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    And so the two remaining Lost set out through the neighborhood, heading for the small park at its center and the standing stones which were promised to be at its center. And, as they traveled, the duo couldn't help but admit that it was a fascinating neighborhood. The sun was swiftly setting, yet lights began to wink on along walkways and from elegant, faux iron streetlamps, flooding the neighborhood with a soft half light that transformed the unkown depths of shadows into places of possibility and wonder. The occasional fragment of laughter or music floated along the current of the wind, providing a fleeting soundtrack to the falling night, and soon it seemed that the only people still left on the street were the two Lost...and everyone that owned a dog.

    Eventually, however, the duo reached the edge of the park, a small piece of verdant wilderness whose well paved and softly lit paths somehow did nothing to distract from primal beauty of the park at night. The journey to the standing stones was relatively uneventful, though at one point both Green and Morgan had to quite the path as an entire herd of dogs ran by, several laughing man and women intermixed in the furry pack, though once that strange spectacle had passed the quiet of the night had descended once more, and soon the two were looking out at the standing stones...

    Much less impressive than they sounded, each stone was only about three feet high, and weather worn, though it was undeniable that all four stones sat in a perfect square across from the others. Most shocking, however, was that all four stones were also in the middle of a wide, shallow creek. A nearby sign had some basic information on the stones, citing a few myths about them, and then went on to discuss the creek, a manifestation of the aquifer on which the neighborhood sat.

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    "Hum. That can't be good. See that? Stones divided by a waterway, yeah? If thats not the Gate then I don't know what is."

    Green stood before the stones, thumbs tucked into his belt. Today he had his greatcoat with him and together with his stance, he evoked the duster clad heroes of the old west; only this hero lacked a hat and holstered pistol. He was dressed in his denim pants and chequered shirt, dirt splashed work boots on his feet.

    He was talking as much to himself as anyone else, having been the first to arrive and penetrate the verdant maze of the park. As far as he knew, it would be him and Morgan to investigate this mystery. He expected the raccoon would be arriving later, perhaps after trying to coral some further support.

    Thing was, if this was the Gate, he hadn't the foggiest on how to actually seal it. He didn't want to block up another gate like he had at the old hotel site - such an act represented him at his worst, when he let fear and anger animate him rather than reason.

    At least he could make a start while he waited...

      
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-17 04:23:08 Green to know things about Gates rolls 5 to Intelligence + Occult (10 Again) 5, 3, 4, 5, 4 failure
    2016-10-17 04:22:26 Green to notice things rolls 4 to Wits + Composure (10 Again) 8, 4, 9, 6 2 successes

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    Was it just Green's imagination, or was the soft light on the water...not actually on the water?

    What others would mistake for moon and starlight, or perhaps luminescence from the lamps in the park was actually a subtle glow coming from the water itself!

    This creek was literally dripping with glamour, utterly infused by that ephemeral essence which was no doubt flowing out from the hedge...

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  7. #4
    Mhairi Ankaa's Avatar
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    Mhairi Ankaa


    Mask

    A slim girl, with raven black hair and grey-blue eyes. She likes wearing silver nail polish.
    Mien

    Her skin; like moonlight captured. Quicksilver drips from her fingers, burning up before it lands. Motes of fell fire escape her eyes. In her hair, a galaxy, forming constellations which mimic the sky, changing with the Seasons.
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    Fear made manifest, Autumn's Regalia embraces the Wisp, as if she is Dread's most blessed daughter.
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    Fairy Floss
    Defense: 3 +1
    Heath: Willpower
    Glamour:

    House Call
    Defense: 3 +1
    Heath: Willpower
    Glamour:
    HS Choker+1 Defense, -1g. Sparation3 -1g

    +1
    SL
    2
    PRE

    Wyrd
    •••
    Ask-wee-da-eed Telluric

    Getting a call from Morgan wasn't a new thing. Getting a call to meet at the Autumn Commons, then a hurried conversation about wacky Hedge style shenanigans, was.

    Well Mhairi vowed to protect the 'hold, this was just the wisp living up her word.

