[20:32] [Day: Saturday. Time: 11:54 P.M.] [20:33] [After a trip to Harlem earlier today, MC gained 3 tablets to Julian's realm from their Wolf-friend, Althor, who explained that they could only be used at midnight. Of couse, he didn't tell them how to use the things, but hopefully, that's not important.] [20:33] ( Three? ) [20:33] [There's a few minutes left before MC goes to hell. Woo.] [20:33] ( Yup ) [20:34] [Session Start] [20:34] ( Road trip to hell and everybody's invited! ) [20:34] * Chelsea takes the tablets out and looks them over. [20:35] [They're blue-green and very tablety. Chelsea notices that they're shaped so that they can be fitted together to make a circle.] [20:35] *** Pocky-kun has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [20:35] * Chelsea smirks. "Simple enough." [20:36] * Norii eyes the tablets, and tries to remember anything useful about such items. [20:36] * Chelsea makes sure there's no writing saying something like 'do not put these together to form a circle'. [20:36] * Mei-Yin keeps a careful eye on Sai. [20:36] Geez, I've been slacking off on my mystical studies. Damn bio. [20:37] [Chelsea notices what looks like "made in Taiwan" on the back on one, but upon further inspection, it's actually markings she's never seen before] [20:38] ( Shiggy! ) [20:38] [Before long, midnight approaches.] [20:38] (Curse you, genes that make me give up on Tetris. :P) [20:39] *** RDMgryphon has joined #besm [20:39] (Erm, refuse to. ^^ Dame won that game fair and square, though I was rushing at the end.) [20:39] ( Go ahead and play Tetris if you'd rather :P ) [20:39] ( Don't you dare. ) [20:39] (I just finished my game and you're kicking me out? ;_;) [20:39] Okay, guys. It's time. More or less. [20:39] ( No, but I'm not going to wait either :P ) [20:40] Ok. Let's go. [20:40] (I didn't expect you to. ^_^) [20:40] * Shigeru nods. [20:40] Alright. [20:40] * Mei-Yin stands up. [20:40] * Chelsea looks at the clock and starts fitting the pieces together. "Now, someone really ought to make one of the obvious jokes before we get underway." [20:41] * Sai blinks. "Like what?" [20:41] Oh, there are so many to choose from.. [20:41] It's 6751 miles to Hell. We've got three transport crystals, half a clip of holy bullets, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. [20:41] [The pieces fit into a perfect circle. At exactly midnight, the piece begins to glow with a funky rainbow light.] [20:42] Though we're not really wearing sunglasses. [20:42] That can be arranged. [20:42] Hey! I've got two clips! [20:42] * Eoi just stares at Mei-Yin [20:42] Er...right. [20:42] Give or take. [20:42] [Everyone make a soul roll] [20:42] 2d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6) and gets 7. [20:42] 2d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 5. [20:42] 2d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "God hates you, and so do I." [20:42] 2d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6) and gets 5. [20:42] d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (d6) and gets 3. [20:42] * Chelsea blinks at Mei and snickers. "Excellent. Simply excellent." [20:42] ( ... ) [20:42] ( ;_; ) [20:42] 2d6 [20:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6) and gets 6. [20:42] (Sai, you suck! :P) [20:42] ( You go to hell! You go to hell and your die! ) [20:43] ( ::happydances:: ) [20:43] * Mei-Yin smirks at Eoi. [20:43] ( ...wow. Poor Sai. ;_; ) [20:43] WEll what _else_ am I supposed to do with my nights? [20:43] ( Huh ) [20:43] Shigeru hasn't asked me out, so I watch movies. Lots of them. [20:44] [Sai feels a light pain as the rainbow light begins to engulf you all. Suddenly, you're all falling] [20:44] *** RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [20:44] Uhn? [20:44] * Shigeru sweatdrops, then starts falling. "Oh, this again." [20:44] * Mei-Yin grabs Shigeru! [20:44] Yipe! [20:44] ( At least it's not through the floor this time :P ) [20:45] * Shigeru really should have seen that coming. :P [20:45] * Chelsea frowns. "I wonder if this is how one allways travels between dimensions?" [20:45] * Mei-Yin will take any excuse. [20:45] * Norii spreads her arms and tumbles. [20:46] Again? Is this gonna hurt? [20:46] Didn't last time. Then again, we weren't going to hell last time. I think. [20:47] Eh. Can't be any rougher than the other direction. [20:47] Well, we'll see at the end of the trip, I suppose. Assuming, of course, that there *is* an end, and this isn't some trap that's banished us to somewhere or other. [20:47] [When it ends, MC finds itself in a large marble room, with pillars reaching up to a ceiling no less than 30 ft. high. It's very bright. In the center is a table, cluttered with various things.] [20:47] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Quit: ) [20:47] [Eoi suddenly glows with a pink light.] [20:47] ( Oro? ) [20:47] (...) [20:48] * Mei-Yin fails to let go of Shigeru. [20:48] [When the light ends, a Kirby plushie holding a naginata smiles happily from where Eoi just was.] [20:48] * Shigeru looks up and around, then blinks at Eoi. "Hey, are you- never mind." [20:48] * Norii looks at aforementioned various things. [20:48] * Sai blinks at Eoi. "What in the world..." [20:48] * Chelsea looks around, ignoring the plushification of Eoi. She approaches the table and has a look at it's contents. [20:48] (You just had to do that, didn't you?) [20:48] * Sai rubs his eyes, then looks at the plushie again. [20:48] ( ...MY GIMMICK! MINE! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT! ) [20:49] * Shigeru picks up the plushie and looks it over. [20:49] I'm NOT seeing things. [20:49] I... suppose Hell doesn't like priests? [20:49] *** Yon has joined #besm [20:49] [As MC approaches the table, a set of double-doors opens, and two stone-skinned, 8-ft. men wearing Roman-ish armor and carrying spears step in. "What's going on in here?"] [20:49] *** Sai has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [20:50] *** Yon is now known as Sai [20:50] Chel? [20:50] * Shigeru frowns slightly. "Well, it's Eoi. ... Anyone want to carry him?" [20:50] ( Sorry dude. Kirby's been a part of MC a lot longer than your game's even been running. ) [20:50] * Sai turns and eyes the guards warily. [20:50] *** Kirby is now known as Guard [20:50] * Chelsea looks up. "Ah, hello. I'm here to see Julian? I hope I haven't got the wrong address." [20:51] * Guard points his spear at the group. "Humans. What are humans doing here?" [20:52] Just visiting. [20:52] [Julian walks in between the guards. He seems surprised, but quickly regains composure. "It's alright. They're guests."] [20:52] *** Spare is now known as Julian [20:53] * Chelsea smiles, apparently genuinely. "Julian, hi." [20:53] * Sai looks over at Julian and "hm's" [20:54] * Julian nods politely. He looks to the guards. "Leave us." [20:54] * Guard nods and exits with his companion. [20:54] * Shigeru keeps his eyes on Julian. [20:54] * Mei-Yin watches Julian warily. [20:54] *** Guard is now known as KirbyW [20:54] *** KirbyW is now known as Kirby [20:54] ( How cute is he? ) [20:55] ( Pause a sec ) [20:57] [Unpause] [20:57] * Julian looks very much like a human, aside from the white skin, black lips, black clothes, and many many earings. He might even be a goth. Well, except for the bat-wings on his back. [20:57] ( Eh. ) [20:58] ( The bat wings aren't goth? ) [20:58] * Shigeru relaxes a bit. [20:58] ( No :p ) [20:59] I see Althor managed to get the key to you. I'm glad you decided to come. [20:59] * Mei-Yin shuffles over slightly to get between Shigeru and Julian. [21:00] * Norii glances over at Mei-Yin, puzzled. [21:00] * Chelsea nods. "Of course I came, Julian." She smirks. "So, how've you been? Keeping out of trouble, I hope?" [21:00] * Julian raises an eyebrow, but ignores it. He says again to Chelsea. "I'm amazed at the powerful bonds you humans have. I can't believe they chose to come with you. ... Unless you forced them." [21:01] How've I been...? [21:01] * Julian thinks a bit, and chuckles. "I suppose you could say I've been well. In as much as I can be." [21:02] * Chelsea nods. "Of course, of course. And no, they all came willingly. They are... well, nevermind." [21:03] I think I understand. I was human once, too. [21:04] There's probably enough for them, too, so no harm done. Probably. [21:05] * Shigeru blinks. [21:05] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "Enough of what, pray tell?" [21:05] * Sai frowns at Julian. [21:05] Oh, like there wasn't going to be a catch. ^^_v [21:06] * Julian blinks at Chelsea. "Enough Phoenix Fire. You know, to bring you back to life." [21:06] Yup. There's a catch. [21:06] ...back to life. We're dead? [21:06] * Chelsea blinks and shakes her head as it sinks in. "The artifact. It killed us." [21:06] ... [21:06] Well, not completely. [21:06] So we're only sorta dead? [21:06] * Chelsea begins laughing, a rather musical sound, really. [21:07] Right. [21:07] * Mei-Yin boggles. [21:07] * Shigeru checks that off on his Times Chelsea Really Laughs list. [21:07] What's with all the people that can see me? [21:07] You're technically dead. But... Didn't Althor explain this to you? [21:07] No. [21:07] * Chelsea calms down enough to say "No, he neglected to mention that." [21:07] I go for twenty one years without meeting a person who really notices me, and suddenly everybody can. [21:08] * Julian shrugs at Mei-Yin. "Don't know what you're talking about. I see you, plain as anything." He turns back to Chelsea. "As I was saying, technically, you're dead, but it's a state you can get back from." [21:09] If you get the Phoenix Fire in time. [21:09] Hmm. [21:09] In time. [21:09] * Julian nods. "That's right." [21:09] * Mei-Yin starts shaking. [21:09] * Chelsea nods. "Well, that's fortunate, I suppose." [21:09] * Shigeru studies the Eoi/Kirby plushie thoughtfully. [21:10] * Kirby smiles at Shigeru. ^_^ [21:10] * Shigeru blinks and looks over at Mei. "Are you all- no, that would be a stupid question." [21:10] ... [21:11] * Chelsea rubs the back of her neck, frowning. [21:11] ( /me almost forgets for a second that he's not playing Hikaru and nearly makes a comment about findin Kojiro to beat him up again. ) [21:11] In any event, I've come up with a theory for a cure for you, sister. [21:11] * Shigeru puts a hand on Mei-Yin's shoulder. "We'll get the fire in time, all right? Don't worry about it." [21:11] * Sai folds his arms. "So how much time do we have?" [21:12] * Chelsea nods. "Well, that's lucky. What'd you have in mind?" [21:12] About two weeks. It's only a two day journey, so you have plenty of time. [21:12] The bigger problem is if there's not enough. [21:12] Great. [21:13] Just that, the Phoenix Fire can revive humans. [21:13] * Norii quirks an eyebrow. [21:13] If you use it to come back to life, you may just come back fully human. [21:14] ... [21:14] Let's go. [21:14] * Shigeru nods. [21:14] * Mei-Yin is still shaking slightly. [21:14] Not so fast. [21:15] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "That's all, eh? Simple. I like it. There must be something more to it." [21:16] The Phoenix Fire can only be obtained in the fires of Mount Doom, deep in the land of Moredark. If you go there now, unprepared, you may not be able to make it. And if you die as you are, your souls are essentially destroyed. [21:16] * Mei-Yin twitches. [21:16] * Shigeru mutters something about soul destruction. [21:16] ... [21:17] ...More...dark? *snerk* [21:17] I'll kill him. [21:17] And there is, in fact, more to it, sister. [21:17] Again and again and again. [21:17] Mount Doom in... Julian, please tell me *you* didn't name it that. Please? [21:17] Our "grandparents" have returned. As it is, I'm currently fighting a war. [21:18] Of course not. [21:18] Sarumon named it. He's the ruler there, after all. [21:18] * Shigeru facepalms. [21:18] * Mei-Yin growls incoherently. [21:19] * Sai looks at the reactions being displayed and scratches his head. "I must be missing something here." [21:19] * Chelsea looks sad, but quickly replaces it with a neutral expression. "Our... of course. Do you suppose we could assist you in this war, or is it a bit beyond out league?" [21:21] * Julian blinks. "Are you sure? I had assumed you'd simply come for the fires." [21:21] But if you're serious... Well, my spies tell me they're not alone. Humans are with them. [21:22] Well, while I'd rather get home alive... [21:22] * Shigeru blinks. [21:22] Hey, hold on. I didn't come here to help fight some war in hell. Unless these humans are someone we know, forget it. [21:22] Humans? Do you know anything about them? [21:22] * Chelsea frowns. "Humans. I don't suppose there's any