five: voice.

[purpletaint]

All right, now that the dust has settled, let's have a show of hands. Did we all have fun on our various tasks?

I know I did. Despite time slipping away all too soon. [ Ironically, enough. ]

Was anything interesting found?

[ At least something to amuse for awhile. Things have been quiet. ]Angel, darling. Did you return in the end? I'd be so sad

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voice;

[lolwhatfuture]

Happy to report that these feet are planted firmly above ground. I think we all poofed back up at the same time.

[She gives an easy-going huff. For all the sickened horror and concern mixed together during their time in the basement, she's more tired and confused than anything.]

Did you take down your furry friend? [As casual a check-in as she can make it.]

private voice;

[purpletaint]

[ And such a pretty bird to catch in his web~ He switches the channel to private. ]

How convenient of fate. Sad to say though, that the little "poof" disallowed me any more fun. Plus it seemed scared of my guest. [ Guest, of course, being Dai~ ]

Anyway, darling, want to catch up? I miss seeing you. [ And your wings. ]

private voice;

[lolwhatfuture]

I'd say so. Things were starting to turn rotten real fast.

[She purses her lips to keep from making a remark on Dai or her lingering disapproval of leaving Albedo alone with the minotaur. Tact, she was slowly learning it.]

Catch up, huh? [She takes a moment to look down at herself. The room of ancient corpses and Lawfer's explosion had called for a shower, and she's just lounging about for a breather. Maybe she should bother to comb her hair first-] Sure, why not? We haven't had a normal encounter off the network yet.

private voice;

[purpletaint]

Define normal, darling.~ I've been having fun so far.

[ He's actually quite glad she agreed.~ ]

What would you like to do? Consider it a date. I'll escort and everything.~

[pteroda]

A sword on an altar.

[purpletaint]

Hmm?~ Did it do anything fun? Were you crowned queen of the land for tugging it free?

[pteroda]

[She's glad he has a sense of humor. It's much needed right now. A small smile is audible in her voice.]

Nothing like that. When we took it, we were all suddenly transported out of the casino and to the city fountain. ...It doesn't seem to do much of anything.

[purpletaint]

[ Ah, so she's not without humor, after all.~ How charming. ]

So that was your group, then. I wondered what happened all of the sudden.

Maybe it was a key? Tugging it loose could have created a shift somewhere else.

[ And something had changed lately, hadn't it? It wouldn't be that large a stretch to assume.... ]

[blonde_neophyte]

What the hell was in that basement? I heard growling...

[purpletaint]

What was in that basement?~ Hm!

Something of myth, maybe? A creature to tear one asunder?

[blonde_neophyte]

...

I take it no one died?

[purpletaint]

Only once.

[Voice]

[strideonstrider]

And just what tasks were these? Are we talking like the tasks Zeus tossed Hercules? New guy wants to know.

[Voice]

[purpletaint]

[ You get a laugh for that. ]

If only these were so straightforward. No, just useless games, it seems. Finding puzzle pieces without knowing the shape they are supposed to take.

[ He'll even be kind and try to be straightforward for once. ]

There was a building that was suspicious. A portion went and split into groups to explore it. Not much was found that can be understood in all clarity, and much more has been given to mystery instead.

[Voice]

[strideonstrider]

So basically the usual 'welcome to my palor, the spider will have you shortly' sort of deal. Where you're pretty sure that's not what you signed up for but they give it to you anyways.

[The later statement causes Dave to pause.]

That's how it always is. It becomes clear when it is time for it to be used.

[Voice]

[purpletaint]

Possibly. It's a bit more than that at times.

[ Interesting take. ] Well, hopefully that's soon, hm? Wouldn't want it to be boring forever.