[22:55] ( Ada! ) [22:55] (Ethan!) [22:55] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +o Ada [22:55] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +o Ethan [22:56] ( Team Magic Missile, Blast off at the Speed of Light! ...er. ) [22:57] [AND HERE, THE GAME DOTH STARTETH, VERILY.] [22:57] (We have cheese, prepare to fight!) [22:57] ( Surrender now, or prepare to make a saving throw versus death magic at -3! ) [22:57] [Chapter One; Which Treats of Bandits.] [22:57] (*eyes Ethan* Hoo boy.) [22:57] (::laughs:: Hey, that's a good one.) [22:58] (Anywhoo. *ahem*) [23:01] ( We'll ignore the fact that it doesn't rhyme for the moment... =P ) [23:01] (Shh! He's typing the story! ;P) [23:01] Today, our dear boy Ethan finds himself traveling through some unnamed forest just south of the border that the Shardae Dominion shares with the Empire of Elnohfey. It's a very pretty forest, actually, just thick enough to block out most of the harsh summer sun, and just thin enough to allow a refreshing breeze to make it's way through the trees largely unimpeded. [23:02] o/" Been spending most my life, living in a soldiers paradise... o/" [23:02] (*snickercackle*) [23:03] (*laughs*) [23:03] Ethan is, by technicality, "on the run". Of course, that doesn't mean he's running right at this particular moment. In fact, it'd be pretty hard for someone not to enjoy a stroll through these woods, alshtough one can be certain that someone could probably manage it. [23:04] Although, even. Wow, that was a funky typo. [23:04] ( Alshtough! ... that's actually a good name for a fighter. ) [23:05] ( Hey, you're right. ) [23:06] Ethan, currently, is moving (at whatever pace) down a narrow dirt path with a small babbling creek little more than a meter to his right. The water of the creek is almost perfectly clear. [23:07] (Take it away, Ethan. If you want more info, just ask.) [23:08] *** Ethan has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [23:08] ... [23:08] (*sweatdrop*) [23:08] *** Ethan has joined #yeoldechibirpg [23:08] ( What timing. =P ) [23:08] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +o Ethan [23:08] (Filling in.) [23:09] * Ethan idly snacks on an apple from his pack. "Okay, so I should be headed north... or west... or maybe south..." [23:10] ( Yeah. Thataway. ) [23:10] *shrugs* Doesn't much matter. As long as I'm away from my parents... and Sadira... *shudder* [23:10] (Ethan has no idea where he's going, does he? ^_~) [23:11] * Ethan continues strolling, still munching on the apple [23:11] (He's going AWAY. :P) [23:11] (Other than that, naturally. ^_~) [23:12] (Oh, well. ^^) [23:12] * Ethan comes to a small clearing, puts down his pack, and grabs the glaive off his back. "Heh... even away from home, the instinct to do mid-afternoon drills is there... might as well not fight it." [23:13] Meanwhile... [23:13] * Ethan goes through a few quick katas. "Hmm... nice balance on this thing." [23:15] Even as Ethan is playing with his stick, another person is moving down another, somewhat wider dirt path some twenty meters to Ethan's left. [23:16] (It's a stick! With a knife at the end! Now there's a simplification.) [23:17] This person is Ada, and unlike Ethan, she is not merely wandering away from something, but is, rather, on a Quest. [23:17] (A stick with a cleaver at the end is closer, actually.) [23:17] (Oh, hush. ;P) [23:17] ( ^_^ ) [23:17] ( Take it away, Ada. ^_^ ) [23:19] * Ada reaches into her cloak as she continues to walk and pulls out a piece of parchment. "Let's see. This path *should* take me directly to the next town..." She sighs. [23:20] Though I have no idea what I'm going to do there, of course. [23:21] * Ada runs a hand through her thick red hair and puts the scrap away, withdrawing instead a wooden flute. She tests it, then starts playing a simple, quiet melody as she wanders down the road. [23:22] Roll mi... one second. [23:23] (Bwahaha.) [23:24] (Yu? Yuuuuuu, you awake?) [23:25] -chicago.il.us.sandwich.net:@#YeOldeChibiRPG- Yu-Mei invited Dicesuke into channel #YeOldeChibiRPG. [23:25] *** Dicesuke has joined #YeOldeChibiRPG [23:25] (There we go!) [23:25] Roll Mind, Ada. :P [23:25] ( *snerk* ) [23:25] 2d6 [23:25] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6) and gets 5. [23:25] (Har.( [23:25] ( Ah, so I do have this turned on. Cool. ) [23:26] Ada hears people muttering quietly off to her left. [23:27] * Ada 's eyes flicker to her left, and she puts the flute back in her fine black cloak. Humming now, she keeps her right hand underneath said cloak as she walks a bit faster. [23:30] A man steps out in front of Ada. He is even taller and skinnier than most elves, and bears a single scar on his brow. He has a large sword strapped to his back. "Hey, whiskers. Was that you playin' that music?" [23:31] Ada hears two more sets of footfalls behind her. One of them seems rather heavy. [23:32] * Ada glances behind her, then looks up at the elf. "Yes, I was. Why do you ask?" [23:33] The elf in front of Ada grins. "See, Alshtough? I donja' she's a bard!" [23:33] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [23:34] The larger of the two behind Ada replies, "I'm not convinced. She's dressed to fancy to be a bard." [23:34] * Ada rolls her eyes. "Want me to play a song to prove it?" [23:34] The third says, "Well, maybe she's just a really rich bard?" [23:35] (Hola Moti. ^^_ [23:35] ( 'lo ) [23:35] (Hey. The whole Theban cycle takes long. ^^;) [23:36] "Nah. We don't really care, y'see. We're just curious, is all. Ain't that fight, boys?" [23:36] "Right." "Sure, boss." [23:37] * Ada smiles uneasily. "Right. Well, if you don't want a tune out of me, I think I'll just be on my way." She