Session Start: Sun May 27 20:51:50 2001
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<GMStoren> We are go.. ^_^ and yes Cody died exactly at midnight. fear. :)
<Rachel> LOL
* Cody fears
<GMStoren> ~~ SESSION START ~~
<Rachel> <<Cody! No can get! Downloading! Need bandwidth!>>
<Cody> «ooc: Awwww... »
<Cody> «ooc: Gues you can't download my hawt lovin' either :| »
<GMStoren> As the storm rages across the darkened skies above decks, below in the cabins of Del Marr's flagship the moment that the world has dreaded has arrived. Cody is at peace... his torture ended. But there are those who refuse to believe this reality... as they stare in disbelief at their fallen friend, hoping and praying there is a way...
<Cody> «ooc: A way to somehow order a pizza on a floating barge...where there is not a phone in sight. :| »
<GMStoren> [King Leorities] The poor lad...detsiny be a cruel mistress, like the sea...
* Rachel staggers back from the bed, paling threateningly as if about to faint, trembling...
* Cody 's eye still remain open, unlbinking.
<Cody> «ooc: EYES »
* Rahne cries, her head resting on Cody's chest, eyes closed tight, and hands balled up into fists.. *
*** Jesse is now known as Roric
<Rachel> <<Oh my god, he has only one eye! Ewww!>>
<Roric> ...
<GMStoren> The doctor in the background tries to pick up the mess of ice across the floor, but he too grieves. Emerald remains seated on Cody's still chest, remaining silent, like she is far away...
* Roric frowns and runs a hand through his hair, sighing.
<GMStoren> « cue angsting.. ^^ »
* Rachel sways for a moment before regaining herself, swallowing roughly....she staggers back to Cody's side, beside Rahne...
* Tori reaches out a hand and closes Cody's eyes.
<Tori> *q*Happy end of the world...
<Rachel> <<Damn you ;)>>
<Roric> «ooc: Wait, she's SITTING on his CHEST? »
<Cody> «ooc: Why is tori so cool? »
<Rachel> <<LOL Ror!>>
<GMStoren> « Eme is :) she's only about a foot big. »
<Roric> «ooc: Oh, wait, Emerald is the fairy. I was thinking of Damascus's wife. »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL. I just got this mental image of Esmurade or Rahne hopping up and down on his chest like a trampoline :o »
<GMStoren> King Damascus takes off his hat, holding it by his chest in a salute to Cody's bravery.
<Rachel> ....no...no...there has to be some way...
<GMStoren> Emerald looks up from her trance. "...there is one way..."
<Roric> ...oh?
* Rachel roughly wipes her face with the back of her hand... "H-how..?"
* Rahne looks up slowly with red rimmed eyes.. *
<Rhiana> «ooc: Sorry was AFK a few »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] When any living being dies in this world, the first place the soul must travel through is Lethe, the place of forgetting... to lose all the memories from this life to prepare for the reincarnation that comes... souls are a constant cycle, like Mana.
<Rachel> ....
*** AshAway is now known as Chrys
<Cody> «ooc: Yay Chrys! :D »
<Chrys> «ooc: What did I miss? »
<GMStoren> « just in time! »
<Roric> ...wait a sec...
<Cody> «ooc: Not much. Basically Cody just died and uh...Em is telling us a way to save him maybe ^^ »
<Rachel> <<Esmurade and Rahne jumping on Cody's chest.>>
<Roric> Are you saying that all of the people that are alive today are people that died in the past...?
<Chrys> ...Makes sense.
<Rahne> << I'm not jumping. ;_;  I'm wallowing in misery too much and too often to ever jump on Cody's chest. ^^;  Sad. ;_; >>
<Rachel> <<*chokes*>>
<Cody> «ooc: LOL Rahne ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Okay, so you're kind of pounding on his chest »
<Chrys> «ooc: in that wallowing kind of way »
<GMStoren> The green fairy nods. "That's right. Cody's the gemma so for him it's a little more complciated..."
* Rachel mumbles.. "Figures, that..."
* Cody begins to pale even further now that there is no air going into his lungs.
<GMStoren> [Emerald] We still might have a chance to stop it.... but...
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<Rachel> But...?
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* Roric inhales deeply, looking up at the ceiling as he takes in Emerald's words.
<GMStoren> Emerald crawls up to Cody's face. "I can send you there to find him and bring him back before he loses himself to the stream... but if you get lost on the way you'll never return and will die in reallife..."
<Rachel> <<* Emerald burrows into Cody's nostril. <Group> Ewww...>>
<Cody> «ooc: I THOUGHT THE SAME HTING! >_< »
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Rahne> ..I'll.. I'll do anything to bring him back..
<Cody> «ooc: I just resisted saying anything! I did! »
<Rachel> ....I'll take that chance.....
<Chrys> ...My death means nothin' compared to his. So enough with the wallowing.
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Are you sure about this?
* Rahne nods, sniffling.. *
<Roric> ...sounds fine ta me. We bring him back he's gonna die anyway when everything goes, but at least we'll have a bit of a romp.
* Rachel nods as well..
* Chrys crosses his arms and nods, brushing some damp strands of hair out of his face
<GMStoren> Emerald nods. "Well, then I guess I'll have to babysit again..."
<Niki> «ooc: *watches on slighty confuses* »
<Chrys> «ooc: Cody's dead, remember? ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Auntie Em told us a way to bring him back :p »
<Rhiana> «ooc: And it was professor plum in the study... »
<Roric> «ooc: Hehe. Em. »
<GMStoren> Emerald touches Cody's face, and becomes a streak of green light that buries itself in his head.
<Niki> «ooc: But Niki isn't anywhere near his room. :P »
* Rachel twitches a little ^^;
<Cody> «ooc: You see, all we need is a CHRONO TRIGGER »
<Chrys> «ooc: Yeah. ^^;; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Of course, i think only 4 of us actually said we'd go :P »
<GMStoren> Suddenly Cody's body jerks in a motion as he gasps for air! o_O
* Rachel blinks and takes a step back.
<Cody> «ooc: I assume Tori would go, Right? »
* Rahne 's eyes widen, and she gasps! *
* Roric looks down suddenly at the noise.
<Niki> «ooc: Lets kill him again! :D »
<Rahne> ..Cody?!
<Rachel> Don't get your hopes up, Rahne....it's only Emerald...
<GMStoren> [Emerald-Cody] ...oogh.. this.. is.. painful... I feel.. really.. bad for... the guy.. now... guh...
* Chrys winces slightly, knowing that sensation from when Key/Em took his body over.
<Chrys> You didn't before?
* Rahne reverts back to her miserable look.. *
<Tori> . o O (Do we even have the right to this...what exactly does he have left to come back to?)
<Niki> «ooc: He has cheese in his fridge! »
<Rachel> <<Me! :D er, no, that's selfish....uhm...uhm.... lots of sex! Without me! Er..>>
<Chrys> «ooc: ...I like chese »
<Chrys> «ooc: I just can »
<Chrys> «ooc: not spell it -_- »
<GMStoren> [Emerald-Cody] I can't... reverse the damage, but... I'll keep him alive.. now you go... and find his soul before... it's too late! *cugh hack*
<Cody> «ooc: Cheesy %&$&s! »
<Rachel> Be well, Emerald....
<GMStoren> You notice even though Cody is animated, he still seems deathly pale.
<Chrys> ...Em, keep safe.
<Cody> «ooc: gah! Dinner ^^; »
<GMStoren> « ack ^^ »
<Niki> «ooc: I wonder if Niki has a cold yet...she's been staring off in the direction of the Lost continent and its been raining. »
* Rachel adjusts the sword at her side and waits, no more tears threatening and a determined look on her face.
<Cody> «ooc: Do yu need me that soon? ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: She might, Dek »
<GMStoren> [King Leorities] I can't believe this.. I can onyl wish ye luck mates..
<Cody> «ooc: Regardless, I gotta go. I'll inhale it ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: It's been about a half hour's worth of talking »
<GMStoren> « I can pause »
* Cody is gone (%Dinner ^^;(%log(none))%) (pec)
<GMStoren> Everyone in the room feels a gentle warmth seep into their bodies, like you want to fall asleep...
<Chrys> «ooc: Niki falls asleep too as she falls overboard and drowns. Doh. »
<Rachel> <<lol>>
<Niki> «ooc: She wouldn't care right now. ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Yeah, but others would ;) »
<Roric> «ooc: Niki is Rahne all of a sudden. »
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<Niki> «ooc: But she wouldn't care about the others either. :o »
<Niki> «ooc: What? Is Niki not allowed to angst? :P »
<Chrys> «ooc: She's allowed. Never said she wasn't. »
<Rachel> <<I think we're supposed to collapse now.>>
<Niki> «ooc: Uhh, that question was more directed towards Roric. ;) »
<GMStoren> « could you? :) »
<GMStoren> « i can force it »
* Chrys yawns and starts to slump down a little
* Rachel closes her eyes halfway and mumbles softly... "....this can't possibly be any worse than now.....so...let's...go...."
<Chrys> «ooc: And apparently I'm the only one huay :p »
* Rhiana quietly peeks her head into the room, having been away for quite some time
* Rachel falls over onto Cody.
<Rachel> <<....Keylia ;)>>
<Rachel> <<Cody. Both.>>
* Tori falls back against the wall and slowly slides to a sitting position, fast asleep.
* Chrys mumbles something and falls asleep.
* Rahne 's head slumps back down.. *
* Roric drops slowly to one knee, mumbling something quietly to himself. His eyes close, and he pitches forward to lie across Cody's chest.
<Rachel> <<LOL!>>
<Niki> «ooc: Ya know, I just thought of something. Joch has been with me the entire time. :o »
<GMStoren> « aww »
<Chrys> «ooc: <Rhiana> Hey, what's hap-* ...Zzzzzz. -_- »
<Rachel> <<There are THREE people on Cody.>>
<Rachel> <<I'm sorry but that's just a funny mental picture.>>
<Rahne> << Heh!  It's a hillarious mental picture. ^_^ >>
<Chrys> «ooc: Especially since Roric's supposed to be the homophobe ;) »
<Roric> «ooc: Well, I fell over. »
* Rhiana looks around, "I heard Cody was brought here..figured I'd see how he was doing....."
<GMStoren> As Rhiana walks in she feels a vertigo grip her, and sleep overpower her.
<Niki> «ooc: Roric isn't really unconscious. He's feeling Cody up. ;) »
<Rahne> << Rahne's gonna suffocate.  And Cody's gonna have some serious broken-rib action going on the moment we revive him. ^^; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: ...I was right »
* Rhiana falls over as quickly as she entered
<Rachel> <<LOL. *tha-dump*>>
<Roric> «ooc: Ha ha, it'd be funny if Rhiana died on this trip without actually wanting to come on it. »
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<Niki> «ooc: Am I the only one not going? :O »
<Rachel> <<Yes, you antioscial bitch ;)>>
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<Rachel> <<O_o>>
<Chrys> «ooc: I think Joch isn't, Niki, if that's any consolation ;) »
<Rachel> <<antisocial>>
<Niki> «ooc: Well technically Emerald isn't going then as well. :P »
<GMStoren> Emerald Cody gasps once, and closes his eyes. "Come back to me, everyone..."
<Rahne> << Yes.  Come running into the room. ^^  * Niki runs in! * Look what I found!  A shiny--  *thud* zzzz... >>
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Niki> «ooc: But Rahne...Niki is angsty right now, she can't do that. »
<Rahne> << Unless something shiny distracted her from her angst. ^^;; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: Angsty Niki is no fun ;) She doesn't do anything »
<GMStoren> The entire scene blacks out as you all experience a feeling like floating into the skies.... when you come to you find you are most certainly not in Del Marr anymore.
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Session Close: Sun May 27 21:23:37 2001


Session Start: Sun May 27 21:23:51 2001
*** Now talking in #Pureland
*** Topic is '-=- Chapter 31: Rose & Ghost | Location: Floating Fortress, Del Marr | Time: Djinn's Day, Midnight | 2349 Luc -=-'
*** Set by Storen on Sun May 27 18:31:03
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<GMStoren> « ow »
<Rahne> << Welcome back. :) >>
<GMStoren> « what horrid timing »
<Chrys> «ooc: What'd you see last, Stor? »
<GMStoren> « Niki angsting ooc ;) »
<GMStoren> « no poses right? »
<Niki> «ooc: LOL, that was a little bit back. ^^: »
<GMStoren> « okay you got my last msg at least ^^ »
<Niki> «ooc: Wait...it was after my angsting, cuz you have a GM line of POWA after it. »
<Chrys> «ooc: I caught Stor up »
<GMStoren> « thanks. :) »
*** Retrieving #Pureland info...
*** GMStoren changes topic to '-=- Chapter 31: Rose & Ghost | Location: Lethe, the Place of Memories | Time: Djinn's Day, Midnight | 2349 Luc -=-'
<Rhiana> So that's why I'm..."here"...wherever..."here" is...
<Roric> ...you can do better than that, Chrys. Cody died in his sleep, Rhiana. Emerald has sent us to a place where we can find his soul, but if we don't do it quickly, we will become lost here forever. It's unfortunate you got pulled in...
<Rahne> << Galeed, the Place of Rememberance? >>
<Chrys> ...What Roric said. Mine was much easier to say.
<Rachel> <<Not used to Roric speaking without accent...>>
* Chrys shakes his head
* Rhiana shrugs, "Doesn't matter to me anymore."
* Rachel gazes about curiously...
<GMStoren> By your best guess it's some sort of natural cavern, but the air about you shines with multicolored light. You hear the rush of water nearby, farther in.
* Rahne quietly heads towards it.. her face set in a determined mask.. *
<Chrys> I'm guessing this is that Leet place. Leeth...god, how did you pronounce it again?
<Rachel> Lethe. ^^;
<Chrys> ...Thank you.
* Roric summons a small spark of energy to ascertain whether or not his magics will function here.
* Rachel follows Rahne for once. "No problem."
* Chrys follows along after Rachel, not caring about magic for the moment.
* Tori looks at the surroundings apprecitavely "Really, this place isn't all that bad."
<Rachel> It's very....shiny.
<Chrys> ...Nice place, wouldn't wanna live here.
<GMStoren> Roric tries to summon his energies and finds they work all too well... the spark is many, many times gerater than what he intended.
* Roric looks startled. "There's a lot of energy here...more than I've ever seen. Dryad...can you here me yet?"
