Maddox and Carmen meet up with Jay on LOFAS

* Maddox gets up, out of bed on the 3rd floor
* Carmen_Chapman groggily rolls out of bed onto the floor
* Maddox rubs his eyes, uses the bathroom, does daily routine, etc.
* Carmen_Chapman stumbles into the bathroom to de-tangle her hair and clean up
* Carmen_Chapman stares at the makeup set on the counter for a while before deciding to put on her human makeup again
* Maddox goes down to the first floor, and figures out stuff to eat.
* Carmen_Chapman ends up taking a while
<ProcyonA> what food even ist here in this house
* Carmen_Chapman finishes up, putting in green contact lenses today and tossing on an old battered baseball cap to cover her horns
* Carmen_Chapman heads downstairs in her completed human get-up
<Carmen_Chapman> ((a bunch of random stuff))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((they made pancakes last time I think))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((theres a lot of stuff like granola and maple syrup and yogurt and simple things like that))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((also some random expensive things like steak and caviar and proscuitto from her dad))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((I don't have a food inventory list :P))
* Maddox blinks in surprise
<Maddox> "You put your human stuff on."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yup"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno it felt weird not wearin it for so long"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I kinda hate it sometimes but Im just so used to it!"
<Maddox> "I guess that makes sense."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Still weird bein an alien round u n not tryin to hide it
* Maddox pulls some OJ out of the fridge.
<Maddox> "Well, any ideas for food?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Thought u might like it if I was less alien after what u said in the park I dunno"
* Carmen_Chapman sits down at the table
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno I was kinda hopin ud have it figured out before I got down here!"
* Carmen_Chapman laughs
* Maddox laughs a bit as well, pulling some pre-cooked sausage out and popping it in the microwave.
<Carmen_Chapman> "So... whaddya think bout the human thing?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "If u didnt know I was an alien would u be able to tell?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "This peach shit on my face always taXe forever to put on"
* Carmen_Chapman grimaces at the thought
<Maddox> "If I didn't know? I probably wouldn't be able to tell."
<Maddox> "But because I do know, it feels really strange."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I guess I only did send u that one photo of me like this"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Now u know why I didnt wanna send u piX of me!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Do u want me to change back?"
<Maddox> "Yeah, I think so."
<Maddox> "Seems more real."
* Carmen_Chapman looX down at the table
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sometimes things bein not real is nice when the reals not very nice"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ill brb"
* Carmen_Chapman stands up and starts heading back upstairs, mumbling quietly to herself
* Carmen_Chapman taXe a while upstairs
* Maddox eats the sausage he just microwaved.
* Carmen_Chapman returns, rubbing her eyes
<Carmen_Chapman> "There we go all gone now"
* Carmen_Chapman sits down to join MaddoX
<Carmen_Chapman> "Better?"
* Maddox smiles a bit
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Left the green contacts in though"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Theyre cool"
* Carmen_Chapman eats quietly
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Maddox> "Well, I guess we need to figure out what we're going to do today.
* Carmen_Chapman nods
* Carmen_Chapman taXe a deep breath, Xhaling slowly
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yup"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Could go see how the peeps are doing bout their curse"
<Maddox> "Yeah. Could also go check on my Dad."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Could go check out that old house thingy"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Could see ur dad too"
<Carmen_Chapman> "How longve u not been there?"
* Maddox frowns a bit.
<Maddox> "Five days...?"
* Maddox starts counting on his fingers.
<Maddox> "Five nights."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Daaaang"
<Maddox> "Yeah. I really want to go check in on him."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah we should probs go see him"
<Carmen_Chapman> "..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sorry I didnt say that before"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I know ur lonely n stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I thought dressin up like a human again might help u feel better"
<Carmen_Chapman> "That was kinda stupid though"
<Maddox> "It's fine."
<Maddox> "It just felt a little too shallow."
<Maddox> "Thanks for the thought though."
* Carmen_Chapman looX down at her plate
<Carmen_Chapman> "Mhm"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I know how it feels though"
* Maddox pulls out his laptop, pushing his plate aside, pulling up Carmen's house.
<Carmen_Chapman> "To worry if ur the only one left"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
* Maddox checks on Fred's progress again, checking for grist levels
<Carmen_Chapman> "Dont worry we can find him I just feel it"
* Maddox finds Fred still has zero grist, and is nowhere to be seen.
<Maddox> "He should just be in my house still."
<Maddox> "Unless he went through one of the portals."
* Maddox looks a bit more worried.
<Maddox> "You fine if I use 200 grist to build up to the next gate?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "If it fuckin worX out somehow that I found other trolls then its gonna work out that we can find other humans"
* Carmen_Chapman squeezes MaddoXs hand
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah go for it dude"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were gonna find ur dad n hes gonna be fine"
* Maddox squeezes back, and builds up to the second gate, this time not copying furniture of any kind
<Maddox> ((or plumbing))
<Maddox> "There."
* Maddox closes his laptop down, and recaptchalogues it.
<ProcyonA> Through the miracle of sburb your house is now taller.
<Carmen_Chapman> Grist reduced by 200 to 640
* Carmen_Chapman messages some people while MaddoX worX
<Carmen_Chapman> "Fuck!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I remembered!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I said Id go visit Orea on the gold place"
<ProcyonA> ((ill be right back, gotta go grab something from downstairs))
<Maddox> "Dang."
<Maddox> "You should probably shoot her a message."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah probs"
* Maddox starts climbing stairs.
<Maddox> "Well, I guess I get to show you my place now."
* Carmen_Chapman tries a bit of crafting before following MaddoX up the stairs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats ur place called again?"
<Maddox> "The Land of Fog and Steel."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Huh"
* Carmen_Chapman continues following MaddoX
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sounds p mysterious!!!"

-------------((Out of character background interlude))------------------------------------------------------------------------

<ProcyonA> ((quick heads up, if tall go there, we can not coninute))
<ProcyonA> ((I dont know what its like and zachs at a movie))
<Maddox> ((Zach doesn't know either, technically.))
<Maddox> ((I have a house diagram and the land there is pretty simple and linear if we venture out of the house.))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((did anything happen on your land after the DM switch?))
<Maddox> ((Nope.))
<Maddox> ((I was already at Ember's land.))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((So it sounds like nobody knows what the land is like except you))
<Maddox> ((In fact, I may have already reached Carmen's land. Can't remember.))
<ProcyonA> ((oh right maddox's land))
<Maddox> ((Yeah.))
