1:46 PM <Talonair> Kit reports!
1:47 PM <Sax> Alice enters.
1:47 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel enters the area!
1:47 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom reports with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. He takes up his usual spot against the wall by the entrance door
1:47 PM <Talonair> Kit waves happily to Arty
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1:47 PM <•DiePotato> He nods back with a slight smile
1:48 PM <Sax> Alice looks around.
1:48 PM <Sax> She looks somewhat excited.
1:49 PM <dragonwielder> Carson arrives. "So, what horrors await today?"
1:49 PM <Fae> Ladies and gentlemen, there is someone waiting for you in the room. He is fairly well dressed, with slicked back hair. "Welcome, please make yourselves comfortable."
1:49 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel raises an eyebrow, taking a seat.
1:49 PM <Fae> He then passes around information packets.
1:49 PM <Talonair> Kit sits, taking a packet
1:49 PM <dragonwielder> He takes a seat, and a sip of coffee.
1:49 PM <•DiePotato> Arty keeps standing against the wall.
1:49 PM AFKphex_ → Aphex_
1:50 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel takes one, flipping it open.
1:50 PM <Sax> Alice opens said packet.
1:50 PM <dragonwielder> As does Carson.
1:51 PM <dragonwielder> "Retrieval?"
1:51 PM <•DiePotato> "That is the name of game." Arty gives Carson a look and flips through his own packet
1:52 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs. "Last retrieval mission didn't go well."
1:52 PM <•DiePotato> "That is also name of game."
1:52 PM <Fae> He nods. "Yes, but only if the opportunity arises. As you can see, we are sending you on assignment to infiltrate a Marshal, Carter, and Dark auction. This auction will be taking place at the Hotel Or Cœur in Paris, France. Since this is a covert operation, we request that you keep weapons to a minimum. We'll send in a full ConSec team if you discover
1:52 PM <Fae> anything of interest."
1:53 PM <Talonair> "…." Kit's face says it all
1:53 PM <•DiePotato> "…France."
1:53 PM <Sax> "…"
1:53 PM <Sax> "Paris?"
1:53 PM <Fae> "Yes." Completely deadpan.
1:53 PM <•DiePotato> "What is goal precisely?"
1:53 PM <Sax> Alice looks more like an excited child at this juncture.
1:53 PM <Talonair> "Anyone here know French?"
1:53 PM <dragonwielder> "M, C and-" He sighs deeply. "I swear if church of the broken god shows up."
1:53 PM <dragonwielder> "I can understand it fluently."
1:54 PM <SpookyBee> "Paris? We had an agent here that'd have been perfect for this not long ago."
1:54 PM <dragonwielder> "Can't speak it sadly."
1:54 PM <Fae> "Gain intel on any anomalies present. We can supply your team with a group ticket to the auction, but any bidding will need to come from personal funds. Although, any items you are able to bid on would mean one less thing for ConSec to retrieve later."
1:55 PM <Talonair> "….." ~Fuuuuuuuuuuuck~
1:55 PM <SpookyBee> "Well, fancy-dress event, then?"
1:55 PM <dragonwielder> "I have to dress. In a suit."
1:55 PM <dragonwielder> "Again."
1:56 PM <Fae> "We are also told that the majority of the attendees speak English. France was only chosen for the reputation." He nods to Ethel. "Yes. And we can provide you with disguises if the need arises."
1:56 PM <•DiePotato> "Will go and pack bags."
1:56 PM <SpookyBee> "I've got my fair share of… 'Adequate' dress." she grins.
1:56 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs. A decent amount of this is worry for Alice.
1:57 PM <Fae> "Once you are ready, transport will take you to the airport, where we will fly you out."
1:57 PM <Talonair> Kit nods. "Posh snob act again, wonderful…"
1:57 PM <SpookyBee> "I'll get my nicest dress." She grins wider.
1:57 PM <dragonwielder> "I'll dig my suit out of my closet."
1:57 PM <Fae> With that, the meeting is dismissed. Anyone opposed to timeskip?
1:58 PM <Talonair> Nope
1:58 PM <dragonwielder> nop
1:58 PM <Sax> Not at all.
1:58 PM <Fae> /TIMESKIP/ You are now all at the Paris airport.
1:58 PM <•DiePotato> Nope
1:58 PM <SpookyBee> WOOSH
1:59 PM <Fae> Suddenly, the world around you goes greyscale. In addition, any sounds are incredibly muffled. Your comrades seem to be colorful and loud as always.
1:59 PM <Talonair> Kit is appropriately gussied up, in a very nice evening dress, jewelery, makeup, all the bells and whistles for this
2:00 PM <Sax> Alice is also wearing fancy wear.
2:00 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom tugs along his luggage, wearing the appropriate clothing and being appropriately armed with a Makrov. Which is small enough to hide in many places.
2:00 PM <•DiePotato> And wat
2:01 PM <dragonwielder> Carson seems to be staying by Alice.
2:01 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel, of course, wears a lovely, black gothic-themed dress! Similar to this, though with sleeves. http://static.crazyinlove.es/3039-8073-thickbox/long-black-gothic-dress.jpg
2:01 PM <Talonair> "…. Are you seeing this as well?" She whispers to Arty
2:01 PM <Fae> The world continues to be pale and quiet.
2:01 PM <dragonwielder> "This…this is weird."
2:01 PM <•DiePotato> "…Da."
2:01 PM <dragonwielder> "Not good."
2:01 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel looks between everyone.
2:02 PM <Sax> Alice is taking in all the sights and sounds.
2:02 PM <Talonair> "Continue as if nothing is wrong?"
2:02 PM <Fae> Suddenly, a man that still has color walks up to you. "Ah, you must be the guests." He's dressed in a chauffeur uniform.
2:02 PM <•DiePotato> "…Da."
2:02 PM <dragonwielder> He nods.
2:02 PM <Fae> He smiles. "If you'll follow me, please."
2:02 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom decides not to question this.
2:02 PM <Talonair> Kit looks at him and nods, following
2:02 PM <SpookyBee> She raises an eyebrow, tilting her head. "…" ~Information audiel veil. Makes sense.~
2:03 PM <dragonwielder> He follows, carefully.
2:03 PM <Sax> Alice follows along, while still taking in the sights of the city.
2:03 PM <•DiePotato> Arty follows along as well
2:03 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel looks at Artyom, then follows suit.
2:04 PM <Fae> He leads you all to a taxi, which also still has color. The inside seems bigger than the outside, and is filled with all the perks you would expect in a high-class limousine.
2:04 PM <Fae> He hops into the driver's seat, and waits for you to pile in.
2:04 PM <Sax> Alice lifts up her dress and enters.
2:05 PM <Talonair> Kit elegantly slides in
2:05 PM <dragonwielder> Carson enters, sitting beside Alice. He seems a bit on edge.
