Student Loans - In Character Discussion List
"Oh gods, the stories your sisters told me," said Vee after taking a swig of rum. She set the mug down on the tavern table, a little hard, already almost unable to contain her laughter, as she continued, "Why didn't you tell me about that time you got stuck in the outhouse? Inside the freakin' toilet of all places! Shit, is that why you hate playing Hide N' Seek?" Vee paused, then burst out laughing again. "Shit, indeed."
Across from her, Levi was downing yet more rum, glaring at her, far less amused. Was it his normal amount or was he drinking more now that he learned how many secrets his sisters had told Vee? This was his third mug. Vee wiped her eyes after almost laughing non-stop for the past hour. Even Gloria was giving her side-eye for being rambunctious tonight.
"I forgot how fun your family can be," said Vee, chuckling as the laughter died down, shaking her head. "Even Lila and I only fought twice a day by the end of it. I ain't sure I won her over, but I think she likes me better when you ain't around."
"It's nice knowin' what other families are like, yeah? It's different from what I know. Not that mine's bad, but just... different," continued Vee, almost dreamily, as she finished off her rum. "Just straightforward family business, knowin' who you're related to, and not needin' to worry too much about shankin' someone either 'cause they want to attack you or 'cause they're dumb enough to be tryin' to sleep with your Pa."
At that thought, Vee frowned slightly, before she asked, "By the way, who's that scrawny kid who lives on that farm down the road? Noticed him noticin' me and was gettin' ready to shank him. Ever since that stupid Charles incident, I've been more aware of them creeps creepin' on me, but Lila stopped me. Told me he ain't nothin' to worry about, shoved me back towards the house, and went to talk to the kid. Wouldn't tell me what they talked about, though."
Vee shrugged, glancing into her empty mug, debating if she wanted a refill. She had some stupid meeting in the morning at the gods-awful Temple with the nosy priestess. With a sigh, she shoved the mug aside and started on her glass of water. Better off being clearheaded so she could keep on her toes. Damn priestess knew too much, that was clear.
Mood slightly ruined by remembering that commitment, Vee said, "Anyways, learned lots from them. I should apprentice with your family again, yeah? It was fun. And man, the stories. Still thinkin' the one of Little Levi runnin' around the town naked as a peach is one of my favorites. Although the toilet ya fell into and got stuck in is damn close..."
As soon as Levi could get a word in, he responded: "Okay, the outhouse thing was embarrassing, sure, but I still think Lila shoved something up against the door on purpose. And as for the running around naked... hey, look at me, I got nothing to be ashamed of! Not even then! It's not MY fault you're a prude. You should take a lesson from Jericho. That dude is most definitely NOT a prude. As for the neighbor kid... he's probably just checking what you look like... trying to make sure he doesn't resemble your family. Farm people tend to want to settle down and raise a family and some livestock... and he probably knows what inbreeding does to livestock." Levi paused to finish off his drink. "Did my... dad say anything about me?" he asked, cautiously.
"Yeah. He said yer full of shit, deflect too much, and are a horrible liar," said Vee, narrowing her eyes at him over the rim of her glass. She set her glass back down on the table. "Oh wait, that's me sayin' that."
"But sure, I'll pretend it was all Lila's fault and not your stupidity, and you weren't givin' people the brown eye as you ran around at an age you should have known better. And I'll also pretend the kid with the sugarcane farm cares one lick about livestock, ignore yer overused insults 'bout my family 'cause I'm feeling nice, and pretend that you didn't make me more suspicious of you."
"Whatever," finished Vee, rolling her eyes. In a surprisingly more careful tone, she replied, "Dahlia made sure to ask how you were when he was in earshot. Not sure why she loves a jackass like you so much, but you know how she is. She thought it cool ya slayed some goblins and saved a farmer, always asked for more and more obscure details so we could talk 'bout it at multiple dinners. He did kinda... grunt in acknowledgement once or twice, 'specially when we talked about yer helpin' the sailor not be eagle food. That's progress, yeah?"
Vee winced slightly, never sure how to handle the topic, but pushed on, "I'm sure Dahlia is still talkin' like you hung a moon to 'em even now."
Levi finished his drink. "Well, at least SOMEONE in that family likes me. And you wonder why I ended up like this... look what I grew up with. But let's get back to that farm kid. Now just because he doesn't have any livestock NOW doesn't mean he doesn't want any in the future. We don't all follow our family's path exactly."
