FE 16

[1/12/2018 8:10:09 PM] Rook: Okay! To recap. You guys are in Berend, in Verendra. You were sent here by Cedric Answorn to investigate a known smuggler's hideout occasionally used by the Dusk Lily. You met up with a Halfling bard named Annabel, at a tavern called the Dirty Squirrel.

[1/12/2018 8:11:50 PM] Rook: She had said she would take you to the cave in the middle of the night, and asked you to hang around the tavern until then.

[1/12/2018 8:13:32 PM] *** Ander is totally happy to hang around the tavern. ***

[1/12/2018 8:15:15 PM] *** Vydea is too! She'll sit close to the stage and listen to the musicians and try to pick up something. ***

[1/12/2018 8:16:50 PM] *** Ander will drink and enjoy, for once, not having everything be too big for her. ***

[1/12/2018 8:17:06 PM] Rook: Yep! This is a very Halfling-sized inn.

[1/12/2018 8:19:07 PM] *** Kite sticks with Ander. ***

[1/12/2018 8:19:33 PM] Rook: Vashti goes to take a nap.

[1/12/2018 8:21:16 PM] *** Ander turns to Kite. "Have you been small before now?" ***

[1/12/2018 8:21:35 PM] Kite: I can't.

[1/12/2018 8:21:55 PM] Kite: I can't be truly small. I can shrink to dwarf size, but no further.

[1/12/2018 8:22:23 PM] Ander: "But you can be, like, small like Daneel is small."

[1/12/2018 8:22:52 PM] Kite: ... no?

[1/12/2018 8:22:58 PM] Kite: He is a Halfling.

[1/12/2018 8:23:48 PM] Daneel: Sure pick on the shortest one in the group.

[1/12/2018 8:24:11 PM] Ander: "...we're both shorter than dwarves?  ...great."

[1/12/2018 8:25:07 PM] *** Vydea just blinks at Ander, very confused for a moment before remembering that (s?)he is new to shortness. ***

[1/12/2018 8:25:20 PM] Daneel: Have you not bothered to check your height?

[1/12/2018 8:25:39 PM] Kite: ... yes.

[1/12/2018 8:25:54 PM] Ander: "I don't know the average height of dwarves.  I've only met, like, three before."

[1/12/2018 8:26:37 PM] Ander: "...well, and Irwin and his family."

[1/12/2018 8:26:53 PM] *** Kite holds her hand up to where a dwarf would reach on her. ***

[1/12/2018 8:26:59 PM] Kite: They usually range in this area.

[1/12/2018 8:28:17 PM] *** Ander looks up at where the hand is at and drinks. "Fantastic.  Daneel, thanks for being here.  Your small stature makes me feel better." ***

[1/12/2018 8:28:44 PM] Kite: It is extremely convenient in cramped conditions.

[1/12/2018 8:29:33 PM] Daneel: Oh, good, I am glad you feel better now.

[1/12/2018 8:29:44 PM] Rook: The food and drink are great!

[1/12/2018 8:30:00 PM] Rook: Just FYI.

[1/12/2018 8:30:35 PM] *** Ander keeps looking over at Annabel as she plays. ***

[1/12/2018 8:31:22 PM] Kite: ... are you concerned about her?

[1/12/2018 8:31:37 PM] *** Vydea smirks. ***

[1/12/2018 8:32:02 PM] Ander: "...huh...no, no.  Just...good music.  You guys try this ale.  It's really good."

[1/12/2018 8:32:43 PM] Vydea: She's pretty.

[1/12/2018 8:33:08 PM] Kite: Yes.

[1/12/2018 8:33:10 PM] Ander: "Very."

[1/12/2018 8:34:25 PM] Kite: I am not always a good judge of that.

[1/12/2018 8:35:49 PM] *** Ander clears her throat. "So, what's the plan when she leads us to this cave?" ***

[1/12/2018 8:36:30 PM] Vydea: We'll sneak in and do the thing while you go tell her she's pretty.

[1/12/2018 8:36:53 PM] *** Ander blushes "While I what now?" ***

[1/12/2018 8:37:40 PM] Kite: I do not... oh. She wishes you to flirt.

[1/12/2018 8:37:58 PM] *** Ander blushes harder. "...yeah, not happening." ***

[1/12/2018 8:38:32 PM] Ander: "I mean, I'm sure she knows she's pretty, right?  So...not much to be gained."

[1/12/2018 8:38:37 PM] Kite: Uncertain as to why it would be necessary. She seems sincere.

[1/12/2018 8:39:05 PM] Vydea: ...for fun?

[1/12/2018 8:39:42 PM] Ander: "It's fun for you, maybe.  You're good at it, I bet."

[1/12/2018 8:40:07 PM] *** Vydea winks at her. "I certainly can be." ***

[1/12/2018 8:40:29 PM] Kite: I have never been able to attain the proper tone.

[1/12/2018 8:41:07 PM] Ander: "And I only have a handful of moves, most of which never worked anyway."

[1/12/2018 8:41:21 PM] Kite: Moves?

[1/12/2018 8:42:17 PM] Ander: "You know.  Lines.  Expressions.  Ways to...woo, I guess."

[1/12/2018 8:42:54 PM] Kite: ... do lines work for that?

[1/12/2018 8:43:32 PM] Vydea: Well, there's your problem. It's not so much 'moves' as attitude. Adopting the attitude that would be most welcomed by the person you're approaching. Unless you're going for humor, of course.

[1/12/2018 8:44:02 PM] Ander: "...well...what attitude is the right attitude?"

[1/12/2018 8:44:41 PM] Kite: ... and how does one know?

[1/12/2018 8:45:07 PM] Vydea: Depends on the person. If you come on too strong to some, they tune you out immediately or get defensive. With others, a firm approach is necessary.

[1/12/2018 8:45:17 PM] Vydea: And mostly, practice, or a really good eye for people.

[1/12/2018 8:45:49 PM] Kite: I would have to practice.

[1/12/2018 8:46:01 PM] *** Ander nods ***

[1/12/2018 8:46:32 PM] Rook: So, you guys can chat for awhile, or do something, or I can fast forward a bit to midnight.

[1/12/2018 8:47:12 PM] Ander: ((I don't really have anything I need to do right now, if you wanna jump ahead))

[1/12/2018 8:49:03 PM] Kite: ((Jump ahead is fine with me!))

[1/12/2018 8:49:39 PM] Rook: Okay! So around 11:30, Vashti comes out of her room. GImme insight checks.

[1/12/2018 8:50:07 PM] Ander: ((17))

[1/12/2018 8:50:18 PM] Vydea: (23)

[1/12/2018 8:50:40 PM] Daneel: (( 11))

[1/12/2018 8:51:44 PM] Kite: ((3!))

[1/12/2018 8:51:48 PM] Rook: Vashti comes over and smiles at everyone. "Hello my friends! When is adventure."

[1/12/2018 8:52:07 PM] Ander: "........."

[1/12/2018 8:52:09 PM] Vydea: ....headmate?

[1/12/2018 8:52:24 PM] Kite: ... where is Vashti?

[1/12/2018 8:53:49 PM] Rook: She pouts. "... how did you know?  Am I doing the voice wrong?"

[1/12/2018 8:54:04 PM] Ander: "For a start."

[1/12/2018 8:54:14 PM] Vydea: ...she's ok, right?

[1/12/2018 8:54:29 PM] Kite: .... where is she?

[1/12/2018 8:54:55 PM] Rook: Vashti:  She's fine! She's very tired.

[1/12/2018 8:55:03 PM] Rook: Vashti:  She's sleeping!

[1/12/2018 8:55:12 PM] Ander: "So, what do we call you?"

