[Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University
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				Title: <strong>[Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>22-08-2022, 20:20:33</strong>
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				I decided to set this thread up for various things happening away from the main group, so that we can get to a number of the solo plans I have without disrupting things for the various group in general.&nbsp; If there's something in particular you want to go over, talk to me about it in Discord.<br><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatright][img width=250]&lt;Image&gt;[/img]<br>[center][spoiler=&lt;Name&gt;]<br>[b]&lt;Origin Path&gt; Invoked[/b]: [ ]<br>[b]&lt;Role Path&gt; Invoked[/b]: [ ]<br>[b]&lt;Pantheon Path&gt; Invoked[/b]: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised &lt;Add extra Bruised levels as necessary.&gt;<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br>[b]Conditions:[/b]<br>[/spoiler][/center][/floatright]<br>[b]Location:[/b]<br>[b]Tagging:[/b]</code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>22-08-2022, 21:06:45</strong>
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				<strong>Tuesday, August 2 - Late Afternoon</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>During the evenings, after all the classes, the beach could get rather crowded in the last hours of daylight.&nbsp; However, if one went before all the classes were done, it was easier to set up positioning for surfing, relaxing on the beach, swimming, whatever could help assuage the stress of a busy first week.&nbsp; Large umbrellas, beach chairs, a few boomboxes, and all matter of things that decorated a beach were all too easy to find.<br><br>Shaniqua West, the head lifeguard as mentioned during orientation, was sitting in the chair at the moment.&nbsp; Most lifeguards wore a traditional red swimsuit, but Shaniqua wore one of flowing blue and white, along with a seashell necklace that she never seemed to take off.&nbsp; As something caught her attention and brought a touch of alarm to her face, she stood up and grabbed her megaphone, calling, "Everyone out of the water."<br><br>Something about her voice was calm, soothing, yet also commanding attention and respect.&nbsp; Many people started getting out of the water as quickly as they could, but several seconds later, a voice screamed from the water as someone got pulled back.<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4b93872f09238ff7fbff96ce14862778-lq)</div>Ridiculously huge crabs started crawling out of the water, maybe a dozen in total, and they started to attack indiscriminately.&nbsp; It should have been a panic-inducing situation with everyone running around screaming, but somehow, Shaniqua's presence was able to keep everyone calm and thinking rationally.&nbsp; Some of the stronger and more agile students helped the weaker to get away by throwing things, blocking with surfboards, patching up pincer wounds, whatever they could, while Shaniqua yelled directions to others such as calling the nurse's station.<br><br>A minor dragon peeked his head up from the waters, his head the size of a crocodile's, calling out with a booming voice that carried all over the beach.&nbsp; "Another rod has been stolen from the palace of Ao Guang," he called out with cold fury.&nbsp; "We know the Scion of Sun Wukong resides in this school.&nbsp; Find him for us and we'll stop."&nbsp; Clearly he had no idea who he was actually looking for, and was giving a terroristic threat in the hopes that others would root out the Scion for revenge.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> Hopefully this is enough to draw out Luke into combat, but if not, let me know and I'll change it.<br><br>Whenever I have combat, I'll ask the person to post their Defense roll for that combat.&nbsp; The way you do that, roll your Defense Pool (Luke's is 3).&nbsp; Page 116 of Origin talks about what to do with the successes you roll, but usually you'll just want to add them to your Standard Defense of 1.<br><br>I'll assume you have the Tempered Knack active unless you start using Death By Teacup, but you can only have one going at a time in Origin.&nbsp; (It's the number of Calling dots you have that determine how many you can have active.)<br><br>The picture is for size comparison, not to suggest there's some guy holding one.<br><br><strong>Location:</strong> E-mail<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>An e-mail hits JD's inbox from Headmistress Mitsuhama.<br><br><hr><tt class="bbc_tt">Hello, JD.&nbsp; Allison Beaucroft tells me that you're interested in joining the student government.&nbsp; If you have some time at [time in the late afternoon of Tuesday]. I would be interested in meeting with you to discuss matters.&nbsp; If you have any issues, have no interest, or would like to reschedule, please contact my secretary Julia Page at jvanderbilt@onogorojima.com or 808-555-7243.</tt><br><hr><br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> Up to JD if she goes or not.&nbsp; It makes more sense to wait with anything regarding Allison directly until after the success or failure of the panty ninja mission.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Worshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio Dewalt<br><br>Down in the basement of the classrooms, it wasn't hard to find the workshop for the appointment.&nbsp; It was a rather large room, with all sorts of modern-day equipment for working wood, metal, and other specialized tools.&nbsp; So much of it could be incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands.<br><br>Working on the bandsaw, Professor Durgan wore heavy gloves, his beard tied back for protection.&nbsp; However, as he saw Clio enter, he hopped off of an apparent stool to head over.&nbsp; Professor Durgan was only about three feet tall, and Clio could tell the difference between an actual dwarf and simply a little person with a beard.&nbsp; Professor Durgan was a proper dwarf, renowned for mining and crafting.<br><br>"Ah," he called out.&nbsp; "You'd be Clio, then?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>22-08-2022, 23:50:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br>Luke broke into a run before his mind caught up with just how incredibly bad an idea that might be. <em>This place just keeps getting weirder</em> he thought as he bore down on the all out brawl going on on the beach. Several of the bigger students were keeping a couple of the crabs at bay with a wall of surfboards, but there were still enough loose to be a threat to the less capable students.<br><br>He leap onto the back of the somewhat occupied nearest crab, summersaulting over a second to land in front of a third that was menacing a cute little brunette he thought he recognised from the canteen earlier that day. He slapped it between the eyes, just to get it's attention focused on him, and raised his hand, wagging an upraised finger back and forth in an <strong>no</strong> motion. Before it could recover from the sheer audacity of his actions, he grinned at it.<br><br>It was not a pleasant grin.<br><br>This was a grin that said <em>I have an idea that you're <strong>really</strong> not going to like.</em><br><br>His hands lashed out at the two pincer legs at the same time the crab made a move for him. Clearly it did not expect this particular response. It was even less likely to expect what came next. <br><br>Luke felt himself slipping into the zone, where thought and action were one. The elongated legs and body of the crab were about the same size as a five section staff, and it was one of the weapons he had trained with. It wasn't a favourite, but it could be fun, and looked damn impressive when being swung around by someone who knew what they were doing.<br><br>Luke did.<br><br>The crab made a bubbling noise, which Luke figured probably meant something like <em>oh god please stop I'm gonna hurl</em> as the crab whirled around his body, limbs flying.<br><br>"Hey Zoidberg!" he shouted, smacking another nearby crab with the leg of it's friend. "Woop! Woop! Woop! Woop!" He wasn't entirely sure how you insulted a crab, but hey, that'd do for now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>23-08-2022, 00:19:03</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>One of the many universal rules was that, if you spun somebody around and around and around, they were likely going to pass out if it was done hard enough.&nbsp; Little surprise it worked with crabs.<br><br>The sudden attention of one crab (who will be forever remembered fondly as Crab A) was about to slice his pincers to grab some woman before he stared in confusion at Luke.&nbsp; This distracted him at just the right moment which gave the bikini-clad brunette time to flee, and she smiled thanks to Luke as she ran inland.<br><br>Crab B frowned with concern, yelling back with a blubbering voice towards the ocean, "Hey, boss, what if it's this guy?"&nbsp; Then he rushed over towards Luke, pincering into his leg for a nasty but mostly superficial wound.<br><br>The minor dragon looked over at Luke for a second as this happened, then shook his head and looked away, doubtful that anyone so easily damaged might be the son of the Handsome Monkey King.&nbsp; Crab A was likewise rushing over.&nbsp; So were some other crabs, but Luke had an advantage: crabs were slow, and it didn't look as though they'd be coming more than one at a time, making it all the easier to fight them, especially if he played it smart and kept moving.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> Luke has a wound on his leg, so mark off the first box of Bruised.&nbsp; I'm giving it a Complication of Cut Leg, and if you try to roll something that actively involves running or movement, you'll take a +1 Complication and gain Momentum for having to deal with it.<br><br>It's not that bad, so you can still move about and such, but it'll hurt to do so (no mechanical effects unless the roll involves the leg, just RP it).&nbsp; Without any sort of first aid, Bruised health levels heal up in two days.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira Laurent<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Maat.svg)</div><br>The name for the Truth in Stone Library wasn't inherently obvious to someone as uninformed in the supernatural as Namira, but the large stone engraven image on the side of the building came up in Google Image Search as Ma'at, the Egyptian Primordial of truth, justice, goodness, and the natural balance and cosmic order of the universe.<br><br>It was the only real decoration to be had for the place, because inside the double doors, it was just another library with lots of books and a dozen old computers set up as a computer lab area.&nbsp; Amunet Chisisi, the head librarian as easily recognized by her introduction during orientation, was a woman who looked to be Middle-Eastern and roughly middle-aged.&nbsp; Speaking quietly as befitted a library, she was giving a stern but polite dressing down to another of the staff, who looked ashamed but determined to do better.&nbsp; Little of it was easy to hear, but Namira heard Amunet ask the other staff member the question, "If we can't expect such things of our staff, it's unfair to expect them of the students."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>25-08-2022, 22:55:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br>Luke danced back from the crab's lunge, though not quite in time to avoid it entirely. He caught sight of the others coming in on him, and took a moment to glance around and see what advantages he could turn his way.<br><br><em>Well, they're all focused on me, so others can get clear. That means I don't have anyone I have to defend other than me. And the key to fighting multiple opponents is move so they get in each other's way.</em><br><br>"Woop! Woop! Woop! Woop!" he teased the nearest crab again, and jumped back from it's next lunge. A quick dash took him onto the lowest level of a large pile of jumbled boulders that seemed to form some sort of breakwater or divider. The crab came on, though a bit more hesitantly, as it's legs weren't exactly made for this type of terrain. Luke lashed out with his crab to keep the second one off balance.<br><br>"So, you are using Bonetti’s Defense against me, ah?" he said, grinning at. "Doubtless you thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain, and naturally, you must suspect me to attack with Capa Ferro?" He gave the crab a chance to reply, as he snapped another quick strike or two out at it. &nbsp;"You will however find that Thibault cancels out Capa Ferro. Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa…"<br><br>Lesson on the history of sword fighting techniques, and cult classic movies, completed, Luke swung his crab in a complicated whirl of feints, stopped suddenly and brought it down hard on the top of the second crab.<br><br>" ... which I have."<br><br>The second crab swayed unsteadily on the rocks. Luke leaned forwards and with one finger gave it a gentle push, right between the eyes, at which point it fell over backwards onto the sand, where it lay with legs gently swaying in the tropical breeze.<br><br>He looked at the remaining crabs still moving towards him and held up his left hand, palm upwards before beckoning them on with a 'come get some' gesture.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>26-08-2022, 02:52:57</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>It wasn't easy to knock a crab over completely, since their leg size was most of the size of their body.&nbsp; Get one completely knocked down upside-down, though, and it was effectively helpless, writhing piteously like an upside-down turtle placed on top of a fencepost.<br><br>Yet another crab managed to come forward, this one staying further down the rocks but attempting to pincer Luke without getting too close.&nbsp; It definitely had no real luck, but it was well within reach of his improvised weapon.<br><br>Meanwhile, order was coming down from the chaos, with the injured huddling back, the lifeguard assuming a Capoeira stance just in case any came too close, and a few trying amateur methods to stop the bleeding from pincers.&nbsp; No deaths so far, and...<br><br>...behind Luke, coming from the direction of the University, was the University's Infirmary physician, Doctor Lin Cheng.&nbsp; Although she'd been one of the ones introduced during orientation, back then, she hadn't been wearing a bunny-ears headband.&nbsp; She wasn't running to the beach, she was jumping, bouncing up and down like she was taking strides from a great big pogo stick.&nbsp; She'd be here shortly at this rate; it looked as though everyone was going to survive.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>30-08-2022, 02:00:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="square"> Bruised </li></ul><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><br>Luke screamed a war cry, raising his weapon crab overhead, clearly telegraphing his intent of bringing it down on the nearest crab with as much force as he could muster. With the crabs attention drawn high, his foot snapped out in a swift kick to the underside of it's shell, with the intent of knocking it back and down off the rocks.<br><br>The rest of the crabs seemed to have given up interest in the other students, so maybe he could now calm this whole thing down without anyone .. or anything .. else getting more seriously hurt.<br><br>"Listen," he called out, addressing the watery invaders. "We have no idea who you're looking for, but no one here has stolen anything." <em>I hope</em>, he added silently. "Aside from some underwear. Look, I really don't want to have to hurt any of you, so what say we all just calm down and talk?"<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">3 successes on the attack, 1 on the defense</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>30-08-2022, 03:06:12</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>One more crab fell down the rocks, and the minor dragon looked over at Luke's call.&nbsp; Could it be?&nbsp; The look on his face was clear.&nbsp; Could this student be the one?<br><br>Then Luke's attempt to dodge one of the crabs caused the young man to fall from the rocks, spraining his ankle and sending his impromptu crab weapon flying from his hands.