FE 4

[4:16:58 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: All right, then!  Let us start.  We're picking up pretty much where we left off -- you are in the Bearded Unicorn.  Lord Carrick just left, in search of the Opener's Key, which was stolen by a Scarred thief named Alo and left with you.

[4:17:43 PM] \*\*\* Kite is... concerned. \*\*\*

[4:18:17 PM] Vydea: Maybe we should head to one of the rooms to talk?

[4:18:39 PM] Vashti: That sounds prudent.

[4:18:56 PM] Ander: "Ok, my room should work.  It's...very sparse."

[4:18:58 PM] Kite: Unusual for us.

[4:19:50 PM] Vydea: Hey Irwin? When Canto comes back, could you have him come meet us in Ander's room?

[4:20:29 PM] Ander: "...and we shall now undercut the privacy of this by announcing where we're going to the room.  Ok."

[4:20:34 PM | Edited 4:20:40 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Irwin nods!  "Will do."

[4:20:50 PM] \*\*\* Ander will lead everyone up. \*\*\*

[4:21:14 PM] \*\*\* Kite follows. \*\*\*

[4:21:27 PM] \*\*\* Kite encourages kitty to come with her. \*\*\*

[4:21:46 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr follows Kite, slinking along like an inky black shadow.

[4:21:50 PM] Vydea: It's not like people wouldn't see us coming up here. It's more that we can speak openly without people overhearing... or take a look at the box.

[4:21:56 PM] \*\*\* Vydea follows. \*\*\*

[4:22:01 PM] \*\*\* Vashti also follows along. \*\*\*

[4:22:29 PM] \*\*\* Daneel will follow after kite and Murr are well on their way. \*\*\*

[4:22:43 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: They will just assume you're having a sex party.

[4:23:02 PM] \*\*\* Ander takes everyone in.  The room is, as advertised, largely empty.  Small bed pushed to the far side of the room, a small dresser and a little shrine for meditation at the window if one exists. \*\*\*

[4:23:09 PM | Edited 4:23:15 PM] Ander: ((That is what she's afraid of. :P ))

[4:23:45 PM] Ander: "My vote is that we try and hand this thing off to Canto.  I am betting he has some procedure for weird magical stuff."

[4:24:04 PM] Daneel: That doesn't seem neccasary.

[4:24:11 PM] Vydea: To be honest, I'm not sure having some of you down there when the investigator comes around is a great idea either.

[4:24:34 PM] Ander: "...what do you mean?"

[4:25:06 PM] Vydea: We seem to have different ideas about whether we should cooperate with the watch or not.

[4:25:52 PM] Daneel: I vote no cooperation with law enforcement personally.

[4:26:16 PM] Ander: "Right, that'll go over well."

[4:26:43 PM] Daneel: It usually works temporarily at least.

[4:27:03 PM] Vydea: At the very least, we should let Canto have a say in everything since she was looking for him.

[4:27:12 PM] Kite: I have to cooperate with law enforcement.

[4:27:23 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: The key is still locked in its box.

[4:27:47 PM] Ander: "I don't see how much we could cooperate.  All we know is speculative, at best."

[4:27:55 PM] Vashti: All I know is, it showed up in a vision my Patron gave me, and it was quite obvious that our having it helped our odds of survival in that situation greatly.

[4:28:08 PM] Vydea: Is that what was in the parcel, then?

[4:28:50 PM] Ander: "How much should we trust your Patron?"

[4:29:37 PM] \*\*\* Kite scritches Murr. \*\*\*

[4:31:36 PM] Vashti: From my experience with them, they are motivated by the acquisition of knowledge, as well as experiences. They've been alright so far, and I doubt that'll change any time soon.

[4:32:08 PM] Vydea: Hey, sounds like my kind of patron.

[4:33:16 PM] Ander: "This is starting to get more complicated than I am capable of handling."

[4:33:31 PM] Vydea: It's pretty simple really.

[4:33:41 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr receives scritches, and then hops up onto the bed, four front paws starting to try and burrow under the covers.

[4:33:47 PM] Vashti: Luckily, you don't have to handle this alone.

[4:33:47 PM] Vydea: I drag you all up here so you can't talk to the watch and we wait for Canto to clear things up.

[4:34:48 PM] Kite: Good cat, good.

[4:35:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr is now a medium-sized lump under Ander's covers.

[4:35:23 PM] Ander: "...so, we give no statement at all and have Canto speak for us."

[4:35:33 PM] Ander: "Hey!  No!  No cat hair in my bed!"

[4:35:42 PM] Vydea: No, we find out from Canto whether Alo is the sort to be trusted or not.

[4:35:47 PM] Vydea: Then we decide what to do.

[4:35:49 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Who has the box right now?

[4:35:54 PM] Kite: ... it is rather too late for that. Also, I have to cooperate with the authorities.

[4:36:11 PM] \*\*\* Daneel has the box in his bag still. \*\*\*

[4:36:16 PM] Kite: ... eventually.

[4:36:18 PM] Vydea: You're not... not cooperating. You're tending to your duty as stablemaster by taking care of the cat.

[4:36:58 PM] Ander: "The guard is separate from your church, Kite.  I am not sure you have to do anything."

[4:38:08 PM] Kite: I am fairly certain.

[4:38:14 PM] Vydea: I'd really like to get a look at it, though. See what we're dealing with.

[4:38:33 PM] Ander: "I am definitely saying no to that until Canto gets here."

[4:38:50 PM] Ander: "We.  Do.  Not.  Mess.  With.  Magical.  Shit."

[4:39:24 PM] Vydea: "We", huh?

[4:39:56 PM] Kite: ... define "mess with."

[4:40:07 PM] Vydea: Half of us practically are magical stuff.

[4:40:17 PM] \*\*\* Daneel looks into his bag. \*\*\*

[4:40:50 PM] \*\*\* Ander looks at Daneel.  "Hey!  You!  I haven't forgotten you!  What's going on?" \*\*\*

[4:41:16 PM] \*\*\* Vydea tries to peek into the bag too. \*\*\*

[4:41:28 PM] Daneel: Nothing everything is fine.

