Quotes


Session Zero: Bidding...

Participants: Scott, Mike, Jackie, Zim, Randy, Rey, Juli, Doyce (GM)

"Lesse, he doesn't have the strength to go to the bathroom alone, but at least he can hold it a really long time." -- Rey, as Mark won first in Endurance with a bid of 48.

"I'm not even going to try to get you guys to bid anymore -- I think you've bled enough." -- GM


Session 1: Aftermath

Participants: Rey (Theseus), Juli (Sander), Jackie (Brea), Randy (Quinn), GM (Doyce)

"Hey there, ahh... big, umm... Kahuna." -- Quinn, being 'hip'.
"I got yer Big Kahuna right here." -- Lysander

"You try to contact Benedict, but get nothing." -- GM
"The trump's in 'bugger off' mode." -- Sander

"Why don't you just head down and check that thing out up close?" -- Jackie
"You don't understand, I have this kind of power so I don't have to get 'up close.'" -- Randy


Session 2 -- "Meetings and Clues"

Participants: Rey (Theseus), Scott (Ander/Carlyle/Karl), Jackie (Breann), Randy (Quinn), Mike (Anax), GM (Doyce)

"Theseus, I am glad to see you, we need to talk: I wanted to know if--" -- Deidre
"One moment please, Deirdre." -- Theseus
"You just cut her off to take the trump call?" -- GM
"Yeah, it's good to be me." -- Theseus to GM

"Lysander in charge of the rangers? He'd be running around the forest looking for things to smoke." -- Brea

"You catch a shadowy movement out of the corner of your eye, do you turn to focus on it?" -- GM
"Is this like when I had that concussion?" -- Ander

"The attackers pull out assault rifles and look as though they're about to fire." -- GM
"I look to see who they're planning on firing at." -- Ander
"Looks like you." -- GM
"Oh, I'm sure it can't be me." -- Ander
"No... no... it really looks like it's you." -- GM
"Oh... (pause) I suppose I'll get down then." -- Ander

"What do I know about the Jewel of Judgment?" -- Quinn to GM
"You know that you'll never get your hands on it." -- Brea, being helpful

"Ander, hold hands with Vic for a second." -- Anax
"I do so... at this point, this request doesn't even phase me." -- Ander to GM

"Ander, it's good to see you." (*WHAM* as she decks him) -- Deirdre
"I can't think of a better welcome back into the Family." -- Quinn

"I walk into the Pattern Room." -- Theseus
"There's someone walking it." -- GM
"Can I see who?" -- Theseus
"No, they're totally encased in sparks and electricity by this point." -- GM
"See, now, THAT'S why I don't walk that thing." -- Theseus

"You stand at the middle of the Pattern, completely exhausted." -- GM to Ander
"But I look good, right?" -- Ander
"Whyssat?" -- GM
"He's still wearing his tux." -- Group at Large

"There's a problem out in shadow, Deirdre." -- Quinn
"Yes... breaks in Shadow that are releasing creatures which attack and kill people." -- Theseus
"Quite so... (pause) excuse me, have we met?" -- Quinn


Session 3 -- "Exploration and Pain"

Participants: Rey (Theseus), Scott (Ander/Carlyle/Karl), Jackie (Breann), Randy (Quinn), Juli (Lysander), Mike (Anax), GM (Doyce)

"You'd be surprised how hand eye coordination decreases with the loss of the head" -- Theseus

"Hello? Is everyone alright in there?" -Ander
"Yes... this is just the cleaning crew." -Theseus in his best attempt at a female voice.

"That can't be good for me." - Lysander (after stepping on the black road)

"So... since I am not a member of your family, if I step on the Pattern..." - Vic
"Well, let's just say that the results would be -" - Ander
"It's the third rail, Vic." - Anax

"You notice something bad about this situation." -GM
"You mean there was something good about it?" -Lysander

"Ask my man for some normal clothes as well." - Benedict
"Greeeaaat, itchy stuff." - Lysander

"Hello, I'm Ander." --Ander
"Hello." -Theseus
"Are... you with the cleaning crew?" -Ander, recognizing the female voice as Theseus.

