Dawn of the Third Age/IC Logs/Session 58
Session Start (Deliberative:#celestialdeliberative): Sun Dec 11 12:58:06 2011 -0500
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[13:50] <Lob> The matches of the day have ended, with Invisible Crow Hunter pulling off an unexpected victory against Yazooz.
[13:53] * Nomoe_Hideaki has been making a few discrete inquiries about some of the contestants he had no opportunity to see and appraise himself. As a Deliberator and one of the wealthiest human beings in all Creation there are always ways to learn more. After all, a discerning connoisseur of the martial arts wants to know which ones are worth watching ...
[13:54] <Lob> and Li Jin Gang eventually defeating Forbidden Flight, a renegade Abyssal
[13:56] * Shrike returns to the arena as the matches come to a close. Her dress is impeccable and there is a smile on her face, however her hair is a bit...mussed, compared to how it had been when she departed with her companion at the close of Anshu's match. Running her hand through it, her eyes roam across the dispersing crowd for familiar faces.
[13:58] <Lob> Nomoe eventually encountered a friend of a friend of one of the healing staff who had heard some gossip that he would be willing to share
[13:58] <Lob> for a price...
[14:00] <Nomoe_Hideaki> And of course if he can learn something that Bright Snow may make use of, well, this much is expected and wouldn't be considered in poor taste or even cheating.
[14:00] <Anshu> As the matches end for the day, Anshu makes his way out of the barracks. Even he had only been to Yu-Shan a handful of times.
[14:01] * Bright_Snow leaves shortly after Anshu, deciding to risk herself slightly and take a scroll
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[14:04] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Nomoe would not be so crass as to offer outright bribe money or pay for information, but if there's something the good divinity has to sell or services to render they would surely find themselves adequately remunerated for their trouble. And if they happened to share a bit of gossip along the well, why, no reason that might not affect the tip ...
[14:05] <Shrike> Shrike exits the arena, having waited for the departing crowd to disperse a bit. She stretches, looking around, and, spotting Anshu, starts in his direction with a wave.
[14:08] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Ah, Lord Anshu, well met." Chance - or was it fate - seems to have crossed their paths. "My congratulations on your victory. It was most gratifying to watch the mastery you displayed in defeating that ... distasteful being."
[14:12] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "The Green Sun seemed very sure of its lesser soul's pupil when we spoke, but I suppose even the greatest among the captivi do on occasion err in their judgment."
[14:14] <Anshu> "Thank you, Lord Nomoe. And I do not think it was an error in this case; had I been unable to attain or maintain a hold on him, the match may have gone quite differently."
[14:17] <Shrike> Arriving, the redheaded Solar gives a bow to both Anshu and Nomoe. "Well met, Deliberator Nomoe, Anshu," she says with a smile. "Your match was most exhilarating to watch," she adds to the latter.
[14:17] * Nomoe_Hideaki bows as well. "Lady Shrike."
[14:21] <Anshu> Anshu bows in return. "Thank you, Lady Shrike. I thought Snow's was the more interesting, myself."
[14:23] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Hers was the more dangerous opponent," Nomoe agrees. "No practitioner of the Blossom of the Perfected Lotus can be taken lightly, and that style he used ..."
[14:24] <Shrike> "It was enjoyable to watch, although, not being as knowledgable as I perhaps should be in the martial arts, I tend to focus more on the artist, than the art being used," Shrike admits.
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[14:28] <Lob> "What do you have?" The minor god asked Nomoe.
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[14:45] <Lob> "I would be only too happy to assist one of the Princes of the Earth, but the Heaven and Earth Tournament is taken extremely seriously. I would need something in return, something would assure my security should I run into trouble in your service."
[14:46] <Anshu> As the matches end for the day, Anshu makes his way out of the barracks. Even he had only been to Yu-Shan a handful of times.
[14:47] <Lob> A guide had been attached to Anshu and Snow, both to show them the extremely impressive sights, and to keep an eye on them.
