Strawberry Meido 2

[01:28]	* [Zem]Cassandra	rests next to Ivory.
[01:28]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	runs outside.
[01:29]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	happy skyball time, bigflat!
[01:29]	* [huh]Nathan	follows close behind.
[01:29]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	This place does make me feel better.
[01:31]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Thank you for helping me out, Ivory.
[01:33]	<Ivory>	Yeah... I like it too. Where'd you come from, anyway? Do you live around here?
[01:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, I do. I figured becoming a maid for Nathan would help me get out of the hovel I lived in before.
[01:34]	<Ivory>	A hovel?
[01:34]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Splashwalk time, Nattie?
[01:36]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, not quite, but it wasn't any place I'd want anyone I cared about to live.
[01:36]	<[huh]Nathan>	Sure, if the others are ready.
[01:37]	<Ivory>	Hmm.
[01:37]	* Ivory	stands up, looking over to the others. She gives a wave with her parasol.
[01:38]	<[huh]Nathan>	You two ready?
[01:38]	* [huh]Nathan	shouts over the expanse of grass.
[01:38]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, I guess so.
[01:39]	* Ivory	turns back, offering Cassandra a hand.
[01:39]	* [Zem]Cassandra	takes the hand and follows Ivory, smiling as she does so.
[01:41]	* Ivory	catches up with the others, doing all sorts of gravity-defying turns on her heels and toes.
[01:43]	<Ivory>	weeee~
[01:45]	* [Zem]Cassandra	has fallen behind.
[01:45]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Don't go so fast, Ivory!
[01:46]	<Ivory>	huh?
[01:46]	* Ivory	skids to a stop.
[01:46]	<Ivory>	Oh, right... Sorry.
[01:46]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is panting as she catches up.
[01:47]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry I'm not as fast as you.
[01:47]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is tapping his foot.
[01:47]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, we'll keep the walk at a leisurely pace.
[01:47]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Zipwalk more!
[01:48]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	looks at Nathan.
[01:48]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Snailwalk? Hmph.
[01:48]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	walks leisurely, because APPARENTLY IT'S PREFERRED HERE.
[01:49]	<[huh]Nathan>	Would you rather walk quickly?
[01:50]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I don't want you to be slowing down because of me. I'll try to go faster.
[01:50]	<[huh]Nathan>	I just don't want anyone to get tired. This is for pleasure, it shouldn't be uncomfortable.
[01:51]	<Ivory>	Yeah, we'll take it easy. We can race later if we want.
[01:51]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	That might be fun to watch.
[01:51]	* [Zem]Cassandra	smiles wanly and keeps up valiantly.
[01:54]	* Ivory	strolls slowly and simply, keeping the sun off of herself while walking close to Nathan.
[01:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	Seeing the lake close-up is really different from just watching it form a window... I'd never have thought.
[01:56]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is still walking leisurely enough to make Satchmo Omega cry in shame.
[01:57]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah. Maybe we could float boats on it later.
[02:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	Paper ones or real ones?
[02:04]	* Ivory	whistles the Vampire Killer tune
[02:04]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Either one is fine.
[02:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	I could probably bind an unholy craftsman to construct a nice boat...
[02:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	What do you think, Schlami?
[02:05]	* Ivory	stops whistling and chimes in.
[02:07]	<Ivory>	You should really be careful about that, Nay-nay. What if you... What if you mess up and bring something along with it again?
[02:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	Eh, that's true...
[02:08]	<[huh]Nathan>	I've gotten a lot better since then, though.
[02:08]	* Ivory	dampers a little.
[02:08]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It's more fun if we make them ourselves.
[02:08]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you say so.
[02:08]	* Ivory	brightens up.
[02:09]	<Ivory>	y-Yeah, she's right! That's like, the point, right?
[02:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	I guess you're right.
[02:11]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	suddenly breaks out of LEISURE SUIT SCHLAMIGRIOTH mode
[02:11]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	wha?
[02:12]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	lunch?
[02:12]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	swore he heard a voice.
[02:12]	<[huh]Nathan>	I was wondering if you liked the idea of floating paper boats on the lake.
[02:12]	<[huh]Nathan>	We just had breakfast, how can you still be hungry?
[02:12]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	papermunch floatyboat?
[02:12]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	looks at Nathan weirdly.
[02:14]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm not sure that munch should be there, but you've got the concept down pat otherwise.
[02:14]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	floatyboat cafe?
[02:14]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	likes the idea of a floating restaurant.
[02:15]	<[huh]Nathan>	You are still hungry, aren't you?
