September 14, 2002

Logfile from Malakai

Eclipse puts on his dragon medallion.

You say, "When last we left the Wild Goose Chasers, they had just reached the back wall of Erin Glabru's home, which looks like it has just been repainted. There's even an empty bucket of white paint on the ground and a smaller container with something that smells like varnish in it."

Typheous frowns at the wall, studying the wall. "...the writing is on the wall..."

Plax says, "So our writing is white."

Psyche keeps a goodly distance from Typheous, bending down to examine the smaller container. "Beneath the paint?" she murmurs to herself.

Rade bites her lip, staring at the wall. "Maybe they covered it up?"

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "They can't hide the truth from the people forever. We are the next stage in the evolution of intelligent life!""

Typheous continues looking at the wall, walking back and forth, looking to see if it changes any at different light angels.

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "They can't hide the truth from the people forever. We are the next stage in the evolution of intelligent life!""

Eclipse [to Typheous]: It seems to be remaining painfully the same.

[OOC] Psyche sets up an @spend XP to autofix that :)

Psyche reaches out, touching the very edge of the wall.

[OOC] Plax says, "Eric, could you give us a quick repose of the clue from last week, unless logs are up and we can look it up?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: It's very slightly damp, as though it was painted early this morning.

Tsharing listens. "So what is next?"

Psyche turns to glance at Tsharing. "The wall's completely white - I think it was painted this morning. There's an empty bucket of white paint and a bucket of...varnish, I think. Any ideas?"

Tsharing says, "Whitewash. Literal or metaphorical? Has something really been covered, or is it saying the next clue has been concelaed?"

Typheous glances around the edge of the building, looking to see if it's different. "Is there varnish in the can?"

Psyche checks.

Rade says, "We could take the paint off, but if it's painted beneith it also..."

[OOC] You say, "Takes care of that now, though the clue (aside from the coordinates portion) was merely "The writing is on the wall.""

Tsharing says, "Perhaps the writing is on the wall and has been covered?"

[OOC] You say, "Logs are posting as Fall2.htm, though I haven't built the link, yet. I should have done this earlier."

Typheous studies the paint carefully. "Perhaps... or..." (Is there any difference in the paint, like bumps, grooves, etc.?)

[OOC] Psyche says, "Varnish in the bucket?"

Plax says, "If the writing is on the wall...maybe it means the other side of the wall?"

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Nothing that seems significant.

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Whitewash in the bucket. Clear varnish in a small pot.

[OOC] Psyche says, "Full pot, or partial?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Partial. Almost empty, in fact.

Psyche frowns at the pot. "What if the words are varnished-over, then painted? There's not much in here."

Tsharing says, "Did any signs used to be here? Or graffiti?"

Rade sighs softly. "Well if they were, then we won't be able to see them now..."

Psyche says, "No, Rade. If they were varnished...if the varnish were let dry, then the paint would come off it."

Rahab shouts an OOC message to all connected users: "Added a new section on XP to 'help mage'."

Typheous looks to the nearest end of the building. "We could see if there's anything on the otherside...Or that's and idea..."

[OOC] You say, "Everyone give me a Per + Awareness, dif 8. Not sight-based."

Rade shakes her head. "But if they were painted...wouldn't the varnish have dissoved the original words?"

[Roll]: Rade rolled Perception (2) and Awareness (0) (2d10): 4, 1 ** BOTCH 1 (diff 8) **

[OOC] Rade says, "woot!"

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Perception (2) (2d10): 6, 7 ** 0 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Oops."

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Perception (2) (2d10): 5, 4 ** 0 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I've got Awareness, but I can't seem to roll it."

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 7, 3, 8, 10, 5 ** 2 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] Typheous says, "2"

[Roll]: Plax rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 3, 3, 9, 4, 5 ** 1 success (diff 8) **

[OOC] Typheous says, "what are you typing, Tshar?"

Typheous has received your page: "Something about the smell of that varnish makes your skin tingle."

Plax has received your page: "Something around here is making your skin tingle."

[OOC] Tsharing says, "roll Perception + Awareness diff 8"

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 6, 6, 2, 1, 5 No diff given.

[Roll]: Eclipse rolled Perception (2) and Awareness (0) (2d10): 3, 7 No diff given.

[OOC] Typheous says, "Take the spaces out?"

[OOC] Psyche says, "Botch 1."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Around the +"

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Perception (2) and Awareness (2) (4d10): 6, 9, 2, 3 ** 1 success (diff 8) **

Plax frowns. "Something is around here...tingling".

Typheous twitches his nose, looking back to the varnish. "Yes.... It's in the smell of the varnish.... Or is the smell of the varnish."

Psyche glances at Typheous, eyes narrowing. . o O ( Don't tell me you're going nuts too... )

Psyche and Rade have received your page: "There is something threatening about the anthill next to the pot of varnish."

Typheous . o O ( I thought you thought I was already crazy... )

Rade pages: "was it smell based? :)"

Psyche pages: "Don't tell me we get madness now for botching non-magical things... :P"

Rade blinks, staring at said anthill for a moment, then shifting away subtlely. "What's wrong with the varnish?"

Rade has received your page: "Not really... Just the way it manifested."

Rade pages: "coolio, not that it would have mattered, but ehh :)"

Psyche has received your page: "Nah, but a GM has to have his fun, yes?"

(remotely) Psyche laughs.

Plax says, "Smell of the varnish, Typheous?"

Psyche gives Rade an odd look, then shifts away from the anthill as well. . o O ( The hell? )

Typheous moves closer to the varnish and studies it carefully. "It smells...Hmmm... My skin tingles when I smell it."

Tsharing pages: "1 success up there."

Tsharing has received your page: "Sorry. Something about the smell of that varnish makes your skin tingle."

Plax says, "Maybe it's enchanted Varnish? But what do we do, apply it to the wall?"

Rade gives Typheous an odd look, glancing around, then looking down at Halda. "Do you smell anything?"

You say, "Halda flops down in the grass with a sound akin to a sigh."

Halda, "Do I smell anything? Can you feel your toes?"

Psyche walks up to the wall, avoiding the anthill, and runs her fingers lightly over the wall, checking to make sure it's just as tacky everywhere without disturbing the paint much.

Rade giggles softly, toeing the wolf playfully. "Do you smell anythign out of the ordinary then?"

Typheous takes a long sniff of the varnish.

Tsharing says, "There is something about the varnish that is odd. Should we check it further."

Psyche has received your page: "You find there are some sections that are smooth and glassy to the touch, not like paint."

[OOC] Rade says, "rofl, and Typheous get's high"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Just when I thought I'd left the PC drug abuse behind...."

(remotely) Psyche goes back over them. Can I find a pattern - words?

Plax says, "I'd suggest we apply it to a corner of the wall and see what happens?"

Psyche keeps her attention on the wall.

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Give me a Stamina + Streetwise check, dif 5.

Psyche pages (to Typheous, Eclipse): ". o O ( *surprise - she's found something* )"

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Stamina (2) and streetwise (0) (2d10): 2, 10 ** 1 success (diff 5) **

Halda, "That varnish smells awful, but it also has the hint of that Node in Fountain Park."

(remotely to Psyche, Eclipse) Typheous . o O ( Well? Am I still crazy? )

Eclipse [to Typheous]: You don't get high as a kite off the fumes.

[OOC] Typheous dangs...err.. ummm...

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Give me a Stamina + Streetwise, dif 5.

