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Postby Mincaldenteans » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:51 pm

Serendipity

The monk tried to recall details of the meeting about the Ogres and Varg, anything that mentioned the rest of the community being aware of their Quest. Not that it would go amiss, Alexia reminded herself, big undead creature, the bane of existence escaping from its bonds and flying away to likely exact vengeance for those that had trapped it, and now its death was their responsibility. She knew next to nothing about dragons, but the undead - they held grudges for eternity. Undead were, somewhat, like the living: they thought, felt and remembered. The monk quelled such thoughts for the moment, there really wasn't anyway to tell about Varg, yet, and turned took to remaining silent while their group peppered the old mage with questions and some glaring presumptions. She had cast a concerned glance toward Sandy, but let the contact with Old Sam run its course. Anais would have been proud.

Looking back to Dan, she gestured to keep at her side, to which the Fae nodded, moving his pony along behind hers but to right, placing him a little closer toward by Maghrl and Lucius. The summer fae had not much to say since they left the building. The cold, it did wonders to dampen his mood and rob him of good spirit. He fought to keep a pleasant expression in the face of the biting cold. He could only give a shivering smile and nod toward Old Sam while the others attended to the newest arrival.

"It'll behoove us if you'd accompany us, Old Sam," Alexia spoke up at last, she agreed with the Baron and Giovenith on this, but in the end she knew it was the General's call, "We'd be remiss in our responsibility toward Varg if there's information we can use. I'm afraid the Ogres had come and left just as quickly, leaving bare details about Varg, and our information on dragon and the undead could differ, but perhaps there are similarities."

She shook her head slightly, shifting her braided hair that coiled around her neck and down her left shoulder. The monk gave a brief nod, "Apologies, I'm Alexia."
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Postby Tiltjuice » Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:17 pm

Brit and Chrys

"Er...Your Highness! And company."

Chrys stumbled a bit on the threshold as she passed into the room, gazing about to take in the interior. Her mind tried to process the information from Clover, seeing if the slightest piece could help, but so far it seemed only to be background information. The directness in her chafed.

At least Brit was all right.

She glanced at Clover, wondering how straightforward to be around the Princess. Was she expected to let the other make the first move? Probably not, since Lily Lightly seemed so at ease - but still...
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Postby The Carlisle » Sun Feb 21, 2016 5:19 pm

With the clipboard back in her hands (and a bit more awake from the sudden slam of it against the desk), Kale took a pen and signed her name under the Agriculture group section. "There," she thought, grinning a bit. Now she had a job to do. She put the clipboard back on the front desk for Volker and turned around to see the strangely familiar voice.

"Uhhhh.... welcome back Miss Katya!" Kale said, somewhat confused but also happy. She wasn't sure how she arrived back (not noticing her fall from the chandelier). There was a thud and she was here. Nevertheless, it was good she was back, regardless of the mechanisms. A thought crossed her mind of how many people were mysteriously popping up. She saw onesuch new arrival at the dining room, an anthropomorphic fox/dog person. Didn't get their name though.

What the plant girl also noticed was that Amanda was standing up, not too far from her. Was it from Katya's arrival? No, she heard steps before the woman landed. But Kale knew she had something to do with Amanda, though the woman standing before her would probably know more about it than her right now. Kale's brain was still not working at one-hundred percent.

"Morning Miss Amanda," Kale said to the woman, a confused grin on her face, "We... have some business together?"
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Postby Northwest Slobovia » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:59 pm

Amanda watched with bafflement as Katya fell from the chandelier. Didn't new people arrive that way? Katya arrived with the Building, so why did she...? Amanda couldn't get her weary mind around it, and was fortunately distracted from trying to think about it by the younger man from last night.

The BranRiech wrote:"Morning, everyone." Bran waved, as he stopped by the desk, leaning slightly on it. "We all go to carnival, yes?"

Amanda looked over at Bran and slowly shook her head. "I'm afraid not. Late night for Sandy and me. The only place I'm going now is back to bed. Oh, I'm Amanda Bela. I've seen you before, but I don't think we've been introduced."

The Carlisle wrote:"Morning Miss Amanda," Kale said to the woman, a confused grin on her face, "We... have some business together?"

Kale caught her off guard; Amanda hadn't expected that she'd finish up at the desk so quickly, and she turned back to her. "Mmm? Oh, yes. I'll come look for you around lunch time, if that's all right."
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Postby Torsiedelle » Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:54 pm

"Why yes, help...well, I'm no tactical genius, but I'll see what I can do to alleviate whatever stress there is for us here, I suppose.", Katya said. She was looking around at the ceiling for a moment, before thinking to look back down. She finally realized what was off with Thriller - she sighed and smiled, realizing how oblivious she was.

"Leave it to me to not notice when friends turn into animals.", She smacked her head playfully. "I really am too deep into the insanity of this place. I do miss it so."

