The Sereni-Tree, the Immortals, the Octagonal Order, and the Harbinger of Darkness

POSTED BY: TheRealMe
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SERYN

Monday, October 16, 2006 7:05 PM (P)

oooh! very fetching, *salutes*

But right now...

*runs out to yard, looks for horses, any horses*

"Ok, so it looks like its going to have to be more chicken riding.

Come on then!"

MAI

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:37 AM (P)

*enters kitchen with a wailing Sera

Oh hey, there you are. I think the "We are all going to our doom" sirens scared her and she wants her momma.

So how'd the date go?

SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:26 AM (P)

SR and Seryn stride purposefully towards the keep. SR finally breaks the awkward silence.

"It's called the dreaming stone, the Baroness' McGuffin. It's about the size of a small school globe and it's everything, as in everybody want's it for themselves and if we should get our hands on it, we can have anything we want, until someone kills us to get it. Yes it is a family heirloom of her's in that her great grandfather got it, by right of conquest and handed it down to her grandfather, by right of patricide. Then it wandered away from her family. In my humble opinion the best thing we could do would be to stay away from it or if we do get our hands on it then to leave on another planet."

Scorpion Regent

SERYN

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:48 AM (P)

"yes, but the one thing i would want is not to get killed, but that doesn't seem to be a option.

could we poke it towards her with big long sticks?"

*stands, hands on hip and grimaces*

"can we, I don't know, stride less? my back hurts!"

ooc - it doesn't really, but you wanted me to complain so i'm complaining!

http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

JADEHAND

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:28 AM (P)

OCC: hey you.

*has much more to say, but now is not the time or place.

*Jadehand stands in the street waiting for more Dragons/riders to descend.... but still really wants a tasty breakfast. .... Wishes he was higher level and wasn't "tapped".

......Speaking of tasty...

I think I'll haunt when i'm gone.

.... Incubus.........

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:00 PM (P)

Oh dear!

*Serenity takes her baby and calms her down.*

There, there my little dove. Daddy turned off the nasty sirens. It's okay now.

Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
So how'd the date go?

Not so much a date as a nap and some ice cream.*sigh*

But, thank you for the afternoon. Really.

Hey, wanna come with me? I'm going to go put some practical type clothes on, and then I thought I'd take Sera out to the barn to see the Piffleponies. We can bring some food for a picnic in the meadow.

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

SIMONWHO

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:03 PM (P)

*wanders back into his lab*

Right, we should be nearly ready...

Er, why is there a big sword on this chair? And something else is missing...

I can't quite place it...

Anyway, better catalogue that substance that my Professor friend sent me. Now I left it over... there... uh...

Damn. And he even specifically warned me about leaving above vats where girls were being generated. Well, this had better not end up the same way as his experiment did - those girls just would not hold still while they were being lobotomised.

*a computer voice calls out "Five minutes to completion of cloning process"*

(That's the voice of Morena Baccarin by the way, I spared no expense.)

Evil me... I'm going to need your assistance.

Hello? Evil me? Are you sulking?

I'm busy.

What?

THEREALME

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:19 PM (P)

Trey returns to the Infirmary with some popcorn and a huge drink.

"Okay, I should be ready for a few more hours of watching our... Oh, hello, doctor. Where is Bobbie Sue? I left her here watching Ace while I took a break."

Trey, Bride3

MAI

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:47 PM (P)

Sorry I couldn't keep her longer, but that was just the most pitiful momma cry I've ever heard and I knew there wouldn't be any peace until she was back in your arms. I'd love to come to the barn with you two. A picnic sounds wonderful. Just give me a minute to change into something with a bit less baby drool.

SIMONWHO

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:07 PM (P)

Bobbie Sue? Were the Marx Brothers not available?

Well... it's too late to do anything about it now. Things are just about to get interesting.

*the console by the vat beeps and the mechanism starts to open up*

SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:12 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
"yes, but the one thing i would want is not to get killed, but that doesn't seem to be a option.

could we poke it towards her with big long sticks?"

*stands, hands on hip and grimaces*

"can we, I don't know, stride less? my back hurts!"

ooc - it doesn't really, but you wanted me to complain so i'm complaining!

http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

"Very well, Snarky we need to arrange a litter for the mistress."

In very rapid order SR and Snarky begin assembleing a makeshift litter out of cloaks, ropes and poles. Seryn insists that they shouldn't bother. SR riposts that it's absolutely no trouble and it's the first chance he's had to tinker since he's touched hard soil. Seryn strenously insists that the litter isn't necessary. SR says that it's either tinkering or he'll be forced to take off his pants again and do more deep thinking. Seryn yields. The litter is lifted it off the ground with SR in the front and Snarky in back.

"Your transport awaits Mil'Lady."

Seryn climbs aboard and finds it quite comfortable, rather like a hammock on a sunny day.

Once underway again SR picks up on the previous conversation.

"In regards to the McGuffin I think it's vaue is best used at a distance. The shear knowledge of who posseses it is worth a fortune. What say we tell some one that the Baroness knows who has it? That alone will place her castle under immediate seige and keep her conviently busy so that we can be about our business. If we really want to mix things up we can then reveal to some one else that the empress's chancellor has it. That would turn the royal court into a blody free for all. In the mean time we could just make off with the finest space chickens on this continent from the royal stables. So what do you think?"

The silence is broken only by the footsteps of SR and Snarky.

"Darling?"

No reply.

SR looks back over his shoulder and sees that Seryn has fallen fast asleep.