<ProcyonA> ((ok i guess we can conitnue but im going to be winging it more than usual))
<Maddox> ((That's fine.))
<ProcyonA> ((i like the name though))
<Maddox> ((Maddox's dad is a geek. Just kind of roll with that. Maddox really only saw him day one, but he mostly in shock.))
<ProcyonA> ((whats it like?))
<ProcyonA> the land
<Maddox> ((The land is entirely covered in fog, to the point of perception checks like every five steps.))
<Maddox> ((You can vaguely make out giant steel mounds everywhere around you, and the house starts on a john-like tall place.))
<ProcyonA> just
<ProcyonA> mounds?
<Maddox> ((Yep.))
<Maddox> ((Giant steel mounds, covered in fog.))
<Maddox> ((Real depressing.))
<ProcyonA> anything inside of them that you know of?
<Maddox> ((Through the first gate, you end up in an enclosed valley place that had a secret door to an underground dungeon like thing.
<Maddox> At the other end of it (shortcut through now) there was a long elevator ride down.
<Maddox> From there, a return gate was placed, and there was a staircase hallway to a large gate
<Maddox> through the gate was a giant steel city with pillars and bridges and stuff, but overrun by monsters on the streets
<Maddox> Lots of bears there, as well as a group of vigilante bears called the rough riders.
<Maddox> They managed to kill two basilisks between the four of them.
<Maddox> Maddox stayed and slayed seven ogres, but then Jamster spawned an Acheron and I ran.
<Maddox> The city was not in great shape, and the bears were mad at Maddox for not being helpful.
<Maddox> ((Not the rough riders, just the civilians.))
<Maddox> The Rough riders also have a cell phone maddox gave them, and his number. So they can actually call him now.
<Maddox> After that, maddox fled, and went to Ember's land.
<Maddox> ((End exposition.))
<ProcyonA> I see
<ProcyonA> so we're goign to be dealing in this steel city probablyt?
<Maddox> Maybe?
<Maddox> Or we might go through gate 3.
<Maddox> Its basically one or the other
<Maddox> since I couldn't find anywhere else to go
<Maddox> City is crazy though. Really huge open area very deep underground.
<Carmen_Chapman> Also probably just starting with Maddox's dad first at home?
<Carmen_Chapman> Unless he's not there anymore
<Maddox> Yeah.
<Maddox> He might have ended up going through one of the gates.
<Carmen_Chapman> Is his house built up past gate 2?
<Maddox> Nope
<Maddox> Just to gate two.
<Carmen_Chapman> Okay so if he did the only places he could go are the city or to Ember's land
<Maddox> but Madox has Ember's hard drive, and Maddox's dad could probably get that working again for Ember's client.
<Maddox> Its unlikely he would make to to the city
<Maddox> since the exit to the dungeon involved climbing on stuff to go through a skylight on the roof
<Maddox> but possible.
<ProcyonA> Ok where is your dad?
<ProcyonA> In your house?
<Maddox> He was last seen five days ago sleeping in Maddox's house.
<ProcyonA> Got it
<Maddox> Maddox left a note that he would try to be back later.
<ProcyonA> Ok so are we going through?
<Maddox> And not a whole lot else.
<Maddox> I think so.
<ProcyonA> and just to make sure i dont goof this, yall show up outside maddox's house right?
<Carmen_Chapman> I'm pretty sure you come out Maddox's second gate
<Maddox> Yup.
<Carmen_Chapman> Maddox has built up that far, so falling shouldn't be a problem
<Maddox> Yup
<ProcyonA> Cool

---------------((end out of character background interlude))----------------------------------------------------------

<ProcyonA> yall pop our of maddox's second gate, which is... down in his land right
<Maddox> In his house.
<ProcyonA> dammit i doubted myself
<ProcyonA> yall end up at his house
<ProcyonA> Whats youor house like?
<Maddox> Crap, the image is gone. I'll describe.
<Maddox> It was pretty small, just one floor, but has been built up by Ember since.
<Carmen_Chapman> ((what does the construction look like?))
<Maddox> He did it mostly by ladders and pillar-supported platforms, so we end up practically outside.
<Maddox> On the first floor, there are two bedrooms, and Maddox's dad's room was damaged by fire on the first day, leaving a hole to the outside that has since been roughly patched.
<Maddox> There is a small kitchen and garage, with a small central hallways connecting everything
<Maddox> So if you walked in a normal day, you would go through the front door, have the garage on your left, Maddox's room on your right, a bathroom further down the hall directly in front of you, followed by Maddox's dad's room on the left, and the kitchen on the right.
<Maddox> Washer/Drier was in garage.
<Maddox> Back door in the back right corner of the kitchen.
<Maddox> Living room behind Dad's room
<Maddox> but also pretty small.
<Maddox> The garage mostly protrudes from the rest of the house.
<Maddox> ...Not that it matters, as the cliff terminates ~30 from the front of the house
<Maddox> ~30 ft*
<Maddox> --end description--
<ProcyonA> Got it
<ProcyonA> well its quite differen t
<ProcyonA> the outsides are covered with sharpen ed sticks stabbed into the ground at protruding angles, to impale attackers
<ProcyonA> the door is made of metal now, it appears to be an old refrigerator door
<ProcyonA> The walls on the first floor have been  reinforeced with wood, and on the outside, nails have been hammered spike out to prevent climbing
<ProcyonA> the garage is burned down
<ProcyonA> There are two imps impaled and dying on a spike
<ProcyonA> THeres a decent amount of blood on the ground by the doorway
<Maddox> "Holy crap."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whoooooa this place is so foggy!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Howd u see anything???"
<Maddox> "I mostly didn't. This place sucks."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh"
* Maddox climbs down to the first floor
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur houses got a buncha sweet defenses n stuff!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Kinda like mine I guess"
* Carmen_Chapman laughs a bit, nervously
<ProcyonA> They look far shittier
<Maddox> "Those weren't there when I left."
* Carmen_Chapman chooses not to mention the quality comparison
* Maddox touches down on the first floor.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whered they come from then?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Thats a lot of spikes!!!"
<Maddox> "I'm hoping dad built them. No idea how."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Probs cuz hes a badass"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Peeps who build all of this are p much badasses"
* Carmen_Chapman continues following MaddoX, looking around in wonder
* Maddox looks distracted, checking every room for his dad
<ProcyonA> Hes right inside the door, which you have to force open.
