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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 14, 2006 3:44:25 GMT
Jack listens to the conversation between Cedric and the girl, Ash. Jack wonders what it'd be like to time travel. It'd probably be fun, maybe dangerous.
She listens to Mao explain about the mages and the project. It doesn't really bother her that she was taken out of her time. While she would have liked to have been asked, there or here didn't really matter to her. Her life was no better back then than now.
However, she did have daggers and better supplies back then... She hopes they get to the topic of equipment soon, and of how they were going to proceed out of here, if that was their objective. While she usually didn't mind where she was, the smell of death was getting to her.
Hmm... just where had the equipment come from, if no one had woken up with anything, "Heya, where'n did all this stuff come from?" she points to the pile of things, "If'n anythin's from the mages, mebe somethin'll help us figure'n out what they was up to. Mebe there'll be a timey-warp thingamijing in there ta help ya." she smiles at Ash, "Time travellin sounds excitin, don't it?"
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Post by janggut on Aug 14, 2006 5:59:18 GMT
"We have forgotten our magic, Ash - we would have to find a time warp spell scroll to learn from first," says Cedric. from behind, Homm grabs Ash's right hand, "and on that note, we depart for essential nourishment." he drags her to the door. Ash jumps and lets out a small scream, as Homm grabs her from behind. She quickly turns around and exclaims "Homm, you scared me. What are you doing over here? I told you to stay put, to wait for me, to not move, to sit where you were until I got back." As he pulls her towards the door, Ash pulls her hand from his and says "No, no food now. I gotta talk to Mr. Mage. Now you go back over there and sit down until I get through then maybe I will get you some food. If I do though, you gotta go head hunting with me." She then opens the pouch with rations in it, takes out a couple of pieces, hands them to Homm and says "Here take these. Now be good. Go back over there, sit down and eat them and wait until I am finished." She then turns and walks back over to Ced ... he takes the food off Ash's hands then saunters off the the doorway & squats. he slowly munches the food, his eyes unfocused.
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Post by Shan on Aug 14, 2006 6:27:04 GMT
Ash looks around at the lady who has just spoken, looks at where she is pointing and shakes her head. She then pokes Ced and says "Hey, Mr. Mage, that lady over there says you might find a time warp spell in that pile of stuff. You 2 can check it out. i gotta go see about Homm."
Ash then heads over to the door where Homm is sitting. About half way, she turns, looks back at the lady and calls "Hey, lady, being able to travel in time would be cool not exciting." She then walks on over to where Homm is and sits down on her knees in front of him. She notices that he has eaten the rations she gave him. The way he is looking bothers her though. "Homm are you OK," she asks becoming a little concerned about him.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Aug 14, 2006 13:11:50 GMT
...She then pokes Ced and says... With a swift movement Cedric catches the hand poking him, and holds it shortly with a firm grip, before pushing it away and releasing it.
"Hey, lady, being able to travel in time would be cool not exciting." "Interesting thought," Cedric says half loud, "If time travel were indeed possible, the absence of all temporal effects, including sunshine, could indeed make it a cold journey..."
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Post by Shan on Aug 14, 2006 16:27:07 GMT
"Huh," exclaims Ash as Ced grabs her wrist her eyes wide with wonder. "What did....." She then giggles, grins and says "Oooooooooh, so Mr. Mage doesn't like to be poked. Well, maybe next time I'll just tickle instead. She giggles again, tells him what that lady said and then takes off.
Hearing Mr. Mage mention time travel could be a cold journey, She looks over at him and gives him a puzzled look. She stands there a moment with her nose wrinkled trying to figure out just what he meant. "i said cool....he said no temporal effects.....temporal, temporal, no affects cause by the temperature changing, must be what he meant....no sunshine....cold journey.....yeah, that is what he meant. hmmmmm, cool...no sunshine....cold journey." She then laughs as she realizes Ced had misunderstood what she meant. Sometimes smart people really confused her with their smarts. They always seemed to get their words mixed up. She looks at him, smiles and calls, "No temp. Great, awesome, really fun, good, very good, cool," At that point she turns and walks over to Homm. Maybe Mr. Mage could figure it out now. If not maybe that lady could help him. She just had to see about Homm.
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Post by Shan on Aug 14, 2006 21:41:54 GMT
Not getting much of a response from Homm, Ash moves over and sits down next to him closest to the doorway with her legs crossed.
She looks at the group and then turns her head towards the doorway. "Hmmmmm," she thinks. "Everybody is busy talking.....I wonder......." She eyes the doorway again as she thing "might be able to. just a dumb ol' meeting anyway....." After taking another quick glance at the doorway, she leans over to Homm and whispers "Do you want to try to escape with me? If you do, then do what I do and let's see if we can break out of here."
