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After heading to Dr. Strange’s house, and having a moment of stupidity, he discovers that the entire house looks like it has been abandoned for years. Dust everywhere, and a...
<GM> (Alright. Last we left off, there was a knock on the door.)
<The_Physician> I look through the peephole.
<GM> Through the fish-eye lens, you see a man. Looks to be alone....
<GM> Location: Twelve Lotus Hotel
<Andre> Niles, can you triangulate the position from a plane?
<GM> Time: 10:30 AM (Local Time)
<The_Physician> Yes, I can, but we still...
<GM> Location: Twelve Lotus Hotel
<GM> Time: 1:30 (Local Time)
Andre lies awake staring at the ceiling unable to sleep even after the exhausting day.
Niles_ lies awake wondering about...
<GM> Location: Twelve Lotus Hotel
<GM> Time: 4:30 (Local Time)
<Andre> What would be your suggestion Adisa?
<Water_Elephant> Okay, we have a rough idea where they are. And...
<GM> Time: 8:30 pm Local time.
<GM> Location: 12 Lotus Hotel
Andre paces to the window looking toward the Third Emperor's compound.
GM The Compound still floats a few feet above...
<GM> Time: 12:30 local time
<GM> Location: Skye Foundation Office
Boolean looms uneasily.
<Water_Elephant> How you feelean Boolean?
Niles Worries about Nanite...
<GM> Location: Hole In The Wall
<GM> Location: Second Time Around
Bianca steps into the slippers, then looks at the pile of clothes, the bathroom, back at the clothes. Shakes her head,...
<GM> Location: Hole in the Wall
<GM> Location: CCI at Lanciano
<GM> (edit: Location: CCI at Lanciano, girl's dorms)
Paladin wrinkles his nose at the smell of charred...
<shadowmyre> Location: CCI @ Lanciano
<Paladin> What did you bargain away for Bianca?
<Yu> That's between him and me.
Paladin nods
<Paladin> Fair enough. I simply hope...
<shadowmyre> Location: CCI at Lanciano, Yu's Dorm
<shadowmyre> Location: Adisa's home
* Adisa is preparing dinner. Wheaties. Dinner of Champions.
<Niles> So, where does this leave...
<shadowmyre> Location: The Scene of the Crime
<Paladin> I don't suppose that you have any ideas about how to fix that? pointing to the dead area in the bay.
<Adisa> Um…let me...
Andre crosses the room and begins to dig underneath an oaken bench carved with leaves and fruit shapes until he find a map of the world. He clears a space on one of his work benches and unfurls...
<shadowmyre Location: Andre's Apartment
<Paladin_> This feels odd….
<Niles> I should have figured this out without calling on you Miss Bianca. I apologize.
<Paladin> You...
<shadowmyre> Location: Bay Bridge
* Paladin looks out at the dead water with a mixture of trepidation and resolve.
<Paladin> So what now? Do I swim out and have you apply...
<shadowmyre> Location: Bay Bridge Area
* Niles begins conjuring a spell to try to move the steam back toward the bay.
<Paladin> Why pull the steam?
<Adisa> Because when was the...
<shadowmyre> Location: You're Home
<shadowmyre> Time: 11:00pm
Andre sleeps soundly
Adisa sleeps soundly
Niles is studying over ancient tomes.
shadowmyre Niles: Over the radio, you hear...
<shadowmyre> Location: Roof of the Sure-Save
<Andre> So what does that mean?
<Niles> Well, that was of little help.
<Niles> I think I need to get inside. Where we were. See...
<Andre> Well then. I assume that you have an Internet connection here Adisa?
<Adisa> Yes. My one mutant superpower.
<Andre> Then let's look at what has been happening in the world...
<GM> You are at work, late afternoon. Close to the end of the shift.
<GM> What are you working on?
<Adisa> Crashed starship engine. Namely what does it run on and is it worth...
<Paladin> Sprite, I will need a translator.
<The_Physician> Do I need an update? What has transpired since we last spoke?
<Paladin> There is something coming very soon. Sprite...
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Location: Andre's flat
Andre sand the cabinet door down, carefully rounding the edges and working inside of the routed grooves.
<Andre> Five days behind schedule and everything is still...
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The Physician
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Part 1: The World Awakens to the Sound of Thunder
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In the Magesterium, a bodyguard assigned to protect a sorcerer. Wardens have no magical training or aptitude, focusing solely on the physical aspects of protection. This does not prevent them from...
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