[Crows-Nest] Dara laughs.

Birralee exclaims, "I can dig!"

(From Yasmina) And eventually the second group reaches the big green area where the city center used to be.

Thalia says (to Dara), "the city is ...changing..."

Nathan looks around

Dara's eyes sparkle. "I know."

Ferris says, "Hey."

Nathan says, "I guess if this is all plants there's not likely to be any buildings popping up underneath us"

Thalia asks (of Dara), "this doesn't ... make you nervous?"

Nathan says, "whoah, people"

Nathan says, "I thought it was just us"

Ferris rubs the back of his neck, and feels more gritty rust.

Birralee asks (of the newcomers), "DID YOU BRING FOOD?"

Dara says (to Thalia), "You know what? No, no it doesn't."

Nathan says, "and, er, whoever those two crazy people were"

Pete says (to Nathan, Dara, Thalia), "Hello."

MonkeyKing wakes up

Nathan says (to Birralee), "uh, I think I have some tictacs"

MonkeyKing exclaims, "Wah! People!"

Thalia says (to birralee), "I have a granola bar"

Pete says, "The big groundhog wants meat, I think."

Thalia blinks at the monkey

Nathan says, "Oh good, a talking monkey"

MonkeyKing scampers up a tree and throws twigs at the newcomers

Ferris says, "I'm Ferris, and that's Pete, and these are a couple of critters."

Thalia says (to Nathan), "you ... you ... called it, I guess"

MonkeyKing exclaims, "MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THANNA MONKEY!"

Dara says, "Hi, I'm Dara. This is Thalia and Nathan."

Thalia says (to monkey), "(shaking a fist) hey cut it out! or I will sick the cat on you!"

Dara asks, "Is everyone ok here?"

Ferris says, "Hi."

Nathan says, "Hey Ferris. Hey Pete. Hey, er, critters."

(From Yasmina) The sky is getting stormy, and those of you with Realm 2 or higher can sense that there are unfriendlies moving around the city, as well as the two powerful freaks.

Ferris says, "We're okay, but we were just at the hospital, and everyone there was dead."

Nathan studies the sky.

[Crows-Nest] MonkeyKing says (to Thalia), "fwiw, I'm an adult male langur and hence a good deal bigger than a cat"

Pete says (to Dara), "Assuming this isn't all a concussion, yes."

Birralee exclaims, "I'm from Birralee, Tasmania! I am a Tasmanian devil, a nocturnal carrion eater with strong jaws!"

Ferris says, "There's -- there's somethin' bad moving around out there."

Ferris stares in all directions, looking uncomfortable.

[Crows-Nest] Thalia sticks out her tongue. "Fine, be that way."

Birralee says, "And right now I feel bad things."

[nobilis] Dara asks, "'two freaks' == imperators?"

[nobilis] Thalia says, "yeah"

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "Yes"

[nobilis] Nathan says, "I wouldn't say that to their face"

[nobilis] Pete says, "Nah, Birralee and MonkeyKing."

[nobilis] Birralee exclaims, "wah!"

Thalia says, "I feel sick"

Ferris says, "I think we need to plant this seed right now."

Thalia says (to Ferris), "people were dead in our neighborhood too"

Pete says (to Thalia), "I'd suggest the hospital, but that'll only make you feel worse."

Dara says, "We should... do something about those things."

Nathan asks, "seed?"

Birralee snuffles around, finds a good spot, and the dirt starts flying.

MonkeyKing clambers down from the tree

Thalia steps out of the way of the dirt projectiles

Nathan reaches experimentally upwards.

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "Also, those of you in the same familias have a vague sense of recognition of the folks you've just met who share an imperator."

Ferris kneels down and gouges one of his huge, shovel-like hands into the earth alongside Birralee.

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "who is in my fmaily?"

Nathan eyes Pete.

Dara peers into the clouds more closely, trying to figure out where/what the bad guys are.

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "Ferris and the furballs"

[nobilis] Thalia says, "great. give me the freaks"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "I am going to give you such a biting"

Pete asks (of Nathan), "Have I met you?"

