Over The Water

Katherine Tanzer
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    It was a comfortable spring day today, the clouds were casting shadow over the land, as the waters rolled gently under the bridge connecting the Town of Beginnings with the rest of the Beginner Island.

People of all kinds were traveling to and fro, but one person had her back against the railing, her wings pinned close to her body, and her eyes skimming over a book in her hand.

This imp woman, with her hoof feet, and exotic womanly features was none other than Katherine Tanzer. When the wind would kick up, she would snap her finger on instinct and cause the wind to roll around her. Never touching her features nor the book she held.
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade is just coming back from running some newb quests. It's doubtful she gets much, if any, xp from them, but she does them anyhow. They still provide copper which add up to food, and occasional useful drops, such as can be traded for cooked food. It's become a major part of her economy, of late. Seeing the odd woman reading with the breeze not disturbing her book, Goldenblade will stop and boggle for a moment. Then greet Katherine with a, "Hello."
Merek
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    Merek walks along the bridge while he is on the way to a mission, all the same upon noticing Katherine and Goldenblade, he nods a bit to the two. He wears the usual dark attire along with the beltcape, his gaze shifting to look along the water, "Good afternoon you two," he offers, with a smile, then he takes a moment to look to the book, then the skies thoughtfully while he takes a moment to relax.
Katherine Tanzer
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    The imp barely looks up from her book as she hears Goldenblade first. Her glowing eyes narrow ever so slightly, before she goes to turn a page in her book. "Hello, Goldenblade, was it?"

The book has no cover, perhaps a journal of some kind, but Merek may notice bits of paper that has been attached to other pages. Apparently it was research notes; A ton of research notes. "Merek." She says with a bit of a softer tone in her voice. "Good to see you about, though I do hope that dreadful sword of yours isn't causing you any problems."

She then forces her eyes to look away from her book, though her index finger taps the hard cover as she speaks. "I hope you /both/ are doing well?"
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade nods to Merek, "Hello," she offers to him as well. She smiles to Katherine, and nods, "Yes, that's me." She nods about doing well, and admits, "I am now. Last week I was in rough shape." She doesn't have a red tie, but on second thought, no one would get that any more anyhow. She explains, "I got a couple bad debuffs on a mission. One, I got cured, the other, I had to just let time out."
Merek
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    Merek looks to Katherine while he seems to think about that greeting, and nods a bit. "I'm... Well, I'm working to deal with the sword," he notes, then a look to Goldenblade, "I'm glad you are doing better. After that journey in the forest," he adds. There's a shift of the hip while he sighs, pulling his scarf up, "I'm working missions to get materials to assist with a few projects."
Katherine Tanzer
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    "What do you mean a deal with the sword?" Katherine asks with a raising brow, as she snaps the book closed. "Does it involve possibly any demons, spectres, or... mayhaps undead?" She shifts her wieght a bit. "I need to encounter a few more for my own... experiments."

Her eyes then look over to Goldenblade. "Sometimes letting things timeout is all any of us can do, alas." She then flicks some of her own hair to the side.
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade peers at Merek and dealing with the sword. "You -still- have that cursed sword from that one encounter?" she asks incredulously. "How obvious was it that it was cursed and would cause you problems?" She nods to Katherina about letting things time out, but looks back to Merek and says, "Obviously it doesn't always work."
Merek
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    Merek looks then to Goldenblade and back to Katherine, "I think that the main issue is that I really can't unequip the thing, which would let me do a lot better work on it," he notes, while he takes a look to the bridge along the water, "Well anyway, I am sure that Prophylaxis' project into the chimes will be useful in assisting with that."
Katherine Tanzer
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    Katherine looks over to Goldenblade. "Merek can not help himself, as he has stated, the blade is cursed. As such, it is magically bound to him. Even if he wished to be rid of it," The imp then slowly walks up to Merek, her eyes locked onto that sword. Her finger tips gently reaching out, daring to touch her claws against it. "It would never be rid of him, no doubt..."