[14:47] <Nomoe_Hideaki> And speaking of Snow ... */Are you staying at the barracks until your next fight? I thought I would see the sights of the Heavenly City for a bit myself .../*
[14:47] <Lob> He appeared like any tour guide one would find in a large city in Creation, legitimate or otherwise, except that he or she, it was hard to tell, was dressed in incredibly exquisite finery.
[14:48] <Lob> Of course, those sights were very fragmented, and the guide sometimes pointedly suggested that they move away from the deserted sites of Adorjan's rampage.
[14:51] <Lob> It was as if they didn't want the Exalted to lay witness to the aftermath of that catastrophe. Although whether it was pride, grief, or something else, it was hard to tell.
[14:52] <Bright_Snow> There is a pause. *?No I am out. I thought I'd try to see Yu-Shan for myself./ Playful but nervous/ Though I would be delighted to join you./*
[14:53] * Nomoe_Hideaki gives the minor god a condescending look, noting with distaste that he seems to be incapable of any subtlety. "In my service?"
[14:54] *** Bright_Snow is now known as Virgil
[14:55] <Lob> "How about we just say that you can do me an equivalent favor one day? It won't be humiliating or dangerous, just a bit of help. You probably won't even have to get up for it. Would that be alright?"
[14:56] <Shrike> Shrike, as it happens, has joined Anshu on the tour, and is actually paying attention to the sights for once.
[14:57] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "So you would be willing to speak, despite the security imposed?" Nomoe affects a severe expression. "I'm sure Deliberator Bear will not be happy to hear of that."
[14:58] <Shrike> "You know, I wish I'd visited here long ago..."
[15:02] <Nomoe_Hideaki> *elation /... so would I./ realization, it's not just a turn of phrase but uncomfortable honest words /I am currently taking a guided tour along with the Lady Shrike and Lord Anshu, but I can easily make excuses./*
[15:05] *** Virgil is now known as Bright_Snow
[15:05] <Anshu> Anshu nods. "Every time I visit, I manage to discover something new. I doubt the longest mortal lifetime would not be enough to see it all."
[15:05] <Shrike> "Guess I'll have to take the cram course, then," the redheaded Solar observes with a chuckle. "I need to get some things while I'm here too. Gifts and such."
[15:05] <Shrike> Of course, she already has one for Cerise.
[15:06] <Bright_Snow> *?I shall join you... it will be less suspicious that way/ Happiness/*
[15:07] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "It is good that there is more than on mortal lifetime allotted to us then," Nomoe comments.
[15:07] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Of course Creation holds many worthy sights of its own, so how long would it take to see them all ..."
[15:09] <Shrike> "Quite true. Would it only possible to duplicate one's self," Shrike chuckles.
[15:09] <Shrike> (*be possible)
[15:10] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "The Chosen of the Silver Lady can accomplish such, it is said."
[15:10] <Bright_Snow> "Years in fact." Snow says curtly, arriving from a side street. "I have seen a fair few myself." */ A little harshness for the benefit of anyone listening in / caution / I suspect you think they wouldn't dare / playful / and having seen you wroth I'm not sure you are wrong, alas they may not have witnessed it./*
[15:11] <Anshu> "I have read the same. And of course, much depends on how one travels."
[15:12] <Shrike> Shrike nods in agreement, looking thoughtful.
[15:13] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Deliberator Bright Snow," Nomoe bows to the degree required by politeness.
[15:13] <Shrike> Spotting Snow, she bows as well in greeting.
[15:14] <Anshu> Anshu bows as well - a martial artists' bow to a fellow practitioner, in these circumstances.
[15:15] <Lob> "And I'm sure that Deliberator Bear would not be happy to hear that the mate of one of the contenders was trying to get an unfair advantage."
[15:15] <Anshu> "Why are those structures left uninhabited?" Anshu asks the guide.
