Transcript for Episode 2 - Session 1
[10:12:28 PM] Alexandra Erin: We're going to be doing a bit of a time skip from the (current) end of the roleplaying thread, assuming everybody has had time to bath and sleep it off (for whatever value of "it") might apply, and also inspect and divvy up the loot.
[10:13:15 PM] Spectre: Ah, and with regard to the time skip, can we assume, given that Spectre does not sleep, and only needs four hours of rest, that he takes the time to get a general sense of the floorplan of the inn?
[10:14:36 PM] Alexandra Erin: Everybody's had enough time to get the general sense that the floorplan gets deeply weird and kind of unfathomable when you get much further past the hallway with your rooms. The bathrooms are easy to find, but you have to find them again and again.
[10:14:56 PM] Spectre: Are there any doors off the common area?
[10:15:12 PM] Optima Brand: Great, it's a freakin' Skill Challenge to use the toilet.
[10:15:40 PM] Alexandra Erin: You can take 10. Or 5 if you really have to go.
[10:15:41 PM] Dunbar: ... with my digestion, yes it is.
[10:17:36 PM] Alexandra Erin: Spectre: Yes. Branching off of the common area of the tavern is the staircase up to the hallway with your rooms, which also seems to be the main hallway connecting to the "inn" portion of the inn. There is also a doorway leading to the kitchens, which have been quiet and deserted since you arrived, some sheltered stairwells that lead up to the upper levels of the tavern area, and some other doors, one that connects to a series of stables (with empty stalls of widely varying sizes and constructions), and others that are securely locked.
[10:18:13 PM] Spectre: Are there helpful signs on any of these locked doors?
[10:18:26 PM] Alexandra Erin: No.
[10:18:37 PM] Spectre: Sadness.
[10:18:39 PM] Optima Brand: Opti looks around her room after her bath, and finds a comfy set of simple clothes to wear, instead of her heavy armor.
[10:19:36 PM] Alexandra Erin: And Spectre, if you want to spend further downtime exploring the inn in any kind of detail, please post on the next open roleplay thread so we can do this without taking up the game session time.
[10:20:01 PM] Spectre: Sorry, I'll do that next time.
[10:20:46 PM] Alexandra Erin: So, anyway... at some point near the end of the night(if that term can be said to apply) everybody suddenly becomes aware of a change in the atmosphere. The sound of the howling void outside the inn has disappeared, replaced with the distant murmur of city life.
[10:21:29 PM] Alexandra Erin: More immediate sounds of activity... along with the scent of frying meat and hot bread... wafts up from the environs of the tavern.
[10:22:22 PM] Optima Brand: "Ooh, there's what I need, some nice hot meat," says Opti to herself, and goes downstairs to investigate.
[10:22:31 PM] Dunbar: *is quietly sitting at the bar, nursing a cup of coffee, patiently awating breakfast*
[10:22:38 PM] Toben: Toben rouses from his meditations and heads down for breakfast.
[10:23:04 PM] Lady Scarlet: Scarlet wakes up and fixes her hair in the mirror before heading downstairs for food.
[10:23:23 PM] Spectre: Spectre is at his post near the bar, having spent the night there after his explorations.
[10:24:12 PM] Optima Brand: Optima runs into Lady Scarlet in the hallway on the way down. "Good morning!" she says cheerfully.
[10:24:15 PM] Harlan: Harlan, upon hearing the sounds of everyone else waking up, decides it’s probably about time to go down stairs.
[10:24:36 PM] Dunbar: *keeps glancing over at Spectre's empty chair, then finally shrugs and becomes totally infatuated with his coffee*
[10:25:04 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Aye, and a good morning to you as well, Optima." smiles Scarlet. "I hope you hand a nice evening."
[10:25:37 PM] Optima Brand: "Well, since I couldn't find anyone else interested, 'hand' is what I had to make do with."
[10:25:52 PM] Alexandra Erin: The tavern is doing incredibly brisk business for a place that wasn't technically there until this very morning. Tradesmen, people armoured and uniformed after the fashion of a decent-sized city's watch, travelers, and others are drinking, socializing, and breaking their fasts.
[10:26:33 PM] Dunbar: *trying not to shout the people down, seeing as his head is imploding*
[10:26:55 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Aahh, the truest sense of a warrior. "Trust it not unless you can do it with your own two hands.""
[10:27:11 PM] Alexandra Erin: The half-elf twins have been joined by a third sibling, whose gender is difficult to determine. Absolom is behind the bar, but there is no sign of Tessa until she comes out of the kitchen carrying a tray of hot buns.
[10:27:51 PM] Optima Brand: Opti gets down into the main room and then looks over at Tessa's arrival. "Ooh! Nice buns!"
[10:28:31 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Somehow, I thought these would get you down here," Tessa says.
[10:29:02 PM] Alexandra Erin: She hands Optima one of the sticky buns and then proceeds around the room, handing each of you one, except for Spectre. She sets his in front of the empty chair.
[10:29:16 PM] Spectre: "Thank you."
[10:29:36 PM] Carrog: Carrog rouses himself from his room (where he eventually ended up) and heads downstairs, sword upon his back and wearing the padding usually beneath his mail. He appears to have shaken off his somber mood as he greets the comon area with a brief pentameter or so, "The sun breaks upon the rise, and our path lies before us- let the dust bite our heels and the wind be our boon companion!"
[10:29:42 PM] Harlan: “Yes,sticky buns would draw Opti. Thank you.”
[10:30:10 PM] Toben: Toben nods in thanks, and notes how well she takes the groups quirks.
[10:30:13 PM] Optima Brand: She blinks at Carrog. "Where exactly are we going, then?" she asks, before nibbling on her sticky bun.
[10:30:31 PM] Carrog: "I figured that part would be obvious, given what was said last night."
[10:31:24 PM] Spectre: Spectre attempts to listen in on the conversations of those around him, particularly the city-watchmen.
[10:31:34 PM] Lady Scarlet: "I'd assume we're hunting for more of those green gem things. Hopefully while we're at it we can find a store that sells that dimensional fabric stuff and I can get me a new dress."
[10:31:37 PM] Toben: "I hope it won't be quite so...desperate...this time. I don't think I can pull that trick everyday."
[10:31:40 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Spectre, make a Streetwise check.))
[10:32:29 PM] Spectre: (19 streetwise)
[10:32:56 PM] Toben: "Gallifreya isn't down. Has anyone checked on her yet?"
[10:33:30 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa says, "Oh, let's not worry about her... whatever business she has is her own. I'm wondering where the clever gent has got to, though."
[10:33:44 PM] Optima Brand: "We have a clever gent with us?" asks Optima.
[10:33:57 PM] Lady Scarlet: "She was in my room when I awoke. Said something about wanting to spend some time studying some weird papers in that box I carried back with us."
[10:34:09 PM] Toben: "She's refering to Janus. We should check on him as well."
[10:34:33 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Spectre, from fragments of conversation you glean three things: you are in a place--city or neighborhood--called Sailsend. "Guild business" is a hot topic, though given the nature of guilds it's hard to tell if the ones under discussion are legitimate trade groups or organized crime. And nobody finds the tavern's presence unusual or remarkable.))
[10:34:55 PM] Optima Brand: Opti listens to Scarlet. "I guess she's kind of a madwoman with a box."
[10:35:41 PM] Spectre: "Janus ate and drank a good deal before going upstairs. Perhaps he is still digesting."
[10:36:14 PM] Spectre: (13 nature)
[10:36:28 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Are you kidding me? :P))
[10:36:43 PM] Spectre: (( : P ))
[10:36:53 PM] Dunbar: (( he might have the digestion of a bear in hibernation? )) :)
[10:37:08 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((He's a druid. He could be a bear in hibernation.))
