The Nexus

[Slime Problems] "We were named after him," Mariblex confirms to the question. They probably don't need to describe the whole Terrible Revelation, right? That isn't important right now. Bella gives a nod back. "Yeah I can do that. I don't REALLY have to be at the feast though, right?...

[Slime Problems] Yep. Bella is here as well. She's in her full fancy regalia which as Mary knows well she hates. Bella still has that odd aversion to being the center of attention in any real capacity. "We? You're gunna have to explain that one," Bella says, crossing her arms and doing a ...

[Slime Problems] Mariblex follows, sitting down near the entrance to wait. ...Bella is going to give them an earful for sure. They had convinced Bella to take their place at some boring royal function so they could go paint and then THIS happens to them? They would be shocked if their sister DIDN'T...

[Not a Date] Darko's explanation of puppets and wizards leaves Bismuth puzzled for a moment, regarding Darko with that funny head-tilt that's so popular with quadrupeds. But then! A flash of realization! "OH! Because pupaphobia sounds kind of like pupa! Since chrysalis is another word for bugs...

[Slime Problems] Mariblex steps through the portal from the manor, the infernal slime dragon carrying not their painting supplies but also a nice collection of loot! Including, but not limited to, some nifty enchanted clothing. They're in pretty high spirits after their victory over the idol of Jui...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Wow this sure is becoming a chaotic mess in a hurry, isn't it? That's fine! Juibie doesn't mind one bit! "Sounds like we're coming up with a MOSTLY solid plan maybe!" Juibie declares. "No exploding the Aikos and Darko and that guy are going to insist on bugging the c...

[For Whom the Bell Gnolls] With her supply of spears exhausted and with friends running into the fray Khannie switches from offense to defense. She perks her ears forward, carefully observing the melee from a distance and sending her own shadow snaking through the grass. When a gnoll hurls a javelin...

[Green Goo] "There's probably more treasure around still, but we have plenty for now," Mariblex reasons. "We have three sacks of mundane loot and the magical items. And since the slime is drying up we can come back and explore when it's safe before looters realize that the danger is g...

[Green Goo] Rowan can still slap things with his staff. He shouldn't undersell himself! He might be a cartoony dragon but he's still a dragon. The second pie, combined with the flames, are simply too much for the idol. The horrid thing burns. And as it burns so too does the corrupt connection to th...

[Not a Date] Oh no. Bismuth is blushing again. Good thing she's in front of Darko where he can't see it. They can just focus on crawling around through the dirt. Then the clay. Then atop the limestone. If it were Juibi or Lex the rock would be fizzling slightly at their touch thanks to the weak aci...

[Not a Date] "They would have to make costumes just for me, though," Bismuth objects. "I don't want to be a bother." There couldn't be that many costumes made already for quadrupeds. Resistance to plays aside, our heroes descend! Bismuth slowly turns her radar dish of a head from...

[Not a Date] "They aren't as cool when they're trying to bite you," Bismuth wisely points out. "But it wouldn't be a delve without SOME danger. The magic attracts monsters, too." Is Bismuth a monster, though? Usually slimes would be considered monsters. And so would dragons! But...

[Ruined Observatory] Given how often Khannie is off exploring unusual and remote places for her Action Archeology it probably shouldn't come as a big shock that she's got camping supplies squirreled away in her pack. They definitely shouldn't be able to FIT in her saddle bags but then again her dad...

[Green Goo] Nothing quite like an exploding hellfire ball to show somehow just how much you care. Which, in this case, isn't much. The fireballs rain around the slightly desiccated slime and Rowan whacks a tentacle with enough force to break it using the power of GIANT NOVELTY KITCHEN IMPLEMENTS. N...

[Not a Date] Juiblex was pretty accustomed to oddities even before their hometown got eaten by slime and ended up in Apocalypse Junction. After all, they originally came from one of those fantasy kitchen sink worlds. Which means magic and wonder was just the norm. The city was big enough that adven...

