Synopsis
Delia and Fitz get trapped in the Spirit World, meet a pair of friendly spirits named Bean and Sage, as well as their father. They make contracts with Bean and Sage, respectively, to ensure they don't get destroyed physically by the energies of the Spirit World, then go on a hunt for a runaway soul. After discovering the soul, who's name is Dove, Delia takes the pacifist route and talks them down from their angst. However, instead of simply passing on, Dove becomes a spirit, which is a rare occurrence, apparently.
10:39 PM <•LadyKatie> DELIA GETS THE FEELING THERE'S STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE KILLED SOMEWHERE.
10:39 PM <Aphex_> Fitz roams for a bit, waiting for room service to get him his parts.
10:40 PM <Wix> Both of them may happen to stumble across a pale blue door. It seems to be glowing faintly.
10:40 PM <•LadyKatie> He'd run into Delia, who is pacing around.
10:41 PM ⇐ Kade quit (moc.duolccri.gnilae.BFE33763-CRInys|84798diu#moc.duolccri.gnilae.BFE33763-CRInys|84798diu) Quit: Connection closed for inactivity
10:41 PM <Aphex_> "…mmh…Oh! Hey Delia." He nods, adjusting his backpack on his shoulder.
10:41 PM <•LadyKatie> "Want to check out what's behind this door?"
10:42 PM <Wix> The glow of the door seems to be fluid, like the exact shade of blue isn't the same across the entire door, and is constantly changing.
10:42 PM <Aphex_> "What do- oh. That one?" He looks at it, scratching his head. "…sssure?"
10:43 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia opens it up.
10:43 PM <Wix> The opens without issue.
10:43 PM <•LadyKatie> What's behind it?
10:44 PM <Wix> From where you're standing, whatever's on the other side of the door seems blurry and undetailed, like something is preventing you from seeing it. You can't really make anything out other than a lot of blue in some places.
10:45 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia looks at Fitz like 'coming or not, chicken?' and steps through.
10:45 PM <Aphex_> "…looks like a bloody Rorschach." He follows!
10:46 PM <Wix> As soon as they step through, the entire area comes suddenly into focus, like someone's adjusted the settings on a camera.
10:47 PM <Wix> You find yourself on some kind of small floating island of some kind. Ahead, you see this, except all glowing a faint blue of some shade:
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10:48 PM <Aphex_> "Well then…" Fitz rocks on his feet.
10:49 PM <Wix> There's a sudden whoosh of air, and the door behind you flickers out of existence.
10:49 PM <•LadyKatie> "… Well then."
10:49 PM <Aphex_> "…shite."
10:50 PM <•LadyKatie> "I'm sure we'll find a door back somewhere. Come on, let's go see what this place has to offer."
10:50 PM <Wix> There appears to be a bridge leading across from this island to the one in the foreground (right).
10:50 PM <•LadyKatie> Onward!
10:51 PM <Aphex_> "…Here's hoping." Onward, pistol shoved into pocket.
10:51 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia has leg holsters for her guns.
10:52 PM <Wix> The bridge leads across to a stone archway built into the side of the ahead island.
10:52 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia looks around.
10:52 PM <Wix> Roll perception, both of you.
10:53 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d12
10:53 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: 7 (1d12=7)
10:53 PM <Aphex_> d14
10:53 PM <Glacon> Aphex_: 13 (d14=13)
10:55 PM <Wix> Both of you: Ahead, you see a large crowd of translucent, non-corporeal figures. They're glowing blue, and seem almost entirely featureless.
10:56 PM <Wix> They move along sluggishly, travelling into the structure.
10:56 PM <Wix> Fitz, you might notice that they actually appear at the archway and don't exist beforehand.
10:57 PM <Aphex_> "oh well that's nice, the souls of the damned… Doesn't look like they're… real? Like it's a memory or somethin', y'know?"
11:00 PM <Aphex_> "The- the arches, see?" He points.
11:01 PM <•LadyKatie> "What about them?"
11:03 PM <Aphex_> "The bloody spirit blob things! They don't exist prior to it. None around, save for in there… wherever that leads." He looks at the structure these things are heading into.
11:03 PM <•LadyKatie> "Well, only one way to find out." Delia heads in.
11:04 PM <Aphex_> "D-Delia, wait!" Fitz follows suit!
11:04 PM <Wix> All of the spirits are heading in one direction, down the hall. The don't stop and don't slow down or speed up.
11:04 PM <•LadyKatie> "Oh what? You know what I am."
11:05 PM <•LadyKatie> "Besides, if anything happens to me, you're around. I can just take a bite and get us both back to the Hotel."
11:05 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia walks pretty fast.
11:05 PM <Aphex_> "Not what I bloody meant- wha… weird blobby things."
11:05 PM <Wix> Eventually though you find yourself at another archway further into the structure, apparently leading into a larger room.
11:06 PM <Wix> Roll perc again.
11:06 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d12
11:06 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: 9 (1d12=9)
11:07 PM <Aphex_> d14 again?
11:07 PM <Glacon> Aphex_: again?: 9 (d14=9)
11:08 PM <Wix> Off to the side, there appears to be another, considerably more corporeal figure, who seems to be guiding the figures through in some manner:
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11:08 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia smells the air. Is there… blood? Signs of life?
11:09 PM <Wix> They share a similar blue glow, and wear a look concern on their face.
11:10 PM <Wix> She happens to glance around in your direction. Her eyes go wide at the sight of you, and she takes a step back.
11:10 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia takes a step forward.
11:11 PM <•LadyKatie> "Hello…"
11:11 PM <Wix> She frowns, looking back and forth between her charges and you two for several moments, as if making a difficult decision, before looking straight at you.
11:12 PM <Wix> She gestures frantically at you, apparently inferring 'follow me', before ducking into a side hall of some kind.
11:12 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia looks to Fitz, and follows
11:12 PM <Wix> There appears to be something in your way, though.
11:12 PM <•LadyKatie> That's bullshit.
11:13 PM <Wix> The moment, the woman turns her back to her charges, they stop moving and begin turning towards you.
11:14 PM <•LadyKatie> "…"
11:15 PM <Aphex_> "…bloody hell."
11:15 PM <Wix> A couple of them seem to tilt their heads at you for a moment, before suddenly lumbering forwards.
11:15 PM <•LadyKatie> Delia hisses.
11:16 PM <Aphex_> "Hey, hey! Don't threaten them, they might kill us!"
11:16 PM <Wix> The pair continue to move forward. They're fairly slow in comparison to you. You could probably attack first.
11:17 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d16 SUCKER PUNCH
11:17 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: SUCKER PUNCH: 5 (1d16=5)
11:17 PM <Aphex_> "Let's stick to not attacking th- fuck's sake."
11:18 PM <Wix> d4
11:18 PM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d4=2)
11:19 PM <Wix> You barrel into one of the figures with your punch. Though your arm very obviously phases through them slightly, the force sends them staggering back, and they drop to their knees, apparently stunned.
11:20 PM <•LadyKatie> "Let's go." Delia follows after OTHER PERSON. Dragging Fitz along is she has to.
11:20 PM <Wix> d2
11:20 PM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d2=2)
11:21 PM <Aphex_> "Can you stop attacking things first o-woah!" He's dragged!
11:21 PM <Wix> The other figure takes a swipe at Fitz as you pass it.
11:21 PM <Wix> Fitz, agility
11:21 PM <Aphex_> d12 aha
11:21 PM <Glacon> Aphex_: aha: 7 (d12=7)
11:21 PM <Wix> d6
11:21 PM <Glacon> Wix: 4 (d6=4)
11:22 PM <Wix> It misses you.
11:22 PM <Wix> Delia, also agility.
