Sandman XI

Due to an oversight on the drawbacks, I was three points under. So i gave him 4 more points in Acrobatics, Acrobatic Bluff and Challenge (Fast Acrobatic Bluff) I have the Life Control powers names. I took out the "death wave". I gave Variable Descriptor [biological attacks] to Fatigue, Nauseate, Paralyze and Stun. I put that Defense Toughness was PL14 in the Small and Tiny sections. Finally, I know a lot of his attacks look redundant, but I meant it to be that way. I see PL12 180pp as his "end form". Sure, I could give him some immunities, regeneration, super-senses and an alternate form with the extra points. Yes, it's probably not built well, but I'm fine with were he is at the moment.

Yeah, the caps are self-imposed. See, the thing is, i wanted the Growth and Shrinking for a feature really. He can assume the form (and some of the utilities) of living things. It's not full blown shapeshifting mastery, just something to have fun with and be a little bit helpful. So, I don't mind them breaking self-imposed caps if i never use them in battle. If he needs a useful combat form, he can stunt something. I'll work on the names. The Indirect feat was supposed to be the energy filling the targets up before bursting out of the target. Seeing as the Area is Targeted, i figured that was needed.

Player Name: Sandman XI Character Name: Life Knight Power Level: 14 (180/211PP), effectively PL 12 Trade-Offs: -2 Defense / +2 Toughness Large: -4 Defense / +4 Toughness Small: +1 Attack / -1 Damage/Effect, (Defense Toughness is PL 14) Tiny: +2 Attack / -2 Damage/Effect, (Defense Toughness is PL 14)Unspent Power Points: 31 Progress To Gold Status: 61/90 Older version seen here. In Brief: Biokinetic hero getting back on his feet again. Alternate Identity: Wesley Knight (birth name) Identity: Secret Birthplace: Tunnel Hill, Alabama Occupation: Body Artist Affiliations: Knights of Freedom (defunct) Family: Marlon Knight (father, deceased), Marie Knight (mother, deceased) Description: Age: 22 (DoB: December 13, 1989) Apparent Age: early twenties Gender: Male Ethnicity: African-American Height: 6'4" Weight: 190 lbs Eyes: black (green in hero form) Hair: black He is a nice looking guy. His features are not too round or sharp. He's fit and athletic. His muscles are not bulging, but they are defined. His hair is done up in thick, well-manicured dreadlocks. They are long enough to reach his shoulder blades. On his chin he keeps a short cropped goatee. His skin a dark brown tone. His arms, neck, back and upper chest have various tattoos he has collected over the years. He almost always seen wearing an a-shirt, loose fit cargo jeans and sneakers. He has an "alternate form" when he does his heroic work. He gains two or three inches on his height. He gains a lot of muscle and his build is much more muscular. His eyes turn a bright green. He loses any shirt and shoes he has, though the pants remain. His body glows with a soft golden light. Power Descriptions: He uses his biokinetic energy to protect himself from blows and sicknesses and to help him heal faster (Enhanced Constitution). His defining power is his mastery over life energy. It lets him control living things systems directly or indirectly, even turn them into other living things! He and the affected some times glow different color aura depending on what is done (Life Control). History: Wesley grew up in a small southern town. His life was not easy. His was the only black family in the town, and the residents did not take kindly to his skin color. In an unrelated incident his parents died in a car accident. This lead Wesley to one act of pure rage that he had been bottling up for years, crippling someone. That put him in prison. When he finally came back they were waiting for him! They tried to lynch him! But his mutant powers kicked in and made the lynchers die. He decided to get out of the town and go to Freedom City. No one would know him there. Wesley intergrated to the city slowly, feeling his heroic oats he adopted a hero name. "Knight", but then again, who knew that was his last name here? He started up his own body art shop (originally just tattoos and piercings, but more when he felt confident enough with his powers) and made some friends along the way. And over the next few years things were a rollercoaster of ups and downs. It comes with the package of being a hero and a person. Though in December of 2010 he was swept away from this world to another dimension where he battled a well-intentioned, but evil version of himself that used his powers to make the world a better place. He was gone until October 2011. He lost a few