[20:20] [NOW ARRIVING AT SESSION START. PLEASE WAIT FOR NARRATION TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE STEPPING INTO THE GAME.] [20:20] ( o/~ It's GENDO! o/~ ) [20:23] After a stroke of luck led to Ethan defeating the mighty Flea in a single blow, Our Heros (or some of them, anyway) left to meed with Fyril and the ever-cheerful Nebbie-Chan at the town of Menevia. [20:23] Er, meet even. Ignore that type. Move along. c.c [20:25] (Nebbie-Chan? Boyo, you better not meet her in an alley. Or a street. Or a wide open plaza. Or...) [20:27] They are currently walking down a road that winds it's way through the countryside, fenced on either side by wheat fields. The sky overhead is filled with dark blue clouds that may or may not be threatening rain. [20:28] (Its!) [20:28] (It- I was gonna say that!) [20:28] (Gah. Sorry, sorry. c.c;) [20:28] (Tough crowd. ^_~) [20:28] Anyway. You can start, now. :P [20:29] ( "A large boulder falls on Sei. Inscribed in it is writing only he can read, saying "Don't nitpick the GM." ) [20:29] *** Atom[idle] is now known as Atom [20:29] (Gwah! @_@) [20:31] * Ethan walks down the road, twirling his glaive. For once, he isn't talking. =P [20:31] *** Retrieving #yeoldechibirpg info... [20:31] (And the gods are thankful, I assure you. [20:31] * Sei walks at the rear of the group, pondering. [20:32] * Ada walks as well, looking relatively relaxed. Probably because Ethan isn't talking. [20:33] (How can you not love this bunch? ^_^) [20:33] (Beats me. ^^) [20:33] (If I fail my seduction roll? ^_^) [20:34] ... how far are we, outta curiousity? [20:35] (*pokes Yu and points to /msg*) [20:36] ( I saw it. Be patient. :P ) [20:37] * Ada stretches and glances at the sky. "I'd say we're going to be traveling another five days or so." [20:38] * Ethan nods. "'kay." [20:39] So we're heading for that mage's castle when we meet up with the others... [20:39] That's the plan. [20:40] You think we're gonna hafta fight him for whatever pieces he's got? [20:40] (Actually, you're heading for a popular inn, from which you'll head for that mage's castle.) [20:40] We might. We were pretty lucky with your piece, really. [20:41] (Amen. *shiver*) [20:41] ( Mecha> Mmmm? ^_^ ) [20:42] Yeah. We lucked out that the the guy with my piece was a nice guy... funny guy, too. ^_^ [20:43] * Ada snickers. "Yeah, speaking of that. He was an awful lot like you. I mean, if you were an elf and wore blue and called yourself 'The Flea'." [20:43] * Ethan blinks. "Really? Well, I suppose our fighting styles *were* similar..." [20:44] Both speed based, both relying on dodging and counter- attacking... yeah, he was a lot like me. ^_^ [20:45] He was probably stronger though. [20:46] * Ada nods. [20:46] It wasn't just that, though. It was his personality, too. [20:46] Thankfully, the Beans of Bat- err, no, that's not right... Veal of Violence? [20:47] * Ada facepalms. [20:47] Ah! The Watermelons of Warriorship were on my side! [20:47] * Ethan lifts his glaive into the air. "YOSH!" [20:47] (I liked the Beans of Battle, m'self.) [20:47] ( I'll save that one for later. =P ) [20:48] ... [20:49] ... anyone want a piece of watermelon? *holds up a big piece* [20:49] Um... I think I'll pass. [20:49] Sei? [20:50] ...sure, thanks. [20:50] * Ethan tosses the piece in the air, slices it in two, catches it, and hands one piece back to Sei. [20:50] * Sei munches on it. [20:52] A single drop of rain lands on the very tip of Ada's nose. [20:52] * Ethan munches on a stalk of celery. "Never much liked watermelon myself." *munchmunch* [20:52] * Ada wrinkles her nose and wipes the drop off. She looks up at the sky. [20:53] You're beginning to walk underneath one of the thick, dark blue clouds overhead. You can see that it is raining several miles off to the north, which is currently more or less to your right. [20:54] Wonderful. [20:54] Rain's not so bad... [20:54] * Ada pulls her hood over her head. "I'd still rather not have to deal with it." [20:55] * Ethan eyes the clouds, and nods grimly. "Unless Ada melts in water and didn't tell us." [20:55] * Ada snorts. "There's a thought." [20:55] (I'm the Wicked Witch of the West! ^_^) [20:56] ( I'll get you, Ethan! And your little glaive, too! ) [20:57] As you come over the top of a small hill, you notice a clearing where a huddle of buildings - not quite large enough to be considered a town - sits along the road. [20:58] Ooh, village. Wonder if they have an inn where we can get some food... [20:58] And shelter. I don't want to get any more wet than I have to. [21:00] One of the buildings seems larger than the rest, and has a painted sign out front, which would lead one to believe that yes, it is an inn. [21:00] Looks like we're in luck. [21:00] * Ada nods and heads for the building. [21:00] * Sei follows. [21:02] You approach the inn just as the sky begins to sprinkle rain on you. The sign is painted with the image of a sign with something painted on it. [21:02] * Ethan follows, slipping his glaive back into it's holder on his backpack. [21:02] * Ada looks up at the sign. [21:03] * Sei peers at