.
  3673. [00:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Tsk, master. We've had this talk before. I've been quite tolerant of your servants, though I don't see why you need so many."
  3674. [00:28] <[GM]Ludwig> What did you do to Sam?
  3675. [00:28] <[Nom]Alexis> "Fulfilling my 'one purpose', thank you very much. Pulling my weight, doing my bit for the good of the house."
  3676. [00:29] * [GM]Ludwig 's voice becomes tinged with annoyance, the first sign of emotion he's shown since calling "him" out.
  3677. [00:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Don't feed me that line. I want a straight answer. What did you do to Sam?
  3678. [00:31] * [Nom]Alexis sighs again, frustrated with this little mortal man to which he is bound
  3679. [00:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Let's try this again, master. I'll explain how this is supposed to work."
  3680. [00:32] * [Nom]Alexis sets down his tea
  3681. [00:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "Now, your servants I tolerate. The Beetlehoven house can't be without peons to do their bidding, no?"
  3682. [00:33] * [Nom]Alexis scoffs
  3683. [00:34] <[Nom]Alexis> "But this...Sam. What is she? You have let her into your house, and she is neither your blood nor your serf. You must have been quite mad."
  3684. [00:36] <[GM]Ludwig> ...perhaps...
  3685. [00:36] * [GM]Ludwig sighs and rallies himself.
  3686. [00:36] <[GM]Ludwig> She is... my responsibility. She belongs here, now.
  3687. [00:37] * [Nom]Alexis stares in disbelief
  3688. [00:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "What? You've taken her in? As some kind of...of.../guest/? By the thousand hells, master, you're out of your mind. What kind of situation do you think you are in, to be luxuriously inviting more to your house? You're fighting a war! The end is on your very doorstep and you're turning your fortress into some kind of animal shelter."
  3689. [00:40] * [GM]Ludwig smirks.
  3690. [00:40] <[GM]Ludwig> This may be a hard fact for you to swallow, coming from a mortal such as myself, but you truly understand practically nothing.
  3691. [00:41] * [Nom]Alexis snorts in disgust
  3692. [00:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Have it your way, then master. Go and take in every wretchling that comes begging for your benevolence. See how much you can spare before you break."
  3693. [00:43] * [GM]Ludwig laughs darkly.
  3694. [00:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Nevertheless, master, my hands are quite tied on this. There are rules, protocols, /responses/ that must be followed. Rules that, I must add, you were quite eager to invoke when you needed your enemies destroyed."
  3695. [00:46] <[GM]Ludwig> I know the rules well enough.
  3696. [00:47] <[GM]Ludwig> You are a weapon. That is your purpose.
  3697. [00:48] <[GM]Ludwig> To destroy my enemies is why you are allowed to exist at all.
  3698. [00:48] * [GM]Ludwig laughs again.
  3699. [00:48] * [Nom]Alexis rolls his eyes
  3700. [00:48] <[GM]Ludwig> "The end is on our doorstep", you said.
  3701. [00:48] <[GM]Ludwig> "Take in every wretch you can", you said.
  3702. [00:49] <[GM]Ludwig> This shows just how little you understand.
  3703. [00:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, yes, master, I'm aware of your cruel sense of humour. Let's pretend that I am just another of your fellow mortal simpletons and understand absolutely nothing. But this is another issue entirely."
  3704. [00:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "A weapon I may be, but there are very specific ways with which I am wielded. Under your command is one."
  3705. [00:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "At the defense of your house, is, for better or worse, another."
  3706. [00:51] * [Nom]Alexis clears his throat
  3707. [00:52] <[GM]Ludwig> I did not say you were mistaken, to consider her a threat to this house. I told you to leave her alone in spite of it.
  3708. [00:53] <[Nom]Alexis> "What /you/ need to understand, master, is that this 'Sam' you have so capriciously taken in is under no protection of this house. She is, shall we say, not covered. The eviction response comes quite automatically."
  3709. [00:53] <[GM]Ludwig> The end came to my doorstep... and I gave it a bed.
  3710. [00:53] * [Nom]Alexis sighs again
  3711. [00:53] <[GM]Ludwig> She is covered, you simpleton. I am covering her.
  3712. [00:53] <[GM]Ludwig> I cannot put it more plainly than that.
  3713. [00:55] <[Nom]Alexis> "Fine, master. She is under your protection. I will leave her well alone. But the demands of your forefathers were very exact. /My/ protection extends to your house and your kin. Nothing more, nothing less. Right now, Sam is neither. You can't personally vouch for her safety forever."
  3714. [00:56] <[GM]Ludwig> I doubt I shall have to for long.
  3715. [00:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh? Are you planning to induct her, master?"
  3716. [00:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ahem"
  3717. [00:57] <[Nom]Alexis> "Marry her or something?"
  3718. [00:57] * [GM]Ludwig chuckles and shakes his head.
  3719. [00:57] <[GM]Ludwig> You don't understand. But it is not required that you do so. Only that you do as you are told.
  3720. [00:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm hurt, master. After all I've done for you and your line."
  3721. [00:59] <[GM]Ludwig> Hurt.
  3722. [00:59] * [GM]Ludwig takes his turn to scoff.
  3723. [00:59] <[GM]Ludwig> Coming from her, I would believe it. From you?
  3724. [01:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "Bah, have it your way then. Your line is doomed even with my help."
  3725. [01:03] * [GM]Ludwig finishes his tea and stares into the empty cup.
  3726. [01:04] <[GM]Ludwig> It is within my power... to dissolve your contract.
  3727. [01:04] * [Nom]Alexis raises an eyebrow again
  3728. [01:04] <[GM]Ludwig> To just let you go.
  3729. [01:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "And is it in your power to survive after that as well? And have you pondered on the consequences of such a step? The repercussions on mind, body and soul? Your father was twice he man you were, even if he was a spineless cowards, and even he underestimated the eldritch powers that scribed our contract.."
  3730. [01:06] * [GM]Ludwig moves suddenly, quickly, slamming the cup back into its saucer.
  3731. [01:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Damn it, I don't have anything else I can offer you but freedom!
  3732. [01:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "Do you think it so simple? Don't you care at all what happens to us? To her? So you even know /what/ will happen to her?"
  3733. [01:07] * [Nom]Alexis composes himself again
  3734. [01:08] <[Nom]Alexis> "It seems I've overstayed my welcome. Goodnight, Master Ludwig."
  3735. [01:10] * [GM]Ludwig doesn't say anything, staring down at the fists gripping his knees, shaking with emotion.
  3736. [01:10] * [Nom]Alexis straightens her dress and make a soft coughing noise
  3737. [01:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, it's a shame master. I think Sam is a good match for you. Mary would be so heartbroken though."
  3738. [01:13] * [GM]Ludwig breaks down at - her words? just the sound of her voice? - and collapses from his chair, sobbing, hard and often.
  3739. [01:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, um, I'll let you have some quiet time, master. I'll see you in the morn."
  3740. [01:15] <[GM]Ludwig> N... no...
  3741. [01:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Please don't...
  3742. [01:16] * [Nom]Alexis stops in the middle of tidying up the remnants of tea
  3743. [01:16] * [GM]Ludwig struggles for composition, pulling himself up to lean on the back of the chair.
  3744. [01:16] <[Nom]Alexis> "Is there something else you needed, master?"
  3745. [01:17] <[GM]Ludwig> I...
  3746. [01:17] <[GM]Ludwig> I j-just...
  3747. [01:17] <[GM]Ludwig> ...don't want to be alone, right now.
  3748. [01:18] * [GM]Ludwig fidgets a bit before looking up at the maid.
  3749. [01:18] * [Nom]Alexis gives Ludwig a worried glance, but normalises quickly
  3750. [01:18] <[GM]Ludwig> Miss Alexis, even considering my position, it is almost inexcusably forward of me to ask this, but...
  3751. [01:19] <[GM]Ludwig> ...would you please sleep with me tonight?
  3752. [01:19] * [GM]Ludwig blinks, seeming to just realize what he's said.
  3753. [01:19] * [Nom]Alexis gives the slightest hint of a pause
  3754. [01:19] <[GM]Ludwig> And none of your jokes. That's not what I meant.
  3755. [01:20] * [Nom]Alexis smirks
  3756. [01:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, you really were asking for it."
  3757. [01:21] * [Nom]Alexis 's smile softens
  3758. [01:21] * [GM]Ludwig can't help but laugh. It feels good to do so, a release of tension.
  3759. [01:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "Very well, master, I'll stay up with you until you are asleep."
  3760. [01:21] * [GM]Ludwig exhales one long breath.
  3761. [01:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Th... thank you, Alexis.
  3762. [01:22] * [Nom]Alexis rears up in mock formality
  3763. [01:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "So, master, should I tell you a story, or sing a lullaby?"
  3764. [01:24] * [GM]Ludwig shuffles over to his bed, too drained to do anything but take the question seriously.
  3765. [01:24] <[GM]Ludwig> If you like.
  3766. [01:25] <[GM]Ludwig> For myself, just... it's enough for you just to be here.
  3767. [01:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Very well, master. I'll be here if you need me."
  3768. [01:26] * [Nom]Alexis prepares a seat next to Ludwig's bed, and starts humming
  3769. [01:26] <[GM]Ludwig> ...no...
  3770. [01:27] * [GM]Ludwig blushes a little as he pulls the covers up to his neck and pats a space next to him on the bed.
  3771. [01:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Here... please?
  3772. [01:27] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ooh. I hope someone gets the wrong idea."
  3773. [01:28] <[GM]Ludwig> Hey, none of your jokes. I said so.
  3774. [01:28] <[Nom]Alexis> "Alright, alright. That was the last one tonight, I promise."
  3775. [01:30] * [Nom]Alexis complies, and resumes humming some old folk tune, long forgotten by civilisation.
  3776. [01:30] * [GM]Ludwig closes his eyes and drifts away...
  3777. [01:33] <[GM]Ludwig> [Scene!]
  3778. [01:33] <[GM]Ludwig> [NEXT WEEK]
  3779. [01:33] <[GM]Ludwig> [SHIT BLOWS UP]
  3780. [01:33] <[GM]Ludwig> [AND OTHER SHIT HAPPENS TOO]
  3781. [01:33] <[GM]Ludwig> [MAYBE]
  3782. [01:34] <[GM]Ludwig> [DON'T MISS IT!]
  3783. [01:34] <[Nom]Alexis> [ANY ONE OF THESE MAIDS COULD DIE]
  3784. [01:34] <[Gtz]Mary> [bullshit.]
  3785.  
  3786.  
  3787. SESSION SEVEN----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3788. =============================================================================================
  3789. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3790.  
  3791. [23:37] <[Gtz]Mary> [I lost my hat ;_;]
  3792. [23:38] <[GM]Tetro> [SO ANYWAY]
  3793. [23:38] <[GM]Tetro> [Uh... what, now?]
  3794. [23:44] <[GM]Tetro> [SO ANYWAY]
  3795. [23:45] <[Gtz]Mary> [umm... C&M came back in, fetched Sam, and are now in cute bed clothes?]
  3796. [23:46] <[GM]Tetro> [Sure, why not.]
  3797. [23:48] <[Gtz]Mary> [Okay, on three. One, two...]
  3798. [23:48] * [Gtz]Mary sits quietly in her room in a white tank top and pair of shorts, reading her little brail bible and waiting on Cerise and Sam
  3799. [23:49] * [Gtz]Mary on a bed or something, even
  3800. [23:51] <[Kly]Sam> Ah, it's kind of dark in here, isn't it?
  3801. [23:52] * [Pyg]Cerise sits at the foot of the bed cleaning her sniper rifle with a rag.
  3802. [23:52] <[Gtz]Mary> Is it? I can never tell. Did you brush your teeth?
  3803. [23:53] * [Gtz]Mary puts the book down
  3804. [23:53] <[Gtz]Mary> Did you fix that bandage?
  3805. [23:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> Uh...Ehehe, kinda'...
  3806. [23:56] <[Gtz]Mary> Kinda'? I don't believe that. Go do it right now.
  3807. [23:57] * [Pyg]Cerise sighs dejectedly.
  3808. [23:57] * [Kly]Sam stands by, not wanting to intervene.
  3809. [23:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> It won't open while I'm sleeping, Mary! I barely move in my bed.
  3810. [00:01] <[Gtz]Mary> I mean it, Cerise! You have to take care of yourself, or else you'll end up like me. It won't take you but a moment to put on a fresh bandage, so please, go on and do it.
