Ramon has arrived.

Mike teleports into the room.

Mike has arrived.

The Tennessee Shad laughs.

Juri of Avalon says, "I think Merc and the others are beginning to become
suspicious.  :)"

Ishmael tears the mask off Juri. "My god! This isn't Juri at all! It's a
wild dog!"

John says, "Hehe."

Juri of Avalon exclaims, "Arf!  Arf!"

Juri of Avalon says, "I just want Juri to come back to Avalon with a kid.
:)"

The Tennessee Shad says, "Anyhow. Y'all had just been confronted by the
citadel of the MacFinndos."

Corrine of Amber OOCly Yes, we had.  And Ish was telling us about the fact
that he had a cunning plan.

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Juri of Avalon says, "I believe Ishmael had a Cunning Plan."

Ishmael says, "Here is my cunning plan."

Corrine of Amber nods, still sitting on her horse.

Ishmael says, "We shal garb ourselves as guards, enter the citadel, find
the MacFinndos, and put them to the sword."

Ishmael says, "That is, of course, a broad outline."

Ishmael says, "I shall also plant bombs to blow the refineries if we need
a diversion."

Corrine of Amber nods.  "Do your beecams show where we can successfully
waylay some guards to grab their uniforms?"

Ishmael says, "Yes, or I can simply conjure some up."

Juri of Avalon says, "Given the state these guards appear to be in, I
suspect waylaying them without being noticed will not be especially
difficult," Juri says dryly.

He snaps his fingers, and his own clothing changes to become a guardsman's
uniform.

Corrine of Amber purses her lips.  "But if the bees are having problems
when they get closer to the citadel... won't the uniforms have the same
problems if conjured?" She then nods to Juri.

Ishmael says, "Mmm. Point."

Rose says, "We should probably just mug some guards."

Rose says, "Give me something to put in my sewing bag, and I can MAKE
uniforms for us."

John says, "OOC Doh, sorry, Mike :)"

Juri of Avalon says, "Mug guards.  That way, we're guaranteed the uniforms
won't dissolve due to anti-magic."

Rose says, "My sewing bag molds shadow.  Anti-magic won't dispel it any
more than it would the clothing you're wearing."

Rose says, "It also makes good hand grenades."

Juri of Avalon shrugs.  "Then go with the sewing bag.  If it's anything at
all..."

Juri of Avalon begins looking around for foliage, etc, to uproot and use
in the sewing bag.

Corrine of Amber looks around as well.

Katsura starts chopping down saplings. Ishmael seems to be busy conjuring
something.

A number of uniforms are fairly quickly produced.

Ishmael finishes, and is suddenly holding a huge sack full of wriggling
objects.

Roderick starts to strip.

Corrine of Amber selects a uniform, and then finds a nice place with
decent cover to get changed, if such exists in this coffee-refinery land.

Rose quietly slips behind a tree.

Juri of Avalon goes behind some foliage to change, and comes back out
wearing a very realistic caffeine-slave look.

Corrine of Amber steps back out, now clad as the caffene-slave that time
and Ember forgot!

Everyone seems to be garbed. Ishmael opens the sack, and a horde of mangy
poodles scamper out, bark in unison, and head for the town.

Juri of Avalon glances questioningly at Ishmael.

Katsura says, "Time to descend into the jaws of fate."

Rose says, "The Perky Puppies again?"

Ishmael winks.

You page, "(oh, whenever FoF finishes, the "Corrine/Gaby try to reach
Juri/Hiko" stuff gets pushed to two days after whenever Corrine returns.
*wry look*)" to Akemi.
In a page-pose to you, Akemi nods

Ishmael says, "Lay on, MacDuff."

Juri of Avalon says, "Once again unto the breach, ours is not to reason
why, etc, etc.  Let's go kill some Finndo-spawn."

Corrine of Amber nods.  "Nuke and Pave, people.  Nuke and Pave."

You descend into the Valley of the Shadow of Coffee.

It's not a pretty town. Brown grinds fall like ash, and everyone has that
4 am hangover look.

You page, "(and I -think- Corrine and Juri spent at least 1.5 days in
arden, which pushes their meeting on day 21 (since Corrine met up with
Anthy that same day), and then they had one full night of sleep, then a
half due to Julian's hellhounds arriving.  The rest matches up as is,
tho." to Akemi.

Corrine of Amber puts on her best hungover expression.  The grinds help.  

You start making your way up the mountain trail towards the castle's
jawbridge. This close, you can see that the top part of the skull - the
round cranium... is a metallic dome held up by extra bracing struts.

Juri of Avalon asks, "OOC:  Any guess at the purpose behind that feature?"