[OOC] Rade says, "Druggie!"

(remotely to Typheous, Eclipse) Psyche . o O ( *ignoring him* )

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Stamina (2) and streetwise (0) (2d10): 6, 8 No diff given.

[OOC] Psyche says, "Dangit, 2."

[OOC] Rade says, "hrm, what type of resonance/whatever did the node have again?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: You are unfazed, too.

Psyche pages: "Yes, but do I -find- any pattern to the glassy areas?"

Tsharing says, "Should we risk a magical investigation of this?"

[OOC] Psyche says, "Hold on - waiting for an answer before I pose."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Do I get another per/aware check to see if I notices anything else?"

Psyche has received your page: "Yes, there is a pattern, and it appears to spell out letters of some kind."

Eclipse [to Rade]: The Node's Resonance is Lunar.

Psyche keeps her hand on the wall. "Tsharing, can you read at all?" Her voice is clipped.

[OOC] Rade blinks

Plax says, "I still suggest we apply it to the corner of the wall."

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Yes.

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 2, 2, 8, 10, 3 ** 2 successes (diff 8) **

Rade chews on her bottom lip, pondering Halda's words. "It's enchanted...?" A glance around at Plax. "Maybe..."

Typheous has received your page: "It isn't really the smell itself. The wolf is right. The varnish feels like the Node did."

Tsharing says, "I cannot."

Typheous frowns. "Unless it's already been applied until the paint... And it's from the node, some how."

Psyche mutters. "Damn. Don't put it on the wall, Plax. IT's already here." She runs her hand over it, trying to work out hte letters.

You say, "Halda nods once and then lays her head in the grass and naps."

Plax hovers and extends his claws. "Want me to get to scraping it off?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Per + Enigmas, dif 6.

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Perception (3) and Enigmas (1) (4d10): 2, 2, 5, 7 ** 1 success (diff 6) **

Rade looks at the wall. "Well if it's enchanted...and it's already there....someone could read it..."

[OOC] Psyche says, "God bless Enigmas."

Eclipse [to Psyche]: The first word is "Find".

Eclipse [to Psyche]: And again.

Tsharing says, "Another link in the chain. I wonder, does every group have a different route to the prize?"

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Perception (3) and Enigmas (1) (4d10): 7, 7, 7, 3 ** 3 successes (diff 6) **

Psyche murmurs softly. "Find...." She scowls at the wall. "Godsdamnit...it's here..." muttering to herself as she runs her fingers over it.

Plax says, "Probably. Remember the other groups leaving the clinic? Each went a different way."

Typheous smiles to Tsharing, his music becoming warmer with the smile. "I would imagine... Or they're just daft."

Tsharing says, "So long as we need not conceal the clues we've found."

Eclipse [to Psyche]: "the" ... "blind" ... "in" ... " That's it. "Find the blind in the house of time."

Plax says, "House of time...the Bell Tower?"

[OOC] Eclipse wonders if anyone suspected for a moment that someone had painted over the "writing on the wall" in an effort at sabotage...

Tsharing says, "Well, you have the blind."

Typheous raises an eyebrow, glancing Psyche, his music fading back to the obscurity of background music. "Probably... but Find the blind... Maybe we'll understadn when we get there. Is taht all?"

[OOC] Typheous is mildly curious, but assumed that it looks like it was painted over before class started.

Rade says, "Maybe master Knight's cottage?""

Eclipse [to Psyche]: It would appear that is the entire clue.

Psyche runs her fingers over the wall once again, swearing to herself softly. "That's all."

[OOC] Plax says, "Well, my next action was to just try and tear the stuff off with my claws, so...;)"

Typheous . o O ( You know, you won't annoy so many people if you didn't swear as often... )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Are there any other blind staff or pupils?"

Psyche . o O ( And? )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I want Mind 3, just so I can MST3K them."

Plax says, "A blind, maybe a window blind? They store a lot of junk in the Bell Tower."

[OOC] You say, "Tsh - To my knowledge, no. Might be a blind UnAwakened student somewhere."

Typheous . o O ( Oh, nevermind... Discussion for another time, probabbly. )

Typheous motions toward the bell tower. "Shall we go see?"

Psyche . o O ( As if I have any desire to waste time with you. Fuck off. )

Tsharing heads that way.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "The ST doesn't know?"

Plax nods. "Let's check it out". He takes flight towards the bell tower, retracting his claws.

Psyche shoots a poisonous glare at Typheous and follows Tsharing.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "It's your world, man."

Rade nods, walking over to toe Halda again, then starting toward the bell tower.

Typheous's face is all innocence, however his music might have a hint of challenge in it. He falls in behind Psyche.

[OOC] Psyche says, "That's it. Kick the phylactery."

[OOC] Rade says, "It's okay, she hasn't bit me yet :)"

[OOC] Typheous says, "Killed by your own phylactery...."

Psyche's normal chill surrounding her takes on a decidedly glacial edge. Talk about cold shoulders.

[OOC] Rade says, "Rule 0!"

[OOC] Plax says, "No, that almost already happened in Summer M:EF."

[OOC] Eclipse shrugs. "I made fairly clear descriptions of the faculty, staff, and Awakened students, but I only touched on a couple of the newer students. It is possible that one of the other students is blind, but neither I nor probably any of the members of this group have yet heard of hem."

[OOC] Rade says, "heh"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Bizarrely enough, a PC in my game has the Immunity merit with that very exception."

[OOC] Psyche says, "Aaaanyway."

[OOC] You say, "-plax When was that?"

[OOC] Plax says, "Variel/Ben"

[OOC] You say, "Ah yes. That. *evil grin*"

You say, "You arrive at the belltower, Halda padding along behind you. The door is slightly ajar, and it is DARK inside."

Psyche peers into the belltower.

Plax looks inside with a scowl. "It's dark in here".

Tsharing goes in. Quiet?

[OOC] You say, "How cute. They even have matching Echoes."

Typheous smirks, his music becomign sharp. "I think we found our blind...."

[OOC] Psyche bonks the ST.

Rade peers into the darkness, calling out softy through the door. "Hellooooo?"

You say, "Dark does not even begin to describe it. The late afternoon sun seems to be throwing up its hands on illuminating it."

[OOC] Rade says, "then I cast...'magic missle'!"

[OOC] Psyche says, "I'm attacking the darkness!"

[OOC] Plax says, "Hey Eric, can I possibly fly up to the top and fly down to look for clues? I know it's a big building."

[OOC] Plax says, "Like fly up, fly in, fly down?"

Eclipse [to Plax]: Certainly.

Typheous listens carefully at the door, trying to sense something.

Psyche hesitates only briefly before going through the door, focussing her thoughts on her other senses.

Plax looks at the others. "I'm going to try the top-down approach. Be right back". He flies up to the top, checks around for any clues there, and flies in slowly, letting his eyes adjust to the darkness.

Tsharing doesn't notice, and feels her way gently around. Anything of note?

Rade steps barely in, staying in the doorway and out of that stifling darkness.

Eclipse [to Plax]: The top of the bell tower isn't nearly as dark, though a glance down the stairs reveals an inky darkness.

[OOC] Plax says, "Any clues up here?"

Plax pokes around up top at first.

[OOC] Typheous says, "Or any noise other than my tunes?"

Eclipse [to Tsharing]: This place is almost as much a storage shed as a bell tower. You find the stairs leading up first to the back of the clock and then to the bell portion of the bell tower.

