>>1109615
Technically you shouldn't be saying Argus either, the only person here will CERTAINLY be a wrestling champion, if not before we arrived then DEFINETLY after.
Our plan is many things but Subtle is not one of them, that is kinda the point. Besides... there is only one RIGHT way to get that shield

We're supposed to be looking for the person who has Ometra's head. Apparently, they're an agent of the court; whoever was sent in Ometra's place. Unfortunately I don't think we can spot them from a distance so we need to go wander around and mingle/eavesdrop.

Toxoglossa 2025/06/16(Mon)19:31 No. 1109760 ID: 5c4e79
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“You two are so cute together!” Casey says, as Nixxy scoops her partner up with a bicep and hangs her over her shoulder like a wet towel. “What kind of pose would you do if you were part of the collection?”

”Hmmmm, you want to see?”

“Uh? Sure!” Casey scrambles to catch Nixxy’s dress as the kelpie tosses it to her.

”Okay, show them, my lady!”

The mice look on with amazement as Fennel flows over her partner in a surge, lifting her nude form off the floor. The kelpie hangs in a column of living water, posing as unseen currents caress her form.

Now that's worth persevering. Mental photographs everyone!

Note to self: We need to try that with Fennel later~

That's stunning

Toxoglossa 2025/06/17(Tue)18:38 No. 1109802 ID: 5c4e79
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“Alright, well what should we call you?” Gabe sasses back.

You may call me operator. Ometra replies after some thought.

“Operator, great. Well, Operator, what are we supposed to be looking for?” Gabe looks around and mutters, trying to keep his voice down, “There’s hundreds of guests here, and we have no idea who has your head.”

She is nearby. I heard her voice in passing, but am unable to locate her. You will need to find someone wearing a veil and robes. She usually attends dressed as “The Grey Lady.” Be careful when interacting with her.

“The Grey Lady? Anything else we should know about her?” Nemo asks.

Invisibilty will not work on her. She has other ways of seeing.

>>1109802
We expected invisibility to not fully work here already, but good to know

then our highwayman will have to rely on blending in, while Dion soaks up all the attention.

Treat her ability to see through you as if she had the power to sense sex drives.
There, you're ready to evade.

If we're gonna have an Operator talking to us during the mission, I feel like there was a missed opportunity to have someone come as "Rigid Serpent" or something~

>>1109615
That lady in the background, would you call that a veil?

Toxoglossa 2025/06/18(Wed)17:58 No. 1109908 ID: 5c4e79
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“Stunning! I’d say that belongs in a gallery~” Casey giggles, handing Nixxy back her dress.

The kelpie shakes the water from her mane as Fennel reforms herself, spraying the mice with a light shower. “You hang out with us sometime? We show you more! We get you very wet!”

“Sounds like fun!” The mouse says, brushing dewdrops from her dress, “You know, we were just talking to a certain selkie about expanding our bathroom.”

Fennel’s round maw forms a perfect, curious “Owo?”

Casey points to her partner and conversationally drops, “Someone’s getting hiiiiitched~”

“Heh, yeah. Caleb gave me his skin. Made it official.” Kol says with a blush.

Nixxy squeals, yanking Kol off his feet and into a bear hug as she babbles, ”AHhhh! We is so happy for you! You are his and he is you’s! Wonderful, wonderful news!”

“Oooh, dats exciwting! Anowther wedding!”

How do fay weddings work anyways? But it also wouldn't be purely fay..

Toxoglossa 2025/06/20(Fri)18:27 No. 1110028 ID: 5c4e79
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Gabe looks around and notices a robed figure standing nearby, having an animated conversation with a stone creature of some sort. Most of their body is hidden under heavy fabric except for a scaled hand, waving expressively. Their face is obscured by a tall head-dress, which extends up into two points and drapes over their eyes like a curtain.

“How long do you think they’ll lassst? Twenty? Thirty secondsss?”

“Oh no, our host enjoys dragging things out. Two or three minutes each.” The stone replies in a gravelly tone.

“I should hope sssso. I would hate for the party to end so ssssoon.”

The mouse nudges his partner in crime and nods towards the pair. “I’ll go introduce myself. You do your thing…”

Nemo nods silently and steps backwards into the crowd, letting himself disappear in the noise.

