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1Sending you to Magic Hate Ball.
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3Monolithic Dome Home - Courtyard(#8110RAU)
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9 	 The courtyard is a shady welcoming area, covered by a large circular pergola made out of metal beams and supports. The center would be hollow, but is covered by a composite resin covering, providing cover for the low table and patio set beneath. 
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13 	 There are multiple domes surrounding the courtyard, all covered in intricate designs of 1 inch square diagonally placed tiles. They are mostly black, with small diamonds of orange with borders of dark red above an orange/red knot-work design surrounding the bottom of the domes themselves. 
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25 	 The ground within this circle of buildings is set with large, hexagonal concrete stones coated in Amazon Green Kool Deck to be able to allow barefoot walking in blistering sunshine. 
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37	The Weaver's Webs are pulled tight over the buildings as all manner of structure and technology has been heavily reinforced by an unknown hand. Outside these Weaver strongholds the Spirits of Pain are barely discernable among the Banes of Slaughter, Suffering, and Rage for dominance over the spiritual landscape. (Gauntlet 6)
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65Gathering Readme
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67Obvious Exits:
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69Main Living Area <MLA>   Forge <FG>   Garage <GA>   Fallout Shelter <FS>   Out <O>  
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71	Tables with drinks and umbrellas to keep off the hot sun are set up in the area. A variety of snacky treats and edibles sit covered along with some BBQ. There is of course a variety of alcohol, light and hard drugs. This week featuring cocaine and molly in little personal packages.
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75At the far end of the courtyard there are a variety of targets set up. Department Store mannequins, steel plates, and archery targets.
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81Devon arrives and heads directly over to the Cultist themed section of the party tables. She helps herself to a couple things, most of which dissapear down with a swallow of beer before she lights a joint and trudges over towards an empty seat.
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83Devon has voted for you.
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87<OOC> River arives in a puf of logic.
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89<OOC> Merek says, "Personal entropy roll."
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103Steele doesn't have arcane. He walks in beside Gwydion, which is just about the same thing, really. And, believe it or not, he actually has a really big bag of popcorn. He's hungry, okay? As they walk through, Steele tips the bag in Gwydion's direction to see if he wants something
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109Adora is here, arms full of delicious take-out from Smoke and Barley. Meat. So much meat. Delicious meats. Neat little boxes are unpacked, laden with generous, heavenly-smelling things. The sense of ADVENTURE! is ever-present around the woman, as if any moment, something /exciting/ will happen. She's in her black and white polka-dotted retro dress once more. To Val, she notes, with a cheery smile, "Good evening, peach!" And, then Devon, and Steele, Gwydion, and Ji-Woo. Everyone gets a good evening, at the very least. The term of endearment 'peach' is reserved for ladies, only, sadly enough.
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117 Merek has come to visit the meeting, but doesn't want to be noted as of the moment. The resonance of the place is considered, webs that contain this world. He has both his hands to his pockets of his black and golden attire, while he listens to folk. He seems content to brush away the world while he does also.
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121Adora has voted for you.
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127Nash has his legs kicked up and is leaning back comfortably. He idly smokes a cigar and lets his gaze flicker lazily over the new arrivals
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131River walks in as she pats pockets in search of something, PROBIBLY a lighter since she doe shave a joint in one hand. This goes on for another moment before she just sighes and holds the unlit join out and blows softly on the end. It suddenly catches fire and lites up. She then takes a drag and grumbles something about her lighter missing.
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205River sees adora and smiles as she gives her a tackle hug and says "ADORAAA!" She then grins impishly "How ya been doll?"
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211Adora grabs her own box of deliciousness, a fork, and settles beside Nash with a cheerful FLOP. First bite of food is offered to him, nevermind the fact that he's smoking his cigar and comfortable. People popping in and out of Arcane doesn't seem to bug the little blonde bombshell, as she listens on to the goings-on. "Sooooo... what's new with everyone?" A hint of a British accent. "I do see some new faces, and familiar faces -- don't be shy, we don't bite, who's wh--" and her words are cut off by a River abruptly landing in her lap. Oof. Her hands are up in the air, saving her dinner, fork, too. "Hi, peach!" Halp. Defenseless damsel in distress being hugged. Oh noes.
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233"Hey, I at least said no judgement." Nosewrinkling for a few moments, Jasmine instinctively reaches for Austin's hand and grasps on it. She squeezes hard. He knows that it means she's nervous AF at this point. Taking in in a long a deep breath, she squeezes once more, letting her gaze fall to the various people in the room as she bites on her bottom lip. Pursing her lips for a few moments, she lets go of Austin's hand and then coughs into her other hand. "Um, I have a grievance."
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253<OOC> River says, "Actualy when I lit the joint by blowing on it, it was from a charm the mimics parlor trick."
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267River smiles and kisses Adoras cheek and says "Im doing good, been working at getting my work to be a lighter load. Even droped a class to make things easyer." She then takes another hit from her joint and blows the smoke up as to not hit anyone with it.
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295<OOC> Valentina says, "Weird."
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297<OOC> Ji-Woo says, "yes, I am"
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329"My name is Jasmine Alexandria Lange. My craft name is Carmen St. Germaine bani Quaesitor, Adept, Lady of the Inanimate." She's giving her full title and at least one of her earned titles thus far as she glances at the senior members. "I have been notified by at least more than one party that I am under a 'secret trial' by the Traditions and that am being hunted by the organization. I am a member of the House of Judges in good standing, and I am here to claim my innocence as I have not consorted with the enemies of Ascension nor have I broken any laws in either Peripheral Corrigenda or the Hermetic Code." And she leaves it at that.
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333Steele lifts his hand slightly in acknowledgement of the Dreamspeaker seat and he glances over at Gwydion and murmurs something very quietly. Then Jasmine starts to speak and he offers Gywdion more popcorn. His fair brow climbs high and his eyes tick over toward Valentina before he murmurs to his seat mate again
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367	"Greaaaat." Val sighs out at Stryfe, shaking her head. "I'll launch it out when everything else is settled at the end of the night. Hold on." Her hand raises up to forstall for a moment. "Alright, Cult of Ecstacy is unseated, again, for about the next twenty minutes. So unofficially I am going to lay it like this. I got kickback and angry folks coming up my way from something you did Jasmine. You ain't mine, so it ain't my investigation that would be Phil. When he gets off his hermetic to many titled ass and gives a report, the council will have a meeting, we will discuss everything, realize that nothing we do is really bloody binding, and if need be I will just drag you out back behind the wood shed, or yell at you, or write I don't know, a sternly worded letter or some shit. That will be figured out once all the information is in /all of it/. That being said, you get to be count your stars lucky because the anger management furry convention has moved /signifigantly/ upwards on my shitlist over the past week and a half." Slowly she grunts. "Alright, anyone else got anything before I get a second person on seat to keep my ass in check?"