&nbsp; Giving a grunt of derision, he looked back over the beach just in time to see Dr. Lin Cheng appear via a superhero landing, calling to her, "Sun Wukong has stolen yet another rod from the palace of Ao Guang!"<br><br>She flatly responded while attending to the only injured student besides Luke, "There's no way Ao Guang ordered this, and you know it.&nbsp; Heaven will hear about this."<br><br>"But I will have vengeance for my fallen crab warriors!" he called.<br><br>Stopping a moment, turning her attention inward and harnessing her chi, the doctor looked over everyone, then shook her head.&nbsp; "No, nobody's dead.&nbsp; Take your people and go!"<br><br>Roaring in impotent fury, the dragon glared back at Luke in a silent way of demanding revenge, then splashed back into the water.<br><br>Doctor Lin Cheng then got over to Tian Lei, checking over both his wounds with the rapid talents of a supernatural healer.&nbsp; "Just a minute," she told him.&nbsp; "I'll have you right as rain."<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> So, here's how this would ordinarily work.<br><br>I was going to give you the Sprained Ankle Injury Condition for your other Bruised health level, which would have given Momentum and a level 1 Complication every time he moves.&nbsp; <br><br>However, the doctor is able to heal him up with the Damage Conversion Knack, which effectively just heals up both your Bruised Injury Conditions.<br><br>He may have some residual flavor fluff for the damage, but mechanically, he's fully patched up.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hexed</strong> on <strong>30-08-2022, 03:51:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/dy2egH8.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Clio Dewalt</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Roaming Faire Child Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Traveling Seeker of Eldest Knowledge Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Metal Weaving Child of the Forge Invoked</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><hr><br>The sound of the bandsaw running as Clio entered the basement workshop had her halting shortly past the door, a step to the side letting her gaze roam the tools as the professor finished his work. Her roaming gaze comes to a stop as the saw stops and the professor begins heading her way. She keeps her steps light as she heads towards Durgan, head bobbing in a nod as a smile curls her lips. "That I would Professor." Her gaze runs across the tools once more, fingers tapping against her thighs. "This is a very nice workshop you have here." Stopping her gawking she turns back to the professor and gives a bit of a bow before holding out a hand towards the shorter man. "Clio Dewalt at your service Sir."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>30-08-2022, 05:17:36</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Worshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio Dewalt<br><br>Grunting in approval, the dwarf shook her head, then turned around to go get something.&nbsp; Grabbing a ladder, he started checking through some of the cupboards, apparently in search of something specific.&nbsp; "Now, my normal task for aspiring students is that we have you handle crafting something, anything, and what you decide to create and how is how I judge your methods."<br><br>As he moved along, he was having trouble finding whatever it was, going through all sorts of odds and ends.&nbsp; "Where is the blasted thing?&nbsp; However, I've met Old Redbeard, and I know his talent well.&nbsp; If he vouches for you, I think you can do a little better than that."<br><br>As he looked, Clio saw one of the original posters of Conroy Steelfoot (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344099.msg16256856#msg16256856) through the poorly-illuminated workshop.&nbsp; It looked like an original, one of the limited edition and signed posters he had made back when the son of Dian Cecht was just starting out and trying to make ends meet with some basic merch.<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0f/Bubo.JPG)</div>Finally he found the thing he was looking for, carrying the metallic object down to let her see.&nbsp; It wasn't until the light hit it just right - this room was fairly dark - that she was able to make out the features of the metallic owl.&nbsp; "I don't know if this is the original Bubo given to Perseus or not, but it was given to me by a Scion of Hephaestus for a favor.&nbsp; What I want to know is: if you take him apart, will you be able to put him back together again in a way where he'll still be able to work?"<br><br>The clockwork owl definitely hadn't been well taken care of.&nbsp; It would be a wonder if it even worked now.&nbsp; Basic maintenance was an obvious necessary; Clio was smart enough to know that Professor Durgan knew that, and that it was part of the test to remove and clean all the internal gears and such as part of the process.<br><br>However, she had an entire well-stocked workshop to work in.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>31-08-2022, 02:25:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Any<br><br><em>Well, that's going to impress them alright</em> Luke thought as the sky and sea pinwheeled around him. By the time he'd gotten his feet back under him, it seemed the emergency was over. He watched as the doctor send the watery invaders packing. He hopped down off the rocks, hissing in pain as his injured foot made contact with the sand and started towards her.<br><br>As she started to check his injuries he tried to wave her off. "I'm not too bad, honest," he said. "Nothing serious anyway. There might be others worse off. I heard a few screams before I, ah, got their attention." By the time he had finished trying to protest, he frowned, and leaned his weight down on his injured leg. Nothing. His eyebrows rose in surprise.<br><br>"I don't suppose you can just teach anyone how to do that, can you?" he asked. "I can think of a time or two that being able to do that could have really come in useful. I've learned a few little tricks from my sifu, but nothing like that."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>31-08-2022, 17:32:24</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>"Everyone else who was hurt is patched up," said Shaniqua the lifeguard, her tone complimentary and a little impressed.&nbsp; "Well done on drawing their attention and not killing anyone."&nbsp; She then frowned, looking over the blue horizon.&nbsp; "My Shen mythology is a little rusty, but I just hope Sun Wukong and his kids aren't the type to go seeking revenge for this."<br><br>"Oh, if it were up to me," Doctor Lin Cheng said with a touch of darkness in her voice, "Sun Wukong's kid wouldn't even hear of this, and the failure of someone who thought he could terrorize a university would be complete."<br><br>At the question of her healing abilities, Doctor Cheng looked apologetic.&nbsp; "I'm a Scion of Chang'e, so, I'm better at it than most.&nbsp; If you don't know first aid, though, it can be an invaluable skill, and helps with getting people patched up.&nbsp; A first aid kit can be a bit bulky to carry around everywhere you go, but when you need one..."<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> The rules for First Aid are on page 122 of Scion Origin, but I'll give the basics.<br><br>An Intellect+Medicine roll can be made to downgrade a level of healing.&nbsp; Note that when you downgrade Bruised levels, there's nothing underneath, so it's just removed.&nbsp; First Aid can only be performed a given character once per session (and I resolve sessions as IC days).&nbsp; A given injury can only be downgraded once (so an Injured Condition can be downgraded to Bruised, but then you can't use First Aid to lower it again), and you need to have an empty slot into which to downgrade.<br><br>Lin Cheng's power is different because it lowers all the Injury Conditions someone took all at once, so if Luke had taken any Injured, he'd have the equivalent in Bruised now, and you wouldn't be able to lower that with First Aid.<br><br>I forget exactly where I saw it in the books, but it's common to get a level 1 Enhancement from equipment specifically made to aid in a specific situation.&nbsp; It makes sense to get a level 1 Enhancement from a First Aid Kit, so if you have one on hand when attempting First Aid, you'll get an automatic success provided you make any successes on the dice.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 00:45:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong><br><br>Namira had to say that it was an impressive structure, and it was kind of sad that such places would, inevitably she felt, go the way of the dodo.&nbsp; A shame, honestly, but it was what it was.&nbsp; Still, she'd come here for a reason and she wasn't going to let such details keep her from accomplishing her goal.&nbsp; She held up her phone and opened the pictures folder as she walked inside, intent on looking up several markings she'd found on her bow and felt were important for some reason.&nbsp; But where to start?&nbsp; Maybe ask one of the staff about old languages?&nbsp; She tried finding someone to see if they could help her out.<br><br>"Excuse me?"&nbsp; She approached Amunet, hoping she could help her out.&nbsp; "Sorry, but I'm looking for something and I could use some help finding it."&nbsp; She held up her phone, showing the images of the markings.&nbsp; "I dunno what this is but I figure this would be the place to look."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 01:06:28</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>"Hmmm..."&nbsp; Amunet gave the pictures some careful consideration as she checked it over.&nbsp; "It doesn't surprise me if you weren't able to find it.&nbsp; Modern smartphones don't always think to check for texts that can't be directly translated to phoenetic speech."&nbsp; She peered more closely.&nbsp; "I believe that this is 'illar,' the Old Babylonian word for a bow."<br><br>She looked Namira over with budding curiosity.&nbsp; "Do you happen to have the item in question?&nbsp; If you like, I could try to give better information and appraisal for you directly."&nbsp; Then she gave an understanding.&nbsp; "Of course, with something so ancient that it has non-phoenetic symbols, I understand if you'd rather not allow anyone else to inspect it."<br><br>Even as she kept her voice down, this was a woman with patience and understanding, wise beyond her apparent years.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 03:13:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amunet<br><br>Namira frowned when Amunet informed her about what sort of symbol this was.&nbsp; Yeah, no wonder she hadn't found it on her own.&nbsp; She frowned more deeply when the woman spoke about the bow being ancient.&nbsp; It wasn't, or at least it didn't look like it.&nbsp; Heck, she'd used that bow before, so if it were that old it would've snapped like a dry twig the second she tried to draw the string.<br><br>"Yeah, I have it, actually," she replied, swinging the case off of her back so she could hold it out to Amunet.&nbsp; "I've had it for years, but never knew what the symbols were before."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 03:34:06</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>Amunet peers over the object, considering, then nodded that she had a plan.&nbsp; "Please follow me," she said, and led Namira through the Library.<br><br>The head librarian knew this place well, and seemed to find her way around effortlessly.&nbsp; She already seemed to know which areas had people, and it didn't take long to bring Namira to a secluded set of tables behind a few bookshelves where she could speak up a little louder and not be overheard.&nbsp; "I think I know what this is," she offered, "but, please don't freak out.&nbsp; Remember: we're in a library."<br><br>With that, giving enough time for Namira to back out, Amunet set the bow down very carefully upon the table and cleared her throat before speaking several ancient words that Namira didn't understand.&nbsp; Her form shifted into that of an honest-to-goodness sphinx, only her shirt remaining as the skirt faded into the rest of her body.&nbsp; Although her head stayed at roughly the same height, she now had a lion's paw upon the artifact.<br><br>Her next few transformations were rapid and incomplete, shifting into a pendant, a shrunken-down sedan that barely fit between the wall and the table but for the smaller size...and then her form distorted, changing to something that looked maybe like a boat?&nbsp; A crescent moon?&nbsp; It was incomplete, indistinct, hard to tell, and it didn't take her long to shift back into what was apparently her natural sphinx form.&nbsp; Finally, with a few more words of sacred power, she once more took an entirely human form.<br><br>"I haven't seen one of these in quite some time," Amunet explained, pulling pen and paper from her purse in order to write.&nbsp; "In ancient times in Babylon, it was common for objects beloved by the gods to have the power to change shape if one didn't want to have to carry around several large and encumbering things all at once.&nbsp; Some say that Gilgamesh didn't truly have so many weapons - just one that would transform into many different kinds of weaponry - but I wasn't there, so I don't know for sure."&nbsp; Amunet only took so much stock in stories told.<br><br>She handed Namira a sheet of paper, both with the original Babylonian cuneiform and Romanized phoenetic that she'd be able to read.&nbsp; "This first sentence reads 'I command you to take the form of' followed by these words:&nbsp; Unula means Jewelry and it takes a pendant form.&nbsp; Ma, don't use that one inside the building, literally means ship.&nbsp; Finally, Illar means Bow, to return it back to this form."<br><br>Amunet made no further attempt to touch or claim it, knowing Namira would want it back.&nbsp; "You have a rare treasure here; I doubt I need to tell you to be careful with it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 15:55:46</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> ???<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Wherever JD happened to be soon after lunchtime, she received a text.<br><br><hr><tt class="bbc_tt">This is Allison.&nbsp; Well done with the panty raider.&nbsp; Call me when you have a few hours to kill.</tt><br><hr>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 16:16:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amunet<br><br>Namira's frown deepened as she followed Amunet, wondering what this was about.&nbsp; She was taken deeper into the library, somewhere more secluded, and revealed herself to be a sphinx.&nbsp; The raven haired young woman managed to keep her cool initially, though her eyes did widen when the winged lion with a woman's head changed into several different forms before turning back into a human.&nbsp; Namira couldn't hold in a squeal, that high pitched, excited noise only ladies and small children seem capable of making, even doing a little prance in place in order to fully convey her excitement.<br><br>"I <em>cannot</em> believe this," she announced, taking the bow up in her hands and looking at it as if only truly seeing it for the first time.&nbsp; "This is... this is huge!"&nbsp; She managed to control herself at last, shooting Amunet an apologetic look.&nbsp; "Sorry, sorry, but this <em>is</em> a relic, right?"&nbsp; Was that the term?&nbsp; She couldn't be sure, having kind of... fallen asleep during certain lessons growing up.&nbsp; "Momma sent me this."&nbsp; The realization struck her suddenly, confusion overriding the excitement for the time being.&nbsp; The name Gilgamesh hadn't struck any chords with her, unfortunately, but this new knowledge certainly had.&nbsp; "But... but what does that mean?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 16:23:17</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>As Namira filled the library with noise, even though they were in a secluded location, there was no doubt that the sounded had danced all over the library.&nbsp; Cold fury showed on Amunet’s face; regardless of whether the truth was that she ate students, her expression made it clear that she was no longer interested in helping.