Once everyone reaches the temple, they see the usual Draconic statues extending to the heavens but there are no prayers being uttered this day
22:27:24
( Guys you don’t mind that I am playing a little bit as well otherwise I can just lurk)
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Lands at the temple Alright, gonna need to wait for everyone... ugh, wish Maria listened
22:28:03
Maybe she just wants to protect her family
22:28:21
is currently at the temple trying to get to grips with my wrist blinking woah fuck! What are you guys doing here?
22:28:40
I look over at Isabel Yeah but here's the thing, fighting Qedes endangered her and us a lot more
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( It was a question if I am in the way )
22:28:56
I know and we will think of something
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warps in sparks in every colour shooting of me
22:29:27
I took a safe card
22:29:38
I nod Exactly... it's why that while we're here... I'm going to have to tell you guys a few important things when dealing with this
22:29:38
Uh huh. I'm listening
22:30:03
Yeah we need a lot of planning...
22:30:12
appears vis Nocti's portal
22:30:16
Heads up the steps of the temple and heads into a room with various maps and items inside Alright... so let's review
22:30:21
Enters through the portal Nocti created
22:30:27
I become semi transparent as I appear on Draco’s back
22:30:35
Nocti was just revived BUT... Qedes showed up and gave some ominious warnings
22:30:39
Mhm definitely we need to stick together in this else we will not prevail
22:31:06
Or rather, told us a lot of things were gonna happen in the future
22:31:08
Now... that brings me to the first thing. Don't think too much about what they're saying
22:31:22
Meru! It's christmad tomorrow
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Do not be PROVOKED by what they're saying
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And most importantly, do not believe EVERYTHING they are saying
22:31:40
Easy said than done Draco
22:31:47
Cant we just trap him in a dimension of our own making?
22:32:02
Not all are as cold headed as you....
22:32:07
(Gonna grab some dinner. Be back later)
22:32:09
I know but think of it as this way... they're trying to push us towards certain events by goading us
22:32:11
((Later Aether!))
22:32:16
Mhm and we will probably fall for it
22:32:29
And Kay, I was pretty annoyed also... I only kept a cool head because I knew HOW to avoid the situation
22:32:36
What matters is what we do when we fall for it
22:32:42
hmm, I’ll help if I can everyone, I’m just held up by other dimensional problems
22:32:50
"What if this..."
gestures all around him "This is part of villain dude's plan?"
22:32:55
Exactly, it's meant to be a trap... so we spring it
22:32:58
I look over at Aleda Maybe
22:33:07
Hmm... Could we use a trap against them?
22:33:14
That's the thing about reality-benders... they make no sense usually
22:33:23
They can bend everything a certain way sometimes, sometimes they don't
22:33:37
sighs "Hm... reassuring..."
22:33:37
Well we need to plan no matter what. So demon problem first this guy later!
22:33:40
I shrug It's not meant to be
22:33:49
If we could fall for a trap as a decoy and spring something we could do some damage but..... Does anyone know where we'll end up?
22:33:50
I sigh Look, point is... something is gonna happen in the near future
22:34:05
I don't know what... but Qedes is clearly intending on something happening related to Tarot Cards
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And it seems we're going in 'order'
22:34:24
So what is the next card?
22:34:49
Yeah gonna need to give a explanation on those to us...
22:34:50
I nod Alright so... since they're operating on the Major Arcana. There is 22 total cards in that set
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We have the Fool first, after that... The Magician
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Okay so 22 cards to watch out for in total?
22:35:53
Upright it means Manifestation, resourcefulness, power... and maybe?
22:36:17
All in an order she considers pre determined?
22:36:21
...Well all of the Tarot Cards are numbered
22:36:30
The Fool is zero, the Magician is one, etc, etc
22:36:40
Okay so we prepare for whatever the magician means?
22:37:12
Anyway, the Magician reversed means Poor planning, manipulation, untapped talents, that sort of thing
22:37:14
So it’s pretty powerful if it’s untapped
22:37:37
Well my running theory is an event will happen RELATED to each Tarot Card. Which will be assigned to the each of us
22:37:38
I was clearly assigned the Fool
22:37:49
"We're all a potential target then..."
22:38:16
It makes sense... because the Emperess Arcana is one of those cards
22:38:35
And its meanings upright are Femininity, Beauty, nature
22:38:52
Poor planning... Manipulation.... Untapped talent.... Hm....
22:38:53
Damn here i was thinking i could wait until the day i go off never to be seen again....
22:39:08
And its meanings reversed is creative block and a dependence on others... of course there may be more meanings I'm useful
22:39:13
blinks at Kaylie "Huh?"
