Session Start: Sun Jul 01 22:38:30 2001
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<GMStoren> ~~ INTERLUDE START ~~
<Chrys> «ooc: Who're we starting -with-? ^^; »
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<GMStoren> It has been sometime since the remaining crew of the great Del Marr have settled into one of their raiding fortresses in the north, preparing it for living after a long time of disuse. The group has settled down within the confines of the coastal fortress to rest and reflect upon just where fate may take them next when morning comes.
<Rachel> <<Rache and Chrys, apparently ;)>>
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<GMStoren> « ack ;_; »
<Cody> «ooc: Agh! What I miss? ;_; »
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<GMStoren> It has been sometime since the remaining crew of the great Del Marr have settled into one of their raiding fortresses in the north, preparing it for living after a long time of disuse. The group has settled down within the confines of the coastal fortress to rest and reflect upon just where fate may take them next when morning comes.
<GMStoren> « reposted :) »
<Chrys> «ooc: I meant who's the camera starting on? ^^ Do I stumble across you guys or do you spot me? ^^; »
<Cody> «ooc: *Blinks* I guess Cody isn't on the op list :( »
*** GMStoren sets mode: +o Cody
<Cody> «ooc: Yay :D »
<GMStoren> Cody is asleep in the barracks bunks, still regaining his energy after singlehandedly saving the lives of his friends, with Rachel in the bunk above him.. the rest of their room is markedly empty, except at the far side where a few beastmen snore away. Chrys on the other hand is somewhere above on the ramparts...
<GMStoren> « you can action when you like. just tell me when I'm needed ^^ »
<GMStoren> « *is still cooking* ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: Cook, oh Storen! Cook away! »
<Cody> «ooc: Cook and eat on your orangeish shag rug! :) Or was it Green? I forget. I think it was orange ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: *waits for someone to pose before he comes down* ^^; »
<Cody> «ooc: Rachel, pose? ^_- »
<GMStoren> « it's brown Cod ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: ...I suck ;_; »
* Rachel rests back against her bunk, her eyes fixed to the ceiling, her arms linked on her slender stomach. She's clad in a tunic and raggedly old travelling pants. She appears to be concentrating hard.
* Cody breathes lightly, and sleeps like a dead weight ^^;
* Chrys slowly enters the room from the door, not wanting to sleep in some of the more populated areas... he comes in and sits next to Rachel, not noticing she's awake.
<Cody> «ooc: ...Fondle and Cody will hit you :D »
* Rachel glances down at Chrys but doesn't move, finding something to distract her from her thoughts finally.
* Chrys sighs and looks at the ceiling, wishing he'd kept his pack with him so he'd have something to work on...
<Rachel> Something on your mind, tiger?
* Chrys jumps slightly, looking around as his gaze finally reaches Rachel again. "Gah! Don't do that... I didn't expect you to be up..." ^^;
<Rachel> Of course I'm up. ^^; We might be attacked by giant fish beings again and there'd be no one to protect us, save for my partner who is the size of a thimble. ^_-
<GMStoren> Emerald is sitting on the edge of the bunk. "Hey, I am not the size of a thimble." ^^
* Cody snoozes ^^
* Rachel reaches out to poke Em gently in the head, making sure not to squish her. "Okay, slightly higher than a thimble." ^_-
* Chrys chuckles, noticing Em. "And a lot thinner."
* Rachel glances down at the sleeping Cody, a flicker of fondness creeping into her eyes before she puts the mask down again, grinning at Chrys good naturedly. "So, what's new, pussycat?"
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<Rachel> <<Heh ;) Cody REALLY sleeps.>>
<GMStoren> « bad evil modem.. ;_; »
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<Cody> «ooc: Grrrrr! »
* Chrys shakes his head. "Not much. Tonight's gone too well for me to find much to bitch about."
*** Rachel sets mode: +o Cody
<Rachel> That's refreshing. ^^; I'm glad to hear it.
* Cody shifts a bit in bed, but doesn't awaken. The bunks boards creak a bit, showing their age.
* Chrys laughs quietly and looks up at Rachel again. "You wouldn't happen to have any spare wood lying around, would you?"
<Rachel> Wood? Why, planning to throttle Tori into sanity once more? ^^;
* Chrys blinks. "No, I think I'm a few years too late for that. Nothing that constructive, anyways. Just a hobby of mine."
* Rachel sits up, the bed not creaking at all because of her light weight, and sifts through her pack.. "Hmm...let me see here...wood..."
<Cody> «ooc: ARE YOU SAYING CODY IS FAT? ;_; »
<Chrys> «ooc: YES! AHAHAHAH »
<Cody> «ooc: You of all people! ;) NOOO! »
<Cody> «ooc: Like 103 lbs on a 5'5 guy is FAT ^^ Heh. »
* Rachel lays out some letters, a spare set of clothes, some pendants, a knife, a flower...
* Rachel blinks.
<Rachel> Ah ha.
* Rachel tugs out a block of wood. ^^
<Chrys> «ooc: Geez, you keep EVERYTHING we give you, girl? ;) »
<Rachel> <<Of course!>>
<GMStoren> Emerald grumbles a little still at the thimble comment, laying back on the canvas bunk and looking very sleepy. "Hurray for miss packrat..."
* Rachel raises an eyebrow at Emerald and offers Chrys the piece of wood.. "Don't be bitter, girl...you know I'm kidding....besides, you can possess me anytime!"
* Cody shifts a bit more in bed, mumbling a bit.
* Chrys takes it, slightly enjoying the banter between the two former partners as he takes out a knife and slowly starts scraping at the wood.
* Rachel blinks and hangs over the bunk, her longer hair hanging down to lightly brush Cody's arm.. "What's he saying...?"
<Chrys> Something about flooding...
<Rachel> Hunh...nightmare? Blah..
<GMStoren> Emerald closes her eyes and yawns very quietly. "I'd read his mind for you if I could, Rache..." ^^
<Enygma> «ooc: Back :) »
* Rachel frowns and sits back up... "Go to sleep, partner, don't stress yourself out more."
<Enygma> «ooc: Just lost Yang and Cid in FFIV :(..always a sad moment..oh wait, they ain't dead... »
* Rachel lowers herself off the bunk to stand beside Chrys...she slouches down to touch Cody's cheek.
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<Chrys> «ooc: The touch of death O_o »
<GMStoren> « eep ;_; »
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<Chrys> «ooc: BADUH. »
*** GMStoren sets mode: +o Cody
<Cody> «ooc: Neo's connect caused me to disconnect ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: What'd I miss? »
<GMStoren> « Rachel leaned down to touch your cheek ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: She did? I missed that ;_; »
<Rachel> <<^^;;;>>
<Enygma> «ooc: And Cid and Yang are gone in FFIV :(. »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Hey, I am not stressed... just... low energy...
<Cody> «ooc: How could they be GONE? O_o »
<Enygma> «ooc: I just lost 'em :( »
<Cody> «ooc: Oh ^^ »
<Enygma> «ooc: Oh, I'm just at that point of the game where I lose 'em »
* Cody shifts a bit, mumbling some more at Rachel's touch...
* Rachel murmurs softly to Emerald, gazing intently at Cody's face.. "Rest...."
* Rachel seems to be talking to them both, though.
* Chrys watches Rachel, still whittling away silently.
<GMStoren> Emerald fades to a green flicker of light, which floats over to Rachel, and slips into the recesses of her consciousness.
* Cody quiets down a bit, his breathing becoming more regular.
<Enygma> «ooc: Since you guys are ludin' though, think I'll make me exit. Night ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: Night, Nygs : »
<Chrys> «ooc: Night, Nyg. No bad comments about this. ;) »
<GMStoren> « Heh.. take care Enygma. Happy hunting. :) »
* Rachel twitches a bit, her breath freezing for a moment before she returns to normal. "Mmm. Both of them settled now."
<Chrys> «ooc: Or I spleenize you! ;) »
<Enygma> «ooc: Rhiana will not lude, bwhahaha »
* Chrys sighs quietly, nodding. "Sorry if I can't quite understand how deep your feelings for him run.."
<Chrys> For both of them, actually.
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* Rachel blinks and straightens up to gaze at Chrys with a wry smile. "Hell, I don't even know either."
<Chrys> Yeh, but it's different. You'll find out eventually...I probably won't.
