Tristan Maclaren (Sep 21, 2011 9:55:30 PM)
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Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 9:55:59 PM)
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Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 9:56:13 PM)
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Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 9:56:19 PM)
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Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 9:56:31 PM)
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Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 9:56:34 PM)
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Tristan Maclaren (Sep 21, 2011 9:58:03 PM)
*The trod set them on a Small platform that was hovering - it appeared - high above the earth. If there even was earth. All you could see was sky. The bridges were several hundred yards away and there was a serene expanse of open air between the platform and the bridges.*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 9:58:23 PM)
(If there's no objections Jamie, Holly will bring her companion with her)

Tristan Maclaren (Sep 21, 2011 9:58:57 PM)
(is ok by me)

Tristan Maclaren (Sep 21, 2011 9:59:06 PM)
(This user is now known as J-me)

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 9:59:22 PM)
Irish said da middle bridge, yeah?*He got down into a track runners position on the platform*

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:00:28 PM)
Yea, middle bridge, supposed tobe a pretty good way off the Silver Path.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:00:32 PM)
*She nods as she looks around the little platform, a large bengal tiger by her side who seems to be casting reproachful glances to her from time to time.* Yes, the middle bridge. *Taking out the map she unfolds it to look it over, her head tilting to the side as she opens it wide to study and allow everyone to look at it.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:01:30 PM)
*Tom, ironically enough, looks slightly less serious and shows a hint of sheepish when Holly's tiger is around. He says nothing, but takes point towards the bridge.*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:01:36 PM)
A'ight, been lookin' forward ta doin' dis part again*He took off at full speed and launched himself off the platform*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:02:04 PM)
*the map showed to follow the silver path past a golden tower and across a river, take the left form and at the totem pole, to go off the path and head north. Some various unusual waypoints were listed*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:02:22 PM)
*if people decide to run ahead, he won't race them or anything*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:02:50 PM)
Well then onwards and upwards. *She smiles and rolls the map up again, finding the tiger jostling her away from Thomas as she starts down the central path.*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:03:37 PM)
*Imani was carried on the updraft across the expanse of open air and he settled onto the middle bridge*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:04:27 PM)
She peers at the tiger curiously, primping her curls. For a moment, she studies the way it was moving.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:04:27 PM)
*For those who hadn't jumped before it took a bit of getting used to. Stepping off the platform placed you on... well, nothing. Nothing but air, but an updraft carried you to whatever bridge you looked at. Keep your concentration...*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:04:57 PM)
*Smiles, enjoying the sensation. This is better than that wall climbing thing*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:05:08 PM)
*He landed with a grin and moved a bit ahead to give the others space to touch down*

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:05:15 PM)
::he'll look skeptically at the gap between where they are now and the middle bridge:: So this is a safe thing, right? There's not any kinks in the area where if you do it wrong you die a horrible death?

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:05:17 PM)
She remembers to tuck her skirt into her apron before she gives a running start, bounding off the edge in the manner that the others were, following along.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:06:26 PM)
...goddamnit. ::he'll take a step off and hope for the best as he keeps his eye on the middle bridge::

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:06:59 PM)
*She smiles as her feet set down upon the central bridge, shaking her head a little to Marc.* I don't think anything is truly safe, it's more a case of expect the unexpected.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:07:00 PM)
*Marc found that however fast he stepped off the bridge was how fast he traveled, so it was a slow, lazy (or perhaps agonizing) float towards the middle bridge for the grump eshu* *The bridge was a short jaunt that set you down in rolling pink chimerical hills filled with gigantic pastel puffs that looked like dandelions on acid*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:08:15 PM)
Dat shit is even mo' fun da second time*When the group was together again, he stalked along with them*Damn.....am I still fucked up or do all ya'll see dis trippy shit?

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:08:43 PM)
*She stops for a moment and looks around at the brightly coloured large flowers, hands slipping into her pocket as her head tilts to the side.* Butterfly's like flowers and these are some of the most impressive one's I've seen. I wonder if we pick some now we could use them as bait?

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:09:19 PM)
*As they went through could even hear the crickets chirping in some dazed, vaguely techo-ish song*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:09:37 PM)
It looks colorful...