precice descriptions?" [21:22] I suppose you could try to find out who they are, and why they're helping... [21:23] An older Japanese man is among them. There are two others. >From the descriptions, I'd guess bodyguards. [21:23] I suppose we could, yes. I have... a suspicion, but I doubt it'll come to anything. [21:23] And... There's also... [21:24] * Julian looks at Shigeru, eyes widening in realization. "There's also many clones with them. They're descriptions fit his exactly." [21:24] Of course. [21:24] * Chelsea sighs and nods. "Right. So Quentin's in league with my grandparents. Figures." [21:24] * Shigeru curses and tries to smooth his hair, failing miserably. [21:24] ...crap. I guess I'm in after all. [21:25] * Mei-Yin reaches backward and ruffles Shigeru's hair. It's so cute that way. [21:25] ...argh. [21:25] Do you know them? [21:26] We've had a few unpleasant run-ins, yes. [21:26] I see. [21:27] S-types, ahoy. [21:27] * Shigeru sighs. [21:27] Well, you can give us information later. If you want to help out, I'd certainly appreciate it, but don't forget about Mount Doom. [21:27] The journey is only two days, but it'll be a difficult one. [21:27] * Chelsea gestures aimlessly. "But come. You were speaking of preparing to go to... Mount Doom." (she says it like it hurts in her mouth) "What does that entail, exactly?" [21:28] Just as long as we don't have to carry a ring with us. [21:28] * Julian nods. "I have scholars you can talk to for information about Mount Doom, and men who can train you to fight the denizens you'll encounter." [21:29] And if you like, you can go into town and check out the bazaar. [21:29] * Chelsea nods. "That's lucky." [21:29] Mmm. [21:29] Bazaar? How nice. Do they accept platinum cards? [21:29] No. [21:30] * Chelsea nods. "Didn't think so." [21:30] Eh. Debit cards rock. [21:30] They barter in... well, let's call it "aspects" of yourselves. [21:30] ... [21:30] * Shigeru blinks. "Aspects?" [21:30] * Sai shudders. [21:30] They deal in souls. [21:30] If you go, be careful. Or you might accidently sell your soul. [21:30] Some of them, yes. [21:31] Some will settle for, say, a year off the end of your life. [21:31] Or most anything, really. [21:31] * Chelsea frowns. "I'm... not so sure about giving any of myself up. Well, except for that part which I came here to get rid of. I don't suppose you have any souls you could spare me?" [21:31] * Shigeru resists the urge to thwap Chelsea upside the head. [21:31] We don't have the largest bazaar here, but we get a few traders. [21:32] Worth a look, though it's hard to believe there will be much I'd spend on. [21:32] * Julian shakes his head. "No. In fact, we're one of the few hells that have laws protecting humans." [21:32] * Sai raises an eyebrow at that. "You're rather unconventional demons." [21:33] *** Ciara is now known as CiAway [21:33] I can't think of anything I'd want to give up. [21:33] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow and smirks. "Is that so? How good of you, Julian." [21:33] * Shigeru snerks. "When I die for good, remind me to come here." [21:33] * Julian nods at Sai. "Because I'm one of the few demons that was once a human." [21:34] Interesting. Though one wonders how you get away with that. [21:34] And if we can't defeat the true Taltosh clan, there won't be a "here" when you get back. [21:34] Careful negotiations. And intimidation. [21:36] * Shigeru adjusts his glasses as he thinks this over. [21:36] * Chelsea smirks. "Oh, come, brother. Of course we can defeat them. It's only a few million demon warriors and mind-killing clones, how tough could they be?" [21:37] *** Chamelaeon has joined #BESM [21:37] ... [21:37] * Mei-Yin leans back and whispers to Shigeru, "And they call _me_ crazy?" [21:37] In any event, if you go to the bazaar, be careful. There are some very useful things there, but watch that you aren't swindled. [21:37] * Shigeru grins at Mei. "Yes." [21:38] * Julian frowns at Chelsea. "Very." [21:38] I don't know what these clones can even do yet. [21:38] So far the war's mostly been a few skirmishes on the border, but it'll come to a full-scale battle very soon. [21:38] Read your mind. Possibly destroy souls. [21:39] * Chelsea rolls her eyes. "I know, Julian. I was being... nevermind." She frowns. "As for what the clones can do, we can likely shed some light on that." [21:39] Well... against us they haven't done well. But they could make nasty spies. [21:40] * Julian frowns. "Spies are... Well, I don't like to say it, but our army is much smaller than theirs. If it comes to a full battler, we'll have to rely on strategy." [21:40] Mind readers could present a major threat. [21:41] * Chelsea nods. "There are ways to counteract it, but I don't know much about them, I'm afraid. Our enemy does, of course." [21:42] * Julian frowns. [21:42] I'm going to need to speak with my generals... Do you have anything else to ask me before I leave? [21:43] Hm. I have a few more questions, but they're minor things that can wait. We should probably discuss the s-types further, as well, but I suppose that can wait, too." [21:43] We need to get moving. [21:43] Training, shopping, traveling, whatever. [21:43] We don't have a whole lot of time. [21:44] * Julian nods. "Very well. I'll meet with you again later." [21:44] Oh. How do I get in contact with you if I need to, Julian? Also, where will we be staying while we're in your pretty little corner of hell? [21:45] I would suggest you spend the rest of the day here preparing, but that's up to you. If you need rooms, I'll have them prepared. [21:46] * Chelsea nods. "That would be best, thank you." [21:46] Preparing, huh. [21:47] * Julian hands Chelsea what looks like a phone, but with an ear on one end and a mouth on the other. "Talk into this if you need to contact me." [21:47] * Shigeru looks at the phone and shudders slightly. [21:47] * Mei-Yin goes slightly green. [21:47] * Chelsea eyes the... thing. "...of course." She tucks it away in a pocket. [21:47] Ugh. [21:48] [The phone speaks. "What? You ain't picture per-fekt yourselves, bubs."] [21:48] *** Kirby is now known as Phone [21:48] If you'll excuse me... [21:48] * Julian makes his way out of the room. [21:48] *** Julian is now known as Kirby [21:48] *** Mechalink has quit IRC (Quit: Line. x.x ) [21:48] * Shigeru shakes his head. [21:49] Dammit