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<blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 4700790" data-attributes="member: 9758"><p><strong>Session 76 - You can’t hear us now, you <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=":)" />er!</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 76</p><p></p><p><em>Synopsis of 09/15/08</em></p><p></p><p><strong>You can’t hear us now, you <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=":)" />er!</strong></p><p><strong>Subtitle: Blah Does NOT Convey Knowledge</strong></p><p><strong>Alternate Subtitle: I'm a Sphere, Not a Cone</strong></p><p><strong>Alternate Subtitle: I'm a Sign of Disorder</strong></p><p> <strong><em>By – Ao the Overkitty</em></strong></p><p></p><p>The group wandered into the demon settlement and headed up to Baharenunu. With <strong>Irresistible Questioning Technique</strong> and <strong>Judge’s Ear Technique</strong> active, Gareth questioned the demon.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What invalidates the competition?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: Any violation of the original agreement.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What does the demonic contract involve and what can cause it to be invalidated?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: Well, I don’t know all of the details involved with every villager, but I can tell you what my contract involves. My contract involves not inflicting fun upon any of the villagers, although I am allowed to watch if somebody else has fun with them. I am under a standard ‘non-world domination and/or apocalypse contract and a diplomatic contract with Heaven. I am required to make sure all paperwork from the people who first came to life on this island are properly filed and dealt with. Due to their unique situation and being out of fate, their paperwork is kind of complicated. I get to work until the competition is over and then I get to go to Heaven and finish straightening out all of the paperwork that I currently have filed. After that I get to go home.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What happens when the competition gets invalidated?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: Forfeiture of all parties involved in the invalidation. Their stakes in the agreed upon bet will be spread out among all parties that have not invalidated the competition. Any further legal complications and punishments will be determined by the Solar Deliberative.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What will end the competition?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: All but one village no longer having a reasonable population. And no, I don’t know what a reasonable competition is.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What happens when the competition ends?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: The spell sending the island to Elsewhere ends. All demons are released and returned to Malfeas, although some have addendums like I have to go to Heaven. I wasn’t rally informed of what happens on the island after my contract is up because my services will no longer be required. Based on my theory, I understand it you Solars will use the population of the island to spread humans towards the West.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: Who knows what will happen on the island after the competition ends?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: The Maiden of Secrets? There might be other people that know, but she is the only one I know would know.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: Is the contract filed somewhere?</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: Malfeas.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: I was thinking the contract between the Solars.</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: I don’t know, I wasn’t there.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: Is there a way for one village to win that does not involve four villages dying out/being killed, etc.</p><p></p><p>Baharenunu: Yes. Do you want me to tell you about it?</p><p></p><p>Gareth said yes and Baharenunu disappeared. Jade's Luck swore and realized they should actually tell Gareth what they had done and learned while he had been in Pursey.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Lets just slaughter half of them now and take the ones we want.</p><p></p><p>They headed off to question the Brain Demon next. There was a lot of praying going on outside in a language none of the group understood.</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: Hello, you’re new. I’m Chok’Thar, Demon Brain. Tell your friends.</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar wasn’t speaking out loud, but Gareth heard him in his brain.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What are the rules for the competition?</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: I don’t know the rules for the entire competition. I know the rules for this village. This village is not allowed to sacrifice themselves all at once. Because that would make them lose. Even if they don’t know it.</p><p></p><p>Gareth activated his interrogation charms again and questioned Chok’Thar.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: What will invalidate your contract?</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: Being ordered to do anything that is beyond the scope of the competition invalidates the contract because I am here just to serve the competition. We are not allowed to do anything that isn’t involved in the competition. Any order that invalidates or is trying to invalidate the competition frees us. Any order to help/plan/invent/explain a way to invalidate the spirit of the competition or help invalidate the competition frees us. Any order that is self-destructive frees us. And any order that involves leaving the island into Creation frees us.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: So you could leave the island into Elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: That would not be pleasant.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: It might be self-destructive.