[4:41:39 PM] \*\*\* Daneel keeps the opening hidden. \*\*\*

[4:41:52 PM] \*\*\* Kite eyes him. \*\*\*

[4:41:55 PM] Vydea: Oh that's not suspicious at all.

[4:42:12 PM] Daneel: My stuff , some privacy please.

[4:42:23 PM] Daneel: I will give you the box ok.

[4:42:39 PM] Ander: "...Ok, I am putting forward my recently given authority as item...holder...guy.  I am declaring the box group property and will keep it in the bag."

[4:42:49 PM] Ander: "Thank you."

[4:43:09 PM] \*\*\* Daneel reaches into the bag.and fumbles around a bit. \*\*\*

[4:45:20 PM] Vydea: You're kind of a shifty guy, aren't you?

[4:45:33 PM] Ander: "...Daneel?"

[4:46:56 PM] Vydea: If I don't get to open it up, you shouldn't be allowed to hide it either.

[4:48:55 PM] Ander: "I am not saying we definitely won't open it.  I'd just like a professional opinion, first."

[4:50:01 PM] Vydea: And I'm just saying it's taking an awfully long time to find a box in a bag.

[4:50:10 PM] \*\*\* Vydea crosses her arms and looks at Daneel. \*\*\*

[4:50:12 PM] Ander: "It is."

[4:50:37 PM] Kite: That would seem the wisest course.

[4:52:22 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: You watch as Daneel's eyes go bright glowing white and a third eye with a golden iris appears on his forehead.

[4:52:39 PM] \*\*\* Ander will run and tackle him! \*\*\*

[4:53:10 PM] Vashti: Darn it. It's some sapient telepathic artifact that promises power isn't it?

[4:53:38 PM] Kite: I would prefer not to throw him in a volcano.

[4:53:44 PM] Vydea: ((Any chance any of us might recognize what kind of thing this is?))

[4:54:16 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Roll an an athletics check, Ander.

[4:54:29 PM] Ander: ((18))

[4:54:37 PM] \*\*\* Daneel will try to avoid ander \*\*\*

[4:56:57 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Athletics, Daneel.

[4:57:06 PM] Vashti: Whatever it's offering, it's not worth being puppeted around!

[4:57:19 PM] Daneel: (( 16 ))

[4:57:42 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: You are tackled.

[4:57:43 PM] \*\*\* Vydea will stand in front of the door. \*\*\*

[4:58:06 PM] \*\*\* Ander pins him.  "SOMEONE GET THE WAND!" \*\*\*

[4:58:23 PM] \*\*\* Vydea goes for the bag! \*\*\*

[4:58:33 PM] Daneel: Of.. ok a little impatient there.

[4:59:04 PM] \*\*\* Daneel holds on to the bag, "I will hand the box over just give me a second." \*\*\*

[4:59:23 PM] Vydea: Kite, block the door, please?

[4:59:44 PM] \*\*\* Kite blocks the door. \*\*\*

[4:59:51 PM] Ander: "...you sound...not like what I'd expect a possessed person to sound like."

[5:00:14 PM] Daneel: Maybe because I am not possessed , just being tackled to the floor.

[5:00:28 PM | Edited 5:00:31 PM] Ander: "...give me the wand.  ...NOW!"

[5:00:40 PM] Vydea: ((gdi lol 7 insight on daneel))

[5:00:42 PM] Daneel: Get off me first maybe.

[5:00:51 PM] Ander: ((I got even worse!))

[5:00:53 PM] \*\*\* Vydea still tries to take the bag. \*\*\*

[5:01:10 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Okay, Daneel and Vydea, athletics checks.

[5:01:24 PM] Vydea: ((woo! 15))

[5:01:43 PM] Daneel: (( 6))

[5:02:22 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Vydea snatches Daneel's bag away.  The eye on Daneel's forhead looks around, frantically, then settles on Ander!

[5:02:35 PM] \*\*\* Vydea backs away with it. \*\*\*

[5:02:41 PM] Ander: "GAH!  ...hello...creepy eye thing."

[5:02:57 PM] Daneel: Can I have my bag back please?

[5:03:13 PM] Daneel: ... what creepy eye thing?

[5:03:18 PM] \*\*\* Vydea shakes her head. "Not til things settle down, no." \*\*\*

[5:03:31 PM] Ander: "Vy...do something...the eye's looking at me."

[5:03:45 PM] Daneel: Things are settled down except for being tackled unexpectedly.

[5:04:07 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr is still under the covers, though he does growl a bit at the commotion.

[5:04:10 PM] Vydea: Tackled for a reason, actually... unless you can explain the glowing eyes and forehead eye.

[5:04:20 PM] Vydea: It's a little weird.

[5:04:22 PM] Ander: "Dan, you have a third eye growing out of your forehead!"

[5:04:27 PM] Daneel: ... What glowing eyes?

[5:04:56 PM] Ander: "The ones on your face!  Especially the one that is staring at me!"

[5:04:58 PM] Kite: Perhaps it is a result of his magic.

[5:05:17 PM] Ander: "...what did you try and do?"

[5:05:31 PM] Vydea: That's why I'm giving benefit of doubt, but... better to be prepared.

[5:06:08 PM] Daneel: Nothing, I was getting the box to hand over, when I was tackled by you and people started talking about possessions and glowing eyes.

[5:06:28 PM] Ander: ((Can I roll a new insight on that?))

[5:06:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Yep.

[5:06:51 PM] Ander: ((16))

[5:08:58 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He seems to honestly have no idea why you tackled him.

[5:09:01 PM] Vashti: Ander's probably the one talking, and something else is piloting that third eye. Otherwise, it'd be doing a better job of staying in-character.

[5:09:43 PM] Ander: "...ok, then clearly the wand's doing something.  Vy, can you reach into his bag and give me the wand?"

[5:10:44 PM] Daneel: This feels like an invasion of privacy, the wand is still in its box.

[5:10:52 PM] \*\*\* Vydea looks up, her hand already in the cookie jar. "Uh... yeah. Well, not you. You're too close. Hey, wait..." \*\*\*

[5:11:05 PM] \*\*\* Vydea holds up the box. \*\*\*

[5:11:11 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Daneel, give me a deception check.

[5:11:28 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Actually, no never mind.

