Chapter Six
Michael Aridfox
Sadraz says, "I am barely"
West says, "that's what we want to be seeking if you ask vagile"
Sadraz says, "holding"
Heccacia says, "then we work on your control"
Vagile Savane is no longer Clanning.
Healery ponders, "If only..."
Michael Aridfox says, "Healery?"
(Babajaga sighs sadly)
Michael Aridfox says, "I can't help but notice that vial"
(Healery looks up, startled, and stands.)
Healery says, "Yes, Michael?"
Leogic says, "THis is most curious."
Michael Aridfox says, "you are holding it like it's a ..."
(Tayra nods.)
Healery says, "Yes."
(Babajaga wish there were a more visible enemy.)
West says, "grrr"
Rimbaud thinks, "chum in puddleby"
Michael Aridfox says, "troublesome thing."
Healery says, "A blessing and a curse."
(Healery stares at it in her hand.)
Babajaga ponders, "grrrr"
Michael Aridfox says, "Oh?"
Rimbaud thinks, "in west puddleby"
Healery says, "You recall Vagile's old head wound?"
Tayra says, "My thanks, kind Sir."
Michael Aridfox says, "aye."
(Tayra curtsies.)
(Trauma frowns)
(West assassinates Trauma)
Healery says, "This is the potion that healed it."
(Trauma furrows his brow)
Healery says, "Saturnus gave the remainder to me, in case of need."
(Babajaga readies her axe)
(Healery looks at.. West's body.)
Healery says, "Need."
Michael Aridfox says, "But there's more?"
Healery says, "Only fault."
Blue says, "Who's that?"
Blue says, "Oh."
West says, "Vagile is tired"
Michael Aridfox says, "fault?"
(Trauma communes on the Other Plane)
Healery says, "I did not use it to cure West's wound."
Malkor ponders, "guess not."
Blue says, "Vagile and West switched bodies."
Sec'ulaar says, "i know"
Blue says, "That's freaky."
Sec'ulaar says, "did they switch back yet?"
Sec'ulaar says, "i know"
Healery says, "I thought... I allowed him to convince me it would heal on its own."
Blue says, "It's not friday!"
Sec'ulaar says, "someone call an exorcist"
Blue says, "I don't get it!"
Michael Aridfox says, "Sadraz says the wound was caused by a magical daggar."
Blue says, "Vagile!"
Healery says, "Aye..."
Healery says, "And yet this substance, whatever it may be, might have helped."
(Sec'ulaar smiles.)
Healery says, "It worked wondrously before."
Michael Aridfox says, "We cannot know or assume that, Healery."
West says, "will it cheer Vagile up?"
Healery says, "But West was adamant, and I gave in."
Michael Aridfox says, "It might've."
Blue says, "Perhaps!"
Sec'ulaar says, "I shall return shortly"
Michael Aridfox says, "But Vagile's wound was not magical"
West says, "then please"
Michael Aridfox says, "West's is."
Blue starts playing his starbuck harp
Healery says, "It must have been. No moonstone would help it."
Tayra ponders, "Could the substance be responsible for the mixup?"
West says, "oooo"
Blue starts playing his gitor
(Heccacia walks wearily back)
Tayra says, "Healery, how well do you know Saturnus?"
Healery says, "Hrm."
Tayra ponders, "Shoo"
Blue starts playing his starbuck harp
Healery says, "I have had no cause to doubt him before."
Tayra ponders, "Filthy vermin!"
West says, "Vagile likes the sea song"
Tayra says, "Hm"
Blue starts playing his reed flute
(Babajaga checks her green book to look after Sat.)
West ponders, "rising sun?"
Blue starts playing his starbuck harp
Tayra says, "I had thought I once saw him associating with unsavory characters, although my memory is fallible."
Blue says, "Hmm"
(Babajaga finds he is in the lands, and sighs)
Michael Aridfox says, "Is Sadraz ... ?"
Blue says, "Someone else said that to me..."
Heccacia whispers, "I am very tired"
Heccacia whispers, "ok for the moment"
Blue says, "To me it seems very dissimilar."
Babajaga says, "Who Tayra ?"
Heccacia whispers, "I think"
Tayra says, "Saturnus"
(Michael Aridfox nods.)
Heccacia whispers, "I did my best"
Blue says, "Perhaps..."
Babajaga says, "And others..?"
Heccacia whispers, "now it is up to her"
(West applauds)
Stacey starts playing her bone flute
Blue says, "I will listen more closely next time."
Blue says, "I hope you feel better, Vagile."
(Heccacia holds her head in her hands)
Blue says, "You'll get your body back.;"
(West jigs a traditional naval jig.)
Blue says, "You'll get your body back."
Heccacia ponders, "sigh"
(Michael Aridfox pats Heccacia on the back.)
Healery says, "Congratulations, Stacey!"
Stacey says, "heh"
Tayra says, "I'm just wondering if you can rule out the potion as a cause of this debacle."
(Heccacia smiles.)
Stacey says, "Thanks, Healery!"
Michael Aridfox whispers, "you were wonderful"
Healery says, "It was many many zodiacs ago, Tayra."
Tayra says, "Oh."
Tayra says, "Never mind."
Heccacia whispers, "thank you"
West says, "Vagile is really ugly"
Healery says, "And yet, stranger things have happened."
Blue says, "Hehe."
Blue says, "yeah."
Tayra says, "Hm."
Blue says, "But don't tell west."
Blue says, "It'd probably crush him."
