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	Jack returned home and came comically close to discovering the second Nikolai several times. Due to a dramatic failure, thought, Jack was alerted to the presence of the other Nikolai, and they explained that they encountered a True Fae, but and Jack wanted to know where and why. Everyone refused to say, but he admitted that the largest reason he developed the frailty he did was that he has trust issues and, on top of that, that he's the Summer enforcer and needs to know about True Fae threats. The pacified him by asking if he trusted Hestia and promising she would tell Jack before he got married.		Jack returned home and came comically close to discovering the second Nikolai several times. Due to a dramatic failure, thought, Jack was alerted to the presence of the other Nikolai, and they explained that they encountered a True Fae, but and Jack wanted to know where and why. Everyone refused to say, but he admitted that the largest reason he developed the frailty he did was that he has trust issues and, on top of that, that he's the Summer enforcer and needs to know about True Fae threats. The pacified him by asking if he trusted Hestia and promising she would tell Jack before he got married.

	~~2 beats~~

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Session 66

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	==Session 66==		==Session 66==

	Nikolai looks up at the motley and smiles weakly. He explained that he was sent back in time by the Chronophage. He asked where the other Nikolai came from and, upon being informed, insisted it was strange that the motley thought HE was weird. He explained that ~~Carl Crowley~~ was being taken by a Scarecrow, a Dirt Cloud and a Frog woman, and he knew they were going to exchange him to the Collector for something, but he couldn't face them all, so he killed Crowley to prevent him from being Taken.		Nikolai looks up at the motley and smiles weakly. He explained that he was sent back in time by the Chronophage. He asked where the other Nikolai came from and, upon being informed, insisted it was strange that the motley thought HE was weird. He explained that Isaac Oldman was being taken by a Scarecrow, a Dirt Cloud and a Frog woman, and he knew they were going to exchange him to the Collector for something, but he couldn't face them all, so he killed Crowley to prevent him from being Taken.

	Nikolai explained that his mission was to stop a dangerous fae rival to the Chronophage, and that he had failed many times, and each time he failed, the Chronophage had thrashed and killed him repeatedly. He said that he kept believing he would succeed, but always failed, and knew that preventing the re-creation of the Cereal Box would prevent it from taking, but literally had no idea why or what actually happens. He knew that he had an adversarial relationship with basically everyone in the freehold at some point, but believed that the source of the problem would be apotheosis, and had a few candidates in mind, most notably Billy.		Nikolai explained that his mission was to stop a dangerous fae rival to the Chronophage, and that he had failed many times, and each time he failed, the Chronophage had thrashed and killed him repeatedly. He said that he kept believing he would succeed, but always failed, and knew that preventing the re-creation of the Cereal Box would prevent it from taking, but literally had no idea why or what actually happens. He knew that he had an adversarial relationship with basically everyone in the freehold at some point, but believed that the source of the problem would be apotheosis, and had a few candidates in mind, most notably Billy.

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	==Session 1 "Nowhere To Stay, Nowhere To Go"==		==Session 1 "Nowhere To Stay, Nowhere To Go"==

	===Sunday, March 7th, 2010===		===Sunday, March 7th, 2010===

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Tuesday, June 29th

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	They then found Nikolai, badly injured in the laundry room with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I am injured. You have to help me. I love what's you've done with the place - really opens it up. What have I missed?"		They then found Nikolai, badly injured in the laundry room with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I am injured. You have to help me. I love what's you've done with the place - really opens it up. What have I missed?"

			==Session 66==

			Nikolai looks up at the motley and smiles weakly. He explained that he was sent back in time by the Chronophage. He asked where the other Nikolai came from and, upon being informed, insisted it was strange that the motley thought HE was weird. He explained that Carl Crowley was being taken by a Scarecrow, a Dirt Cloud and a Frog woman, and he knew they were going to exchange him to the Collector for something, but he couldn't face them all, so he killed Crowley to prevent him from being Taken.

