Rappigs and bacon can't keep us apart (open)

[necroshmancer]

WHO: Jade, Peony, and anyone else who drops by the Inn with Dist as a party crasher.
WHAT: Two recent (disgruntled) immigrants start planning the next steps in their investigation as an old "friend" draws near.
WHERE: At a table near the window of the dining hall in the Crimson Dragon Inn.
WHEN: Late morning.

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[peony_the_ninth]

"I think Luke can handle it, he seems like a smart enough kid. It's probably just taken a little while. The same for Guy." Peony was holding a glass of wine in one hand, leaning back relaxedly in his chair. Two of the wooden feet were off the ground as he tipped it back, canting his head to look at his serious-faced friend.

He still felt a bit stupid over the events of the morning. He hadn't expected that much of response to his silly scribble- And once the attention had started pouring in, it was hard not to respond to it all. Writing into a diary that wrote back was a good distraction from his troubled thoughts- Though doing so at Jade's expense probably hadn't been the best idea.

"Worse comes to worst, she's appearing at that ball next week."

[peony_the_ninth]

He could already see the stiffness in Jade's speech and movement. The Colonel had already decided something about Indiana, and it probably wasn't good. Peony had expected as much- it probably didn't look good for Emperor's to want to speak to perfect strangers and make aquaintences with people who could be considered 'commoners'.
Ah well, he had always ruled his own way- And it had worked well so far. Certainly better than his father, who had been horrible with relations and even worse when it came to maintaining peace.

"I can't take the credit for this meeting, it was all Jade's idea. I'm still trying to get my bearings- I'm a bit scattered at the moment, mostly wondering whats going on at home. if it weren't for Jade, I'd be a lost cause." The blonde laughed, leaning back in his chair. "I'm glad you could make it though, in person!"

[fedorajones]

Indiana looked to Jade, and gave him a little smile. This was not going well. Peony was nice enough, but he realized he probably did give the best first impression.

He hadn't had a chance to shave in a couple days, and probably didn't smell the best. A couple of hours ago he was digging through a garbage heap, looking for old newspapers.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have assumed. I've been up all night, trying to find a library." Jade continued to look unimpressed, but he went on anyway. "I'm Indiana Jones, archaeologist and university professor." He held out his hand, hoping it would be well received.

He doubted it would.

[necroshmancer]

"Ah, an archaeologist!" Suddenly it all made sense, the unkempt hair, the dirty clothes, the overall rumpled appearance. "And a university professor at that..."

He folded his hands on the edge of the table and leaned forward -just a little- : "Have you found out anything about thi s place? Where we are, what it could be?"

(OOC: I'm not sure people even shake hands in Malkuth. Peony, would you weigh in on that?)

[peony_the_ninth]

Peony was glad to see Jade approved. It wasn't often his best friend was impressed by people, or even liked them. However, he knew Jade did respect intelligence and experience.

"Wow, and archaelogist? You never told me that Indy. Is that why you wear that ugly hat?" Maybe in Indy's world it was uniform. He felt sorry for the man, the hat looked like it had seen better days.

[fedorajones]

"I wear the hat because I like it." Indy said, trying not to growl at his new friend. "It's good luck, and important to me

[necroshmancer]

"This is simply fascinating. I'm a bit-", Jade smiled modestly, in a way that seemed slightly contrived, "of a scholar myself. Mostly in the realm of what we call fonic science and you might call... bordering on the 'supernatural'. I do decipher a few different languages as well, although I am not sure they are the ones spoken in this world. But if I can ever be of use..."

Jade's features took on a vaguely distant expression as he continued and reminisced : "We have a lot of unexplored ruins in Malkuth, but few archaeologists. I remember when Luke, Guy, Tear and I had to find our way to the bottom of a huge underground structure mostly buried in the sand near Chesedonia. There were the most amazing murals etched on the walls, unfortunately I didn't know enough of the local history to be really able to understand them."

[peony_the_ninth]

Peony felt a bit lost. This was definitely not his tactical meeting, and he probably had the least clue of what was going on out of everyone coming.
At least if anyone was going to figure it out, Indiana and Jade were two good candidates. He listened to the two, canting his head to the side as he waited before speaking.

"I'd have to say I probably will be least useful person at this meeting, I'm pretty limited in my knowledge. I'll try to do what I can though."

[necroshmancer]

During a long and spirited conversation on the finer points of archeology and scientific research, Jade looked at Peony to see him turning an interesting shade of green and slowly keeling over in his chair.

"I'm sorry Mr. Jones", he cut into the conversation as he moved to grab Peony before he ended up an undignified unimperial heap on the floor, "but I do believe His Highness requires some rest. I will return as soon as he is situated since he seems quite unable to make it up the stairs himself."

Throwing one of Peony arms around his neck, holding him firmly by the waist while he grabbed the diaries with his free hand, Jade started hauling his childhood friend up the stairs, swearing under his breath.

[peony_the_ninth]

Peony wasn't even sure what had happened.
One moment he had been writing out of boredom, the next.. Well, it was like an explosion. All of a sudden it was HIM AND JADE, EVERYWHERE. It had been funny at first, then it had made him angry- And then.. The wine had made him feel nauseous, dizzy. He had been idly drinking while reading, pouring a glass without thought as he had tried to keep up with what everyone was saying.

He couldn't quite hear Indiana or Jade anymore, it felt like he was on a moving ship. The floor was pitching, and the lights seemed to fade in and out. How much wine had he drank? Or was it the flurry of writing? He could remember writing, but not exactly what.
He felt a strong arm haul him out of his chair, and he slumped against the figure. Whoever it was, they were moving him somewhere. "Jade?" He could hear his own slightly slurred voice, and winced. "Jade, I'm sorry.. I didn't realize how much I had ..drank."

[necroshmancer]

An exasperated sigh, then an answer in a voice that attempted to be soothing but was laced with an undercurrent of anger, "It's all right, Peony, I should have kept a closer eye on you. You just need to go lie down and rest for a while."

Juggling Peony and the diaries, he managed to get the door to their room open, and dropped the books inside so that he could more easily maneuver the rag doll that Peony had become.

[peony_the_ninth]

"You don't ....need to keep an eye on me." His voice was low, and he struggled to maintain his vision so that his eyes weren't bouncing from the ceiling to the floor whenever they moved. He could feel when they entered the room, and he dug his heels into the floor. "I can handle myself Jade, I'm fine." His tone came out surprisingly snappy, whether it was his nerves from the night or the liquor- he wasn't quite sure.

He tried to pull away from the Colonel, grabbing onto the door frame and pulling himself up straight. "I know you don't want to deal with me- You can go- go back downstairs."

[necroshmancer]

Jade crossed his arms and looked at Peony, clearly unimpressed. "You handled yourself so well you got yourself into this mess. Now I will stay here until you can prove to me you can make it to your bed and lie down to rest."