Masque of Wintertime

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

 

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...is that knowledge I was told before but forgot?

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Ookla the Kansan said:

 

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Could be

 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

He has already done it. This place, and Nikolas, helped forge the connection.

I should probably tell you…

…I am a Grey Folk. I couldn’t come in person.

"Interesting."

23 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

 

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Oops. Alright thanks

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

24 minutes ago, Ookla the Kansan said:

 

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You don’t need to know this, and your character would know anything about the grey folk other than a vague “oh I’ve heard that somewhere”

I mentioned it I think like

once

in the sign ups, very briefly

 

[Mystic Syn she/her]

On 11/26/2025 at 5:39 AM, Ookla the Ansible said:

Hhmmm

i started to reply to this

then realized there was only one lantern, so…

I have to wait for Roy

if he doesn’t reply in a day or two, we’ll move on.

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do we still wanna wait or move on?

 

Edited November 30, 2025 by Mystic Syn

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 11/28/2025 at 5:55 PM, Ookla the Kansan said:

"Interesting."

…and that’s all the reaction you have?

 

 

@Ookla the Rubber Duck

Nikolas looked to the bard, frowning. “Where am I?”

6 hours ago, Mystic Syn said:

 

The path was short - as if the cart was already mostly there. At the entrance to the settlement, a short, masked figure stepped out towards her.

”Who do you run with? You one the Noble crowd?”

[Through the Living Hope]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

…and that’s all the reaction you have?

 

 

@Ookla the Rubber Duck

Nikolas looked to the bard, frowning. “Where am I?”

The path was short - as if the cart was already mostly there. At the entrance to the settlement, a short, masked figure stepped out towards her.

”Who do you run with? You one the Noble crowd?”

“I don’t know what this place is called, but the Still Wind brought us both here. … There is someone claiming to be your sister.”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

“I don’t know what this place is called, but the Still Wind brought us both here. … There is someone claiming to be your sister.”

Ann turned, nodded. “I knew it! That’s him, isn’t it?”

Nikolas frowned. “Who are you?”

She stepped next to him. “I’m your sister, and you were sent here to save us all! We can’t get out, we’re running out of coal, and the manor is collapsing.”

[Through the Living Hope]

3 hours ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

Ann turned, nodded. “I knew it! That’s him, isn’t it?”

Nikolas frowned. “Who are you?”

She stepped next to him. “I’m your sister, and you were sent here to save us all! We can’t get out, we’re running out of coal, and the manor is collapsing.”

She watched, eventually saying, “He still might be too hurt to remember.”

@Ookla the Ansible

Edited November 30, 2025 by Ookla the Rubber Duck

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

…and that’s all the reaction you have?

 

 

@Ookla the Rubber Duck

Nikolas looked to the bard, frowning. “Where am I?”

The path was short - as if the cart was already mostly there. At the entrance to the settlement, a short, masked figure stepped out towards her.

”Who do you run with? You one the Noble crowd?”

"Well, I'm not quite sure how to react. That is certainly surprising. Then again, maybe not." He is quiet for a moment. "Well, what are we to do now?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

12 minutes ago, Ookla the Kansan said:

"Well, I'm not quite sure how to react. That is certainly surprising. Then again, maybe not." He is quiet for a moment. "Well, what are we to do now?"

Speak to the Wind, the one pretending to be Death. He has a plan for you.

The man was still speaking with the noble that had let them in to the manor.

@Ookla the Rubber Duck

Nikolas frowned. “You’re saying she is my biological sister?”

Edited November 30, 2025 by Ookla the Ansible

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Ookla the Ansible said:

Speak to the Wind, the one pretending to be Death. He has a plan for you.

The man was still speaking with the noble that had let them in to the manor.

Alym nodded and walked over to "Death." He stood nearby, waiting for an opportunity to speak.

[Through the Living Hope]

30 minutes ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

Speak to the Wind, the one pretending to be Death. He has a plan for you.

The man was still speaking with the noble that had let them in to the manor.

@Ookla the Rubber Duck

Nikolas frowned. “You’re saying she is my biological sister?”

“That’s what she claimed.”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

15 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

“That’s what she claimed.”

Ann nodded. “Bard, you gotta tell him! And he’s going to save us!”

 

45 minutes ago, Ookla the Kansan said:

Alym nodded and walked over to "Death." He stood nearby, waiting for an opportunity to speak.

The Wind turned to him. “Hello, Alym.”

[Through the Living Hope]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

Ann nodded. “Bard, you gotta tell him! And he’s going to save us!”

 

The Wind turned to him. “Hello, Alym.”

She looked at him. “Do you really not…?”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

6 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

She looked at him. “Do you really not…?”

He shook his head. “I have no memory of this.. but… she is telling me of it’s truth.”

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Ookla the Ansible said:

He shook his head. “I have no memory of this.. but… she is telling me of it’s truth.”

“Er, ‘she’?”

Aela.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

“Er, ‘she’?”

Aela.

“A voice. The Wind called her… one who sacrificed much, witness much pain. She tells me her name is Aela.”

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

“A voice. The Wind called her… one who sacrificed much, witness much pain. She tells me her name is Aela.”

You remember. She is a friend.

The bard nodded. 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

15 minutes ago, Ookla the Rubber Duck said:

You remember. She is a friend.

The bard nodded. 

He looked around. “What happened here?”

[Through the Living Hope]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

He looked around. “What happened here?”

“It is likely run down because of the extensive winter.”

[Mystic Syn she/her]

9 hours ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

The path was short - as if the cart was already mostly there. At the entrance to the settlement, a short, masked figure stepped out towards her.

”Who do you run with? You one the Noble crowd?”

Kasha breathed into her hands, steam rising from them. “And who might I be talking to?”

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

3 hours ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

Ann nodded. “Bard, you gotta tell him! And he’s going to save us!”

 

The Wind turned to him. “Hello, Alym.”

"Hello."

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

43 minutes ago, Mystic Syn said:

Kasha breathed into her hands, steam rising from them. “And who might I be talking to?”

“A guard, for the Masks. This town is under our control now. If you are with the Nobles, I’d suggest you change that. Quickly.”

 

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Kansan said:

"Hello."

”You wish to speak with me?”

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Ansible said:

“A guard, for the Masks. This town is under our control now. If you are with the Nobles, I’d suggest you change that. Quickly.”

 

”You wish to speak with me?”

"Rather, I was told to speak with you. That you had some plan for me?"