Session Start: Fri Aug 23 11:11:45 2019
Session Ident: #IS.ROP
03[11:11] * Now talking in #IS.ROP
03[11:11] * phoenix.nsw.au.darkmyst.org sets mode: +nt
03[11:15] * Kazumi (Kazumi@fq7-68-338-420-17.compute-1.amazonaws.com) has joined #IS.ROP
03[11:30] * Magdalene (Magdalene@fq7-68-338-420-17.compute-1.amazonaws.com) has joined #IS.ROP
01[11:34] <@IS-ST> Crys takes her to the door that leads back to Arizona, and opens it, stepping through.  (JV) "So Malachi has something he needs you to do for him, since you did so well in Flux."  He walks over to a different door, this one marked with II, and opens it onto a forest drapped deeply in the dark of night.  (JV)"He's waiting over there."
[11:40] <Magdalene> "Alright," Maggie said, voice soft as she stepped through the door back to Arizona with Crys. She noted the numeral above the door as he lead her over to the door. II. Two. "I'm more than happy to help out Malachi." Though she was a bit wary of the situation. Still, step through the door she did. She entered a veil of heavy night, eyes unused to th
[11:40] <Magdalene> e utter blackness around her. "Say, do you have a match?"
01[11:46] <@IS-ST> He shakes his head and closes the door behind her, leaving her in the dark forest by herslef with the door.  Behind her there is a muted *Floom* of a fire coming to life, casting shadows of the trees around her.  Malachi sits there on the other side of the small fire, in his priest robes and mask, his exposed skin wrapped in the linen bangages and convered with henna markings.  His pack and
01[11:46] <@IS-ST> staff sit off to the side.
[11:50] <Magdalene> The dark was full of the unknown, even if there was nothing at all in there. She held her breath a moment as if she expected an attack. Instead a fire flared to life. The forest around her was thrown into bright orange light and shadow mad deeper by the presence of that light. She smiled when she saw Malachi and headed over to him.
[11:50] <Magdalene> "Hello Malachi. Crys said you needed my help?" she inquired.
01[11:54] <@IS-ST> He nods to her, gesturing for her to take a seat across from him.  "I do.  There is a spirit I found here sometime ago that would be of great help in protecting the rite while we work on it.  I'd like you to bind that spirit."
06[11:57] * Magdalene sat as she was motioned to by Malachi, knees and ankles together and back straight with her hands folded in her lap. She listened carefully and nodded her head.
[11:57] <Magdalene> "Alright. I can do that." Well, in theory she could anyway. She'd done it before, right? "What sort of spirit am I working with?"
01[11:58] <@IS-ST> "A spirit of illusion."
[12:03] <Magdalene> "Ah," she replied as her mind went in a few different directions. "I can see how it'd be helpful in the protection of the rite. It'd offer distractions..." She trailed off and her smile turned sheepish. "It probably makes it quite difficult to actually find and bind, huh?"
01[12:04] <@IS-ST> The old man nods.  "The only way to find it, is to find the flaw in its illusions."
06[12:12] * Magdalene leaned back a bit and closed her eyes to consider this a moment, she cracked open an eye to look at the young man in the body of an old one. She looked at him closely, eyes sweeping his form. His bandages. The henna markings. The staff. Was anything different there, she wondered. It was probably way too early for that, though. Still, const
06[12:12] * Magdalene ant vigilance. "Will I be given any tools to help me bind this spirit then?"
01[12:13] <@IS-ST> Find it three times and you'll bind it.  That's all you'll need to do.
[12:16] <Magdalene> "Any hints on what the items are or am I going to find that from the source?" The source meaning the spirit, of course.
01[12:23] <@IS-ST> "I have no idea what it will show you, Maggie.  You'll have to discover it on your own.  While you are in the illusion it will seem absolutely real, and it can be dangerous."