[nobilis] MonkeyKing says, "says you, horsefucker"

[nobilis] Dara says, "Thus speaks the centaur."

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "and the ghost-girl, actually. forgot about her"

Thalia says (to monkey), "you weren't in a zoo or something were you? You look, kinda, familiar"

Thalia says, "except for the talking"

Nathan says (to Pete), "I don't know -- did I see you at the office, maybe? I work in the building permits division"

MonkeyKing says, "I was in a zoo but I fought my way out."

[nobilis] Thalia asks (of GM), "do I have my extra legs yet or am I still human?"

(From Yasmina) The ghost-girl who arrived with the second group but then sort of faded into the background moves forward to stare intently down at the seed that is rapidly getting buried.

Birralee pauses digging for just a second. "I know what a zoo is now!" He goes back to digging.

[nobilis] Pete asks, "The ghost girl?"

Ferris starts feeling hot and uncomfortable in his suddenly too-small shirt.

[nobilis] Birralee says, "X"

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "Still human, working on extra legs"

[nobilis] Nathan says, "I dunno, she was leading us along"

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "Not x"

Thalia says (to Pete$co), "this girl led us from the city"

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "not a PC :-)"

[nobilis] Birralee asks, "oh, not X?"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "Aha"

Nathan says, "from, er, one of the weird people"

Pete says (to Nathan), "Oh, I've probably seen you on site. Barrett's Construction."

[Crows-Nest] Nathan says (to Ferris), "rowr"

[nobilis] Yasmina says, "about 17 years old, dark hair, transparent"

Nathan says, "oh, right"

MonkeyKing asks (of Thalia), "hey, have you got any candy?"

Thalia asks (of monkey), "um. do you have a name?"

Ferris takes his shirt off, revealing a broad, rusty-iron colored torso.

Nathan says, "you didn't, er, look like this at the time"

Thalia says (to money), "i have a granola bar, if you want"

Ferris thinks, "Whoa," then goes back to digging.

MonkeyKing exclaims, "WAHOO!"

Yasmina says, "The pit is pretty deep now. The ghost-girl says, "That's deep enough.""

MonkeyKing bounces up and down. "Granola!"

Thalia gives the monkey a granola bar, but before he takes it, she yanks it away, and says, "What do you say?"

Ferris stops digging, and drops the golden seed in.

MonkeyKing blows a raspberry.

Pete looks at himself again. "Oh, right. Forgot about that."

Ferris says (to Birralee), "Ok snuffles, shove the dirt back on."

Birralee climbs out of the hole and starts moving the dirt back in.

Ferris starts re-scooping dirt.

Thalia laughs and hands over the granola bar

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "does the monkey have a name?"

MonkeyKing scarfs it down messily

[nobilis] Pete says, "'Greater Thanna Monkey'."

[nobilis] Birralee says, "I call him 'Tail'"

MonkeyKing says, "I am king of all the monkeys."

Thalia says (to Granola), "heh"

[Crows-Nest] Ferris says, "ha ha ha"

[nobilis] Thalia says, "Granola it is, since that's what he said when I asked him his name"

Ferris stands up and claps his hands together.

Ferris asks, "Do we need to water this or what?"

Thalia asks (of Ferris), "what did you just plant?"

Ri sinks down until she's half in the hole. Then she glances up at the two diggers and says, "This is important, but it is not the most important. I don't think she admits what is most important."

Birralee says (to Thalia), "it's a seed a woman gave us"

Pete says, "There's a pond over there."

Ferris says, "I dunno, but it was important."

Thalia asks (of Berry), "dressed all in blank?"

Ri exclaims, "But yes, water it!"

Thalia says, "er black"

Pete says, "And I got a bottle."

Birralee says, "I'm thirsty, so I won't be good at watering right now."

[nobilis] Ferris asks, "wait, who's Ri?"

Pete goes to fetch a bottleful of water.

[nobilis] Thalia says, "ghost girl"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "who's ghost girl? I guess I'll find out when I read the transcripts later"

[nobilis] Pete says, "NPC who arrived with Thalia et al., I think."