  3811. [00:03] * [Pyg]Cerise , defeated, puffs up one cheek as she gets up on her feet to leave the room to grab bandages at the infirmary.
  3812. [00:05] * [Kly]Sam gets out of the way of the door
  3813. [00:06] <[Gtz]Mary> Sam, is that you? Come on in, take a seat.
  3814. [00:07] <[Gtz]Mary> There's something I want to talk to you about, when Cerise gets back.
  3815. [00:08] <[Kly]Sam> Where should I sit?
  3816. [00:08] <[Gtz]Mary> Wherever you want.
  3817. [00:10] * [Gtz]Mary doesn't make any sort of indirect contact, instead being preoccupied with her braille bible once more
  3818. [00:10] * [Kly]Sam nods, and takes a seat on the other bed
  3819. [00:11] <[Gtz]Mary> Hey Sam. What do you like?
  3820. [00:11] <[Kly]Sam> What do you mean?
  3821. [00:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Do you like flowers, chocolates, puppies, music, anything like that. What do you enjoy, more or less.
  3822. [00:15] <[Kly]Sam> I like... hm.
  3823. [00:15] * [Kly]Sam thinks for a bit, and then responds
  3824. [00:15] <[Kly]Sam> That's a really hard question, you know? I like lots of things...
  3825. [00:16] * [Gtz]Mary smiles
  3826. [00:16] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, that's good!
  3827. [00:18] <[Kly]Sam> What about you?
  3828. [00:20] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I like lots of things too. I really enjoy classic literature and poetry, but due to my disability and how hard it is to get anything in braille, it's a difficult hobby to pursue.
  3829. [00:20] <[Kly]Sam> ...disability?
  3830. [00:23] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm-hm, I appreciate your politesse, but surely you've realized I'm blind.
  3831. [00:26] <[Kly]Sam> O-oh, I guess that makes sense...
  3832. [00:30] * [Kly]Sam fidgets a bit
  3833. [00:32] * [Pyg]Cerise arrives in front of the infirmary doors. She wonders if its occupant is asleep.
  3834. [00:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> (...Should I knock?)
  3835. [00:33] * [Pyg]Cerise , after much hesitation, decides to try the knob.
  3836. [00:36] * [Pyg]Cerise manages to open it. No one in here then. She spots the cabinet upon entering and grabs a bandage and antiseptic proceeding to replace her old bandages.
  3837. [00:37] <[Gtz]Mary> But it's good! If you enjoy things, then you must still keep some of your memory.
  3838. [00:40] * [Kly]Sam sighs.
  3839. [00:40] <[Kly]Sam> I... it's annoying. I can remember what, but not why.
  3840. [00:41] <[Kly]Sam> ...sorry if that's confusing.
  3841. [00:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm. Hold that thought until Cerise comes back, I want her to hear this too.
  3842. [00:41] * [Pyg]Cerise returns to her room just in time.
  3843. [00:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> I heard my name.
  3844. [00:42] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh! I didn't even hear you coming. You took your boots off, didn't you?
  3845. [00:43] * [Gtz]Mary closes her book and puts it under the bed.
  3846. [00:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wha- Mary, you act like I don't stay in this room!
  3847. [00:45] * [Pyg]Cerise looks down at her bare sock-wearing feet and looks back at Mary pouting.
  3848. [00:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm? What're you talking about? It's just hard for me to hear you if you're not wearing shoes.
  3849. [00:46] <[Gtz]Mary> I can usually tell who's who by the stride of their step, but if they're not wearing something on their feet, well, I just have to make lucky guesses I suppose.
  3850. [00:49] <[Gtz]Mary> Master's steps are small and frequent, Alexis's are very sharp, Teilya's are the longest and usually accompanied by some other sound, like humming or something. I can always tell you by the boots, they make a very thick, definitive sound.
  3851. [00:50] <[Gtz]Mary> And I can tell yours because they don't sound like anyone else's!
  3852. [00:51] * [Gtz]Mary casts a smile to the bed across from her
  3853. [00:52] * [Kly]Sam giggles a bit.
  3854. [00:52] <[Kly]Sam> That's amazing.
  3855. [00:52] * [Pyg]Cerise 's heart seems to stop for a moment. Really, this girl's talent to make one red as a tomato knows no bounds.
  3856. [00:55] <[Gtz]Mary> My ears have to be my eyes. And when they can't be, I make friends of those with them~
  3857. [00:56] * [Pyg]Cerise looks at her bed which is currently occupied by Mary.
  3858. [00:57] * [Pyg]Cerise she uneasily makes her way toward it and sits on the edge.
  3859. [00:58] * [Gtz]Mary scoots over. Not away from Cerise, but towards.
  3860. [00:58] <[Gtz]Mary> So anyway. Sam, come sit here a moment.
  3861. [00:59] * [Gtz]Mary pats her hand on the only remaining empty edge of the bed.
  3862. [01:00] <[Kly]Sam> O-oh, ok...
  3863. [01:00] * [Kly]Sam shifts beds
  3864. [01:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wh-what are we doing, Mary?
  3865. [01:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Now. Back to the topic about your memory. One thing I want to let you know is that you have a choice to make. You can either strive to remember, or you can forget it all now and begin anew.
  3866. [01:04] <[Gtz]Mary> You got all the time you need to make that choice, and whatever you do, we'll certainly help you in anyway we can.
  3867. [01:04] * [Gtz]Mary finds Cerise's hand and gives it a squeeze.
  3868. [01:06] * [Pyg]Cerise jumps a little at Mary's touch, with steam probably spurting out of her ears, if such a thing was possible.
  3869. [01:08] <[Kly]Sam> I'm really not sure what I want to do... but thanks.
  3870. [01:09] <[Gtz]Mary> Like I said, we'll do whatever we can for you. However, there is one thing I'd like to say...
  3871. [01:13] <[Gtz]Mary> That man back where Cerise and them found you... Whoever he was, he loved you. I think that's worth remembering. Though, I'm certain some memories will hurt, with them you will carry his love, and that will make you stronger.
  3872. [01:16] <[Gtz]Mary> But, the choice is yours. I'll support you, no matter what it is.
  3873. [01:18] * [Kly]Sam nods, and quickly realizes her error.
  3874. [01:19] <[Kly]Sam> I... thanks.
  3875. [01:20] <[Gtz]Mary> I'm sorry, it's a lot for you to think about in one day.
  3876. [01:22] <[Kly]Sam> ...yeah.
  3877. [01:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> Your mind should be clearer. I guess we should be sleeping now.
  3878. [01:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> [*clearer in the morning]
  3879. [01:27] * [Pyg]Cerise lets out a yawn.
  3880. [01:27] <[Kly]Sam> A-ah, right. I am pretty tired.
  3881. [01:28] * [Kly]Sam gets up, and heads over towards the other bed.
  3882. [01:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Yeah, me too. You sleep on the bed over there, if you need any additional blankets I laid them at the foot of the bed.
  3883. [01:29] <[Kly]Sam> I'm not exactly looking forward to going back to sleep, but...
  3884. [01:29] <[Pyg]Cerise> We'll be right here when you wake up!
  3885. [01:30] * [Pyg]Cerise gives Sam a reassuring smile.
  3886. [01:30] * [Kly]Sam nods, and lets out a laugh.
  3887. [01:30] <[Kly]Sam> Right.
  3888. [01:32] * [Pyg]Cerise starts to fidget at the idea that she and Mary will be sharing a bed for the night.
  3889. [01:33] * [Gtz]Mary simply smiles. Cerise's reassurance strengthens more than one.
  3890. [01:34] <[Gtz]Mary> *yawn* ahumm... Cerise, do you want the inside or outside? I got church in the morning, so I think I'll take the outs, if you don't mind.
  3891. [01:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> Th-that's fine...
  3892. [01:35] <[GM]Tetro> [zzzzzzzzzzzzz]
  3893. [01:35] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, I always sleep close to the wall anyway...
  3894. [01:36] <[GM]Tetro> [I guess]
  3895. [01:37] <[Gtz]Mary> Okay then.
  3896. [01:37] * [Gtz]Mary pulls back the covers, letting Cerise slip in before she does.
  3897. [01:37] * [Kly]Sam gets into her bed.
  3898. [01:37] <[Kly]Sam> Good night, everyone.
  3899. [01:37] <[Gtz]Mary> Good night, Sam!
  3900. [01:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> 'Night.
  3901. [01:38] * [Pyg]Cerise hesitates for a bit but gets under the covers and scoots enough to leave room for Mary.
  3902. [01:39] * [Gtz]Mary slips under the covers, turning to face Cerise
  3903. [01:40] * [Pyg]Cerise is facing the well, feeling to embarrassed to face Mary.
  3904. [01:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> [*wall]
  3905. [01:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmhmhm, this is kind of fun. It reminds me of when we used to have sleepovers, my dad would bring out this big, soft mat out of the closet, along with about a dozen pillows and bean bag chairs and all sorts of stuff. We'd all play games, and fall asleep on that thing. It was fun...
  3906. [01:42] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm...That does sound fun.
  3907. [01:45] <[Pyg]Cerise> I don't think I had a chance to do that before civilization ended.
  3908. [01:47] <[Gtz]Mary> ...oh. That's right. I'm sorry... I sometimes forget you're so young.
  3909. [01:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> To be honest, I remember more things from the last five years than before that.
  3910. [01:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> Heh...Must've been all the hard times trying to get used to a knew way of life.
  3911. [01:50] <[Gtz]Mary> Yeah... I really am sorry, though.
  3912. [01:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, it was only difficult for...about a year, I think.
  3913. [01:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> Then my big brother joined us!
  3914. [01:51] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I've been meaning to ask about him. What's his name?
  3915. [02:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> It's Alexander.
  3916. [02:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> We found him dying by the side of the road and decided to help him. I think he was around your age when we first met him.
  3917. [02:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> He was so grateful he decided to stay with us. He knew how to work with guns, so he became our bodyguard and eventually became part of the family.
  3918. [02:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...I admired him. How he managed to stay out in the wilderness fending for himself, all alone for so long.
  3919. [02:06] * [Pyg]Cerise chuckles nervously.
  3920. [02:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> This...is where it kind of gets embarrassing...
  3921. [02:07] * [Gtz]Mary I'm listening, and I won't laugh unless I'm supposed to.
  3922. [02:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> I guess, I...was kinda'.... in love with him--Aah! I can't believe I'm telling this to someone else!
  3923. [02:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Cerise! That's fantastic! Oh, I can't wait to meet him, he must be a really great guy. My little Cerise, in l-o-v-e~
  3924. [02:12] * [Pyg]Cerise takes a moment to get over the embarrassment.
  3925. [02:13] * [Gtz]Mary shifts in the bed to move a little closer to Cerise
  3926. [02:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> Was, Mary...
  3927. [02:14] * [Gtz]Mary suddenly feels all her exuberance drain from her, and backs off a little bit.
  3928. [02:14] <[Gtz]Mary> O-....oh... I'm sorry, you don't have to talk about it...Really...
  3929. [02:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...actually told him how I felt. You know, being a naive little girl and all...
  3930. [02:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> I remember...He just smiled gently and patted my head, saying he was flattered, but he could only see me as his little sister.
  3931. [02:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> Then I ran off, angry at him. Haha, like I said, I was being a naive little girl. I finally experienced my first heartbreak.
  3932. [02:19] * [Gtz]Mary brings an arm around Cerise's chest, pulling her into a tight squeeze.
  3933. [02:20] <[Pyg]Cerise> When I was done crying, I made a promise to myself...
  3934. [02:22] <[Pyg]Cerise> I promised I'd become strong, just like him. I already mustered the courage to tell him my feelings, so why stop there? I would become a strong girl he would regret turning down! Haha...
  3935. [02:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> We laughed together when I told him that. And, as a gift...
  3936. [02:23] * [Pyg]Cerise lifts her head a little to look over at her rifle leaning by the wall.
  3937. [02:24] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...He gave that to me, his favorite rifle.
  3938. [02:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> He taught me how to use it and everything.
  3939. [02:27] * [Gtz]Mary simply listens, giving Cerise's arm a soft squeeze every now and then.
  3940. [02:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> Eventually, we reached one of our stops: this fortress. I told my parents I wanted to find work here, they were worried at first, but Alex helped me convince them I could do it.
  3941. [02:27] * [Pyg]Cerise turns around to look at Mary's face.
  3942. [02:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> Then, well, haha, you know the rest.
  3943. [02:28] * [Gtz]Mary tries to catch a tear before it rolls, but she's too slow
  3944. [02:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> I was scared at first and I didn't think I'd fit in...