Scorpion Regent

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:12 PM (P)

The cave that had bore the ruined ships just a few days ago had been radically transformed into a lab briming with gadgets, gizmos, whiriy things and a machine that goes BIIINNGGG. Even the knights were a little shocked at the technology that had sprung from the evil junk.

"Bring her in" Wisp said to the knights as they levitated Krysta in her cage. She was very displeased with this, if she could had got to them she would have killed everyone in the room. "you see the ball thing in the rafters??? Put her in there"

The ball thing consisted of a wire mesh cage that separated down the middle surrounded by several ciruclar metal rings. When Krysta was secured inside, the rings began to spin like a gyro and several devices moved into place around the exterior.

"What happens now??" Sir Devan asked in awe at the contraption.

"Well at the minute im running Radiometric tests but soon im gonna takes some tissue samples and stuff and get you the results by the morning. Chill big guy the hard parts over"

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THEREALME

Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:05 AM (P)

Completely trapped in the network of Wards Major and Wisp's cage, the Immortal Krysta the Whisperer yelled at Wisp, her breath still frosty, her body still freezing.

He could barely hear her.

"We are not enemies, you and I. You are perhaps not considering some of the benefits of joining me. Let me out, collapse the Wards Major, and I will grant your greatest wish."

Krysta the Whisperer / the White / the Ice Queen

PS: Due to an unfortunate mishap, the awakening of Ace, Bride1, will be tomorrow evening.

SCORPIONREGENT

Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:28 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Due to an unfortunate mishap, the awakening of Ace, Bride1, will be tomorrow evening.

OOC: Won't the awakening be the unfortunate mishap?

Scorpion Regent

SERYN

Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:53 AM (P)

Seryn wakes up by bumping her nose against the wood.

"Are we there yet?" SR rolls his eyes "I'm sorry! Ok, can you let me out? I really do have an achy back now, let me walk, please?"

They eventually stop and SR helps her up "Ok, next big town, we need to think about stealing a dog cart or a palanquin or something."

She looks up at the keep, and casually loosens the carrying straps on the unweildy crossbow.

"Yikes"

She looks aver and kisses SR on the cheek, rubs her eys and returns them to the keep "By the way I think I heard a little of your plan, I think a little well placed chaos would be to our benefit. How would you go about it?"

http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

SAFEAT2ND

Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:56 PM (P)

Kei’s massive chicken hawk circles the Keep’s aerie landing softly. As Kei prepares to dismount, Sir Luc smacks him hard in the back of the helmet making his ears ring.

“Wha...??” Sir Kei asks in surprise as he removes his helmet.

“You great lumbering oxen!! I’ve been trying to get your attention! Your new ‘friends’ called out to you as we were leaving.”

“Indeed?” Sir Kei scratches his head “Tis Odd I did not hear them.” He shrugs his great shoulders.

“If you’d loosen that helmet…” Sir Luc grumbles as she jumps from the back of the hawk, landing with the grace of a cat.

“Let’s go.” Sir Luc grabs Sir Kei’s elbow directing him towards the door.

As they stride down the hallways, winding their way further into the keep, they pass the keep’s vast kitchen. Sir Kei skids to a halt, gazing longingly into the kitchen. Sir Luc, lost in thought, walks on a bit before she realizes Kei is no longer beside her.

Rolling her eyes, she turns back. “Why me…”

Again grabbing Kei’s elbow, she pulls, but this time, he was in no mind to move.

“Let’s GO!!” She hollers in frustration. Pushing with both hands, then both feet, then using the wall for leverage, nothing.

“Surely we have time for a little repast?” He says plaintively.

__________________________________________________
"Stop doing that thing"
"What thing"
"That thing where your mouth moves and noise comes out"

SIMONWHO

Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:28 PM (P)

*stares at the vat*

Any second now...

*stares some more*

Really. It's going to happen.

*stares*

Actually, I'm just going to get a quick cup of tea then I'll be right back. And where is my evil counterpart?

THEREALME

Friday, October 20, 2006 3:50 AM (P)

In the Sereni-Tree med lab:

She suddenly opened her eyes, and fought the urge to panic! She was submerged! What did she last remember? Was she in the middle of another mission, one that had gone bad? The water! Water filled her lungs!

No, not water. She exhaled, and breathed in the fluid again. The sensation was… disturbing, but the fluid seemed to sustain her. Was she in yet another lame death trap?

Carefully, she reached up with her left hand for the edge of the… tub? pool? vat? Slowly, with much effort, she pulled herself into a sitting position, her head and shoulders up out of the fluid. After her head broke the surface, she was overcome by a series of convulsive gasps as she expelled the fluid from her lungs and began to breathe air again.

“Ace! Welcome back!”

She blinked furiously, trying to clear her vision, get her bearings. Oh, Bride3 was standing nearby. Trey. Though she was tall and possessed reasonable strength, Trey lacked significant military training. Yes, it was only Trey. Kind. Caring.

Harmless.

There was another. SimonWho. The Doctor. Calmly sipping a cup of hot tea. Hmmmm… Many unknowns about him. Many. It would not do to let her guard down with him. He had demonstrated inexplicable abilities in the past. She did not like surprises. If she needed to take him down, it would have to be something swift. Sure. Infallible.

SimonWho put down his tea and checked some readings on his equipment. “Well, the process seems to have completed successfully.”

Process? What process? What had they done to her?

She took stock of her situation. She was sitting in a mysterious fluid, weaponless, naked, her long straight blonde hair clinging to her shoulders and back. On a nearby chair was...

