-- Session 6: Dauphin's Spite --
Session Start: Sun May 14 16:02:01 2000

<Gayo> --SESSION START--
<Gayo> >> The stench of gore and ooze hangs in the holographic projection room like a pall. Two bloodied bodies lie on the floor in endless repose, their eyes staring glassily at the dark metallic ceiling. The Elw Generator sits in one corner of the room, untouched by the events that have come to pass in its presence. Jeff, Sevena, Hikaru, Samantha...all are gone. 
<Gayo> >> Up in the antechamber, Amelia cries quietly, her wracking sobs halving calmed to a bitter flow of silent tears. Silt sifts down from the roof of the chamber, shaken free by the force of the battle, the fragments of which remain strewn across the floor. 
<Gayo> >> An invisible but undeniably dark cloud hovers over the small group, their will and stamina drained by the pain and anguish of the final torrent of bleak anger which washed over the battlefield as the final blows were dealt. The Temple of Memory is as quiet as the tomb it has become.
<Gayo> «ooc: Intro spam. :D »
<Neydisa> << woah. >>
<Gayo> «ooc: You all feel unnaturally tired and drained, btw. »
<Joseph> «ooc: You ain't kiddin Gayo. ;) »
<Ashton> «ooc: Especially Bree, but that's OOC. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Oh, er, play now. »
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* Marlene rests against a wall, tiredly brushing off her clothes as if the imaginary insects are still crawling on her
* Allen slowly gets to his feet and sighs deeply.
* Neydisa sits propped up against a small corner near Jeff's body, with her blue-haired head in her hands.
* Joseph is standing trying not to show any signs of how tired he feels.
<Allen> I suppose we should.. bury them, or something. :/
<Joseph> «ooc: Gayo: How did our ARMs get emptied out? »
<Gayo> «ooc: During a fight. »
<Marlene> <ooc> the magical bullet theif Boogachiikanaa </ooc>
* Allen shakes his head, wondering what can be done after the death of hope.
<Joseph> «ooc: Boogerman? »
<Neydisa> I just.. I couldn't do anything...
<Gayo> >> Amelia slowly descends the stairs again, her face pale and tired. "I'm sorry...I lost control."
* Joseph falls to the ground not being able to hide his weak condition any longer.
<Allen> It's alright, your highness.  I think we all feel the same way.
* Allen scratches his head, takes stock of the situation.
<Gayo> Amelia: We should...get the generator I suppose.
<Joseph> «ooc: For now one someone use Lock State! »
<Allen> *blink* Hey.. where'd Hikaru go?
<Joseph> «ooc: After we are cured that is. ^^; »
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<Gayo> «ooc: Glerf »
* Neydisa sobs wearily, rubbing her eyes. "I feel like the whole room has a dark cloud around it... just all this despair.."
* Marlene continues brushing the imaginary bugs "This just isnt right.. I feel so depressed.. it's not like me at all..."
<Gayo> >> Amelia makes an effort to heft the generator, succeeding only in collapsing. "Could someone help me with this..?"
<Allen> .oO(Hikaru.  Sam.  okay, okay.. one thing at a time.)
* Joseph stands up, but doesn't walk toward Amelia. He walks toward the exit instead.
* Allen wanders over to Amelia and offers his feeble arm to help.
<Gayo> >> Allen and Amelia manage to lift the large Elw device, lugging it up the stairs slowly. 
* Marlene sounds somewhat out of it, and tired "I dont think I can even stand up if I wanted to..."
* Neydisa tries to stand, but also falls down. :/
<Ashton> «ooc: * Allen tries to lift his arm, managing to break it. »
<Allen> «ooc: *1»
<Allen> <<oops>>
<Ashton> «ooc: Word to that, Allen. »
<Gayo> Amelia: Are you leaving...? *she stares after Joseph, rubbing her arms in a chill*
<Marlene> <ooc> It's a cell phone thing, right? * 1005, like calling a radio station? ^^; </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: heh heh »
* Joseph pulls out the Cormorant and checks it empty clip. He then looks at Amelia and nods. "In this weakened condition I need to be prepared."
* Neydisa finally gets up shakily, brushing her matted hair out of her eyes. "Does... everyone else feel it?"
<Marlene> I've never been this tired after fighting.. I didn't do much either... It? It what?
* Marlene squirms where she sits "I do kinda feel it... the need to go to the bathroom, right?"
<Gayo> Amelia: We should get back to Adlehyde, I suppose... *peers down the dark stairway into the room* Hang on...
* Joseph takes another step then stops. "......Where do I get a refill?"
* Joseph shows everyone his empty ARM clip.
* Allen mops his brow with his sleeve.
<Neydisa> The horrible weight.. a black thing trying to hold you down. :/
<Marlene> I need a refill too.. do just follow me, but I have to go to the bathroom first... dont follow me there.
<Marlene> I thought that was just me feeling tired...
* Joseph sweatdrops, then whacks it away.
<Marlene> <ooc> lol, whacks it away? </ooc>
<Marlene> <ooc> OW! My eye! </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Amelia concentrates hard, her wand shining. A healing light spreads across the lower and upper rooms, revitalizing the group somewhat, though they still feel unusually weak and tired.
<Joseph> «ooc: Least I didn't use to to smack someone upside the head. »
* Neydisa walks over to Jeff and Sevena, wondering if she's still alive and doing something...
<Gayo> Amelia: That's the most I can give...I feel...so very tired.
<Marlene> <ooc> <Oompaloompa> Yeah! Thank god, Big Willy woulda been upset. </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Sevena is very dead.
* Marlene gets on her hands and knees, crawling around "I just want to use the bathroom... do you think this place has one?"
<McGrue> « OOC: Be Min-Maxers! Loot the bodies ;) »
<Joseph> «ooc: Ok! »
<Gayo> Amelia: Errrr...you might have to go in the field or something. -_-;
* Allen looks to Marlene, "Somehow I doubt it."
<Joseph> «ooc: Damn if I wasn't so nice to Marlene I would have told her to pee in her pants. »
<Marlene> Eeew.. no one better peek at me if that's what I have to do...
<Gayo> «ooc: "I'm thirsty!" "And I have to pee!" "Well, that works out PERFECTLY then, doesn't it!" »
<Gayo> >> Neydisa hears a clink beside her.
* Joseph staggers over to Jeff and pokes him very lightly with his staff.
* Marlene bonks her head on a wall, falling back on her butt "Ooowww..."
* Neydisa turns around.
<Allen> «ooc: a wineglass clink? Party with the bodies, baby! »
* Joseph turns toward Marlene "Be more careful."
<Gayo> >> Amelia goes back downstairs, using what little strength she has to help Marlene to her feet.
<Neydisa> What was that?
* Joseph turns back toward Jeff and uses his staff to see if he can pick up Jeff's money pouch.
* Allen redoubles his efforts to move the generator up the stairs.
<Gayo> «ooc: We got the generator up. »
* Neydisa pushes Joseph's staff away from Jeff, as she focuses on the sound. ^^
<Gayo> >> A small screw lies on the ground at Neydisa's feet. Another clink resounds from behindher.
* Marlene smiles weakly at Amelia "Thanks, I hope I can stay up... ^^"
* Allen redoubles his efforts to bring the generator outside.
<Marlene> <ooc> someone's trying to screw her from behind ^^; </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: OBSCENE! »
<Gayo> «ooc: ...heh. »
* Neydisa turns around again, gettign nervous.
* Joseph shrugs and almost shoves his staff up Neydisa's gut, but stops himself.
<Neydisa> I don't think that's a good sound...
<Gayo> Amelia: It's okay...you just need to try and shake the jelly out of your legs... *she stumbles, almost knocking both of them over*
<Marlene> What's making it anyway?
* Allen calls from upstairs, "Ow! I think I pulled something! Is anyone going to help me?"
<Gayo> Amelia: Just a minute, Allen!
* Allen frowns.
<Gayo> >> Neydisa finds another screw behind her, the thread reamed off. Several more screws clatter to the floor, followed by a twisted metal plate.
* Marlene groggily reaches out to grab the wall to stop themselves "We're coming... soon.. I think, sorta..."
* Allen wanders back downstairs to see what's going on.
* Joseph shakes his head and walks up the stairs. "Whats your problem?"
* Allen crashes into Joseph
<Allen> Oof!  Sorry!
<Marlene> <ooc> erk, stop them, not themselves ^^; </ooc>
* Joseph flys backwards and tumbles back down the stairs.
* Neydisa backs away in fear. "The...the place is falling apart!"
* Allen walks down the rest of the way, more carefully this time.
<Marlene> That's just one peice, I'm sure the whole thing isn't that bad off...
* Neydisa looks upwards.
<Joseph> You little shit!  I should knock your head off!
<Gayo> >> A metal ceiling plate slams Joseph in the face, narrowly missing Allen.
<Allen> O_O!  Sorry!
<Gayo> «ooc: Joseph: You want a piece of me, room? »
<Neydisa> << lol >>
* Marlene winces "Ow.. You should have dodged that Joey.. ^^;"
* Allen starts to weave Heal in the air.
