Mana: And so it was written: Pokiehlember 4th, Year 1, Undine's Day. Quiet tea in one of the sitting rooms of the Phantom Labyrinth.
Mana: One of the actresses fills Xsaieta's cup again. The steam lilts up into the air.
Mana: This room, like many others, has a dome-shaped roof, decorated in baroque pastels.
Vladislav finishes sipping on his drink before abruptly standing up, nodding at the others who did not retire. "I think we've seen enough of this place. What else is around here?"
Theodore: "How would I know? We just got here."
Vladislav: "Is the world simply this one house?"
Theodore: "And it's not in the titania travel phamplet yet."
Veracruz: "I expect it to be more than this, y'know"
Vladislav: "There is an actress right there who has likely spent a fair amount of time in the region, Theodore."
Veracruz is also drinking tea, he'd been here for a while "We just saw this place first thing"
Mana: She smiles, tilting her head. "Here I was hoping for an amusing guess!"
Xsaieta has definitely been enjoying the tea, and has even more definitely been an (entertaining, dashing, lovely) gentleman to the actresses. It's the best kind of self-perpetuating cycle.
Xsaieta: "It really -is- sporting to guess, you know."
Mana: "No, it's just the Labyrinth and its grounds. You could go a bit deeper into the machinery proper, I suppose, or investigate the other chambers…"
Theodore: "Wait this really is it?"
Vladislav: "I figured as such."
Theodore: "Cruz, I think you got ripped off a little!"
Veracruz: "I might have!"
Veracruz: "Then again I guess what I used wasn't all that important. Or I didn't use enough energy"
Veracruz: "Given the other place that was made was also not that big!"
Xsaieta: "There's a lot to be said for an endless expanse of rolling hills under a blue sky covered in tall grass, you know."
Vladislav: "If you wanted something on the scale of a town you should have spent more KP."
Theodore: "…Hmm that's true, both Million's and Wil's things were pretty small too."
Theodore tilts his head to the side. "I wonder why I thought it was supposed to be… more?"
Xsaieta: "One could definitely get rather pleasantly lost, out there." He someone manages to give everyone in the room a rather indecent look with his eyebrows.
Mana: She refills Theodore's cup. "It's the christmas-morning kind of feeling, I think."
Mana: "One's always a little bit forlorn when there's nothing left to unwrap."
Theodore snaps his fingers, then nods. "Yeah, that's probably it."
Vladislav: "What are the other chambers here, anyways?"
Vladislav: "I imagine we've seen the gist of this place."
Veracruz chuckles at Xsaieta "I guess next time i'll try for something even more impressive"
Mana: "Oh, essentially. We have our backstage, and the private lives of the actresses."
Mana: "The machinery proper, a few other stages…"
Mana: "…That's about it, I feel."
Xsaieta: "Size really isn't everything, Veracruz."
Veracruz: "I do think it would be improper to intrude in the area of the actresses, though I AM curious about how the machinery here works"
Veracruz looks at Xsaieta "I said impressive, not bigger"
Xsaieta grins at Cruz rather scandalously.
Vladislav crosses his arms. "If you wish to see the machinery, do so quickly. There are other affairs that could be taken care of."
Veracruz: "Oh?"
Aurora takes a slow sip from her own cup. "You're always in a hurry, aren't you?"
Xsaieta purrs, "Such as?"
Veracruz: "I just figured we needed something to do since we weren't going to the Pure Land until night"
Veracruz: "Heavens know you guys only have one way out of there without me"
Vladislav: "I expect winter to strike before Pokiehlember is over. It always does. As such we must use our time to the best of our ability."
Theodore: "Less than a month?"
Vladislav: "Yeah."
Veracruz: "Uhn… Are you sure?"
Theodore: "You figure Sage Joch was way less good at stalling than he says he is?"
Veracruz: "Well, that does cuts time short"
Xsaieta: "Our dear Vladislav doesn't seem to be one for lounging about in a plush, king-size bed until the midday sun berates him to venture hence, or to stop and smell any particular roses, but if he's got any suggestions as to things we could be doing together..?" He smiles innocently.
Mana: (The actress giggles.)
Vladislav: "If you examine the pace in which this story is being written at the moment, much has been accomplished each day. Twenty six more of these chapters would likely be sufficient to solve a small handful of disasters and have winter encroach."
Theodore raises a nonexistant eyebrow in Xsaieta's direction, then scratches behind his head at Vladislav's words.
Vladislav: "As for what I wish to do? Visit Salamander District again."
Xsaieta: "(I think he's suggesting we visit Shade distric-)" -and then he cuts himself off, because the joke's no longer funny.
Veracruz: "Hopefully we can stave it off further than that. Hrm… Well, we could take a quick trip there"
Veracruz: "Anywhere specific in mind?"
Theodore: "Actually *I* want to go to shade, see if what's-her-witchiness can start on some jewelry."
Vladislav: "Thankfully it's on the way."
Vladislav: "I've been hearing some interesting stories about the situation with Yeskiti that I mentioned earlier. It'd be better to assess things first hand."
Veracruz: "Alright, hrm… If you give me a moment i'll figure us a path there, I think I remember an elevator…"
Vladislav: "We can go the long way. Shade is not far from here and Theodore had his own business."
Xsaieta: "Anyways, I'm always up for a visit to Sala."
Veracruz: "Hrm… I guess we can take the path through shade, it's right downstairs anyway"
Theodore finishes off what's left in his tea cup.
Veracruz finishes drinking his tea "What tea is this one again, though? It's good"
Mana: "That's the Centennial Grey, of course. We'll have to make sure to serve it for you next time, mm?"
Veracruz: "I would greatly appreciate it, ma'am"
Vladislav turns around and makes his way out the door. He pauses for a moment. "Ah, yes. Leave a note for the others. We should meet up at the tavern or something of the sort before our last exhibit for the night."
Xsaieta finishes his cup as well and flourishy-bows to all assembled. "It was exceptionally delicious tea, in exceptionally beautiful environs. Until next we meet."
Theodore: "Mmhm."
Aurora nods as she gets up, bowing as well. "Yes, thank you."
Veracruz raises an eyebrow at Vlad, and then goes after him
Mana: The Phantom Labyrinth. A stately manor, its halls stretch on in all directions. Just heading out, then?
Vladislav plans to head to the Shade District to see that person Theodore wished to visit.
Mana: On the staircase downwards -
Theodore: "Man though, it's weird how they all think they've been there the entire time."
Mana: There's an ominous feeling, and a thick scent like jungle rain.
Xsaieta sniffs the air, his ears perked up.
Veracruz: "Well, I think it's because when we use an AF we don't just create the present"
Veracruz: "We kind of also make a past"
Theodore shakes his arms loose reflexively, putting a hand on his staff.
Veracruz: "So, like, for everyone except us, that has always been there"
Mana: The earth of the district shudders. Something's coming!
Theodore: "Aha. Yeah, that's still weird though. But uh. … Any idea what *this* is?"
Vladislav: "Discussion can wait."
Veracruz looks around "Wait, this isn't that snake train, is it?"
Aurora rests her hand on the hilt of her sword. "No idea, Theodore."
Xsaieta: "Well, they have been there the whole time, from their perspective."
Vladislav: "Keep to mind however the the Emperor himself closed off this district, there is no guarantee it didn't exist in a subspace and just wasn't connected to anything."
Xsaieta: "Also, probably a monster for us to smash."
Vladislav: "The butler also stated that it was closed off a certain amount of years ago meaning they kept their perception of time."
Mana: It roars up the staircase, barely fitting within the thin passageway - tremendous, shaggy-furred, long flaps of skin hanging from either side of its snout. It has six, huge clawed limbs, and a long snout like a crocodile. Its eyes burn a deep violet.
Mana: And the scent of it - you could almost choke!
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:1 Theodore [B]:1 Hederaveiss [F]:1 Aurora [F]:2
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [====================]
Veracruz: "Hrm… Can it be that artifacts don't create new lands just"
Mana: Hederaveiss roars. Veracruz!
Theodore: "…Shade monster, or Service monster?"
Aurora makes a face, drawing her sword fully. "…ick, what is that?"
Vladislav: "Hmph. Suboptimal. Alexander isn't here to tell us."
Xsaieta: "Well, they… have a coherent, consistent memory of a past that could have been created blah blah Last Tuesdayism. Here's a monster, let's smash it!"
Veracruz looks at the beast coming in, jumps back a few steps and jumps high in the air again, landing with both of the stingbreakers on it! [Attack, 32D]
Veracruz rolled 1d100 and got 44 ( Total: 44 )
Mana: Slice! It's a hit!