“Spite me, he’s good.” Gabe says to himself before turning and approaching his targets.

“Oh, who is thisssss?” The veiled figure lifts her snout and flicks her tongue in the air. “Do I smell lichfire?”

“The Gray Lady, I presume?” Gabe says with a bow, taking the fey’s extended hand. He says in his best attempt at a baritone, “Allow me to introduce myself: Dion! Vampire lord and one of tonight’s challengers.”

“A vampire? I was under the impressssssion tonight’s fare were all mortals. How interesssssting.” The Grey Lady smiles at him, revealing a pair of tiny fangs as a small tongue flickers between her lips. “I thought I smelled an old fool that got themselves branded.”

Inside Gabe’s mind, there’s a seething growl from Ometra. If the Dullahan had eyes, they would be staring daggers at the fey.

>>1110028
I like the tassels on her mantle. I don't think we've seen anyone wear anything similar before. Where does the style come from?

I wonder what happens if you poke her hat in the eye.

the hood over the eyes with the rotated eye in the middle is some serious seer imagery.
Vampires ARE a Notorious Greyzone, madam.
>>1108043
>>It has a glamour that takes effect once attached.
Could this be attached to something, and then "Gift" THAT to her?

>>1110039
Not a bad idea, though if she can smell (and recognize) Ometra's lichfire it probably can't be a gift that she'd examine too closely.

We're certainly gonna have to get clever in some form or fashion. It's clear simply sneaking up on her isn't an option. Maybe wait for a distraction of some kind, when everyone's attention, physical and magical, is laser focused on something else? I'm sure whatever Clio/Moot is up to will provide something.

Toxoglossa 2025/06/23(Mon)18:00 No. 1110150 ID: 5c4e79
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“I like your hat.” Gabe remarks, twiddling his fingers and voguing in her direction. “What’s the eye for? Does that mean you’re a seer?”

“Mmmm, of ssssorts.” The fey replies, a slight smile on her lips as though enjoying a private joke.

She is no seer; its only a costume. She is, however, a gorgon; and can paralyze you if she looks at you. She thinks that it is funny Ometra remarks with the joyless enthusiasm of someone explaining a joke.

“You smell of thunder air, Mr. Dion. How curious~” She tilts her head and leans forward, sniffing the ozone on Gabe’s fur. “Are you sure you’re a vampire?”

Oh he's a powerful Vampire... a Vampire with THe Power of... THE WORLD

*to add: is one of the stone arches close enough to Gate onto and Pose?

>>1110150
Hmm, torn between going on a long explanation of your characters backstory, or saying something like "Can you be sure anyone here is who they appear to be?"

"You've never met someone like me."

"I'd have to check a mirror to be sure." A wordplay on both vampire and gorgon lore for an appropriate retort.

She may also be coming on to you. Play hard to get, til you get want you want.

>>1110215
Ooh, this, definitely.

Toxoglossa 2025/06/24(Tue)19:11 No. 1110245 ID: 5c4e79
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“Fu fu fu fu, perhaps we need a mirror to check?~” Gabe twists away in a tantalizing spin. Posing as though his life depended on it, his voice drops into a sultry growl “Won’t you look with me?”

The gorgon’s face breaks into a slow grin and she starts to laugh. “Oh ho ho ho ho! Yes, yesssss! I’m sssure we would make an interesssssting pair! Sssssadly I must decline: otherwisssse I might misssss your performance.”

“Trust me: you won't want to miss it for the world. I certainly plan on putting on a fabulous show.” Gabe replies, trying to pour on the charm.

The Gray Lady turns to leave and hisses, “I hope ssssso. I will be watching with interessssst.”

>>1110245
I think it's too risky to mark her here. Enjoy the party for a bit longer, and look for a better opportunity.

I do hope we get under those robes. She seems like fun and scoring for her would totally peeve our dear operator.

Toxoglossa 2025/06/25(Wed)19:47 No. 1110315 ID: 5c4e79
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Gabe watches the Grey Lady disappear into the crowd and relaxes. “Well, she seemed like fun. More fun than you, ‘operator’…”

I am not interested in being “fun”. The quotation marks rake into Gabe’s brain like the talons of some predatory bird. She is not to be trusted. She is a snake.

