> sb Hp: 1653(1653) Gp: 377(385) Xp: 4596586 Burden: 38% > prep;dores doc;ph doc;unprep;pdi You remove the threadbare midnight blue turban. Queued command: get Artificial Stupidity from skirt Queued command: wear Artificial Stupidity Queued command: unhold rosary > Queued command: dores doc > Queued command: ph doc > Queued command: unprep > Queued command: pdi You get Artificial Stupidity from a pocket in the long black hooped skirt. Squelch. You feel a momentary itch at the back of your neck. You wear Artificial Stupidity. As you let go of Raindrop Rosary, some of the power within you dissipates. You put down Raindrop Rosary. You get a prayer book from a pocket in the Pishite cerulean fishnet backpack between opening and closing it. You spend a moment with your head bowed praising Pishe, Goddess of Slight Showers. Hp: 1625(1625) Gp: 318(397) Xp: 4597409 Burden: 51% Queued command: perform resurrect on living doc Queued command: sb It seems easier to perform resurrect because you have recently prayed. You kneel in prayer. You close your eyes, and contemplate higher things. The seagull puts its head on one side and regards you with beady little eyes. You chant the ritual for body preservation. You recite the prayer for body regeneration. The seagull exclaims: Mine! You chant the ritual for summoning the image of Death. Squelch. You call upon Pishe to protect you from Death's aura. The seagull exclaims: Mine! The seagull spreads its wings to the full width and stretches. You communicate your needs to Death. The seagull struts about looking for food. The seagull puts its head on one side and regards you with beady little eyes. As Death gives his answer, flickering, changing images run through your mind, and you are frozen for a moment by a vision of how the ghost of Doc died. Death tells you: HMM... YOU DONT SUPPOSE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO INVEST IN "FREQUENT DYER" POINTS? NO, WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME. The image of Death vanishes. Doc starts to glow softly. A few flashes of your vision remain with you as a cautionary example. The seagull pecks at the ground. Hp: 1625(1625) Gp: 156(397) Xp: 4603934 Burden: 51% You kneel in prayer. You close your eyes and think of higher things. You utter a lengthy prayer. You place your hands on Mostly Reverend Doc. For a moment you feel like skipping, but it passes. You remove Artificial Stupidity. Queued command: put Artificial Stupidity in skirt Queued command: wear myhat Queued command: hold rosary in right hand You put Artificial Stupidity in a pocket in the long black hooped skirt. You wear a threadbare midnight blue turban. You feel the power of Pishe within you. You hold Raindrop Rosary in your right hand. The seagull dozes peacefully. The seagull exclaims: Mine! You close your eyes in serene meditation. The seagull squawks loudly. You silently pray to Pishe to send you divine insight. You humbly beseech Pishe to enlighten you. You understand that Pishe's pool of available belief power has almost run out and also that Pishe is taking a little bit of the burden of concentrating on performing rituals. So far this week, you have been filling the deity pool. > priests :fluffs Turvity! You whisper into Pishe's Light. > hskills Recent skill changes during this session: Sat Jul 7 17:21:15 2007 - crafts.arts.design increased by 1 level. Sat Jul 7 17:33:43 2007 - crafts.arts.sculpture increased by 1 level.