Backstory275 MKRP

From Egs Mayhem

Contents 1 Pages 251 to 255 1.1 Page 251 1.2 Page 252 1.3 Page 253 1.4 Page 254 1.5 Page 255 2 Pages 256 to 260 2.1 Page 256 2.2 Page 257 2.3 Page 258 2.4 Page 259 2.5 Page 260 3 Pages 261 to 265 3.1 Page 261 3.2 Page 262 3.3 Page 263 3.4 Page 264 3.5 Page 265 4 Pages 266 to 270 4.1 Page 266 4.2 Page 267 4.3 Page 268 4.4 Page 269 4.5 Page 270 5 Pages 271 to 275 5.1 Page 271 5.2 Page 272 5.3 Page 273 5.4 Page 274 5.5 Page 275

Pages 251 to 255

Page 251

WikiNotes

• The name of Eighth Hell is Tribeikhas and it’s where Demons come from.
• Tribeikas Demons are immune to Death.
• Nonah is a half-succubus.
• Liver’s Last Leg Pub, Tuksal, Galzabor introduced.
• Master Grenith has been dead for over 100 years.
• Lomgren keeps his CD player underneath his TV set.
• A Pacifism Spell is a Zone in which no harm can come to those within it.

Lake

• F-Grim leaves the House and goes to the lake where she is shocked by what she sees.
• Kraggi is Stopped and Ann is moving in slow motion.
• F-Grim and Freek argue over Freek’s involvement with a succubus.
• Sage froze Kragi to prevent him from killing demon Nonah.
• Sage has put a pacifism spell on the area and contemplates releasing Kraggi from the freeze.
• Ann-KF reminds everyone she is death but Nonah claims death can’t kill a Tribeikas.
• Nonah mentions she is only half succubus.
• Sage asks Kraggi if knowing Nonah is only half demon will change his mind.
• Kraggi is not swayed by this knowledge about Nonah.
• Grim and Freek discuss demonology and mating.
• Atescu claims demons don’t exist and that Nonah is half-dragon.
• Rose attempts to stop slow motion Ann from running at Aurora and Nonah by pulling on Ann’s tail.
• Rose’s attempt fails and she is dragged along.
• Sage talks to Rose telepathically and asks if she’s willing to let him establish a telepathic link between her and Ann to force Ann to listen.
• Atescu uses the spell “Akhane Duini” to silence F-Grim and Freek who were shouting at each other.
• Sage confronts Kraggi about his hatred for Nonah.
• Ateschu insists once more that there are no demons only half-dragons.

Town

• JJA wakes up after standing for several hours and goes home to prepare for a party.

Outside

• Lomgren and Elshi dash across the street once it is clear.
• Lomgren keeps a look out while trying to keep up with Elshi who is dragging him by the hand.

Author Brother’s House

• Elshi brings Lomgren some CD’s from her room and asks if he has a CD player.
• Lomgren keeps his CD player underneath his TV set.
• The two sneak out of the house and head to Lomgren’s house.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren locks the door behind them as they enter.
• He asks a pale Elshi if she is okay.
• Elshi gives Lomgren a CD and to play saying it’s been far too long since she heard this one.

Liver’s Last Leg Pub, Tuksal, Galzabor

• A poker game is underway between three men.
• Stark, the taller man, wins the hand with a full house, queens over sevens.
• The grey robbed man, Master Grenith, approaches the three men and two of them bow while the larger man nods.
• Grenith states Kraggi is getting married and asks Stark to do the honor.
• Master Grenith has been dead for over 100 years.
• Jeff Stark protests the dangers of crossing the wastes and the shorter man, a disciple named Ben Charron, is volunteered for the job in Stark’s place.
• Arrangements are made for travel and the group parts ways.

Page 252

WikiNotes

• JJA’s grandfather was a demon of chaotic alignment. JJA is ¼ demon.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren and Elshi listen to Queen.

General Store

• Xiao senses large magical energy fluctuations and steps outside where he can see the people at the lake.

Krid’s Truck

• Xaych is checks the truck after a sniper shoots.
• Xaych wakes Keith to alert him and heads out to investigate.
• Keith follows her to a "gunfight" at the "beach" (Lake).

Lake

• List of characters at the Lake: Sanchay (inactive), Nonah, Kraggi, Grim, Atescu, Freek, Random_Sage, Ann, Rose, Aurora, Knave, Chuck, and Skippy
• Kraggi rebuttals and sneers at Sage.
• Aurora mentions she and Ann-KF are ghosts.
• Ann-KF walks into Ann and attempts to dissuade her from killing Nonah.
• Nonah claims to not be evil, but to have at times killed when forced to do so.
• Kraggi doesn’t believe Nonah and hisses at her.
• JJA walks over and asks about the Pacifism spell and the demonic presence.
• Sage more or less calls Kraggi a racist against demons.
• JJA claims his grandfather was a demon of chaotic alignment.
• Kraggi is not impressed with Sage’s argument.
• Sage intends to telepathically link Kraggi and Nonah to prove his point. Kraggi refuses this.
• Eric appears holding a golden bat and attempts to tell Kraggi that demon-akin are different from Infernal Beings.
• Xiao pulls an enchanted bough from a tree and gains a magic staff.
• Sage threatens Kraggi with dimensional banishment if he refuses the link again.
• JJA lets Kraggi know he is one fourth demon.
• Ateschu continues his claims that demon = dragon.
• Nonah asks Sage to silence Ateschu.
• Nonah recounts how Chuck killed, ate and reanimated her without her permission, but that she let him keep her old body.
• Nonah asks if yogamancy can be used to revive fallen al-Kiraqi demons.
• Grim and Freek continue to have no voice and mouth words at each other.
• Xaych and Keith arrive stealthily.
• Keith yells out to Kraggi that the telepathy is a demon trap.
• Xaych elbows Keith hard.
• Kraggi begrudgingly consents to the link.
• Sage tells Keith why his earlier statement was incorrect and that the link is safe.

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Wikinote

• Nonah has a literal forked tongue.
• Freek is a member of the Order of the White Dawn, a line of demon hunters.

Lake

• Ateschu uses the silencing spell “Akhane Duini” on Keith and Xaych.
• Eric speaks to Keith about demonology.
• Sage admits he would have made the link regardless of Kraggi’s decision.
• JJA offers a second time to act as an intermediary for the link between Kraggi and Nonah.
• Freek attempts to tell James that, in his professional opinion as a demon hunter, not all demons are evil. The attempt fails as he is still under Ateschu’s silencing spell.
• Keith makes a speech about how wet:water::evil:demons. ie. It is a demon’s very essence to be evil incarnate.
• Kraggi mentally prepares himself with happy thoughts involving Grim and bunnies.
• Eric continues talking about demonology.
• Sage makes the Kraggi-Sage-Nonah mind link.
• Nonah argues with Eric’s statements on demonology.
• Ann has no immediate reaction to Ann-KF’s presence in her body.
• F-Grim’s voice returns and she lets go of Ateschu
• Freek and Eric continue to argue about the definition of what is a demon.
• Keith is relieved to hear that Nonah is a half-demon explaining that this means she has free will.
• Xachy asks Keith how he knows so much about demonic breeding to which Keith responds by distracting her and escaping without explaining.

