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041.5 "Aaeru, you mean you're living in a cave?!"

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[19:55] <Kowork> It's late afternoon as you approach Erenholm. With Neveril at your side your travel has been peaceful and without disturbance, the home of your childhood before you. It's a quiet village on first glance, nothing out of order at all. As you walk amid the outskirts, heading further in, "This is where you grew up," Neveril asks.
[19:57] * Aaeru nods, her hands laced behind her head. There is no need to rush, and their pace is very casual. "It's so close and everything, but, like, I never really visited after I left. I guess I was too busy with everything at the city, but now I kinda regret it?"
[19:59] <Kowork> Neveril smiles to that, ever so slightly. She whistles as she walks, matching Aaeru's pace. "Humans place a lot of emphasis on parents and family, I've noticed."
[20:01] <Aaeru> "I guess," Aaeru agrees. "I mean, I help out at an orphanage, and like, it's not normal for kids to not be with their parents? So I guess there's a lot of the emphasizing thing on that. Hey, how about you? Do you want to visit your parents sometimes?"
[20:04] <Kowork> "I never knew my father," Neveril says, a hint of a smile, "A sirene's father is almost always a fey that momentarily captured the mother's eyes, or a passing mortal that did the same. We keep in loose contact with our mothers, but our parents aren't important to us like it is for humans. Our family is nature and each other."
[20:05] <Aaeru> "So it's us?"
[20:07] <Kowork> "Yes." Neveril says, and pausing for a moment, "Our..." Clearing her throat with a cough, "Personal tastes are unusual amid sirene. It's more common amid dryads who live close enough to each other, or lonely nymphs. Sirenes prefer to find mortals or fey to spend time and pleasure with, so we view all of them as family. A family seen perhaps only once for a few hours, then never again, but still family."
[20:09] <Aaeru> "My folks can be your family, too!" Aaeru offers. "If you want that. I'm sure they'll like you!"
[20:10] <Kotono> With a faint smile, "I'd like that." As you walk she pauses, "I'm the strange one amid my sisters. Most would find the idea of a long term relationship to be silly. Hm."
[20:11] <Aaeru> "It's lots more fun to be the strange one," Aaeru muses. "When you have someone to, like, be strange with. You know?"
[20:16] <Kotono> As you walk deeper into town, a few people are about. Familiar ones, blinking at Aaeru or smiling as she passes! But there's another - she walks down the street. Aaeru's heart can skip a beat as she sees her, wearing a simple sundress. Amuria.
[20:19] <Aaeru> "Guess who!" Aaeru calls happily, dashing towards Amuria and pulling her into a hug. She twirls her sister around for good measure before setting her down, smiling widely.
[20:24] <Kotono> "Ack!" Amuria is caught and hugged, twirled around like a doll in the air! She blinks twice and stares at Aaeru, before spluttering, "Aaeru!? You'r ehome!"
[20:25] <Aaeru> "I came, like, for a visit! Hi~!"
[20:26] <Kotono> "Hello!" Neveril comes up and blushes faintly, hanging just a little bit back.
[20:28] <Aaeru> "That's my sister Amuria!" Aaeru introduces her happily to Neveril, and then hugs Amuria again. "She's here after all!"
[20:30] <Kotono> Wobbling as she lands, "Ah Aaeru, that is...?" Asking with a leading look, "You came back home! How are things?"
[20:32] <Aaeru> "My girlfriend, Neve," Aaeru is all too happy to continue with the introductions. "Things are... things, I guess? There's some good, and some bad, and I'm, like, trying to do more of the first? Are you going home? Because I'm going home. We can totally go together!"
[20:33] <Kotono> "Your...girlfriend?" Amuria blink-blinks again as Neveril's blush grows. She interjects, "I'm pleased to meet you."
[20:34] * Aaeru shrugs. "I was, like, surprised myself, you know? But yeah."
[20:39] <Kotono> "How did..." she gives Aaeru a curious look, "I thought you just weren't interested, period."