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427Adora shakes her head gently at the words, and, nods to Steele. "I'll await a full report at the Council meeting that appears to be impending, then. Phil will get things done, he always looks after his own." She offers quiet smiles to those entering, gesturing welcomingly to the feast of delicious things. There's Smoke and Barley yumminess on the table, amidst the usual stuff. She looks to Merek. "If an investigation is underway, we cannot interrupt whatever rituals or goings-ons are being conducted. Phil will most certainly have very detailed things to say about the matter in a report." She falls silent, listening to Jasmine. Her expression is serious. "You broke our Shade to someone /not/ Traditions?" Dead. Fucking. Serious. Nobody's seen Adora calm and serious, except Nash.
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447	Stryfe takes a sip of her beer before looking over to Merek "I think that's the plan. Least it sounds like what Val said. To let Phil and the Hermetics determine the what, where and if." then she looks back to Jasmine "What's this cat guy look like? Out of curiosity?"
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469"And let's show at least a bit of respect in how we address each other, no matter what Tradition you are. If we bicker like this, the enemies of Ascension have already won," Merek lifts up his gloved finger to waggle it. He then shifts his attention to Adora, then to Jasmine, "Be that as it may, Roasters is for our people, so it indirectly does effect them... I do have to ask why we kept information that broke the masque of others though in a coffee shop. But, that's besides the point."
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471Gwydion leans over to whisper something to Steele as the conversation continues to eb and flow around them.
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473"ANYTHING. To do. With the basement. Is Eloise's property and jurisdiction. You have /no right/ to go behind the Herald's back, above and beyond her jurisdiction, to tell someone who /cannot enter under their own power through Eloise's protective wards/, any information about what is or is not there, at all. THAT, is breaking someone's Shade. THAT, is disrespect. Did you talk to Eloise? You know, the /MASTER MAGE of Nine Circles that /owns the place/?" Adora is calm, but cold.
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475You whisper "She just outted a shifter sorcerer to a room full of mages. And his husband to anyone with half a brain. That's....not good. Secrecy is /sacred/ to the cats. Its like there whole reason to /be/." to Steele.
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477Phil has heard his name dropped, among others, but still needs to catch up on others. Not that that stops him from joining the conversation. "I think I can take it from here," he says to Adora. "/After/ Val's done with the other thing."
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481"She was also breaking other laws in so doing. But you have my admission of my actions, and if it is the determination that I broke her shade and it's importance, then I have done such a thing. I'm not arguing what has been done. I only want to know why others are telling me I'm being hunted by the Traditions." Taking in a long and deep breath, Jasmine lets out a resigned sigh and bows her head.
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485	"Let Val have her vote thing and let the CoX get out from being only at half mast." Stryfe says loudly before gesturing at Jasmine to come to her. Like James Earl Jones in Conan. "Come to me. Come to me my dear. I have questions that don't need to be shouted across the yard."
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487Devon smirks faintly and lifts a couple fingers to waggle them, letting people know who she is when Val mentions her name. Then she sighs, and yeah she looks like she's been called on by the teacher when she was sleeping in class. Another drink of beer follows, but other than that she's quiet.
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489Steele nods slightly to Gwydion, then shrugs. "Pretty sure you just outed an innocent sorcerer who happens to be a shifter, to a room full of mages. Still innocent?" He shakes his head and sighs quietly, pinching the bridge of his nose, and looks back up at Val, giving Phil a wave
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491	Val pauses there for a moment, before she takes in a deep breath. "Adora, Eloise is no longer recognized as Herald by the Cult of Ecstacy, until review by the Council in full." Her hand raises slowly. "No one can bloody wait twenty minutes." There is a puff of her joint, and an exhalation through her nose. "Last week there was a possible, I don't know, everyone is claiming awakening, but there was no pattern activation. However, Eloise decided because of some things being said, to activate a Cat Shifter to take control of the situation. A cat shifter that then decided that under Eloise's authority it could give orders to the council member on scene monitoring the situation, and another mage with her." A pause. "Wich is why I want to get this bloody vote through and done, thank you."
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497	Inclining her head, Ji-Woo speaks up again, "Cat guy?" she asks. "I suppose I should mention that I have the blood of tigers in my veins also." and she shrugs, "Full disclosure and all."
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499Gwydion raises a finger to Ji-Woo "You didn't need to say that. Its not required and the secret Jasmine shared about Mister Garou wasn't hers to share. Shame."
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501Adora inhales slowly. Exhales slowly. And takes a bite of food. She doesn't at all look happy, but she nods to Phil, and then to Jasmine. "I'm not hunting you, and you haven't told us /who/ is spreading rumors," she says, after she swallows a bite, "But, putting any of us in danger is a serious matter. PLEASE stop spilling secrets, you're a goddamned Hermetic, you should be taking them to your grave. Val? What's on the docket, peach?" More food. Nom, nom. Grr. Nom.
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505	"I don't mind. I've nothing to hide." offers Ji-Woo with a shrug, "And blood could mean connections and potential diplomatic in-roads. So if you all are aware, it might benefit us all. Yes?" she asks with a smile that lights up her face.
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507<OOC> Stryfe checks her Nature, gains WP.
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511 Merek steps back as people seem to deal with this a bit more calmly, "I think this all could be managed better from the beginning, but... Phil's here to handle it, I say we let the CoX." He thinks, "Why do you all call it that, do their thing." He offers a light thumbs up to Val, "The Seers have my support in whatever decision you all make." Wow, he went old school on that term.
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513Mon May 06 19:33:53 2019
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515Stryfe has voted for you.
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517Stryfe has voted for you.
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519Steele rolls his eyes and sort of flops in his seat. "Can everyone please shut up and let Val do her thing please?"
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523"My family. They told me." Jasmine says softly. At this point, she just looks defeated. There's a glance in Stryfe's direction before she just goes back to Austin and Aerik and sits quietly.
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525Nash snorts faintly and shifts his weight to pull the flask that doubles as a belt buckle up to take a sip of booze
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527Austin pulls his phone out, thumb working across the screen. Then he glances up at Jasmine.
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529	Val rolls her shoulders into a broad shrug. "Vote if I can get it." A pause. "If every member present of the Cult of Ecstacy could be so kind as to write down their vote on a piece of paper, and put it into..." She pauses there to look around before grabbing an empty beer bottle and setting it on the table. "Just shove it in there. Then hopefully we will have a second person to keep me in line before I lose my shit." ((And Page Stryfe and Adora with your vote.))
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533Nikodemus has pretty much not said a word. He just lifts his beer and settles back in his chair now that he's finished his hefty helping of barbecue. Not having touched the scant sides added as a garnish.
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535<OOC> Steele says, "Shit. I forgot gravy. I need to run to the store. He'll check for any magic usage, as requested. I'll hurry!"
