The Nexus

[Slime Problems] "I mean, I guess mine wasn't terrible," Bella admits as she picks up the circlet and begins eyeing it. "I still learned a lesson, right? That I didn't need to be a 'real' human to be happy. That's gotta count for something. And if I really feel like it I can basicall...

[Fleeing Chaos] The trail Sineran takes carries her ever deeper into the forest, the undergrowth waxing thick and wild with every passing step. Far from hindering her, the plants seem to bow aside, giving plenty of space for the little pudu before weaving shut behind her. Given the overwhelming thi...

[Not a Date] It has been said that if you build it they will come. How would Darko feel about a bunch of ghosts that just want to play baseball. That would be kind of strange, right? "Kind of like how Juiblex and Abhoth are the same god but also kind of different?" Bismuth surmises. "...

[Slime Problems] "And maybe the ones that are people?" Bella retorts. Then laughs. "You really didn't get to meet me before I made my Wish so I guess it makes sense that you wouldn't know what it was like as much. Being a kangaskhan was just SO lame. Or I guess that's sorta how I fel...

[Slime Problems] Bella watches with interest as the various items come out of the bag. "Oh heck they're all really pretty! The feather thingy kinda reminds me of the cloak of flying my dad made for me," Bella says as she eyes the objects. Then? She begins focusing her magic. Not to create...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Juibi, being an immensely mature and well adjusted slime dragon, sticks her tongue out at Aiko when she's forbidden to do anything about the succubus drug dealer. "We cooooould just mind our own business and let Mary and Aiko chat with Sekhmet," Juibi suggests, sounding W...

[For Whom the Bell Gnolls] For what it's worth these gnolls definitely seem more like demons than mortals. They're nothing but a ball of want and hate, without any real dreams or desires of their own. They devour and they ruin and they seem interested in little else. They're a manifestation of self...

[Not a Date] Bismuth definitely isn't use to the Theater's quirks, but she's been on quite a few delves and oddities are more or less normal in there. There are always puzzles and traps and peculiar machines. Sometimes you find something mysterious that you won't discover the use for until later! T...

[Slime Problems] Okay magical clothes sounds cool. "Have you got em with you? I bet I could identify them," Bella replies. Oh! That's right. Her dad makes magical items for a living, doesn't he? "That sounds way weirder than the you counsel. Or what it's like when me and the fox and ...

[Slime Problems] Bella watches Sekhmet leave before turning her attention back to her sister. Holy heck why can't she go, like, a couple days at least without something weird happening to her? At the very least Bella's got the fox to gobble up any new weird someone tries dumping on HER. "Okay ...

[Not a Date] Bismuth, likewise, nods. She doesn't really have hands as such. She has the manipulators on the ends of her tentacles which are SORT OF like hands. They splay open in a starfish sort of shape! They're still good for picking things up, though, and that's what really matters. "I can...

[The Mound] With Khannie weakening the corrupt binding Koshal's magic causes color to begin returning to the souls, from a sickly pale green to something that looks more... alive. A good sign, right? Then Iknika smashes the glass with her hammer. Our heroes will feel a powerful gust wind rolling ove...

[The Mound] "I can't really 'eat' souls but I think I can mess with the corruption that keeping 'em stuck," Khannie says, pacing around the machine. "So I'm thinking I kill the corruption, Koshal fills the ground with his lifey nature magic, and then Iknika smashes the glass with her ...

[Not a Date] Bismuth's only regret is that she doesn't have any shades to go with the pun. Not that she really needs shades for anything, but style points are important! She does grown at the continued ice puns, though. That one was REALLY bad. "That's why a ten foot pole is always standard ge...

[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...