[21:27] You're still where you were left; in a forest clearing that Ada decided to remodel when you were chased by a bunch of brigands. Steam and smoke still rise from the blackened circle left by Ada's spell. [21:28] You have the option of seeing if there are more of these brigands left, or you can just go on your merry well, possibly stopping back at the inn you visited earler to say to them that you killed all the bandits (you think). [21:28] [SESSION START] [21:28] So do we want to chase those knaves back to their camp and stamp out their evil like something that stamps out evil really really effectively? [21:28] ... [21:28] If anything, I want to kill the bandit that led us into an ambush. [21:29] * Sei nods. "I'll go with whatever you decide, but I'm not going to be too useful for a while." [21:29] Yes... the voices want him dead too... [21:29] * Ada steps on Ethan's foot. "You can drop that now." [21:29] ... no, wait, that was an act. Nevermind. [21:29] * Ethan hophops. "Ow!" ;_; [21:31] * Ethan stops hopping. "Nice form on that stomp... maybe we rest up, then go after 'em?" [21:31] * Sei nods... [21:31] I'm ready, but if Sei isn't... [21:31] I'd imagine that they'll be well away by now...and they might be upset with the inn's owner. [21:31] * Ada considers. [21:32] Yes, they would. That's the problem: if we *don't* take them out, they'll vent their frustration on the inn. [21:32] In that case, we could wait for them around there...better visibility than the forest, certainly. [21:34] * Ada frowns as she leans against a tree. "I'd rather not have them come to us. But you seem set on resting, so..." [21:34] * Sei shrugs. "I should be all right, but I won't be able to help out." [21:34] We can rest for the night at the inn. Take turns standing guard. We'll fish them out tomorrow. How does that sound? [21:34] Works for me. [21:34] * Sei smiles. "Sounds good." [21:35] The hunted become the hunters... hunting... FOR VENGENCE! [21:35] * Ada nods. "Let's do that, then." [21:35] *powerpose* [21:35] ... [21:35] ... What, no fruit involved? [21:35] ... wait, we were the hunters to start... [21:35] So the hunters who became the hunted now revert back to hunterdom... [21:36] * Ethan hesitates. "Um... as do the Tomatoes of Reverting?" [21:36] * Ada sighs and just starts walking back to the inn. [21:36] Radishes, perhaps. [21:36] * Sei shrugs and follows. [21:36] A squirrel chucks an acorn at Ethan's head and hits. [21:36] ... Acorns of Adversarialness! [21:37] The heavens themselves provide me inspiration! YOSH! [21:37] * Sei follows a bit more quickly. c_c; [21:37] * Ethan walks along with the others, grinning. [21:38] You make it back to the inn in a mercifully short amount of time. It's right where you left it, and all in one piece. [21:38] * Ada steps in, looking for the things they left behind first. [21:39] They're all where you left them, too. [21:40] * Sei rummages through his bag for a second. [21:40] * Ethan grabs his pack, and slings it back over his shoulder. [21:40] * Ada goes to get her instruments. She looks over at Sei and tilts her head toward the innkeeper. [21:40] * Sei nods, and walks over. [21:41] Are you all right? [21:42] The innkeeper isn't in sight, but you can hear his voice from the kitchen. [21:42] * Ada slings the cases over her shoulder and blinks. [21:42] * Sei knocks quietly on the kitchen door. [21:43] The little girl who was running the bar earlier pokes her head out of the door in response to Sei's knocking and looks at him questioningly. [21:43] Is everything all right? [21:44] * Ada blinks again and looks at Sei just a little strangely, then shakes her head. [21:44] The girl blinks and nods. "Yeah. Didja' get that guy? And, uh, why'd you bang on the door like that?" [21:45] * Sei blinks at Ada. [21:45] Ah, I didn't want to intrude. We dealt with most of them... [21:45] * Ethan blinks at a carrot. And munches. [21:46] The girl's eyes get big. "Really? Wow! Did you kill them?" [21:47] * Sei rubs the back of his head. "Um...you could say that." [21:47] Char-broiled might also work. [21:48] * Ada chuckles. [21:48] The girl seems to find that terribly exciting. "You mean you burnt 'em? Didja' do it with magic? Are you oddventurers?" [21:49] * Sei smiles. "Yes to all three. I prefer to avoid hurting