</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: Not sure. We’d have to get there and find out.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: We’ll get you a cart.</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar: I don’t like him. [Lie!]</p><p></p><p>Chok’Thar was sad to find out that A-dom threw a baby into the field and he missed it. It should be noted that A-dom was talking out loud instead of thinking, so everyone was hearing half the conversation.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: Why don’t we explore the piñata some more before we resume poking at it and making it explode?</p><p></p><p>Tiger: But if we don’t make it explode, how do we get the candy out?</p><p></p><p></p><p>They decided to introduce Gareth to the inhabitants of Little Well next.</p><p></p><p>On the way, Jade's Luck remembered a weird dream she had had the previous night. She dreamed she was reading the journal of some Solar named Quicksilver Noon. </p><p>Because Jade's Luck has perfect recall of her dreams she told the Circle all about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In the safety of Elsewhere, Jade's Luck repeatedly openly blasphemed. Gareth made no such comments, chanting quietly that he was a good Solar several times. A-dom proclaimed that Jade’s Luck’s dreams were lame. He said that, whenever he dreamed, he was doing something cool like running Creation, not something stupid like reading a book.</p><p></p><p>Since she could recall the dream perfectly, she relayed it all to the rest of the group. Gareth was the only one who actually listened to all of it. A-dom took a nap during her discussion.</p><p></p><p>In his dream Quicksilver Noon saw that guy juggling babies again. A-dom noticed a wiry young man with skin darkened by the sun dressed in loose, all white clothing, including pants. The guy also had a knife. </p><p></p><p>A-dom: You don’t lactate booze, do you?</p><p></p><p>The man said he didn’t, last time he checked and stated he hadn’t lactated anything by this point. Petunia pointed out that guys don’t generally lactate. It was weird that Petunia spoke out loud in Old Realm, so that everyone could understand. Quicksilver Noon noticed a small black and white cat on A-dom’s shoulder.</p><p></p><p>There was much discussion about whose dream it was. Petunia declared it it’s own dream and started looking for its tuna. Petunia jumped down and wandered off, coming back carrying a full sized tuna. A-dom stated that it must be Petunia’s dream.</p><p></p><p>There was a short conversation about white as a fashion statement versus practicality. When asked, Quicksilver stated that he had never had to make his own clothing, let alone fast. He said he preferred to find a good tailor.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver Noon: I’ve been looking for you.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Oh CRAP! Are you that lost one who has been wandering around and not finding Jahar?</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver’s response was fairly verbose and rambling, which caused A-dom to state that he MUST know Jahar after all. A-dom confirmed that Jahar was a guy who felt like he had the weight of an entire island on his back, so Quicksilver stated he was looking for him too. A-dom told him not to. A-dom explained that they were currently in a bubble in Elsewhere. Quicksilver said that would explain why he couldn't find them. Quicksilver said he was currently in the West and A-dom gave really <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=":)" /><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=":)" /> directions for how Quicksilver could find them, once they were back in Creation. He also stated that they might end up in the East tomorrow, since things tended to go poorly. There was much more talking and using of big words that A-dom half understood. A-dom jumped on the idea of building a better future.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: YES! I like that! Very good. Yes. We will build, together, with a future that we all want, mostly me.</p><p></p><p>A-dom really wasn't sure if he should like or hate this guy, given his diplomatic approach to most things. Plus Quicksilver wasn’t really down with the whole making someone their undead puppet. He did determine Quicksilver was a Solar, just not what caste. He found out Quicksilver’s thoughts on sex and candy.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Don’t let the dress fool you, I’m all man!</p><p></p><p>A-dom woke up from his nap and asked if Jade's Luck was done being boring yet.</p><p></p><p>Petunia: Meow (That was weird)</p><p></p><p>He briefly mentioned that he had just dreamed of 'that Quicksilver guy' but didn't go into it. </p><p></p><p>A-dom: He obviously has never associated with the Circle because he was all ‘the Unconquered Sun is great’ and had obviously never met the guy.</p><p></p><p>A-dom and Jade’s Luck openly blasphemed some more, just for fun. Gareth continued to not take part in that.</p><p></p><p>They discussed the potential ramifications of there no longer being a paperwork demon. Petunia suggested that they make the competition end so that no more unsouled mortals got made. A-dom stated that his cat was right and they needed to take out the purple demon so no more unsouled people get made. Petunia meowed loudly about how he got that wrong.</p><p></p><p>Gareth was not at all impressed by the inhabitants of Little Well and felt it was a very good thing his weapons were in Elsewhere so he couldn't remove the demon-worshippers from existence. Well, somewhere else in Elsewhere; not with him, that is.</p><p></p><p>The Circle decided to head off towards the final village, Sun'gra'la. Partway there, it became night, so Gareth made them all huts so they could sleep.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck dreamed of being on the <strong>Voice of Reason</strong>. She saw Gareth was ordering around a bunch of mortal crew, A-dom was drinking and hitting on all of the female crewmembers and Tiger was hiding from everyone. She also noticed a wiry man dressed in white standing at the prow.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver Noon: Wow. I seem to have upgraded my boat.