    The warmth of her new hedgespun choker snug against her neck, the protective heat it brought caused a furrow to grow between her brows. She didn't like the warmth, she didn't like the fire. But she liked her choker. Her warfans tucked into the waistband of her jeans. The bronze keychain given out at the Spring Coronation finally found a home on her keychain, since something else found a home as her necklace of choice.

    Wacky Hedge style shenanigans called for something other then fabulous heels, so sturdy, well-worn work boots covered her sock clad, silver painted toes. Her newly constellation filled locks were pulled back into a hasty braid, and her legs were covered by dark-wash jeans, and a leather overbust corset finished her look. To see Mhairi without a corset it would have to be in that slow lazy moments between just got out of bed and haven't finished breakfast yet. Anyway, her corset was leather, so it had to count as armor right?

    It did to her. She's already given up her fabulous boots with the glittering buckles and the six inch heels, to keep her word and deal with wacky Hedge shenanigans, she wasn't going to change her mind over her corset!

    "Green." Mhairi greeted when she was close enough not to shout. "Morgan's on her-ah way. She's still ah trying to get folks to ah-help with...well..." Mhairi lets her words trail off as her fell-flames cast about the picturesque scene in front of her.


      1 suxx to know things about Gates
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-17 23:16:14 Mhairi Ankaa rolls 4 to To know things about Gates (Int 2 + Occult 1 + 1A.Mantle) (10 Again) 6, 6, 8, 4 1 success
      6 suxx What to mine Fell-flames see? (aka, why couldn't this have been my occult roll?)
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-17 23:17:18 Mhairi Ankaa rolls 5 to Perception (Wits 3 + Comp 2) (10 Again) 2, 9, 10, 9, 2, 10, 10, 9 6 successes
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    If Green evoked cowboy heroes, Morgan evoked the acrobatic sidekick. Her usual riding jacket had been donned, along with dark khaki pants, and her thigh holster. Her beat up backpack reinforced the image of a nervous tag along following the hero with a bag of useful things. That her eyes had been darting about constantly as she scampered along behind Green's large strides probably didn't hurt the image. More impressive was that Morgan managed to see where she was going with the baseball cap tipped down over her face. Having normans see past her game face wasn't something she liked the idea of at all.

    Though the cellular phone she was growling didn't go with the image at all. Arriving after her "club" superior however probably helped with the image further.

    "Hm? Indeed I, heh, am Mhairi. Technology, heh, however tis still my bane though. And yay, that," Morgan nods her head towards the stream, emphasizing by pointing a claw at the glowing stream, "Possesses a most otherworldly countenance, heh, to it."

    On the plus side, if Morgan was a just sidekick she was one with a lot of sharp objects to throw.

      2 suxx to see
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-18 09:13:00 Morgan Bellanar rolls 5 to Perception (10 Again) 1, 8, 9, 1, 3 2 successes

      3 suxx to know
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-18 09:13:30 Morgan Bellanar rolls 5 to Int + Occult 10, 6, 9, 4, 9 3 successes

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  11. #6
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    The water glowed, the wind whispered softly through the leaves, and the faint sounds of life was carried to the Lost's ears as they examined the standing stones and the creek...Or rather, the gate that they could sense in between the stones. One that wasn't quite closed, but would no doubt still welcome the touch of the Lost.

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    "Thats it," Green said To Mhairi. "Thats the source of the trouble round here, we think. Yeah. A Gate. Only half shut or something. Wyrd is tumbling out and effecting everything else around here. Makes things kinda tough for us - game faces become paper thin and such like, yeah? Some of the mundies gave Morgan here a scare. Buts effecting them in other ways too."

    Hurriedly, he got to the point. He knelt and scooped up a handful of the fresh, gleaming water.

    "Now we did some research, yeah? Seems like there is plenty of local lore about this place. The mundies had a lot of colourful tales... And... Back in indian times, I guess they knew about the place too. Made it sacred they did. Neutral ground. Probably so no one would hang about here more then needed, right? And then the silly buggers go and build a suburb over it. Real good, yeah? So now we gotta fix the Gate or the shit is going to get weirder and weirder around here. And we won't be able to move 'cause people can really see us."

