GM says, "So, last time, Haran invited you to his village. He brought you around the small mountain, travelling east, northeast, north, northwest around it. On the far side, there was a village -- a couple dozen huts, well-made. Firepits nearby. To the southwest of the vilalge you could see another beach, although it was too dark to get too much detail, as it was past twilight."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(Sara says Hi to everyone)"
[oneshot] katre says, "hi sara"
[oneshot] Lydia waves.
[oneshot] Erich says, "hey Sara"
GM says, "He led you to the northwest; the ground sloped upward, toward a pinnacle. From that perspective, you could better see the surrounding area,including the fact that this northwest part of the village was something of a penninsular promontory."
Kestrel . o O ( We're on an island? )
GM says, "He brought you into one of the large buildings here, where people gathered and showed there respect to a man, dressed in worn but modern clothing. A man who sat on the throne at the front of the room, looking down on you."
Mordigan asks, "Why have you come before the throne of Mordigan Rex?"
[oneshot] Dana says, "(he's speaking Avalon?)"
[oneshot] Mordigan says, "Yes."
Dana says, "we are looking for lost acquaintances."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "And he's the Mordigan from Ep. 1, right?"
Lydia asks, "(in Avalon) Why, uh, Mr. Mordigan. What a surprise. How did you get here?"
Dana tries to look off to the side so he doesn't recognize her -- never mind
Erich has disconnected.
Erich has connected.
[oneshot] Mordigan says (to Kestrel), "Yes, although you wouldn't recognize him..."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Right."
Lydia stage-whispers (to Dollen), "You'd better let us do the talking here."
Erich's hands drop to his pistols. "Mordigan."
Mordigan says (to Lydia), "A better question might be how did *you* get here."
Erich says, "better for some, perhaps."
Kestrel looks back and forth.  "Uh, you *know* each other?"
Erich says, "since the last we saw of you was your retreating back."
Lydia says (to Kestrel), "We'll explain later."
Dana says (to Mordigan), "it was an accident, in our case."
Mordigan says (to Erich), "And you've followed me this far? I'd say well done, if that were the truth. But somehow I doubt the Explorer's Society's powers extend quite that far."
Erich says, "tell the truth, that was the last I thought of you till now."
Lydia says (to Mordigan), "But anyway, I asked you the same first."
Mordigan grins at Lydia. "Yes, you did. Perhaps that's a story I'll relate to you some time."
Dana looks around.  "Why not now?
Erich says, "surely you could find *somewhere* besides here where you were welcome."
Mordigan asks (of Erich), "Your jests are amusing. But I again must wonder, what is it you seek here?"
Erich asks, "a new audience?"
Dana says (to Mordigan), "we're looking for our friends"
Mordigan asks (of Dana), "What 'friends' are these?"
Dana says (to Mordigan), "other explorers, who arrived here also by accident"
Dana asks, "I suppose you would have heard, if there were other Avalon speakers wandering the neighborhood?"
Kestrel says, "We actually already know where he is, sort of.  He's been captured by the grakrgrs.  Can you help, or are we on our own?  You people seem to have a less than stellar history together."
Mordigan asks (of Dana), "By *accident*? Why do I have trouble believing that?"
Erich asks, "because you are a suspicious and distrusting man?"
Dana says (to Mordigan), "because you assume that everyone is as devious as yourself"
Mordigan laughs.
Dana says, "You must remember that some are more bumbling and more innocent"
Dana smiles dryly
Kestrel says (to Dana), "But Jemmy isn't with us this time."
Dana says (to Kestrel), "Just as well; I doubt this place runs to muffins."
Kestrel says, "A pity."
Mordigan says, "Perhaps what you say is true; perhaps not. But either way, I cannot have you running loose on my island; there is no telling what trouble you might cause."
Erich sighs.
Kestrel . o O ( Ah, it is an island. )
Mordigan gestures; several strong men emerge from the crowd, mostly surrounding you.
Dana says (to Mordigan), "we are hardly 'running loose'; once we find what we've come for, we'll do our best to be off."
Lydia asks, "Is this any way to treat guests?"
Dana says, "but if you're doing us the courtesy of an escort to the grakgrs, I won't complain."
Erich says, "there is that distrusting nature again."
Dana looks around at the guard with the air of supposing them an honor guard.
Erich says, "we had no idea you were here, though I am not too surprised to find another artifact leading to you."
Kestrel asks (of Mordigan), "Wait, you're here by accident, too, right?  You want to come back with us, if we can work out how?"
Mordigan says (to Lydia), "Considering the terms on which we last met -- if I remember correctly, you broke into my home -- then perhaps it is."
Dana mutters, "Personally I'd rather see him remain here."
Mordigan says, "I will have my men look into your claims."
Dana says (to Mordigan), "the full accounting of that event would not reflect well on you either"
Dana asks (of Mordigan), "(politely) experts in artifacts, are they?"
Lydia asks (of Mordigan), "Very well. And then?"
Mordigan says (to Dana), "You claim that your friend is being held by the Garrs. They will tell me if that is true."
Mordigan says (to Lydia), "And then... we will see."
Dana raises her eyebrows faintly but says nothing.
Erich says, "you value our company that highly? I am flattered."
Erich says, "nevertheless, we are dealing honestly and openly with you"
Erich says, "if you enjoy living on this island, I see no reason for you to continue doing so for the rest of your life"
Erich says, "(not continue)"
[oneshot] Erich says, "Please remember that Avalonian is not my native language."
[oneshot] Kestrel chuckles.
Dana says, "It looks like quite the cozy set-up."
[oneshot] Mordigan says, "Ich bin ein jelly muffin."
Mordigan smiles. "It has its charms."
Mordigan says, "For now, I am certain you are weary, as am I."
[oneshot] Dana half-expects an ewok-village-style savage banquet to occur at any moment
[oneshot] Erich puts on some golden armor.
Mordigan says, "My bodyguards will lead you to the guest quarters. Dinner was several hours ago, but I am certain something can be found for you, if you do not mind your meat cold."
Mordigan says (to Attendant), "Show them to the last hut."
Dana says (to Mordigan), "not at all."
[oneshot] Dana says, "(hey, isn't the Last Hut the privy?)"
Lydia asks, "If you do find the Explorer -- you wouldn't hesistate to help your fellow man, would you?"
Erich says (to Mordigan), "your hospitality and offer of food are appreciated."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "If we meet the Last Hutt, I'm outta here."
Mordigan says (to Lydia), "If it will hurry you homewards, it would be my pleasure."
GM says, "The attendant standing by Mordigan steps up to your group, and beckons for you to follow."
Lydia smiles. "Thank you."
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "did he say 'show them to the last hut' in Avalon?"
Dana gives a last, ambiguous glance at Mordigan and follows the attendant.
[oneshot] GM says, "Yes."
Kestrel shrugs and follows.
Erich bows to Mordigan, then follows along with the group.
Attendant leads you out, and takes you across the village. Several of the guard-type fellows accompany.
Lydia looks the attendant over as she follows. "You speak Avalon?"
Attendant says (to Lydia), "Speak, yes." He moves his hands together. "Speak small."
Lydia nods.
Kestrel asks (of Attendant), "Does Ganrex speak Landaka?"
Attendant leads you to a hut near the northeast corner of the village. There are two other huts nearby, arranged around a firepit.
Attendant says (to Kestrel), "Ganrex, speak ab me. Me speak ab landaka. Hand, speak and."
Kestrel nods.
Kestrel says (to other), "So, we have that advantage, at least."
GM says, "You notice that the other two huts don't have doors, but the one he's gesturing your towards does have one -- made of solid wooden poles, arranged vertically, with four horizontal crossbars. They're notched to fit together, and also bound with hide straps."
Dana glances at the hut.
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "I speak with you later?  You tell us words landaka?"
Dana says, "Hospitable."
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "Li klet muka?  Pic muka?"
Attendant says (to Kestrel), "Yes, speak. Morning. Here hut.Me, bring food. Here sleep."
Attendant looks surprised at Kestrel.
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "Did I get that right?"
Attendant says (to Kestrel), "Mu upron min ganrex. Ganrex pic, mu panil."
Kestrel nods.
Kestrel says, "I understand."
Attendant says (to Kestrel), "Ganrex pic klet? Mi klet li. Ganrex pic halmo, mu pic landaka, halmo li."
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "Halmo?"
Attendant looks disturbed. "Pre, pre. Nothing."
Attendant has disconnected.
Attendant has connected.
Lydia asks, "Is Ganrex a good king?"
Attendant says, "Ganrex king. Has chimur, Ganrex king."
Erich asks, "chimur?"
Attendant says, "You, here. Me go, bring food."
Erich says (to Attendant), "we thank you for your help."
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "What's a chimur?"
Kestrel asks (of attendant), "Can we speak with Haran?  Pic Haran?"
Attendant says (to Kestrel), "Chimur... is of king. Thing, king has."
