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[Exalted] Solar Circle of the West - whole slew of updates 3/8/09
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<blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 4700681" data-attributes="member: 9758"><p><strong>Session 72 - One Solution To All Problems</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 72</p><p></p><p><em>Synopsis of 07/21/08</em></p><p></p><p><strong>One Solution To All Problems</strong></p><p><strong>Subtitle: My Circlemates Have Destroyed That Intimacy</strong></p><p><strong>Subtitle: A-dom Has a Good Idea</strong></p><p><strong><em>-By Ao the Overkitty</em></strong></p><p></p><p>The group spent just over two weeks on the island. This first week was spent training and a church was built by Gareth & A-dom. Gareth made sure the group knew he could now teach people really fast and he could now empower mortals.</p><p></p><p>A-dom got to know his cat better and promoted it to familiar status. He named the cat Petunia. A-dom explained a lot of things to his cat… poorly. The group found it weird that A-do was meowing at his cat a lot.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck had weird dreams, then went around convincing people to worship the Unconquered Sun by saying he was all about the things they were interested in (& using mind<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> charms). A-dom converted his cat. Jade’s Luck offered Petunia sundrops, which would have been bad for the cat. Gareth offered Petunia ‘Unconquered’ milk in a saucer.</p><p></p><p>A-dom told Petunia to never trust Tiger. He introduced the group as Gareth (he’s okay), Bad Man (he’ll kill you in your sleep), & Jade’s Luck (she’s a pain in the ass).</p><p></p><p>Tiger did ‘stuff.’ No babies were reported missing during this time.</p><p></p><p>The group debated about where to go next. They decided that the people on Atlantis would manage with out them just fine. (Paul: If you go there, I’ll make plot and things will get worse).</p><p></p><p>The group discussed ‘the list’ Gareth got. Jade’s Luck wanted to go find Fakharu, the Censor of the West. A-dom was suspicious of everything on the list. A-dom asked Gareth to rhyme things as a test to make sure he wasn’t mind-<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ed. He could. A-dom didn’t like the list because it seemed rather biased against him. They discussed going back to the Coral Archipelago or going to Skullstone, but both got shot down. Jade’s Luck didn’t see the point in going around proselytizing. She much more wanted to head west and smack the Wyld around a lot (i.e. declare war on them).</p><p></p><p>Gareth then built a boat on the other side of the island. It had lots of nice amenities, like plumbing, heated floors, and hot water. It also had a little wheel for A-dom’s cat, that wasn’t hooked up to anything.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck went off to go talk to the spirits to find out if they had a working spirit court and to gather information on Fakharu. She talked with rocks and trees and water. And the volcano. He was the grand Poobah of the island and kept the other spirits in line. He had one solution for when spirits got uppity (he explodes). Said it was a good solution. Talking to the other spirits, they said they did their best to solve any problems before they got to the volcano’s attention. They also said his solution wasn’t good for the mortals, but this group seemed alright. Apparently the last group of mortals all died fighting with other mortals on another island.</p><p></p><p>The group all went back to talk to the volcano to ask who he reported to. He didn’t report to anyone. Jade’s Luck explained how things were supposed to work. He said he solved all the problems. He said he was probably supposed to report to the spirit court of Abalon, but hadn’t heard from them at all, so he felt he was obviously doing a good job. He understood that he couldn’t explode a lot, since then it wasn’t a threat. His basic mode of operation was, “<em>Fix it or I’ll explode!</em>”</p><p></p><p>Gareth set up some lava breaks so that people were safer from landslides, but wouldn’t be safe if the exploding was directed at them. A-dom had the idea of training the villagers to be able to tell when the volcano is going to explode. Gareth and Jade’s Luck then spent a week training the people in Survival and the Volcanology specialty. A-dom sat in on the Volcanology session. Gareth also organized an incredibly effective evacuation plan for the villagers. </p><p></p><p>The group then planned to go check out the other island that the people had gone to war with before heading towards Abalone to check out the Spirit Court there.</p><p></p><p>A-dom asked Gareth what the new boat was named.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: You’re gonna have to start a new line cause, the ones that were destined, happened.