<ProcyonA> He jumps up, and you find he has a spear amde of sharpen ed rebar
<ProcyonA> hes... fitter than he was, and completely healthy
<ProcyonA> He does hoew ver seem stretched thin and very freaked out
* Maddox looks visibly relived, though very concerned at his dad's state.
<Maddox> "You made it."
* Maddox fails to say anything better than that.
<ProcyonA> He laughs and hugs you
* Carmen_Chapman instinctively turns around and hides outside the doorframe
* Maddox hugs him back, not letting go for quite some time
<ProcyonA> "It was looking bad there for a while... but then these monsters attacked"
<ProcyonA> "I managed to stab one with that sword i have hanging on the wall [gonna assume there is one] and it dropepd a vial of.... something"
<ProcyonA> "I drank it out of despertaion and i was right, it healed me"
<Maddox> "Healing from monsters?"
* Maddox looks up at his dad, suprised
<ProcyonA> "I dont know..."
<ProcyonA> "But they kept coming, and i started ripping boards off the cieling to patch up the holes"
<Maddox> "How do they even get up here?"
<Maddox> "We're over a hundred feet up!"
<ProcyonA> The cieling is indeed fucked up, but then when the new building on top starts, it is fixed"
<ProcyonA> ignore that quote
<ProcyonA> "I dont know..."
<ProcyonA> "they just appear"
<Maddox> "...Sorry for being gone so long."
<Maddox> "I went to go find Ember and Carmen."
<Maddox> "I only got one."
<ProcyonA> "Thats ok, you h ad no idea what would happen... I'm just glad youre back"
<Maddox> ((Maddox's dad knows that Maddox spent time online with Ember and Carmen, and is aware of Ember's memory loss, but not aware of Trolls or anything.))
<ProcyonA> Hes crying a bit
<ProcyonA> Carmen, he didnt notice you
<Carmen_Chapman> ((He also got a laptop for Carmen))
<ProcyonA> does he know youre an alien?
<Carmen_Chapman> ((or maybe that was Ember's dad))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((I think it was Maddox's))
<Maddox> ((Yeah. I think that's something Maddox's dad would do.))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((no, just whatever Maddox told him))
<Maddox> ((Doesn't know about alien-ness.))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((the computer was some spare waste or something from work that he got))
* Maddox cries a bit too for a bit
<ProcyonA> "You got carmen? Doesnt she live in..."
<ProcyonA> "god who cares, i dont know what is goig on..."
<Maddox> "Yeah. We don't know a lot either."
<Maddox> "Oh, and, uh, Carmen isn't human."
<ProcyonA> "What?"
<ProcyonA> He looks around
<Maddox> "You want to come in, Carmen?"
<Maddox> ((Maddox and his dad watched Star trek, but this should still be a mind blow.))
* Carmen_Chapman does not respond, remaining outside
<Maddox> "Oh, well, yeah."
<Maddox> "We're alive."
* Maddox now regrets having Carmen take her makeup off
<Maddox> "Should we go sit down?"
* Roland_ ([email protected]) has joined
<ProcyonA> "Oh yes of course"
* Roland_ ([email protected]) has left
<ProcyonA> By the way, the inside of the house is gutted, random stuff is nailed to walls and piled inside the bedroom.
<Maddox> "Holy crap you did a lot."
<ProcyonA> Theres only one sofa left, a perfect replica of another making up a decnt chunk of the repairs done to the bedroom
* Maddox says to the doorway as he walks in
<Maddox> "Um, come in whenever?"
<ProcyonA> "I didn't know what was coming, so i prepared"
<Maddox> "Sorry."
* Carmen_Chapman remains for now sitting on the ground outside with her head between her knees
<ProcyonA> He walsk over to the sofa awkwardly
<ProcyonA> "Is she coming in?"
<Maddox> "I think she's too nervous."
<Maddox> "This is my fault."
<ProcyonA> "Yeah understnadable."
<ProcyonA> He gets closer to you and whispers, "What am i expecting? Star Trek or Warhammer?"
<Maddox> "Uh, grey skin and horns."
<ProcyonA> he exhales
<ProcyonA> "ok... ok."
<Maddox> "So, well, I should probably tell you what I know."
<ProcyonA> "please."
<Maddox> "So Carmen, Ember, a bunch of other trolls, and me started playing a new game last week. Then the weird meteor stuff happened and we teleported our houses."
* Carmen_Chapman listens to them talk
<Maddox> ((Also Maddox's dad doesn't know if Troll=Alien or whatever.))
<Maddox> "We all ended up on different planets with weird names and monsters."
<Maddox> "And now everything is trying to kill us."
<ProcyonA> "How were they trolling?"
<ProcyonA> "How did a game do this"
<Maddox> "... I don't know."
<Maddox> "Anyway, you can teleport to other planets with the second portal above the house, though It looks like Carmen, Ember and our planet go in a circle with that.
<Maddox> "You can also kill monsters to get loot that allows you to make stuff."
<ProcyonA> "oh the spinny thing?
<Maddox> "Yeah."
* Maddox hands his dad an off axesaber, saying
<ProcyonA> "I didnt want to touch that, too much 40k, didnt want to get chaos'd"
<ProcyonA> "Oh oh my"
<Maddox> "Point it away from anything important and turn it on.
<ProcyonA> He does so
<ProcyonA> "Holy shi-crap!"
<ProcyonA> He does the thing luke does when he gets his lightsaber for the first time.
<ProcyonA> "Help me obi wan kenobi"
* Maddox facepalms
<Maddox> "...and that's about all I know."
<Maddox> "Can I have my axesaber back?"
<ProcyonA> "Oh. yeah ehre you go"
<ProcyonA> He hands it back
* Maddox takes it back and puts it away
<Maddox> "I'm going to go talk to Carmen real quick. Be right back."
* Maddox walks back out and over to Carmen
<ProcyonA> "Yeah of course."
* Carmen_Chapman is still sitting there with her head between her knees, shaking a little bit
<Maddox> "Are you okay?"
* Carmen_Chapman looX up at him
<Carmen_Chapman> "I.... dunno"
* Carmen_Chapman sniffles a bit, but isn't crying or anything
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur dad sounds so.... chill"
<Maddox> "I shouldn't have asked for you to take your makeup off."
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "S what u wanted its fine it was stupid anyways"
* Maddox sits down
<Carmen_Chapman> "Is this like..... how ur dad always is?"