starts making her way around the 'boss'. [23:38] The "boss" draws his sword, holding it in front of Ada in a way that clearly illustrates his desire to keep her from going anywhere. "Hey, not so fast. Like I said, we were just curious about the bard thing. We're still gonna rob you." [23:39] * Ada blinks, then snickers. "Rob me?" She laughs. [23:40] The man looks confused. "Did I say something funny, whiskers?" [23:40] ( No, you Ard. Rob Neko's hubby. ) [23:40] (Silence! ^^) [23:40] * Ada laughs a bit more, then coughs. [23:40] "I'm sorry. I thought you were joking." A smile twitches on the corner of her lips. [23:41] Meanwhile... [23:41] *** Capfox is now known as Fyril [23:41] Ethan suddenly hears the sound of a sword being drawn. See, where Ethan comes from, people learn real fast to listen for that sort of thing. [23:43] ... aww hell. The more things change... *hefts glaive and pack; runs to investigate* [23:43] (Atta boy!) [23:44] ( DOn't worry, Ada! Despite not having met you and the fact that I really shouldn't even know your name, I'll protect you! ) [23:44] (Not this again!) [23:44] ( Running gag ) [23:45] (Hee.) [23:46] Ethan is close enough to see where the noise came from soon, and he beholds a woman in fine clothing surrounded by a trio of really tall skinny people. Well, one of 'em isn't so skinny. That one's standing behind Ada and hefting what looks like an oversized forge hammer. [23:47] Hey hey hey! What's a classy dame like you doing in a predicament like this? [23:47] The three armed men turn and give Ethan a questioning look. [23:47] * Ada blinks, then edges to one side to see around the tall skinny elf. [23:48] * Ethan eyes the men. "Tall suckers. Your mommas put you on the rack or something?" [23:48] They're trying to rob me, apparently. [23:48] * Ada snickers. [23:48] (Ethan? What does Ada see? ^_~) [23:49] The really big one says "What's it to ya', whiskers?" [23:49] * Ethan stands leaning on a tree, his glaive in one hand. He's a tall, skinny guy with light brown hair, olive eyes, a goatee the same color as said hair, carrying a backpack and dressed in a semi-ornate set of studded leather armor [23:50] * Ethan strokes his goatee, grinning. "Nothing, really. Just thinking that tall guys like you could make good money as roofers. Much safer than thieving." [23:51] * Ethan twirls his glaive to emphasize the point [23:52] The big one frowns. "Uh?" The third one sighs. "I think that was supposed to be a threat, Alshtough." "Oh." [23:52] * Ada waves a pale hand, and a flash of red can be seen beneath her black cloak. "That's be a good point, but who'd trust them with their roof, anyway?" She reaches up to tuck a strand of red hair behind one ear, dark eyes glittering with amusement. [23:53] Now, the way I see it, we have two ways this can go... you can either walk away with your dignity intact, knowing that it wasn't worth the effort... or I can boot your butts away. I'd prefer the former, frankly, but...' [23:53] The third one turns to the one in front of the girl. "What now, Melestav?" [23:53] 'Melestav' thinks for a minute, shrugs, and says "Kill 'im, I guess." [23:54] "Whatever." "Sure thing." [23:54] * Ethan shrugs. "Violence is the last resort of the wise and the first resort of the butt-ugly." [23:55] * Ada blinks in surprise, then stomps her foot. "Hey, I thought you were going to rob me! Killing him wasn't on the agenda." [23:55] * Ethan eyes the red haired girl. "Name's Ethan, by the way." [23:55] The big one says, "Takes one to know one?" [23:56] Ooh, such a witty comeback. Think of that one all by yourself, or did your friends help? [23:56] 'Melestav' says, "Oh, pipe down. We'll rob you ina little bit." [23:56] * Ada smiles at Ethan. "Mine's Ada." She looks over at Melestav, and her smile turns cruel. "Who said I was going to let you?" [23:56] Combat. Ethan, roll initiative. You can too, Ada, but you might interrupt their fun. [23:57] d6+8 [23:57] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (d6+8) and gets 11. [23:57] (No roll for me, thanks. ^^ This'll be fun to watch. *settles back with popcorn*) [23:57] Melestav sneers at Ada. "Who says you can stop us?" [23:57] * Ada shrugs. "A girl's gotta try, after all. So, anybody going to stay behind with the damsel in distress, or are you all going to attack the poor human alone? Seems unfair, to me." [23:58] They ignore Ada for the time being. [23:58] d6+4 [23:58] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Yu-Mei (d6+4) and gets 5. [23:58] d6+5 [23:58] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Yu-Mei (d6+5) and gets 6. [23:58] d6+6 [23:58] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Yu-Mei (d6+6) and gets 10. [23:59] Ethan goes first. Go, Ethan! [23:59] Exceedingly unfair. But such is life. *strokes goatee* [23:59] (Har! The goateeeeee!) [23:59] *** Retrieving #YeOldeChibiRPG info... [23:59] In the distance, a gong sounds. Session Start: Thu Oct 04 00:00:00 2001 [00:00] * Ethan eyes the leader. "3 on 1? Hardly seems fair... to you guys, of course." [00:00] * Ethan slashes twice at the leader's chest. [00:01] 2 2d6-3 [00:01] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2 2d6-3) and gets 3 6. [00:01] * Ada snickers again. "Let me know if you need help, Ethan. Not that I can do anything, being a girl and all." [00:01] * Ethan snickers as he slashes. "You're kidding, right? Some of the scariest people I know are girls." [00:03] The leader takes both slices and gets his chest gut up pretty badly. "Oh, shut up, already! You don't have a GYAH!" [00:03] cut up, even. [00:03] * Ada tilts her head to one side as she watches the leader take a beating. "That's got to hurt." [00:04] The leader goes