[OOC] Psyche says, "What about me?"

Eclipse [to Plax]: Nothing that you see.

Plax heads down the stairs.

Eclipse [to Psyche]: You manage to find the stairs and quite a few of your nerves.

Tsharing goes up. She'll find as much as a sighted person here.

Typheous frowns, studying the darkness next while standing next to Rade. "Find the blind in the house of time...Find what, though?"

Eclipse [to Typheous]: It is quite quiet in the belltower, though you can make out the sounds of the combat students beginning to leave.

Tsharing calls down. "We are all blind in here....find ourselves?"

Eclipse [to Plax]: Give me a Per + Awareness, dif 6.

Tsharing has a look round upstairs.

Rade stays put right beside that doorway, glancing around that area.

Psyche rests one hand on the wall beside the stairs, gathering her focus.

[Roll]: Plax rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 6, 5, 1, 6, 3 ** 1 success (diff 6) **

[OOC] Plax says, "Uno"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Cautious, watching for any unstable boards and suchlike."

Tsharing has received your page: "You find a piece of paper next to the levers for the bells."

Eclipse [to Plax]: You don't collide with the rest of the cabal on your way down the stairs.

Tsharing brings a piece of paper down, and out. "This was in the levers by the bells.

[OOC] You say, "The irony here is the blind mage is just found something the sighted ones couldn't have seen."

[OOC] Psyche chuckles.

Plax exits the tower out into the glorious light, blinking a few times.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Why can't all 6-point Flaws be like that?"

Typheous smiles warmly. "Marvelous. Might I read it?"

Psyche follows Tsharing out.

Tsharing hands them it.

Rade steps back outside as soon as she sees everyone else leaving. "What'd you find?"

Tsharing says, "A note of some kind. It might be irrelevant, but I doubt that."

You say, "It appears to be a sheet of music arranged for the bells of the tower."

Tsharing says, "Perhaps one of you should get light of some kind and play this?"

Psyche glances at Typheous, grudgingly.

Typheous frowns. "It's music. For the bells." (Any thing odd about it? And can I read it/play the bells?)

Eclipse [to Typheous]: You can read it just fine. You don't often get to play the bells, but you know the rudiments of doing so.

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Give me a Per + Expression check, dif 7.

[OOC] Typheous says, "And can I memorize the piece or is it too long to memorize this quickly?"

[OOC] Rade thinks eric is having manchester flashbacks

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Perception (3) and Expression (0) (3d10): 3, 5, 7 ** 1 success (diff 7) **

Eclipse points out that the bell part of the bell tower is not dark, just the rest of it.

[OOC] Typheous says, "Never mind then..."

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Manchester?"

Eclipse [to Typheous]: The handwriting of the sheet music isn't Drapheous's.

[OOC] You say, "College we attended together."

Typheous glances up to the bell part of the tower. "I think I can play it.." His music starts to sound like the Ukranian Bell Carol.

Psyche glares at Typheous. . o O ( Without five-part harmony? )

Typheous says, "And it wasn't written by Drapheous... which means it won't be fiendishly difficult..."

Typheous . o O ( What? You don't think it make its prettier? )

Rade says, "Does it mean anything by it's self?"

[OOC] Rade says, "its even"

Psyche growls under her breath. . o O ( I have to live with that fucking music all the time. I -don't- think it's pretty. ) Another momentary drop in the temperature around her.

[OOC] Typheous says, "Well, does it mean anything on its own? *Grin*"

Typheous lightly rubs his exposed arm. . o O ( And then there's that blasted chill around you... makes warming you up so much more difficult. )

Eclipse [to Typheous]: No. It just appears to be music, though who ever heard of dynamic markings for tower bells. Clearly the work of an ameture.

Typheous chuckles. "And no, it doesn't mean anything on its own... Well, shall I try?"

Tsharing says, "Yes."

Plax says, "Let's give it a shot."

Psyche just shakes her head. . o O ( You're fucking nuts. What chill? )

Typheous . o O ( *mentally emphasizes the chill he's feeling* )

You say, "You all stumble up the stairs to the bell tower. Well, everyone except the blind mage stumbles."

[OOC] You say, "Yes, that 6-point Flaw is nice, now, but just wait until the first combat..."

Rade goes along -very- reluctantly

Typheous looks around, getting his bearings, his music seeming to sound like an orchestra tuning itself.

Psyche moves away from Typheous, shivering.

Rade sticks very close to Halda, if she comes.

Plax flies up the stairs to avoid bumbling.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "So long as we don't get attacked by surprise and the enemy don't use unweaving, I should be all right. (crosses fingers)"

You say, "Halda opts to sit outside."

Typheous takes up position in front of the bell playing mechanism, finds a place to put the music, and prepares to play. . o O ( *That* chill )

Psyche . o O ( Fucking psycho. )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Shouldn't he have a white mask over half his face before he starts playing?"

[OOC] You say, "That's the ORGAN, Paul..."

Rade whimpers once while she goes up then.

[OOC] You say, "To play the bells, you need a hunchback."

[OOC] Typheous hunchs over, so he doesn't lose Appearance points.

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Anytime you're ready, feel free to pull the lever. Go ahead. I dare you...

Typheous starts playing, focused, his background music trying to follow where the tune is going.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I imagine you saying that like most people say "Pull my finger....""

[OOC] Typheous facepalms.

[OOC] Typheous says, "What's the roll? Dex+Instrament-I-don't-have?"

You say, "As soon as the first bell rings, a bat flies out of the shadows above you and begins flying in a circle around the belltower, squeaking what sounds almost like words."

Psyche starts, eyes following the bat, trying to figure out the words.

[OOC] Plax says, "Well, I guess we're all batty then."

[OOC] You say, "Who here speaks Enikan?"

Rade pages: "can I understand it? Or is it a fruit bat? :)"

Psyche . o O ( So much for -your- music. )

[OOC] Typheous does.

Typheous keeps playing the song, assuming the bells work.

[OOC] Plax says, "I think I do, let me check my sheet."

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Sorry, AFK for a moment."

Rade blinks, peering up at the bat with wide eyes.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Past tnese, that is. I'm back."

Rade and Typheous have received your page: "Bat, "I'm awake! I'm awake! You're here for the next clue, right?""

Typheous plays as much of the song as sounds good. (ie, if the song sucks, he stops.)

[OOC] Plax checks. "Enikan, Aster, and Luki is what I have down".

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "We have an appreciation for fine music, too, Tsharing - the fine music of the clanking chains of our slaves as they work, that is!""

Rade's eyes twinkle, gigglign softly and...kind of...squeeking back into the air.

Plax has received your page: "Bat, "I'm awake! I'm awake! You're here for the next clue, right?""

Rade pages: "Tell us quick so you can go back to sleep."

Plax replies in Enikan, "Yes, yes. What is it, if you'll be so kind?"

Tsharing says, "You understand what it say?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "says."

[OOC] Typheous says, "-ecli well, how is the song? is it decent? "

Plax, Rade, and Typheous have received your page: "Bat spirit, "I think it was 'Shadow reveals the place. Paper reveals the person.' You'll have to forgive me. I'm not usually awake at this time."

Plax speaks normally for a second. "Shadow reveals the place. Paper reveals the person". In Enikan, he says, "I see. Thank you again, and we're sorry for having to wake you at this time".