22:39:27
Oh nothing sorry go on Draco
22:39:43
"Right..."
clears throat and refocuses on Draco
22:39:58
(Dm'd you Draco as an fyi)
22:40:07
And mind you, the Emperess is the third card
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The second is The High Priestess
22:40:45
I look around the room Now... if we're gonna discuss a lot about the Tarot... I'm gonna need you guys to keep this information in your heads
22:41:15
Believe me, we don't know WHAT is going on... but what we do know is the Tarot is involved
22:41:30
I-i will try my best
22:41:37
I will try my best
22:42:00
whispers to aleda is any of this sinking in for you dude?
22:42:02
The High Priestess upright means Intuition, Sacred Knowledge, Divine Feminity and all that
22:42:16
Reversed it's Secrets, Withdrawl from instutition, all that stuff
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whispers back to Lucie "I hope~"
22:42:32
We've already discussed the Empress, so up next is the Emperor
22:42:47
Hmm i guess that makes sense
22:42:57
Upright is Authority, Establishment, a Father Figure of sorts
22:43:19
Reversed is Dominance, Excessive control, Inflexibility
22:43:50
I sigh Honestly, I could go on about every single card... but I think I should focus on a few I'm really worried about
22:44:27
Good luck you all, I hope your able to defeat your enemy, I would say I’ll pray for you but I’m a demon so I just hope, goodbye for now everyone
22:44:34
I look over at Meru We'll try... but no gurantees
22:44:47
Yep might be good idea so we remember them
22:44:48
I have high hopes for you all so don’t worry, bye bye now
22:45:06
I’ll try to drop in if I see you guys in trouble
22:45:18
no promises though
22:45:22
Good bye miss..... Whatever yoy are.....
22:45:41
But yeah. The ones I'm worred about are The Moon, The Devil, Judgement, and The Tower
22:45:45
I'll start off with The Moon since you're probably very confused about that
22:46:04
What numbers are they all?
22:46:28
See, Upright it represents Illusion, Fear, Anxiety, and the Sub-concious
22:46:39
In order from what I mentioned? 18, 15, 20, and 16
22:47:26
But yeah, reversed the Moon means Release Of Fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
22:47:53
And well... there's no guarantee they'll go in order
22:48:04
If anything, they'll probably pick and choose a few of us
22:48:15
There goes my plan...
22:48:29
But yeah, The Devil... Upright is... well lets just say, it's not great
22:48:40
Was hopping we had some kind of advantage in knowing what's next
22:48:48
Upright it means Shadow Self, attachment, addiction, restriction, and sexuality
22:49:04
And reversed is well... releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts... stuff you'd expect from this Arcana's name really
22:49:37
I shake my head If you're all as disturbed as I am about that one, I understand perfectly
22:50:14
Yeah.... That's seems like... Lose lose....
22:50:38
shifts eyes nervously upon hearing that one
22:50:57
Judgement upright is well... judgement, rebirth, inner calling and absolution
22:50:58
Reversed is self-doubt, inner-critic, and ignoring 'the call'
22:51:29
And finally... the Tower
22:51:42
Call to action basically
22:51:50
Sounds about right for its number
22:52:11
Now... I'm gonna say now... there are two Arcana in the tarot named the Hanged Man and Death
22:52:17
Which are the 12th and 13th cards respectively
22:52:36
Definitely not ominous
22:52:37
But the Tower is one I'm afraid of for its meanings
22:52:45
Ah... They sound like fun guys
22:52:48
Well hit ud with it...
22:53:09
"Admittedly, sounds like a good album name, but..."
22:53:10
...For the Tower upright represents sudden change, upheaval, awakening... chaos
22:53:12
I let what I said sink in
22:53:21
Maria can maybe fight him
22:53:46
"Hmm..."
thinks he knows someone that can relate
22:54:00
Chaos .... We can embrace the chaos ....
22:54:04
Reversed is personal change, fear of change, averting disaster
22:54:08
But embracing chaos is a dangerous dance....
22:54:25
...I'm mostly afraid of this one because The Tower is usually a representative of Disaster
22:54:33
But how do you know who is which card
22:54:56
"A Symphony of Destruction as it were?"
22:55:02
I shrug Oh I have no clue... but I have guesses
22:55:10
As an example. I think the Star Arcana would fit Kaylie pretty well
22:55:20
She does have a lot of hope and faith in that tiny body
22:55:28
Guesses o have enough certainties not enough....
22:55:30
"Until she hulks up..."
softly laughs
22:55:58
But in the end, that is just my guess... she could easily fit into the Sun Arcana too
22:56:25
Sighs wish you where right Draco bit right now k have nothing but doubt and thoughtfulness....