Attendant says, "You, here. Me, come soon. Soon."
Kestrel nods.
Attendant exits. The guards stay with you.
Lydia says (to Attendant), "Thank you."
Lydia smiles at the guards. "Drop lika?"
Erich asks (of guards), "do any of you speak Avalonian?"
GM says, "The guards watch you distrustfully. If they understand what you're saying, they don't show it."
Erich murmurs, <How many of you speak Eisen?>
Kestrel asks (of Erich), "Huh?"
Erich says, "I knew I should have learned more languages."
GM says, "After a few minutes, the man returns with the haunch of some animal on a wooden skewer."
Lydia says, "Why? None of these guards speak Avalonian, I'd bet."
Erich says (to Lydia), "call it an excess of caution."
Attendant says, "Food, good. Have food."
Attendant holds it out.
Erich says (to Attendant), "thank you."
Kestrel takes some.
Lydia asks (of Attendant), "Drop li?"
Attendant asks, "What thank?"
Erich takes the skewer and begins carving off chunks for people.
Lydia says, "Li klet muka, muka thank li." She smiles.
Dana takes a piece and begins chewing
Attendant says (to Lydia), "Mu Denka. Konde min Ganrex. Tak min Konol."
Lydia asks, "What?"
Attendant says (to Lydia), "A, thank. Ka niat."
Attendant says (to Lydia), "I, Denka."
Attendant points to himself.
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "I think he means that he answers to Ganrex, and Konol answers to him."
Lydia tastes the meat, and tries to figure out what it is.
Erich restrains from eating too much of the meat.
GM says, "It's a little like pork, but more like boar."
Dana is busy trying NOT to notice what it is.
GM says, "Somewhat tough, really. But palatable."
GM says, "Except perhaps for Lydia's palate."
Denka doesn't eat, but watches nervously.
Denka asks, "Time is old. Time sleep, yes?"
Dana says, "yes."
Kestrel asks (of Denka), "Is the meat bad?  Meat elam?"
Denka says (to Kestrel), "Meat... no hot. Tomorrow, meat hot."
Kestrel nods.
Denka says, "Better hot."
Kestrel says (to Denka), "Well, thanks."
[oneshot] GM asks, "When he led you to the hut, did you go inside, or did you remain milling outside?"
Erich says, "but still good. er, niam."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "outside, I think."
Denka nods to Kestrel. "Yes."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "If we weren't ushered inside, I'd assume we stayed outside."
Denka points to the inside of the hut. "Sleep, now?"
Dana says, "okee dokee"
Kestrel sighs and enters the hut.
Lydia steps into the hut and looks around.
Denka smiles at Kestrel, and  nods to the others.
Erich enters, but notes the position of any other people nearby as well as the guards.
Dana goes, claims a corner for herself
GM says, "The inside of the hut is clean, and it's furnished with few couple worn hides piled by one wall."
GM says, "It's large enough for the group of you, although the accomodations aren't overly spacious."
Denka closes the door behind you and latches it. He disappears into the darkness, but the guards remain outside the door.
Erich checks the hut for any other possible openings.
GM says, "It's fairly dark inside, as there are no windows; the only light is from the door."
Dana scootches to the very wall so as not to come into contact with the others
Erich also tries to see how the hut is constructed, and if it is secured to the ground.
Lydia asks, "Should we take watches?"
Dana says (to Lydia), "sure. you first."
GM says (to Erich), "It's made of split wood -- crudle made boards, which seem fairly solid. The four corners of the room are individual logs, where are driven into the ground."
Lydia says, "Certainly."
GM says, "You can made out spaces between the boards where they fit together, but nothing big enough to be of much use."
Kestrel says, "I can take a watch."
Erich says, "I doubt I will be in any mood to sleep for a while, so can take the first one."
Lydia says (to Erich), "If you like."
[oneshot] GM asks, "Time passes?"
Kestrel asks, "So, shall we discuss our options?"
Lydia says (to Dollen), "Sorry to drag you into this."
[oneshot] GM says, "Or not :)"
Giancarlo has connected.
Kestrel says, "If he helps us, great."
Dollen says, "It's no bother. I'm sure it'll all work out somehow. Always does."
Lydia says, "This might be a good time to contact the society."
Kestrel says, "If not, we either try to rescue the guy on our own, or, I suppose, try to stage a revolution.  Steal the chimur, maybe."
Kestrel exclaims (at Lydia), "Oh, right!"
Erich says, "every time I hear 'chimur' I am reminded of something."
Erich says, "what that something is eludes me, though."
Kestrel pulls the bowl out.
Dollen says, "Yes, now that you mention it, it does sound vaguely familiar."
Dollen says, "Can't imagine why."
Lydia asks, "An artifact of some sort?"
Erich thinks, then shrugs.
Erich says, "should I remember, I will be sure to mention it."
Dollen asks, "What did you make of that ring he was wearing?"
Lydia says, "Er, ring? I didn't notice it."
Kestrel looks up in surprise.
Erich's eyebrows lift.
Dollen shrugs. "It's probably something he had when he came here. I don't think these people have developed metalworking to any advanced degree."
Lydia asks, "What did it look like?"
Erich eyes the hut. "I suspect you're right."
Kestrel says, "Well, that or it itself is an artifact, and could be local."
Dollen finds a mostly-intact skin from the pile and lays it out off to one side.
Dollen says, "Oh, just a plain silver ring. SOme kind of pattern on it, I think. Hard to see by the torches, but the glint caught my eye."
Dollen makes himself comfortable, his eyes shut.
[oneshot] GM asks, "Going to sleep?"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Just a sec."
[oneshot] Erich says, "Except for me, I s'pose so."
Lydia turns back to the bowl. "Let's see if anyone's there."
Kestrel asks, "Well, do we have a Plan?  Should we contact the bowl?"
Dana says, "it'd be nice to let them know what's going on,yes"
Dana says, "tell them Mordigan is here"
Kestrel checks to see if they can be heard.
Erich says, "I can tell you exactly what Billings will say:"
Erich says, "'mmmmm?'"
Kestrel says, "Heh."
Erich says, "and then we will have to remind him who Mordigan is."
Lydia says, "I don't want to do anything rash until Mr. Mordigan either helps with the rescue or declares that he won't."
Kestrel nods.
Erich says, "we still have our weapons, thankfully."
Lydia says, "Until then, we can explore our options."
GM says (to Kestrel), "you probably can. The guards don't look like they're really interested in what you're saying, although they are watching the door."
Kestrel tries to get in a part of the hut where he won't be heard by the guards.
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "how well can we even see the guards?"
Dana sits closer to the guards and takes up saying rutabaga rutabaga over and over
[oneshot] GM says, "If you're standing in front of the door, clearly. If you're in a corner, not really much at all."
[Crows-Nest] Erich says, "'rhubarb' was traditional in our theatre"
Kestrel says (to others), "Talk amongst yourselves.  It'd be nice if the guards didn't notice yet another voice in here."
Dana asks (of Lydia), "Rutabaga?"
Lydia says, "Rutabaga? Rutabaga rutabaga."
Erich says, "rhubarb."
Kestrel pulls out his lute and plays a bit, then rings up billings, still playing.
Dana exclaims (at Erich), "Swiss chard!"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(assuming playing the lute isn't frowned upon)"
Erich says, <All this talk is making me hungry again.>
[oneshot] GM asks, "Lute being the bowl?"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "And, to summarize a bit:"
Dana exclaims (at Erich), "you just ate!"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "No, lute is lute.  Tuned to the bowl, though, so it'll mask it."
Dana says, "mm, chocolate.  (dragging this word out for many seconds)"
Lydia says (to Dana), "Perhaps he wants a rutabaga."
Erich says, "I am a growing boy."
Dana says (to Lydia), "rutabaga muffins"
Erich says (to Lydia), "muffins would be fine."
[oneshot] GM says, "OK, forgot you had that."
Dana asks (of Erich), "Do you draw sheep?"
GM says (to Kestrel), "You manage to make a fair amouont of background racket with th lute."
Erich says, "no, but after watching Jemmy I don't think it would be hard."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I'm not trying to be *loud*, per se, just get them used to the idea of music."
GM says (to Kestrel), "You play the strings to reach the other bowl. There's no answer on the other side."
Kestrel sings quietly, "Hey, there, Billings, is anybody there?"
Kestrel continues playing the lute.
[oneshot] GM says, "Well, without knowing anything about playing the lute, you still manage to make a racket :)"
Lydia laughs softly.
Dana says, "rutabaga rutabaga"
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "Hee!"
GM says (to Kestrel), "You don't hear an answer."
Erich says, "rhysome"
Kestrel sings quietly some more, "Or, inded, anybody at the Explorer's society?"
Dana asks (of Erich), "dioxyribonucleic acid?"
Kestrel sings, "We're stuck here, and we're trying to contact someone."
