TALK STORY

The Sereni-Tree, Dealings on Boros, and Mai-Quest 2

POSTED BY: THEREALME
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 06:13
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:30 PM

PHANTOM


Phantom floats back into the main room of the infirmary and finds quite a few more people in there than when he left. He is starting to feel comfortable around them, despite the fact that none of them can see him, and none of them know that he even exists. Even the new faces seem almost familiar to him, as if they all share the same spirit, the same sense of...adventure, it seems.

He moves closer, his previous musing pushed to the back of his head, and he leans to see who is lying on the table. There are people in his way, though, and he does not wish to pass through any of them, since he is as of yet unsure what that might do. So he reaches out instead, almost as if by instinct, and wishes for the one in front of him to move just one step to the right--

--and the doctor moves one step to the right. Exactly one step. Phantom moves back in shock, and then slowly forward again. Did he make the doctor do that, or was it just coincidence? So he tries again. This time he wills for two steps to the left--

--and the doctor moves exactly two steps to the left.

Well...interesting...

Phantom floats back again. Something in his mind clicks. A memory. Very fleeting. A pull.

But a pull to where?


___________________________________________

"That's my man" - Zoe

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:53 PM

RAT


A Father? I must be old!! I need to find a mirror.

*Finds a mirror.*

Nope, not too old...but.....what's with this bump on my head??


-Ratboy

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:37 PM

BLACKJACKRACKHAM


Anne?....... * he mumbles, a smile forming on his face*

Hey Darlin' I had the strangest o' drea...

* His eyes open slightly. Seeing Anne his smile grows. His eyes peer just over her shoulder, spotting the inside of a room like nothing he's seen before and just as quickly, the smile is gone.*

It wern't no dream then? But you're alive. How? No, that can wait. I think I might need a bit more rest, You'll be here when I wake up?

* Obviously still groggy, Jack starts to fade back to sleep *

What's...that... black....smokey thing......in tha ....corn...
zzzzzzzzzzzz


ummmm....Marillion

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:40 PM

THEREALME


* TheRealMe grabs Rat by his furry little shoulders and urges him into the Infirmary. *

Hey, Doc, while you are at it, could you check out Rat, too? He seems to have lost his memory. Probably from this bump on his head.

*TheRealMe then departs the Infirmary, gesturing for Kelly to follow. His four wings get caught on the door frame as he exits. *

Dammit!

* TheRealMe folds his wings tightly to his back again, and continues. After leaving the infirmary, he turns right and leads Kelly a short way along the lower balcony until they reach some doors on the curving wall to their right. The largest is labeled “South Wing Entrance”. He pushes a button to one side of this doorway, and another door opens to reveal an elevator. They step inside, and take it down one level. The doors open moments later. *

This is the common room, Kelly. It is where we come to relax. It is the oldest part of the Sereni-Tree, from back when it was just a treehouse.

* TheRealMe turns right, and leads Kelly along a bar of dark well-polished wood. There are bar stools along it and a couple of tables out in front of it. Behind the bar, there is a large (and cracked) mirror and shelves full of booze. *

Kelly, this is Trey’s Bar on our right. Just on our left you can see the pool table. The Sereni-Tree’s Captain has her nest underneath the pool table, along with Cozens Chair of Pleasurable Torture. Over there, you can see our video game arcade area, and over there is our giant plasma TV with racks of DVDs. Way on the opposite side of the common room you can see the entrance to our water park.

* TheRealMe takes Kelly to the far end of the bar, and turns right. Nearby on the curving wall is a large doorway labeled “East Wing Entrance”, but they enter a doorway closer to the end of Trey’s Bar. TheRealMe’s wings get caught yet again. *

Huh! I can’t wait until these things fall off! Anyway, here is our kichten!

* It seems that the entire area behind the bar is taken up by a well-equipped and well stocked kitchen. There is a large pantry full of goods and a huge walk-in freezer. There are multiple stoves and sinks along one wall, and an island in the center with specialized knives, strainers, multi-sized bowls, huge wood spoons, and other cooking implements. Inside the kitchen is a robot made of metal and plastic, calmly mopping the floor. *

Oh, and that’s Sparky, a robot that I invented. You can ask him to do tasks for you. We just had stopped by Earth-That-Still-Is and resupplied, so you should be able to find most things you need.




TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:20 PM

KELLYOFLUTHIEN


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
* TheRealMe grabs Rat by his furry little shoulders and urges him into the Infirmary. *

Hey, Doc, while you are at it, could you check out Rat, too? He seems to have lost his memory. Probably from this bump on his head.

