[21:57]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Cassie's Palace!
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:50] <[Gtz]Cassandra> ... I'm sorry. But don't you have family? Don't you have something to return to?
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:51] * [Gtz]Cassandra steels herself from the "no" she knows she's gonna get. She doesn't have to read minds to understand misfortune.
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:51] * [Dune]Valea 's head drops a little at mention of this, and her voice becomes a soft, low monotone.
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:51] * [Dune]Valea 's eyes look distantly into the floor, even though it's only an arm's reach away.
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:52] <[Dune]Valea> I...don't remember...
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	[23:52] <[Dune]Valea> ...anything from before slave life.
[22:02]	<[huh]Isabella>	Whaaat?
[22:02]	* [Dune]Valea	's voice echoes with a sense of distance and loss.
[22:02]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	. o ( Doesn't remember... Maybe she just doesn't want to remember. I wonder what could have happened... )
[22:03]	<[Dune]Valea>	...not one thing.
[22:03]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Oh... Do you mean, you've lived your whole life as a servant?
[22:04]	* [Dune]Valea	looks up to Cassandra now, but her eyes still seem unfocused and distant.
[22:04]	<[Dune]Valea>	yes, as an unsold slave.
[22:04]	<[huh]Isabella>	nnn... how sad...
[22:05]	* [huh]Isabella	flies over to give Valea a comforting pat.
[22:05]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I'm sorry... I shouldn't have asked that of you.
[22:06]	* [Dune]Valea	stands deathly still for a moment, but then closes and reopens her eyes, shaking her head as their focus returns.
[22:06]	<[Dune]Valea>	...no, it's only fair that you know of my past.
[22:06]	* [Dune]Valea	can barely be seen whispering:
[22:07]	<[huh]Isabella>	But it doesn't matter, does it?
[22:07]	<[Dune]Valea>	only ethereal companions, constantly...
[22:07]	* [Dune]Valea	shakes her head, and brings herself to make a small smile.
[22:07]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...hm? Ether-real? What do you mean by that?
[22:08]	* [Dune]Valea	appears to be slightly nervous, but she continues speaking.
[22:09]	<[Dune]Valea>	If we're to be friends, and after what you've told us, it's only fair that i show you a secret of mine.
[22:10]	* [Tesla]Enrica	interjects, smiling a little.
[22:10]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	sighs.
[22:10]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to. chances are, I'll find out anyway...
[22:11]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I've nothing to return to, either... I guess it hasn't truly hit me that I might have a home but... I think I can remember what it's like to have a friend... sort of...
[22:11]	* [Dune]Valea	looks to Enrica and smiles a bit as she speaks, but then turns back to Cassandra and becomes more serious.
[22:12]	<[Dune]Valea>	hopefully we'll all know soon, huh?
[22:12]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...
[22:13]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah, having a friend is wonderful~
[22:13]	* [huh]Isabella	does a small flip in the air.
[22:13]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...nevermind. But let me get this straight... You two want to stay here?
[22:13]	* [Dune]Valea	nods, and smiles.
[22:13]	<[Dune]Valea>	yes, if we could.
[22:14]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Yes.
[22:14]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I... don't know about this.
[22:15]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	projects a thought to Isabella:
[22:15]	* [Dune]Valea	looks a little worried.
[22:15]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Is... there something wrong with us?
[22:16]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	/I'm afraid of what I might do to these people. There will be times I cannot control myself... I don't think they'll be okay./
[22:17]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	swallows, putting her elbows up on the table.
[22:17]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	It's not you. It's me.
[22:18]	* [huh]Isabella	leaves a thought for Cassie. /They're doing this for you, Cassie, don't send them away... you're much better than before./
[22:19]	* [Dune]Valea	smiles.
[22:19]	<[Dune]Valea>	then we'll just support you, so you can do your best!
[22:20]	* [Tesla]Enrica	nods.
[22:22]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	You don't really get it... I'm not always in control. /I'm holding myself back right now to keep from broadcasting and receiving my thoughts. I can't always do that./
[22:23]	<[huh]Isabella>	You're doing well enough, Cassie~
[22:24]	* [Dune]Valea	blinks in surprise for a moment, but then continues smiling.
