[Day: Thursday. Time: 7:00 p.m.] [Crossing timezones is fun, isn't it? ... please kill me.] [You arrive in Grease. Chomei's a nerdy kid with big taped glasses, and Lazar has the 60's haircut and a leather Jacket. The girls are the whiney chicks who are either friends or enemies; it's hard to tell.] (Cool! *styles*) (I wanna be Rizzo!) ( And that why they call me... Leader of Pack! Vroom vroom! ) (... Good point. This is MC2; who'd be Sandy?) [Then you all wake up as the chopper lands in Greece, in a private section of a public airfield. You do the math. Or, and Makoto ditched you.] [Session Start!] (oi) ... so what is potion what supposed to give more time? * Reizar has been sulky because Makoto was impossible to get ahold of, *and* he missed out on the cool Grease dream because he doesn't sleep. What's up with that? * Chisanjya wakes up, idly humming the last verse of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do." * Choria hasn't really slept. (*puts on Grease theme, which is Chie's ReiTheme, actually*) * Asanjei hops off the chopper, in the middle of a well-read paperback. She's been through three on the flight over. (*listens to Evolution* POINTLESS GUITAR SOLO!) ( Theme from "The Rock" just came on. >_>;; ) * Chisanjya shakes her head in an effort to clear it, then gets off the chopper. "Ask Asanjya, Laz." * Mamei hops out of the chopper, too. "So, where are we?" * Lazie taptaps Asanjya. "How much longer potion supposed to give?" [It's been about seven hours, despite the fact that you landed long before you took off.] I don't know. Rei got me the recipe, ask her. 'Bout a day, if Asanjya mixed it right. I think she mixed it right. She thinks she mixed it right, so that's two in favor. * Asanjei nods. * Reizar is frowning as he gets off the chopper, which seems very thankful to be relieved of him. Feel any different, Lazar? ... still no much time. But better than just one day. Yeah, I watched her do it, and she seemed pretty confident about it. That's three. We're on a roll! Maybe we can get a unanimous agreement. * Choria hops out of the chopper. "Yeah, whatver." * Mamei looks around. "Weird place. No tall buildings." There are lots of places without tall buildings. So! Where are we supposed to be going? * Choria shrugs. "If I knew I'd have left already." Without us? Olympus, I bet. If there's any place to start, that'd be it. Of course not. Right. Anybody got a map? * Lazie ponders Asanjya's question for a moment. "... kind of sick. But that just because potion taste like crap, and want escape." Somehow I doubt Olympus is on most maps. * Mamei fidgets. "Isn'y Olumpus that sports thing?" ... that Olympics. Well, Laz dear, I didn't have time to add sugar and a little cream. That's Olympics, Maria, although I'm willing to bet the name comes from there. ( Gimme a navigation roll. ) Olympus home of Greek Gods. Seems like a logical derivation. Actually, it does. It was done in homage to the gods; the Greeks started the games. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Reizar (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chisanjya (2d6) and gets 10. Oh. ( Wilderness spec ) Supposed to be on top of mountain. Or something. *eyes Asanjya* No complaining. Just saying. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjei (2d6) and gets 3. So... it's just sitting there, right? I mean, like... nevermind. It's a mountain. [Whoever made it remembers from geography class, or from being told by someone, or from looking at a map, or WHATEVER reason, that there IS a real Mt. Olympus.] But no like can just walk in. I think. No sure... *rubs head* I supposed to believe in only one God. Whole idea Greek Gods really exist kind of... odd. And have we figured out which god we wanna ask? I'm still leaning towards Athena, actually. Remember that dream I had a while ago? I picked the path of knowledge over the path of power. Then again, said dream went on to feature a talking Slinky, so take that as you will. Athena's safest, we can always turn down the offer and go to another. * Reizar rubs at the back of his head, pulling BOX out and booting up. Weird. * Lazie shrugs. "Either Athena or Hera, after talk with Zeus. It you body, so only fair you get say." * Asanjei is still buried in a book. * Choria looks at herself. "Ya know... It might be absolutely best to talk to Athena first. Primarly because Zeus might want to... you know, with Maria's body. * Reizar types a bit and starts walking. "This way." ( Maria's? ) (Which I currently am in, right now.) * Asanjei follows Rei, not looking up. ( Suppose. ) * Chisanjya follows. Onward, n'stuff. * Choria nods and follows. If no going try Hera, we talk to Athena. No need talk Zeus. * Lazie follows along, walking up beside Chie. "If think Athena best, I try Athena." * Chisanjya looks down at her-Lazar-self. "Unless somebody else objects really strongly, I'd prefer going that way." If that's what you wanna do, that's what we're gonna do. * Reizar enters one of the