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[12/16/2017 8:30:58 PM | Edited 8:31:09 PM] Rook: So! Last we left, you were on the train.

[12/16/2017 8:31:39 PM] Rook: You had gone to bed after an eventful night -- a nice dinner, and a couple of dragonborn thieves coming in to take a body.

[12/16/2017 8:32:55 PM] *** Kite had a hard time sleeping because she missed her kitty, but Ander helped out! ***

[12/16/2017 8:33:18 PM] *** Ander fell asleep last, but did get some sleep. ***

[12/16/2017 8:35:08 PM] Rook: The night is pretty uneventful. You sleep without issue, and wake up the next morning.

[12/16/2017 8:35:43 PM] *** Kite gets up and tries to get out of her bunk without bugging anybody so that she can go wash her face! ***

[12/16/2017 8:36:38 PM] *** Ander will groggily get up and wipe the sleep from his eyes. ***

[12/16/2017 8:38:11 PM] Ander: "...anyone else awake?  ...anyone know how far we are from...wherever it is again?"

[12/16/2017 8:38:21 PM] *** Kite answers quietly: Yes, no. ***

[12/16/2017 8:38:27 PM] Vashti: Mrgh.

[12/16/2017 8:39:33 PM] Rook: The clock on the wall reads that it's around 7 in the morning.

[12/16/2017 8:40:15 PM] Ander: "...s'early."

[12/16/2017 8:40:20 PM] *** Vydea wakes up and slowly sits when people start talking. "Was that a dream last night?" ***

[12/16/2017 8:40:27 PM] *** Kite goes to the bathroom to wash up! ***

[12/16/2017 8:41:13 PM] Ander: "Which part?  If you mean the corpse heist, then no."

[12/16/2017 8:41:27 PM | Edited 8:41:33 PM] Vydea: Vampires.

[12/16/2017 8:41:47 PM] Ander: "Then no, that was a dream."

[12/16/2017 8:42:43 PM] *** Vydea yawns. "Probably for the best." ***

[12/16/2017 8:43:03 PM] *** Vashti is still in the "steeling oneself before actually crawling out from underneath the warm blanket and into the cold, cruel world" stage. ***

[12/16/2017 8:43:14 PM] *** Ander prepares a bag with his clothes, a fresh pair of boxers, a long cloth bandage, and some soap and stuff. ***

[12/16/2017 8:44:49 PM] Ander: "You guys should get ready.  There's one bathroom for this whole compartment.  I plan to get in behind Kite."

[12/16/2017 8:45:19 PM] Vashti: Mrgh.

[12/16/2017 8:45:34 PM] *** Vydea yawns again. "'m not shy." Then she starts changing right in the room and gets all her gear on. ***

[12/16/2017 8:45:58 PM] *** Ander blushes. "Well...good for you..." ***

[12/16/2017 8:46:07 PM] *** Ander leaves to get in line for the bathroom. ***

[12/16/2017 8:46:12 PM] *** Kite returns! ***

[12/16/2017 8:46:25 PM] *** Vydea smirks sleepily. "Or maybe it was just to make you turn red." ***

[12/16/2017 8:46:54 PM] *** Vashti manages to get out of the bed. Not the banket, though. ***

[12/16/2017 8:47:07 PM] Rook: You guys know there is breakfast being served in the dining car if you want to partake.

[12/16/2017 8:47:24 PM] Kite: When everyone is ready we should get breakfast.

[12/16/2017 8:48:58 PM] *** Vydea will head out once she's dressed to find the pancake the narrator said she'd find. She might have misheard though. Also caffeine. ***

[12/16/2017 8:49:35 PM] *** Ander will meet them at the dining car once he is dressed and clean, too. ***

[12/16/2017 8:49:56 PM] Ander: ((If people are waiting for me, I will stop by the room to go with them))

[12/16/2017 8:51:04 PM] *** Kite heads to breakfast with the others. She does make sure everyone goes, though! Including Mr. Quiet. ***

[12/16/2017 8:51:38 PM] Rook: It's halfling breakfast, so it's basically a brunch buffet.