  3945. [02:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm. So, that's why you're so strong... That strength, that courage, that will is something I've always admired in you.
  3946. [02:31] * [Pyg]Cerise thinks for a moment, before swallowing air and nervously lays a hand on Mary's cheek.
  3947. [02:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> Th-thank you for talking to me...
  3948. [02:31] * [Gtz]Mary puts on a sad smile, and gently grips Cerise's hand.
  3949. [02:33] <[Pyg]Cerise> And also, I...
  3950. [02:34] * [Pyg]Cerise shakes her head.
  3951. [02:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...Nevermind...
  3952. [02:35] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise...
  3953. [02:35] * [Pyg]Cerise pulls her hand back.
  3954. [02:36] <[Gtz]Mary> It's unfortunate that he couldn't return your love the way you wanted him to, but even I can see that he loved you with all his heart, even if it broke yours. But don't worry. As long as you have all the pieces, you can put it back together, and be whole again.
  3955. [02:37] <[Gtz]Mary> ...My heart is... in many pieces. But that's okay, because I keep those who hold those pieces close to my heart.
  3956. [02:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> It's...been whole again, Mary.
  3957. [02:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...I don't mind giving part of mine to you.
  3958. [02:38] * [Kly]Sam zzzzzzzz
  3959. [02:39] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmhm. I've always had it, Cerise. Just as you've had mine.
  3960. [02:39] * [Gtz]Mary reaches for her cross around Cerise's neck, but can't quite find it...
  3961. [02:41] <[Gtz]Mary> And you can have more than a piece. I love you Cerise, with all my heart.
  3962. [02:43] * [Pyg]Cerise is shocked for a moment, a sudden numbness passing through her body and suddenly a warmth. She knows Mary can't mean it the way she wanted it to, but it still moves her all the same. So, the tears began to flow.
  3963. [02:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> M-Mary...*sniff*
  3964. [02:46] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Cerise... Come on now, girl...
  3965. [02:47] * [Gtz]Mary brings Cerise into a full hug, holding her against her shoulder, rubbing her on her back, trying to think of something to say, but no words will come.
  3966. [02:50] * [Pyg]Cerise only sobs harder, though she does try to keep it down, aware ther aren't alone in the room.
  3967. [02:52] <[Gtz]Mary> ...You really are quite silly, you know that? Telling me these things, pulling the waterworks, you're even getting me to cry too... What have you done to me, my silly little Cerise... What have you done...
  3968. [02:54] * [Pyg]Cerise tries to say "I'm sorry," but only more restrained sobbing comes out.
  3969. [02:55] * [Pyg]Cerise sniffles loudly, trying to calm down.
  3970. [02:56] * [Pyg]Cerise pulls away from Mary, wiping her eyes with the sleeve of her dress shirt.
  3971. [02:57] <[Gtz]Mary> Go ahead, let it all out. It's good to cry, sometimes. That way, you won't cry when you really, really don't want to. So, we'll just cry then.
  3972. [03:03] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise... You've been so good to me. I just wanted to pay that back to you. I tried to think of what I could do for you, what I could teach, what I could give... But I realized there's nothing I can teach you. The best thing I could ever do is be your friend, just as you've been mine. Thanks, Cerise.
  3973. [03:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> A...friend, huh?
  3974. [03:07] * [Pyg]Cerise Cerise faces Mary again, a trail of tears still on her face, she speaks but her voice is still a little wobbly.
  3975. [03:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> Mary...I don't know if you'll ever forgive me, but...
  3976. [03:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> /me lays a hand on Mary's shoulder.
  3977. [03:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...I'm sorry.
  3978. [03:07] <[Pyg]Cerise> /me leans forward, bringing her lips to Mary's.
  3979. [03:08] * [Gtz]Mary eyes pop open in surprise, but she does not flinch.
  3980. [03:10] * [Gtz]Mary closes her hand around Cerise's head and her ear, and gently draws back after a long moment.
  3981. [03:11] * [Pyg]Cerise the heat of the moment fades, and she realizes what just happened.
  3982. [03:12] * [Gtz]Mary laughs, quietly and dryly.
  3983. [03:12] <[Pyg]Cerise> I...Um...
  3984. [03:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Ceris-s-s-s-e.... I've been such a fool...
  3985. [03:12] * [Pyg]Cerise sits up quickly.
  3986. [03:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> No...I...
  3987. [03:13] * [Pyg]Cerise moves to the edge of the bed and hops off.
  3988. [03:14] * [Gtz]Mary tears still come down, slowly
  3989. [03:14] * [Pyg]Cerise puts her skirt on and shoulders her rifle.
  3990. [03:14] <[Gtz]Mary> I'm-...I'm-...I'm sorry... Wh-what're you doing?
  3991. [03:14] * [Pyg]Cerise mouths a very weak "I'm sorry" as she steps outside of the room.
  3992. [03:15] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise...Cerise, Wait!
  3993. [03:16] * [Gtz]Mary gets up and follows after as quickly as she can, not particularly worried about hurting herself
  3994. [03:16] * [Pyg]Cerise walks away...somewhere else. She doesn't care where.
  3995. [03:17] <[Gtz]Mary> Cerise!
  3996. [03:17] * [Pyg]Cerise her feet get stuck as she hears her name.
  3997. [03:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> (Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! What the hell are you doing, Cerise!)
  3998. [03:18] * [Gtz]Mary follows quickly after Cerise in the direction she heard her go, but soon slips and falls, cushioning her way down with her elbows
  3999. [03:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> (That was wrong! And you know it!)
  4000. [03:19] <[Gtz]Mary> Agh!... Cerise! Wait!
  4001. [03:19] * [Pyg]Cerise 's thoughts are interrupted with the sound of something falling down the hall.
  4002. [03:19] * [Pyg]Cerise hesitates, biting her lip.
  4003. [03:19] * [Gtz]Mary gets up, and keeps going
  4004. [03:20] * [Pyg]Cerise finally decides to turn around and go back the way she came.
  4005. [03:21] * [Gtz]Mary doesn't let up, quickening her pace with each step
  4006. [03:21] * [Pyg]Cerise hears the stumbling footsteps getting closer, urging her to go a little faster.
  4007. [03:22] * [Pyg]Cerise turns a corner to spot a stumbling Mary.
  4008. [03:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> You...idiot...!
  4009. [03:23] * [Pyg]Cerise runs over to Mary, lest she trip over herself again.
  4010. [03:23] * [Gtz]Mary fucking tackles Cerise to the ground.
  4011. [03:24] <[Pyg]Cerise> Aah!
  4012. [03:24] <[Gtz]Mary> haah...haah...haah... I'm not... Gonna let you... get away.
  4013. [03:24] <[Gtz]Mary> That's why... That's why... That's why...
  4014. [03:25] * [Gtz]Mary mumbles something to herself, does a quick sign of the cross, clutches Cerise, and kisses her.
  4015. [03:27] * [Pyg]Cerise is caught off guard for a moment, but then embraces Mary, returning her kiss.
  4016. [03:29] * [Gtz]Mary finally breaks the kiss, bringing herself and Cerise into a sitting position, and simply leans her forehead against Cerise's.
  4017. [03:30] <[Gtz]Mary> *sigh*... Cerise...
  4018. [03:31] * [Pyg]Cerise can only look down on the floor despite the sense of a heavy burden being lifted from her.
  4019. [03:31] <[Gtz]Mary> What are you, crazy?! Are you trying to give me a heart attack or something? Cerise, when you left just now... I felt a way I haven't since I've been here. You big dope, what do you think I could do without you...
  4020. [03:33] * [Pyg]Cerise is still quiet. She sniffs. Sounds like the tears are coming on again.
  4021. [03:33] * [Gtz]Mary just holds Cerise, and starts that dry, body-shaking silent laughter that sounds an awful lot like sobbing
  4022. [03:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'm sorry...
  4023. [03:35] <[Gtz]Mary> ha-..ha-..ha-..ha-.... Y-yeah, mmme too.
  4024. [03:36] <[Pyg]Cerise> I loved you all this time...But I guess, deep down, I still feared being rejected again...
  4025. [03:40] <[Gtz]Mary> ha-..ha-..hah... You're right though, I am an idiot. I never realized... Not until now. I knew you loved me, but I didn't know it was like this... I tried so hard to relate to you, to comfort, to understand your feelings... But I ended up missing the biggest one you had for me. I guess, hah, I'm blind in more ways than one...
  4026. [03:41] * [Gtz]Mary starts giggling uncontrollably, her whole body shaking
  4027. [03:41] <[Gtz]Mary> I, I, I guess it's true what they sa, say, isn't it?
  4028. [03:42] * [Pyg]Cerise manages to crack a smile, despite a few tears rolling down her face.
  4029. [03:43] * [Gtz]Mary leans back and wipes the tears off of Cerise's face, smiling through her own
  4030. [03:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> W-we should go back...I guess.
  4031. [03:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh... hah... okay... yeah... haha, I guess we'd have a lot of explaining to do if anyone saw this, right?
  4032. [03:45] <[Gtz]Mary> But, that's okay I guess.
  4033. [03:46] * [Gtz]Mary breathes slowly, but heavily
  4034. [03:46] * [Pyg]Cerise gets up on her feet, helping Mary up as she does.
  4035. [03:46] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh... Maybe you'll have to carry me after all, hahaha...
  4036. [03:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> You can't walk?
  4037. [03:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, I can try... *sniff* Oh, Lord...
  4038. [03:48] <[Pyg]Cerise> All right, get on my back.
  4039. [03:49] <[Gtz]Mary> No, no, I can make it, I can make it... yeah...
  4040. [03:50] <[Gtz]Mary> ...As long as you don't let go, I can make it.
  4041. [03:50] * [Pyg]Cerise makes sure her hold on Mary is secure.
  4042. [03:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Okay, let's go.
  4043. [03:50] <[GM]Tetro> Ludwig wants Mary, Cerise wants Mary, Mary wants Cerise, Teilya wants Cerise...
  4044. [03:50] <[GM]Tetro> [GAAAAAAAH WRONG CHANNEL RETCON FUCK FUCK]
  4045. [03:52] * [Gtz]Mary saunters slowly with Cerise, not really thinking about where she's going.
  4046. [03:54] * [Pyg]Cerise eventually leads her back to their room.
  4047. [03:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> We're here.
  4048. [03:57] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Shoot. Forgot about Sam... You think she heard any of that?
  4049. [03:57] * [Pyg]Cerise sits Mary down on the bed and let's go of her momentarily to replace her rifle back by the wall.
  4050. [03:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> I hope not...
  4051. [03:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ehehe...That'd be kinda' embarassing.
  4052. [03:58] * [Gtz]Mary moves in, and her head falls to the pillow with a thud. Or maybe a "poof".
  4053. [03:58] <[Gtz]Mary> hahaha...yeah... kinda....
  4054. [03:59] * [Pyg]Cerise moves to the foot of the bed and crawls over to her side.
  4055. [04:01] * [Pyg]Cerise lays down, staring at the ceiling.
  4056. [04:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...S-sweet dreams, Mary.
  4057. [04:05] <[Gtz]Mary> Hm-hm... You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
  4058. [04:06] * [Gtz]Mary curls up next to Cerise, and pulls the covers up.
  4059. [04:07] * [Pyg]Cerise sighs happily as she closes her eyes. The days events finally catching up to her.
  4060. [04:07] <[GM]Tetro> [Fade to black?]
  4061. [04:07] <[Gtz]Mary> [Fade to white.]
  4062. [04:07] <[GM]Tetro> [:>]
  4063. [04:07] <[GM]Tetro> [Day 3 End, is pretty much what I'm getting at.]
  4064. [04:08] <[Gtz]Mary> [boy, did it.]
  4065.  
  4066. SESSION EIGHT----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4067. =============================================================================================
  4068. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4069.  
  4070. [20:54] <[GM]Ludwig> [Sunday.]
  4071. [20:55] <[Gtz]Mary> [SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAAAAAY]
  4072. [20:56] <[GM]Ludwig> [WE TURN THE BEETLEOVEN FORTRESS INTO A GIANT MUD PIT]
  4073. [20:56] <[Nom]Alexis> [As if it wasn't already]
  4074. [20:56] <[GM]Ludwig> [o u]
  4075. [20:57] <[GM]Ludwig> [So, where to first?]
  4076. [21:00] * [GM]Ludwig rises early, bathes, and puts on his best clothes. Nothing too showy, though. He's learned his lesson from last time. Still... it's Sunday.
