[21:28] [ANDE HERE STARTETH THE GAME, VERILY.] [21:30] We join our intreped young (and somewhat less young) heros as they exit the cave that serves as the home of a Serioli named H`w`dfrhjaanzki, whom they have just had a conversation which, it is hoped, was rather informative. [21:31] The breathtaking mountain scenery confronts them once more, and a pleasant breeze bring much-needed relief after the stuffy heat of the cave. [21:32] For one walking out the mouth of the cave, a path works it's way along the mountain off to their left. [21:32] (Take it away, people. Feel free to ask for more info if desired.) [21:32] * Sei stretches. [21:32] Hmm... guess we gotta walk down. *munches carrot* [21:32] * Nebrinel whews softly and wraps her grey cloak around her once more. [21:33] * Ada smiles with relief. "Looks like it." She puts her cloak back on. [21:33] * Fyril tightens the ties on his shirt a bit. "But it looks like a nice walk. Not much around here, though. [21:34] Aside from the view? Not really. [21:35] * Ada looks at the group. "Shall we get going? We can orient ourselves at the bottom; it looks like there's only one way down." [21:35] The view may be pretty, but you can't do much with it. [21:35] * Sei nods. [21:35] Other'n admire it, bask in it's glory, bow down before its overwhelming majesty and creamy goodness... [21:36] Mmm... creamy goodness... *munches a donut* [21:36] * Ada eyes Ethan. "Do you *ever* get tired of eating?" [21:36] * Fyril nods, and moves in next to Sei. "What part of the scenery is creamy?" [21:36] * Nebrinel just looks out over the mountains. [21:36] For those brave enough to look down, there is a sizeable mountain stream forming a cleft between the mountain you travel on and it's neighbor. Trees and grass grow on it's banks, and mountain animals of some sort can be seen here and there. [21:37] * Ethan ponders. "No, not really." [21:37] * Ada studies Ethan a bit more, then shakes her head. "Figures. Let's move." She starts down the path. [21:38] I was always taught well-fed warrior is an effective warrior. Life lesson right there. *grins* [21:38] * Sei follows. [21:38] * Ethan walks along, idly twirling his glaive. [21:39] * Fyril follows, watching the glaive twirling. [21:40] * Nebrinel sighs and starts walking down the mountain as well, although well after everyone else. "Back to square 2." [21:40] o/" In the mountain, the mighty mountian, the horrible fire-breathing Dragon of Chaos and Maiming sleep tongiht... o/" [21:40] ( Woah. Lousy spelling. x_x ) [21:40] You know, Ethan, some of those words sound a little rushed. [21:41] (All who hear Ethan singing loose one point of Soul... kidding.) [21:41] * Fyril falls back to walk near Nebrinel. "I want to avoid the singing. Badly." [21:41] My area isn't known for it's songwriting abilities, alas. More for hitting stuff. And hitting more stuff. [21:41] * Ada snickers. "Then why do you bother?" [21:42] * Nebrinel looks over at Fyril. "I do not blame you." [21:42] 'cause I've got a song in my heart, and music in my soul! ^_^_v [21:42] ... or something like that. [21:42] * Sei sweatdrops. [21:42] * Ada facepalms. [21:43] * Fyril shakes his head wearily, and looks back over at Nebrinel. "You'd think you get used to it, but it just doesn't happen." [21:43] * Ethan sighs. "No sense of humor in the lot of ya... I'm gonna hafta work harder, I suppose." [21:44] * Ada hurriedly pulls a flute from her cloak. "No, that's fine, Ethan. Look, I'll play something if you'll just stay quiet. Okay?" [21:44] * Nebrinel continues walking, and smiles softly to herself. "I'm sure." [21:44] (Good move, Ada. c.c) [21:44] (Thanks. @_@) [21:44] Sure thing. [21:44] ( Feh. =P ) [21:45] Good. [21:45] * Ada puts the flute to her lips and starts playing a quiet, wistful tune. [21:47] * Nebrinel frowns slightly, and mutters "At least she knows how to play music." [21:47] (The tune is pleasant, unless you're one of those people who hate flutes.) [21:47] (In which case, shame on you!) [21:48] ( BTW, people, Ethan's singing voice isn't bad, even if his choice of songs is. =P ) [21:48] * Fyril whistles softly along. [21:48] * Ada continues playing, looking much more relaxed than she normally does. [21:48] (But he's so fun to tease. ;P) [21:48] *** Brett has joined #YeOldeChibiRPG [21:48] ( I know. Just lettin' y'all know. ) [21:50] * Ethan walks silently, listening to the music. [21:51] The path winds off to the right, becoming comfortably broader but also gaining a much steeper drop-off. You come around a bend afterwards, and you can see the eastward side of the range stretched out before you, and in some portions you can see the highlands beyond. [21:51] * Fyril speeds up to walk next to Ada, and listens to the piece. [21:51] * Sei stares into the distance, taking in the view and the music. [21:51] *** DamienRoc is on IRC [21:52] (Does the path continue?) [21:53] (Well, yeah. It continues for a long way. You're still a good ways up.) [21:53] * Ada keeps going then, switching to a more upbeat song. [21:54] * Fyril looks out over the expanse. "Hey, Ada, can you play something that has lyrics to it?" [21:54] * Ada blinks. [21:54] * Ada stops and removes the flute from her mouth. "Well, I can. Any requests?" [21:55] * Fyril pauses and thinks for a moment. "Do you know many elf tunes?" [21:56] * Ada nods. [21:56] (Oh, this should be interesting. ^_^) [21:56] (And damnit, now I need to come up with something. x.x) [21:57] ( o/" Elfhony... Elfhony dreaming, on such a winters daaaaaaaaaaay! o/" ) [21:57] (*thwaps Ethan*) [21:58] ( ow ;_; ) [21:58] * Fyril thinks a bit more, and nods. "How about Dark Forest Wandering? It's a bit quiet for the timing, but it'll work." [21:58] (Thank you, Fyril, you're my hero.) [21:58] (*poses grandly*) [21:58] * Ada grins at Fyril. "I'd need to switch instruments, though, if you want me to sing. Unless you know the words?" [22:00] * Fyril nods lightly. "I know most of it." [22:01] * Ada laughs. "Great. Just