*TheRealMe then departs the Infirmary, gesturing for Kelly to follow. His four wings get caught on the door frame as he exits. *

Dammit!

* TheRealMe folds his wings tightly to his back again, and continues. After leaving the infirmary, he turns right and leads Kelly a short way along the lower balcony until they reach some doors on the curving wall to their right. The largest is labeled “South Wing Entrance”. He pushes a button to one side of this doorway, and another door opens to reveal an elevator. They step inside, and take it down one level. The doors open moments later. *

This is the common room, Kelly. It is where we come to relax. It is the oldest part of the Sereni-Tree, from back when it was just a treehouse.

* TheRealMe turns right, and leads Kelly along a bar of dark well-polished wood. There are bar stools along it and a couple of tables out in front of it. Behind the bar, there is a large (and cracked) mirror and shelves full of booze. *

Kelly, this is Trey’s Bar on our right. Just on our left you can see the pool table. The Sereni-Tree’s Captain has her nest underneath the pool table, along with Cozens Chair of Pleasurable Torture. Over there, you can see our video game arcade area, and over there is our giant plasma TV with racks of DVDs. Way on the opposite side of the common room you can see the entrance to our water park.

* TheRealMe takes Kelly to the far end of the bar, and turns right. Nearby on the curving wall is a large doorway labeled “East Wing Entrance”, but they enter a doorway closer to the end of Trey’s Bar. TheRealMe’s wings get caught yet again. *

Huh! I can’t wait until these things fall off! Anyway, here is our kichten!

* It seems that the entire area behind the bar is taken up by a well-equipped and well stocked kitchen. There is a large pantry full of goods and a huge walk-in freezer. There are multiple stoves and sinks along one wall, and an island in the center with specialized knives, strainers, multi-sized bowls, huge wood spoons, and other cooking implements. Inside the kitchen is a robot made of metal and plastic, calmly mopping the floor. *

Oh, and that’s Sparky, a robot that I invented. You can ask him to do tasks for you. We just had stopped by Earth-That-Still-Is and resupplied, so you should be able to find most things you need.


TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree



*KellyofLuthien looks around with wonder and happiness as she surveys her new home. She gets a pleasant feeling from the place, like she somehow belongs on the ship. As TRM leads her into the kitchen, Kelly's lips curve into a satisfied smile. 'Yes,' she thinks, 'this should do just fine.' She turns to TRM, careful to not bump her wings on the doorframe, and says

"Thank you, TRM, for all your hospitality, and for the tour! If you don't mind, I'd like to begin cooking now. I hope you will like what I prepare."

*TRM bows his way out, and KOL wastes no time in beginning the meal. First, she steps quietly over towards Sparky and introduces herself. Sparky seems to register information from her, and then waits for her command. She politely asks him to find some fresh vegetables and chop them. Sparky shuffles over to the refigerator and begins his work.

KOL feels a tingling sensation at her shoulderblades and suddenly hears a soft "whoosh." She looks down to see two glittering piles of colored dust. Her wings have fallen off! 'Oh well,' she thinks,'they'd have just gotten in the way anyway.'

Kelly works diligently for a long time, humming snatches of Elven songs to herself as she prepares the meal. When she is finally finished, she steps back and admires her work, which is spread over the entire counter space of the kitchen. Fresh brown Elven bread is sitting, still warm, next to a huge pot of wild vegetable soup. Grilled fish and roasted chicken sit on separate platters, surrounded by baked potatoes and a green salad. With the help of Sparky, KOL figured out how to make pizza and hot wings, and these sit piping hot with various dipping sauces and sides. Noticing that the bartender, trey, seemed to be missing, KOL quickly cooked up a batch of good Elven ale and robust red Elven wine. And for dessert, wild berry pies and chocolate ice cream complete the meal.

"That should suffice," Kelly says to herself. She walks to the door of the kitchen and yells in a clear, loud voice, like the ringing of golden bells on a winter's morning, "DINNER'S READY!"*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I love my Captain



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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:21 PM

BLUEFISHIE


*walks past TRM and KoL on her way to go swimming with the fishies*



^by my friend Yoko, an interprentation of me
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:35 PM

THEREALME


Fishie! It is dinner time! This might be the first time in the whole 35 thread history of these threads that we actually had a cook make a really good meal for us!

* TheRealMe grabs a plate and charges into the kitchen. But his wings catch again on the door frame. *

Dammit!

TheRealMe, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:08 PM

MAI


Hi Elemdee. Nice to meet you.

