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A

You pout as you scoot away from her.

"I'll just read something you aren't reading yet," you say.

You go to her stack of books and pick out Magical Properties of Gem Stones Vol. 1. You haven't read it in awhile, so it'll be good to review.

You go past the introduction of how gems have magical properties to begin with, and when this was discovered, and by who, because you already know that so well. Instead, you start with the properties themselves.

The primary colors grant power that relate to the Jewelcrafter's self.

Red stones are of the body. They help the Jewelcrafter with speed, strength and healing.
Yellow stones are of the mind. They help the Jewelcrafter with intellect, skill and creativity.
Blue stones are of the soul. They help the Jewelcrafter with determination, courage and compassion.

The secondary colors grant power that relate to things other than the Jewelcrafter.

Orange stones are of the physical. They allow the Jewelcrafter to affect objects and people.
Green stones are of the mental. They allow the Jewelcrafter to affect thoughts and emotions.
Purple stones are of the spiritual. They allow the Jewelcrafter to affect spirits and ghosts.

It takes years of training for a Jewelcrafter to master any one type of stone. Even while yellow stones grant power of the mind, the strain of using that power will tax the body. And while red stones grant power of the body, the strain of using that power will tax the mind.

You catch Raven reading this book over your shoulder.

"*Ahem*," you say. "Didn't you just scold me for reading over your shoulder?"

"Yes, but this is different. I'm reading over your shoulder now."

"What happened to what you were reading?"

"I finished it."

"Then read something else while I read this," you say.

"But I wanted to read up on Jewelcrafting," she says. "I was hoping I could use the book to help me improve my Jewelcrafting level."

"Oh, that's true, it is your worse subject."

"Hey," she says defensively.

"Sorry, but you know that's the truth."

"Yeah, but you didn't have to say it."

A) Give her the book
B) Let her read over your shoulder
C) Read it out loud for her
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I like it (no pun intended)
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A

With not much else to do, you walk over and sit by Raven at the desk. You see she's reading more of Druid Spiritualism.

"I should apologize to you, too," you say to her.

"What for?" she says.

"Well, for almost breaking Gaia's seal just so I can confirm my suspicions."

"Oh please, you don't need to apologize to me," she says. "I know a thing about a dark secret."

"Very true. Then, I should thank you for being understanding."

"You're welcome," she smiles as she turns the page.

You sit and read over her shoulder as she comes to the section about the Spirits' family tree.

Gaia of the Earth and Neam of the Sky and Heavens are the beginning. From them are born Aedo the Light Spirit, Heldra the Shadow Spirit, and of course elemental spirits like Udwa the Nature Spirit, Uidre the Water Spirit, Faraera the Fire Spirit, Vindar the Lightning Spirit and the countless nameless Stone and Wind Spirits around the world.

Udwa is mother to many smaller Nature spirits, such as Nal, Dwav and Styn that Raven made friends with in California, but without any father to speak of, and are thereby organized as Gaia's Grandchildren. Uidre is the same, being the virgin mother of cloud spirits around the world that create the rain and snow and storms for her, but all those Spirits are instead Neam's Grandchildren.

Spirits that represent qualities and concepts, such as Paeshae the Spirit of Strength, Zulnis the Spirit of Time, Uzai the Spirit of Space, and Vywyn the Spirit of Speed are all born of Neam and humanity, or so the legends say. They're grouped as Neam's Bastards.

"I get that by the definition of the word, that's what they are," Raven says, "but that seems a bit mean."

"Well it's as you said, it's the literal definition," you say. "The Druids didn't mean it to be cruel, just logical."

"Then I guess that makes me Trigon's Bastard," Raven says.

"Oh. I suppose so. But I never even thought of that."

Raven goes back to reading, and you go back to reading over her shoulder.

"Are you going to keep doing that?" she asks.

"Why? Is there a problem?"

"Well, it's just that I'm not used to someone reading over my shoulder like this."

"Raven, we've done so much together, and yet you aren't comfortable with me having my head by your head?"

She just squints and frowns at you.

A) Reluctantly move over and read something else
B) Tease her by getting closer
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A

As much as it frustrates you to be so close to the truth and yet still kept away from it, you have to concede to her point.

"Okay," you say. "I'll leave the seal standing."

"Thank you, Rory," Rivers says with grateful relief.

You close the book and put it away with the other Rorek biographies.