[nobilis] Dara nods.

[nobilis] Thalia says (to Ferris), "some chick who is with Yasmina"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "yay Thalia et alia"

[nobilis] Ri says, "sorry about the confusion"

Pete pours water on the earth.

Ferris says, "I dunno about you folks, but this is gotta be the weirdest day ever."

Thalia says (to Ferris), "i hear ya"

Nathan says, "There was this one time in college -- but besides that, pretty much, yeah"

[nobilis] Ri says, "afk for a minute"

Ferris sits heavily down on the ground and stares at nothing.

Thalia asks (of Ferris), "did you see a weird looking person, like with weird eyes?"

Dara continues to look for the bad guys in the dark.

Ferris takes his boots and socks off, revealing big red feet.

Thalia says (to Ferris), "he stuck his hand inside Dara and Nathan when we saw him"

Birralee asks, "Do the rest of you feel the bad things?"

MonkeyKing scuttles up behind Ferris and searches for fleas.

Ferris says (to Birralee), "I do."

Nathan says (to Birralee), "bad things? I mean, I see it's storming"

Thalia says (to berry), "i feel weird, yeah, like someone really really hates me and is sending some nasty thoughts and vibes"

Ferris says, "No, living things. Movin' around. Things with real bad vibes."

Pete asks (of Birralee), "You mean, just because the city's been crumbled, and everyone's dead but us? Or other bad things?"

Nathan says, "hrm"

Dara says, "Yeah, me too."

Birralee exclaims (at Pete), "Other bad things!"

Pete says, "Oh. Then nope."

Birralee backs slowly under some nearby brush.

[Crows-Nest] Thalia finishes Thalia's web page and her pre-centaur picture

Ferris stares in all directions, looking for the bad things.

Thalia says, "i read somewhere you can hear people walking if you put your ear to the earth"

[nobilis] Ri says, "(back)"

Thalia lies down and puts her ear to the ground.

Ferris leans over and puts his ear to the ground.

Thalia asks (of Ferris), "hear anything?"

MonkeyKing says (to Thalia), "you've got a granola wrapper stuck to your ear"

Ferris says, "I hear the blood rushing in my head."

Ferris says, "I hear.."

Ferris says, "Iron... bones"

Ferris says, "I think I hear the bones of the earth, if that makes any sense, and I know it don't"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia says, "like it? http://www.al-asfaar.org/world/nobilis/pix/artemis.jpg"

Ferris sits up again, looking spooked.

Pete absently sits down crosslegged on nothing.

Ferris pauses, then leans over and listens again, intrigued.

[Crows-Nest] Birralee exclaims, "hey, that's no centaur!"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia says (to berry), "i am still human"

[Crows-Nest] Nathan says, "not bad"

Birralee says, "I hear my stomach."

Nathan says (to Ferris), "really? I think I hear the music of the stars"

Dara says, "I think that cloud would be helpful, somehow."

Thalia throws the wrapper at Granola

Thalia says, "i hear moans and groans"

Pete asks, "Cloud?"

Nathan asks, "so, er, is this seed going to do anything?"

Thalia says, "i hear suffering"

Ferris takes a big sniff. "I can smell the iron down there, and I can hear it."

Nathan stares at the spot where it's planted

Dara wanders over to a corner of the square closer to the cloud emanating from the mill, and holds out her hand.

Thalia says (to Nathan), "you have been reading Jack and the beanstalk, haven't you? Nothing is going to happen in a day"

Ferris asks (of Nathan), "what does it sound like?"

MonkeyKing asks, "I'm bored. What's happening?"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia asks, "wait. Dara is female?"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia says, "curse the gender field"

Nathan says (to Ferris), "I think they're calling for me"

[Crows-Nest] Dara says, "There you go."

[Crows-Nest] Dara says, "Sorry."

Pete says, "Well, if nothing's going to happen here, I still want to find a phone that works."

Thalia checks her cell phone

Thalia asks (of Pete), "you want to try this?"