[15:15] <Nomoe_Hideaki> *a sigh /These are lesser gods, they are notorious for not knowing the bounds of their station. And these guides are amateurs at concealing their curiosity, if not their instructions to spy .../*
[15:16] <Lob> "Because of the great wind
[15:16] <Lob> "
[15:17] <Lob> He says no more.
[15:19] <Lob> On that subject
[15:19] <Lob> "Here, let's go look somewhere else." He said, pointing to a random but crowded street
[15:20] <Lob> "Here we have the garment district where the most sumptious fabrics and garments in Yu-Shan are created, each by the hands of a master divinity in their style." He lectured
[15:21] <Shrike> Shrike perks up a bit as she takes in the garment district, looking intrigued.
[15:22] *** Bright_Snow is now known as Virgil
[15:22] <Lob> As they walked through a street literally paved with gemstones, with buildings of every idiosyncratic style possible in Creation, and some that are impossible. All of them showcase their wares, although some appear more as warehouses while others are like tiny boutiques.
[15:23] *** Virgil is now known as Bright_snow
[15:23] *** Bright_snow is now known as B
[15:23] *** B is now known as Bright_Snow
[15:25] <Shrike> The redheaded solar pauses in front of an impressive display of silk garments, looking them over with distinct curiosity.
[15:26] * Bright_Snow returns the bows
[15:27] <Anshu> Anshu looks politely, though fashion isn't really his thing; at most he's looking to see if there's anything Cerise might like.
[15:28] <Lob> The guide rambles on and on about the proud history of this street, going on about thousands of years of politics and events that no one who wasn't an immortal god living in Yu-Shan would likely be able to follow anyway. Maybe a Sidereal
[15:30] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Are you in all seriousness making an accusation against me," Nomoe asks, his tone steely and sharp enough to cut the air.
[15:31] * Nomoe_Hideaki also examines the fabrics and clothes on display with an expert's appreciation
[15:32] <Lob> The god stepped back, realizing that he had stepped far over the line. "No sir, no. Just that we are united in the...virtuous self-interest of our current situation."
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[15:38] <Lob> Suddenly they heard a very loud, and very familiar coarse voice
[15:38] <Lob> "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN MY SIZE? YOU SAID YOU COULD MAKE ANYTHING WITH THAT QUINTESSENCE STUFF!!"
[15:40] <Lob> Then they felt the footsteps reverberating along the street, causing the gems to actually sing as the vibrations shivered through them.
[15:42] <Shrike> Shrike blinks in surprise, then facepalms with a good-natured smirk.
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[15:45] <Lob> The guide was startled, and looked down the street, it was so long that ti actually curved out of (human) view
[15:45] <Lob> But as the footfalls grew stronger and louder, a familiar head appeared over the "horizon"
[15:46] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "You assume too much," Nomoe says coldly. "Presume not to guess the motives of your betters, for you will at best make a fool of yourself. But I suppose you have given me the answers I seek, so that is something." He turns to leave.
[15:48] <Lob> The god didn't say anything, firmly put in his place. He shrunk away, literally, and left as quietly as possible.
[15:48] <Anshu> Anshu raises an eyebrow at Brazen's appearance. "Lord Brazen. I didn't think they allowed you entry to Heaven."
[15:48] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "So much for peaceful sight-seeing ..." Nomoe sighs.
[15:48] <Lob> "THEY NORMALLY DON'T. BUT THIS IS THE CARNIVAL OF MEETING AND I'M A DELIBERATOR." Brazen showed a medal identifying him as such, it was the size of a hubcap around his gigantic neck.
[15:49] <Shrike> "Besides, it's not as if they could keep you out if they tried, right?" Shrike says, grinning.
[15:49] <Lob> He was also being tailed by a furtive group of Celestial Lions.
[15:49] <Lob> a block away.
[15:50] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Lord Brazen, how ... interesting to meet you here. One might almost think you were following us."