  4077. [21:00] * [Nom]Alexis is in the kitchen, distilling something that was probably coffee
  4078. [21:01] * [Nom]Alexis thinks blending is a mixture of art and science, and approaches the chore in an appropriate fashion
  4079. [21:02] * [Gtz]Mary is donning her Sunday's best, which happens to be the same as her Monday-through-Saturday's best
  4080. [21:03] * [Pyg]Cerise is out on her usual morning patrol, but with a bit of a spring in her step and slight smile on her face.
  4081. [21:06] * [PB]Teilya is diligently cleaning the bathroom, especially the bathtub. The tub had been through several...interesting encounters, and so she thought it deserves some special dedication from her to make it the best tub in this ruined world.
  4082. [21:07] * [Gtz]Mary sighs heavily. The day has only begun, and she already feels tired.
  4083. [21:07] * [GM]Ludwig leaves his room and heads out for the fortress chapel. He has a date to keep.
  4084. [21:08] * [Nom]Alexis is rather surprised everyone is awake, having gotten used to enjoying quiet mornings. But she takes the energy of Sunday morn as a positive sign. She hopes the master hasn't left yet...
  4085. [21:09] <[GM]Ludwig> *grrrmblrr*
  4086. [21:09] * [GM]Ludwig blushes and glances around, hoping nobody was around to hear that.
  4087. [21:09] * [Nom]Alexis ambushes Ludwig with a platter of breakfast
  4088. [21:10] * [GM]Ludwig sniffs the air.
  4089. [21:10] <[GM]Ludwig> Something smells good...
  4090. [21:10] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, master, were you just going to slip out in that state? Can't do devotion on an empty stomach you know."
  4091. [21:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Hah?!
  4092. [21:11] * [GM]Ludwig apparently wasn't expecting company.
  4093. [21:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh... Alexis. Good morning.
  4094. [21:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Were you bringing me breakfast?
  4095. [21:12] <[Nom]Alexis> "Were you not expecting it? I would think eating was quite routine for you. Still, if you decided to drop the habit it would save me a lot of work."
  4096. [21:13] <[GM]Ludwig> No, no, you're right. Attend to the body before the spirit. I think that's a saying, anyway.
  4097. [21:13] * [GM]Ludwig looks down the hall and points.
  4098. [21:14] <[GM]Ludwig> There should be a table down in there.
  4099. [21:14] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, falling off the bandwagon so quickly? Ah, that's weak, master. Though I don't blame you; this bacon is quite addictive, if I do say so myself."
  4100. [21:16] * [Nom]Alexis carries the platter off to set up in a more suitable location
  4101. [21:16] * [GM]Ludwig follows behind eagerly.
  4102. [21:17] * [Nom]Alexis makes some small talk while she's working
  4103. [21:18] <[Nom]Alexis> "So, what has gotten you so excited on a Sunday morning, master?"
  4104. [21:18] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh... nothing. Just... church.
  4105. [21:20] * [Gtz]Mary Is too troubled to think about food. She leaves her room and slowly heads out to the Fortress's church, counting her steps and feeling for familiar spots along the way.
  4106. [21:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Really now? So much fervor so suddenly? That's quite interesting, master."
  4107. [21:20] * [Nom]Alexis makes an act of pondering on the matter
  4108. [21:20] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... I sort of promised someone I'd be there today.
  4109. [21:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, that's right. A special someone, I would imagine."
  4110. [21:21] * [Nom]Alexis smiles whimsically
  4111. [21:21] * [GM]Ludwig smiles as well.
  4112. [21:21] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, indeed.
  4113. [21:22] <[Nom]Alexis> "Needing a bit of a miracle too, I expect"
  4114. [21:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm?
  4115. [21:23] * [Nom]Alexis swivels around to face Ludwig as if having just made a great decision
  4116. [21:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's it, master. I'm coming with you."
  4117. [21:23] <[GM]Ludwig> You're...
  4118. [21:23] * [GM]Ludwig plainly gapes.
  4119. [21:23] <[GM]Ludwig> ...what?
  4120. [21:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Shovel down those eggs, master. Mary will be off bright and early and we wouldn't want to be late."
  4121. [21:24] * [Gtz]Mary waits in an area near the church. . o O ( I did make him promise, so... It can't to wait for a little while. )
  4122. [21:24] <[GM]Ludwig> R... right...
  4123. [21:24] * [GM]Ludwig swallows his breakfast along with his misgivings, for the moment.
  4124. [21:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hmm, I wonder if Teilya and Sam are up..."
  4125. [21:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'll be right back, master."
  4126. [21:29] * [Nom]Alexis whisks off
  4127. [21:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Wha-uh... 'k...
  4128. [21:31] * [Nom]Alexis stops at Sam's room and stops. Taking a furtive look around, then inside, she slips in
  4129. [21:32] * [Kly]Sam is sleeping soundly.
  4130. [21:32] * [Nom]Alexis sits down next to the sleeping Sam, and ponders how best to do this.
  4131. [21:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Good morning, Sam."
  4132. [21:36] * [Kly]Sam 's eyes open up quickly, looking at Alexis
  4133. [21:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "Are you up? Excellent, excellent. I hope I don't catch you at a bad time."
  4134. [21:37] <[Kly]Sam> N-no, I was just...
  4135. [21:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "Now, no rush, no rush. I just wanted to talk. Since I am yet to be formally dismissed, I think this is a good opportunity for both of us."
  4136. [21:41] * [Kly]Sam sits up quickly, leaning against the wall
  4137. [21:43] * [Nom]Alexis frowns
  4138. [21:43] <[Nom]Alexis> "Come now, you have my word that I mean you now harm this morning. There is absolutely nothing to be afraid of."
  4139. [21:44] * [Nom]Alexis 's brow wrinkles
  4140. [21:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Perhaps we got started on the wrong foot. Let me try this again."
  4141. [21:44] * [Nom]Alexis clears his throat
  4142. [21:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Allow me to apologise for our conduct last we met. It must have been terribly rude. Let me assure you that it will not happen again. Most likely."
  4143. [21:46] <[Nom]Alexis> "On that note, let me congratulate you on formally coming under the master's protection. You are very fortunate indeed."
  4144. [21:47] * [Nom]Alexis grins
  4145. [21:52] <[Kly]Sam> I... what's going on? Not to be rude, but I don't...
  4146. [21:54] <[Nom]Alexis> "We were just, talking, right? Or rather, I was. It is enough if you just listen. It's something you should understand if you are to remain here."
  4147. [21:54] <[Kly]Sam> R-right...
  4148. [21:56] <[Nom]Alexis> "I do not hate you, child. You are probably a good person. But I have to make one thing clear.'
  4149. [21:57] * [Nom]Alexis glares
  4150. [21:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "I don't trust you. Not an iota. You are definitely dangerous. The master may be an arrogant pup, but he /knows/ something about you, and he hinted as much about your nature. So I'll be keeping an eye on you. And you should too, if you understand my meaning."
  4151. [22:03] * [Kly]Sam nods.
  4152. [22:03] <[Kly]Sam> I... think I get it.
  4153. [22:03] * [Nom]Alexis backs off a bit
  4154. [22:03] <[Nom]Alexis> "That's good, that's good. I'm glad we have an understanding with each other."
  4155. [22:04] * [Nom]Alexis nods sagely
  4156. [22:05] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, don't take it personally. You should at least enjoy your stay, while you have the time. Try to get along with her, will you?"
  4157. [22:05] * [Nom]Alexis gets up to go
  4158. [22:06] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, if you felt like going to church, you can come assemble in the wing just down the hall. Though I'm sure you have other things on your mind."
  4159. [22:06] * [Nom]Alexis leaves
  4160. [22:09] * [Kly]Sam sighs after she's sure that Alexis is out of sight
  4161. [22:11] <[Kly]Sam> I'd rather go back to sleep...
  4162. [22:14] * [Kly]Sam groans, and flops back into bed
  4163. [22:15] * [Gtz]Mary becomes lost in thought, waiting for her little company. She almost forgets what she's waiting for, and decides she can wait another five minutes.
  4164. [22:16] * [Nom]Alexis returns! To fanfare! Or not.
  4165. [22:16] * [GM]Ludwig finished off the food already and is waiting outside the door.
  4166. [22:16] <[GM]Ludwig> All done? With whatever it was?
  4167. [22:16] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, yes, let's go. Though I don't we've told Teilya where we were off to."
  4168. [22:17] <[GM]Ludwig> She can get us on the PA if she needs us. We're running behind as it is. Come on.
  4169. [22:18] * [GM]Ludwig hurries off chapel-ward.
  4170. [22:18] <[Nom]Alexis> "Running isn't dignified, master!"
  4171. [22:18] * [Nom]Alexis follows at a brisk walk
  4172. [22:21] * [GM]Ludwig slows down once he gets near his destination, composing himself.
  4173. [22:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Let me fix your tie, master. Good grief, it's like you're getting married."
  4174. [22:23] <[GM]Ludwig> All in good time...
  4175. [22:23] * [GM]Ludwig holds still long enough for Alexis to make the necessary repairs.
  4176. [22:24] * [Gtz]Mary sits outside the chapel, not really paying any attention except to those greeting her that she's met in church
  4177. [22:24] <[Nom]Alexis> "This is what you get for rushing, master. You'll make a mess if you don't watch how you're moving."
  4178. [22:24] * [Nom]Alexis strokes down Ludwig's hair a bit with her fingers
  4179. [22:25] * [GM]Ludwig squirms.
  4180. [22:25] <[GM]Ludwig> All right, all right! I'm fine!
  4181. [22:25] * [Nom]Alexis tuts
  4182. [22:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "It's not about being /fine/, master. It's about being presentable."
  4183. [22:25] * [Nom]Alexis adds the finishing touches
  4184. [22:26] * [GM]Ludwig fidgets and sighs.
  4185. [22:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "There, that should do it. Off we go, master."
  4186. [22:26] <[GM]Ludwig> Can we *go*, now?
  4187. [22:26] <[Nom]Alexis> "Girls don't like men who are fast, master."
  4188. [22:26] * [GM]Ludwig sighs again and opens the door leading to the outer courtyard, with the chapel at the far end.
  4189. [22:27] * [Nom]Alexis follows at a moderate distance
  4190. [22:31] * [GM]Ludwig comes to a stop in front of the waiting Mary.
  4191. [22:32] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... I made it.
  4192. [22:32] * [Gtz]Mary is startled, and snaps out of her daze
  4193. [22:33] <[GM]Ludwig> That is, er... we made it.
  4194. [22:33] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Ludwig! so you've come. Who did you bring with you?
  4195. [22:33] * [Nom]Alexis was, meanwhile, trying to tiptoe
  4196. [22:33] <[Nom]Alexis> "Er, hi Mary."
  4197. [22:34] * [Nom]Alexis mouths to Ludwig, "Master, you idiot."
  4198. [22:34] <[GM]Ludwig> She insisted. I didn't expect it, either.
  4199. [22:34] * [GM]Ludwig looks at Alexis and shrugs. What'd you want me to do?!
  4200. [22:34] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, Alexis? What a surprise! I'm happy to hear you've come along. I would have asked, but I didn't think you'd want to come.
  4201. [22:36] * [Nom]Alexis grumbles. I don't know, just...bah.
  4202. [22:36] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, I'm not really on very good terms, so, ah...well, I'm visiting someone."
  4203. [22:38] <[Gtz]Mary> Mmm, I understand.
  4204. [22:39] <[Nom]Alexis> "You do? I mean, yes, of course, I knew you would. Are we supposed to, ah, stand? Sit? Run around? Um..."
  4205. [22:39] * [Nom]Alexis suddenly realises that in her rush to prepare Ludwig, she didn't prepare herself
  4206. [22:40] * [Gtz]Mary offers Alexis a smile and her hand
  4207. [22:40] * [GM]Ludwig leans in towards Alexis.
  4208. [22:40] <[GM]Ludwig> In doubt, just follow my lead.
  4209. [22:40] <[Gtz]Mary> Don't fret. Come with me, everything will come naturally.
  4210. [22:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Why don't I feel safe when you say that, master?"
  4211. [22:42] <[Nom]Alexis> "Um, yes. Of course."
  4212. [22:43] * [Nom]Alexis takes Mary's hand like one would handle a particularly fragile piece of china laced with nitroglicerin.
  4213. [22:44] * [Gtz]Mary gives Alexis a light squeeze
  4214. [22:44] <[Gtz]Mary> Well then, shall we?
