You have just entered room "AND."

Adm H Sopko: Heheh. I still had the window open from last night

AndrewRogue: Heh.

AndrewRogue: That session made today such a huge blur.

SirAlexTheFirst: No, that was football doing that. Football in the hot sun is bad for you. >_>

AndrewRogue: Sometimes I think being in the student section is as hard as playing :p

AndrewRogue: Section Rule that sitting is not allowed = bad

Adm H Sopko: Can't wait till I start playing hockey again

AndrewRogue: I should... go learn Raquet Ball or something.

AndrewRogue: Take martial arts up again.

AndrewRogue: ...figure out why my BROWN towel leaves white lint on me.

SirAlexTheFirst: ...start the session

AndrewRogue: ~~~~~START~~~~~

AndrewRogue: (:p)

AndrewRogue: (I always wanted to do that.)

AndrewRogue: So we left out at some indeterminate hour of the very wee morning with Aria finishing slumber party chat with Aurelia?

Adm H Sopko: (Well... set the scene, Andrey)

SirAlexTheFirst: It's the dead of night.

AndrewRogue: I stand corrected.

SirAlexTheFirst: Everyone is asleep, except perhaps for the cats.

SirAlexTheFirst: And possibly Pepito, who knows about him.'

SirAlexTheFirst: Aria has emerged from Aurelia's room into the dark hallway.

SirAlexTheFirst: Go.

AndrewRogue: *Aria lingers in the hallway for a few moments, looking towards her room as if to consider going back to bed*

AndrewRogue: *She realizes she doesn't want to sleep yet though. So she goes to do what she has wanted/needed to. She heads down the darkened hallways (slowly and carefully, aided by her light) and reaches Hunter's room*

AndrewRogue: *then hesitantly, she reaches out and gently raps on the door*

Adm H Sopko: ::There is no answer. No light comes from the room either::

AndrewRogue: *She sighs. She probably shouldn't even be bothering him. But still... she's worried about him. And it doesn't help that she wants to talk either. She tries again, this time adding a gentle vocal and mental prod.* ~"Hunter? I

AndrewRogue: lnow you wanted to be left alone, but... I really can't sleep. You wanna talk?"~

Adm H Sopko: ::A bit of time passes. Then a bit more... however, after that, more time passes and finally the door opens a crack::

Adm H Sopko: ::She can hear footsteps walking away from the door, and after a bit, light comes forth from the room::

AndrewRogue: *she slowly presses the door open a bit further* "If you don't want to, I can always go read or something."

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter's voice is soft, almost fragile as it comes from in the room:: "No... it's alright..."

AndrewRogue: *she steps into the room, watching her own feet carefully as she shuts the door behind her*

AndrewRogue: *Provided there's nothing to step on, she looks up*

Adm H Sopko: ::Nope, nothing. She can see Hunter was most likely asleep when she knocked, as all his equipment is carefully stowed away, and he's in nothing but a pair of comfortable pants. Currently, he's sitting by the lightsource in

Adm H Sopko: the room and looking towards the door::

AndrewRogue: "Ah... you were sleeping?" *she looks slightly embarassed* "I probably shouldn't be depriving you of it."

Adm H Sopko: "Yeah... I was... but not very well." ::his voice just fades off::

AndrewRogue: "Nightmares? Or just an... an uneasy mind?" *she looks to see if there is somewhere free to sit so she doesn't stand around awkwardly*

Adm H Sopko: ::There are a few chairs near where he is sitting:: "The latter, really. Nightmares would be a blessing, probably, however melodramatic that sounds..."

AndrewRogue: *she smiles weakly* "I wouldn't be so sure Hunter. But I can understand. You've... really been through a lot."

AndrewRogue: *she does opt to take a chair though, one slightly away from him so he doesn't feel uncomfortable*

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods solemnly, looking up to her:: "It sure put things in perspective, to say the least."

AndrewRogue: *she laughs very softly* "Quite a bit."

Adm H Sopko: ::There is an odd bit of silence:: "You look... kinda different."

