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(IC) For things that wouldn't make sense to have in #pierograph, such as in-session scenes and long PM chains! ([Scene Start] and [Scene End] to signal use)



Welcome to the beginning of the #side-chat channel.
[12:29 AM] Rania: [Everyone is in! You weren't able to get everyone to commit to coming to the meeting, but hey, four out of six isn't bad. You've already got pizzas keeping warm in the oven, and a variety of other food on the kitchen island. Also drinks, both alcoholic and non.]
[12:30 AM] Rania: [Since you're ready before anyone else shows up, you're sitting on a balcony off the kitchen (it is the 24th floor) and watch the technocolour cloud illusion float around, occasionally shattering in to shard like pieces that rain down as they slowly disappear.]
[12:32 AM] Rania: [You're still mulling over the aspects in the session, and your own reroll of Mist when the first person arrives.]
[12:41 AM] Mica: [You're first to arrive at Rania's land, partially because you're still new enough to replay sessions to be excited, and partially because it's hard to look at your land without groaning. You've got a pretty good idea what aspect you ended up with. Rania's dwelling spire is already taller than most buildings on Earth, but then, everyone's pretty much has to be already to facilitate land hopping. Hopefully you'll be able to alchemize something to allow you to fly soon; you sigh and start the hike up all those stairs. She said to meet her on the 24th floor, right? You almost lose count, but you stop to look around the floor just in case, and find her out on a balcony. "Um, hi. Are you Rania?"]
[12:44 AM] Rania: [You're snapped out of your musings when you hear her speaking. Hopping out of your chair and a grin immediately on your face. "Heya! Yup that's me." You're six feet even, and look like you're about thirty-ish. Proffing a fist for a fistbump. "There's also a hug there if you want it." You say with a friendly smile. "And you?"]
[12:48 AM] Mica: [She's... taller than you were expecting. And older, considering most of the other people you'd played with were teenagers. "I'm Mica, Mica Warrick. Um, wizardlyLuminary,"you say, hesitating a moment before gently tapping your fist against hers. "I... think I'm good on hugs for now." Partially because you're short enough that that would probably result in a face full of boobs. "Is anyone else here yet?"]
[12:49 AM] Rania: ["Nice to meet you Mica! And nope, you're the first, though I expect the others'll be here soon enough. Until then, grab some food, a drink, make yourself at home." You say, waving your own drink around expertly. Not alcoholic, not yet anyways, but very colourful. "If you're looking for something specific, don't be afraid to ask."](edited)
[12:58 AM] Bethany: [You were delayed a bit, making the menudo. It's always the thing that takes you the longest, really - you refuse to alchemize it if you have the time to actually prepare it.  But it's finished, along with a healthy supply of burritos, a mole poblano that you're especially proud of and an aguachile you've taken from one of the food files due to having run out of time (and not having any shrimp to hand). Send a ping to let Rania know you're on your way up, and then start climbing to the indicated floor.]
[1:00 AM] Rania: [You get a ping from your laptop on the counter. Wandering over and seeing what's up. "Ah, speak of the devil. Looks like Bethany'll be here in no time at all." You give Mica an encouraging smile and dip a nacho in to salsa and devour it.]
[1:01 AM] Mica: ["Cool, cool," you say, wandering over to the food and grabbing some chips to eat while you wait. This is the first time you've really had a proper meeting to kick off a session, and you're a little nervous.]
[1:05 AM] Xolonu: [Right, this is it, you're going to go over to this session meeting with this cake you made (it has so many insects in it you forgot humans don't eat this kind of thing normally fuck fuck fuck) and are totally not about to panic out of this. You take a deep breath as you go through the door, stealing yourself...and then work on climbing the 24 damn stairs that this person set up okay if there is any sign they are a high session vet it's the fact that they have built up this much already]
[1:07 AM] Xolonu: extremeTentacle PMs wizardlyLuminary: (Hey I'm on my way up just uh, just remember that I might look a bit weird and not to do anything bad because I um, have cake? You like cake right?)(edited)
[1:07 AM] Bethany: ["Hey," you call as you enter the room. "I come bearing spicy food." You look around for somewhere to put down the stuff you brought, "So, anyone else jazzed for their role?"]
