Post by Gabriella Velas on Jan 2, 2011 10:48:34 GMT -5
[16:17] <griffinguy24> So, we begin with the first lab session since the last one, and the Nemean bear fiasco that followed. Dr. Lord walks in to the room. Seconds later, a second Dr. Lord teleports into the room in a flash of rainbow light
[16:18] * Alexander_Efasteyo looks between the two Dr. Lords
[16:18] * Gabriella Velas looks very confused
[16:18] * Liam is confused as well
[16:18] <Sean> <<Is he still missing his leg?>>
[16:18] <Liam> ((no its good))
[16:20] <griffinguy24> The one that came in rainbow light has Ix Chel, and he's behind the main desk. He turns to the one that walked in, sighs, and says, "I told you I could do this on my own." The walked-in one says, "I thought you might need time to adjust"
[16:20] * Liam blinks and waits
[16:20] * Gabriella Velas studies the one that walked in
[16:21] <griffinguy24> With a shimmer, the walked-in Dr. Lord transforms into a beautiful Mediterranean girl.
[16:21] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Ah, illusion!"
[16:21] * Sean winks
[16:21] * Gabriella Velas grins at the woman
[16:21] * Liam grins ear to ear, sitting up in rapt attention
[16:22] <Liam> illusions eh....
[16:22] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[yeah, this is Dr. Lord's fiance..the one that is hotter than Gabriella]]
[16:22] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord says, "Okay folks, for those who don't know, this is Catherine, Scion of Isis, my Bandmate, and fiance. She's been covering for me since I was injured a weak ago"
[16:22] * Liam nods appreciatively
[16:23] <Sean> Oh.
[16:23] * Sean blinks.
[16:23] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Damn convincing, I never even suspected"
[16:23] <griffinguy24> "I've got talents in this sort of thing," Catherine replies to Alex, winking
[16:24] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord walks in front of the desk. You notice now that his left foot is the head of a crocodile
[16:24] * Liam blinks
[16:25] * Alexander_Efasteyo stares at Dr. Lord's left foot
[16:25] * Gabriella Velas shifts uncomfortably
[16:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, I take it you couldn't restore your foot with a Health boon, Dr. Lord?"
[16:26] <Sean> At least, not yet? Hopefully?
[16:26] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[damn, too bad it wasn't a hand so he could have had a chainsaw]]
[16:26] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord looks at the faces and says, "Ah, right, my prosthesis. Yeah, I couldn't restore it. Had to go through some unpleasantness to even get this... but I'm actually quite pleased with it. It's actually kind of a trade up from the original."
[16:27] <Sean> What? Does it have additional features that the usual "foot" variety?
[16:27] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, I bet it can deliver a nasty bite"
[16:28] <griffinguy24> "Right you are, Alex," Dr. Lord responds
[16:28] <Liam> Must make getting matching shoes a bitch though..
[16:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[wow, getting informal? :-P]]
[16:29] <griffinguy24> [[... Should've said "Mr. Efasteyo"...
[16:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Why wear a shoe on that foot? Just needs an illusion to keep the mortals from seeing it"
[16:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Actually, keeping enemies from seeing it would be handy too"
[16:30] <Liam> from what I understand..illusions can become a pain to maintain...
[16:31] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Dunno...but if so, that's a great reason for me to invent some sort of holographic projection device"
[16:31] <griffinguy24> "Anyway, perhaps this is something I should mention now that we're here... Relying on illusions, and the dangers it presents," Catherine interrupts, "Alan, do you mind?" As Dr. Lord shakes his head, she turns into Dr. Lord again
[16:31] * Liam perks up
[16:32] <griffinguy24> "Now, can anyone figure out the difference between the two of us?" [[Roll Perception + Empathy]]
[16:32] <Sean> Rolling 5 dice:
[16:32] <Sean> :: 6 2 2 1 6 :: Success -> 0 , and it's a botch
[16:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 3 dice:
[16:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 8 2 6 :: Success -> 1
[16:32] <Liam> Rolling 5 dice:
[16:32] <Liam> :: 5 7 9 6 1 :: Success -> 2
[16:32] <griffinguy24> [[Also, anyone have Real McCoy or Fool Me Once?]]
[16:32] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 9 dice:
[16:32] <Gabriella Velas> :: 4 5 2 10 1 1 2 6 9 :: Success -> 4 , including 1 Automatic Successes.
[16:36] * Liam smiles
[16:36] <Gabriella Velas> ((yay 4 successes lol)
[16:37] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well, not identical, but I still am not sure which is which"
[16:37] <Liam> "I could hazard a guess...based on the eyes"
[16:38] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I see a difference there too, but I don't have a perfect memory to know which eyes belong to which"
[16:38] * Gabriella Velas grins "I see a few errors"
[16:38] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So if I were to guess, I'd go with the one that Ix Chel was standing closest too"
[16:39] <Sean> "See that's just cheating.
[16:39] <Sean> "
[16:39] <Gabriella Velas> "Her canines aren't as large either."
[16:40] <griffinguy24> "Actually, that's the biggest and best indicator," Dr. Lord says, "Knowing me and my habits, and Ix Chel's, is a much better way of determining who's who, especially since in a number of cases, deciphering identity is going to be a split-second, life-or-death scenario"
[16:41] * Liam nods
[16:41] <griffinguy24> You can hear Catherine mutter, "Fucking Jotun..."
[16:42] <Liam> "Miss Catherine, how often do you study someone before you attempt to imitate them?"
[16:43] <griffinguy24> "I'm just good with anybody. It's one of my gifts. I only need a few scraps of info before being able to imitate someone perfectly. But, especially at first, you need to really know your mark and figure out their habits. I'd say two to three weeks, absolute minimum"
[16:44] * Liam nods
[16:45] <griffinguy24> Dr Lord says, "Also, you need to know something else," he points to the cayman leg, "This isn't too far off the mark of some features of gods, titanspawn, or what have you. And you may have to be diplomatic with them. And the way you kids were staring at my leg could get you smote by some of the more... hot-blooded supernaturals you may encounter."
[16:46] * Alexander_Efasteyo blushes slightly
[16:46] * Liam looks around innocently
[16:46] <Sean> "Oh wait...I seem to remember hearing that Gabby's dad has an...interesting foot too."
[16:46] <griffinguy24> "Don't worry, better you guys do it around Alan, who'll only smite your GPA for staring," Catherine giggles, causing Dr. Lord to roll his eyes
[16:47] * Liam shrugs
[16:47] <Liam> "lessons come in all types"
[16:48] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Why do I doubt Dr. Lord would be that unfair?"
[16:49] <griffinguy24> "In any case, I did have a lesson plan for today. In fact, it's one that I'm sure you'll be interested in..." He fishes out a remote. With three clicks, the lights are down, the projector is up, and a PowerPoint presentation comes up called, "Converting Titanspawn"
[16:49] * Liam sits back
[16:50] * Alexander_Efasteyo prepares to take copious notes
[16:50] <Sean> "Really? Converting?"
[16:50] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[copious*]]
[16:51] <Liam> "Come now sean, I thought you'd jump at "converting" some of the hottie titanspawn"
[16:51] <Liam>
[16:52] <Sean> "Hmm...I can just see the fun with all the feathers or multiple limbs. I'm all for this plan!!"