all. [21:50] *** CiAway is now known as Ciara [21:50] * Chelsea rubs the back of her neck and sighs exasperatedly. "...so." [21:50] Shopping or training? [21:50] Training would be free, I assume. [21:50] ...yeah. [21:51] Though it might be nice to see what was available. [21:51] [How long you guys gonna spend here?] [21:51] * Shigeru nods and grins. "Still, we're college students. How can we turn down something free?" [21:51] I think I'll do some shopping, myself. It'd be nice to have a present for my grandparents. [21:51] * Sai shrugs. "I don't have anything to offer the traders. I say training." [21:51] I want to look, at least. See what's out there. [21:52] I don't know what I'd give for it, but... [21:52] Okay. Take a look, then train? [21:52] ( pause ) [21:58] [Unpause] [21:58] Fine. I guess we might as well look. [21:58] * Chelsea nods. "Alright then." [21:59] ( Ard, delete that out of the log, k? ) [21:59] (Of course.) [22:00] Shall we head to this bazaar, then, or is there anything you'd rather, uh, discuss first? [22:00] Let's go shopping! ^_^ [22:00] * Shigeru nods. [22:01] * Mei-Yin bounces cheerfully on the balls of her feet. [22:01] Heh. Sounds good to me. [22:01] * Shigeru looks over at Mei, then grins and shakes his head. [22:01] * Mei-Yin frowns for a moment. [22:02] * Mei-Yin holds her bookbag out to Shigeru. [22:02] * Chelsea takes another look at the desk, while she's here. [22:02] * Shigeru takes the bag. "Hrm?" [22:03] I don't have a purse, so this'll have to do. ^_^ [22:03] * Mei-Yin smiles happily. [22:03] * Shigeru laughs. "All right. Erm, you think Eoi will be okay in there?" He gestures with the plushie in his other hand. [22:03] Yeah. [22:03] [Chelsea sees some maps and plans. There's a number of them, so it doesn't look like a definate strategy has been formed yet.] [22:03] He'll be fine, I think. [22:04] Okay. Open it for me, will you? [22:04] * Mei-Yin unzips the bookbag and holds it open. [22:04] Funny how his sudden transformation doesn't seem to bother us at all. [22:04] * Shigeru carefully slips Eoi/Kirby in. [22:04] * Mei-Yin zips it up. [22:04] ( his? ) [22:04] * Chelsea looks through them for anything especially noteworthy. [22:04] I figure that there are worse things that can happen to you in Hell. [22:05] I felt some pain when it happened, but... [22:05] ( Ah. ) [22:05] I'm sure it's an interesting experience for him. [22:05] [Chelsea sees a map to Mount Doom. It's pretty much a straight line through a wasteland. [22:05] ] [22:05] I'd ask, but I can't. Already tried. [22:06] I'm sure he enjoys being Kirby. [22:06] * Chelsea sighs again, then straightens and says "Alright, let's go." [22:06] * Norii notices the map. [22:06] * Shigeru nods. [22:06] Hmm. [22:06] * Mei-Yin grabs onto Shigeru's arm and starts walking. ^_^ [22:06] Nobody spend more than they can afford, now! [22:06] [MC leaves the room, finding themselves in a corridor with the castle's gate in front of them. Anyone with architecture realizes that the room they were in was probably the throne room, though it didn't look much like one.] [22:06] * Chelsea eyes Mei-Yin, shakes her head, and heads out the door. [22:07] [A corridor running perpendicular to the gate and throne room, that is.] [22:07] ( Wow, my skill gives me trivial information! Wai! ) [22:07] * Chelsea looks around idly. [22:07] [The two guards from earlier stand outside. They eye the group, but don't say anything.] [22:08] Pardon me - which way to the market? [22:08] [And the castle seems to be made entirely of white marble] [22:08] (Oh, wait. That was Hikaru's skill. ^^;;; Doing it again. ) [22:08] [The guard points to the gate :P] [22:08] ( /me applies his head to his desk. ) [22:08] ( As if a 1 point skill'd be all that useful :P ) [22:09] Of course. But is it right outside? [22:09] * Chelsea keeps heading for the gate, and begins looking around much less obviously. [22:09] * Mei-Yin pulls Shigeru lightly along. [22:09] ( Brett: That's the thing. Trivial information is far more than I'd ever expect to get from it. :P ) [22:09] * Shigeru is pulled, catches up to Mei, and just keeps step with her. [22:09] [The guard gurmbles, and turns to face Norii. "Go forwards and you'll see a sign. Turn left. Can't miss is.] [22:09] Thank you! [22:10] * Norii runs after the group. [22:10] * Sai follows along. [22:12] Huh. Never thought I'd get to see hell. Certainly not like this. [22:12] *** Ciara has quit IRC (Quit: ) [22:12] [If it wasn't for the lava moat, reddish sky, and odd-looking inhabitants, MC might not realize they were in Hell. The town pretty much looks like a large Renaissance [22:12] city. [22:12] ] [22:12] ( Wargh ) [22:12] Huzzah! [22:12] Hmm. Nice. [22:12] Not bad. Especially for Hell. [22:13] I've always wondered how lava moats work. I mean, they have to be magically sustained, right? There's no natural lava moats is there? [22:13] ( /me tries to remember if he was told about the trip to heaven or not... ) [22:13] ( Norii tries to explain the lava moat in Hell logically. I feel bad for her :P ) [22:13] * Chelsea looks for the sign. "You never know, Norii." [22:14] [The drawbridge is lowered across the moat.] [22:14] I don't want to try to apply logic to hell. [22:14] * Norii feels the heat. "Definitely more effective than water." [22:14] Sounds like a plan, Mei. [22:14] * Chelsea continues forward. o/~ [22:14] * Shigeru keeps going, too. Possibly pulling Mei along this time. :P [22:15] [Norii, roll ranged defense[ [22:15] * Mei-Yin walks along happily, letting Shigeru pull her along. [22:15] ( Stupid brackets ;_; ) [22:15] 2d6-2 [22:15] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-2) and gets 8. [22:17] [As the group is crossing, a gator made out of rocks and lava hops out of the... well, lava, like a dolphin. It lands splashing a few drops around. One lands on Norii.] [22:17] Yow! [22:17] * Norii shakes it off as best she can. [22:17] ... [22:17] Norii! You okay? [22:17] * Shigeru blinks at Norii. "You all right?" [22:17] [It comes off easily enough and bounces back into the lava] [22:17] Yah, it just stings. [22:18] * Chelsea turns and blinks. [22:18] ...maybe it's not real lava? [22:18] * Norii rubs her arm. "Dunno - maybe it'll scar, but won't that be a story." [22:19] ( I'm assuming it hurt - correct me if I'm wrong here. ) [22:19] ( Nobody thought