Condensation

Here, I'll give him one for you.

Both Herate and Hiiri got into the smaller boat. Herate rolled her eyes at Fadran and Queen's overly dramatic expressions and poses. However, she couldn't help imagining herself and Daolan in the same poses and smiled. She was almost back!

"Wait, what? You took us through that door knowing that we wouldn't be able to get back out that way and that we'll likely be captured or worse before we can get out?"

Herate and Daolan walked in toting a large rug covered in autumn leaves. Herate set down her end and spread her arms. "Ta da! See, you can step on the leaves and they crunch," she stepped on the rug, making a crunching noise, "but when you pick up your foot the leaves aren't crushed! It's all the best parts of stepping on leaves without the worst part!"

"Shoot. Okay, shall we?" Andante's hand started shaking a little bit, but she calmed it. It wasn't like her to be nervous, and she wasn't about to start.

Hiiri hears the call and slowly returns to visibility. She stands up and walks up to the deck. When she sees the fortress, she nods. Now, that's a fortress. Herate stands up and studies the base. "Okay, let's go."

Cadenza looks back. "Come on! We're going through this mysterious doorway."

Concerto shook his head. This wasn't what he wanted! Come on, come on! Talk about your plans!

Cadenza walks through the doorway.

You know what she just did? Asked me where I was, then looked at my screen so that she could specifically tag me. Wow, Vapor. @Channelknight Fadran on Seasonal.

Concerto put his hand over his mouth to stifle his gasp. Manipulation of crystals without consuming them? This was a giant breakthrough! He listened closer, maybe there would be more revelations.

Herate sighed. "That's a no, then. Okay, I'll find one." She walked upstairs to rummage through the attic, then walked downstairs a moment later. She was holding a sewing needle and sucking on her finger. She walked back outside.

Concerto strolled down the street, trying to look normal. Now he knew what it must have been like for Chorale, going to all of those settlements with her white eyes and having to blend in. He reached the building where his office was, then looked around and slipped inside. He quickly located his office, but there were four guards outside the door! He glanced around, then ducked into the room next to his--no, Kade's office. He put his ear up to the wall, listening carefully. @I Am A Fish

Herate strolls back into the main room. "Does anyone have a sewing needle and some string?" she asks.

Concerto put his ear up to the door. If Kade had kept the schedule, the guards should be changing soon. Now was the optimal time to escape. Through the door, he could hear the guards talking. "Yeah, I just don't know. He's been having so many secret meetings recently, I kind of wonder what he's up to. Y'know?" "I've heard that all of those secret meetings are part of a giant plan to take out most of the humans." Concerto pulled back from the door, his eyes wide. Could Kade really have accomplished what he had been about to do after years in a couple of days? He leaned closer again. "--in Concerto's old office." "Well, that's smart. Making sure people see him as the leader, right?" "I'd see him as our leader whether or not he was in that dusty office. It is a pretty good place for secret meetings, though. No one's been able to hear anything, even the guards right outside the door." Concerto smiled. He was going to go find out what Kade was going to do. And then he was going to sabotage it. "Well, I think it's about time for that shift change." Two pairs of footsteps moved away from the door, and Concerto could hear the next pair of guards getting close to the corner. Now or never! He picked the doorknob with his claw, then slid the door open carefully. It hit something, and he peered around the door. The guards had dropped their keys! How idiotic. This would make escaping even easier. He snuck down the hall behind the previous guards and turned the corner just before the fresh guards could see him. He glanced around, looking for where Chorale would be held, but soon realized that she must have been held in that hallway. It was all right, he'd just have to come back later. He walked quietly up the stairwell up to the ground floor, reaching the door without seeing another guard.

Shoot! Okay... @Hentient, are you playing? Clue.

Aria takes a sip of cider. "Wow, this is really good!"

And adorable little tails.

Herate stands up and tugs on Daolan's arm. He stands up as well, obviously confused. She whispers into his ear, a grin on her face, and realization slowly dawns on him. He nods excitedly and they run out the back door.

Condensation concurs, clearly creating cat cakes from cinnamon, caramel, and cake mix.(Not as good as yours, but okay)

Nice alliteration! More me memes!

Herate offers a roasted Starburst to Daolan. "Want one?" He takes it. "Sure, thanks!" She smiles, blushing slightly. "It's no problem, you were the one to introduce them to me, after all."

"As ready as I'll ever be, but it would be nice if I had a picture of anywhere else that I could go to."