[22:24]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	sips her tea during that last bit. It's getting a little cold...
[22:24]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I don't think you understand.
[22:24]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, it's neat that you can do that!
[22:24]	<[Dune]Valea>	and even if you're not always in control...
[22:24]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	looks... annoyed.
[22:24]	* [Dune]Valea	makes a simplistic argument.
[22:24]	<[Dune]Valea>	we all get angry or cry and stuff sometimes, right?
[22:25]	<[Dune]Valea>	so it's only natural we can't 100% control ourselves 100% of the time.
[22:26]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Yes... but last few times I've lost control, people have died. That's what I'm trying to tell you.
[22:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	We know, Cassie, we know.
[22:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	You care about us. That's very thoughtful. But we care about you, too.
[22:27]	* [Dune]Valea	nods, backing up Isabella's words.
[22:27]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	You don't understand. The scope of what you've done... it's not something I can describe to someone who hasn't experienced it. I simply can't explain what it is to... be turned to a human being. I used to be next to nothing... I can't just leave it at that. I might as well owe you my life.
[22:28]	* [Dune]Valea	smiles, and speaks reminescently.
[22:28]	<[Dune]Valea>	you've freed us from the fear of being sold to someone really mean, and for that i have to like you!
[22:29]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	. o ( dangit... I just want you out of my hair, without any guilt. )
[22:33]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...You'll regret this.
[22:34]	* [Dune]Valea	's face takes on a concerned look.
[22:34]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	sends to Isabel: /I already am./
[22:34]	<[huh]Isabella>	Let 'em, then, and if they die in a phychic storm you can say "I told ya so".
[22:34]	<[Dune]Valea>	you shouldn't beat yourself up so much.
[22:35]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	knows she meant nothing by it, but the morbidity of Izzy's statement leaves a bad taste in her mouth.
[22:37]	* [Tesla]Enrica	shakes her head.
[22:38]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I've come close to dying a couple times now, and would have nowhere to go or no way to live if I left. Believe me, it makes a difference for me to be here.
[22:38]	* [Dune]Valea	looks concerned, but also mildly annoyed as she speaks.
[22:38]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, and i said i want to be your friend, right?
[22:38]	<[Dune]Valea>	how many times are you going to make me repeat that?
[22:39]	* [Dune]Valea	almost comically huffs, folder her arms, and taps her foot.
[22:40]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	projects to Enrica: /Remember, some things are worse than death. Are you willing to die because you can't take a ticket to Santiago or whatever? I'm a bad fresh start. But anyway./
[22:40]	<[huh]Isabella>	You can't win, Cassie~
[22:40]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Right... Seeing as neither of you have a place to stay, I suppose I can let you stay here. We'll never fill all these rooms in a million years. But... if something bad happens to any of you, I'll force you to leave. Is that clear?
[22:41]	* [Tesla]Enrica	tilts her head down.
[22:41]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	If you say so.
[22:41]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	to Isabel: /I don't want to win, I just don't want to hurt anybody./
[22:41]	* [huh]Isabella	does an aerial dance.
[22:41]	<[huh]Isabella>	New friends~ New friends~
[22:42]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	sighs.
[22:42]	* [Dune]Valea	responds seriously, but then smiles at Isabella's dancing.
[22:43]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	So it is, then. You two are welcome to stay, just look after yourselves.
[22:43]	<[Dune]Valea>	I really wanna stay here, but if you want me to go at some point, i'll have to listen.
[22:43]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	slumps back in her chair.
[22:43]	* [Dune]Valea	nods and makes a small curtsy towards Cassandra, but remains where she is standing after that.
[22:44]	* [Dune]Valea	appears slightly nervous again, but it is overlaid with a sense of confidence.
[22:44]	<[Dune]Valea>	but hey, i still have to tell you my own secret, since you've told us yours.
[22:45]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	You don't have to tell me anything.
[22:46]	* [Dune]Valea	nods, but defends her position.
[22:46]	<[Dune]Valea>	it's only right though, right?
[22:46]	<[Dune]Valea>	since you've told us something...
[22:46]	* [Dune]Valea	shifts her feet around a little.
[22:47]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I didn't mean to. I only explained it since Victoria brought it up. If it were up to me, you wouldn't have known about any of that.