2:05 PM <SpookyBee> She slips in, keeping her knees together when she sits. Ethel's spiked collar, of course, is tightly napped around her throat. "This will be exciting."
2:05 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom tosses his junk in the back unless this guy does it for him and gets in as well, sitting next to Kit.
2:05 PM <dragonwielder> ~This is /exactly/ what happened last time~
2:06 PM <Talonair> Kit nods stiffly. She does /not/ like having to play the rich snob
2:06 PM <Sax> Alice is pretty carefree at the point.
2:06 PM <Sax> She just didn't play the rich snob - she was a rich snob!
2:06 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to Alice. "How are you holding up?"
2:06 PM <Sax> "Very well! This is a beautiful place!"
2:06 PM <Fae> The outside seems to blur as the cab moves through traffic much faster than it should be able to. In the distance, you see a towering building that lights up brightly. It seems to be squeezed in extra space that shouldn't be there.
2:07 PM <Fae> The cab approaches it.
2:07 PM <dragonwielder> He nods. "I haven't been here in a long time."
2:07 PM <•DiePotato> ~How nice to know that MC&D uses their anomalies with such efficiency~
2:09 PM <Fae> The cab stops outside the building, and the driver helps you unload your things.
2:09 PM <Talonair> Kit steps out, looking around
2:09 PM Aphex_ → AFKphex_
2:09 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel steps out, keeping an eye out.
2:10 PM <Fae> "The auction is about to start, so I suggest that you head straight in there. I will have your bags sent up to your room."
2:10 PM <dragonwielder> Carson steps out. still on edge.
2:10 PM <Sax> "Thank you." Alice tips.
2:10 PM <Talonair> Kit nods, striding forwards
2:10 PM <dragonwielder> ~Auction……oh god….~
2:10 PM <•DiePotato> "Spasibo."
2:10 PM <Fae> Tipped driver is happy driver. He tips his hat as he watches you enter the building.
2:11 PM <SpookyBee> "Thank you, of course." She nods, and slips up with the others.
2:11 PM <dragonwielder> Carson heads where the others are heading.
2:11 PM <•DiePotato> Arty stays nearish to Kit and he strides into this quite odd hotel.
2:11 PM <Sax> Alice follows, staying close to Carson.
2:12 PM <dragonwielder> She may notice how in edge he is as he walks along.
2:12 PM <Sax> "Carson, relax."
2:12 PM <Talonair> Kit… Looks quite at home here, outwardly
2:12 PM <Sax> Alice is pretty frosty herself.
2:12 PM <Sax> Alice looks like she'd belong as well.
2:12 PM <Fae> The auction room is filled with bright chandeliers, and a hostess guides you to your shared table. The auctioneer is getting ready on the stage.
2:13 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs. He looks like a member of the mafia with the suit he is in.
2:13 PM <•DiePotato> Arty looks awkward.
2:13 PM <•DiePotato> He looks more like security then a guest.
2:13 PM <Talonair> Kit sits, idly fiddling with a ring
2:14 PM Wix → WixThings
2:14 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel watches the auctioneer!
2:14 PM <dragonwielder> Carson pulls out a chair for Alice then takes a seat.
2:14 PM <Sax> "Thank you."
2:14 PM <Sax> Alice takes her seat graciously.
2:15 PM <dragonwielder> "Anytime." He smiles.
2:15 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+4 But she looks around, as well, keeping an eye open for threats or onlookers whose attention is on /them/.
2:15 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: But she looks around, as well, keeping an eye open for threats or onlookers whose attention is on /them/.: 3 (4df+4=0, -, 0, 0)
2:15 PM <dragonwielder> 4df+2 his eyes dart around, analyzing.
2:15 PM <Glacon> dragonwielder: his eyes dart around, analyzing.: 3 (4df+2=0, +, +, -)
2:15 PM <Fae> No one really seems interested in you. Those disguises must be good.
2:16 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel doesn't even need a disguise, she's just a classy, gothic woman.
2:17 PM <dragonwielder> He takes a sip of water if there is any at the table.
2:17 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom's just sitting next to Kit with his arms crossed. He doesn't like doing this,
2:17 PM <dragonwielder> Carson has this look on his face that says 'Kill me please'.
2:18 PM <Talonair> To Arty, it's obvious that Kit is tense
2:18 PM <Sax> Alice looks around, absorbing all the sights.
2:19 PM <dragonwielder> As does Carson, both for the sights and to keep watch.
2:19 PM <•DiePotato> Arty reaches out to take her hand, under the table to try and keep her relaxed. He watches the auctioneer get ready and hopes they aren't selling WMDs today.
2:20 PM <Talonair> She squeezes it slightly
2:20 PM <dragonwielder> ~If this is the sort of auction I think it is….~
2:21 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel crosses her legs, a black grin across her paper-white skin.
2:21 PM <Sax> ~I wonder what they're selling today~
2:21 PM <Sax> ~I could use a new lamp for my room!~
2:21 PM <Fae> "All right, now that everyone's here we can get started." He unveils a small sculpture made out of a shell. "Portal to the Crenitiopian hunting grounds. Bidding begins at one million dollars." Anyone want to bid?
2:22 PM <Sax> Nope
2:22 PM <•DiePotato> ~…~ Artyom does not have that much money.
2:22 PM <Talonair> Kit does, but she aint bidding
2:23 PM <dragonwielder> Carson has about 30 bucks on him. Not enough to bid.
2:23 PM <Sax> Alice doesn't even know what a crenitiopian is!
2:24 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel raises an eyebrow. ~Just kill them and take it. Nah, you're not a hunter. That was the old man's gig.~
2:24 PM <Fae> Other members of the crowd bid, and eventually it goes to a man seated towards the front.
2:25 PM <Fae> Other anomalies are brought out, but the other buyers are fired up and seem to have no intent of letting you get them.
2:25 PM <Talonair> Kit bides her time for something actually dangerous
2:25 PM <Sax> Alice bides her time for something fashionable!
2:26 PM <dragonwielder> Carson sits there. .__.
2:29 PM <Fae> Neither of you are able to identify much. A rock, a cat, some eyewear, a sleeping aid… anomalous knickknacks and baubles.
2:29 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel eyes the cat.
2:29 PM <Talonair> Kit just waits then, apparently that's all she can do :P
2:29 PM <dragonwielder> As does Carson.
2:30 PM <dragonwielder> ~A cat?~
2:31 PM <Sax> ~Kitty!~
2:32 PM <dragonwielder> ~I wanna bid on it….but I'm not that rich.~
2:32 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom just sits silently
2:34 PM <Fae> Of note is that said cat is sleeping. Very deeply.
2:36 PM <Sax> ~I always wanted a pet!~
2:36 PM <dragonwielder> Carson takes a sip of water.