[16:52] <griffinguy24> "Now, let's get one thing straight here: Most titanspawn are dicks. I mean, not just evil, but CRUEL and PETTY. This also gets into the main problem of semantics, as "titanspawn" is kind of a loaded term. Dwarves, for example, are Titanspawn, but they were taken in by the Aesir after their creator, Ymir, was killed by Odin"
[16:52] * Liam snickers rudely
[16:53] <Sean> "So are there quote-unquote good titanspawn, then?
[16:53] <Sean> "
[16:55] <griffinguy24> "The biggest influence on that are virtues. Virtues are the codes of behavior each of our pantheons follow. Each of ours hold different virtues, which is part of the reason why the actions of one pantheon can seem baffling to others. The true, loyal Titanspawn have what we call Dark Virtues. These come in four flavors: Ambition, Malice, Rapacity, and Zealotry"
[16:56] * Liam nods
[16:56] <Liam> "Sean and I can figure those out a little"
[16:57] * Alexander_Efasteyo makes notes
[16:59] <griffinguy24> "Now, let's take an example..." he shows a slide, an Aztec drawing of a female warrior with wicked claws, butterfly wings, and a skeletal face, "This is the one who cut off my leg, Itzpapalotl, the Obsidian Butterfly"
[17:00] * Alexander_Efasteyo continues taking notes
[17:02] * Gabriella Velas is also taking notes
[17:03] <griffinguy24> "She's titanspawn that we were able to convert slightly. The Aztec virtues are Conviction, Courage, Duty, and Loyalty. Itzpapalotl is both a crafter of life and a harbinger of death. We used her at the creation of the Fifth Sun to repopulate the world's flora and fauna. We were able to appeal to her ambition and Zealotry and, over time, re purpose that into Duty and Conviction"
[17:03] <Gabriella Velas> "But isn't she now seduced by a titanspawn? Something about everyone she touches dies and he always come back from the dead?"
[17:04] * Alexander_Efasteyo takes more notes then looks quizzically at Gabriella
[17:05] <griffinguy24> "That's a rumor among some Scions, the truth is far worse."
[17:06] <Sean> "What's the Truth?"
[17:08] <griffinguy24> "See, it's true that Itzpapalotl has the power to kill with a touch... in fact, everything she touches dies... over time, this drove her insane, and she backslid. A Titanspawn did come to her to seduce her... but it turns out she prefers the killing to any love she might have had."
[17:09] <griffinguy24> "That Titanspawn lies broken in Tamoanchan, perpetually suffering to power her sacrifices, yet unable to die and escape the torment"
[17:09] <Sean> "Wow....that sucks."
[17:09] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[Sorry, my connection seems poor tonight]]
[17:10] <Liam> "So....this titanspawn....he would probably be grateful to someone who rescues him..."
[17:10] <griffinguy24> "Itzpapalotl, long ago, lost the Aztec virtues of Duty and Loyalty from her isolation and insanity, regaining Malice and Rapacity."
[17:10] <griffinguy24> "Perhaps... but success isn't guaranteed..." Dr Lord looks to his leg
[17:11] * Liam holds up his hands defensively
[17:12] <Gabriella Velas> "She likely would do anything to keep him there."
[17:12] <Liam> "Wasn't suggesting we try...well not seriously anyways...outright confrontation would be out..."
[17:12] * Liam looks thoughtful
[17:14] <griffinguy24> "The point I'm trying to make is, if you can get a Titanspawn to interact with people, you have a means of bringing them from the Titans' side. Stories of Titanspawn falling in love with Scions or Gods and crossing the divide are plentiful, or following a Scion to repay a debt... but there's one surefire method of getting a Titanspawn to join the gods..."
[17:14] <griffinguy24> "You raise them"
[17:15] <Liam> "huh?"
[17:15] <Liam> "Like from the dead?"
[17:15] <Sean> "Yeah, but it doesn't always work. Look at my family's history."
[17:15] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Liam, like from a baby"
[17:16] <Liam> "Ah"
[17:16] <griffinguy24> He looks to Sean and frowns, "Good point. Okay, surefire wasn't the best term to use. No method always works like a charm... but it's one of the most effective treatments... Which brings me to your actual lab assignment today."
[17:17] * Liam cocks his head
[17:18] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "You have a titanspawn for us to adopt?"
[17:18] <griffinguy24> Catherine and Dr. Lord go behind the desk and lift up a huge burlap sack. Dr. Lord opens it, revealing a number of jewels, each the size of a fist
[17:18] <Liam> "Please don't tell me we have those fake robot babies.."
[17:18] <Sean> lol
[17:18] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, no relationship to that amethyst I hope"
[17:19] * Liam looks concerned at Alex's comment
[17:19] <griffinguy24> "Fake? You underestimate my resources... can anyone hazard a guess as to what these are?" To which, Lionel, surprisingly, responds. "They're griffin eggs."
[17:19] <Gabriella Velas> "I'm hoping they aren't like the LAST gem we found..."
[17:20] * Gabriella Velas blinks
[17:20] * Liam coughs
[17:20] <Liam> "What....."
[17:20] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Griffin eggs look like gems?"
[17:20] <Sean> "Griffin as in, lion/eagle griffin?"
[17:20] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So I guess I was sorta right, you do have titanspawn you want us to adopt...or raise at least"
[17:21] <griffinguy24> "Yeah, unfortunately, gems and this class aren't the best combination... But yes, Mr. Applegate is correct, these are griffin eggs. Griffins are sacred to four of your pantheons, and are even venerated in medieval times as a symbol of Christ"
[17:22] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Which four?"
[17:24] <griffinguy24> "Greeks, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Persians. Griffins lay jewel-like eggs in nests of gold. And, unfortunately, most nests are located in Titanrealms. The pantheons have bred griffins to use as mounts, but unfortunately inbreeding has caused the stock to decline. However, we are in luck of finding a number of these eggs to shore up the bloodline."
[17:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So it this like a class project, or are we each supposed to raise one, or what?"
[17:25] * Liam grimaces
[17:26] * Gabriella Velas shifts uncomfortably in her seat not meeting Dr. Lord's eyes
[17:26] <Sean> "This reminds me disturbingly of middle school health class, only the egg baby is real."
[17:29] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord nods, "Griffins need to be birthed in the presence of a Scion in order to ensure that they don't have Dark Virtues. Of course, presence is a difficult term. Just being in your dorms rooms should suffice"
[17:29] <Sean> How fragile are the eggs?
[17:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sounds fun"
[17:29] * Gabriella Velas eyes go black and she stiffens for a moment
[17:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "What do we feed them?"
[17:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "What temperature should they be kept at?"
06[17:30] * Liam glances at Gabby and blinks
[17:30] <Sean> "Oh no. Gabby. What are you seeing?"
[17:31] * Alexander_Efasteyo waits to see what Gabriella has to say (while thinking it will be about the griffins)
[17:31] * Gabriella Velas 's eye shift white for a moment then she finally is free looking a bit taxed (but not as much as previous times)
[17:31] * Liam waits
[17:32] * Gabriella Velas 's eyes flick to Dr. Lord
[17:32] <Gabriella Velas> "They were procured at great cost it seems"
[17:33] <Sean> "Why does that sound like the cost wasn't money?"
[17:33] <griffinguy24> Dr Lord stiffens, "That they were, Miss Velas, that they were." He clears his throat, "I've got a care sheet, as well as incubators..." He beings out what look like hot-plates made of solid gold, "Yeah, these are highly specialized. There are nine in total."
[17:33] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Hmmm...like half the old saw about costing an 'arm and a leg'?"
[17:33] <Gabriella Velas> "So not everyone gets one..."