<Roric> «ooc: HEAR HEAR HEAR »
<Niki> «ooc: It explodes and Roric's bloody corpse lands next to Rahne's feet. »
* Rachel keeps her voice low but it sounds as if she's forcing her optimism. ^^;
<GMStoren> « hear hear! :D »
* Rhiana shrugs and follows quietly..still not appearing to be happy
<GMStoren> Roric doesn't recive a response, but in the lights he sees Dryad dancing.. it is just an illusion most likely.
<Roric> ...strange. Things are disjointed. The sooner we get out of here, the better.
<Chrys> ...That's the idea, Ror. Come on.
* Roric shakes his head and follows. "I don't see anyone here...where're are all th'souls?"
* Rachel keeps a close eye on Rahne...
<GMStoren> You can't shake the feeling you are floating along the soft earth rather than walking. as you go along, passing large vines gripping the cavern edges. You come upon the bank of a rushing brook.. an underground river that flows an unnatural crystal green color.
* Rahne sighs, looking across to the other side for a moment, before glancing both up and downstream.. *
* Rachel furrows her brow and looks down into the river's water...
<GMStoren> You stare into the waters, and see reflections of faces that are not yours... o_o
* Cody is back (%They're your MOMS!%) (%away(18mins 40secs)) (pec)
<Rachel> Woah....!
<Rachel> <<lol Cody ;)>>
<Roric> ...
* Chrys looks down into the water. "Uhm, Roric, that answer your question?"
<Cody> «ooc: Sorry. Had to play catch up :) »
* Rhiana looks into the water
* Roric kneels, dead silent, and stares at the waters.
<GMStoren> On the ground you notice a set of footprints.
* Rahne 's gaze falls to the current.. *
<Rachel> Footprints...!
<Chrys> «ooc: /me pushes Rachel in the River Lethe! »
<Cody> «ooc: Mm. Liete... »
<Rachel> << Woohoo! Wet t-shirt contest!>>
* Roric reaches a hand out towards the water...it hovers momentarily a half-inch from the surface, and then he steps back.
* Rachel looks at the footprints and the direction they head...
<Rahne> << <Rachel> Huh!  Whose footprints are these?!  * walks around a box once, discovering her own footprints again. * Huh!  Whose footprints are these?!   * walks arounf the box again.. * >>
<Rachel> . o O (Did you come through here, Cody...? Are these prints yours...?)
<GMStoren> They seem to head right to the bank of it, where you see something glinting in the water's rim..
<Rachel> <<I'd bite you if I wasn't amused ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: LOL RAHNE »
* Rachel heads for the glinting...
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Rahne> << MGS is great. ^_^ >>
<Chrys> «ooc: ! »
<Rachel> What is..
<GMStoren> Rachel finds it's the phoenix bracelet.... in perfect unblemished condition.
<Rachel> ....
<Cody> «ooc: It had pimples? »
<Chrys> «ooc: <Rachel> Huh! Whose footprints are these? I think I'll hide! *hides under the box and sets off alarms* »
<GMStoren> « lol »
* Rachel pauses and reaches out, wondering if she can take it...
<Roric> Be careful...
<Roric> No knowin' what'll happen if you touch that water.
<Rachel> <<Is it in the water or just resting on the soil?>>
<Cody> «ooc: Because bevers do their buisness in that water! :o »
<Rhiana> I don't see anything.
<Chrys> ...I'd assume that you'd start forgetting things. That's probably the point of that river.
<GMStoren> « well it's in it, yes. on the beach. »
<Rachel> <<On the beach? So I won't like....die horribly if I take it? ;)>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Cody! »
<Rahne> ..to wash away memory..
<Cody> «ooc: Yeah? ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: "beavers", "business"! ;) »
* Rachel scoops the bracelet up, or tries to...
<Cody> «ooc: Oh screw you! ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: Ooh, maybe its a good thing that Niki didn't go along if thats what the water does. :o »
<Chrys> «ooc: Sure! When do you wanna? ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: You mean she'd become more stupid? »
<GMStoren> Rachel's fingers touch the water, and she feels an odd sensation. It seem like the whole area fades out, replaced by an image...
<Cody> «ooc: *ducks* »
<Rahne> << do the footprints lead into the water? >>
<GMStoren> « yes »
<Chrys> «ooc: Yeah, Niki. Rahne's already apparently contemplating skinny dipping. :p So we don't need two amnesiacs, one does fine :p »
<Rachel> <<Let's baptize Rahne! * Rachel holds Rahne under the water. A long time.>>
<Niki> «ooc: Uhh no. She would prolly stand in the water hoping it would erasing the memory of Keylia's death. :P »
<GMStoren> « gah ^^ »
* Rachel gets a vision!
<Chrys> «ooc: I'm afraid the river of forgetfulness doesn't work selectively like that ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: <Rachel> Mmm...donut. :P~~~ »
<Niki> «ooc: Chrys: You think Niki would know that? :P »
<Cody> «ooc: Gaaah *falls over* Storen help! ;_; »
<GMStoren> It's not just rachel, it seems you all are forced to watch whatever is happening, unable to mvoe or speak.
<Chrys> «ooc: True. »
<GMStoren> « one second »
* Chrys moves! Ahaha!
<Chrys> «ooc: ...Nuke that. »
<GMStoren> You see what looks like the Inn back in Cody's home, near the back entrance in an alley...
<Roric> «ooc: BRB »
<Niki> «ooc: >> In the alley, you see Cody sniffing crack. »
<GMStoren> Cody is being bullied by a efw boys, among which Rachel recognizes Brad and Mark.
<Cody> «ooc: I knew someone would say something like that ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: But its good crack! »
<Rachel> <<That was actually funny, it made me go into giggly clap mode.>>
<Rhiana> «ooc: So we're watching people kick Cody's ass »
<Niki> «ooc: I'd pay money to watch that show. ;) »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Kick him in the ribs! »
<GMStoren> [Brad] Hey Cody, are you sure you're a guy? Sure don't look it
<GMStoren> [Mark] Yeah, that long freaky hair. Ohhh, look at me, prissy boy Cody. I'll go prance around the Inn now 'cause everyone knows I'm a big fairy!
* Cody stares the boys down with a rapidly deflating stony epxession, his eyes betraying his hurt and fear.
<Niki> «ooc: Thats fine just as long as Cody doesn't do that big fairy Z:OOT laugh. »
<GMStoren> In the darkness you can see someone is watching, reachign for a weapon.. it's Rachel.
<GMStoren> [Boy] You little girly freak!
<Roric> «ooc: Flash forward to later in life... »
<Roric> «ooc: [Chrys] Hey Cody, are you sure you're a guy? Sure don't look it! »
<Roric> «ooc: [Niki] Yeah, that long freaky hair. Ohhh, look at me, prissy boy Cody. I'll go prance around the Inn now 'cause everyone knows I'm a big fairy! »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL. »
<Rahne> << Heh! ^^;; >>
<Roric> «ooc: Sorry, couldn't resist. ^^ »
<Rahne> << poor Cody. :( >>
<Niki> «ooc: Niki wouldn't say 'prissy' though. ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: And she prolly wouldn't say his name either. ^^; »
<GMStoren> Cody is ambushed by the boys as they beat him despite his pleas to stop, while the muddy mana knight looks on, but dips her sword and walks away.
<Niki> «ooc: Woo! ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL. ^^ »
<Rachel> << Oh damn. ;)>>
<Rhiana> «ooc: Do it again! »
<GMStoren> They turn and flee only when he is cut, leaving him a heap in the alley...
* Rahne 's visage cracks momentarily, a tear escaping and running down her cheek.. *
* Cody , now totally alone, tries deserately to stop the tears of pain flowing from his eyes, and struggles to stand up, limping slowly out of the alleyway...
<Rachel> <<Reminds me of my childhood. :o How sad.>>
<Cody> «ooc: Heh. ^^; »
<Roric> «ooc: You got beat up for looking girly? »
<Rachel> <<Boyish.>>
<Roric> «ooc: Weird. »
* Cody 's voice seems to come from nowwhere, as if you can suddenly hear his thoughts.
<Cody> ~Why...why was I always hated? Was it because of how I looked? Was it just me...? I...I can't remember anymore...~
<GMStoren> Cody limps out of the edge of your vision as you feel your bodies at last, the scene ending abruptly.
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<Niki> «ooc: Agh...its reminding me of that game. Now gimme a sec and I'll think of what that game is. ^^; »
* Rahne wipes away the tear.. *
<GMStoren> You're once more by the riverside.
<Cody> «ooc: Alundra? »
* Rachel inhales softly, not moving still...she has paled a little...
<GMStoren> « yes :) »
<Chrys> «ooc: Y*FIWOCY)*R@HF ALUNDRA BAD »
<Rachel> ....
<Chrys> ....
<Niki> «ooc: No. ^^; »
<Chrys> That was fun and educational.
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<Cody> «ooc: Someone grill Rachel about why she left him! C'mon!! »
<Niki> «ooc: The game where you see memories then the person talks about them. ^^; »
<Cody> «ooc: Valkyrie Profile! »
* Chrys continues forward, continuing to look for the little gemma boy
<Rachel> <<Shh, Cody!>>
<Niki> «ooc: There we go! »
<Rahne> << SoulBlazer? ^^ >>
* Rachel shakes her head a few times and stands....
<Niki> «ooc: VP. ^^ »
<Rahne> ..Did he go into the river..?
<GMStoren> You can follow the river as it flows east, but it seems there is nowhere else to go, as it hits a dead end and flowing into the glittering cavern side.
<Rachel> ....
<Rachel> Maybe we're supposed to go in...
<Niki> «ooc: <Rahne> Lets follow him! *jumps in the river, a second later she sticks her head out and looks at the party* Who are all of you? I like cheese. »
<Roric> ...I just gotta wonder if we can get out again...
<Roric> «ooc: Hehe. »
* Rahne closes her eyes, and takes a tentative step into the emerald waves.. * We'll know in a moment..
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Rachel> ....
<Chrys> Rahne!
<Rachel> . o O (...well...if my memory gets wiped, at least I don't have to live with the memory of abandoning him like that...)
<GMStoren> As Rahne steps inside she feels a cool breeze blow around her, and her form shimemrs into specks of light, disappearing into the river's flow.
<Rahne> Shh.. Chrys..  if this brings him back..  and all it cost was my memory.. it was a good deal..
<Chrys> .....
* Rachel shakes her head.
* Rhiana keeps quiet
<Rachel> Let's go.
* Rachel follows Rahne...
<GMStoren> Rachel experiences the same, becoming one with the river and vanishing...
<Roric> ...
<Cody> «ooc: Rachel becomes Alage! »
<Chrys> You first, Ror.
<Niki> «ooc: *decides not to correct Cody's spelling* ;) »
<Rahne> << Party: Crazy bitches.  Well, they're dead.  Let's go home. >>
<Cody> «ooc: Yes. ;) Thank you, Niki. »
* Roric looks down at his belt, where his wineskin was before all hell broke loose on Illusia. "...yeah. me first."
* Roric closes his eyes and steps into the river.
<GMStoren> Roric steps into the river, btu as he does so in the back of his mind he feels a soft voice call to him. "I'll be waiting for you..."
<Niki> «ooc: in bed. »
* Rhiana stands back and watches
<Roric> «ooc: Emerald? »
<Rhiana> «ooc: "And wear the Mystere mask this time »
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Rachel> <<lol>>
<Niki> «ooc: heh. »
<Cody> «ooc: Snicker ^^ »
<Rhiana> «ooc: <Mystere> Truth and Justice aren't the only thing I stand at attention for »
<Rachel> <<augh, WRONGNESS :o>>
<Cody> «ooc: Dies! »
<Chrys> ...Tori, Rhi?
* Tori looks at the river a moment.
<Rhiana> ..what
* Chrys looks somewhat uncomfortable with this.
<Tori> Losing everything sounds nice.
* Tori steps into stream
<Niki> «ooc: Chrys you panze. *shoves him in* »
<Chrys> ...I like my memories where they are.
<Rhiana> Without my magic, I'm nothing anyway..so I guess it doesn't matter.
<Cody> «ooc: Ah, Selfish Chrys. I love you! :D »
<GMStoren> Tori vanishes...
-> [GMStoren] PING
* Rhiana follows suit
<GMStoren> Chrys is soon elft standing all alone in the cavern.
<Rhiana> «ooc: PEER PRESSURE! »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Do it Chrys, everyone is doing it, it's the in thing to do. »
<Chrys> ....
<Cody> «ooc: C'mon! We can play water polo! »
* Chrys closes his eyes. "Cody... you better fucking stay alive... I don't sacrifice this much for just anybody.."
<Rahne> << Chrys's Mom: If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump off a cliff too? >>
* Chrys slowly steps into the river.
<Rhiana> «ooc: Don't you want to see Mystere stand at attention? ;) »
<Rachel> <<Rahne> Marco! <Rachel> Polo! <Rahne> Marco! Marco! <Rachel> Polo! <Rahne> Marco!>>
<Niki> «ooc: <Chrys' Mom> And you better say yes bitch! »
<GMStoren> The waters of the river ripple once, and soon Chrys too is swallowed into the current.
<Rhiana> «ooc: God I'm losing it..I thought Storen said nipple »
<Niki> «ooc: That isn't water. Its the Stargate. »
<GMStoren> It seems like endless moments pass, but you find each other, feeling like you are walking in a dream. The air rushes by you, carrying more of the multicolored lights. Up ahead you briefly catch the shadow of a person.
<Rhiana> «ooc: It's Oliver Stone, come to do the REAL Story behind Mana »
* Rahne heads onwards as best she can in this strange environment.. *
<Cody> «ooc: It's your mom. Duh. »
<Rachel> <<your mom!>>
<Chrys> «ooc: ...What is with this RPGs and mothers? »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Oliver Stone is not my mom »
<Chrys> «ooc: RPG »
<Cody> «ooc: Because all mom's in RPGs are 99! »
<Cody> «ooc: Respect them! They're strong muthafuckas! »
<GMStoren> « that's right! all moms are level 99! »
<Chrys> «ooc: Except Amelia »
<Cody> «ooc: Amelia isn't a mom :o »
<Chrys> «ooc: Again! ;) »
<Chrys> «ooc: Yet, Cody ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Yeah, YET :P »
<Rachel> <<O_o dude>>
<Cody> «ooc: Look! NOtice shadowy figure! »
* Rachel looks intently at the shadow...
<Rahne> << <Rahne> I'm never gonna be a mom..  my level maxes out at 50...  :/ >>
<Rahne> << Of the shadowy figure I am heading towards it!  Noticing it I have done!  Thusly foot! >>
<Rachel> <<I love you, Rahne. ^^>>
* Chrys is too busy floating to do much more than stare at the shadowy shadow of a shadowed figure
<Niki> «ooc: At level 50 Rahne turns into Yoda. O_o »
<GMStoren> You think it looks like Cody, but you really cannot be sure totally.. as you study it you feel sweeped up into another memory.
