Travel Log: An Insanity Clinic Spinoff

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

 

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Scadrial. She grew up pre catacendre, it is now post catacentre. Her father survived all that stuff 

 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa smiled. "That'll be great. I'll go look for Aventine's."

She went through stacks of records until she found the A's. Fairly simple, considering A is usually the first letter in the alphabet.

After some quick but careful searching, she pulled out Aventine's file. She opened it to find her last name.

@Spark of Hope

"I'll look for ours." Two of the Elans said.

The last went off for Gem's.

When the two Elans found the E section in the library where Elan would be, they sighed. There were tomes upon tomes under their names. Fortunately, they managed to pull the right one off the shelf first try—it was the least dusty and thus most recently used.

They didn't really know what to do with it.

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IC Elan couldn't find Gem's file.

He was quite stressed out and couldn't think straight. He was confused. He had probably passed it and missed it, but he just couldn't think.

[Through the Living Hope]

2 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Hm. Well, I assume your mother is Aventine?”

@Ancient Elantrian

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

2 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Erikell.

Insa opened a portal into the library and stepped through quickly.

She summoned over a small glowing light librarian and gave it some quick directions. It sped off quickly, leaving Insa alone for a moment.

She dropped into a chair and sighed. It was the few moments like these where she actually missed Saar. Saar had had a bad habit of dropping helpful hints at the most convenient moments. Of course, those hints would later be expected to be "paid" for with awful favors. And that's where any positive feelings for Saar were dramatically thrown into a fireplace and incinerated into ashes.

The glowing librarian returned a little slower than it had left under the weight of the records it was carrying. It thumped them down onto a nearby table. 

Insa sighed again and sat up. She had asked for any records from Scadrial that could maybe be helpful, and the library had delivered. As it always did.

She began quickly flipping through the records, hoping for any helpful details.

 

 

2 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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Cool. If I do something you don't like let me know and I'll try to change it.

As Insa flipped through the records, she grew more and more concerned. 

If this situation had anything to do with Aventine's family, and that was the most likely scenario, this was not a good position for any of them. And Elan and Gem seemed to know very little, so they were more likely to accidentally get really hurt.

Insa slipped a map into her pocket as she stood up and headed back towards the portal. If she remembered correctly, most lords, even the low ones, lived in pretty nice manors that were usually referred to by their name. But almost all of what she knew came from early history, and it had been a long time. Hopefully, the name would help them find the right place. 

She changed to portal's output to a closet full of workers' uniforms and quickly changed into one. Then she made a new portal back to the records. 

"Find everything okay?"

1 hour ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

"I'll look for ours." Two of the Elans said.

The last went off for Gem's.

When the two Elans found the E section in the library where Elan would be, they sighed. There were tomes upon tomes under their names. Fortunately, they managed to pull the right one off the shelf first try—it was the least dusty and thus most recently used.

They didn't really know what to do with it.

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IC Elan couldn't find Gem's file.

He was quite stressed out and couldn't think straight. He was confused. He had probably passed it and missed it, but he just couldn't think.

 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

12 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

@Ancient Elantrian

Gem nodded.

11 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

 

As Insa flipped through the records, she grew more and more concerned. 

If this situation had anything to do with Aventine's family, and that was the most likely scenario, this was not a good position for any of them. And Elan and Gem seemed to know very little, so they were more likely to accidentally get really hurt.

Insa slipped a map into her pocket as she stood up and headed back towards the portal. If she remembered correctly, most lords, even the low ones, lived in pretty nice manors that were usually referred to by their name. But almost all of what she knew came from early history, and it had been a long time. Hopefully, the name would help them find the right place. 

She changed to portal's output to a closet full of workers' uniforms and quickly changed into one. Then she made a new portal back to the records. 

"Find everything okay?"

 

Elans nodded.

Except IC Elan. "I couldn't find it. Gems."

 

[Through the Living Hope]

26 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Gem nodded.

Elans nodded.

Except IC Elan. "I couldn't find it. Gems."

 

“Hm, well.. it would seem there are still things my daughter doesn’t tell me, then.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

53 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Gem nodded.

Elans nodded.

Except IC Elan. "I couldn't find it. Gems."

 

"It's alright." 

Grabbed a tote bag and put Aventine's records, the map, and some of the other records from the library in it. She held it out so Elan's could be put in there.

"She's your acting guardian, and the Clinic recognizes it, so he should be covered."

Insa made a new portal. It looked a little unstable with a few larger sparks flicking off. Insa frowned.

"This should drop us at her dad's house. Like on the front porch. We're gonna start by playing into the medical side of the Clinic and hopefully that should get her back. At least get us to the Clinic and then we can get her out that way."

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

7 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Hm, well.. it would seem there are still things my daughter doesn’t tell me, then.”

"Your... daughter?" Gem said, confused.

He buried a realization that was trying to surface in his mind.

6 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"It's alright." 

Grabbed a tote bag and put Aventine's records, the map, and some of the other records from the library in it. She held it out so Elan's could be put in there.

"She's your acting guardian, and the Clinic recognizes it, so he should be covered."