it. [21:03] The door currently stands open, and stands across a covered patio from the sign. A few chairs line the outside wall. [21:04] (Its!) [21:04] ( Whoops. ) [21:04] ( Sorry, I type faster than I think. =P ) [21:04] ( Well. Nice to know I'm not the only one. ^_^ ) [21:04] The sign of the sign is too faded to see what's painted on the sign painted on the sign. [21:05] Huh. Well, let's head in. [21:05] * Sei nods. [21:06] * Ada does that! [21:06] * Ethan nodnods, and holds his arms out. "Ladies and elves first." [21:06] * Sei follows. ^_^; [21:06] * Ethan follows. [21:09] Inside is a fair-sized room that is fairly well lit for an inn. There are eight round tables with four chairs each; two are inhabited by card games, and another has a pair of children sharing a bowl of some sort of soup. There is a bar to your right with a door beyond it marked 'kitchen', and there is a fireplace to your left. The fireplace is host not only to a fire but to two spits, both empty for now. [21:09] Hmm, nice place. [21:10] Yeah. I wouldn't have expected it out here. [21:10] *** Capfox is on IRC [21:10] An elven girl of maybe a hunderd year's age appears to be only person tending the bat at the moment. She's clearly daydreaming. [21:10] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [21:10] (Hola Capfox. ^_^) [21:10] ( 'ey ) [21:10] (moo.) [21:11] (Hey. ^_^) [21:11] ( Yo, Moti. ) [21:11] * Ethan nods. "Cozy." [21:12] Outside, the rain starts pouring. It makes a rather rhythmic noise against the inn's roof. [21:13] * Ada whistles. "Just in time." She walks over to the girl at the counter. [21:13] * Ethan looks up. "Melting or not, we should probably hole up here 'till it lets up." [21:14] A few of the card players look briefly at the cieling and then out one of the common room's two windows, while another looks out the door instead; in the process he notices you and frowns thoughtfully. Thw two children who were sharing the soup notice the sound and beginto excitedly debate wheather this means they'll get out of doing their chores today. [21:15] The girl at the counter notices Ada approaching, and her face goes through several emotions before settling on a smile. "Welcome to the Painted Sign... m'lady." [21:16] * Ada smiles back at the young woman. "What are you serving today?" [21:17] We are serving soup, as well as duck, lyorn, and a deer that was brought in just this morning. [21:18] * Ada nods thoughtfully and waves Ethan and Sei over. [21:18] * Sei walks over. [21:18] * Ethan is waved over. [21:19] They've got soup, duck, lyorn, and deer. [21:19] Lyorn? [21:19] * Ada looks to the girl for explaination. [21:19] (What's 100 in human years?) [21:20] (She'd be somewhere from 8-12.) [21:20] (Hmm, we need to work out a scale.) [21:21] (Lyorn is an animal indigionous to this planet. It is herbivorous but agressive, and looks like a large, barrel-chested dog with a single horn on it's head.) [21:22] Hmm...I'd like the soup, please. [21:22] The girl tries to eye the lot of you eithout looking like she's eyeing the lot of you. She does a poor job of it. [21:22] (Wow. I didn't realize quite how underage Nebby/Fyril were. ^^;) [21:23] Deer for me, please. [21:23] * Ada fights back the urge to snicker. "I'll have a bowl of your soup as well." [21:23] (Yeah. Kinda scary. ^^;) [21:23] (I think Nebby and Fyril are in the 13-16 range. So, yeah. ^^;) [21:23] (Nebby definitely looks about thirteen.) [21:24] The girl nods, and asks Ethan which part of the deer he'd like, offering rump, leg, ribs, and backstrap. [21:25] Ribs, please. *grin* [21:27] The girl nods. "The ribs have been cooking already, so they will not be long to prepare. The soup will be out immediately... uhm..." she runs back into the kitchen to get your orders before not knowing what to call Ada becoems too awkward. [21:27] * Ada shakes her head and sighs. [21:27] ... my Squash Sense sensing something is amiss. [21:27] ... [21:28] ... Your Squash Sense? [21:28] I don't want to know. [21:28] ... I was rushing. Work with me here. [21:28] Uh huh. [21:29] * Ethan grins at Ada. "I'm not so oblivious that I didn't notice how that girl reacted to you." ^_^ [21:29] (BRB. Feel free to seat yourselves and chat a bit.) [21:30] * Ada smiles at that. "I'd hope not." She walks over to the empty table and sets her instruments down, then seats herself. [21:31] * Ethan strolls over to the table, sets down his pack, and sits. [21:32] * Sei sits down. [21:33] * Ada sighs and brushes her hood off of her head. [21:33] On the center of the table is situated an unlit candle and a grinder. [21:35] * Ethan takes a bite out of a roll, chews thoughtfully, and swollows. "So any idea why she reacted that way?" [21:36] * Ada blinks at Ethan, then shrugs. [21:36] Probably because she doesn't know how to treat me. Maybe you, too. [21:37] * Ethan blinks, then aahs. "Not a lot of humans 'round these parts, I guess." [21:37] * Sei nods. [21:38] I don't know about that. Humans with money, though... [21:38] * Ada shrugs. [21:38] (Okay, this is fscking ridiculous. This is the fifth time this weekend