020114justice

 Jack: The Road to Auroch's manor is a steep winding affair up the side of a mountain. Rivers of Mountain Wine Cut through the dark grenite and plunge to the earth bellow in torrential waterfalls. You come to a large outer wall surrounding a SPOOKY MOUNTAIN CASTLE. The gates are open and no one seems to be around. A banner over the door reads "Art Exibition Today" Rhyspor waiting near the moat surrounding the castle, still likely lamenting the lose of his gear.  Jossik: kikate's here  Jack: The Road to Auroch's manor is a steep winding affair up the side of a mountain. Rivers of Mountain Wine Cut through the dark grenite and plunge to the earth bellow in torrential waterfalls. You come to a large outer wall surrounding a SPOOKY MOUNTAIN CASTLE. The gates are open and no one seems to be around. A banner over the door reads "Art Exibition Today" Ryspor T. is sitting frustratedly near the moat, occasionally attempting a small portal and throwing stones through the successful ones  Jack: Rhyspor waiting near the moat surrounding the castle, still likely lamenting the lose of his gear.  Jossik: (( okay so we see ryspor then? ))                Jack: (Yes it's hard to miss the fabulously dressed troll)  Kikate: ((yo I'm here))  Seriad: +(new avatar))                Jossik: Jossik grins and runs up to Ryspor. "Ryspor!"                 Ryspor: Ryspor looks up, confused. He brightens up immensely at the sight of his matesprit and pulls him into a crushing hug. "JOSSIK! Oh, it's so GOOD to see you again!"                 Jossik: "I- I need to b-breathe"                 Ryspor: Ryspor releases Jossik sheepishly. "Ahaha, sorry..."  Jossik: "No, it's fine. Great to see you."  Kikate: Kikate smiles at the sight of Ryspor and Jossik's embrace. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Hello Again, Ryspor!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Yes. A relief to see you again, welcome back. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "It's good to be back, believe me. Sitting around next to this old castle is not exactly the most scintillating of activities." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The gate to the manor is open, leading to a courtyard overgrown with thorny vines. Something about them seems...wrong. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: ((hello)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( hi )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "How did you know where to find me, incidentally? I didn't know you'd built the 'gaydar', or whatever it was you were planning to create." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Well, we decided to get the next key from Auroch, and this is his place, and, well, here you are!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "This is AUROCH'S...?" Ryspor blanches at all the time he's spent sleeping out in the open next to the castle. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Indeed.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "...I have been very lucky indeed, then." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Right! So, shall we continue in the mission?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (We can hear you) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((not too late)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((mean mugging up a storm)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (Tlaloc you also possess an ORANGE BALLROOM GOWN NOW) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I think this mug is flooding with mean)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">((The fanfic is coming true)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (YOu missed the crossdressing adventure...short version) <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Tlaloc Z. is really, really uncomfortable in his dress <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( yeah man it was oodles of fun )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((omfg just realized i'm totally still in my girl clothes because i lost my suit)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Hey, uh, Tlaloc, you know you dont have to wear the dress anymore, right?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Come now Jossik, we wouldn't want to spoil his fun.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "I mean, you can if you want to, but its not required" <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Tlaloc Z. gives Jossik the angriest look <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Shh, he looks beautiful." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. stifles a snicker <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "I'm being sarcastic." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: W...What... Did.. you...s-say <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Tlaloc Z. is quaking in anger <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: " I said you look beautiful hun. I'm sure I used that right." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Alright, so, the mission..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">"Can we uh, can we continue with that? please?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The doors to the manor are open. The courtyard is choked with Vines, as perviously stated <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Right. But... hang on.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;">{These vines look a little strange.} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Tlaloc Z. rips his dress off and rubs his hands together <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Inspect EVERYTHING)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((wouldn't he be naked now though)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik looks closer at the vines, trying to see what exactly is wrong with them. <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: rolling 4df+2 ( - + + - ) +2 = 2 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;">((examining vines)) <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: rolling 4df+3 ( - 0 - 0 ) +3 = 1 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: rolling 4df+3 ( 0 + - + ) +3 = 4 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: rolling 4df+0 ( 0 0 - - ) +0 = -2 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: rolling 4df+1 ( + - 0 - ) +1 = 0 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Examining the vines reveals they are growing over the corpses of Bulls...or at least you hope those shriveled desicated creatures are daed. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Oh my..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Oh, gog..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((wait do those of us who failed see it too)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: (( HOLY SHIT DAED BODIES)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Looks like they don't take too kindly to visitors, hm. Though that's nothing new to us now, is it? }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Seriad, with your roll you recognize these vines feed on blood, and it looks like they grew from INSIDE the bulls, rather then over them <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: "Wh-what the fuck?!