[Day: Tuesday, July 6th. Time: 9:00 a.m.] [After the fight, you were brought to a large room with bunk beds and told not to go anywhere for a while. Since most of you are dead tired anyhow, you probably spent the time catching a four-hour nap.] (The hour wanes as the darkness in my heart waxes, grows strong like a weed in the heart of a garden of roses. Black, all is black.) [Shortly, Ensof comes into the room.] ( Rei? Asanjya's scaring me. ) [Session Start!] (Just getting in touch with my goth roots.) * Ensof comes into the room! * Maria is still asleep! * Chie is still asleep, as she was severely wounded and pretty much used up all her spirit energy in the fight. * Lazar is face down on the floor. The locals probably had hard enough time getting him here, let alone finding a bed that could support his weight. "Hey Ensof." * Asanjya is sitting on the bed, having slept a little and now meditating. Or possibly sleeping sitting up. Her eyes are closed either way. * Rei is back in her body, but her body's sleeping, because as stated, she was dead tired. The fight was spent chatting with the Et'Ada she seems to have adopted as "guardian spirit", as she said, and now her astral form is sitting on the floor and playing solitaire and thankfully not waking anybody up. Well, until Ensof comes in. * SpiritRei looks up and waves the ten she's holding. ~Hi Ensof!~ she calls, her voice echoing in his head. And, accidentally, everyone else's. Well, nobody's perfect. * Maria is still asleep! * Chomei looks down from the top bunk. "Hey Ensof." * Ensof waves. "Hey." * Lazar struggles a bit, and manages to roll himself onto his side, facing Ensof. The stone-on-floor grinding sound is not that loud, but likely not that soothing. * Chie murmers something in her sleep and rolls over. * Asanjya raises one hand rather deliberately and waves. Good job stopping the bad guys. But we were a bit too late. We're always late. What else is new? Yeah. They get... something. No remember name. Was no really listening. * RowynNoJutsu is now known as Rowyn * ChanServ sets mode: +o Rowyn * Brett sets mode: -o Rowyn ~Yeah? What's going on? I woulda helped only I couldn't because it was blocked from spirits, stupid doors in this place, so I probably couldn't help even if I got my body up there, but everyone came out okay, even though nobody really told me anything about it.~ * Ensof paces. "The Star Orb. That ain't good. 'S what brought the gods here, and what lets them stay here for longer that a few days." Okay, well since they were so nice to us, why should we care that he took it? * SpiritRei puts the ten down and flips another three cards. ~So, you're saying the gods are gonna poof if the orb gets destroyed? Why'd he bother?~ * Chie mutters again and makes a few warding motions with her hands. But she's still asleep. ... keep gods here? * Asanjya opens her eyes. They would. But they coulda just destroyed it when they were there. I don't get it. So could keep evil god-type thing here? Like Lucifer? * Chomei hmmms... "That's probably what he's planning." * Asanjya looks to Lazar. "It's the logical assumption." * Ensof stares at Lazar. "Isn't he supposed to not be real? He real. We meet. In league with Dracula. Oh. Well that sucks. Dracula try get Lucifer to earth, then they do many bad things. Supposed to, yeah. Funny how truth is usually stranger than fiction, though. * SpiritRei looks up. ~Uh, about that Judaism thing... Is this a bad time to have a crisis of faith?~ * Asanjya raises an eyebrow. "You're a demon hunter, yet you don't believe in Lucifer?" * Lazar mutters. "Christians right about something, and it need be *that* thing..." Yeah... The Star Orb keeps the gods here, but it can also be used to summon other gods -- or demons, I guess -- to the world. ~Wait, so you're saying that not only can it be used to snatch up the Lord of the Flies, it can summon his whole damned army, too?~ * Chie flops over. "...not the Naginata again... zzz..." Guess so. Don't you feel lucky? * Lazar shrugs. "Is ever good time for crisis of faith?" * Ensof nods. "Yeah. Yeah, it can." Crap. * Asanjya sighs. * SpiritRei scrunches her eyebrows. ~About as lucky as you, yeah. Can you overload it or something?