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I love “angry-cute” as a description for Topaz! Thanks, Draegar. :)
Olly follows behind Zella and Darius as they return to the Dragon, shaking her head a little at the interplay between Darius and Seldon. As they gather around the table, Olly sits on the other side of Zella from Darius, and tries not to look at Flit. Apparently he really is a Pathfinder. Guess I have to be polite. But he's still a goblin... She smiles at the other pathfinders as they're introduced, and briefly looks between Zeus's familiar and Ignir, comparing. "I'm Olly -- Ollendra Ackenthorpe, but everyone calls me Olly."
...heroes? I've been called many things before, but never a hero. Olly looks around as the crowd disperses, and is relieved to see Zella and Darius making their way towards her. "Yes, I'm fine. One of them ran into my sword, but didn't touch me. Are you all right? I saw you both fighting them. And I am definitely going to keep something sharp handy from now on. Is this festival always so dangerous?" She shakes her head. "Oh -- this is Seldon. He was fighting them too. This is Zella, my performing partner, and this is Darius." She shows no sign that she even realizes the potential awkwardness of the introduction. When Ignir speaks, she starts, her eyes widening. She looks from the odd creature to Karas, and back, and it takes a second or two before she can speak. "Um...yes, thank you! Um... I'm Olly. What's your name?" She tentatively extends a hand, not quite sure whether to try to pet him or shake hands. Okay, now this is a story waiting to happen!
Olly smiles good-naturedly as Karas handily defeats her at the trivia. "Clearly you did! Well done. And a good memory, too -- yes, I play drums! My name's Olly. What's yours?" Happy for the company as Zella seems to have wandered off with Darius, Olly examines Ingis curiously as she and Karas wander through the stalls. Flit's arrival quickly subdues the gnome's exuberance, as she tries to subdue her immediate distaste. How did I end up with a goblin admirer? This is ridiculous. But I guess I can't say anything too bad to him if he's here officially - don't want to be the next one put on trial. "Um... thank you, that's very kind of you," she says, getting to her feet. "I'm sorry but I really must go, my drum is in need of repair before I perform this afternoon, and I left the tools at my lodgings." What a tale, hope it works...
Olly stares down at the drawing in surprise, but manages to hide her look of dismay until Flit has walked away. A goblin?! Attention is nice, but a goblin?? Really?! To Zella's comment, Olly shakes her head. "But he's a goblin! Ugh! I mean, I was polite the other night because I didn't want to make Ameiko mad, but... a goblin!?" She quickly folds up the drawing and stuffs it away into her belt pouch. Fortunately she is soon distracted by Noro dragging Zella off. Olly follows, and watches the interplay among the various participants, her distaste at being admired by a goblin rapidly being replaced by amusement at the various interplay among Darius, Zella, Noro, and Lou. Well, well, it seems my performing partner has quite the admirers! While Zella and Darius go off to lunch, Olly decides to investigate the trivia contest. Looking around for a potential opponent, she spots Karas looking a bit lost. "You look like someone who knows things. Want to try the trivia contest?" She smiles brightly up at the tall half-elf.
Serry sighs dramatically. "A pity you boys don't know how to conduct business properly. We'll just have to teach you." She gets out a sling stone and loads her staff, the sound of the waves growing in her ears as we brace for combat!
Spoiler: "Let's go!" |