Session Start: Wed Aug 24 19:05:18 2011 <@Ked> [The Hunt] <@Ked> [Monday, August 6, 2490 - 1510 Snowflake local time] <@Ked> [The Snowflake Guard campus offices, not so high up in the Admin building.] <@Ked> It's a weird afternoon after a weird, weird weekend at Takeuchi Third Memorial High School. <@Ked> The Guard put a conference into your schedules this morning, and one of the team was kind enough to let Sei know since he seems to have misplaced Hantsuki today. <@Ked> So of course you arrived for the meeting... and there was no one there. When called, Sergeant Major Doeschate said he was on the way, but for the moment it's just five snowflakes and an empty conference room. <@Ked> [session start] <@Ked> ...and a pot of tea that a helpful corporal has made for you before ducking out to the front office. ... well, we'll see. * LadySpitterwing is sitting with Swarm...and coincidentally, very far away from untransformed Sei. * LadySwarm sits and quietly sips a cup of tea. She's rather stiff, but the tea seems to be helping. * Sei is untransformed, but wearing a stylized Chary-monster mask that does a pretty good job of hiding his face, just in case somebody who doesn't know who he is wanders in. The mask is useful, since the boy inexplicably blushed so hard it was visible on his neck if one was looking there when he saw Spitterwing. He's kicking his feet idly. "So... what's this meeting for?" * LadyCrystal is helping herself to some tea. She looks... oddly-relaxed about the whole affair. "Hellifiknow." How much do you wanna bet Doeschate is gonna have.... fuku'd company? * LadySpitterwing has some tea, too. He's not the type to be late unless someone bigger is messing with something. * Sei shrugs. "No bet. 'Specially not when he's late, and no disasters are on the news feeds." * Sei has some tea, too! His mask's tentacles move out of the way of his mouth when he gestures at it with his Tessen. Well, whatever happens, it won't be boring. And that is so creepy with the tentacles. Sorry... * LadySpitterwing takes a covert glance and makes a covert shudder of agreement at the tentacles. * LordWind leans back, and stares at the ceiling. I thought it was neat. <@Ked> There's a slight change in air pressure, as if someone opened a door in the next room, but you don't hear anything at all through the door. * LadyCrystal twitches. "Trouble inbound." * LadySpitterwing leans forward and peers around curiously. * LadySwarm stiffens again, looking to the door. * Sei looks nervously from Swarm to Spitterwing to Crystal. "What is it?" he whispers. * LordWind beads on the door; alert. ...don't know. * Doeschate sticks his head through the door, and you realize that it must be soundproof since there's a conversation going in the next room, something about confidentiality. * LadySpitterwing stands up and smiles. "There you are, Sergeant. Is everything all right?" * Doeschate puts a finger to his lips as he slips in, then pulls his EI out and very deliberately puts it down on a table just outside the room. * Sei 's eyes widen, and he goes very quiet. Almost spookily so; he doesn't normally move or act with such stillness. * Doeschate makes odd gestures with his hands - somehow you get the impression he's asking if you want to do the same thing. * LadySwarm had started relaxing. She stops. * Sei carefully holds up his left hand, as if showing off his Tessen that it holds. The real point is that Hantsuki's wrist-band is missing. * LadySpitterwing tilts her head as she tries to decipher the gestures, then spreads her hands. She still hasn't quite got the trick of getting her EI to transform with her yet. * LadyCrystal waves to Doeschate, grinning a little. And then she calmly pulls out AIDrick... before sighing, turning it in her hand and nodding in its direction. * LadySwarm lets out a silent breath, looking down at where Rori is clipped to her waistband. After a moment she slides her EI free and hands it carefully over to Doeschate. * LordWind seems to be mentally flipping a coin, before settling on a decision, taking off Hercules' loop, and tekeing it over. It wobbles a little, but it's clear he's been practicing, as the EI band makes it over to Doeschate. * LadyCrystal wastes little time in joining the group in parting with her beloved EI. * Doeschate does a twisty you-me-door-eyebrows thing, trying to figure out if Crystal is asking him to take it. ...right. * Doeschate closes the door after all the gear is carefully left outside. And locks it. And bars it. And engages a floor-ceiling bolt. * LadySwarm prevents herself from squirming with an effort and just waits, tense. * LordWind watches the ritual with some interest, and bemusement. Sorry about the delay, I got waylaid on the way here. Umm? Do we wanna know by who? * Sei whispers, "What's going on out there?" ...I can't tell you. 