[1:09 AM] Rania: ["Hey! Oh nice. There's some room on the island for it. And if you need more space there's the counter." You say gesturing around the room, waiting for an opportunity to give them a fistbump and a hug if they want it.]
[1:09 AM] Mica: PMs extremeTentacle: (Don't worry, I'm sure whatever it is isn't as bad as you think! And yes, I like cake. I think most people do)
[1:10 AM] Mica: [You look up from your phone as another person enters. "Hi! Um, I'm Mica, that's Rania," you say, gesturing towards the other woman. "Xo says they're on their way, and that they have cake. And is also asking me not to 'do anything bad' because they 'might look a bit weird'."]
[1:12 AM] Xolonu: [Look at the message before sighing, taking the last few steps before peering into the room, taking a peak around the corner before slowly stepping inside. "Um...hi?" You're a 5'2 jadeblood troll and your horns look like a writhing mass of tentacles in the way that they curve and loop around each other. Your face is also entirely flush as you are now frozen in place looking at the humans in the room fuck fuck fuck which one is Mica which one is Rania what do you even say?]
[1:12 AM] Xolonu: [You open your mouth and let out a distressed series of clicks](edited)
[1:12 AM] Xolonu: [Nailed it]
[1:13 AM] Rania: ["Oh, hey Xol." You say, immediately talking notice of the nervous clicks, and decide being casually is probably the best way to go about this. "Thanks for showing up!" Giving them a friendly smile.]
[1:15 AM] Mica: [You blink as you see a troll enter the room--a different one from your client player, who hadn't been able to come to this meeting. "...Oh! Are you Xo?" you ask, not sure what to make of the clicking noises. "Um, hi!" Wow, now you feel like an ass for talking to them about trolls as if they were a fellow human.]
[1:17 AM] Xolonu: [You nod over to who you think is Rania, they seemed to be the not surprised one so that narrows things down to the person who is using your nickname and seems a bit surprised, yes probably them you hope it's them at least...wow they really look like a nerd. "Um, yeah I uh, you said you were new to trolls and I'm new to humans so I, wanted to wait for any reactions in person?"]
[1:18 AM] Xolonu: [Shuffle your feet, awkwardly offer them the cake. It's obvious just from a glance it's full of all types of alternian bugs]
[1:21 AM] Bethany: [You wave to the troll entering. Wow, that sounds like an unhappy person. But it seems better to not interfere, so instead you busy yourself with giving Rania a fistbump and then setting up the pot of menudo and the mole, along with the plate of burritos and the aguachile. Everything is carefully marked to provide warnings of how spicy it is, but the burritos are the mildest thing you brought and those have jalapenos in them.]
[1:21 AM] Mica: [You don't want to seem rude by staring, but it's hard not to look over the grey skin and curling horns and green flush adorning your new coplayer. This is your first time meeting an alien face-to-face! "You really didn't need to worry so much, it's not like things would've gone bad if you told us online!" you say. "Now I kind of feel like a jerk for assuming you were a human." You scratch the back of your head awkwardly. "So, um. I'm Mica! I'm a human. No horns, red blood, beige-y skin," you say, holding your arms out to gesture to yourself.]
[1:23 AM] Rania: [You glance at the two making first contact and decide it's probably for the best if they work it out on their own. You give Bethany another smile and immediately go for the hottest food. "Did you cook all of this yourself?" You ask as you grab a plate from the stack on the counter. Bringing over serving utensils at the same time.]
[1:24 AM] Xolonu: [You shuffle a bit under their stare but you're pretty much doing the same thing for all of them, there's so little differences between them than trolls to look for but you figure just getting their signs down is good enough. "Well it um, it is nice to meet you?...you really look about as nerdy as you sounded online though" offer them a small awkward smile. "You really don't have to worry about it I did try to keep it a bit hidden and stuff, nice sign though"]
[1:28 AM] Mica: ["Hah, wow, thanks; not everyone can be super sportsy, you know," you say, cracking a wry smile. Sign? ...Oh, that's right, trolls had a thing about the symbols they wore on their shirts. "Um, I like your green... squiggle thing too," you reply awkwardly.]
