House of Masks 006

[3/9/2013 9:24:52 PM] Josie: You have all been called together for ... a seance! It's about 11:30 p.m., of course, which is a very good time to begin a seance, and Bellamy--a tall, almost excruciatingly beautiful elven woman--has drawn you together into what appears to be a mostly empty room on the floor above the one you live on. The rugs on the floor have been moved aside, revealing the hardwood; she's already chalked in some drawings there. She left to fetch supplies a moment ago, for the final parts of the ritual, leaving you lot alone. [3/9/2013 9:25:19 PM] Caspar: Hmm. [3/9/2013 9:25:37 PM] Karid: "So, we are all ready?" [3/9/2013 9:26:18 PM] Trystan: Trystan is slow to wake up and slower to come out. His eyes are bloodshot and puffy, and he looks a mess. [3/9/2013 9:26:44 PM] Caspar: You shouldn't drink so much before a seance. [3/9/2013 9:26:58 PM] Arwen: "How are you feeling Trystan? You don't look so well..." [3/9/2013 9:27:41 PM] Karid: "...I do not have sufficient healing magic to treat a hangover..." [3/9/2013 9:27:48 PM] Marilla: Marilla "You look like you've been poisoned." [3/9/2013 9:27:48 PM] Karid: Karid looks at Trystan critically [3/9/2013 9:27:57 PM] Karid: "...aren't you a bit young to be drinking?" [3/9/2013 9:28:27 PM] Arwen: "He wanted it. So we let him have it. Probably not the wisest decision." [3/9/2013 9:29:04 PM] Karid: "It is poison, you know..." [3/9/2013 9:29:35 PM] Karid: Karid frowns [3/9/2013 9:29:51 PM] Arwen: Arwen waves off the comment. "Learn to have some fun, Karid." [3/9/2013 9:30:23 PM] Trystan: "I just needed to sleep dreamlessly... it worked... Why are you all so -loud-?" [3/9/2013 9:30:39 PM] Karid: "Well...if you want to that is fine, but his mind is still developing, yes?" [3/9/2013 9:30:50 PM] Karid: "It is dangerous..." [3/9/2013 9:30:54 PM] Trystan: In his pouch, Russet growls faintly, but it ends in a sick-sounding squeak. [3/9/2013 9:31:12 PM] Josie: It's quite scenic in the room. There are a bunch of candles, but it's pretty dim and shadowy. Of course there's no rainstorm, which is good for a seance, but otherwise the atmosphere is pretty good. [3/9/2013 9:31:46 PM] Caspar: Caspar speaks louder. "To make sure you can hear us." [3/9/2013 9:32:18 PM] Marilla: "He seems to have survived, I think he deserves another go at it." [3/9/2013 9:33:37 PM] Josie: There's no sign of Illa. Lissa was told her energies might be disruptive to the endeavor, and stomped off, shouting about it a bit. [3/9/2013 9:34:25 PM] Trystan: "Argh, no need to shout..." Trystan covers the ear nearest Caspar. [3/9/2013 9:34:42 PM] Karid: "IF you call this surviving." [3/9/2013 9:36:09 PM] Caspar: It would be nice if we can convince the spirits to let us get a good night's sleep. Not sure how much longer I can take this. [3/9/2013 9:36:55 PM] Arwen: Arwen talks softer to Trystan: "You're doing much better than I did after my first drink. I puked on this man's shoes...who then proceeded to challenge me to a duel. I'd say you're doing much better than that." [3/9/2013 9:37:39 PM] Trystan: "I might -still- puke on someone's shoes... Oh gods..." [3/9/2013 9:38:33 PM] Arwen: "I agree, Caspar, sleep sounds good about now. Deep, dreamless sleep." [3/9/2013 9:40:33 PM] Marilla: "I don't know what you're talking about, I've slept like a heifer calf and seem to have missed a party." [3/9/2013 9:40:57 PM] Caspar: You haven't had nightmares? [3/9/2013 9:42:17 PM] Marilla: ((Ah. Nvm that then.)) [3/9/2013 9:43:16 PM] Trystan: "Well, maybe we can get rid of the nightmares... Why is it so -bright-?" [3/9/2013 9:43:47 PM] Marilla: "The only cure for a hangover honey, is more ale." [3/9/2013 9:45:03 PM] Josie: Bellamy walks back in, almost completely naked. She's removed all her hair ornaments, her robe and even her