Swinging about to face Amanda, and then Bran, Katya was quite happy. "Oh! Miss Bela!", Katya greeted her. "How nice to see you! I do hope that you and Sandy have been well. And Bran!"

Bran was a good friend. Katya had to give him a special welcome. She stepped in and embraced the man in a rather unexpected hug. "I would give you the little "kiss kiss" on the cheek like we do back home, but what woukd you wife say? I trust Tora's been pesking you since she returned? So sorry I couldn't come with her, but I had important business to attend to, Darling."
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Postby The BranRiech » Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:11 pm

Bran

"Oh, I think? Yes, I believe we've seen each other once or twice." Bran nodded, extending a hand over to Amanda. "I'm Bran Nikanor. I was the one who rented out the workshop for the election back in Bielefeld." He explained, trying to remember what would have caused them to see the other, deciding it was around the time when the apartment was focusing on getting Septimus into power as representative.

He sighed, hearing another voice from over in the center of the room, coming from none-other-than Torii's sister. Though . . . She sounded different. "Katya?" He asked. Not a second later, and the older girl was already wrapping Bran in a welcoming embrace, daring to mention kissing him.

His cheeks turned red, and he slowly backed away.

"Katya? What happened to you? You're like whole new person . . ." He said, frowning at the randomness of the hug.

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Postby Torsiedelle » Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:15 pm

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Oh, look at her! Katya broke away. She was ruffled up again, jumping about willy nilly like that! She held her hands in front of her waist and stepoed back, giving Amanda and Bran room.

"My apologies.", She said. "I'm still not in my right senses at the moment. As for your question, Bran..."

Katya held a hand to her mouth, amused. "I'm just still in "Fabulous City Girl" mode. I learned to get a little crazy back home. Nightclubs and all, no? I'd not too different, am I?"
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Postby Fvaarniimar » Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:56 pm

I think my duties can wait for a few hours...  But what would Mother say? Rmwtyliin snickered, realizing.

"Children, you need not be present.  Go!  Enjoy yourselves!"  The girl smiled ruefully - how many times had she been told some variation of that? She would not let us forget our duties - but she didn't want us to see them as a burden. I suppose she would approve. I wish she could see the Carnival.  She had noticed it outside the window as she ate a breakfast of barley; the memory was sharp.  Things which hurt frequently are.  Nevertheless, it elicited a smile.  Somewhere where anything is possible.   She would be smiling for months!

She would expect me to be, as well.

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When she arrived on the ground floor, Rmwtyliin was panting.  The coat was a little too warm for the Building, particularly zipped... A second later she forgot her discomfort. "Hi!! Kahttih-ee-ah, you have returned! I hope your trip went well." Smiling at the others, she continued. "Pleasant second fifth of the day. Did you notice the Kkkahrnvl?!"
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Postby Stormwrath » Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:55 am

I think I woke up in another universe!

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BOOTING…

Macy slowly opened her eyes to the world around her. She was lying on her bed like a vegetable. She moved her head to the left, and then to the right, and took in the sight of the bluish-white morning that filled her room. The world was eerily dark and quiet today. She sat up and stretched her arms, something that she assumed how humans wake up every morning. The time was around 7 AM, and for some reason there was some kind of faint noise outside—something evoking memories of laughter, fun and excitement. What was that noise that broke the silence of her room? It appeared exceedingly delightful.

Jumping out of bed, Macy headed straight for the window and took an eager peek. A carnival? Out here? Oh joy! She herself hadn't experienced hanging out at a carnival before, but the lights, the sounds, the colors—if that didn't scream out "place of cheer" she didn't know what would! Before she was part of the Building, she used to hear stories from Matthew on how he would frequent to the carnival every year, playing all sorts of games, riding on roller-coasters, making fun of clowns and wearing ridiculous masks. Now she can experience all of that for herself!

She went immediately to the bathroom and combed out her chaotic hair, and quickly changed into a sweater, some pants, and wrapped a scarf around her neck. Forget taking a shower, she's an android for fuck's sake! Slipping into a pair of sneakers, she closed the door behind her and rushed down the stairs to the lobby. Everyone must be excited for the fun and leisure that they will be having there—and who wouldn't be?

She made it to the ground floor and found that some of the Residents were already gathered in the lobby. Let's see, there was Amanda, Rmwtyllin, and ummm, that's pretty much it. There were also six other Residents that Macy didn't know by name, and one of them wasn't here the other day when the Ogres came around and unsettled everyone. No matter, many of them were here to go to the carnival outside. Coming around and greeting everyone with a smile, she waved, "Good morning everyone! How was the morning for you all?"

Rmw had asked if the others had noticed the fair outside, and Macy nodded. "Yeah! It sounds fun, does it not? I'm guessing you want to go there, yes?"

