better not listen too close, wouldn't want to spoil it. or cause a time paradox

From how it was explained, that's an illusion, not voices based on reality. Most likely what Argus is hoping people will talk about.

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Time passes in a strange, sped up blur. Faces flicker into view briefly before disappearing in the flow. The dull drone of conversation buzzes in the ears of the mice, usually too fast or high pitched to understand.

One word, however, manages to stand out: “barge”. It’s unclear who mentioned it, but for some reason its audible despite the time dilation.

The mice suddenly find themselves back in Argus’s bedroom, riding out the aftershocks of their orgasm. The trio cling to one another, bodies still grinding and shuddering as the last pulses of cum fill their partners. They collapse into the pile of furs that passes for a bed and, once they stop panting, take turns exchanging kisses.

The boys feel themselves softening and slip themselves out; letting cum leak down their thighs and matting their fur. Collectively they start to giggle and stretch their limbs after the long trip to Argus’s gallery.

Post-bliss cooldown. You three ok? Where'd Argus go?

I imagine Argus is soaking up on Moonrays or also post-orgasm (given he was voeyuring a month of orgasmic mice and fey observing his mind).

Wonder why 'barge' was mentioned. Presumably it refers to the ship incident from near start of the adventure, as the first official time they caught the Feys/worlds attention? Or is that ship still around somehow and now of interest to the Fey?

Murder Mystery time

I guess we can ask Argus what the Fey grapevine is regardind this 'Barge'. It might be referring to a moon-travel vessel being built. Or a person.

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“I guess that’s that.” Casey says, sitting up. “Look!” She points to her wrist, now free of Argus’s shackles.

“Does that mean we’re done here?” Gabe asks. He does a little hand waggle as he gets used to not wearing the cuffs.

“I- I think so.” Kol reaches for his neck. The werewolf’s tooth, which had previously hung from his collar, now dangles from a thin leather cord. A tug on the new necklace suggests it has similar properties to Argus’s cuffs. “He did say something about a favor, right?”

“Indeed I did!” Argus says, sweeping into the room. “You three did a fabulous job with the centerpiece! The new exhibits will be the talk of the party!” He throws aside his robe, opens up a chest and begins setting out his clothing for tonight’s festivities. “Thank you for your service, you three. And if you ever are interested in more training, don’t hesitate to drop by.”

>>1121044
Hmm. That could be a good idea for Casey, since she doesn't really know anyone else that could give shapeshifting lessons. Gabe has his very buff girlfriend for endurance training now that he has the general idea of how to go about it, and Kol has his guild for further totally-not-necromancy training... assuming his guild actually knows how to do the esoteric things related to his skillset? I wonder if Kol might wind up teaching at the guild instead.

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“Uh, we appreciate it, ma-.” Casey says, stopping herself. “Gonna take a minute to break that habit.

The wolf grins, but says nothing as he slings a jacket over his shoulder.

“Hey, did anyone else hear the word ‘barge?” Gabe asks. He wiggles a finger in his ear as if unsure whether he was just hearing things. “What was up with that?”

“Yeah.”

“Yeah.”

“I didn’t.” Argus states. “And I would have, if someone had said it out loud in my gallery. To hear it over the noise means the message was probably telepathic, which means it was directed at you three.”

“At us? Why?” Casey asks, glaring at the werewolf.

“I suspect someone was trying to warn you about something. Not really sure what, but my gut tells me you’ll find out soon.”

“Hmmm, okay. So, what was that about a favor?” Casey asks.

“Oh, right.” Argus reaches into the chest again and pulls out a chunk of stone: rectangular, grey and a little smaller than a brick. He hands it to Kol, who’s arm strains under the weight until he holds it in both hands.

“Woah, that’s heavier than it looks!” He remarks.

“Mmm-hmm. I want you to take that with you when you go to the moon.“

>>1121083
Ah, this is our way back, I'm guessing.

ooh, so what's this stone's story?

Heavier than it looks... Either it's a chunk of Tungsten, or it has some weird magnetic properties.

