Well, the shield is unfortunately off the table. We need it, and we're probably going to leave it where we plan to on going with it, in a place where nobody, mortal or fey, will ever to able to claim it again.

I dunno, we probably won't need it critically after a year.

Wanted for some specific need, or just for the fame?

All these fey and angels need to seriously reprioritize, you literally need that thing to not die in space, and most of them seem to just want to play a clout game.

It'll be back in play when you're done, you three are MORTALS (mostly), wait your damn turns.

Them wanting the shield could be the equivalent of winning a fey bet for (high stakes) shits and giggles.

Maybe one can arrange to let them 'steal' the shield and then immediately give it back. Or arrange to give it away in a year?

Or maybe Gaybe is just a bit short-sighted about the offer / functions poorly without his hive members. The other members of the hive might be more accomodating to the plan / wiser / see the bigger picture better.

Maybe ask him to help find the others so he and his hive can put their heads together and consider the offer as a group rather than just Gaybe deciding on this.

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“Yeah that’s not happening.” Casey replies frankly. “Even if your hive partners managed to steal it, we could just ransom you for it back.”

“Really?” Kol asks.

The binder shrugs. “That’s how a fair amount of fey thefts get handled. There’s a whole legal system built around exchanges like that. They enjoy the drama and intrigue around it.”

“Huh.”

“Yeah, I mean they always treat hostages like a guests, so it’s acceptable, if maybe a bit rude. It’s why, in the old days, so many mortals would get spirited off to live in the feywild.”

Kol cocks an eyebrow and shakes his head. “I guess that makes sense. Still, it’s weird.”

“No argument here.” She turns back to the changeling and glares. “So what do you think? One way or another, someone’s gonna get on that boat. It was a seer’s prophecy.”

“A seer?” Gaybe looks up, suddenly interested. “We could be in a prophecy?” There’s a buzzing sound, as though someone was going “hmmm” into a broken speaker.

“Fey sing of prophecies… might make hive famous… okay, Gaybe help! Others though… maybe not? Have to talk to them.” The changeling buzzes.

“Where are they?” Casey asks.

“One went to harbor and look for big, selkie lover of mouse boy.”

“Ah shit, of course he would.” Kol groans.

“Other go find smart bird what live on big hill.”

>>1129048
Well, the one at the harbor isn't gonna find their objective... but being in a bad disguise in public is risky for our plan. Also if the one at the harbor looks like Kol, then people are going to realize he's in two places at once. Plus, not-Kol would immediately try to run away when the real Kol shows up.

Why don't we just split up? Kol can go check on Mr Ochre, and Casey can go to the harbor.

...ah, but we didn't get confirmation of what glamours they're using. *Is* the one at the harbor pretending to be Kol?

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“They’re going after Cecil? Spite me!” Kol groans, “Casey, we gotta split up to go after them! You check the harbor, I’ll go after the other one!”

“Kol, Cecil lives halfway up the Point!” Casey shakes her head and continues, “What, are you gonna run up a sheer cliff face? I can fly there in half the time! You check the harbor, instead.”

“Won’t it cause trouble if people see us with our own doppelgängers?”

“Not as much as if they get to Cecil or Gabe first!”

She goes to leave, her fur already glowing as she starts to transform. Casey pauses and points a finger at Gaybe and orders, “You! Stay here and don’t cause any trouble! Caleb will bend you into a pretzel if you step out of line, got it?”

Kol sighs as he dashes downstairs after his partner. “Running up the cliff face? Hmm, I wonder…”

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Casey stops in the street as the angelic transformation takes hold. Wings spin themselves out of light, and her body starts to float as her mass is converted to raw mana. Aiming herself skyward, the mouse kicks off the ground in a spiral and climbs until she has a vantage point of the whole city.

Spotting the cluster of expensive real estate that makes up Cecil’s neighborhood, Casey narrows her eyes and soars in that direction on glowing wings.

She so pretty.

Okay but really, you should just gate there, any question of who the real Gabe is should at least be immediately resolved, and you'll get there even faster than Casey.

At least Cecil is aware that you're back and also that people are absolutely gunning for you, hopefully he won't get taken in so easily...

>>1129096
Can't gate without Gabe.

>>1129092
See anything else from up there? Hmm, I wonder if there's anything near Cecil's estate that we can use for misdirection, since Casey will definitely be spotted by fey while in flight.

The doppelganger going to Cecil might be an issue, depending on a few factors.
1) Whether they're reasonable enough to wear clothes on arrival instead of streaking or being openly perverted.
2) Whether Cecil, any security measures he has, or his divine lover endanger the changeling.
3) Whether Cecil falls for the masquerade and get burdened by fey law.
4) Whether any court agents are currently watching the doppelganger (if in Caseys form).
5) Whether the doppelganger can shift to another form, like that of Cecil, on the fly to evade notice or capture by Casey.

Can Casey morph her body into cloud or something else that blends in with the blue sky? Or make herself appear as a different specific person.

...Didn't Nixxie just go to the Harbor... and knows about these dobbles? THAT one is not gonna be having a good time once we get to the harbor.