shoes, and all she's got left is three more or less strategically wrapped pieces of cloth covering up the important bits. She's... well, her body is about as beautiful as her face, which is considerably so. [3/9/2013 9:46:20 PM] Caspar: Caspar blinks. "So, being naked is part of the process?" [3/9/2013 9:46:21 PM] Karid: Karid averts his eyes [3/9/2013 9:46:28 PM] Karid: "Is the lack of clothes necessary?" [3/9/2013 9:47:29 PM] Caspar: Caspar 's tone is not judgemental, merely curious. [3/9/2013 9:47:31 PM] Marilla: "I wasn't told about a dress code, if you'll spare me a moment I can go change." [3/9/2013 9:48:03 PM] Trystan: "... Argh." [3/9/2013 9:48:08 PM] Josie: Bellamy: Generally I do it completely naked. The rest of you can be clothed, but the first time I did this I nearly gouged out my own eye with an earring, and it is best not to take chances. [3/9/2013 9:48:14 PM] Trystan: ((Most intelligent commentary.)) [3/9/2013 9:48:48 PM] Josie: Bellamy: However, since you have... *curious opinions* on the subject, this time I left clothes on. [3/9/2013 9:48:55 PM] Trystan: "Can we start soon?..." [3/9/2013 9:48:55 PM] Josie: She *eyes* Karid, with obvious disapproval. [3/9/2013 9:49:14 PM] Caspar: Caspar nods. "Very pragmatic. [3/9/2013 9:49:39 PM] Trystan: Trystan looks even more uncomfortable, if that's possible, now that Bellamy is here. [3/9/2013 9:50:03 PM] Josie: She fixes a set of manacles to some sort of metal thing on the floor, and then tugs on them a bit to make sure they stick. [3/9/2013 9:50:29 PM] Josie: Bellamy hands a key to Caspar. "That's for the manacles." [3/9/2013 9:50:53 PM] Karid: Karid -doesn't- eye her with distinct disapproval [3/9/2013 9:51:15 PM] Caspar: Caspar nods, and takes the key.  "All right." [3/9/2013 9:51:22 PM] Josie: Bellamy: The rest of you, please get into a half-circle and hold hands, facing me. [3/9/2013 9:51:49 PM] Marilla: Marilla does as instructed. [3/9/2013 9:52:11 PM] Arwen: Arwen also does as instructed. [3/9/2013 9:52:19 PM] Caspar: Caspar sits down! [3/9/2013 9:52:52 PM] Josie: Bellamy: ... hopefully I won't try to strangle anybody with the cloth. [3/9/2013 9:53:01 PM] Trystan: Trystan is immensely grateful for the chance to sit down. It makes the room stop spinning. [3/9/2013 9:54:29 PM] Karid: Karid does so [3/9/2013 9:54:38 PM] Josie: She sits on the ground and eyes you. "In the worst case scenario, if I'm rendered unconscious the spirits will usually leave by the time I'm awake again." [3/9/2013 9:55:21 PM] Caspar: Caspar nods. "All right.  How do we know when to unlock you?  Will they try to trick us?" [3/9/2013 9:55:34 PM] Karid: "I can turn them away if it comes down to that." [3/9/2013 9:56:28 PM] Josie: Bellamy: ... always an interesting question. Malevolent spirits will not be able to leave the magic circle, provided it remains unbroken. [3/9/2013 9:57:12 PM] Caspar: Caspar nods. "All right." [3/9/2013 9:57:24 PM] Trystan: "So we wait until dawn in the worst case." [3/9/2013 9:58:49 PM] Josie: She starts in a fairly matter-of-fact manner, chalking a magic circle on the ground and incanting; those of you with spellcraft will recognize it as a fairly typical Magic Circle Against Evil spell, turned inwards. When that part of it's done, she sits in front of you and puts on the manacles, testing them a bit to make sure she can't get to any of you, or any other object. [3/9/2013 9:59:18 PM] Josie: Bellamy, quietly: And now we wait. Quietly, please. [3/9/2013 9:59:59 PM] Trystan: Trystan nods. Then has to refocus. [3/9/2013 10:00:34 PM] Caspar: Caspar nods, and sits quitely, watching with interest. [3/9/2013 10:03:14 PM] Marilla: Marilla nudges Dionysia with her toe, making silly faces at her, she had discovered that she had become immediately bored when the room went quiet. [3/9/2013 10:03:28 