Project Apocalypse RPG Session 3 Log Session Start: Sat Jun 05 20:36:17 1999 ============================================================================ Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Dominic, Scuzzlebutt A's Leg, Hermit, Kermit Aerian as Xorn Bryann as Dragoona Lucia as Rista Mark Kroush as Cain Scott Kroush as LeBeau Seath as Ashmodeel (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Ashmodeel) ============================================================================ ===GAME ON!=== --The party wakes up in Lymon village... After a restful night's sleep...-- Dominic: "Good morning, everyone. How are you doing today?" LeBeau: "Not bad t'day." Cain: "Been better. Been worse I guess I'll do." Dominic: "That's good... Let's see... I think we're about a day and a half or so away from Torvalds..." Xorn: "Everything seems to be normal..." * Dominic nods to Xorn. * LeBeau starts shuffling his lucky deck of playing cards. "'Den le's move. A'ight?" Dominic: "Sounds like a plan! Rista, you ready to go?" * Rista nods... "Ready and willing ;)" Cain: "Day and a half out we ain't gettin' nowhere flapping our lips." * Dominic heads towards the exit of the village... * Cain follows Dominic * LeBeau looks over at Rista, then starts following Dominic. * Xorn follows Dominic * Dragoona follows everyone * Rista follows LeBeau... eyeing him carefully. Dominic: "By the way, we are taking a bit of a short cut to Torvalds..." Dragoona: "Shortcut? LeBeau: "Is it dangerous?" Cain: "Who else knows about this shortcut?" Dominic: "It could be... It's through the 'Vine Jungle,' one of the more dangerous parts of Betulia... However, it's about the best way to get to Torvalds..." LeBeau: "Prolly ev'ry brigand on 'dis sidea 'da continent." * Rista shudders, but stays quiet. Cain: "If you mean scoundrel, rogue, thief, murderer, rapist and all around bad guys. That sounds 'bout like our luck." * LeBeau looks over at Rista. "You a'ight, chere?" * Rista blinks.. and looks up.. "I..I'm all right.." --As they walk, the jungle thickens, with plants having more and more long, snaking vines on them...-- * Dragoona pulls out her sword so she doesn't have to do it later... she smells a battle and she doesn't like it... * Rista eyes the plants... shrinking away from them. Dominic: "Don't worry, most of the plants here are harmless... Just creepy." * Xorn watches around cautiously as he walks. LeBeau: "'Dis jungle is worse 'dan 'de kudzu vines in south Iria." * Cain eyes the vines carefully. "Quite interesting." * Rista mutters "Amen to that, Henri..." * LeBeau gives Rista somewhat of a grin. * Rista blushes. Cain: "Y'all quit acting on lust and let's continue through this s***." * Dragoona chuckles a little. LeBeau: "Hehehehe......" * Dominic grins. LeBeau: "An' ta' t'ink 'dat guy's a monk from Chyu." * Rista glares at Cain. Dominic: "He isn't like any monk I've ever met..." Cain: "Never said I was a saint." --A vine brushes past Dragoona's ankle...-- Cain: "There are a few things even I won't give up." * Dragoona jumps a little Dragoona: "..." Dragoona: "Guys..." Cain: "What?" LeBeau: "Hmmm?" Dominic: "Don't worry... That's plant's probably harmless... No one's seen a man eating plant in this jungle for years." Cain: "How many years Dom?" Dragoona: "PROBABLY?!" Dominic: "Two or three generations, I think." Dominic: "Personally, I'd worry more about the poison ivy... Well, and the ROUSes, but I don't think they really exist." Cain: "That's comforting. We could be the first in two or three generations to be eaten by vegetation." * Dragoona sweatdrops. LeBeau: "Jest in case, I t'ink I'll keep my fire tech 'andy." Cain: "Possible role reversal with a salad." Cain: "What a way to go out." LeBeau: "Hehehehe....." Dominic: "Well, I'm willing to bet that it's probably just old stories..." LeBeau: "I 'ope yer right, Dom." LeBeau: "'Ow bout you, Rista?" * Dominic nods. --Another vine brushes past Rista's ankle... Then another past Cain's...