[20:42] <Aaeru> "We kinda ended up living together, and it, like, went from there? I guess it's kinda strange, but at first it was like this really beautiful place that you want to be at, and then there's this fun and interesting person that also likes it and you talk to her and find out stuff about her and want to know more about her?"
[20:52] <Kotono> Neveril blushes even more, "Romance simply happened."
[20:53] <Kotono> Clearing her throat and with a wide eyed look, "They're never going to believe this, you know."
[20:54] <Aaeru> "They totally will!" Aaeru insists. "So, like, coming too? You are, right? Tell me you are! Cause you totally should!"
[20:57] <Kotono> "I'm not sure I have a choice," Amuria observes coolly, "So let's go."
[20:59] * Aaeru laughs, wrapping an arm around Amuria's shoulders. "Sure! Are you still living there, too?"
[21:03] <Kotono> "I've moved out. I'm married now," Amuria blushes, "Randolph is a good man."
[21:04] <Aaeru> "Oh wow!" Aaeru exclaims. "Good for you! I'll stop by your place, too, don't worry."
[21:07] <Kotono> Home. At last you're home again. Home is a house like many others around here, dyed in childhood memories and well preserved in time's eye. Yet it seems somehow smaller than your last memories of it. As this strikes you you can see Father outside. He carries an armfull of chopped wood, obscuring his vision and face.
[21:08] <Aaeru> "Need a hand?" Aaeru asks, already moving to relieve her father of his burden.
[21:10] <Kotono> "I'm fine," Without looking from behind his load, "Oh Aaeru, you're home. Trail stew and biscuits for dinner." He whistles after, "Your mother's in there cooking. Go say hello to her."
[21:11] * Aaeru laughs, and waves for Neve to go inside with her before following her father's instructions.
[21:14] <Kotono> Ah, inside! The smell of food is stronger here as Amuria leads you along! In the kitchens your mother works. She's before a stew pot, stirring it with a wooden spoon. She dips it in and takes a taste, "Oh dear, is that you," she says without looking over hers houlder, "Would you fetch me some thyme from the shelf?"
[21:15] <Aaeru> "Which one's thyme, again?" Aaeru asks, peering at the shelf of spices quizzically.
[21:19] <Kotono> "The third earthenware jar on the lef..." Mother stops and turns, on you in an instant with a tight hug, "AAERU!"
[21:20] <Aaeru> "Me! Hi! I'm back!" Aaeru half-gasps, half-calls back, returning the hug.
[21:22] <Kotono> Held tightly and with a grip like motherly steel, "Sit down, is the big city feeding you enough?" Aaeru is whirled to a seat, "Oh, and introduce me to your friend!"
[21:22] <Kotono> Amuria stands back, hiding a smile as she watches the entire affair.
[21:25] <Aaeru> "Oh, I'm actually fasting," Aaeru responds proudly. "For, like, a few months now? Right, Neve?" She glances at Neveril for confirmation. "And you kinda saw my dad already, and this is my mom! And mom, this is my girlfriend Neve."
[21:30] <Kotono> "You can't just not girlfriend?" Another jerk of her head to Neveril, who blushes and smiles. Taking over for your stunned mother, "I'm Neveril, a Sirene. Aaeru stumbled into my cove and since then, well..." She curls to fingers together.
[21:33] <Aaeru> "Oh!" Amuria did say that their parents weren't going to just believe it, so even though it's not something she would normally do in public, Aaeru lets go of her mother. She takes a step toward Neveril to close the distance between them, and cups her cheek before leaning in to kiss her. Sometimes, you just need to be really clear, more than words.
[21:37] <Kotono> Neveril can't even make a surprised noise, instead merely returning it! As this happens Father returns. His face is hidden by a book as he goes to sit at the table, reading away. "Mmm-hmm, hi dear, hi Amuria, hi Aaeru." Meanwhile Mother reddens terribly, "A-Aaeru, don't do that around other people! You do that in the bedroom with just the two of you!"