[Crows-Nest] Erich says, "Now Kestrel needs to start playing 'Double Helix to Heaven'"
[Crows-Nest] Dana says, "HA"
GM says (to Kestrel), "YYou hear something. It's hard to tell what."
Kestrel sings, "Even though I know that over there, the sun has already run."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "[thunderstorm]"
Dana starts naming cheeses
Kestrel sings, "Hey, if you're there, say so quietly"
[Crows-Nest] Giancarlo says, "yay cheeses"
Dana says, "...double gloucester..."
GM says, "You hear a grunt. Sounds human, but muffled."
Kestrel sings "Hey, billings, sorry to wake you."
Kestrel sings "I'll try to keep this brief."
Erich begins telling some Eisen bedtime stories.
Billings asks, "Hrmph? Is't you, K'strel?"
Erich says, <...and then they chopped off his head. The end.>
[Crows-Nest] (from Dana) Woman's voice says, "mm? Billings, what's that? come back to bed"
Billings says, "S'rry, just doing some <yawn> paperwork..."
[Crows-Nest] Erich says, "heh"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Is Billings being quiet enough?"
Dana says, "...edam, gruyere, emmenthal..."
[Crows-Nest] Giancarlo says, "paperwork? In other words, he was busy between the sheets."
[oneshot] Billings says, "You can hardly hear him, in fact. Sounds like he forgot to actually talk *into* the bowl."
[Crows-Nest] Dana says, "PAPER sheets-- oh wait"
Erich says (to Dana), "again with the food."
Billings asks, "Wa... what time is it?"
Dana says (to Erich), "SHARP CHEDDAR"
Billings asks, "Cheddar? What?"
Erich says, "much more and I shall have to go in search of food"
Dana says, "(oops)"
Kestrel, in song, tries to catch Billings up on the scenario.  He asks him to contact the authorities about Mordigan, and to look up what chimur means.
Kestrel says, "(or what it might be)"
Lydia says (to Kestrel), "Ask him about the ring. Which might be the chimur."
Billings asks, "Mordigan? What, *that* Mordigan? How, that is, what possible way could he, er, have gotten to the same place, to your location... wherever that may, ah, be?"
Dana says, "(might it be the ring of having-warm-hands, or something like it?)"
Kestrel also asks him to look into what artifacts Moridgan is known or suspected of recently stealing, and if anyone knows anything about a ring of Dollen's description.
Billings asks, "I'll have... I'll have one of the librarians see what they can find about this, er, 'chimur'? Do you have, er, any direction to follow for that?"
Kestrel sings "We suspect he found a similar artifact to the bowl."
Lydia says (to Dana), "That's safe at the Society. With the rutabagas."
Erich says, "...so the mama grue said to the baby grue, 'Someone's been -- Kestrel, ask him about the last known whereabouts of Mordigan as well -- eating *MY* warrior!'"
Kestrel asks (of Erich), "Any thing in general it reminds you of?"
Erich says (to Kestrel), "no idea yet."
Billings says, "Hrm. That's not a very, er, 'unique' description, I must say."
Kestrel asks (of Erich), "Like, from history?  Legend?  Magic?"
Kestrel asks (of Erich), "Your heady days of youth?"
Lydia says, "chimur may be a part of an Avalon word, like 'ganrex'"
Billings says, "In fact, were the silver, er, to be gold, rather, instead, it oculd even apply to your ring, which itself isn't particularly, er, espcailly noteworthy in appearance."
Erich thinks harder, then shrugs. "It sounds familiar, but I am completely unable to palce it."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "afk a sec.."
GM says, "The guards outside start to speak amongst themselves."
Lydia listens, trying to catch the few words she knows.
[Crows-Nest] (from Giancarlo) Guard says, "So I hear they've got a nice Portsalut in the dining hall today."
GM says, "One of them gets up and goes into one of the other two huts."
Kestrel sings, "Well, that's all for now, gotta run.  We'll contact you tommorow." >pluck<
Lydia says (to Kestrel), "Lovely song."
Kestrel says, "Thanks, one of my own."
Kestrel yawns.
GM says, "After a little while, several men come out, dressed the same as the others. It's hard to tell if the one who went in is one of them or not."
Dana lies down, feigns snoring
GM says, "They stretch and yawn a bit, chatting with the two men who were there."
Kestrel asks, "It's later in Avalon than here, isn't it?"
Lydia takes a hide and stretches it out in an open spot.
GM says, "After a few minutes, the two who were outside go into the hut, and the three who just came out take their places."
Kestrel pulls out and examines the gold ring.
Lydia asks (of Kestrel), "Right, because we're to the east. Or, wait, how does that work?"
GM says (to Kestrel), "It's reddish gold, and has a cross-hatch pattern running around it."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "Hmm, maybe you're right."
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "We did bring the ring? And the other stuff?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "Yes"
[oneshot] Erich says, "and we should not let Mordigan know that."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Now I forget.  When Erich first arrived, was it earlier or later than in Avalon?"
[oneshot] GM says, "You brought the ring and the rod, as I was told."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "right, okay."
[oneshot] Erich says, "It was later here than in Avalon, according to the transcript."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Ah, right."
Kestrel thinks.  "No, I got it backwards.  It's later *here* than back home.
Dana asks, "Do we actually know where we are?"
Lydia stretches out on her hide and tries to get comfortable.
Kestrel says (to Dana), "Not at all."
Lydia says, "On an island."
Dana asks, "so how would we know whether we're east or west?"
Dana asks, "or in the ordinary world at all, for that matter?"
Kestrel says, "I'd guess the Mirror Sea, offhand.  We're east, and it's balmier here than back home."
Kestrel says (to Dana), "It at least exists in the same timeframe as home."
Dana asks, "Do you suppose someone made a portal between them on purpose? or are those black balls completely capricious?"
Kestrel says (to Dana), "The answer, I suspect, lies beyond Dollen's door."
Erich says, "I would dearly love to know how Mordigan arrived here"
Kestrel says, "And, given that Mordigan is here too, more than one artifact probably leads here."
Erich says, "despite what I said earlier, I was surprised to see him"
Dana says, "surprised, but not full of joy"
Kestrel takes the opportunity to catch up on the Mordigan history.
Dana tells Kestrel the short version of their unfortunate encounter.
Dana says, "And he stabbed me with a poisoned weapon, I'm quite sure"
Kestrel says, "So these artifacts plus the sword came from him?  Hmm."
Dana says, "so he is not a gentleman"
Erich says, "the last we saw of him he was riding away from us on the back of a horse"
Kestrel says, "Well, let's see what happens tommorow, I guess."
Lydia says (to Erich), "Wake me when you get tired."
Kestrel settles down, tries to go to sleep.
Erich says (to Lydia), "will do."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "And I'll go after you."
GM says, "Several hours pass."
GM says, "It would seem to be near the middle of the night."
Dana is fast asleep
Kestrel . o O ( zzzzzz )
Erich goes quietly to Lydia and wakes her. "your turn. nothing of note has happened."
Lydia takes her watch, quietly watching the guards.
[interludes] GM has added Lydia to the channel.
[interludes] GM says, "After maybe an hour, you see someone else approach from the village."
Erich lies down and goes to sleep, snoring forcefully from time to time.
[interludes] Lydia tries to see who it is.
[interludes] GM says, "It's a man -- he looks like he might be a guard, but it's too dark to see his face. He talks to the other guards for a bit."
[oneshot] Kestrel pushes the 'fast forward' button.
[interludes] GM says (to Lydia), "You can't tell from here."
[interludes] GM says, "After a brief conversation, the's joined by two others. The men who were gaurding you leave -- they seem to be heading into the village."
[Crows-Nest] (from Giancarlo) GM says, "fast forward bzzzzz ... so you all wake up in a wooden cage suspended by a fraying rope above a bubbling lava pit...
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel pushes the 'rewind' button.
[interludes] GM says, "The man watches them go, and when he's sure they're gone, he comes over to the door. It's Haran."
[interludes] Lydia exclaims, "Haran!"
[interludes] Lydia comes closer to the door and speaks quietly.
[interludes] Haran says, "Lika kin. Ganrex, pa klet li. Pic, li mana lom."
[interludes] Haran unfastens the bolt and opens the door.
Lydia wakes everyone up.
[interludes] Haran says, "Paham."
Dana sits up, rubbing her eyes.
Haran says, "Paham. Lika kin."
Kestrel asks, "Paham?"
Lydia says, "Ganrex pa klet muka."
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel asks, "Also, it's Haran, not Denka?"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Also, it's Haran, not Denka?"
Haran pulls Kestrel to his feet. "Paham. Elken kin."
Lydia asks, "paham? pa hamma?"
[oneshot] Haran says, "Right. ANd it's also still nighttime."
Haran says (to Lydia), "Ta, ta."
Lydia shakes Erich a bit harder.
Kestrel gets up, gathers his things.
Lydia wakes up Dollen too.
Kestrel helps Dollen get stuff together.
Haran says, "Pa pic, daral mu panil."
