Strawberry Six

[23:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	[LAST TIME]
[23:25]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Erembour, That Which Calls to Shadows. Also Cassie and Ivory share some private time.]
[23:27]	* Ivory	can't beat this stupid surgery game
[23:32]	<[huh]Nathan>	[It's now nearing dusk.]
[23:32]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Begin!]
[23:34]	* Ivory	shuts herself up in her room and lays down on the bed.
[23:39]	* [huh]Nathan	knocks on Ivory's door.
[23:39]	* Ivory	opens slowly, after several seconds.
[23:39]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hey, Ivory?
[23:39]	<Ivory>	Hey.
[23:40]	<[huh]Nathan>	Do you mind if we talk?
[23:40]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	burrows into the living room couch and lies in wait for the next hapless victim to come by.
[23:41]	* Ivory	looks behind Nathan, and down the hall, then reestablishes eye contact.
[23:41]	<Ivory>	Sure.
[23:41]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	does so by making a cushion fort ON the couch.
[23:42]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	is like a fucking master of stealth or something jesus Christ
[23:42]	* [huh]Nathan	steps into Ivory's room.
[23:43]	* [huh]Nathan	takes a seat.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...
[23:43]	* Ivory	shuts the door behind him, and leans with her back against it.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	......
[23:43]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	.........z.
[23:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	First of all, since I know you want to hear it, I'm sorry, you were right.
[23:44]	* Ivory	shakes her head, and slumps down to the floor.
[23:46]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ivory?
[23:46]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is cleaning up the room after the small fight.
[23:46]	<Ivory>	Huh?
[23:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	Is something the matter? Besides the things I know are the matter, I mean.
[23:48]	* Ivory	looks down for a moment, then shakes her head again.
[23:48]	<Ivory>	Nope.
[23:50]	<Ivory>	What's for dinner?
[23:50]	<[huh]Nathan>	You'd have to ask Cassandra.
[23:51]	* Ivory	nods, and stands up.
[23:51]	<Ivory>	Is that all?
[23:51]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well...
[23:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	I wanted to ask you what you think I should do. I mean, you think I shouldn't dabble in magic anymore, right?
[23:54]	* Ivory	stares off for a few moments, then shrugs.
[23:55]	* [nfty]Brienne	enters the living room, munching on a bag of snacks.
[23:58]	<Ivory>	Just think about us.
[23:58]	<[huh]Nathan>	"us"?
[23:58]	<Ivory>	Yeah.
[23:59]	* Ivory	swings the door back open.
[23:59]	* [huh]Nathan	steps out.
[00:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	Alright, I'll remember that, Ivory.
[00:01]	* Ivory	grabs her DS, sticks it in her apron pocket and steps out, shutting the door behind her. I hope you do...
[00:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm...
[00:02]	* Ivory	heads off to find Cassandra.
[00:03]	* [nfty]Brienne	walks over to the couch, intending to sit on it.
[00:03]	* Ivory	talks to Brienne before she sits!
[00:03]	<Ivory>	Hey Brienne, do you know where Cassie is?
[00:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I think she just left with some kind of cleaning thing?
[00:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	It looks like she's not done, though..
[00:05]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	!
[00:05]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	wakes up. Intruders are at the gate!
[00:06]	<Ivory>	A cleaning thing?
[00:06]	* [nfty]Brienne	is standing right there, next to the couch, having been interrupted before she could have a seat.
[00:06]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yes... it made this most terrifying noise, like...
[00:07]	<[nfty]Brienne>	"VRRRRRR"
[00:07]	* Ivory	. o ( Toothbrush, sponge, pressure-washer, vacuum cleaner... Aha! )
[00:07]	* [nfty]Brienne	tries to imitate the sound of a vacuum cleaner
[00:08]	<Ivory>	Ah.
[00:08]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	The intruder sounds like they're in some sort of machine. This doesn't look good. The fortress was never meant to withstand assault from mechanized infantry!
[00:10]	* [huh]Nathan	eventually wanders into the living room, it being the only real source of activity.
[00:10]	* Ivory	quickly wanders out
[00:10]	<[nfty]Brienne>	...?
[00:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	watches as Ivory seems to have a magnetic un-attraction to Nathan.
[00:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, Brienne.
[00:15]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah. Yes, sir?
[00:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Are you feeling alright?
[00:19]	<[huh]Nathan>	I remember I had nightmares for weeks after my first encounter with a demon like that.
[00:21]	<[nfty]Brienne>	W-well, honestly...
[00:21]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks around.
[00:22]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yes... I mean, no. I mean, to say is, I do feel a little scared about the whole thing, yeah.
[00:24]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you're scared you can sleep with me tonight.
[00:24]	* [huh]Nathan	pokes fun.
[00:26]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Wh-what! N-no, that just isn't possible, I mean...
