GM:
~~~ IC ~~~

GM:
::the courtroom lights are out, as the afternoon sun on veracruz provides plenty of light, and the faint scent of sweat is testament to why no more heat generation is needed... somewhere below you can hear the engineers working on the cold generators... you can still taste the fine foods you had at recess, though sitting in court has made a bit of a bitter aftertaste... the five of you sit in a witness' block, An, Tien, Ric, Ruiz, Maria... Obelia sits a bit apart, the questions to her more intense, but in the past few days she has moved from accused to witness...

Tien:
::Looks longingly at the sunlight caskading across the floor.::

Ruiz:
::watching the proceedings intently::

GM:
around the wood-built room sit the various minor Hazat of the planet who felt like adding their counsel to the 5 Dukes of the house that have come to sit in judgement... they sit at a large ironwood table, draped with the Hazat colors, each in their full dress uniforms.. looking by far the most uncomfortable but unwilling to make a show of this weakness... Two Reeves, unfamiliar to you all from the past, pace irritably in their gray robes... directly before the judgment table is a woman fully cloaked in synth-fabrics only her face visible, and carefully cleaned... two householder bailiffs stand at either side, making sure her bindings hold and serving as early warning systems that her pheremones have been released into the still, humid air... the Hazat in the center, a great duke whose name is too long for you to remember in the heat finally chooses to speak, having long debated his words::

Arbiter:
::sighs:: you all know the verdicts so far...

Tien:
::Turn attention back to the Duke.::

Arbiter:
Former Adept of the Brother Battle, Alaris Mactiernan, has been accused and found guilty of attempted planecide... After much debate he has been turned over to the mercy of his order to receive the punishment that they deem fit

Tien:
::Cross his self::

Ruiz:
::flinches inwardly at the thought of BB "punishment"::

Arbiter:
Obelia, Knight of the Xanthippe, has had her testimony validated by members of this court as well as Duke Enrico, in absentia

Ruiz:
::leans forward in chair::

Arbiter:
She has been cleared of all charges, and is considered an unwilling and unknowing member of this conspiracy

Tien:
::nods his head in agreement::

Ruiz:
::body loosens from a tight knot.. eyes close slowly::

Arbiter:
She is, on the honor of Duke Enrico, released into his care

An:
::smirks::

Arbiter:
Though she is counseled to not accept mercenary work for a time ::smiles slightly::

Tien:
::Eyes the representative of the Duke.::

Arbiter:
This brings us to the current subject... Eldritch, former Knight of the Xanthippe... I say former, for, on learning of her crimes her house cut all remaining ties

Eldritch:
::eldritch looks as if she was just slapped, but refuses to lose her composure::

Arbiter:
From testimonies given, we know that she was instrumental in obtaining the information from an Aragonese military base that allowed for the interposition of enemy troops onto the dark planet Tacean Frigorea...

Tien:
::Tien's head drops, his eyes on the floor so that he does not have to look at the accused.:

An:
::makes sure to keep his eyes on Eldritch::

Ruiz:
::eyes open again, slowly.. looking dead at Eldritch::

Arbiter:
we know that she was in charge of most of the operation, including the acquisition of another gargoyle and the repeated attempts at delaying the Hazat's mission to the planet but we also know more...

Tien:
::in a whisper:: we know of her murders...

Arbiter:
we know that she was not guilty of attempted planecide, but of attempted planetary ransom... an important distinction in this case... She has, further, fully cooperated with our investigation... revealing all of the documentation and information she had on her employers...

Ruiz:
::nods slowly::

Arbiter:
House Keddah has brought the conspiracy within their house forward for punishment... and their dealings with the Kurgans who planned to use this in their war effort have thus allowed us to defeat one of their gambits, that may very well bring light to our house's martial plight ::many of the nobles nod gravely::

Tien:
::mouths a silent prayer for those who have died in the course of the past few months::

Arbiter:
It is now, after much discussion, the descision of this court that there are two courses we can take... The crimes of Eldritch ne Xanthippe leave her, legally, in the hole... Yet her service to the house in providing information not learned by any other factions within our house is great... So... the first option is that she face the extent of Hazat justice... unfortunately, that is, in a prisoner so... unusually hard to hold... a matter of turning her over to the Inquisition

Ruiz:
::mouths sliently:: no.

Eldritch:
::fear flickers in the accused's eyes::

Tien:
::Crosses himself.::

Eldritch:
::yet, stoically, she stares at the back of the room::

Arbiter:
The other option is quite different

Ricardo:
::sweating, but unusually reserved::

Arbiter:
That is, as was done in the case of her sister... she can be spoken for, and released, on the honor of one of the nobles present, into his or her care... This is a grave judgement...

Ruiz:
::turns to Ric, with a knowing look::

Arbiter:
it means taking responsibility for any of her crimes that she may commit in the future... as if they were your own... Will anyone present speak for the accused, on your honor?

Tien:
::Whispers:: servatude. but who can control her?

Ricardo:
::swallows hard before slowly rising::

GM:
::a herald:: "Don Ricardo Valentin Eduardo Hazat de Aragon"

An:
::smiles but continues looking forward::

Ricardo:
I, who am in great part responsible for her current state, shall take it as my responsibility to see to her remediation.

Tien:
::Look of shock, then relized that the son of the DOn needs a mother::

Ruiz:
::nods with a sage smile::

Arbiter:
Do you understand fully what this entails, young Don?

Ricardo:
I do.

Arbiter:
::the judge looks about:: Are any opposed to this descision?

Ricardo:
::glances about quickly before resuming a determined Hazat pose::

GM:
::there are faint murmers... maria bears a look that she might have objected had she not anticipated this and decided early on in the trial... and no voices are raised in protest::

Arbiter:
Then.. I place the lady Eldritch into the care of Don Ricardo of the Eduardo, on his honor ::he bangs the hilt of the sword before him, signifying an end to the trial::

Eldritch:
::eldritch's head falls, eyes closed, in acceptance::