to comment on the cute widdle gator? ;_; ) [22:19] ( Just a bit. It's not serious. ) [22:19] ( ... ) [22:19] ( ...no. ) [22:19] (I'm sorry, Amy is not with us.) [22:20] * Norii stares after the... thing. "I wonder if it's carbon-based." [22:20] My Org Chem prof would freak. [22:20] Probably not. [22:20] Probably silicon based, if I have my science fiction and fantasy right. [22:21] Haven't we already talked about not applying logic to Hell? [22:21] Eh. Silicon has too many disadvantages. It's probably more exotic. [22:21] Hey! You gonna go, or what? [22:21] * Chelsea chuckles. "Could be. Now, come on." [22:22] Better hurry, or I'll eat your pants! [22:22] * Chelsea lightly thwaps the phone in her pocket. "You'll do no such thing." [22:22] * Shigeru snerks and walks. [22:22] Ow! [22:22] You did, maybe - logic is a tool, and I refuse to lose it. Or the amusement that can be gained from its absurd application. [22:22] Are you sure you want that thing in that pocket? [22:22] Nothing wrong with having fun. [22:23] Logic is hard, let's go shopping! Teehee! ^_^ [22:23] Would you rather I give it to you, Norii? [22:23] No, that's quite all right. [22:23] ( We're walking... we're walking... ) [22:23] [MC eventually makes its way to the bazaar, where lots of demons are bartering from small booths with other demons.] [22:24] * Chelsea eyes Mei briefly, but shakes it off soon enough. [22:24] * Chelsea immediately looks for a booth selling weapons. [22:24] * Norii browses, trying to figure out what's availible. [22:24] * Mei-Yin looks around for anything... interesting. [22:24] ( Guns! Guns! Guns! ) [22:24] [Mei-Yin sees... hell :P] [22:25] [Chelsea finds one quickly enough.] [22:25] * Shigeru hrms and looks around. [22:25] (Any more of them, or is it just that one?) [22:25] ( There's a bunch. ) [22:26] * Mei-Yin starts wandering around, looking for any shops selling goods that aren't material. Though material things are still interesting. Definitely. [22:26] * Chelsea browses around for one that seems to be selling the best- quality stuff, then. [22:26] [Hawkers are selling weapons, potions, food, unidentifiable things, abstract things, and even one selling jet airliners, just to name a few.] [22:27] [Chelsea can't begin to comprehend what "best quality" is here :P] [22:27] * Shigeru sighs. "I guess this would be easier if I knew what I was looking for." [22:27] * Mei-Yin heads for one of the booths selling "abstract things" [22:27] * Shigeru shrugs and walks after Mei. [22:27] It's called browsing, Shigeru. ^_^ [22:27] *** Kirby is now known as Hawker [22:27] Browsing? Explain this... browsing to me. [22:28] * Sai looks around idly. [22:28] * Chelsea goes looking for a booth selling swords that don't look like they'll fall apart in a stiff wind, then. :P [22:28] * Hawker ignores Mei as she approaches :P [22:28] It's hard to explain. You'll pick it up quickly enough, though. You're a bright boy. [22:28] * Mei-Yin reaches up and ruffles Shigeru's hair. It's so cute! [22:28] ( Oh man. This is gonna be hell to coordinate. I think I'll have to do it in turns. You guys mind? ) [22:28] (Not at all.) [22:28] (Nope.) [22:28] ( No problem. ) [22:29] [Ok. Mei and Shig first, I guess, since they're together.] [22:30] * Hawker looks up at Shig as he approaches He's a chubby little man in a turban with pointed ears and slanted lines where his eyes should be. "Ho! Human! You are to be welcomed, yes? You buy much, yes?" [22:30] ( Add a period in there somewhere. ) [22:31] * Shigeru blinks at the hawker. "Erm, maybe. What do you have?" [22:32] Many things. I have sale on human memory. Belong to Atilla the Hun. You buy, yes? [22:32] Ooooh... Atilla the Hun? What kind of memories? [22:32] (O_o) [22:32] * Shigeru sweatdrops. [22:33] * Hawker realizes Mei is there now. "Ho! More human! I no know what kind. I no use. Keep in good condition, yes? You buy much because of this, yes? [22:33] Mmmmm, I don't think so. [22:33] If you knew what kind of memories, maybe. [22:33] What else do you have? [22:34] No? Perhaps you buy shortness of man named Napoleon, yes? [22:34] I don't need to be shorter, sorry. [22:34] But is very famous shortness! [22:34] * Shigeru shakes his head. [22:34] Make you very popular with the ladies, yes? [22:34] You buy, yes? [22:34] * Mei-Yin GLARES at the hawker. [22:35] I don't _need_ to be popular with the ladies. [22:35] We'll pass, thanks. [22:35] I _am_ a lady. [22:35] Ah! Forgiveness! [22:35] Make you popular with the non-ladies, then! [22:35] You buy now, yes? [22:35] * Shigeru fights the urge to laugh. "No, I don't think so. Have anything else?" [22:35] What I _want_ is a way to control something that I already have. [22:36] Control what you have? I am confused, yes. [22:36] Say someone has a power, yes? [22:36] Maybe special leash? [22:36] Something they can do? [22:36] Oho! A power! [22:36] But they can't control it. [22:37] You want Kusanagi fire, yes? I give good deal! [22:37] ( SNERK. ) [22:37] No, no. Though that _is_ tempting. [22:37] (*falls over*) [22:37] (*snerks*) [22:37] I have a power already. What I want is a way to control it. [22:38] Oho! Self-control book! [22:38] ( Hee ) [22:38] Perhaps. [22:38] I have good book. You buy, yes? [22:38] That depends on if it will help. [22:38] Let's see it. [22:38] ( "Who knows what darkness lies in the hearts of men? The Mei- Yin knows!" ) [22:39] It help! It help plenty! You buy, yes? [22:39] ( ...don't laugh. Mei could probably do that. ) [22:39] (Just watch. Shingo's gonna be in line behind you guys to buy the Kusanagi Fire. :P ) [22:39] ( Heh. ) [22:39] Maybe. Let's see it. [22:39] ( ND: Not laughing. ^^; ) [22:40] * Hawker pulls on a zipper hovering in mid air behind him. He roots around in the hole in the middle of space and pulls out a book entitled. "How to Control Powers in 12 Easy Steps". [22:40] ( Looks back in, sees the Kusanagi fire line, and snerks. ) [22:40] See? I have! I have, and you buy! [22:40] You buy, yes? [22:41] * Mei-Yin holds out her hands. [22:41] Let me see, first. [22:41] Such good book, you buy twice, yes? [22:41] * Hawker holds the book away. "Oh! Nono!" [22:41] Buy first, read later! [22:41] * Shigeru frowns slightly. [22:42] * Mei-Yin quirks an eyebrow. [22:42] And what's the price? [22:43] * Shigeru blinks and shakes his head. [22:43] What you offer? Perhaps your beauty, yes? [22:43] Oh no, not a chance. [22:43] Your beauty for book. Good deal, yes? [22:43] No deal. [22:43] No? Perhaps your intelligence? [22:44] Is very good book. Very useful. [22:44] I don't think so. [22:44] Surely you no expect good book for cheap! [22:44] I don't know how good the book is. [22:44] Is plenty good! [22:44] I don't know if it's even what I really want. [22:45] You want! [22:45] ("Sure! Take my intelligence!" *zap* "...I don't know how to read." ) [22:45] (Hee.) [22:45] You plenty want, yes? [22:45] (You know that'd happen.) [22:45] ( Hee ) [22:45] You ask for book, I show you book! You want! [22:45] The price is all wrong. Too much. [22:46] You no wany book, you no ask for book. [22:46] ( Sell him the ability to not be noticed by anyone. ^.