22:56:28
I gesture to Kaylie She's got one of the warmest smiles I've seen after all
22:56:37
Awww that is so cute Draco!
22:56:48
Wait..... What was the reverse of the star?
22:56:56
...Oddly enough, despair is actually the reversed version of 'The Star'
22:56:58
There's also lack of faith as one of its meanings
22:57:16
So kaylie is the start card then ?
22:57:16
Hm.....
Smug look realising I totally called that
22:57:22
Need time to think this clown changes everything makes so many things so much more a priority....
22:57:33
Probably, Qedes is clearly relying on both parts of the card
22:57:36
I mean, they mentioned how reckless I was charging and slaughtering that kingdom in my old life so... yeah
22:58:00
Well there aren't 22 of us... What about the remaining cards?
22:58:07
"Too bad we can't just shove the cards up his ass and be done with it!"
22:58:12
Again, there's a chance it's some of us
22:58:20
Ha ha. Does he even have an ass? I didn't see him in person
22:58:34
I'll be at my shrine if you need me... I can't take much more of this knowledge....
22:58:43
Reality-benders are notriously a pain in the ass
22:58:46
And understandable... just remember Kaylie, we've got a lot to go through here
22:58:57
So don't let what Qedes said get to you... it's playing into their messed up game
22:59:11
Good luck Kaylie
22:59:25
Chukles let's see how much i can endure before i go mad or loose control
starts walking out
22:59:47
I sigh Regardless, we're gonna need to wait for Qedes to make their move first
22:59:57
blinks at Kay's choice of words "See ya around fox of the 3 tails~"
23:00:16
We can plan all we want now... but we've got a limited amount of information
23:00:17
Draco can’t we make a dimension that can strip them of there reality powers?
23:00:30
If it were that easy, I'd have planned that by now
23:00:45
I can try to make one in my toy lab
23:01:00
Look... they said we'll face them if we managed to get through all of the things they're doing, right?
23:01:00
sighs "Looks like I got to train again... maybe assemble a new Team ASS..."
23:01:03
So, logically, we should try to get through all of this and get a chance to face them on even ground
23:01:28
...... I'm gonna need a bigger knife
23:01:29
This kind of reality-bender is the kind that will POSSIBLY play by the rules they've set
23:01:42
We should try and find a way to get an upper hand
23:01:49
I don't wanna fight on even grounds
23:02:07
Which is why I'm telling you all to not play into what Qedes wants
23:02:12
"I hope I can still find Ezume before things get too outta hand though..."
23:02:31
They want us to argue, they want us to doubt ourselves, and they WANT us to think bad things are gonna happen
23:02:33
Soooo, we need to ignore what they're doing because if we don't, they can easily say a few words to piss us off and make us attack blindly
23:02:58
I point a finger You get what I'm putting down here?
23:03:14
So fuck'em. We're a team, we can handle this, we've got this
23:03:58
Yeah I see what you're sayin
23:03:58
"Well, shit. Of course... still gonna take some precautions though!"
23:04:13
Oh understandable, a back-up plan is good
23:04:24
Of course but there's always ways to stay positive and get an upper hand in the moment
23:04:33
But the majority of the plan is this... ignore what Qedes is playing and improvise smaller plans during certain moments
23:04:48
After all, sometimes it's better to improvise when you know the first plan will go to hell
23:05:06
For example, knife ain't gonna do much against a rock bit I could still make a great decoy :- P
23:05:06
I can make a toy army as I distraction to escape if we need to?
23:05:41
we like 30ft dragons
23:06:03
"Never doubt the power of music to enhance those around~"
23:06:05
Well there's a good chance Qedes will just have us fight a bunch of monsters
23:06:07
And I think there's a chance it might just be one-one fights with some of them... they seem like the gladiator arena type
23:06:32
Two people enter, one person leaves type of stuff
23:06:37
Near... I am feeling pretty stabby
23:06:41
Okay but how do we know who is entering
23:07:11
I guess whoever the card was drawn on for
23:07:40
I gues what Draco said. We just gotta wing it and adapt at the time
23:07:41
Exactly, so... lets let Qedes make their opening strike and after THAT was think more about what to do... besides I can hold my own
23:08:07
I make a spear out of Draconic energy in my hand I've still got a bit of that old monster in me
23:08:25
I'm gonna get used to this blinky wrist do-hickey
23:08:52
I then will it away Speaking of which... there's a chance Qedes might use my own past against me anyway
23:08:52
"Yep... definitely gotta do some training..."