[12:27] <Magdalene> "I will be on my guard," she commented and she leaned towards Malachi a bit. Were his eyes burning beneath that mask, she wondered. Jumping the gun again. "But how can it be dangerous. If it's an illusion, it can't hurt me, can it?"
01[12:33] <@IS-ST> He chuckles.  "Really?  Its what illusions can hide.  Pitfalls, enemies...traps and truths.  Yes, they can really hurt you.  When you are ready, we'll begin.  The pact to the left, or to the right."
01[12:33] <@IS-ST> *path
06[12:36] * Magdalene stood and swallowed. Okay. Illusions were much more dangerous than she realized. She was surprised she overlooked those things. She looked down each path, unsure which way to go. Still she needed to pick and pick she did. "Left," she said after a moment of mental back and forth in her brain.
01[12:40] <@IS-ST> "The theurge gestures to the left path, Maggie's left, and nods.  "I'll be here when you are done."
06[12:43] * Magdalene smiled at Malachi over her shoulder. She really hoped she would be able to do him proud with with. Maggie then looked forward and headed down the left path, steps careful.
01[12:53] <@IS-ST> As she moves down the path into the darkness of the woods, she is struck by the silence of them all around her, untill she finds herself in a large penthouse suite, at least half of the hotel's floor in Vegas, Opulent as it looks out over the night skyline.  The room is lit with small, soft candles giving the whole room a soft glow.  There is the smell of fine food, and soft music while off
01[12:53] <@IS-ST> in the far reaches of the room someone's shadow dances enticingly along the wall.
[12:59] <Magdalene> The sudden shift in scenery set her off kilter. One moment she was wandering in the dark woods, and the next she was in an all too familiar penthouse suite. The pressing, tight silence of the nighttime forest was replaced with soft music, soft candles flickered their light and gave the room a Vaseline sheen. The shadow caught her attention and her
[12:59] <Magdalene> throat tightened a bit. That shadow... she shook her head. This wasn't real. It couldn't be. She was in a forest. Not Vegas. Not with Kazumi. But it felt so good and smelled so good and she wanted to be drawn in by the shadow as it moved against the screen of the wall.
[12:59] <Magdalene> "Nope," she said as she closed her eyes. "This isn't real. This isn't natural..."
[13:20] <Kazumi> "Weeeellll..... that largely depends on your point of view, love. I mean, reality is what we make it." She paused and sorted a laugh. "Well, it's what I make when I want to... when I'm having a good day, and this is a good day." She flopped herself down on a couch, lounging out imperiously. "You don't mind me sneaking into your vision quest do you?
[13:20] <Kazumi> " She gestured around with her hand. "Or whatever they call it."
06[13:27] * Magdalene opened her eyes and saw Kazumi on the couch. Her brow furrowed and she shook her head.
[13:27] <Magdalene> "This isn't a vision quest, Kazu," she explained to the kin and she pondered on the words she spoke. "And it isn't a good day for you. You had a bad time sleeping. Nightmares... but, if it really is you, I'm sorry. I wish I could stay. I need to get going. I love you. See you back on the ship."
[13:27] <Magdalene> Maggie was almost convinced it wasn't the real Kazumi and she began to look around for a door to exit through.
06[13:32] * Kazumi hopped up a second. "Hey.... this took a lot of effort you, know.... I came here to tag along, help, dispense a little Shadow Lord wisdom into your quest." She moved up to Maggie, and rested a hand on her shoulder, pulling her close and giving her a sly, subtle, slightly teasing kiss. "I love you back, but you're just gonna dump me for a s
06[13:32] * Kazumi olo quest?" She smirked.
[13:38] <Kazumi> "I dunno, ask me something Malachi's trickeration wouldn't know, he's not omniscient."
[13:40] <Magdalene> "I have to do it on my own," she explained to Kazumi as she rested against the woman's body a moment before pulling away. Even if she wasn't the actual, factual Kazumi, she felt real enough. "You're too chipper. You didn't grab my ass. And you above anyone else would value the importance of a solo mission. You're not the real deal. You're an illusi
[13:40] <Magdalene> on." She reached up and patted the image's face before turning away and seeking out the door again. "And you wouldn't talk about Malachi that way."