-- Cain: "Some old stories are based on fact. Never dismiss folklore as drunken tales, Grasshopper." Rista: "I prefer to eat plants.. not be eaten by plants... I just hope those stories don't hold true..." * Rista screams! * LeBeau picks up Rista. * Cain takes a hack at the vine just for s**** and grins. * Xorn glances at Rista oddly, and goes back to watching the plants. --A few more vines brush past the ankles of LeBeau, Ashmodeel, Xorn, and Dominic...-- * Rista blinks.. and blushes at Henri.. then looks down at the vegetation... Cain: "I think we need a weed whacker." * LeBeau starts sending fire at the vines. --Upon LeBeau's "firing up" the vines, there is some motion in the brush up ahead...-- Cain: "The hell is that?" LeBeau: "Eh?" --Suddenly, a group of giant Venus-fly-trap-like monsters and creatures with celery stalk limbs and vine whips attack!-- ===COMBAT!=== Cain: "Oh s***." * Dragoona jumps back with her broadsword into a stereotypical "Cloud" stance... LeBeau: "Burn baby burn." Three Venus Person Traps in front, three Scuzzlebutts in back... ===ROUND 1=== * ~Ashmodeel prepares a spell... * Cain pulls his pig sticker. Scuzzlebutt A's leg: "Hi, I'm TV's Patrick Duffy..." Cain attacks Venus Person Trap A! Hit! 17 damage! Dragoona attacks Venus Person Trap A! * Rista closes her eyes and starts chanting softly.. First attack... 15 damage... * Dragoona takes her sword and carves pretty little designs into Venus Person Trap A! Second attack... 18 damage. * Xorn takes aim with his rifle. Venus person trap A casts Spore Pop on Dragoona! Dragoona is hit by exploding plant spores for 15 damage Dragoona: "Ow!" Dragoona: "That hurt!" ;_; LeBeau: "Bet 'dat hurt." Venus Person Trap B attacks Dragoona! * Dragoona tries to move out of the way. Dragoona is bitten by the plant for 7 damage. Cain: "Drag's totin' an ass whoopin' here." Venus Person Trap C attacks Rista! Rista: "..." LeBeau: "RISTA! Look out, darlin'!" Rista is bitten by the plant for 16 damage. * Rista winces, whimpering softly... LeBeau casts Fire Arrow on Scuzzlebutt A! LeBeau: "You a'ight, Rista?" Rista: "I..." Scuzzlebutt A is scorched for 19 damage. Scuzzlebutt A attacks LeBeau! * Rista looks up.. "Henri!! Look out!" LeBeau is whipped for 17 damage. Cain: "You done pissed big man off now." Scuzzlebutt B attacks Ashmodeel! Critical hit! Ashmodeel is hit for 21 damage! LeBeau: O_o; Scuzzlebutt C defends... ~Ashmodeel casts Dark Beam on Venus Person Trap A! Venus Person Trap has critical weakness to Darkness attacks... 46 damage! Xorn attacks Scuzzlebutt A! First attack... 15 damage... Second attack... 14 damage... Rista casts Chaos on Scuzzlebutt A! Waves of chaotic magic circle above... Alternating between the enemies and the party... The magic finally homes in on... Scuzzlebutt A! Chaos effect: Scuzzlebutt A's MgD down 5! * Rista looks up... still concentrating... Dominic casts Singularity on Scuzzlebutt A! Dominic points his staff towards the monster... Suddenly, all the light surrounding it is sucked into a tiny little dot of darkness... Scuzzlebutt A has critical weakness to darkness attacks... 55 damage! Scuzzlebutt A is no more! ===ROUND 2=== Dragoona casts Quickslash on Venus Person Trap A! Venus Person Trap A is cut blindingly fast for 20 damage! * Dragoona takes her sword, hops back, and rushes towards Venus Person Trap A... It seems like she is just a blur, until you see her sword slice through the Person Trap, with one half of it plopping on the ground dead. Venus Person Trap A is salad! Cain casts Dark Beam on Venus Person Trap B! Dragoona: "Anybody got some dressing?" Venus Person Trap B has critical weakness to Darkness magic. 12 damage. LeBeau casts Thunder Bolt on Venus Person Trap B! Cain: "Yo ass just got weed whacked." * LeBeau sends a lightning bolt at Person Trap B. Venus Person Trap B is electrocuted for 17 damage. Xorn attacks Scuzzlebutt B! First attack... 