  4215. [22:44] * [GM]Ludwig starts to reach out for Mary's other hand, freezes, and ends up dropping it back down to his side.
  4216. [22:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Do I lead, or...oh yes. Yes. Um, we're going somewhere right?"
  4217. [22:45] * [Nom]Alexis gives Ludwig an apologetic look
  4218. [22:45] * [Gtz]Mary sighs
  4219. [22:46] <[Gtz]Mary> For a couple of people who can see, you sure do get lost easily. Come on, it's this way.
  4220. [22:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "I'm not lost, I'm just, er, direction impaired."
  4221. [22:47] <[GM]Ludwig> I was just waiting to follow you.
  4222. [22:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes, you do look a bit clueless. Maybe you need a bit of hand-holding from Mary as well."
  4223. [22:48] * [Gtz]Mary laughs softly
  4224. [22:48] * [GM]Ludwig turns red.
  4225. [22:48] <[Gtz]Mary> You two seem quite mortified over going to church. I promise you, no one will bite.
  4226. [22:49] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm not...!
  4227. [22:49] * [Nom]Alexis ribs Ludwig
  4228. [22:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "Yes you are!"
  4229. [22:50] * [Gtz]Mary feels around until she finds Ludwig's shoulder, and gives him a gentle pat
  4230. [22:51] <[Gtz]Mary> Come on. Let's go.
  4231. [22:51] * [GM]Ludwig reaches up and takes Mary's hand.
  4232. [22:51] <[GM]Ludwig> Ye... ok.
  4233. [22:52] * [Nom]Alexis gives Ludwig a thumbs up
  4234. [22:52] * [Gtz]Mary smiles, and resumes sheparding her little sheep to the Lord's house
  4235. [22:54] * [Nom]Alexis feels a bit helpless being lead along by Mary. She wildly gestures to Ludwig to take the initiative.
  4236. [23:07] <[GM]Ludwig> [So anyway, yeah. Doodly doodly doodly.]
  4237. [23:08] <[GM]Ludwig> [It's after church, or something.]
  4238. [23:10] * [Gtz]Mary chats animatedly with other church goers in the courtyard. Catching up, it seems.
  4239. [23:11] * [GM]Ludwig mostly listens and smiles.
  4240. [23:12] * [Nom]Alexis is dozing off on the pews nearby
  4241. [23:16] * [GM]Ludwig waits until most of the others have filed out, then turns to Mary.
  4242. [23:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Well. More people showed up today than I thought there'd be.
  4243. [23:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Is it always like that?
  4244. [23:22] <[Gtz]Mary> Now that you mention it, I suppose we did have a bigger turn out than usual. A lot of us are curious about the master of the fortress, I suppose. Sorry if I put you on the spot earlier, Father Mackenzie occasionally calls out to random people like that.
  4245. [23:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh, no, that was fine. Just fine.
  4246. [23:23] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm... glad I came.
  4247. [23:23] * [GM]Ludwig takes Mary's hands in his own.
  4248. [23:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Thank you for inviting me.
  4249. [23:23] * [Gtz]Mary squeezes gently
  4250. [23:23] <[GM]Ludwig> ...after a fashion.
  4251. [23:23] * [Nom]Alexis takes a peek at the two, then gets back to snoring
  4252. [23:23] * [GM]Ludwig chuckles nervously.
  4253. [23:24] <[Gtz]Mary> I'm glad you did too. You're welcome to join anytime, you know.
  4254. [23:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Perhaps... perhaps I will.
  4255. [23:25] <[GM]Ludwig> Um... have you eaten, yet?
  4256. [23:25] <[Gtz]Mary> ...ehehe, no, I haven't... Had a bad feeling this morning.
  4257. [23:26] * [Gtz]Mary grows a tad less soft and a bit more serious
  4258. [23:26] * [GM]Ludwig tenses slightly with concern.
  4259. [23:26] <[GM]Ludwig> Oh? What's wrong?
  4260. [23:26] <[Gtz]Mary> Which reminds me. Ludwig, we need to speak this afternoon. Just you and me.
  4261. [23:26] * [Nom]Alexis perks up
  4262. [23:27] <[GM]Ludwig> This afternoon?
  4263. [23:28] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, a little later. Let me collect my thoughts.
  4264. [23:28] * [GM]Ludwig takes a half step closer to Mary.
  4265. [23:29] <[GM]Ludwig> Look...
  4266. [23:29] * [GM]Ludwig steps back, then away, towards the door.
  4267. [23:30] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll make you something to eat. Even I can make eggs and toast, at least.
  4268. [23:30] <[GM]Ludwig> If you're ready after that, we can talk.
  4269. [23:30] * [GM]Ludwig steps back towards Mary.
  4270. [23:31] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm here to listen to whatever you have to say. Whatever it is, you don't have to be nervous.
  4271. [23:32] * [Gtz]Mary 's heart sinks, but she keeps smiling
  4272. [23:33] * [GM]Ludwig squeezes Mary's hands reassuringly.
  4273. [23:33] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Hm-hm, don't worry master, I won't starve between here and the kitchen. But... thanks. Thanks for taking care of me all this time. Hah, and here I thought I was supposed to be taking care of you...
  4274. [23:34] <[GM]Ludwig> I don't mind.
  4275. [23:34] * [GM]Ludwig smiles up at Mary.
  4276. [23:35] * [Gtz]Mary swallows hard, doing her best to maintain composure. She takes a deep breath.
  4277. [23:37] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Okay. Well, let's head home for now. Alexis! Are you ready?
  4278. [23:37] * [Nom]Alexis makes a show of stretching
  4279. [23:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah yes. Just let me say goodbye first."
  4280. [23:38] * [Nom]Alexis sees that the coast is relatively clear, and walks up to the altar formally, and clears her throat.
  4281. [23:39] * [GM]Ludwig leads Mary gently out of the chapel, somehow getting the feeling Alexis wants to be alone for this.
  4282. [23:39] * [Nom]Alexis looks up at the stained glass, and begins rather awkwardly
  4283. [23:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "It isn't fair, you know?"
  4284. [23:40] * [Nom]Alexis stops, thinks a bit, and tries again
  4285. [23:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "So the world's in a bit of a mess, everything is going wrong, civilisation's on the brink. You've probably got your master plan and everything, but that doesn't change the fact that everyone else down here is struggling every day without a clue. I think you're going about it the wrong way. But I guess that's why I'm down here and you're up here.
  4286. [23:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "But anyway, I didn't come to rant. I'm sure your puppets are all dancing to your tune and everything fine and dandy. I just came to say hi."
  4287. [23:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "I don't know where he's gotten himself off to, but if the master's up there enjoying paradise while I'm down here looking after his kid, you go give him a piece of my mind, would you? The boy misses his father. At least, he will soon."
  4288. [23:48] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, I think I've dirtied your house enough for one day. I'll see you around. Or not, I suppose."
  4289. [23:48] * [Nom]Alexis turns to leave, but turns around to make a quib before she does
  4290. [23:49] <[Nom]Alexis> "You hear me? You're just leaving us behind! You've always been so inconsiderate, master."
  4291. [23:50] * [Nom]Alexis goes join Ludwig outside
  4292. [23:50] <[GM]Ludwig> [Outside the church, everyone goes their separate ways.]
  4293. [23:51] <[GM]Ludwig> [Meanwhile, out along the watchtowers...]
  4294. [23:52] <[GM]Tetro> There's something on the far horizon...
  4295. [23:52] <[Pyg]Cerise> Hmm...
  4296. [23:53] * [Pyg]Cerise lifts her rifle to check through her scope.
  4297. [23:53] <[GM]Tetro> Even with the scope, at this distance, it just looks like a bunch of dust, or possibly smoke.
  4298. [23:54] <[GM]Tetro> Nothing moving that you can make out.
  4299. [23:56] * [Pyg]Cerise frowns. Whatever is coming, it doesn't look pleasant.
  4300. [23:57] * [Pyg]Cerise pushes a button on her ear piece, hoping to communicate with anyone in the command room.
  4301. [23:57] <[GM]Tetro> Something else... but not through the scope. Something moves in your peripheral vision, closer to the wall.
  4302. [23:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> Huh?
  4303. [23:58] * [Pyg]Cerise readies her rifle turning instinctively to wear she thinks the thing went to.
  4304. [00:00] * [Pyg]Cerise maintains her aim at where she's looking as she carefully reaches for the button on her ear piece again.
  4305. [00:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298;Hello? Anyone there? Over.&#12299;
  4306. [00:01] <[GM]Tetro> You recognize that guy. From the city, and the lab, the nutjob. He looks like he's seen better days...
  4307. [00:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Wha-- You!
  4308. [00:02] * [kiri]Hans trip, and fall. He's bleeding real bad. His hand clutching his gun, looking as if he's going to faint any minute.
  4309. [00:02] <[kiri]Hans> "GGgggh.... I... I can't die here... after all my...friend... did....."
  4310. [00:04] * [Pyg]Cerise eyes the gun in the man's hand. Don't blink...He might shoot when you're not paying attention.
  4311. [00:04] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wh-what do you want?
  4312. [00:04] * [kiri]Hans rest his back against the wall, painting it red with his blood.
  4313. [00:05] <[kiri]Hans> "Not yet... not... yet... I cannot... die...."
  4314. [00:05] <[kiri]Hans> "H.... help..."
  4315. [00:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> H-help you? Are you serious? After what you put me and my friend through?
  4316. [00:06] <[kiri]Hans> "Wh...what.... I didn't... hear...."
  4317. [00:07] * [Pyg]Cerise is starting to shake a little. Can he be trusted? Why's he here? Is still after me?
  4318. [00:08] <[GM]Ludwig> Hello? Cerise? This is Ludwig.
  4319. [00:08] <[Pyg]Cerise> (Damn! Why won't anyone answer? What the hell am I supposed to do?)
  4320. [00:08] <[Pyg]Cerise> Ah!
  4321. [00:09] <[GM]Ludwig> Sorry, I just got back from church. What do you have to report?
  4322. [00:09] * [Pyg]Cerise reaches for her communicator again, still eying the intruder.
  4323. [00:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298;An intruder, master. Also, something's coming from far south.&#12299;
  4324. [00:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298;It's still too far to make out what it is.&#12299;
  4325. [00:11] <[GM]Ludwig> I don't see anything on the sensors... at least, nothing approaching. But, an intruder?
  4326. [00:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Where are you?
  4327. [00:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "Did she say intruder?"
  4328. [00:12] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298;It's...It's one of those scavengers from a few days ago. I'm at the south western tower.&#12299;
  4329. [00:13] <[GM]Ludwig> The scavengers? Where are the rest?
  4330. [00:13] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; No idea. He's alone...Bleeding badly too. &#12299;
  4331. [00:14] * [Nom]Alexis leaves for the south west tower
  4332. [00:14] <[kiri]Hans> "Argh... shit... I need a... Pentazimin... My hand's shaking..."
  4333. [00:15] <[GM]Ludwig> ...
  4334. [00:15] * [kiri]Hans looking at Cerise.
  4335. [00:15] <[Pyg]Cerise> Wh-what?
  4336. [00:15] <[kiri]Hans> "You... you're a woman right?.... Stay away... It's...dangerous."
  4337. [00:15] <[kiri]Hans> "They followed...me...."
  4338. [00:16] <[kiri]Hans> "Goddamnit... Goddamnit!"
  4339. [00:16] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise? Is everything all right?
  4340. [00:16] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; Y-yeah... &#12299;
  4341. [00:16] * [kiri]Hans load his shotgun. His aim is shaking, but he's pointing his gun to the direction he came from.
  4342. [00:17] <[Nom]Alexis> "Forget it master! I'm going! Stay put in the command room!"
  4343. [00:17] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; Um...He says he was followed. It might have to do with that thing in the distance--Wah! Wh-what are you doing? &#12299;
  4344. [00:17] * [Gtz]Mary becomes aware of a commotion, and heads toward the control room to check it out
  4345. [00:17] <[kiri]Hans> "Ghhh.... you..."
  4346. [00:18] <[GM]Ludwig> We...
  4347. [00:18] <[kiri]Hans> "You get me inside! or *cough* leave me and run!.... There's... not much time to choose! *cough.*"
  4348. [00:18] <[PB]Teilya> -Bzzt- This is Teilya reporting, the bathroom is now clean and sparkly! What shall I do next Master Ludwig?
  4349. [00:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya! Get to the med room and prep it for a patient, possibly critical condition.