[13:41] <Kazumi> "I don't ALWAYS grab your ass, and other people get spirit guides.... so why can't you have me?" She paused and looked at Maggie. "He's not everything you think he is, Maggie."
[13:42] <Kazumi> "And he doesn't know what I know about you, either. Spaz." She stuck her tongue out.
01[13:51] <@IS-ST> (Maggie, Roll Alert+Percept DC 8)
06[14:07] * Magdalene took a deep breath and paused. Maggie thought the world of Malachi. He was almost a gilded figure to her; a father to fill the empty space where none had ever stood. "He's, for want of a  much better word, human. He has flaws. I'm sure he's not all I've built up in my head. But he's relying on me. The sept is relying on me. So I can't stay
06[14:07] * Magdalene  here. I don't need you as a spirit guide; Kazu wouldn't offer that to me. She may know me better than Malachi does, but you don't. Go. Away."
[14:07] <Magdalene> Where was that damned door! She needed to get out of there!
06[14:10] * Kazumi muttered. "If I'd realized this was going to be misinterpreted as a dream or something, I'd have planned this better...." She sighed and hook her head. "Maggie, consider for a moment that you're, you know, being a bit TOO paranoid." She leaned into the woman, cupping her ass, giving her a squeeze on the cheeks and an eyebrow waggle. "It's
06[14:10] * Kazumi not like time is real here. Plus.... woof woof." She waggled her eyebrows at Maggie. "I do know what you love."
06[14:18] * Magdalene turned bright red at the ass grabbing and the proclamation of 'woof woof'.  And then she noticed something. Not a door but something none the less. She hurried over to the candle that was the offender. It flickered but there was no shadow. "This! This is the flaw!" She reached out for this anomaly of a candle that, despite being lit, cast
06[14:18] * Magdalene no shadow.
06[14:19] * Kazumi rolled her eyes, and followed after. "Fine, that's the flaw, than I am logically NOT the flaw, and we can at least make use of this environment and do some brainstorming on what you're going to do next. You know.... while we're in the bed."
01[14:24] <@IS-ST> As she picks up the candle the whole scene, including Kazumi, fades away.  She is standing back before Malachi a small bracelet of light around her left wrist.
01[14:25] <@IS-ST> "Well, That's one down."
06[14:25] * Magdalene gripped the candle in her hand, ignoring the fake Kazumi. She couldn't be the real one. Even if Kazumi wasn't the flaw, she was still apart of the world the flaw was in. She came with Vegas and the weird little candle! As soon as her fingers wrapped around it, she was back where she had started; in front of Malachi. She glanced down at the
06[14:25] * Magdalene  bracelet and then back up at him, smiling.
[14:25] <Magdalene> "Only two to go!" she said, huffing a bit.
01[14:28] <@IS-ST> He nods and gestures to the right hand path.  "The last path will reveal itself if you can solve the next one."
[14:30] <Magdalene> "Okay!" she exclaimed. "I'll figure it out! I promise!" And the cub was off down the right hand path, giving a little wave to Malachi as she hurried along.
01[14:36] <@IS-ST> As she moves down the path to her right, she finds herself moving deeply into the woods, coming into a small clearing.  Sitting there is Strength, his blade beside him on the ground and a tea set sitting before him.  "Magdalene Cub, come and sit."
[14:42] <Magdalene> "I can't, Strength-Rhya," Maggie told him, eyes scanning all around her to find the flaw in the scene. She felt so wise and confident then. She could do it! Right? Right! "I'm on a mission from Malachi-Rhya. Once I get back to the ship, we can speak and have tea together."
01[14:48] <@IS-ST> The Metis nods to her and gestures for her to sit.  "I understand, but I will not keep you from it.  I know this is an illusion and I am not your elder, but that does not mean I have nod wisdom to provide you now."
