Rowan Bladesinger |
"...Anvaris. And I can leave on my own just fine lady, thanks anyway," he replies as he begins to back away down the beach.
"Okay, Anvaris, if that's the way you want to play it....goblin on your ten....nice meeting you," she added sarcastically, starting to back away, never turning her back on him.
She would have been tempted to help him, but she could feel the presence of the girl child she had been asked to help. A child of near the same age as her wretched sister's eldest brat. Just the sort of bait she needed for a trap that had already taken years to set up. Ah well. Life is full of choices.
Anvaris - Blade of the Pit |
"Okay, Anvaris, if that's the way you want to play it....goblin on your ten....nice meeting you," she added sarcastically, starting to back away, never turning her back on him.
She would have been tempted to help him, but she could feel the presence of the girl child she had been asked to help. A child of near the same age as her wretched sister's eldest brat. Just the sort of bait she needed for a trap that had already taken years to set up. Ah well. Life is full of choices.
"You're the one firing off the threatening hospitality, not me. But you probably think I'm hornin' in on your hunting grounds, so whatever..." he shoots back pointedly, sparing a glance toward the treeline as he continues to put distance between the two of them.
Rowan Bladesinger |
"You're the one firing off the threatening hospitality, not me. But you probably think I'm hornin' in on your hunting grounds, so whatever..." he shoots back pointedly, sparing a glance toward the treeline as he continues to put distance between the two of them.
"Whatever. You don't know half of what you think you do, buddy. And if I threaten you, you'll know it."
"Later."
Anvaris - Blade of the Pit |
After backing up about a hundred feet, he turns and starts to make his way toward the dunes further down the beach. He clutches his chest as the pain from his 'arrival' creeps back in.
"Another fine day. Damn it..." he mutters as he pulls a potion from his belt and quickly chugs its contents as he reaches the dunes.
Irv |
"Well, that was that," he said coming to a kneeling position from off the ground, knees and back popping and cracking like a pyrotechnics spell without the bright flashes, except for the ones behind his eyelids. "and that is why I don't go nowhere unless armed, heavily." Using his walking stick, he stood up, brushed himself off, regained his wind and began walking back to the club on his own route. "and having said that, I'll say this, you fine folk look like I need a drink."
He started singing a tune as a march, a slow march, but a march nonetheless.
As I fell out somewhere playing D20
As I fell out at D20 one day
I said sit down beside me and I'll tell you a story
For I'm just an old grognard and I know I must die
If you get down near Austin, you can visit my coffin
a long time ago I knew somebody there
a girl I should have married but recently buried
I'm just an old grognard and I'll join her too soon.
I see by your rules set that you are a grognard
you see by my rules set I'm a grognard too
We see by our rules sets that we are both grognards
If more people get rules sets, they can be one too.
I'll drag myself slowly and curse the world lowly
and sing this damned song as I inch my way on
I'm just an old geezer and this song's almost finished
I'm just an old grognard people wish would just die.
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
Danae gulped.
"Ummmmmm......Darn it! I knew I forgot something! Stupid scent ability," she grumbled.
"Oh come on now - it's not like I jumped in and stopped anything. How does that ruin your fun?" a hurt voice asks from the shadows as Devlyn reappears, sparing a quick glance back up the trail to Allura's hiding spot.
"Besides," he adds with a twinkle of mirth in his eyes, "if I was such a fuddy-duddy, I'd be grilling you about being out here with a half-naked man lying on the beach and a goblin. That makes for quite the interesting story..." ;P
Garble |
Danae Magpie wrote:Danae gulped.
"Ummmmmm......Darn it! I knew I forgot something! Stupid scent ability," she grumbled.
"Oh come on now - it's not like I jumped in and stopped anything. How does that ruin your fun?" a hurt voice asks from the shadows as Devlyn reappears, sparing a quick glance back up the trail to Allura's hiding spot.
"Besides," he adds with a twinkle of mirth in his eyes, "if I was such a fuddy-duddy, I'd be grilling you about being out here with a half-naked man lying on the beach and a goblin. That makes for quite the interesting story..." ;P
The gopblin yelps. "Gah! Shouldsn't sneaking around like it!"