Ann’s Mindscape

• A large brick wall figment blocks Ann-KF from the part of the brain in control.
• The wall is graffitied with a horror scene of a shrouded grinning figure who has stabbed with a sword through the chest of a now dead woman who looks similar to human form Ann whose hand lies outstretched to the viewer.
• Muffled crying is behind the wall.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren plays Elshi’s CD and sits down on his couch.

The Tunnel

• Lora decides not to wait for Death to guide her and walks towards the light.

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Wikinotes

• Likal's first appearance in MKRP. -Feb 22, 2006
• Nonah's mother’s people have no souls.
• Atescu was raised by the Valermi.
• Sayobi is the 10,000 year old succubus ancestor of Nonah.

Lake

• Atescu concedes the possibility of the existence of demons and half-demons.
• Invisible Rose stops Ann’s motion by leaning against her.
• Rose asks Ann-KF via Ann’s ear if Ann-KF is talking to Ann.
• Aurora tells Rose to go for the sides.
• Likal watches the scene, turns himself invisible, and then approaches the others.

Ann’s head

• The title of the graffiti is ‘’Rose Senior, portrayed at the moment of death’’.
• The wall echoes and the weeping continues.
• Ann-KF hits the wall at the point where Morfazar is painted.
• The wall ripples and the image of Mofazar is replaced by a hooded Nonah, and the image of Rose senior is replaced with Kraggi. The image flicks back to normal a second later as the ripple passes.
• Ann-KF vouches for Nonah’s character.
• When Rose speaks into Ann’s ear the words echo off the wall, but also rattle the bricks.
• Ann-KF pounds on the walls some more as she can’t respond to Rose.

Kraggi’s Mind

• Nonah recaps her life story to Kraggi via Sage’s mind link. It involves lots of being driven out of lakes by people and some time spent with a kind pirate at sea.
• Kraggi feels a slight amount of regret and disapproves of Chuck having reanimated Nonah, but is still rather prejudiced.
• Sage instructs Nonah to share more of her mind including emotions, and also to not skip over parts – it’s suspicious.
• Nonah agrees to a point, she doesn’t want to share the details of her sex life.
• Kraggi’s mind is shared with Nonah: “a basically good mind, tormented by magic bound to his mind, the only way to remove it would kill him. It halts rational thought, enhances hatred, and quickens sadness. It adds wild impulses and desires, and makes him regret it later. Rose's broken corpse is int he forefront of his mind, and a weeping Ann beside her.”
• Kraggi concedes Nonah is basically good natured. He pokes looks over things a bit longer to make sure nothing was missed.
• Nonah starts to fantasize about Freek until Sayobi addresses Kraggi.
• Kraggi is alarmed by the second mental presence.
• Sayobi introduces herself as Nonah’s 10,000 year old succubus ancestor. She then hits on Kraggi.
• Kraggi is surprised that he detects little malice in a true demon.
• Nonah and Sayobi engage Kraggi in light banter.
• Kraggi apologizes for attempted murder.

Town Square

• Lora is resurrected. She jumps into the fountain due to the embarrassment of being nude.
• The Gravekeeper presents Lora with her body and clothes.
• Lora asks the skeleton to hand over her clothes. Gravekeeper complies.
• Lora gets dressed.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren listens to the CD and is lost in worry about Ann being gone too long.
• Elshi sings along with the CD.
• Lomgren can’t focus on anything but Ann.

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Wikinotes

• The Gravekeeper once was Death, but grew bored with being a ghost.

Kraggi’s Mind

• Soyabi and Nonah continue to talk about themselves.
• Kraggi didn’t guess that Soyabi was a succubus.
• Sage gets tired and breaks the link.

Ann’s Mindscape

• The wall Echo’s only the word Rose this time.
• Gravity tilts a bit and some loose bricks by the sword image slide forward.
• Ann-KF pulls on the sliding bricks.
• Louder crying.
• Ann-KF continues pulling bricks.
• The Morfazar section of wall falls/vanishes revealing Ann on a patch of sand weeping over Lora’s body.
• Ann-KF reminds Ann that death is not permanent here.
• Ann is distraught over having shot Lora. The surrounding blackness reveals the images of hundreds of rogue zombies attacking women and children. Some of the zombies are being shot by a magnum.
• Ann-KF consoles Ann.
• At Ann-KF’s touch, Ann and Lora vanish in blue flame wisps. Ann reappears holding Rose.
• Ann asks why the innocent always die.
• Ann-KF doesn’t know.

Lake

• Rose tickles Ann. She stops to avoid being clawed not realizing she can not be harmed at present.
• Sage splashes water on his face and sits by the shore.
• Kraggi reverts to his normal form and apologizes again. He has no one to blame for Rose’s death but himself.
• Nonah forgives Kraggi, hugs him, and asks him for Ann’s name.
• Kraggi fights his revulsion at her touch and returns the hug.
• Nonah releases Kraggi.
• Ann’s claws retract and her absent stare loses its focus.
• Kraggi notices blood and realizes that by ordering Ann to shoot he was responsible for Lora’s death.
• Ann’s eye’s tear heavily.
• Grim stops Kraggi who is banging his own head into the ground.
• Aurora holds on to Ann, but lets go when Ann-KF state this is pulling her out.

Deathmanse Lawn

• Nyx: "Um...Liz? Spell?"
• Liz gives Nyx a Sunlight activated reflective shielding. It does not protect her eyes.

Town Square

• The Gravekeeper tells Lora that he once was Death, but got bored with being a ghost.
• Gravekeeper comments how Knave has gotten the skeletons out of the closets he hid.
• Lora tries to shake the Gravekeeper’s hand.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren is completely lost to worry as he sits there rocking.
• Elshi plays the air-guitar.

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Page 256

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren continues his worry about Ann.
• Elshi notices Lomgren’s behavior and asks what’s wrong. He ignores her.
• Elshi leaves to get help.

Ann’s Mind

• Ann struggles with why innocents die.
• Ann-KF is saddened by memories of a similar situation where he found Ann Rose dead.

