SirAlexTheFirst: Zao-Lot becomes aware again, after a time, that things exist.
SirAlexTheFirst: Many things.
SirAlexTheFirst: Your memory returns in a large spurt, all the way up to Mab stabbing into your eyes, which you can see from several perspectives outside your body now.
Dark Japheth: ...Interesting.
SirAlexTheFirst: In fact, you can see from several perspectives even though your eyes aren't open.
Dark Japheth: Zao... would blink!
Dark Japheth: But he doesn't!
SirAlexTheFirst: A chatter of sorts infiltrates your brain - you recognize it as The Many.
SirAlexTheFirst: But you are in them and they are in you.
Dark Japheth: Zao... uses the circlet, to project a feeling of awe and wonder. Almost a question. "What happened?"
SirAlexTheFirst: And you see things much more clearly, now, comprehending instantly that Mab has linked your brain to theirs. The moths agree.
Dark Japheth: Confusion. I try to open my eyes.
SirAlexTheFirst: They open just fine,.
SirAlexTheFirst: Mab smiles in front of you; it seems you are still in the Happy Room.
SirAlexTheFirst: "Well, now, that wasn't so bad, was it, hon?"
Dark Japheth: Zao, slowly, enjoying his many multiple perspectives, will sit up. "Not.. so bad." How bad do my eyes hurt?
SirAlexTheFirst: Not at all.
SirAlexTheFirst: Although there is a fair amount of blood on the ground, and a bit dripped down onto your shirt.
SirAlexTheFirst: or whatever Zao is wearing,.
Dark Japheth: A shirt, indeed. "Th... thank you."
Dark Japheth: Zao... will filter a message to the moths, to transmit from there to Mab. A confused.... what happened? Thing. Almost like they want a verification of such things.
SirAlexTheFirst: <You're welcome, hon.> Mab's voice - sort of - buzzes in your brain as well, similar to the telepathy Aria and the others use. <I threw in a little hookup so you can call me anytime.>
Adm H Sopko: (Aww)
Dark Japheth: <Thank you very much. I am indebted to you.>
Dark Japheth: (I know! Now Zao and Bandon can use Booty Call, Mab +2!)
Adm H Sopko: (I'll hook up to you anytime, big boy)
SirAlexTheFirst: She chuckles. <As for the basics of what happened, I installed a routing system in your brain and connected it to the netmind of your moths to act as a parallel processor.>
Dark Japheth: Does that make sense to Zao now?
SirAlexTheFirst: He should be able to get the gist of that now, even though he doesn;t know technical lingo.
Dark Japheth: Nice.
Dark Japheth: Zao will nod.
Dark Japheth: Reverence? Probably. Also a bit of GRATEFULNESS in that nod.
SirAlexTheFirst: "Will that be all, hon?"
Dark Japheth: "Yes.. thank you. How long did it take?"
SirAlexTheFirst: "About a minute. Sorry for the mess." She waves and giggles.
Dark Japheth: He nods. "Thank you." And he will stand, bow, and leave graciously unless conveniently stopped by Dialogue.
SirAlexTheFirst: No stoppage.
SirAlexTheFirst: End, or is he going somewhere?
Dark Japheth: Rocking. I will.. be speaking with the moths. Using that direct brain transfer thing for the first time.
Dark Japheth: He's going to go meditate. And probably use TIM to IM Aria, and thus end scene before meditation.
SirAlexTheFirst: TIM?
Dark Japheth: Telepathic Instant Messenger.
SirAlexTheFirst: Aria at this point is probably asleep or close to it.
Dark Japheth: Zao.. doesn't mind.
Dark Japheth: He's just going to, actually, try and send a feeling of comfort.
Dark Japheth: And relief.
Dark Japheth: Mostly relief.
SirAlexTheFirst: Yo.
SirAlexTheFirst: I believe Zao wanted to talk to Aria?
Dark Japheth: Why yes he did!
Dark Japheth: At some point, you get a tentative... <Aria?> In your face.
Dark Japheth: There sounds.. almost... like a chittering noise with it.
AndrewRogue: ~Mmmmmmm... wha...?~
Dark Japheth: <I wished bzzzzzzzzzto apologizzzzzzzzzze.>
AndrewRogue: ~Mmmm... quiet the buzzing please...~
Dark Japheth: As he's doing this, he'll take out a mirror or find one, and look at himself. <Sorrry.>
AndrewRogue: ~So... mmm... not dead?~
SirAlexTheFirst: Zao's eyes are yellow now.