On a nearby chair was a katana!

With a surprising burst of energy, Ace launched herself out of the vat and landed near the chair. Her wet feet caused her to slip a bit on the deck, and then her muscles trembled and gave out. She collapsed in a pile just out of reach of the blade.

Trey seemed concerned. “Ace, dear! You’ve been mostly dead for more than thirty threads now. Maybe you should take it easy for a while, okay?” Trey smiled, and shoved a small container toward her. “Would you like some popcorn?”

Ace muttered something incomprehensible.

Ace, Bride1

THEREALME

Friday, October 20, 2006 3:53 AM (P)

On Zanzibar:

TheRealMe looks around, perplexed.

“Huh! Where did Ebo go?”

He scratches his head and shrugs.

“Oh, well! I suppose that we’ll see her again sometime around Thread 61.”

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

SIMONWHO

Friday, October 20, 2006 7:28 AM (P)

*looks down on naked girl lying on the floor*

Huh.

SCORPIONREGENT

Friday, October 20, 2006 2:30 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
On Zanzibar:

TheRealMe looks around, perplexed.

“Huh! Where did Ebo go?”

He scratches his head and shrugs.

“Oh, well! I suppose that we’ll see her again sometime around Thread 61.”

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

I didn't even get a chance to find out what she wanted to drink.

Scorpion Regent

THEREALME

Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:47 AM (P)

On the Sereni-Tree:

Deuce walked into the Infirmary, great enthusiasm showing on her face. She rubbed her hands together in anticipation. “Well! I heard that she’s done baking or cooking or whatever. My sensei has been missing for a while, now. When will Ace be ready to join me for a little sparring?”

“After she’s ready for a little walking,” Quincey said.

“So, what is she doing now?” asked Trey.

Jet peeked into the next room through a barely opened door. “She is sitting there in bed, talking to her toes, trying to get them to move on their own.”

“See? Crazy!” Bride7 announced, nodding with satisfaction. “Like I said she would be! This was all a big mistake!”

“Well,” Bobbie Sue ventured meekly, “she’s not any crazier…”

“Than what?” Bride7 demanded, arms crossed.

“Than… than she was before.”

Bride7 snorted in amusement.

Bobbie Sue perked up. “And who knows? Maybe by adding the Chemical X…”

Five faces turned toward Bobbie Sue. “Adding WHAT?” they chorused.

Bobbie Sue became embarrassed and stared at her feet. “Uh, I mean… Well… Ummmm… I need to go do laundry!” Bobbie Sue shot out the door.

Jet whistled. “Mixing Chemical X with the human genome can have many unpredictable effects.”

“Did you ever actually SEE any Chemical X?” Trey ventured. “What is it for?”

Jet grinned. “Oh, sure! I have vats of the stuff down in Main Engineering. It does wonders removing engine grease or polishing chrome! But as for its mutagenic properties…”

Deuce, Bride2
Trey, Bride3
Jet, Bride4
Quincey, Bride5
Bobbie Sue, Bride6
Bride7

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:08 PM (P)

Doris (the talking goat) wandered past the med lab to see the brides gathered round a new girl who wore a towel and a frown.

"intresting people they have here"

www.myspace.com/didxl
sexier.younger.brother@hotmail.co.uk

CALLMESERENITY

Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:32 PM (P)

*Serenity, Mai and Sera, now all reasonably attired, head over to the PifflePony barn, their pockets stuffed with apples and carrots.*

See, Sera? These are the piffleponies! Aren't they lovely? One day, when you're big enough, you can have a pifflepony of your very own. Because everyone, deep down, wants a pifflepony.

*Little Sera drools appreciatively.*

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

SERYN

Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:47 PM (P)

Well, its absolutely no good hanging around here allday.

And as i've completely lost the plot and no longer know who is good and who is bad, i'm just going to walk up, knock on the front door and offer them a rabbit not to hurt me.

*Starts walking up the road to the gate of the keep*

Do we offer them the blue one, the scary one or the mad one? Cause i've only got three left...

JADEHAND

Monday, October 23, 2006 4:36 AM (P)

* awakens well rested and rememorizes some spells.

Huh, wonder where everyone is.... especially..

Focus.

*goes out looking for the others, ready to get back to the Tree.

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

JAZAF

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:14 AM (P)

'Well, crud. Can't you people every stay still?' Jazaf mutters to himself. He then opens up a channel to the Tree, wondering what's happened in his absence.
"Ahoy there! Care to take in a prodigal son?" he says with a grin.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny

JADEHAND

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:45 AM (P)

Jazaf!? What brings you here? I was just about to T w/o E back to the Tree. but if you need my services, or that of another I know, speak, and we shall crush them beneath our heel. As I am of XOD. "Kneel before us, or be crushed beneath us."
I've been distracted lately, confused, bewildered. I can see clearly now the rain has gone....

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

THEREALME

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:00 PM (P)

Jazaf!

Excellent! Bride2 will be pleased.

I suspect that you were inadvertently left back on Earth-That-Still-Is when the Sereni-Tree departed to the planet Zanzibar in its quest for giant firebreathing space chickens.

But not to worry! We have an extra-dimensional portal connected from the Old Clubhouse (which is currently the New Treehouse) to the Sereni-tree, so you can just step through. From there, it is a quick shuttle trip down to Zanzibar, if you'd like to come.

As the summary at the top of this thread states, many of us are on the planet Zanzibar, caught in the middle of a war between the Immortals and the Knights of the Octagonal Order.

