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*Ciri shakes her head.*
Ciri: You will sleep in our bed... You are my princess remember... the couch is fine.
*Ciri watches Taeria go, nods, then resumes walking away.*

----
*Rt takes another step closer.*
Rt: {Come now... don't lie..}
*His eyes snap to the scythe then to Lyr.*
Rt: {Yes... I have yet to feed on Angel flesh... I expect you will taste delicious.}

Vitani: Don't you dare.. I'm not worth that much.
*Vitani grabs Nick's hand*
Vitani: I just want you to be safe.. that's all.. and You are.. I wish I could be with you..

*Commissar holds Vitanis hand tightly*

You are worth that much to me!

*Commissars emotions flaired in his eyes and then he sighed and relaxed*

I wish it too... Vitani... In the span of a week you've become one of the most important things in my life... I... I just... I don't know what to do. I found your sketchbook... The drawings of "our future" and I want to try and make that a reality.

*The presence reaches an invisible tendril into Nick's mind, subconciously planting the way to make a wish... by invoking the Crawling Chaos*

*Marla wanders out to the pool and changes before diving in and swimming in public pool after a light lunch. *

...

*Maria resting*

...

*marlania wakes up and pulls on a robe, curling up on a sofa and reads a book with a mug of coffee aboard ship in suite*

*Vitani looks terribly pained and miserable*
Vitani: I wanted that too... to be... whole and happy..
*Vitani looks into CN's eyes*
Vitani: Please be safe...
*Taeria resurfaces *

*Commissar felt the dread of invoking whatever beast was in the back of his head and grunted, flinching*

I will... Vitani.

*Commissar lets go of Tae when she resurfaces*

Thank you, Tae... I... I... Need to go and think.

*Commissar slinks off to his own room and feels the urge to summon the beast in his head, he mused over it and thought hard... And invoked him*

*Taeria goes to the couch to sit and rhink*

*Ciri walks over to the couches, and points to the opposite end of Izriel and Rita's couch.*
Ciri: May I sit here?
*She masks her sadness, and fear.*
*Ciri then sees Taeria.*
Ciri: Tae.. Is that you? Or is it Vitani?

---
*Rita pulls her hood up, and nods.*
*Obviously self conscious about her horns.*

*Joal nods, then keeps trying to move her limbs*
*Fails badly*

~

*Maiev shrugs*
M: Gotta think of everything, don't I? Wanna spar?

~

*Lyr backs away more, and hits a tree*
*Phases through it, then keeps backing away*
We taste tangy. Too stringy, and not enough meat on our bones...
*Half faking her fear, but other half is kinda real, but not really, cause she's fought bigger*

~

*Izy nods happily at Ciri*
Morning!

*Santiago comes back with a wet cloth and starts wiping more sweat off of Joalia*
S: It'll be alright, Joal. I love you.

*Kara smiles and nods*
K: Sure. I could use some practice as well.

*Taeria looks up at Ciri *
Taeria: It's me..

*A black dot appears in midair, and grows into a humanoid silhouette*
Well... you want to make a bargain? You've certainly fell on hard times, lately...

Wha... Who are you?

*Commissar grabs his bolt pistol by instinct*

*Joal's eyes water as she tries moving*
*Mouths 'I love you too' to Santiago, then keeps going*
*Her tail blade twitches, which she doesn't see*

~

*Maiev smiles, then offers Kara a hand to enter the ring*
M: I won't go easy, okay?

*Ciri smiles weakly.*
Ciri: C-can we sit together? ...please...
---

*Rt slices the tree in half, and kicks away the stump.*
Rt: {I think you will taste better then the strange creature I ate last week..}
*He pulls his sword arm back, and swings for Lyr's upper torso.*

OOC:
You can NPC Taldeer if you want to resolve that plot arc Verviedi, I'm switching characters for a couple of days

I... am Nyarlathotep. The Black Pharaoh with the power to cure all woes. You summoned me with your invocation, and I sense your feeling of loss. You desire to bargain with the Crawling Chaos...

*Commissar gripped his bolt pistol*

So... That was you in my head? Hrm... I don't know if I should...

Yes, it was... I sensed that you desired relief, but I cannot manifest unless summoned. *Lie* I placed my Invocation into your mind so that I may help you.

Taeria: Always my love... please come..
*Taeria holds her arms out for Ciri *

Hrn... You're lucky to have caught me in my time of grief, demon. We would not be having this conversation otherwise. What do you want?

*Lyr parries the sword, but its basically like parrying a truck*
*Gets thrown through a tree, and hits another*
*Wheezes, then gets back up*
...Cockhead...

Tell me what you desire... so that I may demand fair payment...
*Body gains some definition, forming into a regal robe*

*me and about 9 other Guardsmen are slowly patrolling in unpredictable intervals around the perimeter of the forest, whilst staying in sight of the Room*
*weapons are at the ready*

I... I'd like Vitani to be freed from Taes body, like her twin. The same soul and the same body like when I had met her in the clearing. And her memories.

I'm afraid I can't recover her soul... she doesn't have one. I can get her mind back, and make her a body... Here is your price. Find Ciri. Tell her that a friend wants to see her. Bring her to me. Don't tell her about this bargain... or my name. I want to see the surprised look on her face when she sees me...

I want the same body that she had, I don't want any other body other than the one that was destroyed. I want -her- back. I know your games, Daemon. I am not that easy to trick. I want the mind that is my Vitani, put in the body she had before, looking the exact same as I fondly remember her by.

Of course. She have the same mind and body that you remember. Now, bring me Ciri, so you can fulfill my deal...

*Ciri blinks into Taeria's arm, is about to kiss her, but stops herself.*
Ciri: Th-thank you...

----

*Rt laughs, and stomps over to Lyr.*
Rt: {Come now sister... you are stronger then this...}
*He runs his metal/flesh arm across his blade, causing strange red energy to crackle across it.*