Most likely it has some connection to Argus (more direct moon-empowerment?), or its literally weighed by the burden of its tales/history like an old friend.

Shapeshifting training wise, does the colorful deity count as one?

Another interesting detail to consider is that Argus has a new fight coming up (I think).

Wonder who his new opponent will be, now that he's no longer invulnerable.

A thing worth asking Argus in case he's willing to share - how DID he come into possession of the Immovable Object? In case its connected to certain ancestors.

Well, I doubt we know many telepaths, so to the order and then to the bargast... though the solution to whatever required a message is most likely our probably stranded lich.

At least a month is enough time to make a vessel for the journey

Hey we should ask if Augus cares WHERE on the moon we put it, like if we should put it in a crater or somewhere cool.

>>1121083
Kol are you having that much trouble even with your soul helping out?
Hmm. Ask if it's ok to store it in Gabe's heartspace. That'll be more convenient than lugging it around like a training weight.

Gibe Argus a kiss for the fun time!

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Casey glares at the stone until a connection fires in her synapses. “It’s a heartspace gate, isn’t it? You want us to put it on the moon!”

“Mmhmm. Bingo.” Argus nods.

He takes out a comb and holds it up. Looking in the mirror, he finds his hair immaculate as usual and points at himself with an air of amused satisfaction. “Part of me wishes I could ask to join you on your trip, but a werewolf on the moon?" he shakes his head and continues, "Its too dangerous. Being that close to so much power would probably tear me apart.”

“But you’ll have a permanent gateway to the moon, right? You could get all the moon rocks you want!” Casey accuses, “You’d still be basically unstoppable!”

“Well, that would be true except for two things.” Argus holds up a pair of fingers. “For one: a heartspace gate has to be opened from the outside. Not sure if anyone ever mentioned that to you before, but it's one of the reasons they‘re only given to people that a fey trusts. Once it’s up there, only someone on the moon can open it.”

“Okay, what’s the other reason, then?” Kol asks, putting the heavy stone down and rubbing his hands.

“The other is… and I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this: I don’t entirely know what will happen if it’s opened that far away.”

“What?” Casey cocks her head in disbelief. “You don’t know?”

“Fey magic is dictated by rules and agreements and precedents. There’s no precedent for something like this.” He shrugs, looking at the mice with naked honesty. “Our magic is different from mortal gates and isn’t fixed to one spot, but…”

His head does a little anxious wobble back and forth as he explains, “You’d be opening a gateway into part of me. I don't think it'll be entirely easy or painless. If it was, I’m pretty sure that the guy you’re trying to rescue wouldn’t be stuck up there in the first place.”

Guess I called it on the whole 'Werewolf exploding on the moon' theory. Alas, no Moon sex for poor Argus. Unless the mice bring him a Moonstone dildo or the sexy anthropomorphic personifocation/deity of the Moon over.

The mice might also end up doing a rematch with Argus in his mind/soul palace from the looks of it. And/or have sex with whatever 'part' of him the Heartspace portal Connects.

I hope Casey offers some convenient exposition to Kol and Gabe on what a Heartspace Portal actually is and what 'rules' it has compared to a Sendercgate. Presumably going through it won't cause Argus to explode due to relative planetary motion.

>>1121146
Does he have this end of the gate secured against the Moon's environment? It's suck to have his heartspace depressurized.

So... what does he plan to do with it up there, then? If it's useless for access to the moon, and simply opening it up there at all could seriously hurt Argus, what's the point? Surely there's a more practical reason than simple see-what-will-happen curiosity.

Is this to make sure that that anyone in the future that ends up on the moon has a way back, if there aren't any available senders with the power and knowledge? To ensure that what happened to Hekal won't ever happen to anyone else? Does the idea that a soul, any soul, was trapped up there for thousands of years bother him that much?

>>1121146
>heartspace gate
A what? Don't think we've heard of those before. Physical objects can link to a heartspace?

