COJ Transcript Issue 16

COJ Issue 16: Boreal Summer

Cast of Characters

Our Heroes
Thundrax: (Craig) Strongman with a few superpowers, veteran Canadian superhero.
Canadian Fist: Young but powerful magic manipulating heroine.
Divael: (Nat). Quebec-born superheroine who mixes magic (mostly healing and restraint) and gadgets.
Lightbrand: Light-wielding mutant and light manipulator.
Raichi: Samurai, new to the hero community.
Razira: Mutant wolf-woman with tremendous fire and ice powers.
Ryder Williams: Ninja on the side of good.
Wolfgirl: (Sarah) Powerful werewolf with an attitude.

Our Villains
Borealis: Rabid Canadian nationalist villain with a light powers and a messiah complex.
Augury: Former superheroine, now Borealis's lieutenant.
The Landsman: Mystically endowed (?) golem servant of the ancient Land-Spirit, now serving Borealis.
Bobcat: Young female mutant, fanatical follower of Borealis.
Mike the Sasquatch: Sasquatch in the service of Borealis.
Manitou (II): Cree shaman, allied to Borealis.

Our adventure.
On the heels of their epic victory over the Galaxar Warmonger, the COJ takes a break. But soon, a new problem, very close to Millennium, raises its head...

Thundrax: Folks, I have a situation in southern Ontario. StarForce is dealing with another problem... there's a sudden wave of extreme cold outside the town of Chatham, and it's spreading fast.
Thundrax: Requesting assistance.
Razira: That doesn't sound good. Do you have any further information of what to expect?
Wolfgirl: ...Hm.
Thundrax: It feels cold to me, so my guess is supernatural. Normal cold doesn't affect me.
Ice-Heart: Interesting, I would be interested in this.
Lightbrand: I'm not too far from there, Thundrax. I'll be a quick flight over.
Razira: Likewise. I'm curious what's going on.
Wolfgirl: If you're in Mil City, it's just across St. Clair. ...Or around it. I'll be there as soon as I can.
Ryder Williams: "I'm enroute."
Thundrax: Beyond that, no clue.
Divael: Same as people already mentioned...
Canadian Fist: "I'm also on my way. Can't quite be a Canadian Hero if I'm only active in Millennium City."
Razira: *lands softly in the snow near the others as they start to gather*
Wolfgirl: ...Okay. Who left the fridge open?
GM: We're in a small city in Southern Ontario,
Razira: *frowns as she notices the temperatures* Anyone have access to any sort of fire short of myself?
GM: Our heroes gather in the modest city of Chatham, located about halfway between Hamilton and Windsor in the Niagara Peninsula. It's not far from Millennium, and should be enjoying 80 degree weather.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart swirls in upon a snowy wind glancing about*
Wolfgirl: *shivers a bit and stands a bit closer to Razira*
Thundrax: Should be. The temperature is about 10 degrees, and a soft blanket of snow covers the ground.
Raichi: *A bolt of lightning strikes the ground and Raichi suddenly appears, surveying the situation as he crackles with electricity*
Divael: {Floats over. No special effects included.}
Thundrax: "Thanks for coming. It's been dropping for several days. Yesterday it was 40.
Ryder Williams: -dismounts from his bike (strikecycle?)- "Chilly in Canada, eh?"
Razira: *holds her arms wide and generates an aura of heat around herself* Lovely.
Thundrax: Not here, and not in August.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart frowns, "I thought I felt a disturbance in the north wind..."
Thundrax: As a reference, it's 70 right now at the North Pole.
Raichi: *He bows to Thundrax and the others respectfully* "Konbanwa."
Canadian Fist: Fist rubs her arms a bit. "This costume's designed to keep most of the heat in, but I didn't bring a toque. Hopefully this is--wha?"
Thundrax: nods respectfully at Raichi.
Canadian Fist: "Seventy? at the North Pole?"
Thundrax: In August, not unusual.
Divael: {She bows her head to Raichi}
Razira: Even Alaska isn't frozen solid all year around.
Razira: Quite beautiful in fact during its summer months.
Raichi: "The ever-flowing power of the Raichi flows through me. I can stay warm. Though I graciously offer my assistance."
Ice-Heart: "Thundrax is correct. Also rather long days during the summer. Great place to go if you are evading certain varieties of vampire."
Thundrax: Especially in the era of climate change.
Wolfgirl: *reaches into a pouch and produces a chemical heat pouch, bends it and puts it into her pocket, and keeps her hand there*
Ice-Heart: "But I digress..." *She glances up at the snow* "We have more pressing matters then discussion of mundane weather."
Canadian Fist: "I should really crack open a book that isn't fiction some time..."
Lightbrand: Have there been any meteorologists out here lately to check things out?
Raichi: "Thunder-San, what is it you wish for our assistance with?"
Raichi: "I only wish to help in any way I can."
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart begins muttering incantations as she does some various magical analysis of the area.*
Thundrax: They're baffled Lightbrand, but until last night, this was thought to be natural... we need to find what's causing the disturbance and stop it.
Razira: My powers are at your command, Thundrax. Let's see if we can solve this before it gets any worse.
Lightbrand: Something doesn't feel right here... Though I guess that's pretty obvious.
Raichi: "Would this not be a job better suited for professionals? I doubt I will be of much assistance."
Thundrax: We're the pros here, sir.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart perks her head up*
Ice-Heart: "I hear something..."
Ice-Heart: "There is a melody on the wind... no an incantation..... something of this land..."
Wolfgirl: It's fifty miles from Mil City. It's -warm- there. People thought this was -natural-?
Ice-Heart: "Is Ravenspeaker in the area, Thundrax?"
Wolfgirl: *sniffs the air and pricks her ears, swiveling them to try to pick up anything unusual*
Raichi: *Raichi turns to Ice-Heart, using the Raichi Force to supercharge his hearing* "I do not hear anything."
Thundrax: Afraid not, Ice-Heart, and apparently it occurred so gradually that it didn't seem especially unusual until last night.
Ice-Heart: "There's magic at work. Sounds native."
Thundrax: But Billy's up with the rest of Starforce investigating that... thing.
Wolfgirl: So it's up to us, then.
Thundrax: Can you lead us, Ice-Heart?
Razira: Doing what we do best then - protecting the world.
Lightbrand: Yes indeed.
Ice-Heart: *The Witch nods, "Can you all transit yourselves rapidly in these conditions?"
Thundrax: I can.
Razira: *nods*
Divael: {Nods her head}
Wolfgirl: No problem.
Canadian Fist: "Yeah. We going by foot or by flight?"
Raichi: "The Raichi shall guide me."
Ice-Heart: *She whisks herself off on a frigid breeze following the strange chanting, "'tis almost hypnotic..." She moves low enough to be easily tracked by those on foot.*
Thundrax: Flyers stay low to the ground. Lets see if we can get the jump on whoever's causing this.
Lightbrand: Understood.
Razira: Will do.
Raichi: *Raichi crackles with electricity before darting ahead, moving like a bolt of lightning*
Ryder Williams: -mounts his bike, he speed up to ride under Ice-Heart keeping pace-
GM: The trail is not a long one, It leads to the edge of a tobacco field, where green garbed agents with maple leaves on their uniform sporting conventional weapons are patrolling a perimeter.
Thundrax: They have walkie talkies and appear to be communicating with each other... or someone else.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart, already flying low settles down gently on the snow, scarcely sinking into it*
Wolfgirl: ...*aside, to Thundrax* Mounties?
Razira: *comes to a landing upon spotting the guards, hoping that they haven't spotted her rather obvious fiery flying form, despite being low*
Thundrax settles behind a bush to avoid being spotted. "Nope. Destiny agents. Borealis's men."