things while there, though he made it out alive and was not sure of the fate of his alternate self. One thing he did pick up, to distance himself from the villainous Knight, was a slightly different codename. The people of that world knew the hero as the Knight of Life. Eventually he shortened it to Life Knight. Personality & Motivation: Wesley is a down-to-earth type. He's polite and respectful of others and is an amicable guy despite having a rough life. He never seems down about anything. He is an all around nice guy with genteel southern manners. He's quick to act in the face of danger. He is a hero because he doesn't want anything that happened to him happen to anyone else. He knows this is a lofty goal, but that doesn't mean he can't try. Powers & Tactics: The most common tactic is to inflict his enemies with maladies and aid his allies. If the maladies don't work on the enemies and he needs to go on the offensive, he can change shape into something dangerous and effective. Complications: Abilities: 6 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 0 = 24PP Str 16 (+3) Dex 16 (+3) Con 16/38 (+3/+14) Int 12 (+1) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 10 (+0) Large (Growth 4) Small (Shrinking 4) Tiny (Shrinking 8) Combat: 24 + 20 = 44PP Initiative: +3 Attack: +12 Grapple: +15, +18 w/ Super-Str Defense: +10 (+10 Base), +5 Flat-Footed Knockback: -7 Large (Growth 4) Small (Shrinking 4) Tiny (Shrinking 8) Saving Throws: 0 + 5 + 6 = 11PP Toughness: +14/+3 (+14/+3 Con, +0 [Other]) Fortitude: +14/+3 (+14/+3 Con, +0) Reflex: +8 (+3 Dex, +5) Will: +8 (+2 Wis, +6) Large (Growth 8) Skills: 48R = 13PP Acrobatics 7 (+10) Craft (artistic) 9 (+10) Knowledge (current events) 4 (+5) Knowledge (life sciences) 4 (+5) Knowledge (pop culture) 4 (+5) Knowledge (streetwise) 4 (+5) Language 1 (English [native], Latin) Medicine 3 (+5) Notice 8 (+10) Sense Motive 8 (+10) Large (Growth 4) Small (Shrinking 4) Tiny (Shrinking 8) Feats: 11PP Accurate Attack Acrobatic Bluff All-Out Attack Challenge (Fast Acrobatic Bluff) Defensive Attack Luck 4 Power Attack Quick Change 1 Powers: 22 + 58 = 80PP Enhanced Constitution 22 (to 38/+14) [22pp] Life Control 25 (50pp effects; Power Feats: Alternate Power 8) [58pp] BE: Flight 3 (50 mph / 500 feet per Move action; Power Feats: Move-By Action, Subtle) {8} + Growth 4 (Large) {12} + Morph 4 (anything, +20 Disguise; Power Feats: Covers Scent, Precise) {14} + Shrinking 8 (Tiny; Power Feats: Normal Movement, Normal Toughness) {10} + Super-Strength 3 {6} {8+12+14+10+6 = 50/50} "shapeshifting" AP: Confuse 12 (Extras Range [Perception]) {24} + Emotion Control 12 (Power Feats: Mind Blank) {25} {24+25=49/50} "neurological control" AP: Fatigue 12 (Extras: Range 2 [Perception]; Power Feats: Sedation, Variable Descriptor [biological attacks]) {50/50} "biological control" AP: Healing 12 (Extras: Action [standard], Total; Power Feats: Persistent) {49/50} "healing" AP: Mind Control 12 (Extras: Alternate Save [Fortitude], Conscious, Duration [sustained]; Power Feats: Mind Blank) {49/50} "body control" AP: Nauseate 12 (Extras: Range 2 [Perception]; Power Feats: Variable Descriptor [biological attacks]) {49/50} "biological control" AP: Paralyze 12 (Extras: Alternate Save [Fortitude], Range 2 [Perception]; Power Feats: Variable Descriptor [biological attacks]) {49/50} "biological control" AP: Stun 12 (Extras: Range 2 [Perception]; Power Feats: Sedation, Variable Descriptor [biological attacks]) {50/50} "biological control" AP: Transform 12 (living to living; Extras: Duration [Continuous]; Flaws: Range [Touch], Unreliable [5 charges]; Power Feats: Precise) {49/49} "mutation" Drawbacks: (-0) + (-0) = -0PP Vulnerability (to Transforms and other attacks that involuntarily change his shape or form, x2 to DC modifier; Uncommon, Major; -3) DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch Toughness 18 (Staged) Damage (Physical) Emotion Control Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Emotion Changed Confuse Perception Fortitude 22 Confused Fatigue Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Fatigued/Exhausted/Unconscious Healing Touch Fortitude 22 (Staged) Healed Mind Control Perception Fortitude 22 Mind Controlled Nauseate Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Sickened/Nauseated/Helpless Paralyze Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Slowed or Paralyzed Stun Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Dazed/Stunned/Unconscious Tranform Touch Fortitude 22 Transformed Totals: Abilities (24) + Combat (44) + Saving Throws (11) + Skills (13) + Feats (11) + Powers (80) - Drawbacks (3) = 180/211 Power Points

