01<@Ardweden> [Day: Friday/Saturday, September 24/25. Time: Midnight.] 01<@Ardweden> [Last night, you each had a chat with Medea. Tonight, you all awaken in the Haven... though Susano-O is missing. It is, as always, as you left it.] 01<@Ardweden> [Time to do what you set out to do!] 01<@Ardweden> [Session Start!] 06* Hien awakes in the Haven and immediately jumps to action, looking around first for her fellow dreamers and then for the usual hat. 01<@Ardweden> [The hat's there, lying on the floor, being a feather in a cap.] 06* Imp wakes up looking around. "Here I se..." 06* Joan is sitting away from the others, back facing them, examining her sword. Since the sword shines bright enough to blind anyone who looks directly at it, it's a good thing she's not facing them. What's the plan? 06* Kali wakes up in the Haven. She looks a bit distant, bottom arms wrapped around her still as she gets up. She looks around, at the room and the door but seems not to be looking at anyone in particular. Her eyes hover around the hat. Gonna check with the walrus, then head out to the dinosaurs and waterfalls again. 06* Hien walks over to the hat and gently picks it up. "Good evening, Mister Walrus." 01<@Ardweden> [The hat responds. "Good evening, Miss Hien!"] How are the dreams looking tonight? Not all mixed together like a few nights ago, I hope. 01<@Ardweden> ["Oh, not nearly so bad, no. A smudge here or there, but I daresay you're looking at largely safe travels."] Fantastic. Anything in particular we should be watching out for? 01<@Ardweden> ["That depends on where you're going," he says, and the hat seems to smile.] I... guess. 06* Imp looks at the hat, not sure about it still. 06* Kali watches the hat respond, her eyes focusing on it. And also Hien's conversation with it. But she doesn't interrupt. 06* Hien hmms. "That's fair, I guess. We're going to find my sister, but we're still working out the path." 06* Kali winces a bit and looks away. 01<@Ardweden> ["Quite wise, Miss Hien. The journey is almost as important as the destination, though I should stress that if too much time is taken, your destination may be different than anticipated."] Wait, explain that 06* Hien nods, though the hat probably can't see it, and starts to put it down before Imp's comment stops her. 06* Joan sheathes her sword, standing up and turning about. "'E means we're on a time limit." 01<@Ardweden> [And now it looks like the hat is raising an eyebrow. Only it has no eyebrow. Still, one part of the rim rises higher than the rest. And then Joan speaks.] No no How are we? 01<@Ardweden> ["How are you what?"] What is the time limit? How does it work? 06* Hien tilts her head slightly, curious. We take too long, she's too far gone. Non? 06* Kali tries not to wince at that too. Mmm let's go then We--we should probably...yeah. Yes. 01<@Ardweden> ["Accurate. If you take too long, she will be lost. Now how long is 'too long' varies... and I'm confident you can intuit why."] Lead on. 06* Hien sets the hat down gently. "Thank you." She then looks around. "Susano-O's not here?" 01<@Ardweden> [He doesn't seem to be!] how do we find them then/ Same way we've been finding the others. We go out and look. 06* Imp shrugs. "You lead on then. I'll ride on top." 06* Hien heads for the door. 06* Kali looks at the hat. To make sure it's gone back to being a hat. 06* Joan follows Hien 01<@Ardweden> [It LOOKS like a hat, but it's always looked like a hat. Still, Kali does feel like she's being watched.] 06* Imp hops on Hein 06* Kali doesn't follow yet. She seems to be holding herself tighter, and not looking at the door. "Um...guys?" 06* Joan stops short of going through the door. "Oui?" 06* Hien turns around and looks at Kali. "Yes?" 06* Kali stammers for a moment, then breathes out her breath, eyes closing. "I...I don't think...I don't think I can go with you guys tonight..." What? Why? Wait what? 06* Kali holds herself tighter with her arms. "There's something...there's something else I have to check..." 06* Hien snorts slightly. "That's more important than this?" 06* Kali keeps her eyes shut tight. "I...I don't know how the door works...and it may force me to go with you anyways...and if it does, I'll fight...but...for right now..." She stops and winces hard at Hien's statement. Hein...please... What is it you have to do? 06* Kali bites her lip. "I can't say..." And it really has to be done tonight? 06* Joan frowns. "I see." 06* Kali winces again. "Hien...I'm sorry..." I'll make it up to you...I promise...I don't know how...I just...I will. 06* Hien glowers. "I want to trust you. I do. But I'll remember this." She heads for the door. 06* Kali crouches on the ground and holds herself tighter, not looking at anybody. 06* Joan follows. "Don't worry, I am with you. I know 'ow I'd feel if it was my sister." 06* Hien nods to Joan and grips the door handle, then pulls it open. 01 [There's gray mist on the other side, like (almost) always.] 06* Hien rolls her eyes. Imp may be able to feel it. 06* Imp looks over Hein's head. "Glad you're doing it." 06* Kali looks hatward. And perhaps wallward. 06* Hien concentrates on Natalie and steps out into the mist. 01 [Hien goes into the mist, Imp on her head! He's like her hat. Er, sort of. She steps out into a humid, tropical area with a dinosaur staring down at her.] 06* Hien grins a toothy grin. "I got it right (+!") Where are we? Zis is a different place from before. I... that's a good question 06* Hien turns to look at Joan. "Weren't you here when we went scouting?" This is different from the first time, but the first time was when the dreams were all weird and blending together. This is the right way. No. I 'ad to leave, remember? 01 [The dinosaur lifts its head and yawns, then leans its neck to the right to gnaw on an enormous banana tree.] 06* Hien exhales a bit of smoke. "These dreams are all blending together for me, too. But this is how we came last time." 06* Hien starts heading towards the waterfall. 06* Joan follows, glancing around. 06* Imp shrugs. "Hien wont' get me lost." 01 [Only she does. Hien is confident at first, but after what feels like at least an hour of wandering... well, no waterfall. They have found a road that leads away from the jungle made out of gumdrops and spearmint candies, though!] Crap. I don't remember this from last time. 06* Imp shrugs. 06* Hien stops, closes her eyes, and concentrates on Natalie and the waterfall again. 06* Hien mutters, "This was supposed to be easier since we went scouting first." It was. 06* Hien opens her eyes and sighs. "Back towards the dinosaurs. I need to concentrate more, apparently." Per'aps. But I was not zere, and you... erm, no offense, but you know... 06* Hien shrugs. "None taken. I know my limits, and I think I got thrown off by having good luck at the start." We'll get there. 06* Joan nods. "But you must hurry. We 'ave little time." Working on it! 06* Imp just settles back. 06* Hien continues walking onward, thinking of Natalie more than waterfalls or dinosaurs. 06* Imp relaxes where he's at. 01 [Hien walks purposefully, almost tripping over a few oversized roots, but she nevertheless manages to lead the way to a waterfall over an extremely high cliff, pouring its way down into a plant-filled city.] 06* Imp looks down at the city. "good job." That's more like it. So apparently I have to think about Natalie more and specific places less. 06* Hien looks over at Joan. "I think I need to fly you down." 06* Joan nods. "Zat would probably be best, oui." 06* Hien gently picks up Joan and then spreads her wings to glide down the cliff towards the city. "Ready, Imp?" 06* Imp nods. "Ready." He gets up and starts to glide down. 06* Joan gets picked up! Usually it's the other way around. 06* Hien takes off and slowly glides down towards the city. 01 [They glide down, right into a session end!]