[02:15]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	pauses.
[02:15]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Liiiiiiiiiiittle bit.
[02:16]	* Ivory	manages to play DS, walk, talk, and hold a parasol at the same time.
[02:16]	* [Zem]Cassandra	smiles at Ivory's juggling act.
[02:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, I don't think anyone brought any food...
[02:17]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	holds out his arms like an exaggerating fisherman.
[02:17]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Awww.
[02:17]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...Fishmunch?
[02:17]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	looks at the lake, interested now.
[02:17]	* Ivory	nods.
[02:17]	<Ivory>	Fish munch.
[02:18]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Ooooh.
[02:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you want to catch one.
[02:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	I don't have any tools, though, so you'll have to make do with what you have.
[02:20]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	gets a sly, mischevious grin on his face.
[02:20]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	o ho ho~
[02:21]	<Ivory>	So Nay-Nay, did you grow up here? Or around here, at least.
[02:23]	* [huh]Nathan	shakes his head.
[02:23]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	runs to the edge of the lake, and pulls out the boxy silver derringer.
[02:23]	<[huh]Nathan>	I had to pull some strings to get a place as nice as this.
[02:26]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	&#3932;&#3908;&#3958;&#3917;&#3973;&#3883;&#3842;&#3846; !
[02:28]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	shouts in a tongue that whitens teeth, makes puppies sad, curdles milk, freshens breath, and confounds linguists the world over!
[02:28]	* [huh]Nathan	has really wanted "her" to teach him some of that for some time now.
[02:29]	<Ivory>	oh, rea-... What was that?
[02:29]	<[huh]Nathan>	Schlami. Just watch, this should be good.
[02:30]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	's silver derringer darkens, then brightens, and expands into an enormous white .... gun. Something like a gun, if it was designed with crazy future aesthetics in mind. FROM THE FUTURE.
[02:30]	* Ivory	pulls her eyes from her game long enough to do just that.
[02:31]	* [Zem]Cassandra	gasps at the shocking abuse of language, which becomes coughing.
[02:32]	* Ivory	snaps it shut.
[02:32]	<Ivory>	Ah! There you go again. Should I run back to get some water?
[02:32]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	grins in an unsettling way, and suddenly, part of the lake's surface explodes in a huge slap, as if some invisible god plunged their fist into it.
[02:33]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	HA! Fishies!
[02:33]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I'll be fine... I think. Could you teach me how to do that?
[02:33]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	There's another huge splash, onlyin more of a wall, as though the hand were being yanked through the pond. Searching, almost.
[02:34]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Hmmm...
[02:34]	<Ivory>	Huh? How to do what?
[02:34]	* Ivory	blinks.
[02:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Do that with the gun. It looked like magic...
[02:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	That's part of the reason I came here. I want to learn magic.
[02:34]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	Another one of the same. Schlamigrioth frowns, and points the gun back at the initial splash point.
[02:35]	<Ivory>	Oh. Ehehe, sorry, that's not really my specialty... Blowing up lakes, anyway.
[02:35]	* Ivory	scratches the back of her head, a little pink in the cheeks.
[02:36]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	POW!
[02:36]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, that's the gun Schlami's using. I'm not entirely sure on how it works, but I think it's sonic.
[02:36]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Nathan, can you teach me some magic? I hope I have the aptitude for it...
[02:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh me? I'm no magician, sorry. I'm just an artist.
[02:37]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	There is another huge splash, dwarfing the first one, getting pretty much everyone not smart enough to bring an umbrella wettish. Also, it begins to rain fish.
[02:37]	* [huh]Nathan	waves his hand dismissively.
[02:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	Aah, Schlami, don't destroy the lake, I was painting that...
[02:38]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, okay.
[02:38]	<Ivory>	Is magic really something you want to get into? There's a looot of sacrifice involved in such things. Personally, I prefer the life people live here...
[02:38]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Midsplash not gonna boomgone, Nattie! No oldmanning at me!
[02:39]	* [Zem]Cassandra	splutters as she is splashed by a large wave.
[02:39]	<[huh]Nathan>	Alright, I'll trust you on this one.
[02:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Oooh, kittyfish...
[02:39]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	remarks, seeing a catfish flop to the ground beside her.
[02:40]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	er, him.
[02:40]	* Ivory	pulls Nate and Cassie closer, shielding with the parasol. This thing was meant for sunlight, not water...
[02:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Thank you, Ivory.
[02:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I hope I don't catch cold.
[02:42]	* [huh]Nathan	sighs.
[02:42]	<Ivory>	Hah... Are these things water-proof?