[15:50] <Lob> "Got that right!" He said proudly, puffing out his kaleidoscopic chest.
[15:51] * Bright_Snow smiles. "It is good to see you again Deliberator."
[15:51] <Lob> "Don't flatter yourself, Hideaki-San. I'm here to get some souveniers for Chiyara and Snow."
[15:51] <Lob> "If I was following you, I would have just followed you from the start."
[15:52] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "I see," Nomoe nods, allowing just a hint of amusement to touch his expression.
[15:52] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "So, are you finding the Heavenly City a good place to buy souveniers?"
[15:52] <Shrike> "Unfortunatly, everything seems to be just a bit out of my price range," Shrike observes with a wry chuckle.
[15:53] <Lob> "Yes, very!"
[15:54] <Lob> "I had wanted to visit it for awhile, but they wouldn't let me meet the Unconquered Sun!"
[15:54] <Lob> "Whatever was happening in that Dome seemed really exciting!"
[15:55] <Lob> "So Snow, I heard you were in that tournament and you won! Congratulations!!"
[15:55] <Shrike> "Anshu won too," Shrike says with a smirk.
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[15:56] <Lob> "Good work too, Deliberator!"
[15:57] <Nomoe_Hideaki> With anyone else Nomoe would feel the need to inquire whether they were really so stupid or so presumptuous as to approach the Jade Pleasure Dome, but with Brazen the question really isn't necessary.
[15:58] <Shrike> "I think I'll have to see about...acquiring some additional funding, and returning. This is the softest silk I've ever seen."
[15:58] <Lob> "Good thing I didn't show up though. Me meeting Ligier would have been really awkward." [15:58] <Shrike> Shrike looks back at the clothes she'd been examining
[15:58] <Shrike> half-listening (although, with Brazen, half-listening to him is equiviliant to fully listening to anyone else)
[15:58] <Lob> "Certainly, Chosen." A skeletally thin clerk in one shop said, facelessly bowing to her.
[15:58] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "I have never seen a fight like it," Nomoe nods at the mention of Snow's victory.
[15:59] <Lob> "Gossip here travels so fast, especially for somewhere so huge. I had heard about the whole thing in only an hour."
[15:59] <Lob> Brazen said, sticking a talon in a pointed ear and scratching it.
[16:00] <Shrike> "Would it be possible to get a small sample, at least?" Shrike asks, hopefully.
[16:02] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "I suppose he doesn't have a high opinion of you?"
[16:02] <Lob> The clerk worked it's fingers nervously. "I am...uncertain. I will need to ask the designer." It said, then walked off deep into the store.
[16:02] <Lob> "I beat up his son."
[16:03] <Shrike> "Thank you." Shrike nods, smiling, and looks back to the conversation of Nomoe and BRAZEN SAND while waiting.
[16:03] <Lob> A female goddess made out of flowers and with strips of fabric hanging from her arms and fingers haughtily strutted forth, with an expression on her face that made it seem like she thought that reality was constantly wasting her time.
[16:03] <Lob> "Yes yes, what is it I'm very busy." She said
[16:03] <Lob> all in one word.
[16:04] <Lob> *breath
[16:04] <Lob> "So, have you seen anything interesting so far, guys?" BRAZEN asked.
[16:04] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "... who was that again?"
[16:04] <Shrike> Shrike gives the goddess a small, polite bow, of a magnitude befitting her station as believed by the Solar (which is, of course, not very deep at all...). "I would like to know if I can get a sample of this cloth to take home," she says.
[16:05] <Shrike> "The entire dress is slightly out of my price range, but I would like to show a sample to my Lunar Mate and return with her if she approves of it."
[16:05] <Lob> Brazen waved a hand the size of a grown man's torso in a circle, "Oh you know, that guy in the Hellstrider who bothered us at the beach?"
[16:06] <Lob> The goddess sniffed. "Hmph, I suppose we can do business. Do you go out in public a lot?"
