01<@Ardweden> [Day: Sunday, September 12. Time: ?] 01<@Ardweden> [You are in a dream! Or, at least, you're dreamwalking. You just went through a carnival of sorts and then a series of city streets, all New York City (or NYC-themed, since things are quite dreamish). After wandering through some less than savory streets, Imp lost the Tony's trail... but some quick looking and he's been spotted inside a restaurant, eating pizza.] 01<@Ardweden> [Well, the rest of you spotted him. Imp has not. And Puck and Toci (who are there too!) probably haven't spotted him either, but then, do they even know what he looks like?] 01<@Ardweden> [Session Start!] 06* Hien points in the window. "Hey, isn't that Tony?" 06* Imp pauses halfway in his rush and looks over. "Yeaaaaaaaah...." He looks a tad embarrased. 06* Susano-o follows her claw, and nods in verification. Joan glances in. "I ... am unsure." 06* Kali follows the clawed finger for a moment, then observes the other window in the pizza joint. To see if they're mostly human or if there are any strange characters like them inside. 01<@Ardweden> [Looks human!] 06* Imp goes to go inside! 06* Kali frowns slightly, then softly speaks to Susano-O, keeping her voice low. "I forget. When we touched Nate, were we visible just to him or was it instant with everyone who was around at the time?" 01<@Ardweden> [Puck follows, and Toci... uh, presumably follows... well, she is kind of slow sometimes.] 01<@Ardweden> [Imp opens the doors and gets hit in the face with another gray mist. Darn those dream realm doorways and their misty ways.] When it was Nate, the only other person there, was, uh... me. You know. And he knew. 06* Imp enters, if no one stops him. 06* Kali nods and glances back at the restaurant. "So...basically we don't know. Great." 01<@Ardweden> [NPCs certainly don't stop Imp.] 06* Susano-o nods. "They knew after. But how fast it was..." 06* Kali glances at the misty doorway and her lips curl back into a bit of a scowl. 06* Hien hesitates and looks over at Kali and Susano-o. 06* Joan heads in. Why not? It'd probably be better to go with the flow rather than try to cheat. 06* Kali heads through the doorway. 06* Susano-o looks back at Hien. "We should follow. It's what we're here for." 06* Susano-o follows, too. 06* Hien nods and follows! 01<@Ardweden> [Puck chuckles at Kali's comment, but he doesn't say anything! He goes through the doorway.] 06* Imp heads in since no one is stopping him. 01<@Ardweden> [On the other side is a full and bustling restaurant that reminds many of you of Pagliai's, although the service is certainly better. There are plenty of patrons, as well as an open kitchen... Tony is *not* at the counter, however, but behind it.] 06* Imp half stops and just sorts of stares and watches. 01<@Ardweden> [He's tossing pizza. Literally, dough in the air, tossing pizza. He's laughing, though - clearly having a good time, as he talks to the other people behind the counter.] 06* Kali tries to overhear some of the conversation, looking for anyone else who stands out. 06* Susano-o moves inside enough for dragons to fit in, too, and then looks for anyone else he knows in this place. 06* Imp just watches the pizza, dumbfounded. 06* Hien squeezes in behind Susano-o. 01<@Ardweden> [Puck looks around. "Nice place," he comments, as he steps aside to let a patron through.] 06* Kali glances from side to side, trying to take in the whole scene. "Yeah..." She finally notices and looks downward a little bit. "Imp?" 06* Susano-o looks at Puck curiously. "You like pizza?" Can't say I blame 'im. Who doesn't love pizza? It's good stuff. I...I don't know 01<@Ardweden> [Puck blinks. "Yeah, what they said. Not liking pizza is just *weird*, man."] 01<@Ardweden> [Meanwhile, Toci manages to step through the door. Well, she's working on it.] Don't know what? 06* Hien scoots aside to get out of the way. I just... never mind. This. This isn't what I... I... what? 06* Hien looks at Imp. "Not what you were expecting?" 06* Kali sighs. "You were hoping this would be horrible then?" 06* Imp nods at Hien and glares at Kali. What were you expecting? 01<@Ardweden> [Tony slides a pizza into a brick oven, removes another, puts it on the counter, and starts slicing it up. Meanwhile, a customer walks up and he starts talking with her.] 06* Kali gives him a stern look back. "What? Tell me I'm wrong. You wanted to be the big damned hero, guns blazing in. Into a pizza joint." 06* Susano-o looks at Kali, looking pretty convinced by that analysis. Not him working. 06* Kali blinks at that and glances at Tony. Fair enough. Maybe he just likes pizza. 01<@Ardweden> [At this point, he's back to making pizzas.] Per'aps 'is dream ees to make somezing of 'imself. 06* Imp frowns and heads for the counter. 06* Kali pauses for a moment, rubbing her chin with her top pair at Joan's statement. "That...could very well be it..." 06* Susano-o watches the Imp go. "But then why pizza?" Well, we were just saying that almost everyone likes pizza! 06* Kali watches Imp go as well. "Well that's something only he can tell us, probably." 01<@Ardweden> ["True dat," Puck says as he heads after Imp.] 01<@Ardweden> [Behind you, Toci FINALLY got through the door and is orienting herself.] 06* Imp will get to the counter and see if he's recognized or seen. 06* Susano-o nods. "You think he'll recognize the Imp?" Guess we'll know in a minute. 