 
~~~~

GM:
::the seven of you sit in a small dark room somewhere in the Silver Bay city... An and Elena sit apart from the group, joined by the two mysterious benefactors in linen... Ricardo, Maria, Tien, Ruiz, and Obelia sit somewhat apart::

Mentor:
And you two are certain that you are ready to stay?

Ruiz:
::turns to Obelia, offering his hand::

Elena:
::Elena looks to An, and clasps his hand::

An:
::places his hand in elena's::

An:
::smiles:: I think so

Mentor:
I'm glad... please, take the time for conversation with your friends.. you may not see them for some time

GM:
::they bow and move to another room, leaving your group alone::

An:
::looks back to the rest and smiles::

Ruiz:
::to An:: What does he mean, friend An? And who are they, anyway?

An:
Elena and I are going to stay here... with people who will help us out. Help us with learning whats in here ::taps his chest:: And here ::taps his head::

Tien:
THey ar changed as are you?

Ruiz:
Can you trust them?

An:
I believe so... ::to tien:: No... just someone who understands what we have been through.

An:
::tightens his grip on Elenas hand for a second::

Ruiz:
How long until we will see you again, friend An? Friend Elena?

Tien:
Well, I am glad that you have found people with whom you are comfortable. And Happy.

An:
I have... ::looks around:: I have. They stand around me now...

Tien:
::Stands. WAlks over to AN:: I am glad that I have met you. And to call you friend. ::Offers his hand:: You have taught me much. And I will not forget those hard lessons.

An:
::takes it:: Its amazing what we had to go through to crack our Stone Hearts. ::looks around:: All of us

Tien:
Hearts made of stone are not of the Pancreator's making. But of man's.

Ruiz:
::moves to An and Tien, proffering hand:: It has been an honor, my friend.

An:
::looks up to Ruiz and takes his hand:: Did you find it? Duty in love?

Tien:
::Moves to Elana:: I hope that you too find happiness and contentment.

Ruiz:
::looks to Obelia:: Yes, my friend. I think I have, thanks to you.

Elena:
I hope the same for you tien... but for now i'll settle with control

Ruiz:
::small smile:: Will we have the pleasure of seeing you two again?