<Maddox> "I think he's a little overwhelmed right now because I haven't been here for a while, but yeah. When he's around and not super busy, he's a lot like this."
<Maddox> "....Oh"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U n Ember n Adrian n another asshole are the only peeps to see me like.... real me"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno Im just bein a fuckin wuss right now"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I...."
<Maddox> "If it makes you feel any better, it's probably the last time."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur dads probs fine with it... I dunno"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I always kinda freak out bout people seeing me n dads arent like a real good place to start!!!"
<Maddox> "That makes sense."
<Carmen_Chapman> "N I just kept you busy at my place..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "We shoulda come here a long time ago!"
* Carmen_Chapman thumps her forehead against her knees a couple of times in frustration
<Maddox> "Maybe. But it's okay, alright? He's still alive, we're still alive..."
* Carmen_Chapman sighs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah ur right..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I know it sounds kinda stupid.... but if I wanna leave ur dad can u let me come back out here alone?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I just dunno how this s gonna go down but it feels like shit right now"
* Carmen_Chapman taXe a deep breath, standing up
<Maddox> "Alright."
<Maddox> "If you need to leave the planet, go through the second portal again."
<Maddox> "Then the second portal... there."
* Carmen_Chapman nods
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hopefully shit doesnt get thaaat bad"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
* Carmen_Chapman taXe MaddoX's hand
* Maddox stands up, and walks inside again
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lets do this"
* Carmen_Chapman follows behind
<ProcyonA> Your dad gest up.
<ProcyonA> He was tidying up a bit
<Maddox> "So, uh, dad? This is Carmen."
* Carmen_Chapman tries to make eye contact with Maddox's dad several times, lingering for a bit on his face, but ends up looking around the room a bit
<ProcyonA> Hes a bit shocked, but goes over to shake her hand
* Carmen_Chapman turns to look at him, a bit surprised
<ProcyonA> "hi hi im [dads name] nice to meet you wow this is... wow"
* Carmen_Chapman blinX a couple of times, slowly extending her hand to shake his
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hi."
<Maddox> ((Honestly, I had Maddox' dad's name down tenatively as Jay, leaving Maddox Jayson open to being ectobiologically created, but up to you if you want to change it.))
<ProcyonA> jay is fine
<ProcyonA> He nods a bunch of times
<ProcyonA> "hi."
* Maddox looks back and forth and says,
<Maddox> "Well. Yeah. That's that."
* Carmen_Chapman swallows before gradually smiling, still keeping her teeth hidden though
<Carmen_Chapman> "...yup"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Good to meet u"
<ProcyonA> "Wodnerful to meet you too."
<ProcyonA> He dashes away into the kitchen
* Maddox follows, realizing something
<ProcyonA> "Tea? we have soem tea, and somehow we still have electricity"
<Maddox> "How much food do we have left?"
* Maddox puts six lunchables from his sylladex on the counter
<ProcyonA> "we're running low, we've got crackers and a lot, a lot, of ravioli"
* Carmen_Chapman follows MaddoX into the kitchen
* Maddox laughs a bit
<ProcyonA> he does too a bit
<Carmen_Chapman> ((ravioli ravioli whats in the pocketoli))
<Carmen_Chapman> "...U gonna make some more food MaddoX?"
<Maddox> "Yeah. That's probably a good idea."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U like... wrote down a ton a shit from my refrigerator or somethin didnt u?"
<Maddox> "Yep. Good idea."
* Maddox goes into his room, crafting a refrigerated leftover steak for a few build grist
* Maddox comes back out with it, putting it on a plate on the counter.
<Maddox> "Is the microwave still intact?"
<ProcyonA> He shakes his head
<ProcyonA> "Woah where did that come from
<ProcyonA> HE closes his eyes
<ProcyonA> "Wait from the same place our house pentupled in size?"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Maddox> "Remember the game? This is just about the only good part."
<ProcyonA> "cool"
<ProcyonA> "Tea, earl grey, hot"
<Carmen_Chapman> ((hahaha))
* Maddox laughs a bit at that
<ProcyonA> "Really? That is amazing"
<Maddox> "I don't have the code for that though."
* Maddox puts the steak in the microwave, heating it up before splitting it into three portions on plates.
<ProcyonA> "Code?"
<ProcyonA> He digs in
* Carmen_Chapman goes back where MaddoX came from, looking for the alchemiter
<ProcyonA> "Sorry if my manners arent great, this is some good stuff"
<Maddox> "Yeah. Sorry. I should have come back sooner."
* Maddox pulls a book out of his sylladex, and flips it over.
<Maddox> "That code."
* Carmen_Chapman finds it in Maddox's room, and uses the code she has written down to duplicate a big jug of homemade maple syrup
* Carmen_Chapman returns with the jug, setting it down on the counter in the kitchen
<ProcyonA> "Syrup?"
<ProcyonA> "Or sometign alien?"
* Carmen_Chapman shaXe her head no
<Carmen_Chapman> "Homemade maple syrup!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman grins, forgetting she was trying to hide her teeth
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno if its homemade anymore though..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whatever I dunno how this shit worX"
* Carmen_Chapman tastes a bit with her finger
<Carmen_Chapman> "Tastes the same!"
* Carmen_Chapman brings it over to the table and sits down with the rest of them
* Maddox does a small fist pump
<ProcyonA> "Oh awesome"
* Carmen_Chapman pours a bit of syrup on her plate neXt to the steak, and begins eating, dipping bites in the syrup occasionally
<ProcyonA> "I don t think we have anything good to..."
<ProcyonA> "huh"
<ProcyonA> "maybe i can make some pancakes"
<Carmen_Chapman> "S good!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like bacon n syrup Xept... steak"
* Carmen_Chapman continues eating
* Maddox laughs a bit, trying the same thing
<ProcyonA> He tries some and seems like it was ok
* Maddox eats the rest of his steak, some with syrup, some without
<Carmen_Chapman> "So like.... whats up over here?"
<ProcyonA> your dad doesnt talk much
<Carmen_Chapman> "sides like fog n stuff"
<ProcyonA> "well the orcs haven t attacked in a while"
<ProcyonA> "I came up with the idea for sharpening rebar i pulled fromt he upper levels
<ProcyonA> "Seems to be working pretty ok"
<Maddox> "The axe I left you break?"
<ProcyonA> "Nah that and the sword i had got stolen"
<ProcyonA> "Those bastards have sticky fingers"
<ProcyonA> "luckily i ran them out and sealed up the room so nothigns gone missing since"
<Maddox> "That's good."