23:09:25
showing my two steampunk kinda guns okay I will follow your lead Draco~
23:09:38
I sigh So, I'm gonna have to brief all of you on my past life... so listen up, cause this isn't a fun story for me to tell
23:09:54
sheaths knife again to listen politely
23:10:14
"Go on~ If Amathyst were here... she'd bring out the popcorn~"
23:10:32
Long long ago. I was born the youngest child in my family. Specifically, the 40th child in my family... from the 40th clutch of eggs, of course
23:10:39
Listens intently
23:10:52
Anyway, I grew up with my family. Appreciated what I had, even had a tradition where at eighteen you went off and explored the world
23:11:05
Of course, just was I was about to turn eighteen... the eldest of my family, Yarda, announced he got engaged to a princess
23:11:25
I look softly at the table after that ...They were gonna have a kid too
23:11:42
I shake my head slightly Regardless, we decided to hold a big party to celebrate
23:12:10
listening while upgrading my guns
23:12:34
Cause you know, marriage and all that. Meaning me leaving home had to happen later... most likely when winter ended
23:12:39
And well, while the party was happening... I figured I'd go out and get a nice gift from my brother
23:12:53
Took me an hour to hunt it down but... well when I came back... I heard nothing
23:13:12
Not a single sound of partying... just the cold wind
23:13:31
polishes Bloody Mary while listening and gives the G string a little tug just testing some things out
23:13:38
Went in... found my family dead... parents... brothers... sisters... siblings... all dead
23:14:13
I clench a fist slightly Found out a warrior was sent there to kill them... and I could have chased them, I could have
23:14:35
But I didn't... I knew I'd die if I tried to face them so I dedicated thirty years of my life to well... revenge
23:14:53
Sorry man...
Seeing his fist clench a little deep breaths dude
23:15:09
And well... I slaughtered the whole kingdom that the warrior lived in... found out it wasn't even something he wanted
23:15:27
Some inquisition wanted my family dead, considered them a threat despite living in the area peacefully for what... three hundred years at that point?
23:15:56
I sigh ...Of course, I found out that his child survived... so I took them and raised them as my own
23:16:23
And I raised them to well... kill me. As a way of making up for what I did
23:16:37
I raise my hands slightly And they succeeded... I died and well... for whatever reason I came back to life
23:17:19
Didn't have my memories, so I gave myself a new name which was well... Draco
23:17:30
Read it in a book about stars
23:17:34
whistles "Damn dude..."
23:18:06
"That sounds like it could be 9 minute song, but... shit..."
23:18:33
Yeah, plus I have... no idea how long I was dead for so... chronologically speaking, I have no clue what age I am
23:18:48
Sorry you had to go through all of that
23:18:54
Power metal all the way dude
coughing sorry, not appropriate
23:19:02
I shrug Hey... I've moved on... besides me and Nocti have a son named Yarda anyway so... in a sense, he's still alive
23:19:20
Well.... Sorry if this is a rude question but how do you know the books are trustworthy?
23:19:43
And besides, I have over a million kids so... suffice to say, my family will live on
23:19:49
How do you know it was you they were about?
23:19:55
I raise my eyebrow Wait did you think I found out about what I did in history books?
23:20:14
I chuckle and shake my head Nope... I found out in a way worse and way more painful fashion
23:20:33
Ah.... Shit.....
23:20:52
I glance at Aleda Remember Dragons Tear?
23:20:54
((Sorry, I may have forgotten when you last mentioned it))
23:22:17
(Eh, it's fine it's been like... a long while since it's been lore relevant)
23:22:32
To put it simply, Dragons Tear has the bonus effect of restoring memories
23:22:51
And well... turns out, it restored alllll of my memories from my past life
23:23:03
nods as the memories of it slowly comes back
23:23:11
So in a sense... I had over thirty years worth of memories come right back
23:23:32
...It's one of the reasons I go to therapy really
23:23:38
((Goodnight gonna head to bed))
23:23:58
"Well, I don't think this meeting counts as a therapy session, but I'm glad you could share your story with us."
23:24:13
It gets easier to tell it sometimes
23:24:41
And I'm telling you this because Qedes is gonna use that against me
23:24:59
Yes, thank you for doing that. Out of interest.... How do you Invision it being used against you?
23:25:04
So... be prepared for some dark stuff I bet
23:25:07
look on my face says I might have a plan
23:25:22
...Well... considering they can shift locations around... they'll probably recreate the Kingdom after I had destroyed it
23:25:26
Few blood splatters there, few corpses here, a few burning builds sprinkled around... yeah
23:25:51
We will be prepared
23:26:20
you think of some lucie
23:26:30
How do we know these memories aren't... Implanted. I don't know anything about this dragon tear but in my experience artifacts tend to lie...
