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Post by LaFille on Mar 26, 2006 19:23:20 GMT
(Oops, forgot; Elliot, can Mao see what there is at the bottom of the tubes (inside) from where she is? Or could they see it by beside the tubes?)
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 26, 2006 19:27:53 GMT
MaoThe floor eats your cloth. The globe splashes into the tube, and sinks - albeit rather slowly, as though it were moving through treacle. Edit: The only thing in the tubes appears to be the green liquid. Except for the one with the globe in it, of course
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Post by LaFille on Mar 27, 2006 1:38:16 GMT
Mao observes the globe sinking; there didn't seem to be any reaction between the globe and the liquid, but maybe that the globe will allow them to see what there is in the bottom of the tube... (Elliot, what can they see of the bottom of the tube; is it stopping at the floor's level or continuing into the floor like the metal ring? and is the bottom made of glass, metal like the ring or... ? Are there any tubes or canalization holes?)
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Post by SilvaShado on Mar 27, 2006 5:49:24 GMT
Stelrein, "I think Ash went into the sleeping area. I really can't be sure. It's been a while since I've seen her."
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Post by janggut on Mar 27, 2006 6:43:27 GMT
"Homm, I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old do you think you are?"
woken from his pouting reverie, Homm turns his head towards Stelrein with a "huh? oh no! no interest in the button, believe you me."
he scratches his head at his answer, looks at the floor while thinking, then looks back at Stelrein, "i am afraid that i have no inkling of how old i am since .... ." he knows something bad happened to him in the past but he cannot recall more. his eyelids lower in sadness, "i do not think i know how old i am, just how old i feel."
his attention perks up & he realises the room has been very quiet.
no wonder, miss screamie isn't here to cause some ruckus, says Homm to himself, i wonder where ...... .
he recalls the middle passageway still unchecked. why that little ...., Homm feels a bit agitated for not being the first to scout the place.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 27, 2006 7:40:28 GMT
"Homm, come with me if you would," Rasidar says. "Once we find Ash, we shall explore the other corridor. Stelrein, kindly keep watch over the door. No one is to open it until we return."
Once Stelrein takes Rasidar's place, Rasidar leads Homm towards the sleeping room. He does not give Homm a chance to argue or run for the button.
Once there, Rasidar sees Ash and Loriana, along with a new person he does not recognize. At the angle he is facing, only Ash notices the slight hint of regret he feels that it isn't Callie. Then Rasidar shrugs it off and approaches the newcomer with a smile.
"I hope I am not intruding," Rasidar says to the newcomer, then introduces himself. "We are as confused as you, and seek answers. By all means, join us when you feel ready to do so. Until then, there are rations in the other room for your use."
At that point, he looks to the others.
"Ash, would you care to help us explore the other corridor?" Rasidar asks her. "I would appreciate your help in this. Loriana, you may join us, stay, or rejoin Stelrein in the genie's room, as you wish."
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Post by janggut on Mar 27, 2006 7:57:51 GMT
when they arrive at the sleeping room, Homm stays back just before the entrance & peeks in. again as how he observes his now team mates when they first woke up, he also observes from the dark the newly awoken.
oh, miss screamie! Homm in his mind & feels a bit relieved that she has not beaten him to the middle room. he notices that Cedric & Mao aren't there in the sleeping room.
oh, no! Homm slaps his forehead, feeling beaten.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 27, 2006 8:49:17 GMT
Mao
The tube stops at floor level, though you do see what might be a hole in the base of the tube at its centre. It's slightly smaller than your fist, and looks like it's there by design, not accident. It doesn't appear to be doing anything right now.
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Post by LaFille on Mar 27, 2006 18:20:02 GMT
Mao jumps down on the floor and notices with surprise that her dirty strip was completely eaten by it.
"There's a hole on the bottom of the tube," she shows to Cedric (and Scim if she's there). (Elliot, where did the globe land in the tube? Did it fall in the hole or obstruct it? Was his trajectory deflected by some stream coming from it?)