[17:33] * Liam watches
[17:34] <Liam> "Team assignments?"
[17:34] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well I'd be happy to raise one, but if others want to more than me, then I'll let them do it instead"
[17:36] <griffinguy24> "I recommend placing them in your study room and taking turns monitoring them. And be on your guard, if these things were actual gemstones and you had ten of each, they wouldn't be half as valuable as these griffins are. If you can get them to hatch and imprint on Scions, the rewards would be amazing for you."
[17:36] * Liam shrugs
[17:36] <Liam> "How long?"
[17:36] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "As I said before, sounds fun" Alex says with a grin
[17:38] <griffinguy24> "We have no clue how old these eggs are, or how much work they'll require," Dr. Lord says, "There were about fifty in the cache, we were lucky to get these nine.
[17:38] * Liam nods
[17:39] <griffinguy24> "Raising wild griffins hasn't been done in millenia, and the tame ones... well... imagine you were trying to raise a wolf when your major experience has been with basset hounds."
[17:40] * Alexander_Efasteyo gets a really big grin on his face
[17:40] <Sean> "Sounds like they'll prolly be a handful"
[17:40] <griffinguy24> "Welcome to being a Scion"
[17:41] <griffinguy24> "Now, we do have some more things to discuss... the first being the gem from your previous lab session..."
[17:41] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, would animal boons work with griffins? Or only mundane animals?"
[17:45] <griffinguy24> "Animal Boons working on griffins don't always have the best results... In any case, the gem. From what I've been able to gather, this is to big for you guys to handle... probably too big for me to handle, too. However, it's also the kind of can of worms that, once it gets opened, probably won't close easily."
[17:46] <Alexander_Efasteyo> So, do you think we should keep looking into the amethyst or drop it for now?"
[17:48] <griffinguy24> "Drop it. Half of what you find is going to be outright lies and the other half is going to be irrelevant. If you try and prepare for what happens next, odds are it'll kick you in the ass ten times as hard"
[17:49] * Liam smirks
[17:50] <Sean> "Ok then. Looks like the Griffins are our main priority then? And I thought making myself infertile would keep me from having to raise a kid."
[17:50] * Liam snickers at Sean
[17:50] * Gabriella Velas snorts
[17:50] <griffinguy24> "You want an idea how important this is? I spent days asking for help with my leg, looking for guidance about the griffin eggs, no deal, and the gods putter around. I ask about this gem? Instant audience from, like, seven pantheons
[17:50] <Liam> "Think of it as practice Sean...."
[17:51] * Liam raises his eyebrows
[17:51] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So sounds like the griffin eggs are much more in our league than the amethyst"
[17:52] <Sean> "wow."
[17:53] <griffinguy24> "Bingo. And if this doesn't give you insight on the biology of mythical creatures, not much will." He sighs, "The gem itself, well, they haven't told me much, but I'll tell you what they told me: It's Magic."
[17:54] <Gabriella Velas> "Oh shock and surprise."
[17:55] * Alexander_Efasteyo shakes his head
[17:55] * Liam gets thoughtful
[17:56] <Liam> "Dr. Lord...umm...what about the threads of fate....?"
[17:56] <Liam> "Maybe follow one or another connecting to the gem?"
[17:57] <griffinguy24> "OK, I'll elaborate since they didn't and it took me hours, lots of Mystery, and some broken fingers to extract: It IS Magic. It's crystallized Magic. It's a direct conduit to the purview of Magic. It's basically a titan in jewelry form. And tossing it in a volcano has a better shot of destroying the volcano."
[17:57] * Liam whistles
[17:58] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Hmmm...someday maybe I can figure out a way to launch it into a black hole," Alex mutters.
[17:58] * Liam shakes his head
[18:01] <griffinguy24> "So, yeah, please don't look into it yet, chances are, your resistance is going to fail like Bjorn's did. I'm STILL trying to figure out what the hell it actually did, and coming up short."
[18:01] <Liam> "Fair enough, so the eggs.."
[18:01] * Gabriella Velas nods
[18:02] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Raising baby griffins sounds more fun anyway."
[18:04] <Liam> "I hereby dub the first one born droch-asal!"
[18:05] * Sean laughs
[18:05] * Liam smiles and winks at Sean
[18:06] <griffinguy24> "Actually, before I give you guys the eggs, I do have one little formality to go through..." he takes out a sheaf of papers, "You see, I DO need to make sure you guys actually do come out of this with a semi-decent foundation of biological science..."
[18:07] * Liam grins and rubs his hands together
[18:07] <Sean> "Is that a test?"
[18:07] <griffinguy24> "You bet!"
[18:07] <Liam> "woot!"
[18:08] <griffinguy24> He passes out the papers. On the blue books, you see a disclaimer, "Any attempts to cheat will result in this paper spontaneously combusting."
[18:08] <Sean> "Thank you, Inspector Gadget."
[18:09] * Alexander_Efasteyo shakes his head at the disclaimer
[18:09] * Liam smiles
[18:09] * Gabriella Velas groans
[18:10] <griffinguy24> [[Everyone roll Int + Science]]
[18:10] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 6 dice:
[18:10] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 10 6 8 5 7 4 :: Success -> 5 , including 1 Automatic Successes.
[18:10] <Sean> Rolling 4 dice:
[18:10] <Sean> ::2 6 8 3 :: Success -> 1
[18:11] <Liam> Rolling 7 dice:
[18:11] <Liam> :: 1 4 3 10 4 4 7 :: Success -> 5 , including 2 Automatic Successes.
[18:11] <Liam> with perfect memory
[18:12] <Sean> "Looks like my (and Gabby's) talents lie elsewhere..."
[18:12] * Sean laughs
[18:13] * Gabriella Velas grins at Sean "Definitely."
[18:19] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 5 dice:
[18:19] <Gabriella Velas> :: 3 9 1 9 3 :: Success -> 2
[18:23] <griffinguy24> [[OK, sorry, rolled the NPCs, I like to keep track of that sort of thing]] OK, Sean: C. Gabby: C+. Alex and Liam: B+
[18:24] <Sean> "Hey, I passed. That's all that matters when it comes to the Bio course...hehe"
[18:24] * Liam nods, crumples up the test and launches it into the trash can
[18:24] * Gabriella Velas groans and lets her head hit the desk
[18:25] * Sean rubs Gabby's back and says "Hey, you did better than me."
[18:25] * Alexander_Efasteyo frowns at his grade
[18:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I guess I need to study more"
[18:26] <Liam> "No sense in fretting on the past, just try harder"
[18:27] * Gabriella Velas looks up at Sean "...doesn't make it better. I usually do quite well in school." she half grins
[18:27] <Liam> "Maybe we should do a group study?"
[18:27] <griffinguy24> Lionel lets out an uncharacteristic choking sound, as he, mutters to himself, "B+?" The others are less vocal, but equally displeased. Dr. Lord frowns, "I expected better of you... Anyone who got below a B, I recommend you attend one of my special training sessions. Anyone who got below a C, however, is required to."
[18:28] <Sean> "Whew. I just made it"
[18:28] * Liam looks thoughtful
[18:28] <Liam> "when are those again?"
[18:28] <griffinguy24> Barry responds by slamming his fist on the table and muttering some decidedly un-Christian words
[18:28] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Can I attend too, even though I got a B+?"
[18:29] * Liam nods in agreement with Alex
[18:30] <griffinguy24> "Anyone can attend... I'll hold this next one on Saturday, give you guys a chance to really buckle down... I can also design this as a cross-training session to allow you to train in other areas..."