Anyway, that's certainly a reliable way back, if it works at all. Getting there with the Aegis works for the brief window of opportunity we have, but getting back... actually I guess that's about the same, we'd just gate to an anchor point on the surface and use the Aegis to survive the trip that direction as well. ...wait, all our plans so far have run into the problem that the anchor point is placed in space relative to the planet, so it has velocity relative to the moon. What happens when we try to open a gate on the moon to the planet? Which frame of reference will the entry portal obey, the moon's or the planet's? And then will the exit portal obey the same frame of reference, or will we have the edge case of the entry staying put on the moon and the exit staying put on the anchor, but the distance/angle between them constantly changing? I suppose we can run an experiment. Gabe can go sailing on a boat and see what happens if he tries to open a gate towards a stationary anchor point while the boat's moving. If it puts more strain on his mana reserves to keep it open, or it makes the math harder or something, then it might be impossible to gate back home from the moon.

HMM... There is One (1) thing that would be helpful to know:
If a heartgate is opened on something moving, does the Fey feel it?
If they do, Augus is gonna have an Experience... not necessarily a bad one, though

...either way, it is ALSO Augus extending into a place so far away... good thing he has a pre-existing connection to it!

We've seen heartspace gates before, Vivian gave us one. But experimenting with moving gates, of both heartspace and the normal variety, is a good idea.

>>1121185
That one wasn't super heavy though... Why is this one so heavy?

Moonstone dildo is genius

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“So… why do you want us to bring it?” Kol asks.

“Again, two reasons.” Argus holds up two fingers on his other hand making a double peace sign. “If I can't go myself, I want a piece of me up there looking down on the world. Its the kind of legacy a werewolf like me could only dream of. Lycans will tell stories about it long after I’m gone!”

With a finger he tilts his glasses down so that he can look at the mice in the eyes. “And… so that if anything happens up there: you can use it to come home.”

“What do you mean: ‘if anything happens?’” Casey demands, stepping up.

“I mean: you’re traveling thousands of miles to a chunk of rock completely devoid of air or life. And you’re going to meet a vampire lord who probably hasn’t spoken to another being in hundreds of years.” He points at Gabe and lets his finger bounce a couple of times to emphasize it. “And your only way home is his magic. Even with the Aegis, you need a contingency in case someone goes wrong.”

“But you said opening the gate would be dangerous!” Gabe squeaks. “You know that the Moon is moving right? Can a heartspace gate even handle being moved?”

“Oh, It’ll probably rip me apart. You’ve seen what the spatial warping does to my henge, right? If I had to guess, it’ll do that to me too.”

He looks at their horrified faces and leans back with a wide, reassuring grin. “Eyyy, look, I’m a shapeshifter and a healer! I’ll be fiiiiine. Probably…” He shrugs and admits, “Probably gonna hurt like a motherfucker though.”

I'm now imagining the Moon with Argus's shit-eating grin and shades, Majora's Mask style.

Moon Argus is watching you masturbate.

He's a bit too chill about being physically dismembered though. Makes a good point though, there isn't any good 'way out' from there. It's also bold to assume the Vampire Lord is even able to leave on their own power / didn't end up *stuck* on the Moon.

>>1121242
Beg him to allow Mr. Ochre to help set up some actual protection. They have to prepare for the worst.

While it would be horrifying to tear the guy you've been servants for a month for asunder, it'll be metal as fuck to drag a vampire from the moon through a werewolf like when Makima goes to Hell in csm pt1

So... useful as a last resort, then. Best to save it for "when all else fails", while hoping all else doesn't fail.

Well its good he has such faith in you

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“Ah, good point.” Casey nods and eyes the heartspace stone. “But at the very least, we should coordinate with Cecil. He might have some idea about how to ensure your safety.”

“Cecil? Oh the other name on the contract!” Argus beams and reaches into his chest for some fey-cloth pants, which he shimmies into. “I’d love to meet him. I was struck by how graceful his penmanship is.”

The mice share a baffle glance at one another before the werewolf explains: “Look, when you’ve been alive as long as I have, you learn to spot a master of their craft. “

“I never thought about it, but… he does have a very smooth pen-stroke.” Casey admits.

“By the way, why’s this thing so heavy?” Gabe points to the stone as it sinks into the werewolf’s bed.