11:22 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d17 pft
11:22 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: pft: 3 (1d17=3)
11:23 PM <Wix> 5d6
11:23 PM <Glacon> Wix: 21 (5d6=6, 1, 4, 5, 5)
11:23 PM <Wix> d4
11:23 PM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d4=2)
11:24 PM <Wix> Two of the figures are apparently close enough and fast enough to take a swipe at you.
11:24 PM <•LadyKatie> "Oh she couldnt have waited until we were already over there to leave?"
11:25 PM <Wix> Roll physical defense
11:25 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d16 Bitch, I'm a vampire
11:25 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: Bitch, I'm a vampire: 4 (1d16=4)
11:25 PM <Wix> 2d6
11:25 PM <Glacon> Wix: 10 (2d6=5, 5)
11:25 PM <Aphex_> "Given that you started bloody threatening them, probably not!"
11:26 PM <Wix> Both figures shove at you, pushing you back a little bit.
11:26 PM <•LadyKatie> Melee or strength to push back
11:26 PM <Wix> Given it's a shove and not a persistent push, melee.
11:27 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d16 push back
11:27 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: push back: 2 (1d16=2)
11:27 PM <Wix> 2d4
11:27 PM <Glacon> Wix: 6 (2d4=4, 2)
11:28 PM <Wix> One of the figures hesitates as you push it, whilst the other seems unaffected and swings at you two again.
11:28 PM <Wix> d2
11:28 PM <Glacon> Wix: 1 (d2=1)
11:28 PM <Wix> It swings at Delia.
11:29 PM <•LadyKatie> What do I roll?
11:29 PM <Wix> Physical
11:29 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d16 meh
11:29 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: meh: 1 (1d16=1)
11:29 PM <•LadyKatie> Meh indeed
11:29 PM <Wix> d6
11:29 PM <Glacon> Wix: 5 (d6=5)
11:30 PM <Wix> You get shoved back sharply, almost being knocked over.
11:30 PM <Aphex_> "'s what you get for being all threatening!" Fitz stands behind her.
11:31 PM <•LadyKatie> "So glad I'm with someone who knows everything!"
11:32 PM <Wix> Your move, regardless of what it is.
11:32 PM <Wix> Both of you, that is.
11:32 PM <Aphex_> "I never said that!"
11:32 PM <Aphex_> Fitz attempts to shove back one!
11:33 PM <•LadyKatie> 1d16 PUSH!
11:33 PM <Glacon> LadyKatie: PUSH!: 1 (1d16=1)
11:33 PM <Wix> Fitz, melee.
11:33 PM <•LadyKatie> Fucking bot…
11:33 PM <Aphex_> d12 "Out of the bloody way!"
11:33 PM <Glacon> Aphex_: "Out of the bloody way!": 12 (d12=12)
11:33 PM <Wix> 2d4
11:33 PM <Glacon> Wix: 3 (2d4=2, 1)
11:34 PM <Wix> Delia, yours seems slightly put off, but isn't really affected.
11:34 PM <Wix> Fitz, you shove…
11:34 PM <Wix> …and the figure goes flying backwards, hits the wall and drops to it's knees, stunned completely.
11:35 PM <•LadyKatie> "Let's go now!" Keep heading to that hallway!
11:35 PM <Wix> A lot of the other spirits turn to look at it.
11:35 PM <Aphex_> "Righ'!" Following!
11:35 PM <Wix> You're close enough to the hall to not need to roll agility again.
11:35 PM <•LadyKatie> Great, down the hall we go!
11:36 PM <Wix> As soon as you step in, you see the woman from before running back, accompanied by another, similarly blue glowing figure:
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11:37 PM <•LadyKatie> Following!
11:38 PM <Wix> The newcomer frowns at the two of you, before sighing, "They attacked?"
11:38 PM <Aphex_> "I bloody told you!"
11:39 PM <Wix> "Not you. The souls."
11:39 PM <•LadyKatie> "Yeah."
11:40 PM <Aphex_> "…oh."
11:40 PM <Wix> She sighs again, before stepping past you and into the arch leading back out into the main hall.
11:40 PM <Wix> She closes her eyes and taps her staff on the ground. Her glow becomes a little brighter.
11:41 PM <•LadyKatie> "So what is this place?"
11:41 PM <Wix> "Be at peace…" her voice resonates softly. The 'souls appear to cease their approach, and their movements become calm again.
11:41 PM <Wix> *'souls'
11:42 PM <Aphex_> "…I swear if it's bloody Purgatory…"
11:42 PM <•LadyKatie> "… you'll what?"
11:43 PM <Aphex_> "… I dunno, shout for a bit? Can't do much else, really."
11:43 PM <•LadyKatie> "Exactly."
11:43 PM <Wix> The souls turn and head on their way.
11:44 PM <Aphex_> "…why d'you have to do this to me Delia? Can't I be lame in peace?"
11:44 PM <Wix> "Purgatory could be one way of describing it." the newcomer turns, "But that isn't quite it."
11:44 PM <Wix> Their glow fades to normal again.
11:45 PM <•LadyKatie> "Then what is it?"
11:45 PM <Wix> "This is what is most commonly known as the Spirit World to those both inside and outside of it."
11:46 PM <Wix> You notice that both the newcomer and the first woman seem somewhat concerned about something.
11:46 PM <Aphex_> "I bloody knew it! 's totally the souls of the damned."
11:46 PM <Wix> In fact, it's almost thinly veiled panic.
11:47 PM <Wix> "Almost." the first woman says, "It's more like the souls of the dead pass through here on their way to the ether."
11:47 PM <Wix> "Well, mostly, anyway." she glances aside.
11:47 PM <•LadyKatie> "And? What does that make you two?"
11:48 PM <Aphex_> "and what d'you mean, mostly?"
11:49 PM <Wix> "Spirits." the woman says, "And, well, let's just say that, occasionally, someone's soul might decide it doesn't want to pass on. Such as if they had unfinished business in life."
11:49 PM <Wix> *second woman
11:50 PM <•LadyKatie> "Uh huh."
11:50 PM <Wix> "And then there's times when people who are still alive come strolling in." the first woman says with an air of worry.
11:51 PM <•LadyKatie> "And?"
11:51 PM <Wix> She gestures to you, "Take a guess."
11:51 PM <•LadyKatie> "Technically, I'm undead."
11:51 PM <Wix> "Are you glowing?"
11:52 PM <Aphex_> "Oh… so, you're- uh… dead, then?
11:52 PM <•LadyKatie> "I don't think so."
11:53 PM <Wix> "Then you're not dead enough to be considered actually dead here. And no." the second woman shakes her head, "Spirits are a different kind of alive for the most part."
11:53 PM <Wix> "And we could chatter like this all day," the first woman shakes her head, "But i'm afraid it isn't safe for you to be here."
11:54 PM <•LadyKatie> "Okay… so how do we leave? The door we came through is gone."
11:54 PM <Aphex_> "…bloody right about that…"
11:55 PM <•LadyKatie> "Is this one of those time things where if we stay too long we become lost spirits or something like that?"
11:55 PM <Wix> "It's… gone?" the two women share a panicked look, before looking back, "Then you'll likely be dead in less than a day without the means to guard your soul."
11:55 PM <Wix> "So yes, in a sense."
11:56 PM <•LadyKatie> "Damn."
11:56 PM <Aphex_> "…" Fitz just sighs.
11:57 PM <•LadyKatie> "Okay, so what to we need to do?"
11:57 PM <Wix> "Physical form degeneration." the second woman says grimly, "Mortals aren't meant to exist here. Eventually, your body won't be able to take it and will fade away…"
11:57 PM <Wix> "But we know someone who might know a way to help you." the first woman smiles hopefully.