make up the rest." She considers for a moment, then starts playing again - it's about as quiet as the first piece, but much less aimless. [22:02] * Ethan holds the blunt end of his glaive to his mouth. "Now performing, the musical sensantion that sweeping the land... Fyril and Ada... they are... STOLEN MAGIC!" [22:02] ... [22:02] * Ada stops. [22:02] Ethan! [22:02] * Ada smacks Ethan in the shoulder. [22:02] What? [22:02] * Ada goes back to playing. [22:02] * Fyril blinks and looks at Ethan. "Stolen Magic? What kind of name is that?" [22:02] Ow! [22:02] * Nebrinel clutches her forehead and shakes her head. [22:03] * Ethan rubs his shoulder, and continues walking. [22:03] Did I mention that there are very, very large crows in these mountains? Well, there are. Ethan, roll ranged defense to see if you get bombed. ^_^ [22:03] *** MarcusF is on IRC [22:03] 2d6 [22:03] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 5. [22:03] (That's cruel, Yu.) [22:03] ( Success! ) [22:03] (Damn.) [22:04] * Fyril tries to shake off the name. [22:05] Ethan is lucky today, and his clothes don't get any dirtier. [22:05] * Fyril starts to hum along with Ada, waiting for the part where the lyrics come in, and walking along the path. [22:06] But some of you might notice a few of them overhead. They crows here are pretty easy to see. [22:06] * Nebrinel slips her hand under he cloak and touches the sword briefly, frowning. [22:06] ( Luck nothin'! I have overwhelming moral superiority on my side! ^_^ ) [22:06] ( Sure you do. ^_~ ) [22:07] * Sei glances quizically at Nebrinel. [22:07] * Ethan looks up. "Large birds..." [22:07] * Ada listens to Fyril's humming and nods in approval, then continues to when he should enter. [22:07] *munches on a chicken wing* [22:07] * Ada glances at the sky. [22:08] * Fyril sings softly. "When the rain falls, and the winds blow, and the trees are near full bloom..." [22:09] * Nebrinel pulls her hand out of her cloak, and looks out over the mountains as she walks. [22:10] * Fyril continues. "And your love's far behind you, the woods now your room..." [22:11] * Ada continues playing, but she glances frequently at the birds overhead. [22:15] The sound of conversation and laughter intermitently drift along and reach your ears. With the slight echoing in this region, you can't tell quite where they're coming from. [22:15] * Fyril looks at Ada, and then sings the next verse. "When the Dark Forest holds you as you wander the earth..." He falters when he hears other voices. [22:15] * Ada stops playing and glances around. [22:15] * Sei slips his ring onto his finger. [22:15] You see no people around. [22:15] (This is why I name poems AFTER I write them. ^^;) [22:15] (Fryil> ::chuckle::) [22:15] * Nebrinel yawns. [22:16] * Ethan resumes twirling his glaive. [22:16] * Fyril stops, and tries to figure out where the sounds were coming from. [22:17] * Ada glances at Fyril as she puts her flute back in her cloak. [22:18] * Fyril waits quietly for another instance of the talking to occur. He fidgets with the ties to his satchel. [22:18] Y'all hear that? [22:18] * Sei nods. [22:19] Probably nothing, but... [22:19] Yes, but. [22:19] Better safe than sorry. [22:19] * Ada glances up and frowns slightly, then shakes her head. [22:19] Better keep moving. [22:19] * Sei nods. [22:20] * Ethan nods. [22:20] * Fyril widens his eyes, and looks straight up. "Hey." He points. [22:20] * Nebrinel frowns to herself at everyone's stopness. "Yes. Better..." [22:20] * Sei blinks and peers up. [22:20] The voices drift along again. They sound rather jovial, but you can't make out any words. [22:20] It's coming from...well, up there. [22:20] * Ada blinks. [22:20] Up? [22:20] * Ada peers in the direction Fyril's pointing. [22:21] * Fyril blinks, and squints. "Yeah, just straight above us." [22:21] Fyril's statement is answered with laughter and a thouroughly amused shout. [22:22] * Sei blinks. [22:22] * Nebrinel looks up as well. [22:22] ... [22:23] (I take it we don't see anything but the birds?) [22:23] (You see nothing but the birds.) [22:23] * Ethan grips his glaive tighter, and looks to and fro. [22:23] ...the birds? [22:23] * Fyril points more enthusiastically, and squints a bit more. "It's definitely something up there. I can't quite make anything, but...be quiet. I almost heard what that was that time." [22:24] * Ethan nods, moving a step closer to Ada and the rest of the group. [22:24] * Ada mumurs quietly, "Those kinds of birds are typical for this area. Scavengers." She squints. [22:25] * Fyril closes his eyes completely, and steps forward. He murmurs, "'...finally... gured it out!'?" [22:26] * Nebrinel looks over at Fyril curiously, but her face is starting to take an impatient look. [22:26] * Sei shrugs. "We want to investigate?" [22:27] * Fyril looks at Ada, puzzled. "What's that supposed to mean? Finally...gured it out?" [22:27] Gured it out? [22:27] Figured? [22:27] * Ada nods. "Figured it out, that would work." [22:28] * Fyril shrugs. "Maybe. That'd make sense, but...there seemed like there was something else in there. I just couldn't quite hear it." [22:28] Shall I go investigfate [22:28] (Argh!) [22:28] (Investigate?) [22:28] * Ada ponders a bit more, then blinks. "Wait, I remember hearing once about some alterations done on crows so they could speak." [22:29] Can't recall who did it, though. [22:29] * Ethan blinks. "Splitting up would be a bad idea if there's a chance we're about to be ambushed..." [22:29] * Nebrinel frowns. "Are you people going to stand around all day pondering this, or get on with your lives?" [22:29] * Sei blinks. "Fascinating..." [22:29] Good point. [22:29] * Ada glances at Nebrinel. "Why are you so curious?" [22:30] Because I have things to do that don't involve standing in the middle of nowhere listening to sentence fragments, and I'd assume you all do as well? [22:30] We might. [22:30] Not getting ambushed ranks pretty high on my list of priorities. Always a