PM] Josie: You sit and sit and sit there, quietly, for minutes and then, it seems like, hours and hours. The room is absolutely still, and some of you may be beginning to fall asleep when a sudden draft puts out about half the candles, and Bellamy twitches. [3/9/2013 10:04:11 PM] Josie: She opens her mouth, and says in a voice very unlike her own, "... hello?" [3/9/2013 10:05:46 PM] Trystan: Trystan actually IS asleep... that wakes him up. [3/9/2013 10:06:04 PM] Marilla: "... Hello? Pst. Can we talk yet?" [3/9/2013 10:06:27 PM] Caspar: Hello? Who are you? [3/9/2013 10:06:47 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy(?): 'course you can talk. Couldn't stop you from talkin', could I? Not how it is. [3/9/2013 10:07:31 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: It's Fran, sir. [3/9/2013 10:07:38 PM] Caspar: Oh, hello Fran. [3/9/2013 10:07:53 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: I try to keep the others out usually, but... who'd you want to get? [3/9/2013 10:08:16 PM] Trystan: "... Nightmares." [3/9/2013 10:08:45 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: You *want* to get nightmares, sir? [3/9/2013 10:08:52 PM] Caspar: We want to get rid of them. [3/9/2013 10:09:01 PM] Marilla: "Not I, you can have mine if you like." [3/9/2013 10:10:03 PM] Trystan: "We want the one who makes them happen." [3/9/2013 10:11:14 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: ... one, sir? [3/9/2013 10:11:32 PM] Caspar: Do you know what is causing the nightmares, Fran? [3/9/2013 10:12:32 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: ... there's more'n'one of 'em, sir. [3/9/2013 10:12:43 PM] Trystan: "... Gods dammit." [3/9/2013 10:13:33 PM] Marilla: "Are they... Here?" [3/9/2013 10:14:28 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Yessir. ... normally, we keep 'em out, miss. We can... let one in... if you want. [3/9/2013 10:14:42 PM] Trystan: "One at a time sounds good..." [3/9/2013 10:14:55 PM] Trystan: "... It's gonna be loud, isn't it." [3/9/2013 10:15:03 PM] Caspar: Most likely. [3/9/2013 10:15:21 PM] Marilla: Marilla feels like she's missed a lot. [3/9/2013 10:15:33 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Can't say, sir. ... we can try. Only... are you sure? They're... they're not nice. [3/9/2013 10:15:59 PM] Caspar: I don't imagine they would be. But we can't stay here if we can't get a decent night's sleep. [3/9/2013 10:16:06 PM] Trystan: "We're not here for nice. Let 'em in." [3/9/2013 10:17:18 PM] Josie: Bellamy's body flops over again, and there's another draft. [3/9/2013 10:17:22 PM] Josie: The room is icy-cold now. [3/9/2013 10:17:33 PM] Josie: And only a few of the candles are still lit. [3/9/2013 10:18:07 PM] Josie: She stays quiet for a moment or two, and then the manacle chains rattle as she sits up, slowly. [3/9/2013 10:18:28 PM] Arwen: "...Hello?" [3/9/2013 10:19:33 PM] Josie: There's kind of a weird noise. Then Bellamy tries to tackle Arwen; it doesn't work, of course, because she's still chained down, but there's a tremendous rattling. ... the noise is Bellamy growling. [3/9/2013 10:19:40 PM] Josie: Definitely Not-Bellamy: Why are you here? GET OUT. [3/9/2013 10:20:10 PM] Trystan: Trystan clutches at his poor head. "We're SUPPOSED to be here." [3/9/2013 10:20:22 PM] Arwen: "We're not leaving until our work here is done." [3/9/2013 10:20:24 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: You don't belong here. This isn't your place! Leave! [3/9/2013 10:20:33 PM] Caspar: This isn't your place anymore, either. [3/9/2013 10:20:50 PM] Trystan: Russet, meanwhile, claws his way out of the belt pouch and runs to the door, clawing at it. [3/9/2013 10:20:58 PM] Karid: "Yes, technically you are trespassing." [3/9/2013 10:21:00 PM] Josie: She hisses, and tries to