[18:20] <Optimal> Frederick, done with his work, drums his finger on his desk as a sign that he is free.
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[18:25] <Optimal> He looks around his office. Anything interesting in here?
[18:26] <LemurLord> There's a leak dripping in from the ceiling
01[18:26] <Daedalus> A pencil rolls off the table.
[18:26] <LemurLord> quick roll agility to catch it!
[18:27] <Optimal> Frederick frowns a bit as he watches the drip from the ceiling, and frowns harder when he sees the pencil slowly falling.
[18:27] <Optimal> 4df+3 Agility!
[18:27] <Glacon> Optimal: Agility!: 3 (4df+3=4-, 0, 3+, 0)
01[18:28] <Daedalus> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPJ2ZjYlY38
[18:28] <Glacon> Daedalus: BIONIC SOUND EFFECT stereo - length 6s - 60 944 views - stiks1969 on 2012.08.17
[18:28] <LemurLord> There's also some loud banging noises and faint screaming coming from the ventilation shaft, but it seems the pencil is far more interesting right now
01[18:32] <Daedalus> Frederick was so interested in such uninteresting things that it was a miracle he wasn't fired. He catches the pencil.
[18:33] <Optimal> That's exactly why he was hired. :P
[18:33] <TesKin> Fred, you may notice a small box on his desk.
[18:33] <TesKin> your*
[18:34] <Optimal> Satisfied with the pencil grab, Fred looks up to find a box on his desk. "Huh. Wasn't there a minute ago."
[18:34] <TesKin> It's fairly plain, with a latch on the front.
[18:35] <LemurLord> The box is locked but the key lies directly in front. It is made of bronze
[18:35] <Optimal> Frederick picks it up and examines the latch. Is it lo-
[18:35] <Optimal> Fred slowly picks up the key and examines it. He then slowly inserts it in the lock.
[18:36] <TesKin> The lock fails to turn, but you hear a soft click.
[18:36] <Optimal> "Hm." He slowly opens the box.
[18:37] <LemurLord> You can hear the faint sound of gears winding
[18:37] <LemurLord> A faint melody begins to play
[18:37] <Optimal> Fred sets the box back on the table and listens intently.
01[18:38] <Daedalus> It's a classical tune, kind of jazzy.
[18:38] <TesKin> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7umg6ZrIEH8
[18:38] <Glacon> TesKin: Quiet Slumber - Creepy Music Box - length 2m 14s - rated 4.95/5.0 (8142) - 770 288 views - perpetualdusk09 on 2011.08.17
[18:38] <TesKin> Maybe this?
[18:38] <Optimal> He slightly bops his head to it.
[18:38] <Optimal> But not too much
[18:38] <Optimal> cuz it's creepy.
[18:39] <TesKin> Fred, you hear a quite laugh behind you. Sounds similar to a young girl laughing.
[18:40] <LemurLord> Goosebumps crawl up your arms as you notice getting colder
01[18:40] <Daedalus> She's singing along to the music box.
[18:40] <Optimal> Frederick whips his head around to the giggling.
[18:40] <TesKin> There's nothing there, although you hear a quiet voice say "Close mister!" Followed by that same laughter.
[18:41] <LemurLord> When you turn your head you notice a long hallway that wasn't there before
01[18:41] <Daedalus> The soft patter of bare footsteps echoing down the hall
[18:41] <TesKin> There is a small pinprick of light at the end of the hall,
[18:42] <Optimal> "… Elise?" Fred starts to rise from his seat.
[18:42] <LemurLord> "Maybe…" the voice teases from the other end of the hall
[18:43] <Optimal> Frederick starts to walk down the hall, cautiously minding his surroundings.
[18:44] <TesKin> The hall is black as onix, althought you may notice a slight dripping sound.
01[18:44] <Daedalus> You step in puddles of something wet and slick, though it's too dark to see what it is.
[18:45] <TesKin> There is a slight smell of rust in the air.