[21:39] <Aaeru> "Okay!" Aaeru agrees, once she draws away.
[21:42] <Kotono> Amuria clears her throat, "So Aaeru, tell us about Balmuria!"
[21:47] <Aaeru> "It's, like, really large and stuff? Lots and lots of people are there, and they came from all over. And there is a very pretty tower thing in the middle, and if you're a devil or, like, a zombie, and you try to get in, you totally burn on the spot! And it looks really pretty, because it's got those flashy lights and all those strange letters on it. What else... well, I guess I can talk about what I do! I help out at the temple of Ilmater and there's also this orphanage and I try to be there too, when I can. But now I spend less time there because I'm working for this shop run by this elf that makes candy. And we sell candy, and help people, and sometimes helping people means fighting horrible stuff so I'm friends with the Guard now! There was this one time where our client was sent to hell and then we went after him and rescued him! And hell is a really, really bad place!"
[21:48] <Kotono> Mother just blinks a lot at it, while Father continues reading. From behind his book he says, "Oh, do you mean Baator or another Hell?" He turns the page without pausing his speech, "I've heard stories that Saint Alicia's been to Baator several times and smited the devils in their filthy abodes."
[21:49] <Aaeru> "Uhh." Aaeru blinks. "Umm, I think it was like Avertus or something? It was very hot, if that helps?"
[21:50] <Kotono> "Avernus," Father corrects, "Baator." Meanwhile Neveril smiles, "It's amazing, but it's true. Aaeru's had some incredible adventures with her friends."
[21:50] <Kotono> "Really? Aaeru, you aren't fibbing...no, you never do," Mother says with a wide eyed shake of her head, "Mercy me, you can't just go to Hell! It's dangerous!"
[21:51] <Aaeru> "Okeys," Aaeru readily agrees. As long as it's not a religious debate, she defaults to accepting her father's word and knowledge. "And yeah, it was like really dangerous! You know, I trained myself to like not really care about if it's hot or cold or all that stuff since I don't live in a house, but it was still really really hot in Hell!"
[21:55] <Kotono> "I'm sure it was," Amuria says, "But what was that about candy now?"
[21:56] <Aaeru> "So! Get this!" Aaeru says excitedly. "Josa, this elf guy, he's a candymancer! He knows candy magic!"
[21:57] <Kotono> "It's curious magic, but it works. I've seen the healing nectars he makes." Neve chimes in.
[21:58] <Aaeru> "He can, like, make candy that walks around and even fights things! And I saw candy that makes you jump over buildings, too!"
[22:00] <Kotono> "Marvelous!" Mother says, "Do you have...oh, of course not." Shaking her head, "Silly me."
[22:00] <Kotono> Father chuckles, "Aaeru, are you being safe? Balmuria is a wondrous place, but it sounds like you're in dangerous work. Why did you start it?""
[22:02] <Aaeru> "I... dunno, really." Aaeru shrugs. "Like, Josa asked me to take a look at how he makes candy, and he told me I could take some, so I figured I could bring a few to the kids? And, like, his candy totally turned on him and attacked him, so I tried to help him? And then I just kinda decided to keep on helping him since the orphanage got really huge donations all the time and I figure that's a good thing for it?"
[22:03] <Kotono> "Huh." Amuria says, "That's...a story." she decides, as Father interjects again. "It's not religious? I thought that you might find yourself in something like that, but candy's not like that."
[22:06] <Aaeru> "I only take jobs that, like, help people?" Aaeru responds, shrugging. "So if someone needs to be sent to Hell to get helped, I'd totally do it! Or if a fey is abducting people or trying to set Balmuria on fire and kill everyone, I do my best to try and stop them! And if someone needs to be saved, I really try to do that, too! Plus, I have friends who do it all with me, and it's very important!"
[22:15] <Kotono> "You almost sound like Alicia or the Crimson Guard," Mother observes.