12 damage. Second attack... 13 damage. Venus Person Trap B attacks Dragoona Dragoona: "Hey! I was kidding about the dressing part!" Dragoona is hit for 7 damage. Venus Person Trap C attacks Rista! Cain: "You know if you would shut your mouth you might not be getting your ass kicked right now." Rista is hit for 15 damage. * Rista winces... and falls back a bit... Scuzzlebutts B and C defend.. Dragoona: "Listen, mister 'I can scare off the monsters with my BO...'" Dragoona: "... Rista! Are you okay?" Rista casts Chaos on Venus Person Trap B! LeBeau: "RISTA! A'ight...'dese t'ings're gettin' wacked...." The waves of chaotic magic circle ahead... They finally focus in on Venus Person Trap B! Chaos effect: Stone! * Rista breathes a slight sigh of relief... Venus Person Trap B is now a solid statue, and for all intents and purposes is dead! Dragoona: o_O Cain: "Bob Dylan was right..." Rista: "Thank goodness..." LeBeau: "'Dat t'ing's takin' a lot for granite." * Dragoona wideeyes as the Venus Person Trap is rocked. ~Ashmodeel casts Dark Beam on Scuzzlebutt B! Dragoona: "Ouch... bad pun, LB." Scuzzlebutt B has critical weakness to darkness magic. 48 damage. * Rista raises an eyebrow at Henri.. LeBeau: "Hehehe....." Dominic casts Singularity on Scuzzlebutt B! Scuzzlebutt B has critical weakness to darkness magic. 58 damage. Scuzzlebutt B is defeated! ===ROUND 3=== * LeBeau pulls his staff out of his trench coat. "Guess I oughta jest beat it's ass wit' my stick." Cain: "If y'all wish to run off screaming in fear we will allow that opportunity now." Dragoona attacks Venus Person Trap C! * Dragoona attacks the meanie Person Trap! Die die die! First attack... 14 damage... Second attack... 20 damage... Cain casts Dark Beam on Scuzzlebutt C! Scuzzlebutt has critical weakness to darkness magic... 12 damage. LeBeau attacks Venus Person Trap C! Venus Person Trap C is thwacked with LeBeau's staff for 8 damage. * LeBeau rushes at the Venus Person Trap, swinging wildly, yet with all his strength at the monster with staff in hand. Cain: "You know they say that staff's one bad mother........." Venus Person Trap C attacks Cain! Cain: "Come get some you worthless son-bitch." Cain is hit for 11 damage... Scuzzlebutt C casts Celery Kick on Xorn! Scuzzlebutt C delivers a massive kick to the android with its celery stalk limb... Xorn is hit for 13 damage... Xorn attacks Scuzzlebutt C! First attack... 12 damage... Second attack... 14 damage... Rista casts Heal Blessing on herself! * Rista raises her hands and chants in a hushed voice... A green-gold glow surrounds her. She sends the glow to surround Rista... Rista regains 36 HP. ~Ashmodeel casts Dark Beam on Venus Person Trap C! Venus Person Trap C has critical weakness to darkness magic... 50 damage. Dominic casts Singularity on Scuzzlebutt C... Scuzzlebutt C has critical weakness to darkness magic. 48 damage. ===ROUND 4=== * LeBeau readies himself to cast one more time, this time a brilliant light surrounding his hand. Cain attacks Venus Person Trap C! * Rista closes her eyes and begins chanting... Hit! 19 damage. Venus Person Trap C is a decorative garnish! * Cain unseams the trap from a****** to appetite Dragoona attacks Scuzzlebutt C! * Dragoona opens up a can of whup-ass on Scuzzlebutt C! First attack... 19 damage... Scuzzlebutt C joins Patrick Duffy's career in the afterlife! VICTORY! Cain: "'Bout damn time." 20 XP, 100 MXP, 100 Cira gained Dominic: "Anyway, not that that's taken care of, shall we carry on?" LeBeau: "Le's." Dragoona: "Yeah!" ^_^ * Rista nods. Cain: "Let's before any more appetizers decide to show up." Dominic: "I apologize for what happened... I thought the man-eating plants were extinct." * Dragoona wipes plant gook off her sword. "No problem." Cain: "That's a'ight. We know now not to trust your thinking." * Dominic makes an odd face. * Dragoona looks at Cain oddly. * Rista raises an eyebrow at Cain... * LeBeau makes a point to ignore Cain's remarks. --The party comes to a small clearing in the Vine Jungle... A modest hut can be seen in this clearing...