reach Caspar, fingers extended like claws. [3/9/2013 10:21:09 PM] Caspar: Who are you? [3/9/2013 10:21:23 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: I was here before you! This is my house. It's always been my house and it will always be my house. [3/9/2013 10:21:36 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: There'll be worse than *nightmares* if you stay. [3/9/2013 10:22:06 PM] Trystan: "Who are you? Or... were, I guess." [3/9/2013 10:22:09 PM] Marilla: Dionysia, likewise to Russet has made her way to claw at the door, abandoning all pretenses like the coward she is. [3/9/2013 10:22:29 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: You'll never find her. You'll never find *them*. [3/9/2013 10:22:45 PM] Arwen: "Sorry, but never find who?" [3/9/2013 10:23:01 PM] Caspar: Hmm. Well, we know there's a 'her' and a 'them', now. [3/9/2013 10:23:53 PM] Josie: Feet on the floor, Not-Bellamy strains at the chain to reach Caspar; you can see her flailing a bit even in the dim light. [3/9/2013 10:24:09 PM] Karid: (( So tempted to just Turn Undead )) [3/9/2013 10:24:12 PM] Karid: (( And see what happens )) [3/9/2013 10:24:25 PM] Karid: (( "Hey, nightmare person." *ZAP* )) [3/9/2013 10:24:36 PM] Caspar: I'm not afraid of you. And were not going anywhere. [3/9/2013 10:25:03 PM] Marilla: "I think I want the nice lady back..." [3/9/2013 10:25:34 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Enjoy your dreams, then. And the West Wing. We will *end you.* And then.. you'll be one of us. [3/9/2013 10:25:39 PM] Arwen: "Your previous attempts to scare us away have been very uninfluential. All you can do is influence our dreams. Ohhh so scary." [3/9/2013 10:25:52 PM] Trystan: "This house belongs to the d'Amici family. Who are you, to try to claim it?" He's struggling for coherence, and mumbling a bit, but still. [3/9/2013 10:26:50 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Don't you know? You *are* one of us already, little one. Join us now, save yourself the pain of resisting. [3/9/2013 10:27:08 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: *We know what you want.* [3/9/2013 10:27:21 PM] Caspar: I thought you wanted us gone. [3/9/2013 10:27:27 PM] Karid: "I do not forsee myself growing teeth as long as you seem to think I should have by any choice of my own." [3/9/2013 10:27:37 PM] Trystan: "I'm... not interested." But it's hard, hard to say. [3/9/2013 10:28:20 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy laughs. "Lie to them, lie to yourself. But you can't lie to *me.*" [3/9/2013 10:28:28 PM] Arwen: "You don't know what we want, you know what we fear." [3/9/2013 10:29:24 PM] Trystan: "Please. Rag on me all you like, but I know what I can't have." He clutches at his head as he speaks, but his voice is more solid. [3/9/2013 10:29:53 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: We have powers beyond your own. [3/9/2013 10:30:05 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: But you'll see. [3/9/2013 10:30:10 PM] Marilla: "And we remain nothing but annoyed." [3/9/2013 10:30:23 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: These others should leave, or you'll take them with you, little d'Amici. [3/9/2013 10:30:53 PM] Karid: "Shut your mouth. He is not your pawn, spirit." [3/9/2013 10:31:20 PM] Trystan: "I won't do anything to anyone, and I won't go with you." Damn, this is a bad time to be hungover. [3/9/2013 10:31:27 PM] Karid: "Do not listen to it, Trystan. You make your own decisions. It wants you to despair." [3/9/2013 10:32:01 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy laughs again. "Not yet. Not yet. Dream well. Dream... *well.