Haran says, "Li pa vol mu. Ta? Pa vol mu."
Erich wakes up reluctantly.
Kestrel holds his fingers to his lips, making sure everyone's quiet.
Lydia says, "Muka pa vol li. Pa pic li."
Dollen wakes, a bit confused.
Dollen says (to Lydia), "Mu tank."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Argh."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Heh."
Haran says (to Lydia), "Mu tank."
Lydia says, "Muka tank."
Haran points into the darkness, away from the village. "Kin, roto opon lil. Roto lom. Kin, ab Avalon.
Kestrel asks (of Haran), "Li klet?  Muka klet John Banther?"
Haran says, "Mu klet li. Li klet Jonbanta."
Lydia says, "Muka kin. Pa ab Avalon."
Haran says, "Li pa kin tan li."
Kestrel says (to Haran), "Thank you."
Haran asks (of Lydia), "Pa ab Avalon? Dero kin?"
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "He can't come with us, but he's helping us escape, so we can get John."
[oneshot] Haran says, "(Er, mu pa kin tan li)"
Lydia says (to Kestrel), "Right."
Kestrel exclaims, "Let's go!"
Lydia sets off away from the village.
Erich whispers (to Lydia), "WHen we are further away you will need to translate for me. I never was able to get many words of that language shoved in my head."
Kestrel quickly mimes a ring, asks Haran "Chimur?"
Dollen follows with Lydia.
Dana goes along.
Haran says (to Kestrel), "Pa." He holds his spear, points to the end, miming a circle. "Chimur. Pa pic. Kin!""
Kestrel nods, leaves.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Also, eats leaf, cries."
[7thsea] Haran rolls 5k3: 9 8 10+4 7 4 | 31
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Is that good or bad?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "good. will explain in a moment."
[oneshot] Erich asks, "are we far enough away to be out of earshot?"
GM says, "You lose yourself quickly in the dark foliage. After a hurried dash away from the village, you find yourself far enough that you can stop to rest."
Erich says, "sleep has done me good; I have remembered."
Lydia asks, "remembered?"
Erich says, "'chimur' sounds like a word formed from two Syrneth stem words."
GM asks, "Oh?"
Dollen asks, "Oh?"
Erich says, "'chi' often refers to tools; 'mur' to doors or the motion through a door or opening."
Erich says, "this may be how Mordigan got here"
Erich asks (of Lydia and Kestrel), "and speaking of going somewhere, would one of you two explain to me why Haran is helping us like this?"
Dollen asks, "A door-tool? But does it create passages, or just open doors?"
Kestrel says (to Erich), "He told us that Ganrex decided not to help us."
Erich snorts. "Imagine."
Kestrel says, "And that we needed to get out."
Dana asks, "Why am I not surprised at THAT?"
Kestrel says, "I asked Haran if he'd help us get John, but he said he was helping him by helping us."
Kestrel says, "So, looks like we're on our own for a daring rescue."
Lydia says, "Although we could possibly get some help from the Explorer's Society."
Kestrel nods.
Erich checks his pistols and sword. "I am sore from sleeping on the ground. a little action will do good for limbering me up.
Kestrel says, "They could send more people through, but I'm not sure if they'll get many volunteers."
Dana snorts
Kestrel says, "I suspect *we* are the volunteers."
Dana says, "Yes, I think we're fending for ourselves."
Dollen asks, "What, who's afraid of a little black firefly?"
Kestrel asks, "Firefly?"
Erich says (to Dollen), "many of your colleagues"
Erich says (to Dollen), "especially once the 'firefly' grew in size"
Kestrel says, "Oh, right, the sphere."
Dollen says, "Well. You may have a point."
Lydia says, "Well, if explosives or something might help somehow..."
Kestrel says, "When I asked him about the chimur, Haran pointed to the end of his sphere, and mimed a circle.  Unfortunately, I don't know what that means."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "We could ask for more tools, true."
Erich says, "I wonder if it has anything to do with porte magic."
Dollen asks, "That's that Montaigne blood dripping sort of thing?"
Dollen asks, "Ghastly business, don't you think?"
Lydia says, "It's something that has the Landaka afraid of him."
Kestrel has to agree.
Lydia says (to Dollen), "Oh yes, quite."
Dana smiles faintly.
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "See, I'm not so sure."
Erich asks (of Dollen), "how much of the camp did you see?"
Erich says, "we may do well to send an advance party to scout the area."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "It *could* have come from the local ruin.  Be a local symbol of power."
Dollen says (to Erich), "The... 'garrs'? Most of it. It's much smaller than the village we were just in, I think."
Dollen says, "It's on the other side of the lagoon, I think, I have have my directions right."
Dana says, "I wonder how much damage we've done ourselves by telling Mordigan the Garrs had him..."
Erich says (to Dana), "be a pity if he were allied with the Garrs."
Erich says, "might have to hurt him as well."
Erich grins.
Dana says (to Erich), "his remark about just being able to ask them did not fill me with confidence"
Kestrel says (to Erich), "I doubt it.  Haran was definitely anti-Garr, but seemed to think Ganrex would help."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Are we still sleepy?  Or did we get enough sleep for the night?"
Lydia asks, "What, would Mordigan work in secret with the enemies of the people who look up to him?"
Dollen asks, "That reminds me, you were saying to that Mordigan fellow that you'd leave once we found John, right?"
Lydia grins.
Lydia says (to Dollen), "Well, that's what we told him."
Dana asks, "Does Haran know everything there is to know about 'ganrex' and his alliances?"
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Enough, although no one would be bothered by a bit more."
Erich says (to Dollen), "yes, but that was based in part on him being willing to help rather than hinder."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Not something you want to do every night, though."
Dollen nods. "But, well. How?"
Erich says, "good question."
Erich says, "the answer may lie behind that door you found."
[oneshot] Erich says, "dum dum DUUUUUM"
Lydia says, "Well, we can rescue Banther, depose Mordigan, and explore that door. Good thing I wasn't planning to go anywhere for a while."
Kestrel asks (of Dollen), "Where *is* that door, anyway?"
Kestrel says, "I wonder if the chimur is the key to us leaving.  That'd be annoying."
Lydia says (to Kestrel), "It's possible."
Dollen says (to Kestrel), "It's around the other side of the mountain -- near the lagoon."
Erich says, "I knew I should have shot him in the back as he fled, politeness be damned."
Dollen asks, "Did you want to go there?"
Kestrel says, "Well, we need to figure out the order of things.  Rescuing John seems to be high on the list, since the garrs might eat him if we don't."
Erich says, "we should rescue John first."
Erich says (to Kestrel), "agreed."
Lydia says, "Some other time. I'd like to get some more sleep right now."
Lydia says, "Right, then we can go see the garrs in the morning."
Kestrel says, "Let's go tonight.  I'm not going to sleep for a while, and we can at least scope the place out."
Dana agrees with Kestrel.
Erich says, "if necessary, let us divide in two for now"
Erich says, "part to set up camp and sleep, the other part to explore"
Dana asks, "Are we far enough from the Landaka that 'ganrex' won't find us?"
[interludes] Dollen has removed Lydia from the channel.
Kestrel says, "I suppose they might have an advantage over us at night, though.  Animals in general have much better night vision than humans."
Dana says, "He won't be best pleased when he discovers we got out of his Hut"
Lydia says, "I suppose I could keep awake."
Dollen asks (of Dollen), "Where was it that you found the... 'Haran', I think it was?"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "?"
[oneshot] Dollen says, "(of Dana)"
Kestrel says (to Dollen), "Haran's the name of the guy who rescued us."
Dana says (to Dollen), "somewhere nearer the beach"
Kestrel says (to Dollen), "The tribe calls itself the 'Landaka', which I think means 'Spear People'."
Dollen nods. "So if he was that far away just walking through the woods, they'll probably be willing to look that far for us."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Also, I assume we're travelling west as we're talking."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "East/southeast, actually."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Isn't the garr village to the west?"
[oneshot] Lydia says, "We have to go around the mountain."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Or do we have to go 'round the mountain?"
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Yes, but that was around the mountaind."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(timing)"
[oneshot] Dollen says, "-d"
[oneshot] Erich says, "afk for a moment."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "If you ask, Dollen can sketch a rough map in the dirt."
Lydia asks, "Could I have the ring?"
Kestrel pulls out the ring, gives it to Lydia.
Lydia says, "If we meet anyone looking for us, I'll talk to them since I'm no good at hiding and being quiet."
Lydia says, "And if that ring actually is some symbol of power, it might just help in some sort of bluff."
Kestrel says, "Let's head west along the beach.  The tide will wash away our tracks, assuming it's low enough for us to head through the sand."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "Sounds good to me."
Kestrel says, "What does it do, anyway?  I missed that in the briefing."
Dollen asks (of Kestrel), "On the south side, you mean?"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Also, did the research team figure stuff out about that more while we did the Ruins adventure?"
Kestrel says (to Dollen), "Right."
