One down one to go, more theoretical on this one.
SURELY Fey have more invisibility capable equipment, though you will most likely have to ask Vivian... there is a good likelyhood she DOES actually, plays and such need their props moved around SOMEHOW, and fey Do Not Settle for "good enough" on their plays

Toxoglossa 2025/05/01(Thu)19:49 No. 1107393 ID: 6f6f5d
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“I can screw with the best of them, thank you.” Casey shoots back, winking at the sailor.

“Uh, is this a good idea? Won’t it cause trouble?” Clio asks.

“I mean, we are doing a heist, right? Of course there’ll be trouble.” Kol says.

“No, not like that. That’s the normal kind of trouble.” She shakes her head and explains, “I’m talking about trouble from, you know, old, scary fey nobles.”

Caleb chuckles and shakes his head. “Maybe at any other time, but as Argus’s guest and under the rules of masquerade? They can’t touch you. It’ll be exactly the fright that they deserve.”

“Plus, that ship has already sailed: between branding Ometra and freeing Litany, we’re already on their shit list.” Casey shrugs. “Besides, this might be exactly what we need. The moment you show up, everyone is going to have their eyes on you. That’s when we steal the Aegis!”

Oh yeah, It's all coming together. Let's start getting excited!

Ah so is it: 3 wrestlers, 1 distraction, 1 invisi-thief?

Oh yeah, speaking of Ometra, we gotta be on the lookout for his head while we're there, don't we?

Toxoglossa 2025/05/05(Mon)17:16 No. 1107586 ID: 8bb6aa
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“You think we can pull this off?” Clio asks.

Casey holds out her hand for the cat and replies. “You tell me. You and Nemo are the professionals here: what do you think our chances are?”

The thieves exchange a look, assessing the information and nodding to one another.

“I hate to say this, but I like it.” Nemo answers, “I don’t know how well my invisibility will work against a bunch of fey, but if you can distract them, I should be able to steal it.”

“Yeah, it sounds good. I think this is the best shot we’re going to get. I’m not really a fighter, but I know a lot about having to distract folks from picking pockets. I just gotta get their attention, right?” Clio takes Casey’s hand and moves it to her waist.

“Pretty much.” Casey nods, “Just leave the fighting to Kol, Gabe and me. We have to put on a good show, don’t we?”

Gabe joins them at the shoreline. “I’ll give ‘em a show alright. I’ve got some ideas I always wanted to try out, but were a bit too dangerous. Shouldn’t be a problem against an invincible guy, right?” He cracks his fingers and grins. “You thought that magma trick of mine was nasty, just you wait.”

“Just be careful. You don’t want to end up getting burned again.” Kol reminds him, joining the group. “ I think we actually have a plan.”

“You guys are crazy, but that’s why it’ll work.” Caleb says, pulling Kol against him with one arm. “Go show that wolf what yer made of!”

Kisses all around

technically not invincible, just "force" proof, especially given that we are planning to steal his shield

Toxoglossa 2025/05/06(Tue)18:58 No. 1107635 ID: 034824
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“Where are they? I thought we were supposed to be ready to go?” Nemo taps his pocket watch and fidgets with his bandit mask. The chameleon silently grumbles, having had to hastily adapt the disguise to fit his large, independently moving eyes. His skin flushes red, feeling oddly exposed wearing the striped sweatshirt covering his camouflage suit.

“Aren’t we going to be late?” Clio asks from under the heavy sender’s cloak. She looks up at the statue of her predecessor and tries to copy the serious , stone-faced expression in order to get into character.

Cecil Ochre sips a cup of tea while seated in an ornate lawn chair. “It’s fine. I accounted for this when I told them when to show up. Miki’s wedding gave me a good estimate of how much of a margin of error to plan for.” Beside him, Ometra seethes, sitting with their arms folded in a seat that seems much to small and delicate to support them.

”This is ridiculous.” They mutter.

It's all a part of the plan, for sure. Fashionably late, and all.

is it more ridiculous than having a pumpkin head?

Can't wait to see Clio try out Moot's uhh...rural...accent

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Light blooms as a gate opens, letting Gabe step out into the garden. “Sorry we’re late! I wasn’t sure how to put on these shoes.” He lifts a boot with odd, curly toes.

“Nice shoulder pads. What are you supposed to be?” Clio asks, stifling a laugh.

The mouse turns to show off the outfit and explains, “We’re supposed to be villains right? Vivian said this is some famous, evil vampire lord from an opera series. Its all about a family that goes on weird adventures or something: I wasn’t really paying attention.”

“You look like a clown, dude.”

The bulky shoulder pads shrug as Gabe replies, “I think that’s kind of the point? Like an evil, clown-vampire guy? Viv gave me a bunch of pointers, told me to really ham it up. Fey love that shit.”

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Kol steps out of the portal and adjusts Caleb’s old costume. Opting to add his wool-lined jacket to the ensemble, he squares his shoulders and nods. “How do I look? Like a wrestler?”

