The Nexus

[Cessie's Office] "..." Khafir doesn't answer right away. She just stares at Cessie, with an expression on her face as close to shock as the commander's ever seen on her. "...Speaking purely in practical terms." She begins, folding her hands. "There is no reason that would ...

[Outdoor Movie Place] Now what in earth could Darko's imaginary- sorry, invisible - friend be saying about her? Presumably it's something unkind. Darko probably wouldn't be reacting that way if they were being nice. Oh! They're probably a little jealous. Koko's seen that before. Darko and his frien...

[Crash Site] Good Doctors "The pain I can handle," Shahala says. He looks at Eun curiously. The blobby stuff of his helmet ripples down to reveal his face - a mostly human face, save for the kingly antlers protruding from his skull and the large, upraised ears of a stag. He has close-cut ...

[Cessie's Office] "Before I answer that..." Khafir tilts her head quizzically at her superior. "...I am not always observant of subtext, but I find that to be a very intriguing choice of words on your part, commander. Were you under the impression that I created these entities? Becau...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence Is she sick? Well, there are two schools of thought on that. On the one hand, Koko is being very strange compared to her usual self. Not just in that her appearance has changed; Aikobaz didn't have wings, a tail, or horns when she when she left the house last...

[Outdoor Movie Place] "...Oh!" Koko smiles and slowly sidles up to Darko again. "Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother..." She's pretty sure he's sure. He probably wouldn't immediately take it back if he actually was talking to her. And the invisible friend thing made... a k...

[Outdoor Movie Place] "...Sorry, I didn't realize I was bothering you." Koko shuffles away from Darko, awkwardly brushing her hair out of her face. That was a bit of a dramatic turn. She must have, like, accidentally poked him in the eye or a sensitive part of his ribs or something. Or ma...

[Cessie's Office] "More to the point." Khafir shuffles and clears her throat. "To my knowledge, I do not have a counterpart at HALO who is in the position of being nonviable as a source of food. Without such a keeper available, the risk of a containment breach increases dramatically....

[6F] The tree shakes ominously when Asami lands, bits of dust and sand coming loose from its branches as the impact reverberates through it, but thankfully, it doesn't immediately collapse on her or anything. Oniko is, of course, still waiting out in the hallway, leaning against the wall and lookin...

[The Battered Shield] "Ah. Even with the training you feel like you're in a different weight class." Angela gives her chin a little stroke. "And I'm going to guess that this isn't one of those problems that can be solved with more training. There's only so much potential you can unlo...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence "Hey!" Koko objects as Stinky-chan's search turns up a leather pocketbook, tucked into her blazer. "Stinky-chan! That isn't yours! Leave it alone!" Almost instinctively, she pulls away toward Darko, interposing him between herself and the ...

[Paternity Problems] Miranda frowns. She definitely touched a nerve there, somewhere; Atya has the look of someone trying very hard to be pleasant after stubbing her toe. But, whatever she said, it's a little late to withdraw it. Especially since the room's collectively moved on from the subject. S...

[Miss Hesperos Goes to Heaven] "A very long walk, yes." Grace replies with a sigh. "Even the bus takes most of the day to get there. I'd guess it's... well, figure a twelve hour drive, at an average of twenty-five kilometers per hour, so three hundred kilometers. That's gonna be a fe...

[21F] "...Don't look at me, I'm not buying." Yorumi crosses her arms and gives a little shrug. "And in all likelihood, if there's still anyone else in this tower somewhere, they aren't, either. We just don't do that." The star frowns. "Hang on...did you say you were able to...

[For Whom The Bell Gnolls] Yes! It's working! They're drawing the gnolls toward their position. ...Oh. Shit. They're drawing the gnolls toward their position. Now, Octavia gave him an invocation to use if the gnolls got too close. He remembers that part. He does not, however, remember what that inv...

Ecbatana "How interesting, how fascinating, how marvellous! I must make my apologies, my amends, and beg for your forgiveness. This is more important, more vital, more urgent than my tutor's lack of tea. Or perhaps it isn't, but he still must know, must discover, must learn. I should tell him ...

[6F] "You sure? I still have a few intact pages." Oniko offers, shrinking behind her hands. "It's not all gone, there's just... probably less of it left than you'd like. And those aren't exactly, ah, bound..." She grimaces, holding her hands over her eyes. "I shouldn't even...

[Abandoned Motorway - Alice's Camp]

Alice looks down at Harmony, then up at Khannie, then down at the chest wound she's treating and the heated knife she's using.

"...Is it not o'vious?" She asks, half sincerely, half mockingly.

[The Battered Shield] Mia widens her eyes at that number. "That many?" She says. "How can we miss so much." "It is a different. Sure there are more preferable combat trained member, but I chose to be one as well. I even went through Wenomirs training. It s hard to find an e...

[Outten Inn] "Yeah, it sucks but as I said, it was a long time ago and I was young. Maybe just eight or so. Besides, you see stories like that all the time in my line of work and I'm sure you do too." She takes a quick look at her cards and throws out two. "Honestly, I figured you bo...

Skybase "Oh, I just meant how to use them." Surely Vlad knows that much at least. The sail he looks at with curiosity. He's definitely impressed. "So it's like a one-way wall? That's pretty crazy. I wonder how that interacts with folks like me being able to pass through solid things?...

[Outdoor Movie Place] Well, if things are going to get better for poor Buttercup, it looks like they're certainly going to get worse first. Koko can hardly imagine what it would be like to lose one's lover. Add being engaged more or less against her will to it, and then subsequently being kidnapped...

[Miss Hesperos Goes to Heaven] Jaahlyn like to think that heaven probably on fortunate coincidences like this. The residences probably had enough of experiencing the exact opposite while alive. Since she did indeed consider herself fortunate to see these familiar faces and greets them with one of h...

[6F] Asami nods along with the informative explanation. Then, the subject of Asami's memories comes up again. Oniko still seems guilt-ridden, so Asami shoots her a reassuring smile. "I'm really not upset at all. This is all new to me, so i'm excited!" Asami declares comfortingly, "I'...

[Outdoor Movie Place] If Darko ever needed proof that he was capable of more magic words than "alakazam" or "abracadabra", he would have it right here. Because the moment they hit Koko's ear, it turns that telltale shade of orange and stays that way for a solid minute, culminati...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Brignole Manor As soon as Aiai spots the mat for shoes, she quietly deposits hers, as is only polite for a guest. Babaz, however, passes it without comment. Aiai's veneer of politeness drops, however, as soon as Asami mentions what her counterpart is doing. "She what?! " ...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Bloodplunder Residence "Hey! No! Bad Stinky!" Koko scolds, seeing the goat munching on the ear of journal. She looks over to see the damage herself, and of course, in the intervening time; stops fussing over the goat. And as such isn't paying a whole lot of attention when...

[Outdoor Movie Place] Koko beams. She might have had a hard time calling herself cool, but cute? She's a small succubus that says hello by hugging people. She can totally see people thinking of her as cute. " Arigato. " She smiles, leaning her head against his shoulder. "I agree. Goi...

[Paternity Problems] Braon stiffens at Rein's question, and from the look on her face makes it clear she has the same concern. Fortunately, Miranda does not. "If their genes were going to cause a massive problem, they already would be." She begins, giving them a small, reassuring smile. &...

Outdoor Movie Place "The cooliest!" confirms Darko, grinning at her reaction. But his smile fades into thoughtfulness as she talks about her father. Well, he knew that she was supposed to be an empress, so it makes sense that it's hereditary. Still, he hadn't fully considered what the tit...