[12/16/2017 8:51:56 PM] *** Ander piles on the pancakes and bacon! ***

[12/16/2017 8:52:32 PM] *** Vashti will appear in the dining car at some point, dressed and groomed somewhat acceptably. ***

[12/16/2017 8:52:39 PM] *** Kite takes a bit of everything! Unless there's haggis, that's a dealbreaker. ***

[12/16/2017 8:53:25 PM] *** Daneel is grumbling as Kite woke him up and dragged him to the dining car. ***

[12/16/2017 8:53:28 PM] Rook: There is Haggis, but it's not mandatory Haggis.

[12/16/2017 8:54:01 PM] Ander: "...is this a halfling delicacy I've just been lucky enough to have missed?"

[12/16/2017 8:54:32 PM] *** Daneel grabs a large serving of haggis and coffee. ***

[12/16/2017 8:55:28 PM] Daneel: ... don’t know about delicacy, but yes it’s a good way to start the day.

[12/16/2017 8:55:51 PM] Kite: ... I am not entirely certain that should be considered edible.

[12/16/2017 8:56:39 PM | Edited 8:56:49 PM] Ander: ((Do we see any of the...like...two or three people we know?))

[12/16/2017 8:56:46 PM] Daneel: I am not entirely certain I should be up right now, at least the haggis isn’t dragging me places.

[12/16/2017 8:57:24 PM] Rook: You see Solah! Hakan isn't around yet.

[12/16/2017 8:57:32 PM] *** Kite waves at him. ***

[12/16/2017 8:57:48 PM] Ander: "You grew up on a farm, didn't you?  You didn't get up at 7?"

[12/16/2017 8:58:06 PM] Kite: We had the fruit out by 5 a.m.

[12/16/2017 8:59:20 PM] Daneel: You didn’t galiavant around at midnight with thieves and then get up at dawn on the farm.

[12/16/2017 9:00:00 PM] Daneel: And even then it has been years since I have actually worked on a farm.

[12/16/2017 9:00:27 PM] *** Ander will head over to Solah. "Hey, still alive I see." ***

[12/16/2017 9:01:10 PM] Kite: True.

[12/16/2017 9:01:24 PM] Kite: I did not want you to miss breakfast.

[12/16/2017 9:02:34 PM] Daneel: Now that I have woken up, that is aporeciated.

[12/16/2017 9:03:25 PM] Ander: ((Have the others come over with me, or did I just come on my own? Or are they still getting food? ...somehow, I am very lost as to what's happening.))

[12/16/2017 9:04:25 PM] *** Vydea is just eating and waking up. ***

[12/16/2017 9:04:35 PM] *** Vashti munches on a thing. ***

[12/16/2017 9:05:06 PM] Rook: There's a lot of food. I assume you eat your fill. Solah waves you over to join him, if you wish.

[12/16/2017 9:06:09 PM] *** Ander will go and join Solah if the others go with her. ***

[12/16/2017 9:06:22 PM] *** Kite will too! ***

[12/16/2017 9:06:45 PM] Ander: "Mornin'.  Still alive, I see."

[12/16/2017 9:09:08 PM] Rook: Solah:  So far, so good.

[12/16/2017 9:09:17 PM] Rook: Solah:  The day is still young, though!

[12/16/2017 9:10:15 PM] Ander: "True.  Good attitude.  You know this area, any idea how far out we are from Berend?"

[12/16/2017 9:11:24 PM] Rook: Solah:  You should be in Berend by this afternoon.

[12/16/2017 9:11:56 PM] Ander: "Good, good.  ...we all get off at the same stop or will you be leaving somewhere else?"

[12/16/2017 9:12:31 PM] Rook: Solah:  I'll be staying on board, myself, so I can deal with my business back home.

[12/16/2017 9:12:59 PM] *** Ander nods. "Right." ***

[12/16/2017 9:13:24 PM] *** Ander takes a massive forkful of pancakes, bacon and syrup into her mouth. ***

[12/16/2017 9:13:50 PM] Vydea: Smooth, Ander.

[12/16/2017 9:14:02 PM] Ander: "Murf?"

