[Day / Time: Unknown] [So you changed bodies with some other people only to find you were transported somewhere else and almost kidnapped but rescued yourselves then went through a deep dark forest so you could get to the large stone castle and find out what's going on and by the way I've given up punctuation] (But not capital letters.) [Just kidding. You got through the forest and are Not Far from the castle. There is a path that leads up to it. One path. There's also guards in front of the entrance. You can't tell WHAT they are because they're covered entirely in armor, but they're humanoid, big, and carry OMGWTFHUGE Axes.] [But before you can do anything, Dante/Ashley makes a cartoony spring noise and is covered with purple jello. Then it (the jello, not Dante/Ashley) pops and evaporates, and all that's left is a Kirby plushie wearing a monocle.] [Ain't life grand? Session Start!] ... that was unexpected. * Ten blinks. "Is his body, like, supposed to do that?" * Lukas rubs his hand through his hair. "Not in a normal world, but green sky could mean purple jello. Who the hell knows anymore?" * Herman starts, then walks over to the Kirby and waves her hand in front of its face. "Ashley?" It is not his body anyway. For all we know, this may be perfectly natural for that body. That's not right! Kirby doesn't wear a monocle! He, apparently, does now. * Khalil points at Ashley. Aw, bloody hell. He does if he ate Mister Flantry! * Herman crouches and picks up the Kirby. "No idea who cast *this* spell, but there's a spirit in this thing, and it's probably Ashley." So our best bet would be to get the hell outta here, wherever here is, and hope that magic fades when we leaves? I am not certain how going to "Hell" will assist us, Togo. * Alys walks over to Herman and pokes the Kirby. * Herman opens her mouth, then pauses. "Actually, I might have an idea." She sets the Kirby back down and takes a step back, pulling a stack of Tarot from her cleavage. * Lukas chuckles a little and says, "I dunno, maybe that's the next stop on the mystery tour." [It's a cheap one that doesn't even say "Hiii!"] * Herman fans and throws them. They circle Kirby, and she chants quickly in Latin. * Ten watches Herman. * Lukas chews his lip and turns his attention to the guards, muttering, "Great." * Togo follows Volt's gaze. "Yeah, those're some large axes." (Aren't we at a distance?) (With a path before us?) (It might even be yellow and made out of brick.) (Ten can be Dorothy.) [It's actually tan and made out of stone.] ( If I only had some eyes o/~ ) (<.<) (There's no place like Rome!) [The castle has a skull for the entrence, by the way. Could call it Castle Greyskull... Except it's brown.] (... Actually, yes. Khalil is the Lion, Togo is the Scarecrow, and Ashley is the Tin Man...) The skull entrance is a promising sign, though. (Ooh! Alys could be a flying monkey!) * Lukas glances around, and then looks to Ten for a second. "One of the best." [Herman's spell amazingly does nothing.] (....*imagines Togo singing "If I only had a brain..." and cracks up.*) * Herman frowns and picks the cards up. "I was sure it'd work. Maybe it's too powerful..." She reaches around, then into her... er... chest, and her hand comes up empty. And even if my own spells would work, I seem to have left my wooden cross in my other bosom. What would wor-- * Khalil stops and looks at Herman oddly for a second. "... Please. Never say that again." Aww, that's too bad. I have a spirit ward! And, um, this thing! * Togo checks his person. "No crosses here. Sorry." * Alys pulls a wand with spirit wards attached to it out of her pocket. "What is this thing, anyway?" What is it that we are attempting to do? Turn Ashley back into whatever he was that wasn't a Kirby with a monocle. Can anyone carry him? I need a hand free to cast spells. Don't look at me. My stick thing is heavy. * Ten waves her arms. "I can! I can!" Sure you won't set him on fire? Would it not be more prudent to turn him back into what he originally was? * Ten blinks. "Er? Pretty sure? That'd be bad though, maybe somebody else should untill I figure this out or something. Ya know?" Volt, you wanna hold onto Ashley for now? Kir-ashley. Ashby. Ashbikirb. Hee. Ashby! * Alys raises her hand into the air. "Alright, raise your hand if you think we should call him Ashby from now on!" You're gonna wanna hang back if a fight breaks out anyway, and given that Ashley's... well, he ain't in any position to defend himself, hanging back would be good for his health. * Ten raises both of her hands. I honestly do not believe it much matters. What I am more concerned with is that. * Khalil points to the guards. But, they're way way way over there and we're over here! Yes. But we have to proceed over there. Well.... we win! Ashby it is! But, like, not yet! So we do win! (And I think we need to find Mecha) Not until we return to our bodies. And our world. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. * Togo shrugs. "Khalil's right. Rather not fight in these bodies, so we gotta hope that the big evil looking skull door is just for effect." I want to have fun and go fight. I bet I could beat them up. I have a feeling I could, perhaps, try something. When we are ready... * Togo nods at Khalil. "Good to know. But like I said, let's try'n do this peacefully if we can." * Ten floats. "Wooot! This also wins!" [Ten is lifted off the ground! Amazing!... It might seem, if Lukas hadn't done it himself earlier.] This shall be peaceful. * Lukas blinks the purple eyes slowly and says with annoyance, "Christ. Well, at least it DOES something." * Lukas looks away from Ten, trying to keep her afloat. "Well, it's not like I can do anything else. Kid's got no weapons at ALL. Guess I'll just have to 'power of my mind' things." Small weak smirk. * Alys claps for Lukas. "Awesome! Do me next!" You don't need weapons to be awesome! Just look at me? I'm totally awesome and don't have any! Weapons don't make ya awesome. Just armed. * Lukas walks over and reaches down for Ashby! "Ref power of mind comment, Ten," he comments idly. * Alys digs in her pockets and holds out the pocketknife to Lukas. "You want it? I mean, it looks like I'm your big sister, so I should be, you know, sisterly. Except for the pranks, you might not like those." * Togo starts walking up the path towards the castle on that not-so-deep note. * Lukas gets an armful of Ashby and then looks up at Alys. "You know? I'm good. Think I'm gonna stick with 'stay back and don't get cut in half'." * Herman walks after the !Togo Togo. Coming down, Ten. Might actually need to use this. Kay! * Lukas lets Ten down to the ground gently. You do that. Be safe. Don't do drugs. Breathing is good. * Alys follows the others. * Lukas looks after Alys and mutters, "I've already GOT an older sister, thanks." Sounds like a plan! * Khalil looks at Togo, staring hard. Then at the guards. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. * Lukas thumbs at Ten. "And I'm not the one that needs lectures on involuntary muscle stuff. That's the wonderlighter over there. C'mon, Ten." Whee! Time to talk to the gaurds! * Lukas rolls his eyes. "... could you be less excited about the sharp objects? People are actually going to try to hit you now." ( Welcome to Corneria! I like guns! ) * Ten blinks. "I so hadn't thought about that. And I'm alive now so that'd be all bad! This is sucking again." * Khalil shakes his head and walks towards the rest of them. Meanwhile, he looks at the castle. * Lukas says, more quietly, as he gets closer to everything, "Yeah. Remember, bandages, not welding torches." [As you get closer, you see that those guards probably aren't human. Their arms are far too long and they're much too, um, beefy.] * Togo keeps on walking, but slows up a bit so as to, hopefully, not seem to threatening. * Herman frowns upon seeing that. She so stays behind Togo. [The guards are pretty dense and don't notice you until you get fairly close. Once they do, however, they turn, brandishing their weapons, and shout something urgently in a language you can't understand at the gate.] That's so not a good thing. No it is not. * Togo stops, and holds up his hands in a 'whoa, whoa, no threat here' position. * Herman takes a few steps back. Behind... uh, Khalil! He's still big and beefy. * Khalil looks up and whispers. "I believe I could get inside the castle. However, I do not know if I could open it from the inside until after I get there." [They grip their axes and fan out a bit.] * Alys calls to the guards, "Excuse me! Do you speak English? Or anything other than gibberish?" * Khalil is! And has a hot chick behind him. Hey, she still likes guys, so it works. [One of them glances at the castle gate again.] Yeah, totally a bad thing. * Lukas tosses up his hands. "Ugh." He looks right at one of the things and thinks real hard. Yep. Thinkin'. We come in peace. Really. * Alys twirls her naginata. "We can take them! Come on!" That is hardly the point. Let's, like, not. Kay? * Togo points at the axes. "THOSE are the point. Or points. And if we kill the guards, the folks inside aren't likely to help us get home." [One of them looks around funnily.] [He fixates on you.] (Who's you?) ( You lot ) Oh, great. I am not certain that they would regardless. And now I am not certain I can enter without suspicion. s'worth a shot, at least, before we start shooting. * Lukas says uncertainly, "I'm... getting convinced they more interested in chopping than talking." But, I don't have any interest in chopping at all! Doesn't that sorta balance out? Maybe? How about we leave them alone. * Lukas exhales noisily. "I'm thinking they've been here before." Is there a back way? I can be a distraction! [Several