'k. * LadySpitterwing nods. * LadyCrystal sits, rolling her eyes. "Well, that bodes poorly." So, Sergeant, what brings us here today? And you can speak up. If anyone can hear through these walls... What brings you here today, officially, is a meeting to coordinate further security for you. You probably noticed the little bombing problem this weekend. Good enough excuse. * LadySwarm nods, frowning. * LadySpitterwing twitches. "Yeah..." No kidding. I still feel horrible for Sadao, but he seems to be coping as well as one can... * Sei hides his face behind the mask's tentacles again, but a stricken frown was visible briefly. ... you can probably take that off for now. ...yes, my lord. What the fuck? I suppose. *flicks the Tessen, and it turns into a baseball cap* * LadyCrystal can't help but snicker into her hands. I thought being untransformed would be more polite for a meeting. Since I get water everywhere transformed. But in case somebody came in... You'll hear this officially later, but there are no more Saturday-afternoon passes off campus. All of you are forbidden to leave campus untransformed, all of you are forbidden to leave campus at all without at least four of my troops accompanying you. ...is this true for all students, or just us? The no-more-passes thing, I mean. * LadySpitterwing looks sad, but understanding. Yes... it's going to be phased in under a different excuse, though. * Sei looks sad. Oh, okay then. * LordWind tries not to roll his eyes. It doesn't work. Alright. I'm fine with that. I... guess. Any...luck...in finding out who did it? It's a predictable reaction. Of course that's going to be the response. Guess what. Whoever they are? They knew that would be your move. And probably planned around it already. * LadySwarm tries not to grind her teeth. "That doesn't mean it's a brilliant idea to let people go wandering around where they could get hurt." All their actions and plans so far have been long term and elaborate. Clamming up is something they can work around. * Doeschate grimaces. "Kind of. Not in any meaningful way, though. One of the maintenance engineers was rather nastily slaughtered back up the tracks in Malletfall - and whoever did it covered the body with a flag that matched the one you saw when you were attacked, Lord Wind." A white planet in a sea of blood, then. Fitting. ...what? * LadySpitterwing shudders at that one. We kept that out of the nets the first time, so it's a genuine claim of responsibility. * LordWind nods, to himself. * Sei looks from Crystal to Wind. Time of death about an hour or so before the bombing? * Doeschate sits down. "There's really not much we need to do - just call my office when you want to go somewhere. Probably that's just going to be down to Zone 11, anyway." * LadySwarm nods. Rather more than that - there appears to have been some sort of penetration op at the rail-yard using that guy as their in. So...he was in on it, not just an innocent victim!? So we have a fringe that's willing to kill in order to have... something back. And... huh. How well-done was it? Or they blackmailed him, or killed him and somehow pretended to be him... we're still trying to catch up. The kill looked... sloppy. The setup was slick enough that Ballistics-sama hasn't figured it out yet. * LadySpitterwing shudders again. "Errrgh..." Do ... Lord Wind, is... did they ever say what they wanted? Not directly. But their agenda is pretty clear. Prolly a rush job covering their tracks. But still, this means someone smart's in on this, and that can't be any good. And yeah, it's pretty plain to see -- down with the Hierarchy. You got a flat-out, if budding, rebellion here. Well, they've managed to make the Ladies completely paranoid. I'm supposed to... * Doeschate rolls his eyes, and pours some tea. * LadySwarm waits with raised eyebrows for Doeschate to finish his sentence. * Doeschate sips and tries again. * LadyCrystal figures that some more tea would be nice as well. I have official orders to grill you - discreetly - on who Lady Wildfire is. No idea. We don't know! Yeah, no shit. * LordWind shrugs. * LadySpitterwing shrugs. "We wish we knew." * LadySwarm can't keep one corner of her mouth from curling up. Drop the 'Lady'. She has kept herself out of surveillance - why would she have gone to one of you? Otherwise, got no clue. * Sei flicks his eyes to Swarm, but glances away again. ...but more than that, I've been told to - get this - be less friendly with you. And her whole aura kept features pretty indistinct, so no luck there, either. I have ideas, but I bet they're all wrong and it'll be the last person any of us expect. * LordWind glances at Sei, and then at the padlocked