I really wish I knew how to put this in more elegant words. First, the last three years of my life with you guys has been some of the best time spent. Second, almost all of you are good people. People I call my friends. Third, I don't think I can contribute anymore. I come here, I talk to you guys and that's about it. I'm just hanging on here. I'm not going to say I'm a good writer, but as of now, I've seen my better days. I don't think I'll ever see them again. I hope I am wrong. But for now, I must withdraw. Thank you for uptting up with me for so long. Hopefully I can muster up something of a comeback in the future, if you'll let me. Aloha.

Raveled is a genius genius man and pointed out something to me: Independent. So here's what I have so far Shaman Array 11 (Power Feats: Alternate Power 5; Drawbacks: Power Loss [if unable to speak]) BE: Move Object 7 (Extras: Range [Perception]; Power Feats: Precise; Drawbacks: Limited [elements]) AP: Damage 7 (Extras: Area [burst, General], Independent, Range [Ranged]) (fire pit) AP: Snare 7 (Extras: Area [burst, General], Independent) (earthquake) AP: Trip 7 (Extras: Area [burst, General], Independent, Knockback) (windstorm) AP: Healing 6 (Extras: Area [burst, General], Independent; Power Feats: Persistant, Regrowth) (refreshing rain) AP: Immunity 10 (environmental effects; Extras: Affects Others; Power Feats: Progression 2 [up to 5 others]) (the void)

I'm thinking no. The character I'm making has nature spirit powers. It's magic not science. No shift in polar axises, just him asking the moon to go get the sun or vice versa.

would it be too plot device for a power to raise the sun or moon (but not at the same time)?

How does one make an area that hits for a new save on every round? "the floor is lava" or "there is a terrible windstorm here, you might fall down if you stay here" or "its so cold you might get frozen if you stick around".

Elizabeth was still lightly peppered with marble dust and wearing that gown, causing the few people who were there to stare at her and the other two people that just popped into the coffee shop. She looked to the raven haired woman, "" The raven haired woman nodded happily. "" She curtsied and walked away. Elizabeth shook her head slowly with a smile. "This is one for the record books, as they say," she said to Push. For a second, she pondered the question about Hercules getting up, "I'm not sure. I learned about gods not really being here when I was in my little coma state. Real gods have to stay in their own realms and can only come if humans call them. Even if humans do call them, they're not getting the real deal. Just a packaged up piece of the god. Something called an Avatar. That said, the Hercules worshipers could call him or anyone else they wanted. You'd be good to watch your back." She curtsied, "I'll do the same for you."

Wesley didn't know if that was a compliment or not. Too damn nice? He smiled with a slight bit of confusion. He would have opened the door for her, but she got out before he did. So he did the next best thing. He offered his arm to escort her towards the gathering. Though the gathering would wait, it seemed Caroline had a diversion in the form of a child. Namely two cute kids. Smiling at the situation, the youngsters were followed by their parents, he guessed. Not wanting to be rude and interrupt the reunion, Wesley nodded a greeting and a quiet, "Hello," to the much taller man (he had him by half a foot!) and then his wife. Didn't want to get off on the wrong foot.