more of the armored guys rush out of the castle. And with them, a ten-foot tall, blue skinned man. He's wearing only brown slacks, and his fact is like a bull's. His eyes are glowing red.] They as in the bodies we're in? Yeah... oh, come ON... * Khalil considers. "As we discuss this, I believe things are only going to get worse for us." Aww, man. This totally and ultimately SUCKS! [He steps forward, flanked by his minions, and snorts. "Hmph. I'll never get over the stupidity of humans."] ( He speaks English! ) Oh thank god. Perhaps you should have continued moving instead of standing still once we were spotted. [He smiles. "To think you would actually have the gall to walk up to my front gate. I'm impressed with your bravery." the smile turns into a scowl. "Or foolishness."] * Herman blinks waaaay up at the blue guy. She pats herself above her breasts. * Lukas looks to the guy and points at the confused-looking guard. "Look, we're not THEM, alright? God, I tried explaining to HIM but he wouldn't listen." ["You've grown lax, Dante. Did you think I would not find you the instant you took your guard down? I've been waiting for.... wait..."] [He blinks. "Where...?" Then he roars. "Where is Dante?!"] * Khalil looks at the man, then at Lukas. I dunno, but if you find him, could, like, you let us know? He's totally got our bodies and stuff. * Alys blinks. "Do you mean Ashby? He's unavailable at the moment, can I take a message?" I think you got the wrong people. [He looks back down and snorts, smoke coming from his nostrils. "You mock me? ME?! Moloch, son of Ammon?" Then he smiles. "Well, no matter. Dante will come to me if I have his friends." He gestures. "Guards, seize them!"] ( And gimme sight checks, +2 ) * Lukas runs his hand back over his hair again. "Oh for chrissakes." No. Actually we tell the... That did not work too well. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 2. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. 2d8+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8+2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 9. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-2) and gets 14, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I can recommend some good Dice Cleanser, if you like." [Alys, Togo and Khalil realize that the guards in front of them aren't the only ones there; several archers are above, their bows ready to fire. Meanwhile Ten thinks she saw this big cow-guy on Disney Channel.] * Herman brings her hand up to reach into her cleavage. Uh, guys? We're rather thoroughly covered. *points up at the archers* [The guards approach, brandishing their weapons. Some have clubs instead of axes. Some have morning stars. Either way, it's not a good sight.] * Alys looks up and points. "Unless I am even awesomer than I thought, I can't block those." * Ten points at the bull guy. "Hey! Weren't you in that one movie with that guy and that other guy and the girl with the things and the kid? You rocked!" * Herman looks up, then lowers her hand, carefully, before moving it away and showing that she's unarmed. Unmagicked. Whatever. * Lukas looks right at the blue guy. * Khalil glances up, then back at the man. "Yes." [Moloch snorts. "Oh, right, sure, yes, I believe you. Hmph, as though it matters. Dante may be the one I want, but I owe you as well." You couldn't owe us something fun, like coffee, could you? But we aren't THEM! God! What part of 'not them' makes us them? You owe us for something we apparently do not remember, then. Could you kindly refresh us? [The guards maneuver to surround you. Then they approach. Some have chains and are otherwise unarmed, but they're accompanied by escorts.] ["As you humans say... I wasn't born yesterday."] ... okay then. You don't believe us. Anything we can do to settle the debt? Look, we're so totally not the ones you think we are, and can I have your autograph after this? Any task you want performed? Item retrieved? [Moloch growls. "Again, you mock me!"] Christ, do you think we'd be this fucking stupid if we were them? Uh, guys. Quiet. * Khalil edges next to Togo. * Togo holds up his hands. "Guess that's a no." * Ten kneals down next to Lukas. "I'm so not mocking you!" [The guards approach, binding your arms behind your back with the chains, lest you resist.] * Khalil doesn't. * Ten puts an arm around him too. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. * Alys resists and glares at them. "You are not tying me up. I can walk along without chains where they shouldn't be, thanks." * Lukas wraps his arms around Ten and then suddenly kicks off the ground, trying to take off straight up into the air. With Ten. Aiyah! [Moloch howls, "Shoot them! Shoot them!" The archers open fire at Lukas and Ten.] * Herman looks up and mutters in Anglo-Saxon. 