~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are you out of your mind? Well, why not try going into somebody else's! Here at the beautiful Encephalon Lounge and Resort, you can leave your worries, problems, and laws of reality behind you! Simultaneously located inside of the mind of Kalo Foxfire and another plane of existance, the Encephalon Lounge and Resort is a great place whether you need a week's vacation or an hour's nap! Come visit the Encephalon Lounge, where relaxation begins where your imagination ends. Grab a bite to eat of one of your favorite foods*, catch a movie at the Memory Theater, or take a guided tour through selected parts of Kalo's mind! Or take a break at the scenic seaside Encephalon Resort!** Swim in the pool, dive into the ocean, sun yourself on the beach, or get tasty sandwiches delivered by beautiful swimsuit-wearing fems!*** Bring a date, a mate, a meal, or your whole family, the Encephalon Resort is fun for everybody!**** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Disclaimer: Food consumed inside the Encephalon has no nutritional or energy value once you leave the encephalon. If you come in hungry or full, you'll be hungry or full when you leave, regardless of how much you gorged/starved yourself. **Encephalon Resort availability is dependent on Kalo's current emotional state. ***If you brought any with you, that is. The fems. There's plenty of sandwiches. ****Results may vary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And now, introducing the personas! First up is Gentleman, motive of chivalry. He will more than likely be the first persona you come across, and the one you want to go to if you have any questions. He is extremely knowledgable about ettiquitte, wine vintages, high fashion, the latest ballroom dances... to put it simply, the perfect gentleman, realized. He says he is also available to accompany any single ladies that come to visit the Encephalon *winkwinkrawr* To help you feel safe and secure, look no further than Godender, the motive of ego. With enough magical power on hand to destroy a small city, and wielding a sword that can kill just about anything, Godender is always on call if anything should bother you during your stay at the Encephalon Lounge and Resort. Just what is this place? What is the relationship between the personas and Kalo? Where is the bathroom? These and other mysteries should be directed to the motive of mystery himself, The Gray Man! If he chooses to listen to your questions, you will either get an insightful, informed answer that explains the matter quite fully, or he'll shrug and walk away. He also is the head tour guide, where he is slightly more helpful. Perhaps the most popular of the motives is the proudly effeminate Fairy, the motive of spirituality. Fairy likes helping people, and is always ready to assist you as long as he's not busy assisting someone else. Despite attempts to clone himself, there remains only one of Fairy, unfortunately. He is skilled in magical healing, first aid, stress reduction, aromatherapy, alternative herbal treatments, acupuncture, and meditation, among others. Perhaps more importantly to some, he is the only persona who is into vore, and will gladly offer himself up as a meal. If you do end up snacking on Fairy, however, there are a couple things you should remember to make life easier on the rest of the personas. Fairy views being eaten as very, well, spiritual, and will be unbearable to live with for quite a while if it doesn't go quite the way he wants. Besides, if he's upset with you, you won't be able to eat him again, and he may not even talk to you anymore. So please consider the following... -If you want to eat Fairy, start by makiing sure you have his attention, and explain to him what you want to do in clear terms. DO NOT start until you have his agreement. ESPECIALLY DO NOT do anything like ambushing him or grabbing him from behind and stuffing him into your mouth without saying anything first. Not only will he go off and sulk, but we will consider this assault and promptly ban you from the Encephalon, at the very least. -Stick to the plan you've made. If the pplan is to do X, Y, and Z in that order, don't do Y before X, throw in a touch of Q, or skip Z. If you have to change the plan: Stop what you are doing, apologize and explain the problem, and then explain what the new plan is. Make sure Fairy agrees to the change of plan before you resume. -Don't consume Fairy right before or aftter you eat anyone else. He will be very offended by this, for some reason. The fifth and final of the main personas is Kola, the motive of trickery. We suggest you avoid Kola whenever possible, and report any problems he makes for you to Godender. This list is subject to change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pricing information By now you must be wondering just how much a trip to the Encephalon Lounge and Resort will cost. Well, we have some great news for you: it won't cost you a cent! Okay, so what's the catch, you ask? Well, while it doesn't cost any money to stay at the Encephalon, there's a bit of... symbiosis involved. While you are in the Encephalon, a small portion of your energy production will be drained to Kalo. Two hundred forty-seven times out of two hundred and fifty, this is perfectly safe. In fact, the only effect this will have on you is making you feel like you're carrying around some extra weight. For a preview of what this will be like, carry around a bowling ball throughout the day. Remember, though, since you'll be relaxing for most of your stay at the Encephalon, the extra weight won't bother you much. We are sure that you will agree that this is a small price to pay for an otherwise free vacation. If at any time the energy draining prevents you from enjoying your stay at the Encephalon, please contact the nearest persona, and alternative arrangements will be provided. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transportation To enter the Encephalon Lounge and Resort, you will need the help of Kalo Foxfire, who is usually located at the Welcoming Paws Resort. Simply ask him about the Encephalon, and then follow his instructions. As it is much more difficult to bring inanimate objects into the Encephalon than it is to bring animate ones (people), we ask that you please limit yourself to one (1) piece of luggage, weighing no more than one-eighth (1/8th) of your current weight. Clothes and food will be provided inside the Encephalon free of charge. Also, pregnant women/hermaphs or those that are currently storing/digesting something that is still alive are strongly advised against entering the Encephalon until your condition changes. Symbiotes/merged individuals are advised to consult your biospecialist/doctor/creator before entering, and, if at all possible, to seperate into your component beings before entering and exiting. Please advise Kalo Foxfire of any other conditions that may complicate or endanger the transportation process ahead of time. To exit the Encephalon Lounge and Resort, simply return to the area of the Encephalon at which you first appeared, and pass through the blue portal. If the portal is red, then it is currently unsafe to leave the Encephalon, and should only be done in case of an emergency. If the portal is silver or white, an emergency is occuring inside the Encephalon, and you should exit as soon as possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Health and Safety To ensure that your stay at the Encephalon Lounge and Resort is as comfortable as possible, please consider these health and safety tips: Food you eat inside the encephalon has no effect on you when you exit. However, if you do not eat inside of the encephalon, you might starve. Likewise, if you eat too much, you'll get sick. Stay away from Kola. Some areas of the encephalon may be dangerous. Please do not go through any door marked "DO NOT ENTER". Stay away from Kola. We cannot stress this enough. If the effects of the energy drain make you start to feel faint or otherwise unwell, contact the nearest persona immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We hope you enjoy your stay at the Encephalon Lounge and Resort.