“Rude. I know some pretty trustworthy snakes.” His mind briefly drifts to the rainbow scales of Flashing Feathers and he muses, “Fun in bed too. But something tells me I should keep it in my pants while on a heist.”

He notices Nemo appearing beside him and suppresses his surprise to ask. “You get it done?”

The lizard shakes his head. “I thought you had her distracted, but she was aware of me the whole time. We’ll have to find the right moment to pin it on her.”

Gabe nods, “Seems like she can smell our ‘operator’ on me: wouldn’t be surprised if she smells them on you too. But she’s a gorgon, maybe we can use that somehow.”

“How?” Nemo asks.

The mouse shrugs, feeling his absurd shoulder-pads shifting in his jacket. “No idea. Lets mingle some more and try to find the others. Maybe they’ll think of something we missed.”

Maybe since her sense of smell can be disabled by something overpowering? ...ah shit, will she be able to smell the tracking device even after it's placed on her? I'm not sure this is possible without outright crippling her sensing ability... Does anyone know a lot about Gorgons? Maybe there's some vulnerability they have that makes that concern less relevant.

>>1110325
Hmm... while overpowering her sense of smell could theoretically work, that would be Incredably rude AND obvious, honestly at that point getting her into a drinking contest would work better. Meet up with the others and discuss, besides Fey Parties have plenty of weirdness to make use of

...though there is the off-chance she can't use both of her powers at once, but that is DEFINITELY something to confirm before-hand

I wonder if we could turn her gaze back at her with a portal.

>>1110330
unfortunately I'm poking a hole in this one too, Masks Stay On during the Maskurade, and hers hides her sight... and if we get it off, we could could just pin THAT.
OR, far more likely, the REST of her clothes, given our Mice's specialty

If we don't find a way to plant the tracker on her without her knowledge, we'd have to find a way to make her accept it. A dare, some kind of obscure fey laws, manipulation of some kind? Call it your "business card" or something and outright tell her you can use it to find her back to her discretion, she might just be interested enough.

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“Now where do we find them?” Gabe asks himself, scanning the crowd.

Ometra’s voice chimes in They entered an extra-dimensional space within one of the archways. I believe they found the buffet.

“Oh, perfect! Thank you, Operator.”

The dullahan replies with a disgruntled grunt before going silent.

Gabe and Nemo step through one of the taller stone structures and find themselves in a dark, cavernous space.

“Wow a heartspace inside a space warping ring? This guy is really putting the leylines through the wringer with this set up.” Gabe remarks.

A bit of wandering later and they find a long, elaborately carved table piled high with savory meats and casks of dark wine.

“Dion!”

Gabe perks up and spots Kol waving at him, with a small plate in one hand. Behind him, Casey chats with Nixxy and Fennel as they browse the werewolf’s buffet.

“Dude! What are they doing here?” Gabe asks.

Kol shrugs, “They got invited. Turns out our challenge is something of a big deal.”

>>1110379
TO be fair, a challenge as dramatic as ours, on top of the event already happening, IS a big deal!

So we really are going to be one hell of a distraction.

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“Seems that way.” Gabe says, waving to Nixxy and Fennel. “We just ran into the, you know, target for the side job. She was apparently very excited to see us fight.”

Kol pauses with a slice of sausage on a cracker held aloft and ask, “You did? Did you guys manage to… you know?”

“Nah, she smelled us out a mile away. We’re going to have to wait for the right moment. Right, Mr. Highwayman?”

He gives Nemo a nudge. The lizard snaps back to attention: having been momentarily distracted watching Nixxy consume an entire leg of roast and pull out the bone. “Fuckin Fates, is her jaw supposed to open that wide?”

“Big girl has a big appetite.” Kol shrugs. “She’s actually very sweet.”

Nemo’s eyes dart between Kol and the kelpie, watching as she picks up a rack of ribs and starts tearing into them with rows of teeth that extend much further than should be allowed. “Uh-huhhhh. Um, but we found out the target is a gorgon, wearing a seer’s robe. We thought you guys might have some idea of how to approach her.”

mmmm Nemo's got that "fuck, i want to find out" kinda look, like a deer in headlights. He's just like me for real!!!

