LotS/The Story/Scaean Gates/With Me or Against Me - Revision history

76.226.164.0 at 20:50, 23 November 2012

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	Ragnar grunts and steps forward. You wave him back, thus prolonging Edmund Rochester's continued existence for the moment.		Ragnar grunts and steps forward. You wave him back, thus prolonging Edmund Rochester's continued existence for the moment.
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	"Madam Speaker, I can assure you that ~~Rhapsody~~ came into possession of those uniforms quite lawfully. They were gifts from our chivalry made to celebrate ~~her~~ courage."		"Madam Speaker, I can assure you that ''[Name]'' came into possession of those uniforms quite lawfully. They were gifts from our chivalry made to celebrate ''[Gender]'' courage."
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	"That may be," the speaker replies, "but I fear that the honorable leader of the opposition is right. Wearing a knight's uniform doesn't make one a knight. The spirit of the law is clear. I must ask you to leave this chamber, madam, or be removed."		"That may be," the speaker replies, "but I fear that the honorable leader of the opposition is right. Wearing a knight's uniform doesn't make one a knight. The spirit of the law is clear. I must ask you to leave this chamber, madam, or be removed."
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	You look over at Lady Hollister. She doesn't meet your gaze. Her eyes are focused on the little datapad in her hand.		You look over at Lady Hollister. She doesn't meet your gaze. Her eyes are focused on the little datapad in her hand.
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	"One moment!" she says. She looks up at you, smiles, then turns to the speaker. "I've received word from His Majesty King Vencelas. ~~Rhapsody~~ and ~~her~~ companions were knighted."		"One moment!" she says. She looks up at you, smiles, then turns to the speaker. "I've received word from His Majesty King Vencelas. ''[Name]'' and ''[Gender]'' companions were knighted."
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	"What? That's ridiculous! I demand to know-"		"What? That's ridiculous! I demand to know-"
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	"Silence!" the speaker cries. The crack of her gavel echoes her demand. "Lady Hollister, I'm aware of no such awards being made."		"Silence!" the speaker cries. The crack of her gavel echoes her demand. "Lady Hollister, I'm aware of no such awards being made."
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	"It happened rather recently, Madam Speaker. In fact, the titles had to be bestowed in absentia, since ~~Rhapsody~~ and the others are..."		"It happened rather recently, Madam Speaker. In fact, the titles had to be bestowed in absentia, since ''[Name]'' and the others are..."
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	She pauses, as a quiet bleeping comes from the speaker's direction. The bulldog face frowns as she reaches into the pocket of her robes and withdraws a datapad. She inspects the screen, then grins for the barest fraction of a second before stifling the show of merriment and smothering it with a more appropriate expression.		She pauses, as a quiet bleeping comes from the speaker's direction. The bulldog face frowns as she reaches into the pocket of her robes and withdraws a datapad. She inspects the screen, then grins for the barest fraction of a second before stifling the show of merriment and smothering it with a more appropriate expression.
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	A face appears on the gigantic screen at the end of the aisle, above the entrance. It's that of a young man, a stranger. Yet the features are familiar. Shane Vortex. Once heir to Twisted Steel, made its owner by Ragnar's axe. A man with untold wealth at his disposal, with contacts across the galaxy -- politicians in his pocket, dangerous killers at his beck and call.		A face appears on the gigantic screen at the end of the aisle, above the entrance. It's that of a young man, a stranger. Yet the features are familiar. Shane Vortex. Once heir to Twisted Steel, made its owner by Ragnar's axe. A man with untold wealth at his disposal, with contacts across the galaxy -- politicians in his pocket, dangerous killers at his beck and call.
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	"You hear them, ~~Rhapsody~~? You hear the fans? Well, I hear them too! You want a war?"		"You hear them, ''[Name]''? You hear the fans? Well, I hear them too! You want a war?"
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	The crowd roars.		The crowd roars.
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	"But our requests went unanswered," the red one adds. "We were told that you no longer left your laboratory."		"But our requests went unanswered," the red one adds. "We were told that you no longer left your laboratory."
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	"That was the case, before ~~Rhapsody~~ piqued my interest."		"That was the case, before ''[Name]'' piqued my interest."
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	"What did you mean, when you said we would issue the fatwa?"		"What did you mean, when you said we would issue the fatwa?"
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	A lithe form touches down beside you. A brutish one lands with a weightier thud.		A lithe form touches down beside you. A brutish one lands with a weightier thud.
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	"You okay, ~~Rhapsody~~?" Talia asks.		"You okay, ''[Name]''?" Talia asks.
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	You murmur something. More blood than voice spits from your mouth.		You murmur something. More blood than voice spits from your mouth.

