Aight! First and foremost thanks for letting us know. And for the ride, it was short but sweet :)
I hope your rl issues work out as well as they can. And see ya all around the site, maybe and hopefully.
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Yeah. Go with the flow; maybe that was the best course in these troubled times. Kaio sits down and takes his turn of the bottle. Hopefully it was something strong. "It's been a tinderbox for so long, never would have guessed it'd be this bad though." he agrees. Idly he ponders what one even talked about in times like this. The one he'd really like to ask a few question were this strange sender of cards - just hoped they wouldn't find them with a city sized match in their pocket. "But yeah, us reasonable folks should look out for eachother..." --- "Hmm. Much quieter then I'd expect - you think every single guard is out on the streets?" Kaio wonders out loud as they approach the hulking shadow of the fortress.
That sounds like a bother. I hope it works out as well as it can! Also sub-van aged, though not terribly far :D
"Sail? Hah. Not the sort of sharks I'd deal with ..." But yes, floating sounds safer then traversing the city. It was, like they said, insane. "Let's find some oars. We'll make it without tangling ourselves into the rigging..."
Aye aye aye. Player me wants to. PC doesn't really want to risk his neck. Both of us see it as a golden opportunity for someone to owe us a lot ... I'd say let's try and help the dude. *If* at least someone else also wants to :)
Hrmk... It's a good thing he had played plenty of poker, otherwise it'd be far too noticeable how Kaio choked at that selection of words. This better not be a cosmic joke. "Lancet Street? It'd be my third choice, but let's go." Stepping outside the pandemonium does seem entirely logical. It was just that sort of week. Yeah. Bleh. "Bleh." Succession didn't seem like a smooth thing; better keep that in mind for whatever scheme they were about to be dragged into. ...Hopefully it'd end up better then for that poor soul ...
Simplify bookkeeping sounds nice :)
"We only really care about that one. I assume." Kaio points at the snoozing man. His eyes flicker back to Stout, refreshing the spell every so often. But maybe there were less motivation to fight alone - especially after that 'I'll explode ya' spiel. "Let's grab em, the notes, the stuff and ditch this place."
That's rough. But glad that it seems to have been mostly fright and not "my house is gone" :) On a note - composts can generate enough heat to self ignite. Might be worth rethinking yeah. Frequent turning are supposed to help and, I think, watering but that may be a tall order over there :p
Sounds sucky :/ I hope it works out as well as it can.
Kaio takes another few steps forward and focuses on the prone guard by the door. Might as well keep him down!
Re 5-foot steps - mildly closer I guess :p Re target - Stout was the safe fallback option yeah so I'm happy to daze that one :)
Kaio does a quick gesture of agreement and gratitude to the half-orc before they proceed to the next scene. Be courteous if you can. Might help you in the future. It'd be better for everyone if these guards too stayed out of the way. After Annalises shove he adds a Daze spell to the pile of annoyance, willing the psychic magic into existence. If he happened to be within 25' of Baldy he'll go for the standing guard - otherwise Stout.
Pardon my absence - been busy sorry. Very relatedly: Happy Midsummer (the not cinema version :p) to you all :D
That was a bit too honest for his tastes. But eh; the truth was quite compelling. Lightly salted at least! With a disarming smile Kaio fixes on Karl. "So yeah, I'm sure it's all a little misunderstanding. We'll talk a bit, sort things out and poof! Like magic, everyone keeps their teeth and just paycheck."
I'd be up for trying a bluff check, blather something to try and get him to let us in further. But I have a hard time seeing how we'll get the alchemist/supplier in a quiet enough way to not alert everyone anyhow :p --- Can drop Hypnotic Stare for a -2 will save. The ability is discreet enough to drop without starting a fistfight, so might as well :)
Kaio shrugs. That wasn't his thing; unless it was any of the major ones and that poison had really messed with his head. Which was a worrying thought ...
I'll uh first it then, so we have a plan :d
"*Not* my element but eh, how hard can it be ..." Kaio pops a s+@&-eating grin.
Kaio carefully tucks his hat into his coat. Like Cathyriel, he had taken the opportunity to freshen up a bit. And take a nap. Now feeling a bit better about this cosmic joke he pondered his newfound career as cat burglar and kidnapper. "We should have dressed down instead; pretend to be just another customer when this all goes horribly wrong." Squinting off into the distance he tries to make out the ship. "That does sound 'non-violent' to me." He wasn't quite comfortable to take on such feats of derring-do but these were strange times indeed.
Sounds good!
Rough :/ Let's hope things work out as well as they can.
Hmm. Didn't sound like Lamm was interested in negotiating his debt right this moment. Not in this mood. But perhaps the secrets of "blue" shivver would improve that. Mildly. But moving out of the 'disembowel' category should probably be their first priority. There were something else gnawing on his thoughts though. One of those questions that might be better unasked; but if his hunch was right, it could just save them some trouble. "Why us?" Lamm had more then enough talent to drag 'one little alchemist' over here if he wanted. "Anyone of note looking out for him? Or trying to beat us there?" Maybe it was just a silly game - or a test. But if there were anyone out there sharpening their knives over this knowing about it couldn't hurt.
