Rath motions to Teri, "Miss, please get Master Darknugget TWO more ales and please say they are from the Goblin in the corner trying to look innocent."
Biter drops the act and shrugs, "Wasing not very exciting over here, anyways." He does begin to try to stack it back up, though.
Rath, tired of sitting, goes to help Biter repair the Dwarf's baggage. They share a private word, the only portion of which can be heard are the words 'loincloth' and 'kkrat' which causes them both to burst out laughing.
Elorin did think about drawing blades on Biter, but since he observed no weapons drawn, dinner had been served by a Kobold, and it didn't appear to be attacking, he assumed (with his low wisdom) that this must be the type of place that creatures such as a Goblin would frequent.
Don't worry, there will be more potentially bad choices he will make.
Elorin chuckling to himself, "Well I can only wonder what trouble you two will be in after 3 months on a ship, Biter do you enjoy a long ship voyage?"
Biter shrugs an 'I don't know' to Kuuc'Or. Stepping back and admiring what a wonderful job they've done of repairing the pile of gear, he stalks back to the table, once again looking for something new to do.
"Biter was'ing never to go on a boat, really." His eyes unfocus as he ponders the idea of being on a boat for such a vast amount of time, idly running a finger along the length of black feather hanging from his ear. "Biter is'ing excited to see so much water, though."
No, lass. A Pathfinder I am not. I be in this for me own gain, and my passage was paid fer by me services to ye as a consultant.
As soon as Biter begins to mess with the ropes and canvas Pete springs into action!
"What're ya doing ya stoopid bugger! Keep yer stinkin' goblin fingers off me stuff!"
Too late, goblin takes down the pile. Pulling on the rope causes the barrels to tip and roll about. Fotunately most of Pete's gear has already been packed away in his shoulder bag. A heavy pick and a shovels clang on the floor. So it mostly just makes a pile of noise. But everyone now notices that one of the barrels rolling around smells like something fierce...(although it might make Biter's mouth water)
But Stinky is particularly concerned about the other barrel, which he stands back up gingerly and immediately covers up with the canvas. He scowls darkly at the goblin...
Then he clears his throat, "Beggin yer lady's pardon, but do you know when will we be boardin'. I got stuff here that's gotta be stowed sooner than later."
As you turn to Alexis for her answer, you make a shocking discovery...
Evidently the elves' vaunted immunity to magical sleep effects does not apply to the sleep-inducing effects of red wine...
Elorin looks over to see the princess' reaction to the mayhem and see's her soundly asleep. He watches her intently for about a minute before getting up and walking over, he softly puts his hand on her arm and gently speaks, "Milady, you were sleeping..." waiting for her to awaken...assuming she doesn't startle too badly, "you'd best be off to bed, it is late, can I escort you to your room? I have a feeling that they could be up to the late hours getting into trouble." in his most reassuring voice.
If she agrees Elorin will grab his gear and be off to bed as well after escorting Alexis safely to her room.
Bed? I thought we was sleepin' in 'ere. Is there bed fer me to be sleepin' in? 'Oy, Wench. I'm sorry to trouble ya...but this pisswate-I mean ale - yer servin' It's a little thin fer me likin'. Bring me somthin' a wee bit stronger will ye? There's a girl.
The dwarf sits drinking and smoking with abandon...but never takes his eyes off the goblin. He throws another couple of coppers on the table.
"Dear Gods what is this world acomin' to. I'm supposed to be all cosmopolitey - but I'm sailin' witha friggin' goblin?! Everithin's gone screwey I tell ye!?"
"...dan jika kita pasang balok salib ke pemadam kebakaran fikiran melalui dimensi baja kemudian..."
Alexis' eyes flutter open at Elorin's touch and she exclaims, "Alissariel ei, älä tee sitä minun taikasauva!"
Biting her lower lip in embarrassment, Alexis looks up at Elorin and rubs her eyes with the back of her hands. "Oh, Sir Elorin! Yes, is there something you need?" She checks her right wrist as if to ensure her arm is still there and then stands up, straining slightly as she hefts the pack she had under her chair.
