Obelisk : Room 508 - Ryan's Apartment(#618R)
One word springs to mind as you walk into Ryan's apartment: cluttered. Stuff is
strewn everywhere, from the multitude of shelves that line the wall, to the
comic books and CD's on the floor.
The main room, which makes up most of the apartment, has apparently been
relegated to storage duty. Aside from the King-sized bed, the desk, and the TV,
all the rest of the furniture here is book shelves. As you look the shelves
over, you see a roughly equal proportion of both scholarly texts (physics
textbooks, archaeological logs, etc.), and comic books. How unusual. Hooked up
to the TV is a wide variety of video game consoles, some no longer supported.
The small kitchenette and bathroom are comparatively unremarkable.
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Sleepers: Tail(Pup) ]
[Things : Big honkin' pile 'o gold.(#3397), Backpack(#2158), and Midgaard City
Map(#1293) ]
>In a page-pose to Lyrae and you, Cloud knocks on Ryan's door.
>You page-pose, "Ryan opens it a crack. "o/~ Who is it?" to Cloud and Lyrae
>Cloud pages, "... OOC: Why are you SINGING?" to Lyrae and you.
>Lyrae strolls past, playing her lyre while Pikachu swings from her braid. As
she nears Cloud and you, she looks up and OOCly *laughs*
>You page, "Why not? n.n" to Cloud and Lyrae.
>Cloud pages, "... It's Cloud. And... Lyrae." to Lyrae and you.
>You page-pose, "Ryan opens the door. "Wanna come in?"" to Cloud and Lyrae
>Cloud arrives, with Lyrae following behind.
>Cloud (OOC) eyes the tail. Is it going to turn active and kill us yet? n.n
>Lyrae (OOC) ties a ribbon on the tail.
>Cloud (OOC) sits down for the tail. Goody, it's story time!
>Lyrae strolls in quietly, and lurks by the door. Cloud's business first,
naturally.
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles!
>Ryan (OOC) And the tail's in the fridge n.-
>Cloud says, "(OOC) When's the last time you checked on the tail? It could've
regenerated in the meantime. n.n"
>Tail (OOC) beams, and waves its beribboned tip around merrily. It's all dolled
up for Christmas! . o O ( Maybe Ryan will hang me by the tree! )
>Cloud says, "... good afternoon, Ryan."
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles
>Ryan nods. "Any reason why you're here, or is this just a social call?" n.n
>Cloud? Social?
>Hehhehheh.
>Cloud nods cautiously. "... I was wondering if you... knew anyone who might
help with... my problem."
>Ryan (OOC) You mean, that one you have in bed? o.o
>Lyrae side-glances at Cloud, before taking a post in the background.
Lyrae (OOC) Chokes
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Probl... oh. That one."
>Cloud (OOC) ...................... well, close enough, considering I tied Tifa
up, but that's not quite close enough. n.n
>Tail (OOC) ROTFLMAO. It pulls up popcorn and sits to watch the show. *crunch*
>Cloud nods slowly... "... Do you know a... ... ... ps... psychia...
psychiatrist?" He stumbles over that last word pretty darn badly.
>Ryan keeps rubbing the back of his neck. "Actually... not really." He thinks
about that for a bit, maybe something will come to him.
>Lyrae just listens in the background. Whee. n.n
>Why not pick Lyrae? I mean, she does it all the time ANYWAY...
>( A good malleting, Ryan? )
>n.n;
>Cloud says, "... okay." He looks over at Lyrae. Your turn.
>Lyrae looks up at the silence that follows Cloud's statement, blinking. Done?
Okie. She glances at Ryan, "......... How's Derek?"
>Ryan adds, "Well... there's Dr. Diggers. He's got a doctorate in
parapsychology. That's close enough, eh?"
>Ryan hmms? "Derek? Last I saw him, he was doing fine... back to normal."
>Lyrae nods shortly. "Good."
>Cloud waits for Lyrae to finish so he can ask about Dr. Diggers. Whee. Tag-team
questioning at its best. Or at least disorganized best.
>Lyrae glances at Cloud and gives him a light shrug. Your turn.
>Kinda a surreal scene here, isn't it, two non-talkers questioning a big-mouthed
fool?
>*giggle*
>In the silence that follows, Cloud speaks. "Dr. Diggers?"
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Yeah, he's Gina's dad."