[18:45] <Optimal> "God… well… I guess these shoes have seen worse…"
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[18:45] <LemurLord> There are doors lining either side of the hall in an uneven pattern
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[18:45] <TesKin> None of them have handels or locks, but you see hinges.
[18:46] <Optimal> Frederick slowly walks over to one and nudges one his hand.
[18:46] <Optimal> *with his hand
[18:46] <TesKin> It's not moving.
01[18:47] <Daedalus> It doesn't budge, but groans angrily.
[18:47] <Optimal> Frederick backs off. "Ooookay…"
[18:47] <LemurLord> It feels off, light. Upon closer examination you find it is made of wallpaper
[18:47] <Optimal> Fred keeps walking towards the light.
[18:48] <TesKin> It;s not getting bigger, although you feel as though it's getting closer.
[18:49] <LemurLord> As you approach it, it appears to flicker slightly
[18:49] <Optimal> "… Elise… This isn't funny…"
01[18:49] <Daedalus> The puddles seems to get deeper, and soon your standing in at least 3 inches of some dark liquid.
01[18:49] <Daedalus> you're
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01[18:49] <Daedalus> *
[18:50] <Optimal> Frederick approaches the light, pant legs soaked with god knows what.
[18:51] <Optimal> Hope it's not shit.
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[18:51] <LemurLord> The hall seems to be widening as well. Soon it becomes hard to judge the distance to them
01[18:51] <Daedalus> Smells like metal and rust. The girl's giggles echo down the hall, taunting you.
[18:52] <LemurLord> "You have to keep up mister! You're gonna be late!" she giggles
[18:53] <Optimal> "Late for what?"
[18:53] <Optimal> Fred calls out to the light.
01[18:53] <Daedalus> She simply sings the music box song in reply.
[18:53] <Optimal> ~I hate my job.~
[18:54] <LemurLord> Soon the liquid makes it impossible to keep walking. It is now deep enough that Fred needs to swim to stay above it
[18:55] <Optimal> Nah. Ain't swimming in that. Frederick stays at a distance where not too much of him is covered in the strange ass liquid.
[18:55] <Optimal> "…Screw this."
01[18:55] <Daedalus> But the hall seems to be filling with it, and soon it's neck deep.
[18:55] <Optimal> Frederick starts walking back.
[18:56] <Optimal> "Yep. Screw this."
[18:56] <Optimal> He struggles to get to higher ground.
[18:56] <LemurLord> But there is none and Fred is fast approaching a wall
[18:56] <Optimal> "Dammit…"
01[18:57] <Daedalus> The room is now filling! It's up to his chin now!
[18:57] <Optimal> "This isn't my idea— Of an enjoyable destination— Young woman!"
[18:58] <Optimal> Frederick takes a large breath and holds it.
[18:58] <LemurLord> But before the the liquid reaches his eye a small row boat comes into view
[18:58] <LemurLord> *eyes
01[18:59] <Daedalus> And old man is rowing, and his boat carries a lantern that illuminates the dark red waters.
[18:59] <Optimal> He struggles to keep his head above shit.
[19:00] <Optimal> Frederick shittily swims to the boat.
[19:01] <LemurLord> "A bit late fer a swim innit?" the man grumbles, not making eye contact
[19:02] <Optimal> Fred keeps his head above water. "It wasn't… my intentions…"
01[19:02] <Daedalus> As he gets closer, he'll see that it's the young girl carrying the lantern. "You're late." She says cheerily, "But you still arrived!"
[19:04] <LemurLord> But something under the water grabs Fred and drags him under
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[19:04] <LemurLord> He'll wake up drenched in his office some time later
01[19:04] <Daedalus> Drenched in human blad.
[19:05] <LemurLord> The blad is machine washable though, so no worries
01[19:05] <Daedalus> Yep :P
[19:09] <Jabonicus> Carver kinda jogs to the bathroom near the labs, he gotta piss yo.