23:26:42
...Lucie, I made Dragons Tear. And it's a reagent for potions
23:27:12
It's what also gave me this ability
23:27:18
My hair and eyes turn blue soon after
23:27:28
I turn my hair and eyes back to normal soon after So yeah believe me when I say this... NONE of my memories were implanted
23:28:19
Hell, I remember every single memory. Even the ones from when I was a kid
23:28:36
...One of my sisters had a stuffed bunny named 'McWiggles the third'
23:28:51
Hm..... Fair enough. Didn't wanna hurt your feelings I just find it's good to be critical of these things
23:29:02
Oh no, it's understandable... plus the memories did explain why I was so good at fighting at times
23:29:28
"Huh... are you saying Draco we might suddenly end up in a recreated version of the event one day?"
23:29:45
"But hopefully some of us will be around to snap you outta it!"
23:30:11
So we are all going to relive your memories?
23:30:26
Eehhh, I don't think they'll control me... there's a chance they could just have me face that old version of myself
23:30:34
throughout our fights against them
23:30:56
And not particularly all of my memories... only the ones related to the kingdom
23:31:00
Draco’s memories probably won’t be the only ones we see
23:31:11
"My apologies ahead of time if it has to be done with me bonking you with..."
swings Bloody Mary over his head like a mace "Or maybe bonk imposter you...""
23:31:15
Yep but that depends on what Qedes does
23:31:26
And hey, don't blame you one bit... rule of thumb, however, if you see me wearing a black cloak when the thing with Qedes happens... run
23:32:00
Christ... Hope I don't end up having to fight echos of my last self. She was a reckless idiot
23:32:05
Eh, could be worse... you could still be technically speaking inhabiting the same body but deaged slightly in terms of appearance
23:32:32
I looked a LOT older in my past life
23:32:45
"Or maybe because you actually started shaving later?"
shrugs
23:33:12
"A beard would make you look a LOT older..."
23:33:39
I hope I don’t face older self she was a mad scientist
23:33:53
Actually it's because I had longer hair... and I looked like I was in my mid-forties at that point
23:34:22
Well if we do fight our previous selves were stronger now than we were then, right? I know I am
23:34:41
Plus my skin was a lot more tan... and less flawless... yeah
23:34:44
Honestly, there's only a few scars I have from my past life
23:34:56
You do have fantastic skin, do you moisturise?
23:35:03
One of which I explicitly hide
23:35:05
And thanks, I use potions to keep it smooth
23:35:16
Well you look good!
23:35:26
Drink one at least once a month
23:35:28
Does it have any side effects?
23:35:43
But yeah, the scar I hide is well... the one that was the killing blow against me by the warrior I trained
23:35:44
And nope! It's actually one of the many things I sell
23:35:59
Turns out, skincare products like that when put at a cheap price sell like hotcakes
23:36:22
...Alongside actual hotcakes
23:36:36
Since that whiskey the other day I've learned not to drink mysterious cheap liquids ..
23:36:36
Eh, it can be rubbed into your skin also
23:36:55
I think we have a few perfume variants... one of which smells like mango.
23:37:13
"Good ol' Draco and his potions!"
23:37:58
drinks one for the hell of it
23:38:09
sniffinf near Draco I smell.... Is that... Sandalwood?
23:38:11
Oh yeah, haven't been experimenting potions... and yes, I like how it smells
23:38:21
poofs "Ara ara!"
drinks it again
23:38:25
I sometimes use lavender
23:38:31
Yeah, it's call self-care
23:38:58
Woah, what’s going on in here?
23:39:05
Ok that felt like a dig but I'll allow it
23:39:14
...Do you want the long version or the short version?
23:39:22
"Buckle your seatbelts then~"
23:39:41
"It's quite the tale~"
23:39:51
Well, recently we revived a friend of ours. Some person named Qedes showed up, said a few ominious thing, and now we're having to plan against them
23:40:04
Some of which is related to Tarot Cards
23:40:18
...Surprised you even found your way to this temple... and this meeting room
23:40:36
blinks "Huh... yeah.... how did you get here?"
23:41:06
Okay, ive got many questions not but I’ll keep them in, and yeah sorry for intruding, I’ve been exploring these lands and everything in them
23:41:10
and I heard voices a little ways away and headed towards them
23:41:23
Oh yeah, understandable. Lots of stuff has been going on
23:41:50
Though I might as well try to make some friends in these lands
23:41:51
Were we talking that loud? Jesus
23:41:56
"Shit... I know I'm one of EF City's rockstars, but I didn't know I was THAT loud~"
23:42:15
Eh, enjoy your time here at Dragonia. It's a nice place to live... for a flying island nation
23:42:17
There’s a lot of you here dang, didn’t notice all of you
23:42:45
nice to meet you! Alina!