[1/12/2018 8:55:21 PM] Rook: Vashti:  I'm Li.

[1/12/2018 8:55:41 PM] Rook: She looks at Ander:  You are Big in Small.

[1/12/2018 8:55:51 PM] Rook: She looks at Vydea:  You are Captain Secrets.

[1/12/2018 8:56:06 PM] *** Vydea laughs. "I like it." ***

[1/12/2018 8:56:06 PM] Rook: She looks at Daneel:  You are Nice Hat!

[1/12/2018 8:56:14 PM] *** Ander glowers ***

[1/12/2018 8:56:22 PM] *** Ander laughs. ***

[1/12/2018 8:56:42 PM] Rook: She looks at Kite:  You are Kind Heart.

[1/12/2018 8:57:21 PM] Kite: Thank you.

[1/12/2018 8:57:57 PM] Kite: ... is it uncomfortable to share space in such a way?

[1/12/2018 8:59:26 PM] Daneel: Thank you I like my hat, pleasure to meet you in person, I guess.

[1/12/2018 9:00:27 PM] Ander: ((...Daneel had a hat this whole time?))

[1/12/2018 9:01:28 PM] Daneel: (( yes it just hasn't really gotten mentioned since the intro session.))

[1/12/2018 9:01:29 PM] Rook: Li:  It's great. We're with each other all the time!

[1/12/2018 9:01:51 PM] Rook: Li:  but this is the first time I get to go on an adventure!

[1/12/2018 9:01:54 PM] Rook: She claps.

[1/12/2018 9:02:16 PM] Vydea: How exactly does that work? Do you take turns controlling the body? Or is it hers? How did this start? How did you meet? What do you do?

[1/12/2018 9:02:52 PM] Kite: Where are you from?

[1/12/2018 9:02:59 PM] Kite: ... perhaps you are the celestial?

[1/12/2018 9:03:02 PM] Daneel: And the twenty questions start, don't we have somewhere to be soon?

[1/12/2018 9:03:55 PM] Ander: Also, maybe let's not overwhelm the unknown being in the body of a magic user.

[1/12/2018 9:04:11 PM] Rook: Li:  I am the Celestial!

[1/12/2018 9:04:30 PM] Rook: Li:  Her patron is.... I dunno! Grumpy. Doesn't talk much.

[1/12/2018 9:04:42 PM] Rook: Li:  But I'm on the Wonder Weir.

[1/12/2018 9:05:02 PM | Edited 9:05:07 PM] Ander: "...the Wonder Weir?"

[1/12/2018 9:05:53 PM] Kite: The celestials watch from above.

[1/12/2018 9:06:09 PM] Rook: Li:  Kind Heart is right!

[1/12/2018 9:06:39 PM] Ander: "Ah."

[1/12/2018 9:06:55 PM] Rook: Li:  So! Where is adventure tonight?

[1/12/2018 9:09:09 PM] Kite: ... I am not certain this is a good idea.

[1/12/2018 9:09:11 PM] Rook: She looks around expectantly!

[1/12/2018 9:09:23 PM] Rook: Annabel comes down the stairs, dressed in dark leathers.

[1/12/2018 9:09:33 PM] Rook: Annabel:  You ready?

[1/12/2018 9:09:49 PM] *** Ander shoots her a thumbs up and smiles. ***

[1/12/2018 9:11:11 PM] Kite: ... yes.

[1/12/2018 9:11:14 PM] Ander: "Ready, Freddy."

[1/12/2018 9:11:29 PM] Rook: Annabel grins and heads out into the night!

[1/12/2018 9:11:39 PM] *** Ander follows Annabel. ***

[1/12/2018 9:11:44 PM] *** Vydea follows too! ***

[1/12/2018 9:11:54 PM] Rook: She has a bunch of rope spooled around her shoulder.

[1/12/2018 9:12:14 PM] *** Kite sticks with them. ***

[1/12/2018 9:12:37 PM] *** Daneel follows sticking to the back of the group. ***

[1/12/2018 9:13:40 PM] Rook: Vashti actually takes up the rear, as she stops to touch something every three seconds. Occasionally smells things, or tastes things.

[1/12/2018 9:13:55 PM] *** Kite makes sure she doesn't touch or taste anything dangerous! ***

[1/12/2018 9:15:06 PM] *** Kite is officially the party babysitter. ***

[1/12/2018 9:16:11 PM] Ander: "...sorry, you've caught us on kind of a weird night."

[1/12/2018 9:17:57 PM] Rook: Annabel nods. "Well, you're adventurers, this is what you do.  You go places and have weird nights." She's leading you out of town!

[1/12/2018 9:18:20 PM] Daneel: How far is the cave?

[1/12/2018 9:18:56 PM] Rook: Annabel:  About a mile outside of town.

[1/12/2018 9:20:32 PM] Ander: "That's pretty close by.  You'd think they'd be concerned about getting discovered."

[1/12/2018 9:21:09 PM] Rook: Annabel:  I mean, they do get discovered. Thus I am leading you there.

[1/12/2018 9:21:28 PM] Vydea: Should we be expecting it to be occupied?

[1/12/2018 9:22:47 PM] Rook: Annabel:  the problem is they never stay there for that long. Usually long enough to get a shipment, maybe two, moved before moving out.

[1/12/2018 9:23:13 PM] Vydea: You'd think stability would be important for efficiency's sake.

[1/12/2018 9:24:01 PM] Rook: Annabel shrugs. "I don't know."

[1/12/2018 9:24:14 PM] Rook: Vashti occasionally stops to try and eat a new plant or flower.

[1/12/2018 9:25:29 PM] Rook: ((10 minute break, I need to help bring groceries in.))

[1/12/2018 9:25:29 PM] Ander: "You happen to hear about any recent shipments in or out recently?  Large crates with a symbol on them?" Ander then describes what the artifact crates looked like in the warehouse.

[1/12/2018 9:25:34 PM] Ander: ((kk))

[1/12/2018 9:29:12 PM] *** Kite prevents Vashti from doing that! ***

[1/12/2018 9:31:34 PM | Removed 9:32:33 PM] Ander: This message has been removed.

[1/12/2018 9:39:58 PM] Rook: Back, sorry bout that.

[1/12/2018 9:40:10 PM] Ander: ((S'ok))

[1/12/2018 9:41:15 PM] Rook: Annabel:  Not really? I haven't been looking.

[1/12/2018 9:41:29 PM] Ander: "Ok, just checking."

[1/12/2018 9:43:21 PM] Rook: After about a mile, you notice you're getting on toward the river, and she is taking you to some rocky hills.

[1/12/2018 9:44:46 PM] Rook: Annabel:  this cave has been used on and off by all sorts. It was originally used by the demons during the war, and since then, criminals just seem drawn to it.

[1/12/2018 9:45:46 PM] Rook: Annabel:  We keep an eye on it, but it's a small town and there's only so many resources we can devote to watching a hard-to-approach-and-access cave in the middle of nowhere.

[1/12/2018 9:46:04 PM] Vydea: Drawn by choice, or does it need to be cleansed somehow?

[1/12/2018 9:46:21 PM] Rook: Annabel:  I suspect it's the latter, personally.

[1/12/2018 9:46:29 PM] Kite: ... that is concerning.

[1/12/2018 9:46:40 PM] Rook: Annabel:  I suppose you'll see.

[1/12/2018 9:46:59 PM | Edited 9:47:06 PM] Ander: "Great, more dark magic.  Why can't we ever fight dudes who just have really big swords, muscles and way too much confidence that I can punch out of them?"

[1/12/2018 9:47:25 PM] Kite: Sometimes we punch people.