The Sereni-Tree remains in orbit, currently under the command of SimonWho. With him are Mai, Serenity, Soul, their baby Seraphina, the Brides, Doris the talking Goat, Schwartz the Llama, the Yeti, and Sparky the Robot (sorry if I forgot anyone).

SimonWho has recently cloned Ace, Bride1. She was quite an expert with the katana, back before she was reaver-ized and slain.

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

THEREALME

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:12 PM (P)

Actally, Jade, we could join the Immortals against the Knights (though the Immortals seem like the evil ones here), join the Knights against the Immortals (like Wisp and 13), Help find the magic dream stone of the Baroness (like Seryn, Scorpion Regent, and Snarky are doing) or...

We could try to round up some space chickens, get them aboard the Admiral Nelson, and take them back to the Sereni-Tree.

After all, there is still the two of us and Jake7 here in the village, and perhaps Ash/XanderLHarris, LightMeDark, and Cozen.

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:54 PM (P)

At the door to the keep:

"Snarky would you kindly do the honors?" SR requests.

Snarky slams a armored glove on the gate with a rousing BOOM.

"Avon calling!" yells SR.

Scorpion Regent

SERYN

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:17 PM (P)

*turns away and tries to stop the giggles*

Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway?I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

13

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:32 PM (P)

"So...is there any particular reason for me being here?" 13 asked Wil, the only Knight he felt safe speaking to.

The archer seemed to consider this, then answered: "You're a creation of the Immortals. I thought that we might be able to use you as a spy."

"A spy? Apparently, Wil, you haven't noticed the fact that he's a chicken in the full sense of the word," one of the female Knights said scathingly. "And he's colorblind as well!"

"I'd make a fantastic spy! Planting bugs, dropping eaves..."

"I'll drop your eave if you don't shut that beak of yours!"

"Perhaps if we give him something to do he won't be such a bother," Wil said, stroking his chin. "Right then. 13, I now pronounce you...honorary...assistant to the Knights of the Octagon."

"Wow! I'm an assistant Knight?"

"No, you're an assistant to the Knights. Entirely different title. It's mostly for show." Wil thought for a moment, and 13 could swear a lightbulb went off above his head.

"I know what we'll have you do! Go and meet with the band of strangers and...well, I'm sure you'll think of something."

13 bowed deeply. "Gladly. I would lay down my life."

"We hope," breathed another Knight. "A spy, Wil? Really?"

Wil shrugged as 13 headed off. "With any luck, he'll get lost on the way there."

JAZAF

Thursday, October 26, 2006 1:34 AM (P)

Back in the Tree Jazaf unloads the cargo, which consists of three colorfully wrapped packages and his suitcase. He walks to the Common Room where he drops off the packages, Each one is labeled for those intended; Soul, Serenity, and there child. Then he calmly walks into his quarters and settles back in.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny

JADEHAND

Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:59 AM (P)

Oh, I'm down for taking out some immortals... but about that whole immortal thing.... There's a dream stone?
I'm also up for getting some of those chickens, but wasn't that a crime of some sort?
All this talk about the chickens is making me hungry.....
How do you suppose the fire breathing chickens will get along with the Piffleponies?
oh look, rambling.
Mel always was a bit scrambled. But I'm ready when you are Captain. So these Immortals. Has one ever been killed, permanatly? If so, How?

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:47 AM (P)

The night passed and the Knights of the Octagons took turns in watching The immortal. Wisp payed them very little attention and spent his time monitoring the results coming in tweaking dials on his makeshift laboratory and then napping againn till the next beep came round. The knights viewed both him and The immortal with equal distrust and contempt.

'How could Sir Devan allow a Techno-Heretic o much power and freedom??? He had already created a weapon that could kill anyone on this planet. There was nothing except his word that he wasntworking for the immortals and just sneaking in to get access to the technology to defeat the Octagnol order forever??'

Wisp meanwhile didnt notice the evil stares and continued his work in ignorance. He was nearly there. He was designing retroviruses to Augment the Knights magical powers so they could be just as powerful as the immortals. That combined with his army would crush them.

He was playing a giant strategy game!!

His plans were thrown a skew though when Sir Fesai was on duty guarding Wisp. Fesai stood at a respectable 6 foot with a wiry frame. His armour consisted of lightweight chainmail designed for speed and agility. He carried a Halberd forged from meteoirc Iron however he was the lowest member of the order. He was tired of This Child treating the order like fools and had had enough. As Wisp was in the middle of one of his naps he took his lance and skewered his terminal with all his might. Lightning flashed as wires were split and the terminal shattered, and the immortals cage fell to the ground.

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CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:01 PM (P)

*Serenity walks into the Common Room and sees the three colourfully wrapped packages.*

Hey Soul! *she calls over the intercom*

Come to the Common Room! We've got PRESENTS!

Also, Jazaf is back!

Did I mention presents?

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

SOULOFSERENITY

Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:36 PM (P)

Soul walks into the room, an annoyed look on his face. Serenity asks him about the earlier alarm, but he waves her off, mumbling something about Rat, tubs of Spam, and the end of the universe. Then he sees the presents and brightens visibly.

“Presents! Who left these?”

“Jazaf.”

“Jazaf’s back?!?!?!?”

“Gee, are we excited?” Serenity asks with a giggle.

Soul grins. “Well, he does owe me twenty bucks.”

Soul grabs his present and rips it open, his eyes widening as he sees what lies inside.

“A backscratcher!! Sweet!! I’ve been needing one of these!”