<Rhiana> «ooc: Yoda with boobs and a bushy tail. »
<Rahne> << ^_^  Don't love.  I'm an annoying clingy bitch.  You're supposed to hate me. ^^; >>
<Niki> «ooc: And fox ears. »
<Chrys> «ooc: In other words, a very sexy Yoda. »
<Niki> «ooc: Chrys, I'm scared of you if you thought of that. »
<Rhiana> «ooc: "Yoda" and "sexy" are oxymoronic terms »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Even if he is a little pervert who says things like, "Judge me by my size, do you?" »
<Cody> «ooc: Less OOC, more RPG :) »
* Chrys is swept up into a memory ;)
<Niki> «ooc: You only say that cuz you wanna say your one of 3 lines in this session. ;) »
<GMStoren> The scene around you changes to that of the water Palace.. the figure walks onto it like a satge, clearing any doubts you had. It is Cody... he walks along with Rahne towards the majestic structure.
<Cody> «ooc: Niki: LOL ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: It's Rent, the mana Musical! »
<Rachel> <<* Rachel seethes!>>
<Niki> «ooc: Guess Rache doesn't like musicals. »
<GMStoren> You all are there on the road... but they don't seem to notice or heed you, it playing out like a movie.
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<Cody> ~I...I remember walking...with her.ked* I just don't know!~
<Cody> «ooc: Whoa. :o »
<Cody> «ooc: Uh. ^^ Hold up. »
<Rachel> <<ked? O_o>>
<Rahne> << Methinks Cody is broken. ^^;; >>
<GMStoren> « ack :( »
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. Cody, you fucked up your spelling. Now by law you must say "I like cheese" »
<Chrys> «ooc: I remember walking with her kid :O She made me pregnant, the bitch! »
<Rachel> <<*dies laughing*>>
<Cody> ~I...I remember walking...with her...But...I can't remmeber where we were going...And she was...she was...who was she? *Begins to sound panicked* I just don't know!~
<Cody> «ooc: Somehow half of my line got eaten O_o »
<Rahne> << So we see.  Strange. ^^; >>
<Niki> «ooc: Its what you get for wolfing down your dinner, you never see what else you wolf down with it. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Munch munch munch. »
<GMStoren> Cody and the shadow Rahne walk off to the Palace as you trail them, but as you get inside you discover it's Cody's bedroom when he stayed there.
<Cody> «ooc: It's a wonderful life starring Neil patrick Harris as Cody Hylissa, and Tori spelling as Rahne. Party: BOOO! »
<Niki> «ooc: AGH its from that game. But yet again...can't think of game. ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Tori has good spelling. »
<Rachel> << TORI SPELLING AS RAHNE?!>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Lucca, on the other hand... ;) »
<GMStoren> Cody seems to be holding a snowglobe in his hands, so tightly his knuckles are white.
<Cody> «ooc: Tori was whiny as Donna. I could see it ^^; »
<Rhiana> «ooc: He grips like a real pro, like he's good at..gripping things. »
<GMStoren> You can see the world in minature inside of it, but it seems to be red.. blood red...
* Cody looks as if he's in extreme pain, trying to pry his hands from the globe but unable to. The skin around his hands begins to smoke and burn. O_o
<Rhiana> «ooc: Is this a Calvin Clien Commercial? »
<GMStoren> « btw you guys can try to itneract, I'm nto stopping you :) »
<Cody> ~I never wanted this! I just want to let go! Why won't it let me go! It hurts! Please Goddess! Help me!~
* Chrys is a wallflower, and watches this all, figuring that he's just sucking up Cody's memories like a bad coffee filter
* Rachel tries to move, to head to Cody's side...
* Rahne looks pained.. * ..this was his nightmare.. ..he'd told me about this..
* Rhiana just watches...has no idea what's going on
* Cody looks like he's trying to scream, or call out for help, but he's somehow mute.
<Niki> «ooc: Chop off his hand. :D »
<Rhiana> «ooc: And Niki cheers because Cody is mute ;) »
<GMStoren> Rachel goes to Cody's side, but as she approaches him she finds she's staring into the mute face of Derwin instead.
<Niki> «ooc: Woo! Rah Rah! ;) »
<Rahne> I wonder if he ever was truely happy..  hiding things like this all the time..  Oh Cody..
<Rachel> ...!
<Rachel> D...Derwin...
<Niki> «ooc: Least its better then starting at Daravon. »
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<GMStoren> [Derwin] Rachel... run away from him...
<Rhiana> Happiness is a state of mine.  I'm sure he was happy, but his soul is consumed by darkness due to the current circumstances.  I'm sure you can understand that.
* Rachel looks panicked...
<Rhiana> «ooc: mind »
* Chrys bites his lip.
<GMStoren> Rachel panicks at the sight, and soon Derwin is gone, the globe dropping to the floor with noone to hold it.
<Chrys> .oO(So if you interfere with the memory, one of your own hits you? Is that how it is?)
<Niki> «ooc: Aww, it should shatter. »
* Rachel takes a step back.....
<GMStoren> The blood spills out onto the floor, rising up from it and becoming a fiery inferno.
<Cody> «ooc: BURN WITCHES BURN! BRB. I pee »
<Rhiana> Well that's creative.
* Rahne shrinks away from the searing heat.. *
<Roric> ...
<GMStoren> You're now in what appears to be a house on fire, the sceraming of Imeprial soldiers resounding from many directions.
* Rachel looks about frantically... "What the hell..."
<Niki> «ooc: Do we get to see kid drawings of the Chrono Trigger characters too? ;) »
<GMStoren> [Voice] Over here! We've got him cornered!
* Rhiana folds her arms
<GMStoren> « lol ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: I was thinking Cody with a slave crown in Magitek Armor. »
<Rachel> <<...that mental image is strangely erotic.>>
<Rhiana> «ooc: You need to get out more ;) »
<GMStoren> One wall caves in, as many peopel swordfighting spill into the chamber.
<Cody> «ooc: Wow. :o »
* Rachel backs up to the group... "Who's memory is this...?"
<GMStoren> In the middle facing 14 soldiers is a young man with wild hair held back by a bandanna, wielding a majestic blade. The Mana sword...
<GMStoren> [Randi] Purim, run, I'll hold them off! They can't get Etienne!
<Rahne> ..This is Cody's past..  it has to be.. that man is... is..
* Rachel blinks repeatedly, going silent as she recognizes the blade...and the mana knight...
* Roric blinks, his impassivity momentarily breached.
<GMStoren> [Purim] Randi, I'm sorry...!
<GMStoren> Through the flames you see the younger Purim, holding a small child to her bosom, and fleeing into the night, eyes welled up with etars and face smeared with soot... his eyes stare at you for a moment before they vanish.
<Niki> «ooc: Man, the squirt needs to show up in SoMRPG. :D »
<GMStoren> « er the baby »
<GMStoren> Randi manages to down the opponents, but as he turns to see the escaping Purim, and arrow pierces his chest...
<Rachel> ....
<Cody> «ooc: Pottleized! noo! Master randi! »
<GMStoren> « hehe ^^ »
<Roric> «ooc: it'd be cool if Cody was really the reincarnation of Julius or Vandole or something. »
<Roric> «ooc: ...actually, then it'd be Granstream Saga. »
<Chrys> «ooc: <Randi> Tell...master Otto...that he has a dumb name.. »
<Niki> «ooc: Is Granstream Saga any good? »
<Cody> «ooc: So that'd make him a prince, gemma, and recarnation of an insane warlord. What FUN! »
<Roric> «ooc: Niki, if you ask me, yes. if you ask anyone else in the entire universe, no. »
<Cody> ~So much blood...All I bring...is suffering....~
<GMStoren> Randi falls at Rachel's feet, a look of anguish on his face...
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. Cuz I had a chance to buy it for $8.00 the other day. »
<Rachel> ....gods....
<Roric> «ooc: I'd say it's worth $8, but that's just me. Uh, anyway, enough chitchat from me. »
<Cody> ~Why am I here at all...? Why...?~
* Rachel 's hand twitches...
<Cody> ~Can...someone like me be good at all?~
<Cody> «ooc: Cody = DAWN :D »
<GMStoren> « YES ^^ »
<Rachel> <<Oh my god you're right :o>>
<Cody> «ooc: WHOO! »
<Roric> .oO( Cody... )
<GMStoren> « They ripepd my story off! »
<Cody> «ooc: I couldn't help it. IT FIT. »
<Rachel> <<Does that mean I get to leap off a construction building and fall to my death to save Cody?>>
<Chrys> «ooc: O_O AUGH RACHE »
<Cody> «ooc: Only if you ask him nicely. :) And make him wear funny ritual dresses. »
<Roric> «ooc: I still didn't understand why that fixed the problem. »
<Roric> «ooc: We still have the pink dress in invenOKAY SHUTTING UP NOW »
<GMStoren> The form of randi begisn to shift and change and it becomes that of a King, laid otu upon the floor in blood with gunshots in multiple places.
<Rachel> Woah..
<Chrys> ...O_o Okay, that is NOT normal. I think someone spiked this river with the happy mana plant.
* Tori 's eyes go wide and he backs up a few steps.
* Rachel looks to Tori..
<Cody> «ooc: Wow! It's the King of Kerzalt! King marcus the 8th! »
<Rhiana> Chrys, king of the understatment.
<Roric> ...
<GMStoren> You can see the soldier who shot Randi steal off into the night, holding a small girl. "Tori!"
<Chrys> ...
* Tori is silent, but seems to be panicked and shaking.
<Niki> «ooc: * Tori farts, and his shaking stops...a grin on his face. »
<Rachel> <<Shhh, Niki!>>
<GMStoren> « *baps Niki* »
<Cody> «ooc: ...That made absolutely no sense, Niki :o »
<Niki> «ooc: I'm bored. ^^; »
<Cody> «ooc: That's whta you get for being sad and piny :p »
<Roric> «ooc: Masturbate or something. »
<Niki> «ooc: Angsty Niki is no fun, but it was IC. »
* Roric looks sideways towards Tori's ephemeral form, then forward at the imaging playing out before him.
* Chrys mumbles quietly to himself. "Okay, this isn't a 'interference' thing.."
* Rhiana watches silently.
<GMStoren> The body on the floor is now that of a female troubleshooter, as it moves and clutches at Tori. "Furcht.... Chirash...."
<Chrys> «ooc: .oO(Okay, this is the obligatory 'develop the characters' session) »
* Tori 's eyes start to alternately dilate and expand quickly, going back and forth from their normal to their dead, unmasked form.
<Cody> «ooc: And you thought it was just another "Cody is like Sven of Nine!" session. »
<Niki> «ooc: And I'm not part of it, I feel so special. ;) »
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Chrys> «ooc: O_O SVEN OF NINE? »
<Niki> «ooc: Sven of Nine?! <Cody> I'm your sexiest enemy! »
<Rachel> ....
<Chrys> «ooc: *gets visions of Jeri Ryan talking like...yeah, like that »
<Cody> «ooc: Er. Seven. But Sven is cooler. He doesn't like Quiche »
* Rachel gazes at the female...
<GMStoren> As Tori refocuses he finds all that is tugging at him is a pair of vines in a tangled garden.
<Chrys> «ooc: <Rachel> .oO(She's hot. I'd do her.) »
<Rachel> <<*thwaps Chrys!* Shh! This is a cool Tori moment!>>
* Tori closes his eyes and breathes a shuddering breath out before kicking the vines away.
<Niki> «ooc: Oh sorry Rache. Would you prefer Tori saying that he'd do her? :P »
<Rachel> <<....>>
<Chrys> «ooc: ICK, NIKI! »
<Chrys> «ooc: Dude, I think that was his SISTER »
<Niki> «ooc: I know. :P »
<GMStoren> The thorns dig into his feet a moment, as he hears a voice echo. "This is your path..."
<Cody> «ooc: Your path on the way to desctruction! ... ... ... *Hits herself* »
<Tori> I know that. This is the punishment I've grown for myself.
<Niki> «ooc: All your smurf are belong to smurf. »
<GMStoren> The brambles seem to extend outward in random patterns... you don't see any sign of Cody, but they seem to thin out to your north.
-> [GMStoren] PING
<GMStoren> « *pods party with dream rod* ^_^ »
<Roric> «ooc: Oh, we're all here? »
* Rachel looks to the north and then at the others....
<Roric> «ooc: I kinda thought it was just Tori now. »
<GMStoren> « no, you are all together still »
* Tori shakes the vines completely off his foot and looks to the north.
<Rahne> << Is Tori safe, or impaled on thorns here? ^^;; >>
<GMStoren> « now if he chased the girl.. ^_^ »
<Rahne> << Guess that answers that. >>
<Rachel> North?
<Roric> ...guess so.
* Roric heads north.
* Rahne presses forward, fighting back the cutting underbrush.. *
* Rachel follows...
* Tori walks along, not seeming to mind the random cuts opened by the surrounding thorns.
<GMStoren> As you pick your way through the briar, you come upon an old castle, that rachel recognizes as the ruins of Elinee's near pandora.
* Rhiana lemmings quietly, keeping the her reactions to herself.
* Chrys lemmings ala Rhi
<Rachel> Elinee's place...
<Rachel> <<Do we get to see me bonked on the head with a book? :o>>
<Cody> «ooc: Cody is teh magical rabite and book boinker! »
<GMStoren> She sees herself, standing near a tree on guard, when suddenly a book falls and hits her head.
* Rachel blinks and utters a soft chuckle despite herself. ^^;
<Cody> Ah-! My book!
* Cody is suddenly seen climbing out of the tree, but looses his footing and tumbles out, landing sprawled on his stomach in front of Rachel. ^^;
<Chrys> .oO(He was a klutz back then, wasn't he?)
<GMStoren> The shadow Rachel grabs the book and steps back slowly, looking up. "Who're you?"
<Rachel> <<Slow. ^^>>
<Cody> Sorry for clobbering you with my book. The name's Cody, miss. ^^;;;
<GMStoren> Rachel gently tugs Cody to his feet with ease, apparently rather strong. She hands him his things. "Ah, it's alright, I have a rather thick head. Do you normally hang out in treetops, Cody?"
<Rachel> . o O (Cody......)
<Cody> ~...It feels warm here...Inside. Happy...comforting...Trees? Treetops...Something...about Trees. It's...important...No...I'M supposed to be the Tree. Why was it me? Why was I chosen...? I don't understand...I can't remember why...~
<Cody> ~Why can't I just be like everyone else...?~
<GMStoren> As Cody and Rachel converse, they seem oblivious to the castle gates opening behind them.