01[19:10] <Daedalus> He finds them! And they're very clean!
[19:10] <Jabonicus> Good! That's always a plus. Carver goes to take a piss.
[19:10] <LemurLord> They're currently empty
01[19:12] <Daedalus> As you piss in one of the urinals, the lights begin to flicker.
[19:12] <Jabonicus> These things happen, Carver keeps pissing.
[19:12] <LemurLord> The tiles seem to be getting dirtier
[19:12] <LemurLord> Rapidly.
01[19:12] <Daedalus> The walls begin to peel and crack.
[19:13] <LemurLord> the urinal is overflowing now, Carver's urine drips off the side
[19:14] <Jabonicus> Carver stops pissing. That's /not/ something that happens. Carver re-packages and slowly looks around.
01[19:15] <Daedalus> A shadow overtakes the single lightbulb in the bathroom, and you can feel someone standing behind you, breathing.
[19:15] <LemurLord> The once clean and pristine facility is now grimy and filthy beyond recognition
[19:16] <TesKin> If there is a mirror anywhere around, you may notice it is shattered.
[19:16] <Jabonicus> Carver is not okay with this, at all. He decides turning around is not the best option. "…Hello?"
[19:17] <LemurLord> There is no response, but the breathing continues
01[19:17] <Daedalus> Very masculine breathing.
[19:17] <TesKin> There is a loud snap, and the lights go out, surrounding you in pitch darkness.
[19:17] <TesKin> The breathing gets louder.
[19:18] <Jabonicus> "…Is something wrong?" Carver tries to push out the terror-filled thoughts that this isn't just some guy with a breathing issue.
01[19:18] <Daedalus> The man whispers two words in your ear, so loud you can almost feel them inside your head. "YOU'RE… LATE…"
[19:19] <TesKin> There's another SNAP and the lights are on, but you're in an office, standing in front of a desk with the two chairs, one turned away from you.
[19:20] <LemurLord> The sound of a Newton's cradle click-clacking away fills the room
01[19:20] <Daedalus> A fern sits in the corner, silently judging you.
[19:20] <TesKin> It's an angry looking fern.
[19:20] <TesKin> All green and prickely.
[19:21] <Jabonicus> Carver instinctively raises his hands. He looks around, lowering them again. He studies the fern for a moment, then continues to look around the room.
[19:21] <TesKin> It's very nice looking, plush red carped with dark wood panneling.
01[19:22] <Daedalus> The chair is very inviting.
[19:22] <TesKin> There are some paintings on the wall, but you can't /quite/ make out what they are.
[19:22] <LemurLord> "Well? And what do you have to say for yourself?" a voice booms forth from behind the other chair
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[19:22] <Jabonicus> Carver stares at the chair turned the other way. He processes this for a moment. "I… Apologize?"
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[19:23] <LemurLord> "Tardiness will *not* be tolerated, young man"
01[19:23] <Daedalus> "Apologies just won't do! Just won't do!"
[19:23] <TesKin> "It is unaccpectable!"
[19:24] <TesKin> There seems to be multiple voices emiting from the thing in the chair.
[19:24] <Jabonicus> "May I ask… What am I late for?"
01[19:25] <Daedalus> "Mr. Johns, when I set a date that we should meet, we meet at that very date! No sooner, no later!"
01[19:25] <Daedalus> "And don't feign ignorance, you're better than that!"
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[19:25] <LemurLord> "This will go on your record, do you hear me?"
[19:26] <LemurLord> "Now *sit* down"
[19:26] <Jabonicus> "I apologize again but… I'm not Mr. Johns."
[19:26] <TesKin> The thing chuckles. "Do /NOT/ lie, Mr. Johns!"
[19:27] <Jabonicus> Carver tentatively sits down. "I'm not lying. I don't believe a… Mr. Johns.. Looks like I do."
01[19:27] <Daedalus> "Lying is less tolerable than lack of punctuality! Do you hear me! Now, can we stop telling fibs?"