[5:11:29 PM] Daneel: (( 21))

[5:11:30 PM] \*\*\* Vydea opens the box. \*\*\*

[5:11:31 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: At this point.

[5:11:46 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Box is empty.

[5:11:48 PM] \*\*\* Ander lets go of Daneel.  "Vy...what are you doing?" \*\*\*

[5:11:59 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Box is unlocked and empty.

[5:11:59 PM] \*\*\* Vydea looks through the bag for anything that looks like a magic rod. \*\*\*

[5:12:12 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Give me an Intelligence check.

[5:12:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Er, saving throw.

[5:12:20 PM] Vydea: Check or save?

[5:13:34 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Vydea pulls out what looks like a glowing rod of twisted metal.  It's not hot to the touch, and glows white, the color that Daneel's eyes are glowing currently.  Or, were glowing, as they fade when Vydea takes hold of the Key.

[5:13:47 PM] Kite: I am no longer certain what is going on.

[5:14:12 PM] Ander: "...ok...this, right here.  This is why I said 'wait for Canto'."

[5:14:46 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Daneel still has a third eye.

[5:14:53 PM] Daneel: And nothing went wrong, can you let me up now?

[5:15:08 PM] \*\*\* Ander does but gives him a punch to the arm first. \*\*\*

[5:15:14 PM] Kite: You have an eye on your forehead.

[5:15:28 PM] Ander: "...Vydea...you saw the rod...now maybe we should put it back."

[5:15:52 PM] \*\*\* Vydea tosses the bag back to Daneel. \*\*\*

[5:16:07 PM] Daneel: Would not be the strangest thing that occurred to me.

[5:16:17 PM] \*\*\* Daneel catches his bag. \*\*\*

[5:16:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish:  About now, the eye vanishes, too.

[5:16:58 PM] \*\*\* Vydea looks at the rod. "How interesting. What do you think it does?" \*\*\*

[5:17:15 PM] Vashti: Well that was... something.

[5:17:25 PM] \*\*\* Ander lets Daneel up \*\*\*

[5:17:53 PM] \*\*\* Daneel gets up and brushes himself off. \*\*\*

[5:18:16 PM] Daneel: Are we done completely overreacting now?

[5:18:31 PM] Ander: "I don't know what it does, but I'd like it to go back."

[5:19:26 PM] Daneel: I'll take it back if that is on the table?

[5:19:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Vydea is still holding the Key.

[5:19:46 PM] \*\*\* Vydea chuckles. "No, I don't think that's a good idea, Daneel." \*\*\*

[5:20:00 PM] \*\*\* Ander pokes him in his forehead eye. \*\*\*

[5:20:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Forhead eye is gone, so you poke him in the forehead.

[5:21:19 PM] Daneel: Oh but it's fine for you to hold on too?

[5:21:29 PM] Ander: ((Are Vydea's eyes glowing?))

[5:21:43 PM] Vydea: It just reacted badly to your chaos magic.

[5:21:48 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Nope!

[5:22:16 PM] Ander: "You know this how?"

[5:22:35 PM] Vydea: Everything reacts badly to his magic, doesn't it?

[5:22:41 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr's tendril slithers out from the covers and wraps around Kite's ankle affectionately.  There's a knock on the door.

[5:22:55 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Irwin:  Inspector's here.

[5:23:17 PM] Ander: "Did Canto ever come by?"

[5:23:35 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Irwin:  It's only been about an hour.  HE's not back yet.

[5:24:17 PM] \*\*\* Vydea looks at the rod and back at Irwin, debating. \*\*\*

[5:24:37 PM] Ander: "...Kite...you are the one I trust the most not to do anything stupid.  Can you keep an eye on them?"

[5:24:53 PM] Kite: Good kitty. Yes.

[5:24:53 PM] Vydea: Heh. An "eye"... on Daneel.

[5:25:10 PM] \*\*\* Ander glares at Vydea. \*\*\*

[5:25:18 PM] \*\*\* Vydea grins. \*\*\*

[5:26:35 PM] Kite: Daneel, can you feel the eye? Are you able to see out of it?

[5:26:47 PM] Vashti: It's already gone.

[5:26:55 PM] Ander: "...I am going to tell the inspector what I know, which is nothing.  Vydea, don't listen to the wand.  Daneel, don't grow any more body parts.  Vashti...don't...do anything...stupid."

[5:27:09 PM] Vashti: I'll try.

[5:27:13 PM] Ander: "Good."

[5:27:28 PM] Ander: "Also, this is my room, please don't break anything."

[5:27:45 PM] Vydea: ....there's nothing in here to break.

[5:27:54 PM] Ander: "...I have a bed."

[5:28:09 PM] \*\*\* Ander goes out with Irwin. \*\*\*

[5:31:28 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr shifts under the covers enough to peek at Daneel, eyeing him warily.

[5:32:03 PM] \*\*\* Daneel eyes Murr right back. \*\*\*

[5:32:24 PM] Daneel: So can I try holding the wand for a second?

[5:32:34 PM] Vydea: Nope.

[5:32:44 PM] \*\*\* Vashti reaches over to skritch Murr's ears. She does so carefully, because cats and similar animals become ferocious when enshrouded in blankets or otherwise obscured. \*\*\*

[5:32:56 PM] Kite: I do not think that is necessary.

[5:33:03 PM] Ander: ((That is the truest statement ever written))

[5:33:52 PM] Daneel: It may not be necessary , but nothing bad happened last time , did it?

[5:34:00 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr leans into Vashti's hand.

[5:34:09 PM] Vydea: Uh, yeah. You grew an eye.

[5:34:12 PM] Kite: You grew a third eye and it glowed.

[5:35:13 PM] Daneel: And I saw no evidence of this, even if so that isn't particularly harmful is it?

[5:36:11 PM] Kite: Many things are harmful that leave no evidence of harm.

[5:40:35 PM] Daneel: And one more attempt won't cause anymore 'invisible harm' now will it?

[5:40:53 PM] Vydea: You don't know how your chaos magic will react. It's stable for now. Leave it be.

[5:42:02 PM] Daneel: Or it's not my chaos magic and it will react in the same way, what is life without some small risks every now and then?

[5:42:26 PM] Kite: You do not take risks around Murr.