			Nikolai explained that his mission was to stop a dangerous fae rival to the Chronophage, and that he had failed many times, and each time he failed, the Chronophage had thrashed and killed him repeatedly. He said that he kept believing he would succeed, but always failed, and knew that preventing the re-creation of the Cereal Box would prevent it from taking, but literally had no idea why or what actually happens. He knew that he had an adversarial relationship with basically everyone in the freehold at some point, but believed that the source of the problem would be apotheosis, and had a few candidates in mind, most notably Billy.

			Billy had said '''the exact phrase''' that Ivey had said before leaving for Arcadia. Granny was very powerful, and perhaps secretly ambitious. Jeremiah might be pushed over the edge, but he did not know what conditions might elicit this. Holly might be on the verge of a breakthrough, and that concerned him. Roper once outgrew his skin. He expresses distrust for April but doesn't explain why. He says Alana... has a strong punch (to whiich she responds that he will be fine if he doesn't deserve to be punched). Sephie might be a danger if he daughter is threatened. Nikolai, of course, did not believe he had ever had to deal with Nikolai. He further said that Phlox once "drowned in sadness." He furhter stated that he was somewhat wary of all the monarchs (including and especially Lyrissa and Billy) and their defenders. He expected Chalkos to be a threat, but was surprised that Smith had killed him.

			He admitted that there were several people he was not concerned about: Arianna Lasarra and Martin Solomon, for example. He had barely remembered Maag Brunt, Wendell Baker or Aaron and Freddie, and therefore thought of them as no risk. When he was told that July 18th is Hestia's wedding, he immediately insisted that was too late, but he wasn't sure by how much. He further stated that he knew that the motley would not consent to the destruction of the Cereal Box, so they really needed to prepare to take on whoever is about to achieve apotheosis.

			They discussed the frailties of the more powerful changelings, and listed the ones they knew, with Nikolai (now dubbed "blue Nikolai" because of the blue sharpee pen mark April put on the back of his hand):

			* Lyrissa cannot offer hospitality unless asked.
			* Smith has to try new things
			* Billy cannot cross water without a bridge without experiencing disaster (and is thus, terrified of flying)
			* Granny must ALWAYS offer hospitality

			Everyone speculated regarding what Roper could or could not eat, but felt it was related.

			They discussed how to get Sephie's daughter in front of the monarchs to evaluate their power levels. They decided they could accomplish multiple things at the same time if they moved up Hestia's wedding and tricked Songbird into picking one of her boyfriends as a guest, or a first dance, or to catch the garter belt, but Hestia was largely unwilling to go through with moving the wedding up, for fear of her dream.

			Jack returned home and came comically close to discovering the second Nikolai several times. Due to a dramatic failure, thought, Jack was alerted to the presence of the other Nikolai, and they explained that they encountered a True Fae, but and Jack wanted to know where and why. Everyone refused to say, but he admitted that the largest reason he developed the frailty he did was that he has trust issues and, on top of that, that he's the Summer enforcer and needs to know about True Fae threats. The pacified him by asking if he trusted Hestia and promising she would tell Jack before he got married.

			2 beats

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	===Sunday, March 7th, 2010===		===Sunday, March 7th, 2010===

	The player characters began on a train bound to Battle Creek from Chicago, most of them eager to start a new life in Battle Creek. The train trip was spent with the changeling characters and another changeling named [[April Jennings]]. They discussed their backgrounds somewhat, and were only briefly interrupted by a transit authority agent who may have been suspicious of [[Alana Diaz\|Alana]] and [[Ernest Williams\|~~Ernest~~]] for their unusual travel arrangements, but left them alone.		The player characters began on a train bound to Battle Creek from Chicago, most of them eager to start a new life in Battle Creek. The train trip was spent with the changeling characters and another changeling named [[April Jennings]]. They discussed their backgrounds somewhat, and were only briefly interrupted by a transit authority agent who may have been suspicious of [[Alana Diaz\|Alana]] and [[Ernest Williams\|Ernie]] for their unusual travel arrangements, but left them alone.