buildings and hangs a right. Let's go that way. [And suddenly you're not there! You're here! As if by magic! Or maybe you just walked. "Here" is in front of the counter for "Hurtz" rent-a-car, where a very bored looking woman is waiting to take your order.] And we should definitely ask about getting our souls back in their right places. They're gods. They can do that. Of course, can doesn't necessarily mean will, but.. * Asanjei stuffs the book, pulls out a lime, and starts eating it, then... stops, and blinks. * Chisanjya blinks. "Rent a car? We driving?" I ask. But we already asking lot... no get hopes up. * Choria puts her hands in her pockets and shrugs. * Mamei gawks like a tourist. And wonders if Greece has anything worth stealing other than nectar. [The woman speaks! What's she say? What, do you speak Greek?] Oh, hell. Language barrier. ( s'Greek to m- nah. Too easy. ) * Reizar waves at her and speaks in English, "" I'll bet the prof knows Greek. Too bad he transferred. ( ... Hungarian National Anthem on Winamp. =P ) "" * Reizar nods, keeping his words simple. "" * Chisanjya walks up to the counter next to Rei and nods at the clerk. ... so yes. When I talk to Athena, I see if she willing fix souls too. She gives Rei a puzzled expression. "" She won't. That'd be too easy. * Chisanjya looks over her shoulder at Lazar. "Just you? Aren't we all going?" * Reizar shakes his head. "" Typetype, shows her a picture of one. ... I no know. I thought maybe god only want talk to person she making deal with. If I wrong, I wrong. "" * Reizar shrugs. "" Go with it. Okay. I really don't know, either. Never tried talking to a god before. She types into her own computer, which you can't see, because it's not facing you. Then she holds out her hand. "" * Lazie chuckles, somewhat sadly. "I try. Never get answer, though. Jewish God no talk much since old days." "" ( Sounds like Chel. ) * Reizar looks at her blankly for a moment. "" Yeah, well, maybe it's better that your god isn't all that interested in you. She looks back, blankly. "<... More than lots.>" * Reizar sighs. "" * Asanjei is into her book again. * Lazie shakes his head. "Golem supposed to be fist of God on earth. Channel power to defend people... avenge people. If no paying attention... no good." But if he's not talking with you, how do you know he's paying attention? * Mamei gets bored with the discussion of theology and occupies herself with trying not to rob the nice lady at the counter. she blinks confusedly. Then she types on her computer and prints out a receipt. It's written in both Greek and English. No know. Faith. * Reizar looks, then writes out a check for the figure and hands it over. Ahh, gotcha. I guess I take knowing some things for granted. Like what can happen to you after you die. ... of course, if get fourth rune, and no have Power of God flow through golem body, then I REALLY know I in trouble. Uhh, yeah. So let's hope your god's paying attention, then. * Choria nods. She smiles, types a bit more, then hands over a set of keys. "" "" * Reizar gives her a confused look. "" * Asanjei looks up. "What's she saying, Rei?" (That's a good thing to have, actually. Better than inedible food.) She points towards a door. * Lazie looks up, and mutters in Hebrew. "{A little help would be nice about now...}" Something about watermelons and tugboats. She doesn't speak English that well. [It starts to rain outside!] * Choria rolls her eyes. "Just great." * Reizar shrugs, then nods pleasantly, smiles, and waves before heading to the door. Rain, bah. Laz, I think there's a small umbrella in my bag. ... well, at least I no get turned into pillar of salt. *mutters* Not that it'll do much good for more than one person. Maybe two if you squeeze in. * Mamei mutters. "Not rain." * Lazie scrounges around the bag, and pulls out the umbrella. [Meanwhile a hotdog vender comes up to Lazar, and offers to sell him a hotdog. Why the let these people hang out at airports, we may never know.] * Chisanjya pulls up the hood of Asanjya's cloak and heads out the door after Rei. * Asanjei reaches for her cloak... then realizes she doesn't have it. ;_; * Asanjei gets wet as hell, then. * Reizar opens the door and heads out. "It's Zeus's element." * Choria walks out as well, ignoring rain. Yeah, I don't really give a damn about H2O. Thought that was thunder. Well, rain sorta comes with it. And it's lightning, technically, but what're ya gonna do. Well, thunder comes with rain. * Lazie shrugs, buys a hotdog, and munches it as he walks out under the umbrella. [It's the best hotdog Lazar has ever eaten.] [But enough about that.] (It's the only hotdog he's ever eaten.) (pitty it isn't kosher :P) (HAHAHA.) * Mamei hates the rain, but suffers through it anyway. (*snerks*) [You go outside, into a parking lot. Now to find your moose. Er, watermellon. Er, van.] (That's terrible.) (That's why he's abandoned you, Lazar!) ( Neither is werewolf, but he tried that. =P ) (... Eew.) Chie. Close