</p><p></p><p>She wandered over and started talking to him. He made some comments about his boat having changed and not understanding why it had a paddle wheel. Jade's Luck told him they were on Gareth's boat and the paddle wheel was for A-dom when they needed to go faster, or if he was bored. Petunia walked past with an over-sized tuna and asked why everyone was in her/his dream. Jade's Luck found it weird that Petunia could talk to her in the dream and told the cat it should learn to communicate while they were awake. Petunia said his/her bigger half was in charge of the charms. Quicksilver walked up to A-dom and greeted him. Up until this point, A-dom hadn’t noticed the others and was started by someone ‘sneaking’ up on him. A-dom asked if this was some kind of nightmare where they were going to force him to read or something. Pursey, who was perched on Jade’s Luck’s shoulder wanted to know what everyone was talking about and said it was weird everyone was in her dream.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver greeted Pursey and A-dom told him Pursey would likely eat him at some point. Pursey asked if he looked tasty. A-dom said he probably did. Pursey then whipped out her psychedelic tongue and ate Quicksilver.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Well, there’s a show stopper.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck told Pursey to put him back.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver found himself standing in a very nicely built hut with a woman sleeping next to him. He also sensed the lingering smell of cherries and cattle. He shook the Jade’s Luck awake. She found this all very weird. Quicksilver asked if there were any more giant, sentient, man-eating purses. He found the concept of them breeding and covering Creation to be a very horrifying idea. Pursey said she was an artifact and asked if Jade’s Luck could make more of her. Jade’s Luck said it was possible.</p><p></p><p>They introduced each other finally and he stated he was a Zenith.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: Oh goody. Somebody else gets to be the priest.</p><p></p><p>She walked around to A-dom’s hut and asked if he was the guy A-dom had dreamed of the previous day. Quicksilver said that he had shared a dream with him, yes. As they wandered around the camp, she asked if he had ever been to Heaven. He stated that he was in no hurry to die, so hadn’t ventured there through the normal means of travel. Several comments were made by Jade's Luck of how screwed up heaven was and how it would break Quicksilver too. </p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: You know how badly in need of reforming Creation is? Heaven needs it worse.</p><p></p><p>Liz: All the gods are Paul!</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver rebutted that the things would improve in heaven as they improved in Creation, so their best bet was to convert people to give the Unconquered Sun more power to put the other gods back in line. Jade's Luck laughed and told him good luck with that.</p><p></p><p>She talked about how past lives kept coming back to bite them in the ass. He said that every new reincarnation was it’s own self and he never looked back. She told him that sanctified contracts were attached to the shards and he probably had a to-do list. He stated that that sounded like a poor design choice. She talked about where they were and described the island to him, including the current situation, plans for the immediate future, the wells and Great Contagion. He had no knowledge of Purple Demons, Neoma, and their method of baby-making. </p><p></p><p>Back in A-dom’s hut, Petunia jumped up and down on A-dom to wake him up.</p><p></p><p>Petunia: Hey boss! That weird guy from my dream is here. He’s out there cavorting with the enemy.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Ugh. Who the hell taught you cavorting?</p><p></p><p>Petunia stated that A-dom had used the word. A-dom stumbled out and saw Jade’s Luck talking to Quicksilver Noon.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Damn cat. Use smaller words!</p><p></p><p>Petunia: Co-conspiring?</p><p></p><p>A-dom went and kicked Gareth’s hut. When that did nothing but hurt his foot a little, he walked into the hut and kicked Gareth, telling him to wake up because they had another Solar.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: He’s a priest. Try not to break him.</p><p></p><p>Tiger was also woken at this point. They introduced themselves. A-dom decided to also tell him his real name.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Usually when you hear it used, I‘m in trouble or there is a law on the books to be arrested or thrown in the volcano or something, so I usually go with A-dom.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver commented about having been sailing while he was dreaming and he had left somebody behind on the boat. He said the boat wasn’t important to him, but his familiar was. Comments were made about someone in Heaven liking to destroy Gareth’s stuff. Quicksilver did not remember the word Sidereals. Quicksilver said that he had stolen his boat from a Dragon-blood and put his own nameplate on it.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver: Just as a side note, if some guy called the Abbot of the First Upper Locks comes for a boat, yeah, tell him I have it.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: I’m not sure if I’m supposed to like you or not. I don’t like the Zenith part, but the boat gloating is getting you lots of points.</p><p></p><p>The great horse theft was brought up and A-dom stated he had a song to sing him later. The conversation meandered back to their current situation and what they were going to do with the island. Comments were made about enjoying pissing off heaven. Gareth stated they pissed the group off equally. A-dom made a comment about how god never did anything in Heaven. Gareth checked the Circle and Quicksilver over to see if any of them were carriers of the Great Contagion. He found Quicksilver, Jade's Luck, and A-dom were all carriers. He also found A-dom had picked up a large assortment of venereal diseases on the island. Gareth went about removing all of the diseases from the Solars and started making plans for the quarantine and curing the populace of their diseases.