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Postby Germanic Templars » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:23 am

LOBBY

"Hardly insanity, darling, more of just normality intensified by a four fold." Thriller remarked as continued to try and scratch the itch. He figured to leave the damn thing be, after all it will go away on its own, right? Unknown to him was the seemingly droves of apartment dwellers making their way into the lobby until the last moment when Macy arrived; things have started getting too crowded for the fennec's liking, but he still had to sign some papers before he could go anywhere. With that, he continued making his way to the desk, hoping nothing falls on him or anyone tries to hold and hug him.
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Postby New Aksarben » Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:31 am

Lobby

Sterling stepped out of the way for Thriller, trotting over towards the doors a bit more to look out into the carnival. "I'm very curious how it showed up this time. I thought it was something about where we were before that let these carnivals show up? But maybe its something else.... Either way, we should be in for an interesting time, indeed." He huffed, pushing open the door with his magic and trotting out, seeing as no one else seemed willing to step out quite yet, and trotted out to the chilly morning, holding the door open behind him with his magic.

He glanced back towards the two he'd been talking to and smiled back. "You two coming? If we wait too long it might disappear!" He said with a chuckle and a bright grin.

Serendipity

Maghrl was a bit confused by the man's response to his question but just accepted it. This place was confusing enough. These druids sounded like Jedi though, people using a natural sort of force to do what they wish, relatively benign in nature too, along with philosophers. Strange that it seemed a common enough occupation between universes, even in this strange one of magic. Maghrl would have to think about this. He shifted on his seating, and stretched his upper body some, before stretching his senses through the force back out to looking for anything that might be threatening them. This Old Sam didn't seem to want to hurt them, at least not yet.
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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:54 pm

New Aksarben wrote:Sterling stepped out of the way for Thriller, trotting over towards the doors a bit more to look out into the carnival. "I'm very curious how it showed up this time. I thought it was something about where we were before that let these carnivals show up? But maybe its something else.... Either way, we should be in for an interesting time, indeed." He huffed, pushing open the door with his magic and trotting out, seeing as no one else seemed willing to step out quite yet, and trotted out to the chilly morning, holding the door open behind him with his magic.

He glanced back towards the two he'd been talking to and smiled back. "You two coming? If we wait too long it might disappear!" He said with a chuckle and a bright grin.

"I've no idea, but I'm not about to complain about festivities where I can murder things willy-nilly." Crysal said, following after him, widening her eyes as the cold air hit her face. She didn't expect it to be quite this cool outside, but she could hardly complain. She loved the cold. Tail swishing about casually, she stepped out. "Well, without further ado... lead the way, horse." She said, preferring a casual nickname for Sterling, rather than using a proper one.

Adri followed close behind, pulling up her hood and covering her face. Of all times she forgot to bring a face mask, it was today. "He has a name, you know." Adri stepped up to walk alongside Sterling, a sincere smile on the side of her face that he could see. As well as her eye socket, again. Least she could do is put an eyepatch on.
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Postby Cerillium » Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:21 pm

RACHE AND WILLOW
Giovenith wrote:Serendipity

While the man certainly didn't seem like a threat, the godling had always been taught to be careful around strangers even if they seemed like nice people. Still, she didn't want to be rude either (you never knew what sort of people you were dealing with...). While letting the others do the talking (not wanting to complicate the communication), she held her head high and sported a smile, hoping to indicate good nature and harmlessness.


Rache and Willow

Willow had to steadily raise an eye as Rache described his graphic lifestyle, but otherwise didn't feel too terribly disturbed at it. Sure, had he seen these sorts of things in person it would be terrifying, but like most people, simply sitting back and hearing about these things wasn't all that chilling. Even for an artist, Willow's imagination had a hard time processing the sort of extravagant displays of violence that Rache was trying to paint simply because he had no real frame of reference. He was sheltered (relatively), a farther than far branch off from the ponies here he was descended from, and in good luck, would never have to feel the full weight of such descriptions.

"You mean take Pansy with us to check out the Earth pony tribe?" Willow asked, scratching his ear as he considered the thought. "Maybe. We definitely don't want to let her out of our sight, but at the same time, what if she accidentally met the Earth pony subordinate? Wouldn't that possibly have an unknown effect on the timeline?"

He considered something else.

"And what is your plan for when you go looking for Commander Hurricane, exactly? Valoria told us how to get to him, but... what about when you actually get there? He's probably going to want to know why you're there, how you knew he was out there... it might seem suspicious if you don't think ahead."

[Thanks for your patience, Gio!]


Good questions, Rache thought to himself, but how to explain the wibbly-wobbly time thing? He rubbed the back of his head to stimulate some thought, but it didn't help him much.

"Fate is weird," he finally ventured. "We don't know why we're here. Are we here to fix something? Are we here because we were here before and helped bring about events? Fate's reason is what matters."