Lydia says, "Er.. something or other with warmth."
Erich says, "it keeps your hands warm"
[oneshot] Dollen says, "About the gold ring? That was researched before the Ravens adventure, actually -- before the group got on the scene."
Lydia asks (of Erich), "Wasn't there something about fireballs?"
Dollen leads south, toward the beach.
Erich says, "and aids any barehand attacks you might wish to make."
Kestrel says (to Erich), "Hmm."
Dollen asks, "Is that the one Matt was working on a few months back?"
Dana strolls after Dollen.
Lydia says (to Dollen), "Yes, when Mordigan captured him."
Dollen asks, "What, *that* Mordigan?"
Dana says, "None other."
Dollen shudders. "Gosh."
Dana says, "Mordigan the poisoning backstabbing criminal-ring-leading torturer"
Dana thinks.  Did she leave anything out?
Erich says, "he has an odd odor to him."
Dana says, "Eau de Evil"
GM says, "You get to the beach -- the tide is higher now, and by the wet sand, probably going out."
Kestrel says, "Ah, curses."
Dana says, "If we wade a little..."
Kestrel says (to Dana), "Sure, that works."
Dana strips off her boots.
Dollen takes off his own shoes, ties together the laces, and slings them over his shoulder.
Lydia says, "Or .. oh, this could be fun."
Erich says, "more water."
Erich removes his boots.
Dana says, "he'll know we followed the water, but, with luck, not which direction we took"
Lydia carries her boots and steps into the sea.
Dollen wades into the surf. "If we're headed west, that'll bring us around to the mouth of the lagoon; we can come upon the garrs from the west, that way."
Dollen points -- the beach, west. The lagoon, northwest. The village, also northwest.
Dana says (to Dollen), "That works."
Dollen leads the way.
Dana splishes along in the surf
Kestrel says, "Hey, while we have the sand..."
Erich has disconnected.
Dana asks (of Kestrel), "mm?"
Kestrel asks for a sketch of the island, with landmarks noted.
[Crows-Nest] Dana says, "Erich's connection got wet."
Dollen turns back questioningly.
[Crows-Nest] (from Lydia) Kestrel says, "Let's make a castle!"
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel exclaims, "Hee!"
[Crows-Nest] Dana exclaims, "yay!"
Erich has connected.
Dollen says, "Ah, a good idea. We'll need to wade back to the drier sand, though."
Dollen says, "A bit to draw under the water, all that."
Kestrel says, "Right."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "(bit hard)"
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel says, "I assumed it was an Avalonism ;-)"
Dollen moves up the beach a bit, starts scratching in the sand with his finger.
Lydia wades up to where the waves only occasionaly come over the sand.
Dollen marks out something roughly like a pie with a quarter slice missing to the left.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Aww, we don't get another .jpg? ;-)"
Dollen says, "I'm only guessing about the north parts, as I hadn't been up there before last night, but for the lwoer parts..."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Hee. Scanner's on the blink."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "The slice missing is the lagoon?  And it's due west, on the island?"
Dollen points to the 'missing slice' area. "That's the lagoon, and here..." He maks a misshapen blotch in the middle, touching the lagoon. "is the mountain itself..."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Right."
Dollen points to the right part of the mountain, near the bottom of it. "The cave where I was staying was about there." He points to the very bottom of the island. "And that's the beach we're on right now."
Kestrel asks, "So the beach we started on was on the eastern edge of the island?"
Dollen marks a mark around the middle of the south side of the lagoon. "That's where the garr village is. The -- 'Landaka' you called them? -- they're up here. "He points to the northwest cornerish point.
Dollen says (to Kestrel), "No, no. This beach is the south side."
Lydia says, "No, I think we were somewhere along this beach."
[oneshot] Dollen asks, "You *did* say you wanted to go to the south beach and walk west, right?"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Yes."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I assumed the beach went all around the island."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "And that's the same place you arrived at."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "OK, good."
Dana jumps around in the water just a little more than is strictly necessary.
Dollen points to the place where the mountain meets the lagoon. "And in there, where the water goes under the mountain a bit, is where the door is."
Kestrel asks (of Dana), "Crab get your toe?"
Dollen sits back. "I'm not sure how clear that is exactly. Are there any questions?"
Kestrel asks (of Dollen), "Can you still get to the door at high tide?"
Dana says (to Kestrel), "no, just that I haven't been near the water in too long"
Erich says, "had we but known we could have surrounded you with pitchers of the stuff."
Kestrel says (to Dana), "You should have been with us on our last little jaunt."
Kestrel says (to Dollen), "OK, that seems clear enough."
Kestrel says, "So, on to the village."
Kestrel covers up our tracks, goes back down to the water.
Dollen:rubs out the picture, to make it less likely to be found.
Erich says, "onward, then."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Can I roll tracking to do it properly?"
[oneshot] GM says, "Sure."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Finesse?"
[oneshot] GM says, "Yeah."
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 1 6 5 3 | 14
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Arr."
[oneshot] GM says, "Well, no worse than if you hadn't rolled. But no better, either."
GM says, "So the beach turns north, and the ground gets less sandy and more marshy as you go along."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I'd use a drama die, but I think I'll have need of them shortly ;-)"
GM says, "You notice that it's starting to get light out -- the sun hasn't risen yet, but probably will soon."
Kestrel asks (of Dollen), "Are you armed?"
GM says, "After a bit of walking, you notice the trees thinning, and you get a better view of the area."
Dollen says (to Kestrel), "I have my knife, if we need it."
Kestrel nods.
Kestrel picks up a nice shell as we go, pockets it.
DM says, "You can see up ahead a ways, the shore turns sharply east -- presumably where the lagoon cuts into the island."
[Crows-Nest] Lydia says, "eek, the DM is sending goblins at us."
DM says, "And the closer you get, the fewer trees there are to the east of you -- soon you'll be able to see down the beach that way, and anything down there will be able to see you."
Kestrel says, "Well, seems like scouting time."
DM says, "The mountain, you note, is east of you. A guess would suggest that the lagoon runs up to it."
Kestrel asks, "Shall we send one or two of us?"
Erich says, "Two"
Erich says, "the better to deal with trouble."
Kestrel nods.
Kestrel says, "More chances of being seen, too, but that's the tradeoff."
Erich says, "I'm willing to be one of the two"
Kestrel says, "Lets head into the woods first to find a good spot to make our makeshift headquarters, then the two of you can scout out the village."
Kestrel says (to Erich), "Well, you and Dana seem to be the logical choices."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "They both had stealth 2, right?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "I do, yes."
[oneshot] Dana says, "I also"
[oneshot] Erich says, "large but sneaky"
[oneshot] Kestrel nods.  Good enough for me.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(I have stealth 1)"
Dana puts her boots back on
Erich does as well. Squelch.
Kestrel says (to Dana), "Unless being barefoot would help you be quieter..."
Lydia says, "Good luck. Scream if you need anything."
Dana says (to Kestrel), "being stabbed in the foot and screaming in pain isn't part of the program"
Erich says (to Kestrel), "I would fear stepping on a branch and then having to be stealthy while muttering "ow ow ow""
Kestrel grins, nods.
Erich says (to Dana), "sneaky ladies first."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 5k3: 4 6 3 1 8 | 18
Dana sneaks off into the woods
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 4 1 6 9 9 | 24
GM asks, "Are you sneaking north or east?"
Dana says, "ummm, towards the village"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Did we want to head into the woods first?"
Erich says, "what Dana said."
GM says, "East being through the woods, north being up to the lagoon itself (probably better view for you and anyone watching you)"
Kestrel says (to Dana,Dollen), "Let's go a little ways into the woods, so we won't be easily seen."
[oneshot] Dana says (to Kestrel), "ITYM Lydia"
Kestrel tries to cover everyone's leaving-the-beach tracks.
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 1 6 2 3 | 11
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Man, I suk."
Dollen follows Kestrel.
[oneshot] Lydia says, "just don't roll a 9."
Kestrel says (to Dollen), "Are you any good at this?  I can't seem to cover anything today."
Dollen says, "For the tracks? Well, um..."
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 3k3: 1 10+9 9 | 29
Dollen blends them into the beach with his knife edge.
Dollen asks, "Like that sort of thing?"
Kestrel exclaims (at Dollen), "Perfect!"
[interludes] Dollen has added Erich to the channel.
[interludes] Dollen has added Dana to the channel.
[interludes] GM says, "So you two sneak into the woods..."
[interludes] Erich says, "...sneak sneak sneak..."
[interludes] Dana sneaks too
[interludes] GM says, "It's still dim outside, particularly under tree cover..."
[interludes] GM says, "Try another stealth as you continue."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 5k3: 2 7 8 10+2 8 | 28
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 10+8 6 6 5 9 | 33
[interludes] GM says, "As you get a bit closer, you notice a smell up ahead."
[interludes] Dana sniffs at the air.
[interludes] Erich asks, "a recognizable smell?"