“Are you kidding? You’ve seen my gateways, right? It took a lot of work to reduce one of those stones into something that small!” He shrugs and continues dressing. “Admittedly I’m used to carrying around something that heavy. You can just tuck it away in your portal space for now.”

Kol digs his fingers under the stone and drops it into Gabe’s storage dimension with a KLUNK. He dusts his hands off and as the gate closes, says, “Well, at least we don’t have to worry about actually lifting it, or dealing with… fuel or anything like that.”

You're gonna have to get used to wearing clothes again.

You know, Argus owes Gabe a costume. Bet he'd like to outfit all three of them in his rad style.

Hey this might be a little out of nowhere, but... Think you could offer Argus a (non-hair-mussing) hug?

Dude's being unbelievably sweet and helpful to you right now. Fey trickery and pride motives aside, he is giving you a lifeline at potentially great personal risk, and has done a lot to help prepare you guys for this mission.

>>1121304
i'm all for it, a naked hug then some new drip for the next chapter.

...all this talk about heart spaces makes one wonder about a portal masters storage dimension.

Caseys shapeshifting training probably means she doesn't NEED clothes anymore. She can be an exhibitionist / nudist without anyone being the wiser.

Alternatively the crew get some fey-silk clothes from a master artisan and immediately have orgasms from how good the clothes feel.

Clothes are for chumps. Start a new 'fashion' trend of public nudity.

Get some awesome new fashionable clothes and jewelry and accessories!

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“Well, I have a party to get to. Anything else you three need before I let you go?” Argus asks. He pulls his jacket on and, popping the collar, nods at himself in the mirror.

“Yeah! What about our clothes? That suit was on loan from the opera house!” Gabe demands.

The werewolf claps his hands and shakes an index finger, having suddenly remembered. “Oh, of course! Let’s see what we have here.”

He roots around in the chest and tosses a set of outfits to each of the mice. “They’re all feycloth, so they should fit just fine. I’ll get in touch with the opera company about the Dion costume: it has to be stage worthy if it’s going to be a proper replacement.”

The clothing feels odd and confining after the month of nearly constant nudity. Nevertheless, the fine feycloth garments hug the mice’s bodies as though they had been tailored for them.

“A bit form fitting than I’m used to, but, thank you!” Casey says, looking at herself in the mirror.

Argus laughs and looks her up and down approvingly. “You know my tastes, my dear: I don’t do subtle.”

Don't do subtle at all, sexy and stylish, especially like Kol's fit.

>>1122562
Y'all are gonna need some cooldown - it seems there were some lasting effects after all. Not as bad as it could have been, but let's be more careful about that in the future, yeah?

very fashionable. About time to see what the rest of the crew's been up to while you've been serving, isn't it?

New outfits get!

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“If that’s everything, you better get going.” The fae waves a hand and a stone gateway opens in the wall, through which Cecil’s garden is visible.

“If I may…” Casey steps forward and nods, “We appreciate the training and trusting us with your heartspace gate.”

“Yeah, I can’t wait to show Del how much tougher I’ve gotten.” Gabe flexes an arm, showing a hint of a bicep.

“I definitely learned a lot. It was an honor.” Kol nods in a slight bow.

“What’s all this? Gettin all mushy on me, are you?” Argus grins and opens his arms wide. “Alright, guys. Bring it in…”

The former servants come in and embrace their master, feeling his arms wrap around them one more time. Even without his full strength, the werewolf’s muscles crush them together gently, as if reluctant to let go of the moment.

“Thank you, sir…” Casey tells him, her voice low and quiet.

Argus drops his arms and steps back. “You three come back sometime! We’ll have a rematch: you might actually stand a chance next time!” He says with a chuckle, discreetly wiping away a tear.

“You’re on!” Kol tells him, turning back as they leave.

As the three cross the boundary between the faewild and their world, the wolf’s howl follows them, bidding them farewell and good luck on their next journey.

End of Chapter 17

Well that was fun
next stop: the moon

Sweet, another one for the books, great chapterrrr

Do you know that sex in space is a legit subject of scientific interest?