Veracruz rolled 1d8+72 and got 6 ( Total: 78 )
[OOC] Mana: 78]! Vladislav! Theodore!
Veracruz stays there for a moment "And just unlock locked places!" he finally jumps back again
Theodore dashes forward, taking a swing with his staff! [42D]
Theodore rolled 1d100 and got 75 ( Total: 75 ) for 80
Veracruz: "Heavens don't you it's really impolite to interrupt!" he yells at the monster
Mana: It's a hit!
Theodore rolled d10+96,75% and got 1 ( Total: 72.75 ) for Chain bonus! +25% against it until it acts
Vladislav: "I suppose this is the best course of action until I see what it is capable of." He follows after Theodore, smashing the beast in the head with his book. [Attack - 31D]
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 10 ( Total: 10 )
Vladislav rolled d8*1.25+81*1.25 and got 4 ( Total: 106.25 )
[OOC] Xsaieta: hey Peter I'm in this fight
[OOC] Mana: OH YEAH sorry~
[OOC] Xsaieta: it's cool <3
Veracruz: "You know I really wish I had a way to replenish my magical energy"
Mana: Battle order: Xsaieta [F]:0 Hederaveiss [F]:0 Aurora [F]:1 Vladislav [F]:31 Veracruz [F]:31 Theodore [B]:42
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [=================== ]
Mana: Xsaieta!
Veracruz: "All of my tricks cost a fortune"
Theodore: "! You actually hit it with the book."
[OOC] Mana: 106]!
Vladislav: "We're in a narrow hallway and it's taking up the entire thing. Give me -some- credit, Theodore."
Xsaieta: "Cruz, you and I should go hunting trash monsters sometime, I'll fix you up."
Theodore: "Dude have you *seen* how often you miss with that thing?"
Theodore: "I have."
Theodore: "It is stastically improbable."
Theodore: "(But not impossible, obviously.)"
Theodore: "(Since I mean… you did it. Didn't do it. Whatever.)"
Vladislav: "My mana reserves are unfortunately low as well. Without a gauge on its resistances and weaknesses I am reluctant to throw out spells blindly."
Xsaieta goes running at the side of the wall, parkours along it for a second and leaps on top of the thing, stabbing it a few times in statistically unlikely places before rolling off of its head back to join the rest of the party! [Sucker Punch D50]
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 57 ( Total: 57 ) for 5/85
Theodore: "I think we all use some mana, yeah."
Xsaieta rolled d12+133 and got 1 ( Total: 134 )
Mana: Ah, 57. The least likely of all d100 results. [134]! It roars in pain, black ichor spilling out across its white fur as scales are ripped loose from its hide.
[OOC] Theodore: +25!
Veracruz: "Xsai nothing would make me happier to go hunting with you! It would be nice to be around someone who can kill things for once!"
[OOC] Mana: 167]!
Xsaieta flexes for Veracruz.
Mana: Hederaveiss swings its snout left, smashing through a nearby wall, opening up a passage into a huge cave gallery. Water pours down the stairs. And then, it lunges forward, one strike at Vladislav, one at Aurora -
[OOC] Mana: Ash Claw x2
Mana rolled 2d100 and got 48, 72 ( Total: 120 ) for 60 apiece
Theodore: "Woah!"
Mana rolled 1d12*1.5+180*1.5 and got 2 ( Total: 273.0 )
Theodore: "WOAH!"
Mana: Hitting Vladislav for 273 physical Shade damage and Zombie (4)!
Theodore: "Oh, crap."
Mana: It latches onto him, locking him in place with long nails as it repositions itself on its other five limbs, retreating deep into the underground!
Vladislav grits his teeth with a scowl. "It would appear I am your tank for the evening."
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:30 Veracruz [F]:30 Theodore [B]:41 Xsaieta [F]:49 Hederaveiss [F]:52
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ]
Mana: Aurora!
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 153/426, [TMP: 75] MP: 288/474, SoS: 106 - Zombie (4)
Aurora points her sword at the monster, lining it in light. "It's me you want! [Corona, 34D, -40/-120 for (6)]
[OOC] Aurora: HP: 360/522, MP: 186/426, SoS: 130
Veracruz: "Uh-oh. That doesn't looks good at all… Theo do we have SOMETHING to take care of that?"
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:0 Aurora [F]:4 Theodore [B]:11 Xsaieta [F]:19 Hederaveiss [F]:22
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ] Corona[40](6)
Mana: Vladislav! Veracruz!
Theodore: "I'd have to spell medicine it before I can start healing him."
Vladislav flips open his book and begins to chant, a fierce gaze pointed at Hederaveiss. "Take it off then." [CT 15]
Veracruz: "If we can time well I can get my Restore Heart working right after your spell
Mana: And Cruz!
Veracruz takes a deep breath, takes his knives out and focuses "Get it ready, i'll be right after" [Wait, 17D]
Mana: Aurora!
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Theodore [B]:7 Vladislav [F]:11 Veracruz [F]:13 Xsaieta [F]:15 Hederaveiss [F]:18
Aurora braces herself for what may come next… [Steelguard, 44D]
Mana: Theodore!
Theodore shakes his arm a little, before stretching it out towards Vladislav. [CT10]
Mana: Vladislav, now!
Vladislav extends an arm before sparkles of light start to get siphoned from the Hederaveiss. "You seem to have some fight in you yet." [Steal Light in the Eyes - Dryad Element]
Mana: Resists Dryad!
Vladislav rolled 3d10*0.75+100*.75 and got 9, 10, 7 ( Total: 94.5 ) for 20D
[OOC] Mana: 94]!
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Xsaieta [F]:2 Theodore [B]:4 Hederaveiss [F]:5 Vladislav [F]:18 Aurora [F]:31
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ] Corona[40](6)
Mana: Veracruz!
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 247/426, MP: 273/474, SoS: 106 - Zombie (3)
Veracruz spins his knives putting them against eachother as they glow white [Restore Heart, CT15]
Mana: Xsaieta!
Xsaieta: "I think…"
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 247/426, MP: 273/474, SoS: 106 - Zombie (3),W: Luna (1)
Xsaieta casually ambles up to the Hederaveiss, moves to circle it widdershins - he doesn't get very far - and then he reaches in at an impossible angle, into the thing itself.
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 60 ( Total: 60 )
Xsaieta: "…I'll be taking that one." [Name Stealer: Ash Claw]
[OOC] Xsaieta: D30
Mana: Got "Ash Claw" !
Mana: Well, the name, I mean.
Mana: Theodore!
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Hederaveiss [F]:1 Veracruz [F]:11 Vladislav [F]:14 Aurora [F]:27 Xsaieta [F]:28
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ] Corona[40](6)
Theodore: "Handy!"
Xsaieta traipses off happily, holding something indescribable and intangible in his hand with a big dumb grin on his face.
Veracruz: "Xsai"
Veracruz: "That is a little creepy!"
Theodore spams his staff into the ground as his wrist begins glowing. [CT20] [4/5Th Def Factor]
Aurora: "…Only a little?"
[OOC] Theodore: oh wait
[OOC] Theodore: herp
Xsaieta gives Cruz a predatory grin.
Veracruz: "It would be more if it wasn't Xsai"
Theodore waves his hand towards Vladislav - an imagine of a bottle of medicine appears over his head briefly, and he feels much better. [Spell medicine] [22D] [-Zombie]
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 247/426, MP: 273/474, SoS: 106 - W: Luna (1)
Theodore: "How does Xsaieta doing it make it *less* creepy?"
Mana: Hederaveiss leaps forward into the dark of the cavern, opening its maw wide - it begins to billow with plumes of noxious, violet smoke. [Deathfog in CT20!]
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:3 Hederaveiss [F]:10 Theodore [B]:11 Aurora [F]:16 Xsaieta [F]:17
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ] Corona[40](6)
Mana: Veracruz!
Veracruz: "Because it's so normal for him to do that stuff now that it just, y'know, doesn't have the same effect"
Veracruz closes his eyes, a sphere of white light forming between his knives. He spins, batting it towards Vladislav with his knives "Go now, Restore Heart!" [Restore Heart, 27D]
Veracruz rolled 1d8+90 and got 7 ( Total: 97 ) for Healing, -Poison, -Amnesia
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Hederaveiss [F]:7 Theodore [B]:8 Aurora [F]:13 Xsaieta [F]:14 Veracruz [F]:24
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================= ] Corona[40](6)
Mana: Vladislav!
[OOC] Veracruz: [SHP: 75] HP: 450/450, MP: 135/450, SoS: 112
Vladislav quickly begins to chant, a giant box materializing in front of them. On it is a giant sticker with a hastily scrawled label of [Deathfog -> ??? | 20D] "I refuse your offer."