<Allen> Sorry sorry sorry! o_o;
* Joseph is laying on the floor with the plate glued to his face.
* Neydisa takes mroe steps backwards towards the stairs..
<Gayo> >> Joseph recovers! A pile of plaster dust bursts through the ceiling, filling the room with choking haze.
<Marlene> <ooc> Do it like in Star Wars, when they froze Han Solo.. his face pertruding from the plate </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: *hehe* »
<Allen> Perhaps we should get out of here.. :/
<Joseph> Stupid room.  I swear I'll blo...*cough cough*
* Marlene looks around slugishly "Which way's out again?"
* Allen offers Joseph a hand to help him up.
<Gayo> >> Amelia breathes in the dust and hacks it up again, pointing to the stairs. "We...should..."
* Neydisa coughs, reaching for the stairwell. "Jeff.. I'm... I'm sorry..."
* Joseph smacks Allen's hand away...still coughing.
<Allen> :/
* Marlene pulls her goggles down over her eyes, and waves the dust away, coughing
<Gayo> >> Amelia stumbles up the stairway, dragging Marlene by one hand.
* Allen walks to the stairs and starts to ascend.
* Joseph uses his staff to help himself up and walks to a wall and kicks it. "OUCH! Damnit! Fucking metal!"
* Marlene stumbles along in suit behind Amelia, looking like a zombie with no sense of direction, pinging off the wall and railing
<Gayo> «ooc: Wow, Joseph is a bigger potty mouth than Hik when he talks. :D »
* Joseph limps up the stairs.
* Neydisa uses what stretngth she has to run out of the room before it collapses, hauling herself up step by step painfully. :/
<Joseph> «ooc: Joseph is pissed right now cuz of his weak condition. ;) »
<Joseph> «ooc: He hates being weak. »
* Joseph walks up to Allen and points the Cormorant at his face pulling the trigger...forgetting that it is empty.
<Allen> O_o;
* Allen just about craps his pants
<Gayo> >> A giant stone block crashes to the floor in the choking cloud of dust, accompanied by a clatter. The ceiling creaks ominously, and the entire chamber collapses, throwing a puff of dust up the stairway to the antechamber where the five weakened individuals have barely managed to escape to.
<Gayo> >> A few bits of rock fall from the ceiling, and the temple is silent once more. The earth has taken back its own.
<Joseph> Damnit.  You better be careful you little turd or next time this will be loaded.
<Gayo> Amelia: Please...let's just...get out of here?
* Allen frowns, keeping his rising anger in check.
* Neydisa pants, resting on the floor.
<Joseph> Quiet you spoiled royal bitch.
* Marlene takes a rock to the head and swirly eyes, still following along, lead by the hand "Arraaaaaa.... @_@"
<McGrue> « OOC: Joe's cranky. He needs a nap. »
* Joseph is drained of energy from all his yelling and anger...he suddenly drops to the floor.
* Allen offers Neydisa a hand to help her up, "Let's go, shall we?"
<Gayo> >> Amelia's eyes flash, but her response dies in her throat. She simply shakes her head and turns away, only to whirl around again as Joseph flops to the ground.
<Gayo> Amelia: Damn..! Someone get him, Allen and I can carry the generator...there's...a royal carriage outside.
* Marlene gets flung aroud to Amelia's back, wiggling like a person spun too many times on a bar stool
<Gayo> Amelia: Ack! Sorry...;_;
* Neydisa takes Allen's hand.
<Neydisa> T-thank you...
* Marlene wiggles and squiggle eyes, trying to give a victory sign "I..issok! No problaamo.. I gotsit covered.."
<Gayo> «ooc: V for Victory, sucka! »
<Joseph> «ooc: No! V for Victoly. »
* Neydisa gets up with Allen's help, and tries to pull Joseph to his feet. ^^
* Allen helps lift the awkward generator and carry it out.
<Gayo> >> Eventually, after about a half hour of stumbling, the group manages to get outside the temple and to the back, where Amelia's carriage rests, its horses nibbling peacefully on the prairie grass.
* Marlene walks wobbly toward the carriage "How far is it to the nearest bathroooooom?"
* Allen leans against the generator, trying to catch his breath.
<Allen> We.. made.. it.. *pant, pant*
<Gayo> >> Amelia collapses into the carriage's padded seat, gasping for breath. "It'll be...another couple hours' trip back..."
<Gayo> «ooc: I should make it like Desra and do an entire session of travel. :D »
<Allen> I could.. do with.. a nap.
* Marlene practicly has to crawl into the carriage "I hope I can hold it that long, I dont want a squirrel watching me pee..."
* Allen zonks out, exhausted.
<Joseph> «ooc: >> Marlene can't hold it any longer and goes wee wee...she can see a squirrel laughing its ass off in the corner of her eye. »
* Neydisa enters the carriage, not saying much of anything, totally drained. :(
<Gayo> >> Amelia wearily takes the reins. "Can someone...prop Joseph up?"
<Marlene> Lean him against me or something...
<Neydisa> I think I...
<Allen> «ooc: [Marlene] Does squirrel want a cherry bomb? Uwahaha... »
* Neydisa tries to do just that with the rather large and imposing even while unconscious Joseph.
<Joseph> «ooc: [Marlene] Well your gonna get one! Umm...just let me finish. ^^; »
<Marlene> <ooc> Nah, it'd be oen of two ways... A) Marlene paints the cherry bomb to look like an acorn, and throws it to the squirrel B) She paints a brown face on it, puts some fur on it and makes it look like a girl squirrel, and gives it enough of a fuse to go off while the bot squirrel is trying to 'get somewhere' </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: lol! »
<Marlene> <ooc> Boy rather </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Somehow, everyone manages to get in the carriage with the generator and Joseph in tow. Amelia tugs at the reins, bringing the horses to a trot. "I am...SO tired..."
<Joseph> «ooc: Loony Tunes, hehe. »
<Marlene> <ooc> I just made that up actually ^^;; </ooc>
* Joseph falls into Marlene's lap as the carriage starts to move...still unconscious.
* Marlene grabs Joey by the shirt, leaning her weight into it to prop him against her shoulder, blinks a few times as he ends up in her lap, slowly turning red
<Gayo> >> Time passes slowly...most of the party is asleep for the trip, and even Amelia nods off once or twice. Finally the horses pull the carriage through the Adlehydian gates, where guards and royal officials immediately swarm it.
<Gayo> Chamberlain: Your Highness! What on earth is going on? Where are your guards!?
<Gayo> Amelia: Shmrtzz. Sleep.
<Marlene> <ooc> lol <Carriage> ends up flying off a cliff, you're all dead. Curse the sleeping driver. </ooc>
* Allen falls out of the carriage, lands on his face.
<Allen> ow ow ow...
* Neydisa rests on the seat, the sound of the people rousing her to awaken from a dreamless sleep.
<Joseph> «ooc: Amelia driving a carriage...Is Lina pretending to get married? ;) »
<Gayo> >> Four guards point guns at Allen, then cough embarassedly and return to attention. Tensions seem to be high.
* Allen gets up and brushes himself off.
<Allen> I'm okay, really. ^^;
* Marlene seems to be a bit trapped where she sits, but lacks the energy to do anything, a nice shade of red "Are we there yet? I have to use the bathroom still.. the bumps didn't help much..."
* Neydisa nervously steps out of the carriage behind Allen...
* Joseph slowly opens his eyes to see a red faced Marlene over him. He quickly sits up and pulls his hood over his face.
* Marlene figits, whether from embarassment or from having to pee badly it's hard to tell
<Gayo> >> Amelia Marlene points to a door with a female ped on the front, climbing out of the carriage. 
<Joseph> «ooc: Amelia's last name is Marlene. How Ironic. ;) »
<Gayo> «ooc: Er, Amelia points Marlene »
<Marlene> Um.. thanks! I'll be right back.. thanks!
* Neydisa looks around at the crowd and up at Amelia. "We made it."
* Marlene takes off for the bathroom, staggering like someone in a dizzy bat race
<Gayo> Amelia: I think...can you get...a priest?
<Neydisa> << bat race? ^^ >>
<Gayo> Chamberlain: I'm sorry?
* Joseph exits the carriage and lifts his hood up just enough to look for an ammo dealer.
<Marlene> <ooc> you know, you put your head on the baseball bat, run around it a few times, and try to get to the finish line </ooc>
<Gayo> Amelia: Priest...church priest n'stuff.
* Neydisa sighs heavily. "Something's wrong.. some kind of curse on us at... the temple..please, sir?"
<McGrue> « OOC: na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na... BAT RACE!!! »
<Gayo> >> Joseph finds the ammo guy from before. :D
<Marlene> <ooc> lol <Marlene> Quick! To the bat potty! </ooc>
<McGrue> « OOC: wherein, she'll be dis-robin' ;D »
<Gayo> «ooc: It costs 100 gella to refill entirely. »
<Marlene> <ooc> lol </ooc>
<Joseph> «ooc: <Marlene> Holy logs! Someone didn't flush! »
<Allen> «ooc: augh! pain! »
<Marlene> <ooc> LOL </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: stop! I die! »
<Neydisa> << lol! >>
* Joseph slowly walks over to the Ammo Man.
