YUKI:

[21:01] <GM|> ***LOG START***
[21:02] <GM|> *You don't know where you are, or when for that matter.  Your cell

is clean and dry, and food comes at regular intervals.  It isn't a dank prison,

but it's prision none the less.
[21:03] * Yuki` is fine with the food, but while isolated, she's still doing that

bad cough. >_<
[21:06] <GM|> *The door to your cell is opened, and a pair of guards step in.  A

smartly dressed military woman steps in bhind them, and looks at you.  She speaks

in a slight accent.  "Follow me."
[21:06] * Yuki` coughs a little more, then nods and follows. She keeps a close

eye on the guards.
[21:07] <GM|> *The guards step in behind you.  They don't look like they are

ready to do something nasty, but with guards you can never be too certain.
[21:09] <GM|> *You are lead through identical stone corridors, and are escorted

into a small room.  It is well lit, and sitting at a desk there is the man who

arrested you.
[21:10] <GM|Rostov> "Have a seat."
[21:10] * Yuki` sits down, and has to clear her throat. "So... an interrogation,

then?"
[21:11] <GM|Rostov> "I would like to think of it more as an interview.  I find

the idea of a more ... aggressive approach on a woman in your condition to be

unreasonable."
[21:12] <Yuki`> "*cough* noted.  So, we had better start then."
[21:12] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  For the record, would you please state your

name?
[21:13] * Yuki` sighs. "...Jennifer Winters, if you have to know. No point in

hiding that now."
[21:14] <GM|Rostov> "Thank you, Madame Winters.  Now, would you please tell me,

in your own words, what you were doing there when I and my men detained you?"
[21:14] <Yuki`> "Exploring, mostly.  Not that I have much clue about the stuff

that was in the area."
[21:15] <Yuki`> "Before you ask, no, I can't read that language."
[21:16] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting.  So, why did you cross the fences?"
[21:16] * Yuki` looks a bit confused. "The fences?"
[21:16] <GM|Rostov> "Yes.  The fences."
[21:17] <Yuki`> "I'm not sure what you mean.  I don't remember any fences."
[21:17] <Yuki`> ((IC or OOC, actually.))
[21:18] <GM|Rostov> (( I know.  :) ))
[21:19] <GM|Rostov> "That would be quite a feat, considering we checked the

entire perimiter, and there were no gaps in the fence."
[21:19] <GM|Rostov> "Indeed, no sign of your arrival at all."
[21:19] * Yuki` blinks. "I, uh... that is strange."
[21:20] <GM|Rostov> "Indeed."
[21:20] <Yuki`> "I honestly don't have a clue about what you're talking about

with this fence."
[21:22] <GM|Rostov> "Well, Madame Winters, it would appear to me that you are

lying."
[21:22] <GM|Rostov> "Either you are lying about the fence, or you are lying about

your presence.  Either way does not do you any good."
[21:23] <Yuki`> "...or I honestly don't remember, which probably doesn't do me

much good either."
[21:24] <GM|Rostov> "So, what brough you to that place?"
[21:24] * Yuki` thinks...
[21:25] * GM|Rostov waits, tapping a pencil on his notepad.
[21:26] <Yuki`> "I... thought we walked there, but if that fence thing is

right... I guess I couldn't have."  Yuki looks a bit concerned.  "That... that

really doesn't make any sense."
[21:26] <GM|Rostov> "No, it doesn't."
[21:26] <Yuki`> ((...I think she just botched her VIT check.))
[21:26] <GM|Rostov> (( Go with it.))
[21:28] <Yuki`> "But if that's the case..."  'Jennifer' coughs.  Then coughs

again.  And within moments, she is coughing uncontrollably.  About 10 seconds

later, she collapses out of her chair, on her hands and knees, coughing horribly

and wetly.  ...is that a bit of blood on her fingers?
[21:28] <GM|Rostov> "MEDIC!"
[21:28] <Yuki`> *COUGH COUGH COUGH* "get... worse..." *COUGH COUGH*
[21:28] * GM|Rostov gets up, and rushes around the table as a pair of guards rush

it, followed by another.
[21:29] * Yuki` tries to control the coughing somewhat, so she can gain some of

her breath back. And yeah, she is definitely coughing up some blood now.
[21:30] <Yuki`> ((Maybe another VIT check to see if she can regain some control,

or go a bit longer with this?))
[21:30] <GM|Rostov> ((Vit check))
[21:31] <Yuki`> ((Failed by 11, without modifiers.))
[21:31] <GM|Rostov> *The medic checks over Yuki, and places a hand over her

chest.  The white magic tries to limit her coughs, but it doesn't seem to be

working.
[21:32] * GM|Rostov fires off a rapid question to the medic, who replies in kind.
[21:32] * Yuki` keeps coughing, and tries to lay prone to reduce the pressure on

her chest.
[21:32] <GM|Rostov> "The healer wants to know what your condition is, to better

treat it."
[21:33] <Yuki`> *COUGH COUGH* "Don't... know... *COUGH* only... know... lungs..."
[21:34] * GM|Rostov speaks again to the medic who tries a different spell.