[22:17] <Aaeru> Oh Ilmater! "So the Crimson Guard," Aaeru says hurriedly, "did you know it was, like, a whole different guard from the city guard? They have a different castle to train and be at and everything! Isn't that like really weird?"
[22:20] <Kotono> "I do know that," Father speaks up, "They're the best of the best in the Baronies."
[22:20] <Kotono> Mother nods along, "Of course I do. Ever since what Shar did, how couldn't I?"
[22:22] <Aaeru> "Well, it totally felt weird to me!" Aaeru protests. "They're, like, still part of the same guard. It would be, I dunno, like how I would be flying in to meet Josa on the second floor all the time, while Janson and Sylvie walk in through the front door, and we wouldn't really meet even though we work together and stuff. You know?"
[22:24] <Kotono> "It's called organization, dear," Father says, "I've heard the military is very good at it."
[22:25] * Aaeru shrugs. "Like, whatever. I guess I'm not, like, part of it so whatever they decide goes? I kinda like the city guard more, because they are always nice and have time for me when I visit. The soldiers and even the mages and the officers, too!"
[22:27] <Kotono> "The Crimson Guard is busy stopping Shar's servants and all sorts of other machinations," Father chimes up. MEanwhile Neveril smiles, "So ah, Aaeru! Why don't you tell them about our cove?"
[22:30] <Aaeru> "We do that too-- oh, huh? Sure!" Smiling back at Neve, Aaeru has no problem switching gears at her behest. "It's pretty close to Balmuria so you can walk there and back every day, but it's far enough that you, like, get a really good workout and you don't bother anyone. There is a bit of a cave, like really by the end, so if it rains it's still okay! And the water is very warm most of the time, and it's this really pretty light green color. It was Neve's, first, but I didn't know that back then."
[22:34] <Kotono> "It sounds, ah...rustic," Mother settles on that, "Aaeru, you mean you're living in a cave?!"
[22:36] <Aaeru> "Well, no," Aaeru admits. "That's just, like, for rain and such? I really sleep under the stars."
[22:39] <Kotono> "There's nothing wrong with living in the wild," Neveril speaks up, "It's close ot nature!"
[22:40] <Aaeru> "I'm fine with that," Aaeru asserts.
[22:40] <Kotono> "What about a bed and a roof and warm meals and dry clothes?!" Mother goes on, "That's no way to live, sleeping under the stars!"
[22:41] * Aaeru snaps her fingers, casting Prestidigitation. "Ooh! I can do that! The dry clothes part!" she says excitedly. "I can even clean them really well!"
[22:43] <Kotono> "Magic provides. A simple maxim from the church of Mystra," Father speaks up from behind his book, "I do believe Aaeru can take care of herself, dear."
[22:44] * Aaeru nods enthusiastically. "And I don't, like, need to eat anymore! That's two down!"
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[19:43] <Kotono> "How can you do that?!" Mother gasps, "Aaeru, I know you've lost weight, but you can't just stop eating! It's not natural!"
[19:45] <Aaeru> "Did I lose weight, Neve?" Aaeru asks curiously. "I didn't really notice! I was, like, always training and stuff! Like, Mom, I can fly now!"
[19:57] <Kotono> "Maybe just a little?" Neveril answers hesitantly, thinking, "Your clothes still fit fine, so it's not much."
[19:58] <Kotono> "It's fine, dear. She's a sorcerer," Father says from behind his reading, rising, "Aaeru, keep your mother company? I need to go check on the neighbors."
[19:58] <Kotono> At this Amuria sighs, "Is he still fiddling with that magical contraption?"
[19:58] * Aaeru is suddenly alert! "Is that a puzzle?" she asks instantly, leaning closer to Amuria. "Those are dangerous! And sometimes evil!"
[20:00] <Kotono> "Oh no," Mother answers as she shakes her head, "Neighbor Tim been trying to learn magic. He's picked up a little bit from a passing cleric of Mystra." With a pause now, "He also got his hands on some sort of...oh, what's the name of it?"