I wonder if we could get her to eat it.

Nixxy makes it so easy to forget kelpie lore... though maybe no one tell Nemo about it... not until halloween.

Me too, Nemo. Me too..

>>1110439
One solid option for getting the sigil on her robe without her noticing:

Get her out of it.

oh right! Can she turn someone into stone if she can't see them? Nemo might be perfect for the job

>>1110575
She all but said to hook up with her after the match. The catch is, given the party fetishes around here, having a way to recover from petrification afterwards.

Toxoglossa 2025/07/02(Wed)18:38 No. 1110641 ID: 5c4e79
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Kol “hmm”’s and waves over Casey, Nixxy and Fennel to get their thoughts.

”Oohhh hello! Who this? Who this?” Nixxy asks, as she’s drawn away from the buffet.

Kol quickly introduces the pair, “ Mr. Highwayman, these are our friends: The Queen of Jade and the Lady of the Lake.”

“Chawmned” Fennel curtsies to Nemo with a splash. “Whot’s up wiff youw guys?”

“We have to… er…give something to someone, without her knowing.” Gabe explains, trying to keep things vague in the eyes of fey law. “The problem is that she’s a gorgon and was able to sense us from a mile away.”

“A gorgon!” Casey gasps. Her hand flies to her mouth as her mind focuses on everything she’s heard about gorgon’s and their weaknesses. “Didn’t expect that. Hmmm. Could we hide it in a gift?”

“Probably not easily. She was able to smell the lichfire on me just from being in the same room as our ‘operator’.” Gabe nods and air quotes so Kol and Casey can pick up the hint. “The ‘gift’ positively reeks of it, I bet.”

“What if we use that? Overwhelm her senses with more smell?” Casey suggests.

“If her senses are anything like mine, then lichfire has a particular ’pang’ to it: its hard to ignore.” Kol replies.

“What about more lichfire then? If its hard to ignore, that’s perfect for hiding our ‘gift’?” Casey retorts.

“Where are we going to get lichfire?” Gabe asks.

Kol can make a little bit of it, can't he?

I mean, our Operator has Lichfire, and we have empowered portals and... an "unnamed" scryer on the other end who we should bug about that, probably just give Ochre the generic title "Seer".

If we're going to hide a bit of Ometra's lichfire, we need something from a different "smelling" undead to offer as a gift.

Oh! We need to get a trinket belonging to Muir! That would be perfect! Surely the mountain has tons of ancient artifacts that a fey would love to get their hands on, that are soaked in the smell of his old lichfire. Even a Gorgon wouldn't be able to discern the smell of a "mere" dullahan over that of one of the great Vammpire Lords.

>>1110646
A good idea... but difficult on short notice, there might be one or two at this party but we would need to trade a fair bit to get it on said short notice

>>1110647
If Gabe has figured out how to Gate through the Ley line interference, he might be able to get ahold of Three Horns and have her send something suitable.

Toxoglossa 2025/07/04(Fri)19:23 No. 1110700 ID: 5c4e79
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“Kol can make lichfire, remember?” Casey looks to her partner. “Right?”

“I mean…” the medium looks at his hands and tries to remember that feeling of cold flame inside him. “Only a spark of it. And that was a while ago, too.”

Casey shrugs, her hands opening like a pair of little wings. “Exactly! You’re a guardian now! Plus, we know that medium magic is basically necromancy. Why don’t you give it another shot?”

With everyone’s eyes on him, Kol clears his throat and nods before squaring his shoulders. He clenches his fists and reaches inside him for the spark left behind by his contact with Adrian.

“Ah… ah!” He gasps as cold, little needles seem to jab at his fingers, forcing him to unclench his hands. He opens his eyes to see a glowing layer of cold, emerald flames covering his arms like a deathly aura.

that looks rad as hell

Now THAT would be awesome for wrestling or boxing. It's Mega-Cool and... possibly effective too, mana-damage is not force-damage.

Might be dangerous though.

