The Nexus

Was Looming Spaceship, Now The Shamrock "Roight, that do sound... a little beyond me scope of operations. I peddle in desires and vice, not ending suns or whatnot. Would think detonating suns as you pass would defeat the purpose of a cloakin' device, but what do I know? I'm no chemitian, or wh...

Under the Sea The difference between a warsmith and a golemcrafter is one of focus. The first specialises in making weapons, some of which are self-animate; the latter specialises in making things that are self-animate, some of which are weapons. Pontius Dathrii, whose shop in Mallside sells constr...

Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce Agate yelps as she's coated in iced slushy, and shivers. She takes off the baseball jacket, since that's pretty clearly stained, but at least the blue liquid doesn't show up as easily against her green shirt. "I'm fine, I just slipped. I'll pop to the loos, and clean myse...

Chateau Interview Half-elf, not a full elf, and not even as elf-looking as Atya is either. Her human blood is apparent in the thickness of her eyebrows, the shape of her earlobes, and so on. Put her next to a full elf- or even Atya, really- and it's quite apparent. "My name is Nasrin. My mothe...

Encyclopede Expedition "To begin... The date of manufacture and this structure's purpose. We are willing to answer some questions about our own origin and habits, if you have them. Most of our academic acquisitions are via trading knowledge for knowledge." It's an area they feel more comf...

Somebody joins in the hunt, overturning their table; partly to serve as a barrier, and partly to reveal the disembodied brain that had just scuttled under it. The individual in question is tall, nearly three metres, with a red-skinned face bearing two long and relatively straight horns. They're musc...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence "If it hurts you, your Nana will throw me out, and if I'm lucky she'll aim for a window. George won't stop her, either." Lathalelle smiles, and isn't at all worried about the possibility of being hurled out via a wall. "Oh, I'd aim for the window...

The Shamrock It's not long before the door opens and a pair of sprite thugs enter. They're about a head shorter than Boada when she's scaled down, and both muscular males. Despite this, they both wear pink tutus and little tiaras, their wings buzzing as they fly. The one on the left is carrying a '...

Under th' Sea "Hm. Mayhaps. I ne'er really considered it. An' aye, though she had arms o' meat an' bone when we went. She's nay a twin, though. Ye met half o' them, they be quadlings." Not the word, Frigate. You mean 'quadruplets'. "It were tricky, rebuildin' me head. Couldn't see no...

Chateau Interview The half-elf in question has brown hair and eyes, and quite pale skin dusted with freckles. She's avoided the medical check-ups that were offered, and seems a bit of a loner- she's not associating much with the other ex-slaves. She's wearing a pair of jeans and a brown cardigan ov...

Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce "I'm not sure... Hold on a moment." Agate stands up and grips her soul gem as she approaches the oncoming slushy. She's not being subtle about her approach, since she thinks it pointless to try hiding from something you can't see or otherwise detect (telepathy is not...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence "If they were here, I could. My magic isn't harmful or particularly long-ranged; what I was going to attempt is an old trick I picked up on identifying and analysing ongoing magical effects, particularly enchantments and curses. I could demonstrate how ben...

Looming Spaceship "Yeah, pixies and sprites are pretty closely related. They're a bit smaller, don't have pouches, but they do have antennae. They aren't scientists, either. They're second-rate alchemists, pharmacists, or chemistry drop-outs trying to make cash or get high." Boada smiles ...

Outside Movie Pl-A-ce Earl hereby christens Darko's invisible friend 'Alfredo Al' Aching-Appendix the Angsty Agate flinches at the first piece of popcorn bounces off her head, before turning around to try and find the source of the raining movie snacks. As a Magical Girl, she's got the ability to s...

Looming Spaceship "You'd have had to, he wouldn't trust me enough to follow me to an all-you-can-eat buffet." Let alone an ominous looming spaceship overhead. "Well, yeah. But that doesn't stop people wanting them, especially if they're poor and desperate or rich and bored. Pixie dus...