[10:37:13 PM] Optima Brand: (( Maybe he shapechanged into a bear. ))
[10:37:47 PM] Optima Brand: (( It was a hairy bear, it was a scary bear, i beat a hasty retreat from there. ))
[10:37:50 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa says, "By all means, somebody go get Janus down here. But let's leave whats-her-halo out of this. Tavern business shouldn't concern her."
[10:38:02 PM] Lady Scarlet: Scarlet flips back her hair and nibbles on her bun while allowing her trained ears to listen to the crowd. (26 streetwise)
[10:38:23 PM] Spectre: "If he is in his room that could prove... challenging."
[10:38:50 PM] Alexandra Erin: "The doors are doors," Tessa said. "While they have some interesting properties, they do still carry sound pretty well."
[10:38:56 PM] Alexandra Erin: [Pause]
[10:40:06 PM] Alexandra Erin: [Well, actually, you can still keep talking. But I'm going to be distracted in another window briefly.]
[10:40:26 PM] Optima Brand: (( Can I go upstairs and just say that I bring Janus down with us? ))
[10:40:59 PM] Dunbar: *mumble, grumble* "... roast minotaur..." *mumble*
[10:41:46 PM] Alexandra Erin: [[I'm back.]]
[10:42:16 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Optima, you go upstairs and find his door closed, and him unresponsive.))
[10:43:06 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Meta Comment: This is a player absence thing, not a "How do we open the closed door?" puzzle.)
[10:43:48 PM] Spectre: (( I was about to suggest that Spectre go up there and try a clarion morning call but that might be excessive))
[10:44:04 PM] Dunbar: (( considering my hangover, yes ))
[10:44:05 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Can we not go two sessions without you CCing a party member? :P))
[10:44:09 PM] Toben: ((Just roleplaying it out, boss. It's half the fun ^_^ ))
[10:44:22 PM] Dunbar: (( no. it's traditon ))
[10:44:37 PM] Optima Brand: (( I was just going to go up and pick him and come back down the stairs with a big floppy sleepy kitty cat. ))
[10:45:21 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Hee. I'd be inclined to allow that but I have plans for his absence, and also, the doors don't open for other people.))
[10:45:40 PM] Lady Scarlet: *turns and smiles casually to her friends* Apparently the people are nervous about two men named Cristo and Malek. They're afraid of the first and in awe of the latter. It also seems that both are connected to guilds, which I would guess are the thieves and the assassins. (13 streetwise)
[10:46:00 PM] Optima Brand: (( but but but it's my goal to carry everyone by the time this campaign is over, well, okay. ))
[10:46:13 PM] Optima Brand: (( wait, who is Scarlet talking to? ))
[10:46:29 PM] Carrog: "Really? How interesting. That reminds me of a play. They don't happen to be feuding, do they?"
[10:46:31 PM] Lady Scarlet: (Dunbar most likely)
[10:46:50 PM] Optima Brand: Opti comes back. "No answer at Janus's door."
[10:46:58 PM] Dunbar: "Crisco and Scallup. Got it."
[10:47:17 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Lady Scarlet, something seems off about your guess. Cristo could be a respected thief or assassin, but Malek sounds too much like a local figure of fun.))
[10:47:26 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Guilds often feud over territories, from my experience. But this is striking me as more of a personal vendetta between two men and dragging the rest down with them. I'd like to look into this a bit more."
[10:47:53 PM] Spectre: "Shall I ring for him?" Spectre asks Optima.
[10:48:41 PM] Optima Brand: "You can... ring?" She looks over Spectre for some sort of built-in ringing device, maybe a gong on his stomach or a bell on his head.
[10:48:55 PM] Spectre: "Like in the quarry."
[10:48:57 PM] Alexandra Erin: (("I don't know who the big guy is, but his face sure rings a bell."))
[10:49:32 PM] Toben: "It's as good a place to start as any other. Even if it doesn't lead us to our main goal, making a friend or two in high places can smooth the road when we do find it."
[10:49:48 PM] Alexandra Erin: "If he's not answering the door, no power in any world that I know of can force it open," Tessa says.
[10:49:55 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Believe me, people have tried."
[10:51:04 PM] Lady Scarlet: (I look for the man most likely to have some insight into the goings on around here in the crowd)
[10:51:24 PM] Alexandra Erin: "I wish I could give you more specific guidance, but... well, last time I tried to 'steer' the tavern closer to the shards. It didn't work out quite how I intended," Tessa said. "We should be -near- at least one, but I couldn't say how near."
[10:51:47 PM] Optima Brand: Opti looks around and then decides only one thing will make this better. "Bacon?" she asks Tessa. "Is there bacon?"
[10:52:16 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa snaps her fingers, and the half-elf boy comes sidling over with a skillet of it.
[10:52:25 PM] Toben: Toben likes the way Optima thinks. ^_^
[10:52:45 PM] Alexandra Erin: Scarlet: Make a Perception check.
[10:53:00 PM] Optima Brand: "Mmm, thanks!" She forks all the bacon off the skillet onto her plate. "I think you should get some for Toben, too!"
[10:53:06 PM] Carrog: ((Bacon with a side order of elf boy. If that's not signature Optima..))
[10:53:22 PM] Lady Scarlet: (21 perception)
[10:53:34 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa sighs. "Why doesn't everybody sit down and I'll go rustle up the works."
[10:53:55 PM] Harlan: ((I'll take the half elf, hold the bacon please!))
[10:54:14 PM] Dunbar: (( ok, i'm holding it. Now what?))
[10:55:48 PM] Alexandra Erin: Scarlet: You notice a small number of men and women wearing lavendar vests. They aren't among those talking about the Christo/Malek situation. Those who are talking about Christo are conspicuously avoiding standing or looking near them. Once you've spotted them, you can tell they're spaced around the room as lookouts, and by studying their sightlines, you figure out that they're either watching or watching the back of a well-groomed man in a rather plain and patchy looking tunic who's conversing with a hooded figure in a corner. The
[10:55:55 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Disregard the hanging article there.))
[10:56:58 PM] Optima Brand: Optima says, as she eats the bacon, "Om nom nom nom." She seems unconcerned with Christo or Malek or people in lavender vests or all the rest. Except maybe checking out the half-elf's butt.
[10:58:42 PM] Dunbar: *is slowly eating his now cooled bun*
[10:58:57 PM] Spectre: Spectre continues trying to follow the conversations around him. (20 streetwise)
[11:00:42 PM] Lady Scarlet: *uses the people around her as a wall to hide the fact she's quickly adjusting her cloth top to reveal hints of her stomach and to make her breasts more prominant. A quick slap of both cheeks and a lick of her lips finishes her quick change. Scarlet walks up to one of the men in lavender.* Excuse me, I'm new around here and you seem like someone who could fill me in. My name's Scarlet, what's yours?" (diplomacy 3)
[11:01:37 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Piss off," he says, and steps to the side to get an unobstructed view past you.
[11:01:50 PM] Optima Brand: (( Apparently around here, it's rude to show your tummy and tits to strangers. ))
[11:02:41 PM] Carrog: Carrog manages to fit the majority of his bulk into a chair and just looks around, waiting idly for 'the works.' Every now and then he murmurs something under his breath that sounds rhythmically sing-song before fading back into bemused quiet.
[11:03:00 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa and some half-elves bring out several platters of food for the group. There seems to be more than one of the androgynous siblings now, each appearing to be literally a blend of the brother and sister.
[11:03:30 PM] Dunbar: (( creepy mcuh? ))
[11:03:32 PM] Alexandra Erin: As soon as the food is delivered, the "extras" disappear into the kitchen, leaving just one androgyne sibling on the floor.