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541	"Is this safe?" Teagan asks with more than a hint of concern in her voice as she moves a hand out from underneath the blanket to plug the cable in. She spends some more time inspecting the glove, eyes occasionally flicking over to the crowd. There's a grimace on her face as she listens in, but again, chooses not to interact. Then, perhaps as more of a distraction than anything else, Teagan's attention turns to the multimeter, and she adjusts a few knobs, trying to look important. "So, what is... Uh, that." She says after having settled back down in her seat, gesturing towards the glove with hands covered by a blanket.
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543Phil looks like he was juuuuuust about to raise his voice, but simply gestures toward Merek and Steele in turn, instead. Since Val has actually gotten back to talking again, he leaves it at that. But Jasmine, Adora and Gwydion all get distinct looks.
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545River does not have a horse in this race, being a sorcerer and a verbena. She just leans back and finishes her joint as she watches and listens.
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549 Merek pulls out his ankh from the shemagh which he wears, while he offers a small prayer to Ra. It seems to be not magic, but a ritual of faith he provides, while the Cult does voting. It's quiet, and not at all distracting, as he settles back with contentness as he takes a sip of water.
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553Austin puts an arm around Jasmine's shoulder and gives a squeeze, murmuring something quietly to the other woman. And then he fishes a pen out of his breast pocket, scribbles a name on a napkin, and heads towards the beer bottle ballet box.
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557Aerik waits for Austin to be done writing and tries to steal his pen to write a name on his own piece of paper.
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559Sabrina has partially disconnected.
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561Devon drains the rest of her bottle before getting up with her scribbled on napkin to stuff it in the bottle. Another beer is grabbed on her way back to sitting down, resuming her crosslegged perch.
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565Having stuffed his vote into the appropriate empty beer bottle, Austin makes his way back to the back of the space, sitting back down next to Jasmine and putting his arm back over the woman's shoulder, speaking quietly with her.
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573	This particular multimeter is a curious tool. It is measuring something, pnot voltage or amps, but an entirely mystical property. Evaline, even behind her bulbous, glowing goggles, looks a little concerned. "Yes," she lies, "It's perfectly safe." Then she uses the long, strange looking tool to fiddle with the component, lifting tiny gubbins and screwing in things here and there.
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577	"Do you remember when our dear friend Saskia punched a man across the room? Well, this glove is my efforts to replicate that effect. It is proving to be a greater challenge than I had anticipated." She flexes her gloves fingers, and the device crackles with resonant energies. "It keeps blowing up whatever I punch. I'm trying to tone it down a little."
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585<OOC> Ji-Woo is a bit spammed / confused. Are the -chairs- voting on something or is it a general vote?
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591	"I doubt it." Saskia interjects to Teagan and Evaline, "Never trust electricity." She claims with a deadpan expression, her eyes fixed on the squabbling Mages. "Or microwaves." She adds, pinching her lips into a thin line as she fidgets in her seat. "What -are- you doing, though?" She asks, tilting her head towards the contraption Evaline is fiddling about with.
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593<OOC> Adora says, "It's a Cult of Ecstasy thing."
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595<OOC> Nikodemus says, "This is a CoX vote."
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597<OOC> Valentina says, "Cult of Ecstacy is voting."
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599<OOC> Ji-Woo says, "ah, k"
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601<OOC> Adora says, "They have two chairs, one vote. Instead of one chair and one vote. To represent the wide variety of CoX that /can/ crop up, and make sure there's a proper representation from within their Tradition."
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603<OOC> Phil says, "And the other one OOC retired"
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605<OOC> Adora says, "Yeah. :( So we need a new body."
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607<OOC> Ji-Woo says, "sorry to make -more- spam"
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609<OOC> Nikodemus says, "Poor soul."
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611<OOC> Aerik would offer but noone knows him..
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613<OOC> Valentina says, "You will have your chance in August."
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617 Merek looks over to Saskia, "I mean, unless you control the lightning," he wiggles his gloved fingers, "Flame too," he adds. He looks curiously to Eveline, while he twrils a small writer's pen he keeps with him. He taps on it, sigils upon it, as he uses it to draw in a fine silver ink on his book, that has a nice color shift to it. He seems to be recording the meeting, he does lift his pen up to Adora as if to ask her if that's cool.
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619"Yes, you're very clever," Phil murmurs. "Would you mind waiting to wave your dick around until /after/ I'm done earning my keep?"
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621Mon May 06 19:48:54 2019
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623	"You get paid?" Val raises up a brow. "Shit, someone should have told me." A pause there, and a look to Adora and Stryfe for a second. "Anyone else? Results won't be official official for a few days because of people fucking with the timelines to cast their vote now two days from here, unless we got a real clear winner."
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627Adora raises an eyebrow at Merek. "Don't break anyone's Shade with whatever you're doing. Why are you not using Mind to recall it later? Lot more secure." The little blonde pauses, and adds, as an afterthought, "Usually."
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631	Stryfe picks up the beer bottle and shakes it "Why do you keep saying Shade like that? I don't think that's how the Protocols work." as she peers into the bottle taking into account the votes.
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637	Teagan gives Jasmine a sympathetic look but figures she's alright with Aerik and Austin for now. Turning back to Saskia, Teagan gives her a disapproving look at the mention of microwaves. "You still owe me for that..." she grumbles before turning back to Evaline. "So, kinda like a Power Glove..? Like for the NES, except, it'd actually work." There's a pause as she looks down at the multimeter. "Well..." She decides it's best to not express her skepticism and turns back to Evaline with a smile. "I believe in you!"
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641 "The mind is the least secure thing, it's what they go for first," Merek taps at his cheek. Real conspiracy hours. "Just find all this technology so fascinating," he says. His book is probably just doodles of pretty looking things. He does squint at Phil, "You know, I don't think I will ever really understand you, Magister." He then looks to Teagan, "That reminds me of that movie... Man, I really liked Super Mario Bros. 3 I'll admit."
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643Adora shrugs at Stryfe, and moves to help tally votes. "It's the word the kids have been using to describe the secrecy of one's real identity. There's /lots/ of words for it, this seemed to be the most normalized. Similar to Quintessence and Tass, though one's Tradition may call those differently."
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645Saskia has partially disconnected.
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647	"Right, add that on the list for the council as well. Could we please get the Society members to stop taking apart everyones household appliances." Val notes dryly, and with a mournful sigh to lost coffee machines. "Ok, Stryfe, Adora, whenever you are ready, just let us know who won, no vote totals please, just a winner. Unless there is a tie, and I have to go figure out how to deal with that."
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653	Stryfe gestures at the bottle making the papers moves and swirl showing the restults to herself and Adora before looking to confirm that Adora sees the same thing. "By my totes official count with Adora here making sure I'm not making it up.. Looks like your new partner in crime is Sabrina."