"The glass is about one inch thick; I wonder if it would be breakable... " But before thinking about doing anything with these tubes, they should try to know more about that liquid, she thinks.
"Let's check this ting up now," she says pointing to the skin. So she sits down on the floor, takes off a blanket strip, folds it and puts it on her lap. Then she takes the skin containing the liquid, opens it and tries to touch to the viscous fluid just a little bit with the tip of her pinky finger, ready to wipe it on the blanket strip in a hurry should it have any adverse effect.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 27, 2006 18:35:55 GMT
Mao
The globe landed just to the left of the hole as you see it.
The fluid feels syrupy against your skin, but not unpleasant. It's very slightly cooler than body temperature.
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Post by Shan on Mar 28, 2006 0:04:19 GMT
Hearing someone else enter the awakening room, Ash looks towards the door. Mr. Knight, Homm, she smiles and starts to say something but then stops as Rasidar stops in the doorway and stares their way for just a moment. She follows his gaze and notices that he is looking at the new girl almost expectingly. The look changes almost immediately and there seem to be a hint of sadness in his eyes just for a moment. When he realizes that Ash is watching him, Rasidar seems to shut the door on those thoughts and bring his focus to what is going on in the room.
As he walks towards them Ash smiles and says "Hi, Mr. Knight." Then to herself she thinks, "And don't think you will get out of telling me what you were thinking when you saw Caira by ignoring it. I know what I saw and I won't forget to ask you about it later."
Then bubbling with excitement she says "Mr. Knight, Homm, guess what Mao and Ced found? They opened the other door and the room was full of lots of big glass tubes with metal rings around them and they're filled with green bubbly liquid. And guess what I did," she adds with a grin. "I touched one of them. It was real smooth and kinda warm and I think it had a vibration to it. Maybe from the liquid bubbling. I didn't see anything else in there besides the tubes, but Mao and Ced are checking things out. Isn't all of this soooooo cool."
Looking from Rasidar to Homm and from Homm back to Rasidar she asks "How did you manage to get Little Sneak away from the button?" A thought seems to hit her and she exclaims "Mr. Knight, you didn't let him push it did you?"
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 28, 2006 0:35:50 GMT
Rasidar smiles and nods in greeting. For a moment, he silently chides himself for lowering his guard, even for a moment. Had she noticed? Rasidar was not concerned in any way for his own sake. He simply did not wish to worry her, nor did he wish to burden her with his own troubles. The group had to take precedence over himself.
"Did they indeed?" Rasidar asks, clearly interested. "Then perhaps you can lead us there. Mao and Cedric may have use of our assistance. I have enlisted Homm in this endeavor as well."
"Nay, good lady, fear not," Rasidar says, calmly reassuring her. "The button remains undisturbed for the present. Homm has not left my sight. I have left Stelrein to guard the button until the group is prepared to move on. We may explore the tube chamber whenever you are prepared."
When Ash is ready, Rasidar allows her to direct the group to the chamber...
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Post by Shan on Mar 28, 2006 1:41:48 GMT
"Alright, way to go Mr. Knight," exclaims Ash looking at Homm and grinning.
************
Just before heading out the room she looks at Lor and asks "Lor, do you and Caira want to come with us? You can if you want." She then takes off out of the room motioning Raidar and Homm to come with her. "Bet you guys have never seen anything like what's in that room. It looks like a big power source room and all the bubbly tubes are supplying power for something."
Heading down the hall to the room where Ced and Mao are, Ash looks back at Rasidar and ask "Do you think the tubes could be supplying power for this place or maybe they are the cleaning equipment that help the walls and floor eat stuff?"
Then with a grin she looks at Homm and says "You better watch them Little Sneak. They might just eat you." And she is gone.
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Post by LaFille on Mar 28, 2006 2:23:06 GMT
(Elliot, does the globe landing to the left of the hole indicate that the fluid is circulating from the hole?)
Mao looks at Cedric and shows him her finger with the viscous thing on. "It doesn't seem toxic or whatever to the skin, at least," she says. Then she smells the liquid from close to try to glance any information she can about it. (Elliot, does it smell "edible", chemical, sweet?)