[11:03:39 PM] Carrog: ((They're like peas in a pod. At least, that's how Mendele would put it.))
[11:03:49 PM] Lady Scarlet: "I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you while you were working. You just seemed like the right man for the job." (diplomacy 21)
[11:04:01 PM] Optima Brand: Optima looks over the genderqueer half-elves and silently resolve to see if she could get one alone just to investigate.
[11:04:17 PM] Harlan: Harlan looks about the room to see if there is anybody who could use a wound treated. (Heal 16)
[11:05:02 PM] Dunbar: (( Harlan: ME! CURE HANGOVER!))
[11:05:17 PM] Alexandra Erin: Scarlet: He turns a scowling face on you, but his look softens a bit when he sees you. "Here now, duck...kitten, I didn't mean it like that. It's only that I am working just now, but I don't thing I'll be long."
[11:05:53 PM] Alexandra Erin: Harlan: You notice that Dunbar's leaves seem unusually drooping and his eyes seem bleary, thick with sap around the corners.
[11:06:19 PM] Carrog: The goliath makes himself a plate of food and proceeds to dig in, largely oblivious to the lavender gentlemen or the Mr. Potatohead half-elves.
[11:06:30 PM] Spectre: Is it at all obvious to Spectre who it was that the man in lavender stepped around Scarlet to get a better view of?
[11:06:53 PM] Alexandra Erin: Spectre: Roll Perception or Streetwise, your pick.
[11:07:03 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Well, that's quite alright. You just find me and my girlfriend over there when you have a chance. We'd love for you to help us get to know things around here. You know, see what's under the surface, so to speak." Scarlet blows a quick kiss at him before returning to Optima and the others.
[11:07:25 PM] Dunbar: (( lol ))
[11:07:31 PM] Spectre: (anything's better than perception check of 16)
[11:08:21 PM] Optima Brand: Opti wants more bacon now. And some orange juice. And doesn't seem at all to notice whatever Lady Harlot is doing.
[11:08:39 PM] Alexandra Erin: Spectre: Yes, he's obviously keen on the conversation in the corner.
[11:09:00 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Opti, hun, how good are you at making men think with their small head and not their big one?"
[11:09:08 PM] Harlan: Harlan digs around in his bag and hands something to Dunbar (heal 10) “Maybe this will make you feel a tad bit better.”
[11:09:37 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((I think that's good for a hangover cure.))
[11:09:40 PM] Dunbar: *eyes the bottle*
[11:09:55 PM] Harlan: "It'll taste horrid"
[11:10:04 PM] Dunbar: "Can't be worse" and downs the whole thing.
[11:10:19 PM] Spectre: Spectre leaves his post at his table to join Scarlet and the others at the bar. "What was all that about?" he asks, glancing in the direction of the lavender-suited types.
[11:10:26 PM] Optima Brand: She eyes Scarlet. "Wha?" she mumbles through her bacon.
[11:10:36 PM] Dunbar: (( My Fortitude is 14, btw )) :)
[11:11:43 PM] Lady Scarlet: "I'm working a wee bit of a con to get some information from one of the guards. He's going to visit me when he's done with his current assignment, which should be soon. I kinda hinted that he should find me and my lovely lady friend to help us learn about the city. Though I may have hinted that I wanted to fuck his brains out."
[11:12:18 PM] Dunbar: *splurgle*cough*cough*
[11:12:52 PM] Lady Scarlet: Scarlet snags some bacon and nibbles it "What?"
[11:13:18 PM] Harlan: Harlan stares at Scar like she grew another head. “Why do you think the vests are guards?”
[11:13:34 PM] Dunbar: "Hangover cures are supposed to get rid of the extra sensitive hearing..."
[11:13:43 PM] Carrog: Carrog pauses mid-bite and looks over at Lady Scarlet, then at Optima. It's as if a crucial circuit is made, and understanding triggers. Then he shakes his head and sighs, "Forgot about that." He goes back to eating.
[11:14:07 PM] Lady Scarlet: "evenly spaced about the room. Eyeing what's going on, paying attention to the crowd. Making sure no one gets to the guys in the corner while they talk. It's obvious they're guarding him. Now to find out who he is and what's going on."
[11:14:08 PM] Optima Brand: "What are you asking me to do? Also, what happened to your shirt?"
[11:14:30 PM] Spectre: "A mating display, I presume."
[11:15:08 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Exactly, men are fools for tits. And I need you to help me make it look good for him so he won't suspect my little trap. You game?"
[11:15:09 PM] Optima Brand: "I'm not gonna fuck those guys. By Tiamat's left tit, you're a slutty skank."
[11:15:33 PM] Toben: "Courting, Spectre. Not mating. She'd be wearing much less for that."
[11:15:37 PM] Dunbar: *Currently, Dunbar's eyes are more glazed than when he was drunk. Staring at an interesting wood grain pattern in the wall*
[11:15:50 PM] Lady Scarlet: "I dont' want to fuck him. I want to get information out of him. Be it by simple coersion or breaking an arm, I want what I want."
[11:16:04 PM] Optima Brand: "So break his arm. What the hell is wrong with you?"
[11:16:46 PM] Optima Brand: Optima doesn't apparently think about using her sexuality to manipulate people to get what she wants, just likes to fuck and stuff, it seems.
[11:16:46 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa comes back over with a fresh pitcher of orange juice. "What's going on?"
[11:16:50 PM] Lady Scarlet: "You just seem like you would enjoy messing with some stupid guy's mind for your own personal pleasure. If you're not up to it, I can always ask Freya."
[11:17:36 PM] Toben: "It's harder to clean up a broken arm, Optima. A broken heart can be mended with a broken promise."
[11:17:47 PM] Spectre: "Carrot on the stick tactics. Good cop / bad cop. Classic manipulation. I approve."
[11:17:49 PM] Optima Brand: "Oooh, orange juice," says Opti, and tells Tessa, "Scarlet wants to fuck some of the local civvies."
[11:17:52 PM] Toben: "In the short term, anyway."
[11:18:36 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Eh, it's not like this would be the first time I screwed a guard to get information." Finishes her bacon.
[11:18:39 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Do you think they're hiding shards of shattered reality in their pants?"
[11:18:48 PM] Optima Brand: "Skank."
[11:19:18 PM] Spectre: "If not in their pants, where should we look?" Spectre asks Tessa.
[11:19:19 PM] Toben: (( to Tessa ))"That is the most interesting idea I've heard today."
[11:19:26 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Why do I have the feeling no-one here has ever had to be a spy before?"
[11:19:30 PM] Harlan: Harlan walks to the guy Scar had been hitting on. “I’m dreadfully sorry about that odd girl. Women. So hard to travel with. May I buy you a drink to apologize?” (Diplomacy 24)
[11:19:51 PM] Toben: "I'd offer my help, but I doubt I'm to their tastes."
[11:20:08 PM] Optima Brand: She looks over at Toben. "What do you taste like?"
[11:20:52 PM] Alexandra Erin: The man looks down at Harlan, starts to shake his head, and then shrugs and says, "Eh, I guess some people pay for gnome. But seriously, I'm a little busy right now. Hit me up later."
[11:20:58 PM] Lady Scarlet: Tries to stifle her irritation at Harlan by smiling sweetly and laughing. "Well, with the right make up and clothes..."
[11:21:06 PM] Carrog: "Could we have a different discussion while I'm eating?"
[11:21:45 PM] Harlan: "Busy you say? With what?"
[11:22:22 PM] Optima Brand: "This is good orange juice," says Optima. "However, Scarlet's plan for us all to become prostitutes in order to blend into this society doesn't seem to be a particularly good one."