Serenity gives him a weird look, and then proceeds to open her present in a much neater fashion than her husband. She lifts the lid off of the box, and her face instantly turns beet red as she slams the lid back on.

“Uh…I think we’ll look at this a bit closer later,” she says sheepishly.

“But what—”

“When we’re alone,” she says, a strange grin on her face.

Soul shrugs, oblivious as always, and begins to unwrap Sera’s present. Serenity pitches in, and once they open the lid, Soul busts out laughing while Serenity stares in concern at the items in the box.

“Soul, please remind me later to thank Jazaf for the very nice miniature katana baby rattles.”

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

http://havenofsouls.livejournal.com/

SERYN

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:40 AM (P)

"Lordie they're slow.

Ok, there is always a back door, always, even if its just a trash chute.

Wear something brightly coloured so as they don't think we're trying to be stealthy."

On a small peice of paper, she writes 'You were so bloody slow we've gone around the back to let ourselves in, put the kettle on. And squewers it on a splinter on the huge doors.

After a little while of clambering over bits of rock and bits of grass, they find an opening set in to the ground.

"Oh, thats not inviting. What do you think dear?"

Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

SAFEAT2ND

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:34 PM (P)

Sir Luc threw up her hands in frustration. “FINE! Have your feast! Tis not my head that will roll for being late when Sir Devan calls.”

Storming out of the kitchen she pauses to get her bearings. Sir Luc’s ‘ability’ was that she could locate any of the knights, like an inner homing beacon. Each knight had their own special ability. It was rare to have more than one ability like Sir Devan. How she longed to have a more practical ability like Sir Kei’s ability to ‘call’ his weapons and armour. It didn’t help that he was also blessed with great brawn and a natural born fighter. How she hated that he didn’t take it seriously.

Sir Luc worked very hard to be a knight. She considered her ability to be weak so she tended to overcompensate in her approach to knighthood and her training. As a result, people came to see her as hardnosed and abrupt. She didn’t have many friends. Well, except for Kei, but that simpleton liked everybody. She constantly wondered why Sir Devan had chosen her.

Sir Luc looked up startled. While she had been deep in thought she had instinctively followed her inner beacon. She now stood in front of the door to the sacred chamber. What had startled her wasn’t so much where she was, but that the normally sealed door stood wide open and people milled about inside.

Stepping cautiously through the door, she is overwhelmed by the sight before her. The cursed technology was functional but what captured her attention was a cage suspended overhead.

‘An Immortal inside the Keep?? How was that possible?’ But before she can voice her thoughts, the cage crashes to the floor.

__________________________________________________
Got a head of lightening
A heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home

CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:34 PM (P)

Soul! Come see Sera!

*Soul walks into the nursery to find Serenity proudly holding up her baby. Seraphina is dressed all in black; a little black dress and black tights. She has a pair of antenna on her head that she keeps trying to pry off. And she has bright coverings over her little wings.*

She's a butterfly! Do you like it? I got her dressed up for her first Halloween!

*Soul grins.* She's adorable! But, we're in space! We can't take her trick or treating.

I know, but we can take pictures. *Serenity tosses Soul her camera.* My mother will LOVE this. Oh, and I have to make sure to show her to Mai!

*Soul dutifully takes pictures and Sera finally manages to get an end of one of her antenna in her mouth.*

OOC: Happy Halloween everyone!

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

JAZAF

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 6:25 AM (P)

"There all settled beck in."
Jazaf does a quick check of the THREAD system to completely catch up.
"My, My. You guys have been busy."
Jazaf then heads out towards the kitchen to decide his next course of action.
"Jaz!"
Jazaf turns around and sees Soul walking to him arms outstreched,grinning from ear to ear.
"Welcome Back!" Soul says and engages Jazaf in a Bear hug, "Thanks for the gifts they're great!"
"Well you know, I would've gotten you some health insurance too but whenever I tried to explain your lifestyle the agents laughed me outta their offices."
Soul got a good chuckle from that.
"Well, I got to back to my wife and kid. Good to have you back with the crew!" Souls says as he half walks, half jogs back to his families quarters.
Jazaf's stomach rumbles and reminds him of his current mission.

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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny

COZEN

Thursday, November 2, 2006 8:45 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by Jazaf:
Jazaf's stomach rumbles and reminds him of his current mission.

*In the refridgeration room located just off the kitchen, he is found knee deep in giant feathers, having plucked the carcasses of several spacechickens. Utilizing block and tackle, a few carts, and a nudge or two from a helpful llama, the juiciest looking chicky is positioned nearby a massive cooking pot. After donning head-to-toe splatter protection gear, he starts up a chainsaw.*

This could be... kinda gory.

*Happily hacking away, he considers his next step: a garden... erm, requisition, for herbs and veggies and such.*

***
There are those who are warriors. There's others who are merely hunters. The remainder are the hunted.

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, November 3, 2006 2:01 PM (P)

*bangs on the door of the refridgerated room wherein cozen hacks happily away at sp'poultry.*

cozen? When you're done butchering innocent fire-breathing bird lizard thingies, could you maybe come out? There's something I'd like you to see!

*Behind Serenity stands most of the crew (as is currently ship-board). On the kitchen table sits a large Death By Chocolate Cake surrounded by tasty treats of all kinds. The sideboard is overladen with gifts. And a large banner hangs on the wall pronouncing "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE INFINITE GOOF!" and large and sparkly letters.*

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

THEREALME

Saturday, November 4, 2006 2:41 AM (P)

Down on Zanzibar:

TheRealMe looked left. He looked right. Then he looked back at Jake7 and Jadehand (and Ash and LMD if they are still around).