11:57 PM <•LadyKatie> "That's what I want to hear."
11:58 PM <Aphex_> "Well, who is it?"
11:58 PM <Wix> "Our father."
11:59 PM <Wix> "He tasked us with tracking down a runaway soul, but he will understand us stopping for this."
11:59 PM <Aphex_> ~Don't say Death, don't say Death, don't say Death…~
11:59 PM <•LadyKatie> ~It's probably Grim. Havent' seen him in /ages/~
12:00 AM <Wix> The two gesture for you to follow them, move back down the hall.
12:00 AM <Wix> *moving
12:00 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia follows.
12:02 AM <Wix> One after another, they lead you through countless ornately decorated halls and chambers, as if they know the route off by heart. Occasionally, you pass another group of souls. Some have spirits tending to then, whilst others are simply wandering around.
12:08 AM <Aphex_> "…this is some weird stuff…" Fitz mutters to himself.
12:09 AM <Wix> Eventually, you are led out of the structure and onto a bridge leading to another island, holding up a smaller building of a similar design to the last one.
12:19 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia's been following
12:19 AM <Aphex_> Fitz has been following Delia.
12:20 AM <Wix> Roll for will.
12:21 AM <Aphex_> d8 ahahahaha
12:21 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: ahahahaha: 3 (d8=3)
12:21 AM <•LadyKatie> 1d7 I'm slightly worse
12:21 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: I'm slightly worse: 2 (1d7=2)
12:22 AM <Wix> Both of you briefly feel a tugging sensation and the corners of your mind, like you aren't entirely there, before the feeling the fades again.
12:23 AM <Aphex_> Fitz sighs. "Bloody hell… Are we already dealing with this?"
12:23 AM <•LadyKatie> "… well that was disorienting."
12:24 AM <Wix> The second woman looks over her shoulder and frowns, "Some side effects of the degeneration will become apparent rather quickly, but the degeneration itself will not happen for around a day."
12:25 AM <•LadyKatie> "I'd rather not stick around for it, no offense."
12:25 AM <Wix> "I don't blame you."
12:25 AM <Aphex_> "Ditto."
12:25 AM <Wix> "You would not like to stay here when you are so used to the mortal planes."
12:26 AM <•LadyKatie> "Exactly. Well, is this the place?"
12:26 AM <Wix> The first woman nods, "It is." The two of them step inside the building one they reach the end of the bridge.
12:27 AM <Aphex_> Fitz follows, fidgeting with his hands!
12:28 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia follows them in
12:29 AM <Wix> Inside, you are greeted with the sight of what appears to be an old man, glowing blue, who seems to be in some form of meditation:
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12:30 AM <Aphex_> ~Dumbledore?~
12:31 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hello."
12:31 AM <Wix> Your companions step before him and give small bows. The second nods to them, "Father?"
12:31 AM <Wix> The man opens his eyes, then gives a warm smile, "My children…"
12:32 AM <Wix> The first woman smiles, but then frowns, "Father, we have a difficult situation on our hands."
12:33 AM <Wix> "And what would that be?" he frowns back.
12:33 AM <•LadyKatie> "I believe that would be my friend and I here."
12:33 AM <Wix> "It… might be better for you to see for yourself." the two women step aside.
12:33 AM <Aphex_> Fitz… waves awkwardly.
12:34 AM <Wix> As soon as he lays his eyes on your, the man's frown becomes deeper, "Oh dear… That certainly is a difficult situation."
12:34 AM <Wix> *you
12:34 AM <•LadyKatie> "We keep getting told that."
12:34 AM <Wix> "As you should be. Mortal passage into the Spirit World is no matter laugh at."
12:35 AM <Wix> He takes a step forward and peers at you for a moment.
12:35 AM <Wix> *to laugh
12:35 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well i'd like to know what can be done about it."
12:36 AM <Wix> "There are a number of potential outcomes to this issue." he seems to get straight to the point.
12:36 AM <•LadyKatie> "Which are?"
12:36 AM <Wix> "Firstly, you could simply wait out the time and allow the degeneration to occur. Though I do not advise this and assume you do not want it."
12:37 AM <•LadyKatie> "That sounds boring. Next option, please."
12:38 AM <Wix> "The other is that you acquire some form of protection for your soul, thus safeguarding your body from degeneration for a longer period of time than simply a day." he answers firmly.
12:38 AM <•LadyKatie> "That sounds like an option."
12:40 AM <Aphex_> "…But how do we do it?"
12:40 AM <Wix> "There are a number of means of doing that," he says, then nods, "But the most effective method is to make a contract of companionship with a spirit, thus allowing the spiritual energies they share with you to partially shield your body from harm."
12:40 AM <•LadyKatie> "…" With her charisma score?
12:40 AM <Wix> (Yep)
12:41 AM <Aphex_> "…" With his charisma score?
12:41 AM <Wix> (Yep)
12:41 AM <Aphex_> "…bloody hell we're both gonna die."
12:41 AM <Wix> "What makes you say that?" the man frowns.
12:41 AM <•LadyKatie> "Any other ways?" I'm not sure if this would tag Supernatural or Stranger
12:42 AM <•LadyKatie> "I'm not the best with people people."
12:42 AM <Wix> "None that are guaranteed to be effective."
12:42 AM <•LadyKatie> "And are there ways out?"
12:43 AM <Wix> "Leaving the Spirit World is only possible for Mortals at select points, i'm afraid."
12:43 AM <•LadyKatie> "Where are they?"
12:43 AM <Wix> "There are none near to here."
12:43 AM <•LadyKatie> "Damn."
12:44 AM <Aphex_> "…damn it."
12:45 AM <•LadyKatie> ~Damn hotel…~
12:46 AM <Wix> "My children," he looks to the two women, "Would you aid these mortals in their plight?"
12:46 AM <Wix> He is met with of "Yes, of course." and "Why wouldn't I."
12:46 AM <•LadyKatie> "You're so kind."
12:47 AM <Wix> The man smiles, "I have seen many mortals lose their mortality this way. I have a chance to stop that here."
12:48 AM <•LadyKatie> "Thank you, sir."
12:48 AM <Wix> He nods, still smiling, then nods to his daughters.
12:48 AM <Wix> The two of them step towards you.
12:48 AM <Aphex_> Fitz just nods!
12:49 AM <Wix> The first smiles, then looks at the second, "So who should go with who?)
12:49 AM <Wix> *"
12:49 AM <Wix> (Your call, you two)
12:50 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia goes with the first one they met?
12:51 AM <Aphex_> Fitz goes with the second!
12:51 AM <Wix> Alright then. They both hold out their hands, as if you should take them.
12:51 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia takes her hand.
12:51 AM <Wix> It feels vaguely like's it's resonating.
12:52 AM <Aphex_> Fitz takes a hand. Weird resonating is weird.
12:52 AM <•LadyKatie> "…"
12:53 AM <Wix> The two close their eyes, as if concentrating.
12:57 AM <Wix> You… should probably do the same.
12:57 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia does!
12:58 AM <Aphex_> Fitz observes for a moment, then does the same.
12:58 AM <Wix> Roll Will+Perception (Delia Supernaturak)
12:59 AM <•LadyKatie> Roll seperatly or add the two scores together and roll that?
12:59 AM <Wix> Add togetger
12:59 AM <•LadyKatie> 2d19 like this?
12:59 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: like this?: 10 (2d19=7, 3)
1:03 AM <Aphex_> d22 this?
1:03 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: this?: 10 (d22=10)
1:05 AM <Wix> Both of you suddenly feel… something connect to your mind. Brief flashing images bombard your perception, including one of yourself, being looked at through your partner spirit's eyes.