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655Austin just continues to speak quietly with Jasmine in the back, even going as far as offering her some chinese food.
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657Mon May 06 20:03:55 2019
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659	"The Cult of Ecstacy recognizes Sabrina as Pollux Seat." Val actually intones for that one, before she gives a wink to Devon. "I would start the party now, but well, here we go. Anyone got anything else for the meeting in general before we start the shit show and devolve into a shouting match over everything else that has been brought up tonight?"
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663<OOC> Steele says, "Back"
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665Austin has voted for you.
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667Austin has voted for you.
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669Steele nods once the vote is done and looks to Phil, waiting.
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671Adora nods in confirmation. "Absolutely is." The blonde bombshell Etherite double-checked, too.
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677	"Power... glove?" Evaline repeats, letting the strange new word mull around in her mouth and her mind. "I like it. The power glove." She holds the glove up in front of herself, and waggles the fingers. Electricity dances from studs planted onto each fingertip and knuckle. Then it sends a jolt up her arm to her elbow and she flinches for a moment, "Oh-er, still a lot of testing to be done..." and jabs at the thing some more with another one of her strange, psuedo-scientific tools.
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681	"Just a little something you inspired me with," she answers to Saskia, "if you could show me that punch a little more, I could try and adjust my designs to adapt to it better. If you don't mind, of course." She gives Saskia a thumbs up with the glove, her bugged out eyes looking straight at the tall German.
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683Devon smirks faintly, lifting her bottle up to toast Val before taking a drink. Does someone look relieved? Why yes...yes she does.
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685Samir pages: Send me a +meet? <3
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687GAME: You inform Samir of your wish to meet that player at your current location. Be advised that moving from the current position voids the +meet.
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689GAME: Samir accepted your request to meet.
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691Samir has arrived.
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697	Teagan claps excitedly as the winner of the vote is announced, but it quickly peters out as nobody else joins in. She looks around awkwardly before clearing her throat and shifting slightly in her seat, pulling the blanket a bit closer. Turning to Evaline, she's slightly startled as a jolt of electricity shoots out from the glove, letting out a hushed yelp as she instinctively moves away from her. "Just, uh- Be careful." Teagan says, clearly concerned as she tries to regain her composure.
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701	Turning to Saskia, Teagan shakes her head slowly, eyes pleading. "I- I don't think we need to punch, uh, anyone." There's a pause before she adds, "Right now, at least! Just- just don't hurt anyone..." Teagan says as her eyes dart back over to Evaline.
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707	Pointing to the bottle the little scraps begin to shred themselves into an unrecognizable beer soaked mess while Stryfe watches.
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709Austin remains in the back, speaking softly with Jasmine of inconsequential things.
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711<OOC> Austin says, "Gotta bounce."
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713<OOC> Adora says, "NP, have fun! :)"
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715<OOC> Aerik waves.
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719	Having fallen silent now, Ji-Woo is enjoying the show, so to speak. She's learning a bit about how the local stuff works at least. Now if she can just figure out how to avoid having to give -too- much history...
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721Ji-Woo has voted for you.
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723<OOC> Jasmine says, "Jas is here technically, but I feel like shit IRL. Blood sugar is 56. I'll be around, just page if needed."
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725Jasmine goes home.
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727Jasmine has left.
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729River is really, really high right now and is quiet as she contemplates her snack possabilities. She just kind of watches the meeting with a slight glassy eyed enthusiasim.
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733Mon May 06 20:18:56 2019
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737	Samir is a face in the crowd, one of many. He watches, he listens, he works his way toward a vantage point that's comfortable to do both, though there is a gentle swaying to the way he stands - a little like a sailor who hasn't quite adjusted to being on footing that doesn't move under him.
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741Nash has voted for you.
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743Nash has voted for you.
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745	"Well then that concludes the Cult of Ecstacy business for the forseeable future." Val nods, drifting away from center stage. She throws a finger gun at Devon. "Better luck next time." Before onwards to go ruffle Teagan's hair. "Floor is open, council does have quorum if we want to start throwing shit about like monkeys."
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749<OOC> Steele says, "Without the player here? Not in open session. Fuck that"
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751<OOC> River hoots and hows and throws poop at people.
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753<OOC> Valentina says, "Wasn't implying Jas there. I assume we have other shit to bicker about should anyone have any."
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755<OOC> Nikodemus joins in the dung flinging for fun and profit. Then goes back to lurking.
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757Adora is quiet, and leaning against Nash at this point, having finished her food.
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759<OOC> Valentina says, "I am mainly just trying to prevent Stryfe from getting a nap in before work."
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761<OOC> Samir says, "That's true love, right there."
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767	"Sometimes people just need... a punch, right? Some faces need punching, bad attitudes. Hidden threats." Saskia answers Teagan, and raises her gloved fist to clench at the air. "Most problems can be solved with a well aimed, surgical punch. Straight to the windpipe." She muses, looking longingly at those knuckles of hers. A smile reaches the corners of her lips, and she leans across Teagan to look at Evaline. "I will help you." She affirms, nodding firmly against raised objections. "It will be difficult to transfer the principles... to your technology, but not impossible. A few transmutations here and there, ja?" Her German accent thick, and she raises a fist to prop up an awkward thumbs up.
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769Sabrina has partially disconnected.
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771So with the vote out of the way, and Jasmine presumably begging off for illness IC as well as OOC? That leaves Phil with a more abstract thing to bring up. Which is fine, it was on his agenda anyway. "So, apart from the specific case, which /do not repeat talking points/ unless you want me to be a /creative/ asshole. But, I think we may want to work out some procedures. What /do/ we do when we need to deal with folks on the other side of one of the fences? Ideally we can have somebody with a foot in both camps, but if that somebody /is/ the issue, then that don't work so good."
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773Steele pages: TELL THEM THAT THE PROTOCOL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO GO TO ELOISE BECAUSE I CANNOT
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775Gwydion raises a finger "As I recall the protocol for Werewolves has always been to go through Eloise. Personally I have some alternatives but I don't have permission to share their identities."
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777Phil has voted for you.
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779Phil has voted for you.
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781You have voted for Evaline
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783ERROR: You have too many recent votes for Adora
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785ERROR: You have too many recent votes for River
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787You have voted for Samir
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805You have voted for Aerik
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811ERROR: You have too many recent votes for Steele
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813You have voted for Phil
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815You have voted for Evaline
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817ERROR: You have too many recent votes for Adora
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821You have voted for Samir
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831You have voted for Saskia
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835You have voted for Sabrina
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839You have voted for Aerik
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847You have voted for Phil
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849"I have a thing.." Steele starts, then pauses to let Gwydion speak. "We might also discuss the dangers of people fucking vampires." He motions to Gwydion. "And Gwydion knows everyone. Liasons are important."
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851Saskia has voted for you.