2:36 PM <dragonwielder> ~I like cats.~
2:36 PM <Fae> As the night wears on, the auction comes to a close. None of you noticed anything that looked particularly like a weapon. Now that it's over, you can head up to your room, since it was included in the ticket.
2:36 PM <SpookyBee> "Hm…" She waits for the next set.
2:36 PM <Talonair> Kit heads on up!
2:36 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel does so!
2:37 PM <Fae> Apparently more things will be shown tomorrow night.
2:37 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom heads up to his room as well, shaking his head. ~So far a waste of time.~
2:37 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel has things to prepare for…
2:37 PM <dragonwielder> Carson heads up to his room.
2:38 PM <Sax> Alice heads to hers!
2:38 PM <Fae> To your surprise, it looks like you all share a room. It's actually more like a whole floor of the hotel, with multiple bedrooms attached to a much larger commons area.
2:38 PM <Talonair> "Hm, interesting."
2:38 PM <•DiePotato> Wow. Artyom's impressed
2:38 PM <SpookyBee> "… France."
2:38 PM <•DiePotato> "Never seen a room similar to this."
2:38 PM <Fae> The room is tastefully decorated, and has glass windows that reach the sealing. There's a miniature waterfall, and delicious food waiting for you.
2:39 PM <dragonwielder> "Neither have I."
2:39 PM <Sax> "This is beautiful!"
2:39 PM <Talonair> "Very nice." Kit sits with some food
2:39 PM <SpookyBee> "…" ~Avoid the food.~
2:39 PM <Fae> d100
2:39 PM <Glacon> Fae: 78 (d100=78)
2:39 PM <Fae> Guys.
2:39 PM <Fae> This food.
2:39 PM <Fae> How did they even make real food that tastes this good?
2:40 PM <dragonwielder> He nods in agreement and gets some food as well, taking a seat after doing so.
2:40 PM <Fae> Ethel, the mere smell of it is irresistible.
2:40 PM <SpookyBee> Her fear of public eating is competing…
2:40 PM <Fae> mdef for resisting good food?
2:41 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom gets an apple and sits on a couch of the commons area. He munches on it and runs a hand through his hair.
2:41 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+3 o no
2:41 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: o no: 5 (4df+3=+, +, +, -)
2:41 PM <SpookyBee> :|
2:41 PM <Talonair> Kit sits with Arty, picking at her food
2:41 PM <Fae> 4df+7 but it's really good.
2:41 PM <Glacon> Fae: but it's really good.: 7 (4df+7=0, +, -, 0)
2:41 PM <Sax> 4df+3 Hmm?
2:41 PM <Glacon> Sax: Hmm?: 4 (4df+3=0, +, -, +)
2:41 PM <Sax> Alice grabs a bite.
2:41 PM <Fae> Nope, Ethel's hunger wins out.
2:41 PM <SpookyBee> fok. Ethel slips a small sammich and nibbles on it in the corner.
2:41 PM <dragonwielder> He noticeably seems to check his food, by smelling it or checking the water by putting his finger into it and tasting.
2:41 PM <Fae> Ethel, this is possibly the best sandwich in the universe.
2:42 PM <SpookyBee> "…"
2:42 PM <Fae> Carson: you don't notice anything odd about the food, other than the deliciousness.
2:42 PM <dragonwielder> He takes a bite of the soup that he got after finding everything to be ok.
2:43 PM <dragonwielder> He nods in approval at it with a 'not bad' face.
2:43 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to Alice. "How's your food?"
2:43 PM <Sax> "Very good!"
2:43 PM <Talonair> "So, plenty of anomalies."
2:43 PM <Sax> She has a few more sandwiches.
2:44 PM <•DiePotato> "Da. Many. None that could end a city though."
2:44 PM <Fae> After eating, you all head to bed at your own pace. You are thrilled by the prospect of sleeping in and then exploring the hotel before the second half of the auction tomorrow.
2:45 PM <dragonwielder> "I wonder if we should have done anything about that portal though."
2:45 PM <dragonwielder> redact
2:45 PM <SpookyBee> Indeed! Ethel, however, doesn't sleep. Her shifts are nocturnal.
2:45 PM <dragonwielder> Carson just stares at the ceiling. This is gonna go belly up. He knows it.
2:45 PM <Talonair> Kit will likely share with Arty
2:45 PM <Fae> Oh, she sleeps tonight. She can't exactly explain why that thought just appeals to her.
2:46 PM madness_ → viv‘sinternet
2:46 PM <Fae> Carson also eventually falls asleep.
2:46 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel sleeps apparently…
2:46 PM viv`sinternet → madness_
2:46 PM <•DiePotato> Arty will probs share with Kit
2:47 PM <Fae> After what feels like mere moments of sleep…
2:47 PM <Fae> you all are jolted awake. Roll perception.
2:47 PM <Talonair> 4df+3 Whu
2:47 PM <Glacon> Talonair: Whu: 3 (4df+3=0, +, -, 0)
2:47 PM <Sax> 4df+5 Hooray!
2:47 PM <Glacon> Sax: Hooray!: 4 (4df+5=0, 0, 0, -)
2:47 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+4 Two pairs of eyes.
2:47 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: Two pairs of eyes.: 5 (4df+4=-, +, 0, +)
2:47 PM <dragonwielder> 4df+2 plz
2:47 PM <Glacon> dragonwielder: plz: 3 (4df+2=0, +, +, -)
2:48 PM <•DiePotato> 4df+4 PERC
2:48 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: PERC: 3 (4df+4=0, +, -, -)
2:49 PM <Fae> You all notice quickly-fading dazzles of multicolored light scattered throughout the room. They’re gone before you can get a good look.
2:49 PM <Sax> "Whoa."
2:49 PM <Talonair> "…." Kit looks at Arty
2:49 PM <dragonwielder> "……….."
2:49 PM <Fae> The rest of the hotel is silent.
2:50 PM <dragonwielder> Carson gets out of bed and peeks out of his room.
2:50 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom looks back at Kit and his hand sliiides under his pillow, and sliiiides back out, drawing his Makarov from its hiding place.
2:50 PM <SpookyBee> "…"
2:50 PM <Talonair> Kit slips out of bed, grabbing her knife
2:50 PM <dragonwielder> Carson has his trench knife in hand.
2:51 PM <dragonwielder> He peeks out of his room and looks around.
2:51 PM <Sax> "…"
2:51 PM <Fae> Carson, you don't notice much, other than an unattended housekeeping cart in the hallway.
2:51 PM <dragonwielder> the knife is still in it's sheath, ready to be drawn.
2:52 PM <dragonwielder> Anything strange about the cart?
2:52 PM <Talonair> Kit pokes her head out of her room
2:52 PM <•DiePotato> Arty crawls out of bed and peers out of their room and looks to the common area.
