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Post by kovergirl on Dec 3, 2013 10:51:48 GMT -8
((Should work for me.
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Post by tess on Dec 6, 2013 12:15:14 GMT -8
(( Sunday we're planning an IC run of a Hell dungeon to do some more Ammie RP. Myself, Shay and Kovergirl are going and Carl and Will are "maybes". So if anyone wants to be an alternate in case maybes turn into maybe not let me know. We'll be doing Hell Eternal elite, which Kover and I can duo, so you don't have to worry about being undergeared))
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Post by Ammie on Dec 6, 2013 12:34:03 GMT -8
((I think I can be around for that to DM Wicker. You might want to try talking Lil into going, too.))
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angel
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Post by angel on Dec 6, 2013 16:04:33 GMT -8
((I can offer to be a maybe if needed but it looks like there's already a lot of people who want to go ^_^ I'll sit back and join only if people have to drop))
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Post by Carl on Dec 7, 2013 0:05:01 GMT -8
To: Teresa Auerbach From: Carl Weaver Subject: Hell Expedition
Tess:
I had a talk with Jule, and we're in agreement. I'm in for the mission.
-Carl
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Post by onlycore on Dec 7, 2013 13:36:21 GMT -8
((Well Wanda would go but makes sense she is a alternate given she is only mortal, at least I'll hang out and join in where possible ))
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Post by tess on Dec 8, 2013 21:46:44 GMT -8
(( Just a quick little transcript of some of the conversation with Theodore Wicker from the IC Hell dungeon, for use as a reference in future RPs. Each of us got to ask Wicker one question. Shay bartered with Wicker for a second question
Tess: What is Amaryllis Wicker, body and soul?
Wicker: Interesting question, and quite existential. Amaryllis Wicker is my sister. We grew up together, and I protected her. She is an accomplished sorceress, and one among you knows how big an impact upon the word she may one day truly have. She was my companion in life, and followed me into this broken realm once I had left life behind. For the rest, you probably know better than I.
Carl: *In his most firm and detective-like manner* Theodore Wicker, in 1975 you signed for the cremated remains of one Amanda Byrn, the granddaughter of your college professor, Jordan Byrn. In a recent sample we took from Amaryllis, we found DNA traces that matched those of Amanda Byrn. Can you explain why Amaryliis Wicker would have the DNA of Amanda Byrn within her?
Wicker: Yes.
Solomon: Twice you mentioned a deal with Ammie. What are the details of that deal?
Wicker: When Amaryllis lived in darkness, she invoked me, and we shared an evening. We spoke on many subjects, and I learned of her pain, and though I was unable to truly help her, I feel that our time together was good for her spirits. And I enjoyed hearing her play on her piano. I carry fond memories of that from my life. Before I left, she invoked a compact with me. Part of our conversation touched on matters which plague her, and I warned her that it ran counter to my plans to answer her questions. So she bargained that if her coterie should come calling, I answer any one direct question asked by each of them. I agreed to the deal she offered, but warned her that I was disinclined to not find some form of vengeance upon the one who was the source of her pain. I suppose I shoudl have seen it coming, but she would not let this issue stand. She bartered farther for my hand to be stayed against doing direct harm to those who set her in such a state. I must say, she has a way of wringing blood from this old stone.
Vi: Ammie's personalities. You said that they were with her long before she ever followed you into Hell. Ammie hopes to gets rid of them. I don't know how. What can we do to best ensure that, if she succeeds, it is the Ammie we know who remains and not the others?
Wicker: Amaryllis will soon have done a thing that will never recieve the credit it deserves. The ritual she is nearing the completion of is a masterwork of spellcraft, and it is the tool you need to achieve your goal. Complications will arise in the form of the Alterenates themselves. Each has its own agenda and each will throw all of its will into moulding the soul to its own version of perfection. One seeks a path similar to mine - Amaryllis, without the weight of morality or emotions. The other seeks an existance of bliss, with no sense of remorse or guilt for the emotions she steps on along the way. Amaryllis will not be able to resist this onslaught, at the last, and she must be rendered unconcious. Also, consider that just as a person may not go on with 70% of their heart, she will not truly be here with only "most" of her soul. You will need to plan for this as well, but such a technique is unknown to me.
Shay: What is the connection between Amanda Byrn and Amaryllis Wicker?
Wicker: Professor Byrn was my mentor, and taught me not only to think far outside of anything which may be mistaken for a box, he opened my mind to worlds of real possibilitis that were until then the realm of pure fantasy. He gave birth to more of me than did my parents. I spent many fine summers and holidays with the man, and with his children. And Amaryllis found a true friend in his granddaughter Amanda. Though the years they had together were few, she was my sister's match on a level she will never have again, and I woulnd't doubt that some subconscious piece of her longs for the girl even still. They were together the night that Amanda's parents were killed. Amanda was sleeping over in our home. After that, her grandfather took custody, but since professor Byrn and I were so close, Amaryllis and Amanda stayed within arms reach. It was because of this deep connection that Byrn entrusted guardianship of the girl to my care after his own death, two years later. Unfortunately, the two girls similarities extended into darkness and blood magic, and they were not so careful at that age. I arrived at the scene too late to save either, in whole...Amaryllis was in peices, and Amanda lay bleeding out hugging half of my sister's torso. And so I thought quickly. As Amanda's spirit passed, I completed my work. I used my sister's heart, my own blood, and all of the necromancy I knew to summon My sister's sould back into her precious friend's body. Blood magick id the rest. She is still my sister. Her soul, her heart. My blood. And our lives together continued.