Eclipse [to Typheous]: Give me a Dex + Artist (musician), dif 5.

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Dexterity (4) (4d10): 2, 6, 2, 2 ** 1 success (diff 5) **

Rade giggles again, chittering softly and looking at Typheous. "I think that's enough...he's sleepy..."

Rade pages: "Thank you, we're in your debt, sleep well."

Eclipse [to Typheous]: The music is mediocre. You could probably blame it on the poor composition, though.

You say, "As the last tones fade away, the bat returns to its slumber in the shadows at the top of the bell tower."

User Conn Idle RP-Stat `@my tag is ...`

Eclipse 1h 0s IC Wiz Causing players confusion and trouble since '90

Rade 2h 1m OOC Tec

Typheous 1h 2m IC Wiz

Plax 1h 2m OOC PC

Tsharing 1h 4m IC PC

Psyche 4h 8m IC Wiz

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Tsharing says, "Well, we are in shadow, and we have paper. But this probably isn't what that refers to."

[OOC] You say, "Ah yes. Back to the evil clues..."

Typheous scowls at the music. . o O ( Might have promise... if I get bored...) "Well... What else could it mean?"

Tsharing says, "Paper might be the library?"

[OOC] Plax says, "AFK for a few"

[OOC] You say, "On the bright side, this is the last clue of the hunt, and you've used magic less than I expected."

Typheous nods slowly. "It might be... Or..." He frowns in thought, staring through the paper, more than at it.

Psyche leans against a wall, shaking her head. "Shadow reveals the place...paper reveals the person...maybe the librarian..."

[OOC] Plax returns.

Tsharing pages: "So you know, I'll be able to stay for two more hours max. Is that enough to catch the end of the session?"

Plax says, "How about, and this is a crazy guess, the House of Shadows?"

Tsharing says, "Might the shadow refer to a sundial or something similar?"

Rade smiles. "Might be."

Typheous chuckles softly. "That's a good guess, even if it is crazy."

Plax says, "Paper, maybe the Author's House? "

Plax shrugs.

Tsharing has received your page: "Depends on how quickly people catch onto this last riddle. I'm hoping it won't take two hours, though. The hunt is all I have planned for tonight. The bell tower moved faster than I expected."

Rade says, "Maybe we should visit the shadow house?"

Typheous hmms softly, looking up from the music. "Perhaps we should, yes. go to the 'place'"

[OOC] You say, "Everyone give me a Int + Enigmas, dif 7."

[Roll]: Rade rolled Intelligence (3) and Enigmas (0) (3d10): 6, 8, 4 ** 1 success (diff 7) **

[Roll]: Plax rolled Intelligence (3) and Enigmas (2) (5d10): 8, 8, 8, 1, 1 ** 1 success (diff 7) **

[OOC] Plax says, "I hate 1's."

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Intelligence (4) and Enigmas (1) (5d10): 6, 6, 4, 6, 5 ** 0 successes (diff 7) **

[OOC] Rade says, "fullhouse!"

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Intelligence (2) and Enigmas (0) (2d10): 7, 9 ** 2 successes (diff 7) **

[OOC] Psyche sobs.

[OOC] Plax says, "The person with 2 dice gets the most succs..."

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Intelligence (2) and Enigmas (0) (2d10): 9, 6 ** 1 success (diff 7) **

[OOC] Typheous says, "1"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I got a triple 1 on Arete yesterday, karma owes me."

Tsharing has received your page: "The supernatural darkness in the bell tower really hasn't been used in the clues, yet. And Typheous mentioned that someone other than Drapheous wrote the music."

Tsharing points this out.

Rade, Plax, and Typheous have received your page: "The supernatural darkness in the bell tower really hasn't been used in the clues, yet."

[OOC] Psyche says, "...points what out?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Oops."

[OOC] Plax says, "THIS, can't you see it? @#;+)"

[OOC] Psyche says, "AAAAH!"

[OOC] You say, "That's the problem with invisible "No Tresspassing" signs. No one ever reads them."

Tsharing says, "The supernatural darkness in the bell tower really hasn't been used in the clues, yet. Not properly. Also, Typheous mentioned that someone other than Drapheous wrote the music.""

Typheous frowns, looking back down into the darkness. "Well, the dakrness really hasn't been used in the clues yes. The bat was the blind in the house of time."

Psyche pauses, glaincing at Tsharing. "You're right...it is shadows and paper..."

Plax says, "So now we need to figure out who wrote the music. I don't suppose they signed their name, did they?"

Rade says, "So...um...we light the paper and it gets rid of the darkness?"

Eclipse [to Plax]: Nope. No signature on the music.

[OOC] You say, "What is with this cabal and burning all the clues, anyway?"

[OOC] Rade grins

[OOC] Plax says, "Pyrotechnics?"

[OOC] Typheous says, "BOOM!?"

[OOC] Rade says, "The clues, the clues, the clues are on fire..."

[OOC] You say, "Keep it up, and I'll start referring to you as the Firebug Cabal."

[OOC] Psyche says, "Salamander!"

Typheous studies the music carefully. (Do I know anyone who might have written this?)

[OOC] Rade dangits. "And me with the wrong character."

Eclipse [to Typheous]: As I said, an obvious ameture with just enough knowledge of music to know where the notes go.

Typheous shrugs, looking up at the group. "Well, all I can tell is that it was written by someone who knows where the notes go, but not much else."

Psyche frowns. "Paper reveals the person...Is there anything more about it?"

Typheous has received your page: "Per + Awareness, dif 8."

Tsharing says, "So we can surmise it isn't the music teacher. Something about the paper or writing style should be revelatory."

From Typheous: [Private Roll]: Typheous rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 6, 4, 7, 7, 8 ** 1 success (diff 8) **

Plax says, "Perhaps the music teacher would know the music style?"

Plax pauses. "Or maybe. Typheous, what are the notes to that music? Maybe they spell something out?" He isn't a music person, so he's got no idea.

Tsharing says, "Perhaps an especially incompetant pupil of music?"

Typheous chuckles. "He's composing right now and I for one would not want to annoy him with something like this. And I don't think they do..."

Rade says, "Well...if this is the place because of the shadow, is the person here?"

[OOC] Typheous waits for the ST.....

Typheous has received your page: "The paper makes your fingers tingle slightly."

Eclipse [to Typheous]: The notes don't spell out anything coherent.

Typheous frowns down to the paper. "More tingles, too..."

[OOC] You say, "It's not the Zelda noise, but it helps..."

Psyche slowly moves closer to Typheous, close enough to study the paper herself, making a devoted effort -not- to touch Typheous.

Plax decides to hover over Typheous and look over the paper. "Paper reveals the person," he mutters to himself.

Typheous proffers the paper towards Psyche, not really making any effort to not touch her, but not making any special effort to touch her, either.

Rade bites her lip, studying the music. "Does it have a resonance?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: It doesn't make any sense to you or Plax.

Psyche very carefully takes the paper, studies it a moment, and hands it back, skittering backwards as if afraid of being burned.

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Are you taking the music from Ty?

[OOC] Psyche says, "Yes :)"

Psyche has received your page: "Per + Awareness, dif 8."

From Psyche: [Private Roll]: Psyche rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 2, 8, 3, 9, 3 ** 2 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] You say, "You did that on purpose, didn't you."

[OOC] Psyche says, "Did what? :)"

Psyche pages: "2 suc"

Psyche has received your page: "The black dots and lines on the page seem to bunch together, somehow, making your fingers itch."