[12/16/2017 9:14:23 PM] *** Kite moves the food around on her plate a bit. She's evidently a picky eater! ***

[12/16/2017 9:15:15 PM] *** Ander swallows. "This is good.  I wonder where they get their stuff from." ***

[12/16/2017 9:15:49 PM] Kite: The fruit is likely from the south.

[12/16/2017 9:15:49 PM | Edited 9:15:56 PM] Vydea: Could be anywhere along the route.

[12/16/2017 9:16:36 PM] Ander: "You interested in the library before we're off the train, Vy?"

[12/16/2017 9:17:44 PM] Kite: If she is not, I am.

[12/16/2017 9:18:16 PM] Vydea: ...is there anything there that isn't in the ones back home?

[12/16/2017 9:18:40 PM] Ander: "...I don't know...maybe?"

[12/16/2017 9:18:43 PM] Kite: A different assortment of people?

[12/16/2017 9:19:06 PM] Rook: Solah:  Now's the time to do it. Most of the halflings will be in breakfast for the next few hours.

[12/16/2017 9:19:07 PM] *** Vydea shrugs. "I'll go along. Might be something interesting." ***

[12/16/2017 9:19:33 PM] Ander: "Vashti would know.  She checked it out earlier, I think."

[12/16/2017 9:20:13 PM] Kite: I do not see Hakan, either. Perhaps he's there.

[12/16/2017 9:23:06 PM] Rook: Three more crepe stations open up do to emergency overflow!

[12/16/2017 9:23:37 PM] *** Ander will take some of the fruit if Kite doesn't want it. ***

[12/16/2017 9:25:40 PM] *** Kite can't eat much of it, it seems! ***

[12/16/2017 9:26:04 PM] Vashti: They've got a fairly good selection. More books on various locales the train line services than you'd usually find, but they do have some more scholarly books, as well.

[12/16/2017 9:27:30 PM] Ander: "I just figure, we've got time to kill, we should find stuff to do."

[12/16/2017 9:28:29 PM] *** Kite tidies up her place and heads for the library! ***

[12/16/2017 9:28:44 PM] *** Ander scarfs down the rest of the pancakes. ***

[12/16/2017 9:29:19 PM] Ander: "...hours you said?  Takes a long while to eat, I guess."

[12/16/2017 9:29:52 PM] Vydea: You know how halflings are... being one yourself and all.

[12/16/2017 9:30:10 PM] Ander: "...right...yeah."

[12/16/2017 9:30:12 PM] Rook: So you all head to the library?

[12/16/2017 9:30:28 PM] Vydea: Of course most of you like to drag it out and you try to shove as much in your face at once as possible.

[12/16/2017 9:30:57 PM] *** Ander probably doesn't, actually...as he cannot read. ***

[12/16/2017 9:31:05 PM] Ander: ((At least, not very well))

[12/16/2017 9:31:58 PM] *** Kite does! ***

[12/16/2017 9:32:16 PM] *** Vydea will follow along with Kite. ***

[12/16/2017 9:32:25 PM] Rook: So, Ander stays with Solah. What about the rest of you?

[12/16/2017 9:33:06 PM] Rook: Daneel and Vashti?

[12/16/2017 9:36:09 PM] *** Vashti also follows. ***

[12/16/2017 9:37:46 PM] Rook: So you guys go to the library cart! Which is, predictably, empty save for Hakan, who sits on the floor surrounded by books and a half eaten muffin.

[12/16/2017 9:37:54 PM] Kite: Good morning.

[12/16/2017 9:45:47 PM] Rook: Hakan looks up. "Hello!  How are you all today."

[12/16/2017 9:46:16 PM] Rook: All the big picture windows of the library car are shuttered and have the curtains down. IT's actually pretty dim in here.

[12/16/2017 9:46:43 PM] Kite: Excellent. It is rather dim in here.

[12/16/2017 9:46:50 PM] Vashti: I'm alright. How have you been, Hakan?

[12/16/2017 9:47:42 PM] *** Vydea looks around at the books and tries to read up more on Berend, though she figures she already found everything she would. ***

[12/16/2017 9:49:11 PM] Kite: I assume it is easier on your eyes.

[12/16/2017 9:50:08 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Aye. You can crack a window if you want. ... hey you know what that commotion was last night?