good thing, that. ^_^ [22:31] But, yeah, might as well get moving... [22:31] * Sei nods. [22:31] * Ada looks back up at the crows and sighs, but she nods. "Sure." [22:32] * Fyril looks at Nebrinel oddly, and then shrugs, moving back to the rest of the group. [22:32] I can't imagine why you'd care if I stood here all day or not, though. [22:32] * Ada goes back to walking down the path. [22:32] * Sei shakes his head and starts walking. [22:32] *walkwalk* [22:32] * Nebrinel chuckles darkly to herself, but says nothing as she starts walking. [22:33] The birds overhead form a more discernable circle for a moment before taking off ahead of you. The sound of conversation fades. [22:33] * Sei blinks and jots a few things in his notebook. [22:33] * Ada watches the birds fly off ahead and scowls. [22:33] * Fyril looks up a bit worriedly, then follows along. [22:35] Ada, do you know any details about the crows? It would take quite a bit of work to make them speak. [22:35] You continue walking for about an hour before reaching a large clearing. There are a few trees here, and a few bubbling streams running along. A stone bridge passes over the streams, and off to your left are the abandoned remains of what looks like a small trading post. [22:36] * Ada shakes her head. "Just a story I heard once. Altered, somehow... I assume by magic. Increased intelligence, ability to speak, that kind of thing." [22:36] Talking birds... that's just odd. [22:37] * Fyril looks over at the trading post, eyes sparkling. "Think there's anything in there?" [22:37] Then again, my standards of odd have altered dramatically recently... [22:37] * Ada rolls her eyes. [22:37] * Sei ponders. [22:37] Maybe, Fyril. Why don't you take a look? [22:38] * Fyril grins, and heads over towards the trading post, excitedly but warily. [22:39] * Ada smiles slightly and shakes her head. [22:39] * Nebrinel looks over at Fyril, and shakes her head too. [22:40] * Ethan shakes his head, munching on a small piece of cheese. [22:40] Teh trading post heroically stands it's ground. [22:41] ( Does the gazebo respond in any way? ) [22:41] ( There is no gazebo. ) [22:41] * Fyril clears off the dirt on the window of the trading post with his hand, and looks inside. [22:42] There are boxes, tables, a counter, and a few closets that look locked. [22:44] * Fyril moves his hands through his satchel, and feels out his lockpicks. He says excitedly, "I haven't had practice since I met you people. This is something." [22:44] * Ethan eyes Fyril for a sec, then walks a few feet away from everyone, shrugs off his pack, and starts working slowly though some katas. [22:45] * Nebrinel finds her attention drawn to Ethan, as she looks at him practice. [22:45] * Ada shakes her head with a grin. [22:45] * Ethan closes his eyes as he works through the katas, slowly increasing in speed and complexity. [22:46] * Fyril goes over to the door of the post, and eases it open. He looks inside briefly, waiting for a second to see if anything happens inside. [22:47] The GM is dissapointed that Fyril didn't attempt to open the door before opening it. ;_; [22:48] * Yu-Mei ponders bringing the crows in again... _ [22:49] Anyway. The door opens after a bit of hard work, as the hinges were rusted together. [22:49] * Nebrinel huhms to herself, as she looks at Ethan. [22:49] * Ethan is approaching full speed now, the katas involving jumps and spins and rolls, and the glaive moving almost too fast to follow. [22:49] The inside is much as it seemed through the window. There are three locked doors on the back side of the room, each with a label faded beyond legibility. [22:50] * Sei gets a book out of his backpack and starts reading it. [22:51] * Ada shakes her head and starts watching Ethan. [22:51] * Fyril stretches a bit, and then heads inside. He stops in front of the doors, trying to decide which one to try picking first. [22:52] The air inside is musty with age. [22:52] * Ethan is now approaching full-fledged whirling dervish, somehow managing not to accidentally drift back towards the group in the midst of it. [22:53] Everything inside the post is covered in a visible layer of dust. [22:53] * Fyril sniffs happily, and smiles. "No one's going to miss anything from here." [22:53] * Nebrinel frowns to herself. [22:54] * Fyril arbitrarily picks the door on the right, and sets about to picking the lock, humming very softly. [22:55] * Ethan does a jumping slash, rolls foward, and comes up spinning, slashing three times before thrusting the glaive out full extension, and then returning to a defensive stance. [22:55] * Ada whistles quietly. [22:56] ... say what you will about its powers, whoever made this thing knows how to make a weapon. [22:56] * Nebrinel nods appreciatively. "Excellent form." [22:56] The lock gives, with some coaxing. Fyril finds himself resorting to his heaviest picks to move the rusted tumbler. [22:57] * Ethan wipes his brow. "Thanks. Military upbrining has a few benefits." [22:58] * Nebrinel chuckles to herself. "I would offer to give you a living sparring partner, but I doubt my weapon is well suited for that, nor yours." [22:58] * Fyril smiles widely as the lock finally gives, puts away his picks, and tries to open the door. [22:58] ... yeah, sparring probably would be a bad idea. [22:59] * Ada nods and glances back at the trading post. [22:59] Fyril> The door opens with a bit of work. Behind it is a stack of what were once wooden crates. You notice a disgusting odor. [22:59] Fyril> You also notice a label reading 'fruit'. No telling how old that is. [23:00] * Ethan chuckles, sounding a bit forced. "Besides, you'd have the advantaged. You got to watch me practicing." [23:00] ( Argh, my typing SUCKS tonight ) [23:00] * Nebrinel laughs. [23:00] You sound like Zarias. [23:00] * Fyril sighs, and holds his nose. "Well, not much in there, I guess." He switches to the door on the left, and starts trying to pick that one. [23:01] Who? [23:01] * Nebrinel