Wolfgirl: Lovely.
Raichi: *Raichi halts his rushing, looking at the guards* "These men wear the symbol of Canada. Are thy not allies?"
Razira: Borealis?
Wolfgirl: They're terrorists. Shh.
Thundrax: Nope. They're the agents of Canada's most powerful supervillain.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart waits behind the brush as well*
Ryder Williams: -hops off his bike and hides in the bush with Thundrax- "Oh great...what now?"
Lightbrand: *under his breath* ...Hell's bells.
Thundrax: Borealis. Martin Frobisher. Very powerful light controller. Wants to conquer Canada and reshape it into am enlightened world power.
Canadian Fist: Fist would hide in this bush, if it weren't already crowded. She'd settle for one sort of close by to the other one, but much less occupied.
Thundrax: He has three known assistants. Augury, my former teammate, a very good telepath and precog.
Raichi: "I have yet to have had the pleasure of taking on this villain in combat. Whilst he may control light, I control electricity itself. He shall not emerge the victor."
Thundrax: The Landsman, who's stronger than me, and has some really formidable earth powers.
Ice-Heart: "I recall them being quite potent. Do not take them lightly."
Thundrax: H.E.C.T.O.R., guy in a battlesuit. We have him in custody from the last go round.
Wolfgirl: We ran into the lot of them in Toronto. Fun times. Tells some awful fat American jokes.
Raichi: "No foe is to be taken lightly. This is a given."
Ryder Williams: -sighs- "Alright so...how many are we looking at..."
Thundrax: Frobisher is not a big fan of our southern neighbor.
Razira: *quietly* Thanks for the information. Sounds like quite the crew.
Lightbrand: Wait, none of them have cold powers?
Ryder Williams: "Three...ok so who wants to help me take out three guards?"
Canadian Fist: "Might be some sort of device or ritual being provided by a contractor of sorts?" She'd say in a hushed tone from her lonely bush.
Thundrax: Borealis has a legit, if fringe, political wing. Some people are attracted to his philosophy, including superhumans.
Ice-Heart: "None of them are Native American mystics either."
Thundrax: That would be my guess, CF.
Razira: That must be some device to drop the local temps by that much.
Raichi: "There is no room for politics in the world of combat. Let us see if they're as skilled with their arms as they are with their tongues."
Ice-Heart: "I will add the voice carried upon the winds was none of those you mentioned Thundrax."
Divael: I'd prefer diplomacy over fighting. Rarely able to use that against villains though. {She said quietly in her own corner...}
Razira: *looks over to Divael* I'd prefer diplomacy as well. It so rarely happens unfortunately.
Raichi: "As well it should be. Diplomacy only gets you so far before things must be settles in honorable combat." *He crackles with electricity, eager to fight.*
Canadian Fist: Fist looks over to Ryder as she sticks a finger out of the bush, pointing it at one of the guards. "Just say when and I'll get him in the kneecaps."
Wolfgirl: Less talk, more rock. Keep up, if you can! *she launches from her hiding spot at high speed*
Thundrax: Well, Borealis *is* a talker. But he's very sure of his convictions.
Canadian Fist: "I guess that counts as when!"
Raichi: *He watches Wolfgirl go* "She charges in with wild abandon, like a fool. Have we no plan?"
Ryder Williams: "Wait...shit."
Razira: *curses as Wolfgirl launches off*
Divael: {Decides to shut herself up, since people seem too eager to fight}
Ice-Heart: *The witch frowns seeing the wolf rush in and gestures her hand with an incantation attempting to whip the snow up about the patrollers into a sudden cloud to obscure their vision, to give Wolfgirl
Ice-Heart: a good ambush*
Ryder Williams: "...Grr..." -he engages his stealth, becoming invisible thermally and visibly, he moves into the soldiers-
GM: Sarah charges into the guards with grim abandon. Two of them make the patented Johnny Quest mook "Aieeee!" before they go down. One starts to call in, but Ryder can pretty easily dispatch them. When the snow settles from Iceheart's spell, three bodies lie face down in the snow.
Ryder Williams: "Never. Do that. Again." -he glares at Wolfgirl-
Ice-Heart: *She strides down to the scuffle casually* "At least in these conditions I have plenty to work with."
Wolfgirl: *rolls her neck* We can stand around and wait for these guys to reach absolute zero, or we can act. -I- act.
Raichi: "Enough chatter. Let us continue on to the next battle."
Thundrax: A woman's voice comes out of one of the walkie talkies. "Oh Craig..."
Wolfgirl: ...
Razira: ...!
Raichi: "There is no need for blame, only for learning from one's mistakes."
Canadian Fist: Fist puts her finger away, letting out a soft sigh. "If this were Metal Gear Solid, we'd be swarming in guards right now." She strides over to the group with a sigh.
Ice-Heart: "Confound it, there's no surprising a team with Augery."
Wolfgirl: *picks up a walkie talkie and hands it to Thundrax* It's for you.
Divael: {Proceeds to bind Borrealis' minions, hands and feet, humming quietly to herself;} Better safe then sorry.
Thundrax sighs as he hears the voice of his traitorous ex-teammate. "You really don't want to interfere this time, honest, Craig." Augury says.
Raichi: "Then we have lost the element of surprise! Now we must charge in and overpower our foes!"
Divael: Calm your boxers. {To Raichi}
Wolfgirl: Now -that- sounds like a bad plan.
Ryder Williams: "Well, not exactly."
Canadian Fist: "We gotta find them first. Unless they'll just set up a big neon sign that says 'Punch Us! We're right here!'"
Ryder Williams: "Charging in blind is always a bad plan." -glances to Wolfgirl again-
Raichi: "We cannot wait around exposed either."
GM: suddenly a pair of earthen hands reach out of the ground, grab Craig, and pull him under! A fissure closes over him!
Razira: *looks around, a worried expression passing over her features, as she tries to track down any other hostiles*
Ice-Heart: "Keep the squabbling dow-- 'SBLOOD!"
Lightbrand: Oh, bugger.
Wolfgirl: There's blind, and then there's standing around with your thumbs up your... *her ears swivel*
Razira: *curses and launches herself into the air*
Wolfgirl: ...What the -hell- was that?
Raichi: "They thin our numbers. We must get to safer ground." *He growls, looking around*
GM: Meanwhile, rising out of the snow, are a pack of what look suspiciously like Calvin and Hobbes snowmen, one for each of you!
Wolfgirl: ...Oh, you have -got- to be shitting me.
Razira: Snowmen? Seriously?
Lightbrand: Frosty's Revenge...
Canadian Fist: "Mr Carson!" Fist looks to the snowmen that appear with a glower. "Get out of the way or you'll regret it!" She'd throw forward a blast of dimensional energy at the snowman directly in front of her-
Canadian Fist: aiming to take out its midsection.
Raichi: "Snow against the sudden heat of lightning? This is already over." *He charges up his Raichi and fires a stream of powerful electricity at his snowman*
Ryder Williams: "...Oh great..." -he draws his blades- "Well at least I don't need to worry about keeping them alive." -he dashes at the snowman crossing it with his right blade the spinning around to impale it with
Ryder Williams: his left-
Razira: *throws her hands forward and a barrage of firebolts launch forth, straight for her target*
Wolfgirl: *pulls the warm-pak from her pocket and in a fluid motion impales it on an arrow, nocks it, and lets it fly into a two-headed mutant snowman. The packet bursts and the hot chemicals spill all over the
Wolfgirl: ice golem*
Divael: {Blinks. And decides to send forth her floaty-shield to smack that snowman, nearest to herself.}
Lightbrand: *generates a rapidly-expanding burst of hard light within another snowman, exploding it in a magical reverse snowglobe!*
Ice-Heart: "For a being of snow you've made a poor choice in enemies." *She gestures sharply at the inbound snowman with a word of command, attempting to usurp the control of the snow that makes it up, tear it
Ice-Heart: apart*
Thundrax: The snowmen fall to pieces in various spectacular ways, some getting an ineffectual strike against you before they fall.