</p><p></p><p>Gareth named the new boat <strong>Voice of Reason</strong>.</p><p></p><p>They sailed to the other island and Gareth put on the parking break. This involved disconnecting A-dom’s wheel from the propulsion system and dropping anchor. This island had two volcanoes.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck asked the smaller volcano if it had anything in it. It didn’t and wanted to know why it always got asked that. Apparently another group of weird humans asked it that. The other volcano was running the spirit court on this island. When there were problems, they were solved by explosions. Sometimes, they gave the mortals a warning to leave. This group of mortals gave proper sacrifices. The village was nestled between the two volcanoes.</p><p></p><p>The group stopped in town on the way to the other village. They found out the war was started because the other village wanted their cat. The cat got stolen, but they won the war. The village occasionally sacrificed virgins to the volcanoes. They hadn’t done it in over ten years.</p><p></p><p>They eventually ended up speaking to the old lady shaman. Jade’s Luck made herself extra pretty with her scarf. The old lady greeted them, saying they were back. Apparently a group of three people that looked like A-dom, Jade’s Luck and Tiger had been there a few years ago. The one that looked like Jade’s Luck was covered in blood (mostly on her hands). They eventually convinced her they weren’t the previous group. She was a mostly blind 90 year old lady in a poorly lit hut, after all. She refused a medical examination (so Gareth couldn’t fix her eyes). A-dom then acted a lot like the previous group (wanting tombs or artifacts or the like).</p><p></p><p>The little old lady wanted a third volcano, so the village could be surrounded by them. How they won the war was they lured the other village in between the volcanoes, then bribed the volcano to drop lava on them. The old lady didn’t know how the volcanoes felt about another volcano. Jade’s Luck mentioned they were headed to talk to the big volcano and the old lady handed her a chicken. <em>If you’re going anyway, might as well save me the trip.</em></p><p></p><p>A-dom found out the other group had lots of blandishments. She hadn’t heard of the Unconquered Sun and didn’t worship him. She said they’d consider worshipping him if the group got them a third volcano. She cast some bones and told Jade’s Luck she was going to go west and find an island. Tiger looked at the bones to confirm this. They also said the group might get all the mortals killed by getting the third volcano. Tiger shared this with Jade’s Luck in High Realm. Jade’s Luck said that she would try to get another volcano, but her first concern was keeping the mortals alive and what the other volcanoes feelings were.</p><p></p><p>The group then headed off towards the big volcano.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ao the Overkitty, post: 4700681, member: 9758"] [b]Session 72 - One Solution To All Problems[/b] Session 72 [i]Synopsis of 07/21/08[/i] [b]One Solution To All Problems Subtitle: My Circlemates Have Destroyed That Intimacy Subtitle: A-dom Has a Good Idea [i]-By Ao the Overkitty[/i][/b] The group spent just over two weeks on the island. This first week was spent training and a church was built by Gareth & A-dom. Gareth made sure the group knew he could now teach people really fast and he could now empower mortals. A-dom got to know his cat better and promoted it to familiar status. He named the cat Petunia. A-dom explained a lot of things to his cat… poorly. The group found it weird that A-do was meowing at his cat a lot. Jade’s Luck had weird dreams, then went around convincing people to worship the Unconquered Sun by saying he was all about the things they were interested in (& using mind:):):):) charms). A-dom converted his cat. Jade’s Luck offered Petunia sundrops, which would have been bad for the cat. Gareth offered Petunia ‘Unconquered’ milk in a saucer. A-dom told Petunia to never trust Tiger. He introduced the group as Gareth (he’s okay), Bad Man (he’ll kill you in your sleep), & Jade’s Luck (she’s a pain in the ass). Tiger did ‘stuff.’ No babies were reported missing during this time. The group debated about where to go next. They decided that the people on Atlantis would manage with out them just fine. (Paul: If you go there, I’ll make plot and things will get worse). The group discussed ‘the list’ Gareth got. Jade’s Luck wanted to go find Fakharu, the Censor of the West. A-dom was suspicious of everything on the list. A-dom asked Gareth to rhyme things as a test to make sure he wasn’t mind-:):):):)ed. He could. A-dom didn’t like the list because it seemed rather biased against him. They discussed going back to the Coral Archipelago or going to Skullstone, but both got shot down. Jade’s Luck didn’t see the point in going around proselytizing. She much more wanted to head west and smack the Wyld around