>>1110700
Now you need to be real flashy and use this liberally. Really get that lichfire scent everywhere. Though maybe wait for a phase two power up. That'd be dramatic.

>>1110739
Phase-two power-up... a Drop of "Mana"? With lich-fire it could be burnt away faster than the mana could kill you... course you'd end up part lich-fire like Casey became part angel.
Doing this with Casey WOULD be HELLA dramatic though!

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“Woah, cool!” Gabe steps forward, bending down to look. “That’s a lot more than a spark, dude.”

Kol grits his teeth and replies, “Haa-aah. Can’t do it for long. Feels like ice water in my veins. We doing this?”

Suddenly worried, Gabe looks up at his partner before nodding and putting his trust in him.

Kol reaches out and puts his hands on his shoulders, letting the lichfire flow over him in a glowing curtain. The effect is immediate, and Gabe arches back as the cold envelops him.

“Ah! F-ffuck!”

“Not too much! Not too much!” Casey steps in, pushing Kol’s hands away. The green flames vanish and Kol shakes his arms, trying to get his blood moving again.

“Sorry, it's hard to control.” He says as feeling starts to come back to his fingers. “Are you okay?”

The sender shivers and gasps for breath, “Fuck, dude! That was like standing on top of the Highpeaks again.”

“Its pretty useful, as long as you’re careful with it. Should be handy if we need to drain someone’s mana.” Casey says.

>>1110777
Dang, that guy's pretty tall. Why wear sunglasses in the moonlight, though?

>>1110777
I think our friend just saw our Ace in the hole

It seems use of Lichfire was drawn interest, Greet this mister(?), and maybe ask if he has glasses... or glass eyes. I wonder how much we can deflect by saying we're just practicing for the performance... it is without doubt going to be retroactively true, or something similar.
...why the grin?

Toxoglossa 2025/07/08(Tue)19:01 No. 1110958 ID: 5c4e79
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Casey looks behind the pair and squeaks, her face going pale.

Kol and Gab start to turn around, but are interrupted as a pair of heavy hands land on their shoulders. The towering fey leans down to their level, sticking his face between them and grinning.

“Hey, hey, hey! What’s this now? I hope we're not starting the fight already?” A chiding “tsk” slips between the jagged zipper of his grin and he sighs, “I can’t be having my guests harming one another, you see...”

“Mr- Mr. Argus, I presume?” Casey says, trying to smooth things over. “Noooo, we were just… practicing, you know, for the match!”

“Were you now?” Argus lets the question linger for just a bit too long, staring at the binder from behind his glasses. He stands up suddenly and claps, his voice becoming chipper and bright. “Well then, be careful! I have a reputation as a host to maintain! Guests fighting one another would totally ruin the vibe we have going on!”

This guy feels a bit slippery. I feel he chose to ask those questions after already hearing our conversation, or at least the last part of it. He was probably drawn be the active use of Lichfire however, on top of us being the... guests of honor.
Ask when our match is up! and probably where, as much fun as wondering this place is, we musn't be late to our own show.

compliment his excellent collection you were admiring earlier

>>1110958
Apologise for the faux pas.

Look at all those rings. Could the ward be one of those? If he catches you looking, ask him if any of them are wedding rings. He has the vibe of someone whose been a widower over several happy mortal lifetimes.

Well, so much for the element of surprise.

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“Oh, absolutely!” Casey squeaks, feeling the panic leaving her body as things de-escalate. “The vibes! They’re very important! Sorry about that!”

“Don’t worry about it! I just had to make sure my guests of honor weren’t fighting!” The fey grins back at her. “Everyone is positively burning with excitement over our match! I haven't seen a crowd so fired up in years!”

“Well, thank you for having us!” Casey continues, “We were just admiring your collection! It is a really impressive haul!”

“Isn’t it?” Argus replies wistfully. He fiddles with the rings on one hand idly: at least two of them appear to be wedding bands, while the third glows with the distinctive red of a fire ward. “I’m positively thrilled that you’ll be joining it, too. Though, of course, you might end up walking out of here with your prize. Right?”

“By the way…” Argus says, scratching his chin. “Your challenge mentioned having gift of some sorts for me?”

Depends on how much cum he wants soaked all over it.

