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by Swith Witherward » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:16 pm
★ Madhouse ★
Role Play
& Writers Group
Anti-intellectual elitism: the dismissal of science, the arts,
and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,
self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. - sauce
by Constaniana » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:37 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:"Kill everyone, of course." Henry pointed out as though it were perfectly obvious and clear. "Or worse. So it's an issue we should examine more..." The train stopped.
"Ah, we're here." he said with a smile, leaving out of the train door, which slided open automatically. Instantly the weather felt drier and warmer. "Welcome to Heavensgate." he waved dramatically, as they saw...an ordinary train station.
There were stairs next to them leading down. "Let's take those first. There's a pub down there." Henry explained. "A few drinks would be good."
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Individuality-ness » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:20 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Individuality-ness wrote:"What would He have to forgive me for?" she wanted to challenge back.
No. She wanted to scream it in his face, full panic setting in the closer they get to Heavensgate. Why would He forgive her? The angels didn't, they hated her and she knew it from their faces whenever she walked down the street. She could see it whenever they took a look at her and dismissed her as the embodiment of sin, utterly beneath them and unworthy of even a look of kindness. She could see it before she spoke, she could see it from the priest up in the podium at church to the teachers back at school.
What would He forgive her for, if the angels, which were His direct creation and not born of original sin, refused to?
But of course, the more pressing matter. The Fae. The name sent chills down her back, although she didn't know why.
"What could happen if the Fae were involved? What could they do?"
"Kill everyone, of course." Henry pointed out as though it were perfectly obvious and clear. "Or worse. So it's an issue we should examine more..." The train stopped.
"Ah, we're here." he said with a smile, leaving out of the train door, which slided open automatically. Instantly the weather felt drier and warmer. "Welcome to Heavensgate." he waved dramatically, as they saw...an ordinary train station.
There were stairs next to them leading down. "Let's take those first. There's a pub down there." Henry explained. "A few drinks would be good."
by Swith Witherward » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:21 pm
Constaniana wrote:"Aye, especially if we're going to end up with another bloody repeat of Moscow," William grumbled, stepping off the train. "We'll be swarmed by glowing golden jackasses before you know it."
The knight glanced at Fen, remembering a time when he had been as innocent as she was about the darker sides of the supernatural world. "Imagine the Unseelie court except much, much worse, with none of the occasional benevolence they show, throw in a big helping of omnicidal tendencies, and broil it in general chaos for however long the buggers have been mucking about, and you have the Fae. They seem to have a fondness of arsewipes, which is why Pierre and King Arthur worked for them."
★ Madhouse ★
Role Play
& Writers Group
Anti-intellectual elitism: the dismissal of science, the arts,
and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,
self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. - sauce
by Nightkill the Emperor » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:35 pm
Individuality-ness wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:"Kill everyone, of course." Henry pointed out as though it were perfectly obvious and clear. "Or worse. So it's an issue we should examine more..." The train stopped.
"Ah, we're here." he said with a smile, leaving out of the train door, which slided open automatically. Instantly the weather felt drier and warmer. "Welcome to Heavensgate." he waved dramatically, as they saw...an ordinary train station.
There were stairs next to them leading down. "Let's take those first. There's a pub down there." Henry explained. "A few drinks would be good."
"What section?" In Heavensgate, there were different sections for humans, demons, and angels. Technically, de jure segregation was illegal, but there was still de facto segregation in Heavensgate and people preferred to live among their own kind.
Divia could not recall seeing any pubs in the angel section of Heavensgate, but then again, maybe they were disguised as something else. But God wouldn't like deception, she thought.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Nightkill the Emperor » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:40 pm
The Inritus Extraho wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Crowley was going to respond to D, but then happily took the interruption to talk to Jade instead, while he organised his thoughts to figure out this bigger and vaguer problem later. "I'm likely the most qualified person in the human race to do brain surgery on the angels." Crowley explained to Jade. "I've done this sort of stuff before - in my youth, I was rather a scientist of magic and helped break new ground in it. And, quite frankly, I wouldn't trust anyone else to be more capable than me here. It might be egotistical of me to say that, but it also happens to be entirely true." he said. "Now, Jade, and you-" he snapped at his fingers at Lana, trying to recall her name. "Lora. Lana, sorry. I'll have to ask another favour of you two, to help explore that problem D was mentioning. I apologise, but it could be very helpful if you aided us."