23:42:50
it was quite the journey here too
23:42:55
not easy getting here
23:43:01
You're telling me
23:43:08
not to be rude or anything but you got some food or something?
23:43:14
There's a kitchen here in the temple
23:43:28
"Ah, Alina was it? Pleasure having you amongst this group of misfits~"
23:43:32
Alongside a cafeteria... the monks should be there at this time
23:43:40
I got some popcorn if you want
23:43:48
Oh, alright I’ll just take the popcorn then, any water or something too?
23:44:17
thanks for the hospitality
23:44:26
Grabs out a bottle of water Here you are
23:44:28
No problem, the Temple is more or less a sanctuary for people here
23:44:43
most everything else in these places try to either kill you or fuck you
23:44:51
gives her the huge bucket of popcorn here you go hihi~
23:44:54
laughs at that comment
23:45:00
Eh, this place is peaceful... provided you don't go down the elevator towards the Trial Of Grief arena
23:45:14
Ha ha. Good times ...
23:45:28
"Uh... let's not talk about that one Draco..."
23:45:31
I don’t want to even start to know what that is yet
23:45:33
Yeaaahhh, lots of stuff happened there
23:45:47
Luckily that whole event was considered basically non-canon! (Random fourth wall break for the win)
23:46:10
(I think me going down there was still canon)
23:46:17
I chomp on some popcorn and down some water as well so yall said you were going to fight some dude that showed up at your friends funeral?
23:46:30
(well shut my mouth .. )
23:46:32
Yep, our friend was briefly dead. But uh... okay this is another story but basically a demon brought them back
23:47:06
And luckily, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly wrong with Nocti... albeit she is a little weak from... being dead
23:47:25
Ughh, don’t like to deal with demons, always have some sort of trick up there sleeve
23:47:49
Is a revival ritual covered by health insurance?
23:48:01
Oh believe me, you have no idea how annoyed we are with this demon situation
23:48:05
Some are okay but others…
my face goes pale
23:48:06
"Yup, she's so tired right now that I doubt I can speed up her recovery through the power of music..."
23:48:14
But that's another story, for now, we're just discussing plans related to Qedes
23:48:32
And I think we've pretty much discussed everything we needed to
23:48:44
Oh, another demon I suppose?
23:48:47
...Not a demon, a reality-bender
23:48:59
Which is arguably worse
23:49:06
I still have a point of order but I'll raise it with aleda privately
23:49:13
Oh, above my pay grade I guess
23:49:14
To be frank, it's all above our pay-grades
23:49:25
You guys are getting paid?
23:49:35
It's just that the pay-grade is being forced upon us much like a pillow to the face
23:49:37
"My last battle was above my pay grade..."
huffs
23:49:41
Guess you’ve all got a long road ahead of you
23:49:53
I am here for free..
23:50:02
Eh, wouldn't be a Tarot Card-related adventure if it didn't have that sort of theming
23:50:16
Well that makes 2 of us
23:50:16
So is this like a guild you all have here?
23:50:34
...Less a guild and more a group of friends that know each other pretty well at this point
23:50:54
"And this is just a fraction of the overall group! We've got everyone from demons, to angels, to humans, to succubi, and so on~"
23:51:27
Yep. One of the Dragons of our group
23:51:44
Oh, well okay first time talking to a dragon then
23:52:00
"The dragon... or one of them"
points to Draco
23:52:00
guess theres a first for everything
23:52:12
Yep and if you met me back in the early days well... lets just say, situation would be different
23:52:32
I'd probably be flirting a lot more
23:52:51
"Rockstar human"
points to myself "Rogue human"
points to Lucy "Also a human I think?"
points to Isabel
23:52:57
But since this is currently a serious situation, no flirting allowed really
23:53:05
Yes I am rogue human, pleased to meet you human girl
23:53:27
Yeah, I'm still lewd... but nowadays, I'm a lot more goofy about it
23:53:46
You can just cal me Alina everyone, no need for all this formality
23:53:51
Still remember what I did with portals
23:53:53
"I don't think anyone's hormones are raging right now Draco..."
23:53:57
Looks over at John Oh hey man... yeah, lots of stuff happened
23:54:05
And fair enough Aleda
23:54:10
Yeah also a human and a toy makern
23:54:13
"Oh shit! It's John"
23:54:14
steps in, waving Hey everyone!
23:54:15
Weird that a toy maker would be joining a group like this but okay
23:54:41
Hi new guy and Jamie!