Tien:
But realize that control can be an illusion as well. Take care. ::Kiss her hand::

Elena:
::looking at tien, smiles:: only the pancreator knows ruiz

An:
Oh yes... you will. You can count on that. ::looks to tien and smiles::

Tien:
::Bows, then returns to the Don's side.::

An:
Tien one day I'll have to introduce you to the rest of my family.

Tien:
::With a smile on his face:: That will be interesting. And something that I will have to see

An:
Trust me, they are nothing like the rest you have met.

Tien:
::Laughs:: I should hope so.

Ricardo:
Many thanks for your service to our house, An. ::offering hand::

Ruiz:
::bows to both:: Until we meet again, my friends. ::stands:: If you would need me for anything...

An:
::takes Ric's hand:: Any time. I thought for a short time we had lost you... glad to have you back, sir ::smiles::

Obelia:
I wish i'd have known you both better.. perhaps someday i will ::bows with

Ricardo:
It was not an easy time for me.

An:
I can understand. ::looks to Obelia:: I believe in all of it we were closer than we would imagine.

Tien:
The tests of adversity will show a man's true metal. WHo said that Ruiz?

Maria:
::maria walks up to elena and they both hug:: I'm going to miss you

Ruiz:
::small smile:: For once, you have me at a disadvantage.

Tien:
It is a common saying from where I come. I had thought that a great military leader had said it.

Maria:
::then maria turns to An:: We're not done you and I ::she smiles a bit::

An:
::moves in close to her:: Not by a long shot. ::smiles slightly::

Ruiz:
I do not know, but I do know that a great man has just repeated it to me. ::smiles::

An:
::places his arms around Maria and whispers in her ear::

Maria:
::looks like she's maybe decided something, maybe not, and enfolds An in a big hug, kissing him on the cheek::

Tien:
I am merely a humble servant of Don Richardo. ::Bows:: And the Pancreator.

An:
Maybe in the end... we are the lucky ones. All of us. ::looks her in the eyes and says something in latin::

Maria:
what does that mean?

An:
My heart to your heart my soul to your's. Carve it my love like the wood from the sea.

Maria:
::she nods, hugs him again, and backs away::

An:
::to everyone::

Mentor:
::the two robed figures come out and bow, the man speaks again:: I sense you are done?

Tien:
Let us pray once more.

An:
On this trip I found too many friends, to many loves. Too many loses.  I even found my sister ::takes elena's hand::

Mentor:
Well friend An, I have read many books and lived a long life...

Tien:
::Raises his hand in bedediction::

An:
And even learned that redemption can be found for the living.