[22:49]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I am not eager to share my past or my nature.
[22:50]	* [Dune]Valea	looks slightly more uncomfortable.
[22:50]	<[Dune]Valea>	i guess that would scare a lot of other people...
[22:51]	* [Dune]Valea	closes and opens her eyes, then focusing them upon Cassandra with determination and kindness.
[22:51]	<[Dune]Valea>	but they haven't seen what kind of a person you are.
[22:51]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	thinks to Valea: /A lot of other people are afraid of dying./
[22:52]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	You've only known me for half an hour. What makes you believe I'm so "benevolent"?
[22:52]	* [Dune]Valea	states matter-of factly:
[22:53]	<[Dune]Valea>	You freed us, have a good friend, and haven't treated us harshly.
[22:53]	* [Dune]Valea	tries focusing as hard as she can to think back at Cassandra: /maybe they're just scared because they don't know where they go. But i know./
[22:54]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I've freed you because I can't send you away in chains, I haven't treated you harshly because I'm no sadist, and my friend... Well, she's completely different.
[22:54]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	smiles, and thinks to Isabel: /If it weren't for you, I'd be a goner, ya know./
[22:55]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	You've given us value as human beings. Can you expect us to just forget that?
[22:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	You callin' me weird, punk?
[22:56]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	pretends she doesn't know what Isabel's talking about, and addresses Enrica:
[22:56]	* [huh]Isabella	puts on a faux-toughguy voice, as best she can in her own high tone.
[22:57]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	I only did what anyone with a guilt conscience would do. I just don't feel right with people enslaved to my name by title.
[22:57]	* [Dune]Valea	giggles a little at Isabella's comment, guessing a bit to fill in the blanks of her conversation with Cassandra.
[22:57]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	. o ( I can do that well enough without it... )
[23:00]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Well, anyway. It looks like Victoria went to tend to other business. Maybe she's still unpacking. Why don't you two go pick out your rooms? You can have any one you want.
[23:00]	* [huh]Isabella	waves her hand.
[23:01]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh! Oh! I can show hem the good ones!
[23:01]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Oh, I've forgotten. You've been here a while, haven't you? Sorry, you probably already have something in mind.
[23:02]	* [huh]Isabella	blinks, then nods.
[23:02]	* [Dune]Valea	holds a rueful look from Cassandra's apparently continual self-dispisation, but brightens a bit upon the change of topic.
[23:02]	<[huh]Isabella>	Right.
[23:03]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Surely you haven't seen the whole house, however... Izzy can show you around if you're interested. Though I don't think you'll see the whole thing in a single day...
[23:03]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I'd like to think that we have time.
[23:04]	* [Dune]Valea	nods.
[23:04]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, and it'll be fun.
[23:06]	* [huh]Isabella	nods entheusiastically.
[23:08]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Hm-hm... Well, don't be gone too long. Come back in about an hour and we'll have dinner.
[23:09]	* [Dune]Valea	nods and speaks somewhat happily.
[23:09]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright. Valea?
[23:09]	<[Dune]Valea>	we definitely will!
[23:09]	* [Dune]Valea	turns to Enrica and nods.
[23:10]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, let's go.
[23:14]	* [huh]Isabella	shoots off down a passageway, her voice trailing after her
[23:14]	<[huh]Isabella>	This way!
[23:15]	* [Dune]Valea	runs after Isabella, leaving a few words for Cassandra as she rushes away:
[23:16]	<[Dune]Valea>	You're a good person, really.
[23:16]	* [Dune]Valea	then disappears down the hall, chasing the fairy.
[23:16]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	If you would...
[23:16]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	please think about what I said.
[23:17]	* [Tesla]Enrica	follows down the hall, having to run in order to catch up.
[23:17]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	doesn't say anything, just twists her lip a little bit.
[23:19]	* [huh]Isabella	leads the others around the mansion, speaking nonstop.
[23:20]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	crosses her legs and slumps further in her seat, thinking about the two people she just met. . o ( ...yep, this tea is definitely cold now. )
[23:22]	* [PYG]Victoria	sighs.
[23:22]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Shall I get rid of all these then, Mistress?
[23:23]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	jumps a little bit, unaware of Victoria's presence.