[19:28] <LemurLord> Carver hears a loud click as cuffs snap to his wrists, binding him to the chair
[19:28] <Jabonicus> Carver realizes that they won't hear anything except what they want to hear. "…Then I apologize, duly."
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01[19:30] <Daedalus> The office begins to deteriorate a bit. Unnoticably at first, but then you can probably notice the wallpaper peeling very slowly, and the fern wilting a bit.
[19:30] <LemurLord> "You must understand, Mr Johns, this is only for your own good,"
01[19:31] <Daedalus> "I only ever want what is best for you."
[19:31] <Jabonicus> "Then please… Remind me." Carver says. "What do you plan to do?"
[19:31] <LemurLord> "Haven't you been listening to a word I've said?!"
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[19:32] <Jabonicus> "Yes, I have." Carver calmly replies. "But my memory isn't what it used to be."
[19:34] <LemurLord> The office deteriorates even faster now. The fern has gone brown and a painting has fallen off it's hook
[19:36] <Jabonicus> Carver looks around, beginning to get worried.
01[19:36] <Daedalus> "DO. NOT. LIE." The voice booms, "You know exactly what is to happen next!"
[19:37] <LemurLord> A hunk of ceiling tile crash onto the desk, exploding into dust
01[19:38] <Daedalus> The lights flicker.
[19:38] <Jabonicus> "I am /not/ Mr. Johns!" Carver suddenly says. "I am Ulrich Carver, I served in the Pacific War until my capture by Japanese troops! I am /not/ Mr Johns!"
[19:39] <LemurLord> Leather straps appear from behind the chair, further binding him to the chair
01[19:39] <Daedalus> "LIAR! LIAR!"
[19:40] <LemurLord> All three voices shout in unison and the room collapses around Carver
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[19:41] <Jabonicus> Carver begins struggling. Nothing will persuade them, no matter if he is Carver or Mr. Johns.
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01[19:43] <Daedalus> The chair spins around creakily, revealing a quickly decomposing corpse flashing a pearly white smile at Carver, "Don't ever be late again… Ulrich." Then the roof caves in.
[19:44] <Jabonicus> Carver begins violently struggling. "What's happening?!"
[19:45] <LemurLord> "What's happening, Mr Carver," the voice echoes through the dust, "is exactly what is meant to happen,"
[19:45] <LemurLord> "Timing is key"
[19:45] <Jabonicus> "Then what was I late for?"
[19:46] <LemurLord> As the dust settles, Carver finds himself in the center of a dark island in a sea of black
01[19:46] <Daedalus> Everything is completely still.
[19:47] <Jabonicus> Carver stands up, assuming he was still sitting down. This is not what he hand in mind when he wanted to piss.
[19:48] <LemurLord> "Finally," the voice of a woman speaks up from somewhere on the island, "I thought you'd never get here"
01[19:50] <Daedalus> "You got here late, but you got here all the same. I guess that's worth something."
[19:50] <Jabonicus> Carver looks around for a moment, then starts walking towards the sound of the woman's voice. "Hello? Who are you?"
01[19:51] <Daedalus> "Who do you think that I am?"
[19:51] <LemurLord> The island is small, but there is a decent amount of brush to hide behind
[19:52] <Jabonicus> "I'm afraid I don't know."
[19:52] <LemurLord> "Take a wild guess. A stab in the dark, if you will"
[19:53] <LemurLord> She chuckles to herself at her own humor, it is terribly dark on the island
[19:53] <Jabonicus> Who does the voice sound like, if anyone in particular?
[19:53] <LemurLord> (Someone from his past mayhaps?)
01[19:54] <Daedalus> It does sound like someone he knows.
[19:54] <Jabonicus> Male or female?
[19:54] <LemurLord> female
01[19:54] <Daedalus> And the island… it feels familiar as well.
[19:55] <LemurLord> Though eerily darker, there are no stars in the sky
[19:55] <Jabonicus> "I don't know. You aren't anyone from the last ten years, I know that."