Mentor:
::and he takes the hand of his wife:: And remember well you all... i've never known anything done of love to come to evil

 
~~~~

GM:
::The grand hall murmers with the festivities of an ancient festival of Rebirth... The Grand Festival of Saint Eostre, She who is said to have brought forth an ancient prophet of the Creator from the realms of death... the red and gold light filters down from the large dome on the palace of Duke Enrico... Ricardo, Maria, and Tien are honored guests, watching the ceremony before them... On a dais at the center of the ballroom stands Duke Enrico in full military regalia... assisted by his student, Obelia of house Xanthippe, decked in brilliant wine and sable... They both stand before the kneeling figure of Isfahan Ruiza de los Santos::

Enrico:
::loudly so as to be heard by the assembly:: Young Warrior... you have done a great thing for our house, and, I believe, many great things in the past that went unrecorded... You have earned the honor of the house, the respect and thanks of an entire planet... and... i think.. the love of a young woman...

Ruiz:
::smiles inside at the thought of being with Obelia::

Enrico:
Not long ago Baron Jaime Eduardo of New Barcelona ceded the contract for your service to me

Ruiz:
::looks up, surprised::

Enrico:
And I gladly accept it... and now I ask you... three months hence I witnessed a stunning display of martial prowess and restraint... and I made you an offer... do you still wish to become my student?

Ruiz:
::looks to the Duke, then to Obelia::

Ruiz:
::nods, slowly:: Y- Yes, my Lord Duke. If you would have me.

Enrico:
Excellent... then, as i think has been justified by your long years of unceasing service and a record blemished not by your own fault... as well as your recent service to the house as a whole... I believe I am well within my rights on this...

Ruiz:
::looks on, slightly confused::

Enrico:
::he draws forth an immense and beautiful broadsword from his scabbard and lightly taps Ruiz on his shoulders::

Tien:
::Whispers:: Knighthood?

Enrico:
I henceforth free you, Isfahan Ruiza de los Santos, from your bond of householder to the Hazat

Enrico:
Arise, Don Isfahan Ruiza de Estancia

Tien:
::Relaxes::

Tien:
::Cheers::

Ruiz:
::stands slowly, eyes wide in astonishment and joy::

Enrico:
::he returns the sword to its scabbard:: Now, is there any other heart's wish i can deal with while we're all assembled?

Ruiz:
::turning to Obelia:: One moment, my Lord Duke.. I need to speak to her about something.. important...

Enrico:
of course

Tien:
RUiz has done well, my lord don. Has he not?

Obelia:
::obelia moves to a range where ruiz can talk to her quietly::

Ricardo:
He has done very well, indeed, Tien.

Ruiz:
::clasping her hand, speaking softly:: May I speak with you.. Privately? Obelia, there is a question I need ask of you...

Obelia:
<w> they're hazat.. this is perfectly private

Tien:
Don, that means knight, correct? He will have more duties?

Enrico:
::indeed, the duke is very patently not listening::

Ruiz:
My Lady, you have captured my heart, and hold my soul bound... Your beauty holds me in your thrall... And my love for you knows no bounds.

Ruiz:
::going to one knee:: Would you consent to be my bride, my love..?

Obelia:
::fiddles with the ring around her finger that he gave her over a month ago and smiles:: of course i will

Ruiz:
::rises, slowly, drawing her close and kissing her:: My Duke, there is one other small item you could perform for us...

Obelia:
::she yields more completely than ever to the kiss::

Tien:
I take that as a yes, ::smiles at Ric and Maria::

Enrico:
yes?

Ruiz:
::tears streaming slowly down his cheeks, smiling broadly:: You could perform a marriage ceremony for us.

Enrico:
::he grins:: I thought perhaps I could...

Ruiz:
My Lord, one small favor within?

Enrico:
::he pulls out something from his pocket, a small box:: This came for you soon after your arrival

GM:
::opening it there is a minature carving of the Pegasus, two rings hanging from its wings... they seem to be made of steel twined with platinum.. duty and love::

Ruiz:
::gasps softly in surprise:: who..? Who sent this beautiful gift to us..?

GM:
::scribed in the lid of the box is one line of words...

Ruiz:
::reading inscription::

GM:
"Omnia Mutantur Nihil Interit"

 
~~~~

GM:
::The room is cold, not at all like the court on vera cruz... the hard seats are packed with large men and women, each clothed in the symbols of the order of Battle... all but one small dark man who sits in a pool of faded winter sunlight... In the center of the room is a huge man, dwarfing the rest, bound in giant restraints... the presiding triumvarate's leader speaks::

Brother:
Thank you, Journeyman Tien, for accompanying the prisoner to our planet... and for your testemony... The accused, Former Brother Alaris Mactiernan, in the morning will be put to death by the sword for blasphemy to the order and to all of the Creator's peoples... Do you have anything else to tell your blood father, young priest?

Tien:
I fullfill that which is required of me. I shall pray for his soul every night.

Tien:
I would wish to stay with him through this, his last night in prayer.

Brother:
The wish is granted, young one, though I caution you not to listen to his words; they sound noble, but are the delusions of a mind fractured by technology and distance from the heart of the celestial sun

Alaris:
::a snapping sound fills the room as somehow the gag falls from Alaris' mouth:: You call my words delusions.. but know this... A New Dawn will come... one where all the orders see that we can not shepherd the souls of the flock until they see what they have fallen to... A new dominion will rise, but only if we urge the flock onto new learning.... by whatever.. means.. necessary

 
~~~~

Maria:
::Maria and Ricardo ride, together, alone, on the train back to their father's home:: So are you happy with what we've done.. the descisions we've all made?

Ricardo:
I am still uncertain. But I believe it will be for the best.

Maria:
Well... just remember... people change... sometimes it takes hundreds of years... but people do change

 
~~~ FINI ~~~

Tien:
And I missed to the great ending with my blood father.

