The Nexus

Under The Sea The macuihuitl's teeth scratch against Eddie's body, some coming loose or getting damaged (which is not a super big deal; they're made to be replaced and the enchantment is actually bound to the wooden haft and core of the weapon), and drops it as the sahuagin gets a fist through its ...

Post-Shuttling Down "You do . You dreamt you were falling last night, for about an hour. On the outside, anyway, dunno how long it was in the dream. You floated a yard above the bed, head down and feet up and anything that got within that yard was flung at the ceiling." Neveah really wish...

Arrivals

Brinika probably has, if not quite so portably. A high-end car or house is more valuable than the pearl necklace, at least. "Thank you. I'm Jack, by the way." The winged individual puts the jeweller back into the satchel, since it then leaves her hands free for doors and gates.

A Real Arcade "So? The money these guys have came from other people, it's not like they earned it either." Not that it matters too much, the way this one guy left isn't running or begging for mercy is making it pretty clear that the software's quite simplistic. Not expecting the muggers t...

Ecbatana "If they live in our city, they are reliant upon our god. Their... atheism is harmful to the city as a whole, and there's a lot of them. Two thirds of the poorest segments of our city, demonstrating that their blasphemy isn't just hurting the city- it's hurting themselves. The wealthi...

"A few days, though it feels longer somehow." Because Earl did nothing with him for months. "Perhaps a week. I was in the forest because I had been falsely imprisoned, and I escaped, though a manner I had little control over my destination. I don't believe my former captors know wher...

Outside the Delve of Dripping Dread "Do you have any clues as to who he might be?" They do, as it happens. The Keldon adventurer in Trog's mentioned a knight in his group, Ser Daeron the Grey of Whiteharbour- and if their medic is familiar with the fantasy diseases of Westeros (Game of Th...

Under the Sea "Thank 'ee. I bin sat on it fer too long." Frigate's reloaded his arbalest and aims it at the shark devouring the dead kuo-toa, the bolt whizzing through the water and lodging itself in the hungry fish's eye. The baron has four arms total, and was using the arms on one side ...

Benedict's Manse Samantha waves to Benedict and his wives as they start to leave, and Mergei and Libby wave back. Donatien just gurgles a chuckle. Benedict will hand the jar over, with its preservative fluid to keep Jackson... relatively fresh, if they put him back. "Of course, you're busy I'v...

Arrivals "Oh, hey! Uh, mostly I'd like to make a donation. I dug up a pirate's treasure a while ago, and there's a bunch of this stuff which is really bulky and hard to carry, and it's valuable- it's made of gold, and pretty rocks and things- but... I don't really know how to get the best valu...

Post-Shuttling Down "You can have it, I got plenty more." The ending might be a disappointment- there's no foreshadowing at all over who the killer is, and the narrator's justifications are incredibly feeble when they make their accusations, though the other characters seem to be totally ...

Post-Shuttling Down "That... is a pretty serious curse. Are you working on fixing it?" And if not, Neveah has no idea why. An anthropophagous house is pretty dangerous, at least according to that animated film she watched bits of once. "We're up for helping out, y'know, if we can. My...

Outside the Delve of Dripping Dread "Well, if you do pass on it, do let others know. Someone should fix it, and I don't think anyone around here's gonna be up for it. Mostly farmers and labourers, with a few people like me who can make a living by providing services to the farmers and labourer...

Under the Sea "Sahuagin, they be. Nasty pisces o' work. Blood's in th' water, now, they won't quit till they be sated or dead. Survivors be undesirable fer th' other guys, more'll come back fer a proper feedin' frenzy." Frigate lets go of the sahuagin he'd been pounding, which drifts limp...

A Real Arcade "We don't know they're wicked. Might just be poor and desperate." Agate sighs as Asami just straight-up kills a few of them anyway, and pulls a pair of arrows from her quiver. She'll use the one in her right hand as a distraction as she works on stabbing with her left-hand a...