Oh right the moon rocks

let Gabe present them with his best flashy theatricality, as a token for this auspicious night.

ah yes, the moon fragments, time to see how a lycan reacts to them I suppose
Hopefully this offering is satisfactory to our dear host~

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“Oh, right! You’ve got it, right, Dion?” Casey says, nodding to her partner.

“Uh, yeah! Just need some room.” The mouse manages to shrug off the werewolf’s grip and takes a step apart from the group. He flexes his fingers and opens his storage portal, noting that its at least 3 inches from its intended coordinates, and that one edge seems to being pulled against some kind of spacial drag.

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Gabe reaches inside and produces the vial containing the white-grey stones from the portal test. “Uh, for you, our gracious host!” He hands them over in a dramatic pose, trying to maintain the flamboyant character of his alias.

The wolf makes a curious noise as adjusts his glasses to get a clear look at the stones. He shakes one out into his massive palm and clutches his fingers around it to listen to it.

“Ha.” The single laugh gives way to a cascade, as Argus rears back to his full height. “Hahahahahahahah! AWOOOOOOOOO!”

The wolf’s howl fills his heart-space, which rumbles in response and opens up under the full moon. His suit stretches around muscle, as his body fills itself with the cold energy of the lunar light. An eon of existence flashes behind Argus’s eyes, and he watches as the world glows beneath him from a curtain of sparkling, raw starlight.

He snaps back to reality and grins down at the mice, his eyes burning from behind blackened glass slivers. The werewolf’s voice drops into a barely contained growl of excitement as he proclaims: “I don’t know how you’ve obtained this, but you’ve brought me something very special. You are very special. I will give you a fight that fey will sing of for centuries. And when we are done, it will be my honor to immortalize you within my collection.”

ho ho, but he'll have to beat you first

On second thought, was it a good idea to give a werewolf a piece of the moon? Especially if we have to fight that werewolf in a second? We may have given him the ability to unlock the full extent of his lycanthropy whenever he wants, and that might not be the best thing in the long run.

Bring it on!

>>1111081
It wasn't, but we're about to steal the former prize jewel of his collection. Giving him a legendary-class amulet material beforehand should keep him from retaliating.

Good. We didn't want no pity win, you think someone who can do this will go down easy?

...and this may have given us important information, perhaps with enough Moon, Augus will outgrow the belt. I suppose Gabe would enjoy smacking a lycan with (a piece of) the moon, certainly a legendary feat.

>>1111068
I'm pretty sure his belt buckle is the Divine Aegis. It looks identical to the one shown in an earlier image.

Which means we need to either seduce him, or beat him in a fight and immortalize him in his own collection.

The fire ward is an important detail, because it could mean he's immune to lichfire (which might be overkill to use anyways). If he's immune to physical damage, can Kol punch him with his soul?

Toxoglossa 2025/07/11(Fri)19:08 No. 1111118 ID: 5c4e79
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“You’ll have to beat us first!” Casey fires back. “Don’t think we’ll make it easy for you!”

The wolf seethes, lurching as if held back by a halter as he struggles to control himself. “Yes! YES! That’s the SPIRIT! That is what I YEARN for!” His suit, already stretched by his transformation, seems to ripple like a shadow under water as though it were losing its cohesion.

He points a shaking claw at three stones stacked into an archway that seem to reach up to the moon itself. “Through there! Our battle awaits! Do not keep me waiting!” The host then growls and stalks away, fingers still clutching his gift tightly.

“Was it wise to give him a piece of the moon? Seems like that just made him even stronger.” Gabe asks

“Of course.” Casey replies. “We want him feeling nice and invincible. That way he'll get sloppy and careless. You saw him: he’s barely aware of what planet he’s on right now.”

>>1111118
What planet are we on?