chuckles. "Nobody of notice." She looks over to the rocks nearby. "If I could provide some decent swords, would you be willing to spar?" [23:02] This one's a bit easier; you hear the tumbler cracking and crumbling, follored by the sound of the bolt sliding out of place and falling against the bottom of the inside of the door with a thud. [23:02] * Ada watches Nebrinel and Ethan talk. [23:03] (...yep, it's fallered by the sound of the bolt slidin'! Yeehaw!) [23:03] * Fyril blinks. "This place must be ancient! I've never seen locks this badly broken before." He again puts the picks away, and tries to open the door. [23:03] Eh, I'm not much for swords. I've got a mace I could use in a pinch... [23:04] * Nebrinel shrugs. "I can make most anything. The form is irrelevant. So. I offer again. Spar?" [23:04] The door opens with some work. Inside is a rack of weapons. You get a bad feeling in the back of your skull. [23:05] * Ethan blinks. "Err... some other time, maybe. Just got through with a workout... don't wanna embarass myself by getting tired in the middle of a sparring session." [23:06] * Nebrinel grins slyly. "Embarass yourself? Against a mere slip of a girl like me?" [23:06] * Fyril widens his eyes, and they sparkle slightly as he goes into the room. He shakes his head at the feeling. "These...these look more useful that ancient fruit." He looks at the racks, trying to figure out what's giving off that feel. [23:07] * Ethan raises an eyebrow. "Where I come from, underestimating women is an excellent way to get a long sword shoved sheathed where the sun don't shine." = [23:07] ( =P, even ) [23:08] ( And -shoved x_x ) [23:08] * Nebrinel chuckles. [23:08] Fyril> There are three sheathed swords. One is thin and seems to have four feet of blade, another is somewhat wider and has five feet of blade, and another is very broad and nearly nine feet long overall. There are also four sheathed daggers. [23:09] ... hey, I just realized something. [23:09] * Ethan chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck. "I don't think we ever caught your name..." [23:11] * Fyril whistles, and pulls on the smallest one. "This could be useful. Been meaning to get another one of these," he muses. He tries to unsheath it [23:11] * Nebrinel looks at Ethan evenly. "Well, I never offered it." She extends her hand. "Nebrinel." [23:12] * Ada tilts her head at this. [23:13] * Sei looks up, and bows politely. [23:14] * Ethan shakes Nebrinel's hand. "Ethan, sometimes referred to as 'You Goateed Ninny!'. Pleasure to make your acquaintance." ^_^ [23:15] * Nebrinel nods, and shakes back. "The same applies here." [23:16] (But you don't have a goatee...) [23:16] (Haw. Amusing. c.c;) [23:17] * Ethan eyes the trading post. "Wonder what Fyril's up to..." [23:17] Probably causing mischief. [23:17] He'd manage in an abandoned post somehow. [23:18] Wouldn't surprise me in the least... [23:18] * Fyril resheaths the sword, and straps it on his belt. He tries to unsheath each of the daggers quickly. [23:18] * Ada turns to Nebrinel and bows. "I'm Ada." [23:18] * Ethan walks over to his pack and brings it back closer to the group [23:18] You all feel something unpleasant in the back of your minds. It feels the same as when Nebrinel unsheathed her sword. It comes and goes rapidly for a bit. [23:18] * Nebrinel bows slightly... and frowns. [23:18] * Ada blinks. [23:18] * Sei bows again. "I'm Sei Sokutori. Pleased to meet you - uh?" [23:19] ... eh? [23:19] * Fyril smiles, whistles, and puts the daggers in his bag. He tries to unsheath the middle sized sword. [23:20] * Ada looks sharply at the trading post. [23:20] The middle sword comes unsheathed, with the same feeling as the daggers. [23:20] Then again, maybe I should see what he's up to. [23:20] Good idea... [23:21] * Ada makes her way over there. [23:21] * Nebrinel continues frowning. "Indeed." She walks towards the post quickly. [23:21] * Fyril widens his eyes, and puts the sword back. Just to verify, he tips the giant last sword over and tries to unsheath it. [23:21] * Ethan nods and follows. [23:22] * Ada steps into the post. "Fyril?" [23:22] * Sei follows as well. [23:22] As you enter the post (those of you that do), you see a massive sword fall out through the second of three doorways in the back of the room. Fyril appears and begins trying to tug it out of it's sheath. [23:43] ... that's a big sword... I'm getting a strange... something from it, though. [23:43] (Once the appropriate time comes, of course.) [23:43] * Ada steps in and blinks at Fyril. [23:44] For some reason, I'm not all that surprised. [23:44] Odd vibe, for lack of a better explanation. [23:44] * Nebrinel frowns. "I am curious what so many of those are doing around here. They're usually considered 'outlawed', if I remember correctly. It's been a while." [23:44] * Fyril keeps pulling at it briefly, then stops. "Outlawed?" [23:45] * Ada glances at Nebrinel and nods. [23:46] Technically. You wouldn't know if from the way nobles collect the powerful ones, of course. [23:46] * Sei smiles. [23:47] * Nebrinel looks at the blades. "But considering our Serioli friend doesn't live far from here, I'm suddenly less surprised." [23:47] ... can someone please explain this for the guy from the middle of nowhere? [23:47] * Fyril smiles widely. "These are powerful, then?" [23:47] * Ada chuckles. "Ah. They're Morganti weapons." [23:48] 'cause I'm not following... what weapons? [23:48] Yes. A finishing blow with one of those can... destroy someone's soul, I guess is a good way of putting it. [23:48] * Nebrinel frowns. "Not that powerful. Don't cut yourself, though, it wouldn't be good." [23:49] ... well that sounds fairly nasty. [23:49] * Fyril blinks. "So how many are they? [23:49] Soul-destroying weapons. Yeesh. [23:49] (Er. "Are there?" ^^;) [23:49] It is. The Serioli are the only ones who can create them, and they did it just so they would stop fighting, if I remember right. [23:50] So powerful nobody wanted