>Gina pops in, pounds Ryan over the head for Rachel, Uriel, and Kay, and skips
off into the sunset SDly.
>Cloud asks, "... Gina?"
>Ryan (OOC) twitches on the floor @.o
>Lyrae (OOC) giggles
>Ryan nods. "Yeah, one of my competitors. What, you think I'm the ONLY who goes
around and robs archaeological digs?"
>Cloud says, "... Well, there's the monkey."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. That sounded REALLY weird.
>Lyrae mutters something under her breath.
>Cloud indicates next door... "... You know... him. Is Gina another of those...
monkeys?"
>Ryan sweatdrops. "!@^*!( no."
>Cloud asks, "................." as he looks towards Lyrae. Your turn?
>Lyrae glances back at Cloud, then Ryan. "....." she asks.
>Your turn! n.n
>Lyrae shakes her head at Cloud, with a thoughtful frown.
>Cloud sighs, then asks, "... anything happen to you recently?"
>Ryan sweatdrops. When did I become a professor? "Not really, actually. Been
SLOW this week, for once."
>Cloud asks, "... No more rats sightings?"
>Ryan shakes his head. "Not since that last one."
>Do you have the strangest impression that this whole scenario is being filmed
in slow motion?
>Lyrae sideglances at Cloud. "..." o O ( When'd they become rat exterimators? )
>Cloud rubs his neck slightly. "...." By the way, Ryan, in case you haven't
noticed, Cloud's sword is back across his back.
>When the rats are 10' long and made of metal, EVERYONE is an exterminator.
>Ryan blinks. The original sword?
>The mythril one, anyway. You know, the one that YOU threw?
>Tail (OOC) cries. I'm so persecuted!
>Lyrae (OOC) n.n
>Oh hush, Tail. So long as you're not prosecuted.
>Ryan hrmms, and comments, "Hey, you found your sword. Cool."
>Cloud hmmms? He nods slowly. "... Astrid brought it back."
>Ryan blinks. "Any reason why...?" Maybe he hates Zed too c.c;
>Cloud says, "... no."
>Ryan rubs his chin. Seems suspicious, but it's just a sword.
>Aw, Astrid's a good guy. Why be suspicious?
>Because Auntie Harken wants to eat our entrails?
>( I think she'd have better taste than that. )
>Eeewwww.
>Cloud shrugs. "... He gave it back when I told him it was mine. Said he'd found
it in a gorge." He gives Ryan a strange look at that.
>Ryan shrugs. "Hey, can I help it if that crazy metal demon blew up the bridge
before I could grab it?" o.o
>*listenlisten* n.n
>Good idea, Lyrae?
>Cloud says, "... Zed, right? *sighs* Odd Quarter Knight, that one."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "How'd you guess? And he said he wasn't a QK yet. I can
believe it." -.-;
>Somewhere on the MUCK, Harken *twitches*. Time to gut Zed.
>Cloud says, "... how many other crazy metal demons are there?"
>Whee!
>Besides Callan.
>Ryan asks, "All of them?"
>Cloud asks, ".........." Hm. Is Astrid crazy too?
>Cloud hmms. "Speaking of which... have you seen Callan lately?"
>Ryan shakes his head.
>Cloud says, "..... all right. I thought she might be able to help with
something, but..."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Help with what? Last I saw she was crazier'n that Zed
guy."
>Cloud shrugs lightly. "Help with Harken."
>Lyrae grabs a sledgehammer and breaks the silence, looking at Ryan, "I just
came to find out how Derek was.." Why she stuck around after is beyond her.
>Ryan nods to Lyrae. "Yeah, he's doing a lot better then he was before. Why
don't you go talk to him sometime?" The last part was said perfectly innocently
^_^
>Lyrae pauses, considering as a shadow passes over her face. She glances back at
the innocent (hah!) Ryan, and doesn't even answer that one, instead stating,
"I'll be at the academy if anyone needs me. Not that that's likely." She adds
with a soft chuckle.
>Lyrae stops following Cloud.
>Ryan hmms? "Academy?"
>Lyrae nods, "Gateway Academy, on the west side of town."
>Ryan nods. "Oh, that place Kazuma goes to."
>Lyrae blinks, then nods, "Yeah."
>Lyrae glances at Ryan, then turns back to Rika and salutes sardonically before
heading out of the room.