Another quick exchange, then Rostov shakes his head. "Very well, Winters. We will

speak again later. You are being taken to the infirmary for treatment."
[21:35] * Yuki` nods, and tries to get back to controlling her cough. Maybe

futilely right now. She doesn't resist being taken anyplace.
[21:35] <GM|Rostov> *Another guard comes in with a bodyboard, and Yuki is gently

maneuvered and secured onto it.  She is escorted out gently, and can hear Rostov

mutter in annoyance, before asking "Who's next?"
[21:35] <GM|Rostov> ***LOG END**

AISLINN:

[22:02] <GM|> ***LOG START***
[22:02] <GM|> *Your cell is clean and warm, but not big.  You don't know when it

is, but food is brought to you at regualr intervals.
[22:03] * Aislinn` passes time by doing sit-ups and push-ups between eating and

sleeping when she feels like it. She tries to hear any guards talking or listens

for other prisoners, possibly the people she was with beforehand.
[22:05] <GM|> * The door to your cell is opened, and in walk a pair of heavily

armed guards.  They don't look all that nice, nor do they say anything.  Behind

them is woman, who speaks in a slight accident.  "Follow."
[22:05] <Aislinn`> (( accident, huh? >.> Do I hear screeches and horns honking

when she talks. :P ))
[22:06] <GM|> ((Accent.))
[22:06] * Aislinn` sizes the guards up, and looks at the woman with a blank face.

She figures it's not worth it to protest and just walks up to the guards, waiting

for them to follow.
[22:07] <Aislinn`> (( er, waiting to follow them. ))
[22:07] <GM|> *The woman leads the way through similar stone corridors before she

stops infront of a door.  She opens it up and gestures inside.
[22:08] * Aislinn` walks inside without a word, wondering if she's going to find

a firing squad or another overgrown cat.
[22:09] * GM|Rostov is sitting behind a simple wooden desk. A quick glance about

the room shows that there is relativly fresh blood on the floor.
[22:09] <GM|Rostov> "Have a seat."
[22:10] * Aislinn` is standing at ease, hands folded behind her back. She nods to

Rostov, pulls out a chair and takes a seat, keeping her back straight and putting

her hands in her lap.
[22:11] <GM|Rostov> "My name is Rostov.  For the record, what is yours?"
[22:12] <Aislinn`> "Logan, Aislinn Kelly."
[22:12] * GM|Rostov makes a note of that. "Please Madame Kelly, describe to me

what you were doing in that place when my men and I detained you."
[22:14] <Aislinn`> "Sergeant Logan, if you please.  And as for what I was doing,

I was meeting the people I was sent to help.  I have no clue what they were doing

there because you and your men rudely interrupted our conversation."
[22:16] <GM|Rostov> "Sergeant?  I am Polkovnik Rostov.  As for our politeness, I

would have to consider your presence there to be rude as well."
[22:16] <Aislinn`> "Well, sir, we were leaving the premises if it makes you feel

any better."
[22:16] <GM|Rostov> "It does not."
[22:17] <GM|Rostov> "So, you where there.  Why did you go past the fence?"
[22:17] <Aislinn`> "Because I was after the people you found me with."
[22:17] <GM|Rostov> "For what purpose?"
[22:17] <Aislinn`> "My orders were to find them and assist them in any way that

they needed, sir."
[22:18] <Aislinn`> "Seems their superiors were gettin' a little antsy, sir."
[22:18] <GM|Rostov> "Quite.  The name of your superior officer?"
[22:18] <Aislinn`> (( ...would it be Aede now?  Or someone else back at wherever

headquarters are? ))
[22:19] <Aislinn`> (( >.< God I'm bad with names. ))
[22:19] <GM|Rostov> ((Capt. Dias Black, US Army))
[22:19] <GM|Rostov> ((Aede is a civilian contractor and specialist.))
[22:19] <Aislinn`> "Captain Dias Black, US Army.  They always send us Marines in

first."
[22:19] <Aislinn`> (( ah. ))
[22:20] * GM|Rostov blinks. "Ah. Quite. You-Ess? Interesting. I will have to

compose a strong letter to your Kaptain criticizing his performance."
[22:21] <Aislinn`> "United States of America...and you've probably never heard of

it."
[22:21] <Aislinn`> "Suffice to say, some place very far from here, sir."
[22:22] <GM|Rostov> "I can neither confirm nor deny any response to that comment.