[18:31] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Other areas? As with the work we did in Brawling and Medicine?"
[18:31] * Liam rubs his hands eagerly again
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "Similar to that, yes... Hmmmm...." he starts to think, at which point Catherine says, "Alan, no."
[18:32] <Sean> "hmm...maybe I will want to attend."
[18:32] * Gabriella Velas groans and mutters "figures."
[18:32] * Liam glanes at Catherine
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "I wasn't planning on-"
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "Yes you were"
[18:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Planning on?"
[18:33] * Liam watches
[18:34] <griffinguy24> "Even if I WAS, I don't think-" "They're KIDS, Alan!" "They're Scions, and besides, Yamato did it, and he turned out OK, mostly."
[18:35] <Sean> "Yeah...we're Scions. Although I would like to know what this is about before agreeing."
[18:35] <Liam> "Yea...I'm up for anything"
[18:35] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I dunno what it is, Sean, but it sure seems interesting."
[18:38] <griffinguy24> Alan pinches the bridge of his nose, "Hon, we'll talk about this later," He turns to the group, "In any case, you have your readings, the packets will describe the whole griffin-egg procedure, follow it religiously. I'll see you in class, and Saturday, well, be prepared for anything," With that, he and Catherine vanish
[18:39] <Liam> "Damn...I wanted to talk to her"
[18:40] <Sean> "...interesting..."
[18:40] <Gabriella Velas> "Heh I need to talk to both of them" she grins warely
[18:40] * Liam stands up and heads towards the eggs and incubators
[18:41] * Sean follows LIam.
[18:41] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Anyone else think it would be a good idea to set up a schedule so we can get a 24 hour watch on these eggs?"
[18:41] <griffinguy24> Lionel goes up to the eggs and takes a packet, speed-reading through it in about five seconds before picking one up, grinning (and showing that he hasn't brushed his teeth in a while)
[18:41] * Gabriella Velas heads over and grabs a packet and an egg
[18:41] * Alexander_Efasteyo goes up to get an egg and packet
[18:41] * Liam begins to read
[18:42] <Liam> "Well I'm up for nightshift
[18:42] * Alexander_Efasteyo reads the packet
[18:42] <Liam> "
[18:42] <Sean> "Shouldn't really be an issue. I mean, most of us have something of Supernatural fatigue resistance. I only sleep 8 hours every couple of days or so."
[18:42] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, it's not just sleep, it's classes"
[18:42] <Liam> "Just need to organize for classes"
[18:42] <Gabriella Velas> "I haven't slept much and haven't needed to."
[18:42] <griffinguy24> Lionel says, "I'm quite willing to take any shifts. I don't need sleep at all, and I am most interested in this sort of thing"
[18:43] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "How can we watch them during 8 am bio?"
[18:43] <Sean> "We could just bring them."
[18:43] * Liam nods
[18:44] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, the class has more like 40 or more mortals too"
[18:44] <griffinguy24> Cory goes up, "Listen, Coyote gave me these cool Kachina spirits as Followers, so if worst comes to worst, that works"
[18:44] <Gabriella Velas> They may not need constant watching. Our place is a terra incognita after all"
[18:44] * Liam makes a face
[18:44] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Ah, that's a good idea, Cory"
[18:44] <Gabriella Velas> "Plus Tepini and the others."
[18:44] <Sean> "Sounds good."
[18:44] <griffinguy24> "Well, I wouldn't trust Buddy with them... He's... clumsy"
[18:45] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "But Gabby, what if one hatches while no one is around? What would that do to them?"
[18:45] <Gabriella Velas> "Tepini will be fine and he can contact me the minute they start to hatch."
[18:45] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Gabby, then that works for me"
[18:47] <Sean> "I definitely trust Tepini with it."
[18:47] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So it looks like we can pretty much keep them under observation 24/7 until they hatch. I wonder how long it will take for that though?"
[18:47] * Liam continues to read
[18:47] <griffinguy24> Lionel says, "Dr. Lord has been quite helpful to me when allowing scientific endeavor. Perhaps if one of us impresses him enough, he'll allow that person to skip class to watch them, if the eggs are close to hatching"
[18:48] <Liam> "Wait and see"
[18:48] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[And Griff, is there anything special in the packet regarding the care of griffins as opposed to caring for a wild animal?]]
[18:49] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I don't like skipping class except for important reasons...like the hatching of a griffin egg, not the watching of a bunch of griffin eggs doing nothing"
[18:49] <griffinguy24> [[Most of it deals with temperatures and things that would be harmful for the griffin to come into contact with, namely certain types of jewelry and magic relics. Also of mention, infant griffins will only eat horse meat]]
[18:50] * Liam mutters
[18:51] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "And I think we need to buy some horses. Hmmm...maybe you can use their hearts, Gabby."
[18:51] * Liam snickers
[18:51] * Gabriella Velas glares
[18:51] <Sean> "Hrm. Horses aren't that cheap. I'm wondering how much they'll actually go through in a day."
[18:52] <griffinguy24> Lionel nods, "As I said, if they were close to hatching. And I may find a way to procure horsemeat..."
[18:52] <Liam> "local butcher?"
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Dunno Sean, but we should have one already butchered as a precaution because for all we know the first one could hatch later this hour"
[18:53] <griffinguy24> Roll Perception + Animal Ken
[18:53] <Sean> "Local butchers generally don't sell horse, as far as I know."
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Liam, I don't think butchers normally deal in horse meat"
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 3 dice:
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 2 4 2 :: Success -> 0
[18:53] <Liam> Rolling 3 dice:
[18:53] <Liam> :: 2 4 4 :: Success -> 0
[18:53] <Sean> Rolling 2 dice:
[18:53] <Sean> :: 9 4 :: Success -> 1
[18:54] <griffinguy24> "They do not," Lionel says, "But I do know how to get horse meat"
[18:54] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 6 dice:
[18:54] <Gabriella Velas> :: 6 3 9 2 7 9 :: Success -> 3
[18:55] <Gabriella Velas> "None are close to hatching. Come on lets take em home."
[18:55] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Lionel, well, um, I guess I wonder if it would be cheaper to buy a horse or just the meat"
[18:55] * Sean grabs one and gingerly places it into his bag.
[18:56] * Liam takes one as well
[18:57] <Gabriella Velas> "There are no horse slaughterhouses in the US. A 2007 law closed the last one."
[18:57] <Gabriella Velas> "You'll have to go outside the country to get it."
[18:57] * Alexander_Efasteyo puts his egg in his backpack
[18:59] <griffinguy24> Lionel nods at Gabby's statement, "But as I said, procuring horsemeat would not be a problem for me."
[19:00] * Liam looks curiously at Lionel
[19:00] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well, I would butcher a horse myself if it needs to be done. But Lionel's way seems like it might be simpler."
[19:00] <Sean> "I'm not gonna question that."
[19:01] <Sean> []
[19:02] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[As I am carrying an egg, I am]]
[19:02] <Liam> [[me as well]]
[19:05] <Gabriella Velas> ((yep))
[19:06] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Gabby, I think you said something about them not hatching soon. Any idea when they might hatch?"
[19:07] <Gabriella> "Not really"
[19:07] <griffinguy24> As you enter the dormitory hall, you all barely register a presence above you. As your heads incline upward, you can see an enormous shadow careen across the sky, too quick for you to identify.