Wesley 6pp to spend Luck +2 (4pp to spend) Enhanced Constitution -4 (8pp to spend) Mimic +1 (3pp to spend) Life Control Array .5 (2pp to spend) +1 AP on the Array (1pp to spend) [b][u]Power Level[/u]:[/b] 14 (205/206PP) [b][u]Trade-Offs[/u]:[/b] -2 Defense / +2 Toughness [b][u]Unspent PP[/u]:[/b] 1 [b][u]Gold Status[/u]:[/b] 56/90 [b][u]Alternate Identities[/u]:[/b] Wesley Knight (birth name) [b][u]Identity[/u]:[/b] Semi-Secret. Most do not know Knight is Wesley Knight. [b][u]Birthplace[/u]:[/b] Tunnel Hill, Alabama [b][u]Occupation[/u]:[/b] Body Artist [b][u]Affiliations[/u]:[/b] Knights of Freedom [b][u]Family[/u]:[/b] Marlon Knight (father, deceased), Marie Knight (mother, deceased) [b][u]Age[/u]:[/b] 21 (DoB: December 13, 1989) [b][u]Apparent Age[/u]:[/b] early twenties [b][u]Gender[/u]:[/b] Male [b][u]Ethnicity[/u]:[/b] African-American [b][u]Height[/u]:[/b] 6'4" [b][u]Weight[/u]:[/b] 190 lbs. [b][u]Eyes[/u]:[/b] green [b][u]Hair[/u]:[/b] black [b][u]Description[/u]:[/b] He is a nice looking guy. His features are not too round or sharp. He's fit and athletic. His muscles are not bulging, but they are defined. His hair is done up in thick, well-manicured dreadlocks. They are long enough to reach his shoulder blades. His eyes are an unnaturally bright green. This is due to the mutation. On his chin he keeps a short cropped goatee. His skin a dark brown tone. His arms, neck, back and upper chest have various tattoos he has collected over the years. He almost always seen wearing an a-shirt, loose fit cargo jeans and sneakers. [b][u]Power Descriptions[/u]:[/b] He uses his biokinetic energy to protect himself from blows and sicknesses and to help him heal faster (Enhanced Constitution). He also uses it to find life energy on any living thing with his brain. There is a side effect on this that makes his eyes glow even though it is not part of his sight (Super-Senses). He can also use the life energy of others to copy parts of them. Though sometimes the life energies of others take him over (Mimic). His piece de resistance though is his mastery over life energy. It lets him control living things systems directly or indirectly, even turn them into other living things! He and the affected some times glow different color aura depending on what is done (Life Control). [b][u]History[/u]:[/b] Wesley grew up in a small southern town. His life was not easy. His was the only black family in the town, and the residents did not take kindly to his skin color. In an unrelated incident his parents died in a car accident. This lead Wesley to one act of pure rage that he had been bottling up for years, crippling someone. That put him in prison. When he finally came back they were waiting for him! They tried to lynch him! But his mutant powers kicked in and made the lynchers die. He decided to get out of the town and go to Freedom City. No one would know him there. Heck he could even go by his last name for an alias and no one would care. [b][u]Personality & Motivation[/u]:[/b] Wesley is a down-to-earth type. He's polite and respectful of others and is an amicable guy despite having a rough life. He never seems down about anything. He is an all around nice guy with genteel southern manners. He's quick to act in the face of danger. He is a hero because he doesn't want anything that happened to him happen to anyone else. He knows this is a lofty goal, but that doesn't mean he can't try. [b][u]Powers & Tactics[/u]:[/b] The most common tactic is to inflict his enemies with maladies and aid his allies. If the maladies don't work on the enemies and he needs to go on the offensive, he can either mimic his allies' (or his enemies'!) life energy or he can change shape into something dangerous and effective. [hr][/hr] [b][u]Complications[/u]:[/b] [b][u]Abilities[/u]:[/b] 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 20PP Str 14 (+2) Dex 14 (+2) Con 42/14 (+16/+2) Int 12 (+1) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 12 (+1) [b][u]Combat[/u]:[/b] 24 + 16 = 40PP Initiative: +2 Attack: +12 Grapple: +14 Defense: +8 (+8 Base, +0 Dodge Focus), +4 Flat-Footed Knockback: -8/-1 [b][u]Saving Throws[/u]:[/b] 0 + 8 + 8 = 16PP Toughness: +16/+2 (+16/+2 Con, +0 [Other]) Fortitude: +16/+2 (+16/+2 Con, +0) Reflex: +10 (+2 Dex, +8) Will: +10 (+2 Wis, +8) [b][u]Skills[/u]:[/b] 44R = 11PP Concentration 0 (+16/+2) Craft (artistic) 4 (+5) Knowledge (current events) 4 (+5) Knowledge (life sciences) 4 (+5) Knowledge (pop culture) 4 (+5) Knowledge (streetwise) 4 (+5) Language 2 (Cantonese, English [base], Mandarin) Medicine 3 (+5) Notice 8 (+10) Profession (Body Artist) 3 (+5) Sense Motive 8 (+10) [b][u]Feats[/u]:[/b] 9PP Accurate Attack All-Out Attack Benefit (Constitution for Concentration) Defensive Attack Luck 4 Power Attack [b][u]Powers[/u]:[/b] 28 + 58 + 25 + 5 = 116PP [b]Enhanced Constitution 28[/b] [28pp] [b]Life Control 24.5[/b] (49pp effects; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Alternate Power 9) [58pp] * [u]BE[/u]: [b]Morph 4[/b] (anything; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Features [covers scent], Precise), [b]Growth 4[/b], [b]Shrinking 8[/b] ([i]Power Feats[/i]: Normal Movement, Normal Toughness), [b]Flight 3[/b] ([i]Power Feats[/i]: Subtle), [b]Super-Strength 3[/b] * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Damage 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Area [Burst, Targeted], Penetrating 3, Selective Attack; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Affects Insubstantial 2, Homing 2 [2 extra], Indirect 3, Progression 2 [Area, 300 feet]) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Emotion Control 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Duration [Continuous]; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Mind Blank) and [b]Confuse 12[/b] * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Fatigue 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Range 2 [Perception]; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Sedation) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Healing 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Action [Standard], Total; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Persistent) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Mind Control 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Alternate Save [Fortitude], Conscious, Duration [Sustained]; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Mind Blank) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Nauseate 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Range 2 [Perception]) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Paralyze 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Alternate Save [Fortitude], Range 2 [Perception]) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Stun 12[/b] ([i]Extras[/i]: Range 2 [Perception]; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Sedation) * [u]AP[/u]: [b]Transform 12[/b] (living to living; [i]Extras[/i]: Duration [Continuous]; [i]Flaws[/i]: Range [Touch], Unreliable [5 charges]; [i]Power Feats[/i]: Precise) [b]Mimic 5[/b] (all traits at once, 25pp; [i]Extras[/i]: Duration [Continuous]; [i]Flaws[/i]: Split Personality) [25pp] [b]Super-Senses 6[/b] (Detect Life [Mental; Accurate, Acute, Analytical, Ranged; [i]Drawbacks[/i]: Noticeable/Glowing Green Eyes]) [5pp] [b][u]Drawbacks[/u]:[/b] (-4) + (-3) = -7PP Recurring Nightmares (Chance of nightmare with every sleep, check of DC 5 causes nightmare, after nightmare is fatigued until restful sleep; -4) Vulnerability (to Transforms and other attacks that involuntarily change his shape or form, x2 to DC modifier; Uncommon, Major; -3) [b][u]DC Block[/u][/b] [code] ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch Toughness 17 (Staged) Damage (Physical) Damage Touch/Area Toughness 27 (Staged) Damage (Biokinetic) Emotion Control Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Emotion Changed Confuse Range Fortitude 22 Confused Fatigue Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Fatigued or Exhausted or Unconscious Healing Touch Fortitude 22 (Staged) Healed Mind Control Perception Fortitude 22 Mind Controlled Nauseate Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Sickened or Nauseated or Helpless Paralyze Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Slowed or Paralyzed Stun Perception Fortitude 22 (Staged) Dazed or Stunned or Unconscious Tranform Touch Fortitude 22 Transformed Abilities (20) + Combat (40) + Saving Throws (16) + Skills (11) + Feats (9) + Powers (116) - Drawbacks (7) = 205/206 Power Points Edits done by Geez3r