She yawns, "Right, time to go then?"
"Right, time to go then?"
"Lass, don't ye know we're already there! HIC. Ye've slept through the whole adventure! Time to go home! Hughhughhufrlhurl!"
It takes a while to realize that the gravelly slur with copious phlegm coming from the dwarf is a throaty chuckle. .
Rath steps up to the chalk line for the dart board and starts rapidly pulling triangular wedges of steel from within his clothes and hurling them down range. Practice leads to perfection...
"Lass, don't ye know we're already there! HIC. Ye've slept through the whole adventure! Time to go home! Hughhughhufrlhurl!"
"I fell asleep?" She looks at the table noting the copious piles of dishes and determines it is still the same night. The princess cringes a bit noting the empty wine glasses at her seat and asks Elorin, "Sanoinko jotain noloa, kun olin poissa?"
"I suppose this sleepy lady should retire for the evening — a good opportunity for you men to fraternize a bit more freely I suspect." Alexis steadies herself on Elorin's right arm, accepting his escort to her room. She calls over her shoulder in a joking tone as she carefully walks upstairs, "Do be sure to wake me first if you end up catching the place on fire. I have some fluffy confections my sister procured. I hear they are wonderful when toasted over some coals..." ~_^
Rath steps up to the chalk line for the dart board and starts rapidly pulling triangular wedges of steel from within his clothes and hurling them down range. Practice leads to perfection...
A hammer zips 30' across the room, bashing the dart board right off the wall!
Good shootn', Pipes! hic. Looking back you see the dwarf lounging back and taking a swig from a bottle of liquor, winking.
Rath rights the board, picks up the hammer, and returns it to Pete, presenting it ceremonially - handle first. With amusement, he says, "I see you prefer tools with multiple purposes... I commend you."
As Alexis leaves, he follows her with words, "Good rest to you, Miss."
Alexis just about jumps out of her skin when Pete's hammer impacts the dart board. Fortunately, she retains her balance on the stairs.
Abbas stands as alex leaves the table. "good night mistress Pathfinder may the glorious dawn greet you when you awaken." After a short bow Abbas retakes his seat.
Abbas stands as alex leaves the table. "good night mistress Pathfinder may the glorious dawn greet you when you awaken." After a short bow Abbas retakes his seat.
Alexis curtsied before she left and returned Abbas' kind words saying, "And may the stars and moon remind us of your goddess' glory until then. Goodnight Brother."
The dwarf's incessant barking and slurring grates on the tiny warrior's every nerve, but knowing he caused the collapse of his gear-mountain, he does his best to weather the insulting words.
What is she pawing at?
As the dwarf begins to spew forth phrases such as "friggin' goblin", however, Biter slowly turns to gaze at the greasy prospector.
"Maybe Haaraan-Rhaar is'ing to liking taking his own boat? Or maybeing Biter is giving Haaraan-Rhaar the chance to be swimming to New-Land."
Elorin converses with Alexis on the walk up
Elorin converses with Alexis on the walk up
As they reach the second floor, Alexis replies...
Alexis allows Elorin to unlock the door to her room and ensure that it looks safe before she goes inside. After he has done so, and retired to his own adjacent room, the young princess gets ready to change out of her dress when she realizes a key strategic failure on her part. *sigh* "Even when she's not teasing me she causes me grief..."
Alexis walks next door and knocks on Elorin's door. When the door opens she has a look of chagrin (or perhaps outright embarrassment, on her face, "Um, I'm used to Alis or Miss Nell being on-hand, could you unlace the back of my corset for me? It's about impossible to get out of without help." >.<;
Alexis makes a mental note to start wearing tops that lace in the front for however long this expedition will last.
"Of course princess, but it wouldn't be proper to do such a thing out here in the hall for all to see, let me help you in your room. I am surprised you didn't bring any ladies in waiting with you for just such an occasion, but no fear, I am sure I can handle this task you have set me too." he says with another grin.
