<Brett> [Day / Time: Unknown.]
<Brett> [Minutes ago, you work up in a hotel suite to find you were not you; all 
of you have been forced into someone else's bodies.]
<Brett> [Likely unsure of what to do. You gathered what affects you could find 
and met in the common room to discuss what to do next.]
<Brett> [Unfortunately for you, that's already been decided.  Suddenly you're 
outside, in grassy, hilly place with a few sparse trees.  The sky is an odd 
greenish color.]
<Brett> [Best of all, you're surrounded by three-foot tall purple men with 
squashed faces and tusks.  Behind each group of purple men (about 5-6 per each 
of you) is a humananoid... thing.  It's got a squid for a head? Freaky.]
<Brett> [And they men suddenly rush at you, grabbing for you! Best of all, 
everyone but Alys and Ashley just stands there and lets them grab you.]
<Brett> [Session Start! And roll init! And Ashley and Alys gimme awareness 
checks, -2 bonus]
<Alys> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result 
of 3.
<Ashley> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result 
of 6.
<Brett> ( Everyone roll init, that is. )
<Lukas> 2d8+8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8+8) and gets a natural 3 for a result 
of 11.
<Khalil> 2d8+8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8+8) and gets a natural 7 for a result 
of 15.
<Ten> 2d8+10
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+10) and gets a natural 9 for a result 
of 19.
<Alys> 2d8+8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8+8) and gets a natural 10 for a result 
of 18.
<Ashley> 2d8+8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8+8) and gets a natural 10 for a 
result of 18.
<Togo> 2d8+14
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 11 for a result 
of 25.
<Brett> [Togo, Ten, Alys, Ashley, Khalil, Lukas, Squid guys, squish-face guys.]
<Ten> (How hard are they holding onto us?)
<Brett> [Togo and Ten stand there and let themselves get grabbed! Woo.]
<Brett> [Alys's turn]
<Brett> ( As far as you know, you're not even being grabbed :P )
* Alys shrieks and tries to slap a ward on the closest squished-face guy.
<Brett> [Oh, and Alys and Ashley notice a weird glow coming from the center of 
the tentacles of the things... But not from the two staring at them.]
<Alys> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result 
of 8.
<Brett> [Alys slaps a ward on.  He hisses and clutches at it.  The other men 
mimic him, but only the ones right in front of Alys.]
<Brett> [Dante's turn!]
* Ashley spins around, trenchcoat flaring. "Oh.... *bollocks*. Um..." He flails 
his arms wildly. "I don't bloody know how to work this thing!" Then he gets a 
curious look on his face. "Darkness.... Nova?"
<Ashley> 2d8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result 
of 9.
<Brett> [Darkness seems to gather from the surrounding area, into one big sphere 
in the middle of the group in front of Ashley.  The sphere explodes outwards, 
sending the men and squid thing flying in all directions.]
* Ashley gapes. "... bloody hell."
<Togo> (Go, Dante! Give him a pistol and a truckload of poorly-scripted angst!)
<Lukas> (<Ashley> Oh God, I'm British.)
* Griff_Khalil is now known as Khalil
<Brett> [Meanwhile... everyone else is grabbed and carted off towards what looks 
like a castle made of rock, beyond a forest.  The squid thing stares intently at 
Alys, as well (soul roll, +1 this time).]
<Ashley> (He already WAS British. Kind of.)
<Brett> ( - mind shield of course )
<Alys> 2d8-1
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-1) and gets a natural 12 for a result 
of 11.
<Brett> [Alys suddenly stands stalk still as well.  Luckily for her, the purple 
men are too busy writhing in agony to try to grab her.]
<Lukas> (Yep. All too dumb to realize we don't suck.)
<Brett> [Ashley's turn!]
<Khalil> (Not dumb, just unsoulful.)
<Lukas> (No, I feel dumb, what with the not speaking or thinking.)
