The Nexus

Japaraita While June is gone, Sekhmet takes the keys and tries them on every lock in the room. She has time. But June returns. Part of why Sekhmet requested June wear shells was that without seeing how the garment actually holds together, she could only guess how to make one herself. "Okay. I ...

Japaraita Seashell bra? That's traditional mermaid clothing, but the exact opposite of less skimpy. Sekhmet is of three minds about this. Part of her wants to say no. Part of her is curious. And part of her wants to mess with June further. The two sides that can coexist win out. "I can magical...

Port Valdez "Oh, I don't think I'm supposed to take pay as a HALO member for stuff like that. But if we find anything cool I get a share. That's fair, right?" Meanwhile, at the scuba place: mold, probably. Or maybe the mermaid has special charms for keeping mold out of a half-submerged bu...

Japaraita Silly June, Sekhmet couldn't wear seashells. She'd need E-shells at minimum. "Are you sure? Because you seem, uh... Distracted." Sekhmet's pressing the issue. Maybe she does want June to suggest the seashells after all (she doesn't). "Really June, what's going on? If you ne...

Japaraita Visions of baby demons, flames and smoke, and a light shining in the darkness, probably. "Uh, June? Are you all right? You looked like, uh," Like you've finally noticed that Sekhmet is a succubus and gotten yourself smitten with her. "Should I, uh, wear something different?...

Port Valdez "Well, sure. It sounds like it would be an INVESTIGATION." he says that as if the distinction is very important. "I think if you want to find a scuba place you want to go closer to the edge of town where it's mostly water. I think I saw them over there." he indicates...

"Oh yeah, it might be. I have no idea. Those kind of requirements are always stupid, maybe you could freelance or something." As an inventor, Alice is very used to freelancing. She listens attentively to Talah's dreams, sipping her drink silently. "That robot dream sounds like it wou...

[Maid Café and Book Signing - Catgirls and Eye Candy ] Well someone would have to be looking at Mr C's eyes to get lost in them. Rachel won't make that mistake! The catgirl raises a slight eyebrow, but accepts the tray of treats from his tail, putting it on the table between them both in case June ...

Japaraita "Wait, I saw something when I looked at you through the ball. Maybe try using it to look at me?" Sekhmet sets the crystal ball where June can reach it and moves on to the next object of interest, the glasses. She briefly shapeshifts her eyes back to their natural nearsightedness...

Port Valdez "Oh, well I don't know much about scuba gear since I'm a fish." Henry admits. "I think I did see a few sunken ships. And I felt this really nice current of cool water on the way which might have been from an underwater cave." he explains. From the sound of it Henry r...

Japaraita Sekhmet wasn't drinking, just wondering. And of course. Need leverage? Get a lever. Sekhmet takes hold of the prybar and swims against it to pop the cabinet open. "Any idea what these might do?" Sekhmet can only get a vague sense. She picks up the crystal ball and stares into it...

[Titania Park] Seeing as the Pixie flies off, Mogzoku relunctantly releases his grip on Venus' leg, trying his best to relax. "Geez, that pixie was almost as intense as a hume performer," Mogzoku jests, once again thinking back to his time in highschool having overheard the swathes of ver...

[Intact House] The succubus nods slowly, managing to pull herself away far enough to allow Zophiel to see the gesture. "I... I do know, yeah." She whispers. "I... I told you before. I don't belong to me. I..." Mallory shakes her head, burying her face in her hands. "I don't...

Japaraita Sekhmet deliberately stays out of the chapel. That's one of the weaknesses she didn't tell June about - she can't enter holy ground such as churches and some graveyards without the explicit permission of the relevant deity. She can't enter holy waters either, but it's not usually phrased ...

Port Valdez Henry would be extremely flattered to know someone found him distracting. Even his girlfriend mostly thinks he’s cute in the teddy-bear sense. ”Oh uh. I was just going to ask where are we? I think I took a wrong turn during my swim at some point.” Henry has never seen so many snake peop...