a tech has called me at home because they didn't know what to do about a customer's question.) [21:38] (@_@;) [21:38] (And fourth time they've talked to me on IM.) [21:38] ( c.c; ) [21:39] (You want I should pause so you can take care of that? This'll be along session, so a short break might be a good idea.) [21:39] (Already did. ^_^ I'm going to have dinner in about twenty minutes, though. @_@) [21:39] (I can eat quickly, though.) [21:40] (Alright. Lemme know when and I'll pause then. [21:40] +) [21:40] (Thanks. ^_^) [21:41] The girl comes out with a tray. On it are two bowls of the house soup, a plate with a a half-rack of venicent ribs (which smell delicious), and a basket full of rolls of a rich, almost black bread. [21:43] * Ada nods to the girl. [21:43] She asks you to enjoy the meal, and to talk to her at the counter if anything is wrong. [21:43] * Sei smiles. "Thanks." [21:43] We will. Thank you. [21:43] * Ethan grins, salutes crisply, and sets to work on his food. [21:43] * Sei begins eating. [21:43] The soup is thin, but tastes good. It has small cubes of several types of meat floating in it. [21:44] * Ada eats soup. Go her. [21:45] * Ethan eats ribs. Remarkably, his table manners are downright acceptable. [21:46] (Random encounter: Soup Demon!) [21:47] Mmm... well seasoned, juicy, tender... this meat is deer to me. [21:47] ... [21:47] ( ... Kill him. Sorry, I had to say that. ) [21:47] * Ada smacks Ethan upside the head. [21:48] * Ada goes back to eating her soup. "You deserved that." [21:48] * Sei nods. [21:48] * Ethan rubs his head. "Ow! What'd you go and doe that for?" [21:48] (It's true. He did.) [21:48] ( ... Do it again. ) [21:48] The horrible pun. [21:49] ... oh yeah. Right. The pun. [21:49] * Ethan chuckles. [21:49] (Dinner. ^_^;; I'll hurry.) [21:49] A long-disused iron lamp falls from the cieling and lands on Ethan's head. [21:49] ( Ceiling Tile! ) [21:49] (Pause. Get snacks and stuff while ye' can, folkses. ^_^) [21:49] * Sei is away: dinner [21:50] ( Ethan, having the THICKEST SKULL IN THE LAND, barely notices. =P ) [21:50] (Next time, I just set him on fire. *nods*) [21:50] (It's a +1 lamp, so Ethan feels it. :P) [21:50] (::idles::) [21:50] ( Fire is good. Fire is very good. ) [21:50] ( Ah, a +1 lamp. You shoulda said so in the first place. ) [21:51] ( It was a +1 lamp of pun-ishment. .. Aw damn, now it's gonna hit me too. ) [21:52] ( It's like saying "I don't know!" on "You Can't Do That on Television!", except without the green slime. =P ) [21:53] ( I'm sure Yu can arrange green slime. ) [21:53] ( It's probably acidic tho'. ) [21:55] ( Ethan can probably whip out some pea soup. =P ) [22:15] * Sei is back (gone 00:25:19) [22:15] (Welcome back. :P) [22:15] (^_^;) [22:17] ( Whee! ) [22:19] * Yu-Mei re-returns. "Everyone ready?" [22:19] (I am. :P) [22:19] (Yup.) [22:19] ( I was born not ready! But I am now! ) [22:20] (Alright. Back to the point right after Ethan got hit on the head by a lamp. Which did 1 damage, BTW. ^_^) [22:21] * Sei turns to Ada. "I'll bet you two bucks that he isn't going to stop making puns." [22:21] * Ethan rubs his head. "Nice pun, Sei!" [22:21] * Ada snickers. "I'd take you up on that offer, but I would lose." She kicks Ethan under the table. [22:21] * Sei chibifies and powerposes. "Thanks!" [22:22] * Ethan goes to grab his shin, whaps his head on the table, and falls out of his seat. [22:22] * Sei sweatdrops. [22:22] * Ada ignores Sei and goes back to eating her soup. [22:22] ... meant to do that. [22:22] * Ethan gets back up, and resumes eating. [22:22] ( c.c; ) [22:23] (^_^) [22:23] * Sei consumes further soup. [22:23] * Ethan grins. "Pratfalls are an important part of comedy, after all." [22:24] Sure, Ethan. [22:26] * Ethan shrugs, and returns to eating. [22:26] A man in inexpensive traveling clothes walks into the door, not bothering to remove his cloak. We walks up to the bar and begins to have a conversation with the girl there; she looks concerned. [22:27] * Sei attempts to listen in. [22:27] * Ada glances at the man and finishes the rest of her soup. [22:28] * Ethan munches on a carrot, leaning back in his chair. [22:28] You can't hear much of what is said from where you are. [22:28] The girl runs back into the kitchen. [22:29] * Ada pushes her bowl away and hums quietly to herself. [22:29] The man leans up against the wall, glancing at the kitchen door occasionally. [22:29] * Sei finishes eating. [22:30] * Ethan stretches. "Ah, that was good." [22:30] * Sei nods. [22:32] Food I can produce isn't bad, but I'm only decent as a cook... [22:33] * Ada nods. [22:33] I'll take your word for it. You haven't cooked once this entire time. [22:33] A man comes out of the kitchen and begins to speak with the man who came in. The man from the kitchen is wearing an apron, and despite his best efforts, he seems afraid of something. [22:34] * Sei blinks. [22:35] * Ethan eyes the scene, and raises an eyebrow. [22:36] * Sei slips his ring onto his finger. [22:36] * Ada frowns slightly and tries to get a better look at the traveler. [22:36] As they continue to speak, the