<Rachel> .....how are things with you and Rahne, Chrys...?
<Chrys> ...I don't know. I don't think I know exactly how I feel about her, either...but we had a little talk earlier...I think both of us came out of it a lot happier...even though it was more what I did than what I said...
* Rachel nods a little, a flicker of sadness dancing across her features... "Well, that's good. We need to be a team now more than ever..."
* Cody shifts a bit more, murmering again...something about Rachel and not running too far ahead now ^^;
<GMStoren> ~Understatement of the year, that one.~
* Chrys looks at Rachel, noting the flicker but deciding not to question it. "Yeah...I need to get my act together in order to really do my part though.."
* Rachel furrows her brow at Emerald's comment, amused a bit....she nods to Chrys... "We all have our crosses. Some are heavier than others. But I have faith in your ability to be there when the time is right..."
* Rachel looks to Cody again, touching his cheek again..
<Cody> «ooc: Rachel: Shut up! *Baps his cheek over and over* »
<Rachel> <<Dork ;)>>
* Chrys sighs quietly, watching Rachel for a moment longer and then shifting his attention to his work.
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<Chrys> «ooc: ...STUPID MODEM LUCCA THING »
<Rachel> <<Damn :o>>
<Rachel> <<She keeps dying when I touch her cheek!>>
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*** Rachel sets mode: +o Cody
<Rachel> <<I promise never to touch your cheek again ;)>>
* Cody doesn't quiet this time...he mumbles something again about slowing down and follows Rachel in his dream...only in real life, he follows her by rolling out of bed!
<Cody> *Thump* ....Ow!
<Rachel> G...gah!
<Chrys> «ooc: Um, wouldn't that be on top of me? O_o »
<Rachel> <<And me. ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: You guys are on the top bunk, aren' t you? »
<GMStoren> Cody finds himself planted onto a stone stucco floor. Ow indeed. ^^
<Rachel> <<I was on top. I got off.>>
<Chrys> «ooc: She's TOUCHING YOUR CHEEK. And I'm sitting. NOT IN HER BED O_o »
<Chrys> «ooc: I could be at the foot though. »
* Chrys winces lightly at the thump.
<Cody> «ooc: Indeed. You were on top. Position...on top ;) »
* Cody lies sprawled on the ground, his eyes rather swirly ^^;
* Rachel looks down at Cody in surprise... "Cody?"
<GMStoren> « Ashton likes it on top. ^-^ »
<Chrys> ...He all right, Rache?
<Cody> Guh...
<Chrys> «ooc: I like it from the side too ;) »
<Cody> «ooc: I say bottom! Bottom for me! »
<Rachel> I think so.. ^^; I think he rattled something loose. ^_-
<Cody> «ooc: You're not gonna check on me? Woman! I could have cracked my skull! »
<Cody> «ooc: *bleedbleedbleed* »
<Chrys> .oO(What's left to rattle? All his screws are loose anyways)
* Rachel kneels down to prop Cody up, checking him unconsciously for damage.
* Cody sits up a bit, blinking, "...Rachel? W...what time is it?"
<GMStoren> Cody's fairly unhurt, he's just shaken and has a little bruise or two. ^^
<Rachel> Night...when most people are sleeping, not rolling out of bed. ^_-
<Chrys> ...Most normal people, that is. Not the brooding depressive types like me and Rache.
* Rachel snorts softly and glances at Chrys. ^^
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<Rachel> . o O (Brooding? Depressive? Me? Never! For shame!...)
* Cody blushes a bit, "Sorry 'bout that..."
<Rachel> It's okay, stud....just as long as you didn't hurt yourself in your attempt to escape. ^_-
<GMStoren> ~Yeah, you're a regular poster girl for flowers and happy gumdrops!...not.~
<Cody> ...I wasn't escaping... ^^;
<Cody> I was...
* Cody blushes futher... ^^
<Rachel> <<Dreaming of us having sex ^_^>>
<Chrys> You were dreaming of Rache, weren't ya?
<Cody> «ooc: Actually, dreaming of foreplay in a field ;) »
<Chrys> «ooc: *COUGH* »
* Cody squeaks out a small yes. ^^:
<Rachel> <<ooh.>>
* Rachel raises both eyebrows and gazes at Cody intently for a moment. ^^
* Chrys shakes his head, going back to work on the whittling. "Figures."
<Cody> But I dreamed she plugged up that huge tub in Del Marr and the whole place was about to capsize. It was odd... ^^:
* Rachel blinks away her hazy look and scowls a bit before chuckling, helping Cody back into his bunk.. "Hmph."
<Chrys> So that's what you meant by flooding...
<Rachel> . o O (So much for that hormonal moment...)
<GMStoren> ~Don't worry, the next one'll be along any minute now. *wink*~
* Rachel blushes bright red and chokes, quickly tugging herself up onto the top bunk!
* Cody accepts the help, blushing a bit more, "You and Chrys were talking? Don't let me interrupt you two..."
<Rachel> No, it's fine!
<Rachel> Uhm, feel free to join in!
<Cody> Join in...what? O_o
* Rachel begins to blush. "The discussion? About teamwork and all that.."
* Chrys mumbles something incomprehensible to himself before shaking out of it. "Don't worry about it. I just came in to get some sleep. Maybe work on something. I'd be the one bothering you two..."
<Cody> Oh...Teamwork, huh?
<Cody> No...It's fine Chrys. I don't mind at all. :)
<Rachel> . o O (Emerald.....you know me too well. Gah.)
<GMStoren> Rachel's thoughts are filled with small giggles that receed into the mists of her mind... ~I'll leave you to your little threesome... I'm working on something anyway.~
* Rachel raises both eyebrows.
* Chrys shakes his head. "Don't lie to me, Cod'."
<Cody> ...I'm not lying...Why do you think I am?
<Chrys> I think you're who you've always been. Cody Hylissa. Good-natured, of course, afraid to hurt people...
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<Chrys> No matter how much you hate them.
* Rachel runs a hand through her hair, willing her blush to die down as she listens to the two talk. "You think he hates you...? Or did I mistranslate that wrong?"
<Rachel> <<....what?!>>
<Rachel> <<translate.>>
<GMStoren> « heh. ^^ »
<Cody> ...I don't hate you...I thought you hated me...
<Cody> Becuase I was rather sissy and whiny and too high maintence...you said so in the stream...
* Chrys raises an eyebrow. "S'only obvious. He resents me. The fact that I liked you, and the fact that I like Rahne."
* Rachel blinks a few times at those words. ^^;
* Chrys shakes his head quietly.
<GMStoren> « admitted. doing. ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: maintenance. »
* Cody grabs the pillow behind his back and hugs it a bit, resting on it, "I don't blame you if you do..."
<Chrys> ...I don't. I don't have a reason to hate you.
* Rachel arches a slender eyebrow, her gaze raking back and forth between the two men, shifting closer to the edge of the bunk..
<Chrys> You're everything I'm not. And quite honestly, you're a lot better of a person than I am.
* Cody looks down, "No...not really Chrys. You're a lot stronger than me. You're not always afraid..."
<GMStoren> ~It's confusing, isn't it partner?~
* Chrys laughs quietly. "You'd like to think that, wouldn't you?"
<Cody> ...
<Cody> You...just don't show it if you are...
<Rachel> . o O (Just a tad. Best to let them work it out. I'll just sit here and wait, I suppose.)
<Cody> «ooc: Rachel: Wait for sex! »
<Rachel> <<I originally typed out 'and imagine Cody naked' but decided that'd be a bit much ;)>>
<GMStoren> « hehe ^^ »
<Chrys> ...Of course I don't. You don't know me. You've got too good of a soul to even comprehend.
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* Rachel hunfs Chrys!
<Rachel> <<Er. OOC!>>
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<Cody> «ooc: Yeah, I have such a good soul that your comprehension that I have a good soul overburned my senses and didsconnected me! Bastard! ;_; »
<Cody> ...I know I'm naive but...
<Cody> I'm not...*sigh* Nevermind...
<Chrys> ...It's not that you're naive.
* Rachel leans back on her bed, closing her eyes and listening to their voices..
<Chrys> It's just if you saw what I've become..hell, even from before I got rid of Hawk... you'd likely be in denial. You'd think it was a lie.