-- Dragoona: "Yay! A place to rest!" ^_^ --A old hermit walks out of the hut...-- Hermit: "Oh, hello there, travelers!" * Rista raises an eyebrow slightly... Cain: "Yes?" Hermit: "What brings you to this neck of the woods?" Dragoona: "Freakboy here decided to take a shortcut." *signals Dominic* LeBeau: "We're on our way to Torvalds." * Xorn watches the hermit quietly, hiding his rifle under his cloak." * Dominic pretends not to hear Dragoona. Cain: "And we got attacked by the salad bar from western sizzler." Hermit: "Hmm... Well, this is the shortest route to Torvalds... You're nearly there!" Cain: "Which brings us to your humble abode." Hermit: "Ahh, yes... Those infamous man-eating plants... Could've been worse... You could've run into the ROUSes." Dragoona: "Uh..." Hermit: "Yes?" * Dragoona sweatdrops Hermit: "Are you okay miss?" Dragoona: "Yeah... fine. What're ROUSes?" Cain: "We were almost eaten by a large Caesar salad and you say these ROUS things are worse?" Hermit: "Oh, those... Rodents Of Unusual Size... Quite nasty buggers..." LeBeau: "Hehehe.... figures." Hermit: "Well, the man eating plants are quite rare compared to the ROUSes... Plus ROUSes tend to travel in packs." Cain: "Large rats. Lovely." LeBeau: "Ah don' t'ink I care ta tangle wit' dose t'ings." Hermit: "Don't worry, once you know their ways, they aren't that bad... Travelers unfamiliar with these woods could have trouble, however... Anyway, pleased to meet you... The name's Kermit..." Cain: "Kermit the Hermit. A'ight." Kermit: "Anyway, why don't you spend the night here... It's getting late, and the ROUSes are nocturnal... I'll just put an extra pot of soup on the fire..." Dragoona: "Sure!" ^_^ Kermit: "Great... Follow me..." Cain: "Sounds like a winner to me." * Kermit walks into the hut... LeBeau: "Don' mind if ah do. T'anks, sir..." * Cain follows Kermit. * Dragoona follows blindly, no thoughts that this COULD be a TRAP. * LeBeau follows, but keeps his guard up. --Kermit's hut is modest, but quite neat and clean on the inside. There are various books, scrolls, and manuscripts scattered around the hut.-- * Kermit puts a second pot of soup over the fire. Cain: "Nice place Kermit. Who's your decorator?" * Xorn enters the hut and sits beside the door. Kermit: "Thank you... Actually, I am... These are some of my belongings from my old life before I moved here..." LeBeau: "Ye m'st be quite 'de student, sir. W'at wit' all the books, scrolls, etc 'round here." Dragoona: "Old life?" Kermit: "Student? Well, I suppose you could say that, though they are all works of fiction... I used to be a bard in Ustvestia." Dragoona: "Say, you wouldn't be a mage, would you?" ^_^ Dragoona: "... Oooh. A bard." * Kermit laughs... "No, no... Magic is not my way... I'm pretty mean with a song though, at times..." Kermit: "Nowadays, I just visit the local villages sometimes and tell stories to the children..." Kermit: "So, anyway, why are you heading to Torvalds of all places?" * LeBeau listens intently to all that's said, while keeping his hands occupied by shuffling his cards again,. Dragoona: "Cuz all hell's breaking loose! Or so Dominic and Ash say." ^_^ Kermit: "Oh, you're talking about the war?" *sigh* Cain: "And it beats the hell out of waiting for trouble to find us." * Xorn takes his gun off his shoulder and starts to clean it. Dragoona: "War?" Dragoona: "What war?" Cain: "What is it good for?" Kermit: "The war between Dragonia and Savanti..." Dragoona: "Oh. That war." Dragoona: "That's not why we're going to Torvalds..." Kermit: "How goes it? We don't get much news here, I'm afraid..." Kermit: "If the war isn't the reason, what is?" Dragoona: *gulps* "Rumors of the Destroyer..." * Kermit laughs... "The Destroyer? What makes you think he's in on this?" LeBeau: "Got nothin' better ta do." Dragoona: "I don't know... I just listen