Under the Sea The sahuagin gets very dizzy very quickly, and struggles to re-orientate itself once it has finished spinning, way over there. Elsewhere, the kuo-toa don't seem to be doing too well; one is dead, and being used as chew toy for a shark, whilst another is trying to fend off two sahuagin...

Outside the Delve of Dripping Dread "Yeah, I agree. I'll get them to come over, and see if anyone else nearby has seen anything. I'll do it in the morning, though. Most will be asleep at this time. How about you, what're you guys gonna do? I'll be safe here tonight, I reckon." She's not p...

Post-Shuttling Down "Flat, solid, and as close to perfectly reflective as possible for the trance. My great-grandmother never cast a reflection at all, even in puddles or dirty windows." Which helped a little with her glasses; no matter how filthy, and no matter where the light came from,...

Under the Sea Frigate was already doing that, as it happens. The kuo-toa also remain nonhostile, at least not to Eddie and Frigate. They're most of the way through- a pair of cars resting on their roofs, a vast array of personal electronics, cut marble countertops, bicycles and a single crate of Ru...

A Real Arcade Agate smiles when Asami confirms she got the reference. "I was hoping taking these things off would pause, but I guess not. Hey! Why don't you hand us your money and in exchange we let you live, yeah?" Agate feels around to see if the Archer comes with a secondary weapon, pr...

Ecbatana "We won't be advertising that part of your heritage. He had the regent drowned in the blood of his sons in the throne room, whilst your great-great-aunt watched. He also ordered half the priesthood to be castrated whilst my predecessor at the time was sealed in a box. He was able to e...

Under The Sea No air bubbles when the container is opened; if they were water tight, they'd float instead of sinking. There is a load of brightly-coloured rubber ducks, however, which burst out and drift upwards as the container is opened. Most are still inside when Eddie shuts the door, so the kuo...

Benedict's Manse Jackson growls as he's scratched, glaring at Jubilee as she dares to threaten him. He's not visibly cowed, but as a severed head all he's got is appearances. "Ah, of course. It was lovely to meet you, though, and I hope you return if you wish to make further deals or bargains....

Shuttling Down Henry's appearance doesn't really phase the high elven group. They've been in the Nexus a while, so they're used to a lot. Neveah is the one who speaks up first, though. "I've got a family curse that needs breaking. Started with my great-grandmother; she didn't have a reflection...

Outside the Delve of Dripping Dread She's correct, and they can leave to take her to her bungalow. She'll invite them inside for a coffee, if they want to, and the security footage reveals she sleepwalked to the door, unlocked it, and left the door open. The knight didn't enter the house, he just p...

Benedict's Manse Samantha smiles as her hair's ruffled, but doesn't react to Donatien's appearance as they enter the library again. "My wife, Libertine, and our son, Donatien. She's learning elementalism, with an affinity so far for smoke and oil." Libertine can do some pyromancy, but usu...

Under the Sea There's a rumbling crash as the kuo-toa manage to knock the shipping container into the gorge, and then most of the fish-people get to work at trying to tip and shove the next one along to send it deeper. Their leader, however, hops off the pinnacle of rock and half-swims half-jumps o...

Abandoned Motorway- Alice's Camp "It was more than a city that fell. It was a whole world. People went mad, everyone changed somehow. The Pope burst into flames halfway through a speech to try and reassure the Catholics. The stars moved, electricity failed and had it lasted much longer, the pl...

Benedict's Manse It's an old building belonging to a reasonably wealthy house. This 'needlessly opulent hallway' is restrained compared to some stately homes and manors. There's very little gilding, for example, and most of the tables bear books atop them instead of vases or other trinkets. Benedic...

Shuttling Down It doesn't involve alchemic substances or music, so the high elves did not succeed at planning beyond the immediate idea. "Uuuh..." Leotello gets a deer-in-the-headlights look as Lia asks the question, and Mycroft chuckles. "We, uh, didn't plan. At all. We just wanted ...