"Nope, never did wonder that. Only wonder why I actually choose to put up with you," replied Vee, leaning her head on her hand. "And wondering why ya care 'bout some scrawny farm kid and what he will and won't do in the future. As you say, maybe he won't follow the farmin' path at all, yeah? Hmm, maybe he was actually lookin' at me tryin' to figure out where you are and if you managed to succeed to get outta the family business. Whatever. Not my problem unless I hang with your family again, and I ain't seein' reason to do so anytime soon, unless ya wanna go visit them?"
Levi tried to make an offended face and failed. "Of course I want to go visit them. I mean, not Lila. And maybe not my dad, depending on how he's feeling that day. But the rest, sure. It's been too long. I bet mom is just itching for a good reason to make one of those fancy starfruit cakes. Did she make one for you while you were there?"
"Nah," said Vee, slightly disappointed. "No special occasions when I was there. A pity, yeah? It's a good cake. But I'm supposin' without any birthdays or anythin' to celebrate, she didn't wanna make one. Or maybe she just wanted you there."
"So, new girl, tell me about yourself," prompted Vee, looking across the tavern table to the quiet Temperance.
Vee's eyes briefly flickered to the ocarina hanging on Temperance's neck, before her attention was back on her face, making it very clear Vee was sizing her up. Vee leaned back in her chair, arm resting on the back, and narrowed her eyes, ready for grilling. She did not pay attention to the rest of the crew there.
"Did you take the job with Captain Flame simply to get passage? Priestess lookin' to visit other temples? My first mate says you have potential with those book smarts of yours, and Levi hasn't shut up about all that botany knowledge of yours. You seem to know when to keep quiet so I ain't bothered too much with you hanging around, but what's your deal? You just here for the sake of adventure or you after something more? Where you from? What's your story? How much you love your church?"
Her gaze abandons her untouched drink and shifts to meet Vee’s narrowed scrutiny. Shame. The New Girl persona they let her have had been so useful. It was the facade of little expectation and little inquiry, a gossamer of a veil that she would’ve preferred to maintain as long as it allowed her just enough distance to evade their interest.
But just as she expected, this rowdy ragtag band of oddities wouldn’t let her keep to herself forever— especially not where their makeshift Captain was concerned. Her straightforward line of questioning, the way she leaned back in her seat, all of it branched back to a sense of confidence that she’d start a war to end it on her own terms. Admittedly, it was hard to tell whether Vee was completely unguarded because of the confidence or because she just hated waiting, but Temperance supposed it didn’t matter. What mattered was that a moment of honesty wouldn’t shake her defenses. As fate would have it, the world was not always kind, not always forgiving, and its lessons would stay with her for a while.
“It seems to me that you already know a handful,” she finally says. “I’m a Priestess more versed in written text and botany. I simply travel to learn as I learn to travel outside my element, and that the congregation I happen to associate with allows me to build my knowledge through my roaming and wandering. The rest, well…” Though her smile is placating, there’s a glimmer of amusement in her eyes. “Unless you decide it’s more worth it to run me through with a blade, I’m sure you’ll find out in due time.”
There was, as expected, a pause as Vee made her assessment. Her eyes were still narrowed, as she gave a short, slow nod, and said, "Given the option to run your mouth, you chose to shut it. Unlike Jericho, maybe you are smart. I can respect that. To a point."
Vee shifted to lean forward, elbow on the table, one hand near her chin, and the other always free to reach her knife - just as she'd be taught - eyes still drilling into the new girl. Was Vee getting it right? A good mix of intimidating, but open, a show of letting her guard down when, truly, she never did. Her dads made it look so damn effortless.
"See, here's whatcha gotta understand. Levi? He's a dumbass, but I've known him long enough to know what flavor of dumbass he is. Sadly, it's the idiot kind. Lirtimya has been my right hand for longer than she's held the title of First Mate. Smart, reliable, let's me do my thing, and is there when I need her. Matty? He's alright even if I wanna punch him most the time. Gotta make sure I keep him in line, but he ain't blown my cover, and he does the work I need when it matters. MeLange? Known him for a bit now, too. Strong, simple, kind, and knows when to not ask questions - mostly. The Rat Twins and Jericho? Now them, they were happenstance, and I'm still learnin' about, but they be passing the tests life has thrown their way so far, so I ain't gonna run them through. Probably."
"But you? You're new. And I ain't often a fan of new, especially the kind that ain't happenstance," said Vee, dropping her arm to drum the table with her fingers. "So I'm gonna be straight with ya and give ya a chance here 'cause I'm feeling nice: you a snitch? 'Cause your gonna have to tell me just enough to convince me you ain't one. Circumstances of meetin' ya ain't in your favor here."
