[Last time, on El WHAT?! : Five people were sucked into another world through an
unholy ritual known as a 'pep rally'.  They met a hideous pigman, who is
apparently from a race called 'orcs', and recieved some training for their new
profession, Adventuring.]
[The second episode begins as they have all, even Amy, been called back to
Lawrence's home/forge.]
[Lawrence and Alric are both present, as are the five companions, though Arthur
and Marta both declined to attend.]
[Session Start]
* Lawrence pours out a glass of wine for everyone.
* Shiho declines politely.
* Ichi wanders in from the back and sits down. "Hi everybody."
* Alric sips at his wine.
* Amy waves at everyone. "Hi!"
<Alric> Ah, ah, Shiho.  Drink.
<Alric> It's just one glass of wine, and not very good wine at that.
<Shiho> I'm still under age.
<Alric> Not by our laws.
* Daphne acceps the wine graciously and drinks about half the glass in her first
go.
<Amy> No wine for me thanks. That stuff tastes awful!
<Alric> You'll find places on your journeys where if you don't drink, you're an
enemy.  I suggest you learn how to handle it.
<Shiho> Maybe.  But it doesn't feel right.
* Ichi also declines "I seem to have little tolerance for it." ^_^;
* Cara nervously takes a tiny sip of the wine.
<Alric> Unless you mean to stay here, with me...
* Alric waggles his eyebrows at Shiho.
<Shiho> ...
* Daphne chuckles.
<Lawrence> Enough, Alric.
<Shiho> I'll pass.
<Lawrence> They'll have to learn the consequences on thier own.  It's not like
any adventurer has ever listened to advice.
* Lawrence downs the extra glasses of wine himself, one after another.
* Daphne finishes her glass. "I don't suppose I can ask for seconds?"
* Cara puts her glass down. "Eew. Tastes nasty."
* Lawrence passes the bottle over to Daphne.
<Lawrence> Feel free.
* Daphne grins.
<Cara> Sorry. ^_^;
<Alric> You'll have to do all the drinking for the group.
* Ichi takes a very small sip and puts the glass back down on the table.
<Daphne> Ah! A grave responsibility t'be sure, but I accept it bravely
nonetheless.
* Daphne pours another glass and downs it.
* Lawrence chuckles.
<Shiho> ...
<Amy> ...
* Daphne beams happily. ^_^
* Daphne pours another glass and hands the bottle back to Lawrence.
* Lawrence accepts it and pours himself another.
* Daphne sips at her wine daintily this time.
<Cara> So.  Um...what are we all here for this time?
<Lawrence> ...plans.
<Amy> Plans?
<Lawrence> You can only learn so much, and I expect you want to get back to
your... homes... before too much time has passed.
* Daphne nods. "Plans are good."
<Lawrence> So the five of you have to decide where you're going from here.
<Alric> You don't have to leave at all.
* Ichi looks around, "So...uhm...anybody got any ideas?"
* Daphne thinks about that. "Well, where is there to go, from here?"
<Amy> Where can we go from here?
<Lawrence> Lots of places.
<Lawrence> You could follow the north road.  It leads to a larger town, by the
name of Colorford.
<Amy> What's Colorford like?
* Daphne hums.
<Lawrence> It's bigger than Greengaard.  More people.  Still not a big city,
though.
<Lawrence> I doubt you'd find what you're looking for there.
* Daphne nods.
<Lawrence> Most likely, you'd just go there as a branching out point.
<Cara> Branching out?
<Lawrence> From Colorford, you could go northwest, to Waterdeep.
* Ichi sits and listens to the others.
<Shiho> You've travelled through worlds before, right? Where can we go to find
some way of getting off this one?
* Daphne raises an eyebrow.
* Daphne sips some more wine. "And what's Waterdeep like?"
<Lawrence> Waterdeep is... big.  Very, very big.
<Lawrence> You've got a good chance of finding _something_ there, even if it's
not what you're looking for.
* Daphne hums. "I'd guess from the name that it's a port town?"
<Lawrence> Yep.
<Lawrence> From there, you could hit the elven islands, if you could convince
them to let you out of the ports.
<Lawrence> North from Colorford, you'll find Crabtree, and some other, smaller
towns.
<Lawrence> That's in the far north, though.  Not much up there, but there used
to be.  Lots of ruins, and they might have what you're looking for.
* Daphne nods.
* Amy nods
<Shiho> This just sounds more and more like a wild goose chase.