down, cursing up a storm. [00:04] 2d6 [00:04] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Yu-Mei (2d6) and gets 9. [00:05] The big one lumbers towards Ethan and swings his hammer at him. Ethan easily avoids the blow, and instead some poor flower gets the life crushed out of it. [00:06] 2d6-1 [00:06] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Yu-Mei (2d6-1) and gets 8. [00:06] Keep it up, man. The breeze is nice on a day like this. [00:06] Ethan handily avoids the last man's attack as well. [00:07] Not too late to run away screaming... [00:07] They don't seem that bright. [00:08] *grins* I'd hate myself in the mornin' if I didn't at least offer [00:09] The remaining two look at each other, grab their leader, and run off with him. Unfortunately, they carry him by his arms, which aggravates his chest wounds, which makes him fullfil the screaming part of the offer. [00:09] Smarter than they looked. [00:09] * Ada laughs. "Oh, that was so sad." She walks up to Ethan and bows to him, eyes twinkling. "My savior." [00:10] ( And Ada pours it on thick. ) [00:10] ( ^_^ ) [00:10] (*thwaps Yu* ^_~) [00:10] * Ethan blushes. "Aww heck, don't do that. I'd have to be some kinda thundering bastard not to help out someone being attacked." [00:10] ( He's cute! Don't make me kick your butt!) [00:11] Besides, this was more fun than beating up trees. [00:11] ( He has one measly level in Appearance. That's nothing to swoon over, young lady. ;P) [00:11] * Ada waves dismissedly. "Yeah, but I wasn't too worried about them, anyway. Could say I have a deathwish." [00:11] Though not much more difficult. [00:12] * Ethan raises an eyebow. "With those guys, that'd be one helluva wish." [00:12] (Well, given this... *waves background documents*) [00:13] Outta curiousity... what kind of weapon do you use? Stiletto knives? Short sword? It can't be anything too big, or I'd have noticed it already... [00:14] * Ada smirks and says dryly, "The power of music." [00:14] * Ethan blinks. "You're that bad? Wow..." [00:15] * Ada smacks Ethan in the shoulder. "Were that it were true. Actually, this." She draws a rapier. [00:15] There was this one awful fiddler I heard once that gave me a headache, but I doubt he could've taken down three armed thugs... [00:15] Hey now! Never underestimate the power of bad fiddling. [00:16] (Or the power of cheese. But nevermind.) [00:17] (Mmm. Cheese.) [00:17] -> [Ethan] PING [00:17] * Ethan nods. "Rapier. nice." [00:17] * Ada shrugs. [00:17] And... ow.... *rubs his shoulder* [00:17] It's hard to tell I have one, beneath the cloak and instruments and all. *puts it back* [00:18] * Ada eyes Ethan. "I didn't hit you that hard." [00:18] I know. But I gotta play along for dramatic effect, ne? [00:19] Mmm, I s'pose that works. Though I don't really see why you'd bother... where are you headed, anyway? [00:19] * Ethan straps his glaive back to his back, and starts munching on a chicken drumstick. "Nowhere in particular. Just... headin'." [00:20] Ah. I was wondering... you don't seem like such a bad travelling companion. [00:21] * Ada considers. "Would you mind accompanying me to the next town? Safety in numbers, and all that." [00:22] Wouldn't mind at all. Gets kinda lonely talking to your glaive for days on end. [00:22] Besides, who knows when you might get accosted by incompetant thugs again? [00:22] * Ada snickers. [00:22] Those are the least of my worries. Trust me. [00:22] * Ada blinks. "Waitaminute, you talk to *that*?" She points at the glaive. [00:23] Yeah. As long as it doesn't start talking back, I'm fine. [00:24] * Ada grins. "Well. I hope I'm a better conversationalist, then. Shall we get going?" [00:24] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +o Fyril [00:25] * Ethan bowswith a grin, holding one arm out. "After you, m'lady." [00:25] And so they set off for ...ADVENTURE! ...which was the name of a popular tavern in the next town. [00:25] * Ada accepts the arm. "Why thank you, M'lord." [00:25] (Then takes the pose and sticks it above the GM's pose. ^^) [00:26] o/" Warkchestershireton... Warkchestershireton dreamin', on such a summer's day! o/" [00:28] With the incredible swiftness that only fast- forwarding can provide, they reach the town of Warkchestershireton, which is a fair-sized town. [00:28] (*snerk*) [00:29] The town, in fact, is large enough to have it's own library, college, and even a small mage's guild. [00:29] It also has a popular tavern called ADVENTURE!, which was founded long ago by a rich soldier with a limited vocabulary. [00:30] * Ethan looks around. "Nice place. Seems a lot more relaxed than where I'm from..." [00:31] Another thing Ethan notices is that most everyone here seems really tall and skinny. [00:31] They also have slightly pointed ears, which is distinctly odd to Ethan. [00:31] * Ada nods. "Same here." She glances at the mage's guild and sighs almost wistfully, then looks up at Ethan. "Let's go get something to eat. And I can perform for some loose change... even elves have to appreciate music." [00:31] * Ethan blinks. "Elves?" [00:32] Er... yeah. Y'know, taller than us, pointy ears, treat us like domestic animals? [00:33] Well, most of them do, anyway. Come on. *starts towards the tavern* [00:33] Heard of 'em, but never saw one before... [00:33] * Ethan follows along. [00:34] * Ethan looks around. "So those guys who jumped you were elves? I'm disappointed... my dad always told me elves were vicious, deadly fighters." [00:34] * Ada tilts her head. "A lot of them are." She grins wickedly. "I bet those three were never beaten by a human before. [00:36] * Ethan chuckles. "I know toddlers that could've taken down those losers." [00:36] * Ada laughs. "Really? I'd