<Gayo> Chamberlain: Uh..yes! Yes, right away! *turns and bellows to the entourage guards* SOMEONE GET A PRIEST!!
* Allen rubs his ears
<Allen> ow, loud.
<Gayo> Ammo Man: Hey, pal, can I help you?
<Neydisa> << Riddle me this, batman, what kind of throne does everyone sit on, but they never get crowned? ;) >>
* Joseph pulls out the Cormorant and the Machine Gun with his eyes half open ".....refill."
<Allen> «ooc: gah, death blow! Je morte! »
<Gayo> >> A couple guards zip off in the direction of the Adlehydian Church.
* Marlene stumbles out of the bathroom, looking releived "I though I was going to explooode..."
<Gayo> >> The ammo man twirls both guns and slams clips into them with surprising dexterity. "That'll be a hundred gella!"
* Joseph gives the Ammo Man 300 gella "clip please."
* Neydisa leans on the carriage, and not moving any fartehr into the city right away.
* Marlene wanders for the Ammo Man, now that the potty break is taken care of ^^
<Gayo> Ammo Man: Ahh, yes sir. Anything for the lady?
* Joseph shrugs as he holsters both ARMs.
* Allen stays near the carriage as well. He peers at the Elw generator for a bit.
<Gayo> >> The generator is big and arcane-looking, just a giant block of complex machinery.
<Neydisa> It's so oppressive.. I can't think. -_-
* Joseph stands in a slight daze waiting to recieve his spare ammo clip.
* Marlene peeks out from behind Joey "I need a refill too..."
<Allen> hmph.  I can't make sense of it.  I wish Shane was here.  Or that Jessamyn woman.
<Gayo> >> The Ammo Man hands Marlene two cylindrical grenades and a new power cell for the Wings. "40 gella, miss."
* Allen pokes at the generator a bit.
<Gayo> >> The generator is hard and metal.
<Allen> «ooc: A sign lights up saying "please do not press this button again." »
<Marlene> <ooc> two grenades? Thought it only loaded one </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Er...yeah. One. I suck. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Still 40 gella. »
<Joseph> «ooc: I wouldn't have said anything. It would have been a free clip. ;) »
* Marlene clicks in the new ammo, and pays him with a weary smile "Thanks!"
<Gayo> «ooc: Only 1445 gella left. :o »
* Joseph is still standing around with his hand out, waiting for his ammo clip.
<Marlene> <ooc> Hehe.. only </ooc>
<Joseph> «ooc: 1445 gella! I only got 110 left! ;_; »
<Gayo> >> While Marlene and Joseph strengthen the economy, the guards return, priest in tow.
<Gayo> «ooc: And he gives you a clip. »
* Neydisa watches Allen poke the big strange object, wiating for the priest to arrive..
<Gayo> «ooc: But I'm not posting that. ^_^ »
<Gayo> Priest: I came as fast as I could! I...oh my.
<Joseph> «ooc: I was gonna do something like this anyways...even if you did say he gives me a clip. »
<Gayo> >> Amelia slinks wearily over to the priest. "Can you...heal..?"
<Joseph> Come on old man!  I don't have all day.  I paid for a spare clip.  Where is it?
* Marlene looks up at Joey "We should get back soon... you know..."
<Gayo> Ammo Man: I just gave it to you! 
<Gayo> Ammo Man: And I'm only 48!
* Allen hears Joseph shouting about ammo and decides to make himself scarce.
* Joseph slowly looks down and sees the shiny clip in his hand. "Oh...oops. Whatever."
* Joseph puts the clip away and walks over to Marlene.
<Gayo> Ammo Man: ^^;
<Allen> «ooc: "Old woman!" "Man. And I'm 37." "Oh, sorry." »
* Neydisa rests up against the carriage side. "Can you tell.. what's wrong?"
* Marlene tugs at Joey's sleeve like a little kid "We should get back to the rest..."
<Joseph> Uhh...yeah sure.  Lets go I guess...
* Joseph staggers along slowly.
<Gayo> Priest: I'm not sure...this is...*he frowns, lowering his head and touching the holy symbol around his neck* It's some sort of curse, but I've never sensed anything so powerful! I'm not sure I can help...
<McGrue> « OOC: Ge Ramtos did it? »
<Gayo> Chamberlain: You MUST help! This is the heir toi the throne of Adlehyde!
<McGrue> « OOC: this is really bugging me :) »
* Marlene staggers along beside Joey, being unusually quiet
<Joseph> «ooc: I say its a negative impluse field generated by the generator...or something. ^^; »
<Gayo> >> The priest frowns as Marlene and Joseph return. "Oh dear...more of them? Is this everyone?"
<Gayo> «ooc: Topic has clue. ^_~ »
<McGrue> « OOC: ... »
<Neydisa> << That dauphin spite attack. ^^ >>
<Joseph> «ooc: Its Darovon's revenge! »
<Marlene> <ooc> Dolphin's Sprite? </ooc>
<Ashton> «ooc: Daravon. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Daravon...whatever. I haven't played FFT in a while. »
<Ashton> «ooc: This was the darkened items won't appear. »
<Gayo> Amelia: Yeah.....yes. Just...us four. Er...one...two...five. Us five. 
<Joseph> So priest.  Why do I feel like this right now?
<McGrue> « OOC: three, sir. »
* Allen can't think of anything else to keep his mind off the curse, so he blacks out for a bit.
<Gayo> Amelia: He says.....says we're cursed somehow.
<Neydisa> Got to be... a way. Guardians...
<Joseph> Cursed huh.  Well your a priest.  Take it off of me!
* Marlene blinks a few time in disbeleif "Waaaaahh!! I'm cursed? My father will be so dissapointed! ;_;"
* Neydisa 's eyes get hazy for a moment, and she shakes it off, trying to stay awake and focused.
<Gayo> >> The priest swallows loudly. "I'll...do what I can." One hand on his holy symbol and the other pointing palm-out at the group, he mutters a complex litany of syllables under his breath. "Bless the one who lives for today!"
<Ashton> «ooc: Joseph... you've been cursed to act just like IRL Dek, haven't you? :O »
<Allen> «ooc: heh, cool »
<Gayo> «ooc: DING DONG »
<Joseph> «ooc: I don't scream in IRL. »
<Allen> «ooc: heehee! »
<Joseph> «ooc: And I don't get THIS pissed at stuff. »
<Ashton> «ooc: You scream at your sister all the time when she acts like an idiot, don't you? ;) »
<Ashton> «ooc: Hell, you scream at her anyways ;) »
<Joseph> «ooc: Who doesn't do that? »
<Allen> «ooc: Bah, that's the responsibilty of an older sibling. »
<Ashton> «ooc: Heh. »
<Neydisa> << Maybe you shoudl curse someone to be IRL Criz. ;) >>
<Ashton> «ooc: :O Ney: That's a nice idea for who should possess Brandon next! ;) »
<Gayo> >> A flash of healing light envelops the group, seeping into the core of their being and refreshing them. The exhaustion lifts, but they remain unusually weak. The priest shakes his head. "I...can't lift this curse, only ease it."
<Neydisa> << lol! No! o_o >>
<Gayo> Chamberlain: Augh! What are we going to dooo!
<McGrue> « OOC: push-ups? »
* Joseph opens his eyes. "Well at least you tried. You know of anyone who can fix this stupid curse?"
<Gayo> >> Amelia sighs, no longer looking like she's about to fall asleep standing up, but still drained.
<Ashton> «ooc: Ask Powdered Toast Man! :O »
<Marlene> Maybe if we all took a bath in holy water?
* Neydisa takes a few deep breathes, feeling slightly more aware now. "...thank you.. at elast I'm not blacking out.."
<Joseph> «ooc: Look mom! A jucuzzi filled with holy water! Now Sunday School will be fun! YAY! »
<Neydisa> << lol >>
* Allen wakes up.
<Ashton> «ooc: rotfl... YDKJ ref! ;) »
<Allen> 'n some bread too... 
<Allen> er.. 
<Allen> what?
<Neydisa> << lol >>
<Allen> oh, mornin'
<Ashton> «ooc: lol, FF6 ref. »
* Allen stands up.
<Gayo> Priest: A much more powerful priest than I might be able to do something...but no one of that power exists in the area...you'll have to travel to Milama.
<Marlene> I think I need some caffiene....
<Ashton> l;'
<Allen> Where's you Llama?
<Joseph> «ooc: Baka Ashton! »
<Allen> oh.. Milama.
<Allen> sorry.
<Gayo> «ooc: Allen is Hikaru! »
<Ashton> «ooc: ACK! Cat walking over keyboard! :O »
<Gayo> Amelia: Milama...in Alexandria? The resort town?
* Allen shakes the remnants of confusion out of his head.
<Joseph> Who cares where it is.  Lets go so I can get this stupid ass curse off of me.
<Gayo> Chamberlain: No...no...he's right! There's a great shrine there...there MUST be someone who can heal you at the Guardian Shrine!
<Neydisa> The great Gaurdian Shrine..
<Marlene> Heey.. a resort town sounds like a great place to rest...
