Ouskar: He's probably ecstatic.

Kaikuro: [The man enters hesitantly, chewing his lower lip and scratching the back of his head. He seems a little lost, given the vacant look in his eye and dent between his brows.] Ahh... h-h-hello?

((Hope I'm doing this right, please correct me if I'm not. Never done this style of RP before.))

Me: It is does take some getting used to.

Ouskar: Greetings, sir. My name is Ouskar Drund.

Me: You did it right.

Luke: Tae, he just doesn't strike me as the type of person who likes to be told what to do... *goes and stands beside her, while eyeing Merashath warily*

Kane: *smiles warmly* Welcome, Kaikuro. Where are you from?

Alyse: Pleased to meet you, sir.

Kaikuro: [He seems baffled at the sight of all the unusual beings around him. For a moment he seems to forget he was asked a question.] ...Oh. W-well, I'm, ah. I'm f-f-from Ailevian, though... I d-don't... know if any of you know where that is... [After a moment's hesitation, he continues, though not particularly loud.] Where... am I?

Ouskar: *scratches head* I'm not actually sure.

Kane: That... is a very good question.

Alyse: What's Ailevian like?

Rani: I wonder if it's close to Arenia... that's where we live.

Alyse: That's where we are; I'm... not ready to call it home, not yet.

Kaikuro: Oh... d-d-dear... I s-s-suppose I am quite lost, then... [He hesitates, lifting a hand to scratch his stubble-darkened chin.] Ah... Ailevian? W-well... it is both a wonderful and ugly place... where the greatest joys and the greatest s-s-sorrows dwell together... reminding us h-h-how broken and beautiful our world is. I s-s-suppose there are things I miss about it, b-but part of me is ... glad, I am ... apparently not there at the moment.

[He sighs, a forlorn look filling his dull-brown eye for a moment.] It was once a world w-w-without suffering, though now it is cursed. I am one of t-t-the few blessed enough to be cured of the curse. [He blinks, waving his hand dismissively.] But enough of m-m-me... You are from this, Arenia, aye? I... admit, I d-d-did not know there were other worlds out there b-b-besides Ailevian. I wonder... is your world also c-c-cursed? Are there pains and sufferings there, too?

The Dragon: *folds arms and leans back to stare upwards* I have been to many worlds, and all are full of pain.

Rani: Don't worry; everyone here is nice. *glances at Merashath* Well... almost everybody.

Alyse: Arenia... I don't really know what you mean. Arenia has had it's fair share of suffering, though. But... I haven't seen very much of it yet. It's complicated.

Kane: (grimly) I have. Arenia is full of pain. The people are enslaved, and hopeless. But that will change.

Alyse: You said you have been cured of the curse? What does that mean?

Kaikuro: [He listens to the beings around him thoughtfully.] So s-s-such things are not exclusive t-t-to Ailevian. I'm... n-n-not sure how I feel, knowing this to be t-t-true. If there was really a world where there was no pain... I would be longing to go there and leave Ailevian behind... b-but I s-s-suppose it was just wishful thinking.

[He brightens a little at the mention of his cured curse. Lifting his hand, he taps a strange eyepiece he wore.] This is a Medallion. In our w-w-world, it is the thing that cures us of our curse... my Lord and King, Olgrich, created it. Without it... w-w-we can become monsters, incapable of understanding His truths.

The Dragon: *nods* Many were once painless. I know Ainaan was... once.

Tae: [Looks at Merashath] Oh... OK.

Seymour: Welcome, Kaikuro.

Tynx: HI!!!!

Mordir: [Clamps hand over Tynx's mouth] Honestly, the man's already nervous. Keep it down!

Tynx: Gerroffame!

Me: Beg pardon?

Tynx: [Wriggles out of Mordir's grip] You're lucky I don't hurt you.

Mordir: I'm eternally grateful.

Me: Quit being grouchy.

Mordir: You're putting me through a personality crisis! I have the right to be grouchy!

Tae: [Runs over to Kaikuro] Hello!

Seymour: Tae, don't overwhelm him.

Tae: I won't!

Aelynn: [Smiles] She's almost like you, Seymour.

Mordir: Re- [Is thwacked]

Me: [In a harsh whisper] They're not supposed to know!

Kaikuro: [He was apparently about to respond to the Dragon when his eyes widen with surprise at the sudden enthusiastic greetings of the nearby beings, in particular he's stunned at the fox.] T-t-t-talking f-f-fox? Oh m-m-my. Um... oh - ah... h-h-hello? [He chews his lower lip, looking nervously around the gathering of beings nearby. He lifts his spidery fingers to scratch at his arm, tilting his head to one side.] I d-d-didn't know there were t-t-talking animals here... now I r-r-really feel lost..."

Luke: [lets out pent-up breath and walks back over to his friends] Well, then...