Corrine of Amber hmmms, studying the dome and struts critically.

Corrine of Amber OOCly tries to put her artistic skills to use!

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "(sculpture construction, dontchaknow.)"

The Tennessee Shad says, "It almost reminds you of a water tower, reactor
dome, or similar storage unit."

Rose frowns.  "There's a lot of power in this thing."

Juri of Avalon asks, "Magical?"

Corrine of Amber purses her lips.  "And that's part of the storage system,
I wager."

Rhianna nods.  "Possibly.  I need to get closer."

Corrine of Amber says, "We're going to be passing under it soon, which is
probably going to be as close as we can safely get without being
noticed..."

You approach the jawbridge. There are six guards standing watch.

Corrine of Amber affects her best hangover expression.  She's actually
pretty good at it.

Ishmael asks, "Hmm. Do any of the rest of you know the Old Jedi Mind
Trick?"

Roderick smiles. "Actually, I do."

Corrine of Amber makes an grunt that could be a negative.  Mmmm, method
acting.

Juri of Avalon looks at Roderick with wide, sparkly eyes.  "Gosh, really?"

Corrine of Amber does her best -not- to break out laughing at Juri's
response.

Ishmael says, "Right. Juri, Corrine, Katura, be ready to back us up if
things go south."

Corrine of Amber makes a short nod of agreement.

He and Roderick walk over to the guards. A brief conversation follows,
which ends with all of the guards saying the equvalent of "We will take
you to Jabba now. Move along. Move along."

Roderick bows grandly to Juri. "After you, m'dear."

Juri of Avalon colours faintly.  "My, what a gentleman."  She walks
through the gates.

Ishmael whispers, "That was easy and hard. Something here is molding their
minds like month-old bread."

Rhianna gets out a small device suspiciously like the widget from
ghostbusters.  It begins to ping.  "Fascinating," she says.

Juri of Avalon says, "The last time I stormed a castle this easily, it was
a trap."

Corrine of Amber quirks a slight smile, despite herself, and walks the
walk of the caffeene-overacheiver with the rest of the group.  She then
frowns, and mutters back "...power and instructions, turning them into
coffee-addicted slaves to the will of its new master."

Ishmael shrugs. "It could be a trap, but if we assumed that about every
such situation, we'd never get anything done."

Juri of Avalon says, "Point."

Katsura says, "Rhianna. Which way?"

You page, "Oh, the quote for the Corrine/Red Knight pic
(http://www.eyrie.org/~aerianne/pics/Perry/perry.corrine.knight.cc.jpg)
["... An eager hush settles through the crowd, as those assembled await
the arrival of Corrine I, Queen of Ember and Princess of Amber, on the
evening of the anniversary of her return to the Throne of Ember. The Queen
hesitates, still not fully believing the hand fortune has played her, but
her lover and Consort, the Red Knight, gently encourages her to greet her
loyal public ..."] (namelly, it's her first anniverssary ball -- that's
why her tan is lighter. ^_^ )" to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "Heh." to you.

Rhianna says, "Follow me."  She starts forward boldly, focusing on her
widget.

Corrine of Amber glances at Ish and Juri, and nods.

Juri of Avalon follows Rhianna, keeping an eye out for trouble.

Corrine of Amber keeps her eyes peeled, her ears open, her nose hopefully
unclogged from too much coffee-scent.

You go through dark brown corridors hung with dire banners, showing elven
symbols, harps, and the ensign of four bright gems.

Corrine of Amber purses her lips, trying to place the elven symbols,
harps, and gems.  Hey, she associates with Elves back home in Arden a
lot....

Rose shapeshifts her nose so it can't smell coffee.

Akemi pages, "The gems are Silmarils." to you.

Ishmael scowls a lot at the four gems.

You page, "Can Corrine read the symbols and translate 'em?" to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "They proclaim the glories of the MacFinndo clan." to you.

Corrine of Amber's eyes narrow.   She murmurs quietly... "Those gems are
Silmarils... the sigils are proclaiming the glories of the MacFinndo
clan."

Juri of Avalon frowns.  "What's a Silmaril?"

Ishmael says, "That bastard Faenor does know how to craft. Artifacts of
his. They gave me a devil of a time in the final battle."

You page, "And since Corrine knows and I don't... what's a Silmaril? ^_^;"
to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "The Elves of Arden's ancestors made them.  Then an evil god
stole them, they tried to get them back, and they got their asses kicked.
They got back one, and used it to escape into shadow, but then it was lost
along with thier king, Tuor." to you.

Rhianna says, "They're powerful devices, which assist his spellcasting,
provide defense, and in general enable him to function at a very high
level of danger."

