Session Start: Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 2003 Session Ident: #Exalted [15:45:31] * It's been several hours since when the session ended, and Lenoria and Kane return to the Tomb of the Singing Blades in Bastion. The sun is setting as they finally get there. [15:46:05] * Jex (l33tl3ss@AC80E6D8.ipt.aol.com) has joined #Exalted [15:46:11] * Kane just wanders up and lets himself in. [15:46:19] * Lenoria follows in [15:46:34] * Ximena wakes up from her light nap and stands up as they enter. [15:47:09] We're back. [15:47:24] You. Whaddid you find out? [15:47:31] (-u) [15:47:40] Weah found out where tha girl is bein` held! [15:47:49] We found the girl. [15:48:55] Well yah win then! [15:48:57] She's a Lunar exalt now, and leading the Crimson Tiger Sept. [15:49:15] ...oh boy. [15:49:29] ... and my reincarnated husband from the first age... ^^; [15:49:39] She asked us not to tell her family about this. [15:50:50] Hm. That complicates thangs more then a tad. Do yah hate her too like Kane hates his? [15:51:21] * Alitheia blinks at Lenoria, and quirks a smile, but manages not to laugh. [15:52:12] * Kane goes and starts removing his armor and carefully not looking at Lenoria. [15:53:02] So...how's she feel about YOU, then? [15:53:19] Umm.... the old feelings are still there... [15:54:03] Yes. Yes they are. [15:54:13] Thats nice! So whys she leading the tigars? [15:55:33] * Alitheia raises an eyebrow. "I take it you don't reciprocate." [15:55:43] I do, I do. ^^; [15:56:13] We would've been earlier, but they decided to spend some time making out. [15:56:15] It's just that it feels a bit odd, jumping straight into a relationship without.. well, "meeting" each other first. I mean, we've met each other before, but... you knwo. [15:56:27] Hey! [15:56:34] Awww, so Kane is now our only stick in tha mud for sure! [15:56:42] * Alitheia grins. "That's great." [15:56:56] Hey, Alike is fucking nutbar. [15:57:17] Well if yah were nicar too her maybe she wouldn't bea! [15:59:38] _You_ aren't the one with experience with her. [16:00:11] Well then tell us some stuff she's done! yah just said she's nuts but ain't given us no evidence-thangs! [16:01:04] ( That accent grates on me. ) [16:01:11] Well, she seemed bloody freaky to me. [16:01:27] Hm. [16:02:33] (Yey!:>) [16:03:22] Well, on a few occasions, she's led me into highly dangerous situations with the intention of rescuing me to "prove" that I'd be better of with her. [16:03:51] Maybe she would become... more stable if you were to return those feelings. [16:04:26] Hey, hey. If Kane doesn't want to be with her, it's his decision how he lives his life. [16:05:00] Awwwwww, thats kinda cute! [16:05:43] * Kane loooooks at Ximena. [16:06:11] Anyway, Ashen told us to tell her family that she's dead. She doesn't want them to see her as one of the allies of the Anathema... [16:06:27] No, I remember her tellign us to just tell them nothing. [16:06:41] ( ... which was it? ?_? ) [16:07:08] We're not exactly the same people as back then. And I know I wouldn't wanna hook back up with someone who's stark raving nutters. [16:07:40] * Ximena waves her hand at Alitheia,"'m just messin` with him, not gonna force him ta do nothin`!" [16:08:35] (Consult the log!) [16:08:45] ( I can't, as... guess what?) [16:08:51] ( #Exalted page is not up yet! ) [16:09:01] ( I meant Charles. :P ) [16:09:09] (I'm siding with Kane here.) [16:09:11] ( Cho shokku. Hyuu. Hyuu. Don don don don. Hyuu. Hyuu. Don don don don. ) [16:09:26] ( Bwah. Strike Lenoria's comment from the record, then [16:11:13] Well thats easy enough ta do. Whats this girl's long term plans? [16:11:42] Run the Crimson Tiger Sept, as far as I can tell. [16:11:53] Yes... [16:12:29] So, whatta you wanna do about it? Help'er? Reign'er in? Or what? [16:12:59] I was planning on "letting her". [16:13:11] As was I. [16:13:16] Although I do plan to observe. [16:13:19] They took over a Guild building, after all, I don't think they need much in the way of help. [16:13:19] Yah, but whats she gonna DO with 'em. And yah, I agree with Kane. Let tha