*" [3/9/2013 10:32:25 PM] Arwen: Arwen mumbles "rot in hell." [3/9/2013 10:32:52 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Where do you think we are, pretty? [3/9/2013 10:33:29 PM] Trystan: Trystan momentarily wonders if disrupting the undead would break the circle... then a wave of nausea eliminates thought. [3/9/2013 10:33:33 PM] Arwen: "Then leave. Just give up on this goddamned house and leave us *alone*. Why make everybody suffer?" [3/9/2013 10:33:43 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy: Why NOT? [3/9/2013 10:33:46 PM] Karid: "NOt in hell. There would be more of you here." [3/9/2013 10:33:50 PM] Karid: "We do plan to send you there." [3/9/2013 10:33:56 PM] Josie: There's another sharp gust of wind, and one of the candles is knocked over. [3/9/2013 10:34:06 PM] Josie: A nearby couch is set on fire. [3/9/2013 10:34:27 PM | Edited 10:34:33 PM] Trystan: "... I'm not the only one seeing that, right?" [3/9/2013 10:35:00 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy starts to laugh. [3/9/2013 10:35:28 PM] Caspar: No, you're not. [3/9/2013 10:35:31 PM] Josie: She also starts gouging furrows in her skin with her fingernails, as the fire spreads across the couch cushions. Toward the curtains. [3/9/2013 10:35:33 PM] Karid: Karid ...tries to create water over the couch [3/9/2013 10:35:49 PM] Josie: You actually need a vessel to create water in. [3/9/2013 10:36:03 PM] Trystan: "Dammit... RUSSET! CURTAINS! CLIMB THEM AND PULL THEM UP!" [3/9/2013 10:36:04 PM] Josie: There's a vase, or you can use somebody's hat, or something, if you like. [3/9/2013 10:36:13 PM] Karid: Karid tries it with the vase! [3/9/2013 10:36:34 PM] Josie: Karid uses the vase, and has to drop anybody's hands he's holding to cast the spell. [3/9/2013 10:36:49 PM] Marilla: "Bad idea..." [3/9/2013 10:36:52 PM] Karid: Karid doesn't then... [3/9/2013 10:37:13 PM] Karid: (( Sec... )) [3/9/2013 10:37:23 PM] Josie: Not-Bellamy is laughing  hysterically and continuing to gouge out bloody furrows in her skin, and the couch is on fire. [3/9/2013 10:37:37 PM] Karid: (( ...fucking roller )) [3/9/2013 10:37:58 PM] Marilla: "It's hurting her! Make her stop!" [3/9/2013 10:38:06 PM] Josie: Trystan's weasel climbs the curtains and tugs at them furiously as the couch starts to emit foul-smelling black smoke. [3/9/2013 10:38:18 PM] Trystan: "We can't cross the circle." [3/9/2013 10:38:29 PM] Karid: Karid tries to put the hand of the person he's holding into the hand of the next person [3/9/2013 10:38:42 PM] Karid: Karid then tries turning undead because this needs to be stopped [3/9/2013 10:39:08 PM] Josie: Bellamy's body goes stiff and then flops to the ground; she looks unconscious, but she's still in the manacles, bloodied. [3/9/2013 10:39:18 PM] Josie: The couch is still on fire! [3/9/2013 10:39:38 PM] Trystan: "Fran! Take her!" [3/9/2013 10:39:41 PM] Karid: Karid creates water with the vase! [3/9/2013 10:39:49 PM] Trystan: ((I'm assuming he knows her name...)) [3/9/2013 10:39:54 PM] Josie: Karid has some water! [3/9/2013 10:40:02 PM] Karid: Karid dumps it on the couch! [3/9/2013 10:40:09 PM] Josie: *nodnod* [3/9/2013 10:40:35 PM] Josie: Karid endampens the couch! [3/9/2013 10:40:53 PM] Trystan: "That's it." [3/9/2013 10:40:56 PM] Josie: If you use the curtains you can probably beat out the flames. [3/9/2013 10:41:04 PM] Josie: The water cleared the brunt of them. [3/9/2013 10:41:44 PM] Karid: Karid picks up a wet cushion and starts hitting the other flames with that [3/9/2013 10:42:01 PM] Karid: Karid is the ULTIMATE FIREFIGHTER [3/9/2013 10:42:17 PM] Trystan: "Karid! Make light. The candles... too dangerous." [3/9/2013 10:42:27 PM] Josie: Karid gets a bit singed around the edges (take 1 damage point!) but manages to put out the fire. [3/9/2013 10:42:36 PM] Josie: Bellamy still looks unconscious, bleeding slightly from the scrapes. [3/9/2013 10:42:51 PM] Caspar: Well, that was productive. [3/9/2013 