[19:07] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Oh well" Alex sighs.
[16:18] * Alexander_Efasteyo looks between the two Dr. Lords
[16:18] * Gabriella Velas looks very confused
[16:18] * Liam is confused as well
[16:18] <Sean> <<Is he still missing his leg?>>
[16:18] <Liam> ((no its good))
[16:20] <griffinguy24> The one that came in rainbow light has Ix Chel, and he's behind the main desk. He turns to the one that walked in, sighs, and says, "I told you I could do this on my own." The walked-in one says, "I thought you might need time to adjust"
[16:20] * Liam blinks and waits
[16:20] * Gabriella Velas studies the one that walked in
[16:21] <griffinguy24> With a shimmer, the walked-in Dr. Lord transforms into a beautiful Mediterranean girl.
[16:21] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Ah, illusion!"
[16:21] * Sean winks
[16:21] * Gabriella Velas grins at the woman
[16:21] * Liam grins ear to ear, sitting up in rapt attention
[16:22] <Liam> illusions eh....
[16:22] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[yeah, this is Dr. Lord's fiance..the one that is hotter than Gabriella]]
[16:22] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord says, "Okay folks, for those who don't know, this is Catherine, Scion of Isis, my Bandmate, and fiance. She's been covering for me since I was injured a weak ago"
[16:22] * Liam nods appreciatively
[16:23] <Sean> Oh.
[16:23] * Sean blinks.
[16:23] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Damn convincing, I never even suspected"
[16:23] <griffinguy24> "I've got talents in this sort of thing," Catherine replies to Alex, winking
[16:24] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord walks in front of the desk. You notice now that his left foot is the head of a crocodile
[16:24] * Liam blinks
[16:25] * Alexander_Efasteyo stares at Dr. Lord's left foot
[16:25] * Gabriella Velas shifts uncomfortably
[16:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, I take it you couldn't restore your foot with a Health boon, Dr. Lord?"
[16:26] <Sean> At least, not yet? Hopefully?
[16:26] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[damn, too bad it wasn't a hand so he could have had a chainsaw]]
[16:26] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord looks at the faces and says, "Ah, right, my prosthesis. Yeah, I couldn't restore it. Had to go through some unpleasantness to even get this... but I'm actually quite pleased with it. It's actually kind of a trade up from the original."
[16:27] <Sean> What? Does it have additional features that the usual "foot" variety?
[16:27] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, I bet it can deliver a nasty bite"
[16:28] <griffinguy24> "Right you are, Alex," Dr. Lord responds
[16:28] <Liam> Must make getting matching shoes a bitch though..
[16:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[wow, getting informal? :-P]]
[16:29] <griffinguy24> [[... Should've said "Mr. Efasteyo"...
[16:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Why wear a shoe on that foot? Just needs an illusion to keep the mortals from seeing it"
[16:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Actually, keeping enemies from seeing it would be handy too"
[16:30] <Liam> from what I understand..illusions can become a pain to maintain...
[16:31] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Dunno...but if so, that's a great reason for me to invent some sort of holographic projection device"
[16:31] <griffinguy24> "Anyway, perhaps this is something I should mention now that we're here... Relying on illusions, and the dangers it presents," Catherine interrupts, "Alan, do you mind?" As Dr. Lord shakes his head, she turns into Dr. Lord again
[16:31] * Liam perks up
[16:32] <griffinguy24> "Now, can anyone figure out the difference between the two of us?" [[Roll Perception + Empathy]]
[16:32] <Sean> Rolling 5 dice:
[16:32] <Sean> :: 6 2 2 1 6 :: Success -> 0 , and it's a botch
[16:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 3 dice:
[16:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 8 2 6 :: Success -> 1
[16:32] <Liam> Rolling 5 dice:
[16:32] <Liam> :: 5 7 9 6 1 :: Success -> 2
[16:32] <griffinguy24> [[Also, anyone have Real McCoy or Fool Me Once?]]
[16:32] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 9 dice:
[16:32] <Gabriella Velas> :: 4 5 2 10 1 1 2 6 9 :: Success -> 4 , including 1 Automatic Successes.
[16:36] * Liam smiles
[16:36] <Gabriella Velas> ((yay 4 successes lol)
[16:37] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well, not identical, but I still am not sure which is which"
[16:37] <Liam> "I could hazard a guess...based on the eyes"
[16:38] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I see a difference there too, but I don't have a perfect memory to know which eyes belong to which"
[16:38] * Gabriella Velas grins "I see a few errors"
[16:38] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So if I were to guess, I'd go with the one that Ix Chel was standing closest too"
[16:39] <Sean> "See that's just cheating.
[16:39] <Sean> "
[16:39] <Gabriella Velas> "Her canines aren't as large either."
[16:40] <griffinguy24> "Actually, that's the biggest and best indicator," Dr. Lord says, "Knowing me and my habits, and Ix Chel's, is a much better way of determining who's who, especially since in a number of cases, deciphering identity is going to be a split-second, life-or-death scenario"
[16:41] * Liam nods
[16:41] <griffinguy24> You can hear Catherine mutter, "Fucking Jotun..."
[16:42] <Liam> "Miss Catherine, how often do you study someone before you attempt to imitate them?"
[16:43] <griffinguy24> "I'm just good with anybody. It's one of my gifts. I only need a few scraps of info before being able to imitate someone perfectly. But, especially at first, you need to really know your mark and figure out their habits. I'd say two to three weeks, absolute minimum"
[16:44] * Liam nods
[16:45] <griffinguy24> Dr Lord says, "Also, you need to know something else," he points to the cayman leg, "This isn't too far off the mark of some features of gods, titanspawn, or what have you. And you may have to be diplomatic with them. And the way you kids were staring at my leg could get you smote by some of the more... hot-blooded supernaturals you may encounter."
[16:46] * Alexander_Efasteyo blushes slightly
[16:46] * Liam looks around innocently
[16:46] <Sean> "Oh wait...I seem to remember hearing that Gabby's dad has an...interesting foot too."
[16:46] <griffinguy24> "Don't worry, better you guys do it around Alan, who'll only smite your GPA for staring," Catherine giggles, causing Dr. Lord to roll his eyes
[16:47] * Liam shrugs
[16:47] <Liam> "lessons come in all types"
[16:48] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Why do I doubt Dr. Lord would be that unfair?"
[16:49] <griffinguy24> "In any case, I did have a lesson plan for today. In fact, it's one that I'm sure you'll be interested in..." He fishes out a remote. With three clicks, the lights are down, the projector is up, and a PowerPoint presentation comes up called, "Converting Titanspawn"
[16:49] * Liam sits back
[16:50] * Alexander_Efasteyo prepares to take copious notes
[16:50] <Sean> "Really? Converting?"
[16:50] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[copious*]]
[16:51] <Liam> "Come now sean, I thought you'd jump at "converting" some of the hottie titanspawn"
[16:51] <Liam>
[16:52] <Sean> "Hmm...I can just see the fun with all the feathers or multiple limbs. I'm all for this plan!!"
[16:52] <griffinguy24> "Now, let's get one thing straight here: Most titanspawn are dicks. I mean, not just evil, but CRUEL and PETTY. This also gets into the main problem of semantics, as "titanspawn" is kind of a loaded term. Dwarves, for example, are Titanspawn, but they were taken in by the Aesir after their creator, Ymir, was killed by Odin"
[16:52] * Liam snickers rudely
[16:53] <Sean> "So are there quote-unquote good titanspawn, then?