8 d2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (8 d2) and gets a natural 2 for a result of 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2. ( Lukas, gimme 2 ranged def rolls, and... Actually make that 3, but if you miss the third Ten gets hit. ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 9. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (I don't get any at all do I?) 2d8+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lukas (2d8+2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 12. ( Nope. You can't really move, hanging onto Lukas and all. ) (We are pincushions!) (Yeah. Guess taking off at 60 MPH just isn't fast enough to dodge anything. @_@) (Okay, well, not _anything_. Heh.) [The archers open fire! Many of the arrows fall short, but not all. Lukas takes one in the arm and thigh, and Ten is shot in the back of her shoulder. But they do get away, and Moloch stamps the ground in rage.] * Ten screams as she gets shot and then starts to cry, but she holds on for dear life. * Alys takes this as a signal to start and attacks a guard. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7. * Khalil sighs. "Was waiting for something to occur." As he's bound, he closes his eyes and his body disperses into a pile of dozens and dozens of scarabs. Looks like a few hundred. (Snicker. Well, they blew their crossbow rounds.) (So now it's just an untenable melee. ^_~) Of all the stupid bloody- * Togo mutters. "You gotta be kidding me..." ( K, you're not bound yet. I'm not going to bother calling init though, as they outnumber you ten to one :P ) * Herman lets out a few Anglo-Saxon curse words. Gotta say this: they knew how to curse back in the sixth century. (Snerk.) (*snrk*) * Lukas wobbles slightly and then angles his flight away from the castle as he zoops off... [The guards continue to try to bind the rest of you. Alys resists, though, slashing at one guard and opening a gash in his armor. He staggers back, but the two next to him retaliate. Alys, gimme 2 def rolls.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets 0, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "A WINNER IS YOU!" [And Khalil turns to scarabs! The guards are briefly baffled, but then start trying to crush the bugs.] * The bugs go towards the walls immediately and head to scurry up them. [They squish six of the bugs.] * Togo struggles, and closes his eyes. "C'mon, don't know how this works, but c'mere..." [Meanwhile Alys deftly parries, redirecting an axe blow from one of her assailants into the other.] [And suddenly a portal opens in the sky, and a giant monster appears in the midst of the enemies. It looks much like a preying mantis the size of a mack truck. And all at once starts causing havoc amongst them.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 14. Run like hell! * Herman's eyes widen. "Holy shit!" She tries for a pot shot at the nearest guard with her staff before getting way the heck away. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8-2) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 12. [And doesn't do well.] ( Okay, Init rolls! ) 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8+8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 17. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8+8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 15. ( And there's fewer guards behind, but you're still surrounded. You'll have to fight your way out, then escape pursuit. ) 2d8+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8+6) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 20. 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 26. [Togo, Herman, Khalil, Moloch, Alys, Mantis, Guards] [Togo!] ( Slipping past the guards will require body - acro (tumbling). Or you can fight them. ) ( What if we can jump 50 meters? ) ( That works too ) ( If you fight them, you can slip past after you take one down. But they'll be attacking you, too, of course. ) * Togo jumps really really high, over the heads of the guards, and lands some distance away. When he lands, he throws a bolo at a guard near Herman. "C'mon, move!" 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. [The bolo wraps around the guard's legs, and he falls!] [Herman!] * Herman does move! She FLEES, dammit. [Khalil!] * The bugs keeps climbing up the walls, towards where the arrows came. [Moloch starts towards the Mantis but, seeing you in the process of escaping, he changes course. His size helps him move fairly fast.] [Alys!] * Alys has no openings to escape, so she happily attempts to slice up more guards. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. [Alys slashes at a guard and he falls, opening a small window of opportunity.] * Alys runs like hell! [Meanwhile the mantis wreaks havoc on the guards, most of whom turn to battle it. Not all, though. Some rush after Togo, though their armor slows them. And two try to attack Herman and Alys from behind. The both of you need def rolls.