CRASH! (as Theseus gets mindraped by Osric and collapses, knocking over some furniture.)
"Umm... Thesues? *knock knock* are you getting a book from the top shelf or something?" --Ander


Session 4 -- "Shadow Pain-o-Rama"

Participants: Rey (Theseus), Jackie (Breann), Juli (Lysander), Randy (Quinn), GM (Doyce)

"I'll find Deidre's best lingerie to clean my sword." - Breann
"That would be in Corwin's room." - Theseus

"The enemy attacks... what are you doing?" -GM
"Smacking the crap out of them." -Lysander

"You feel nothing... which in this case is probably a good thing, because if you could feel anything, it would probably be pain." -GM
"Um... okay." - Quinn

"I saw Lysander do this once." - Theseus to group at large
"Even I have to say that is a really bad way to start a sentence." - Lysander

"I wish Lysander were here... I could kill him and take his parachute." -Theseus to group at large
"Man I am SO missing out." - Lysander

"The usual objective of a rescue attempt is NOT to kill the rescuee." Thesues
"Well, that wasn't my INTENT." Quinn

"I believed, when I was on the top of the castle yesterday, holding the Jewel of Judgement, that I was the most powerful being alive... I was fucking wrong." - Quinn

"I am alive and I saw Fiona naked, life is GOOD!" Theseus.


Session 5-The Quotes

"She is dressed this time." - Breann about Fiona
"Yes, but in Theseus's mind she will be forever naked." - GM

"Of course Benedict was ready for it, he's got eyes in his asshole." -Lysander


Session 6

"I am here to keep things occupied in the shipping lanes to Amber." -- A bad guy with a cool weapon
"I am here to relieve you of that duty." -- Ander

"You hear some movement behind you." -- GM to Ander
"Oh, I'm sure I do." -- Ander

"Are you still with Benedict?" -- Quinn to Lysander
"Is that the question of the day?" -- Lysander (who has answered this 3 times already)

"Lysander is being invisible." -- Lysander
"With your clothes you're never invisible." -- GM to Lysander

"We ended up trading Greyswandir for Fiona." -- Deidre
"Good trade - good trade." -- Theseus


Session 7

"If your screwed and you know it clap your hands." -- Breann, singing (and clapping)

"What are you doing in the morning?" -- GM to Breann
"Skipping breaksfast" -- Quinn for Breann

"I was able to reach dad during a trump contact." -- Quinn
"Try to trump him again and pull him through... No, wait, I should be there. If you do it wrong you'll pull him inside out." -- Fiona to Quinn


Session 8

"So whose crack fantasy is this?" -- Lysander (having a dream about getting married)

"The princess is going to want you to tone down." -- Theseus
"Yeah, but I get to do her, right?" -- Lysander

"Of all of us Lysander is the first to have sex, that seems wrong to me." -- Breann
"The first to have well-documented sex, anyway." -- GM

"What a treat: these guys look hard to kill." -- Ander after seeing a picture of Brigid's troops

"So don't they have lots of men in your country?" -- Lysander
"Yes, but I like you." -- The Princess
"MERCY." -- Lysander

"I see you're fitting into the kingdom well." -- King to Lysander
"I was fitting into the princess well, too." -- Lysander under his breath.

"We'll just call him Sherlock." -- GM, referring to the vacation-interrupting Kethos
"Well, he can go the hell Holmes." -- Breann

"Ander is in trouble, can you find Quinn to help?" -- Breann
"Quinn has been shot." -- Deidre
"Don't trifle me with details." -- Breann


Session 9

"Dad, this girl is good-looking, in great shape, VERY friendly, rich, and she's royalty... I may not know her very well, but I KNOW I'm not ever going to do any better." -- Lysander to Gerard

"I have no idea what to get for Lysander for his wedding." -- Fiona to Theseus

"I think it's somewhat indicative that people are focusing more on the fact that Lysander's getting married than they are on the fact the Quinn was shot." -- GM

"I have no idea what to get for Lysander for his wedding." -- Deirdre to Quinn

"Well, there's good news and bad news." -- Breann (in dungeon with Benedict)
"What's the good news?" -- Benedict
"If we aren't out of here in 48 hours, all of Amber will come looking for us." -- Breann
"What's the bad news?" -- Benedict
"I haven't the foggiest idea how to get out of here." -- Breann

"I have no idea what to get for Lysander for his wedding." -- (False)Benedict to Theseus

"Now that you have light to see by, you notice that Benedict's eyes have been put out." -- GM to Breann
[Breann's character begins whimpering very fearfully.]

"Benedict's eyes have been burnt out." -- GM to Theseus (later)
[Theseus shrieks like a woman.]

"I have no idea what to get for Lysander for his wedding." -- Julian to Quinn

"Would you like to step outside?" -- Lysander
"Yes, I would." -- Prince Evan
"He DOES?!?" -- Group at large

"Team Amber, make a decision, we have about 30 seconds left on this power-play." -- Ander, stalling in a confrontation with Anaxamander and Osric

"I have no idea what to get for Lysander for his... nevermind." -- Ander


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