~ I don't think it works that way... * Asanjya pulls a mouldy tome out of her cloak, which is hanging on a bedpost, and begins leafing through it. ~Does anyone know how it really works? Like, is there an off switch? Can one of Chie's brooches or something break it? Does it even break normally? Because if it did, I gotta wonder how it didn't break by now, because people can be awfully clumsy.~ Well, it was kept in a well protected place only gods and high priests were allowed to go. So how the hell did he get there? 2d6-2 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6-2) and gets 5. Yes. Awful many people seem wandering around here. Dmitri and friends... 'm sorry... dinnt mean to break it... * Chomei nods. "And they didn't need permission to enter, apparently." zzz... ... I mean, how hell Dmitri get into evil god cave? * Arsenal has joined #besm * Ensof shrugs. "I dunno. I don't get that either. You can't teleport there, and the Et'Ada keep enough warding and protection spells to keep someone from getting there invisibly, or using an illusion, or whatevel else I can think of. * SpiritRei eyes Chie, gives up, and picks up her deck. She 'walks' into and through Chie's bunk before dumping the entire deck on her face. * Chie snaps awake. "Ow!" * Maria continues sleeping in cardless bliss. Ah, I can't see! ...oh, wait, it's just playing cards on my face. Why are there playing cards on my face? * Chomei looks below him. "Aww, and she's so cute when she's asleep." * Chie plucks the cards off her face and grins back up at Chomei. "What, and I'm not cute when I'm awake?" * SpiritRei grins shamelessly down at Chie. ~Hi! Now listen to Ensof.~ She proceeds to her bag and pulls out a squirgun before grinning somehow *more* evilly, and then breaking the grin by staring up at Chomei. * SpiritRei shakes her fist at Chomei. ~YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!~ Squirt. 'course you are. * Chomei grins, and he can't see Rei, so nyah. :P * Chie puts the cards into a neat pile and idly thumbs through them as she looks at Ensof. "Yo." Then she laughs at Rei. He's allowed to, Rei. In fact, he's encouraged. * Maria wakes up with a start when Rei shouts! And a start is enough to send her into the cieling with a *whump*. "Ow!" * Chie winks. I mean, we get hard time to get in here when with you, and every bad guy and mother get in here no problem. Is very crappy security. * Asanjya flips through her book and pauses. "There." * SpiritRei hears that, and then pouts. ~Aww, she woke up.~ She puts her squirtgun back in her bag. You okay, Maria? No. I don't think I've slept enough. Why's Rei yelling in my head? ~'Cause Chomei's getting all mushy. And Ensof is talking, so we should listen to him for the good of humanity, supernaturality, and general worldness.~ Oh. Should've known. Ensof is mostly right. * Maria goes and smacks Chomei upside his head. "That's for making Rei yell in my head." * Chomei winks back. "Lazar's right. Their security sucks." * Chie flips through cards and looks at Asanjya. "About what?" * Asanjya flips the page. Hey, what was that for! I told you. * SpiritRei nods. ~You shoulda.~ And she jumps up and 'sits' next to Chie, looking at Asanjya. ~Mostly right about what?~ The Orb. It does what he describes, and works on demons as well. * Chie tosses a card at Maria. Okay. At this point I'm going to smile and nod and just assume that that's a bad thing. * Maria catches the card. "Ensof? What about-- eep!" This last as she notices Ensof is here. ~Yeah, but how do you use it? If they don't know how to use it, then maybe they can't, but if they didn't, they coulda just kidnapped a priest or something...~ Works on demons? What? * SpiritRei sighs. ~Hell. Chances are they've already got some Et'Ada help.~ * Asanjya points to a line. "Ye Orb of Stars requireth an ritual of no lesse than ten days, to be performeth when the moon be fulle." Asanjya, why're you talking funny? Oh. So all we have to do is track them down and get it back within the next ten days. Simple, right? Ha. * Chie snorts. * Asanjya peers. "Wait, that's "completeth". Stupid hand-copier errors." * Chomei snerks. 