Dark Japheth: ..Really. Why thats... awesome!
Dark Japheth: <Not at all. What time is it?>
SirAlexTheFirst: Not total glowing yellow, just yellow replacing the normal eye coloration. I forget what that part of the eye is called.
Dark Japheth: Iris
Dark Japheth: Still awesome.
SirAlexTheFirst: And the time is around 7ish
SirAlexTheFirst: They're serving dinner in the temple about now.
AndrewRogue: ~Mmm... dunno. Getting close to dinner.
AndrewRogue: ~
Dark Japheth: <Alright. Am I disturbing you?> Zao is walking towards the dinner hall, and experimenting with the moths.
AndrewRogue: ~Mmmm... not really... You okay?~
Dark Japheth: <Yes. I am better than normal, in fact. And yourself?>
AndrewRogue: ~Better than normal?~
Dark Japheth: You can practically feel Zao's grin. <Yes.>
AndrewRogue: ~Mmmm... how so?~
Dark Japheth: <I feel smarter. More intelligent. More capable of noticing my own errors. And the Many and I are one.>
AndrewRogue: *she sounds... surprisingly relaxed and calm all things considered* ~Congratulations I guess. One though?~
Dark Japheth: <Yes. I see through their eyes, and they through mine.>
AndrewRogue: ~Isn't that disorienting?~
Dark Japheth: <It was at first. But it is not now.>
Dark Japheth: <It is.. like... a leg, I suppose.> The moths chitter angrily at Zao for this, but he ignores them. <You just feel it and know how to use it.>
AndrewRogue: ~Or a tail.~ *she mental smiles somewhat*
Dark Japheth: Mental nod!
AndrewRogue: (One minute)
AndrewRogue: ~Any horrid consequences yet?~
Dark Japheth: <No, none at all.>
Dark Japheth: <What else must be done here?>
AndrewRogue: ~It all depends.~
AndrewRogue: *she yawns and gently pokes Lea* ~So... you thinking about going home?~
Dark Japheth: <Yes.> Normally, there would be hesitation, but now, it seems.. to be relief.
SirAlexTheFirst: "Mm?"
AndrewRogue: "Sorry. Just thought you'd feel a little better if you knew. Zao's up.~\
AndrewRogue: *"
SirAlexTheFirst: "How is he?"
AndrewRogue: ~You sound confident.~ "Says he's... mmm... better than ever."
Dark Japheth: <Thank you.> Zao is probably in the area they eat food in by now, and likely eating!
SirAlexTheFirst: "Like superhuman better?"
AndrewRogue: ~Smarter at least. And... er.. he's linked with his moth things."
AndrewRogue: *"
SirAlexTheFirst: "Moth things?"
AndrewRogue: *she yawns* "You saw them They were all over him earlier."
SirAlexTheFirst: "Huhm. Does he feel any sort of obligation for Mab?" Lea murmurs with a touch of sadness.
AndrewRogue: ~Hey Zao... you feel any obligation for Mab?~
Dark Japheth: <Not particularly. No more than I feel obligated to any who gives me power or teaches me.>
AndrewRogue: ~No need to do anything for her, or an overwhelming urge to kidnap one of us?~
Dark Japheth: <Not particularly.>
AndrewRogue: Mental sense motive.
OnlineHost: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
AndrewRogue: Yay 12.
Dark Japheth: Mental Bluff!
OnlineHost: Dark Japheth rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Dark Japheth: Enough to beat the crap out of your sense motive!
Dark Japheth: No clue. He seems to be telling the truth!
AndrewRogue: Which, of course, everyone does to Aria!
AndrewRogue: "Mmm... he says he doesn't."
SirAlexTheFirst: (You don't really get lie detection out of Sense Motive, more like an assessment of the target's tone and maybe hidden emotion, inflection... well, nevermind me.)
AndrewRogue: (I know. That's what Sense Motive is for though. Judging their intents. That's also how you beat lies :p)
AndrewRogue: "Then... so would anyone."
AndrewRogue: *she sighs* "So who knows."
SirAlexTheFirst: "What's he planning to do?"
AndrewRogue: ~So what do you intend to do Zao?~
AndrewRogue: ~Now... until we leave... after...~
Dark Japheth: <Purchasing a gun, or two, and going back home.>
AndrewRogue: ~Purchasing a gun?~
Dark Japheth: <Yes.> You feel confusion for a moment. <Why would this be strange?>
AndrewRogue: ~Why?~
AndrewRogue: "He says he wants to go purchase a gun or two. Then go home."