Raichi: "I do not care to fight minions all day." *He kicks at some melting snow* "Where are the villains?"
Canadian Fist: "Screw that! Where's Mr. Carson?! We have to rescue him!"
Wolfgirl: I'm with her. Where's Craig?
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart scowls, "Filth and foul! We need to save him."
Thundrax: The earth is shaking, as below the surface, Thundrax and the Landsman are slugging it out.
Raichi: "We find the villains, we find Carson."
Razira: Agreed. Anyone have any way to dig him out?
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart looks down, "He has some fight in him yet..."
Canadian Fist: "I can blast away at the spot he disappeared. Might take a few minutes to get down that far, depending on how deep he is."
Ice-Heart: "'tis summer and of a low latitude there is no frost in this ground for me to exploit."
Wolfgirl: ...Don't think we have time, now. Okay. I say we make for Borealis. I want to see if he has any better redneck jokes than last time.
Razira: And leave Thundrax behind?
Raichi: "He is strong. He can fend for himself."
Lightbrand: He won't go down without a fight.
Wolfgirl: *listens to the sounds of battle below* ...Hang in there, Craig.
Raichi: "We must move quickly to find the others."
Ice-Heart: "Well I know how to get to the source of this."
Ice-Heart: "I do not kow how to easily retrieve Thundrax."
Razira: *grumbles, not happy at the thought of leaving anyone behind*
Canadian Fist: "...She has a point. We find Borealis, we can subdue him and make him call off his goon squad. Let's get him and break his legs, or something."
Lightbrand: He's keeping Landsman busy for us while we take on the rest. Borealis is losing people quickly.
Raichi: "Then let us strike now, whilst the iron is hot!"
Ice-Heart: "Unless anyone has a better course of action i am heading for the source of the chanting."
Raichi: "We waste time talking."
Razira: Let us move then.
Divael: Lead the way. {Nods to Ice-Heart}
Ice-Heart: Ice-heart floats up a snowy breeze floating low to the ground tracking the source of the incantation.
Raichi: *Raichi follows her, speeding behind her as a bolt of lightning*
Razira: *watches Ice-Heart as she moves forward, keeping an eye on the other heroes below*
Canadian Fist: Fist follows close behind, dimensional energy crackling all about her form.
Ryder Williams: -follows closely behind, keeping close-
Wolfgirl: *sticks with the group, following close behind and below Razira*
Lightbrand: Stealth cast aside, Lightbrand glows like a beacon through the weather.
Thundrax: You head into the heart of the field, which is obscured by snow and ice winds. It only takes you a few seconds to see, about fifty yards away, Borealis, flanked by Augury, a rather nerdy looking guy, and a woman who looks like a werelynx.
Raichi: "There. I can use my power to arrive at his location in a second. Let us strike him down whilst we have some element of surprise."
Thundrax: The nerd is huddled in a parka. He looks very small and unimpressive, and.. is that tape holding together his glasses?
Wolfgirl: *narrows her eyes at the therianthrope and takes a sniff of the air, trying to gather what information she can from it*
GM: Augury is wearing furs over her normal costume and rocking the Emma Frost look.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart says quietly, "Who is that lynx..."
Razira: *stays in the skies for now, her hands at the ready as she looks at the crew through the weather*
Raichi: "Another foe to be defeated...Let us strike!"
Canadian Fist: "Wait. Let's try the diplomacy thing first."
Wolfgirl: Hey look, it's Otacon. You were saying... uhh... whoever said that about Metal Gear?
Thundrax: In the center of the field there is a vortex of whirling snow and ice.
Raichi: "They have already attacked us. Diplomacy is not on their minds."
Canadian Fist: "Just cool it a sec. If anything, he'll monologue and spill the beans on why he's doing this."
Ice-Heart: *The Witch sighs, "All in favor of Parlay say aye, all against Nay."
Lightbrand: That way we get an ambush *and* a confession.
Wolfgirl: Blah blah, strong independent Canada. I've heard it already.
Divael: Aye.
Raichi: "The why is not important. All that matters is that we stop him."
Raichi: "And Nay."
Canadian Fist: "The why is important. Aye."
Lightbrand: Aye.
Wolfgirl: My vote is, we give him a chance to surrender. If he doesn't, we feed him snow until he does.
Raichi: "Hrm...Fine."
Razira: Maybe they'll give up. We do outnumber them. I doubt it, but we have to try. Much less painful.
Wolfgirl: Don't underestimate this guy, Raz. He threw us around like ragdolls in Toronto.
Ice-Heart: "The Aye's have it parlay it is." *She strides forward calling out, "Just what do you hope to achieve with this weather?"
GM: "Careful, Martin. We're not yet passed the tipping point." Augury is heard to say as the heroes approach.
Raichi: "Physical confrontation is an inevitability anyway. If they wish to delude themselves into believing that diplomacy will save the day, I shall play along."
Wolfgirl: Strong independent Canada. I told you this.
Wolfgirl: *rolls her eyes*
Razira: Thanks for the warning.
GM: "Ah," Borealis says. "Obama's pet wolf."
Divael: {Glances over at Raichi} Hearing you talking like that, I'm tempted to believe even grocery involves a fight or two.
Canadian Fist: Fist would land in the field, near Borealis and his crew. "Why are you doing this? There are better and peaceful ways to convey whatever junk you're trying to spread today."
Wolfgirl: Hi Boringalis. Been looking through old newspapers, I see.
Wolfgirl: *wiggles her fingers in a mock-wave*
Canadian Fist: "What have these fine people done to deserve an early end to summer?"
Ryder Williams: -he remains in the back, engaging his cloaking, once again thermally and visibly invisible, he remains silent waiting for the opportunity to strike-
Raichi: *He appears in a strike of lightning next to Ice-Heart* "Already he uses fighting words." *He turns to Divael* "Life is an eternal conflict. I merely seek that conflict out."
Divael: {She land, not too far form the others} That's your beliefs, sir. It would be better if you don't shove it down other throats by constantly saying things like you did moments ago.
Borrealis: "Unfortunately... *eyes Canadian Fist's costume* Thundress? This has nothing to do with my crusade to achieve an enlightened political state. This is what you term.. an intervention.
Razira: An intervention for what?
Raichi: "And I'd rather you not try to stop me from following my beliefs, but you do."
Ice-Heart: "Are you the cause of this blizzard?"
Borealis: For the earth.
Wolfgirl: Oh, here we go.
Borealis: No. Manitou is.
Ice-Heart: *She sighs, "If this is about global warming you are enacting far too course an adjustment."
Canadian Fist: "Wait, did you just call me Thundress?!" Her eyebrow would twtich for a moment. "I don't know if I should be offended that you don't know my name, or honoured that you'd consider me a female Thundrax.
Borealis: Am I? I suppose if I didn't have a precog to warn me when I'm going too far, it could be a disaster. Fortunately... I do.
Wolfgirl: Wait. Manitou. Are you saying demons are doing this?
Raichi: *He glares, angrily* "Stop this, madman. You cannot treat nature as your plaything."
Divael: I do not. {She shrugs a bit over to Raichi} It's just that doing so might just make your own allies feel less friendly towards you... But yeah, I'll shut up now. My comments aren't welcome.
Canadian Fist: "And why are you carrying out this intervention?"