to face them? [23:50] * Nebrinel chuckles. "An amusing statement, that." [23:51] * Ada grins at Nebrinel. "Well, I don't know if it's *true*, but that's what I've heard. And I don't see the Serioli trying to kill each other with their fantastic weapons." [23:51] (Right. They just sell 'em to those silly elves down there. ^_~) [23:52] * Nebrinel looks at them with a blank look. "They probably considered dying by one a fate worse than death." [23:52] Right. So there's further incentive not to get skewered, other than the usual "I don't need any more holes" thing. [23:52] * Fyril cocks his head. "Again, how many are there? Do they just keep making more?" [23:53] * Ada shrugs. "I consider dying by one a fate worse than death, too. And I'm not sure, Fyril." [23:53] * Nebrinel shrugs. "Hundreds? Thousands? That's like asking how many swords were forged in the last year." [23:54] * Fyril saddens a bit. "So they aren't all that rare, then?" [23:54] (They're rare. They're not *that* rare.) [23:54] * Nebrinel shrugs. "Rare enough. If you're looking for money, it's not a bad way to go about it." [23:55] They're weapons. Assuming they're decently made, they'll- yeah, what Nebrinel said. [23:55] * Ada nods. [23:55] Assuming that the authorities don't come down on you for it, anyway. [23:55] * Nebrinel chuckles softly. "Not everyone can get a Great Weapon, after all." [23:56] * Fyril shakes his head. "Well, not the best result, but not so bad. Even if they aren't legendary, they're something." [23:57] 'They're'? [23:57] Yes, better than nothing. Now how many are you hiding, Fyril? [23:57] * Nebrinel frowns at Fyril as sternly as a 116 year old can. [23:57] Don't worry, Fyril. Maybe you'll get lucky and find a big club that creates beer or something. [23:58] * Fyril gestures. "There's another sword in there, and I've got this sword here on my belt. It looks nice, right? Complements the other one." He smiles. [23:58] * Fyril rolls his eyes at Ethan. "To go with the Glaive of Pretzels?" [23:58] "Club that flows ale through the mountains"... has a certain ring to it. [23:59] Of course! We could become a premier fighting pair! With my food, and your beverages, we'd be invincible! [23:59] ... [23:59] * Ada takes a step towards Fyril and peers at him. "For some reason, I don't believe you." [23:59] Or at least well fed. [00:00] (Well, yeah. What army could stand against free alcohol?) [00:01] * Fyril gestures to his new sword, and draws it a bit. "No, see? It's a nice rapier! And the other one's in there. It's too big for me to use, though, and I don't have anywhere to put it." [00:01] ( The beer is mightier than the sword! ) [00:02] * Ada folds her arms and studies the young elf. [00:02] ( Damn right it is. ^_^ ) [00:02] * Nebrinel looks over at the third cabinet, walks over to it, and blows the damn lock off. Carefully, so that it doesn't blow the cabinet off as well. [00:02] * Sei blinks. "...nice." [00:02] The door is now lockless, and can be opened easily. [00:03] * Nebrinel opens it. [00:03] * Fyril sniffs. "It works, but it lacks finesse. No real thief would do it that way." [00:03] * Ada 's eyes glaze over for a moment, then she blinks. [00:03] Your backpack, Fyril. Take it off. [00:04] Inside the room is a stack of raw materials, much of it rotten or corroded. Wood, leather, iron, copper, and some greyish metal that doesn't seem to have corroded at all in the ages. [00:04] * Fyril glances quickly at his bag, then back to Ada. "Why? It's just my stuff." [00:05] * Nebrinel scans the cabinet, and looks at the out-of-place metal. [00:06] * Ada smiles humorlessly at Fyril. "If it's just your stuff, I don't see what the problem is." [00:07] * Nebrinel walks over to the odd metal, and picks up a hunk. Or attempts to, anyway. "Interesting." [00:08] * Fyril grasps it protectively. "I remember what you tried to do the last time you got Jordan. And..." he blushes cutely, "Well, you know. I don't want you looking through all my clothes or anything. I mean, my underwear, and all..." [00:08] The metal is light, and doesn't eat your hand or anything. [00:08] Should I do it, then? [00:08] * Nebrinel shrugs, and grabs a decent quantity of it. "You never know." [00:09] * Ada smiles sweetly at Fyril. "Ethan can do it, then." [00:09] * Nebrinel stuffs it in a small pack, and turns back to the sillies. [00:09] * Fyril blushes deeper. "Well, I don't know, Ethan. I don't know if I really want you going through my stuff either, since, you know..." [00:09] * Sei eyes Fyril. [00:09] What, you think I'm gonna steal your socks? [00:10] You're the theif. I just hit stuff. [00:10] * Fyril nods shyly. "I know, and I find it, well..." He blushes very deep red. [00:11] Please, do go on. I find this fascinating. [00:11] * Sei grins. [00:11] * Ethan hrms. [00:11] I'll give you a cookie! *holds out cookie* [00:11] * Ada snickers. [00:12] * Fyril blinks a few times rapidly, very deep red. "You're not really going to make me say it, are you?" [00:12] Say it, don't say it. Fearless leader wants to see the bag, so I wanna see the bag. [00:13] So will you pl- OH MY GOD WHAT'S THAT BEHIND YOU! [00:13] * Nebrinel walks over. "Why not let him be? He doesn't seem to be hurting anyone by having a bag full of personal items..." [00:13] Personal items, indeed. [00:13] * Fyril rolls his eyes. "Ethan, come on. I'm not going to fall for that. No matter how cu..." He blushes again. [00:14] * Ada waves at the backpack. "He's hiding something. Multiple somethings. And he blatently lied to me." [00:14] ... damn. Was worth a shot. [00:14] I don't exactly appreciate it. [00:14] Sure you don't want a cookie. [00:14] ? [00:14] * Sei nods. "His acting skill is...unique, I'll give him that." [00:15] * Fyril sighs theatrically. "Fine, fine. You want to look, look." He hands his bag to Sei. [00:15] Thanks. [00:16] * Sei shrugs and searches through it. [00:16] Sei finds four sheathed daggers of various sizes. They all have a bit of that bad