Dark Japheth: "To kill Ikakog. Or at least sell it to the Yakuza or Bakemono, instilling change. And possibly even paying for mercenaries to assist me in slaying Ikakog.>
Dark Japheth: *<
SirAlexTheFirst: "Mm... guns... and going home, huh? Nice plan'z." Lea snuggles up a bit more. "He sounds good."
AndrewRogue: "He stull needs to slay Ikkakog though."
SirAlexTheFirst: "Shun've any prollem doin' that with guns, if he gets em for they do."
AndrewRogue: *she sighs* "I guess... he's thinking about mercenaries too."
SirAlexTheFirst: "He's allowed to use those? Why dinnhe just hire a bunch of them in the firs' place?"
AndrewRogue: "That's a good question." ~Hey Zao... why didn't you just do that in the first place?~
Dark Japheth: <*laugh* Because I hadn't thought of it. And ... its a long story, but involves honor and love and all that. I just.. reassessed my situation and chose my priorities.>
AndrewRogue: ~Decided it was easier this way?~
Dark Japheth: <No. I just hadn't realized it. If I use mercenaries, I limit the potential of threat to me and my friends, as well as - by extention- Ryuuno.>
Dark Japheth: <There is the issue of my honor, but it is not an innately dishonorable act- I will merely not recieve as much honor as if I were to beat Ikakog in single combat.>
Dark Japheth: <There are many things I see now which I did not figure into my plans before.>
AndrewRogue: "He... well... just didn't think of it before." ~I guess it really made a difference what she did, huh?~
SirAlexTheFirst: "Mm... what do you think, Aria?"
Dark Japheth: <Yes. Quite a large difference.>
AndrewRogue: "I... just don't know. He seems a lot more confident though." ~And... you really feel fine?~
Dark Japheth: <*more laughter* Yes, Aria. I feel great.>
SirAlexTheFirst: "Well, good. Long's he keeps the confidence away from killing people. Cept Ikakog."
AndrewRogue: ~So she just did this for you... no cost? Nothing? The goodness of her... the goodness of her heart?~ "I... guess." ~So what're you doing now?~
Dark Japheth: <I'm eating dinner. And you?>
SirAlexTheFirst: "You aren't suspicious much at all?"
AndrewRogue: "I don't know what to think. It... doesn't make sense she'd just do that. I... but then again Verity seems to be fine... I don't know." *snuggle* ~Sort of sleeping.~
AndrewRogue: ~Talking to you.~
Dark Japheth: <Oh... I'm sorry. I'll stop disturbing you, then.>
AndrewRogue: ~Its not that much of a bother.~
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea kind of laughs, half asleep. "Thought you'd be screaming and runnin from him."
AndrewRogue: "If he's really possessed by her or what ever, he's just another person who'll try to hurt us or not care or who knows what. Why worry?" ~...what's for dinner anyway?~
Dark Japheth: Zao will check!
SirAlexTheFirst: Pizza.
SirAlexTheFirst: Very well made and delicious pizza.
Dark Japheth: AWESOME
Dark Japheth: <Pizza.>
Dark Japheth: Zao is probably eating it. So are the moths. Zao is eating with a fork and knife if he can, and also managing to completely avoid eating his moths as they eat his pizza at the same time.
SirAlexTheFirst: "How do you take things in stride so easily, Aria? I'm tryin, but... I wanna just grab all those damn moths now and..." Lea moans and thumps her head on the pillow.
Dark Japheth: (She wants to WHAT?)
SirAlexTheFirst: (Kill them...)
Dark Japheth: (;_;-)
Dark Japheth: (AH)
Dark Japheth: (;_; )
AndrewRogue: ~Is it good?~ "I..." *she snuggles* "I have no idea. I guess its more that... that I want him to be okay."
AndrewRogue: "That... or maybe just too many things have happened for me to stress over all of them."
Dark Japheth: <It is incredible.>
SirAlexTheFirst: "You're still worried about him? Eh, maybe you should look into being a priestess of Luthien after all!" Lea giggles a bit.
AndrewRogue: ~What kind?~ *she giggles slightly as well* "I don't know. I'm not sure I'd be much of a.. well... actualy priestess. I've got the attitude, not the worship."
SirAlexTheFirst: "When was the last time you saw someone actually worship Luthien?"
AndrewRogue: "I... dunno. I always thought that was part of being a priest or priestess though."