[11:22:30 PM] Toben: (to Opti) "You may find out someday. Today is not that day." ;)
[11:22:31 PM] Alexandra Erin: "I'm just busy," he says. "Are you new in town, or what? Shove off!" He tries to kick Harlan in the shin, and then curses as he breaks his foot.
[11:23:03 PM] Optima Brand: Opti looks over and stands up, knocking the barstool out from underneath him. "Don't. You. Fucking. Touch. That. Gnome."
[11:23:06 PM] Optima Brand: er*
[11:23:11 PM] Optima Brand: from underneath her.
[11:23:18 PM] Dunbar: "Prostitution is a noble endeavor. Ask the lady who took my virginity."
[11:23:49 PM] Dunbar: "Oh, huh?"
[11:23:49 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Oh, by the House of White!" curses Scarlet.
[11:23:54 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Are you barmy?" the man says. "Do you know who you're messing with?" His color-coordinated confederates all over the room are turning their attention towards Optima and Harlan, and to a lesser extent the rest of the group.
[11:23:56 PM] Toben: Toben gets a grip on his staff. It looks like things are about to get out of hand.
[11:24:26 PM] Harlan: "Of course we don't sir. We're the fools"
[11:24:27 PM] Carrog: "That wasn't quite what I had in mind by 'a different discussion.'"
[11:24:38 PM] Optima Brand: She smiles broadly and cracks her knuckles. "Are there a lot more like you in the rest of this town?"
[11:24:44 PM] Optima Brand: "... cuz, you're gonna need 'em."
[11:25:20 PM] Dunbar: "Oh, shitake."
[11:26:03 PM] Spectre: "Please calm down everyone!" Spectre booms. "This is a dining establishment."
[11:26:05 PM] Harlan: “As far as apologies go, in exchange for the knowledge of what we’re messing with, I’ll give your foot some doctoring”
[11:26:09 PM] Dunbar: *starts arranging plates, spoons, knives, forks, mugs to be in easy reach for throwing*
[11:26:11 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Are you kidding? We run this place," the man says. "And we're going to..." What he's going to do is interrupted as there's a loud hum and a flash of red light from the corner of the room, followed by the sound of a chair being kicked over and frantic footsteps. Those of you who follow the sounds see the robed man running for the door. A few flung daggers and crossbow bolts hit the floor just behind his ankles, and most of the violet-vested men follow him out.
[11:27:03 PM] Optima Brand: "Yeah, you'd BETTER run!" She shakes her fist at them, disappointed because was hoping for a good ol' fashioned bar brawl.
[11:27:05 PM] Spectre: "... Interesting."
[11:27:13 PM] Alexandra Erin: (The man with the broken foot was not among the runners.)
[11:27:31 PM] Carrog: "I'm just going to assume that this is all going exactly according to some plan someone has."
[11:27:54 PM] Alexandra Erin: The remaining vested lookout wrenches around, cursing... the man in the tunic lies slumped on the floor, acrid-looking black smoke rising from his chest.
[11:28:01 PM] Harlan: "..Yes, Carrog, mostly"
[11:28:12 PM] Optima Brand: (( Wait the guy i was yelling at didn't leave, or did leave, or who is smoking and what and? ))
[11:28:39 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((The guy you were yelling at didn't leave. The guy he and his friends had been watching before is in the smoking section.))
[11:28:48 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Well my plan went up in flames while screaming for mercy. I'm out of bright ideas at this point."
[11:29:03 PM] Toben: "Harlan, I think the smoker there may need your assistance."
[11:29:42 PM] Alexandra Erin: The man's not even acknowledging Harlan's offer, he's trying to run over to the fallen man but putting weight on his foot makes him scream and collapse.
[11:30:05 PM] Spectre: Spectre helps the fallen man with the broken foot up.
[11:30:16 PM] Optima Brand: Optima casually strolls over and helpfully puts her weight on that man's foot too.
[11:30:28 PM] Spectre: These two actions don't mesh well.
[11:30:37 PM] Lady Scarlet: A sigh of resignation escapes Scarlet's lips as she makes her way to the man in the smoldering corner.
[11:30:41 PM] Alexandra Erin: He pushes Spectre away, or tries to, but he just ends up pushing away from Spectre and falling again, while Optima comes up and steps on his foot. He passes out from the pain.
[11:30:56 PM] Spectre: "Was that really necessary?"
[11:31:01 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Clarification: the corner's not smoldering, the man's chest is.))
[11:31:03 PM] Toben: ((Attempts to figure out what the flash actually was Arcana 8))
[11:31:20 PM] Optima Brand: "No, but it sure felt good."
[11:31:23 PM] Lady Scarlet: (Ok, i'm going to see if we can help him or if his heart is a smoking brick of coal)
[11:31:32 PM] Harlan: Harlan walks over to the smoking gun, er, guy and attempts to stabilize him (9. Boo)
[11:31:41 PM] Alexandra Erin: Toben, all you can tell is it didn't seem like any kind of fire light you're familiar with.
[11:32:18 PM] Lady Scarlet: Scarlet tries to help the injured man (14 heal)
[11:32:46 PM] Dunbar: *asks a random stranger that didn't think to run* "So.... who's the corpse?"
[11:32:50 PM] Spectre: "Cathartic, I'm sure. Optima, would you help me lift him? I'd like to put him in my room."
[11:33:26 PM] Alexandra Erin: Harlan, you get there and you realize there's nothing that you can do to treat him. He's already dead. He has a wound like you've never seen: a perfectly round burn mark in the center of his chest, going all the way through. There's a matching hole in the top of the back of the chair he was sitting in.There's a small flame flickering and dying out in a wooden support beam behind where he was sitting.
[11:33:51 PM] Toben: Toben nods at Spectre. "Good idea, keep him under control until we can question him."
[11:34:10 PM] Optima Brand: (( Only imperial stormtroopers are so precise. ))
[11:34:13 PM] Carrog: Carrog sighs, thinks for a few moments, then proceeds to try and finish off his breakfast as quickly as possible. Once it's down to nothing he can scoop up with a fork, he stands, nods to Tessa, and heads for the stairs. Something tells him he'll want his mail for the remainder of their stay in this city.
[11:34:14 PM] Alexandra Erin: Dunbar, the stranger says, "I don't know, and I don't care!" and then he does think to run.
[11:34:36 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Carrog, the post office will forward it for you.))
[11:34:36 PM] Harlan: To Spectre "And let's keep Optima far away from him"
[11:34:36 PM] Dunbar: "Bugger."
[11:35:02 PM] Alexandra Erin: The tavern is clearing out pretty quickly now that the events... or at least their aftermath... have had a chance to sink in.
[11:35:10 PM] Optima Brand: "Hey, he kicked you! That's startin' something."
[11:35:21 PM] Carrog: ((I meant my armor. I keep getting letters from the redundancy department on redundancy when I call it chain mail.))
[11:35:23 PM] Spectre: "Optima?"
[11:35:38 PM] Optima Brand: "Yeah?"
[11:35:52 PM] Dunbar: "Come back tomorrow! We'll have bigger fireworks! Bring the kids!" *laughs in a slightly higher pitched voice*
[11:35:54 PM] Alexandra Erin: The uniformed city guards seem to have been only just behind the men chasing the robed figure in the speed with which they departed the scene. :P
[11:35:58 PM] Spectre: "Life please." Spectre is holding the legs of the broken-foot man.
[11:36:14 PM] Harlan: “He already broke his foot and got what he had coming. No reason to add to it!”
[11:36:27 PM] Lady Scarlet: Scarlet stands there looking stunned as she stares at the dead man. Repulsion and nausea fill her gut until she breaks and runs out the door.