<Allen> Yeah, let's go.  I need to go there anyway.  Er.. or do I?  I forget.
<Ashton> «ooc: Ass curse? :O »
<Ashton> «ooc: <Joseph> Ow! My ass is on fire! »
<Joseph> «ooc: I'm not Cartman. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Actually, you are right now. :D »
<Gayo> Amelia: Bleh. That's a long trip.....
<Allen> «ooc: bzzt! -I like to sing-a, about the moon-a and the june-a and the spring-a, I like to sing-a. About the skies of blue and tea for two- bzzt! »
<Ashton> «ooc: lol »
<Allen> «ooc: sorry. ahem. »
<Joseph> «ooc: I'm a little fat kid who liked to sing "Kyle's mom is a bitch"? »
<Gayo> Priest: I'm dearly sorry, Your Highness. It's the only chance, though.
* Neydisa mumbles, "..waters of Milama.."
* Allen blinks at Amelia, never knowing nobility to say "bleh"
<Gayo> >> Amelia flops back into the carriage. "Chamberlain...prepare a ship, please. We need to get there as fast as possible..."
<Allen> So, is that it?  Are we off for Milama immediately?  Don't we get to sleep in tomorrow? ;_;
<Gayo> Chamberlain: Immediately, Your Majesty! *zips off*
<Joseph> Easy for you to say...Come get me when we're leaving.
<Marlene> I say we all go on the ship, and sleep there while they sail us to that town
* Joseph starts to walk towards the inn.
<Gayo> Amelia: *sighs* Well...I don't know, Allen. I can't stand feeling this way...it's just too much, with all the other problems.
* Neydisa nods slowly. "It's the best idea... and I.. want to go too."
<McGrue> « OOC: Suddenly, Death appears and kills the princess *really* easily. »
<Gayo> >> Nah, she still has the Tear Drop. ^_^
<Allen> (to Amelia) I'm sorry your highness.  I agree, we should hurry there.  We still have to find Hikaru and Sam..
<Allen> So where's that ship?  I want a good room this time! ^^;
<McGrue> « OOC: what, with *nice* curtains? ;) »
<Allen> «ooc: how about.. WALLS! »
<Neydisa> Hikaru.. where was he taken? I tried to.. :/
<Marlene> I want a room with a door I can lock...
<Marlene> ...and a potty.
<Allen> «ooc: heehee »
* Joseph returns to the carriage cuz he is to tired to walk all the way to the inn.
<Gayo> >> "Sam...ahhh, Miss Johansen. Yes..." Amelia adresses the captain of the guard troupe. "Please take this Elw device to the castle, and make preparations for it to be sent back to the Yggdrasil Facility..."
<Gayo> Guard: Immediately!
<Ashton> «ooc: Gayo: Is Rayle with me? »
<Gayo> «ooc: No, but he's not with us either. »
<Marlene> <ooc> Amelia addresses the captain of the guard's toupé, because she's so tired </ooc>
* Neydisa remembers something, and taps Amelia on the shoudler. "Princess... she you tell them what happened to the guards..?"
<Neydisa> << e r should >>
<Ashton> «ooc: Uh, what? »
<Ashton> «ooc: oh »
<Neydisa> << bad typos right now. :) >>
<Allen> (to Neydisa) There were guards?
* Allen blinks
<Gayo> >> The Chamberlain returns with an open envelope and fountain pen. "All this requires is your seal and signature - the captain of the Sea Beast will take you to Milama.
<Gayo> "
* Joseph sits on the ground leaning up against the carriage. He pulls his hood over his head and closes his eyes.
* Neydisa nods to Allen. "We had trouble in Surf mines.. and with GaiaCo.." :/
* Joseph opens his eyes as Chamberlain returns. "Damnit, I'm tired."
* Marlene leans against the carriage to conserv energy
<Gayo> Amelia: Oh...right......*grabs the envelope, scratching a quick signature on it* Can someone get me the wax? My entourage of guards was badly injured - they're recuperating in Surf. See that they're brought back and tended to, and arrest Mr.Aldrich...he's the head of the mining operation there.
* Neydisa actually stops leaning now, standing up through maybe sheer force of will.
<Joseph> «ooc: *breaths on Neydisa and watches her tip and fall over.* »
<Neydisa> << ^^ >>
<Gayo> >> The chamberlain nods, pouring a glob of hot wax on the envelope, which Amelia then stamps with her royal seal. 
<Ashton> «ooc: That's only cuz you need to brush your teeth. »
<Ashton> «ooc: stank breath :O »
<Joseph> «ooc: Sorry, but garlic bread is so good! »
<Gayo> Amelia: Well......I guess we should be going, then...
<Gayo> Chamberlain: Surely you can spend time to recover from your ordeal!
<Allen> GaiaCo?  Surf?  Someone's going to have to fill us in.  This sounds interesting...
<Marlene> If we stop and sleep, it may just get worse..
<Gayo> Amelia: We can rest on the ship, Chamberlain. The fate of this country rests on my shoulders...this curse must be dispelled as soon as possible.
<Joseph> «ooc: I've figured out the curse placed upon us! We're all really drunk beyond all hell! »
<Allen> «ooc: Yeah! I've got a headache! Where'd this traffic cone come from? »
<McGrue> « OOC: Just wait until the hangover »
* Marlene nods "Because I cant go on feeling pooey like this..."
<Allen> «ooc: afk, potty. »
<Neydisa> ... I think I'll feel better if we get on the ship.
<Joseph> «ooc: Watch Robin be in his bathroom. Holy Logs Batman! »
<McGrue> « OOC: didnt we already do that ;) »
<Joseph> «ooc: Yeah, but not in Zath's bathroom. ;) »
<Marlene> <ooc> <Marlene> Dont mind the cherry bomb I flushed! *BOOM!* </ooc>
<Joseph> «ooc: [Allen] I thought that was an acorn! »
<Allen> «ooc: back, ow. Did someone mess with my toilet? bleh. »
<Neydisa> I can't go back to work like this, at least.
* Neydisa sighs.
<Gayo> >> The chamberlain worries himself a bit, finally bowing too quickly and zooming off with the guards in a tizzy. Amelia gets back into the coach's seat of the carriage, taking the reins wearily and casting her eyes across the group. "Well...everyone okay to go?"
* Joseph slowly stands up "Lets just go already."
* Neydisa hops into the carriage once more.
* Marlene scoots to the carriage's door, crawling in once again "I'm ready..."
* Allen steps into the carriage and sits as far away from Joseph as he can.
* Joseph walks into the carriage and sits next to the door. "Lets go. Being like this sucks."
<Gayo> «ooc: "We'd gfeel bad if we were like you, too, Joseph!" »
<Marlene> <ooc> BRB, all this talk about the potty, and my endless supply of soda has me needing to visit mother nature </ooc>
<Joseph> «ooc: Make sure the squirrels don't watch. ;) »
<Gayo> >> Once more, the royal carriage rattles slowly out of the city and into the vast prairieland of Adlehyde's countryside. Time passes in a blur of exhaustion and sleep, and it's the early morning of the next day when the steamer comes within sight of the Milama port.
<Neydisa> .oO( A ship.. maybe if I focus on Lucadia, I can be strong.. -_- )
<Marlene> <ooc> back, and lol </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Amelia stands on deck, the sea breeze whipping her dark blue hair about her face.
<Neydisa> << woah.. time jump? ^^ >>
<Gayo> «ooc: I kind of had to. :P »
<Gayo> «ooc: I explained it to you. ^_~ »
* Joseph exits the carriage and walks past Amelia looking for the boat.
<Gayo> «ooc: We're on the boat, we have been all night and we're approaching Milama. »
<Gayo> «ooc: I should have been more descriptive. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Oops Nuke that then. »
* Joseph is in his room sleeping away.
* Neydisa has her eyes half-closed, mumbling prayers of some sort. Her sapphire hair flies about in the wind, too. ^^
<Gayo> «ooc: And you all got nice private rooms. ^_^ »
* Marlene sleeps soundly in her locked room ^^;
<Gayo> Amelia: Do you travel by ship much?
<Ashton> «ooc: Except Amelia and Neydisa, who got a nice suite so that they can have nights of sweaty, passionate s..er...^^; »
<Joseph> «ooc: >> Since all the rooms were taken Allen had to sleep in a room with no walls once again. »
<Ashton> /ooc *ahem* Whatever ^^;
<Ashton> «ooc: DOOOOH »
* Neydisa blinks, and looks up, stopping her little private chant.
<Neydisa> I, well, I used to work on them.. if I wasn't so weak now, I'd be helping sail..
<Allen> «ooc: Now where'd the exit curtain go? Oh! Sorry Miss! No, put down the purse! ow ow ow ow! »
<Ashton> «ooc: lol »
<Gayo> Amelia: Ah. You stopped because of GaiaCo?
<Joseph> «ooc: [Neydisa] No, I stopped cuz the damn GM made me. ;_; »
* Neydisa nods.
<Neydisa> Not too many independent boating companies.. or even captains who still want a blessing for the sea. -_-
* Allen dashes on deck and stands at the side. ...