door. * LadyCrystal raises a glittery eyebrow at that, and her skinlines turn a curious, questioning orange. Huh? * LadySpitterwing blinks as though just thinking of something. "So, like, *all* of the siblings were away from the dorms, right? No chance it could be a precocious little sister or something?" It's pretty clearly a student. Unless it's an RA. * LadySwarm blinks. "...what, do they think we'll corrupt you or something?" Weren't all the RAs accounted for? Well, I saw Jason when I jumped in... Not... perfectly. It could be Rachel Cardona. Wasn't perky enough. I HOPE she's not one of the RAs. They're psychos. * LordWind sighs. "The Hierarchy is doing the predictable thing too. Clamming up. Playing defensive." * Doeschate nods. What do you think they should be doing, Wind? * Sei is asking, honestly. His tone has no reprimand or challenge. Yeah, that's the way I read it too - and for some reason you kids are not going to be on the inside of the clam. Quite. Because they don't fully trust us, I bet. And... I think I may half-know why. Although it's kinda crazy, when I think about it. * LordWind hmms. "It's... well, going defensive limits options, and just gives the bad guys more turns. Unless they have some serious intel angle, it won't work." * LadySwarm looks over at Crystal, her brow furrowing in puzzlement. "Why wouldn't they trust us?" * LadySpitterwing blinks. "You want them to go on the offensive? On *who*? We don't know who they are yet." I've been trying to figure out ways to flush them out. It'd have to be a PR thing. Address the planet at large, and see who responds. I studied counterinsurgency once. For six weeks. From an EI tutor. And even I know they're doing it wrong. The bad guys are working in secret, so we need to expose them. Make their goals and plans public, and spin some moral outrage on it. Well, we're Snowflakes. We're of the Earth magic, but it's different. We're coming off as weird. And Wildfire? Come on, she blew off an Order straight from Nitrogen. Perhaps somebody should slip them that EI tutor? Oh, really? You're not Earth Magic avatars? Yes, we are. * LadyCrystal frowns. "I think they have reason to be concerned that we'll fall out of the Hierarchy loop like she seems to have. No, we are, but..." They said I was... Something's up. Even though I do water. And... put a spin on it to make them out to be bad guys, separate from the SDS, or the civilians. Don't put too much of an anti-hierarchy spin on then, but more an anti-people spin. She's...not. She didn't give a title and she didn't even seem to recognize the Order. ...waiit. * LadySpitterwing lapses into a thinking pose. Once the people start looking more, everywhere, or become more suspicious, or maybe one of the less fanatic in the organization lose faith or start to doubt... Like I said. Drop the 'lady'. She never said it. Either she's out of the loop somehow, or she's something totally new. * LadySwarm 's head is turning back and forth like she's at a tennis match, but she's mostly staying quiet for now. * LordWind shrugs. "I can't do it myself without support, and getting support from the Hierarchy would hinder rather than help even if I could get it." You know...I remember something once, something someone said about the Orders...darn, what *was* it? Between rebels and that, I can see why the Ladies are pretty much shitting themselves as of late. * Sei looks uneasily at Spitterwing, then blushes again and looks away. "W- what about Orders, Lady Spitterwing?" * LadySwarm frowns, thinking out loud. "You can resist them if you can find loopholes, or if you can get contradictory Orders ahead of time..." * Doeschate spittakes. * LadySpitterwing shakes her head, biting her lip a little, obviously still thinking. "Not that...not that..." *cough* * LadySwarm comes out of her concentration to blink at Doeschate. "What?" You think one of the Ladies got to this Wildfire character and is setting up her own power-base? ... but who can give orders outside of the Duchess or another Princess that could countermand, and if so... do it that fast? I mean, she was pretty much in and out... To blow off a Princess.... that really limits the options. I don't know, I was just trying to help Spitterwing remember what she was thinking of... ...uh, I doubt it. That wouldn't explain the "no Lady" bit on her name and all. * LadySpitterwing blinks and crinkles her eyebrows. "Hey! Well, that *could* happen I guess, but it doesn't seem very likely, does it? I mean, it'd have to be another Princess, or Duchess Football, and *that* wouldn't happen." * Doeschate looks cross-eyed as he tries to calculate the angles. "No, if she turned down a Princess, she'd have needed orders from Nitrogen herself ahead of time, or the Duchess. ...unless someone on Earth is playing this? No, that's just stupid." But...it's still not what I was trying to remember... I'm still worried about the lack of title, but right now we're grasping at straws with her. She's... well, she's a problem, but she's not a threat. Maybe Nitrogen. It's never been totally kept quiet that she's not exactly happy with the current political situation, and she rather detests most of the Ladies. * LadySwarm stares at Wind. "She set the dorm on fire. And we don't know if she did it on purpose or not." Yeah, that's a problem. But she's not gunning for anyone. Yeah, that still pisses me off... ...she does? *eyes widen* So not a threat. *We don't know that.