Pete says (to Thalia), "Sure -- mine didn't, but maybe yours will."

Thalia says (to Pete), "it did weird things when I used it earlier"

Pete says, "Thanks."

Dara says, "There are three threats. Two similar, one different."

Pete dials Sharon.

Dara says, "Moving."

Thalia says, "like someone cut in and said, "There you are" and then hung up. Really mean sounding"

Ferris stands up, listening to Dara.

Nathan reaches his hands up again, and they're limned with a silver glow. Up above, the stars break through the clouds for a moment.

[Crows-Nest] Dara says, "[afk fone]"

(From Ri) Sharon's phone does not pick up. You give up, eventually, and the phone rings back.

Nathan says, "...er."

Ferris says (to Nathan), "Wow"

Nathan yanks his hands down hastily.

Pete hands it back to Thalia.

(From Ri) Ring ring

Ferris says, "hey, lemme try that"

Thalia hesitatntly answers

Nathan says, "what was -- um."

Thalia says, "Um. Hello?""

Ferris holds his broad hands out over the earth and concentrates.

Ferris says, "Hmm."

(From Ri) Click. Whoever's there hangs up.

Thalia says, "you know, this is creepy.""

Birralee says, "Nothing has felt right since all of you food bringers learned to talk."

MonkeyKing scratches his balls. "You're all edgy. Why?"

Thalia says, "i think i am going to chuck this phone. What if it's that bad guy the lady told us is following us? what if he is using this phone to figure out where we are?""

Pete asks, "Bad guy?"

Ferris asks, "What guy?"

Thalia tries to remember

MonkeyKing asks, "Are we gonna have to beat up another gang?"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia says, "damn, no recap"

Thalia asks, "some servent of a malevolent lord?"

Ferris says, "Oh."

Ferris says, "that does sound like a bad guy."

Pete asks, "Like in a fantasy book?"

Thalia says, "or was it obnoxious"

Birralee says, "they feel like food stealers"

Ferris flexes his newfound muscles, wondering whether they'd be good enough, and thinking probably not quite.

Pete says, "It'd say it was a prank call, but today, I can believe almost anything."

MonkeyKing exclaims, "You're doing it all wrong. You should all be jumping around and shouting and making hell!"

Pete says, "Anyway, if you want to come with me, you can probably all fit in the truck -- of you don't mind riding in the bed."

MonkeyKing exclaims, "To show 'em who's boss!"

Ri says abruptly, "Somebody out there kills worlds. I remember... something."

Thalia asks (of Berry), "hey, can you dig a hole near a tree or something?"

Pete says, "If someone is after you, it might be a good idea to start putting some distance between."

Nathan asks (of Ri), "remember what?"

Ferris asks (of Pete), "What about the flat tire mr monkeyshines gave you?"

Thalia says (to Berry), "I want to bury the phone, but in case I need to come back and get it"

Pete says (to Ferris), "I got a spare."

Birralee says, "Okay."

Ri shakes her head. "I don't know. Just... a world dying. Flickering out."

Birralee moves out from under the bushes and starts digging a small hole next to a nearby tree.

Ri says, "The bad thing out there is... like the things that can kill worlds.""

Thalia asks, "I studied stars dying in school, but planets?"

Ferris says, "I dunno about everybody else, but I don't wanna go back into the city."

Thalia waits till the hole is decent size. "Okay you can stop now"

Birralee says, "okay"

Pete says (to Ferris), "You're not going to find any cops or doctors or telephones sitting here in the park."

Nathan says (to Ri), "that sounds bad"

MonkeyKing says, "I'm staying here where there's trees and if any other monkeys come I'm gonna bite them until they run the fuck away."

Thalia drops the phone in to the hole

Birralee exclaims (at Pete), "I like it here!"

Birralee says, "There was just bad meat and broken things."

Thalia asks (of Berry), "can you cover it up for me? and put like grass and leaves on it to hide it?"

Ferris says (to Pete), "We didn't find any out there, neither!"