Vee’s nonverbals are akin to that of carnivorous mother birds and officials of law exuding territorial dominance— poised, taut, and hyper-focused in protecting their interests. The only contrast was that the ranger wasn’t one to abide by laws of social convention.
A shame, that her experience with structural hierarchy didn’t extend as far as navigating her through the lawfully ambiguous. Perhaps paying the toll to satisfy the troll under the bridge was her best option of getting her where she needed to go.
“It seems rather inefficient for me to try and convince you.” The words stride off her tongue, ever even and composed. “From what I could gather, you’d much prefer to trust your instincts rather than what you’re told.” And understandably so. After all, people often twisted and coated words in sweet syrup as a means to an end. Strip them of their sugar, and they’re left with their lack of substance.
“But if it matters much to you, I make my choices based on what will help expand my knowledge base and satisfy my curiosity. Training as a priestess, sharing what I knew about the Temple of Mists against my better judgment— both presented opportunities to travel. Granted, affiliation with any church means following its mandate based on the organization’s established hierarchical structure. As highly unlikely as it may be, should they demand information any time during my journey, then I’ll simply have to offer what I know: that I am in company of a motley crew and their makeshift captain who prefers to command the waves than solid ground.”
Admittedly, Vee is much more than a makeshift captain with a bit of authority. The fragments she picked up around the rest of the crew pieced together a rather elaborate picture of a sizable network, an affluent financial situation, and secrets within the family. An indisputable reminder that Temperance should endeavor to distance herself from.
Because if there was anything in the world that she loathed, it was involving herself in places she had no business in. Her solitary life studying wildlife while handling the bureaucratic complexities of her church was the kind of beast she could handle.
Speaking of beasts… one of nature’s creations was pattering around the floorboards of the tavern. And whilst it was a welcome subject of interest for her, she wasn’t sure if the others at the table shared her sentiments.
“Now, if you’ll excuse me for a moment.” With a quick swipe of her hand, she switches her untouched mug of drink with another nearly emptied and carefully puts it over the hairy arachnid, housing it inside. Relatively harmless in comparison to other arachnids, and its large, spherical eyes were certainly an adorable addition.
“A Jumping spider was about to make acquaintance with your cloak,” she clarified from the floor. “Would anyone like to see it before I accompany it outside?”
"I'd tell ya to show it to Levi, but that'd be too mean to the lil' critter," said Vee, glancing down with some interest and seeing the truth to the sudden movement of spider catching. With a slight shrug, she pushed her chair back just enough to put her boots up on the table, wholly ignoring the glare she knew Gloria was giving her for it, and finally putting on a show of being relaxed.
"I kept one of them lil' jumpers for a few weeks, years ago. Easier to hide up yer sleeve than them tarantulas, but just as effective against those who are scared of spiders and piss ya off. Keeps 'em outta your room, too. Not that it's any of your business who I'm talkin' about," remarked Vee, conversationally.
"Anyways, I ain't take you to be that good of an actor to dive under a table for a spider so I'm supposin' I'll believe you... for now. Enough that ya can keep taggin' along to see how you handle them life tests, too. Not sayin' I trust ya, but... you got potential worth in ya," continued Vee, hands behind her head, looking down at Temperance and her spider pal. "But one final question for ya: what deity you follow?"
The young priestess spares Levi a cursory glance before returning her gaze to the spider inside the cup, contemplating whether she should put the creature through a supposed ordeal. If it did happen to lose its life she could most definitely cut it open and give it a proper burial. As familiar as she is with this creature, there wasn’t much harm in researching a little more.
Ultimately, she decides to temper her curiosity. She’s not unaware of the other woman staring daggers towards the table, no doubt disgruntled by the prospects of dust that ended up on the tabletop courtesy of Vee’s footwear. If dirt from a pair of boots bothered her, she most certainly wouldn’t be too pleased by pieces of spider innards on the table.
Well, another time, then. It wouldn’t do to disrespect the establishment, anyhow. Perhaps Vee would have more use of it? She seemed experienced and less terrified of arachnids than most, and the image of her tossing a spider towards someone caught unaware…
It almost brings a smile to her face. Almost.