<Alric> Most of adventuring is a wild goose chase.
<Alric> That's why I left it behind.
<Lawrence> *cough*bullshit*cough*
<Ichi> Are you alright Sensei? That sounds like a bad cough you have there.
* Daphne almost snorks her wine at that.
<Alric> Shut up, Lawrence.
<Lawrence> I'm fine, kid.
* Shiho grins a bit at that.
* Amy giggles.
<Ichi> Ahh, that's good.
<Alric> Anyway, to the south is Alfheim.  It's not as isolationist as the elven
islands, but you'd stick out like a sore thumb.
<Alric> There are a lot of elven wizards, though, and they might be able to help
you.
* Daphne nods.
<Alric> And to the east...
<Alric> dont' go east.  Not far, anyway.
<Amy> .. What's east?
<Shiho> Why not?
<Lawrence> The hordelands are east.
* Daphne raises an eyebrow. "What's to the east? Is that the requisite Land of
Evil?"
<Ichi> What is to the East?
* Daphne blinks. "Hordelands?"
<Lawrence> Orcs.  Hordes of them.  Some worse things, too.
<Lawrence> Not evil, per se.  Just... chaotic.
<Alric> Elves are chaotic.  Orcs are evil.
* Daphne thinks about that. "Okay. East bad. Gotcha."
<Lawrence> On the other hand, legend says that out in the far reaches of the
hordelands is the legendary city of Raven's Bluff, which the orcs refer to a
Za'ha'dum.
<Alric> Shut up, Lawrence.
<Shiho> Meaning what?
<Lawrence> It's a city of magic, supposedly.
<Alric> I said shut UP!
<Cara> Oooh.
<Lawrence> Greatest wizards in the multiverse, and more magical might than they
know what to do with.
* Alric slugs Lawrence in the jaw.
<Daphne> Uh, I take it you've had some experience with this, Al.... right.
* Lawrence falls over, as he was completely unprepared.
<Amy> ...
<Amy> Why'd you hit him? ;_;
* Shiho stands up. "What the hell?"
* Ichi stands up "why did you hit him?"
<Alric> Don't even think about going to the hordelands.
<Alric> I don't want your heads filled with that nonsense of a city of magic.
<Alric> There's nothing out there but orcs and ogres and giants.
<Daphne> Ah.
* Lawrence stands back up, slowly.
* Ichi goes to help Lawrence up and glares at Alric
* Daphne licks her lips and doesn't say anything.
* Alric stands and walks outside.
<Shiho> ...
<Amy> Um.. what just happened?
* Cara stares at Alric.
<Lawrence> Nothing to worry about.  Alric has strong feelings about that legend,
that's all.
<Shiho> Why?
<Lawrence> Don't you worry your pretty little heads about it.
<Amy> .. oh. Well, going to Orc country probably would be a bad idea anyway.
* Daphne frowns.
<Lawrence> If it actually exists, then Raven's Bluff will hold the solution to
your problem.
<Lawrence> But nobody has ever been there and come back to tell of it.
* Daphne nods slowly. "I ...see."
<Alric> The orcish name for it means 'The Dying Place'
<Amy> ... Well, that doesn't seem like a good place to go right now.. perhaps
later? Much later?
* Alric steps back inside.
<Shiho> ...
<Lawrence> Over your little tantrum?
* Alric glares at Lawrence.
<Alric> Even to them, it's just a legend.
* Daphne hums. "Frankly, 'Raven's Bluff' doesn't sound terribly friendly,
either."
* Daphne looks at Alric curiously.
<Lawrence> You should think about where to go tonight, and leave in the morning.
<Alric> There's always the option to not leave at all.  Remember it.
<Shiho> ...
* Daphne finishes off her wine in one draught. "Righto. Well."
* Alric walks out and closes the door behind him.
* Lawrence gives Shiho a considering look.
<Shiho> What is it?
<Lawrence> Nothing.  Nothing at all.
<Shiho> ...
<Amy> It's nice here and all.. but I want to go home..
* Daphne clears her throat gently. "Y'think he'll be alright, Lawrence? Or
should ...someone, go check on him?"
<Lawrence> I don't know.  Alric has a lot on his mind at the best of times.
* Cara taps her chin. "Hmm..."
* Ichi sits and trys to figure out where he should go. This could take quite a
bit of time without help.
* Daphne nods thoughtfully.