to all the smart-talk that Dominic spouts out." ^_~ LeBeau: "'Sides seein' da world's more int'restin' 'den sittin' round Iria castle all day." Dominic: "Well, we found this strange Dark Mana in Dragonia, or actually their army did... We think it fell during the Night of Falling Stars and is capable of breaking magic barriers..." * Dragoona looks at LeBeau. "Kamelat is worse. It's boring and they make you train." * Kermit pales... "Did... did he say Dark Mana that fell from the sky!?" Dragoona: "Yeah... I forgot what it was called for a few." Cain: "Let's just eat and get some sleep before we head out in the morning." Kermit: "By the Founders..." * Kermit points to the soup. "Help yourselves..." * Kermit rushes to the corner and peruses an ancient looking scroll... * Dragoona eats. :D * Kermit shakes his head in concern... Cain: "What's wrong old man?" * LeBeau eyes Kermit. Kermit: "The story you said... About the Dark Mana falling from the sky... It reminds me of an ancient prophecy... One of the 'forbidden verses' that the bards of Ustvestia are banned from telling outsiders..." Cain: "Well you got my curiosity up and we are about elbow deep in this go ahead." * LeBeau keeps listening. "Go 'head." Kermit: "Well, here's what I have... 'And lo, when the dark power falleth from the sky and shatters the walls that bind, and when the Blood of God is exposed to His children, then Antonius, the one who destroys, shall awaken from his long sleep...'" Cain: "Is Antonius going to be grumpy when he wakes up?" Kermit: "Well, the last time he woke up, he single handedly nearly destroyed our world." Cain: "I have a very bad feeling about this." LeBeau: "Hmmm..." Cain: "Well can the dude be reasoned with or are we s*** out of luck?" Kermit: "There's some more here... 'Antonius, of the same tribe as some of Founders, he was seduced by the darkness... His soul turned black as his armor, as he destroyeth all before him." LeBeau: "Apparently not, Cain." Dragoona: "Fun... Being SoL is fun..." LeBeau: "Is 'dere any way ta stop 'im?" Cain: "So the Reader's Digest version is if Antonius wakes up somebody's gotta whoop his ass before he wipes out everybody." Kermit: "'The other Founders and Espers, wielding the power of gods, were powerless against his might... Until the eight Guardian Founders united as one, and sealed him away...'" Kermit: "Hmm... There may be a way, but it will be a long shot..." LeBeau: "W'at is it?" Cain: "That's better than being dead." LeBeau: "Ah was always one ta gamble on da' longshots." Cain: "Yeah, you took Charismatic in the Derby." Kermit: "From what I can gather, you must find a way to reunite the Guardian Founders... As well as gather the Esper 'Chariots of God,' whatever they are..." * Rista remains silent... merely taking all of this in... Kermit: "Hmm... Reunite the Guardian Founders... Where have I heard this before..." * Kermit runs off and rifles through another book... Cain: "This gets better and better." Kermit: "Aha! I think I know what they mean!" LeBeau: "'Dere might be more info in de' library in Iria. I met Ash when 'e was tryin' ta find more info on Gineyres." ~Ashmodeel: "Yes, the Irian library is a treasure throve of information... However, I did not find much on prophecies when I was there... Mostly navigation and exploration." LeBeau: "Calm down, Cain." Kermit: "'And lo, when the Guardian Founders decideth to leave our World, they left behind their power, in the form of eight Crests, each hidden among the kingdoms of Mirzha..." LeBeau: "Hidden among de' kingdoms?" * Rista blinks... things beginning to sound familiar to her. Kermit: "Apparently so... These old verses are not particularly clear in meaning..." Kermit: "I've studied them for years and I still don't know what the 'Chariots of God' are or what the 'Blood of God' is..." Cain: "They are clear enough to give us an idea of where to look for these crests?" Kermit: "Not really... It just says that