[5:43:56 PM] Daneel: Really we are concerned about the fur ball now?

[5:45:04 PM] Daneel: How do we know the wand isn't effecting Vydea, simply because there are not outside signs?

[5:45:06 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Everyone give me insight checks.

[5:45:20 PM] Vydea: (10.)

[5:45:37 PM] Vashti: [15]

[5:45:46 PM] Daneel: (( 4))

[5:47:09 PM] Vashti: Vydea, don't you listen to it, either.

[5:48:13 PM] \*\*\* Vydea shrugs. \*\*\*

[5:48:21 PM] Kite: I am always concerned about "fur balls."

[5:49:28 PM] \*\*\* Vydea sits against a wall to wait. \*\*\*

[5:50:35 PM] \*\*\* Daneel will keep looking at the wand and try to edge closer. \*\*\*

[5:51:07 PM] \*\*\* Vydea rolls her eyes. "What, are you going to just snatch it out of my hand? Don't be rude." \*\*\*

[5:51:36 PM] Daneel: You did the same to me.

[5:51:57 PM] Vydea: Yeah, but there was reason to. You were being shifty.

[5:58:14 PM] Kite: Everyone here is somewhat shifty.

[5:58:26 PM] \*\*\* Ander re-enters at this point. \*\*\*

[5:58:39 PM] Daneel: how did it go?

[5:58:54 PM] Ander: "I have good news, weird news and potentially good news."

[5:59:12 PM] Ander: "First, good news, Kite, you don't have to worry about lying to the guard.  It's not them investigating."

[5:59:44 PM] Kite: Ah?

[6:00:05 PM] Ander: "Apparently, in addition to swinging by personally, Lord Cardick decided to go to the institute and hire himself a professional dick."

[6:00:15 PM] Ander: "Some guy named Answorn."

[6:00:26 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: The Zetetic Institute is the Detectives Guild.

[6:00:39 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: You tangled with an Inspector from there in the train robbery game.

[6:01:00 PM] \*\*\* Vydea spins the wand around in her hands like twirling a pencil, then sticks it to her chest and pushes. \*\*\*

[6:01:39 PM] Kite: Professional... dick.

[6:01:45 PM] \*\*\* Ander goes towards Vydea.  "Ok, if you're going to do that, I really insist you put it away." \*\*\*

[6:02:09 PM] \*\*\* Ander crosses her arms and tries very hard to look serious. \*\*\*

[6:02:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Everyone roll insight.

[6:03:11 PM] Vashti: [20]

[6:03:13 PM] Vydea: (21. lol)

[6:03:16 PM] Ander: ((14, why did I even bother putting ranks in this?))

[6:03:29 PM] Daneel: (( 8))

[6:03:35 PM] \*\*\* Vydea pushes harder. \*\*\*

[6:04:19 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Everyone but Daneel notices at this point that Vydea's eyes have glazed over, and there's a bit of blood where she's pushing the key into her chest.

[6:04:39 PM] \*\*\* Ander tries to grab it from her! \*\*\*

[6:04:48 PM] \*\*\* Kite tries to heal her! \*\*\*

[6:05:07 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Roll a strength check, Ander.

[6:05:19 PM] \*\*\* Daneel will try to grab the wand in the rush. \*\*\*

[6:05:26 PM] Ander: ((12))

[6:05:52 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Daneel doesn't notice this happening until everyone's already clustered around Vydea.

[6:06:05 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Vydea, make a strength check.

[6:06:17 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Wow.

[6:06:18 PM] Vydea: (omg. 0)

[6:06:28 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Our first 0, guys.

[6:06:33 PM] Ander: (( :) ))

[6:07:33 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Ander grabs it out of her arms!  Her weak, noodly arms.  Vydea, you come back to yourself.  Your chest hurts.  You took 2 points of damage, but Kite looks ready to heal you.

[6:07:55 PM] \*\*\* Ander tries to slam it back in it's box, asap. \*\*\*

[6:08:08 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Give me an Intelligence save.

[6:08:12 PM] Vydea: Hey, wait!

[6:08:26 PM] Ander: ((Oh, good, my second worst score.  This will go well.))

[6:08:38 PM] \*\*\* Kite does heal her. \*\*\*

[6:08:40 PM] Ander: ((6!))

[6:09:48 PM | Edited 6:10:32 PM] Vydea: Thanks Kite, but... I wish she wouldn't have done that.

[6:10:35 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Ander screams as the key glows white, her eyes glow to match, and the arm she's holding the key with ripples, and swells, and grows till it's about the size of her Halfling body.

[6:10:46 PM] \*\*\* Vydea tries to grab it back. \*\*\*

[6:11:02 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Andur, give me an athletics check to get it back in the box.

[6:11:12 PM] Ander: ((22))

[6:11:24 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: You push through the pain, and slam it back into the box with your GIANT ARM.

[6:11:43 PM] \*\*\* Ander slams the box shut and grips it with her giant arm. \*\*\*

[6:12:16 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: The arm is grey and tattooed.

[6:12:28 PM] Vydea: Is that goliath?

[6:12:31 PM] Kite: ... this is extremely concerning.

[6:12:36 PM] \*\*\* Ander stares at her arm is shock and...feels the arm with her other hand.  He face seems...very intrigued. \*\*\*

[6:12:38 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: And really swole, you guys.

[6:12:47 PM] Ander: "...heheh...heh."

[6:12:56 PM] \*\*\* Ander smiles \*\*\*

[6:13:05 PM] Vydea: Do you have a little Goliath in you? A very... 'little'...?

[6:13:27 PM] Vashti: That's just disturbing.

[6:13:33 PM] Ander: "I...um...we really, REALLY should get this thing checked out."

[6:13:50 PM] Vydea: It said it unlocks what's inside you. That's why it went crazy with Daneel. I want to know what's in me.

[6:14:10 PM] Ander: "What's in you tried to drill a hole in your chest."

[6:14:32 PM | Edited 6:14:35 PM] Vydea: Well, yeah... that wasn't really part of the deal, but I still want to know.

[6:14:49 PM] Daneel: And what it couldn't figure out what was in me?

[6:15:08 PM] Vydea: Had a bad reaction, I guess... unless having a third eye is in you.

