The Nexus

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "Well, maybe you could get your chance today. They're magnificent animals." Obriane gets up and gestures to the north west. "It did go that way, let's try to follow it and see if we can spot it. Wouldn't that be amazing for your first trip?" She gestures for...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] Obriane grins. "Glad you like the idea. I will talk to Kitty about it then. You want me to mention it to their parents to or do you want them to take care of that?" She inquires before turning her attention to the tracks May pointed out. Her eyes widen as she carefull...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "I think so. In fact, perhaps I could take all three of you on a little camping trip someday. Just over a weekend." Obriane muses idly. Sounds like something she would enjoy as well. "But, uh, what else do you see if you look around, May? Any other tracks or sign...

[Aftermaths and Futures] There's a moment where Reilana is captured by Dulcinea's eyes. It's almost difficult to actually respond to her words. " Ah- " She blinks. " You're right. Even if there's a problem, we can figure it out. " She agrees. If she's honest with herself, Jostan...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] Obriane let's out a soft chuckle. "Maybe? I'm not sure if I'm the best judge for that sort of thing. I grew up in a small town in the middle of the great north so I didn't have much experience with city kids like you." She gives May's shoulder a light squeeze. "B...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "Predator, not hunter. But that's not all. Take a closer look." Obriane will take out a pair of minibioculars from one of the pockets of her vest and hand it to May. If she looks at the eagle through it she will notice that there's something peculiar with this one. Wh...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "This area that's right next to a biking lane?" Obriane smiles ruefully. "Well, aside from that part areas around settlement or even just proper roads like these are tamed wilderness." Aside from wildside perhaps. "True forest wilderness don't have any ...

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] Obriane nods again with approval. "It's not foolproof but it's usually a good way to tell. But at the same time it tells you that they don't see us as predators when they sing. Birds that live further away from any settlements might feel differently about us though." ...

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"...Oh! They'd like, probably disappear if there were predators around, right?" May looks to Obriane for signs of approval on this conjecture. It sounded like something she might've heard once, at least.

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"Um-" May stares briefly like a deer in the headlights. Growing up in a city did not prepare her for this one. "I dunno. Songbirds, I guess?"

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] Obriane's face seems to lit up as May declares that she wants to learn how to hunt fully. "Well, hunting is actually a great deal of fun since as much about taking care of animals as it is hunting them." She puts her arm around May's shoulder and starts walking again....

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "I... I do." The way she says it is complex, giving voice to a burden she has resolved to shoulder. "I mean, like, it's irresponsible of me if I don't, right?" She shrugs. "I dunno what my options are. I'd say trapping or something, but like - they said...

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"it's... cuz I need to learn to hunt now, right?" May observes, opting to just take Obriane's arm as they start their walk. The air is pretty crisp, and she's glad she brought a nice jacket and bought cozy hiking boots.

[Fox Hunt - Remixed] "Yeah - yeah, I know, it's just... hard to forget why we're out here." Or ignore the quiet gnawing hunger starting to resurface in her stomach. It's not bad yet, not as bad as it got those years before. But it's quicker, and worse if not tended to. Quietly, May steps ...

Fox Hunt - Remixed Obriana's instructions to May was clear. Appropriate clothing, the usual hunting gear but no weapons besides a survival knife and a camping axe. Since she was not here to hunt, she was here to observe . Hunting was something that would come later. They would bike to the spot as i...

[Flats and Cats] On instinct, Elizabeth opens her mouth to decline the offer. No, no way, She was not about to go crash with her actual soldier of a half sister she barely knew! But she hesitates. Yeah, okay, it was almost certainly going to be horrifying awkward. She and Blanche probably did not h...

[Aftermaths and Futures] Alright, that's already a lot to think about before Dulcinea decides to drop the bombshell at the end. " Wait wait, you're hearing the spirits? You're sure that's what it was? " She questions emphatically. If Reilana had managed to screw this all up... [Aftermaths...

[Flats and Cats] "... A bit? I mean, I'm facing the idea that I might need to pawn off or dump some stuff, I guess I only really need my clothes and a couple of computers, and some space to dump Polly- sorry, just a project I'm working on. And a place to sleep of course, but hell, a couch woul...

[Aftermaths and Futures] Reilana arches her eyebrow at this new revelation. She thinks she's heard of this Fourth Tower before, but she doesn't really know anything substantial about them. " Kinda wondering how they heard about it at all, but they were already clued into your situation? "...

[Flats and Cats] A day?? Blanche's eyes widen minutely in horror. "Shit." She bites her lip, something simmering within her brain. It doesn't take her long to make a choice. The right thing to do is obvious here, and she's not about to abandon her sister in dire straits. "Okay. How m...

[Flats and Cats] Elizabeth shifts under Blanche's gaze. She hadn't known Blanche long enough to really think of her as her sister, more of that VIGIL soldier she ran into that one time, so felt like she was being interrogated a little bit. But she did need help. "It's uh, the thing is... welll...

[Aftermaths and Futures] " Right, exactly. " Reilana confirms, filing that away with the other facts that she's still actively turning over in her mind. Dulci can practically see the gear turning. Something in Dulcinea's tone snaps her out of it, though. The necromancer looks up from the ...

[Flats and Cats] Elizabeth momentarily lights up at her unexpected success, only to sag again as Blanche asks further questions. "Really!? Thanks! Buy uh, well, I mean, I wouldn't say trouble, not when you phrase it like that." She scratches the back of her head. "But things aren't m...

[Aftermaths and Futures] Reilana pauses, then turns her head back to her girlfriend. " Um... " She pauses a moment longer. Those spirits were an unusual factor. " I wouldn't expect it. " She turns to the bookshelf and pulls out a thick tome. Jostan's resources on necromancy were...

[Bird Watching] Atsede actually flinched a little at the responses she got this time. She had, in fact, realized Dulcie was not into her, that was why she had dumped her, but she certainly had not been expecting this amount of venom from her. And she had been deliberately using her as a stepping st...

[Aftermaths and Futures] " No, but... " Reilana rubs her neck. She really doesn't think that's an actual excuse. " I might have had some problem with the theorems. I can try to replicate what I did to double check my work. Theorems don't influence intensity , but maybe this just look...

[Bird Watching] Okay, so she was maybe a little bit of an asshole with how she went about dumping Duclie, sure, but c'mon! That obviously wasn't gonna work out! And, "what plans!?" she splutters. What was this girl talking about? She then turns to Skyla, full realization dawning on her ab...

[Flats and Cats] Normally perhaps, Elizabeth would be grateful to escape the sudden serious topic they'd landed into. She's not a good conversationalist, so has no idea how to navigate this stuff. Unfortunately, the next topic seemed to be work. The less said about her "work." the better....

[Aftermaths and Futures] " Sure. Just trying out that one. " Reilana's definitely used to pet names, but she's noticed the rapid change in character. It's nice. Speaking of things that aren't so nice, the necromancer sighs. " No, not really. It's like Jostan said, that's an amateur l...

[Bird Watching] There's a moment of surprise and confusion on Atsede's face as she's pushed back, looking up to hear the voice of an ex. "Dulcie?" And then the soda hits, causing the changeling to gasp in shock as the cold drink soaks into her hair and clothes, leaving her drenched. There...