when the time comes, they will reveal themselves..." LeBeau: "Hmm... since what we're talking Espers, Ah'll bet the 'Chariots' will probably be found on Gineyres..." Cain: "That would be the obvious answer." Kermit: "Probably... That would be the first place I'd look..." LeBeau: "Ah've 'eard many an explorer say 'e was lookin' fer Esper technology on Gineyres. None ' 'em ever returned." Cain: "That's comforting... What's our move though?" Kermit: "I've heard that as well... Many people regard the Founders and Espers as gods on our world..." Kermit: "Messing with 'God' is not always wise, apparently..." LeBeau: "No way ta' find out but ta try." Kermit: "Anyway, it's getting late... You may want to get some sleep... It's still a ways to Torvalds and you guys look like you've had a rough day..." * Cain curls up in a corner in an attempt to get some sleep. * Kermit jumps into his hammock and closes his eyes... * Dominic finds a comfy wall and leans against it as he drifts off to sleep... * LeBeau sits against a wall, his cards in hand. He draws one card at random from the deck, the ace of spades. Meaning? Who knows. * Dragoona sits and sleeps and sits and whatever * Rista wanders over to LeBeau... and sits next to him... LeBeau: "'Ey. W'at's on yer mind?" Rista: "Nothing much... What are you doing?" LeBeau: "J'est tryin' ta figure out w'at's goin' on 'ere. It's really gettin' deep 'ere." Rista: "I know how you feel... I feel... out of my depth... but I HAVE to keep going..." Rista: "It's all linked... to me somehow..." LeBeau: "Ah know. I feel Ah've gotta too. but it's a lot more compl'cated 'den w'at we were t'inkin'." Rista: "How do you mean?" LeBeau: "No one 'dat's went to Gineyres has evah returned. Ah've talked to so many explorers in Port Town." * Rista looks up seriously.. "Do you think we'll return?" LeBeau: "Ah've always been a gambler, so I'm gonna bet 'dat we will." * Rista smiles... LeBeau: "but we're takin' a big gamble j'est in goin' 'dere in da first place." Rista: "It seems to me that if we are strong enough to brave the danger... We are strong enough to come out of there in on piece, right?" LeBeau: "Yer right, Rista." * Rista stifles a yawn..." Dragoona: "Zzzzzzzzzzzzz..." LeBeau: "If yer tired, den go ta sleep." * Cain starts to snore loudly. * Rista has already leaned against LB's shoulder and is fast asleep. --As Rista sleeps, her body twitches as she dreams...-- * Dragoona is louder than Cain, their combined snorings waking everyone else but her, Cain, and Rista up. ;P ===ANIME CUTSCENE: RISTA'S DREAM=== --The scene is of a small, peaceful village, on a bright sunny day... People are going about, going on with their lives...-- --Suddenly, smoke is seen over the village... A fire has broken out in the west part of town... People are screaming... Running for their lives...-- --The smoke, fire, and sounds of terror spread across the entire town... The streets are stained with blood...-- * Rista whimpers softly.. her body twitching slightly.. --A figure in dark armor appears walking out of the flames... As the figure approaches, we can see that it bears a strong resemblance to Rista... It has a wicked grin on her face, as it takes its sword and destroys several more buildings with one swing...-- --Suddenly, the figure stops, a look of surprise on its face... Standing before it is another figure, bathed in pure white light... Its face bearing a strong resemblance to... Rista...-- * Rista whimpers again.. --The "being of light" confronts the "being of dark."-- --Suddenly, the "being of dark" bends over and cries out in pain... A pair of black angel's wings burst forth from its back...-- --The 'being of dark" attacks the "being of light" and the scene fades with a silent explosion of pure light...