[Intact House] "...I... I felt nothing..." Mallory gasps, holding her own throat like she expects it to fall out if she doesn't. "N...not... 'I didn't feel anything'... I felt nothing . It was all dark, and cold, and... and I couldn't breathe... " The succubus looks up at Zophie...

Port Valdez Henry Vadnova is also here, wearing his swim trunks and looking pretty confused. As usual being a shark means he likes ocean swimming. But Henry has a rather terrible sense of direction. He was sure this was the way to Butterfly Bay from HALO. He goes to find someone to ask for directio...

Japaraita Having sufficiently felt her new tail, Sekhmet starts swimming. Her succubus magic alters muscle memory and self-image to her new form, so the basic strokes come as easily to her as walking. She'll have to learn anything more complex on her own. "Hehe, they are," Sekhmet respond...

[ Port Valdez ] Port Valdez is a pretty interesting town. Half of it is underwater. Most buildings are made out of grounded ships, shipping containers, and other things like that. It gives it a very interesting aesthetic. Legends say it was founded when a sailor and a mermaid loved each other so muc...

Japaraita "No, uh, it's okay," Sekhmet doesn't want to part with her glasses, and her magic means they won't get in the way or be uncomfortable sitting there. As soon as June says she's ready, Sekhmet unravels the magic she used, causing (unless something weird occurs) June's legs, figure...

Japaraita "Me too. I, uh, don't know how you can stand to shoot anything." Sekhmet relaxes once they're out on the balcony and sits down, dangling her feet over the edge. "You're right it probably was a heartless thing," she agrees with June, not really believing her own words. ...

Japaraita Sekhmet covers her ears amid the gunfire. It's really all she can do. Breathing heavily, she slowly removes her hands from her head as soon as her ears are done ringing. "You... Killed it." She stares at the dead human-looking fruit thing. "What is that?" As the shock ...

Japaraita Sekhmet looks at the books. "It's too damp. They'll be rotten and runny." Sekhmet's eyes sweep the room for any signs of the big monster. She can almost hear something she's sure. A dripping sound. But from where... Oh! "Behind us!" Sekhmet whirls around to face whatev...

Japaraita "Uh, I mean would it make it not fun anymore?" Sekhmet clarifies. The room is distressing to Sekhmet. "All those books... Destroyed." She sees the deer carcass and the plant creatures and shudders. "Those things are too small to be what I heard." The big adul...

Japaraita Sekhmet isn't worried about rats or snakes. They can't really hurt her. The monster probably can't either but it's still scarier. She considers June's complaints. "Is being a mermaid going to, uh, ruin normal swimming for me?" She's not really thinking in detail about this. She ...

[ Japaraita ] Fortunately for Sekhmet's desires to be low-profile, June interprets the queen correction as Sekhmet saying she's too old to be a princess or alternatively doesn't like being seen as the stereotypical princess. Which, June finds to be a reasonable assumption. After all, she's never met...

Japaraita When June arrives at the castle, she'll find Sekhmet, returned to her original appearance, waiting for her (Sekhmet spent most of the time collecting more shells, then flew over to the castle). She's seated on a flat-topped rock near the edge of the lake and apparently petting a deer. Whe...

Japaraita "That, uh, makes sense," Sekhmet says in June's voice. "When I first got all..." she makes the same gesture, "Like that, it felt strange for a while too." "I don't need anything, so, uh, if you want to go get ready, I'll meet you at the castle. Okay?&quo...

"I hope ethical consulting's not one of those jobs where you need five years of experience for an entry-level job," Talah says, before she sips some most of the rest of her llamonade. She's not going to seriously chase after that kind of job - her current one is decent enough at the momen...

[Titania Park] Titania and Oberon are really arguing about who should have the changeling! But they're almost a background feature at the moment in this place standing betwixt the last sunset of spring and the first sunrise of summer. Through this magical realm a little pixie approaches each family...