AndrewRogue: *she can't quite restrain a blush considering what happened earlier* "I do? Pepito confused me with Aurelia... but I haven't really looked at myself. Afterall, Nellix said he was just going to give my body back." *she

AndrewRogue: shrugs slightly* "Do you have a mirror?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods and points to the far left corner, where there is a full mirror set up::

AndrewRogue: *Aria will stand up and walk over and stand in front of it, taking a moment to examine herself*

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter watches her as she does so:: "So... Nellix brought you back, did he?"

AndrewRogue: *the moment draws about a bit longer as she scrutanizes her own figure* "Yes."

AndrewRogue: *on, not about

SirAlexTheFirst has left the room.

Adm H Sopko: "What happened... afterwards I mean... after you... fell."

SirAlexTheFirst has entered the room.

AndrewRogue: *she turns away from the mirror and faces him* "I... do you really want to know?"

Adm H Sopko: "Today seems to be the day for revelations..."

AndrewRogue: *she slowly takes her seat again and looks at him for a long moment* "You won't like it Hunter."

Adm H Sopko: ::He shrugs:: "It doesn't really matter at this point... please, just tell me, Aria"

AndrewRogue: *she's quiet, but she looks him right in the eyes* "I went to Hell."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods his head, seemingly taking it in stride somehow. He rests his chin on his hands and looks to her:: "What happened there?"

AndrewRogue: "I... woke up in some black abyss. It felt like I had been completely broken and she, my patron, told me that I had betrayed her and asked for reasons she shouldn't destroy my soul."

AndrewRogue: *her telling is quiet and strained, but she manages to continue* "Then I found myself in some... pit. Filled with a liquid. And... the Voice revealed itself."

AndrewRogue: "It was..." *she shudders* "I can't even describe it." *she instead beams Hunter an image of the creature*

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter blinks and shudders as the image enters his mind. He looks to her in a strange awe:: "How did you do that?"

AndrewRogue: "What?"

Adm H Sopko: "A vision appeared in my head... just like that..."

AndrewRogue: "The image? You just have to... think of it really and send that. Its just a little different than speech."

Adm H Sopko: "Oh..." ::He shakes his head a bit to clear it:: "And then?"

AndrewRogue: "I'm sorry. I should have said something before I did that."

AndrewRogue: *she sighs* "Can we get something to drink first? This... it really isn't easy to tell."

Adm H Sopko: "If you want..." ::He walks over to a small closet-looking place, and opens it. It seems to be a primitive fridge-type place:: "What would you like?"

AndrewRogue: "Anything is fine."

Adm H Sopko: ::He pours her a glass of water from a pitcher, as well as one for himself. He carries it back and hands it to her, resuming his old seat::

AndrewRogue: *she smiles thankfully, but it quickly fades* "I... it was there to destroy me. Permanently."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods again, listening with the utmost attention::

AndrewRogue: *she tenses a bit and her voice shifts subtly* "It... was trying to rape me."

Adm H Sopko: ::A shiver rolls up his spine hearing that::

AndrewRogue: "It grabbed onto me and... it rotted my body or my soul. One of them. The water burned too. I just wanted to lie down and sleep forever."

Adm H Sopko: ::He definately appears to be taking it all in, he just doesn't quite know what to say::

AndrewRogue: "I... fought it I think. I was desperate. I wasn't even thinking."

AndrewRogue: "I... killed it somehow."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods again, a hint of a smile playing upon his lips somehow for a moment::

AndrewRogue: "Then I climbed."

AndrewRogue: "It seemed like I climbed forever and I ended up in a... Throne Room. There was a woman sitting in front of an alter."

AndrewRogue: "She was asleep. And I left her that way. I was broken and naked and half crazed. I just wanted out."

Adm H Sopko: "Where did you go from there, then?"

AndrewRogue: "I walked down a hall and climbed out through a hole surrounded by... barbed wire it might have been. And then I was in Hell proper."

Adm H Sopko: "What did it... look like?"

AndrewRogue: "Nothing. From what I saw, it was a barren plain that extended in every direction forever. Except for the castle and the ruins I saw."

Adm H Sopko: "And you just started walking, then?"

AndrewRogue: *she nods* "It was the most frightening thing, to think I had escaped oblivion for that- to forever wander an empty plain. Never see you, any of you, again. I... was desperate and hoped to find someone at the ruins."

Adm H Sopko: "And did you?

