Over their comm crystals Delvyn and Allura here Aidan. He sounds like he's been crying recently.
"Allura, Delvyn? It's Aidan. Oroth is dead, and he left a letter to you."
Aidan cuts off the communication after that.
Over their comm crystals Delvyn and Allura here Aidan. He sounds like he's been crying recently.
"Allura, Delvyn? It's Aidan. Oroth is dead, and he left a letter to you."
Aidan cuts off the communication after that.
Devlyn just stands there for a few seconds.
"Wait - what!? Aidan? Aidan where are you!? What happened?!"
When he gets no answer from Aidan, he curses under his breath.
JH and Arielle sit in the stands and await the outcome of this round. The smoke really 'kills' the show, not thay JH would let Arielle see any of the worst parts.
JH awaits the expected repeat of the intrusions, and wishes he and Arielle could simply track this star down some other time in some other place.
Over their comm crystals Delvyn and Allura here Aidan. He sounds like he's been crying recently.
"Allura, Delvyn? It's Aidan. Oroth is dead, and he left a letter to you."
Aidan cuts off the communication after that.
Devlyn blinks.
"Wait - what!? Aidan? Aidan where are you!? What happened?!"
Sobbing can be heard through the crystal.
"I don't know. Sirone says he woke up long enough to write the letters, and then he... he... couldn't breath. I'm still at the Oasis."
Sobbing can be heard through the crystal.
"I don't know. Sirone says he woke up long enough to write the letters, and then he... he... couldn't breath. I'm still at the Oasis."
Allura looks at Devlyn. "We should go. He really shouldn't be alone at a time like this." She sighed sadly. "I really thought that he would be okay. I wish I had been able to do more to save him."
Allura looks at Devlyn. "We should go. He really shouldn't be alone at a time like this." She sighed sadly. "I really thought that he would be okay. I wish I had been able to do more to save him."
Sobbing can be heard through the crystal.
"I don't know. Sirone says he woke up long enough to write the letters, and then he... he... couldn't breath. I'm still at the Oasis."
Devlyn nods and looks over to Jack Hammer and Azuri'ith.
"We need to go back to the Oasis. Something's happened and Aidan needs us there. Let us know what happens here, and we'll try to get back if we can."
"Let's go, love."
They make their way to a quiet hallway on the way out of the Arena, and use their direct access to return to the Oasis. While they walk, Devlyn is assuring Allura that she did everything she could to help Oroth.
Arielle chews a caramel as she watched the smoke below.
A short while later, Devlyn returns to the Bazaar via the omniportal, and starts making his way back to the arena.
Arielle chews a caramel as she watched the smoke below.
Devlyn finally makes his way back to the seats. He is getting quite the workout from hoofing up and down those stairs, though :D
Looking down at all of the smoke below, he asks the others:
"Is this round over then? Are they cleaning up the mess before the next batch of id...er, contestants... comes out?"
I suspect that a group of gnomes who have been using repeating hand crossbows to simply mow people down may get the boot too.
Devlyn finally makes his way back to the seats. He is getting quite the workout from hoofing up and down those stairs, though :D
Looking down at all of the smoke below, he asks the others:
"Is this round over then? Are they cleaning up the mess before the next batch of id...er, contestants... comes out?"
"Who knows? This is cloudier than a Saturday night at the Clubhouse, what with the cigars and nachos and all."
"Well, are we supposed to wait for another round or come back tomorrow? I'm not looking forward to several days of this."
[to Arielle] "Any other stars in range, honey?"
"Well, are we supposed to wait for another round or come back tomorrow? I'm not looking forward to several days of this."
[to Arielle] "Any other stars in range, honey?"
Arielle concentrates hard. "Just the one with the lady over there, Daddy," she says pointing to Eiboria. "I told you what she said about that. And the rest of them are all away from here. That way," she says, pointing in the direction of the Brackenspur mountains. "I don't want to wait several days for this shiny either. There has to be another way." She frowned as she studied the star carefully.
Arielle concentrates hard. "Just the one with the lady over there, Daddy," she says pointing to Eiboria. "I told you what she said about that. And the rest of them are all away from here. That way," she says, pointing in the direction of the Brackenspur mountains. "I don't want to wait several days for this shiny either. There has to be another way." She frowned as she studied the star carefully."Well, are we supposed to wait for another round or come back tomorrow? I'm not looking forward to several days of this."