Kaio shifts from feet to feet, too much a fan of his kneecaps to drip acidic comments. Luckily one of his companions didn't have such feelings and he felt smug by proxy. He was a bit curious what the 'shepherd' wanted; let's hope it's not chops.
Kaio gives his large friend of few words a small nod as he enters the room. Careful? He was always careful! He suppresses a pained grin. Maybe not yesterday though. Right. Better get back into that habit. Inside the sparse room he casually appraises his new 'friends' - best not to put too much stock in magical messages just yet - as they no doubt do the same. He is a well kept chel extruding confidence and a bit of smugness, the effect is tarnished by wrinkled and mildly washed-out clothes and bleary eyes. Surely a night of good rest would do him well. Finding little else to occupy his hands, he plays with a short wand of some sort dancing it over his fingers. But perhaps it was time for actual introductions. "Kaio. Kaio Felix." he flashes a smile. "And I'm betting Lamm wants something. Let's hope it's not our limbs friend." A fair bet. If it was just collection/extortion, he'd lose anyway. Better play for the outs.
Kaio settles in as best as he can. "No friend, I ain't got s*$~." Didn't even know shiver came in multiple colours. Or that anyone would care. Grades? Maybe. Still, seemed like an odd thing to ask a junkie. And not something he had wits to think about right now.
Hallucinations were never a good sign ... A communal one though might be less bad. Or he was about to dance like a witches puppet. Better hope he doesn't get caught in the tangle of strings. "Urk." "Blerg." he agrees weakly with his captor. It was probably best to just sleep the worst of this off. At least the physical effects ... But who knew? Maybe he'd wake up tomorrow and this would all have been some strange dream. A fool can hope. Kaio navigates the murky insides of the strange ship as best he can. Never quite gotten why this and not just a warehouse somewhere. Probably some city ordinance or the other? Whatever unstable legal ground this place had he'd trade it for some actual ground right about now. Luckily there weren't much room to stumble anywhere, not in this cramped space nor with this guide. Any fleeting hope of somewhat good rest is quickly dashed as he is stowed inside the small box of a room. "N-not even a *hurk* single room? I'm complaining to the receptionist first thing tomorrow!" he mutters under his breath, trying to find some relief in humor. That didn't help nearly as much as he hoped. Dejected he slams down at the cleanest spot he can perceive. Hopefully it was just a bit of soot. "Woe woe. Lost one..." Ooof. That stung. On several levels. With a pained grimace Kaio tried to meet the mans gaze. Easier said then done. Brr. If there ever was a reminder to stay away from shiver. And strange drugs in general, if it could be helped. "Not quite like that..." He forced a smile, only subtly different from the earlier face, and coughs a laugh. "Would you believe me; it's a setup and I'm innocent. H-huh. Life's unfair isn't it..."
Kaio glares at the harrow cards, though he can't make out which it is. Certainly not this night. He sees right through it, in a moment of clarity, and all he can see is a damned fool. Really made a mess now... Trying to force his thoughts into a row he searches for a line of play, any long shot or trick, to weasel himself out of this. But as his stomach raced down into the depths - or debts - of hell he knew there were none. None that'd work now. Even if an angel added descended with a chest of gold, he doubted he'd get out of it that way. No, Lamm wanted *something* from him. Enough to pull string. Good. That meant he'd probably see daylight again, with most limbs intact to intact-ish. With a minor sigh of relief Kaio steadied himself. Let's just hope it wasn't all for a laugh. He takes the card, though clearly not his. Just hope it'd land with the good side up - that was how these worked right? "T-thanks. Mmusthav dropfd it. *urk*" Still holding onto the big man he leans over the end of the ship and empties his stomach into the sea. Better now then under deck. That'd earn a man a beating just on principle. Blerg. A bit better. Not nearly anywhere near good, but better. "Let's talk then..." With his head clearing up a bit his thoughts raced again, a bit less self centered this time. Emi. F@+~. The whole point was that you *weren't* gonna get caught up in my mess. How do I even start to fix this? For the first time in a long while, he missed his old man. W-was this how you felt when you left ..? Argh. Shock and terror were slowly being replaced by frustration and helplessness. With an almost painful effort of concentration her forced himself to stop thinking about anything other then here and now. Not that it'd do much good before he knew what Lamm wanted. And he'd need as much of his wits about him as possible for that encounter.
That's a good idea. Kaio might work off some depts by being the dude letting people know they should hand over money before the skull-cracking starts?
No stress and good luck :)
Oh finding the sister that is not yet missing :p (It's still written as Emi is gone!!! Darn evil scheming people (that aren't me) though that hasn't quite happened yet/Kaio doesn't know if I read the suggestion right :) )
I saw the proposed alteration earlier and thought it should work well. Thinking a bit further I've decided to post that too, just in case silence doesn't mean yes :p Haven't rewritten the bits of background yet though. Because it felt odd to write out the main motivation, I guess. And I'm predicting it may come back whenever Kaio gets a chance at his intro scene.
I'll grab some gear and I should be good to go, barring any glaring oversights :)
Lessah's character here. Right now it's basically just the stuff I've already mentioned, but hopefully before the weekend is over it'll be properly populated :) 2) - It occurs to me that you might want a stronger connection to Lamm then just "I owe him money"? Some sort of minion-role perhaps? I'll ponder it just in case :) |