Adm H Sopko: "

AndrewRogue: "In a temple... it looked like the temple in Asgard. Nellix was there."

Adm H Sopko: ::He simply nods at that:: "Did he just send you back? Or did he tell you anything beforehand?

AndrewRogue: "He thought I was a phantom of some sort, there to torment him. We did end up talking a little while once I convinced him otherwise."

AndrewRogue: "I... wasn't in much of a condition to ask questions though."

AndrewRogue: "The most that I remembered was to ask about the 10 Pillars your father mentioned. He said they are people gaining power to destroy the world."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods, sighing a bit, thinking this over:: "It appears we're stuck between a rock and a hard place, then..."

AndrewRogue: *she nods* "I... don't trust Yaravon. But we don't seem ot have many options at the same time."

Adm H Sopko: "I'm conflicted... Leonard's explanations filled in so much of the gaps that were missing... I trust him to some extent, but I'm willing to grant that he might not have told me the whole story... Nellix appears to have raised

Adm H Sopko: more doubts than help... but I've been thinking about it... after working with the company, seeing how they operate... I'd rather have it, or something like it than whatever the fuck Whittyre has... It's progress of life

Adm H Sopko: that halts the progress of people... it's not what the world needs... ever. If Leonard is right... it has to be stopped... and if the Yarovan should prove later on... we'll deal with it then..."

AndrewRogue: *she nods* "I understand. We just... need to be careful. There's so few people we can trust right now."

Adm H Sopko: "Everyone availible that I trust is in this house right now, as far as I know..."

AndrewRogue: "Then do we really plan to raid the labs?"

Adm H Sopko: "Getting Verity back seems to be the best option at this point..."

Adm H Sopko: "And there is also Jerry, and Karn..."

AndrewRogue: "Then we need to take advantage of anything we can. If he expects us to do his work, I'm sure Leonard could help us with equipment or information." *she sighs* "I don't like this though."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods:: "That was pretty much the plan... and I'm sure the Church of Gabriel has a few choice things they could provide..."

AndrewRogue: "We're doing to need everything we can get." *she finally finishes her water*

Adm H Sopko: "I know..." ::Hunter hasn't even touched his water, really. He's still looking all forlorn, chin in his free hand, looking down a bit::

AndrewRogue: "You want to talk about something else?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He looks torn, indecisive:: "Did you... hear me when you were falling?"

AndrewRogue: *she shakes her head* "I... couldn't hear anything. I didn't even know if you could hear me." *she trails off for a moment*

Adm H Sopko: "I could..."

AndrewRogue: "Everything?" *its quiet*

Adm H Sopko: "Yes.'

AndrewRogue: *she laughs gently* "I should have guessed. Not that it seemed to be that big a secret."

Adm H Sopko: "Heh... I suppose so... but... regardless of that... I really wish you could have heard me."

AndrewRogue: *she bites he knuckle gently* "Lea... mentioned it."

Adm H Sopko: "Did she?" ::He cracks a smile:: "Sort of ruins the build-up thats been going on then..."

AndrewRogue: *she can't help but giggle* "That it does."

AndrewRogue: *she looks at the glass* "Do you have something other than water?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He has a good chuckle with her before he stops, looking at her quite seriously:: "It doesn't change the meaning any, though..."

AndrewRogue: (Eep. Strike my line)

AndrewRogue: *she nods* "I... did mean it Hunter. I do love you." *she smiles* "But I know its harder for you."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods, building up his courage in order to say it:: "It is... but I'll say it anyway..." ::He takes a deep inhale, then exhales:: "I love you too, Arianna... but... by your words, you know the

Adm H Sopko: dilemma I'm in"

AndrewRogue: *she almost seems to relax visibly* "Its... nice to hear you say that." *she wipes her eyes the tiniest bit* "Whatever happens though, I'm sure

AndrewRogue: something will work out Hunter. At the least... I'll always be here for you. A friend."

Adm H Sopko: ::He looks to her for a bit, appraising her:: "You know... it's almost scary how fast you've matured... I... don't think there are many people who could honestly say that..."

Adm H Sopko: (Am I lagging?)

Adm H Sopko: (Nope)

AndrewRogue: "I... have been forced to grow up over this journey." *she matches his look* "I think if you love someone... you're happy when they are."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods:: "I'm... not as arrogant as to think I'm the only one that can make either of you happy... but... I really don't want to make either of you sad, either."