[00:26]	<[nfty]Brienne>	...You don't sleep in the tub, do you?
[00:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	Ah, that's true.
[00:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	Though I'd make an exception for a girl like you.
[00:27]	* [Zem]Cassandra	comes back into the living room carrying a broom.
[00:28]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Oh, Master Nathan!
[00:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hm? Cassandra.
[00:29]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah--
[00:29]	* [nfty]Brienne	sort of backs off a bit, sort of falling back onto the couch.
[00:35]	* Ivory	searches the entire freaking house
[00:36]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Are you okay?
[00:37]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	squawks in surprise. The fortress is under siege!
[00:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm fine. To tell the truth, I'm used to things being this close from murdering me.
[00:37]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	REMEMBER THE SCHLALAMO!
[00:38]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	leaps on Brienne.
[00:38]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ahhh!
[00:39]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	bursts out of the ruined fortress in an explosion of cushions.
[00:39]	* [nfty]Brienne	shrieks in horror as a sofa-burster bursts out of the sofa!
[00:39]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Being used to that is... kind of a bad thing, yes?
[00:40]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Death before handsup!
[00:40]	* [nfty]Brienne	realizes who it is she's dealing with and struggles to get Schlamigrioth off of her.
[00:41]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Arrrgh! Wh-what are you doing?! Stop it!
[00:41]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	....Hi~
[00:41]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	grins, and springs off her.
[00:42]	* [huh]Nathan	offers Brienne a hand.
[00:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	Really, Schlami, scaring the poor girl.
[00:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Brienne is still a little nervous around you, Schlami.
[00:45]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Shouldna crackysmash squishyfort, huh?
[00:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	Yeah.
[00:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	Or squishygirl, as a matter of fact.
[00:49]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Wh-what?! I'm not squishy!
[00:50]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks rather upset, though she brusquely takes the offered hand in hers.
[00:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	Of course you're not.
[00:57]	* [nfty]Brienne	pulls herself up off the soda.
[00:57]	<[nfty]Brienne>	[*sofa]
[00:58]	* [Zem]Cassandra	rearranges the cushions back onto the sofa.
[00:59]	<[huh]Nathan>	Thanks, Cassandra.
[00:59]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	My fort... ;_;
[00:59]	<[huh]Nathan>	Now, Schlami, what do you have to say for yourself?
[01:05]	* [Zem]Cassandra	has completely demolished the couch fort. You can't even tell one was there.
[01:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	Schlami?
[01:05]	* [huh]Nathan	waits.
[01:07]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...sorry.
[01:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	There.
[01:09]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	So... what now?
[01:09]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... Alright. I forgive you. ... but what were you doing hiding in the couch, anyway?
[01:10]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	...hiding?
[01:11]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	And jumpyspook.
[01:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yes, I thought I was going to die.
[01:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm sure she didn't mean harm.
[01:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	You didn't, right?
[01:14]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	..not lots.
[01:14]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... that's reassuring.
[01:14]	* [nfty]Brienne	coughs.
[01:14]	<[huh]Nathan>	Better than nothing, I guess.
[01:18]	<[nfty]Brienne>	A, anyway. what were we talking about?
[01:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh, right.
[01:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Cassandra, are you feeling alright after this afternoon?
[01:20]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, I am. I feel much better than before.
[01:20]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Thank you very much!
[01:20]	* [Zem]Cassandra	hugs Nathan.
[01:21]	<[huh]Nathan>	I-It's nothing...
[01:22]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It may be nothing for you, but for me, it is quite a lot.
[01:23]	* [nfty]Brienne	thinks. Oh, right, the strange bug demon thing...
[01:24]	* [Zem]Cassandra	yawns.
[01:25]	<[huh]Nathan>	Tired?
[01:26]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah. It's been a long day.
[01:26]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	z~
[01:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	You think you have enough in you to cook dinner?
[01:26]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	has narcoletpized. lepticized. Something.
[01:27]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	We had dinner, remember? Creamy fish and asparagus?
[01:27]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	wakes up.
[01:27]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Dinner?
[01:27]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	We just had dinner, Schlami.
[01:28]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Which?
[01:28]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah, yes. That was good. These were pretty good, too.
[01:28]	* [nfty]Brienne	shows off an empty bag of potato chips.
[01:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	I see you've found the pantry.
[01:29]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Human food sure is delicious.
[01:31]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It is. You know, Brienne, at some point, I'd like to try some food from your world.
[01:34]	<[Atai]Schlamigrioth>	Very.
[01:34]	* Ivory	wanders back in, happy to have finally found Cassandra, but sad because she forgot why she was looking for her in the first place.
[01:36]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well... there's a lot of fish, and seaweed, and fish...
[01:37]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, I'm sure there's more kinds of things. I didn't really care much for those sea vegetables much.