“I’ll say.” Nemo replies, his eyes running over the mouse’s exposed chest and tight shorts. “At least I think so. I’ve never been to anything like this.”

"Yeahhh its a first for me too. Feels good: like I've got Caleb in my corner."

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Casey steps out of the gate in a dazzling, iridescent dress covered in feathers, along with a matching mask. “Sorry, I told you we’d be late.” She shakes her head and hugs Cecil as he stands to greet them.

“Its perfectly fine. I hope the dress is to your liking.” The bird stands back to admire the effect in the half-light of the garden. “Are you really sure you can fight in it?”

"Oh, its amazing Cecil. I'm gonna knock 'em dead!" The mouse winks and cocks her head to the side proudly. "Just you watch!"

DIO

Oh this is going to be good. Make sure you can run in your costumes, everyone.

I don't know why but I keep thinking Casey's dress needs at least thirty puns.

Well WELL well.. if it ain't the faintly yet aggressively (homo)sexual MEGA evil Vampire, DIO
...I wonder if liches count as vampires, you certainly have one or to to draw upon.
hell with Portals Gabe can actually do a lot of Dio shit, that'll be hilarious

Kol has a good Wrestler Personallity set out for him: Family Revenger, what with clearly being associated with a previously defeated wrestler

Casey, I would say that is almost scandalous but it IS scandalous, Fey will certainly love it
Honestly I think Fey love Scandal in general

>>1107696
(Facepalm) Aggressive posing incoming.

How many feathers did she pluck from poor Flashing Feathers? I hope he has some forms of regeneration.

>>1107715
I would assume Elementals have an easier time of it, especially ones with easy access to their element

>>1107715
Maybe he IS the costume.

>>1107723
Ooh, I really like that possiblity. Having an elemental in reserve like that would be quite an ace up the sleeve. And up a few other places as well, no doubt. I bet it would be very hard for him to resist grinding and moving against the fun bits while she's wearing him.

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“You can move alright in it?” Cecil queries, “I don’t want it impeding you in any way…”

“Nah, feels great!” Casey twirls and hops from one foot to the other. While most of the dress is ordinary cloth, a few coatl feathers sewn in keeps it light and breezy. “Be sure to thank Flashing Feathers for me!”

“I will. I’m sorry you missed him.” Cecil chuckles, “That poor snake hates being cooped up, he’s always on the move.”

“Can’t say I blame him.” The mouse says, throwing up an experimental kick. “A couple hundred years in a jar would make me antsy to travel too.”

Clio looks on with a hungry sparkle in her eyes: the cat seeing something beautiful and fluttery. “H-hi Casey, wow… that dress is something~. Kinda scandalous, isn’t it?”

“I like a good scandal, don’t you?” Casey says, leaning close enough to make the thief blush under her hood. “Besides, I’m pretty sure this is tame for a fey party.”

Good luck kisses!

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Not to be outdone, Clio purrs, “Tame? Then let's get wild, shall we?”

The cat counters Casey’s flirting with a kiss: grabbing the mouse by her feathered hip and pulling her close. The two “mmmm” appreciatively as they share a quick make out session before the heist.

Quick run down of the plan: Teams and roles? Time frame and signals?

>>1107938
Not to mention, every good heist plan needs an escape plan robust enough to handle hot and furious pursuit should it come about. Hope you got an ace in the hole for that one!

Toxoglossa 2025/05/13(Tue)18:31 No. 1107967 ID: 50c87e
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“Ahem, if we are all ready?” Cecil says with a polite cough. “I do believe it is time. Do you have the gift for our host?”

Gabe reaches into his storage space for a moment and extracts a small box tied with a ribbon. “Got it right here!”

“Good!” Mr. Ochre nods as if mentally ticking a check box on a list. He unfurls the contract onto an ornate table and points to the bottom, where a wax seal is affixed. “Once you sign here, the path to the masquerade will appear and you will be granted entry. You will have until the end of the night to steal the Aegis. We have negotiated that if you fail or are unmasked and captured, we will be required to act in service to Argus and his household for one month of mortal time.”

Not the MOST time, but hardly the worst time crunch we've dealt with, why the cost of failure isn't even death!

...NNOT that this is a reason to get complacent, mind you, it is as new as everything else we've dealt with too.

GO TIME, but make sure to pick up the tracker from our dear headless horseless horseman.

Did you make sure we'd be able to leave after our service to Argus is complete?

Hm, one month? That's not so bad. Hey, do we get to make the same deal again at a later date? We're not on a strict time table anymore, so in theory we could make as many attempts as it takes. Unfortunately that might not even be to our advantage since our opponent will learn what we're capable of and develop progressively more difficult countermeasures.

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“We? Does that mean you’re coming too, Cecil?”
Kol asks.

“No, I plan on exploiting a bit of a loophole.” The bird explains, pulling out a small crystal orb. “Normally, Argus’s estate is warded against scrying, but if I include myself as a guest, it should let me bypass the ward. I will remain here with Ometra and coordinate operations remotely.”