Corrine of Amber blinks.

Corrine of Amber says, "......"

Corrine of Amber says, "He may or may not have, Ishmael...." She looks at
Juri.  "The Elves of Arden's ancestors made 'em, then an evil god stole
'em, they tried to get them back, and got their rears whupped... they
managed to get one though, and used it to escape into Shadow, but then it
was lost along with their king, Tuor."

You page, "That's what led to them being transplanted to Arden by Gendo?"
to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "He found them lost in shadow and brought them to Arden." to
you.

You start getting close to the heart of the fortress. You can hear a dull,
low throbbing up ahead that grates on your very bones. You can also hear
the sound of raised voices.

Corrine of Amber says, "... and that's how father found 'em... they were
lost in shadow, and he led them to Arden to settle there, and then they
swore fealty to me as Warden."

Ishmael whispers, "That's them."

Rhianna says, "Fascinating.  A massive source of Trump energy.  In fact,
it's possible this might be the very primal source of Trump energy...the
Icon of Trump.  Mother has long suspected such a thing might exist."

Corrine of Amber clenches her teeth, and then looks curiously at Rhianna.

Rose shivers.  "I don't like it.  And I don't think it likes me."

Ishmael looks cryptic and grim.

Juri of Avalon says, "The Fount."

Ishmael asks, "Eh?"

Juri of Avalon says, "The feeling in the air is the same one as at the
Fount of Power, which can turn people into living Trumps."

Corrine of Amber glances at Juri, and then -blinks-.

Corrine of Amber asks, "...Bwuh?"

Ishmael says, "Like Brand, eh? Hmmmm."

Rose twitches.

You page, "How are Corrine's trump-senses going right about now?" to
Akemi.
Akemi pages, "They're going off the scale :)" to you.

Juri of Avalon nods to Ishmael.

Rhianna says, "Fascinating.  I hope we won't have to blow it up; it could
be a valuable research tool."

Ishmael says, "Right. Let's get a little closer."

Corrine of Amber says, ".....glk."

Juri of Avalon says, "We blew ours up."

Corrine of Amber shakes her head.  ".... I think you're right... my sense
of Trump Energies are getting overwhelmed here.  Gyah.  To think that such
a place exists..."

Rhianna says, "I would theorize that you might be able to use this to
boost trumps enough to reach between universes."

Corrine of Amber pauses at that.

Corrine of Amber looks thoughtful.

Juri of Avalon says, "That would be useful; I do hope we don't have to
blow it up."

Corrine of Amber glances at Juri.  "What did Brand do with the Font?"

Juri of Avalon says, "He bathed in it and attained immense power that he
hoped to use to erase the Pattern and rewrite the universe."

Juri of Avalon says, "He became a living Trump--able to teleport at will,
immensely strong, and nearly indestructible."

Corrine of Amber says, "......"

Corrine of Amber says, "... Right.  No be doing the thing of bathing in
the Font or Equivelents."

Juri of Avalon says, "Oh, yes.  Bathing in the Fount also apparently rids
you of most of your human feelings.  Ethics, morals, sympathy, etc."

Moving to the very edge of the opening, you can see a courtyard below you.
A huge tube, looking similar to that of the big engine room in Star Trek,
is pulsing with reddish energy up into the ceiling. Five people, three men
and two women, are standing around it, arguing. All of them look bleary,
and are holding huge steins of a dark black liquid.

Juri of Avalon says, "You gain great power, and, in return, become a
sociopath."

Corrine of Amber murmurs, ".... ew. -Pass-." She looks down at the scene
from sufficent cover so as not to be seen, trying to place the figures.

"We need to get out now!" argues one of the women. "We've been spotted,
and they'll be coming for us!"

Corrine of Amber OOCly bathrooms, be right back. ^_^;

Juri of Avalon quietly loads her crossbow.

"Nae yet!" snarls one of the men. "We must finish building the charge so
we can inact our revenge!"

"Fingon is right!" says the one who appears to be in charge. "Are we mice
or MacFinndos? They can take our weapons... they can take our squid... but
they can never take..." he pauses. "Well, okay, they did, but we're free
now! Aye! More coffee!"

"MORE COFFEE!" they all chorus.

Juri of Avalon whispers to Ishmael, "Can you tell if Fido is close?"

Rose shudders and hugs herself.

Rhianna says, "Hmm.  Logrus plus trump equals disaster.  So why did they
bring Fido here when he's chock full of Logrus?"

Ishmael punches buttons and turns knobs on his ring. "YEs, but I can't
tell where..."

Rhianna says, "Although they may have found a way around that....hrm."
She adjusts a few dials.