Borealis: A spirit elder empowered by the forces of nature... and do I really need to explain to you the reality of climate change?
Wolfgirl: Everyone hold up for a moment. Okay. What's your intentions here, Borealis? And skip to the end, please.
Raichi: "This will not alert anyone to the perils of climate change. This will only alert them to your madness."
Canadian Fist: Fist shakes her head. "No. I was just expecting something more....iunno. Villainish?"
Raichi: "Which shall inevitably lead to conflict."
Ice-Heart: "Not only that this can not be good for any local crops for your people in this area."
Borealis: Carefully controlled fissures to the Frost Tomb, at six strategically chosen points on earth, open for several weeks, will provide a small counterbalance to the devastations of industry,
Razira: *frowns*
Borealis: But can be safely closed without lasting harm. You are correct that it will inconvenience the locals severely.
Wolfgirl: ...Oh, -bull shit-. No. The Frost Tomb? ...You're insane. Insaner than usual. And that... is saying something.
Lightbrand: And you don't think you're going to wake anything up?!
Thundrax: The fissures are microsized. I've been *very* careful.
Ice-Heart: "The Frost Tomb? even with Augery's aid I am not reassured on this plan."
Wolfgirl: Kigitilik doesn't care about the climate, he only wants to envelop the earth in ice!
Raichi: "Enough idle chatter. He stands as resolute in his beliefs as we do in ours. We should simply take him."
Razira: You do realize that your plan would no doubt cause havok across all local weather systems nearby, right?
Borealis: Kigatilik is not the power to be feared there... he's only a servant of the Ice. I am aware of all the consequences. That is why I have been very careful. The only uncontrollable wild card is you.
Wolfgirl: *nocks an arrow and points it at Borealis* I'm with the lightning guy. Surrender or eat explosion, Borealis.
Canadian Fist: "I have to say, this does sound like a bad plan. I mean, if you had to go and take measures against Thundrax's intervention, you probably already know you're doing something wrong."
Razira: I agree.
Raichi: "It is not worth the risk simply to make a statement."
Divael: {Idly checks out her shield... Then raises an eyebrow. Takes out a tissue from -somewhere- and starts rubbing her shield. Still pays attention though}
Ice-Heart: "You really do not have a grasp of the power you are toying with here."
Raichi: "Let us move now, before it is too late!"
Boreaalis: May I ask what leads you to that conclusion, witch?
Wolfgirl: *narrows her eyes and continues to point her weapon at the supervillain*
Ice-Heart: "he is not mere a servant of ice, he is the personification of all that is cold and bleak in winter. He is Xan'Xagrnge, he is Aeskaldr, he is a force of nature."
Raichi: *He grits his teeth, crackling with electricity as he gets ready to lunge*
Lightbrand: And he's really gonna mess up everyone's day.
Borealis: He is... but what he serves is greater. The spirit of the Ice Age, which the Land overthrew fifteen thhousand years ago.
Divael: {Inspects her shield after the rubbing, blinking some more. Then puts the tissue away}
Wolfgirl: Last chance. If your next words aren't 'I give up', there's nothing else to say.
Raichi: "I support her statement."
Borealis: Tell me heroes, what are you doing while the earth is burning?
Divael: Buckets of water and sunglasses. {Thumbs up}
Razira: There are ways to help the Earth as a whole. What you are doing is trying to force the issue. You have no right to play God.
Raichi: "That does not sound like I give up to me." *He walks forward, charging his Raichi in preparation for his attack*
Canadian Fist: "Call off your lapdogs, sir. There's no reason for this to come to blows when we're all mostly mature and responsible adults."
Ice-Heart: "Leaving it to experts who I hope will not take brash sudden actions. I mean everyone thought DDT was a great idea when it was invented. And everyone thought industrialization was perfectly fine.
Canadian Fist: Fist would then sigh as she caught sight of Raichi. "Most of us."
Ice-Heart: Lack of foresight has put us in this situation."
Borealis: What gave the companies the right to play god? At least I'm not lining my pockets or polluting the Gulf in an obscene lust for profit.
Wolfgirl: What am I doing while the world burns? ...Fighting fires. *she looses the arrow* (it is a concussive explosive.)
GM: The explosive arrow goes off as Borealis quickly raises a force barrier to stop it.
Raichi: *Raichi dashes forward at a high speed, attempting to send a lightning kick at Augury*
Ryder Williams: -comes out of stealth next to the group, sighing- "You know this conversation is REALLY stale and I HATE monologuers."
Divael: Only a monologue if there's one person talking. {Nods nods}
GM: The nerdy kid screams and suddenly transforms into --- a 12' tall sasquatch!
Canadian Fist: "We shouldn't be fighting guys like holy hell! Sasquatch!"
Lightbrand: Whoa...! Nerdrage!
Wolfgirl: Oh, bug--
Razira: That was unexpected.
Raichi: "Ah yes! A challenge!"
Divael: Why is it never a giant chicken?
GM: Borealis looks at Divael and almost says "thank you."
Ryder Williams: "Fair enough...but still this bickering is stupid."
Divael: {Shrugs humbly at Borealis, blinking} Eh?
Canadian Fist: "We're not bickering! We're attempting to have meaningful dialogue to solve our disputes....though we should hurry along before Mr. Carson is hurt!"
Raichi: "-Now- you are interested in being time-efficient."
Wolfgirl: Dibs on the bobcat! *she launches herself at the werelynx, claws outstretched*
Raichi: *Raichi appears behind Augury, crackling fiercly with electricity as he attempts to send a double kick at her*
Razira: *Razira deems the Sasquatch to be the biggest threat, but only to those who are on the ground. She flies far out of his reach as she tries to get its attention by peppering it with fireballs.*
Ryder Williams: -Ryder appears behind Borealis, dealing a roundhouse kick- "Surprise!"
GM: Mike the Sasquatch growls at Raz. "Hey! My fur! Stop that!"
Razira: Then why don't you come up here and do something about it. *she grins*
GM: Augury is ready for Raichi's kick, but knowing you'll be attacked and dodging are two different things. The blow glances off her. She looks annoyed.
Raichi: "You dress like a common street whore. Have you no honour, woman?"
GM: Bobcat and Wolfgirl leap into each other in a ball of fur and claws.
Wolfgirl: *while mauling and being mauled by Bobcat* And snow pants! Has she no snow pants!
GM: Nyte's blow catches Borealis hard in the back, but you feel a really powerful force field cushioning him. GM: Borealis withdraws, teleporting in a flash of light, to the frost vortex. He places a globe of force over it to protect it.
GM: Also, an electronic floating globe suddenly pops out of the ground and spies the group.
Borealis: "Anaximander -- entertain them."
Thundrax: A sound on the wind is building, a chant: "Kêhtêyiniw mayipipon petaw eh mikoset... Kêhtêyiniw mayipipon petaw eh mikoset..."
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart vanishes in a swirl of snow, reappearing near the sphere of force. She speaks with a hint of menace, "I am Lenora Carver, Witch of the North Winds. You children are playing in my domain."
Ice-Heart: *She clears her mind focusing her power with a sweeping gesture of her arms and an incantation of her own she starts gathering all the frigid might she can.
GM: A voice issues from the vortex: "Before the white man came, the lands and winds were ours. We did not cause the earth to scream. You are the trespasser, not I.'
Lightbrand: "Let's see if I've gotten any better at this game." Lightbrand attempts to bend and twist the light in Borealis' field to tear a rift for Ice-Heart to work through.
Lightbrand: ...But LB's taken aback by the sudden voice!
Ryder Williams: -he directs his attention to the drone, drawing his blades he dashes and slashes-
Raichi: "Great. Complications."
Razira: You seem surprised.
Ice-Heart: *The Witch appears unperturbed.