Pete says, "That factory's still working. Maybe that means there's someone still there."

Birralee moves more dirt around, then artistically scatters leaves and twigs atop the freshly-turned dirt.

Ri says, "(The factory is new)"

Thalia asks (of Berry), "hey, curious, but can that genie grant us wishes?"

(From Ri) No way was something belching that much black smoke into the air before)

[nobilis] Pete asks, "Is the factory normal walking distance from here, or would it (assuming you're still thinking like a mortal) be easier to go back for the truck and drive there?"

Nathan says, "it seems like there ought to be some sort of code violation with that factory"

Ferris says, "Okay, but maybe it's better if we stick together for the moment, with all those bad guys out there."

[nobilis] Ri exclaims, "Walking there seems more mythic!"

Ferris says, "I suddenly feel like I need to protect people"

[nobilis] Ferris asks, "what time of day is it?"

Pete asks (of Nathan, Dara), "Are you guys with me? Check out the factory, and find out what's going on there?"

MonkeyKing says, "I suddenly feel like I need to take a dump out of a tree on someone's head"

Birralee says, "you can protect me"

[nobilis] Ri asks, "It was noonish before. Now it's hard to tell, with the stormlight and the black smoke and so forth. Mid-afternoon?"

Pete moves away from any trees.

Dara has disconnected.

Dara has connected.

Dara walks the plank to adventure. Arr!

Dara arrives, looking for booty.

[nobilis] Dara says, "Sorry; bounced."

Ri says, "I'm going to stay here. Somebody has to protect the seed. But I can find you if something happens."

Ferris says, "Let's all go to the factory, and stay in a group. I'll bring up the rear if someone else will lead."

Thalia asks (of Ri), "can Savannah stay with you?"

Dara says, "I know the way."

Pete nods, and starts walking.

[nobilis] Dara asks, "What did I miss?"

[nobilis] Pete asks, "Is Savannah the cat mentioned a moment ago?"

Nathan says, "right, I'm coming too"

Thalia squeezes Savannah and drops her down by Ri. "Be good, and stay."

[nobilis] Ferris says, "I think so"

[nobilis] Pete says (to Dara), "We're goign to check out the factory, I think."

Nathan walks behind Pete, making occasional glances up to the sky.

Birralee says, "If everyone else is going I'll go too."

Ri nods. "I can't stop her from leaving... but I can talk to her."

[nobilis] Thalia says (to Pete), "it's a cat I have been carrying around"

Ferris sweeps his big arms, herding everyone forward.

Thalia slings her bow and bag

[nobilis] Ri says, "(Ri is the rural chancel landlord, btw. :-)"

MonkeyKing bounces along, since the gang seems to be moving on the warpath

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "do i have arrows with my bow?"

[nobilis] Ri says, "Sure."

[nobilis] Birralee says, "aha"

Thalia puts the quiver of arrows in her bag

[nobilis] Pete has suspicions about the other landlord too...

Thalia follows Dara

Ferris says (to MonkeyKing), "if something attacks the kid, rip its throat out"

Dara leads the way to the factory.

MonkeyKing (to Ferris) bares his teeth

Ferris says, "that's the spirit"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "the other landlord is going to say 'Hi! Sorry I didn't greet you, but I was busy playing Delvyn.'"

[nobilis] Nathan says, "ha ha ha"

MonkeyKing makes as much noise as possible, jumping against cars, rattling railings and knocking over bins

Birralee keeps making little growly noises deep in his throat.

Ferris looks for a big piece of metal along the way, like a tire iron or a pipe or something, that he can pick up

(From Ri) That's a lot of noise. It sounds like a gang of monkeys is tromping... across the park? around the park?

MonkeyKing shoots up a tree to get a better view

[nobilis] Dara asks, "Are they threatening?"

[nobilis] GM says, "Big pieces of metal are easy to find."

Thalia asks (of Granola), "um. you got friends coming to join us?"

[nobilis] GM says, "(No, that's you guys making noise. :-)"

[nobilis] GM exclaims, "(Supermonkey Noise!"