Dionysus listened to Eddie's words with somewhat of a contempt look. When Eddie was done, Dionysus stood up and walked out of the natural spring tub. He grabbed Eddie by the collar, dragging him out effortlessly. The two stood face-to-face. Well, face-to-chest. Dionysus's Olympian stature put a good two and a half feet between him and Eddie. He put his on the smaller man's shoulder. "Eddie, we must talk." Dionysus motioned outward and they were in a green field with a large vineyard. Huge grapes of all sizes and colors grew there. However, the spring, the tub and Elizabeth were nowhere around. Dionysus picked a few of the grapes and ate one, and for a moment he seemed like he was happy. "Now, Eddie, you are of great interest to me for two reasons. One, I know what happened while you were on tour. Those were some pretty awesome ecstatic revelries. Two, you seem to think this whole relationship is only about you." He handed Eddie one of the grapes as a gesture, the grape looked normal in the god's hand, but when Eddie took it it was as big as his two fists put together! "Now," Dionysus said rolling a grape between his two fingers. "I'll tell you the truth. You can come back whenever you want. Provided you find a way back here. But you don't want to come back here, do you? I mean you got groupies, a small amount of fame, and a rockstar attitude. You could find another doormat," he crushed the grape non-chalantly for emphasis on that word, "anywhere. Can't you? Go home. Forget this place."