<Allen> Not again ;_;
<Gayo> >> Amelia exhales slowly, taking out the Tear Drop and gazing into its depths. "GaiaCo...is a representation of everything that's wrong with this world, I think. There's too much greed and selfishness in this world, too much hate and rage...too much apathy."
* Marlene dreams.. having messed up images of exploding, laughing, squirrels
* Joseph slowly wakes up and looks out a window to see the port. Waiting for the ship to dock, he pulls out a small flute and starts to play it.
<Ashton> «ooc: Had too many samples from Ye Old Booze Shoppe, Allen? »
* Neydisa nods in response to Amelia, and looks at Allen. She starts to.. smile a little? ^^ "Allen.. are you.. seasick?"
<McGrue> « OOC: stupid ShinR..er.. GaiaCo... »
<Ashton> «ooc: lol »
<Joseph> «ooc: Ashton: No Allen visited Queen Elizibeth before this trip. »
<Neydisa> << heh. :) >>
* Allen pulls out a handkerchif and wipes at his mouth.
<Allen> ahem.  yes.
<Ashton> «ooc: ShinRa and GaiaCo have the same number of letters, too! »
<McGrue> « OOC: and Similar capitalization schemes! »
<Ashton> «ooc: And both are run by a guy with bad hair! »
* Neydisa lets her hands drop from a prayer position, leaning ont eh railing. "Believe it or not, I was too at first. You just need to feel the motion of the boat as if you were part of the water.."
* Allen nods.
<Gayo> «ooc: Actually, Shamesworth is mostly bald. ^_~ »
<Allen> Yeah, I was meditating for a while, and that seemed to work.   But I made the mistake of reading in my room.  bleh.
<Ashton> «ooc: <Neydisa> Just up and down and up and down... <Allen> Excuse me. My lunch wants to have an encore performance. »
<McGrue> « OOC: bald men think that that's the worst kind of hair ;) »
<Ashton> «ooc: Gayo: So did the original Prez. Shinra. ;) »
<Neydisa> << lol >>
<Gayo> «ooc: And they both have bishonen sons! »
<Neydisa> << evil! >>
<Allen> «ooc: Oh dear. »
<Gayo> Amelia: I'm used to it by now, I guess. You travel a lot in my line of work.
<Ashton> «ooc: grblzrk :O Does that mean Jeff really IS the Sephiroth substitute? :O »
* Neydisa hangs her head on the bow as the city approaches. "I miss this feeling. I wish I wasn't so clouded."
<Ashton> «ooc: Hikaru is Cloud, of course... Marlene is Tifa without much of a chest... Joseph would be a quite suitable Vincent.. ^^; »
<Allen> «ooc: well, it looks as if he name won't be on the lips of the choir whilst the final battle music plays. »
<Gayo> Amelia: Someone should wake up the ARMs Users, I suppose...what do you think is up with them?
<Marlene> <ooc> I figured Marlene would be Yuffie ^^; </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Marlene is *TIFA*!? »
<Neydisa> << I wanna be Aeris.. :D >>
<Ashton> «ooc: Well...who else would be? »
<Gayo> «ooc: neydisa dies! »
<Ashton> «ooc: And Ellena is Aeris ;) »
<Allen> «ooc: yay! I'm not an ff7 ripoff! »
<Allen> «ooc: or am I? O_o »
<Ashton> «ooc: Allen: You're Barret >;) jk »
<Allen> «ooc: I'm an FF9 ripoff! ;) »
<Joseph> «ooc: Hikaru wouldn't be Cloud. Hikaru would be Cid. »
<Allen> «ooc: agreed ^_^ »
<Gayo> «ooc: Joseph is cid lately. »
<Neydisa> << seems so. >>
<Ashton> «ooc: Naw, he's not that profane. »
<Joseph> «ooc: I know. ;) »
<Marlene> <ooc> Marlene should be Selphie ^^ </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: I agree. »
<Neydisa> I don't know.. maybe they're just taking this differently?
<Allen> «ooc: AGREED! ^_^_^ »
<Ashton> «ooc: Joseph would be a good Squall. ;) »
<Gayo> I guess. *chuckle* You think there's anything going on between them?
<Ashton> «ooc: Whereas Allen would be Rinoa >;) »
<Gayo> «ooc: jessamyn could be Quistis. Hmm. »
<Allen> «ooc: uhh?? »
<Ashton> «ooc: jk »
<Neydisa> << I'm guessing thatw as Ame. ^^ >>
<Joseph> «ooc: How about we get back to the RPG. »
<Allen> «ooc: ^^; »
<Allen> «ooc: good idea »
<Ashton> «ooc: Hai. »
* Allen finds himself staring at Neydisa and stops.
<Neydisa> I..well.. I'll go check on them if you want. ^^
<Ashton> «ooc: And Ney'd be Rinoa, anywho ;) Hikaru as Seifer... >;) »
<Gayo> Amelia: Ah, could you? ^_^
* Neydisa nods. "I feel better walking here than on the ground.."
* Allen stares at the water and begins to imagine what it's like to be a fish.
* Marlene continues to snooze, with visions of blasting laughing squirrels
<Joseph> «ooc: I can answer that Allen. Its called food for bigger fish. »
<McGrue> « OOC: Shane breaks all RPG stereotypes... that, or he's a cute version of Lexis from Luf2. »
<Ashton> «ooc: lol »
* Neydisa stands straight up from the railing, and smiles at Allen once, before heading below decks. She seems unusally happy now.
<Joseph> «ooc: You know...with me playing my flute...squirrels could really be in Marlene's room. »
<Gayo> >> Neydisa hears beautiful music emanating from one of the rooms...
<Ashton> «ooc: Amiboshi you AREN'T, Dek. ;) »
<Gayo> >> The princess breathes deeply of the salty Inner Sea air, running a hand through her hair. "It's funny...everything is wrong with my life, and I'm suffering from a horrible curse...but somehow I feel a little better about life when I'm out here.
<Gayo> "
* Neydisa stops, listening to the music. "Joseph? Marlene?"
<McGrue> « OOC: Fisshy Yucky! »
<Allen> I envy you that, your majesty.  ;)  But it's not that bad, as long as I don't think about... uh oh.
* Joseph doesn't reply, but continues to play the flute.
* Allen returns to the side. ;_;
<Joseph> «ooc: Allen is Locke! »
* Neydisa knocks on a cabin door.
* Marlene squirms in her bed "Take that... squirrly... boom... zzzz..."
<Allen> «ooc: hee! »
<Neydisa> << poor Allen. He needs his sea legs. >>
<Ashton> «ooc: No, Tahn is Locke. ;) Down to the lack of any fighting skill whatsoever ;) »
* Joseph still doesn't respond.
<Ashton> «ooc: Oh, wait. Allen has that too ;) »
<Gayo> «ooc: Locke steals. Steal is good. »
* Neydisa pauses a second, and opens Joseph's door.
<Allen> «ooc: Yeah, Locke isn't a mage type, tho. »
* Joseph continues to play the flute, not hearing Neydisa...his eyes closed.
<Ashton> «ooc: Joseph is on his bed, playin' his flute, ifyaknowwhatImean. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Don't you mean beat your meat? »
<Ashton> «ooc: lol »
<Marlene> <ooc> lol ^^;; </ooc>
<Ashton> «ooc: No, I did that earlier. ;) »
* Neydisa looks in the room to see Joseph the flutist, and say shyly, "We're going to be in MIlama soon.."
<Gayo> «ooc: *plays the FFL2 victory theme* Beat the Meat! »
<Allen> «ooc: obscene! »
<Ashton> «ooc: It's "Eat", but okay ;) »
<Neydisa> << Beat the mea.. lol ^^ >>
* Joseph slightly nods and continues to play the flute.
<Gayo> >> Marlene's cacaphonous snoring can be heard faintly from the adjoining room.
* Marlene snoozes in her locked room Z_z
* Allen wipes the corners of his mouth and returns to the princess' side.
* Neydisa listens another moment to his serenade. "You play really nice music.. but looks like Marlene has another idea.."
* Joseph ignores Neydisa and continues to play the flute.
* Neydisa shurgs a little and closes the door, and knocks on Marlene's next.
<Neydisa> << er shrugs >>
* Marlene dreams the squirrels are tossing nuts at her head, and tosses on her bed "Aaaahh.. no.. dont.. oow!"
<Gayo> >> The ship slowly comes to a halt, the sailors working busily on deck as it docks in Milama's port.
<Allen> Bah.  I should've known not to eat those Churros.  I knew I was going to be on the sea again.. 
<Ashton> «ooc: *gets obscene thoughts* »
<Neydisa> << churros :o >>
<Gayo> >> Neydisa hears shouts from marlene's room. O_o
<Neydisa> Marlene?
* Neydisa opens it, hoping nothign is wrong. ^^
<Ashton> «ooc: <Marlene> oooh ow yes ow :O »
* Joseph stops playing the flute as the ship docks and slowly exits his room.
<Joseph> «ooc: I thought Marlene said her room was locked. ^^; »
<Neydisa> << er tries. :) >>
* Marlene tosses and turns, getting herself wrapped up in the covers "Aah! They know my name! Devil Squirrels! Back back! Dont make me use this!"