feel to them, especially the largest one. [00:17] The smallest seems to be about ten inches in length, and the largest is nearly eighteen inches. [00:19] * Ethan eyes Fyril. "Why even bother lying? It's not like we were gonna take them." [00:20] * Fyril looks back. "When did I lie? OK, the stuff with you wasn't really true. But everything else was true. Well, technically true." He smiles proudly. [00:20] * Sei shrugs. "I've found it's instinctive for thieves and politicians." [00:21] Beautiful. Maybe Fyril can join the court sometime. [00:21] * Fyril shrugs. "And I need the practice playing the parts." [00:21] * Fyril brightens. "You think so? That'd be an good place to find interesting things." [00:21] A good place to get in trouble, too. [00:22] * Nebrinel looks around the rest of the place idly. "Somehow, I doubt it would work for you." [00:22] Most courtiers do that anyway. [00:22] * Ada studies Fyril a bit longer, then shakes her head and walks out of the trading post. [00:23] * Fyril nods to Sei. "Can I have my bag back now?" [00:23] * Sei hands it back. "Sure." [00:23] * Ethan hands Fyril a cookie. "You complain about us not trusting you, and then you pull this..." [00:23] It's not that big a deal to me, but I think Ada believes otherwise. [00:25] * Fyril sniffs at the cookie, and takes a bite. "Sure, but I still didn't say anything that was a lie. You are cute, after all." [00:25] * Sei facefaults. [00:25] * Nebrinel chuckles softly. [00:26] * Fyril looks at Sei. "What? It doesn't mean that I like him. It's just an observation." [00:26] * Ethan shrugs. [00:27] *** MLINK has joined #yeoldechibirpg [00:27] (Grr.) [00:27] (Gurk.) [00:27] (Shall I boot Nebbie?) [00:27] I may just be some backwater bumpkin... but I know that playing games with the truth isn't the best way to earn trust. And it's a good way to get Ada pissed at you. [00:27] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +v MLINK [00:27] *** Nebrinel has quit IRC (Local kill by Sei (ghost) ) [00:27] *** MLINK is now known as Nebrinel [00:28] And I dunno about you, but I don't think I'd want Ada pissed at me. *grins* [00:28] And if she got pissed, I'd probably be forced to sing some more to cheer her up... [00:29] * Ethan GRINS [00:29] * Sei winces. [00:29] Why, I do believe I feel a song coming on now... [00:29] * Fyril sighs theatrically. "For all our sakes, I do believe I will take the high road in the future." He glares at Ethan. [00:29] Of course, were Ada no longer angry, I would have no need to sing it... HINT HINT. [00:30] Ah, good. [00:30] Bah. You needn't bother the boy. He's still young. [00:30] An apology wouldn't be amiss. [00:30] Who's bothering? I was just talking about singing. =P [00:30] * Ethan strolls out of the house, twirling his glaive. [00:31] * Sei shrugs and follows. [00:31] With you, Ethan, there's not much more you could say. [00:31] * Nebrinel shakes her head. "At least you people were more interesting than I thought." [00:31] * Fyril follows him out, looking for Ada. [00:32] * Ada sits on a large rock, not far from the post. She's holding a card before her and moving her lips silently. [00:32] * Nebrinel scans the room once more, and walks out. [00:33] * Fyril goes over towards her, gets halfway, and looks at her pensively. He purses his lips, rummages through his bag, pulls out Jordan, and continues over. [00:33] * Ada doesn't look up. [00:34] * Fyril sits down next to her on the rock, and looks up timidly. Jordan says, "If I apologize for both of us, would you be OK?" [00:35] (Clearing something with the GM. One moment. ^^;;) [00:35] (::anticipates extreme trauma::) [00:36] * Ada flicks her eyes to Fyril, then 'says' another phrase to the card. [00:37] * Ada sighs and pulls out a deck of cards, adding the one she was just holding to it. "What do you want, Fyril?" [00:38] * Fyril smiles tentatively. "Well, I probably should've been more forthright back there, and it helps to apologize afterwards. You know, to smooth things over." [00:39] Probably, yes. Why weren't you? [00:40] * Fyril blinks. "Why wasn't I...more forthright?" [00:41] Yes. Why weren't you? [00:42] * Fyril looks down briefly, and bites his lip. "Well...you want me to be honest, I bet." [00:43] * Ada nods. "Yes, I do." [00:44] * Nebrinel looks on idly, tapping her foot. [00:45] * Fyril looks at Nebrinel briefly, and then up at Ada, higher on the rock. "Fine. Ever since I've joined you, I haven't been doing anything that's been me. I don't cook, I don't play with Jordan, and yes, I don't steal. I don't act. And it's not who I am, not to do any of that. Maybe one, sure, I could give up for a bit. But it's been a long time already." [00:46] And here, today, I had an opportunity to act like myself, to see if it all came back to me, if I'd lost myself to this. And I took it. And maybe it wasn't right, fine, but it's me. [00:46] * Ada studies Fyril for a moment, then nods. "Anything else?" [00:47] * Fyril bites his lip. "Just...this has been fun, otherwise. Just let me do something that's me, sometimes. That's all." He nods. [00:48] * Nebrinel nods appreciatively to herself. [00:48] Well. [00:49] * Ada looks at Fyril a bit longer, then smiles. "That works for me. Apology accepted." She considers something. "Not... many people would admit to something like that." [00:51] * Fyril shrugs, and smiles. Jordan says, "Well, you wanted the truth from him." [00:51] * Ada grins at Jordan. "I did." [00:52] * Ada blinks. [00:52] Ah, Fyril. Can I see one of those blades you have in your backpack? The longest one. [00:53] * Nebrinel frowns slightly. [00:53] * Fyril nods, and rummages around in the bag before pulling out the long dagger. [00:54] * Ethan pats Fyril on the back. "That was touching, man... reminds me of a song..." [00:54] * Ada tilts her head at it. "Don't know how you elves can call that thing a dagger. It's nearly a sword. Draw it for me?" [00:55] * Fyril glares at Ethan. "You promised, no singing!" He looks back to Ada, and takes the dagger in one hand. "Sure." He unsheathes it. [00:56] Who's singing? I just said I was reminded of a song. [00:56] And besides, I never made any promises like that... *strokes goatee; cackles* [00:57] * Ada stares at the dagger. [00:57] Good. Keep it in memory. *nods emphatically, then winces at the dagger's feeling.