Active Plots (Alphabetical) - Updated 8/21/2010

Can't I Have Any Time? - (Eruantion Doriath [?], Amonost Doriath [?])

End of Solitude - (Verda Stelo [?])

No More Grape Soda - (Alex Dean [?], Samuel Jorgenson [?], Leon Mecheeto [?])

Questionable Means - (Tawny Black [?], Ishkan Ma'z)

Author	Comment
Szyren Phoenix in Training 3/17/2008 5:35:04 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 122	RE: The Reckoning Szyren starts as Neil sits across from her, but she continues to fiddle with his phone anyway.  He doesn't seem to mind.  She begins to explain, again, that the pirates aren't exploding, but decides against it and just skips to the good part. Szyren: I was on a ship that got attacked by pirates.  I want to find out what happened to the captain of that ship.  It's been so long, though, I don't really know where to start looking, so I figured I'd come here and hunt down some pirates. Szyren absent mindedly takes a sip of a drink she doesn't remember ordering, then wonders how long it's been sitting there. Sometimes you get a better perspective of things when they're up-side-down.
Neil Castle Some Crazy Merc Dominion Master 3/17/2008 7:07:03 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 125	RE: The Reckoning Neil thinks for a moment. Then, without warning, he grabs the phone from Szyren's hand and begins to dial a number, but stops. He stares at the phone. Neil: How do I get out of this...? The phone makes various beeping sounds as Neil gets more and more confused. Finally he hits "END" and calms down. He dials a number and puts the phone to his ear. Neil: Christie! Christie: Hello, Neil. Neil: Do you know anything about exploding pirates? Or, wait, I don't think they're exploding. Just pirates. Christie sighs in exasperation. Christie: I know what pirates are. I don't... Neil: Well, like, do you know any? Christie: ... No? Neil: How about contracts? Are there are contracts out for or even by pirates? Christie: They don't generally have a checkbox marked "Are you a pirate?" so I wouldn't... She pauses. Christie: Well, what do you know? Neil: Not a whole lot, particularly about pirates. Christie: This is the most ridiculous... The whole contract is written in pirate talk. Neil: Awesome. Christie: So, I'll take it you want it-- Neil: No! No no no. I just need to know where he is. He'll probably end up with a house on top of him. Or just gibbed. Either way I don't want the responsibility. Christie: You... are... fascinating sometimes. Neil: Thanks. Christie: Well, he's apparently waiting in a pirate-themed pub in Yasiere. It... doesn't say a time, so I guess he's just always there. Neil: Thank yooou! He hangs up. Neil: Pirate-themed pub in Yasiere. Can't miss it.
Szyren Phoenix in Training 3/17/2008 7:34:02 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 122	RE: The Reckoning Szyren taps her fingers against the cup and becomes remarkably quiet.  Her face turns expresionless and her eyes take on a vacant look.  The image lasts for all of five seconds before her eyes close and she smacks her forehead against the tabletop. Without looking at what she's doing, she snags the phone back from Neil and pockets it.  She slides the drink across the table. And then, suddenly, she picks her head up, visibly brightening. Szyren: Well, now we know.  So once we finish knocking off your buddies, well go to Yasiere and pick up a pirate.  You know they've got all kinds of treasure you could wrap your talons around...  If he's hanging out at a pub, he can't be to on top of things.  Think of all the tape you could get off'a him... Sometimes you get a better perspective of things when they're up-side-down.
Neil Castle Some Crazy Merc Dominion Master 3/17/2008 10:55:06 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 125	RE: The Reckoning Neil: Yeah... Yeah. He pauses. Neil: Huh. Nobody shot me. He looks around the room. Neil: Nobody's going to shoot me now that vast riches are upon me?! Everybody stares at him. One guy stands up. Guy: Uh, I can if you want me to. Neil: You know Murphy? Guy: Who's Murphy? Neil: Okay, you don't get to shoot me. Guy: Aw shucks. The guy sits back down. Neil: Okay. Caffeine time. Time for caffeine. He gets up and heads for the counter. When he returns (with what appears to be a 500 ounce cup) he does not sit down. Neil: Okay, I'm ready for vast riches. Let's go. Buttholder--uh, Kyzer--can wait.
Szyren Phoenix in Training 3/17/2008 11:15:52 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 122	RE: The Reckoning Szyren throws her hands in the air triumphantly, tilts her head back, and shouts something incoherent before standing and brushing some imaginary dust off of her coat. Szyren: Well, I have no idea where Yasiere is, so… to a taxi! She pumps her fists above her head and heads out the door, hailing a taxi with her next breath.  Holding the door open for Neil, she has a short conversation with the taxi driver. Szyren: Do you know that pirate-themed-pub in Yasiere? Driver: You mean… the Pirate Pub? Szyren: Is that a pirate-themed-pub in Yasiere? Driver: --Yes. Szyren: Well, that’s not at all ironic. The driver laughs shortly. Szyren: We wanna go there. Driver: Lady, that’s a whole ‘nother dome.  