<Lawrence> A little over two hundred years, it tends to weigh on the mind, I'd
think.
<Lawrence> but you five have your own problems to think about.
<Daphne> Right.
* Ichi nods at Lawrence and looses his train of thought. "What was north again?"
* Cara nods.
<Lawrence> Colorford.
<Lawrence> From there, into the barren north, or maybe northwest to Waterdeep.
<Ichi> Right.
<Daphne> I think Colorford is a good first stop, t'be sure.
<Amy> Colorford sounds nice, plus we can go to other places from there!
* Shiho sits back down again and runs her hand through her hair in frustration.
<Cara> Yeah... it sounds like a good place...
<Daphne> What about after then? Or d'yall wanna bother with thinkin' that far
ahead?
* Ichi tries to remember somthing he read for an English class. "Was it 'Who
knows what lies over the next..hill...bend...uh...?"
* Daphne snickers.
<Shiho> We can decide when we get there.
<Cara> We can figure it out on the way.  Or something.
* Daphne thinks. "Lawrence, do you know anything about the culture that made the
ruins in the north? It'd be a shame if we got there and couldn't understand
anything."
<Lawrence> Culture?
<Lawrence> You mean race?
<Daphne> Yeah, that.
<Lawrence> The dwarven nations.  When they still existed, anyway.
<Lawrence> There are still dwarves, but they don't have nations.
* Daphne raises an eyebrow. "Ah ha."
<Cara> Dwarves?  Neat!
<Lawrence> Well suited to the cold and mountains, they are.
<Shiho> Dwarves? Those guys in the funny hats in Snow White?
* Daphne chuckles.
* Cara giggles.
* Shiho blinks. "What?"
<Amy> They are so cute!
* Ichi looks lost, having never seen Snow White "What?"
* Daphne thinks. "Do they, or rather did they speak the same language as you and
Alric?"
<Lawrence> Of course not.
* Daphne nods. "Figured."
<Shiho> Figures.
<Daphne> And I don't suppose it'll be easy to find someone who understands
Dwarfish, or whatever they'd call their language?
<Lawrence> Alric doesn't even speak the same language as I do.  At least, not
natively.
<Lawrence> It's easy to find people who speak Dethek.  Just look for a dwarf.
* Daphne nods.
<Cara> Would there be many dwarves who speak are...uh, your language?
<Lawrence> Pretty much any tradesman or merchant will speak the common tongue.
<Lawrence> Most city-dwelling dwarves will speak it too, at least partially.
<Daphne> And, would they be willing to help a bunch of strangers?
<Lawrence> For a price, yes.
* Daphne chuckles.
<Amy> A price?
<Ichi> How much?
<Cara> Well...you guys have money, right?
<Daphne> I hope you mean money and not first-born children or something.
<Lawrence> Depends on the dwarf, and how much danger it involves, and your
ability to find someone else to do it.
<Shiho> For whatever reason.
<Lawrence> You'd use your first-born as currency?
<Amy> No!
<Lawrence> You must come from a sick, sick place.
* Shiho facepalms.
<Cara> ...
<Daphne> Nono, it's just a silly old legend. I meant it as a joke.
<Lawrence> I know, I know.
* Daphne chuckles.
* Lawrence chuckles.
* Ichi hmms, and then remembers that his money isn't worth anything here.
<Shiho> ...
<Daphne> Hm. Could we find ourselves a dwarf in Colorford, or would we have to
go to Waterdeep for something like that?
<Lawrence> Colorford is a trade town.  You could probably find a merchant to do
some translating.  He wouldn't do anything dangerous, though, most likely.
<Lawrence> Unless he was desperate.
* Daphne nods.
<Shiho> Maybe we could find a mercenary, or something.
<Lawrence> Maybe.
<Amy> Hmm..
* Daphne shrugs. "Well, don't know until we try."
<Amy> Might as well!
* Daphne nods.
<Ichi> So that's what we're going to do?
<Amy> Sounds good to me.
<Cara> Yeah!
<Shiho> I'd still like to know how you've been getting around from world to
world, Lawrence.
<Lawrence> Me?  It was a cursed magical device my group stumbled on in some
ruins.
<Lawrence> Horrible thing.  It kept catapulting us all over the place.
<Lawrence> We never knew where we were going to wake up next.
* Daphne winces. "Oh, that sounds like it must've been just dandy."
<Shiho> Then how'd you get rid of it and wind up back here?