SirAlexTheFirst: "I've seen a fair few folks of Luthien, an' from what I can tell their worship is in their attitude. Nice philsophy. They're good people."
AndrewRogue: ~And is there anything to go with it?~ "They really are. They even put us up here when we're supposed to be horrible criminals. We've got free reign and can do whatever."
Dark Japheth: (Is there?)
AndrewRogue: (She also asked what kind of pizza it was :p)
SirAlexTheFirst: "For 'nother day, then we gotsa go. Mab." Lea sighs.
Dark Japheth: (I assume they have all sorts of pizza!)
SirAlexTheFirst: (Theres lots of yummy foodstuffs and kinds of pizza, of course.)
Dark Japheth: Zao will describe each!
AndrewRogue: "There's other temples... or... we could do something about Mab." ~Sounds good.~
SirAlexTheFirst: "Other temples... yeah..." Gimme a Sense Motive
OnlineHost: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
AndrewRogue: 14
SirAlexTheFirst: Aria can practically smell the sudden fear radiating from Lea.
AndrewRogue: (Ack... Aria's becoming an animal!) ~Do you know how long they're serving things?~ *she scoots a little closer* "You okay Lea?"
SirAlexTheFirst: "Yeah, 'm fine. You... still want to .... do something about Mab though?"
AndrewRogue: "I dunno. I... just don't think I'll be able to rest while she's... while she's still dangerous."
SirAlexTheFirst: "C...cmon. How dangerous can she be now if she's giving away stuff like Zao's... whatever?" Lea draws away from you a bit.
SirAlexTheFirst: Over in the dining hall, a flock of rabbits and birds fly in and promptly turn into marshmallow peeps for people to eat.
Adm H Sopko: (Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic!)
Dark Japheth: .....ZAO WILL ENJOY THE PEEPS!
SirAlexTheFirst: (IN ALL CAPS!)
Dark Japheth: Sweet mother of god! Thats fucking cool! Transmute Cuddly Animal to Marshmallow, along with a spell entwined in there- SUGARY COATING
Dark Japheth: Zao will eat them!
SirAlexTheFirst: (EEN SOVIET RUSSIA, LOCK CAPS YOU!)
SirAlexTheFirst: And, apparenrly, the teddy bears are picnicing out in the garden.
AndrewRogue: "I... have no idea. I... I just don't believe she'll leave, at the very least, me alone."
SirAlexTheFirst: "Mm... you trust Bandon, right?"
AndrewRogue: "I... yes."
SirAlexTheFirst: "Don'tcha think he can make her see the light?"
AndrewRogue: "You... you have a point." ~Hey Zao... you think you could bring something back for me'n Lea?~
Adm H Sopko: (...)
SirAlexTheFirst: (?)
Adm H Sopko: (Nothing)
Dark Japheth: <I sure can. Where are you?>
SirAlexTheFirst: (Dinner, you pervert.)
AndrewRogue: ~One sec.~ "You want something to eat?" *she smiles* "I was asking Zao if he'd bring me something. I'm not much for getting up right now."
AndrewRogue: "You want something too?"
SirAlexTheFirst: "Umm. Sure."
AndrewRogue: "Pizza okay?"
SirAlexTheFirst: "Mmhmm. Didn't know they served food here."
AndrewRogue: "I guess they do everything.: *she smiles*
AndrewRogue: *"
Adm H Sopko: (Yes... everything)
Dark Japheth: (I'll do your everything, big boy.)
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea just chuckles. "Hope he gets here soon. M'even more tired than I thought."
AndrewRogue: ~Lea's room. And thanks Zao.~
Dark Japheth: <Not a problem.>
Dark Japheth: Zao will collect a +2 Pizza of Filling, if he can, and deliver it to Lea's room! There is a knock at the door!
SirAlexTheFirst: "Come in!"
Dark Japheth: And lo Zao is there, surrounded by a horde of moths. And holding a pizza!
Dark Japheth: "Greetings, Lea and Arianna." He bows. And then looks.
Dark Japheth: I want you to realize, before you overreact at Zao's overreaction, that there is a bed, with Lea and Aria in it, snuggling under covers, and clothes discarded. :P
Dark Japheth: Zao... stammers. "Uhh... where... pizza... me leave..."
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea snaps up and out of bed immediately. "Hi. How are you?"
Dark Japheth: "I am... I am fine. And.... yourself?"
Dark Japheth: The moths coalesce into a nigh mantle on Zao's shoulders as he sets the pizza down on a table conveniently there.