2:52 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel steps out of her bed area, and slips her pen-blade from her sleeve.
2:52 PM <Fae> Nope. Other than that you don't see anyone with the cart. In fact, none of you see any other guests or employees at all.
2:52 PM <dragonwielder> Carson looks to them. "You guys saw them too?"
2:52 PM <Talonair> "Lights>"
2:52 PM <SpookyBee> "… We're alone."
2:52 PM <Talonair> *?
2:53 PM <dragonwielder> "Alone? Unlikely."
2:53 PM <Fae> Carson, do you investigate the cart up close?
2:53 PM <•DiePotato> "Da," Arty
2:53 PM <dragonwielder> He does.
2:53 PM <dragonwielder> but at a distance where he can observe it safely.
2:54 PM <Fae> You don't notice anything bad about the cart, but your foot bumps into something.
2:54 PM <dragonwielder> But he does go closer.
2:54 PM <•DiePotato> Arty's dressed in just PJs. He heads out to follow Carson
2:54 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel slips out, keeping an eye on Artyom.
2:54 PM <dragonwielder> He looks down to see what he bumped into.
2:54 PM <Talonair> Kit follows Arty, in nightwear
2:54 PM <Fae> It's a small glass sphere, a little larger than a baseball. Inside is a tiny glowing person with wings.
2:55 PM <dragonwielder> He carefully picks it up.
2:55 PM <Sax> Alice peers out, looking from a safe distance
2:55 PM <dragonwielder> ~I may regret this~
2:55 PM <Fae> The tiny person crosses their arms in indignation.
2:55 PM <dragonwielder> "Sorry, didn't mean to hit you there."
2:56 PM <Talonair> "…."
2:56 PM <Fae> The pixie turns her back on Carson.
2:56 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs.
2:56 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom peers at it. "Why are you talking to it?"
2:57 PM <dragonwielder> "Well, it seems sentient. And I accidentally kicked it."
2:57 PM <dragonwielder> "That's rude, so I apologized."
2:57 PM <•DiePotato> "…You should be more concerned about lack of people."
2:58 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel frowns. "Something is very wrong…" She steps out of the room. "Perhaps we should investigate."
2:58 PM <dragonwielder> He nods.
2:58 PM <Talonair> Kit keeps looking around
2:58 PM <dragonwielder> "What to do with her though?"
2:58 PM <Fae> There also seems to be a pile of abandoned clothes by the cart.
2:58 PM <•DiePotato> Arty peers both ways down the hall and keeps his pistol drawn. "You are assuming this is about her."
2:59 PM <SpookyBee> "…"
2:59 PM <Talonair> Kit nudges the clothes
2:59 PM <dragonwielder> "Nope."
2:59 PM <Fae> They're just clothes.
2:59 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to the pile of clothes, then to the pixie. "You have something to do with this?"
2:59 PM <Sax> Alice follows behind everyone.
2:59 PM <Talonair> "…" Kit looks between the clothes, then the pizie
2:59 PM <Talonair> *pixie
3:00 PM <Fae> Did anyone bring a radio for communication back home?
3:00 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel always does so. It's the smart thing to do.
3:00 PM <•DiePotato> "You are also assuming it understands you." Arty heads back into the room to put some shoes on.
3:01 PM <•DiePotato> Arty did as well, it's with his luggage
3:01 PM <Fae> She might consider radioing this in.
3:01 PM <Fae> As might he.
3:01 PM <dragonwielder> "Good point."
3:01 PM <Fae> The pixie flips Artyom off as he leaves.
3:01 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel does so! «We've got a mass vanishing of personnel at the auction…»>
3:01 PM <Talonair> "Well you can understand us."
3:01 PM <Fae> «<Vanishing?»>
3:02 PM <dragonwielder> "I'm guessing you are from the auction?"
3:02 PM <SpookyBee> «Not sure. Just piles of clothes. We'll report more when we know more.»
3:02 PM Lily → LilySleep
3:02 PM <dragonwielder> He raises an eyebrow.
3:02 PM <Fae> «<Confirmed. Look for any survivors, and secure any abandoned anomalies.»>
3:03 PM <SpookyBee> «Will do.» She nods, clipping the radio away.
3:03 PM <Fae> «<We would suggest staying in at least pairs.»>
3:03 PM <Talonair> Kit heads back to her room to get properly dressed then
3:04 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel looks to the others. "Well, there's not really enough for pairs, but I can operate on my own."
3:04 PM <Talonair> "Then we have one trio."
3:04 PM <dragonwielder> "I'm with Alice."
3:04 PM <•DiePotato> Arty gets some actual clothes on, and some shoes as well. He digs out his knife from his luggage. "We do not move alone regardless."
3:04 PM <Sax> "With Carson."
3:04 PM <Sax> Alice pulls the slide on her Walther.
3:05 PM <Talonair> "So who gets Ethel?"
3:05 PM <SpookyBee> "… I'll go on my own." She frowns.
3:05 PM <•DiePotato> "…No."
3:05 PM <•DiePotato> "You will not."
3:05 PM <dragonwielder> "No, you are with us."
3:05 PM <•DiePotato> "Moving alone is stupid."
3:05 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel retrieves her big-boy from her luggage, that being the heavy Peacemaker.
3:06 PM <dragonwielder> "Both of our combat skill is dull. We need an expert. That's you Ethel."
3:06 PM <•DiePotato> "Especially when everyone here has disappeared due to unknown reason, and we are the only ones left."
3:06 PM <Talonair> Kit gets her Webley from her luggage, in addition to the knife
3:06 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel frowns even more.
3:06 PM <•DiePotato> "For all we know, fact we are together is the only thing keeping us from not disappearing."
3:06 PM <SpookyBee> "… I've got faith in you." She rolls her eyes
3:07 PM <Talonair> "This isn't open for negotiation, Ethel."
3:07 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to Alice, handing over the pixie. "May you please hold this?"
3:08 PM <Sax> "Sure?"
3:08 PM <Sax> Alice holds onto said pixie.
3:08 PM <dragonwielder> He heads into his room, getting prepared.
3:08 PM <•DiePotato> Arty in the meantime starts checking the roo-actually no there aren't any rooms on this floor are there? This is an entire dedicated floor
3:09 PM <dragonwielder> He comes out with his standard gear, 1911 in hand.
3:09 PM <dragonwielder> He checks the clip.
3:09 PM <dragonwielder> *mag*
3:10 PM <Talonair> Kit sticks with Arty
3:10 PM <dragonwielder> "I'm ready to go." He sticks with Alice.
3:10 PM <Sax> "Ready."
3:10 PM <Sax> Alice is locked and loaded.
3:10 PM <Fae> Once everyone is ready: Ethel, Carson, and Alice to TT. Kit and Artyon stay here.