<Amy> Sounds like a TV show..
<Lawrence> We did a favor for a deity in the last place we were sent to.  We got
lucky, and he decided to send us back here, free of that cursed thing.
* Daphne nods.
<Shiho> Great, so all we need is a favor from a god.
<Amy> That couldn't be THAT tough. ^_^
* Daphne chuckles.
* Shiho sideglances at Amy, then just shakes her head.
<Cara> Find a friendly god?  Sounds fun. ^_^
* Daphne thinks. "Well, if that's all, I suppose we could spend the rest of the
day resting and getting supplies."
<Ichi> Urhm...wasn't there a church to sombody in town?
<Lawrence> Yeah.  To Selene, actually.
<Lawrence> You're overlooking one important thing here, Ichi.
<Ichi> What?
<Lawrence> In order to get a favor from a deity, you first need to find a deity
who needs something from you.
* Daphne smirks.
<Ichi> That...would be dificult wouldn't it?
<Cara> Oh.
<Amy> Darn.
<Shiho> Gee. Maybe we'll get lucky.
<Lawrence> Make your own luck.
<Lawrence> Don't worry so much.  You'll get home.
<Shiho> It's already been quite a while.
<Amy> Yeah! We gotta be hopeful!
<Shiho> I've missed the Kyudo meet for sure by now.
* Cara nods happily.
* Daphne nods.
<Ichi> Right.
<Shiho> And I DON'T intend to be held back because of this.
<Cara> Maybe we'll get back at the same time we left?
<Amy> That'd be nice.
* Daphne shrugs.
<Shiho> ...
<Shiho> Yeah, wouldn't it?
<Shiho> Maybe we'll get lucky, and they won't realize we're 21, or 30, or
however old we wind up by the time we do.
<Lawrence> Maybe.
<Shiho> ...
* Cara sweatdrops.
* Shiho stands up. "Whatever. I'll be back tonight."
<Amy> Nah! I'm sure we'll de-age too!
<Ichi> That would be a problem.
* Shiho grabs her bow and a quiver of arrows and heads out the door.
<Ichi> Bye!
<Cara> It'll all work out. ^_^
* Daphne rolls her eyes.
* Alric jumps down off the roof behind Shiho and pulls her off to the side.
* Daphne stands. "Well. Is that all, for now?"
<Shiho> @_@
* Alric pulls Shiho around the corner of another house.
<Alric> Shiho...
<Shiho> Hey! What do you think you're doing?
<Alric> You're the only one I can trust with this.  You're the responsible one.
* Shiho blinks. "What do you mean?"
<Alric> Promise me, Shiho.  Swear you won't let them go to Za'ha'dum.  And that
you won't go, either.
<Shiho> Why?
<Alric> Because it exists.  I've seen it.  If you go there, you will die.
<Shiho> What is it about that place?
<Alric> It's dead, Shiho.  It's a city of the damned.  Everything that enters
dies.
<Shiho> ... Just like that? They step in and drop dead?
<Alric> Think about it.  A wonderful magical city in the middle of the
hordelands?  If they're so powerful, why haven't they destroyed the hordes?
<Shiho> ... I can't say it hasn't crossed my mind.
<Alric> Promise me, Shiho.  Promise that if you don't find anything in the other
places, you'll come back here instead of going to Za'ha'dum.
<Shiho> ...
<Alric> Please...
<Shiho> I... I don't know if I can make a promise like that.
<Alric> I don't want you to die, Shiho.
<Shiho> I don't intend to.
<Alric> Then promise me.
<Shiho> I can say I'll look at as many other methods as I can before I consider
going there, and if it turns out that I have to, I'll be as cautious as I can,
but... I just can't promise that I won't.
* Alric 's face darkens.
<Alric> ...
* Alric turns around and jumps to the rooftops, quickly disappearing into the
city.
<Shiho> Hey! Wait!
* Shiho sighs. "Well, that went well..."
* Lawrence starts work in the forge.
* Shiho heads into the wilderness to practice.
<Ichi> Need me to heat the fire Sensei?
* Daphne stands and stretches. "Ach. Well, I'm off to shop for anything that
screams 'useful for long journeys'."
* Cara watches Lawrence with some curiousity.
* Daphne wanders out the door, looking around.
* Amy yawns and decides to follow Daphne.
<Lawrence> Go and prepare, Ichi.
<Lawrence> Your apprenticeship, such as it was, is over.