* Rachel gazes at the scene, longing to be back there...
<Cody> «ooc: Inside a bunch of smurfs run about! They trample over cody and Rachel, cursing about Gargamel! The end. Smooshy. »
<GMStoren> Suddenly the image of an old woman comes running out, carrying a small box, persued by a shadow in the trees.
<Rhiana> «ooc: This is like a Stanley Kuberik movie »
* Rachel blinks out of her daze and looks at the woman...
* Chrys bites his lip. "Y...yep...right about now, it changed to one of us. Figures..."
<GMStoren> The area seems to shift and become shadowy ruins, like those associated with Thanatos worshipping way back.
* Rhiana shrugs, "Just remember none of it is real."
<Rachel> None of it is real...
<Chrys> ...They're real, Rhi.
<Rhiana> Some of the events might have been real, but they aren't really happening.
<GMStoren> The woman runs as fast as her legs can carry her, hoping to scurry around one of the idols and lose her attacker. "I've got to get back in time... Chrys..."
* Rachel glances at Chrys...
<Chrys> ...Rhi, just shut up.
* Chrys chews on his lip harder and tries to keep from losing his cool.
* Rhiana shrugs, "You're being called by the "real" person over there."
<GMStoren> Chrys notices the shadow in the trees hop near the statue and slash into the adjoining one with twin katanas glinting, the stone slab sliding off and onto the escapee!
<Chrys> Hell!
<GMStoren> [Mara] !
* Chrys does quite possibly the least sensible thing and tries to push his grandmother out of the way!
* Roric does his best to ignore the spectacle, looking off to one side and burying himself in his thoughts.
<Roric> .oO( ...if... )
<Chrys> We'll see just how real this is right now!
<Rhiana> Use your head, Chrys...
<GMStoren> Chrys runs to the side, and tries to push Mara out of the way, the idol crashing between them instead. Chry'sarm is pinned under the mass of rock hwoever... and the pain is very very real.
<Rhiana> ...but I should know better than to warn him..
<Rachel> Damnit... Chrys...!
* Rahne winces. *
* Chrys winces. "Ow... this sure as hell is really happening, Rhi..."
<Chrys> If my arm didn't feel broken in several places, I'd hit you with it...
<GMStoren> The shadow above grins, revealing Nakano. "Crushed like the rat you are, Resistance fool..."
* Rhiana crosses her arms, "I'd take the time to explain it to you, but I'd just be wasting my breath."
* Chrys looks to the other side, trying to remove himself and get the god damn ninja
<Tori> . . .
* Rahne pleads.. * Don't squabble.. don't squabble.. Goddess.. this isn't the time for fighting..
* Rahne goes to try and help get Chrys unpinned.. *
* Roric shakes himself out of his reverie with some effort, stepping forward in tandem with Rahne to assist.
<GMStoren> Chrys manages to extricate himself from the rock, with a lot of effort.
* Chrys is extracted, thanks to the assistance. "Thanks, Ror...Rahne..."
* Rahne nods solemnly, and looks around.. *
<GMStoren> [Nakano] You are my prey. You know you can never escape...
<GMStoren> As Nakano leaps down to Crys's level, she begins to become Hawkeye. "I still woe you for that beating, rookie... you going to chicken out?"
<GMStoren> « er owe »
* Chrys grins back at the shadowy presence. "The cat doesn't always catch the mouse. Ever hear of the plague? Cats don't carry that. This rat, on the other hand, just might. I beat you, once...I can beat you again... and I can beat her. I'm stronger than all of you...if I want to be.."
<Niki> «ooc: * Tori shoots Chrys in the head. ".....wuss." »
<Chrys> «ooc: Go fuck yourself. »
<Rhiana> «ooc: LOL »
<GMStoren> [Hawkeye] Then what's it going to be? You're as good as dead either way... at least i can have some company in hell...
* Chrys draws a dagger with the hand currently not in pain, holding it ready. "Am I gonna have to prove it, or can we get on with this and save our fucking friend?"
<Rachel> .....
<GMStoren> [Hawkeye] If you want to save your friend he's long gone from here, Chrys. Soon it'll be just you and me... come on Chrys. You know I want that rematch.
<Chrys> ....
* Chrys gives Hawk a swift kick to the jewels. "There, we had it, you lose again, can we go?!"
<GMStoren> Chrys realizes all he's kicked is the stone of a Mandalan mountainside.
<GMStoren> Ouch.
<Rachel> <<lol. That was evil. ^^>>
* Rachel grimaces in sympathy.
* Chrys winces. "This day has not been going well for me. On the plus side... ow...plus side...? Wait, there might not be one.." ^^;
<GMStoren> You're in the outskirts of the village... and the door to the Inn seems to be open up ahead. ^^
* Rhiana heads towards the villiage, not before looking at Chrys for a second
* Rahne starts off towards it, whispering.. * No more distractions.. please..
<Roric> . . .
* Roric walks forward mechanically.
* Chrys looks at Rhi and blinks. "If you're thinking of giving me an I told you so, don't.."
* Chrys limps after Roric and Rahne
* Rachel follows, a bit hesitant..
* Tori heads after the others.
* Rhiana turns her head as she talks, "You know you've accomplished your task when you don't have to say anything at all."
<Rachel> . o O (The Inn....)
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<Rachel> .....
* Rahne peers inside.. *
<Niki> «ooc: ACK! wrong button. ^^; »
* Rachel glances at Rahne....already half knowing what's about to be seen..
<GMStoren> Peering past the frame, you see Rachel and Cody sitting on the bed there, as he elans over slightly and kisses her...
<Chrys> .oO(Did Cody sleep with someone and not tell me? ...Geez. ...Oi, Rache. O_o)
<Cody> «ooc: *Dun dun!* ^^ »
<Rachel> ....
<Niki> «ooc: Why that dirty rotten scoundrel! :o »
* Rahne draws in a sharp breath.. but does little else.. *
* Rachel fixes her eyes on the scene..
<GMStoren> As Rahne draws in a breath, it begisn to seem like she is the one being kissed instead of Rachel.
<Cody> «ooc: :o »
<Rahne> << O_o >>
<Cody> «ooc: Whoo! That cheating bastard! »
<Rhiana> Well, it appears these are peaks into the past..events that did happen...or..sort of happened..with us watching.
* Roric draws in breath.
<Niki> «ooc: LOL »
<Rachel> <<lol ^^ I misread that as Rachel kissing Rahne. LOL ror!>>
<Roric> «ooc: Just kidding, nuke that. :P »
<GMStoren> « lol Roric ;) »
<Chrys> «ooc: O_o »
<Roric> «ooc: I suck, sorry. ^%^ »
<Cody> «ooc: Suddenly, the Castle explodes!...Just kidding! »
<Chrys> «ooc: GOD DAMN YOU, CODY »
<Chrys> «ooc: YOU TOOK MY LINE »
<Cody> «ooc: ;D »
* Rachel crosses her arms over her chest...
* Rahne blinks.. *
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<Cody> ~...No...this isn't right? Is it? I...I can't remember why this happening...no! NO! I don't want to forget! It's warm here and I'm happy! I just want to be happy! Please don't make me forget...don't make me forget...I can't remember how this happened...~
<GMStoren> The scene flickers back to Rachel again, then pauses, and then Cody himself becomes Kurik, locked in an embrace with her.
* Rachel makes a soft noise, startled.
<Niki> «ooc: If Kurik starts talking like Pepe Lepeau...I'm leaving. »
<GMStoren> [Kurik] You belong to me, to do with as I please... forever...
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* Rachel whispers... "....n-no..."
<GMStoren> Outside the window you see a crowd of children laughing.
* Chrys growls..
<Rachel> <<O_o dude.....why are children laughing at me and my abusive husband?>>
<GMStoren> « not you.. hehe ^^ »
<Niki> «ooc: Uhh...cuz he's that good? ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: <Niki> Haha... you suck! Your husband is a stupidhead! »
<Rachel> <<I was about to say ;) >>
* Rachel blinks and looks towards the children...
<GMStoren> [Children] Look at her! Hehe.. she's trying to hang herself again!
* Chrys looks through the window and immediately frowns at the scene.
<Rachel> ....
<Rhiana> What cruel children
<GMStoren> Suddenly you're outside, seeing the image of a small rahne who is literally trying to hang herself by her own tail in an archway.
<Chrys> ...All children are cruel to that which isn't like them... just like adults...
<GMStoren> She's crying...
* Rahne hugs herself.. * ...
<Rachel> <<This is officially the most angsty session ever ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: no shit ^^ »
<GMStoren> The children make faces and mime Rahne's tail and ears mockingly, before running off somewhere...
<Chrys> «ooc: Storen, you didn't do character angst-prodding this good in IoG O_O What HAPPENED to you »
<Niki> «ooc: Well at least Niki is being Angsty away from the session. ^^; »
<Roric> «ooc: Sheesh, I didn't know Rahne was THAT bad. She can't even kill herself right. Poor Rahne. Poor annoying shrewish Rahne. ;_; »
<Roric> «ooc: Er. Anyway. »
<GMStoren> « *bows* ^_^ »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL RORIC ^^: Wrongness! »
* Rachel looks faintly compassionate, glancing at Rahne..
<Chrys> «ooc: I think she's trying to hang by her tail, as to let gravity rip it off, not hang -herself- by her tail O_o »
<Cody> «ooc: I influenced him in NY! HAHAHA...well no I didn't. »
<GMStoren> « Bahamut told me she dd though ^^ »
* Rahne 's eyes have drifted to the ground.. sight not needed to remind her of the past.. *
<Rahne> << It was one of many attempts to remove it from herself.  She'd also slammed it in doors n'stuff. ^^; >>
* Chrys looks at Rahne and reaches out briefly, wanting to comfort her, and then sighing and pulling his hand back..
<Rachel> <<Don't pull back ;_; Comfort her!>>
<Chrys> «ooc: But what if she hates me then! »
<GMStoren> Soon her father comes to take her down from the unruly predicament, and back to her hillside abode, but as Rahne scurries off to dry her tears her father stops and looks back at Roric.
<Chrys> Rahne...
<Cody> «ooc: Just do it! »
<Roric> .oO( ...hmm. Rahne. )
<Niki> «ooc: <Rachel> .oO( Then she'll like you and Cody can be all mine. BWAHAHAHA! ) »
* Roric blinks, suddenly realizing he's a part of the scene.
* Chrys reaches out again, trying to comfort Rahne this time, unable to see her hurting like this..
<Cody> «ooc: brb »
* Rahne 's ears fold down.. she speaks quietly.. * No.. no.. please don't..
<GMStoren> Roric finds himself face to face with Adrian, whom the party met in the square in mandala. His sword arm is quivering by his blade.
<Rachel> <<Aw ;_;>>
* Rachel gazes at Roric and Adrian..
<GMStoren> [Adrian] If you walk out those gates, you can't ever come back...
<Rhiana> «ooc: *resists Rocky joke* »
* Chrys looks at the scene briefly, knowing this is Roric's moment, and turns his attention back to Rahne. "C'mon... I won't hurt you..."
* Roric 's expression hardens, and he steps forward. "What's left for me here? Nothing! You've seen to that! There's nothing left for me anywhere!"
* Rahne just hugs herself more, closing her eyes tightly and chasing a few tears out.. *
<Cody> «ooc: ^_^ »
* Chrys places a hand on Rahne's shoulder, closing his eyes, trying to find the right words to say..
<Roric> «ooc: labadedoda Storen? ^^; »
<GMStoren> « sorry! heard something outside »
<Rhiana> «ooc: It was Criz, naked »
<Chrys> «ooc: O_o »
<GMStoren> [Adrian] I don't have a son... nor a wife... nor a future... you left me with nothing but the pain of your selfish desires! You disgraced me! You disgraced Mana!
<Roric> How dare you blame! Don't you understand!? It's your fault! You kept me away from her! I'll never forgive you!
<Roric> «ooc: blame ME, not blame »
* Rahne feels uncomfortable under the hand, that feels to her, like a ton of bricks.. she slowly slips out from under it, never looking up once.. *
* Chrys sighs, ignoring the scene with Roric completely now. "Rahne... you can't be happy if you keep closing yourself off like this..."
<GMStoren> [Adrian] Then why do you return here to mock me? Chase your idle fanices, but you'll face the blood in you when you are crushed under it's weight.... and you will have no father to grieve for you.
<Roric> Idle fancies...is that all love is to you? You're a cold bastard...
* Rahne speaks quietly, ashamedly.. * ..Now isn't the time, Mister Chrys.. ..but, if you wish to know, I gave away my happiness. ..I'm not supposed to be happy..
<Chrys> «ooc: Woah, Roric loved someone? O_o As in, loved? »
<Chrys> ...Rahne...
* Roric turns, storming through the village gates and into the distance.
* Chrys sighs and suddenly becomes aware of things again, as Roric storms away... -_-
<Rachel> Uh....Roric...?
<Rhiana> «ooc: Besides himself :D »
<Chrys> «ooc: Rhi, are you referring to me? If so, I completely realize this. ^^ »
* Roric keeps on walking...away from his father and away from the group.
<Rhiana> «ooc: No, Roric loved someone..besides himself ;) »
<Rachel> Roric!
<Chrys> Oi, Ror! You don't know what'll happen if you go that way.... if you run away...! You could die!
<Rachel> Don't get washed away!
<Roric> /me stands at the edge of the precipice, the vast expanse of the Mandala ridges stretched out before him. A cold wind whipps his thin blue hair about, blowing it in front of his eyes. Brushing away his loose bangs, he takes one last look out at the vista. So beautiful. So unpolluted. 
<Roric> «ooc: Er... »
* Roric stands at the edge of the precipice, the vast expanse of the Mandala ridges stretched out before him. A cold wind whipps his thin blue hair about, blowing it in front of his eyes. Brushing away his loose bangs, he takes one last look out at the vista. So beautiful. So unpolluted.
<Roric> >> The village is behind him now, and it's just him...and the rock. One more step and it wo;; all be behind him for good. One more step and he can never go back. He casts a last gaze to his home, and sighs. 
<Roric> «ooc: will »
<Roric> >> Slinging his knapsack over one shoulder, he leaps off the precipice, landing gracefully on a ledge below. A few more leaps and he hits the rough mountain path that would deliver him from his home to the destiny.
<Rhiana> «ooc: Gee, I wonder if he planned ahead ;) »
<Chrys> «ooc: I'm confused! This the real Roric or the dream one? :O »
<Rachel> <<I don't know... I'm confused too ;)>>
<GMStoren> [Adrian] The world no longer has a hero... and I no longer have a son.