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "This is... unsettling... I appears they are... feeding on.. the blood?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "What the fuck" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">"Just, what the fuck." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. looks sick <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Do we really want to do this?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: "No. Nobody wants to do this shit" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Hm. Does anyone have anything that we could throw?} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Throw the dress?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "I have some coffee beans.'               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((*")) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {See, if it's anything like the cinema, the moment something moves in there the vines will awaken and fuck something up, yknow?} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: "So, we should throw Ryspor in?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Probably. So we should toss something in there to check." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. throws Tlaloc a LOOK <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (A pity this party has neither resisdent plant master) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( WAIT FUCK )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">(( RETCON WHAT I JUST SAID OUT )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: ((Haha)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Ryspor, toss in some coffee beans." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {It's worth a shot...} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. pulls out his bag of shoe-shaped coffee beans and tosses a handful in               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The beans bounce off with no visable effect. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Nothing seems to have happened. Perhaps we should throw in something larger just in case?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: (( Comical *boink* noise)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Do they need LIVING material?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "How would we test that?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Perhaps... }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: "I VOLUNTEER NOT TO BE THAT MATERIAL" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "One of my tridents has flowers growing from it. I could toss that in and see what that does." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Well...Alright." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Yeah, try that." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. throws in his flowery trident <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: ((brb)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I like how Ryspor is wasting all of his shit on these.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((what little shit he has left anyways)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( well at least its nothign useful )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I saw we leeroy Jenkins this shit.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((fuck you i can think of a million uses for shoe-shaped coffee beans)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( leeroy jenkinsing will get us the fuck killed. ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((you first TCA)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Justice is expendable,)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: It seems these plants only react to fresh blood <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Do they take troll blood? They shouldn't take troll blood. :p)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( okay so we know that ic then )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (After a few tests, yes) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Well, looks to be safe enough. Just try not to bleed on them, i suppose." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Well. Looks like we'll have to try. Remembering, of course, that any bulls entering this area were probably drunk. As long as we watch our step we ought to be alright. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Is it possible we could distract them?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Distract the vines?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Yes." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Use one of us as a guinea pig, you mean? It seems dangerous, but if one of us has a high enough Athletics, we could possibly pull it off." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Tlaloc, would you CARE TO GO FIRST?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {No. I think for the time being it'd be best if we ventured in together. Ryspor, remember that the last team member we had trying to be a shitty ninja inexplicably vanished.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Alright, so, in we go?" <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. equips his Dersite trident, just in case <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik pulls out his giantkiller kukri <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. nods in Ryspor's direction and draws his two Speed-of-Thought katanas. {In we go.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Crossing the courtyard requires no roll as long as you're slow and careful not to cut yourself on the thorny vines. <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Ryspor T. cautiously picks his way around the thorns <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik proceeds with utmost caution <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((can I find some way to collect a sample of the vines?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Seriad can take a BLOODRINKER VINE CUTTING for her inventory, yes)         <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. walks along with lightness and precision                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Can jossik take a sample as well?          <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Seriad R. carefully pinches a, nice ammount of a vine to captchalouge                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Bloodsucking chain...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #aa5500;"> Tlaloc: ((I'll brb in 15)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The door of the manor hangs slightly open. Inside you can see that Auroch's party guests...they each have a heavy weight shackled to their feet or have been shackled together in some way. Their now ragged clothing and battered bodies show signs of horrific abuse. Imps freely move among guests, unrestrainted. Most of the guests seem resigned to their presense. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Um..