Episode 13

The session begins, with the CEOs becoming Public Enemy #1. Halberd spots the guard. Katze tries to ambush him, but she steps on a twig and the man turns around. The man begins rambling and tries to leave. Halberd and Kalkydra tries to grab him, but fail. After Kalkydra has his gun pointed at the man, they get him to talk about the people in charge, called the (Dodona\_Group) and how those people do prophecies more often these days. The CEOs talk about what they should do, coming up with several plans before the guard mentions something about the glowing eyes that only the people high up in the hierarchy should be able to do. Semblance then suddenly throws her sword at the guard, talking about how "He's awaked" (And failing the deception check).

The guard says he an just arrest them and take them in, and Halberd doesn't listen. Halberd tells them just to guide him to where Rock is, and the guard, named Cinde, gets very brave. Semblance whisper loudly that they should just beat him up. Katze then tries to convince him to just take them in with the weapons so he'll get a raise, but eventually he says it's too complicated and starts to leave.

Then they plan to try and burn down the city, for some reason. Halberd grabs the guard and holds him up, and Kalkydra knocks him out with a bottle of alcohol. They talk about sneaking in by stealing the guards clothing, before a voice comes out of the guard's mouth, asking them to not burn down the city. Halberd talks into the guard's ear, saying that if they're Pythia, they're here to get her out, and the voice replies saying if they don't know if that's a good thing.

Halberd asks if they're Pythia, and they say they don't know. They say it's dark and hazy, and Katze says she sounds like she's on drugs. Kalkydra asks if she knows a spider girl, and the voice replies, saying "Vera" and asking if she's okay. Kalkydra asks if she can tell them where Invera is, and the voice says she doesn't think she can. Halberd says they're there to help get her and Invera out, and the voice says it doesn't know if that would be good. Halberd asks if she's alright with where she is, and she replies saying she doesn't have a frame of reference other than that the directors say she's doing well.

She says she doesn't remember much and that she's telling them what to do and it's apparently helping them. She asks if they can open her eyes, and they open the guards eyes. She says that not much has changed, and that it's comforting. She looked out the windows and broke her ruse, and Semblance says she won't, even if they could.

Halberd asks if they "want to meet up", and the voice says she can see into their future and doesn't know if they're good. They ask if she can see into the future, and she says she can only see a few minutes without the purple mist. Semblance asks if she can see futures, and the voice says that she can't through his (the guard) eyes.

Katze asks if she's happy, and the voice says she's not. Katze asks why she isn't happy, and the voice says she can't achieve enough to feel happiness or sadness. Katze asks if she wants them to help, and the voice says that she has no frame of reference and doesn't know if she even could. Katze says that they could help her meet Invera again, and the voice says she wants to and doesn't know why.

THe voice says she doesn't want them to fail and Katze asks if she knows any ways to help them, only for the voice to say she's feeling sleepy. Katze asks Semblance if she knows any ideas, and Semblance says she does and grabs the handcuffs and key from the guard. She handcuffs herself, and Halberd asks why. She replies, saying that she wants to hand herself in to get inside. They all begin to handcuff theirselves, and we shift over to Rock, who is having food with the Board of Directors, one of which is gloating over her cheese, and the Centipede who says nothing... and the Cockroach, who literally has a cockroach head. At the table, Mantis and Rock are at the head of the table, with the other two and the sides. Rock says it's time for buisness, and he asks about the Oracle.

Mantis introduces herself as \_\_\_, Centipede is \_\_\_ and Cockroach is \_\_\_. Rock asks about what they're using her for, and Mantis says they use it as a rare and valuable commodity. Mantis says their current goal is financial growth. Rock says he's disappointed that he hasn't answered them, and asks about their end goal.

Mantis says nothing and turns to Cockroach, who has five mechanical arms pull the robe up, to reveal a large aluminium pod. They say it's a great pain to do this to get the slight relief. Rock then looks around, and says they've drugged a child to use her powers, and messed around with a substance they don't know about to save their friends life. Mantis says that the child is unharmed. Rock looks at them with hatred, and says their out for their own goal.

This talk continues until Mantis says they're going to find his vices, and Rock says he's been going through withdrawls from smoking. Mantis offers him a cigarette, and Rock says 'Rock' doesn't smoke. Mantis says nobody that knows Rock is here, and he says that they're most likely thowing themselves at their door.

Mantis and Cockroach leave, and Rock says to Centipede that they're going to underestimate them and at least of of them will die and be really pissed off. Centipede says that if Rock finds a way that will do this better, he'll take it and that Mantis needs an excuse to do what she wants.

Cockroach takes a plate and begins eating it as he says he can see the other four CEO's from the window gallery, and we cut back to the four CEOs.

The CEOs offer themselves in, and the guard only tries to take Semblance. Semblance begins acting, pretending that the others gave her in for a bounty. Semblance asks where they're prize is, and the guard says their not wanted anymore. The guard calls for upper management and that bingo is still on for 11. The group waits for Mantis to arrive, before everyone but Semblance leave to go try to talk to Pythia. Semblance asks to see Rock, and Mantis says that Rock is working with them now.

We then go back to the rest of the CEOs, where Halberd smacks his head into a wall to knock the guard out. Halberd asks how to wake up an oracle, and Katze says to try to sing. Katze tries to sing and ends out singing Backstreet Boys. They try opening the guards eyes, and wakes up Pythia. She asks if she's in a dream, and they tell her she's not dreaming. She notices that she's at the temple, and says that the board told her to not tell anyone about what's going on inside the temple and she doesn't want to be bad.

Halberd says their worried about his friend getting hurt, and Pythia says that their friend will not be hurt in a couple of days. Katze asks if her predictions were ever wrong, and Pythia says she's only been wrong once.

Katze asks if she knows what's going to happen to herself, and Pythia says she can't tell what will happen to herself.

Halberd says since it's a dream, she can do whatever she want. She tries to leave and fails. Halberd says Invera tried to get Pythia out, and Pythia says she can try to see Invera's future.

Eventually, after a while of talking, Pythia gets Halberd to smack his head against the guard's head. Halberd, after seeing all his memories at once, gains the ability to see six seconds into the future.

Halberd is suddenly in a dark room with purple smoke, barely able to breathe or see, and then is pulled back to where he is. Alongside his double vision and his eyes glowing blue, he gains the ability to talk to Pythia when she is awake

Katze kisses Kalkydra to distract the guards, (And Para rolls a Nat20 to carry) and Halberd is able to slip right by the two guards. He heads into the temple area, and asks Pythia where she is. She says she's in a dark room with purple mist. Halberd searches the aresa before hiding from someone else enterning the room.

We go back to Katze and Kalkydra who are done kissing, and they slink to the side of the building and climb up, finding it guarded. The put the two in a sleep hold, knocking them out cold.

The two enter an elevator, and Katze is flung out into the dark as Kalkydra hangs on, before he's dropped off on a random floor. And Katze wakes up to a ancient Sarkaz blood ritual.