GM:
now, i go afk for a minute to the bathroom, then we have Q&A

GM:
no, that was it

Tien:
OK. I was so mad that I thought that I missed it.

Ruiz:
man, that was epic.

Tien:
It had to happen at that moment

Tien:
afk brb

An:
I certainly enjoyed it.

GM:
bak

Tien:
bak

Ruiz:
wb, my man

Ruiz:
er.. men. lol..

Ricardo:
I've gotta go. My new day starts in 4.5 hours. I'll catch up with ya later, Step.

GM:
k.. you can read the end of the log for stuff then i guess

Tien:
see ya later.

Ricardo:
yeah. 'night all.

An:
See ya later

Ruiz:
later, tom

GM:
okay... now.. the exp lee was desperate to get.. works like this

GM:
everyone gets 50 exp for the finale

Ruiz:
omg.

GM:
that's inclusive of several weeks of playing that i didnt give you exp for

GM:
so it's not as much as it looks like since there was some damn good roleplaying going on

GM:
now.. here's how the next game works...

An:
word

GM:
most of you will continue on with the new threat that faces the hazat... some of you that have achieved situations that are mostly resolved and which it would be unfair of me to ruin ::pokes adam:: have a choice to make a new character and bring their old one back in the 3rd chronicle or later in the 2nd; this new character gets 50 exp to start

Tien:
Man, WHat is it that I now get dropped every few minutes?

Ruiz:
You have that new disease, you know...

Ruiz:
Bad-ISP-itis. lol..

Tien:
My connection is stable.

GM:
could be worse.. you could have RAM Rejection like me

An:
Still not allowing any scorbites stephen?

GM:
nope, no ascorbites

An:
lol

An:
::chirp chirp::

GM:
but i might entertain a vorox, ur child, or gannock if the situation warrents it, or a changed

GM:
lee, what you missed is the players can shelve their characters temporarily and start

Ruiz:
This exp bonus is in addition to the extras points used to start?

GM:
another character with base+50 exp

GM:
right, 30 extras, 50 exp

Ruiz:
and we have to find another pic?

GM:
lol... you could play ruiz' little brother and we could just youthen it

An:
Did I ever send out that better pic of An I found?

GM:
dont think so

Ruiz:
lol.. hmmm....

GM:
okay, now it's time for the Q&A.. anything that you still dont understand, ask away...

GM:
i'll let Cam try to answer it first, and if he can't answer it i'll give it a shot

GM:
and lee will punt

Ruiz:
so what exactly did Eldritch do, and how did she connect to the rest of the story?

GM:
Cam?

An:
ok let me see here

An:
Stole the plans from us in the beginning... tried to seduce our piolet

An:
followed us around

An:
used the terrorist as a way of holding the planet ransom

An:
Did not kill elena's husband

An:
kidnapped us

An:
was who I though my sister was for the longest time

An:
was Ric's son's mother

An:
and killed the pancreator

An:
wait no, scratch that last one

GM:
no, no, An didnt die

An:
that's all I did.

An:
Thats all I know

GM:
anyway.. the more linear answer... Eldritch has been you guys' bane from the beginning... she almost convinced obelia to hold the liner hostage which you screwed up by having her fall in love with you... in her contingency plan, she then seduced elena's husband for the code keys and thus stole the information about Tacean Frigorea from the military base the day you all met An... She then organized the group that got another gargoyle and beat you to the planet... meanwhile she convinced Obelia to go with them at the New Years Ball, dropping off Caradoc to confuse you all on the way... She then kidnapped you back on Vera Cruz and almost turned Obelia against you before realizing just what a mess her life had become and giving it all up

GM:
answer your question?

Ruiz:
Yes. Yes, it does. lol...

An:
Hey, I was kinda close

GM:
right, you were very close, just disjointed :)

GM:
next?

An:
Well you know me.

Ruiz:
Okay.. next q; exactly what happened to An and Obelia folowing the explosion?

GM:
cam?

An:
Ok...here we go, i'll try to linear

An:
An/Elena/obelia were all saved by a use of new awakening psychic powers...