</p><p></p><p>More comments about past exploits were made, including the caste swapping. Jade’s Luck’s reason for having the island be permanently in creation brought up the Sapphire Sentinels. The Circle completely neglected to inform Quicksilver that they were the cause of the Sentinel's release. This discussion led to a large discussion about the Circle's breaking of their first Zenith and their lack of faith. Quicksilver stated he was sure that Jade’s Luck was as good at her job as everyone else. Gareth agreed that she was very good at what she did, it was just that proselytizing wasn’t it. Quicksilver asked why they didn’t just work to convert the people to the Unconquered Sun. A-dom said that was too difficult and it was just easier to stop the Sentinels. Jade’s Luck bitched for a while.</p><p></p><p>Tiger: I don’t fight against her, I just don’t help.</p><p></p><p>This prompted A-dom to bring up several of his stories about Tiger’s origin. Tiger stated his parents were both dragon-bloods and he didn’t eat them. Quicksilver talked about how great the Unconquered Sun was and how to preach to people. Jade’s Luck snarked and told him to have fun doing that. He talked about worshipping the correct divinities instead of the low-level gods. A-dom and Jade’s Luck blasphemed some more. Gareth resumed his ‘I’m a good Solar’ chant.</p><p></p><p>A-dom brought out his lists and talked about little pieces of 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=":)" />. He talked about how they were screwing him over and eventually he’d be bound to save everyone in Creation and, since people were dying all the time, he was royally screwed. Quicksilver said he should then strive to make sure they were spiritually saved. Gareth said he’d still be screwed then.</p><p></p><p>The conversation wandered back to talking about how to recall the Sentinels and they talked about needing control specific Manses and needing to make a Manse. Gareth brought up the logistics of how long it was going him to build a Level 5 Manse. It was figured out that, with the use of his Craft speed charms and Wyld Shaping charms, he could cut a 1,000 year job down to 1.11 years of 16 hours a day work.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver brought up having notes on his boat that he needed to get back to. Jade’s Luck pulled out her dream journal and handed him the transcribed pages of his own journal. He thought that was creepy, but said it was another set of notes he needed. Gareth quickly determined that Quicksilver's boat and familiar were nearby (Gareth knew the island).</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck asked Pursey if she could put Quicksilver back where she got him from. She said maybe. When asked why she didn’t eat demons, Pursey said it was because they taste funny. Pursey had never tasted anything from a Shadowland, so told the group to remind her when they were in one to taste something. Quicksilver was told to be afraid of Pursey’s ability to lose people. He commented on the smell of cows. A-dom corrected him, telling him it was mini-cows. A-dom went on to describe mini-cows and his plans to animate one, preferably in front of some woman named Bianca. A-dom asked Pursey if she had eaten any mini-cows. Pursey said she’d check, then spit up a mini-cow. A-dom quickly snapped its neck and started casting necromancy. The mini-cow got up, its head lulling a bit.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: That’s really gross. Can I?</p><p></p><p>A-dom told her no. When she asked about Quicksilver, he said no again.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: That’s Mini-Dom. I’ve named it and I’m keeping it.</p><p></p><p>To change the subject, Gareth proposed they build a church. Quicksilver asked if anyone had a pen. Gareth walked over to a tree and made one.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck could not allow Mini-Dom to continue, so she zorched it. A-dom was understandably upset and told her she was incredibly closed-minded.</p><p></p><p>Tiger: You know what you have to do, A-dom? Steal her chastity belt. That would really pay her back.</p><p></p><p>Gareth asked what the sanctified agreement involving the creation of undead and Jade’s Luck’s ability to zorch them. A-dom dug out some notes and started talking about the now zorched mini-cow had been made by the power and glory of the Unconquered Sun and gave the Unconquered Sun all of the credit.</p><p></p><p>They decided, to not promote any favoritism, the church needed to be built in a location equally out of the way from the five villages. It was determined that a point on some cliffs on the northeast part of the island would be best for that. Gareth and Quicksilver designed what turned out to be a Cathedral made to fit 500 people at a time. Quicksilver insisted that there be an altar to Luna, since both Celestial deities should be represented. Jade's Luck pointed out that they should also have an altar to the Maidens, since they were also Celestial deities, no matter what anyone thought of their servants. These were incorporated into the design. During the conversations about design, the Coral Archipelago building debacle was brought up. Quicksilver was told he needed to visit to see the words for himself.</p><p></p><p>It was asked if Quicksilver had any crafting skills, to which he replied Craft (Air) with a little Craft (Water). Gareth said he wasn’t going to get into the uselessness of Craft (Air). A-dom brought up the Craftocracy. It was stated that you got one vote per dot of craft. The rest of the Circle realized just how much power Gareth potentially had. The only one that seemed to actually care about this was A-dom and it turned out he was the Assistant Craftsman of the People.