	Upon arriving in Battle Creek, the group was "greeted" by representatives of each season. Spring's representatives, [[Tiffany McIvor]] and [[Toucan Sam\|Sam]], welcomed the group to Battle Creek, but admitted that Spring's welcome was of limited authority, given that they would not be in power until the 20th of the month. Sam sniffed the group over, but didn't seem especially interested in them. They handed the group the [[Map of Battle Creek\|Map]]		Upon arriving in Battle Creek, the group was "greeted" by representatives of each season. Spring's representatives, [[Tiffany McIvor]] and [[Toucan Sam\|Sam]], welcomed the group to Battle Creek, but admitted that Spring's welcome was of limited authority, given that they would not be in power until the 20th of the month. Sam sniffed the group over, but didn't seem especially interested in them. They handed the group the [[Map of Battle Creek\|Map]]

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	===Tuesday, June 29th===		===Tuesday, June 29th===

	~~2 beat~~

	Hestia working at her restaurant. Ernie researching the radio station. Ernie and Nikolai went to disturb the disturbed Mage.		Hestia working at her restaurant. Ernie researching the radio station. Ernie and Nikolai went to disturb the disturbed Mage.
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	They then found Nikolai, badly injured in the laundry room with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I am injured. You have to help me. I love what's you've done with the place - really opens it up. What have I missed?"		They then found Nikolai, badly injured in the laundry room with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I am injured. You have to help me. I love what's you've done with the place - really opens it up. What have I missed?"

	~~4 beats.~~

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Sunday, June 27th

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	"Hestia, what's your favorite song?" "Unforgettable" She said that played at her wedding. Regina said she was creating a postcard collection. Regina then introduced Hestia to internet shopping.		"Hestia, what's your favorite song?" "Unforgettable" She said that played at her wedding. Regina said she was creating a postcard collection. Regina then introduced Hestia to internet shopping.

			==Session 65==

			The party turned in for the night and had a relatively quiet night.

			===Monday, June 28th===

			The motley discussed the possibility of how to proceed. They agreed they would tell Smith about the situation.

			Hestia calls Smith. Smith agreed to be there by 9. Smith arrives more or less on time.

			"What's the significance of the pawn?"

			How are we going to determine who has done this heinous thing?

			"Is it possible that he was a loyalist?"

			Around noon Holly arrived to perform a seance (Nikolai tried to foil this by "pouring one out" for the dead).

			Roper licks his lips and Holly holds the head.

			"This is all the Pumpkin King's fault, and you know why."

			Nikolai is innocent.

			A mannequin, a lizard or reptile, and a living smog

			Nikolai pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice prior to the end of Autumn.

			Having resolved the situation, the motley eats lunch.

			Ernie talks to Regina about talking to their dad. She said she's fine doing it in dreams, but would like to do it when the moment's right. Ernie suggested practicing lucid dreaming, and Regina enthusiastically endorsed a plan to work on it.

			Regina did yoga with Alana and, for once, did better than Alana at yoga.

			Ernie and Nikolai went and disturbed people at bars, pretending to be a distraught grandson and a drunken grandpa.

			Hestia prepares dinner and works on planning her wedding with Jack.

			Smith suggested that the body should be embalmed and prepared and that Eric Rowe should be present to fabricate a method of death. Eric explained that he had hit his head and that he had sat to stew for a minute. "It has been a solemn duty doing business with you.

			===Tuesday, June 29th===

			2 beat

			Hestia working at her restaurant. Ernie researching the radio station. Ernie and Nikolai went to disturb the disturbed Mage.

			"Make Songbird choose a boy. This is dumb. Everything is dumb. I told them she was like the protagonist of a YA novel, and she was like, "You're right," completely missing them point. Also, it's how the Warlock is trying to find her."