[6:15:29 PM] Vydea: But yeah... it said some people can't handle it.

[6:15:36 PM] \*\*\* Ander loses her smile and gets serious again.  "NO!  We run this thing by Canto.  I am not...we can't just...we need some level of caution here." \*\*\*

[6:15:50 PM] Vydea: Well here's the thing, right?

[6:15:55 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Ander's arm starts to return to halfing size.

[6:15:59 PM] Vydea: That Three Faced King of Liars?

[6:16:04 PM] Vydea: The one Vashti saw?

[6:16:09 PM] Vydea: It created it.

[6:16:13 PM] Daneel: Why do we need caution , no one has been permanently harmed yet?

[6:16:23 PM] Vydea: It was a bandit, now he's a demon lord because his power was unlocked.

[6:16:23 PM] \*\*\* Ander looks at her arm again, she feels it and stays very stoic. \*\*\*

[6:16:26 PM] Vashti: Oh. Joy.

[6:16:45 PM] Vydea: So... even if we don't use it, we might need it to undo that.

[6:16:48 PM] Ander: "And that's supposed to convince us to trust it because...?"

[6:16:56 PM] Vydea: But... it won't want to because it's against it's purpose.

[6:17:03 PM] Vydea: But that's why Vashti saw it.

[6:17:15 PM] Ander: "You are skipping, like, twelve steps here."

[6:17:42 PM] Ander: "You do not just jump, headfirst into any water you see.  That's how you hit rocks."

[6:19:19 PM] Vashti: [afk for a bit]

[6:19:40 PM] Vydea: Don't you want to know though?

[6:19:53 PM] Kite: No.

[6:19:57 PM] Kite: Some of us already know.

[6:20:11 PM] Vydea: I don't.

[6:20:36 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: There's a voice at the door.  "THen I suggest you find out like everyone else."

[6:20:46 PM] Daneel: I would like to know as well.

[6:21:06 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto comes in!

[6:21:58 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Shortcuts are how you end up a villain that a group like you tries to vanquish, you know.

[6:22:20 PM] Ander: "Thank you!  See?  He gets it."

[6:22:35 PM] Kite: Agreed.

[6:22:44 PM] \*\*\* Vydea kinda frowns, but it probably looks more like a pout. \*\*\*

[6:22:57 PM | Edited 6:23:08 PM] Ander: ((to Canto)) "...we have a lot to talk about."

[6:23:06 PM] \*\*\* Daneel just looks at the box. \*\*\*

[6:23:27 PM] Vashti: [back. Is anything on ire yet?]

[6:23:28 PM] Kite: Keep it away from me, please.

[6:23:38 PM] Ander: ((Not yet))

[6:23:41 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He looks at Vydea.  "I would think you of all people know how these stories work."

[6:24:05 PM] Vydea: Well, yeah... you get immortalized in song and story.

[6:25:05 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto goes over and takes the box.  "This was, I believe, delivered to \*me\*."

[6:25:08 PM] Kite: After having committed atrocities.

[6:25:22 PM] Vashti: The tricky bit is what you get immortalized as.

[6:25:23 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto nods.  "Yes, you become a cautionary tale."

[6:25:25 PM] \*\*\* Ander hesitates at relinquishing it, but just for a second.  She does let him take it. \*\*\*

[6:26:36 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Or you end up destroying things so thoroughly that no stories are told.

[6:27:06 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He shakes the box.  "This comes from Misrule.  You know what happened to Misrule?  No, you don't, no one does."

[6:27:15 PM] \*\*\* Kite adjusts her gloves. \*\*\*

[6:27:22 PM] Kite: It is not likely to have been good.

[6:27:55 PM] \*\*\* Vydea sighs. "Ok, I get it." \*\*\*

[6:28:32 PM] Ander: "...so...Canto.  ...what is it?  Who is Alo?  How does she know this Answorn guy?  What's up with Lord Carmichael?--"

[6:28:39 PM] Ander: She goes on like that until stopped.

[6:29:50 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: "Alo is an old girlfriend.  I don't know Answorn personally, I just know that Alo's been working with him to find the trail of black market artifacts."

[6:30:17 PM] Ander: "Ok, he was trustworthy.  Well, I feel better about myself."

[6:30:39 PM] Vydea: Carrick.

[6:30:58 PM] Ander: "I know his name and I know what I said."

[6:31:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: "So what happened there.  Is that blood?"

[6:32:38 PM] Vydea: ...yeah. It said that it would unlock my potential. I wanted to see what it was.

[6:33:18 PM] Ander: "It took the 'reveal the you inside' part literally, I guess."

[6:33:33 PM] \*\*\* Vydea is uncharacteristically subdued and quiet, and leans against a wall. \*\*\*

[6:35:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He sighs, and looks around, gauging the mood.  He puts the box under his arm.  "I'm going to take care of this. I had a surprise for you, but now I'm not sure this is the time."

[6:36:14 PM] Ander: "...depends on the surprise."

[6:36:24 PM] Vydea: That's just torture, Canto. Insult to injury.

[6:36:31 PM] Vashti: Fair enough, but now I'm curious.

[6:36:45 PM] Kite: I am also curious.

[6:36:53 PM] \*\*\* Kite pets Murr. \*\*\*

[6:37:22 PM | Edited 6:39:11 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Dinner, tonight.  Dress nicely.

[6:38:02 PM] Ander: ((...didn't we wake up...like...two hours ago?))

[6:38:20 PM] Kite: Define "nicely".

[6:38:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((Time is fluid.))

[6:38:58 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((But yes.))

[6:39:10 PM] Vashti: There's a whole spectrum of "nice" clothing.

[6:39:14 PM] Ander: ((Space is warped and time is bendable))

[6:39:15 PM] Vydea: ((no, we spent the day doing things then alo showed up))

[6:39:37 PM | Edited 6:39:45 PM] Vashti: Are we talking Ballgown nice, or Clean Clothes nice?

[6:39:59 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Clean clothes, with no blood.

[6:40:04 PM] Ander: "...I kind of just have...this...and now I'll have to repair the sleeve."

[6:40:14 PM] Kite: Can Murr join us?

[6:40:23 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  I don't see why not.

[6:40:34 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He reaches down, and touches Ander's sleeve, which Mends.