"Spirits of Strength, Fire, Water, Nature and Light," you say as you go to their summon seals. "I thank you for your assistance, and dismiss you."

"Farewell, Seventh Rorek and Lady Rivers," the spirits say.

You and Rivers dispose of the papers and the spirits disappear.

"And with that," Rivers says, "I suppose I should go now."

"I thank you for your help, too, Roberta," you say. "As well as for keeping me from making a mistake."

"You're welcome," she says with a slight bow. "I'll see you both later, then."

"See you at dinner," Raven says.

Rivers excuses herself from the library, leaving you and Raven alone. It's quiet, so Raven goes back to the desk to read.

A) Join her at the desk
B) Read on your own at the arm chairs
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A

"Well, can't we try?" you ask.

"I don't know," Rivers says. "It's Gaia, Spirit of the Earth. That's not just the ground, but the planet. If I fail, I'll upset her."

"Yes, it would not be wise to anger Mother Gaia," Udwa says.

"She will not let anyone defy her," Uidre adds. "Not without consequences."

"Well, then you won't try," you say. "I'll try."

"What? But you didn't learn the technique from Tol."

"That's right. I learned it from you."

You point your hand at Gaia's Seal.

"Rory, be careful," Rivers says.

"Rorek..." Raven says as she walks back over. "I don't know about this..."

"Turara, Turara, Gemor Liaco Evendara," you begin. "Eosei, Eosei, Inokara Daggle Rocel."

You then turn your hand like a key. However, the seal resists you, and you feel it in your arm. You put more strength into it, but the seal still resists.

"Rory..." Rivers says with growing concern.

"Rorek..." Raven says, more with growing apprehension.

"You'd best stop now before Mother Gaia becomes aware of your actions, Seventh Rorek," Faraera says.

"Turara, Turara, Gemor Liaco Evendara," you repeat instead. "Eosei, Eosei, Inokara Daggle Rocel."

"Rorek!" Raven reprimands.

You turn your hand again and the seal moves, but still with resistance. You throw in chi for power, and the turning becomes easier, but still very slow.

"I almost have it..." you grunt. "Turara, Turara, Gemor Liaco Evendara! Eosei, Eosei, Inokara Daggle Rocel!"

The seal turns, turns, and turns...

"Stop!" Rivers says as she smacks your arm down.

The seal goes back to rightside-up.

"Roberta!" you say. "I almost had it!"

"As a Druid, I cannot allow anyone to disrespect Gaia," she says. "This is her seal, that she gave approval to long, long ago! You may want to see what's behind it, but I'm not letting you disrespect the Spirits or make yourself into someone who would do that!"

You look at the burning disappointment in Rivers' eyes, then glance over to Raven, who also looks unsure.

A) Concede, don't break the seal
B) Concede for now, to break it later
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Haven't heard back from the repairman. Hope he gets the washer fixed soon; I just showered and have no clean clothes left aside from what I'm wearing.

if need be, is there a local laundromat you can go to?
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Our washing machine has been malfunctioning lately. It makes a grinding noise when in use, doesn't spin (resulting in clothes being dripping wet), and certain settings just result in a clicking noise. Just had a repairman tell me the transmission's bad, so if he can't fix it, we might have to replace the whole thing.

damn
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A

"Well, let's take a break to enjoy these," you say as you go to the tray of chocolate chip cookies.

Penelope also made sure there were glasses and milk aboard the tray, so you pour out a glass for everyone. Well, all the humans, as the spirits don't need to drink or eat.

"Mmm~...!" Raven says as she happily chews a cookie.

"See?" you say. "I told you fresh would be worth the wait."

You three sit quietly as you eat cookies and wash them down with milk.

"It's impressive how you are already able to get the Spirit of Time to do what you want, Roberta," Raven says.

"Thank you," Rivers says. "Though, because he's a Spirit of Time, I haven't actually even attempted taming him yet. My older self did that, and we have a promise to each other that, if on the day he remembers it happening on, I fail to prove myself, he no longer listens to me. He won't undo anything that we do until then, because of time paradoxes, but my days working with him could be numbered."

"Whoa."

"Yes, it's a lot to comprehend," Rivers chuckles. "But I try not to let it weigh on me, because Zulnis already knows the results. I just keep working as hard as I can to make sure it's in my favor."

"That's a good way to handle it," you say.

"Thank you," Rivers smiles.

You three eat more cookies, and finish off the whole tray together.