>Cloud says, "...." after Lyrae before turning back to Ryan.
>Lyrae has left.
>Ryan shrugs at Cloud. "Anything else?"
>Cloud stands up, and coughs. "... I should be going. About Dr. Diggers...?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "He's a bit hard to get in contact with. Spends
most of his spare time in another dimension."
>Dont'cha hate that?
>Cloud asks, "........." Find a different psychiatrist, eh?
>Cloud asks, "... Do you know when he'll be back?"
>Ryan shrugs.
>Cloud sighs. Wonderful. With Alhana missing, and everything else chaotic,
what's left?
>( Sephiroth has arrived )
>( Sephiroth says, "Cloud, I've decided to give up on this 'conquer the world
thing' and confess my love to you. Will you marry me?" )
>Cloud (OOC) ............................
>Ryan (OOC) only did the first part ^^;
>Tail says, "(OOC) is guilty. ^^"
>Cloud (OOC) glaaaaaaaares at Harken. You realize I'll get you for this?
>Tail (OOC) answers sweetly, "You can try."
>( Sephiroth drops Meteor on Nova Pandemonium )
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Oh, I will. u.u"
>Cloud (OOC) eyes Ryan this time.
>( Sephiroth curses. "Damn... I was aiming for Vegas. )
>( Harken curses. "I *told* you to stop casino-hopping, Al'hazad. But nooooo." )
>( Sephiroth quietly takes Harken in his arms. "Forget him." )
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Heyyyyyyy. o.o"
>( Harken *.* *.* "Well let me think about it. Okay." )
>"Where to, my dear? Paris?"
>Thou hast slain the IC! Of experience, thou has gained 25. Of gold, thou hast
gained 30.
>Cloud looks over at Ryan. "Doing anything now?"
>Ryan shakes his head
>Cloud asks, "..." as he opens the door. "... Want to go to city hall?"
>Ryan shrugs. "Don't see why not. Any particular reason?"
>Cloud says, "... I want to check their records."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow, but nods
>You fall in line behind Cloud.
>Cloud heads out to the hallway
>Cloud leaves, with you following after.
** Walk cut **
Tyr Road [200](#228RL)
The 200 block of Tyr Road is almost exclusively fancy hotels and high-rise
apartment buildings. Available in a wide range of designs, from the mundane
box-shape, to more architecturally enthralling towers such as 'The Obelisk'.
Housing this close to the middle of everything isn't cheap, but it isn't as
expensive as owning your own home farther out to the east, either. The area is
also clean..and a few commercial buildings are scattered about..though they're
rather limited.
[Exits : Don Corneo's (M)ansion, Obelisk (A)partments, (N)orth, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Cloud, Guy, Jean, and Pagan ]
Cloud arrives, with Ryan following behind.
[Things : None ]
>Cloud steps out of the apartment with Ryan entow. He's heading south, so it
looks like his destination is the city hall.
>Jean nods happily to Guy. "Yes, my friend! I want to show her my picture! Have
you seen her anywhere?"
>Guy shakes his head. "I've seen her in passing, but I haven't seen her lately."
You know, he's too calm about this. He's talking to a frog. "And tasuki, I
don't tihnk i know at all."
>Ryan glances over at the people talking. Doesn't sound like it involves him,
and ANYTHING involving a giant french frog is out of his league.
>Cloud pauses at the sight of a talking frog, and looks over at Ryan briefly.
Kind of like the talking dolphin... or the talking monkey... or...
>Jean, being your typical bumpkin frog prince, nods to Guy, unaware that humans
are shocked by his appearance. "Ah. That is too sad, my new friend...how goes the
day for you, comrade?"
>Guy shrugs, transferring the twig from his fingers to between his teeth again,
rolling it to the corner of his mouth, then shrugging again. "Thus far, it goes
slow. I'm not used to not having a lot to do, but I'm not getting the chance to
do anything else."
>Jean nods slowly to Guy, still beaming. "Ah...I see, my wonderful friend. There
is much to do in this city if you look. I, myself, am painting a picture for
Miss Pussycat, and looking for my other friends."
>Cloud shrugs, heading to the south.
>Cloud leaves south.
>Cloud leaves, with you following after.