You say that but I think Doppel-Kol is gonna have a fantastic time when Nixxy gets her hands on him. At least, so long as his chitin holds up.

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“Show-off...” Kol huffs, bouncing on his toes as he warms up. He closes his eyes to let his spirit detach from his body.

The medium breaks into a run, letting his feet carry him down towards the harbor. A few blocks in, a retaining wall blocks his way and he increases speed.

“Can't climb a cliff, huh? Okay! Let’s give it a shot!” He says to himself before leaping towards the sheer vertical surface. Kol’s feet land on the irregular masonry and his spirit dives into it, pulling on his body and tugging it sideways.

“Huh! It works! Sorta…” He remarks, feeling gravity trying to pull him back down. He redoubles the connection to his body and keeps running, continuing his momentum upwards.

At the top of the stones, Kol lets his spirit fly back to his body, sling-shotting himself over the edge and sailing over a bewildered crowd. His dreads spread out behind him as he reaches the apex of his jump, and he basks in the momentary weightlessness before landing on a rooftop patio.

"Woah! Okay, new favorite way to get around!” He whoops as he slings himself into another ten foot standing leap. “I just hope Gabe hasn’t run into either of the changelings yet…”

>>1129155
Meanwhile: Gabe runs into "Cole" and "Kasey"

Smash cut to Gabe in a passionate mid-air-freefall-threesome with Kool and Caysex.

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Gabe leans back against the wall and shakes the last few drops of water from his thermos before sighing. He opens a gate to tuck it away in his storage dimension. His body aches from just over an hour of work, having already spent most of his mana reserves trying to alleviate the backed up shipping traffic. Even with his boosted spellcasting ability, opening ship-sized gates one after the other quickly drained him.

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He looks over to Nixxy and Fennel, who thankfully arrived to take over the operation. The pair mentioned something about “the other Kol and Casey” and warned him about “Dowpelwgawngewrs” before eagerly tackling the logistics nightmare.

Gabe stews over their warnings, watching as a hand made of water lifts a fishing trawler, barnacles and all, out of the harbor. The crew hangs on, their nets and fishing traps rattling around the deck, while Fennel carefully maneuvers the craft through the shallows and into navigable waters.

Wow, Fennel is powerful

May have been severely underestimating Fennel.

Damn, those two together might even make one of those super-old fire elementals pause before being a menace.

Who's currently in possession of the Aegis? Gabe, or? Is it in the form of the belt-brooch, or?

If its on Gabe, he has to keep it safe from theft (mundane or magical, e.g. fey agents). This is also a chance to relax a bit in his pocket plane, perhaps.

Said pocket plane is also a convenient holding cell for the doppelgangers (assuming you keep its residents from starving, dehydrating or running out of air) if you can trick them into going inside (or tossing them inside) and then just leaving and stranding them.

In fact, for future baddies, making a pocket plane that is explicitly just a holding cell could be useful.

>>1129203
Clio and Nemo have the Aegis, and beyond Ochre confirming that they're alright last he heard from them, we have no idea where they are. They probably won't come out of hiding until the Court barge is gone, at least.

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Gabe shakes his head and watches Fennel and Nixxy helping out, and silently wonders how powerful they really are. They certainly work well together…

He’s so distracted that he doesn’t notice someone approach the other direction. The mouse turns as a tall shadow falls over him and is surprised to see a familiar face.

“Hey, funny running into you here~”

Hey Kol, looking uh, pointy

Hmm. You know Gabe, you DID just go on a training journey to give you insane amounts of stamina... and we've seen with nixxy that tiring them out is absolutely possible. Maybe you could lure this changeling in thinking he can wear you down to capture you, and turn the idea around on him instead?

Oh yeah, Gabe doesn't know about the Changelings yet, does he?

Unless Nixxy and Fennel mentioned anything about it to him before they got to work, or until the real Kol gets here, Gabe's gonna have to figure out that there's something off about "Koll" all on his own.

>>1129244
No necklace.

Let's see... No necklace (biggest red flag - he wears that even when naked and it's a gift from Argus). No shirt/cloak. Shark-like teeth. Pointier and longer dreads. Ominous eyeshadow. Suddenly flirtatious when they have more important tasks at hand.

Given the pointyness and attitude, this changeling might be a bit more... Aggressive and domineering than Gaybe was. And possibly bitey / capable of violence.

Question is, does Gabe fall for it (or assume its a court agent)? Does he play along (avoid blowjobs) and try to spin it to his advantage (out-stamina the 'Kool', trap them in the sexy-times pocket)? Or stall for time?

Final question is how do masquerade rules work if you actually fall for the disguise - does a fey have you at their mercy then?

One more to add, no leather bracers. I forget which part of his outfit was Caleb's Selkie skin as well - unless he's 'keeping it safe' somewhere else, that's his engagement ring that he'd never part with.

Kool: Upgrade single-hand wall lean to double-hand lean.

This could be tricky if Kol also shows up about now / an agent is watching.

Luckily, Kol does have stealthy spirit powers - he might be able to discreetly inform Gabe what's going on without alerting the doppelganger, either via invisible spirit messages, possessing Gaybe, or other shenanigans.