 Who were you to report to upon your arrival?"
[22:23] <Aislinn`> "Aede, you've probably talked to her already."
[22:24] <GM|Rostov> "I can neither confirm nor deny."
[22:24] * GM|Rostov makes another note.
[22:24] <GM|Rostov> "So, simply put, your orders were to reinforce this group,

and provide support?"
[22:24] <Aislinn`> "Of course not.  Well, that is all I know, sir."
[22:25] <Aislinn`> "Yes, sir."
[22:25] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  One final question, Madame Winters has a lung

condition that concerns our medical staff.  Would you happen to know about it?"
[22:26] * Aislinn` does her best to keep her expression blank. "As I said, sir, I

was only told who to meet and where. I am not a medical officer so it was not my

business to know of anyone's medical conditions."
[22:27] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  My aide shall escort you back to your cell.  I

would appreciate the courtesy of you not attempting an escape."
[22:28] <Aislinn`> "Don't suppose you can confirm or deny when we'll be free to

go, can you?"
[22:29] <GM|Rostov> "I cannot.  Dismissed."
[22:29] * Aislinn` sighs and stands up, waiting to be led back to her

confinement.
[22:30] <GM|Rostov> *The aide returns, still flanked by the two guards.  They

look *slightly* more relaxed, and they escort you back to your cell.
[22:30] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

RAOUL:

[10:21] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[10:21] <Raoul> ((Missed a little of your nick there?))
[10:21] <GM|> ((Not yet.))
[10:22] <GM|> *Your cell is small, with no natural light.  It is dry and warm

though, so you're not uncomfortable.  You have no idea how long you've been here,

or where here is.  And your food is brought to you at regular intervals.
[10:23] * Raoul rests against one wall, cross-legged. He imagines a calm sea, and

the gentle cackle of the gulls.
[10:24] <GM|> *The door opens, and in steps two heavy set guards.  One of them a

Ronso, the other a Hume.  Between them is a smaller woman who looks at you and

speaks in accented common, "Follow."
[10:25] * Raoul opens his eyes. After a moment, he stands and does just that.
[10:25] <GM|> *You are led through identical stone halls, no sign of the other

members of your party.  Eventually, you come to a stop in front of wooden door,

which is opened.
[10:26] * GM|Rostov sits behind the desk in the room, a pen in hand and paper on

the desk. "Come in and have a seat."
[10:27] <GM|Rostov> *You notice there is drying blood off to one side.
[10:28] * Raoul sits, neither leaning back nor forward. "Mm. How kind of you."
[10:28] <GM|Rostov> "My name is Rostov.  For the record, what is your name?"
[10:30] <Raoul> "Raoul al-Zeid."
[10:31] <GM|Rostov> "Tell me, Raoul Al-Cid, in your own words, what you were

doing there when my men and I detained you."
[10:32] <Raoul> "We had heard of an explosion in the area, and traveled to

investigate it. Your men found us upon the completion of that little adventure."
[10:33] <GM|Rostov> "And you still passed the fence?|
[10:34] <Raoul> "The fence?"
[10:34] <GM|Rostov> "Yes.  The fence.  In order to get to that facility, you had

to have crossed the fence."
[10:36] <Raoul> "Mm. I may simply have not noticed. Fences are not my

profession."
[10:36] <GM|Rostov> "And what is your profession?"
[10:36] <Raoul> "Sailing and swordsmanship, in that order."
[10:37] <GM|Rostov> "You are from from the ocean, my friend."
[10:37] <Raoul> "Yes, and that saddens me."
[10:39] * GM|Rostov makes some notes, and taps his pen. "Who was in charge of

your little group?"
[10:40] <Raoul> "We do not have a leader, strictly speaking. We have ended up

more democratic than that, and so far we are still alive, so I have no

complaints."
[10:41] <GM|Rostov> "Fair enough."
[10:41] <GM|Rostov> "Your Citizen Winters has a medical condition that our

