The Nexus

[Tempest Row Clinic] "It's a bit worse than that." Rose says with a grimace. "She locked me up in a room in a factory that was going to explode in an unreasonably short time. It's fairly obvious she wants me dead. So if it ever came to light that I'm not , there's every reason to bel...

[Detention] "Do you have any idea how many other things I could be doing right now?" Aiko snaps. "Or how much I should be doing? I'm missing fencing practice for this. And a study session with Macan. And I'm going to be late getting home to help Nana with dinner." She tugs at th...

[Tempest Row Clinic] "I'm pretty sure half the city did. Saw the factory blow up, I mean." Rose agrees. The "with her in it" part would be knowledge limited to those who were present and aware of the situation at the time. "That's... going to put me in an awkward position.&...

Courtyard: D&D "I love my daughter. And my son, although he's, uh, just a baby, not anywhere near old enough to rule," she takes a deep breath, "I wouldn't want to pass this burden on to them before I have to. Being a queen of demons is not an enjoyable position." Maybe it w...

Off the Coast Frigate will stride over to the side, gazing out at whatever might be out there- if anything. He's still not too worried, though starting to feel that perhaps he should be. There's something going on beyond his experience, he just doesn't know what. Off the Coast "This sounds an ...

[Tempest Row Clinic] "Huh? Oh, yeah." Rose smiles, wincing as the motion aggravates her burns. "Yeah, that... that was kind of a bad one. If Fayyaad hadn't come so quickly, I probably would have been a charred corpse buried under a pile of rubble." She pauses and shrugs. "....

[Elysium] "Not one we'd need to worry about." Grace is quick to assure Jaahlyn. "Independent of any technicalities, you've gone out of your way to help two of our residents now, and not intentionally done anything to help the Devils. You've earned the benefit of the doubt." The ...

[Upstairs] "I make no promises." The Deviless replies simply. "But I will not stand in the way. It is in our best interest that Hell Bend continue to exist." As the eyelights start to go out, the Deviless gives her one last look and flashes her a needly-toothed smile. "And ...

[Fetchquest] "Yeah, you've been a freaking idiot." Tahara agrees bluntly. "But that's not what I'm talking about. Mat's been plumbing the underworld looking for ways to help you. When my friends and I caught her, she was trying to sell a tape of the girls' locker room to some creeps ...

[Detention] Aikobaz sits in relative silence as the clock slowly ticks away. While Mary benefits from extensive experience in detention and has something to work on, she has neither... all she can do is sit and twiddle her thumbs. And even that, she can't do very loudly. So for her, every second pa...

[Uninvited] "Has she?" Owena smiles, in a strained look that seems caught somewhere between confusion, anger, and polite restraint. "That's good to hear. Staying busy and useful can be quite helpful for processing these things. I'm glad you gave her the opportunity to do so. It means...

[Detention] tupatap, tupatap, tupatap Aikobaz looks up as Mary walks into the room, her gaze naturally drawn to the thing about Mary that's most obviously changed since their last encounter. The demon princess might catch a glimpse of a disapproving frown; Aiko doesn't seem to think highly of using...

[Quick Aside] Siana nods, blinking back tears, not seeming to realize at first that Jaahlyn won't be able to hear that. "...Right. Okay." She sniffs. "I'll... I'll meet you there." click! Siana hands the phone back to Obriane and settles back into the Sophie, looking ever-so-sli...

[Quick Aside] "I... I remember what you said, yeah." Siana nods. "And I believed you. I still do believe you. But it keeps happening, again and again and..." Her hand comes up to her mouth, choking back a sob. "...Jaahlyn, there's something wrong with me. I don't know what ...

[Quick Aside] "I... I knew Ilpholin." Siana confirms. Technically, that part wasn't entirely true; she hadn't met the nymph before last night. But the emphasis on past tense should tell Jaahlyn what she needs to know in the moment, without traumatizing any kids that might overhear her. .....