people, myself, but they tried to kill us." [21:49] Why yes, we are oddventurers! With a capital O! [21:51] Speak for yourself, Ethan. [21:51] The girl is likely about to avidly comment about how increidibly exciting to be an 'oddventurer' when the innkeeper comes through the kitchen door ro see what all the ruckus is. He notices Sei and says, "You're back!" [21:51] * Sei bows. [21:51] * Ethan grins at Ada, then turns his attention to the innkeeper." [21:52] The man stammers, "D-did you, uh..." [21:53] * Sei nods. "Most of them shouldn't be back." [21:53] The man lets out a breath. "Well, that is certainly a relief. Do you know if you, uh, got them all?" [21:54] I'm not certain, but we're going to, ah, look into it tomorrow. [21:54] If any are left alive, we shall... err... do something unpleasant to them! [21:55] * Ada smirks and checks her instruments to make sure everything is in order. [21:56] Because the voi- *eyes Ada warily* ... umm, because they're bad. Very bad. Definately bad. [21:56] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [21:56] The man bows to Sei. "Thank you very much, sir. You and your, uh, companions can stay the night free, if it suits you." [21:57] * Ethan bows. "Much obliged, sir." [21:57] * Sei bows. "Thank you very much. We'll make sure that there's no trouble during the night." [21:58] * Ada bows. "We appreciate it. Thank you." [21:58] *** Capfox is on IRC [21:58] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [21:58] I'll take watch if you guys want... funfun military training included learning to function without sleep. [21:59] * Ada blinks at Ethan. [21:59] You don't mean the whole night, do you? [21:59] 'course. [21:59] * Sei smiles. "I'll handle part of it...I'm used to it as well, from being a healer." [21:59] *shrug* Either way. Just offerin'. [22:00] * Ada nods at Sei, then turns back to Ethan. "I'm not going to have you tired while we're bandit-hunting tonight. So we'll just have to take turns, won't we?" [22:00] (tonight -> tomorrow. Oy.) [22:00] The man looks at Ethan and Ada uncertainly, and then looks back to Sei. "Anything else, sir?" [22:00] * Sei smiles. "That should do it...thanks." [22:01] Sure thing. Though missing one night sleep doesn't affect my fighting. [22:01] ... parents always said missing sleep made me 'odder', though... probably just exaggeration. [22:01] ... [22:01] That might have helped. [22:03] Ah well. Ada's the boss. ^_^ [22:04] The innkeeper nods. "Well, if that's all, then, I'll be back to the kitchen." And, saying so, he heads back to the kitchen, leaving the little girl to resume begging for the details of your adventure. [22:04] * Ada rolls her eyes. "We'd better get our rooms." [22:04] (Shall I sliptime to tomorrow?) [22:04] (Sure.) [22:04] ( Sure ) [22:04] (Be my guest. :P) [22:05] ( Or let Ethan tell the girl stories! =P ) [22:05] (Or lordy. Sliptime, please!) [22:05] There was a distinct lack of bandit attacks through the night. [22:05] (*shoots the Typo Demon*) [22:06] You all wake up fairly refreshed, and get a good breakfast. Presumably, anyway. [22:06] After that, you set out for the forest once again. [22:07] ... c'mon, no archers... no archers... archers suck... [22:07] * Sei yawns. [22:07] (I cast...MAGIC MISSILE!) [22:07] * Ada makes a quick gesture as she walks along, probably (as Sei would recognize now) casting a spell. [22:07] * Ethan blinks at Ada. "What was that?" [22:07] Oh, Sei. Why did you knock on the kitchen door? [22:07] Hmm? [22:08] * Ada grins at Ethan. "Something to enhance my sight." [22:08] Huh? I wanted to talk to the innkeeper. [22:08] Ah, okie. [22:08] Enhanced vision... cool... *munches carrot* [22:09] To get his attention? You clap at doors, don't you? [22:09] (Oops. :P) [22:09] ... you do? [22:09] Oh! It's a habit I picked up from Elde. [22:09] Um... yes. Knocking can cause any number of protection spells to activate. [22:10] I always knocked... [22:10] Ah. No magic back home, so no worries about that. [22:10] * Sei blinks. "Erp...that's good to know. Thanks." [22:10] * Ada nods. "I figured." [22:10] ... note to self. Don't knock. No desire to be newted. [22:10] (Hah. I was never told as such. ^^;) [22:11] * Ada snickers. [22:11] Ah, Ada. Keep an eye out for those archers. [22:11] You enter the forest right about now. [22:12] * Ada