"I'll say. Your extended holiday has caused chaos to reign supreme in the world below. Vize is pleased." Blade does not sound so. "I'm here to ask who you want your power guards to be in the coming year."
*smiles*
"No we will talk about that later. What we are going to talk about now, is how you four got together and decided to try and kill me for helping the kids. I thought better of you, I would have thought you would have at least been man enough to challenge me, once you realized Vize would "Nuke us from orbit", I believe his words were. So lets cut it down, Eria is herself again, and free of this magic free zone, her pictures will be reality. So you four are out of options. You have put yourselves ahead of everyone in this world, and made those kids suffer with people who would abuse them. The first person who tried to help them, you tried to undermine and kill. We aren't going to wander our of the magic and psionic free zone, unless you agree to fight us on fair terms, 4 on 4, no nuking from orbit or ganking. Those are the best terms you are going to get. If you decline those terms, we will put our own plan into place, and Eria will be sure to draw you out of existence, and we both know she has the power to do that. Your choice."
Blade thinks on your terms for a moment. "My offer would have been no less than what you are offering. What three will you bring, so that I can tell the others? Are we to fight in single combat? If so, do we choose the opponents, or do you, or do we choose them randomly?"
"Single combat and randomly, if our side wins, you restore the children fully to what they were, remove the curses and spells on them, and let this planet govern itself without outside interference. If we lose, it goes back to the way it was till someone else does the same thing again at a future time. My 4 will be myself, Fizgig, Jef and David."
J
Blade thinks on that, then says, "They will be more likely to agree if you allow us to choose who each of our opponents are of your four."
*To Blade*
"That's fine by me, you and I know we have been preparing for you all, so there is no easy opponent, just a question of picking your own poison."
J
"I will inform them.
"You should know that your actions to protect these girls have resulted in hardship and hurt to many people already, and if you are victorious, it will result in the destruction of many souls here. Given time, this world will end without our interference."
*smiles*
"Eria has a good heart, I have faith she will put this world back together alright, so there is no need to worry. There was never need to worry."
*What increases were done to Intuition, Hand/Eye and Density over the past year? I can post a new sheet since I know paperwork is hard to do on the phone*
Certainly is. I think it was 1 intensity for density per month; I did say before how fast it was. Hand/Eye and Intuition will have gone up a third as quickly. So, in the year, a 2@ density will have risen 3 points and a 2@ intuition and hand/eye will go up one.
Posted character sheet in notes thread, quick info below:
Averaged Attributes
Ranged Strike Value 2@7
Martial Strike Value 2@10
Target Value 3@1
Damage Value 2@10
Best Relevant Attributes
Tech 2@9 Intuition
Psi 3@1 Willpower
Mag 3@1 Willpower
Bod 3@7 Strength
Bias
Tech 11@5
Psi 13@10
Mag 15@10
Bod 15@7
Which one would you most like to face?
Which for Fizgig?
And Jef?
And, finally, David?
Look, down on the ground! It's a divot! It's a pothole! No... it's Superbump!
I'm the one that you wanted!
I'm the Superbump!
Me hmm Skelly,
Fizgig Vize
Jef Blade
David Pain
J
The next day, a carrier pigeon comes. It has a white kerchief tied to one leg, and a note. It reads:
Due to the nature of your offer and the events in the past year we find no other choice but to resign from our place of power and leave this world to its own devices. May the powers that be have mercy on the lost souls of this dimension.
Blade
Pain
Skelly
Vize
(end of message)
Tan says after she reads it, "The plain words this is in... this definitely isn't some kind of subversive battle strategy. Besides, Blade wouldn't stand for signing his name on a letter sent to trick us. They must have weighed their options and determined that there was no way they could win, so rather than fight, they chose to surrender to your terms."
Jef says, "Well, that was anticlimactic; but it's always a good thing when struggles are settled non-violently, especially when the combatants are on the level we all are."
David is disappointed. "I was excited for nothing. Now it's back to more of the same old, same old."
(The GE roll was three. I'm left saying, "What would be totally awesome for character Jhiaxus and completely out of mind in its fortuitousness?")
*smiles and hands David's cloak back*
"Thanks for letting me borrow it, looks like I didn't need it.
*To the kids*
"Do you feel any different?"
*To Everyone*
"Well we should get back to the castle and figure out how to put things right in this world. Now that the four are gone, it's up to everyone here to make sure this place goes back to the peace it once had."
J
David thanks you for the cloak back, and tells you, "Yeah.. we're going to stay here. Visit us sometime."
Jef says, "I'd say it's about time for me to be going, too. I'll be watching."
Tan watches Jef leave, then looks to you. "I'm with you until the end. So, let's go."
No one feels different. You're using zippers?
*Smiles and cuddles up to Tan*
"You know there is no end with a verser."