Mana: Hederaveiss opens its maw for [Deathfog], and…
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 344/426, MP: 213/474, SoS: 106 - W: Gnome (1)
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 11 ( Total: 11 ) for Disappear 80 CoS
Mana: Boxed Spell triggers!
Mana: Hederaveiss disappears!
[OOC] Vladislav: Jinn WRIA?
Mana: No property!
Theodore: "I like when that actually works."
Vladislav rolled 3d12+120 and got 3, 7, 4 ( Total: 134.0 )
Veracruz: "It is an amazing spell"
Mana: 10D, right?
Xsaieta: "What the heck?"
Vladislav: "I transported him to another dimension."
Vladislav: "He'll be back shortly."
Xsaieta: "Oh, okay."
Aurora lets out a breath. "That is ever so handy."
Vladislav: "The breath attack went off harmlessly there, though."
Veracruz: "Xsai, meet how we defeated Prince Snake. Yes, he'll be back in a moment, be ready"
Theodore: "Yeah, he's a wizard specializing in interferance and space/time."
Xsaieta: "Well, I mean, I knew about the first bit…"
Xsaieta: "But space/time, that's nifty."
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Aurora [F]:5 Xsaieta [F]:6 Vladislav [F]:12 Veracruz [F]:16 Hederaveiss [F]:27
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [================ ] Corona[40](5)
Mana: Theodore!
Vladislav: "I also can change where we are fighting at will. Many tricks of the trade."
Theodore: "Also man no he totally screwed thta up on Prince Snake." [CT20}
Aurora: "As long as you've got the juice to keep doing it?"
Vladislav: "I got it the second time. That's what counts, right?"
Veracruz: "Well, he did at the lst moment but"
Mana: Aurora!
Vladislav: "He should appear by Aurora's action."
Vladislav checks his watch while tapping his foot.
[OOC] Mana: Is it not a 10D timer?
[OOC] Vladislav: Aurora had 13 when I cast it.
[OOC] Vladislav: Oh!
[OOC] Vladislav: I'm a bad
[OOC] Vladislav: Keep going :D
[OOC] Mana: <3. 3 after Xsaieta~
Aurora braces herself again as she waits for it to reappear. [Steelguard, 44D]
Xsaieta looks around confused for a second. "…did you lose track of time, Vlad?"
Mana: Xsaieta!
Aurora: "That wouldn't surprise me."
Mana: Battle order: Xsaieta [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:6 Veracruz [F]:10 Theodore [B]:14 Hederaveiss [F]:21 Aurora [F]:43
Veracruz: "When you're like Vlad that isn't unlikely!"
Vladislav: "It would seem that way."
Vladislav: "Perhaps in 3 more ticks?"
Xsaieta: "Oh, okaaaay." [Wait D15]
Mana: Hederaveiss reappears, roaring, slamming into the water below!
Peter: Sorry, was disconnected. Anyway, Vladislav!
Vladislav assesses the situation before beginning to chant. [CT 15]
Peter: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Theodore [B]:4 Xsaieta [F]:5 Vladislav [F]:11 Hederaveiss [F]:11 Aurora [F]:33
Mana: Veracruz!
Veracruz looks at Theo, who's already charging a spell, so he runs towards Hederaveiss "What is a thing like you doing here ANYWAY?" he just kind of staggers for a moment in front of it, it Is taking up the entire hallway, the hell! He decides to simply stab at it's nose [Attack, 32D]
Veracruz rolled 1d100 and got 61 ( Total: 61 )
Veracruz rolled 1d8+72 and got 4 ( Total: 76 )
[OOC] Mana: 76]! Theodore!
Mana: It snarls at the wound, flicking Veracruz this way and that as it paces backwards.
Theodore spins his staff around, sending healing energy through the party. [Heal Light] [32D]
Theodore rolled d8+80 and got 4 ( Total: 84.0 )
Mana: Xsaieta!
Xsaieta: "Chilling out and being a monster and busting into hallways, pretty much..?"
Veracruz: "It IS kind of strong to show up here of all places"
Xsaieta doesn't have any fancy ideas this time and just slices at it viciously! [Attack]
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 18 ( Total: 18 ) for 8/85
[OOC] Xsaieta: 5/85 but w/e
Xsaieta rolled d12+100 and got 8 ( Total: 108 )
Mana: Slice - it's a hit - [108]!
[OOC] Xsaieta: D50
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Hederaveiss [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:21 Aurora [F]:22 Theodore [B]:25 Xsaieta [F]:44
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============== ] Corona[40](5)
Mana: Vladislav!
Vladislav snaps his fingers as a rift opens up and attempts to suck in Hederaveiss for a second time. "Don't take this personally. We don't have the resources to mitigate your damage in any other fashion at the moment. I suggest we brace for impact when it returns, unless it wishes to waste time it will likely prep its breath attack now." [Disappear - 80 CoS | 20D]
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 23 ( Total: 23 )
Vladislav rolled 3d10+120 and got 6, 5, 6 ( Total: 137.0 )
Veracruz: "If it does I might have a defense ready"
Mana: It blinks out of sight!
Veracruz starts looking around
[OOC] Mana: 137]!
Mana: Something happens in another dimension…
Vladislav: "Don't worry. I have timed this perfectly."
Mana: …and then the Hederaveiss reappears!
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:1 Aurora [F]:2 Theodore [B]:5 Hederaveiss [F]:5 Xsaieta [F]:24
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============= ] Corona[40](5)
Mana: Vladislav!
Vladislav then drops a boxed spell down with [Deathfog -> ??? - 20D]
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Aurora [F]:1 Theodore [B]:4 Hederaveiss [F]:4 Vladislav [F]:19 Xsaieta [F]:23
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============= ] Corona[40](5)
Mana: Veracruz!
Veracruz: "Well, if that's the case, thank you for not draining my reserves any further!" he runs ahead and uses the boxed spell as a boost to jump up towards the Hederaveiss. He has his longest knife held backhand as he falls, delivering a powerful downward slash as he does so [Attack, 32D]
Veracruz rolled 1d100 and got 16 ( Total: 16 )
Veracruz rolled 1d8+72 and got 5 ( Total: 77 )
[OOC] Mana: 77]!
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Theodore [B]:3 Hederaveiss [F]:3 Vladislav [F]:18 Xsaieta [F]:22 Veracruz [F]:31
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============= ] Corona[40](5)
Mana: Aurora!
Vladislav: "Aurora, it likely is prepping a move we haven't seen. Take care."
Aurora nods and keeps up her defence. "I'm aware, but thanks." [Steelguard, 44D]
Mana: Theodore!
Theodore puts a hand to the his chin, then [Wait]s. [17D]
Mana: Hedaraveiss roars and rushes forward, grabbing Vladislav in its left foreclaw - [Fatality]
Mana rolled 1d100 and got 24 ( Total: 24 ) for C80-Evasion
Vladislav can't help but chuckle as it rushes towards him. "I think I've made a friend."
Aurora: "…Yeah, I might want to stop that."
Mana rolled 1d12*1.5+412*1.5 and got 2 ( Total: 621.0 )
Mana: Corona flares for [-140] against 621 physical Shade damage!
Theodore: "…And it's that accurate?!"
Vladislav hits the ground from that.
Aurora: "…I don't think that helped."
Mana: Hedaraveiss picks up Vladislav, and CHOMP - Before tossing him aside.
Mana: It roars proudly, flicking its tail across the cavern, sending a crescent of green light shooting forward! [Shockwave]
Veracruz: "Ow, owowowow, the hell"
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 0/426, MP: 153/474, SoS: 106
Mana rolled 3d100 and got 69, 24, 12 ( Total: 105 ) for Veracruz Aurora Xsaieta
Mana rolled 1d12+180 and got 4 ( Total: 184.0 )
Veracruz: "What was that"
Mana: For 184 physical Dryad damage!
Veracruz: "Grah!"
Mana: -40 for Corona, so, probably more like 144!
Theodore: "It doesn't seem to be pleased at being shoved inside pocket dimensions constantly."
[OOC] Aurora: HP: 268/522, MP: 186/426, SoS: 130
[OOC] Veracruz: HP: 381/450, MP: 135/450, SoS: 112
Aurora: "Would you be?"
[OOC] Xsaieta: HP: 185/400, MP: 352/400, SoS: 100
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Xsaieta [F]:2 Veracruz [F]:11 Aurora [F]:24 Vladislav [F]:38 Hederaveiss [F]:39
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============= ] Corona[40](4)
Mana: Theodore!
Xsaieta: "…hrrgh."