  4350. [00:19] * [Pyg]Cerise furrows her brows. Help him or...let him die.
  4351. [00:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise... disarm him, and get him inside. Knock him out if you have to.
  4352. [00:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Alexis, help her.
  4353. [00:19] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; Ah! Yes, Master! &#12299;
  4354. [00:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh?"
  4355. [00:20] * [Pyg]Cerise inches slowly toward the man.
  4356. [00:20] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...C-could you lower your gun?
  4357. [00:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "Specify, master"
  4358. [00:20] <[PB]Teilya> Eh? What's happening?
  4359. [00:20] <[kiri]Hans> "The fuck I can! It's dangerous out here!"
  4360. [00:20] * [Pyg]Cerise slowly lowers her own gun as she slowly approaches.
  4361. [00:20] * [Gtz]Mary has just wondered in, and inquires worriedly
  4362. [00:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> My master says we have to bring you inside...
  4363. [00:21] <[Gtz]Mary> Master? Alexis? Is something the matter?
  4364. [00:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> S-so...I'll help you, but please....lower your gun?
  4365. [00:21] <[Nom]Alexis> "The fortress has been breached. Fortify this location until threat is neutralised."
  4366. [00:22] <[Gtz]Mary> ...
  4367. [00:22] <[kiri]Hans> "Master *cough* what?... Is this the nearest settlement... he... talked about?!"
  4368. [00:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Alex, stand down! Override!
  4369. [00:22] <[PB]Teilya> Um, is someone going to tell me what's going on nya?
  4370. [00:22] <[kiri]Hans> "Ghhh---What....EVER! I leave my fate to you.... missy!"
  4371. [00:22] <[GM]Ludwig> Just get to Cerise and help her.
  4372. [00:23] * [kiri]Hans lower his gun.
  4373. [00:23] <[Nom]Alexis> "Whatever you say, master."
  4374. [00:23] <[GM]Ludwig> Teilya, we don't know, either. Just prep the med room!
  4375. [00:23] * [Pyg]Cerise gets closer to the wounded man and braces herself.
  4376. [00:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> I apologize for this.
  4377. [00:23] * [Nom]Alexis is out
  4378. [00:23] <[kiri]Hans> Wha--?
  4379. [00:23] * [GM]Ludwig turns to face Mary.
  4380. [00:23] * [Gtz]Mary tenses at the mention of Cerise being in danger
  4381. [00:23] * [Pyg]Cerise delivers the butt of her rifle to the man's head.
  4382. [00:23] * [kiri]Hans is down for the count.
  4383. [00:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Something's... happening out on the wall. A man has appeared.
  4384. [00:24] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hey, Cerise? You still there? Southwest tower, was it?"
  4385. [00:24] <[GM]Ludwig> Wounded.
  4386. [00:24] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; Y-yes, Miss Alexis. &#12299;
  4387. [00:24] <[Gtz]Mary> Is there anything I can do?
  4388. [00:24] <[Pyg]Cerise> &#12298; He's been subdued for the moment. &#12299;
  4389. [00:24] * [Nom]Alexis appears up the stairwell
  4390. [00:24] <[PB]Teilya> Uh...o-okay...
  4391. [00:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, what? You took all the fun for yourself."
  4392. [00:25] * [Pyg]Cerise shoulders her rifle and takes the gun from the man's hand.
  4393. [00:25] * [Pyg]Cerise turns to Alexis.
  4394. [00:25] <[Pyg]Cerise> Uh...You could say I owed him one.
  4395. [00:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Hmm..."
  4396. [00:25] * [PB]Teilya quickly scurries off to the medical facilities, preparing for whatever that's happening. However, she have a bad feeling about the whole business...
  4397. [00:25] * [Nom]Alexis crouches and take a look at the intruder
  4398. [00:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Have I seen you somewhere?"
  4399. [00:26] <[GM]Ludwig> The intruder, being unconscious, doesn't reply.
  4400. [00:26] <[GM]Tetro> [Yeah.]
  4401. [00:27] * [Nom]Alexis gets bored quickly
  4402. [00:27] <[Gtz]Mary> Master Ludwig, unless you have any objections, I'll go assist Teilya in the infirmary.
  4403. [00:27] <[GM]Ludwig> Good. Go.
  4404. [00:27] * [Gtz]Mary leaves at a quicker pace than usual
  4405. [00:28] <[Nom]Alexis> "Well, I'm supposed to be helping you, but you handled yourself just fine."
  4406. [00:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> He looks heavy though.
  4407. [00:28] * [Nom]Alexis frowns
  4408. [00:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll take his legs.
  4409. [00:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "And I'm just a dainty little thing. Ah well. It's all your fault, master."
  4410. [00:29] * [Nom]Alexis grabs him under the arms
  4411. [00:29] * [Pyg]Cerise moves to pick up the man by the ankles.
  4412. [00:30] <[Nom]Alexis> "I hope you don't have spinal damage, strangely familiar man. Heave ho!"
  4413. [00:31] <[GM]Ludwig> [That's good enough for me. I'm tired.]
  4414.  
  4415.  
  4416.  
  4417. SESSION NINE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4418. =================================================================================================
  4419. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4420.  
  4421. [20:27] <[GM]Ludwig> [Pick up at the medroom. Cerise and Sam arrive with Hans (unconscious), Teilya is already there, the rest arrive shortly after.]
  4422. [20:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> He just came out of nowhere!
  4423. [20:29] <[Nom]Alexis> "Oh, a dashing prince drops out of the sky! How romantic!"
  4424. [20:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Mhm... How bad is he?
  4425. [20:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> He was already bleeding when he made it over the wall.
  4426. [20:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Positively hemorrhaging"
  4427. [20:32] <[GM]Ludwig> [Okay, hold it.]
  4428. [20:34] <[Nom]Alexis> [Cue voiceover exposition]
  4429. [20:35] <[Gtz]Mary> [I didn't get the chance to waste space at the start, so I'll do it right here, thank you very much]
  4430. [20:35] <[PB]Teilya> [Same~]
  4431. [20:36] <[GM]Ludwig> [Resume!]
  4432. [20:37] <[GM]Ludwig> What happened? Did he say anything?
  4433. [20:38] <[Pyg]Cerise> S...something about his friends.
  4434. [20:38] <[Pyg]Cerise> I guess they didn't make it.
  4435. [20:39] <[GM]Ludwig> What happened to them? Bugs?
  4436. [20:40] <[Gtz]Mary> ...
  4437. [20:40] * [Gtz]Mary swallows, then performs a short prayer and the sign of the cross. A face of constricted anxiety replaces her usual smile.
  4438. [20:40] <[Pyg]Cerise> That would be my guess.
  4439. [20:40] <[Nom]Alexis> "One day Cerise will discover her latent clairaudient powers, master, but probably not right now."
  4440. [20:42] <[GM]Ludwig> I see...
  4441. [20:42] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Well. Let's help who we can for now. Teilya, could give me a hand?
  4442. [20:42] * [GM]Ludwig stares at the now relatively peaceful man for a moment before snapping out of his thoughts at Mary's voice.
  4443. [20:43] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, well. We should leave this to the experts.
  4444. [20:43] * [GM]Ludwig starts away to the door.
  4445. [20:44] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ooh, that's me, right? Well, I suggest we amputate."
  4446. [20:44] * [GM]Ludwig grabs Alexis' elbow on his way past.
  4447. [20:44] <[PB]Teilya> I...
  4448. [20:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "No? No? Aww."
  4449. [20:45] * [Nom]Alexis gets dragged out by the arm
  4450. [20:45] * [Gtz]Mary shakes her head.
  4451. [20:45] <[Gtz]Mary> Teilya? Is something wrong?
  4452. [20:46] * [PB]Teilya bit her lips with a look of uncertainty, but nonetheless shook her head when faced with the question.
  4453. [20:46] <[PB]Teilya> No...no I'm fine nya...just...uncomfortable.
  4454. [20:46] <[Pyg]Cerise> I know how you feel, Miss Teilya, but we have to follow the master's orders.
  4455. [20:46] <[Gtz]Mary> Why? What's wrong?
  4456. [20:47] * [Pyg]Cerise rests a hand on Teilya's shoulder.
  4457. [20:47] <[PB]Teilya> I...I know...
  4458. [20:47] * [PB]Teilya closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, calming herself down as she approached the man.
  4459. [20:49] * [Gtz]Mary seems to be perplexed
  4460. [20:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Um...Mary, we should step outside.
  4461. [20:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Teilya, will you be all right?
  4462. [20:51] * [PB]Teilya looked at Cerise, and braved a weak smile.
  4463. [20:51] <[PB]Teilya> I...I will be fine nya.
  4464. [20:51] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'll come running in and put him down if he gives you trouble, all right?
  4465. [20:52] <[Gtz]Mary> Trouble? What happened? Won't one of you answer me?
  4466. [20:52] <[PB]Teilya> Y-Yes...thanks, Cerise...
  4467. [20:52] * [GM]Ludwig makes sure Alexis is out of the room and out of the way before going back for Mary and Cerise.
  4468. [20:53] <[GM]Ludwig> Come on. Teilya knows her job, she'll do fine.
  4469. [20:54] <[Gtz]Mary> Are you sure you don't want assistance? I can help...
  4470. [20:54] * [Gtz]Mary feels defeated, but she doesn't know why. It bothers her that she doesn't know.
  4471. [20:54] * [PB]Teilya gulps, but nods anyway.
  4472. [20:55] <[PB]Teilya> Y-Yes, I'll be fine...
  4473. [20:56] <[Gtz]Mary> ..Well, if something unusual happens, I'll be within earshot, alright? God be with you, Miss Vallence.
  4474. [20:57] * [Pyg]Cerise steps out of the room.
  4475. [20:57] <[PB]Teilya> Thank you, Miss Mary...
  4476. [20:57] * [GM]Ludwig nods reassuringly to Teilya as he leads Mary to the door.
  4477. [20:58] * [Gtz]Mary reluctantly allows Ludwig to lead her out. ( I can't get over the feeling of animosity... )
  4478. [21:00] <[Nom]Alexis> "You think Teilya will be fine on her own, master? She only has two hands, after all. Maybe three with a prehensile tail. But still."
  4479. [21:01] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Could someone please explain to me what happened? I'm sorry, but...
  4480. [21:01] <[GM]Ludwig> She knows what she's doing.
  4481. [21:02] <[Pyg]Cerise> That man was among the scavengers who attacked us a few days ago.
  4482. [21:02] <[GM]Ludwig> He... what?
  4483. [21:02] <[GM]Ludwig> Are you sure?
  4484. [21:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> I won't forget that face.
  4485. [21:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> Neither would Miss Teilya.
  4486. [21:03] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ha! I knew I recognised him from somewhere! He was there when we found Sam as well."
  4487. [21:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> That's right. He came after us a second time.
  4488. [21:04] * [GM]Ludwig 's jaw drops. Just drops, is all.
  4489. [21:04] <[Nom]Alexis> "Then I could have sworn we blew him up..."
  4490. [21:04] * [Nom]Alexis peers back at the med room
  4491. [21:04] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Whoops."
  4492. [21:05] * [Kly]Sam comes wandering around a corner, rubbing one eye
  4493. [21:05] <[Kly]Sam> Oh, there you all are. Why is it so noisy...?
  4494. [21:05] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, we thought he got killed back then too when an old machine started stomping around.
  4495. [21:05] <[GM]Ludwig> Ah, Sam!
  4496. [21:05] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm.
  4497. [21:05] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, Sam, you've woken up just in time to be standing around doing nothing."
  4498. [21:05] * [GM]Ludwig closes his mouth again and thinks for a second.
  4499. [21:06] * [Kly]Sam laughs a little at the joke
  4500. [21:06] <[GM]Ludwig> Wrong again, Alexis.
  4501. [21:06] <[GM]Ludwig> Sam, we have a patient. A man appeared at the fortress wall, badly wounded. Teilya is attending to him now.
  4502. [21:07] <[GM]Ludwig> Would you please assist her, however she might need it?
  4503. [21:07] * [Gtz]Mary is silent, trying to take in all aspects of the conversation, listening not only to the words, but the tone and feeling behind them. Actually, she just doesn't know what to do or say, so she just resigns herself to listen carefully.
  4504. [21:07] * [Nom]Alexis sniffs
  4505. [21:07] <[Nom]Alexis> "Mary, Master Ludwig is picking on me."
  4506. [21:07] <[Kly]Sam> I don't know what I could do, but...