<Lawrence> I definitely don't need another lead sword.
* Ichi bows out. "Thank you sensei....Do you have an idea of how that happend
yet?" ^_^;;
<Lawrence> ...no.
<Lawrence> If you find out, try to reverse it.  You'd make a fortune.
<Ichi> Hmm, I hope so. ::goes to try and figure out where he's going to put all
his swords::
* Cara gets up and goes to follow Daphne and Amy.
* Daphne looks back at the approaching Amy and Cara. "Ah. Are'ye comin' along
for the shoppin', then?"
* Ichi decides after some fussing about that he's going to have to buy a sword
belt, and runs out after his friends and thir money.
<Amy> Yeah!
<Cara> Uhuh!
<Amy> I wanna see if there is anything neat in any of the shops.
* Daphne smirks. "Oh, there's bound to be something interesting. Remember, tho,
that you're gonna ave to carry around whatever you get."
<Amy> Yeah..
* Sadly, Greengaard is lacking in the shopping department.  There is a general
store, a grocer, and if you want herbs and potions, you can go see Marta.  Aldun
Witherspoon has been known to sell a potion or two, on occasion, also.
<Amy> ... There isn't much here..
* Daphne doesn't go on much of a shopping spree, instead purchasing dried foods
that'll last a fairly long time, some wineskins, and maybe some rope. Never know
when you'll need rope.
* Indeed, she does, and it only costs her about 20 copper.
* Amy looks around the shops, and buys a wineskin, and nothing else.
* Ichi runs into Daphne. "May I barrow some money to buy another sword belt?"
* Daphne chuckles. "No problem, Itchy. C'mon, let's go to whoever sells those
and getcha' sized for one. I'l pay for it."
* Amy got wineskin, for 5 copper.
<Ichi> Thank you.
* Belts would be sold at the tanner's shop, with all the other leather goods.
* Cara doesn't find anything that she needs.
* Daphne heads for the tanner's shop, then, and looks around for anything else
interesting.
* Amy just wanders around the town, looking for anything fun.
* There isn't much of interest in Greengaard, just the temple to Selene, Aldun's
tower, the smithy, the tanner, and Marta's place.
* The tanner's shop doesn't have much in the way of adventuring equipment.  A
few good sturdy belts, but they dont' have pocketses.
* Ichi looks over the belts and wonders out loud if he should just strap the
extra sword to the side of his backpack.
<Tanner> You're not very smart, are you?
* Ichi sweatdrops "Eh he..."
<Tanner> You don't wear two swords on your belt.
* Tanner walks over to one wall and pulls a baldric down.
* Tanner walks up to Ichi and begins wrapping it around his torso, over the
shoulder.
<Tanner> This is how you carry a second sword.
<Tanner> You buckle the extra blade on your back.  If you need it, you just
reach for the hilt, which should be right over your shoulder.
<Ichi> "Ah I see...wait...If I have the sword here...how do I cary the rest of
my stuff?"
* It fits over the baldric.
* Just be careful not to cut your straps when you pull your second blade.
* Cara tries to picture Ichi trying to draw the second sword, and giggles.
* Ichi thanks the Tanner.
<Tanner> No problem.
<Tanner> You like it?
<Tanner> Only one silver, special today!
* Daphne raises an eyebrow. "A whole silver?"
<Tanner> Leather is expensive, and you won't be finding better adventuring gear
around here, let me tell you.
<Tanner> Lawrence himself uses my belts.
* Daphne shrugs and fishes out a silver piece. "Well, shucks, if it's good
enough for Teach, then it must be good enough for us."
* Daphne pays the man, and takes one last look for anything of interest.
* Ichi nods.
* There isn't much in the way of adventuring gear in the shop.
<Daphne> C'mon, Itchy. Les' go.
<Tanner> Thanks for your patronage.
* Ichi fails to notice the mutilation of his name, and goes out.
* Tanner flips the coin in his fingers as he closes the door behind the group.
* Cara follows Daphne and Ichi.
* Daphne begins to shine with a soft white light.
<Daphne> ...oh, bugger all!
<Ichi> What's happening?
* Cara blinks at Daphne. "Um. You're glowing."
* The light seems to be emanating primarily from Daphne's necklace tattoo.
* The light brightens, and begins to strobe wildly.
* Daphne sighs. "Well, nice knowing you guys, I guess."
<Amy> ... Uh..