[11:36:43 PM] Optima Brand: Optima picks the guy up. "Fine, then," she says, carrying her half of him.
[11:36:50 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa has tiptoed over to the dead man. "Oh, shit," she says, looking down at him.
[11:37:09 PM] Toben: "Tessa, you know him?"
[11:37:09 PM] Harlan: "Tessa? Have you seen anything like this before?"
[11:37:12 PM] Spectre: Spectre works his way up the stairs to his room.
[11:37:40 PM] Alexandra Erin: "I've never seen a magic spell do that, no," Tessa says.
[11:38:02 PM] Toben: "Damn. She shouldn't be out there alone. I'll try to bring her back." Dashes after Scarlet.
[11:38:10 PM] Optima Brand: Opti glances over her shoulder at Lady Scarlet. "I guess some of us have never been in a fight before," she says, and then follows Spectre upstairs.
[11:38:14 PM] Alexandra Erin: ((Scarlet, which door did you run for?))
[11:38:24 PM] Lady Scarlet: (outside)
[11:39:00 PM] Toben: Toben attempts to follow Scarlet. Perception?
[11:39:39 PM] Alexandra Erin: Toben, Scarlet has to stop momentarily when she gets outside, with the adjustment to the bright sunlit environment and an unfamiliar one at that.
[11:39:54 PM] Spectre: Spectre eases the man to the floor and opens the door to his room.
[11:40:17 PM] Spectre: Inside there's is a bare looking workshop with an oddly incongruous lavish four-poster bed in one corner.
[11:41:30 PM] Optima Brand: Opti will dump the guy wherever Spectre wants him dumped. "I thought you didn't sleep," she says, indicating the bed. "But that's awful comfy looking."
[11:41:37 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tavern is now situated on a street sloping steeply towards the glittering expanse of a harbor. The street is narrow and brick-paved. Strangely, the entire tavern has fit itself into a two-story building on a tiny square lot butting up against shops on either side. Even more strangely, it has named itself "The Pretty Pretty Pony". The blue roof and odd architecture still mark it as the same general structure.
[11:41:38 PM] Spectre: "We'll set him on the table for now. Perhaps we should restrain him as well."
[11:41:54 PM] Toben: Attemptst to grab Scarlet's arm before she can dash off. "It's not a good time to be alone, kitten."
[11:42:20 PM] Lady Scarlet: *starts to shake violently before losing her breakfast*
[11:42:31 PM] Spectre: "Perhaps Harlan has smelling salts? It may be useful to try to get some information out of him."
[11:42:32 PM] Optima Brand: (( my bacon! ))
[11:43:21 PM] Optima Brand: "Huh. So interrogating the prisoner? I guess that's not a bad idea," she says, nodding to Spec and putting the guy up on the workbench.
[11:43:40 PM] Optima Brand: "You got any restraints? If not, I, uh, may have some back in my room."
[11:43:45 PM] Toben: "Breathe, Scarlet. Just breathe." Toben places a comforting hand.
[11:44:13 PM] Spectre: "I'm afraid I brought none with me. My trusty cuffs were lost with Making."
[11:45:06 PM] Lady Scarlet: *finishes being sick, spits and wipes her mouth on her sleeve* "It... it just had to be a smoking chest wound, huh?" says Scarlet to no one in particular.
[11:45:29 PM] Dunbar: *still sitting at the bar, drinking his now cold coffee* "It's gonna be a long day."
[11:45:42 PM] Optima Brand: Opti runs back to her room, which was nicely furnished with said restraints, then comes back. "Here you go." She hands him some cuffs, a gag, a spreader bar.
[11:46:01 PM] Toben: "I won't pry, but sometimes it can help to share the burden."
[11:46:14 PM] Spectre: Spectre thanks her sincerely, but takes only the cuffs.
[11:46:31 PM] Lady Scarlet: "Heh... know what silver does to a werewolf?"
[11:46:34 PM] Optima Brand: Opti offers the ball gag. "You sure? He might start screaming."
[11:47:02 PM] Spectre: "Perhaps we'll use it later."
[11:47:15 PM] Spectre: Spectre suggests diplomatically.
[11:47:20 PM] Toben: "I'm familiar with it..."
[11:48:22 PM] Lady Scarlet: "It smokes and smolders and stinks like burning meat. They scream for as long as they can before they die. And silver tipped spears leave nice little round holes in them."
[11:48:35 PM] Spectre: "One of us should probably fetch Harlan."
[11:49:01 PM] Carrog: Carrog heads back downstairs, pulling on gloves and shifting his sword a bit to get the weight distributed properly. Then he scans the room for someone from the group, hoping they haven't scattered to the four winds.
[11:49:03 PM] Optima Brand: "I will," she says, leans her head out the door, yells, "OI HARLAN, C'MERE!"
[11:49:10 PM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa looks around, and sees Dunbar still sitting in the tavern. "Hey," she says, "Help me get this stiff into the stables."
[11:49:25 PM] Dunbar: (I'm still at the bar)
[11:49:54 PM] Harlan: *rolls his eyes at Optima’s call, but heads over*
[11:50:05 PM] Dunbar: "Yep. A long day" *will assist the lady in transporting the body*
[11:50:54 PM] Dunbar: "Carrog, could you get this door for us?"
[11:50:56 PM] Harlan: “You bellowed, m’lady?”
[11:51:11 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Thanks," she says. "I'll grab the feet and you can get his other end. The building's been compacted, you see. People who come in from the outside will just sort of deal with the size of the tavern by not dealing with it, but they'll completely ignore the side rooms."
[11:51:18 PM] Optima Brand: "Yeah, we got mister kicky here."
[11:51:23 PM] Toben: "I'm so sorry. I.." Toben's words trail off. He gently pulls Scarlet into a hug (If she allows).
[11:51:42 PM] Lady Scarlet: "My family, we're famous for being wolf hunters. Especially the werewolves. We're trained from babes to know how to track them, to hunt them and to kill them."
[11:52:09 PM] Lady Scarlet: *hugs Toben* "He was my brother and I put the spear into his heart."
[11:52:25 PM] Dunbar: "Makes sense. Not immediately important is often overlooked."
[11:52:55 PM] Spectre: "Harlan, do you have smelling salts? We have questions."
[11:52:58 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Yeah," Tessa says. "And I've got a feeling we don't want to be caught with this guy on premises."
[11:53:13 PM] Carrog: "Er. Is... ah." Carrog looks a little less steady, but he moves to hold the door for Tess and Dunbar.
[11:53:24 PM] Harlan: “Hello again, Kickory. Nice to see you.” *searches his bag for smelling salts* (Heal 14)
[11:53:27 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Did anybody see what happened?" Tessa asks. "Was nobody thinking to watch what was going on?"
[11:53:40 PM] Alexandra Erin: Harlan: The man comes around with a sputter.
[11:54:07 PM] Dunbar: "No, sorry. Breakfast was immediately important." :|
[11:54:25 PM] Carrog: "I was looking towards my plate, actually. I think the others were at least somewhat involved. Scarlet, and Optima, and Harlan I believe."
[11:54:40 PM] Alexandra Erin: "I don't blame you there. It's not like we can count on the tavern dropping us right on top of something obviously out-of-this-world," Tessa said.
[11:55:06 PM] Spectre: "You're awake I see. Your friends left you behind."
[11:55:19 PM] Toben: Glances inside, sees the body gone. "Come back inside, kitten. We should get off the street."
[11:55:58 PM] Lady Scarlet: *follows absentmindedly* I was only nine, you know?"
[11:56:01 PM] Optima Brand: Optima helpfully cuts the guy's boot off with her knife (assuming it's a leather boot) so that his broken foot doesn't feel worse if it swells.
