The Nexus

A Local Shrine
"I hope so, but I have no idea what's going on."
Jade looks to the door. "Listen, I need to go find my brother and talk to him, explain what happened... What little I know, anyway. I'll be back."

Aiko's Bad Day "If you don't want to argue, then don't dismiss people's concerns out of hand," Mary snaps at Asami, "And do you really think this is a good outcome? Aiko did use the essence and something bad did happen, and can you honestly say that splitting her into three people wh...

A Local Shrine "It feels like someone's playing a joke on me and I don't get it," Jade describes, "I just want my red hair and my old clothes back. Is that too much to ask?" She looks off into space as she says that, as if she expects someone to be listening in. Cry Havoc Kothar...

Crash Site Jade listens to the Severia's claims, and glares at her. "I don't know anything about your war. But I do know that one of you is desperate to save another, and the other is glorying in his misery." "Athena" looks to "Olympia" for confirmation before releasin...

Aiko's Bad Day Brignole Manor "Stay out of this Asami, you've caused enough damage. You don't get to disregard their concerns." Mary steps between Asami and the others in a gesture to shield them. Sekhmet looks disapprovingly at Mary arguing with Asami, then back to the Aikos. "Have ...

Tree Problems
Mariblex hops over the hedge and...
They're back at the entrance.

"It's not goinna let us cheat? Dang." They step back into the maze. Hopefully this doesn't end up so boring that they can't finish it.

Cry Havoc Kothar nods, accepting Wenomir's judgement, but he looks uneasy. "I be watching." he murmurs. He's not about to let those abominations out of his sight. A Local Shrine "But why would it require black hair? Jade questions," "It doesn't make any sense." She acc...

Tree Problems
"Sure let's check it out," Mariblex says and begins prancing their way towards the central temple. They can probably bounce over the hedges even if they can't fly as well, so navigating shouldn't be too hard.

Brignole Manor "Asami! If you hadn't dragged her off, she would be here and we wouldn't have this problem!" Mary snaps at the star girl. "Pah!" the baby in her arms cheerily chimes in, waving his hands threateningly. Sekhmet frowns at the outbursts (both of them) but quietly pay...

Tree Problems
"Huh. That would be... Improbable." Mariblex comments, "But with all the stuff that happens to us, it's probably true. You think we might be able to find a cure for us being fused together here?" It sounds improbable...

Aiko's Bad Day "What are you doing here, Asami?" Mary asks. The baby just grabs at Asami's hand with his pudgy little fingers. As for a place for shoes, there's a mat just inside the door. "I'll put the kettle on," Sekhmet says, apparently unconcerned with the increasing number ...

Aiko's Bad Day "Huh? What's he... Er .. she doing there?" Mary wonders, seeing Asami asleep by the tree. She doesn't interfere. She doesn't want to have to deal with Asami right now. When Babaz knocks, Mary steps around her and opens the door. "It's unlocked," she says, "MU...

Cry Havoc "We bringing them?" Kothar motions to the undead with obvious disgust in his voice. "Too dangerous." He doesn't want to have to babysit two monsters inimical to life, and he doesn't think it's safe to let them run free whether in Inside or on the skybase. A Local Shrin...

Aiko's Bad Day The train stops at a small port town, mostly dedicated to fishing; here, Mary gets off and heads straight for the docks. She leads the Aikos aboard a boat, and more waiting occurs, before it sets out, arriving about an hour later at a fishing village on a tropical island. From here, ...

Aiko's Bad Day
"... Better," Mary replies, gently peeling Aiko's fingers off her shoulder, "You should get some rest, it's a long trip."

Crash Site Okay, so nobody's cooperating. Jade's not here to kill anyone, or get anyone killed, so she sees an alternative route forward. "Hold on a minute, if you don't have the thing he's looking for, why not prove it and then help him look for it? Hey, what's this thing look like?" She...

Aiko's Bad Day "No, because they're insults ," Mary snaps back. "I'd accuse you of losing your ability to listen to the words coming out of your own mouth, but I don't think you ever did in the first place," The demon princess turns back towards the window, the proffered garment...

Tree Problems
"This is nice," Mariblex says. They look up at the sky, trying to make out the position of the sun. "Any idea where it is? You could fly up and take a look around," they suggest.

Aiko's Bad Day
"Suuure. You don't hate me at all, you just 'accidentally' insulted me three times," Mary replies sarcastically, "And emotionally unintelligent? Seriously? You have no idea..."
How much does Aiko remember about succubus powers?

Cry Havoc Kothar looks skeptically at Vyzan, then at Wenomir. "She would kill if we not stop her." He thinks about what he saw. "She was lead this group. I not trust him to control her. I think she not let him." He has no desire to let Cea go, that would be loosing a monster on ...

Tree Problems "Umm, tentacle's fine but it's technically a pseudopod," The appendage is extended and wraps around Bella's hand. "Let's go!" The slime dragon isn't really thinking about them having good reasons to stay put and wait for Sekhmet. That's boring and they're fine, the...

Aiko's Bad Day A blazer is draped over Mary's shoulders. The demon princess' wings twitch but it manages to stay there. There's a long, silent pause. "I don't 'get' you. We had a truce. Then I came back with a bit of a makeover," she still looks more or less like that, although after her ...

Aiko's Bad Day "Coulda fooled me. I remember how our 'group project' went," Mary has a point; Aiko was awfully controlling for someone who doesn't care about controlling everyone. Mary turns to look out the window and yawns. She's already getting tired of arguing, and this is a three hour...

Aiko's Bad Day
"Then stop browbeating people! Even without your powers, with all this bully club business it's still the same thing!" Mary points out. "Mum teaches me to lead through respect. If you respect people, they'll learn to respect you."

Cry Havoc "Sky city is very bad place," Kothar concurs, "We not cruel . We not send people there." He glances concernedly at Vyzan's undead minions, then at the necromancer. "He not fight. I not see reason to not let go. But I not like undead go free," he comments to W...

Aiko's Bad Day Mary listens to old Aiko's monologue, her frown deepening at the second part, "Except that's all bullcrap!" she blurts out, "You have no authority here. Nobody cares if you're an empress on a far-off plane or if I'm a princess in Hell, neither of us have the right to o...

Aiko's Bad Day "You definitely do," Mary counters, "You freak out whenever anyone doesn't do what you say." She shakes her head disapprovingly. "Besides, if this is a duty thing, then why not take it easy? Your duty isn't to the Nexus. The Nexus doesn't need or want emperor...

Aiko's Bad Day
Mary narrows her eyes at sigil-Aiko. "You must've had a reason," she replies skeptically.
"Anyway being a better empress doesn't help you now. This isn't your empire and nobody has to listen to you."

Aiko's Bad Day "Sorry, but no, you are," Mary replies, "Even before all this splitting stuff. Who in their right mind wants to be a bully? That's like mustache-twirling villain stuff. Getting up and saying 'I can't wait to make life worse for other people today!' is like something ou...

Aiko's Bad Day "Going crazy won't help you do anything," Mary points out, "You might be fine now, but if you don't take time off, you'll break down. Actually, I think you already did. Normal people don't split in three." Screeeeeeeeeech! There's a rush of air and a loud sound of...