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck asked how long it was going to take them to build the church, since she wanted to train. She talked about wanting to train for speed charms. She again stated her desire to have Gareth teach her an Investigation specialty with regards to Supernatural Beings, so that she could remember more about Sidereals, though she didn't say the word Sidereals. He asked if anyone else was interested in learning those specialties. Other trainings, including Intelligence, were also discussed. Also, Gareth told her it would take them five hours to build the Cathedral. She decided it wasn’t worth wandering off then and would enjoy the show. </p><p></p><p>Somehow soul-reclamation was brought up briefly, so Quicksilver was fully informed. Quicksilver had some interesting ideas about how Heaven was supposed to jump to the Solars’ tune, not the other way around. This made A-dom and Jade’s Luck laugh. A-dom mocked Quicksilver greatly for these ideas, saying it’ll be fun the next time they go to Heaven. Gareth said that’d be a year from now, since he was banned.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver: This is just another of those signs of disorder. We can deal with it like anything else.</p><p></p><p>A-dom (amused): I’m a sign of disorder!</p><p></p><p>A-dom noticed Quicksilver's weapon, an orchalchum Klaive, and remembered something. Quicksilver asked if A-dom's eyes rolled up into his head often.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A-dom told Quicksilver it was a very good looking knife.</p><p></p><p>Quicksilver thanked him for the compliment and said it was a present from an ancestor shard of his and that it was called The Needle.</p><p></p><p>When Gareth saw the Needle, he remembered his very first Vision, where that very same knife flew at Evening Tide of Autumn's head and narrowly missed. Gareth commented that the knife once belonged to Wretch of Winter.</p><p></p><p>A-dom said that was true, and explained how he got it, but Quicksilver could keep it. This shocked Jade’s Luck. Eventually Quicksilver got shown the book of A-dom’s children. Oh, and the disputed fact that Jade’s Luck killed A-dom.</p><p></p><p>The cathedral was completed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ao the Overkitty, post: 4700790, member: 9758"] [b]Session 76 - You can’t hear us now, you :):):):)er![/b] Session 76 [i]Synopsis of 09/15/08[/i] [b]You can’t hear us now, you :):):):)er! Subtitle: Blah Does NOT Convey Knowledge Alternate Subtitle: I'm a Sphere, Not a Cone Alternate Subtitle: I'm a Sign of Disorder [i]By – Ao the Overkitty[/i][/b] The group wandered into the demon settlement and headed up to Baharenunu. With [b]Irresistible Questioning Technique[/b] and [b]Judge’s Ear Technique[/b] active, Gareth questioned the demon. Gareth: What invalidates the competition? Baharenunu: Any violation of the original agreement. Gareth: What does the demonic contract involve and what can cause it to be invalidated? Baharenunu: Well, I don’t know all of the details involved with every villager, but I can tell you what my contract involves. My contract involves not inflicting fun upon any of the villagers, although I am allowed to watch if somebody else has fun with them. I am under a standard ‘non-world domination and/or apocalypse contract and a diplomatic contract with Heaven. I am required to make sure all paperwork from the people who first came to life on this island are properly filed and dealt with. Due to their unique situation and being out of fate, their paperwork is kind of complicated. I get to work until the competition is over and then I get to go to Heaven and finish straightening out all of the paperwork that I currently have filed. After that I get to go home. Gareth: What happens when the competition gets invalidated? Baharenunu: Forfeiture of all parties involved in the invalidation. Their stakes in the agreed upon bet will be spread out among all parties that have not invalidated the competition. Any further legal complications and punishments will be determined by the Solar Deliberative. Gareth: What will end the competition? Baharenunu: All but one village no longer having a reasonable population. And no, I don’t know what a reasonable competition is. Gareth: What happens when the competition ends? Baharenunu: The spell sending the island to Elsewhere ends. All demons are released and returned to Malfeas, although some have addendums like I have to go to Heaven. I wasn’t rally informed of what happens on the island after my contract is up because my services will no longer be required. Based on my theory, I understand it you Solars will use the population of the island to spread humans towards the West. Gareth: Who knows what will happen on the island after the competition ends? Baharenunu: The Maiden of Secrets? There might be other people that know, but she is the only one I know would know. Gareth: Is the contract filed somewhere? Baharenunu: Malfeas. Jade’s Luck: I was thinking the contract between the Solars. Baharenunu: I don’t know, I wasn’t there. Gareth: Is there a way for one village to win that does not involve four villages dying out/being killed, etc. Baharenunu: Yes. Do you want me to tell you about it? Gareth said yes and Baharenunu disappeared. Jade's Luck swore and realized they should actually tell Gareth what they had done and learned while he had been in Pursey. A-dom: Lets just slaughter half of them now and take the ones we want. They headed off to question the Brain Demon next. There was a lot of praying going on outside in a language none of the group understood. Chok’Thar: Hello, you’re new. I’m Chok’Thar, Demon Brain. Tell your friends. Chok’Thar wasn’t speaking out loud, but Gareth heard him in his brain. Gareth: What are the rules for the competition? Chok’Thar: I don’t know the rules for the entire competition. I know the rules for this village. This village is not allowed to sacrifice themselves all at once. Because that would make them lose. Even if they don’t know it. Gareth activated his interrogation charms again and questioned Chok’Thar. Gareth: What will invalidate your contract? Chok’Thar: Being ordered to do anything that is beyond the scope of the competition invalidates the contract because I am here just to serve the competition. We are not allowed to do anything that isn’t involved in the competition. Any order that invalidates or is trying to invalidate the competition frees us. Any order to help/plan/invent/explain a