The Nexus

[Codebreaker's House] Ordinarily, Owena's quite diligent about maintaining the house, and she'd be all over the guests... but she's been, to put it politely, busy these past few hours. At the moment, Codebreaker and company will be able to see her over in the kitchen, busily running through the cab...

[Big Bad Wolf] shhrruuk! The succubus screams as hot blood spatters against Red and the floor, the demoness falling in one direction and her arm in the other. Her knife drops from her hand and goes clattering across the floor, stopping at Red's feet. The succubus looks up at Red, holding her bloody...

Making Trouble In the air, they ride. Nothing will happen there until they get to their stop. On the ground, the demon seems surprised with how quickly the wolf died, but can definitely take advantage of that, charging at the dryad, along with the other demon who has gotten back to her feet and tak...

[Miranda's Cabin] It's not as hopeless as Eun thought - the machine does recognize Alto's blood as human. It also confirms Alto is a boy, with blood type O negative. The component causing unusual blood coloration remains unindentified, but it does not seem to be direct cause of what's happening. It...

[Black Abyss Headquarters] "Rose... they're not getting hurt darling. They're being improved . Given a chance to make their life actually meaningful from their wretched existence of pointless concerns." Todd's screams cut through the background from somewhere off camera in a way that sugg...

Outside, Near the Shuttles Good news there is that a Class Two brain is designed for interaction with members of the public, so Bentley is neither monotone nor expressionless. This may or may not be reassuring. "You're Vlad, right? Nice to put a face to the name." As Bentley says this- pr...

[Little Mew's Artistic Escapades] "For which you require the consumption of physical materials. Biomass, I would assume." Khafir continues, watching the drawing unfold and the mew work it over. Like Geneva, she can't tell immediately as to the nature of further alterations, but she can at...

[Purgatory?]

Marianne takes a deep breath. If she's doing the right thing, why does it feel so wrong?

"...Be careful."

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[Codebreaker's House] "...Yeah. Yeah, you, um... mentioned him." Siana pauses a moment, looking the massive knight up and down. "...If that is actually him, I mean." Arne says nothing, but stands there stoically. "...Um... sir?" Siana tilts her head. "...Sir?"...

[Codebreaker's House] "...Sort of. I'm... not entirely clear on that. Give me a moment..." The sound will be followed by a rustle of fabric, the sound of shoes hitting the floor, and the rhythmic clop-tk of Siana's gait as she approaches the door. When it opens again, the young strigoi gi...

[Codebreaker's House] Arne briefly glances back at Jaahlyn as he hears her shuffle back behind him, quietly stepping back to prevent her from concealing herself all the way. Hiding isn't going to do either of them any good, especially since she's the binding thread here. And besides, if the wolf-ma...

[Codebreaker's House] "Warm greetings for you, as well." Arne replies, the gurgle in his voice obscuring exactly whether he's being facetious or not. "And I am here for someone else entirely." He steps aside so Codebreaker has a clear view of Jaahlyn. "Miss Hesperos tells m...

[Butterfly Bay] Arne stops at the end of the driveway, quietly surprised at how short the journey had been. He expected they would be on a lengthy trek, one that would last the time he needed to gather his thoughts and calm his nerves. "...To be completely honest..." Arne begins, still st...

[Little Mew's Artistic Escapades] "Good afternoon, Doctor Richards." Khafir reciprocates, giving her colleague a little nod of acknowledgement. She finds herself agreeing with her passenger; those are indeed some interesting modifications... though she probably isn't thinking of it the sa...

[Butterfly Bay] "...Absae curse it." Arne mutters to himself. The more he learns about this place, the more comparisons he finds to a realm that is literally godforsaken. "I am familiar with the problem. It is in the nature of a crusade that one is praised for the slaughter, even sho...