Ash scoots a little closer to the door way. After a minute or so, she scoots towards the doorway again. She keep doing this until she is sitting in the doorway. She leans back against one side of it and props her feet up on the other side. She quickly looks at the group and then flips herself out into the demon room and tumbles out of sight. She quick jumps up and takes off for the battle room not caring if anyone saw her and not listening to find out if anyone told her to stop. She doesn't even take time to look to see if Homm followed her. "Stupid ol' meeting, all they want to do is just sit around and talk serious adult stuff. Booooooring," she thinks. "Now for some real fun. I'm gonna find me a head."
Ash starts walking around the room again looking for a chopped off heard.
*elliot - is ash allowed to do this or is she required to stay in the meeting. if she is allowed to sneak out can she find a chopped off head far away from the corner where they found melissa. she wouldn't want it to be the head of one of melissa's friends *
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 14, 2006 21:54:54 GMT
Ash
You can definitely find a number of severed heads that are more or less whole.
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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 15, 2006 2:39:29 GMT
Jack looks at Ash with surprise, "Lady?" she laughs, "I ain't no lady. But thank ya kindly for the compl'ment." She watches Ash go towards the man eating the rations. Then smiles as Ash scoots towards the doorway. Jack does her best to contain her mirth, but is unable to when Ash flips and tumbles out of the room. Jack laughs whole-heartedly, shaking uncontrollably, and gasping for air.
When she manages a breath, she says, "What a gal!" And continues laughing.
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Post by janggut on Aug 15, 2006 5:46:04 GMT
he stops chewing. but but he keeps his squatting composure still.
Homm almost choke on the meat he is chewing when he sees that Ash is serious after all. he does not care about what others think but he goes after her, summersaulting to catch up.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Aug 16, 2006 11:24:17 GMT
...Great, awesome, really fun, good, very good, cool,"...
"Now why would something hotly exciting be called 'cool'," Cedric thinks bewildered. "Language must have changed since I was sent to sleep here." But he defers commenting further and focusses his attention to the pile of items collected in the previous search.
Looking over it he finds {trusting Shan's notes here}: a asilk shirt a heap of arrows pot of gold leaf paint a small chest 3 bottles a plain wooden cup a plain wooden plate a pendant* boots* a wand made of white wood* a weak club flimsy shield small glass shard belt & two pouches 8 globes
{* two of the three had been identified, but not to Cedric's knowledge, IIRC - would his new ability of magic lore be adequate to identify any or all of them?}
He picks up the wand, weighs it in his hand and softly strikes over the white wood with the other hand.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 16, 2006 16:26:41 GMT
Cedric
With Magic Lore 1 you can identify the pendant, which is a fairly common type of magical item. The boots you aren't quite sure of, but you think have something to do with agility, and the wand you have no clue about.
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Post by Will (Property of Silva) on Aug 16, 2006 17:46:00 GMT
Note: The small chest should have a small brazier that goes with it. When I found it they were seperate.
Stelrein pays close attention to Mao's words. He notes Ash moving towards then out of the room. He shruggs as Homm follows her.
Facing Mao he asks, "With the knowledge you've gathered, have you come to any conclusions? Perhaps courses of action?" He notes Cedric studying the items, but makes no move to stop him since it is something Stelrein would ask Cedric to do.
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Post by Shan on Aug 17, 2006 0:15:07 GMT
Ash is in the battle room rumaging through some of the bodies and heads when she hears a slight noise. She looks up and sees Homm standing near her. Smiling she says "Hi Homm. Did you get tired of that ol' boring meeting too? Do you want to help me hunt heads?"
Kneeling down, she picks up the one lying on the floor in front of her by the hair and holds it up. "Hey, look at this one. It is kinda cool and it is still in pretty good shape," she says holding it up for Homm to see. Do you like it?"
"Ooooooooo," she exclaims as she notices one close by with an arm lying over it. She lays the one in her hands down, and quickly moves over to it. She moves the arm and examines the new one. "This one is even better," she exclaims. "Look he has long white hair and a scar on his cheek. Now, that really cool. I think I'm gonna put him one on a stick if I can find one," she says as she picks it up by the hair and holds it up for a better look. "I gotta show this one to Mao and Mr. Knight. They're gonna love it."
"Do you want this other one?" she asks looking up at Homm. "You can have it if you do. If you don't like it, we can see if we can find you another one. We might even be able to find you one with a scar like mine."
Ash takes her head and sits it up against the wall. She moves the hair out of its face and moves back and admires her find. "Now if I can just find a stick for you," she says to herself. She then walks around the room searching for some kind of stick to put the head on, pulling and tugging at some of the bodies to see if there might be one under them.
*Elliot - can Ash find 9 heads in petty good shape. can she find any kind of stick or anything in the battle room that she can put her new found head on. *
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 17, 2006 0:38:43 GMT
Ash
You might have to do a bit of cutting to get 9 heads in good condition, but it's certainly possible. Things to spike them on have all been looted, though.
