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The Semblance of Unity rolled 1 100-sided dice:
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Total: 33 (1-100)
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:54 pm
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Searching for Melany
He held Nugget in his hand for a moment, then the bat was off. They needed to find Melany, to figure out what she was doing. He hadn't expected Nasir, or anyone, to see her. She was supposed to be free from this, supposed to never have to worry anymore. That was what everything was about. They'd excised the poison, taken her arm and shoulder (her dancer's body lopsided - they'd find a way to fix that, too); it should be done with her. Horace closed his eyes and concentrated on Nugget's sight.
It was strange, how bats had good regular eyesight as well as echo-location. He supposed it made it easier in the dark. Go to Melany, he thought. You know who she is - I know she snuck you treats when I wasn't looking. Find the heart of her. She'd lived with both him and Nugget long enough for the bat to feel comfortable around her. Though Nugget was an out-going sort of bat, anyway. Horace focused on what he knew of Melany, on the normal places she might be. She was supposed to be sleeping, ******** it to hell and back.
Horace's back was against one of the walls, but he didn't feel it anymore. He was with Nugget.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:05 pm
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Nugget was a good familiar, and he knew the ways between the worlds like he knew the back of his bonded's hand. He took wing, the comfortable weight of Horace's consciousness familiar and warm in the back of his little bat brain.
He found his way back to Horace's hope, through a window left cracked open. From there, it was quick enough up to Melany's room.
She was awake, sitting on the floor with an opened manila folder and a note. Nugget lit upon her shoulder, among her masses of loose dark hair, providing Horace with a good view--but it'd take time and energy to work out what the note said. The images were filtered through Nugget's understanding of them, and Nugget couldn't read English, if it even was English he was looking at.
"Nugget," said Melany, half-laughing. She put down the note and reached up to offer the little bat her hand. "I thought you were with Horace! Not that I'm not glad to see you..."
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 1 100-sided dice:
59
Total: 59 (1-100)
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:37 pm
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Nugget was very proud of himself. And he told Horace so, in his voice that was oddly reminiscent of Morgan Freeman. Nugget alit from from shoulder and flew around her head by way of greeting. He settled back on her shoulder instead of her hand at Horace's insistence, nuzzling into her hair. Blue eyes looked down at the paper. It was in English, maybe, Nuggt could not tell. Nugget was only a very neat and handy and handsome little bat who could not read words.
Back in the ritual space, Horace resolved to try and teach Nugget English. Somehow. He didn't think it would work. Then he was concentrating, trying to stare through Nugget's eyes. It was an invasion of privacy, and, for a moment, he felt bad about it, but he wanted to be sure.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:44 pm
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 1 100-sided dice:
30
Total: 30 (1-100)
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:00 pm
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Though Nugget was trying, the letters between the first few sentences and the signature refused to resolve. He shifted his focus down to the bottom of the note as Melany set it down. "Oh, ow, ********," she said, having attempted to lift the manila envelope. "That's heavy. Sorry, Nugget."
She wiggled the envelope until a corner of her goal peeked out. Then she tugged that, pinning the other corner with her foot. "Don't tell Horace, okay," she said to the little bat, just as his eyes finally deciphered the lettering:
Love, Ezra
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:16 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:42 pm
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shibrogane rolled 1 10-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-10)
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:20 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:29 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 10:16 pm
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