* Ashley looks around, bewildered. "Damn, damn... Alys! Alys? Whoever! Snap out 
of it!" He smacks her.
<Brett> ( Alys, soul roll -4 bonus! )
<Alys> 2d8-6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-6) and gets a natural 6 for a result 
of 0.
<Brett> [Alys gets slapped and comes to.  The squid-headed thing is still 
staring at her intently, but she gets to act.]
<Togo> ( <Alys> I get to act! I've always wanted to act! Can I play Ophelia? )
* Alys glares at Ashley as she pulls a ward out of her pocket. "OW." She throws 
it at her squid guy.
<Alys> (Drowning and craziness is fun!)
<Ashley> Don't you look at me like that, missy.
<Alys> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result 
of 3.
<Brett> [The ward connects with the squidhead, who reels back in pain.]
<Brett> [Meanwhile, the rest are carried further towards the woods!]
<Brett> [Alys's turn]
<Alys> (Are the other squid guys still there, or did they run off with everyone 
else?)
<Brett> ( They ran off with the rest )
<Brett> ( Though you can still catch them if you hurry. )
* Alys mutters in French and runs off after the poor kidnapped people.
<Brett> [Ashley's turn!]
<Brett> ( You can catch up with one round of running or throw a ranged attack. 
They're not all that fast. )
<Brett> ( Or run and throw a ranged attack, if you've got steady hand :P )
<Griff_Khalil> (Or run and throw a ranged attack if you don't have steady hand, 
just at a penalty ^_~)
<Ashley> (Curses. Uh...)
* Ashley stands there, thrusting his arms forward towards the retreating group. 
"Uh... I think I have an idea, uh... cold, chilly, cube... um... oh! Freezing... 
Lance?"
<Ashley> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8-2) and gets a natural 3 for a result 
of 1.
<Brett> d4
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d4) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 
3.
<Brett> [A lance of ice flies from Ashley's hands, impaling an unsuspecting 
squidhead.  All of a sudden, Togo realizes he's being dragged somewhere by short 
squished-headed men.]
* Ashley looks relieved. "Oh thank Christ that worked."
<Togo> ( Can I move? )
<Brett> [Togo is sexy AND can move.]
* Togo blinks, sees that he's being carried by things, curses his lack of guns, 
and tries to punch one of the ones holding him.
<Brett> ( You DO have your other equipment, you know )
<Griff_Khalil> (She's being carried/her lack of guns)
<Togo> ( Yes, but I'd imagine it's tough to throw a bola at someone while being 
carried. )
<Brett> ( But not impossible ^^ But anyhow... )
<Togo> 2d8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 
11.
<Brett> [Togo misses! Doh.]
<Lukas> (I'd like to know how I'm carrying Box 2.0 if I'm stupid and grabbed.)
<Lukas> (Among other things. ^_~)
<Brett> [They continue to drag people and have reached the forest edge! Although 
Togo's group is understandably having trouble.]
<Brett> [Togo's turn!]
<Ten> (It's in a bag?)
* Togo realizes he has a crossbow on his left arm, shrugs, and figures he'll 
give that a shot, trying to hit one of the things carrying him.
<Togo> 2d8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 
6.
<Brett> [That sure works.  The thing gets shot in the chest and falls to the 
ground, a dart sticking out of it.  Togo is dropped, as the other purple men 
also collapse.]
<Brett> [Alys's turn!]
* Alys reaches into her pocket for another ward, remembers she has much less of 
them than she's used to, and looks down at herself for something else she could 
use. She blinks and realizes she's carrying death-on-a-stick in her left hand. 
Huh. She grips the naginata with both hands and swings at a squid guy.
<Lukas> (*hits RDTen on the nose with a paper*)
<Alys> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result 
of 5.
<Ten> (Ow! ... She has The Naginata.)
<Brett> [Alys cuts the squidhead across the chest.  He falls over, clutching at 
the wound.  And Ten wakes up!]