"I could have sworn that we parked the Admiral Nelson right here!"

"Look!" Jadehand pointed down.

"Very large chicken tracks," observed Jake7.

"Huh!" TheRealMe added, "and this looks like impressions made from a shuttle's landing gear."

He pulled out his com-link. "Computer, give me the location of the shuttle Admiral Nelson."

"Acknowledged. The shuttle Admiral Nelson is in the main hanger bay of the Sereni-Tree."

"Huh!" TheRealMe quickly checks the pilot log. "Well, it seems that while we were occupied in the village, Cozen rounded up a couple of these giant chickens and took them up to the ship."

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

THEREALME

Saturday, November 4, 2006 1:29 PM (P)

On the planet Zanzibar in the secret technology chamber of the hidden keep of the Knights of the Octagonal Order:

Quote:
WISP wrote:
The night passed and the Knights of the Octagons took turns in watching The immortal. Wisp payed them very little attention and spent his time monitoring the results coming in tweaking dials on his makeshift laboratory and then napping againn till the next beep came round. The knights viewed both him and The immortal with equal distrust and contempt.

'How could Sir Devan allow a Techno-Heretic o much power and freedom??? He had already created a weapon that could kill anyone on this planet. There was nothing except his word that he wasntworking for the immortals and just sneaking in to get access to the technology to defeat the Octagnol order forever??'

Wisp meanwhile didnt notice the evil stares and continued his work in ignorance. He was nearly there. He was designing retroviruses to Augment the Knights magical powers so they could be just as powerful as the immortals. That combined with his army would crush them.

He was playing a giant strategy game!!

His plans were thrown a skew though when Sir Fesai was on duty guarding Wisp. Fesai stood at a respectable 6 foot with a wiry frame. His armour consisted of lightweight chainmail designed for speed and agility. He carried a Halberd forged from meteoirc Iron however he was the lowest member of the order. He was tired of This Child treating the order like fools and had had enough. As Wisp was in the middle of one of his naps he took his lance and skewered his terminal with all his might. Lightning flashed as wires were split and the terminal shattered, and the immortals cage fell to the ground.

Quote:
Safeat2nd wrote:
Sir Luc looked up startled. While she had been deep in thought she had instinctively followed her inner beacon. She now stood in front of the door to the sacred chamber. What had startled her wasn’t so much where she was, but that the normally sealed door stood wide open and people milled about inside.

Stepping cautiously through the door, she is overwhelmed by the sight before her. The cursed technology was functional but what captured her attention was a cage suspended overhead.

‘An Immortal inside the Keep?? How was that possible?’ But before she can voice her thoughts, the cage crashes to the floor.

The cage fell and shattered. The Immortal Krysta the Whiperer, Krysta the White, fell out and rolled around on the floor, body rigid and arms at her sides, still constrained by the Wards Major that had earlier been cast upon her by four Knights.

“Now, let’s see how Immortal you REALLY are!” Before anyone else could react, Sir Fesai strode up confidently and used his halberd to chop off the Immortal’s head.

“NOOOOO!” Sir Luc yelled.

Much of Krysta’s blood stained her white skin, white hair, and white clothes. However, as the head rolled away, there was a smile upon its lips and menace in its reddish eyes.

“The head is outside the Wards Major!” Sir Luc warned.

The head of Krysta blinked, and Sir Fesai instantly froze solid.

COZEN

Saturday, November 4, 2006 1:44 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
INFINITE GOOF

*Covered head to toe in sp'chicken/lizard blood, he saunters out from the refridgeration room and finds the Sereni-Tree Home Guard gathered around a spiffin' chocolate cake, apparently there to celebrate his surviving another relative spin about Sol. Stunned by the reception, he quickly strides to the cake and plunges his head into it, to hide his embarrassing tears of joy.*

***

THEREALME

Saturday, November 4, 2006 3:08 PM (P)

On the planet Zanzibar:

TheRealMe shrugs at the former landing site of the Admiral Nelson.

"Well, perhaps we can find another way to make ourselves useful. Jadehand? Didn't you once say that to maintain themselves, the Immortals were probably using some kind of soul jars? What was the term you used? Could we find them? Break them?"

TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

PS: Happy Birthday, Cozen!

THEREALME

Saturday, November 4, 2006 3:13 PM (P)

On the Sereni-Tree:

As Cozen jams his face into the cake, he discovers that he has also jammed his face into Quincey, who was inside, about to pop out of the cake. She hugs him tightly and gives him a kiss.

"Happy Birthday!"

Quincey, Bride5

COZEN

Saturday, November 4, 2006 9:03 PM (P)

Pleased to virtually meet ya, ma'am!

***
This is a ma'am, right?

LIGHTMEDARK

Saturday, November 4, 2006 9:57 PM (P)

LMD opens his eyes, looking around and finding himself lying in a field, alone. He lies there a moment, eyes filled with the broad, blue sky above him. Sighing, the lost traveller picks himself up from an area of matted grain stalks and surveys his position. Off in the distance he notices a plume of smoke and, with little else to do, heads for it.

Minutes later he emerges from the field, parting the last few waves of amber grain. With little surprise Elemdee looks upon a small farm house, barely a klick away. As he makes his way towards it, the darkly lit one plainly sees an old man with a wide brimmed straw hat and lit pipe rocking away in his chair on the porch.