<Cody> You've become a much better person, Chrys. Someone who cares and defends other people. People like Niki and Rahne...
<Cody> ...I just seem to hurt peple without meaning to...
<Chrys> ...Cody...
<Chrys> You didn't hurt Rahne.
<Rachel> . o O (I hurt Rahne.)
<Chrys> ....She's a victim of circumstance.
<Cody> ...Then how do you explain what she's become...?
<Cody> ...Circumstance...
<Chrys> ...Yeah.
<GMStoren> ~I wonder how you feel about Rahne, Rachel.. I don't know what to do about that girl since I puleld you back from Lethe.~
<Rachel> . o O (I'd figure it'd be obvious to someone living in my head...)
<Cody> Maybe...but...*sigh*...I just wish she'd smile again...and mean it...
* Rachel opens her eyes to gaze at the ceiling...
<Chrys> ...You missed it, then, Cody.
<Cody> I did?
* Chrys nods, carving away. "She cares about you more than you can know. But she's accepted the truth... or is accepting... I just made it a little easier for her to.."
<Cody> You did? How?
*** Rachel sets mode: +o Cody
<Chrys> Easily...I just gave her a little trinket I thought she'd like... she did.
<GMStoren> ~Do you think I should have elt Rahne stay in Lethe? I know what heartbreak feels like...~
* Cody nods to Chrys, smiling in gratitude, "Thank you, Chrys..."
<Cody> I tried to help her...I'm not sure it worked...you seemed to have better luck. :)
<Rachel> . o O (It wouldn't have helped, girl. You know that. Cody would've just gotten upset. Real upset. So would the others. At least now she can heal with her friends around her...)
<Chrys> ...Don't thank me. Thank her. Thank her for being so forgiving of you...
* Rachel narrows her eyes.
<Cody> Of me...
* Cody bites his lip.
<Rachel> Yeah....oh so forgiving..
<Chrys> ...I don't know what you did to her back there... but it screwed her up real good... she didn't want to do with you at first...but she still didn't want to see you hurt...so she forgave you. Of whatever it was.
<Cody> ...She wanted to kill herself.
<Cody> I stopped her...
* Rachel shakes her head.
* Chrys twitches.
* Chrys sighs quietly. "That explains it."
<Chrys> ...Cody...
<Cody> I knew it hurt her...but I didn't want her to die...perhaps I was selfish but...I couldn't see her die...I'm sorry...
* Chrys shakes his head again. "God, how do I say this?"
* Cody looks to Chrys, waiting.
<Rachel> <<Chrys: I'm pregnant. With Roric's child. Be my lamaze coach?>>
<Chrys> ...That...god...if I knew that, I wouldn't have brought it up.
<Chrys> «ooc: O_O »
<Chrys> «ooc: AUGH »
<Cody> «ooc: LOL »
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<Chrys> «ooc: AUGH. »
<Chrys> «ooc: STUPID LUCCA MODEM THINGIE »
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<Cody> «ooc: Sigh... »
<GMStoren> « is.. it okay? you drop regualrly o_o »
<Cody> «ooc: Well, at least we're switching to AOL tonight »
*** GMStoren sets mode: +o Cody
<Cody> «ooc: I have NO idea. »
<Chrys> «ooc: Didn't miss anything that time... ^^;;; »
-> *chanserv* #pureland access add Cody 5
-> *chanserv* access #pureland add Cody 5
<Cody> ...Sorry I couldn't tell you...I just...She probably would have been angry if I told....
* Rachel relaxes again and closes her eyes once more, her fingers idly tracing along a scar on her stomach as she listens..
<Chrys> ...Don't worry about it. You worry too much.
<Cody> Comes with the 'job'.
* Cody smiles a bit.
<Chrys> ...
* Chrys laughs quietly and shakes his head.
<Cody> ...Chrys? Something wrong? 
<Chrys> ...Not really. I've got some things on my mind, but I don't want to get you upset by sayin' 'em.
<Cody> ...No. Go ahead. Say them.
<GMStoren> ~I think we'll be seeing that bastard none too soon... he's not dead yet, that's for sure. You need to heal just as much as Rahne does.~
* Rachel 's hand stops.
<Cody> «ooc: Yay! You just killed Rachel's hopes! »
<Rachel> . o O (....I'm fine....I'm sure he's off somewhere else...getting his kicks.......alive....)
<Chrys> You. And Rachel. The Gemma and the Mana Knight. You were close before you two even knew...but...just by knowing that, you two formed a bond. Closer to each other than any normal person could get. That bond isn't completely intentional, I know...but it wrecked me and Rahne...both. I'll quickly say that even through all this, Rahne took it better than I did.
<Cody> ...I don't know about fate or the goddess...for all intents and purposes, Chrys...the Goddess is dead...has been dead for a long time. I don't know if she's guiding us now or not...But I'm sorry for the pain all of this caused you...and probably will still cause...
<Cody> «ooc: Cody is very self-sacrificing tonight :p »
<Cody> «ooc: Damn gemmaism »
<Chrys> ...Cody, shut up. I don't want your apologies. Your forgiveness. I want you to shut up and just be happy with what you've got. Rachel. I swear to god, if you let anything happen to her...
<Cody> ...I won't. Ever.
<Chrys> ...Good.
* Cody looks very determined about this.
* Chrys is still looking away from Cody, as he's been this whole discussion. ^^;
<Cody> Chrys, why won't you look at me? 
<Cody> ...Are you really being truthful about not hating me?
* Chrys lifts his head. "Yes. I'm working on something, though. I have been since before you woke up."
<Chrys> «ooc: Remember, I'm at the foot of his bed. ^^;;;; »
<Chrys> «ooc: Unless he's hanging over me, you can't see much more than my hair. ^^; Which happens to be not-spiky. ^^ »
<GMStoren> ~At this rate they'll be squabbling over you too much to notice anything else...~
<Cody> What are you working on? Can I know?
<Cody> «ooc: He's applying make up, isn't he? »
<Chrys> Just another trinket. Not sure who for yet, though.
* Cody nods a little. ^^
* Chrys lifts up the partially whittled-away block of wood for Cody to see
* Cody looks down quietly to see how Rachel is doing
<Chrys> «ooc: Down? O_o »
<Cody> «ooc: Er, nuke that ^^ »
<Cody> «ooc: I meant up, but I wanna see what Chrys has first :D »
<Chrys> «ooc: Just a block of wood. Whittling is a slow process. ^^ »
<Cody> ^^ I see.
* Cody looks up quietly to see how Rachel is doing
<Cody> «ooc: ^^ Bettah! »
* Chrys lowers his hand and continues whittling.
<Cody> «ooc: Rachel? ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: Rache? O_o »
<GMStoren> « is she here? ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: I don't know O_o She's been idle about 10 minutes »
<Cody> «ooc: We can wait ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: msg me when she comes back »
<Cody> «ooc: Kay »
<GMStoren> « alrighties.. »
<Cody> «ooc: Whoa O_o »
<Cody> «ooc: The screen just fuzzed out and darkened a LOT (Like, almost shut off) then came back on »
<Rachel> <<Mother fuck :P>>
<Cody> «ooc: ^^ Heh. Lemme msg everyone »
<Rachel> <<sorry. My sister came in crying.>>
<GMStoren> « She alright..? »
<Cody> «ooc: What wrong :( »
<Rachel> <<Boyfriend and her got into a shoving match and he insulted her and stuff>>
<Cody> «ooc: She should dump him! :( »
<Rachel> <<Nah.>>
<Cody> «ooc: No shoving! »
<Cody> «ooc: ;_; »
<Rachel> <<We go? ^^>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Mrh. »
<Cody> «ooc: Yes, waiting on you, baby ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: Yes, please. No depressing romance! ...Er, wait. That's what the lude is. »
* Cody looks up quietly to see how Rachel is doing (repost ^^)
<Rachel> <<Ah, right, yes.>>
* Chrys lowers his hand and continues whittling. (also)
* Rachel is gazing at the ceiling, looking vaguely lost..
<Cody> Rachel...are you okay? 
* Cody reaches up and lightly touches her arm.
* Rachel tenses faintly under Cody's touch but slowly relaxes and the haunted look lingers for a moment before departing...she dredges up a wry smile. "Sure, stud. Good as always."