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859	Evaline brings her ungloved hand to raise the goggles onto her forehead, leaving two big circular rings of soot and grime around her tired green eyes. She smiles at Saskia, "Thank you, I look forward to it. I can set up a variety of things for you to punch, and then I will record how these energies interact with my equipment. It should give me a basis to work off of for the power glove." She flexes her fingers inside the glove as she says its name, and it crackles with uncontrolled energy.
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863	"Of course I'll be careful, Teagan. There's nothing to worry about... anymore. I've stabilised it. I think."
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867	"Is it true they live in nodes an are made of Tass? Asking for a friend." Stryfe wiggles her eyebrows as she throws the paper mush into one of the grills to make sure it's good and gone. "What do we care about their fences? Learn what they can do. Protect yourself. Then deal with them like any other threat."
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869Nash shifts his weight a bit as he sits so he can put his flask back into his beltbuckle
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871	"Don't get bit." Val actually chuckles at that. "I'll go have a birds and the bees talk at some poing." Her hand waves through the air. "The problem is more keeping ourselves seperate from them, mind you. Really, I ain't got a damn problem with the undead or the furry convention, really don't. Problem is we ain't them, nor or them us, and we are getting awefully close to them mistaking professional courtesy for you know, relevance." A nod of her head. "I have never asked any of mine to obey me without question, to treat me as some all powerful threat, or god. The Cult of Ecstacy as an entity does not answer to me. And none of us should be answering to an outside force."
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875<OOC> Aerik needs to get some work in.. alreayd way past my start time
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877Mon May 06 20:33:57 2019
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881	Samir waits until Gwydion and Steele have spoken before lifting one of the arms folded across his chest. "The non-Werewolf shapechangers are... significantly more skittish about their identities being known. Their various peoples have been the victims of attempted genocide on multiple occasions - and they tend to react... poorly to any perceived new threats." He pauses long enough to clear his throat and continues. "If they have come to trust Eloise, that is a phenomenally huge step forward, and I would suggest that at least so far as they are concerned, she continue to serve as liaison."
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887 "There is one constant in life, if something exists, someone will try to have sex with it at some point," Merek admits, when it comes up that apparently corpse sex is now on the table of discussion. "Honestly, these meetings are getting... To be a bit much for my taste every week."
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889River says "Seriously best advise for dealing with Shifters, just leave them the fuck alone. Dont try to impress them with your magic. Yes you may be able to ahndle one, but you attack one and you will have to fight them all. Trust me its not worth the agrovation. Like the man said Leave to to Eloise. She has the skill and history to deal with it. You have an issue with one go to her, like imediatly."
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891<OOC> Sabrina returns... starts to read...
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893<OOC> Valentina says, "Congrat Brina."
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895<OOC> Merek says, "congratumalations sab"
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897<OOC> Stryfe says, "Congrats Sabrina"
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899<OOC> Valentina says, "You get a sphere."
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901<OOC> Merek says, "you have completed a wonderful game"
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903<OOC> Phil says, "But your princess is in another castle!"
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905<OOC> Sabrina says, "You go away to pick up a kid and drive home... and wow. Ok. Thank you!"
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907<OOC> Sabrina says, "Thank you Bowser"
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913	Teagan gives Val a smile underneath her blanket, but quickly grows a little dour as Saskia brings up punching. "You know, you can use your words too..." She says, and leans back as Saskia reaches over her. As Evaline exchanges words with Saskia Teagan simply lets out a defeated sigh and leans back in her chair, positioning herself slightly away from the potentially life-threatening glove. There's a raised eyebrow from Teagan as Evaline claims that it's stable, and it's clear she's not buying it entirely, but chooses not to comment.
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917"I would /like/ to leave 'em alone, believe me," Phil offers. "But that's not always gonna be an option. And I like Eloise as much as anyone, we've known each other basically since we hit town. But if someone /thinks/ there might be something up with her, even if they're wrong, it wouldn't hurt to have an alternative or two. Same goes for you, G-man, as convenient as it would be to just hand you everything."
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919Gwydion shrugs at Phil "Not sure what to tell you. There's always going to be someone with problems with me and Eloise. What are you looking for then?"
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921	"Boundaries." Val notes, nodding her head slowly once.
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927	Samir nods toward Phil, considering the options as they stand before speaking again. "May I suggest, then, that this matter be suspended until the next meeting? All of those with ties to the various shifters can meet amongst themselves and decide which one of them is willing to 'out' themselves to the larger group and serve as liaison while there is an ongoing investigation of Eloise?" He glances toward Gwydion with a sympathetic smile and then turns back to Phil. "That would ease some of the fears sudden change tends to bring to those cultures."
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935	With delicate hands, Evaline removes the volatile power glove from her hand and gently puts it, like a baby to sleep, into a metal attache case at her feet. Then she straps her duffel bag of tools and equipment around her torso, takes the attache case, and rises to a stand. "Well, this has been enlightening, but I have other appointments to make." She turns to her two compatriots, "Would you like a ride home, Teagan? Of course, Saskia could give you a ride on her bike, I'm sure."
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937Adora tilts her head curiously, and nods once. "The Herald is a good choice to deal with the Garou, she's got an excellent nature to do so. I respect any living being capable of rational thought that wishes to simply exist in peace, and not harm Sleepers," She looks to Phil. "Te el dee ar? I'll deal with any supernatural faction desired. I know most about Vampires, I know some about the Shifters, the Fallen, and the Changelings.. of whom I can actively see. I can work with anyone. Just let me know if I need to acquire contacts, I'll do so."
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939Mon May 06 20:48:58 2019
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941Marin has arrived.
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943Phil nods to some of the others in turn. "Sounds good. Whoever it is, they don't have to out themselves to /all/ of us, or even the whole council. Long as they're in touch with someone solid, that's good enough for me."
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947	"Why would we need a liason at all? Or for anyone to out themselves. Let the individual mages do their individual things. If it looks like it might blow up on more then them maybe the Council can discuss it.. But why would we need more than that?" Stryfe shrugs "Right now it seems the events of late are more them bothering us. Which means people have been sloppy or people have been including them in our stuff. Fuck em. If they bother us enough lets just grab their home node and move it on them as a warning."
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949Steele just shakes his head, sighing quietly. "Why have a council? Just let people do their own thing. NO protocol needed. I mean, that's what I'm hearing. Everything's been just fine until .. what.. three weeks ago? No one had any problems, and now because someone doesn't know how to protect the information given to the Mages for the mages, by the mages, we're ready to create problems where there just hasn't been any."
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953	What a phrase to enter in on. Marin was having a perfectly normal day, even walks into this meeting with a cup of coffee in his hands. This can't be too much drama, right? Well, when he walks in on Stryfe's statement he stops dead, blinks, and then looks around the room. "I mean, if you have a death wish, there are easier ways." He says, perhaps mostly for himself, though it is easily enough heard, and then finds a seat. Yes, he's late. No, he doesn't care. 