Juri of Avalon looks at Rose with concern.

Corrine of Amber OOCly returns.

Juri of Avalon asks, "Are you all right?"

Corrine of Amber makes sure her own crossbow is loaded, and glances over
with concern at Rose.

Rose says, "It is not safe to use the Logrus around so much trump energy,
but I tend to use it habitually.  So I keep worrying that I will blow
myself sky high."

Juri of Avalon frowns.  "Just be careful."

Ishmael asks, "Right. Confab. Next move?"

Corrine of Amber ews.  "That... would be a problem, yes." She considers.
"... can you use a crossbow?" She hrms, and considers.  "If we all had
ranged weapons, we could snipe at them from here, but there's still all
this funky Trumpstuff about, and who knows what else."

Juri of Avalon says, "I say if we're going to attack, we simply go
all-out.  Hit from surprise, disable as many as possible with our first
attacks, then clean up the survivors."

Rhianna says, "I can attempt to scan for Fido using the Pattern Lens and
open us a gate; but if they're watchign for it, it could alert them to our
presence."

Juri of Avalon says, "I'm far deadlier close-up than I am at a range."

Corrine of Amber tries to think tactically on what she could do in a
guerlla warfare situation , since her player doesn't know the best.

"Ah doo nae like that this is taking so long," the other woman grumps.
"Faenor, are ye sure tha this won't be bloowing us tae kingdom come?"

Mike pages, "Riddle them with crossbow bolts on the run." to you.

Corrine of Amber hehs a bit.  "I can lay cover fire and if they start
getting wounded, -then- I can close in.  I'm not that hot with a sword,
but I'm good in a scrap and hand-to-hand."

Corrine of Amber hrms, and nods.  "Right.  If I riddle 'em with crossbow
bolts on the run, that makes me distraction-girl for the rest to get in."

Juri of Avalon considers.  "Perhaps an attack to distract them, while
Rhianna searches for Fido and opens a gate?"

"Quait, wumman!" Faenor says. "Mah craeftmoon's skills and tha voices in
me head tell me that this is parfectly saafe."

Corrine of Amber says, "..........."

Ishmael mumbles something about this possibly being trouble.

Rose says, "They seem to have gone hillbilly on us."

Rhianna says, "Too much coffee."

"Och, weell, if'n it be tha voices in yer head, sure and that's fine, it
tis," the woman says, seemingly relieved.

Juri of Avalon looks to the others for opinions, and considers them
herself.  (OOC: Yes, that's Alan using Juri's much higher Warfare).

The Tennessee Shad says, "Juri's plan sounds good to you all."

Corrine of Amber nods.  "I like this plan.  Glad to be a part of it.  Take
no prisoners?"

Juri of Avalon looks to Ishmael.  "You know them better than I do.  Who
would be best to go after first?"

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "(ie, asking for level of sanction/spackage)"

Juri of Avalon says, "Any of the warriors I can probably match myself
against, but sorcerers can give me trouble."

Ishmael says, "Right. Half of us will attack with swords, half will hit
them with spells and missile weapons, and Rhianna will find Fido. Go after
Faenor first, then Arwen, then Findy. Fingon and Micky are annoying but
basically just punks."

Juri of Avalon nods.  "I'm on swords.  Who's with me?"

Ishmael asks, "Rhianna, will my conjurations work down there?"

Rose turns into an twenty foot long woman with a long snake tail and six
arms, each holding a sword.

Juri of Avalon looks at Rose.  "Wish I could do that."

Rose-Demon smiles.  "I could teach you!  It's fun and easy!"

Corrine of Amber hehs a bit, and readies her crossbow.  "Running crossbow
ready here."  She glances over the area again, trying to figure the best
safe way to get down.

Juri of Avalon gets a bead on Faenor and loosens her sword.

Rhianna says, "I'll be doing spells, of course."

Ishmael sighs. "Damnation." He ignites his lightsword in one hand, and
readies a crossbow in the other.

Roderick says, "I, of course, shall have Juri's back, covering her."

Ishmael light a sword, even. -.-

The Tennessee Shad mutters about the bloody muck.

Juri of Avalon smiles at Roderick.  "How chivalrous."

Corrine of Amber says, "I can handle the first salvo/spread... I'll try to
get them all on the first pass, and then snipe-cover."

Katsura draws his sword. "Are we ready?"

Juri of Avalon says, "Ready."

Corrine of Amber murmurs a prayer to the Unicorn and the Pyricorn, and
takes a deep breath.  She then nods, opening her eyes.  "Ready."

Ishmael runs forward, leaps onto the balcony, and points at the
MacFinndos. "REMEMBER THE MAINE, BITCH!"