01[19:55] <Daedalus> The ocean doesn't move either.
01[19:56] <Daedalus> "Think of me as an old friend, Ulrich. Someone you met, but never got to know."
[19:57] <LemurLord> A small pinprick of light accompanies the sound of a match lighting
[19:57] <Jabonicus> "Then please, who are you?"
[19:58] <LemurLord> "I'm ashamed, Ulrich. You can't even recognize the sound of your own family"
01[19:59] <Daedalus> "Don't tell me you can't remember?"
[19:59] <GraemeCracker> "Do you not recognize your own blood, dear child?"
[20:00] <Jabonicus> "…Mom?"
[20:01] <LemurLord> "Of course, sweetie. Who else could it be?"
[20:02] <LemurLord> The small bit of light comes closer as the woman comes into view, cigarette in one hand
01[20:02] <Daedalus> "I've been waiting. The angel told me you were coming soon, but you're late."
[20:03] <LemurLord> "It's funny, you never did have the best sense of time," she smiles, lines wrinkled across her face
[20:03] <LemurLord> "You got that from your father"
[20:03] <Jabonicus> Carver is at a loss for words. "..Wait.. The angel?"
[20:04] <GraemeCracker> The bangles that adorn her wrist jingle with each step she takes towards you, each chime bringing wave after wave of nostalgia.
01[20:04] <Daedalus> She nods, "The angel that brought me here, dear. The angel that was supposed to bring you here."
[20:05] <LemurLord> "I hope he wasn't to rough on you. He was never very polite to strangers"
[20:05] <Jabonicus> "What angel? What is this place?"
[20:06] <LemurLord> "The man with three voices, hun. He likes to show up in offices, Lord knows why"
[20:07] <Jabonicus> "Then what is this place?"
01[20:07] <Daedalus> "This is the place where there is no light. There is no rest. There is no pain, or suffering." She smiles, "The angel said you'd be here. Told me you'd be a bit late."
[20:09] <LemurLord> She walks close, "Let me get a look at you." She runs her hand over Carver's face, where there was once rough, numb scar-tissue seems replaced by soft, new skin
[20:10] <Jabonicus> He is dead silent for at least a minute. "Then why am I here?"
[20:11] <LemurLord> She is silent for a moment, "You stopped calling,"
[20:12] <Jabonicus> "They didn't have phones. Then I forgot the number."
[20:14] <LemurLord> "That number wouldn't have worked anyway," she seems saddened
[20:14] <GraemeCracker> "What with the fire and all…"
01[20:14] <Daedalus> "You didn't want to see me? Is that why you fought so hard when they captured you? You didn't want to come here when you were supposed to?"
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[20:16] <Jabonicus> "And, what? Become another statistic? I had a chance, and all I knew beyond death was /nothing/ ."
[20:17] <LemurLord> "Oh sweetie, you're getting angry again."
01[20:18] <Daedalus> "It's okay, now we have an eternity to spend here, dear."
[20:18] <Jabonicus> "Then how did I die? Why am I here?"
[20:20] <LemurLord> "You didn't die. Please, sweetie. Just calm down. For your mother," the way she say sweetie is starting to sound… strange
[20:22] <Jabonicus> Carver starts taking steps back. "You were religious, and this sure as the day is bright isn't heaven. Who are you?"
01[20:23] <Daedalus> "Calm down Ulrich, you just need to come with me, and it'll all be okay…" She approaches him slowly
[20:23] <GraemeCracker> (It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.)
[20:25] <Jabonicus> He takes even steps backwards.
01[20:25] <Daedalus> "Come with me, and it'll all be over. No pain, no deformity… just peace…" She smiles, but it seems sickly
[20:26] <Jabonicus> "Then tell me." Carver says calmly, collectively. "What is your name?"
[20:27] <LemurLord> "Oh sweeeeetie, you were always so hard to fool… You got that from your father"
01[20:28] <Daedalus> Her face begins to decompose before your eyes, but she maintains the smile.