<Carmen_Chapman> "We should make u some sweet gear!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "That shit is p much magic!"
<ProcyonA> He nods enthusiastically
<Maddox> "Well, I have a bit of grist left. Can probably make something."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I only made chainsaw weapons n shit so far though... u use aXes?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Somethin else?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Idk I know askin bout ur strife specibus is kinda a personal question"
<ProcyonA> "just something i can poke with"
<ProcyonA> "ooh maybe a tazer"
<ProcyonA> "Oooh or a magic stafF! Does that work?"
<Maddox> "Um, I actually don't know."
<Maddox> "It works by combining the atributes of things we have codes for."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Daaang u got a p baller specibus thingy to use all those!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah u just punch stuff in n then poof out comes stuff!!!"
<Maddox> "And also Poof goes your grist."
<ProcyonA> "punch stuff?"
<ProcyonA> "grist"
<Maddox> "Did any of the imps you kill drop fruit gusher looking things?"
<ProcyonA> "yeah but i couldnt pick them up, so they just dissapered"
<ProcyonA> "They were incoporteal too"
<Maddox> "Huh. Interesting."
<Maddox> "We can pick them up. You need them to make stuff."
<ProcyonA> "huh ok"
<ProcyonA> "Show me!"
<Maddox> "Well, to the machines then."
<Maddox> "Y'all done?"
* Carmen_Chapman jumps up from the table and heads over to the alchemiter
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yup!"
* Maddox follows her in
<ProcyonA> He follows you
<Maddox> "Any ideas what we should try to make?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ooh!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I gotta show u my new thing!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman turns to MaddoX's dad
<Carmen_Chapman> "This is the kinda stuff u can make its p fuckin awesome!"
* Carmen_Chapman pulls out her Flaming Heart's Lightsawclub
<Carmen_Chapman> "I havent tried it out yet so Idk what it does"
<Maddox> "Oh sweet!"
<ProcyonA> Its glowin pretty bright
<Carmen_Chapman> ((it looks exactly the same as her previous chainsaw, except for that glow))
* Carmen_Chapman revs it up just a bit so the fire starts coming out around the saw part
* Carmen_Chapman powers it off after just a bit since they're still inside
<Carmen_Chapman> "U show ur dad ur sweet aXes???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Or ur fancy mind powers????"
<Maddox> "I showed him the lightaxes, haven't made anything better yet."
<ProcyonA> "You have the force?!"
* Carmen_Chapman 's jaw drops
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Uhhhh oops... was I not supposed to....?"
* Maddox just responds by telekinetically making the remains of his bed.
<Maddox> "It's fine."
<ProcyonA> :0
<ProcyonA> "Holy goodness"
<Maddox> "Remember that weird stuff that happened sometimes when I ran? Yeah."
<ProcyonA> "Oh my goodness just wow"
* Carmen_Chapman kind of chuckles at MaddoX's dad's language
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah its p sweet!"
* Maddox is a bit nervous, but otherwise just kind of stands there.
<Maddox> "Yep."
<Maddox> "So, what should we make?"
<ProcyonA> He just grins a bit
<ProcyonA> "Anything"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno u got anything magic around here?"
<Maddox> "Probably can't make a magic staff, and even if we could, I probably can't afford it."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U dont know til u try!!!"
* Maddox just looks at his dad
<ProcyonA> "How how do we do that"
<Maddox> "Oh, uh, we need to things to combine."
* Maddox goes to the garage, coming back with a flashlight and a screwdriver
<Maddox> "This shouldn't cost much."
* Maddox attempts to craft flashlight && screwdriver
<Maddox> "You get both codes, put each into this machine while a piece of paper is in here, then you go and get a cylinder, put it in here with the paper, then stick that on the alchimeter to make the object
* Maddox goes through the process
<ProcyonA> You make... a multitool! ITs a flashlight on one side and a screwdriver on the other
<ProcyonA> its about 15 build grist
<Maddox> ((Maddox is now at 757 Build Grist))
* Maddox hands his dad the multitool thing
<ProcyonA> "Woah it just... mdae that"
<ProcyonA> "The design isnt great but... wow"
<ProcyonA> "flash oof light and...."
<ProcyonA> "What even is physics now?"
<ProcyonA> "geez..."
<ProcyonA> Hes just looking at the multitool adn having a but of an existential crisis
<Maddox> "So, what now?"
<ProcyonA> He looks at you
<ProcyonA> "I... dont know"
<ProcyonA> He smiles
<ProcyonA> "But I think you do."
<ProcyonA> "look at you youve grown up so much"
<ProcyonA> He beams with pride
* Maddox just kind of scratches his forehead
* Carmen_Chapman smiles widely, albeit with a somewhat uncertain Xpression on her face
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX u gotta show ur dad some a the other sweet shit u made already!"
* Carmen_Chapman turns to MaddoX's dad
<Carmen_Chapman> "U think that tool things crazy? Just wait till u see other stuff!!!"
<ProcyonA> He seems genuinely excited
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX said ur a boss with computers n stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "How bout this?"
* Carmen_Chapman pulls out her Pearl Tinted VR glasses and hands them to MaddoX's dad to see
<Carmen_Chapman> "S got a computer or somethin in there!"
<ProcyonA> He puts them on
<ProcyonA> "wow, is that... thermal?"
<ProcyonA> He takes them off and gives them a good lookin
<Carmen_Chapman> "Think so!!!"
<ProcyonA> "Where the HELL are the electronics?"
<ProcyonA> "And the camera?"
* Carmen_Chapman jumps in realization that her phone is all on there
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh dont read any of my phone messages on there or anythin!!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hell if I know how it worX"
* Carmen_Chapman is a bit anXious
<ProcyonA> "oh oh sorry"
<ProcyonA> He hands it over
<ProcyonA> "Ive tried not to be a too demanding father and definitely reading maddox's... girlfriend's texts isnt going to help"
* Carmen_Chapman taXe the glasses back, a bit relieved
<Carmen_Chapman> "....howd u know about... us?"
* Carmen_Chapman is very skeptical and a bit worried
* Maddox also looks suprised
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX didnt tell u did he?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "He hasnt like told anyone!"
<Maddox> "I didn't."
<ProcyonA> "oh!"
<ProcyonA> "im sorry i was jsut assuming"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hes too embaressed!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh."
<ProcyonA> He looks embarrassed but again proud.