“Priestess of Bran, in service of the Keldorian faith,” Temperance answers just as easily as she rises. She’s grateful that the arachnid provides her a moment to excuse herself. The noise of the tavern and abruptly becoming the subject of conversation at the table wore on her social tolerance. Time for a breath of evening air. “If you’ll excuse me a moment, I’ll return shortly.”
Rothuss Carder: hello folks
wyjyoon: Hi TMO!
Carissa: OH! There is one! A window was blocking it until just now.
Carissa: LURKER
Rothuss Carder: I lurk in the shadows, therefore I am
Carissa: Wait no you talked so you are no longer lurking.
Carissa: Hello fellow human!
Rothuss Carder: what is the point in lurking if you can't dramatically reveal yourself?
Carissa: Well you can't because your icon was selected so I knew you were here...
Rothuss Carder: that just means you were observant
Carissa: it be happenin sometimes
wyjyoon: LOL "I lurk therefore I am" should be a quote
Rothuss Carder: congratulations on piercing the veil I concealed myself behind
Carissa: I have no clever response THEREFORE what level are you now Wendy? We can start there.
wyjyoon: Um, I think Temperance just reached Level 3 after finishing that story arc
Carissa: So you gained 1 NWP slot then at leveling
wyjyoon: Oh cool!
Carissa: So for training, you can learn from someone for free or look up a skill and we'll have to find someone to train you for a fee
Carissa: Since it's specifically a NWP slot, you have to use it for a non-weapon proficency
Carissa: You can only turn WP to NWP
Carissa: You also gain another 1st level spell AND now access to 1 2nd level spell
wyjyoon: Ah, I see. So no new weapon slots yet, then. That's okay! I'll look through and see which NWP I wanted to add. Anatomy sounds fun but hard to find someone to learn from.
Carissa: But the church has to train you before you can use the 2nd level spell slot
Carissa: Maybe maybe not. We won't know until we ask around
wyjyoon: Oh nice! More spells with Church training
Carissa: lol yep
Carissa: it can be a reward you ask for so you don't owe the church tho given they kinda owe us now
wyjyoon: I love it when Vee's like "we should rescue these people and then get them to owe us favors hehe"
Rothuss Carder: my planned notes for 4th were Two Weapon Fighting and Whistling/Humming, OR Prestidigitation using both the WP and NWP slots
Rothuss Carder: given the adventure we just had, I'm thinking the 2 wpn + whistling
wyjyoon: What's prestidigitation? Sounds fancy
Carissa: always extort when you can
Rothuss Carder: sleight of hand
Rothuss Carder: non-magical magic tricks
Carissa: I'd actually lean that way given we don't have a pickpocketing thief anymore...
Carissa: then again we won't have Mel for awhile either...
wyjyoon: Oh, we won't?
Carissa: what's two-weapon fighting specifically do?
wyjyoon: Aw, I was enjoying Mel and Levi interactions
Carissa: sadly no, sharif's work schedule is changing so he won't be around most of the game for some undetermined amounto f time
Carissa: it's happened before so he should come back at some point but dunno when
Rothuss Carder: normally attacking with 2 weapons is -2/-4 to hit. 2 weapon style changes that to -0/-2
wyjyoon: Darn, that sounds rough. I hope that gets sorted for him!
Carissa: How is that different from ambi?
wyjyoon: That was my question too. Ambidextrous is a skill too, right?
Carissa: Yes and normally one fighters take although I believe rangers got it for free or something... there's a reason most rangers do two weapons
wyjyoon: Is it just the ability to be masterful at two weapons? I think there's negative points if you're not skilled in specific weapons?
Carissa: Yes that way you can hit with two and have no penalties
Carissa: Well have two in each hand specifically
Rothuss Carder: if a person with 2 weapon style is also Ambidextrous the penalties are reduced to -0/-0. Rothuss is not ambidextrous
Rothuss Carder: rangers get that benefit automatically
Carissa: the real question is do you expect him to be in fights more?
wyjyoon: Oh, cool! So I guess ambidextrous means you have mastery over two hands and two weapons is skill over two different weapons, regardless of what your hand skills are
Carissa: ten bucks Vee has both, lol
Carissa: I just only have a bit of a grasp on it and said, whatever makes her good and it was so
Rothuss Carder: we just went through a pretty rough one. also, I have found it very frustrating in the past having a character be ineffective in combat. That's roughly half the game (give or take), and not being able to do anything during it is boring and frustrating. ;)
wyjyoon: That's fair, D&D wouldn't be D&D without combat encounters
Rothuss Carder: Ilero getting the Fist made him a LOT more effective and interesting
Carissa: whatever makes you happy, just checking if it would be a waste or not :P
wyjyoon: I think whistling sounds like a fun skill
Carissa: and we went through a rough one because we did TWO in one and that was, uh, not the original plan, lol
Carissa: I am curious how the whistling will come into play...
wyjyoon: I didn't even know it was two mushed into one! I was just like "wow, I guess that last story arc was pretty fun if it was like this"
Rothuss Carder: I'm thinking Bardy stuff, since he doesn't sing.