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:10:29 PM)
::It's cool. Marc brought a book. He'll scribble some notes into it while waiting, putting it back when he finally reaches the group:: Those look lik edandelion puffs. I don't know if the butteflies would be attracked to that rather than something with petals. What're the chances those puffs will do something detrimental if they're disturbued and float all over the place when you pluck them?

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:11:03 PM)
*the first two legs of the journey were rather uneventful, unless anyone tried to eat the giant pastel puffs. (and if you do PM me). The tower was a blazing golden tower that said it was a monument to Princess Onazeotlika, mistress of the golden flower. The river was a fast rush of bright neon blue water with a sturdy bridge over it. The landscape grew darker but no less colorful, the pastels and bright neon colors fading to jewel tones*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:11:40 PM)
That's a good point, likely they are attracted to scent as well. *Nodding with some regret at not being able to find a reason to pick the puffs she instead followed the path onwards.*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:11:44 PM)
*While they walked, the cap was starting to sweat pretty heavy. An odd sight for one with stone skin, and it only made the chipping and flaking worse*(No thanks, already have enough wrong with me ;)

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:13:43 PM)
*Tom ponders grabbing one to study later... But he figures even touching them might not be too safe, so he moves on.*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:14:13 PM)
She was taking note of what was seen, but mentally rather than in any written way. She was familiar with the strangeness of the Dreaming, and while awed she doesn't yet seem overwhelmed.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:15:10 PM)
*They could travel undisturbed until a massive painted totem pole rose from the dark emerald landscape.*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:16:18 PM)
*She points to the totem pole as it comes into view.* The map showed we need to go off the path and head north once we reach it.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:17:03 PM)
Oh... I see. *He had been distracted, looking for anything unusual about the totem* (( 09/22/11 02:16:37 Thomas Walker rolls 5 dice vs. diff of 6 to kenning: 5, 10, 8, 9, 3 : 3 successes ))

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:17:17 PM)
Ah, great. I was afraid we were going to have to answer a riddle or something.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:18:00 PM)
We'll only get one of those if we are -very- lucky. *Taking out the map as she continues to walk she makes certain that the directions are correct.*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:18:50 PM)
*it certainly looked as if you should veer North at this time*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:18:54 PM)
Hmmm... This totem looks magical... Kinda like a treasure. Feels kinda nice too... Well, at least not bad. *He walks up to it and greets* Hello there.

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:19:02 PM)
*He wiped his brow and grumbled a bit to himself while checking out the totem pole*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:19:09 PM)
She pauses to look over the pole intently, stopping beside Thomas. "Was?"

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:20:19 PM)
*Faint voices seemed to drift from the totem. pleasant sounding, like memories or quiet whispering from the past*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:20:20 PM)
*Standing at the totem pole she double then tripple checks the map before putting it away again, her attention finally shifting to the pole itself.* Did something happen to it Tom?

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:21:31 PM)
*Tom talks while concentrating on their task* We're looking for some glowing butterflies, dangerous, poisonous... But we need them to help some friends... Do you have any advice?

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:23:27 PM)
(Thomas, roll your glamour+rememberance dif = your banality +4)

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:24:54 PM)
((Failed, as expected. :-) ))

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:25:01 PM)
((Being old has its downsides!))

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:26:30 PM)
*a slight breeze blew and the totem seemed to murmur a bit*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:27:16 PM)
*He murmurs, along with the voices he hears, trying to remember what they say* Try the left path. My grandfather once fought an occiphus and always regretted it. Careful of the pains, they are dark. I'm afraid of the dark.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:27:27 PM)
*She looks curiously to the pole, watching it closely and trying to find answers from it.* Can it hear us then? Talk to us? *She smiles to the pole itself.* Please if you know anything that can help us reach the butterflies safely and return in the same way it would be much appreciated.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:28:01 PM)
(Your rememberance+glamour diff your banality +4 Holly)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:28:32 PM)
"Ja, ja. Bloody devil of a beast one way, and what we are to be finding the other, one might be hoping."

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:29:22 PM)
(3 sux)

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:29:41 PM)
*As they stood around talking, the sweating stopped*I thought Eshu paths was supposed ta be fun, not safe.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:30:17 PM)
((Go eshu power!))