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957Marin has voted for you.
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959Marin has voted for you.
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961<OOC> Aerik has to go do work.. idle for a few
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963You have voted for Marin
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965You have voted for Marin
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967Gwydion blinks at Stryfe, baffled and nodding in agreement with Marin before sitting back in his chair and frowning.
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973<OOC> Samir says, "...hoo boy I'm a functional person, I swear."
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975Nash's brow rockets up "Shit, if you wanted to die, there are quicker and less painful ways than that." His shoulders roll in a shrug "Be my guess though. Piss off an entire race of giant rage monsters by moving their sacred places on them."
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981	"I use words, Teagan. I use lots of words, but sometimes zee' words are not good enough if you are speaking to someone dangerously stupid." Saskia claims to Teagan and flip flops her hand every which way as she gesticulates wildly. She leans back in her chair and folding her arms about her chest, finished. "Zee' last time Teagan had a ride on my bike, she gave me burst ear-drums from screaming into my face. Apparently I ride..." She raises the next word in air quotes, "Irresponsibly." She lowers her hands, and rolls her eyes. "I am in complete, perfect control. A near miss is still a miss." She claims with full confidence, and security. "Is it not?" She asks the pair of them, looking from Teagan to Evaline - seeking confirmation. She chews teeth against the inside of her cheek, "Well- Whatever." She slaps her knees, and begins to rise - she has to make sure her sword scabbard doesn't smack against the chair or kneecap anybody.
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983	"Sort of have to go with Stryfe here. We do a lot of bending, them it seems not very much at all." Val shrugs her shoulders softly. "I know at least one of the fuzzbags, they are nice enough, they know me, not that I am less than obvious if you know what a mage is and what to look for. Then again, that goes for most of us. We get along fine, they don't talk about their shit, I don't talk about mine. Life goes on. But they have to understand again, this is all professional courtesy, we ain't beholden to them, or their time tables, or whatever else. We are the Council of Nine Mystic Traditions, not bunch of people afraid and at the whim of a bunch of folks that are irrelevant to our desires, needs, and mission."
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987Phil doesn't miss a beat when Stryfe suggests addressing the topic in her own unique fashion. "Because," he says to her, "when you do that, they're not gonna kick /you/ in the nuts. They're gonna kick /these/ guys," gesturing to Evaline and Saskia and Teagan, "because that's who they happen to find first. Because that's how they teach /us/ not to fuck with them. I mean, I don't /know/ that I'm right here, but you really feel like making that bet for /all/ of us?"
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989Adora just pinches the bridge of her nose, closes her eyes, and sighs, nodding at Nash's words. "We will /not/ be taking the holy sites away from the natives. I would prefer it not be joked about." Yeah, she's leaning up against Nash, still, taking comfort in his presence.
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991River looks to Stryff and sighes "Thats probibly the worst idea I have ever heard. "Seriously IF a shifter screws with you and you can walk away just count yourself lucky, swallow your ego and go on living with life. If you take them on your probibly going to lose. If one is screwing with you and you think it is only one, well it isnt, there are always more. IF yout ake out thier little secret circle of close besties, then your really fucked up because ALL of them will count you as a threat and its not one, or two that come at you but dozens. Seriously just dont fuck with them. Yes i am saying just take thier shit as long as you can walk away. IF your forced to fight and you manage to kill one make damn sure to run, not walk to your closest cabal and seek help, your gone need it. Allot of it." She then adds "WHATEVER you do DONT FUCK WITH THIER NODES!
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995 "I desire the time we all Ascend past this," Merek admits, while he looks on to the side in thought, scratching his light beard a bit. An enigma, he walks to the side to place his book up. He looks then to Adora, "Too much drama for me, I apologize sincerely, but I don't think I'll be able to handle coming to these meetings a lot more." He bows politely.
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999	Marin raises a brow, looking over to Valentina. "You know, when you say things like that," He says to his Councilmember, "You //really// bring your good judgement into question. Also, you might want to settle your hubris down a bit, there. We're not Gods, we're not invincible, and if you're idiot enough to want a fight with the Shifting Folk, I think it best if you not speak for an entire Tradition." Tact? Well, he left it at the door today - Also his patience, it seems. Though his tone is calm, never raised, perfectly even, and then the sentences punctuated with a mild sip of his coffee. 
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1005	Stryfe snorts in amusement "We have the protocols. That's the point. We have our rules. The council is useful for when those things hit grey areas or something questionable happens." Stryfe just rolls her eyes at Adora and River "If you can't figure out how to blame the move on one of our actual enemies you need to hand in your mage card and go back to mixing bat guano and amber rods in ye ol' couldron'." before looking over at Val "I wonder how many people arguing the protection of the furries have furfinity accounts. Or are sucking down vitamin D handed out by their furry massa's."
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1009Merek rolls Willpower  vs 6 for 3 successes.
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1015"Wait. Who's bending? I haven't bent. Have you bent?" He glances at Gwydion, then at Phil. "I don't find myself tiptoeing around all the time shaking in my boots because a shifter might get me. I leave them alone. Don't you?" He looks at Marin. "And you leave them alone. They're dangerous. We're dangerous. You don't have to tiptoe around something when both of you just want ----" When River starts yelling, he goes quiet and he sighs, glancing at Gwydion.
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1017<OOC> Marin says, "Whose was that?"
1018
1019<OOC> Steele says, "That was mine. Sorry"
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1021<OOC> Marin says, "Cool"
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1023<OOC> River says, "no so much yelling as emphasising clearly and with dramatixation to drive the point home."
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1025Mon May 06 21:03:58 2019
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1027<OOC> Merek says, "To some that's called yelling."
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1033	Teagan turns to Saskia with a grimace, slowly shaking her head in response to her question. "Don't air quote that! I could've died!" She says, only joking slightly. Not being able to resist letting out a small chuckle, she turns back to Evaline, addressing her in a tone as polite as she can muster. "That'd be lovely." A smile crosses her face briefly, but her attention is drawn towards the argument that's starting to take place. "What?" She calls out as she sees someone gesture to her out of the corner of her eye. Turning over to the group of disagreeing mages, she looks a little confused before turning back to Evaline and Saskia, repeating a quiet "What?"
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1039	The smart sentiment has been echoed several times, so Samir feels no need to repeat it. He does wince when River shouts there at the end, but beyond rubbing at the nearest ear to the noise source, doesn't comment on it. "The sane consensus - " he's funny, damn it, " - seems to be a resounding 'no' on starting a war, so hopefully we can avoid that by letting the people who have those 'dual citizenship' problems meet among themselves and decide who they want to out themselves, and who /they/ want to out themselves /to/. Can we please move on, before this descends into a bar brawl?"
