May 17, 2008 21:44
11. We No-See kasha Many-Hour. We Start-Worry. We Talk-Cassandra Get-Portal Seven-Stone In-Moring. Kashi no Come back. Joey Try Sending Spell Two-Time. Joey Talk Person Steal “Bracer” Off Kashi-Forepaw. Sendri Laugh. Joey Talk Is Bracer-Hold-Thing-Like-Magic-Haversack Talk Hold Kashi Disjunction-Stick. We ALL Bad-Talk. Sendri Talk Will-Go-Find Bracer. Nikki Go-With Sendri Make Sendri More-Safe In-Sigil. Other-We Stay-Inn Wait.
11. We did not see Kashi again for many hours. We started to get worried. We had gotten to talk with Cassandra and got a portal to Seven-Stone for the morning, but Kashi still had not returned. Joey tried a Sending Spell. Then Another. He talked that someone had stolen Kashi’s “Bracer” off of his forepaw. Sendri laughed about that. Then Joey talked that this was a bracer of holding, and it was holding Kashi’s sticks of Disjunction. Everyone bad-talked. Sendri talked that she would go to find the bracer. Nikki went with her for protection. The rest of us stayed at the Inn and waited.
12. Hour-Go. Sendri-Nikki Come-Back With-Bracer No-With-Kashi. Sendri Laugh. Sria Think Nikki-Laugh Sound-Like Mouse-Talk. Sendri-Nikki Talk What-Happen. Kashi Run Through Sigil Use “Form Of DOOM” Make-People-Scared Break-Many-Thing Many-Hour. Sendri-Nikki Go Grad Bazaar Go-Shop Magic-Stall. Nikki Use-Spell Know-Where-Is Bracer. Sendri-Nikki Find-Stall have-Bracer See Person Talk-Maybe-Buy Kashi “Pouch Of Snow”.
12. After another hour, Sendri and Nikki came back with the bracer, but not with Kashi. Sendri was laughing. I think Nikki was too, but it was almost too squeaky to hear. They told the story of what had happened. Kashi had been running through Sigil in his “Form of DOOM” scaring people and smashing things for hours. Sendri and Nikki went to the Grand Bazaar and went shopping in the magic-stalls. Nikki had used a spell to know EXACTLY where the bracer was; they found that stall and saw a person talking about buying Kashi’s “Pouch of Snow”.
13. Person Buy-Snow-Pouch Go-Away. Sendri Talk Shop-Person. Shop-Person Is Tall-Blue-Man-Shape-Person. Sendri Talk Is “Arcane”. Sendri Talk-honey Talk Gold Buy-Bracer. Nikki Go Try-Find Kashi. Nikki See Kashi-Run Close-Bazaar. Nikki Try Make-Illusion SHOUT-Get-Kashi Come-Bazaar. Kashi Run Big-Fast No-Hear. Nikki Cast Hurt-Light Spell In-Front Kashi. Kashi Feel-Light Stop-Run Long-Enough Hear-Nikki Shout. Nikki talk-Path-Stall With Bracer. Kashi Bad-Talk No-See-Nikki Before Talk “OK, Next Time I Take The Eye Patches Off!”
13. The person bought the snow-pouch and went away. Sendri talked with the shop-owner, a tall-blue-man-shaped person called an “Arcane”. After some honey-talk and gold-talk, Sendri bought the Bracer. Then Nikki went out to try and find Kashi. She got lucky and saw him running around close to the Bazaar. She tried making an Illusion YELL for him to come to the Bazaar, but Kashi was running too fast and did not hear it. Then Nikki fired a hurt-light spell right in front of Kashi. He must have felt it; He stopped running long enough to hear Nikki yelling. She told Kashi the path to the “Stall” with his bracer. Kashi Bad-talked about not seeing Nikki before and talked, “OK, next time I take the eye-patches OFF!”
14. Kashi Run-Go-Stall Fast. When Kashi-Come Sendri Talk-Kashi Person Buy-Bracer “Not Five Minutes” Before. Kashi Nose-Look Stall Find-Scent Person-Buy-Pouch FAST-Track Person. Sendri Talk Person “Deserves” What-Happen If Person Is “Making Me Wait Five Minutes”. Nikki Talk-Prayer-Save-Person When Kashi Find. Nikki Ask Sria Come-Help With Different Thing.