SirAlexTheFirst: "Just great. How are you feeling?" Lea's eyes don't leave the moths.
AndrewRogue: *Aria slides back into her shirt and slides out of bed, looking Zao over as she gets a piece of pizza*
Dark Japheth: Which will buzz up a little and almost seem to lean back. "I am feeling alright. I had a little headache earlier."
Dark Japheth: "Hey. I.... umm.... brought your pizza."
OnlineHost: SirAlexTheFirst rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Dark Japheth: (God. Two chicks, at least one undressed, in a bed. And in comes the high Cha guy with pizza.)
SirAlexTheFirst: Spot check for Aria.
OnlineHost: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
SirAlexTheFirst: "So, Mab's giving you a present from the goodness of her heart, huh?"
AndrewRogue: (I... think that's 20-21)
SirAlexTheFirst: Aria will notice the bloodstains on Zao's clothing. You're sure they weren't there earlier.
Dark Japheth: He twitches for a moment, but looks at Lea. "That is the gist of it, yes."
SirAlexTheFirst: "No hidden brainwashing or secret control implanty thing?"
Dark Japheth: "If there were, then I really wouldn't be the one to ask about it. During the procedure, I was unable to see."
SirAlexTheFirst: Sense Motive!
OnlineHost: SirAlexTheFirst rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Dark Japheth: There is no bluff, because thats entirely true and Zao isn't masking anything.
AndrewRogue: "Um... Zao?" *she digs up a piece of veggie if its there* "How did she do it?"
Dark Japheth: Zao shrugs a moment. The moths seem to get agitated, as his eyes flare, his fingers twitch.
Dark Japheth: Major Image.
Dark Japheth: In a corner of the room.
SirAlexTheFirst: "And where did those moths come from?" Lea asks, though it's under her breath and mostly to herself.
Dark Japheth: Zao lays down on a table, the many swarming around his head. And then Mab's fingers become long and she stabs him. The image is probably really high quality, since he's using the Moth's perspectives
Dark Japheth: and not his own, which means he doesn't have to guess on so much.
Dark Japheth: "The moths.. are my familiar."
AndrewRogue: *she... chokes on her pizza*
Dark Japheth: They buzz and chitter. "I mean... erm... they are my familiar. They are The Many."
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea gently sets her pizza down. "Thaaaaaaanks. Um, anything else?"
Dark Japheth: He will pull out a peep or two. "These things are incredibly delicious. I don't know at all what they are, though, beyond tasty."
AndrewRogue: *she will... very cautiously sneak a look at the stabbed eyes of Zao*
SirAlexTheFirst: "You know, on second thought, I'm not really that hungry after all." Lea glances at the image in the back of the room, and the Zao standing in front of her.
Dark Japheth: He looks back. "I'm sorry..." And he clicks off the image.
AndrewRogue: *she... gently sets hers down as well, looking a bit uncomfortable* "Uh... Zao... you got some blood on your shirt." *and she tries to look at his eyes best she can without being obvious*
Dark Japheth: Zao's going to look at his shirt. "...oh." A few moths scramble down to cover the stain. "She doesn't have access to all of her old things. We could not go to the labs."
SirAlexTheFirst: "Any chance I can borrow one of those moths?"
Dark Japheth: "...Umm..." A few of the many will buzz over to her, curiously. A few towards Aria, as well. "The Many... the one with the tail is Lea. The other is Aria. I've told you about them."
Dark Japheth: Not many, though. Three or four on each, tops.
SirAlexTheFirst: "Thanks. I'd like to investigate them a little bit,if you don't mind."
Dark Japheth: They buzz up in alarm, including the ones on him. "Please don't kill them."
AndrewRogue: *she cautiously touches one before it flies off*
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea looks at Zao with a sudden ferocity. "Are you sure? I'd like to know how they... taste. And squish. A bit. Sacrifice for the sake of science."
AndrewRogue: ~Lea... easy.~
Dark Japheth: The moths immediately coalesce into Zao's giant swarm, which becomes something like a hawk on his shoulder. Zao himself seems to be a little taller.
SirAlexTheFirst: She stays quiet, but her tail bristles.
Dark Japheth: Zao... looks down a little bit, and begins walking out. "I didn't do anything to you, and neither did they."
AndrewRogue: ~Zao... you relax too.~
Dark Japheth: He's this close to tears! | |
Adm H Sopko: (Lea has that effect on men)
SirAlexTheFirst: Zao just leaving?