    He stopped to guzzle the water collected in his huge palm.

    "On the plus side they're acting that crazy no one is really going to notice. For the moment." He turned to the Autumn Queen, the act alone underlying his words.

    Cayce Yep. Green is tasting the water to see if its bad for the health. Or if it has benefits. Or worse.

    On a related note - is the glamour infused water only around the Gate or does it infuse the whole stream, in as far as Green can see?

  14. #8
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    The water is cool and clear, and as Green slurps up the refreshing liquid, he feels himself being swept along with the course of the glamour, a wave of emotion and sensation pouring through him, eclipsing his world in a moment of desire and dream, of inspiration and intrepid hope, though it was so powerful, so potent that it was no wonder that the inhabitants of the suburb were beginning to act as strangely as they did.

    Why, even for Green, a being of tremendous fortitude, he could already feel the glamour of the stream pulling at him, seducing him with just the memory of that one drink, tempting him to dive right in and keep guzzling...

    Anyone that drinks from the creek gets full Glamour pools! Also, yes, it is the entire creek, and in fact the entire aquifer that is infused with glamour. Hence why all the plants, animals, and people, are becoming affected by it

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  16. #9
    Mhairi Ankaa's Avatar
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    Autumn's Regalia
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    Fashion
    (Contacts, Status)
    Mhairi Ankaa


    Mask

    A slim girl, with raven black hair and grey-blue eyes. She likes wearing silver nail polish.
    Mien

    Her skin; like moonlight captured. Quicksilver drips from her fingers, burning up before it lands. Motes of fell fire escape her eyes. In her hair, a galaxy, forming constellations which mimic the sky, changing with the Seasons.
    Mantle

    Fear made manifest, Autumn's Regalia embraces the Wisp, as if she is Dread's most blessed daughter.
    Pledges & Other Things

    Pledges

    Autumn Queen Oath

    Plot Stats

    Fairy Floss
    Defense: 3 +1
    Heath: Willpower
    Glamour:

    House Call
    Defense: 3 +1
    Heath: Willpower
    Glamour:
    HS Choker+1 Defense, -1g. Sparation3 -1g

    +1
    SL
    2
    PRE

    Wyrd
    •••
    Ask-wee-da-eed Telluric

    "Morgan," Mhairi smiles at the Steepscrambler, "Have-ah-have you managed to wrangle anymore-ah-anymore help?" The question sounds distant, and far away as Mhairi tries to understand what she was seeing. "Pretty," is a whisper.

    Green's rumbling voice explains more of just what's been happening.

    "That...sounds..." Mhairi didn't think she had to completely that thought out loud. The Winter knew exactly how it sounded.

    "We need to-ah-to fix this." obviously, "But...maybe we can secure it for-ah-for us, for the community?" Mhairi put the thought out there. "A-a shared safe place in the backyard?" maybe it was stupid, but this place with beautiful, the way the glamour and wyrd saturated and infused the area..."If it's a-a stupid idea you can-ah-can tell me. I won't go all-uh-queen of hearts. I promise."

    But it they were going to be fixing...whatever this is, whatever had happened. Then why not make a shared commons?

    Then Green's drinking the sparkling water. "Green!" shock, and concern color her tone. Relief came later, when it seemed like the Mountain wasn't poisoned or something. "What-ah-what were you thinking?"
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    "Tree and root; stock and stone... Granite. Yeah. Ahm. Yeah. Its ah safe to drink, yeah. Very... um... refreshing." Green half lurched to one side, corrected himself, then stared out over the stream. And at the trees. And at the estate looming at the very edge of the park.

    "Yeah..."

      
    Date Action Roll Result
    2016-10-21 18:06:20 Green to know about geoscience stuff rolls 3 to Intelligence + Science (10 Again) 10, 6, 6, 9 2 successes

    "Its not just the Gate. I think the Gate is a separate thing. I think its in the groundwater." It was an effort not to take another mouthful, such was the seductive pull of Glamour. "It will be in the whole bloody food chain."

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