like to meet them sometime." [00:37] My area produces some badass babies, lemme tell ya. [00:38] Soon enough, they reach the open door of ADVENTURE!, which sounds like some silly metaphor but isn't. [00:38] You haven't lived till you see a baby disarm a grown man with a rattle and a pacifier. [00:38] Mmm. Where are you from, anyway? If you haven't seen elves... [00:39] * Ada imagines that and giggles. [00:41] Not too far from here... I've been walking for a coupla weeks. But... well, I'm from a military area that was pretty much build to ward off the elves way back when, or so the story goes. [00:41] So no elves around there. [00:42] Ah. Fought them off... that's unusual. It's a wonder they haven't burned the place to the ground out of annoyance. [00:42] * Ada notices the door. "Here we are. Shall we?" [00:42] * Ethan holds the door for Ada. "Sure." [00:43] * Ada smiles graciously. "Thank you, kind sir." She steps in. [00:43] From what I was told, they tried over the years... but and probably coulda. But each time they tried, they took enough losses initially so that, eventually, they decided it wasn't worth the effort. [00:44] Plus they would've had to deal with the Infants of Ultimate Destruction. [00:44] *laughs* With their baby rattles. [00:44] Inside is the inn's main sitting room. There are six very large tables, mostly lined with people having lunch. The aroma of well-cooked food tickles yournoses as you enter. [00:45] * Ethan chews on a small piece of steak. "Mmm, smells good..." [00:45] * Ada blinks, then eyes Ethan. "Where'd you get that?" She points at the steak. [00:46] * Ethan pauses, and stares at the meat. "... I don't have a freaking clue." [00:46] Immediately to your left is a counter. At the counter is a bored-looking human lady. Behind her is a menu written in chalk on a large piece of slate affixed to the wall. [00:46] But it's tasty. *continues munching* [00:46] Um. Right. [00:47] * Ada walks up to the counter and looks over at the menu. [00:47] * Ethan does as well. [00:47] * Fyril sits at the table near the door, with a plate of lamb sitting thus far untouched before him. He watches you quietly as you move to the counter. [00:48] The meats of the day are lyorn, cow, pig, duck, and Eastern pepper-saussage. There are a variety of soups to be had, as well. [00:50] ( Do they have Duck Soup, or is that only in Freedonia? =P ) [00:50] They have Duck Soup with laache peppers. [00:50] * Ada turns to the woman. "I'll have some duck, lightly seasoned, please." She adjusts the mandolin case. "Oh, and would I be allowed to perform here?" She grins. [00:51] (Har.) [00:51] * Ethan orders the duck soup. [00:52] Thw woman nods. "Sure thing. Oh, and we usually don't have performers until the sun starts going down. A little music helps the wine go down, and all." [00:52] Of course, of course. *nods* After sunset, then. [00:53] The woman nods. "Sure. You can talk to Fran about the particulars then, too." [00:54] The woman then goes into the kitchen to relay your orders. [00:54] * Ada drums her fingers on the counter and glances around the tavern. She pulls her cloak around her a bit more protectively. [00:55] Meanwhile... [00:55] (Back at the ranch...) [00:55] You okay? You look... worried. Scared, too. [00:56] At one of the table, a young elven man named Fyril sits eating his food. [00:57] * Fyril eats absentmindedly, while watching the two newcomers. After a minute, he slides down the bench a bit and waves at them. [00:57] * Ada nods and smiles faintly. "I'm okay, really. It's just-" She blinks at the waving elf and nudges Ethan. [00:57] * Ethan blinks. "I think we're being waved at." [00:58] Even though this restaurant is run by humans (elves can't cook, see), not many humans are seen eating here. And the entry of two such individuals has not escaped young Fyril's notice... as proved by his pose. Well. [00:58] (Hey! Elves can cook! Nyah! =P) [00:59] * Fyril smiles, and gestures towards the empty space. [00:59] (Not as well as humans. Neener. ;P) [00:59] Yeah. You want to go talk to him? I'll get the food and see about talking to this Fran person. [01:00] *shrug* Sure thing. Hopefully he's a bit sharper than the 3 stooges. [01:00] * Ethan walks over to the table and sits down across from the elven man. "You waved?" [01:01] The lady walks back out the door. "Alright. Your food is cooking, m'lady. Now, Fran won't be waking up for another two hours, so if you care to wait that long you can go ahead and talk to him when he gets up." [01:02] * Ada smiles at the woman. "Thank you." [01:02] -> [Fyril] PING [01:02] * Fyril smiles brightly. "Yeah, you looked new. I haven't met anyone new in days." He's got dark brown eyes, and slightly spiky black hair. He's wearing a dark blue leather shirt, and there's a dummy sitting next to him. [01:03] * Ada walks over to the table and takes a seat next to Ethan, unshouldering her mandolin and bodhran cases. [01:04] * Ethan eyes Ada's musical menagere. "You got a piano in there somewhere?" [01:04] * Fyril eyes all the instruments. "Wow! You play all of those?" [01:04] * Ada sets them down gently. "They're my trade." She grins. "And no, Ethan, but I do have a flute." [01:05] ( "One time, in band camp..." ) [01:05] (*smacks Ethan*) [01:05] ( ;_; ) [01:05] * Fyril looks over the newcomer. "You look all nice, too. And you've got to be good to play all those." [01:06] * Ethan eyes the dummy. "You a toymaker or something?" [01:06] * Ada blushes slightly. "Yes, well. I try my best." [01:07] * Fyril pushes his food across the table, and picks up the dummy. "No. I've got my own methods of performance." The dummy opens its mouth and says, "Although he's not all that