[interludes] GM says, "It's from the northeast."
[interludes] Erich says, "ah. whale blubber."
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "Like animals, and garbage."
Lydia sits at the base of a large tree and munches on a roll from her pack.
[interludes] GM says, "(Still moving, or stopping?)"
[interludes] Erich says, "I'm for going on, cautiously."
[interludes] Erich says, "hopefully the garbage smell will mask our scent."
[interludes] Dana continues, too
[interludes] GM says, "OK. Through the trees, you see shapes -- like small buildings, perhaps..."
[interludes] GM says, "Stealth one more time to get close..."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 9 9 6 1 6 | 24
[7thsea] Dana rolls 5k3: 4 5 1 9 7 | 21
Lydia asks (of Dollen), "You want something to eat?"
[interludes] GM says, "You come to the edge of a clearing. It's filled with handful of ramshackle huts, poorly constructed, and widely spaced."
[interludes] Dana says, "lovely"
Dollen asks, "Oh, thank you. It is around breakfast time, isn't it?"
[interludes] Dana asks, "any sense of what the stink is?"
[interludes] Erich asks, "and any sign of the cage?"
[interludes] Dollen says, "Some of it's coming from the huts themselves, and some of it's coming from the piles of interspersed -- animal bones, refuse, and so forth."
Lydia says, "I suppose."
[interludes] Dana frowns
[interludes] Dana whispers (to Erich), "I don't like the feel of this..."
[interludes] Dollen says, "The village is on the edge of the lagoon, which is to the north. Standing at the water's edge, are a two squat figures..."
[interludes] Erich nods to Dana.
[interludes] Erich thinks of Mordigan and all he might have had done in the hours since they first saw him again.
[interludes] Erich nudges Dana, points at the figures.
[interludes] Dana nods, watches the figures
[interludes] GM says, "They're about five feet tall, each, and built solidly, like a box. Their features are in shadow, but you can make out coarse black hair and an unhealthy skin tone."
[interludes] Dana asks, "any resemblance to the Landaka?"
[interludes] GM says, "A few yards beyond them, apparently in or on the water, is... well, you can't quite tell from here. But something."
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "No."
[interludes] Erich says, "Time to get closer, using the huts as cover."
[interludes] Dana nods
[interludes] GM says, "Stealth again, then."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 5k3: 7 3 8 4 6 | 21
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 10+9 2 7 4 2 | 30
[interludes] GM says, "The two... 'men'? ... don't notice your approach. You can see them more clearly here. Their faces and hands are a dirty grey color, and their facial features are drawn forward at the mouth and flattened nose."
[interludes] Dana asks, "can we hear anything of them talking?"
[interludes] GM says, "Behind them, a few yards into the water, is a cage, apaprently standing on a rough skeletal structure, like a set of stilts."
[interludes] Erich asks, "and are they watching the cage, or something else?"
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "No. They appear to be staring dulling, and quietly."
[interludes] Dana says (to Erich), "(quietly) I wonder if they could be distracted"
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "They're facing away from the cage and water."
[interludes] Erich lifts an eyebrow, then nods.
[interludes] Erich looks at the ground for something hefty to throw.
[interludes] GM asks (of Erich), "Garbage... a pile of stones, probably too small to be any good... charred logs from the ashes of a fire... a hipbone of some beast?"
Kestrel experiments with the light rod whilst the others are away.
[interludes] Erich picks up the hipbone, feeling its heft.
GM says, "The sun may be rising to the east; it's hard to tell from here, since the mountain and the trees are between you and it."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "How's the rod supposed to work, anyway?"
[interludes] GM says, "It's not too old, so it's not all dried out and brittle yet."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "turning the ring changes the color, sliding the ring changes the intensity."
Kestrel doesn't turn up the intensity very bright, though.
[interludes] Erich cocks his arm back, then throws the bone in a direction that will hopefully have the figures looking in the wrong direction.
[interludes] GM says, "Throwing."
Kestrel puts the rod back away.
[interludes] Erich asks, "Is that brawn+throwing or finesse+throwing?"
[interludes] GM says, "Finesse."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 4k3: 1 1 5 1 | 7
[interludes] Dana says, "OUCH"
[interludes] Erich says, "That was spectacular."
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "That's worse than me!"
[interludes] Erich says (to Dana), "(quietly) I think you may need to move away from me. I'm about to be the distraction."
[interludes] GM says, "You hurl the bone with most of your strength. It smacks into a hut not far from where you're standing. The two garrs look your way, and grunt."
[interludes] Dana moves quickly around to the side
Erich steps out into the open and away from Dana. "hello. I've come to talk to you about your guest."
[interludes] Erich steps out into the open and away from Dana. "hello. I've come to talk to you about your guest."
[interludes] Dana is moving around towards the cage stealthily
[interludes] GM says, "One points, and pulls a stone knife out. The other follows suit, and both charge toward Erich."
[interludes] GM says, ";..Erich I'll have to ask you for initiative."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks (of Erich), "Uh, I don't have your guest.  Maybe you meant the village down the road?  Where we sent you?"
[7thsea] Erich rolls 3 dice: 6 7 7
GM says, "You hear a 'crack' off to the east."
Kestrel says (to Lydia), "Wuh-oh."
Kestrel asks (of Lydia), "Shall we go help?"
Lydia asks, "Is that trouble?"
[7thsea] GM rolls 2 dice: 4 4
[7thsea] GM rolls 2 dice: 1 9
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I know OOC it's trouble.  Maybe I'll do a wits check."
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 3k3: 1 7 2 | 10
[oneshot] Kestrel asks (of GM), "Do I know there's trouble?"
[oneshot] GM says, "You don't know."
Lydia says, "Maybe we should go north and look around."
Kestrel says, "Sure, I can do that."
Kestrel goes north, being sneaky.
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 4 2 2 3 | 9
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Gah."
[interludes] GM says, "Phase one, the first one rushes toward you."
Lydia follows part of the way, but stays covered in the trees.
[interludes] GM asks, "Any interrupts?"
[interludes] Dana says, "(am I approaching the cage yet?)"
[oneshot] Kestrel says (to Lydia), "You can do a wits check too, probably."
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "Yes, but if you're trying not to be seen, you won't be as fast."
[interludes] Erich asks (of GM), "Actually, a quick question. What's the chance firearms might scare them?"
[oneshot] Lydia says, "uh, sure."
[7thsea] Lydia rolls 3k3: 9 3 2 | 14
josh_g arrives, looking for booty.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Oh, well."
[interludes] Dana says, "(ok)"
[oneshot] Kestrel looks down the beach.
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "Erich's guess? Roll Wits."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "IM:"
Kestrel looks down the beach.
[7thsea] Erich rolls 3k3: 2 2 4 | 8
[interludes] GM says, "Plus any suitable knacks."
[oneshot] Lydia says (to josh), "just in time for battle, most likely."
[Crows-Nest] josh_g says, "hmm, what have we here"
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel says (to josh), "#oneshot."
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "You don't know. They don't scare you, is all you know."
[interludes] Erich says, "Heh."
[oneshot] josh_g says, "yay"
[interludes] Erich says, "Okay, I'll hold for now."
[Crows-Nest] Kestrel says, "Perception:"
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 6 8 3 7 | 21
[oneshot] josh_g throws a punch!
[interludes] GM says, "The second one also charges, and reaches you. he stabs at you with a stone knife."
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k2: 1 2 4 1 | 6
[oneshot] Kestrel asks (of GM), "Do I see anything?"
[interludes] GM says, "But fails to make contact."
[interludes] GM says, "Phase six."
[interludes] Erich says, "I'm discharging my pistols in the chest of the nearest one."
GM says (to Kestrel), "By the dawn light, you can see a cluster of buildings downt he beach a ways to the east."
[interludes] GM says, "OK. Roll as usual."
[interludes] Erich says, "Actually, let me do one pistol for one and hold the other pistol for the other in round 7."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 6k3: 5 8 5 8 7 7 | 23
[interludes] GM says, "Hit."
Kestrel looks for any sign of activity.
[7thsea] Erich rolls 4k3: 6 1 10+7 8 | 31
[interludes] GM says, "A couple more of them come out of the hut Erich threw the bone into."
GM says (to Kestrel), "Yeah, something's moving down there."
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "You're at the water, and you're now behind the two garr's Erich's fighting."
Kestrel wades out into the water a bit, since sound travels better over water.
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "You can see a man inside the cage; he looks like he's just waking up."
Kestrel listens carefully.
[interludes] Dana asks, "can I open the cage?"
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 7 10+10+8 4 4 | 39
[interludes] Erich sings out, "dana hurry up because I'm about to have to run" and hopes the Garrs take it as a battle cry.
GM says, "You hear a much louder 'crack'."
[interludes] Dana sings, "Quite so!!!"
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 9 6 6 5 | 26
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "That's a dramatic wound for the first garr. It stops, shocked, grabbing its bloody chest."