Rothuss Carder: you may have noticed him humming several times over the last few sessions
Carissa: I thought it was, "You all aren't doing things so into the fire you go so you HAVE to start rolling!" and it was kinda that too, lol
Carissa: Yes, but I mean, I wonder how it'll come into play for any skill checks but maybe it won't at all
wyjyoon: I did notice the humming! I thought it might've been part of his bard character
Carissa: Could be like Howard awkwardly humming at times,
wyjyoon: Whatever the case, as long as it's fun for you TMO, I'd love to see which skills you pick
Rothuss Carder: Bards do have Pick Pockets, apparently. I might have said they didn't a couple sessions ago? Or maybe that was Move Silently. I don't recall.
Rothuss Carder: Rothuss has it currently at 30, but for 3rd lvl I had notes to spend 15 on it.
Carissa: oh didn't know that
Carissa: I know he had some thief skills but not all?
wyjyoon: Oh, nice! I think it might have something to do with sneak or stealth? We did talk a lot about sneaking in that story arc
Rothuss Carder: 4: Climb Walls, Detect Noise, Pick Pockets, Read Languages.
Carissa: and Levi has move silently and hide in shadows so really all we need is someone who can pick pockets
Rothuss Carder: the advantage to whistling is I don't have to make up lyrics. :P
Carissa: LOL
Carissa: that is fair
Rothuss Carder: I have *no* desire to start doing that.
wyjyoon: I like Ratbone Rhymes too. They're nice : )
Rothuss Carder: She is much better at it than I ever would be
Carissa: spoil sport
Rothuss Carder: sorry
wyjyoon: He can keep telling stories
Rothuss Carder: speaking of which, I need to come up with a few more. I think my repetoire is depleted
Rothuss Carder: I'll work on that when I've got more energy. ;)
Rothuss Carder: So, Wendy, how can we help you?
wyjyoon: I'll look forward to those! That last one was pretty cool, though I forgot the name of the creature that was in the story. Looked kinda like a genie
Rothuss Carder: Unless Carissa already did
wyjyoon: Oh! I'm just trying to pick an NWP to train
wyjyoon: Past me marked herbalism and anatomy as the two I wanted for the upcoming slot
wyjyoon: Kinda stuck on which one to pick
Carissa: Herbalism might cost 2 slots lemme look...
Rothuss Carder: could go either way: herbalism for all the weird plant things we just encountered, or anatomy for all the weird bodies we've just found/made/rescued.
wyjyoon: Oh it does? I didn't get to look at it in detail
Carissa: Yep it does so you'd need to wait until you have another slot open or just go anatomy this go round
wyjyoon: I think anatomy sounds fun since character-wise Temperance is getting more interested in human beings
Carissa: I don't think it'll be hard to find someone to teach it and now that you're official we'd be okay paying for it if we have the money OR maybe the church can teach it for free...
wyjyoon: If we can use the church that would be my go to
Rothuss Carder: Oh, she's interested in "anatomy", is she? *Rothuss waggles his eyebrows*
Rothuss Carder: LOL
wyjyoon: LOL Rothuss just cracks me up every time. I love lighthearted characters
wyjyoon: I know BOB said he might consider training for weapons too, and I'm not sure what that might mean for Temperance, but she's having fun with her shortbow, so maybe if she could get more training with that
Carissa: Nothing
Carissa: It means he thinks most character trainings might be weapons BUT I think he's wrong there lol
Carissa: You have a NWP you earned, I have a WP to use which I'm thinking I'll turn into a NWP. Rothuss is possible doing WP training. Levi has nothing. Lirt not sure but likely not weapons and Jericho not sure but likely not weapons.
Carissa: So really, apparently, TMO represents all ofus.