<GMStoren> Adrian disappears.
<Rahne> << Planned or no, I really liked those last 3 or so lines. >>
<Chrys> .oO(Shut up, old man.)
<GMStoren> Roric walks into the distance of the mountain path, about to step off into the mists, but he hears the voice again behind him. "Roric... I'll be waiting for you..."
<Roric> . . .
<Rhiana> «ooc: Now Roric should go, "Yo Adrian...I DID IT!" »
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. »
* Roric stops. The vast expanse of tree and rock stretches before him, a boundless realm where no pain exists. Behind him, darkness and pain seethe.
<Roric> (q)...I said I'd never forget you...
* Roric closes his eyes, and, with a wracking shudder, turns back to the group.
<Rachel> ...Roric...
* Rachel exhales in relief...
<GMStoren> Roric sees a cart pass by him, with a haggard maid holding onto a napkin as it rumbles along the rocky thoroughfare, and into the distance.
<Chrys> ...Ror...welcome back...
<GMStoren> « er into the distance towards Mandala :) »
<Roric> ...
* Roric looks unusually dark as he steps back into the company. His mouth twitches once, but he is silent.
* Rhiana understand Roric's pain..and decides to leave him be
<GMStoren> As Roric walks back to everyone, the city shifts and changed, becoming the holy land of Wendel.
<GMStoren> « er changes »
<Rachel> Wendel...
* Chrys blinks, the scenery taking yet another bizzare morph. Oh, well, at least he didn't kick any walls this time.
<Roric> «ooc: OK, folks, I gotta go. Roric will be sullen and quiet the rest of the session...feel free to NPC any actions that seem rational, but he won't speak except to possibly tell any overly huggy PC to fuck off. »
<Rachel> <<lol>>
<Cody> «ooc: Kay Roric ;) »
<GMStoren> « heh. gotach :) »
<Chrys> «ooc: Later, Rorror. »
<GMStoren> You're in a small room, where Cody is sipping tea with Belguteii...
<Rhiana> «ooc: Take care Gayo :) »
<Chrys> «ooc: ...That sounded like Rush. »
* Rachel scowls..
<GMStoren> « one sec »
<Chrys> ...Well, I can tell what this scene was. -_-;
<Rhiana> Keep your composure, Rachel.  Remember this isn't real.
<Roric> «ooc: And if anyone's curious, I actually just copied that text from my application and changed it to present tense. ^^ »
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<Rhiana> «ooc: lol »
<Rachel> Yeah yeah....
<Chrys> ...Rhiana's only half right... if you try to interfere, it'll get real in all the wrong ways...
* Chrys rubs his arm, still sore but thankfully not seeming broken
<Rhiana> You'll see when this is over Chrys that none of it was really real.
<Rhiana> I don't quite understand how it's diving in your pasts though.
<Cody> Hmm? Oh yeah...I...I just worry that...But this isn't really such a repeat of history. Mister Belguteii sir...do you know why I'm a Gemma...but I'm a boy? All the gemmas have been girls except for me. 
<Chrys> ...magic works in mysterious ways.
<Rhiana> Indeed.  It must have something to do with Cody's gemma side.
<GMStoren> [belguteii] Yes, such has been the case since time immemorial.... and hence why we need to convene on this. Many fear
<GMStoren> if you ascend, it may cause a disturbance..
<Niki> «ooc: <Belguteii> Well you look female Cody. »
<Rhiana> «ooc: <Belguteii> And we can chop off that wee wee for you »
<Niki> «ooc: <Belguteii> I shall fetch my best butcher. »
<Cody> ~A disturbance? I thought I was supposed to help people...? I...I don't understand...am I...wrong?~
<Rhiana> «ooc: Lucca is gonna explode any minutes ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: heh. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: I'm keeping calm ^^;; »
* Rahne << hugs the Lucca.. * :( >>
* Rachel blinks a few times... "...the reason the world went nuts is because we switched places...?"
<Cody> «ooc: Hugs the Rahne ^^ »
<GMStoren> [Belguteii] But it could also be because you are unique, with a special destiny...
<Rhiana> «ooc: Has the Rock really done that much to our vocabulary that we have to say "the" and the person's name? »
<Cody> ~Special...destiny? What is that...?~
<Niki> «ooc: Well at least Rahne didn't Smell the Lucca. »
<Cody> «ooc: *Sniff sniff snarf!* »
<GMStoren> Cody begins to get woozy as her slumps over from the Hyrdad in the tea...
<Rhiana> «ooc: or what she was cookin' »
<GMStoren> « er he »
<Rachel> .....bastard...
* Rachel growls.
<Rhiana> «ooc: lol, you got it right the first time storen ;) »
<Cody> ~...No...no...someone...was supposed...to help me...But I can't remember...I'm alone. I've always been alone...~
<Rachel> ...
<Rachel> . o O (If I hadn't left...)
<GMStoren> The scene dims, until it is just Cody.
* Cody suddenly manages to stand up.
* Rachel blinks a few times...
<Niki> «ooc: * Cody begins to battle nonsense as he sits in the chair, a pendant swings behind him in the background. »
<Niki> «ooc: battle. WTF. babble! »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL! NO! NO! NO XENOGEARS STOP OH IT HURTS! »
<Rachel> <<bibble. ^^>>
<Rahne> ..H..have we found you..?  Cody?
<Cody> Cody...?
* Cody blinks a couple of times.
<Niki> «ooc: <Cody> I shall slay you nonsense! »
<Cody> Who...who are you people...?
<Rachel> .....no.....
* Rachel takes a step forward...
<Chrys> Rachel...
<Rachel> We're your friends....
* Rahne nods.. * Your name is Cody.. do you remember me? The girl from the forest?
* Cody takes a couple of steps back, "I...I'm not supposed to be here...I'm sorry..."
<Niki> «ooc: Aww, I was hoping that Niki had a memory in this, but when it happened the person who controlled it would blink with a dumb look on his/her face since Niki isn't there. »
<Rachel> Please don't go...! 
<Rahne> No.. no.. wait..  please don't run..  please..
<GMStoren> « hehe »
<Rhiana> Rahne..understand something
<Rhiana> We are....not in control here.
* Cody turns around and keeps going...
<Rhiana> All we can do is walk the path put before us.
<Rachel> ....
<Chrys> ...
<Chrys> What happens if we try to walk the other way...?
* Rachel looks pained but begins to follow Cody...
<Rahne> I'm not limited to walking..
<Rhiana> One of two guesses...
* Chrys runs after Cody and grabs at him, trying to stop him.
<Rhiana> First guess is that you can't.
* Rahne runs off after Cody.. * Cody..! Wait up!
<Rhiana> The second guess is...you'll be lost in this dream world.
<GMStoren> Cody starts to move away from you, into another etherial memory... you find yourself in Pandora itself.
* Rhiana folds her arms, "See?"
* Rachel skids to a stop, tensing despite herself.
<GMStoren> There's a large crowd near the inn, which Cody blends into, prompting you to follow him.
<Rachel> ...
* Chrys clenches his fist. "God damn it... Fuck this shit! I'm not going to fucking dick around while our goddamned friend is losing his fucking memories..."
<GMStoren> « er corrcetion tavern »
<Rhiana> ...this is not good.
* Rahne pursues as best she can.. *
* Chrys runs after Cody, ignoring all the pain for now.
<Rachel> <<Chrys swears like a newfie suddenly ^^>>
* Rhiana follows carefully.
<Chrys> «ooc: Chrys gets violent when aggrivated, you haven't noticed? »
* Rachel follows...
<Niki> «ooc: Yeah, Chrys is a dumbed down Niki. ;) »
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* Rahne mutters to herself.. * Don't tell me "see?", Lady Rhiana.. we'll only "see" for sure when I fall over dead.. I'm never gonna stop trying.. never..
<Chrys> «ooc: I mean, god. Chrys makes Tahn look sane ;P »
*** Niki sets mode: +o Cody
<Cody> «ooc: Mah. What'd I miss? »
<Niki> «ooc: You missed spam. »
<Niki> «ooc: I mean... »
<Rachel> <<We're all following you, honey!>>
<Niki> «ooc: What did you last see? »
<Chrys> «ooc: Wow. Apparently Rahne gets bitchy, too. »
<GMStoren> You follow the people into the tavern, as a familiar band plays some music... at the counter you see Niki drinking milk with Meira. ^^
<Cody> «ooc: GMStoren> There's a large crowd near the inn, which Cody blends into, prompting you to follow him. »
<Rhiana> I didn't say you should stop....I just said don't get lost in your own thoughts.
* Rachel blinks. O_o
<Rhiana> ....and apparently, my magic isn't the only thing I've lost..it appears I've lost my mental shielding too...
<Rahne> << Rahne's exceedingly stressed, exceedingly pissy, and feels dreadfully alone. ^^;  Yes she's bitchy. :) >>
<Rachel> <<I know something that'll ease that tension, baby... ^_- *waggles an eyebrow*>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Gah, she's turning into Heather on a bad day ;_; I WANNA HUG HER »
<Rachel> <<O_o HEY>>
<GMStoren> The band takes a bow as they finish their upbeat ditty, the drummer pushing away his long hair and pointing. "Hey, dude, it's Rhiana! Come on up and do your number!"
* Rachel looks at Rhiana.. ^^;
<Niki> «ooc: mmm, milk. :D »
* Rhiana folds her arms, "What?"
<Cody> «ooc: BRB. I need food :o »
<Niki> «ooc: <Cody> Must...replenish my strength! *munch munch* BIRRRRDDDMMAN! »
<GMStoren> [Drummer] You know you've always got a home on the stage, babe... give the people what they want!
<Niki> «ooc: * Cody looks to Rahne. "Avenger! Get Birdman coffee!" »
<GMStoren> The crowd starts chanting her name in various drunken croons. ^^
<Rachel> . o O (I know all the memories so far have been depressing and angsty....so what does Rhiana singing have to do with it?)
* Rhiana rubs her chin in thought, "I wonder why this particular period of time was chosen..."
<Chrys> ...Rhi... I don't trust this... I think I know what it's getting at...
<GMStoren> You see Cody slip out with a worried look on his face in the ruckus.
<Rhiana> Well, given the events that've plagued everyone else, this one seems rather tame for me.
<Chrys> ....Hell.
* Rahne follows Cody, leaving the commotion of the tavern behind.. *
* Chrys starts to follow after Cody, dropping the conversation.
* Rachel pauses for a moment before trying to follow Cody...
<Rahne> << Sorry, Rhi. ^^;  Rahne's not much of a barhound anyways. ^^;; >>
<Niki> «ooc: >> The party leaves the tavern, a second afterwards bodies start to fly out the door. <Niki> Shut up! I'm trying to drink my milk! »
<Chrys> «ooc: And Chrys gives more of a damn about Cody's life than yours :o »
<GMStoren> You walk out the door and find yourself in the Black Market. o_O
* Rhiana follows quietly
<Niki> «ooc: Better then the Wall Market. »
<Rachel> Huh...
<Chrys> .......
<Rhiana> We must have a good travel agent.
* Rhiana looks around
<GMStoren> « need a second.. »
<Rhiana> «ooc: There..seconds up :D »
<Cody> «ooc: back :) »
<Rahne> << I need a second too..  a second helping of Spaghetti! >>
<Niki> «ooc: I want spaghetti. ;_; »
<Rahne> << Come visit.  I have spaghetti for you. ^_^  For you all! >>
<GMStoren> You see in the hustle and bustle Chrys behind a stall, calling out. "C'mon, folks! Step riiight up! Right here's the one and only Mana Sword! The very thing that slew beast upon beast...NOW it can be yours for just 5000 luc!"
<Niki> «ooc: Woo. ^^ »
<Niki> «ooc: Does that mean that Meira is also there bugging the shit out of Chrys for the fake Chibiko Hammer? ;) »
* Chrys sweatdrops and calls out towards the stall. "I'd buy it for 50, ya cheapass!"
<Cody> ~The Mana sword...? What...is a Mana Sword...? Must be something important...~
* Cody stops for a moment, starting at the Mana sword in confusement.
* Rachel looks down to where the sword is sheathed on her hip... ^^;
* Chrys walks up to Cody. "C'mon... please..."
<GMStoren> Chrys walks up to Cody, and they are at the nearby jewlery stall this time, the merchant holding out a gem which looks like the Mana Pendant.
<GMStoren> [Neko Merchant] Hmm... how does 200 Luc for that charm strike you, meow?
* Rachel gazes at Cody before looking to the gem...
* Cody suddenly gasps and grabs onto the pendant!
<Rhiana> Maybe I haven't lost my mental shielding
* Chrys blinks. "Whatever he's willing to pay, I'll double it! If it'll be what...uhm...Cody wants.."
<Chrys> ...Yeeeeah, it's what Cody wants.
<Cody> ...Wait...why am I taking this? It's...not mine is it? No...I don't remember having this. I'm sorry sir...
* Cody lets go of the pendant and begins to walk away.
<Chrys> Gah...
<Rachel> Cody...
<Chrys> Cody! Don't go, god damn it!
* Rahne goes after him.. *
<Rhiana> ..just follow the path..it's all we can do.
* Rachel follows Cody helplessly...
<Chrys> ...Rhi, can you follow the path a little quieter? It's interfering with my retro teen angst.
<Chrys> «ooc: ...I can't believe I said that. »
<Rachel> <<O_o lol >>
<GMStoren> « o_O »
<Cody> «ooc: hee ^^ »
<GMStoren> You trail Cody into the blackness as the scene switches...
<Rhiana> ..no comment...
<GMStoren> You are now on the Stage of a palace, the seed spinning in place.
* Rachel looks at the seed...
* Chrys dives for Cody as soon as he stops, dead set on KEEPING HIM IN ONE GOD DAMN PLACE BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING ANNOYING AUGH.
<Rachel> <<Deep breaths, Chrys ;)>>
* Cody takes a few steps so that he's standing right in front of the seed. His body slackens in such a way that you know he's going into another one of his 'seed trances'.
* Chrys grabs Cody and considers tying him down.
<GMStoren> Chrys is pushed back by a surge of energy as Cody communes with the seed...
* Chrys gets pushed back as the deus ex machina interferes again..
<Chrys> «ooc: Wow, now I know what it's like to be in one of my games! »
<Rhiana> I think Chrys is living proof that men suffer from "That time of the month" too...but Chrys seems to suffer from it..all the time.
<Chrys> ...Rhi... -_-
<Cody> «ooc: Hee! »
* Rachel watches Cody intently...
<GMStoren> You all feel it in fact.. it washes over you like a wave from Cody. Like you are feeling what he once was...