			April suggested that if they were in danger, she would realize which one she was more worried about. April hit Nikolai when he insisted that they should be put in mortal danger. Sephie said she doesn't think they're at the point in their relationship from doing anything.

			They then found Nikolai, badly injured in the laundry room with a bottle of whiskey saying, "I am injured. You have to help me. I love what's you've done with the place - really opens it up. What have I missed?"

			4 beats.

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Saturday, June 26th

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	When Sephie went out to care for her cats, Snap brought her to the edge of the Hollow, where she was shocked to find that the cat had dragged in the partially dessicated head of Isaac Oldman with a chess pawn in his mouth.		When Sephie went out to care for her cats, Snap brought her to the edge of the Hollow, where she was shocked to find that the cat had dragged in the partially dessicated head of Isaac Oldman with a chess pawn in his mouth.

	~~3 beats~~ -		==Session 64==

			Sephie went to get the motley and told them what the cats had found and brought the motley to the head. Oldman had been dead for several days and the decapitation was not the cause of death. Alana spoke with the cats who advised that they had found the head some distance from the hollow while walking in the hedge. The pawn was glued in place with magic glue and is mundane. Alana changed out of her date clothes.

			The cats lead the motley to the edge of a digem swamp where the heavily chewed remains of Isaac Oldman in the swamp. Two entry wounds in the back. April is disconcerted. Alamna searched the area, and confidently determined that the body had been moved. Ernie, meanwhile, determiend that he was shot twice and probably dead. Ernie found himself several rocks that (7 successes). En route, however, April realized they were going somewhere they had been before - the door to the lunar rover in the Collector's domain!

			They found a few splotches of red martian earth amid the gray lifelessness of the lunar landscape with small plants growing in it. Sephie was able to determine that Isaac died on the 21st and found a bullet fragment amid the dirt. Ernie believes a changeling did this. The motley specualated as to why this might be, and expressed concern that there was a Collector loyalist somewhere.

			A goblin named Bigun Hugesize parleyed with Nikolai and revealed that he had been here a week prior confronting a group of four and ambushed one of them (killing him), and there was a struggle. He accused Nikolai of wanting to beat them up again to extract double tribute when Nikolai suggested that the goblins should run over Nikolai if they see him again looking haggard. Having learned this, the motley made their way back.

			The motley returned to the swamp where the body was and discussed what to do. They agreed they could not leave the corpse there, but were uncertain as to how to dispose of it and who to tell about it. They brought him back with a wheelbarrow and a tarp to bring the corpse back to their Hollow. They turned in for the night, with plans to create a miniature morgue and contact several changelings about this in the morning.

			Alana dreamed about being at the cinema (a distortion thereof that is both huge and isolated) and an incredible feeling of awkwardness. Alana feels a hand rest on hers and a warming, calming sensation spreads through her - giving her the sense of a presence with April. As she turns, the head of Isaac Oldman falls off his body as she wakes. April admits to dreaming about their date and Isaacs body.

			===Sunday, June 27th===

			Ernie is asking around to try to find Isaac Oldman's associates. Vanessa and Do both suggested that Isaac was probably around. Crowley seemed suspicious of the situation and said he would head over and check up on him in a little bit.

			The motley preempted this by heading to the house and breaking in, to find signs of a struggle, including a shard of fingernail going into the linen closet. Further signs of struggle cut a furrow through a Hollow, culminating in a lump of cancer like thorny growth in a corner. Nikolai was confident that he wasn't here, so this wasn't him. Alana took the broken fingernail to see if it matches up. After additional investigation, they determined forced entry through the bedroom window. The motley locked up and left.

			They checked his computer, and determined that he was very concerned with rehoming changelings and played a lot of video games (never having finished Mass Effect).

			They then got a chest freezer in which to place his remains and used that as a makeshift morgue.

			"Hestia, what's your favorite song?" "Unforgettable" She said that played at her wedding. Regina said she was creating a postcard collection. Regina then introduced Hestia to internet shopping.