[1:28 AM] Bethany: ["Everything except the aguachile, yeah. Didn't have time or shrimp, so I just grabbed a decent-looking one from a food blogger I follow," you answer. You smile back and make sure that there's a ladle for the menudo - it'd be rude to ask Rania to provide that, when she had no reason to expect you'd be bringing soup - before starting to fill up a plate of your own.]
[1:32 AM] Xolonu: [You grin and pat him on the shoulder, seeming to look a little less nervous now "well don't worry, I'm sure we'll find something that you like and can get into, maybe even just roleplaying someone who can actually do sports." You beam at them when they compliment your sign "thank you! I share my sign with one of the absolute cooliest and best sports users I know of and I am very proud of that fact" puff yourself up a little bit "the very best!"]
[1:32 AM] Rania: [You take an appreciative sniff and an equally appreciative sound of appreciation. "Nice. I might ask for a link later." You grab a few bowls as well and place them on the table. Ladling some of the menudo in to the bowl as you lean in closer and whisper. "When you're done if you want to join me on the balcony, I think the two of them don't need to feel any more awkward."]
[1:35 AM] Mica: [An alien is touching you!! Wow, these past couple days have been full of new and weird things. "You will never get me to enjoy a sport and that is a fact," you reply. "So, did you have any luck narrowing down what your aspect is?"]
[1:39 AM] Xolonu: ["Pfff, we'll have to see about that, sometimes it's all about how you first get into it, a good experience will probably help." You look around the room and spot the foot, seeing if you can lightly pull them along to the table "common, being a nervous mess made me hungry and that food looks good" you shrug. "I think it's Rain, can't be completely sure"]
[1:42 AM] Bethany: ["Sounds like a good idea," you murmur back to Rania. Get yourself some menudo and a bit of the aguachile - you need to check if it actually tastes as good as it looked - as well as some nachos and a couple other dishes that are set up, then head out towards the balcony to chill with Rania and let Xolonu and Mica get used to each other.]
[1:46 AM] Mica: [You follow Xolonu over to the table; you don't explicitly recognize most of the food, but you go ahead and get yourself a bowl of some sort of soup. "Rain? Heh, I think you're the only person worse off than me," you say. "Judging by the aesthetic of my land, I think I've gotten stuck with Breath. Ugh." You try a spoonful of the soup, only for your eyes to go wide at unexpected spiciness. Shit, the person who brought this had been the one asking about spicy food last night, hadn't she? You cough and put the bowl down, opting for some nachos for now instead.]
[1:47 AM] Rania: [You're lounging back in your chair, happily chowing down on all this delicious food. Glancing back in as you catch movement out of the corner of your eye. Waving at the two of the newbies and gesturing for them to come join you and Bethany.]
[1:51 AM] Xolonu: [You pour yourself a bowl of soup, looking it over for a moment before you just tip it back to chug from the bowl directly, lowering it with a content sigh even as your mouth prickles a bit. Huh, you expected it to be a little bit spicier than that but that might have just been them. You grab yourself a plate of different food from the table before nodding to them. "Everyone on the chatroom says it's a lot of fun but I don't know? We'll have to see how it ends up but it just seems like it'd be a bit awkward" you perk up "Hey! I'm a Breath native you know, don't you go dissing my first aspect or I won't teach you the ins and outs" grin]
[1:53 AM] Bethany: [You sit down and glance back at the room. "Have some bread or soy milk, if it's too spicy for you," you call to Mica. "Or alcohol, if that's your choice." You've gotten used to a certain level of heat in your food, but you are aware that not everyone likes that. Thus the labels! "Rain can be pretty fun from the inside, yeah."]
[1:54 AM] Rania: ["Rain can be pretty fun from the outside too." You add on. "Whenever you guys have your food come and sit down, can do introductions properly."]
[1:57 AM] Mica: ["Sorry, I don't mean to insult anyone's native aspect, it's just... The game's going to try to force me to be wild and impulsive and destructive, right after getting used to Law and Dream," you groan. "It's about as far from my comfort zone as you can get." You scoop some more food onto your plate and grab a glass of soy milk--so much for the few having access to dairy products again during presession--and head over to join Rania and Beth.]