[20:00] <Kotono> Amuria cut sin, "Animated object, mother."
[20:00] <Kotono> "That's it," Mother goes on, "That he's set on trying to 'improve'."
[20:01] * Aaeru winces. "Umm, so you know, these objects, when you do things to them, they can explode! And, like, send you to Hell!"
[20:03] <Kotono> Father stops, face still in book, "Well then, we'd best go check on neighbor Tim together, Aaeru?"
[20:05] <Aaeru> Though she is apprehensive, to say the least, Aaeru likes the prospects of her father looking at that strange contraption on his own even less. "Sure! I studied some magic so maybe I could help!" And maybe she can stop it when it inevitably goes out of control and tries to attack her father. "Neve, gonna stay here with Mom and Amuria and get to know them better?"
[20:06] <Kotono> "I'll stay," Neveril agrees, as Father leads you out. He diverts to the garage, coming back without his reading material. However, he carries a big box, hiding his upper body. "Aaeru, could you get the other box like this from the shed?"
[20:07] <Aaeru> "Sure thing!" Aaeru agrees, heading to help out.
[20:14] <Kotono> The box is rather heavy, but not anything Aaeru can't lug around. You go next door - it's a house similar to your own. In the backyard is a statue of a man. It's normal enough on a glance, of a muscled, nude man. Classical. In one hand is a gardening hoe, in the other a farmer's scythe. Kneeling at it's side and tracing arcane runes is a middle aged man with dark brown/black hair. He's lean
[20:14] <Kotono> and focused, whistling to himself as he works. "Heya Wilson," he calls as he works, "I think the Farmer's Friend is almost done!"
[20:14] <Kotono> AFter a beat he looks over, "Oh, I didn't think Amuria was strong enough to carry a box," he blinks, "Been helping out in the fields to put on some muscle?"
[20:15] <Aaeru> "Just training to fight evil and Sharrans!" Aaeru chirps, placing her box carefully at her feet and smiling at the man. "Hi!"
[20:17] <Kotono> "Oh, Aaeru!" He grins, "Welcome back! You're just in time to see Farmer's Friend!"
[20:18] <Aaeru> "Yes, yes I am!" Aaeru agrees. "Is it a puzzle or a game? Does it send you to other worlds to fight things?"
[20:21] <Kotono> "Um, no," Rubbing his hands together, "But it should be the best farming tool of all time! Stand back and I'll show you!"
[20:22] * Aaeru takes a step back, to better see the naked farming statue, and looks at it with the aid of magic!
[20:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 spellcraft!
[20:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 spellcraft!
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+4 spellcraft! and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[20:26] <Kotono> Aaeru: It's transmutation magic, but ou can't tell anything more. As you study it, Neighbor Tim says a few brief words...and the Farmer's Helper comes to life! It looks around left and right, swinging it's scythe! Neighbor Tim and Father both stumble back, it looks about wildly!
[20:26] <Aaeru> "Hi!" Aaeru greets the statue. "I'm Aaeru! How are you?"|
[20:31] <Kotono> No immediate reply. Instead it looks around wildly, before settling on Aaeru! "Must...harvest...!" It says in a monotone, before coming right at her! OOC: Init, you have a very confsued animated object feeling homicidal. Gonna be one of those days.

[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[20:32] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+2
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+2 and gets 18." [1d20=16]
[20:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Aaeru(18)>Farmer's Friend(15)'
[20:32] <Kotono> OOC: Hopen.
[20:33] <Aaeru> "I knew it would happen!" Aaeru exclaims, casting a quick glance about to ensure she has the room for it before doubling in size. Her hands ignite in fire as she keeps her place, ready to defend family and misguided neighbors alike. "Stop that, you helper thingy!"
[20:36] <Kotono> Farmer's Friend does not relent! Instead it says, "MUST HARVEST!" Before it comes right at Aaeru! OOC: It doesn't have reach, so you can AoO it.