*using zippers to get to the castle, making sure Val has a baby frontpack to hold Victoria*
J
You get to where the castle is supposed to be; there is nothing. Tan motions you to a landing.
It takes several minutes for everyone to regroup, and Tan tells you, "Apparently their resignation means that they've removed their influence from the world. I'd bet that most people wouldn't even know who the four were if you asked them now. It probably didn't have an effect on any of us because we were beyond their power at the time."
*Nods to Tan as we land*
"Looks like, so we need test, Jewel would you like a hug?"
J
Jewel gives you a skeptical look. "Um, sure? I don't really see how hugging is going to solve the problem we've got now, though."
*looks at her*
"So do you hate everyone anymore? Just trying to see if your back to normal."
J
Jewel answers you, "I never did hate everyone, only everyone responsible for my circumstances as a prisoner. Since now the prison doors are open, no, I don't hate you.
"So, does this mean I can drink now?"
*shakes his head*
"You know, I was doing all this for you, and you were in on the plan. Anyway, so Eria do you feel like drawing to help some people here?*
J
Eria looks confused, but goes along with it. "What should I draw?"
*Thinks about it*
"Draw a great city, in the center of the land, where the heads of all the races hold council to work to keep peace, and in another show all the nations helping rebuild the cities and lands ravaged by war. In another draw most of the army throwing down their arms to build farms, bridges and ports to revitalize the land. In the last draw a fair and just court system, that brings those guilty of crimes to justice, and a system of rehabilitation to make sure those that have freedom taken away from their crimes have the opportunity to make things right."
*pauses*
"I think that is enough to start, at least get the world rebuilt, and let peace give a chance to get a foothold. The four thinks that the world will fall into chaos without them, I believe that if we heal the damage they caused, this world will turn out fine. Most of all, I hope you kids are free of your curse, so you get to grow up and make this world a better place. Those are my wishes as my lack act as All Ruler, so you should probably draw that too. This world deserves to be free."
J
Eria looks at you, still in confusion, but begins to draw in spite of it.
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48 86 41 91
25 25 30 = 80 before tv adjustments, 40 for 3@10 TVs; so 48 will hit anyone with a 3@2 target value, but I've got to figure the sit-mod penalties for this spell now. Stay tuned...
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She draws the first picture; it's a beautiful picture of a woman who you recognize to be Snow, a man you recognize as Claude, another woman, and two other men, all sitting around a table speaking harmoniously going over extensive paperwork, but there's no magic in it.
She draws the second picture.
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1. Reverse effect
2. Magical explosion
3. Possession of picture
4. Worldwide (sub-universe effecting) near-total amnesia
5. Worldwide empathy
6. Worldwide hatred
The roll is. 4. ((Foooouuuur)) Sorry, but big, world affecting spells sometimes (often) have big, world affecting botches.
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You're standing in a field. There are several other people here, two young women, one with a baby, two little girls, one ninish and one seven or so, and a boy who seems eleven or so. The three children seem related. You don't remember much of... anything. Not even your own name. (Your vocabulary is thankfully intact. I'm not that mean. Abilities, on the other hand, while not gone, are not remembered; Education Level will stay the same, but the source of the education is at this time unknown. All attributes and skills are unchanged; bod skills are not remembered by your mind but your body remembers them fine, so if a situation comes up, treat as if reflex in your body reacts in this way.)
The youngest girl other than the baby seems to have drawn a picture of people building a city and farming, having thrown down weapons... whatever that means.
((Um If I am correct a 91 only botches with a 10% chance of success or less if I am not mistaken. The Atlantians which is me and Val, and the rest, do have innate magic defenses, does that lessen or mute the effect to be easier to remember things? I will take the answer as a no right now and post accordingly))
*looking around not knowing who these people are, not know who he is or the others are.*
"So who are all of you, and what are we doing here?"
J
((You are very correct, her negative sm makes the chance of success negative due to the area she is trying to effect with her spell; as this is a botch, there isn't much chance of it as I see it affecting one person less than another; also, for in-game reasons unknown to your character, the Atlantean race has not existed.))
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One of the women, the purple haired one, opens her mouth, then closes it again, then tries again. "I have no idea. To either."
That seems to be the general consensus of everyone here.
The woman who first spoke says, "Well, it'll be ridiculous for us to try to talk to each other without calling each other something, whether it's our name or not.. so, call me, um.. Dani."
((as Jhiaxus is a name you chose to take for yourself from your own mind and reasons I certainly wouldn't argue if you chose it again))
((Ok noted))
*Sighs*
*Well, I have no idea what to call myself, so let me go through my stuff and see if anything of that tells me anything.*
*Will eventually uncover my wallet, my CCP's for PA and FL, my credit cards all with my name on them*
"Apparently I am Adam Michael Keller, and I live in a place called Pennsylvania, in a town called New Hope. I have some cards here, says I am an IT Support Specialist for a company, some numbers. I also have some cards here repeating that name, saying I am under a Company Care Plan."