Lake

• Xiao leaves for the Town Square.
• Sage feels Knave can handle the Ann situation.
• Sage contemplates calling in ‘’favors’’ to neutralize the magic on Kraggi’s mind.
• Kraggi mourns Lora.
• Grim holds Kraggi in her arms and asks what’s wrong.
• Kraggi utters “Lora”.
• Grim says Lora’s death was not Kraggi’s fault. Kraggi contests this claim.
• Grim tells Kraggi not to dwell on mistakes. They argue back and forth on this for a good while.
• Aurora sides with Grim on the issue saying that Lora’s behavior was unpredictable.
• Nonah also sides with Grim.
• Grim is “reminded of having to talk with Ryuu after Bleu sacrificed herself to the ancient Sleep Spell so that they could pass into the ancient city”.
• Grim has a flash back of this memory.
• Kraggi realizes the futility of arguing and decides to punish himself.

Town Square

• Lora asks Gravekeeper if a funeral would be appropriate for her old body.
• Elshi arrives then asks Lora to help Lomgren.

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Ann’s Mind

• Ann declares that there is no hope.
• Ann-KF replies “but we must still try.”
• Ann asks “and if we fail?”
• Ann-KF talks of learning and trying again.
• Young Ann is consoled and the scene vanishes.
• A 26 year old Zombie Ann appears hunched over a slashed and bitten 4 year old girl.
• This Ann spits blood and yells how she is no better than the weapons and forces she commands.
• Ann-KF says that weapons are unlike men in that men have their own will.
• Zombie Ann counters that men, like weapons, are mere extensions of ones will. She then takes another bite of four year old girl.
• Ann-KF can’t seem to think to herself and feels odd about not feeling the deaths here.
• Zombie Ann claims responsibility for the actions and inactions of all under her command. "I am no better than the worst person under my command."-Ann
• Ann-KF talks of choosing those one commands and risk management.
• Zombie Ann mocks this statement.

Lake

• Grim offers to take Kraggi home to listen to music.
• Kraggi complies but only because he is engrossed with thinking up an appropriate self punishment.
• Kraggi decides on “an eye for an eye”.
• Kraggi cries less frequently as he and Grim go home.
• Likal The invisible stranger begins to take notes and hum loudly.

The Rex

• Jodi enters and asks hello.
• Squato welcomes Jodi.
• Jodi sits at the counter and asks “What've ya got?”

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Ann’s Mindscape

• Ann-KF asks Zombie Ann why ((Real)) Ann is in Mossy Knoll.
• Zombie Ann has no access to Ann’s memories since the time of the wall’s creation and therefore knows nothing of Mossy Knoll.
• Ann-KF’s lack of knowledge that the war never happened causes confusion.
• Zombie Ann calls this battle ‘Genocide of innocence’ then laughs.
• Ann-KF: “where?” (she’s still confused about history in this universe)
• Ann says this is the beautiful new ruins of Gal-Zabor.

Lake

• Sage feels Kraggi’s emotional state change and warns Grim telepathically.

The Rex

• Squato offers Jodi a free drink in exchange for introducing herself.
• Jodi introduces herself as a catkin ‘mad scientist’.
• Squato tells Jodi a bit about himself and why he is in Mossy Knoll.
• Jodi drinks and says she is here because she isn’t needed anymore.
• The drink is Fair Haven Whiskey.
• Squato asks Jodi what she used to make.

Road

• Grim acknowledges and claims true love.
• Kraggi thinks of suicide.
• Grim asks Kraggi if he is okay.
• Kraggi mumbles.
• Grim sings Outside the Wall by Pink Floyd into Kraggi’s ear.
• Kraggi doesn’t react at all and this is to be considered “very very very very shocking.”
• Grim realizes something is terribly wrong and drags Kraggi home post haste.

Author Brother's House

• Upstairs Grim flings off all her clothes in desperation for a response.
• Kraggi raises an eyebrow and nothing more.
• Grim tries kissing this time.

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Wikinotes

• The city of Galzabor in the Country of Galzabor took Kraggi 250 years to build.

Ann’s Mindscape

• Ann-KF asks Zombie Ann to be more specific about their illusory location.
• Zombie Ann is proud of taking this city by surprise.
• Ann-KF still wants to know which city this is.
• The city is Galzabor, Galzabor.
• Zombie Ann reveals that she sees Ann-KF as a zombie.

Author Brother’s House

• Kraggi clamps his mouth so Grim gets no tongue.
• Grim starts reading Horton Hears a Who to Kraggi.
• Kraggi isn’t paying attention.
• Grim drags Kraggi into the kitchen and cooks him a breakfast-style meal while wearing only her underwear.
• Kraggi contemplates how to commit suicide without leaving a mess for Grim.
• Grim decides she needs Elshi’s help and so she drags Kraggi around the house while looking for Elshi.
• Not finding Elshi at home, Grim takes to the streets and of course she drags Kraggi along with her.

Town Square

• Lora decides to go with Elshi to help Lomgren .
• Elshi drags the soaked Lora to Lomgren’s House.
• Lora finds it cute that the kid is dragging her along.
• Xiao arrives by the fountain with his new wand and then he polishes the wand with a sharp rock.

Lake

• Invisible Rose sneaks up on the invisible humming stranger.
• Aurora sits on a rock and watches Ann.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren is still sitting and rocking while oblivious to his surroundings.
• Lora and Elshi arrive.
• Lora suggests soothing music might reduce Lomgren’s stress level.
• The stereo was already playing upbeat music: “You're My Best Friend” by Brian May.
• Lomgren’s mind is stuck in a worry feedback loop.
• Lora considers various options ranging from threatening Lomgren’s crotch with foot based violence to bribing him with food.

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Wikinotes

• The current RP time is noon-ish.

Lake

• Nonah returns Aurora’s robe.
• Aurora’s eyelashes grow 4 feet in length due to expired magic.
• Aurora feels needed and so she excuses herself and runs over to Ann.
• Freek mentions it is noon time.
• Nonah dives into the lake, changes forms, and asks Freek about the party being later tonight.

Ann’s Mindscape

• Ann-KF finally recognizes the landscape.
• Zombie Ann explains this all happened because she gave the wrong command and everyone died by her word.
• Ann-KF: “…I'm not a zombie, and this isn't real.”
• Zombie Ann points out the various ruined structures and Ann-KF’s apparent lack of organs as a rebuttal.
• Ann-KF believes she is wearing the Frisky Kitty shirt. She calls for a reality check.
• Hostile multi-colored demons arrive on the scene.
• Ann-KF says "Go for the sides."
• At this moment Aurora tickles Ann’s body and returns her (Aurora) eyelashes back to 4 inches long.
• Ann grabs her sides in reflex.
• The mindscape tilts and Zombie Ann falls out of sight.

Lomgren’s House

• Elshi hears Auntie Grim outside and calls for help to move Lomgren away from here. Elshi grabs his ankles.
• Lora offers to take the legs if Elshi will grab Lomgren’s arms instead. They manage to drag Lomgren into the street where Grim is standing with Kraggi.
• Grim says to follow her and the group ends up in the Town Square.

