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The inside of the White Sands Lodge’s crystal dome is balmy compared to the frigid Triaxian winter outside. The copper dragon Zafeldrin sits on a platform surrounded by flickering holoscreens. Several other Starfinder agents wait nearby, conversing with one another or fiddling with comm units and datapads.
After a moment, the dragon diverts his attention from the screens to the Starfinders gathered before him, offering a toothy, excited grin. “Ah. The last to arrive. Welcome, agents, to the White Sands Lodge!” The tip of Zafeldrin’s tail twitches with barely contained anticipation.
“Now that everyone is assembled, let’s get right to it. Have you ever heard of Cadascon?” The dragon waves a claw and the aerial image of a partially buried, ruined city built into the side of a mountain appears on a holoscreen.
“Cadascon is a city in the Drakelands that dates back ages before the Gap. As far as we can tell, there are few existing records of who resided there, or why they don’t reside there anymore. When the Society finally managed to acquire the necessary permits and permissions to investigate the area, I put out a call for the sharpest minds we have. This initial foray won’t be going into the city proper. I identified four locations through aerial surveillance. I know this doesn’t sound like the most exciting of missions, but I’d be prepared for the worst regardless. If you determine the area is safe enough, we can begin establishing a base of operations nearby and prepare to bring in scientists and archeologists to examine the site more thoroughly"
“It’s my hope that a new archeological discovery will get the Pact Worlds thinking about the good things the Society has had a hand in. But still, I know things have been stressful for many of our agents, which is why I’ve decided to throw a little soiree for you all before we depart tomorrow. In fact, I was hoping you could assist me in finishing the preparations for dinner while I finish checking the equipment for the mission.
“Lastly, I hope you’ll all use this joint mission as an opportunity to get to know your fellow agents. The Society’s strength comes from the bonds between us and our ability to work together to accomplish things we never could alone. While investigating the city, I expect you to look out for one another. Now, does anyone have any questions?
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As he exits the shuttle onto Triaxus, Baurquathus mutters, "I go from the hell that was effectively a war to this place...stuck in what....200 years of winter.....sigh"
Going to his comm he mutters, through chattering teeth, "[/b]Jess, are you CERTAIN you don't have any gigs for me....I would much rather be on Verces or ANYWHERE else but this frozen ball of ice...."[/b]
The calm voice calls from the comms"You said you wanted time off to help with your Society duties, so the SRO's are off for at least the next 2 or 3 months. There might be a gig on Apostae coming up...."
As he trudges from the landing pad toward the 'guild house' here on Triaxus, Bar groans...."Not Apostae. It took us almost 3 months...and 5 gigs worth of money, to remove the viruses that the drow inserted into our comms, our recording gear, even my guitar! Okay....anywhere else but Triaxus AND Apostae."
Getting to the Chapter house, Bar heads into the blessed warmth. Taking off his coat, you can see a male Pahtra wearing a coat with the Rusty SRO's emblem on the back. A guitar case is in his hand, along with a duffel bag.
The large vesk hissed as she turned to Zafeldrin. "What dangerssss can we expect?"
“Aside from seismic activity or mundane Triaxian predators, it pains me to admit that I don’t know. Most of the city appears to be underground, and the drones we’ve sent to scout the area lose their connection to us if they venture too close. The interference doesn’t appear to be intentional tampering. I believe it might be perpetuated by certain elements in the ground.”
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After a moment, the dragon diverts his attention from the screens to the Starfinders gathered before him, offering a toothy, excited grin. “Ah. The last to arrive. Welcome, agents, to the White Sands Lodge!” The tip of Zafeldrin’s tail twitches with barely contained anticipation.“Now that everyone is assembled, let’s get right to it. Have you ever heard of Cadascon?”