The Imp then looks at Merek, "May I examine it closer? Mayhaps to see just who or what causes it to be cursed?"
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade smirks as Merek explains why he's still got the sword. "Can't unequip it? That's sort of amusing, I guess." She's not laughing, at least. To Katherine, she says, "Well, not -now- he can't get rid of it, at least," she agrees reluctantly. She will step away from both as Katherine asks to examine the sword.
Merek
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    Merek draws Shadow Eclipse from the sheath which he keeps with him, then he will show that to Katherine and nod, "Of course," he notes, then he takes a look to Goldenblade, "Well, the ward we found in the forest, the sword doesn't really like that," he notes.
Katherine Tanzer
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    "Thus I suspect the chimes you speak of?" Katherine asks Merek, as he draws the sword. She carefully touches the blade, looking it over with her glowing eyes. Her tail slowly sways side to side as she then whispers words and casts a gentle magical spell.

Her lavender eyes flicker in time, before she draws her hand away. "... Interesting. The Shadow Eclipse..." She whispers the name softly. "I admit, when we first met and you had this blade.. It looked... Older. I take a keen interest in it, for my own studies. Cursed items are-- Fascinating, if not very dangerous."

Katherine then looks between the two, as she takes a step back, holding her book close to her. "It is hard to say if he will /ever/ get rid of it," She says softly, looking over to Goldenblade. "One does not just simply remove a curse."

The imp then looks back to Merek. "Now, tell me of these chimes and your sword seeming to show sentience toward them?" The last part she asks in a questioning nature. Sentient swords, or at least what he seems to apply /could/ be sentient if it didn't like something.
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade nods to Katherine, about him never being rid of it. She eyes Merek, and says, "He's probably got to take it and throw it in a volcano on floor 99 or something." She can only shrug. She can't really comment on the magical goings on, except to speculate wildly.
Merek
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    "It once belonged to a man called Demiurge," Merek notes, then he nods a bit to the two, "It vibrates when it senses the presence of the instruments, and didn't seem to like the nature aspect of the forest. It... Was difficult to really understand, it was like I was able to sense what it thought of the place," he notes.
Katherine Tanzer
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    Katherine hrms softy, then taps her claw against the surface of the blade. "Curious thing." She then moves herself away fully, once more leaning against the railing.

Though as the wind comes once again, she raises up her hand and snaps her fingers. The wind suddenly hits a wall or something akin to it and races around the group, but never touches any of them. "Anything more by chance on these instruments or forest?"
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade hrms to Merek. "Demiurge? Wasn't she married to Bruce Willis? Or was that Demi Moore?" She shrugs weakly. "What instruments does it vibtate for? Maybe if you brought it close enough, it'd vibrate apart and shatter?" But we should be so lucky. "What are these instruments you keep talking about?" she wonders.
Merek
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    "The wards from the forest we found," Merek notes then to Goldenblade, while he takes a look to Katherine, "No, the sword decided to hurt me to try and keep me from the instruments."
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade huhs to Merek. "What wards? What even -are- wards?" She sighs, no one explains all the magic mumbo-jumbo to her, and then people wonder why she doesn't understand anything.
Merek
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    Merek looks to the two, "Wards are... Like magical seals that keep things from entering anyplace," he notes, then he offers a nod along with a little wave, "I need to be on the way to a mission, you all take care!"
Katherine Tanzer
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    Katherine listened to the two. Her body shifted slightly, her eyes moving from Goldenblade, to Merek, and back. Her hips shifted to one side, as her eyes closed in momentary thought about these 'wards' and 'instruments'.

The wondering nature that if such a thing could help her /trap/ monsters for further experimentation for her creation or would its own magical energies get in the way?

However to research such a thing would be hard. Her mind was so focused on the task at hand, it was hard to pull it away from anything /but/ the creation of her newly, slowly forming staff.

    Once Merek takes his leave, Katherine snaps back fully and returns the wave, "Be well, Merek!" Then she looks to Goldenblade, "I should be off as well. Do take care Goldenblade." She bows her head respectfully and then makes her way off to the forest path heading for Alne.
Goldenblade
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Goldenblade waves to Merek, and still looks puzzled about wards. "Uh, have fun on your mission," she says. She looks to Katherine and sighs as she heads out as well. "OK, take it easy," she says, and will continue her own tasks, no more clueful than when she started.