<Ichi> What do you mean?
* Daphne vanishes in a nifty light show.  On the ground where she was, there is
a small plush Daphne.
* Cara looks at Amy and Ichi, to see if they're glowing too.
<Amy> ...
* Nobody else is glowing.
* Cara boggles.
<Ichi> O.o
* Amy picks up the plushies and stares at it.
<Ichi> Daphne?
<Amy> ... What on.. earth?
<Cara> What...what happened to her?
<Amy> She became a cute plushie!
<Ichi> I don't know...Who would?
* Amy pokes the plushieDaphne.
<Amy> Err. What do we do now?
* Amy plays with the plushie. "Does anyone have a plush bottle of beer?"
<Ichi> Sorry.
<Ichi> I don't think she could drink it anyway...
* Amy has plushie Daphne make friends with her plushie penguin. "Hello to you
too Mr. Pen-Pen!" "... Oh wait, should we talk to someone about this?"
<Cara> Maybe Lawrence has seen something like this?
* Shiho comes back about now and eyes the plushie.
<Ichi> Maybe the people at the Church of Lisa...or was it Cila?
<Cara> Selene?
<Amy> The Church of Ceiling!
<Shiho> ...
<Ichi> No, we'd need a church of unsealing or something
<Amy> A church of open sky?
* Cara blinks in confusion.
<Ichi> I suppose...I don't see why they wouldn't have a roof though
<Shiho> There's only one church in this town.
<Ichi> So we go there?
<Amy> I guess..
* Ichi looks around for the church
* The church of Selene is pretty hard to miss.
* Amy walks towards the church, now having Plushie Daphne and Pen-Pen have a
tea-party.
* Ichi spots it.
* The church of Selene is fairly small for a cathedral, but it's designed along
the same lines.  There isn't any stained glass, though there is a good deal of
stonework and wood carvings.
* The doors of the cathedral are closed, though there is a smaller door to the
left that is open.
* Ichi walks through the smaller doorway and looks around.
* Shiho frowns.
* Louis looks up from his desk.
<Louis> Welcome to the temple of Selene, young ones.
<Amy> Hello!
<Cara> Hiya!
<Amy> Can you help our friend?
<Ichi> Hi, I was wondering if you could help my freind.
* Louis is a large, portly man, dressed in simple grey robes. He has short
cropped brown hair and big sincere brown eyes.
<Louis> Help your friend?
<Louis> I will help however I can.
* Amy holds up the Daphne plushie.
<Louis> ...
<Amy> She started glowing and turned into a plushie!
<Louis> Er...
<Louis> She... what?
<Amy> She started glowing and turned into a plushie.
<Louis> ...
* Amy waves the Daphne plushie at Louis.
<Ichi> She started to glow, and then she was like that.
<Amy> See?
<Louis> I see.
<Louis> Well... come with me, I suppose...
* Louis turns and opens a door behind his desk.
<Louis> This way, into the main chamber.
* Amy follows Louis.
* Shiho follows.
* Cara also follows.
* Ichi goes next.
* Louis leads the way into the main chamber, which is, surprisingly, open to the
sky. The walls are works of art, with amazing murals of all types, from hunting
to farming to childbirth. He walks solemnly to a large altar at the front of the
room.
* Louis stands in front of the altar.
<Louis> Please, place your... friend... on the altar.
* Amy puts Daphne on the altar.
<Louis> First... I suppose I should see if there is any... magic about this...
doll.
* Ichi sits down to watch.
* Louis takes a large silver medallion from his robes. The medal is inlaid with
a pair of feminine eyes circled by several stars. He holds the symbol in front
of him, spinning, and begins chanting in a melodic sing-song that you cannot
quite understand.
* Louis finishes his chant, and the plushie begins to glow with a soft bluish
light.
* Louis looks rather... surprised.
<Louis> Well... it appears as if this... doll is indeed under some form of
enchantment.
<Amy> We told you!
* Ichi nods.
<Amy> Can you fix her?
<Louis> Ah... I can certainly try...
<Louis> My power... may not be up to it.  I am not... a powerful priest.
* Louis starts sweating.
* Louis mops at his head with a handkerchief.
* Louis puts the kerchief away and begins chanting again.
* Louis begins to sweat even more as he continues chanting.
* Shiho eyes the priest. "...Are you alright?"
<Amy> He looks hot..
* Louis continues chanting, as sweat rolls off him, and he begins shaking a
little.