Rache rolled onto his rump and propped his front legs on his knees. It wasn't a very comfortable-looking position, but it made him feel a bit more like himself. "Here's how it works. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she committed a breaking and entering. Rude little shit, yes? At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl. Too hot. Second bowl, too cold. Third bowl, perfect. She ate it all. Next she went to the sitting room and found three chairs. First was too hard. Second was too soft. Third was tiny but good, until her huge ass broke it. So then this selfish shit decides she's tired. Goes upstairs and finds some beds. First was too hard. Second was too soft. The third was small and felt right, so she curled up and went to sleep.

"The home's owners -- three bears -- return while she's napping. They discover that their porridge was tampered with and, in the case of the smallest bear, eaten completely. They go to their living room and find someone has fucked with their chairs, breaking the smallest bear's. Then they go upstairs to find their beds mussed and an ungrateful human sleeping in the smallest bear's bed. She awakens while they're grumbling about how shitty a person she is and, rather than say excuse me, she jumps from the bed and out the window, never to return again. For sake of argument, these events cause her to reconsider her behavior, and she vows to be more polite. Meanwhile, the smallest bear grows resent all humans. Years later, as adults, both the smallest bear and Goldilocks participate in events that change their societies."

Rache paused, hoping Willow had tracked the story. His lips pursed, and then the thoughts poured out again. "Now enter Fate. She sends us back in time. We're there only to observe all the events as they unfold. We know the story so we know it aligns properly. Then Fate takes us away again. But Fate is Fate. What if we arrived before Goldilocks? Perhaps we're temped to lock the bears' door? Or to tell her she shouldn't eat all the porridge or sit in the chair? Our influence will alter both little bear and Goldilocks, and that change will affect future events. She remains rude, and he remains passive. In this case, we should do nothing. Let the story unfold.

"But what if she doesn't eat the porridge? Or sit in the chair? She goes straight to bed instead," the daemon pony's mouth curled into a smile. "We must then decide, yes? Did Fate send us back so we can pour out the food and shatter the chair? This will keep the little bear aligned on his arrow of time. Or do we convince her to eat, to sit? This will still affect her. She won't feel as much guilt if it seems as though we're encouraging her to be naughty."

His ears drooped and he sighed. "This is why cultists remain in the woodwork back home. We know how things will turn out. We know things are on track. We only emerge to nudge, as unobtrusively as possible, to keep things on that arrow. In the case of Goldilocks, we know the story well enough to see when an important moment is missed. So we Influence. A daemon whispers to her subconscious: Yes, why not try out all these chairs? Sure, no one will care. She believes it was her idea; she breaks the final chair. Continuity is maintained."

Rache folded his arms across his knees and rested his chin upon them. "Why are we here, Willow? We must determine that. It is only to observe, we should observe. But if things are amiss, it may be our purpose to remedy it. To get things back on track. The only way we can determine that is to figure out how far off track things are here. We may have no choice but to take Pansy into our fold, to tell her the truth about us. It changes her, yes, but it keeps destiny in motion. I'd rather not do this." Poor Pansy. The truth would probably cause her to dissolve into hysterics, or so Rache assumed. "Sometimes we need to risk things, such as meeting the earth pony subordinate, than allow things to go more awry."

His smile returned as his head lifted. "And Hurricane? That's why I wanted to talk with you. I need your advice. I thought about killing off his foes behind his back, thereby cutting his mission short in order for him to return. Not the best plan. But now that I think about it -- Willow, will you tell me the story again? As much as you know of it, with as much detail as possible? You alone know how far the story's diverged. What here is not according to history, other than Hurricane being away?"


SERENDIPITY

"How much do I know of you?" Old Sam's eyes danced as he regarded Giovenith's question. "Not nearly enough for my own good, and too much to not be curious. Of course, I know of your quest. And you can't kill what's already dead," he added for Drova's benefit, "You can only make him a lot more dead than he currently is. Absolutely dead would be preferable, of course."

His shoulders shrugged. "Varge rose and fell long before my time. I am a Necromancer, not a Miracle Worker. Necromancy, if you're not familiar with it, is the practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. We do this by calling their spirits to us. We can also reanimate their bodies and pry information that way. Unscrupulous Necromancers sometimes abuse that by reanimating the dead into an army that does their bidding. The Order frowns upon that! And that brings me to my own business -- I'm here to verify the rumors that Varg is indeed reanimated. One of my many jobs was to keep an eye on his resting place. It isn't my job to make him absolutely dead."

He nodded in recognition of Aegis' name. "Yes, nice Gate Jumper, though a bit odd. Came knocking on my door. Had a young girl with him. The deer told me this morning that he had completed his quest for the sheep." He didn't put Primordial's offer out of mind, however. The chance to learn of outside magic was one Old Sam rarely passed up. He also planned to learn more of the glittering-haired girl and of the massive machine that accompanied the party.

"Thank you, Alexia," he responded to the Monk. "It's a pleasure to meet you.