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d6-2) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 1. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. [Herman darts forward, ducking to avoid an axe! Alys, however, is clubbed squarely in the shoulder blade and OW it hurts. But she gets away... for the moment.] [Togo's turn! The guards are trying to catch up!] Fucking hell! OW! ( Are the others well behind me, or are they pretty much even with me? ) I'd bloody well turn you into a toad if I knew how! ( You're about ten feet ahead. ) * Togo lets the others catch up with him a bit, then tosses the spider bomb back towards the guards before he resumes running. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. [Togo's aim is off, and the bomb lands away from the guards.] [Then it sprouts legs and skitters after them.] * Togo curses, but keeps running. [Herman!] [Herman is running, but the guards are right on her heels.] ( Which aren't high, thankfully. ) (Ha ha.) (Yeah, like I don't have enough problems already.) (Snap those puppies off in about three steps.) * Herman! Keeps! Running! ( Gimme a body roll! ) ( Herman. See Herman. See Herman Run. ) [And Khalil! Who's reached the archer slits.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 12. (Run Herman, run) [Herman is lucky that the guards are wearing such thick armor, because he keeps ahead despite nearly tripping twice.] Fuck! Why can't Sarah wear some bloody pants like a sensible wizard? [The fact that he can't see his own feet ain't helping either.] [Moloch races after, coming up just behind the guard column.] (Breasts never done nobody no good.) [Alys!] * The bugs all crawl inside the arrow slit and reform into Justinilil. Who happily slugs the archer in the gut. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 0. * Alys continues running while muttering, "Runrunrunrun..." ( Alys, body roll! ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. [Alys pulls ahead of the guards and Herman!] [The guards continue persuit, though you're keeping ahead! You hurry into the forest.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. [The bomb skitters after the troop column and explodes right behind Moloch, knocking him to the ground. He doesn't seem terribly injured, but it bought some time.] ( Someone needs to cue up the Scooby Doo Chase Music. ) ( Cue the chase music! ) [The rest of the guards continue the chase! Body rolls! Except Togo; they have no chance in hell of catching him.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Herman (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. [You put some good distance between yourselves and the guards, although Herman lags behind. And soon you come to the river. The bridge is up, currently, but the lever that controls it is on your side.] * Herman gasps for breath, catching up. "I don't think... Sarah's used to running this much." She rushes for the lever and yanks on it. "Can anyone destroy the bridge after we get across?" [The bridge comes down!] Think I used my only bomb, sorry. Not really! * Alys runs across. "I can try really hard to smash it?" * Herman runs across, too, one hand holding the hem away from her feet. "I don't know how much time that'd ta- actually, yes. Do that. I can help." * Togo runs across the bridge, then checks his person. "I got nothing left that'll hurt a bridge." * Alys takes a deep breath before swinging down at the bridge (or supports, if it has them) with her naginata as hard as she can. * Herman pulls those cards from her cleavage, fans them, and tosses them so they surround Alys. She chants in Latin just as Alys does that, and she seems to swell with strength. ... wait. Extra bomb! Kickass! [Alys takes a huge chunk out of the bridge with that, though it's still up.] ( ... naginata. ) * Togo motions for the others to get back so he can plant the bomb. (I have one! How cool is that!?) ( I swear, having a Naginata is like being blond. Cool and dumb. ) * Alys moves backwards while grinning. "Alys Onedyr, bridge destroyer!" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. ( But also wise and wordly. ) * Herman does get back, yes. * Togo looks around. "But we're missing Khalil. Do I blow the bridge before he gets here?" (She traded in her blondeness for the naginata?) [The guards appear in the distance! Better decide that one fast.] Blow it up! Boom! * Togo looks at Herman. "You agree?" Uh, yeah. He's a little far away to save anyway. * Herman looks a little worried, then she says, "Just do it. I can take us back." * Togo plants the bomb on the section of bridge Alys weakened, sets it to blow in a few seconds, then moves the hell back. [The bomb beeps a few times, and explodes just as the guards get to the edge of the river. With all that armor on, they don't even try to cross.] * Alys waves at the guards on the other side of the river while saying, "Okay, so what do we do now?" Find Lukas and Ten. * Herman turns and keeps going. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. (And yes, I *did* say Lukas. Not Volt. Ah ah ah ah ah.) (Snerk.) * Alys follows Herman. * Togo looks back. "Hope Khalil manages to find a way outta that mess. Giant grasshopper thing should help a bit." *pauses* "I can summon giant grasshoppers. That's just fucked up." *follows Herman* [You walk through the deep, dark forest.] (We're renamed from MC3 to the "Bug Patrol") * Herman pulls a flashlight from her cleavage and starts shining it around. "Oh, that was you?" Yeah. Wasn't sure I knew how to control it, though, which was one of the many reasons I was so eager to run away. * Herman nods. "Neat trick anyway." ( Y'all haven't forgotten Mariah's summoning ability? :D ) (Hee. I remember. ^^ With the lizard thing.) Does anyone have any magical finding abilities? Because, this forest doesn't really seem very tiny. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d6) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. * Togo mutters. "That really wasn't very bright on Volt's part, the flying thing. Worked out, but they coulda easily been turned into pin cushions." * Herman purses her lips. "I have something that might help, if either of you can see in the dark." (Hah. Alys, Khalil sorta does. ^_~) * Alys pulls out her flashlight. "I have another torch, if that helps." (You're so handy. :P) * Herman looks at Togo. * Togo pulls out a flashlight, and shrugs. "In my body, yeah, but..." * Herman purses her lips. "Then I'll do it. You probably wouldn't like it, anyway." She reaches into her cleavage and pulls out... a toad. An honest to goodness, live toad. ....You're marrying a girl who keeps a toad in her dress!? Better than a frog in her throat. * Herman sounds a little annoyed. "I'm not marrying her." ( Man, this session is full of awesome quotes. ) No, it's not! That's really ew. (Yeah, really.) Does she know that? (I really was just waiting to use the _____ in my other bosom line.) I made it pretty bloody clear, yes. I'll take her. *grins* * Herman tilts her head back and lifts the toad carefully, one finger pushing water down its back first into one eye, then the other as she murmurs softly in Latin. The toad croaks. Ooh, are you madly in love with someone else and you just can't marry her even though she loves you and your family disapproves and you're going to run away with your other love and- *breath, pause* I can't think of anything else. * Herman doesn't answer, as she's speaking in Latin. She finishes quickly enough with a decisive final word, though, and looks straight ahead, her eyes blank and white. Her gaze sweeps left to right before she starts walking, still looking. * Herman absently places the toad back in her cleavage. Croak. * Togo follows. "What was all that?" They're nowhere close. I guess we should just keep walking... oh. * Alys goes along, trying to think of an ending for her mental epic romance. With pirates. 2d8-7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-7) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 5. It's a spell. X-Ray is a good equivalent. (Herman's the Fabio-ish coverboy for a slutty romance novel?) (... Herman'd make a bloody awful Fabio.) (... No, Herman's the one falling out of her dress.) (Well, yes currently.) (Yes. I am locked in an EMBRACE of PASSION.) (With Khalil.) (Sweet!) (He's the only one who could stand up to the musculosity.) Ah, okay. * Togo pauses. "Going up to the castle was a bad call on my part. Shoulda known better." * Herman shrugs. "I thought it was a good idea, too." Though next time, I don't think we should start with the guards, right? I was having fun fighting them! Except for the whole shoulder thing, which is still sort of sore. * Togo nods. "I'm no expert on magic, but I'm guessing our being transported here while stuck in bodies that've already been here ain't a coincidence." [You leave the forest and encounter Lukas and Ten!] Hey guys! * Ten is currently sprawled on the ground in front of Lukas and crying and whining. "I don't want anything to hurt!" * Lukas is kneeling next to Ten on the ground, his hand near the arrow in her shoulder. He's also got the arrows still in him. His flashlight is laying on the ground, spreading light around near Ten's head. * Herman looks at that, then mutters, "Aw, fuck." She's the AI, right? Not used to pain. * Togo curses. "Not good..." * Lukas glances over to the group then says, "And Herman wins the fucking kirby doll. It's lying over there." Nah, you can keep it. * Herman reaches into her cleavage and pulls out a small bundle of gauze. She sighs. "This is the best I can do." * Alys pales a bit. "Oh no... can I do anything?" * Lukas looks at the gauze then looks back