<Khalil> (The Naginata always triumphs)
* Alys grins at Ten. "Good morning!"
<Brett> [Ten can go. She's being carried by purple guys.]
<Lukas> (<Ten> What the shit is this shit?)
<Brett> [And Ashley can go too, to save time.
<Ashley> Well, let's um... go again, then... Freezing Lance... ? 
* Ashley does the bit with the arms again
<Ashley> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result 
of 5.
<Brett> [He gets much the same result.  Dead squid thing, Khalil wakes up and 
finds himself grabbed by purplies.]
* Khalil blink blinks and takes in the situation before twisting and kicking the 
people/things that have him grabbed.
<Khalil> 2d8-4
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 15 for a 
result of 11.
<Khalil> (...bugger all.  Or that's what I would say if Khalil were British.  Or 
if I were for that matter)
<Brett> [That's surprisingly ineffective.  They keep their hold on Khalil while 
the remaining two groups head into the forest.]
<Brett> [Togo's turn]
* Togo looks around, gets his bearings, finds some bolos on his person, and 
tries throwing one at one of the things carrying Ten before he starts chasing 
after them.
<Togo> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result 
of 3.
* Ten blinks. "Wha? Hey! Leggo a me! This isn't cool! Then she starts stuggling 
with the short purple people. (Unarmed-grappling or just body?)
<Brett> [The bolos wrap around one's feet, causing it to fall over.  The others 
fall as well, which makes Ten's struggle much easier.]
<Brett> [Ten's turn]
* Ten shakes the little man. "Let go of me!" Suddenly the hand she has on him 
and the places where he's holding her are on fire. "Ack! Fire's all bad!"
<Brett> [He screams and burns.]
<Brett> [Alys!]
* Alys continues grinning and slashes at the last squid guy. "Fear me and my... 
my... death-on-a-stick!"
<Alys> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result 
of 6.
<Ashley> (ORZ MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT)
<Brett> [Actually there two... well, one now. He goes down with a *thud*, and 
Lukas awakens.]
<Brett> [Lukas and/or Ashley!]
* Ashley grins. "Maybe I've got the hang of this! Freezing Lance?" He jigs with 
his hands again.
<Ashley> 2d8-2
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Ashley (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result 
of 3.
<Brett> [Ashley is getting good at it, as he spears the last one in the 
distance, awakening Herman.]
* Lukas wakes up, saying, "What the--oh christ." He does a fabulous job of 
thrashing, but that's about it.
<Brett> [With all the squidheads gone, the remaining purple men scatter.]
* Khalil watches the last of the weird purple men scatter, then dusts his pants 
off. "And what exactly was that?" Did the port update his clothes or is he still 
topless?
<Brett> [Khalil had time to get dressed and grab his equipment before the port.  
But all Justinius carried were clothes of a tan color.  There's a turban, too, 
if Khalil thought to wear it.]
* Ten blinks as the fire goes out, and then she calls out to the burning, and 
probably running purple guy. "Ah! I'm totally sorry about that! I didn't mean to 
set you on fire and stuff!"
* Lukas gets dropped and picks himself up off the ground. "When someone says 
they want to see new places and people, this isn't what they usually have in 
mind." He looks up at everyone and mutters something about being short.
* Herman is dropped unceremoniously on the ground, and she's jarred awake. One 
blink and she's looking at the sky, then sitting up and clutching her head. "Ow. 
Fuck. Did someone get the number on that bus?" Pause. "Okay, maybe I'm just 
asleep and not in Sarah's body. That'd be a nice change."
* Khalil isn't turbanified... yet!
<Togo> ... the sky's green. It didn't turn green in the past few years, did it? 
'cause I really wouldn't have noticed if it had.
* Ashley catches up with the group. "If anyone has a clue as to what's going on, 
it would be appreciated."
<Khalil> You mean that the odd events that continually and excrutiatingly are 
constantly happening to us is simply a dream?
<Arsenal> (is it me, or does Brett *always* have the group switch bodies?)