the pocket on the cloak. Xaphan's going to get wet and he hates it. Right. Good hotdog. *keeps walking* * Chisanjya does so. "Sorry, Xaphan." * Reizar looks around, heads towards the section with the vans, and presses the car-finder button! Those are so handy. When you can't find your car, anyway. [One vehicle blairs "La Cucaracha." That must be yours.] * Reizar hums La Cucaracha as he heads to it! Catchy. The universe has a very sick sense of humor. ( Greece is a fun country already. ) ( Hey. I could've stuck you in New Jersey. ) (the roaches ate Mamie!) Yes, yes it does. This news? * Asanjei is looking soggy. Somehow she looks wetter than she should have been able to get. She gnaws on the lime. Nope. Not really. Just felt the need to point it out again. * Reizar reaches it, turns off the finder, and unlocks the van before getting into the driver's seat. The van sags a little, but doesn't die. Heaven help you all. I call shotgun! [The van is white. It looks nothing like a watermellon. Or a moose. It can fit all of you, even Lazar.] * Choria gets in as well. * Chisanjya climbs into the front passenger seat. [There's already a Kirby plushie in shotgun.] * Asanjei climbs into the back, but sits in the center seat. (God speaks to us! Here, Lazie, you hold the plush. ;P) * Chisanjya picks up the plushie. "And what do we have here?" * Chisanjya gives the plushie a squeeze. * Lazie climbs in, closing his umbrella as he does. ( Uh oh! Rei already had a lead foot... now she has a granite foot! ) * Reizar looks at it. "A message from God." It's hard to tell if he's serious or not, but since it's a Kirby plush... probably not. [The plushie says nothing, but there is a note in several different languages: "Compliments of the staff."] * Asanjei digs into her paperback. * Chisanjya buckles up and sets the plushie on her lap. "I'm gettin' a collection of these things, it seems." Free stuff? [Anyhow, presumeably, you start driving towards Mt. Olympus, since that was your original plan.] Cool, free stuff! I wish this were a real road trip. I could've brought munchies, if I could eat them- could've brought them anyway, I guess, maybe we can go to a gas station and pick up a few bags of chips. Do they have chips in Greece? Should. Baklava! Yeah, stop at a bakery or something. ( And continue to do so whilst I afk ) * Reizar seems considerably more cheerful as he's driving at reckless speed. Wheee! ... Right. Are we there yet? Nope! Do not ask, Chomei, lest I throw this plushie at you. ... probably no need say this, but since soul on line, will say. *pauses* If all talk to Athena... please no say anything to offend goddess. Yeah. Belive me, I'm gonna be on my best behavior. * Choria nods. Dad said don't say you're better at anything than she is, or she'll get upset, so I guess that's a good place to start. Insulting her's another good place. And not taking her stuff, since she's going to be taking stuff for us? Do we have a gift to give her? If anything, I can hand over the Iron Waffle or something, but I dunno if she'd like it or not, but she is the goddess of Wisdom and maybe technology now... I think Dionysus has video games covered. Gift. I have *no* idea what she'd want. I can't really make anything for her. Didn't bring most of my supplies. Not sure she'd want jewelry anyway. ... what get as gift for Goddess of Wisdom? * Asanjei waves the paperback. "I could give her a book. They're not very good, though." ... Kirby plushie? Heh. Well, I'll bring it along. * Reizar takes a sharp turn which has everyone in back squeezed against the person all the way on the left. Sorry, Chomei. * Chisanjya tilts left and nearly smacks into Rei. Which, in her current body, would hurt. * Asanjei is squeezed. "Ow." * Lazie tilts. Whee. * Mamei frowns. * Choria is squeezed too. "Geeze Rei. Take it easier on the turns." Aww, do I have to? Would like survive long enough to get cure, yes. Anyway, gift gift. We can always ask her what she wants. * Lazie rubs his neck. "Gift. Trials. Favor... no going to stop me." It's really no use wracking our brains about it. Gods are as capricious as demons, really. We'll figure it out when we get there. Yeah, really. And she asks for a Toyota motorcycle or something. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjei (2d6-4) and gets 4. No wrack brain. Just saying. If I going fall in fight, that good way to go as any. No going like this. No get soul damned. No take little one body with me. * Chisanjya exhales. "We'll find out when we get there, I guess." * Asanjei closes her book and sighs. "Though.... " If we can figure it out before we get there, it'd probably be better... if we have to ask, she'll think up something tricky just because. If she's anything like a demon. * Lazie shrugs. "Everyone love Kirby, right?" It's worth a shot? I think she's more into owls than, uh, marshmallows. Do we have an owl? Can we get an owl? We could get an owl. Probably. (The way the word "owl" lines up is amusing to