[02:42]	* Ivory	waves her DS at Nate.
[02:42]	<[huh]Nathan>	Sorry, Cassie, but Schlami tends to make a mess when she does this.
[02:42]	<[huh]Nathan>	Uh...
[02:42]	<[huh]Nathan>	No?
[02:42]	* Ivory	flips it open.
[02:42]	<Ivory>	Good thing it's not wet, then.
[02:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Maybe you should get a case for it.
[02:44]	<Ivory>	Hmm...
[02:45]	<[huh]Nathan>	I can arrange that for you, if you need
[02:46]	<Ivory>	Really? Cool!
[02:47]	<Ivory>	Thanks, Nate. You're the best~
[02:47]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	&#3924;&#3927;&#3930;&#3891;&#3974;&#3904;!
[02:47]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	shouts, and somewhere, an infant dies. Somehwere else, a piece of buttered toast lands butter-side-up. Also, his enormous gun flashes brightly, and then disappears... almost. He catches the falling silver derringer out of the air, and pockets it, then goes to start picking up fish.
[02:48]	* Ivory	reaches around his shoulders and plants a smooch on his cheek.
[02:49]	<[huh]Nathan>	Eh... I-It's nothing...
[02:50]	<Maid_Meronica>	Are those fish okay to cook?
[02:50]	<Ivory>	hehehe~ Nay-Nay's still a she little boy, isn't he?
[02:50]	<Ivory>	[sup Meron]
[02:51]	* Ivory	flits around to Nate's other side, teasing.
[02:51]	* [huh]Nathan	blushes.
[02:51]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	((Sorry, that was supposed to be me.))
[02:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	Uh, I...
[02:52]	<Ivory>	You need to get out a little every now and then, Nay. That way, you can find yourself a nice girl who can make you happy.
[02:52]	* Ivory	smiles broadly.
[02:53]	<[huh]Nathan>	I guess...
[02:54]	* [huh]Nathan	screatches his cheek, directing his gaze toward a fish near his foot.
[02:55]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Anyways, should we make all these fish for dinner?
[02:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, that's a good idea.
[02:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	Unless Schlami eats them all.
[02:56]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	hums, scampering along, picking up fish, looking at them, 'hmmmm'ing, and more often then not, winging them back into the lack.
[02:56]	* [huh]Nathan	grasps onto the subject to shake off his embarrassment.
[02:56]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	[lake, dammit]
[02:57]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hey, Schlami, toss some this way, we're gonna have fish for dinner!
[02:57]	* [huh]Nathan	calls.
[02:57]	<Ivory>	hahaha, you're crazy.
[02:58]	* Ivory	spins Nate around
[02:58]	<[huh]Nathan>	Huh?
[03:00]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	You know, it may not have been a good idea to shoot the lake like that.
[03:01]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ivory, don't do that!
[03:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	*A splashing noise is heard as a fair-haired ... person? Emerges out of the lake. "Hey!! What's the big idea?!
[03:02]	* Ivory	rings around the rosy
[03:02]	<[huh]Nathan>	Huh?
[03:02]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I told you, I knew this would happen, but no one listens to me.
[03:02]	* Ivory	falls over.
[03:03]	* [huh]Nathan	tries to see the source of the new voice while spinning and falling over.
[03:04]	* [nfty]Brienne	stares at the scene and watches a pair suddenly fall over.
[03:04]	<Ivory>	oof! whoops... Hay-Nay, do you have neighbors?
[03:05]	* Ivory	quickly picks up her parasol. it burns, it burns!! and it makes my skin all dry and chafey. eeew.
[03:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	I guess I do now...
[03:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... I've got it! You must be those people dropping such filth into our ocean! Foul humans, prepare to die!
[03:05]	* [huh]Nathan	looks towards the rather noisy guest.
[03:06]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is paying no attention, and the next fish...
[03:06]	<[huh]Nathan>	Actually, you're only half-right.
[03:06]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Please don't hurt our master.
[03:06]	* [Zem]Cassandra	slowly gets up and gets between Nathan and the newcomer.
[03:06]	* [nfty]Brienne	pulls out a hefty-looking grimoire from her belt and swims over to the water's edge, then flops onto the ground and squirms slowly to Nathan's feet.
[03:06]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	...smacks directly into Miss Noisy McLoudpants' face.
[03:07]	<Ivory>	uh-oh...
[03:07]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yep, knew it would get worse.
[03:07]	* Ivory	tries not to fuck this cluster any further
[03:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh dear.
[03:07]	* [Zem]Cassandra	picks the fish out of Brienne's face.