Psyche narrows her eyes at Typheous. . o O ( It itches... )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "It's hot news."

[OOC] You say, "You might want to have that looked at."

[OOC] Psyche bats.

Typheous chuckles softly, offering the music to Plax. . o O ( Are you allergic to music then? )

Plax takes the music and looks at it.

[OOC] You say, "Music gives her hives."

Plax has received your page: "Per + Awareness, dif 8."

Psyche shakes her head slightly, approaching once more. . o O ( *surprised* Doesn't it bother you? ) She seems even mroe cautious this time.

[Roll]: Plax rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 5, 1, 1, 1, 3 ** BOTCH 3 (diff 8) **

[OOC] Plax says, "Owie"

[OOC] Rade says, "holy"

[OOC] Psyche says, "Wooow."

Typheous . o O ( No... only tingles.... )

Typheous has received your page: "Give me an Int + Investigation, dif 8."

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Intelligence (2) and Investigation (2) (4d10): 6, 6, 1, 4 ** BOTCH 1 (diff 8) **

[OOC] Plax says, "BAD DICE!"

[OOC] Eclipse is SO tempted to have it catch fire in her hands. "Would that mean music is allergic to her?"

(remotely) Typheous botches too.

[OOC] Rade says, "-geeze-"

[OOC] You say, "His, even."

Psyche holds out her hand for the paper once more. "Let me see it?"

[OOC] Typheous says, "It burns us...."

[OOC] Plax says, "BRB, damable door"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "BRB, timeout."

Plax has received your page: "You feel a tingle on the back of your hand, but then you realize it's just an ant crawling around there."

Rade keeps styding the paper as it's passed about.

You say, "Halda nuzzles Rade's hand."

Rade blinks, tliting her head down and smiling at the wolf. "When did you get here?"

Plax gives the paper back and smacks the back of his hand. "Stupid ant".

You say, "The wolf lies down on the floor."

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "I will be avenged!""

Psyche takes it, then?

Typheous raises an eyebrow. "Ant?" He offers the paper again to Psyche.

Tsharing says, "Ants are evil."

Rade kneels next to the wolf, smiling and stroking it's fur. "Glad you came up."

Psyche takes the paper, very carefully. "What the fuck is up with these ants?" she mutters to herself, and studies it once more.

[OOC] Rade grumbles. "If we end up facing a small colony of formians, I'm gonna go nuts." :)

Psyche has received your page: "It still makes your fingers itch a bit."

[OOC] You say, "Would I throw Awakened Formians into a Mage game?"

[OOC] Plax says, "Yes"

[OOC] Eclipse blames Paul for the ants. "Yeah. That's it..."

[OOC] Rade says, "heck yeah you would :)"

Psyche pages: "Does it do anything else? Seem to make some kind of sense?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I had one backlash. You've been having ants confinde their plans for world domination for three sessions....do any of them sound like Woody Allen, perchance?"

[OOC] Typheous hides in terror... Note: learn the rote: RAID

[OOC] Eclipse ponders statting up Formians for M:EF. "Wouldn't want my players to be disappointed in my evilness..."

Psyche has received your page: "Nope."

[OOC] Rade sighs, appologizes to everyone in advance for even bringing it up :0

[OOC] Rade says, "no borg-like insects!"

[OOC] Eclipse doesn't know. "I honestly hear their voices more like the Chipmunks except bent on world domination..."

Psyche shakes her head, handing it back to Typheous, a bit distractedly. "It makes my fingers itch, godsdamnit," she mutters.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "I have Life 2. I can do RAID."

[OOC] Rade laughs madly

Plax shrugs. "I've no idea about it, but it's supposed to reveal the person". He shrugs.

You say, "It is now about an hour before sunset."

Rade peers up at the paper. "Can I see?"

Typheous smiles, his hand trying to brush against Psyche's as she hands it back. "Well.. it makes you fingers itch..." . o O ( Ooo... and for what are they itching? ) He offers the paper to Rade.

Rade has received your page: "Per + Awareness, dif 8."

Rade takes it, turning it all around and examining it, then showing it to the wolf.

[Roll]: Rade rolled Perception (2) and Awareness (0) (2d10): 3, 6 ** 0 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] Rade says, "at least no botch"

[OOC] Rade says, "reminde me to start buying points of awareness :)"

Psyche positively jumps as her hand brushes Typheous's. If she'd scampered backward before, this time she flees like some kind of frightened animal, until she is as far from him as the confines of the tower will allow. . o O ( DON'T TOUCH ME! )

[OOC] Plax says, "Then you can botch like the rest of us."

Rade has received your page: "You don't notice anything unusual about it, and Halda doesn't seem particularly interested."

[OOC] Rade grins.

[OOC] You say, "Yeah. You can't triple botch unless you have at least three dice..."

Rade offers the paper back up. "Just seems normal to me..."

Psyche's cold aura also, incidentally, goes back to positively glacial.

Typheous starts at Psyche's reaction. . o ( What? What'd I do? I'm not leperous. )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Like me."

[OOC] Rade says, "not yet! doesn't she have life? :)"

[OOC] Psyche laughs.

You say, "Halda shivers and curls up around Rade."

Rade giggles softly, snuggling cutely with the animal.

Tsharing says, "We should start testing possibilities. We're running out of time."

Typheous takes the paper back. "So nothing with you..." He turns to Plax. "And it did nothing to you, correct?"

Plax is half-tempted to fly up to the top of the bell tower and shout, "Who wrote the piece of junk?", but decides not to and hovers around, thinking. "Is the person Typheous?" Nothing for me, I felt an ant crawling on me.

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "Fan out and search for Lucretia. You six take perimeter. The rest of us will take point.""

[OOC] Typheous says, "Did you say that last bit?"

[OOC] Plax says, "Yeah, I close-quoted too early, was going to pose and saw your pose, so I tacked it on."

[OOC] Typheous grins. Just checking.

Psyche scowls across the tower. "Just don't fucking touch me," she growls at Typheous, then turns her attention back to the problem at hand.

Rade strokes the wolf's fur, looking at Psyche. "What's it feel like when you touch it?"

[OOC] You say, "That sounded so dirty, for some reason."

[OOC] Psyche laughs.

[OOC] Rade muwahs

Typheous turns his glance to Tsharing. "So if does nothing to me, and nothing to Plax or Rade.." He stops at Psyche's words. . o O ( Sorry... sheesh... *muffledcurses* ) "Tsharing, could you hold it for a moment... I have an idea."

From Psyche: [Private Roll]: Psyche rolled Willpower (8) (8d10): 8, 9, 9, 7, 3, 9, 4, 5 No diff given.

Tsharing takes it.

Tsharing has received your page: "Per + Awareness, dif 8."

Psyche controls her temper visibly, glancing at Rade. "All the dots and lines swirl around, and it makes my fingers itch."

Rade blinks at Psyche. "Blur? Itch? Nothing else?"

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Perception (2) and Awareness (2) (4d10): 6, 1, 8, 10 [Spent 1 WP for a success] ** 2 successes (diff 8) **

Psyche shakes her head. "No. Nothing else..."

[OOC] Tsharing says, "2"

Tsharing has received your page: "The paper almost feels like another person, even a bit like an entire village."

Tsharing says, "This paper feels alive, like a settlement. Perhaps a magical check would verify this."

Plax nods. "I don't think we've got much other choice. Sundown approaches all too quickly".