(Stacey can't stay put)
West says, "hehe"
(Blue waves to trauma.)
(Trauma waves)
(Babajaga sighs sadly)
Michael Aridfox says, "Did you see the wound on Sadraz's hand, Healery?"
(Blue clasps Trauma's arms.)
Blue says, "How are you, friend?"
(Trauma looks at Blue, perplexed)
(Trauma slumps)
Blue says, "You are sad?"
West says, "Did anyone even kill the drake?"
Babajaga says, "What if we combine those..?"
Babajaga says, "Ah no.."
Tayra says, "No, Vagile"
Michael Aridfox says, "Couldn't get a hit, Vagile."
Healery says, "No, We -- Vagile."
(Trauma just shakes his head sadly)
West says, "well that has to be the first thing to do"
Healery says, "I think it flew off."
(Blue looks sadly at his clanmate.)
(Trauma sighs morosely, nods slightly to Blue, and wanders off)
Michael Aridfox says, "There may be other things to tend to, Cap'n."
Tayra says, "Vagile, not every problem can be solved by killing something... although many can."
Healery says, "Trauma?"
West says, "doh"
Babajaga says, "really Tayra ?"
Blue says, "What's with Trauma, Healery?"
West says, "we could just hit the drake"
(Tayra chuckles.)
Michael Aridfox says, "Well, I couldn't and not for lack of trying."
Blue says, "What's wrong with Trauma?"
(Heccacia nods)
Healery says, "I'm not certain."
Tayra says, "A vermine biting my toe is a problem best solved by killing something, even I admit that."
West says, "Vagile kills rats. This gets better and better"
Healery says, "He and West had some sort of conflict a few days ago, in the pass."
Blue says, "Really?"
Babajaga says, "Yes."
(Tayra laughs.)
(Blue frowns.)
Healery says, "Aye, even so."
Healery says, "They seem to have resolved it somewhat here, today, but..."
Babajaga says, "A good solution it is, most of the time."
Healery says, "I'm nto sure if Trauma is still upset by it, or if something else bothers him."
Michael Aridfox says, "He seemed upset also, when he examined Sadraz's hand, Healery."
Healery says, "Aye, that as well."
Trauma is no longer Clanning.
(Healery nods to Michael Aridfox.)
Tayra says, "Vagile has a good point though. Hunting the drake might be good for everyone's spirits, even if it doesn't accomplish much"
Blue says, "What's wrong with Sadraz's hand?"
Michael Aridfox says, "I thought I saw a look of recognition."
Healery says, "A vicious wound."
Michael Aridfox says, "It's infected and numb"
Tayra says, "...very much."
Blue says, "Oh my!"
Healery says, "Odd in its nature, much as West's."
(Heccacia nods)
Heccacia says, "like"
Michael Aridfox says, "ever since she touched one of the wraith figures that have been recently seen in the lands."
Blue says, "Tis frightening."
Heccacia says, "Wests"
Babajaga says, "Ah!"
Blue says, "Wraith creatures?"
Healery says, "Oh, was that its origin? Horrible."
Heccacia says, "and her head hurts"
Babajaga yells, "Where are they!"
Michael Aridfox says, "Misery or Malice or Murder or whatever they're called"
Healery says, "Misery. Murder. Malice."
Heccacia says, "and seems to be tied in to the hand wound"
West says, "bloody bloody"
Michael Aridfox says, "those beings with the grey cloaks and firey glowing eyes."
Healery says, "The... Countless, they call themselves."
Michael Aridfox says, "hrm."
Healery says, "Servants of the Ksyr, so they say."
Blue says, "Who are they?"
Michael Aridfox says, "I've only really seen them from a distance."
Healery ponders, "Whoever that may be."
(Tayra tries to comfort Vagile.)
Blue says, "I mean..."
Michael Aridfox says, "One seemed to be in some sort of ... transition ..."
Healery says, "Ah, there is much mystery surrounding that very question, good Blue."
Blue says, "I've heard about them..."
Tayra says, "It'll be all right, sweetie."
Blue says, "But..."
Blue says, "Who are they?"
Michael Aridfox says, "I passed my hand freely through it."
(Babajaga decides to go to town and discuss this further)
Blue says, "And who is this Lobwond fellow they are looking for?"
Healery says, "If you discover its answer, do tell us."
Tayra says, "We'll all work together and figure this out."
(Michael Aridfox nods.)
Healery says, "They say their master, the Ksyr, seeks Lobwond, and sent them to find him."
Michael Aridfox says, "Let's return to town."
West says, "hope so"
Blue says, "I've never even seen Lobwond."
Tayra says, ":-)"
West says, "cos Vagile can't hit a drake without help"
Healery says, "A few days ago, they *bought* a soul of an exile."
Blue says, "Oh my."
Michael Aridfox says, "Are you alright Vagile?"
Tayra yells, "I must take refuge; I shall return!"
Healery says, "And used it to summon the third of their number."
(Tayra chuckles.)
West says, "calmer"
Blue says, "Oh oh my."
West says, "still ugly"
Michael Aridfox says, "good"
Michael Aridfox says, "that you're calmer"
(Healery nods solemnly.)
(Michael Aridfox takes hold of Heccacia's hand.)
West says, "see? Healery thinks Vagile is ugly too"
(Heccacia holds his hand gratefully)
(Heccacia smiles.)
Michael Aridfox says, "Strange days."
Heccacia says, "yes"
Heccacia says, "very"