<Gayo> >> Neydisa finds Marlene's door is locked.
<Ashton> «ooc: <Hikaru> Plot device, Joseph. Just...live with it. »
* Joseph walks over to Neydisa. Whats going on now?
<Gayo> >> There's a loud THUD as marlene falls out of bed in a heap of blankets.
<Neydisa> I think Marlene just had a bad nightmare or something.. bring ehr up top, please? It's almost time to go.
* Marlene wakes up, and looks around, bound by a cover coccon "Ooowww! I hurt my head ;_;"
<Joseph> Uhh...yeah sure.
* Allen stands on the deck, not knowing what he should be doing, and gets knocked into by one of the many sailors running around.
<Allen> oof!  sorry!
* Joseph knocks on Marlene's door.
<Gayo> >> Amelia helps Allen up and leads him odd the ship. ^^;
<Gayo> «ooc: off »
<Marlene> <ooc> <Sailor Venus, and Mars run around on deck> </ooc>
* Neydisa goes back up topside.
<Gayo> Amelia: Well, we're here.
* Marlene wiggles around "I cant get to the dooooor! ^^;;"
<Allen> Thanks, your highness.
* Allen kisses the ground as he leaves the ship
<Neydisa> They're coming... I hope. Marlene's door is locked. ^^
* Joseph sighs.
<Allen> Oh!  Thank god!  
* Allen stands up, brushes himself off. "ahem."
* Joseph looks at the flute in his hand. "I wonder if this thing really works..."
* Marlene scoots to the wall, sliding up it to stand, hopping toward the door "I'm coming.. I'm comming..."
<McGrue> « OOC: OBSCENE! »
* Joseph shrugs.
<Joseph> Look, can you open the door or not?
* Marlene stops at the door, and looks down at her lack of hands at the moment, wiggling her hand out to unlock it "Hai hai.. I got it."
* Joseph puts the flute away and pulls out a weird looking object shaped like a gun.
* Neydisa stands still as a reed on the ship dock, waiting for everyone to get off first, and taking care to stay out of the sailor's way as much as she'd like to help.
<Joseph> Well hurry up and open the door or I will.
* Marlene hops over to the side, turning the door knob "Just get me out of these things, please? ^^;"
* Joseph shakes his head. "Uhh, ok sure. What things?
<Joseph> «ooc: " »
* Marlene wiggles around "The covers.. I have to get ready ^^;;"
<Neydisa> << Is this liek the time Chamolo was wrapped in the tent I think? In SF 1 past? :) >>
* Joseph walks through the door that Marlene just opened and notices her wrapped up.
<Joseph> What the hell...I don't wanna know how you did this.
* Marlene sweatdrops a bit "Give it a tug or something, and I'll hurry up and get dressed quickly... ^^;;"
* Neydisa fidgits. "Are they all right?"
<Joseph> O_o Dressed...!
<Gayo> Amelia: Well, you know those two. ^^;
<Marlene> I have pajamas on under this! ^^;
* Joseph sighs "Fine...fine"
* Joseph finds a loose end of a sheet and pulls on it.
<Gayo> «ooc: Joseph takes her pajamas off by mistake! No, wait, that's arcadiaRPG. »
* Marlene breathes a sigh of releif, the covers falling free, revealing her bunny and carrot print pajamas "Thanks! Now, get out so I can dress ^^;"
<McGrue> « OOC: any good anime nudes an embarressed nude scene. »
* Joseph turns slightly red. "Yeah..." He quickly steps out and slams the door.
* Marlene zips around her room, getting dressed and packing up all her things, hopping out the door a moment later tugging on a shoe "So lets go.. ^^"
* Joseph covers his slightly red face with his hood and heads toward the deck.
* Marlene follows Joeseph, having more of her normal energy, but not as much
* Allen takes in the port as he stands once again on terra firma.
<Joseph> «ooc: Joseph + Joey = Joeseph I guess. »
<Marlene> <ooc> bad typo ^^;; </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Everyone gets off the ship, and Joseph manages to avoid hurting himself this time. Amelia stands on the docks, smiling wanly. "I still feel awful, but a lot better than I did. Normally visitors are only allowed to the entrance of the shrine...I need to go to the church and get permission. Can everybody meet me there in an hour? It's right over there, where the big steeple is. 
<Gayo> "
* Joseph walks off. You can see the back of his hood slightly nod.
<Gayo> >> Fishing about in her pocketbook, Amelia withdraws 600 gella, giving 150 to each person. "Milama is called the Town of Water...it's a big holiday place...you might as well enjoy it as much as you can."
* Marlene does the kid-like hand motions, where you open the door and see all the people "Okay, hour at the steeple.. I got it."
* Allen 's eyes go wide
<Allen> wow!  thanks, your highness ^^;
* Joseph hears the sound of money and returns to Amelia "Yeah...thanks."
* Marlene smile and nods "Okay! I feel better now.. hope my mood stays up, thanks! ^^"
<Neydisa> Princess.. t-thank you. ^^
<Gayo> Amelia: It's the least I can do...it was your service to the country that forced you all to come this far. Remember, at the church in an hour.
<Gayo> «ooc: One second... »
<Allen> *nod
* Joseph pockets the gella and searches for a nice little spot to play his flute, cuz that makes him feel better.
<Gayo> >> The group splits up to see the sights of Milama!
<Gayo> «ooc: New wa_eqp at http://rpgcafe.net/WARPG/files/wa_eqp.rtf »
* Marlene wanders off to go shopping, and check out the ARm things ^^
<Gayo> «ooc: I should explain, btw... »
<Gayo> «ooc: Despite the fact that your strength and essence are technically lower, Encumberment and synchronization costs are still calculated based on the stats on your sheet. So you're not heavily encumbered, and Marlene can meister some if she wants. »
<Gayo> «ooc: This counts as a downtime period and a time to buy things; there's a LOT of new stuff in the wa_eqp. »
<Ashton> «ooc: Which I can't buy! WAH! »
<Gayo> «ooc: New stuff is italicized, btw. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Damn, my agility would suck if I bought a quarterstaff. »
<Marlene> <ooc> lol, white text </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Yes, it would. Like...1 or something. ^_~ But once the stats reverted, which is very soon, it wouldn't be TOO TOO bad. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Hehe.; I was wondering if anyone would see that. »
<Marlene> <ooc> My BG is grey =) </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Don't get too excited about this new equipment, btw. ^_~ That's all I'm saying. »
<McGrue> « OOC: I'll assume you cant stack multiple toolkits of the same kind's effect for a single use? »
<Joseph> «ooc: Mmm...buckler. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Grue: No. »
<McGrue> « OOC: Can I stack different kinds of tolkits, tho? »
<McGrue> « OOC: and what gives with the lack of Bromides? »
<Joseph> «ooc: Are those toolkits like my Tool "Toolkit"? »
<Gayo> «ooc: Also, in case it's not clear, the Rune Set and Weirding Stones can use their mystic powers FOREVER until they're gone, but only use their "normal" powers once. »
<Gayo> «ooc: You can stack different toolkits, and no, they're different. If I gave gthem the same name I'll have to fix that. »
<Marlene> <ooc> I'm guessing Rifle is one shot, how many is the arc shot? </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: You mean how many attacks per turn? However many your strike# is. So both 2. »
<Marlene> <ooc> aah ok ^^ </ooc>
* Joseph can't seem to find a good spot to relax, so instead goes to a little shop.
<Joseph> «ooc: Evade 12 baby! :D »
<McGrue> « OOC: it's Ash's semi-automatic boomstick ;) »
<Gayo> Little Shopkeeper: What can I do for you?
<Joseph> What do you have?
<Ashton> «ooc: lol <--IGNORE THIS :D »
<Gayo> Little Shopkeeper: A little of everything, actually! Would you care for some souvenirs? [has everytbhing on the shop list except services]
<Neydisa> << Gah... people bugging me.. hard to think.. :( >>
* Joseph pulls out a buckler. "Whats this do?"
<Gayo> «ooc: Sorry. ^^; »
<Neydisa> << not yoru fault. It involevs Pana. :/ >>
<Joseph> «ooc: Pana?! »
<Gayo> LS: That's a nice sturdy shield, it'll help you dodge blows a lot in close combat.
<Marlene> <ooc> it's Shop or Meister, not both? </ooc>
* Joseph examines it then looks at the shopkeeper again. "How much you want for it?"
<Gayo> «ooc: Oh, and you can equip two of the same accessory, even when it doesn't make sense like with bucklers. However, if you point OUT that it doesn't make sense, then you can't. ^_~ »
<Gayo> «ooc: marlene: Not unless you want to pay another meister to do it. But Meistering's prolly a better idea, to be honest. »
<Gayo> «ooc: I won't say why though. ^_~ »
<Marlene> <ooc> only thing I see that I'd buy, is speedy boots and a cross pendant because they + stats </ooc>
<Gayo> LS: That's 200 gella, sir.
* Joseph also notices a nice pair of glasses.
<Allen> «ooc: wah.. I can't equip anything new ;_; »
<Gayo> «ooc: Get accessories. :D »
<Joseph> How much for these?