me.) (Yes!) I man in golem body in girl body what bitten by vampyre, in Greece to find god to steal nectar from dad to cure. That ridiculous. Compared, idea that Greek goddess like Kirby no seem so odd, no? All I'm saying is gods and demons are a little more hung up on tradition. Let's just see what happens. * DreaMwrite has joined #BESM Hi guys. * Asanjei shrugs and dives back into her book. [There's a dull thud as you run over DreaMwrite. Luckily he's a zombie, so don't stop.] * Chisanjya blinks. "What was that?" [It's not important! Because you get to Mt. Olympus! It's a big mountain.] Never mind. I think we're here. * Reizar shrugs. "Speed bump?" Must be. * Choria opens the door and jumps out. * Asanjei hops out, shielding the book from the rain. [The mountain is big. It's not Everest, because that'd be silly if it were bigger than the biggest mountain in the world.... But it's still big. But it doesn't reach into the clouds, which is good; it means it's climbable.] Wow. Where'd they get all that rock? It mountain. It just there. ... [It's there. Climb it.] * Asanjei looks up. "For once, I am glad we're swapped." She floats off the ground. [Asanjei cheats.] * Chisanjya stares up at the mountain. "...yeah. Even though I'm taller now, that thing makes me feel very, *very* small." * Choria looks up and shrugs. "It's a mountain." They're supposed to be big. * Choria starts climbing up. Thank you spiderclimb. Yeah, but... never mind. ....damn you, Chomei. Climbing in your body is gonna suck. I won't even get to enjoy the heights. * Chisanjya starts climbing. This is gonna be tiring. * Mamei starts climbing the old fashioned way. Yeah, but you'll probably be better at climbing when you get back into this body. * Reizar looks up, then heads up, too. "It's okay. I don't get tired, for now. I can carry people. Maybe two." * Lazie gets out, and starts walking. He looks determined. Angry. Something. * Asanjei crosses her legs in a lotus position and folds her arms, and levitates. She giggles. Ehh, I can make it. * Reizar sticks his tongue out at Asanjei. [Up you go! Everyone who's not in Lazar's, Rei's or Maria's bodies, gimme a body roll!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chisanjya (2d6) and gets 10. * Asanjei sticks her tongue out at Reizar. "I'd have to climb normally." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazie (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mamei (2d6) and gets 6. [Lazie and Chisanjya collapse about halfway up.] * Chisanjya drops, gasping. Man... even if I were myself, I don't think I could do this. Hey, watch my body! * Chisanjya looks over and sees Lazar. "Yeah." Sorry. ... no stop. Keep going. * Lazie tries to push himself up. [That doesn't work for very long.] * Chisanjya struggles to get herself upright, then collapses again. "Ugh. Dammit!" * Lazie keeps trying. He's real stubborn. * Reizar looks back. * Reizar walks over, picks up Chisanjya and Lazie, and keeps going. * Asanjei floats... "Dammit..... hey, good call Rei." * Chisanjya looks very embarassed. "Sorry, Rei." Hi ho, hi ho, it's up the mountain we go. To visit Greek gods and make sure we're in the right bods and... oh, it's okay. You just get to listen to my singing. * Choria jumps down to where Chisanjya is. "Hey, can't leave you behind." ~_^ * Choria starts climbing up again. * Chisanjya smiles at Chomei. "Thanks." I think. ... thanks. *turns to Chie* You need work out more. * Chisanjya sticks her tongue out at Choria. I work out plenty! I oughtta look into rock-climbing places when we get back to Tokyo, though. [After a VERY long time of climbing, you make it to the top of the tallest summit ('cause there's more than one), only to find... nothing.] ... if Eoi here, he probably say you body could do if used Naginata. * Mamei makes it along, barely. He probably could. Err, would. ... I knew we should have brought the owl. Yeah. * Lazie hops out of Rei's grasp, and looks up. "Hey! Athena! Need talk!" [It rains harder, heathen.] Laz, what did we say about not offending the goddess? ... Right. ( Gimme awareness rolls! ) * Asanjei looks around. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Choria (2d6-2) and gets 3. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Reizar (2d6) and gets 9. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjei (2d6) and gets 7. [And it's very cold up here. In fact, it stops raining and starts snowing. Yes, in July.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chisanjya (2d6) and gets 9. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazie (2d6-2) and gets 3. * Reizar sets Chisanjya down, too. He's nice like that. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mamei (2d6) and gets 3. No offensive. Just calling. * Chisanjya is set down. She leans against Rei. "Thanks, Rei." [Whoever made it notices a stone staircase going around the side of the mountain. It's blocked off by a rope and a sign that says something in Greek.] * Asanjei floats over to it. "What's this?" * Lazie blinks, and wanders over to the staircase. Huh? ...a staircase. Well, I can see that, but I meant more what is it to? ... Well, that's just great. * Chisanjya looks over at Asanjya and Lazar. "Oh. Dammit, none of us can read what the sign says, can we?" Nope. Does it lead somewhere, or is it a way back down? And if it's a way back down, why didn't we notice it before when we were going up? * Reizar blinks, then walks over. "Nope. Uh, unless someone can call in a spell or favor..." He walks, trying to see where it goes. Well, one way or the other, let's take it. Why is that bad? Who cares what it says? We're not gonna offend any gods by using the stairs, are we? * Asanjei starts to float down. [It goes around the mountain.] Wait, Asanjya. Do we really want to go that way? [It'll be goin' around the mountaint, where it goes.] * Chisanjya shivers and draws her cloak closer around herself. It's this way or back down the rocks, unless you want to scream yourself hoarse. So you don't think she's answering. * Choria shrugs. ( That prolly IS her answer. Not that Mamei's gonna think of that. ) I think the snow is ample answer, don't you? * Reizar looks puzzled for a moment, "Well, snow's kinda weird for July, even this high up. We can try a little longer, then break a few laws and take the stairs. Things can get worse, but it's unusual enough, I mean, who puts stairs here anyway?" * Lazie ducks under the rope, and starts walking down the stairs. But I wanna break laws noooooow! ;_; * Asanjei floats down them. * Chisanjya sighs. "Okay. Let's go now. We can always come back. * Reizar blinks at Mamei. "Well, if Chie wants to go now, we go now. So sure! You can break laws now." Yay! [Actually, they go up around a big chunk of rock. They only go part way before stopping, though.] * Mamei makes her way to the staircase. Damn the rope! And the sign's all greek to her. * Choria makes his way to the staircase too. "Odds are it says 'out of order'." * Asanjei hits the stop in the stairs. "Well. Damn." * Chisanjya halts. "Looks like you were right, Chomei." Or "please don't set your pants on fire." * Reizar thinks. Try taking another step up. An invisible one. ...what kinda' lame-ass stairs don't go all the way up? * Lazie looks up. "Luck? Please?" Rei, please tell me that the answer to this is *not* setting our pants on fire. * OmegaDarklight is now known as OmegAway Nah. There's no coffee machines here to feed the soulless masses. * Asanjei flies over and pokes at the air where the stairs ought to be. Coffe machines? Soulless what? Back in the Asahara building, Maria. I think you mighta been elsewhere at the time. Don't ask. Oh. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazie (2d6+2) and gets 9. [Lazie trips on a banana peel you didn't notice and falls face first onto the lack of stairs in front.] * Chisanjya winces. "Laz, watch it!" ... ow. * Reizar points. "Someone's been snacking on the highway to the Greek Gods." * Lazie gets up, and looks up. "I meant good luck!" It is good luck! How's it good luck? Look at where you're standing, dumbass! * Reizar grins. * Choria snerks. "Or maybe they say 'Don't watch your step'." ( Um, where am I standing? ^_^;;; ) (On nothing. :P) ( I thought I was standing on where the stairs ended. ) * Asanjei floats around Lazie, giggling. (You did, then you fell face first onto nothing.) (Rei and Chomei are showing a surprising lack of sympathy for my body getting beat up. ;p) (Bah, it's too funny for me to care. ^^) ( Oh. Well. Your description is LAME, Brett. =P ) (It's because we love. :P) [Lazie slips on the same banana peel and falls over backwards.] (Apparently. ;p) Wow, that's pretty cool. * Lazie pats at the invisible stairs, tries to get up, then falls again. "Dammit! Stupid potion making me no have balance..." Okay, it was funny the first time. You can stop now. * Chisanjya puts a hand to her forehead. "At this rate, I'm not even gonna *have* a body to go back to." Uhm, he's prolly not doing it on purpose. Hey, don't blame my potion, mister. * Choria shrugs. * Reizar steps over the rope and lumbers up some of the stairs. So... let's take the stairs. The not-there stairs. Weird. But I like it. * Lazie gets back up, and starts up the stairs silently, glaring at the banana peel. * Asanjei floats around Lazie and sticks her tongue out at him., Invisible stairs. Go figure. * Chisanjya follows the others up, taking care to avoid the banana peel. * Mamei follows up the stairs! [You start climbing!] * Reizar lumbers up and resists to the urge to say, "Told you so." * Choria goes up the stairs. [Everyone who's not in Lazar's, Rei's or Maria's bodies, gimme a body roll!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mamei (2d6) and gets 8. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chisanjya (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazie (2d6) and gets 6. [After a while of walking, Mamei, Chisanjya and Lazie all collapse halfway between the sky and the earth.] ... at least I no fall down this time. Your body SUCKS Chomei. SUCKS. Not my fault you're not using it right. * Reizar facepalms with a hearty thud before plucking people up. One on the shoulder, one under each arm. Walking! * Chisanjya sits heavily on the stairs. "Gah. Remind me to work out more." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Choria (2d6) and gets 7. * Chisanjya sits on Rei's shoulder. Whee! You mean me, Chie. [Choria doesn't collapse from exhaustion.] Both of us. This just means that the rest of you need to fly. Well, I don't go climbing goddamn mountains often. Neither do I. I now wish I did. * Choria nods and keeps going up. If survive all this, we start Mystery Club Workout Club. I don't. It's not as much fun as climbing skyscrapers. * Asanjei waves her book at Chie. "This is my exercise, right here! I burn a thousand calories a day flipping pages. I have fingers of solid iron!" Well, you do, at the moment. * Chisanjya taps her cheek lightly. "Hmm. Maybe you do. Not good for my line of work." Maybe we need to get a stairmaster for the clubroom. [You enter the clouds! Now, you might have heard of places where the rain falls sideways, or upwards, but all three at once? There's a new experience.] * Asanjei is soaking wet! Yaaay! * Lazie pulls the umbrella out of the bag, and covers his head ineffectually. * Choria is really damn wet too. Is this normal? * Chisanjya pulls her cloak tighter around herself again. "Gah!" ( It isn't if you're afraid of water. :) ) * Chisanjya shivers. "I don't like this." (That reminds me, if Haruko gets sad at the tower reversed....which way does the rain fall?) (Hah!) Really, I don't. * Reizar just keeps going. "Me neither, and I can't even feel it. Helloooooo Zeus-land. Th-this sucks. I never liked it. * Chisanjya clutches Rei's shoulder tightly and whimpers slightly. * Asanjei mutters something about hubris. d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d6) and gets 2. [A fish lands on Choria's head.] Aah! Lazar, do you want to talk first or should I? No offense, but yuo don't have the experience I do at sucking up to powerful beings. * Choria picks up the fish. Is it flopping around? [No, it seems pretty dead.] Fresh fish anyone? Ew ew ew. * Chisanjya seems to have withdrawn into herself. The hood of the cloak is hiding her face, but it's probably not just rain that's dripping from it. Is my soul on line, little one. No want offend, but I think I want talk. * Mamei isn't quite to where Chie is, but she's close! * Choria keeps walking. Stupid fish. I just wanna make sure we do this right. There aren't do-overs with gods or demons. It'll be okay. You don't need to be scared. I mean, the fish can't hurt you or anything. ( Or certain types of fish. ) ( YES IT CAN @_@ ) Or some kinds of fish. But the water! And the water! ... It's rain? It's like drowning only not! * Lazie nods. "I be careful." * Chisanjya cries softly. If you get tongue-tied, tag me and I'll take over. [You finally exit the clouds. You're on actual stairs again! They spiral upwards towards a floating island.] (No rain?) ( I have such wussy friends.) * Choria smiles. "Only not." Will do, little one. [Nope, actually, it's bright and sunny here.] * Asanjei floats back, dripping wet, but looking satisfied. * Chisanjya pulls the hood of her cloak down and wipes her eyes. "Sorry, guys. I... don't handle water well." Uwah? No more water? It's really gone, right? I mean, it's not gonna fall up at us or anything? It's okay. We only had to go through it, so it's over now, and we don't have to stay in it, or... anything. Yeah. * Choria nods. It's a long story. Well, not all that long, but now's not the time. * Reizar peers at the island, then nods to himself and keeps going with his load. * Lazie closes the umbrella, and puts it away. [It starts to rain, but only on Lazie.] * Chisanjya eyes Lazar. "Not a good sign." * Chisanjya sniffles once and searches her pockets for a handkerchief or something. * Lazie just sighs. "If gods want mess with me, who I to argue?" * Lazie is rained upon. "If they want dish out, I take. That point of coming up here, right?" Yup. It is? Oh. * Choria nods. * Lazie wiggles out of Rei's grip, and starts walking. "Maybe this test before test. No stop golem." Part of why I like demons better than gods. Demons aren't offended when you put 'em in a magic seal..... * Asanjei trails off. [At any rate, you get to the island, and find youself in front of a palace/temple (whichever you prefer to call it) made entirely of white marble. Kinda like Chelsea's castle, except it looks Greek.] * Reizar lets Lazie walk. Really. ( And without even half the style.) * Chisanjya blinks. "Hey, pretty." Okay, this is probably the place. I don't think they make pantheons or whatever in the sky on a whim. Yeeah. ... Well, they could, and probably do, but not right over Olympus. Probably. * Reizar sets people down if they want to be. Could give people the wrong