10:42:56 PM] Karid: Karid lights his sword after that... [3/9/2013 10:43:52 PM] Marilla: "Fran? Are you there?" [3/9/2013 10:44:14 PM] Arwen: "Do you think we can break the circle yet? Bellamy looks out of it." [3/9/2013 10:44:14 PM] Trystan: "... I promise. I won't ever choose to hurt you guys." He's tearing up, and it's not all from the hangover. [3/9/2013 10:44:31 PM] Karid: Karid puts a hand on Trystan's shoulder [3/9/2013 10:44:32 PM] Josie: Bellamy's still out cold, but a sort of glimmer appears outside the circle. "I'm here, miss. She ain't lettin' me back in, nor anybody else." [3/9/2013 10:44:35 PM] Karid: "We know." [3/9/2013 10:44:44 PM] Caspar: All right, good. [3/9/2013 10:44:55 PM] Trystan: "So we're done now?" [3/9/2013 10:45:32 PM] Josie: Fran's figure gets a bit clearer--it's the small dark-haired elven woman the rest of you saw when you retrieved the bones from the pond. [3/9/2013 10:45:42 PM] Josie: Fran: She's bleedin', sir. [3/9/2013 10:45:50 PM] Caspar: Do you know who they were talking about, Fran? [3/9/2013 10:45:54 PM] Karid: "Let me near her." [3/9/2013 10:46:20 PM] Josie: Bellamy's still cuffed down and in the magic circle. ... also still mostly nude, but the bleeding makes it significantly less sexy. [3/9/2013 10:46:28 PM] Karid: Karid moves over to the circle and tries to walk through it. He claps his hands and he's surrounded in a golden glow (protection from evil) [3/9/2013 10:46:40 PM] Karid: Karid he then sits down next to her to heal her [3/9/2013 10:46:51 PM] Josie: Fran: ... 'course, sir. [3/9/2013 10:47:31 PM] Caspar: They said 'you'll never find her, you'll never find them'. Who were they talking about? [3/9/2013 10:47:36 PM] Trystan: "..." Trystan has a lot of questions, but not words yet. For now, he just lowers his head. [3/9/2013 10:47:37 PM] Karid: Karid sets his hands on her, them glowing with the telltale sign of his healing magic [3/9/2013 10:48:04 PM] Josie: Her wounds close up, and she stirs a bit. [3/9/2013 10:48:13 PM] Josie: Fran: ... can't say, sir, they'd be ever so angry. [3/9/2013 10:49:02 PM] Karid: "Are you alright?" [3/9/2013 10:49:04 PM] Marilla: "Can they hurt you Fran?" [3/9/2013 10:49:13 PM] Caspar: Caspar frowns. "We should just have the d'Amicis hire a bunch of elves, then," he mutters. [3/9/2013 10:49:21 PM] Josie: Bellamy: ... yes, I think so. What happened? [3/9/2013 10:49:36 PM] Josie: Ulisse, standing at the door: "Really, what for?" [3/9/2013 10:49:37 PM] Karid: "The spirit that posessed you wounded you." [3/9/2013 10:49:50 PM] Karid: "I have healed your wounds." [3/9/2013 10:49:50 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Nice party. Even I don't normally set the furniture on fire. [3/9/2013 10:49:59 PM] Karid: "But you should get some rest, regardless." [3/9/2013 10:50:08 PM] Arwen: "It was a seance." [3/9/2013 10:50:12 PM] Josie: Bellamy: ... yes, I think that  might be best. [3/9/2013 10:50:21 PM] Trystan: Russet darts out of the door whe Ulisse opens it. [3/9/2013 10:50:22 PM] Josie: Bellamy: Did you get any useful information out of it? [3/9/2013 10:50:39 PM] Arwen: "Not particularly. Only vagueness." [3/9/2013 10:50:41 PM] Josie: She clambers to her feet, inspecting the dried blood. [3/9/2013 10:50:51 PM] Karid: Karid backs away from her. And averts his eyes once again. [3/9/2013 10:50:53 PM] Trystan: Trystan shakes his head slightly. [3/9/2013 10:50:55 PM] Josie: Bellamy: We'll have to try again, then, I suppose. [3/9/2013 10:51:20 PM] Marilla: "I hope it won't take so long this time 'round." [3/9/2013 10:51:22 PM] Josie: Ulisse: ... except in the metaphorical sense, I suppose. [3/9/2013 10:51:35 PM] Josie: Bellamy: I only invite them, I can't make them visit. [3/9/2013 10:51:49 PM] Karid: "It wanted to taunt us it seemed." [3/9/2013 10:51:51 PM] Josie: Bellamy turns to Karid. "Would you be so kind as to help me to my room?" [3/9/2013 10:52:04 PM] Karid: "Hrm? ...very well." [3/9/2013 10:52:26 PM] Karid: Karid shall help her! ...still won't look directly at nekkid lady though [3/9/2013 10:52:30 PM] Trystan: Trystan stands up. "Fran? Can we talk?" [3/9/2013 10:52:50 PM] Josie: Fran-shimmer: Yessir. 