[20:29] <Jabonicus> Carver turns tail… And takes a running start, taking a dive into the midnight sea.
[20:30] <LemurLord> The still sea glides around Carver, encasing him in cool, dark silence
[20:31] <Jabonicus> He starts swimming, anywhere, just away from /there/
[20:32] <GraemeCracker> Carver, you seem to smack into something as you swim for dear life.
[20:33] <Jabonicus> Like, a wall?
01[20:33] <Daedalus> Similar, but more curved.
[20:33] <LemurLord> And made of wood
[20:34] <Jabonicus> Carver looks up, assuming it's above water, and tries to see what it is.
[20:35] <LemurLord> As he comes up for air a voice shouts, "Man overboard!"
01[20:37] <Daedalus> It's a rather girly voice.
[20:37] <Jabonicus> Carver tries to get a better look at what is happening, he doesn't like this, not at all.
[20:39] <LemurLord> Carver finds a young, outstretched hand waiting to pull him up, "I hope you're not getting too tired of hearing this, but I thought you'd get here sooner"
01[20:39] <Daedalus> You can also probably hear an old man grunt apathetically.
[20:40] <Jabonicus> Carver takes the hand, trying to get aboard. "I sincerely hope you aren't like the last two."
01[20:40] <Daedalus> "The other one got pulled down. He was a bit of a butthead to be honest." the girl says cheerily. The old man grunts again.
[20:41] <LemurLord> "I'm sure we aren't like the others. At least I don't think so. What do you think?" she asks the old man, who only grunts in response
[20:42] <Jabonicus> Carver, assuming he gets aboard, takes a look at the source of the two voices.
[20:44] <LemurLord> The old man is rowing the small boat while the girl sits on the other end with a lantern and a parasol
01[20:45] <Daedalus> The old man simply stares uncaringly into the distance, while the girl looks extrememly happy for some reason.
[20:45] <Jabonicus> "…So who are you?"
01[20:45] <Daedalus> ("Why are you unhappy?" the girl asked. "He doesn't row." the old man finally replied.)
[20:47] <LemurLord> "Well that guy is Mr Sven," the girl replies. "It's Smith," the man grunts. "Yeah, that"
[20:48] <Jabonicus> "I see. Where am I?"
01[20:49] <Daedalus> "And I am Lady Caroline." She nods, "And you are on a boat." She replies quickly.
[20:50] <LemurLord> "The boy likes askin dumb questions," Smith grunts to no one in particular.
[20:51] <Jabonicus> "I'm asking questions because twenty minutes ago I was taking a piss in a clean bathroom. Now I'm here. Care to explain that?"
01[20:52] <Daedalus> "Well, I don't know why peeing in a clean bathroom bothers you so much, but it's probably becasue someone cleaned it."
[20:53] <Jabonicus> "That's not what I mean. I /was/ in New York, and now, from what I know, I'm in the ocean. How did I get to the ocean?"
01[20:53] <Daedalus> "You're not in the ocean." The old man grunts, "You're in a rowboat."
[20:54] <Jabonicus> "Then where is the rowboat?"
[20:54] <GraemeCracker> "In the rowboat!" The woman quips back.
[20:55] <LemurLord> "Wherever we tell it to be," the man replies as well
01[20:55] <Daedalus> "Usually here, though, we don't like to take it there or anywhere else."
03[20:56] * ProcyonLotor is now known as ProcyonFood
01[20:57] <Daedalus> The girl nods in agreement.
[20:57] <Jabonicus> "Then can you take me back to New York?"
[20:58] <GraemeCracker> "What is New York?"
[20:58] <LemurLord> "I think it might be related to Old York, down by the shipyard."
[20:59] <Jabonicus> "No, it's a city in America."
[21:00] <GraemeCracker> "I met a Mr. America once. An odd feller."