3:10 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel slips the cylinder of her revolver, dropping the ammo into her hand, and reloading one round- Oh…
3:10 PM <Fae> artyom*
3:12 PM <Talonair> "So, where first?"
3:13 PM <•DiePotato> "No clue. Could check ground floor."
3:13 PM <Talonair> She nods. "Sounds good."
3:13 PM <Fae> Oh look, an elevator.
3:13 PM <Talonair> Kit advances that way!
3:14 PM <•DiePotato> Arty goes downwards!
3:15 PM <Fae> Looks like this one only goes up. Unfortunately, this is the third-from-the-top floor, meaning that there seems to be one more floor and then a penthouse. You could always look for a different elevator, though.
3:16 PM <Talonair> Kit goes to look for one!
3:16 PM <Fae> Oh look stairs.
3:16 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom does as well
3:16 PM <Talonair> Kit takes the stairs then!
3:17 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom takes the stairs as well
3:17 PM <Fae> You reach the ground floor.
3:17 PM <Talonair> Kit looks around
3:17 PM <Fae> prec?
3:17 PM <Fae> perc*
3:17 PM <•DiePotato> 4df+4
3:17 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: 6 (4df+4=0, +, 0, +)
3:18 PM <Talonair> 4df+3
3:18 PM <Glacon> Talonair: 5 (4df+3=+, -, +, +)
3:19 PM <Fae> There… doesn't seem to be much more going on. It's all devoid of people, but there are piles of clothing with trapped pixies everywhere.
3:19 PM <Talonair> "… Ah."
3:19 PM <•DiePotato> "…Did. They all turn into…"
3:19 PM <•DiePotato> "…Hm."
3:19 PM <Talonair> "Looks like it."
3:20 PM <Fae> Most of the pixies seem to be sleeping. Doesn't seem like they're storing any anomalies here.
3:21 PM <•DiePotato> "Do not know why things would be turning into fairies." Arty shakes his head. They had a tertiary storage place maybe? He goes to see if there's a storage room somewhere, probably once heavily guarded.
3:22 PM <Talonair> Kit sticks with Arty, scanning around
3:22 PM <Fae> Not guarded, but mad does that door look impregnable.
3:23 PM <Talonair> Kit looks for a lock to pick!
3:24 PM <•DiePotato> Arty stands by to stand guard
3:24 PM <Fae> No lock.
3:24 PM <Fae> Weird runes on it, too.
3:24 PM <Talonair> Can I roll her spec to evaluate the strength of the door?
3:25 PM <Fae> sure
3:25 PM <Talonair> 4df+8 (ENGI+CE)
3:25 PM <Glacon> Talonair: (ENGI+CE): 9 (4df+8=0, +, 0, 0)
3:27 PM <Fae> Doesn't look like you'll be able to break through this one. Solid steel, who knows how think. Seems to be sealed to the wall. Might have some enchantments too, based on those markings, but you can't be sure.
3:28 PM <Talonair> She looks at Arty and shakes her head. "Not cracking this one open without some explosives."
3:28 PM <•DiePotato> "Well, shit."
3:28 PM <•DiePotato> "They know how to build a door."
3:28 PM <Talonair> "Indeed."
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3:29 PM <Talonair> "Let's keep looking." Kit continues searching!
3:29 PM <•DiePotato> "What for?"
3:29 PM <Talonair> "Anyone else? Whatever made this happen?"
3:30 PM <Fae> PERC
3:30 PM <•DiePotato> "Well, considerin-
3:30 PM <•DiePotato> 4df+4
3:30 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: 4 (4df+4=+, +, -, -)
3:30 PM <Talonair> 4df+3
3:30 PM <Glacon> Talonair: 3 (4df+3=-, +, -, +)
3:31 PM <Fae> You both just barely catch sight of a shadowy figure running up the stairs.
3:31 PM <•DiePotato> Aaaaand Artyom's running
3:31 PM <Talonair> Kit looks at Arty before running after it
3:31 PM <•DiePotato> 4df+6 (AGI) Run run run
3:31 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: (AGI) Run run run: 4 (4df+6=0, -, -, 0)
3:31 PM <Talonair> 4df+8 (AGI+AACC) Running!
3:31 PM <Glacon> Talonair: (AGI+AACC) Running!: 5 (4df+8=-, -, -, 0)
3:31 PM <Talonair> ….
3:34 PM <Fae> The figure keeps just out of sight, but you can hear it running up the stairs.
3:34 PM <Talonair> Kit keeps running after it!
3:35 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom does as well
3:35 PM <Fae> It ducks into the second to last floor.
3:37 PM <Fae> Do they follow it?
3:38 PM <Talonair> Kit peers around the corner before doing so
3:38 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom's right behind Kit
3:39 PM <Fae> It seems to have disappeared. However, there is a rather calming smell that fills the room.
3:39 PM <•DiePotato> Are they in a room or on a hotel floor?
3:40 PM <Fae> A room/floor, like you had except a bit fancier.
3:41 PM <Talonair> "Where did it go…"
3:42 PM <•DiePotato> Arty I guess looks about the room
3:42 PM <Fae> More clothes. More pixies. A jar that was in the auction seems to be open on a table.
3:42 PM <Talonair> "Do you think that…"
3:45 PM <•DiePotato> "Think what?" Arty strides further into the room, checking corners and such.
3:45 PM <Talonair> "The jar turned everyone into pixies?"
3:46 PM <•DiePotato> "…" Arty edges back away from the jar
3:47 PM <•DiePotato> "…Have something to touch jar with?"
3:47 PM <Fae> The cap seems to be sitting next to it on the table.
3:49 PM <Talonair> "Err. Ah!" She pulls a handkercheif out of a pocket
3:50 PM <•DiePotato> Arty takes the hankie and shuffles forwards to screw the cap back on the jar.
3:52 PM <Fae> As the cap is crewed on, nothing happens to the pixies. However, the calming smell does clear up, and both of you now feel very alert and full of energy. You also feel a faint urge to go upstairs.
3:52 PM <•DiePotato> "…Looks like it is not the cause." Arty shoves the jar into his pocket.
3:53 PM <Talonair> "Hmm… Let's head upstairs."
3:54 PM <•DiePotato> "Da."
3:54 PM <Talonair> Kit does so!
3:55 PM <Fae> Well, this is definitely the penthouse. Everything has gold trim on it, and is made out of rich-looking wood. In the center is a marble statue of a chained man holding the world on his shoulders.
3:56 PM <•DiePotato> "…Atlas." Arty faintly remembers reading about that
3:56 PM <Talonair> Kit nods. "Yea…"
3:56 PM <Fae> The statue seems to be drawing you in.
3:57 PM <Talonair> Can she resist?