Veracruz suddenly is upwards, barely dodging the shockwave, his jacket lies on the ground. He grabs his jacket and hastily puts it back on "That was nasty"
Veracruz: "He has a long recovery time for that, at least. Okay, Theo, what're we doing?"
Theodore lets out a breath as his staff begins to give off a pale blue glow. He then dashes forward, swinging it down upon the spider like creature. [Mystic Invasion] [42D]
Theodore rolled 1d100 and got 6 ( Total: 6 ) for 80
Mana: Hit!
Theodore rolled d10+143,75% and got 10 ( Total: 114.75 ) for Chain bonus! Hit this fucker for +25%
[OOC] Mana: 114]!
Mana: Battle order: Xsaieta [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:9 Aurora [F]:22 Vladislav [F]:36 Hederaveiss [F]:37 Theodore [B]:40
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [============ ] Corona[40](4)
Mana: Xsaieta!
Xsaieta gives it his all! And a bloodcurdling roar! [Attack, Ravage, Chain Bonus]
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 31 ( Total: 31 ) for 5/85
Xsaieta rolled d12+100,150% and got 11 ( Total: 166.5 ) for D50
Mana: Carves into its flank for [166], sending ropes of fur and chunks of dragon-flesh falling this way and that!
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Aurora [F]:13 Vladislav [F]:27 Hederaveiss [F]:28 Theodore [B]:31 Xsaieta [F]:41
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [=========== ] Corona[40](4)
Mana: Veracruz!
Veracruz growls, spins his knives and readied another spell [Restore Heart, CT15]
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:2 Vladislav [F]:14 Hederaveiss [F]:15 Theodore [B]:18 Xsaieta [F]:28
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [=========== ] Corona[40](4)
Mana: Aurora!
Aurora lets out a breath and kneels over Vladislav's body, a soft light flowing over him and closing some of his wounds. [Revivify, 54D]
Aurora rolled 1d10+100 and got 4 ( Total: 104.0 ) for healing
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:12 Hederaveiss [F]:13 Theodore [B]:16 Xsaieta [F]:26 Aurora [F]:52
Mana: Veracruz!
Veracruz is done charging, he spins around again "Repeat, Restore Heart!" and sends the sphere of light at Vladislav [Restore Heart,27D]
Veracruz rolled 1d10+90 and got 2 ( Total: 92 ) for Heal, -Poison, -Amnesia
[OOC] Veracruz: HP: 381/450, MP: 75/450, SoS: 112
Vladislav chants, dropping another box down on the field. [Shade Element -> ??? | 20D]
Veracruz 's knives are glowing brighter and brighter
Mana: Hederaveiss lunges forward, slashing into Vladislav and Aurora with its claws!
Mana rolled 2d100 and got 61, 20 ( Total: 81 )
Mana rolled 1d12+180 and got 4 ( Total: 184.0 )
Mana: Doling out 184 physical damage to each of them!
Mana: Corona flares - so that's only 144 to Vlad.
[OOC] Aurora: HP:7 114/522, MP: 186/426, SoS: 130
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Xsaieta [F]:10 Veracruz [F]:11 Vladislav [F]:16 Aurora [F]:36 Hederaveiss [F]:48
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 53/426, MP: 153/474, SoS: 106
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [=========== ] Corona[40](3)
Mana: Theodore!
Veracruz looks at Aurora "Dangit" he looks at Theo "Can you take care of one of them?"
Theodore: "Yup."
Theodore slams his staff into the gournd as his braclet begins to glow. "Goin' with Aurora. No hard feelings, Vlad."
[OOC] Theodore: CT15}
Xsaieta: "Man, Vladislav. Someone really likes you."
Xsaieta takes another chunk out of the thing's hide! [Attack D50]
Aurora: "Unfortunately for him, I don't think he likes the attention."
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 48 ( Total: 48 ) for 5/85
Veracruz: "Vlad you may want to drop into a defensive stance"
Vladislav: "If I end up dying for the day, pass on a message for me to Yesketi in Salamander. Tell her I said I'll be back tomorrow."
Mana: Slice - it's a hit!
Xsaieta rolled d12+100 and got 12 ( Total: 112 )
Veracruz: "I only have on more heal on myself"
Veracruz: "And i'm going to use it with you
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Theodore [B]:4 Vladislav [F]:5 Aurora [F]:25 Hederaveiss [F]:37 Xsaieta [F]:49
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [========== ] Corona[40](3)
Mana: Cruz!
Veracruz starts charging up another heal [CT15]
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Vladislav [F]:1 Veracruz [F]:11 Aurora [F]:21 Hederaveiss [F]:33 Xsaieta [F]:45
Theodore glances at Vladislav out of the corner of his eye.
Mana: Theodore!
Theodore then waves a hand towards Aurora, bathing her in a strong light. [Pinch Heal] [27D]
Theodore rolled d12+160 and got 7 ( Total: 167.0 )
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:10 Aurora [F]:20 Theodore [B]:26 Hederaveiss [F]:32 Xsaieta [F]:44
Mana: Vladislav!
[OOC] Aurora: HP: 281/522, MP: 186/426, SoS: 130
Vladislav moves in and whacks the dragon with his book! [Attack - 31D]
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 90 ( Total: 90 )
Aurora: "…And back to missing already?"
Mana: The dragon bats him away!
Mana: Cruz!
Theodore: "That's sort of what he does."
Xsaieta: "Maybe you should try attacking with an actual weapon. I can get Anya to make you something when we get to Salamander, maybe?"
Veracruz once again spins around, sending the light sphere at Vlad "Vlad you better be sure what you're doing, this is the last! Restore Heart!" [Restore Heart, 27D]
Aurora: "Or maybe something that still does damage on a miss?"
Vladislav scrunches up his face. "It's harder than it looks."
Veracruz rolled 1d10+90 and got 8 ( Total: 98 )
[OOC] Veracruz: HP: 381/450, MP: 15/450, SoS: 112
Veracruz takes a deep breath "Okay… I'm dry"
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Theodore [B]:6 Vladislav [F]:11 Hederaveiss [F]:12 Toth [F]:13 Veracruz [F]:17 Xsaieta [F]:24
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [========== ] Corona[40](3)
Mana: Aurora!
Xsaieta: "I wish Mr. Toth were here. He'd tear this thing into ribbons."
Aurora nods, bracing herself again. [Steelguard, 44D]
Aurora: "To be fair, it IS some really good tea…"
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Vladislav [F]:5 Hederaveiss [F]:6 Toth [F]:7 Veracruz [F]:11 Xsaieta [F]:18 Aurora [F]:38
Mana: Theodore!
Theodore begins channeling more magic. [CT15]
Vladislav adopts a defensive stance. [26D]
Mana: Hederaveiss flicks its tail, sending a shockwave carving through the front row before it slashes into Vladislav!
Mana rolled 4d100 and got 82, 26, 85, 12 ( Total: 205 ) for Aurora Vlad Cruz Xsaieta
Mana rolled 1d12+180 and got 5 ( Total: 185.0 )
Veracruz jumps at Aurora's side, kicking her out of the way and himself upwards enough to avoid it
Mana: Hitting Vlad and Xsaieta for 185 physical Dryad damage! That's 92 into a resistance - and remember -40 from Corona.
Mana: And then the claw -
Mana rolled 1d100 and got 26 ( Total: 26 )
Mana rolled 1d12+180 and got 5 ( Total: 185.0 )
Mana: For 185 physical damage!
Mana: Battle order: Toth [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:4 Theodore [B]:8 Xsaieta [F]:11 Vladislav [F]:24 Aurora [F]:31 Hederaveiss [F]:55
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [========== ] Corona[40](2)
Mana: Mr. Toth on the scene!
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 23/426, MP: 153/474, SoS: 106
[OOC] Xsaieta: HP: 40/400, MP: 352/400, SoS: 100
Mana: Battle order: Toth [B]:0 Veracruz [F]:4 Theodore [B]:8 Xsaieta [F]:11 Vladislav [F]:24 Aurora [F]:31 Hederaveiss [F]:55
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [========== ] Corona[40](2)
Suddenly, Wisp mana flows toward the back row! It's Mr. Toth! [CT 50]
Xsaieta goes to a knee. "…okay, Aurora, just want you to know you -directly- saved my ass just now."
Theodore: "That's why I basically try and go everywhere with Aurora, Vlad."
Toth: "Tag 'im for me, I'll put the hurt on!"
Aurora: "Glad to be of help."
Veracruz is breathing hard, he looks at Xsaieta, then looks at Theo "Theo, can you keep Xsai up or do you want me to use some of my items?"
Toth draws an empty bowstring, but there's a lot of Wisp mana flowing…
Veracruz: "I've one i've been keeping for emergencies"
Vladislav: "Heh. You're late."