Under the Sea "Some, aye. Several ways t' do it, methinks. One be necromancy, stealin' a soul from somewhere else an' chainin' it t' th' construct's figure. That be dark an' unpleasant. Second be a prayer, gettin' a priest t' bless th' works regular an' hope it works th' way ye want. Third be ...

Outdoor Movie Pl(a)ce "Well, if this date works, that can be our first, and if it doesn't and we want to just be friends after, it doesn't matter. Right? I don't want to not be your friend after, even if it doesn't work, right?" Agate smiles and cuddles back, before settling next to the c...

Looming Spaceship "It's easy, but that doesn't mean there's no effort to it, y'know? Like, if I swap size too often I need to eat something to keep going. And I've got a pretty fast metabolism in general, hence the jar of lollipops in my pouch." Boada needs lots of energy to keep going, j...

Under the Sea "Simple, I weren't built t' have a childhood. Learnin' ain't me purpose. I c'n do it, an' I have, but it don't come naturally t' me. Not like carin' for me siblings be." The pair of pistols Frigate usually has at his waist, as well as his cutlass; made by the same warsmith, ...

Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce "I don't know. Does that arcade thing count as a date? We traded phone numbers afterwards, didn't we?" That seems like a good end of a date activity, even if they haven't communicated using the phones yet. Agate's phone is so old it even has a little antennae stickin...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence Nana won't stop the hug any time soon, that's for sure; she's always willing to hug as long as the other party wants or needs to. She's got a very firm grip for an old woman, and is far stronger than one would expect of a little old lady. "Good morning, Da...

Ecbatana Sure, Aiko. 'Interesting choice of charges' to accuse Irrgoth/Ivan the Inept/Weaselflicker of grave robbing and cannibalism. The King of Immonia only knows one thing to do with a corpse, Irrgoth has mastered 13,030 more uses than Amadius Molimorte. "Ah, yes miss, of course. This way.&...

[Looming Spaceship] " Er... no. A kangaroo looks like this. " X-1 said, a startlingly lifelike hologram of a kangaroo appearing next to it and absolutely towering over them before it remembered to shrink the image down so that it was roughly the right relative size. " And I've never ...

Abandoned Motorway- Alice's Camp "Alice is removing her sister's egg, the one that tipped the arrow she used. As I don't want to be eaten from the inside, I'm letting her." Of course, the medical nanobots of the super-bandages Khannie used already sterilised the wound and killed the egg, ...

Under the Sea "Th' big gods where I be from, they don't be minglin' wi' mortals much. They do be sendin' angels an' what-not on occasion, though. I never met one." Frigate shrugs about the gods and angels. "Aye, ye may have a soul, but ye be a direct copy o' yer creator, aye? Carved ...

[Outdoor Movie Pl-A-ce] Asami pushes the blanket to the side so she can see what Agate is holding, gazing curiously at the shilling. At Agate's question, Asami pauses for a second and looks lost. Suddenly, she smiles brightly. "Yeah, like a date," she agrees confidently, moving to hold Ag...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence Koko recognises the lounge. There's Nana's favourite armchair, covered in fur blankets, with a wooden side-table next to it, a mug of kumis on top of yesterday's newspaper. Over there is probably the sofa, though it's hard to tell with the visitors present. The...

Aiko's Bad Day Bloodplunder Residence Stinky-chan follows the two to the house, before deciding to find out what's in Koko's pockets, with her nibbly lips and tongue. The front door is unlocked, and leads into a small foyer. The single door leads into a hallway, with the living room to the left and...

The intellect devourer dives under a table to avoid the bullets or laser fire, though there's a psychic squeal as it's winged by one of the shots and a splash of grey-green ichor is pooling in its footprints. It darts from table to table to keep cover, heading towards the door. It's slower now, to a...

Under the Sea "Kraken be preferin' cooler waters t' sea serpents, though leviathans can be found throughout the oceans an' move around a lot." Migrating like the gigantic whales they are. "Nay, ne'er met a true god. Met a few little 'uns, though. Sea nymphs, reef gods, an' the like. ...