* We don't know who she likes or hates because we don't know who she is. She's always been nice to *me*. Princess Nitrogen, Swarm. Oh. I thought he was talking about Wildfire. Yes, Nitrogen. And that's... not surprising? I guess. She never seems happy. * LadySwarm shrugs. Okay then. What do we know? That she's a girl, she blew off an order, and doesn't like the princess. But her attitude; it was a leave me alone kind of thing, not an I'm going to hunt you down thing. * Sei nods. If you read her attitude different, that's your view, but that's all I really got to go on. The only danger is if the bad guys with the flag find her. But it's something. Or if she's on their side to start with. * LadySwarm shrugs. "We talked to her for all of half a minute. I really don't want her to have bad intentions, but she could have faked it for half a minute." They're not going to find her before we do. They play deep cover, in enemy territory, it'll be slow or blind luck. The only way they'll find her before we do is if she's already in or she makes it easy for them but not us. Oh, you kids give me the worst headaches. * Doeschate mops up the spatter with a napkin. Thanks? Sorry! Um, I think I have some Flakecedrin back in my dorm... * LadySwarm grins at Doeschate. It looks a little odd, somehow. Not exactly humorous. "Sorry, Sergeant." Sorry, but it's just what we know too much, and never enough. And you get to hear a bunch of kids puke their thoughts out in your direction. That's probably why they're implementing the security solutions. To make sure she stays in. ... but it'll work just as well as trying to keep me in if I wanted to go. Yeah...she can teleport. * Sei pointedly does not mention the Charybdal Vortex. Well, anyway. Regardless of the public... persona I may need to put up, I really am on your side. And you have an ally or two among the Ladies. * LadySpitterwing nods, but still looks a little lost in thought. "Thank you, Sergeant." * LadySwarm blinks. "Um, thanks..." She seems confused. * LordWind smiles half-heartedly. "At least we're not completely on our own." * Sei frowns. "Please, don't get yourself in any trouble, Sir." I think that's unavoidable at this point. But I do have to take steps to show I'm not really on your side. ...which means if any of you wanted access to counseling services like I was talking about a couple of weeks back, I can't get it for you now. * LadySwarm hesitates, then nods. Why don't they want you to like us? * Sei sounds small and vulnerable and is not happy about it. Conflict of interest-type stuff? At the moment, they just want me to be a... neutral evaluator of your loyalty to them. Yeah. Why are they trying to cut us out of everything? Did they change their minds? Can they not agree on a single course? Lots of egos, and no solid leadership, I gather. I'm going to try to make sure it doesn't become more than that. Wait, OUR loyalty to THEM? What do they think, that we're rebels or something? We're *kids*! And we're Ladies! ...well, you know what I mean. * LadySpitterwing quirks her mouth a bit. "Um...when did we start having an independent "side", though? Shouldn't our side *be* the side of the rest of the Hierarchy?" I don't know what's in their heads. * LadySwarm does not seem to know how to react to Doeschate's statements. A multitude of expressions try to take possession of her face. We're young, new and... the future. * LordWind laughs. "Oh. Geez. Now they don't trust us? Or the anti- undermining Order?" Has it ever dawned on you, Charybdis, that our future may be one without them at the reins? * Sei is in Sei form right now... Well, yes? But that's what they're grooming us for, s'posedly. I don't see how they can stay at the reins. There's no way. They get forced out or fade out and transition. No, they're grooming us to be a *part* of it. Not the top dogs. Not so fast. Well, wait a second here. I mean, what I meant was, just because we don't get to know everything they know doesn't mean we're necessarily on different "sides". * LadySpitterwing nods. "Yeah, what Crystal said." * Sei