healers are unfamiliar with.  Can you provide more information on her state of

wellbeing?"
[10:46] <Raoul> ((Or that. Thanks anywho.))
[10:46] <Raoul> "I'm afraid I cannot. Again, healing is not my profession, though

when such conditions worsen I do carry those afflicted."
[10:46] <Raoul> ((brb though, gf just arrived))
[10:46] <GM|Rostov> ((ga))
[10:47] <Raoul> ((back.))
[10:49] <Raoul> ((...))
[10:49] <GM|Rostov> ((typing/thinking))
[10:50] <GM|Rostov> "So, whay are you so far from home, Raoul Al-Cid?  This isn't

exactly the Auzure isles."
[10:51] <Raoul> "Not that there is anything wrong with that. I am here out of

loyalty for this group - we have helped each other much over the past few weeks."
[10:51] <GM|Rostov> "A commendable thought.  But still doesn't tell me why."
[10:52] <Raoul> "Ah. You are asking why the group in total was here. Again,

curiosity. An event of the apparent magnitude of... whatever happened, is

difficult to ignore."
[10:53] * GM|Rostov looks at you, not buying it.
[10:53] * Raoul looks back. This is the truth, though not without its usual

frills.
[10:54] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  We shall have another discussion later.  My aide

will escort you back to your cell."
[10:54] <GM|Rostov> *The door opens and the same guards walk in as well as the

woman.
[10:55] * Raoul nods and stands. "A pleasant meeting - I look forward to our next

one."
[10:56] <GM|Rostov> *As you leave the room, Rostov speaks up.  "I do so as well. 

And I will be appraising Captain Black of your failures.  Good day." Then the

door closes.
[10:56] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

UILEAM:

[19:04] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:05] <GM|> *Your cell is not all that big, but it is warm, and artificially

lit, due to no windows.  Your food is brought at regular intervals.
[19:06] <GM|> *At one point, the door to your cell is opened, and in walka pair

of heavyset guards.  Between them is a human woman who looks at you.  "Follow

me."
[19:07] <Uileam> (( Am I to assume I've been relieved of my plate armor or no? ))
[19:07] <GM|> ((You're in a prison.  Of course.))
[19:08] * Uileam shrugs, stands and bows his head slightly. "As you wish."
[19:09] <GM|> *You are escorted through identical stone corridors, no glimpses

outside.  Nor any sign of the others who were with you when you were captured. 

You are eventually brought to a halt before a think wooden door, which opens.
[19:10] * GM|Rostov looks up from a pad of paper. "Please, have a seat", and

indicates the other chair in the room.
[19:11] * Uileam shrugs again and takes the proffered seat. "Good day. Or night,

or morn, whichever it may be."
[19:11] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  for the record, please tell me your name."
[19:12] <Uileam> "Uileam, sir."
[19:12] <GM|Rostov> "Just Uileam?"
[19:12] <Uileam> "I have yet to find a hermit with the need for a second or third

name."
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "Very well. Would you please describe for me, in your own

words, what you were doing there when you were detained by my men and myself?"
[19:14] <Uileam> "I was looking for a... well, if I may, sir, could I ask a

question of you?"
[19:15] * GM|Rostov nods
[19:15] <Uileam> "Do you know what a Yeti is?"
[19:16] <GM|Rostov> "Yes."
[19:16] <Uileam> "I was looking for a Yeti.  The last I had heard, he was seen in

that area."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Do go on."
[19:17] <Uileam> "It seemed credible, given the evironment and what a Yeti is. 

So there I was, looking for the Yeti.  I met the other folk, then you and your

men dropped in on us."
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> "You did not question the flattened forest?"
[19:19] <Uileam> "I didn't have much time to question much of anything.  I wasn't

there all that long."
[19:19] <GM|Rostov> "And the fence you passed to get there?"
[19:20] <Uileam> (( Damn the details I never knew. ))
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> ((There was a fence you had to pass, I've been giving this

question to everyone.))
[19:20] * Uileam shrugs. "No one there to enforce it, then there's no use to it.