Town Square

• Something like pins enters Lomgren's mind and starts distracting him from Ann more and more.
• Lora sees Kraggi and asks him what happened with Nonah after she (Lora) died.
• The sight of Lora snaps Kraggi back to reality and he begins groveling for forgiveness in incoherent fast talk at her feet all while crying.
• Lora tries to take the blame for her own death.
• Grim is happy that Kraggi has snapped out of it.
• Grim asks why Lora and Elshi are dragging Lomgren. They say they have no idea what’s wrong with him.
• Lomgren starts to notice a feeling of being carried so he start to fidget.
• Kraggi blubbers that he had ordered Ann to shoot.
• Grim tells Kraggi that his guilt is making Lora feel bad.
• Kraggi claims Lora’s death was his fault.
• Grim hugs Kraggi and says Lora is sure to forgive him.

Pages 261 to 265

Page 261

Wikinotes

• Nonah has serrated teeth.
• Nonah has not been wearing any clothes this entire time apparently.
• At this point, only 15 minutes have passed since Ateschu cast the slow spell on Ann.

Lake

• Freek dives in the Lake after Nonah with his clothes still on.
• Freek is unsure if the party will still occur.
• Nonah asks what to do about the party invitees who don’t know about what has happened at the lake.
• Nonah moves Freek’s arms around her neck and smiles.
• Freek hugs Nonah as he doesn’t know what to do about that issue.
• Freek kisses Nonah’s neck.
• Nonah is tickled by the kiss and changes forms again.
• Freek’s clothes are rendered “inoperative”. They hug.
• Freek turns a little red but returns the hug.
• Aurora continues her tickling and has tasteful curtain thoughts.

Ann’s Mindscape

• Ann-KF looks around for Zombie Ann and notes how the demons look like her (Ann-KF) other self.
• Blue wisps cause the abominations and zombies to disappear as the background returns to the abyss.
• Ann-KF shares Ann’s feeling of being tickled and giggles. Ann-KF is being pulled out of Ann’s Mind.
• The wall rebuilds itself.
• Ann-KF worries about having to start over again.
• Ann’s eyes close and her face remains stoic.
• The new graffiti is of exhausted hunched over Zombie Ann looking at whomever views the wall.
• Strong wind blows towards Ann-KF. Ann-KF leaves.

Lake

• Ann-KF takes the robe from Aurora.
• Ann-KF tells Aurora that Ann still seems to demonize Aurora.
• Lomgren arrives and sees Ann standing there. He runs over to her.
• Ateschu explains that it will be another five minutes before the slowing spell wears off of Ann. He asks Grim not to kill him as he was trying to stop Ann from attacking the “Half-dragondemonthingy”.
• Invisible stranger: “I can't have a story if she can't do anything...”
• Aurora/Rainbow-KF responds to the stranger.
• Ann-KF realizes the disembodied voice does not belong to Rose.

Townsquare

• Lomgren tries to shake free from whatever is holding him.
• Elshi drops Lomgren in surprise.
• Lomgren returns to his senses and asks how he got here.
• Elshi explains the situation.
• Lomgren says he is worried about Ann.
• Elshi says Ann is by the lake and then leads the group there.

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Wikinotes:

• The invisible stranger (TIS) is "Likal, storyseeker, at your service."
• Description of Likal: He is quite handsome, although his fashion sense is questionable. He seems to have walked right out of a history book, with a grey and white renaissance style tunic and a rapier at his side.

The Lake

• Ann’s knee slowly buckles her to the right. Gravity ensues.
• Ateschu doesn’t want to admit Nonah is half demon.
• Lomgren Catches Ann and eases her down.
• The invisible stranger is startled and trips backwards crumpling the grass on which he lands.
• Ann-KF warns the invisible stranger that she used to deal with invisible demons during the war. She pokes at him with her shaft of scythe.
• The invisible stranger (hereafter referred to as: TIS) warns ANN-KF to watch where she’s poking.
• Ann-KF expresses the sentiment that “poking things with sticks is rather amusing...”
• TIS was only sneaking about cause of the people with weapons.
• Ann-KF tells TIS to show himself “since we aren't going to hurt you.”
• TIS expresses reserve about revealing himself to the person with the scythe.
• Ann-KF disappears the scythe.
• TIS wants to know where he is exactly.
• Ann-KF tells that they are in Mossy Knoll.
• Freek rests his head on Nonah’s shoulder. Nonah reciprocates the action.
• Freek says he will always be there for Nonah.
• Nonah wouldn’t let him go anyways.
• Lora yells at Kraggi to stop feeling guilty and cheapening her choice. She tells him he has no right to make her feel guilty about him feeling guilty.
• Kraggi stops banging his head into the ground once he realizes Lora isn’t dead. An eye for an eye is no longer required. He asks Lora if he can compensate her in someway.
• Lora asks for some sandwiches to call it even.
• Xaych leaves the lake in search of Krid.

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Lake

• Kraggi waves his hand in front of Ann to see if anybody is home.
• Lomgren asks about Lora jumping in front of a bullet.
• Lora confirms this then asks about “a bink pink slimy thing under a bed”.
• Lomgren is horrified to learn that Lora died.
• Likal, now visible, says Lora’s death was noble and asks who raised her (I assume he means from the dead).
• Lora explains about death and respawning in the Town Square. She wonders is she has met Likal.
• Likal denies having met Lora before now.
• Rose chimes in that she is working to fix the clothing problem.
• Lomgren wants to know who shot Lora.
• Lora says Likal looks like a man she sees in her dreams. Realizing how that sounds she turns beet-red.
• Likal laughs and says to Lora that he often gets that line.
• Lomgren asks Likal “who are you?”
• Lora blushes more and gives brief introductions to Likal and Lomgren then asks about Ann.
• Likal introduces himself to Lomgren.
• Lomgren introduces himself back and says he is worried about Ann as he holds her in his lap rocking and stroking her hair.
• Lora jokes about tossing Ann into the lake to drown.
• Ateschu introduces himself to Likal and asks if he has heard of the Valermi Clans.
• Likal has never heard of the Valermi. He asks if someone will tell him where on the map (he takes from his bag) he is currently located.
• Lomgren asks if Ateschu can dispel the slow spell on Ann earlier than its remaining three minutes.

Deathmanse

• Nyx tests the reflective spell from earlier. It seems to work.
• Liz asks Nyx if Nyx’s eyes are hurting.

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Wikinotes

• “Vlaermi are scholars and archers, seeking to both unravel the mysteries of the arcane and improve [their] eyes and ears.”
• Aurora looks like Ann “except with a rat tail scaled near the end, four-inch-long eyelashes, randomly colored fur, one bat and one feathery wing, a row of spines along each forearm, and another crestlike row of spines starting on her forehead where her hair does and going straight back. The spines are stripey.”
• Nonah “presently is about 2m tall or 6'6", has batlike wings, black-red patterned skin, a long barbed tail, claws...but no hooves, since she's not pure succubus. Oh, and the purest blue eyes.”