  4507. [21:08] * [GM]Ludwig smiles at the rainbow-eyed newcomer.
  4508. [21:09] <[Pyg]Cerise> He did say he was being followed though.
  4509. [21:09] <[GM]Ludwig> It's not hard. Teilya can handle all of the specialized equipment. You just have to...
  4510. [21:09] * [GM]Ludwig pauses, at a momentary loss.
  4511. [21:09] * [Nom]Alexis stops mock crying
  4512. [21:09] <[GM]Ludwig> ...hold the bandages in place. Or something.
  4513. [21:09] <[GM]Ludwig> All right?
  4514. [21:09] <[Nom]Alexis> "I think Cerise just said something very interesting there."
  4515. [21:10] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'm going back out there to check. Is that all right, Master Ludwig?
  4516. [21:10] <[GM]Ludwig> Ideal. I'll come with you.
  4517. [21:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "Is that wise, master? I think you should stay here where it's safe in case he was tailed by something nasty."
  4518. [21:12] <[Pyg]Cerise> Miss Alexis is right. To be honest, I'm not sure I'll be able to protect you if there is something out there.
  4519. [21:12] * [Gtz]Mary . o ( Cerise is putting herself in the line of fire again. Say something, dummy! )
  4520. [21:12] * [GM]Ludwig chuckles. "Shields aren't all I know. I can hold my own, if it comes to that."
  4521. [21:13] <[Gtz]Mary> ..Are... Are you two sure of this? I really don't want you to, but... Please be careful.
  4522. [21:14] <[Pyg]Cerise> Of course I will.
  4523. [21:14] * [Pyg]Cerise tries to sound as confident as possible.
  4524. [21:14] <[GM]Ludwig> If there is something following him, it will show up on the long-range sensors. Mary, Alexis, get to the control room and keep an eye on them.
  4525. [21:15] <[Gtz]Mary> ...Right. Right. Come on, Alexis.
  4526. [21:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "...And not come with you, master? It's not just bravado for the ladies, is it?"
  4527. [21:16] <[Kly]Sam> W-well, I'll do my best here.
  4528. [21:17] * [Kly]Sam opens the door to the medroom and slips inside
  4529. [21:23] <[GM]Ludwig> [Sam, Teilya and Hans are up.]
  4530. [21:24] <[Kly]Sam> ... Teilya? Ludwig said that I should help...
  4531. [21:25] * [PB]Teilya looked up, and gave Sam a weak smile.
  4532. [21:25] <[PB]Teilya> T-Thanks...um...could you please hold him down...just in case?
  4533. [21:26] <[PB]Teilya> I'll...get something readied...
  4534. [21:30] * [Kly]Sam walks over to the body, looks, and the pauses
  4535. [21:30] <[Kly]Sam> U-um... how should I...?
  4536. [21:31] <[PB]Teilya> A-ah...just...strap him down onto the operating table...?
  4537. [21:32] * [PB]Teilya suggested nervously as she pulled out a syringe and a bottle of sedative from a drawer.
  4538. [21:32] <[Kly]Sam> Oh! Right, the straps. Ha-ha, why didn't I see those before...
  4539. [21:33] * [Kly]Sam gets to work strapping the poor man down, trying not to touch him in the process
  4540. [21:35] * [PB]Teilya walks back with a syringe full of sedative, and holding back her fear she injected the substance into the man's body.
  4541. [21:35] <[PB]Teilya> W-well, t-this should be enough as safety precautions...
  4542. [21:36] <[PB]Teilya> Let's see...um...
  4543. [21:37] * [Kly]Sam looks to Teilya, waiting for orders
  4544. [21:37] * [PB]Teilya quickly read through the data from the various machines, and then looked back at Sam.
  4545. [21:38] <[PB]Teilya> Um...would you please bring me some disinfectant?
  4546. [21:39] <[PB]Teilya> It's on one of the top right shelves...
  4547. [21:40] * [Kly]Sam looks like she's about to ask a question, but then nods and goes to fetch the disinfectant.
  4548. [21:41] * [PB]Teilya turns back to look at the sedated man.
  4549. [21:41] <[PB]Teilya> I...
  4550. [21:43] <[PB]Teilya> I...don't know if I should...but...
  4551. [21:46] * [PB]Teilya bit down on her lips again.
  4552. [21:46] * [Kly]Sam returns.
  4553. [21:46] <[PB]Teilya> I don't want to be hated...
  4554. [21:46] <[Kly]Sam> Here, is this the right bottle?
  4555. [21:47] * [PB]Teilya was startled by Sam's voice, but quickly turned around and looked at the bottle. She then nodded after examining it.
  4556. [21:47] <[PB]Teilya> Yes, that's the one...
  4557. [21:50] * [PB]Teilya accepts the bottle from Sam, and starts to apply the disinfectant where appropriate.
  4558. [21:50] <[PB]Teilya> Um, Sam?
  4559. [21:51] <[PB]Teilya> Could you...get me some needles and threads?
  4560. [21:51] <[Kly]Sam> Where is it?
  4561. [21:52] <[PB]Teilya> In the left drawer, near the sink.
  4562. [21:52] * [Kly]Sam nods, and retrieves a packet of needles and some thread.
  4563. [21:53] <[PB]Teilya> Thanks, Sam.
  4564. [21:53] * [PB]Teilya nods in appreciation, and begin to stitch the wounds back together.
  4565. [21:58] <[GM]Ludwig> [With the larger of the wounds sewn up and the smaller bandaged tightly, the bleeding is stopped, and his breathing seems to be evening out. Prognosis: positive.]
  4566. [21:58] <[PB]Teilya> Um...okay, let's get to the fractured bones...
  4567. [22:00] * [PB]Teilya quickly measures the length of the fracture, and relays the need to Sam.
  4568. [22:01] <[PB]Teilya> The splints should be next to the needles and threads drawer.
  4569. [22:02] * [Kly]Sam nods, fetching even more medical supplies.
  4570. [22:05] * [PB]Teilya nods in return, and quickly applies the splint.
  4571. [22:06] <[PB]Teilya> Well...that's all we could do...I guess...
  4572. [22:07] <[Kly]Sam> I'm sure he'll be fine. You're a good doctor.
  4573. [22:07] * [PB]Teilya gave Sam a weak smile.
  4574. [22:07] * [Kly]Sam smiles as best as she can with a near-corpse nearby
  4575. [22:07] <[PB]Teilya> I...thanks, I guess...
  4576. [22:09] <[GM]Ludwig> [With the mysterious man of mystery all bandaged and whatnot, focus shifts to the lookout in the war room.]
  4577. [22:13] * [Gtz]Mary takes her place near the communication equipment, flipping the dits and doo-dads necessary to establish communication throughout the fortress.
  4578. [22:14] * [Nom]Alexis admires the pretty lights and toggles the same switch repeatedly
  4579. [22:14] * [Gtz]Mary can't see the pretty lights and is slightly distracted by a clicking
  4580. [22:15] <[Nom]Alexis> "What were we supposed to be doing anyway?"
  4581. [22:16] * [Nom]Alexis leans back on her chair and watches the flickering images on the screen without much interest
  4582. [22:16] <[Gtz]Mary> Paying attention to the fortress's surroundings. If we notice anything, we warn the master immediately.
  4583. [22:18] <[Nom]Alexis> "What good will it be, though? If something's coming the master will probably notice it first. Then get eaten."
  4584. [22:19] * [Nom]Alexis tries out a knob this time
  4585. [22:19] <[Gtz]Mary> That's not funny. Just keep an eye on the security.
  4586. [22:20] <[Nom]Alexis> "No joke, Mary."
  4587. [22:20] * [Gtz]Mary is also distracted by how she feels about the scavenger, and thinking of how the others may feel. ( Is it a good idea to just leave him alone with Teilya like that? She's been having her own problems lately... No, I trust her to make the right decision. I hope she does... )
  4588. [22:22] * [Gtz]Mary and what she's got to tell Ludwig, what she's got to tell Cerise, what she's got to do with the matter at hand... When it rains, it pours.
  4589. [22:25] * [Nom]Alexis switches the display between different cameras without much enthusiasm
  4590. [22:25] <[Nom]Alexis> "Say, Mary? How did you end up here anyway?"
  4591. [22:30] <[Gtz]Mary> Hmm? That's a strange thing to ask all the sudden. Why?
  4592. [22:32] <[Nom]Alexis> "Boredom makes you think of the darndest things. So, no reason."
  4593. [22:32] * [Nom]Alexis is still dreamily operating the security screens
  4594. [22:35] <[Gtz]Mary> Well, I used to work at a hospital in Kasval. It's pretty far north from what I know of it, I believe it was picked to treat soldiers and refugees because the colder climate would keep the bugs away in all but the summer months. I was part of those who was sent as a refugee.
  4595. [22:36] <[Gtz]Mary> St. Anne's was it's name. Unfortunately, the hospital fell under siege, and they had to relocate us again.
  4596. [22:37] * [Nom]Alexis perks up oh so slightly
  4597. [22:37] <[Nom]Alexis> "St Anne?"
  4598. [22:38] <[Nom]Alexis> "There were survivors?"
  4599. [22:40] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes. Like I said, it was a war hospital. Soldiers from the frontlines would be brought in to be taken of. At first we had a lot of people, but there was less and less every year...
  4600. [22:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "...I see."
  4601. [22:41] * [Nom]Alexis droops again
  4602. [22:41] <[Nom]Alexis> "It must have been after you left then..."
  4603. [22:41] <[Gtz]Mary> Yes, it was.
  4604. [22:42] <[Gtz]Mary> I got lucky again...
  4605. [22:44] <[Gtz]Mary> It's impossible to for me to survive on my own, with my blindness. I've always had to rely on the kindness of others, otherwise I wouldn't be able to live... I'm very lucky to have received that kindness again and again. I've been saved, I don't know how many times.
  4606. [22:45] <[Nom]Alexis> "Beetlehovens just happening to be Kasval? I don't think that's luck."
  4607. [22:46] * [Gtz]Mary laughs, just a little bit. Hardly a chuckle.
  4608. [22:47] <[Gtz]Mary> Yeah. You're right. Someone's been looking out for me...
  4609. [22:47] <[Nom]Alexis> "No. I think you were /un/lucky."
  4610. [22:49] * [Gtz]Mary 's thoughts drift between her mother, Cerise, Ludwig, Teilya, God, everyone she's had to count on up to now... ( I only want to be able to pay back that kindness. If I can do that, I think I'm set. )
  4611. [22:50] <[Gtz]Mary> ?
  4612. [22:50] <[Nom]Alexis> "Ah, never mind. Just being silly again."
  4613. [22:51] * [Nom]Alexis laughs weakly
  4614. [22:55] <[Gtz]Mary> A lot of bad things happened... But, I'm still alive. I'm still able.
  4615. [22:57] <[Gtz]Mary> Anyway, the person who saved me this time was Ludwig's father. I swore to him that I'd make sure his son grows up well, and is able to prosper in this new era. I haven't been keeping my promise...
  4616. [22:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Some years back, it seemed like St Anne and most of eastern Kasval was going to fall to the beetles."
  4617. [22:58] * [Nom]Alexis starts speaking to nobody in particular
  4618. [22:58] * [Gtz]Mary the anxiety of the earlier morning returns to her. She's still unsure of what to do...
  4619. [22:58] <[Nom]Alexis> "It was probably inevitable. There was no way they were going to hold."
  4620. [23:01] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Around that time, Master Beetlehoven received a purging commission. The target area was a 200 square mile area near the eastern coast of Kasval...including the major refugee district, St Anne hospital."
  4621. [23:11] <[Nom]Alexis> "...Oh? Er, forget I said anything. Ah ha."
  4622. [23:11] * [Nom]Alexis goes back to laughing
  4623. [23:12] * [Gtz]Mary was too distracted to catch that last comment
  4624. [23:12] <[Gtz]Mary> Oh, I'm sorry, what did you say/
  4625. [23:12] <[Gtz]Mary> [fuck you, you're a question mark]
  4626. [23:13] <[GM]Ludwig> [Yeah, whatever. Wall.]
  4627. [23:14] <[Nom]Alexis> "Nothing! That's what I said! So that means I didn't say a thing. Which is not anything! Of course! Ah ha ha."
  4628. [23:15] <[Gtz]Mary> [for real this time]
  4629. [23:15] <[Nom]Alexis> [Fade out on an awkward note to end a bunch of awkward notes]
  4630. [23:15] <[GM]Ludwig> [That was meant to be a "cut".]