1:05 AM <•LadyKatie> "…" well that's disorienting.
1:05 AM <Wix> As quickly as they arrive, the images disperse, and the connection fades so it's only noticeable if you concentrate on it.
1:06 AM <Aphex_> "…huh"
1:06 AM <Wix> The man nods, "It is done. You should be protected now."
1:06 AM <•LadyKatie> "Okay, now where is the closest way back?"
1:07 AM <Wix> "It's about a week's walk from here." the man explains, "As soon as our business here is finished, we shall escort you there."
1:07 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia nods.
1:08 AM <Wix> "Actually." he continues, "As my daughters are the ones conducting the search, it might be better for you to accompany them."
1:08 AM <•LadyKatie> "Alright. Let's go."
1:08 AM <Aphex_> "Aye."
1:09 AM <Wix> "In that case, I wish you all the best of luck." he smiles, then seems to return to his meditation. Your partners bow to him, then file out back onto the bridge.
1:10 AM <•LadyKatie> "Thank you." Delia gets the feeling she should bow, so she does.
1:10 AM <Aphex_> Fitz maintains the hand holding, but bows as well after a significant delay.
1:12 AM <Wix> Fitz, your partner notices you still holding her hand, and gestures that you can let go now, giving you an amused look.
1:12 AM <Aphex_> "oh bugger… sorry." He cringes, letting go after a moment.
1:13 AM <Wix> "It's fine." she smiles.
1:13 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well, shall we get going?"
1:14 AM <Aphex_> "Sooner the better…"
1:14 AM <Wix> Your partner nods, "We should. The sooner we're done here, the better."
1:14 AM <•LadyKatie> "Lead the way."
1:16 AM <Wix> She nods, then begins walking along the bridge, "Just to clarify, we told you why we're here, right?"
1:16 AM <•LadyKatie> "Find some runaway soul."
1:17 AM <Wix> The second (Fitz's partner) nods, "Indeed. We need to help them to move on. Their aberrant status is influencing the actions of other nearby souls, as you saw."
1:17 AM <•LadyKatie> "Right." Delia wonders what would happen if she bit it.
1:18 AM <Aphex_> "But how do we, y'know, pacify it? Can we even do that?"
1:18 AM <Wix> "There are a number of ways we can do so," the second frowns, "It depends on how they react to our presence."
1:19 AM <•LadyKatie> "So what are they?"
1:20 AM <Wix> "We'd rather do it peacefully. Convince them to move on." your partner smiles, Delia, "But if they are, well… not inclined to that… well…"
1:20 AM <Wix> She shakes her head, "We can use force, but it hopefully won't come to that."
1:20 AM <•LadyKatie> "Alright."
1:21 AM <Aphex_> "…right." He produces the pistol from his pocket and racks the slide. "…just in case."
1:21 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia slips on brass knuckles. Shiny with spikes. Though if it comes down to it, Delia's gonna bite the damn thing.
1:21 AM <Wix> Your partner gives you a disapproving look, Fitz, but doesn't voice their feelings on the matter.
1:22 AM <Aphex_> "…Sorry. Precaution."
1:22 AM <Wix> Yours too, Delia, "Someone's a bit eager, aren't they?"
1:22 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well, I don't think they like me."
1:22 AM <•LadyKatie> She slides off the knuckles anyway.
1:22 AM <Wix> "They're lashing out. They don't know what's going on/"
1:23 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well I'm not sure what would happen if they lashed out at me."
1:23 AM <Wix> As you talk, you reach the other end of the bridge and step back into the hall you exited onto it from, which goes both left and right.
1:26 AM <Wix> "It might hurt. Hopefully not a lot, though."
1:26 AM <•LadyKatie> "I'll hurt it first."
1:26 AM <Wix> "As I said, lets hope it doesn't come to that."
1:28 AM <Wix> The two spirits seem to glance left and right respectively, trying to get a sense of which direction to go in.
1:28 AM <•LadyKatie> Well it's not like Delia can sniff this thing out. No blood. :(
1:28 AM <Aphex_> "…don't tell me we're gonna split up…"
1:28 AM <Wix> Eventually, they look back at each other.
1:29 AM <Wix> "We can't get a proper sense of where they are from here. Or at all for that matter."
1:29 AM <•LadyKatie> "Oh."
1:29 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well I have no idea so…"
1:30 AM <Wix> "Maybe if we split into groups we could cover more group. We might find them more easily."
1:30 AM <Aphex_> Fitz groans. "We're gonna split up… bugger."
1:30 AM <Wix> "We'll protect you if anything happens. Don't worry." your partner reassures you.
1:31 AM <•LadyKatie> "Fine. Let's do this."
1:31 AM <Aphex_> "…right. Not exactly filling me with confidence…"
1:31 AM <•LadyKatie> "Like you had a bunch of that to begin with."
1:31 AM <Wix> They nod. Who goes left and who goes right?
1:31 AM <Aphex_> "…yeah."
1:32 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia follows her partner. She doesnt' know this place.
1:32 AM <Aphex_> Fitz goes left, presumably.
1:32 AM <•LadyKatie> Right it is.
1:32 AM <Wix> Agreed.
1:32 AM <Wix> Delia, ic3.
1:33 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia exists.
1:33 AM <Wix> Your partner walks alongside you, humming to themselves as they search around.
1:33 AM <•LadyKatie> "So how will we know when we found it?"
1:35 AM <Wix> "If I get close enough to them, i'll be able to sense their general location."
1:36 AM <Wix> You step out across a bridge to yet another island, this one about the same size as the one you just left.
1:36 AM <•LadyKatie> "Gotcha."
1:36 AM <•LadyKatie> Heh, we're island hopping.
1:37 AM <•LadyKatie> "Anyway, I'm Cordelia."
1:37 AM <Wix> "It's a good idea to search everywhere, even the areas where others already are. They could really be hiding anywhere around here."
1:37 AM <Wix> She looks and you and smiles widely, "Bean."
1:38 AM <•LadyKatie> "Nice to know you, Bean."
1:38 AM <Wix> "Likewise." she holds out her hand.
1:38 AM DiePotato → DozePotato
1:40 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia shakes it.
1:40 AM <•LadyKatie> "Let's keep looking."
1:41 AM <Wix> She nods in agreement as you finish crossing the bridge and enter the next island.
1:42 AM <Wix> You suddenly find yourself in some kind of market, with spirits of all sorts bustling around the place.
1:42 AM <•LadyKatie> Hopefully, they find it soon.
1:44 AM <•LadyKatie> She still wonders what would happen if she bit one.
1:46 AM <Wix> Bean gives you an odd look before continuing to walk through, concentrating on something,
1:46 AM <•LadyKatie> "What? I'm a vampire. I bite things. It's what I do."
1:46 AM <Wix> She shrugs, "I didn't say anything…"
1:47 AM <•LadyKatie> "You gave me a weird look."
1:47 AM <Wix> "But I didn't say anything."
1:47 AM <•LadyKatie> "SO I DID."
1:48 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia, stop.
1:48 AM <Wix> She shrugs again, then goes back to concentrating.
1:49 AM <Wix> "Excuse me, miss. Could I interest you in my wares." You hear a voice from a stall off to your left.
1:49 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia doesnt' know what to do. so she- "Oh, no thank you."
1:50 AM <•LadyKatie> Yeah, she's read the thing about Persephone.
1:51 AM <Wix> "Are you sure." the merchant gives you a toothy grin, gesturing to a number of glowing jewels and the like on display, "I'm sure a pretty lass such as yourse-"
1:51 AM <•LadyKatie> "Yes, I'm quite sure."
1:51 AM <Wix> "Sorry, but we don't have any money. We shouldn't waste your time." Bean leans over.
