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Zaidel hears the tavern door open, and turns to see a sweaty Jacen return.
"Hey Jacen. Where'd you come back from? Dinner's on me tonight. Sit down and eat."
The satyr moves over to allow the elf dude to sit down.
"Now, Jacen. Please answer this question I've asked already. Are you an azata in this new world? A Branlani, I think?"
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After turning in his apples and getting the shiny coin Jean returns and finds out they are rolling for the bed.
Then he says, "We should really plan some for tomorrow. Can anyone hunt? If we are spending several days looking for this girl we will need some way of getting water and food. I did not camp much, but this one time I went with a group I was amazed at how much we had to take with us."
You have a good 6 hours before you likely get tired. So what do you do in those 6 hours, where do you sleep, how do you wake up? Moving us into the next day's morning.
"We should really plan some for tomorrow. Can anyone hunt? If we are spending several days looking for this girl we will need some way of getting water and food. I did not camp much, but this one time I went with a group I was amazed at how much we had to take with us."
"I don't know for sure, but you are right; we need to set a plan for tomorrow", Zaidel smiled up at the hovering wyrmling. "I know between Sage and I, the group won't have any issues with drinkable water. Food. That's another matter."
"The way I feel right now is that, full disclosure: I just acquired under 500 gold pieces. I'm willing to spend that money on equipment and weapons on our band of Chosen. With front-line fighters and defenders getting weapons, if not armor. But I don't really know everyone's abilities or classes. We have two clerics, one bard who's a archeologist, and I think at least one sorcerer. And that's about all I know right now. Oh! And I think Niversal said he was a ranger.""By the way Jean. Grab a plate from Sam. I bought us all dinner for the night. Most of you guys will be sleeping in the barn."
Zaidel smiles at his new bronze dragon friend. "You're welcome, Jean. Maybe we should hold on to those apples for rations tomorrow. Don't have a backpack yet."
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"I gave most of the apples to a woman for a pie, but I can go grab some more. I also am supposed to luck for some chestnuts. So maybe I can collect some of those for us as well." Jean offers. "I had a backpack when I came here. There is not much in it so I can put in some food supplies that I Find."
"That sounds great, Jean." The cleric nods approvingly. "It's not going to muck up your ability to fly, will it?"
Mia spends the night beside Zaidel. Listening and interacting as much as she can with the others though it is limited with her inability to speak.
Once it is time to get their bath she follows Zaidel.
Her intention is to get most of the water out then the water can be heated. It likely takes a half hour just to get the water boiling. Taking one of the towels she indicates to hold it and pour it into the bath. Luckily the room has a door and works as a spa too.
Eventually with work from the two of you the room is steaming and the bath is full of warm if not hot water.
"Well, it's been fun folks, but apparently I have a giant-sized bed ready for me, so I'm gonna go occupy it."
Retreating to wherever it was he was meant to sleep, Jon pulled off his gear and sat. After a moment he pulled out his wallet. The money was useless. The debit cards had expired 200 years ago, in another world. Even his staff discount card was probably not gonna work.
But the pictures of his family were still there.
Jon smiled. Somehow, some way, he'd get back to them or bring them back.
I am willing to donate the armor I got as a prize as I am wearing this construct and I am a Inquisitor of Black Powder. My rifle is my friend! and you can hear the smile in Niversal's voice.
Zaidel looked up from his plate to see the looming construct man."Niversal. Eat something, please? It's paid for."
"Also..the inquisitor is a clerical class. Whom do you inquist for?"
No one is interacting with her and she just slowly eats the wonderful dinner. She just sits back and enjoys the show.
The group hears a big splash out front of the tavern. You can hear someone off tone singing, "It is a wonderful time to be alive... once more for cravings and once more to find a better way."
If you step out to see, a rather large man is bathing himself in the trough out front and enjoying it immensely as he sings.
