The Nexus

[Shark to Meet You] "Or that it is beyond our technomagical capabilities," Maria pessimistically points out. "If a solution existed in written form, it would probably be widespread and ubiquitous, not hidden in the depths of an unread journal. Unless the Phyrexians themselves came up...

[Shark to Meet You] "We-well, yes. Most expansionist groups are dangerous. This one just seems particularly effective at it." Maria says, shuffling her feet a little as Anika accuses her of knowing things. Maria's trying not to be too biased! "Though I fail to see any sort of persona...

[Around the World in Eighty Posts] "I don't know!" Reinholdt says, also glancing back, but they seem to have fallen out of sight. The doppelgangers seem to move slower than Rein, but they have turned several corners in quick succession. Rein reaches the bridge with the ergonomically disas...

[Shark to Meet You] That name draws Maria's movements to a very sudden halt. It's subtle, perhaps cause she's usually got her head down and her hand is the only thing moving. But there's a certain recognition that's undeniable. A fear even? After a moment longer than should be necessary, Maria seem...

[Paternity Problems] "Oh I'm sure kids will sit still for it. Once." And then never again. Reinholdt holds out his hand for Miranda, letting her make it all tingly and warm. "Pie not cake. I'm sure there's a slice in it for you." Pies infamously split into seven without any issu...

[Paternity Problems] Reinholdt shakes 'Miranda' 'Corez' hand. She might be out to get him, but that doesn't mean he's going to be impolite about it. "I see." Well Braon and Toby probably don't get along inherently from what little Rein knows of Braon. So maybe this Miranda was trustworthy...

[Paternity Problems] "Who are you?" Reinholdt asks suspiciously. What's this bed and breakfast looking intern doing in the medlab? Rein's probably kidding, but his deadpan face is so very hard to read. He'd probably make a killing at poker. "Me? Sneaking? I'm not sneaking. Who's snea...

[Shark to Meet You] The sketch is already done, it's the thousands of notes in the margins that's hard to read. At least one of which seems to be remarkably accurate measurements of Anika's eyebrows. "To what ends did they attempt their murder of you? Was it purely for their own satisfaction? ...

[Paternity Problems] It's just an average day at the Medlab in GLoG. A visitor, here for a test, doing his very best to avoid METIS and Tobias and Sophie all at once, jumping every time footsteps are heard or doors open. Hiding behind tables and desks and equipment as he slinks from one safe spot t...

[Shark to Meet You] Maria is probably less bothered than she should be as Anika leans eagerly into her personal space. She's already in scholar mode, other considerations were unnecessary. "... Deer. And dragons. Certainly..." Maria's starting to suspect this particular Kaldorei may be le...

[Temperance Teahouse] "Then I'll leave it to you, scholar of dragons." Ilpholin tells Ambrosia. "As for whether the wood dragons will be there... maybe. I doubt they joined recently or anything, but one or two may have started off supporting the 'War God's' claims to give them greate...

[Around the World in Eighty Posts] "Don't worry. I have a secret technique that always works in these situations," Reinholdt says, proudly standing before Sylvia, protecting her with his life. The doppelgangers lurch forward again, growing a little steadier with their movements this time,...

[Shark to Meet You] "Tree immortality sounds more like dryads than elves. An ancient cross-breed perhaps?" Maria scribbles out potential possibilities in her notebook, making note of Elune's name so as to look it up later. "Phyrexia?" Hmm... Hmmmm..." Maria hmmms a little m...

[Around the World in Eighty Posts] Reinholdt holds back laughter at the fact that Sylvia still jumps at a touch. Well. Baby steps. "Of course," Rein says with a smile. He starts looking around. "Uhhhhhh... I thinnnnk, it was...." . Turn. Turn. Turn. "This way!" He cert...

[Khafir's Lab] Just doing her job is what Rein's most worried about. Khafir's admitted that Cessie knows, that Cessie chose not to share this information. Distance not being an issue has been suggested. How long have they been watching him? She... she something strange in their meeting at HALO. Rei...