Town Square

• Xiao finishes polishing/whittling his wand/staff. He sits straddling the wand and takes off flying into the air on it. He flies back to the lake and asks what’s going on.

Lake

• Ann-KF tells Likal to give her a while and she can say where they are. She then sprouts bat wings and flies straight up.
• Ateschu explains a bit about the Valermi. He then tells Lomgren he can’t end Ann’s slow spell early.
• Lomgren wants to know what he can expect when the spell on Ann does wear off.
• Ateschu says that Ann will be disoriented and try to move too fast for a while.
• Lomgren thanks Ateschu for the warning.
• Freek tells Nonah he wouldn’t want to (be let go). He kisses her.
• Nonah returns the kiss. She notices people gathering around the lake.
• Freek suggests the two of them go off somewhere.
• Nonah disagrees and swims to the shore to see what’s going on.
• Likal digs in his bag mentioning some of its contents before pulling out a strange map and asking if they are anywhere on it.
• Ateschu does not recognize any of the map’s locations.
• Aurora confirms they are not on Likal’s map. Aurora has been there once though.
• Likal doubts Aurora and explains about how he fears he is victim of a teleportation gone horribly wrong.
• Aurora asks if the Reaper of Likal’s locality is an unlikable fellow named Merton.
• “Ann-KF is now just a speck in the sky above.”
• Ateschu finds the idea that all cosmology crossings are unintentional and horror filled offensive, but he shrugs this off and asks to compare home-world cosmologies with Likal.
• Nonah asks about Ann.
• Lomgren tells Nonah the spell should wear off soon.
• Sage stands up then takes the spell off Ann. Ann is unconscious.
• Nonah is uncertain if she has met Lomgren before.
• Lomgren introduces himself to Nonah then stands and picks up Ann in both his arms.
• Nonah introduces herself as “the reason they were all running around with guns.”
• Ann-KF flies back down.

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Wikinotes:

• “Grim is 5'6", a woman, and very hot. She has long brown hair, bright blue-green eyes, and a mischeivous smile. She is currently only wearing her underwear (not that she notices).”
• “Freek is 6', a man, and somewhat tired-looking. He's also very wet, having jumped in the lake to swim with Nonah, and he's currently holding said half-demon. He's got 5-o'clock shadow and a reddish-brown moustache. His hair is brown, but it's that dark, wet brown color that one sees after a shower.”
• “Atescu is 6'2", a man, and he seems to have a fire inside him. A passionate scholar, his emerald eyes eagerly reflect the world around him. He is clean-shaven, save for a chin-goatee and moustache (both red-brown), and his hair is long, brown, and curly.”
• “Eshli is a brown-haired, blue-eyed 11-yr-old girl. She's currently wearing a t-shirt and jeans.”
• Jodi’s backstory: “I was supposed to make weapons of mass destruction, but then I figured it'd be easier to just aid them with smaller-scale, but powerful, stuff....luckily, I stopped working once I realized how stupid the war was and escaped to come find this place...Like I told Ann, I found this place just by myself and only having a few rumors to go off of.”

The Rex

• Jodi tells Squato a bit of her backstory.

Lake

• Kraggi says hi to Likal. Kraggi then says “ANN! What did your left elg say to your right leg? NOTHING! They've never met!”
• Aurora: “...don't talk about Ann like that.”
• Kraggi keeps trying to wake Ann up in various ways.
• Lomgren almost staggers at Nonah’s introduction.
• Nonah fills Lomgren in on the brief points of what happened.
• Quick retcon: “Chuck and Skip had stopped when kraggi stopped,and Skippt went inside of him and learned what happened, then went inside chuck to tell him.”
• Lomgren has an information overload and decides to call off the party so as to take care of Ann.
• Lora is disheartened to learn the party is cancelled.
• Aurora suggests postponement as an alternative to party cancellation. She then offers to help carry Ann.
• Kraggi keeps poking at Ann while worried.
• Lomgren agrees to the postponement. He doesn’t want help carrying Ann. He tells Kraggi that the poking isn’t helping. Lomgren walks towards the houses.
• Kraggi follows after them and continues to try everything he can think of to wake Ann.
• Ann-KF returns and says it appears they are in the wastes in a similar universe to her own. She asks Kraggi where this place is.

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Road: outside Lomgren and Ann’s houses

• Ann is unresponsive to Kraggi.
• Kraggi tells Ann-KF they are “near the wastes”. He continues poking nervously.
• Lomgren tries to decide whether to enter his house or Ann’s.
• Sage follow Lomgren and Kraggi. He offers to lend a hand “if something happens”.
• Kraggi agrees to let Sage follow.
• Lomgren rejects Sage’s offer and tells Kraggi the poking isn’t helping. He decides on going to his house. He tells the others that they can get Ann’s stuff from her house if they want to help. He asks Sage for contact information in case Ann wakes up.
• Sage gives Lomgren a small crystal ball to contact him with. Sage leaves for the Lake.
• Lomgren takes the ball with his tail and sets it on Ann. His front door was still open from when Elshi forgot to close it. He lays Ann on his guestroom bed. He takes a chair from his dining room and starts to read a book while keeping vigil over Ann.
• Grim has been following Kraggi wearing only her underwear this entire time.

Lake

• Aurora stays with Lika and tells him they are near the Teenage Wastes.
• Ann-KF leaves for The Rex.
• Lora is at a loss for what to do so she just watches what everyone else is doing.
• Xiao begins to skip some rocks on the lake.
• Nonah asks Lora if she feels better.
• Likal puts away his useless map and asks if there is a Library.
• Lora is fine save she is a little bummed about the lack of a party.
• Ateschu volunteers his extensive library.
• Likal asks if he can use Ateschu’s library to find out more about this place.
• Ateschu tells Likal that his library is more about the multiverse than this place in particular.

The Rex

• Ann-KF slumps in and orders some Fire.
• JJA enters the Rex after looking around town. He orders the usual and gets an unsafe looking smoking beverage.

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Wikinotes

• New Location Description: Ateschu’s Library – Two description posts very detailed.

Lake

• Likal asks Ateschu to lead the way.
• The go to the Library and Ateschu gives Likal a tour.
• Nonah is hungry and looks at Freek hungrily.
• Lora tries to help make dinner plans. She asks Freek if he has food at his place.
• Freek makes plans to feed five people.
• Nonah is fine with these plans and guesses that “you silly groundwalkers” want her to put something on first.
• Lora says she has no problem with Nonah’s look but that it did make Lomgren uncomfortable. Still the decision should probably be Freek’s.
• Freek doesn’t mind either, but he says Ateschu might.
• Nonah retrieves a brown woolen robe from the lake. She puts one arm around Freek and another around Lora as they walk off.
• Lora finds it odd that Nonah’s tail (wrapped around Freek’s waist) is going through Freek’s clothes.
• Freek puts his arm around Nonah and it goes through her clothes too.