Danae Magpie |
Danae Magpie wrote:Danae gulped.
"Ummmmmm......Darn it! I knew I forgot something! Stupid scent ability," she grumbled.
"Oh come on now - it's not like I jumped in and stopped anything. How does that ruin your fun?" a hurt voice asks from the shadows as Devlyn reappears, sparing a quick glance back up the trail to Allura's hiding spot.
"Besides," he adds with a twinkle of mirth in his eyes, "if I was such a fuddy-duddy, I'd be grilling you about being out here with a half-naked man lying on the beach and a goblin. That makes for quite the interesting story..." ;P
She sighed and bit her her lip.
"This means I'm grounded for even longer, doesn't it?"Irv |
"Now that we're back amongst other folk who can probably better handle themselves out there, I'll be taking my blade back, so I can put my shirt back on."
After putting on his shirt and adjusting the shoulder sheath for his blade. a smatchet
he pulls a small musical instrument from his shirt pocket, and begins blowing into it, playing a tune that sounds something like this
once the club gets loud enough, he puts the harmonica away, and when he gets to the bar says, "Give my troops whatever they're having, i'll have an irish on the rocks."
Irv |
Thank you, besides my shoulder knife I also carry a belt knife, a hip knife, a boot knife and little teeny one; combination mess kit, flare gun and bosun's whistle; so I wasn't unarmed without it.
He doubted her first time handling it would be her last; but that her next would be anytime soon. By the tone of the other adults voices, she was in trouble and if the tone of his own caused some more, even better.
When things fall out of the sky, it's generally bad mojo.
Garble |
Garble wrote:The gopblin yelps. "Gah! Shouldsn't sneaking around like it!""Huh? Oh, sorry. I come in peace - promise." :)
"Bah. Going back to bar."
Garble waddles back. He soon gets lost and falls into a skunk burrow. Later, a very irritated goblin is seen stumbling around in the dark, muttering about skunks and demons.Irv |
"Who cut the cheese? Never mind, only one thing smells like skunk, and that's skunk. Get us a wash tub, lye soap, baking soda and peroxide. This is going to sting, but Garble, bud, better sting than stink, you my friend; are getting a bath, or you are not getting to the bar."
Irv leaned towards the Dalesman, "Either he can get in there on his own, or we can start a new bar game, Dip the Goblin."
Skunks, demons, unarmed underage girls wandering in the woods, bad mojo indeed. He was almost inclined to take up residence in that suite he'd been offered, but decided to stay at the bar and see what in the hells was going to happen next
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
She sighed and bit her her lip.
"This means I'm grounded for even longer, doesn't it?"
Devlyn gets a thoughtful look on his face.
"That's an interesting question. Answer me this: Was following Allura to this place and seeing the sights here worth the...inconvenience...of violating the intent of your grounding?"
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
"Who cut the cheese? Never mind, only one thing smells like skunk, and that's skunk. Get us a wash tub, lye soap, baking soda and peroxide. This is going to sting, but Garble, bud, better sting than stink, you my friend; are getting a bath, or you are not getting to the bar."
Irv leaned towards the Dalesman, "Either he can get in there on his own, or we can start a new bar game, Dip the Goblin."
"Having grown up on a farm, I can say with authority that no game involving a skunk ends well. If I were you, I'd just stick with the cleaning. Or get some prestidigitation or cleanse on him." ;)
Garble |
"Who cut the cheese? Never mind, only one thing smells like skunk, and that's skunk. Get us a wash tub, lye soap, baking soda and peroxide. This is going to sting, but Garble, bud, better sting than stink, you my friend; are getting a bath, or you are not getting to the bar."
Irv leaned towards the Dalesman, "Either he can get in there on his own, or we can start a new bar game, Dip the Goblin."
Garble scowls. "Back off, oldy. They can live with some stink." The goblin stalks off, though he does cast a few prestidigitations to make the smell a little less extreme.
Danae Magpie |
Danae Magpie wrote:She sighed and bit her her lip.
"This means I'm grounded for even longer, doesn't it?"Devlyn gets a thoughtful look on his face.
"That's an interesting question. Answer me this: Was following Allura to this place and seeing the sights here worth the...inconvenience...of violating the intent of your grounding?"