I think I kind of know what happened. Your not looking so good. YOu may want to sit down for this..

I had an eerily similar dream too! Or at least I think it was dream.

Before I came to in the midst of the all the piratey-ness. I found myself in this strange place. I got scared at first so I ran an hid in the cabinet. Serenity was there, but she was different somehow. Cozen was there too (he ended up in the cabinet somehow as well). It all seemed so real, I thought we'd been kidnapped but once I came out I realized that everyone was friendly and somehow familiar but I couldn't figure how I knew them. And the pirates were in my dream too, but they weren't pirates.

*head starts to throb*

Now I'm thinking we somehow got jumbled up in each other's dreams and switched places. But none of it makes sense.

*sits down heavily beside Elemdee now very confused*

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:28 PM

RAT


Quote:

Originally posted by KellyofLuthien:
...how to make hot wings, and these sit piping hot...



Do I even want to ask?


-Ratboy

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Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:34 PM

VOODOONELL


Nell, stands confused, and a little scared -it happened again,she thinks to herself, the disguise isn't holding, is it affecting her appearence yet?, oh yotz, some of them will have noticed already.

She glances around the room, no-one is paying any attention to her, she sees Rose, smiles a bit. Theres me grabbing the wrong end of the stick again, all those squishy good byes were a tad unnecessary.

Well, hopefully thy'll prove as unobservant as the last lot. Gods I was happy on that ship, I doubt i'll get to go back.

Her eyes fall on PR - impertinent little bugger. how was I to guess he could already shoot, it was a kindly offer...oh well.

*Rackham stirs*

Hey buddy she mouths silently at him, then realises he's staring groggily at Anne, not taking his eyes off her. oh, right, she looks around at all the different people, what a disparate bunch, still, they seem nice enough.

Then she notices the Doctor, doing strange, precise little steps, first one way, then the other.

Wha...?

then she feels it, a strange pressing on her temples, like when..... ...no, can't be, not here.

I refuse to think like that.

Quote:



What's...that... black....smokey thing......in tha ....corn...



Nells head whips round, searching the corners. No smoke, but theres definitly something... other in here.

Gorramit.


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Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:16 PM

PSYCHICRIVER


*PR is watching Nell with great concentration, and a look of concern and perhaps even suspicion in his eyes. Then he shakes his head as he catches a wisp of her thought track.*

Quote:

Originally posted by VoodooNell:

Her eyes fall on PR - impertinent little bugger. how was I to guess he could already shoot, it was a kindly offer...oh well.


Oh no...I-I didn't mean to offend...I'm being serious. I've never fired a gun before. Well, SPAM guns maybe, but thats hardly the same...

I'd like to learn. Really.

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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Monday, January 16, 2006 4:30 AM

BLUEFISHIE


*turns around in the hallway like she totally meant to do it and grabs a plate and stares over the counter with just her eyes showing*

What'cha making Kelly?



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Monday, January 16, 2006 6:49 AM

VOODOONELL


*realises PR really is psychic...*

Oh, no worries, sorry, my mind is a snappy and uncouth place, honestly, don't listen to anything it says.

oh aye, and don't take anything my mouth says seriously either...

I tend to get the wrong end of the stick fairly often, the only redeaming feature is I tend to hold on to it witht the tenacity of a small pitbull.
Show character and commitment I think...*grin*

Come on my dear *slides her hand through his arm, leading him away from where TWG and Rackham are still staring at each other...* In return for me teaching you to shoot - tell me have you ever fired a longbow? Some mighty fine tricks you can do with one of those babies... - you have to show me around this mighty fine spaceship, the in and outs, the high points the places to avoid... all that, you wanna do that?

But first... We eat!

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Monday, January 16, 2006 10:28 AM

PSYCHICRIVER


Quote:

Originally posted by VoodooNell:
*realises PR really is psychic...*

Oh, no worries, sorry, my mind is a snappy and uncouth place, honestly, don't listen to anything it says.

oh aye, and don't take anything my mouth says seriously either...

I tend to get the wrong end of the stick fairly often, the only redeaming feature is I tend to hold on to it witht the tenacity of a small pitbull.
Show character and commitment I think...*grin*

I agree. And don't worry...I'm British so my humour is hard to grasp. Maybe that'll help me find my father. Must get all that "Cheers! Tally-ho! Pip-pip!" stuff from somewhere. And I doubt it's from my pirate-mother. And don't worry, I'm not always actively reading minds...I just, occasionally wander in...or pick up stuff, it gets headachey after a while so I don't tend to do it for too long.