[1/12/2018 9:47:31 PM] Rook: Annabel:  I'm not saying it's a cult hangout. Just that bandits and thieves hide out there.

[1/12/2018 9:47:42 PM] Rook: Annabel:  Maybe they're just preying on superstitions.

[1/12/2018 9:47:56 PM] Ander: "Here's hoping."

[1/12/2018 9:50:03 PM] Rook: You guys climb up the rock hills to a crevasse! Annabel points down there. "There's an entrance to the cave down there." you guys just see darkness.

[1/12/2018 9:50:31 PM | Edited 9:50:34 PM] Vydea: Awesome. Thanks for your help.

[1/12/2018 9:50:42 PM] Rook: Vashti is about to jump in!

[1/12/2018 9:50:58 PM] *** Ander grabs Vashti! ***

[1/12/2018 9:51:02 PM] Ander: "Wait, wait!"

[1/12/2018 9:51:07 PM] Kite: Do not.

[1/12/2018 9:51:25 PM] Vydea: Maybe I should go take a look first?

[1/12/2018 9:51:27 PM] Rook: Vashti blinks. "Oh!  Right.  No wings.

[1/12/2018 9:51:38 PM] Rook: Annabel:  It's a pretty long drop.

[1/12/2018 9:52:02 PM] Ander: "Or maybe I should.  Given jumping and not dying when stabbed are two of my best qualities."

[1/12/2018 9:52:05 PM] Rook: She takes out a silver rod and holds it near the edge. Then she clicks a button.

[1/12/2018 9:52:34 PM] Rook: She takes her hand away, and the rod floats there. She starts unspooling the rope.

[1/12/2018 9:52:42 PM] Ander: "Also good."

[1/12/2018 9:53:44 PM] Vydea: ...I didn't mean just jumping in, Ander. Stealth isn't exactly your strong suit.

[1/12/2018 9:53:55 PM] Kite: ... please.

[1/12/2018 9:54:14 PM] Rook: Annabel:  There are two other entrances that we know of -- one is under water and leads to the river, and the other is magical and inaccessible from the outside.

[1/12/2018 9:54:59 PM] Ander: "So, down the rope it is."

[1/12/2018 9:55:21 PM] Ander: "Unless you guys are carrying a shit ton of potions of water breathing."

[1/12/2018 9:55:44 PM] Kite: Rope.

[1/12/2018 9:56:52 PM] *** Vydea heads down the rope then! ***

[1/12/2018 9:57:12 PM] Rook: So, Vydea first! Who goes second?

[1/12/2018 9:57:45 PM] *** Vydea is going to attempt to be quiet the closer she gets. ***

[1/12/2018 9:57:56 PM] *** Ander will turn to Annabel as she gets ready to descend the rope. "Thanks for your help.  If we live, we'll meet up with you back at the tavern." ***

[1/12/2018 9:58:50 PM] Rook: Annabel:  All right. Once you're in, find the other entrances... I'll be taking my rod back with me.

[1/12/2018 9:59:20 PM] Ander: "Good to know.  Thanks.  ...also, you are very pretty.  BYE!"

[1/12/2018 9:59:28 PM] *** Ander slides down quick before she can reply. ***

[1/12/2018 9:59:31 PM] Kite: ... I think you require practice.

[1/12/2018 9:59:38 PM] *** Kite sticks with Vashti! ***

[1/12/2018 10:00:15 PM] *** Daneel goes down last. ***

[1/12/2018 10:02:25 PM] Rook: Okay! You descend into a natural cavern that has been set up for habitation. Some straw is in the floor, and there are unlit torch sconces. Unless you have Darkvision, it's pretty hard to see down here.

[1/12/2018 10:04:31 PM] *** Vydea kind of whispers to the others, "I know I usually like to sit in the back and observe for my book, but if you'd like me to scout ahead to see if the cave is currently occupied, I can do that." ***

[1/12/2018 10:04:39 PM] Kite: Yes please.

[1/12/2018 10:05:02 PM] Rook: Vashti speaks, loudly. "IT IS VERY DARK ON AN ADVENTURE."

[1/12/2018 10:05:26 PM] Vydea: I'm... gonna let you deal with that.

[1/12/2018 10:05:38 PM] *** Vydea heads into the cave, quietly. ***

[1/12/2018 10:05:38 PM] *** Ander clasps his hand over Vashti's mouth. ***

[1/12/2018 10:05:48 PM] Kite: Shhhhh.

[1/12/2018 10:05:49 PM] *** Daneel will cast light on his hat, once that is yelled. ***

[1/12/2018 10:05:51 PM | Edited 10:06:06 PM] Rook: Vashti licks Ander's hand.

[1/12/2018 10:06:07 PM] *** Ander pulls away. "GAH!  Seriously?" ***

[1/12/2018 10:06:09 PM] Kite: We are attempting to be quiet.

[1/12/2018 10:06:30 PM] Rook: She whispers, loudly. "You are very salty, Big in Small."

[1/12/2018 10:07:39 PM] Rook: Gimme a stealth check, Vydea, and an investigation check.

[1/12/2018 10:07:54 PM] Vydea: (15 s, 20 i)

[1/12/2018 10:08:30 PM] Ander: "...I'll make a note of that."

[1/12/2018 10:09:40 PM] Kite: Likely it is sweat.

[1/12/2018 10:10:03 PM] Ander: "My palms are not sweaty."

[1/12/2018 10:10:24 PM] Daneel: You did just climb a rope.

[1/12/2018 10:10:31 PM] Kite: And attempt flirting.

[1/12/2018 10:10:35 PM] Rook: Also the place gets lit up by Daneel's hat.

[1/12/2018 10:11:07 PM] Ander: "...yeah, that was probably a mistake."

[1/12/2018 10:12:10 PM] Kite: Why?

[1/12/2018 10:12:10 PM | Removed 10:12:18 PM] Ander: This message has been removed.

[1/12/2018 10:12:42 PM] Kite: If she is uninterested she will indicate as such, and as you have not invested substantial feeling into the potential relationship there is little harm done.

[1/12/2018 10:12:50 PM] *** Daneel will look around the area that is now illuminated. ***

[1/12/2018 10:13:09 PM] *** Vydea uses Message to tell Kite that there's nobody here and to come on in. ***

[1/12/2018 10:13:31 PM] Rook: It's empty! Just some unlit torch sconces, straw spread over the dirt floor.

[1/12/2018 10:13:36 PM] Ander: "I just...I probably could've picked a better time."

[1/12/2018 10:13:49 PM] *** Kite shrugs. ***

[1/12/2018 10:13:57 PM] Kite: There is no one here; Vydea invites us to come in.

[1/12/2018 10:13:59 PM] *** Kite does go in! ***

[1/12/2018 10:14:11 PM] *** Ander follows. ***

[1/12/2018 10:14:35 PM] Rook: You walk into a living area. More unlit torches, some cots, some tables and chairs, a cooking fire that hasn't been burning for a long time.

[1/12/2018 10:15:59 PM] Ander: ((How many doorways are there in and out of the room?))

[1/12/2018 10:16:04 PM] *** Vydea looks for other-- yes that. ***

[1/12/2018 10:16:53 PM] Rook: There's a makeshift wooden door that would appear to lead deeper into the cave.

[1/12/2018 10:17:16 PM] Ander: "You wanna keep taking point, Vy?"

[1/12/2018 10:18:20 PM] *** Vydea gives her a little salute and heads for the door to check for traps/listen for any noise beyond. ***

[1/12/2018 10:18:47 PM] Rook: Perception, then investigation!

[1/12/2018 10:18:51 PM] Ander: "Daneel, you should stick to the back.  If we're gonna be stealthy, then we can't have your hat giving our position away.