I wonder what horny-archetype personality Caysex will have. Gaybe was the horny sub. Kool is the horny dom.

...Gabe might know about changelings since Nixxy and Fennel are right there. They could've told him.

>>1129244

Given how exhausted he already is from spell casting, I don't like Gabe's odds in an endurance competition. He should definitely play for time and maybe try to get someone's attention.

Anyone'll do, just don't be alone with the changeling without a plan.

>>1129244
Well, Gabe would know instantly that this is not Kol, for many reasons, wrong behavior in the wrong place with Fey afoot, among other things.
How do you think a changeling would respond to just being called out instantly? Not sure it would be a good idea but it WOULD be funny, plus you are busy.

Quick make a portal and stick his penis into it. Act like this is a normal thing you do.

Gabe is exhausted, but he trained heavily in holding his orgasms. So making the doppel cum repeatedly while being an obedient sub who holds his orgasms would be a fairly decent way to regain his stamina (let the dom do the work) while exhausting the opponent (or leaving them vulnerable to retaliantion right after an orgasm).

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“Kol! I didn’t know you were gonna show up! Uh, where’s Casey?”

“Up on the hill. Went to go talk to bird.” Cole replies.

Gabe tilts his head and puzzles this. “Cecil? Didn’t we just come from his place?”

The mouse shrugs unhelpfully.

Finding his partner oddly uncommunicative, Gabe asks, “Hey, where’s your tooth? The one Argus gave you? Didn’t he say not to lose it?”

“Left it at home.” Cole states simply and leans in closer.

“Oh. I guess, if you think it’s safe there…” Gabe looks up at the broad, toned body of the bigger mouse, trying to get read on his partner's strange behavior. “I, uh, was just taking a break. Nixxy and Fennel seem to have things handled for the time being. Is there anything you wanted?”

The changeling growls, “Mmm, I was looking for my boyfriend. But, I think you’ll do just fine.”

Gabe is either good at acting dumb or completely missed the memo. Hopefully Kol arrives in time.

Either way, time for awkward bug-sex!

...Hopefully Kol gets here before Nixxy notices (enough to care) A. because Possession fun with a bug and B. if Nixxy gets interrupted on the job by not her guest she'll really want to eat this bug (and we aren't getting freebies from the bakery twice in a day).
Gabe ain't the sort to threaten (yet) so mindblowing blowy it is.

"boyfriend", not "husband"? Cmon Gabe...
Oh well, I'm not sure how to trap this one. Maybe Gabe could suggest some "fun" sex and do the midair thing to scare him out of the disguise.

As funny as doing the mile-high-club trick to scare and trap the doppel is (they'd land in the pocket dimension, letting Casey just leave them there as they're recovering from a near-death-experience orgasm), it might backfire if the doopel, being an insect and shapeshifter, can sprout wings.

I don't think we've ever learnt from "Gaybe" that......what exactly is these Dowpelwgawngewrs' plan? I know they want to steal the shielf but how are they going to do that? Do they just come to have sex and hope the mice spill it during the action or what?

>>1129356
I think the trio's reputation as ultra-horny sex-freaks has spread far and wide, and the changelings, as part of their research into their targets, zeroed in on that aspect as the prime way to impersonate the mice and get close, without fully understanding it.

I wonder if the fey masquerade rules lets Gabe just formally declare 'I see through your deception and attempt at trickery' and let him gain ownership over the doppelganger. Or if he has to outwit the doppelganger / capture them.

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Gabe looks around at the crowd around the docks and grabs Cole’s hand. “Hmmm, I mean… if you wanna? I’ve got enough time for a quickie, I guess.”

The fae looks baffled as he’s dragged around the corner and into an alleyway between a pair of warehouses. The dark, narrow passage extends for a few feet before ending in a bricked-up doorway: a tiny space that has afforded many a horny sailor a moment of privacy.

The changeling grins, finding himself suddenly alone with his unsuspecting quarry. Mistaking this for eagerness, the mouse pulls him closer.

“Sorry, no pocket dimension today. I’m just about tapped out on mana.” Gabe says, dropping to his knees. His hands quickly find their way to Cole’s belt buckle and fumble for a moment before it slips loose. “Hey, you meant your fiancé, right? Isn’t Caleb, like, basically your husband?”

“Eh?” Cole grunts before Gabe tugs his cock free and begins caressing it. “Ah! Ohhh~”

“You like that?” Gabe asks. His hand pumps expertly at the growing erection and he licks the tip, tasting an early drop of pre-cum. “Spite me, dude. How are you still this pent up after last month?”

Now roleplay some anal vore or something

Gabe's going to identify him by taste, isn't he?

Seems like Kool was planning to overpower / mug / violence Gabe rather than have sex, and was using sexy times to isolate his quarry. And might not be used to such affection / is adorably bashful about it.

Gabe meanwhile keeps rolling nat 1's on his insight checks.

Either Gabe is gonna orgasm him into breaking his masquerade, or Kool is about to fall in love with him and willingly break it. And Gabe is going to be very confused.

Kol: "How did you know he was a doppelganger?"
Gabe: "He was a doppelganger?"