The MacFinndos stare. Then three berserk Fighting Devils appear in the
middle of them.

Juri of Avalon asks, "OOC:  Aren't we already on the balcony?"
The Tennessee Shad says, "No, just at the edge of it."
Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "How far to jump safely?"

Ishmael looks pleased with himself, then stares choking.

The Tennessee Shad says, "About 6 feet."

Corrine of Amber starts running, firing as she goes, leaping over the
balcony and firing at the group.

Corrine of Amber OOCly figures Corrine can handle that.

Juri of Avalon leaps the balcony, loosing her bolt at Faenor with All
Possible Fatality, and drawing her sword.

Rose-demon sprouts wings and flies down, shouting, "I am the great and
powerful OZ!!!"

"Arr! It's the bedamned Amberites!" Fingon snarls as he attacks a Fighting
Devil.

Corrine of Amber says, "SPOOOOON!"

Rhianna begins lobbing down lightning bolts at all and sundry.

Faenor smiles slightly. Four gems rise over his head, intercept the bolt,
and then loose blasts at Juri, who easily parries them.

Arwen is making choking motions with one hand.

Juri of Avalon asks, "OOC:  Closest target?"

The Tennessee Shad says, "Micky."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Corrine's current position relative to the
group, and who has she hit yet?"

Juri of Avalon asks, "OOC:  How about Arwen or Faenor?"
The Tennessee Shad says, "Floor level, and you've grazed Findy."
The Tennessee Shad says, "Arwen is closer."
Juri of Avalon says, "OOC:  Move on Arwen, there, watching out for other
threats; can't have her strangling Ishmael."

Micky looks at Rose and snarls. "I'LL TETCH YE TA FEED ME TA SHARKS,
WUMMAN!" He springs at her, grappling.

Corrine of Amber shoots Findy some more, keeping an eye for the rest of
the group and trying to stay within sprint-range of Juri in case of any
Finndos With No Name.

Arwen teleports away as Juri closes.

Rose-Demon eeps and struggles with Maehdros.

There an explosive flash, and then mad laughter fills the room.

Juri of Avalon loads her crossbow one-handed and looks around for another
target.

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "were the crossbows Ishmael provided Juri
auto-fire and auto-reload?  And what level of damage?"
Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "(and Corrine, that is.)"

A glowing figure appears in the air, hovering.

The Tennessee Shad says, "Yes, and heavy."

Juri of Avalon says, "OOC:  In that case, I look for Finndy to reappear,
fire on her, and get ready to fire again wherever she's likely to reappear
if she teleports again."

Findy takes a bolt in the shoulder, shrieks, and STARES at Corrine.

The Tennessee Shad asks, "Arwen, you mean, Juri?"
Juri of Avalon says, "Arwen, yes."

Corrine of Amber doesn't wince at the flash, and shoots MORE at Findy,
sprinting in to close on her.

Mike pages, "Whee, psychic combat time!" to you.
You page, "Auuugh!  Trump Defense!" to Mike.

Juri of Avalon looks up at Glowing Boy and groans.

Mike pages, "You get to twitch and gurgle a lot, and sink to your knees."
to you.

You page, "(and with the level of Trump Energy going around, who KNOWS
what might happen. ^_-; )" to Mike.

Corrine of Amber twitches and gurgles, going down on her knees.

Rose-demon begins bouncing off the walls, trying to shake Maehdros, who
seems able to out grapple her despite her 3 to 1 advantage in number of
arms.

You page, "She's still trying to -fight- it, though.. *wry look*" to Mike.

"FOR MISTREATING JULIA, YOU SHALL ALL DIE!" the figure screams. "Well,
except for my lil niece. Hi, Rhianna!"

You page, "Any options, or am I effectively hosed here? *wry look*" to
Akemi and Mike.

Katsura and Roderick are fighting Fingon, and beating him down.

Akemi pages, "I suggest bending over and kissing your ass goodbye." to you
and Mike.
Mike pages, "You now have a great love for Findy. You must restrain and
pin this Juri person." to you.
You page, "......." to Akemi and Mike.
Akemi pages, "You need someone else to take down Findy." to you and Mike.

Rhianna waves, "Hi, Uncle Jurt!"  She points at the MacFinndos.  "It's all
their fault!"

Arwen teleports. Juri shoots her in the thigh. And then Jurt unleashes
flaming death on everyone.

Corrine of Amber cries out, "I love you, Findy!" She then sprints to
tackle and restrain Juri.