[11:56:09 PM] Alexandra Erin: The man pulls on the chains before realizing he's bound fast. "Listen, Golem-Guts... you're making a huge mistake."
[11:56:41 PM] Spectre: "As I said, your friends left you behind, and have no idea where you are or what happened to you."
[11:57:00 PM] Spectre: "With that in mind, we have a few questions."
[11:57:12 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Where are we?" he says. "We're not in the Pony any more, that's for sure. Never mind. The Dragons will find me. Our eyes are everywhere."
[11:57:29 PM] Harlan: “Gollum-guts? Specter, this man is defiantly a minor character. Let’s get who he works for and be done with him.”
[11:57:46 PM] Toben: "I can barely fathom. Upstairs, that's right. It think it's time for a rest." Navigates her towards her room.
[11:57:47 PM] Spectre: "The Dragons? Who are they?"
[11:58:05 PM] Optima Brand: Opti brings her fingers up to the bound man's bare toes. "Where I come from, we've got a game. It's called 'This Little Kobold Went To The Market.'" She starts tugging on the toes of his broken foot. "This little kobold stayed home."
[11:58:06 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Who are the... Bane, you really are new in town."
[11:58:18 PM] Spectre: "Yes. Explain everything."
[11:59:02 PM] Alexandra Erin: "Fine, for all the good it'll do you!" he says after he's done screaming. "Everybody knows. The Violet Dragons. We control the docks. Everybody knows us. Nobody's stupid enough to mess with us."
[11:59:16 PM] Optima Brand: "Ha, that's where you're wrong! We're more than stupid enough!"
[11:59:31 PM] Harlan: "And who were you watching at the inn?"
[11:59:34 PM] Spectre: "As you can see. What is your main business?"
[12:00:03 AM] Optima Brand: (( brb, gotta idle a few. ))
[12:00:07 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Our main business IS business," he says. "Shipping. Manufacturing. Textiles. We've got pieces of it all."
[12:00:40 AM] Spectre: "Do you perchance trade in green crystals with strange properties?"
[12:00:41 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((By the way, two hour time check: everybody good?))
[12:00:52 AM] Carrog: ((Certainly))
[12:00:54 AM] Optima Brand: (( i'm good ))
[12:00:58 AM] Spectre: ((As am I))
[12:00:59 AM] Harlan: ((I'm good, as you know))
[12:01:01 AM] Toben: ((good))
[12:01:09 AM] Spectre: ((Lawful good actually))
[12:01:18 AM] Dunbar: (( and... action!))
[12:01:20 AM] Optima Brand: "Textiles, eh? What about ... dimensional fabrics?" she asks.
[12:01:21 AM] Alexandra Erin: "If it comes through Sailsend, we can find it, but you're really going about this the wrong way," the man says.
[12:01:45 AM] Spectre: "Unfortunately, yes. Relations did get off on the wrong... shall we say... foot."
[12:01:47 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Dimensi... listen, did Malek send you?" the man says.
[12:01:55 AM] Lady Scarlet: *Scarlet's voice slowly becomes softer and softer as she slips into her own mind* I still carry his picture in my locket. I'm not supposed to to that though. I'd get in so much trouble with my mom and dad if they knew. They're supposed to be erased from the history when they become monsters, but Will got a picture of Jake and made me a locket with their pictures in it.
[12:02:12 AM] Optima Brand: (( I'm unaligned so I can torture people. ))
[12:02:56 AM] Spectre: "What can you tell us about Malek?"
[12:03:19 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Oh, brother, if you are working for Malek, you're in trouble. We know everything about him."
[12:03:36 AM] Spectre: "Good. Let's start with everything then."
[12:03:52 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You go back to him and you tell him he's lost. We've got him right where we want him."
[12:05:10 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Listen, we're going about this all wrong. We can help each other out here... you help us broker a deal with your boss, help him see things reasonable-like, and you'll be standing in a pretty good place," the man says. "Then we can maybe talk about your green gems."
[12:05:26 AM] Toben: Toben lays Scarlet out on her bed, before sitting beside her. He gently strokes her hair (fur?) and makes soothing sounds. "It'll be alright."
[12:05:50 AM] Spectre: Meanwhile in the next room, people are considering torture!
[12:05:53 AM] Lady Scarlet: (i'm 95% human)
[12:06:26 AM] Optima Brand: (( Maybe by fur he means ... er nevermind. ))
[12:06:49 AM] Toben: ((It's always hard to tell with catgirls. Sometimes it's just the ears, sometimes it's all over furry.))
[12:06:57 AM] Spectre: "What sort of deal would you be looking for?"
[12:08:04 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Well, Malek has insulted the dragons, obviously... and continues to do so... so an apology is obviously going to be part of it," the man says. "But we're businessmen. We don't want to simply take what's his. We just want more of, shall we say, an exclusive license for his newfound capabilities."
[12:08:37 AM] Spectre: "Which capabilities in particular had your interest."
[12:09:05 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Don't play coy with me, Metal-Mouth," the man says. "We're long past that point. People are dead!"
[12:10:04 AM] Spectre: "Yes. Who was it that you were guarding downstairs?"
[12:11:09 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Cut the catoblepas crap," the man says. "Don't pretend you don't know the score. Your friends were there busting up our surveillance so your guy could strike and get away clean."
[12:12:04 AM] Spectre: "Please just answer the question. You're giving my friend here ideas."
[12:12:12 AM] Harlan: “We don’t have sides yet, but judging by their skill I’d like to be on their side”
[12:12:42 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You think you scare me, Tin Man?" the man says. "I'm a Violet Dragon. You haven't seen scary like we do scary."
[12:13:40 AM] Optima Brand: "Do you have roast beef in your world? Because this little kobold had none..."
[12:13:42 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Are you kidding me? You're not with Malek? Well, the biggest mistake you ever made was stumbling into this and messing up our works," the man says. "His days are numbered. He's a small-time fraud who got lucky."
[12:14:46 AM] Alexandra Erin: Downstairs, Tessa has stowed the body in a long feed box and covered it up with sacks of grain. "Well, that's that," she says. "Of course, you just might find a use for him before this is over."
[12:14:47 AM] Lady Scarlet: *sits up on her bed* "Shouldn't we be helping the others, Toben?"
[12:15:15 AM] Toben: "If you're ready." Toben stands and offers her a hand.
[12:15:21 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You can make me scream, lady, but you can't make me talk," the man says.
[12:15:24 AM] Lady Scarlet: *accepts and follows*
[12:15:44 AM] Dunbar: "I always wanted to do ventriloquism. Heh."
[12:16:07 AM] Carrog: ((This may be the biggest mistake we've made, but that's only because we're just getting started.))
[12:16:10 AM] Toben: *Enter Toben and Scarlet, Stage Left*
[12:16:32 AM] Alexandra Erin: "We had this thing all sewed up, practically," the man says. "Before you all blundered in. This meet tonight probably would have been the end. Well, the beginning of it."
[12:16:37 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((Toben, where are you entering?))
[12:16:45 AM] Optima Brand: (( Do Toben and Scarlet have mussed up hair and misbuttoned shirts and stuff? ))
[12:17:01 AM] Toben: ((The torture room.))
[12:17:29 AM] Spectre: "And who was it that was killed?"
[12:17:55 AM] Carrog: Carrog heads back into the main part of the inn, settling down on a barstool. He looks a little out of sorts after dealing with the dead body, though not quite as bad as with the child.
[12:18:17 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Nuh uh. I didn't mind talking when I thought you knew the score," the man says. "But this is none of your business. Your business is getting yourselves the hell out of Sailsend before my friends catch up with you."
