The Nexus

[Phone Panic] Roth feels a momentary urge to chase after Eun, but she doesn't listen to it. She just takes a step back. "Guess...she doesn't want it." "Are you dangerous , little trinket? Is this some kind of plot?" she asks the phone, not expecting an answer. Oh! She'd almost f...

[Outside DFI] Hmm, curious. Something he'll have to tell Mist about. Maybe he'll be able to dig a little deeper. "In truth, I do not know for certain. They have always existed. They are a part of the world's workings. They care for their domains, or they should at any rate. I believe they came...

Please, Charles. Would I put a pitfall into a lethal acid trap anywhere down here? What would be the point of that? The fog is not dissuaded by simple pockets, but passing through the wall of stinging fear is, honestly, no worse for a little bird than for a big bull. Just a bit of serious pain. And...

[Into The Looking Glass] The General watches the dance intently. She couldn't move like that, despite having full use of her human legs. And Siana really shouldn't be able to move like that. Unless she was affecting the injury the whole time? And taking off those clothes to dance more freely? The p...

[Brefaisil] "The only one for whom it works, at least." The queen confirms. "Nominally, we use the same magic. There is no reason why it should work for him, and not for me, and yet it does." Gryffaf shakes his head. "I have no insight to offer, miss. What I hear is one imp...

[Phone Panic] "Aha! Caught it!" Now she has the...whatever this is. Roth takes a moment to turn the phone over in her hand, puzzled. It doesn't seem to be magical, it's mostly just smooth flat surfaces... what a puzzling token. Oh, but she'd picked this up for a reason, right? Someone nee...

[The Demons' Lair] Like before, Mia is led underground, beneath the streets of Inside, through forgotten sub-basements and abandoned catacombs. Unlike last time, they head a different direction. Towards the center. As they walk along, Sophia shows Mia a machine. "Do you know these?" It's ...

[Factory] "Oh, not nearly one each day. For one thing, you can only get so many really good sunbeams, and if the weather is right for it, and nothing more important is going on at the time." "For another, hardly anyone needs them. Mostly just guardian angels. So most of the good sunb...

[The Tower] That's a very sensible tactical analysis from Anika, but Alice finds herself caught up on a minor point. "Since when do werewolves shoot anything?" Aren't they mostly about claws and teeth? Anyway, she starts going from the wreckage of the 4th floor up towards the large but pr...

[The Tower] As soon as the horsey is put down, it resumes its former mass and solidity, and Alice takes a few quick breaths to catch up. Yeah, cramped vertical spaces aren't the best. But the tower is clearly the centerpoint of the village. Which means the best chance of quickly finding the mage. H...

[Serinet Village] "I can really do it, though. Just, not for very long." Alice holds her breath, reaches out a hand to the falcon, and there's a flickering white outline around her for a moment as she adjusts her inertia. Though still the same size, for the moment she's only about as heav...

[Summer Party] "Fits whoever is looking, maybe? I- sure." Anchor looks through the dresses, picking out - if she can - something that's mostly black-and-white. And then she hurries off to the bathroom to change into it. The shadow puts on the bird earrings and turns her head back and fort...

[Serinet Village]

"Are werewolves really that gross?" Alice muses.
"But yes, I can make myself really light, and then you can fly us both to the tower." And she'll do as much as soon as Anika seems ready.
That way they avoid the gross entrance.

Think it through for him, Charles. If I need time to modify the dungeon's layout, what has been happening all this time you two were downstairs and Penelope was alone up here? Guess. The fog barrier stands there, dark and painful but no harder to get past than the first two times. Below and behind ...

[Village] "Maybe it#s best if I take the time and see by myself." Mia says. "Just to prevent missunderstandings in the first place." Thought Mia isn't really that happy to go with a demon to a demon lair. Even if they are meant to be the rebels "Okay. You know where to find...

[Train Station] "Bank robbers, mad scientists, the occasional monster straight out of a bad horror movie. This is something different." Jason laughs a little inside his helmet. "A bad horror movie, huh?" It takes her a second to get context for that, but then Kiun asks. "Is...

[Into the Looking Glass]

Skye is not sure that the trick was performed correctly. but the, Limuria is the magician, and she id just an audience member. Ana certainly seems to have been tricked.
She joins Ilpholin is quietly clapping, but she certainly doesn't volunteer for the next trick.

The mutated alien clone, Spike, suppresses her magical stealth and appears as if out of thin air. Parties like this are an okay time to look for new recruits and a great time to catch up on the dangerous people of the Nexus, so someone has to attend. For Spooktober, the monster has covered her tenta...

[Factory] Invisible windy swords for blind swordsmen. It could be big. "If you practiced enough, and you could now, maybe you wouldn't need to see it. But a visible blade is good for more than knowing your reach." Leah agrees. "Probably not the best for making blades, no. But we'll f...

[Sekhmet's Summer Party] Wearing someone's (magically preserved) tears is very 'demon queen chic', the shadow thinks. But it wouldn't suit her. So the shadow picks up the bird earrings and the ruby bracelet and pulls them into the shadow realm to try on. "Well- I mean- that makes perfect sense...

And just like that, the heroes are separated once again. Gwas tears the fog wall from the doorway it covers, and it stings him as best it can, but before long he's brushed it off. It seems to be reforming in the doorway behind him, trying to separate him from Charles. If Gwas was expecting a climac...

[Panicking Scientist] Ah. It's been some time since people panicked upon seeing her. Maybe this human has recognized her, just like that time in Skyside where- No, wait, that's impossible even if you allow time travel. Eun's shouting must have to do with that little plastic widget that she dropped....

[Serinet Village] Alice had traveled to the edge of this valley on one of VIGIL's smaller airships, and only covered on hoof the last stretch down the forgotten road, laden with equipment. No sense getting worn out before they arrive. "Don't think they're werewolves, but you don't have a bunch...

[Sekhmet's Summer Party] All gold and jewels. Almost over the top, but, actually that's a style that they like. The shadow is looking preferentially at more magical things, bracelets and earrings preferred, things that to them would really stand out. Anchor turns spins to face the real, non-reflect...

[Sekhmet's Summer Party] Anchor's shadow, bored of the previous task, has come over to the vanity table, and borrows a bit of magic to flick open the jewelry box there. 3D makeup hardly ever shows in one's shadow, so it's of little interest, but everyone likes jewelry, right? Anchor, still testing ...

The ink wall seethes and stretches slightly when Gwas pokes it. It's quite solid; Charles could never force his way past, but probably our archer can. There's a clear sense that the barrier wouldn't like that , though it's less clear what it could do about its displeasure. Well, are you going to hel...

[Outside DFI] "That might be the case," Askeladd agrees. "I do thank you for answering my questions. I have learned much. If there's anything you're curious about, I'll do my best to return the favor. I am curious about these other two gods, however. Do they also dwell here?" &q...

[Factory] "Oh, we need to keep some of them around so that we don't unexpectedly run out." Leah starts looking through the sunbeams, to find one that's particularly bright and golden clear, and then lifts it out of the barrel and hands it to Mist to hold for a moment, before writing on th...

[Sekhmet's Summer Party] "I am cute like this, aren't I?" Jack looks down, before turning to see her new shape in profile. Her breasts have grown, not much but... elves at least have boobs; jackdaws, being birds, might have a breast but don't have mammary glands to give them shape. She's ...

[Train Station] "Risk is a normal part of every job. You just have to accept it. If you have a dangerous job like hunting demons or capturing bank robbers, the risks will naturally be more dangerous." Beneath the helmet, Jason smiles. "This line of work isn't for everyone, but it is ...