Vladislav: "The dragon is staggered. Go all in."
Vladislav: "The more hits we get the better, right Toth?"
Toth: "Hah! I'm late? You look like you're about to -be- late."
Toth: "I just need one, really…"
Toth: "(It's Wil that gives multiple benefits…)"
Veracruz: "Still"
Theodore: "Hmm."
Veracruz looks at the Hederaveiss, and rushes towards it, he halts in front of it suddenly, slashing many times at it, knives glowing white, forming a pattern in the air of a magical circle. Then he suddenly discards his knives, they hit the ground with a clink sound, and he vanishes [Mystic Invasion, 32D]
Veracruz rolled 1d100 and got 11 ( Total: 11 )
Theodore: "Yeah just go nuts, and then cry and die if it's resistant to Wisp."
Mana: That's a hit!
Toth: "Surely the universe wouldn't be -that- cruel."
Suddenly he reappears, jumping from inside the circle, strands of energy in his hands. He draws them closer as hundreds of sparks shoot from the Hederaveiss [Power Strike]
Xsaieta: "Naw, but Vlad's new best friend might be."
Veracruz rolled 1d8+115,150 and got 6 ( Total: 181.5 )
[OOC] Mana: 181]!
Veracruz quickly returns to formation with the party, when'd he reacquire his knives?
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Xsaieta [F]:3 Vladislav [F]:16 Aurora [F]:23 Veracruz [F]:28 Toth [B]:42 Hederaveiss [F]:47
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [========= ] Corona[40](2)
Mana: Theodore!
Xsaieta: "Who is he, anyways, is he cute? Or she or it or whatever, I don't judge."
Theodore spins his staff aorund over his head, before swinging at the dragon. "Man, that was pretty good Cruz!"
Theodore rolled 1d100 and got 81 ( Total: 81 ) for 80 [42D]
Vladislav grates his teeth. "They're dangerous. That's all you need to know."
Theodore knew that was bound to happen.
Toth: "Do we know this…creature?"
Xsaieta: "Oooh, you like 'em dangerous. I get it."
Vladislav: "Yes."
Mana: It roars, pushing Theodore back with a plume of noxious breath. Xsaieta!
Mana: Battle order: Xsaieta [F]:0 Vladislav [F]:13 Aurora [F]:20 Veracruz [F]:25 Theodore [B]:39 Toth [B]:39 Hederaveiss [F]:44
Vladislav: "I don't have concrete proof however so I'm not about to throw out baseless accusations."
Veracruz: "Thanks! But, it takes a long charge"
Theodore: "Using the power of context clues,"
Xsaieta focus focus focuses and runs up and takes another chunk out of it. [Attack D50]
Theodore: "By which I mean that Vlad gave us a dying message,"
Theodore: "I'd imagine the Priestess."
Xsaieta rolled 1d100 and got 13 ( Total: 13 ) for 5/85
Mana: Black ichor pours out from the slice - that's a hit!
Xsaieta rolled d12+100 and got 10 ( Total: 110 )
[OOC] Mana: 110]! Vladislav!
Theodore: "Who gave us the muskets. You know."
Vladislav moves in with the book! [Attack - 31D]
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 62 ( Total: 62 )
Theodore: "Some weird Xsaieta-esque name with a Y."
Vladislav rolled d8+81 and got 1 ( Total: 82.0 )
Mana: SLam - [82]!
Vladislav: "Yesketi."
Theodore: "Yeah, her."
Mana: Battle order: Aurora [F]:0 Veracruz [F]:5 Theodore [B]:19 Toth [B]:19 Vladislav [F]:24 Hederaveiss [F]:24 Xsaieta [F]:30
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [======== ] Corona[40](2)
Mana: Aurora!
Xsaieta: "God, I barely remember that. Was I even around for that?"
Vladislav: "No."
Toth: "Yesketi."
Theodore: "Naw you mostly came for the after party."
Theodore: "Poisoned sushi and all that."
Vladislav: "Regardless, I need Alexanders assistance in the near future."
Toth: "Interesting…"
Xsaieta: "Ohhh, right, right."
Toth: "How'd you piss into her ale? I think I missed something."
Aurora follows up and slashes the creature, her sword glowing bright! [Burst Dash, 44D]
Vladislav: "I discovered she was a Pure Heart."
Aurora rolled 1d100 and got 26 ( Total: 26 ) for 90, Wisp damage
Mana: Hits the weakness!
Xsaieta: "Woah."
Toth: "Seehs, they'll let just about anyone become a Pure Heart these days…"
Aurora rolled 1d10+120,150% and got 1 ( Total: 181.5 )
[OOC] Toth: *Sheesh
Mana: Burns through for [181]!
[OOC] Aurora: HP: 281/522, MP: 141/426, SoS: 130
Theodore glances at the people in the party currently. Glances back to Mr. Toth.
Mana: Battle order: Veracruz [F]:0 Theodore [B]:14 Toth [B]:14 Vladislav [F]:19 Hederaveiss [F]:19 Xsaieta [F]:25 Aurora [F]:39
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [====== ] Corona[40](2)
Mana: Veracruz!
Toth chuckles. "No, really, I suppose if anyone was going to be a Pure Heart, it'd be her over…"
Vladislav: "Such are the times at the fall of Mana."
Toth glances at the people in the party currently. Glances back to Theodore.
Xsaieta: "Teehee, fall. I get it."
Vladislav bows.
Veracruz then pulls out his secret ace in the hole! He pulls out a bottle of oil and drops it over Xsai's chest and back [Item, 32D] [Naga Oil - 200 HP/Veil(2)]
Mana: Battle order: Theodore [B]:0 Toth [B]:0 Vladislav [F]:5 Hederaveiss [F]:5 Xsaieta [F]:11 Veracruz [F]:18 Aurora [F]:25
Mana: Theodore!
Toth: "Veracruz, I know we may not have much longer to live, but…"
Mana: and Mr. Toth!
Mana: In whatever order appeals.
Xsaieta purrs delightedly.
Theodore lets out a bretah as his staff gives off a very pale blue glow, then runs forward to hit the draogn again. [Mystic Invasion] [42D]
Theodore rolled 1d100 and got 31 ( Total: 31 ) for 80
Theodore rolled d10+115,75% and got 8 ( Total: 92.25 ) for ! ! C H A I N B O N U S ! !
Veracruz: "I am trying to ensure what you say is not true, Toth"
Toth: "Guess I have to do my part, too!"
[OOC] Mana: 92]! Mr. Toth!
Toth is now straining to hold his bow steady, the immense Wisp arrow pulsing with energy, but like a true marksman, there's the one heartbeat where his aim does not falter- and a chrous of angels sing the projectile's flight. [MB Last Striking of Creation's Orchestra ~ Da Capo Aeternam, 53D]
Toth rolled 1d12+450,175 and got 8 ( Total: 801.5 ) for weakness, chain bonus
Mana: The arrow strikes true, skewering the beast through its heart, pinning it up against the cavern wall!
Mana: Hits the weakness! [801]!
Mana: It snarls, trying to work its way free!
Mana: Battle order: Vladislav [F]:0 Hederaveiss [F]:0 Xsaieta [F]:6 Veracruz [F]:13 Aurora [F]:20 Theodore [B]:37 Toth [B]:48
Mana: Status for Hederaveiss [F] : [= ] Corona[40](2)
Veracruz: "Really, really now?!"
Toth: "Better make something happen!"
Theodore: "You *better* hit."
Vladislav: "This asshole is going to eat me again out of spite, watch." He moves in with the book. [Attack - 31D]
Vladislav rolled 1d100 and got 35 ( Total: 35 )
Mana: It's a hit!
Vladislav rolled d8+81 and got 4 ( Total: 85.0 )
[OOC] Mana: 85]! It shudders and melts into black ooze, sinking down into the ground all around!
Toth snickers. "I do believe that's the first time I've heard you curse."
Veracruz takes a few deep breaths
Vladislav: "Try getting eaten by a dragon twice in the span of a minute."
Veracruz: "I swear, I only got hit twice, but that was kind of terrible"
Vladislav: "Unpleasant, that's what it is."
Aurora: "All around, yes."
Toth twirls his bow around, sheathes it across his back (even though bows don't have sheaths), and points at Vladislav.
Xsaieta: "Mr. Toth."
Theodore pokes at the ooze a few times with his staff.
[OOC] Mana: Got 1300 EXP. Got 260 Lucre. Got 15 AP.
Toth: "That's the privilege of a Pure Heart."
Theodore: "Oh, phew."