Jade tilted her head back and forth, considering. "Makes sense; plus, your magic probably doesn't hurt." She sighed, shaking her head and looking down at the ground. "Yeah, I'll help - I'm on payroll, kinda obligated to - and I'm sure Lana will as well." She looked back at the fae, and nodded. "Of course she'll help, it's a school project, and she gets to work with some of the more powerful names in the game. So, what exactly are we doing?"
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Individuality-ness » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:13 am
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Individuality-ness wrote:"What section?" In Heavensgate, there were different sections for humans, demons, and angels. Technically, de jure segregation was illegal, but there was still de facto segregation in Heavensgate and people preferred to live among their own kind.
Divia could not recall seeing any pubs in the angel section of Heavensgate, but then again, maybe they were disguised as something else. But God wouldn't like deception, she thought.
"Human." Henry explained, trotting down into the pub, where Zoryana and Daniel would also happen to be (at the other end though). Henry reserved a table for them, sitting down. "I'll get some drinks for us all. You lot have fun talking." he nodded, getting back up and walking up to the bartender.
by Constaniana » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:36 am
Swith Witherward wrote:Fen looked at William, aghast. "Omnicidal maniacs bent on stealing away demons from Hell? They sound horrid as a whole. At least is explains why Henry wanted Crowley in on this, I suppose."
She bit her bottom lip and wondered what she'd gotten herself into. "Have you gone up against them before?"
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Swith Witherward » Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:09 pm
Constaniana wrote:"Well, not actual Fae, as far as I remember, but I did help Thor, Lord Alastor and Richard the old janitor fight King Arthur. Nasty, dishonourable little git, but he certainly had a nice sword," Sir Nilark responded, glancing at the magical superweapon he had hanging at his side.
★ Madhouse ★
Role Play
& Writers Group
Anti-intellectual elitism: the dismissal of science, the arts,
and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,
self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. - sauce
by Individuality-ness » Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:47 pm
Swith Witherward wrote:Constaniana wrote:"Well, not actual Fae, as far as I remember, but I did help Thor, Lord Alastor and Richard the old janitor fight King Arthur. Nasty, dishonourable little git, but he certainly had a nice sword," Sir Nilark responded, glancing at the magical superweapon he had hanging at his side.
Fen cast furtive glaces at the sword at the knight's side as they moved with the rest of the group.
"So, is that really Excalibur, then? The sword of King Arthur?"
An unsettling concern wiggled its way into her mind again. Demons, Fae, Loki, King Arthur? These were legends which turned out to be very real. What of other beings from other legends? Mafui'e, or even Mahiuki? She wasn't keen on seeing the ruler of the Underworld popping up to say hello. A convention of Polynesian gods could only result in ass-hurting for a lot of virgins.
Then again, Fen had spent her entire childhood at a school run by missionaries. Felt sheep and bible stories were drilled into them, and the brainwashing had been intense - Polynesian gods weren't real! Fen would have given anything to see Pitua leap out of the vegetation and stomp a few pious former teachers.
by Agritum » Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:08 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Individuality-ness wrote:"What section?" In Heavensgate, there were different sections for humans, demons, and angels. Technically, de jure segregation was illegal, but there was still de facto segregation in Heavensgate and people preferred to live among their own kind.
Divia could not recall seeing any pubs in the angel section of Heavensgate, but then again, maybe they were disguised as something else. But God wouldn't like deception, she thought.
