The Psionicle, Part XI

[GnomeWorks]

A few moments after Jansson, Ruth, Syld, and Shardorn enter the inn, Osius enters behind them...

 

[Creamsteak]

Animus will call of his friends into the arranged private room before nightfall, bringing a lit candle and pen and paper with him. Setting the candle down in the center of the table, he quickly begins to scribble his notes down:

When we visited the market today, I came across the armored woman from the other day in the library. The armored woman said to me, "When the moon is at its zenith, bring your friends to the airdocks. I'll meet you there, and lead you to our place of meeting..."

Animus rips the paper off below the end of the ink blots, and passes it around the circle of his companions. When the note returns to him, he puts the paper over the candle to let it burn. He then continues his notes:

She wants to meet us. She wants me to trust her, but I can't. "Jirlai will be waiting, so do not waste time." She said that. I do not want to ever see Jirlai's face again. I do not know what I would do to him, given the opportunity.

Animus repeats the process. He then waits for his friends to speak.

 

[Zhure]

Osius

Osius asks Jannson, "How much did we each get from the council and do you still have my share?"

Osius isn't terribly good with money, neh?

After reading Animus's words, Osius nods in agreement. "I'm not overly-fond of Jirlai either. Can we pass up a chance to get back at him again?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Do you think it could be a trap?" Shardorn asks quietly.

 

[Dalamar]

"I think it might be a trap. But I'd still like the chance to give back to Jirlai. He's killed so many of us, even if some have come back."

 

[Creamsteak]

"How many times does he suppose he can betray us?"

 

[Zhure]

Osius

"Regardless of my personal feelings toward the man himself. I find his implied goal of using the Psionicle to end psionics and psionic-users a little too genocidal," Osius says.

 

[Jarval]

Osius asks Jannson, "How much did we each get from the council and do you still have my share?"

"We got three hundred platinum pieces from the Council, of which we still have the majority. Why do you ask? If you need to buy something, I don't think we need to bother too much about shares." Jansson relies to Osius.

"I'm less than keen to meet with Jirlai, but I think we should go to the airdock. After all, we can be prepared for him this time."

 

[The Forsaken One]

Ruth suddenly looks up again, stirred from some kind of stupor. A bit uneasy she gets up and walks away.

I... I'll be back.. later.

 

[Creamsteak]

Animus moves to the door. "You will not be leaving till we are done here, and after that we must immediately go. If you choose to stay behind, that is acceptable, but I can't have you leaving before us."