2d6-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6-4) and gets 5. 2d6-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6-4) and gets 3. * SpiritRei puts her chin on her hand and watches. She kicks her feet back and forth, through Chie's bed, not that anyone but Chie can see her, and Chie probably doesn't care. * Maria looks for something to hide behind. * Ensof frowns at Rei. "Damn. If they had help, they could do it. But who would help Dracula?" * Chie doesn't care, really. She's used to this sort of thing. Oh, he's got all kinds of minions. Ambition, for one. * Asanjya flips through the book some more. And, hell, Asahara's probably involved somehow, because when you get down to it, it's always Asahara. Wait, what's Dracula want with this? ~Heh, yeah. Ambition can possess anybody. Demigod or insanely powerful psychic or anyone. But he wouldn't ask it to give up its hold on Victoria for an Et'Ada, I don't think.~ * SpiritRei sounds far too calm for how she normally treats that sort of subject. ~But all he needs to do is promise somebody... You guys look like you have a utopian society, but give me a break. If you left, Ensof, chances are there's other people that aren't happy with how things are being run.~ Dracula use orb to bring Lucifer to earth, Maria. ~Those gods sound awfully demanding, for one.~ He'd prolly just get Victoria again afterwards. * Asanjya blinks. "Uh oh." Hell to Earth. ... that no sound good. Lucifer to earth? ...that's bad, right? ~Um, yeah. He's an evil god of evilness. Not even death, just sin.~ Very bad. And what uh oh, Asanjya? * Asanjya peers closer at the book. Very. With Lucifer come many... all?... demons from Hell. And sin is bad? Okay. All?... but the demons from Hell don't get along together, right? So they'll be fighting each other? * Ensof nods to Rei. "There have been some... But none here. Once you leave you can't come back. Well, normally." Maybe. But they'd be doing it on earth. Not good for earth. ( The Blood War hits the Prime! ) "Ye Star Orbe .." gah. The Star Orb can be made so it loses the ability to summon in another ritual using the Moon Orb and the Blood Orb. * SpiritRei blinks at Ensof, not even wondering how he knows where she is. ~Didn't you come back?~ (Well, unless it's to her sleeping body. He could do that!) Yeah, well, I didn't expect to ever. Can no just step on it? Which sounds good until you realize that the Moon Orb lets werewolves transform whenever they want, and the Blood Orb eliminates nearly all of a vampire's defects. * SpiritRei scratches at the back of her ever so wildly messy hair. ~Oh, fun. Like Dracula isn't invincible enough *already*.~ Oh, that's great. Really great. Who *makes* these things? * Asanjya snaps the book shut. "Which means we are in for some fun times getting the orbs." ... oh, that suck. ( The Orbmeister, of course. ) ... when say 'nearly all' vampyre defects... What 'nearly'? * Asanjya flips open the book again and scans down the page. One moment. ~And, uh. Is there any way a star orb can de-summon something?~ Well... That much I know. Removing the Orb from whoever's controlling it stops the demons or gods from being able to remain long periods of time. If the gods are going to go away in a matter of days, take the star orb away from the vicinity of the deity in place, and the deity should go away, right? They still need blood, Lazar. That appears to be it. Or as Mather puts it, "Ye vampyr of nighte requireth yet thee lifeblood of a human." ... crap. So no can kill with stakes, or by taking off head? * Maria glances back and fourth to those talking, confused. * Asanjya snaps the book shut again. No. ... so no can kill. Or setting it on fire? Or letting the sun come up? No. They are still bound by the law of invitation, however. Hardly any real weakness. If it can't be killed, how're we supposed to win? ... so to get, we need fight invincible vampyres. That just *wonderful*. We not. Well, it's not certain a vampire has it. Just probable. But we have try anyway, since apparently no can just smash Star Orb with big hammer. ~You can get around the lifeblood of a human thing by making everybody supernaturals! Well, you could.