“How do we escape once we have the Aegis?” Nemo asks.

“Ideally, our senders will be enough to provide egress.” Cecil explains, “Although should you get separated, I will tell them where to open gates for anyone left behind.”

“That’s it?” Nemo squints, expecting there to be more to it. “What happens if we get caught?”

“Hopefully we can avoid such fate, but if caught we agree to act as servants and be a part of Argus’s ‘collection’ for the duration of one month. After which time, we will be transported back to my estate. If need be, we would be allowed to make further attempts at theft, but we would require another gift in order to obtain an invitation to the masquerade. Presumably something other than moon rocks.”

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“You’re really going to help us out Ometra?” Casey asks.

”So long as you do not forget my request.” the dullahan grumbles. They hold out their hand and give the mouse a small pin made of wrought iron.

Casey turns it over in her palm and feels its weight. Its heavy and sharp, and feels bitterly cold against her fingers.

“Won’t they notice one of use planting this on them?” She asks.

”It has a glamour that takes effect once attached. It will be impossible to notice until it is within a certain distance of my head.”

Sounds simple enough

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“Seems solid enough. We ready?” Kol asks the assembled crew.

“Yup!”

“Let’s do this!”

“Ready as I’ll ever be.”

“I’m good to go.”

”You are all insane.”

“Okay. Here we go…” Kol takes a pen offered by Cecil and signs his name along the bottom of the contract. One by one, everyone else follows suit, with Mr. Ochre taking up the rear; putting his name on the document with a practiced flourish.

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The parchment immediately rolls itself up into a tube and a wax seal with a paw print in the middle appears out of nowhere.

“It seems our terms have been accepted!” Cecil remarks and turns at the sound of merriment.

Framed by a pair of poplar trees, a new road leads off into the darkness of the feywild: flanked by rows of massive, ancient oaks. Unseen eyes glare at assembled thieves as someone out there anticipates their arrival.

Walk absurdly!

Who wants to give us a crash course on etiquette?

>>1108096
Those unseen eyes probably belong to jealous fae who weren't able to get invited.

Not even waiting for us to get to the mansion before the Fey Fuckery begins huh? though I can imagine that figuring out where a particular Fey's influence begins and ends would be tricky at BEST.

>>1108096
Don't be intimidated, gotta put on a good show. Stand tall, smile, move with purpose.

If you can collectively come across as any degree of cocky, it'll probably help in you getting underestimated.

Toxoglossa 2025/05/19(Mon)20:01 No. 1108294 ID: 50c87e
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”Stick to the road.” Ometra huffs as a bit of parting advice.

“Should we expect any tricks getting there?” Casey asks.

”Probably not. That wouldn't be very entertaining for Argus. But you never know with fey. That’s why you stick to the road.”

“Alright, keep an eye out everyone. Let’s not keep our host waiting…” Casey says, taking the lead. Remembering the rooted forest of the ethereal plane she shares a glance with her partners and they nod in kind: knowing not to let one another out of their sight.

Setting out in a loose line, the group steps out of the mortal plane and into the feywild. The feeling of being watched only intensifies as they walk deeper in, and they cast their eyes in all directions nervously.

“This is what it was like the first time I tried to steal from this guy. Even when I was invisible, it was like I was being watched…” Nemo mutters.

We very well could be. Stay moving and don't get distracted off the path.

It's probably the trees. Every tree in the feywild probably has a contract with a fey, even if it's not Argus. Though most of the ones leading to and surrounding his estate probably do have accords with him. So yeah, it's probably safe to say we are absolutely being watched, and our presence has already been reported.

Toxoglossa 2025/05/20(Tue)18:54 No. 1108333 ID: 50c87e
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“Yeah, I kind of expected as much.” Casey replies, “These woods must be Argus’s territory, so he must know everything that comes and goes through them.”

The group hurries up, spurred on by the feeling of the unseen watcher. The path winds trough the twisted oaks as strange things buzz and hop in the overgrowth. Lights occasionally shine through the canopy that might be stars, but seem more like living things, moving in a vast, distant sea.

Eventually they come to a break in the trees, as the path snakes it’s way down a cliff. Overlooking the forest, they see a vast collection of megaliths, arranged into a series of rings, and crowned by heavy capstones. A crowd of fey revelers mill about the stones, celebrating loudly as the full moon bathes them in its pale light.

hell yeah conk crete party!!!

time to use that nonchalant attitude and farm aura with some killer poses

>>1108333
The arena approaches. Should we stagger out the party a bit?

...I was expecting a mansion this whole time, but I suppose fey are more naturalistic than that.
So, to recap (because this is a Improv night, we seem to have made as much Plan as we can) the Trio enter and give the gift, Clio does a Madam Moot impression, which will be easier as she gets more irritated I imagine, chaos of both allows Nemo to start poking around semi-immediately.

Circle of stones. That'd be a gateway to a fey realm, wouldn't it?