[20:36] * Aaeru kicks it as hard as she can between the legs!
[20:36] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[20:37] <Aaeru> roll 2d6+6+1d6 that was actually really hard! also, fire
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 2d6+6+1d6 that was actually really hard! also, fire and gets 21." [2d6=4, 5][1d6=6]
[20:40] <Kotono> WHAM! The kick sends cracks up and down it's legs and hips, but it isn't enough to break it! You can see Neighbor Tim wince at that, as a scythe comes at Aaeru!
[20:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 AC?
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 AC? and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[20:40] <Aaeru> OOC: 21
[20:40] <Kotono> But Aaeru is able to sway aside, avoiding it entirely! OOC: Go Aaeru.
[20:41] <Aaeru> "If you won't stop, like even after that, then I'll go all out!" Aaeru threatens the statue, before proceeding fully on the attack. It can surrender at any time and she will stop, but not before!
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+6 lvl3 arcane strike, blades of fire and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire and gets 30." [2d6=4, 4][3d4=2, 4, 2][1d6=1][1d8=7]
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire and gets 28." [2d6=1, 6][3d4=3, 3, 3][1d6=4][1d8=2]
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 2d6+6+3d4+1d6+1d8 latter two fire and gets 30." [2d6=1, 2][3d4=3, 4, 1][1d6=5][1d8=8]
[20:44] <Kotono> Under that massive series of blows, the statue just shatters! It crumbles into a pile of ruin, a foot long or so glowing purple rod in the center!

[20:45] * Aaeru breathes out slowly, and once she is certain that the statue won't reassemble itself with magic, she abandons her larger self for her normal body.
[20:45] <Kotono> Neighbor Tim sags, "I thought I had it all worked out!"
[20:46] <Kotono> Still holding his box, "Well neighbor, it could have ben worse. Aaeru, you've really been practicing. I liked those punches."
[20:46] <Aaeru> "If you try that again," Aaeru says, turning to face him, "please wait until I visit again!"
[20:50] <Kotono> "R-right," he says, stumbling and staring!
[20:50] <Aaeru> "What's in the boxes?" Aaeru asks curiously.
[20:51] <Kotono> "Carving supplies," Father says, "He asked to borrow them. Well, if this is done, let's go back to dinner."
[20:52] <Aaeru> "Right!" Aaeru echoes Tim, although with far more enthusiasm. "It's been nice seeing you again!"
[20:53] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 56." [1d100=56]
[20:53] <Kotono> As you speak, you notice the purple rod starts to spark, a few of them leaping up into the air.
[20:54] * Aaeru blinks. "Why is it, like, doing that?" she asks Tim. She might have to destroy it, and Aaeru hopes that it wouldn't send anyone anywhere.
[20:55] <Kotono> "Um..it shouldn't be!" Neighbor Tim says, "I'm sure it shoudln't be!"
[20:55] <Aaeru> "Run away!" Aaeru cries, already looking for the largest of the blocks in the rubble. Rather than touching it, she would try clobbering the rod to death or tossing it to crush it.
[21:06] <Kotono> The two do just that, as Aaeru takes a rock and swings it! OOC: Attack roll, -4 for improvised weapon?
[21:07] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9 another arcane strike to not miss?
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 another arcane strike to not miss? and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[21:08] <Aaeru> roll 1d4+3+1+2+3d4
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d4+3+1+2+3d4 and gets 16." [1d4=2][3d4=2, 2, 4]
[21:09] <Kotono> CRACK! The rod splits apart, raw purple energy erupting out! The light of it engulfs Aaeru, as...OOC: Fort save.
[21:09] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[21:10] <Aaeru> OOC: +1 if spell or SLA
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 10d6 damage full
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 damage full and gets 41." [10d6=4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6]
[21:14] <Kotono> Aaeru is sent tumbling back end over end, burnt and dazed! She slams hard into the wall of her home dozens of feet away, knocking the wind from her! Purple light dances over her skin, before sinking into her!