[03:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	Are you alright?
[03:07]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	You don't look very comfortable.
[03:07]	* [huh]Nathan	leans over the fishgirl.
[03:08]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is all done looking for fish, and runs back over with five catfish in his hands. They're still wriggling~!
[03:08]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Other kittyfish went tossy in midsplash. Eat these to--
[03:09]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	catches sight of Brienne.
[03:09]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Schlami, when you shot the lake, you got this lady very upset. Could you apologize to her?
[03:09]	* [nfty]Brienne	pulls herself from under the collapsed Schalmigrioth, showing off her pink scaley lower body as she scrambles to grab her book. "S-stay away! I was surprised, but I won't let you continue hunting the poor creatures of the sea just for your own sport!"
[03:09]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	isn't hearing a goddamn word, and drops the catfish.
[03:09]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Superdamn Bigfish!
[03:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's not for sport, it's for food.
[03:10]	* [nfty]Brienne	fumes. "W-who are you calling big?! "
[03:10]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	pounces on Brienne's lower half, nibbling.
[03:10]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Mmmmmm~
[03:10]	* [nfty]Brienne	spins around, pointing at Nathan with an angry look before --
[03:10]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ahhh! Get it off me!!
[03:10]	* [Zem]Cassandra	uses her sword as a wedge to pry Schlami off Brienne.
[03:11]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry, he's not housebroken.
[03:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	grabs her book and pounds the fiendish being trying to eat her with all her might!
[03:13]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	BY THE LEFT TIT OF JEZEBEL THE PAINTED WHORE OF HADES, THIS IS THE BEST FISH EVER, AND NOBODY SHALL PART HIM FROM IT.
[03:13]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	...
[03:13]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	I wonder how the inside tastes...
[03:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Someone save meee!
[03:14]	* Ivory	finds Schlam's conduct a tad rude. she responds with an equally rude ivory heel.
[03:14]	<[huh]Nathan>	Wait, all of you, don't fight!
[03:14]	* [nfty]Brienne	finds her beating is not staving off the crazed psycho trying to eat her!...
[03:15]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is parted from the best meal this world's waters could ever offer. ;_;
[03:15]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry about him, miss... what is your name?
[03:16]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Haa, haa...
[03:17]	<[nfty]Brienne>	erm... I'm Bri -- hey, wait! You people are trying to eat me! You should at least explain yourselves before anything else!
[03:17]	* [huh]Nathan	pats Schlami on the back.
[03:17]	* [nfty]Brienne	shuffles backwards and hops back into the water, keeping her head above the lake's surface.
[03:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	She was just hungry, is all.
[03:17]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Schlami was the only one trying to eat you. I'm trying to keep him from doing so. I'm trying to be civil.
[03:17]	* Ivory	frowns. This walk was a bad idea.
[03:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Here, Schlami, could you apologize?
[03:18]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	looks disappointed.
[03:18]	* [nfty]Brienne	glares angrily. "Just hungry?! How would you like it if some crazy person came out of nowhere and started blowing up everything and then trying to chew your flesh away?!"
[03:19]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...sorry much headhang, miz tasty Bri
[03:19]	<[huh]Nathan>	I've had that happen, actually.
[03:19]	* [huh]Nathan	motions to his scarring.
[03:19]	* Ivory	drops her head.
[03:19]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks between Schali and Nathan, looking a little puzzled, but seems to calm down a little.
[03:20]	<Ivory>	...sorry, master. Looks like we should have stayed inside today.
[03:20]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	splashwalk still fun.
[03:20]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	We couldn't have foreseen this whole chain of events. Besides, up until now, we had fun.
[03:21]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Alright... well I guess I can forgive you. Where am I, anyway?
[03:21]	<[huh]Nathan>	You don't know? This is my mansion's lake.
[03:21]	* [huh]Nathan	motions to the large house in the distance.
[03:22]	* [nfty]Brienne	freezes, then spins to look at the mansion there, and then back.
[03:22]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Nathan, you were painting the lake, right?
[03:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	I was.
[03:22]	<[nfty]Brienne>	W-wait. A Mansion? ... wait, so you're the person who summoned me...? No, it can't be...
[03:22]	* Ivory	wanders off
[03:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	What? A summons?
[03:23]	* [Zem]Cassandra	sighs deeply, then starts coughing again.
[03:24]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yes... well, if you're the good master who sent for me... ah-*ahem*.
[03:24]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...tasty Bri is new frillygirl?
[03:24]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	She is not tasty.
[03:25]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Psssht. you not nibbled.
