The Inky Kitty

You greet everyone present with a respectful nod, your frills puffed.

Esei makes a shushing gesture with one hand, then points to a cat of black ink, who is sleeping across Zoraida's shoulder.

You blink.
You smile brightly at Esei, your frills puffing with joy.

Orventa giggles happily.

Zoraida waves at you with her lower arms, a happy expression crossing over her features as she, carefully, flutters her wings in such a way to protect the cat from falling should she roll the wrong way.

You have emoted: Cheliyi peers at a cat of black ink, before smiling a little softer.

The air around Orventa blurs as she chants under her breath. She shakes her head and blinks in confusion.
Orventa reaches into Rammy's Turquoise Cornucopia of Immense Riches and pulls out a citrus muffin, which she consumes leisurely.
Shadows flicker over the eyelids of Orventa.

Zoraida tells you, "..cat!!"

A cat of black ink'brrps' softly at the sensation of air, ink body rippling. She lifts her head, then lowers it again as she is not bothered further.

Assured of the state of the peace here, a custodian of justice leaves to the southwest.

(Trasto): You say, "We believe in you! also fjdsncksdjcknsd custodian of justice makes me think about the legend of the janitor."

Orventa preens, clapping her wings together vigorously. As she does so, a very fine dust of silvery blue scatters to the wind. She carries on with this odd ritual for several minutes before fanning her wings out with a sudden "SNAP", revealing them to be even more brightly coloured and lustrous than before.

You have emoted: Cheliyi quietly sneezes.

Orventa settles her wings about her shoulders like a cape.

Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "Ah sorry, dear."

You smile brightly at Orventa, your frills puffing with joy.

Orventa starts dusting you.

You chuckle softly, your frilled tail flicking idly with amusement.

Zoraida blinks over at Orventa, her eyes widening in awe.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "It is okay. Your wings are very lovely, yes."

Orventa smiles softly.
Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut laughingly says, "Thank you."

Esei hums thoughtfully.

Esei slips into a dapper, cream-banded black felt hat.
Esei lazily draws their wings to and fro through the air, fanning them slowly.
Folding their wings so they can reach them easily, Esei preens their wings happily, straightening out the disheveled feathers.

You have emoted: Cheliyi pokes at her frills, stretching them out to mimic wings with a giggle. "Sadly, I just have these ones. Very small, not good for flapping."

Zoraida inches bashfully over to a cat of black ink and nuzzles her tenderly.

A cat of black ink lets out a little 'brrp' noise, snuggling into the kephera; the little cat is truly asleep.

Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "They're lovely though."
Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "So frilly."

You hum softly, your frills vibrating with song.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "Very frilly, but perhaps not lovely. Miss Zoraida has some very lovely wings as well!"

Zoraida stares blankly into space.

Orventa's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.
Orventa nods her head in agreement.

You have emoted: Cheliyi pats Murkrow with a smile, who perks up and ruffles his feathers. Peering at the other winged creatures, he clicks his beak and stretches out his own wings with what can only be a proud gleam in his eye.
Assured of the state of the peace here, a custodian of justice leaves to the southwest.

You smile brightly at a vicious, ghostly white crow, your frills puffing with joy.
A vicious, ghostly white crow nods his head at you.

Esei tilts their head back and looks up at the sky.
Esei lazily draws their wings to and fro through the air, fanning them slowly.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say to a vicious, ghostly white crow, "You're lovely too, yes. Now put your wings away, silly bird."

You have emoted: Murkrow stares blankly at Cheliyi , before slowly closing his wings. He ruffles his feathers once more, and proceeds to climb up Chel's tail, her back and then to her head, where he settles down to roost.

Zoraida stares blankly into space.

Esei stares blankly into space.

Orventa ponders a vicious, ghostly white crow thoughtfully, looking him up and down.
A vicious, ghostly white crow turns his back on Orventa and pointedly ignores her.

Attempting to not disturb the cat on her shoulder, Zoraida sleepily leans against you.

---> *screams* V i r a

Out of the corner of your eye, you see an eight-legged creature crawling just out of sight.

You blink.
You beam broadly.

With a loud yet playful whistle, a mechanical dirigible comes puttering in on currents of air, its metallic claw grasping matcha and fig sorbet, which it quickly deposits in Orventa's hands.
Orventa lets out a startled "Meep!"
Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "Spiders and dessert."

The pointed tips of Esei's ears twitch to some errant sound.
You hum thoughtfully at Zoraida, your salmon frills vibrating with song.

You have emoted: Cheliyi slowly wraps an arm around Zoraida, gentle enough so that she can pull away if needed.

The Matrix flares and bits of energy swirl about inside, bits and pieces smashing into each other, growing larger in size before they finally are all one mass, which emerges from the Matrix as Orti.
Orti inclines his head politely to you.

A cat of black ink's eyes immediately snap open, climbing on Zoraida's shoulder to look towards the shadow.

You have emoted: Cheliyi begins to greet Orti with a nod, only to stop as there is a sleeping crow on her head.

Orti ponders for a moment and says "Hrm..."

Zoraida chirrs curiously at the climbing feline, her head canting to the side to examine what a cat of black ink is looking at.

Kalas Orti says to you, "You seem a bit less... tree."

You chuckle softly, your frilled tail flicking idly with amusement.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say to Orti, "I am a bit like old me, yes yes. Easier to hug!"
Kalas Orti says to you, "I think so. I am not one to hug as openly."

You think to yourself: Was that one of Lady Viravain's children? I hope She is well... should I pray to Her today? Hm.

Orti nods his head sagely.

You hum thoughtfully at Orti, your salmon frills vibrating with song.

Kalas Orti says, "You also seem a bit less gloomy, I believe."