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik tenses up, ready for any fights that should happen to go down. "We have to help these guys" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "It would be best not to draw undue attention to ourselves. We can concentrate on a possible rescue effort after we obtain the key." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: A large grand staircase leads further into the castle. There also seems to be a door leading to the Parlor. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "I say we try and avoid conflict altogether..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {I have to agree with Ryspor... We'll have to fight as a last resort only, yes.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Alright, so, shall we head to the parlor or deeper in?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "I'd say we should go floor by floor. My vote is for the parlor." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {If you had to hide an important key, would it be hidden on the parlor? At this point we're looking for either the guy in charge or the key...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Fair point." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Yes," <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {But it could be anywhere. Perhaps the parlor would be a good starting point, just to get our bearings.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Yeah, i say we start there." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Alright. Unless there are any objections, I'm on my way.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Meanwhile Tlaloc awkwardly stands outside)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Approaching the doors to the parlor, you see that Green and Black curtains have been hung over the door. A small sign next to the door says. "Public Art Exhibition" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((:o)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Oh, FUCK no." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Jack...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Well..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "So, deeper into the castle then?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "I AM a little curious..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Curiosity killed the meowbeast. Deeper into the castle until we find a more compelling reason for the gallery.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "I agre with that wholeheartedly." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">(( *agree )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Yes, let's go. Quickly." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: You turn around to head back to the antechamber...as you do so...Jossik you hear a voice coming from the curtained room. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">"PST" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( oh, shit. ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">Jossik slowly turns towards the source of the voice, gulping. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Jossik? What's wrong?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The speaker is obscured. "SO_YOU_KNOW. YOU_ARENT_LEAVING_THIS BUILDING_ALIVE. DONT_KEEP_ME_WAITING               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Jossik, come on..."                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik sighs. "Well, shall we get this over with, then?"                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Yes. Come along now...}                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "I wasn't talking to you."                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor's pupils shrink as he realizes what's going on. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Who...} Kikate spins around, looking. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Doesn't matter, YOU said let's not go in there." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The curtains are closed. You can now hear music in the antechamber.. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Well, at this point i'm just delaying the inevitable, aren't I?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Jossik. Whatever it is, we should prioritize the mission while we still have you. Anything else might need to wait.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor grabs his arm. "Please come with us." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "But we won't just sit outside, hearing you die." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Then keep going! Finish the misssion!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Finish this first, with us. You can die later, bro.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Don't be a fucking hero tool Jossik, this is not the time." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "He just said he doesnt want to be kept waiting. I don't want to make things worse." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "And now you want to listne to him?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">*listen <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {If he has an objection, he'll just come after you himself. It's you he wants, not us.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik sighs, unable to staand against the combined influence of multiple friends. "Fine. Let's just keep moving, and i'll come back later." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: The party guests are now being forced to dance by the imps, one of them is opperating an old fashioned crank driven phonograph. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor grimaces, still holding on to Jossik's arm. "Ugh, I'm liking this Auroch less and less every moment." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Ugh. Awful...} mutters Kikate under his breath. {Too bad a certain someone can't fulfill his prophecy...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Kikate, come on. There's still a chance." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {We'll see. If anything, it makes me want to find this fucking key and get it over with. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (Heading up the stairs?) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((yup)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((mhm)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (indeed) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((*Tlaloc is still frozen outside w/ the vines*)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Are ther other options?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">*there <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Heading up the stairs you hear horrible sounds, like bones being broken, flesh being pulped and screams of pain. They seem to be coming from AUROCH'S THRONE ROOM <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "no." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik shudders. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "I don't want to do this anymore. I'd just like to state that for the record." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. puts a hand on Seriad's shoulder, steadying her. He does the same for Jossik with his other hand. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Stay strong, alright? Don't think about it. It's just existing there, like anything else. We just perceive it to be unpleasant. Steel your minds. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Why don't we go for a dance... I- Instead..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: Kikate smiles. {Dancing sounds like fun. Ask me after we're done here, kay?} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "I mean... OKAY!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Heading to the throne room? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (i guess) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {On we go.} ((yes)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Opening the doors to the throne room, you can see a muscular black furred bull seated on a throne drinking a glass of wine while watching two bulls, one dressed in the Riot Grrl punk gear of Heffina's followers, the other in the Toga of Bubalus' bros. The two bulls are at this moment struggling to stay on thier knees, their arms and legs broken probably by the pair of Club Weilding Ogres. They're facing each other, faces smeared with Blood. Lord Auroch frowns as he swirls his wine in his glass. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Oh come now, keep kissing, I was enjoying it. That can't be all you have in you." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Um..." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. whips out a Canon 5D and zooms in to take a picture of the beat-up Bubalus bro <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Is this really..." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. gets the picture and quickly recaptchalouges the camera. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik is shaking in rage. He takes a few deep breaths to steele himself. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: "Ooh, excellent thinking, Kikate." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. flashes a wink at Ryspor <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch notices his new guests and raises an eyebrow. "New guests? It's rude to intrupt your hosts fun." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "WE'RE SORRY!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Hail, Lord Auroch. I apologize for the interruption, and come bearing a business proposal.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Oh bussiness. How I loathe it...very well." He nods to the ogres. The Orges hoist their maces and with a single blow to each of their heads, kill Auroch's prisoners, spraying the room with bright red blood and worse. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik surpresses a snarl. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "What bussiness do you bring before me?" he asks, unphased by the violence <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Seriad R. is horrified <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor resists the urge to flinch <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: Kikate doesn't miss a beat. {Yes. I am aware that you possess a member of a certain set of keys, a set which will supposedly unlock the gates to the Underworld.} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch reaches under his thick fur and pulls up the key, which apepars to be on a thick gold chain...the ONLY article of clothing this particular bull seems to be wearing <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Was Jossik's dick sword sculpted?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( omfg i still have that )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: (it's detail and craftmanship is legendary) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Yes, that's the one. Now, in exchange for the key, I give you the solemn guarantee that my team and I will vanquish the denizen... On your behalf, of course. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((maybe he'll respect us if we show it to him...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Oh? That would make you the hero of mind, wouldn't it." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {That would appear to be the case.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "See I was expecting more of a "Stop in the name of justice vibe" just looking at you. Reguardless, I am not sure that is a good idea Oh Hero. You see, these black skinned creatures that have appeared are incredibly useful. And they seem to respect me. Would they not disappear if you were to defeat the denizen?)               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik covertly takes out his dicksword, prepared for a fight.                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Oh man, if things get TOO HOT TO HANDLE could I try throwing the vine at Auroch?))                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( you totally should )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: (( Well, maybe I should save it and make dupes.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( you can grab more on the way out )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Oh yeah...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Perhaps that is the case, though think of the opportunity! With no denizen, there would be no possibility of losing this land's precious wine. An endless party, if you will, would ensue.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: Jossik I am invoking your items Aspect of "Big, Obvious and Veiny" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((omfg)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: You can not hide it               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((YES)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( because of course not )) <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch notices Joossik drawing his "weapon". "And what do you intend to do with that little man?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Ah! About that!} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Oh, this? I was going to offer this as a gift. A tribute, if you will." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {I had almost completely forgotten. It is a gift, for the dear Lord Auroch. I assure you, there is no finer craftsmanship in the land.} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch beholds the mighty marital aid. "Indeed it is finely crafted. Your gift is appreciated. If you possess this weapon, then you are messangers of that fat fop Bullvolio?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( can jossik roll empathy to try and guess what aurochs feelings towards bullvolio are? ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: You may <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: rolling 4df+4 ( 0 0 - - ) +4 = 2 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Do you need to? :p)) <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch seems to dislike Bullvolio, they are almost certainly enemies...or at best frienimies <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik laughs. "Ha, no. Fuck that guy." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Indeed. That was a fun party to trash... }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "But that is a unique one of a kind item. I should know." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Attempting to Decieve Kikate? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "We um, pillaged that party! haha, totes wrecked!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "We took it. That's all there really is to say on the matter." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Bring it to me." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik walks forward and presents it to him in a grand manner. <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch takes the "weapon", it pulses, nay shakes with power. A single tear drips down Lord Auroch's face <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "It is more beautiful then I had imagined." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik gives a little bow and goes back to stand with the rest of the group. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Anything to gain your favor, Lord Auroch. I am glad that you enjoy it. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Bullvolio would not have parted with such a treasure easily. You have proven your loyalty." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">"But I can not risk losing my new servents." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "What if we gave you... OTHER things?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Hmm you would look lovely with that post coital just had your neck snapped look..." he says looking over Seriad. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "oh." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "But I assume that is not what you intend to offer." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Um... Yeah no." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Unfortunately, we could not offer such a thing. Yes.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "I am a collector of fine art. I recently found a new young artist to patronize...funny, you remind me of one of his pieces for some reason." he looks at Rhyspor <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Yeah, i know the guy" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor clings harder to Jossik's arm. "I'm, I'm flattered, really..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "He actually asked me to meet him once i was done talking to you." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. shoots a glance at Jossik. {Perhaps we could convince him to make another masterpiece... }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "It's what men like him do. No need to motivated him." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "Oh, yeah, we already set that whole thing up." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Let me put this bluntly. We will do just about anything to obtain your key, Lord Auroch. Name your price. More fine art would be easily obtainable...} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch takes a few practice swings and thrusts with his new weapon in the air <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Bring me Heffina. Alive." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "But..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Is this the only condition by which you will part with the key? }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "You said name your price...and I think you are desperate enough to do it." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch points his weapon at Kikate with a dead serious look. "Or you can try to take it from me." <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. Kikate clenches his fists before looking to his team mates, eyes full of worry <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik turns to Kikate, whispering. "Let's get out of here\. We need to regroup and plan." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {I would never move against you, Lord Auroch. My team and I will consider your conditions.} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Lord Auroch nods. "Wise man as befits your title Hero of Mind." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Good day.} Kikate waves the rest of his team to follow as he exits, right after taking another picture of the Bro's corpse. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: Alright, the Ogre's shut the doors behind you...Kikate, what is your plan? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: He's going to talk to his team members first, of course. {I won't give him Heffina.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Of course." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {But we will need to be visiting her... This whole place reeks of the patriarchy, don't you think?} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;">{Perhaps we could garner Heffina's aid in battling Auroch for the key... I doubt she would be a big fan of his, especially after we tell her that he demanded her alive.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Yes, but..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">"That couldn't..." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: "We could probably get bulbalus help as well." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Possibly, yes.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: As you huddle in the hallway, you suddenly realize there is another person in your huddle next to Jossik. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">"BRILLIANT_BUT_YOU_FORGOT_A_PART" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik notices jack and immediately puts on a face of snarky bravado. "And what would that be?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor screams and jumps back immediately. <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Jack uses his Hax: Infinite Monkeys on his Strife roll. <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: rolling 4df+6 ( - - + - ) +6 = 4 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #00E800;"> rolling 4df+6 ( 0 - 0 - ) +6 = 4 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #00E800;"> rolling 4df+6 ( - + 0 + ) +6 = 7 <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #00E800;"> rolling 4df+6 ( + + - - ) +6 = 6 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">etc <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. calmly stands, assuming a relaxed stance but one with his swords in hand <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Jack continues to roll until he gets a max result unless someone knows how to stop him <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Going once.. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Going Twice.....               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((The vine. We need to touch him with it. :p)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((WAITon esec)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( I DONT KNOW HOW )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((ROLLING SPAAAAAACE WITH PROTECTIVE INSTINCT TO PORTAL EVERYONE AWAY)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((The vine is love. the vine is life)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((ALSO USING HOPELESS ROMANTIC TO BOOST)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I guess, I could try rolling light for there to be a SUDDEN ERROR IN JACKS HACK CODE or somefin..)