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by bc56
Mar 27, 2024 12:05 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: The Black Dragon's Den
Replies: 256
Views: 13764

Re: The Black Dragon's Den

An Upper Room The outburst earns an eyeroll from Circe. She's not impressed by theatrics. "I'm not paying you for a job unfinished," she responds, "Do it, and then I'll give you what you're owed." It's only half the truth, the other half is that she doesn't carry 200 vials with ...
by bc56
Mar 27, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Tree Problems
"Think you could get us back there? We kinda wanna see," Mariblex replies.
It beats standing around here for the next few hours until Sekhmet's available again.
by bc56
Mar 26, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: The Black Dragon's Den
Replies: 256
Views: 13764

Re: The Black Dragon's Den

An Upper Room Circe wasn't expecting that outburst. So this succubus hates Her Majesty? She might be able to use that. But it also might be a liability. Odd that she refers to the queen as "Brignole" though. Circe considers her options. On one hand, the hatred would motivate this one to t...
by bc56
Mar 26, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Bad Day Mary shakes her head. "That can't be a healthy way to think. How the Home do you deal with the stress of not being perfect? You need to loosen up, do some things just to do them, have some fun, and not worry about being perfect all the time because that's impossible."
by bc56
Mar 25, 2024 3:02 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: The Black Dragon's Den
Replies: 256
Views: 13764

Re: The Black Dragon's Den

An Upper Room "I don't deal in money for such large purchases," Circe responds, "I'd rather you do a job for me." She meets a lot of bizarre people in her line of work, but this shadow succubus is up there. Definitely not entirely there in the head. Circe suspects she knows why ...
by bc56
Mar 25, 2024 2:39 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Tree Problems "Thank goodness! To us, it looked like you were turned into a tree!" Mariblex sounds relieved. "So... What's this mystery grove like?" Also they should probably do something about the tree partly blocking the corridor, but that's a problem for another time.
by bc56
Mar 25, 2024 2:32 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Riverside
Replies: 2500
Views: 57921

Re: Riverside

Crash Site "Woah woah woah, nobody kill anybody, we can talk this through," Jade says, trying to step between the arguers. Her fingers tense in her armored gauntlets, preparing the sequence of gestures to create a shield around her in case someone does make a move. "I'm going to gues...
by bc56
Mar 24, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64901

Re: Inside

Cry Havoc Kothar doesn't bother to stop moving long enough for Cea to bite or entangle him. He runs right past her, chopping at her back as he moves. Once he gets out of reach of her tongues again, he whirls around and slides to a stop, ready to protect himself against the next attack. A Local Shri...
by bc56
Mar 24, 2024 2:12 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Tree Problems
"Bella?" Mariblex blorps their tendrils into wings and flaps their way up to the canopy and the glowing orb. It seems like the right place to be. "Bella are you there? Can you talk?
... Please don't be stuck as a tree."
by bc56
Mar 23, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems
Uh oh.
Mariblex stares at the tree. "Bella? Are you all right?" She wasn't expecting that; nobody (except the circlet's creator) could have seen it coming.
by bc56
Mar 23, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Bad Day Mary sees that. An invitation to weigh in? "Do you really think your people care about whether you can solve a puzzle on your own? They'll never even know what you do in the Nexus." Mary's always thought Aiko acting the part of the empress was silly; here, she's just a rand...
by bc56
Mar 23, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: The Black Dragon's Den
Replies: 256
Views: 13764

Re: The Black Dragon's Den

An Upper Room The door opens. The room seems empty, but that doesn't dissuade the arrival; after all she's hardly relying on mundane senses. Circe sashays into the room, setting her briefcase down next to the open seat, straightening the skirt of her skintight black dress out a little, and then sit...
by bc56
Mar 22, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Bad Day
Mary just stands awkwardly. She's not sure what to say. If either Aiko wants a conversation, they're going to have to start it.
by bc56
Mar 21, 2024 2:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Bad Day "Oh, okay. Bye!" Mary waves farewell to Juibi. She leads the two remaining Aikos out of the school and to the nearby riftline station. They stop at the platform. "It's going to be a long ride," she says, not really sure what to say to her rival who is now relying ...
by bc56
Mar 20, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems
"It's still pretty cool! Except for the thing with your hair," Mariblex giggles.
"So how about the circlet?" They have no idea what that does, so it will be interesting to find out.
by bc56
Mar 19, 2024 4:08 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Depths Post
Fortunately, no activities, fun or otherwise are going to be happening this instant. It's more of a statement of future intent.