<br><br>Another librarian came over to investigate the sound, her nametag introducing her as Steph.&nbsp; Amunet told Steph, “This student is banned from the library until further notice.&nbsp; Please get her a copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh and ensure that her teachers are able to get her any necessary materials.”<br><br>Assuming Namira cooperated, the next several minutes would be paperwork, making sure she could order books online and drop them off through the slot when she was done with them.&nbsp; It was possible to get this punishment lifted with enough good behavior, but no specifics on how that might happen.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 16:35:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Truth in Stone Library<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amunet<br><br>Namira wanted to protest, having so many questions, but the thunderous look on Amunet's face kept her quiet.&nbsp; She let Steph lead her away, though she was pouting the whole way, and did the necessary paperwork.&nbsp; Damn it, there went a really great lead.&nbsp; Stupid excitement over the relic, ruining her chances.&nbsp; Stupid, mean old cat lady, kicking her out for one, admittedly loud, mistake.&nbsp; Once she was out of the library she huffed and kicked a small rock in its general direction before storming off, intent on reading the shit out of this "Epic of Gilgamesh".&nbsp; She'd show Amunet.&nbsp; She didn't need her help.&nbsp; Right?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 20:35:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Her dorm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Allison<br><hr><br>JD was killing her time between classes.&nbsp; Her room was fairly sparse.&nbsp; The cinderblock walls lacked much decoration as JD didn't have much in terms of decoration.&nbsp; &nbsp;Her favorite backpack sat at one corner of her bedroom.&nbsp; It was half-full of all of her belongings as she was so used to living out of it that she hadn't thought to unpack it.<br><br>She had big purple headphones sitting on her heads that she was bobbing her head to.&nbsp; Finnish rock music was blasting into her skull when she heard the chime of a text message.&nbsp; &nbsp;She pushed down the earphones and looked at her phone. <br><br>"oh-ho, a few hours, eh?"&nbsp; She said, reading the text as inherently flirtatious.&nbsp; &nbsp;She quickly texted back<br><br><hr><tt class="bbc_tt">Yeah, I'm pretty amazing.&nbsp; Sorry, not sorry!&nbsp; Luckily for you, I've always got time for beauty.&nbsp; What's up?</tt><br><hr>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-09-2022, 22:49:04</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach, at least an hour after Luke left<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br><hr><tt class="bbc_tt"><br>Usually people ask someone to a restaurant or something, but if I try to leave by the ferry other than on the weekends, I never have enough time to get back before classes or study time.&nbsp; Tried studying on the boat once; huge mistake.<br><br>I’ll be down on the beach for maybe an hour if you’re interested.&nbsp; Just be careful; one of my friends said there was a crab attack earlier.&nbsp; I don’t plan to go into the water.<br></tt><hr><br>Down at the beach, everything seemed calm enough, maybe with a touch of apprehension about going into the water, but they still had their share of surfers and such.&nbsp; Allison was catching rays, wearing sunglasses, with a bikini and towel the same shade of peacock blue as her hair.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>03-09-2022, 00:11:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Any<br><br>Luke turned as Shaniqua joined the pair, and gave a nod. "That's good to hear," he replied. "I only figured how bad an idea if was when I was already in the middle of it," he added, grinning, "but I also figured I probably had a better chance than most of getting out more or less intact."<br><br>Turning to Doctor Lin Cheng he gave a polite bow. "Thank you again for making that more into less as well. If it's appropriate I will light some incense to Chang'e in thanks for your being here."<br><br>He took a moment to glance at the water before turning back to the other two. "You know, I've only been here a few days, and already had several weird things crop up. Is it always like this here? And are that lot likely to come back and try to cause more trouble?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>03-09-2022, 16:56:49</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Tian Lei<br><br>“The very definition of a hero.”&nbsp; Shaniqua smiled.&nbsp; “I plan to fill Sarge in; don’t know if you’ve met her yet.&nbsp; I suggest you don’t do silly things to get attention <em>while training</em> with her - she doesn’t have much of a sense of humor - but I realize you were trying to keep the crabs’ attention.”<br><br>Doctor Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile at the incense offer.&nbsp; “I’m not certain if she has a favorite, but here’s what I do know: during the Han dynasty, there was a push for more exotic materials as trade increased, figuring that more expensive and more fragrant was better.&nbsp; Mom didn’t like it, and she told people to continue using the so-called ‘poor man’s incense’ for her worship.&nbsp; Follow that philosophy and I’m sure she’ll be happy.”<br><br>The question about the weird events made the Doctor pause for a bit, considering her words.&nbsp; “There’s weird and there’s dangerous,” she explained.&nbsp; “Weird, in the sense that supernatural events might be more common here, is true.&nbsp; This place is meant to be more of a Casablanca of sorts where all sorts of supernatural beings can coexist, sort of like how some claim America was meant to be.”&nbsp; She had no interest in discussing true politics, only desired intent.&nbsp; “Dangerous, in the sense that people die, is quite a different matter.&nbsp; As I understand it, we’ve had only one fatality on the island since I’m here, a young man who went rock climbing without proper equipment.&nbsp; When students <em>do</em> go missing, it’s invariably off of this island, when they go to Honolulu or elsewhere, and the faculty isn’t able to extend its healing and protection.”<br><br>Doctor Cheng explained about the attack, “I have trouble in believing that Ao Guang would put his seal to an attack on an area known to be occupied by supernaturals of various pantheons in an attempt to terrorize the locals into finding the Scion of Sun Wukong.&nbsp; His troops were humiliated and not even killed as a result, and the shame falls upon their commander.&nbsp; What’s more, it doesn’t even appear that the son of Sun Wukong showed up at all.&nbsp; Most likely the minor dragon will be stripped of rank and command.”&nbsp; She grew a little more serious.&nbsp; “I can tell you that the faculty endeavors to keep everyone safe even in ways that aren’t obvious; it’s surprising that Sarge or others didn’t have a chance to show.&nbsp; However, I can’t guarantee that he won’t try to take revenge on the ferry or other places.”<br><br>Luke had been around enough wise mentors to know when they weren’t revealing everything they knew, even though everything they said was truthful.&nbsp; Either Doctor Lin Cheng had a guess about something or was certain, but asking her would reveal nothing.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>03-09-2022, 21:38:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Her dorm, the beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Allison<br><br><hr><tt class="bbc_tt">If I let a fear of crabs get in my way, I'd never have any fun!</tt><br><hr>She took a picture of herself as she sat in bed, leaning up against the wall with her tongue pushed out, and her face half-covered by her long hair.&nbsp; <br><br>A little while later, she had arrived at the beach.&nbsp; She had traded in her normal casual clothing for a blue and white striped tank top and baby-blue cotton shorts.&nbsp; Her hair was bound in a ponytail and she'd put on round sun-glasses that framed her face.&nbsp; Despite the warmth of the ocean-sun, she'd still worn her burnt red sleeveless vest, although it was now unzipped.<br><br>After taking a long moment to admire Allison, she plopped herself in the sand with a thud and leaned over to her, "Hey there."&nbsp; She said in a playful tone.&nbsp; She leaned on her elbow as she sprawled out on a towel and said, "Man, look at that sun."&nbsp; She said in marvel.&nbsp; "Not a cloud in the sky!&nbsp; Thanks for the Invite, Allie-cat."&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>04-09-2022, 00:12:20</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach, at least an hour after Luke left<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Allison responded back with a selfie lying against her blanket, the sunglasses reflecting the sun, giving a V.<br><br>“Hey,” she said when JD appeared, giving a smile.&nbsp; “So, first, let me apologize for underestimating you.&nbsp; I had no idea you were taught by a centaur!”&nbsp; She couldn’t help but be impressed.&nbsp; “You don’t come across as sophisticated and such, but maybe that’s just the ‘motorcycle centaur’ aspect.”<br><br>The next part concerned her a bit.&nbsp; “So, I talked the headmistress,” she explained.&nbsp; “Some people are natural prodigies at various aspects of life.&nbsp; Musicians, for example, might come to this school with extreme ability but with nothing that the school can actually teach them.&nbsp; Taking music classes tends to be a waste of time for them.”&nbsp; She dropped her sunglasses to attempt to meet JD’s gaze.&nbsp; “What the headmistress told me is that she won’t approve having you run for student office.&nbsp; What she believes would happen is that you’d win - handily - and would likely quit when you got bored of all the minutiae of bureaucracy.”<br><br>Apology held in her tone.&nbsp; “I can…sort of get that.&nbsp; It doesn’t come naturally to me - I’ve worked hard to get where I am - but it’s been a constant learning process.&nbsp; On the other hand, I’ve always been fantastic with babies, and a decent amount of home ec classes were a huge waste of time.&nbsp; But…sorry that I figured you were just mocking me.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hexed</strong> on <strong>05-09-2022, 04:11:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/dy2egH8.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Clio Dewalt</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Roaming Faire Child Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Traveling Seeker of Eldest Knowledge Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Metal Weaving Child of the Forge Invoked</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><hr><br>After Professor Durgan shakes Clio's hand and moves to digging through his cupboards she clasps her hands behind her back and watches. "A craft done in the students method? That would be a good way to see how they work." The mention of Redbeard has a soft smile curling her lips. "He vouched for me? Didn't think he'd go that far."<br><br>The poster kept her attention once she noticed it and she moved to see it better, a wide smile curling her lips. "You have a Conroy poster from when he started out? Awesome."<br><br>She didn't notice the Professor finding what he was looking for till he set it down, her ponytail swaying behind her as she spun to stare wide eyed at Durgan and the owl. "Bubo! Even a replica thats... Professor! I do swords and roses and ironwork for yards. Ol' Redbeard can say I've a knack for taking things apart and figuring out how they work this is God Forged. Even if it's a replica..." Teeth worry her lower lip as despite her protest she moves towards the owl, a hand reaching out to run across it's grungy body.<br><br>Her eyes close before she takes a few deep breaths, shock fading from her motions before she looks back at the Professor. "It would be interesting to see how it works... Hells with it. Lets see how far I can tread." Giving Durgan a smile she turned and began gathering up supplies setting a few cloths, various cleaning agents, and a bowl of water near the owl. Settling in she starts with fully cleaning the constructs outer shell before even attempting to see how it opens. "You have a signed poster from Steelfoot. Have you met the man?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>06-09-2022, 01:05:34</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio<br><br>Durgan gave a grunt of amusement regarding seeing how students work.&nbsp; “You’d be astonished at disparities between knowledge and simple common sense,” he explained.&nbsp; “You already have your hair in a ponytail; I had a girl yesterday that wanted to work the bandsaw and figured having waist-long hair and no braiding wasn’t going to be a problem.”&nbsp; He just smiled regarding Old Redbeard.<br><br>The mention of Conroy got a completely different grunt, this one of approval.&nbsp; “Never met him personally, but when he was starting out, he was seriously strapped for cash and offered to sign them if you paid extra.&nbsp; Makes it quite a collector’s item now, especially since he no longer has time for autographs.”<br><br>Durgan just smiled as the shock overtook Clio, but he grinned as Clio threw caution to the wind and just took over.&nbsp; He knew that crafters couldn’t help but want to take things apart to see how they worked, and no doubt Old Redbeard had explained how talented she was at putting them back together again, else it’s hard to imagine why he’d have risked an ancient Relic in her hands.<br><br>As she carefully took it apart, she saw part of the problem.&nbsp; It was easy to understand the basics of the craft, seeing old gears and recognizing ancient features that were less complicated in the modern day than an old-fashioned pocketwatch.&nbsp; The true magic of the process - what really made Bubo work - was the might and power of Hephaestus.&nbsp; He’d created Bubo, imbued the owl with divine power, and thus it lived.<br><br>Someone - probably Durgan, but not definitely- had etched Futhark runes into the gears inside in an effort to make the owl function once more.&nbsp; Clio recognized the Norse runes on sight, but didn’t recognize their meaning or function, and couldn’t tell what, if anything, was wrong with how they worked.&nbsp; All that was missing was Hephaestus’ blessing, assuming it had been withdrawn.<br><br>Prayers worked best with sacrifice, and the better the sacrifice, the better the chance a god would hear and grant the request.&nbsp; Everyone knew how fickle the Theoi could be.&nbsp; The problem with the owl wasn’t anything wrong with the gears; the question was what to sacrifice to Hephaestus in order to get the owl working once more.<br><br>Durgan watched in silence, waiting to see how far she got on her own, and could answer questions if she got stuck.&nbsp; He seemed pleased so far, and it seemed unlikely he would flunk her and force her to take mundane shop classes even if she couldn’t figure out the next step.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>07-09-2022, 02:50:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Any<br><br>"I think we've crossed paths," Luke replied when Sarge was brought up. "I was hoping to find out what kind of training facilities and classes are available. I wasn't quite expecting this one," he added, gesturing towards the waves with a grin.<br><br>When the subject of missing students came up his expression lost its playfulness and became more serious. He simply settled for nodding. <em>I didn't think the big islands were that dangerous, but I guess everywhere can be if you don't know the lay of the land, or you run into something nastier than you.</em> He got the impression there may have been more going on than they were willing to admit to, but that was fair enough .. he was still an unknown to them, as much as they were to him.<br><br>"Well then, I guess I can light a few sticks when I get back to my room and thank whoever is listening that middle management incompetence is a universal trait." He gestured back towards the edge of the beach, away from the water. "If there's not likely to be any more excitement, I guess we can wander off." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>07-09-2022, 15:44:34</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>“I need to get back to work,” Shaniqua said, noting some of the students starting back towards the water with the danger dispersed, “but thank you again.”&nbsp; She waved before heading back up to her lifeguard chair.<br><br>“Well, there is a Wushu Club,” Doctor Cheng said.&nbsp; “I’m not a fighter by any means - I take ‘first, do no harm’ very seriously - but I’ve helped when there are accidents during sparring and such.&nbsp; I just know that they’re very big on carrying the eight aspects of Xia into the modern day - if you’ve met Sarge, it won’t surprise you that discipline is equally, if not more, important to her than actual combat prowess.&nbsp; There was a kid a few years back who got his gun confiscated because he kept wanting to hold it sideways.”&nbsp; Doctor-patient confidentiality remained, but the doctor was a bit of a gossip, like her mother, even though she’d never discuss private information.<br><br>The change in Luke’s demeanor got the doctor’s compassion, and she met his gaze in sympathy.&nbsp; “It’s not that we don’t want to help, but there’s only so much we can do.&nbsp; If-“<br><br>Her words were interrupted by a flash of movement, a black blur dashing across the sands and doing his best not to get so close to others that the accompanying wind didn’t throw sand at people he passed by.&nbsp; It seemed as though he had more laps he had to do, and it was hard to tell much due to his superspeed beyond that he was getting worn out with the process.&nbsp; Being extremely fast probably didn’t give him the endurance to run for extended periods of time, thus the punishment.<br><br>Doctor Lin Cheng watched him pass before continuing, “If we lived outside this island, there would just be more problems there, and less people to handle the issues here.”&nbsp; She paused a moment before adding, “Outside of the island, though, the disappearances do seem high.&nbsp; Hopefully some more nomadic heroes will go there to investigate.”<br><br>Her smile warmed about the mention of middle management incompetence, and she nodded.&nbsp; “If you or your friends do get injured beyond your ability to patch up yourselves, don’t be afraid to stop by my office.&nbsp; If there’s an emergency during the night, call.”&nbsp; She gave a formal bow of a goodbye before departing after giving him a chance to respond, deciding just to walk back since she wasn’t in a real hurry.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>09-09-2022, 02:44:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Any<br><br>Luke watched the blur of motion disappearing from sight and gave a small chuckle. <em>Dude's gotta learn to pace himself if he's going to be running laps.</em><br><br>"I can respect that stance," Luke said, nodding, and then gestured at the ocean. "Sometimes though .. you have to do some harm to prevent more harm. Particularly when there are those who cannot stand against whatever is looking to cause problems. At that point, someone has to step in and say no, you're not going to do that. If they walk away, that's great. If you can talk them down, just as good. But sometimes .. well, you do what you have to."<br><br>"But thank you for letting me know about the club. I'll be glad to have somewhere to keep in practice." He gave her a polite bow in return and moved to sit on one of the larger rocks, content to watch the water for a little while and think on what had been said .. and what hadn't.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hexed</strong> on <strong>09-09-2022, 04:16:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/dy2egH8.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Clio Dewalt</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Roaming Faire Child Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Traveling Seeker of Eldest Knowledge Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Metal Weaving Child of the Forge Invoked</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All<br><hr><br>Clio winced at the mention of long hair and a bandsaw. "That is beyond stupid. First time it catches and she's down a head."<br><br>The description of Conroy being strapped for cash draws a low hum from her. "Makes sense that in the beginning he couldn't get funding. I bet those prosthetics of his take a lot to craft and fit."<br><br>A pad of paper was dug out and the owl's shell was carefully set aside in carefully documented locations before she began the long and drawn out process of cleaning the gears that ran the bird. The runes on the gears had her pausing, tongue sticking out as she transcribed them and their location. Sitting back and staring down at the cleaned and spread owl she frowned, fingers drumming against the table. "It's odd." A few pieces are slotted back into place and she gently turns gears setting the owls wings to fluttering. A few more pieces and she shifted gears to set the head turning. "The body works. No catches. No hitches. Smooth motions for clockwork. But something's missing."<br><br>Leaning back she chewed on the tip of her thumb as she stared at the bird. "In the story it's a gift from Hephaestus. The markings though... Norse. If a replica then it's an attempt to match the first. If it is the first then added afterwords?" Moving away from the table she paces back and forth chewing on her thumb, face scrunched up in concentration. "So if the gears work then... Needs Hephaestus's touch?" Spinning around she marches to the table and reaches out, a single finger poking the gears of the owl's chest. "But. For starters there is no way any sacrifice I'd be able to dig up would match this thing. And if it's a replica even attempting could upset the Great Smith. Maybe."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>09-09-2022, 16:01:02</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>When the doctor saw the blur, she clicked her tongue, though she couldn’t respond until he was already well past.&nbsp; “It seems only fair to warn you that Sarge doesn’t mess around.&nbsp; That young man has to run a lap around the island at superspeed for every pair of panties he stole, by the end of the month.”&nbsp; Although she had compassion, she understood the necessity of enforcing discipline, as well as teaching the unruly to follow the proper path.<br><br>His explanation about the necessity of stepping up made her smile.&nbsp; “There are eighty-four thousand doors to Enlightenment.&nbsp; My path is healing, but I understand, accept, and appreciate that there are others who can answer violence with violence when it becomes necessary.”<br><br>She answered his appreciative words with a smile and bow of her own, and would stay if he had more comments or questions, but otherwise depart.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> Here’s what I’m thinking for the Wuxia club.&nbsp; Your thoughts are welcome and appreciated; hit me up in your Discord channel.<br><br>Because it uses weaponry, it requires Sarge’s approval both to stay open and for individual members to join.&nbsp; However, its true focus is on Xia, and aspiring members must be able to recite all eight aspects from memory in order to join.<br><br>Not every member is actually talented in weaponry, and there are a few minor connections to Shaw Brothers Studio, with other students aspiring to be extras or even stars.&nbsp; Another has no fighting skill at all, is asthmatic, and hopes to be a writer/director.&nbsp; However, race is absolutely not a factor for the club, and anyone who respects the Code of Xia can apply.&nbsp; (That’s a requirement from the school: you can be founded on a particular set of principles, but not block others who want to follow those principles despite having another ancestry.)<br><br>In all likelihood, they’ve seen Luke’s pilot and sympathize that the project is spending ten thousand years in the bureaucratic hell of Di Yu.&nbsp; I figure that Tian Lei could be a member in good standing by the end of the day if he so chooses.<br><br>I’m not sure what a good name for the club would be, so suggestions are welcome there, and it’ll be part of his Code of Xia Path if he wants to make an Invocation to call them up for help.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>09-09-2022, 16:48:09</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio<br><br>Durgan grunted in agreement about the “one mistake” for the bandsaw.&nbsp; “It’s completely intuitive to you because it’s in your blood.&nbsp; Some students just have no interest at all in creation beyond what they think will be scoring easy grades.&nbsp; They’ll spend the better part of an hour every day making themselves beautiful for as long as they can, but fail to consider how a true work of art can outlast its maker.”<br><br>He responded about Conroy with, “Steel can be expensive, but it’s durable and will last for the decades of the life of the patient.&nbsp; I’m old enough to remember a similar crafter in another city who tried to use porcelain, her favorite material, only to have people either have all sorts of accidents or life in careful fear for their lives with such a fragile appendage.&nbsp; Always know the strengths and weaknesses of each material you work with, and if you don’t, I know the right books to get from the library.”<br><br>As she took the Bubo figure apart, Durgan got up on a stool to watch her work, giving a nod of satisfaction as she took it apart and put it back together again without issue.&nbsp; “It worked just fine until the Clash of the Titans remake, when they showed the old Bubo and it was rejected.&nbsp; Remakes!”&nbsp; He spat upon the floor.&nbsp; “Tell the story correctly or not at all.&nbsp; You’ll only get newcomers to feel disdain for the old myths and stories.”<br><br>Shaking his head, he took a moment to compose himself before continuing, “I’m not beloved by Hephaestus, but I know the runes well, and did my best there.”&nbsp; He gestured that it hadn’t been enough.&nbsp; “A cyclops might be able - you know how well they got along with the Great Maker - but a dwarf’s prayers and sacrifices didn’t get a response.”&nbsp; This didn’t bother him; things got weird and difficult to predict when mixing myths.&nbsp; Besides, the Theoi were fickle about answering.<br><br>“You’ve already demonstrated that you pass the class, so if you need or want to use this workshop for your projects, you’re welcome for as long as you’re a part of this university.”&nbsp; He gave a solemn nod.&nbsp; “What you’ll want to learn about are sacrifices, the magical part of the equation.”<br><br>Professor Durgan straightened into his proper teaching role.&nbsp; “A common misconception is that all sacrifices have to be grand and elaborate affairs.&nbsp; Certainly they can be; Odin sacrificed an eye to gain the knowledge of the runes.&nbsp; Human sacrifice <em>works</em>, but there are plenty of reasons not to do it, which is <em>why</em> it works.”<br><br>Hands on the table, he looked up to her.&nbsp; “What a crafter has to offer is blood, sweat, and tears.&nbsp; We make gifts for our loved ones, and we make them the best we can, wanting them to be as eternal as our love.&nbsp; It’s much the same for the gods, with respect instead of love.&nbsp; A statue created to appease Aphrodite should be as beautiful as possible, and even though it’ll usually be destroyed as part of the sacrifice, she should be able to tell that it <em>would</em> have lasted for eons if properly maintained.”<br><br>A soft smile crossed his face.&nbsp; “Don’t attempt to make something so astonishing that even Hephaestus wouldn’t be able to match it; that would be much more apt to offend one of the Theoi.&nbsp; Show instead just how good you are, just how appreciative and receptive you are to the art of craftsmanship.”<br><br>He gestured around the workshop to welcome her to use it.&nbsp; “I’d say extra credit if you want to try, but you already passed.”&nbsp; He smiled all the more.&nbsp; “From one crafter to another, though, if you only made the attempt just to impress me, I’d be disappointed.”<br><br>If Clio wanted to try to make something of her absolute best ability that would be worth sacrificing, she certainly had plenty to work with here, both in terms of materials and tools.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> One idea that occurred to me is that you the player may want Clio to get to keep the replica Bubo.&nbsp; That’s a decision you’ll get to make, but if so, you as the player would decide, and it’d either come out of your seven Visitation Birthright dots or paid for with XP.&nbsp; Let me know in your Discord channel when you read this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>10-09-2022, 03:28:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Allison<br><hr><br>"Mock you?"&nbsp; She said dismissively.&nbsp; "I'd never mock you."&nbsp; She said definitively as she plopped herself down on the beach next to Allison.&nbsp; "It's okay, student government is not really my thing.&nbsp; The thought of sitting around and approving paperwork?&nbsp; Pffft.&nbsp; I literally cannot imagine something more boring.&nbsp; Knowing me, I would have won the election, got bored, and quit."&nbsp; <br><br>She sat on her legs and looked out at the ocean.&nbsp; Her sunglasses slipped off of her face and she hooked it in her shirt, letting them pull down the loose shirt to show off a bit more of her cleavage.&nbsp; Her eyes went up and down Allison's body, making her interest very clear. "I can already tell you're the hardest working person I know.&nbsp; I can respect that!"&nbsp; <br><br>JD laid in the sand and put her hands behind her head and let out a content sigh, "Not me though.&nbsp; I work smarter not harder."&nbsp; It was truly a generous interpretation of her own intelligence.&nbsp; "Look, you'll never here me bashing on the domestic arts.&nbsp; That stuff is harder then it looks.&nbsp; I am constitutionally incapable of cooking anything more complicated then a bowl of noodles.&nbsp; Everyone's got their strengths.&nbsp; Mine just happens to be being a bad ass." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>10-09-2022, 16:04:48</strong>