[16:06] <Lob> "Are you a *public* person?" She asked, even more intently.
[16:07] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Ah, the one Bright Snow taught a lesson at Metagalapa? That was his son?" Nomoe frowns. "I wouldn't have expected a son of Ligier to be such a weakling."
[16:08] <Shrike> "I beg your pardon?" Shrike asks, looking slightly confused. "I suppose you could say we do, yes." She waits, convinced she's given the wrong answer.
[16:10] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "You are speaking to a Deliberator of the Celestial Deliberative," Nomoe mercifully informs the goddess.
[16:11] <Lob> The goddess sighed. "I mean do you go to parties a lot? Are you *glamourous*? Do the mortals take pictures of you and admire them?"
[16:12] <Lob> "And you are speaking the premier fashion designer in Yu-Shan, Lord Deliberator. The Maidens themselves have worn my clothing. You may address me as Fuschia Rose. Although I may grow weary of it soon and re-invent my image."
[16:12] <Nomoe_Hideaki> That is all he says, of course. What more needs to be said.
[16:12] <Shrike> "Ooooh, I see. Yes, yes they do," Shrike adds, giving Nomoe a quick nod as well. "I go to parties as often as I can, and I tend to be...admired, wherever I go."
[16:13] <Lob> Brazen shrugged. "That was the guy you killed or something? Did we ever find a body?"
[16:15] <Lob> "Very well then. You will wear my clothes, and you will be seen in public with my clothes. Then you will tell them who you are wearing. For this, I will give you the clothes you desire. Yes?"
[16:16] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Of course you are. Your artistry is made that plain enough," Nomoe says simply.
[16:18] <Lob> "Indeed. Have you had the pleasure of wearing some of my menswear?" She asked Nomoe
[16:18] <Shrike> The Solar's eyes widen in surprise, then she nods. "Of course, Lady Rose," she says, giving a more formal, and genuine, bow of appreciation. "I shall tell them of your skill and talent, and where they can get clothes like mine."
[16:18] <Lob> "I COULD PAY FOR SO-" "go away." She snapped to Brazen.
[16:21] <Lob> "Good. Laschavedore will assist you then." She snapped her fingers and the thin clerk showed up as quick as a wink to lead Shrike into the fitting room.
[16:22] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Nomoe makes a gesture in the negative. "He had some sort of sorcerous recall or artifact that did not require him to be conscious to operate it."
[16:23] <Lob> The guide just shrugged good naturedly and sat down on a wonderfully woven public divan, and was fed ambrosial grapes by a Least God.
[16:23] <Shrike> "Thank you." Shrike nods respectfully, and heads for the fitting room. To be fitted.
[16:23] <Lob> Brazen nodded. "Good, I wanted to have a rematch with him after he ran off last time."
[16:23] <Lob> "No offense, Snow!" He added.
[16:25] * Nomoe_Hideaki inclines his head slightly to Fuchsia Rose. "Sadly there are few in Creation with the eyes to appreciate it."
[16:27] <Bright_Snow> "None taken" She says, her eyes wandering the crowd around them.
[16:27] <Lob> Rose waved her hands dismissively. "I create wonders in fabric for the enlightened few who are capable of appreciating it. Not the common rabble who would gladly wear rucksacks over their naked body. But I can see that you are one of those who are worthy of recognizing such artistry."
[16:28] <Lob> Snow didn't see anything beyond crowds of gods looking virtuously disinterested while pointedly interested at each other, and the shops and cafes around them.
[16:29] <Lob> The cafes in particular were interesting, as Gods didn't need to eat at all. Many of them were simply talking, with a minority eating ridiculously small portions of luxurious food to beggar a Deliberator.
[16:30] <Lob> It occurs to Snow that much of Divine society seems to be made with an eye towards moving from place to place to be seen BY others, rather then simply doing things. The activities are simply ornamental.
