"That's very principled of you, then," said Aster.
Spellweaver
NPC, 44 posts
Sat 16 May 2020 at 04:05
msg #88
A new day in class
"It's more that they're paying to see me, I had better be able to give them what they want to see," Ruby said.
Aster
Sun 17 May 2020 at 04:07
msg #89
A new day in class
"Isn't magic what they want to see, though?" Aster asked.
Spellweaver
NPC, 45 posts
Sun 17 May 2020 at 05:56
msg #90
A new day in class
"Yes, but normal people don't believe magic actually exists," Ruby said.
Aster
Mon 18 May 2020 at 02:04
msg #91
A new day in class
"I think a few of them do," said Aster. "And they want to."
Spellweaver
NPC, 46 posts
Mon 18 May 2020 at 03:26
msg #92
A new day in class
"It can also be pretty dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. I think it's better to keep it secret," Ruby said.
Aster
Mon 18 May 2020 at 03:53
msg #93
A new day in class
"Well... you're probably right, too," said Aster. "I certainly keep my nature a secret..."
Spellweaver
NPC, 47 posts
Mon 18 May 2020 at 04:13
msg #94
A new day in class
"It's nice having someone I can talk to about at least one aspect of my life," Ruby said.
Aster
Tue 19 May 2020 at 04:24
msg #95
A new day in class
"Cool," said Aster. "...want to hang out later?"
Spellweaver
NPC, 48 posts
Tue 19 May 2020 at 04:47
msg #96
A new day in class
"Sure, sounds cool," Ruby said.
Aster
Wed 20 May 2020 at 04:57
msg #97
A new day in class
"Cool," said Aster.
...And then was classwork, and lunch.
Spellweaver
NPC, 49 posts
Sat 23 May 2020 at 03:31
msg #98
A new day in class
Ruby went looking for Aster.
Aster
Sun 24 May 2020 at 03:23
msg #99
A new day in class
"Hey, Ruby," said Aster. She'd apparently been waiting for her.
Spellweaver
NPC, 50 posts
Sun 24 May 2020 at 03:49
msg #100
A new day in class
"How're you doing?" Ruby asked.
Aster
Mon 25 May 2020 at 00:15
msg #101
A new day in class
"Not too bad," said Ruby. And then her head turned, and she looked out over at nothing in particular.
"...but I think there's a portal to hell opening somewhere nearby," she continued.
Spellweaver
NPC, 51 posts
Mon 25 May 2020 at 02:28
msg #102
A new day in class
"We'd better deal with that first then," Elizabeth said.
Aster
Mon 25 May 2020 at 03:55
msg #103
A new day in class
"Yeah," said Aster. She looked around, and then pointed.
"That way. Downtown."
Spellweaver
NPC, 52 posts
Tue 26 May 2020 at 03:40
msg #104
A new day in class
"Does this happen often around here?" Ruby asked as she headed that way.
Aster
Tue 26 May 2020 at 04:45
msg #105
A new day in class
"First I've heard about it," said Aster.
Ahead, a plume of red and yellow glowing smoke was stretching up into the sky.
Spellweaver
NPC, 53 posts
Wed 27 May 2020 at 00:06
msg #106
A new day in class
Ruby snapped her fingers to change into her "hero form" as she approached it.
Aster
Wed 27 May 2020 at 00:58
msg #107
A new day in class
"Nice trick!" said Aster. They were just around the corner now; people were screaming and fleeing whatever it was.
Spellweaver
NPC, 54 posts
Wed 27 May 2020 at 03:11
msg #108
A new day in class
"It keeps the 'normals' from recognizing me while I do real magic," Ruby said. "And it seems we're going the right way."
GM
GM, 449 posts
Wed 27 May 2020 at 04:13
msg #109
A new day in class
Indeed they were-- for around the corner, a pillar of fire was splitting in two, and spreading apart, leaving a fiery gateway between them that opened to a scene of utter blackness.
Spellweaver
NPC, 55 posts
Wed 27 May 2020 at 06:09
msg #110
A new day in class
"There we go," Ruby said. "An odd place for one to appear."
Aster
Thu 28 May 2020 at 04:48
msg #111
A new day in class
"The big question is why?" Aster said. "Someone did this on purpose, on this side of the gate."
Several pairs of eyes and horns were emerging through the gateway.