* Rahne gets goosebumps.. *
* Chrys feels the orgasmic seizure wave or whatever it is that Cody's experiencing
<GMStoren> The seed shines and the waters seem to enrapt you in a gentle caress. The earth gives you strength. The fire within burns. The wind above carries your soul everywhere. The vigor of life enetrs your body. The lunar power spurs you to action. The light makes all things clear. The darkness grants you the wisdom of the past...
<Chrys> «ooc: >> The Chrys doesn't care. :o »
<GMStoren> The emotions flow over you, then slowly cease, as if they were flying away from Cody.
<Rhiana> «ooc: Chrys just wants the mana spirit that'll make him horny »
<Chrys> «ooc: Sorry, Enygma, Heather isn't in this game. ;P »
* Rachel shivers just a little as the feeling dies off...
<Chrys> ...
<Cody> ~All of these feelings...Why did I feel them? They were so strong...When I found them all...I was at the end of a journey...But what journey...?~
<Rhiana> «ooc: The Journey that every boy takes to become a man :D »
<Chrys> ...This journey, Cody. The journey you're still part of. Come on, and stop acting like an idiot..
<Cody> «ooc: Huay! »
* Chrys is talking to the thoughts...looks like he's finally snapped good! :D
<Cody> «ooc: somoene hit him. ^_^ »
* Rachel shakes her head a little at Chrys...
<GMStoren> The scene fades away and you find yourselves perched at the waterfall leading down from the Purelands to earth.... but it seems as if it's more than that, like you are at the end of the river itself, spilling into the unknown.
<GMStoren> Cody is staring down into the pit, the clothes around his body shimmering in and out of the many he has worn in his adventure...
<Rachel> Cody...
<Rahne> Cody..  wait, please..  why are you running?  And to where?  You have so many questions..
<Rahne> ..we want to help..
<Niki> «ooc: Wait... »
* Chrys closes his eyes, trying to think instead of act for once...
<Niki> «ooc: That means that its showing him wearing that pink dress! hehehehe! »
<Cody> «ooc: Gah! NO! »
<GMStoren> ooc and naked. ^_^
<Rachel> <<I knew Third Eye Blind - Jumper would be a good Cody song some day!>>
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. »
* Cody doesn't seem to notice the party at all, and begins to step off the precipice! O-o
* Rachel rushes forward to try and stop him!
<Rachel> Cody, wait!
* Rachel reaches out to grab his hand!
* Chrys winces, feeling part of him start to die along with Cody's apparent wish to
<GMStoren> Rachel reacehs for his hand, and grabs it firmly, holding Cody from the brink...
<Rachel> I'm not letting you go....
<Chrys> «ooc: <Rachel> I'll never let you go, Jack... »
<Rachel> <<*kicks Chrys in the shin*>>
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* Cody suddenly stumbles forward, falling to the ground and curling up into a ball. The randomly changing clothing stops and he's nude, looking incredibly cold and vunerable.
<Rahne> Cody..
* Chrys still has his eyes closed, and should be thankful for it.
* Rhiana folds her arms quietly.
* Rachel kneels beside Cody, ignoring the nakedness. ^^; "Cody....."
<Cody> «ooc: Honestly, he's curled up in such a way he's mostly covered his privates ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: You did that just because you didn't want that pink dress phasing in and out on you. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: DAMN RIGHT »
* Rahne pulls out a blanket from her trusty satchel that's she's carried from the beginning.. *
<Rachel> It's okay.....we're here...
* Cody looks up from the ground, his gaze dreamy and vacant, "Oh...hello. Are you lost here too?"
* Rahne curls it around the young man.. *
* Rachel tries hard not to look pained...
* Rahne smiles.. the first time in what seems like forever.. * Hello, Cody..
<Chrys> ....
<Cody> Cody? Who's that?
<Tori> *q* Too late, Rahne.
* Chrys turns around. "Come on. We either take him back...or we..."
<Rahne> It's your name..  Cody Hasim Hylissa..
<Cody> I'm...sorry. You must have me confused with someone else...
* Chrys bites his lip. "...Don't. Your choice... I'd rather get lost in this thing now than deal with it, though."
* Rahne looks to Tori. * It's never too late.. I'll help him. No matter what it takes..
* Rachel gazes at Cody, unsure of how to help...
* Chrys starts walking back the way he came, against the obvious current, seeing if he can swim upstream, so to speak.
<Rachel> Please remember....
* Rahne turns back, trying to smile warmly again.. * Okay.. do you have a name?
* Cody blinks and looks up at Chrys, "Why are you going back? You shouldn't go back. There's suffering there."
* Rachel snaps her head up to look at Chrys...
<Chrys> ...I'd rather have suffering if it gets my friends back.
<Cody> But...it's nice here...Back there...I...I can't remember how...but...I suffered...I...wasn't normal...and here...here...I'm like you...like everyone else...
* Cody smiles in a dreamy, detached way, "Like everyone else..."
<Chrys> No. You aren't. You're less human here than you could have ever dreamed of being.
<Rachel> ....
<Chrys> You're not the bo..the man I knew.
<Rahne> ..Are you happy..?
<Cody> I...I guess I'm happy. And I don't think you knew me sir...I...don't...remember you...
* Rhiana decides the best course of action is to keep quiet here
* Rachel sits back a bit, letting the others talk, resting her chin on her knees, gazing at Cody...
<Chrys> I knew you, and I don't give a damn if you remembered me. If you want, I'll MAKE you remember me.
* Cody curls up into his blanekt a little in fear, "..."
<Niki> «ooc: AGH, I did not just think that. »
<GMStoren> The waters of the river continue to flow beyond your vision, thoughts, feelings, and faces flowing in the vague stream of life itself.
* Rahne smooths his hair down gently.. * ..A-are you loved..? Are there people here who love you?
<Rachel> <<~ I'm alive for you, I'm awake because of you... ~>>
<Rachel> ....
<Rachel> Rahne...
<Chrys> I'm sorry if I don't think like you, Cody...But if you want to forget the world you live in, the people who your friends, and the women that loved you... then that's your choice...Cody.
<Cody> Love..? I...
<Chrys> «ooc: were your, even »
* Rachel gets a determined look....
* Cody begins to look very scared, "Who's Cody?!"
<Rachel> Guys....back off...
<Rachel> You're scaring him.
<Chrys> ..You're Cody. You just don't want to be.
<Cody> How...How could I want to be him? I don't know him! I really don't! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
<Rahne> Yes..  love..  though you only seem to remember the suffering..  there's love too..  and the warmth and happiness of that far outweighs any suffering..
* Chrys turns his glare back to Rachel. "And if he wants to survive, then he needs to FACE HIS FEARS! WE ALL DO! Don't you understand that?!"
<Rachel> Shut the fuck up. Fighting and yelling won't do anything. Look at him, Chrys. You're only making him terrified.
* Rhiana puts her hand on Chrys's shoulder, "I believe it's time for you to have a time out."
<Rachel> We all are....we're going about this the wrong way.
* Rahne speaks in a quiet soothing voice.. * Shhhh... shhh... It's okay.. everything's gonna be okay..
* Chrys looks very cold towards Rhiana. "I can push you off this, you know. Shut up and leave me the fuck alone."
<Cody> «ooc: Chrys is so weird. ~_- »
<Cody> «ooc: I love him! :D »
* Cody shudders, visibly afraid, and still looking detached and dreamy.
* Rachel ignores Chrys and moves towards Cody again, moving closer than Rahne....she reaches out to touch Cody's cheek softly....very gently...
* Chrys clenches his fists and forces himself away, towards the suffering that Cody mentioned.
<Rhiana> Oh stop your whining
<Rhiana> And you're not going anywhere.
* Cody looks up at Rachel with wide eyes.
* Rhiana snaps her fingers.
<Rahne> << Better be under the blanket with him to be closer, Rache. ^^;  Rahne was within calming hair-stroking distance. ^^;; Though I suppose it's moot. >>
<Chrys> ...I said leave me alone. I'm going...wherever...I...want, you dommie bitch.
<Rachel> <<She nudged you out of the way ;)>>
<Rachel> Shh....you're safe.....you might not know me.....but I'll protect you...
<Cody> Why...? 
<Rahne> << Gotcha. :) >>
* Rachel leans down to brush her lips across Cody's temple, murmuring into his ear....
<GMStoren> Chrys finds himself in the grip of spiritual magic, as Rhiana casts Tree of Woe, his body pinned to the ground. o_O
<Cody> «ooc: Whoo! »
<Rhiana> Now be a good boy.
<GMStoren> « this is getting interesting. »
* Chrys growls and slowly but surely pushes upward, trying to force himself out, resisting all and any opposition.
* Cody leans back a bit, surprised, "You...love me? But...I'm...I'm...a failure?"
<Rachel> Never....never a failure...
<Cody> I...I was supposed to do something...and I failed...
<Rhiana> I might have lost most of my magic..but I can still perform a few parlor tricks
<Rachel> Human...you're only human...
<Chrys> Shut up.
* Rachel gently strokes Cody's cheek with her fingers...
<GMStoren> Chrys can't free himself from the bonds easily.. they are many many times stronger than in reality.
* Chrys still tries, feeling them give very slightly
<Cody> But...what was I supposed to do...I don't remember anything!
<Rachel> Shhh.....shh....I'll help you remember....if you let me....
* Rhiana kneels down to Chrys, "Why don't you just be a good boy and let Rachel and Cody bond some, eh?"
* Cody looks straight into Rachel's eyes, "Please help me..."
* Rahne looks out, to the endless expanse beyond the waterfall.. *
<Chrys> Because it's...not my place to butt in! And if I'm around, I'll butt in! So, god damn it, woman, let me LEAVE!
* Rachel nods a few times and gently moves to tug Cody into her arms, cradling him against her.... "Always....."
<Rachel> <<This is fucked up....romantic scene and chaotic scene.... ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: I know »
* Rachel leans down to kiss Cody softly....
* Rhiana shakes her head, "No wonder you can't get a girl."
<Chrys> ...Don't patronize me, bitch. Just let me the fuck go, before I rip you a new one.
* Cody blinks and the kiss starts out as suprised and rather cold...but suddenly, something seems to snap and the kiss goes from the kiss of a stranger to the exact opposite.
<Rhiana> Shhh.  Enjoy the show.
<GMStoren> « Rhiana rocks right now. ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: No kidding. :o »
* Rachel holds Cody protectively against her as the kiss ends.....she brushes her lips over the tip of Cody's nose softly.... "....remember me.....remember us...."
<Rhiana> «ooc: If I had a pool ball, I'd gag him with it ;) »
<Chrys> No. I'd rather take Cody's place than 'enjoy' a woman I love kissing another man.
<Rachel> <<O_o>>
<Cody> «ooc: wow. He's still hung up on her? »
<Niki> «ooc: LOL, Rachel is involved in TWO love triangles. :o »
<GMStoren> « woah.. soap opera ensues! *gets popcorn* »
<Rachel> <<Apparently.. :o>>
<Rahne> << Pfft.  No different than Rahne, and her own dreams and desires. ^^;; >>
<Rhiana> Rahne, do you have a sock or something I Could borrow?
* Rachel tries her damndest to block out everything around her except the man in her arms...
* Cody blinks once more, his eyes loosing their dreamy quality, "Rachel...?"
<Rachel> Cody....
<Chrys> So let me the fuck go. I only promised to help you guys in the real world... And I only agreed to this in order to save Cody, damn it...Now that he's either safe or has had his mind fried, I'm not needed either way.
<Cody> Oh God!
<Rachel> <<O_o>>
* Rahne blinks, her distant gaze returned to the here and now.. * Hmm? What? Oh.. sure, m'L.. Rhiana..
<Chrys> ....
* Rhiana smiles, "Thanks Rahne, you're such a dear."
* Rachel blinks a few times at that ^^;
* Cody hugs her tightly, suddenly breaking out in what appears to be aungished sobs, as if he's been holding them back for a long, long time.
* Rhiana ties the sock around Chrys's head, gagging him. Now let me enjoy this.
* Chrys squirms, the spell budging a small bit more, maybe amounting to all of a millimeter.
* Rachel then softens, gently rocking Cody... "Shh....shh.....I've got you...."
* Chrys bites the sock and continues to squirm.
* Rahne turns to watch the crying Cody.. unable to do anything.. helpless.. useless.. *
<Rachel> <<I want to cry :o This is adorable!>>
<Cody> I'm sorry. Oh god I'm sorry! I was supposed to help you all! I was supposed to be strong and not leave and I messed everything up! Oh god I'm sorry...I'm sorry...
<Niki> «ooc: <Rahne> I got that sock from Roric's dirty clothes. ^^; »
<Rachel> It's okay.....it's alright....just come back to us.....we need you.... we can fix things.....
<Cody> How...How can I come back...?
<Rachel> <<Good question. ^^>>
<Chrys> Mmmmph!
<Cody> How can I help you when I failed you...? How can you trust me...?
<Chrys> Mmmrh. -_-
<Rachel> You didn't fail....and I trust you because I believe in you.... 
* Rhiana watches silently, making sure to keep a firm hold on the problem child.
<Rachel> We all do...
<Cody> How...? I'm nothing...I lost everything...
<Niki> «ooc: Even your pants. »
* Chrys would bite Rhiana's ankles off if he could
* Cody chuckles a bit, darkly, and blushes despite himself, and whispers cutely, "I even lost my clothes."
<Cody> «ooc: darkly...cutely...that doesn't go. Oh well! »
<GMStoren> « LOL »
* Rachel blushes as well and utters a low laugh. "Clothes can be replaced...and you have us....you have yourself....you have me........"
<Rhiana> Your sock has gone to good use, Rahne.  It's keeping the Testosterone Avenger at bay
<Rachel> You're far from nothing...
<Chrys> MMMMMRHPHHRMMMRMRRMRHH! >:|
<Rachel> <<LOL>>
* Cody looks at Rachel, then at Rahne.
* Rahne doesn't quite seem to hear Rhiana.. caught up in some manner of deep thought.. *
<Cody> My friends...
<Niki> «ooc: Rhi would praise Niki is she was there and her old self. ;) »
* Rachel nods a few times....
* Cody looks back at Rhiana and Chrys for the first time, blinking, "Uh...and also my friends too? O_o"
<Rachel> ... ^^; We're having a disagreement.
<Rhiana> Well, kinda, yeah.
<Rhiana> Chrys is having a major lebido problem
<Rhiana> But he's your friend too.
<Chrys> Mmrhhrm! Mrrh mrrrh mrr mmrrhhrrrm mrrhhrrhrrm, mrrrhrrr.