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				Some of JD’s boasting got an initial pause, having to remind herself that they weren’t the empty words that she’s heard so often.&nbsp; “I think I told you that one of my worst fears is getting cheated on.&nbsp; I’ve only had one other relationship where things felt really serious, though the boy in question apparently had three or four.”&nbsp; Her smile vanished as her sunglasses turned towards the ocean in dark memories.&nbsp; “He’s in prison now - allegedly GTA, no idea if he really did it, don’t really care - and hopefully he’s getting all the ass he wants now.”&nbsp; She shook her head.<br><br>“But, we’re very different people.&nbsp; I <em>could</em> just be satisfied finding someone to marry, being a good housewife, but it’s not really what I want.&nbsp; I want kids, but I don’t want to be pregnant.”&nbsp; Her tone made clear she wasn’t sure how much she was being clear and how much was just rambling.&nbsp; “So much of history just seems to be repetition, just the same old things over and over.&nbsp; I refuse to believe that we’re all trapped in the same cycle, reliving everything over and over because people don’t change and nobody reads enough history to ensure we don’t repeat the same old mistakes.”<br><br>She hadn’t thought through this conversation, and it showed.&nbsp; She didn’t have a natural aptitude for compelling conversation, though she’d already showed she could plan one out if she took the time.&nbsp; “I want to learn from you, but I don’t know if leadership can be taught.&nbsp; In a way, I know I don’t need it.”&nbsp; She tapped the sand with her fingernails to search for the right words.&nbsp; “I want to lead as easily as I can sew or help children.&nbsp; Adults are just…”&nbsp; Moments passed, and she wasn’t sure how to explain.&nbsp; “Part of me feels like we could team up somehow, but I think you’d be bored sitting in on the meetings as my assistant.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>14-09-2022, 02:09:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Onogoro-Jima Beach<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Allison<br><hr><br>JD listened intently to Allison's hopes and dreams.&nbsp; She got lost in her eyes as she listened, falling a little bit in love with Allison with each word.&nbsp; As she revealed her vulnerabilities.&nbsp; She gave the back of her hand a squeeze with her fingers and offered her a sympathetic smile.&nbsp; "I think that sounds amazing.&nbsp; You'd make a great mother.&nbsp; There are a lot of children out there who need children."&nbsp; The thought didn't enter at all that she might have been seeing how JD felt about children.<br><br>"I think we could ABSOLUTELY team up.&nbsp; I'm always looking for people like you, truly special people I can be with."&nbsp; She said, "And having met so many people at this school, not a single one measures up to you, Allison."<br><br>She leaned in, putting her face closer to Allison, just outside of kissing range, "I think we'd make a great team, in fact, maybe you could be my..." She leaned in even closer, looking Allison in the eyes and turning her head a little so their noses didn't collide.&nbsp; "... My Vice-President."&nbsp; She joked, breaking out into a big grin. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hexed</strong> on <strong>16-09-2022, 04:36:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/dy2egH8.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Clio Dewalt</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Roaming Faire Child Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Traveling Seeker of Eldest Knowledge Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Metal Weaving Child of the Forge Invoked</strong> [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><br><strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio<br><hr>Clio's head dipped in a nod at the Professor's comments about his students. "All that lasts of beauty is skeletons while even now we still find intact relics from many thousands of years ago. On the other hand Grandfather teases me of my fondness for function over appearance when I practice."<br><br>The mention of porcelain limbs has her wincing. "The old saying of knowledge being power? I'm mostly used to metals and wood but I've helped everyone from the leathermaker to the glassblower at times although I don't think that poor ice sculptor will ever let me help him again."<br><br>The talk though of when the construct stopped working had a frown curling her lips. "Rejecting it? What fools. Let me guess it was too clunky for the idiots? They'd rather that CGI effect instead of an actual figure?" With a sigh and a shake of her head she slumps for a moment, fingers tracing the gears of the bird. It's as the conversation turns to sacrifices that she stills, eyes not seeing the runes she traces even as she takes in all he says. When the Professor finishes his speech she gives a slow nod before grinning at him. "Crafts made to impress are only done with an audience of paying customers. Flashy forging to loosen billfolds." <br><br>Straightening up and looking at the reassembled owl she reaches out and spreads Bubo's wings, a hum drifting from her. "Don't try to outdo. But they say mimicry is the highest form of flattery... And while I've no wish for Bubo himself it would be amazing to see him work once more." She grins as she leans towards the dwarf. "I'm partial to felines and honestly... might try to figure out how that would work. Might be too complex for my skills now but practice practice practice." <br><br>Setting the owl to the side of the table she hops up and begins raiding the materials soon coming back with a chunk of wood and several bits of metal. "Blood, sweat, and tears huh?" As she begins working she sticks to the hand tools as she fell into the crafting, the humming and light singing that accompanied her work drifting from pirate chants to Irish drinking songs. The wood took the rough shape of a base and perch before she turned to the metal and keeping it glowing with heat she began beating out and assembling pieces.&nbsp; Bit by bit a hawk of metal formed, almost all of it a hollow shell with only braces inside to keep the weight down but the wings, talons, and beak drew inspiration from Bubo and could be moved and locked into new positions. The bird's eyes were trimmed chunks of plastic attached with clear glue mixed with a single drop of her blood to give the dark form of the bird blood red eyes.<br><br>With the statue finished she posed it on the perch in several poses before deciding the one she wished. With knife and sandpaper she smoothed the edges and gave the appearance of bark, an appearance furthered as she used stain to give the base and perch an almost real look. With the perch finished she places the hawk upon it, locks the talons tight around the wood and poses it with wide spread wings and an open beak as if crying out in challenge. She downs half a bottle of water before beginning to put the tools she used away. "A bird of challenge and ferocity. Stiffness and inflexibility. Bubo's opposite in snapshot." <br><br>A frown curls her lips as she slowly paces around the table looking at the statue. "A couple days of looking up bird pictures and smacking a calculator would let me get something better planned out. A week of work and I could do each feather individually." Her head tilts before she reaches out to run her fingers over the statues head. "But... that much preparation... would it even be the same inspiration? Would it be better with such mathematical precision?" Teeth worry her lower lip before she turns to the professor and gives a small smile. "Big argument in the faire smithies. Is organic and inspired better then mass produced perfection?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>16-09-2022, 17:32:14</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Various spots on Onogoro-Jima throughout the day<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Fate was funny in that it could be so obvious in hindsight, but so difficult to recognize in the heat of the moment.&nbsp; That was what made it so insidious: things happened that people either wanted to happen, or were so afraid of happening that they took extreme and unacceptable steps to try to prevent it and thus caused it, or any number of similar issues that made it such an inescapable net.<br><br>The day went so perfectly.&nbsp; JD got her chance to be a heroine, to help Allison with all of her problems.&nbsp; Quite a few of her problems came in the form of things that could easily be solved by reading a room, leading by example, even a little seduction.&nbsp; It was just too easy, and Allison would have even been a little jealous if she wasn't so grateful.&nbsp; It freed up time to let them get in a proper date.<br><br>Even if they hadn't left the island, and Allison didn't feel comfortable wandering the wilderness, there were plenty of places to go.&nbsp; The cafeteria had ice cream and such during off hours, even JD's favorite flavor.&nbsp; Later in the evening, a projection screen was set up in the gymnasium to run classic movies for some of the students.<br><br>It gave Allison a chance to talk to JD, to get to know her, a more gentle and caring person that JD had so rarely had in her life.&nbsp; When they made love later that evening, she was attentive and soft, but able to take anything JD wanted to dish out.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> One thing I'd like to ask is that I imagine JD does have her soft spots and a vulnerable side.&nbsp; Let's say that Fate ends up showing this and helping JD to open up and show it to Allison.&nbsp; Later on, if Fate makes them enemies, this will be knowing just the right ways to stab JD verbally in the feels.&nbsp; However, I need to know what that would be, if you even know yourself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>16-09-2022, 21:18:57</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Professor Durgan's Workshop<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Clio<br><br>More than once, Professor Durgan was tempted to respond, until he realized it was all part of the same underlying discussion.&nbsp; "There's a human nature to try to find the 'best,'" he said as he moved over to the set of drawers again.&nbsp; "The best weapon, the best crafter, the best method, the best material, the best type of beauty, even the best opening chess move."&nbsp; This time, he knew exactly where he wanted was, and came back to set it in front of her.&nbsp; His gesture said that it was a gift for her.<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/65/8a/15/658a15bcac0c7a416a39e97bfe6cbb61.jpg)</div>It looked like a perfectly-made golden apple, but Clio had absolutely no difficulty in recognizing that it wasn't real gold.&nbsp; "This isn't the original.&nbsp; If you don't know the story, the Trojan War began because Discord threw a golden apple into the scene of a party held by the gods, engraved 'ti kallisti,' to the most beautiful one.&nbsp; Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all argued and squabbled over it, each a very different type of beauty.&nbsp; Perfection cannot be so easily decided."<br><br>He gestured around the room at all the various tools and machines of the workshop.&nbsp; "If there was a perfect tool, I wouldn't need all these.&nbsp; If there was a perfect weapon, there wouldn't be so many different kinds, from swords, axes, hammers, spears, even ranged weapons.&nbsp; There's no perfect material, because each has a different use, different strengths and weaknesses."<br><br>A raised palm ceded to the point to a small degree.&nbsp; "Now, to some degree, there are choices to be made between function, beauty, and durability.&nbsp; The way the Eiffel Tower was so that it could withstand not only gravity but the powerful winds.&nbsp; With the Venus de Milo, had more care been taken to ensure that her arms would be as steadfast as the rest of the statue, they would not have been lost to time.&nbsp; The Great Maker could have made himself a beautiful and elaborate throne. but it would never have gotten him from point A to point B.&nbsp; There are often very solid reasons to choose function over appearance."<br><br>Then he raised the other.&nbsp; "However, were I to attempt a sacrifice to Aphrodite, I would make something where appearance trumped and function lacked. where perfection in beauty required sacrificing any degree of durability.&nbsp; For one mere instant, the sculpture would stand in breathless glory before collapsing under its own weight, and she would know the sacrifice was to be hers."<br><br>Here he got more serious.&nbsp; "It's also common in Ren Faires to make things that are exceptional in appearance but lack in function, such as swords that would never actually work, because that is often what people want.&nbsp; What you must <em>never</em> do is deliberately create shoddy products to force people to buy more of them, for which some American car companies have developed a reputation.&nbsp; A toy designed for play and a weapon for combat are two very different things with two ultimately different goals in mind."<br><br>Again he gestured to the apple.&nbsp; "Now for the second, related lesson.&nbsp; Just as there is no best tool, there is no best crafter.&nbsp; Many of the fools who claim to be superior to Hephaestus do so because they look at his old, original works, made with technology from the Bronze Age.&nbsp; It never occurs to them that he provided the foundation upon which they build, just as Greece is considered the foundation of Western civilization.&nbsp; Sir Isaac Newton wrote, 'If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,' because he had so much of the work of Aristotle and others, and could add upon what they'd already learned.&nbsp; We create a staircase that goes ever higher, each of us building a new level, but only because we could climb the steps made by those who came before.&nbsp; By the same token, others will come after, forging anew over any marks we make."<br><br>With a wave in the replica Bubo's direction - Clio was certain it was a replica, even if Professor Durgan wasn't - he said, "You will not insult Hephaestus by making something better than he <em>once</em> made.&nbsp; You'll insult him if you claim that you could have done better than he did were you born in the time he was, with the limited options available to you.&nbsp; You'll insult him if you claim you're better now than he is now, since he's had millennia to refine his craft."<br><br>One more gesture to the apple.&nbsp; "Perfection does not exist.&nbsp; Humanity continues towards progress, from the stone age ever towards the future, always getting better, providing inspiration for the next generation to put their own hand at creation, but with the old generation looking back and grateful for the lessons they've been given so that they can continue to help moving forward."<br><br>He had to think a bit for the question of inspiration and mass produced perfection.&nbsp; "Regarding sacrifices and the gods, my suggestion for inspired and simple projects would be not to do so more than once a month.&nbsp; Innovation becomes cheap if given too often.&nbsp; Painstakingly carving out the flaws and figuring out the perfection of a project will take time, however, and crafters rarely have an exceptional amount to spend on sacrifices when they could be putting together all sorts of other things, but if inspiration is so common that it can be quickly doled out, how truly precious is it?"<br><br>Unless it bothered her to have him talk while she worked, he was able to spend the time in going over the various rules and details of sacrifices.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> A bit about major and minor sacrifices according to the book.&nbsp; 188-189 Hero has the full set of details.<br><br>A sacrifice, major or minor, gives a point of Legend.<br><br>Something you can put together in a single scene would just be a minor sacrifice, which you can do once an arc, meaning once a month for my game, and get Legend for it.&nbsp; I'd equate it to getting incense, flowers, animal offal, and so on.&nbsp; You're a Crafter, so you can do better.<br><br>Now, a major sacrifice, you can give as often as you can get one, but they're a lot more major things.&nbsp; Human sacrifice is major, so you can get as much Legend as you can from that.<br><br>There's also what's called Crafting Time, where you're effectively making stuff between scenes.&nbsp; Page 77 Origin has a writeup there.&nbsp; You're going to have to choose as a crafter: are you making new cool items between stories, or are you spending so much time making a perfect sacrifice for the gods that you just don't have time for anything else?<br><br>The other easy method is Fatebinding, which I'll discuss with you.<br><br><hr><br>The hardest part of a sacrifice was the destruction of the object at the end, and Professor Durgan would help her with that if she couldn't bear to do so herself.&nbsp; You couldn't just make something and keep it yourself; it was a gift given to the gods by destroying its mortal version.<br><br>However, it worked: Bubo suddenly flapped his wings, checking around.&nbsp; Even though it was only clicks and whirring, Clio could somehow instinctively understand the indignance of the awful Clash of the Titans remake.<br><br>Professor Durgan chuckled.&nbsp; "Yeah, it was really bad."&nbsp; He looked to Clio.&nbsp; "That's something else to consider: whether it's better to change things and if you're doing so for novelty, innovation, or true functionality.&nbsp; However, that's a class in and of itself, and honestly, probably better left to art teachers and for you to discover yourself."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>22-09-2022, 19:49:56</strong>
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				<strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cyberspace<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Allison called up shortly before noon.&nbsp; Her schedule was incredibly busy, and she sounded exhausted, but also happy to talk to JD.<br><br>"Hey."&nbsp; From the opening syllable, JD could recognize the trepidation.&nbsp; "So, I heard about your Visitation.&nbsp; Congratulations."&nbsp; Allison was scared, and she hated herself for being scared, and was doing everything to push past and ignore the feelings, but that didn't make it go away.<br><br>"Listen, I..."&nbsp; Allison took a breath to try to clear her thoughts, ignore the fears about who and what JD's father was known to be.&nbsp; "I just wanted to say.&nbsp; I know you have a lot going on now, probably even more than me.&nbsp; If...if I'm not special enough...I get it."<br><br>Allison didn't know what she wanted, and it showed in her voice, but it was also important to her to make things easy on JD, who she cared about.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>06-10-2022, 02:03:16</strong>