[6:40:50 PM] Ander: "Oh, that works.  Thanks."

[6:41:02 PM] Kite: What do you know about Carrick?

[6:41:17 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto: Not a whole lot.  I intend to find out more.

[6:41:56 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  You're going to help me with that, but that won't line up for a couple of days.

[6:42:09 PM] \*\*\* Ander nods. \*\*\*

[6:42:32 PM] Vydea: He gave me his card, if it helps.

[6:42:50 PM] Kite: What sort of event will we be attending?

[6:43:05 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Just a small dinner.

[6:43:20 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  Us, and two others.

[6:43:23 PM] \*\*\* Ander holds up Answorn's card.  "And I've got a professional investigator's contact now." \*\*\*

[6:43:39 PM] Vydea: ...I should talk to you about what you talked about. For the notes.

[6:43:57 PM] Ander: ((Was that to me or Canto?))

[6:44:08 PM] Vydea: ((you))

[6:44:30 PM | Edited 6:44:35 PM] Ander: "...sounds good.  How about I go get two beers first?"

[6:44:34 PM] Vydea: After I change.

[6:44:39 PM] Ander: "Also good."

[6:45:46 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto looks around the room.  "So what started the whole brouhaha?  Who opened the box?"

[6:46:03 PM] Vydea: Daneel. But I would have, given the chance.

[6:46:31 PM] Ander: "Doesn't matter anymore.  It's back in the box, we can talk about what happens next over dinner...or after dinner...whenever's appropriate."

[6:46:45 PM] Daneel: It opened itself kind of.

[6:47:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  It kind of matters.

[6:47:19 PM] \*\*\* Vydea rolls her eyes. "You were going to give us an empty box." \*\*\*

[6:47:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto eyes Daneel.

[6:47:51 PM] Ander: (Daneel is not a good Star-Lord))

[6:47:55 PM] Ander: (( :P ))

[6:48:37 PM] \*\*\* Daneel stares straight back at Canto. \*\*\*

[6:48:52 PM] Daneel: It unlocked the box itself.

[6:49:05 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  That's not the part I'm worried about.

[6:49:14 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  A word?

[6:49:25 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He nods at Daneel, gesturing at the door.

[6:49:41 PM] Daneel: Fine then.

[6:49:47 PM] \*\*\* Ander furrows her brow \*\*\*

[6:49:51 PM] \*\*\* Daneel will head out. \*\*\*

[6:51:04 PM] Kite: I hope he is all right.

[6:51:08 PM] Ander: "...Vydea...you wanna change and...we'll meet up so I can tell you about the meeting?"

[6:51:22 PM] Vydea: Here or downstairs?

[6:51:47 PM] Ander: "...maybe here.  Not sure how much I want overheard."

[6:52:16 PM] Ander: "Still don't know if we're keeping all this Misrule stuff a secret."

[6:52:41 PM] Vydea: Ok.

[6:52:54 PM] \*\*\* Vydea leaves to change. \*\*\*

[6:53:28 PM] \*\*\* Ander goes over to Kite and pats her on the shoulder.  "Hey, Kite.  I want you to know, you did good.  You kept everybody safe and healthy." \*\*\*

[6:53:41 PM] Kite: ... more or less. I am not entirely certain it was helpful, however.

[6:53:54 PM] Kite: ... I'm extremely concerned about that wand.

[6:54:34 PM] Vashti: I mean, you did better than me. I just stood over here and told people not to listen to the voices in their heads.

[6:55:15 PM] \*\*\* Daneel returns to the room. \*\*\*

[6:55:25 PM] Ander: "...everything ok?"

[6:55:49 PM] Daneel: Fine, just forgot my bag.

[6:56:16 PM] \*\*\* Ander nods.  "Sorry, Daneel.  But, if you'd seen it, you would've understood why we freaked." \*\*\*

[6:56:28 PM | Edited 6:56:35 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((So, here's the question, do you want to keep going, or end here?))

[6:56:46 PM] Vashti: [I'm fine with whatever. ^\_^]

[6:56:59 PM] Kite: ((Keep goin!))

[6:57:01 PM] Vydea: (Same)

[6:57:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((Kk!  The thing with the Key went longer than I expected.))

[6:57:27 PM] Ander: ((I am willing to squish out the Ander-Vydea convo for a bit.  Not sure how much more crunch I can be up for.))

[6:57:34 PM] Ander: (( :) ))

[6:57:54 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((It's probably just squish from here out.))

[6:57:59 PM] Ander: ((Ok))

[6:58:23 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr is still under Ander's covers.

[6:58:34 PM] Ander: "Oh for...grrrr..."

[6:58:44 PM] \*\*\* Ander tries to shoo Murr off her bed. \*\*\*

[6:58:46 PM] \*\*\* Kite waves a piece of sausage at him. \*\*\*

[6:59:23 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr looks at the sausage, then at Ander, then at the sausage,a nd stays where he is.

[6:59:26 PM] \*\*\* Kite is optimistic. \*\*\*

[6:59:29 PM] Kite: Please.

[7:00:05 PM] \*\*\* Vydea returns in time in a pretty, light blue dress and a small bag, though it's still really full. She pulls a notebook and pen out of it. \*\*\*

[7:00:06 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr does not get down until Ander stops trying to shoo him off.

[7:00:22 PM] \*\*\* Ander will stop. \*\*\*

[7:00:25 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Then he casually hops off and goes for his sausage.

[7:01:24 PM] \*\*\* Kite is probably slightly delayed in getting ready by kitty, but turns up in a dark green dress and a matching pair of gloves, with an even more complicated looking hairstyle than usual. \*\*\*

[7:01:40 PM] Ander: ((I don't think we're at the party.))

[7:01:56 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: ((Yeah, you're still getting ready.))

[7:02:51 PM] Vydea: Ready when you are, Ander.

[7:03:02 PM] \*\*\* Kite will wait downstairs for the others. \*\*\*

[7:03:18 PM] Ander: ((Is it just the two of us in my room?))

[7:03:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: No, let's say you all got ready and now you're down in the main room of the inn waiting for Canto.

[7:03:44 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Just so everyone's in one room.