girly live her own life. [16:14:07] * Kane shrugs. [16:14:44] * Alitheia nods, and folds her arms behind her head. "Well, that's that, then. You guys have any specific plans?" [16:14:55] Not really. [16:15:00] Lets go do stuff! [16:15:45] Like what? [16:16:28] Fun stuff! [16:16:47] ... Like? [16:17:19] ( * Insert montage of Circle on merry-go-round, eating ice-cream, riding tandem bicycles, and riding roller coasters. ) [16:18:54] ( hang on, I need to visit the little Dawn's room, BRB. ) [16:20:42] * Alitheia remains in her relaxed position, but speaks more seriously now. "I think we've all got significant long term goals. But we're not strong enough to accomplish them yet. If there isn't any specific trouble happening now, I think we should be working on, for lack of a better term, 'getting stronger'." [16:21:06] * Lenoria nods [16:21:18] So go find some stuff to beat up? [16:21:23] (Kill teh orcs and steal teh loot!) [16:21:37] ( Back. ) [16:22:00] Maybe there are some criminals we could bring to justice listed somewhere. [16:23:56] I'd think we'd be rather... Overqualified for that. [16:24:27] Then we can empty the list all the sooner. [16:25:04] Kane's right! That wouldn't be no fun! [16:25:59] Although a bandit army led by a Dragonb-llod or somethigm ight be worth the time. [16:26:09] It wouldn't be fun. It would be the right thing to do. [16:26:48] Yah, but one of us could get a whole list by themselves. [16:28:05] And there are people who make a living doing that. [16:28:16] Do you want to drive a bunch of heavily-armed people out of buisness? [16:28:46] * Alitheia frowns. "Bounties posted in a city like this aren't gonna all be about bringin' justice. 'sah nasty business to get involved in. [16:28:57] That too. [16:29:49] Ayap, yah never know if the ones on da bounty list are REALLY bad. Heck, mah family was on a bounty list fer a time. [16:30:12] Exactly. [16:31:52] I'd like to spend a couple of weeks looking over the local mercenary firms, actually. [16:32:06] I'll need plenty of manpower to take back Thorns, and not having to train it would help. [16:32:38] Yah can't trust mercenarys. Somebody else offers them a higher price and yah'll be high an` dry. [16:32:53] That's not tru of all of them. [16:33:00] Most of 'em. [16:33:00] And, you know, that's part of why I want to look them over first. [16:33:09] Hm. [16:33:55] ( By the way, when do I get stats for the Fae sword? :P _ [16:34:34] (Rrrright.... Now!) [16:36:59] (We sliptiming?) [16:37:06] ( Fine with me. ) [16:37:20] ( To when? ) [16:37:26] (slip on da banannana peal!" [16:37:49] (Say, a week.) [16:38:00] (Sure, I guess.) [16:40:05] ( FIne with me ) [16:45:30] * It's been a uneventful week, between Kane evaluating mercenary companies and getting nothing, Lenoria reading, training, doing odd jobs to help out, and spending time with her girlfriend, 'Theia doing bardly things, and Xi getting roaring drunk on a nightly basis. [16:46:01] ( Does Xi have Liver-Protection Prana Technique? ) [16:46:24] ( She's a Solar. Solars heal real good. ) [16:48:35] * The only major thing, comparatively speaking, what with all the moving, shaking, murdering, rioting, and the like going on in Nexus is the presense of a new mercenary company that's set up shop in the Harlotry. It's quite large, all things considered, roughly two hundred and fifty men, including several Dragonlings. [16:49:18] (That term always makes me think of zerglings in armor) [16:49:33] ( SUN FOR THE SUN GOD! ) [16:51:19] ( ...oh NO. Not them. ) [16:51:43] Well, I was going to look at that new mercenary company. Anybody want to come with me? [16:52:51] * Alitheia shrugs. "Why not?" [16:53:11] * Jex is now known as JexIdol [16:53:53] Hm. Sure. [16:53:54] Sure! Ah'd love ta go with yah, Kane! [16:55:55] ( MASA-SAN ) [16:56:14] (what) [16:57:03] Righto. [16:57:13] * Kane gets his cloak and heads off to the Harlotry! [16:57:25] * Lenoria does similarly [16:57:59] * Ximena walks next to Kane! [16:58:29] * Alitheia follows along lazily. [17:00:42] * It's a short walk downhill to the Nexus district, and after