SPAM LOG THING! Billy, West, Paulie ; Semi-open (Ask those involved before you join)

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Continued from here

Who: Billy, West, Paulie
Where: The Inn, in Snake Apple Village
What: Bird Liberation and the first steps of the quest!
When: First day of port

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[major_west]

[West looks back at Billy, then pats his pockets down for anything and frowns a bit sheepishly]

Er... the wolf... [He shrugs helplessly, then shakes his head] Nothing for me, thank you.

[Well, fairytale world or not, West knows how to survive on very little, so he figures he can make due without money. They can't be here for very long, after all. As Billy deals with the barman, he glances along down the bar and spots a cage with a pretty unremarkable bird in it. He gives it a disinterested look, before turning his attention back to Billy]

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[For a nicely dressed man, Will is distinctly unimpressed with Wests financial situation. Wolves don't steal money, West probably threw all of his down wishing wells.]

Very well. Here.

[Will hands his money across the bar, and narrative imperative requires him to look at the bird as well, tilting his head with an expression of some curiosity.]

Hey, that's a strange thing to keep at an inn. Where did you get it?

[fairytale_npc]

What, the bird?

[The bartender grunts as he immediately takes Billy's money and returns to wiping out a mug with a fairly unsanitary rag. Because that's what the men that tend bars do. Immediately he sets into story telling voice.]

Some mysterious, old woman covered in layers of clothing so thick I couldn't see her face came 'round and gave it to me in lieu of coin. Mystical, she was. Claimed t' see the future and all.

[Returning to normal voice, he adds.] Poor, little hermit she was. From the Endless Woods, I think. Bird's friendly enough though and keeps to itself. Stops singing when I tell it to be quiet and don't each much. Named it "Tobias".

[hearwhatisaid]

[Twisting his head, the bird stares down at the Will and West with a pair of beady brown eyes. At every 'it', the feathers on his neck ruffle, and he hops from foot to foot, apparently irritable.

He doesn't even look at the Bartender.

...At least, not until the Bartender mentions the name, "Tobias".

Beating his wings hard enough to rock the cage back and forth, the bird lets out a loud, ear-piercing squawk.]

PAULIE.

[major_west]

[West isn't particularly surprised when it speaks. After all, it doesn't say anything remarkable; certainly nothing that a parrot couldn't say. Granted, this doesn't appear to be one of those... speaking... breeds, but West figures: fairy tales. So long as the bird doesn't give them a quest and recite poetry, he's perfectly willing to consider this a vaguely normal situation. He holds back a laugh as the bird declares its name]

Oh, Paulie? [He looks at the bartender, displaying more amusement than he probably should. He can't help it; it's difficult to take this world seriously]

I think the bird politely disagrees with you.

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[Will leans across the bar to get a closer look at the bird, clearly curious about its origins.]

Hey there Tobias. I mean, Paulie. So you got him off a weird old woman?

[He glances back to the Bartender a little thoughtfully, clearly he thinks that it would be appropriate for the traveling heroes to take the magic talking bird with them, but he can't think of a good line of reasoning to have this happen.]

A woman from the endless woods? So... It probably knows a way through them, right?

[fairytale_npc]

[The bartender waves a dismissive hand at the bird.]

Bird brain don't know what his name is.

[Then he looks at Billy as he resumes cleaning the same mug.]

Yeah, think she was from the woods. You want it? Damn thing's been squakin' up a storm lately. You can take it off my hands for a blue marble..

[He eyes them intensely, as if this item is of the utmost importance, before adding.]

Or a few more coins. Cage is mine, though.

[major_west]

[When Billy makes mention about the bird knowing its way through the woods, West realises that, as per the laws of this world, they'd probably have to take the pea-brained creature along with them. However, at the barman's request, West can't help but think that logic should come into play here at some point.]

...a blue marble?

[West frowns a little]

Why, exactly, do you need a blue marble?

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[Will is already counting out three more coins from his purse when West asks about the marble, he shoots the other man a warning look]

Don't ask, we don't have time for another quest.

[Blue Marble indeed, they have a unicorn to catch! He passes the money across the bar.]

Here, we'll take him.

[fairytale_npc]

[The bartender sets the mug and rag down on the bar and takes the coins from Billy. He's glad Billy agreed to the coins because he hadn't actually needed a blue marble. He just liked things to sound more interesting. Hobbling over to the cage, he turns back to look at them both.]

If it takes flight, there's no refunds. Sale is final and all that!

[Then he opens the cage door, letting the bird fly freely to wherever it pleases. After watching it a moment, he hobbles back to return to cleaning his mug.]

You lot need anything else?