[23:26]	<[huh]Isabella>	This here is my favorite room, because I just like the floral pattern on the vases in there, and the bed is especially comfortable~ and, oh, that there's my favorite room, because the wooden furniture feels really natural and reminds me of home, and there that room over there, It's got some nice paintings of the sea... you know, I've always liked he sea, but I 've never been to it. They say it's salty, but Ireally think- oh and this is the kitchen. Y
[23:26]	<[huh]Isabella>	You've been in here, right?
[23:26]	* [huh]Isabella	stops. She doesn't seem to need to breathe, judging from the pace of her talk.
[23:27]	* [Dune]Valea	, who is following Isabella and listening to her enthusastically, replies happily.
[23:27]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, but neither of us have been here very long still.
[23:27]	<[Dune]Valea>	but that room sounds really nice.
[23:27]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Oh! You're here. Where have you been?
[23:28]	<[huh]Isabella>	It is, it's my room.
[23:28]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Getting a...
[23:28]	* [PYG]Victoria	looks down at her slightly ruffled up uniform.
[23:28]	<[PYG]Victoria>	...Feel for this place.
[23:29]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...Oh. I understand. I almost forgot about that...
[23:29]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Yes, I must apologize for startling you as well.
[23:30]	* [Dune]Valea	smiles at Isabella and giggles slightly.
[23:30]	<[Dune]Valea>	I hope i can get a nice room, too~!
[23:30]	<[huh]Isabella>	So you want to see the kitchen? I've actually never used it much. I try, but Cassie shakes her head and says I work too hard already. She can be a bit weird at times, you know? And I had all these recepies I wanted to try out, too. They're really good. One has- right, the kitchen. These here are the cabinets, that's the stove, we got the pantry in that door, and an icebox in that door as well.
[23:30]	<[huh]Isabella>	We've gots lots of food, I can't even pronounce the names of some of the herbs. Car-cardy... carmad...
[23:31]	* [huh]Isabella	slows for a secnd.
[23:31]	<[huh]Isabella>	Carmandom!
[23:31]	* [huh]Isabella	beams, then continues.
[23:31]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Oh, it's fine. You did make a good cup of tea.
[23:32]	* [Dune]Valea	smiles, enthusiastically drinking in all the information that Isabella is also rather enthusiastically giving out.
[23:32]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	This is a nice place. I'm sure we could make some good things with what we have here!
[23:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	Well, anyway, you'll have to be careful with the knives, Cassie frets whenever I carry one. And if you go out the door, you're back in the hallway, and continuing on... oh, it's this vase. It's a really nice vase. I've ranked it 25th out of the mansion's vases. Quite prestigious.
[23:33]	* [Dune]Valea	looks slightly awed.
[23:33]	<[Dune]Valea>	wow, there are twenty-four better than this one?
[23:34]	* [huh]Isabella	nods.
[23:34]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	...Never seen one like it.
[23:34]	<[huh]Isabella>	Past about the 32nd they all get to be really one-of-a-kind things, so it's natural.
[23:34]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I ought to get started then.
[23:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh, but the stool it's on is only 45th.
[23:35]	* [PYG]Victoria	starts picking up all the empty and half-empty teacups and saucers.
[23:35]	* [huh]Isabella	looks a bit down.
[23:35]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Now, if you'll excuse me, Ma'am.
[23:36]	* [Dune]Valea	looks slightly down, but then jolts up as she gains (what she thinks is) a good idea.
[23:36]	<[Dune]Valea>	oh!
[23:36]	* [PYG]Victoria	does little curtsy as she holds the tray carrying all the the items.
[23:36]	* [PYG]Victoria	makes her exit.
[23:36]	<[Dune]Valea>	what if we put the 25th stool under this 25th vase?
[23:36]	<[Dune]Valea>	and 24th under 24th, and so on!
[23:37]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, I guess it would depend on how long it would take...
[23:37]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	How many are there?
[23:37]	<[huh]Isabella>	126 vases and 87 stools, 73 tables...
[23:37]	* [huh]Isabella	ticks off on her fingers.
[23:38]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh, I get really bored.
[23:38]	* [huh]Isabella	looks up at Enrica.
[23:38]	* [Dune]Valea	laughs just a bit.