to Ten, saying, "Can't do that without the arrow out, Herman..." Make it stop hurting! ( Herman could just put the Kirby in her cleavage. Ashley wouldn't complain. ) Then take it out. (Is the kirby *small* enough?) ( Nah, I'm kidding. It's too big :P ) Leave it in for now. Taking it out's just gonna make the bleeding worse. * Lukas rubs the shoulder again and says in a loud mutter, "Yeah, sure, shoot the five year old with an arrow and pull it out. Christ, man..." he sighs again. "Doesn't any of you have a power or something?" * Herman snaps, "I left my healing spell in my other *body*, okay? I can try, but I don't think it'll bloody well work. Nothing else does." Sorry, but if a five year old gets hit by an arrow, then that arrow needs to come out of the five year old. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets 16, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hate being random." (...whoo boy.) Wrap it with the gauze... it'll help staunch the bleeding, if not the pain. And then... we try'n find someone or something friendly around here. * Lukas lets his hand off Ten. "If you can't heal it, leave it the hell in like Togo said." He falls backwards to his ass and winces again. "Ow, fuck. Why can't this kid go faster?" * Ten whines some more. "One of you hasta make me stop hurting!" Having been shot more'n my share of times, Herman, trust me when I say that leaving it in until we can find some decent medical attention is the best idea. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. * Herman folds her arms and looks off into the distance. "Yeah, fine." She lets a breath. "I wish I knew how to *get* to the medical attention, though." (lets out) That's why we get moving. Gotta be some other living things around here... We have to DO something! We can't just sit here, except Ten, you can sit as much as you want. Someone make a plan! 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. * Lukas reaches up for the gauze. "Fuck. Gauze me, man." * Herman hands it over. * Lukas then looks towards Alys, "Wanna give me that knife now? At least we can make it so I don't look like a damn pincushion." * Alys pulls it out and hands it to him. "Want me to do it?" She seems more solemn than usual. * Ten struggles for a moment, and then winces and gasps. "No cutting me! No hurting me! Make it stop!" * Herman sighs and says, more gently, "You're not going to be cut, Ten." Ain't gonna cut you, Ten. Just gonna wrap the wound to stop the bleeding, and cut the shaft of the arrow so it won't get caught on things while we move. * Lukas sighs with exasperation and then he starts cutting his arrows down to size with gritted teeth. Before bandaging, that is. * Ten stops. "Oh." Then we're gonna try'n find you something resembling a doctor. * Herman reaches into her cleavage and pulls out a bottle of Aspirin. She blinks at it, then chuckles. Another reach in and she pulls out a bottle. She shakes out two of the pills and kneels to Ten. "Okay, I'm going to put these in your mouth, and then I'm going to have you drink some water to help swallow them. They might help you feel better." (bottle of water) ( Dude, at least give her some Excedrin. =P ) * Ten shakes her head. "I don't know how! And it hurts." * Khalil starts walking up to the group, looking slightly down at the ground. He is turbanless! Well, not entirely. Rather the turban is unraveled and looped around his shoulder, bayonet looped in his belt. He's currently trying to reravel it back into a turban as he walks up, probably without noticing you all. * Lukas looks to Ten and says through gritted teeth, "It's a reflex thing, Ten. Just try it with a little of the water first?" It's okay, Ten. You should swallow it automatically. Try swallowing now. It gets the spit out of your mouth; you probably do it without thinking when you're talking to us. * Herman doesn't notice Khalil arriving, that's for sure. * Lukas finishes his sawing, one supposes. * Ten blinks and a note of curiosity slips into her voice. "I do?" And she does. "I do." * Alys is too focused on Ten to notice much else. "Would it help if I held your hand? Sometimes it makes me feel a little better if I squeeze something really tight." * Togo notices someone approaching, and then realizes it's !Khalil. "Khalil! Damn, man, how the hell'd you get outta there? You okay?" * Khalil looks up at the talking slowly and speaks aloud. "Well, that could have went better, yes?" * Ten swallows again. "Kay... I'll try that if it'll stop hurting." * Togo points a thumb at Ten and Lukas. "A helluva lot better, yeah." * Herman glances up, then goes back to concentrating on Ten. "Okay. Open your mouth for the first pill. I'm going to put it in, then the water, and then I want you to close your mouth and swallow." * Khalil is still reravelling his turban. He actually doesn't look THAT bad. A bit of