good at it." [01:09] * Ada has shoulder-length, deep red hair and dark eyes. It looks like she hasn't seen a day's work in her life. A crystal pendant dangles from a chain around her neck, and she wears a scarlet shirt. (Since you looked, Fyril. ^_~) [01:09] ... I've heard of people like you! You're a... what's it called... darn it, there was one in town a coupla years back... [01:09] A Ventrodontist! [01:10] * Ada laughs. "A ventriloquist, you mean." [01:10] * Fyril gives Ethan a look. The dummy says, "Yeah, dummy." [01:10] Same difference. [01:11] * Ada peers at Fyril, noticing his pointed ears for the first time. "You're an elf, aren't you?" [01:11] Hey, the guy wasn't there long. My dad had him tied to a horse and run outta town within 15 minutes when the dummy made fun of his beard. [01:11] Ther eis the sound of a small bell being rung at the counter, and the lady there shouts "One duck, one duck soup!" [01:11] That's me. *goes to get his food* [01:12] Ethan! *sighs* [01:12] * Fyril nods, and watches the man walk over. "Yeah, I am. Try not to hold it against me yet, though." He smiles cutely. [01:13] * Ada grins. "I won't just yet. Hang on, food's calling." She grabs the instruments and goes up to the counter. [01:13] * Ethan returns with his soup. "Hey, never said *i* objected to it. My dad's a psycho." [01:14] *mutters* And his beard does look pretty stupid... [01:14] * Fyril grins. The dummy says, "So if I insulted your beard?" [01:15] * Ada walks back platter in hand and grumbling as she tries to carry it while half-holding the cases. "That wasn't what I was talking about. I can't leave these unguarded; they're expensive." She sits unceremoniously places the platter on the table and the instruments on the floor [01:15] * Ethan chuckles. "Be my guest. Anything you could say about my goatee my parents already said 10 times worse." ^_^ [01:16] * Fyril perks his ears. "You two ever try this before? It's pretty fun, once you get the handle on it." [01:17] Ventriloquism? No, I was too busy worrying about my fingers tripping over themselves. [01:17] * Ada smiles ruefully as she digs into her meal. [01:17] The duck tastes better than chicken. [01:18] * Fyril cocks his head and smiles. "If you promise not to get Jordan greasy, I'll let you have a try at it." [01:18] Same for the soup, if Ethan ever gets to it. [01:18] Nah. Never had time; the aforementioned psycho dad was rather focused on my combat training... plus, I like to let my own mouth do the work. =P [01:18] * Ethan digs into the soup, munching on a buttered roll as he does [01:18] *snicker* Yes, there is that. Besides, I'm not up to making a fool of myself just yet. [01:19] (Sure you're not. ^_~) [01:19] (Sh! ;P) [01:20] * Fyril grins. "C'mon, it's fun! Take a try!" Jordan says, "It's not really as hard as it looks. Even this young kid can do it." [01:21] * Ada eats another piece of duck. "Young kid, huh?" [01:22] * Ethan munches on a piece of celery. "No thanks, really. Two dummies would be redundant." =P [01:23] * Fyril looks sternly at the dummy. "Hey, I'm 102! It's not my fault. I'm just aging slowly. That's all. I'll grow up soon." He smiles apologetically at the other two. "I mean, I'm not that short. Really." [01:23] * Ada snickers. "I mistook you for a human. That has to mean something." [01:24] So elves actually do live a lot longer than humans? [01:24] * Fyril blushes fiercely. "But I'm not! Really. I may look like I'm just a young teenager. But I'm really old." He nods emphatically. [01:25] * Ada waves vaguely. "You could say that. Unless *you* intend to live a few thousand years." [01:25] And it's not nice of you to insult people you just met like that. [01:26] * Ethan blinks. "Insult? How'd she insult you?" [01:26] * Fyril gives the man a strange look. "She said I look human. That's not very nice." [01:27] * Ethan eyebrows. "Now who's insulting whom?" [01:28] * Ada sets her silverware down and watches Fyril. [01:28] * Fyril looks coolly back. "I don't mean to insult, really, but it's true. Elves look better. People shouldn't say that kind of thing." [01:29] Hey, you're entitled to your opinion. I'm sure if I were an elf, I'd think elves looked better too. [01:30] But don't be surprised when we have a slightly different outlook on things. =P [01:31] * Fyril cocks his head. "Well...I can't see why you'd disagree with me, but I don't want to argue about it now." [01:31] Oh yes. Foolish human, daring to bring the noble elves down to their level. Heaven forbid we compare you to *us*. [01:31] (Heh. Mweheh.) [01:32] * Ethan semi-doubletakes at Ada. "Eh?" [01:33] * Fyril looks at the woman pleadingly. "C'mon, don't be that way. I don't mean anything by it. I just want to talk, have some fun with you guys. I'm trying to be all friendly, since you're new. I'm just not used to it." He allows a hurt look to flash across his face. [01:34] Hey, let's not get all tense here. The dummy looks like he's about to start crying. [01:34] * Ada stabs at her duck viciously, not noticing the boys' looks. "Not used to what? Being friendly, or talking to a human?" [01:34] And I can't stand seeing a grown puppet cry, personally. [01:36] * Yu-Mei (watches. ^_^) [01:36] * Fyril composes himself. "I'm not going to cry." He looks at the woman speculatively. [01:36] (Enjoying yourself, I see. :P) [01:36] * Ethan observes the tension, and deftly tries to defuse the situation. "A horse walks into a bar. Bartender says 'Why the long face?'" [01:37] * Ada nearly falls into her food. "Ethan, that was bad!" [01:37] * Fyril blinks madly. "I don't get it. [01:37] Yeah, but you've been distracted from the previous topic, ne? ^_~ [01:37] Horses, they have long