Shay: What is the origin of Amaryllis Wicker's fractured soul?
Wicker: Amaryllis followed me into hell unprepared. As a mortal, the Howling saw her as little more than a snack and began to tear apart her flesh, mind and soul. I arrived soon, but she had spent perhaps a minute in hell before i was able to assist her. Even I am unable to to fully know what kind of damage was done, but I knew it was beyond my power to repair. So I gathered up my life force in Anima and surrounded her in it. Hell rejected it of course and ejected her into Agartha where the bees - masters of all life - could do the work. I assume it took many years. What happened there, I do not know, and so as I said before, I would advise that you direct your investigations there.
That's it. Lots of new info, hopefully this'll help out more in future RP))
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saki
Crack Pot
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Post by saki on Dec 11, 2013 16:44:19 GMT -8
Theodore Wicker had told Ammie's friends that they should search in Agartha. Saki listened closely as Solomon described to her all that had happened on their journey, and much of it resonated with her... But this? This sounded... confusing...
She and Vi decided to puzzle it out together, and ended up meeting in front of the tube station at the Agartha portal in London. Lilith and Will had shown up, too, and together they were discussing what to do next when Anna's friend Ashley passed nearby and overheard them. She had timidly suggested that it might be possible to communicate with the Custodians, themselves, and that she thought she might be able to translate for them. Not having another plan in mind, really, they decided it was worth a shot!
Approaching the first Custodian they saw and primed to fire away questions about Ammie, Ashley reminded them that they'd need to start off first with some basic responses from it, so that she an idea of how they communicated and a framework for translation. Lilith and Vi started rattling off questions, from “What's two plus two?” to “What's the station master's middle name?” Lilith couldn't resist asking it, “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?”
Soon, pictures began to flash on Ashley's laptop screen as the huge creature answered questions. Finally, they were ready. Vi asked, "Mmm...D-do you remember someone appearing here suddenly in a big ball of anima like...twenty years ago?" Ashley translated, “falling - falling -falling - falling - falling – falling." The message kept repeating.
Saki asked, “She was falling over and over again? Was she caught in a loop or something?”
Vi looked up at the Custodian, “Okay so, she falls for a long time. But we know she stops falling at one point. Do you know how that happened?”
Ashley began to speak, “falling - falling - falling - RESET - falling - falling - falling - RESET -fallingfalfalohmygogthere'ssomuchitslikebeingborninreverseandallwrongandthenpleasethisistoomucheverythingiswhiteitslikebeingtornapartatthesoulandthen- “ She let out a long, pained wail, and collapsed, blood trickling from her eyes and nose. Her breath was ragged, but she didn't seem to be in any further danger, so Saki used a simple but good healing spell to set right anything that still might be hurting her. She coughed and sat up, immediately searching for her laptop.
“Easy hun,” Vi said. “Your stuff's fine...” She glanced over at the screen. “You typed up a lot before you....”
Piper spoke, “I.. mm.. I saw – oow,” she pressed her hand to her head , wincing slightly. “The explosion.. it.. Tokyo. ...it.. tore everything.”
Saki gasped, “Tokyo?”
Vi frowned before speaking. “Are you saying Tokyo was what knocked Ammie out of that loop?”
“It.. tore.. and tore.. and whispered and tore.. and.. then.. the gold.. gold.. everything was whole.. whole and breathed out.. tore.. and whole.. and gone..” Ashley said, pale and hugging her knees to her chest before shaking her head, as though clearing the cobwebs from her mind. The color began to return to her cheeks.
“If she was caught in some kind of infinite loop,” Will said, “it makes sense that a major event - the ripples of which were probably felt in Agartha - would jar her out of it. My guess is that the loop was the repair process. Tokyo may have knocked her free before it was finished."
Vi nodded. “Right...”
Ashley handed a thumb drive over to Saki, who promptly passed it to Will. “Mm.. here's mm.. the files,” Ashley said. “The.. the automatic writing.. and.. and some .mp4 files. Mm.. there's more.. that's coming from somewhere.. ...like if spirits streamed. ....find the source.”
Saki turned to Will, a bit perplexed. “If... spirits streamed?”
Ashley continued to speak. “Answers are out there. Not even hidden. ...if you know who you're looking for.” Will scratched his head a bit. "Well, they're obviously telling us to look for some kind of source. Maybe some kind of spirit world? I dunno. We can see spirits in anima form, right? Maybe we need to do something like that."
They watched as Ashley seemed to just drift of to sleep, sitting on the ground, clutching her laptop. It became obvious that it was time to head home. Tomorrow, they'd see what was on the thumb drive, and maybe learn what she'd meant by her comment, “there's more...”
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Post by Ammie on Dec 13, 2013 8:11:33 GMT -8
((Time's up. Ammie has completed the ritual, and intends to cast it on Saturday. Anything that needs to be resolved before then, catch her at the party tonight, or message her.))
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Post by arnbjorn on Dec 13, 2013 12:32:33 GMT -8
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Post by kovergirl on Dec 13, 2013 16:14:27 GMT -8
((The Professor has wonderful handwriting.))
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Post by Ammie on Dec 13, 2013 20:17:19 GMT -8
BELAY THAT FINALITY!
Solomon, (the guy that has to actually cast the ritual) can't play tomorrow. So that buys you ONE MORE DAY! We'll do the ritual on Sunday, and tomorrow we can use to dig up loose ends.
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Post by Ammie on Dec 15, 2013 21:34:20 GMT -8
Thank you to everyone who came out to the conclusion of this event!
It was a huge success, and that's all because of you!
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