[1/12/2018 10:18:58 PM] Vydea: (17, 21)

[1/12/2018 10:19:33 PM] Rook: Vashti is currently looking at an unlit torch and crying.

[1/12/2018 10:19:49 PM] Ander: "Uh...Li?  ...everything ok?"

[1/12/2018 10:20:13 PM] *** Kite pats her on the shoulder. ***

[1/12/2018 10:20:17 PM] Kite: Come on. You will be all right.

[1/12/2018 10:20:19 PM] Rook: Li:  It's dead!

[1/12/2018 10:20:43 PM] Kite: I do not believe so? It is merely unlit.

[1/12/2018 10:21:56 PM] Ander: "......ok."

[1/12/2018 10:24:02 PM] Rook: Li:  but... but... but....

[1/12/2018 10:25:07 PM] Ander: "...I am gonna be honest, I really don't know what we're talking about here."

[1/12/2018 10:26:26 PM] Vydea: Um... there's something weird. Emotional... but the water entrance might be through here.

[1/12/2018 10:26:30 PM] *** Vydea opens the door. ***

[1/12/2018 10:26:45 PM] Ander: "Wait!"

[1/12/2018 10:26:58 PM] Kite: Emotional?

[1/12/2018 10:27:49 PM] Vydea: Like it's making me sad to listen to it? ....it's very strange for me not to have words to describe something...

[1/12/2018 10:28:04 PM] Ander: ((What happens when she opens the door?))

[1/12/2018 10:28:57 PM] Rook: Nothing.

[1/12/2018 10:29:03 PM] Rook: It opens, like doors do.

[1/12/2018 10:29:07 PM] Ander: ((Ok))

[1/12/2018 10:29:57 PM] Rook: It leads into another chamber, this one has rough wooden shelves built. This seems like some kind of storage area.

[1/12/2018 10:30:10 PM] Vydea: (Anything on them?)

[1/12/2018 10:31:15 PM] Rook: Everyone give me perception checks!

[1/12/2018 10:31:30 PM] Ander: ((13))

[1/12/2018 10:31:46 PM] Vydea: (22)

[1/12/2018 10:32:04 PM] *** Daneel is distracted by the bright glowing hat on his head ***

[1/12/2018 10:32:13 PM] Daneel: ((2 ))

[1/12/2018 10:32:16 PM] Kite: ((1!))

[1/12/2018 10:32:27 PM] *** Kite is distracted by patting Vashti/Li on the shoulder. ***

[1/12/2018 10:32:57 PM] Rook: VashLi has mnaged to stop sobbing, and is now sniffling and clinging to Kite.

[1/12/2018 10:33:46 PM] Vydea: ...wait, Li, can you control emotions? Or... is it possible you're being affected by something?

[1/12/2018 10:33:47 PM] Rook: There's mostly useless clutter on the shelves.

[1/12/2018 10:34:20 PM] Rook: empty old crates, empty jars, that sort of thing.

[1/12/2018 10:35:21 PM] Ander: "Like...contagious sadness?  ...huh...here's something."

[1/12/2018 10:35:35 PM] *** Ander pulls out a red vial of glowing liquid. ***

[1/12/2018 10:35:53 PM] *** Kite pats Li on the back. It was awkward for a minute there but she's gotten used to it already. ***

[1/12/2018 10:36:34 PM] Rook: At the other end of this chamber from the way you came in, you all see another of those makeshift wooden doors.

[1/12/2018 10:37:50 PM] Rook: And yes, Ander has glowing red liquid.

[1/12/2018 10:38:09 PM] Vydea: There's a hidden door back here too. Different.

[1/12/2018 10:39:29 PM] Kite: ... what is that, Ander?

[1/12/2018 10:40:03 PM] Ander: "No idea.  Health potion, maybe?"

[1/12/2018 10:40:14 PM] Ander: "Also, hidden door sounds like what we're looking for."

[1/12/2018 10:40:51 PM] Kite: Check it for traps?

[1/12/2018 10:40:54 PM] *** Vydea checks the hidden door. (22 per, 13 inv) ***

[1/12/2018 10:44:29 PM] Ander: "We'll have to get someone to look at it, I guess."

[1/12/2018 10:44:34 PM] Ander: "The vial, that is."

[1/12/2018 10:44:57 PM] Rook: ((Just drink!))

[1/12/2018 10:45:23 PM] Kite: Yes. ... do not drink it.

[1/12/2018 10:45:58 PM] Vydea: ...this one could be sealed. There's no gaps. Still want to open it?

[1/12/2018 10:47:37 PM] Ander: "You worried it could flood the room or something?"

[1/12/2018 10:48:06 PM] Vydea: I don't know... but it's definitely different from the other doors.

[1/12/2018 10:49:09 PM] Kite: Perhaps I should open it.

[1/12/2018 10:49:30 PM] Ander: "...I think there's value in trying to open it."

[1/12/2018 10:50:01 PM] Daneel: I agree with opening the door.

[1/12/2018 10:50:32 PM] Rook: VashLi disappears to go look at the door.

[1/12/2018 10:50:47 PM] Vydea: Oh... I wonder if this is something demony.

[1/12/2018 10:51:08 PM] *** Kite tries opening the door. ***

[1/12/2018 10:51:38 PM] Rook: You guys are all in front of the door now?

[1/12/2018 10:51:51 PM] *** Ander is ***

[1/12/2018 10:51:52 PM] Rook: It's behind all the shelves, so it's not obvious when you first enter the room.

[1/12/2018 10:52:36 PM] *** Daneel is ***

[1/12/2018 10:52:37 PM] *** Vydea is. ***

[1/12/2018 10:53:23 PM] *** Kite tries opening it? ***

[1/12/2018 10:54:37 PM] Rook: VashLi:  Dead Moth Door.

[1/12/2018 10:55:27 PM] Ander: "...dead what?"

[1/12/2018 10:57:25 PM] Rook: VashLi says this as Kite opens the door. Everyone roll Charisma saving throws.

[1/12/2018 10:57:42 PM] Vydea: (nat 20, 24)

[1/12/2018 10:57:59 PM] Ander: ((...why did it have to be Charisma?!? 2))

[1/12/2018 10:58:01 PM] Kite: ((21.))

[1/12/2018 10:58:32 PM] Daneel: (( nat 20, 25))

[1/12/2018 11:00:43 PM] Rook: Kite pulls the door open, and suddenly, you guys aren't in the cave anymore. You're in space, standing on some huge, spindly, delicate construct made of some crystalline material. It's huge around you, and rather slippery.

[1/12/2018 11:01:17 PM] Kite: ... interesting.

[1/12/2018 11:01:37 PM] Vydea: This is... what is this?

[1/12/2018 11:02:02 PM] Kite: Uncertain.

[1/12/2018 11:02:07 PM] Rook: Ander is not with you.

[1/12/2018 11:02:20 PM] Kite: ... where is Ander?

[1/12/2018 11:02:36 PM] Rook: VashLi is on her knees and hugging herself. "Bad.  Very bad.  So so bad."

[1/12/2018 11:02:51 PM] Daneel: Where are we Li?

[1/12/2018 11:03:16 PM] *** Kite rubs her shoulders consolingly again! ***

[1/12/2018 11:03:23 PM] *** Vydea looks around, but doesn't move. (Any chance I know what this is? Or how to get back? lol) ***

[1/12/2018 11:04:35 PM] Rook: You can make arcana checks, and roll super high.

[1/12/2018 11:05:10 PM] Vydea: (9)

[1/12/2018 11:05:20 PM] *** Daneel will look around for any signs of life or movement. ***

[1/12/2018 11:05:43 PM | Edited 11:05:53 PM] Kite: ((17.))