Alyse: [laughs at Tae and Tynx's enthusiasm] The Medallion sounds wonderful.... And your king sounds like a great man. I suppose Arenia had no pain once, but no one remembers that far back.

Kane: And our author hasn't taken the time to give us that much history. [glares at me]

Me: And I don't think I'm going to, so you guys better be content with what you have. [crosses arms]

Kane: Hmph.

The Dragon: It does take getting used to.

Me: Time to work your secret identity. Take off the mask.

The Dragon: *hesitates, then slowly pulls of his ninja head piece* His face was young, but old. His eyes are green, and an elaborate tattoo of of a proud Chinese dragon stretches from his temple to just past his nose on both sides. My other name is Wu Qiang. I work at Craemer's Cafe.

Faylin: A ninja who works at a cafe? This place just keeps getting stranger by the day. *turns to leave*

Me: Faylin, you get back here right now! Come on, you deal with my strangness, why can't you deal with theirs?

Faylin: I have no obligations to them.

Me: Oh. I guess that makes sense. Fine, I'll just bring Lara in here.

Faylin: Are you jesting? She wouldnt last an hour.

Me: Ouch. Harsh, Faylin, harsh. She is my MC, ya know.

Faylin: Which pretty much means I have to rescue her mulitple times so that she doesnt get killed.

Me: You are so irritating. Why am I talking to you? *Faylin starts to leave again* No! Wait, I was teasing!

Dragon/ Wu: Being a ninja doesn't exactly pay for citizenship costs.

Me: *laughs* See Faylin? Not so strange as you think.

Faylin: Whatever.

Me: Hey, that's my line.

Faylin: *grins* Whatever.

Dragon/Wu: It is very true.

Kaikuro: [He apparently zoned out earlier and is now trying to catch up with the new revelations around him.] W-w-what's a Ninja? [He looks around stupidly.]

Dragon/Wu: A warrior trained in stealth, unarmed combat, and other things. I'm a ninja.

Tynx: Oh! I'm sorry I startled you. I'm Tynx.

Tae: And I'm Tae!

Seymour: Both of you calm down. Go and play. [Glares at me]

Me: ...

Mordir What was that about?

Me: He's mad at me about the story.

Aelynn: He has a right to be.

Me: You too?!

Tynx: You kidnapped their child. You're lucky they don'tplan a mutiny.

Mordir: That's a ship term, Tynx.

Tynx: Whatever. Rebellion, mutiny, they're the same thing. I'd be mad too.

Seymour: I am not mad. I'm just.... upset.

Tynx: Which also means mad.

Seymour: No it doesn't!

Chayn: [Slowly gets to her feet] I need to stretch. Shawn, you up for another flight?

Mordir: If she's not, I'm diagnosing her as ill.

Merashath: *looks Dragon/Wu in the eye*

Me: If he looks back, Varon, please collaborate... The thing I hate about these threads is when a character ends up looking stupid because other authors don't realize the power behind what he's doing.....

Elanhil: Yeah, I'm fine...

Me: "Help? I'm 3 pages behind."

Me: Um.....in a nutshell, Arilledrae laughed at Jay's comment to Ouskar, Ouskar responded to Jay (close to your last post), Dragon is revealing his other identity, and Kaikuro joined us.

Me: "Raven, what would I do without you?" * hugs *

Jay: "Die of shock."

Me: * whack *

Jay: * grins back at Arilledrae and rolls eyes at Ouskar *

Lars: "Haha."

Jaimie:

Shawn: * turns to Chayn * "Sure..." * climbs on *

Me: (@Shawn the authoress) *hugs back*

Arilledrae: *watches Dragon and Merashath wide-eyed* (@Jay) *whispers* What happens if he looks back?

Chayn: [Stands up and flaps wings, then pushes off with one violent flap, circling above to gain height] What do you wanto do, little one?

Mordir: Flying was you're idea.

Me: [Chucks dictionary]

Tynx: [Runs over to Jaimie] D' you wanna play somethin'? I'm bored.

Mordir: Tynx? Bored? Impossible.

Me: Apparently not.

Mordir: [Chucks dictionary]

Me: Hey!

Tae: [Watches Merashath and Dragon/Wu] Did the emperor send Merashath?

Seymour: No. Merashath comes from a different world. If the emperor knew about this place.... That wouldn't be good.

Tae: Yeah, good point.

Kaikuro: [He also apparently zoned out again.] Ahh... d-d-did I miss anything?

Elanhil: If he makes eye contact he's locked in a deathly hypnotizing stare. He knows it's evil, but it's so epically terrifying and hypnotitical that it becomes irresistible.

Me: Irresistible to do his will, that is. And I don't think Hypnotitical is a word, Elanhil...

Elanhil: Whatever.