Fences aren't terribly good at keeping anything more than small animals out."
[19:21] <GM|Rostov> ((It wasn't much more than a simple wooden affair with 'Keep

Out' written every so-often.))
[19:21] <GM|Rostov> "Tresspass it would seem."
[19:22] <Uileam> "And had anyone been there to enforce it, I would have made a

quick inquiry and been my way.  As it was, I didn't see anyone, and as I said

before, without anyone to enforce it..."
[19:22] <GM|Rostov> "So this was the first time you had seen any of the others

there?"
[19:23] <Uileam> "I was... traveling, as it were, with the Etoilean."
[19:23] <Uileam> "The others, I had never seen before in my life."
[19:23] <GM|Rostov> "Why was the Etilean with you?"
[19:24] <Uileam> "To make sure my debt to the city is paid.  They outfitted me

with the equipment you have stripped me of."
[19:25] <GM|Rostov> "Was this Yeti important to the city?"
[19:26] <Uileam> "Only to myself, sir.  I'm not sure the city even knew they

existed."
[19:26] <GM|Rostov> ((BRB))
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> ((Back))
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> "Then you followed this Yeti for personal reasons?"
[19:29] <Uileam> "I owed a debt to his kind."
[19:29] <GM|Rostov> "Personal reasons then."
[19:30] <GM|Rostov> "Did you happen to observe what the other party was doing?"
[19:31] <Uileam> "They were coming out of the building when I first laid eyes on

them.  I don't even know what's in there, nor do I think I ever will."
[19:32] * GM|Rostov thinks, tapping the paper with his pen.
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting.  Where are you from, by the way?"
[19:35] <Uileam> "It's been a long time since I've been from anywhere but the

mountains.  The only place I remember living in is the mountainside."
[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "huh.  The name of the city?"
[19:37] * Uileam quirks an eyebrow. "The mountains have cities?"
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "From which you obtained your resources."
[19:42] <Uileam> "Constariline."
[19:42] * GM|Rostov makes a note. "Very well. Anything else you'd like to add?"
[19:44] <Uileam> "A hot drink from time to time would be mighty appreciated. 

Forgive me for sounding impetuous, but after living in the cold for so long, I've

come to find that I rely on them."
[19:45] * GM|Rostov nods. "We will see."
[19:45] * Uileam nods. "Thank you, sir."
[19:45] <GM|Rostov> "In the meantime, you will be returned to your cell, pending

the results of our investigation."
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> *The doors opens, and the same two guard walk in.  "They will

escort you."
[19:46] * Uileam nods again. "Understood."
[19:46] * Uileam stands and gives a half bow before being escorted out.
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

NIKOLAI:

[19:03] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:05] <GM|> *Your cell is warm and relatively comfortable.  You have no idea

where you are or when.  The I-DEMON has been taken from you along with everything

else, and you have just a prison uniform.  Food comes at regualr intervals.
[19:07] * Nikolai groans.
[19:08] <GM|> *At one point, the door is opened.  A pair of guards come in,

flanking a hume woman.  She speaks in a slightly russian accent.  "Follow me."
[19:09] <Nikolai> "Why not? My schedule is open."
[19:10] * Nikolai gets up, keeping his hands raised and in sight.
[19:10] <GM|> *You are led through identical stone corridors, no sign of any

other members of the party.  Eventually, you come to a stop in front of a simple

wooden door.  It opens.
[19:11] * Nikolai enters, giving a nod and smile to the guards.
[19:12] * GM|Rostov looks up at you. His hand taps a pen on a large pad of paper.

"I am Rostov. Sit."
[19:13] <Nikolai> "Hello, Rostov."
[19:13] * Nikolai sits.
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "For the record, what is your name.
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> ?"
[19:13] <Nikolai> "Nikolai Cadmus."
[19:14] * GM|Rostov me makes a note on his paper. "Now, please tell me in your

own words, what you and your party were doing in that location?"
[19:16] <Nikolai> "Investigating that cataclysm."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Oh?  And what did you find?"
[19:17] <Nikolai> "An emtpy facility. An angry bear."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Could you elaborate?"
[19:19] <Nikolai> "The facility was totally devoid of any and all personnel. In a

large room, there was a bear who was rather upset to see us."
[19:20] * Nikolai maintains a look of open sincerity.
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> "I would too, if you barged into my home."
[19:20] <Nikolai> "Indeed. Unfortunately, we were forced to kill it in self-

defense."
[19:21] * GM|Rostov makes another note. "So, why did you pass the fence?"
[19:22] <Nikolai> "Which fence is this, Mr. Rostov?"
[19:23] <GM|Rostov> "The one you had to go past to get to the site."
[19:25] <Nikolai> "I was concerned about the nature of that explosion."
[19:27] <GM|Rostov> "Despite the signs to "Keep Out?"
[19:27] <Nikolai> "I considered it my civic duty, Mr. Rostov."
[19:28] * GM|Rostov looks at you, not buying it.
[19:28] * Nikolai blinks.
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> "And what where you doing there, to 'do your civic duty'?"
[19:30] <Nikolai> "Well if there were any survivors, I'd have liked to help them