A hylki rushes into the dome slightly out of breath, a small ball of bright red light floating behind him. He takes a second to catch the breath that had run away from him, as he adjusts the freebooter armor and the white shirt with ruffle at the collar and along the underneath the armor before saluting perfunctorily, "Sorry, no good cabs around here! Took me a little while to find the right place! I was definitely not taking notes about the way the snow flurries!" With a second to think, a small amount of red energy flitting underneath his hair, he pauses to consider the name.
“It’s my hope that a new archeological discovery will get the Pact Worlds thinking about the good things the Society has had a hand in. But still, I know things have been stressful for many of our agents, which is why I’ve decided to throw a little soiree for you all before we depart tomorrow. In fact, I was hoping you could assist me in finishing the preparations for dinner while I finish checking...
Ceolor's face brightens up, "Ohh, a mysterious ruins with mysterious origins and original inhabitants! Sounds like a great setting for a new holonovel! I never did find a good way to use the material from the swarm mission, and putting them in a ruins would be brilliant! ... wait a soiree? Why, a chance to pull out my nice formal wear? I'd LOVE to help finish preparations for that! What needs to be done? Is the food ready? Tables decorated? Invites or notifications sent?"
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Cesar mouth gapes as he stares in awe at a dragon.
"Uhhh, yes sir. Cadascon. Four locations. Archaeologiests. Of course."
Once Cesar is drawn into the project, he manages to focus on the job at hand. "There are four locations you want us to investigate? What can you tell us about these four locations?
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Prelude
Croaker wakes up in the shuttle. His head hurts tremendously as his vision returns back to normal. He remembers going yesterday to Del Shara bar in little akiton with Geo. Now he wakes on the shuttle. As he sits on the bench his leg hits the chair and he feels a metal bracelet on his leg.
"Very funny Geo! You will get your lesson funny man." speaks silently. He knows the story of old when the sailors woke up on a ship chained to the rowing station. He simply asked Geo to put him on the shuttle if he will get too drunk.
Croaker falls asleep again. His furry snout falls on his chest as he begins to dream...
He sees snow covering fields and trees. The snowstorm makes it hard to see anything. As he moves closer to the tree he sees a bird. The long white beak, covered in snow, is directed towards him as two brown eyes are drilling through him. Croaker has the feeling that the bird wishes to tell him something... It opens its beak.
But then Ysoki wakes up. He rubs his head with his furry paws to wake up a bit. He is not sure what did he take yesterday but apparently it had an effect.
"I need a shower" says to no one in particular as he stands up and wonder he to remove the bracelet.
At the briefing
It sure is a dragon! wonders Croaker, He looks around trying to spot some friendly faces. He smiles to Ceolor who he knows and Obozaya. However, he feels like the warrior Vesk has some split personality problem as every mission that he meets her she acts a bit differently. Is she was not so terrifying he would suggest her to consult a specialist.
"Prepare food? Excuse my ignorance what kind of food do you eat?"
Croaker swears to Eloritu, if the dragon responds: "My favorites are virgins but I couldn't find any for long times."he would roll on the floor laughing. He wonders if this is politically correct.
Triaxian culture is largely defined by the long conflict between the dragons of the Drakelands and the humanoids of the Allied Territories. Between them is the Skyfire Mandate, home to the famous mercenary company, the Skyfire Legion. The trade port of Cumo sits on a river delta on the southern shore of the Mandate on the Sephorian Sea.
True dragons first appeared on Triaxus ages before the Gap in the center of the continent now known as the Drakelands, many immediately setting about to enslave all “lesser creatures.” Long ago, the Drakelands was divided into a chaotic mess of independent city states and nations constantly warring with one another for dominance. Nowadays, the wars occur not on battlefields, but in closed door meetings and with corporate espionage between dragoncorps in bids for economic dominance.