idea? * Mamei walks from here. * Chisanjya climbs down off of Rei's shoulder. * Lazie keeps on a-walkin', brow furrowed. It'd look all grim and determined if Chie weren't so darned cute. * Asanjei opts to stop floating and walk. More respectful, and all. * Chisanjya straightens herself up as best she can and heads for the temple. * Choria walks to... THE TEMPLE! * Reizar goes. Yes, he does. * Mamei follows. [Suddenly, the Flash zips up to you. Or he might be, if he wasn't wearing a toga. "Mortals? Here? Doesn't anyone ever pay attention to the sign?!"] (*hides sign. "What sign?") (He's speaking in Japanese?) You mean the one in the language none of us can read? Speaking of which, somebody left a banana peel on the staircase. "Yeah, that was me. I get a kick out of it." Well, I fall on it twice. So it work. * Chisanjya frowns briefly. He laughs. * Asanjei stays very, very quiet. But very very observant. Know where can find Athena, very fast Greek God guy? We come to talk her. "My sister? What for?" * Reizar peers at him. "Hey, you're Hermes?" "Well, duh! Weren't the winged sandles a clue?" He points to his sandals and, yes, they have wings. Have problem what, it appear, only she can solve. * Chisanjya looks down at them. "Hey, awesome!" * Choria smirks. "Like the shoes." * Reizar grins. "Yup! I just wanted to know for sure. Cool! I never thought I'd meet you, but now that I know I can, can I say I've always wanted to?" "What problem?" Actually, the problem is something any of you can probably solve, so we've been having a bit of an issue as to which one of you to talk to. We've got two, see. First is we're all in the wrong bodies. ([What] problem?) The more important one is Chie- uh, Lazar- uh, both, depending, is turning into a vampire, and this isn't a good thing. * Lazie tilts his neck, and points. "Bitten by vampyre. That second problem." "Oh, well, I can solve that." * Reizar blinks. "Which one?" Yay! "Maybe all of them." * Choria blinks. * Chisanjya smiles brilliantly. "Wow... that would be the most wonderful thing ever!" * Mamei grins and nods. * Reizar giggles. [Hermes stands to the side and folds his arms, then looks at you with a raised eyebrow. "... What's in it for me?"] * Asanjei speaks up. "for what price...yes." That's the problem we've sorta run into. I mean, what do you give a god? Besides a bunch of bananas that they can slip people with, but you can probably get those yourself anyway. ( Give him the van. ) (*snerk*) ("Sorry, had to give it up as tribute to one of your gods, so sorry.) "Why, dear dear.... stone thing..." "You give a god something he cannot get himself." * Asanjei rubs her temples. * Chisanjya holds out the Kirby plushie. ... want Kirby? We're not very schooled in Greek myths. Do us a favor and elaborate. He turns, with his hands on hips. "Not mundane like that. Give me something I can't get anywhere else." Aww, but it's cute. It's Kirby. Do you want it anyway? "Sure! But it's not gonna count." * Chisanjya hands him the Kirby plushie. "No problem. Enjoy him!" Hermes takes the Kirby plushie! "Now, what have you got to trade?" ... chain what hide golem form unique, I think. *points to the chain around Reizar's neck* * Chisanjya ponders this. Is powerful gypsy magik. I could give you the Iron Waffle. I made it myself. I don't think other people regularly make computers out of waffles on a whim because they craved waffles in the middle of the night but had nothing to do while their body was sleeping. Uh, Lazar, are you sure that's a good idea? * Choria hmmms... "Say, can they get those demon-fighting weapons here?" * Lazie looks up at Rei. "If get fixed, next thing we do is go after Dracula. What need illusion for that?" ...prolly not? ... I doubt they take trips to Hell often, no. * Asanjei pulls out her knife. Sure, it mean I no can walk around normal... but that small price to pay to be in right body, and to have Chie body no be vampyre. Yeah, you're right. Just saying. * Asanjei holds it out to Hermes. "Hellforged." She grins. * Lazie smiles sadly. "I sacrifice life. What little chain in comparison?" * Choria is still thinking. ( See, if Raisha was here, she could just kill Zeus, and steal us some Nectar. ) Hermes nods and looks both items over. "Hmmm..." (Yeah, that'd be cool.) * Chisanjya points to the hairsticks currently holding her braid in place. "I made these, and they're one of a kind. I'm not sure if that's really what you're looking for, but I could make you something unique." "Well... Perhaps I should elaborate: I'm not looking for "one-of-a-kind" so much as not mundane." Chain no qualify? * Reizar looks through his backpack and pulls out the Iron Waffle. It's, yes, still a computer shaped like a waffle. "How about this?" (But it's not mundane. It's a major item at least!) (Badum ching!) "Well... Is it magical? What's it do that's any different from any other mortal computer?" (Wow, Lazar's not getting any attention.) The knife isn't mundane. It kills demons very very