[to Arielle] "Any other stars in range, honey?"
"There are always other ways, but they are not usually the best ways to do things," Devlyn says, looking at JH and Azuri'ith.
"There are always other ways, but they are not usually the best ways to do things," Devlyn says, looking at JH and Azuri'ith.
"I am beginning to wonder whether the best way is even a possibility here. I have been watching the contest closely. They cheat. I would not be surprised to learn that someone or someones had been paid off to ensure a certain outcome."
Both Daelemos and Eiboria have various people on their payrolls in this contest, so you likely end up dealing with one of them over this star.
Edit:
Hmm, I could be nice and if it came down Eiboria have her send it to Little Kiba.
"Thanks for the antidote Knife. Hope we aren't DQ'ed because that fool decided to use smoke-baombs. No offense but thats worse than using poison. Want to get him if we're DQ'ed later?"
Thanks Harry. Say, you ever seen what we did with the Parcheesi board? I can't find the dang thing nowhere.Hands Cranky some Sanka
There you go you old coot ..
Harry pulls it out
You left it here last time we played, you forgetful old cuss. Here, pull up a seat and we'll have a quick match. Ethel's making some rhubarb pie if you're in mind for a sliver.
Lucinda emerges from the Ranger and Dryad, and heads down the streets of the Bazaar, chaos erupting all around her. Fistfights break out, stalls are overturned, and lovers make fools of themselves in public. It is only once she feels herself becoming the unwelcome focus of attention, that Lucinda hurriedly fades into view and dashes for the nearest clothing retailer where she obtains a shapeless black robe with hood with which to garb herself.
The shopkeeper seems enraged by the priceless ancient silver coin with which she pays him, however, and she leaves the shop with him down on the floor underneath the paws of a swarm of fluffy bunnies, with big dark eyes and soft velvety fur.
Lucinda decides that since the Denizens of Leng were recently at Slipknot Pete's store, but NOT looking for her, it makes sense that she should call in there to equally not look for them, and so she sets off in that direction.
Walking through the Bazaar, and innocent looking halfing woman walks calmly in the chaos as several people(and etc) run from her very presence. She concentrates for a moment and people stop running from her, though the still seem to ignore her. She begins to walk toward the arena.
Feeling a lot more stifled and obvious since she bought the robe, but with people paying a lot less attention to her, Lucinda arrives outside of Slipknot Pete's store. She rattles the handle, to see if the store is closed.
Feeling a lot more stifled and obvious since she bought the robe, but with people paying a lot less attention to her, Lucinda arrives outside of Slipknot Pete's store. She rattles the handle, to see if the store is closed.
The door is locked, and all the windows are covered.
The door is locked, and all the windows are covered.Feeling a lot more stifled and obvious since she bought the robe, but with people paying a lot less attention to her, Lucinda arrives outside of Slipknot Pete's store. She rattles the handle, to see if the store is closed.
Excellent! she claps her hands together and gives a cry of delight. It's closed, so that means it must be open.
She walks through the door, as if it were ethereal, and enters the shop.Pete! Where are you Pete? she coos. It's your precious little mermaid, Lucy, here...
The door is locked, and all the windows are covered.Feeling a lot more stifled and obvious since she bought the robe, but with people paying a lot less attention to her, Lucinda arrives outside of Slipknot Pete's store. She rattles the handle, to see if the store is closed.
Excellent! she claps her hands together and gives a cry of delight. It's closed, so that means it must be open.
She walks through the door, as if it were ethereal, and enters the shop.
Pete! Where are you Pete? she coos. It's your precious little mermaid, Lucy, here...
Pete screams.
"No! Nononoononononoooooo! I walked for hours, days, weeks. There isn't an ocean for miles," he moans.
Growing bored with walking along the ground with all the rejects who freqeunt the Bazaar, the lady halfling looks for a new place to walk, and jumps to the rooftops as she continue on her way. Every few moments a person in the Bazaar dies suddenly and the light sound of laughter floats in the air.
Excellent! she claps her hands together and gives a cry of delight. It's closed, so that means it must be open.