Me: In the actual book Merashath can did into your soul and manipulate you if you are even within a few miles of him. One of the Good guys actually kills another one because of this in the book. Of course, that's too much for this thread, so I've made it only with eye contact.

Elanhil: And why would you use a smiley face? You are listening to intense music, describing an intense villain...

Me:

Me: *chuckles*

Arilledrae: *wind spins worriedly around her*

Alyse, Luke, Rani, and Kane: *watch, horrified*

Me: So we have two equally powerful cahracters staring each other in the eye. Interesting, especially since they're opposites. *hunkers in bunker*

Dragon/Wu: *stares back into Merserath's eyes.* A dark and revolting, yet perhaps sickly-sweet feeling washed over him. It was irresistible. Then something else happened. A feeling of warmth and light began to grow within him. The two forces begin to wrestle against each other.

Me: *yanks on helmet* This might take a new thread.

Tynx: [Looks at Kaikuro] Not a whole lot, Merashath's having an eye staring contest with Dragon/Wu-

Me:

Tynx: And Chayn's flown off with Shawn. [Watches Merashath and Dragon/Wu]

Tae: [Looks at Arilledrae] How do you make wind move around you like that? It's pretty.

Me: Should we let them fight, Varon? Neither one can defeat the other, but at the same time neither can be defeated. It would be interesting to see where it went.

Elanhil: Do it. I want to see that brute taught a lesson.

Merashath: It is not my fate to fall to Wu, fool.

Elanhil: Yes, you know your destiny too well. You will fall.

Merashath: *sparks fly from his mouth* Silence!

Elanhil: *hops back*

Arilledrae: (@Tae) *blushes* Thank you. My people are born with the ability to manipulate the wind, though I have the ability more than most. It is as natural to me as breathing. I have to think to manipulate it, but when I do not command it, it mimicks how I feel.

Me: I think so. It might keep them out of trouble.

Ouskar: *dives into bunker* I've seen him fight on his terms. I'm staying in here.

Jay: * hair is blown in eyes *

Lars:

Jay: * pushes hair out of his eyes and clenches his fists, glaring at Merashath *

Shawn: "Hmm? Um... Anything you want." * smiles

Me: * feels sorry for Shawn * "Development..."

Lars: "Genius."

Me: * chucks dictionary *

Lars: "Ow!"

Jaimie: "Sure! What do you want to play, Tynxie?!"

Arilledrae: (@Jay) Oh! Sorry. *calms wind down so it's not blowing in Jay's face*

Jay: * grins * "No, no, it's okay."

Me:

Arilledrae: *chuckles, but keeps the wind calm anyway*

Tae: Oh, that's cool. Are others born with the ability to control other things?

Tynx: Hmm... Let's go on a treasure hunt!

Me: ???

Tynx: What?

Me: Nothing.

Tynx: Lie.

Me: Knock it off.

Chayn: [Glances back at Shawn while flying in wavy patterns] Are you well, Shawn?

Arilledrae: (@Tae) They are. The Naiads are able to control water, the Taians fire, and the Dryads earth.

Jay: * grins *

Lars:

Jaimie: "Sure! I've got a shovel."

Me: "You have a what?"

Jamie: (@ me) (to Tynx) "Where should we look?"

Shawn: * enjoys the breeze * "I'm okay..."

Me: "She's not going to be convinced."

Shawn: * glares *

Me: "O-kaay..."

Me: I'm waaaay behind... can people repeat any actions that affected my characters since I last posted?

Jay kind of stared down Kai... And Tynx said something to Kitty soon after your last post.

Tae: Neat. What are your people called?

Tynx: [Paces, a very serious look on his face] Hmm, we should try looking for a beach. Everyone hides buried treasure there.

Mordir: He's odd.

Me: We all knew that long ago, buddy.

Mordir: Do NOT call me buddy.

Chayn: [Turns head further] Over my dead body you're OK. What's wrong, dear heart? Has someone hurt you?

Me: Ease up, Chayn.

Seymour: Villains, I suggest you keep away from Chayn.

Mordir: Yeah, like we would try anything with her. I'm sure most of us remember how that endeavor went.

Chayn: And so you should.

Ouskar: A treasure hunt? I'm a professional treasure hunter.

Jaimie: * looks *

Lars: "Look behind you."

Jaimie: * turns * "Huh. Whadd'ya know? You're right, there is a beach."

Lars: "What do you mean, I'm right?"

Me: "Ha."

Shawn: * smiles * "No one's tried to kidnap me or something...

Me: "In here, anyway."

Jaimie:

Shawn: "I'm just feeling kind of... upset, I guess."

Me: "Chayn know exactly how to push Shawn and get an answer..." * grins * * wonders how Jay is going to deal with an indignant dragon in a few posts here if she gauges this correctly *

Lars: "You don't know how you would." * ducks *