01<@Ardweden> [Tony doesn't notice Imp and Puck walking up to the counter. He's tossing more dough, and next to him, an older man in a chef's jacket is saying to him, "Yeah, exactly like that. You've really got the hang of this."] 06* Susano-o shakes his head. "It's like before. They're obvious, but they're not seeing them." 06* Imp looks around. "Can I get a pizza?" 01<@Ardweden> [Neither of them notice Imp. Tony finishes the dough for another pie, and he gets a pat on the back from the chef. "Keep this up and you'll be better at this than I am!" he says, to which Tony laughs. "I don't think so, but thanks, Dad."] 06* Imp 's jaw just drops and he stares. 01<@Ardweden> [Puck's just watching, arms folded.] 01<@Ardweden> [Now that Imp is staring, he does see that the chef *looks* a bit like an older, more in shape Tony. He's also putting toppings on a pizza. "Get the small pepperoni out of the oven, okay?" he says to Tony, who goes about doing just that!] 06* Hien let's out a gravel-y whisper. "Oh." 06* Imp shakes his head and looks at Tony, and then back at the group, and then at Tony. 06* Kali shakes her head slightly, looking down. She then keeps an eye on Puck. 06* Susano-o blinks, and watches the older man now. 01<@Ardweden> [Surprisingly - or perhaps not - Puck doesn't seem keen on causing any trouble. He's just watching. Toci, behind you, is pretending she's a statue.] 06* Joan hangs out. 01<@Ardweden> [They keep cooking pizza, with Tony's father correcting or complimenting him once in a while, but... really, that's what it is. "This your friend?" Puck asks Imp.] 'Ow does 'is father act in the waking world? I don't know. I haven't met him. 06* Susano-o looks at Kali questioningly. Divorce... 06* Imp looks torn. "Yeah. It's my friend. He can't stay though." 01<@Ardweden> [Puck blinks, then looks at the pair in front of them. "That sucks."] Yeah. 06* Kali notices Susano-o looking at her for a moment and then glances away. "It's...just his dad here." And he's not the one he stays with now. Right? 01<@Ardweden> ["So, you gonna talk to him?" Puck asks. "Or do you want to?"] 06* Kali wraps her lower arms around her. "I...I don't know." She glances at Imp. 01<@Ardweden> ["Because that was the deal - you talk, that's it." He glances in Toci's direction, but she doesn't move.] I think I gotta touch him to talk, but I'll just talk. He can't stay. 01<@Ardweden> [Puck frowns. "Sounds like you want to do more than just talk, then."] 06* Susano-o watches the Imp for the lead. It's his friend. Can't hear me if I don't touch him. 06* Hien crosses her arms and plants her feet. 01<@Ardweden> [Puck rolls his eyes. "Fine," he snaps, and he reaches out and flicks Tony in the arm while he reaches for the tomatoes... to which Tony says, "Ow!" He looks up, annoyed, and then his eyes widen when he sees the interesting assortment of mythological figures in front of him. "What in the fuck?"] 06* Kali sits on one of the stools, glancing at Puck, leaning on one of her hands. "Well that was subtle." She turns to Tony. "One medium cheese to go?" The pizza looks good. 01<@Ardweden> ["Uh... sure... what?" He seems pretty confused, yup. Meanwhile, Tony's dad had already turned to answer the phone.] 06* Hien just waves cheerfully. 06* Susano-o watches quietly. 06* Joan hangs out more. 01<@Ardweden> [Toci's a statue! Puck grins, which seems to make Tony a little uncomfortable... still, he goes about tossing some dough, maybe for that medium cheese pizza.] 01<@Ardweden> [None of the other patrons seem to have noticed you guys for some reason, still.] 06* Imp shakes his head. "So my perfect day at school was nice, but you had this in mind?" 01<@Ardweden> [Tony's looking at Imp, puzzled, as he tries to work the dough. "I don't know what you're talkin' about." Pause. "And you go to, uh, demon school?"] 06* Hien can't help but chuckle a bit. It's possibly unnerving. We talked earlier, Tony. It's Tyler. 06* Imp sounds a tad miffed. 06* Kali sighs a bit and turns to look at the other patrons. And Toci, to give Puck a break. 01<@Ardweden> [Tony's looks at Imp for a long moment, then says, "Yeeeeah, no." He starts putting sauce and cheese on the pizza.] 01<@Ardweden> [Puck's watching, more Imp than Tony. One eyebrow is definitely up.] 01<@Ardweden> [Toci looks at Kali back, but she doesn't move otherwise. The rest of the patrons are eating, drinking, and being quite merry!] Yeah, no what? 06* Susano-o keeps his eye on the chef still. 01<@Ardweden> [The chef is on the phone! He's quite animated in his talkings.] 01<@Ardweden> ["Yeah, I wasn't talking to you at any point earlier. At least, I don't remember it." Tony pops the pizza into the oven.] 01<@Ardweden> ["Think I'd remember talking to a little fucking demon creature. Where'd you all come from, anyway?" he asks more generally.] 06* Joan thumbs towards the door. "Zat way." 06* Kali deadpans, while half still looking at Toci. "Ashgate." 06* Susano-o crosses his arms. No reason to answer when the others are covering it. 01<@Ardweden> ["Really?" Tony asks. "Like... Connecticut?"] Really like Connecticut, yeah. 06* Imp sighs. "Fuck." Yeah. Sure. 06* Susano-o nods. 01 ["That's fuckin' wild," he says, and he doesn't know the half of it.] 01 [Session End!]