[7:03:47 PM] Ander: (( Ok ))

[7:03:59 PM] \*\*\* Ander orders a drink for herself. \*\*\*

[7:04:41 PM] \*\*\* Vashti just stays in her usual clothes. That being a simple dark blue dress, with a lighter blue apron for extra pockets. \*\*\*

[7:05:01 PM] \*\*\* Ander has also not changed at all for the party except getting washed.  She was not lying when she said that was all she had. \*\*\*

[7:06:35 PM] Ander: "Not much more than what I and Canto already said.  The detective was a guy named Answorn, half-elf, dark hair.  He said he was working with Alo to track and stop smugglers.  Seemed...fairly straightforward."

[7:06:45 PM] \*\*\* Kite nods. \*\*\*

[7:07:13 PM] Vydea: I was a little preoccupied to pay attention to the conversation.

[7:07:23 PM] Vydea: He was working with Alo? But now he's looking for her?

[7:07:38 PM] Ander: "I think he knows where she is."

[7:07:43 PM] Ander: "I think he's covering for her."

[7:07:54 PM] Ander: "But he that's me guessing now."

[7:08:03 PM] Vydea: But he's working for Carrick?

[7:09:18 PM] Ander: "Technically he is hired by him, yes.  But he's a private investigator, third party.  I saw some of his types when I first came here.  Those institute guys."

[7:09:32 PM] Vydea: Institute?

[7:10:30 PM] Ander: Yeah...uh...Kite, you live here, do you know what it's called?  Begins with a...the zig zaggy one.

[7:10:46 PM] Ander: ((Also, Canto posted it up top, so I think it's considered common knowledge.))

[7:10:55 PM] Ander: On 9/20/17, at 9:00 PM, Arboreal Jellyfish wrote:

> The Zetetic Institute is the Detectives Guild.

((This))

[7:11:17 PM] Kite: Yes.

[7:11:27 PM] Kite: It's a guild of detectives for hire. They are very reputable.

[7:11:40 PM] Vydea: Oh, right. Ok.

[7:11:50 PM] Ander: "So, anyway, his main concern was the artifact."

[7:12:09 PM] Vydea: Does he know where it is now? Or where it was, I guess.

[7:12:20 PM] Ander: "He knew I had it, yes."

[7:12:41 PM] Ander: "He told me to keep it safe."

[7:12:55 PM] \*\*\* Vydea nods. \*\*\*

[7:12:58 PM] Ander: "Well, first he asked for it, then I didn't give it to him and he warned me to keep it safe."

[7:13:21 PM] \*\*\* Vydea writes down all the things. \*\*\*

[7:13:28 PM] Ander: "Then he left, pretty much."

[7:14:07 PM] Ander: "...oh...he also said don't trust it...so...you know...there's that."

[7:14:20 PM] Ander: "...can I ask you something, Vydea?"

[7:14:27 PM] Vydea: Hmm?

[7:14:30 PM] \*\*\* Vydea is still writing. \*\*\*

[7:14:43 PM] Ander: "...what are you really doing here?"

[7:15:04 PM] \*\*\* Vydea looks up, confused. "I told you what I'm doing." \*\*\*

[7:15:16 PM] Ander: "Yeah.  ...but really."

[7:16:21 PM] Vydea: I'm writing. I'm going to write a book and make us all famous. Unless you don't want to be famous. Then I'll make it fiction and I'll be famous.

[7:17:11 PM] Ander: "And where does a writer learn to seduce lords?"

[7:17:23 PM] \*\*\* Ander drinks her drink. \*\*\*

[7:17:43 PM] Kite: ... at what point did she seduce a lord?

[7:18:49 PM] \*\*\* Vydea almost snorts, but just kinda chuckles. "Any good writer has to know how to use their words." \*\*\*

[7:18:56 PM] Kite: ((When the fuckers won't talk to you for a story and you need them to, dammit. You wouldn't believe the number of people I've wheedled into speaking to me anyway. And not through sexiness-seduction either.))

[7:20:00 PM] Ander: "...ok.  Piece of advice, then.  You don't get famous for stabbing yourself with an old stick.  You wanna write the book, you have to be alive, first."

[7:21:18 PM] Vydea: It's like my grandma Ravaphine said... do something worth writing about or write something worth reading.

[7:21:32 PM] Vydea: Doesn't matter much to me which way I get there.

[7:21:58 PM] Ander: "...ok..."

[7:22:10 PM] Kite: Fame seems like a strange goal.

[7:22:57 PM] Vashti: It has its benefits. Personally, I just want an excessive amount of books.

[7:23:36 PM] Vashti: And possibly a building to store them in.

[7:24:11 PM] Kite: That would require wealth, not fame.

[7:24:22 PM] Vashti: May as well call it a library at that point, though. Then I get tax breaks, and can charge late fees.

[7:24:29 PM] \*\*\* Vydea shrugs. "Why are you here, Kite?" \*\*\*

[7:25:09 PM] Kite: To assist others.

[7:26:00 PM] Vydea: There are other ways to do that aren't there?

[7:26:22 PM] Kite: Yes. My mentor believed me suited to this one.

[7:27:00 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Voice:  Girl was born to be an adventurer.

[7:27:49 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: You look across the bar and see a dragonborn with tarnished brass scales and dressed up in a formal uniform approaches the table!

[7:28:03 PM] Kite: I often question his judgement, but it does generally prove sound. Hello.

[7:28:34 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Dragonborn:  Hey, kiddo.  These your friends?  I'm Kysthic.

[7:28:59 PM] Vashti: Nice to meet you, I suppose.

[7:29:08 PM] \*\*\* Ander stands on her chair to be about his height and bows.  "Song's grace.  I am called Ander." \*\*\*

[7:29:31 PM] Vydea: It's nice to meet you.

[7:29:32 PM] Kite: I have acquired a pet.

[7:29:35 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He returns the bow.  "Song's Grace to you."

[7:29:52 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic nods.  "Canto mentioned.  You always were good with animals."

[7:30:04 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Murr is under the table right now.

[7:30:21 PM] Vashti: Feline and somewhat-feline creatures are not acquired. They acquire you.

[7:30:40 PM] Kite: ... this does seem more accurate, yes.