~ * Mechalink has joined #besm No. Destroying the orb requires ridiculous amounts of power. Of course. * Maria burries her head in the sheets. Techinically, you could, but who's to say the vampires won't adapt? And most people, well, like staying people. Probably does. I mean, a vampire probably has it. I can't see a vampire giving it up once he did. * Lazar looks over at Ensof. "Since Et'Ada get us into mess, no suppose they willing to donate army to help? * Asanjya nods to Ensof. Uhhh... * Chomei nods. * SpiritRei rolls her eyes. Actually, we should probably leave as soon as you guys can walk. Still persona non grata, I take it? ~Why? They're that ungrateful? I can't even say bye to Rau'Yei?~ * Asanjya looks pointedly at Ensof and stuffs her book back in her cloak. "I must reiterate again the foolishness of doing anything without a contract, god, demon, or human. People are just too willing to resort to chicanery." * Chomei nods. This is just sounding crappier and crappier. ~Are you sure you're not going to be a lawyer, Asanjya? 'Cause I know biology's your field and all, and lawyery is evil, but you're just so good at it.~ Well, is going to be little while, because I no can stand up, and if I no move, we no can move. * Asanjya sweeps her cloak around her. "Biology is my passion. Law is merely a necessity." * Ensof shakes his head at Lazar. "That's no problem; the Et'Ada could get you to the teleporters." Which reminds me. I need to force Interpol into issuing me a contract as soon as this matter is finally and blessedly resolved. * Chie flops back on the bed. "So we're leaving soon, then?" (Some forwarning: I'm pinging at about 30 seconds, so I'm gonna be slow) Can at least wait until I well enough to give few Et'Ada wedgies before leaving? * SpiritRei gives a little astral sigh and picks the cards from Chie's hands. ~I kinda wanted to say bye to Rau'Yei. I mean, not like I made a big difference or anything, or that she'll stop thinking that coppers and silvers are bad and so are outsiders, but I kinda liked her.~ * Asanjya narrows her eyes. "Not soon enough for my tastes. The Et'Ada lack any viable form of social grace or gratitude. Were it not for the rest of the world I would gladly see the city burn." I don't see why we can't come back and pay it a proper visit later. * Chomei grins. Not a bad idea. I am not above a little extortion. I'd just as soon never see it again. And you two are scaring me. * SpiritRei shuffles cards. I'm just fooling with you, really. * Chie smiles tiredly. "Yeah, I know." * Asanjya sits on the bed and rubs her staff lightly. "I am not." I know that, too. You know all of us, don't you? I'm getting there. You guys know me better than anyone else, after all. Yeah, I know. Ha. * Chie slowly stands up and stretches gingerly. "Ow. Really did a number on me back there." Agree. Don't hurt yourself. That really hurt. * Lazar rolls over onto his back with a THUD. I'll be all right. (slight wince) ...eventually. Tell ya what, I'll see if I can find a healer for you guys. That would be fantastic. One that won't try to kill us? ~I can heal- wait, no I can't. Never mind.~ Well, yeah, that'd be rather counter-productive. That be nice. And we don't want you to over-exert yourself, Rei. I know you were pretty drained back there. * SpiritRei shrugs. ~Okay.~ She shuffles the cards again. ... you know, can beat vampyre senseless without kill. Just like could knock out werewolf, even though could no kill without silver. Big problem is, if no even step back from cross, is no way to keep vampyres from trying bite, unless I able to grab and hold. And if powerful vampyre... VERY strong. We could find a door and throw safes at him. * Chie sighs. She's really only half-listening at this point, and seems to be threatening to fall back to sleep. So vampyre with Blood Orb no fear crosses? Unlikely that he would stay in front of it... no, they do not. ... is times like this I wish I learn how to use... what word... rocket launch? * SpiritRei starts laying out solitaire on Chie's bedspread. ~It can't be impossible. I mean, Dad and Eoi and Aunt Chelsea kept Dracula at a standstill. Maybe we can call favors or something... But what we really gotta do is find these orbs. If they don't have them, they can't do anything with them.