~ ) [22:46] (For the ability to control that ability? What's the point? :P) [22:46] ( Heh. ) [22:46] Then make offer. We deal, yes? Come to agreement. [22:46] ( Nah, just sell it for... a favor. ) [22:46] (Trade the invisibility for the Kusanagi Flames!) [22:46] (I'd be wary of selling a favor to anyone in Hell.) [22:46] Mmmm, I'm not sure what an appropriate offer would be. [22:47] I give you example, yes? [22:47] Go ahead. [22:47] ( No, sell the power in exchange for a favor. :P ) [22:47] You sell awareness, yes? [22:47] Maybe you sell years off life? [22:47] Take from end, you no miss much. [22:48] Hmmm... no, I don't think I want to give that up. Years of life... maybe. What about skills? I'm good with animals. [22:48] No need animal skills. Ask flower lady. Two booths down. [22:48] ( Flowers from Hell? ) [22:48] Mmmm, flowers are no good to me. [22:49] Maybe you sell emotion? [22:49] (Dem: Of course. Where do you think Mario's Fireflowers come from?) [22:49] ( Heh. ) [22:50] ( I always assumed it was the result of all the mushrooms he took ) [22:50] Hmmm. Let's back up a bit. [22:50] What's this about years of my life? [22:50] Oh! I take years from end of life. [22:50] Is simple, yes? [22:51] You die sooner, but not until later, yes? [22:51] Mmmm. [22:51] * Mei-Yin looks thoughtful [22:51] Is very good book! [22:51] Bruce Banner buy copy. Be very pleased. [22:52] ( I wonder what they do with them... aside from sell to other people. ) [22:52] ( *falls over again* ) [22:52] * Shigeru frowns. "You probably don't want to do that, Mei." [22:52] How many years? [22:52] Is very good book, so very big price. Fifteen, maybe? [22:52] ( *snerks again* ) [22:53] ( Hee ) [22:53] It's a complete unknown. Half a year. [22:53] Half a year?! Nononono! [22:53] Is ripoff! [22:53] Will no sell for such petty price. [22:54] I give you warrenty, maybe> [22:54] If no work, you bring back, yes? [22:54] But will work, so no need to bring back. [22:54] And what guarantee do I have that you'll even be here? [22:55] I guarentee! I be here! [22:55] * Mei-Yin looks doubtful. [22:55] I be here when you not come back to return good book. [22:55] One year. [22:55] * Shigeru frowns some more and rubs at the back of his neck. [22:56] One year?! Such paltry offering! [22:56] Twelve! You give twelve year! [22:56] Twelve years! Outrageous. That's a fifth of my expected life. [22:56] How about sight? Will you accept that for the book? [22:56] Is very good book! [22:56] Two years. [22:56] Is so good, you no need warenty, but I give anyway! [22:57] Sight? I accept. [22:57] * Mei-Yin goggles at Shigeru. [22:57] NO! [22:57] With the warranty. [22:57] With warranty that you no need, yes. [22:57] * Shigeru looks over at Mei. "I'll be fine." [22:57] You'll never be able to see again! [22:58] * Shigeru smiles. "Sure I will." [22:58] ( Good god, Ard. ) [22:58] (I didn't do it! He did!) [22:58] ( ;_; ) [22:58] ( Why don't you just say "Sore wa...", Ard? :P ) [22:59] (I don't like that phrase. :P) [22:59] * Mei-Yin just gapes at Shigeru. [22:59] You sell ten years if you prefer. [22:59] But no go lower! [22:59] I don't think so. [23:00] ( Bah. JUst sell enough years off your life so that the two of you will die at the same time. :P ) [23:00] (Dem, they don't KNOW how long they have. That's the point. :P ) [23:00] ( No worrying about widowing or... whatever the male equivalent is ) [23:00] ( Heh ) [23:00] If you insist. I no rip you off. [23:00] ( Widowing, Dem. Women become widows, men become widowers. ) [23:00] * Shigeru turns to the hawker. "My eyesight for the book and the warranty. And you'd better not be lying to us." [23:00] ( Ah. ) [23:00] You have warranty you no need, yes? [23:00] I no lie! [23:01] I no never lie! [23:01] ... [23:01] ( Whoo! Double negatives! ) [23:01] Is good book! Is good book that works! I sell good goods! [23:01] You trade sight, yes? We have deal? [23:02] * Shigeru nods. "Physical sight, yes." [23:02] Yes. Physical sight from physical eye. [23:02] We have deal? [23:02] And only mine. Yes. [23:02] Yes yes. [23:02] ... [23:03] * Hawker holds out the book. [23:03] * Shigeru takes it. [23:03] ( Oh, boy. ) [23:03] ( That's what I'm sayin' ) [23:03] [As soon as Shig has a hold of it, he goes blind.] [23:03] ... [23:04] Thank you! Come again! [23:04] * Shigeru sighs. "Well, this time it's permanent." He holds the book in Mei's general direction. [23:04] (Shig, you crazy freak.) [23:04] (*smacks Shigeru*) [23:04] * Mei-Yin runs forward and grabs Shigeru in a big hug, crying into his chest. [23:04] Ack! [23:04] ( I think you can go to the next person/persons. ) [23:04] * Shigeru staggers back, but remains standing. [23:05] ( Who wants to go next? ) [23:06] *** Demotafk has joined #BESM [23:06] ( shrug ) [23:06] ( ... Answers are good :P ) [23:06] ( I may as well. ) [23:06] ( K ) [23:06] [Now following: Norii] [23:06] *** Demota has quit IRC (SVSKilled: GHOST command used by Demotafk ) [23:07] *** Demotafk is now known as Demota [23:07] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [23:07] ( whoops ) [23:07] *** Demota sets mode: -o Demota [23:08] [All around Norii, people are trading for all sorts of things.] [23:08] ( Wonder if Mei-Yin's going to sell years off her life to get Shigeru's sight back. ) [23:08] * Norii pokes her nose in many stalls - there's not a lot she's really interested in, though a good pistol or a complete genome of the right demon might be useful... [23:08] (That'd be a stupid move, I think. :P) [23:08] [Norii comes across a gun shop.] [23:09] Joy... [23:09] * Norii