The happy satyr steps into the heated bath and sits down next to Mia, taking the offered towel and soap. Zaidel folds the small towel around the soap and places it on his head. Next, the satyr cups warm water from the bath in his hand and gently pours it over Mia's beautiful hair, then her shoulders, then any exposed skin not submerged. With delicate and deliberate care, Zaidel unfolds the soap on his head, and begins to lather Mia's hair and shoulders, massaging any tense muscle groups along the way.
"Let another take the bed. A stable is enough for me." Sir Drystan says as the others are rolling dice at dinner. "Say, doth anyone know of a swordsmith or armorer hereabouts? I would like to procure some arms and armor."
Zaidel hears the tavern door open, and turns to see a sweaty Jacen return.
"Hey Jacen. Where'd you come back from? Dinner's on me tonight. Sit down and eat."
The satyr moves over to allow the elf dude to sit down.
"Now, Jacen. Please answer this question I've asked already. Are you an azata in this new world? A Branlani, I think?"
** spoiler omitted **
" ... in another world, I would be all like, #DAMN, this guy is good! In this world, I'm like, well, he's a satyr for god sake, not school marm, of course he knows I'm Bralani ... and wants to do a threesome with his new girlfriend. I would say I wasn't born yesterday ... LOL."
a look of total shock and disbelief comes over the Bralani's face
"O M G, satyr-dude, call the Blue Screen of Life! There has GOT to be a mile-high-club quest! As super-cool as Jean is and stuff, not sure he can polymorph yet ..."
"AND thank you for dinner! This new body was in WAY better shape for the work out quest, BUT, I need to be honest, the mind of an information worker needs to catch up. Flying is kinda effortless ... pushups ... still not effortless."
You have a good 6 hours before you likely get tired. So what do you do in those 6 hours, where do you sleep, how do you wake up? Moving us into the next day's morning.** spoiler omitted **
" ... in another world, I would be all like, #DAMN, this guy is good! In this world, I'm like, well, he's a satyr for god sake, not school marm, of course he knows I'm Bralani ... and wants to do a threesome with his new girlfriend. I would say I wasn't born yesterday ... LOL."
a look of total shock and disbelief comes over the Bralani's face
"O M G, satyr-dude, call the Blue Screen of Life! There has GOT to be a mile-high-club quest! As super-cool as Jean is and stuff, not sure he can polymorph yet ..."
Zaidel smiles knowingly. "That's so cool! The azata are the good outsiders native to Elysium, where Cayden Cailean's Realm is. So it's like having one of Cayden's angels on the team with us. I'm so happy and blessed to be adventuring with you, Jacen! This is awesome!"
"AND thank you for dinner! This new body was in WAY better shape for the work out quest, BUT, I need to be honest, the mind of an information worker needs to catch up. Flying is kinda effortless ... pushups ... still not effortless."
"I can relate." Zaidel smirked as he set down his fork. "Being in a new body feels very alien but exciting. Before I got that lodestone, it felt so amazing to run so fast!"
"But if we want to take a deep look, I was watching a series of occult lectures on youtube which talked about Pan, and to a lesser extent, satyrs, along with several other deities, were seen as aspects of The Divine Masculine. I mean, satyrs have a reputation of being living embodiments of 'sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll'. And to be honest, near the end of my other life, several prominent trans youtube contributors had me rethinking my own sexual preferences. So this new fey body may lead me to a more.. well-rounded experiences", Zaidel smiles at Jacen as he takes a drink from his wooden tankard."If I was to venture into that realm of experience, my current trigger would likely be femboy power bottoms, but who knows what time may bring." The caydenite gives the sorcerer a sly wink. "But still, we may have to work up to three-ways."
She enjoys the warm water rushing over her head and body. She leans back into Zaidel. You can feel her body relaxing and enjoying the attention. Though she doesn't make any noise there is still small nuisances that tell you.
As Mia leans back, she no doubt feels the rigidity of Zaidel's new body.