Author Brother’s House

• Likal begins reading immediately. He uses a piece of vanishing parchment to aid in translating texts when necessary.

The Rex

• Squato pours Ann-KF a glass of his best Fire. He then talks to Jodi about war.
• Ann-KF downs the fire. Her ears smoke and her hair bursts into flames. She asks for another.
• Jodi asks Ann-KF whom she thinks might be Ann if she knows her hair is on fire.
• JJA finishes his drinks, flies home and begins working on “the experiments”.
• Squato explains that that effect gives the fire it’s kick and leaves no real effect on the person.
• Ann-KF mentions that it is a non-alcoholic drink.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren would look up from his book after every page to check on Ann. Each time there was no change he became downhearted.
• Lomgren’s book was given to him by Freek earlier.

Bookstore

• Keith hides on the rough shingle roof. He thinks Xaych is looking for him.
• Xaych had returned to the truck “to watch some TV and retell what she saw down by the beach.”

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Wikinotes:

• Lora’s uncle was a writer.

Road: Lake to Author House

• Nonah explains that it is due to a “runaway energy drain feedback cycle.”
• Lora just assumes that explanation must make sense to someone who can understand it. She is embarrassed by naughty ideas and blushes.
• Freek explains that ‘Runaway’ is an inadequate word for the situation.
• Nonah asks what there is to eat.
• Freek says they have a fully stocked fridge.
• Nonah expresses her desire to have another duet with Lora like the one last night.
• Lora is happy about the duet but sorry that Nonah heard her dangerous music from earlier in the day. She asks if Nonah is alright.
• Freek asks about ‘the tune’.
• Nonah says it was entrancing.
• Freek is confused as to how a song could be ‘bad’.
• Nonah explains that “It showed the seductive beauty of oblivion.”
• Freek freaks a little in his head at this. They arrive at his place.

Author Brother’s House

• Lora says that was the problem and comments on how nice the house looks.
• Nonah repeat’s Lora’s sentiment of “Nice place...”. She seems to search for something.
• Freek asks Nonah if she is looking for something.
• Nonah, entirely too quickly: "Nothing!"
• Freek offers the grand tour.
• Nonah accepts this offer.
• The tour will avoid Grim’s basement barring the introduction of massive amounts of cleaning fluid.
• Likal decides he is stuck here. He copies a map of this place, grabs his hat, and heads for the door intent on exploring his new ‘home’.
• Ateschu says goodbye to Likal and begins reading a good book.

Other Road: outside Lomgren’s House

• Kraggi goes home.
• Grim follows Kraggi.
• Kraggi’s thoughts are with his daughter.

Deathmanse

• Golden-furred Nyx throws Liz into the air with his tentacles intent on catching her.
• Liz spreads her wings and hovers. She tells Nyx that the shiny look is good.
• Nyx: "Well, you made me this way! But I can go out in the day now!" *reaches for Liz*
• Liz doesn’t want to be on the ground anymore so she splits in half and zips in opposite directions telling Nyx to chase after.
• Nyx chases the half of Liz that flew south.

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Wikinotes

• Author Brothers house has two brick fireplaces: 1. Midwestern Family room, 2. Grand Library
• Description of Author’s Midwestern family room: “The room was a stereotypical Midwestern family room, with a fireplace, a couch, loveseat, and two chairs. The walls were painted a nice white-ish color, and the furniture managed to look pretty good. There were small bookshelves on either side of the fireplace. The two bookshelves held various books, including two books of quotations, a dictionary, several works of fiction, and one that read "The Identification and Classification of Birds".”
• Description of Author Brother’s Dining Room: “It was painted a light shade of yellow, and there was a table with six chairs. Usually we only use four chairs, but sometimes we have company, and we like to be prepared.” A curtain leads to the kitchen and a folding door leads to the hallway.
• Description of Author Brother’s Kitchen: “It was a neat-looking room, with organized cupboards and light-blue walls. There was a stove-range combination, a fridge, a dishwasher, a sink, a microwave, a toaster, and a small freezer, as well as a door out to the back.”
• The Author Brothers house has a wine cellar behind it.

Author Brother’s House

• Freek shows Nonah one of the house’s two brick fire places. This one is in a Midwestern style family room.
• Nonah asks if there is an armory. There is not.
• The group goes to the dining room next. Description ensues.
• Nonah asks where Freek’s room and closet are.
• Lora admires the fireplace and asks for some snacks.
• Freek tells Nonah that his room is upstairs, but agrees with Lora that now is the time to eat. He enters the kitchen, and mentions the wine cellar behind the house.
• Lora doesn’t drink and Nonah feels no need to go back there since Freek knows what she likes.
• Freek asks what everyone else wants to eat.
• Lora requests anything other than guacamole. She is a bit sick of guacamole.
• Freek offers fajitas or ramen noodles as food choices.
• Nonah likes the sound of fajitas, but she doesn’t know what they are.
• Freek looks in his freezer and offers “chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, or a combination of all four” as meat options.
• Nonah chooses shrimp, and any other meat.
• Freek cooks “an everything mix”.
• Freek directs the group to the dining room and asks “Someone get some silverware - third drawer on the left of the sink. And a plate - cupboard above the silverware.” Nonah grabs enough silverware and plates for three people.
• Lora grabs some glasses and follows the others.
• Freek distributes the food.

South of Deathmanse lawn/In front of Author Brother’s House/North Mossy Knolls

• Liz speeds up.
• Nyx reaches at Liz and grabs the air behind her, but Liz feels grabbed.
• Liz is happy that Nyx “pulled displacement”.
• Nyx reels in this Liz and sets out after the other one.
• Nyx catches the other Liz and cuddles them both.

Outside

• Likal locates a “place to call home”. It is a snowdrift in the mountains. He fills his bag of holding with supplies from town which he bought using gold coins. He returns to the snow and dives in.

Kraggi’s House

• Kraggi eats some of the food Grim had cooked earlier.

The Rex

• Squato hands Ann-KF a second Fire.
• Ann-KF downs the fire and is now completely on fire. She asks if the gold coin still covers this drink.

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The Rex

• Squato tells Ann-KF that the coin covers a few more drinks.
• Ann-KF asks for a few more Fires.
• Aurora enters the Rex and drags Ann-KF out saying “No more for you...that's going to solve nothing.”

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren has trouble keeping interest in reading his book. He continues to hope that Ann will wake up soon.