Maghrl's senses picked up a great many things. All of them were benign -- at the moment -- but most had the potential to harm them if pressed. None seemed particularly focused on them, and Sandy's gift offered nothing but the woodsy sounds radiating from Old Sam, and the louder singing from Magic intertwining itself with their surroundings. It sounded "typical", if such a thing were possible after only a brief stay in the woods.
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Postby Chedastan » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:31 pm

Romulus silently thought for awhile from what has been said so far, especially coming from the now revealed necromancer. And after all that has been spoken of, he still didn't trust Old Sam. He would feel like a massive fool to allow him to come anywhere near their party. He knew what could easily end up happening, in fact he had been in enough situations like this to know that it can and will end badly. He had indeed fought insurgents that had try to use this suspiciously similar tactic to open them up to an attack; Suicide bombers, a hidden ambush force, one-man army types, the results of either often got messy. The General honestly didn't want to chance that with the old man.

On the other hand though, they would have with them a fully fledged necromancer that could aid them with Varg, assuming what he's even telling them is true, especially with this mention of an Order. Perhaps he could be of use to them then, if the General pried further from that bit of information to try and disclose anything else the Necromancer could still have. Only after that would he decide on what further actions to take regarding him. He thought about it for a short moment more, then finally spoke up.

"So hold on, you mentioned this Order you are in. Is it a league of supposedly benevolent necromancers I assume? Ones that are somehow different from Varg? Care to elaborate more on that?" He took a quick glance up at the sky, it was still barely mid-day, but they still had some more traveling to do, and this right now was taxing them of a bit of that time. He returned his focus onto Old Sam.
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Postby Northwest Slobovia » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:45 pm

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Torsiedelle wrote:Swinging about to face Amanda, and then Bran, Katya was quite happy. "Oh! Miss Bela!", Katya greeted her. "How nice to see you! I do hope that you and Sandy have been well. And Bran!"
[...]
Katya held a hand to her mouth, amused. "I'm just still in "Fabulous City Girl" mode. I learned to get a little crazy back home. Nightclubs and all, no? I'd not too different, am I?"

Amanda tried to get her sluggish mind to follow what Kayta said, but a least one penny was refusing to drop. She looked and sounded a bit confused. "We... we've been fine, Katya, but it's only been two days since I saw you last." One penny shook loose. "Wait... home? You've been home and back since then?"

The BranRiech wrote:"Oh, I think? Yes, I believe we've seen each other once or twice." Bran nodded, extending a hand over to Amanda. "I'm Bran Nikanor. I was the one who rented out the workshop for the election back in Bielefeld." He explained, trying to remember what would have caused them to see the other, deciding it was around the time when the apartment was focusing on getting Septimus into power as representative.

Amanda momentarily touched her fingers to her lips to cover her embarrassment before reaching out and shaking Bran's hand as firmly as her small hand would allow. "Oh, Mr. Nikanor! Our benefactor! Yes, Sandy spoke to you briefly a couple of times. Sorry, I hadn't put a face to your name."

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Cerillium wrote:And that brings me to my own business -- I'm here to verify the rumors that Varg is indeed reanimated. One of my many jobs was to keep an eye on his resting place. It isn't my job to make him absolutely dead."

He nodded in recognition of Aegis' name. "Yes, nice Gate Jumper, though a bit odd. Came knocking on my door. Had a young girl with him. The deer told me this morning that he had completed his quest for the sheep." He didn't put Primordial's offer out of mind, however. The chance to learn of outside magic was one Old Sam rarely passed up. He also planned to learn more of the glittering-haired girl and of the massive machine that accompanied the party.

Sandy listened intently to the exchange of questions and answers between his companions and Old Sam. His eyes briefly widened at the mention of deer and sheep. Old Sam talked to sheep? How deep was his connection to nature... and how broad? A thought crept up on him: what would deer know of the Fey sheep anyway? He'd have to find a chance to ask.

He answered one question that Old Sam seemed to be implying. He smiled slightly, and spoke with amused irony. "I hope the ogres who sent us on this mission were working from something more than rumor: they said Varg attacked their village yesterday morning." Then in a serious tone: "If there's something else nearby that might be mistaken for Varg, I'm not sure I want to know about it."

Sandy paused, thinking of what to say next. "My name's Sandy, by the way. I'm a sorceror, though I'm considered little more than an apprentice in my own world."

He stopped again, trying to recall Old Sam's words. "But... 'by trade, by chance, and by necessity'...? It sounds like you might have a tale or two to tell about that." Sandy's eyes glinted: Sam was curious about them, he was curious about Sam, and swapping stories would make an afternoon's ride pass more quickly.
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New Aksarben wrote:Sterling stepped out of the way for Thriller, trotting over towards the doors a bit more to look out into the carnival. "I'm very curious how it showed up this time. I thought it was something about where we were before that let these carnivals show up? But maybe its something else.... Either way, we should be in for an interesting time, indeed." He huffed, pushing open the door with his magic and trotting out, seeing as no one else seemed willing to step out quite yet, and trotted out to the chilly morning, holding the door open behind him with his magic.