* Maddox stands there awkwardly, but then changes the subject.
<Maddox> "So, uh, do you think you can get this working?"
* Maddox takes out Ember's hard drive
<ProcyonA> WHat kind of damage does it have?
* Carmen_Chapman turns to look at whatever it is MaddoX has
<Carmen_Chapman> "What is it???"
<ProcyonA> I know a bit about data recovery so ill make some guesses
<Maddox> the hard drive has no damage, but the laptop was busted.
<ProcyonA> oh
<ProcyonA> "yeah totally, but..."
<Maddox> ((It's litterally a matter of just getting windows to boot on a new machine.))
<ProcyonA> "Hmm, the connecting it could be a bit funky. I can probably manage it"
<ProcyonA> its a laptop hard drive?
<Maddox> Yeah.
<ProcyonA> know what fuck it lets not do this all technical
<Maddox> "If you can get it working we can make our house taller again."
<ProcyonA> he walks over to his tower (upstairs) and pops it open and breathes a sigh of relief
<ProcyonA> "Wait taller?"
<ProcyonA> "right. game."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U find that in a dungeon or somethin MaddoX????"
<Maddox> "... Ember's broken laptop."
* Carmen_Chapman abruptly is silent
<Carmen_Chapman> "......... oh."
<ProcyonA> "oh..."
<ProcyonA> "I... im again assuming here, but im sorry."
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<ProcyonA> "Ill get this working."
<ProcyonA> "which will  be pretty easy becuase i do havea  cable for this exact purpose."
<Maddox> "awesome."
<Carmen_Chapman> ".... I.... dont really wanna see anythin thats on there but....."
<ProcyonA> He plugs shit in and fires up his computer
<Carmen_Chapman> "Try n keep everything else on there safe okay?"
<ProcyonA> He opens it.
<ProcyonA> "I will."
<ProcyonA> "I just backed it up to my hard drive which... should be updating to a server in malaysia but i dont think thats happening anymore"
<ProcyonA> "Either way its safe."
<ProcyonA> "YOu want this.... sburb? this one?"
<Maddox> "Yep."
<ProcyonA> He makes a copy and puts it on his desktop.
<ProcyonA> After that he turns off his computer, puts the drive in a plastic baggy and puts it in a drawer.
<ProcyonA> "Safe, i guess"
<ProcyonA> "What now?"
<Maddox> "Run the program."
<Carmen_Chapman> "While ur doin all that..."
<ProcyonA> He does so
<Carmen_Chapman> "This is p random but u get weird messages from anyone?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Anyone try n kidnap u or somethin?"
<ProcyonA> "Me? I havent been on my computer in a while"
<ProcyonA> "but no no kidnapping"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hmph"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Thought so"
* Carmen_Chapman mumbles to herself in annoyance
<ProcyonA> "Should I have?"
<ProcyonA> he looks paranoid
<ProcyonA> "just murder so far
<Maddox> "..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "No its nbd dont worry bout it just curious idk"
* Maddox looks at Carmen, but then says nothing more.
<Maddox> "But yeah, run the program."
<Maddox> "If it asks, click the server button."
<ProcyonA> He does so, and it pulls up toa view of the house, outside.
<Maddox> "Oh good. It works."
<ProcyonA> "woah"
<ProcyonA> hes manages to navegate the buttons pretty easily
<ProcyonA> "Woah is taht us
<Carmen_Chapman> When MaddoX looks at Carmen, if he notices, would see Carmen clenching her hands into fists a bit and grinding her teeth
<ProcyonA> he turns and waves
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah its p creepy"
<Maddox> "This can be used to spend my grist to build the house taller to more portals."
<Maddox> "Also to repair the house, if we need to."
<ProcyonA> "Oh cool."
<ProcyonA> "Can you fix the walls... more good."
<ProcyonA> "Like theyr really bad right now"
<Maddox> "Sure."
* Maddox goes ahead and does that ((grist used?))
<ProcyonA> lets call it 25 if youre fixing the walls
<ProcyonA> Theres material already there so its not a ton
<Maddox> cool
* Carmen_Chapman smiles at the walls seemingly magically fiXing themselves
<Maddox> "There. That wasn't that expensive, actually."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sweet"
<ProcyonA> "We just..."
<ProcyonA> "wow."
<ProcyonA> He looks very very stunned"
<ProcyonA> ignore that quote thts a habit i need to break
<Maddox> I've run into problems with doing /me everywhere as well lol
<Maddox> "I suppose we now just do stuff until the others get here."
<ProcyonA> "The others? how many people are here?"
* Maddox looks at carmen
<Maddox> "Uh, like five?'
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Used to be more..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Five or somethin s probs how many are left"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Peeps are comin here though???"
<Maddox> "All the gates come here eventually."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh"
<Maddox> "Or at least, I'm pretty sure."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont think anyone else s gonna come here tho"
<Maddox> "No gates leave our three planets."
<Maddox> "Maybe, yeah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Estval doesnt really talk to peeps n Mobius thinkX humans are stupid"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I talked to Orea tho!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Shes p busy doing somethin Idk what"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sooooo"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whadda we do now?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Im gettin kinda bored its too quiet here!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman bounces a bit, sad there's no beat to accompany her
<Maddox> "I don't know. That lizard dude said there was a point to this. Do we make better stuff and then go fight that dude?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I got like no grist left dude cant make anythin"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Theres gotta be somethin to do here!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "S not Land of Boring n Snoozola here"
<ProcyonA> "Grist?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "That weird shit u said u couldnt pick up"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Gotta use it to make cool shit like my chainsaw!!!"
<Maddox> "Yep."
<ProcyonA> "Oh."
<ProcyonA> "And... you guys can pick it up?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Think MaddoX theres gotta be somethin u wanna do!"
<Maddox> "Well, there really isn't all that much here unless you like fighting building-sized monsters.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hmph"
<Maddox> "We could try my third portal."
<Carmen_Chapman> "If u wanna chill here with ur dad then thats cool with me"
<Carmen_Chapman> "But Im gonna head out back to my place then n try n find some cool shit to do if you wanna hang around waitin for peeps to come here!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats up in ur third one?"
<ProcyonA> "wait if you guys are going some where I'm coming"
<Maddox> "I don't know."
<ProcyonA> "I cant just leave you again, thats totally irresponsible"
<Maddox> "Pretty sure not a planet though."
* Maddox looks at his dad
<Maddox> "Um, hm."