06[14:54] * Magdalene paused and looked towards Strength and gnawed on her bottom lip. "Strength-Rhya, I would love nothing more than to hear what wisdom you have for me, but I have to do this. Duty and honor are just as important as wisdom." Her eyes went back on to their swivel. "The you on the ship would understand."
01[14:56] <@IS-ST> He nods again.  "The Me on the boat knows how to see through the illusions of life.  You know that, and because you know that, I know it as well, and I can teach you."
[15:03] <Magdalene> "He can teach me that once I get back. I appreciate the offer, of course." What could be the wrong thing in clearing? She looked towards the tea set and the sword and then to the illusion Strength, "but I have to do this. There's a time and place for everything. The illusions of life can be dissolved another day."
01[15:04] <@IS-ST> (Roll alert+Per DC 8)
02[15:05] * Kazumi (Kazumi@fq7-68-338-420-17.compute-1.amazonaws.com) Quit (Quit: The Lounge - https://thelounge.github.io)
01[15:11] <@IS-ST> As she looks over the metis and his blade and tea set, it catches her eye.  The small flame under the teapot is burning in a rainbow spray of colors.
[15:15] <Magdalene> "There!" she said as she approached the fire beneath the kettle. The flames licked an array of color across the bottom of the kettle. She knelt and reached out to the flames. Could fake fire hurt? She'd find out!
01[15:22] <@IS-ST> She plucks at the fire and the scene fades away, the illusionary Strength bowing to her as a band of light appears on her right wrist, leaving her standing before Malachi once again.  The old man nods.  "Getting easier?"
06[15:25] * Magdalene nodded her head, smiling brightly at Malachi. She showed him the other band on her right wrist. "A little, yeah! I don't want to get too cocky though."
01[15:27] <@IS-ST> "Always a warning for a theurge.  We must remain humble before our powers.  Come sit beside me and we'll look for the third path."
06[15:33] * Magdalene did as she was told, sitting next to him, although her eyes were on a swivel to seek out the third path. "Is there a way I have to do it?" she looked down at the bands on her wrists and pressed them together. Maybe that would work.
01[15:38] <@IS-ST> Pressing her wrists together doesn't seem to do anything to aid her.  The Beta looks at her and shrugs.  "It depends.  These are driven by you.  Your mind is making the illusions."
[15:42] <Magdalene> "That takes the phrase 'It's all in your head' to a new level," Maggie commented as she stood up and she started to look around again, eyes studying everything. "Malachi, are you the actual factual Malachi? I'm sorry to question, but I've just had visions of two illusionary people who meant very much to me. It'd make sense for you to be one, too."
[15:42] <Magdalene>
01[15:47] <@IS-ST> He looks at her and shrugs.  He holds his hand out to here.  "How brave are you, Maggie?"
06[15:49] * Magdalene reached out for his hand and smiled at him. "I can't judge that well but I'm feeling pretty brave today."
01[15:55] <@IS-ST> As she takes his hand the entire scene fades away, leaving her staning infront of a the Door marked II, no forest, no night, just her and a few feet away, Crys.  She can feel a slight warmth over her heart.  "Well, that's one way to do it.  How are you feeling, Kiddo?"
06[15:59] * Magdalene placed a hand over her heart where the warmth was, smile bright. "Pretty great." She told Crys, voice soft. Then she walked over him and hugged him close. "How did I do?"
06[16:01] * @IS-ST chuckles and hugs her back. "Well, lets go back and see." He moves over to the door marked V and swings it open to reveal the ship. "After you."
06[16:02] * Magdalene pulled away from the hug to walk through the door.
06[16:03] * @IS-ST follows her and heads up to #IS.Upper.deck
03[16:06] * IS-ST is now known as [JV]Crys
03[16:49] * [JV]Crys is now known as Drake
03[17:15] * Magdalene is now known as Mags_Naptime
03[17:20] * Drake is now known as Drake-afk