way to invalidate the spirit of the competition or help invalidate the competition frees us. Any order that is self-destructive frees us. And any order that involves leaving the island into Creation frees us. A-dom: So you could leave the island into Elsewhere. Chok’Thar: That would not be pleasant. A-dom: It might be self-destructive. Chok’Thar: Not sure. We’d have to get there and find out. A-dom: We’ll get you a cart. Chok’Thar: I don’t like him. [Lie!] Chok’Thar was sad to find out that A-dom threw a baby into the field and he missed it. It should be noted that A-dom was talking out loud instead of thinking, so everyone was hearing half the conversation. Jade’s Luck: Why don’t we explore the piñata some more before we resume poking at it and making it explode? Tiger: But if we don’t make it explode, how do we get the candy out? They decided to introduce Gareth to the inhabitants of Little Well next. On the way, Jade's Luck remembered a weird dream she had had the previous night. She dreamed she was reading the journal of some Solar named Quicksilver Noon. Because Jade's Luck has perfect recall of her dreams she told the Circle all about it. In the safety of Elsewhere, Jade's Luck repeatedly openly blasphemed. Gareth made no such comments, chanting quietly that he was a good Solar several times. A-dom proclaimed that Jade’s Luck’s dreams were lame. He said that, whenever he dreamed, he was doing something cool like running Creation, not something stupid like reading a book. Since she could recall the dream perfectly, she relayed it all to the rest of the group. Gareth was the only one who actually listened to all of it. A-dom took a nap during her discussion. In his dream Quicksilver Noon saw that guy juggling babies again. A-dom noticed a wiry young man with skin darkened by the sun dressed in loose, all white clothing, including pants. The guy also had a knife. A-dom: You don’t lactate booze, do you? The man said he didn’t, last time he checked and stated he hadn’t lactated anything by this point. Petunia pointed out that guys don’t generally lactate. It was weird that Petunia spoke out loud in Old Realm, so that everyone could understand. Quicksilver Noon noticed a small black and white cat on A-dom’s shoulder. There was much discussion about whose dream it was. Petunia declared it it’s own dream and started looking for its tuna. Petunia jumped down and wandered off, coming back carrying a full sized tuna. A-dom stated that it must be Petunia’s dream. There was a short conversation about white as a fashion statement versus practicality. When asked, Quicksilver stated that he had never had to make his own clothing, let alone fast. He said he preferred to find a good tailor. Quicksilver Noon: I’ve been looking for you. A-dom: Oh CRAP! Are you that lost one who has been wandering around and not finding Jahar? Quicksilver’s response was fairly verbose and rambling, which caused A-dom to state that he MUST know Jahar after all. A-dom confirmed that Jahar was a guy who felt like he had the weight of an entire island on his back, so Quicksilver stated he was looking for him too. A-dom told him not to. A-dom explained that they were currently in a bubble in Elsewhere. Quicksilver said that would explain why he couldn't find them. Quicksilver said he was currently in the West and A-dom gave really :):):):):):) directions for how Quicksilver could find them, once they were back in Creation. He also stated that they might end up in the East tomorrow, since things tended to go poorly. There was much more talking and using of big words that A-dom half understood. A-dom jumped on the idea of building a better future. A-dom: YES! I like that! Very good. Yes. We will build, together, with a future that we all want, mostly me. A-dom really wasn't sure if he should like or hate this guy, given his diplomatic approach to most things. Plus Quicksilver wasn’t really down with the whole making someone their undead puppet. He did determine Quicksilver was a Solar, just not what caste. He found out Quicksilver’s thoughts on sex and candy. A-dom: Don’t let the dress fool you, I’m all man! A-dom woke up from his nap and asked if Jade's Luck was done being boring yet. Petunia: Meow (That was weird) He briefly mentioned that he had just dreamed of 'that Quicksilver guy' but didn't go into it. A-dom: He obviously has never associated with the Circle because he was all ‘the Unconquered Sun is great’ and had obviously never met the guy. A-dom and Jade’s Luck openly blasphemed some more, just for fun. Gareth continued to not take part in that. They discussed the potential ramifications of there no longer being a paperwork demon. Petunia suggested that they make the competition end so that no more unsouled mortals got made. A-dom stated that his cat was right and they needed to take out the purple demon so no more unsouled people get made. Petunia meowed loudly about how he got that wrong. Gareth was not at all impressed by the inhabitants of Little Well and felt it was a very good thing his weapons were in Elsewhere so he couldn't remove the demon-worshippers from existence. Well, somewhere else in Elsewhere; not with him, that is. The Circle decided to head off towards the final village, Sun'gra'la. Partway there, it became night, so Gareth made them all huts so they could sleep. Jade’s Luck dreamed of being on the [b]Voice of Reason[/b]. She saw Gareth was ordering around a bunch of mortal crew, A-dom was drinking and hitting on all of the female crewmembers and Tiger was hiding from everyone. She also noticed a wiry man dressed in white standing at the prow. Quicksilver Noon: Wow. I seem to have upgraded my boat. She wandered over and started talking to him. He made some comments about his boat having changed and not understanding why it had a paddle wheel. Jade's Luck told him they were on Gareth's boat and the paddle wheel was for A-dom when they needed to go faster, or if he was bored. Petunia walked past with an over-sized tuna and asked why everyone was in her/his dream. Jade's Luck found it weird that Petunia could talk to her in the dream and told the cat it should learn to communicate while they were awake. Petunia said his/her bigger half was in charge of