[23:38]	<[Dune]Valea>	ahaha~
[23:39]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	0x01ACTION waits for a good minute or so to ensure that Victoria is gone. Then, she drops down and lands beside Cassandra, looking at her with a hard gaze; not one filled with anger, but simply that of someone constantly on their guard. Giving a short nod, as if satisfied, she speaks up in a confident tone that would sound much more militaristic and serious were it not carried by the voice of a tiny girl
[23:39]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Greetings, Especially Respected Comrade. My name is Krupskaya, and I am here to assist and work with you in any way you deem necessary.
[23:40]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	I am a member of the fairy clan in the forest near this fortress, and am bound by oath to protect your life at all costs. I look forward with great eager desire to much working with you for greater glory!
[23:40]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Forward, to a brighter future! I shall be of the fierce hand that cuts, the shield that slays! My life is yours, Especially Respected Comrade! Do with me as you will that I might make you greater than ever!
[23:40]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	is by now speaking stridently and passionately. An enthusiastic fire burns in her eyes, and fierce determination emanates from the core of her being. The little thing is really pumped up.
[23:42]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	nearly falls out of her seat at the start of that. Being blind isn't any good for surprise appearances.
[23:43]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...uh... who... who are you?
[23:43]	<[huh]Isabella>	And this room's bed is made out of nails. I tell you, we got everything here. It's not really that good to sleep on, though. I tried it once... Yeah. not good.
[23:44]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	attempts to catch surface thoughts from the person's mind, but she can't get anything out... Wait... didn't she just say her name? And that she's a fairy? What's going on?
[23:45]	* [Dune]Valea	cringes slightly, imagining the experience.
[23:45]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, i can imagine it wouldn't be...
[23:45]	* [Dune]Valea	's voice becomes slightly more melancholy for a moment as she speaks, but picks back up immediately afterwards.
[23:46]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	awaits orders for a little bit before remembering the Especially Respected Comrade is blind. Damn this burning pride! It blinds her to her Comrade's own needs as surely as her Comrade is! Unacceptable!
[23:46]	<[Dune]Valea>	even when we were carted around, we never had to sleep on nails...
[23:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	Well, I didn't have to, I just tried it for a night for fun.
[23:47]	* [huh]Isabella	pauses.
[23:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	It wasn't as fun as I thought it'd be.
[23:47]	* [Dune]Valea	giggles a bit.
[23:47]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	rushes forward and seizes Cassandra's hand.
[23:47]	<[Dune]Valea>	but i hope you weren't hurt?
[23:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	Not much, fairies knit quickly
[23:48]	* [Dune]Valea	speaks blankly.
[23:48]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, that's good.
[23:49]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Forgive my foolish transgressions, Greater Comrade! In my excitement all reason flew from my head, and I no longer recalled your tragic loss. This is a black day for my name and my honor as your guardian. .
[23:50]	* [Dune]Valea	then brings up a finger to her lip in pondering for a moment, and asks Isabella a completely out-of-place and morbid question:
[23:50]	<[Dune]Valea>	I don't want to creep you out, or offend you, or anything...
[23:51]	<[Dune]Valea>	but do fairies die?
[23:51]	* [Tesla]Enrica	looks over at Valea, but then questioningly at Isabella.
[23:52]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...um... that's... nice... but... You're here, to serve me? Why?
[23:53]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	I am a fairy from the clan dwelling within the great wilderness that caresses your fortress like a comforting hand. By an ancient oath between its builder and my people, I was chosen to serve you with every fiber of my life and being and to keep your own burning as brightly as the Hawk burns in the night sky far above!
[23:53]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	recalls that missing third. This must be it. A fairy's still a surprise, though...
[23:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah fairies?
[23:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	Not really.
[23:54]	* [huh]Isabella	shakes her head.
[23:54]	* [Dune]Valea	smiles, nods, and speaks happily.
[23:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	We're born of nature, and flourish as nature does. I guess that if all that lived died, we would as well.
[23:54]	<[Dune]Valea>	that's good, then.
[23:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	But that hasn't happened yet.
[23:55]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Seems you don't have much to worry about then.
[23:55]	* [Dune]Valea	then speaks oddly, her voice distant for an instant.