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:30:59 PM)
*He answers Imani* I think my boring may be rubbing off on her a lil.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:31:13 PM)
Say what you want about it, at least we get you there?

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:31:42 PM)
She looks to Imani with a curious expression and laughs. "Ja? I am to be thinking the butterfly is danger enough without the Occiphus."

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:32:25 PM)
*He looked to Lior and shrugged*I'm doubtin' it can be worse den last time, even wit some nasty ass monster.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:33:45 PM)
*She tilts her head to the side as though listening speaking softly to herself as she confirms the information.* Do not drink the wine or step beyond the ring of bones. The caves hold riches and the sao of the nightflower gives nightvision to those who drink it.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:34:10 PM)
"I am not to be thinking this last times is so good. The dogflower was frightful with the howlings."

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:34:48 PM)
What's a sao? (or was that a typo? If so forget he asked)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:35:12 PM)
sap I believe)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:35:16 PM)
(Nope not a typo! What the totem said!)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:36:25 PM)
(yes, sap)

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:36:47 PM)
Riches, eh? Might have ta come back here once dis whole colla' mess be over.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:38:10 PM)
Oh. Does anyone know what a nightflower is?

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:38:31 PM)
And yeah, butterflies first, treasure definitely, but later.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:40:30 PM)
[lore on the nightflower? *Chuckles* Or something?]

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:40:45 PM)
(You may roll int/lore dif 7)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:43:32 PM)
[09/22/11 02:42:16 Lior Axel rolls 7 dice vs. diff of 7 to lore: 1, 2, 10, 10, 8, 3, 8 : 3 successes Assuming Dream is the appropriate lore, again]

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:43:45 PM)
(1 sux)

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:45:41 PM)
(2 for me)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:46:37 PM)
Nightflowers should be easy to spot, they are big dark purple lillies and I've heard that their nector is delicious as well as being magical.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:47:16 PM)
Just gotta be careful not to overdo it, I guess. I heard some guys were a little too... Excited in the last excursion.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:47:45 PM)
::Scribblescribble:: I know a little about them. Their juice lasts for about an hour. What's the side effects for an OD, Thomas? do you know?

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:48:07 PM)
Too excited? *Her head tilts to the side as she watches Thomas curiously, starting off the path and towards the north as the map had indicated they should.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:48:08 PM)
No. I just mean, careful with the bedlam.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:48:41 PM)
"It is to be kept in the freeholds only maybe for the week. Sap then spoils and causes the blindness."

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:48:52 PM)
Ouch.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:49:33 PM)
"Not long, maybe half the day is long? It spoils in the hour outside of the dreaming."

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:50:12 PM)
Dis whole thing startin' ta make me hate flowers*He scratched at the skin around his collar with an annoyed expression*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:50:46 PM)
*She smiles as she continues onwards, turning back to look at Imani over her shoulder.* They are pretty and will help us, in this case they seem to be a good thing.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:50:51 PM)
She looks to the pole, speaking to it directly. "Where is there to be the bloody butterfly!?!"

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:51:56 PM)
(Lior: rememberance+glamour dif of you banality +4) (also the pole cannot be spoken to once the path is left)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 10:52:32 PM)
(brb sorry being called afk for a bit)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:54:23 PM)
[This is hilarious- 09/22/11 02:54:02 Lior Axel rolls 8 dice vs. diff of 7 to glamour + remembrance: 6, 3, 2, 5, 2, 2, 5, 6 : Failed

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:55:33 PM)
*murmurs that Lior could not quite understand*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:56:18 PM)
*it was staring to get dark, the sun dipping towards the horizon as they traveled, finding small footpaths and deer trails that the eshu led them down. The forest started to get thicker, the scent of berries and blossoms filling the heavy warm air.* (per/alertness everyone dif 6)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:56:52 PM)
She mutters curses under her breath in that glot, scowling.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 10:56:59 PM)
((2 sux))

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 10:57:02 PM)
(2)

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:57:04 PM)
(spec attentive count?)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 10:57:49 PM)
[09/22/11 02:57:16 Lior Axel rolls 4 dice vs. diff of 6 to alert: 6, 10, 9, 6 : 4 successes *Eyes the roller*

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 10:57:56 PM)
(3 suc)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:58:42 PM)
(yes Marc)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 10:59:39 PM)
*Everyone could see a line of bones in the forest a few paces before the trees broke into plains. Bleanched white, some were quite old.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:00:21 PM)
Uh... Would that be the ring of bones we're not supposed to step beyond?