He follows Alexis into her room closing the door behind him and with his quick fingers rather deftly helps to unbutton her corset, he appears to have done this before...
If anyone decides to go to bed for the night around now, you would probably catch at least part of this...
** spoiler omitted **
If anyone decides to go to bed for the night around now, you would probably catch at least part of this...
The door to the inn opens and Falcon Gray returns, shaking some of the light rain that's falling off his cloak. He orders himself a steaming mug of mulled wine and returns to his table.
"Ah, excellent. More arrivals. Looks like we're just waiting for two more and our little band of adventure-seekers will be complete. I trust you're enjoying Mital's cooking?" As he seats himself, Teri comes over with his dinner and his wine. Falcon tears into it with gusto.
"I do beg your pardon for abandoning you so quickly, but that was an urgent sending. The good Baron was having second thoughts about the goods he promised us, and it would have blown our schedule completely to have to secure those supplies from an alternate source. Intimidating Barons and running Lord Brycen's petty errands wasn't quite what I signed up for on this mission, but I have a feeling that we're all going to end up wearing lots of different hats if we're to pull it off."
Falcon sighs and smiles warmly at you. "Now where are my manners yet again? You must be Ravarath," he says, indicating the goblin, "and you Biter, unless I have that backwards." he nods to the monk.
Rath bows, "You have our names correctly, Venture-Captain. Will we be setting sail on time tomorrow? If so, at what hour?"
"Just before dawn, and you don't have to call me Venture-Captain...at least not for awhile."
"Biter ising being me." Biter waves a non-chalant hand in Rath's direction, "Friend Rath is'ing the ugly one. You musting to be Falcon?"
Biter sizes Gray up, penetrating red globes taking him in from head to toe, "Biter was'ing thinking you to be taller." Biter indicates the stair-well, "Long-ears and Blonde Lady is'ing up in their sleepings. Should Biter being looking to get trail-gear? Or is'ing it to be provided on the big boat?"
"Well, on board space is limited," Gray says, taking in Biter's and Pete's piles of stuff. "Certainly food is provided during the voyage. I would say spend your money on the types of things you think you'll need but won't be able to buy in Arcadia. Spare weapons, extra arrows or crossbow bolts, we do have a bowyer/fletcher scheduled to join the expedition, but extra arrows never hurt. Candles, fishhooks, paper or parchment, ink, lanterns, lantern oil, silk rope, sewing needles, tent, bedroll...<sniff>...soap. You'll have a chance to buy stuff when we get to Absalom."
OOC...Elorin has about 30gp left with with to purchase supplies when we get a chance, I assume since we are leaving before Dawn, no shops will be open and we will finish rounding out our supplies in Absalom?
"Of course princess, but it wouldn't be proper to do such a thing out here in the hall for all to see, let me help you in your room. I am surprised you didn't bring any ladies in waiting with you for just such an occasion, but no fear, I am sure I can handle this task you have set me too." he says with another grin.
"Oh..." she looks up and down the hallway, "Yes, I suppose that wouldn't look proper."
Alexis leads Elorin back into her room and stands facing the mirror so she can see Elorin while they converse. She places her left arm across her torso under her bust and her right hand across her abdomen to support the corset as it begins to loosen under the ranger's deft touch.
"You know, Alis would never let me live this down if she knew I had a gentleman in my room with the door closed. Miss Nell would certainly be a peculiar shade of purple herself. To be honest, I'm so used to having them around, it never even occurred to me that I'd have to be more... self-reliant. Well..." she looks at Elorin's face in the mirror, "that or rely upon help that would be scandalous back at court. Hmm, I wonder if an unseen servant could do this. I'll shall have to make a point of researching it—"
Alexis continues to ramble on about the half-dozen different thoughts going thru her head seemingly oblivious to the awkward situation she's in. As the elf whips free the last of the lacing, Alexis gives an involuntary moan of relief and enjoysthe first deep breath she's gotten to take all day.