[16:53] <Sean> "
[16:55] <griffinguy24> "The biggest influence on that are virtues. Virtues are the codes of behavior each of our pantheons follow. Each of ours hold different virtues, which is part of the reason why the actions of one pantheon can seem baffling to others. The true, loyal Titanspawn have what we call Dark Virtues. These come in four flavors: Ambition, Malice, Rapacity, and Zealotry"
[16:56] * Liam nods
[16:56] <Liam> "Sean and I can figure those out a little"
[16:57] * Alexander_Efasteyo makes notes
[16:59] <griffinguy24> "Now, let's take an example..." he shows a slide, an Aztec drawing of a female warrior with wicked claws, butterfly wings, and a skeletal face, "This is the one who cut off my leg, Itzpapalotl, the Obsidian Butterfly"
[17:00] * Alexander_Efasteyo continues taking notes
[17:02] * Gabriella Velas is also taking notes
[17:03] <griffinguy24> "She's titanspawn that we were able to convert slightly. The Aztec virtues are Conviction, Courage, Duty, and Loyalty. Itzpapalotl is both a crafter of life and a harbinger of death. We used her at the creation of the Fifth Sun to repopulate the world's flora and fauna. We were able to appeal to her ambition and Zealotry and, over time, re purpose that into Duty and Conviction"
[17:03] <Gabriella Velas> "But isn't she now seduced by a titanspawn? Something about everyone she touches dies and he always come back from the dead?"
[17:04] * Alexander_Efasteyo takes more notes then looks quizzically at Gabriella
[17:05] <griffinguy24> "That's a rumor among some Scions, the truth is far worse."
[17:06] <Sean> "What's the Truth?"
[17:08] <griffinguy24> "See, it's true that Itzpapalotl has the power to kill with a touch... in fact, everything she touches dies... over time, this drove her insane, and she backslid. A Titanspawn did come to her to seduce her... but it turns out she prefers the killing to any love she might have had."
[17:09] <griffinguy24> "That Titanspawn lies broken in Tamoanchan, perpetually suffering to power her sacrifices, yet unable to die and escape the torment"
[17:09] <Sean> "Wow....that sucks."
[17:09] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[Sorry, my connection seems poor tonight]]
[17:10] <Liam> "So....this titanspawn....he would probably be grateful to someone who rescues him..."
[17:10] <griffinguy24> "Itzpapalotl, long ago, lost the Aztec virtues of Duty and Loyalty from her isolation and insanity, regaining Malice and Rapacity."
[17:10] <griffinguy24> "Perhaps... but success isn't guaranteed..." Dr Lord looks to his leg
[17:11] * Liam holds up his hands defensively
[17:12] <Gabriella Velas> "She likely would do anything to keep him there."
[17:12] <Liam> "Wasn't suggesting we try...well not seriously anyways...outright confrontation would be out..."
[17:12] * Liam looks thoughtful
[17:14] <griffinguy24> "The point I'm trying to make is, if you can get a Titanspawn to interact with people, you have a means of bringing them from the Titans' side. Stories of Titanspawn falling in love with Scions or Gods and crossing the divide are plentiful, or following a Scion to repay a debt... but there's one surefire method of getting a Titanspawn to join the gods..."
[17:14] <griffinguy24> "You raise them"
[17:15] <Liam> "huh?"
[17:15] <Liam> "Like from the dead?"
[17:15] <Sean> "Yeah, but it doesn't always work. Look at my family's history."
[17:15] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Liam, like from a baby"
[17:16] <Liam> "Ah"
[17:16] <griffinguy24> He looks to Sean and frowns, "Good point. Okay, surefire wasn't the best term to use. No method always works like a charm... but it's one of the most effective treatments... Which brings me to your actual lab assignment today."
[17:17] * Liam cocks his head
[17:18] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "You have a titanspawn for us to adopt?"
[17:18] <griffinguy24> Catherine and Dr. Lord go behind the desk and lift up a huge burlap sack. Dr. Lord opens it, revealing a number of jewels, each the size of a fist
[17:18] <Liam> "Please don't tell me we have those fake robot babies.."
[17:18] <Sean> lol
[17:18] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, no relationship to that amethyst I hope"
[17:19] * Liam looks concerned at Alex's comment
[17:19] <griffinguy24> "Fake? You underestimate my resources... can anyone hazard a guess as to what these are?" To which, Lionel, surprisingly, responds. "They're griffin eggs."
[17:19] <Gabriella Velas> "I'm hoping they aren't like the LAST gem we found..."
[17:20] * Gabriella Velas blinks
[17:20] * Liam coughs
[17:20] <Liam> "What....."
[17:20] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Griffin eggs look like gems?"
[17:20] <Sean> "Griffin as in, lion/eagle griffin?"
[17:20] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So I guess I was sorta right, you do have titanspawn you want us to adopt...or raise at least"
[17:21] <griffinguy24> "Yeah, unfortunately, gems and this class aren't the best combination... But yes, Mr. Applegate is correct, these are griffin eggs. Griffins are sacred to four of your pantheons, and are even venerated in medieval times as a symbol of Christ"
[17:22] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Which four?"
[17:24] <griffinguy24> "Greeks, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Persians. Griffins lay jewel-like eggs in nests of gold. And, unfortunately, most nests are located in Titanrealms. The pantheons have bred griffins to use as mounts, but unfortunately inbreeding has caused the stock to decline. However, we are in luck of finding a number of these eggs to shore up the bloodline."
[17:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So it this like a class project, or are we each supposed to raise one, or what?"
[17:25] * Liam grimaces
[17:26] * Gabriella Velas shifts uncomfortably in her seat not meeting Dr. Lord's eyes
[17:26] <Sean> "This reminds me disturbingly of middle school health class, only the egg baby is real."
[17:29] <griffinguy24> Dr. Lord nods, "Griffins need to be birthed in the presence of a Scion in order to ensure that they don't have Dark Virtues. Of course, presence is a difficult term. Just being in your dorms rooms should suffice"
[17:29] <Sean> How fragile are the eggs?
[17:29] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sounds fun"
[17:29] * Gabriella Velas eyes go black and she stiffens for a moment
[17:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "What do we feed them?"
[17:30] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "What temperature should they be kept at?"
06[17:30] * Liam glances at Gabby and blinks
[17:30] <Sean> "Oh no. Gabby. What are you seeing?"
[17:31] * Alexander_Efasteyo waits to see what Gabriella has to say (while thinking it will be about the griffins)
[17:31] * Gabriella Velas 's eye shift white for a moment then she finally is free looking a bit taxed (but not as much as previous times)
[17:31] * Liam waits
[17:32] * Gabriella Velas 's eyes flick to Dr. Lord
[17:32] <Gabriella Velas> "They were procured at great cost it seems"
[17:33] <Sean> "Why does that sound like the cost wasn't money?"
[17:33] <griffinguy24> Dr Lord stiffens, "That they were, Miss Velas, that they were." He clears his throat, "I've got a care sheet, as well as incubators..." He beings out what look like hot-plates made of solid gold, "Yeah, these are highly specialized. There are nine in total."
[17:33] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Hmmm...like half the old saw about costing an 'arm and a leg'?"
[17:33] <Gabriella Velas> "So not everyone gets one..."
[17:33] * Liam watches
[17:34] <Liam> "Team assignments?"