[Butterfly Bay] "...She did?" Arne's surprise, this time, is at least audible. "...If what you say is true, she has indeed come a long way from the lame girl I knew when I was young. That is not an easy feat." There's an audible chk as Arne sucks his teeth, almost exactly the mo...

[Miranda's Cabin] "It's a small insect that bites people and drinks their blood." Eun explains, sliding the tube of blood into the side of what appears to be a tablet computer. "They're very annoying. If one bites you, the itch doesn't go away for days. Not to mention they tend to ca...

[Fetchquest] "Excuse me, sir?" Tahara saunters up closer to the dwarf and flashes him a grin. "Hi. I'm a friend of Boorab's. I heard he owed you guys some money and I was wanting to talk to someone about paying it off. Any way you could point me in the right direction?" Hey, if ...

[Little Mew's Artistic Escapades] "Pardon me." From anyone else, it would probably sound passably polite. But from the dark-haired woman taking a seat across Geneva, it almost sounds like an ordern instead of the sound made when one recognizes a necessary inconvenience. Shs glances briefl...

[Butterfly Bay] If this news bothers Arne, his face won't be showing it. As he steps off the train, momentarily distracted by its presence and the experience of having ridden it, Arne turns to look at Jaahlyn and gives a little nod. "...I understand." The black-clad knight rumbles. "...

Outside, Near The Shuttles "It would be my pleasure, unfortunately the... shuttles aren't quite large enough. I fear I would scratch my panels if I tried to enter, and cannot easily navigate around the seating. I should really introduce myself properly. I am Bentley, a 2164-model Bentley Mulsa...

Making Trouble "Um, no?" Mary doesn't know enough to know what her mysterious benefactor needs to know. Meanwhile, the instant they're attacked, the guards drop into combat-ready stances. Their mancatchers transform into wicked, barbed polearms - better to defend against lethal force. The...

[Miranda's Cabin] Alto would look even bigger, if Alto wasn't curled up in a big whimpering white ball. Alto peeks out only a little to look at Eun with teary eyes. "And y-you a-are small... smaller..." , Alto notes. Eun might realize Alto is not crying out of pain, not exactly. Rather, t...

[The Town] "I was." Naku admits, nodding once at the accusations of being facetious. "But I apologize. You have been nothing but a wonderful visitor, and have done nothing but work hard to ensure all is well. I do not for a moment believe you would actually destroy anything. I will a...

[Intact House?] "...Fair enough." The pixie-haired succubus nods. "The name's Tiff. And to save you the trouble of asking where you are and how you got here, you're in the basement of the Havnaught Hotel. You're currently sitting inside a hellgate, which Shivers over there just used ...

[Fetchquest] "Message recieved!" Tahara grins, popping up her hand in an almost-salute. Okay, good. That's that dealt with, at least for the moment. All she has to do is remember to visit a bank, find Boorab's boytoy, and get them both the hell out of here without doing anything that migh...

[Black Abyss Headquarters] "That's not your job!!" Raven exclaims with a huff. "You're not supposed to make sure the hostages are ok, comfortable, and cozy! You're supposed to threaten them! To rough them up! And if a few die along the way, GOOD ! It gives you real credibility as a s...

[Purgatory?] Marianne pales as she listens to Ilpholin's attempt at a motivational speech. More than once, she finds herself wanting to interrupt, to exclaim that the others still are her friends, that they weren't cowards or envious of her, or... Oh, gods . She should have known before now, but sh...

[Fetchquest] "Really? I don't look like the kind of gal who lives frugally, eats dirt cheap, pays as little rent as possible, uses no utilities and squirrels away every penny she gets?" Tahara asks, still rocking back and forth. "I have twelve hundred, yeah, but not exactly on hand i...

[Detention] "I'm... sorry to hear that." Aikobaz falls silent again, fidgeting with her thumbs as she tries to find another subject to broach. Clearly this one was upsetting Mary and putting Aiko herself in something of a vulnerable position. But, no. She can't seem to get her mind off fa...