1:52 AM <•LadyKatie> "What she said."
1:52 AM <Wix> "Oh, well, then have a nice day."
1:52 AM <•LadyKatie> "You too."
1:53 AM <Wix> Bean pulls you away, "Sorry about that."
1:53 AM <•LadyKatie> "It's fine. I've read the myths. Know you don't take stuff from the underworld."
1:56 AM <Wix> "Firstly, it isn't that bad, but I get your point. And secondly, this is the Spirit World, not the underworld, as you call it."
1:56 AM <•LadyKatie> "Is it a bad idea to take things from here or not?"
1:57 AM <Wix> "It depends what you take, and who you are. Most of this stuff is harmless to spirits and souls, but some can have bad effects on mortals, if the records are anything to go by."
1:58 AM <Wix> You emerge out of the other side of the market, onto some kind of external balcony/stairway.
1:58 AM <•LadyKatie> "Have you sensed it yet?"
1:59 AM <Wix> She shakes her head, "No, which is worrying…"
1:59 AM <Wix> "Wait…"
1:59 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hm?"
1:59 AM <Wix> "I want to try something," she looks at you, "Something Sage taught me."
2:00 AM <•LadyKatie> "What?"
2:00 AM <Wix> "She came up with the idea that a mortal looking through the eyes of a spirit, like a lens, might be able to sense things with mortal ties, like runaway souls."
2:01 AM <•LadyKatie> "Alright. So what do I have to do?"
2:01 AM <Wix> "Just concentrate on that connection, like you did before. I'll do the rest."
2:02 AM <•LadyKatie> Okay
2:02 AM <•LadyKatie> "Okay" Sorry
2:03 AM <Wix> Roll Will+Perception
2:03 AM <•LadyKatie> 2d19
2:03 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: 8 (2d19=6, 2)
2:04 AM <Wix> You are suddenly seeing clearly through Bean's eyes, rather than your own.
2:04 AM <•LadyKatie> Weeeeeeeeird
2:05 AM <•LadyKatie> She looks around, if she can.
2:05 AM <Wix> You then feel a flutter of wind. Bean's perspective suddenly becomes a lot sharper and more detailed, and rises about 30 meters into the air.
2:05 AM <•LadyKatie> weeeeeeird
2:06 AM <Wix> ~Do you see anything?~ You hear Bean's voice in your head.
2:06 AM <•LadyKatie> ~I feel like I'm way up in the air."
2:07 AM <•LadyKatie> ~
2:07 AM <Wix> ~And how does that feel?~
2:08 AM <•LadyKatie> ~Weird?~
2:09 AM <Wix> ~You get used to it.~
2:09 AM <•LadyKatie> ~Anyway, what am I looking for?~
2:10 AM <Wix> You may note that you can see glowing red footprints on the ground below.
2:10 AM <•LadyKatie> ~I see some glowing red footprints on the ground.~ where do they go?
2:10 AM <Wix> They lead off across a bridge a little ways away.
2:10 AM <•LadyKatie> ~Bridge, that way~
2:10 AM <Wix> ~I… don't see any footprints. Huh… guess that was what Sage was talking about.~
2:11 AM <Wix> She nods, "Alright. i'll come down."
2:11 AM <Wix> The connection is broken as she drops suddenly.
2:11 AM <•LadyKatie> "Let's go?"
2:11 AM <Wix> A hawk lands next to you.
2:12 AM <Wix> A glowing hawk.
2:12 AM <•LadyKatie> Can I keep it?
2:12 AM <•LadyKatie> If not, I am not interested.
2:12 AM <•LadyKatie> Just kidding.
2:12 AM <Wix> The flashes for a moment, before rapidly being replaced by Bean.
2:12 AM <Wix> *It
2:13 AM <Wix> She smiles, "Shall we go?"
2:13 AM <•LadyKatie> "Yes, let's."
2:14 AM <Wix> She leads the way across the bridge. You faintly hear her mutter, "Every time, I swear…"
2:14 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia isn't gonna ask. Follow, she will.
2:17 AM <Wix> You eventually come to some kind of large structure, floating on yet another island.
2:18 AM <•LadyKatie> Anything interesting?
2:18 AM <Wix> Other than the two glowing orange souls guarding the way in?
2:18 AM <•LadyKatie> "Why are they orange?"
2:18 AM <Wix> They appear slightly larger than the others you've seen.
2:19 AM <Wix> "They…" Bean frowns, "might have gotten close enough to the runaway for their emotions to directly affect them."
2:19 AM <•LadyKatie> "… what happens if I bite them?"
2:20 AM <Wix> She gives you that same odd look, "I genuinely have no idea."
2:20 AM <•LadyKatie> "… If they attack, we may find out."
2:21 AM <Wix> The souls lumbers towards you, definitely faster than the other ons.
2:21 AM <Wix> Even if only a bit
2:21 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia stands ready.
2:22 AM <Wix> Roll agility to act first if you want to?
2:22 AM <•LadyKatie> 1d17 hell yes I do
2:22 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: hell yes I do: 2 (1d17=2)
2:22 AM <Wix> Bean takes up a defensive stance.
2:22 AM <Wix> 2d7
2:22 AM <Glacon> Wix: 8 (2d7=4, 4)
2:22 AM <Wix> Both are slightly faster than you, so act first
2:22 AM <Wix> d2
2:22 AM <Glacon> Wix: 1 (d2=1)
2:23 AM <Wix> d2
2:23 AM <Glacon> Wix: 1 (d2=1)
2:23 AM <Wix> Both initially seem to attack you, but one veers off at the last second and goes for Bean.
2:24 AM <Wix> Roll Physical
2:24 AM <•LadyKatie> 1d16
2:24 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: 6 (1d16=6)
2:25 AM <Wix> d7
2:25 AM <Glacon> Wix: 5 (d7=5)
2:25 AM <Wix> You just protect against it.
2:25 AM <•LadyKatie> Heh
2:25 AM <Wix> d7
2:25 AM <Glacon> Wix: 3 (d7=3)
2:25 AM <Wix> d10
2:25 AM <Glacon> Wix: 7 (d10=7)
2:26 AM <Wix> Bean blocks her attacker with her staff.
2:26 AM <Wix> Your move
2:26 AM <•LadyKatie> 2d16 I'm gonna bite it
2:26 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: I'm gonna bite it: 26 (2d16=10, 16)
2:26 AM <Wix> (Which result?)
2:26 AM <•LadyKatie> Advantage
2:26 AM <•LadyKatie> FANGS
2:27 AM <Wix> d6
2:27 AM <Glacon> Wix: 6 (d6=6)
2:28 AM <Wix> You bite into it. This soul, being a little more solid, tenses up for a second, then their orange color fades back into blue, and they drop to the floor, stunned.
2:28 AM <•LadyKatie> Heh.
2:28 AM <•LadyKatie> What does it taste like??
2:29 AM <Wix> Souls
2:29 AM <•LadyKatie> What does that taste like?
2:29 AM <Wix> Not really a taste you can describe, but oddly acidic
2:29 AM <•LadyKatie> Does it count for blood buff?
2:29 AM <•LadyKatie> I figured I'd ask.
2:29 AM <Wix> No blood, so no
2:30 AM <•LadyKatie> Figures
2:30 AM <Wix> d11
2:30 AM <Glacon> Wix: 4 (d11=4)
2:30 AM <Wix> d6
2:30 AM <Glacon> Wix: 3 (d6=3)
2:31 AM <Wix> Bean fires off a bolt of energy from her staff. It does nothing but slow the soul down.
2:31 AM <•LadyKatie> When can Delia bite it?
2:31 AM <Wix> d2
2:31 AM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d2=2)
2:31 AM <Wix> It attacks Bean again.