[12/16/2017 9:50:35 PM] Kite: Robbers.

[12/16/2017 9:50:47 PM] Vydea: Vampires? No... wait... not vampires. That was the dream.

[12/16/2017 9:54:06 PM] Rook: Hakan:  ... robbers? Did they have a wyvern?

[12/16/2017 9:54:44 PM] Kite: Yes.

[12/16/2017 9:54:49 PM] Kite: ... are wyverns typical?

[12/16/2017 9:55:21 PM] Rook: Hakan:  For these? Yes. They can land on the roofs, their claws are good for grappling, and they're pretty trainable.

[12/16/2017 9:55:43 PM] Vydea: These?

[12/16/2017 9:55:52 PM] Kite: ... have you robbed trains previously?

[12/16/2017 9:57:21 PM] Rook: Hakan:  ... no.

[12/16/2017 9:57:30 PM] Kite: You seem knowledgable.

[12/16/2017 9:58:13 PM] Daneel: That doesn’t automatically indicate guilt, Kite.

[12/16/2017 9:59:12 PM] Kite: I did not say it did.

[12/16/2017 9:59:16 PM] Kite: That is why I asked.

[12/16/2017 9:59:22 PM] Rook: Hakan:  ... yes, just one or two.

[12/16/2017 9:59:43 PM] Rook: Hakan:  In my defense? There was a book I really needed.

[12/16/2017 9:59:44 PM] Kite: Ah. I feel it would be challenging.

[12/16/2017 10:02:28 PM] Rook: Hakan:  It was. This was about ten years ago at this point. I was young and foolish.

[12/16/2017 10:02:33 PM] Vydea: Sounds like fun.

[12/16/2017 10:02:52 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Kind of terrifying. And Wyverns are smelly.

[12/16/2017 10:03:12 PM] Kite: Did it work?

[12/16/2017 10:05:39 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Just barely.

[12/16/2017 10:06:28 PM] Kite: Are you a professional bookhunter?

[12/16/2017 10:07:08 PM] Rook: Hakan:  ... well, no. Not professionally.

[12/16/2017 10:08:45 PM] Kite: What do you do?

[12/16/2017 10:08:56 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I just needed to look at a certain codex to verify some research.

[12/16/2017 10:10:12 PM] Kite: A researcher, then?

[12/16/2017 10:12:22 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I'm a Quester in the Temple of Eilistraee. But most of my research revolves around light.

[12/16/2017 10:12:44 PM] Vydea: Quester? Sounds like "Adventurer".

[12/16/2017 10:13:10 PM] Vydea: Light like... sunlight or like goodness?

[12/16/2017 10:13:49 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Actual light. Not metaphor light.

[12/16/2017 10:14:31 PM] Rook: Hakan:  My temple is still pretty small.

[12/16/2017 10:14:46 PM] Rook: Hakan:  So a Quester is like... a wandering Cleric.

[12/16/2017 10:15:20 PM] *** Ander enters about now. "Who's a what now?" ***

[12/16/2017 10:15:43 PM] Kite: Alone?

[12/16/2017 10:18:40 PM] Rook: ((Who was that directed to?))

[12/16/2017 10:18:48 PM] Kite: ((Hakan.))

[12/16/2017 10:19:27 PM] Rook: Hakan:  YEah, mostly. Like I was telling your friend, I was thinking I might find an adventuring group myself, as that seems much more agreeable.

[12/16/2017 10:20:01 PM] Kite: You are welcome to join us. Provided you do not rob anymore trains for the duration.

[12/16/2017 10:20:30 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Those robberies were goal oriented.

[12/16/2017 10:20:49 PM] Ander: "...wow, I missed some important shit here."

[12/16/2017 10:22:09 PM] Kite: ... to travel with us, that is. I believe becoming a member of the party would require a unanimous agreement.

[12/16/2017 10:22:23 PM] Kite: ... and some non-insignificant paperwork.

[12/16/2017 10:25:22 PM] Ander: "The paperwork is pretty bad.  It's like...whole trees of paper...all covered in words."

[12/16/2017 10:25:41 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I've done a lot of paperwork in my time.