Cadascon, also known as the City of Brimstone, is an ancient city that had its heyday long before the Gap. It was ruled by a tyrannical dragon named Brior the Unblinking, who forced ryphorian slaves to work crystal mines that were zealously guarded from outsiders. Due to the hazardous terrain surrounding the city, it has lain empty and mostly undisturbed for centuries, save for scavengers and reckless, would-be treasure hunters
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I'd LOVE to help finish preparations for that! What needs to be done? Is the food ready? Tables decorated? Invites or notifications sent?
"I will have a shopping list and a few tasks for you, it will give you an opportunity to look around."
"Prepare food? Excuse my ignorance what kind of food do you eat?"
"Meat" Zafeldrin’s tail twitches again, and combined with an overly toothy smile there is just the slightest hint of danger. Croaker realises he knows little of dragons, but does he really want to 'find out more'?
"There are four locations you want us to investigate? What can you tell us about these four locations?
"Whilst the exact locations will be divulged in due course, I can tell you that this expedition is mainly for reconnaissance. You will be looking for evidence of what happened to the people of this city long ago, as well as signs of any potential dangers we’ll need to keep an eye out for in the future. The Society will use your reports to decide how to proceed with this discovery, so be diligent.”
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"What do you expect us to find once we get to Cadascon? It sounds like we are to scout the surrounding areas of Cadascon to see what is there, and possibly what threats might be in the area. Considering you seem to have little aversion to technology," Bar waves his hands at the dragon's cyberwear, " I assume you have done drone surveillance? If so, what have you found?"
Looking at the rest of the group, Bar nods. "Having multiple teams will be needed. If this city is as large as it sounds, we will need multiple teams just to get a good ground layout. Knowing who here will have our backs if we get into some kind of firefight or natural danger that traps one group or another is very important."
Looking at the group he is apparently in, and the other groups of Starfinder...."I hope one of you is an archeologist? I seem to have forgotten my degree at home? I am Baurquathus, Bar for short. Though sometimes known as Ticcus of the Rusty SRO's band. I am pretty decent at a lot of things, but archeology is not one of them."
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Croaker side steps after seeing the dragon to grin and puts few other agents in between himself and Zafeldrin.
He nods to Bar responding:
"I am Croaker mercenary and a medic currently working for Starfinder. I am no archeologist but I know a thing or two"
He leans towards Bar, which looks comical as he is almost half the size of Pahtra and whispers
"Worst case scenario we will pack whatever we find and bring to our grinning friend over here. I know Obozaya, mostly by reputation and she is not a scholar. Celeor reads a lot but the wrong kind of books. The last vesk I don't know maybe he will be the educated one."
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I'd LOVE to help finish preparations for that! What needs to be done? Is the food ready? Tables decorated? Invites or notifications sent?"I will have a shopping list and a few tasks for you, it will give you an opportunity to look around."
Ceolor gives a wide grin. "Be glad to do some shopping! A chance to explore here would be well worth it. Now what kinds of meats do you go for?"
He then gives the Pathra a big grin and offers a hand and a small rectangle of paper with some writing on it. "Ceolor Xusha! Holonovelist of mild renown! Here have a business card! You can tap it on a comms unit and it links my contacts details, homepage, and credit you can redeem for one of my novels! As for archaeology, I've read tons about and explored quite a few ancient civilizations, so I could possibly say I'm capable, but I've certainly never had formal training in it."
" I assume you have done drone surveillance? If so, what have you found?"
"That's the problem, as I was saying, the drones cut out due to interference so we got little meaningful data - seems like a natural occurrence though. This may have other implications with tech."
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You look around the room and at the other Starfinders. They appear to be in two teams.
Team B:
female summerborn ryphorian
female borai
male izalguun
Team C:
male kasatha
female ysoki
male nuar
The teams listen in, and then speak amongst themselves.
Zafeldrin pipes up "I have two tasks I need completed today, I need volunteers to go to Cumo to pick up the ingredients for dinner, and I need some set-up done in the garden, feel free to help with either task, or both - tick tock though" the dragon smiles.