browses. [23:10] * Hawker is a one armed man waring nothing but a pair of fuzzy shorts this time. And by one armed, I mean the arm comes from the center of his chest. "Yeah? Can I get ya something?" [23:10] *** Mechalink has joined #besm [23:10] I'm just looking, though I surely wouldn't mind upgrading. [23:11] * Norii pulls out her pistol in a deliberate, non-threatening way. [23:11] Upgrading? Let's see whatcha got. [23:11] Can't really hold anything much bigger, and I'm no good with two guns. [23:11] * Hawker inspects the gun. "Hmm..." [23:12] Oh, and don't pull out that clip. [23:12] * Hawker takes the gun in his hand and peers at it. "I can probably do something with this if you like. What've you got to trade?" [23:13] Not a lot... I actually ended up here by accident so I didn't bring anything to barter with. [23:13] Hrm. [23:13] * Hawker hands the gun back to Norii. "Don't mean to be rude, but I can't do nothin' for free." [23:13] * Norii nods. [23:14] I certainly understand. What sorts of things do you trade in? [23:15] Weapons, pretty much. Mostly ranged ones. For trading, I like metal things. I'll accept some things like emotions, but I'm not as big on that as the other merchants around here. [23:15] But metal I can use to make better weapons. [23:15] Metal, huh. [23:16] * Hawker nods. [23:16] Heh. My PDA is metal, but there's not a lot to it. [23:16] My glasses frames, of course, but I kind of need them. [23:17] Hrm... Well, like I said, I don't limit myself to metal. [23:17] ( Sell him cavity fillings! ) [23:17] It's just what I prefer dealing in. And material goods. [23:17] I leave the soul bartering to the others. [23:18] And of course there's this pistol and my clips... though the bullets I have are of various types, including some blessed, and I doubt you're much interested. [23:18] * Hawker shrugs. "Don't mind." [23:19] I'm not really a demon, but you probably guessed that already. [23:19] Material goods. *grimace* Unless you have some way to pick up stuff from earth... [23:19] I'm sure I could do something with blessed bullets. [23:20] I could talk to my friends, maybe teleport it in, but... [23:20] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [23:20] Man, I hate to give them up - I don't know what I'm going to run into in the next week or so. [23:21] But what would they be worth to you? [23:21] * Hawker shrugs. "Well, it's not like I'm forcing ya. Take your time." [23:21] Got... a little less than two clips of them. [23:21] Dunno. Maybe I could make your gun pack more of a punch. [23:21] Would that take very long? [23:22] Nah. [23:22] Just how would you modify it? [23:22] I could have it done in an hour or so. [23:22] With a hammer, of course. [23:22] Ha, ha. [23:23] I mean, what would you do to it? [23:24] Get the hammer... er, the gun's hammer, that is, to impact harder, sending the bullet out faster, and causing more damage. [23:25] ( ...wow, that made no sense at all. ) [23:25] (You're in hell. Stop applying logic. :P) [23:25] ( c.c ) [23:25] ( Wanna bet? :P ) [23:25] ( JUst say it's a magic gun. ) [23:25] That's a little... strange sounding. [23:26] * Hawker blinks. "Think so? It's a pretty normal procedure." [23:26] Normally you wouldn't think of the hammer really imparting any momentum to the bullet... [23:26] ...but then, maybe your guns work differently. [23:27] * Hawker shrugs. "Works fine for my other customers." [23:27] Huh. And this increased velocity wouldn't cause wear problems? [23:27] Nah [23:29] ...sure, why not? [23:29] Alrighty. [23:29] ( Can I move on? ) [23:29] I'd like to hold onto about a half-clip of my blessed ammo... I do have a sliver-tipped clip in here, though. [23:30] ( A half clip. I told you. ) [23:30] So you're offering half of the blessed, and the silver, then? [23:30] A full clip of each. [23:30] * Hawker nods. "Alrighty." [23:30] ( And now I can move on :P ) [23:30] * Norii pulls them out. [23:31] ^^_v [23:31] ( Who's next? ) [23:31] ( The plushie! The plushie! ) [23:31] ( o_O ) [23:31] ( Brett: http://www.themarksman.com/gunbasics.html [23:31] ( That's got a fun animated .gif showing how a bullet works. ^^; ) [23:31] ( I guess I'll go next. Unless Sai's gonna buy something? ) [23:32] [The plushie smiles happily.] [23:32] ( Alright. Who's next? ) [23:32] ( Chelsea it is. ) [23:32] [Chelsea - live on cam 3!] [23:33] * Chelsea (smiles for the camera!) [23:33] * Chelsea looks around at some of the weapons dealers and picks one almost at random. [23:34] * Hawker at Chelsea as she approaches. He looks like bear with an elephant's head and a preying mantis' claws. [23:35] G'day. [23:36] Hi. I'm going to be fighting my grandparents as they lead the armies of the Logrus clan against this realm next week. I was thinking it might be good to pick up a new sword first. Any deals you can offer me? [23:36] The Logrus clan?! [23:37] Maybe. [23:37] Hmm... Well, perhaps I can help. But you never bought from me, got it? [23:37] Of course not. [23:38] * Hawker nods. "Very well. What kinda sword?" [23:41] * Hawker taps his foot. [23:41] * Chelsea looks thoughtful. "A heavy rapier would be best. At least thirty-five inches of blade, a decent guard, and a comfortable grip. Preferably something enchanted, possibly something speciffically to kill demons, if that sort of thing is done." [23:42] "Demons" Is a pretty encompassing term. [23:43] You mean... you know, "them"? [23:43] *** RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [23:44] ...yes, 'them'. I'll be fighting 'them', and it'd make me a lot happier if I could kill 'them' while I was at it. [23:44] Well, I can rig up something, but it's kind of... Well, let me put it this way, it's not easy to do. [23:44] Now I CAN do it for you, but it won't be cheap. [23:45] Hm. How expensive are we talking about, exactly? [23:46] How effective do you want it? [23:47] The material components wouldn't be too much. [23:47] Anything more effective than the plain steel I carry now would be teriffic, really. How powerful can it get? [23:48] Very. Probably, as powerful as you can afford. [23:48] Oh, and as to the material components... can you just enchant the sword I have now? [23:49] I can. But obviously, that means there won't be any improvements in the steel. [23:51] Obviously. Hmmm. [23:52] *** Mechalink has quit IRC (Quit: Line. BRB. ) [23:52] * Chelsea