Lightbrand: ...Wasn't expecting it to talk!
GM: The drone is badly damaged, as it begins to suddenly project reruns of Saturday Night Fever as a hologram around Nytestrike. "En-ter-tain, en-ter-tain."
GM: Lightbrand begins to warp the light field... a bit easier now that Borealis isn't aurora supercharged, but he stops when the voice comes.
Ryder Williams: "Well, what the hell is this?"
Thundrax: Mike leaps to the corner of the field, grabs a tractor and hurls it at Raz.
Razira: *with her attention upon the giant Sasquatch, she dodges out of the way of the incoming tractor - but not by much. He has a heck of a throwing arm.*
Canadian Fist: Fist taps her cin for a moment as she studies the field Mr. B has put up around the vortex. She takes to the sky in a bright burst of dimensional energy and extends her hands towards the forcefield.-
Canadian Fist: The young paranormal would start gathering a large amount of dimensional enrgy before her, all the while humming the 'mana-mana' theme. "Hmmm hmmm hm hm hm."
Divael: {She assumes a defensive stance as she holds her shield in front of herself, which seems to deploy into a bigger shield. With one hand free, she makes some finger movements accompanied with quiet >
Divael: >chanting to sheath her allies, and herself, with protective forcefields of her own}
Divael: Support mode activated. Boop.
Lightbrand: Did you just say "boop"?
GM: CF is gathering energy. but she's finding the land is resisting her efforts. Meanwhile, Div's force fields go up afound the group.
GM: Meanwhile Raichi -- and only Raichi -- perceives in the distance a troubling sight. His celestial home, drenched in smoke and flames, attacked by an army of Asian demons.
GM: You're not sure what brought it to mind...
Raichi: *Raichi is taken aback for a bit before narrowing his eye and gritting his teeth, furiously* "My training tells me that this is not real, and I know the influence of a telepath when I see it, but if it is all the same to you..." *He turns to face Augury, his eyes crackling with electricity* "I'm going to destroy you anyway." *With that, he charges his Raichi and, with a fluid kick at the air,
Raichi: sends a furious dragon made entirely of electricity at the telepath, roaring furiously as he does so. The dragon would attempt to snap her up in its maw. If unsuccessful, it would merely lash at and coil around her as best it could*
Wolfgirl: *snarls, plants her feet and attempts to give Bobcat a throw into a nearby tree*
Razira: *growls at the tractor-toss and counters by first launching a powerful bolt of fire at Mike's feet, and then quickly following it up with one of ice - trying to melt the snow underfoot and then freezing it so the giant might slip and fall.*
GM: Mike slips and falls comically to the ground. Augury is too fast to be dragon mawed, but you begin to wrap yourself around her.
GM: Wolfgirl's throw is true. Bobcat lands hard against a tree; she manages to regain her footing, but she's clearly hurt.
Mike: "Hey! No fair, eh!"
Wolfgirl: *beckons* Here, kitty kitty...
Bobcat: Mrowr!
Wolfgirl: *a rather disturbingly tooth-filled grin breaks her face*
Lightbrand: *His concentration returned, Lightbrand returns to the task at hand: bringing down that force field!*
Ryder Williams: -with the drone being, well, stupid, Ryder waste no time in dismantling it- "Poorly manufactured crap..."
Ice-Heart: *Frigid energy swirls around Ice-Heart as she continues gathering power* "Boreas, herald of the north wind, heed my call. Sway not to the rash actions of self-assured mortals."
Manitou: "Father Wind, hear the voice of your faithful servant. Do not heed the words of the stranger to our land. Place your blessings on one who is true."
GM: Nyte's strike makes sure the disco drone is no longer stayin' alive. Lightbrand manages to open a small tear in the force dome.
Canadian Fist: Fist would furrow her brow as she found the dimensional energy difficult to gather. "Come on! We need to do this, peoples' lives are counting on us! Mister Carson is counting on us! WE MUST NOT FAIL HIM!" Fist would try to pull the energy from wherever she could, including pulling in energy from other dimensions. Mainly the Astral, since it's closest. Damn them charge up attacks.
Divael: {Since a certain Bobcat's been recently thrown and knocked up perhaps pretty badly, she decides to chant a spell that would magically bind the Lynx person in transparent, golden coils}
Thundrax: The energy continues to resist both CF2 and Ice-Heart, as the spirits seem more inclined to Manitou than you. But it's only a slight drop off, as if the spirits were divided on the wisdom and--
Thundrax: necessity of Borealis's plan.
Raichi: "Carson? Innocent people are counting on us! Carson is irrelevant."
GM: The coils ensnare Bobcat, who is caught firmly. Augury suddenly vanishes from Raichi's grasp.
Divael: People participating in saving said people's lives are irrelevant? I'll remember that, sir.
Wolfgirl: *finding Bobcat restrained, Wolfgirl takes the opportunity to go for a sucker punch knockout.*
GM: Bobcat is KOed.
Wolfgirl: *{WHAM!} says the caption!*
Divael: {Flinches at the WHAMing, but raises her thumb at Wolfgirl, still}
Raichi: "You know that is not what I meant, but feel free to interpret it however you will." *He detonates the electrical dragon into an explosion of powerful electricity and runs at Mike, attempting to leap
Raichi: into the air and come back down with an electrical d-d-d-drill kick*
Razira: *with Raz's giant still sprawled upon the icy terrain, she attempts to press her advantage by swooping lower towards Mike, freezing icy binds out of the cold air around his giant hands*
Mike: "Hey! Not much fur on those!"
GM: Mike's hands are at least momentarily frozen. Giving Raichi a opportunity to hit Mike hard. The huge sasquatch is at least momentarily stunned.
Ice-Heart: "I may not tread the soil I was born, but I am no stranger to winter, the season that graces England, Russia, Japan and many other places. The season that empowers me. And I know this.
Ice-Heart: In this hemisphere August is not a time for winter and I shall not say otherwise until I start seeing forty degree weather in January. Any mortal who says otherwise is a knave." With that she
Ice-Heart: takes her gathered energy and expertly weaves it with decades of experience manipulating ice into a massive stiletto of frost that she slams against the barrier.
GM: Ice-Heart presses her case, and seems to sway some spirits. Worming her way inside the force dome, she begins a bizarre wrestling match with Manitou's manipulations.
Lightbrand: *Lightbrand is beginning to sweat, even in this cold. Suddenly, he spins upward and hammers at Borealis with a massive blast of light, trying to catch him off-guard and send him flying!*
Ryder Williams: -he looks to Borealis- "I'm gonna bring you down." -he raises his left arm and fires twin cables at Borealis to latch onto him-
GM: To Ice-Heart, it feels like trying to sprint in an earthquake. Borealis sighs, taking the blow from Lightbrand with a modest Ooof", and then uses his own light field to try to seize control of the cables and wrap them around Ice-Heart.
Ice-Heart: *The witch is too focused on a supernatural match to notice the mundane assault she goes flying as the cables snag her, hat falling to the snow, arms that she uses quite liberally for spell gesturing
Ice-Heart: bound, "'sblood!"
Borealis: One set of restraints deserves another.
Canadian Fist: Fist would grimace as some of the energy she had been trying to gather seemed to resist her pull. "This power is supposed to be used to protect people from guys like this! It's not supposed to be used to fuel spells like this that can harm people! Now stop resisting and let's carry out the responsibilities that our duties come with!" With that, she'd attempt one last pull of energy before firing-
Canadian Fist: what she had mustered at the opening revealed by Lightbrand, hoping that Mr. B would be too distracted to mount a quick enough response to her attack.
Ryder Williams: -as the cables contact ice-heart, they unravel from her and return to Ryder's bracer- "Damn magic..."