~ Do we even know where to start looking for them, though? Like said. Even if no can kill vampyre with Blood Orb, can beat many times about head and shoulders, take orb, THEN kill. Problem is keeping from biting little ones. * Chomei thinks a bit... (I'm seeing lightning flashes out my window...) ( It's an omen! ) ( Or possibly a portent. ) (Whatever it is, it's probably not good.) ( If it's providing me with lag, tell it to quit it ) * Ensof goes off to find a healer. * SpiritRei flips cards. * Maria keeps her head burried under the sheets. * Asanjya rubs her staff a little more. She looks like a quite unhappy goth. (Goths never look happy, though.) ( As opposed to the other kind of goth? ) (Sure they do! Cheery, perky, HAPPY goths!) Werewolves no really *that* big problem. Have silver. ( Yeah! Those cheery perky happy goths! They write bad poetry about how wonderful and fulfilling life is! ) Annoying and dangerous, yes, but no nearly as bad as unkillable vampyre. Yeah, but *where* are the orbs? ... no ask me. I just muscle. I mean, okay, I've pretty much accepted the fact that we're going to go on some incredibly dangerous and possibly fatal quest to try and save the world, but it'd really help if we knew where to go. * Asanjya shrugs. "I could summon a demon to ask, but that takes time. And is uncertain." ~Don't think they have the info on the 'net, but I can take a look once I can get a connection again. And I'll ask spikey guy if he knows anything.~ * Chomei raps his fingers on the side of the bed. "So..." We're gonna go get ourselves almost killed doing this, save the world, and then what? ... we very much need stop getting butts kicked like this. * Ensof comes back, flanked by a familiar soldier in that skimpy outfit they wear and another gorgeous woman in a bluish-white robe. Come back and raze this place to the ground. * Chie looks up at Chomei. "I can think of a few things." ( Good timing, Asanjya. ) * SpiritRei looks up and waves with the three she just drew. Floating cards! Other than Asanjya's joke? * Asanjya wisely says nothing. [The woman in the robe frowns. FROWN.] * Maria pulls her head out from the sheets, sees more Et'Ada coming, and puts her head back under the sheets very quickly since she hasn't put her contacts back in yet. * Chie flops. FLOP. * Chie has been without her contacts for a while, although it's not nearly as important as it is to Maria. The group may even be getting used to seeing her with brown eyes. * SpiritRei blinks at the soldier, then actually squeals, throwing her cards onto the bed and floating over to give her a nice, spiritual hug. ~Hi Rau'Yei! How've ya been?~ The woman turns to Ensof: "Tell me again why I should help them?" * Chie is showered with playing cards again. "Yo, friend of Rei. Glad you made it through all that okay." ( Chie's a rapper. ) (I'm down with that.) (You know me.) * Chomei nods. "Hey, what's up?" "Hey. You know, you look a lot less like a guardian spirit now. Maybe it's 'cause you've got a body." She points to Rei. ( CHIE-ST SIIIIIIIIIIIDE! ) ~Well, yeah. Actually, maybe I should talk to you from that.~ * SpiritRei vanishes, and Rei opens her eyes. She sits up, rubbing at her forehead. "Ow, sleep headache." * SpiritRei is now known as Rei * Chie gathers cards. She grins and points to the woman in the robe. "This is my friend, Ar'Lohm. She's gonna heal you!" * Asanjya glances at the lady, then stands up, grabs her staff, and walks past her out the door. Heal good. No moving bad. The woman folds her arms. "I'm not so sure I want to now." Oh, don't mind Asanjya. Really. Don't mind her. (Don't mind me. I'm just scheduling a return with my own personal horde of demons, you raging bitch-lady. >_<) Hey, that's nice of her! Bah, you should heal them. And me. I'm her guardian spirit! * Chomei rolls his eyes. * Rei swings her feet off her bed and walks over to Rau'Yei, tail twitching behind her. "So, um. Yeah. This is what I look like. Only I was afraid you wouldn't like me, because I'm not an Et'Ada or anything..." (Hm. I like "raging psycho hose-beast lady" better, now that I look at it.) "Yeah, you're one of those wieeeerd people from up top. But that's ok!" * Rei smiles a little. "I hope so. I just wish I could contact you from up top, y'know? 