out. At the time, I wasn't aware of the nature of the disaster."
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "hrmph"
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "I would like to draw your attention to what is under your

chair."
[19:32] * Nikolai looks.
[19:32] <GM|Rostov> *There is blood there.  relatively fresh.  Maybe a couple

hours old at most.
[19:32] <GM|Rostov> "Please do not lie to me."
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "Now, would you like to ammend your statements?"
[19:33] <Nikolai> "... Yes. I would."
[19:34] * GM|Rostov puns pen to paper. "And?"
[19:35] <Nikolai> "... I was rather more interested in seeing whether there was

anything I could salvage from the facility..."
[19:35] <Nikolai> "... or the dead."
[19:36] * GM|Rostov reaches into a drawer and pulls out the I-DEMON. It's been

partly dissasembled. "You mean for this?"
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "Well?"
[19:38] <Nikolai> "Oh!"
[19:39] <Nikolai> "I found that inside the facility, but couldn't figure it out.

What is it?
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "As you had it on you, I would presume you would know what it

is for."
[19:39] * GM|Rostov glares at you. It's not a happy glare. Infact, it's quite

annoyed."
[19:40] <GM|Rostov> "Nikolai Cadmus.  You've been lying to me.  Everyword out of

your mouth has been a lie.  I know this.  You know this.  How long will you

persist is trying to get executed for spying and espoinage?"
[19:41] <Nikolai> "Sir. I would appreciate it if you would explain the charges

leveraged against me."
[19:42] <GM|Rostov> "Spying.  Espionage.  I presume you know what those words

mean."
[19:43] <Nikolai> "I do. I do not understand in what way I have committed these

acts."
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> "All the evidence we have, clinical, scientific, accurate and

beyond reproach, would indicate that you are spies for a foreign power.  The

United States.  We do not have firm proof of your participation in the

destruction of the facility, but that can be forthcoming, considering what you

have," he indicates the I-DEMON, "and what was going on there."
[19:47] <GM|Rostov> "You have confessed to trying to steal from what remains,

that that would qualify for espionage."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "I see."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "Well, I do come from the United States sir."
[19:49] <GM|Rostov> "That much I know already.  Tell me something I don't.  Like

just how long you've been working for Dias Black."
[19:49] <Nikolai> "I would have told you, but you never asked."
[19:52] <GM|Rostov> "Well, I'm asking now."
[19:54] <Nikolai> "Just inside two weeks."
[19:55] <GM|Rostov> "Seems like you are quite disposable then."
[19:55] * GM|Rostov puts the I-DEMON back in the drawer.
[19:55] * Nikolai shrugs.
[19:56] <GM|Rostov> "Do you have anything to say in your defense before I send

you back to your cell?"
[19:59] <Nikolai> "I do. I was not aware that that facility was your property,

and apologize for trespassing. I meant no disrespect to you or the sovereignty of

Jord."
[20:00] <Nikolai> "Also, thank you for not hitting me."
[20:00] <GM|Rostov> "I'm still tempted."
[20:01] <GM|Rostov> *Behind you the door opens and in walks the same guards as

before.  They escort you back to your cell.
[20:01] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

SERRESE:

[19:31] <GM|> *** LOG ON ***
[19:32] <GM|> *Your cell is warm, and well lit, although not naturally.  Meals

come at regular times, but the guards don't seem to want to talk.
[19:33] * Serrese does focus exercises, to keep her body moving and her mind

still so it doesn't wander into frustrating thoughts.
[19:33] <GM|> *At one point, your cell door is opened, and in walk a pair of

large guards.  Between them is a woman who looks at you.  "Follow me."
[19:34] * Serrese nods. These people may be using an illegitimate source of power

over her, but sometimes you can't fight. She follows.
[19:35] * Serrese also ducks her head under the human-sized doorway.
[19:35] <GM|> *They lead you through identical stone corridors, you see nor hear

anything of those who were taken captive with you.  Eventually, you come to a

stop at a simple wooden door which is opened.
[19:35] * Serrese enters.
[19:35] * GM|Rostov sits at a table inside the room. "Come in and have a seat."
[19:36] * Serrese narrows her eyes at Rostov, but does so.
[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  For the record, please tell me your name."
[19:38] * Serrese says something under her breath in Etoile. "Serrese La'Fonte