* [00:57] Everyone feels the dagger. It's a rather powerful sensation. More powerful than usual, in fact. [00:57] * Ada holds out her hand. "Give that to me. Please." [00:57] * Ethan stops cackling. "... oy, that's creepy." [00:57] * Nebrinel frowns more heavily. [00:57] * Sei ponders. [00:58] *** Falcon has left IRC [00:58] * Fyril turns it, and offers it to Ada hilt first. [00:59] * Ada accepts the dagger, laying it carefully on her lap. She reaches around her neck and removes her necklace, then seperates the pendant from the chain. [00:59] That seems... a bit much to be lying around here... [00:59] You're right, Nebrinel. It *is* odd. [00:59] * Ada frowns slightly as she moves the chain closer to the dagger. [01:00] * Fyril watches the dagger carefully. [01:00] * Ethan frowns. "Never much liked daggars. Assassins weapons, mostly." [01:00] (A moment, please.) [01:02] The dagger leaps at the chain, which responds by striking at the dagger in a good parody of a venomous snake. They clash a few times and then there's a sharp, loud noise, and the chain is knocked out of Ada's hand, while the dagger is sent arcing through the air to land point-first in the road a few yards from the rest of you. [01:03] (Okay. All done. ^_^) [01:03] * Ada stares. [01:03] Holy H. [01:03] * Sei whistles. [01:03] * Fyril stares wide-eyed. [01:03] Well. Now I'm sure I don't want one of those things. [01:04] ... sweet merciful crap. [01:04] * Ada reaches down and grabs her chain, then puts the pendant back onto it. She studies the necklace for a moment, then sighs and puts it around her neck. [01:05] * Nebrinel 's eyes shift to the chain, and to the sword. [01:05] Why are you so sure? [01:05] * Fyril looks at the dagger. "Um...do I really want that back now?" He muses to himself. [01:05] * Ada looks back down at her necklace and blinks twice. [01:06] It's powerful, Fyril. Very powerful. [01:07] * Nebrinel walks over to the sword, slowly, and picks it up off the ground, considering it. [01:07] * Ada looks up at Nebrinel. "For all that... well, that I serve my Lady, I have no desire to destroy somebody's soul." [01:07] The dagger doesn't explode or anything. It seems undamaged. [01:08] * Fyril watches the dagger in Nebrinel's hands. "I...well, I don't really, either. But that's the sort of thing that a thief could steal and make it into the legends." His eyes sparkle. [01:08] Hey... what would happen if you touched that necklace to my glaive? [01:08] * Nebrinel huhms, and shrugs. "Not by itself, it isn't." She glances to the necklace again. [01:09] I don't know, Ethan. Do you really want to find out? [01:09] Yup! [01:10] * Nebrinel huhms, and puts the new dagger opposite her sword, in front of the whip. [01:10] * Ada rolls her eyes and removes the necklace, then the pendant, and walks over to Ethan. She waves the chain close to Ethan's glaive. [01:10] * Fyril looks at the dagger longingly, but says nothing. [01:11] * Nebrinel looks back at Fyril. "You've got thousands of gold there in that bag, if you find the right buyer." [01:12] The glaive vibrates slightly, but other than that, nothing. [01:12] * Ada studies the chain. [01:12] ... aww, that was anticlimactic. [01:12] I was hoping fruit would come shooting out or somethin' [01:12] No, actually... it was kind of expected. [01:12] * Ada snickers. [01:12] * Fyril looks briefly at the glaive, then back to Nebrinel. "But I don't think any of these will get me written about." [01:13] How so? [01:13] Well... [01:13] * Nebrinel looks at her left hip. "Neither would this." [01:14] * Ada peers at the chain some more. "This... it's part of a Great Weapon, right? It *grew* after it fought with that dagger Nebrinel's holding." [01:14] Grew? [01:14] Yes. Take a good look at it. [01:14] * Fyril bites his lip, and shrugs. "You're probably right. Go ahead and keep it." He turns to look at Ada. [01:15] * Nebrinel looks at it. "It's a powerful relic in its own right. I'd love to study it." [01:16] * Ada shakes her head. "Feel free. Anyway, I think that that Morganti dagger," she frowns, "is a piece of the weapon." [01:16] * Ethan blinks. [01:16] The same weapon as your chain? [01:16] I think so. [01:16] * Fyril looks from the dagger to the chain interestedly. [01:16] * Nebrinel stares, looking quite confused. [01:16] ... kickass. [01:17] You'd let me study the chain? [01:18] * Ada looks over at Nebrinel. "Well, I certainly wouldn't let you *take* it. But if you want to look at it..." She walks over to the elf and holds it up for her. "Go ahead." [01:19] * Nebrinel looks at it... as if it were some sort of grail, as she gingerly reaches out and touches it. [01:19] The chain reaches for the dagger in Nebrinel's hand, which vibrates angrily in turn. [01:19] * Sei jots a few things in his notebook. [01:20] * Nebrinel moves the dagger away from the chain. "Stop interferring." [01:20] ( Nebrinel teleports away, cackling. "FOOL! You've fallen for one of the classic blunders! The most prominant of which is never get involved in a land war in Kadesh... but only slightly less well known is this! Never trust an elf when magic is on the line! MWAHAHA!" ) [01:20] (...) [01:20] (c.c;) [01:21] (Doesn't she wish.) [01:21] ( ... ) [01:21] * Ada blinks at the dagger. "Okay. Piece of the weapon or not, I can't exactly carry them both around." [01:21] (...) [01:21] ( Sorry. The urge to quote Princess Bride is strong, and I am weak. ) [01:21] * Nebrinel curses under her breath. "Bedammned." [01:21] What? [01:22] ("I'll be damned." "Then don't get killed.") [01:22] * Nebrinel sighs, and lets her hand fall away. "Nothing. I'll hold the weapon for