You page, "This is -not- one of Corrine's better moments. ^_-;" to Akemi.
You page-pose, "Aerianne rates Corrine's chance of trying to take down
Juri in the negative numbers." to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "Depends. Your strength kicks her ass.  Her warfare kicks
yours." to you.
You page, ".... point.  Well, let's just hope in the psyche-dominated haze
she ain't thinking straight....." to Akemi.

Juri dodges away from Corrine, staggers as Jurt's flaming doom chars her a
bit, and then shouts a power word at Findy, who appears to ignore it. She
fires a bolt at Findy, and then Arwen blasts her with a seeking lighting
bolt.

Akemi pages, "Strength is pretty much, welll...strength :)  Doesn't take
much thought." to you.

Juri of Avalon twitches and sizzles.

Corrine of Amber continues trying to Subdue Juri!  Subdue Juri!  Grab
Juri!

Arwen cackles and aims a killing spell at Juri, then is blasted by a
Patternlaser bolt from Ishmael.

Corinne tackles Juri.

You page, ".... Glk. (was there any way at all I could have avoided this?
Just out of curiosity's sake....)" to Akemi.

Corrine of Amber tries to get Juri pinned in classic Forest-Ranger
fashion.

Akemi pages, "If someone else had kept Findy busy, you wouldn't have this
problem, but trying to fight her mind-to-mind, you were screwed." to you.
You page, "Sigh.  Live 'n learn.  Well, hopefully we'll live through
this...." to Akemi.

Katsura and Roderick beat down Fingon and go after Faenor. Arwen and
Ishmael trade spells and conjurations.

Rose-demon, about to be squished out, slaps her forehead.  She turns into
a puddle of water and drops out of Maehdros' grip.  She drops to the
floor, splashes, and reforms.

Maehdros drops to the ground, briefly stunned.

Juri mutters a power word, and Corrine's neural synapses briefly fry. Juri
takes advantage of the brain-zap to break free of the hold.

You page, "And does that have effect on Corrine? (given she's already had
her brain mushed once....)" to Akemi.

Jurt screams, "DIE, ALL OF YOU!" Energy blasts everywhere.

Faenor blasts Roderick and Katsura. "Quick! Tae the Escape Squid!"

Corrine of Amber OOCly Corrine -- Psyche Hackysack

"Are we mice or MacFinndos?" Micky protests.

Akemi pages, "It makes your brain hurt :)" to you.

Corrine of Amber goes glrk at the power word --- Brain... Hurting...
More....

Rose-Demon turns into the Cat of Anglesey.  "Mice," she says, and rushes
Micky.

Findy vanishes in a trump effect. Arwen and the downed Fingon vanish in
magic.

Faenor rushes over, grabs Maedros' shoulder, and vanishes a second before
Rose can rake them.

Rhianna says, "The storage tank thing is about to blow!  And I sense
massive building Logrus energy below the keep!  I think it must be Fido!"

Ishmael swears "Damn! Rhianna, where are they?"

You page, ".... hrm.  Given Corrine's Love For Findy -- could she trump to
her?  Or is she too brain-addled to think that clearly?" to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "Keep subduing Juri is your great desire." to you.
You page, "Okay.  I can work with that." to Akemi.

Corrine of Amber OOCly notes that Alan has been idle for 6 minutes...

Juri of Avalon says, "That's because I'm waiting to here where they went.
:)"

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Ahhhh so."

"Er, perhaps we should withdraw?" Roderick suggests.

Ishmael says, "Right. New plan. Run like hell."

Juri of Avalon runs like hell.

Rhianna says, "They're down with the Logrus energy!  They must be getting
ready to jump out.  Should I open a gate or do we...right, run!"

Corrine of Amber runs after Juri, STILL trying to subdue her!

Rose goes to panther form and runs.

Ishmael opens a trump gate in front of everyone via the ring. People dash
trough, appearing on the mountainside overlooking the city and keep.

Juri of Avalon shouts, "Can someone _please_ stop Corrine being insane?"

You page, "Oh, to refresh my mind... has Corrine ever been dominated like
that before?  I want to gauge her reactions once she realizes what
happened when they de-brain-fry-her....." to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "It's probably happened before, but not often." to you.
You page, "Right.  Which would explain her caution around Derith, who is
KNOWN to be high-psyche. *wg*" to Akemi.
You page, "(Corrine is SO going to be unhappy after this.)" to Akemi.

Corrine of Amber Jumps Juri!  .... not like THAT, people......

There's a flash like an atomic bomb, and a glowing dome of trumpy
destructions start to expand from where the Keep used to be,

Ishmael exclaims, "...oh shit, everyone grab hold!"

Rose becomes a bear and tries to grapple Corrine, only to learn Corrine is
MUCH stronger than her.