Rothuss Carder: I Am Everyone
wyjyoon: TMO and Co.
wyjyoon: Honestly I didn't have a lot of questions about training because I figured I'd learn as I go! Figuring out the NWP was my biggest thing character-wise
Carissa: Main thing is just knowing if you gain something to train in or not each level
Carissa: (LINK)
<a href="https://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki-old/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Proficiencies">(LINK)</a>
Carissa: This tells you how often you'll get a WP and a how often you get a NWP (not the same for priests)
Carissa: (LINK)
<a href="https://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki-old/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Priests">(LINK)</a>
Carissa: And this tells you when you gain access to a new level of spells which will always require training
Rothuss Carder: if you go to your PC's Main tab, click the Magnifying Glass next to your class and level, then click the Log button, you can see everything that's happened to your character class-wise
Carissa: Getting new spell SLOTS does not, but spell LEVEL does
Rothuss Carder: so at 4th, I can see I got a WP and NWP for leveling
wyjyoon: Oh I see. So getting spell slots and gaining a new spell level is not the same thing
Rothuss Carder: no. D&D overused the word 'level' for too many things. ;)
Carissa: correct
Rothuss Carder: On the page where you could click the Log button, click the Dragonslayers button next to your class, scroll down and find the Spellcasting button. You'll see the table
Rothuss Carder: it's called Bard Spell Progression for me
wyjyoon: Taking a few to figure it out and look
wyjyoon: Okay got it, sorry- my laptop was being mean
wyjyoon: I like how it tells you which spells you can access with each level. So if you're a level 3 priest, you can access 1 2nd level spell and 2 1st level spells and so on
wyjyoon: The charts on the proficiency link make less sense, but I'll look into it later
Carissa: no worries, you at least know for now what you need: NWP and training for priest level
wyjyoon: I'm glad I at least understand those. Yay! So what's the difference between RPing here and the IC threads on the page? Do they count differently?
Carissa: nope
Carissa: whatever happens here Bob will save to a chat and we can post it IC if we need or just.... tell people to read the chat
Rothuss Carder: other than here you have to wait for Bob to post the logs to the site
Carissa: no different than continuing an IC next session
Carissa: and quicker responses :P
wyjyoon: Oh, that's fair. I forget that whatever happens on FG is logged on site
Carissa: yup so if you wanna RP go for it
Carissa: I'm awake for a bit longer
Rothuss Carder: continuation of online chat, or separate encounter?
Carissa: whichever y'all want
Carissa: I can roll with whatever
wyjyoon: I'm down for anything! If Levi was here I would've asked how one defines a human as attractive
wyjyoon: I think it was a topic we never got to discuss during watch
Carissa: ping Lemon and convince her to come here lol
wyjyoon: She might be sleeping
Carissa: lol don't blame her, I debated going to bed at 5 PM
Carissa: it was a long day
wyjyoon: Definitely. We can just continue to post on the IC thread if we're not feeling it! I haven't seen if there were updates on it yet, so I should go see
Rothuss Carder: been a long week. ;)
Rothuss Carder: nothing compared to Carissa's, I'm sure. lady works far too hard.
Carissa: my first week of feeling normal and it was non-stop work this week
Carissa: and no, always good for RP but one of you would have to start if you wanted, lol my brain isn't there to start
Rothuss Carder: walks into the main room.
Rothuss Carder: Hey, you two looking for the food too? I got the midnight snackies.
Vee Barlett: Snackies
Vee Barlett: ?
Temperance: blinks at the two who appeared
Temperance: Just couldn't sleep, I suppose
Rothuss Carder: Snacks'll help.
Temperance: Writing about our cave adventures got me thinking about too many things.
Vee Barlett: Ain't looking to sleep yet. Stars are nice up here.
Rothuss Carder: Got a little claustrophobic down there, did you?
Temperance: Claustrophobia was the least of my worries, but snacks and stars sound nice.
Vee Barlett: At least there was water down there. I ain't a fan of caves. That's Levi's thing.
Vee Barlett: He can keep it.
Rothuss Carder: chuckles.
Rothuss Carder: That was interesting, but I think I'll pass on a repeat for a while.
Temperance: cracks a small smile at the thought.
Temperance: There weren't any monkeys, so that was a plus for him.
Rothuss Carder: Why is Levi on your boat if he's so into caves? The two don't seem to go together.
Vee Barlett: 'Cause monkeys ain't dumb enough to go into a cave like that.
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Vee Barlett: I ain't mastered livin' in water yet so I gotta have someone who knows land.
Rothuss Carder: But you can speak to fish?
Temperance: I suppose that makes sense. Though you seem pretty masterful when it comes to life at sea.
Vee Barlett: I can't breath underwater.
Vee Barlett: Yet.
Rothuss Carder: Huh.