3:57 PM <Fae> mdef
3:58 PM <Talonair> 4df+3 Hahahahahahaha
3:58 PM <Glacon> Talonair: Hahahahahahaha: 6 (4df+3=+, 0, +, +)
3:58 PM <•DiePotato> 4df+3 (MDEF) Well fuck Artyom please
3:58 PM <Glacon> DiePotato: (MDEF) Well fuck Artyom please: 4 (4df+3=+, +, -, 0)
3:58 PM <Talonair> …
3:58 PM <Fae> It can't make you do anything, but you still feel drawn to touch it.
3:59 PM <Talonair> "I sort of want to touch it…. Bad idea."
3:59 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom decides against doing that and edges backwards towards the exit. "Want to leave, now."
3:59 PM <Talonair> "Look, the figure came this way…"
4:00 PM <Fae> You both hear a halting and strained voice in your head. ~Please… help…~
4:00 PM <Talonair> "…. Hello?"
4:01 PM <Fae> ~Trapped… Statue…~
4:01 PM <Talonair> "… Oh god."
4:02 PM <Fae> ~Help… please…~
4:02 PM <•DiePotato> "Da, we are leaving."
4:03 PM <•DiePotato> Arty tugs at Kit's arm
4:03 PM <Talonair> "Agreed, yea.."
4:03 PM <Fae> ~Can… give… children…~
4:03 PM <Talonair> "………."
4:04 PM <Fae> ~Miracle… worker…~
4:05 PM <Talonair> She slowly looks at Arty
4:05 PM <•DiePotato> "Fuck. You."
4:05 PM <Fae> ~Won't… let.. me… die…~
4:05 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom tugs at Kit's arm again
4:05 PM <Fae> ~Just… want… peace…~
4:06 PM <Talonair> Kit… Doesn't move
4:06 PM <Fae> Kit, you can feel the pain and sincerity radiating from this thing.
4:06 PM <Talonair> "…. How /would/ we help?"
4:06 PM <Fae> ~Touch… for… easier… communication…~
4:07 PM <Talonair> "Just tell me how."
4:07 PM <Fae> ~Make… wish…~
4:07 PM <Talonair> "Make a wish?"
4:08 PM <Fae> ~Yes… Magic… will… do… rest…~
4:08 PM <•DiePotato> "Kit."
4:08 PM <Talonair> She looks at Arty
4:08 PM <•DiePotato> Arty says sternly and with gritted teeth
4:08 PM <•DiePotato> "We are leaving."
4:08 PM SpookyBee → DocGrindsler
4:09 PM <Talonair> She looks torn
4:09 PM <•DiePotato> "Next it is going to start promising my memories."
4:10 PM <Fae> ~Can't… give… memories…~
4:11 PM <•DiePotato> "Next it is going to start promising my family."
4:11 PM <Talonair> Kit looks down, trembling
4:12 PM <•DiePotato> Arty gives her a hug and glares at the Atlas. The man trapped under the world doomed to hold it up. Looks like he's resorted to promises to try and lose his burden. "Come on…"
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5:05 PM <Fae> [IRL thing. Back.]
5:06 PM <Talonair> "But what if he can help..?"
5:07 PM <•DiePotato> "Kit…" Arty makes a :s face and looks back at it. "We.. cannot trust it."
5:07 PM <Fae> ~Can't… talk… much… longer…~
5:08 PM <Talonair> "…." She looks at it. "Can you cure me?"
5:09 PM <Fae> ~Yes… wish… needed…~
5:09 PM <•DiePotato> "You want something in return."
5:09 PM <•DiePotato> "What do you want?"
5:10 PM <Talonair> "He said making a wish would set him free."
5:11 PM <Fae> ~use… last… of… power… move… on… die… released…~
5:11 PM <•DiePotato> "Fucking lying for all we know."
5:11 PM <Talonair> "Arty…"
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5:12 PM <Fae> ~please…~ you can feel it growing weaker.
5:12 PM <Talonair> "This might be the only chance.."
5:12 PM <•DiePotato> "…" Artyom's stoned face into a frown but it's quite evident he's conflicted severely. "…If they find out…"
5:13 PM <Talonair> "We tell them that it did it to me without being asked."
5:13 PM <Fae> ~wish… now… can't… last…~
5:14 PM <•DiePotato> "…" Arty looks between the statue and Kit. "…Fine."
5:14 PM <Talonair> She nods. "I wish I was no longer infertile…"
5:16 PM <Fae> You feel the telepathic equivalent of a nod. Cracks of light begin to appear in the statue. Kit, the light begins flowing into your lower abdomen. The cracks widen, and the statue begins to fall apart. You feel a strange mixture of calm, pain, and pleasure wash over you. You are also starting to feel very tired.
5:17 PM <Talonair> She staggers a little at the weird feeling and the tiredness
5:17 PM <Fae> Almost like you're about to pass out…
5:17 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom catches her and keeps her up. "Come o, come on."
5:17 PM <•DiePotato> "Kit?"
5:18 PM <Talonair> "I think…. I think I'm going to take a nap…"
5:18 PM <Fae> Your last feeling before sleeping is one of wholeness.
5:18 PM <Talonair> She smiles, finally collapsing
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5:19 PM <Fae> Artyom, you see the figure by the doorway again.
5:19 PM <Fae> The shadowy one, not the statue.
5:20 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom has his arms looped under her shoulder. "Kit!" He looks back over towards the figure and lets go of one side of her to snap his pistol at him. "Who in the /fuck/ are you?"
5:21 PM <Fae> The pistol goes flying out of your hand.
5:21 PM <dragonwielder> Carson arrives.
5:22 PM <Fae> "I'm not your enemy."
5:22 PM <•DiePotato> Well he liked that pistol dammit! "Fucking-" He drops Kit and swings his blade out from the sheathe on his leg and drops into a fighting stance.
5:22 PM <•DiePotato> "Would have let me keep my gun."
5:22 PM <Fae> The blade goes flying too.
5:23 PM <Sax> Alice also arrives.
5:23 PM <Fae> "Nor do you want me for an enemy."
5:23 PM <dragonwielder> He has a bag slung over his shoulder, looks to be a curtain with bandages holding it together as a bag. "I can tell."
5:23 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom's just running out of things to menace this thing with. He raises his fists in turn. Hopefully those do not go flying. "I will fucking tear you to pieces regardless if you do not tell me who you are."
5:24 PM <dragonwielder> "Calm down. Being hostile is not the best idea here."
5:25 PM <Fae> "Commander Jalson, subject of Queen Titania. I advise that you cease the hostilities before I regret not turning you into a pixie."
5:25 PM <Fae> "Well, a bit late for that, but before I regret it more."
5:26 PM <Sax> Alice looks around.
5:26 PM <Sax> What happened here?
5:26 PM <dragonwielder> "Ah, so that was your handiwork."