[16:32] <Bright_Snow> "How odd" she almost purrs, taking mental notes
[16:33] <Lob> "So Snow, been on any adventures lately?" Brazen asked
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[16:36] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Nomoe seems quite at home with that aspect of Yu-Shan, it is after all quite similar to his own reasons in many things. "It would be almost criminal not to. I strive to appreciate elegance and beauty whereever it may be found."
[16:36] <Shrike> A moment later, Shrike emerges from the fitting room...
[16:37] <Lob> "If only more Deliberators could understand that, instead of covering themselves in gold. It is incredibly gauche." She said with a melodramatic roll of the eyes.
[16:37] <Lob> Brazen walked over with a new orichalcum belt and then immediately turned away when Rose said that
[16:41] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "To each his own," Nomoe says diplomatically, though clearly agreeing.
[16:42] <Lob> "Would you like to come in, Deliberator? It is so rare that I have a mortal, oh no offense, who understands the finer points of the art of dress."
[16:42] <Lob> "Laschevadore, cancel my appointment in 15 minutes, please."
[16:43] <Shrike> "So, what do you think?" Shrike asks honestly, turning to show off her dress. The fine silken fabric clings to her figure, accenting her curves tastefully. The neckline plunges daringly deep, revealingly yet modestly somehow at the same time.
[16:43] <Shrike> The hem of the dress cuts off at the perfect length on her athletically toned legs, showing off the ideal amount to impress, without showing so much as to be risque, and its color perfectly compliments the Solar's eyes.
[16:44] *** Shrike is now known as Edna_Mode
[16:44] *** Edna_Mode is now known as Shrike
[16:48] <Lob> Brazen returned, with no belt this time, saw Shrike, managed to blush without anything normally recognizable as skin, and immediately turned away.
[16:49] <Lob> and walked back to look at...other things
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[16:52] <Shrike> Shrike chuckles softly at Brazen's reaction, then looks to Nomoe and Snow.
[16:54] * Nomoe_Hideaki takes a moment to take in the composition the divine tailor fit to Shrike in record time. "It is beautiful work," he then says. "The fabric with the precise qualities required to achieve the intended effect, the colors chosen boldly but with unerring taste, the cut masterfully designed to the one wearing it." He bows his head slightly. "It suits you very well, Deliberator Shrike."
[16:54] <Virgil> "Visited the Moon, Wandered the North... a few other bits and pieces." She says non-commitally to Brazen. With a disinterested gaze at Shrike, Snow nods in appreciation of the craftsmanship and continues her conversation.
[16:54] *** Virgil is now known as Bright_Snpw
[16:54] *** Bright_Snpw is now known as Bright_Snow
[16:55] <Shrike> "Thank you, Deliberator Nomoe." Shrike bows her head in return, gives Snow a nod as well, then looks back to Brazen, eyebrow raised - and winks.
[16:55] <Nomoe_Hideaki> He inclines his head to Fuchsia Rose as well. "Having just been reminded of your skill, how can I refuse?"
[16:57] <Lob> "Come then, I'm sure you've never had heated Ambrosia before. It is to die for."
[16:57] <Lob> And she turned and walked into the store wiht a haughty wave of her hand.
[16:58] <Lob> "Oh wow, that sounds exciting, Snow. I've been mostly, um, being a father and husband I guess. It's pretty boring, so I'm glad I was able to get into Yu-Shan here. You know, get to do something out of the ordinary."
[17:00] <Lob> "Not that I resent it, of course. But I'm not meant to stay at home and just...sit. It goes against my self in every way!" He said with great conviction to her.
[17:01] <Lob> "Maybe if I could bring her along with me..." He mused.
[17:01] <Shrike> "I know the feeling. And you should!" Shrike says, grinning.
[17:03] <Lob> "Oh yeah, definitely." Brazen said, mumbling to Shrike while not looking at her directly.
[17:03] <Nomoe_Hideaki> */I will be back in a bit./* Nomoe follows the craftsgod into the story.