[1/12/2018 11:08:53 PM] Kite: ((20 investigation for looking at the crystal shit to see what it is.))

[1/12/2018 11:09:13 PM] Rook: No signs of life, but you think that this structure is made of diamond.

[1/12/2018 11:11:54 PM] Vydea: Soooo...

[1/12/2018 11:11:59 PM] *** Vydea takes a careful step forward. ***

[1/12/2018 11:12:10 PM] Kite: Be careful. Diamonds are slippery, evidently.

[1/12/2018 11:12:26 PM] Rook: VashLi:  This is what the bad man wants.

[1/12/2018 11:12:37 PM] Vydea: Diamonds?

[1/12/2018 11:12:39 PM] Kite: What bad man?

[1/12/2018 11:14:40 PM] Rook: VashLi:  Human thing! With the Dark Lily and he wanted the key to the Dead Moth Door.

[1/12/2018 11:15:04 PM] Kite: Carrick?

[1/12/2018 11:15:34 PM] Vydea: Is that what we went through? Or is it somewhere here?

[1/12/2018 11:16:01 PM] Rook: VashLi:  The Dead Moth door! YEs, that led us here! To this place.

[1/12/2018 11:16:48 PM] Vydea: Why did he need the Key if we can just open it? And where did Ander go?

[1/12/2018 11:16:49 PM] Daneel: Do you know how we can get back, or how we can find Ander?

[1/12/2018 11:17:15 PM] Kite: How exactly do we get back?

[1/12/2018 11:17:51 PM | Edited 11:18:36 PM] Vydea: Is this where the Three-Faced King of Liars is? Was it you that gave her that vision?

[1/12/2018 11:21:44 PM] Rook: Li:  No... that was her Patron. Mr. GloomyPants.

[1/12/2018 11:22:01 PM] Kite: Who is her patron?

[1/12/2018 11:22:03 PM] Rook: Li:  I dont' know! I'm.... going to get help.

[1/12/2018 11:22:18 PM] Rook: Li slumps to the floor, asleep.

[1/12/2018 11:22:48 PM] *** Vydea moves her to a more comfortable position. "She should've laid down first." ***

[1/12/2018 11:23:50 PM] Daneel: So one of our party is missing, one is asleep. And we are stuck in an unknown place with no obvious way out?

[1/12/2018 11:24:13 PM] Vydea: Seems like it.

[1/12/2018 11:24:16 PM] Kite: On a large diamond.

[1/12/2018 11:24:24 PM] Kite: One I am somewhat hesitant to attempt to move on.

[1/12/2018 11:24:24 PM] Rook: Ander appears! She looks like she has been lacerated repeatedly.

[1/12/2018 11:24:28 PM] Vydea: (Are there any structures where we might be able to find doors or anything?)

[1/12/2018 11:24:31 PM] Kite: Ander!

[1/12/2018 11:24:34 PM] Kite: Are you all right?

[1/12/2018 11:24:40 PM] *** Ander is hunched over gripping her hand. ***

[1/12/2018 11:24:52 PM] Vydea: Ander!?

[1/12/2018 11:24:54 PM] Ander: "...yeah...sure...can't you tell from all the bleeding?"

[1/12/2018 11:27:05 PM] Rook: So, looking at this structure, you seem to be on the bottom of it, you're on a large, circular platform. At the center of it are these diamond columns that a few of you think you might see movement within.

[1/12/2018 11:27:39 PM] Ander: "...anyone here got a clue where we are?"

[1/12/2018 11:27:52 PM] Kite: No.

[1/12/2018 11:27:53 PM] Kite: And no.

[1/12/2018 11:28:08 PM] *** Kite touches Ander and heals for 2 points. Might be enough to stop the bleeding? ***

[1/12/2018 11:28:08 PM] Vydea: Li said she's going to get help. Or something.

[1/12/2018 11:28:35 PM] Rook: Some of the wounds close.

[1/12/2018 11:29:12 PM] Ander: "...great..."

[1/12/2018 11:29:19 PM] Kite: We are on top of a sizeable diamond.

[1/12/2018 11:29:31 PM] Kite: ... is it possible that we have shrunk?

[1/12/2018 11:29:44 PM] Rook: Space Cathedral is a good descriptive for it.

[1/12/2018 11:29:45 PM] *** Ander keeps looking at a mark in the palm of his hand. ***

[1/12/2018 11:30:12 PM] Ander: ((Can I try and see into the diamond below us?))

[1/12/2018 11:30:42 PM] Ander: ((Like see if anything's inside it?))

[1/12/2018 11:30:58 PM] Vydea: Whatcha got there Big in Small?

[1/12/2018 11:32:13 PM] Rook: You're on a platform, at the bottom of a huge intricate structure made of diamond.

[1/12/2018 11:32:39 PM] Ander: "...that's not very funny, right now."

[1/12/2018 11:33:08 PM] Rook: at the center of this platform are these pillars, also made of diamond, that lead up into the mass of diamond above you.

[1/12/2018 11:33:21 PM] Kite: ((Is there anywhere to go?))

[1/12/2018 11:33:22 PM] Vydea: All right... let me take a closer look.

[1/12/2018 11:33:34 PM] *** Ander pulls back from Vy. ***

[1/12/2018 11:33:34 PM] *** Vydea heads towards the structure, quietly. ***

[1/12/2018 11:33:55 PM] Rook: You can check the pillars, which some of you spied movement within.

[1/12/2018 11:34:10 PM] *** Kite does go and check the pillars! ***

[1/12/2018 11:34:23 PM] Rook: You see no other way to head up into the structure, though, without climbing along the outside of it, somehow.

[1/12/2018 11:34:25 PM] *** Daneel will go look at the pillars as well. ***

[1/12/2018 11:35:05 PM] *** Ander will look as well ***

[1/12/2018 11:35:30 PM] Kite: I do not think we can get up there without climbing, and this surface is far too smooth to climb safely.

[1/12/2018 11:35:49 PM] Rook: There are a bunch of them, each one big enough around to hold a person in them.

[1/12/2018 11:35:56 PM] Kite: Does anyone have a way to get a message home?

[1/12/2018 11:36:07 PM] Daneel: Should someone carry Vashti, I don’t think we should just leave her alone.

[1/12/2018 11:36:14 PM] Ander: "I have that scroll Varia gave us."

[1/12/2018 11:36:15 PM] Vydea: Only short distance.

[1/12/2018 11:36:38 PM] Kite: ... the scroll will work. But we should not use it until absolutely necessary.

[1/12/2018 11:37:33 PM | Edited 11:37:39 PM] Rook: Sending does work across dimensions.

[1/12/2018 11:37:37 PM] *** Kite attempts to lift Vashti. ***

[1/12/2018 11:38:54 PM] Rook: She's light, it's easy enough. So you go over to the pillars. There are at least two dozen, all equidistant from each other. As you look into the nearest one, all of a sudden, you see someone that seems to be trapped in there.

[1/12/2018 11:39:24 PM] Ander: "...so...what is happening with Vashti, exactly?"

[1/12/2018 11:39:44 PM] Kite: Her... co-body-sharer... took over.

[1/12/2018 11:39:48 PM] Kite: Then left.

[1/12/2018 11:39:48 PM] Vydea: Her headmate is a celestial who has apparently gone to get help once we were stuck.

[1/12/2018 11:39:56 PM] Kite: Potentially to get help from the Wonder Weir.

[1/12/2018 11:40:15 PM] Kite: ... which could be problematic, depending on our natures and theirs.