[03:25]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	She is not supposed to be tasty. Now Bri, would you like to see our mansion?
[03:26]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Y-yes! Please, I-I apologize for earlier. Just... well, make sure you keep an eye on that one.
[03:27]	* [nfty]Brienne	gazes nervously at the hungry Schlamigrioth
[03:27]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I will. Can you come out easily? It'd be awkward, not to mention uncomfortable, if you flopped everywhere.
[03:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm not entirely sure about it, but I think it's fine if we give her a tour of the mansion. Though, as master you really should have asked me first.
[03:29]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	says no more on the subject. Silly redsplash girl never had a taste of Bri. What the hell does she know?
[03:29]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry, Master Nathan.
[03:30]	* Ivory	plays DS under the shade of a tree
[03:31]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, I never was very good at it, but there are a couple of cantrips I had to learn in case something like this came up..
[03:32]	* [nfty]Brienne	takes a deep breath, concentrates... and something glows underneath the water's surface, reshaping her tail into a pair of ... legs?
[03:33]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's nothing, really. Just for future reference, in case there does happen to be an issue.
[03:34]	* [nfty]Brienne	climbs out of the water, revealing a very shapely pair of pale, human-like legs... with no dressing or skirt to cover them
[03:34]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	whistles.
[03:35]	* [Zem]Cassandra	puts her head in her hands.
[03:35]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Skirt.
[03:35]	<[huh]Nathan>	...
[03:35]	* [huh]Nathan	stares...
[03:36]	* [nfty]Brienne	hears Schlamigrioth's whistle and sees Nathan's stare, and... suddenly turns beet red upon realizing what happened, and leaps back into the water.
[03:36]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I hope you have a skirt.
[03:37]	<[nfty]Brienne>	ghhrrwuhgh... Skirt... skirt...rmgh...
[03:37]	* [nfty]Brienne	seems to be paging through her book again, trying to look up ... a spell, perhaps?
[03:37]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	grins, intrigued. Apparently something delicious was inside, after all~
[03:38]	* [Zem]Cassandra	looks up at the heavens.
[03:38]	* [Zem]Cassandra	mutters, "Why am I the voice of reason?"
[03:38]	<[nfty]Brienne>	H-here. *mumble* *mumble* Water Veil... there!
[03:39]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Perhaps it could be tasted later.
[03:39]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	mutters to himself.
[03:40]	* [nfty]Brienne	blinks as a watery, misty haze appears around her waist, shimming into a semi-opaque sheet of white, hazy fog.
[03:41]	<[nfty]Brienne>	T-there. Ugh...
[03:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Could you teach me how to do that?
[03:41]	* [nfty]Brienne	gets out of the water again, looking pretty downcast.
[03:43]	* [nfty]Brienne	mumbles, and blinks, looking to Cassandra. "Eh? You're asking about this?"
[03:43]	* [nfty]Brienne	points at her book
[03:43]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, it looks like it could come in handy.
[03:43]	* [huh]Nathan	is blushing heavily after realizing he was staring.
[03:45]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is still staring.
[03:45]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Um, well, probably not. It was written and empowered mostly for minor mermaid magi--
[03:46]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is also still hungry.
[03:46]	* [nfty]Brienne	notices Nathand and Schlamigrioth's stares.
[03:46]	* [huh]Nathan	averts his gaze.
[03:46]	<[huh]Nathan>	Um, well then...
[03:46]	* Ivory	returns, seeing things have calmed down a little bit. Oh, look, the mermaid got some legs. She can still talk too!
[03:46]	* [nfty]Brienne	grits her teeth. "Ah, don't just stand there staring! Let's get a move on!"
[03:46]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	grins.
[03:47]	<[huh]Nathan>	Right!
[03:47]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	picks up the five catfish still on the ground that landed in a puddle and slings them back into the lake, too.
[03:47]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	bye smallfry~
[03:48]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	the lake has been restocked!
[03:48]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks quizzically at Schlamigrioth, wondering what he's doing, until she hears his remark. . o O ( I better do something about that one, otherwise he's going to try and turn me into dinner!)
[03:49]	<[huh]Nathan>	I guess we should head back, for now?
[03:50]	<Ivory>	Oh, hey.
[03:50]	* Ivory	meets Brienne again.
[03:50]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Right. Ah, you... where did you go to?
[03:51]	* Ivory	yoinks a thumb over her shoulder.
[03:51]	* Ivory	grins at Nathan.
[03:51]	<Ivory>	Taking home the pretty girls before they can get away, I see~
[03:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	Th-That's not it!
[03:53]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is still dripping wet.