[17:03] *** Bright_Snow is now known as Virgil
[17:04] *** Virgil is now known as Bright_Snow
[17:04] <Shrike> Shrike can't help but giggle at Brazen's bashfulness.
[17:06] <Lob> After an hour or so of discussion, the guide appears and politely requests that they move on with him, and that they had much to see.
[17:07] <Shrike> Shrike nods, her original clothes now safely Elsewhere, and stretches in anticipation of resuming the three obol tour.
[17:07] <Lob> Brazen waved to them, and went on his way, trying to find a kimono in his size to match the ones he had acquired for Chiyara and Wanderer
[17:07] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Nomoe will return at a later date for his new clothes.
[17:08] <Lob> "See you the next time we have to save the world." He told them.
[17:08] <Lob> "Or Deliberative Session, whichever comes first. I dunno, way things are happening lately, it's hard to tell."
[17:08] <Shrike> "Or sooner," Shrike says, giving a wav!
[17:09] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "I'll be sure to do that," Nomoe says dryly, "in the former case, that is."
[17:09] <Shrike> *wave
[17:09] <Shrike> "And in the latter case, it will be more grudgingly than the former."
[17:10] <Bright_Snow> "I will see you again Brazen." Snow says waving.
[17:13] <Lob> "I would like to show you a great exclusive spot for those divinities who like to...cut loose, as you may say. It is so difficult to get away from the prying eyes of rivals and such, so there's a kind of club where those who wish to just relax go."
[17:13] <Lob> "Follow me." The guide said.
[17:13] <Shrike> "...this sounds like my kind of place," Shrike observes.
[17:14] <Lob> He walked them into a deserted quarter. "This space has been...unofficially considered the spot to be for those of importance in Yu-Shan." He said
[17:14] <Lob> then knocked on the door and moved out of the way
[17:15] <Lob> The door creaked open and suddenly a thing of yowling jaws and mindless chattering teeth leapt at them
[17:16] <Lob> "I am sorry, Deliberators, but Itzcalimon has given me no choice." The guide said sadly, as more crazily screaming beings climbed from every angle possible, still recognizable, somehow, as gods, but screaming in Malfean Old Realm.
[17:16] <Shrike> Shrike promptly does an impressive backflip away from the door, landing in a crouched position, one arm outstretched with her Reaper Daiklave in her hand.
[17:16] <Lob> He calmly took out a starmetal razor blade and cut his own throat.
[17:16] * Nomoe_Hideaki frowns slightly. He is familiar with unofficial meeting places for those of importance, but outside of Sanken they often seem to tend toward the unseemly.
[17:17] <Lob> They raved blessings to Adorjan, of all beings, blessing her for their enlightenment, their endless starvation, and the chance to fill their infinitely empty bellies with such glorious repast...
[17:18] <Nomoe_Hideaki> His suspicion proven rather sooner than he'd expected Nomoe sighs. "This was not in my plans for this evening."
[17:19] <Lob> The guide's body was unceremoniously devoured by a squealing stampede of former least gods, that engulfed him like a swarm of locusts, then left nothing behind, not even essence.
[17:21] <Shrike> "I think we're gonna need to Summon Bigger Fish here," Shrike calls, taking a defensive position...
[17:22] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Nomoe stands untouched, seemingly without having moved at all. "I fear what comes next may stretch even my resources," he says, sounding annoyed. "Celestial property is so expensive."
[17:23] *** Lob has left #celestialdeliberative
[17:23] <Bright_Snow> "Gods to kill. This will be trouble." Her spear is already to hand.
[17:24] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "That too," Hideaki nods. "I suppose I better call on my lawyer." His hands begin to trail pale golden light.
[17:24] <Bright_Snow> I did
[17:25] *** Bright_Snow has left #celestialdeliberative
Session Close (#celestialdeliberative): Sun Dec 11 17:31:52 2011 -0500