"Ummmmmmmm........" She looked at her toes intently.
"But it was so interesting. And I got to meet a goblin, and the old guy was nice enough, and there were new things to explore, and I swear I haven't stolen anything from anybody for a whole hour at least," she said all in one long burst.
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
Devlyn, the Dalesman wrote:Danae Magpie wrote:She sighed and bit her her lip.
"This means I'm grounded for even longer, doesn't it?"Devlyn gets a thoughtful look on his face.
"That's an interesting question. Answer me this: Was following Allura to this place and seeing the sights here worth the...inconvenience...of violating the intent of your grounding?"
"Ummmmmmmm........" She looked at her toes intently.
"But it was so interesting. And I got to meet a goblin, and the old guy was nice enough, and there were new things to explore, and I swear I haven't stolen anything from anybody for a whole hour at least," she said all in one long burst.
Devlyn nods slowly.
"So you think this place has an even more exotic assortment of people than even the Bazaar has. Gotcha - be right back. Wait here."
He steps back into the darkness and Shadow Jumps away for a few minutes...
Irv |
Better yet, why use a high powered spell when there's a lower powered one tailor made for this situation.
Negate Aroma, if cast by someone who has the same power to cast cleanse it will last for at least 10 hours, even cast by the most novice of rangers, druids, or alchemists, it gives us an hour at least, plenty of time to give the goblin a change of clothes and a bottle of Old Spice.
Irv looks into his bag, and pulls out a silk Hawaiian shirt and a pair of grey drawstring shorts. "This'll fit you like a bag most likely, but it's probably better than being smelled before you're seen."
Garble |
Irv wrote:Garble scowls. "Back off, oldy. They can live with some stink." The goblin stalks off, though he does cast a few prestidigitations to make the smell a little less extreme."Who cut the cheese? Never mind, only one thing smells like skunk, and that's skunk. Get us a wash tub, lye soap, baking soda and peroxide. This is going to sting, but Garble, bud, better sting than stink, you my friend; are getting a bath, or you are not getting to the bar."
Irv leaned towards the Dalesman, "Either he can get in there on his own, or we can start a new bar game, Dip the Goblin."
The goblin has already left, unless you intend to pursue him.
Irv |
Irv almost leaves the clothing at the bar, but decides to keep the clean shirt for himself, "In case Garble comes back, give him these," he says giving the shorts he pulled out of the bag and the shirt he was currently wearing to a bartender, "unless he really prefers smelling like skunk."
Irv cast a glance at the dance floor, and just the quick look told him what he already knew, he was a good two decades too old for the crowd around him, even if he could cadge a heal from somebody.
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
Devlyn returns, coming back down the trail from the Club. He has a bundle tucked under his arm, and a few bits of glitter in his hair. ;P
"Alrighty - after a talk with our dear hostess Alaina, I think I've got a sanity-saving solution for all of us. Since you've been quite taken by the place," as he tosses the bundle to Danae, "she has agreed to let you hang out here - as a (probationary) employee. If she likes your work and you enjoy it, you get to stay on and move up the ranks."
Danae Magpie |
Devlyn returns, coming back down the trail from the Club. He has a bundle tucked under his arm, and a few bits of glitter in his hair. ;P
"Alrighty - after a talk with our dear hostess Alaina, I think I've got a sanity-saving solution for all of us. Since you've been quite taken by the place," as he tosses the bundle to Danae, "she has agreed to let you hang out here - as a (probationary) employee. If she likes your work and you enjoy it, you get to stay on and move up the ranks."
She catches the bundle and clutches it tightly. Her mouth falls open with surprise.
"Wait, really???! You got me a job? I really get to work here?"
"Does this mean I'm not grounded anymore?" she asked grinning widely.
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
Devlyn, the Dalesman wrote:Devlyn returns, coming back down the trail from the Club. He has a bundle tucked under his arm, and a few bits of glitter in his hair. ;P
"Alrighty - after a talk with our dear hostess Alaina, I think I've got a sanity-saving solution for all of us. Since you've been quite taken by the place," as he tosses the bundle to Danae, "she has agreed to let you hang out here - as a (probationary) employee. If she likes your work and you enjoy it, you get to stay on and move up the ranks."