<Ashley> (He's the Jack Chalker of #besm.)
<Lukas> (Ha. Not always. ^^;)
* Alys looks at the naginata lovingly. "This is beautiful. Hey, does this thing 
have a name other than shiny pretty blade staff thing?"
<Khalil> Green sky may be the sign of an Apocalypse.  And I never thought I 
would use that term in the subjective.
<Ten> Nope! I don't have a clue, but it's really really really bad!
* Lukas gravitates over towards Ten. "If it's a dream, it's pretty damn linear."
<Khalil> Of course, it could also be the sign of an overuse of controlled 
substances.
* Ashley looks around. "... clearly not, hey?"
* Herman looks at the other people around her. She seems to take a moment to 
process that, and then she gets to her feet, brushing grass off of her robe and 
out of her hair.
<Alys> (Alys doesn't need controlled substances!)
* Khalil takes a moment to look at the shift of movement in Herman. Except he's 
not...quite looking at her hair.
* Herman reaches into her cleavage, pulling out that gold pocket watch, and 
checks it.
<Alys> You know, you'd think we could stay in the same world for more than an 
hour or two. Really.
* Ten looks up at the green sky.
<Brett> [The time seems stuck at 3:00.]
<Lukas> I haven't had a 'controlled substance' since college, so that's not it.
<Herman> (So the watch hands aren't moving?)
<Khalil> It is possible we could have been forced to take it.  I honestly have 
no idea.
* Khalil slowly turns to look back at Lukas.
* Togo looks at Alys. "It's a polearm, I know... some kinda spear. Kinda like a 
glaive, but curvier... I think that's a Japanese version, but damned if I know 
what it's called."
* Ashley looks around. "Normally, I could tell you if it were an illusion or 
not. Now, I'm not so sure."
* Khalil looks at Alys. Then the blade. "It seems like a hawk's talon on the 
end."
* Lukas glances up at Khalil. "Yeah. Sure." He runs his hand back over his hair. 
"Well, I'm damn lost."
* Alys swings the naginata around neatly. "Oh well. Thanks anyway. Wow, I need 
to buy one of these once I get back."
<Herman> Did anyone else check the time?
* Ten rocks from foot to foot. "Kay. Now what? And I kinda left my internal 
clock in my other body."
<Khalil> If it were an illusion, that ice magic was a pretty convincing 
imitation.
<Alys> We should go to the castle! Storm it for jewels and answers!
* Lukas says, "I can try to check it on this kid's laptop."
* Herman looks up and around. "Okay. I'm still not clear on who's who, but that 
has to be Ward Girl."
<Ten> Just like in a game! That's cool! You've got a laptop Lukas? How come you 
didn't tell me? Huh?
<Herman> And I think we should go there, too.  There's nothing else.  It's-
* Ten moves closer to him.
* Herman blinks at Ten, then shakes her head. "AI, right."
* Khalil shakes his head. "I am afraid I do not have a watch. Only this." He 
reaches into his pack and pulls out an ancient looking yellow-brass oil lamp.
* Lukas looks back to Ten. "It didn't come up, Ten. We got fucking kidnapped or 
something, remember?"
* Ashley looks to Khalil and nods. "It's ... difficult. I'm having trouble not 
being able to control my appearance. This whole 'mortal' thing is a real drag."
* Ten nods. "But that was then!"
<Khalil> I deal with not being able to control my appearance every day.  Being 
in one consistent form for the same day is actually comforting.
<Herman> 2d8
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result 
of 8.
* Khalil puts the lamp away into the confines of his pack.
* Lukas rolls them purple eyes. "And this is only shortly after then." He looks 
to Herman and his AI comment, but doesn't respond.
<Alys> I like this appearance. She can't be that bad, she has wards and a cool 
weapon and a pocketknife.
* Herman looks at Khalil thoughtfully, then shakes her head. "Might be a genie 
living in there," she comments, half to herself. And she starts walking to the 
castle.
