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So, I just looked back, and I thought that might be a stupid question, 'cause Joe said it was a talking beast that ran into him. But I re-read Rhiko's post, and I get the feeling that Fredrick is a boy, not an animal? Care to clarify for me, please?

I ask, 'cause if there are talking animals in the room, I'm pretty sure my husband will introduce a hoard of feline friends. He's a cat person in real life, and I'm sure he would spend the days playing with talking cats. cat_biggrin

Edit: And now I feel stupid again, 'cause Nanaki is the talking beast Joe referred to in his post. Herp de hur.

Do we have to wait on Noelle and the illusion guy, or can we keep posting in the meantime?

Who are we waiting on?

As it stands, I'm posting as I feel like it's appropriate without ignoring or leaving people out. As it stands, Bobbi and Kyla and Joe Jr. are three people in the immediate vicinity that could potentially react to the conversation being had between my NPCs and your characters. If there is no more input from either of them soon, I will promptly reply with more dialogue and interaction.

It's open world at this point. People can explore if they like, pursue conversation with NPCs or each other, or just brood on a balcony somewhere if they want. Everything you do with provide more opportunities to uncover more plot and story that is waiting to be discovered by you. It's really up to everyone else as to what I can do as far as moving the plot forward. At this point, I'm trying to introduce what I can with a few convenient NPCs under my control. There will be as little hand holding as possible with this portion of the plot from me, so take advantage of this time I'm giving. Once the time I've allotted is up, you might regret not taking this chance to use it to your advantage.

Just for reference, at the end of the long intro post to the ball:

BTW- The bolded laughter is a trigger warning. This is a legit warning. The white text, is potentially triggering narration. Do not take this lightly, in case you are sensitive to certain mental imagery.

To summarize, people are crushed and skewered in various ways, and still breathing.

s**t be ******** up yo. You've been warned.

Good evening HA peoples! Due to concerns, the plot of this arc has been altered to be less visceral. No edits on your parts are necessary, however a few new posts have been made to alter how things play out from here. Everything, as far as your characters are concerned has remained exactly the same up until the discovery of the Cathedral contents. That, being the contents of the Cathedral and the surprise waiting inside has been altered, so take care not to go off of the old description as we move forward.

To those who had no problem with the progression of the plot as it was, thank you for your understanding in this minor complication in order to make the story the most enjoyable for everyone. To those who were bothered by the previous direction of the plot, my apologies for any discomfort it brought you.