<Rachel> <<someone needs to draw that. Seriously. ;)>>
<GMStoren> A small pinprick of green light appears overhead.
* Cody nods as if this was completly normal, "Oh."
* Cody looks up to the pinprick of light.
* Rachel looks up, keeping her hold on Cody...
<Rhiana> And I'm a friend I guess.  More of a watcher than anything
<Cody> You're a friend, Miss Rhiana...You're all friends...Thank you...
<Chrys> Mrrh. Mrrhrhhm.
<Rhiana> Just Rhiana..if we're friends 
* Rhiana smiles.
<Niki> «ooc: <Cody> But Niki didn't come to save me...she isn't my friend. She's a bitch. »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] hey I'm your friend right Cody? You know what I'm going through right now for you? ;)
<Cody> Keylia...? You're all right?
<Chrys> Mrrh! Mrrhhrrhrrr!
* Rachel chuckles lowly..
* Rhiana bends down and smiles at Chrys, "Bad boys might have to call me Miss, though."
<Rachel> <<O_o>>
<Cody> «ooc: LOL!! »
<Rachel> <<This is the funnest session ever! ;)>>
<GMStoren> « Yep. The dom had to come otu sometime! »
* Chrys turns red and squirms harder! "MRRH MRR MR MRRRHRHRRR MRRH MRRRMRRRHRM MRRH!"
<Rachel> ... ^^; 
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Well.. it's a long story... but the question is, are you?
* Rhiana snickers
<GMStoren> [Emerald] And should I get you back here before Chrys foams at the mouth?
<Chrys> Mrrh!
<Cody> I...I think so. If I go back, I'll be in pain again, right? If I am...It's...all right. There are people who need me...
<Rhiana> Well, I could think of other things that'd solve his problem
* Cody smiles a bit.
* Rhiana slowly uncurls her whip...
<Cody> «ooc: why do I SO think Rhiana and Chrys would be such a great Jessica/Kylelish couple? »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Now I just need to do a Naga laugh! »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Never in a million years ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: lol. »
* Rachel gazes down at Cody fondly...before looking at Rhi....and then quickly at the light. "You heard the stud! Oh dear gods, take us back before this turns into a really bad situation!"
<Cody> «ooc: I know, but it'd be funny. »
* Chrys moves away from Rhi as soon as he can fully move again.
<Chrys> «ooc: Rhi, unfortunately everyone sees us as a couple EXCEPT us :P »
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<Chrys> «ooc: Heather, Lucca, Baha, Dek, hell, even Storen ;P »
<Cody> «ooc: ^_^ »
<Niki> «ooc: I do? :P »
<Rhiana> «ooc: Never ever ;) »
<Chrys> «ooc: Niki, well, maybe not you, sorry »
* Rachel leans down to kiss Cody's forehead as she waits for her friend to make with the magic...
<Chrys> «ooc: I want you to hunt me down and kill me if I try anything. Ew, Rhi. :p »
<Cody> «ooc: Meanwhile, Rahne slits her wrists! :( »
<Niki> «ooc: And Chrys...who is hell? ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Sigh. I need to talk with her sometime soon :o »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] *laughing* I dunno..I kind of like Chrys tied up like that. Heheh. Come on back... and.. er.. if you hear a scream and find me plastered to a nearby wall, don't worry about it. me and gemma souls don't mix... ^^;
<Rachel> <<LOL!>>
<Cody> Why not? O_o
<Chrys> «ooc: Shaddup you. ;) »
<Rachel> <<*imagines the green splotch on the wall*>>
<Rachel> Hoo boy..
<Chrys> «ooc: Rachel! It's Cody's seed of destruction! O_o »
* Cody looks down at Rachel, "Is there something about Keylia that I missed?"
<Cody> «ooc: Hee! »
* Chrys undoes his gag. "Uh huh, Cod'."
<GMStoren> The green light expands and encompasses you all as you feel that same airy feeling of sleep, but this time it's like falling...
<Rachel> She's really a fairy and when her physical shell was destroyed, she regained her true fairy form as Emerald....and.....ack!
* Chrys falls and goes splat on the air
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Story later!
<Chrys> «ooc: Okay, that was silly, Sorry. »
<Rachel> <<I was just about to say 'and she lives in my head now!'>>
* Rahne remains firmly rooted to the ground.. her eyes locked on the distant unknown beyond the waterfall.. * I think I should like to stay..
<Cody> «ooc: O_o »
<Rachel> <<O_o>>
<Chrys> «ooc: O_o »
<GMStoren> « uh oh.. ^^ »
<Rachel> <<Looks like I broke 'er. ^^;>>
* Cody catches the now dozing Rachel and suddenly snaps his head to Rahne, "W..>What?"
<Rhiana> ...that wouldn't be good Rahne..the population is already really weird, and we don't want to upset that balance by making them cute and happy and stuff
* Chrys desperately grabs for Rahne before he loses it completely..
* Rachel dozes despite herself ^^;
<GMStoren> The dozing members turn into spears of light and fly off, leaving just the two and the green light of Emerald's spirit.
* Rahne smiles at Cody.. * It's hard.. it's hard to fight tooth and nail over and over, only to be thrust out of the way at the eleventh hour.. I've lost my happiness.. I sacrificed my love.. Things worth returning for.. I don't have.. I think I should like to stay..
<Cody> No...No please don't...
* Rhiana guesses she falls over asleep ;)
<Rachel> <<poor Rhi...falling over a lot today. ^^;>>
<Rhiana> «ooc: That's okay, I have cuhsions »
* Cody reaches out to her ahd hugs her, "I know...I know I haven't been fair to you. I know it's been hard. I...I wish I could take your suffering away...but you...you have to make your own happiness. You have to make things worth returning to....Please don't stay here, Rahne. Please.
<Rhiana> «ooc: cushions »
<Rahne> You have love, and happiness..  you have my love..  but you never seem to know it..  fate always stepped in..  struck me down..  shoved me out of the way.  Knocked you unconscious..  Was it not a cruel enough joke that I was born so ugly..?  This is it..  this is the doorway, and it's so close, so painless...
* Rahne returns the hug, choking back wretched sobs.. *
<Cody> You're not ugly...and I know your love...You came to me today knowing it could kill you. I know I felt you in the purelands, even though I couldn't tell you I did....You helped me so many times...You help everyone, Rahne. I'm happy you're my friend...I don't want you to stay here....
<Rahne> I can only take so much..  I was always so kind..  and I was lied to..  stepped on..  tossed around like a worthless nothing.
<Cody> You're not nothing. You're not...Please believe me...
<Rahne> I know you have suffered, and I know everyone else has sufferred too..  but so have I, and I can't take anymore.  I'm broken.  Shattered.
<Rahne> Maybe in another life, I shan't be so wretched..  maybe I will be..  but at least I won't remember..
<Cody> I don't want to go back either...in a way. I know that if I go back I'll just be in pain again. The world doesn't like me anymore...but I want to go back so I can repay and save people like you. Kind people like you.
<Cody> I want to make the world a safe place. A happy place. I want to make a world where people like you won't feel broken anymore. Or abused. I want you to be a part of it...
<Rahne> If you want to repay me..  go back now..  leave me here.  I know I'm in the way there..  always dreaming and always underfoot..  interfereing with you and Rachel..  s'why she pushes me out of the way..  I guess she has even less tolerance for it than you do..
* Cody looks back up at the light...
<Rahne> I can't live like that..  I can't always be shoved out of the way and grin and bear it..  it's been so hard already..
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Cody... there's only one more train out of here...
* Cody looks back down, and smiles, "Then...I'll stay too. If I leave now, I'd just be shoving you behind again. We can't have that...I want to keep you company..."
<Rahne> In a world, where I can simply be tossed aside like that..  conveniently forgotten..  I don't imagine it was important I was there in the first place..  You have Rachel.. thats all you needed..  all you ever needed...
<Cody> I need you too, Rahne. We all need you....
<Cody> Just like you need the rest of us. We're all family now...Don't you see that?
<Chrys> «ooc: *cough* Dear GOD. That's a bit of a gamble, Cod'. We'd all KILL OURSELVES if you did that, heh. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Heh. Cody knows that she's stubborn as HELL by now, though. ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Except Rhi, Roric, and Tori. ;) They'd just get killed by the end of the world and all. »
<Niki> «ooc: And me too. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: You can just step all over selfish Rahne's little body, then! :D »
<Chrys> «ooc: You don't count. ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: Cuz I would live and adapt by kicking everyone's ass. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: I mean this lovingly, Baha ^^ »
<Rahne> No..  not in the way I so long to be needed..  the way I've always dreamed..  It's not a reality for me..  but it is for you..
<Cody> ...Rahne...I'm not going to leave you here...So if you stay, so do I.
<Cody> Maybe we'll...be reincarnated as butterflies or something.
<Rachel> <<*dies*>>
<Niki> «ooc: Then I'd be the only mana knight alive. :o »
<Cody> ...Maybe the others would be reincarnated as fish...
<Rahne> Don't, Cody..  don't force me back..  please don't..
* Rahne 's eyes well up with tears again.. *
<Niki> «ooc: Force her! ;) »
<Rahne> You have love..  I don't..  not the kind I wish for..  you don't have to live seeing what I see..
<Rachel> <<Mention Chrys, for the love of god>>
<Cody> Rahne...there is so much to life that's worth going back to. So much to love besides just people...I want you to go back and see that. Please. 
<GMStoren> The green light begins to lose it's intensity, not fading, but weakened.
* Cody seems to be struggling to remember something, "I...saw...Chrys! He was comforting you. Did you not see that? People care about you. And you say you're forgotten and shoved aside?"
<Cody> That's hardly true...Please Rahne. I hate to force you to choose but we either go together or we die here together!
<Niki> «ooc: All of you die together. :D »
<Chrys> «ooc: * Rahne takes too long to decide, and they die together anyways. Oops. »
<Rahne> I have nothing to lose..  I've already lost your respect.. their respect..
<Niki> «ooc: But then Niki would prolly never get out of her angst slump. ^^; »
<Chrys> «ooc: And then she'd die too, Dek! She'd drown in the rain or something »
<Niki> «ooc: ... »
<Cody> You didn't loose anything. You never lost my respect. I respect you even more now. For everything you've done. ...Please...please...
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<Niki> «ooc: WB »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] ...um, reality check here Rahne. Let's not forget you're a sage. You even made the great Vandole stand up and take notice when they spit on the entire world! If that's not respect I dunno what is!
<Xellos> «ooc: Thanks..damn disconnects »
<Chrys> «ooc: Re, Nygs. You only missed Cody trying to convince stubborn Angsty Rahne to come back »
<Cody> «ooc: It's like HITTING A BRICK WALL! >_< »
<Rachel> <<I love Emerald. ^^ "um, reality check here!">>
<Xellos> «ooc: Guess I'll have to get Rhiana to whip her too »
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<Rahne> I have nothing to hope for..  I kept hoping, and hoping, but my wishes never come true.  Don't lie, Cody..  Just go..  soon I won't remember any of it anyways..
<Niki> «ooc: >> A giant hand picks up Rahne and forces her to live. <GMStoren> Times up. »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL. »
<Chrys> «ooc: NOOOOOOO »
<Chrys> «ooc: VISIONS OF ZELDA »
<Cody> «ooc: There needs to be a zeldaRPG. sigh ^^ »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] *grumbling* How will you feel if you end countless lives by giving up? Are you going to disgrace the promse you made to Joch?
<Rahne> ..I.. I won't remember it..
<Chrys> «ooc: <Rahne> I made a promise to the chocobo...? <Emerald> NO! Augh! »
<Niki> «ooc: <Joch> Kweh! * Emerald baps Joch. "Not you, the other one!" <Joch> kweh...;_; »
<Chrys> «ooc: lol, shared thought »
<Cody> You'll forget our friendship too. You realize that, right?
<Rahne> I know..  but what does it matter when another steps in and throws you aside like a rag doll and your friend doesn't even notice?
<Rahne> I wish I should tell you how much it hurts..  to be forgotten on a whim like that..
<Cody> But...I didn't forget you! I didn't know who you were... O_o
<Cody> ...Well, I forgot then. But I forgot who Rachel was too ^^;
<Rachel> <<lol. ^^;>>
<Cody> So...Please...Please come back....
<Cody> . o O ( Or elde you're going to hate me for what I'm gonna do... )
<Cody> «ooc: else »
* Rahne smiles sadly, looking down.. * It doesn't matter.. it wasn't the first time, either.. I fight so hard for your approval, your attention.. I took the risks and made sacrifices and leaps of faith where no one else would. I kept the banner flying when others were ready to throw it down.. it has been a thankless life. We found you, because I took a chance.. and then, when finally there might be a spark of recognition in your eyes.. it wasn't my re
<Rachel> <<my re?>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Wasn't my re »
<Niki> «ooc: Cody is gonna stuff her with sleeping weed like he did with me! »
<Cody> ...
* Rahne sits down.. * I'm staying. I love you. But it doesn't matter.. so it's best I forgot I did.
<Chrys> «ooc: Yo, it cut off, Baha! What'd it sayyyy?! O_o »
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. ^^; »
<Rachel> <<What'd it say ;_;>>
<Rahne> << We found you, because I took a chance.. and then, when finally there might be a spark of recognition in your eyes.. it wasn't my reward to be had.. >>
<Rachel> <<Ah!>>
<Rahne> << Erk.  Sorry. ^^;; >>
<Niki> «ooc: Rahne is as stubborn as me when I got angsty. :o »
<Cody> ...I'm not forgetting you here. Otherwise I would have just left....And I'm not gonna forget you now, even know I know you're gonna despise me after this...but I love you too. And I don't leave people I love to die.
* Cody suddenly reaches out, clutching Rahne in a vice-grip! He shouts to Emerald, "Please! Take us home"!
<Chrys> «ooc: I was wondering when you were gonna do that. »
* Rahne struggles, beginning to cry again! * No! Cody! Please don't! Please!
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<GMStoren> The light begins to fade and flicker, and in a last burst it envelops the couple... and they too streak off int the distance away from the waterfall.
<Cody> «ooc: well, now I know rahne'll hate him ;) But oh well! I really really tied NOT too. ^^ »
<GMStoren> « Poor Cody ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: it was sweet, though. now I have to spend the entire seocnd part of hte game restoring Rahne's fragile soul :o »
<Rachel> <<And finding clothes, naked boy.>>
<Niki> «ooc: heh. »
<Cody> «ooc: whoo! »
<Niki> «ooc: But Rache... »
<Niki> «ooc: That was only Cody's soul, his body has clothes already. ;) »
<Rachel> <<...oh. Damn.>>
<GMStoren> The last mote of green light, hangs in the stream one moment longer as the true form of the elven mercenary once called Keylia flows by, and over the edge. Emerald then follows her friends into the sky.