'course, sir. [3/9/2013 10:53:07 PM] Josie: Karid leads the only-mostly-naked woman out of the room! She takes his arm. [3/9/2013 10:53:13 PM] Karid: (( ...why do I imagine Fran talking in an adorable, weird cockney accent? )) [3/9/2013 10:53:20 PM] Karid: "..there is no need for that." [3/9/2013 10:53:28 PM] Josie: ((Because she *does*.)) [3/9/2013 10:53:38 PM] Trystan: "Alone, maybe... and maybe in the kitchen. I need some water or tea or -something-." [3/9/2013 10:53:46 PM] Josie: Fran nods and winks out. [3/9/2013 10:53:54 PM] Caspar: Caspar sighs. [3/9/2013 10:54:01 PM] Trystan: Trystan leaves, headed for the kitchen. [3/9/2013 10:54:13 PM] Arwen: Arwen smiles cheerily. "Well that could have gone worse." [3/9/2013 10:54:15 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Anyone care to tell me exactly what sort of party this is? [3/9/2013 10:54:38 PM] Arwen: "Not a party, Ulisse. A seance. We talked to a ghostie. Two ghosties actually." [3/9/2013 10:55:15 PM | Edited 10:56:44 PM] Marilla: "I hope that boy doesn't collapse on the wasy.. He certainly can't hold his liquor. And hello, I don't think we've met." she says to Ulisse. [3/9/2013 10:55:23 PM] Caspar: Could have been better. [3/9/2013 10:55:44 PM] Arwen: "Well you know, we weren't brutally murdered, so I consider it a minor success." [3/9/2013 10:56:00 PM] Caspar: You need better standards. [3/9/2013 10:56:09 PM] Arwen: "I hear that a lot." [3/9/2013 10:56:16 PM] Caspar: At least if we died we'd have gotten some decent rest. [3/9/2013 10:56:31 PM] Trystan: ((Some of you, anyway...)) [3/9/2013 10:56:47 PM] Arwen: "This is true. But I'm not in the mood for dying. Too much stuff to do." [3/9/2013 10:57:27 PM] Josie: Ulisse: A seance. Oh, I'm Ulisse d'Amici, generalized cad and bounder. [3/9/2013 10:57:45 PM] Josie: Ulisse: And here I'd hoped for an orgy. [3/9/2013 10:57:56 PM] Caspar: Can't you tell by how hard he's trying to be disinterested and hedonistic? [3/9/2013 10:58:20 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I don't much have to try for that. [3/9/2013 10:58:21 PM] Marilla: "I think theres time for one of those before bed." [3/9/2013 10:58:27 PM] Josie: He folds his arms. [3/9/2013 10:59:02 PM] Arwen: "Excuse me while I go puke." [3/9/2013 10:59:06 PM] Arwen: Arwen walks out of the room. [3/9/2013 10:59:24 PM] Josie: He moves to let her past. "I see we lost a couch. Anything else of note?" [3/9/2013 10:59:29 PM] Caspar: Caspar waves and heads out too. [3/9/2013 11:00:28 PM] Josie: Arwen and Caspar, where are you heading? [3/9/2013 11:00:32 PM] Marilla: "Pleasure to meet you, Marilla, hedonist of the Wildlands. And no, nothing else." [3/9/2013 11:00:43 PM] Caspar: Caspar is just going to his room. [3/9/2013 11:00:56 PM] Marilla: "Except for maybe the possibility of a good nights rest." [3/9/2013 11:00:58 PM] Arwen: Arwen is going to a bathroom to possibly throw up in. [3/9/2013 11:01:50 PM] Josie: Easily done. [3/9/2013 11:02:04 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Yes, apparently that's not something done here very often. [3/9/2013 11:02:36 PM] Marilla: "I think I'm going to go check on Trystan... Don't know how I feel about leaving him with spirits in this house, no matter how friendly they appear." [3/9/2013 11:03:03 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Quite. [3/9/2013 11:03:57 PM] Marilla: Marilla picks up Dionysia, still cowering beside the door and makes her way to the kitchen.