* Cara watches quietly.
* Louis' holy symbol explodes.
<Ichi> Is he allright?
* Louis falls down.
<Shiho> @_@
<Louis> Aah!
<Cara> Eep!
<Amy> @_@
<Shiho> Wha...What just happened?
<Amy> What .. happened?
<Ichi> O_O
* Louis makes warding motions at the group.
<Louis> Take your friend!
<Amy> ... K..
<Louis> Whatever has cursed you, it is beyond my influence!
* Amy grabs the Daphne plushie and frowns.
<Cara> We...we're sorry...
<Amy> Sorry..
<Shiho> Cursed?... Guess I shouldn't be surprised.
<Ichi> Thank you for you help.
<Louis> I shall pray for Selene to have mercy on your souls, for whatever has
cursed you certainly shall not.
* Amy frowns and walks out of the church.
* Cara follows Amy.
* Shiho sighs. "Thanks anyhow." She leaves with the rest.
* Ichi walks out.
* Louis closes the door behind the group.
<Amy> ... That didn't go well.
<Amy> ...
* Amy puts the Daphne plushie in her backpack.
<Shiho> Did you finish preparations?
<Amy> Yeah..
<Amy> But what do we do about Daphne?
<Shiho> Find someone somewhere else who can help her.
<Amy> ... Sounds good!
<Cara> But...who?  The wizard guy?
<Shiho> Worth a shot, but I have a feeling this town is too small for anyone
who'd really be able to help us.
<Ichi> So we should go someplace bigger?
<Amy> Should we go north to Coloring Book or whatever it was called?
<Shiho> Probably.
<Shiho> Or maybe south... Maybe.
<Shiho> Don't know if I like the idea of being discriminated at...

[The next morning...]
[The group has gathered at the north gate, where they said they were going
yesterday.]
<Lawrence> There's only one thing left to say.
<Lawrence> Good luck, and fare well.
<Ichi> Thankyou Sensei.
<Amy> Thanks!
* Alric hops down off a nearby roof.
<Cara> Thanks.  We'll see you again sometime! ^_^
* Alric walks swiftly towards Shiho.
* Alric has a uniquely determined look on his face.
* Shiho blinks.
* Alric stops directly in front of Shiho.
<Alric> Shiho...
<Alric> Hold out your hand, please.
* Shiho does so.
<Shiho> What is it?
* Alric takes Shiho's hand and slips a small ring onto her ring finger.
<Alric> This will protect you.
<Alric> Don't die.
<Alric> Please?
<Shiho> Heh. Don't worry. I don't plan to.
* Alric gives Shiho a deep kiss.
<Shiho> Mmph!
* Alric sllips away and jumps up to the rooftops, and is gone.
* Cara boggles.
<Ichi> OO
<Amy> ... You know, I think he likes you.
* Shiho wipes her mouth. "Gah!"
* Lawrence breaks out in gales of laughter.
<Lawrence> I KNEW IT!
<Shiho> ... Not funny.
<Lawrence> BWAHAHAHAAHA!!
* Amy giggles.
<Lawrence> Not funny, sweet.
<Shiho> ...
<Lawrence> It's been forty years since he felt that way about anyone, girl.
<Shiho> Fourty...? Hmm.
<Shiho> ... Tell him I said thanks.
<Lawrence> I will.
<Lawrence> You'd best be going now.  And remember, when you stop for the night,
set a watch.  All night, every night.  It'll save your life.
<Amy> Sure thing.
<Ichi> right.
* Shiho nods.
* Lawrence gives Shiho a look, "Unless you're having second thoughts about
leaving Alric behind..." ^_~
* Shiho rolls her eyes.
* Cara giggles.
<Amy> Awww. Isn't that cute!
* Amy pulls out Plushie Daphnie "Sure it is! Now where's the beer?"
<Shiho> ... We'd better go.
<Cara> I guess we should...
<Lawrence> On your way, kids.  Try to stay alive.
<Amy> Bye!
* Lawrence motions, and the gates are opened.
<Ichi> We'll try Sensei.
* Amy strolls out the gate, putting P.Daphne back into her backpack.
<Cara> We will!
* Cara walks out after Amy, waving. "Bye for now!"
* Shiho waves as she exits.
* Ichi stops wondering how this all happend and runs after the others
* Lawrence closes the gates behind the group, but stands there, watching, until
they disappear around a bend in the road.
[End Session]