He glanced back towards the two he'd been talking to and smiled back. "You two coming? If we wait too long it might disappear!" He said with a chuckle and a bright grin.

"I've no idea, but I'm not about to complain about festivities where I can murder things willy-nilly." Crysal said, following after him, widening her eyes as the cold air hit her face. She didn't expect it to be quite this cool outside, but she could hardly complain. She loved the cold. Tail swishing about casually, she stepped out. "Well, without further ado... lead the way, horse." She said, preferring a casual nickname for Sterling, rather than using a proper one.

Adri followed close behind, pulling up her hood and covering her face. Of all times she forgot to bring a face mask, it was today. "He has a name, you know." Adri stepped up to walk alongside Sterling, a sincere smile on the side of her face that he could see. As well as her eye socket, again. Least she could do is put an eyepatch on.

Carnival

Sterling was a tiny bit taken aback by the casual murder remark. The pony gulped, and shivered imagining what she had got up to for fun, if that was entertaining to her. He also made sure to step a bit away from her as he started walking over to the carnival, wondering where the entrance might be. There was always some human who seemed to be manning an entrance booth that explained the rules. Would that be the same even here in this new world.

"Horse is okay, Not the most creative nickname considering I'm a pony, not a horse, but still." He responded to their little back and forth, glancing back, getting a bit more accustomed to the girl with the missing eye. It was still creepy, he was just getting used to the sight finally.
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As Duncan completed his translation, Rmwtyliin - now only steps from the door - paused and reentered the conversation, voice a little louder. "I do! It was quite an experience last year..." Her smile shrunk, for a moment. "Be careful what you wish for today...madam." Mentally she scolded herself for not remembering Macy's name. "Are you coming?" With that, she walked out, noting the presence of the unicorn and the strange humanoids not terribly far off. I believe they are from here.

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Macy

She was a bit sad that Rmw didn't remember her name, but it wasn't that big of a deal to her. Before she could answer, a horse joined in the conversation and asked if she and Rmw were going to the carnival. "Of course we are!" Macy nodded again. "Oh, if we haven't met yet, I'm Macy. Nice to meet you!"

Heh, she's talking to a horse, a talking one at that. Not that it wasn't a problem or anything, it was just that horses only whinnied and neighed in Palmaria. Now that it seemed they were all set to go, she began to follow Sterling on his way outside. Yes, the fun times were going to begin!

"M-m-murder?" Macy turned around, stuttering at her. It wasn't because that woman had a warped sense of fun, but because the android was curious—for she had no idea what and what not to do. Was murdering that fun? After all, the robot had no idea what it was like to kill someone. Perhaps it was that fun, but who knows?

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Stormwrath wrote:Macy

She was a bit sad that Rmw didn't remember her name, but it wasn't that big of a deal to her. Before she could answer, a horse joined in the conversation and asked if she and Rmw were going to the carnival. "Of course we are!" Macy nodded again. "Oh, if we haven't met yet, I'm Macy. Nice to meet you!"

Heh, she's talking to a horse, a talking one at that. Not that it wasn't a problem or anything, it was just that horses only whinnied and neighed in Palmaria. Now that it seemed they were all set to go, she began to follow Sterling on his way outside. Yes, the fun times were going to begin!

"M-m-murder?" Macy turned around, stuttering at her. It wasn't because that woman had a warped sense of fun, but because the android was curious—for she had no idea what and what not to do. Was murdering that fun? After all, the robot had no idea what it was like to kill someone. Perhaps it was that fun, but who knows?

Sterling glanced back and smiled brightly, giving a wave with a forehoof as he did. "Oh nice to meet you. I'm Sterling Venture! A unicorn from Equestria, so you know. Though its not like that matters, we're all trapped from home now aren't we?" He huffed, a small frown crossing his face before he perked up again and grinned brightly, turning back around and trotting over towards the area he thought looked like an entrance. At least it looked like one, more or less. Either way the unicorn would find some way in sooner or later. Though it'd make the most sense for an entrance to be focused towards the entrance to the building anyway.

"Also, I'd vote that murder is not entertaining. Its not fun to kill potential friends and the like after all!" He said, turning back discuss the topic a bit more. "You can have a lot of fun in these things! One time me and Willow got drunk off our flanks on Equestrian Cider! So glad hangovers don't carry through the disappearance of the carnival, we'd have been immobile for days, I'm guessing!"
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Kale gave a nod to Amanda. "Yes, that would be good," Kale said. She would remember by then. She knew it was important. A thought of preparing Amanda and herself a lunch for the meeting popped in her head. She was a guest and the wife of Sandy, it would be nice to treat her to lunch.

Kale noticed Remilia arrive in the lobby after finalizing plan with Amanda. She remembered trying to help the girl with some 'translating' the night before. While she did her best, she felt like she wasn't the one best suited for the job. She was a resident, but she didn't know everything. Remilia didn't seem to know a lot about modern technology and amenities. Kale wondered what era she came from, definitely farther back into the past.