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1043	"No, everyone is right River. See, we ain't going to fuck with their nodes. And we ain't going to get Teegs killed. Because we are a bunch of mages, we bend reality. This isn't going to be, oh we are going to run and hide, because big scary monsters in the woods think they can push us around like half of the Hermetic order hasn't wrote research papers on how to summon demons from the pits of hell or what have you." Val grunts. "We are again, not beholden to them, we do not have to bend to their whims and requests if /we/ decide they are not in line with our values. So no, I ain't going to move their node. I got another me who works as a genetic researcher for the Technocracy about six hundred timelines down, and she has a disease that targets shifters. Stryfe over there has a set of proton torpedos or some other doomsday weapon somewhere. Phil... I won't even start the list." She nods slowly. "It is the opinion of the Cult of Ecstacy, barring Sabrina's veto, that all ties be cut with the shifters officially. If they have a problem, they can take it out of their day to come ask us, nicely, to come to a negotiated agreement. If not? They can go do something stupid like poke at Teegs, or the German, or River, or whatever, and I will personally make them regret that decision for the rest of their races life."
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1047"I swear," Phil murmurs, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose, "I should charge you royalties. Stryfe, you are /not helping/. And for the record, I personally ain't got no closer relation to them than you do. I'm just trying to think tactically here."
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1049Gwydion sighs at Steele and shakes his head, ignoring Stryfe deliberately and specifically. And then he blinks at Valentina before pinching the bridge of his nose.
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1055	"Never mind them," Evaline says to Teagan, catching the same open gesture toward their little corner. "It is business that doesn't concern us. Let's go and get some ice cream on the way home." To Saskia, she gives a polite wave. "Follow us if you'd like to tag along, Saskia. Otherwise, I'll see you whenever you'd like for our little punching session." With that she takes off toward the exit, where her assistant sits waiting in the car she arrived in. When he sees her approach, he exits the car to open the door for her.
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1059	As Valentina speaks again, Marin //laughs.// Outright, just //laughs.// "And //that// is why I said you should not speak for us. 'The opinion of the Cult of Ecstasy?' Bite me." And //now// he's vicious. Glaring, in fact, and pointed. "Open your damn mouth if you want, little girl, but I will happily stand here and say that, as an Ecstatic, your fool opinion is //not// mine." 
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1063Sabrina watches as everyone seems to be having a fascination with their nose at the moment. Still taking this all in and observing how fervent some are about this.
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1065Nash laughs and bit and gets to his feet, shifting Adora to the side so he can stand "Well that's just about enough idiocy for one night." He picks up his duster and hat "Evening all."
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1067Adora has disconnected.
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1069	"Pound sand." Val shrugs her shoulders. Before she leans forwards. "Maybe if you had been around, or involved, or speaking, for any time before this. I have been in this city near a year now, and this is the first time I have ever had more than you name mentioned once. Then lo and behold you appear out of nowhere to act like you have any care, or cause, or reliability to speak for any member of the traditions in defending someone who is not one of us. What one are you fucking?"
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1073Adora has connected.
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1075Phil waves in passing to Evaline and company, then eyes Marin. Again, it looks like he might say something in a bit, but he's not there quite yet.
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1079	Stryfe grins at Phil "I only called them fags once. Which entitles you to some of my good beer." she gestures at the main house before looking over at Marin "You should have showed up for the voting then. For the Tradition attached to the sphere of Time you sure suck at ariving in time to be relevent." making a jerking off motion towards Marin. Stryfe seems to find the proceedings to be going along excellently.
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1081<OOC> Steele says, "In Marin's defense, I DID say that he was on a train"
1082
1083<OOC> Stryfe says, "In Stryfe's defense.. She's a bitch."
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1085"If Cowboy's out, I'm out. Have a good evening, folks -- contact me if anyone needs anything in a less drama-filled environment, and if there's bloody well a war when I wake up tomorrow, I will /not/ be happy." Adora stands, and makes her way out, following Nash.
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1087<OOC> Marin says, "I wasn't on the train. I was building furniture cause my RL matters way more than a game. XD"
1088
1089<OOC> Samir says, "I was the one on a train."
1090
1091<OOC> Steele says, "Oops mah bad"
1092
1093<OOC> Phil says, "All you ones and zeroes look alike to me."
1094
1095<OOC> Samir says, "God, Steele, get your gays straight. XD"
1096
1097Devon lifts her hand. "Yeah...not fucking any of 'em, but that's just not possible. That means telling people they can't talk to their mom in some cases, right? That's...kind of a sweeping statement that just isn't going to fly."
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1101	"Oh that's rich," Marins says, shaking his head, "I was //in// your Seat before you turned up, you pretentious brat." More coffee. "I left to deal with research elsewhere - And if you're going to stand there and make fool statements, I'll tell you so. Don't like it? Too bad." He shrugs too. "As for //which one I'm fucking//, because apparently sleeping with a Shifter is the only way to realize that you are being a moron. None of them. Never have, either. How you would like me to prove it?" 
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1105Steele rolls his eyes, pushing to his feet. "Alright. Enough. Really. Phil? Gwydion, back me up here. This is a stupid fight. THings have been fine up until this point. I'm not saying that this isn't something that needs to be discussed. CLEARLY it is. However. People are pissed off. I'm pissed off and I NEVER get pissed off. Maybe we should save this for another time. REALLY."
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1107<OOC> Marin says, "Marin*"
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1109<OOC> Adora says, "Samir and Marin almost read as the same name to my lysdexic self. >.>"
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1111<OOC> Ji-Woo says, "sorry guys, tabletop game has me distracted"
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1113<OOC> Adora says, "No worries. :)"
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1115<OOC> Stryfe says, "Don't worry Ji-Woo, I'm making sure our Trad is well represented."
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1117<OOC> Gwydion says, "by making us want to murder you for being a vulgar disruptive ass hair but okay"
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1119<OOC> Stryfe says, "Hey, someone has to have a counter opinion for the echo chamber. I'm stealing Phil's job."
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1121<OOC> Nash can only give Gwydion so many votes
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1123<OOC> Merek says, "Can we stop."
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1125<OOC> Gwydion says, "yeah no. but that's not a conversation for right now"
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1127<OOC> Adora gives all the noms for that statement. ALL. THE. NOMS.
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1129<OOC> Valentina says, "Full stop. Right now. Request is in."
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1135	"I will follow." Saskia answers Teagan and Evaline, "I cannot be trusted in the apartment alone, apparently. Things break, mysteriously." She rolls out a wrist, and moves into step with the pair of them. Though, she does linger for a minute, and turns about to face the group at large. "All- All you people do, is argue and bicker. Honestly, start acting like -Mages-. Our minds, our efforts are focused on higher things- not a... how you say," Losing the phrase in her German cloud, "A genital measuring contest. YES? Take a breath, act like -Adults-, even those of you who look quite young." She nods to herself, satisfied. She moves behind Evaline and Teagan, placing a hand on each of their shoulders as the small group presumably filters out.