* Ashley taps his cane on the ground. "A slightly deranged sense of style on 
this one, but a sense of it nonetheless."
<Ten> So, what's it got installed and stuff? I can't poke it from over here any 
more!
* Khalil looks at Herman strangely, then digs through his pack some more. Hey, 
there's a turban in there! He plops it on his head.
* Lukas says with a hint of exasperation, "I don't KNOW yet, Ten."
<Brett> [Khalil is turbaned.]
* Alys twirls her naginata around one more time, then starts following after 
Herman.
<Lukas> But if we're going to the castle, I can't really carry-and-check.
* Khalil walks after Herman.
<Ten> I'll do it! ... No, wait I won't. This sucks.
* Ashley follows, twirling the cane.
<Brett> [You head towards the castle!  The forest gets darker as you proceed 
inward.]
<Ten> And I've got to walk everywhere and stuff. *She does so.*
* Lukas gestures after the people. "See: Lemmings." A slight smirk. "Yeah, 
sorry, Ten. Light this on fire and we don't get a new one." Following! Woo.
* Herman waves her hand without really thinking about it and chants a Latin 
word. Nothing happens. She frowns.
* Alys pulls out her flashlight and turns it on.
<Khalil> I am not a lemming.  I simply have less of a grasp of what to do.  So 
it seems best to follow those who might have a slightly better grasp to wander 
somewhere more productive.
<Herman> Bloody... can't keep my spells straight in this body at all.
* Ten pouts again. "This is so not fair."
<Lukas> Yeah, well, now you're taller than me, so bonus to you.
* Lukas smirks. "Maybe you should carry me around, if you can keep from lighting 
me on fire."
* Togo walks. "Hey, Khalil. You know how to use that gun?"
<Brett> [You head deeper into the forest, where it becomes so dark that it's 
only because of Alys's flashlight you can see anything at all.]
<Ten> Nuh uh! I mean you're small and stuff now, but you're not as small as I 
am... was and stuff. So you'd get all heavy and I'd find out about that tired 
thing you complain about and that'd be bad so I'm not gonna and stuff.
* Khalil looks at Togo, and then inspects the rifle. "I am afraid I do not know 
much about it. However, the bayonet at the top could prove useful."
* Herman is reaching into her bust, trying to find a small flashlight. She does! 
And she turns it on. Now she's dual-wielding a staff and a flashlight.
<Togo> ( Herman has become Nebrinel? )
* Lukas squinits. "You'll find out about that anyway." He pulls the kid's 
backpack forward and rummages through it. "God, what's with dark. Dark dark 
dark." He pulls out a flashlight too and joins the crowd!
<Herman> (You JUST noticed that?)
* Ashley wanders along.
<Lukas> (XD)
* Togo walks over and takes a look at the rifle.
<Ten> And we so need to install nightvision so I can see and stuff.
<Togo> 2d8-3
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result 
of 5.
* Lukas pauses, then replies, "Ten, people dono't get to install nightvision. 
That'd be a cyber trick for you, now."
<Khalil> I was able to see at night as a griffin.  How annoying.
<Alys> What's with all the weird traveling, anyway? Do we get frequent 
teleporting points? Can I use them to go home, because I haven't called Alex yet 
and I bet he's worried.
<Ten> Well yeah, you keep telling me that, but when we get back you could do it! 
I bet they're gonna have ta pay us lots for this!
* Lukas exhales noisily.
<Herman> If people got frequent teleporting points, I wonder why I'm living in 
London.
<Alys> Maybe you need a special credit card!
<Khalil> I also wonder why Ten inhabited a body.  Does this mean she has some 
sort of soul?
* Lukas glances to Khalil and, again, doesn't respond.
<Togo> Mmm... s'a good rifle. High caliber, low ammo capacity.
* Ten grins at Khalil. "It's because I'm just this cool! Yep!"
<Khalil> I assumed that you might say something like that.