[Elysium] "It'd be reasonable to expect that." Grace nods. "Her trial was already a story, this incident would likely be the sort of thing publishers look for. She's probably gonna get more privacy once she's actually in rehab, though." She sticks out her finger and circles Jaah...

[Big Bad Wolf] Neither the couch nor the fridge shows any remarkable resistance to Ilpholin's attempts to move them, and they're quickly relocated to places where they can serve as barriers. The holy water, meanwhile, immediately starts foaming as soon as it hits the floorboards; Red might be remin...

[Parts Unknown] "Pft! No." The vixen giggles, understandably amused by Kol's apparent inability to track his own family. "You know. Grandma? Our big ol' Grandma up in the sky? Oh!" She rubs her paws over her face in embarrassment. "That's right, I forgot! She's my Grandma, ...

[Quick Aside] "I'm... not hurt." She says, not quite up to the point of saying she's "fine". It doesn't seem like an honest answer. "...It... it was pretty insane, yeah." Siana runs her hand through her hair. "The whole thing feels like a... like a bad dream. A re...

[Quick Aside] Has to be a mimic. Siana said two things about the man and they'd already cleared the list. Or, well... Wait. Did she actually use the term "fiance"? Anyone overhearing her talking about Arne without using that particular term might have thought of him as her "boyfriend...

[Quick Aside] Siana perks up (well, "perks"; she shifts from a slouched-over sitting position to an upright one) when Obriane tells her who's been calling for her. "...That can't be right." She says quietly. "I mean, okay, I can see Jaahlyn calling, she's probably gotten a ...

[Upstairs] "Well, now that we've clarified the 'you' to whom you are speaking," the Deviless croons, circling the room, "I can tell you that you are seeking a rather simple answer to an inescapably complex question. Am I evil, to demand something of my creations? It would seem a bias...

[Demon-Slaying] "Got your work cut out for you, then." Braon mumbles, pulling her cloak around her. "...Adea teaches us that people don't... don't really change. Not all the way down here." She taps her fingers against her chest, right over where her heart is. "And that try...

[Parts Unknown] "You silly!" The vixen giggles, bapping her paw against his snout. "I bet you're really good at hiding! Grandma's supposed to be really good at it, too! And she's way bigger than you!" [Crystal Dorms] "That should be easy enough. I may not even need the card...

Fetchquest Wrath "They got me boyfriend. I grabbed her sword, was gonna kill 'em till they let him go, but... he's not here, they took it from me n' said that were half me debt paid. Said the fights'd cover the other half. Was goin' well, won three matches... then put me in with an ogre. Felt ...

[The Town] "I . . . am very sorry. And, truthfully, I hope you do not get used to teleportation. If we have to keep using it after this, it likely means something is . . . awry. So, I will hope that is not the case." Naku makes very light conversation while Eos recovers, before she listen...

[Big Bad Wolf] A thorough sweep of the house it is, then. The living room, where she would have first come in, is clear, if a bit barren. There's not much in the way of furniture here; a three-seater couch with a blanket and a few throw pillows on it, torn around the sides and predictably lumpy, li...

[Demon-Slaying] "Why would I think I have? Look at our encounters up until now." Braon holds out her fingers, enumerating them. "Disparaged you, disparaged you, horny-hated you, disparaged you, questioned your parentage, insulted you, confirmed heritage to involve an animal of some s...

[Tempest Row Clinic] Oh, good. Whatever god this cleric was serving, they didn't hold any particular grudge against atheists. Good to know. Unless this is when Rose finds out that he just gave her cancer or something. Wouldn't that be a kick in the head? Meanwhile, Rose lets out a held breath as he...

[Demon-Slaying] "No can do, I'm afraid. It was already my job and then the Unconquered Sun went and made me way too good at it." Sophie shakes her head in mock frustration. "But does it really have to be 'earned'? Look at it this way - people having your back mean you're stronger tha...