"We still have about 60 seals to go," Raven sighs. "My day in the library isn't going quite how I expected."

"I do apologize for that, Raven," you say. "You do your best to read the books you selected while Roberta and I continue with the seals."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, of course."

"Well, okay," she says.

Raven picks up the stack of books she selected and walks with them to a desk on the far side.

"Are you ready, Roberta?" you ask.

"Of course," she says. "I believe you begin."

"Paeshae, Uidre, Faraera."

"Aedo."

"Uidre, Paeshaes, Uidre, Paeshae, Faraera, Uidre, Paeshae, Paeshae, Uidre, Uidre, Faraera."

"Aedo, Aedo, Aedo."

"Faraera, Paeshae, Udwa."

"Aedo."

"Uidre, Udwa, Faraera, Uidre."

"Aedo."

"Udwa."

"Aedo."

"Udwa, Uidre, Uidre."

"Aedo."

"Udwa, Faraera."

"Aedo."

"Uidre."

"Aedo."

"Uidre."

"Aedo."

"Faraera, Faraera, Faraera, Udwa, Udwa."

"Aedo."

"Faraera, Udwa, Uidre, Faraera, Faraera, Paeshae."

"Aedo."

"Paeshae, Udwa, Uidre, Uidre, Paeshae."

"Aedo."

"Faraera, Paeshae, Uidre, Paeshae, Paeshae, Faraera, Paeshae."

"Aedo."

And finally, you reach the base of what was a seal tree!

"The final seal," Rivers says. "And it's Gaia, spirit of the Earth!"

"Wait, did you guys just say 'Gaia'?" Raven asks from the desk. "Seriously? Like, that Gaia?"

"Yes, I do mean that Gaia," Rivers says. "But, that's another spirit I haven't tried to command. She's truly one of the most powerful Druid spirits."

"So you won't even be able to use your seal lockpicking work?" you ask.

"I have a feeling not," Rivers says.

A) Give lockpicking a try
B) Work on a workaround
C) Give up on this
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I think part of the Skype thing is Skype itself. I've yet to get mine fixed despite updates and stuff.
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A

"I can sub in," you say.

Raven looks at you with suspicion while Rivers is defensive.

"Not in touching the invisible tattoos!" you defend back. "I'll call out the spirits while you two rest and wait for the cookies."

The girls relax and switch places with you.

"Well wait," Rivers says. "You'll need someone to summon Aedo and Zulnis for you. Using their seals circumvent that, but if you don't have them on you, you can't do what we were just doing."

"Oh, that's true," you say. "Please go right ahead."

She takes paper from the notebook and draws the two new seals. Aedo naturally appears in a massive flash of light, while Zulnis appears in a swirl from thin air.

"Roberta Rivers, what is your need of the Spirit of Light?" Aedo says in a strong female voice.

"Roberta Rivers, the Spirit of Time already knows what you need," Zulnis says in a stern male voice. "I shall eliminate my seals for you, but you may not like what you read in this book."

"That's all I ask," Rivers says to Zulnis. "Thank you."

In an instant, Zulnis' seals for all the remaining layers are gone.

"I see," Aedo says. "I shall assist in these seals, if that is your wish."

"That's all I ask of you, Aedo," Rivers says. "Thank you."

"Wow, this is gonna speed up then," Raven says.

"Take it away, Rory," Rivers smiles. "I'll be sure to jump in when Aedo's seal appears."

"Uidre, Faraera, Uidre, Udwa, Faraera, Paeshae, Udwa."

"Aedo."

"Uidre, Paeshae, Faraera, Udwa, Paeshae, Paeshae, Udwa. Paeshae, Paeshae, Paeshae, Uidre, Faraera. Paeshae, Faraera, Paeshae, Paeshae, Faraera. Faraera, Faraera, Udwa, Faraera, Udwa."

"Aedo."

"Paeshae, Uidre, Faraera, Faraera, Faraera, Faraera."

"Aedo."

"Udwa, Udwa."

"Aedo, Aedo."

"Faraera."

"Aedo."

"Uidre, Uidre, Faraera, Faraera, Uidre."

"Aedo."

"Faraera, Udwa."

"Aedo, Aedo."

"Udwa, Uidre, Udwa, Faraera, Faraera, Paeshae."

The knock at the door stops you. Raven opens it slowly while you carefully close the book, which tucks the Enchantment bracket away. Rivers has the spirits shrink down and then hide behind a desk.

