The Sereni-Tree: How to Steer In Hyperspace, and Other Observations by SoulOfSerenity

**As jake7, Mai, and Soul head down the hallway toward DinoLand, jake7 can't help but think there something familiar about this...**

Suddenly, I feel like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, all we need is a dog, a yellow brick road, and one more person to make the scenario complete!

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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

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Monday, April 4, 2011 4:53 PM

The Man They Call Soul...

"Wait...so who does that make me? And who is Mai, for that matter?"

Soul ponders it for a moment.

"I guess I could be the Tin Man. No clue where my wife or daughter are, much less all my friends, so the lack of a heart would probably work better than no brains or courage--"

At that moment, Mai leans forward and blows gently on the back of Soul's neck, causing him to yelp and jump, spinning around while clawing at the back of his neck. "Get it off! Get it off!!!"

In between laughs, Jake7 manages to proclaim Soul to be, "Cowardly Lion!!!"

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 4:55 AM

Well we do have flying monkeys!

Also, clearly I would be Glenda! (apart from the pink sparkles, she is made of awesome just like me!)

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:56 PM

THEDARKWOLF

Suddenly, the halls fill with mist, and an eerie grinding of stone on stone echos across the room.

An obsidian sarcophagus opens, the heavy lid landing on the floor with a crash as it shatters to pieces.

From the depths of the now exumed "grave" a red eye glows dimly.

"I gotta stop waking up in these eerie ass places..." the figure mutters to itself before sitting up and cracking his neck in a few dozen places. Vaulting nimbly from the stone, the figure reaches back and draws forth a battered black duffel bag before settling his leather trench coat about his shoulders. Jake Wolfe has returned, looking years older, slightly wiser, and more demonic as his eyes have changed to a faintly glowing blood red, and his hair to a jet black.

He looks up, squinting through the mist at the figures discussing the Earth-That-Still-Is movie/book/play...thing that is The Wizard of Oz.

"....Mai?!"

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 3:42 PM

Hello!?

Who are you? And what were you doing in there?

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Sunday, April 10, 2011 8:52 PM

Hey Jake, Soul... did one of you order a dead guy?

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Monday, April 11, 2011 3:36 AM

**At Mai's question, jake7 is shaken out of her confused state, brought on by stumbling across this stranger in the hallway who appeared out of nowhere in an odd, rock sort of thing**

Um...no...Soul?

**she looks at him and finds him staring confusedly at this stranger in their midst as well. She nudges him**

Soul??

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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:51 AM

**jake7 sees their old captain crawl out from under the pool table and shrieks**

EBO!!!!!!!!!!

**she runs over and gives her a bone crushing hug**

It's been too long! How are you? Where have you been?

**the questions just come rushing out and jake7 stops to take in a calming breath**

It is seriously good to see you again!

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:41 PM

*attack hugs Ebo! holy rocking chair, batman! where have you been? also, did you bring a dead guy with you?

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Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:40 PM

and everyone disappeared again!

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Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:56 PM

KAREL

Flying on duct tape and a damaged registry.

[OOC, as per usual] EBO!!!

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

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Friday, April 22, 2011 11:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
and everyone disappeared again!

Whadda ya mean, disappeared? I've been standing here the whole time!

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Friday, April 22, 2011 11:49 AM

Sorry, it got so quiet I didn't see ya there...
So what were we doing?

Easter Egg Hunt????!!!!!!

WHOOOOOOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!

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Friday, April 22, 2011 12:08 PM

We were on our way to check on the dinosaur and yeti. It's possible we might find some "eggs" there...

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Saturday, April 23, 2011 6:35 AM

The Man They Call Soul...

"EBO!!!!!"

Soul grabs her up in a hug.

"See, I knew leaving that bottle of root beer under the pool table was a good idea!"

He turns to Jake7 and Mai.

"No, I didn't order anyone, at least not that I remember, and I'm all for an easter egg hunt! Just avoid the dinosoar eggs. They do NOT take kindly to someone taking their eggs. TRUST ME on this..."

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Saturday, April 23, 2011 10:26 AM

Oh hello all, just been knocking up an omelette, was wondering if anyone else fancied one?

What?

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Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:41 PM

Plus, hiding dinosaur eggs becomes problematic.

No one has any idea about the zombie guy in a coffin? Guess we will just add him to the collection.

Hi SimonWho! You're doing what to an omelette? Never mind I don't want to know...

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Monday, April 25, 2011 3:46 AM

SIMON! So good to see you! So, where have YOU been hiding?!?

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:18 AM

Well, people have managed to avoid getting themselves shot, stabbed, burned or otherwise maimed so I've been relaxing in the medical bay. My card throwing skills are now at their peak.

*pulls card out of deck and aims it at a candle on the table*

Watch!

*misses by a foot*

Damn it.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 3:51 AM

**jake7 watches SimonWho miss his card shot and chuckles**

I could swear we checked the medical bay and there was no one there! Mai and I have had to do full ship searches TWICE and found no one.

**she stops to think for a moment**

Well, that's not entirely true. We did find some crew in a bucket one time...

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:44 AM

That's odd, I could swear that...

*notices calendar on the wall*

Ah. My mistake.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:49 AM

Well, no matter! We're just happy to have you back!!

Want to join us on our foray to check on the dinos and yeti?

