We Are Our Avatars VI (Closed for Good)

[Chungus]

After some time of heading south, Nybeth-crow would come across another cave, the entrance of which was smaller then the previous one he had entered.

 

[Kirke]

The Rookie was notified by Tophat that someone was focusing on him. He looked up and saw Jessica, raising his broom momentarily as a greeting.
(To Jessica: Greetings.)

 

[Drakmorg]

Nybeth-Crow observed the second cave that it had found, looking into it just as carefully as it had done with the previous one, now that it knew for certain that things like dragons existed in Alnilam.
[hr]

Hey there. You know of anything going on? Jessica mentally replied to Tophat. She politely nodded to the Rookie, then went back to loitering about, letting her gaze wander without really focusing on anything.

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: Besides the guys threatning to destroy the planet? Not really. By the way, you said you had read about me, but I've never heard of anyone writing about me. Who did?)

 

[Chungus]

Nybeth-crow would find this cave was less a level windling tunnel, and more a descend. At the bottom of the descend was a decent-sized chamber. The cave seemed to be onucupied, a number of bats not withstanding.

 

[Drakmorg]

Not much we can really do about that particularly massive issue for the moment though. Jessica thought at Tophat with a sigh. Oh, that? I thought I already told you about that. Ah well. Anyways, Four wrote an autobiography, and I've read it cover to cover several times over, so that's where I know you from.
[hr]

Nybeth-Crow flew into the new cave it had found. Flying down into the underground chamber and landing, the crow exploded into a plume of black smoke, from which Nybeth stepped out. This location will do much more nicely...

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: Four wrote a book?)
Tophat asked with obvious disbelief, (To Jessica: I can't believe she got time to that in between all the fuckin' she did.)

 

[Drakmorg]

That's my great great great...grandmother you're talking about. Jessica replied to Tophat with as unamused a mental tone as she could muster, repeating the word 'great' the necessary number of times. ...But admittedly she supposedly only ever got around to it after Winter died. She conceded. I can get you a copy if you want one...wait, can you even read?

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: In a way.)
Tophat quickly copied Jessica's visual memories of reading through the book. It would feel somewhat, no, really strange. Especially if she wasn't used to more complex telepathic procedures.
(To Jessica: I'll look through this when I've got time. How far back does it reach anyway? From her mental birth or from her getting a body?)

 

[Drakmorg]

Tophat would feel a reflexive resistance put up by Jessica's mind in response to its unannounced intrusion. However, it wouldn't be enough to stop someone/thing with as much psychic experience as Tophat. To Tophat, it would basically feel like the telepathic equivalent of going over a speed-bump.

Jessica couldn't help but utter some odd noises that implied she found what Tophat did to be less than pleasant. Warn me before you try and do something like that again! I've got mental defenses in place in case of Telepaths, and it doesn't exactly feel pleasant to have them just plowed right through like that. After regaining her composure on the inside and out, she mentally added, It pretty much goes back as far as she could remember, so the former.

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: Hm? Oh, sorry. I'm not used to dealing with other telepaths.)
Glancing around Jessica's mind it noticed the defences.
(To Jessica: Perhaps I can help you with those defences, if you wish.)

 

[FPSfanatic]

Lyra wandered into Lakewest, with her hair a bright red, wearing Marcus' hoodie and a pair of dark pants, her mask gone. She did still carry her knives and rifle however. She wandered through the streets, green eyes looking for offworlders.

 

[Drakmorg]

That might be pretty nice. I'm not all that good at forming a mental defense, as you can probably tell...so some help might be nice, just in case. Jessica mentally replied to Tophat. After rubbing her temples for a bit, she went back to leaning against the wall of the building she was standing in front of. Not having much else to focus her physical vision on, she watched the Rookie sweep the streets.

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: To be fair, I've been able to practise it a few hundred years longer than you have. If I wasn't able to beat you, I would be very suprised. I'll prepare to teach you so we can do that whenever you feel like it.)

 

[FPSfanatic]

Lyra eventually spotted Jessica and took a lean next to her, watching Rookie as she watched him.

 

[Furioso]

Rita left the dragon den and headed for the clear area in the mountains again. Again she attempted her unfinished spell, creating a massive runic symbol on the ground covering the entire area, with glowing halos extending from it into the sky, which had darkened considerably. This time, a single pathetic lightning bolt shot through the rings, barely darkening the spot it hit. "Damn!" said Rita as the spell fizzled

 

[Drakmorg]

Okay then! Jessica enthusiastically replied mentally. Unless something actually comes up, I'm good for a lesson whenever.
Jessica noticed Lyra come over and lean against the wall next to her. Not recognizing Lyra while she was in disguise, Jessica began inching away from her slightly, feeling uncomfortable about someone she thought was a stranger coming so close to her without saying anything.
[hr]

Nybeth left the cave he recently claimed for himself, turning into a crow once again and flying out. Since he was still in the mountains, Rita's attempted spell-casting caught his attention. He curiously flew over to see what was going on.

 

[FPSfanatic]

"oh come on Jessica, I hardly smell. And after all that work, getting that voice recording of Dancing Blades memoirs." Lyra said, rolling her eyes before continuing her examination of Rookie. "although I am curious ad to why we've got a soldier cleaning the streets. He was from the drop pod, wasn't he? Remember it, sorta."

 

[Furioso]

With a huff Rita sat against a rock "Ugh, that was worse than the last attempt..." she said to herself.

 

[Kirke]

(To Jessica: It'll take some time to prepare, but it should be ready by tomorrow.)
The Rookie stopped sweeping and glanced over at Jessica, noting Lyra, then nudged his rucksack.
(To Jessica: Oh right. Me and James need to report back to the military, or they're gonna declare us missing.)