23:54:45
Hi Jamie, glad you could make it. So basically we discussed a MAJORITY of the plan related to dealing with whatever Qedes is doing
23:54:52
"Hey Jamie!"
focuses on Alina "I call him Mage Dude sometimes"
23:54:56
"oh shit"? Is that a good reaction or a bad one?
23:55:08
I can be dangerous you know hihi~
23:55:19
Oh does he use magic as well?
23:55:23
"Well, I haven't used my guitar to shoot lighting at you John so I guess I'm glad to see you!"
23:55:30
nods Yes, I do...!
23:55:46
Was it the first encounter that made you call me that?
23:55:59
were we talking about classes?
23:55:59
Yep, Jamie is also married to one of our other friends
23:56:14
Speaking of which, is Maria with you?
23:56:22
Little bit, yeah John
23:56:25
She needs some time for herself.. Why?
23:56:34
is she okay jamie ?
23:56:45
Yes, she is doing better!
23:56:53
"Oh man... Maria must've been pissed about that battle..."
23:56:55
Ah, good... listen, you're gonna need to tell her what I've told everyone else here
23:57:13
Don't fall for what Qedes is saying. Don't believe it. And most importantly, don't let them provoke you
23:57:31
That's their plan pretty much
23:57:41
I'm the one who does the deception and provoking around here. Everyone only fall for me doing it
23:58:00
Yeah, the... the jester who just talked to us about Tarot cards and stuff
23:58:03
...They said their name
23:58:10
joker guy? That sounds like something people would call me tbh...
23:58:14
"Qedes... I just call him Phantom of the Opera Wannabe~"
23:58:19
Well I don’t want to add more fuel to your guys fire or take anymore of your food so I’ll get going
I plan to at least hike behind you guys in the hopes of finding more adventure but I won’t let you guys know that
23:58:21
alina wait I want to give to something!
23:58:52
(no worries Alina, I only VERY loosely follow along and try to act as a secondary character for the most part)
23:58:56
Oh... that is their name... I might stick to cardmaster or something like that...
23:59:05
What is it Isabel?
23:59:30
Fair enough, just... be careful around Qedes
23:59:41
Reality-benders aren't meant to be taken lightly
23:59:50
For all their jokes and games... they're at their most terrifying when they're being serious
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gives you a portal Device this way you can find other adventures in different realms hihi~
00:00:09
But from you say it's more dangerous to take them seriously....
00:00:20
Yeah... We will work on that with Maria... Don't worry~ Thank you Draco!
00:00:24
"Hope to see you around more often Alina! And... maybe one day you'll ask me for an autograph even~"
twirls marker around briefly before putting it away
00:00:33
Wait she gets portals? I had to fuckin walk!
00:00:41
You can take them serious while ignoring their words
00:00:48
Oh well thank you dear, I’ll keep this in mind, but I don’t know if I’m ready for this yet. Thank you for giving me this though
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have a nice night Alina, it was a pleasure to briefly meet you
00:00:59
under my breath he didn't seem so enthusiastic when I had the marker
00:01:02
You can use it when you need it
00:01:07
Goodbye Alina, was nice meeting you!
00:01:10
And good Jamie, I don't want any of us to get hurt because of Qedes
00:01:13
Not unless we can avoid it
00:01:22
it was nice meeting you!
00:01:28
This meeting with Cardmaster... seemed like a eye opener for her...
00:01:51
lucie you want to make portals?
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nudges Lucie "I'd be more worried about Ama's enthusiasm..."
00:02:07
I clap my hands together Alright... so lets review now
00:02:09
Hmm .. I can do this
uses wrist thingy to blink about 2 meters forward
00:02:31
The plan is mostly improvising smaller plans, partially playing along with Qedes games while not falling for their words, making sure to pay attention to Tarot Cards, and most importantly... being careful
00:02:39
turns around to face you again but yes please...
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And what we do know is that a NUMBER of things can happen with these Tarot Cards being assigned to us
00:02:57
hmm, I'm pretty good at "playing" games and coincidentally winning
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So we shouldn't make any assumptions until Qedes makes their first move
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gives lucie the device to travel portals here you go
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giggling at aleda yeah....maybe YOU would ...
00:03:22
Bye everyone
I throw my blade surprisingly tar and it lands on top of a building and I teleport up there to my knife the begin to throw it more waving back as I leave
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...So that's the situation basically
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If there's any more additions or objections to all of this that anyone here wants to make... voice them now
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Otherwise, this meeting is ajourned
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how do you know who is going first?