[1:59 AM] Xolonu: ["Eh, know you don't mean harm, and to each their own right? At least I'll be able to give you some good advice about it, unless the miss thirty sessions hasn't rolled that one a lot" glance over at Rania and give a small wave back. "Don't worry, like all things in the game after a few months everything will just fit into place perfectly." you pass on the milk, blech. You walk over to join the others, sitting down on one of the chairs]
[2:03 AM] Rania: ["You two look like you're getting along well!" You say happily. You like it when complications don't happen. "Hope you guys found something you like." You finish off your soup before continuing. "So we had pretty casual introductions as you guys came in, but we might as well do it all formal like. I'm Rania Hunter, native Thief of Space and Muse of Mist this session. This is my thirtieth session, and if you guys need advice, a hug or just want to be with someone, just let me know."]
[2:07 AM] Mica: [Your mouth presses into a thin line upon hearing your session leader is a native Thief--but you stop yourself from thinking like that, just because you'd had one bad experience with a native Thief didn't mean they were all bad, and this woman had had dozens of titles in between to grow from. "Um, I'm Mica, native Seer of Law. This is only my third session--I was Page of Dreams last time, and I think this time I'm Breath, but I'm not sure what class yet."]
[2:10 AM] Xolonu: [You nod at her "I can manage formal I think. I'm Xolonu Galopi, native Scout of Breath and I think I'm a Bane of Rain this session. This would be my third session and I'm kind of, new to the whole human thing? You all look so weird and strange to be honest..."]
[2:16 AM] Bethany: ["If you're coming fresh off of Law and Dream, you probably /need/ Breath," you note. Have some soup while everyone introduces themselves. "I'm Bethany Roseclere, native Sylph of Rage. This is my tenth session, and I'm pretty sure I'm Prince of Rage this time around." You shrug to Xolonu, "No better time to start getting used to it, honestly. I mean, think how much worse the shock would be if you found out another two or three sessions down the road."]
[2:17 AM] Rania: [You nod in agreement with Bethany's statements. "Yeah, and I mean, we all seem pretty chill so yeah don't be afraid to ask for clarification or anything like that."]
[2:21 AM] Mica: ["Why does everyone keep saying I 'need' something like Breath or Rain? I'm not that uptight," you huff. "There's nothing wrong with wanting to exercise a little caution in a game that can kill you." You eat some of your nachos as Bethany introduces herself. Rage is one of the more enticing aspects you've read about; you're not sure you'd do well with it, but the powers are interesting. "Yeah, Xo, if there's anything you want to know about humans, I think we've got you covered. And there's another troll in the session, too, so you're not alone at least."]
[2:23 AM] Rania: ["The game isn't very good for middlegrounds. The Knife's Edge prevents that, so if you get aspects or titles reinforcing the same lesson session after session, if you get something else that goes against it you're going to resist it and end up getting hurt for it. So it tries to balance the best way it can, by making sure people don't get too far down one path."](edited)
[2:24 AM] Xolonu: [You nod at the group "well you need to think about it less like we're telling you you need that aspect, but more that the game thinks you need it to grow as a person. Sometimes it could be something completely out there but you never know, the game sometimes knows what is up with this stuff, well at least with our natives I think" you finish up some of your food before nodding "Thanks you guys, I'll be sure to ask and um, you really are thirty sessions in?"]
[2:26 AM] Bethany: [You nod to Rania, backing up what she's said. "It's no good at teaching anything but extremes. And Law and Dreams are both pretty rigid, so you need something after them to teach you how to be flexible again."]
[2:27 AM] Rania: ["To be honest I was expecting Rain for you, but still, Breath'll work." Glance over at Xol. "Yup, thirty sessions, six hundred years experienced. It's been a hell of a ride. And if you wanted to hear the story, I'm game to tell it." Raise your glass in salute.]
[2:29 AM] Mica: ["But it's just... so frustrating! I was all careless before playing Sburb, and it picked that out as one of my biggest flaws in need of correcting, and had me become Seer of Law to become more mature... And now it's trying to reverse all of that. What was even the point?" You shovel some more food into your mouth, pouting.]