a lot (i.e. declare war on them). Gareth then built a boat on the other side of the island. It had lots of nice amenities, like plumbing, heated floors, and hot water. It also had a little wheel for A-dom’s cat, that wasn’t hooked up to anything. Jade’s Luck went off to go talk to the spirits to find out if they had a working spirit court and to gather information on Fakharu. She talked with rocks and trees and water. And the volcano. He was the grand Poobah of the island and kept the other spirits in line. He had one solution for when spirits got uppity (he explodes). Said it was a good solution. Talking to the other spirits, they said they did their best to solve any problems before they got to the volcano’s attention. They also said his solution wasn’t good for the mortals, but this group seemed alright. Apparently the last group of mortals all died fighting with other mortals on another island. The group all went back to talk to the volcano to ask who he reported to. He didn’t report to anyone. Jade’s Luck explained how things were supposed to work. He said he solved all the problems. He said he was probably supposed to report to the spirit court of Abalon, but hadn’t heard from them at all, so he felt he was obviously doing a good job. He understood that he couldn’t explode a lot, since then it wasn’t a threat. His basic mode of operation was, “[i]Fix it or I’ll explode![/i]” Gareth set up some lava breaks so that people were safer from landslides, but wouldn’t be safe if the exploding was directed at them. A-dom had the idea of training the villagers to be able to tell when the volcano is going to explode. Gareth and Jade’s Luck then spent a week training the people in Survival and the Volcanology specialty. A-dom sat in on the Volcanology session. Gareth also organized an incredibly effective evacuation plan for the villagers. The group then planned to go check out the other island that the people had gone to war with before heading towards Abalone to check out the Spirit Court there. A-dom asked Gareth what the new boat was named. A-dom: You’re gonna have to start a new line cause, the ones that were destined, happened. Gareth named the new boat [b]Voice of Reason[/b]. They sailed to the other island and Gareth put on the parking break. This involved disconnecting A-dom’s wheel from the propulsion system and dropping anchor. This island had two volcanoes. Jade’s Luck asked the smaller volcano if it had anything in it. It didn’t and wanted to know why it always got asked that. Apparently another group of weird humans asked it that. The other volcano was running the spirit court on this island. When there were problems, they were solved by explosions. Sometimes, they gave the mortals a warning to leave. This group of mortals gave proper sacrifices. The village was nestled between the two volcanoes. The group stopped in town on the way to the other village. They found out the war was started because the other village wanted their cat. The cat got stolen, but they won the war. The village occasionally sacrificed virgins to the volcanoes. They hadn’t done it in over ten years. They eventually ended up speaking to the old lady shaman. Jade’s Luck made herself extra pretty with her scarf. The old lady greeted them, saying they were back. Apparently a group of three people that looked like A-dom, Jade’s Luck and Tiger had been there a few years ago. The one that looked like Jade’s Luck was covered in blood (mostly on her hands). They eventually convinced her they weren’t the previous group. She was a mostly blind 90 year old lady in a poorly lit hut, after all. She refused a medical examination (so Gareth couldn’t fix her eyes). A-dom then acted a lot like the previous group (wanting tombs or artifacts or the like). The little old lady wanted a third volcano, so the village could be surrounded by them. How they won the war was they lured the other village in between the volcanoes, then bribed the volcano to drop lava on them. The old lady didn’t know how the volcanoes felt about another volcano. Jade’s Luck mentioned they were headed to talk to the big volcano and the old lady handed her a chicken. [i]If you’re going anyway, might as well save me the trip.[/i] A-dom found out the other group had lots of blandishments. She hadn’t heard of the Unconquered Sun and didn’t worship him. She said they’d consider worshipping him if the group got them a third volcano. She cast some bones and told Jade’s Luck she was going to go west and find an island. Tiger looked at the bones to confirm this. They also said the group might get all the mortals killed by getting the third volcano. Tiger shared this with Jade’s Luck in High Realm. Jade’s Luck said that she would try to get another volcano, but her first concern was keeping the mortals alive and what the other volcanoes feelings were. The group then headed off towards the big volcano. [/QUOTE]
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