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Ceolor bounds over to the two new teams and offers enthusiastic handshakes and a copy of his business card to everyone there, trying to get names and start some small talk with the people present.
He then turns back to the rest of his team, nodding at the good idea that Croaker presented. "We should stick together! And try getting to know each other as well, before we have to travel through potientially deadly ruins! This is assuming we'd have enough time to do the shopping and set-up without worry."
He turns up to Zafeldrin, asking, "So how much time do we have to get supplies and set up? Also how long does the shopping usually take?"
"I don't know, how fast are you able to work? How long does shopping take - well that's like 'how long is a piece of string?', how much window shopping and coffee breaks you take, and setting up - well that depends on whether you intend on a rush job or a good one"
You get the feeling the dragon is being deliberately aloof.
Spike - stick together (Shopping/Setup)
All others TBA.
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"I don't know, how fast are you able to work? How long does shopping take - well that's like 'how long is a piece of string?', how much window shopping and coffee breaks you take, and setting up - well that depends on whether you intend on a rush job or a good one"
You get the feeling the dragon is being deliberately aloof.
Ceolor purses his lips for a second, "Hrmm, how long is a piece of string? I guess we could argue that there's a pretty common length for strings to be that one could make an educated guess at and might be within a reasonable realm of 'correct.' As for this there's quite a few things we could learn as well. For example, how far is the place we'll be shopping? How much of a rush are we in? Are there any good places to stop for a coffee break? Yes, there are hundreds of variables, but just like we can ask 'Are you gold?' and expect a reasonable answer I think you can answer that with something reasonable. Anyways you avoided the arguably more important question, 'How long do we have?'"
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Croaker listens to what Ceolor is saying and injects
"You truly are a writer. Ceolor my friend, when employer does not offer you a deadline don't ask for it. You can't miss something that was not agreed upon. Zafeldrin gave us couple of ideas: let us grab a coffee and get a feel for this place. I need to get an espresso: 'dragon size' it could be larger than myself..." the mercenary gets all dreamy about the idea...
The dragon just smirks enigmatically as Ceolor continues, as though he has all the time in the world - but Ceolor is burning daylight "It's the middle of the day now, but dinner time will come soon enough"
The scaled Venture Officer looks approvingly at Spike, as though the ysoki might well be onto something.
TBA:
Spike (one then the other)
Ceo
Obo
Cesar
Setting up:
Baur
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Listening to the dragon, and then his 'team' Bar looks up at the crystal dome and shudders.
"You can go out in that...blizzard?....though this might be considered a balmy day on Triaxus. But I think I am staying here to help with the set up for the dinner."
"Afraid of blizzards? Or you just value your comfort?" asks Ysoki grinning.
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Looking at the ysoki in dark garb, "I prefer hotter climates honestly. But I see you two or three being able to easily hZndle quick trip to pick up some of the ingredients for tonight. Also," Bar looks at the other Starfinder in the other 2 teams, "aren't we supposed to get to know the other teams? My guess is that some will be wanting to go with you to get the ingredients and some will want to help set the tables up and make certain that all the light bulbs are working."
TBA:
Ceo
Shopping:
Spike (one then the other)
Cesar (one then the other)
Obo (one then the other)
Setting up:
Baur
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Ceolor gives both Croaker's and Zafeldrin's words thought for a second, before looking properly chagrined. "Hrmm, I guess you are right, I should stop thinking in terms of deadlines sometimes... Alrighty, shall we get some shopping done! Bar, anything you want us to possibly pick up for you? I hear roast wolliped loin is stupendous! Anyways stay warm, my furry friend!"
Ceolor looks at the two other starfinder teams and asks, "Syrah, Fayree, Ivubi why don't you come join us shopping? Syrah, you're from Triaxus, being a ryhporian, right? You must know some delicacies that you can only get here! And Ivubi, your large form would make carrying everything back so much easier. And Fayree, I've always wanted to get a borai's perspective on life and the afterlife!"