Veracruz sits down, pulling out his canteen and taking adrink
Veracruz: "Really, now"
Xsaieta: "I'd give you a hug right now but I'm covered in oil and it'd probably get all over your nice duds."
Xsaieta: "So, uh… thanks for showing up." He grins.
Toth pats Xsaieta.
Xsaieta ear-swivels into an ear perk.
Mana: The ooze spreads across the cavern, sinking into the stone.
Toth: "Well I'm sure you can manage one after a hot springs visit."
Xsaieta: "Also, that's kinda gross, but in a cool way."
Mana: From it, dense vines flourish, a carpet of deep velvet flowers, ferns and pitchers.
Vladislav: "Yesketi. If you're listening I'm going to pay you a visit tomorrow. I hope you're ready."
Mana: …The stink, and a hint of sweltering humidity, only gets worse.
Theodore: "Why would you *tell* her that?"
Theodore: "She can probably make another one in the morning."
Vladislav: "I'm reasonably confident she can read my mind already."
Xsaieta: "Aw, she sent you flowers!"
Toth: "Yesketi, I'm not with him, just so you know." He says to the vines.
Veracruz twitches his nose "Kind of nasty, but beautiful"
Toth: "But, you know, killing things is how one becomes more experienced."
Toth: "That's how it goes."
Xsaieta stage-whispers to the flowers: "(I think you're pretty.)"
Aurora: "…I don't think we want to explore that right now."
Vladislav: "Theodore, let's get out of here before this smell does us in. Your shop. Then the hot springs."
Theodore: "Okay yeah my nose is totally done with this local. Onward to the store."
Xsaieta: "-but, yeah, kinda stinky. Let's bounce."
Theodore laughs a litttle, nodding to Vladislav.
Toth: "What store? Oh, by the way- there's a vendor in the Vertical Market now."
Toth: "Swing him some business every now and then, he's from outside of Titania."
Mana: It's a short trip down to the Dancing Pine.
Theodore: "Gunna get someone to turn this diamond into something usable."
Theodore says, as he opens the door and heads inside.
Mana: Efuree smiles, sashaying to meet you, gesturing the party in -
Mana: And then, ringing a bell to bring the wares out - on clacking displays, on clever mechanisms - once they're inside.
Mana: The windows shutter.
Mana: "Splendid to see you. How can I help you?"
Mana: "…And so many, too!"
Veracruz has been silent for a while as they travelled. He look at Efuree for a moment, then the displays "Oh, aha! Thanks!"
Veracruz: "Er- No wait, what am I talking about. Anyway, hi!"
Toth: "Hello."
Veracruz: "Was a little distracted handling a thing I figured on this gem, ahaha"
Theodore: "You still *make* stuff, right?" Theodore says with a grin whilst pulling the newly formed diamond from his pocket.
Toth: "-They-, want something special, I'm in the market for restoratives."
Veracruz: "Oh yeah, he made that diamond by putting a bunch of coal inside Salamander"
Mana: "Hardly the right place for restoratives, really. And…"
Mana: She examines it. "Interesting, interesting. Certainly of symbolic note."
Mana: "Do you have one of the magic gems to pair it with?"
Vladislav: "You can use my bargain gem if you want to toss me your old one, Theo."
Theodore: "Hm, yeah that'll work I already know punch heal."
[OOC] Theodore: pinch^
Veracruz: "I don't think you know how to heal with punches just yet, Theo"
Veracruz: "And I don't think I want you to learn how to"
Vladislav tosses Theodore the Raven's Code.
Theodore gives Cruz a look, before hading it over to Efuree. "Assuming this'll do
Theodore: ? "
Mana: "Certainly. You want me to make a new Pyrargite, then?"
Theodore: "Yup!"
Mana: "Naturally. Come back sometime tomorrow. I'll bill you six-hundred lucre for labor?"
Theodore: "Sounds good." Theodore roots around in a coat pocket for a moment, then pulls out a fist full of 600 gil and sets it on the counter.
Vladislav: "What's the purpose of this shop, anyways?"
Theodore: "Gettin' dolled up, keeping time."
Toth: "Some shops… exist."
Mana: "Well, keeps food on the table, doesn't it?"
Theodore: "Anyway that's about all I needed." He glances at the others.
Toth: "I'm good."
Vladislav: "I have a fair amount of lucre to spend, but unless there's cheap gems for sale I can't say I have a use for it."
Vladislav: "To the hot springs, then?"
Mana: "None in right now, I don't think."
Mana: "Do take care. I'll let you know if I get any choice items."
Theodore: "If we're not going to see your psycho, then probably."
Aurora: "That's a shame. Do call if you get any Malachite in."
Vladislav: "In our condition? I want to be in tip top shape for our trip."
Toth nods, though he's planning to take a stop by the Vertical Market shop.
Toth: "That being said…"
Toth turns to Vlad.
Toth: "Looks like I'm gonna need a Fairy Walnut or two."
Vladislav glances at Toth. "Understandable. You've used your visit already."
Vladislav: "You've been rather busy today."
Vladislav gestures. "Feel free to lead the way."
Toth leads the way to the Vertical Market which is on the way anyway so
Theodore: "What, you don't think we could have a nice, pleasent conversation with her?"
Vladislav: "I'd rather not take my chances."
Mana: Along Whisper Causeway, it's a short climb up into the Vertical Market.
Vladislav: "I cannot stress how important it is that we're in top shape for the Pure Land. Most of us are still tier one so we're outmatched."
Veracruz: "Hrm…"
Theodore: "Yeah it's going to be hilarious with my spells still this weak."
Vladislav: "Hence the time of our visit, yes."
Mana: The importer - at Distant Sky Imports - smiles.
Vladislav: "I don't expect to come back alive. We'll delve as deep as we can."
Mana: "How's Titania treating you? Let me know if I can get you anything."
Toth: "Hey there, I brought friends."
Mana: A tall man, wearing a dark-colored suit. The store's shelves are a little more stocked, decorated in dark colors.
Vladislav chews at his lip before silently glancing through their wares.
Mana: Like stepping behind a curtain, it has a secluded, mysterious feel.
Theodore raises a hand a little, "Can we get a discount if we tell you his," Theodore gestures towards Vladislav, "stalker slash girlfriend just sent a grudge dragon out to kill him?"
Veracruz nods at the man "Hello"
Vladislav raises a brow at Theodore.
Veracruz: "That thing hurt pretty bad, yeah but"
Toth: "What, you're dating now, too?"
Mana: "Certainly sounds fair to me."
Mana: "Five percent. No more, hm?"
Veracruz headscratches
Theodore flashes a thumbs up.
Veracruz blinks, then looks at theo, that friggen WORKED what?!
Vladislav: "Don't question it, Mr. Toth. You have your discount."
Mana: Vladislav: Rows of pots of mysterious oils. Candy. They've got a bin of fairy walnuts for 400 lucre each - that's a pretty good price.
Toth: "As do you."
Mana: A long, curved scimitar sits on one of the displays, next to a stuffed beast of some fashion.
Toth: "It's understandable that you want me to be in tip-top shape, seeing as how I tiered-up and all."
[OOC] Toth: HP: 290/525, MP: 237/558, SoS: 131
Veracruz walks up to look at the scimitar
Theodore: "Vlad, you should buy some tomato oil."
Vladislav: "Your pockets are further lined than our own, Mr. Toth. We may be able to contribute a walnut to your cause together, however."
Vladislav glances over at Theodore. "Tomato Oil?"
Veracruz: "That walnut would cost me half of what I have"
Theodore: "Heals and suppresses shade weakness!"
Theodore: "(Briefly)"
[OOC] Mana: Statesman's Sword - PWR12. Next attack is at -20D after missing. 900 Lucre.
Theodore: "(Side effects may include having eaten tomato oil with no noodles.)"
Mana: "Unless you eat it with noodles, of course."
Veracruz: "Hey tomato juice is good, you know"
Vladislav: "It is true that every gem I own is weak to Shade, but…"
Veracruz looks at the sword a bit more "Wow, nice sword. Good for feint sequences" he looks at the stuffed monster. Anything he knows?
Mana: Some sort of scaled hound… it doesn't look familiar.
Theodore: "What *else* are you doing with your lucre, Vlad?"
Vladislav: "It'll be of use in time."
Theodore picks up two fairy walnuts and two bone incense.
Vladislav: "The lot of you. Us 5. Care to chip in 80 lucre for a Walnut donation for Mr. Toth? He's used his visit for today."
Veracruz tosses four 20-lucre coins to Toth
Vladislav: "Then the others he can buy on his own."
Veracruz: "Sure"
Theodore: "I chipped in for his last big purchas!"