* Cody looks a bit unsure, but smiles a bit, and tries to climb up to her bunk. ^^;
* Rachel blinks and sits up quickly, shifting over to let Cody up...she offers her hand in helping him up. "Woah there."
<Rachel> <<*tries to salvage her mood!*>>
<Cody> Sorry...you just seemed a bit lonely... ^^;
<GMStoren> « you can do it :D »
<Cody> «ooc: Let's all have CAKE! »
* Rachel tugs Cody up beside her gently... "Not lonely, just thinking."
* Chrys chuckles lightly as he looks over his shoulder at the goingson, watching Cody ascend to the higher bunk, mumbling to nobody in particular. "Don't moan too loud, kay? I do want to get to sleep tonight."
<Rachel> <<We hear that, eh?>>
<Chrys> «ooc: If you wish. ;) »
* Rachel stiffens a little at Chrys' words and there is a spark of anger in her eyes..
* Cody blushes profusely at the comment. ^^:
<Cody> Uh...I was just going to um...say hi...
* Rachel 's angry gaze turns on Cody for a moment before dying away, softening...she reaches up to touch his cheek. "Hi, you."
* Cody grins a bit, clapsing her hands, "Nice that I can talk to you without half passing out..."
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<Rachel> I'm glad, I was beginning to wonder if I was just boring. ^_-
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Ohayo ^_^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: "Let's snuggle!" "But what about what Chrys said?" "He can join in if he wants!" »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Locke:NPC? »
<Cody> You? ^_- Boring? That is hardly a word I would use to describe you.
<Cody> «ooc: Nah, Locke is tori :) »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Un ^_^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: f »
* Rachel offers a faint smile and leans forward to kiss Cody gently, silencing him.....she draws back once more, her voice soft and satin in nature. "And what would you use?"
<Cody> Hmmm....I'd use...Beautiful...Kind...Exciting...free-spirited...witty...Shall I go on? ^_-
* Rachel loses some of her gusto and blushes, looking away. "Ah, no, that's quite fine. Point made."
<Chrys> .oO(Sure. I'd like to hear. Maybe take notes or something.)
<Chrys> .oO(...Damn.)
<Rachel> . o O (Barren, murdering, sabotaging, vicious, unrelenting...selfish.)
* Cody gives Rachel a funny look.
<Cody> You okay...really?
* Rachel offers a low chuckle. "Can I tell you something?"
<Cody> Of course...
<Rachel> Remember when we first met? The very first time? In Kippo? I had just saved those kids...
<Cody> Yes...I remember.
* Rachel allows her fingers play over the scars on her stomach once more as she reflects.. "I left afterwards...but not really. Not before I witnessed something."
<Rachel> Namely you being beaten up by the local jerks..
<Cody> ...You saw that...?
* Cody looks sort of ashamed, "Oh..."
<Rachel> Yeah...I did. .....but I didn't do anything.
<GMStoren> ~I wonder what would have happened if fate took a different turn that time.~
* Cody doesn't say anything at first, biting his lip.
<Rachel> . o O (Heh, maybe I'd have been recaptured by Kurik.....I can't see myself having ended up the happy housewife with Cody...)
<Cody> ...Well...you didn't really have to...you didn't know me...not really...you had other things on your mind...
<Cody> It doesn't matter now...it's in the past, right?
<Chrys> .oO(Gah, Cody. She wouldn't have brought it up if it was just "in the past".)
* Rachel looks to Cody. "....I never told you that. I wanted to, all this time. I know it shames you. But it shames me that I didn't help you. I should've done something. I saved those kids, I didn't know them."
<Cody> Rachel...It's okay...really...I forgive...
<Rachel> <<* Cody passes out!>>
<Chrys> .oO(You wanted to be a hero. Saving Cody wouldn't have made you a hero, except to Cody. Am I right...?)
* Cody trails off a bit ^^;
* Rachel reaches out to touch Cody's cheek lightly.. "...I don't know....I'm not asking for forgiveness.....it -is- in the past...but....you had a right to know I was there....that I'd seen that...and what my actions were...."
<GMStoren> « at this rate I should go into Chrys' head ^^ »
<Rachel> <<Why? ;) Is Em ready to abandon me? Cry!>>
<Cody> I understand...
<Chrys> «ooc: <Emerald> Well, you know, Chrys was so much better than you. In bed, I mean. ^^ »
<Rachel> <<O_o Hell no ;)>>
<GMStoren> « haha ^^ »
* Rachel gazes at Cody intensely for a moment before crawling closer to him and wrapping her arms around him gently, hugging him protectively.
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<Rachel> <<HUG OF DEATH>>
<Chrys> «ooc: You touched his face again. »
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<Chrys> «ooc: That's what did it. O_o »
<Cody> «ooc: What? O_o »
<GMStoren> « my god »
<Rachel> <<LOL>>
<GMStoren> « every time she touches Cody he peers ^^ »
* Rachel gazes at Cody intensely for a moment before crawling closer to him and wrapping her arms around him gently, hugging him protectively. (repost)
<Cody> «ooc: DON'T TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!! :O :O :O :O (I love you) BUT DON'T TOUCH ME :O :O :O »
<Rachel> <<LOL>>
* Cody hugs her back, breathing in her scent, "Mmm..."
<Chriswizard> «ooc: ANGST :D »
<Cody> Did anyone tell you you smell like jasmine? It's nice...
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Meeeeelllllllting ;_; »
<GMStoren> ~Here comes the pillow talk...~
<Chrys> .oO(I think I told her that once or twice...)
* Rachel gently releases Cody, blushing furiously. "Thanks...I use spices...uhm...in my bath...."
<Rachel> . o O (Gah, Emerald, there won't be anything besides pillow talk if Chrys is in the room!)
<Cody> ^^; Well...er...you're blushing?
<GMStoren> ~You want me to give him a little nudge? *grin*~
<Rachel> . o O (G....gah!)
<Cody> Rachel?
* Rachel blushes deeper. "Sorry, I've got a fairy in my head. She won't go to sleep like she was going to originally."
* Rachel taps her forehead.
<Rachel> ...if fairies even sleep. ^^;
<Cody> ...Is she saying nasty things? ^_-
<GMStoren> ~Nasty? Me... you've got the wrong fairy!~
<Chrys> .oO(...Okay. O_o Maybe I heard wrong. Did I just hear Cody trying to FLIRT? Geesh. That boy needs to think about other things.)
<Rachel> Uhm, nothing too bad. Really. So, uh, I bet you must be tired!
<Chrys> «ooc: La la la Chrys is a hypocrite ^^ »
<GMStoren> Emerald pops out of Rachel's head at the forcefulness of that accusation. ^^
* Rachel sweatdrops as the aforementioned fairy pops out.
* Cody looks sort of surprised, almost falling off the bed O_o
<Cody> Gah-! Er...Uh...Hi?
* Rachel grabs Cody so he doesn't fall ^^;
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Is Chrys in Rachel's head too? O_o »
<Rachel> <<He wishes ;)>>
<Cody> «ooc: LOL. Uh. No. »
<Chrys> «ooc: ...If he was, he'd probably be having fun with Emerald. ;P »
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<GMStoren> [Emerald] I'm being a good immortal.. honest, Cody... ;)
<Bahamut> << Hello? >>
<Bahamut> << Hello. ^_^ >>
<GMStoren> « hey Baha ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: Moshi moshi »
* Rachel blushes further. "Yeah, right...."
<Cody> «ooc: Baha! :D »
<Rachel> <<Jerr :)>>
<Bahamut> << Hiyas, folks. ^_^ How be thee? >>
<Chriswizard> «ooc: BAHA.OHAYO. »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: :D »
* Cody raises an eyebrow but doesn't say anything.
<Rachel> Emerald....shouldn't you be resting? Same to you, stud! ^^;
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Seriously, I'll leave you two lovebirds alone... I can't think about what I was before with Rachel's head filling your gushy compliments. ;)
* Rachel chokes. ^^;
<GMStoren> « er with »
<Cody> Uh... ^^:
<Cody> Well...she deserves them! I'm just speaking the truth! ^^;
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Of course she deserves everyone of them, you sly cassnova...
* Rachel flops back onto the bunk, flinging an arm over her eyes and groaning. ^^;
<Chrys> .oO(Ah, yes. Emerald. Always the master of tact.)