the charms. Quicksilver walked up to A-dom and greeted him. Up until this point, A-dom hadn’t noticed the others and was started by someone ‘sneaking’ up on him. A-dom asked if this was some kind of nightmare where they were going to force him to read or something. Pursey, who was perched on Jade’s Luck’s shoulder wanted to know what everyone was talking about and said it was weird everyone was in her dream. Quicksilver greeted Pursey and A-dom told him Pursey would likely eat him at some point. Pursey asked if he looked tasty. A-dom said he probably did. Pursey then whipped out her psychedelic tongue and ate Quicksilver. A-dom: Well, there’s a show stopper. Jade’s Luck told Pursey to put him back. Quicksilver found himself standing in a very nicely built hut with a woman sleeping next to him. He also sensed the lingering smell of cherries and cattle. He shook the Jade’s Luck awake. She found this all very weird. Quicksilver asked if there were any more giant, sentient, man-eating purses. He found the concept of them breeding and covering Creation to be a very horrifying idea. Pursey said she was an artifact and asked if Jade’s Luck could make more of her. Jade’s Luck said it was possible. They introduced each other finally and he stated he was a Zenith. Jade’s Luck: Oh goody. Somebody else gets to be the priest. She walked around to A-dom’s hut and asked if he was the guy A-dom had dreamed of the previous day. Quicksilver said that he had shared a dream with him, yes. As they wandered around the camp, she asked if he had ever been to Heaven. He stated that he was in no hurry to die, so hadn’t ventured there through the normal means of travel. Several comments were made by Jade's Luck of how screwed up heaven was and how it would break Quicksilver too. Jade’s Luck: You know how badly in need of reforming Creation is? Heaven needs it worse. Liz: All the gods are Paul! Quicksilver rebutted that the things would improve in heaven as they improved in Creation, so their best bet was to convert people to give the Unconquered Sun more power to put the other gods back in line. Jade's Luck laughed and told him good luck with that. She talked about how past lives kept coming back to bite them in the ass. He said that every new reincarnation was it’s own self and he never looked back. She told him that sanctified contracts were attached to the shards and he probably had a to-do list. He stated that that sounded like a poor design choice. She talked about where they were and described the island to him, including the current situation, plans for the immediate future, the wells and Great Contagion. He had no knowledge of Purple Demons, Neoma, and their method of baby-making. Back in A-dom’s hut, Petunia jumped up and down on A-dom to wake him up. Petunia: Hey boss! That weird guy from my dream is here. He’s out there cavorting with the enemy. A-dom: Ugh. Who the hell taught you cavorting? Petunia stated that A-dom had used the word. A-dom stumbled out and saw Jade’s Luck talking to Quicksilver Noon. A-dom: Damn cat. Use smaller words! Petunia: Co-conspiring? A-dom went and kicked Gareth’s hut. When that did nothing but hurt his foot a little, he walked into the hut and kicked Gareth, telling him to wake up because they had another Solar. Jade’s Luck: He’s a priest. Try not to break him. Tiger was also woken at this point. They introduced themselves. A-dom decided to also tell him his real name. A-dom: Usually when you hear it used, I‘m in trouble or there is a law on the books to be arrested or thrown in the volcano or something, so I usually go with A-dom. Quicksilver commented about having been sailing while he was dreaming and he had left somebody behind on the boat. He said the boat wasn’t important to him, but his familiar was. Comments were made about someone in Heaven liking to destroy Gareth’s stuff. Quicksilver did not remember the word Sidereals. Quicksilver said that he had stolen his boat from a Dragon-blood and put his own nameplate on it. Quicksilver: Just as a side note, if some guy called the Abbot of the First Upper Locks comes for a boat, yeah, tell him I have it. A-dom: I’m not sure if I’m supposed to like you or not. I don’t like the Zenith part, but the boat gloating is getting you lots of points. The great horse theft was brought up and A-dom stated he had a song to sing him later. The conversation meandered back to their current situation and what they were going to do with the island. Comments were made about enjoying pissing off heaven. Gareth stated they pissed the group off equally. A-dom made a comment about how god never did anything in Heaven. Gareth checked the Circle and Quicksilver over to see if any of them were carriers of the Great Contagion. He found Quicksilver, Jade's Luck, and A-dom were all carriers. He also found A-dom had picked up a large assortment of venereal diseases on the island. Gareth went about removing all of the diseases from the Solars and started making plans for the quarantine and curing the populace of their diseases. More comments about past exploits were made, including the caste swapping. Jade’s Luck’s reason for having the island be permanently in creation brought up the Sapphire Sentinels. The Circle completely neglected to inform Quicksilver that they were the cause of the Sentinel's release. This discussion led to a large discussion about the Circle's breaking of their first Zenith and their lack of faith. Quicksilver stated he was sure that Jade’s Luck was as good at her job as everyone else. Gareth agreed that she was very good at what she did, it was just that proselytizing wasn’t it. Quicksilver asked why they didn’t just work to convert the people to the Unconquered Sun. A-dom said that was too difficult and it was just easier to stop the Sentinels. Jade’s Luck bitched for a while. Tiger: I don’t fight against her, I just don’t help. This prompted A-dom to bring up several of his stories about Tiger’s origin. Tiger stated his parents were both dragon-bloods and he didn’t eat them. Quicksilver talked about how great the Unconquered Sun was and how to preach to people. Jade’s Luck snarked and told him to have fun doing that. He talked about worshipping the correct divinities instead of