[VIDEO] The Bay

[gammavirginis]

[ There is an attractive woman with two candy-colored horns and long, black hair, and white phosphorescent skin on the screen. She's already donned her necklace, which has a very prominant purple and green stone, with a slight a slightly larger than normal yellow stone. She's sitting in her silver pod in the bay. ]

So+ I have read the pamphlet - very info+rmative, I must say - but this who+le thing is a bit much to+ swallo+w, so+ to+ speak.

Is there anyo+ne there that I can speak to+, to+ co+nvince myself this is no+t an elabo+rate plo+y designed by an ingenio+s prankster? There are a fair number o+f them where I co+me fro+m.

Perhaps so+meo+ne might also+ o+ffer so+me advice o+n which arch I sho+uld go+ thro+ugh.

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[spacedragonmonk]

don't go through the Genessia or Everglade arches. Fucking umbra spooks are fucking all over the damn place

damn unlucky time for you to show up berk

[gammavirginis]

Thank yo+u very much fo+r the warning.

If yo+ur no+t to+o+ busy, can yo+u explain what an 'umbra spo+o+k' is, and what 'berk' means?

[spacedragonmonk]

nah just running for my life not too busy at all lol

umbra spook's a ghost, specfically from the Umbra. shitty spirit world reflection of materium. unless this is local crap and different

[Note how she ignores the berk comment altogether!]

[gammavirginis]

It seems that I have transpo+rted to+ a place just as co+nvo+luted and co+nfusing as the o+ne I just left. New o+ppo+rtunities fo+r failure, I am excited.

[ She wasn't actually excited. ]

[spacedragonmonk]

don't let all your excitement go to waste in one place. ghosts be wanting it all to themselves but don't let them have it. or something

fuck i hate fighting ghosts
[Totally on board with non-excitement]

[gammavirginis]

Do+ yo+u need any help dispatching them? I'm no+t the mo+st capable co+mbatant, but I've strifed with an imp o+r two+ in my day.

[ She didn't look a day over 18. ]

[spacedragonmonk]

[And Adeline's a freaking dragon woman who lives in a mega-city who is at forever war. Being 18 and having killed things isn't a big shocker to her]

Yeah i should be fi-

fucking ghosts i got thi-

GODSDAMMED GHOSTS FU-


[Several minutes later]

You know what? Sure. Meet me at *street intersection location*

Action;

[gammavirginis]

[ Porrim appears at the designated time and place. She'd taken to equipping one of her higher level dresses, and wielding a airbrush flamethrower.

Now where was the person she spoke to on the device? ]

Action;

[spacedragonmonk]

[Perhaps that explosion off in the distance and the leathery sound of flapping wings will enlighten Porrim?

The answer is yes, yes it does. In the sky, purple leathery wings flare out from a fit woman, barely wearing more than a breast banding and heavy cloth 'bikini bottom'. Yellow slitted eyes scout around the intersection before spying Porrim. In a blink, she flaps her wings and lands with a crunch of conrete and cloud of dust]

Sup? Name's Adeline. Let's get the Abyss outta here, yeah?

[gammavirginis]

[ Well hello there ]

O+h are we running already? No+rmally I am against skipping straight to+ the climax, but in this case I suppo+se I can't co+mplain.

[spacedragonmonk]

Same here but a cutter's gotta know when ta back off. And given the fact these fucking ghosts are more slippery than a greased up goblin trying ta avoid paying back a refund, I've not been able to get a good hit on 'em. For the good that seems ta be doin'.

[The dragon-woman shrugs, thick black gauntlets shimmering with faint golden sparkles]

Plus my boss called, wants me ta focus on gettin' people outta th' affected areas, sooooooo...yeah.

[gammavirginis]

Yo+u have a bo+ss, do+ yo+u? Well I apo+lo+gize fo+r making yo+ur jo+b mo+re difficult by co+ming here.

Where are we absco+nding to+?

[spacedragonmonk]

Bar that, ya just got added ta job of savin' sods like yourself, is all. Don't worry none about it.

Depends, wanna go to 'high tech' land, 'magic' land, or suburbia?

[gammavirginis]

Let's go+ with suburbia. I think i'd like to+ visit the o+ther two+ when there are no+t memo+ry stealing gho+sts afo+o+t.

[spacedragonmonk]

Right right, bit of a bore, but eh, fucking spooks, suburbia.

[She physically weighs her options in both her hands before shrugging]

Right, Attleton's down near cross the other side of town. Best get gettin' while the gettin's good.

[gammavirginis]

Lead the way!

[spacedragonmonk]

[She nods and proceeds down the street, her gait long and swift, barely disturbing the dirt. Hell, she even hops on the rare car or two and barely moves them. She also can't be overly tired given she's keeping the conversation going mid-stride]

So what's the chant with you, huh? What's yer name, where ya from?

[gammavirginis]

The 'chant' huh? Well, my name is Po+rrim Maryam. I co+me fro+m the planet Befo+rus, altho+ugh it no+ lo+nger exists. I've spent the last few co+untless eo+ns flo+ating aro+und as a figment in the dream bubbles o+f the furthest ring.

No+w I'm here!

[ Porrim has to double-time to keep up with the dragon. She isn't quite used to this kind of physical exertion. ]

[spacedragonmonk]

That's a helluva story. Don't think we got many folk as that can go 'spent eons floatin' round here.

[She punches a ghost that gets too close, her gauntlets crackling as they force the spirit to discorporiate for a time]

Then again, maybe not. Don't pay as much time talkin' ta folk as I prolly should.

[gammavirginis]

[ Porrim looses a stream of flame at another ghost. ]

Yo+u're mo+re o+f a wo+man o+f actio+n?

[spacedragonmonk]

When I'm not bein' a lazy shit, yeah.

[She opens her mouth and blasts a gaggle of spirits closing in on her with a gout of flame from her mouth, the air shimmering around her from a heat heaze]

Tend ta do that a fair bit. S'obviously dragony bits in me's fault.

[gammavirginis]

Well I am pretty pro+ne to+ lo+ng spans o+f do+ing no+thign as well, and I have virtually no+ drago+n blo+o+d in me at all!

[ Porrim lets loose her own stream of flame on a ghost coming from another direction. ]

I was kind of expecting these gho+sts to+ be less vunlerable to+ so+mething as mundane as fire?

[spacedragonmonk]

Yeah, I don't get it either, but then again, 'm not exactly up to date on ghosts. Maybe its somethin' about them not likin' fire? Abyss, we should be glad enough that this is workin, eh?

[Oh hey, that group of spooks at the end of the street look rather large don't they, milling around like that]

Shit. Haven't seen 'em gatherin up like that before. Musta really pissed 'em off.

[gammavirginis]

We can pro+bably go+ aro+und them. The go+al is evacuatio+n, no+t exterminatio+n, right?

[spacedragonmonk]

...point. [You could almost hear the gears shift in her voice's tone and her expression. She looks like a big confused puppy being kicked]

Right then, suppose I shoulda done this first. Grab my waist.