00:04:48
I know we want to stick together as much as possible, but I’m sure this guy will probably try to isolate us at some point
00:04:57
I would like to raise a thing to aleda separately if he's around after I think he could help me out
00:05:03
Well, they talked about me... and they mentioned the Fool Tarot... so logically speaking, I'm mostly likely first on the chopping block
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sorry, serious. I couldn't help it
00:05:40
"I'll hear you out at my music studio Lucie..."
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Not to mention that while I'm not the most powerful... I am dangerous in my own aspect
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Remember what I said about my past... and do keep in mind Dragonia STILL has the railcannon
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do you think you're the Fool? What would the rest of us be?
00:06:08
Considering Qedes called me 'Reckless' and mentioned the whole new beginnings thing... yeah it makes sense
00:06:33
"No offense Draco, but what's to stop reality warping dude from making the BAR fire confetti?"
00:06:44
And I'm not sure John. I'm not sure
00:06:49
Yeah I will remember that~ thank you draco
00:06:53
I look over at Aleda Exactly... but what's stopping me from distracting them long enough with my own plans to shoot it?
00:07:11
Reality-benders are powerful but they have on fatal flaw at times... their hindsight is 20/20
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"Hmm... a small crack that we should note"
00:07:53
John? Wanna train together sometime for this ?
00:08:16
this defo feeds into my plan quite well
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Sooner or later, they’ll slip up. We just need to be ready to take advantage when they do
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Exactly... and here's the thing... they already know that fact
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just because they can bend reality doesn't mean they're omniscient
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So they know that we know about their hindsight
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But we know that they know that we know about that fact
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So logically, we should be able to counter their counters against any counters we have!
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...Any of this making sense?
00:09:02
((Lucie I'll progress out story in the studio tomorrow if you don't mind... kinda need to go in a bit))
00:09:03
Which they will then counter ....
00:09:10
(yeah no problem!)
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((But there are things from here that can definitely play into it))
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Sort off but I guess it does
00:09:32
to Isabel me? Honestly a lot of these descriptions sound kinda like me so it might not be a bad idea to practice messing with people to get them used to it
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Which is exactly why they're gonna try to take me out first... plus I represent the Fool Card the best
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I mean... come on, I changed my name after dying and gaining amnesia. If that doesn't speak 'new beginnings' I don't know what does
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i will help you train and will figure out my card as well!
to john
00:10:27
"They'll try Draco... and we'll be around to stop them~ Unless I get too drunk to get out of bed"
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I'm not familiar enough with tarot cards to know who would be what
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I shrug Well lets just wait and see
00:10:45
I second that aleda
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I will help you! Draco give us some explanation
00:11:10
Well... in total there are 22 cards in the Major Arcana as we talked about before
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I nod okay, I'll help you get used to shady people and you can get me up to speed on the cards
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Each of them with their own set of meanings upright and reversed
00:11:56
Me neither but I'd argue that what WE expect to be us isn't relevant. It's how HE perceives us that will determine our card...
00:12:14
coughing so maybe we could have that....
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I then hand John a booklet Here, it explains everything you'll need to know about Tarot Cards and their meanings
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At least in the Major Arcana
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I look at Lucie Probably... but we're gonna have to wait and see
00:13:06
At this point this is just a waiting game
00:13:14
motioning towards Lucie she does have a point. Although hopefully he's being logical about his analogies so we can hopefully narrow down the options at least
00:13:17
It isn't what I was gonna raise to aleda but it's a good thought. We can manipulate how she sees us, shell pick the wrong card and we'll break the mold and fuck up her ideas
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We can manipulate to play to our strengths by exposing our possible weaknesses even
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I shrug An idea... but let's wait and see what is in store first
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We don't know the battlefield yet
00:14:10
So yeah I think with that, this meeting is ajourned. If we need to, we'll come back here and continue discussing this
00:14:44
This is true... But if recommend doing some acting when he's around regardless
00:14:52
"In the meantime... can always train! At least."
00:14:53
I nod Letting you know, the monks here can help train all of you guys
00:15:06
I look around monks?
00:15:18
Fair. Adjournment works
00:15:33
Thanks for letting us stay here Draco~
00:15:34
We're in a temple after all
00:15:35
No problem, see you guys around
00:15:42
I walk out soon after
00:15:49
cya Draco, thanks for the heads up
00:16:09
(Letting you guys know I am planning on closing this room to finish up this RP section)
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nods and also prepares to leave "Walk this way~ Talk this way~"
00:16:22
(WERE GONNA DIE AGAIN!)
00:16:30
I walk off, reading over the booklet Draco gave me
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walking toward the studio with aleda talk thees wayyyyt
00:17:02
Well I got to go back to my shop and make wapons and work on my project!
00:17:26
(Bye bye everyone)
00:17:29
** Draco The Breeder left the game (definitively). **
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