AndrewRogue: *she gives Hunter one of the most genuine smiles he has probably ever seen* "It will work out in the end." *she reiterates* "And no matter how it does so, I'll always be your friend, and always be there for you. So

AndrewRogue: don't worry about it anymore."

Adm H Sopko: ::He half-smiles, chuckling:: "You know... it doesn't hurt to fight for what you want... counting yourself out or admitting there might be a chance is very unattractive." ::This is obviously in jest, and he winks to her::

AndrewRogue: *the smile stays* "I suppose I never can do things right."

Adm H Sopko: "Hey, like you said, the time will come, eventually"

AndrewRogue: *she nods* "Do you have something other than water? Maybe juice?"

Adm H Sopko: "Mmhm. Lots. Juices, alcohols, you name it... it's a pretty well stocked room."

AndrewRogue: "I'm not used to having much more that a choice of a water in a room. How about something you know is good?"

Adm H Sopko: "Heh. Alcoholic or non?" ::He stands, heading over and opening it again::

AndrewRogue: "Something real light?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods, mixing up a weak Long Island Iced Tea for her, and a much stronger one for himself::

AndrewRogue: "Thank you. Oh! I almost forgot!"

AndrewRogue: "A young man showed up. Mister... um... Isawa. He came all the way from Whittyre."

Adm H Sopko: ::He makes sure he hands her the weak one, and smiles:: "Forgot what?"

Adm H Sopko: "From... Whittyre? Why?"

AndrewRogue: "He... wanted to tell you that I had died. Apparently he saw me..." *she trails off uncomfortably* "He took it to the Church of Luthien and then came looking for you."

Adm H Sopko: ::He blinks:: "Thats... interesting... Ahh... hmm..." ::He looks a bit confused::

AndrewRogue: "I talked to Will and he's letting him stay here tonight. He looked really exhausted. And what's wrong?"

Adm H Sopko: "Nothing... just strange... now there are two yous? Or... a live one and a dead one..."

AndrewRogue: "I... don't know." *she nurses the drink as she looks vaguely uncomfortable*

Adm H Sopko: ::He takes a rather large sip:: "Just too complicated... I guess I'll talk to him in the morning..."

AndrewRogue: "I think he'd appreciate it. He went through a lot to try and deliver the message."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods:: "I'd imagine..." ::He takes another sip of his drink::

AndrewRogue: *she chuckels* "I didn't know you used Shadow and Ava as guards. They scared him real badly."

Adm H Sopko: "Heh. Not just them... Jolt too. Have you seen him around, by any chance? Jaguar... about the size of Shadow?"

AndrewRogue: *she shakes her head* "I didn't know you had another cat>'

AndrewRogue: *."

Adm H Sopko: "Another? Nah... Shadow and Ava are Lea's... Jolt is mine. I left him home during the last caravan... and after everything happened... he was just sort of left here I guess."

AndrewRogue: "That's a shame that he got left here. I bet he was lonely without you." *her smile is interrupted by a slight yawn.*

Adm H Sopko: ::He chuckles:: "You should really go to bed, Aria... we probably have a long day ahead of us, tomorrow."

AndrewRogue: *she sighs as she puts the glass down* "You probably have a point."

Adm H Sopko: ::He chuckles as she sighs:: "Was that disappointment I heard? Or just general frustration at the day ahead?"

AndrewRogue: "A little of both. Its... felt like ages since we could really just sit down and talk like this."

Adm H Sopko: "I know... but we'll definately get more... I'm sure of it."

AndrewRogue: *she's forced to stifle another yawn* "You're right." *she stands and crosses over to Hunter and gently hugs him* "And you need to sleep too."

Adm H Sopko: ::He hugs her back, awkwardly tilting her chin up and giving her a kiss:: "I'll get some, I promise."

Adm H Sopko: (shut up, pf!)

AndrewRogue: "Right then." *and she turns, manages to make it to, and even mostly through the door before trips*

Adm H Sopko: ::With a sigh, he finishes his own iced tea, then heads to the bed for some sleep::

AndrewRogue: *Aria follows suite, sans drink and with additional walking*

Adm H Sopko: ~~~END~~~

AndrewRogue: Beat me to it.