that, not terribly hard to find the Harlotry. As far as sex-districts go, the Harlotry is fairly luxorious, with venders hocking overpriced wares, numerous brothels, their door-windows shuttered on each side with thick iron slabs, and several uppe-crust inns, for those too decadent to walk more than 50 meters for their payed fuck. [17:01:48] * Kane continues along to find the headquarters of the mercenary company. [17:01:59] * Lenoria follows [17:02:47] * Alitheia looks downright nauseated as she walks. "Randohl'd just LOVE this place." [17:03:02] ( FORESHADOWING!!! ) [17:04:32] * It's not too long until you reach the inn where the mercenary company is staying. For a group of their price and apparent means to be headquartered here, they sure seem like a scruffy lot. Most of them are unshaven, a fair number smell odd, and the equipment of most are ill-fitting. [17:05:08] Bleh. They stink like dragonspawn. [17:05:37] * Alitheia scowls dissaprovingly. [17:07:14] * Kane looks around for somebody who looks like they're kinda in charge of these guys. [17:09:54] * It doesn't take terribly long to find the 'office' of the leader of the band. It's a suite, crudely converted into a war room, with a map of the areas inside and surrounding Nexus on the walls, a desk made into a table displaying movements, a credenza with several naginata, one bladed with red jade, leaning against it, and currently staring at the movement-desk, (Cont) [17:10:25] a red-haired, incredibly handsome young man, with slightly red-tinted skin, wearing leather pants, and a buff jacket with several red jade pads along with shoulders and neck. [17:10:35] * Randohl (CHBoucher@sdn-ap-008maspriP0167.dialsprint.net) has joined #Exalted [17:11:01] You would be the leader of these mercenaries? [17:11:05] ( Uh. Did we all go in, or just Kane? ) [17:11:22] (Good question.O [17:11:31] ( Well, I know _I_ did. ) [17:11:32] (xi woulda gone in wi fhim) [17:12:19] * `DrawingII is now known as Segev [17:12:49] ( I guess I did too, then. ) [17:12:56] * Alitheia STARES. [17:13:01] Oh FUCK. [17:13:12] * Alitheia dashes out. [17:13:25] * Kane blinks after Alitheia. "... What was that about?" [17:13:44] .oO(Please, Sun, don't let him have recognized me dressed like this!) [17:14:05] * Randohl looks up. "Sesus Kajak Randohl, of the Bloodied Wing mercenaries. I assume you're- ...The hell?" [17:15:27] Ah think Ah know. [17:15:52] Hm. [17:16:38] . o O ( Randohl would love this place. ... Oh. Um. This isn't good. ) [17:19:42] ... Excuse me a moment. [17:19:46] * Kane heads after Alitheia. [17:19:50] Certainly. [17:20:36] * Ximena curtsies and follows after Kane. [17:21:04] * Randohl taps his foot and sings quietly to himself as he shuffles peices on the desk. He's half-mumbling, but his song is fairly bawdy, and the type of thing most would only sing when well drunk. [17:23:28] ( So where is Alitheia now anyway? ) [17:23:51] * Alitheia is running for the Tomb. [17:24:26] * Kane chases after her. [17:24:34] * Lenoria follows along [17:25:12] * Meanwhile, back at the Tomb: [17:25:20] * Ximena runs after! [17:26:41] ( So, we catch up to her back at the Tomb? ) [17:26:51] (Yep.) [17:27:11] ... Somebody you know, 'Theia? [17:27:55] * Alitheia turns around. "That's the guy. The one I ran away from home to avoid marrying." [17:28:00] ... Ahhh. [17:28:05] I see. [17:28:15] Which raises the question of what he's doing _here_. [17:28:33] * JexIdol is now known as Jex [17:29:17] Maybe lookin` for `theia? [17:30:30] Hell if I know! I wanna know what the bloody FUCK he's doing leading a mercenary company, 'stead of serving in the legions! I can't believe he'd be crazy enough to take all his troops and come after me. But he's a psycho, so it could be something as moronic as that. [17:31:12] Well, I thought that the Realm's Leigons were generally better equipped and had more discipline. [17:31:31] Didn't I say? He's a Vermillion. [17:31:53] Whats that mean? I ain't too keen to Realm politics in specific. [17:31:59] ... Oh, yes. [17:32:07] Hm? [17:32:17] You haven't heard of the Red-Piss