"Mia." The caydenite softly whispers in the young woman's ear.Zaidel's lips begin to kiss Mia's exposed neck and behind her ear. Taking her arms, Zaidel lifts one of them out of the water, applying soap lather then the other. The cleric gently spin Mia in the water and grasps one of her ankles, carefully lifting one out of the water to clean with the soap, going down the leg and thigh, stopping right before the pubic region, shifting to the other ankle and repeating the process with the other leg. Soap still in hand, Zaidel pulls Mia's body next to his and plants a wet, passionate kiss on Mia's lips.
As first days go, this first day on Arcanium wasn't so bad, the satyr thinks to himself before his higher thoughts are replaced with primal fey ones.
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Samuel Adams, brewer/patriot
Zaidel Caydenite, cleric/project manager
Did you not just totally hand out a quest without the screen appearing?
Did you not just say that Phase 0 of the 3some Quest was finding the femboy power bottom?
Did you not just say that you were basically up for a DP because it's fundamentally a str8 gateway activity?
Well ... there's Phase 1!
What a GREAT quest!!!
"Well, if neither of us can pay for dinner, hopefully Roland will allow us to do a few chores to cover our meal." Davin says in reply to Locke's comment about not having any money.
He laughs out loud when Matthew jumps into the trough, and starts singing. "I feel like you need some bubbles to go along with that bath." He says, still chuckling, and then suddenly, there are bubbles in the trough!
He then walks inside the tavern, and looks around for a server or the barkeep.
Davin is wearing a pair of jeans, blue New Balance sneakers, and his Scots eVest(basically a non magical vest of many pockets, lol). Underneath his jacket, currently unseen due it being zipped up, is a Firing Squad tshirt. Around his neck is a pair of LG wireless headphones, while over his right shoulder is his backpack, which has his laptop in it. He also has his cell phone and wallet in his pockets.
Davin is 5'11 and weighs about 200lbs, with long dark hair, and piercing blue eyes. Both his hair and facial hair pretty much match the alias pic I'm using.
As Jacen is joking around about quests blue screens begin to pop up!
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Mile high club!
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Qualifications: be over a mile in altitude and having sex.
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Reward: Title: Freeballer
2nd Reward: Random item
3rd Reward: Renown or infamy depending on who you share it with.
Roland looks at Sir Drystan with a bit of disbelief, then flat out says, "You gotta be kidding me! I am the blacksmith of this small village. It would be easier to buy gear in another town. I only have so much stock."
As Davin enters the tavern you find it full of commotion. Roland the bartender has his mouth fully open in unbelievement. A pretty red head in red clothing is lounging next to a saytr. On the other side of the saytr looks to be a sweaty elf. Then there is a construct/suit of armor, an Asian man, and a few others rolling dice. There are plenty of villagers here too, most of them enjoying the show.
Then a menacing man, obviously another chosen walks through the front door.
As Jacen is joking around about quests blue screens begin to pop up!
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Menacing works ... and it all looks better at 5300feet!
Jacen had a LOT to think about! I mean, Bill Clinton wasn't lying when he said, "Ah did not have sex with that woman ..." All things considered, probably the gayest thing he had ever said, like a few BJs and some dry cleaning, nope, he did NOT.
SO
What did the Blue Screen of Life mean? Maybe having sex was just being there while sex happened ... maybe the BSL was channeling Jocelyn Elders maybe this was a DIY quest ... maybe all he needed to do was create a sling and carry Zaidel & Mia up to 5300' to get their F on ... chances are though, at least some of the f#$&ery needed to be participatory.
AND then there was the antecedent problem. What did the BSL mean by 'it'
Share the random reward? Share the infamy? Well I guess if there was hot water the reward could be shared after it was used, thank the gods for presitigation though ... but maybe 'it' meant share the f~!@ery, like, share the quest. Obviously he had freeballed sufficiently, so there had been a good amount of sharing already, but if he wanted the title, he needed to work this out. He would need to think long and hard …
Despite the deep conversation the satyr was having, Zaidel looks up to see another charismatic man in 21st century clothes walk into the bar.