Elizabeth smiled wearily and rubbed her eyes with a nod, "Quite indeed. Ever seen paradise? I have. It was beautiful." She chuckled, "I could get used to that." She sighed when she saw the demigod laid low, "I met Herakles. He's nothing like," she stopped herself, realizing what she was bout to imply, "He's less of an evil bastard. Nice fellow when he's on your side." She looked at the woman sitting next to her. The woman smirked, "" Elizabeth nodded her thanks. "" the woman spoke up, " Elizabeth was shocked, she didn't know what to say. And as the woman said she had little time. With a split decision, she nodded and grabbed the woman by the arm and entered the crater. Without a word she grabbed Quinn by the arm. All three of them disappeared just as the inner circle was heading towards them. When they reappeared they were in the coffee shop again. Dressed differently and with one more person, but in the same coffee shop. She looked to the woman with a smile, ""She looked to Quinn, "Did you enjoy your trip?"

Wesley nodded to him, "Time gets away from us all once in a while." He remembered the last time he saw Caroline. It had been a while. Maybe I'll call her up after this. "Crystal," he said looking over to a young urban woman talking to some of her friends, "You wanna take the front?" It wasn't really a question that needed to be answered, she nodded and went to the counter where Wesley was sitting before. Wesley looked to Eric, "I think we have a room open now if you'll follow me. We'll get you set up." The walk back was swift, they passed a few occupied rooms. "Lots of business tonight," he aside glanced to Eric with a chuckle. "Here we are," he said with a smile while ushering Eric in, "Just what we need. Give me a bit and I'll have it set up."

