The Messiah and the Plague Doctor (Closed)

[Steel Jay]

Caleb's back was against the stone wall of the control panel room. Next to the door, his hand moved down, a scalpel came into hand. Unsure of who was going to come out of the door, the scalpel was held low.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Moé ran inside.
"Oh, Sir! We did it! But we have to hurry..."
She opened up a portal,which let off a blue glow, and she grabbed his wrist, pulling him inside.  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb was dragged in by her. He let out a small sigh in relief.
((E3M1 Completed
Kills:20%
Items:0%
Secrets:50%
Time:30:05 Par:20:02))  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Moé and Caleb were at their home.
Everything was orderly, though Hel was sleeping while Idunn did the housework. Idunn smiled.
"Fenrir sheds, but it's only because he's not used to the climate..."
She took out a dog brush.
"I made some money doing volunteer work in a bakery, and I was able to buy this... How did it go?"
Moé grinned proudly.
"We beat an obstacle. Or really, he did. I was a decoy."
Idunn looked at Moé.
"Oh, joy! I'll make carrot cake to celebrate... do you wish to help, Moé?"
"Uhhh... sure."
they both went in the kitchen while Set at at the table, Jormungandr was on a dresser, and Fenrir slept in his basket.  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb went down into the study. He began looking though the piles of tomes and assorted books.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

"Oh, you'll burn it!.. ack, I'm sorry, but you're doing it wrong... Listen, you shouldn't--- agh."
Idunn pointed outside.
"Please, Moé."
Moé, incredibly disgruntled, went outside.
She portaled to her parent's house.
"Father, I--"
"Yeah, yeah, Moé. Food's in the fridge."
Reynard was too busily telling his mother all of his achievements.
Moé portaled to Kokopelli's home, frustrated.
"Ann, I--"
"Yes, the koi pond is clean again. Be sure to tell Idunn that I want some of that carrot cake, it's delicious! Girls who can cook are cool. You could learn some techniques from her."
Moé got fed up, and then left to another dimension, figuring her replacement would solve things better.
[[Oh, damn.]]  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb turned to a nearby bookshelf. Fingering though the book spines, he found a book with a dirty blue cover that was falling apart. Creating, synthesizing, and handling of alchemical philters, edition 4, revision 7 read the cover in red ink. Taking the book, he placed it onto the table, and began to flip through the pages.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Set looked around.
"Where's Moé?"
Idunn blinked.
"Oh, I don't know. I should get to the housework. This house needs a female touch, you know..."
Set sighed, and went back to playing cards with Hel.
~*~
Moé was sniffing as she sat in recesses of Ann's mind.
A small, black half-schnauzer half-scottie-dog walked up to her, nuzzling her.
"Oh, leave me alone..."  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb began to create various potions. Boiling several items at once in several beakers. He began to cut a leaf into several sections, and added them into one of the beakers.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Moé followed the small dog into a house.
"Huh..."
She heard voices, and then went inside.
Moé saw a middle-aged man, with black hair and an odd moustache, writing something.
"Excuse me," Moé said. "Are you... the Muse?"
He turned to see her; he had gray eyes, but upon seeing her they turned into a dazzling array of colors in a kaleidoscopic pattern.
"Why yes, little spaniel! I was writing your story. Have you been having problems?"
"I-I..." Moé began. "...I feel like I'm being replaced."
"By who?"
"Idunn."
He paused.
"Well, the owl hides herself under her plumage. But she has talons..."
"I thought Idunn was the sparrow."
"Yes, Idunn is the sparrow."
Moé, confused, went and sat on a windowsill.  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb worked quite diligently. Ensuring that the finished products would work for their purpose of protection, or if it may be, offense.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Moé thought more about the metaphor.
She wanted to ask if he made a mistake, but that would be rude and wrong.
Most likely.

It hurt her head, and the Muse turned around.
"In age, an owl can change its plumage."
This, however, frustrated Moé more than anything.
What does it mean?
~*~
There was a knock on Caleb's door.
"Excuse me, I made you some carrotcake..."  

[Steel Jay]

Caleb's eyes darted to the door. He went up the stairs and opened the door, thinking it was just his student.  

[Miss Lovely Rita]

Idunn was holding some carrotcake.
"I wanted to thank you for your services..."
She blushed slightly and looked to the side.
~*~
An owl can change its plumage.
Idunn is a sparrow, but also an owl.
An owl can bare its talons, regardless of its pale beauty.

"And," the Muse said, "a sparrow signals the beginning of spring, but.. is it spring?"
Moé's mind clicked, and then she diagnosed herself.
When Idunn was alive, the gods would have to eat her apples to remain young and beautiful.
Idunn did not have any apples... and Moé had not begun to rot.
She thanked the Muse, and then hurriedly portaled home.

Not good, not good...  

[Steel Jay]

"Is something wrong?" Caleb asked, taking the plate from her.