[12/16/2017 10:25:58 PM] Vydea: That was just for the arena, not for joining the group.

[12/16/2017 10:26:15 PM] Rook: Hakan:  .... they don't tell you about all the forms you have to fill out when you're released from prison after robbing a train.

[12/16/2017 10:26:30 PM] Vydea: Pity. That's probably a good deterrant.

[12/16/2017 10:26:58 PM] *** Ander leans towards Kite. "We can never rob a train now." ***

[12/16/2017 10:28:57 PM] Kite: I would prefer not to rob trains in any case.

[12/16/2017 10:29:08 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I wouldn't recommend it.

[12/16/2017 10:29:44 PM] Vashti: Good to know.

[12/16/2017 10:29:55 PM] Ander: "Yeah, very."

[12/16/2017 10:31:38 PM] Rook: Hakan finishes off his muffin, and sips a cup of coffee.

[12/16/2017 10:32:33 PM] *** Ander will scan the books for pictures. ***

[12/16/2017 10:33:07 PM] Rook: There's a lot!

[12/16/2017 10:33:15 PM] Vydea: Want me to teach you more about how to write, Ander? Or read?

[12/16/2017 10:33:50 PM] Ander: "...yeah, thanks."

[12/16/2017 10:34:15 PM] *** Kite looks to Hakan. "Have you any recommendations?" ***

[12/16/2017 10:35:00 PM] *** Vydea pulls out one of her notebooks and starts going through the Common alphabet with her... unless she already knows that. ***

[12/16/2017 10:36:49 PM] *** Ander knows the alphabet and basic words like "run", "flip", "punch", etc. ***

[12/16/2017 10:37:18 PM] *** Ander is at roughly a Dr. Seuss level of reading, maybe even a little less than that. Multiple syllables and stuff throws him. ***

[12/16/2017 10:38:08 PM] *** Vashti is browsing for books on celestials, if they have any. ***

[12/16/2017 10:38:38 PM] *** Vydea will move on to higher level stuff then! ***

[12/16/2017 10:40:22 PM] Rook: Roll investigation, Vashti!

[12/16/2017 10:43:28 PM] Vashti: [8]

[12/16/2017 10:44:52 PM] Rook: Hakan looks at Kite. "On what?"

[12/16/2017 10:45:08 PM] Kite: ... anything?

[12/16/2017 10:46:10 PM] *** Vydea is not a very good teacher. She keeps going off on tangents about the history of language instead of keeping to how to read. ***

[12/16/2017 10:46:26 PM] Rook: Hakan:  ... You need to define the terms a bit more?

[12/16/2017 10:46:37 PM] Kite: Whatever is your area of expertise.

[12/16/2017 10:46:50 PM] *** Ander tries very hard to follow. ***

[12/16/2017 10:48:03 PM] Rook: Hakan stands up, dusting off muffin crumbs, and goes over to a nearby shelf.

[12/16/2017 10:49:44 PM] Rook: Hakan:  Do you read Undercommon?

[12/16/2017 10:50:18 PM] Kite: Alas, no.

[12/16/2017 10:50:18 PM] Rook: Vashti, you don't find anything terribly scholarly -- you find the equivalent of those discount books about Angels.

[12/16/2017 10:54:24 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I was going to recommend The Light: Threat or Menace, which is a Drow book that gets a lot of things right despite the histrionic title.

[12/16/2017 10:54:41 PM] Kite: Perhaps there's a translation?

[12/16/2017 10:59:39 PM] Rook: Hakan:  I didn't see one here, unfortunately. Let me see....

[12/16/2017 10:59:45 PM] Rook: He starts hunting for another book.

[12/16/2017 11:00:45 PM] Ander: "...so...before I learn...this...M...word...I need to know the history of the letter M?"

[12/16/2017 11:00:54 PM] Ander: ((To Vy))

[12/16/2017 11:01:54 PM] Vydea: Well... no. I suppose not. But it's interesting right? Like the letter X is actually a transplant from Infernal!

[12/16/2017 11:02:55 PM | Edited 11:03:58 PM] Daneel: Or you could just focus on the words and leave the “interesting facts” till after Ander has a handle on reading.