fa- *sighs* Never mind. [01:38] * Fyril picks up his dummy, and walks around the table to sit next to the woman. [01:38] * Ada eyes Ethan, then snorts softly and starts picking at her food. [01:38] ( I'm gonna have to bring a couple of my old joke books from home. I don't remember enough bad jokes. =P ) [01:39] (People would argue that's a good thing.) [01:39] (Yes, and they'd be right.) [01:41] * Fyril shifts the dummy on his hand, and looks at the woman's face. Quietly, "Both, really. I'm not usually friendly, and my parents don't let me talk with humans much. I'll do better." Jordan says, "Or I'll beat him!" [01:42] * Ada cracks a smile despite herself. "I can imagine, yes." She looks over at Fyril. "So are you talking to us to satisfy your curiosity?" She sounds genuinely interested. [01:44] * Fyril nods. "There's that, too. It was the instruments, mostly. And that guy's beard." [01:44] Ah, so tension falls in the face of cheesy comedy. Such is life. *strokes goatee* [01:45] In the distance, a gong sounds. [01:45] The instruments? I can't see why... bards aren't *that* uncommon around here, are they? [01:45] (What, is there a fight goin' on? :P) [01:46] ( Oh, come on, Ard. Think about it for a minute. =P ) [01:46] (I know, I know. ^_~) [01:47] * Fyril blinks. "I don't know about life views, but it's not often I'm around when there's a performer. I'm one, too, see?" He holds the dummy up a bit more. [01:48] * Ada grins. "I suppose you have a point, at that." She finishes her dinner and pushes her plate away from her. [01:49] * Ethan idly munches on some cake. [01:49] * Fyril hands the dummy carefully over to Ada. "Now that you're done, you sure you don't want to try it once?" [01:50] * Ada ahehs. "I don't know... I'd look awfully silly." [01:51] * Fyril presses it towards the woman's arms. "C'mon, just a little effort?" [01:51] * Ada sighs and looks to the ceiling. "I give up." [01:51] Okay. So how do you do this, then? [01:52] * Ethan takes a bite out of a pie, and looks on intently. [01:52] (You'd better have a metabolism to go with all that food, Ethan. :P) [01:53] ( What do *you* think? ^_~ ) [01:53] (You spent an extra CP on Superhuman Metabolism? ^^) [01:53] * Ethan pauses in mid-bite, and eyes the pie... then continues eating [01:53] * Fyril smiles brightly, as he removes the flute from the woman's cloak without her noticing and sets the dummy up on her hand. "See, you put it in here like this." [01:53] ( Not a bad idea, actually. =P ) [01:54] * Ada nods slowly. "Mmm hmm." She reaches up with her left hand to steady it, the cloak falling back a bit. [01:55] * Fyril positions her hands. "Now, there's a control that makes the mouth work. Just try to make sounds without moving your mouth." [01:56] * Ethan watches... and pauses right before biting into a salmon. "... the heck?" *toss* [01:56] Roll Mind, Fyril. [01:56] Your too, Ethan. [01:56] 2d6 [01:56] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 5. [01:57] (Fyril> Type '2d6' for this.) [01:57] 2d6 [01:57] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fyril (2d6) and gets 9. [01:57] (And if the number is lower than your mind total, you succeed. ^^) [01:57] (Well, lower or equal, I think.) [01:57] ( w00t! ) [01:58] (One moment.) [01:59] ( I gotta head to bed soon... ) [02:00] ( Not *NOW*, but soon. ) [02:00] As Ada's cloak falsl back a bit, you both notice a symbol on one sleeve of a silver dagger on a black background. [02:00] ( He succeeded with a *9*. O_O ) [02:01] (Hoo boy. Brilliant little sucker, isn't he? >.>) [02:01] (No, he gets bonuses for some of his attributes.) [02:01] ( Ah, okie. ) [02:01] (Aaah, neat. ^^) [02:02] ( Then again, Togo has a 9 body, so I shouldn't talk. =P ) [02:02] (That is true. :P) [02:02] * Fyril blinks, and his eyes widen. "Um...yeah, and then you talk. Try it quickly, OK? I have to head off in a minute." [02:02] * Ada blinks. "Head off? But you didn't seem to be in such a hurry a minute ago." [02:02] o/~ Roll Mind, Ada. o/~ ^_^ [02:02] 2d6 [02:03] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6) and gets 7. [02:03] (Har.) [02:03] Heh. Mweheh. [02:03] Ada suddenly feels like something is missing. [02:03] * Ethan sees the symbol, has no clue what it is, and resumes pondering the frog that appeared in his hands [02:04] Tsk, Ethan. You don't know where that frog's been. [02:04] ( No, I don't. =P ) [02:04] ( FrogSpace? ) [02:04] * Fyril smiles warmly. "Yeah, but time was getting away. I don't know where my mind went, but I have to go meet my sister soon." [02:04] * Ada looks around, discreetely. "Mmm hmm." Instruments, check. Satchel, check. Clo- She frowns as she jerks the edge of the cloak back of her sleeve, then feels down it with her left hand. Her eyes widen. [02:05] (of -> over) [02:05] * Ethan sets the frog down. "Your family from around here?" [02:06] * Fyril nods. "Yeah! We're the preeminent chefs in this town." He smiles brightly. [02:07] Can you make your soup talk too? =P [02:08] * Fyril frowns slightly. "That's a bit harder. It has no mouth, you see." [02:08] I know... but wouldn't that make it all the more amazing? [02:08] * Fyril concentrates for a second. The bowl of soup in front of the man says, "Amazing? Yeah, I suppose." [02:08] * Ada pulls her hood over her head with her free hand, then faces Fyril. "You know, maybe you shouldn't be leaving," she says while moving the dummy's mouth. Her eyes glitter. [02:09] Heh. Imagine it. "No, don't eat me! I have so much to live fo-... eh? [02:10] * Fyril widens his eyes again. "No? But my sister hates it when I'm late. I really should go. Can I have Jordan back?" [02:11] * Ethan looks back and forth. "... am I missing something here?" [02:11] * Ada