She catches the bundle and clutches it tightly. Her mouth falls open with surprise.
"Wait, really???! You got me a job? I really get to work here?"
"Does this mean I'm not grounded anymore?" she asked grinning widely.
He smiles, a wily look in his eyes.
"Depends on how you define 'grounded', darlin'. You're going to have to hustle to impress Alaina. This place hardly ever slowed down before, and it looks like that hasn't changed. Aaaaand you'll have to deal with the two of us being regulars here," as he nods over to Allura.
"But if you think you're up to the challenge...then the job's yours. You start as soon as you get changed and report to the bar." :)
Devlyn, the Dalesman |
Once Danae was out of earshot, Devlyn chuckles.
"I haven't seen her that excited about anything in months. Like I said before, love, you're brilliant," as he gives Allura a quick kiss before turning back to Rowan.
"And thanks for finding her before she got herself hip-deep in mischief again, Rowan. It was a cruel and unusual thing to ask of you on your downtime, so I guess we owe you some drinks and a good meal at least..." :)
Anvaris - Blade of the Pit |
Having made the dunes and gotten out of direct sight, he relaxed his guard a bit and focused on getting out of here - wherever 'here' was. While the sounds and lights coming from over the next set of dunes would indicate a big group of beings, it would also (hopefully) give a way to disappear while he looked for an exit that didn't involve swimming out to sea...
He pulled out a cowled vest from his pack and put it on, wincing a bit at the movements required. Pulling the cowl up to hide his tattooed face, he peeked over the last dune at the sprawling party around the Club. After a few moments, he spied the Omniportal, and the throngs of people around it.
"Damn it..." he muttered under his breath as he quaffed another potion, then made his way around to the gate's location.
Garble |
Irv gets out a big sheet of construction paper and a pack of sharpies, and makes a spiffy new sign that says,
OMNIPORTAL CLOSED for THANKSGIVING.
Now I know some of you are wondering, who ever heard of an omniportal being closed for Thanksgiving?
Tears in his eyes (from the skunk smell), Garble looks for another place to find an Omniportal.
He doesn't find one.Danae Magpie |
Dressed in her new uniform, clothes safely stashed in her new employee locker, Danae reports to the bar where she is given instructions and a tray. She cheerfully circulates through the crowd clearing away used glasses. If she does a good job she'll be allowed to take drink orders soon.
"Hi, Mr Irv," she said, waving. "And hi, goblin Garble," she added, keeping a safe distance from the still skunky goblin. "Er, you want me to get you some tomato juice for a bath so you can get rid of the skunky smell?"
Garble |
Dressed in her new uniform, clothes safely stashed in her new employee locker, Danae reports to the bar where she is given instructions and a tray. She cheerfully circulates through the crowd clearing away used glasses. If she does a good job she'll be allowed to take drink orders soon.
"Hi, Mr Irv," she said, waving. "And hi, goblin Garble," she added, keeping a safe distance from the still skunky goblin. "Er, you want me to get you some tomato juice for a bath so you can get rid of the skunky smell?"
"Gah! No, no bath, I fine. Smell not much worse than mama--than I's mother's den."
Garble |
"Okay, Garble, but you're making the other patrons sick, so I'm gonna have to ask you to keep to the far end of the grounds. Ummm.....have you tried a prestidigitation? Or three? I'm sure it would help. No bath required."
The goblin stalks off, though he does cast a few prestidigitations to make the smell a little less extreme.
This. Though I get that maybe Danae didn't know the difference. :P
The goblin shrugs. "Already did. There limited amount prestidigitation can do."
He hesitates, looking at Danae. "Fine," the goblin mutters. "I's go prepare cleanse." He stomps off into a corner and pulls out a rather mismatched spellbook.
Irv |
"I left him a pair of shorts behind the bar," Irv said, pulling another colorful shirt out of his bag, "but see if he'll take this." putting his worn shirt handmade crutch and art supplies into the bag, surprisingly or perhaps not, given the other people around him and the place he was at, they all fit. He adjusted the shoulder sheath over his fresh shirt, and carefully placed his harmonica in his shirt pocket.