The Fellowship of the Thing-Other Stories

[Channelknight Fadran]

1 minute ago, Negative_Null said:

"I don't punch monsters. Want a magic talisman?"

"Sure."

3 minutes ago, Condensation said:

"Okay. It's better then just sitting here, waiting for something to happen."

1 minute ago, Negative_Null said:

"Should be easy to find..."

"Right, then."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

9 minutes ago, Negative_Null said:

"I don't punch monsters. Want a magic talisman?"

"Should be easy to find..."

"If you're looking for monsters," said Ashley, "you needn't look too far. There's one about a day's travel from here."

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"If you're looking for monsters," said Ashley, "you needn't look too far. There's one about a day's travel from here."

"Where? What did it do?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"If you're looking for monsters," said Ashley, "you needn't look too far. There's one about a day's travel from here."

2 minutes ago, Condensation said:

"Where? What did it do?"

"What she said."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

23 minutes ago, Condensation said:

"Where? What did it do?"

"It attacked my lab," she explained. "It's saliva landed on me and did... this."

Ashley extended her arm. Dotted along the sleeve of her worn and used lab coat were spots of pure white.

[Condensation she/her]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

"It attacked my lab," she explained. "It's saliva landed on me and did... this."

Ashley extended her arm. Dotted along the sleeve of her worn and used lab coat were spots of pure white.

Andante looks closer. "Like bleach?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

6 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"It attacked my lab," she explained. "It's saliva landed on me and did... this."

Ashley extended her arm. Dotted along the sleeve of her worn and used lab coat were spots of pure white.

5 minutes ago, Condensation said:

Andante looks closer. "Like bleach?"

"Bleach monster? Sounds fun! Which way?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 hours ago, Condensation said:

Andante looks closer. "Like bleach?"

Ashley allowed a slightly chuckle at that. "Yes, I suppose. It... well, you'll see."

2 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Bleach monster? Sounds fun! Which way?"

"Almost directly east," she said, pointing.

[Condensation she/her]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Ashley allowed a slightly chuckle at that. "Yes, I suppose. It... well, you'll see."

"Almost directly east," she said, pointing.

"Okay. Um, would you like to come? I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd love to have another person along."

[Channelknight Fadran]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Ashley allowed a slightly chuckle at that. "Yes, I suppose. It... well, you'll see."

"Almost directly east," she said, pointing.

"Great! Try to keep up."

Ayia shoots a metal wire out of seemingly nowhere, the hops on and starts skating along it. She's not following the laws of physics; this much is obvious as she skates along it upside-down.

[Condensation she/her]

2 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Great! Try to keep up."

Ayia shoots a metal wire out of seemingly nowhere, the hops on and starts skating along it. She's not following the laws of physics; this much is obvious as she skates along it upside-down.

Andante jogs behind her, glancing back toward Chrysler as she goes.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Ashley sighs, following at a slower pace.

[Negative_Null They/Them]

1 hour ago, Condensation said:

Andante jogs behind her, glancing back toward Chrysler as she goes.

She grins. "Hold on"

1 hour ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Great! Try to keep up."

Ayia shoots a metal wire out of seemingly nowhere, the hops on and starts skating along it. She's not following the laws of physics; this much is obvious as she skates along it upside-down.

Spurred on by competition, Chrysler takes out a fistful of runic dust and tosses it into the air, where it hangs for a second, glowing white. She says a word that one would hear and know it means "Quick" but wouldn't able to pinpoint why they know that or how, and the dust turns green and falls to the ground in a pattern of runes running due East. Chrysler steps on the path and becomes a blur, moving much faster than she was before. She grabs Andante and Ashley as she passes, pulling them onto the path and into the sped up time.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Just now, Negative_Null said:

She grins. "Hold on"

Spurred on by competition, Chrysler takes out a fistful of runic dust and tosses it into the air, where it hangs for a second, glowing white. She says a word that one would hear and know it means "Quick" but wouldn't able to pinpoint why they know that or how, and the dust turns green and falls to the ground in a pattern of runes running due East. Chrysler steps on the path and becomes a blur, moving much faster than she was before. She grabs Andante and Ashley as she passes, pulling them onto the path and into the sped up time.

Ayia glances over her shoulder, frowning. She hangs upside-down on the metal line--which is moving on its own--and faces Chrysler. "So what Universe are you from?"

[Negative_Null They/Them]

1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Ayia glances over her shoulder, frowning. She hangs upside-down on the metal line--which is moving on its own--and faces Chrysler. "So what Universe are you from?"

Chrysler definitely responds, but it's too fast for her to hear, sounding more like a jumble of random sounds, while on the rune trail Ayia sounds like nothing more than one long "Sssssssssssoooo"

Chrysler looks at the other two and says "Looks like we've got a race real quick. Where are we heading?"

[Condensation she/her]

Andante gasps as she suddenly speeds up. She looks around and sees a pattern of runes that they're following. "What are you doing?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

2 minutes ago, Negative_Null said:

Chrysler definitely responds, but it's too fast for her to hear, sounding more like a jumble of random sounds, while on the rune trail Ayia sounds like nothing more than one long "Sssssssssssoooo"

Chrysler looks at the other two and says "Looks like we've got a race real quick. Where are we heading?"

Ayia sighs, turning around again and continuing to skate along her Line.

[Negative_Null They/Them]

Just now, Condensation said:

Andante gasps as she suddenly speeds up. She looks around and sees a pattern of runes that they're following. "What are you doing?"

That grin again, like she's got her hand in the cookie jar and she doesn't care who knows.

"A little bit of runic magic. I'll teach if you want. But first let's win." She turns away and starts jogging quickly down the line, staying a little bit ahead of the Line.

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, Negative_Null said:

That grin again, like she's got her hand in the cookie jar and she doesn't care who knows.

"A little bit of runic magic. I'll teach if you want. But first let's win." She turns away and starts jogging quickly down the line, staying a little bit ahead of the Line.

Andante stays right behind her, barely huffing. "Yeah, that would be great."

[Channelknight Fadran]

3 minutes ago, Negative_Null said:

That grin again, like she's got her hand in the cookie jar and she doesn't care who knows.

"A little bit of runic magic. I'll teach if you want. But first let's win." She turns away and starts jogging quickly down the line, staying a little bit ahead of the Line.

Ayia frowns, then pulls a few rods of metal from her pocket. She puts them out in front of her, Stabalizes them, then pushes off of them for more momentum.

[Condensation she/her]

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*Stabilizes

Andante picks up the pace, passing Chrysler.

Edited October 13, 2020 by Condensation

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Ashley watches all the other women shoot off into the distance. She wonders dryly whether or not they'll notice she's been left behind.

[Condensation she/her]

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Sorry! I guess I just assumed you would follow.

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

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She's been running through a desert for an entire day. She's not magical, either- Her energy reserves are spent.  

 

[Condensation she/her]

Andante pulled up. "Wait, wasn't there another person?"