[interludes] GM says, "The only one stops too, looking stunned."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(the 39 was perception.  Can I tell there's combat IC yet?)"
GM says (to Kestrel), "You realize that the second crack was a gunshot -- you noticed the flash."
[Crows-Nest] Erich says (to Kestrel), "It's like the bit in The Colour of Magic where Rincewind hears the clatter of dice from somewhere above...."
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "The cage is of poor construction, and tied with a strip of hide. It'd take some time to work the knot."
Kestrel exclaims (at Lydia,Dollen), "Erich's firing his pistols!  Let's go!"
[interludes] Dana tries cutting it with her knife.
Lydia comes out into the clear and races eastward.
Kestrel runs down the beach.
[interludes] GM says, "Garrs start to stagger out of most of the huts, awoken by the gunfire."
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "Phases 7 are also yours."
GM says, "Sprinting."
[interludes] Erich says, "Pistol at the second one."
[7thsea] Lydia rolls 4k3: 4 2 7 9 | 20
[7thsea] Erich rolls 6k3: 7 3 6 1 9 4 | 22
Dollen follows, behind the others.
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 3 1 3 2 | 8
[interludes] GM has added Lydia to the channel.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I'll be along in two rounds or so."
[interludes] GM says, "You see Lydia coming up the beach, although she's still too far away to help."
GM says (to Kestrel), "Lydia races ahead."
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "That's also a hit, and you can roll damage again."
Kestrel . o O ( Well, the archer's supposed to be at the back anyway, I guess. )
[7thsea] Erich rolls 4k3: 6 9 6 9 | 24
[interludes] Dana asks (of Man in cage), "are you armed?"
Lydia keeps her eyes open for where the action is.
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 2 10+10+2 7 5 | 36
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Wow."
[interludes] GM says, "He's also wounded, but not nearly so badly as the first."
[interludes] Erich says, "now I need to switch to broadsword, which I assume will take my other phase 7 action."
[interludes] GM says (to Dana), "He says he isn't, and he asks if you're here to rescue him? You manage to work through the ropes."
[interludes] Dana asks (of man in cage), "Mr. Banther?"
[interludes] GM says (to Erich), "OK. The garrs coming out of the huts are all staring at your pistols, all surprised and stunned, for the moment."
GM says (to Kestrel), "You and Dollen catch up enough to see what's happening..."
[interludes] Dana throws the cage door open
GM says, "A small village, a lot of really ugly people, two of whom are bleeding at Erich."
GM says, "Dana in the water, opening a cage on stilts, an old man inside the cage -- and Lydia finally getting close enough to do something if she wants."
Erich sees Lydia, shouts, "They aren't used to gunfire!"
[interludes] Banther says (to Dana), "Thank you -- could you give me a hand? My legs are sore, from being trapped in here..."
Banther says (to Dana), "Thank you -- could you give me a hand? My legs are sore, from being trapped in here..."
Dana reaches in and pulls Banther out
Lydia stops near Erich and draws her sword, waiting since the creatures aren't doing anything at the moment.
GM asks (of Erich), "That was a hit, and you can give damage. Which where you attacking?"
GM asks, "No, wait You didn't swing, did you?"
Erich says, "I didn't swing. I put away pistols and drew my broadsword."
GM says, "Right."
GM says, "The Garr who hasn't attacked yet makes some nasty noises at you. It picks up one of the pinkish pebbles from the pile you noticed earlier."
Banther says (to Dana), "Thank you..."
Lydia takes one pistol off Erich's belt with her off-hand, points it at the Garr, and scowls showing her teeth.
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Are there a bunch of Garr milling about?"
GM says, "Kestrel just about catches up."
Dana says (to Banther), "No problem.  Now stay out of the fray, if you're unarmed..."
Dana rushes back to join the group
[oneshot] GM says, "More staring than milling."
[oneshot] GM says, "A bit confused, maybe a bit stunned."
GM says, "Antone acting in this location, Initiative."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 3 dice: 2 2 10
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "That's everyone?"
Dana says, "rerolling the 10"
[7thsea] Dana rolls 1 die: 10
[oneshot] Kestrel laughs.
[oneshot] Dana says, "well that really helped"
[oneshot] GM says (to Kestrel), "Unless you're running away or something."
[7thsea] Lydia rolls 2 dice: 6 2
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 3 dice: 2 8 6
[7thsea] Erich rolls 3 dice: 3 9 7
[oneshot] Erich asks, "How many of them are there?"
[oneshot] GM says, "The ones who haven't attacked? Maybe a dozen, maybe more."
[7thsea] GM rolls 2 dice: 3 3
[7thsea] GM rolls 2 dice: 1 9
Kestrel examines the pile of rocks.
GM says, "The garr who just picked up the pink stone throws it at the ground. It makes a bang and a spark, like a firecracker."
[oneshot] GM says, "Phase two."
Dana glances at the bang, eyebrow raised derisively
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Is the pile of rocks an actual pile?  If I shoot it, will the pebbles scatter?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "Excellent idea."
[oneshot] Dana asks, "me, Lydia, and Kestrel, right?"
[oneshot] GM says (to Dana), "I think Kestrel, you, Lydia."
[oneshot] Dana says, "righto"
[oneshot] GM says (to Kestrel), "Oh, and yes, it's an actual pile of small stones."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "OK, I shoot the pile.  Can I get a TN, or will I find out after I shoot?"
[oneshot] GM says, "It's a stationary object. Easy. But you came in running, so I'll need to have one loading phase from you."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "OK, I load, then."
[oneshot] GM says, "(Easy = TN 10 or so)"
[oneshot] GM says, "Then, Dana."
[oneshot] Dana says, "Ok, attack with knife"
[oneshot] Dana says, "on the garr nearest me"
[oneshot] GM asks, "Which one?"
[oneshot] Dana says, "coming from the cage"
[oneshot] GM says, "OK."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 6k3: 3 5 1 7 5 3 | 17
[oneshot] GM says, "The less-injured one, I think."
[oneshot] GM says, "Hit."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 4k2: 8 1 5 8 | 16
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 6 5 9 1 | 21
[oneshot] GM says, "Dramatic wound."
Dana stabs the Garr in the shoulder
[oneshot] GM says, "Although you find the flesh touch and leathery as you drive in your knife."
[oneshot] GM says, "Tough."
GM says, "Still phase two, Dana."
[oneshot] Dana asks, "ok, this guy is wounded but still ticking, right?"
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "again? or me?"
[oneshot] GM says, "Right."
[oneshot] Dana says, "I'll attack him again"
[7thsea] Dana rolls 6k3: 1 7 10+9 10+1 9 1 | 39
[oneshot] GM says (to Lydia), "One more Dana, then you."
[oneshot] Dana says, "(geez)"
[oneshot] GM says (to Dana), "Hit."
[7thsea] Dana rolls 4k2: 1 9 3 7 | 16
[oneshot] Dana says (to GM), "(so I should hope)"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "You need to move those esplosions over to the *other* roll."
[oneshot] Dana says (to Kestrel), "look who's talking..."
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 8 6 4 9 | 27
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Oh, hush ;-)"
[oneshot] GM says (to Dana), "16 flesh."
Dana strikes at the same Garr again, mostly grazing him this time.
GM says, "Lydia."
Lydia looks around to see if Banther is relatively safe, and slowly backs up. "Maybe we should just get out of here."
GM says, "Despite the slow-motion of the fight scene, the other garrs are starting to get over the banging and such that woke them up, and are realizing that you're not supposed to be here."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "(hold)"
Banther says (to Lydia), "I think that's a very good idea..."
Dollen comes jogging up along the beach, finally catching up.
Dollen says, "Most of the garrs massed around you jump into the fray."
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 2 dice: 5 7
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 2 dice: 2 9
Dollen says, "The ones nearest Dana attack her."
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 7k2: 8 4 8 9 1 1 3 | 17
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "I thought they didn't get the 2 since we were already done with that phase."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "They get the five."
[oneshot] Erich asks, "What's the TN to hit them?"
[oneshot] Dollen says (to Erich), "15"
[oneshot] Erich says, "Also, er, I've got a phase 3."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Oh, we're at 5 already?  OK.  I thought there were some 3's."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Erk."
[oneshot] Dollen says, "Good point."
[oneshot] GM says, "Erich on 3 first, sorry."
[oneshot] Erich asks, "What'd be the TN to hit two?"
[oneshot] GM says, "20"
[oneshot] Erich says, "(I managed to get that to scroll offscreen instantly. Was that 20?)"
[oneshot] GM says, "Yes."
[oneshot] Erich says, "Well, hey, I'll go after the two who've been attacking me."
[oneshot] (from Kestrel) Erich says, "I have a window height of .5"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Those 2 might be different."
[oneshot] GM says, "Alteratively, since these aren't your normal human brutes, 20 will hit one extra hard."
[oneshot] GM says, "(If you so choose)"
[oneshot] Erich asks, "Ooh. What's 'extra hard'?"