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:01:28 PM)
::he'll take a quick breath in:: Right. I'm thinking so. Do those moose have any significance for anyone or are they just, you know, free playing moose in the wild? ::he'll motion towards the plains::

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:01:44 PM)
Da decor gettin' betta at least*He eyed the bones with a smirk*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:02:11 PM)
Don't the occi-something had moose horns or something?

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:02:22 PM)
She points out past the bones. "If one is to be wanting to see the Occiphus, I am to be thinking this is him. They are looking to be happy, with playing." She looks down to the bones.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:02:34 PM)
(back)

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:02:45 PM)
I thought we definitely did *not* want to see the Occiphus?

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:02:57 PM)
*when Marc pointed them out you can all see big shaggy moose like creatures with paws and claws (and fangs) like lions, with large antlers*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:03:23 PM)
"Nein. I am to be thinking it is better to be seeing him, so to know when he is close."

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:03:30 PM)
(afk a few, gotta get the laundry out. Just assume Imani follows along, lost in his bedlam disorentation for the moment)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:04:53 PM)
*it seemed as long as you stayed in the forest the occiphi did not notice you. They were froclicked, butting heads and rolling like massive cats*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:05:43 PM)
*frolicking)

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:06:14 PM)
So Holly... what's the direction of those butterflies again?

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:06:33 PM)
North. *She smiles and nods to Thomas waiting for the others to be ready to depart.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:07:15 PM)
((Which way is north, compared to the moose thingies and the ring of bones and the end of the forest?))

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:07:27 PM)
*Straight north would take you directly through the bone ring and the occiphi field, but it had bounds that you could see. going around was possible*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:07:39 PM)
Let's go around. Left.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:07:45 PM)
Sounds like a plan

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:08:00 PM)
*Takes point* And keep an eye open for those nightflowers, please...

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:08:41 PM)
(perception/survival dif 6 for everyone, perception dif 8 if you do not have survival)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:09:44 PM)
(botch!)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:10:15 PM)
[09/22/11 03:09:03 Lior Axel rolls 4 dice vs. diff of 6 to survival: 10, 5, 4, 4 : 1 successes Had to check to be sure I had some.]

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:10:54 PM)
*Holly finds a bed of big fat purple flowers that smell enticingly like peppermint*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:10:56 PM)
((1 success))

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:12:19 PM)
*Lior and Thomas could see some caves with flickering lights set into a ridge in the distance. They, too looked to have masses of purple flowers growing in the low wet areas*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:12:46 PM)
*Finding the flowers and delighted by their fragrance she begins to pick them, feeling hopeful that the butterflies will be attracted to the scent.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:12:53 PM)
Think I found some...

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:12:56 PM)
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J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:13:34 PM)
*Mmm, they were wet and faintly sticky, full of sticky sap* (holly, roll me your stamina dif 7)

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:13:47 PM)
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Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:14:10 PM)
(fail on the survival check)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:14:25 PM)
(kk. Marc just uses eshu sense to keep on truckin')

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:15:05 PM)
(Failed!)

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:15:07 PM)
*The cap nearly stumbled, dazed, over the ring of bones. He woke from whatever trance he'd been in just before he set his foot down and was thus able to return it to friendly ground*Tired a dis' bullshit already.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:17:51 PM)
"I am to be thinking those are the nightflowers." She points toward the caves. She primps her curls and notices that the others were doing their own thing and watches Holly in perplexity.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:18:14 PM)
*The caves were cooler than the land, and inside it was dark. The land was dark, everything was getting dark save for the flashed of green-gold light coming from the caves. The flowers growing by them were sleender dark purple lillies*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:18:35 PM)
((Before I go get nightflowers, did something weird happen with Holly?))