14. Kashi ran to the stall fast. But when he got there, Sendri told Kashi that someone else had already bought the bracer “Not Five Minutes” before. Kashi sniffed at the stall, found the scent of the person who bought his snow-pouch, and started FAST-tracking him. Sendri talked that the person “deserves” what had happened for “Making Me Wait Five Minutes”. Nikki Talked a prayer for that person when Kashi found him. Then she talked for me to come help her.
15. Sria-Nikki Put Wood-Cup In-Bracer Put “Broccoli” On-Top. Bracer Is Clear-Color. With Brown-Inside Green On-Top Look Some-Like Little-Tree. Joey Make Sad-Breath Cast-Spell. Few-Minute Later Kashi Come-Back Bad-Talk Sendri “Tricking” Kashi Bad-Talk Leave “Some Poor Rogue” Clothes-Burned-Away BAD-Scared In-Alley Close-Bazaar. We-All Laugh HARD.
15. We put a wooden cup inside of the Bracer and some “Broccoli” on top. The Bracer was clear; with brown inside and green on top, it looked a little like a tree. Joey made a sad-breath, then cast a spell. A few minutes later, Kashi came to us bad-talking about Sendri “Tricking” him and about having left “Some Poor rogue” with his clothes burned off and BAD-scared in an alley close to the Bazaar. Everyone was laughing HARD.
16. We Cast Tomorrow-Spell After We Can Breathe-Again. Not-Much Happen In-Night. We Eat-Supper. Sendri Talk Make Last-Meal Good. We Sleep-Snuggle-Pleasure-Play Like-Most-Night. Sria Think Hear Much-Snuggle. We All Little Scared. Morning Come. We All Awake Soon Have-Breakfast Talk Goodbye Bronze-Dragon. Joey Leave Diamond With Dragon Again In-Case BAD-Trouble. We In-Clothes Or No-Clothes Like-Most-Day. Sendri Wear Shiny-Dress-Tight-Smooth-Cloth-Gold-Many-Gem. Nikki Talk Is “Stunning”. Sendri Talk Is Dance-Dress Talk Plan-Teach Davian New-Step.
16. We cast our spells for tomorrow…after everyone could breathe again. Not much else happened that night. We had supper; Sendri talked about making her last meal a good one. There was sleeping and Snuggling and pleasure-play like usual. I think a lot of what I heard was snuggling; everyone was a little scared. The next morning we all got up early. We had breakfast and talked goodbye to the Bronze Dragon. Joey left diamonds with the dragon again in case of BAD trouble. Most of us were dressed or undressed like usual, but Sendri was wearing a very shiny dress. It looked smooth and bright, with gems and gold in it. Nikki good-talked that it was “Stunning”. Sendri talked that it was a Dancing Dress, and that she planned to teach Davian a new step.
17. We Go Through-Portal Come Seven-Stone. No-Ship Almost No-People. We Ask Dock-Boy. Dock-Boy Talk Ship-All-Leave Day-Maybe-Three-Before Talk Fight Happen Today. Sendri Bad-Talk some. We Talk Teleport-Fly-Find-Path Spells. Sria Know We-Could Find Fight Fast. Same-Time We-Talk We Hear Person-Ask If We Look-Try-Find Fight.
17. We went through the portal and came to Seven-Stone. There were NO ships there, and almost no people. We asked a boy on the dock, he talked that the ships had left days before, and that the fight should happen today. Sendri bad-talked a little. We started talking about teleport and fly and find-the-path and other spells; I am sure we could have found the fight fast enough. But just then we heard a voice ask if we were looking for the battle.