<Rachel> . o O (Great, now they're teaming up. It's like the Mana Knight pep squad!)
<Cody> Indeed. ^_- Maybe I should go on that she's also got this great smile too. Have you noticed it, Emerald? It lights up a whole room!
<Bahamut> << Rahne being crushed horribly? :) >>
<Rachel> <<Evil. ^^;>>
<Chrys> «ooc: Of course she's not! O_o »
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Oh, you're just full of them tonight... keep working on it.
<GMStoren> Emerald pats Cody's head once, then flies off the bunk, doing a swan dive into the skull of Chrys.
<Chrys> .oO(Oh, god. I think I'm going to puke from the cuteness of it all.)
* Rachel raises both eyebrows as Emerald dives into Chrys....she shakes her head. "Was I just dissed by my fairy? Jeez."
* Cody sighs and shakes his head ^^:
* Chrys grks as he feels the resident faerie jump into his head.
* Rachel clears her throat and reaches out to Cody. "C'mere."
<Cody> Hmm?
* Cody takes her hand, a bit curious. ^^:
<Chrys> (q) I get the idea that you two wanna be left alone. I'll be back. I have a little pixie to get out of my head, thanks to you, Rache.
<Rachel> <<Can I hear that?>>
<Chrys> «ooc: I'm not sure. Depends on how much noise you two make by reaching out to one another ;P »
* Rachel gently tugs Cody down so he's slightly on top of her..she hugs him tight to her, pulling the blankets around them both. "Now sleep, Mr. I'm Tired and Sick But I'm Gonna Pretend To Be Okay."
* Chrys quietly walks out the door and plops down on the other side of the barracks wall, sighing.
<GMStoren> ~Why all this sudden hostility? I'm just doing a good deed here.~
<Chrys> .oO(Sudden, Key?)
<Chriswizard> «ooc: :o »
<Cody> But...I'm really...I'm fine...really...
* Cody yawns a bit.
<GMStoren> ~Okay...okay... maybe I am pushing them a little too hard...~
* Rachel glances at Chrys going, feeling bad momentarily, but gazes at Cody once more... "Right...and that was just a mouth stretching exercise for the next time we kiss."
* Rachel tempers her words with a wry grin.
<Chrys> .oO(Like they need to be pushed.)
<Rachel> <<Not too hard, you're just doing it to the wrong person! ;)>>
<GMStoren> « but I can't push Cody! ;) »
<Rachel> <<Why? :o>>
<GMStoren> « his head's the only one I cannot mess with. ^^ »
* Cody sighs a bit, "I just don't want to be left behind...become a burden...is all..."
<Chrys> «ooc: Cause he's a wood-for-brains! »
<Cody> «ooc: ;D »
<GMStoren> « she could only possess Cody when his spirit wasn't home. ^^ »
<GMStoren> « otherwise it might suck her in like a magnet and she'd be stuck forever. ;) »
<GMStoren> « that why she flew and splatted the wall like a bat out of hell. ^^ »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Ewwwww. »
<Rachel> You won't, aren't and never will be....trust me on this... you think I'm letting you out of my sight so soon? We just got back together. So rest a bit easier, love, and get some sleep...you're gonna need that energy.
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Faerie guts. »
<GMStoren> ~Hey, I have my reasons for what I do.~
<Rachel> <<What she needs to do is sprinkle some mojo on Rache ;) Get her right goin!>>
<Cody> Mmm////
<Cody> «ooc: er Mmm... »
<Cody> I love you, Rachel...
<GMStoren> ~But what about you Chrys? I'm beggining to think you've went downhill since I pulled that other resident from your cranium not long ago.~
<Chrys> .oO(Funny, I thought you wouldn't need a reason, considering all you're doing is making them uncomfortable.)
* Rachel blinls a few times and nuzzles Cody's hair, murmuring.. "I love you, Cody...always...."
<Rachel> <<slinks. BLINKS>>
<Rachel> <<...damn my typing O_o>>
<Chrys> .oO(It's a long story. If you care that much, you probably have as much access to my thoughts and memories as -he- did.)
<Bahamut> << Rahne never gets to say such things. ;_;  Or Cody hates her when she does. ;_; >>
<Cody> «ooc: Gods! ^^; »
<Chrys> .oO(So go right ahead, easy pickin's. My brain's a fucking smorgasbord to whoever's in there on any said day.)
<Cody> «ooc: We actually talked a lot about you ^^: »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Poor Rahne ^^; »
<Bahamut> << Heh. :)  Sorry, Luks. :(  I stop now. :) >>
* Cody closes his eyes, and his breathing slowly evens out.
<Cody> «ooc: ^)^ »
<Cody> «ooc: Hugs Baha ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: And then stops. Uh oh, Cody's dead! Oopsies! »
* Bahamut << returns the hug.. * >>
<Cody> «ooc: ^^ LOL. »
* Rachel softens and hugs Cody closer to her, not sleeping....keeping watch....
<Rachel> <<I'm done. :)>>
<GMStoren> « we stopping the ldue or what? ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: I don't know. ^^ I'm sure Em and Chrys have a lot to discuss, in or out of lude ^^; »
<Cody> «ooc: ^^ I say let Chrys and Em talk :) »
<GMStoren> « Mmm.. then we continue. :) »
<GMStoren> ~Hakweye was a part of you more than I could ever be. But I can see enough for myself. You've got the hots for Rachel, don't you? And Rahne too? Busy beaver you are...~
<Cody> «ooc: But I personally am done :D »
<Rachel> <<*chokes at the hots part*>>
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<Chrys> .oO(Bite me. Rachel's just a passing fancy. I'll get over her. Besides, she and Cody are destined to be together or some bullshit like that.)
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<Chrys> «ooc: And theeeeere Lucc goes again. »
<Jupiter> <<I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM! I SWEAR!>>
<Chrys> «ooc: LOL. »
<Jupiter> <<Pretty pretty Jerr.. ;_;>>
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<GMStoren> ~It's a little more complicated than "destined"~
<Cody> «ooc: Wow. I got opped :D »
<GMStoren> « I added you ^^ »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: :D »
<Cody> «ooc: ^_^ »
<Chrys> .oO(Yeah, yeah. I don't wanna hear it, whatever it is. They're together. Nothing's gonna break 'em apart.)
<Jupiter> <<Except for the fact that RACHEL IS MORE BARREN THAN THE NEVADA DESERT! :o>>
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<GMStoren> « o_O »
<Bahamut> << ;_; >>
<Chriswizard> «ooc: ;_;!!! »
<GMStoren> « If Rachel is "barren", that may present a problem. ;) »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Yessir. »
<Bahamut> << Cody better tackle Rahne for a one-night fling, and never speak of it again, if such is the case. :P >>
<Cody> «ooc: ^^; That'd crush her :p Don't you think? »
<Chriswizard> «ooc: O_O BAHA! :o »
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<GMStoren> ~But what about you and Rahne... you are the people who lose out here. Don't think I'm nto concerned for you guys. I'm still reeling from what she pulled in Lethe.
<Bahamut> << Yeah.  But she's also crushed already.  She has little to lose. ;_; >>
<Chriswizard> «ooc: I swear.Emerald is like a professional shrink O_o »
<Chrys> .oO(I vaguely got the idea. She's only got up to go, though.)
<GMStoren> ~She's too young to put all of her apples in one basket and not expect to get some bruises...~
<Chrys> .oO(She'll grow up. I did.)
<GMStoren> ~You might have grown up, but you're still feeling incomplete there, mister brigand.~
<Chrys> .oO(Not incomplete. More like broken.)
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<GMStoren> ~Hey, I can fix you up good if you want me to. There's nos ense staying that way when each day could be the last one.~
<Chrys> .oO(There's other people more in need of it than me. Tori, for one.)
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<Chriswizard> «ooc: ;_; »
<GMStoren> ~That troubleshooter is a strange one. I'd have a chat with him if I wasn't afraid of there being nothing to talk back to.~
<Chrys> .oO(...Good fear.)
<GMStoren> ~His spirit is so jumbled, you'd need a roadmap just to see it straight.~
<Chrys> .oO(Yeah, well, not like I'm any better.)
<GMStoren> ~Oh you're easy now. I miss Hawk a little though. He was a charmer.~
<Chrys> .oO(Gee, thanks. You come for a visit for any other reason than to say I'm screwed up and you miss my *ahem* better half?)