She walks through the door, as if it were ethereal, and enters the shop.
Pete! Where are you Pete? she coos. It's your precious little mermaid, Lucy, here...
Pete screams.
"No! Nononoononononoooooo! I walked for hours, days, weeks. There isn't an ocean for miles," he moans.
Oh, Pete, is that any way to treat an old friend?
I've heard that some BAD men were here earlier in the day, so I came here to look because they weren't looking for me, and I thought you'd be scared by them.She continues to wander around the store talking out loud as she does so. Items rattle up and down as she passes, and green sparks sizzle and crackle.
Would you like me to cook for you Pete, like I used to? Make you a nice apple dumpling, to cheer you up?
Growing bored with walking along the ground with all the rejects who freqeunt the Bazaar, the lady halfling looks for a new place to walk, and jumps to the rooftops as she continue on her way. Every few moments a person in the Bazaar dies suddenly and the light sound of laughter floats in the air.
Muulsh stares about as people begin to fall in the streets. He hurreidly shuts up his jewelry shop
Oh, Pete, is that any way to treat an old friend?
I've heard that some BAD men were here earlier in the day, so I came here to look because they weren't looking for me, and I thought you'd be scared by them.
She continues to wander around the store talking out loud as she does so. Items rattle up and down as she passes, and green sparks sizzle and crackle.
Would you like me to cook for you Pete, like I used to? Make you a nice apple dumpling, to cheer you up?
"No. Please, no. Just leave me be." He is shaking in terror. "I don't want no dumplings no more. I can't be thinking straight round you, Lucy. I has a nice quiet life here. I likes that, I does."
"No. Please, no. Just leave me be." He is shaking in terror. "I don't want no dumplings no more. I can't be thinking straight round you, Lucy. I has a nice quiet life here. I likes that, I does."Oh, Pete, is that any way to treat an old friend?
I've heard that some BAD men were here earlier in the day, so I came here to look because they weren't looking for me, and I thought you'd be scared by them.
She continues to wander around the store talking out loud as she does so. Items rattle up and down as she passes, and green sparks sizzle and crackle.
Would you like me to cook for you Pete, like I used to? Make you a nice apple dumpling, to cheer you up?
Straight thinking, pfft!
The room fills with green smoke for a moment, which rapidly coalesces into writhing insubstantial tentacles, which Lucinda seems not to notice.I spent a decade thinking straight, Pete, a servant for unimaginable evils outside of existence. In the end thinking straight drove me worse than insane.
She calms down a little and the tentacles cease to grope for things, and disperse.
I'm sad you don't want my dumplings Pete, but if it's quiet which you want, it's quiet you'll get, and I'll go.
She walks out of the door, in much the same fashion that she entered, leaving behind her an ominous and brooding silence that refuses to go.
Pete sits curled up on the floor, knees clasped tightly in front of him, rocking back and forth and singing a strange nonsense song over and over and over and over and over and over...
An evil miasma, redolent with despair, descends on the streets of the Bazaar in the vicinity of Lucinda as she wanders around aimlessly for several minutes after leaving Pete's shop.
But then she claps her hands to cheer herself up and motivate herself, the fog blows away, and surrounded in a halo of bright sunshine, leaving a trail of dead butterflies behind her as she walks, she heads for the omniportal, whistling cheerfully.
She pays the toll-keeper at the omniportal with a banana, steps through, and vanishes from the Bazaar.
All this fun and no one invites me...
Growling, 'Shango-Wildson' collects his gold and leaves. When Lk rejoins the group looking for shinies, he looks like a human kid again(just one whose pack is heavier than before and is trying to hide a bandaged side under his thin shirt).
"Hey Arielle, what did I miss?"
Growing bored with walking along the ground with all the rejects who freqeunt the Bazaar, the lady halfling looks for a new place to walk, and jumps to the rooftops as she continue on her way. Every few moments a person in the Bazaar dies suddenly and the light sound of laughter floats in the air.
As the lady halfling nears the arena, people stop dying left and right and they begin to run from here presence even though they may not see her. She calmly floats over the arena for a seat just in time to notice Lk removing his disguise and returning to the shiny seekers. She smiles as she see an oppurtunity present itself and wahts for the competition to end.