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Meaning?"
[oneshot] GM says (to Erich), "Wait. The attacking you aren't in a squad."
[oneshot] GM says (to Kestrel), "Meaning, they take more than one hit to take them down."
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "Are any of us injured?"
[oneshot] GM says, "You have two individuals, who've been fighting Erich. Then a dozen others, that I called two squads for convenience."
[oneshot] GM says (to Lydia), "Both of the individuals are dramatically wounded."
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "but no humans?"
[oneshot] GM says, "Just you six."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "I'll take that as a 'no'"
[oneshot] Kestrel says (to GM), "She meant are any of us PC's wounded."
[oneshot] GM says, "Oh, sorry. No."
Erich swings at the one closest to him, broadsword whistling through the air.
[7thsea] Erich rolls 6k3: 1 6 2 2 6 8 | 20
[oneshot] GM says, "Hit."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 8k2: 2 1 1 8 8 1 6 9 | 17
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 9 9 6 10+3 | 37
[oneshot] GM says, "17 flesh."
Lydia asks (of Banther), "Can you run?"
Banther says, "I think so"
Erich connects solidly, though not well enough to incapacitate. "run!" he yells at the others.
Kestrel exclaims (at Run), "East!"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Er."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "You get the idea."
Lydia asks, "East?"
Kestrel exclaims, "To the door!"
GM says, "The garr just attacked by Erich strikes back."
Dana looks distressed to give up on a fight
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k2: 10+10+9 6 4 6 | 35
[oneshot] GM asks (of Erich), "Defense?"
[oneshot] Erich asks (of Kestrel), "You still shooting at that pile of rocks?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "I'll take my lumps like a man."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "On 6."
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k2: 1 6 5 5 | 11
[oneshot] GM asks (of Erich), "Wound check?"
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k5: 8 1 4 1 5 | 19
GM says, "The garr slashes at him, but the crude stone knife does little injury."
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k2: 10+6 8 8 3 | 24
[Crows-Nest] Giancarlo asks, "whoa ... 5k5 wound check??"
GM says, "Again, he lashes out."
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k2: 8 1 3 7 | 15
[Crows-Nest] Dana says, "Erich is Buff"
[Crows-Nest] Erich says, "brawn of 4, plus Large."
[oneshot] GM says (to Erich), "That's a 26 flesh check."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k5: 3 10+1 10+1 7 2 | 34
[oneshot] Erich says, "No problem."
[oneshot] GM asks, "Phase six. Kestrel?"
Erich hisses at the cuts.
Lydia says, "I'll go with Banther and Dollen and make sure they're safe, if the rest of you would like to hold them off for a while."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Did the flashy rock do anything in particular?"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Oh, heck, who cares.  Maybe I'll set one or two off."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Two raises, plus my free one, to try to scatter/set off as many as possible."
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 6k3: 3 9 2 4 3 6 | 19
josh_g disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "Ack!"
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "Drama die!"
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 1 die: 7
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "(assuming at TN 20, with the two raises)"
GM says, "The arrow dives into the middle of the pile; the rocks scatter across the clearing, although that's hard to see because of the bang-flash-snap-bang-bang-snap-... chain reaction set off..."
Lydia says (to Banther and Dollen), "Let's go right now."
GM says (to Erich), "You're the closest of the group to the pile. Footwork, twice."
Dollen says, "Right. This way."
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 3 9 7 5 9 | 25
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k3: 8 7 7 10+6 2 | 31
Dollen grabs Lydia's and Bather's hands, and takes off east.
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 3k3: 5 1 4 | 10
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 3k3: 9 9 10+7 | 35
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 3k3: 7 9 4 | 20
[7thsea] Dollen rolls 3k3: 8 7 9 | 24
GM says, "Erich evades much of the explosions, but catches a few in his legs and feet. 20 wounds."
[7thsea] GM rolls 3k3: 3 7 7 | 17
[7thsea] GM rolls 4k4: 8 5 7 9 | 29
[7thsea] Erich rolls 5k5: 7 7 5 6 5 | 30
GM says, "It's also enough to incapacitate the garr closest to him."
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "Yay chaos!"
[oneshot] GM says (to Erich), "With the 11 from before, that's a dramatic, barely."
GM says, "All the garrs go wild. Shouts, grunts, choking noises. There is utter chaos."
Kestrel yells helpfully to Erich "Sorry!"
Kestrel runs east with the others.
Dana hangs around long enough to make sure that Erich is well enough to come along
Erich says, "Affenschwanz! Theu in himmel..."
[oneshot] GM asks (of Erich), "Standing your ground, or running?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "Limping. Er, running."
GM says, "Under the cover of noise and, now, smoke, you manage to make your escape..."
Dana comes along, though still grumbling about leaving a fight
Kestrel shouts at the garr, "Ganrex tele!" as he runs away.
GM says, "You can still hear the confused cries of the garrs as you go.  lagoon anrrows up ahead."
Erich says (to Dana), "you weren't standing next to that little pile of fun that kestrel set off."
Erich says, "ow ow ow ow ow"
Dana says (to Erich), "I wasn't grumbling at *you*"
Dana says, "still... I'd hoped to make a few more of them feel the bite of my knife"
Dana scampers along, though no faster than Erich in his wounded state
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "can we stop here?"
Kestrel looks abashed but triumphant, a very tricky look to pull off.
GM says, "It turns into a wide river, and meets the south side of the mountain up ahead."
Erich says, "thank theus I didn't do what I had planned and strike that pile with my sword."
[oneshot] GM asks, "Are you stopping here, then?"
[oneshot] Dana says, "we can if Lydia needs to, though I'm game to continue a bit"
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Likewise."
[oneshot] Lydia says, "or yeah, I guess I am anyway."
[oneshot] Erich says, "I'm fine for another hour or so."
GM gives drama die to Kestrel.
GM says, "For shooting the rocks."
[oneshot] Kestrel exclaims, "Yay!"
GM gives drama die to Erich.
GM says, "Consolation for getting hit by them."
[oneshot] Erich does a happy dramatic dance.
Dollen says, "The lagoon -- well, more of a river at this point, really -- follows the mountain that way for a bit."
Dollen says, "Then it disappears into a sort of cave, under the mountain."
Dollen says, "If we keep on heading this way, that is."
Banther leans on Dollen for support. He looks a bit worn out from the run -- he's not a young man.
[Crows-Nest] Dana says, "(aw, how cute)"
Erich says (to Banther), "If you need we can fashion a litter or find some other way to ease your travel."
[oneshot] Lydia asks, "are the rest of you going to play on?"
Kestrel says (to Erich), "Just carry him on your shoulders."
Banther says, "I'll be alright... I just need to rest for a minute."
Banther says, "Thank you."
Kestrel peers back to make sure we aren't being followed as we rest.
[oneshot] Erich asks (of Lydia), "Oh, so you do need to go now?"
Kestrel listens, too.
[7thsea] Kestrel rolls 4k3: 5 7 9 3 | 21
[oneshot] Erich says, "I misunderstood."
[oneshot] Erich says, "If so, I'm okay with us stopping for the night."
Banther says (to Kestrel), "It doesn't sound like they're following."
Kestrel says, "Well, no sign of them."
[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Argh. How did Ghogg keep track of who was who?"
Kestrel says, "Though now we have *both* the villages on this island mad at us."
Erich says, "we should direct their anger"
Erich says, "at each other."
Dana says (to Erich), "interesting concept..."
Kestrel says (to Erich), "Except that the poor Landaka are innocent bystanders."
Dana says, "I'm most interested in finding the way back to Avalon"
[oneshot] Lydia says, "anyway, I'll catch the rest of the discussion or whatever and next week's time in the transcript."
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "We can set up next week's times now, maybe."
[oneshot] Kestrel asks, "Same as this week?  Earlier than 'usual'?"
[oneshot] Erich says, "If Lydia needs to go, I'm for stopping for now"
[oneshot] Erich says, "since this seems like a good stopping point."
[oneshot] GM says, "I'm good with seven Eastern, like this would have been."
[oneshot] Dana says, "sorry"
[oneshot] Lydia says, "sure. actually, just about anything weekend is good."
[oneshot] Erich says, "I too am fine with this time."
[oneshot] GM asks (of Dana), "Not good for you?"
[oneshot] Dana says, "but yes, I think that should work"
[oneshot] Dana says, "no, it's fine"
[oneshot] GM says, "Ah, good."
[oneshot] Erich says, "we'll bring cheese."
[oneshot] Dana says, "just I really thought it was 8 eastern today"
Lydia has disconnected.
Lydia goes home.
[oneshot] Kestrel says, "Eh, no problem."
Giancarlo says, "arr"
[oneshot] NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! GM has posted message 16, about 'Next week', to the bulletin board! Imminent death of retina predicted! What, this is news?"
[oneshot] GM says, "OK, two XP for all."
[oneshot] Dana says, "woot"