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Post by LaFille on Aug 17, 2006 2:48:40 GMT
Melissa looking nervous and cutting herself from the conversation when her part in Project: Awakening is told doesn't escape to Mao. That she would fear to be blamed for her part in the project is understandable, in a room full of those who were taken away from their life because of it. However, talking about these points is something they have to go through... She looks around to see if anyone appears to react negatively to what she said, deciding not to ask of Melissa to speak and to continue on, keeping an eye on her, ready to react at any change in the research mage's position.
Mao sees Ash and Homm eclipsing through the doorway as Jack bursts in laughter. Looking her way she notices Cedric sneaking in the objects they found, and her attention is caught back by Stelrein asking her if she had come to any conclusion or course of action.
"Not much more as to what happened to us and that project, I fear," she shrugs, sorry. She tells what Melissa told about the complex, the only exit, the ghosts and Veryn's workplace. She glances at Melissa, and if she looks OK Mao begins to talk about the battle that took here and of the belief that Veryn could escape the place. She remains very attentive to Melissa's reaction all along her speech, purposefully not mentionning the other research mages yet; and if Melissa remains fine she tells everything about it except things related to her friends and the bedrooms (yet, which she keeps for the last [note: and my next post unless anything happens])...
(Elliot, what are Melissa's reactions? And Zumir's?)
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Post by janggut on Aug 17, 2006 3:00:40 GMT
Homm's legs almost give way when he sees Ash among the dead, rummaging as if they are garbage. he quickly look at a wall not far from the bodies to avert his eyes as well as to give the impression of not being afraid.
stand tough, boy, don't be such a weakling in front of a girl now.
he breathes deeply.
"Hey, look at this one. It is kinda cool and it is still in pretty good shape," Ash says holding it up for Homm to see. Do you like it?"
he looks at Ash directly in the face, & nods while mustering a weak smile to show that he approves of her maccabre choice.
"This one is even better," Ash exclaims. "Look he has long white hair and a scar on his cheek. Now, that really cool. I think I'm gonna put him one on a stick if I can find one," she says as she picks it up by the hair and holds it up for a better look. "I gotta show this one to Mao and Mr. Knight. They're gonna love it."
Homm nods again, rubbing his chin, with his eyes back to the wall.
"G.. gg.. good choice," he says as he tries hard to keep his voice from trembling.
"Do you want this other one?" Ash asks looking up at Homm. "You can have it if you do. If you don't like it, we can see if we can find you another one. We might even be able to find you one with a scar like mine."
"Ah? Uhh.... i mean .... wh.... whatever you want. i.... i do not mind n.... not having one either. .... if .... uhh.... if we do not h.... have en.... enough, that is. heheheh!" he scratches his head as he tries to sound as casual as he knows how.
ooooo! just when i think she is a nice girl that i might like, this is too much? oh why did i follow her? stupid silly me!
Homm's head scratching slowly turns to hair pulling.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 17, 2006 3:09:34 GMT
Mao
Melissa looks to be blinking back tears at mention of the battle, and a shadow of pain crosses her face. Zumir is impassive throughout, though listening carefully.
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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 17, 2006 3:51:42 GMT
Seeing that Cedric was looking at the items, and nothing else of interest was happening, Jack moseys over to Cedric and watches him look at the items. After a moment, she says, "Wha' didja find there? Anyting special?" She glances over the items and takes note of the boots. She picks them up and examines them. They look nice, she decides. So she asks, "Migh'n Ah try 'em on?"
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Aug 17, 2006 14:43:08 GMT
"Better let them lie here until we have determined who of us can make the best use of them," Cedric responds to JJ. "This wand for example, I can't say what it does, which means it could be dangerous in the wrong hands," he continues, and lays it back on the pile, "whereas these boots..." He touches them. "...seem to affect agility - but I can't say how, and it could be negative also." "As for this pendant..." he strokes over it with a finger. "It deflects missiles thrown at the wearer. Not very strong, but still some added protection." He opens the chest and looks in it. "Incenses, and a gold bazier..." he murmurs, and closes the chest again. {Elliot - questions on wands: - In your world, are these required to cast spells (obviously not, or we wouldn't have been able to cast the healing spells - so no mage specific 'Harry Potter' wand as basic tool, right?) - or are they designed to cast a specific spell only, if so, by anybody, or does it have to be a magically adept? - or what else? }He stands up and turns towards Zumir. "Zumir, you're certainly better than me in identifying enchanted objects - how fast and how much could you teach me, who knows only the basics - and would you?"
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 17, 2006 16:42:15 GMT
Cedric
"I have learned much over many centuries," Zumir answers solemnly. "Were I free, I could perhaps pass some of that knowledge on... Though it may take a little time."
On wands: the most basic are used to cast a simple spell. Some more powerful wands can cast several. All have a limited number of uses. Some very few wands are used as magical keys or activation devices, and these do not have limited use - just very specific use. They certainly are not needed to cast ordinary spells.
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