Insa made a new portal. It looked a little unstable with a few larger sparks flicking off. Insa frowned.

"This should drop us at her dad's house. Like on the front porch. We're gonna start by playing into the medical side of the Clinic and hopefully that should get her back. At least get us to the Clinic and then we can get her out that way."

The Elans nodded. "Smart. Better than brute force."

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

20 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

"Your... daughter?" Gem said, confused.

He buried a realization that was trying to surface in his mind.

The Elans nodded. "Smart. Better than brute force."

"Alright then, let's go!"

Insa stepped through the portal.

She now stood on the porch of the manor home. She knocked as politely as possible.

@Spark of Hope

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If you don't like that I'll change it.

 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

8 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Alright then, let's go!"

Insa stepped through the portal.

She now stood on the porch of the manor home. She knocked as politely as possible.

@Spark of Hope

 

Elan nodded to the other Elans. They turned invisible, because... life is easier when people can't see there are three of you

[Through the Living Hope]

30 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

"Your... daughter?" Gem said, confused.

He buried a realization that was trying to surface in his mind.

The Elans nodded. "Smart. Better than brute force."

He chuckled. “You’d think she’d tell me I have a grandson.”

8 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Alright then, let's go!"

Insa stepped through the portal.

She now stood on the porch of the manor home. She knocked as politely as possible.

@Spark of Hope

 

He heard the knock on the door, stood, and left Gem with that word. Grandson.

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

6 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

He chuckled. “You’d think she’d tell me I have a grandson.”

He heard the knock on the door, stood, and left Gem with that word. Grandson.

 

7 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Elan nodded to the other Elans. They turned invisible, because... life is easier when people can't see there are three of you

Insa put on her most kind and sweet smile. She then knocked politely one more time for good measure and good luck.

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

 

Insa put on her most kind and sweet smile. She then knocked politely one more time for good measure and good luck.

A man in a suit opened the door, his salt and pepper hair slicked back. He smelled almost noxious.

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

A man in a suit opened the door, his salt and pepper hair slicked back. He smelled almost noxious.

"Hello sir! Would you happen to be the head of this household?"

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Hello sir! Would you happen to be the head of this household?"

“I am.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I am.”

"Wonderful! My name is Insa. I work for the Insanity Clinic. We have reason to believe that several of our patients may be currently in your home. Which, unfortunately, is a restricted location. So I've been sent to collect them. We have..." she reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper. Should someone look closer at it, they would see a legal document that the Clinic had full permission from government authorities to do whatever was necessary for the retrieval of patients. "...all the necessary legal documentation to retrieve them. Which includes searching your house, and that's what we're here to do. I would love to answer any questions you have before I do so. But please rest assured, I will do so."

[Through the Living Hope]

17 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Wonderful! My name is Insa. I work for the Insanity Clinic. We have reason to believe that several of our patients may be currently in your home. Which, unfortunately, is a restricted location. So I've been sent to collect them. We have..." she reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper. Should someone look closer at it, they would see a legal document that the Clinic had full permission from government authorities to do whatever was necessary for the retrieval of patients. "...all the necessary legal documentation to retrieve them. Which includes searching your house, and that's what we're here to do. I would love to answer any questions you have before I do so. But please rest assured, I will do so."

He smiled condescendingly. “That’s cute.” The smile faded. “She is a runaway and incapable of making decisions for herself. She is safer with me.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

He smiled condescendingly. “That’s cute.” The smile faded. “She is a runaway and incapable of making decisions for herself. She is safer with me.”

Insa smiled condescendingly back at him. "Unfortunately for you, she's already been admitted as a patient. So the only thing you can do right now is hand her over. And then if you truly want to, you can come to the Clinic, and there might be some paperwork you can do, depending on how much she needs the treatment we're providing to possibly remove her. But until then, we are her legal guardians."

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa smiled condescendingly back at him. "Unfortunately for you, she's already been admitted as a patient. So the only thing you can do right now is hand her over. And then if you truly want to, you can come to the Clinic, and there might be some paperwork you can do, depending on how much she needs the treatment we're providing to possibly remove her. But until then, we are her legal guardians."

“She left illegally. She won’t be leaving my property.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“She left illegally. She won’t be leaving my property.”

"Sir, how old is she?"

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Sir, how old is she?"

He closed the door. 

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

He closed the door. 

Insa smiled and opened a portal through the door. 

She walked right in.

"I really appreciate you being such a reasonable person."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa smiled and opened a portal through the door. 

She walked right in.

"I really appreciate you being such a reasonable person."

He glared at her. “She lives stuck in the past. She is incapable of making decisions for her future. Leave my property immediately.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

He glared at her. “She lives stuck in the past. She is incapable of making decisions for her future. Leave my property immediately.”

Insa smiled sweetly. "You have no legal right to kick me out."

She continued past him to wherever Gem was. 

She motioned to him.

"Well, would you look at that, there's one of my patients!"

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa smiled sweetly. "You have no legal right to kick me out."

She continued past him to wherever Gem was. 

She motioned to him.

"Well, would you look at that, there's one of my patients!"

He made an annoyed sound, and then he disappeared. She could sense that time had moved. Cadmium allomancy.