man who came in pushes aside a corner of his cloak and allows his hand to come to rest on the pommel of his sheathed weapon. [22:38] * Ethan slips his hand back towards his backpack, and tries to catch Ada and Sei's attention. [22:38] * Sei nods. [22:38] * Ada nods and glances around the room. [22:39] * Ethan nods his head towards the guy, then makes discrete hitting motions. [22:39] * Sei watches the conversation closely. [22:39] The two children who had been eating here get up and leave quickly. Both card games stop entirely, the people partaking in them trying to figure out what to do with this situation. [22:40] * Ada feels her frown deepen, and she scoots quietly from the table a bit. [22:41] ( BRB. Just gotta bring some stuff downstairs for parents. Continue w/o me. ) [22:42] The man from the kitchen takes a step back, his voice raising. You hear some of what he is saying, now; "b-but I don't *have* that much gold! You've taken it all already!" [22:42] * Sei stands up. "Is there a problem, sir?" [22:43] The man from outside says something else you can't here. Neither of them seem to hear Sei. [22:43] * Sei sighs and walks towards the two men, trying to appear nonthreatening. [22:44] * Ethan grimaces, and tries to slip his glaive out of his pack covertly. [22:45] * Ada watches Sei. [22:45] The cloaked man notices Sei aproaching and turns to look at him. You can make out a scowl underneath the hood of his cloak. "Whaddya want?" [22:45] Is there a problem, sir? [22:46] "Wasn't until you walked up, stranger. I'm trying to negotiate with this fellow here." [22:47] With all due respect, it looked and sounded rather more like threatening than negotiation. [22:48] The cloaked man sneers even more, which you hadn't thought possible. "I wasn't aware that was any of your buisness." [22:49] * Ethan leans foward in his chair, towards the people. [22:49] * Sei bows. "When someone is threatening another, I feel it necessary to make it my business." [22:50] *** Capfox has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving ) [22:53] The man shakes his head. "Well, that's a terrible pity." He draws his sword, which has a short(for an Elven weapon), heavy blade. "You still want this to be your buisness?" [22:54] * Sei steps over so that the man in the apron won't be in his field of fire. "I'd prefer to talk this out." [22:54] * Ada puts her hand to the hilt of her rapier and continues watching. [22:56] "Well, that's too bad." The man swipes his sword at Sei. [22:56] * Sei steps backwards, and nods to Ada. "Dam Brass!" [22:56] [Combat. Roll initiative.] [22:56] * Ethan leaps out of his chair, glaive in hand. [22:56] * Ada gets to her feet and draws her rapier. [23:00] d6+7 [23:00] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (d6+7) and gets 13. [23:00] (Um, yay? :P) [23:00] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +v Ada [23:01] Order: Ada, UnfriendlyMan, Ethan, and Sei. Sorry, Sei. [23:01] ^_^; [23:03] (......Ada?) [23:03] * Ada moves forward and tries to run the unfriendly man through with her rapier. [23:04] (Sorry, I thought you were going to tell me when it was my turn. Even when I was first. ;P) [23:04] 2d6-3 [23:04] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-3) and gets 3. [23:05] The man makes a partially successful parry, resulting in Ada's rapier taking him high in the shoulder. He back away slightly, sneering goodnaturedly at her. [23:06] * Ada smiles nastily back. [23:06] Ethan's turn. [23:07] ( Isn't it the guy's turn? Not complaining, but... ) [23:07] ( Oh, so it is. Duh. ^_^ ) [23:08] The unfriendly fellow takes a swipe at Ada with his sword. [23:08] (Meep!) [23:08] 2d6-2 [23:08] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-2) and gets 4. [23:09] *** Atom has quit IRC (Quit: ) [23:09] Ada manages to deflect the heavier sword's blade, although just barely. [23:09] *NOW* It's Ethan's turn. [23:10] * Ethan grins. "Now that's poor manners, swinging at the lady first. The Garnish of Gentlemanliness shall punish you!" [23:11] * Ada rolls her eyes. [23:11] .. [23:11] * Ethan sweeps the blade of his glaive across in a horizontal slash, moves with the momentum of the swing, and then thrusts at the man [23:11] ( Sure it shall, Ethan. ) [23:11] 2d6-3 [23:11] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6-3) and gets 2. [23:11] 2d6-3 [23:11] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6-3) and gets 0. [23:13] the man is cut and stabbed, and doesn't look too happy about it. He lookes even less happy about being outnumbered. He decides that the best way to continue this buisness venture would be to return later, and so he dashes out into the rain. [23:13] (You can follow him if you want, tho.) [23:13] (Oh, so we're not doing turns anymore. ;P) [23:13] Shall we? [23:13] Shall we persue, o Fearless Leader? [23:14] Naturally. Idiot tried to kill me. [23:14] Right. [23:14] * Ada runs after him. [23:14] * Sei runs out the door, in pursuit. [23:14] Astonishingly, Sei is the first out the door. Which means it's still his turn. :P [23:14] * Ethan dashes out after