SirAlexTheFirst: Geez.

SirAlexTheFirst: All that and I didn't get to do anything.

Adm H Sopko: How's that make you feel?

AndrewRogue: You could have had ninjas attack or something <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: Refreshing actually

AndrewRogue: XD

SirAlexTheFirst: Although guilty

AndrewRogue: Oh?

SirAlexTheFirst: Feels like I should be describing something, or doing something

Adm H Sopko: Nah... it... wasn't necessary... unless Will was listening in, or Nellix was setting up a Cosmic Spear

AndrewRogue: Or Pepito!

SirAlexTheFirst: I feel like a bad DM. Ohwell, it was a good session.'

Adm H Sopko: A good DM knows when he is needed, and not needed.

AndrewRogue: Naw. Sometimes DM need is minimal. Especially when the PCs need time to talk. What Soppy says.

Adm H Sopko: ::Pats Alex on the head:: Worry not, guilt not.

AndrewRogue: Anyway... damn we made that go a long time O_o

Adm H Sopko: Yeah

AndrewRogue: Its... probably a very good idea we did that independent of a "real" session like this.

Adm H Sopko: Yep... Ah well... night all<G>

SirAlexTheFirst: Oy, you people

SirAlexTheFirst: It's only 7!

SirAlexTheFirst: The night is young!

Adm H Sopko: I have work at 3

SirAlexTheFirst: Ah. Sleep well then.

Adm H Sopko: Yep. Night ngiht

Adm H Sopko: Don't let the Rapps Dopplegang

AndrewRogue: Heh

AndrewRogue: Ack. So we do all right Alex?

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeh

AndrewRogue: Didn't bore you horribly?

SirAlexTheFirst: Oy. You people.

Adm H Sopko: ::Mumbles something in his sleep:: Don't mind his insecurity

AndrewRogue: *stomps on the sleeper*

SirAlexTheFirst: Making such a big deal out of all this is only gonna make Lea feel worse, you realize that right?

AndrewRogue: ...wha?

Adm H Sopko: The reason Lea feels so shitty is because despite it all, Hunter still hasn't even admitted that he still loves her, despite it being blatantly obvious. It's a self-esteem hit to an already emotionally fragile person

SirAlexTheFirst: Yep!

AndrewRogue: Ahh. Well silly Hunter needs to rectify that.

AndrewRogue: *boots*

Adm H Sopko: Yeah

SirAlexTheFirst: He's picked Aria, he's said as much.... unless he changes his mind.

Adm H Sopko: Thats gonna be one hell of a scene for me...

Adm H Sopko: He hasn't picked Aria

AndrewRogue: And I will laugh at you for EVERY minute of it :p

SirAlexTheFirst: No?

Adm H Sopko: No

AndrewRogue: Nope.

SirAlexTheFirst: Really.

Adm H Sopko: Yep

SirAlexTheFirst: Well that's interesting.

SirAlexTheFirst: And contradictory to what ya told me a couple weeks ago, but that's a good thing

AndrewRogue: He's still unsettled on the two of them. Aria blatently knows it, hence her giving the "easy" way out.

Adm H Sopko: You asked who MOST LIKELY he'd pick at that point

Adm H Sopko: Aria and Lea need to talk... when Lea's not being pissy

SirAlexTheFirst: Good RP coming from that all then

SirAlexTheFirst: Aria has the "I went to hell and came back for you!" guilt card, that'll be fun

AndrewRogue: Oh come now. She'd never purposely pull that :p

SirAlexTheFirst: Of course not, obviously.

Adm H Sopko: Lea's "I almost left everything I've ever known behind for you" is almost a counter

SirAlexTheFirst: But Hunter's not an idiot.

AndrewRogue: He's not?

AndrewRogue: <_<

AndrewRogue: >_>

Adm H Sopko: He's not?

SirAlexTheFirst: And yeh, Lea has that "My whole life is leading up to hooking up with you, and if you turn me down I'll die fat old and unloved with no purpose" thing

Adm H Sopko: Nah

SirAlexTheFirst: ....well, he is, but he's not Orion-level.

AndrewRogue: XD

Adm H Sopko: ...