The Cereal Box:Log/Session 47

Session 47 "Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey"

Nikolai began the duel with the Chronophage who shunted him forward in time 3 rounds and used various powers to duplicate itself and increase its power. For a few rounds, Nikolai held his own (and tried to summon the Baba Yaga to come to his aid or at least waylay the Chronophage). The fight suddenly took a turn for the worst. Baba Yaga showed up and explained she couldn't interfere in the duel, but did thrown one of the Chronophages into her mortar and pestle.

Eventually, Nikolai was defeated by the Chronophage, being horribly killed a dozen times over and taken to Arcadia. The motley was horrified, but could do nothing to stop him.

As the motley left the hedge, Jeremiah was dealing with Wolfgang and one of his associates, who were interrogating Jeremiah (and sort of Tasha and Victoria) with a video camera. Jeremiah says "See? It's fine!" but when he's told it's complicated, he says, "See? It's complicated!"

Sephie grabs a car seat for Jeremiah.

Seaphie spoke with Jer about the situation with his daughter and asked if it was all worth it.

Jer leaves with his wife.

Everyone goes to sleep at 5 AM and wakes up. 10 AM

Sephie collected and prepared goblin fruit. As she was doing so, a tool letting out a low pinging beep was sitting in a bowl of cereal. The tool measures the crunch factor, but can also temporarily bolster supernatural barriers. Episode End Credits

Sunday, May 30th

(a strange day)

The motley negotiated with Phlox to teleport Nikolai back to their home using the sympathetic connection created by the vial of his blood. In return, Nikolai would, once again, give Phlox a reverse voodoo doll.

Session 48

The motley slept until morning. Cadence also stayed until morning.

Ernie had an idea regarding what they could do during the Strange Days re: Chalkos' lair and wanted to enter dreams to talk to James Sullivan, the dreamer.

They talked to April about The Forever Dream. It sounded as if Ivey had been trying to "help" her and give her a "makeover" which changed her completely. She remembers Ivey "Disney Princessing" and she and the other forest creatures would follow her about. She was then caught in a butterfly net and pinned in a display case, where the Collector would look at her periodically. She said, clutching at her chest, "It still hurts."

Nikolai and Ernie went to Arthur Sullivan's to research the Arcadian Realm of the Forever Dream. A history of the Cereal Box had some information on Ivey as the ruler of Spring. She was a plant woman who gravitated toward flowery places. Her frailties were laid bare (cannot desecrate nature, loses power when her feet are "not planted on the ground", harmed by herbicides). She and her people took out and forged the first Contract of the Cereal Box on the heart of the King of Wellville. They learned that Ivey had stopped visibly aging in her mid-late 30's and that she was about 60 when she hooked up with 16-year-old Billy. They researched this, and the process of becoming a True Fae (which is treated primarily as theoretical).

Hestia made food to bring to Tasha (and the baby?). She helped Jeremiah clean the house, and there was a thick air of hostility between Jeremiah and Hestia, although Tasha seemed to genuinely appreciate everything she did. Tasha explained that Jeremiah was stressed and argued that he really did want what was best for everyone. When she was asked if it was worth it, she responded, "I don't know." Hestia spent most of the afternoon helping out at the house.

Sephie asked about the mages that attacked them. Songbird explained that she's a member of an organization dedicated to the preservation of magic and that the mages they were fighting were dedicated to destroying and hording magic.

They drove around the neighborhood to measure the crunch factor. At the meeting grounds, the crunch factor was approaching a 4.5, at the Hestaurant, it was a just under 2, and outside the Cereal Box it was a 0. Average of 3.3. A single hedge gate opened immediately dropped it by about 0.5 until the gate was closed, then there was a very small lingering decline. At the motley's home, the crunch factor is just below a 3. At the original meeting ground locations are not over 2.0. They decided to head to Freddie and Aaron's and take measurments there. Outside was just over 1, but entering it went up a bit. They went next door to the changeling ghetto and found a 0.8 rating on the mirror, which seemed to follow the mirror.

"This is Jack. I'm out for a snack. Call me back! *BEEP*"

Met up with Smith for training. He said a freebooter named Stephen Sullivan lived in the house and there was some discussion of who he was friends with (not many, but Ivey, Arthur and Holly may be some of them). The mirror led directly to an Arcadian Realm.

Seaphie spoke to Ernie about making something for Firestarter to trade for the Club.

Nikolai and Ernie performed an augury to determine where the mirror went, giving Ernie a sensation described as "the opposite of going home." That was almost certainly the Collector's Realm

The motley goes to sleep hoping to contact James Sullivan, the Dreamer. Hestia and Nikolai were able to make contact with Sullivan and ask him several questions, finding out that he was trying to prepare them for an upcoming battle that he could foresee, but not directly advise them regarding the outcome and nature of it. He revealed that if the Cereal Box was brought down, it would kill him. Thus, it is important that when the Cereal Box is brought down that the Dreamer be awakened first.

Deal with Chalkos - one or both

Collector - connected to all

Lyrissa knows knife

Smith is tied to your destiny

Mary Kingman is w/ her husband

Dahlia is dreaming

Billy's instability

Ivey McCree is the neighbor

56 - you have 2!