him. "Come back and take your thrashing like a man, you dog!" [23:15] * Sei takes aim and casts Dam Brass. [23:15] 2d6-2 [23:15] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sei (2d6-2) and gets 8. [23:18] Sei launches a red ball of energy towards the fleeing man, but the attack misses and slams into the road some ways off instead. [23:18] (How far away is this guy?) [23:18] * Sei grumbles. [23:19] (About fifteen yards ahead of you, by now.) [23:19] * Ada curses under her breath and keeps running. [23:19] * Sei runs after the man as well. [23:20] Is that your turn, Ada? [23:20] (Yup. ^_^ Let me know if I reach him.) [23:22] The unfriendly man keeps running along the road; running in the direction you were going, in fact. Not too far ahead, past a bit of a drop, the farmland ends and a thick forest can be seen. [23:23] Ethan's turn. And since he's faster than the rest of you, Ethan's only two or three feet from the unfriendly fellow. [23:25] *runrunrun* Taste whatever the hell metal my glaive blade is made of, whelp! HAHA! [23:25] * Ethan slashes at the guys' back with his glaive. [23:25] 2d6-3 [23:25] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6-3) and gets 4. [23:25] 2d6-3 [23:25] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6-3) and gets 4. [23:26] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [23:26] One of Ethan's attacks hits, and the fellow stumbles over and lands face-first in the shallow mud of the road. [23:27] Yes, that's it! Wallow in the mud like a... mud wallowing... thing... that wallows in mud... [23:28] Well done. [23:28] Pig, Ethan. Pig. [23:28] Right. Pig. [23:28] * Sei walks up and prods the man with a foot. "Conscious?" [23:29] * Yu-Mei man curses and tries to get up again. [23:29] Looks like. [23:29] * Ethan walks up beside the man and puts the blade of his glaive near his throat. "Oh, that'd be a bad idea." [23:29] So, what exactly was going on back there? [23:30] The man stops trying to get up, but he makes no reply to Sei's question. [23:30] * Ada crouches down to get a better look at the man. "He asked you a question, you know." [23:30] * Sei eyes the man carefully. "It sounded rather like you were threatening him for gold." [23:31] The man glares at Ada. [23:31] If that doesn't ring a bell, I have some potions here somewhere that will do *wonders* for your memory. [23:31] Ada, could you kick his sword away? [23:32] * Ada stands and does so. "You shouldn't bother, Sei. It's not worth it. If he doesn't want to talk, I suppose we can just kill him." [23:32] And I'd suggest you talk, or I'll be forced to make bacon out of you, you mud-wallowing SWINE! [23:32] * Ethan grins. "Better? Huh?" [23:33] Yes, Ethan. I'm so proud. [23:33] * Sei shrugs. "Well, I'm curious, in case he has friends who'll be back. Besides, my potions are a more effective threat." [23:33] The man twitches. "It... it was just a friendly buisness deal. He gives me gold each month, and I... uh, keep brigands from attacking his inn. That's all." [23:33] * Ethan smiles broadly. [23:34] Ah, thank you. Which brigands would these be? [23:34] The man mumbles something that isn't loud enough to hear. [23:34] * Ethan shifts the blade a bit. o/" I can't heeeeeear yoooou... o/" [23:35] * Ada snickers. [23:35] Yes, please do speak up. [23:35] "Uhm, just brigands. There's lots of 'em along these roads, an' all." [23:36] I'm sure you're acquainted with some of them. [23:37] And we'd like to be too. After all, brigands are such *interesting* people. And I do SO love to meet *interesting* people... [23:37] Yes indeed. [23:37] ( Think Bugs Bunny talking to the big red hairy monster guy. =P ) [23:37] "Dyuhm, uh, that is, I fought 'em off before! Yeah. I've tumbled with 'em... lotsa..." he curses under his breath. [23:37] (Exactly what I was.) [23:37] Right. [23:38] ( Too smart by half, Mecha. ^_^ ) [23:38] (I was gonna ask if you were going to give the interesting people haircuts.) [23:38] * Ada snorts. [23:38] *sigh* This isn't working. Ada, get the spleen removal kit. [23:38] (Ethan give someone a haircut? That's frightening.) [23:39] Now, this is gonna hurt you more than it hurts us... [23:39] * Sei places a hand on the man's shoulder and chants something in another language. [23:39] "Dyugh, uh, well, I'll... go tell 'em to expect guests! Yeah!" [23:40] "What the--" [23:40] * Ada glances at Sei. [23:41] * Ethan blinks. "... so no spleen, I suppose." [23:41] I'm not sure. [23:41] It would be a shame if you were to mention anything about the inn - or us, for that matter. Things might happen to you. [23:42] The man starts panicking. "I-I will! I'll go get the others, and, and we'll talk to you! I swear! Is that what you want?" [23:42] That's very kind of you. What do you think, Ada? [23:43] * Ada examines her rapier. "I don't know. He seems particularly useless to me. Killing him might not be such a bad idea..." [23:44] Yeah, but if we can wipe out the whole group... [23:44] * Ada grins. "You're giving away the ending, Ethan." She turns to the man. "How do we know you won't run?" [23:45] * Ethan grins, and