Vladislav: "Consider it a favor to me then. I just gave you my only way to unlock gates and am stuck on Calaverite until tomorrow."
Veracruz: "He did just blow all his mana to save us back there"
Vladislav tosses Toth 80 Lucre.
Aurora hands 160 lucre to Toth. "I'll cover your portion, Theodore."
Xsaieta slips 80 lucre into Mr. Toth's pocket.
Theodore: "I'm gunna be flattered for that instead of Toth, okay? Okay."
Toth laughs. "Two Fairy Walnuts." He puts down their lucre and also his.
Toth: "And then… ten candies…"
Mana: "1200 lucre, if you please."
Toth: "And that sword too, why not?"
Vladislav: "Don't forget the discount." A grin.
Mana: "Ah, 2000 in total, then."
Theodore: "… Huh that was our only other Pyra, wasn't it?"
Toth forks over the lucre, and equips the sword.
Vladislav: "Correct. Hence my irritation. I need to open more gates."
Vladislav: "I trust you'll keep your word tomorrow."
Mana: "Running low on jewelry?" The importer asks.
Vladislav: "What's it to you?"
Theodore: "Well I can't imagine you're going to do anything suitably heroic before tomorrow anyway so it should be okay! Just meet up with me at the store in the morning."
Mana: He shrugs. "I suppose I'll have to get something in stock."
Theodore: "! You think you cna get your hands on some?"
Veracruz: "That would be appreciated"
Theodore: "There's only one place that can, at the moment."
Mana: "Easily. At the high end or the low end?"
Vladislav: "Our group is all looking for selection and has thousands of lucre to spend."
Vladislav: "If you can stock inventory you may see good profits in the future."
Toth: "Yes."
Toth: "Both ends. Lodestone."
Mana: "Hm…"
Mana: "If you can pay 10,000, I can get you the lodestone called Hope. One of a kind."
Vladislav: "What's it do, out of curiousity?"
Toth: "I'll start making more money, then." He pats the Statesman's Sword at his side.
Aurora: "…Anything cheaper in mind for Malachite?"
Xsaieta: "Ahahahaha, wait, seriously, there's-"
Theodore: "Oh!"
Xsaieta: "-hahahahaa, I love it. I wonder what its abilities are, that's hilarious, though."
Theodore: "That's why she wanted Hope out of the box so badly."
Veracruz headscratches "It'll take a wee bit to acquire the moeny but we do so fast, we kill alot of monsters. Perhaps before the middle of the day tomorrow"
Xsaieta: "You get it!"
Vladislav: "My thoughts exactly, Theodore."
Veracruz: "!"
Veracruz: "That"
Veracruz: "Oh dear"
Theodore: "Man that story makes so much more sense now."
Mana: "Malachite… Malachite…"
Mana: "Something from the collection for 1500, perhaps. Ms. Aurora, yes?"
Aurora: "That sounds reasonable."
Toth chomps on a Fairy Walnut mixed with three candies.
Veracruz hands Toth his canteen, because he probably needs something to drink after so much sweet
Toth does take a quick drink. "Thank you, Veracruz."
Veracruz nods, and places it back where it belongs
Mana: He rifles through a few boxes before producing a set of three bangles, chained together, each set with a thin square-cut Malachite - the [Love in Solitaire - Malachite - Defensive Strike, Line Guard, Up & At Em. R: Shade, W: Dryad/Luna.]
Veracruz: "That looks like a great gem"
Aurora: "Hmm, that looks pretty good…" She fishes out the 1500 lucre. "That'll do, thank you."
Mana: "Splendid. Do your best to keep this sorry lot alive, won't you?"
Aurora nods, handing the bag over. "That I do."
Theodore: "She makes things way easier, yeah."
Veracruz: "That she does, marvelously"
Vladislav: "Anyone else wish to gem browse?"
Veracruz: "As it is I just realized i've made something splendidly stupid with my gem"
Veracruz: "And I am wondering how to fix it before returning to my quicksilver"
Theodore: "Naw, wanna see what my neew one looks like first."
Veracruz: "So not truly, unless he has an interesting quicksilver but even then not quite the time yet!"
Veracruz: "We better save up for that Hope"
Vladislav: "Similar thoughts, Theodore. I wish to gate unlock on Pyra, which requires you to get your new one. My other option is Mr. Toth who also needs more time so I have options open to me that do not involve Lucre."
Vladislav: "To the hot springs, then?"
Veracruz: "Yes, please, I am not simply tired, also worn"
Vladislav: "Let us hope nothing comes in our way. I'm afraid a rabite could take most of you down right now."
Theodore rests his staff along his back. "If we're sure we're not doin' anything else before rolling down into the belly of the beasts."
Toth: "Hot springs, it is." He waves to the shopkeep as he leaves. "Goodbye, Distant Sky!"
Mana: "Best of luck out there."
Vladislav: "We're at our physical limits, Theodore. Doing anything else in this condition would risk us losing the rest of the day from a wipe. After our visit we need to conserve our resources."
Aurora bows to him before they leave. "Yes, the hot springs sound good right about now."
Toth: "Oh, then… while we're in Gnome, I'd like to visit this acupuncturist…"
Veracruz: "Oh, friend of yours?"
Theodore: "Just making sure!"
Vladislav: "So long as it doesn't involve combat, it is an acceptable detour."
Toth: "It -shouldn't- but…"
Vladislav nods to the shopkeep before making his way to Gnome district.
Toth: "Just have to ask her about a needle."
Xsaieta: "Man, you never know when a detour is going to suddenly involve combat."
Mana: Along Whisper Causeway, Vlad?
Veracruz tags along, of course, whatever path they take
Aurora: "Isn't that why it's nice to have Veracruz around, then? Avoiding all the dangers?"
Xsaieta: "One of all sorts of reasons I could think of."
Veracruz: "Well, I was wondering if Vlad wanted to take the long way"
Vladislav: "If you know a faster route than the Whisper Causeway, by all means."
Toth: "If there's a way involving less danger- not that -I- mind, but the lot of you…"
Veracruz pulls out a compass and puts it over his bracelet, looking at it "Hrm… I do, actually. If you don't mind taking this one old elevator. It's kinda shakey" he starts leading them down the slope. Yep, there's an elevator they'll take
Theodore lets off a [Cure Light] for 84 HP as they walk. Just, you know. In case.
Mana: Yeah, there's an elevator in the Vertical Market, and of course, tilted as it is…
Mana: …
Mana: Anyway, you end up somewhere in Gnome.
Theodore: "That was *exciting*."
Toth tries to subtly clean out his ears.
Vladislav: "Trying to follow the logistics behind that pathway is giving me a headache."
Veracruz: "Yeah, sorry, wasn't expecting quite THAT to happen but hey, it was fun"
Aurora shakes her head. "It's always an adventure with you around."
Veracruz: "You just need to know the way, Vlad"
Veracruz smiles
Xsaieta: "Hey, it keeps life interesting~." He also may have wound up clinging to Cruz at one point. Out of fear. Right. Anyways, moving on…
Toth: "Anyway, either The Curio Cafe or hotsprings first, either should work."
Vladislav: "Feel free to visit your appointment first, Mr. Toth."
Toth nods. He wanders like how Rigo showed him- half-drunk and half-swagger, but also the correct direction.
Veracruz follows after Toth, less swaggering drunk mode, though
Mana: The Curio Cafe. The proprietress nods as you enter - the cafe has mostly been cleared out for some sort of setup where three women are lying on wooden slats over hot coals, while the workers drape them with thick, medicinal-scented strips of cloth.
Mana: Steam from it fills the air.
Toth nods to her. "Hello again. Made it home safely from the auction, I see."
Theodore lets out a low whistle as they enter, then blinks.
Veracruz takes in the smells, looking around "(I don't know why but I like the smell of medicine)"
Mana: "Quite the exciting evening, it was. What may I offer you?"
Toth: "I've an encounter with a needle- to my untrained eye, an actupuncture needle, and I came to ask your professional opinion on it."
Toth produces the needle they procured from the Stone Ocean.
Mana: She gingerly takes it, holding it up to the light.
Mana: "…Brilliantly fine. You could pin smoke to a page with this."
Mana: "Or something less substantial still."
Toth: "Is there- I'm assuming there's an incorrect way to use them, but…"
Veracruz: "Sounds like quite the amazing needle"
Toth: "I stuck it into my arm, and had a weird vision."
Mana: "I wouldn't recommend that, myself."
Toth: "Well, yeah."
Toth: "It was one of giant, vast black ships on a shore, glowing with yellow lights, towering above all, monolithic-like."
Toth: "Any patients get anything crazy like that, in any uh, treatments?"