"Hey. HEY! I think the last of our number 9 Chosen has shown up!" The satyr stands up, drink in hand, and waves the newcomer over.
"Welcome! Welcome, fellow Chosen! 'Your arrival was fortold' by a blue honking screen in front of your face. You must have seen it by now. Please sit down with us. Your dinner has already been ordered. If you have a map piece, please give it to the sour-looking asmodean over there", the fey motioned to the middle-aged Asian gentlemen pouring over various strips of colored paper. "I'm Zaidel, satyr, master of libations, hip gyrations, and humble cleric of Cayden Cailean!"
Davin arches a questioning eyebrow at Zaidel. "You what mate? I know nothing of blue screens or maps. I think the ale's gotten to you."
He then spots the redhead and flashes her a charming grin. "A lovely redhead, my one true kryptonite. My name's Davin, pleasure to meet you."
Putting his hand down on Davin's shoulder, Jon grinned from way, way up. "I am a lovely red head, thanks for noticing." Jon grinned and sat with the group, nodding over at Zaidel.
"So the blue windows let us share jobs and gear? I don't suppose it has a 'log out' or 'contact GM' function does it? I assume we've got the full sword arts afterlife experience here, but..."
"I've been asking the world things to bring it up, but you can probably do so by thinking about a menu or something. I haven't experimented much yet." Hey, world, any fun group only quests?
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She smiles and waves. As Davin gets closer she stands up an offers her hand for a shake. She indicates her throat pointing a delicate finger at it and then shakes her head.
The two of them get dressed and find their room one way or another.
After closing the door she rubs Zaidel's crotch and licks her lips in anticipation.
Davin and Niversal you can see their screens.
Then a few blue screens appear before Jonathan, they read:
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Orgy!
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Get at least three or more people to have sexual relations as a group.
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Reward: surreal experiences
2nd Reward: necklace of infertility.
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In the village of Morgrave their has been injustice! Mete out justice with your weapon or magic as a group.
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Reward: A badge of justice
2nd Reward: Guard attire and gear
3rd reward: 10 silver pieces a week
Time limit: 3 weeks[/b]
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A unicorn had its horn stolen. Bring it back and the heart of the fiend that took it.
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Location: Northern Forest of Winter
Time limit: 8 days
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Reward: Unicorn years
2nd Reward: Ward or consort
3rd Reward: 1st level potion of your choice[/b]
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Location: Farm
The farmer has a broken leg and could use some able hands to do chores and move the hay!
Time limit: 4 weeks[/b]
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Go skinny dipping in old man Roger's pond at midnight.
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Reward: Title: Skinny Dipper
2nd Reward: oil of grease or potion of expeditious retreat
Now that I've officially joined the group(I think) should I roll for my random reward? Also, I don't have a map piece, right?
Do I currently have my own blue screen, or am I just able to look at the ones the others have?
Davin picks up the die, and rolls a "HA! I was known as 'Lucky/Monkey' back on Earth. I guess it followed me here too!" He says with a chuckle.
"Jeebus heck! Those screens are neat AF! I'm totally down to perform some group quests, let's heckin go!" He says when the blue screens pop up, excited to earn some rewards, and maybe some XP.
He shakes Mia's hand. "You can't talk, can you? I'm sorry sweetie. Maybe we can find you a cure on our adventures. There's gotta be a spell or potion, or something that can restore your voice." He says with genuine sympathy. "Wait a sec. You didn't trade your voice for a pair of legs did you?" He asks with a lighthearted laugh.
Putting his hand down on Davin's shoulder, Jon grinned from way, way up. "I am a lovely red head, thanks for noticing." Jon grinned and sat with the group, nodding over at Zaidel.