"Hi, Penelope!" Raven says. "Mmm~, I can smell the cookies already."

"I would hope so," Penelope says as Raven lets her wheel in a cart. "I made plenty."

She enters the library and brings the cookies over to the table.

"Oh, Lady Rivers is here, too?"

"Hello, Penelope," she replies.

"Thank you, Penelope," you say.

"You're welcome, Young Master," Penelope says with a bow. "Though, I thought this was was supposed to be alone time for you and Raven."

"Well, we needed Roberta Rivers to help us with some of the subjects Raven chose," you fib as you pick up the Druid Spiritualism text.

"I see," Penelope says. "Well, I will let you get back to your studies."

Penelope bows and exits the room. She closes the door behind her, and you open the biography back up. The spirits come out of hiding and return to their default sizes.

A) Take a break to eat the cookies
B) Eat while working
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A

You turn back towards the brackets. The seal breaking continues as four Udwa and the first Zulnis go away, followed by another Zulnis, three Aedo, Faraera, back to Zulnis, Uidre, Udwa, Uidre, then Zulnis.

"Careful," Rivers says meekly. "You don't need to smack or grab my thigh, just touch it."

"Sorry," Raven says. "I was just trying to be quick about it."

You do your best to stay looking ahead instead of glancing over at them.

The sequence of seals continues with Faraera, Uidre, Udwa, Aedo, Aedo, Faraera, Paeshae, Udwa, then Aedo, Aedo, Udwa, Zulnis, Udwa, Udwa, Aedo, followed by Paeshae, Uidre, Udwa, Udwa, Paeshae, Udwa, Aedo, Udwa, Faraera, Faraera.

"Raven!" Rivers blurts out. "That's too high for Zulnis!"

"Sorry," Raven says quickly. "Here?"

"Yes," Rivers says sheepishly.

"Sorry," Raven says again as the seal breaks.

That Zulnis seal is followed by two Faraera, then Aedo and Uidre. Next comes Paeshae, another Faraera, then Udwa, Aedo and Uidre. Paeshae returns, then Faraera, Udwa, Aedo, and another Paeshae. Seems Raven does Zulnis right this time, then Uidre, Udwa, Udwa, and Zulnis.

"That was 50 more seals and we're still not done," Raven groans.

"We have no choice," Rivers says. "Just keep going."

Paeshae, Zulnis, Faraera, Faraera, Udwa, Paeshae, Faraera, Uidre, Uidre, Uidre. Zulnis, Faraera, Uidre, Paeshae, Udwa.

"Raven, could you not just slide your hand up from Zulnis to Uidre..." Rivers says, starting to quiver.

"Sorry, I'm just trying to save time!" Raven says quickly.

You have a harder time resisting to glance over. And "harder" seems apropos for other reasons.

A) Tag in for the ladies
B) Excuse yourself for a moment
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The two focus mana into their hands while Raven walks around behind Rivers. Raven starts by touching the lower back for Uidre, then Rivers touches underneath her bosom for Faraera. They continue, going through the seals without speaking, but you follow the bracket to know the sequence.

Uidre, Faraera, Udwa, Faraera, Udwa, Uidre, Uidre, Udwa, Faraera, Faraera, Uidre, Paeshae, Faraera, Udwa, Paeshae, Uidre, Paeshae, Udwa, Paeshae, Uidre, Uidre, Udwa, Udwa.

"Wait, what're these ones?" Raven asks as new seals are thrown in.

"Oh, they added Aedo, Spirit of Light, and Zulnis, Spirit of Time," Rivers says. "The Enchanter behind these must've been very skilled."

"A family secret kept by the best in my family," you say with a sigh. "It'd make sense if things of this level are added just to limit who can unravel it."

"Well, you have seals for those Spirits, too, right?" Raven asks Rivers. "You can take Aedo while I take Zulnis."

"But, Aedo is directly on my heart, while Zulnis is on my right thigh..."

"Oh. Outer thigh...?"

"O-Of course!" Rivers says. "My family wouldn't put them anywhere that would end up inappropriate. Though, I don't think they anticipated someone else helping me touch them..."

"Why do you say that?" Raven asks.

"Well, the Zulnis symbol on my thigh is almost... It's almost where my buttocks is..."

"Rorek, you definitely look away now!" Raven snaps.

A) Stay focused on the brackets
B) Find something to read
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B

"I'll call Penelope to bring us some biscuits. Er, cookies, that is."

