We didn't freak out or anything. Though we did kind of shut up for a while. We both got ready and Jessie drove us to the arena. We didn't say much on the ride, and I admit to being a bi...
2023-05-09 21:29:34 +0000 UTC View PostApril 15th 2016 New Jersey, Rosewood, 8:00 PM EDT
"The butler did it." Barbie groaned. "Because of course he did. Nicky, I don't suppose you have...
2023-05-09 21:15:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe next two days passed without much incident barring a missing dessert I'd picked up for myself. I kept up training, but between my daily improvements I made a point to relax and spen...
2023-05-08 21:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt took me about three days to finish my arms and back. I put all the gold, silver, and copper that I got into coins, and all those coins into buying myself mana tinged ores. Even so, my progress w...
2023-05-08 17:40:47 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 16th 2001, British Royal Museum, 3:00 AM EDT
"So..." I said slowly. "Does anyone else see the douchey looking guy in golden armor glaring at us like he w...
2023-05-07 23:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostApril 15th 2016 New Jersey, Rosewood, 7:00 PM EDT
Once dinner was over, Hobbes escorted us into the drawing room, passing out crystal goblets of ...
2023-05-07 21:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostI slept for like nine hours. It was amazing. I didn't even tweak my back sleeping on the training room floor because of my high Vitality. The luxury of just slumping down and sawing log...
2023-05-05 19:08:55 +0000 UTC View PostI won. Nominally. I spent almost all of my money, with only two and a half gold left. Riley was impressed, and I made arrangements to work with him again sometime soon. I didn't commit to anything ...
2023-05-05 17:33:44 +0000 UTC View Post"So." Said Callie with a grin as I walked into the house. "You made it through huh?" Despite her light tone, I could feel through the bond that she was happy for me. "Who did you end up...
2023-05-04 21:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostApril 15th 2016 New Jersey, Rosewood, 6:00 PM EDT
Emma didn't actually talk much. She stood next to me uncomfortably but my statement had just ga...
2023-05-04 20:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostThree days wasn't nearly as long as it sounded. Each of the days was its own project, and exhausting in its own right. The first day I finished granting Rime's wishes, and got Jessie he...
2023-05-03 20:35:23 +0000 UTC View PostTo my surprise, Riley got us into a private room. I expected him to drop me off and leave, but he apparently wanted to see how deep my pockets were. He paid off the guy at the nearest plank bridge ...
2023-05-03 20:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post"So." I said as I slumped back onto the couch. "How long exactly until the next round starts? I know there's going to be a few days between rounds nine and ten, but I didn't bother aski...
2023-05-02 22:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostApril 15th 2016 New Jersey, Rosewood, 9:00 AM EDT
The whole rest of the day was just relaxing, trying to work on my meditation exercises, sparrin...
2023-05-02 19:44:30 +0000 UTC View PostCarl was scowling as he put his hand on the metal elephant. "Hey! How dare you hurt McRuffles. He's one of the best tattoos my old man gave me." Looking up at the elephant I actually di...
2023-05-01 20:38:06 +0000 UTC View PostI’d never actually been to the Ship of Fools. Poor people with little to no mana capacity have no real need of a black market. Which meant if I wanted to find the place I’d need a guide, and I ...
2023-05-01 16:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 16th 2001, British Royal Museum, 2:00 AM EDT
Contrary to my opinions, we did NOT end up rushing into the museum after a ten minute check from Peter and K...
2023-04-30 22:45:47 +0000 UTC View PostApril 14th 2016 Brightedge City, Hall of Nevers, 9:00 AM EDT
The next morning was actually pretty pleasant. I woke up, went down to get something to eat, and sat ...
2023-04-30 18:14:41 +0000 UTC View Post"So." I said as we arrived in the waiting room below the arena. "Last team battle." I swallowed hard, trying to ignore the pounding of my pulse in my ears. "Who do you think we'll be up...
2023-04-28 18:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Ow.” I moaned aloud as I slumped down to the floor. I was in serious pain. Barkskin was damn useful, and the gloves were great, but neither prevented me from feeling tiredness or soreness. I t...
2023-04-28 16:59:57 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the match we went straight home again and I secluded myself. This next part was going to be an important step, and I wasn't willing to have anyone sitting in. Even Callie might be...
2023-04-27 20:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostApril 14th 2016 Brightedge City, The Hall of Nevers, 3:00 AM EDT
I headed home feeling...weirdly refreshed. Working off some of my stress was definitely helpful a...
2023-04-27 19:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning of the seventh match was the same as the ones before it. Five wishes for Rime, five elixirs for Jessie, and she officially reached two thirds of her elixir limit even as her...
2023-04-26 19:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe shop was empty when I came out. I hadn’t checked the time before entering the door to Royston Magical Mining Company, so I didn’t know how long had passed, but it wasn’t like I’d been e...
2023-04-26 15:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe didn't try to recruit the Magnificent Fable Forest, mostly because they were working for a faction that was currently actively pissed at us. While technically most teams could be par...
2023-04-25 22:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostApril 14th 2016 Brightedge City, The Orchard Hotel, 12:00 AM EDT
I'd...kind of underestimated how distracting this situation would be. Like, yes, the point of it ...
2023-04-25 15:59:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day saw another round of wishes for Rime, and another round of elixirs for Jessie. Our healer was up to two hundred seventy eight Vitality, and with only half of her elixir lim...
2023-04-24 21:28:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe small house in the clearing was…unusual. It looked old, worn down and beginning to decay, but at the same time it also looked somehow ahead of its time. I expected someone to be in there when...
2023-04-24 16:29:01 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 15th 2001, Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, 9:00 PM EDT
"This is much slower than I expected." I groaned as I laid back on the seats in the cockpit of ...
2023-04-23 19:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostApril 13th 2016 Brightedge City, The Orchard Hotel, 11:00 PM EDT
Thorn came with us back to the hotel. Raven seemed happy to have her along, (though it was honest...
2023-04-23 14:43:22 +0000 UTC View Post