City Square
Welcome to the middle of the sleepy (yeah, right), humble mountain city of
Midgaard. The peaks that surround the somewhat smallish sprawl of
constructions about you appear a vibrant, cool purple at this distance..capped
with off-white snow at the tops. Although the town itself recieves little
precipitation from being sheltered by this atol of sheer rock, a cold wind does
comb and filter its way through..providing a brisk, though arid, atmosphere.
On the southwestern pointing end of town, a small, manmade pass in the
mountain valley allows for easy access from the bustling world outside. To
your north and west are the commercial districts..manufacturing, shipping, and
selling various consumable goods. In the east, to the 'horizon', appear to be
homes of various architectural influences..the more wealthy of said houses
bordering a small alpine lake and park. To the south, the middle-class homes
continue, thinning out just before the open gap to the highway beyond.
As for where you stand..it is the Midgaard City Square..Several government
offices and the larger buildings can be found on the sides of the slightly
misnomered elliptical, cobblestoned intersection. No actual automobile traffic
passes here, being routed through the side streets..this is a strictly
pedestrian and bicycle zone. A large, granite fountain with a statue of Odin
atop it towers nearly two stories prominantly in the center. There are also
benches about for taking a quiet repose from the hustle of daily life.
[Exits : (C)ity Hospital, City (H)all, (T)ransit Station, (S)outh, (N)orth,
(W)est, (E)ast, and (F)ountain ]
Cloud arrives, with Ryan following behind.
[Players : Cloud, Sypha, Hex, Callan(Pup), and Arin ]
[Things : Poster Advertisement, and Ye Olde Message Boarde [IC!] ]
>Ryan follows behind Cloud
>Hex sits on top of the statue of Odin, looking at all the passerbyes.
>Callan *giggles*, her voice still feminine but sounding as though every breath
is forced out through raw vocal cords. "That tickles," the mass protests. (Hi,
Cloud. Hi, Ry. Callan's in jello-form, curled around Arin's feet withSypha
prodding her with her staff. Arin is... puzzled. )
>Cloud asks, "..." at the jello-thing. He pauses, looking over to Ryan. That
thing look familiar to you?
>Ryan looks back at Cloud. It's better not to ask.
>Sypha continues prodding at the mass, seeming to be interested in this
reaction. ".....seems I was right....."
>Callan blows a blackish bubble. She manages to get it fairly large before it
pops, splattering onto the pavement around her. Each lost bit flows,
mercury-like, back to join the main body. She giggles again.
>Cloud shrugs lightly. Come back for Callan again after City Hall, Ryan?
>Ryan sweatdrops. If you find a mop, maybe.
>Sypha asks, "Why don't you come from Arin's legs, little one? Are you that
happy to see him?"
>Callan offers, "I *like* him. He's like me inside."
>Cloud nods, heading for City Hall.
>Cloud walks into the city hall.
>Cloud leaves, with you following after.
Midgaard City Hall
A somewhat smallish building for such an expansive city, it is nonetheless,
elegant in its quaintness. Walls lined with clean, polished, and
purple-streaked white marble surround you, as well as four large pillars
supporting the domed roof. A polite receptionist smiles at you from behind her
desk, "If you're looking for a map, they're available here by typing 'give me a
map'. Though note that the map will cost you a charge of 100 currency, a
donation to maintaining our glorious city! If you're looking for help, you
might try paging up one of the administrators, since they're very rarely to be
found in their offices."
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Players : Cloud ]
[Things : None ]
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Did "Callan crawling from under Arin's legs" strike you
oddly too? n.n"
>Ryan (OOC) Probably just a strange mispeak n.n;
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Anyway, Might as well spend a bit o'time OOC here. Who IS a
psychiatrist on this muck? n.n"
>Ryan (OOC) Nobody, 'cept maybe Lyrae. Who WANTS to be a therapist?
>Cloud says, "(OOC) Seeing Lyrae in action, with HER mess, do you really trust
that? ^_^"
>Cloud pages, "Okay. Are you a registered psychiatrist with city hall? n.n" to
Lyrae and you.
>Lyrae strolls past, playing her lyre while Pikachu swings from her braid. As
she nears Cloud and you, she looks up and giggles, "Sort of :) She's in a
special class all her own ^.^V
>In a page-pose to Lyrae and you, Cloud laughs. "Fine, you're hired. u.u
>Lyrae strolls past, playing her lyre while Pikachu swings from her braid. As
she nears Cloud and you, she looks up and grins ^^;;;
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