[1/12/2018 11:40:28 PM] Rook: The person in the pillar sees you and starts pounding on the other side of the diamond pillar they seem to be trapped in.

[1/12/2018 11:40:32 PM] Kite: ... there seems to be a being trapped in that crystal.

[1/12/2018 11:40:46 PM] *** Daneel tries to look for a way to release the stuck individual. ***

[1/12/2018 11:40:52 PM] Ander: "...I have an idea."

[1/12/2018 11:40:56 PM] *** Kite sets Vashti down and puts her hand on the crystal. ***

[1/12/2018 11:41:01 PM] Vydea: ...why do I get the feeling one of us is about to be stuck in it instead?

[1/12/2018 11:41:05 PM] Kite: We do not know who they are. There may be a good reason they are there.

[1/12/2018 11:41:09 PM] *** Ander waves the figure back and draws her sword. "Back away from the edge!" ***

[1/12/2018 11:41:25 PM] Kite: We should attempt to find out before taking action.

[1/12/2018 11:41:47 PM] *** Vydea casts message to see if it will penetrate the diamond. "Who are you and how did you get in there?" ***

[1/12/2018 11:42:05 PM] Rook: The figure looks emaciated. Like they're being drained, but kept alive, if barely.

[1/12/2018 11:43:13 PM] Ander: "...I really feel that slicing it is the best solution, here."

[1/12/2018 11:43:18 PM] *** Kite traces the letters "Hello" backwards on the crystal in front of the other person. ***

[1/12/2018 11:43:33 PM] Kite: ... or we could attempt non-drastic methods.

[1/12/2018 11:44:00 PM] Rook: The figure puts its hand where Kite's is, like it's desperately trying to make contact.

[1/12/2018 11:44:11 PM] *** Kite traces "Who are you?" ***

[1/12/2018 11:44:50 PM] Rook: Roll.... insight.

[1/12/2018 11:45:16 PM] Kite: ((9.))

[1/12/2018 11:45:30 PM] Vydea: They're asking for help, but that's all... they aren't answering who they are or how they got in there.

[1/12/2018 11:45:34 PM] Rook: It's moving it's mouth like it's YELLING something at you.

[1/12/2018 11:45:52 PM] Rook: But you can't quite read its lips. It seems to be suspended in some kind of fluid on the other side of the diamond, too.

[1/12/2018 11:46:17 PM] Vydea: Carrick??

[1/12/2018 11:46:18 PM] Ander: "Look, guys, I think I met whatever built this thing and I think if it hates this thing, then we should befriend it."

[1/12/2018 11:46:26 PM] Ander: "...or...."

[1/12/2018 11:46:37 PM] Kite: What about him?

[1/12/2018 11:47:20 PM] Vydea: He's saying he is Carrick

[1/12/2018 11:47:40 PM | Edited 11:47:47 PM] Rook: The figure nods its head vigorously.

[1/12/2018 11:47:43 PM] Kite: ...

[1/12/2018 11:47:49 PM] Kite: ... go ahead and try hitting it.

[1/12/2018 11:47:54 PM] Kite: ... carefully.

[1/12/2018 11:48:04 PM] *** Vydea uses message to tell him to try to get back. ***

[1/12/2018 11:48:16 PM] *** Ander swings! ***

[1/12/2018 11:48:33 PM] Rook: The figure moves reluctantly away from glass.

[1/12/2018 11:48:59 PM] Vydea: I think maybe a hammer might be better, but I have nothing that isn't stabby.

[1/12/2018 11:49:12 PM] Vydea: Daneel, do you have any magic that might work?

[1/12/2018 11:49:32 PM] Kite: Depending on how thin it is we may not be able to pierce it with natural substances. Diamond is the hardest naturally-occurring substance, I believe.

[1/12/2018 11:49:41 PM] Ander: ((10 to hit and 5 damage cause I am doing the opposite of Jenn tonight))

[1/12/2018 11:50:43 PM] Rook: I mean, it doesn't dodge so that hits, but.... yeah, that doesn't work.

[1/12/2018 11:50:57 PM] Kite: Does anyone have any diamond with them?

[1/12/2018 11:51:17 PM] *** Vydea makes a show of digging through her pack. ***

[1/12/2018 11:51:27 PM] Daneel: I can try an attack spell, but I don’t think it will work.

[1/12/2018 11:52:03 PM] Daneel: Ander move away a little.

[1/12/2018 11:52:10 PM] *** Ander does. ***

[1/12/2018 11:52:41 PM] *** Daneel will cast magic missile at the pillar. ***

[1/12/2018 11:53:10 PM] Rook: Nice! Roll for Wild magic.

[1/12/2018 11:53:46 PM] Rook: Okay, you're fine!

[1/12/2018 11:54:02 PM] Ander: ((Damn, I was so hoping this would be the moment))

[1/12/2018 11:54:54 PM] Rook: The magic chips away at the diamond. It doesn't break through, but it definitely has an effect.

[1/12/2018 11:55:31 PM] *** Ander runs up and punches it where it's chipping away and cracked. ***

[1/12/2018 11:55:57 PM] Ander: ((Another 5 dam))

[1/12/2018 11:56:59 PM] Rook: Nothing happens.

[1/12/2018 11:57:17 PM] Ander: "OW!"

[1/12/2018 11:57:26 PM] *** Ander starts rubbing her knuckles. ***

[1/12/2018 11:57:39 PM] Ander: "...Daneel...can you try shooting it again?"

[1/12/2018 11:58:09 PM] *** Daneel will cast magic missile again once Ander has backed away. ***

[1/12/2018 11:59:49 PM] Rook: MOre of the diamond chips away. Carrick(?) looks on hopefully.

[1/13/2018 12:00:43 AM] *** Daneel will do one final magic missile. ***

[1/13/2018 12:02:28 AM] *** Kite waits for that to take effect. ***

[1/13/2018 12:04:22 AM] Rook: Right now it's like bullet holes being fired into weather treated glass, like it'll take a sharp strike to break it, but a magical strike.

[1/13/2018 12:04:51 AM] Ander: "...Vy, any big magic thing to bring this home?"

[1/13/2018 12:04:54 AM] Kite: Let me try it.

[1/13/2018 12:05:05 AM] Ander: "Ok, Kite.  That works too."

[1/13/2018 12:05:15 AM] Ander: "...I'm just gonna sit here and...do nothing."

[1/13/2018 12:05:23 AM] *** Kite wraps her hand with a handkerchief and punches the diamond. ***

[1/13/2018 12:05:30 AM] Vydea: I'm pretty sure it's immune to being insulted.

[1/13/2018 12:05:45 AM] Vydea: I have a hammer and pitons, but...

[1/13/2018 12:07:03 AM] Rook: Kite's hand glows briefly with golden light and the wall shatters into diamond shards. A clear liquid spills out onto the floor of this diamond, and you're left with a coughing, emaciated Human(?) male wearing ruined finery.

[1/13/2018 12:07:29 AM] Kite: If you are Carrick, who is the Carrick we have seen.

[1/13/2018 12:07:47 AM] *** Ander is muttering to herself. ***

[1/13/2018 12:08:11 AM] *** Vydea casts detect magic! ***

[1/13/2018 12:08:50 AM] Rook: Carrick:  ... took my place. Knew everything about me.

[1/13/2018 12:09:08 AM] Ander: "...doppelganger?"

[1/13/2018 12:09:10 AM] Rook: Carrick:  don't... know who it was.

[1/13/2018 12:09:23 AM] *** Kite heals him for 2 HP. ***

[1/13/2018 12:09:48 AM] Rook: That actually seems to help quite a bit -- he starts looking human again, and stands up.