"Yeah, cookies sound good," Raven says. "Maybe chocolate chip?"

"Penelope's chocolate chip cookies from scratch are amazing," Rivers says.

"From scratch?" Raven says. "Don't you just have some waiting in a cookie jar? Or, wait, do you call that a biscuit bar?"

"Are you saying you don't want them hot and gooey from the oven?" you counter.

You can tell Raven is imagining the melted chocolate inside the cookies.

"Okay, that sounds good," she smiles softly.

You nod and grab your phone. You speed dial Penelope and bring up the video chat.

"Yes, Young Master Rory?" she asks.

"Afternoon, Penelope," you say. "Would you be able to bring us some fresh chocolate chip cookies?"

"To the library?" she asks as she looks around behind you. "Won't that make a mess with the crumbs?"

"We'll be careful as we eat," you say. "I've learned to clean up after myself out there in the world, you know."

"I would hope so," Penelope chuckles. "All right, give me some time and I'll send those up to you fresh from the oven."

"Thank you," you say.

You hang up and put your phone away, then walk back to join the others at the seals.

"Let's get through as many of these as we can before those cookies are here," you say.

Raven nods and the two of you face the brackets again.

"So after Tol and the seals his cleared out," you say as you look down the lines. "Faraera, Faraera, Faraera, Faraera."

"Udwa," Raven says.

"Faraera."

"Uidre, Udwa, Udwa, Udwa."

"What're you working towards, removing all these seals?" Rivers asks.

"Well that's a bit of a family secret," you say. "Faraera."

"Oh my," Rivers says. "And you're willing to let Raven know it?"

"It's a long story, but I already have an idea of what the secret is," Raven says. "Udwa."

"Oh," Rivers says. "I see."

"Faraera, Faraera."

"Uidre, Udwa."

"Faraera."

"Udwa, Udwa."

"Paeshae."

"Udwa."

"Faraera, Paeshae."

"There's a faster way to do this," Rivers says. "At least, there is with me around."

She stands up and walks closer to the book.

"If enough mana touches the seals, they can be used as signals to break an Enchantment."

"Oh, wow," Raven says. "But, then, you'd have to touch your lower back for Uidre, and where else?"

"Udwa is higher up on my back," Rivers says. "But Paeshae is just above my chest while Faraera is just under my heart."

"Oh, well that's okay," Raven says. "Rorek will just look away when you have to touch your chest."

"Well, yes," Rivers says, starting to blush. "But, after using mana for lockpicking Tol, I'm going to need some assistance..."

"Rorek, you stay over there," Raven says.

"What? I wasn't going to suggest anything."

Raven keeps her eyes on you as she walks over to Rivers.

"I'll touch Uidre's and Udwa's seals on your back while you take care of your chest," she tells her.

"O-Okay," Rivers nods.

"Where exactly on your back is the Udwa seal?"

"Between my shoulder blades."
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Think they'll introduce more zebras or bring back the buffalo?

I hope we get both.
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something about this ship makes me think of what Marvel Comics did with Jubilee x Red Skull
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Is the leaked episode gonna be officially airing soon?

if you mean the one that came out yesterday, it was official. just on a Friday instead of a Saturday.

and either way EqG has a dailymotion for it
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finally watched that surprise MLP ep

lol classic "bagpipes sound like dying/sick animals" joke. at least the way Pinkie plays.

at the same time, Pinkie needs to be aware where and when it is appropriate to practice

and just when I was hoping they'd bring back depressed Pinkemena, they do.
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Trailer for the new Zim movie!

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"Well it's okay," Rivers says. "I know how to do it, too. I even learned it from Tol, so that I don't have to always rely on him. It was my greatest prank."

Rivers walks up to the bracket of seals and points at Tol's.

"Turara, Turara, Gemor Liaco Evendara," Rivers begins. "Eosei, Eosei, Inokara Daggle Rocel."

She then turns her hand, and the seal turns with it. It then breaks, and even takes some following seals it.

"Wow!" Raven says. "That's a pretty impressive spell."

"Yes, but it's rather time consuming," Rivers says as she sits down in an arm chair. "And mana consuming. I think I need a snack."

"A snack before lunch sounds good," you say.

A) Crisps (potato chips)
B) Biscuits (cookies)
C) Cheese & Crackers
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B

"No, we have other ways," you say. "Though, it will mean letting someone else know what we're up to."