[12:18:25 AM] Spectre: "Sir, we bear you little to no ill will. If you answer all our questions honestly, we will move you onto the bed over there and splint your foot."
[12:18:36 AM] Lady Scarlet: "I was taught you should start by removing their fingers and toes, knuckle by knuckle until they agree to talk. Then you ask questions. This is just kinda of backwards."
[12:19:05 AM] Optima Brand: Opti peers at Scarlet. "Aren't you the one who loses her shit at gaping chest wounds?"
[12:19:09 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You'll do that anyway if you're smart," he says to Spectre. "You'll do that because you want to get back on my good side, even a little, because what I say when my friends find me is going to have a considerable impact on your future."
[12:19:29 AM] Lady Scarlet: "Isn't there a windmill you should be chasing?"
[12:19:32 AM] Toben: "Not now, Optima. Torture first, questions later."
[12:20:07 AM] Optima Brand: "Isn't there a mouse -you- should be chasing?"
[12:20:08 AM] Spectre: "I'm sure you would like to be peacably reunited with your guild. In order to do that, though, you will have to co-operate with us."
[12:20:43 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Who the hells are you?" the man says. "You're no one. You're nothing. This is the Dragons' town. You show me some cooperation and maybe you won't end up as a boat anchor."
[12:21:27 AM] Harlan: “Sir, you’re better off talking. I’m sure the young lady here would be more then pleased to kill you. You have no friends. Notice how they aren’t here. You’re just another nothing to them. To us you can be nice and valuable. Or we can kill you. Your choice. (Intimidate 27)
[12:21:53 AM] Alexandra Erin: The man looks down at Harlan. "You're joking, right?" He laughs. Then he looks at Harlan again. "Right? You're joking. You can't be... you're... you are serious."
[12:21:59 AM] Optima Brand: Opti steps away from the guy's foot and takes out the greatsword that Harlan loaned her. "You know, it might be better just to get rid of this guy here and now."
[12:22:21 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Look, okay, call her off!" the man shrieks at Harlan.
[12:22:30 AM] Dunbar: (( I am NOT hiding another body today. ))
[12:22:52 AM] Lady Scarlet: (it's an inn with a kitchen, the hiding part is easy)
[12:23:08 AM] Dunbar: (( Long pig, anyone? ))
[12:23:12 AM] Harlan: *Smiles at Optima* After we see what he has to say. If it’s not what we want, you can have your fun then
[12:23:12 AM] Toben: ((mmmm...bacon))
[12:23:29 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You people are INSANE!" he yells. "What do you want to know?"
[12:24:05 AM] Spectre: "Let's start with the question I asked earlier."
[12:24:12 AM] Optima Brand: (( if it helps I got a 24 on an assist with intimidate. ))
[12:24:40 AM] Carrog: ((Oh, he thinks we're insane *now*. Wait til he finds out we travel across dimensions in a magical tavern, collecting the bits of reality that fall off.))
[12:25:04 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Our guy back in the Pony? That was Spense. He's... you know, one of our face guys."
[12:25:17 AM] Spectre: "Good."
[12:25:20 AM] Spectre: "Where can we find Malek?"
[12:25:25 AM] Alexandra Erin: "I don't know!"
[12:26:01 AM] Spectre: "I'm sure you can guess if your life depends on it." (intimidate 27)
[12:26:09 AM] Lady Scarlet: "Then I would suggest you start thinking of names before you find out how much impromptu surgery hurts without a cleric."
[12:26:58 AM] Alexandra Erin: "I don't know, I swear, I don't know! He's been keeping his head down, and of course he knows how to hide!"
[12:27:02 AM] Harlan: “We can’t intimidate somebody who doesn’t know anything. What was your mission at the inn?”
[12:27:37 AM] Alexandra Erin: "We were ~supposed~ to be watching Spense's back, making sure Malek's guy didn't try anything... they've been, well, they're not used to high-pressure situations. They get twitchy."
[12:28:07 AM] Harlan: "Why would they want him?"
[12:28:52 AM] Alexandra Erin: "They didn't," the man says. "Like I said, they're twitchy. My guess is when Red here started making a scene, he panicked and ran, but not before... well, you saw better than I did."
[12:29:13 AM] Alexandra Erin: "It was just supposed to be a negotiation."
[12:29:15 AM] Carrog: ((I'm going to go ahead and bow out. I don't think it'd be conducive to this for Carrog to show up, and I don't know of a good reason for him to do so anyhow. So I'll catch you all later.))
[12:29:25 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((Okay, goodnight.))
[12:29:33 AM] Dunbar: (( night ))
[12:29:34 AM] Harlan: ((Goodnight)
[12:29:37 AM] Spectre: ((Night!))
[12:29:43 AM] Lady Scarlet: (night)
[12:29:47 AM] Spectre: "How long has Malek been a problem?"
[12:29:55 AM] Toben: ((Night))
[12:30:08 AM] Harlan: "What is it Malek even does?"
[12:30:30 AM] Toben: "What is th nature of the power his people are using?"
[12:30:31 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Just recently," the man says. "He started getting cocky, started throwing his weight around. We laughed, because we didn't think he had much weight. But he does."
[12:30:48 AM] Alexandra Erin: "He's the head of the local magic guild,
[12:30:57 AM] Lady Scarlet: "What was the negotiation about?"
[12:31:12 AM] Alexandra Erin: ," the man says. "Not much of a guild. Not much of a magician. Just an illusionist, for crying out loud."
[12:31:28 AM] Alexandra Erin: "But all of a sudden he started talking about his 'awesome power'."
[12:31:30 AM] Alexandra Erin: "And then his guys..."
[12:31:49 AM] Harlan: "He must have what we're looking for."
[12:31:58 AM] Toben: "A mage going rogue with a sudden boost in power? Sounds like we may have a winner here."
[12:32:09 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Well, you saw what one weedy little apprentice can do," the man says.
[12:32:44 AM] Alexandra Erin: "He's got soime new kind of wand... it doesn't take any skill, it doesn't take any, what have you, arcane power... it works like a crossbow," the man says.
[12:32:47 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Point... and click."
[12:32:49 AM] Lady Scarlet: "An illusionist who can suddenly make fantasy reality?" (Arcana 15)
[12:33:18 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((Scarlet, that sounds plausible, but doesn't seem like a perfect match for what the man's describing.))
[12:33:38 AM] Toben: "Unstable and dangerous was all I saw. Irresponsible. I'll flay them alive..."
[12:34:02 AM] Spectre: "Is there a headquarters of this magician's guild?"
[12:34:52 AM] Alexandra Erin: "He's still living in a fantasy world," the man says to Scarlet. "He's got his wands, but he has no idea how to organize. He's got no knowledge of tactics. He's just got a bunch of scared apprentices with weapons they don't know what to do with."
[12:35:12 AM] Harlan: “I say we heal this fellow up, have him take us to his leader, find Malek and find our crystal. I’m sure this young man’s leader will have his own reasons for helping us depower Malek.”
[12:35:28 AM] Alexandra Erin: "That's just it," the man says to Spectre. "His only talent is illusions. We've got eyes everywhere, but..." He shrugs. "You try finding someone like that."
[12:35:32 AM] Optima Brand: (( I think the klingons are violating the prime directive and arming the people of this planet with phasers. ))
[12:36:10 AM] Toben: ((I was thinking Romulans, personally. Pointy ears and all that.))
[12:36:17 AM] Spectre: "Certainly Harlan, you should see to his foot. But perhaps it would be best if he rested here until this business with Malek is taken care of."
[12:36:42 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You can't keep me here," the man says. "You've no authority in Sailsend."