5:27 PM <Fae> "As was your survival. Your showing up unexpectedly caused quite the mess for our mages."
5:27 PM <•DiePotato> "…" Artyom does not know any of those names.
5:27 PM <•DiePotato> He just knows Queen
5:27 PM <•DiePotato> "…Hmph."
5:27 PM <dragonwielder> "Is it alright if I inquire as to how so?"
5:29 PM <Fae> "Not that you aren't irritating, but we have no official quarel with your party, and it would cause quite the political pain if you were transfigured."
5:30 PM <Fae> "Now, if you will excuse me. I must attend to my captives."
5:31 PM <•DiePotato> "…So we can just leave?"
5:32 PM <Fae> "Well, you certainly /shouldn't/ be any of my concern. This was simply meant as a capture mission for the repayment of certain crimes."
5:32 PM <dragonwielder> He raises an eyebrow. "I apologize for causing more irritation, but why have you taken these people captive? If that information is not restricted."
5:34 PM <Fae> "Cheats, all of them. Or at least tangentially related to cheats. Servitude, pethood, and entertainment will be used to pay of their debts. They ought to be released in, oh, a century or two."
5:34 PM <•DiePotato> "…I see."
5:35 PM <•DiePotato> Artyom blinkblinks. "…Is your quarrel only with them?"
5:35 PM <•DiePotato> "Because there are items here we need to take with us."
5:35 PM <Fae> "Yes. Now, ta-ta." With that he disappears in a puff of smoke, and you have only to wait for Consecutive to arrive.
5:36 PM <Fae> ConSec *
5:36 PM <Sax> "…"
5:36 PM <Sax> "… what was that all about…"
5:36 PM <•DiePotato> "…I do not know."
5:36 PM <Fae> ~Fine~
5:37 PM <Fae> ~Fin~
3:11 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel… Exists?
3:11 PM <dragonwielder> Carson looks around, on alert.
3:12 PM <Fae> There doesn't seem to be much happening on this floor.
3:12 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to the pixie. "Could you do me a favor and answer as best you can?"
3:12 PM <dragonwielder> "Some questions."
3:13 PM <Sax> Alice is holding said pixie.
3:13 PM <Fae> The pixie ignores y'all, trying to find a way out of the sphere.
3:14 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel frowns /more/.
3:14 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs. "After we are done here we will get you to a place where you will most likely be able to leave the sphere."
3:15 PM <dragonwielder> "But now, if we /all/ want to make it out alive. I need you to help us."
3:16 PM <Fae> Pixie continues ignoring.
3:16 PM <dragonwielder> "What if I told you we aren't here to buy at the auction."
3:17 PM <Fae> Ignoring intensifies.
3:18 PM <dragonwielder> He sighs.
3:18 PM <dragonwielder> "Let's move on.
3:18 PM <dragonwielder> He draws the trench knife, don't want overly loud gunshots leading anything to them.
3:19 PM <dragonwielder> *"8
3:19 PM <Sax> Alice looks around.
3:20 PM <dragonwielder> As does Carson.
3:20 PM <Fae> Oh look stairs.
3:21 PM <Sax> Stairs!
3:21 PM <Sax> Alice looks up the stairwell.
3:21 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel takes the stairs. She's not in a good mood anymore.
3:21 PM <dragonwielder> Carson follows Alice.
3:21 PM <Fae> It looks like it leads to other floors.
3:22 PM <dragonwielder> He goes where the others go.
3:23 PM <Fae> There's a door leading to the floor below.
3:23 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel slips through it…
3:23 PM <dragonwielder> He heads through it.
3:24 PM <Fae> More piles of clothing with trapped, sleeping pixies. There's also… Ethel, it's the kitty!
3:24 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to the pixies, then to the clothes.
3:24 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel looks at the cat, and goes over to it!
3:25 PM <dragonwielder> The dots connect.
3:25 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to Alice. "Are you thinking what I am thinking?"
3:25 PM <Fae> The kitty purrs at you.
3:25 PM <SpookyBee> She kneels down, and tries to pet it!
3:26 PM <Sax> "Nope."
3:26 PM <Sax> Alice observes the cat carefully.
3:26 PM <dragonwielder> "These pixies weren't always pixies….."
3:26 PM <dragonwielder> Carson watches the cat as well.
3:27 PM <Fae> 4df+3 ~Oh, I very much enjoy petting. You would make a good friend.~
3:27 PM <Glacon> Fae: ~Oh, I very much enjoy petting. You would make a good friend.~: 5 (4df+3=0, +, 0, +)
3:29 PM <Fae> Ethel, you start to feel a weird tingly sensation. Carson and Alice, why is Ethel growing fur?
3:29 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel scratches at herself a little. "…?"
3:29 PM <dragonwielder> "Uhhh, Ethel. Stand back."
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3:29 PM <dragonwielder> "Now."
3:29 PM <SpookyBee> Ethel stands up, and looks at the other two. "…"
3:29 PM <Fae> Ethel, your fur feels really soft. Also, why are you shrinking?
3:29 PM <dragonwielder> "You were growing fur the moment you touched it."
3:29 PM <SpookyBee> "Oh no…"
3:30 PM <Sax> "Welp."
3:30 PM <Sax> "Good thing I didn't buy the cat."
3:30 PM <dragonwielder> He nods.
3:30 PM <dragonwielder> ~Furry tear drinker…~
3:30 PM <Fae> Ethel, you continue shrinking, at you seem to be developing a tail.
3:30 PM <dragonwielder> "Ohhhh crap."
3:30 PM <SpookyBee> "Well fuck me and call me-"
3:30 PM <Fae> Your hearing and night vision also seem to be improving.
3:31 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to the cat. "You, if you can understand me."
3:31 PM <dragonwielder> "Stop."
3:31 PM <Fae> 4df+7 ~There is nothing odd about this, human.~
3:31 PM <Glacon> Fae: ~There is nothing odd about this, human.~: 6 (4df+7=+, 0, -, -)
3:32 PM <Fae> Carson, roll mdef.
3:32 PM <dragonwielder> 4df+4 craaappp
3:32 PM <Glacon> dragonwielder: craaappp: 4 (4df+4=0, 0, +, -)
3:32 PM <Fae> Carson, you suddenly wonder why you thought this was so odd. Ethel, you are now a cat.
3:33 PM <dragonwielder> "……."
3:33 PM <SpookyBee> "…" Ethel looks up. If things are nicely-themed, she's most-likely a small, thin Persian, with black fur.
3:33 PM <dragonwielder> "What was I saying again?"
3:33 PM <Fae> Yup. Also, these humans look friendly.
3:33 PM <dragonwielder> He scratches his head.
3:34 PM <SpookyBee> ~Oh, people!~ She paddles over to Alice.