the low-level gods. A-dom and Jade’s Luck blasphemed some more. Gareth resumed his ‘I’m a good Solar’ chant. A-dom brought out his lists and talked about little pieces of mind-:):):):). He talked about how they were screwing him over and eventually he’d be bound to save everyone in Creation and, since people were dying all the time, he was royally screwed. Quicksilver said he should then strive to make sure they were spiritually saved. Gareth said he’d still be screwed then. The conversation wandered back to talking about how to recall the Sentinels and they talked about needing control specific Manses and needing to make a Manse. Gareth brought up the logistics of how long it was going him to build a Level 5 Manse. It was figured out that, with the use of his Craft speed charms and Wyld Shaping charms, he could cut a 1,000 year job down to 1.11 years of 16 hours a day work. Quicksilver brought up having notes on his boat that he needed to get back to. Jade’s Luck pulled out her dream journal and handed him the transcribed pages of his own journal. He thought that was creepy, but said it was another set of notes he needed. Gareth quickly determined that Quicksilver's boat and familiar were nearby (Gareth knew the island). Jade’s Luck asked Pursey if she could put Quicksilver back where she got him from. She said maybe. When asked why she didn’t eat demons, Pursey said it was because they taste funny. Pursey had never tasted anything from a Shadowland, so told the group to remind her when they were in one to taste something. Quicksilver was told to be afraid of Pursey’s ability to lose people. He commented on the smell of cows. A-dom corrected him, telling him it was mini-cows. A-dom went on to describe mini-cows and his plans to animate one, preferably in front of some woman named Bianca. A-dom asked Pursey if she had eaten any mini-cows. Pursey said she’d check, then spit up a mini-cow. A-dom quickly snapped its neck and started casting necromancy. The mini-cow got up, its head lulling a bit. Jade’s Luck: That’s really gross. Can I? A-dom told her no. When she asked about Quicksilver, he said no again. A-dom: That’s Mini-Dom. I’ve named it and I’m keeping it. To change the subject, Gareth proposed they build a church. Quicksilver asked if anyone had a pen. Gareth walked over to a tree and made one. Jade’s Luck could not allow Mini-Dom to continue, so she zorched it. A-dom was understandably upset and told her she was incredibly closed-minded. Tiger: You know what you have to do, A-dom? Steal her chastity belt. That would really pay her back. Gareth asked what the sanctified agreement involving the creation of undead and Jade’s Luck’s ability to zorch them. A-dom dug out some notes and started talking about the now zorched mini-cow had been made by the power and glory of the Unconquered Sun and gave the Unconquered Sun all of the credit. They decided, to not promote any favoritism, the church needed to be built in a location equally out of the way from the five villages. It was determined that a point on some cliffs on the northeast part of the island would be best for that. Gareth and Quicksilver designed what turned out to be a Cathedral made to fit 500 people at a time. Quicksilver insisted that there be an altar to Luna, since both Celestial deities should be represented. Jade's Luck pointed out that they should also have an altar to the Maidens, since they were also Celestial deities, no matter what anyone thought of their servants. These were incorporated into the design. During the conversations about design, the Coral Archipelago building debacle was brought up. Quicksilver was told he needed to visit to see the words for himself. It was asked if Quicksilver had any crafting skills, to which he replied Craft (Air) with a little Craft (Water). Gareth said he wasn’t going to get into the uselessness of Craft (Air). A-dom brought up the Craftocracy. It was stated that you got one vote per dot of craft. The rest of the Circle realized just how much power Gareth potentially had. The only one that seemed to actually care about this was A-dom and it turned out he was the Assistant Craftsman of the People. Jade’s Luck asked how long it was going to take them to build the church, since she wanted to train. She talked about wanting to train for speed charms. She again stated her desire to have Gareth teach her an Investigation specialty with regards to Supernatural Beings, so that she could remember more about Sidereals, though she didn't say the word Sidereals. He asked if anyone else was interested in learning those specialties. Other trainings, including Intelligence, were also discussed. Also, Gareth told her it would take them five hours to build the Cathedral. She decided it wasn’t worth wandering off then and would enjoy the show. Somehow soul-reclamation was brought up briefly, so Quicksilver was fully informed. Quicksilver had some interesting ideas about how Heaven was supposed to jump to the Solars’ tune, not the other way around. This made A-dom and Jade’s Luck laugh. A-dom mocked Quicksilver greatly for these ideas, saying it’ll be fun the next time they go to Heaven. Gareth said that’d be a year from now, since he was banned. Quicksilver: This is just another of those signs of disorder. We can deal with it like anything else. A-dom (amused): I’m a sign of disorder! A-dom noticed Quicksilver's weapon, an orchalchum Klaive, and remembered something. Quicksilver asked if A-dom's eyes rolled up into his head often. A-dom told Quicksilver it was a very good looking knife. Quicksilver thanked him for the compliment and said it was a present from an ancestor shard of his and that it was called The Needle. When Gareth saw the Needle, he remembered his very first Vision, where that very same knife flew at Evening Tide of Autumn's head and narrowly missed. Gareth commented that the knife once belonged to Wretch of Winter. A-dom said that was true, and explained how he got it, but Quicksilver could keep it. This shocked Jade’s Luck. Eventually Quicksilver got shown the book of A-dom’s children. Oh, and the disputed fact that Jade’s Luck killed A-dom. The cathedral was completed. [/QUOTE]
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