Quote:

Originally posted by VoodooNell:
Come on my dear *slides her hand through his arm, leading him away from where TWG and Rackham are still staring at each other...* In return for me teaching you to shoot - tell me have you ever fired a longbow? Some mighty fine tricks you can do with one of those babies... - you have to show me around this mighty fine spaceship, the in and outs, the high points the places to avoid... all that, you wanna do that?

But first... We eat!

Well of course! I know everywhere on the ship. Well, most places...there are some slightly mythical places such as the secret cryogenic chamber that I don't know the location of, off the top of my head, but I bet I could find them if I thought hard enough about it! I'll also show you a secret!

But yes, to the kitchen! AND BEYOND!

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

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Monday, January 16, 2006 11:55 AM

VOODOONELL


The true test of an Englishman is being able to say the f or b words with elegant timing and perfect diction, yes still sound like you mean business.

That and perfectly timed tea breaks.

I think I was English once, I know I grew up near a river...

but that doesn't really help.

Oooooooh! secrets, they are fun.

But yes, food glorious food, can't remember when I last ate.

*realises she keeps forgetting the accent*

er, arrrgh! So yer be' lookin fer yer real father do ye? Any clues yeh found so far?

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Monday, January 16, 2006 2:29 PM

SAFEAT2ND


Quote:

Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Throughout Safe and Jack's story, Bride6 sits at the table, watching them with wide eyes and a mouth making a tiny little "o". When they are finished, she says, "Oooooh! So you guys are like some kind of war heroes!"

Bride7 shrugs. "Or war criminals!"

Bride6's brow furrows as she considers this. "Oh, well, that would be less good, I guess." She perks up and smiles. "But still exciting!"


"Heroes or criminals, either way we're marked men."Safe says.

"And that makes any what deal with us targets too."

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Monday, January 16, 2006 2:46 PM

LIGHTMEDARK


Quote:

Originally posted by mai:
*sits down heavily beside Elemdee now very confused*



Huh...I had more than just the one dream, but...

...nevermind that. I don't get this way from drinkin'. I feel like I've been ripped in two - only worse, in a manner of speakin'. I, I dunno...

/me scratches head with a quizzical look on his face, then puts an arm around Mai to comfort her.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 5:26 PM

CALLMEATH


*Ath finally gives up trying to sleep and decides to go watch a movie. As he walks toward the common room hears a voice:

Quote:

Originally posted by KellyofLuthien:
*She walks to the door of the kitchen and yells in a clear, loud voice, like the ringing of golden bells on a winter's morning, "DINNER'S READY!"*



*Even without seeing her, he knows that the voice is coming from the red-haired woman he rescued earlier. A small voice in his head tells him to run back to his room, but he ignores it and heads for the kitchen. The prospect of seeing her again is too good to pass up. Plus, he's really hungry.*

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Monday, January 16, 2006 5:48 PM

CALLMEATH


*The first thing Ath sees when he enters the kitchen is her. She's busy moving about the kitchen, giving him time to once more admire her grace. His mind frantically tries to think of something, anything, to say. Before he can, however, she walks up to him and smiles.*

"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:30 AM

MAI


Ok, so tell me what you dreamt about. Maybe we can put some more clues together.

*smells yummy food smells wafting down the hall*

Hold that thought.

*Peers in at all the people gathered in the infirmary*

I'm going to go to the kitchen and bring back something for everyone. Or for those that feel like eating anyway. You sit tight and wait your turn. When I get back maybe we can start to piece together some of this very eerie an unsettling puzzle.

Anything in particular I can get you?



Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:41 AM

MAI


*walks into the kitchen, grabs a cart and begins piling food on plates*

At the looks from several other crew mates... What? Swimming makes a girl hungry. It's not all for me! There's quite a crowd in the infirmary thought Id bring them something back to cheer them up.

*Passes by the KOL while piling up the food*

This is all looks so wonderful! Thanks for putting it all together. I'm Mai, sorry I didn't have much of a chance for introd...

*Looks at KOL look at Ath and Ath look back at KOL, no one saying a word*

Ok, so later with the talking then.

*walks out of the kitchen, not quite so hungry any more*

Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:34 AM

BLUEFISHIE


*stumbles around the kitchen, trying to keep the plate, fishie bowl, and a few books balenced on her head*



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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:28 AM

CALLMESERENITY


*Serenity hears KOL announce dinner and suddenly realizes she is STARVING, so she heads to the kitchen. As she is heading in, she sees Mai heading out. Mai seems a bit out-of-sorts.*

Mai, sweetie, is something wrong?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:13 AM

THEREALME

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