Lance slowly moves the open case closer and closer to the dragon while still playing the tune. He looks at Mikey and Brava and nods at the case then at the dragon
He nods "For a little bit."
Mikey continues to watch in awe and amusement but Brava just decides to walk away.
Therne hugs them tightly. "Thank you thank you. Is there anything i can do to repay you?"
They both hear a voice in their mind. "I need both of your help. Grab the case and touch the opening to the dragon. Illusions will only distract him for so long."
Xan snorts "Nah. Just don't ever tell anyone I helped someone."
Mikey nods and does so. Brava shakes his head.
He nods, still hugging them
The dragon is sucked into the case. Lance stops playing as the illusions fade. "Thanks Mikey."
*Wendigo?*
*ACK sorry*
Xan smiles and picks them up. "Feeling better?"
Mikey salutes and grins.
*is oki*
He nods slightly, trembling a bit
Lance closes the case and walks over to them. "Sorry about that."
Xan sets him in the couch and sits besides him.
"Imma gonna kill him." Brava snarls and pulls out his dagger. Mikey slaps the back of his head "Stop being so mean,"
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"Forgive the mess, I am trying to regain my sanity again."
It sighs again. It sounds almost... frustrated. Like it knew it had her pinned for a second there. "It is your choice. I cannot force your hand." It pours her a cup of hot herbal tea. The smell is calming, but definitely not calming enough for that interaction. "I'm sorry for pressing you. Is there anything you do want? I won't ask for your pain, and I won't offer your daughter back. I'll let you decide the terms."
"Would you like to play chess?" She asked, waving a hand. A chess board made from quartz appears.
"I don't typically play board games, but I don't see a reason not to in this case. You can move first."
She moves a rook forward a square and smiles "I heard your name was the Taker. Is that because you take away things they want or have or because you take things in order to have a deal?"
He moves the pawn in front of his king up two spaces. His expression is unreadable. "I have many names. The Shaper. The Collector. The Taker. Each one is as good as the other. The Taker in particular comes from my deals, yes, but also my tendency to take bodies away after battles."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
It sighs again. It sounds almost... frustrated. Like it knew it had her pinned for a second there. "It is your choice. I cannot force your hand." It pours her a cup of hot herbal tea. The smell is calming, but definitely not calming enough for that interaction. "I'm sorry for pressing you. Is there anything you do want? I won't ask for your pain, and I won't offer your daughter back. I'll let you decide the terms."
"Would you like to play chess?" She asked, waving a hand. A chess board made from quartz appears.
"I don't typically play board games, but I don't see a reason not to in this case. You can move first."
She moves a rook forward a square and smiles "I heard your name was the Taker. Is that because you take away things they want or have or because you take things in order to have a deal?"
He moves the pawn in front of his king up two spaces. His expression is unreadable. "I have many names. The Shaper. The Collector. The Taker. Each one is as good as the other. The Taker in particular comes from my deals, yes, but also my tendency to take bodies away after battles."
"A reaper almost, a collector of the dead." She asked, moving her queen up a space, behind the rook. "As that why your name is also the collector?"
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"Forgive the mess, I am trying to regain my sanity again."
She moves a rook forward a square and smiles "I heard your name was the Taker. Is that because you take away things they want or have or because you take things in order to have a deal?"
He moves the pawn in front of his king up two spaces. His expression is unreadable. "I have many names. The Shaper. The Collector. The Taker. Each one is as good as the other. The Taker in particular comes from my deals, yes, but also my tendency to take bodies away after battles."
"A reaper almost, a collector of the dead." She asked, moving her queen up a space, behind the rook. "Is that why your name is also the collector?"
He moves his king forward. "Yes. I would deal with the angels and paladins, and I would give them relics I had collected in trade for their dead. I earned the title of Shaper from trading with the demons on the other side, as I can mold flesh and steel like hot wax in my hands. I used the skill to make monsters and sell them for more magical items."
He hears a knock on the door behind him. Deep breathing through a respirator. Buzzing flies. It was in the room with him while he was writing. But how? No. It must have teleported in somehow after he left. The only explanation.
He stiffens. Draws a dagger, holds it close. Slowly removes the scroll from his satchel, holds it over the flames. “Taker. What is it that you are?”
A muffled voice immediately answers. "I am the Worm that grows fat while the vulture grows weary. I am the Shaper of flesh and steel. I am the Collector of the dead and dying. I am the Taker of what has been sacrificed. I am many things. What would you like me to be?"
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
He hears a knock on the door behind him. Deep breathing through a respirator. Buzzing flies. It was in the room with him while he was writing. But how? No. It must have teleported in somehow after he left. The only explanation.
He stiffens. Draws a dagger, holds it close. Slowly removes the scroll from his satchel, holds it over the flames. “Taker. What is it that you are?”
A muffled voice immediately answers. "I am the Worm that grows fat while the vulture grows weary. I am the Shaper of flesh and steel. I am the Collector of the dead and dying. I am the Taker of what has been sacrificed. I am many things. What would you like me to be?"
“I should hope to find an ally. One with an affinity for the arcane, perhaps. A fellow hoarder of blasphemous secrets. A deal-maker by all measures, and a habitual traitor.”
He continues to sulk
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
"HOLY SWEET N SOUR (GP) IT WORKED!"
Hi! I'm violet, the ultimate silly snake!
Xan sets him in the couch and sits besides him.
"Imma gonna kill him." Brava snarls and pulls out his dagger. Mikey slaps the back of his head "Stop being so mean,"
"Forgive the mess, I am trying to regain my sanity again."
[Taken by my gourmand boyfriend]
He moves the pawn in front of his king up two spaces. His expression is unreadable. "I have many names. The Shaper. The Collector. The Taker. Each one is as good as the other. The Taker in particular comes from my deals, yes, but also my tendency to take bodies away after battles."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"can i help?"
psychopath ^-^
"Language."
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
He nervously smiles
Lance clenches something under his jacket
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
"A reaper almost, a collector of the dead." She asked, moving her queen up a space, behind the rook. "As that why your name is also the collector?"
"Forgive the mess, I am trying to regain my sanity again."
[Taken by my gourmand boyfriend]
psychopath ^-^
He shakes his head no
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
"o"
psychopath ^-^
"WOOHOO!!!" She jumps into the air and transforms into a wyrmling, shaking the ground when she lands
Hi! I'm violet, the ultimate silly snake!
He moves his king forward. "Yes. I would deal with the angels and paladins, and I would give them relics I had collected in trade for their dead. I earned the title of Shaper from trading with the demons on the other side, as I can mold flesh and steel like hot wax in my hands. I used the skill to make monsters and sell them for more magical items."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Lance somehow keeps his balance
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
*Ello.*
Shambler is laying in the roof, photosynthesising.
Kezzolan is waiting.
Terra Lubridia archive:
The Bloody Barnacle | The Gut | The Athene Crusader | The Jewel of Atlantis
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
*oh does lance have truesight?*
Hi! I'm violet, the ultimate silly snake!
*yep*
Ye old creator of characters
Tortured poet and writer
This mortal body is expendable, I will be released from my binding soon.
“I should hope to find an ally. One with an affinity for the arcane, perhaps. A fellow hoarder of blasphemous secrets. A deal-maker by all measures, and a habitual traitor.”
Terra Lubridia archive:
The Bloody Barnacle | The Gut | The Athene Crusader | The Jewel of Atlantis
*Yeah she's a dragon. In case you thought she was some kinda druid. Nah she's just really good at changing forms*
Hi! I'm violet, the ultimate silly snake!