Always Ascending

[Roselli]

Realizing how nice it is for someone to run their fingers through her fur, Gwyn looks back as Eve takes a drink, "Wait should you be drinking when you do this??"

I start to feel good about things as the tail shrink and gets smaller. Then I hear a sneeze.

The crackling magic gets louder and pushes on me shrinking the rest of me as well. Soon everything looks so large and I'm suspended in mid air by my tail. I still have a tail!!
I see the little fur covered hands in front of me, as my black eyes widen.

"Crap, undo it! Undo!" I shout but hear a bunch of chits and chuts instead of words.

My head feels weird. Ugh, how much damage did she do to me? I'm hungry.

[Alice]

Eve gasps, "It's ok.. I can fix this!" She yelps as she is scratched and drops Gwyn. "Just help me catch her!" She whimpers, "I told you I wasn't good at people!"

[darlingng01]

Oric:

As Gwyn is dropped I put myself between her and the nearest tree, concerned about how much of a squirrel she may have become. Hopefully me standing there would keep her from running up it. "It's okay gwyn, just stay calm and let her fix this."

[Roselli]

I fall to the ground and feel shocked I landed on all fours. Why does this feel natural. I look up at the giant Gnoll pointing at me and shouting. What the hell is she saying?? Why don't I know what she's saying??? Shit, what if she's trying to get rid of me.

I start to run, and see Oric move to block me. Why am I running for a tree. Then I smell something good. I turn and run for Duran's backpack. Running onto it and digging my way in.

[Ordos]

Naethra had been looking over the magical items, with an ear towards Eve.  She didn't trust the gnoll, but her attention ended up focused on the bag Red had discarded.  The magic seemed faint, but she recognized the pattern.  It was a spell she used to know, when she still mantled the Fae's power.  She couldn't grasp it any longer, like a half forgotten dream that stubbornly eluded recognition.  It was... almost sad to see again.  A reminder of all she'd lost.

She looked up to see the gnoll holding a very frightened squirrel.

"Maeve's tits," she cursed in Sylvan.  If Gwyn got lose, they might never find her again.  She grabbed the spider wand (which was, alas, rubbish, but better than nothing) and tried to use it again, targeting Gwyn and wondering if the gnoll had betrayed them already.

((And I rolled 20.))

[Alice]

The squirrel Gwen dives into Duran's back pack burrowing in just in time for the webbing to wrap around it cocooning the lot inside.

Eve gulps nervously.. "Ok.. just.. need to concentrate... She'll be right as rain in a few moments.. well... once I can see her.. Oh why is stuff so much easier? if she was a squirrel doll this would already be fixed!"

[Ordos]

Naethra glared at Eve for a second before turning towards the bag.  "Uh... Duran?  What do you have in there?  And... can we get her out without chopping her in two?"

She really hoped the webbing wasn't air-tight.

[Roselli]

I felt the bag close behind me. Shit. How do I get out?
But I'm safe from Eve. She's already done enough. I dig deeper into the bag and find a bag of mixed nuts. I'm impressed as my 'hands' are able to get it open and grab the nuts. I snack on them while I think of a way out.

[Nihtgenga]

"Whoa, what the hell?" Retiaria yelled, jumping to her feet as Gwen was turned into a squirrel. Following Oric's quick thinking she tried trapping Gwen between herself and any potential escape route. Thankfully it proved unnecessary as the squirrel made a beeline for Duran's pack and was swiftly trapped by webbing.

"Okay, no more whiskey for you!" she snapped, grabbing the bottle back from Eve and jamming the cork back in. "Okay... you say you're good with stuff? Turn the pack into a cage or something so we can see her, then fix her."

[darlingng01]

Oric:

I nod in agreement with Retiaria "I don't currently think you did that on purpose, but you're going to fix it quickly, right? Also, you said you made those pills from the town right? We have some experience with those, it might be best to have you make some pills and just use them instead."

[Ryuforce]

Duran was bewildered by the sight. One second they were fixing Gwen's tail, the next moment she is a squirrel invading Duran's bag... which is now getting webbed up by Naethra trying to ensure the squirrel doesn't escape. She sighs softly and tries to start working on pulling the web apart as she will need both access to her bag at some point but more importantly it's the only way she can fish the curious squirrel out of it. Still despite this, Duran didn't want Eve to feel bad when they knew ahead of time this could happen.

"Well you did warn us changing people is hard but I'm sure this can be fixed. I've seen some weird stuff happen to us already that we.. mostly fixed from.. Surely this will be the same?" She suggests though is half worried in the back of her mind. Trying to hide that feeling to keep a confident smile while she attempts to fight though the web so she can get the hungry squirrel out. However Duran's hand is already feeling sticky and she has to fight not getting it stuck against the bag. "And this webbing is going to go away right? I don't think I want my bag to actually stick to me. And.. how bout no turning my bag into a cage either? I got stuff in there I don't want scattered about!"

[HP:28/28] [HD: 3/3] [AC: 18] [Lay on Hands: 15/15]

[Spell Slots: 3/3 Uses / Divine Sense: 4 Uses]

[Prepared Spells - Shield, Protection from Evil and Good, Cure Wounds, Bless, Divine Favor, and Heroism]

[Effects: MultiAx Torch Mode.]

[Nihtgenga]

"You can have my bag after she's done." Retiaria snapped, "Making sure our friend doesn't run away before we can fix her is more important than your stuff!"

[Alice]

Eve swallows hard and pokes a finger into the bag.. it does expand blowing out the web revealing Gwen the squirrel in the cage... Chowing down on Duran's deluxe special edition mixed nuts..

[darlingng01]

Oric:

I sigh, seeing Gwen caught in the cage "Okay, now... Red, open the cage and take her out. She probably won't mind being held by you, especially if she gets to keep eating those nuts. Once she's out of the cage, reverse the change Eve."

[Ordos]

"Err... are we sure about that?" Naethra asked, casting a wary glance towards Eve. 

"I really hate this magic.  It messes about in your mind.  Of she were thinking clearly enough to be comforted by Red, I don't think she would have darted once she became a squirrel.  If we take her out before we at least begin casting the reversal, we may never get a hold of her again."