Raptor00 at 12:38, 18 October 2012

2012-10-18T12:38:02Z

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	'''With Me or Against Me'''		<font size="3">'''With Me or Against Me'''</font><br>
	~~----~~
	~~'''Intro'''~~
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	It begins with a funeral...		It begins with a funeral...
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	Things before...		Things before...
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	~~***~~		----
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	Two coffins. Side by side.		Two coffins. Side by side.
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	Towards the end of the night, when only a handful remained, you felt the soft pressure on your back -- like the firm but gentle touch of a comforting hand. You turned round. There was no one there. But something caught your eye. Around Illaria's neck, beneath the reconstructed face that pained you with its perfection, a swath of diamonds glittered. The Eyes of the Cosmos.		Towards the end of the night, when only a handful remained, you felt the soft pressure on your back -- like the firm but gentle touch of a comforting hand. You turned round. There was no one there. But something caught your eye. Around Illaria's neck, beneath the reconstructed face that pained you with its perfection, a swath of diamonds glittered. The Eyes of the Cosmos.
	~~<br><br>~~
	~~***~~
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	It begins with a funeral...		It begins with a funeral...
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	Your vengeance.		Your vengeance.
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Funeral Games'''</font><br>
	'''Funeral Games'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q1.jpg\|none\|Funeral Games]]
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	You've practiced the speech, given voice to its words so often over the last few days that they're inscribed on your memory. With each repetition it became more eloquent, more powerful, and less meaningful. But only you and Wu Tenchu will know of the latter, will understand that what you're about to say is a carefully crafted weapon, a stratagem -- rendered hollow of the true emotions it retains as a veneer. Such is the nature of political oratory.		You've practiced the speech, given voice to its words so often over the last few days that they're inscribed on your memory. With each repetition it became more eloquent, more powerful, and less meaningful. But only you and Wu Tenchu will know of the latter, will understand that what you're about to say is a carefully crafted weapon, a stratagem -- rendered hollow of the true emotions it retains as a veneer. Such is the nature of political oratory.
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	And this is just the beginning.		And this is just the beginning.
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Parliamentary Politics'''</font><br>
	'''Parliamentary Politics'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q2.jpg\|none\|Parliamentary Politics]]
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	"If the leader of the opposition will simply do the honorable thing-"		"If the leader of the opposition will simply do the honorable thing-"
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	This time there are only cheers.		This time there are only cheers.
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Sporting Hero'''</font><br>
	'''Sporting Hero'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q3.jpg\|none\|Sporting Hero]]
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	"Hey! You can't be here! I'll-"		"Hey! You can't be here! I'll-"
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	"Then you've got it! I'm Shane Vortex, damn it, and I'll see the Centurians burn!"		"Then you've got it! I'm Shane Vortex, damn it, and I'll see the Centurians burn!"
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Holy War'''</font><br>
	'''Holy War'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q4.jpg\|none\|Holy War]]
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	"You need us to go in with you?" Talia asks.		"You need us to go in with you?" Talia asks.
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	"Very well." The Supreme Cybertollahs speak as one. "We will issue our fatwa. The Centurians are heretics. They must be purged."		"Very well." The Supreme Cybertollahs speak as one. "We will issue our fatwa. The Centurians are heretics. They must be purged."
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Broken People'''</font><br>
	'''Broken People'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q5.jpg\|none\|Broken People]]
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	The gorgeous door, its surface rendered priceless through both the precious metals and gems it bears and the fabulous artistic skill with which they've been wrought, slides into the wall. Beauty disappears, leaving only a hole.		The gorgeous door, its surface rendered priceless through both the precious metals and gems it bears and the fabulous artistic skill with which they've been wrought, slides into the wall. Beauty disappears, leaving only a hole.
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	"I'm listening."		"I'm listening."
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''An Offer You Can't Refuse'''</font><br>
	'''An Offer You Can't Refuse'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_z9_a1_q6.jpg\|none\|An Offer You Can't Refuse]]
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	The woman pads across the dark room. Her nightgown shimmers in the moonlight that infiltrates between the slats of the shutters. It strokes her body's curves like a silver lover, caresses the locks of hair so dark they almost meld into the shadows around them.		The woman pads across the dark room. Her nightgown shimmers in the moonlight that infiltrates between the slats of the shutters. It strokes her body's curves like a silver lover, caresses the locks of hair so dark they almost meld into the shadows around them.
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	You leave the question hanging in the moonlight as you step into the corridor.		You leave the question hanging in the moonlight as you step into the corridor.
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	~~----~~		<font size="3">'''Sigurd Spinebreaker'''</font><br>
	'''Sigurd Spinebreaker'''		[[File:LotS_Quest_Boss_z9_a1.jpg\|none\|Sigurd Spinebreaker]]
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	There's no mistaking a luxury cruiser.		There's no mistaking a luxury cruiser.
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	"Good. Tell Spinebreaker to expect me."		"Good. Tell Spinebreaker to expect me."
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	~~***~~		----
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	The warlord's eyes -- one of flesh, the other a burning red replacement -- fall on each of your companions in turn. Telemachus, Talia, and Lu Bu occupy their gaze for only an instant before being dismissed. They linger for longer on Ragnar, on the hulking frame that's so similar to Sigurd's own.		The warlord's eyes -- one of flesh, the other a burning red replacement -- fall on each of your companions in turn. Telemachus, Talia, and Lu Bu occupy their gaze for only an instant before being dismissed. They linger for longer on Ragnar, on the hulking frame that's so similar to Sigurd's own.
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	A wrestler's stance. His hands are open, ready to catch and grab, twist and lock. The floor under your boots is hard, unforgiving. A bad throw or slam might break your skull.		A wrestler's stance. His hands are open, ready to catch and grab, twist and lock. The floor under your boots is hard, unforgiving. A bad throw or slam might break your skull.
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Feathin: Created page with "'''With Me or Against Me''' ---- '''Intro'''

It begins with a funeral...

Your career as Imperial Jian.

When Wu Tenchu first expounded his plan, laid ou..."

2012-03-14T18:16:23Z

Created page with "'''With Me or Against Me''' ---- '''Intro''' It begins with a funeral... Your career as Imperial Jian. When Wu Tenchu first expounded his plan, laid ou..."

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LotS/The Story/Scaean Gates/With Me or Against Me - Revision history

76.226.164.0 at 20:50, 23 November 2012

Raptor00 at 12:38, 18 October 2012

Feathin: Created page with "'''With Me or Against Me''' ---- '''Intro''' It begins with a funeral... Your career as Imperial Jian. When Wu Tenchu first expounded his plan, laid ou..."

Feathin: Created page with "'''With Me or Against Me''' ---- '''Intro'''

It begins with a funeral...

Your career as Imperial Jian.

When Wu Tenchu first expounded his plan, laid ou..."