[2:29 AM] Rania: ["The point is that the lessons are never over. Balance in all things and all that. You needed Seer of Law then to mature, and now you need Breath to continue to mature."]
[2:30 AM] Xolonu: ["Heh, maybe you were going to get Rain but I nabbed it from you? Though from what I'm hearing from you you might have lucked out then from Breath"]
[2:31 AM] Bethany: ["Eh, if he was going to get Rain, he'd have Rain and you'd have something else," you note. You peer at Rania, "Okay, I need to hear that story, because what the hell."]
[2:32 AM] Xolonu: ["I think I'm in agreement because surviving until I'm 10 sweeps sounds like an accomplishment and here you are at about 250 sweeps"]
[2:33 AM] Mica: ["Hmph, whatever... I'm good at roleplaying, maybe I can just fake it. It'll be hard to have to do the opposite of what I want, but it sounds better than having to constantly shift my personality around to appease this hell game." You take another draught of soymilk, already missing dairy. "I'd also like to hear your story, you've been holding that over us since you first brought it up."]
[2:34 AM] Xolonu: ["Hey no ones saying you have to be the opposite of what you are you just have to...do it differently I think is the word?" nudge him with an elbow "if we had to do the opposite all the time we'd be constantly rolling Sand"]
[2:36 AM] Rania: [You grin, widely. "Alright then. So, a long, long time ago, in a session far, far away. I wasn't all that different than you guys." You nod at Mica and Xol. "I entered when I was thirteen. From a pretty standard Earth.  Native Thief of Space as I mentioned. But." You say, with a note of importance. "I was a little different."]
[2:39 AM] Rania: ["There's no real word for it, because as near as I can tell there's only a single person who has a similar existence to me. But, I was originally Rigel Hunter. But he never stopped being a person. We considered each other twins, and for the first twenty, twenty five years there was no difference." It's always hard to explain this part. "But, during his tenth session, where he was Mist, there was...shenanigans with a Time cataclysm. And thats where I, as an individual really start."]
[2:42 AM] Rania: ["I ended up in what we ended up calling a shattered timeline. It wasn't doomed, but because it wasn't the main timeline the door didn't work. And I eventually ended up in the bubbles, dead." Pause. "About what I expected really, but still, not what I had hoped for at the time. It was during that shattered timeline that I started calling myself Rania and started looking like this." You gesture at yourself. "And thats about what I looked like for the five hundred and seventy years or so I spent in the bubbles."]
[2:44 AM] Rania: ["Now, normally going to the bubbles is a one way trip, but, as it happens I, and about a dozen other people got caught up in a Life cataclysm combined with a Deal. Not all of us were dead, keep in mind, some were alive. Some were of people who had died in the alpha timeline, and there were two, me and one other, who were people who had died in alternate timelines. We found ourselves pulled back in to life because of it."]
[2:46 AM] Rania: ["So, I started replaying again. And Rigel was still living at the time, so we considered each other seperate people, and, well twin is the closest word we came up to describe it." Shrug and take a drink. "And it's been about twenty sessions since then, and I'm still kicking around."]
[2:46 AM] Xolonu: [You stare at them]
[2:47 AM] Xolonu: ["That sounds like the most fakest fanfic backstory I've ever heard about but okay"]
[2:47 AM] Mica: [You also stare, mouth hanging slightly open.]
[2:48 AM] Bethany: ["Rude," you say as an aside to Xolonu. You tilt your head at Rania, though, "I always figured the rumours about that sort of stuff were just urban legends."]
[2:49 AM] Xolonu: ["Rude?! I just got into the whole aliens thing and now you're telling me this person has been dead for over five hundred years or whatever you call them and I'm just supposed to believe that this came from...some sort of giant split personality? You do realize how incredibly far off this sounds right?"]
[2:49 AM] Mica: ["It... does sound pretty unbelievable."]
[2:49 AM] Rania: ["Yeah I know. Little hard to believe, especially since most of the people who were actually there aren't around anymore to back me up." You shrug at Bethany. "They're mostly urban legends. As far as I know, nearly everyone who has ever come back came back in that one instance. And most of them have gone back at this point."]