[03:54]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Pretty?.. W-well, he's the one who summoned me! Of course he's here to escort and introduce me!
[03:55]	* [nfty]Brienne	stops. "Introduce..."
[03:56]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah. So... I am Cassandra. I'm the only one here besides Nathan who isn't a demon.
[03:56]	* Ivory	winces at 'demon'. Maybe I should get these horns shaved down and these wings trimmed off.
[03:57]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I'm... Brienne. D-demon, you say?
[03:57]	<[huh]Nathan>	Demon.
[03:57]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Demon~
[03:58]	* Ivory	w-winces, winces, then winces~...
[03:58]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks at Schlamigrioth, and gulps. "Not like those... Ahhh! You really are going to eat me, aren't you?!"
[03:58]	<[huh]Nathan>	This here is Ivory, and this is Schlamigrioth VurkostskBel-sharnoth.
[03:58]	<Ivory>	...Hey Cassie, are you cold?
[03:58]	* [nfty]Brienne	backs up, finding a tree with her back. Oh no, it's a tree! Nowhere to run now!
[03:58]	* Ivory	gives Brienne a quick wave at the mention of her name
[03:58]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	happymeatyou~
[03:59]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	curtsies
[03:59]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... ...
[03:59]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks to Ivory, and Nathan
[04:00]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... is, is Miss Schlamigriola -shanot ... always like this?
[04:01]	<[huh]Nathan>	Mostly. Since she's my servant, though, she shouldn't touch you if I tell her not to, though...
[04:03]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I see. If there's any funny business, though, I'll defend myself with no hesitation!
[04:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	You probably should. She can get a little...
[04:04]	* Ivory	turns to Schlam and Brienne.
[04:04]	* [nfty]Brienne	glares at Schlamigrioth, she's stuck between running off into who knows where, or getting eaten by a who knows what...
[04:04]	* [Zem]Cassandra	whispers to Brienne, "Honestly, I'm hoping she doesn't realize that the rest of us are made of meat, too."
[04:04]	<Ivory>	Uh, yeah, I will too. No eating people in this world, even if they're kind of fishy.
[04:05]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	I a good girl, Nattie.
[04:05]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	blinks innocently at Nathan.
[04:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... Alright. It doesn't looks like I really have much choice here, anyway...
[04:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	I know you are.
[04:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	But anyway, let's get back to the castle. Cassie should change before she catches a cold.
[04:06]	<[huh]Nathan>	And I have some things to discuss with Brienne.
[04:07]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah. Also, we need to make lunch, and I need to get the laundry, and all sorts of...
[04:07]	* [Zem]Cassandra	starts coughing blood again, but not as hard as before.
[04:07]	<Ivory>	"things to discuss"... right~
[04:08]	<[huh]Nathan>	What do you mean by that, Ivory?!
[04:08]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's not like I'd... I'd...
[04:08]	<Ivory>	Caaassiiiiie! Stop doing that!
[04:08]	* Ivory	starts patting her back again, ignoring Nate
[04:08]	* [nfty]Brienne	sighs. "Let's just hurry up, then."
[04:09]	* [nfty]Brienne	watches as Ivory comforts the... bleeding... Cassandra...
[04:09]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I'd love to. But I can't.
[04:09]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Oho~?
[04:09]	<[nfty]Brienne>	. o O ( These people are beyond weird... am I really going to be okay with them? )
[04:09]	<Ivory>	Master Nathan, make Cassandra go see a doctor.
[04:10]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	They'll say the same thing they've said before, that they can't find the cause.
[04:10]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	VERY HURRY TIME FOR YOU!
[04:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	It worries me too, but...
[04:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	As you see, Cassie insists it's fine...
[04:11]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	lunges forward, picks up Cassandra, bridal style, and rockets off back to the house.
[04:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hey, wait!
[04:11]	* [huh]Nathan	dashes after Schlami.
[04:11]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	hee hee hee~
[04:11]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is not feeling very good now at all.
[04:12]	* Ivory	stares blankly at empty, non-Cassie holding arms.
[04:13]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	takes the scenic route!
[04:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... We should hurry up.
[04:14]	* Ivory	looks a little bitter.
[04:14]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	Over the hedge!
[04:14]	* Ivory	sighs.
[04:14]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	Back over the hedge!
[04:14]	<Ivory>	Sorry about all this. I wouldn't have asked about a walk around the lake if I knew it would be a big problem for you.
[04:14]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	over the shrubs!
[04:15]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	through the rose garden GRAZE GRAZE DODGE THOSE THORNS, PILOT
[04:15]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Please stop...