I can only take you to the tunnels.  You’ll have to take the tubes from there. Szyren: Well… how far away are the tunnels? The driver cracks a smile, turns in his seat and points out the back window.  Half a block away is a stairway leading underground.  Above it, a large arrow with the words ‘To the Fast Express Tubes’ painted across it in big yellow letters.  Szyren sees this and bats her eyes at it a few times. Driver: You’re not from ‘round here, are you? Szyren: Nope! Was it that obvious? The taxi drives away after she apologizes for the inconvenience and she walks back over to Neil.  Epically, she points to the giant arrow and shouts: Szyren: To the Tubes! Sometimes you get a better perspective of things when they're up-side-down.
Neil Castle Some Crazy Merc Dominion Master 3/17/2008 11:33:04 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 125	RE: The Reckoning Remembering the lies he told a man watching over the passengers of the tubes about a day ago, Neil shudders, forgetting that they were lies. Then he suddenly finds it thrilling. Neil: You know what's really fun? To have the guy turn on the tube and just dive in head first. Usually you die doing it, but if you don't, it's a heck of a ride. He bounds off in the direction of the tube station, suckin' down heavily caffeinated root beer and feeling pretty alright. He stops to let Szyren catch up. Neil: So, you've never ridden in a Fast Express Tube, eh? It's kind of like taking a dump. Or maybe riding a bike. I can't remember which metaphor I was going for.
Szyren Phoenix in Training 3/17/2008 11:50:01 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 122	RE: The Reckoning Szyren catches up. Szyren: So, it's either like sitting on a can and squeezing all your insides out... or once you learn to do it, you never forget.  Interesting.  I think I'll go with option Try not to die. She gets about half way down the stairs before she notices the silver railing seperating the up-side from the down-side.  She sits on it, side-saddle like, and cruises down the rest of way.  At the bottom, she looks up to make sure Neil is following, and wipes residue from the rail off the back of her white coat. The way is lit with phosphorescent lights strung up like it's Christmas.  The way is not long, the tubes are just up ahead. Sometimes you get a better perspective of things when they're up-side-down.
Neil Castle Some Crazy Merc Dominion Master 3/18/2008 4:02:05 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 125	RE: The Reckoning The place is visually similar to a subway station, except instead of a big tunnel with tracks, there are just clear blue tubes everywhere. Shockingly, and also luckily, the tubes are free to use. Neil approaches one of the tubes, by which a man is standing to operate it. The man looks at Neil. Man: Oh jeez. Not you again. Neil: Never fear. I bring with me a newbie to the tubies and I must set a good example. Man: ... Right. To Yasiere? Neil: To Yasiere, Jeeves. He turns to Szyren. Neil: After you, ma'am.
Szyren Phoenix in Training 3/18/2008 4:33:03 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 122	RE: The Reckoning Szyren examines the tubes with a sense of foreboding.  After several seconds of trying to come up with a metaphor that makes sense and doesn't involve bodily functions if any sort, she decides on bobsledding without the sled.  Which then, she decides, is actually more like riding on a water slide sans water. Replace the water with high-pressure air and- bada bing bada boom! She’s no longer worried about what dire consequences might follow her underground trek. She takes off her coat and wraps it around her pack, holds her pack to her chest, and slips feet first into the tube. Jeeves, as she knows him, presses a button on his control panel and Szyren feels the world slip past her at a ridiculous speed.  She lets out a loud whoop that stays somewhere behind her in the tunnel. No more than half a minute passes before she's brought to a screeching hault.  She's reached the end of her journey. Another Jeeves helps her out of the tube in Yasiere where she explodes into a fit of giggles and stands out of the way to wait for Neil.  The few people in the tunnel just look at her and shake their heads. Collective: First timer. Sometimes you get a better perspective of things when they're up-side-down.
Neil Castle Some Crazy Merc Dominion Master 3/18/2008 11:36:37 PM Level: 1 Experience: 0 Total Posts: 125	RE: The Reckoning Even over the noise of the tube's operation and the bustling tube station, Neil's warcry--or cry of terror--can be heard. He screams into view and stops rather suddenly. The tube's cover pops open and he climbs out. His legs are shaking and his hair looks even worse. His eyes are glazed over, wide, and staring. He grips the side of his head with one hand. Neil: Frag yes. He sucks down a big swig of the root beer that he, by some form of idiot magic, managed to not spill. Neil: Okay. He takes a deep breath. Neil: What were we doing? Oh yeah. Pirates. He rubs his chin. Neil: How do we get there?

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