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Sadly Infinate Monkeys happens in an intstant, you must stop whatever he is doing as a reaction <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( is jack attacking everyone or just jossik? ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: There is no time to portal <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((FUCK OKAY)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #009600;"> Doir: (( stop it with your lifeless body )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((OKAY SHIT UH)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( IS HE ATTACKING EVERYONE OR JUST JOSSIK? ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: You don't know <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Last chance...anyone know what he is doing and how to stop it               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik steps in front of ryspor, trying to shield him frmo attack. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor violently shoves him back and out of the way, screaming, "NO!" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( ryspor no )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: You don't have time to move...only use a reactive use of your aspect power <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #009600;"> Doir: (( the attack goes through both of you, killing you both instantly )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((SEIRAD CREATE A GODDAMN ADVANTAGE)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((CREATE AN ADVANTAGE NOW NOW NOW)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((ON ME)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Can jossik use heart to try and <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((OH)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: shit hit enter early <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((KIKATE HAS FLASH BANGS)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: (( :////////)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: kikate no               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">that would requiree moving <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">aspect reactions only <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((USE CREATE DO WANT TO MAKE REACTIVE PORTAL BEHIND ME TO SHOVE JOSSIK THROUGH USING BOOSTS MENTIONED EARLIER)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Jack are you trying REAL hard with these monkeys/)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Time's up               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((I WANT TO OD  THE TGINHG)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((I WANT TO DO THAT CAN I DO IT OR NOT TELL ME PLEASE)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Jack gets a result of 10 on the strife roll, Jossik, roll atheletics with a -2 penelty <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: rolling 4df-1 ( - 0 - 0 ) -1 = -3 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">(( and that, as they say, is that. ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((CAni do it or not)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((dude! NICE!)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Jack uses his "FINISH HIM" Stunt, which allows him to forbid you from using one of your consequence slots of his choice for an attack <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( jossiks consequences are all filled anyways )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: He forbids your highest level consequence slot <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( from libbys attack last sesh )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Can you stop 13 physical? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( hahaha no )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((ROLLING ANYWAYS BECAUSE OYU NEVER ANSWERED)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( i'm taken out no matter what at this point )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">(( ryspor stahp )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((FOR REACTIVE PORTAL BECAUSE RYSPOR SHOVED JOSSIK BACK AND MAYBE I CAN DO A PORTAL THERE)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( STAHP )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;">(( YOU DIDNT HAVE TIME TO MOVE )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Hm...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Jack snaps his Pendulum Blade down on Jossik's neck, taking his head clear off in the blink of an eye, he cackles gleefully as he kicks it before it hits the floor, sending it sailing down the hall. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">"goooooal.mp3" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor screams an animalistic scream and throws himself at Jack, aiming to stab him in the chest. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Roll strife <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: rolling 4df+3 ( - + 0 - ) +3 = 2 <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. runs to tackle Ryspor down before he can <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((rolling strife)) <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #003a6e;"> rolling 4df+6 ( + 0 + + ) +6 = 9 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;">{Don't.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Ryspor's is tackled to the ground. Jack vanishes, leaving nothing but the sound of a clock ticking <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor continues to struggle violently, screaming at Kikate to let him go while sobbing profusely. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( omfg joslishsprite is still with them right )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (Indeed) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {I know, I know. I'm sorry.} Kikate's crying a bit himself but gets off of Ryspor and hugs him tightly nonetheless <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( i really wanna see what joslishsprite has to say about this )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor tears away from Kikate and dashes over to Jossik's severed head, holding it and crying. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( kiss my disembodied head jake )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: He plants one last trembling kiss on Jossik's dead lips. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Jossik wakes up with a gasp on Derse! <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. takes Jossik's cigs and a lighter <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: Jossik immediately takes out his guitar and begins playing somewhat frantically <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: He begins quietly mumbling to himself and cradling Jossik's head, oblivious to the rest of the group. <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Seriad R. strides over to Jossiks corpse. "Anyone want this?" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor drops the head and attempts to make a flying tackle at Seriad, yelling "YOU CAN'T HAVE IT IT'S HIS IT'S HIS YOU CAN'T"               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {I'll take it, actually. We can split his stuff, if that's what you're asking. I think he would've wanted it this way, Ryspor...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((athletics or strife)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Jossik's head picks up a new bruise from being dropped hard to the ground <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {He was all about sacrifice, y'know? And besides...} Kikate tries to force a smile. {When we bring him back from Derse, we'll have all his stuff here for him.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: In addition tot he big Jack-boot print on the side of it from being punted <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Light for Ryspor to trip, in the event)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((flyING TACKLE KIKATE HE AIN'T LISTENING TO YOU RN)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Are you proceeding with Kikate's plan? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((come to think of it tackling would be strife)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;">((ok so rolling strife to tackle seriad)) <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #55007f;"> rolling 4df+3 ( 0 + - 0 ) +3 = 3 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Gentlemen...are you fighting for his items? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Is this a thing I am watching <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((no)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((yes)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((I think Ryspor just tackled Seriad who was... Yeah I guess we are.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Alright guys let me level with you <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">We need to get moving...is the plan really "Pillage Jossik's body" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: Yes. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((according to seriad yes)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((please guys)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Just one thing?))\ <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((please)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( seriad literally everyone on the team is against you now )) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((take it up with the speedily approaching form of ryspor)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Hey Seriad...do you have any kind of slight of hand ability or stealth? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((hm...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">((Nope)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Attempt to roll 4df then with no bonuses unless you have an aspect <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Kay, hang on)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (Missed your roll if you rolled it) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: 4df ((totally shit sheet)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">((fuck)) <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #008282;"> rolling 4df ( 0 + 0 - ) = 0 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Seriad is unable to sneak off with an item at this moment <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((so uh has ryspor tackled seriad then)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: We are truncate the struggle <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Because I'd rather not have the rest of the session turn into PVP <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((oh ok)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Rather then beating your world quest <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Ryspor. There's no point... Captchalouge the body, or I can if you won't. But we need to move on.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: Ryspor captchalogues Jossik's corpse and his severed head, then stands up, nodding shakily. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((If light was higher... *le sign*)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: KIkate, so the plan is to go to visit Heffina, Bubalus and Bullvolio and create a tri-party alliance to take down Auroch? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((They're gonna start from Heffina and move from there.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: (We're montageing this shit) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">(Because seriously...) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((I get you. Montage away, please.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Heffina...what are you telling/showing her? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Are we X-dressing again?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Glorious team leader? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Kikate will present the pictures he has of one of her partier's corpse. We'd tell her that Auroch refused to give us the key and that he also demanded us to capture her and bring her to him, which of course we won't do. And then ask her if she'll help raid the party.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((betrayal...)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">((Is a last resort. :p)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008141;"> Jossik: (( since i'm dead, i think i'm gonna dash. later guys. ))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Heffina: "If you can get some help...Auroch's army of monsters is nasty." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((bye)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Indeed. Which is why we were also going to plan to ask Bubalus and Bullvolio to assist us, considering that neither seem to be on good terms with Auroch.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Heffina: "Assuming you can get their aid, then yeah he's had this coming a long time. Just...don't let Bubalus touch me." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Ahha. I'll put in a word with him, fear not. }               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Who are you going to next? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I vote Bubalus)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((yeah)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Bubalus.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: What will you tell him? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: (Show him the pictures, tell him Heffina will be there?))               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Show him the pictures of the rekt bro, tell him that Auroch's an ass no key he needs to die same ole modified version of speech he gave to Heffina but with 200% more "bros", etc. ))                <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Bubalus: "Woah, that's some messed up shit there bro. If heffina is fighting with us, then maybe I can show her the power of a true philsopher. Ain't that right kyle."          <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kyle slaps his hand with his two handed Great Paddle. "Bro." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Rightttt.... She didn't seem to keen on that kind of thing, though. I mean bro, she's already pretty enlightened, but I won't rain on your parade too hard. Just... go easy on the gal, right?} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Bubalus: "Nah see you're a hero of mind not a hero of macking. I'm telling you, I got this." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: *sigh* <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Kyle: "Bro" <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Bubalus: "What? No way!" <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kyle nods solomnly <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Something Something JOssik was Heart)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Bubalus: "Apparently Kyle wants to stay with you Kikate my Man. He says you're a righteous bro and he wants to be your Bronin Samurai or some shit." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Bro.} ((Hehe. Kyle. That's alright man, you can stick with me. Learn the ways of the bronin and whatnot.)) <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kyle offers his fist. "Bro" (Do not leave a Brother hanging, seal our pact with Respekt Knuckles) <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. bumps the fuck out of those Respekt Knuckles <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Kyle: <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geZSBEi9afo '>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geZSBEi9afo </a> <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: And with that Kikate has sealed his pact of brotherhood and gained a Consort Minion...you may now capchalog this swoll tool <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. hands Kyle an extra pair of basic katanas and takes a quick selfie with him before captchalouging him into the lightning modus <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Heading towards Bullvolio? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Mhmm. Unless anyone objects we're moving on)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: What are you telling Bullvolio...he is asking if you destroyed Bubalus' party <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Kikate explains how hard that party got destroyed, shows Bullvolio the picture of the dead Bubalus bro, asks for his help in crashing Auroch's party)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: ...Roll Decieve or Rapport <div class="message rollresult" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 15pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: rolling 4df+2 ( - + + + ) +2 = 4 <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Bullvolio is infact Drunk as Hell and fresh from a Orgy good enough to actually need the Overflow Room. He will gladly lend you his men to storm Auroch's castle <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((*cheesy slow motion end-of-montage group jump*)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Alright...now, here is the question...do you want to play through storming Auroch's castle? Or cut to the chase? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Cut to the chase)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((yeah)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((I feel like Storming would be hilariously awful, but yeah, to the chase.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: *narrator Voice* And so did the three great parties unite their guests and their resources to storm the castle of the foul Lord Auroch. The bodies of Imps and Bulls lay strewn everywhere, but the day was one by the Righteous Party Bulls. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Auroch is cornered in throne room and forced to return his key...with this, Team Justice has obtained three keys, enough to open the Gates of the Underworld <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((wait, did we kill him?)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;">((Please say we killed him.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((do we get the sword back)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((if we did I'm taking the penis back)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Give it to me~ /s)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: You can take Mr. Big Bull 3000 back <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"> Lord Auroch: "Fine take it...you don't want to know where it's been anyways." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Jossik had an accident... I don't, yeah. But I'll take it off your hands.} <div class="message emote" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 100px; color: #008000; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 12pt;">Kikate N. takes it and captchalouges it into the deepest regions of his modus <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: It's so deep inside you're not entirely sure how you got it in that far, but it's there now. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">You now have your three keys, and can proceed to the underworld as well as unlocking the path to Skaia...your world quest is technically complete...but you get the impression that without the golden calf, things here may need to be revisted. <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Well...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;">{I can't believe I'm saying it, but we actually did good this time.} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "Yes. Good on us." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: {Jossik will be happy to hear, yeah?...} <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: "sure." <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((brb)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Alright...Gentlemen...I need your votes...who will be voted off of Team Justice <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((pffft)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Seriad and Rhyspor, your votes <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((screw weird time shit tlaloc)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((Tlaloc.)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Hmm not voting Kikate...               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">Alright <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: ((Tlaloc)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Tlaloc it is               <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">And who will be the new leader after Kikate? <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;">VOtes please <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #008282;"> Seriad: ((me. :p <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #55007f;"> Ryspor: ((me)) <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #00E800;"> Jack: Kikate, tie breaker please <div class="message general" style="padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 50px; font-size: 12pt; color: #003a6e;"> Kikate: Ryspor