[Abandoned Motorway] Okay that's really cute. Khannie can't help but smile at the image of Siana fumbling around as a toddler. Thankfully she met Siana before the whole Salt thing because otherwise she would probably be thinking of a kirin foal stumbling around without much else to go one. But obvi...

[For Whom the Bell Gnolls] With Blank protecting the shepherd (arguably the most important job) and Octavia and Ginger dealing with the ravenous gnoll, Khannie turns her attention to the mob attacking them. The holy chastisement seems to give them momentary pause, which is just enough time for Khan...

[Richard's Residence] "Yeah but Veronica will be around to help a bunch this time!" Khannie announces brightly, her ears perking up. "She was around sorta when we was little but we're all gunna move in together and be a regular family now, right?" That's her general understandin...

[Undertree Manor] Spear goes in the head and down goes the mummy. This isn't so bad, right? The next pair of mummies appear in twin bursts of flame and sunlight, carrying with them the oppressive heat of summer. They don't charge out heroes, not at first. Instead one of them raises its shield and b...

[Aiko's Very Bad Day] "I don't think looking for the drug dealer demon is a good idea, either," Juibi points out to Darko, patting him on the shoulder with a tentacle. "But this is progress, right? Somehow the dream popped out into reality? That sounds pretty neat but I have no idea ...

[Undertree Manor] Lex responds to the mummy stabbing him by...! ...getting stabbed? The sword sinks into him, but there really isn't much in there to stab. And when the weapon punches into the slime his macrovesicle reorients itself, swells with acidic slime, and then blasts the attacker with a str...

[Ruined Observatory] Khannie, by contrast, is feeling great! Like she's been supercharged thanks to destroying all this corruption. "Did it work?" she asks, looking towards the ruined tower. Previously the observatory existed in some weird indeterminate state of both destroyed and not dest...

[Undertree Manor] Welp. That mummy just got stabbed really well and collapses in a heap. Lex is bouncing on his toes, anticipating the next round. He draws out a volatile looking potion and waits. The earth begins churning as two more mummified warriors begin to rise, only for Lex to lob the potion ...

[Green Goo] And thus Rowan hurls a MAGICAL PIE! Now, the thing to remember about goopy creatures, slimes and oozes alike, is that they are fundamentally hungry. Hunger and the need to divide is the main thing that drives them. And if they can't get enough to eat they go into various dormant states....

[Abandoned Motorway] Geeze. That really sucks. But then war really sucks, doesn't it? It isn't something Khannie has ever experienced. She hopes she doesn't ever have to. "Well, I met Siana on one of the trains here when it got stuck at this weird castle," Khannie recounts. "She seem...

[Not a Date] It's an opportunity for growth and getting to know someone fun. That's what Bismuth thinks, anyway. She's enjoying herself, helping a strange rabbit, and getting to know Darko better. And Darko is definitely a fun person to be with! It reminds Bismuth of when she was first trying to ge...

[Not a Date] Well that was kind of Juiblex' dream, wasn't it? To spread the jiggly joys of goop over the whole world? Bismuth is still doing that, just on more of a personal level. She DOES look a little concerned when the wizard gets yanked behind the curtain again. That was a bit strange. "Al...

[Green Goo] Mariblex explodes! Figuratively. Mostly. Mostly figuratively. They strain against the attempted control and it's working mostly okay! They aren't moving forward, but then again they aren't having much luck controlling their own legs either. But then they get a cookie tossed on their but...

[Undertree Manor] Skye's spear thrust forces the first mummy to back off and the thrust floors the second, which Lex quickly pounces on with his side-sword. It turns out mummies don't like getting stabbed with swords slicked with blazing alchemical fire. Who would have guessed? With one mummy burni...

[Ruined Observatory] It dies. Hiep will find the battered, broken body of a completely normal goose laying at her feet. Considering her strength it should come as no shock that the animal is exceptionally dead. Though the may be puzzled why it took so much effort to kill an unremarkable, if horrible...