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Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 28, 2006 2:54:31 GMT
Mao
The globe sunk pretty directly where you dropped it in. There seem to be no circulating currents in the fluid.
The green stuff on your finger up close smells a bit like beef, though not quite.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 28, 2006 3:17:25 GMT
Rasidar listens to Ash's description with careful interest. He is not yet certain what to make of this news, but he does his best to take it all in.
"`Tis possible," Rasidar admits. "The energy within this place must come from somewhere. I find it odd that the globes drain of energy, while the cleaning enchantment remains in effect at all times. Or the tubes may have some purpose we remain yet unaware of."
Making sure to keep Homm in close range, Rasidar follows Ash to the tube room...
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Post by janggut on Mar 28, 2006 4:44:29 GMT
Homm imitates her mouth movement in mockery. of course, you get to see all that before i do but can you make sense of it, huh? Homm obviously jealous.
what?! Homm's face furiously red.
huh! see? i CAN be trusted after all, Homm feeling all full of himself in the darkness of the corridor.
Homm takes it all in - the tubes, the green liquid, the metal rings .....
he approaches closer to the tubes, feeling them, looks up to see that it may be high but he can easily jump beyond that height.
he quickly turns around, looks at Cedric & Mao, noticing Mao has taken some of the green liquid & it seems harmless as he sees that Mao's finger hasa wet glint in the faint light. he then looks around the room for other things to give him more clues. he starts with the floor then moves on the the walls.
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Post by LaFille on Mar 28, 2006 5:04:02 GMT
As she's smelling the greenish mixture on her finger (and discovering that it smells somewat like... beef!?!), Mao sees Homm entering in the room and begining to check everything, in a stiffy & urging manner, as if he was competing to see the most before the others. Short after follow Ash and Rasidar.
"There is that weird thing in the middle of the room that you should investigate; it's a point, empty, that pushes air from nowhere in all directions!!" she tells the newcomers. "I have gathered a bit of that fluid in this skin, and I've dropped a globe in this one, if you want to see," she adds pointing at the tubes.
"Oh, and Ash... the floor ate a whole blanket strip I had used to wipe the skin with after gathering of the viscous stuff," she tells with a tone full of suspense, waiting for the effect...
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Post by Shan on Mar 28, 2006 5:07:14 GMT
"What?" exclaims Ash. "It ate the whole strip, but that's not fair. It wouldn't eat my pork strip that I dropped on it. Why would it eat your old blanket strip. Wierd floor. Won't eat food, but eats blanket."
As Homm begins to move about the room searching for anything that might be hidden there, Ash slowly begins to check the tubes and the walls to see if there are any traps connected with the tubes.
As she does she notices Rasidar looking at one of the tubes and he has his bola in his hand. She immediately guesses what he is thinking about doing and runs over to him. "Hey, Mr. Knight," she calls. "Wait. You're gonna drop part of that in a tube to test something, aren't you?"
*Assume Rasidar answers*
She then removes the bola from her belt and says "Don't use yours. Use mine just in case something happens to it. You're lots stronger than me and you could probably make better use of it if we need to fight something." As Rasidar looks at her, she says with a smile "Just take it. I want you to."
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Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 28, 2006 5:18:54 GMT
Rasidar considers using the bola, then pauses as Ash approaches him.
"Aye," he says cautiously. "I had thought to use the bola to determine if the green fluid was safe for one of us to enter. `Twould be the best way to test."
Rasidar listens to Ash plead with him to take her bola. He did not wish to. He did not want to deprive her of a weapon. However, she seemed so insistent about it that he finally thought the better of it. He did not want to disappoint her. It wouldn't be right for him to refuse a lady without good cause.
"As you wish, Ash," he says finally, accepting the bola. "I shall gather more globes for you should your bola be lost. `Tis the least I can do in return."
Rasidar approaches one of the tubes. With his great height, it's only a slight reach. He takes Ash's bola and dips one globe into the green liquid. Rasidar holds on to the other ends. When the submerged globe sinks, Rasidar tugs on it to see if he can pull it loose...
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