<Joseph> «ooc: I still can't believe that Marlene has over 1500 in gella and I got only 260. »
<Joseph> «ooc: hmm...perception +4...:D »
<Gayo> Joseph: THose are a steal at only 30 gella!
<Joseph> «ooc: I'm the new shopkeeper! :D »
<Gayo> «ooc: Doh. »
<Marlene> <ooc> I'll meister, and work on Hit </ooc>
* Joseph places all of his money on the counter...which happens to equal the price of a buclker and 2 pair of glasses.
<Joseph> «ooc: No one is stealing my crap anymore! »
<Marlene> <ooc> Does that makes Joey 6 eyes? </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Allen, anything? You have...*checks* 600 gella. »
<Allen> «ooc: yeah, looking... »
<Gayo> «ooc: Joseph, you can only equip two of those three things at a time you know. ^^; »
<Joseph> «ooc: Really. Oops. »
* Joseph reaches out for the 3 items, then stops and takes 30 of his gella and leaves a pair of glasses.
<Gayo> «ooc: Equip both? »
<Joseph> «ooc: Of course. »
* Marlene finds herself a good spot near the steeple to meister her Grenade Launcher
* Neydisa looks around the town, pausing a moment to pick up a simple fruit from a local store...
* Joseph walks off without even saying thank you to the shopkeeper and finds a nice tree to sit under and play his flute.
* Allen looks for a tailor or somewhere that can sell him some clothes.
<Joseph> «ooc: >> Everyone realizes that Allen isn't wearing clothes. He is wearing a painted suit over his b-day suit. »
<Gayo> >> Allen winds up in the shop Joseph just left, since that guy seems to seel everything.
<Allen> «ooc: heh heh »
* Allen walks up to the counter. "Hello there."
<Ashton> «ooc: <Marlene> You mean that thing is a... *blushes!* I thought it was just your zipper... *^^* »
<Gayo> LS: Hey! What can I do for ya?
* Neydisa makes her way to the beachside part of town, looking at all the tourists. She idly wonders if they appreciate the town for the Guardians, or just the simple pleasures in the sun & water.
* Allen glances around. "Hmmm... I think I'll take one of those," *points to a Silk Cape* "and.. one of those," *points to a pair of Speedy Boots* "and.. 2 magic carrots."
* Allen makes sure he has enough...
<Allen> er.. hang on.  Just one carrot ^^;
<Joseph> «ooc: You should have enough for 2 carrots though. »
<Neydisa> << OK, betetr now I think. :) >>
<Allen> «ooc: yeah, but I also need to get a couple other things, just haven't looked them up yet :) »
<Joseph> «ooc: Ahh. :) »
<Gayo> LS: That's 425 gella.
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<Gayo> «ooc: Equip that stuff, Allen? »
<Joseph> «ooc: I can't even afford a heal berry right now. ^^ »
<Allen> «ooc: yeah »
<Allen> Oh, and do you have Violet Roses?
-> [Scott] PING
<Gayo> LS: We certainly do~
<Gayo> ~\!
<Gayo> ~\!=~=!
<Allen> okay, I'll take one of those... and some medicine and an antidote.
<Marlene> <ooc> He's talking in spy code! </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: and that's... all I can afford ^^; »
<Joseph> «ooc: Mmmm...ring mail. »
<Gayo> LS: 600 gella altogether, then.
* Allen pulls 600 gella out of his wallet and hands it to the Shopkeeper.
<Allen> «ooc: gah, I thought LS stood for Lady Starmage O_o; »
<Gayo> «ooc: Heh. Joseph could conceivably have an Evade of 19 with this equipment if he had the cash and inclination. ^_^ »
<Joseph> «ooc: I know. ;) »
<Gayo> «ooc: Allen, want to regraph any spells? »
<Allen> «ooc: gah, I forgot about that. I'll have a quick look. »
<Ashton> «ooc: FINISH SESS YOU POOK :O »
<Gayo> «ooc: We have 50 mins left. ;_; »
<Gayo> «ooc: But okay, I guess I can end now. »
<Neydisa> << don't rush him. :) >>
<Gayo> «ooc: What's the group consensus? »
<Joseph> «ooc: Continue! »
<Marlene> <ooc> I'm ok either way </ooc>
<Allen> «ooc: bah, I'll wait. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Ash hush, your aren't in this sess. »
<Allen> «ooc: onward! :) »
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<Gayo> «ooc: Okay, we'll finish up then. There's just a brief fight and brief scene left. »
<Allen> «ooc: sorry, RL stuff. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Everyone done their stuff? »
<Neydisa> .oO( Someday I'll sail all over... like these travelers... )
* Allen thanks the shopkeeper and finds room in his pack for his new stuff.
<Joseph> «ooc: I guess Marlene and Neydisa are saving the cash. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Marlene wanted to meister instead. »
<Marlene> <ooc> Yep ^^; </ooc>
* Neydisa loves the beach, and starts back towards the church meeting place.
<Neydisa> << er leaves! >>
<Gayo> >> An hour later, everyone gathers at the large Milama church-building, where Milama and a man in ceremonial robes stand outside.
* Marlene is already there, waiting.. having finished her meistering already
<Joseph> «ooc: Milama is for real! »
* Marlene lays on the ground, watching the sky somewhat sleepily
<Joseph> «ooc: Milama is a human! »
<Gayo> «ooc: Amelia. wah »
<Gayo> Amelia: This is Father Candaules...
* Allen dashes in, panting.
<Allen> Sorry I'm late!  -_-
<Gayo> Candaules: Hello. Her Highness has told me of your predicament, and I believe there is a...man...who can help you.
<Gayo> «ooc: NO ONE SAY IT. ^_^ »
* Joseph walks up with his flute in his hand and a slight smile on his face.
<Marlene> <ooc> IT! </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Amelia cracks a smile, seeing Joseph happier.
<Neydisa> There is? Who is this man?
<Ashton> «ooc: <Candaules> His name is Rezo. »
* Marlene looks over at Candy "Is he a masked man?"
<Marlene> <ooc> And yes, she's going to call him that =) </ooc>
<Gayo> Candaules: He's a priest who has come here on a pilgramagge to the Shrine...you can find him there. I have prepared a letter to the shrine monks...*he holds up an enevelope* This will gain you passage. The shrine is a short distance from town. Are you leaving immediately, or can I persuade you to come in for some tea?
<Marlene> <ooc> lol.. Marlene's a higher meister than the one in this town, he's L5 </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: Yep. She's freakishly good at it. »
* Allen starts to blurt out that tea is just grand, but he waits to see what Amelia would say.
<Joseph> «ooc: I would have asked Marlene to up my ARM, but I have 0 essense left. »
<Gayo> Amelia: No offense, Father, but I believe we'd all like to meet your priest as soon as possible to have this curse lifted...afterwards, I assure you we'll spend some time.
* Allen frowns. He hasn't had tea in ages!
<Gayo> Candaules: Ah. Very well, then. Perhaps the monks can offer you some at the shrine.
<Neydisa> << we had tea .. too abd allen missed it ^^ >>
* Allen perks up. Tea in a shrine? Lovely!
* Joseph shakes his head as he regains his normal serious composure and walks over to Marlene. "Whats going on?"
<Gayo> >> Amelia faces the group again. "Should we depart, then? The sooner we find this man capable of curing us, the better."
* Marlene sits up to talk with Joey "The guy in the preistly robes thinks he knows someone who can help us.."
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<Joseph> Where is this man?
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<Allen> I'm ready, your highness.
<Gayo> Amelia: He is at the Guardian Shrine north of here. It's a short walk through the field.
<Marlene> I hope we all dont pass out from the walk..
* Neydisa nods. "I agree..."
<Gayo> Amelia: Yes, it's a shame we couldn't bring the carriage...oh well....we should go.
* Joseph shurgs given the fact that he has to walk. He is used to walking.
* Allen bows to the priest. "Thank you very much."
* Neydisa bows too. "Thank you father. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the Shrine..."
* Allen glances at Neydisa and mutters something to himself.
<Gayo> >> The group sets out across the rolling, grassy hills of western Alexandria, the lake that houses the Shrine visible on the horizon. A cool breeze is blowinbg, and the trip is surprisingly easy. The Shrine now looms just ahead, through a large copse of trees.
* Allen whistles as he walks.
<Gayo> >> Something large and bulbous zips out from behind a tree and whaps Allen on the head, knocking him over!
<Allen> ow!
* Allen rubs his head. "Wha.??"
<Gayo> Amelia: Gack! What...
* Neydisa takes in the peaceful scenery, and then turns as Allen is loudly smacked.
* Marlene blinks and turns around "It's the crazy squirrels!"
<Allen> «ooc: hee! »
<Gayo> >> Four gently throbbing veined flesh sacs appear from the shadows, floating by their own power.
<Marlene> <ooc> eeew, nasty </ooc>
<Gayo> Amelia: Balloons...they're a very weak sort of animal. Come on, we can take these things! Look...we're almost there!
* Allen stands up and brushes himself off.
<Allen> hmph.
<Neydisa> This is such a bad time for this...
* Marlene takes out her gun "They're just so nasty looking... Eeeeeeww!"