well. (It looks likea waffle!) He looks at the knife. "Hmmm.... But this chain sounds appealing, too." Laz, can I see my bag for a second? * Reizar opens his mouth to respond to Hermes, then stops and tries again. "I guess you don't want it if it's not magic, huh." * Asanjei idly flips the knife. "Hmmm... It depends." * Lazie hands Chie the bag. * Chisanjya takes it and starts looking through. She pulls out both her swords and a handful of spirit wards. * Chisanjya pulls out her scroll. * Chisanjya puts it back. Like the god of messengers needs a scroll to make him move faster. She snorts softly to herslf. "I won't really know what I want until I know what exactly it does. You know..." * Chisanjya shrugs and grabs it again. She walks over to Hermes, arms full of magical goodies. * Reizar blinks, then blinks again. * Reizar blinks a third time. WAIT! I GOT IT! Well, chain is illusion magic. No sure quite how works. * Reizar looks in her backpack. * Chisanjya nearly drops her load. "What, Rei?" * Asanjei nearly drops the knife. * Reizar pulls out... a Dynasty Warriors HORNED HELM! XD * Choria hits his head. "What is it, Rei?" Oh my. You actually kept that thing? Quick, someone sing victory music for me. * Chisanjya looks at it and laughs. "Awesome." * Chisanjya sings victory music. * Choria laughs. It's so cool! It's so rare, I don't even know what it does! ...that damn helmet! Sure! * Chisanjya sings off-key, of course. ... you still have helmet? Wow. * Asanjei stares. Hey, something that gives this many style points can't be thrown away, Lazar. * Reizar shakes it at him. Hermes takes it, and looks it over, frowning ".... This sounds like you're trying to get rid of it." Actually, if you don't want it, I'll keep it and wear it more often. Maybe someday, I'll figure out what exactly it does. * Reizar looks over it. "I'm pretty sure it's magic, though. Or does something magical. Can someone check?" * Chisanjya kneels in front of Hermes and holds out the scroll. "Here's a scroll that goes with it." He takes the scroll. "Hmmm... Scroll of speed?" Would that be acceptable? I could give you some spirit wards as well. "Oh, we could make our own wards. But I'll take these, sure." * Chisanjya hands Hermes most of her wards. Chie makes some really nice jewelry. It's not every day you run across jewelry that can keep spirit things away. "Well... actually...." Yes? Hmm? "We kind of do run into jewelry that keeps spirits away every day." "But, I'll take them anyhow!" Well, at least you're honest. * Reizar holds the helm out to him, if he wants it. "Good bye, Horned Helm. I'm sorry I never found out what you did. Well, outside of look really cool at parties." * Chisanjya looks disappointed for a second, then smiles. "Thank you, great Hermes!" I'm kinda curious about that, actually. "Sure!" ( I told you what it did >.> ) (Rei doesn't know what it did. ;P) (We never found out, though.) (The chars, that is.) (She wore it a time or few, as I recall, but she doesn't ride around attacking things much. Ever.) (John would be scary with one of those.) * Asanjei frowns. You're taking a lot of stuff, but you haven't agreed to do a thing yet. * Choria nods. "She has a point." "Well, I've agreed to help you. If you can prove your worth, mind." So if we prove our worth, you'll restore us to our bodies and cure the vampirism? Of course! If you do a little something for me, that is... The infamous catch. That would be the aforementioned proving our worth? What is it? Tests and favors. Was price we expected, Asanjya. "Oh, that comes later, after you prove your worth. Don't worry about it for now." * Reizar starts to rub at the back of his head, then stops. Oh no. Worrying about it now is my business. If you can't make it explicit I want it narrowed down some. He sighs. "Alright. Quite frankly, I haven't thought of it yet." "But I will have by the time you finish the trials." * Asanjei rubs her chin. And if we do this, and the trials, you'll restore the six of us to our proper bodies and cure the vampirism? "Mmm hmm." Can I get that in writing? "Or, I'll get someone else to do it for you. I can't switch you myself, but I know someone who can." (Igor, the god of MAD SCIENCE!) "Sure. Got a pen and paper?" * Asanjei pulls out a piece of paper from her cloak which Chie is wearing, drops to her knees on the marble, and starts scribbling. After a bit, she stands up and holds it out to Hermes. "The contract." She eyes him levelly. Hermes takes it and reads it. It takes him all of a milisecond. He makes a few adjustments here and there. * Asanjei peers at the adjustments as he makes them, making sure nothing bad is happening. * Reizar fidgets a bit. * Choria glances around. * Chisanjya waits. [Basically, he added "try to" for all of his parts.] * Asanjei sighs. "Add 'to the best of your ability' to that caveat." "Ok." *does* * Asanjei nods. "Okay. Sign and we're good." * Chisanjya watches this intently. [He signs.] [And suddenly, the session ended!]