clamps his free hand over his mouth. [23:46] *** Capfox has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [23:46] "Uhm..." [23:46] *** Capfox is on IRC [23:47] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [23:47] "You'll just have to trust me?" [23:47] That's not something that we do very easily. [23:47] Wrong answer. [23:49] "..." [23:49] Hm? I suppose I was right. He really is useless. [23:50] It would certainly seem so. [23:50] * Ethan ponders, and looks at Sei. "Hey, Sei, could you cast a spell to make his brains leak out his ears if he doesn't return to us within a certain amount of time?" *winkwink* [23:50] * Sei smiles. "Oh, I'm ahead of you there." [23:50] "...you're gonna kill me, aren't you?" [23:51] * Sei pats the man on the shoulder and smiles. "Don't worry. We really don't like violence." [23:51] The man doesn't seem at all reassured by that. [23:52] (And he shouldn't. ^^) [23:52] * Ethan nods. "Yeah, it's not like I *wanted* to hurt you... the VOICES made me." [23:52] (I'm not.) [23:53] ... no, I don't want to gut him. That's not right... *wink* ... no, we can't castrate him! That's just nasty! [23:53] The man twitches. [23:53] I don't know, castration sounds like a pretty good idea. Maybe you should listen to that voice, Ethan. [23:54] No! That's what you said the last time, and I ended up burning those priests alive and hanging their charred corpses from the trees with their own entrails! [23:55] Well...all things considered, I have to agree. He deserves sedation, though. Ethan, do you still have that mace? [23:55] The man whimpers. "i won't run! i swear! really!" [23:55] * Ethan nods. "Yeah, on my backpack... can I break his ribs? No, I don't want to! Yes I do! No! Yes! No! Yes!" [23:56] And how do we *know* that you won't run? [23:56] ( I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille. ^_^ ) [23:56] (Be right back.) [23:57] The main wails, "'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA DIE!" [23:57] * Ada grins. [23:58] That's what my parents said... *giggle* [23:59] (BRB.) [00:00] (Back.) [00:03] * Ethan continues giggling. "Spleen, liver, spleen, stomach, spleen, kidneys... so many to choose from!" [00:03] (Back as well.) [00:04] "Look, I'll take you there if that's what you want! Okay?" [00:04] * Sei bows. "We appreciate your cooperation." [00:04] Ooh, more people to kill! Kill kill kill! [00:04] Hmm...liver and mushrooms...nah. [00:05] Maybe he's not so useless after all. Ethan, why don't you help him to his feet. [00:05] Cut off his feet? I'd be happy to! [00:05] * Ethan lifts his blade... [00:05] ...Ada, are you sure that thing isn't cursed? [00:05] ... no, bad voices! Bad, wicked, naughty voices! [00:06] * Ada thwaps Ethan on the back of his head. "No, no. Help him stand." [00:06] Sorry, sorry. Common mistake. [00:06] Yes, I'm sure. This is *all* Ethan. [00:06] * Ada rolls her eyes. [00:06] * Ethan pulls the man up. "Sorry 'bout that. Voices get outta control sometimes." [00:07] * Yu-Mei looks at Ethan like he's a psycho. And for good reason! [00:07] How are you feeling? [00:07] * Ethan wanders behind the man, and gives Ada and Sei the thumbs up. ^_^ [00:07] The man looks at Sei like he's psycho, too. "What, you threaten to kill me and ask how I'm *feeling*?" [00:07] * Sei nods. [00:08] For example, can you walk? [00:08] Of course. We're pacifists, after all. [00:08] "Y...yeah." [00:08] Okay then. [00:09] (You're all sick. c.c;) [00:09] ( *blush* I bet you say that to all the girls... ) [00:09] (And guys. ^.~) [00:09] (*facepalm*) [00:09] ( Well, yes. But I was quoting, so... =P ) [00:10] ( c.c; ) [00:10] * Ada sheathes her rapier. "Why don't you get going, then?" [00:10] (Sigh. The romance never fails. ^^;) [00:10] The man gets going. c.c; [00:10] * Sei follows. [00:10] * Ada follows, too. ;P [00:11] The man walks into the forest. [00:12] * Ethan follows along cherrily. o/" We're off to kill the bandits, and gut them and burn them alive! Because because because because for carnage it is that we strive! o/" [00:12] (So. You guys wanna keep going, or shall we call it here and continue next session? I can go either way.) [00:12] (I'm awake enough to continue.) [00:12] (I can keep going for another hour at least. ^_^) [00:12] ( Ditto ) [00:13] (Well, if we continue it'll be fore more than another hour, I'm pretty sure. But if you guys wanna keep on, I'm up for it, too. ^_^) [00:13] ('kay. ^_^) [00:13] (Whee! ^^) [00:14] ( Like, w00t. ) [00:15] The rain lets up by the time you reach the forest. The man leads you in. (You're all behind him, right?) [00:15] (Yup.) [00:15] (I believe so.) [00:15] ( Good. ^_^ ) [00:16] * Ada flips her hood over her head as she walks along. [00:17] * Ethan walks just behind the man, occasionally whispering sweet nothings like "Blood", "Maim", and "Draw and Quarter" to him. [00:17] As you walk along, the forest is terribly still, save for the occasional rustling of leaves or snapping of twigs coming always from somewhere behind you. [00:18] * Ada glances back. [00:18] Hmmm. [00:19] Snapping twigs... sound like snapping