[7:30:48 PM] \*\*\* Vydea digs her little autograph book out. "Could I trouble you for an autograph?" \*\*\*

[7:30:51 PM] Ander: "You are one of the two, then?"

[7:31:18 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  That I am.  Not sure who the other is.

[7:31:31 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He looks at Vydea.  "...why?"

[7:32:09 PM] Vydea: I collect them. If you're Kite's mentor, you must be special.

[7:32:53 PM] \*\*\* Kite nods. \*\*\*

[7:32:55 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Eh, mentor, not sure about that.  Don't they usually die?

[7:33:03 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: He signs, though, in draconic.

[7:33:28 PM] \*\*\* Vydea smiles. "Don't we all, eventually? Thank you." \*\*\*

[7:34:15 PM] Kite: ... I would prefer it if you waited a significant number of years to do so.

[7:34:26 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Trust me;  me too.

[7:36:32 PM] Ander: "...pardon me.  I am from the Temple of the Harmony, which I know is tied to your church.  Are you familiar with my teacher, Master Scribe?"

[7:36:48 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Oh, sure.

[7:37:28 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  He was our Diplomancer.

[7:37:41 PM] Ander: "...what does that mean?"

[7:37:56 PM] Vydea: That's what Vashti is for us.

[7:38:18 PM] Ander: "Oh, right.  Bureaucrat."

[7:38:19 PM] Kite: Someone to deal with conflict without violence.

[7:38:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Mostly it's for dealing with bureaucracy and filling out paperwork.

[7:38:57 PM] Vashti: I'm the one keeping the bureaucrats from screwing us over.

[7:41:34 PM] Kite: I do not know how to do that.

[7:41:58 PM] Vydea: You should be good at paperwork. Everything is exactly what it says on it. Or... it should be at least.

[7:43:21 PM] Vashti: I'm a scrivener. Paperwork is what I do.

[7:43:42 PM] Vashti: That and transcription, dictation, et cetera.

[7:43:47 PM] Vydea: I meant Kite.

[7:43:58 PM] Kite: I feel paperwork often gets in the way.

[7:44:51 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Anyway.  Canto invited Scribe, but he couldn't make it, unfortunately.

[7:46:10 PM] Ander: "Oh that's...a shame..."

[7:46:16 PM] \*\*\* Ander looks kind of relieved. \*\*\*

[7:46:40 PM] Vydea: That's too bad.

[7:46:53 PM] Vydea: Do you have any good stories of your adventuring days?

[7:48:12 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Tons.

[7:48:42 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Since he's not here, let me tell you about the time Canto got lured into a trap by his girlfriend.

[7:48:50 PM | Removed 7:48:55 PM] Ander: This message has been removed.

[7:48:55 PM] Vydea: Alo?

[7:48:58 PM] Kite: ... I would like to hear about that.

[7:49:12 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Yeah, Alo, you meet her yet?

[7:49:20 PM] Vydea: Briefly.

[7:49:39 PM] Ander: "Because of her we got interrogated by three different investigators...this morning."

[7:50:16 PM] Kite: In fairness, she did not intend for us to become involved.

[7:51:29 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Trouble tends to follow her.  Not her fault, necessarily, she's just always had really bad luck.

[7:51:56 PM] Ander: "...how does she see through the bandages?"

[7:53:42 PM] Ander: "...am...am I the only one who was wondering that?  Like...I was gonna ask...but that it never seemed like a good time, so maybe you know?"

[7:54:23 PM] Kite: She said she was a mutant.

[7:54:28 PM] Kite: I had assumed some psionic ability.

[7:54:57 PM] Ander: "...does she...like if she takes it off do fireballs come out, or something?"

[7:55:22 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Yeah, she doesn't really use her eyes to see.  And... well, you know medusas?

[7:55:43 PM] Ander: "NO WAY!  ...that is awesome."

[7:56:54 PM] Kite: ... that would be extremely irritating.

[7:57:43 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Apparently it is.

[7:57:47 PM] Vydea: Sounds like Canto's lucky she just lured him into a trap.

[7:58:03 PM] Ander: "So, yeah, what happened with that?"

[7:58:15 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Well, here's the problem with Alo.  She never just asks for help.

[7:58:37 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  Sure was in deep to some loan sharks after some bets went bad.

[7:59:53 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  So she lured Canto into a trap, since that's what they wanted from her instead of their money.  She just figured he would kill them and they  couldn't do much to him.

[8:00:17 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  And she did all this instead of just saying "Hey, I need some help."

[8:00:43 PM] Ander: "...that's a shitty girlfriend."

[8:01:16 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  They're a bit on-again off-again.

[8:02:17 PM] Ander: "...any idea why Canto invited you here?  Like...no offense, just...curious."

[8:02:54 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic:  No idea.  I mean, I had wanted to drop in on Kite anyway.

[8:03:24 PM] Ander: "She's doing well.  She keeps a level head in bad situations and she's always first to help."

[8:03:39 PM] \*\*\* Vydea nods in agreement. \*\*\*

[8:05:26 PM] Vydea: What was your role?

[8:06:16 PM] Kite: I feel somewhat out of place.

[8:06:17 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto shows up eventually, a bit polished and wearing something a bit more formal than his usual garb.  "Stable Master."

[8:06:44 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Kysthic looks at Kite.  "Do you?  Why?"

[8:06:54 PM] Vydea: We all are, Kite. That's why we were going to be the Outsiders.

[8:07:09 PM | Edited 8:07:16 PM] Ander: "No, we're not.  That name was taken."

[8:07:23 PM] Vydea: That's why I said 'were'.

[8:07:30 PM] Vydea: Taken is also taken.

[8:07:31 PM] Ander: "Ah."

[8:08:07 PM] Ander: "...can we just go by...like...hey, those guys, or something?"

[8:08:16 PM] Vydea: Them.

[8:08:42 PM] Ander: "The giant ants?"

[8:08:51 PM] Vydea: I think that was They.

[8:09:22 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: Canto:  C'mon, carriage is waiting.

[8:09:42 PM] Vydea: Fancy.

[8:09:51 PM] Ander: "...we're going somewhere?  Wow, that's new."

[8:09:58 PM] \*\*\* Kite nods. \*\*\*

[8:10:36 PM] Arboreal Jellyfish: And... we'll stop here.