<GMStoren> ~Ho there! I never said he was your better half. You've got more interesting quirks to keep me busy. Plus, I like your hair.~
<Chrys> .oO(Which doesn't happen to be made up at the moment.)
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Grah ^_^ Gonna experiment with IP »
<GMStoren> Chrys hears that giggle, of course not too familiar to him like Rachel. ^^
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<GMStoren> ~You know I like the wild ones. You've got a lot of courage in that heart of yours. You just can't make it come out right all the time... you'll get your chance soon, I think.~
<Chrys> .oO(Was that supposed to be foreshadowing, oh omnipotent pixie girl?)
* Chrys mentally sticks his tongue out at Emerald
<GMStoren> ~What if it is? Do you even know what I'm REALLY doing while I play Dr Ruth on the side to the saviors of the world? *grin*~
<Chrys> .oO(Spying on all of us, and toying with our minds subtly, I'd assume.)
<GMStoren> ~You have the spying part right... but... ah.. I'm thinking a little bigger than you guys right now.~
<Chrys> .oO(So you're toying with our lives, too?)
<GMStoren> ~I know I like to be control... but gimme a break here. I'm talking about the God Beasts.~
<Chrys> .oO(What about them? I know you're preparing for them. So am I. Whatever they were, they're not good. Hawk had a reason to fear 'em.)
<Bahamut> << * Rahne is the DGoE, and is impervious to toying. :) * >>
<Chrys> «ooc: "DGoE"? »
<GMStoren> ~But I just found out a reason you might fear them now Chrys.~
<Chrys> .oO(I know lots of reasons. The fact that Kittygirl's draining their souls is one of them. The fact that they're pure embodiments of the mana spirits is another.)
<Bahamut> << Daughter of and/or Descendent of the Guardian of Eternity. ^^;  My most treasured and beautiful character, of whose fate I am most concerned.  Much moreso than any of those before her. >>
<GMStoren> ~What about the fact one of them is in Southtown at this very moment?~
<Chrys> .oO(That WOULD be a problem, yes. ...Unfortunately, Niki's deadset on getting back to her 'sister', and I promised to help her. And the party is going to fight these things together, or we're gonna die.)
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<GMStoren> ~Mmm... maybe you really are growing up.~
<Chrys> .oO(I told you.)
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<Lucca> «ooc: ;_; »
<Bahamut> << * Hugs you and stuffles you in the Cloak. * >>
<GMStoren> ~You're still a fucking brigand though. *mental razz*~
<Chrys> .oO(And you still stick your nose into business that isn't yours.)
<GMStoren> ~It's my job. If you weren't important, I'd have disappeared millenia ago... don't forget that.~
<Chrys> .oO(Mmhmm. WHO'S important? Sure as hell not this little thief. Maybe the others.)
<GMStoren> ~Noone's more important than anyone else... I think you saw in Lethe we are all the same when it comes down to how we are born and how we die... it's all about how you live your life.~
<Chrys> .oO(Or how you don't want to, eh? *mental glare*)
<GMStoren> ~You think I really believe somebody like you or Rahne would just give up? I give ya more credit than that! You're not here right now because you've felt sorry for yourself all day and all night.~
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<Chrys> .oO(...Maybe not me. I'm still worried about Rahne...)
<GMStoren> ~She's so knowledgeable but so blind at the same time to everything in front of her.~
<GMStoren> ~I'll have a good talking to that girl later, what do you say?~
<Bahamut> << I look forward to that. ^^; >>
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<Chrys> .oO(I think she's fine now. At least for the moment... she might need it later...)
* Chrys mentally plays back the past few hours for Emerald's sake.
<GMStoren> ~Circumstances are cruel sometimes aren't they?~
<Chrys> .oO(Mmmhmm.)
<GMStoren> ~She's right about you you know.~
<Chrys> .oO(...And?)
<GMStoren> ~Maybe you should listen to what you preach a little more, huh?~
<Chrys> .oO(And maybe you should stop trying to weasel Rachel and Cody into a pantless interlude. Doesn't mean you will.)
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<Chrys> «ooc: Thanks, Baha! ^^ I was wondering when someone'd use that title.) »
<Chrys> «ooc: -). Force of habit now, Damn emmy. ;) »
<GMStoren> ~Mmm... if only I wasn't a victim of circumstance myself, Chrys...~
<Bahamut> << Well..  for a non-integral, non-major session, it seemed apropriate.  A session full of "Other" stuff. ^^; >>
<Chrys> .oO(Victim -and- victimizer. So am I. So are all of us. So what.)
<GMStoren> Emerald appears before Chrys.
* Chrys raises an eyebrow. "Decided you had enough of my brooding?"
<GMStoren> [Emerald] No, had enough of the fact you're actually making sense. ;) You're a lot better than other give you credit for.
<Chrys> ...Would you rather I randomly moped about like I used to?
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Hey, I have to keep morale up here! Do that and I'll annoy you on a full time basis!
* Chrys sits up a little, knife and now slightly-more-carved-down block of wood dangling from his hands. "Heh, if I was like that, I wouldn't be part of the group TO lower morale. I'd probably be dead by now. ...Maybe I woulda made sure nobody saw me back on the ships..."
<GMStoren> [Emerald] Aww... what a crime to the world to deprive it of your roguish good looks.
<GMStoren> Emerald spins once. "Seriously, I want to goo look for Rahne..."
<GMStoren> « er go »
* Chrys chuckles. "Save it for when my hair isn't all limp and nappy, Tinkerbell."
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<GMStoren> [Emerald] *fumes* Not the Tinkerbell comments... anything but that...
* Chrys nods, pointing the knife towards one of the main barracks. "She's asleep by now, I'd gather. No peeking into her dreams."
<Chrys> But if you want to go check to make sure she's living or something, go right ahead.
<GMStoren> [Emerald] You're so horrible sometimes. I wonder if Rahne likes the bad boys deep down inside? *chuckle*
<GMStoren> Emerald flies off slowly.
* Chrys raises his eyebrow. "It'd be more like 'Rahne'd like Cody to be a bad boy deep down inside', but okay. Remember, Key, no screwing around with people's emotions when you have better things to be doing. Like helping us live."
<GMStoren> Emerald mumbles something as she goes, but you can't catch most other than, 'That's what I'm doing.'
<GMStoren> « now for a rahne/Eme lude to finish this masisve thing ^^ »
* Chrys chuckles lowly and shakes his head, pocketing the knife and the wooden chunk and standing up, wandering the opposite direction, hopefully to a warmer, not as populated locale in the fort. "Heh...Keylia...Emerald... You've gotta learn that us humans can learn from our mistakes without your help..."
<Bahamut> << Must be pretty massive, for a 1:30am endevour, thus far. ^^;; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: End there. ^^ »
<GMStoren> « ti started uber late.. ^^ »
<GMStoren> « Bahamut if you may? :) »
<Bahamut> << I wish I could have attended in full. :/ ??
<Bahamut> << ?? = >>, rather. >>
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<GMStoren> « has the mgihty magic of loggage for you ^^ »
<Rahne> << Bear in mind, I have consumed booze this eve, and although Rahne is identical to myself in every respect, except she's blonde, has a tail, and is a girl; she may be impacted by my consumption of such. ^^; >>
<GMStoren> « well, we go very slow.. I just wanted a few words if possible.. we can not do it if you wish ^^ »
<Rahne> << Proceed at your discretion.  I am capable of maintaining pace. :) >>
<GMStoren> In another part of the fort, Rahne sleeps peacefully in her bed, unaware of the small emerald intruder that soon appears sitting on one of her ears.
* Rahne flicks said ear, in subconcious annoyance.. *
<GMStoren> Emerald hops up, mildly wondering if all she is is a big insect nowadays. ^^
<GMStoren> [Emerald] *whispers into the flicked ear* Rahne... you awake in there?
* Rahne 's ear twitches.. * ..mmmh?
<GMStoren> [Emerald] I'm here to have a little talk... don't bother waking up though...
* Rahne 's eyes flick open.. * Hmm.. Keylia..? What..?
<GMStoren> Rahne finds Emerald on the edge of her bed near her ear. "Or you could do that too."