2:32 AM <Wix> d7
2:32 AM <Glacon> Wix: 7 (d7=7)
2:32 AM <•LadyKatie> Can Delia counter?
2:32 AM <Wix> d10
2:32 AM <Glacon> Wix: 4 (d10=4)
2:32 AM <Wix> Bean is slapped back. She grunts, and is staggered.
2:32 AM <Wix> Your move.
2:32 AM <•LadyKatie> 2d16 I'm gonna bite it
2:32 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: I'm gonna bite it: 12 (2d16=1, 11)
2:33 AM <Wix> d6
2:33 AM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d6=2)
2:33 AM <Wix> The exact same thing happens as before.
2:33 AM <•LadyKatie> "… I did something… what did I do?"
2:33 AM <Wix> You cleared the field without taking a single hit.
2:34 AM <•LadyKatie> Fuck right she did.
2:34 AM <Wix> "You incapacitated the soul…"
2:34 AM <Wix> "Basically, stunned it."
2:34 AM <•LadyKatie> "And they're blue now. What did I do?"
2:34 AM <Wix> Bean manages to get back to her feet, "That means they aren't being affected as badly anymore, but we should probably more before they get up again."
2:34 AM <Wix> *move
2:35 AM <•LadyKatie> "Right. Let's go."
2:35 AM <Wix> Bean nods, then steps forward into the structure.
2:36 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia follows.
2:37 AM <Wix> You enter a hall, which appears to go in a straight line to the center of the structure. Bean's eyes sudden go wide.
2:37 AM <•LadyKatie> "… what?"
2:39 AM <Wix> "It's here."
2:40 AM <•LadyKatie> "… Isn't that a good thing? We found it?"
2:40 AM <Wix> She nods, "But what worries me is what we'll find."
2:40 AM <•LadyKatie> "… If I bite it, will the same thing happen?"
2:41 AM <Wix> "Please don't bite it." she frowns, "This souls is runaway, which means it's more aware than the ones you've seen so far."
2:41 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia frowns back.
2:42 AM <Wix> "Basically, it'd be like biting an innocent person."
2:42 AM <•LadyKatie> "If it attacks me first, it's fair game."
2:43 AM <Wix> "Here's hoping it doesn't then."
2:43 AM <•LadyKatie> "Fine, I won't bite it then."
2:44 AM <Wix> She nods, "Good, as long as you can help it." she starts walking again.
2:44 AM <Wix> Back into ic4
1:33 AM <Wix> The group splits up, going in separate directions.
1:34 AM <Wix> Fitz, your partner walks alongside you, silently glancing around at everything.
1:34 AM <Aphex_> "So uh… come here often?" YEAH FITZ, GOOD ICEBREAKER.
1:35 AM <•LadyKatie> Even Delia knows that was a bad line, and you know how she is with people
1:35 AM <Aphex_> Welcome to the Awkward Zone (tm)
1:36 AM <Wix> "Sometimes." she looks over at you, giving your a slight understanding smile, before going back to looking around.
1:36 AM <Aphex_> "…So, uh… what's your name? I-I'm Theodore, you can call me Fitz."
1:38 AM <Wix> "Nice to meet you Fitz." she smiles, "I'm Sage."
1:40 AM <Aphex_> "Sage… uh… nice- nice name. So uh, how do we find this… spirit?"
1:41 AM <Wix> "If myself or my sister is close enough to it, we can sense it's presence." she looks at you, "However, since I have you with me, I have another idea in mind."
1:42 AM <Aphex_> "What's that?"
1:43 AM <Wix> "It's something I worked out. If you use your connection to look through my eyes, you might be able to have a better idea of where the soul is than I do."
1:44 AM <Aphex_> "But uh… how? Do I just… concentrate?"
1:44 AM <Wix> She nods, "Yes, in a sense," You enter what appears to be a place similar to the area you were attacked in, with souls milling about the place,
1:45 AM <Wix> Sage frowns, "The souls here are restless. The runaway can't be far."
1:46 AM <Aphex_> "So uh… Just… concentrate or? Do I hold your hand again? Is… god that's bloody stupid sounding.
1:46 AM <Aphex_> "
1:47 AM <Wix> "Just concentrate." she smiles, "And don't worry, I don't judge."
1:48 AM <Aphex_> "R-right." He closes his eyes, oddly serene looking. "come on, show yourself." muttermutter
1:49 AM <Wix> Will+Perception
1:50 AM <Aphex_> 1d22 Again!
1:50 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: Again!: 7 (1d22=7)
1:53 AM <Wix> There's a flicker in your perception, and suddenly you are seeing through Sage's eyes.
1:54 AM <Wix> Each soul in the room appears with a calm blue flare of sorts,
1:55 AM <Wix> And then, just beyond your immediate perception, you can sense something burning and blazing, though you can only tell a general direction and not a specific location.
1:55 AM <Aphex_> "…wonder if I could find a way to replicate this… some kind of explanation… has to be."
1:55 AM <Aphex_> What direction?
1:56 AM <Wix> Somewhere between here and the direction that Delia and her partner went in.
1:59 AM <Aphex_> "'s off in the other direction…"
1:59 AM <Aphex_> He opens his eyes, not letting go of Sage's hand. "C'mon, sooner the better, yeah?"
1:59 AM <Wix> Sage nods, "Anywhere specific?"
2:00 AM <Aphex_> "Just… just a feeling. Sorry."
2:01 AM <Wix> She nods again, "Then lets go."
2:02 AM <Aphex_> Fitz leads the way!
2:03 AM <Wix> Sage follows. Your general direction takes through through countless halls, before you end up at a bridge leading to another island.
2:05 AM <Aphex_> "…huh…Where to?"
2:06 AM <Wix> "Well, you led us this far. And i'm still not sensing anything." She frowns.
2:07 AM <Aphex_> "…C-Can I try again?"
2:07 AM <Wix> She nods.
2:07 AM <Aphex_> He holds her hand again, concentrating.
2:07 AM <Wix> Roll
2:08 AM <Aphex_> d22 Maybe better luck?
2:08 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: Maybe better luck?: 6 (d22=6)
2:09 AM <Wix> Your perception is worse than last time, so you only still have a general idea, but you're definitely going the right way.
2:10 AM <Aphex_> "Guess we just have to keep going."
2:10 AM <Aphex_> Fitz moves on, across the bridge.
2:12 AM <Wix> Sage follows, keeping her senses up.
2:13 AM <Aphex_> "Bloody hell I'm so lost…"
2:14 AM <Aphex_> "One more time." He closes his eyes, still walking.
2:14 AM <Wix> Roll
2:14 AM <Aphex_> d22 please?
2:14 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: please?: 19 (d22=19)
2:16 AM <Wix> You are suddenly blinded by an inferno-red flare of… something. Your eyesight, though seeing through hers, burns a little, and you gain a slight headache.
2:16 AM <Wix> On the bright side, you know more clearly now that you're definitely going in the right direction.
2:17 AM <Aphex_> He flinches. "Sweet christ, ow… Damn it… gotta keep going."
2:17 AM <Wix> Sage frowns, "Are… are you okay?"
2:18 AM <Aphex_> "Feels like a punch to the skull, but I'll live." He smiles awkwardly. "Let's keep going."
2:18 AM <Aphex_> What all is around?
2:19 AM <Wix> You come to some kind of large structure, floating on yet another island.
2:21 AM <Aphex_> He heads inside, if he can!
2:21 AM <Wix> Your way is blocked by a pair of glowing orange souls.
2:21 AM <Wix> They appear slightly larger than the others you've seen.
2:22 AM <Aphex_> "Oh… well… bugger. Any ideas?"