[23:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	Nope~
[23:55]	<[Dune]Valea>	that would be an...aurora of a world.
[23:57]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	doesn't really know what to say. She's already bothered enough with the two servants staying here, and now this... Well, at least she's a fairy. That makes things a little simpler. And some things a little more difficult.
[23:58]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	projects to Isabel: /Hey Izzy, have you met any other fairies recently? Keep this between you and me, by the way./
[23:59]	* [huh]Isabella	/Ah? No, not that I remember. They usually avoid this place./
[23:59]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	. o ( Figures... )
[00:04]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	echoes back again: /Well, I got one right here. She seems really... into it. Don't come just yet, though./
[00:04]	<[huh]Isabella>	And here we-
[00:04]	* [huh]Isabella	stops cold, just after starting.
[00:04]	* [huh]Isabella	/what? A fairy? Here?
[00:05]	* [Tesla]Enrica	tilts her head.
[00:05]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Hm? Is something wrong?
[00:06]	* [Dune]Valea	breaks out of her daze as they continue the tour, also becoming concerned.
[00:06]	<[Dune]Valea>	what is it?
[00:07]	* [huh]Isabella	/Why?/
[00:07]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	/Apparently. Krupskaya, supposedly from a fairy clan around here. She doesn't seem to be lying. And I don't know. She just showed up and said she's entitled to serve this place./
[00:08]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	/I shouldn't have told you yet. Turn your head, you always forget you're in the middle of something when we speak like this./
[00:08]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah?
[00:08]	<[huh]Isabella>	Aaaaaah...
[00:08]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Are you alright?
[00:08]	* [huh]Isabella	seems to take in her surroundings.
[00:08]	* [Dune]Valea	pokes Isabella several times in the shoulder.
[00:08]	* [huh]Isabella	nods.
[00:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	Yeah.
[00:09]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Just kind of spaced out for a couple of minutes...
[00:09]	* [Dune]Valea	tilts her head in inquiry.
[00:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	Did I?
[00:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	I didn't notice.
[00:09]	<[Dune]Valea>	are you suuuure?
[00:09]	* [huh]Isabella	shakes her head.
[00:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	And this...
[00:09]	* [huh]Isabella	still seems preoccupied.
[00:10]	* [Tesla]Enrica	shrugs and follows.
[00:10]	* [Dune]Valea	walks beyond Isabella to turn around and face her directly.
[00:10]	<[huh]Isabella>	And... yes?
[00:10]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	continues to stay there. The Especially Respected Comrade continues gazing at her silently, as if her glorious eyes are piercing through the veil of blackness cloaking them eternally and boring into her soul. A clever, shrewd one she must be, then, to see souls instead of the world around her. Well, she isn't afraid. "Gaze upon me!" she sings, her mind burning with eager pride. "Gaze upon...
[00:10]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	...me, and rejoice, for as long as my spirit burns, so too shall the fires of life within your soul!"
[00:10]	<[Dune]Valea>	something's up, you don't just lose energy so quickly like that, right?
[00:11]	<[huh]Isabella>	I might.
[00:12]	* [Dune]Valea	tilts her head slightly, looking incredulous.
[00:13]	* [Dune]Valea	after standing in this manner for a few more seconds, she shrugs and steps beside Isabella, ready to continue following on the tour.
[00:13]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	still can't think of anything to say. She's so... exuberant.
[00:13]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	...Are you really from around here?
[00:13]	<[Dune]Valea>	I shouldn't butt in if it's something between you and Cassandra.
[00:14]	* [huh]Isabella	continues on, trying to keep her energy up.
[00:17]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	comes to attention as Cassandra speaks.
[00:19]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Yes! On Elsidean Pine #144 was I born approximately 74 years ago!
[00:19]	<[huh]Isabella>	And this here is the bath, one of them, and it's really nice on a cold day to get in with a warm towel, and just relax, and there's lots of others just like it, and there's all sorts of soaps and anything, and everyone can use it together - there's individual baths, like you've used, but it's so much nicer with friends - and you really just have to try it, tonight maybe. Oh, and out that window you can see the greenhouse, the bath gets a nice view of
[00:20]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It lies but a mile west of here, Greater Comrade.