[17:34] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well I'd be happy to raise one, but if others want to more than me, then I'll let them do it instead"
[17:36] <griffinguy24> "I recommend placing them in your study room and taking turns monitoring them. And be on your guard, if these things were actual gemstones and you had ten of each, they wouldn't be half as valuable as these griffins are. If you can get them to hatch and imprint on Scions, the rewards would be amazing for you."
[17:36] * Liam shrugs
[17:36] <Liam> "How long?"
[17:36] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "As I said before, sounds fun" Alex says with a grin
[17:38] <griffinguy24> "We have no clue how old these eggs are, or how much work they'll require," Dr. Lord says, "There were about fifty in the cache, we were lucky to get these nine.
[17:38] * Liam nods
[17:39] <griffinguy24> "Raising wild griffins hasn't been done in millenia, and the tame ones... well... imagine you were trying to raise a wolf when your major experience has been with basset hounds."
[17:40] * Alexander_Efasteyo gets a really big grin on his face
[17:40] <Sean> "Sounds like they'll prolly be a handful"
[17:40] <griffinguy24> "Welcome to being a Scion"
[17:41] <griffinguy24> "Now, we do have some more things to discuss... the first being the gem from your previous lab session..."
[17:41] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Um, would animal boons work with griffins? Or only mundane animals?"
[17:45] <griffinguy24> "Animal Boons working on griffins don't always have the best results... In any case, the gem. From what I've been able to gather, this is to big for you guys to handle... probably too big for me to handle, too. However, it's also the kind of can of worms that, once it gets opened, probably won't close easily."
[17:46] <Alexander_Efasteyo> So, do you think we should keep looking into the amethyst or drop it for now?"
[17:48] <griffinguy24> "Drop it. Half of what you find is going to be outright lies and the other half is going to be irrelevant. If you try and prepare for what happens next, odds are it'll kick you in the ass ten times as hard"
[17:49] * Liam smirks
[17:50] <Sean> "Ok then. Looks like the Griffins are our main priority then? And I thought making myself infertile would keep me from having to raise a kid."
[17:50] * Liam snickers at Sean
[17:50] * Gabriella Velas snorts
[17:50] <griffinguy24> "You want an idea how important this is? I spent days asking for help with my leg, looking for guidance about the griffin eggs, no deal, and the gods putter around. I ask about this gem? Instant audience from, like, seven pantheons
[17:50] <Liam> "Think of it as practice Sean...."
[17:51] * Liam raises his eyebrows
[17:51] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So sounds like the griffin eggs are much more in our league than the amethyst"
[17:52] <Sean> "wow."
[17:53] <griffinguy24> "Bingo. And if this doesn't give you insight on the biology of mythical creatures, not much will." He sighs, "The gem itself, well, they haven't told me much, but I'll tell you what they told me: It's Magic."
[17:54] <Gabriella Velas> "Oh shock and surprise."
[17:55] * Alexander_Efasteyo shakes his head
[17:55] * Liam gets thoughtful
[17:56] <Liam> "Dr. Lord...umm...what about the threads of fate....?"
[17:56] <Liam> "Maybe follow one or another connecting to the gem?"
[17:57] <griffinguy24> "OK, I'll elaborate since they didn't and it took me hours, lots of Mystery, and some broken fingers to extract: It IS Magic. It's crystallized Magic. It's a direct conduit to the purview of Magic. It's basically a titan in jewelry form. And tossing it in a volcano has a better shot of destroying the volcano."
[17:57] * Liam whistles
[17:58] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Hmmm...someday maybe I can figure out a way to launch it into a black hole," Alex mutters.
[17:58] * Liam shakes his head
[18:01] <griffinguy24> "So, yeah, please don't look into it yet, chances are, your resistance is going to fail like Bjorn's did. I'm STILL trying to figure out what the hell it actually did, and coming up short."
[18:01] <Liam> "Fair enough, so the eggs.."
[18:01] * Gabriella Velas nods
[18:02] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Raising baby griffins sounds more fun anyway."
[18:04] <Liam> "I hereby dub the first one born droch-asal!"
[18:05] * Sean laughs
[18:05] * Liam smiles and winks at Sean
[18:06] <griffinguy24> "Actually, before I give you guys the eggs, I do have one little formality to go through..." he takes out a sheaf of papers, "You see, I DO need to make sure you guys actually do come out of this with a semi-decent foundation of biological science..."
[18:07] * Liam grins and rubs his hands together
[18:07] <Sean> "Is that a test?"
[18:07] <griffinguy24> "You bet!"
[18:07] <Liam> "woot!"
[18:08] <griffinguy24> He passes out the papers. On the blue books, you see a disclaimer, "Any attempts to cheat will result in this paper spontaneously combusting."
[18:08] <Sean> "Thank you, Inspector Gadget."
[18:09] * Alexander_Efasteyo shakes his head at the disclaimer
[18:09] * Liam smiles
[18:09] * Gabriella Velas groans
[18:10] <griffinguy24> [[Everyone roll Int + Science]]
[18:10] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 6 dice:
[18:10] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 10 6 8 5 7 4 :: Success -> 5 , including 1 Automatic Successes.
[18:10] <Sean> Rolling 4 dice:
[18:10] <Sean> ::2 6 8 3 :: Success -> 1
[18:11] <Liam> Rolling 7 dice:
[18:11] <Liam> :: 1 4 3 10 4 4 7 :: Success -> 5 , including 2 Automatic Successes.
[18:11] <Liam> with perfect memory
[18:12] <Sean> "Looks like my (and Gabby's) talents lie elsewhere..."
[18:12] * Sean laughs
[18:13] * Gabriella Velas grins at Sean "Definitely."
[18:19] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 5 dice:
[18:19] <Gabriella Velas> :: 3 9 1 9 3 :: Success -> 2
[18:23] <griffinguy24> [[OK, sorry, rolled the NPCs, I like to keep track of that sort of thing]] OK, Sean: C. Gabby: C+. Alex and Liam: B+
[18:24] <Sean> "Hey, I passed. That's all that matters when it comes to the Bio course...hehe"
[18:24] * Liam nods, crumples up the test and launches it into the trash can
[18:24] * Gabriella Velas groans and lets her head hit the desk
[18:25] * Sean rubs Gabby's back and says "Hey, you did better than me."
[18:25] * Alexander_Efasteyo frowns at his grade
[18:25] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I guess I need to study more"
[18:26] <Liam> "No sense in fretting on the past, just try harder"
[18:27] * Gabriella Velas looks up at Sean "...doesn't make it better. I usually do quite well in school." she half grins
[18:27] <Liam> "Maybe we should do a group study?"
[18:27] <griffinguy24> Lionel lets out an uncharacteristic choking sound, as he, mutters to himself, "B+?" The others are less vocal, but equally displeased. Dr. Lord frowns, "I expected better of you... Anyone who got below a B, I recommend you attend one of my special training sessions. Anyone who got below a C, however, is required to."
[18:28] <Sean> "Whew. I just made it"
[18:28] * Liam looks thoughtful
[18:28] <Liam> "when are those again?"
[18:28] <griffinguy24> Barry responds by slamming his fist on the table and muttering some decidedly un-Christian words
[18:28] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Can I attend too, even though I got a B+?"
[18:29] * Liam nods in agreement with Alex
[18:30] <griffinguy24> "Anyone can attend... I'll hold this next one on Saturday, give you guys a chance to really buckle down... I can also design this as a cross-training session to allow you to train in other areas..."
[18:31] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Other areas? As with the work we did in Brawling and Medicine?"