Drawing near now, El's friendly waving and nods are met with a blank stare from the now still man. LightMeDark stops just short of reaching the abode.

"Regards, sir. I'm called LMD. Fine weather you're having."

"We don't rightly care what yer called."

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Sunday, November 5, 2006 10:35 AM (P)

Wisp pulls himself out from beneathhis ruined work station as Sir Fesai turns to ice. He rolls away from the carnage and slithers towars his armour. Behind him Krysta's head is frantically trying to direct her body back to her.

Sir Luc tries in vain to move Fesai but only succeeds in separating his feet from his body causing her to fall backwards with the weight. Wisp finally reaches the A.I.E and activates his magic defences, however the hydraulics take a full minute before he will be able to move. During this agonising wait Krysta reconnects with her bodyand stands up within the carnage.

With a throw of her arm a huge spike of Ice is thrown at Wisp, which melts against his armour without denting. He retaliates by loosing a barrage of antimagic pulses at her. Most of them miss but a few hit causing instant effect. The area around the impact begins to turn brown and flaky with track marks spreading outwards. She screams in pain as the flesh starts to disappear before vanishing in a flash of light.

Wisp moves over and frees Sir Luc from the frozen corpse before stepping down from the armour and running to his work.

"NOOO!!!" He cries

"What is it??"

"All my work is destroyed!! The tanks remote is burned the data is gone the retrovirus is...." He spins round and places his hand on Luc's shoulder "I need your help. I have the ability to make one of your order as powerful as she is but its fading quickly and its not tested are you willing to take on these powers"

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THEREALME

Sunday, November 5, 2006 3:08 PM (P)

Quote:
Cozen wrote:
Pleased to virtually meet ya, ma'am!

***
This is a ma'am, right?

OOC: Uh, yes. This is Quincey, otherwise known as Bride5, the fifth of the seven young women who appeared from nowhere during the First Gala Pageant, the exotic Oriental beauty who attempts to be sexy and glamorous at all times, who vamps men, who wants to be a pilot, whose father is involved with the Tongs of the planet Garrison, who has been with you on the Sereni-Tree for 45 threads, now!

Sheesh!

You were expecting, perhaps, a medical examiner played by Jack Klugman?

JADEHAND

Sunday, November 5, 2006 6:32 PM (P)

*JadeHand vigously shakes his head to get the images of a perky asian woman in a birthday cake from his thoughts. He quickly returns to his work. After days the first are nearly complete. He collects the final components of his spells, and begins casting. Minutes later he drops to one knee, exhausted. He forces himself to stand and collect the five jars he's enchanted. He places them in a padded box in seperate sections so they won't break. Lifting the box he stumbles off to find the Captain. Finding TRM outside the inn, he sets the box down beside him and pulls out one of the jars.*

*JadeHand checks to make sure his shirt is not red, before saying....*

"Captain, I've found something. Ok well I made something, 5 somethings. But I've been in this persona for far too long, it's going to take me awhile to recover, so I won't be much use to you at this point. These however, should help. I was only able to find enough components for 5, but they don't know we only have 5. These jars are enchanted, and you can see the compasses attached to the lids. These "immortals", get a piece of them and put it in the jar. Tighten the lid to activate it, and the compass will lead you to their Phylactories. The items in which their souls are stored. They could be anything, another simple jar such as these, a small statue, a sword, anything. Break the Phylactory only when you're ready to finish them. the soul will go back to their body, and when they perish that time, it wil be the last time. Should ease the troubles around here, and the threat of the possibility of more of these might keep any surviving Immortals in check.
I have to go recover now. Do you need anything or anyone from the Tree? I'll send them back. I'm heading there to recover in my quarters for the next week or so."

"But you sleep like a ghost with me
It's as simple as that
So tell me I'm mad
Roll me up and breathe me in
Come to my madness
My opium den
Come to my madness
Make sense of it again."
Goodbye to all that. III-The Opium Den (Brave)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

SAFEAT2ND

Tuesday, November 7, 2006 6:48 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by WashsYoungerSexierBrother:
"All my work is destroyed!! The tanks remote is burned the data is gone the retrovirus is...." He spins round and places his hand on Luc's shoulder "I need your help. I have the ability to make one of your order as powerful as she is but its fading quickly and its not tested are you willing to take on these powers."

“Work?!? This cursed teknowlogie is your work?!? What good could possibly come from…” Sir Luc trails off as Wisp’s words sink in “I have the ability to make one of your order as powerful as she.”

The flood of conflicting emotions threatens to drown her.

Power. To have the power she had always wished for. She could then show the others, especially Kei, what it truly meant to have power. But at what cost?

She cast about for someone... a lifeline to calm the emotions, to give her guidance.

Her rock, Sir Devan. The order’s rock and mentor, for that matter, for once seemed at a loss. He still puzzled at the Major Ward’s failure to hold the immortals body.

Ironically what made up her mind was the appearance of Sir Kei in the doorway. He stood there in confused awe. His massive broadsword held effortlessly in one hand. Even in the face of the destruction and confusion, his face still bore a jovial smirk.

“I’ll do it!” Sir Luc says with more force than intended. “I accept the task.”

At that moment a page skids into the room. "Sir Devan!! Strangers three outworlders approach the Keep demanding an audience! They knock upon the front gate as we speak."

_______________________________________________________________
"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."

SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 6:28 AM (P)

"One more time Snarky, if you would be so kind." says SR.

Snarky smartly strikes the gate again with his armored fist and the sound is rather like that of the battering ram.