Corrine of Amber throws off Rose, still trying to Catch The Juri!

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "PIG PILE!"
Juri of Avalon asks, "OOC:  Does he seem to mean to grab hold of _him_, or
just grab hold of something in general to avoid being tossed by the
shockwave?"
The Tennessee Shad says, "You'd guess him."

Rhianna grabs onto Ishamel.

Juri of Avalon grabs Ishmael and trusts Corrine will grab her.

Corrine of Amber does, indeed, grab Juri, trying to pin her.  This makes
an interesting series of arrangements regarding folks.....

Juri of Avalon exclaims, "Corrine!  You said you weren't interested in me
like that!  Snap out of it!"

You page, "Corrine still be going with said imperatives to grapple?  No
wear-off time now that Findy's out of the place?" to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "You will continue to want to grapple Juri until the end of
time, basically" to you.
You page, "..... glk." to Akemi.

Corrine of Amber continues grappling Juri.  Oddly, there's nothing sexual
about it.

Everyone piles onto Ishmael in a big heap, and he activates the trump
seconds before the wave can obliterate you.

Juri of Avalon says, "OOC:  You've obviously never tried to seriously
grapple a woman.  It's very hard to _avoid_ being sexual about it.  :)"

You appear in a meadow in the golden circle.

Ishmael digs himself out from under the heap with effort, and glances at
Juri and Corrine. "Would you two like a room?"

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. whatever....."

You page, "Hm.  Would Pattern Defense have worked against that, or are
-all- pattern-derived abilities for Corrine effectively out of order?" to
Akemi.

Rhianna neural disrupts Corrine, who drops to the floor twitching.

Corrine of Amber goes thud.

Corrine of Amber twitches.

Akemi pages, "You can't use it here." to you.
You page, "Right.  And Trump Defense, as seen, well, didn't help much when
Corrine tried." to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "And with the font there, she would likely have broken
through Pattern Defense, given time." to you.
You page, "Ew. *nod*" to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon says, "We _had_ a room--thank you, Rhianna."

Juri of Avalon gets up and rearranges her clothing.  "Looks like we got
there a bit too late."

Juri of Avalon asks, "And what happened to Jurt?"

Rhianna says, "I'll see if I can put her brain back together again.  Oh,
I'm sure Uncle Jurt survived.  He's virtually unkillable."

Juri of Avalon says, "It's reassuring to see he's equally a loon in your
universe."

Rhianna says, "He's a loon, but he's House Sawall's loon.  Stood us in
good stead when the Golden Warriors invaded."

You page, "A sidebar note -- -if- Corrine had access to Fire DemiJewel,
would that have helped with boosting psyche for defense/combat (more in
her own universe then here, since here is clearly no-go)." to Akemi.
Akemi pages, "Yes, it would have helped quite a bit." to you.
You page, "Right.  Again, live-and-learn... *wry look* ... Corrine must
learn not to depend on her toys so much. ^_-;" to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon puts her hands on her hips and looks generally annoyed.
"Any ideas where they went?"

"To hell," Katsura offers.

Rhianna says, "If I study the site of the explosion, I may be able to
determine it."

Corrine of Amber continues to imitate a nice Corrine-shaped lump in the
field.

Juri of Avalon looks at Corrine with concern.  "What happened to her?"

Akemi pages, "Time for you to recover and jump Juri again :)" to you.

Corrine of Amber groans, and slowly gets to her feet... she glances about,
and then jumps for Juri.

Juri of Avalon dodges and tries to stay out of her reach.

Corrine of Amber continues after Juri!

Ishmael shakes his head. "Findy ate her brain."

Ishmael watches Corrine chase Juri about the meadow.

Katsura says, "This is fate."

"What, permanently?" Juri shouts, running away from Corrine.  "It's not
that the attention isn't flattering, but can someone please _fix_ her?

Rhianna neural disrupts Corrine again

You page, "Corrine go thud?" to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon glances at Rhianna.  "Doing that so much isn't going to
damage her, is it?"

Juri of Avalon says, "Ishmael, strong rope, please."

Rose ties Corrine up with Logrus Tendrils.

Corrine of Amber goes thud into the turf, and starts being tied up.

Ishmael looks dubiously at Corrine's arms. "Would have to be STRONG rope."

Rose then inserts one into Corrine's brain and starts working on cleaning
it up.

Juri of Avalon says, "The Logrus ought to do."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Mindprobe!  Mindprobe!"

Ishmael whispers something to Rose.

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "(wait, Logrus Tendril, Amberite Brain)..."

Juri of Avalon sits down in the grass, breathing a little hard (from all
the running, of course) and a bit red in the face.