3:35 PM <dragonwielder> He looks around to all of the pixies.
3:35 PM <dragonwielder> "Alice dear, may I please see the pixie?"
3:36 PM <Fae> The cat begins to bathe itself.
3:36 PM <Sax> "Sure?"
3:36 PM <Sax> Alice hands off said pixie.
3:36 PM <Fae> Alice, you might still find all this a bit odd.
3:36 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to the pixie. "I'm guessing you weren't always a pixie."
3:37 PM <SpookyBee> Cathel brushes against Alice's leg.
3:37 PM <Fae> Carson, the pixie has fallen asleep.
3:38 PM <dragonwielder> He smiles sarcastically. "That's very helpful."
3:38 PM <Sax> "Wake it up?"
3:39 PM <dragonwielder> He taps on the glass.
3:39 PM <Fae> Nope. Very deep asleep.
3:39 PM <dragonwielder> He shakes it a bit.
3:40 PM <dragonwielder> Softly.
3:41 PM <Fae> It doesn't seem like it'll wake up.
3:41 PM <Fae> PERC
3:41 PM <dragonwielder> 4df+2 smurt
3:41 PM <Glacon> dragonwielder: smurt: 1 (4df+2=+, 0, -, -)
3:42 PM <Sax> 4df+5
3:42 PM <Glacon> Sax: 6 (4df+5=+, +, -, 0)
3:43 PM <Fae> Alice, you notice a shadowy figure ducking out of the room.
3:44 PM <Sax> "Hm?!"
3:44 PM <Sax> "Carson!"
3:44 PM <Sax> She points to path of said figure!
3:45 PM <dragonwielder> He nods and chases.
3:45 PM <Fae> It runs down the stairs.
3:45 PM <dragonwielder> Down the stairs he follows, does Alice follow? or stay behind?
3:45 PM <SpookyBee> Cathel pads off after the humans!
3:45 PM <Sax> Alice follows!
3:46 PM <Fae> The original cat stays behind and takes a nap.
3:48 PM <dragonwielder> Carson chases the figure!
3:48 PM <Fae> It continues down the stairs and ducks through a door to another floor.
3:50 PM <dragonwielder> Carson continues chasing, but he gets more careful, peeking around every corner first for traps.
3:50 PM <Fae> No traps. No sign of the figure either.
3:50 PM <dragonwielder> He frowns.
3:50 PM <Sax> "Well?"
3:51 PM <dragonwielder> He looks around. "Just disappeared."
3:52 PM <Fae> Still stuff in the room, though.
3:52 PM <dragonwielder> He looks around, what things are there?
3:53 PM <Fae> More clothes, no pixies this time, though. There also seem to be two things from the auction in nice, wrapped boxes.
3:54 PM <dragonwielder> He points to the boxes.
3:54 PM <Sax> Alice points out said boxes.
3:54 PM <Fae> The boxes are pointed to.
3:54 PM <dragonwielder> Upon them both doing it at the same time….he laughs the tiniest bit.
3:57 PM <dragonwielder> "Sorry…bad time."
3:57 PM <Sax> She giggles.
3:57 PM <Sax> "You're cute when you're flustered."
3:57 PM <Sax> She goes to a box.
3:57 PM <dragonwielder> "Wait."
3:57 PM <dragonwielder> "Don't touch them with your hands."
3:58 PM <dragonwielder> "Don't know what it could be."
3:58 PM <dragonwielder> He looks around for any long objects.
3:58 PM <Sax> "Curtain pole."
3:59 PM <dragonwielder> He nods, grabbing one from wherever possible.
3:59 PM <dragonwielder> He then heads over to one of the boxes.
3:59 PM <dragonwielder> And pokes it.
4:03 PM <dragonwielder> Does anything happen?
4:03 PM <Fae> Nope.
4:04 PM <dragonwielder> He slowly and carefully moves the lid off of one of the boxes using the curtain rod.
4:04 PM <Fae> Inside is a red rock.
4:05 PM <Sax> Alice looks at said rock.,
4:05 PM <dragonwielder> He raises an eyebrow.
4:05 PM <dragonwielder> He pokes it.
4:07 PM <Fae> Does he have a glove on?
4:07 PM <dragonwielder> He is using the rod, no.
4:07 PM <Fae> Nothing happens.
4:08 PM <dragonwielder> "I'm not touching that with my hands."
4:08 PM <dragonwielder> Carson just .__.
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4:10 PM <Sax> "Put the cover back on."
4:10 PM <Sax> "One less item for us to find."
4:10 PM <dragonwielder> He does so.
4:11 PM <Fae> Nothing happens.
4:11 PM <dragonwielder> He then uses the rod to move the lid off of the other box.
4:13 PM <dragonwielder> What is inside.
4:13 PM <Fae> It's the box of eyewear. They look like colored contact lenses.
4:13 PM <dragonwielder> He raises an eyebrow.
4:14 PM <dragonwielder> He then reaches into his medical kit and puts on a pair of gloves.
4:15 PM <dragonwielder> He then picks up one of the lenses, observing.
4:15 PM <Fae> Noting in particular happens.
4:16 PM <dragonwielder> He puts them down.
4:16 PM <dragonwielder> "These are anomalous in some way, no doubt. But I don't think I'm gonna test it."
4:16 PM <dragonwielder> He puts the lid back on the box.
4:17 PM <Sax> Alice looks for something to put the boxes in.
4:17 PM <dragonwielder> He does so as well.
4:18 PM <dragonwielder> Do they find anything?
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4:23 PM <Fae> Not really, but the boxes seem relatively safe.
4:24 PM <dragonwielder> What size are the boxes?
4:25 PM <Fae> medium and small. Shouldn't be a problem to carry.
4:27 PM <dragonwielder> "Well." He picks up a loose curtain. "Could use some bandages from my kit. Make a bag."
4:28 PM <dragonwielder> He raises an eyebrow.
4:29 PM <Sax> "Get proper bandages."
4:32 PM <dragonwielder> He gets some bandages out of his medical kit and gets to work.
4:32 PM <dragonwielder> What should be rolled for this? medical since bandages?
5:05 PM <Fae> [IRL thing. Back.]
5:12 PM <dragonwielder> After a bit, a bag is created.
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5:12 PM <dragonwielder> "Here we go."
5:14 PM <dragonwielder> He heads over to the boxes and puts them into the bag.
5:14 PM <Fae> The boxes fit in easily enough.
5:14 PM <dragonwielder> He looks to Alice. "Ready to move on?"
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5:20 PM <Sax> "Yep."
5:20 PM <Sax> Alice looks for more escaped/free items.
5:21 PM <Fae> Suddenly, the three of you are swept off your eight collective feet, and feel yourselves being drawn out the door and up the stairwell to the top floor.
5:21 PM <Fae> To HI!