"Who do you mean?" Raven asks.

"The young Druid that's here," you say. "Roberta Rivers. She's much stronger in the Druidic arts, and should know a way around a Spirit's seal. Especially of a Spirit as selfish and sneaky as Tol."

"Yes, we have had much interaction with the young Rivers heir," Udwa says. "She is extremely talented, and could rank even among the great Druids of history."

"But we need to make sure she'll keep the secret," you says.

"Actually, wouldn't the real problem be Rhodes?" Raven asks. "You weren't kidding when you said she's really competitive with Rivers."

"We'll have to find a way to get Rivers away from Rhodes," you say. "I doubt Rhodes would tell everyone what's going on, but the fewer people who know, the better."

"Don't worry about that, Seventh Rorek," Uidre says. "Roberta Rivers has a continuous link with the Spirits, so we could easily contact her and have her come to the library."

"Really?" Raven asks. "That's pretty impressive. How does she do it?"

"She has our diagrams tattooed onto her body," Faraera says.

"But I didn't see anything on her when we were at the lake," Raven says.

"That's because it's done with ink that only appears with mana," you explain. "She's likely covered in them, but they're all invisible."

"Whoa," Raven says. "That's dedication to being a Druid..."

"I'll contact her through my seal on her lower back," Uidre says.

"So she has a tramp stamp for 'water'?" Raven jokes.

You give her a snide smirk.

"Sorry," she shrugs and smirks back.

Uidre floats closer to the door but remains quiet. A couple minutes pass before she floats back over to everyone else.

"She'll be here in a few moments," she says.

"Oh I get it," Raven says. "You didn't need to leave the room because of the link. Like when I was training with Rorek, and we had two copies of the same seal, it allowed the same Spirit to be in two places at once and share information with their link."

"Precisely," Uidre says. "You're very bright."

"Thank you."

A moment later, there's a knock on the door. You walk over and open the door.

"Hello, Rory," she smiles softly.

"Hello, Roberta Rivers," you say. "Please come in."

You lead Rivers over to where everyone is gathered.

"Greetings, Roberta Rivers," the spirits all say.

"Greetings, Uidre, Udwa, Faraera and Paeshae," she replies. "Oh, what a long list of Enchantment seals."

"Yes," you say. "And we really only need help getting past Tol's. He wasn't willing to help us without something selfish in return, but it turns out he was needed after all."

"You probably should've done what he wanted," Rivers says.

"Really?" Raven asks. "But he wanted to do stupid pranks. We can't waste time when there's all this to get through."

"Well then you really should've worked with Tol," Rivers says. "He's pretty good at getting through other spirits' seals."

"R-Really?" you say.

"Of course. He's mischievous enough to be able to pick locks, and that includes Enchantment seals. He's useful when there's a spirit you aren't familiar with."

You stare blankly into space, but you can tell Raven slowly turns her head towards you.

"Did you know he could do that?" she asks you.

You slowly shake your head "No."
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DStone39 posted...

There was a new episode that aired for the Summer Surprise Fridays that Discovery Family does.

*flips table on top of another table*
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DStone39 posted...

So, that was... an episode. It had ponies in it.

I think I'm gonna have to let that one sink in for a while.

there was a new episode of MLP? or are we talking about something else?
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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

Nothing came of it?

don't think so. it might've just been something like dust or dirt in there, because she never really seemed bothered by it herself. if he's a calm and trusting enough cat, you could try a washcloth to see if you can wipe it away.
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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

Shit, looks like the GF's cat might have something wrong with his eye. The skin below it looks irritated and it actually shed a couple of tears.

oh my cat got that, too, iirc. never did learn what was wrong...
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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

https://pre00.deviantart.net/d337/th/pre/i/2018/201/e/8/sunset_and_twilight__agian_lol_by_saggitary-dchrwxu.png

:O
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going to bed, will work on CYOA more in the morning, later all
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Kayiel posted...

At the FLCL concert. This is gonna be epic. :D

:O
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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

https://i.redd.it/175xdtq2hya11.jpg

lol
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Blighboy posted...

get back to me when it's painted
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MegamanXfan21xx posted...

Human Diamond Tiara by scorpdk

:O
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Malcrasternus posted...

Time lapse of the Saturn V build.

This channel is amazing, btw.

awesome

MegamanXfan21xx posted...

https://derpicdn.net/img/2018/7/19/1784911/large.png

nice
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