Ravenmark, knight of the Etoile Defenders and daughter of Matthieu Ravenmark."
[19:39] * GM|Rostov produces a pen and some paper, and makes a note of that.
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "Now, please tell me, Ser La'Fonte, in your own words, what

you were doing in that location when my men and I apprehended you.
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "
[19:40] <Serrese> "My job."
[19:41] <GM|Rostov> "Could you please be a little more specific about that?"
[19:41] <Serrese> "I would say you have been as specific about my wrongful

imprisonment as I have about my actions."
[19:43] <GM|Rostov> "Wrongful?"
[19:44] <GM|Rostov> "What makes you think that arresting you for tresspass on a

government facility, for being a member of a foreign power's armed forces

illegaly in a different nation?  Which part of that makes your arrest wrongful?"
[19:46] <Serrese> "I have no interest in your government's facilities.  I was and

still am on assignment from the Great Knights of the Elvaan, to protect Uileam

from any threat, to body or mind as long as he has need of me."
[19:47] <GM|Rostov> "To remove the rhetoric then, you are there because your

associate Uileam was there?"
[19:47] <Serrese> "Yes."
[19:48] <GM|Rostov> "Tell me then, what has he done to so deserve such loyalty?"
[19:49] <Serrese> "It is the will of the Council that he is granted my service. 

I know not their reasons, only their words.
[19:49] * GM|Rostov looks dissapointed at that response.
[19:50] <GM|Rostov> "Have you met any of the others who were arrested at the same

time as the two of you before?"
[19:50] <Serrese> "No."
[19:50] * GM|Rostov thinks.
[19:51] * Serrese folds her hands in her lap.
[19:53] <GM|Rostov> "Do you have anything to say in your defense at this point?"
[19:53] <Serrese> "From what have I to defend myself?  You are in the wrong here,

not I."
[19:56] <GM|Rostov> "Did it ever occur to you that you are in the wrong here?"
[19:56] <GM|Rostov> "That you cannot simply get what you want because you are who

you are?"
[19:58] <Serrese> "That you are even asking such a... base, foolish question,

proves you could not understand even if given a thousand years of contemplation."
[19:59] <Serrese> "My right is drawn from my family name, my station, the entire

history of the Elvaan race."
[19:59] <Serrese> "What have you, in comparison?"
[19:59] <GM|Rostov> "At least I have begun such contemplations.  As it has yet to

occur to you that you are not even in your own country anymore.  You have no

legal standing there, save that of criminal and spy.  You have no power, no

family, one cares for your name."
[20:00] <GM|Rostov> "I am held accountable by my actions, as I account others for

theirs.  You are sorely lacking in this regard."
[20:01] <Serrese> "I will not be lectured by a human on the subject."  She

seethes under the surface, working to avoid lashing out against the human scum. 

"Do you have more useless questions, or are you going to release us?"
[20:03] <GM|Rostov> "It would appear that any questions would be rendered useless

by your own ego, so no.  No more questions, and you will not be released as yet."
[20:05] <GM|Rostov> *The guards walk in again, looking none to pleased, and

escort you back to your cell.
[20:05] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

ANKIA;
[18:18] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[18:19] <GM|> *Your cell is warm, and relatively comfortable.  Meals are brought

on a regular basis, and there has been no attempt to antagonize you.
[18:20] * Anika fidgets restlessly.
[18:21] <GM|> *Eventually your cell door opens, and in walk a pair of large

guards.  They flank the smaller woman to looks you over.  "Follow me."
[18:22] * Anika decides to test her luck. "Where are we going?"
[18:23] <GM|> "To your interview."
[18:23] * Anika stands up. "What interview?"
[18:24] <GM|> *The woman glares at you.  "That will be revealed to you.  Follow."
[18:24] * Anika makes a face. "Okay, okay." She follows the woman.
[18:26] <GM|> *You are led through identical stone corridors, seeing no sight or

sound of the other members of the party.  Eventually, you are brought before a

simple wooden door, which is opened without preamble.
[18:26] * GM|Rostov sits behind a desk in the room. "Come in and have a seat."
[18:27] * Anika looks around hesitantly before sitting down. "Where are the

