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Post by Dark Beauty on Dec 11, 2007 11:23:17 GMT -8
Annie, still slightly shaken, nodded. "I think we should go to the tavern as soon as we can; I hate being out in the open and talking about things - I always feel exposed when that happens. That, and I don't wanna look at that thing any more," she added, waving to the ship with her hand.
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Post by Zeffa! on Dec 20, 2007 14:54:28 GMT -8
Aramil nodded. Things seemed to be really big around here, very serious. The goblin was knocked out, that guy vanished and came back hurt, and everyone had just plummetted from the sky in some big.. thing. Even Dark didn't seem to know what to make of it all. Furthermore Magus didn't seem happy, but that wasn't unusual.
He moved with the rest of the party as they made their way, several being carried, toward the safe house to get things sorted out. When they arrived, he pushed open the door and sat down on a chair, kicking his feet idely.
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Post by Dark Beauty on Dec 21, 2007 7:48:14 GMT -8
Dark had placed the unconcious Ace on a table (they were always clean what with Dark running things) and was rubbing his forehead gently with a very cold rag when the rest of them entered. "Goodness, I have never seen anything this bad... what WAS that thing you took him on?" She did not really expect the stranger to answer as she continued her work.
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Post by Sorrows on Dec 21, 2007 13:49:56 GMT -8
The unconscious Ace muttered inaudibly in his cold fever. His body shook, but sweated as he weakly tossed his head back and forth, his eyes shut tight in discomfort.
"...no.. not ag.. away.. can't.."
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Post by Dark Beauty on Dec 21, 2007 14:16:49 GMT -8
Dark looked up at Fletcher, her eyebrows knit together in a worried frown as she continued to wipe the man's forehead. "What on earth did you do? Well... what was on that THING is what I should be asking, I suppose. To have so much pent up fire energy... I cannot fathom something that strong."
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Post by Cobalt-60 on Dec 21, 2007 15:27:39 GMT -8
Fletcher blinked, taking a moment to process what Dark had been saying.
"When we returned from Anton's...vessel, Ace must have unconsciously absorbed a good amount of the heat caused by our speed. I don't think he's ever had to deal with that much power all at once. I got him out of this plane so it wouldn't harm anyone when he released it, but...I'm surprised he isn't completely burnt out. He shattered an entire plane with the release."
He swayed for a moment and steadied himself by putting a hand on the table. He immediately snatched it away again, as the pain was too much. He could feel that part of his glove had actually fused with his hand on contact with Ace's shoulder.
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Post by Detrevni on Dec 22, 2007 3:18:41 GMT -8
Anton followed (quickly making catch up remarks to everything he'd missed) Dark and Fletcher.
"This man absorbs heat energy?"
He stared at Ace for a few moments. "Dear God, I could have killed him. My vessels are powered by fusion reactors..." At teh blank looks from some inthe room he clarified.
"Miniature suns."
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Post by Dark Beauty on Dec 22, 2007 6:38:41 GMT -8
Dark's cerulean eyes narrowed dangerously. "I don't want anyone back on that thing. I don't know what magic you have in your world, but I know enough about technological advancements to know that they cause harm. And death." Her eyes had suddenly become very distant for a split second, but they became hard again in an instant. "We don't need it here in our village. Yes, he absorbs it, I suppose you can say. But that is only part of it." She bent down over the sweating man, her brow creased with worry and muttering something about the stupididty of trying to contain the energy of a sun, no matter how small it might be.
Annie was looking at Anton with a tilted head, thinking. She muttered, "you seem to be catching on now, at least," before straightening up and then sitting down.
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Post by Detrevni on Dec 24, 2007 0:36:11 GMT -8
Anton's eyes narrowed. "Technology only causes death? Move out of my way, woman. I'll show you what good technology can really do."
He reached into his vest and pulled out a pair of medical nanonic packages. "Technology heals." He put the plastic pack filled with a dark red gel on Ace's face and pressed firmly on the man's face., activating the pack.
"Don't be alarmed, he'll be fine."
The red gel inside the package drained through the porous material and through Ace's skin, dissolving into his blood stream, the nanites cleaning out fatigue toxins and repairing damages they detected, bringing him quickly to a conscious state.
As the nanites worked their "magic", Anton explained what was happening. "The gel you saw was actually millions of robots constructed out of proteins. As we speak they are currently cleansing his blood and repairing any damage to his body. They are returning his body to what is considered normal in their data banks."
As Ace's color returned Anton noticed Fletcher's damaged hand. He handed him the other medical package. "Wrap this around your hand. Take off the glove if you can, but it's not necessary."
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Post by Raiku on Dec 24, 2007 0:47:58 GMT -8
Raiku stormed down from the staircase, an annoyed look upon his face. His clothes were singed and part of the cloth of his shoulder was still on fire. "So...I was experimenting in a minor plane, and it sort of BLEW UP."
Completing his quest downward toward the others, he glared around as his hand distinguished the minor flame on his shoulder. "Let's start with this: How did that happen?"
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Post by Sorrows on Dec 24, 2007 2:02:42 GMT -8
Ace awoke with a start, sitting up in a haste, his breathing heavy. After a few seconds, he moved his hands in front of his downcast eyes, clenching them in and out. His eyes widened as his breathing slowed to normal. He looked up at no one in particular, his eyes looking through everything.
"It's gone..." After a second, his body shivered, as though from shock, but it didn't stop only after the first time. He wrapped his arms around himself, quivering almost uncontrollably.
"S-s-so cold..."
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Post by Cobalt-60 on Dec 24, 2007 2:12:06 GMT -8
Fletcher regarded the medical package dubiously. He didn't entirely trust it, but his hand hurt like no other, and he didn't feel like having his glove be a permanent fixture. With a sigh he placed his hand on the package and pressed down.
His brow suddenly furrowed as the nanites began their work of extracting the bits of glove from the palm of his hand. This was very...odd. Tiny, tiny...things. Things that were fixing him.
He turned toward the stairs as Raiku entered with his trademark caustic sarcasm. "I'll give you the short version. Ace absorbed too much energy, I got him to a parallel (admittedly a weaker one than I was aiming for), he released it, the parallel overloaded and basically shut down."
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Post by Raiku on Dec 24, 2007 2:18:06 GMT -8
"Hrm? 'Overloaded' you say. What could possibly cause that much power to release from a single person?" Raiku replied, his eyebrows arched in a semi-demeaning fashion as he wiped the remnants of the flames off his shoulder. "I do not enjoy being nearly blown up."
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Post by Cobalt-60 on Dec 24, 2007 2:31:56 GMT -8
"Apparently, Anton's vessel is powered by the equivalent of a miniature sun." He sighed as Raiku's eyes suddenly lit up, "And no, you can't have one."
He walked around the table and began absent-mindedly checking Ace for any sign of planar disturbance. Raiku hadn't been in the room for more than five minutes and already he was grating on his nerves. A muscle in his jaw twitched.
"Anyway, next time I have a choice between destroying a weak mirror-plane and unleashing a cataclysmic destructive force on this village, I'll definitely choose the latter. Because heaven forbid that the high and mighty Raiku be mildly inconvenienced by a collapsing plane."
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Post by Detrevni on Dec 24, 2007 2:38:14 GMT -8
"Six."
Anton looked between the two mages. "Phoenix has six fusion reactors. And none of them are for sale."
He turned his attention to Ace. The man did not look comfortable. "Ace... that is your name? Anyway, the nanites can cause some disorientation after a revival like that."
He paused. "Perhaps you shouldn't come near any of my vessels from this point forward."
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