'Cause I can't stay here, and I like you, and not too many people like me, even up there." And we're weirder than most. But you've got yourself the best guardian spirit ever, y'know? Look, we're all weird on top. It's all 'freeeeeeky' up there. * Rei sticks her tongue out at Chomei. "Not as freaky as me!" Not denying it. Rau'Yei frowns. "Um... But I don't think we can." * Rei blinks. "Why not?" Ar'Lohm: "Do you expect my friend to illegally contact you?" Yes. ... could maybe discuss this *after* healing? I don't see why not. It's her choice. And if get Reifriend in trouble, no probably good idea. Rau'Yei pokes her. "Yeah, heal them." * Rei grins a nicely crazed grin. "Yeah, why don't you." Ar'Lohm: "Ow. Alright. But don't you go getting yourself into trouble over them, Rau'Yei." She starts healing Lazar first. It's kind of amazing, 'cause she actually can. * Rei stays by Rau'Yei, talking to her in a low voice, "So you're not allowed to contact people outside, so the only way to talk to me is by... uh, by leaving? And Ensof said that once people leave, they don't come back?" "Uh huh." ( I feel better? ) * Rei considers that for a moment, then she sighs. "That sucks. I can't ask you to leave the only home you've ever known, even if it's got paranoid control- freaks regulating phone privilages." [Lazar feels better!] * Lazar pushes himself up to one knee, then stands up! He's big and stoney. "Thank you. "Uh huh. But I'm a soldier! I can't do anything that'd get me in trouble." Ar'Lohm: "I must say, I'm quite surprised to see a construct with better manners than its creators. Mortals are so bizzare." I guess you can't do anything that'd get you in trouble anyway. Hey! * Chomei chuckles. * Rei whirls on Ar'Lohm. "You know nothing about his creators. Stop pretending you know about the world up there when you've never *been* there." Ar'Lohm blinks at Rei, then looks at Lazar, then shakes her head. "Better manners in a construct. Bizarre." * Rei fumes a little, then just sighs and rubs at her hair. She looks back at Rau'Yei. "Your friend isn't being very nice," she says simply. * Chie mutters. "I love how open-minded all you people are." (So very glad I'm not in the room.) * Lazar looks back at the others. "She healing us. Whatever may think of Et'Ada... and I think many things... no say while she healing us, maybe?" Rau'Yei: "Um..." * Chie just shakes her head. "Whatever." Ar'Lohm: "I could say the same about you. Who are you to critize me? You don't even know me. Don't tell me what I can and can't do." * Chomei hmfps. "You seem to think you can do the same of us." HEY! Everyone! Shut up until lady finished healing! She doing us favor. At least be polite. * Chie glowers. If she weren't mostly dead... * Rei mutters, "And you guys only saved the city." Ar'Lohm turns and heads out of the room. "That won't be neccessary. I'm quite finished. I pity you, construct, for having such beings as your masters, but I suppose that kind of thing happens 'up there'." Rau'Yei grumbles in frustration. "Uhh... Be right back!" She takes off after the other one. Yeah, well, fuck you too. * Chie slowly stands up again. * Rei stares at the floor. She waits until Ar'Lohm's gone, then just offers a quiet, "I'm sorry," before she goes to gather her things and put them in her backpack. * Ensof rubs his forehead. "Good grief." * Lazar turns back to the others, and claps sarcastically. *THUDTHUDTHUD* "I no like either, but at least hold comments until AFTER healed." I thought you all smarter than that. Shut up, Lazar. I've had enough of all of this. Just shut up. * Chomei shrugs. "If they don't want to heal us, that's fine by me. We can just stay here." No we can't. * Jexless is now known as JexSemIdol Enlighten me. Star Orb, remember? And they want us out. * Rei keeps packing her things away; she sort of sprawls when she's "sleeping", and gets to her dinosaur plush. She looks at it thoughtfully, turning it in her hand. Let's *go*. Let them get it themselves. It's their artifact. And if they want us out, I wouldn't be surprised if they could just teleport us. * Asanjya strides into the room. "We're leaving." I've lived through a shitload of other stuff; I'll live through this. Rei can heal me later when she's recovered. ... that stupidest thing I heard said in... last week, Chomei. * Chie limps her way over to Asanjya. "Gone." Except they won't get it themselves. You know that. Dracula using Star Orb to SUMMON LUCIFER. I hope they enjoyed the Star Orb while it lasted. What about *I don't care* don't you understand about it? We no trust Et'Ada to get it. That like trusting Germans to... do anything, really. Look, I ain't saying I don't sympathize, but I told ya what ya were getting into when we came here. They think of you as lesser beings, and expect you to act that way. Acting equal just insults them. Out. Now. We can discuss plans when we're somewhere VERY far away from here. Enemy of enemy is friend. This is war. And in war, need every friend can get, even if arrogant and ungrateful and want punch. * Chie just leaves. ( Chie, body roll! ) 2d6 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 9. [Chie collides with Ar'Lohm on the way out! "Ow!"] * Chie falls on her ass. "Ow! Sorry!" And then she realizes who she's talking to and just kinda glares. Rau'Yei peeks out from behind her. "Eheh... I'm back." Don't trouble yourself, I'll get up on my own. * Chie smiles at Rau'Yei. * Lazar facepalms. * Chomei rubs his head. * Maria whimpers. * Rei looks up, and her eyes brighten a bit, but not much. She gets to her feet and picks up her backpack, slinging it over her shoulders, before walking over with her plush in hand. * Asanjya slips out again. No glares this time. Ar'Lohm clears her throat. "I've decided to give you another chance. I'll heal you." * Chie opens her mouth, then shuts it and literally bites her tongue. Thank you. *LOOMGLARES BACK AT OTHERS* * Rei grabs Rau'Yei by the hand and pulls her into the hall. "I gotta talk to you for a sec." Not so far that the GM has to make another channel, but far enough. ( Yay! ) (I'm kind. ^^) ( We can't hear you! We can't hear you! o/~ ) * Chomei just lies back in his bed. * Ensof turns to Ar'Lohm. "Hey, glad you're back. They were just saying how sorry they were for acting that way." * Chie makes a slight grumbling sound. It sounds rather like someone saying "We were *not*" while biting their tongue. * Chomei idly talks to himself. "I wonder how dracula would handle being hit by a nuke..." Ar'Lohm approaches Chie, "Yes, well, I may have been a bit brash myself. It's an issue I suppose I have to work on." * Chie exhales and finally stops biting her tongue. She starts the healing process, chanting what suspiciously sounds like. "Heal Oh Em Gee El Oh El Ex Dee Ex Dee Ex Dee!" * Rei leads Rau'Yei into the hall, then stops and turns, facing her. "Okay, I know you don't know me very well, and I know you probably don't care at me all that much, because we just met yesterday and I just sorta offered to be your guardian spirit, only I can't do it anymore, because I'm going up there, and I know we're not supposed to talk, and I don't want to get you in trouble because your people are really strict..." * Rei takes a breath. [Chie gets healed, several minutes later.] But I kinda know what it's like to be alone. I always had my family, but I never had friends until really recently, and... um... * Rei trails off, looking at the plush in her hand. * Chie stands up and stretches. "Wow. Thanks" I feel like I've never been hurt and I just got a good night's sleep. That's awesome. Ar'Lohm smiles. Wether at Chie or to herself, who can tell? "Yes, you're quite welcome. I'm only a novice priest, but I've been told my helaing skill is quite proficient." She approaches Chomei next. Cool. Rau'Yei blinks. "Huh?" * Chomei sits up. Wonder if I could learn to do somethin' like that... different sort of priest, though. ... Yeah. This long distance thing probably won't work. But friends are important to me, so. ( Of course not. Your religion is inferior! >.