[04:16]	<Ivory>	Yeah, we better. Schlam might just kill Cassandra..
[04:16]	<[nfty]Brienne>	It's alright. For now, I think we should hurry. My spell won't last forever, too.
[04:16]	* Ivory	sprints off.
[04:17]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	Over the brick wall!
[04:17]	* [nfty]Brienne	wobbles in surprised before clumsily running after Ivory. "Wh-whoa.. hang on."
[04:17]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW
[04:17]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Stop it...!
[04:18]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	. o O (If I didn't know better, I'd think she was doing this deliberately...)
[04:18]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	screeches (audibly!) to a halt in front of the dinign room table, and tilts forward, neatly dropping Cassandra into a chair already pulled out.
[04:19]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	I've shortened the world by 33 seconds~
[04:19]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	's heels seem to be smoking.
[04:19]	* [Zem]Cassandra	cannot retort right now, as she has grabbed the largest bowl she can and is filling it with blood from her mouth.
[04:21]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	She eventually stops, wipes her mouth and nose off, sets the bowl aside, and falls unconscious.
[04:22]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	notes this with a bit of concern.
[04:22]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...Maybe prettyroad bad for redwash girl.
[04:23]	* Ivory	bursts into the room, huffing, and witnesses a bloody, not-moving Cassie.
[04:23]	<Ivory>	Cassandra!
[04:24]	* [huh]Nathan	arrives soon after.
[04:24]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh dear... Is she alright?
[04:24]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is already gone.
[04:24]	* [huh]Nathan	notes the bowl of blood.
[04:24]	* Ivory	rushes over to pick her up, holding her head so she won't choke. Fear mixed with hateful glances to Schlam fill her gaze.
[04:24]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is still breathing and heart beating.
[04:25]	* [nfty]Brienne	pants, pulling herself through the halls...
[04:25]	<Ivory>	No, she's not alright!
[04:25]	* [Zem]Cassandra	wakes up.
[04:25]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Running is so... so... much harder than swimming...
[04:25]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Ivory...?
[04:26]	<Ivory>	Cassie, are you gonna be okay? Nathan, get some water, quick.
[04:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ah, right.
[04:26]	* [huh]Nathan	returns quickly with some watrt.
[04:26]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Nathan's here, so I'm not dead...
[04:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	Here, Cassie.
[04:26]	* [Zem]Cassandra	drinks the water.
[04:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	You should probably take it easy for the rest of the day...
[04:28]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Ugh... last thing I remember was a mermaid coming out of the water...
[04:28]	<Ivory>	Nathan... this is too much. Cassandra could have died just now. Look at this!
[04:28]	* Ivory	smacks the bowl of blood, nearly spilling it.
[04:28]	* [nfty]Brienne	collapses in the doorway. "Phew..."
[04:28]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	You know, it's weird, but I feel better than I did before. Like I can breathe deeper.
[04:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	I know. Regardless of what she says, I'm going to get a doctor to look at her. The best I can find.
[04:29]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is already on her way back to her room, licking a reddened finger.
[04:29]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	mmmmm~ o-redwash...?
[04:30]	* [Zem]Cassandra	looks at the bowl of blood, obviously hers, and gasps. Unlike before, she doesn't have a gurgling noise under it.
[04:31]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	What happened? I can't remember getting here.
[04:31]	<[huh]Nathan>	Schlami carried you here. It seems you didn't enjoy the journey.
[04:32]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	She meant well, I'm sure.
[04:33]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yeah.
[04:33]	* [Zem]Cassandra	turns to Brianna.
[04:33]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry you had to see that. So you're our new maid? Good to meet you, I'm Cassandra.
[04:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	*Brianne
[04:34]	<[huh]Nathan>	New maid? I don't think she's anything like that.
[04:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	*Brienne
[04:34]	* [nfty]Brienne	catches her breath, still winded from the unexpected sprint. "Haaah.... ahhhh.... N-nice to meet you..."
[04:34]	* Ivory	instantly forgives Schlam
[04:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sorry, did I meet you before?
[04:35]	* Ivory	gets up and leaves without a word or glance
[04:35]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Haaaah... you, ... weren't you at the lake?
[04:36]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I was, but I honestly can't remember anything after you pulled yourself out of the lake.
[04:39]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I... I see. Ahh... something... about you wanting to talk... to me? ... sir?
[04:39]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks to Nathan.
[04:40]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, yes.
[04:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Anyways, I have work to do. If you'll excuse me...
[04:41]	<[huh]Nathan>	Alright, don't take it too hard.