bones. Ooh, there's an idea... [00:21] * Ada frowns and makes a short gesture. She looks back again. [00:21] * Ada murmurs under her breath, "We're being followed." [00:22] * Ethan nods, and drifts back a foot or two from the man back towards teh other. [00:22] * Sei casts a spell. [00:22] ( The others, even ) [00:22] ( "I cast... MAGIC MISSLE!" ) [00:22] (Heh!) [00:23] * Ada keeps walking, but glances back on occassion. "Six of them." [00:23] A wind kicks up briefly around you all. [00:24] * Ethan slides over near Sei, and whispers in his ear. "Walk between me and Ada, so you're not exposed." [00:24] * Sei does so, and whispers back. "Thanks. I've cast a spell that should help block any sudden attacks." [00:25] Three ahead. [00:25] * Ethan nods, and moves back behind the man. [00:27] * Ada curses under her breath. "This is not good. Four ahead." [00:27] 2d6 [00:27] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6) and gets 4. [00:27] Should we get out of here? [00:29] How? [00:31] * Sei points to the man ahead, and whispers, "Ditch him and go to the sides." [00:31] * Ethan drifts back again, and nods. "Don't let youselfves be surrounded. Put your backs to the forest, and make them come to us." [00:32] Hopefully we can deal with them a few at a time. Divide and conquer. [00:32] * Ada snorts. "We're *in* the forest. And they're watching us." [00:33] * Sei addresses the man. "How much further is it?" [00:33] I mean, move into the trees. Harder to surround us there, 'cause it's not open area. Make a run for it, try to lose them, then deal with them as they come. Turn the hunted into the hunter. [00:33] "Uhm, not much further at all, really. In fact... we're almost THERE!" [00:34] Is that so. [00:34] * Ethan grabs Ada and Sei, and pulls them towards the trees. "C'mon, go!" [00:34] The man dashes away from you all. After he gets ten feet from you, four men step out of the forest in front of you, barring the road ahead. Four more step out behind you. [00:34] * Sei moves. [00:34] * Ada is pulled. @_@ [00:35] * Ethan runs. "Follow me. Hopefully they'll split up and we can deal with them in smaller groups. If not, at least they'll all be in front of us." [00:35] * Sei nods and follows. [00:35] the men head back into the forest. Everyone roll ranged defense. [00:35] * Ada runs after him. "You'd better know what you're doing, Ethan." [00:35] 2d6-2 [00:35] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-2) and gets 8. [00:36] 2d6 [00:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 8. [00:36] 2d6 [00:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sei (2d6) and gets 3. [00:36] ( Ack ) [00:36] I should hope I do. Else all those years of military training went for waste. *grin* [00:37] Ada takes two shuriken on her right shoulder, and Ethan takes a thrown dagger low in his back. [00:37] * Sei curses. [00:37] (Wait, one sec.) [00:38] * Ethan winces, but keeps running, albeit a bit awkwardly, and hisses to the others. "C'mon, move! Put some distance, then we'll set up an ambush." [00:38] * Ada grimaces in pain, but she keeps going. [00:39] Make that; the shuriken veer around Ada at the last moment. The dagger still hits Ethan, but doesn't penetrate as deeply as it normally would. [00:39] ( Correction. I wince less, run less awkwardly. =P ) [00:39] (Yup! ^_^) [00:39] Arrows start to rain down arround you. Lots of them. [00:40] Craaaaaap... they got archers. Find some cover! [00:40] (Note: Only Ethan recognizes them as arrows, since they're an Eastern weapon.) [00:40] Archers? [00:40] * Ada looks for cover. Cover's nice. [00:41] .... archers. [00:41] You know, archers. Shoot pointy pieces of wood. [00:41] * Ada shakes her head. "Explain later." [00:42] We just need to get past that oak. [00:42] * Ethan nods, and grimaces. "I *hate* archers." [00:42] * Ada keeps running. [00:42] * Sei runs, ready to dart to the side of the tree. [00:43] Roll ranged defesnse again, everyone. [00:43] 2d6 [00:43] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sei (2d6) and gets 10. [00:43] 2d6-2 [00:43] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-2) and gets 5. [00:43] Stupid namby-pamby wusses hiding in the trees and slinging pointy sticks... [00:43] 2d6 [00:43] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 3. [00:44] Ethan and Ada each avoid an arrow that nearly hit them. Sei gets one high on his back, but thanks to his shield it does little more than sting. [00:45] * Sei steps to the left of the oak, and gets about three meters away from it. "Stand back." [00:45] Clearing up ahead. If we get out there and put some distance, they won't be able to shoot from the trees. [00:46] * Ethan gets behind Sei. "Whatever you're doing, do it quick." [00:46] * Ada does the same. [00:46] 2d6-3 [00:46] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sei (2d6-3) and gets 4. [00:47] * Sei hits the tree with a Dam Brass, cutting it down fairly spectacularly and putting it in the path of the attackers. [00:47] Okay, let's go. [00:47] * Ada nods and gets moving. [00:47] * Sei continues running. [00:48] Ahead of you is a