The two were interrupted by a man in a towel. Elizabeth recognized it as one of Dionysus's forms. Taking off the towel he sat in the tub. "Dionysus," Elizabeth spoke up, "I would like you to meet Eddie. Eddie, Dionysus." Dionysus politely nodded towards Eddie with a smirk, "Glad to meet you. Wish I could say I've heard a lot about you, but what I have heard wasn't too happy." Elizabeth blushed apologetically to Eddie and whispered, "Sorry, it was heat of the moment statements." She looked back to Dionysus, "So, vacation time is over. We'd like to leave." Dionysus looked confused for a moment, then chuckled, "Leave? Honey, you're stuck here. Well, not him, just you." Elizabeth's jaw dropped, "What?" Dionysus leaned back and closed his eyes, hunkering down in the fresh hot water, "Oh yeah, you've accepted your fate as a resident here when you used that 'key'." Still in shock, she muttered her question again, "W-what?" He looked up to her and sighed, "Here's the simplified version. A really long time ago, mortals got tired of gods 'interfering'. So a mortal mage of incredible power closed it off to gods." Elizabeth finally found her voice to protest, "What about you? How did you get to the mortal realm?" Dionysus propped his hands behind his head, "I was summoned. Mortals can ask for gods to come into the mortal realm, but it's more like a Hall Pass. You're on their turf, not your turf and you have several powerful people down there looking at you, waiting for you to slip up so they can send you home." Elizabeth's face was mixed with sadness and disgruntlement. "Look," Dionysus said sympathetically. "No," she screamed as she dove in punching her father in the chest with no effect, "You tricked me! You knew I was going to be here forever!" Dionysus sat up with a sigh, "Yes, I gave you that key for that very reason. Not to trick you. But when you wanted to come home for good. And you thought you were going to be here forever. Haven't you enjoyed everything you've done here? Is this not paradise? You are home." Elizabeth whimpered, "Yes, I did... but this is not my real home." The next words out of Dionysus's mouth rang in Elizabeth's mind for what seemed like forever, "You'll get used to it."

Wesley Ringing of The Bells Muse Coffee Shop Blues Between A Rock And A Heart Place

Elizabeth's trip was short, but eventful. She learned a few things and was told that she could come back any time she wanted through her dreams. Dionysus then gave her a key. It was more symbolic than anything. He told her that while she could visit in dreams that the key was a one way trip to the real thing. If she ever wanted to come there for real and interact with everything, she just need to hold the key and think about it. She was grateful for the gift and thanked her father. Despite not wanting to leave, she had to. Just for now. She groggily woke up to find that she was not in front of Hercules's throne but lying on the edge of a giant crater. That and she was covered in marble dust due to the oil they covered her in. She sat up and looked around. What had happened while she was out?

Elizabeth smiled at the acknowledgement of him knowing her feelings. She hugged him an and held on as he continued. It was reassurance for him to know she was there for him now. "Eddie, the only reason I abandoned you is because of the perceived slight of you not caring and abandoning me. It was wrong of me to do so. It had been two months and we barely talked. And then you didn't come home like you said you were on Valentine's Day. It was like a stab through the heart with the final straw on the camel's back. But that misunderstanding is over. You're here and that's all that matters." When he started talking again, she slowly and softly guided him into a comfortable resting position with his head in her lap. He could see the water and her with just the turn of his head. She stroked his hair as he talked. Then the next bullet came. Unrequited love. This look was less hurt and more wistful, though she tried to keep it together. For him. This was his moment. She was going to use this time to ask him to stay here. Live happily ever. He could tell that she wanted a different plan of happiness, but he could also tell she just wanted to make him happy. Her voice cracked, "Eddie, I am home. Even though you don't see it now. I... I want you to stay. I know you'd get used to it." The words from her fellow muses rang in her ears again. "Though I want you to be happy on your own decisions. Not because of what I want. And for that. Yes, I will come home with you." She met his lips with a kiss. Even if he didn't love her. Even if it meant having to be 'just friends', she wanted him to be happy.

Knicks? What? Elizabeth was confused, then she remembered the note she wrote. It felt like forever ago. She turned around and looked at him, speaking angrily. "The Knicks things was to show how nonchalantly you took it. I know you don't like basketball. You could put anything in it's place and it'd still be the same." And then he spoke his disappointment. He could have shot her in the chest then and there and she would have gave him the same sad look. He exacerbated the situation by continuing pointing out the holes in her logic. She was speechless for a few seconds afterwards. "Eddie, I was supportive of you. I loved your music. I loved everything you did. I loved you. Near the end, I just thought it was a one sided love. If anything I was consumed by you, not this place. And this place, well, it took me away from there. And now here I am." She sighed glumly and sat down, putting her legs back in the natural hot spring tub. She faintly smiled and looked to up to him beckoning him to sit next to her.