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1137<OOC> River says, "oddly enough I had this exact same argument with a shift once, but telling him to leave the mages alone.:P"
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1141	Scrunching up her nose, Ji-Woo shakes her head at Stryfe's antics and comments. She is nobody here though, so she bites her tongue. She just doesn't say a word here. But what she -does- do, is she turns towards the exit and starts to leave.
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1143Gwydion nods at Steele "Until very recently. For certain."
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1147 Merek looks to be the picture of calm, while he allows his serenity as he shifts his senses to the web weaved within the place in his meditation. The flow between each word spoken. He then peeks to Saskia and offers a wave, "Do be well, you all," he says to her, also to Teagan and to Eveline.
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1149Mon May 06 21:18:59 2019
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1151Phil gestures toward Steele. "That, yes. Any time we start slinging high school insults at each other, /someone/ should be looking for a Mind Stone. I mean, most of this is over hypotheticals, and most of the rest of it is about, what. A dropped name or two? That's something, but it's not 'people are actually murdering our friends and neighbors' something. Let's keep some perspective here."
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1153Nikodemus finishes a beer and continues to watch in silence for the time being, having no dog in this race at all. But it does give a good introduction to things, in it's own way. A smirk touching his now and then between sips.
1154
1155Nash goes home.
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1157Nash has left.
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1159Adora has left.
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1161River stands and says "I am way, wat to high for this right now. Seriously, just give them a wide a birth as possible." She then turns to walk out.
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1167	Teagan's confusion has grown into fear as she gets up from her seat, stuffing her blanket back into her backpack. There's a concerned look to Val as she heads for her ride home, but she doesn't find it in her to say anything. "Ice cream would be good." She states nervously as she turns her attention back forward. Staying quiet for a bit, Teagan eventually speaks up as the group's moved a little further from the screaming. "Well, maybe if you were a little more careful..." She says to Saskia, still with some levity in her tone. Looking behind her one final time, Teagan sighs and turns back around. "Let's go." She breathes, disappointed.
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1169	"Don't care who you talk to Devon, ain't the point." Val shakes her head that way. "You could get on youtube and vulgar up a flaming sword and the only thing I would think of that other than you should probably duck is that it does nothing but shift the concensus towards us."
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1173River moves to Cobre Desert
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1175River has left.
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1177<OOC> Saskia says, "Laters!"
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1179<OOC> Merek says, "be well!"
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1181<OOC> Teagan says, "night night all"
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1183Teagan has disconnected.
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1189 "Mmm, the issue with the consensus is that fixing it still puts other supernaturals besides us at risk. If we exist, then surely others must? We should always be thoughtful about the Vulgar and if it is truly needed. I tend only to use it in cases of healing," Merek admits, while he scratches his light beard.
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1195	Nodding to Saskia and her speech, Evaline gazes out over the congregation with a look of dismay. "I would have hoped that the machinations of the great traditions would amount to more than fear mongering and gossip, yes. Well spoken, Saskia. Your English is getting really good!" And with that, the small group has left.
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1201<OOC> Ji-Woo says, "night all. I've posed out:)"
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1203Ji-Woo has disconnected.
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1207Devon shakes her head and uncrosses her legs, standing up herself. "Well, unfortunately I'm going to have to second the notion that you're not speaking for me on the issue, so you're pretty much just speaking for yourself on that one. The seat is supposed to be there to fix problems when they come up you said, not cause problems and slap down rules where there aren't any." She lifts her hand, giving Val a two fingered salute. "So, peace, but I'm going to eject before the plane is on fire."
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1209<OOC> Marin says, "Val, were you intending to answer or? Posing is difficult if I don't know where that conversation is going."
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1211<OOC> Valentina says, "Nah."
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1213<OOC> Marin says, "Okay...?"
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1215Mon May 06 21:33:59 2019
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1217<OOC> Steele votes everyone stomps out/wanders out/dances out/does the togo out and we call this a day.
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1219<OOC> Marin says, "Sure."
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1221<OOC> Merek says, "Uh."
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1223<OOC> Merek says, "fuck it"
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1225<OOC> Gwydion says, "exactly Merek"
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1229Merek rolls Dexterity + Dancing  vs 5 for 3 successes.
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1235<OOC> Steele says, "Togo? Conga"
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1239	"So we have one big issue to deal with that is actually a thing.. And the rest of the war stuff is just a meh. It hasn't actually occured so no worries for now. We should get together later to discuss the one thing." Stryfe points out being actually reasonable.
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1241<OOC> Marin says, "Yeah, if there's not actually interaction to be had, I'm cool with this be adjourned."
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1243<OOC> Sabrina says, "I would try to add, but I've missed so much I need to read the log without interuptions"
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1245"Sounds like a plan." Steele pushes up to his feet. "You coming to the house for movie night? Kids should all be asleep by the time I get there."
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1247Marin goes home.
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1249Marin has left.
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1251Devon goes home.
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1253Devon has left.
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1257 Merek dances towards the door singing to him self, "On the catwalk ya, I do my little dance on the catwalk." Sure, we'll go on that note.
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1259<OOC> Merek says, "oi"
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1261<OOC> Merek says, "before I leave"
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1265 Merek does offer a waggle of his gloved finger to Sabrina, "Congratulations on your position, Seer of Chronos."
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1267Gwydion nods at Steele and heads out with him "We'll need more popcorn."
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1269Steele waves his half-empty bag around and heads toward the door, giving Sabrina a wave in passing
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1271Sabrina waves to those leaving. Still learning names, of course.
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1273Nikodemus has disconnected.
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1277	Samir offers nods and the occasional smile to folks as they start to break off into their own groups for the evening. He's not in any particular rush, himself. Not much a man to rush, him.
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1281Merek moves to Cobre Desert
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1285There's no place like home...
1286
1287Gwydion goes home.
1288Gwydion has left.
1289Steele goes home.
1290Steele has left.
1291<OOC> Phil fades out with the others
1292Phil goes home.
1293Phil has left.
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1295Stryfe sips her beer "I think that went informatively."
1296Sabrina looks to Valentina. "I think we are going to need to get together for a drink." She has much to discuss with her new partner here.
1297"Probably, though to be honest with you I don't really hang at bars to much." Val nods her head a little with a bit of a smirk. "But if you have any questions. I am always all ears, contrary to popular belief."
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1300Samir glances toward Stryfe as the crowd thins. "That is perhaps the most accurate single-word summation of the evening's events, yes." He doesn't have a beer in hand, but since socializing seems not to be a planned part of the evening's festivities, he too will start toward home. "Have a pleasant evening, Stryfe." The other remaining faces are ones he isn't acquainted with, yet, so they just get a wave.
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1302There’s no place like home...