Divael: {Seeing no specific opportunities for her tricks, she fortifies the protective sheaths on her allies}
GM: The cables safely retract, freeing Ice-Heart.
GM: CF and Ice-Heart's magics deeply insinuate into the vortex. It begins to slow down. The temperature is starting to rise.
GM: Augury reappears. "We've done all we can. They'll have to seal the breach!"
GM: Borealis spits a curse. "Unreasoning Americans.." he spits, and he vanishes in a flash of light.
Divael: I'm--...! {Blinks} .... Not American.
Canadian Fist: "....I'm a Canadian."
Raichi: "And I am from the land of the rising sun."
Razira: Yes, blame everyone upon us you insane megalomaniac. Come back here!
Divael: Land of the rising sun? {She blinks a few times over to Raichi, looking confused}
Wolfgirl: I thought it was funny when he kept making redneck jokes about me last time.
GM: Augury blinks out as well, leaving behind Mike and an old shaman at the ebbing center of the vortex, Mike is dazed. The shaman looks pissed.
Canadian Fist: "Forget about him! We've gotta find Mr. Carson and do something about that vortex. The temperature has risen a bit, but it's still not back to normal."
Divael: I honestly don't know what that swirly-icy-thing's about.
Canadian Fist: "I don't know either, but it's able to siphon off dimensional energy pretty effectively, making generating and gathering it a pain."
Raichi: *Raichi charges his energy and attempts to leap on Mike's back, pumping pure electricity into him if successful*
Wolfgirl: ...Huh. *she nocks an arrow --blunt-- and points it at the shaman* You surrender. *-not- spoken as a question*
GM: The shaman begins to chant a new incantation. A wolf howl is heard... and Sarah feels herself start to transform into human.
GM: Raichi's zap rocks Mike, but he's not down yet. He flails.
Razira: *charges forward through the ebbing winds towards the shaman, readying her powers...when suddenly she's wracked in pain as her body starts to forcibly change*
Wolfgirl: *Her features twist as her fur starts to recede... but then it stops, and reverses, a fire blazing in her eyes* Wrong answer! *she snarls and looses her arrow...it flies towards the shaman's jaw*
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart slowly and resolutely advances on the shaman still unweaving the enchantments, and finally accomplishing something in only one line of text from her player.
Razira: *Raz loses control of her powers, fully shifts to her human form, and drops to the snow covered ground, leaving a line in the snow a good dozen or two feet long*
Ryder Williams: -he raises his right arm at the shaman firing his bola launcher, attempting to entangle the shaman-
Lightbrand: Lightbrand wipes his brow and tries to bind the sasquatch's limbs up--gently--in hard light. "Be cool, big guy, your boss is gone now. We don't want to hurt you."
Mike: Oh gosh. Well, if you're gonna be nice about it, sure!
Divael: {Couldn't help but grin at that}
Raichi: *Raichi stands, pouting* "Hmph. I wanted to fight him."
Lightbrand: Diplomacy, man.
Divael: {Approves with a thumb up. One could almost imagine her thumb grinning just like herself}
GM: The bolt hits the shaman, bouncing off the last of his wards, but enabling the bolo to wrap around him.
Divael: {She would poof over to Razira, and gives her a doctor's gaze. If injured from the fall, she chants a healing spell. If not, just protectively remains there with her shield, just in case}
Canadian Fist: Fist would advance on the shaman, flying over with a telekinetic blade in hand once the bolas wrap around him. She's point the blade at him with an even expression. "You're under arrest."
Razira: *Raz looks battered and bruised, but even as Divael starts to chant her healing spell, she could see any visible wounds start to heal themselves up.*
GM: The shaman glares hatefully at CF and says nothing, but does nothing either. Ice-Heart's spell begins to work to seal the rift, but it's rough ggoing. Invisible spirits from the Frost Tomb begin tearing and trying to widen the rupture. A large, painful cut forms on her face,
GM: Meanwhile, the ground opens up, and an unconscious Thundrax is thrown out of his own chasm. A hand of mud and muscle attempts to grab Raichi and pull him underground.
Divael: {In which case, she just keeps her defensive stand}
Wolfgirl: *unable to do much to help seal the rift itself, Wolfgirl runs over to Razira to protect her*
Divael: {Upon seeing the grabby mud-muscle hand, she calls upon her only offensive spell known...! She conjures a magical brick, which is thrown at the hand in the process} Meanie!
Razira: *stands and lets out an inhuman sounding growl, her body repairing itself quickly. She tosses a pair of anger powered firebolts towards the Shaman, striking back in revenge.*
Raichi: *Raichi flips away from the hand and lands beside Thundrax* "So, Carson was not enough for you? Very well then. I shall be your next opponent." *With that, he attempts to dive into the fissure to confront the Landsman*
Wolfgirl: *grabs Raz by the shoulder* Raz! Stop!
GM: Raichi and the Landsman disappear underground as the earth shakes. You basically find yourself in a wrestling match with something that's half-hulk, half-earth elemental, on his home turf.
Lightbrand: "Go with God, Aggressive Negotiator."
Raichi: *He lands* "Your turf. Your advantage. Good. Evens the odds."
GM: The fire bolts seer the shaman. He screams and goes into shock.
Ice-Heart: Ice-Heart winces as she takes a slash to the face, "Anyone with an iota of magical talent ought to focus their attention here. The frost tomb resents being resealed."
Wolfgirl: *grabs Razira before she's able to do more harm to the shaman* Save it for someone who isn't subdued! ...Raz, hey. You're healed up already. It's okay!
GM: The rupture atround the shaman is visible and still not closed.
Razira: *turns to swat away Wolfgirl's hand, then realizes what she's about to do and what she just did in a fit of anger*
Divael: {She looks over to Ice-Heart, then the rupture. She would let her shield retract, places it on her back, then focuses on aiding to seal it}
Razira: *collects herself, then answers Ice-Heart* Not magic - just fire and ice projection. Unless that will help.
Thundrax: Craig lies on the ground, caked in mud and badly beaten. He's barely conscious and shivering, almost curling into a ball.
Divael: Somebody tend to Craig or take my place here. Either or.
Canadian Fist: Fist would also turn to the rupture, letting out a sigh when the shaman was struck. She'd look over to Thundrax and frown before she'd aide Ice Heart, pulling on dimensional energy to attempt to seal the rift.
Ice-Heart: "Any violence upon the fissure shall keep the malign spirits in check. Or you could aid Thundrax."
Lightbrand: "Not a magician, but..." Lightbrand carefully considers what Ice-Heart is doing, then tries to mimic it with his mystic light. "...Here goes."
Canadian Fist: "If we all work on this quickly, we can quickly tend to Mr. Carson."
Razira: *launches herself through the air towards Thundrax, landing nearby. She channels her energies into him, first focusing on warming his body up.*
Divael: Aye. {Nods at CF's words}
Wolfgirl: *follows Razira*
Ice-Heart: *Ice-Heart resumes her attempt at sealing the rift chanting at a fever pitch as she focuses her energy against the frost tomb.
Divael: {Helps sealing the rupture. Chanting ever so quietly}
Raichi: *Raichi channels all of his Raichi into enhancing the physical capabilities of his body, his electricity crackling away as he waits for Landsman to attack*
Thundrax: Craig seems to respond quickly to Raz's warmth.
Raichi: "Let us fight, Man of Land. I do not have all day."
Wolfgirl: *doesn't seem to know what to do herself, but suddenly her necklace shines, reacting somehow to the strong magics being poured into the rift, and itself seems to strengthen the efforts with mystic--
Wolfgirl: energy* ...Whoa. ...That's weird.