appears to consider it, a nasty smile growing on her face. "Mmm, no. I don't think so. I've grown rather attached to him. Wouldn't you agree, Jordan?" She nods the dummy's head. [02:12] * Fyril looks flustered, his brow creasing. "But...but I only lent him to you so you could try! Are you still mad at me from before?" [02:12] * Ethan is heavily confuzzled now. [02:13] Mad? From before? [02:13] * Fyril nods sadly. "You know, because I insulted humans. Honestly, I didn't mean to say anything wrong." [02:14] * Ada leans forward so her nose almost touches the elf's and peers into his eyes. Even at this distance, her eyes look black. "This is the second time someone's tried to rob me today," she informs him in a voice barely above a whisper. "The first group lived because they didn't succeed." [02:15] Huh? Rob? Wha? [02:17] Roll mind, Ethan. [02:17] * Fyril chills up, and looks back coolly. "I wouldn't have tried if I'd seen your arms first. I'll give it back. I could've done it sooner, could've gotten away. Let's just trade, OK? Even if you're good, doing anything to me here would be very ugly. No more cover, right?" His eyes glitter and sparkle as he talks. [02:17] 2d6 [02:17] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 8. [02:18] (Ethan fails his roll, so nothing changes, really.) [02:18] ( But seeing as how Fyril just said something rather blunt... =p ) [02:19] (Well, true. :P) [02:19] * Ethan eyes Fyril. "You stole something from her?" [02:19] (Oops. I meant to say that quietly. Oh well. ^^;) [02:19] * Ada smiles. It's not a pretty smile. "My flute. Now." She holds her hand out. [02:20] And now you're threatening her? *points a chicken wing at him; blinks, then drops the chicken wing* [02:20] (In the name of buffalo wings everywhere, I shall punish you!) [02:21] (Go, Pretty Sailor Buffalo Wing! For everlasting love and peace!) [02:21] (Love and peace!) [02:21] You stole her *flute*? That's low, man. You don't steal a musician's instruments... [02:21] * Fyril shifts in his seat, and slides the flute into his hand from his sleeve. "Same time? I really would like Jordan." [02:22] * Fyril looks past her for a second. "And you'd steal a ventriloquist's dummy?" [02:23] * Ada slips the dummy off her hand. "Fine. No running, unless you don't want to see your hundred and third year." [02:23] * Ethan chuckles. "Do unto others to get back what they did unto you." [02:25] Now let's not have this get ugly people... just give her back her flute, get back your doll, and walk away. No need to get all worked up. [02:25] * Fyril glares balefully at the man. He picks up Jordan as he gives the woman back the flute. "Sure, no running." Close and soft to the woman's face. "And you're the first to catch me. I'm shocked." [02:26] * Ada smiles sweetly. "And you're the first to steal from me." She puts the flute back in her cloak and turns to Ethan, the tension gone from her face. "Who's getting worked up?" she asks innocently. [02:27] ... I think that's my cue to run away screaming. [02:27] But I won't, 'cause I'm dumb like that. =P [02:28] (Uh-oh. Ethan just stuck his tongue out at Ada.) [02:28] Obviously. [02:29] * Ada blinks as she realizes something and whirls back to Fyril. "You noticed my arms?" [02:30] * Ethan blinks. What, that patch or whatever on your sleeve? Is that important? [02:30] ( Add quotation marks there. ^_^;; ) [02:31] * Fyril nods glumly. "I never would have expected her to have someone like you working for her. Although I'd be more upset if I'd been caught like that by someone who wasn't." [02:31] Yes, Ethan. It's quite important... I'm sure the elf here can explain it to you, if he likes. [02:32] Working for her? Me? We just met. She got jumped by some horrendously incompetant elf robbers, and I saved her the trouble of kicking the crap outta them. [02:32] * Fyril smacks his head. "That's not what I meant. Ethan, right?" [02:33] Yeah... so what the heck's going on here? [02:33] * Ada sighs and holds her head in her hands. "Do me a favor and talk quietly, please?" [02:33] Err, okay. [02:35] *whispers* Yeah... so what the heck's going on here? [02:35] * Fyril thinks for a moment, and then whispers just loudly enough for Ethan to hear. "Those symbols? They mark her as an agent of the ruler of this realm, Xivilai." [02:37] * Ethan shrugs. "Okay, agent of Xivilai... who's Xivilai?" [02:37] ( Assume everything's being whispered here unless I say otherwise =P ) [02:37] * Fyril boggles slightly, then whispers, "You don't know about Xivilai?" [02:38] * Yu-Mei looks at the time. "We could stop now and continue some other time, if y'all like?" [02:38] ( Let's at least finish the explanation ) [02:38] (*nods*) [02:38] (Aww. But "Who's Xivilai" is such a great line to end it on. ;) ) [02:39] (Either way for me.) [02:39] (Finish the explaination. ^^) [02:39] Nope. Never heard of 'em... never bothered teaching us much about the world where I'm from, unfortunately. [02:40] * Fyril tries to get the look of astonishment off of his face. "Um...well, the Lady Xivilai rules this realm, the Shardae Dominion. She's beyond powerful. I've studied a lot, and not only is she the longest lived elf, no one, not even legends, seems to match up with her." [02:42] * Ada nods. "Ruthless doesn't begin to describe her," she comments, almost flippantly. [02:42] Ridiculously powerful female elf queen. Got it. [02:43] * Ada grins at this. "Most elf queens are female." [02:43] Work with me here. [02:44] Okay, so she's got skills up the wazoo... what's this got to do with Ada? She the court minstral or somethin'? [02:45] * Fyril shakes his head. "Not with those on her. And Xivilai wouldn't have a minstrel. [02:45] * Ada