<Togo> Not my thing... I really, *really* hate running outta ammo. But good for 
certain situations.
<Brett> [You come to a river.  There's a bridge, but it's up.]
* Khalil glances at Lukas. "As well as I assumed you would say something such as 
that as well."
* Lukas chuckles a little, then peers at Khalil. "Say what?"
* Ten blinks at Khalil. "Uh... if you knew what we were gonna say, How come you 
asked?"
<Khalil> Exactly,.
* Herman looks across the river. "Maybe she does have a soul," she says a bit 
distractedly. "I'd never really thought about what AI means when it gets to 
that."
<Herman> She seems a lot smarter than some random experimental AI, though.
* Togo looks at Khalil. "You wanna keep the bayonet, and lemme use the rifle? 
Looks like the chick I'm currently in doesn't carry much but stun darts and 
bolas in terms of weapons, and my hand-to-hand is rusty as all hell."
* Herman looks down into the water.
<Herman> (How dangerous is it?)
* Lukas glances back to Ten, then shakes his head, "Just forget it, Ten." He 
looks to Khalil. "He's trying to make some sort of point."
<Brett> [It's red.  How dangerous? Good question.]
<Khalil> I do not believe the bayonet would be nearly as effective alone.  
However...
* Khalil shrugs and disconnects the bayonet before handing the rifle to Togo.
* Ashley looks up at the bridge, then down at the water. "Why is nothing ever 
bloody easy?"
<Khalil> Because we are doomed to failure in all our ventures.
<Khalil> It seems as if it like some reverse fortune cookie wisdom controlling 
our destiny.
* Lukas looks around, then slowly hovers off the ground.
<Ashley> If that's true, can we just bugger off and get some lattes?
<Khalil> No.
<Alys> Red doesn't make the water bad, does it? I mean, the sky is green, and 
it's still sky-ish.
* Khalil then peers at Lukas.
<Ten> Like, wouldn't it make more sense to ask questions you don't know the 
answers to? You totaly learn stuff that way!
<Herman> Yeah, if you knew where to get some bloody lattes.
<Ashley> Bollocks... hello, what's this then?
* Ashley eyes Lukas.
* Herman looks over at Lukas. She blinks. "That's nice. It's not magic."
* Lukas then looks down at himself. "... christ. I don't get this kid."
<Khalil> Do any of us 'get' our counterparts?
<Herman> I think I might be close enough.  I can get us across.
* Alys looks at Lukas and grins. "Cool! Can I do it too?" She jumps a few times 
experimentally. "Nope. Oh well."
* Ten claps her hands. "That's cool!"
* Herman pauses for a moment, then adds, "If her spell works like it should, 
anyway."
* Togo takes the gun. "Ah, much better." *pauses* "Well, the girl I'm in 
obviously ain't big on killing, judgin' by the weapons she carries.
<Herman> Most of us aren't as big on killing as you are.
* Lukas suddenly smirks and breaks across the river, rushing quickly for a 
second with the flight before stopping on the other side.
<Alys> That's not a bad thing, you know.
<Togo> Other'n that, and the fact that she's athletic as all hell, I've got 
nothing.
* Ten then blinks and looks down at her hands.
<Ashley> This Dante fellow clearly has no bones about killing.
<Khalil> You do realize the rest of us have to get across.
* Herman turns off her flashlight and tucks it back into her cleavage. She pulls 
out a stack of good-sized tarot cards. "I have it covered," she says as she 
looks them over. "I hope."
<Khalil> And I would presume that mine would not either.  Justinius is the one 
that carried that rifle.
<Khalil> And if you do not?
<Herman> Then maybe we'll port to another world.
<Ten> Weird, my hands are all tingly and stuff now, are they supposed to do 
that?
* Togo shrugs. "I don't enjoy killing. I'm a soldier. I do my job." *pauses* 
"Okay, I enjoy it at times. But not as much lately."