[1/13/2018 12:09:51 AM] *** Kite then hands him her waterskin. ***

[1/13/2018 12:10:06 AM] Rook: He drinks. "... thank you... thank you... who are you?"

[1/13/2018 12:10:24 AM] Ander: "We are...an adventuring group to be named later."

[1/13/2018 12:10:55 AM] Kite: ... do not drink too quickly, it will make you ill.

[1/13/2018 12:11:10 AM | Edited 12:11:32 AM] Ander: "My name is...I like to be called Ander, the two who helped free you are Kite and Daneel, and the one who talked to you is Vydea."

[1/13/2018 12:11:32 AM] Kite: Where are we, and how do we return?

[1/13/2018 12:11:43 AM] Ander: Both great questions.

[1/13/2018 12:12:14 AM] Rook: Carrick:  ... I don't know.... I had just gotten a key.

[1/13/2018 12:12:32 AM] Vydea: The Key?

[1/13/2018 12:12:46 AM] Rook: His eyes widen in rage. "It was THEM. I'm sure of it."

[1/13/2018 12:12:53 AM] Kite: Them?

[1/13/2018 12:12:58 AM] Ander: "Three faces, made of diamonds?"

[1/13/2018 12:13:13 AM] Rook: "The Dusk Lily... they betrayed me."

[1/13/2018 12:13:27 AM] Vydea: So real you is still working with them?

[1/13/2018 12:13:49 AM] Rook: Carrick:  I am the real me.

[1/13/2018 12:13:59 AM] Rook: Carrick:  And not any more, I can tell you that!

[1/13/2018 12:14:55 AM] Rook: Carrick: I'm going to walk into the Zetetic Institute and tell them everything I know. NO one puts Reginald Carrick in a diamond tube in a space diamond.

[1/13/2018 12:15:17 AM] Kite: ... your double is truly a masterful mimic.

[1/13/2018 12:15:17 AM] Ander: "That may not be the smartest move.  But we know someone who could help you."

[1/13/2018 12:15:29 AM] Ander: "If you come with us."

[1/13/2018 12:15:52 AM] Daneel: We still have to work out how to get back.

[1/13/2018 12:15:55 AM] Rook: He looks at all of you. "All right, I am a man who pays his debts. "

[1/13/2018 12:16:46 AM] Rook: VashLi:  I know, I know! They're going to open an portal back for us. And they say we should hurry. We're in Voidspace. Very bad.

[1/13/2018 12:16:57 AM] Rook: VashLi hops to her feat energetically.

[1/13/2018 12:17:02 AM] Rook: Everyone roll perception!

[1/13/2018 12:17:15 AM] Ander: ((16))

[1/13/2018 12:17:24 AM] Vydea: (all good things come to an end nat 1, 6)

[1/13/2018 12:17:34 AM] Daneel: (( 15 ))

[1/13/2018 12:17:46 AM] Kite: ((5. Don't look at me.))

[1/13/2018 12:18:32 AM] Rook: VashLi stands up, and waves. "OKAY NOW PLEASE"

[1/13/2018 12:18:47 AM] Rook: A rip in space opens up before you.

[1/13/2018 12:19:11 AM] Ander: "That our ride?  Let's go!"

[1/13/2018 12:19:58 AM] Kite: ... where does it lead?

[1/13/2018 12:20:32 AM] Daneel: Not here is good enough for me.

[1/13/2018 12:20:48 AM] *** Daneel goes into the rip. ***

[1/13/2018 12:21:01 AM] Rook: VashLi:  Home, Kind Heart! We should go.

[1/13/2018 12:21:03 AM] *** Vydea grabs Carrick and follows. ***

[1/13/2018 12:21:21 AM] *** Ander runs through ***

[1/13/2018 12:21:30 AM] *** Kite checks if there are people in the other pillars first. ***

[1/13/2018 12:23:18 AM] Rook: Gimme an investigation check! Daneel, Vydea, Ander, and Carrick are all back in the storeroom. The 'dead moth door' is gone.

[1/13/2018 12:23:44 AM] Ander: "...Kite?"

[1/13/2018 12:24:02 AM] Kite: ((9!))

[1/13/2018 12:24:29 AM] Rook: You look through, you don't see any other figures int he pillars. You do see bodies, though.

[1/13/2018 12:24:46 AM] Rook: VashLi:  Kind Heart! We must go! This place moves!

[1/13/2018 12:24:51 AM] *** Kite goes through the portal. ***

[1/13/2018 12:25:13 AM] Rook: VashLi and Kite appear!

[1/13/2018 12:25:25 AM] *** Ander breathes a sigh of relief. ***

[1/13/2018 12:25:49 AM] Kite: There were corpses in the other pillars, but no living.

[1/13/2018 12:26:32 AM] Ander: "...we should find our way back...Vy, the other door had no traps, yeah?"

[1/13/2018 12:26:45 AM] Vydea: I haven't checked. Hold on.

[1/13/2018 12:26:53 AM] Rook: Carrick:  Where are we?

[1/13/2018 12:27:01 AM] *** Vydea checks! (18p, 11i) ***

[1/13/2018 12:27:03 AM | Edited 12:27:10 AM] Ander: "Dusk Lily hideout."

[1/13/2018 12:27:31 AM] Kite: We will bring you to the detective from the Zetetic Institute who has taken an interest in your case.

[1/13/2018 12:28:11 AM] Rook: Carrick:  Good!

[1/13/2018 12:28:18 AM] Ander: "Oh, yeah, that reminds me, take this and press buttons for a bit."

[1/13/2018 12:28:27 AM] *** Ander hands Carrick the Rod of Rattening. ***

[1/13/2018 12:28:37 AM] Kite: It will give you a greater level of safety.

[1/13/2018 12:29:03 AM] Rook: Carrick blinks, but takes the Rod and is a rate before long! He looks indignant.

[1/13/2018 12:29:24 AM] Kite: ... the Dusk Lily will not be looking for a rat.

[1/13/2018 12:29:29 AM] Kite: It is safer.

[1/13/2018 12:29:41 AM] *** Ander grabs the rod and Carrick. "Alright.  There we go." ***

[1/13/2018 12:30:28 AM] Rook: For expedience sake, you guys go trhough the rest of the hideout. You don't find anyone here, it's been empty for awhile.

[1/13/2018 12:30:30 AM] Kite: We should feed him. ... slowly, or he will be ill.

[1/13/2018 12:30:53 AM] Rook: You make your way back to town easily... and there we will end for tonight.

[1/13/2018 12:31:02 AM] Rook: Also you're all third level.

[1/13/2018 12:31:11 AM] Rook: Going to space is worth a lot of XP, it seems.

[1/13/2018 12:31:21 AM] Kite: It is the Final frontier.

[1/13/2018 12:31:30 AM] Rook: It is!

[1/13/2018 12:32:29 AM] *** Ander would like to pull the others to a room upstairs when we get back to the tavern, if people don't mind a brief squish. ***

[1/13/2018 12:33:21 AM] Rook: If you wanna! That's up to you guys.

[1/13/2018 12:33:42 AM] *** Ander would at least like to talk to Kite, and probably Vydea. ***

[1/13/2018 12:34:07 AM] *** Kite goes with! ***

[1/13/2018 12:34:11 AM] *** Vydea can do that. ***

[1/13/2018 12:34:53 AM] Ander: ((All are welcome, though))

[1/13/2018 12:35:09 AM] Ander: "...so...something happened when we went into the void."

[1/13/2018 12:35:10 AM] *** Daneel will join as well then. ***

[1/13/2018 12:35:26 AM] Kite: You vanished. What happened?