[12:36:55 AM] Lady Scarlet: "A bunch of nobodies come into town, capture a Violet Dragon and interrogate him to make him spill the details of this little blood feud and then we return him? He's as good as dead if he goes back. You don't get to talk and keep your head."
[12:37:03 AM] Harlan: "You're not exactly in Sailsend anymore."
[12:37:14 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Listen, pussycat, you worry about your head and I'll worry about mine."
[12:37:43 AM] Lady Scarlet: *walks over to the man and grabs his head, firmly placing her thumb over one of his eyes* You want to say that again?
[12:38:24 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Say what? You worry about your head and I worry about mine? You take things personal-like, don't you?"
[12:38:32 AM] Optima Brand: "Oh dear, she's going to claw his eyes out. Then she'll pee on his bedpillows. Naughty kitty."
[12:38:56 AM] Lady Scarlet: "I'm no pussycat, mother fucker" *gouges out the eye*
[12:39:12 AM] Harlan: *Harlan tends the mans wounds (heal 27)* It's not our problem if dies by their hands. He is of course welcome to join us.
[12:39:24 AM] Optima Brand: Opti would facepalm if she weren't holding a two-handed sword.
[12:39:43 AM] Spectre: Spectre tries to get Scarlet away from the prisoner to let Harlan heal him.
[12:39:51 AM] Dunbar: *hears muffled screaming*..."Can I get another cuppa joe, Tessa?"
[12:40:21 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Oh, by the nine lords!" Tessa shouts, and she runs for the stairs.
[12:40:33 AM] Toben: Toben watches impassively.
[12:40:39 AM] Lady Scarlet: "I'm done here. Heal him, kill him. I don't fucking care. Just take out the trash when you're done." *walks out of the room*
[12:40:50 AM] Spectre: "The door, Toben, quickly."
[12:41:04 AM] Dunbar: "... I'll get it myself then." *kitchen raid, woot*
[12:41:21 AM] Harlan: "Can we trade him for her?"
[12:41:26 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((Harlan, I'm going to let you apply your heal roll to both setting the foot and dressing the eye wound, for simplicity.))
[12:41:41 AM] Spectre: Spectre shuts the door to his room firmly.
[12:41:50 AM] Optima Brand: (( It might get infected, who knows where she's put her paws ))
[12:42:18 AM] Toben: ((I wasn't sure if you meant open or closed. Sorry.))
[12:43:00 AM] Lady Scarlet: *stalks downstairs and to the bar* Bunch of wannabe blackguards can't interrogate right, can't plan for back-alley politics. Just posture and pose and hope they don't chip a nail. And can I get a fucking towel and some hot water?"
[12:43:18 AM] Alexandra Erin: Tessa stops as Lady Scarlet comes down. "What's going on up there?"
[12:43:44 AM] Dunbar: "Sure" *throws a towel on the bar*
[12:43:58 AM] Lady Scarlet: "Interrogation, torture, dancing around like fairies. How am I supposed to know. It's like working with chimps."
[12:44:27 AM] Harlan: "So young man, do you have a name?"
[12:44:45 AM] Optima Brand: "Someone needs to tell Lady Harlot that the way to interrogate prisoners is not to gouge their eyes out after they tell you what you want to know."
[12:44:53 AM] Lady Scarlet: "You gouge out one eye and suddenly everyone is a saint and you're some kind of monster. You'd think they'd never had to torture a man for information before." *wipes off hands*
[12:44:56 AM] Alexandra Erin: The guy's kind of past the point of answering questions for the moment.
[12:45:25 AM] Spectre: "I suppose we should be on our way."
[12:45:26 AM] Optima Brand: "You'd think she'd never had to interrrogate a prisoner before, or something -- at least, with her clothes on."
[12:45:32 AM | Edited 12:47:15 AM] Alexandra Erin: "If only somebody had noticed the meeting in the corner!" Tessa says, scuffing the floor angrily with her boot and then stomping away towards her mop.
[12:46:37 AM] Lady Scarlet: "Negotiations between the mage guild and the merchants that went sour. Mages have some new wands that blow holes in things and the merchants are pissing themselves in fear. Mages probably have your crystal but taking it by force would be risky."
[12:46:46 AM] Harlan: *half smiles and half glares at Optima* Yes, people shouldn’t be so quick to react with violence to an insult.
[12:47:09 AM] Spectre: Spectre walks back over to the table. "I hope we all learned an important lesson in manners today."
[12:47:11 AM] Toben: Toben raises an eyebrow.
[12:47:12 AM] Optima Brand: "Hey now, there's a difference between a bar brawl and clawing someone's eyes out," she says.
[12:47:37 AM] Optima Brand: "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye."
[12:47:37 AM] Toben: "Yes, there is. Perspective."
[12:48:17 AM] Harlan: "Yes, exactly Toben"
[12:49:14 AM] Toben: "We should make sure he won't cease to exist if he's still in here when the inn...departs. Other than that, he should be fine until we resolve matters here."
[12:49:46 AM] Harlan: I'll go ask Tessa *heads off downstairs*
[12:49:54 AM] Spectre: Spectre checks him over to make sure he's properly secured.
[12:50:01 AM] Alexandra Erin: Spectre: He is.
[12:50:08 AM] Optima Brand: "I'm gonna go take a bath. I feel dirty."
[12:50:25 AM] Spectre: Satisfied, Spectre heads downstairs, shutting the door to his room carefully behind him.
[12:51:01 AM] Toben: Toben follows Spectre ((since he doesn't want to be locked in :P ))
[12:51:09 AM] Harlan: “Tessa? If we have an, ah, guest tied down in our room, what would happen to him when the inn departs?”
[12:51:10 AM] Spectre: ((woops. : P))
[12:52:14 AM] Alexandra Erin: "You know, I'm not sure it's ever come up," she says. "People in the tavern end up integrating with whatever it took the place off kind of seamlessly, from what I can tell... I think something similar would happen to him. I think."
[12:52:48 AM] Lady Scarlet: "Or he gets teleported into a wall?"
[12:52:52 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Now I'm kind of wondering if Friga got left behind in the void when we landed..."
[12:53:09 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Wouldn't that be a shame.
[12:53:15 AM] Harlan: "And if his formar friends find him they'll kill him. Lovely."
[12:53:25 AM] Toben: "I think we should start planning our contact with the mage guild. I wonder if they're recruiting." Toben lets sparks arc up and down his staff for emphasis.
[12:53:37 AM] Optima Brand: Optima goes to take a bath! She's nekkid again.
[12:53:42 AM] Lady Scarlet: "She's in my room studying some weird papers we got at the last stop we made. She's still with us, the inn isn't kicking her out. Cope with it already!"
[12:54:10 AM] Spectre: "I've always wanted to learn magic."
[12:54:12 AM] Alexandra Erin: "Her presence is untidy," Tessa says. "I don't like untidiness."
[12:54:33 AM] Dunbar: *pours another cup of coffee, keeping as quiet as possible while still breathing*
[12:54:42 AM] Harlan: “We do have showmany like magic items”
[12:54:50 AM] Lady Scarlet: "So are dogs, but we keep that warrior around, now don't we? So let's all take our lumps and try to deal with things as best we can before we all lose what's left of our minds."
[12:55:31 AM] Toben: "Tessa, she may be the wildcard that will tip the balance someday."
[12:55:36 AM] Harlan: *Glares at Scar* “Hey! How about I bite your ankles!”
[12:55:48 AM] Alexandra Erin: "That's what I'm worried about," Tessa says to Toben.
[12:56:08 AM] Alexandra Erin: ((And folks, it's coming up on 1 here, so I'm going to call an end to the session here.))
Open roleplay thread will be coming soon, but I have to figure out exactly how I want to address some of the... issues... that arose in the session.