<Maddox> ((Well, if this happens, we may have to throw together a character sheet for him.))
<ProcyonA> ((indeed))
<ProcyonA> ((im down with that))
<ProcyonA> "I'm sorry to be... intruding but I have to"
<ProcyonA> "I cant just leave you"
<ProcyonA> "The etnire time i wasnt worried about myself I was worried about you"
* Maddox nods
<ProcyonA> "I had no idea what was happening to you"
<Maddox> "We do have a problem though."
<Maddox> "Magic Monsters."
<Maddox> "Haven't seen any here yet though..."
<ProcyonA> "Magic Monstres?"
<ProcyonA> "Of course theres mroe than just the little guys"
<Maddox> "We had to run from a fake reality level psychic."
<ProcyonA> "Woah"
<ProcyonA> "Thats... scary. But also cool"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yuuuuuup"
<Carmen_Chapman> "More like fuckin trippin balls!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "That was p much crazy"
<ProcyonA> He nods "I bet"
<ProcyonA> "How did you guys get away?"
<Maddox> "Uh, the fake reality kind of dropped and we ran."
* Carmen_Chapman nods
<ProcyonA> "Good plan"
<Maddox> "Should we try the third gate then?"
* Maddox looks at his dad
<Maddox> "Please stay a little behind us though."
<ProcyonA> "Sure sure, ill give you too some space"
<ProcyonA> "But gates, those are the portals right?"
<Maddox> "Yeah, I just thought gate sounded cooler."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U got like a phone or somethin so u peeps can talk to each other???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Then u can like check in n stuff n dont have to be like on top of us all the time"
* Carmen_Chapman frowns a bit
<ProcyonA> "Ive got a phone but I'd still like to come with
* Maddox looks torn
* Carmen_Chapman looX a bit suspiciously at MaddoX's dad
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur not like gettin paid or somethin to spy on us are u???"
* Maddox blinks, not having thought about that.
<ProcyonA> "What? of course not"
<ProcyonA> "im your dad, maddox"
<Maddox> "You are acting really chipper, especially considering the circumstances."
* Maddox suddenly looks concerned
<ProcyonA> "I'm just relieved to see another person"
<ProcyonA> He looks concerned as well
<ProcyonA> "Please you gotta believe me"
<Maddox> ((This paranoia. So good.))
<ProcyonA> T R U S T  I S S U E S
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hes not my dad s up to u"
* Maddox thinks about it for a bit, then cautiously says,
<Maddox> "Maybe this time. Extra eyes are useful in the mist."
* Carmen_Chapman looX a little annoyed
<Carmen_Chapman> "fine"
<ProcyonA> He breathes a sigh of relief
<ProcyonA> "Im just trying to help"
<ProcyonA> He sems a bit offended
* Carmen_Chapman frowns a bit at MaddoX's dad
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hey dont give me that look"
* Maddox still feeling concerned and slightly guilty, Maddox goes ahead and builds up to the third gate.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Im trustin Maddox trustin u"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur still a stranger in my book k?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ill trust u when I feel it"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ive been followed round by too many randos to wanna do this okay???"
<ProcyonA> "I get it"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Two a my friends got murdered since we got in this game"
<ProcyonA> "Ill try to be discreet"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Im not givin anyone a free pass"
<ProcyonA> "I get it"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hell"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Id kinda even like it more if u were just with us"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Creepin round in the fog tryin to follow us n keep us safe is kinda sketchier!!!"
<Maddox> "Also significantly more dangerous."
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX n I wont get anymore date time if ur third wheelin everythin but thatd be better than sneakin round us!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Just stay with us n then well all be together"
<ProcyonA> "I get it, if you want I can stay back but you gotta understand"
<ProcyonA> "MAddox is my son and I dont know if its paternal instinct or waht but id never forgive myself if you got hurt and I wasnt htere"
* Carmen_Chapman looX a bit surprised to hear that
<Carmen_Chapman> "Huh"
<ProcyonA> "I have to go, even if its more dangerous for myself and if you two never get any date time again because dammit I cant imagine if you did get hurt"
<ProcyonA> "I... i just couldnt deal with it"
<ProcyonA> "Im sorry but I have to"
<ProcyonA> hes stuttering all over the place
<Carmen_Chapman> "Well its not fuckin paternal whatevers I can tell u that"
<ProcyonA> "What do you mean its not"
* Carmen_Chapman is a bit grumpy at the thought
<Carmen_Chapman> "S fine just come with us"
* Maddox finishes building up the house.
<Carmen_Chapman> "I just dont want u creepin around trying to be discreet n shit"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Just come with us like a normal fuckin person n well be chill"
<Maddox> ((350 BG sound good? Gate one was 100 and Gate 2 was 200))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((yeah gate grist scaling was never really decided))
<ProcyonA> ((deal))
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ive gotta go to the bathroom"
<Maddox> "Well, up we go."
<Maddox> "Oh, yeah, that first.
* Carmen_Chapman huffs out of the room rather quickly
* Carmen_Chapman heads for the bathroom and shuts the door
* Maddox just folds his hands nervously.
<ProcyonA> As soon as shes out of earshot, he says quietly, "Does she have parental problems? If not I dont think i like her."
<Maddox> "Yeah. Bad parents."
<ProcyonA> "Oh."
<ProcyonA> "I feel bad for being snappy."
<Maddox> "We've all almost died at least once by this point. I'm pretty sure snappy is normal now."
<ProcyonA> He gives you a hug
<ProcyonA> "What is this world we're in"
<Maddox> "A dead one."
* Carmen_Chapman taXe some deep breaths in the bathroom, trying to calm herself down
* Carmen_Chapman flushes the toilet and washes her hands
* Carmen_Chapman decaptchalogues some of her homemade herbals, putting her mouth under the faucet to get a drink a take a couple, before putting them away and heading back from the bathroom
* Carmen_Chapman walX in, smiling
<Carmen_Chapman> "K"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Back now!"
<Maddox> "I'll go real quick, then we can head out."
* Maddox quickly uses the restroom, then returns.
<ProcyonA> It is awkward in the room without maddox.
<ProcyonA> "I am sorry for being rude."
<Maddox> ((retcon the and returns part))
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs, smiling
<ProcyonA> did she just get high
<Carmen_Chapman> "Dont worry bout it nbd!"
<Carmen_Chapman> ((sort of not really))
<ProcyonA> "oh ok."