*pauses*
"Do any of you have something like this, that denotes your identity?"
*I would say none of them do, I know Val doesn't*
J
You're definitely right, but the girl with the purple hair points out, "You and I are both wearing similar clothes and have weapons, so maybe I'm an IT support specialist, too. But what does an IT support specialist do?"
You know what an IT support specialist does as well as you would (whether or not you could actually do it, you don't remember having done it). Thus, you know that you are not dressed for that job, and neither is she.
"In that case, are you sure that's your identification and not someone else's?"
The other woman says, "We should probably try to find other people, or maybe a hospital. There's definitely something wrong."
((The more I want out, the more they pull me back in :P))
*Shows them my drivers license with a picture*
"Well that looks like me, looks like I got in shape but it's definitely me, as for IT Support Specialist, no neither of us is dressed for it, and weapons are not involved."
*Nods to the other girl*
"You have a baby, and there are kids around, if we also have clothes for them, we should assume they belong to one or more of us, and should protect them. I agree, but which direction to go and how do we get there. We have these board type things, but I can't remember what it's significance is."
J
The purple haired girl shakes her head; by now, you can tell she's more extroverted by nature than the others. "I agree about these board things. Probably the best thing we can do is start walking and hope to find something of significance. As for the kids, of course we bring them with us; they don't look like any of us, though, so I'd say if anything, they're... in our care for the moment, so whoever's they are doesn't matter."
The woman with the baby kneels down by the two brown haired girls. "Will you be willing to come with us? We need to find a safer place than this for all three of you." She looks over at the boy as well.
The older girl responds, "Let us begin. Lingering until nightfall would be most unwise."
*Nods to Dani*
"Let's pick a direction and let's go."
*To the other woman*
"Looks like she's Dani and I am Adam, so what do you want to be called?."
*To the kids*
"You should pick something to be called as well, so we have a way of getting attention quickly."
*picks west and starts walking*
J
Jewel = Jessy, Eria = Elly, Nic = Ned, Valera = ... Val.
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West it is. You walk a fair distance, considering that you have a couple of children in tow. After walking a ways, Dani picks up Jessy, saying, "She's slowing us down." Soon after you pick up Elly; she's extremely light to you.
The walk continues until dusk, at which point Val calls a halt. "I'm not going to risk the health of the little ones just to make another mile or two. Let's try to break here for the night.. we can huddle together for warmth."
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((We'll break for the night too and pick up on the morrow.))
*Nods to Val*
"Sounds like a plan, let me see what I have, that's a weird um bike your wearing (she still has her cyclone and armor as far as I recall)), anyway, let me see what I have."
*pulls out an oversized sleeping bag from his stuff*
"The kids can sleep in here and the rest of us can do that huddle thing for warmth."
J
She agrees that the bike does look weird looking attached to her.
The kids spend the night in the sleeping bag together.
You find that neither you nor Dani need sleep, but Val and the baby do.
During the night, Dani says to you, "We've got a lot in common, it seems. We may be connected somehow. Much more so than the others we look like we're on a mission to kill someone. I hope it's none of these people; I wouldn't be able to live with myself."
§
The journey continues in the morning (after breakfast, if you've got food), and you all arrive at the outskirts of a modern-looking city, minus the cars. It's like complete pandemonium here, people are walking around in the streets talking and it seems like no work is getting done.
*To Dani*
"It's hard to say, I don't think we were in a motion or an aggressive position, so while it is a possibility, it is not a likely one. The only thing we know is that we were all together, so there is a reason for that."
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*Listen in on the conversations as we are walking*
J
"I'm obviously your boss, you were working yesterday and I was standing there watching you!"
"Then it's a good thing I came to my senses, I don't want to work for a jerk like you!"
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"We were obviously going to be married! We were standing at the altar!"
"I'm sorry, but I just can't marry you. I don't even know who I am, and I won't marry someone if I'm not sure."
§
"I'm hungry."
"Will you stop following me, you little brat?"
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Val says under her breath, "This is ridiculous." Your group sees a large stage in an open area, presumably used for announcements, and Val walks up onto it, and loudly proclaims, "Hear ye, hear ye, King Adam I has an announcement."
The din stops, and people are looking.
*Looks at Val and sighs, not wanting to be authority over anyone at this point, not knowing who he is himself, but steps onto the stage.*
"I am Adam, everyone is going to stop yelling, we are all in the same boat. The first thing we are going to do is have everyone figure out what they were doing when they realized they didn't remember who they were. The second, is all children stay near the adult you were near, and that adult takes care of them until we regain our memories. Wandering around in a daze isn't going to keep people fed, or help us get back our memories. The best thing to do, is do what we were doing before and that will likely get them back faster."