[12/16/2017 11:03:06 PM | Removed 11:05:21 PM] Ander: This message has been removed.

[12/16/2017 11:04:31 PM] Rook: ((MR OR MS ANDERSEN))

[12/16/2017 11:05:29 PM] Ander: ((...given the now heavy Trans theming underscoring the first Matrix movie, that is weirdly appropriate))

[12/16/2017 11:05:38 PM] Ander: "Yeah, what Daneel said."

[12/16/2017 11:06:57 PM] Vydea: Would you rather Daneel taught you? He might blow up the book.

[12/16/2017 11:06:59 PM] Rook: So unless anyone has any squishing they want to do right now, I'll just say that you arrive at the Berend station.

[12/16/2017 11:08:15 PM] Ander: ((Should we continue from Berend or is that where we're wrapping up?))

[12/16/2017 11:09:44 PM] Rook: No, I just mean, we'll just say you pass the time pleasantly, and now it's time to disembark.

[12/16/2017 11:10:03 PM] Ander: ((Then I have nothing))

[12/16/2017 11:10:11 PM] *** Kite disembarks! ***

[12/16/2017 11:10:35 PM] Vydea: Let's go find the person at the place then.

[12/16/2017 11:11:29 PM] *** Ander nods. ***

[12/16/2017 11:12:16 PM] Rook: It's a big station! Berend is mostly noteworthy because of Clementine Station, a major stop along this rail line. The town was here before, but it pretty much is just built around the station.

[12/16/2017 11:12:30 PM] *** Kite follows Vydea, in that case! ***

[12/16/2017 11:12:41 PM] Ander: "...dammit, I should've asked Solah about Annabel or the bar when I was with him.  ...I need to start remembering this stuff better."

[12/16/2017 11:15:59 PM] Vydea:  Why do you think he'd know?

[12/16/2017 11:16:33 PM] Ander: "He knew about the Dusk Lily.  I was talking to him about how they work and stuff."

[12/16/2017 11:16:53 PM] Ander: "Also, he said he has cousins here, maybe he just has been to this bar."

[12/16/2017 11:17:07 PM] *** Vydea starts looking for a map or a person wearing some sort of uniform ***

[12/16/2017 11:17:18 PM] Kite: True.

[12/16/2017 11:21:33 PM] Rook: There are some station guards standing about! Mostly halflings -- most of the population here is in fact halflings.

[12/16/2017 11:21:42 PM] Rook: So a few of  you feel very tall.

[12/16/2017 11:21:51 PM] Kite: I feel extremely tall.

[12/16/2017 11:22:08 PM] *** Vydea heads over to one of them. "Hey there. We just got in and we're looking for the Dirty Squirrel. Could you point us in that direction?" ***

[12/16/2017 11:24:50 PM] Rook: The Halfling points you in the right direction!

[12/16/2017 11:25:27 PM] Rook: Halfling:  Though, most travelers go to the Friendly Ox just down the street.

[12/16/2017 11:25:50 PM] Vydea: Thanks!

[12/16/2017 11:25:55 PM | Edited 11:26:06 PM] Ander: "...anyone ever notice that...like...every tavern's name sounds like a sex thing?"

[12/16/2017 11:26:02 PM] Vydea: Only to you, Ander.

[12/16/2017 11:26:33 PM] Kite: ... they do?

[12/16/2017 11:27:06 PM] Kite: ... we just passed an establishment called the Good Food Tavern.

[12/16/2017 11:27:21 PM] Ander: "Ok, maybe not all of them."

[12/16/2017 11:27:34 PM] *** Vydea starts heading in the direction of the Dirty Squirrel, assuming the others are following. ***

[12/16/2017 11:27:40 PM] *** Ander does ***

[12/16/2017 11:28:01 PM] Ander: "I just...like...Friendly Ox?  ...that sounds like a thing, right?"

[12/16/2017 11:28:18 PM] Vydea: That's a very friendly ox.

[12/16/2017 11:28:30 PM] Kite: Oxen are typically docile and somewhat amiable.