* Allen readies his staff for battle.
<Gayo> >> The Balloons converge around the group, rushing in for the attack!
<Gayo> --Combat!--
<Gayo> Enemy Front Row: 4 Balloons
<Gayo> Round 1!
<Gayo> «ooc: This battle has the potential to end SOOOO quickly with a grenade ^_~ »
<Marlene> <ooc> Not going to waste it on them ^^; </ooc>
<Gayo> «ooc: heh. »
<Gayo> «ooc: It should be short anyow. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Well someone has to use an ARM...guess thats me. »
<Scott> <<* Tosses Marlene a holy hand grenade.>>
<Ashton> «ooc: It'd be shorter with Hikaru there :P »
<Gayo> «ooc: Just waiting on Marlene now. ^_^ »
<Joseph> «ooc: BTW, where is Rayle. Last I read he was on my shoulder. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Nobody noticed, but he's gone. »
<Allen> «ooc: [Marlene] One, Two, Five! [Joseph] Three. [Marlene] uh.. Three! *tosses grenade* »
<Marlene> <ooc> drat, forgot to msg </ooc>
<Gayo> >> Amelia draws her wand in a splash of glittering sparkles. "THis will be easy!"
<Gayo> Neydisa charges! FOrce+1!
<Gayo> «ooc: Uh, wait, what rows? »
<Gayo> «ooc: I don't have Marlene and Neydisa's. »
<Joseph> «ooc: I said back. »
<Neydisa> << I said back. :) >>
<Gayo> «ooc: Amelia takes front so you don't all default to the front row then. ^_~ And she'll defend in that case. »
<Gayo> Amelia takes the front row and defends! "I'll draw their attacks!"
<Gayo> Joseph uses Lock On to fire the Cormorant at Baloon A!
<Gayo> «ooc: Did you lock on, wait... »
* Neydisa gathers up some energy... "Amelia, don't risk yoruself too much.."
<Joseph> «ooc: Yes. »
<Joseph> I don't have time for a fight.  Take this!  I want this curse off of me!
<Gayo> «ooc: Heheh...72 hit. »
<Gayo> «ooc: That has exactly a 100% chance to hit. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Watch it miss. »
<Gayo> 403 damage! Baloon A pops!
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<Gayo> Balloon B, C and D attack Amelia!
<Gayo> «ooc: They were all supposed to go first, but I suck. »
<Marlene> <ooc> <B, C, D> Lets get the NPC! Alike Letters! </ooc>
<Gayo> Miss! Critical-41! 28! (69) Amelia gains a level of force!
<Gayo> >> Amelia falls to her knees, gasping. "Forgot...about...the curse."
<Joseph> «ooc: Amelia gains that number! Amelia gets horny! »
<Gayo> «ooc: She has 3 HP. O_o »
<Neydisa> << oww... >>
<Gayo> Allen uses Wide Cast to cast Flame on the front row!
<Gayo> ENEMY front row, that is!
<Joseph> «ooc: Be funny if he hit Amelia. »
<Gayo> 30 to Baloon B! 32 to C! 33 to D! 
<Gayo> Marlene attacks Baloon B!
* Marlene tries her best to do what she does best, and shoots B full of holes
<Ashton> «ooc: Gayo: You realize it's Balloon. »
<Gayo> I suck!
<Gayo> «ooc: But yes, I do. »
<Ashton> «ooc: ROTFL Keep that in the logs! »
<Gayo> 199! Miss! Baloon B pops!
<Gayo> Round 2!
<Gayo> «ooc: There's no way in hell Amelia survives this. ^_^ »
<Joseph> «ooc: What kind of Armor does Amelia have? »
<Gayo> «ooc: 10 DP, halved. »
<Gayo> «ooc: I forget which exactly. »
<Joseph> «ooc: K. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Waiting on Allen. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Okay, I'm really really rushing here, so I control Allen. »
<Gayo> Amelia evades!
<Gayo> Balloons C and D attack Amelia!
<Neydisa> Amelia.. look out!
<Gayo> 55! Miss! Amelia is KO'd!
<Gayo> >> Amelia collapses, surprised. O_o
* Neydisa advances forward, but isn't in time. :/
<Gayo> Neydisa and Joseph move to the front row!
* Joseph draws his staff and spins it once before stepping up next to Amelia's body.
<Gayo> Allen casts Flame on Balloon D!
<Gayo> 98 damage!
<Gayo> Marlene attacks Balloon C!
<Gayo> 186! Miss! Balloon C pops!
* Marlene rinses and repeats, shooting at C
<Gayo> Round 3! Everyone gains a level of force!
<Gayo> «ooc: Marlene's obviously attacking again, sooo. ^_~ »
<Gayo> Balloon C attacks Joseph!
<Gayo> Miss!
<Joseph> «ooc: counter baby! :D »
<Gayo> «ooc: Nope. ^_~ »
<Gayo> Neydisa attacks Balloon C!
<Joseph> «ooc: damn. Oh well, this will kill it. »
<Gayo> «ooc: Should be Bal D, but oh well. »
* Neydisa makes a weak attempt at two jabs to the big blob!
<Gayo> «ooc: It *SO* will not. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Evade of 12 kicks much ass! »
<Joseph> «ooc: I mean when I attack. »
<Gayo> Miss! Miss!
<Joseph> «ooc: Damn I'm gonna try that next time. :D »
<Gayo> «ooc: Bad roll. »
<Neydisa> << darn.. ^^ >>
<Gayo> Joseph attacks Bal C!
<Gayo> «ooc: You'd have done about 8 damage if you hit. ^_^ »
* Joseph kinda runs up to the Balloon and swings his staff at it.
* Neydisa stays by the princess, obviosuly not much use in this state. :/
<Gayo> 27! 30! (57)
<Gayo> Marlene attacks Balloon C!
* Marlene fires again! ^^
<Gayo> 219! Miss! Balloon C pops!
<Gayo> Victory! 20 EXP!
<Gayo> Amelia is revived with 1 HP!
<Joseph> «ooc: Damn I was gonna try something cool. »
<Joseph> «ooc: Woo level gain! :D »
<Gayo> >> Amelia awakens groggily. "What...?"
* Neydisa rouses Amelia. "Princess.. are you ok?"
<Gayo> Amelia: I...heuh.....oh! Oh...I'll....I'll be all right...let's just go the rest of the way...
<Gayo> >> The temple is only a brief distance away, guarded by two warrior monks.
* Neydisa tries to offer her shoulder to Amelia, for what it's worth...
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<Allen> «ooc: Grrr... not happy. »
<Gayo> «ooc: You missed the dull fight. ^_^ »
<Allen> «ooc: joy »
<Neydisa> << Warrior monks? We get to a shaolint emple by accident? ^^ >>
<Neydisa> << wb Allen >>
<Allen> «ooc: can someone catch me up? »
<Gayo> >> With the help of Amelia, the group arrives at the temple, using their note to gain access. The inside of the temple is dim, and thick with the scent of incense.
<Joseph> «ooc: We had a battle and won. »
<Allen> «ooc: ah, cool. »
<Gayo> Monk: Welcome, welcome...we'll get some healing items right away...is there anything else I can get for anyone? 
<Joseph> A stiff drink would be nice right about now.
<Allen> Um.. is there any tea?
<Allen> I just love tea ^^;
<Gayo> Monk: Sorry, we only have grits here.
<Allen> O_O
<Allen> aww..
<Allen> oh well, thanks anyway.
<Gayo> Amelia: We...need to see the priest from Saint Centour...is he here?
<Gayo> Monk: You should rest!
<Gayo> Amelia: AFTER! We...we need to see him! 
<Gayo> Monk: *shakes his head* Very well...
<Neydisa> Yes, do you know of him? It's very important..
* Joseph was about to yell at the damn monk, but Amelia did it first.
<Gayo> >> The monk nods to a robed figure kneeling by a candlelit altar in the back of the room.
* Allen is surprised to see Amelia act as such, but if she feels as unwell as he does...
<Marlene> <ooc> Sorry.. I got a phone call, still on ^^;; </ooc>
<Gayo> >> The monk exits, leaving the group alone with the kneeling priest in the distance...he seems to be chanting quietly, his back to them.
* Joseph being the impatient guy he is walks toward the priest.
* Allen fidgets uncomfortably.
<Gayo> >> The priest doesn't answer, his back still turned, and head bowed, chanting quietly.
<Joseph> Hey, you the priest from Saint Centour?
<Gayo> >> Amelia approaches. "Uhm...excuse me, sir...we've been told you can...fix a curse?"
* Neydisa stands by Amelia, wondering how to introduce the group. "Sir?"
<Gayo> >> The man stops chanting, rising to his feet silently, his white robes flowing around him like water. He stands a full seven feet tall, and you can hear his breathing. All of a sudden he whirls around in an absolute flurry of movement.
<Gayo> Zed: So, you've come seeking my help! You know you're stuff! I'm the best of the best! Salvation in a can! I'm an evangelincal action hero! We need to get started right away...FOLLOW ME! You've got an appointment with Doctor Love!
<Gayo> --SESSION END--

Session Close: Sun May 14 22:00:06 2000