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				<strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>It wasn't hard to find Billy Maxwell.&nbsp; When lunch started, he and his friends had just enough time to chat, presumably about their game.&nbsp; Hitomi was among them.<br><br>Schedules didn't quite mesh up, though, and they only had about five minutes before most of them had to leave.&nbsp; By the time Namira got her food, Billy was all alone at a table near the back, checking his phone while finishing his meal.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>06-10-2022, 02:25:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Legend:</strong> 1/1<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Billy<br><hr><br>Namira was actually kind of glad that Billy was going to be by himself, hesitating once she laid eyes on him.&nbsp; Her stomach was twisting itself into knots, but she pushed the urge to do this another time away and strode with obvious purpose to his table.&nbsp; Without a word she sat down next to him, close enough that her thigh touched his, though not too close as to make things difficult for either of them.&nbsp; Her position suggested intimacy, but she didn't mind.&nbsp; That was part of the plan, after all, and it's not like he was ugly or anything.<br><br>"I'm going to start off by saying that I suck at apologizing," she began quietly, staring down at her meal and frowning slightly.&nbsp; "What I said to you... I'm a bitch, I know that, but that was beyond my normal level of cattiness."&nbsp; She sighed softly, spearing a bit of salad and holding it up to slowly twirl it before her eyes.&nbsp; "I won't make any excuses.&nbsp; I won't try to make it seem like I'm suddenly a different person, but recent events have put things in perspective.&nbsp; I was a massive cunt to you when you did nothing to deserve it."&nbsp; She steeled her resolve.&nbsp; "So I'm sorry, Billy."&nbsp; She shifted the leg pressing against his so it caressed gently, seeking to make it a soothing gesture.&nbsp; "I'm sorry I acted like that.&nbsp; I'm sorry that you had to see the worst of myself and I'm making an offer of contrition."&nbsp; She looked at him finally, wondering what she'd see.&nbsp; "You asked if I'd go on a date with you.&nbsp; I'm willing to give you a chance, and not out of pity or anything shitty like that."&nbsp; She did her best to show him that she was being honest with him.&nbsp; "If nothing more comes of it, that's fine.&nbsp; We part ways amicably."&nbsp; She cocked a self-deprecating smile.&nbsp; "Or you can go right ahead and tell me to go fuck myself with a rusty spoon.&nbsp; I'd deserve it, after all."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>06-10-2022, 04:51:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Nearby mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; All<hr><br>JD hurled her machete at some vines.&nbsp; They tore and ripped away beneath her chopping.&nbsp; Somewhere distant, the sound of birds could be heard. She leaned her sword on a log and sat down on an old tree root.&nbsp; "Hooboy."&nbsp; She said out loud even though no one was around to hear her. She held up her phone, trying to get some bars. She sent Allison a text<br><br>"Halfway there.&nbsp; When I get back:&nbsp; Drinks to celebrate?"&nbsp; The text didn't go through, but she hoped it would sooner or later.&nbsp; Maybe as she got higher it would send?<br><br>Either way, it would have to wait.&nbsp; JD grabbed her machete and continued her march up the mountain.&nbsp; A few hours later she'd found what she was looking for.&nbsp; A massive tree was split in half.&nbsp; One half of it swung free. Up in that tree though was her prize:&nbsp; A fresh lightning bolt!<br><br>She dug her heels into the bark of the broken tree and climbed up the split.&nbsp; When she reached the the bolt she reached out and grabbed it.&nbsp; It would have been too hot for a human to hold, but JD was not human.&nbsp; Not any more. She she stuffed it in her bag and slung it over her shoulder.&nbsp; She pulled out her phone to check it and it exploded in her hand!<br><br>The lightning bolt had fled right through her to the small ionized smart phone.&nbsp; "Ah hell!"&nbsp; She left the broken phone where it lay and moved back through the tropical hills back to her school. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>06-10-2022, 19:13:24</strong>
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				<strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>As Namira came up, surprise caught Billy's features, and he struggled to fight through natural shyness.&nbsp; He listened to every word she said, but when his mouth opened to reply, words failed to come out.&nbsp; He knew what he wanted to say, but couldn't figure out how to make it sound decent.<br><br>At such a loss, he pulled out his phone, bringing up a video of the Hacktastica game.&nbsp; Part of him winced with the expectation to be laughed at or mocked, or that she wouldn't be interested, but he fought through it to at least show her this part.<br><br>In the video, an old man was talking to a beautiful elven woman.&nbsp; Both were made of obvious polygons, their faces never moved, and the voice acting was awful.<br><br>"You want me to be the Light of Anar?" she asked with incredulity.&nbsp; "I'm not worthy.&nbsp; I'm a courtesan, an assassin."<br><br>The old man waved a hand.&nbsp; "That's who you were, not who you are.&nbsp; Do you think the Light seeks lily white hearts that have never tasted darkness?&nbsp; Do you think even the Empress doesn't have her own personal faults?"<br><br>"No, I'm an awful person," she insisted.&nbsp; "I fail at every turn.&nbsp; I still make mistakes."<br><br>"You swim in the darkness and yet the light of your own heart continues to show you the way.&nbsp; If you weren't worthy, it wouldn't matter to you that you made mistakes.&nbsp; Your heart would simply sink into the muck, and you'd be forever lost."<br><br>The camera zoomed in on the elf, but without facial expressions, it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.<br><br>"I knew the money wasn't really important to you when you dropped the bag to save that orphan.&nbsp; When the chips are down, when temptation truly shows itself but you need to do the right thing, you will.&nbsp; That's all anyone can strive for.&nbsp; A lot of people think they're good but have never really been tested against their own personal weakness.&nbsp; You have.&nbsp; It pains you when you fail, and you always strive to do better."<br><br>The movie ended with her picking up a sword and having it glow with power.<br><br>By the time it ended, Billy offered, "I don't really know if I'd have time anyway for a date.&nbsp; These classes are hard.&nbsp; It was a silly thing with Hitomi and we joke about it now.&nbsp; But I don't think you're a bad person."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>06-10-2022, 19:18:08</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nearby Mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Reception was truly garbage out here even when the phone wasn't electrocuted.&nbsp; For the most part, places outside the university grounds didn't get a lot of attention.&nbsp; A few kids liked to check around the wilderness, and it wasn't hard to see Kimo from time to time checking around, but she was mostly alone.<br><br>Of course, there was always the exception, like a sharp female voice, "Get away from me, you disgusting pervert!"<br><br>She came out into JD's field of view, a blonde in an elegant red dress who had rushed into the muck in heels.&nbsp; No particular scent surrounded her, but she was definitely not fit for being in the wilderness, and one shoe got stuck in the mud while her pantyhose already had a run.&nbsp; She was quickly becoming a mess and she knew it, but even beyond the imperfections marring her attire, she was still quite beautiful.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>07-10-2022, 09:23:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Legend:</strong> 1/1<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Billy<br><hr><br>Namira was, admittedly, amused by how Billy responded, but she didn't laugh or deride him for it.&nbsp; She paid attention to the, quite dated, cutscene, grasping the meaning of it well enough.&nbsp; When the young man finally spoke she was a little surprised, but not hurt or anything.&nbsp; He wanted to focus on his studies, which was commendable.&nbsp; Still...<br><br>"If you ever want help or someone to lend an ear, you just have to reach out," she told him, smiling kindly.&nbsp; "So, this is from that Hacktastica game, right?&nbsp; Tell me about it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>08-10-2022, 03:58:04</strong>
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				<strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>Billy just smiled, and he went to work, going into detail about the game as best he could.<br><br>"Okay, in the beginning, there were gods, but not gods like we have.&nbsp; They created everything and then they immersed themselves into it, sacrificing their being to create humanity like an explosion, like, the big bang.&nbsp; So one of the ways magic works because a few people are still descended from the ones that are left, the nobility class, and they cast spells based on divine right."<br><br>He gave a gesture towards her jacket.&nbsp; "Like, let's say, your jacket.&nbsp; If I wanted to give a command..."&nbsp; He cleared his throat.&nbsp; "Jacket, in the name of my ancestor Tat'challa the Lightbringer, I command that you always be clean, that you refuse to allow yourself to be sullied so that you may perfectly bear testament to my glory.&nbsp; Except, well, it's not about jackets, it's about swords..."<br><br>But his words stuck, giving Namira an idea.&nbsp; The words were <em>so close</em> to accurate; she could feel it, just as Perseus had no doubt just known he could use Medusa's head even after she was killed.&nbsp; All she had to do was figure them out perfectly, change them to her mother Ishtar and her own commands, and perform a proper command as only one of the Annuna could do properly.<br><br>Fate was kind in that it had given her Inspiration, teaching her the process.&nbsp; Even if she wasn't yet talented in Benefice, she was well on her way, something her mother didn't know well and couldn't pass on.&nbsp; Authority, well...that was already down to her bones.<br><br>He just talked and talked until the bell rang, and most of it didn't have anything to do with much of anything beyond fantasy and that it made him and Hitomi feel as awesome as Scions could actually be.&nbsp; Neither one of them were courageous warriors, nor their friends, but they liked to pretend and they had fun doing it.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> So, here's a quick rundown of the Crafting rules.&nbsp; At Tier 2 like Hero, you can do minor things like create a jacket that's always clean.&nbsp; You need 2 Milestones to achieve it.<br><br>This scene gives one milestone automatically; Namira has had Inspiration in order to create an everclean jacket.&nbsp; <br><br>If she chooses to spend the rest of the day in effort, figuring out things like poise, cadence, getting the perfect wording, and everything like that, I'll allow a Presence+Leadership roll for the second Milestone.&nbsp; It's difficulty 2 for a Tier 2 item like this, but you can apply your specialty, so you only need one success on the dice.<br><br>Making more items like this will require two milestones each, so effectively two intervals of Downtime, since a scene can automatically give one.&nbsp; The lava rock I gave Clio gives an automatic also.&nbsp; Clio will probably craft most of them, but, this is something Namira can make if you like.<br><br>If you have questions, you know where to find me.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crensler</strong> on <strong>08-10-2022, 06:17:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/998723462564683908/1000165806690291843/IMG_3034.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Namira Laurent</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Daddy's Girl Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Heartbreaker Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Ishtar's Pride and Joy Invoked:</strong> [ ]<br><strong>Legend:</strong> 1/1<br><br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Thursday</strong><br><br><strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Billy<br><hr><br>While gaming wasn't really her thing, she was more casually involved in it than anything else, Billy's enthusiasm was kind of contagious.&nbsp; She'd been worried that she'd have to feign interest, but somehow he made it sound pretty engaging.&nbsp; She asked questions where appropriate, listened attentively, and enjoyed the lunch period with him, surprisingly enough.&nbsp; What was even more surprising, however, was the shot of inspiration he gave her without even meaning to.<br><br>"Billy, you are a genius," she said, giving him a kiss on the cheek to express her gratitude.&nbsp; She ignored the looks, the distant whispers she picked up, and offered him a winning smile.&nbsp; "You've actually given me a fair bit to think about.&nbsp; Thanks for sharing your hobby with me."&nbsp; She considered something briefly.&nbsp; "I wouldn't mind hanging out during lunch again, by the way, even just as friends."&nbsp; For now, though, she had some work to do.&nbsp; "See you around."&nbsp; She gave him a playful little wave before heading off, a coquettish sway to her hips as she went.<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong>&nbsp; I'm certainly willing to give the crafting a shot.&nbsp; I'll do the roll later and we'll see what happens ^^