[18:31] * Liam rubs his hands eagerly again
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "Similar to that, yes... Hmmmm...." he starts to think, at which point Catherine says, "Alan, no."
[18:32] <Sean> "hmm...maybe I will want to attend."
[18:32] * Gabriella Velas groans and mutters "figures."
[18:32] * Liam glanes at Catherine
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "I wasn't planning on-"
[18:32] <griffinguy24> "Yes you were"
[18:32] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Planning on?"
[18:33] * Liam watches
[18:34] <griffinguy24> "Even if I WAS, I don't think-" "They're KIDS, Alan!" "They're Scions, and besides, Yamato did it, and he turned out OK, mostly."
[18:35] <Sean> "Yeah...we're Scions. Although I would like to know what this is about before agreeing."
[18:35] <Liam> "Yea...I'm up for anything"
[18:35] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I dunno what it is, Sean, but it sure seems interesting."
[18:38] <griffinguy24> Alan pinches the bridge of his nose, "Hon, we'll talk about this later," He turns to the group, "In any case, you have your readings, the packets will describe the whole griffin-egg procedure, follow it religiously. I'll see you in class, and Saturday, well, be prepared for anything," With that, he and Catherine vanish
[18:39] <Liam> "Damn...I wanted to talk to her"
[18:40] <Sean> "...interesting..."
[18:40] <Gabriella Velas> "Heh I need to talk to both of them" she grins warely
[18:40] * Liam stands up and heads towards the eggs and incubators
[18:41] * Sean follows LIam.
[18:41] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Anyone else think it would be a good idea to set up a schedule so we can get a 24 hour watch on these eggs?"
[18:41] <griffinguy24> Lionel goes up to the eggs and takes a packet, speed-reading through it in about five seconds before picking one up, grinning (and showing that he hasn't brushed his teeth in a while)
[18:41] * Gabriella Velas heads over and grabs a packet and an egg
[18:41] * Alexander_Efasteyo goes up to get an egg and packet
[18:41] * Liam begins to read
[18:42] <Liam> "Well I'm up for nightshift
[18:42] * Alexander_Efasteyo reads the packet
[18:42] <Liam> "
[18:42] <Sean> "Shouldn't really be an issue. I mean, most of us have something of Supernatural fatigue resistance. I only sleep 8 hours every couple of days or so."
[18:42] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, it's not just sleep, it's classes"
[18:42] <Liam> "Just need to organize for classes"
[18:42] <Gabriella Velas> "I haven't slept much and haven't needed to."
[18:42] <griffinguy24> Lionel says, "I'm quite willing to take any shifts. I don't need sleep at all, and I am most interested in this sort of thing"
[18:43] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "How can we watch them during 8 am bio?"
[18:43] <Sean> "We could just bring them."
[18:43] * Liam nods
[18:44] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Sean, the class has more like 40 or more mortals too"
[18:44] <griffinguy24> Cory goes up, "Listen, Coyote gave me these cool Kachina spirits as Followers, so if worst comes to worst, that works"
[18:44] <Gabriella Velas> They may not need constant watching. Our place is a terra incognita after all"
[18:44] * Liam makes a face
[18:44] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Ah, that's a good idea, Cory"
[18:44] <Gabriella Velas> "Plus Tepini and the others."
[18:44] <Sean> "Sounds good."
[18:44] <griffinguy24> "Well, I wouldn't trust Buddy with them... He's... clumsy"
[18:45] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "But Gabby, what if one hatches while no one is around? What would that do to them?"
[18:45] <Gabriella Velas> "Tepini will be fine and he can contact me the minute they start to hatch."
[18:45] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Gabby, then that works for me"
[18:47] <Sean> "I definitely trust Tepini with it."
[18:47] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "So it looks like we can pretty much keep them under observation 24/7 until they hatch. I wonder how long it will take for that though?"
[18:47] * Liam continues to read
[18:47] <griffinguy24> Lionel says, "Dr. Lord has been quite helpful to me when allowing scientific endeavor. Perhaps if one of us impresses him enough, he'll allow that person to skip class to watch them, if the eggs are close to hatching"
[18:48] <Liam> "Wait and see"
[18:48] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[And Griff, is there anything special in the packet regarding the care of griffins as opposed to caring for a wild animal?]]
[18:49] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "I don't like skipping class except for important reasons...like the hatching of a griffin egg, not the watching of a bunch of griffin eggs doing nothing"
[18:49] <griffinguy24> [[Most of it deals with temperatures and things that would be harmful for the griffin to come into contact with, namely certain types of jewelry and magic relics. Also of mention, infant griffins will only eat horse meat]]
[18:50] * Liam mutters
[18:51] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "And I think we need to buy some horses. Hmmm...maybe you can use their hearts, Gabby."
[18:51] * Liam snickers
[18:51] * Gabriella Velas glares
[18:51] <Sean> "Hrm. Horses aren't that cheap. I'm wondering how much they'll actually go through in a day."
[18:52] <griffinguy24> Lionel nods, "As I said, if they were close to hatching. And I may find a way to procure horsemeat..."
[18:52] <Liam> "local butcher?"
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Dunno Sean, but we should have one already butchered as a precaution because for all we know the first one could hatch later this hour"
[18:53] <griffinguy24> Roll Perception + Animal Ken
[18:53] <Sean> "Local butchers generally don't sell horse, as far as I know."
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Liam, I don't think butchers normally deal in horse meat"
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> Rolling 3 dice:
[18:53] <Alexander_Efasteyo> :: 2 4 2 :: Success -> 0
[18:53] <Liam> Rolling 3 dice:
[18:53] <Liam> :: 2 4 4 :: Success -> 0
[18:53] <Sean> Rolling 2 dice:
[18:53] <Sean> :: 9 4 :: Success -> 1
[18:54] <griffinguy24> "They do not," Lionel says, "But I do know how to get horse meat"
[18:54] <Gabriella Velas> Rolling 6 dice:
[18:54] <Gabriella Velas> :: 6 3 9 2 7 9 :: Success -> 3
[18:55] <Gabriella Velas> "None are close to hatching. Come on lets take em home."
[18:55] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Lionel, well, um, I guess I wonder if it would be cheaper to buy a horse or just the meat"
[18:55] * Sean grabs one and gingerly places it into his bag.
[18:56] * Liam takes one as well
[18:57] <Gabriella Velas> "There are no horse slaughterhouses in the US. A 2007 law closed the last one."
[18:57] <Gabriella Velas> "You'll have to go outside the country to get it."
[18:57] * Alexander_Efasteyo puts his egg in his backpack
[18:59] <griffinguy24> Lionel nods at Gabby's statement, "But as I said, procuring horsemeat would not be a problem for me."
[19:00] * Liam looks curiously at Lionel
[19:00] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Well, I would butcher a horse myself if it needs to be done. But Lionel's way seems like it might be simpler."
[19:00] <Sean> "I'm not gonna question that."
[19:01] <Sean> []
[19:02] <Alexander_Efasteyo> [[As I am carrying an egg, I am]]
[19:02] <Liam> [[me as well]]
[19:05] <Gabriella Velas> ((yep))
[19:06] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Gabby, I think you said something about them not hatching soon. Any idea when they might hatch?"
[19:07] <Gabriella> "Not really"
[19:07] <griffinguy24> As you enter the dormitory hall, you all barely register a presence above you. As your heads incline upward, you can see an enormous shadow careen across the sky, too quick for you to identify.
[19:07] <Alexander_Efasteyo> "Oh well" Alex sighs.