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Hello ElCrab and welcome to Eurobricks. In this very subforum Fugazi has created a spangly and comprehensive index, which includes reference to the main Storage and Sorting topic and also has a link for information about cleaning and de-yellowing LEGO. It might be best to have a read through the Storage and Sorting topic for ideas to answer your question. If you'd like to introduce yourself, the "Hello My Name Is.." forum is setup exactly for that purpose. I'm going to lock this for now, to keep all storage discussion in the one topic I linked to, but if you'd like to cut and paste your introduction into a new post in the "Hello My Name Is forum", please feel free.

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"I think you're right Atramor, it probably is the Oracle the riddle refers to, I just still had Catnip's sad story in my head and... Anyway, I'm thirsty and I'm guessing you all are too. Best put the canteens down in case I drown you by accident." Nyx gathers all the canteens together and fills each one (except Docken's, which still has three portions) with pure clear water, using her Aquamarine at the cost of 5 Ether before returning them to their respective owners.

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As long as the base is 16x16 we'll allow one stud overhang on any side. We don't want to be too prescriptive about only allowing overhang on one side, so as Rick has said, technically you could have one stud overhang on all four sides, but the spirit of the rule is to allow people to not worry too much if something sticks out by a stud.

OoC: I'm back! Hurricane Sven tried and failed to ruin my weekend. Nyx looks at Catnip, feeling the sadness in her words. She catches Byblos's look at them and in return she glances as the Pandemonicon he carries, wondering. "I'm so very sorry for your loss, Catnip. Mortals, as you say, are foolish, but perhaps not every action is put forth to gain power? I don't know, but we're all here to try to rid this land of the evil that inhabits it. I hope that each demon you destroy will bring you another small sliver of peace." Nyx sighs, also with sadness, and turns her attention to the puzzle in front of them. After a while thinking she exclaims "Oh! I think I have it! Uhm, thanks to Byblos's clues I think it says 'Eye watches above, widow cries below. Choose your end.' Are you the widow Catnip? Although I don't see you crying, I see you more decapitating. And if we can choose our end I'd like to choose the end where all the demons are gone, everyone here lives happily ever after and we all end up in the pub with free drinks. And new shoes."

OoC: I am out of the country (and probably not at a computer) this weekend starting very soon and returning late on Sunday. CallMePie can control Nyx in the meantime, until I return. Hopefully Nyx and Catnip can continue their conversation at some point when I'm back.

Nyx steps behind a palm tree to make a quick change back into her Robe of the Archmagi, stowing her Chef's Apron in her pack. She too fills her canteen at the oasis before settling down for a quick snooze on her bedroll. On wakening, she drinks a refreshing Nostrum, remembering to toast Catnip's health with it. "Your very good health, Lady Everdream, thank you for this." she smiles, raising the drink "So, you seem pretty determined to destroy the demons of Azazot. Is there any particular reason? I mean, they need to be destroyed, and it's fun to do so, but I just wondered if there was something particular driving your determination?"

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Nyx grips her Healing Staff, preparing to belt Atramor from the back row, worrying he may be revived with very little health. Otherwise, she does nothing.

Nyx shivers, both with delight and with the cold, but her joy is cut short as she sees Atramor fall. She turns around to Namyrra "Uhm, Namyrra, you're a Necromancer, right? Isn't this kinda what you do? He does need to get up, yes, he should be alive when we win this, yes, but you can do this, surely?" Nyx looks confused as to why Namyrra wouldn't want to use her inherent abilities. "We have time in hand if you still want to put your medal on, I'll even try very hard not to attack if you want me to, but... you're a Necromancer. "

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So much coldness. Both the spells and the icy Standard, but they flowed. It felt so right, like a dance. It seemed to almost slow down and speed up as she moved and struck and spun and iced. The feeling was as powerful as her rage, but within its force there was serenity, as if she'd just tipped off the scale. A perfect union of her aggression in physical and magical form, and the most wonderful feeling she had ever experienced. She gasps. "I have never done that before." she looks a little stunned, but soon breaks into a broad grin "That was incredible." she sighs happily. After some thought: "I'm bloody cold now, though." Nyx repeats her action, this time aimed at Crimson Scorpion E, still from the back row. OoC: No worries Sandy, thought it was worth a try. Thanks.

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Nyx repeats her attack as before, aiming at the Crimson Scorpion with the lowest health.

"Dammit again. Absolutely Namyrra, I have no idea why I did that, thanks." Nyx repeats her attack, but this time using her Opal, not her Ruby. OoC: For some reason my (bad) memory was telling me Fire worked against Vermin. Thank you for pointing it out.

Nyx repeats her attack.

Nyx is surprised yet again as Atramor steps in front of her to shield her from the scorpion. She looks at him more carefully than she had in the last few days. He really had changed. He had already been changing over the time she knew him, but this is something deeper and more fundamental. He still makes the jokes and the wisecracks, and she still finds them funny, but there is a seriousness to him now. Was it Triad? No, that was a long time ago now. Is it this new role as a Regulator? Maybe. Whatever it is, she finds, to her surprise, she respects him a little bit more. She merely expresses this to him as a nod of thanks, though. "Dammit, I should have drunk that Nostrum. Oh well, let's try this again." Nyx prepares a fireball for Crimson Scorpion C through her Standard from the back row.

OoC: My mistake regarding the Nostrum, sorry. I thought I'd implied it, but it really wasn't clear. "Atramor, thank you" Nyx speaks with sincerity "having just taken my only shielding clothes off, I was worried about being so high in the battle order" Nyx shoots a hard look at Namyrra. "Would you like me to heal you Atters? You might get a headache, but you know it works. Sometimes. Either that or I can just attack one of these little bastards in retribution?" Nyx prepares a trusty Fire spell at Crimson Scorpion B from the back row, unless attacking Atramor with her healing staff is requested.

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"A sound plan Docken. And Namyrra, I actually think I might be more useful if I do this first... excuse me, and no peeking." Nyx makes a vague attempt to cover herself with her Mirage Cloak as she shimmies out of her Robe of the Archmagi and slips into her Chef's Apron. "There, I'm less likely to die a slow and agonising death, even though I can still feel the warm buzz from that Nostrum. I'll get to hitting things on the next round, don't worry." OoC: I ate my Doomshroom bringing my Ether up by one (I know it'll go back down again by 5 with the item swap) and I should also be lucky from the Nostrum.