An:
that saved us at the last minute and sent us to Vera Cruz.

An:
But the sideeffect

Ruiz:
lost memory?

An:
was that our minds were all shoved into elena's body.

Tien:
I'm back

An:
In doing that obelia and An forgot who they were because they were stuck in Elena's head.

Ruiz:
all of you?

An:
yep... fighting for control of her body

Tien:
someone send me the log of what I missed

GM:
i will

An:
Hense the Winged Vorox or Griffen and the Raven fighting over the butterfly

An:
Griffen being my last name.

GM:
you got lee

An:
Well, An's last name

Tien:
ok

Tien:
Sometimes, when we don't say each others full name, we forget.

GM:
okay, you ready for me to add on cam?

An:
yeah, go on

GM:
okay.. little backstory.. what i tried to convey with the mental story... not sure if you got it.. Elena was born on a starship that soon after went through a jump gate unbuffered, her newly formed mind getting a full jolt of sathra... 15 years of engineer logic and reeducation later, she had nicely covered over all the psychic ability that had awakened... but as the trauma of her failing relationship with her husband began to assert itself, her dormant powers began to come to the fore... unfortunately she still couldnt use them herself so, Premonition and Sathra Space Speech later... a mild mannered priest starts to have visions of Elena's future that he attributes to god... every single vision Tien ever had, Elena blacked out.. nobody ever noticed

GM:
fast forward to the explosion.. super big trauma coupled with the fact that like most psychic siblings in scifi, an and elena serve as amplifiers for one another, biofeedback of Wyrd... the three in contact get broken down to pure psychic energy, which is then sent via space speech to the nearest safe planet... unfortunately the reconstitution goes oddly... leaving An with powers and a new mutation, and leaving elena with all the memories until they were able to go back into her mind and get them

GM:
make sense?

Ruiz:
hmm.. okay... so who were the robed people?

GM:
cam?

An:
They were a husband a wife team from the Favyana group sent to aid Elena and An with their

An:
new untrained psychic powers.

An:
And now, stephen will elaborate

GM:
nope, you said more than i would have that time :)

Ruiz:
ahhh..! Fayvana.. okay, makes sense.

GM:
next?

Ruiz:
Was that gargoyle really alive?

GM:
even if you run out of questions, you have to remember to ask things that you think...

GM:
lee and tom might not get, for the log

GM:
which gargoyle?

Ruiz:
The 1st one we recovered.. the one that was a fountain, I believe?

GM:
under a fountain.. the pegasus... and nobody can really tell with ur artifacts

An:
As alive as any spirit can be. I think somewhere deep within itself it was alive.

An:
Thats just my opinion.

Ruiz:
ok.. whatever happened to our BB?

GM:
freak accident.. fell down a sewer grate on the way to the airport and got stuck with his...

GM:
armor.. couldnt reach his flux sword to cut his way out

Ruiz:
hmm.. lol ok..

GM:
in short, he failed to show up

An:
Damn I thought he would go the way of Dexter and get hit by a bus

Ruiz:
::thinking of more q's::

Ruiz:
Oh, I have another question.. How did the "evil"" BB become an expert on terraforming

Ruiz:
engines?

GM:
he downloaded Terraforming from the matrix

GM:
umm... real answer?

GM:
part of what they found in the Tacean Frigorea engine, and what they were there for, was...

GM:
detailed plans for Doramos' worlds and technical schematics

Ruiz:
okay.. was that the same info we got when we opened the closets?

GM:
?

Ruiz:
when we were on Pentatuch..?

Ruiz:
((I think))

GM:
i have no idea... if you mean the study under the hill, then no, not the same info

Ruiz:
okay.. lol um, I think I'm about tapped out.. I can't thik of anyhting else...

Ruiz:
wait.. I just did think of something..

Ruiz:
When An was the Decados knoight, that was a side-effect of the..

Ruiz:
explosion...

Ruiz:
?

GM:
all you cam

An:
I didn't know who I was, and I realized I had a new changed power after my wings were burned

An:
off

An:
I could change shape, so I took on the shape of a Decados Knight. I believed that I was an

An:
assassin for the church

Ruiz:
Where did you get that idea from?