scrapes here and there but pretty much looking untouched. * Ten nods and opens her mouth. "Kay." * Herman sets a pill into Ten's mouth, then pours a mouthful of water in. Some trickles out of the corners of her mouth, but that's inevitable. * Alys sits down next to Ten and holds her hand. As for how I got out, that is a long story. However, I did gleam some interesting information. Not all is pleasant within the demon's domain. So how'd you get outta there? The bug trick? * Ten figures out not breathing water on the first go, but after she swallows she starts coughing . * Togo motions for Khalil to go on. * Herman doesn't look surprised. "Did you get it?" * Alys pats Ten's back. "Are you okay?" A female and a male are also inside the castle. They spoke of Dante being invited as a guest. And of, how did they put it? Ah yes, "crushing the pitiful wretch." * Ten winces at the pats. "It was all scratchy going down. When does it stop hurting?" Pills should kick in pretty soon, I think. * Togo frowns. "Anything else?" She also spoke of some "friends". Human-ish. She argued that they were neither human nor mortal though. The man presumed to think that they were. * Lukas puts the knife down and begins wrapping. With any luck. I'm going to give you another one, Ten. Ready? They also mentioned "getting what they came for". Ah. And some old man. * Ten says "No" and keeps her mouth open anyway. * Herman sets the other pill in and pours some water in after. * Togo frowns s'more. "Annoyingly vague, but at least we know to be on the lookout for friends of theirs that also dislike Dante." * Ten gets this one down without trouble. See, it's not so hard. Volt, are you gonna want these after you're done? I could have gone up to potentially hostile individuals and asked them directly if you would have preferred. * Lukas nods. "Yeah. Yeah I will." * Togo shakes his head. "Wasn't complaining to you, Khalil. More to the universe." If the bad guys are going to talk about their plans where we can hear them, the least they could do is discuss specifics. * Ten waits for the hurting to go away. * Khalil finishes reravelling his turban and sets it on his head. He is returbaned. Woot. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), he hasn't cracked much of an expression all this time. * Herman sighs, going from kneeling to sitting on the ground. She sets her flashlight down as light. "I want to know how long we're going to be stuck in this bloody place." I'm getting drained. Sarah's spells are taxing. I did not have the opportunity to thoroughly explore. Perhaps, though, the item that they took from Moloch may be a clue. * Herman rubs at her face. "So we go back into the castle." Better planned this time. Yeah. But Ten's hurt! And, um, Volt too. * Dreol is now known as Dreamland And we can't do a damned thing about it until we get out of here. If we return to our old bodies, that is irrelevant. * Lukas finishes his bandaging and lets out a whew. "Unless there's a magical travelling fairy doctor." Which, hey, isn't out of the fucking realm of possibility anymore. * Herman hands over the pain relievers and water. But we don't know hoooow! I want my body back. [Amusing as that would be, no fairy doctor appears.] So do we wanna spend a day or so looking for some friendly civies who might help with our wounds, or just get this over with and raid the castle? [You don't have enough rupees anyhow.] (We could sell excess inventory items!) (Time to break open the boxes and jars.) (BOXES!) * Lukas downs some pills and water and then scooches over to Ten and says more quietly, "C'mon, hold up, Ten. I promise shopping when we get back, huh?" He picks the knife back up. ( Don't forget the grass and the shrubbery. ) * Herman grabs her water and pills, makes sure they're capped, and puts them back into cleavagespace. Or, as a third option, do we wanna camp out for a bit, then head back to the castle after dark? It's hard to tell when dark is out here, but I think we should wait for a while first anyway. (Uh Jesse? It's very very dark right now) ( s'because we're in the forest. ) ( But yeah, point taken. ) (No) (It's actually night time) (No, the light suddenly went away.) (It was quite abrupt) ( Regardless. =P ) I agree with Herman. Sarah. Whichever she would wish to be called. Herman, thanks. His name is Pipe Girl. I'll take first watch. *leans against a tree; sticks to it* ... this could come in handy. * Herman eyes Togo. "Uh huh." I just wanna stop hurting. ( It's a good thing you didn't catch me during my grim badass phase, or I would've taken that as a request to do an Ol Yeller on you. ) * Lukas grabs the shaft of the bolt and cuts off the base end. "I'm working on it, Ten," he says quietly. "Best I can." (Was that mine or one of his?) (Yours. I already did mine. ^_^;) * Ten gasps and starts crying harder. [Session End!]