[12/16/2017 11:29:18 PM] *** Daneel will follow as well”I don’t think any sex act title would have ox in its title.” ***

[12/16/2017 11:29:53 PM] Vydea: Unless you're with a goliath maybe.

[12/16/2017 11:30:31 PM] Rook: You find the Dirty Squirrel! You see why the guard pointed you to the other taverns -- this one is clearly built for Halflings in scale.

[12/16/2017 11:30:47 PM] Ander: "...that was...both flattering and a little painful, Vy."

[12/16/2017 11:30:59 PM] *** Vydea raises an eyebrow. "Maybe you two should handle this one." ***

[12/16/2017 11:31:16 PM] Ander: "Sure, me and Daneel on our own.  What could go wrong?"

[12/16/2017 11:31:38 PM] Rook: I mean, you guys can all fit. Just..... mind the chandeliers.

[12/16/2017 11:31:40 PM] Vydea: (are the door/ceilings like 4' tall?)

[12/16/2017 11:31:41 PM] Kite: I'm fairly certain there is an entire category of sex acts described using oxen-related terms in a book I have read. None were, in fact, oxen-related.

[12/16/2017 11:32:31 PM] *** Ander does not mind the low ceilings these days and goes in. ***

[12/16/2017 11:33:11 PM] *** Daneel follows Ander. ***

[12/16/2017 11:33:24 PM] *** Kite ducks. ***

[12/16/2017 11:33:27 PM] Rook: 5 feet, maybe.

[12/16/2017 11:33:46 PM] *** Vydea will follow. Carefully. ***

[12/16/2017 11:33:52 PM] *** Kite then just shrinks herself down to 4'10" or so. ***

[12/16/2017 11:34:26 PM] *** Vashti also follows, slouching just a little more than usual. ***

[12/16/2017 11:35:17 PM] *** Ander looks around ***

[12/16/2017 11:37:42 PM] *** Vydea makes her way to the bar and orders a drink.... a double. ***

[12/16/2017 11:38:03 PM] *** Kite will order a nice dark beer. ***

[12/16/2017 11:38:20 PM] *** Ander orders an ale. Biggest one in the place. ***

[12/16/2017 11:38:26 PM] Rook: It's a Pint.

[12/16/2017 11:39:06 PM] Rook: It's actually a pretty lively place! A few heads swivel toward your group, but it seems to relax as they see that you are not bereft of halflings.

[12/16/2017 11:39:47 PM] Ander: ((It's cool, they're with us.))

[12/16/2017 11:39:59 PM] Rook: Basically, yes.

[12/16/2017 11:40:16 PM] Rook: But yeah, it's lively, there's a lot of happy drinking music playing....

[12/16/2017 11:41:11 PM | Edited 11:41:20 PM] Ander: ((As our drinks arrive)) "Hey, we were actually hoping to find someone in particular.  An Annabel?  She around?"

[12/16/2017 11:42:20 PM] Ander: ((I'm asking the waiter or waitress or bartender. Whoever brings the drinks.))

[12/16/2017 11:43:16 PM] Rook: The pretty waitress nods, and points at the bard performing a lively tune on her fiddle.

[12/16/2017 11:44:12 PM] Ander: ((What does she look like? The bard, that is. Annabel.))

[12/16/2017 11:48:02 PM] Rook: A pretty Halfling, about your age, with short spikey pink hair and a bunch of ear piercing and a nose piercing.

[12/16/2017 11:48:53 PM] *** Vydea takes her drink up to a seat next to the stage and listens in. ***

[12/16/2017 11:49:05 PM] *** Ander goes with her. ***

[12/16/2017 11:49:24 PM] *** Kite too. ***

[12/16/2017 11:50:33 PM] *** Vashti also tries to shift closer to the stage, along with the others. ***

[12/16/2017 11:51:01 PM] Rook: You guys find a table not far from the stage, then, near where she'll step down from the small stage.

[12/16/2017 11:51:19 PM] Ander: "...She's...she's really good."

[12/16/2017 11:51:47 PM] Vydea: Her fiddle's up there, Ander.

[12/16/2017 11:52:22 PM] Kite: She's pretty.

[12/16/2017 11:53:22 PM] *** Ander blushes ***

[12/16/2017 11:53:37 PM] Vydea: Agreed. And good.