< ) (Hey, she believes in the Et'Ada gods. ^_~) (How can she not, really? ;p) * Rei sticks her hand out to Rau'Yei, the plush still in it. "Here. She means a lot to me. I had her since I was really little. Her name's Millicent Penelope Carillo III. You'll take care of her for me, right?" ( You better too, if you don't want lasers in your eyes again XD ) (Yeah, but then she got to channel divine power later, which was cool.) "Uh... Ok. What does she eat?" [Meanwhile Chomei gets laid. Healed. I mean healed.] (<.<) * Rei blinks, then grins. "Nothing, really. She just stays with you and gives you someone to hug if you want one. And you can talk to her, but she can't talk back." (AHEM.) "Oh..." ... I guess if you don't want her, I'll just hang onto her. Rau'Yei hugs the plushie. "Like this?" * Rei nods. "Yeah!" "Okay! I can do that." * Rei smiles. It's a little shaky, which looks odd on Rei. "Yeah, thanks. Hey, do I make an okay guardian spirit?" "You must, 'cause I'm not dead!" * Rei laughs. "Thanks." Ar'Lohm sneaks up behind Rei and ambush-heals her. * Rei yelps. "It's a sneak attack!" Ar'Lohm: "Hardly. Can't you even tell the difference between attack magic and healing?" * Rei grins. "I can, since I kinda sorta do the same thing, but I was joking." She finishes healing Rei. "Is that everyone?" Nice job, you really know your stuff there. Think so. Thank you again. *bows slightly* * Rei smiles. "Thanks!" She then leans in and whispers conspiratorially to Rau'Yei, "You gotta work on your friend's sense of humor." "You're most welcome. Now, if you'll excuse me..." She claps her hands together and bows, then leaves. * Chie looks up at Chomei. "So, you gonna stay in bed all day?" Rau'Yei grins. "She's always serious. But she's nice, so it's ok!" Maybe if I'm feeling lazy. * Chomei hops down. "Which really isn't right now." "Ar'Lohm helped me pass training! It was a lot of hard work and I just couldn't figure out advanced magic, but she wouldn't let me quit even when I completely gave up. And I passed!" ( Amazing what a complte healing does for the mood. ) (Isn't it?) * Chie hugs him. "See, we're not already dead. We're gonna live though this. And afterwards..." She smiles. ( "We'll see a movie!" ) (*laughs* We just might.) * Rei nods, grinning. "That's good. I'm glad you've got someone like that as a friend." Can.... can I open my eyes now? ( "Which one?" "Breakfast at Byakko's." ) (Oh, did they finally make it? ^_^) (They had to!) * Chie calls over. "It's safe now, Maria." * Chomei hugs her back, smiling briefly. "Let's go kill some Dracula then, okay? I hear he's in season." "Me too. 'Cause I couldn't think of anyone else who would come here and heal you." She blinks, "Uh, I mean..." Heh. Vampire season. Shhh, be vewy quiet. * Chie laughs. * Maria pulls her head out from under the covers, finds her contacts, and puts them in. Yeah, it's okay. I understand. They don't like us here. We can leave at any time. Literally, they've got people waiting at the teleporters. Okay, then, let's go! And we'll be going, you know? To save us, and you, so. It's what we've gotta do. * Chie seems to have recovered that bizarrely optimistic spirit of hers when she got her energy back. * Rei pauses for a bit, then says hesitantly, "Maybe I'll come visit sometime? I'm not sure where we are, exactly, but maybe as a spirit, if it doesn't take too long..." "Okay! I'll hug the Millicent for you!" She hugs it. Let's blow this joint, then. * Rei smiles. "Thanks." * Chie walks over to Maria. "You need any help?" * Maria sniffs. "I'm fine." Although she looks like she's been crying, so that's probably a lie. Go good. * Chie gives Maria a hug too. * Rei hugs Rau'Yei. "Thanks a lot. That means a lot to me. And you're gonna be really strong." She lets go and looks back to the room, waiting for people to leave. Rau'Yei: "I'll try!" * Maria hugs back. And sniffles. And says, very quietly, "I hate my people." * Chomei looks around. "Who says we don't?" * Chie rubs Maria's back gently. "It's okay. We'll be your family, if you want." * Maria sniffs. "Okay. Thank you. I-- I need... let's go." * Chie hugs her tighter for a second, then lets go. [And so they went home! And found Asanjya on the way and took her too. Session End!]