An:
Seeing that I woke up with teachings of the pancreator in one hand and a plasma shotgun in

An:
the other.

Ruiz:
oh, okay... lol but where did yoiu get the plasma shotgun?

An:
I always carried one with me. tucked under one of my wings

GM:
remember, he blew up a terrorist or two?

Ruiz:
damn.. lol you shoulda protected me. :P

GM:
and the ship's airlock in one particular timeline

Ruiz:
what was with the repeating event thing, btw?

An:
Stephen messing with us

GM:
the gargoyle's focus was time

GM:
remember, it stopped time at the end of the first book so you could escape

GM:
it rewound time on the ship

Ruiz:
oh, yah... :)

GM:
i think it did something else too... i forget

GM:
anything else?

Ruiz:
um... not that I can think of right now... lol...

An:
What percent of An's living family did the players meet?

GM:
umm... 100% i think

GM:
your mom and your sister are pretty much it

An:
Yep..

An:
Ok, how long until Tien figures out that Elena is my sister?

GM:
though not everyone met your mom, just Tien and Ric

An:
And that I'm not as big of a mack as he thinks.

GM:
in game or out of game?

An:
Both

GM:
i dunno.. but i still think if maria had given elena a deep kiss on the lips goodbye you'd

GM:
have all been messed up

Ruiz:
rofl I know I would have...

An:
I would have expected it.

GM:
you guys never did figure out the dark secret hook maria had.. guess it's more fuel for next game

GM:
yeah, because you've been in Theatre

GM:
and NC

An:
She's a lesbian.

GM:
nope, not it

An:
I'm a lesbian

Ruiz:
lol lmao so am I. :P

An:
She really is just using my heart to manipulate me to kill the president

GM:
no, no you arent

GM:
you're a thespian, there's a difference

Ruiz:
really we didn't give it much thought...

An:
Damn you're right.

GM:
nope, nobody thought to talk to poor maria about her problems

GM:
you're all self centered bastards

An:
That all An is to her is a good "friend". Hey I won't deny that.

An:
Every time I tried to talk to her she assumed I was making a pass at me and tried to bite my

An:
head off.

GM:
assumed you were making a pass at you?

Ruiz:
self-centered..? She quasi-insulted me..!

An:
her....

An:
I'm on crack

Ruiz:
lmao

GM:
no, you took an insult where none was intended, that's self centered

GM:
and after An spent the new years ball drunk, nearly hanging all over her, with all those

Ruiz:
::nose in air:: no I'm not. lmao...

GM:
intimations, she was ready to bite his head off

GM:
you just don't imply such things around a lady of noble birth.. there are channels to courtship

An:
Fine... I'll make sure to follow those when I next see her.

GM:
good, then you're learning

An:
Remind me to schedule an appointment with father

GM:
hehe... i'd like to court your daughter, elena, convince him to let me

An:
Of course my whole philosophy is that I want to court her, not her father.

GM:
but her father has the money.. what kinda reeve are you?

An:
Sadly enough this is one case where I don't care about the money...hehe

Ruiz:
Hey, another q.. What was the linchpin in Ruiz's and Obelia's relationship? If I remember

An:
So, how many times did I tell Ruiz... Omnia Mutantur Nihil Interit, and oh yeah everyone had

An:
mail from me

Ruiz:
correctly, just about everyone tried to bed her.. lol..

GM:
nope, just the don.. with his overbearing "i'm the shit, worship me" approach

GM:
and fizz with his "i'm the shit, worship me" approach

An:
lol

An:
Hey, at least I didn't hit on her.

GM:
you didnt meet her until months later

An:
I know I know.. but still even then.

Ruiz:
Hey An, you look a lot like Elric. :)

An:
hehe

GM:
sephiroth isnt it?

An:
yep

GM:
whenever they do the FF movie we'll get a better picture for you

Ruiz:
lol and he looks a lot like Elric too...

GM:
wait.. that's all cgi.. nevermind

GM:
well, i think i'm going to check out, got class in the morning

Ruiz:
me too, m'man. Have a good night all.

An:
Night