  4631. [23:17] * [GM]Ludwig climbs the last of the stairs and steps out onto the parapet atop the fortress walls.
  4632. [23:17] <[GM]Ludwig> Is this where you were when you spotted him?
  4633. [23:18] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes.
  4634. [23:18] * [Pyg]Cerise points to the pool of blood where the scavenger sat.
  4635. [23:19] <[Pyg]Cerise> There was something in the distance too. A cloud of dust.
  4636. [23:19] * [Pyg]Cerise raises her rifle to look at the distance through the scope.
  4637. [23:19] <[GM]Ludwig> Dust? Any concrete ideas on what kicked it up?
  4638. [23:21] <[Pyg]Cerise> It was hard to see. It was probably hidden in it, whatever it was.
  4639. [23:21] <[GM]Ludwig> Hmm
  4640. [23:22] * [GM]Ludwig arcs one hand over his eyes, like a shade in the dim light, and mutters something rapidly under his breath.
  4641. [23:23] <[GM]Ludwig> It seems to be gone now, whatever it was. Or dormant, at least.
  4642. [23:24] <[GM]Ludwig> We can't count on either one of those states to hold for long...
  4643. [23:25] * [Pyg]Cerise sighs as she lowers her rifle. What was that anyway?
  4644. [23:25] * [GM]Ludwig lowers his hand, placing it on the wall and frowning at the distance for several seconds in silence.
  4645. [23:25] <[GM]Ludwig> ...Cerise?
  4646. [23:26] <[Pyg]Cerise> Sir?
  4647. [23:26] <[GM]Ludwig> I have a question for you. It might sound rather strange, or even intrusive, but please consider it seriously and answer in kind. All right?
  4648. [23:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> O...okay.
  4649. [23:28] * [GM]Ludwig drums his fingers nervously before turning his face up to look Cerise stonily in the eye.
  4650. [23:28] <[GM]Ludwig> In your bedroom, last night... what happened?
  4651. [23:28] <[Pyg]Cerise> L-last night?
  4652. [23:29] * [GM]Ludwig just nods.
  4653. [23:29] * [Pyg]Cerise , caught off guard by the inquiry, tries to stay cool.
  4654. [23:30] <[Pyg]Cerise> Lots of talking, you know, kind of like a slumber party...
  4655. [23:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Mm. Any subjects in particular?
  4656. [23:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> Master, you're a boy.
  4657. [23:31] <[Pyg]Cerise> Boy's don't ask what girls discuss during slumber parties.
  4658. [23:32] * [GM]Ludwig seems for a moment to have taken a step towards Cerise, but the next moment is seen to be standing just where he was, only somehow... closer.
  4659. [23:32] <[GM]Ludwig> I told you, Cerise, this is a serious inquiry. Please treat it as such.
  4660. [23:37] <[Pyg]Cerise> And so is a girl's privacy, Master. It's not very gentlemanly to force an answer.
  4661. [23:40] * [Pyg]Cerise stops to think a moment, returning Ludwig's gaze.
  4662. [23:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> You want to know more about Mary.
  4663. [23:42] * [GM]Ludwig exhales in a short burst, not quite a cough. His expression and demeanor seem less, hmm, forced afterwards.
  4664. [23:42] <[GM]Ludwig> Ye...es.
  4665. [23:43] * [Pyg]Cerise seems to have relaxed as well.
  4666. [23:43] * [GM]Ludwig tries that again, once more with feeling.
  4667. [23:43] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes. Mary.
  4668. [23:44] <[Pyg]Cerise> Just say so, Master. It's no good to ask any girl about something like that the way you did.
  4669. [23:48] * [Pyg]Cerise turns to look at the horizon as she speaks.
  4670. [23:49] <[Pyg]Cerise> Well, if you really want to know. You didn't come up in last night's conversation.
  4671. [23:53] <[GM]Ludwig> That's...
  4672. [23:53] * [GM]Ludwig glances at the horizon briefly, then back at Cerise.
  4673. [23:54] <[GM]Ludwig> ...not actually what I wanted to hear. I mean, now what I wanted to know.
  4674. [23:54] <[GM]Ludwig> I... um...
  4675. [23:54] * [GM]Ludwig turns back to the horizon and frowns, but his eyes are closed.
  4676. [23:55] <[GM]Ludwig> How... about... Sam?
  4677. [23:55] <[Pyg]Cerise> She dropped out early.
  4678. [23:56] <[Pyg]Cerise> Understandable, since it was a pretty hectic day.
  4679. [23:57] <[GM]Ludwig> I suppose so. Didn't leave you with much of a party, though, just the two of you. A ha ha.
  4680. [23:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...Yeah.
  4681. [23:57] <[Pyg]Cerise> Actually, Master...
  4682. [23:58] * [Pyg]Cerise turns away from the horizon and back to Cerise.
  4683. [23:58] <[GM]Ludwig> [Ludwig.]
  4684. [23:58] <[GM]Ludwig> [Unless this is some weird navel-gazing recursion thing.]
  4685. [23:58] <[Pyg]Cerise> [AGAIN]
  4686. [23:58] * [Pyg]Cerise turns away from the horizon and back to Ludwig.
  4687. [23:59] * [GM]Ludwig starts paying full attention again. This could be it...
  4688. [23:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> Do you mind if I ask you something?
  4689. [23:59] * [GM]Ludwig blinks. That wasn't expected.
  4690. [00:00] <[GM]Ludwig> Um, no, I don't think so. I mean, no. Not at all.
  4691. [00:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> What is it about Mary that attracts you?
  4692. [00:00] <[Pyg]Cerise> Y...You don't have to hold back.
  4693. [00:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Whahaah...
  4694. [00:01] <[Pyg]Cerise> I won't tell her. I'm just being a...concerned friend.
  4695. [00:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Er...
  4696. [00:03] * [GM]Ludwig breaks formation and just leans into the wall.
  4697. [00:05] <[GM]Ludwig> May I just point out before I respond, and I do intend to respond, that this is a hell of a thing to spring on me after dodging my initial questioning by reason of feminine secrecy.
  4698. [00:05] * [Pyg]Cerise chuckles.
  4699. [00:06] <[Pyg]Cerise> Aw, come on, I told you what you wanted to know most.
  4700. [00:08] * [GM]Ludwig smiles weakly. "Not by a long shot, actually. But what, exactly, I did want to know... I don't know."
  4701. [00:10] * [GM]Ludwig starts to say something else, but shakes his head and waves it away with one hand. Propping his elbows against the wall, he turns his face up to the sky.
  4702. [00:11] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary's... beautiful, is all there really is to it, in every sense of the word. Anyone can see it, but it's not just how she looks. She's... warm, and kind, understanding... soft but strong.
  4703. [00:14] <[GM]Ludwig> I'm probably biased saying this, but she is possibly the last light left in this world.
  4704. [00:14] * [Pyg]Cerise looks back over at the horizon, smiling to herself. Yes, he's quite right.
  4705. [00:15] * [GM]Ludwig 's eyes lose focus slightly, and his speech gets quieter.
  4706. [00:17] <[GM]Ludwig> [Never mind that last line. Going in the direction I had in mind was a dumb idea.]
  4707. [00:21] <[GM]Ludwig> Why do you ask?
  4708. [00:23] <[Pyg]Cerise> I just told you, silly.
  4709. [00:24] <[Pyg]Cerise> Really now, Master, looks like Mary's all you ever think about.
  4710. [00:25] <[GM]Ludwig> I wish that were the case.
  4711. [00:27] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...What's that supposed to mean?
  4712. [00:28] * [GM]Ludwig strikes without warning, wrapping his arms around Cerise's torso and pulling their bodies together into a close embrace.
  4713. [00:29] <[Pyg]Cerise> M-M-M-M-Master, wh-wh-wh-what are you doing?!
  4714. [00:30] <[GM]Ludwig> Mary... might need you, soon. But, as less of a friend, and more... more of a...
  4715. [00:31] * [Pyg]Cerise stops struggling, trying to listen now. Why'd he have to cut off before the important part?
  4716. [00:31] * [GM]Ludwig shakes his head and relaxes his grip somewhat, turning his face aside as if he were listening for Cerise's heartbeat.
  4717. [00:32] <[GM]Ludwig> Cerise... this is an order. Are you listening?
  4718. [00:32] <[Pyg]Cerise> Y-yes?
  4719. [00:33] <[GM]Ludwig> If... anything... happens to me in the next few days... I want you to take Mary and run.
  4720. [00:34] <[GM]Ludwig> Just run, and don't stop.
  4721. [00:34] <[Pyg]Cerise> You're being crazy. Your safety is our first priority as maids. Nothing will happen to you.
  4722. [00:36] * [GM]Ludwig continues droning on, heedless. The voice you hear only resembles his in that it is coming out of his mouth, but otherwise, it may as well be a stranger speaking.
  4723. [00:37] <[GM]Ludwig> Don't try to find somewhere safe. No such place exists anymore. To move, and keep moving, it's the only chance, as slim as it is, to survive.
  4724. [00:39] * [Pyg]Cerise calms down of the initial shock of a sudden hug.
  4725. [00:40] <[GM]Ludwig> She'll be the first, but I can't allow that. Have to stop them, whatever it takes. But if even that isn't enough, then nothing ever was, and extinction was inevitable. But even a chance...
  4726. [00:41] <[Pyg]Cerise> Master Ludwig!
  4727. [00:42] * [GM]Ludwig pushes away as suddenly as he came, gripping Cerise's arms too tightly to allow any thought of escape, staring at her with eyes too intensely serious to be entirely sane.
  4728. [00:42] <[GM]Ludwig> That was an order, Cerise Reno, from your master. If I fall, take her by force if you have to and go. Do you understand?
  4729. [00:43] * [Pyg]Cerise grudgingly returns a look to her master, nodding.
  4730. [00:43] <[Pyg]Cerise> ...I understand, Master.
  4731. [00:44] * [GM]Ludwig relaxes his grip to almost nothing and leans his head forward onto the maid's chest.
  4732. [00:46] <[GM]Ludwig> It isn't an order you want to carry out, I know... it isn't one I wanted to give, either. But...
  4733. [00:47] <[Pyg]Cerise> I won't have to carry it out if we do our job, Master. Have a little more faith in us. We'll pull through this. Together!
  4734. [00:48] * [GM]Ludwig apparently started crying at some point in this conversation: the tracks of his tears are easily traced up his face to their source.
  4735. [00:49] * [Pyg]Cerise puts a hand on Ludwig's head.
  4736. [00:50] <[GM]Ludwig> It's...
  4737. [00:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> A boy your age shouldn't worry about that.
  4738. [00:50] <[Pyg]Cerise> I'd feel better if you were still concerned about getting Mary to like you.
  4739. [00:51] * [GM]Ludwig laughs and lets Cerise go completely to wipe under his eyes.
  4740. [00:52] <[GM]Ludwig> So would I.
  4741. [00:53] <[GM]Ludwig> But... it's not a luxury I can afford, anymore. Perhaps soon, but not now.
  4742. [00:55] <[GM]Ludwig> At least she'll be safe...
  4743. [00:56] * [GM]Ludwig clears his throat and straightens his posture, arranging himself back into something resembling presentable.
  4744. [00:56] <[GM]Ludwig> Well... anyway.
  4745. [00:58] <[GM]Ludwig> I suppose... you ought to finish your rounds.
  4746. [00:59] <[Pyg]Cerise> Yes, I should.
  4747. [01:01] <[GM]Ludwig> Yes, well...
  4748. [01:03] <[Pyg]Cerise> You should check up on our guest or something. I'll let the control room know if anything arises.
  4749. [01:03] * [GM]Ludwig just stands there awkwardly for a second.
  4750. [01:03] <[GM]Ludwig> R... right. Good idea.
  4751. [01:03] <[GM]Ludwig> I'll let you get to it, then.
  4752. [01:03] <[GM]Ludwig> Th... thank you.
  4753. [01:03] * [Pyg]Cerise bows to Ludwig as he makes his exit.
  4754. [01:03] * [GM]Ludwig stays another second, then is gone back down the stairs.
  4755. [01:04] <[GM]Ludwig> [Fade to black.]
  4756. [01:04] <[GM]Ludwig> [Aaaaaand scene.]
  4757. [01:05] <[Pyg]Cerise> EEEWW EWWWW EWWWW A BOY TOUCHED ME EEUUUGGGHHHH!!
  4758. [01:05] <[Gtz]Mary> You might think it's gross now, but in a few years it'll be all you ever think about.
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