Rothuss Carder: hums quietly, thinking.
Rothuss Carder: hums quietly, thinking.
Rothuss Carder: I wonder what stories fish tell each other?
Temperance: muffles a chuckle at the thought.
Vee Barlett: Boring ones.
Temperance: Maybe they'll tell stories about us landwalkers
Vee Barlett: They ain't have the vocabulary to tell much. Then again, they're shorter than yours so that's a plus.
Rothuss Carder: My stories are perfectly fine for people who appreciate them. I'm working on shorter ones for the people without attention spans.
Vee Barlett: All I'm sayin' is when the person interviewin' you says tell a joke, and ya take ten hours to get there it ain't a joke anymore,
Rothuss Carder: Right. I've got some knock knock jokes I can pull out in those situations
Temperance: How does one define "a joke"?
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Temperance: Is there a requirement for it to be short to be with humor?
Rothuss Carder: Oh honey, tell me you're joking.
Vee Barlett: It was a play on words. Problem is, ya forget the word play when it was nine hours before the endin'
Vee Barlett: But no skin off my back. I weren't tryin' to get into a fancy bard school.
Rothuss Carder: I figured they'd appreciate something with a little skill involved.
Temperance: Just curious is all. We all have different perspective on different things, and I was trying to see if there was a sort of standard in terms of defining jokes.
Rothuss Carder: lowers straight down into a cross-legged sit.
Vee Barlett: To be fair, don't think my jokes are the same as his so probably...
Rothuss Carder: Okay, so, everyone has a different sense of humor. If you're working a big audience, you have to start with lower level jokes, get 'em warmed up.
Rothuss Carder: Once you get your audience primed and warm, they catch onto the longer more complicated jokes easier.
Temperance: Hm. Interesting. So there are different levels of jokes, then.
Vee Barlett: lays back to watch the stars again and half listens
Rothuss Carder: Oh sure. To really get your audience going you have to work them up to it.
Rothuss Carder: It's different than one on one, like here.
Rothuss Carder: I can tune things personally to you.
Temperance: I suppose catering to a larger audience would be different than sitting with two people.
Temperance: So, what are these "knock-knock" jokes?
Rothuss Carder: What kinds of things do you find funny? I haven't really had a chance to talk with ya to find out much about you.
Vee Barlett: She likes takin' notes. That counts as fancyin' somethin?
Temperance: I've never thought about it. I smile when things make me smile. That's all.
Temperance: Like... experimenting! Discovering things!
Temperance: immediately brightens at the thought
Vee Barlett: Like that fancy staff?
Temperance: Anything. The world is an interesting place. Apparently a place where things such as "knock-knock" jokes and different levels of humor exist.
Vee Barlett: And people who actually like havin' audiences to talk to
Temperance: Apparently so. It sounds fulfilling to be able to pull laughter out of people.
Temperance: Perhaps there's a part of us that triggers those kinds of things. Hm...
Rothuss Carder: I love being able to really get to a group.
Vee Barlett: I don't know if I've ever felt that? But I ain't in the business to try to make people laugh. That's what he's for.
Vee Barlett: thumbs at Rothuss
Rothuss Carder: It's not always jokes. Stories that capture their interest, things like that work too.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (how do I change the dot by my name? I refuse to be similar to TMO!)
Rothuss Carder: People don't usually think threats of stabbing are funny. Hate to be the one to break it to you.
Vee Barlett: Well guess it's good for distractin' when ya wanna st....borrow somethin'
Vee Barlett: They ain't supposed to be. They are threats.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): what dot?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): by your portrait top left corner
Temperance: chuckles softly at the back and forth between the two.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): right click on your icon and choose Set Color
Rothuss Carder: So what're you going to do once you've scared everyone away from your crew?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): well that seems obvious now
wyjyoon (Temperance): I even changed mine a couple weeks ago and forgot how to do it so thanks TMO : D
Vee Barlett: It ain't scared Levi away yet. It means I keep the strong ones. Gotta wittle out the ones who don't know when to keep their place or their mouth shut.
Temperance: I suppose that's one way to build or burn bridges.
Rothuss Carder: So you want to scare away anyone with any common sense and personality of their own.
Temperance: contemplates momentarily
Temperance: What does that say about us, then?
Rothuss Carder: Just means we haven't hit our breaking point yet.
Vee Barlett: Dunno. You're the ones still here.
Rothuss Carder: But for how long?
Rothuss Carder: I know you ain't going to miss me. But what happens when Levi gets fed up and leaves? Or Lirt?