* Rahne squints, seemingly a little disoriented.. * Huh? I'm sorry..
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* Rahne shakes her head, and scratches behind an ear.. * What is it I can do for you, Miss, uh, Emerald?
* GMStoren flies up and lands on her chest, sitting down. "Actually, I wanted to chat it up with you a little..."
<GMStoren> « ack »
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* Emerald flies up and lands on her chest, sitting down. "Actually, I wanted to chat it up with you a little..."
<Rahne> << Heh. ^^; >>
* Rahne rubs her eyes.. * What time is it>
<Rahne> << > = ?, rather. >>
<Emerald> Almost midnight, give or take...
<Chrys> «ooc: *blink* »
<Chrys> «ooc: The Chrys/Rahne lude was at almost midnight, Em. »
<Emerald> « was it? hmm.. I was behind in time.. hmm ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: It'd be more like Baha's RL time now. ^^ »
<Emerald> « after midnight then ;) »
<Rahne> << 1:47am, CST. :) >>
* Rahne draws in a deep breath.. * ..has something happened..?
<Emerald> If you call something like the world blowing up or Roric going sober, no, nothing's happened. ;)
<Emerald> But somethings been going on with you lately, though.
* Rahne massages her temples.. * I do not think that if the world has blown up, I would be here, Miss Key-- Emerald..
* Rahne looks up.. * Whatever it is with me.. I don't think it can be helped. If that's what you came to talk about, there's little to speak about.
<Rahne> It's a very open and closed book..
<Emerald> Nothing's an open and closed book in this world, and even if it is, it's not like you don't have a library out there...
* Rahne sits up, pulling the covers around her in a protective manner as she does.. * I would maintain it's very open and closed, Miss Emerald.. ..what is it you came to discuss?
* Emerald folds her small arms. "I just feel you're making a big mistake resigning yourself to circumstance alone."
<Emerald> Take it from someone who's been bashed around by circumstance for several thousand years, alright?
<Rahne> ..Forgive me, Miss Emerald...  but what you feel, and what is, are two entirely seperate things.  Master Joch taught me that age and circumstance, or if you wish to interpret it this way, age and situation, have little in common..
* Rahne sighs.. * I'm sorry..
<Emerald> Oh I could go on about age till the cows come home... but then I'd sound like some old crone. ^^;
<Emerald> The point is if Joch taught you anything, it should have been that you need to see everything laid before you... not just what you see inf ront of you.
<Rahne> ..I don't mean to be so rude, Miss Emerald.. but what can I say?  No one's been.. well..  exactly..  supportive.  You probably know why more than anyone, I mean, you live in Miss Rachel's head, after all.
<Rahne> I was taught to examine what is, and extrapolate.  To base upon my experience, and the experience of those before me, which was passed onto me, the best advise I could convey..
<Rahne> But in this case..  I am very biased..  so.. well..
* Rahne trails off, rather helpless.. *
<Emerald> You don't have to explain, Rahne. I know you're biased... you're a young girl who's infuatuated with a cute guy. Hey, I think he's darn hot too.
<Rahne> Well.. that's well and good, Miss Emerald..  ..but that doesn't help anything, or make anything easier..
<Emerald> Even if Cody was Joe Normal in your writing class, it'd still be the same... the fact you're having a first crush... and you're so young, that when the heartbreak come, it drives you to such emotional rollercoasters I wouldn't blame you for wanting to snap out of existence over it.
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<Emerald> « urk ^^ »
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<Rahne> << Welcome back. ^^; >>
<Emerald> « did you get my last line about the crush? ^^ »
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<Rahne> << Nope. :/ ??
<Rahne> << ?? = >> >>
<Emerald> Even if Cody was Joe Normal in your writing class, it'd still be the same... the fact you're having a first crush... and you're so young, that when the heartbreak come, it drives you to such emotional rollercoasters I wouldn't blame you for wanting to snap out of existence over it.
<Emerald> Hey, I still have this amazing crush on a Sprite I knew way back... you carry those kind of things forever...
* Rahne feels wretched.. * So.. what, Miss Emerald? Do I just let him go? Give up hope?
<Emerald> Well, the first thing is no.. you better not let him go totally. That may hurt you even more in the end... because he's your friend, you'd never want to lose that by starting to resent the chocies he's made in his life.
<Emerald> He cares for you so much he almost lost his second chance trying to bring you back with him, eh?
<Rahne> ..So..  he's.. just gonna be my friend.. even though he's always to busy, or to involved with Miss Rachel, to have time for me..  ?
<Emerald> One thing is, if he's being selfish with his time, then you whack him upside the head. You're his friend and entitled to it just as much... and you should never give up hope.
<Emerald> There's one thing you're missing though, Rahne...
<Rahne> ... His time is limited though..  and I love him so much..  ..I can't hurt him..  ..and I can do nothing to give him more time..  and in the end, no matter what, I couldn't give him more time..  Miss Rachel'll wind up doing that if it's at all possible, not me..
<Rahne> I'm nothing.  Just a footstool for heroes, and fate.  It doesn't matter what I feel, or think..
* Emerald slumps a little. "You know something Rahne, I felt the same way during the time of the Mana Empire... when I was resigned to a fate like my sisters."
<Emerald> But... I had the guts to do something about it... my feelings were important... even if I've been created to do the will of Mana.
<Emerald> Call me impulsive and selfish, but deep down.. I was just hoping that one day when I met you, it'd all be worth it.
<Rahne> ..But you're not in love with the damned Gemma..  who will never love you, no matter what, because he's already determined to love another..  -_-;
<Rahne> I would... I will.. do anything for him..  I love him, even if he doesn't love me.
<Rahne> ..What is it you came for, Miss Emerald?  To make me feel worse than I already am..?
<Emerald> No, I came here to give it to you straight...
* Emerald takes a deep breath
<Rahne> So.. you came to tell me it's hopeless.  To give up.  To not love him, right?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm* »
* Rahne sighs.. * If you want to give it to me straight, it comes in much clearer answers than this, Miss Emerald...
<Emerald> First. Cody's never been destined to love Rachel.. nobody ever wrote it on some monolithic stone tablet in holy fire or anything.
<Emerald> Second. If you keep making yourself feel like the scum of the earth for just having the normal emotions of any teenager, then you need my help more than you'd care to admit. and third...
<Emerald> If you're so damned smart, how come you can't seem to realize and HOPE... *key word here*... that there may be others who love you just as much as Cody.
<Emerald> Do their feelings not count for anything if yours don't?
<Rahne> That doesn't answer my question, Miss Emerald..  Three points isn't a straight answer..   He's not ever gonna love me, is he?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm #2* »
* Rahne flops back into the bed, rolling over, hiding her face in the pillow.. *
* Emerald sighs. "...Is this what mother daughter conversations feel like?" She waggles a tiny finger. "I just told you, hun, who he chooses to love is his decision. It up to you to influence that. But whatever he decides, you shouldn't hate him - or yourself - for it."
<Emerald> Love is part of life, and when you make mistakes or can't get what you want it isn't the end of the world; Now the God Beasts... now those are the end of the world.
* Rahne rolls over, and sits up again.. * So.. your answer is "no", then, Miss Keylia...?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm #3* »
<Emerald> « My god. Rahne is thickness incarnate. ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: No, she's not. I've dealt with people like her. She only hears what she wants to hear. »
<Rahne> << Emerald said she was gonna give it to her straight. :P  Rahne wants it straight. :( >>
<Chrys> «ooc: As I said. Rahne's version of straight isn't exactly straight. ;p »
<Emerald> « I just did. ^^ »
<Rahne> << Emerald is still dancing around the inevitable Rahne wants to hear.  Until she hears it, she will be dissatisfied.. ;_; >>
<Emerald> « basically stop kicking yourself, never give up, and there's more fish in the sea. ;) »
<Rahne> << That wasn't the answer to Rahne's question. ^^;; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: Yeah it was. Not the question Rahne asked though. »
<Emerald> « The answer to rahne's queation is Cody';s the answer. I said it 3 times ^^ »
<Emerald> Do I have to yell in those big ears of yours to make my point any clearer? Just when did I say no? When do I EVER say no? ^^
<Chrys> «ooc: <Roric> Ey, howsabout you an' me... <Emerald> No! ...Okay, bad example. »
* Rahne folds her ears back, and looks ashamed.. * Are you not saying no then.. to Cody and I?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm #4* Black and white with this girl. »
<Rahne> << Damn rights.  That's the way she is. :/  She wants to know, hurt or not. :( >>
<Chrys> «ooc: Key's saying that it's not her say in the matter. Ask Cody. ^^; »
<Emerald> I'm telling you, until you know the answer for sure from Cody's mouth itself, don't resign yourself to some garbage about fate and destiny. If I did that I wouldn't be here lecturing about it... did I mention how much I hate lectures?