[2:53 AM] Bethany: ["Aliens sound fake too, when you think about it. I mean, a species that looks almost exactly like your own, except for a couple minor differences on the surface? Sounds like it should be fake." You shrug back to Rania. "Besides, it's not like weird shit doesn't happen. I had a dude fall out of Skaia in my native."]
[2:53 AM] Mica: ["Fall... out of Skaia?"]
[2:54 AM] Xolonu: [Your eye twitches]
[2:54 AM] Xolonu: [You might have just broke]
[2:57 AM] Rania: ["...that sounds familiar actually." You peer at Bethany. "Was this on Ultimate Reward way back? I was a mod for a while there."]
[2:59 AM] Bethany: [You nod to Rania, "It was, yeah. Anyways, dude fell out of Skaia, onto the Battlefield a couple months in. And that's how I met my first troll." You take a bite of the aguachile, contemplating it before adding, "I call him 'dad' these days."]
[3:00 AM] Xolonu: [Yup, you are definitely broke]
[3:00 AM] Rania: ["Huh." You say, taken aback a little. "Well thats certainly an unusual way to have that happen." Glancing at Xol. "You going to be alright there?"]
[3:01 AM] Xolonu: [distressed clicking]
[3:01 AM] Mica: ["This is all... very strange. I mean, I knew the game was bugged and all, but..." Well, at the very least, it sounds like you've got people who will know what to do if the session gets jacked up.]
[3:04 AM] Rania: ["You just happened to session with a few people who happened to have a one time ever event happen  apparently. Normally sessions are not like that. Or, well, not that weird." You shrug, but keep a close eye on Xol. "If you need a moment Xol, you can step away."]
[3:06 AM] Xolonu: [You need before standing up to go back into the room, and then promptly lay down in a corner]
[3:08 AM] Mica: [You're a bit startled by how badly Xolonu seems to be handling this--sure, the stories you just heard were crazy, but so were aliens, and so was this whole game. "Um... Xo? You okay?" you ask, putting your plate down and walking over to crouch by the troll.]
[3:09 AM] Xolonu: ["I've had my world view shattered three times in the same perigree I am not okay"](edited)
[3:13 AM] Mica: ["Is... hearing about stuff like cataclysms bringing the permadead back to life really that world view-shattering?" you ask. You hover for a moment, then awkwardly pat Xolonu's shoulder. "Well, chances are, we won't have to deal with anything that weird at least."]
[3:14 AM] Rania: [You internally roll your eyes and head to grab more food and another drink before leaning against the wall, watching the two of them.]
[3:15 AM] Xolonu: ["...how is not hearing about people being brought back from permadeath from a bunch of floating bubbles in the void not world view shattering?" you groan and cover your face "so much has happened in such a little time why couldn't I have gotten the session where people were weird because they had six fingers?" you roll over onto your back after the patting "everything is so weird why can't we just have something normal?"]
[3:17 AM] Bethany: [You just eat quietly, half-ignoring Xolonu and Mica. It's not like you can tell Xo to get over it, after all. ...well, not and have it actually work right now. And it'd be rude if you did.]
[3:17 AM] Mica: ["I mean... 'Normal' kind of went out the window when the whole Sburb thing started. It's a lot easier to take this kind of stuff in stride now," you say, sitting back.]
[3:18 AM] Rania: [You slide back to your spot at the table and glance over at Bethany. "So what happened with your, uh, dad? The whole falling out of Skaia thing?"]
[3:19 AM] Xolonu: [You turn to look at them "I think I can see where all your Law and Dream lessons went, bleh. Can't I just have a small break down for now I tried dealing with my problems head on and it kind of didn't work so ignoring the world for five minutes seems...okay it doesn't seem better but it's another option"]
[3:21 AM] Mica: ["Um... Alright then," you say, not really sure what else to do. You get up again and head back over to the other two, taking up your plate of food.]
[3:22 AM] Bethany: [You shrug to Rania, "He survived it? Said he'd been running from a PK who was making their way through the rest of his old session, and his Whisperings told him this was the only way to survive. And he helped us sort ourselves out. Made sure our Smith of Heart didn't try to shove me back into the box I'd been stuck in, during our pre-game."]