[01:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	Sounds like there wasn't much variety down there.
[01:38]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I'm wondering how things were prepared without fire?
[01:39]	<[huh]Nathan>	Raw, I think she said.
[01:39]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, different fish, different flavors. You worked with what you had... fire? Um... well, you could just eat them as is, but if you were rich or suicidal you could try to use the underwater geysers to heat food...
[01:39]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I'm wondering if you used different types of brine to pickle things, like estuaries or something.
[01:40]	* Ivory	shrugs, takes a seat and resumes the hearing
[01:46]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Mm, you'd have to see a chef, or someone who thinks up recipes.
[01:47]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	thinks up recipes all the time.
[01:48]	* [nfty]Brienne	not involving me I hope
[01:48]	* [Zem]Cassandra	also thinks up recipes all the time.
[01:48]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	1 pound cheese + 2 centiliters of bear juice (shaken not stirred) = couch
[01:48]	<Ivory>	...
[01:49]	<Ivory>	Hold It!
[01:49]	* Ivory	pokes at her game
[01:49]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	has no head for cooking.
[01:50]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ehh?! Wh-what do you want?
[01:51]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Could you Objection! with the buttons rather than voice command?
[01:51]	* Ivory	's screen starts flashing for no reason
[01:51]	<Ivory>	Huh? I don't think so. You're supposed to yell into this mic-thing.
[01:53]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	They always have a button alternative, in case you're playing someplace you need to be quiet. Check the config.
[01:54]	* [nfty]Brienne	stares puzzled at the DS.
[01:54]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Why are you yelling at that... that different world thing?
[01:54]	* Ivory	nods.
[01:55]	<Ivory>	I don't really get it. It's all about laws and stuff, and I don't really know any of them.
[01:56]	<Ivory>	It's funny, though. Heehee, this girl looks like a man when you make her angry~
[01:56]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	has curled back up onto the couch to sleep.
[01:56]	* [huh]Nathan	watches over Ivory's shoulder.
[01:58]	<Ivory>	...?
[01:58]	<[nfty]Brienne>	What's going on with that, anyway?
[01:59]	* [nfty]Brienne	moves over to peek alongside Nathan.
[01:59]	* [Zem]Cassandra	looks over her shoulder, too.
[01:59]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I haven't gotten that game yet.
[02:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	You play video games, too?
[02:00]	* Ivory	flusters with all this attention.
[02:01]	<Ivory>	umm... I'm not really good at this part. Would one of you rather play it?
[02:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Uh, is it okay? I won't summon any devils with it will I?
[02:02]	<[huh]Nathan>	Nothing like that, don't worry.
[02:03]	<Ivory>	Nope, they're stuck between these screens.
[02:04]	* Ivory	hands the game to Brienne.
[02:04]	<Ivory>	You might wanna start from the beginning, though... It's kind of confusing if you aren't familiar with it. Have you ever read a story before?
[02:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Um, yeah, I know what a book is.
[02:06]	* [huh]Nathan	switches his attention to Brienne now.
[02:06]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	This is basically a book, except that (a) the book is displayed on the screen in pictures, and (b) you can interact with it.
[02:06]	* [nfty]Brienne	takes it and pokes the screen.
[02:06]	<[nfty]Brienne>	*bip*
[02:07]	<Ivory>	Yeah, what Cassandra said. Nathan can show you how.
[02:07]	* Ivory	stands up.
[02:08]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Um, okay..
[02:08]	<Ivory>	Hey, Cassie, can I talk to you for a second?
[02:08]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Sure.
[02:09]	* Ivory	exits the living room, beckoning for her to follow.
[02:09]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Oh... oh no, this guy killed someone!
[02:10]	* [huh]Nathan	watches silently.
[02:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	District... Lobby Number 2?
[02:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hm?
[02:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Phoenix...?
[02:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	reads through the text appearing on screen.
[02:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	"When something smells, it's usually the Butz." Hmm...
[02:15]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Whoops. The lady got mad at me...
[02:15]	* [huh]Nathan	is fascinated.
[02:18]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is staying away, as she doesn't want spoilers. She wants to play it herself at some point.
[02:19]	* [nfty]Brienne	nods as she gets a feel of how this works...
[02:22]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Is there anything you need done before I go to bed, Master Nathan?
[02:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	No, I think that's good.
[02:23]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Okay. I'll see you all tomorrow! Night!
[02:23]	* [Atai]Schlamigrioth	dreams of beans. That are cool. Why shout about them?
[02:25]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Huh? Turning in already? ... well, I guess it is getting late, but...
[02:25]	<[huh]Nathan>	Night, Cassie.
[02:29]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, I am.
[02:30]	* Ivory	also goes to bed, intending to talk to Cassandra before or during
[02:32]	* [Zem]Cassandra	heads to bed.