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You shouldn't play games you're going to lose, little brother. Why don't you come back to the apartment? We can discuss your plans for world domination over tea and a nice sedative.

[Filtered to Friends and Employees//Locked from Cal//Unhackable]I'm taking leave. Family emergency. If you know Cal, if you've ( Read more... )

Lux has several openings available for bartenders, wait staff, and security personnel. We offer part and full time employment with flexible hours. Experience is preferred, but training is available for suitable candidates. You may contact me to schedule an interview or submit a résumé.

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I shouldn't be here again. Mom brought someone back from the store and they've been drinking. And I saw Cal's dad at the window after she told me to get out. He brought another one with him. They left when they saw me, but they're going to come back.

[OOC: Wee, defenseless Niko out on the street, six-years old, remembers his last visit, and he ( Read more... )

Voice Post (Accidental)

Not what I expected of the end of the world.

[His sword falls to the pavement with a clatter, and Niko follows it down a moment later. He gives voice to a humorless laugh.]

Perhaps the Auphe neglected to account for paradox.

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My brother and I are half Rom. Our mother came from the Vayash clan, a family that had lived in Greece for several generations, intermarried with the local people, and incorporated some of the local customs. She severed ties with them of her own choosing when she was young. Over the years, she made her way as a fortune teller. People would come ( Read more... )

1. Do not kill Cal ( Read more... )

Voice Post (Accidental)

[Niko wakes with a start, and instantly rolls to get to the knife under his pillow ... Well, tries. There's a rattle of something bringing him up short, followed by his voice, insistent and cold.]

What do you wa--

[Or maybe surprised is a better response to the situation.]

Wanda?

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Voice Post (Accidental)

I don't know. He wouldn't even speak to-

[Breaks off, then to himself:]

Shit.

[Hurriedly.]

Get your sword. Find Robin.

[Pause.]

The Auphe. They're here.

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In the interest of saving time, as I've found myself providing a definition on frequent occasions of late, allow me to share the following.

Auphe /aʊf, uf/ n.

See also - ouphe, auf, elf, goblin, fairy.* A sentient species of unknown origins predating the evolution of Homo sapiens. Auphe are characterized by an obsession with destruction for the ( Read more... )

Voice Post

Tell me what you know about that thing. You gave it a name. You called it "Darkling." I'm willing to wager that you have information that isn't in any of the books.

[Brief pause.]

Stop worrying about the bodies and start talking, Goodfellow. What is it? What is it doing to my brother?

[Nothing, until Niko speaks again, terse and ( Read more... )