He then turns to the other team asking, "You're okay with making sure our kitty Bar doesn't hurt himself or freeze to death getting things ready here? Or did you want to go shopping instead?"
The other teams just weren't really responding to you as the Venture Dragon was speaking, and are already planning their own activities. :p
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Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, Spike
You pile into a people-mover and find yourselves heading into the nearby city. Team B is in the vehicle with you, and the summerborn Ryphorian turns around to talk ”Hello! I’m Navaret, and this is Swift” she lets a small squox out of her travel bag. ”This is Cailis” she indicates to the corpse-like borai who just glances in your direction with a wan smile, ”and this is Iko” she indicates to the Izalguun.
”You are Ceolor, recently engaged in hunting a bunch of loose swarm on Absalom station, fought in the Scoured Stars Invasion, and chased a fugitive across Akiton. Spike was with you hunting the Swarm, but has also been out fighting the Jinsuls and putting down Dhurus. Then we have Obozoya, and lastly Cesar - Had a few problems with hellknights burning a library, but that was probably better than the night he spent in Nightarch. I’m such a fan of your works!”
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
Team C has headed to the garden. The male kasatha, female ysoki, and male nuar are already working when you arrive and are busily setting up tables and chairs in a beautifully manicured garden. ”Hey can you give us a hand setting up?” the Kasatha enquires as he moves a stack of chairs.
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As his team (and other members of the other teams) leaves, Bar smiles a little. The Society is definitely more a family than he had when back on his home world.
Bar helps with maneuvering tables around, and as the Kasatha askes for help, he nods and comes over. "Sure, let me help. Name is Baurquathus, though friends call me Bar."
With that he helps with moving chairs and such.
Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, Spike
Navaret replies. "The list should be coming any moment surely" The Starfinders start checking their comms "Not yet. Hey how about you guys, first missions?"
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
"Hi Bar, I'm Kalet" the smiling Kasatha responds, "and that is Ritska our ysoki friend, and Kran the nuar" - they all join in laying down tables and chairs, and following the diagrams for how the place should be laid out.
"Did you think setting up a meal for a dragon would be a feature of your Starfinder career?"
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" Kalet, Ritska and Kran, nice to make your acquaintance. And considering I was one of the many that was trapped behind the 'god shield' in the Scoured Stars....anythihng is better than that. But no...I didn't expect to be setting dinner up for a dragon. Though Zalfedrin isn't bad...for an eccentric dragon that is." Bar smiles ruefully. "At least we can be almost completely certain we are not on the dinner menu. I mean, if he 'lost' us, I am certain that the Forum of the Society would likely frown on him eating us."
Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, SpikeIko leans over - "Hey Obozoya, the shopping list is ready..." and true enough it is displayed on a screen along with a pile of directions to the various stores. The transporter pulls up out front of a store and you do a double-take when you realise the first address is not for a supermarket, but actually an enercycle dealership.
Navaret looks at the shopfront "Huh? What is this?"
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus"Ha!" Ritska laughs "I'm barely big enough to be an entree! Kran here might have to tread carefully though" she pokes the Nuar. "What do you make of the briefing, any thoughts?
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Croaker smiles when they begins to list all engagements that he was part of.
"I am impressed. It is nice to meet you. I am eager to learn a bit about you, what did you participate before this mission?" asks smiling.
When the shopping list Croaker does not hide a surprise
"What can you buy to eat at an enercycle dealership?" wonders out loud. He checks again to see if he didn't misread it.
"Shall we go in?"
Shopping Excursion
"Before this? Not a lot, just a couple of very minor and uneventful missions - escort a dignitary around, go check out some wreckage, but at least it wasn't THIS cold!" she exaggerates freezing.
Spike goes in and finds that the dealership is exactly as it suggests. The staff seem a little perplexed and establish that the shop has been there for years.
The shuttle moves to the next address - which also appears to be completely incorrect.