2:25 AM <Wix> Sage frowns, "These souls have likely been affected by the lost one." she jumps back slightly as they begin to lumber forward, "So we should do our best to put them at peace."
2:25 AM <Aphex_> "…Kill them, then?" He reaches for his pistol.
2:26 AM <Wix> "Calm then." she corrects with a sudden sternness.
2:27 AM <Wix> "If you use force, I won't judge you, given their actions."
2:28 AM <Aphex_> "…right, best option is no violence." What to rollll?
2:30 AM <Wix> Agility to see who attacks first.
2:30 AM <Aphex_> d12 aaaa
2:30 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: aaaa: 3 (d12=3)
2:31 AM <Wix> d7
2:31 AM <Glacon> Wix: 3 (d7=3)
2:31 AM <Wix> :|
2:31 AM <Wix> Roll again?
2:31 AM <Aphex_> d12 again!
2:31 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: again!: 7 (d12=7)
2:32 AM <Wix> d7
2:32 AM <Glacon> Wix: 3 (d7=3)
2:33 AM <Wix> You're definitely faster than them. You go first.
2:33 AM <Aphex_> Roll what to calm?
2:35 AM <Wix> Well, are you using force?
2:35 AM <Aphex_> Nope!
2:36 AM <Wix> Then roll Charisma
2:36 AM <Wix> +Will
2:36 AM <Wix> since it's a spirit thing
2:37 AM <Aphex_> d13 aahhahahahaha
2:37 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: aahhahahahaha: 7 (d13=7)
2:37 AM <Wix> d4
2:37 AM <Glacon> Wix: 1 (d4=1)
2:38 AM <Wix> You reach out to one of the souls, and it suddenly stops moving and turns blue as it reaches you.
2:38 AM <Wix> It sort of slumps, then goes back to wandering around.
2:39 AM <Wix> Meanwhile
2:39 AM <Wix> d27
2:39 AM <Glacon> Wix: 6 (d27=6)
2:39 AM <Wix> d4
2:39 AM <Glacon> Wix: 2 (d4=2)
2:39 AM <Wix> Basically the same thing happens with Sage and the other soul.
2:39 AM <Wix> She looks content with this.
2:40 AM <Aphex_> "Hah, great, awesome. Let's keep moving."
2:40 AM <Wix> Sage nods, "That would be for the best."
2:40 AM <Aphex_> Into the fray!
2:41 AM <Wix> Sage follows.
2:42 AM <Wix> You enter a hall, which appears to go in a straight line to the center of the structure. Sage suddenly stops, "It's here."
2:43 AM <Aphex_> "Oh! O-okay, w-where?"
2:43 AM <Wix> "Up ahead." she gestures forwards, before starting to walk again.
2:43 AM <Aphex_> "right…"
2:44 AM <•LadyKatie> Sup, fuckers. Delia's back.
2:45 AM <Wix> Everyone walks into some kind of shrine-like chamber, albeit on opposite sides of the room.
2:45 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia looks somewhat satisfied with everything she's doen.
2:45 AM <•LadyKatie> done
2:46 AM <Aphex_> Fitz just seems horribly confused.
2:47 AM <Wix> Bean and Sage jog over to meet each other and begin conversing, apparently having reached similar conclusions.
2:47 AM <Wix> Sage gives Bean an unimpressed look upon hearing she used force to deal with attacking souls.
2:48 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia looks pretty damn proud of herself. She bit a soul. How many vampires can say they've done that?
2:48 AM <Aphex_> Fitz takes the magazine out of his pistol.
2:48 AM <Aphex_> ~So much for that…~
2:48 AM <Wix> Sage looks at the two of you, "It's here, in this room."
2:48 AM <Wix> Roll perception.
2:49 AM <•LadyKatie> 1d12 where?
2:49 AM <Glacon> LadyKatie: where?: 3 (1d12=3)
2:49 AM <Aphex_> d14 huh?
2:49 AM <Glacon> Aphex_: huh?: 7 (d14=7)
2:49 AM <Wix> Delia, you don't notice anything.
2:49 AM <Wix> Fitz, you can just make out the sounds of someone whimpering.
2:49 AM <Aphex_> "…h-hello?"
2:50 AM <Wix> They're coming from behind the shrine
2:50 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hello, Fitz."
2:50 AM <Aphex_> "No, no. 's someone else… like they're scared." He goes to check it out! Behind the shrine!
2:52 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia follows. Maybe she can bite it.
2:52 AM <Wix> You are met by the following sight:
2:52 AM <Wix> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/f2s14tj7/Lockwood%20Spirit%20World%20Run%201%20-%20NPC%204%20-%20Lost%20Soul
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2:52 AM <Wix> A little girl, blue glowing and less featured, indicating her being soul, albeit a lost one, given her not simply being a silhouette and having discernible details.
2:52 AM <•LadyKatie> "Aw, you're adorable."
2:52 AM <Wix> She's curled up.
2:53 AM <Wix> Sage nods at them from a distance, "That's them."
2:53 AM <Aphex_> "Oh… Well then…" He scratches at his neck.
2:53 AM <Wix> She looks terrified.
2:53 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hello there."
2:53 AM <Wix> Occasionally, she flickers from blue to orange and then back again.
2:54 AM <Aphex_> Fitz crouches to the little girl's level. "Hello there." He tries to be soft.
2:55 AM <Wix> "L- leave me alone….!" she cries and curls up further, briefly glowing a blazing red before returning to blue, She sounds scared and confused in an angry sort of way.
2:55 AM <•LadyKatie> "Aw, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." Delia, you were just wondering if you could bite it a minute ago.
2:56 AM <Aphex_> Fitz just seems worried more than anything. He backs off a little bit.
2:57 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hey, I think we found her."
2:57 AM <•LadyKatie> she says to Sage and Bean.
2:57 AM <Wix> ""
2:57 AM <Wix> "I noticed." Sage nods
2:58 AM <Wix> "G- go away…" she curls up further, whimpering.
2:58 AM <•LadyKatie> "What's wrong, little one." Delia sits down next to the spirit. It's a child, after all.
2:58 AM <Wix> She flinches back at you being so close. She flickers from blue to orange and stays there.
2:59 AM <Aphex_> Fitz also sits at a distance, not really speaking. Let the creepily motherly vampire lady deal with the kid.
2:59 AM <•LadyKatie> She makes no moves to be threatening. For once.
2:59 AM <Wix> Orange remains. Occasionally, you see flickers of red, "G- get away…"
3:00 AM <•LadyKatie> She scoots away a bit… red is probably a bad sign.
3:00 AM <Wix> Very soon after you scoot away, the stops and you see the occasional flickers of blue.
3:01 AM <Wix> *the red stops
3:01 AM <•LadyKatie> "My name's Cordelia. What's got you so upset? Maybe I can help."
3:01 AM <Wix> "Y- you can't…" she sobs, a hint of anger present in her voice.
3:02 AM <•LadyKatie> "I can do many things."
3:02 AM <Wix> She seems less freaked out than she was when you were close, notably.
3:03 AM <•LadyKatie> noted.
3:03 AM <Aphex_> Fitz shoots Delia a 'now what?' look.
3:04 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia shrugs at Fitz, and turns back to the kid.
3:05 AM <Wix> The spirits watch from a distance, apparently thinking it'd be more damaging for them to intervene at this point.
3:05 AM <•LadyKatie> "I don't like seeing you sad."
3:06 AM <Wix> "I- i'm not sad…"
3:06 AM <Wix> She looks away.
3:06 AM <•LadyKatie> "Regardless, i'd like to help if you'd let me."
3:06 AM <Wix> "…"
3:07 AM <Wix> She glances back at you with an untrusting look.