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:19:09 PM)
*Clutching the sticky peppermind flowers she stands up and follows after the others, a smile on her lips and blissfully unaware of being in any kind of danger.*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:19:35 PM)
*Holly grabbed an unusual purple forest flower. she seems ok for the moment*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:19:55 PM)
*Returning to his senses, he rejoined the others with a rather sour look on his face*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:20:22 PM)
*Then he goes get some nightflowers in the cave*

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:20:40 PM)
Alright, so.. nightflowers. ::He'll eye the thing, looking for thorns or anything else that screams danger before plucking one::

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:21:08 PM)
*Tom is a bit less careful about picking one... He trusts his thick skin, apparently*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:21:18 PM)
Lior was unphased by the change in lighting, before padding over to Imani's side. "Are you to be good? Do you want to be holding hands?"

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:22:14 PM)
*His only reply the the Nocker was a snarl that sounded like it belonged out in the plains with the other beasts*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:22:20 PM)
*A little shiver runs through her as she crouches beside Thomas, the scent of peppermint strong about her.* This looks like them, I wonder if they taste as good as everyone says they do.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:22:49 PM)
*The lilys smelled like, well, lillies. They seemed to have a small amount of watery juice at the bottom of thier petals that could be poured out and drank*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:22:56 PM)
You smell nice. Please be careful, let me try it first.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:23:38 PM)
*Tom touches the juice with the tip of his tongue and drinks slowly... Trying only to drink enough so he can start seeing better in the dark... Or starts feeling euphoric. Whatever happens first, he stops.*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:24:25 PM)
*She smiles as she watches him, the tiger padding up to her other side so she was flanked by protective forces from either direction.* I thought the rule was something like ladies first?

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:24:39 PM)
::Just going to wait for the troll to do his thing::

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:25:14 PM)
Not when it's about tasting potentially dangerous saps.

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:25:17 PM)
She examines the cave intently, stepping away from the cap.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:25:45 PM)
*One flower's worth had about two teaspoons of liquid in it - not enough to OD and enough to affect your eyesight, It was sweet, like honey and vanilla, slightly warm and slowly your eyes started to see into the caves, what was once black as night turned to pale colors and relief*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:26:34 PM)
Oh... This is cool.

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:26:39 PM)
You guys should try it.

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:27:10 PM)
*Reaching out with her hand to pick another flower she looks to Thomas with a smile, his words leading her to tip it backwards so that she drinks the liquid with one smooth motion hoping that it could lend some warmth to this sudden chill in the air.*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:28:16 PM)
Good old royal taste tester*He snatched up a flower for himself and drank down the sap*

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:29:35 PM)
::that's all he really needed. He'll take a swig of the sap, savoring the taste:: Alright, that is pretty good. If it weren't for the potential blindness and bedlam I can see adding this to a latte

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:29:37 PM)
*everyone could drink. viola! You can see into the caves!* *inside the butterflies were resting on rocks, cave formations and the like, beating thier wings very slowly as if in meditation, glowing faintly, waiting for the deepest dark of night*

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:30:44 PM)
There. *She smiles and points to the gave, the glow of the butterflies a pretty little light against the darkness, leaning unconsciously closer to Thomas as his warmth beckons her nearer.*

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:31:48 PM)
Lior refrains from drinking, already quite capable of seeing in the dark unaided.

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:33:08 PM)
Funky*He looked around with a smirk. The cap certainly seemed to belong in a cave, or at least blend in well what with his stone skin*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:33:35 PM)
Ok... let's try this. They look a bit drowsy now. *He makes sure the buckler is strapped to his left arm before he grabs the net and tries to net one - maybe multiple - butterflies in one swing*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:34:29 PM)
Thomas: Dex/ath dif 6)

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:35:04 PM)
((3 successes))

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:38:24 PM)
*swoop! He netted three cleanly. the other butterflies ddid stir, scattering off deeper into the caves*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:38:46 PM)
Hmmm... We didn't bring any bags or anything, did we?

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:39:22 PM)
She slips her apron off and fashions a pouch to offer Tom to dump them in. "Here."

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:40:02 PM)
Thomas. *She steps fowards towards him holding out the peppermind flowers.* These have a lot of scented sap upon them, if we rub it on the net and leave a few blooms in the bottom of it, you might attract them to it.