Toth: "It hurt really badly too, but…" He shrugs. "I suppose it could just be something conjured up by my mind to blot out the pain, but it didn't quite…"
Veracruz blinks, looks at Toth
Veracruz: "That"
Veracruz: "Is a Service colony ship"
Veracruz: "I saw one in the Pure Land"
Toth looks at Veracruz, his surprise on display.
Xsaieta: "Wh-"
Veracruz: "Well, we're going to the Pure Land later tonight so you get to see it too"
Theodore: "You mean, the buildings inside?"
Veracruz: "Well, that's what it looked on the outside to me, at least"
Theodore: "Hmm."
Vladislav: "That does sound like their handiwork."
Vladislav: "You can confirm for yourself soon enough."
Toth: "Fair enough, I suppose."
Mana: "I think I defer to their expertise on this one, then."
Toth: "It's appreciated all the same."
Veracruz: "Still, the fact the needle gave him a vision is rather strange"
Veracruz: "I would be careful of it! I- Know nothing of needles"
Xsaieta: "Wha? That kind of stuff happens all the time."
Toth: "If I find out anything else about that kind of thing I'll let you know too, ma'am."
Veracruz: "I haven't heard of visions much!"
Theodore leans over between Xsaieta and Cruz, staging whispeering "(Narcotics!)" as he does.
Vladislav: "Just hold on to the needle. You'll be able to find out everything by talking to them."
Xsaieta: "(You get it!)"
Toth retrieves the needle.
Veracruz just :| at Theo
Toth: "Give Rigo my regards."
Theodore: "I'm just sayin'!"
Veracruz: "Yes you are"
Mana: "I shall soon, I hope!"
Mana: She taps her mask playfully.
Toth smiles, bows, and leaves.
Theodore slides on out!
Veracruz follows after Toth "Want to head into the springs anyway, Toth? They might not be extra good healing in your case but still relaxing"
Toth: "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea."
Vladislav: "Sounds like a waste of money to me, but to each their own."
Veracruz: "Well, it is but"
Veracruz: "I'll try to see if I can't wrangle a discount!"
Toth suppresses a snicker.
Toth: "Please do."
Veracruz heads on over to the hot springs
Aurora: "Good luck with that."
Mana: It's getting later in the evening, actually - the Hot Springs, you find as you arrive, are closed.
Vladislav: "We broke in last time. Shouldn't be an issue."
Toth: "You all go on, then, I'll be down the street like the first time."
Veracruz headscratches "Ah, well"
Veracruz: "Okay"
Veracruz jumps up on the grating, gracefully flipping over it, then once inside goes to the door to unlock it for the party
Theodore: "I kinda like this place better when it's closed anyway."
Theodore: "You need help gettin' over?" Theodore glances towards Aurora.
Aurora: "I think Veracruz is unlocking it for us…"
Veracruz is in fact unlocking it for them
Mana: The front door does, indeed, swing open.
Mana: Just be quiet when walking through the place!
Theodore: "Ah well thta's less fun."
Vladislav nods to Veracruz before heading in.
Theodore shakes his head wiht a shrug and slips inside, all silent like.
Aurora: "But it is practical."
Veracruz waits until everyone's in and then locks again, and goes along "Uhn, forgot the price"
Theodore: "Fifty I think."
Veracruz leaves the fifty on the counter before actually going in
Theodore: "Oh, yeah leaving it on the counter would be better than the floor haha." Theodore does the same.
Aurora leaves her own 50 lucre on the counter. "Should I wait for you gentlemen to finish first?"
Theodore: "Well I was hoping not, but it's up to you." He waves behind his head and slips into the changing room, then the water.
Vladislav trails after Theodore. "Subtle."
Veracruz: "Very" he says, heading to get changed "Not like you don't know us enough anyway" before finally heading in
Theodore: "It'd be a lot more rude if I wasn't be honest!"
[OOC] Theodore: being^
Mana: A long, relaxing bath.
[OOC] Mana: HP/MP full for people who haven't had baths yet.
[OOC] Vladislav: HP: 426/426, MP: 474/474, SoS: 106
[OOC] Veracruz: [SHP: 75] HP: 450/450, MP: 450/450, SoS: 112
Veracruz is finally recovered, he steps out of the bath, stretches for a good two minutes "Hrm… That does feel good, every time"
Theodore: "It's kinda yeah."
Theodore climbs out.
Veracruz heads on out, then, to meet with Toth again
Vladislav makes his way back to the lobby and then out the door to meet up with Toth. He nods to Aurora on his way out. "All yours."
Xsaieta totally took a bath, he's not one to pass up taking a bath. Or leaving lucre on the counter!
Aurora nods and covers a soft laugh as she waits outside, heading into the changing room after the boys have all finished, taking a quick but relaxing soak herself before meeting back up with them.
Toth: "And you all just left her there."
Theodore didn't!
Vladislav: "Theodore's waiting. Good enough, right?"
Toth: "With Theodore."
Vladislav: "Yup."
Vladislav: "… I'll be right back."
Veracruz tilts his head to the side "He's harmless?"
Toth: "You do that."
Veracruz: "Plus Xsai's there too"
Theodore is just sitting on the waiting bench in the lobby. Upside down, on his head, with his legs against the wall. What?
Veracruz: "I just wanted to make sure you didn't get lost"
Theodore: "Forget somethin'?"
Aurora doesn't take too long, knowing they're pressed for time, waving quietly once she leaves the changing room, still drying her long hair with a towel she brought with her. "Oh, still here?"
Vladislav shakes his head. "Was just checking if Toth wandered off. How do you propose we contact the others?"
Vladislav: "Once Veracruz takes us down it's a one way trip and the others will be left behind."
[OOC] Aurora: HP: 522/522, MP: 426/426, SoS: 130
Vladislav: "Lower Shade Gate is closed, after all."
Theodore: "Wasn't gunna leave you alone in the bath house without your gear on." Thedore gives Aurora a wave and smile.
Toth: "We could… tarry about until Alexander shows up?"
Theodore: "Alexander? He probably got the message, so just head over to the bar I suppose."
Aurora: "Was there anyone else we were hoping to drag along?"
Aurora smiles back, giving Theodore a nod.
Vladislav nods in response. "His analytical skills are going to be a great boon for the unknown."
Toth: "Well, if you can -find- Rigo…"
Toth: "Wil seemed pretty driven to find or do something else though, so maybe she's still busy?"
[OOC] Doman: NOT ANYMORE
Aurora: "We probably could find any of them between Alexander and Veracruz."
[OOC] Doman: well relative to you guys timewise probably
Theodore: "She kinda seemed like she'd implode if we was around that many people at once."
[OOC] Theodore: she was^
Veracruz: "Pretty sure we could scrounge up everyone short of strange time shenanigans"
Vladislav shrugs. "I'm heading into Undine and getting a drink, then. We have some waiting to do."
Toth: "How's that iceberg doing?"
Veracruz: "Well, then, I guess." he looks at Toth "We've checked, they're angry because apparently one of them was killed by order of the king"
Veracruz: "Pretty weird orders, though"
Vladislav: "Still hasn't moved. Someone assassinated one of their kind and blamed it on the Emperor."
Theodore: "It's being iceburgy. Apparently an imperial assassin set off the protest, but uh. I'm not an expert or anything but their evidence seemed fishy."
Toth: "And…?"
Toth: "Hm."
Veracruz: "That's it, really, we haven't been able to check on that yet"
Toth: "Could probably just throw an AF at it and be done with it."
Vladislav: "Your KP."
Vladislav shrugs in return.
Xsaieta: "I like the cut of your jib."
Toth shrugs back. "That's how the gate leading to a field of winter was dealt with."
Toth: "Though they'd probably call us scabs."
Xsaieta: "I mean, I don't know the iceberg from an ice cube in a nice cold drink, but."
Theodore: "We figured Alex could probably ask his friends about it, at least."
Theodore: "Uh, coworkers."
Toth: "Fellow assassins."
Aurora: "…Does he even still have a job if he was killed?"
Veracruz: "Presumably he still knows them! But, uhn, good question"
Toth: "Well they didn't fire him, I don't think."
Veracruz: "Need to remember to ask him"
Theodore: "Huh!"
Toth: "He just died and got better."
Theodore: "On the other had he did have a funeral."
Theodore: "So I mean, maybe not? Still got that sweet mansion though."
Toth: "Joch had an execution."
Theodore: "Joch's a lying jerk, though."
Toth: "Honestly at this point I just like arguing. Let's head off for a pint."
Veracruz chuckles "We could go have a drink already, wait for Alex to show up"
Theodore: "Right!"
Mana: And so it was written.
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