"Human." Henry explained, trotting down into the pub, where Zoryana and Daniel would also happen to be (at the other end though). Henry reserved a table for them, sitting down. "I'll get some drinks for us all. You lot have fun talking." he nodded, getting back up and walking up to the bartender.
by Esternial » Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:47 pm
Swith Witherward wrote:Drinks? Exactly what the doctor ordered. And Fae? Nothing would surprise her at this point.
Actually, her biggest surprise had been Emi's drink. The coppery smell and thicker viscosity weren't lost on a Polynesian; pigs didn't kill themselves, and their blood was used in a few recipes.
Her eyes flickered to her companion as they moved to disembark, and a small smile drifted to her lips. Emi was nice, and if she was a vampire of sorts, well so what? Who fucking cared? Emi wasn't any different than when she'd met her in the library, and she was still the same girl who tried to ease the Polynesian's tensions, and then forgave her outburst and fashioned a rose. Fen just didn't want to be a snack. Being in that situation would suck. Literally.
"Good to be getting off that train," she smiled at Emi, glad that her friend wouldn't have that stress on her shoulders anymore.
And then she asked the question Henry was perhaps expecting (or dreading): "Henry, when you say 'Fae', do you mean the ones in stories such as Oberon and the Seelie and Unseelie courts, or do you mean the weensy things that prank people?"
by Constaniana » Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:56 pm
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by The Inritus Extraho » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:28 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:The Inritus Extraho wrote:Jade tilted her head back and forth, considering. "Makes sense; plus, your magic probably doesn't hurt." She sighed, shaking her head and looking down at the ground. "Yeah, I'll help - I'm on payroll, kinda obligated to - and I'm sure Lana will as well." She looked back at the fae, and nodded. "Of course she'll help, it's a school project, and she gets to work with some of the more powerful names in the game. So, what exactly are we doing?"
"There's a trip I need you to make, to a separate dimension, a somewhat dangerous one." he admitted. "There's plenty of places in the Omniverse, but this is a place you ought to especially go. It was once a Fae-ruled universe, so things will be...wonky. Strange. Bizarre. But the Fae are all gone from it now. Just explore for a while, search for anything interesting. The Fae liked to steal cities - see what you can find. You'll have a radio and so on if you need to call for help, and we'll be right there in a flash, but there shouldn't be anything to fear. Shouldn't."
by Vesperis » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:41 pm
The Inritus Extraho wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:"There's a trip I need you to make, to a separate dimension, a somewhat dangerous one." he admitted. "There's plenty of places in the Omniverse, but this is a place you ought to especially go. It was once a Fae-ruled universe, so things will be...wonky. Strange. Bizarre. But the Fae are all gone from it now. Just explore for a while, search for anything interesting. The Fae liked to steal cities - see what you can find. You'll have a radio and so on if you need to call for help, and we'll be right there in a flash, but there shouldn't be anything to fear. Shouldn't."
"I could do it, my shields can probably still keep me safe." Jade said, with a smile. "But if Lana will come along, I'm sure it'll be extremely helpful, won't it, Lana?" She turned to face the Faerie, and smiled. "So, ready to go hunting in your ancestral grounds? Hunting for..." she paused dramatically, and then frowned. "Uh. Interesting stuff, I guess." Jade frowned, and then began layering more shields around herself, the fields beginning to show as a shimmer around her skin, bending the light slightly, just barely enough to surround her in an iridescent shimmer.
by Nightkill the Emperor » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:51 pm
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Vesperis » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:08 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Crowley raised his eyes at Lana. "A few decades? How exactly old are you?" he asked.
by Nightkill the Emperor » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:12 pm
Vesperis wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Crowley raised his eyes at Lana. "A few decades? How exactly old are you?" he asked.
Lana looked over at Crowley and lifted her chin a little. Maybe this was her mother's haughtiness getting to her, but she certainly wasn't going to let it down. "Turned three hundred and fourteen last summer, sir." She said plainly.