Dark Japheth: Zao takes a deep breath. "I am sure you didn't mean to hurt my feelings. Or maybe you did. I don't know you."
Dark Japheth: "I may have chosen to listen to Mab and get help for my weakness, but that doesn't mean that I hate you or dislike you. Or at least, didn't until that. Do you know what happens to a sorceror when...
Dark Japheth: his familiar dies, or is hurt, or even feels an emotion? No? Ok."
SirAlexTheFirst: Finally, Lea breaks her gaze and droops. "No, I didn't. Sorry. How can you let her do that to you, though?"
Dark Japheth: "Ryuunosuke."
AndrewRogue: *she drags her slice of pizza over to the bed and lays back down to munch quietly* "But did you really have to Zao? Surely there was another way."
SirAlexTheFirst: Lea just sits back down on the bed. "Sorry."
AndrewRogue: "If you'd thought longer, you could have come up with the same ideas, couldn't you?"
Dark Japheth: "It is possible. It is entirely possible I would never have come up with them. And it is possible that I could have come to a yet unforeseen third solution, and could have with or without the technology."
AndrewRogue: "It... just seems this mercenary thing is so simple. That you really didn't need any changes to think of it."
Dark Japheth: "What I needed was an alteration of perspective. Between Mab and the Many, I have that."
AndrewRogue: "But... couldn't you... talk with Many before?"
Dark Japheth: "Yes. But now I see through their eyes, and they and I share a mind. We think together as one."
AndrewRogue: "As... one?" *she blinks* "But... there's a lot of them."
Dark Japheth: "Yes, there are."
AndrewRogue: "So... aren't there a lot of little moths thinking?"
Dark Japheth: "Do you know what a hivemind is?"
AndrewRogue: *she shakes her head*
Dark Japheth: "All of them are individuals, yes, but think in collective, and act in collective will."
AndrewRogue: "So... they're not really individuals?"
Dark Japheth: "They are individuals... hmm. A more proper metaphor..."
Dark Japheth: "Look at some of us. We have circlets, and tend to act in cohesion and with tactics."
Dark Japheth: "Imagine if we also all thought, and acted, in collective will. It does not diminish us as individuals, merely adds to our strength as we act together with more power than one of us may have."
Dark Japheth: "One plus one plus one is not greater than one hundred and eleven."
Adm H Sopko: (Great... socialist moths)
Dark Japheth: (The Peoples Familiar!)
AndrewRogue: *she blinks, not quite comprehending* "Er... right. I think."
AndrewRogue: "So you're going back home?" *she sighs* "Seems like you won't have much use for me since you've got this all figured out."
SirAlexTheFirst has left the room.
Dark Japheth: "...what?"
AndrewRogue: *she slides off the bed and takes whatever Zao brought it in to set it on the table* "Well, you've got a nice plan to take care of Ikkakog. You won't even have to face him if all goes well. Then you can be wedded
AndrewRogue: and happy." *she muches in her normal light manner* "And then... well... not a lot of reason for me to hang around."
Dark Japheth: "Except the most important reason of all."
Dark Japheth: Zao smiles. "You are my friend."
AndrewRogue: "Of course. But... well... I just seem to breed trouble. And I'm sure your wife wouldn't appreciate me lazing around." *she chuckles* "Besides, I... doubt I'd fit in in Nagukor."
Dark Japheth: "And I do?" He smiles. "Nagukor will.. be an interesting place."
AndrewRogue: "You were still raised there though."
Dark Japheth: "Meh." He shrugs. "Mostly irrelevant."
AndrewRogue: *she shrugs and munches, curling up and readjusting the sheets* "Not really. It at least puts you somewhat at home. Not much, but more than me."
Dark Japheth: He shrugs again. "There is no home for us. There are merely places of familiarity. Sir Brandon cleansed the shadowlands, but was an outsider. He adapted."
Dark Japheth: http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/o otscript?SK=123 (Why does that sound like something that would happen to Aria?)
AndrewRogue: (Heh!) "Still. It just doesn't sound like a place I'd fit well."
Dark Japheth: "Then I will help you find a place you can live in comfort. And help you stop your pillars."
AndrewRogue: "Come now. You'll have a wife to worry about. You can't really.. really be traipsing around, can you?"
Dark Japheth: "I swore by my honor to help you. I can't well take that back, can I?"
AndrewRogue: *she looks over at Lea as she munches* "You can't really back out of your obligation to Ryuunoske either."
Dark Japheth has left the room.
AndrewRogue: ...but you sure can back out of the chat <.<