"Hey, all you eight balls! This is opportunity knocking! We have something you want, but if you wont let us in we'll just go somewhere else and you will never stop kicking yourselfs blowing this one chance. I would particularly like to talk to Sir Luc. She seems to have a memory of me."

SR turns to Seryn, "Let's give them a minute and then you can try yelling at them. That is unless they decide give us a nasty taunting and then fling a cow at us."

Scorpion Regent

SERYN

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 8:38 AM (P)

"Fling a cow at you you mean, you're the one who sounds like a double glazing salesman.

If I had the equipment I'd be flinging livestock at you right now."

Muddy from useless wanderings, back achy and feet sore, Seryn realises she's in a very bad mood.
*********edited (cause Helens an egit)***********

Seryn, getting sick of everyone being such slow pokes, asks Snarky to run at the smaller door repeatedly. After several stops to make sure Snarkys head is surviving the attempt, they identify a weak spot, and in relitively short time, theres a splintered gap where it used to be. Stepping (carefully!) through, they wait for all manner of magical gubbins to start giving them a hard time.

But nothing happens, and after a while SR starts shouting again.

Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

THEREALME

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:09 PM (P)

OOC: Did Seryn, SR, and Snarky go to the castle of the Baroness, or the hidden keep of the Octagonal Order?

SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:24 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
OOC: Did Seryn, SR, and Snarky go to the castle of the Baroness, or the hidden keep of the Octagonal Order?

OOC: Octagonal's keep, hence the eight balls comment.

Scorpion Regent

THEREALME

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 2:42 PM (P)

OOC: Or is the Octagonal Order's keep somehow hidding inside the baronial castle...

SERYN

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 4:17 PM (P)

ooc - of course, its hidden isn't it, no walls. Poot, now, ignore that post, i'll go edit.

Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

SCORPIONREGENT

Thursday, November 9, 2006 3:04 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by TheRealMe:
OOC: Or is the Octagonal Order's keep somehow hidding inside the baronial castle...

OOC: Imagine building another fortified tower with its own inner wall inside the castle secretly. Get real! these people maybe lowtech, but they aren't stupid, ... at least not all of them.

Scorpion Regent

SOULOFSERENITY

Thursday, November 9, 2006 1:46 PM (P)

Soul runs around the SereniTREE like a chicken with its head cut off, and suddenly comes up with a brilliant idea:

He phases through several different realities, finds Hogwarts, beats up Hermione, steals her time turner, phases back to the SereniTREE, uses the time turner to go back in time two days, throws the BIGGEST birthday bash for Serenity, complete with a full jazz band, cake, catered food, old friends, piles of presents and more. Then he uses the time turner to go back to the present and races to his room to finish his argument with Serenity.

“See! I told you I didn’t forget your birthday!!!”

______________________

Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.

Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."

http://havenofsouls.livejournal.com/

CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:56 PM (P)

What are you talking about? Of course you didn't forget my birthday! My party was amazing and I love my gift. *She gestures to the hand painted silk kimono he gave her.*

You're a fantastic husband and a wonderful father, but sometimes you're a little weird.

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Friday, November 10, 2006 6:21 PM (P)

Wisp hugged her breifly and passionatley before ignoring her. People become scientists for one reason- to be rememberd. If your work is destroyed then you wont be rememberd and will be lost to the sands of time. But if your work could be infused into history you are immortal. Existing for eternity.

Wisp grabbed a strange homemade syringe and inserted it into a tank of green fluid drawing up the plunger with care and haste. He held it in both hands and walked over to her.

"ok this might hurt, Or not, maybe kill you, might not even work"

"Great..."

Wisp moved the syringe over her chest and pushed the needle into the gap of the clavical. Blood oozed from the wound as the steel tore through the flesh eventually to the third thoracic vertabrae. Sir Luc winced as the needle ground through her bone but Wisp was unphased by the texture. When he reached bone marrow he slowly injected the fluid and withdrew his needle and placed in on the table beside him. He placed a cotton pad over the bleeding hole and maitained pressure.

"Four Hours"

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SCORPIONREGENT

Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:20 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
"Fling a cow at you you mean, you're the one who sounds like a double glazing salesman.

If I had the equipment I'd be flinging livestock at you right now."

Muddy from useless wanderings, back achy and feet sore, Seryn realises she's in a very bad mood.
*********edited (cause Helens an egit)***********

Seryn, getting sick of everyone being such slow pokes, asks Snarky to run at the smaller door repeatedly. After several stops to make sure Snarkys head is surviving the attempt, they identify a weak spot, and in relitively short time, theres a splintered gap where it used to be. Stepping (carefully!) through, they wait for all manner of magical gubbins to start giving them a hard time.

But nothing happens, and after a while SR starts shouting again.

Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

SR grows tired of shouting and turns to Seryn. "Well I guess they really don't want our help, but we're here. I say we raid their kitchen and have lunch and if we are captured looting we will insist on first class room with a view and baths. You may scoff, but once I tell them how the baroness treated us they'll be compelled to. Zanibar is all about hospitality and keeping up with the Joneses."

Scorpion Regent

THEREALME

Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:42 PM (P)

The huge oaken door opens, creaking on its hinges as it slowly opens. A small man, perhaps three feet in height, looks up at Seryn, Scorpion Regent, and Snarky.

"A thousand pardons for my delay, Sirs and Madam. The Baroness will see you now. If you would kindly follow me."

OOC: Sorry, I didn't know you were waiting on ME for any of the castle plots!

THEREALME

Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:48 PM (P)

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