Leigon? [17:33:24] Ah take it they ain't that good? [17:33:42] ( Page 47 of your books! ) [17:33:53] (missing) [17:34:22] That's where they send the rejects. [17:34:46] Yah sure got engaged to a real winnar. [17:34:47] The Leigons' dumping ground for their worst and dimmest. [17:35:28] Or people who got the short end of the stick in the Realm's politics. [17:36:26] Well, this is... interesting. [17:36:35] In a bad way. [17:36:47] * Lenoria frowns [17:37:00] I should probably warn Ashen, if they're going to stay here for a long while [17:37:04] ... So. Lenoria. You've been looking through old books and stuff, right? [17:37:19] Hm? Yes. It's my job. [17:37:42] Have any leads on places there might be idden First Age artifacts or Manses or similar? [17:37:48] You know, somewhere else? [17:37:56] Oh, yes. [17:38:10] Dendandsor has many of them... [17:38:26] Well, let's go give Ashen some warning about Rhandol and his men and head off to Desdandor! [17:38:31] * Alitheia paces around worriedly. [17:38:32] * Lenoria blinks. [17:38:45] Nobody LIVES at Denandsor. ^^; [17:38:53] It's got a weird enchantment about it. [17:39:04] Sijan has many things, though [17:39:18] Okay, see, goal A here is "Let's go somewhere Rhandol isn't". [17:39:45] Think we could take him? [17:39:47] Going somewhere we could dig up some shiny artifacts or something would be good. [17:39:59] Sijan would be the perfect place, then. [17:40:13] Yes, but we'd end up being rather... Flashy. [17:40:23] Hm? [17:40:30] And problaby attract Wyld Hunt assasins or something. [17:40:38] * Alitheia stops for a moment. "Randohl's a yound dragonblood. We could take HIM. Taking all his men is a different story." [17:41:02] Don't be silly. Sijan is not a place where fighting occurs. [17:41:07] I _think_ I could, but I'd end up glowing like a tiny sun. [17:41:40] ( And wouldn't most of the Artifacts in Sijan be in, like, graves? Where they take a rather dim view of grave-robbing? ) [17:42:02] ( They're in the museums, where you can learn about them and where more things like them might be. ) [17:42:05] The Council would problayb waste no time in kicking me out. [17:42:27] Hm. Should we return to Great Forks, then? [17:43:47] whatevar. [17:44:33] Anywhere HE isn't. [17:45:13] We'll take him one day, Thiea, Ah promise! [17:45:27] (/me checks! "The museums aremostly filled with things like art and things of historical importantce. Kane is talking about things like powertful Daiklaives and the like. ) [17:45:41] ( How are those not of historical importance? ) [17:47:45] (I'm siding with Dem. The museums likely have at least some weapons and armor.) [17:47:51] ( Oh, K then. ) [17:48:17] (Hell, the Boston Museum of Modern Art has weapons and armor from feudal Japan.) [17:48:35] ( "This armor was found at site . The rest of the gear was never recovered." ) [17:48:41] ( Yes, but those aren't one-of-a-kind magic items. ) [17:48:51] ( They provide clues for other places, Zer. :P ) [17:49:00] ( Well, okay. ) [17:49:32] * Kane shrugs. "WEll, Great Forks ins a nice place to visit but I don't think there's much useful around there. Sijan, you say. [17:49:51] ( ... Oh boy. We're about to just get on a boat and leave. Without, note, Deyton. ) [17:50:01] ( No. :P ) [17:50:18] Oh, yes. Sijan is a wonderful place. Just don't upset the spirits. [17:50:37] (Yeah, it might be a halfway decent idea to wait until he gets back. Note that Randohl has yet notice who 'Theia is.) [17:51:36] (he magically appears! [17:51:57] Well, Randohl didn't seem to recognize 'Theia. We can probalby afford to wait for Detyon to get back. [17:52:31] Yes... [17:54:00] (Are we more or less over for the week?) [17:54:07] Less he tries to follow us and is waitin` outside the spining blades right now. [17:55:43] * Alitheia shudders at that thought. [17:55:47] I don't think that's too likely. [17:57:21] ( I dunno. Anyone else have anything they want to do? ) [17:58:40] ('m done) [17:58:58] ( Not really. ) [17:59:06] ( Nah. ) [17:59:55] [Session over] Session Close: Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 2003