IC:
"Ok, well, I opened a door to a really dark dimension, a bunch of weird goat skull lizards came through and got massacred by a WWE pig, then I discovered that the alchemist governor for Britain was a blood alchemist, not long before he killed himself, then I found out I was Shadow Jesus, and became this snake-cat-me thing and killed Zan's aunt. Well, actually, I didn't kill her, the centipede thing that was the WWE pig's next opponent did. Oh, and the centipede died too. So, now this weird guy who looks a bit like Zan came along after Zan ran off and trapped us in an earth cage. But we're fine now."
The robot stands dead still. It tilts its head a bit. "What?" It says.
I sigh.
OOC: WWE?
Byrne processed the information, after asking for a few re-iterations, in order to match entries with his internal database, and scanning unknown entries for future reference (Human equivalent of; I'll look this up later).
"Hey, what that in your bag?" I asked Byrne.
"Oh, that's Flare's brother, Ashbite."
"What? what did you call him?"
"Ashbite."
"Ashbite? Holy shit man!" Said Aaron, diving into the bag, grabbing Ashbite, and plopped him on his shoulder. Ashbite began to nuzzle his head affectionately.
"So you have met before?"
"Yeah, when I was little. Can't believe he still hasn't grown up, funny little guy."
"Indeed, phoenixes have very long infancy periods."
OOC: Finally... Except you realise that Flare is a female hell-hound and that Ashbite is a phoenix. Other than the fire, it is difficult to see how they are related, unless Flare is part Avian and Ashbite is part canine, which would lead to some interesting results...
Byrne gently took Ashbite from Aaron's shoulder, and cupped his hands over Ashbite. There was a momentary orange flare, and when Byrne opened his hands, Ashbite was no longer grey and caked with Ash, rather a bright golden-orange. Ashbite leaped onto Aaron's shoulder and started vigorously pecking.
Byrne looked at his hands. They were blackened, mostly from the heat. Byrne went over to some rusting pieces of metal in the corner. Breaking off a piece, he appeared to absorb it, before the scorch marks faded away. Rummaging in his bag for some Brimstone, Byrne took out a large lump of the stuff and made sure to move the water bowl before he did so. Some water dripped from the ceiling and landed on the Brimstone, causing a few sparks to fly and the water to evaporate in a loud hiss. Byrne walked over, took Ashbite from the stone where Aaron attempted to feed Ashbite all sorts of things, most of which were inappropriate diet for a young phoenix. Byrne, with a hungry Ashbite clining onto his arm, dug around his satchel until he found what he was looking for.
Here. Byrne gave Aaron the '
Encyclopædia of Flame-Based Organisms' to read. Despite the name, the book itself was quite small, stretching only a few hundred pages. Byrne left Ashbite and Flare with the Brimstone, allowing them to absorb it, or eat it, depending on what either of them felt like.
Byrne gently laid his arm on the stone door, which no-one else had appeared to see. He then noticed a perculiar sheen to it, and he knew what had happened. He sat against it, and murmured something to it. There was a grinding of stones, and to everyone else, a giant stone door had appeared where the portal was. It had no handle, just a series of marks and a silver plaque. Byrne gave the door a fond pat. The door itself exuded some kind of ancient energy, but it was comparable to that of a tree, or the ocean. Unstoppable and just there, as if it had always been. Byrne gave it a fond pat, and a map began to etch itself on the opposite wall. As the lines unfurled, a map of the institute began to gain shape. Byrne started marking the map with a piece of charcoal, preparing to draw out whatever plan people came up with.
OOC: The door will not go anywhere... much.