blinkblinks. Well. I'll work with them, but... I'm not going to be a part of the Queen's Hierarchy. We're different. We're the champions for this planet, not Earth. That doesn't mean we have to be at ends, but it does mean we can't be the same group. ...I don't think you get a choice about being in the Queen's Hierarchy. We already are. * Sei looks from Wind to the others to Doeschate, eyes wide and nervous. I'd keep that thought quiet, Wind. I'd hafta agree, at least for now. We have Orders about it, for crying out loud. I'm not even sure myself which side I'd come down on, if that's the way it falls out. I'm not going to undermine them. Yeah, we're in thick now. But things change. We'll get older, we'll get stronger, we'll get wiser and things... will change. I wouldn't want to, and there's no point. They have two options. Get forced out, or transition. * LadyCrystal sighs. "I hope, at least." And I personally want the more peaceful one. ...oi. Well. He lives up to his title, with a head in the clouds. Mebbe he sees Paradise, though. Iunno. Maybe you had better go, before I hear anything else I have to forget. Don't worry, Sir... he's not talking about anything that the Ladies themselves haven't said. Not really. He's just...saying it badly. * LordWind frowns, and sighs. "Why is the only option us or them? Why can't any try to get them both to work together?" I think there's a student council meeting coming up? * Doeschate is trying to restrain himself from running to the door. ... ... fine. * LadySpitterwing just ignores the hell out of Wind's ridiculous insanity. Besides, Sergeant, not all of us are stupid or insane. Yes! There is! Anyway. Call if you need to leave campus. Complain about the no-counseling thing. And feel free to act mad at me. A student council meeting, I mean! * Sei clings to the new topic. We don't *have* to act mad at you though, do we? So, what do they think--oh, right, interrogating us about Wildfire. * LordWind crosses his arms, and looks up at the ceiling. Not if you don't want to, I guess. Right. And... naw, can't be mad at you, Sarge. * LadyCrystal grins. "You're level with us. I like that." I wouldn't have gone out of my way to alienate you. * LadySpitterwing grins. "Good! That would just make things harder." I don't like being mad at people. I don't even like being as mad at the RAs as they make me, sometimes. * Doeschate unlocks the door all four ways, winks, then throws it open and stomps out. * Sei looks a bit down, but hastily snaps his Tessen to re-create the mask from the hat as the door opens. * Doeschate grabs his EI and heads straight out of the offices. * LordWind teke-zips his EI straight back as soon as Doeschate's hand clears. * Herc has manifested. "Boss! Boss!" What is it? * LadyCrystal looks... like her usual self as she claims her EI. Alicia called, and wanted me to remind you that you need to bring a snowflake representative to the StuCo meeting. * LadySpitterwing makes a BLEH face. * LadySwarm looks down at her cold tea, frowning unhappily. She looks up at that. "What?" ... that's it? * LordWind was clearly expecting something else, as he relaxes. What, he doesn't count? The original proposal was to have all of us at the StuCo meetings. * LadySpitterwing looks at Crystal and opens her mouth, but slowly closes it again. It's now optional. If you want to show up to them, you're in, but it's not mandatory. So, if one of the Ladies would show up, to balance out the Lord on the council... Have you been speaking to StuCo as a rep of the Snowflakes, John, and not just as yourself? I've been trying to keep them straight. N-- *bites his tongue, realizing he can't admit, here, that he knows* ...the Magics does that MEAN? * LordWind laughs. "It means that I try very hard to be John and not Lord Wind there." * LadySpitterwing eyes him very suspiciously. Uh-huh. Like hell I'm going. I'd out myself in a second. * LadySpitterwing pouts at Crystal. "But I was going to nominate you!" * LadySwarm shakes her head. "I'd rather not. Got enough to do." No. Seriously. It would take a massive act of will for me to not be me for the duration. * LordWind chuckles. * LadySwarm grins a little at Crystal. You're not putting *me* in a room with *him* for any longer than necessary. * LadySpitterwing doesn't bother pointing as it's probably pretty obvious who the "him" is. * LordWind shrugs. "I'll bow out for a meeting if you really want to show." She sounded pretty insistent about it, boss. ...though my record of the meeting does say non-mandatory attendance. Swarm, I'll help you with homework if you go. * Sei is worried it might be him, and is too afraid to ask for confirmation. And chores. And whatever else you want. * LadySwarm grimaces. "All right. I guess I'll do it then." You are