She laughs nervous at her outburst and turns to face Elorin, her left arm now bearing the load that her corset had supported, "Sorry about that. I would imagine you must feel the same when you are able to doff your armor. I don't know how Alis breathes, she gets hers laced with twice the tension I can bear. The servants back at the palace jokingly refer to it as the 'bodice-gasm' when any of the ladies at court remove their corsets. I'll admit, it does feel good, but I'm not sure what they mean by that."
Smiling innocently, the princess waves goodnight to Elorin with her right hand and says, "Thank you for your discrete assistance, Sir Elorin. I think tomorrow I shall wear something that laces up the front to avoid placing such demands upon your patience. Well, time to get to bed then, we have a long, hard day in front of us in the morning... would that we could sleep in though."
With that Alexis shoes Elorin into the hallway, closes the door, and turns the lock. Standing outside for a moment, Elorin can hear Alexis rummaging thru her pack whining, "Oh don't tell me I forgot my blue nightgown back at the other inn! I hope Alis brings it with her in the morning, this negligee is just so drafty..."
Yep, it may be a long, hard night too... :P
"Just before dawn, and you don't have to call me Venture-Captain...at least not for awhile."
Sorry about this - gonna be offline most of the evening.
Biter shrugs, nodding towards his patchwork backpack in the corner, "Biter is'ing able to carry all Biter's stuff. Notting take up much space on the big boat." His eyes narrow to slits and cut over at the greasy-bearded dwarf, "Grease-Beard is'ing the one to be taking up much room."
Maybe Haaraan-Rhaar is'ing to liking taking his own boat? Or maybeing Biter is giving Haaraan-Rhaar the chance to be swimming to New-Land.
Hramama-Rhaara Rababraba izzi boooby flin-flon and a big fat fart! 'you talking to me, little bugger? 'Cause I can't understand a bleedin' word o'yer gobble-gobble!
Stinky, are we on opposite posting schedules? I'll usually be on early morning through early evenings (Central time US). I sure hope not, based on the building chemistry between the two. :)
Well, Mr. Gray - I just have a couple o' these 'ere hoggsheads. HIC and a bag o' me stuff. I just didn't have time to pack it properly on the way. Thats why its all over the place. But I'd like to stow it soon if I can. As for soap...well...they way you says it - we'll be sailin' all the way to Arcady on a floatin' bathhouse pleasure cruise! That's just grand! Do I get a servant to massage me feet and fan me on the way too?
Elorin heads off to bed, knowing that this might be his only good night of rest for the next while.
Also off until tomorrow am.
'OY, Pipes! BURP ! I don' supposed ye could help me get one o'dese 'here drums to me quarters now could ye?
Stinky starts gathering his things together to call it a night.
Rath walks over, "Sure, Pete. I'll carry that for you." He hefts the barrel with a modicum of effort but attempts to make it appear effortless, and smiles "But next time give me something to carry that Miss Alexis couldn't carry just as well."
"But next time give me something to carry that Miss Alexis couldn't carry just as well."
Alexis gets awakened when she sneezes and wonders if her room is moldy. :P
"But next time give me something to carry that Miss Alexis couldn't carry just as well."Alexis gets awakened when she sneezes and wonders if her room is moldy. :P
After helping Pete with his baggage, Rath returns downstairs to grab his own meager pack, weighing, he estimates, no more than 35 lbs. It's light weight surprises him for a moment. All that I own... in one small pack weighing less than a sack of rice. What does that say about me? A wild hair comes into his head.
He approaches their commander with some hesitation, "Master Gray, I know that we must be careful with taking unnecessary things on this trip. This" indicating his pack, "is all that I have... I would like permission to bring another hm... how-do-you-say.. personal effect. It will be perhaps 6' by 1' by 1'. I think it will be light - no more than 300 lbs, possibly much less. If I can find it, may I bring it aboard?"