18. We Look-Back See-Ship-Beside-Dock. Sria KNOW Ship No-Here One-Second-Before. Strange-Ship Have Smoke-Tower Have Sail Have Sword-Make-Circle-Make-Wind. Gnome Stand-Front-We Wear Enough-Metal-Piece Is-Armor Wear Eye-Patch Fancy-Hat Talk-Like-Kashi-In-Same-Clothes. Gnome Talk take-We-Battle If-We-Fight-Freedom-Side. We Talk yes. Gnome Talk “Come Aboard” Ship Talk Name Is “Sinken Shippen”. We Walk “Gangplank” On-Ship. Sinken Foot-Sound More-Loud Like Giant-Foot-Sound In Gnome-Feet. We Come Ship. Ship Is Holy? God-Power Here. Joey Think One-Second Talk Sinken Shippen Is One Gnome-God. SINKEN Is God? Ship Is Domain?
18. We turned and saw a ship at a dock where I KNOW it had not been seconds before. It was a strange ship. It had smoke-towers and sails and spinning blades to make the wind. Standing in front of us was a gnome. He wore enough metal-pieces that he had armor. He had an Eye-patch, a fancy hat, and talked a lot like Kashi had been. The gnome talked that he could take us to the battle if we fought on the side of freedom. We all talked yes. He talked for us to “Come aboard” his ship and that his name was “Sinken Shippen”. We walked up the “Gangplank” to his ship. Sinken’s steps sounded too loud on the plank, like a Giant was walking instead of a gnome. We came onto his ship. It felt…Holy? The power of a god was here. Joey thought for a second, then talked that Sinken Shippen was a Gnomish god. THAT is a god? And this ship is his domain?
19. Ship-Holy Ship-WRONG. Circle-Move-Blade No-Make-Enough-Wind Make-Go. Sail-All-Wrong-Many-Direction. Crew Some-Man Some-Gnome Some-METAL-MEN. Sinken Leader-Talk Boat-Word No-Sound-Right. Crew Act Like-No-Hear-Sinken. Ship-Move. Sria Feel Big-Thing Move Under-Floor. Many-Metal-Rat Run On-Deck Up-Rope. Joey Pull Sria-Close Put Sria Face-In-Joey-Shoulder. Sria No Stop-Joey. Ship Is-Not-Bad Is WRONG. Ship Should No-Move No-Float No-BE! Sria Think Ship Part-Wood Part-Metal Part-STONE. Thank-You Joey. Sria No-Want See-Ship.
19. Domain or not, the ship was WRONG. The spinning blades should not have made enough air to move. The sails were pointing wrong. Some of the crew were people and gnomes, some were METAL MEN. Sinken gave orders that had boat-words in them, but did not really mean anything. His men all acted like they did not hear Sinken, but the boat started moving anyway. I could feel big things moving under the floor. Metal rats were running around on the deck and the ropes. Joey pulled me to him and put my face in his shoulder. I did not stop him. This ship was not bad, but it was WRONG. It should not move, should not float, should not BE. I think part of it was wood, part of it was metal, part was STONE! Thank you Joey. I did not want to see that ship.
20. Sinken Stand-Beside Ship-Circle-Wood-Piece Make Loud-Talk. Crew Some-Time Obey Some-Time No. Ship Move. Kashi Go EVERY-PLACE Look EVERY-THING. Sendri Talk-Sailor Look Magic-Part-Ship. Lin-Lin-Nikki-Sria Stay Close-Joey. Ship BIG-Strange. One-Time Shippen-Shout “All Hands On Deck!” Different-Ship When Captain-Talk-Same All-Crew Come Up-Outside-Wood-Floor Look-Trouble. This-Ship All-Person And Sria-Friend Put Hand-On-Deck. Sinken Think This-Is-Right. Sria MORE-Confused No-Want-Understand.
20. Sinken stood at the ship-wheel and made shout-talk. His men did things sometimes what he talked, sometimes not. The ship still moved. Kashi was EVERYWHERE looking at EVERYTHING. Sendri talked with the sailors, looked at the magic parts of the ship. Lin-Lin, Nikki and I stayed close to Joey. This ship was more than strange to us. Once, Shippen yelled “All Hands On Deck!” On other ships, when the captain talked those words everyone came up to the outside wood-floor and stood looking for trouble. On this ship, everyone put their hands on the deck, including me and my friends. Sinken seemed to think this was right. I was even more confused, and didn’t want to understand.