* Lukas sets himself down on the other side of the river and runs his hand 
through his hair again.
* Alys rolls her eyes at Herman. "Oh, yeah. Never done that one before. Come 
on!"
<Khalil> You only do not enjoy it because the rest of your 'comrades' do not 
hold your same point of view.
* Herman grins at Alys. "Yeah."
<Herman> Or we could end up in the river, or in the air, or something.  Only one 
way to find out, right?
<Khalil> And I am not certain about the tingly hands.  It is not usual, I 
imagine.  Unless you are describing it wrong.
* Herman fans the cards and throws them. They circle the entire group, hovering 
in the air, and she starts chanting in Latin.
* Ashley looks around at the cards.
<Ten> I kinda don't know how else ta say it, I mean it's like I'm getting 
intermittent signals from malfunctioning senso... Whoa! Cards!
* Togo eyes Khalil, and scowls. "I'm not some psychopath. I'm a soldier. So bite 
me."
<Alys> Not fair! My tarot cards never did that. 
<Khalil> Considering you are now female, I believe that would be wholly 
inappropriate.
* Alys looks at Khalil. "Wait, so if he was a guy again, you -would- bite him?"
<Khalil> ...that would be VERY much wholly inappropriate.
* Togo ponders that to a moment. "And hard to explain when we swap back bodies. 
Point taken." *grins slightly* "Sorry 'bout snapping at you. s'a touchy subject 
for me."
<Brett> [You all turn into light, and then suddenly you're across the river. 
Woo!]
* Lukas jumps. "Jesus!"
<Ten> That was cool!
<Alys> Whoo! Pipe Girl takes the gold! Very awesome!
* Khalil then looks about. He sees the other side of the river. And is glad he 
is no longer there.
* Togo wobbles a bit, and shakes his head. "Odd feeling."
<Ashley> ... rather disturbing, really..
* Lukas snickers. "Exploring the senses, Ten dear. I wonder if we'll get to 
actually eating before we all turn into hamsters."
* Herman shrugs and catches the cards with a wave, as they reappear around the 
group on the other side.
* Alys starts walking again. "Onward! And forward! And possibly sideways!"
* Ashley follows!
* Ten blinks at Lukas. "But I kinda know how humans eat from watching you and 
stuff! I don't know anything about hamsters! I can't even look it up!
* Herman tucks the cards away, pulls out her flashlight again, and marches 
onward!
* Khalil keeps going after Alys. "I believe he meant "taste" more than the 
actual process."
<Togo> ( What, there're no Richard Gere references on the Web in the future? )
<Lukas> Yes, yes, I know.
<Lukas> (Ten seems to prefer late night TV.)
* Togo falls silent, and looks around a bit. "Kinda missed all this..."
<Ten> Huh? Oooooooh! Yeah. Hey, do you know if things taste the same for 
hampsters and humans or are we all gonna find out at the same time?
<Khalil> Missed what?
* Khalil looks at Togo intently.
* Lukas replies dryly, "Well, I certainly haven't done the hamster thing."
* Togo looks at Khalil for a moment, then 'aahs'. "Forgot I didn't tell 
everyone. I'll explain when we get back into our bodies."
<Khalil> (But have you done the Hamster Dance? *run*)
* Alys suddenly realises she's leading and falls back into the group a little.
<Khalil> (<Togo> I was a girl before I had the surgery.)
<Ten> (*snerks*)
* Ten goes walking off like a good lemming.
<Brett> [You continue through the woods!]
* Ten shivers.
* Herman doesn't. She has a FLASHLIGHT. It protects her.
* Alys wanders over to Ten. "Hey, are you okay?"
<Ten> Huh? Oh, yeah. Just thinkin 'bout all the stuff I'm gonna have to do now 
that I'm alive and stuff.
<Brett> [The forest remains thick even as you approach the castle.  It's a 
massive stone structure that reaches up past the trees.  Whatever happens next 
will wait for next session.  End]