MonkeyKing says, "RAR"

[nobilis] Dara says, "Heh."

Thalia says, "amazing how one monkey can make such a racket"

[nobilis] GM asks, "But are you walking across the park or around?"

Nathan says (to Ferris), "I guess I should find one of those too"

[nobilis] Pete asks, "Most direct route?"

Nathan says (to Ferris), "not that I'd know what to do with it if we run into problems"

[nobilis] Dara says, "Directly to the factory, whichever way that takes us."

[nobilis] GM says, "Through the park, yay."

[nobilis] Dara says, "Uh-oh."

[nobilis] Pete exclaims, "Around, I mean! Around!"

Ferris says, "do that twinkly starry thing again, only with more oomph"

[nobilis] Nathan says (to MonkeyKing), "if we're all drowned by rusalkas, this is all your fault"

[nobilis] Dara asks, "What are rusalkas?"

Nathan says, "hrm"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "oh, we're going through the park? I figured big pieces of metal would be in the city part"

Nathan says, "that might be better, you're right"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "but I guess debris might be strewn"

[nobilis] Pete says, "Goth nyads."

[nobilis] Ferris says, "also, I am exceptionally good at finding big pieces of metal all of a sudden"

Nathan stares at his hand, and silver flickers over it briefly

(From GM) You set off deeper into the park, acquiring long bits of metal easily; Ferris seems to know just where to look. Deeper in the park is... forest. And when you look over your shoulder, the city is gone. Only meadowland stretches behind you. The factory still looms over the forest, though

[nobilis] Nathan says, "you go "beep beep beep" when pointed at one"

MonkeyKing brandishes his metal staff ferociously

Thalia strings her bow

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I like the picture, Thalia"

Ferris keeps trying to sense out where the bad things are

[nobilis] Birralee laughs.

Nathan says, "...er"

Nathan asks, "no city, hunh?"

Birralee asks, "Was the city where the hos-pit-al was?"

Ferris asks, "The park didn't used to be this big did it?"

Thalia says, "my high school team is a championship team, but i have never used archery in order to keep myself safe"

Thalia says (to Ferris), "i have never been in this part of the city"

(From GM) Dara and Ferris both get a sense of something... bad in the forest. A blind spot, along with a number of things not native to the chancel.

Nathan says (to Birralee), "well, I don't think any of this was here"

Birralee exclaims, "This is all so very new!"

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "would a realm of 2 get this feeling?"

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "or is it the city people, realm 2?"

MonkeyKing does a somersault in the air

[nobilis] GM says, "rural natives at realm 2 would, yes."

Thalia shivers nervously

[nobilis] Birralee says, "it's why I've been so nervous"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "are we walking closer to the bad stuff? well, Dara is leading, so presumably she'd not walk directly into what she senses as dangerous"

Dara says, "Hmm, this isn't my home any more. But something is threatening here, too."

[nobilis] Nathan says, "unless she was, you know, heedstrong and impulsive"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "aiee"

[nobilis] Dara asks, "It's a different threat than the one in the city?"

[nobilis] GM says, "It's one of the threats you sensed in the city."

Ferris says, "the suspense is killin' me"

Thalia asks, "is something following us?"

Ferris takes a test swing at a nearby tree and nearly knocks it over

MonkeyKing exclaims, "COME OUT BIG NASTIES! YOU 'FRAID!"

Ferris says (to Thalia), "I think it's more up ahead, lyin' in wait"

MonkeyKing beats a bush into submission.

Nathan says, "Well, at least we outnumber it. Maybe."

(From GM) Actually, the enemy-- enemies? are moving ahead of you. Perhaps to the same location you are?

Ferris says, "Maybe we need to hurry."

Thalia says (to Ferris), "should we be quieter? (pointed look at Granola)"

Pete says, "I can hurry."

Dara says, "Drat, I wish there was a faster way to get to the damned factory."

Ferris says (to Thalia), "I don't think it makes any difference"

Pete walks faster. Much faster.

Thalia asks, "can berry dig us a tunnel to the factory?"