[04:41]	* [Zem]Cassandra	staggers up, and falls over as soon as she is no longer holding herself up on the table.
[04:41]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh my...
[04:42]	* [nfty]Brienne	huffs. "Y... you should get her a... doctor or, something..."
[04:42]	* [Zem]Cassandra	pushes herself up, and crawls to the wall to stand up again.
[04:42]	* [nfty]Brienne	sits down on a chair next to the table.
[04:43]	<[huh]Nathan>	Cassandra, take the rest of the day off. Go rest.
[04:43]	* [Zem]Cassandra	looks at Nathan.
[04:43]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yes, Master... I've let you down...
[04:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	It doesn't matter if you've let me down or what, I won't have one of my maids endangering herself.
[04:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'll send a doctor in to see you later.
[04:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Okay.
[04:45]	* [Zem]Cassandra	heads to her bedroom slowly, pretty much crawling up te stairs to get to her bed.
[04:45]	* [huh]Nathan	closes the door behind him.
[04:45]	<[huh]Nathan>	Anyway, Brienne.
[04:46]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah. Yes. I apoligize for everything that happened, we didn't really get off on the right note...
[04:47]	<[huh]Nathan>	I apologize, too, for Schlami's behavior.
[04:47]	* [huh]Nathan	sits opposite the mermaid.
[04:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	Now... did you say you were summoned?
[04:48]	<[nfty]Brienne>	[oops, *apologize]
[04:49]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hm, let me think...
[04:52]	* [nfty]Brienne	leans back and goes over the day's events. "... I was heading out to go look for a job opening when I was interrupted by a friend of mine..."
[04:54]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... he said something about the rich owner of a mansion and that he'd like me to meet up with him. I was interested, and went to get ready, when he said "no, that's not necessary," and then...
[04:55]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... yeah, then I found myself swimming in a strange, lonely place. And suddenly a ... something seemed to churn the water into a frenzy. So I went up to see who was to blame, and..
[04:56]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... well, you know what happened after that.
[04:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hm...
[05:00]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Is... did I make a mistake?
[05:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	No, not at all.
[05:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	Incidentally, if you need a job, live-in maid positions are open.
[05:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well... right now I don't even know where I am.
[05:02]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks a bit sad, and frightened.
[05:03]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... and, well... just what happened?
[05:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	I can't speak for your friends, but I guess he sent you to meet with me. Just in a more... direct way than expected. Or, one of my demon-summonings muxed up slightly and I got a mermaid instead.
[05:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	Who knows?
[05:09]	* [nfty]Brienne	sighs, and nods. "I see... well, for now, I think it would be best if I worked for you... if only just to have a place where I can rest."
[05:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	Alright then.
[05:10]	* [huh]Nathan	offers a hand.
[05:10]	<[huh]Nathan>	Welcome, Brienne.
[05:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	takes Nathan's hand. "I will do whatever you ask for to my best of ability."
[05:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	First thing I ask is that you try on your uniform. There should be some sets in a few sizes in that closet. You said your mist skirt has a time limit, right>
[05:15]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah, yes...
[05:15]	* [nfty]Brienne	gets up, hurrying over to the closet. Her skirt really is stating to fade away...
[05:17]	* [nfty]Brienne	quickly eyeballs over them, picking out a skirt that looks like her size, and puts it on.
[05:20]	<[huh]Nathan>	You look good in it.
[05:20]	* [huh]Nathan	thumbs up.
[05:21]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah... there. Just in time, too...
[05:21]	* [nfty]Brienne	watches the misty veil fade away completely.
[05:23]	* [nfty]Brienne	smiles at Nathan. "Well, I hope that it'll keep that Schala person from trying to bite my tail.."
[05:24]	<[huh]Nathan>	I do, too.
[05:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	For now, though, I'll leave while you try on the rest. I'll have a tailor come by to fit it to you later.
[05:26]	* [nfty]Brienne	yawns.
[05:26]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I'm pretty tired. Is there a place where I can rest, maybe a pond or pool nearly somewhere?
[05:30]	<[huh]Nathan>	If it has to be water... we have a pretty spacious bath.
[05:31]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I'll have to try it out. It might not be the best solution, but...
[05:33]	<[huh]Nathan>	For now. We can work something permanent out later.
[05:34]	* [nfty]Brienne	smiles and nods. "Thank you... well, you should get started on looking for a doctor, I think. I'll live even if I have to flop around on land for a bit..."
[05:35]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yeah, I'll get to that now.
[05:35]	* [huh]Nathan	leaves.