<Maddox> ((I'm guessing its mostly emotional masking))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((just like those natural things you can buy in the store to help with sore throats or constipation or focus))
<ProcyonA> ((dont this do... jack shit))
<ProcyonA> ((other than placebos))
<ProcyonA> ((whch does do some thigns))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((sometimes))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((there are actually some plants that have some active stuff in them))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((caffeine in tea))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((several plants have natural laxatives in them))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((chamomile and valerian help with sleep))
<ProcyonA> oh right
<Carmen_Chapman> ((a bunch of that natural herbal stuff is bogus))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((just marketing to health stuff))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((especially to really specific or major effects))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((Carmen makes several for more basic stuff like falling asleep, staying awake, relaxing, focus, etc))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((so they're kind of like super weak drugs I guess))
<ProcyonA> got it
<ProcyonA> ok maddox feel free to return
<Carmen_Chapman> ((She took a couple in the bathroom to relax, but Brennan is right, most of what she's doing now is just masking))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((Though she will generally feel happier as they take effect))
* Maddox returns from the bathroom.
<Maddox> "Ready to go?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sweet lets do it!"
* Maddox notices that Carmen is masking, but understands and continues as normal
* Carmen_Chapman turns to MaddoX's dad
<Maddox> "Alright. This way."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Dude u like got anythin to fight with???"
* Maddox starts heading up to the third gate.
<ProcyonA> maddox's dad does not get the memo
<ProcyonA> He follows
<ProcyonA> "I dont, i used to but mostly I used some sharpened peices of rebar
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats ur specibus thingy?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX u got anythin old ur dad can use???"
<ProcyonA> "Spear I think? I'm not sure I just grabbed stuff"
* Maddox looks through his inventory, but no longer has the original axe, as he already had given it to his dad.
<Maddox> "No, I don't."
<ProcyonA> Didnt you take it back?
<Maddox> That was the lightaxe.
<Maddox> When jamster was DMing me, I gave Maddox's dad the original T1 axe
<Maddox> you said he broke it during his survival time though
<Maddox> so it's gone now.
<ProcyonA> oh right
<ProcyonA> "Its fine I can just use..."
<ProcyonA> He goes down and grabs a piece of sharpened rebar"
<ProcyonA> "This"
<ProcyonA> ((it acts as a -1 spear)
<Maddox> ((so like 1d8-1 or whatever the die size is?))
<Carmen_Chapman> "Uhhhhh okay?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Maybe wanna pack a bit more punch!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were probs gonna find some crazy shit out there!"
<ProcyonA> ((yeah that))
<ProcyonA> "well im sorry i dont have much"
* Carmen_Chapman rifles through her sylladex
<ProcyonA> "cant you two magic something?"
<ProcyonA> "with that machine?"
<Maddox> "I can maybe afford one upgrade. We need something to combine it with though."
* Carmen_Chapman pulls out her Flaming Chainsaw Juggling Club
<Carmen_Chapman> "I got this firey chainsaw too if u want it!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont need it right now but I dunno if u know how to use chainsaws n shit"
<ProcyonA> He declines
<Maddox> "Let me check something quickly."
<ProcyonA> "I think i'd just hurt myself"
* Maddox goes into his room and roots around for a glowstick
<Maddox> ((Thinking Glowstick && Sharpened Rebar for a T2 item))
<ProcyonA> You do find one
<ProcyonA> Sure why not
* Carmen_Chapman puts the chainsaw back away, a bit happy she can keep it
* Maddox tries to craft Glowstick && sharpened rebar
<Maddox> ((124 build grist, 41 t1, and 21 t2. <-- Lightaxe cost, which honestly was an item that should have been denied lol))
<ProcyonA> Fuck sane item prices
<ProcyonA> wait
<ProcyonA> did i make a lightsaber from a glowstick?
<ProcyonA> did i do that
<Maddox> no.
<Maddox> Jamster gave me a lightaxe from toylightsaber && axe lol. It made a real lightaxe.
<Maddox> not sure why that happened, but eh.
<Maddox> My working theory is it's a low-powered lightaxe, not full power etc.
<ProcyonA> sure why not
<Maddox> cool.
<ProcyonA> You make... what looks like a smooth piece of metal thats been sharpened
<Maddox> and glows? :D
<ProcyonA> it looks compeltely unchanged other than that its no longer rebar
<ProcyonA> maaaybe~
<Maddox> k
* Maddox heads back, and hands the new spear to his dad.
<Maddox> Here.
<Maddox> ^"Here."
<ProcyonA> Its 5 t2, 10t1, and 100 build so not as cheap? i dont know if this is a good price just bear with me here
<ProcyonA> its no longer -1
<Maddox> It's actually cheaper with those prices.
<ProcyonA> shit yeah thats what i meant
<Carmen_Chapman> It's more on par with Carmen's T2 weapon cost
<ProcyonA> then sure
<ProcyonA> why not
<Maddox> cool.
<ProcyonA> "thanks for... smoothing it out?"
<ProcyonA> "Does it do anything else?"
<ProcyonA> ((the ambient light is probably pretty bright here right
<ProcyonA> Because its inside))
<Maddox> "I don't know. I combined it with a glowstick."
<Maddox> ((Yeah, or at least decently.))
<Carmen_Chapman> "Cost a lot though!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Probs more stabby or whatevs!"
<ProcyonA> so it now does 2d...
<Maddox> "Yeah. Don't want to be doing that too much."
<Carmen_Chapman> ((spears are versatile))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((one handed they do 1d6, two handed they do 1d8))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((since hes not holding anything else, probably d8 then))
<ProcyonA> yeah that works
<Maddox> ((^ can confirm, just looked up))
<ProcyonA> "Ph nice"
<ProcyonA> "Should I get a shield too? I can be a spartan"
<Maddox> ((Also wow I can throw my axes and bring them back telekinetically. That's a thing.))
<Maddox> "I'd rather not spend a whole lot more, I'm starting to run low."
<ProcyonA> "No problem"
<Maddox> "But if you can figure one out with what we have here, that works."
<ProcyonA> He looks around.
<ProcyonA> ok lets say yall stole a stop sign at one point
* Carmen_Chapman pulls out her Modular Plate Armor and starts sticking it on
<ProcyonA> because that seems like a fun dad things to do
* Maddox puts his green vader armor back on as well, crafts a few more lunchables, and then starts heading upward.
<ProcyonA> ok hes going to go no shield
<Maddox> "Alright, I think we're ready."
<ProcyonA> The three of you go through the portal.