Nathan says, "I think I can run"

Dara jogs forward again.

Nathan starts trying.

Ferris says, "I'm faster than I ever was"

Thalia jogs

MonkeyKing scampers along as fast as he can go

Birralee says (to Thalia), "I'm not that good of a digger."

Nathan falls over.

Nathan says, "Whoah"

[nobilis] Pete asks, "What's the highest aspect that won't leave anyone behind?"

Nathan says, "Ok, let's try that again"

Nathan picks himself up and starts running a bit more sedately

[nobilis] Nathan asks, "is anyone aspect 0?"

Birralee exclaims, "Hey! I have short legs!"

[Crows-Nest] Thalia says, "star boy is a clutz"

[nobilis] Dara says, "I'm 2."

[nobilis] Birralee says, "I'm 1"

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "how heavy/big is Berry?"

[nobilis] Ferris says, "aspect 1"

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "would he fit in my backpack?"

[nobilis] Nathan asks, "is anyone else 1?"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "I'm about small-dog sized"

[nobilis] MonkeyKing says, "3. eat my dust"

[nobilis] Nathan says, "ok, Ferris is too heavy to carry"

[nobilis] GM says, "NOw sounds like a good time for Thalia to find her hooves."

[nobilis] Nathan says, "but we can go at aspect 1"

[nobilis] Ferris says (to gm), "ooh"

Thalia says, "um, guys, can we stop? i feel really weird"

Pete asks, "Hmm?"

Thalia says, "i know i have been saying that all day, but ..."

Dara turns to look at Thalia.

Thalia says, "i feel like something inside is stretching"

Nathan stops, more gracefully this time

Dara says, "Do you need someone to carry..."

Ferris stops, bringing up the rear.

Dara's eyes widen.

Thalia clutches her arms against her waist and bends over.

Ferris says, "I hope she's not a werewolf"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "No, those are later."

Thalia gasps through the pain, "me too. me too."

Pete says, "There's no such thi-- er."

Ferris stares nervously behind, making sure nothing's back there

Pete looks at Birralee and Monkey, shrugs.

Birralee says, "wolves! I remember them howling at home"

[Crows-Nest] Ferris says, "oh. swell."

[nobilis] Thalia asks, "do i have to play the entire transformation myself? or do we get a GM voiceover?"

[nobilis] Birralee says, "IN A WORLD where Thalia writhes in pain...."

(From GM) It hurts, and then suddenly, there's a snapping sound and there's no more pain.

[nobilis] Dara laughs.

Thalia says, "it doesn't hurt anymore"

(From GM) And something else stands there.

Thalia says, "i feel like, i remember something"

Ferris says, "whoo-ee"

Pete exclaims, "Behind you!"

Thalia looks down at herself

Birralee exclaims, "You have six legs!"

Thalia says, "Ah. that's what I remember"

[Crows-Nest] Ferris says, "ha ha behind you"

[Crows-Nest] Ferris says, "that's excellent"

Thalia tests out her hooves

Birralee says, "I bet that's handy."

Thalia says, "I am actually a centaur."

MonkeyKing exclaims, "Wah!"

Nathan says, "wow"

Birralee moves away from the hooves.

Ferris asks, "'oh, now I remember'??"

Pete asks, "Is *anyone* here a human being?"

Nathan says, "now there's something we don't see every day"

Nathan says, "I hope"

MonkeyKing bounds up onto Thalia's back, bounces off again

Nathan says (to Pete), "*I'm* -- er -- well, ok, I'm not sure"

Thalia canters in place and laughs

Thalia says, "Oh wow, it's great to return to this body"

Ferris feels danger again.

Ferris says, "I really think we need to get to the factory before the bad guys do."

[nobilis] Pete says, "So, if I carry Birralee, and Thalia carries Ferris, we can make just about Aspect 2 speed, probably."

[nobilis] Dara says, "[OK, gotta go get Sara from the store--back in 5]"

Thalia says (to Ferris), "hop on"

Pete says, "Right."

Pete