Kale walked over to Remilia, who were with two other residents. She knew sterling, but she didn't know the blonde haired girl. Was she a new resident? Or she could be an older resident returning. Regardless, Kale waved to the three of them, greeting the with a good morning.

"So, going to the carnival? I got some time to kill myself," Kale said, following up from her greeting, then turning to the Blonde haired girl, "My name is Kale by the way. Nice to meet you!"
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Macy smiled as Sterling related to her a previous experience at the carnival. "I have no idea what it is like to be in hangovers, what happens?" She was also ignorant of what it was like to be drunk, more so to be in a hangover. Maybe it should be best to keep her in the dark about the effects of alcoholism.

Another resident came by, one with long and straight green hair, along with glistening turquoise sclerae. She also had vines growing around her arms and legs, and a rather simple dress about. My was she pretty—like a magical character from a fantasy novel. Looks like Macy is going to have another new friend here. "Nice to meet you too!" she smiled at Kale. "My name is Macy."

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New Aksarben wrote:Carnival

Sterling was a tiny bit taken aback by the casual murder remark. The pony gulped, and shivered imagining what she had got up to for fun, if that was entertaining to her. He also made sure to step a bit away from her as he started walking over to the carnival, wondering where the entrance might be. There was always some human who seemed to be manning an entrance booth that explained the rules. Would that be the same even here in this new world.

"Horse is okay, Not the most creative nickname considering I'm a pony, not a horse, but still." He responded to their little back and forth, glancing back, getting a bit more accustomed to the girl with the missing eye. It was still creepy, he was just getting used to the sight finally.

Crysal gave Sterling a sharp grin. She'd just found herself someone new to scare! Her slight resemblance to a changeling likely didn't help matters for the poor pony. "That was a joke. I only murder people if they give me a reason to. It's even more fun that way." What a loon.

Adri shrugged her shoulders and half-smiled. "Do people try to ride you? Or do you not have... two-legged things where you come from?" She was legitimately curious about Sterling's homeland now. "Oh, that must be terrifying. A world where all the animals are intelligent and can talk." Was she intentionally offensive? It's hard to tell.

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SERENDIPITY

"Druids have Orders," Old Sam shrugged as he urged his ox forward. "Wizards have Orders. It is human nature to fashion hierarchies. I once had brunch with a Catholic deacon who was a member of the Knights of Columbus."

He had every intention of making the colony by nightfall and, although he didn't mind chewing the fat, he preferred to do it while sitting in front of a toasty fire and with some ale at his elbow. The ox set itself into a fast (for an ox) trot as its rider gabbed. "You see," Old Sam continued, "There are many things that end up here on Gallimaufry Mundi, and many of those things consider themselves very potent back home. They come here, they start trying to reassert themselves. So wizards tend to flock, to guide each other, to guide newcomers, to make certain everyone understands the ground rules. Necromancers are no different. Something big and bad and undead pops up after being shut down, we want to make certain the tale is true. I have my own reasons for tagging along with you -- none of them nefarious or self serving, unless you count wanting to collect some lichen near Vargh's old den -- and I won't disclose all of them. You're not in my Order." The thought seemed to amuse him, for he grinned.

"But tales, oh I have a lot of those," he winked at Sandy, "and they're good for sharing after a hard day on the road. And share I will, if you can keep up with me. I'm a man of comforts. I want my pipe and my meat, and a tankard to warm my toes."

Old Sam blew on his fingers to warm them, then buried his hands in his robes. "The dwarves in the colony are nice. Ruled by Rodigan Hammersong the Younger -- can you get more dwarven than that? He's the heir-apparent to the lord of the same name whose kingdom encompasses this neck of the woods. Kindly, but he's still a dwarf, and that's synonymous with no-nonsense. He'll be eager to talk with you. The dragon-litch affects more than just ogres. Bad for trade routes, too. It's my hope that he can offer guidance about the route. I haven't walked the woods beyond in several decades. Things change."

Old Sam's eyes settled upon Romulus who, he assumed by the ways others deferred, was functioning as a leader. "Dwarfs are proud people. They're busy people. If you have questions for Hammersong, I would advise you figure them out now and then ask them one at a time. Do not ask for help beyond information -- this is considered begging. And do not alter their names when speaking to them -- doing that is insulting." This last bit was directed at the angel.

"But tell me, what questions do you have? Maybe I can answer and save us some time?"


CARNIVAL

The press of urgency welling inside Minerva was entirely due to a desire to make contact with her god's forces (for the Carnival was always a gift from Charumati or Fram), but that urgency became tinged with doubt once Minerva set foot outside the Building. She left Bran and Amanda to their own conversation (unless they chose to join her) and alighted, following Crysal, Adri and Sterling's footprints in the deepening snow. Not that she needed to track them; they were almost directly in front of her.