Tsharing says, "I'll check, then."

Psyche inclines her head slightly.

Rade nods quietly, nuzzling the pup.

Typheous glances to Plax. "I don't remember there being a time limit on this project... Wait... If Psyche is the only one it itches for...."

[OOC] You say, "Sunset, actually."

Plax says, "We've only until Sunset, Typheous."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Oh, strike that, then."

Tsharing pages: "Life / Prime scan on it. What's the nature of the magic, and is there actually life present?"

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Arete (2d10): 8, 5 No diff given.

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Arete (2d10): 2, 1 No diff given.

[OOC] Typheous just remembered them saying that it wasn't the fastest who won.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Sorry. Botch."

[OOC] Typheous meant strike the "I don't remember" part and keep the "Wait... adn then on"

[OOC] You say, "You just have horrible luck with Arete, don't you? *remembers the 'burning the fuel' incident*"

[OOC] Rade giggles.

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Oh yes."

Tsharing has received your page: "The paper is alive and magical. So is the bell tower. And the darkness everyone was talking about. And the bells. And the million-strong army of magic-wielding ants besieging the tower."

[OOC] You say, "That's one of the problems of being blind. You have no way of confirming the number of ants in the area except by touch..."

[OOC] Typheous sighs...

Typheous frowns slightly. "If Psyche is the only one it itches for... and the place is downstairs... could it be that she's the person it is speaking of then?"

Tsharing hands the paper back, looking freaked out, and begins frantically stamping on the places where the ants are meant to be.

Tsharing has received your page: "Ant's voice, "Freedom!""

Rade blinks at Tsharing, head tilting slightly and asking tenativly. "Are you alright?"

Psyche gives Tsharing a blatantly 'you're fucked up' stare. A moment later, she confirms the look. "The fuck are you doing, Tsharing? There's nothing there."

Tsharing says, "Something is wrong....the ants, kill the ants!"

Rade glances at Psyche, eyes almost scandalized...-another- swearword...

Tsharing pages: "Strange that being made to look foolish carries a greater fear than getting killed. Player psychology, I guess."

Typheous looks up to Tsharing. "There aren't any ants...." (Are there?)

Plax says, "Tsharing, there aren't any ants"

Psyche says, "There aren't any ants, Tsharing!"

Tsharing has received your page: "This is the last session you'll have to deal with it. Sorry if I've laid it on a bit thick."

Tsharing calms down, but moves her head round nervously. "It....I must have failed to control the magic. One of you should try. I apologise.

Eclipse [to Typheous]: No unusual number of ants, now.

Tsharing pages: "It's fun. The Baraveheart ant made me chuckle."

[OOC] You say, "I mean "no""

Typheous shakes his head. "Wait... if only Psyche is itched or whatever, then maybe that's the paper's way of indicating the person?"

Tsharing has received your page: "It's also one of those, for better or worse, memorable events. Like the first encounter with Fork Lady or Raul's destruction of his laptop."

Tsharing pages: "I just find it funny that I regard looking foolish IC as worse than getting mauled by an enemy IC."

Rade says, "Maybe...but can we be sure?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "At least tell me that didn't count towards our spell usage?"

Typheous shrugs. "I would assume the clue meant we needed to have the person at the place."

[OOC] Eclipse isn't telling. "Fear and ignorance..."

Tsharing says, "We assumed the clue before that referred to a blind person, so we may be wrong here too."

[OOC] Rade says, "lead to the dark side!"

Tsharing pages: "I'll have to leave in about half an hour."

[OOC] Psyche says, "Are the best way to control the masses."

(to Tsharing) Eclipse nods.

Psyche leans against the wall. "Well, I can -go- downstairs..."

Typheous shrugs. "Go ahead. We should at least try..." . o O ( Unless you're afraid of the dark... I could go with you down there... *notsonicehints* )

Psyche turns to give Typheous one of those so-familiar poisonous glares. "You can wait up here, asshole."

Rade blinks at Psyche again, sighing unhappily at all the swearing.

Tsharing says, "Can someone go down?"

Psyche heads for the stairs. "I'm going."

Typheous pouts, but the effect is failed by his music's tone.

Psyche descends carefully.

Eclipse [to Psyche]: Yep. Still dark down here. Per + Awareness, dif 8.

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Perception (3) and Awareness (2) (5d10): 3, 10, 1, 5, 1 ** 0 successes (diff 8) **

[OOC] Psyche says, "Suck."

[OOC] Psyche says, "What do I break?"

[OOC] You say, "Oh nothing..."

[OOC] Tsharing says, "A bone?"

[OOC] Plax says, "A nail?"

Eclipse [to Psyche]: You don't notice anything unusual down here. Well, nothing more unusual than normal, at least.

Psyche takes her time looking around, trying not to stumble over anything.

Eclipse [to Psyche]: The area is unnaturally dark.

Typheous . o O ( Find anything yet, oh-mistress-who-has-been-chosen-by-the-music? )

[OOC] Eclipse knows what someone's first Madness point will do...

[OOC] Psyche squeals.

[OOC] Typheous chuckles.

[OOC] You say, "First Borg ants. Then Borg musical notes?"

Psyche . o O ( You shithead. It was your fucking idea to send me down here. And no, the only godsdamned thing I've found is more fucking dark. Asshole. And I'm not your fucking mistress, you godsdamned sorry... *continue, ad infinitum* )

[OOC] Tsharing says, "Can you feel.....the looooove tonight?"

Typheous . o O ( Come now, I try to use a title of respect and I get cursed out... that's no way for a lady to act.... )

Psyche . o O ( Fuck off. )

Psyche stumbles for the stairway to go back up.

Typheous smiles warmly to Psyche, his music light and bouncy. "Find anything?" . o O ( Later perhaps.)

Eclipse [to Psyche]: You manage to get back up to the bell tower without hurting yourself.

Psyche snarls at Typheous as she ascends. "No." It's accompanied by another blast of glacial chill.

Typheous visibly shivers. "Well, I suppose my guess was wrong, then..."

User Conn Idle RP-Stat `@my tag is ...`

Eclipse 3h 0s IC Wiz Causing players confusion and trouble since '90

Typheous 3h 1m IC Wiz

Psyche 5h 1m IC Wiz

Tsharing 46m 3m IC PC

Plax 3h 7m OOC PC

Rade 3h 10m OOC Tec

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Plax glances at Psyche. "Well, we'd best try something to figure this out". He hovers. "The only question is what".

[OOC] Typheous will brb.

[OOC] You say, "Everyone give me an Int + Investigation, dif 6."

Rade says, "Would someone like to try looking at the paper again...with magic?"

[Roll]: Plax rolled Intelligence (3) and Investigation (0) (3d10): 5, 4, 8 ** 1 success (diff 6) **

[Roll]: Rade rolled Intelligence (3) and Investigation (0) (3d10): 2, 8, 3 ** 1 success (diff 6) **

[Roll]: Tsharing rolled Intelligence (2) and Investigation (0) (2d10): 7, 1 ** 0 successes (diff 6) **

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Intelligence (4) and Investigation (0) (4d10): 9, 10, 7, 9 ** 4 successes (diff 6) **

[OOC] Psyche says, "BAMMO."

[OOC] Plax says, "Niiiccce"

Tsharing says, "I'll try again, if you want to let me."

[OOC] Eclipse makes some notes.

[OOC] Psyche squeals.