Elizabeth looked at Eddie with a bit of remembrance mixed with confusion. Like she had seen a shade of the past. She was quiet for a few seconds, soaking in his frustration with more confusion. "Eddie, you're not supposed to be here. You're supposed to be touring. You're supposed to be living your life." She hung her head, "You know, the one you seem to love more than me."

Elizabeth was resting in a natural spring hot tub. The past few hours, she and a few of the muses, honest to gods muses, were talking shop. She had so many ideas running through her brain right now. She needed to relax and put them all together. They mentioned something though that made her think. "You'll get used to it." Quite a profound statement. She thought she'd never get used to living like this. It was almost three weeks of non stop enjoyment. She sighed and placed a hot towel over her eyes, and contemplated how the stars could be placed in a vase as her sister recommended. Then she heard something. it sounded like 'VORP' and something... someone was in the tub with her. "Sulis, is that you? The water's fine." She lifted the towel. She gasped, "Eddie!" She quickly jumped out of the tub and wrapped herself in the towel.

Elizabeth was given a key that anytime she wanted to come to the real Olympus, she could. She had never been to the real one before. Dreaming took her there many times before. She had met and talked with some of her extended family. Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hephaestus, Demeter, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus. Though only in dreams. This would be the first real time she'd been there. It would be life changing to say the least. And indeed it was. She grasped the key and closed her eyes. It felt like her soul was dragged through a void. It was the void between mortal and divine. When she opened her eyes she was there. For real. IT felt like the most epic happiness ever. Her father greeted her with open arms. He knew she'd be there. The next few weeks were the most awesome of her life. While in dreams all she could do was talk to people. This time however she could interact with them. And that she did. There were more than just the twelve there. And everyone of them had their own personality. Even though she felt like a small fish in a very large pond, Dionysus kept her close by. Oh, he didn't keep a leash on her or anything, but he was there for her. Something Elizabeth admired. Someone being there for her. She wanted to feel bad about the break up, but she couldn't. It was past her. Her new life was great.

Wesley HP: 3 - Condition: Comforter It upset her. Didn't call that happening or anything. "It's not your fault," Wesley said in a comfortingly monotone voice, "You didn't know." He put his hand on hers as she down shifted and lightly squeezed. He looked at her with a gentle smile and spoke with a reassuring voice, "I love my family and keep them in my heart, but today is about something else. You. Your family. The celebration of life. Worry will only keep you from enjoying this momentous occasion. I promise to not say anything more that will make you do so. OK?" He nodded.

Wesley HP: 3 - Condition: Walking on Eggshells Caroline didn't know. Well, there was no time like the present to learn. But how would he say this without looking either insensitive or distressed. This was a day of happiness, not sadness. He sat silently for a moment trying to collect his memories of Christmas past and put them all back in his mental box. "My friends all have plans. That's the simple answer. They have many things to do today. I'm sure there are more important people than me on their lists." He sat there with his hands folded on his stomach, twiddling his thumbs trying to think of anything to say that would make this pill easier to swallow. "And my family," he paused with hesitation, "I can't see them any more. They've left. But hopefully they see me." He glanced upward, then to Caroline and then forward again. Hopefully this didn't upset her.

I've been gone for a while due to personal reasons. Now that I have returned, I'm wondering if people who had active threads with me want to continue. Or if I'm allowed to continue on group threads. Here's a list: Wesley Ringing of the Bells (Aoiroo) Ink Exchange (trollthumper) How Do I Mold Life (Dr Archeville) Here's Lookin At You, Kid! (Supercape) Muse At The Opera Tonight (Dr Archeville) Coffee Shop Blues (Quinn) Baby Baby (KnightDisciple) Please let me know if i've missed any.