you, if you're so squeamish about it." [01:22] * Ada raises an eyebrow. "You'll hold it for me?" [01:23] * Nebrinel shakes her head. "Well, you don't seem to want it." [01:24] Way better than me doing it, too. *shakes his head* [01:24] * Sei smiles. "I wouldn't want to, that's for sure." [01:24] * Nebrinel looks between her hips. "One more won't kill me." [01:25] ( "I've already got two swords between my legs..." ) [01:25] (Not as long as you keep that edge away from yourself, it won't.) [01:25] * Ada smirks. "I will later. Though I am surprised; aren't you consorting with the enemy, Nebrinel?" [01:26] (*waves the chain behind Neb and watches the dagger stab through her to get to it. ;P) [01:27] * Nebrinel shrugs. "I'm one woman with a goal. I can live with helping Her if it helps me." [01:27] I see. What is it, if you don't mind me asking? [01:27] ( "I seek the Holy Grail." ) [01:27] ("Sore wa...") [01:28] (*whacks Sei with her lute*) [01:28] (Wah. ;_;) [01:28] * Nebrinel chuckles, and strokes her right blade. "Ultimate Power, in the end." [01:29] * Ada laughs. [01:29] Ultimate Power? That's easy enough to understand. Fine. [01:29] * Nebrinel frowns. "Hey, a kid's gotta dream, right?" [01:29] * Fyril grins. "Yeah, we all want to be legends." [01:30] * Ada shakes her head with a grin. "I don't." She giggles a bit more. [01:30] I'll settle for not being bored. And being well fed. ^_^ [01:31] * Ethan munches on grapes. [01:31] * Fyril gives Ada a curious look before settling his gaze on Ethan. "Well, I'm sure that won't be an issue." [01:33] Ayup. I've already enountered an eclectic group of possible travelling companions, acquired a weapon of unimaginable... err... screwiness... [01:33] * Ada chuckles a couple more times, then calms herself and looks Nebrinel up and down. [01:33] And I'm eating better than I have my entire life! _^_v [01:33] * Nebrinel looks back at Ada. [01:34] ( Gettin' late, BTW... ) [01:35] You do know, Nebrinel, that I won't let you out of my sight. I don't trust you. I'm sure you understand. [01:35] (That it is.) [01:36] * Nebrinel grins almost hungrily at Ada. "I'm sure I do." [01:36] And as Ada's bodyguard, if you try to run, I'll be forced to throw a banana peel in your path or something. [01:36] YOSH! [01:37] * Nebrinel sideglances at Ethan briefly. "I'll be sure to watch my step, then." [01:37] * Ada smirks, backing down from Nebrinel's smile. "Good. You're welcome to come along, then. This coincidence is entirely too much, anyway." [01:38] Good. Because the Eyes of the Potatoes of Justice are upon you. [01:38] * Ada rolls her eyes. [01:38] * Nebrinel strokes her blades. "I was thinking the same think, Ada." [01:38] * Sei stops staring at the sky and winces. [01:38] Not to mention the Ears of the Corn of Rightousness, and the nose... the nose... what food has noses? [01:38] * Fyril sighs. "Ethan? Stick with the Carrots of Doom. It doesn't sound quite as stupid." [01:39] * Ethan powerposes. "HA! I have not yet *begun* to be stupid!" [01:39] * Fyril winces. "That's a frightening thought." [01:39] * Ada nods to Nebrinel, then looks over at Sei. "Is something wrong?" [01:40] The Potatoes of Justice? Really, now... [01:40] Oh, that's all. [01:40] Would Potatoes of Watchfulness be better? [01:40] Spuds of Destiny? [01:40] * Nebrinel shrugs, and looks over the mountains. "I prefer Whirlwinds of Death. Less food, more dead." [01:40] * Ada sighs and reaches into her cloak, pulling out the deck of cards again. She looks through them, then selects one. [01:40] Ethan, be quiet. [01:41] Well, sure, if you want to be *intimidating*... [01:41] * Ethan eyes Ada. "Aww, but I'm on a roll here..." [01:41] * Ada glares at Ethan. [01:41] * Nebrinel looks at Ada's card. [01:41] ... meep. Evil glare of death. [01:41] It would have to be an awfully big roll. And lots of mustard. [01:41] Okay. While I was out here, I contacted Morrolan. He offered to transport us back to Castle Black. [01:41] * Ethan runs away. [01:42] * Ethan comes back. [01:42] * Ada rolls her eyes to the sky and sighs. "Why me?" [01:43] Because you hired me? ^_^ [01:43] (The card has a very detailed picture of Morrolan - elf, wears back - on it.) [01:43] Don't make me regret it. [01:43] * Nebrinel looks around. "Probably something to do with being soft. Can we get going? The world doesn't wait for us." [01:44] * Sei considers. "If you don't mind, I'll come along...this whole thing seems interesting, and I might as well keep you all from killing each other." [01:44] As I was *saying*, he's offered to transport us back, and I think I'm going to take him up on it. He can help us with the weapons, among other things. [01:44] * Sei nods. [01:44] That'd be good. [01:44] That's fine, Sei. I'm not going to stop you. [01:45] * Ada looks over at Nebrinel and Fyril. "Objections?" [01:45] * Fyril grins. "Nah, let's go. It'll be fun. He has a kitchen, right?" [01:45] * Nebrinel chuckles. "If you were smart, you wouldn't let me tag along. He can't make things worse." [01:46] Well, I do attract trouble, but not the violent kind. ...well, usually. [01:46] * Sei winces. [01:46] * Nebrinel winks at him. "Besides, he's cute. Can't beat that." [01:46] * Ada shrugs, and her eyes twinkle. "I never claimed to be smart." [01:47] More the merrier [01:47] * Sei grins. "Well, then." [01:47] * Ada holds the card up to eye level and concentrates. [01:47] Yeah, she can't be that smart. She hired me. ^_^ [01:48] * Ada 's lips move soundlessly. [01:48] * Nebrinel grabs her blades, and whispers, "It's a shame Trayce is dead..." [01:50] ( o/" Laaaaaaaaate... o/" ) [01:51] ( I know, Ethan. Have patience. :P ) [01:51] * Fyril gathers in closer to Ada, standing right behind her. [01:52] * Ada lowers the card. "We'll be transported soon." [01:54] * Nebrinel continues to hold her blades tightly, her brow furrowed quizically. [01:54] And a few seconds later, they all dissapeared, and reappeared in the coutyard for Castle Black. [END SESSION]