Ah, seems it's go time. Let us count our Aces:
Casey's Mana-form/Binding, which can corral Augus while we do... whatever we are going to do, and fling the Aegis to our buddies
Kol's Lich-fire, which can drain mana. Probably to weaken Augus AFTER we get the belt off. [Use lingering smell to plant tracker]
Gabe's portals, which can exploit the spatial shenanigans. Probably to make the Moon closer than the distortion already does.
Clio(?) Different portals, which we haven't seen interacting with the distortion yet. Wild Card
Nemo's Invisibility, both literal and ability to get lost in crowds. Probably the one to physically get the Aegis out.
Herald of the Storm, The Iron Claw, Vampire Lord Dion, Madame Moot, Highwayman.
Time to put on a Show. MAKE VIVIAN PROUD, PEOPLE!

Let's hurry before he starts clearing his head.

if he swings hit 'im with the Sex with a Man 641236[s] counter, but get ready to 5[p] when he grabs on minus

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“I think we have everything we need in place. Operator, you think you could update ‘Augustine’ on our situation?” Casey says.

I will appraise her of the new information. You have not forgotten the tracker, I assume?

“Sounds like your target is eager to watch our match. We should be able to find her in the audience before the action. Are you guys ready?”

“Let’s fuckin do this!” Kol squares up, giving his best Caleb growl.

“Fu fu fu fu, let’s give them a show!” Gabe replies, taking a pose.

“Um, I’m ready too.” Nemo comments from nearby, having slipped out of sight some time ago.

The mice fall into formation and step through the gateway, deeper into Argus’s heartspace. Instantly after crossing the threshold, they’re assailed by a brilliant spot-lights, shining down from the unseen rafters.

“AND HERE COME OUR CHALLENGERS NOW!”
A voice booms out over the crowd, magically magnified, but recognizable as the wolf that greeted them on the path.

Startled, the mice rally their courage and each strike a pose, drawing more cheers from the assembled fey.

I wonder, who all will you be able to find in this here crowd?
You should also start thinking of cool things to say, either to the crowd or to our Host's stage persona.

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“SENT BY AN ANGRY GOD TO UNLEASH JUSTICE! WELCOME: THE HERALD OF THE STORM!”

Lightning flashes behind Casey and she jumps; but manages to turn it into a spin that fans out her dress. She stops on her heel and points to the crowd, “ARGUS! I COME FOR YOU!”

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“RETURNING TO ONCE AGAIN CHALLENGE THE CHAMPION! HERE COMES STEEEEEEL CLAW!”

Kol whips off his jacket and pulls his arms up into a powerful upper body flex. He barks out, “THAT’S RIGHT! I’M BACK, BABY! READY TO TAKE YOU ON!”

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“YOU LOVE HIM! YOU HATE HIM! HE’S THE MASTER MANIPULATOR WITH A TASTE FOR BLOOD! IT’SSSSSS DION!”

“HA HA HA HA HA!” Gabe smirks and strides forward in a confident sashay. “FOOLISH WEREWOLF! DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU STAND A CHANCE AGAINST ME?”

Now... for Argus, and the wrestling ring itself.
Who gets the first move? why it would only be polite to hand it to our host in a 3v1... if it causes Argus to be more lost in the sauce that is hardly our fault~

Evade the giant foot that he's going to sucker-squish you with!

AURA FARM

This is where you have sex in public to insult everyone

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The crowd parts before them as the three mice make their way towards the center ring. From somewhere a deep, frantic drumbeat starts playing, overlapped with the singing of string instruments.

“YEAH! COME ON! YEAH!”

“MAKE WAY! OUR BATTLE AWAITS!”

“YOU DARE STAND BEFORE DION?!”

Working the crowd, they strut and vogue for the howling fey, making sure all eyes remain on them.

The ring rises before them: a bouncy drum-head made of feycloth stretched over a wooden framework. Glowing obelisks extend out from the four corners, emitting some kind pale, white beams that encircle the ring.

Gabe tugs on one beam experimentally, finding it extremely springy. He pulls back on it, and flings himself up into the ring before dangling from the beam dramatically. His backing music rises to a fever pitch as he cranes backwards, his body drawn into an ecstatic arch

It just made its way through my head that the best way to defeat Augis really IS to throw 120% of yourselfs into this performance and rile him up... and that this is REALLY fun!

Looks like someone familiar in the front row there, you should blow them a kiss

...And if you are going to Sauce in the direction of our yet to be snake friend, you might as well though a wink in there too.

Now that's how you intimidate. The others should match the energy if not top it