[3:24 AM] Rania: [Not quite what you were asking, but you're not going to pry. "Fair enough I suppose. Good for everyone he showed up." Glance over at Mica. "So, lot to take in, so, got any questions? Or do you need time to process too?"]
[3:26 AM] Mica: ["I've just kind of been taking things as they come recently. Hard to find this kind of stuff mindblowing after finding out aliens exist and spending most of the past few days reading up on guides for the game," you shrug. "Really wish I had had some of these guides the last couple times around, let me tell you."]
[3:28 AM] Xolonu: [You slowly pick yourself up off from the floor before slowly making your way back to the balcony, taking up your seat again before just leaning back and closing your eyes. "You know a perigree ago the most out there thing someone ever told me in my second session is that they made a giant bridge out of Rain clones so I'm still in a bit of shock from your story now, do things just get more out there the longer you live?"]
[3:30 AM] Rania: ["Not always. I know a few people who have gone a dozen sessions without anything beyond the normal weirdness. I'm honestly probably one of the most unusual replayers in Paradox Space." Finish off your burrito and make a content sigh. "So hey, you could have a pretty quiet life as far as the Game is concerned. And honestly, almost no one chooses it to be interesting."]
[3:33 AM] Xolonu: ["Well, If I'm lucky by the time I reach Rain properly it might all make sense"]
[3:34 AM] Rania: ["There you go. And hey, if you wanted company, I'm down for Rain hangouts. Never gotten it myself, but always had fun with it in session."]
[3:37 AM] Xolonu: ["Riiigghhtt, well I'm sorry for my reactions but, it's been a really long week and I just don't have a lot of space in my head right now for new big revelations"]
[3:38 AM] Rania: ["Hey, no worries. I don't know if I'm the person who you'd go to first, but if you do want to talk, I'm always here." You give them an encouraging smile. "You're a little in over your head right now, but whatever else, you're not alone here."]
[3:38 AM] Xolonu: [You nod "so uh, how's everyone else doing then?"]
[3:39 AM] Bethany: ["I'm honestly doing pretty good. Looking forward to being able to yell at things and have that actually do anything useful again," you reply.]
[3:39 AM] Mica: ["Just dreading what my quest as a Breath player is going to entail."]
[3:41 AM] Rania: ["I'm not bad. Really enjoying the food." You say, giving a thankful nod towards Bethany. "Little apprehensive about Mist." You pause for a second. "Oh, right, I should probably let you two know," You say nodding at the newbies. "But Mist means I'll literally be other people at times. Not pretending to be them, but literally them, thinking I'm them. Don't tap the glass and try and address me as Rania when I am. It's really not comfortable."]
[3:42 AM] Mica: ["Erm... Does that mean you're going to be turning into the rest of us, or strangers?"]
[3:43 AM] Rania: ["I'll probably end up as you guys at some point, but mostly people from my past that I knew."]
[3:43 AM] Xolonu: ["...riiigghhhttt I think I heard about that thing before but um, yeah this is going to be a bit awkward to deal with too." Think about it before giving a defeated shrug "well if the memo is anything to go by I'll probably just be laughing at that soon enough. Also don't worry Mica we can do the buddy system so I can walk you through the stuff I know, it'll be like first summer camp all over again"]
[3:44 AM] Bethany: ["Both," you add. "It's a thing for Mist players. You learn to live with it."]
[3:46 AM] Mica: ["Is it involuntary, or...? Because I find the idea of someone else running around looking like me rather unsettling--no offense meant," you said, shifting a bit uncomfortably. "And then, Xo, if you really are Rain that means there's going to be a bunch of you running around too... Boy this is going to be confusing."]
[3:48 AM] Xolonu: ["Well with Rain at least it's like, all me technically? I can see how suddenly different and random people showing up could be unsettling, but maybe a bunch of people are once would be more unsettling?" You try to picture what would happen if there was a bunch of you's in the same room at the same time]
[3:48 AM] Xolonu: [Your face flushes jade, you quickly try to think of something else]
[3:52 AM] Rania: ["I'll have better control as the session goes on, but..." You shrug apologetically. "I'll sometimes just, change without meaning to. Like, if a specific thought or action reminds me really strongly of someone it'll just happen. Control comes with time."]