Canadian Fist: Fist doesn't chant because thaumaturgy. She'd go about using her control over dimensional energy to help seal up the rift, like one would seal up a hole in a gypsum board.
Razira: *realizes what Thundrax might be going through, as she's seen it herself (she's also claustrophobic), and moves up against him, continuing to channel her energies.* You'll be fine. We're here for you.
GM: A thunderous fist plows into Raichi in response, sending him hurtling through the broken turf and flying several hundred yards into the air.
Lightbrand: *Light builds on light, and Lightbrand channels his energy into the rift.*
Raichi: *He goes flying from the sudden punch, flying into the air and landing unmoving on the snow, dead.*
Ice-Heart: *The witch doesn't allow the sudden Japanese eruption distract her from her task of sealing the rift as she stands strong with her comrads working and repairing the damage the best she can muster.
Thundrax: Craig turns and sees the guy streaking out of the hole. "What the---"
Wolfgirl: Oh, son of a--
Razira: *tracks Thundrax's movement as she was busy watching over him, and gasps in shock at Raichi*
Thundrax: looks at Lightbrand and gives him a head nod.
Thundrax: jerking in the direction where Raichi landed.
GM: The combined talents of Ice-Heart and CF2, as the others hold off the spirits, manages to close the fissure. Craig slowly gets to his feet. The earth above the Landsman seals itself.
Raichi: *Raichi's still pretty dead by the time Lightbrand gets there.*
Divael: {Was participating in sealing the fissure, but holding spirits... With hugs! Would totally be her style anyway}
Ice-Heart: * Ice-Heart drops to her knees with a tired huff and begins to work a healing spell on her face.
Lightbrand: "Good fight, friend, but I think he's still out there! C'mon..." Lightbrand kneels to examine Raichi.
Canadian Fist: Looks over with a concerned expression after assisting in the closure of the rift. She'd join Lightbrand over by Raichi. "How's he look?"
GM: Raichi seems not to respond.
Raichi: *Raichi's dead body crackles with electricity, his bones snapping back into place and his wounds quickly healing themselves as he slowly raises off the ground, laughing wryly* "Good...Now...That is...A
Raichi: ...Good fight..." *He slowly gets into a kneeling position, cracking his neck into place* "Ah...This is...Good..."
Razira: *looks at Raichi in total shock and surprise*
Wolfgirl: ...*lets out a long-held breath, having heard Raichi's heart stop... and start again*
Thundrax: *still shuddering, though he's trying to hide it* Yeah. He's a real peach.
Divael: So... Anybody injured?
Raichi: *He stands with a limp, he grasps his arm as he limps over to the others, his wounds glowing and quickly sealing* "Time for a rematch...I would think..."
GM: The shaman is still in shock, face badly burned.
Ice-Heart: * Ice-Heart rises to her feet tiredly muttering, "I'll live. I'm getting too old for this."
Canadian Fist: Blinks a few times at Raichi before her fangirl senses kick in. She rushes over to Thundrax. "Mr. Carson! I'm glad you're safe and shirtless--
Canadian Fist: "I mean relatively unharmed!"
Ice-Heart: "Someone ought to secure the shaman and perhaps un-scar him if you are feeling charitable."
Divael: .... Erm, right!
Razira: *looks around among the crew and is about to say something when she shivers - standing barefoot in the snow without any protection isn't exactly the best of ideas*
Raichi: *He stretches, his powers fully healing him* "Where is the Man of Land? Let's see how well he does against me without a lucky shot."
Thundrax: So... without a shaman, Frobisher can't repeat this crap.
Wolfgirl: ...*despite the rather dire situation that recently transpired, she cannot help but snerk at CF*
Wolfgirl: *...and then turns to Raz* ...You okay?
Divael: {Goes to check on the shamanguy} Hush, calm down... {She said softly as she would first dampen his pain (and misery?) with her magic, before properly healing the crap out of him}
Ice-Heart: "This was some serious magic. I doubt he could do it unaided. This likely took days of work."
Lightbrand: *While Divael heals the shaman, Lightbrand ties him in tight bonds of light, for easy delivery to the authorities!*
Divael: {Nods to Lightbrand at that}
GM: A voice comes out of the wreckage of Alexamander. It's Augury. "By the way, Craig... Zorasto is in Babylon. Thought you should know."
Raichi: *He checks around for the Landsman, ready and rearing for round two."
Canadian Fist: CF blushes, hoping that freudian slip will go by unnoticed. "If not weeks. He was able to pull on my energies as well. As if he anticipate--wha?"
Wolfgirl: *her face falls into a scowl at the name 'Zorasto'*
GM: Alas, the Landsman is gone.
Razira: No. Cold. *she clenches her fists a few times as if gathering her strength, then shifts back to her wolven form, which ignites into flame*
Ice-Heart: "Babylon? Zorasto? This can not end well."
Thundrax: That's impossible. Only men are allowed in Babylon, not demons. At least I think that's how it works.
Ryder Williams: "Uhm...Bablyon?"
Ice-Heart: "The City of man."
Raichi: "Coward. He flees from battle." *He looks around* "I trust the rest of you are well? In which case, now would be a good time to return to my training."
Razira: *her head twists towards Zorasto's voice and she growls*
Lightbrand: Demons have been known to possess people from time to time...
Ice-Heart: "It embodies all of humanities accomplishments it's drives."
Wolfgirl: *gives Raz a worried look regardless, but then turns back to the group* I'm afraid I'm a little lost too. Are we talking about ancient Mesopotamian cities, or...?
Ryder Williams: "Wait, where is this place?"
Thundrax: I assume given it's Connie, somewhere else.
Raichi: *He bows* "Sayonara, Westerners."
Canadian Fist: "In the Astral Realm, if memory serves correctly."
Thundrax: Augury wouldn't be talking about Iraq.
Ice-Heart: "You are correct."
Thundrax: Uh, night sir, and thanks.
Ryder Williams: "Right...Astral realms, I have no idea what they are."
Raichi: *With that he lifts a hand to the sky. A bolt of lightning strikes him and in an instant he's gone.*
Ice-Heart: "They are, crudely speaking, another realm of existence."
Wolfgirl: ...You sure? Iraq seems like the kind of horror and suffering that Zorasto would love. Just sayin'.
Divael: So uhm. 'Sup? {She said to the healed up Shaman} ... Not hurting anymore?
Wolfgirl: *puts her hands behind her head, she's actually being a bit flippant, not at all serious*
Thundrax: Third dimension on the right, and straight on to morning... well, maybe Sarah.
Ice-Heart: "And I am not sure what is impossible anymore. Especially after seeing that Angel and that Demon doing.... that stuff in that nightclub."
Razira: *laughs a bit at Thundrax's remark*
Ryder Williams: "...Oh boy."
Ryder Williams: "Zorasto is...?"
Canadian Fist: "In simplest terms, yeah. Though, isn't dimensional travel possible if you have the right skillset or materials at your disposal?"
Razira: Zorasto is a bastard who needs his face punched in.
Thundrax: A demon lord. Borderline demon god. Wants my powers.
Wolfgirl: What she said.
Wolfgirl: And what he said.
Ice-Heart: "I can forge a path to Babylon, the tricky part would be tracking him down."
Ice-Heart: "It is a massive realm."
Ryder Williams: "Ok, so another demon asshole...not the first I've dealt with."
Ice-Heart: "Sprawling..."
Canadian Fist: "I mean, Borealis managed to pull this little stunt with the aid of this shaman, who's to say Zorasto couldn't do the same with someone aiding him?"
Canadian Fist: "Or some sort of artifact or device to allow him access?"
Ice-Heart: "'sblood! This is just like last time!"