others?"
[18:28] <GM|Rostov> "Just you and I, unless you decline to co-operate."
[18:28] <GM|Rostov> "My name is Rostov.  For the record, what is yours?"
[18:28] <Anika> "Anika."
[18:28] <GM|Rostov> "Just Anika?"
[18:29] <Anika> "Anika Roeschen."
[18:30] * GM|Rostov pulls out a pen and some paper, making a note on it. "Would

you please tell me, in your own words, what you were doing there when you and

your fellows were apprihended by my men and myself?"
[18:34] <Anika> "Hm. Well, we had just fought this weird bear thing. And then we

were looking for our friend that went missing, and then some new people showed

up."
[18:34] <GM|Rostov> "A missing friend?"
[18:35] * Anika nods. "A Yeti that was travelling with us."
[18:35] <GM|Rostov> "What was this Yeti's name?"
[18:36] <Anika> "Kuleno."
[18:36] * GM|Rostov makes another note.
[18:36] <GM|Rostov> "And what made you think this Kuleno was there?"
[18:37] <Anika> "Where?"
[18:37] <GM|Rostov> "Where you were detained."
[18:37] <Anika> "We didn't. He was with us until the fight...and then he was

gone."
[18:38] <Anika> "Then a guy showed up that was looking for him, too."
[18:38] <GM|Rostov> "Uileam?"
[18:38] <Anika> "That's the one."
[18:39] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting."
[18:39] <GM|Rostov> "Now, why did you corss the fence to go to that facility?"
[18:42] * Anika thinks about this for a moment, and then looks at him oddly. "How

else would we get in?"
[18:42] <GM|Rostov> "That does not explain why."
[18:43] <Anika> "There was an explosion. We went to investigate."
[18:44] <GM|Rostov> "A sense of civic duty, then?"
[18:45] <Anika> "Of course."
[18:45] * GM|Rostov makes another couple notes.
[18:46] <GM|Rostov> "So, what was your party doing when you heard the explosion?"
[18:49] <Anika> "Just passing through."
[18:49] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting.  How long have you known Citizen Winters?"
[18:52] <GM|Rostov> ((Paused!))
[13:01] * Anika ponders that question for a moment, thinking her answer over

carefully. "A few years."
[13:01] <GM|Rostov> "Then you know of her medical condition?"
[13:01] <Anika> "Yes."
[13:03] <GM|Rostov> "She has had an attack, and it defies our analysis.  What do

you know of it."
[13:03] * Anika shrugs. "I'm not a doctor." She pauses, and when she speaks, her

voice wavers a bit. "...is she okay?"
[13:05] <GM|Rostov> "For now.  We had hoped someone would enlighten us."
[13:05] <Anika> "She doesn't talk about it much."
[13:06] <GM|Rostov> "It would makes sense.  Do you konw anything on her

condition?  What she uses to treat it?"
[13:07] * Anika crosses her arms. "Why do you care so much about her condition?"
[13:09] <GM|Rostov> "We dislike having people die in our custody.  It reflects

poorly on us and our capacity as hosts."
[13:10] <Anika> "Let us go, then."
[13:10] <GM|Rostov> "I cannot let you see her personally.  I am looking for more

information than action from her fellow prisoners."
[13:11] * Anika glares at him defiantly. "Why are we here?"
[13:11] <GM|Rostov> "To answer my questions."
[13:12] <Anika> "Who are you?"
[13:12] * GM|Rostov glares. "I have told you my name. Why do you ask?"
[13:13] <Anika> "I'm just interested to know why I'm being held prisoner, and by

whom."
[13:13] <GM|Rostov> "You are held on suspiscion of spying and sabotage."
[13:14] <Anika> "Do I look like a spy to you?"
[13:16] <GM|Rostov> "It is not what I think, but what I know."
[13:16] * Anika sighs. "Look. They made me go with them - I had no choice. They

don't tell me a whole lot. So if you're looking for information from me, you're

wasting your time."
[13:18] <GM|Rostov> "So would seem."
[13:18] <GM|Rostov> DO you have anything else to say for yourself?"
[13:18] <Anika> "I want to see Yu- *coughs* Ms. Winters."
[13:19] <GM|Rostov> "I cannot let you do that at this time."
[13:19] <Anika> "We're innocent."
[13:20] <GM|Rostov> *Behind Anika, the door to the room opens, and in walk the

guards.  "That may be true.  You will return your cell for now.  We may talk

again."
[13:21] <Anika> "Oh, boy."
[13:21] <Anika> "I can't wait."
[13:21] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG OFF ***