<Rachel> <<Ack!>>
<Cody> «ooc: Bye Keylia! Thanks for letting us use your body! »
<Rachel> <<Damn, I could've saved her too! fuck me raw! ;)>>
<GMStoren> « *wave* "Don't do any people I wouldn't! ;) »
<Niki> «ooc: Thats obscene. »
<Cody> «ooc: Keylia: UNGREATFUL BITCHES *Slpoosh!* »
<Chrys> «ooc: lol »
<GMStoren> The souls fall back into the plain of reality, as the first thing is heard is a very high pitched squeel as keylia is ejected from Cody's body like a bat out of hell, and smushes into the wall near Niki. ^^
<GMStoren> « er emerald rather »
<Rachel> <<O_o awesome!>>
<Chrys> «ooc: When'd Niki come in? »
*** GMStoren changes topic to '-=- Chapter 31: Rose & Ghost | Location: Floating Fortress, Del Marr | Time: Djinn's Day, Midnight | 2349 Luc -=-'
* Rachel groans softly and pushes herself off Cody, flopping back onto the floor dazedly... "Nrhh...? What the hell was that...?"
* Niki is startled and drops a small armor piece on the ground, it clanking.
* Cody is still very still.
<GMStoren> Everyone awakens to find blankets on them
<Rachel> <<Dude! Niki gave us blankets :D>>
* Rachel shakes her head, hugging her blanket against her...she staggers to her feet.... "Cody...?"
* Cody still isn't breathing yet...
* Chrys opens his eyes slowly, and then bolts up. "Ra-...wait...I'm back..."
* Rhiana sits up, "..Well...that was...interesting..to say the least."
<Niki> «ooc: <Chrys> Love those plumbers. *cough* »
* Rachel leans against the cot, gently nudging Cody's chest.... "...breathe....breathe....please?"
<Niki> «ooc: AGH, I made a Mario movie joke. >_< »
<Cody> «ooc: UH? »
* Rahne rolls up into a ball on the floor.. crying.. * No..
<GMStoren> « ^^; »
* Cody suddenly gasps for air, coughing!
<Rachel> ....thanks...
* Chrys looks towards Rahne, suddenly feeling very much like a heel.
<Niki> «ooc: >> Joch trots over to the unconscious emerald, thinking its food he eats her. "Kweh!" »
<Chrys> R...Rahne...
<Chrys> «ooc: lol, Dek. »
<GMStoren> Emerald slides off the wall to the floor, as Joch pokes her inquistively.
<GMStoren> « you read my mind ^^ »
* Rachel gently rests her hand on Cody's chest, feeling it rise and fall....
<Niki> «ooc: heh. »
* Cody 's eyes slowly flutter open.
* Chrys moves over to Rahne, trying to find the right way to approach her. "...Are you...are y..you okay...?"
<GMStoren> The chocobo bites into Emerald's wing and trots over to Cody bedside, kwehhing!
* Rachel looks at Cody warmly... "Morning, sleepyhead. It's about time you woke."
<Niki> «ooc: LOL. »
* Niki goes back to trying to put armor pieces together. ^^;
<Rachel> <<* Emerald flails in Joch's grasp! "Hey! Let go of me, you big turkey!"  * She zips back into Rache's skull where it's safe!>>
* Cody smiles weakly, his and says something, but his voice is very weak, and you can't quite hear him. ^^;
* Rahne rolls back, getting to her feet, and throwing off the blanket! *
* Rachel blinks and looks towards Rahne..
* Chrys jumps back, startled..
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Hey.. watch the wings you big chicken! How embrassing..
<Niki> «ooc: My blanket ain't good enough huh? HUH! HUH!! ;) »
* Rahne gives Chrys an absolutely scathing look, her eyes darting over everyone else in the group! * No! No, I'm not okay!
* Rahne runs out, slamming the cabin door thunderously behind her! *
<Rachel> ...
<Rachel> Chrys....
* Chrys takes out his daggers and drops them at Cody's feet. "I'm probably going to regret this...hold these."
* Rachel nods a little..
* Chrys runs after Rahne. "....wait!"
<Cody> L...Let him...go...She's suicidal...now...
<GMStoren> Rahne gets waylaid by a door that's locked, elading to the upepr decks. It appears some loud sounds are issuing from the other side, and the vessel s rocking more than before.
<Rachel> Yeah.... I figured....but rest....he'll take care of her....
* Rachel suddenly realizes the boat is rocking a bit more than normaly. O_o
<Rachel> <<-y>>
<Cody> K...Kay...W...What...? Is ....oogh...nausea...
* Rahne spins on her heels, her ears folding back menacingly and her tail whipping back and forth violently. * Not a word, you! Leave me be!
* Niki frowns as the armor pieces fall over from the rocking. "Aww..."
<Rachel> <<O_o sudden mental image of Rahne biting Chrys>>
* Chrys stops next to Rahne, hearing what Cody said barely, and then steadying himself on the wall. "...Rahne... If you want to die, at least let me go with you."
<GMStoren> « Yeah o_O »
* Niki looks up at Cody speaking in a very low tone, and formal voice. "Hello."
<Chrys> ...I don't have anything to live for, so why not get rid of the man you obviously hate at the same time as you leave the world you even MORE obviously hate? Huh..? Any problem with that?!
<Cody> «ooc: Damn, it's 11 pm, and this game is so good I don't car ehow long it goes! »
<GMStoren> « yes.. this is so good a sess I can't stop it ^^ »
* Rachel looks at Joch and taps it on the beak.... "Gimme the small fairy lady, huh? She belongs in my thick skull where she isn't chicken feed." ^^
* Cody turns to Niki, "Hey...Niki...Sorry...bout...what happened...at the purelands..."
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Yeah! My hero. ^_^
* Niki looks down a little. "Thats...okay."
<Niki> Oh yeah.
<GMStoren> Emerald escapes the beak trap and delves into the recesses of Rachel's cranium. ^^
<Niki> Some guy wanted me to tell you something.
<Cody> G...Guy?
<Rachel> <<LOL>>
<GMStoren> [Joch] Kweh...
* Rachel blinks a few times, still not used to housing a fairy in her head, but relaxes and watches Cody interact with Niki... ^^
<Niki> Yeah, he said that the...umm, water god beak...no thats not it.  Beast...yeah thats it.  He's gonna visit.
<GMStoren> Joch hops onto Cody's bedside, and nuzzles him. "Kwarky!"
<Rachel> <<O_o>>
* Cody begins to look panicked, "Water...god...beast?"
<Rahne> I'm not a murderer!  I just wanted to be alone!  There's nothing here for me!  Nothing!
<Chrys> I don't CARE!
<Niki> Yeah him.  His name is...Fig Newton I think.
<Chrys> You think I don't want to forget all this, too?!
<GMStoren> « lol »
<Rachel> <<Fig Newton? O_o>>
<Niki> «ooc: ;) »
<Rahne> It's not my fault you chose to come back!
<Cody> ....Fiegmund...
<Rachel> ...I think Niki has been in the wine...
<Chrys> ...I -didn't-!
<Niki> «ooc: Needless to say...she got it wrong. As in not remembering very well. Its really called Fiegmund. »
<Cody> No...No...I saw them...In...my dreams...She's right....they're coming...
* Rachel glances at Cody and nods a little... "I was kidding. But it'll be okay.....we can handle it. Ain't that right, Niki?"
<Cody> ...Oh...Niki...
<Niki> Oh, I'm not gonna be here to say hi to him.
<Rachel> <<Gah ;)>>
<Cody> You see my bag...over there...?
<Rahne> Well, you sure as hell weren't brought back kicking and screaming!  Leave me alone, dammit!
<Niki> I'm gonna go visit sister cuz I want to.
* Cody coughs a bit. ^^;
* Rachel blinks and sweatdrops. ^^;
<Rachel> . o O (I hope to gods Chrys doesn't get beaten up....)
<Chrys> ...Rahne... I'll leave you alone when I think you can be left alone...
<Cody> I...don't think....you can get off Del Marr...until you stop...the god beast...he's blocking the way...but...this might help you...
<Niki> And the funky hai...I mean that Chris dude is gonna take me.  He said he would after you got better.
<Cody> O
<Cody> «ooc: er. »
<Niki> I wouldn't have to go, but my ring is broken I think.
<Cody> Go on...look in the bag. ^^;
* Rachel quietly brushes her fingers through Cody's hair as she watches. ^^
<Niki> What bag?
* Chrys snarls. "Right now, if you want to die, go ahead. But take me with you, unless you're more heartless than the rest of the group is, Rahne."
* Niki starts looking in her own bag.
<Cody> The one on that chair...
<Cody> >> It's actually a backpack, but let's not split hairs. ^_^
* Niki stops russling in her back, saying someing...it being muffled by her bag. "mmmooh, mphkay."
<GMStoren> « need to cut this soon I think.. »
* Rahne looks at Chrys darkly. * If you wanna go back, you do it yourself. But my problems, my decisions are my own.
* Niki pulls her head out of her bag and gets the one on the chair.
<Cody> >> Inside the front pocket Niki finds her Mallet! ^^
<Chrys> I know I'm not -him-, but can you at least calm down long enough to hear me out?
<Cody> «ooc: I didn't forget ;) »
<GMStoren> « *item noise* ^^ »
* Chrys glares. "Listen, Rahne..."
<Rachel> <<A winner is you!>>
<Niki> «ooc: *holds it above her head.* Do doo doo doooooo! »
<Cody> «ooc: :D »
<Niki> Oh hey, my mallet.  Neat.
* Chrys mouths three silent, yet very easy to decypher words.
<Niki> But I still gotta go and visit sister.
* Cody smiles a bit, and turns to Rachel, "You'd...better...go beat *grins* Fig Newton....I believe in you...I'll wait here..."
<Chrys> «ooc: *waits for Rahne to go apeshit* »
* Niki looks at Rachel. "Your name is Fig Newton too? Do you know the other Fig Newton?"
<Rachel> Er..... ^^;
<Rachel> My name isn't...oh hells. ;)
<Niki> Your name is oh hells now?
* Cody gets serious, "I feel him coming. He's very close...."
* Tori yawns and pushes some hair out of his eyes "How much time do we have?"
<Cody> ...Barely any... ^^;;
<Niki> Well I wanna go visit sister.  So I'm gonna see if I can.  Maybe I can come back before the Newton guy gets here.
* Rahne slumps down, sighing.. her ears shifting from violent-back to a more miserable-back.. * And how am I supposed to deal with that..? Leave me alone, please.. things are a mess enough as is..
<Niki> Time to go find the hair Chris guy.
* Niki stands up and heads out.
* Rachel looks at Cody and runs her hand through his hair once more..... "...we'll stop him. You rest and get better."
<Chrys> Don't deal with that. Just don't take the easy way out unless you want me to follow you. Okay?
<Cody> ...Okay...Love you...
* Rachel brightens faintly and offers Cody a wry smile. "Love you too, stud."
* Cody closes his eyes, looking exhausted, "Be careful..."
<Rahne> ..I'm not going anywhere.. not now..
<Chrys> ......
<Chrys> Then neither am I.
* Rachel nods and leans down to kiss Cody's forehead before heading over to the remaining members in the cabin...
* Niki finds Chrys and Rahne interacting...she stands aside politely and waits for a bit.
<Rachel> .....so. Ready to kick some godbeast behind? ^^;
<Rahne> Just..  leave me alone..
<Chrys> I'm not moving from this spot until you stop being so stubborn and actually listen to what people say to you sometimes. And I'm not talking about myself.
<Rachel> <<Dude....if we barely have any time....and Niki wants to go, Chrys & Rahne are suicidal.....Cody is outta it..... that means we'll be fighting with.... Ror, Rhi, Rache, Tori. O_o>>
<GMStoren> Rahne hears a strange voice from behind the door hiss. "Afraid I can't do that, girlie."
<Rahne> Fine.  You stand there.  I'll go--
* Chrys reaches down for his daggers instinctively, only to realize they aren't there.
<GMStoren> The wood buckles as several tridents pierce it!
* Chrys curses silently. "Who the hell...?"
* Chrys grabs Rahne and pulls her away from the door!
* Rahne is on her feet in a flash, turned to face the intruders! *
<Cody> «ooc: Rahne: Thanks, Mister Trident person! I know with everyone's help I can defeat Garland! Ow! You impaled me! ;_; »
<Rachel> <<O_O>>
<Rachel> <<Tori! Witty comment!>>
* Chrys lets go of Rahne as she squirms out of his hands, seeming ready for a fight already.
<GMStoren> The door is knocked off it's hinged in a moment, as two humanoid fishmen greet you rather directly. "Time to Die Mana Knights! There is no escape from his wrath!"
<Tori> <<Sorry, I've got nothing ^^;>>
* Rahne is back looking menacing again. * Listen guys.. this hasn't been a really good day for me.. you might wanna try to stage your attack on a better day..
* Niki continues to wait. "Hmm, la dee doo."
<Rahne> I mean.. I'm really, really, really pissed here.
<GMStoren> « LOL »
<Rachel> <<Can we battle NOW?! Holy god this is good shit ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: Good god it'd take all night O_o »
<GMStoren> « come on don't kill me. ^^ »
<Rachel> <<B-but...Rahne is like....Xena mixed with Dark Angel! ;)>>
<Niki> «ooc: Damnit...Rahne, say your gonna kill yourself. ;) »
<Rachel> <<With some Buffy thrown in! ;)>>
<GMStoren> The two look at Rahne a moment, blinking their fishy eyes.
* Rahne doesn't look threatened by the two, but rather, that she'd like them to try, with a fiery rage in her eyes that craves violent release.. *
<Chrys> «ooc: ...Violent release... that mean...? Oh, dear god, Heather, you've corrupted my mind »
* Tori yawns, unaware of the attack going on just oustide the door.
<Rachel> << rotfl >>
<Tori> You get the feeling it's going to be a long night?
<Chrys> «ooc: AUGH END THERE »
<Niki> «ooc: NUUU »
<Niki> «ooc: I need Rahne to trigger Niki. ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Is Tori talking to me? ^^ »
<Rachel> <<rotfl>>
<GMStoren> « no that's good ^^ »
<GMStoren> ~~ SESSION END ~~
<Niki> NUUUUU
<Cody> Yay!
<Cody> That was the best SESSION EVER
<Rahne> << If Rahne's gonna do anything, she's just gonna splatter fish-men all over the walls. ^^;;
Session Close: Mon May 28 02:18:04 2001