Sage’s Office

• Aurora drags Ann-KF to Sage’s office. It never closes.
• Sage is alerted of a client by the alarm spell he placed. He teleports to his office and asks if he can be of help.
• Aurora drags the still on fire Ann-KF and explains that she just stopped Ann-KF from drinking Lethe water.
• Sage invites them inside.
• They enter and the fire starts to die down.
• Sage closes the door and asks if this situation has something to do with the fight.
• Ann-KF and Aurora answer no and yes respectively before agreeing on “sort of”.
• Sage invites them to sit down.
• They explain about how they were duplicated by the respawn and how as souls they can possess non-souled persons. The trouble is what Ann-KF saw in Ann’s mind. She wants to forget.
• Sage asks Ann-KF if it would help her to talk about what she saw in Ann’s mind.
• Ann-KF says that would be a violation of trust.
• Sage understands, but he can’t offer her anything else other than to cast a spell to keep her away from alcohol.
• Ann-KF and Aurora explain they don’t drink. The fire dies completely.
• Ann-KF says one issue isn’t private, but the other one might be okay to talk about since, as a psychologist, Sage has a secrecy thingy.
• Sage confirms his secrecy policy and expresses surprise that the fire was non-alcoholic.
• Ann-KF and Aurora explain more about the Elemental Fire drink.
• Ann-KF explains about the Ann’s fear she confronted of “Gal-zabor was in ruins, thanks to a rogue horde of zombies...and she thought herself responsible. She was a zombie. And eating a four-year-old child.”
• Aurora wants to forget this too now.

Author Brothers House

• Nonah asks how to eat a fajita.
• Freek explains and demonstrates fajita eating to Nonah.
• Nonah eats fajita in RPG interface style.
• Lora gobbles a fajita noisily.
• Freek keeps saying “I'm glad you like them”.
• Nonah burps, compliments the fajitas and fishes eating.

Above Mossy Knoll

• Liz splits into all eight sub-bodies.
• Nyx catches two more, grows more tentacles and wings, and then continues to chase Lizzes.

Kraggi’s house

• Kraggi walks around scratching himself and making monkey noises.

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Wikinotes

• Description Author’s Brothers Hallway: “There's trash cans all over. It has a couple of paintings in it, one a copy of the Poker Dog Painting, the other a rip-off that had cats playing poker.” There is a door to the basement here. Next to it is the bathroom. hose stairs across from the basement lead up to my and Eshli's room. Down there are the doors to Atescu's room - left side - and the library - right. And that door at the end of the hall leads to a closet.”
• Description Author Brothers Stairs: “They were ordinary wooden stairs, with a nice bannister and a small landing halfway up where the stairs switched direction.”
• Author Brothers house has an upstairs coffee room.
• Description Author Brothers House Freek’s Room: “He led them through the second door on the right. There was a small door in the left side of the room, and a closet slightly ajar in the right back corner. The bed was covered with dark blue sheets, although they looked like they needed to be re-straightened. The room was painted a dark green, and the window trim was a light green. A ceiling fan hung in the middle of the room, and the light coming from it made the room look very nice. There were several overflowing bookshelves, as well as a small desk cluttered with papers.”
• Description Freek’s closet: “A brightly burnished silver helm fell out as she opened the closet. Freek looked at it, slightly surprised. I didn't want anyone to see that... at least the broadsword hasn't fallen out yet...” and “a silver suit of what was obviously fitted armor revealed itself. On the right side of the chest was a golden symbol reminiscent of a sun rising on the horizon. The gauntlets were holding the hilt of a broadsword, the sword's point between the metal boots of the suit of armor. Hanging next to the suit of armor was a yew longbow, and hanging next to that was a quiver of what appeared to be arrows sharp enough to pierce armor.”

Sage’s Office

• Sage explains that this experience wasn’t real. He can block the memory, but only as a last resort.
• Ann-KF explains that the other fear she was unable to put to rest involved the city “being overrun by…me.”
• Sage thinks that Ann needs to be here for this. Perhaps this can be resolved by talking with Ann.
• Ann-KF inquires about the side effects of a temporary memory block.
• Sage say he can do this and that the main side effects are: 1. Having a false memory fill in for the missing time, and 2. Discomfort when attempting to recall the memory.
• Because Ann-KF and Aurora are so closely linked, the block needs to be placed on both of them. Aurora agrees to this.

Author Brother’s House

• Lora finishes her Fajitas.
• Freek finishes eating the last Fajita. For a third time he says “I'm glad you liked them” and then he asks to continue the tour. Nonah agrees.
• Freek leads them down the hallway. Description ensues.
• Nonah asks to see Freek’s room first.
• They go up the stairs and Freek points out the closed door to the Coffee Room.
• Nonah asks about the coffee room and Freek explains it just has “Atescu's coffeemaker - somehow, he's managed to make it so that it produces coffee that even Grim will drink.”
• They enter Freek’s room. Description ensues.
• Nonah looks in Freek’s closet. A helmet falls out. She takes it and opens the door more.
• She sees full armor and such. Freek opens his mouth to say “Ah…”, but Nonah cuts him off with a full power kiss. (Returning the helmet to the armor first)
• Freek embraces her and kisses back.
• Nonah calls Freek her knight in shining armor.
• Ateschu leaves the library of the Grand library, notices the scene in Freek’s room through the ajar door, taps Lora on the shoulder, and says hello to her.

Mossy Knoll Airspace

• The Lizzes “Suddenly turn as one, and tackle-cuddle Nyx from all directions.”
• Nyx captures them all with a tentacle, and cuddles them. He is unable to do this and maintain flight.

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Author Brothers House

• Lora is blushing at the scene. She has forgotten Atescu’s name.
• Atescu tells Lora his name then offers her his hand.
• Lora agrees to leave the room with Atescu.
• Atescu leads Lora the library.
• Lora asks about what kind of books the Author Brothers read.
• Nonah talks at Freek. Freek leans in for some more kissing.
• Atescu tells her they read just about everything other than Horror with the exception of Poe.

Mossy Knoll Airspace

• The Lizzes work together to keep Nyx afloat.
• Nyx squeezes the Lizzes two at a time in a clockwise order.

Sage’s Office

• Sage asks if the patients have any requests for what the false memory should be.
• Aurora and Ann-KF agree that it should be happy but have NO bowls of fruit.
• Sage has an idea of what to make now. He will leave them enough knowledge of what happened so as to not say anything foolish. He lays his hands on their heads and puts them into a hypnotic trance.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren starts to lose his calm. He puts down his book and paces about his house.
• Elshi arrives and asks if Ann is okay.
• Lomgren answers the door and sadly tells Elshi that Ann won’t wake up.
• Elshi asks if she can talk to Ann.
• Lomgren tells her that even though Kraggi’s earlier efforts all failed, Elshi is free to try. He leads he to Ann.
• Elshi tells Cousin Ann that Grim and Kraggi are getting married. Kraggi being Ann’s father means that this marriage will make Ann and Elshi cousins.
• Lomgren, standing in the doorway, resists crying and sheds a single tear.
• Elshi hugs Ann and says she hopes Ann will be okay by the wedding. Elshi notices the tear and asks Lomgren if he was crying.
• Lomgren confirms and states he really cares about Ann.
• Elshi hugs Lomgren and tells him that she feels Ann will be okay.
• Lomgren returns a brief hug, thanks Elshi, and says he can’t help but worry.