[Roll]: Typheous rolled Intelligence (2) and Investigation (2) (4d10): 9, 7, 5, 2 ** 2 successes (diff 6) **

[OOC] Typheous says, "2"

Psyche has received your page: "The other clues have given "coordinates" of one kind or another. Why would this clue be any different? Person and place. Rade might have been right earlier when she mentioned Resonance."

Psyche has received your page: "The other clues have given "coordinates" of one kind or another. Why would this clue be any different? Person and place."

Typheous offers the paper to Tsharing. "Certianly."

Typheous has received your page: "The other clues have given "coordinates" of one kind or another. Why would this clue be any different? Person and place. Rade might have been right earlier when she mentioned Resonance."

Psyche says, "Wait!"

Tsharing waits.

Plax and Rade have received your page: "The other clues have given "coordinates" of one kind or another."

Psyche frowns. "The other clues have given "coordinates" of one kind or another. Why would this clue be any different? Person and place.

[OOC] Psyche "

Typheous frowns. "Maybe... But where would the numbers come from?"

Rade frowns. "Not all of them have....but this might be similar...somehow..." It's planin from her expression that she has no idea how.

[OOC] Rade says, "plain"

Psyche has received your page: "Moreover, if the paper gives the person, it might be possible to find them without learning where they are from the darkness clue."

Psyche has received your page: "And if you know the place, the person should be there. So, rather than being a clue in which one MUST find both parts, this is a clue intended to trick you into using magic more than once when you don't need to."

[OOC] You say, "4 successes good..."

Plax nods. "But how? People don't have numbers, nor do places".

Psyche drums her fingers on the wall behind her. "The paper is the person...right? Do we need the first part to tell the second, or do we just need to figure out -who- and let the -where- take care of itself? Rade, did you say something about Resonance earlier?"

Rade bites her lip. "I was wondering about the nodes resonance...but I imagine this might too..."

Tsharing says, "Was it familiar?"

Tsharing says, "If it#s a person, they're probably waiting in a designated place like the bat was."

Rade squints at the paper. "So does it have a resonance?"

Typheous shrugs. "Probably, but I can't tell what it is."

[OOC] You say, "Determining Resonance is a Mind 1 Effect, btw."

Plax nods. "I could determine the resonance if you like".

[OOC] Typheous thought it was prime for some reason...

[OOC] Typheous says, "Nevermind.. I'm just on crack today."

[OOC] You say, "Writing WW sourcebooks are we?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "It's both, I think."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Probably, yeah."

[OOC] You say, "Prime is more concerned with what Spheres of magic were used, iirc."

[OOC] You say, "And whether Quint is flowing, of course."

[OOC] Plax hits the RB.

Psyche nods at Plax.

[OOC] Typheous nodsnods. I just forget what resonance is verses everything else that's uniques about magic.

Plax holds out his hand for the paper. "If I could have the paper a moment?"

Rade waits quietly, watching and nuzzling the wolf some more.

[OOC] You say, "I'm working on that. I'm 1/2 done, and I'll post it for discussion in the next week or two."

Typheous hands the paper to Plax, if he's the one that had it last

Plax traces some odd pattern with his hand on his forehead as he looks at the paper.

Plax pages: "Diff 4, right?"

[OOC] Tsharing says, "All right, have to leave early today. Catch you next week."

Tsharing has lost her link.

Plax has received your page: "Yes."

[Roll]: Plax rolled Arete (2d10): 5, 10 [Spent 1 WP for a success] ** 3 successes (diff 4) **

[OOC] Plax says, "Good Willpower."

Plax has received your page: "The Resonance of the paper is Communal, which you recognize as Lori Spinwind's Resonance. Incidentally, the darkness in the tower has a Chemical Resonance, which is definitely the mark of Erin Glabru."

Plax says, "Interesting. Unsurprisingly, we should have guessed this. The paper's resonance is Communal. Lori Spinwind's. The tower's is Chemical, Erin Glabru's mark."

Psyche sighs. "Well, damn. Figures."

Plax says, "So, the shadow reveals the place. Glabru's. The paper, the person. Spinwind. We go to Glabru's, find Lori Spinwind waiting?"

Typheous shrugs. "Possibly, yes. Shall we go and see then?"

Plax says, "I've no other ideas. Let's go."

Plax starts flying out of the bell tower and towards Glabru's.

The resolution of Tsharing fades. With a hiss of static her disconnected body implodes into a single point of light, then blinks out of existence.

Psyche heads for Glabru's, still avoiding Typheous.

Rade carefully stands back up, nudging the wolf and starting down the stairs in a hurry, happy to get out of the building.

Typheous follows, travelling music along with him.

You say, "You arrive at Glabru Hall a few minutes before sunset."

Plax looks about for anything out of the ordinary, or Lori.

Eclipse [to Plax]: No sign of either.

Psyche strides up to the door and knocks on it.

You say, "Several seconds pass before Erin answers it. "Ah, you made it after all, I see. Come in. Master Spinwind is waiting for you.""

Psyche nods her head. "Thank you," she says after a moment's pause, and heads in.

Typheous smiles warmly to Erin. "Thank you."

Typheous follows.

Plax hovers inside. "Thank you," he says as goes in.

Rade smiles, echoing thank you's as she enters, and making certain it's alright for Halda to come in.

You say, "Master Glabru leads you through the house, which is a veritable art gallery of mysterious smells. Halda takes one whiff and decides she'd rather stay outdoors. Lori is sitting at the kitchen table, finishing the last chapter of Westren's Teach Methods. "I was beginning to worry you wouldn't make the deadline.""

Psyche says, deadpan, "Had a little trouble with ants."

Plax lands and nods in agreement. "Yes. Just a bit of trouble with ants, I'm afraid".

Typheous chuckles softly. . o O ( Damn ants )

Lori, "Ants? I thought that was a fairly straightforward clue. Did something kill a lot of them and throw off the distances? That was a concern of ours. The ants' population is never static, so there was bound to be some margin of error."

Psyche shakes her head. "No. They kept cropping up in other places."

[OOC] You say, "That's it. Blame it on the Borg ants..."

[OOC] Rade says, "Damn borg-ants"

Rade smiles softly, looking around. "So is this the final destination?"

Plax just hovers, waiting to see what happens for now.

Lori, "That's certainly unusual. I must say I am impressed with your performance today. Impressed, but not surprised. I could sense the bond between you from the moment you entered my classroom. Vance's group did quite well - 15 uses of magic. The other cabal used magic 20 times, but they finished the hunt in slightly over two hours. In a word, you buried them both. Excellent work. I'll see you again next week."

Typheous smiles, bowing slighlty to Lori. "Thank you, Professor."

[OOC] Plax says, "Woo! We buried the pretty boy!"

[OOC] Rade says, "stupid pretty boy, I hope the formians get him"

[OOC] Typheous says, "Preferably before I have to beat him down in the tourney. *grin*"

[OOC] You say, "Badly. I mean, from the clues I gave, I expected at least 8 uses of magic. You pulled it off in 7. Good work."

Plax nods, hovering in the air. "Thank you, Professor".

Psyche smirks at the mention of Vance's group. "Thank you, Professor."

Typheous . o O ( Too bad Alex was with that prick... ah well, Alex will take a hit to make sure that Vance goes down. )

Rade's smile broadens at the praise, cheeks coloring soft red and nodding, stammering. "T...thank you..."