01[21:00] <Daedalus> "Mrs. America was much nicer than him." The girl adds, adjusting her parasol.
[21:01] <LemurLord> "You meet a lot of weird people Mr Scott," she giggles
01[21:02] <Daedalus> "It's Smith." He grunts
[21:03] <LemurLord> "So what are you trying to find with Mr America?" the girl asks, ignoring her companion
[21:03] <Jabonicus> "It's not a person, it's a place."
[21:04] <LemurLord> "Same question, different pronouns. Jeez,"
[21:05] <Jabonicus> "I live in New York, and I need to get back there."
01[21:05] <Daedalus> "Do you know where this america is, Mr. Sam?" She inquires of the old man. "No, can't say I do. And it's 'Smith'"
01[21:06] <Daedalus> "If he knows the way, just tell him to point out where we should go." The old man grunts to the girl.
[21:07] <LemurLord> "Would that be north or south of Sirius?" she asks
[21:08] <Jabonicus> "…Sirius?" He asks. He processes this for a moment. "Before we continue with that… Name a few countries here."
[21:10] <LemurLord> "Well there's Eridanus, Crux-" "Crux is lovely this time er year," "And, I dunno, Cygnus is pretty close"
01[21:10] <Daedalus> "Yvtylesticks… Guhnhuhngry… The Uee Isles…" The girl counts on her fingers, "There are a lot."
[21:10] <Jabonicus> Carver let's out a long and frustrated sigh. "Well, then I have a problem."
[21:14] <LemurLord> "And what would that be?" the girl asks cocking her head to one side
[21:15] <Jabonicus> "I don't know what this place is, but it's not where I'm from. Where I'm from, we have The United States of America, Great Britain, Mexico, Canada.. And the places you just named? They aren't there. So I'm not supposed to be here."
01[21:16] <Daedalus> "Oh, so you want to go There instead of being Here." The old man nod solemnly, "I don't know why you would want to go There."
[21:17] <LemurLord> "It is dreadfully boooring,"
[21:17] <Jabonicus> "And what's better about being here?"
[21:18] <LemurLord> "Well just look at it! All that dark out there is ours to explore!"
01[21:19] <Daedalus> "We have Grappleracks and Tootaths and other fantastic creatures too. Fun to hunt." The old man almost looks happy. The girl rolls her eyes.
02[21:20] * Sax (em.ot.emoh.er|uoy#em.ot.emoh.er|uoy) Quit (Broken pipe)
[21:21] <LemurLord> "You never know what- or in our case who- you'll fish out of the sea," she giggles, giving the parasol a dainty twirl
[21:21] <Jabonicus> Carver thinks for a moment. "Why do you need a parasol? It's not raining, and there's obviously no sun."
[21:21] <LemurLord> "Why do you need your scars?"
[21:24] <Jabonicus> "Because I can't remove them."
[21:25] <LemurLord> "No," the man grunts, "Because they let you know who you are"
01[21:26] <Daedalus> The girl nods and smiles.
01[21:26] <Daedalus> "Thank you Mr. Smee."
[21:26] <Jabonicus> "It was not my choice to receive them."
01[21:29] <Daedalus> "So sometimes we don't get to choose. Do you think I like rowing this rude little girl everywhere?" The old sailor grunts. The girl rolls her eyes again.
[21:31] <Jabonicus> "…Where are we headed?"
01[21:31] <Daedalus> "That way." She points.
[21:32] <LemurLord> "Or this way,"
01[21:33] <Daedalus> "If you want, we can take you There. Of course you could always stay Here, with us." The girl chirps.
[21:35] <LemurLord> "It's a bit out of the way, but I wouldn't mind," she adds. "You ain't the one rowing,"
[21:35] <Jabonicus> "Depends." Carver says. "Is there a way to return here?"
[21:37] <LemurLord> "I'm not really sure, There is kinda finicky about stuff like that,"
01[21:37] <Daedalus> "We'll find a way. We always do."