[00:20]	<[huh]Isabella>	it as well, it's good for keeping plants in, I tend to them myself and am very proud of them, I 've got all sorts of things there like flowers and some trees and lots of other stuff, I'll have to show you some time, when you're not busy.
[00:20]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh, and over there's a cardboard box.
[00:21]	<[huh]Isabella>	I think people just don't notice it's there. Nobody but me really comes up here this far.
[00:21]	* [Dune]Valea	is visibly awed by the massive bath and greenhouse, and is joyous as well.
[00:21]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It is unremarkable and humble, as are all fairy dwellings in the eyes of Karlin!
[00:21]	* [Dune]Valea	then giggles upon mention of the cardboard box.
[00:21]	<[huh]Isabella>	I usually use that cardboard box as a sigh that I'm lost.
[00:21]	<[huh]Isabella>	Wait...
[00:21]	<[Dune]Valea>	wow though, that bath and greenhouse really do sound nice.
[00:21]	* [huh]Isabella	looks back.
[00:21]	* [Dune]Valea	looks inquisitively at Isabella.
[00:22]	<[Dune]Valea>	what is it?
[00:22]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Oh, boy. This better hadn't be what I think it is, huh?
[00:22]	<[huh]Isabella>	It really is a nice bath, isn't it?
[00:22]	* [huh]Isabella	fails to meet your gaze.
[00:23]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	It is but let me ask...
[00:23]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Is that box a sign that we're lost?
[00:23]	<[huh]Isabella>	It is.
[00:24]	* [Dune]Valea	speaks softly.
[00:24]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I'll definitely come back, but...
[00:24]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, oh my...
[00:24]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	...
[00:24]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Have you any current requests to ask of me, Greater Comrade?
[00:26]	<[huh]Isabella>	Don't worry.
[00:26]	<[huh]Isabella>	I've found my way back before.
[00:27]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright, but where to start?
[00:28]	* [Tesla]Enrica	looks around.
[00:28]	* [Dune]Valea	nods enthusastically, and then begins looking around as well.
[00:28]	<[Dune]Valea>	are there any vases around here, i wonder...?
[00:28]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh, yes.
[00:28]	<[huh]Isabella>	Number 13's somwhere around here, if I remember right.
[00:31]	* [Dune]Valea	turns to look at Isabella.
[00:31]	<[Dune]Valea>	do you think we could find our way back then, based upon the vase numbers?
[00:31]	<[huh]Isabella>	Er, I could try.
[00:32]	* [huh]Isabella	thinks.
[00:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	This way!
[00:32]	* [Dune]Valea	follows quickly.
[00:33]	* [Tesla]Enrica	looks on doubtfully, but follows also.
[00:34]	* [huh]Isabella	opens a door. A chill breeze blows in from the roof.
[00:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	...
[00:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	The roof, that's right.
[00:35]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	...If not, then I shall resume watching you, hidden and unseen, until you call for me. Fear not, Greater Comrade: I shall be but one step behind, lurking in the shadows, for I have slain the evil within them and made them yield to my will, such that it may further your own glory!
[00:35]	* [huh]Isabella	nods in comprehension.
[00:36]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	O-...okay. I guess. But why do you... argh... this is so weird...
[00:36]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	squeezes Cassandra's hand, and zooms upward in a ball of heatless orange flame, into an open closet.
[00:36]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Farewell!
[00:37]	<[Gtz]Cassandra>	Huh? Hey, wait!
[00:38]	* [Dune]Valea	maintains an optimistic mood.
[00:38]	<[Dune]Valea>	well, now we know where the roof is!
[00:39]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Now that we're here, is there anything worth seeing up top?
[00:39]	<[huh]Isabella>	The ground.
[00:40]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	The light, unseen by Cassandra, seems to jerk sharply down, then disappears.
[00:41]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	stands up for a moment, reaching out towards where she last felt the fairy's touch. After a moment of silence, she returns to her seat, still a little confused, despite the fairy's clarity.
[00:41]	* [Gtz]Cassandra	sighs. Why me...
[00:42]	<[GM]Mary>	Tour team: the box moves behind you slightly. It was loud enough to hear, but it's perfectly still when you turn to it.
[00:42]	<[GM]Mary>	And that's the end of session two!