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "I can understand that. Hugs used to be very foreign to me, yes. But, I think I have grown to appreciate them."
You blink.
Suddenly beaming, you say, "I... yes, yes I am."

Esei hums thoughtfully.

You think to yourself: **a swell of green and pink, even if it quiet the quiet is not so bad**.

Zoraida shifts her shoulder to give a cat of black ink a better platform for standing, her lower hands clasping at each other as she frets.

You blink.

A cat of black ink's ears perk up as her attention turns towards Esei.
Softly, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Climb up, Tsillah."
A cat of black ink jumps up onto Esei's shoulder.

Zoraida wipes the back of her hand across her brow in relief.

You chuckle softly, your frilled tail flicking idly with amusement.


You hum softly, your frills vibrating with song.

Zoraida tells you, "..was scared small creature would fall and go... splat."

You have emoted: Cheliyi glances at Zoraida, her expression concerned, yet softening. "Cats are very agile, yes? She would have landed just fine, I think."

Esei's feathered tail curls slightly, feathers fanning out delicately as they hum lowly.

As she nods slowly in your direction, you realize Zoraida understands.

You smile brightly at Zoraida, your frills puffing with joy.

Esei drops a cat of black ink.
A cat of black ink rubs up against you, purring like a cat.

You blink.
You smile softly at a cat of black ink.
You pet a cat of black ink ingratiatingly.

Zoraida stretches her arms above her head, an audible cracking emitting from the chitin that covers the kephera's body. She leans forward to give you a tight hug before giving a brief wave and bowing towards Orventa and Esei.
Zoraida leaves to the northwest.

Orventa chuckles long and heartily.
Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "Too fast for me."
Orventa snaps her fingers.

You have emoted: Cheliyi blinks, clearly still lagging behind.
Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "Very fast, yes."

Delicate harmonies dance through the air around you to weave a complex song.

A wry smile spreads across Esei's face.
In dark, lyrical tones, Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk says, "Climb up, Tsillah.
A cat of black ink jumps up onto Esei's shoulder.
Esei draws the Fingerblade of dha'Wyrden-cree across the inside of their wrist, causing a line of blood to well up. They then lifts the blade into the air, as shadows spill out of the wet crimson tip, swarming around Esei and taking them with them as they sink into the ground.

You hum softly, your frills vibrating with song.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "I suppose that means I should go home..."
You beam broadly at Orventa.
You give a twilight blue rose to Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut.

Like a gentle ripple in a crystalline pool, you say, "It was nice seeing you again, Miss Orventa!"

Orventa waves goodbye.

You wave goodbye.

Voyageuse Orventa Trueflight, Aleuromantic Aeronaut says, "Thank you."
Orventa slips into a twilight blue rose.

You nod your head emphatically.

Orventa's mouth turns up as her face breaks into a smile.

A vicious, ghostly white crow flaps his wings a few times and lifts you into the skies.

You speedwalk south to before the Master Ravenwood Tree.

Flying above before the Master Ravenwood Tree.
==== You are flying ====
The dark heart of Glomdoring Forest is almost audibly beating in this, its shadowy centre. Tall, blackened trees surround this clearing, pressing together into an imposing barrier of rotten vegetation. Moulds and fungi are smeared across the plants, their pungent stench suffusing the forest. The branches are coated in dark slime, slick tendrils that hang downwards. Although a variety of trees might actually grow here, the black tar that coats them renders them indistinguishable. A thin black mist creeps between the trees, hanging low across the ground. The floor of the clearing itself is simply bare earth, cracked and dry. Overshadowing all is the Master Ravenwood Tree itself, jutting into the sky like a twisted fist. The sound of laughing crows echoes down from the treetops, a harsh sound for the ears below. The atmosphere vibrates with a palpable power. A vicious, ghostly white crow flies here with midnight wings spread.
You see a single exit leading north.

You begin to descend, the wind whistling past you as the earth draws ever closer. You land easily, back on the ground again.

Before the Master Ravenwood Tree.
Brennan Stormcrow paces here, his cadaverous body twitching with sudden jerks. An animated skeleton stands here with a ghostly outline of a bat around its skull. An animated skeleton stands here with a ghostly outline of a spider around its skull. An animated skeleton stands here with a ghostly outline of a beetle around its skull. An animated skeleton stands here with a ghostly outline of a wasp around its skull. The Master Ravenwood Tree towers over everything here, pulsing with an immeasurable yet dark power. There are 25 dark nighthags here. Casting darkness all around, a shadow totem thrusts up from the ground, chilling the air. Glowing gently with a soft blue light, a delicate dreamcatcher has been permanently hung here. There are 2 armoured bats here. In the shape of an open palm, a metallic sigil lies here. There are 20 illithoid scourges here. There are 25 shadowlord widowriders here. A crudely crafted shrine of harsh black crystal stands here, thrumming powerfully. A crystal champagne bottle has been set aside here. Splintered from the Master Ravenwood, a massive branch lies here, spiders crawling along its rotting wood. A giant bat hangs here, wings folded about its body and one beady eye open. A green eyelash viper is slithering about here. A rowan sapling clings tenaciously to the ground here. There are 9 bowl of shrimps curry here. An elegant tulip lies here, forlornly. A bright sunflower has been left here. There are 2 delicate irises here. Brightening its surroundings, a brilliant white rose lies on the ground. There are 2 bright yellow roses here. A caliginous leopard is languidly grooming herself here, her tail idly flicking back and forth. Wyrden Auspice Esei Shee-Slaugh of the Ascending Dusk floats here, suffusing the air with the sickly-sweet scent of blackthorn blossoms. They wield a dark, curved silver athame in their left hand.
You see a single exit leading north.

A caliginous leopard lopes excitedly towards you as you come into view, butting her head forcefully against your hand demanding affection.

You hum softly, your frills vibrating with song.