[21:15] * Aaeru chokes, while her arms twitch of their own accord as if electrocuted.
[21:18] <Kotono> In her daze she hears noises! Neveril comes rushing around the sid eof teh house, kneeling before Aaeru! "AAERU! You're hurt!" Immediately words are intoned, healing magic washing away pain!
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 7." [1d8=2]
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[21:19] * Aaeru coughs, allowing her forehead to drop onto Neve. "You should see the other guy."
[21:22] <Kotono> With a few more murmured words, more healing magic comes!
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:22] <Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[21:22] <Kotono> As the pain fades entirely, "Let's get you inside so you can lie down," Neveril suggests.
[21:23] <Aaeru> "No kidding." Aaeru shakes her head. The pain might have faded away, but not the disbelief. "That was like an Avertus fireball, right from the sky! Our neighbor's so scary...."
[21:25] <Kotono> With that Aaeru is lead inside, to her old room to lie down and rest. Sleep comes naturally, as her body recovers from the shot.
<Steph> I might have made a terrible mistake

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[21:30] <Kotono> Morning. It's just past dawn, the sound of roosters in the air. Neveril lays besides Aaeru, holding her head against her chest. The warmth of her body and the steadiness of her breathing soothes Aaeru, no words beign said at the moment. Instead, it's simply togetherness.
[21:33] <Aaeru> And Aaeru breaks that silence, as she runs her hand gently through Neve's hair. "Two years ago, this place didn't have killer statues and exploding rods. I'm kinda scared to go back just yet, before we, like, make sure everyone's safe and alright."
[21:35] <Kotono> "You wanna stay awhile to be safe?" Neveril says, "Your'e worried about your family?"
[21:37] <Aaeru> "Sorta. I mean, we just got here and our neighbor's making naked statues that want to harvest people! Who knows what the other neighbors are doing, right?"
[21:37] <Kotono> "Okay, if you're sure," Neveril says, and after a moment, "I have a feeling you're serious about this, aren't you? Do you want me to even argue?"
[21:39] * Aaeru blushes. "I'm serious, but not about that. I just chickened out at the last moment? Like, of course I want to stay a bit. And what you want is, like, very important, too!"
[21:44] <Kotono> "I don't really want to be gone from the cove that long," Neveril admits, "Can we go back once a week for a day?"
[21:46] <Aaeru> "Sure!" Aaeru is all too happy to agree. "Maybe Mom would like to visit, anyway? It's not far. If you don't mind that or anything?"
[21:52] <Kotono> "It's fine," Neveril says, curling back up with Aaeru.
[21:54] <Aaeru> "Hey, Neve? What if we had a child? Like, together?" Aaeru finally manages to ask her. "I'm around them a lot. It's really fun! I'm sure we'll do great!"
[21:58] <Kotono> "With magic?" Blinking a tthat, "Well, we Sirenes have children when it feels right, in tune with the cycles of nature. Sirene children are strongly independant, so it'll come out more than fine with two parents."
[22:01] * Aaeru is not dumb enough to suggest it without magic, and she nods the best she can from her supine position, doing her best not to dislodge Neve. "I kinda thought it was, like, possible, after I saw that fey-elf? And I guess it felt right the last few days to me. So I hoped it was like that with you, too."
[22:02] <Kotono> "When it's time," Neveril says, then after a blink, "Who's the mother?"
[22:06] * Aaeru can't help but laugh, somehow doubting her sister had such problems to consider. "I would love to be. I guess it's practical, since you're, like, the one with the right magic? But I really want it, even without that. I always liked children, but the way I was... I guess Amuria told you about that? I didn't think I'll ever have any of my own. And, umm, Mom could help me with everything for a bit, too?"
[22:15] <Kotono> "Okay," Neveril merely says, after some thought. "Okay, Aaeru, let me think about it some more."
<Steph> I might have made a terrible mistake