3:07 AM <Wix> "…"
3:07 AM <•LadyKatie> She smiles.
3:07 AM <Wix> "…" it seems she isn't sure what to make of that.
3:08 AM <•LadyKatie> "What's your name?"
3:08 AM <Wix> "…D- Dove…"
3:09 AM <•LadyKatie> "That's a pretty name. Bird of peace. I bet you want some peace for yourself."
3:09 AM <Wix> "…"
3:09 AM <Wix> She looks down.
3:09 AM <Wix> "…i- i'm scared…"
3:10 AM <•LadyKatie> "What are you so afraid of?"
3:10 AM <•LadyKatie> Maybe I can bite it
3:11 AM <Wix> "…I- I don't know where I am…"
3:11 AM <Wix> she lets out a sob.
3:11 AM <•LadyKatie> "You're in a world full of spirits."
3:12 AM <Wix> "…I… I don't understand…"
3:12 AM <•LadyKatie> "It's a different place. I know some people who can help you through this new world."
3:13 AM <Wix> "…y- you do…?" she flickers back to blue, but is clearly still frightened.
3:13 AM <•LadyKatie> "I do." She looks to Sage and Bean
3:14 AM <Wix> They smile back at you. Bean gives a small wave.
3:15 AM <•LadyKatie> "There they are. Do you want to go over and say hi?" Delia stands, and offers a hand to the child.
3:17 AM <Wix> She hesitates, flinching a little.
3:17 AM <Wix> Then she slowly and nervously reaches out her hand.
3:17 AM <•LadyKatie> "It's okay, I'll keep you safe."
3:17 AM <Wix> "…O- okay…"
3:17 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia walks the little girl over to Sage and Bean.
3:18 AM <Wix> Sage and Bean crouch down and begin talking to her.
3:18 AM <Wix> They talk for quite a while. Dove seems to become calmer and calmer, until she yawns.
3:19 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia stays calm and nice.
3:19 AM <Wix> After she's done talking, she heads back over to Delia.
3:19 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia smiles.
3:19 AM <Wix> She gives a meek and tired smile. Delia, you might notice her form looks a bit less detailed now.
3:20 AM <•LadyKatie> "Tired?"
3:20 AM <Wix> She nods, then smiles again, "…T- thank you…"
3:20 AM <•LadyKatie> "You're welcome, sweetie."
3:20 AM <Wix> She beams a little, then gives you an awkward hug.
3:21 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia hugs back.
3:21 AM <Wix> You can actually feel her becoming less tangible as you hold her.
3:21 AM <•LadyKatie> Aw… that's the goal though, right?
3:22 AM <Wix> It is.
3:22 AM <•LadyKatie> Well let's hope this keeps working?
3:22 AM <Wix> She mumbles something that you can't quite make out due to her being tired.
3:22 AM <Aphex_> Fitz makes no sudden moves, getting up out of the floor.
3:23 AM <•LadyKatie> "ssh, it's okay. You can rest now."
3:23 AM <Wix> Her grip on you becomes looser.
3:23 AM <Wix> "…- thanyou…."
3:23 AM <•LadyKatie> "Of course."
3:23 AM <Wix> Her head droops in your arms.
3:24 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia catches it.
3:24 AM <Wix> An odd glow begins to over take her body.
3:24 AM <Wix> It flashes for several moments.
3:24 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia remains right there, just in case the little girl needs to keep feeling safe for this to work.
3:24 AM <Wix> For a split second, you see Sage's face take on a surprised expression.
3:25 AM <Wix> Like she wasn't expecting something.
3:25 AM <•LadyKatie> Like Delia knows what she's doing.
3:25 AM <Wix> Eventually, the glow fades.
3:25 AM <•LadyKatie> And?
3:26 AM <Wix> Well, presumably what Delia expects is a detail-less silhouette, right?
3:26 AM <•LadyKatie> Maybe?
3:27 AM <Wix> Well, then Delia will be surprised.
3:27 AM <•LadyKatie> What is it then? Is she gone?
3:28 AM <Wix> Instead, you find yourself holding the unconscious form of a fully detailed little girl, giving off a blue glow not all that different than that of Sage's and Bean's.
3:28 AM <•LadyKatie> Aw
3:28 AM <Wix> Sage has a warm grin on her face, "This hardly ever happens…"
3:28 AM <•LadyKatie> "…" She has this 'what did I do?' look on her face.
3:30 AM <Wix> "Most spirits are born here in the Spirit World," Bean says with a smile, "But occasionally, you'll have spirits who, under certain circumstances, are born from mortal souls."
3:30 AM <•LadyKatie> "…" Is Dove still a sleepyhead?
3:31 AM <Wix> She is.
3:31 AM <Wix> She looks exhausted.
3:31 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia picks her up then.
3:32 AM <Wix> Sage smiles, "You did well."
3:32 AM <•LadyKatie> "What now?"
3:32 AM <Aphex_> "…just don't bloody bite her or anythin'… please."
3:33 AM <•LadyKatie> "I'm not going to bite a child!"
3:33 AM <Wix> "Now, we'll take her back to our father. He will likely be able to look after her, or find someone else who can."
3:33 AM <Aphex_> He throws his hands up in mock surrender. "Fine, whatever."
3:33 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia nods. "Lead the way."
3:33 AM <Wix> She nods, but just as she begins to move, you hear a rush of wind and the sound of a door opening.
3:34 AM <•LadyKatie> "… besides, I already bit two souls. Kind of acidic. Probably not going to do that again."
3:34 AM <Wix> Behind you.
3:34 AM <Aphex_> "That's bloody disgusting."
3:34 AM <•LadyKatie> Delia turns to look.
3:34 AM <•LadyKatie> "Oh come on, I'm a vampire. I bite things. It's what I do."
3:34 AM <Wix> Behind you, you see a glowing blue door, and the Hotel hall beyond.
3:34 AM <Aphex_> "…Whatever then. Let's go home."
3:35 AM <•LadyKatie> She hands Dove off to Sage or Bean, whichever, and heads back to the hotel.
3:35 AM <Wix> Sage looks at it with a frown, "I… take it this is how you arrived here, then?"
3:35 AM <Wix> Bean takes her.
3:35 AM <•LadyKatie> "Yes, it is. Goodbye, nice meeting you, and good luck with Dove."
3:35 AM <Wix> She smiles, "Thank you. Oh, and Delia?"
3:35 AM <•LadyKatie> "Yes?"
3:36 AM <Wix> "We're still connected, Sage too, and you've helped us here. So if you need anything, just call."
3:36 AM <•LadyKatie> "Thank you, Bean. I guess we'll be seeing each other again in the future."
3:37 AM <Wix> "I look forward to it." she grins.
3:37 AM <•LadyKatie> "Hopefully, under good circumstances."
3:37 AM <Wix> "Fingers crossed."
3:37 AM <Wix> "I'll see you around, Fitz." Sage nods.
3:37 AM <•LadyKatie> "Take care." One fanged smile later and she's off.
3:37 AM <Aphex_> ~Oh hell…~ "B-bye!"
3:38 AM <Aphex_> He follows through the door.
3:38 AM <Wix> As soon as you're through the door and the others have turned away, the door slams shut on it's own and loses it's blue glow and coloration.
3:38 AM <•LadyKatie> "Well that was odd."
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3:39 AM <Aphex_> "…no joke. We're still connected, huh?"
3:39 AM <•LadyKatie> "I guess so."
3:40 AM <Aphex_> "…" He just sighs and shakes his head. "I'm going to bed."
3:40 AM <•LadyKatie> "Oh, right. You have to sleep. Well, sleep well."
3:40 AM <Aphex_> "uuhh-huh." He's off.