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:40:41 PM)
*He stalked the butterflies as they took off, careful to keep distance between them and himself*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:42:36 PM)
*For the time being the butterflies were playing 'keep away' flittering off and away when anything got close to them. They netted three beat thier wings tentatively, slowly, as if testing what they were trapped in*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:43:04 PM)
Hmmm... Let's try the plain approach with one net, and the trap approach with the other, Holly? ((She did have one other, right?)) *Meanwhile, he's carefully trying to push the butterflies into Lior's apron-pouch.*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:44:14 PM)
*Not having a net, he just explored what parts of the cave he could get to*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:44:41 PM)
*Will try more netting - if possible - once his net is free again*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:45:06 PM)
(kk, people exploring: per/investigation dif 6. people netting: dex/stealth dif 6)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:45:14 PM)
*Not having a net she throws a handful of the peppermint flowers to the floor of the cave, hoping the butterflies will be attracted to one spot and easier to capture.*

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:45:56 PM)
(2 for investigation)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:46:12 PM)
(lol failed on investigation I'm doing so well tonight!)

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:47:06 PM)
*The trolls moves surprisingly quiet, like a big blue ninja* 09/22/11 03:46:41 Thomas Walker rolls 6 dice vs. diff of 6 to stealth netting: 7, 7, 3, 7, 3, 3 : 3 successes

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:47:33 PM)
((I did think we had 2 nets. I got Marc's, I thought Holly had the second...))

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:48:23 PM)
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J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:49:03 PM)
(yes, there were 2)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:49:34 PM)
She was keeping attentive to who had the nets, but interested in seeing what these supposed riches were, as well, peering around distractedly.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:49:39 PM)
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Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:49:46 PM)
(oh if there is a spare net I will try with that!)

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:50:07 PM)
[I lack investigation, still, I should fix that.]

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:50:09 PM)
*Thomas could come up close enough to a small cluster of butterflier to take a swipe*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:50:22 PM)
((Athletics now?))

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:50:29 PM)
(what're we doing now? Sorry, I missed any calls for rolls other than butterfly capturing)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:50:53 PM)
(lol I failed that one too) *Holly stalks towards the flowers she'd left upon the ground in an attempt to catch the butterflies, a sudden violent shiver running through her, causing the net to wave around wildly.*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:51:07 PM)
(if you would like to investigate it is per/investigation dif 6)

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:51:37 PM)
(dex/ath dif 6 Thomas) *All around holly butterflies scattered and they started to circle at the top of the cave.

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:51:52 PM)
(4 sux to investigate. )

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:53:17 PM)
*While the others snagged butterflies, he was off plundering the caves. He quickly filled his pack with his odd findings....and wondered if they were edible*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:54:13 PM)
((3 sux on the second swipe))

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:54:58 PM)
*She tries to hold the net and swipe at the butterflies however the shivering fits seem to be coming more often, a particular jump resulting in her dropping the net entire as she wrapped her arms around herself.*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:55:31 PM)
*Brings the net down again, with the same precision as before...*

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:55:34 PM)
*whoosh! Thomas netted 3 more before the butterflies started to circle, more and more joined the whirlwind...*

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:56:30 PM)
((Did we need 6 butterflies for 12 antennae, or 12 butterflies for two dozen of them?))

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:56:47 PM)
[8 butterflies for 16 antennae]

Marc Agni (Sep 21, 2011 11:57:00 PM)
::Marc is grabbing this, that, and the other, though not with his bare hands:: Anyone here good at identifying magical stuff? I've found some things that're making my spider senses tingle but hell if I know what it is or good for.

J-me (Sep 21, 2011 11:57:52 PM)
(and anyone with animal ken may roll wits/animal ken dif 6)

Holly Mapleton (Sep 21, 2011 11:57:59 PM)
*The shivering near constant now she talks with a slight quaver in her voice as she hugs herself tightly.* Maybe we can look at it when we get out of here and to somewhere with some warmth.

Imani Shields (Sep 21, 2011 11:58:06 PM)
*He called back to Marc*Whatcha got, mo' shrooms?

Lior Axel (Sep 21, 2011 11:58:08 PM)
"Ja." She mutters. "Bloody Nockers got to know something, do we not?"

Thomas Walker (Sep 21, 2011 11:59:38 PM)
*Tom quickly hands the net with the trapped butterflies to Holly, grabs the one she dropped and tries to net more from the whirlwind...* Uh... I dunno, but this looks like we might wanna be ready to run. Just a guess.