nods as she glances around for those happyfun archers. [22:12] (Do not taunt happy fun archers.) [22:12] * Sei casts a spell. [22:12] ( Don't you not know what archers are? =p ) [22:12] You see no happyfun archers, nor any archers of any other variety. [22:13] *** Capfox has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving ) [22:13] *** Capfox has left IRC [22:13] (They do now. ^^;) [22:13] * Ethan blinks at Sei. "What's that one do?" [22:13] This is a general shield spell...it's the one I used yesterday, [22:14] Ah, I like that one. Keeps the damn archers away... miserable misbegotten louts... [22:14] (She kinda figured they were whatever was sending those wood sticks at me. Though Ada's never actually seen one.) [22:14] ( *nods* ) [22:16] They're useful when they're on your side, but when you're opposing them... [22:16] * Ethan mutters something that sounds distinctly unflattering. [22:16] * Ada blinks as she glances left. "Crows?" [22:16] Uh. [22:17] Wha? [22:17] * Ada stops to get a better look. [22:17] You hear cawing and the fluttering of wings. The forest is fairly dark at the moment, however, and you can't see anything. [22:17] * Sei stops and holds a finger to his lips. [22:17] * Ethan freezes in mid step. [22:19] We're getting close. They birds are fighting over a dead... elf, looks like, over there. [22:19] Mm. [22:20] * Ethan nods, and draws his glaive. [22:20] * Sei gets out his quarterstaff, this time. [22:20] Let's see if we recognize him... [22:20] * Ada shrugs and draws her rapier. "All right. Follow me." She heads off to the left. [22:21] * Sei follows. [22:21] * Ethan follows along. [22:21] Most of the crows flee when you draw near to the corpse. Two of them stay and try to contest whatever claim you have to it, but then appear to think better of it and leave. [22:22] The corpse was definitely an elf by it's stature. It lies face-down in the soft forest floor. [22:22] * Ada glances around the area. [22:22] Hmm. [22:23] * Ethan eyes the elf. [22:23] ( How'd it die? ) [22:24] (A sec, please.) [22:25] * Sei points at a red trail. "Looks like he wandered over from elsewhere." [22:25] * Ada nods. [22:28] The man has one slash across his back. You can't tell if he has other wounds because he's lying on his stomach. [22:28] * Ada walks to the elf and tries flipping him over. [22:29] Ada succeeds. It's the man who you chased from the inn yesterday, and his cheap clothes are stained with blood from the places where you cut and stabbed him. [22:29] (And there was much rejoicing. "Yaaay.") [22:29] Hm, looks like his friends didn't take kindly to him leading us here. [22:30] * Ethan nods. "Trap or no." [22:30] You cannot find any wounds other than the ones you put there, although his is bit eaten in spots. [22:30] (his>he) [22:30] I'd try healing him, but it's more than a bit too late. [22:31] Eh, he's the enemy. You attack someone, try to kill 'em, you take the risk that you're gonna die. [22:31] * Ada straightens. "More than a bit. He would have died, anyway." [22:31] * Ada nods at Ethan. [22:32] * Sei nods. "It would have been nice to hear a bit more about his friends...ah well." [22:32] Shall we continue and maybe have his friends join him in the afterlife? [22:32] Excellent idea, Ethan. Let's do that. [22:32] * Sei nods. [22:33] Perhaps we can give them some of my potions first. [22:33] * Ada chuckles. "Potions?" She starts following the blood. [22:33] ... I was thinking we'd just hit them repeatedly. [22:33] * Sei smiles. "I wasn't bluffing about those." [22:33] * Sei follows. [22:36] ( "In my day, we didn't have potions or magic! We just had BIG ROCKS to hit each other with! And we had to walk ten miles in the driving snow in the heat of summer to do it!" ) [22:36] (...I like staves.) [22:37] After two hours of searching through the forest, you find what you presume to have been the bandit's hideout. It is a cottage that started out small but had numerous slipshod attachments added on later, leaving it of a fairly respectable size. [22:38] * Ethan whispers. "Can you see how many there are, Ada?" [22:38] It doesn't seem to be inhabited right now, although you can tell that is was inhabited very recently. Birds chirp merrily overhead, providing the only noise you can hear. [22:39] *** DamienRoc is on IRC [22:39] * Ada nods and whispers back, "I'll give it a try. It's not perfect, though." [22:39] * Ada starts circling, keeping her eyes on the camp. [22:40] The camp stands it's ground. [22:40] ( Ballsy. Stupid, but ballsy. =P ) [22:40] (Bwahaha.) [22:41] * Ada walks back to Ethan and Sei. "I didn't see anybody in there, though they didn't put out the fireplace. If the bandits left, they did so recently." [22:42] ... hmm. I remember this scenerio from tactics class... what was it... [22:42] Oh yeah. Torch the place, then when they come running, attack them and push them back into the fire. [22:42] * Sei grins. [22:43] * Ada chuckles and turns to the cottage. "Do you really want me to do that?" [22:43] Well, it's not hard to do. Fireplace, you say? [22:44] * Ada nods. "Fireplace." [22:44] Sure. Hundreds of years of military tactics can't be wrong, ne? =P [22:44] * Sei rummages in his backpack and extracts a small tube with some liquid in it. [22:44] * Ethan mutters. "Thank god I was awake for that lesson..." [22:45] * Ada chuckles, then looks over at Sei. "Oil?" [22:45] It might be a good idea to step back. [22:45] Partially, yes. [22:45] * Ada shrugs and steps back. [22:45] * Sei steps towards the door and lobs the tube towards the fireplace. [22:45] * Ethan steps back. "Should I be curling into a fetal position?" [22:47] (Did anyone actually open the door?) [22:47] Not likely. We'll see. [22:47] (I didn't.) [22:47] *** Capfox has joined #yeoldechibirpg [22:48] ( Jesse? James? Did either of you open the door, or is Sei lobbing a vial of flammable liquid at a closed door? ^_^ ) [22:48] (Aaaheh.) [22:48] (Um, it was kinda implicit. :P) [22:49] ( Fine. ;P I'll be nice this once and say you opened the door first. ) [22:50] (Thanks. :P) [22:52] The vial breaks against the floor of the cottage, and some of the stuff splashes far enough to land in the fireplace, but none of it catches fire immediately. Should you look at the fireplace, you'll notice that the ashes in it may still be warm, but they aren't glowing or anything. [22:53] * Sei grumbles. [22:53] ... that was underwhelming. [22:53] Ah, that's my mistake. [22:53] * Ada walks over to the cottage and takes a look inside. [22:54] * Ethan follows. [22:54] * Sei follows, carefully. [22:55] The cottage is sparsely furnished. There is one small desk, the fireplace, a few cooking implements arranged around the fireplace, and the various extensions of the cottage house fifteen dirty old matresses, each with personal errata stacked next to them. [22:55] Hmm, only fifteen? [22:55] How many did you take out? [22:56] * Sei searches through the desk. [22:56] * Ada considers as she looks through some of the errata. [22:57] Sei finds a log of their activities -- all petty things, although they regularly collected 'protection' money from buisnesses in nearby towns. There is also a small sum of coinage, mostly in silver. [22:57] Hmm, not too interesting. [22:58] Nine or ten of them ambushed us. Assuming I caught all of them and the ones that were sending those wooden sticks at us... [22:58] Arrows. Thin wooden rods, either sharpened or with metal heads/ [22:59] ... stupid arrows... [22:59] Arrows, right. I don't think they're thrown; that wouldn't have enough force to pierce the skin. But in any event... likely most or all of them. [22:59] They use a bow... I'll explain it later. [23:00] So let's torch it, see if the stragglers come back. If not, at least no other bandits can use it as a base. [23:00] * Sei nods. [23:00] * Ada nods. "Let's get out of here." [23:01] Good plan. [23:01] * Ethan salutes crisply. "Will do, Fearless Leader!" [23:02] The outside is as you left it. [23:04] * Ada stands just outside the doorway and gestures towards what Sei splattered on the floor, causing a small flame to appear in it. [23:04] * Ada backs away. [23:04] * Sei backs up as well. [23:04] Good job. Now let's make like a potato and hide. [23:04] The flame spreads through the rest of the liquid almost instantly. [23:05] Before long, the cottage is burning. Woot. [23:06] (How long are you guys willing to wait?) [23:06] ( Hour or two? ) [23:06] (Oh, an hour works nicely for me.) [23:06] (Sounds fine here.) [23:10] An hour passes, and miraculously, none of the many, many trees that are around here, this being a forest and