[1/13/2018 12:36:02 AM] Ander: "I was...taken, I think.  That's what it felt like.  By some weird diamond...cloud...people...things."

[1/13/2018 12:36:22 AM] Ander: "...before I continue, Kite, that bandana thing you did, how does that work?"

[1/13/2018 12:37:08 AM] Kite: Ordinarily I channel it through my sword; however, I did not wish to break the sword on diamond. A punch seemed more appropriate, considering a lack of available mallets.

[1/13/2018 12:37:35 AM] Ander: "...ok then, then it's not a holy bandana."

[1/13/2018 12:37:45 AM] Vydea: I had a hammer, like a... climbing hammer.

[1/13/2018 12:37:47 AM] Kite: No. I had hoped to avoid scratches.

[1/13/2018 12:38:02 AM] Ander: "...I was sort of hoping it could conceal this."

[1/13/2018 12:38:15 AM] *** Ander holds up his hand and there is a dark rune in the palm of it. ***

[1/13/2018 12:38:23 AM] Ander: "I am worried they're listening in."

[1/13/2018 12:38:33 AM] *** Vydea casts detect magic on her! ***

[1/13/2018 12:39:04 AM] Kite: Diamond cloud people?

[1/13/2018 12:39:21 AM] Ander: "Diamond cloud faces.  Three of them.  ...Three...faces."

[1/13/2018 12:40:36 AM] Kite: That is concerning.

[1/13/2018 12:40:44 AM] Daneel: Did they say anything or just attack and leave the mark?

[1/13/2018 12:41:08 AM] Ander: "They made me an offer.  Said if I wanted to claim it, all I had to do was press the mark."

[1/13/2018 12:41:24 AM] Kite: What offer?

[1/13/2018 12:41:39 AM] *** Vydea winces and looks away from Ander's hand. "Ow." ***

[1/13/2018 12:41:49 AM] Ander: "...that bad?"

[1/13/2018 12:41:54 AM] Vydea: Powerful.

[1/13/2018 12:42:20 AM] Ander: "That's what I figured.  He, they...whatever said they wanted me to kill someone at some point to be determined later."

[1/13/2018 12:42:22 AM] Kite: We will have to have that analyzed.

[1/13/2018 12:42:26 AM] Kite: What offer?

[1/13/2018 12:42:54 AM] Ander: "..................to restore me."

[1/13/2018 12:43:35 AM] Kite: In exchange for killing someone? Did they say who?

[1/13/2018 12:44:06 AM] Ander: "No, they said they didn't even know.  Something about timelines.  Just that it wouldn't be someone I knew."

[1/13/2018 12:44:29 AM] Kite: Not a good deal.

[1/13/2018 12:44:37 AM] Ander: "Easy for you to say."

[1/13/2018 12:45:16 AM] Kite: Your conscience would destroy you over time.

[1/13/2018 12:46:05 AM] Daneel: If the faces even intend to keep their end of the deal.

[1/13/2018 12:46:15 AM] Kite: Indeed.

[1/13/2018 12:46:44 AM] Ander: "...yeah...that's a good point."

[1/13/2018 12:47:28 AM] Ander: "....still..."

[1/13/2018 12:47:58 AM] Vydea: Three Faced King of Liars?

[1/13/2018 12:48:10 AM] Kite: Likely not truthful.

[1/13/2018 12:48:19 AM] Ander: "...I mean...I don't know that's who it was, necessarily."

[1/13/2018 12:48:32 AM] Daneel: I would at least have someone figure out what that Mark is before you make a decision.

[1/13/2018 12:49:11 AM] Vydea: Yeah... if it's like... celestial, maybe it wouldn't be so bad? They'd pick someone who should be executed, but... I wouldn't want to have that kind of debt.

[1/13/2018 12:49:44 AM] Kite: Celestials do not typically call for executions.

[1/13/2018 12:50:10 AM] Vydea: Well, it's not like fiends get pardons, usually.

[1/13/2018 12:51:02 AM] Kite: No, they kill them themselves.

[1/13/2018 12:51:30 AM] Kite: ... there are better ways to attain your goal.

[1/13/2018 12:51:44 AM] Ander: "Paladins act on behalf of Gods and celestials, right?  So, clearly some folk need dying even when an angel can't be bothered."

[1/13/2018 12:52:21 AM | Edited 12:52:32 AM] Kite: That is not typically what a paladin does.

[1/13/2018 12:53:24 AM] Ander: "Oh, right.  Paladins are all nice, fluffy bunnies who spread joy and fresh candies.  That's why they've got full-scale armor and giant fuck-off swords!"

[1/13/2018 12:53:33 AM] *** Ander gets up. "I need a drink." ***

[1/13/2018 12:53:44 AM] Kite: ... I don't.

[1/13/2018 12:54:07 AM] *** Ander heads for the bar. ***

[1/13/2018 12:55:15 AM] *** Ander returns after a bit with two fresh tankards. ***

[1/13/2018 12:55:54 AM] *** Ander drinks them both. ***

[1/13/2018 12:57:51 AM] Kite: ... I feel my sword is sufficient to the purpose.

[1/13/2018 12:58:24 AM] Ander: "...it's fine.  ...it's a fine sword."

[1/13/2018 12:58:48 AM] Kite: ... would distribution of candy be helpful?

[1/13/2018 12:59:18 AM] Ander: "...here?  No, probably not."

[1/13/2018 12:59:30 AM] Kite: Anywhere.

[1/13/2018 12:59:45 AM] Ander: "At certain events, yeah."

[1/13/2018 12:59:51 AM] Ander: "...I'm sorry."

[1/13/2018 1:00:18 AM] Kite: You were under a great deal of stress.

[1/13/2018 1:00:29 AM] Kite: Don't worry about it.

[1/13/2018 1:02:49 AM] Ander: "I am booking a fight as soon as we get back."

[1/13/2018 1:03:07 AM] *** Kite nods. ***

[1/13/2018 1:03:26 AM] Kite: An excellent idea.

[1/13/2018 1:03:33 AM] *** Vydea stands and pats Ander on the shoulder. "Make sure you let us know when it is so we can come watch. I think I'm going to head out." ***

[1/13/2018 1:03:53 AM] Kite: The Countess may be a better avenue for reaching your goal.

[1/13/2018 1:04:59 AM] Ander: It's funny. I went to the temple cause I thought I was stuck and needed a new way to be my old self. Now, I'm practically drowning in ways to be my old self again, and they all suck.

[1/13/2018 1:06:37 AM] Kite: ... she is perfectly personable. And the specific route would be fighting and acquiring social and monetary capital enough to either obtain a favor from someone or outright purchase it.

[1/13/2018 1:06:55 AM] Kite: Her connections would be helpful.

[1/13/2018 1:07:19 AM] Ander: "That could take years."

[1/13/2018 1:07:50 AM] Ander: "...but yeah.  You're probably right."

[1/13/2018 1:08:27 AM] Kite: It could, but you would get there through merit, doing something you enjoy, and without doing murder.

[1/13/2018 1:08:59 AM] Kite: Adventuring will also speed up the process of acquiring funding and social connections.

[1/13/2018 1:10:40 AM] *** Ander sort of traces the rune with her finger. ***

[1/13/2018 1:12:11 AM] Ander: "...I should go meditate.  I haven't in a long time."

[1/13/2018 1:12:19 AM] *** Kite nods. ***

[1/13/2018 1:12:22 AM] Ander: "Might clear my head before I go to sleep."

[1/13/2018 1:12:31 AM] Ander: "Have a good night, Kite."

[1/13/2018 1:12:32 AM] Kite: Be careful.

[1/13/2018 1:12:36 AM] Kite: Goodnight.