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
by Swith Witherward » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:51 pm
★ Madhouse ★
Role Play
& Writers Group
Anti-intellectual elitism: the dismissal of science, the arts,
and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,
self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. - sauce
by Esternial » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:06 pm
Swith Witherward wrote:Fen resisted the urge to ask William if she could touch his sword. She imagined it would be a taboo request, especially as he didn’t know her very well. Plus, this was the Excalibur.
The very thought of it sent a shiver down her spine. It was a superb weapon. She appraised it from a martial arts stand point, however, overlooking the decorative embellishments in favor of the construction itself. It was probably more finely balanced than the long knives her people proudly carried on their persons (Fen hadn’t one.) It undoubtedly weighed more than she could handle, and that was another reason for refraining from touching. She didn’t want to swing the thing and take off Emi’s head by mistake.
She also assessed the knight holding the weapon. It seemed a good match for him, physically. He appeared to have the strength needed to power it through a swing or to parley a blow from an opponent. Western fighting styles weren’t her specialty however, and she preferred the quick snake-tongue flicks of smaller blades. It was a beautiful fighting style in its own right but much different that William’s familiar form of combat.
She bowed her head in respect for the weapon and its master. “Thank you for showing me. Maybe you could someday tell me the story of how it was won? My people prize such tales, especially cleverly crafted ones.”
Fen grinned at Emi, hoping that perhaps she, too, might enjoy the tale. Then again, Emi was probably involved in it. The Polynesian had much to learn, and she kept forgetting that people such as Emi, William and Divia had probably run together for countless adventures long before she ever bounced into their lives.
"I'm Fenei Taitano, by the way," she said to William. "Please call me Fen."
by Constaniana » Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:34 pm
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Swith Witherward » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:17 pm
★ Madhouse ★
Role Play
& Writers Group
Anti-intellectual elitism: the dismissal of science, the arts,
and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,
self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. - sauce
by The Inritus Extraho » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:40 pm
Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Vesperis wrote:Lana looked over at Crowley and lifted her chin a little. Maybe this was her mother's haughtiness getting to her, but she certainly wasn't going to let it down. "Turned three hundred and fourteen last summer, sir." She said plainly.
Crowley rolled his eyes. "Fascinating. Likely you spent most of it outside Earth though, ageing slowly as all hell. Anyway, I'm a few millennium old myself, lost counts, numbers get tiring and dull after a bit. Now, your adventure will be just like The Shawshank Redemption, only with more tunneling through shit and no fucking redemption. So nothing like that. I'll take you off to a separate world now..."
Crowley opened a portal in the air. On the other side of this circular green swirling thing was what appeared to be a perfectly ordinary forest. Crowley tossed them both two cell phones. "Very effective, these work across universes even." he explained. "So we'll keep in touch if you need help, either of you. But, for now-" he made a gesture inside the portal. "Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off."
by Vesperis » Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:27 pm
The Inritus Extraho wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Crowley rolled his eyes. "Fascinating. Likely you spent most of it outside Earth though, ageing slowly as all hell. Anyway, I'm a few millennium old myself, lost counts, numbers get tiring and dull after a bit. Now, your adventure will be just like The Shawshank Redemption, only with more tunneling through shit and no fucking redemption. So nothing like that. I'll take you off to a separate world now..."
Crowley opened a portal in the air. On the other side of this circular green swirling thing was what appeared to be a perfectly ordinary forest. Crowley tossed them both two cell phones. "Very effective, these work across universes even." he explained. "So we'll keep in touch if you need help, either of you. But, for now-" he made a gesture inside the portal. "Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off."
Jade looked down, confirmed she had her weapon, then stepped in through the portal, extending a hand back to Lana. "Come along then! Exploration is always interesting!" She smiled at the student, beckoning again. She looked around, watching carefully in the forest, but didn't see even a single flicker of movement. Safe for now, then...
by Nightkill the Emperor » Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:48 pm
Nat: Night's always in some bizarre state somewhere between "intoxicated enough to kill a hair metal lead singer" and "annoying Mormon missionary sober".
Swith: It's because you're so awesome. God himself refreshes the screen before he types just to see if Nightkill has written anything while he was off somewhere else.
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