all, catch fire, although there is some burning scrub around the cottage. Nobody has come to check on the cottage, or to look in on the fire. [23:10] ... hmm. [23:10] * Ada stretches. "Well, looks like we don't need to worry about bandits anymore." [23:11] * Sei nods. [23:11] ... ooooooh crap. [23:11] ...uh? [23:11] Hrm? [23:11] Forgot the second part of that lesson. [23:11] ... [23:11] * Ada eyes Ethan. "And that is...?" [23:11] Make sure to guard your home base while employing this maneuver. [23:11] ... Wonderful. Let's go. [23:11] ...great. [23:12] If they're all dead, that's great... [23:12] But if they left for the inn... [23:12] Ada, do you know...no, you probably shouldn't be spotted using a flight spell anyway. [23:13] * Sei stomps out some of the scrub. [23:13] * Ada nods. "Sei, you fly over there. Take Ethan with you. I'll get there by foot." [23:13] Okay... [23:13] Nah, take her. [23:13] I can run faster. [23:13] * Sei shrugs. "Okay." [23:13] Fine, let's just go. [23:13] Plus, she's undoubtably lighter. ^_^ [23:13] The cottage continues to blaze away. [23:14] * Sei casts Ray Wing. [23:14] Okay, grab on, as I'm going to fly fairly quickly. [23:14] * Ethan gets to running. [23:15] (Better than burning.) [23:15] * Ada turns to the cottage and sweeps her hand towards it. "Chill Needles." [23:15] ( Yes, running generally hurts less. ) [23:16] Ethan takes off through the forest. [23:17] He's moving pretty fast, too. Watch out for that tree, Ethan. [23:17] ( o/" E-than, Ethan of the Forest, friend to you and me! OOO OOO OOO, OOO OOO OOO, watch out for that tree! o/" ) [23:18] (*snicker*) [23:18] Ada's spell douses the cottage, producing a thick cloud of steam. The fire seems to have been extinguished. [23:18] * Sei blinks. "Niiice." [23:18] * Ada nods in satisfaction and takes Ethan's hand. "Okay, *now* we can go." [23:18] (Gah, Sai's hand. What the hell. :P) [23:18] Okay. [23:18] * Sei steps off the ground. [23:18] ( I have looooooong arms! ) [23:19] *** Atom has quit IRC (Quit: ) [23:19] (That you use to swing from branch to branch.) [23:20] Sei takes off, carries Ada, yadda yadda. You soon approach the villiage, which seems alright. [23:21] You don't see any bandits running around and pillaging and killing, and all that stuff bandits are known to fo. [23:22] * Ethan wipes his brow. "Phew. I was worried." [23:22] Do, too. [23:22] * Ada blinks at Ethan. "You really are quick." [23:22] ...wow. [23:23] Never was the strongest guy, so I trained to be fast. [23:24] * Ada chuckles and walks over to the inn. "Let's take a look inside, then start on the road. We're a day behind now." [23:24] Your fly spell only moves at running speed, Sei? [23:24] * Sei smiles. "Your running speed." [23:24] * Sei follows Ada. [23:25] * Ada opens the door and enters. [23:25] * Ethan hrms, and follows. [23:25] The inside of the inn is pretty much how you found it yesterday. The two card games, the two kids sharing soup, the little girl at the counter. [23:26] The little girl at the counter looks up and seems excited to see you all again. [23:26] * Ada smiles. "Deja vu." She heads to the rooms to get their things. [23:27] The little girl comes around the counter and heads over to Sei, pestering him with questions about what they did to the bandits, and if they're all gone now, etc. [23:27] * Sei smiles. "They're gone." [23:27] The little girl seems to think that that is so so cool. Althouh such terms do not exist here. [23:28] * Ethan nods. "They have met their deserved fates, as set forth by the Rutebegas of Justice." [23:29] The little girl looks at Ethan as if trying to decide wheather this strange main has some mind ailment. [23:29] * Ada walks back into the main room, cases slung over her shoulder and Ethan's pack in hand. [23:30] * Ethan grins, and the girl a cookie. [23:30] (Wheather > weather, main > man. Woot.) [23:30] ( + hands ) [23:30] * Ethan takes his pack from Ada. "Thanks." [23:30] * Ada chuckles. "Not a problem." [23:30] The girl eyes the cookie, and scutinizes it a bit. She eventually decides it's safe, and munches upon it happily. [23:31] Well, shall we get moving? [23:31] * Sei nods. "Let's." [23:31] (Aaaand, I think I'll call it a session there. Objections?) [23:32] (Nope.) [23:32] (Nope. ^_^) [23:32] ( Nope ) [23:33] [SESSION END.]