061414beausami

-- chessAficionado  [CA]  began pestering arcaneArtisan  [AA]  at 02:14 --

[02:14]  CA: Beau runs up to Sami, hugging her...

[02:14]  CA: "Ohmygodthankyoufornotdying"...

[02:15]  AA: "Hey. It's the least I can do, right?"

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:15]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Sami returns the hug.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:16]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I was worried about you, too. It's actually why I agreed to come."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:16]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "No no no don't ever do that"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:16]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I wouldn't have....but that ghost lady or whatever..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:16]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Don't ever sacrifice yourself for me"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:16]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "...she made it sound like she was working with the Horrorterrors."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:17]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "And she didn't ask me to die for them. Just come 'Take Libby's Place as Oracle' for them."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:17]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I know what she did, she taunted me it enough..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:17]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I probably should've seen through her lies....but she knew just what to say. The Horrorterrors are like the one thing I don't think we could beat, even if we were all together."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:18]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I know how nasty they are." Sami shudders.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:18]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "So imagine my surprise when she takes me to Jack."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:19]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "AT least it wasn't another game"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:19]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "...I'm not so sure."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:19]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Something about all this isn't right, Beau."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:19]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I'm not sure what he's playing at....but there's no way he's on the level."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:19]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Trust me, I know what you mean"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:20]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I don't like this one bit"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:21]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Me neither. But I'm just happy we're not in those caves anymore.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:21]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Now hopefully we can get out of this without killing the real Libby. Or anyone else who's not an illusion or a monster."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:23]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I feel like it won't be that easy..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:23]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Sami sighs. "No, probably not."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:24]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Heck, even if Jack WEREN'T involved. That's just now how things work in this game."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:26]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Hey....was I seeing things, or was Ryspor acting a bit weird around Doir tonight?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:26]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "No, I noticed it too...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:26]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I'm surprised it took some of you this long to notice it.."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:26]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Eh. I don't talk to Ryspor that much."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:27]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Do you think Ryspor's MAD at him for something?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:28]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Oh not at all, but it's something they need to deal with on their own"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:28]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I hope so. I always thought those two doofuses were good for each other."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:29]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: (( I worded that poorly. I meant for her to say "I hope they do."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:29]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: ))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:29]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Yes, I hope so too..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:30]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Speaking of relationships... what sort of illusions did you see in the maze? Back on LOAAF?"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:40]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: The only ones she gave me were Jack and Libby.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:41]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Which the ghosty illusion lady admitted were illusions and then she made me that offer.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:42]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I see... her illusions really are heartless..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Why, what did she show you?"

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "She gave me my old life back"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Oh, Beau."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I'm so sorry. That must've really hurt."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I got to be with butler... and..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:44]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "To have all that again and lose it..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:45]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I can't believe I was so stupid..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:45]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "That was unforgivable."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:45]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Look, we're going to find her. If she's not really working for the Horrorterrors, she's not unbeatable either."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:46]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "We'll kick her b--we'll kick her ASS for that."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:46]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Sami winces a little as she says this. She broke her no-swearing rule knowingly this time.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:47]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Sami... thank you"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:48]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Sami just smiles and leans into Beau.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:49]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: Beau leans on Sami smiling. "I may not ever get my old life back but... that's ok.. because I get to spend the time I have with you"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:51]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Haha--that is such a cheesy thing to say!" She doesn't look upset about it though. "C'mon. We'd better stop being mushy before we make everyone around us throw up."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:53]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Fair enough... I'm just happy you're not dead"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:54]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Listen, Beau....I can't promise that nothing I do for the sake of you and the others is never going to get me killed. We both know how hard it is for me to think those things through..."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:54]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "...but I wouldn't do it without finding SOME way to tell you goodbye, and let you know I love you before I do it."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:55]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "At least not if I knew what was going to happen."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:57]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "And I don't think anything less than Jack or the Horrorterrers would ever scare me enough to sacrifice myself rather than have us face whatever it is together."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:58]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "You don't have to worry"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:58]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I've been working real hard to be stronger, soon you won't have to endanger yourself for me"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:59]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Heh. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if you DID end up figuring out a way to even the playing field."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[02:59]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "I'm gonna keep trying to until I can protect everyone. I won't be afraid of freedom anymore..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:00]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "I know if anyone can do it, you can. One of these days....we're not going to have to flee in terror, even if it IS Jack or a Horrorterror facing us down."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:01]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "But for right now, let's just focus on figuring out what his game is this time so he doesn't pull the wool over us yet again. We can't fight him yet, but maybe we can get away with getting a token victory against him."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:02]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "And then we can save Libby,stop her from doing whatever she's doing"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:02]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Yeah.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:03]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "And maybe find a way to get her out of Jack's clutches in the process."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:03]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Jack may win a few battles, but he won't win the war, that's what we have to make sure of"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:04]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Yeah."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:04]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Okay, let's go catch up with the others before they get too far away. We don't want them to end up fighting another nightmare while we're back here gabbing."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Sure, let's go..."...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "Wanna ride?" Sami pulls out her broom and offers Beau the seat behind her.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: "Hehe, sure, why not?"...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "You'll have to hold on tight though."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "There aren't any seatbelts."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:05]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: Beau gets on the brook, holding on to Sami tight...

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:06]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: "That may be more of a feature than a bug."

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:06]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: Sami takes off into the air.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:07]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: ((and we end it there?))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:07]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: (( Yes. ))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:07]  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">AA: (( Want me to post? ))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">[03:07]  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">CA: ((sure, thanks))

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(100,100,100);">-- chessAficionado  <span style="color:rgb(145,145,145);">[CA] <span style="color:rgb(100,100,100);"> ceased pestering arcaneArtisan  <span style="color:rgb(100,149,237);">[AA] <span style="color:rgb(100,100,100);"> at 03:07 --