vaguely circular clearing, perhaps thirty feet wide. [00:49] Damn, not much of a clearing... ideas? [00:49] An arrow goes by Ethan's head with a 'thwip'. [00:49] Shall we flee? [00:50] Keep moving into the forest. We gotta find a place to hide, regroup, and try to organize an ambush. [00:50] That, or run like hell. [00:50] Both. [00:50] Ranged defense. [00:50] 2d6 [00:50] * Ada gasps for breath. "Get them in the open." [00:50] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sei (2d6) and gets 6. [00:50] 2d6-2 [00:50] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-2) and gets 6. [00:50] 2d6 [00:50] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ethan (2d6) and gets 8. [00:50] ( Failed ) [00:51] * Ethan eyes Ada. "You got a plan?" [00:51] Everyone takes another arrow, but Sei's shield is still holding. [00:52] * Ada nods and runs into the clearing. [00:52] * Sei follows. [00:52] * Ethan follows. "Care to share?" [00:53] * Ada just keeps running. [00:53] (Let me know when I get to the end.) [00:54] ... okay, improvise. Got it. [00:54] Do either of you have a set of marbles? [00:54] (End of the clearance? You're there.) [00:54] Nah. Lost mind a while back. [00:54] * Ada snickers and whirls around. She scans the trees. [00:54] ( mine, even. Though that works. ) [00:54] I mean literally, not figuratively. [00:55] A few of the brigands run into the clearing after you; five of them. A few more are still in the woods; you know because they're still shooting at you. [00:55] * Ethan pulls Sei behind a tree for cover. [00:55] * Sei nods. [00:56] Stay back, Ethan. [00:56] * Ada grabs her pendant and starts chanting. [00:56] ... [00:56] ... ooh crap. [00:56] * Sei hits the ground. [00:57] * Ethan ducks and covers. "Dunno what she's doing, but if she's a mage, I ain't taking chances..." [00:57] * Ada points at the brigands before her. "Inferno!" [00:57] 2d6-3 [00:57] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ada (2d6-3) and gets -1, "That's a critical success, don't think this means I like you." [00:58] If I'm judging what she's chanting correctly, that's a VERY good plan... [00:58] (Hot damn. And I mean, *hot* *damn*.) [00:58] (^^;)] [01:03] A speck of light flies from Ada's hands and impacts the ground in the middle of the group os bandits, before exploding into a great, blazing, swirling storm of flame. The heat is immense, leaving your skin stinging and your throats dry. After the storm subsides, there is a circular area of charred earth roughly the size of the clearing you're in now. [01:03] [...] [01:04] ... the Tamales of Might are strong within her. *boggle* [01:04] A hot wing brings flecks of charr and ash to patter against you. There is absolutely no sign that anything has ever inhabited the blackened area of land in front of you. [01:04] (wind, even.) [01:04] * Ada lowers her hand and peers into the trees again. [01:04] .........well, um, that would explain why there are no witnesses to humans using magic... [01:05] * Ethan nods. "Ash doesn't talk." [01:05] * Ada looks over at Sei. "And you're not a witness, are you?" [01:05] I don't...intend to mention it, no. [01:06] ... oh my god! I temporarily went blind and didn't see the freak explosion that most certainly didn't come from Ada! [01:06] * Ethan flails overdramatically. [01:06] (*facefaults*) [01:06] * Ada rolls her eyes. "That's nice, Ethan." [01:07] (It was all the magical flames that did it, I'm sure.) [01:07] (They go boom! ^^) [01:07] * Ethan stops and grins. "Just tryin' to be cooperative. Any of 'em left in the woods?" [01:07] * Ada makes a short gesture and takes a look. [01:07] Not for long, I imagine. [01:09] Don't see any of them. If there are any alive, they're too far back. [01:09] Wanna head back to that inn, or keep moving? [01:09] * Sei stands up and bows deeply to Ada. "I'm afraid I have underestimated you." [01:10] ( Ada, I have underestimated you. ) [01:10] * Ada considers. "The bandits have to have a base somewhere. I'd rather take care of them now than have to deal with them later." [01:11] (Bandits: Bet you can't toast just one!) [01:11] * Ethan shrugs. "You're the boss. Although I'm now not sure why you need a bodyguard." ^^ [01:11] * Sei nods. "I'd offer to heal everyone first, but I'm running a little low on magic." [01:11] (No, but I can do all sorts of other things to just one. ;P) [01:12] Understandable, Sei. [01:12] * Ada snickers at Ethan. "How do you know I don't just keep you around for company?" [01:14] Point. I do keep you from getting to angsty with my neverending supply of hilarious jokes, puns, and one-liners... [01:14] Right, right. [01:14] * Ada starts heading to where the bandits came from. [01:15] * Sei shrugs and follows. [01:15] (Still wanna keep going? ^_^) [01:15] (I need sleep fairly soon. ^_^;) [01:15] ( Good place to end. ) [01:15] (Sure, if you wanna end I won't stop ya. ;P) [01:16] (This would make a pretty good place to call it a game for the night. We can have y'all raiding the bandit hideout next time.) [01:16] (Yay!) [01:16] (Okie.) [01:16] [SESSION END... FOR NOW. MWAHAHAHAHA!]