FE 2 Vydea, Ander, Vasht

[7:48:16 PM] *** Ander bursts into where we were. "Glyph ninety-whatever!" ***

[7:48:27 PM] Vydea: You may want to cool it a bit, Ander.

[7:48:42 PM] Vydea: 92.

[7:48:44 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: It takes a minute to get up the stairs to the top of the tower.

[7:49:14 PM] Ander: ((And Ander has tiny Halfling legs, so basically everyone can pass her if they want))

[7:49:25 PM] *** Vydea is following. ***

[7:49:27 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Does she stay at that emotional level?

[7:49:53 PM] *** Ander is pretty pissed. She's fairly convinced this guy just tried to feed them to an elder god, or something. ***

[7:50:27 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: You find him at the top of the tower, bent over a newspaper. He seems to be doing a crossword.

[7:50:40 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: "OH.  Were you TRIUMPHANT?"

[7:50:44 PM] Ander: "You!  What the fuck were you doing?!?"

[7:50:57 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  A crossword?

[7:51:11 PM] Ander: "Why was your basement full of zombie hands?!?  What the fuck happened to that cat?!?  AND WHY DID YOU LOCK THE DOOR BEHIND US!"

[7:51:38 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  Zombie HANDs... OHhhhhhhh, right, the crawling claws.

[7:51:50 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  I knew it was something that SKITTERED.

[7:52:04 PM] *** Vydea puts a hand on Ander's shoulder to try to calm her. ***

[7:52:32 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  Well, are they DEAD? Or... INERT?

[7:52:45 PM] Vashti: Scattered, yes.

[7:53:06 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: He claps. "A JOB WELL DONE."

[7:53:13 PM] Ander: "How is everyone so calm about this?!?  This guy keeps hands in his fucking basement!"

[7:53:16 PM] Vashti: As in, they are now Inching Fingers, if they have the capacity to move at all.

[7:53:27 PM] Ander: "That...that...well that can't possibly be legal, for one thing!"

[7:53:58 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  NEVER buy your animated body parts from a DISCOUNT emporium, is my FREE advice to you.

[7:54:25 PM] Vydea: ...is it strange to keep hands?

[7:54:40 PM] Ander: "...IS IT NOT STRANGE TO KEEP HANDS?!?"

[7:55:16 PM] Ander: "And why did the door lock behind us?  Were you trying to trap us down there?!?"

[7:55:38 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  I did NOT want the HANDS to run FROM you into the REST of the TOWER.

[7:55:49 PM] *** Vydea nods. "That makes sense." ***

[7:56:01 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  HANDS can open DOORS, young lady.

[7:56:40 PM] Ander: "Don't you young lady me.  That still doesn't explain the mutated cat, or why you had animated body parts to begin with."

[7:57:04 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  I'm a WIZARD. I needed them for THINGS. I think. I forgot.

[7:57:22 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  And I am PRETTY sure I mentioned the CAT.

[7:57:37 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  Or was that to the other GROUP?

[7:57:49 PM] Vydea: There's another group?

[7:58:06 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  Maybe!

[7:58:38 PM] Ander: "Did you know the cat had grown a tentacle out of it's back?"

[7:58:53 PM] *** Vashti is going to try and discern whether he is being devious or simply senile. (Insight?) ***

[7:59:03 PM] Ander: "And two more legs?!?"

[7:59:08 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  They USUALLY have TWO. IT was a DISCOUNT displacer BEAST.

[7:59:21 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Yep, Insight.

[7:59:28 PM] Vydea: My uncle always said you get what you pay for.

[8:00:16 PM] Ander: "...A DISPLACER BEAST IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A CAT?!?"

[8:00:33 PM] Vashti: [15]

[8:00:34 PM] Ander: "...you are...extremely negligent!  ...TO SAY THE LEAST!"

[8:00:36 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  Extra CAT.

[8:00:55 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  How many TENTACLES do normal CATS have?

[8:01:20 PM] Vydea: Nobody's hurt, the rats and cat are safely contained, and the hands are... dead? I think we did well.

[8:01:29 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  What RATS?

[8:03:11 PM] *** Ander takes a VERY deep breath and calms herself. "...fine.  You're right, let's go." ***

[8:03:46 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: He stands up, slowly and rickety. "Where are WE going?"

[8:03:53 PM] Vydea: Your basement should be free of critters again. Have a pleasant evening.

[8:04:14 PM] *** Vydea realizes something and whispers to Ander. "Do we handle the payment or does Canto?" ***

[8:04:32 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  PAYMENT? Of COURSE.

[8:05:06 PM] Ander: "...I assumed Canto paid but...I guess this guy does...I'm very concerned he's about to give us eyeballs or something."

[8:05:10 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph pulls a pouch off the desk and tosses it to Vydea. "THAT'S your FEE and the FEE for the other GROUP who FAILED."

[8:05:23 PM] Ander: "...what happened to them?"

[8:05:42 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  What am I, their SECRETARY?

[8:05:44 PM] *** Vydea catches it. "Oh, thank you." ***

[8:05:49 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: He shrugs.

[8:06:16 PM] Vydea: We'll ask Canto to see if anyone else was assigned to this quest. They probably keep records.

[8:06:28 PM] Vydea: Shall we go gather the rest of our party?

[8:06:37 PM] Ander: "...yes...please...let's."

[8:06:44 PM] Vydea: Have a good night, Glyph.

[8:07:05 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Glyph:  FIVE stars, WOULD HIRE again.

[8:07:09 PM] Vydea: Thank you!

[8:07:25 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: He goes back to his crossword, unless you stop him.

[8:07:57 PM] *** Ander whispers to Vydea as we leave. "This man is probably going to destroy the world some day, just you wait." ***

[8:08:24 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Still got the rod, Vashti?

[8:08:44 PM | Removed 8:08:54 PM] Vashti: This message has been removed.

[8:09:15 PM] Vashti: [darn it, it didn't scroll! Yes.]

[8:09:35 PM] Badlands Hammerhead: Okay, back to the main room as you head back to the basement.