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>09-10-2022, 03:17:40</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Cafeteria<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Namira<br><br>Her reaction surprised him, and the kiss definitely stunned him for a few moments, but he smiled and waved, genuinely happy that she was happy.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>12-10-2022, 05:01:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Nearby mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Mysterious Stranger <hr><br>JD quickly finished hiding her prize and turned to the woman who stumbled out of the foliage.&nbsp; She didn't know what was going on.&nbsp; Her nerves, worn through a life of living on the rougher side of society though, had trained her to be cautious.&nbsp; At least until she noticed the person was a beautiful woman.&nbsp; &nbsp;Her body untensed and she said, "Well, hello!"<br><br>She took a few steps closer to her and helped the woman stand straighter by offering her hand, "What in the world are you doing all the way out here?!&nbsp; &nbsp;What pervert?"&nbsp; She quickly bent her head and looked through the foliage behind the blonde to see what had prompted the exclamation.<br><br>She quickly added to the woman, "I'm JD.&nbsp; Don't worry.&nbsp; I'm here to protect you."&nbsp; She promised with a cheesy grin. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>13-10-2022, 02:27:28</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nearby Mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>"He's right over-" the woman started to say, but as she pointed, JD got absolutely nothing.&nbsp; Maybe a faint murmuring sound, like of a bustling crowd, but wouldn't that be more likely to be the university carried by the wind?&nbsp; "...okay, well, I'm not crazy.&nbsp; Old man in a business suit, with a white beard like evil Santa."&nbsp; Then she reconsidered.&nbsp; "Well, better kept than Santa's beard, I guess.&nbsp; Not sure how to describe his eye-"&nbsp; Then she stopped, thinking.&nbsp; "...eyes like yours.&nbsp; Well, that was easy."&nbsp; A soft smile showed that at least all of Fate and coincidence didn't hate her.<br><br>She soon gave up trying to describe the encounter.&nbsp; "Yeah, I'm Tara.&nbsp; And...thank you."&nbsp; She tried a bit more to get her heel out from the mud, eventually succeeding but looking enough of a mess that she seemed ready to scream.&nbsp; Which...this girl had clearly never even been out in the wilderness before, if she thought this was bad.&nbsp; "Which way is back, anyway?&nbsp; Which way's north?"&nbsp; She had no idea.<br><br>Either way, she stuck with JD, not wanting to get lost out in the wilds.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>27-10-2022, 02:27:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [X]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Nearby mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Mysterious Stranger <hr><br>JD looked at the girl skeptically.&nbsp; "Uh-huh."&nbsp; She said unsurely.&nbsp; &nbsp;"Well, girly, Evil Santa seems to be gone."&nbsp; Seeing the girl struggling with the mud, JD felt her heart strings pulled.&nbsp; She walked over to her and helped her re-shevel herself.&nbsp; Without even thinking about it, she reached forward and brushed some mud from Tara's cheek.&nbsp; She gave the girl a bashful smirk after withdrawing her hand.<br><br>"Don't worry.&nbsp; I know where I'm going."&nbsp; She boasted.&nbsp; "It'll be a dark day in Hades when the Tenacious JD can't find her way out of the forest!"&nbsp; She reached into her pocket and pulled out her cell phone.&nbsp; Still no signal!&nbsp; Not even GPS.&nbsp; Okay, it looks like she was going to have to do this the old fashioned way.<br><br>She looked around and found her steps.&nbsp; "We've gone up the mountain, so we've just got to head down the mountain.&nbsp; &nbsp;Easy-Peasy".&nbsp; Confident that she knew where she was going, she began her her trek.&nbsp; Striking up a conversation as she did.&nbsp; "So what in the world are you doing all the way out here?&nbsp; Did evil santa chase you all the way into the forest?"&nbsp; She asked.&nbsp; "You don't exactly seem ready for a hike.&nbsp; What is it you do for a living, Tara?"<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Rolling Rolling Cunning+Survival and invoking World Traveller, spending 1 momentum and using the Egotism virtue to try to impress a gal. </div></div><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>27-10-2022, 02:57:57</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nearby Mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>JD usually had some pretty good skills in traversing the area.&nbsp; For the one thing, it was usually pretty easy to tell direction just from the compass app on the phone.&nbsp; The hard part there: no phone.<br><br>Usually, even if she didn't have any sort of watch, she could tell the rough time and direction by the location of the sun.&nbsp; The hard part there: it was overcast with dark clouds.<br><br>What JD didn't need a phone for was to be able to tell when a storm was coming.&nbsp; It wasn't full weather certainty, but it was at least a knowledge of storms.&nbsp; Twenty-four hours ago, she'd been certain that the island was set for not having a storm well into the night, but then, just as it hit her, that changed: there would be a storm coming in the next few minutes.&nbsp; The only explanation for that was a supernatural one, and no source was apparent.<br><br>Thankfully, what little ability JD had been managed to scrounge up had worked two minor miracles: Tara appeared completely convinced that JD absolutely knew what she was doing, and JD had managed to find a cave deep in the wilderness by the mountain.&nbsp; The faint scent of bear meant that someone she'd met earlier in the week often used it as well, but the son of the Black Wind Bear wasn't here at the moment.<br><br>It took all this time just for Tara to be convinced that he, whoever he was, was gone.&nbsp; However, the brushing away of the mud got a little smile.&nbsp; "I must look a complete mess, don't I?" she asked, even though she looked beautiful regardless and definitely needed the help.<br><br>"I'm not really sure how far he chased me," she admitted.&nbsp; "Thinking back on it, maybe he was trying to be funny or something, but you never know with these old perverts.&nbsp; I never go out into the woods myself, but..."&nbsp; She gestured an admission that she might have just panicked.<br><br>"And if you can believe it, I'm supposed to be setting up work as a fashion model this weekend.&nbsp; Nothing huge; a friend of mine wants me to help with some of the dresses she's hoping to sell to an agency and prove she's got what it takes to work for them.&nbsp; There's no rush on that, though."&nbsp; It was, after all, only Thursday.<br><br><hr><br><strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's Office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>For the most part, the nurse's office wasn't easy to find, but the day could have varying levels for how busy she was.&nbsp; Students who didn't leave the island much wanted to get checkups, after all, and a school physician had any number of duties besides.<br><br>As it was, though, he didn't have to wait long at all.&nbsp; "Tian Lei," the nurse said with a smile as she came out and saw him waiting next.&nbsp; "To what to I owe the pleasure?"&nbsp; She gestured to welcome him into the privacy of her office as she went in, and would close the door behind him if he came in.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>28-10-2022, 03:17:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> The doctor<br><br>"Hey doc," he replied, giving her a friendly smile, stepping into her office and settling himself down on one of the chairs, waiting for her to take her own before he spoke. "I'm guessing by now that you've heard the full story about what happened the other day .. and who it turns out I am." He gave a soft chuckle before continuing. <br><br>"I'm still coming to terms with everything, but I figured since you have a little more experience with your life being turned upside down, you might have some words of wisdom to impart." He reached inside his shirt and drew out the jade rabbit pendant, holding it up so she could get a look at it, ready to pass it over for a look if she gave any indication that she wanted to see it. "I, ah, kinda got dropped off with your mother, after dad turned me into living stone .. or something." He gave another small shrug. "Anyways, she turned me back into new me, and we spoke for a bit before I returned to Earth. She's graced me with a shard of her own power, in return for giving her my assistance when she needs it, and sparing the lives of any I must fight, so long as I can. I figured I'd extend the offer of help to yourself as well, you know, if you need anything I can help out with."<br><br>"After that, back to the big island, kicked some assorted ass, saved the girl, you know, the usual hero stuff." His familiar slightly lopsided grin was back in place. "Now that everything has calmed down enough to draw a breath again, well .." his hand rose to take in the room around them. "I figure you might be able to offer me some insights on what to expect next."<br><br>"Oh, and remember our friend from the beach? Apparently he got demoted, if not outright fired, and may have been looking into a new boss of a way less savory variety. Now that I'm officially, well, me, he may drop by for round two."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>28-10-2022, 04:49:11</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's Office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>Doctor Lin Cheng soaked everything in with a simple nod.&nbsp; "I figured you probably were the son that the dragon was looking for," she admitted.&nbsp; "I wanted to be wrong, but Fate is funny that way."&nbsp; That was the thing she'd been concealing from him, and not without a decent reason.&nbsp; "Mom sent me a letter - we keep in touch to some degree, but not much."<br><br>She started to root through a cabinet.&nbsp; "I know it doesn't particularly seem like it, but we consider this island secure.&nbsp; Fate sometimes has cruel plans, but earlier attempts were to banish the fighting types altogether and hope for the best.&nbsp; Needless to say that it didn't work out well.&nbsp; Better to accept that if a battle does arise on campus, it'll be because the warriors are here and ready for it, rather than by tempting fate and seeing if it'll show mercy."<br><br>Although she was having a little trouble finding what she wanted, she looked back to give him a smile of reassurance.&nbsp; "What I expect is that your path will draw you regularly off the island, and there, your real adventures will begin.&nbsp; Being a talented warrior is like a lightning rod, but people forget that metallic objects are drawn by electricity just as they draw in the lightning."<br><br>Soon enough, she found a scroll which she pulled out.&nbsp; "This was given to me by a Scion of Nezha when I was just starting out; please pass it forward in the same way when you've memorized its contents in the coming years."<br><br>Carefully she opened it up.&nbsp; "It's a scroll for explaining the alchemical process for making temporary somersault clouds.&nbsp; The basic concept is: first you get yourself an object that contains the elemental essence of water."&nbsp; With a slightly condescending smile, she added, "A lot of people expect it to be the elemental essence of air, but the Chinese elements are earth, fire, metal, water, and wood.&nbsp; Clouds are made of water vapor, after all.&nbsp; The process destroys the object in question, so you don't want to do it with anything huge and important, but if you should fight Pangxie Daolong once more, you should be able to claim one of his scales, which would do the job nicely."<br><br>Next she pointed to the alchemical aspects.&nbsp; "Basically, you'll want to use a chemistry distillation kit to run the object through purified water.&nbsp; Much of it won't get you much of anything, and you'll want to use an eyedropper to extract and discard it.&nbsp; The occasional droplet, however, will come out as a cloudy substance, and you carefully get that with a separate eyedropper and fill a vial.&nbsp; Of that, the first vial will be contaminated by the surface area and won't be of use, but every vial you fill after that will be a properly distilled cloud, provided it's filled with more cloudstuff and none of the water runoff."<br><br>Getting more serious, she explained, "The process is excruciatingly taxing.&nbsp; Expect it to take several hours.&nbsp; I recommend you get that girl Clio to assist; she'll be able to get Hermes to send his blessing for the alchemical process rather than using the proper Chinese understanding that you and I possess.&nbsp; You definitely want someone taking turns when your eyes start blurring and you just can't tell if a particular droplet is cloudy or not."<br><br><hr><br><strong>OOC:</strong> So, if you can get yourself something of the right elemental aspect, like a scale or a blessing from a water spirit, or the like, you'll be able to use Downtime to craft up a bunch of these vials, each of which will contain a one-use somersault cloud that'll last for a scene.&nbsp; The effect will be the same as the Flight Boon as we've already discussed, except that you won't have to use Legend.<br><br>The number of vials you get will be based on a Resolve+Medicine roll.&nbsp; Clio will also be able to roll the same roll if she calls upon Hermes, and however many successes the two of you get, that'll be how many vials you get.&nbsp; Because it's difficulty 2, the first vial is just useless the same way the first success is necessary to get difficulty 2.<br><br>As a scroll, the process will be repeatable, but you need something with the essence of water each time that'll get dissolved as part of making the vials.&nbsp; And then, naturally, when the vials are all used up, that's it.<br><br>Theoretically, it'll also be possible to use Downtime to make something with the elemental essence of water via just collecting seashells and all such, but then you're similarly looking at several hours of work and likewise a session of Downtime just for that, so you'd need two total if you don't have a water dragon scale or something equivalent.<br><br>It's like how Clio didn't have to make the lava rock; she got it as part of the fight with Gilbert.<br><br>I don't know if you're supposed to get as many vials as you can get with successes because the book never gives an amount, so I like the number I came up with.&nbsp; Likewise, I'm making teamwork a lot more powerful than perhaps it should be with Clio, but I'm okay with this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>30-10-2022, 03:44:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> The doctor<br><br>Luke listened quietly, nodding along to show he was paying attention to what the doctor was saying. The scroll was, admittedly, something of a surprise, but it sounded like it would be a good way to start learning how to use the more esoteric of his new found abilities.<br><br>"Nice to see this didn't come as a surprise to one of us," he said when she finished up. "But thank you for this gift. I will do my best to prove worthy of it, and when the times comes, I will find another worthy of passing it along to."<br><br>"It would be nice if the world didn't need my particular talents .. maybe in time that will be the case .. but here and now, there is still a need for us. To step up and defend those who cannot defend themselves. I mean, it'd be nice if the bad guys would simply agree to a dance off, but .." he looked around, lowering his voice .. "most of them really suck at it. That's why they're so angry and prone to violence all the time." His tone was entirely earnest, but the twinkle in his eyes and the twitch at the corner of his lips that was fighting a smile showed what he was really thinking.<br><br>He tucked the scroll away in his backpack before he continued. "From what you're saying I'm guessing you expect Fate to draw us away from time to time. Does that mean we can use that as a reason for turning in assignments late?" He gave a soft chuckle and shook his head. "Somehow I suspect the answer is no."<br><br>"On a slightly more serious note, do you expect that is something that's likely to happen?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>31-10-2022, 15:55:18</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's Office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>Doctor Lin Cheng simply nodded about the gift.&nbsp; The way she saw it, Luke could tell, she was just passing something on that had been given to her.<br><br>His comment about the world not needing his talents got a sad smile.&nbsp; "Why does the world need myths and legends?" she asked.&nbsp; "Inspiration.&nbsp; Motivation.&nbsp; Lessons learned, not to be learned by you but taught to others through the stories you bring.&nbsp; A child getting beat up at school may decide that he's had enough and decide to stand up for himself.&nbsp; Someone in power might remember your mercy and kindness when you had the enemy down, and show that same clemency to others.&nbsp; The echoes of what we do are seen by so many, and it simply <em>must</em> be true that good ultimately triumphs over evil.&nbsp; While not everyone will get that lesson, the little ways it's demonstrated help others to understand, to learn why they shouldn't be a villain while they're too young for it to enter their minds."<br><br>She offered this, "When Shaniqua gave me a more detailed description of your fight with the crabs, not only did you show restraint, but you're exceptionally talented at infuriating others.&nbsp; This is a weakness, and the lesson you teach is that it's very important to be able to keep your emotions in check, to balance yang with yin.&nbsp; How often have various villains turned to others, pointed the finger, and proclaimed that someone else 'made' them do it?&nbsp; You prove them wrong every time you draw a weapon."<br><br>The question of turning in assignments late was a bit of a sore one, but not one she didn't expect, and she had an easy answer.&nbsp; "It happens.