[12/16/2017 11:54:35 PM] Rook: So, she finishes, the tune, an steps down from the stage for a short break.

[12/16/2017 11:55:46 PM] *** Ander walks up to her. ***

[12/16/2017 11:55:59 PM] Ander: "Hi."

[12/16/2017 11:56:21 PM] *** Vydea follows just close enough to listen in. "This should be entertaining." ***

[12/16/2017 11:56:42 PM] Rook: She blinks and looks at her. "....yes?"

[12/16/2017 11:57:26 PM] Ander: "Hi...um...you...fiddle good.  Up there...good.  Are you Annabel?  The barmaid said you were.  I'm Ander."

[12/16/2017 11:57:34 PM] *** Ander extends a hand to shake. ***

[12/16/2017 11:58:05 PM] Rook: She eyes the hand, and takes it after a moment. "THat's me.  What can I do for you?"

[12/16/2017 11:58:29 PM] Ander: "Good, cool I, we...all of us..."

[12/16/2017 11:58:38 PM] *** Ander motions towards the others. ***

[12/16/2017 11:59:00 PM] *** Kite waves cheerfully. ***

[12/16/2017 11:59:02 PM] Ander: "We were sent by Answorn.  Cedric Answorn?  From Song's Heart.  He told us to find you."

[12/16/2017 11:59:26 PM] Ander: "...he didn't mention the fiddling though...which was good...as I said."

[12/16/2017 11:59:40 PM] Rook: She blushes, just a little. ".... he's dead."

[12/16/2017 11:59:51 PM] *** Vydea hides her smirk with a sip of her drink. ***

[12/17/2017 12:00:31 AM] Ander: "Yes.  NO!  ...maybe.  ...is this secret?  Do we...can we talk about it?  He said to...(whispers) he said to mention the Dusk Lily."

[12/17/2017 12:01:38 AM] *** Ander whispers "He's not really dead.  He told us to come to you." ***

[12/17/2017 12:02:13 AM] Rook: She looks at Ander, studying her face. ".... Ceddy's alive?  All right, come with me."

[12/17/2017 12:02:38 AM] *** Ander smiles and nods. She turns to the others and waves them to follow them. ***

[12/17/2017 12:02:48 AM] *** Vydea follows. ***

[12/17/2017 12:04:09 AM] *** Kite too. ***

[12/17/2017 12:04:11 AM] Kite: "Ceddy"?

[12/17/2017 12:04:24 AM] *** Vashti also tags along ***

[12/17/2017 12:04:34 AM] Rook: Annabel:  ... we were a thing for awhile.

[12/17/2017 12:05:12 AM] Ander: "...oh.  ...were?"

[12/17/2017 12:05:33 AM] Rook: Annabel:  Well, separate ways and all that. Then he died.

[12/17/2017 12:05:49 AM] Rook: She leads you into her room in the tavern, and holds up the article.

[12/17/2017 12:05:54 AM] Kite: Or not.

[12/17/2017 12:06:30 AM | Edited 12:06:39 AM] Ander: "He faked his death.  He's in hiding right now.  We were sent to investigate the Dusk Lily."

[12/17/2017 12:06:58 AM] Ander: "...it's safe to talk here, right?  ...was it also safe in the bar?"

[12/17/2017 12:07:38 AM | Edited 12:07:49 AM] Rook: Annabel:  Better to do it here.

[12/17/2017 12:10:00 AM] Ander: "...he was attacked and left for dead, but was able to survive.  He is hiding out while we investigate.  He seemed to think you'd know where to lead us."

[12/17/2017 12:10:49 AM] Vydea: We're looking for a cave outside of town connected to the Dusk Lily.

[12/17/2017 12:11:32 AM] Rook: Annabel:  ... yeah, all right. Go ahead and tell the innkeeper that you'll be staying here. I'll take you there late tonight.

[12/17/2017 12:11:54 AM] Rook: Annabel:  For now, I have to get back to my set.

[12/17/2017 12:12:04 AM] Ander: "Thank you."

[12/17/2017 12:12:47 AM] Kite: Very much.