a hero to us all. * LadySwarm snorts. * LadySpitterwing bounces and gives her a quick hug. "Thank you!!" * Sei nods. "Thanks, Lady Swarm." He can't avoid looking hurt at Spitterwing's reaction, though. * Doeschate stomps back in. "Oh, yeah." * LadySwarm gives Tasi a quick smile. "You're wel - what?" * LordWind continues being amused. * LadySpitterwing looks back at Doeschate. Something else? Lady, uh, Crystal. Lady Turbulence wants you for a scan. This afternoon. * LadySwarm blinks, raising her eyebrows. "What for?" Yeah, why? She probably hasn't had a chance to get as much info on her as she did the rest of us? All I have is orders, not explanations. A... scan? Okay. You want one of us to go with you, Crystal? * Doeschate strides back out. "And remember to get your escort team before leaving campus." * LadyCrystal frowns, taking down a note on AIDrick. "No, I'm fine. Better I do it alone." * LadySwarm nods and sits back. Let me know how it goes. And the rest of us. * LordWind glances at Sei. "Especially anything about mad science." I bet it'll go wonderfully. ... wasn't there a Lady Mad Science? * Sei fidgets. * LadyCrystal shrugs, and closes AIDrick out. Anything else? <@Ked> The team wanders out of the Guard offices and passes by the massive windows fronting the lobby area. There are a dozen students out near the edge of the quad who appear to be attempting to start a bonfire. * LordWind raises his eyebrows, and smiles pleasantly. * LadySpitterwing Blends reflexively. ... you know, somebody should join her fanclub. <@Ked> Spitterwing does a very attractive institutional carpet texture. ...why? It seems like a good idea. * Sei is looking for a good spot to split off and ditch his mask so he isn't seen with the other Snowflakes untransed, even with his mask on, if he can avoid it. * LadySwarm grimaces at the bonfire, then glances at Wind. "Maybe." * LadySpitterwing is the talking carpet. "I was thinking about it. I'm in half the other ones already, anyway." * LordWind splits off from the others, and goes over to the bonfire, smiling amiably. He satisfies his curiosity and draws attention from the others! Win- win. Welp. * LadyCrystal sees the bonfire, and finds the time to break away from being magical. Thanks, Wind! * Sei splits off and loses his mask somewhere inconspicuous, pasting what he imagines to be his usual smile on his face. He goes wandering about for a bit, deciding whether to go to the bonfire himself or just make ready for the StuCo meeting. * LadySpitterwing takes her Blended self back somewhere inconspicuous to detrans and go back to her room. She's not feeling bonfirey right now, maybe some other time. * LadySwarm goes off to try to get *something* done before she gets dragged off to a student council meeting. * Farah emerges, normal and smirking, as punk kids from the bad parts of Escalator are wont to do. FIRE! FIRE FIRE! * Braxton dances around the... slightly smoldering pile of fairy pad detritus. * LordWind claps at Braxton's cheers. "Magnificent speech. Couldn't have done better myself." ...thank you for your wonderful support, Lord Wind. <@Ked> You detect a note of sarcasm there. BUUUUUUUURN! BURN WIIIIIIIILD! * LordWind keeps smiling cheerfully. "You're welcome. How's the club going?" <@Ked> Well, obviously we need a better way to start a fire. Burn FREEEEEE! FREE BURN! FREE BUUUUUUURN! <@Ked> The fire is definitely not burning free, though there is at least a visible flame now. These clubs are a lot of work you know - let Wildfire know about us, okay? I'll do that. ... but I'm pretty sure she already knows. * LordWind leans over the ... fire, and leans back. "Ah. Well. I'm sure she's going to need all the support she can get. So why're you a fan?" Personally, I like that she's so powerful - I mean, I can barely see your powers working, but she just poof burned down the monster! And the dorm. * Braxton is attempting to dance around the flames. A few friends follow, but no one has planned any moves and it's a trainwreck. And she totally blew off Princess Nitrogen! So cool! * LordWind laughs - a little bit - at that, before slipping on the cheerful mask again. "She is a show, isn't she." * Braxton pulls a Swarm-antennae headband from somewhere and tosses it in the flames. HEART FIRE SOUL FIRE LIFE FIRE LIVE THE FIIIIIRE! * LordWind gives Berry a polite nod. "If you'll excuse me, I've got to get going." *he glances at the .... fire* "I'm sure you'll figure something out." Stay hot. ...if this is all we're going to do, I might pass on future meetings. * Braxton accidentally stomps in the fire; "FIRE FIRE! OW! Fiiiiiiiiiire!" * LordWind moves on, putting the bonfire behind him, and making a *face* once he's out. <@Ked> [end session] Session Close: Wed Aug 24 21:30:23 2011