03[21:37] * ProcyonFood is now known as ProcyonLotor
[21:38] <LemurLord> "Yeah, we will. Thanks Mr Stewart!" "It's- aw forget it"
[21:39] <Jabonicus> "Then I suppose you should take me back for now."
01[21:39] <Daedalus> The old man addresses Carver directly, "Are you sure about this? You can always stay Here, with us."
[21:41] <Jabonicus> "I would stay, on a condition."
[21:41] <LemurLord> He looks at you with old, weary eyes
[21:42] <Jabonicus> "I get passage to and from here, into, and out of, that and this world."
01[21:43] <Daedalus> "Like Caroline said, passage is finicky."
[21:43] <LemurLord> "But I wish I could agree to that, I really do."
[21:44] <Jabonicus> "Then I'm afraid I must go."
[21:45] <LemurLord> "Hm," he grunts, "I guess I'd better get rowing then"
01[21:46] <Daedalus> Mr. Smith begins to row in the opposite direction. Lady Caroline sighs, "We'll certaintly miss your company, Mr. Carter."
[21:48] <Jabonicus> "Carver."
01[21:48] <Daedalus> "Okay Mr. Carl."
[21:49] <LemurLord> "I'd be lying if I said you'd get used to it," the old man grumbles
[21:50] <Jabonicus> "I'd hope to see you again." Carver said.
01[21:50] <Daedalus> Carver, you hear a thunderous roar. If you look ahead of where the boat is going you'll see a large whirlpool.
[21:51] <LemurLord> Smith and Carolina seem unphased by the monstrous typhoon ahead
[21:52] <Jabonicus> "I take it that's my ride home?"
[21:52] <LemurLord> "I certainly hope so, or else this next part is really gonna hurt"
[21:53] <LemurLord> The girl cranes her neck to look at the whirlpool
01[21:53] <Daedalus> The old man grunts.
[21:54] <Jabonicus> Carver rubs the back of his neck nervously.
[21:54] <LemurLord> The whirlpool grabs hold of the boat and starts pulling it in, spinning it round and round and round
01[21:55] <Daedalus> Carolina closes her parasol and Mr. Smith tucks away the oars. The boat spins into the whirlpool faster and faster until it's sucked into the center. All of the occupants are sucked into the water.
[21:57] <Jabonicus> Carver holds tightly onto what he can.
[21:57] <LemurLord> As Carver sinks lower and lower he can see tiny dots of light appear below him steadily growing in number
01[21:58] <Daedalus> The water becomes clearer and clearer.
[21:59] <LemurLord> Bubbles appear around your nose as air escapes your lungs
[22:00] <Jabonicus> Carver starts to panic, frantically scrambling towards the surface.
[22:01] <LemurLord> As you get closer another large light appears on the surface, the moon
01[22:01] <Daedalus> You're flying through the water with incredible speed.
[22:01] <Jabonicus> Finally, /something/ familiar. He keeps swimming.
01[22:04] <Daedalus> Carver flies out of the water at an unbelievable speed, flies through the air for a few moments, then lands safely back in the water.
[22:05] <Jabonicus> Carver gasps for air, before trying to figure out where he is.
02[22:05] * ShotgunFiend (moc.duolccri.gnilae.38478F97-CRInys|19282diu#moc.duolccri.gnilae.38478F97-CRInys|19282diu) Quit (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity)
01[22:06] <Daedalus> He's at the lake!
[22:06] <LemurLord> Your view is filled a void at first, but it steadily grows to encompass all of the lake and surrounding grounds
[22:08] <Jabonicus> Carver lets out a sigh of relief, also relieves himself because he was holding it in the entire time, and gets out of the lake.
[22:08] <Jabonicus> He jogs back to the Site, hoping to get to his room out of the cold.
01[22:11] <Daedalus> The old man and the girl observe this from their boat. "What a strange man." Lady Caroline remarks. The old man simply grunts as he rows the boat off into the fog, "I should hope that we meet him again, someday…"