<Rahne> So.. then what..?
* Rahne 's shoulder's slump as she hugs herself.. * Is that it..? You came to tell me things are going to be as uncertain as they were before..?
<Rahne> I'm alone..  and tired, Miss Keylia..  
<Rahne> ..I'm sore..  I hurt inside..  I'm barely ever happy..
<Rahne> Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't just run away back to Master Joch's cave and just live there..  away from all this..
<Emerald> I'm telling you that I want you to do your best to get the answer straight, so you can finally put this matter to rest one way or the other. And if you don't get the answer you want, then don't put your apples in one basket unelss you want to lose everything.... and I don't ever want to see that happen to you.
<Rahne> As far as Cody is concerned, Miss Keylia, it's already all or nothing.. and somehow..  I can't help but feel, it's already nothing...  and no one is willing to either agree or disagree with that..
<Emerald> What about people like Chrys?
<Rahne> What about Cody?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm #5* »
<Emerald> « Hmm... I might falla sleep before Rahne comrpehends this correctly.. »
<Emerald> « that's.. kinda funny. ^^ »
<Chrys> «ooc: Coffee, Em! Coffee! ;) Your best friend! »
<Rahne> << Sorry..  Rahne is very much like me..  Identical to me..  and I'm not one for uncertainties.  One goal.  All or nothing. >>
<Rahne> << And no one ever speaks truthfully. :/ >>
<Chrys> «ooc: Yeah, but you usually aren't -this- blind to subtlety. O_o »
<Emerald> Rahne...
<Rahne> << I am usually more subtle.  Rahne is afforded the luxury of bluntness.  She is not as bound as I. :) >>
<Rahne> ...Everyone dances around their thoughts, Miss Keylia...  ..no one tells the truth..
* Emerald sighs. "Don't hate me for saying this, but if you epruse Cody with such ingle minded intensity, maybe that's why you will lose in the end. Noone likes to be forced to love someone."
<Rahne> Everyone is worried about how they might hurt someone, and will even lie to protect them..
<Rahne> I see..
<Rahne> So, he won't love me then, right?
<Chrys> «ooc: *facepalm #6, with accompanying twitch* »
<Emerald> Not if you keep going on the way you're going... can't you see what you're doing to him and you?
<Rahne> I don't know what I can do to him..  I never see him..  or Miss Rachel shoves me away.. or chases me away, or fate steps in and tosses me aside so that Miss Rachel can have the spotlight..
<Rahne> ..I'm just a supporting character in some divine game, who doesn't matter any..
<Rahne> Cody could never love me..  ..it's like some force from beyond had determine that he was going to love Rachel, no matter what..  he shares everything with her..  what good is a friend, when you have a love?
<Chrys> «ooc: *twitch #2, without facepalm* »
<Chrys> «ooc: Don't tell me you really feel this way, Baha. »
<Rahne> << That is identical to how I feel.  Rahne and I are virtually identical.  Further information is not available.  You are a Cl.3 personage, and not privy to further information, much to my sorrow and regret.. :(  Sorry.. -_-; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: I don't need further information. What happens if your Cl.0 personage finds someone they love? Much like that personage did with Sarah? Hm? Will you still be her friend then? She has you on a pedestal, Baha... »
<Emerald> So, what, if I suddenly said "Hey rahne, guess what... yes there is a divine force that doesn't want you together! Sorry!" you'd suddenly want to jump off the etherial waterfall and blow your chances at ever being happy... or anything for that matter?
<Rahne> ..at least I'd know..  at least I'd know I could give up hoping..  maybe chase him from my dreams..  Maybe move on..  but no one tells me these things..
<Rahne> << For me, love is a different affair.  I am flawed; therefore I do not factor love into such.  Rahne lacks that hinderance.  I am happy for my Cl.0 personage, especially so if she can find one she treasure so.  Her friend, I shall always be, unless she deems otherwise.  Loyalty undying. >>
<Chrys> «ooc: You better be right, Baha, because, even though I don't use as many words, she's my Cl.0 personage too, and if you ever screwed her up like that, I'd make sure you knew the fact. »
<Emerald> « ...uh oh. :/ »
<Chrys> «ooc: Sorry. Protective instincts kicking in. ^^; I'll back off. »
<Emerald> « if this is a full-time discussion, elt's end the Rp first alright? --; »
<Rahne> << She is her own person.  I have faith in that. :)  That's all one needs to know. >>
<Chrys> «ooc: It's not. Like I said. Instinct kicking in. ^^ Do what you need to do in the RP, sorry for interrupting the flow of things. »
<Emerald> Noone tells you these things because you're not asking the people who can, Rahne. You know there's only one eprson who can do that for you. But...
<Rahne> << Continue at your discretion, Stor..  T'was not my intent to disrupt such.. :/ >>
<Emerald> I want you to promise me one, just ONE, small thing...
<Rahne> "Small" is open to interpretation, Miss Emerald..  but there's no harm in asking..
<Emerald> Hey, this is a heartfelt request here from a heavenly being! ^^;
<Chrys> «ooc: So glad Em's modest. ;) »
* Rahne looks down.. * I'm sorry..
* Emerald looks Rahne in the eyes. "Don't be sorry. Don't be snippety. Just promise me.... if the answer is no, you're going to go and open those pretty eyes of yours to the rest of the world around you, the world you're fighting for... not just the man you're fighting for."
<Emerald> You just might like what you see. And it might just like you back.
* Rahne sighs.. closing her eyes, chasing out the tears, and wiping them away.. * For him alone.. I don't know why.. but.. it just.. just.. that's the way it is.. I love him.. even if he doesn't love me.. or hates me..
<Rahne> << What Rahne means to say, is that she's bound by a tenet that forbids her from acting in such a fashion that would cause something contrary to her aforementioned commitment. :)  But she can't very well say something like that, can she? ^^;; >>
<Chrys> «ooc: She can't promise you that, because she's too hung up on Cody to realize what you're asking her would be what he wants, too. »
<Emerald> Rahne, if dedication was all that'd win a war of the roses, then you'd have it hook, line, and sinker... I just don't want to see you hurt because of it.
* Emerald steps towards Rahne's face, and kisses her softly. "Because I love all of you. And that's the last thing I'd...ever..."
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<Rahne> ..Does loving him mean I'd have to lie, and be cruel, and do anything to chase everyone else away?  I'm not sure I could act so..   ..I just wish I could be strong..  be happy with loving him from a distance..
<GMStoren> Emerald barely finished the "want" before she staggers woozily and passes out from energy drain, a green nightlight on Rahne's bed. ^^
* Rahne blinks.. * Miss Emerald..?
<GMStoren> The light rises up, and lazily floats towards Rahne, as it fades into her mind. ~You're such a handful.. wearing me out with worry! Hope there's room in this bed for one...more...zzzz~
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* Rahne blinks again.. uncertain if she shall get any sleep tonight at all.. *
<Ashton> «ooc: Meh. I miss anything? »
<Rahne> << Not too much, if anything, I think. ^^; >>
<GMStoren> « heh.. see the em line about the worry? ^^ »
<Ashton> «ooc: Yeah. »
<Rahne> << You saw Rahne's response? ^^;; >>
* Rahne blinks again.. uncertain if she shall get any sleep tonight at all.. *
<Ashton> «ooc: I saw that, sure. ^^; »
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<GMStoren> Rahne doesn't hear the voice of Emerald any more, as all she is left with is her own thoughts, and the nagging urge to get the rest of that sleep, just incase tomorrow may hold the answers she, and perhaps everyone else, ultimately seeks.
<Chriswizard> «ooc: Daaaaaaaaaang.LONG session O_O »
<GMStoren> ~~ INTERLUDE END ~~ (because I'm tired ^^)
Session Close: Mon Jul 02 04:49:59 2001