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Before we fly away Croaker asks interested
"Can you show me what kind of enercycles are used by the dragons?" asks truly interested.
He eyes the list and waits for the response while he asks his allies
"Do you think, that the shopping was a cover for us moving around the town? Or we got a wrong list?"
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Before we fly away Croaker asks interested
"Can you show me what kind of enercycles are used by the dragons?" asks truly interested.
He eyes the list and waits for the response while he asks his allies
"Do you think, that the shopping was a cover for us moving around the town? Or we got a wrong list?"
"Yes maybe we were lured away??"
Obo looks for signs of trouble.
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Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, SpikeYou pile into a people-mover and find yourselves heading into the nearby city. Team B is in the vehicle with you, and the summerborn Ryphorian turns around to talk ”Hello! I’m Navaret, and this is Swift” she lets a small squox out of her travel bag. ”This is Cailis” she indicates to the corpse-like borai who just glances in your direction with a wan smile, ”and this is Iko” she indicates to the Izalguun.
”You are Ceolor, recently engaged in hunting a bunch of loose swarm on Absalom station, fought in the Scoured Stars Invasion, and chased a fugitive across Akiton. Spike was with you hunting the Swarm, but has also been out fighting the Jinsuls and putting down Dhurus. Then we have Obozoya, and lastly Cesar - Had a few problems with hellknights burning a library, but that was probably better than the night he spent in Nightarch. I’m such a fan of your works!”
Ceolor grins at the rare praise, countering her compliments with questions of his own,
"It's always a pleasure to meet a fan! ...though I'd be happier if you were a fan of my novels! You know many of them have a bit of basis in my missions, right? Anyways Navaret, I'm sure you've done some kind of accomplishments of your own! Where have you been? What have you done? You have us at a disadvantage, you know all our greatest missions so there's little more we can share but aggrandizements but we know none of yours! You too, Iko, Cailis. Escorting a dignitary? Ohh, who did you escort, what did they do? Was it easy to escort them? "***
Ceolor puzzles over the address, and looks at the shopping list making sure an enercycle is not on the list. At the second stop he pops into what ever store it seems to be and asks the clerk there if any of the addresses on the list are actual supermarkets.
He also pulls up the planetary info net and downloads Keiigle Triaxus before putting in the addresses and seeing if a pattern emerges.
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As he helps set up the tables and chairs, Bar looks over to Ritska and smiles the grin of a predator, "I don't know Ritska, I think you might count as a hour derves to our host. And yeah, Kran, myself and Kalet might be a meal...or maybe all 3 of us would make a 3 course meal."
With that Bar thinks for a moment...."What do I think about a briefing that all we know is that the city was called the City of Brimstone, and ruled by a tyrannical dragon named Brior the Unblinking. He had Ryphorian slaves mine this crystal out of the city.....but it has lain undisturbed until now......I think this might be a good story for Ceolor to write, as I hear he is quite an accomplished writer, and could likely spin this into a horror story. I never pick up penny-dreafuls myself, but I hear if that is your taste, they are not bad."
"One thing I know I won't be doing. I won't be letting my guard down at all while out there. I am hopeful that we can establish some kind of base camp before heading out to the four winds. Jadnura and-or Luwazi would do that, I am hopeful that Zalfedrin has learned a thing or two from both Second Seekers."
"So what have you three been doing for the Society lately?"
Looking around the park area, Bar frowns a little as he says, "You would think that being such a big wig here, he would have staff to help him set up the tables and chairs...or at least have drones to be able to do this...."
"Can you show me what kind of enercycles are used by the dragons?" asks truly interested.
There is a moment of silence as the salespeople look at Croaker, and then a few laughs - "You had us going there. If you ever need an enercycle come on by!"
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Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, Spike
Obo sees no signs of trouble.