It was entirely too quiet. The Carnival's bright lights cast the fog in numerous colors, and merry laughter and the theme park patron's thrilled squeals echoed across the lawn, but the magic of the attraction kept the actual noise trapped inside. The outside always projected a normal carnival to the eye. Even Sandy, had be been there, would have commented that a certain magical noise was... lacking.

Minerva's pace quicken to a trot and she passed the trio ahead of her, red hair bouncing along her back and her hand pressed to her thigh to prevent her old Webley sidearm from jostling. The snow drifts didn't dwindle as she approached. They were pressed right up against the attraction's outer walls. The entrance gate was suspiciously lacking its barker. Minerva came to a stop right in front of the entrance to behold the silent and deserted grounds beyond. No daemons running the show.

Her head cocked. At first, she was befuddled by the attraction's state. Had some horror befallen it? Her confusion fell away as she took stock of the spotless ground and lack of cash drawer, and she was laughing by time Sterling and the sisters caught up with her.

"It's dormant. Parked for the season," she snorted. "There aren't any employees."

Her face turned to survey the trio's expressions. "What this means is that the rides will not operate, nor can we enjoy overflowing cocaine booths and food stands with no ingredients or servers, but the tents and magic are still operational."

The cultist leader's mouth twisted into a smile. "I have no idea how long this thing will be here but, in addition to perhaps enjoying a tent or two, I plan to raid the supply buildings for unpopped corn, oil, and whatever other sundries I can get my hands on for the Building's food stores."

She stepped inside the grounds and found her suspicions confirmed. Though, on the outside, the rides were lit and moving, everything was still on the inside. The Residents would be nothing more than naughty teens mucking about an attraction after hours. But, to Minerva, the attraction was something more -- and she had every intention of sending the tech priests in to acquire as many mechanisms, motors, and devices as possible. Survivalist's Paydirt!

Her eyes closed, and the magic did its thing, transforming her clothing to that of a British tank crew member's tan overalls and black beret. "Ta!" she smiled as she offered the trio a jaunty salute. "Have fun!"
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Alexia quickly thought of questions to ask the mage, the problem was what questions would serve to yield the best answers. She recalled the cliff notes and the meeting once more, it's scant details told her nothing past "kill the creature". It unsettled the monk given her own experience with the undead. What if the creature was under a stronger, more sinister, influence beyond the dragons capabilities? The feat alone would mean immense power and aptitude, and the thought alone was scary to fathom.

She moved her pony up closer within the mage's hearing range despite his hearing accumen. She decided on her questions after a moment and spoke up, "Do you know if Vargh has always been an undead creature? As I mentioned we were given scant details, a battle has taken place, it took a combined effort to subdue Vargh and imprison him. But nothing was said about the dragon, save that it was presumably a vile creature that now deemed banished.

"I would also ask about your tactical insight on the undead: my skills lend itself to fighting against it," a wry smile formed around then, Alexia felt the stretch of her facial muscles for the effort alone in defiance of the cold as she continued, "But if many things here consider themselves powerful, it means little when faced with something entirely different. Also, were the dwarves involved? And do you think they would be willing to provide their account of the event of Vargh's imprisonment?"

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Out the group went to the carnival. Macy's spirits were high as the sound of it slowly grew louder and louder as they approached it. The sound, the color, the lights—they were screaming out fun and excitement at her face. It was good that it wasn't that far from the Building. Amid the thick fog and the dense snow, she could hear the laughter and the thrilled screams of people emanating from the cloud of light in the fog. She was skipping all the way to the outer wall of the fair, kicking up some snow. She was humming a tune that Palmarians used to hum whenever they were in a happy mood—and right now was one. Screw the cold and the snow that was all around them, even though rolling around it is also great, they were going to a carnival!

But when she got to the entrance, the smile on her face and the happy tune she had hummed had faded away into melancholy. No one was actually here—the only things that remained were the empty tents and rides. But, but, this can't be, she gazed at the sight in disbelief. What happened to the laughing, the screams, the people who were supposed to be having fun? Why are the booths empty? Why does everything appear to be like they had just missed the carnival by days? This—this is just the saddest.

She slowly stepped inside the fair grounds and began to take a look around with the others. Some booths had the prizes arranged somewhat neatly, but there was no one to man them. The ferris wheel (every carnival has to have one, right?) was nothing but a stationary structure that towered over the rest of the carnival. And the grounds were moderately littered with crumpled paper and a couple of flyers. The android was bewildered. Macy entered one of the booths and took a large pink teddy bear from the top shelf. Returning to the others she said, "No one is here, so it's okay, right?"

She couldn't find anyone around here but another group of residents from the apartment, one of them being Sterling from the lobby earlier. Looks like they were here first, and perhaps they were just as confused as Macy was. Running up to the unicorn she asked, "Wha—what happened here? Where is all of the people?"

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