examines her flute. She doesn't seem too interested in answering. [02:45] What time does someone who can knock out entire armies by herself have for music? [02:45] Okay, so the aforementioned ridiculously powerful elf queen who, being a queen, is obviously female, doesn't like music. [02:45] Again, what's this got to do with Ada? [02:46] * Fyril looks at her speculatively. "I don't know, but she's certainly not all about the music." [02:47] * Ethan eyes Ada. "You some kind of music-themed ass-kicking warrioress or somethin'? Whacking people over the head with lutes?" [02:48] * Ada looks up at Fyril and says, emotionlessly, "You have discovered too much. I must kill you now." [02:48] Not that there's anything wrong with that. Actually be pretty damn cool... [02:48] (*whacks Ethan with her lute* ^_^_v) [02:48] ( ;_; ) [02:48] (*laughs and laughs*) [02:49] *eyes widen* Kill him? Isn't that a bit drastic? Couldn't we... I dunno, kick him in the nuts a coupla times? [02:49] Isn't that close enough, Ethan? [02:50] * Ada grins. "Might as well go all the way." [02:51] * Fyril scoots very quickly backwards on the bench, and waves his arms. "Look, I won't say anything. Really. Thief's honor. And maybe I can help, right? Killing potential allies is bad." He smiles tentatively. [02:52] Hm? Potential ally? [02:52] ... well, if he stayed with us, we could keep an eye on him, I guess... [02:52] * Ada folds her arms and tilts her head to one side, eyeing Fyril speculatively. "I don't even know your name." [02:52] Of course, we'd also have to keep an eye on our gold... [02:52] * Fyril grins, and moves back in. He runs a hand through his hair, and his eyes sparkle. "I managed to steal from you, right? Think, I could get other people, too." [02:53] * Fyril points to his face. "Me? Fyril." [02:53] * Ethan dumps a glass of water over Fyril's head. "Less charm, sparkley. More truth." =P [02:54] * Ada snickers at the wet elf. "You seem awfully eager. Have a deathwish?" [02:54] * Fyril sputters. "Hey, that is the truth! I'm good at this! I've done this for years!" [02:55] Besides, I'm not even sure I'm gonna be travelling with Ada past this town... [02:55] ... not that I really have anything else to do... [02:55] * Fyril shakes his head. "Look, stealing around here isn't fun. I need to work on my techniques. If I go with you, I'll have more chances to practice." [02:56] Okay, okay, I think I have a solution. [02:56] * Fyril tries to respike his hair. [02:56] * Ada reaches into a pouch, pulls out five Imperials, and tosses them over her shoulder to Ethan. "Be my bodyguard, then." [02:57] * Ethan eyes the coins... then hands them back. "No payment needed. Just don't give me that creepy innocent look anymore." =P [02:57] Aaanyway... [02:57] * Ada laughs as she puts them back into her pouch. "But it's so fun." [02:58] Here's the idea. Fyril, you travel with us. That way, whatever it is Ada doesn't want blabbed doesn't get blabbed. You want experience out in the world, you get it. [02:59] And if you try to steal from either of us again... *pulls a flanged mace from the side of his pack*... well, I may have to lend this to Ada. ^_^ [02:59] * Fyril blinks. "Did you just throw five Imperials around?" He shakes his head lightly. "I wouldn't steal from my friends. That'd go against every thief moral I've ever read about." [02:59] *** Calculus has left IRC [03:00] * Ada snickers. "Tempting thought, but I have other ways of dealing with things." She blinks. "Friends?" [03:00] One more thing before then. [03:01] * Fyril pours his own glass of water over Ethan's head, nods and smiles. "Friends." [03:01] * Ada is suddenly glad she has a hood over her head, what with all the water flying around. "What is it?" [03:02] * Ethan is watered. "... I think that was it." [03:02] * Fyril nods. "Yeah, it was." [03:02] * Ethan suddenly notices a pie in his hand, and grins evilly. o/" Oh Fyriiiiiiil... o/" [03:02] *mutters* Messing up my hair...wha? [03:03] * Ada looks from Ethan to Fyril and back, then snatches her instruments and gets out of Ethan's way. [03:03] PIE TO THE FACE! *SPLAT* [03:03] Fyril suffers 1d6 points of splut. [03:03] (Splut damage!) [03:03] d6 [03:03] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (d6) and gets 5. [03:04] ( w00t! ) [03:04] (*snickers*) [03:04] ( Almost got a critical splut! ) [03:04] * Fyril blinks pie away from his eyes disconcertedly, then smirks fiercely. "You sure you want to get into a pie fight with a chef? I'll put things in pies that you'd never even think of trying." [03:05] * Ada is relatively safely away on the other side of the table. "I thought you were a ventriloquist." [03:05] You can't go throw 100 years in a cooking household without picking up some recipes. [03:06] * Ethan chuckles. I'll take my chances. [03:07] * Ada snickers. "Point. You can cook, then." She glances out the window. "I'm going to check the library. Ethan, get Fyril cleaned up. And if he tries to steal your things and run, make sure you give him a beating." [03:07] Beatings I can do! *crisp salute* [03:08] (Okay. Wanna call it a night there? ^_^) [03:08] * Ada shakes her head in amusement. "A bodyguard for free. Never would have expected it." [03:08] ( Yah ) [03:08] (Sure. ^^) [03:08] (Works for me!) [03:08] And in this case, you ain't gettin' what you pay for. ^_~ [03:09] (Just had to throw that in, didn't you? :P) [03:09] ( o/" And Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii eeeeeeee-iiiiiiiii eeeeeeee- iiiiiii... o/" ) [03:09] (*thaps Ethan*) [03:09] ( Damn skippy! ) [03:09] (thwaps even) [03:09] ( Ow! ) [03:09] ( Thaps works too, actually ) [03:10] Okie. [03:10] (Mmm hmm. :P) [03:10] [END OF THE SESSION, VERILY.]