The Nexus

Encyclopede Expedition The myriapod scholars gather everything except Nemo and start to depart, pens still and camera silent, as they very unusually don't gather further data from within the Octohedron. Their passive equipment continues to record, and once they depart the structure they begin to ma...

Under the Sea "Aye, waded in. I be too bulky t' jump." Which has indeed caused problems in the past. "Optimism be always warranted, Eddie. Pessimism just be depressin', long term." Earl could keep throwing monsters and encounters at the diving constructs all day, but at some poi...

Chateau Interview "Is it truly not far from Skyside? That... is hard to believe. How does the Guild tolerate it?" Mostly because it's not an active threat to their operations and it isn't worth the bad publicity. "I'd like somewhere that's... just mine. Before, I shared a bed and roo...

Outdoor Movie Place the A-Team... wait, wrong film Agate glares at the noisy people around, not realising the true culprit interfering with the film. "It's OK, Asami. I have a plan." The dwarf smiles, and takes her Soul Gem as she whistles softly. It's a low, musical sound, and hearing it...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence "Yes, it's all over now." Lathalelle ends her spell, before curtsying to Koko and Darko. "Two of your splits are together, but a very long way away. Seaside, at a guess. The other appears to be baffling my attempts to locate it, although I don't ...

"Nah, ain't heard of her. Or him. Try the big organisations, they've got better resources for it. MERC, HALO, an' so on. MERC might be interested in clearin' out the place you know of, too. You bore me, now. I'll have a gallon of lager if you want more." They're in a pub, so theoretically...

Under the Sea "Be optimistic; mebbe they be remnants o' a horde what got washed out an' th' rest be fishfood, an' now th' problem be sorted." Eddie did note this patch would not have likely lasted more than a few more miles, as fish ate more muscle than they could move without and disinte...

Chateau Interview "The.... Good League of Good? It's real? I've... heard rumours, but... I wasn't sure it was real." Some of the other slaves would have suggested the same thing; some might even have been slightly scared of its mention, convinced a place with a name like that somehow didn...

"Sixteen-year-old human high priestess? Or archbishop or whatever title you lot give your ecclesiarchs. What church or temple would she serve?" The devil inhales a deep puff of smoke from his pipe, before exhaling it out into the face of his questioner, his mask remaining a rictus grin.

"Sure, I've been in town a while. Who's the broad you're looking for, and what's she look like?" A tonne of tobacco would be quite expensive, as well as bulky and awkward to move around. A thousand kilograms of anything is bulky, and tobacco is rather light. Rob leans back and starts to p...

Under the Sea "Aye, they be comin' outta Apocalypse Junction some times, amongst other stuff. I ain't been there, though; ye're best bet be findin' Sian an' talkin' t' her, she's the one what told I of it. Stake out th' range, I reckon, she'll show up sooner 'r late. Not th' armoury; she don't...

Encyclopede Expedition "I think... I think I trust you more, Lucia Sophia. I think... something mechanical? And... and anything you think someone should know, as well. The Encyclopedes' have... an odd understanding of what someone 'should' know, I think." It's potentially odd that Nemo wo...

The Shamrock "You wanted magic, I gave you magic. Leprechaun gold. Try flipping it, it'll land heads every time. Unless it lands on its edge. Gotta be quick, though. Leprechaun gold don't last. Not interested in your gold, nobody'd take it off me. Your tech- even the 'established' stuff- sound...

Hunting Class Agate shrieks as she falls, dropping her pistol as she does so. The harmonica pistol disappears as it's dropped. "Ah, yeah! I'm fine, I'm tougher than I look, if you can just... let me out, yeah?" Agate's slightly injured, but the stone holding her soul mostly numbs her pain...

Under the Sea "Mayhaps they be nigh-impossible, were they int'rested in us. They're not, be they? Ignorin' us completely." Indeed, even as the herd is being destroyed, none of the zombies react to the attacks. "E'en if'n they were interested, they'd be unable t' harm us, aye? So it b...

Chateau Interview Nasrin smiles wanly when Atya announces what she considers repayment for her freedom. "I can't help with that, not directly." She perks up a little when told she could be useful anyway, as a financial officer of some kind. Not directly related to what she was doing- maki...

Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce There's a few flashes of light from the portaloos before Agate comes out again and starts heading back to her seat. She's wearing her jacket, and it's clean. So is her shirt; they're both clean and dry, somehow. Agate didn't clean up, as such. She cheated by transforming into ...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence "Other two, you said? I'm picking up three connections. Although two are extremely similar. Your current appearance is... an additional effect, and may not be truly related to your condition. " Weaving her hands through the air and whistling a continu...

Encyclopede Expedition "We... can leave him here, or release him to go his own way. If he'll agree, we can implant some technical knowledge into his head so he can find ways to survive." If they can't wipe his memory, they don't really have a use for him. They can also replace him, althou...

"Heh! Sure. Wouldn't be a problem, I reckon. Not that it matters, if ye can't pay. No tobacco, no murder." Lighting his pipe, Rob sits back down and starts to take a few puffs of the strong tobacco.

Hunting Class Agate smiles, and gestures as she transforms again, throwing her Soul Gem in the air and catching it. A slight glow is emitted by her hand, travelling down her arm, across her head, and then down the rest of her body, leaving her transformed in its wake. She's no longer in her uniform...

The Shamrock "Ye should have been asked not t' record anything. I hope your scans don't save anywhere." The Fairy Godfather glowers, though he doubts having his sprites throw molotovs at the spaceship will do anything. His intimidation works on Boada, though, who steps to the side, away f...

Under the Sea There's a fair few boulders about this region of the seafloor, though many bear faint traces of having been worked a long time ago. The one that Eddie just used, caught at the right angle, seems to have a heavily-eroded face, as though once it were the head of a statue. The zombies st...

Chateau Interview "I don't... I don't want to be a drain, whilst I'm here. You gave me more than I could ever hope for or repay." Nasrin makes no comment about the therapists, but she might seek a tutor for something. "I can't really fight, but... I know logistics. Signing stuff in, ...

"Rob. Call me Rob." The mask covering the devil's face. "That was a brief respite from boredom. I'll clear it for ya. A tonne of tobacco's me price. It's worth it, they won't be able to stand against me. Squishy git like that, they won't have a chance. But it won't be sporting, neith...

Encyclopede Expedition Nemo shudders as the world around the group changes, eyes widening and shivering. He's going to cower away from the changes, and he gulps and recoils from the vatted people; something about that really disconcerts him and he can't quite say why. The Encyclopedes observe every...

Somewhere in the Desert

They have, unfortunately, abandoned the Swordsman. They're grateful to him; they also think he's dead. The cloud of dust kicked up by the tracks is still visible, in the distance, but only just. Not long before they go over the horizon.

Was Looming Spaceship, Now The Shamrock "Roight, that do sound... a little beyond me scope of operations. I peddle in desires and vice, not ending suns or whatnot. Would think detonating suns as you pass would defeat the purpose of a cloakin' device, but what do I know? I'm no chemitian, or wh...

Under the Sea The difference between a warsmith and a golemcrafter is one of focus. The first specialises in making weapons, some of which are self-animate; the latter specialises in making things that are self-animate, some of which are weapons. Pontius Dathrii, whose shop in Mallside sells constr...

Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce Agate yelps as she's coated in iced slushy, and shivers. She takes off the baseball jacket, since that's pretty clearly stained, but at least the blue liquid doesn't show up as easily against her green shirt. "I'm fine, I just slipped. I'll pop to the loos, and clean myse...