[Temperance Teahouse] "While we're doing that?" Ilpholin repeats and considers for a moment. "Perhaps research on the Wood Dragons would not go remiss. The King in Rags seems fond of them lately and I saw them in his swamp court. They're bipedal fey dragons that are warrior focused. ...

[Shark to Meet You] "Oh," Maria says lightly before adding. "Yeah, I have no idea who those people are. Perhaps once their deeds are properly codified in literature history..." Does the Watchforce show count? "Kaldorei, Kaldorei... that seems to have elvish roots. Sky? Star...

[Khafir's Lab] That gets Reinholdt to freeze. And all friendliness fades from his face, becoming decidedly hardened as he stares at Khafir, flashbacks of an older member who liked to know things they shouldn't. Was this their replacement? No... no, VIGIL was different now, right? Or had they just b...

[Rec Room] "Ehhh... Magtok prefers to let you know very openly he's the one responsible. With some exceptions, but I don't see why this would be one. I can't say whose best interests she's acting in right now, but I know it isn't Blanche's. Any more than that at this point would just be specul...

[Charity Dinner] "Of course," Reinholdt says, giving Atya a smile back and squeezing her hand in return. "Your chateau is a mite better than a tavern room." The taverns around here are more upscale than most, certainly. But they can still get loud with all the drunks and squeaki...

[Temperance Teahouse] "Why would I want to convince them of that?" Ilpholin shakes her head. "To get close, I'm going to need to stand out above the other recruits. Being dangerous is one way with these martial types. Trust me." The similarities to the past does not elude the ny...

[Khafir's Lab] Reinholdt pauses politely and stares at Khafir's hand for a moment. Did she just want to check it to make sure he hadn't recorded anything? He didn't notice any cameras to suggest she knew what he had done earlier. And if this place was so sensitive, how did he get in here so easy? I...

[Charity Dinner] Atya was ramping up the paranoia again and Braon was getting fidgety. Rein doesn't know how to handle these two women when they're together. Goddesses, he prays they don't become BFFs or something. They'll end up killing him. "Uhh... it'd be pretty late for meeting anyone righ...

[Shark to Meet You] "We haven't had anyone else experience troubles following the signs to the shuttles by the shore that bring them here. But then we've never had anyone decide they want to take a direct aquatic approach as a potentially hostile creature without means to communicate before. M...

<r><B><s>[b]</s>[Khafir's Lab]<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> <COLOR color="navy"><s>[color=navy]</s>"Sounds lonely,"<e>[/color]</e></COLOR> Reinholdt repeats. He should visit more often! Or less often. He can see why Khafir doesn't get many visitors. Besides being... sandpapery, the whole research angle...

[Khafir's Lab] "I and Nature will have to agree to disagree with you. I won't pretend it's everything to life, but studies and philosophical exploration mean little without children to teach them to. Otherwise, you're simply waxing to the void." And Rein's seen enough voids in his lifetim...

Xar'cha Estate - Seventh Floor Ilpholin is within, actively dodging lasers in a very skin-tight catsuit that clings to her body in such a way to make one question how she ever got it on. In her hands, a simple spear that jabs and thrusts into the targets that assault her from all sides. Crossing he...

[Shark to Meet You] The door opens readily without much difficulty or fanfare. Maria is there, the librarian in a longer dress and scribbling furiously in her notebook. She does frown a little at Anika, taking a note that aquatic spirits truly are larger than landborne spirits. Just as how things g...

[Shark to Meet You] Oh, huh. That shark was a person. A spirit perhaps? One of those aquatic humanoids Maria's heard about? Truly fascinating. Maria takes just a moment to mark that in her notes real quick before the realization that perhaps this aquatic humanoid spirit might want inside. ... Just ...

[Temperance Teahouse] "If you require physical constraints to control your pet, you're no true master at all," Ilpholin claims. "But as Spako mentioned, I believe a shoulder pad and thick glove to be more than sufficient. A caged bird would be unusual to bring along to their gatherin...