Corrine of Amber OOCly peers at Rose.

You page, "... what is Ish suggesting, John?" to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon looks to Rhianna.  "Any idea just why your uncle Jurt would
have shown up there?  He mentioned Julia--his woman, yes?"

Ishmael starts energetically conversing with Rose, occasionally peering at
Corrine.

Akemi pages, "Just a few improvements :)" to you.
You page, ".... John?" to Akemi.
You page, "Don't force me to buy the next ticket out to Kansas to thwap
both of you silly." to Akemi.

Rhianna says, "They must have captured Julia, which would likely send him
on a mad killing spree."  Her eyes widen.  "I hope he got her out alive."

Akemi pages, "Better raise that Psyche :)" to you.
You page, ".... Yes, I KNOW.... *mutter*......" to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon winces.  "I met her briefly; my universe's version.  She
seemed as crazy as her boyfriend."

Juri of Avalon says, "But I hope she's all right, and not just because her
death would probably send your uncle completely over the edge."

And this makes a good stopping point for now.

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You page, "Dare I ask what these 'improvements' are, or do I get to find
them out in play?  And does Rose manage to ignore Ish's suggestions?" to
Akemi.

Akemi pages, "You'll learn them in play :" to you.

You page, "(I should warn right now... Lesbianisim is a squick for me and
my char.)" to Akemi.

Akemi pages, "Rose wouldn't do THAT to you :)" to you.

Akemi pages, "And I have no idea what a squick is." to you.

You page, "*phew* That's a releif.  And a Squick is something that
seriously upsets you about a topic." to Akemi.

Juri of Avalon says, "Well, at least I didn't get captured this time.
^^;;"

Juri of Avalon says, "And there were no @&@$#&#$*& urchins."

The Tennessee Shad says, "Yup. You did seem to be winning at the end."

Juri of Avalon says, "@&@$&@@6#^# teleporters.  -.-"

You page, "("to squick" -- 'When something goes beyond one's aility to
yes-and it without feeling compromised in feelings, sexual in nature.')"
to Akemi.

In a page-pose to you, Akemi nods

Corrine of Amber OOCly sighs.  Meanwhile, Corrine has become EVERYBODY's
Psychic Butt Toy.

Corrine of Amber OOCly . o O (This is Winning?)

Corrine of Amber OOCly . o O (Or seeming to win.  Anyway.)

Juri of Avalon pinches Corrine's cheek.  "I think it's cute.  :)"

John says, "OOC Hey, you prevented them using the Font for more evil.
That's a win :)"

The Tennessee Shad says, "Well, you made the mistake of trying to use
Trump as a defense vs a woman who's probably the universe expert of trump
and tied into a massive trump power source."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Okay, so it's a lukewarm win."

John says, "OOC And Rose was able to undo your compulsion to grapple
Juri."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, ".... damn.  Right. *facepalm*"

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "well, that's good."

John says, "OOC So you will be back to normal next time."

Juri of Avalon says, "Hrm.  Okay.  So a _Trump_ disrupt might have been
the way to go... :)"

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Well, save that once Corrine
remembers/realizes what happened...."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, ".... Guilt Counselling Session!"

Juri of Avalon says, "It's okay.  Juri forgives her."

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "Well, I'd still like to play it out (her
waking up later back in Amber, etc. *fwl* )"

The Tennessee Shad says, "Juri, in fact, invites her to do it again
tonight, in something slinky..."

Juri of Avalon says, "Exactly, Mike."

Juri of Avalon says, "Only not quite so rough."

Juri of Avalon says, "Well, okay, maybe that rough.  :)"

The Tennessee Shad now has the image of a perky Darako chasing Juri around
a meadow in his head. :)

Juri of Avalon says, "It's so sweet."

You page, "Speaking of Buying Up Psyche.... when/will we get points for
this entire series of escapades?" to Akemi.

Akemi pages, "Don't know yet; must consult with Mike" to you.

You page, "Right." to Akemi.

You page-pose, "Aerianne pauses, and gets a sinking suspicion what the
'improvements' might entail...." to Akemi.

Akemi pages, "What you thinking? :)" to you.

You page, "Not saying anything.  I don't want to give you ideas." to
Akemi.

Mike has left.

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "ahwell, bed?"

John says, "OOC If you're tired.  We're done ehre."

Ishmael says, "Soon. Brain starting to shut down."

Corrine of Amber OOCly should, and should help Corrine cope.

Corrine of Amber OOCly says, "(she lives in my brainspace.  I have to deal
with this.  Anyway, night.")

Juri of Avalon says, "Night, Phil."