JONJONAUG’s House

• JJA is monitoring various universes. A warning alarm and ominous report suddenly appear and worry JJA.
• A demonic dimensional portal is opening apparently. JJA leaves to find it in his backyard.
• The portal is large and made from JJA’s grandfather’s magic.

Likal’s Burrow

• Likal finishes decorating his new home. He decides to return to the Author Brothers Library to study.

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Wikinotes

• JJA’s 2 billion year old demonic grandfather appears to introduce a new character: Demios the gigantic black dog.

Sage’s Office

• Sage finishes implanting the false memory and makes them believe they came to his office to ask about waking Ann up.
• Sage gets sandwich hugged.
• Sage asks them to come see him again with Ann when she wakes up.
• They agree. Aurora then ponders aloud if Rose is still invisible.
• Sage’s eyes bug out as he has completely forgotten Rose. The invisibility spell has a time limit so it isn’t too worrisome.

Author Brothers House – Freek’s Room

• Nonah kisses Freek some more. More talking.
• Freek continues the make-out session.
• The bedroom door swings shut mysteriously.

Author Brothers House – Library

• Lora asks Atescu why there are no horror books in the library.
• Atescu says it is just not to their tastes. He hands her a copy of “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”.
• Lora is not a fan of Sherlock Holmes.
• Atescu returns the book then gives Lora “The Complete Agatha Christie, Volume 1”. The shelf of mystery books belongs to Atescu.
• Lora is not a “mystery buff”.
• Atescu tells her of other available genres.
• The unclean stench of the “slept in” basement reaches Atescu’s nose so he decides to get cleaning supplies from the grocery store then clean the basement.
• Lora asks if there are textbooks in the library.
• Atescu tells her there are books filled with information. He asks Lora to stay in the Library to avoid the near fatal basement stench while he goes to the store. He dashes to the store.

Road to Author Brothers House

• Likal, on his way to the Library, see Astecu running and asks him “what’s the hurry?”
• Atescu explains about the “usual semisentient malevolent stench living in the basement”. He then asks Likal if “you happen to be able to cast Hygiene hightened to Level twelve?”

Kraggi’s House

• Kraggi continues to act like a monkey.
• Grim asks Kraggi to stop.

JONJONAUG’s House – Backyard

• JJA’s 2 billion year old grandfather appears through the portal and asks him to take care of the family dog. The dog, named Demios, is gigantic and black.
• JJA uses the magic spell “KLAB DA TIHEW OT ENVID LIUB ESUOHOD!!!!” to make a doghouse out of earth and falling sky wood.
• JJA rides on Demios’s back to the store in town.

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Road to Author Brothers House

• JJA riding Demios on his way to the store passes Atescu on the road. JJA asks Atescu if Atescu still does not believe in demons.
• Atescu denies demons as being a mass delusion. He then asks for mass quantities of cleaning supplies.
• Likal asks Atescu what is a level. He then mentions he has battle scars to prove that demons exist.
• To prove demons are real, JJA sicks Demios on Atescu. Demios proceeds to lick Atescu.
• JJA has cleaning supplies, but not in the quantities Atescu requires. He inquires asks why so much is needed.
• Atescu claims that Demons cannot logically exist. He explains about the smell from Grim’s basement. He inquires if any of the others know light spells. (Atescu means holy magic, but makes no distinction between holy and unholy magic).
• JJA pulls a book of holy magic from his pocket dimension pockets. He writes down a spell for Atescu used to clean landfills of E.T. Atari games.
• Atescu attempts to read the spell before realizing it is church magic. He can’t cast church magic, but he thanks JJA anyways. He would asks JJA to cast it, but he can’t let anyone go near the stench. He asks for whatever cleaning supplies JJA might have.
• Likal looks at JJA’s cleaning spell and offers to cast it for Atescu.
• Atescu thanks Likal. He still wants JJA’s cleaning supplies.
• Likal urges them to hurry before the books absorb the odor.

Kraggi’s House

• “Kraggi looked at Grim confusedly, and said "<Monkey noises?>"”
• Grim tells Kraggi that she can’t understand him when he speaks like a monkey. She finds this behavior odd even if he is worried about Ann.
• Kraggi shakes his head, then speaking normally apologizes to Grim. He “was just letting Skippy hold the reigns for a while.”

Author Brother’s House – Freek’s Room

• The smell rises from a crack in the floor.
• Nonah stops making out with Freek to comment on the stench.
• Freek proposes an evacuation of the premises. Elshi’s room is protected by a massive blessing against the penetration of evil and is therefore protected from all scents.
• At Freek’s direction, Nonah grabs a surgeon’s mask from a nearby shelf and leaves the room with him.

Author Brother’s House – Library

• Lora begins reading a random book.
• Lora comments on the stench, but she believes it to be coming from the musty books.
• Freek bursts into the library, gives a surgeon mask, and then tells her to put it on and follow him.

Lomgren’s House.

• Elshi reassures Lomgren that Ann will be okay.

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Road to Author Brothers House

• Atescu mentions an anti-scent system protects the books only to realize his scratch-n-sniff Guide to Multiversal Flavors is at risk. He dashes towards the house.
• Likal dashes too and asks about self-protection from the scent.
• Freek drags Lora out of the house and then looks for Nonah.
• Atescu dashes in without protection and finds cleaning supplies in the closet.
• Likal follows Atescu into the house after casting a spell scroll and grabbing a mask.
• JJA gets supplies from his home and “goes around down on Demios”.

Author Brother’s House

• Lora gets a mask and is led out of the house.
• Atescu mixes all cleaning supplies in a large barrel of water. He levitates the barrel to Grim’s room.
• Atescu determines the stenches strongest point by the tearing of his eyes.
• Likal gestures to Atescu so as to ask where to cast the spell.
• Atescu points at the bed. He then mops the walls.

Lomgren’s House

• Lomgren thanks Elshi then leaves to watch for Ann to wake up.
• Lomgren sits in a chair next to Ann and reads a book.
• Elshi asks for something to eat.
• Lomgren offers her the use of his fridge.
• Elshi can’t find the freezer. She picks up a heavy shoebox sitting on the counter and brings it to Lomgren. She asks him what’s inside and if he has a freezer.
• Lomgren tells her the box contains pictures used to blackmail him into buying stuff from the TF store.
• Elshi gives him the box and asks about the freezer.
• Lomgren confirms it is the top part of the fridge and asks why.
• Elshi wants a chicken sandwich.
• Lomgren offers to help. Elshi accepts help.
• Lomgren has various types of chicken meat in his fridge.
• Elshi wants two patties and some bread.

Sage’s Office

• Aurora thanks Sage and looks forward to seeing him at the party.