You say, "Lori turns back to Erin as you file out. "Tell me again, Master Glabru, how sheeps' bladders may be used to prevent earthquakes...""

[OOC] Psyche SMACKS.

Plax hovers out of the place.

[OOC] You say, "And that's where we'll stop for the night."

[OOC] You say, "Vote for RP point."

User Conn Idle RP-Stat `@my tag is ...`

Eclipse 3h 0s IC Wiz Causing players confusion and trouble since '90

Plax 3h 18s OOC PC

Psyche 6h 19s IC Wiz

Rade 4h 55s OOC Tec

Typheous 3h 1m IC Wiz

--[Sun Aug 11 01:08:00 2654]--------------------------------[5 users; 0s lag]--

Typheous heads out to fence until he passes out. *Grin*

Psyche pages: "Tsharing"

Typheous pages: "Rade."

Psyche heads back to her room to write.

Rade pages: "Tsharing"

Plax goes for a random flight or two around the campus before heading to his room.

[OOC] Eclipse waits on one more vote before giving out XP.

Plax pages: "Typheous"

Psyche pages: "Did you read those first two entries, then?"

[OOC] You say, "The blind ant girl gets the RP point."

Psyche has received your page: "The Awakening entries? Yes. They seem fine to me."

[OOC] You say, "Finished a story tonight. I guess you could call that the extended prelude. No more evil scavenger hunts for a while."

[OOC] Typheous gets deeply disturbed by this Anime that Psyche wanted to get...

[OOC] Plax says, "Whew. So, do we all get a free dot of Enigmas after that? @#;+)"

[OOC] Rade grins

(remotely) Psyche dances.

*** Added 8 XP to Tsharing's Experience ***

Rade wanders the woods like a good druana.

*** Added 6 XP to Plax's Experience ***

*** Added 6 XP to Psyche's Experience ***

[OOC] Rade says, "spelled correctly"

*** Added 6 XP to Rade's Experience ***

*** Added 6 XP to Typheous's Experience ***

Tsharing is not currently logged in. However, your page has been saved for her. Use `@unpage Tsharing` to delete it.

[OOC] You say, "Regain WP."

(remotely) Typheous ponders... can I get my Fencing dot (ie, are we fast forwarding before next time?) And a dot in investigation perhaps... That would eat 10 points.

[Roll]: Psyche rolled Dexterity (3) (3d10): 2, 2, 8 [Spent 1 WP for a success]No diff given.

Eclipse takes off his dragon medallion.

[OOC] You say, "So, what next? I could play out the aftermath, fast forward a week, or fast forward by a month. It really depends on how much you want to play with your plot hooks and whether we can find enough of an excuse to keep the cabal more or less in one piece."

[OOC] Psyche is content with anything. I'm having a blast.

[OOC] Rade says, "murder mystery!"

[OOC] Plax says, "Can the victim be Vance?"

[OOC] Typheous says, "Hmmms... Classes would probably be boring.... save for the psyche/Typheous banter"

[OOC] Typheous says, "Why does everyone dislike Vance?"

[OOC] Rade says, "Professor Spinwind, in the clocktower, with forces 3!"

[OOC] Plax says, "He's a Pretty Boy. And he's going to steal all the Myshari Women from Plax."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Nah... not all of them. I'll get a couple."

[OOC] You say, "Professor Spinwind doesn't even HAVE Forces. *ponders the inherrent contradiction of an Epagan killing someone...*"

[OOC] Typheous says, "Details."

[OOC] Rade says, "it's always the last person you suspect!"

[OOC] You say, "You mean a member of your own cabal?"

[OOC] Typheous hmms....

[OOC] Psyche says, "Oh, charming."

Psyche has received your page: "Well, it is..."

(remotely) Psyche grins contentedly.

[OOC] Typheous says, "So.... if it's in our course schedules, can we spend xp within that?"

[OOC] You say, "Depending on how much we want to fast forward, you can definitely spend XP on anything in your course schedules. Outside of the schedules, it will need an explanation and my approval, but those are fine, too. Keep in mind that graduation can't take place until everyone in the cabal has an Arete of 3, so I suggest banking a portion of XP toward that, unless you want to stay in school for quite a while."

[OOC] Rade says, "get held back a year :)"

[OOC] Typheous chuckles.

[OOC] Typheous says, "So how soon do we all want to graduate? after all our stats are 5's?"

[OOC] Plax says, "Sounds good."

[OOC] Eclipse wonders how many people would have spent more than four years in college if "achieving enlightenment" was required for graduation...

[OOC] Typheous says, "I don't know. There's a lot of people who spend years in Zen Monastaries."

[OOC] Plax says, "Is it wrong I can already afford Archery 5?"

[OOC] Typheous debates... He'd spend all his free time and some of study time Fencing, so Fencing 4 would be good... Maybe save the rest...

[OOC] Typheous says, "But some of the other skills would be interesting too... although that's really all he has reason to get... save maybe Investigation 3..."

Eclipse [to Plax]: Considering the Fencing 4 comment? Not really. I should let Paul know he can probably arrange to pick up that second dot of Do during the downtime.

[OOC] Plax says, "Well, seeing as I don't get a 'Flight' skill, I could maybe go for Melee or possibly Archery. Riding is the other thing he'll spend a lot of time doing, though Archery is is big thing."

[OOC] Typheous says, "Ok.... cool."

[OOC] Typheous goes with Fencing 4 and will look at more expenditures lates.

[OOC] You say, "Hm, winter solstice is exactly a month from the current game time. Might be able to have a festival of some kind there..."

[OOC] Psyche says, "Sounds like a plan."

[OOC] Plax says, "Yes, we can have Psyche and Typheous dance at the festival! *duck*"

[OOC] Psyche says, "Poisons 3 here."

[OOC] Rade says, "woot"

[OOC] You say, "Those two comments SO went together well..."

[OOC] Rade grins

[OOC] Typheous says, "Woo1 Party!"

[OOC] Plax snickers.

[OOC] Rade ponders what to buy

Typheous pages: "Fencing 4 with Flourentine as a spec, k?"

Typheous has received your page: "Yep."

[OOC] Psyche shows off the '@spend xp' verb.

[OOC] Plax says, "Psyche should change her name to Vanna."

[OOC] Plax says, "How does one use the @spend XP verb anyway?"

[OOC] Rade says, "probably @spend xp number"

[OOC] Plax says, "But it says something in help mage about seeing what you spent XP on."

[OOC] Rade says, "I dunno :)"

[OOC] You say, "Hmm. Sleep is starting to look mighty good. We'll fast forward through a month of downtime. I'd be glad to know what people are doing during that time, if you feel inspired/bored. Tsharing will recover from her touch of ant madness by then. I think that's about it, for now. Anyone have any other questions?"

[OOC] Psyche says, "@spend xp, and it'll prompt you."

[OOC] Plax says, "You want to write my paper on "The Stranger" for me? ;)"

[OOC] Rade says, "nope, just have to think about what to spend xp on"

[OOC] Psyche says, "'@XP' will show you what you've @spent XP on."

[OOC] Plax says, "Hmm. Archery 5, Melee 3, Medicine 1, Riding 4..."

[OOC] Plax says, "Which one, dangit..."

[OOC] You say, "No. That's okay. Good game, everyone. I can see everyone has settled into their characters, which was really the point of the scavenger hunt. Good night, all."

[OOC] Plax says, "Night Eric"