Navaret nods enthusiastically at Ceolors comments,"Novels are great, but I am never sure how much 'gloss' is applied to liven up what may have just been boring missions"
Ceolor heads into the second store only to find it is another red herring. Downloading the map software and starting to drop pins, Ceolor realizes the directions Zafeldrin sent to their comm units make no sense as written; they are in fact a carefully worded puzzle relating to Cumo’s buildings and distinct landmarks.
Navaret takes the news badly "This is stupid - I'm really not vibing with this at all, shopping is one thing, a silly treasure hunt is another, let's just ask some locals for the answers"
Cailis and Iko don't seem to agree "We've got some smart people, we should solve it by ourselves"
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
"That sounds fascinating, and good thoughts on a basecamp" comments the Nuar "I'm a former professor of Xenoanthropology at Qabarat University. I went on a “ride-along” during a Society mission several years ago, and immediately afterwards quit my tenure-track job, I believe the Society offers me a better opportunity for research. I'm very excited about the opportunity to explore a pre-Gap city and study ancient Triaxian dialects."
Talet shrugs his multiple shoulders a bit "Not much tie with the Society, just came for the opportunity to compete against alien fighting arts" Ritska laughs "Yeah all brawn and too noisy - you'd never have made a good Ysoki, I should know as I'm the sneakiest of them, after taking a break from the family scrapping business I have signed on as a Scout and sniper for the Society. Sometimes it's nice to get a break from the extensive ysoki family"
A flight of drones flies in from your host, providing music and lighting for the party, but you notice three of them appear to be malfunctioning significantly. Luckily, Talet manages to catch a drone and he and Kran begin working on debugging it, but Ritska seems annoyed by the two bugged ones - "Hang on, I'm just going to shoot them, this is stupid". Talet interjects "You can't just shoot them!"
Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, Spike
Obo sees no signs of trouble.
It is a cunning puzzle, bit with Ceolors map and a bit of clever wordplay and innuendo, Cesar manages to narrow it down to an address.
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
Baur pulls down the first drone, but there is another up there still - and a Starfinder drawing his pistol "I don't have time for this"
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Bar grins, "I bet you do this to make people move faster...."
With that he looks around, sees a ladder nearby, grabs it and runs near the drone. Planting the ladder as firmly as he can, he does his best to run straight up the ladder before it falls because it is unsupported. And just as it starts to fall, Bar leaps off and attempts to grab the drone.
Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
Baur has the second drone down...
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Navaret nods enthusiastically at Ceolors comments,"Novels are great, but I am never sure how much 'gloss' is applied to liven up what may have just been boring missions"
"Oh, no. I never base them directly off of the mission, I just use it as inspiration, taking thoughts and opinions and some of the experiences and then work them into a completely different novel. For example my second most recent work, The Drift Decent Incident pulled on the themes of the fifth level of hell and used a brain-melting disease that a colleague encountered, but had a completely different and diverse storyline that had a different premise, arc, goal and ultimate conclusion to the entire story. I mean the antagonist, spoilers in case you haven't read it yet, ultimately dies, and I think my lashunta friend is still kicking."
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Ceolor grins at Cesar as he finds the right place to go. "Nice work there, Cesar! Brilliant deductions and conclusions.... and the map app seems to say that is a supermarket!" As the group trudges through the snow, Ceolor turns to Cailis and asks, "So I mentioned I'be always wanted to hear a Borai's opinion on death and the afterlife, right? Mind if I ask you some questions? They might get a bit metaphysical..."
Shopping excursion:
Ceolor, Cesar, Obo, Spike
Cailis and Iko seem highly impressed with the skills of deduction.
You arrive at the identified location, and sure enough when you get there there is a hovertruck full of supplies belonging to a delivery company and a driver waiting there for directions to a party.
You being the drive back.
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Frolicing in the garden.
Baurquathus
Baur is looking at the programming - it appears to have been deliberately set up to malfunction, and very recently too, perhaps in the last few minutes.
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"Our dinner will start in a couple of hours, please feel to take the time to refresh"