Ice-Heart: "That daft seer convinces her superior to do some stupid stunt so she can relay a message."
Divael: You're not very talkative. {She pouts at the Shaman}
Thundrax: Zorasto wouldn't want the world colder. He'd want it a lot warmer.
Wolfgirl: This isn't some broody Caprice-trawling punk, though. He's had the whole city under his grasp before.
Wolfgirl: -THAT- sucked.
Thundrax: He's done worse, Sarah.
Ryder Williams: "Yeah, well, again, I've been around those types."
Canadian Fist: "Maybe this was a distraction to tie up your attention?"
Razira: This was one heck of a distraction.
Ryder Williams: "'More power, I want to kill everything, blah blah blah.'"
Thundrax: Borealis wouldn't willingly work with a demon.
Wolfgirl: *shakes her head* From what I've seen, Augury wouldn't be part of that either. She genuinely feels like she's doing the right thing, I think.
Ice-Heart: "I honestly believe Borealis only did this because Augury talked him into it so she could get a chance to relay that message."
Canadian Fist: "Demons can be expert manipulators, right? Perhaps he pulled this off through subtlety?"
Canadian Fist: "That's also a possibility."
Thundrax: That's certainly possible.
Ice-Heart: "Borealis's speaking seemed to indicate he was acting on knowledge he got from her."
Ryder Williams: "This isn't worth debating. What we need to do is find a way to Babylon and find Zorasto. Which'll probably be done another day."
Thundrax: looks around and sees water dripping off the trees. "Snow's starting to melt."
Canadian Fist: "Mission accomplished, then?"
Thundrax: Anyone know a native of Babylon?
Divael: {Would help the Shaman up -- gently but firmly nonetheless -- and guides him nearer to the group. Unless his legs were binded too?}
Wolfgirl: If it is a massive realm, we'd probably want to plan that carefully. Unless you want to get lost in another dimension for eternity.
Thundrax: Agreed Sarah.
Razira: *nods at CF* Sure looks like it. Nicely done, everyone.
Ice-Heart: "I've had a few forays there. I am not so well connected as I might hope though Thundrax."
Thundrax: I've never been.
Ice-Heart: "Scuttlebut is Witchcraft visits there on occasion too."
Razira: Travel off-dimension? Wow. That had to be something.
Lightbrand: I... might check with my grandfather. He's done some stuff. Ice-Heart: "Getting there isn't the hard part. Finding someone there is VERY hard." Thundrax: I can ask Be-- Witchcraft for advice. She might even join us. Canadian Fist: "I don't have experience right offhand. It's one of the few places I haven't had to deal with some sort of visitor from." Wolfgirl: This kind of stuff honestly boggles me. All I know about magical beings is steer clear of them. ...Especially Coyote. ESPECIALLY when he's being helpful. But as a rule, they're all pretty bad news. Ice-Heart: "No aid can be worse then Josiah Brimstone's." Canadian Fist: "Ouch. I suppose. I don't know where I quite fall on that list, technically." Ryder Williams: "Well, mission is done so I'll head back to Millennium. Call me if I'm needed." -he taps his bracer, his bike rides up and he mounts, revving the engine he rides off- Thundrax: Well, you probably know my feelings there, Sarah. Given my recent experience. Take care, m'friend. Divael: Does being part elven count in being a bad magical shenanigan? Razira: Be safe. Wolfgirl: I... actually don't know the details, pretty sure. Coffee? You look like you could use it. There a Tim Hortons somewhere around here? Canadian Fist: "Mr. Carson, where would I fall on that list? Am I technically a meta given my extradimensional ties? Or do I count as non-Canadian?" Ice-Heart: "I'll work several contacts on my end." Ice-Heart: "See if I can arrange for a guide..."
Thundrax: There's at least five in Chatham... and no, CF. You're not an asshole sociopath, pardon my language.
Divael: {She shrugs her shoulders, and decides to remain quiet unless spoken to}
Ice-Heart: "I can make no promises though."
Wolfgirl: Also, you might want to put on a shirt, Craig. Not that any of us ladies are complaining. *she smirks*
Razira: *thinks* I know someone who knows things about Faerie. Babylon though...
Canadian Fist: "Awesome!" She'd give a thumbs up.
Divael: {Nods slowly at Wolfgirl's words}
Canadian Fist: "It's like people in Babylon stay in Babylon. Which is nice."
Razira: *lightly whaps Wolfgirl on the arm* Don't give him any ideas.
Wolfgirl: *laughs*
Thundrax: I'm sure that an archetypal Las Vegas exists there, somewhere.
Thundrax: I really should get a shower first. Never like fighting that guy.
Ice-Heart: "Hmmm 'twould be a good excuse to catch a Sinatra performance."
Canadian Fist: "Vegas? My foster brother just got back from there for a weekend as a part of his carpentry apprenticeship."
Thundrax: So, did Borealis say his grand plan?
Razira: I'm just glad you're okay, Thundrax. That all of us are.
Ice-Heart: "Yes, he's fixing the environment by ripping controlled fissures in the frost tomb."
Divael: {Nods at Raz's words}
Thundrax: Manitou again... just like in '86.
Ice-Heart: "Buffoon."
Wolfgirl: Lunatic.
Razira: All the above.
Wolfgirl: And I say that as a person who legitimately feels the wacky come on every full moon.
Wolfgirl: *folds her arms*
Razira: *shudders slightly at the mention of the full moon*
Canadian Fist: "Misguided. He's got a lot of potential, but he's misusing it. Why can't a guy like him work with the good guys?"
Thundrax: Wonderful. Not that the goal is bad, but maybe there'd be other magical ways of doing that that don't open us up to Kigatilik?
Wolfgirl: Yeah. Someone should send him a booklet on carbon credits or something.
Ice-Heart: "He kept speaking like he was acting on good advice from Augury."
Ice-Heart: "She apparently told him that this course of action was the best."
Thundrax: Connie is far from infallible.
Ice-Heart: "Which again leads me back to the whole 'ruse to deliver a warning to us' theory."
Canadian Fist: "Maybe there's some influence being forced on her?"
Razira: Seems like too much just to deliver a warning.
Lightbrand: Yeah, it *was* her warning that tipped us off to Warmonger in the first place, wasn't it?
Canadian Fist: "Could be a well laid trap, or a diversion to get you out of the material world."
Thundrax: Laurentia again? Always a possibility.
Wolfgirl: Or maybe she has her own agenda. It wouldn't be the first time she's manipulated Borealis for that.
Ice-Heart: *Ice-heart points to Lightbrand, "Exactly!"
Thundrax: But what would Laurentia want with Zorasto or Babylon... hmmm, probably not them..
Divael: {Half mindedly pokes the Shaman while listening}
Wolfgirl: I've got an idea. Coffee first, speculation later.
Thundrax: Okay Sarah. I could use a cup of joe...
Divael: {Pokes the poor guy repeatedly}
Razira: Agreed. Let's get somewhere warmer. We can talk later.
Divael: Hey.
Divael: That guy. {Poke poke poke} What about him, then?
Lightbrand: We can take him to Steelhead, where they'll put him...
Lightbrand: ...on ice.
Divael: Punny.
Thundrax: Save him for the Steelheads. At least this time he won't be eaten by a thunderbird.
Razira: *facepalms at the bad puns*
Ice-Heart: "While the cold has no hold upon me, I do have a headache the size of Gibralter now. I am going to head home and nurse it."
Divael: {She nods to Ice-Heart} Take care of yourself.
Razira: Be safe. Thanks for the assistance, everyone.
Canadian Fist: Scratches her cheek as her spandex gives way to normal clothing and her hair colour returns to normal.
Ice-Heart: * Ice-Heart vanishes in a swirl of snow.