"Hey that's cool! You've got bird friends!" Mariblex points out. She's not sure what they're for, but they're cool.
by bc56
Mar 19, 2024 3:58 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64901

Re: Inside

A Local Shrine "I didn't say hostile, I said..." Jade turns, starting to snap at the koi as well, but she stops... "... Uncontrollable." What just happened was anything but uncontrolled. Jade snaps out of her irritation. She takes a deep breath. "Alright. I get the point. I...
by bc56
Mar 19, 2024 3:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Bad Day
"For what it's worth, I forbid you from looking for Circe too," Mary adds. "Good luck finding Koko, come to [this address] when you've got her."

She beckons to Juibi and the remaining Aikos. "C'mon, we've got a train to catch."
by bc56
Mar 18, 2024 9:52 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems "We'll find something fun for you to do with it, just you wait," Mariblex responds. Bella's reticence is an alien concept to them, they don't really get how changing your appearance could be a bad thing. "Yeah, let's try them out," Mariblex agrees. They have nothi...
by bc56
Mar 18, 2024 3:32 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64901

Re: Inside

Cry Havoc Kothar sees Cea begin to split open and the orbs closing in on him. He raises his shield and zigs left, bashing one orb out of the way with the enchanted bulwark, then immediately zagging right, jumping over the tendrils to strike the other orb directly with his flaming axe. A Local Shrin...
by bc56
Mar 17, 2024 5:00 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Riverside
Replies: 2500
Views: 57921

Re: Riverside

Crash Site Considering Jade is eight-ish years Khannie's senior, "young lady" is a bit of an unusual term for her. "What?" That sounded like cryptic nonsense... Which means it's probably very important. "Why can't magic ever be straightforward?" Jade wonders. Charity D...
by bc56
Mar 16, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems "What's wrong with pretending?" Mariblex asks. "We keep telling you, you should have fun with your shapeshifting. Don't worry about being something you're not. You of all people should know that whatever you are, you're you ." But the circlet. "We can try tha...
by bc56
Mar 15, 2024 3:01 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems
"We'll have to try it out," Mariblex responds. It sounds possibly useful but also weird.
"We think our wish worked out better than yours. Although we did have to die before things got better."

"How about the circlet?"
by bc56
Mar 14, 2024 3:07 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems "Like reflecting spells at other people? Or maybe absorbing them into the pearls? That sounds useful," Mariblex passes the mantle over next. "I guess? I don't know. They never seemed that different from animals. Except the ones that can talk. And the ones that look lik...
by bc56
Mar 14, 2024 1:34 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64901

Re: Inside

Cry Havoc Kothar subtly nods to Wenomir's request. "You are mad!" He raises his shield, deflecting the orb. "What reason had I to harm you, before you attacked!?" But he's not exactly waiting for an answer, instead he's advancing, rushing directly towards Cea with a thunder of f...
by bc56
Mar 13, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems Mariblex nods and pulls items out of their bag. - A glistening golden yellow dress made of spider silk and woven with pearls. - A mantle that looks to be made of iridescent blue crow feathers. - A circlet of living ivy with an emerald wrapped up in it. - A powder blue winter coat wit...
by bc56
Mar 13, 2024 3:49 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!
Replies: 1504
Views: 22573

Re: Plots: Serious, silly, random, oh my!

Aiko's Very Bad Day "I agree with Aiko, don't go looking for trouble, no matter how powerful you are." Mary looks at the assembled group. "Wow there are a lot of you though. Maybe we should split up. Mum doesn't like being surprised by crowds." Herself, three Aikos, Juibi, Asami...
by bc56
Mar 13, 2024 1:16 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems "Some clothes that we think are enchanted," Mariblex replies, "But other than that it was kinda bad. Getting dissolved and then glooped into another person isn't fun and it's all so weird." They shift on their pseudopods. "We're aware that we were two separat...
by bc56
Mar 13, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Riverside
Replies: 2500
Views: 57921

Re: Riverside

Charity Dinner Both Fisher twins approach together to collect their prizes. Jade admires her new shoes (hopefully they fit) while Jason examines the chemical thrower with a critical eye. "Why'd you want that, anyway? You're more than capable of making your own." "Engineers don't alwa...
by bc56
Mar 12, 2024 3:05 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: The Scorching Depths
Replies: 700
Views: 20302

Re: The Scorching Depths

Slime Problems "No, you won't be needed for the feast," Sekhmet replies, seeming a little distracted. She's trying not to show her worries on her face; after all she has to step back into the audience chamber to speak with the emissary. "Stay safe, okay?" She vanishes back throu...