-- ===END CUTSCENE== * Rista shrieks and snaps awake... shivering with more than just the clamminess on her palms... * Rista looks around at her surroundings.. trying to figure out where she is... * LeBeau has his arm around Rista, dead to the world asleep. * Dragoona has her arm around a pillow, dead to the world asleep. * Rista blinks a few times... and looks down at Henri's arm.. realizing where she is.. * Xorn looks up at Rista. * Cain is asleep with arms wrapped around a pocket flask... snoring. * Rista catches her breath... her wits... and looks around... * Rista looks at Xorn... blinking owlishly... Xorn: "Are you okay..?" Rista: "I..." * Rista shudders... Rista: "It was a dream..." Rista: "It was only a dream..." * Xorn nods slowly, "I see." * Rista looks at LeBeau... Cain: "But you have problems remembering a lot of things. You had a rough night Rista." LeBeau: "Hehe... I was drawing cards all night, before I went to sleep." * Rista nods at Cain... her blush fading... paleness taking its place." LeBeau: "You OK, chere?" Rista: "No... No, Henri... I'm not..." LeBeau: "We'll figure out w'at's causin' dat dream, Rista. Ya got m'word on it." * Rista nods.." her mind replayin' the dream... and haunting her... * Dragoona comes back in. * LeBeau tightens his arm around Rista, trying to be comforting. * Cain hands Rista a cup of coffee strong enough to take rust off a car bumper. "Drink this, it will make you feel better * Rista shakes her head to clear it... and looks up at Henri... opens her mouth... but closes it... * Dominic yawns and stretches. * Rista accepts the coffee... "Thanks..." Kermit: "Ahh, looks like a beautiful day for a walk... If you just keep heading north, you should arrive at Torvalds before noon." LeBeau: "If we can avoid any more fights." Kermit: "I should hope so... If the prophecies are correct, you guys have a lot of work to do..." Kermit: "Fighting will only detract from your ability to do that work." Cain: "Amen." Dragoona: "Yes." LeBeau: "T'anks. Le's move, guys." Dominic: "Agree... Farewell, Kermit, and thanks for your gracious hospitality..." * Xorn gets up, straps his gun around his shoulder again, and leaves the hut. Kermit: "Don't mention it... Good luck on your quest!" * Kermit waves. * Rista waves back. Cain: "Thanks Kermit. If you need anything just holler." * Kermit smiles, nods, and continues waving. :) * Cain waves and walks out. * LeBeau puts his staff back into it's hiding place under his trench coat and starts walking out, waving back to Kermit. * Dragoona toddles out. :D * Rista follows LeBeau... still in thought. --It is a quiet, beautiful, peaceful day in the Vine Jungle... And no icky creepy vines this time around!-- * Dragoona is in a generally good, high-on-life mood. :D --As they walk, the jungle begins to thin...-- * Cain flings the empty flask. "Picked a fine time to quit drinking." --A bright reflection can be seen in the distance, filtering through the jungle...-- * LeBeau walks along, cards in hand. * Rista sighs... softly.. trying to forget about what happened the night before.. --As the jungle thins, the reflection seems to get brighter and larger...-- * Dragoona shields her eyes Rista: "... What... what IS that?" * LeBeau has his shades on. Cain: "I don't know, but it polishes up nice." --As the party leaves the Vine Jungle, they reach an enormous clearing... The reflection is originating from an enormous transparent dome covering an entire city!-- LeBeau: "'Dis mus' be Torvalds." * Dragoona looks back at Dom, "Torvalds?" Dominic: "You are correct... This is my home... The domed city of Torvalds..." Cain: "If it ain't we really should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque." Dominic: "Come on, follow me, I'll take you to the main entrance!" Cain: "Is there a cover charge?" * LeBeau follows Dominic. Dominic: "Don't worry, let's just say I have connections..." * Dragoona follows. :D * Cain follows. --As the party walks towards the entrance of the city of Torvalds, they can't help but wonder what their futures will be like based on what they learned over the past day...-- ===SESSION END===