&nbsp; Usually, Fate provides a way to ensure that the longer missions and such happen outside of schooltime.&nbsp; However, it's not unheard of for a Band to get stuck in another realm for a week or two, and teachers understand when it's really the case."<br><br>With a gentle smile, she explained, "From my understanding, the real purpose of the education here is to ensure that the students make good Scions.&nbsp; If you're looking to train as a warrior, no doubt you'll find someone.&nbsp; Various other classes can ensure that people learn what they need, often in record time.&nbsp; What remains important is the time-honored less of discipline, <em>attempting</em> to turn in assignments despite the other work required of you.&nbsp; Too many heroes fall into the trap of deciding that they're just better than everyone, that they shouldn't even bother trying to study when there are more important things to handle, and they usually don't last long here if they can't learn otherwise."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>01-11-2022, 20:18:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [X]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Nearby mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Tara <hr><br>JD couldn't believe her ears.&nbsp; She'd somehow walked up a mountain and walking down with a Model?&nbsp; &nbsp;It beggered belief!&nbsp; She was so distracted thinking about the chances of it all that she didn't even think to check and see if she'd heard back from Allison.<br><br>They continued walking for a while, trying to find their way to civilization once again.&nbsp; JD was perfectly charming to the girl, asking more about her modeling career and telling her a bit about herself.&nbsp; She'd been planning on finishing the trek tonight and making it home, but with Tara slowing her down, and a particularly nasty storm coming out nowhere, her plans changed.<br><br>"Hey, Tara, that weather is looking really nasty."&nbsp; She said.&nbsp; "Why don't we rest for the night?&nbsp; I saw some caves on my way in.&nbsp; We'll wait for the storm to clear and make our way down the rest of the way in the morning."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-11-2022, 01:45:47</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> The cave that was previously known as Panty Cave and now has no name<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>The cave definitely had the scent of bear as they went inside, confirming that it was the same one the son of the Black Wind Bear had been using.&nbsp; Thankfully, all the panties had been reclaimed, so now it was just a cave.&nbsp; It would have been exceptionally difficult to find when JD was looking, but now that she had no need for it, naturally she'd just stumble upon it.&nbsp; Fate could be a real dick sometimes.<br><br>Of course, that left the question of why the storm, because it wasn't a dick move.&nbsp; If anything, it meant that JD was getting stuck in a cave with a model rather than having to head out and possibly be separated.&nbsp; Anyone with a talent for seduction could see how someone with less scruples might manipulate the situation so that Tara would have to flee the rainstorm and be stuck with them until it lets up, giving the seducer plenty of time to put the moves on.&nbsp; Of course, it was hard to believe that Fate itself would be so kind as to just give such an opportunity, especially when she knew that the storm wasn't the machinations of Fate, but some other force she hasn't yet identified.<br><br>Tara was definitely one that it was easy to want to put the moves on.&nbsp; She was beautiful, but, as the conversation went on, she just didn't have a lot of experience with things.&nbsp; Her family kept her pretty sheltered and content, not wealthy as Scions knew the word but definitely keeping their daughter comfortable.&nbsp; She didn't know how to seduce, but things like makeup, dresses, and accessories all enhanced a naturally exceptional appearance.&nbsp; "You should see me when I'm properly dolled up," she insisted, as if she was hideous in anything less than perfection.<br><br>Her heels were ruined, and she was coming to terms with that in her own way, preferring the heels to giving them up and going barefoot entirely.&nbsp; Further in, she tripped over something: a dark bedroll the same color as the rocks, large enough for a bear to lay upon, or two people staying close together.&nbsp; "Why is there...?" she started to ask, then just sighed and shook her head, too worn out by the crazy of the day to handle things.&nbsp; Where JD was a survivor who could handle anything, Tara was having a much harder time holding together.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>02-11-2022, 02:46:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> The doctor<br><br>Luke gave a grin as the doctor mentioned his talent for infuriating others, but kept his silence and listened til she was done. "I know what you're saying, about maybe being an inspiration for others, but I guess I still need a bit of time to come to terms with that." He gave a small shrug. "Guess it's maybe not so different to inspiring people on the big screen, huh? Either way, I'll do my best to be someone worth imitating."<br><br>"As for the fighting, if you get riled up, you're not thinking, not acting, you're reacting, and that means you're not in control of either yourself or the fight. A good fighter takes every advantage they can get, and ends the fight as quickly as possible, with the minimum of harm done. And besides," he added, grinning again "it's fun."<br><br>"Discipline .. well, there you don't have to worry so much. If there's one thing every good martial art teaches you, it's discipline. They're all teach how to fight. The good ones teach when and why to fight too. And no matter how good you are, there's always someone better. That's just common sense. Most people learn that lesson as they rise up through the belts. There's always the occasional idiot who doesn't, who thinks they're so much better, tougher, more skilled .." he broke off with a chuckle. "And they go right on thinking it til they do meet someone who shows them just how much growing they still have to do."<br><br>"Still, with an appropriately tailored lesson, even they can learn."<br><br>"Me, I'm not so stupid as to think I know everything yet. I'll do my best to learn the lessons that I need to .. and maybe I can teach one or two along the way too," he added, almost as an afterthought. He gave another amused chuckle. "Though given dad's reputation, I hope me being a good example for someone else won't get me in his bad books."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-11-2022, 23:33:21</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's Office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>"My understanding of Western culture is pretty limited," Doctor Lin Cheng admitted, "but often, cinema stories have a three act structure where the hero is meant to learn something over the course of a particular trial.&nbsp; I've seen the Tobey McGuire Spider-Man, and it showed how with great power comes great responsibility.&nbsp; However, the idea of redemption is still relatively new to myth, though it's not an unwelcome change.&nbsp; Arachne learned her lesson and gets to spend eternity as a spider as a result.&nbsp; The urban legend of the kidney thief means that the only second chance given is that the victim still has one kidney left."<br><br>She looked to Luke with compassion and admiration.&nbsp; "Those who walk the myths get to decide how things go, whether offering vengeance or redemption.&nbsp; That's not an easy path to walk, but the longer you follow a particular path, the easier Fate makes it for you.&nbsp; Opportunities line up more and more to save those that might seem impossible, because the mythic hero <em>always</em> follows that path, and Fate abhors change once things become set in their nature."<br><br>Her expression showed that she had little doubt that he had discipline and compassion, just that she didn't know how well he understood such things and wanted to help where she could.&nbsp; "If Fate finds you lacking in some way, it may decide to try to tempt you.&nbsp; So it is for everyone.&nbsp; Your path may well be demonstrated as being far easier as a result of mercilessness.&nbsp; Usually, that's Fate offering proof that the best of us can withstand any temptation, but more than one Scion has lamented that they fell to an overwhelming and difficult situation where no mortal would have much of a chance of resisting either.&nbsp; That too can cause a backslide, and if you or your Bandmates find yourself in such a situation, reach out for assistance."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>11-11-2022, 23:46:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/A43d65ef1cd1a55e821c356acfcd2f5f.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Tian Lei / Luke</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>&lt;Origin Path&gt;</strong>: Suburbia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Role Path&gt;</strong>: Modern Day Xia, +2 dice unused<br><strong>&lt;Pantheon Path&gt;</strong>: Righteous Devil Sage, +2 dice unused<br><br>[ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Bruised<br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> The doctor<br><br>"Watch your thoughts, they become words;<br>watch your words, they become actions;<br>watch your actions, they become habits;<br>watch your habits, they become character;<br>watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."<br><br>Luke let the silence linger a few moments after he finished speaking. "Not sure where I first heard that one, but it always felt .. significant. I wonder if this is why." He drew and released a slow breath. "Well, whatever the future is going to bring, at least I have others I can share it with, and see if we can't keep each other out of trouble along the way."<br><br>"That being said," he said, changing the subject, "now that we have all had visitations, are there things here that we ought to know about, things we can help with, or be expected to do, or not do? I'm guessing these things don't happen quite so often, even around here, or so many together?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>12-11-2022, 15:06:24</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> Nurse's Office<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Luke<br><br>"After you've stopped being a Hero and advance even further, Fate becomes even more cemented.&nbsp; People joke about how it's astonishing that characters like Zeus don't change after millennia, but they <em>can't</em>.&nbsp; Their stories are cemented into our culture."&nbsp; She knew that he understood better than most, and figured that the last bit would just be beneficial for him to know, likely to pass on to others.<br><br>"Problems here on the island are far less common," she explained.&nbsp; "They do happen, but with so many of us ready to handle them, we can keep the students safe.&nbsp; I expect that the needs of your destiny will take you off of the island where things are far less certain.&nbsp; How often you choose to go out and explore is up to you, of course.&nbsp; I don't know how beset Honolulu is with issues - being a doctor for the entire university is every bit the full-time job one would expect it to be, so I rarely leave - but it would not surprise me."<br><br>With a gentle smile, she explained, "As more and more word spreads of your prowess, you can expect to find people looking for you and the rest of your Band, requesting aid.&nbsp; The only necessity of helping them rests on your conscience, but, in my experience, those seeking payment will find it in unusual ways even when the person asking has nothing to give.&nbsp; Fate has a much kinder and just concept of rewarding Scions than the populace often has in the means to pay them."&nbsp; Her smile warming a bit, she added, "You'll probably find yourself a water-attuned object much more quickly than you might expect."<br><br>Which reminded her to give a warning, "If I were Pangxie Daolong, though, I'd hold onto the knowledge of your living on an island with only a ferry on and off, and consider it the best place for an ambush.&nbsp; Kyle is a good man, but he'll need to focus on the boat and the students if a problem should arise."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>evilnerf</strong> on <strong>26-11-2022, 21:54:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/34/cd/c8/34cdc821d1efebb46d7a941e19b7762c.jpg)<br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JD</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mean Streets Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><strong>World Traveler Invoked</strong>: [X]<br><strong>Zeus' Bastard Daughter Invoked</strong>: [ ]<br><br>[ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised [ ] Bruised <br>[ ] Injured<br>[ ] Maimed<br>[ ] Taken Out<br><br><strong>Conditions:</strong><br></div></div></div></div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp; Nearby mountain<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Tara <hr><br>JD's eyes narrowed at the innumerable little coincidences that seemed to be lining up here.&nbsp; It was utterly impossible not to see the strings of fate spinning around her and threatening to strangle her by the neck.&nbsp; She settled into the cave and stared at the single sleeping bag that sat nearby oh so invitingly.&nbsp; Tara, too, looked mighty inviting as she worked to uncover herself from the mud and filth.<br><br>Alison was a distant memory at this point.&nbsp; Just one of many in a long line of casual acquaintances left by the wayside as JD moved through life. She offered Tara an arm to steady herself, and unconciously brought the girl closer to her until their faces were no more then a foot away from each other.&nbsp; <br>There was the remains of a firepit in the&nbsp; cave, close enough to the entrance that the smoke could billow out into the trees.&nbsp; JD quickly set about starting the fire and deposited Tara gently on the sleeping bag.&nbsp; "Settle in and get warm."&nbsp; She told her.&nbsp; When the fire was lit, she came to sit next to her and settled on her knees. <br><br>She offered her a sly grin, "Is it just me or is this all perfect?"&nbsp; She said.&nbsp; To her, it was a simple statement of the innumerable coincidences, but it came out as flirty.&nbsp; "I mean, here I am with a gorgeous girl, all alone.&nbsp; Are you sure you're not a kitsune?&nbsp; Or a Siren?&nbsp; You're too good to be true"&nbsp; She asked.&nbsp; Her eyebrow raised in a coy fashion, once again unconsciously giving the words an amorous spin.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Side IC] Scion 2E: Onogoro-Jima University</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>27-11-2022, 03:48:05</strong>
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				<strong>Location:</strong> The cave that was previously known as Panty Cave and now has no name<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JD<br><br>Tara had nothing approaching anything that she could do to settle in beyond just undress out of her tight apparel, realizing that her dress was beyond saving.&nbsp; It was enough to take off her heels and bra, then relax in the warmth of the fire.&nbsp; She settled in by JD and smiled, taking the words as JD's flirtation.&nbsp; JD was enough of a flirt to know that Tara had never planned any of this, and no matter how perfect it was, it was not her doing.<br><br>The question of what she was made her giggle.&nbsp; "My grandfather used to joke that my mom was a before-Medusa," she explained.&nbsp; "Back when she was young and beautiful, before the whole curse and everything.&nbsp; But no, nothing magic or special about my family."&nbsp; She tossed JD a wink.&nbsp; "How about you?&nbsp; I'm reasonably sure you're not, like, a werebear or something that brought me to this cave just to eat me, and if you are, you definitely have to comment on what big tits I have."&nbsp; <br><br>Then she stopped herself, not overly bright.&nbsp; "That's wolves, isn't it?&nbsp; Red Riding Hood was a wolf."&nbsp; She picked up just enough of the scent of bear to associate without realizing it.
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