We're hoping that maybe somehow the rest of the missing crew might be hiding out in there...

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:37 PM

the small group of leftover crew enters the dino's habitat...

"hello! anyone here?"

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Saturday, May 7, 2011 6:41 AM

*Getting no answer and finding her companions suddenly very quiet again... Mai decides to make her own fun!

Come on Fred, let's go for a ride!

*attempts to put on the dinosaur saddle... fails.

Ok, well I guess I'll just hold on and hope for the best....

If you guys need me I will be wherever Frederick here takes me! See ya!

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Saturday, May 7, 2011 4:27 PM

**jake7 panics and tries to stop Mai**

Mai! You know what being impetuous gets you! Get off that dinosaur RIGHT NOW! We just got some of the crew back, if you take off to parts unknown we may not be able to find you!

**she watches in further consternation as Mai grabs on to Fred after being unable to get onto his back. As Fred makes a surprising fast exit, she calls after Mai**

Remember where you ended up last time!

**Mai just whoops and hangs on for dear life as Fred gallops away. Jake7 turns to SimonWho, Soul, and Ebo and sighs**

Well, shall we try to track her? Has anyone successfully mapped DinoLand to know where the boundaries are?

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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

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Saturday, May 7, 2011 9:16 PM

*yells back on the com

"aeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy wooooooooooohooooooooooo!

Whoa there Frederick let's take it down to a trot.

Sorry, Jake but you know me, I need adventure! Plus we are all safe and sound at home now. It's not like I can get lost on the ship!"

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Monday, May 9, 2011 3:48 AM

**jake7 chuckles and then responds**

Mai, three times now, crew have simply disappeared from the ship! What makes you think you won't be next?

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Monday, May 9, 2011 5:17 AM

*the com crackles with static as Mai and Fred make there way through a seemingly endless jungle like habitat.

"Sorry, I didn't get that last bit, could you repeat?"

The come crackles again, and then is silent.

Suddenly Fred comes to an abrupt halt,flinging Mai over his head and hard onto the path below.

"Owwww... hmmm maybe I should have listened to Jake this time"

She dusts herself off and stands up, noticing a strange bit of something glittering in between a large clump of bushes and trees.

"Oooh look something shiny."

As she reaches out to touch the object, the leaves and twigs part like a curtain revealing a small ship about the size of a VW Bug.

"Whoa. Where did this come from? Fred you know your way around here better than me. Go back and get the others... they have to see this! Hurry!"

*Fred stares at her for a moment, but then turns around and lumbers off back down the path.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:02 PM

OOC:

Tag!!!!!!! You're it! (whoever reads this first!)

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:47 PM

Really? Not one taker for a game of tag?

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:18 AM

**OOC: I'd been playing "tag" too much in the previous months. I figured I'd give someone else a chance to tag first. How you doin' Mai?**

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Saturday, July 30, 2011 6:30 PM

It's going fantastic... just can't quite make myself give up on the Sereni-tree!!!! How are you?

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Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:58 AM

**OOC: I'm doing OK. I don't want to give up on the 'TREE either, but it's hard when no one else is around for more than one or two posts at a time.

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Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:34 AM

The Man They Call Soul...

OOC: I am shame faced. I really wish we could get a nice crowd back in here to keep things going!

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Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:42 AM

**OOC: I miss the whole gang. Once the Special Branch opened up, they all migrated there, it seemed. Not sure who's even left any more.

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Monday, August 1, 2011 8:14 PM

Maybe we should invade and kidnap back our people! (kidnap them nicely.)

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:24 AM

**OOC: Hmmm,it's a thought and not unheard of in our illustrious past... Though, how many of the old crew are even active here anymore?

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:42 AM

The Man They Call Soul...

OOC: Well, even the Special Branch has slowed down quite a bit. I do remain curious as to where TRM has been hiding, though...

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:48 AM

**OOC: TRM was back once or twice, like when Rat made an appearance earlier in this thread, but it's been quite some time since I've seen him here!

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Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:23 AM

TRM!Quest time?

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Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:17 AM

Old crew members never die. Well, they do but then they regenerate and come back even cooler.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:19 AM

I like the sound of that SimonWho! And Hey! Good to see you! Where did you come from? I swear there is some sort of odd dimension warp or something on this ship. People have been disappearing and reappearing with no warning!

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Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:44 AM

The Man They Call Soul...

*POOF*

Appears without warning, runs in circles around Jake7, and vanishes.

*POOF*

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Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:50 AM

**amused by Soul's little trick,she points to the spot where Soul was last seen before disappearing**

See? Just like that!

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Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:58 PM

*poof*

*Appears on the ceiling*

"Oh great, now I can't get down."

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Friday, August 26, 2011 7:10 AM

Mai! Get down from there!

**jake7 pauses a second**

And, hey! How did you do that when *I* can't?!?!

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Saturday, November 26, 2011 5:38 PM

*has been stuck on the ceiling for two months!

Hey Jake! *waves upside down*
Would you mind getting a ladder?

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Sunday, November 27, 2011 7:57 AM

How haven't you passed out from all that blood rushing to your head??

**jake7 goes to the supply closet and miraculously finds a ladder. She brings it over to where Mai is hanging**

Think you can get down on your own, or do I need to come up there?

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Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:36 PM