The Nexus

Submerged "I'll kill you! I'll kill you all! All demons must die!" Ophelia struggles against the web in an attempt to reach her weapons, but only succeeds in tearing her arms free, leaving her hanging upside down by her feet. Her head splashes into the water and she struggles to raise it,...

"That's a nice story, I suppose." It doesn't have much of a lesson to it, so it must be historical rather than rhetorical. Jason doubts it's a work of pure fiction. "Believe me, I know, secondhand, how terrible the fae can be. But there's something interesting about that second part ...

Pandemonium
"Sorry," Sekhmet shuffles awkwardly, "I thought I was stabbing her." She is smaller. It's easier to fit through doors that way.

Pandemonium
"This room is protected against external influences. No one will be listening in on us here." Sekhmet hopes Tricksy gets the implication. She's safe from Libidine here. She's free to speak her mind.

Oh, Jason meant wherever he was then, not wherever he is now. That's reasonable enough, so Kiun follows him down the alleyway. Not really sure this will limit Eidolon from following their trail, but it could help. "Do you have a plan?" She should be doing something herself, but what? &quo...

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"I'm right here." Sekhmet doesn't understand that Tricksy isn't talking to her. "You're safe here." Hopefully. This room is pretty secure.
She'll see how the succubus responds to this.
Probably with more frustrating disbelief and distrust.

Pandemonium Sekhmet just scowls. As soon as it's over, she turns to the doctor. "What can we do to keep that from happening again? We can't give her an anchor to this kingdom." Sekhmet isn't heartless enough to banish the unfortunate host back to the abyss, but the only other easy option ...

Submerged "I am no demon! Where are my swords?" Ophelia needs to cut herself free, but without her weapons, she can't do that. She could also use them to prove her innocence, since they're plated with silver, but that's a secondary concern. At minimum she can swing her legs up into the we...

Pandemonium Sekhmet sighs. "As long as you continue to believe you're a slave, you will be. We're done here." She steps out of the room and motions to a guard. "Keep her under watch in case she gets any bright ideas about helping her former master." Tricksy seems crazy enough to...

Pandemonium "There is hope," Sekhmet counters. "Her greatest victory over you was convincing you otherwise. That is why you are still her slaves." She paces back and forth. The mulchmen are dangerous, but so few of them? Once she has her researchers reverse-engineer their weapon...

"Something to do with this 'Grant' person, right?" Kiun also takes a moment to warn others about the monster and how to fight it off. But that doesn't require her to say anything out loud. However, it does have her pause at the entrance to the alley. "You're going to wait for them he...

Pandemonium Sekhmet frowns. "None of that propaganda. If she was truly all-powerful, her subjects wouldn't be escaping, and if she had the ability to take what she wanted from me without a fight, she wouldn't have bothered to try to intimidate me. Clearly, her power and resources are much more...

Kiun hops forward and walks along with Jason, tail swaying behind her. "Well, you should bring a friend with you for this, right? Or a, uh, sidekick, is the word?" She takes a breath to steady herself and stretches out her injured wing so that it can heal smoothly, all the bones in place ...

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"Let's start with her resources. What forces does she command? What are her armies? How secure is her seat of power?" Sekhmet starts on the questions. She suspects she'll get some sort of propaganda answers, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

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Sekhmet nods. "Are you ready to tell me about Libidine now?" she asks Tricksy. Hopefully she's willing m if not, Sekhmet has another appointment to get to soon, she can wait.

"Well, we probably shouldn't stay here, in case it comes back quickly?" "Oh, uh, I could get you a potion, if you want." Kiun suddenly realizes she's made it through a fight without all her worldly possessions being incinerated. That's never happened before! "Or just help y...

"Unfortunately, we are in the wrong place to buy beer," Askeladd says, sipping his coffee. "I gather such stories as I encounter. My main interest is in stories that wouldn't be told otherwise. It is quite alright if you'd rather not share yours. But if you'd like I can tell you one ...

"Well, you're right. I'm...glad I could help." Kiun steps a bit closer to Jason and tilts her head to look at him, though she probably can't tell much. "That's alright then? You don't need a healer?" The weavers says that ribs usually heal fine on their own, and are fairly expen...

Pandemonium Sekhmet leads the pair down the hallways to the infirmary where the giant succubus is being kept. On the way, she explains, "You two, uh, probably know the most about how to take care of our newest guest." Once they arrive, she gives out clearer instructions. "Help the do...

"I haven't explored the city much yet. Nor do I know what the Internet is," Askeladd admits. "In truth, I am interested in people and stories more than places. I am a storyteller by trade. Have been for quite a while." "Lots of stories here. The adventurers' bars are probab...

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"I'll see what I can do. Get dressed and come with me." Sekhmet gestures to the door, then steps outside.
She'll give Mindy a little while to decide whether she wants to come.

Submerged One moment Ophidia is waist deep in the liquid of the well but the next she can feel her tail being tugged by something sharp she's pulled under in an instant. She won't even have time to close her mouth as she's suddenly deeper in the well than should ever be possible. But as her mouth a...

"Oh, it's what anyone would have done." Kiun says, fluttering her upper wings slightly. "Are you okay? It must have thrown you pretty hard." Sure, he's armored, but it probably still hurts to go through a solid wall at that speed. "But not what anyone could have done,"...

[Sekhmet and Company] Mary finds the kitties. For some reason this one has nine tails? Well hello there little miss! "You're a talking kitty!?" Mary exclaims. "You have so many tails! Can I pet you?" Sekhmet smiles, but the expression seems a little strained. She isn't exactly c...

[Streets] "It seems pretty over..." Kiun straightens up and takes a few calming breaths before turning back to Hoplite. "Where did you find that thing?" "It found me. Got most of the details wrong too. Believe me, I've never seen it before in my life." He brushes dust ...

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"Really? There are other doctors here. You could probably get an apprenticeship." If it's not really, Sekhmet would be able to tell. She's good enough at judging emotions to tell when she's being lied to.

[Streets] "Augh!" Kiun drops a bit in her flight, from both the stinging pain and the fact that one wing has a hole dissolved in it - but it did protect Hoplite while he does...whatever he's doing with that gauntlet. But she steadies herself enough to land once again between Hoplite and E...

"I can imagine." Askeladd notices it quite clearly that Jason would rather not share the details. "Believe it or not, I came to this place on purpose, unlike many others. I needed to put some distance between my former home and myself. The Nexus is quite a handy place for that. So fa...

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"No, if you'd asked, I would have just given it to you," Sekhmet is thoroughly bewildered by how these two seem to have not thought of that. "Why do you even want that book so badly?" It seems like a relatively worthless book to steal.

Streets
The red energy stings like a thousand bees and eats away at matter, a thoroughly unpleasant sensation. The further flames don't seem to be as effective. Less material disintegrates off of Eidolon this time. In fact, the being looks more fiery now than before.