draws her rapier and presents it to the hawker. "Just for conversation purposes, how much could you do with this? And how much better would a sword forged by you be?" [23:52] Depends on what you're willing to give up. [23:53] It's good steel, I admit. Not the best I could get you, but it'd do. [23:53] But the enchantments are only as good as what you put into them. [23:54] Naturally. So, let's start figuring out a price, hm? How much to give this sword a moderately powerful enchantment of the sort we discussed. [23:54] (+?) [23:54] Well, if that's all it did, maybe an emotion. [23:55] Perhaps an important memory. [23:56] You could sell your health, maybe. [23:58] My health, hm? Are we talking lifespan or some more esoteric measurement? [23:59] Either or. [23:59] A lot of traders deal in years off the end of your life. [23:59] But I like to avoid that. [23:59] It doesn't make for a powerful weapon, you see. [23:59] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "Ah." [00:00] The weapon is only as powerful as what you put into it. [00:00] Hmmmm. I'm part demon... how much do you think you could do with that? [00:00] Although I keep 1/10 of whatever you sell for my services. [00:01] Hmm... Plenty. Putting your humanity into a weapon would make it quite powerful. [00:02] * Chelsea shakes her head. "I was referring to using the demonic aspect." [00:02] Oh. Are you looking forwards to becoming a demon? [00:03] I actually haven't decided, yet, but I'm leaning more away from it. I never really asked for it, you see. [00:03] Ah. [00:03] Well, then it may not be a good idea. [00:04] *** Mechalink has joined #besm [00:04] You see, if you put something you want to get rid of into the weapon, you may actually make it worse. [00:05] * Chelsea hums. "Back to, say, emotions, then. If I were to invest an emotion into a weapon, would I still do me some good while in the weapon? How would all that work?" [00:05] (Gah. BRB.) [00:05] (*dashes*) [00:05] Hmm... Well... Let's say you put anger into the weapon. [00:05] ( pause ) [00:06] *** KaiGomi has joined #besm [00:08] ( Need to go sleep pretty soon here. ) [00:08] ( I need to go now, pretty much. but then, I'm done for now, so it doesn't matter. ) [00:09] ( Yeah. I guess I'll end it after this, so you guys can go. ) [00:09] ( Friday? ) [00:09] ( Yeah ) [00:09] ( Good. ) [00:09] *** Norii has quit IRC (Quit: ) [00:09] (So I don't get to bump into anything while randomly wandering around? Aw. ) [00:09] (:P) [00:10] ( We'll do you next, Sai :P ) [00:10] ( I meant I'll end it after the bazaar. ) [00:11] ( Oh. ^^; ) [00:11] (Back. Sorry about that. ^_^;) [00:11] ( Unpause ) [00:12] * Chelsea smirks. "Yes, that's a start. So I put my anger in a weapon. What becomes of it?" [00:12] Well, depending on how powerful your anger was, your weapon'd be stronger for it. But you'd lose your abilty to feel anger again. [00:13] *** Mei-Yin is now known as SleepDebugger [00:13] (Night, ND. ) [00:15] * Chelsea frowns contemplatively. "Well, I do have a rather exceptional amount of hatred to work with. ...It'd be rather odd not having it there, anymore." [00:16] Not to mention you probably wouldn't have the will to fight anymore. [00:16] I reccommend using something else, like Love or Desire. [00:16] (Get rid of desire, them go back home and reccomend this place to all the Buddhists you know. :P ) [00:17] ( .... ) [00:17] (*snerk*) [00:18] (Kai: What?) [00:18] ( Hee. ) [00:18] * Chelsea waves dismissively. "I don't think I have enough of those to work with. My desire is almost completely fueled by my hatred, anyway. Everything is." [00:19] Really? Maybe you could try the eternal happiness booth down the block when you're done here. [00:19] But anyhow, it doesn't have to be an emotion. [00:19] ( I don't think I've ever heard that kind of a spin on the Buddhist faith before. And that's a good thing. ^_^ ) [00:19] I could put a minor enchantment on it for, say, the color of your eyes. [00:19] ( Kai: What? Isn't the point to get rid of desire? ) [00:21] ( Don't be offended. I put the ellipse there while I was trying to keep myself from choking as I held down the laugh. ) [00:21] * Chelsea chuckles. "I'd need more than that, I think. Are you sure you can't invest my hate into a sword in such a way that I can still feel it? Some sort of... I don't know, 'emotional bond' or somesuch?" [00:21] ( Okay, whatever. ) [00:21] ( Why hold back laughter? ) [00:21] ( Mom. ) [00:22] Well, I could take a part of it instead, but that just means you wouldn't be capable of feeling so much hatred any more. [00:22] There's no real way to share what you use on the weapon. [00:25] * Chelsea frowns. "Are you sure? I've, uh, heard of weapons having an influence on the mind of the weilder. If the sword was made with my own hatred..." [00:25] Well, there IS a means to do it, but you need a sentient weapon for that. [00:26] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "And how much would that set me back?" [00:27] * Hawker looks thoughtful as he tries to calculate it. "Uhhh..." He gives up. "A lot." [00:27] * Chelsea chuckles. [00:28] *** KaiGomi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [00:30] * Chelsea hums. "How much could you do with, I dunno, a year of my life?" [00:30] Depends. A year of service, or plucking the year right out? [00:31] ( /me yawns. Good grief. ) [00:32] [Chelsea is too be continued. Let's go to Sai] [00:33] ( Okay, I'm awake.) [00:34] [Sai is in the market. All around, people are doing market stuff] [00:34] * Sai wanders around, looking into a booth here and there. [00:35] [Sai sees various things for sale. A Fishwoman trades her dorsal fin for a daisy with a mouth and pointy teeth. She walks off, looking pleased, as the flower tries to bite her.] [00:37] Weird... [00:38] What kind of warped way to do business IS this place? [00:39] ( That's hell for you :P ) [00:40] * Sai continues to randomly poke around. [00:41] [Sai sees many people selling many things. And some people who look like they're selling nothing for something.] [00:43] Huh. I guess the other guys probably didn't buy anything either. [00:43] ( Little does Sai know that... yeah :P ) [00:45] (Bwahaha.) [00:45] ( Erm... Is that it? ) [00:46] (Well, I don't have anything specific that I'm trying to find, so yeah.) [00:46] [Session be ended]