The satyr silently chuckles at Jon's jibe.
"Jeebus heck! Those screens are neat AF! I'm totally down to perform some group quests, let's heckin go!" He says when the blue screens pop up, excited to earn some rewards, and maybe some XP.
He shakes Mia's hand. "You can't talk, can you? I'm sorry sweetie. Maybe we can find you a cure on our adventures. There's gotta be a spell or potion, or something that can restore your voice." He says with genuine sympathy. "Wait a sec. You didn't trade your voice for a pair of legs did you?" He asks with a lighthearted laugh.
"First, eat. Your plate is getting cold. The boar is particularly tasty. Secondly, it's starting to get late. There is a quest to find a fletcher's daughter Jon clued us into. I'd like to help him with it, but now since we're all together, it might have to come to a vote. Or at least the notice of the others."
'Lady in the streets'.., the satyr ponders the old adage as he quickly removes his clothes and armor once more, while kissing the red-hair beauty passionately.
Roland looks at Sir Drystan with a bit of disbelief, then flat out says, "You gotta be kidding me! I am the blacksmith of this small village. It would be easier to buy gear in another town. I only have so much stock."
"I thought that might be the case, but I wanted to be sure. No problem. No problem." Drystan says, a bit defensively.
I will go along to help find the girl, Zaidel. Niversal says whe grabbing a second plate with the boar and chewing on it.
"I'm always down for rescuing fair maidens." Drystan says, at the table.
He shakes Mia's hand. "You can't talk, can you? I'm sorry sweetie. Maybe we can find you a cure on our adventures. There's gotta be a spell or potion, or something that can restore your voice." He says with genuine sympathy. "Wait a sec. You didn't trade your voice for a pair of legs did you?" He asks with a lighthearted laugh.
She shakes her head to confirm your suspicions. She smiles at the chance of a cure. She looks at you curiously but shakes her head no to trading her voice.
"Jeebus heck! Those screens are neat AF! I'm totally down to perform some group quests, let's heckin go!" He says when the blue screens pop up, excited to earn some rewards, and maybe some XP.
Joining the group in the tavern a blue screen appears before you as well:
Quest Completed---
Bringing the Gang together
9/9 Chosen
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Reward: a treasure map piece
2nd Reward: Random item[/b]
Do I currently have my own blue screen, or am I just able to look at the ones the others have?
Mostly you are looking at the others but with some words spoken or thoughts mentioned, quests quickly begin appearing for you as well.
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"Oh, sure, I ask for group quests and we get casual public nudity," Jon said with obvious bemusement as he accepted the quests. "Just so you're all aware, if you end up doing the pond quest, I'm bi, I'm not shy and everything became giant sized, so I am now Statiscally Above Average."
"I'd suggest we do these other ones - the one in the winter forest and the one where we need to fight - as a group, though. My whole 'bard' thing seems to be all rounder, with a slight bias towards hitting things in the skull."
Considering what the others were saying, Jon nodded. "Find a missing person should always be a priority. I dunno if it's gonna be like in the Old World, where the longer they're missing the harder it becomes, but the longer they're missing the worse off they'll be. I was gonna go looking for the lady at dawn."
Random item
"Alright pops, settle down, I'll eat my dinner." Davin replies to the satyr, while grabbing a seat to dig in.
"While I agree finding the missing girl is a priority, there seems to be enough of you already committed to that quest. The missing unicorn horn is calling to me, and I don't think I can ignore it or say no. I can almost feel it in my bones, no my blood, that I need to go help it." He turns first to Locke "Hey Matthew, wanna help me out on this one? Would prefer not to go alone." Then to Mia "Would you like to come too? Unicorns are rumored to possess powerful healing magicks, maybe it can restore your voice."
"As a fey creature, I also want to help in the unicorn quest."
"'Lucky Monkey', do you have some connection of fey creatures or something?"