Vee Barlett: Until ya get killed, probably, given it almost happened... two? Three times? In the cave.
Vee Barlett: rolls eyes
Vee Barlett: I only known ya a couple months and yer choosin' to stick around. Lirt and Levi know this is mean and have for years. They don't mind it. If you do, then that's on you. You can leave if ya want.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): *me
Rothuss Carder: Oh, I'm not here for you.
Vee Barlett: But yer here so ya gotta put up with me.
Rothuss Carder: And you have to put up with me. Not sure who's got the worst end of that deal.
Vee Barlett: Me.
Rothuss Carder: stretches.
Rothuss Carder: Works for me.
Vee Barlett: And you, Temp? Yer stickin' around still?
Temperance: I suppose for the meantime this is where I'll be.
Vee Barlett: And what do you both get outta it?
Temperance: Not quite used to being around people this often, but apparently being uncomfortable means growth for humans.
Temperance: contemplates on the inquiry.
Temperance: Social skills? Safety in numbers? Though I'm not too sure on the latter since...well, your penchant for stabbing.
Rothuss Carder: chuckles
Rothuss Carder: Just keep her in front of you.
Rothuss Carder: The pointy bit is in front.
Temperance: I think she'll stab me no matter where I am around her if she so pleased.
Vee Barlett: The pod grabbed me from behind and I stabbed it just fine.
Rothuss Carder: Hmm...
Rothuss Carder: contemplates the two.
Rothuss Carder: I don't think you're really a stabbing target for her.
Rothuss Carder: She's not threatened by you.
Vee Barlett: Lately it's only punching as Rothuss has discovered. The stabbin' is for more special occasions.
Temperance: From the way she acts, it's a bit tricky to tell when she feels socially threatened.
Temperance: Unless punching signifies such things. Does that mean she feels threatened by you?
Temperance: turns to Rothuss
Vee Barlett: Nah, just annoyed.
Rothuss Carder: Not physically threatened, not really. But I'm not something she can control, so I threaten her in other ways.
Rothuss Carder: It's good for her. Builds character.
Rothuss Carder: grins.
Temperance: Ah. Someone somewhere did say discomfort is growth for humans.
Temperance: nods in understanding.
Vee Barlett: rolls eyes
Temperance: What was the most uncomfortable situation you've witnessed or experienced?
Vee Barlett: You really tihnk high of yerself. Clearly need some growth of your own.
Rothuss Carder: Really, Cap'n? With you? I'm flattered, but I don't think we should get personally involved right now.
Vee Barlett: Ew.
Temperance: tilts her head in confusion.
Temperance: Not sure how growth has anything to do with personal involvement, but we're all rather young, so...
Temperance: More room to grow?
Rothuss Carder: looks at her in confusion, then makes a brief gesture towards his groin, as if asking if she knows anything about this.
Temperance: shrugs, and contemplates whether she should ask about snacks.
Rothuss Carder: shrugs and moves on with the conversation.
Rothuss Carder: So what d'you think happened to our dwarf?
Vee Barlett: No, no, Rothuss. Please, explain. It makes it all the more awkward and shows how bad a joke it is.
Rothuss Carder: snorts in amusement.
Vee Barlett: When guys be nasty hittin' on me, my favorite thing to do is make 'em explain. Then they realized what idiots they are.
Rothuss Carder: It was a dick joke, Tempe. That's all. That's one of the lower levels of comedy. I figured it was just about right for Vee.
Rothuss Carder: I guess she's not that advanced yet.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): Rothuss doesn't *do* awkward. ;)
Temperance: ...Right. Well, I'm not sure I understand what it means, but I suppose different people find different things funny, as you said.
Vee Barlett: rolls eyes
Vee Barlett: Boy humor is rarely good.
wyjyoon (Temperance): I still don't understand it so I'll just go with the flow lol :D
Carissa (Vee Barlett): LOL
Vee Barlett: just shows how inmature they are.
Rothuss Carder: So tell me some girl humor. I'm always ready to hear jokes.
Vee Barlett: Look in a mirror if ya want a joke.
Rothuss Carder: This is a mature joke?
Vee Barlett: Hmm, good point given ya ain't mature,
Rothuss Carder: Okay, we'll try this from another angle. What's the last thing you laughed at, Vee? Serious question, not joking.
Vee Barlett: Why?
Rothuss Carder: Becausse I'm curious.
Vee Barlett: Hmm, yeah except when I ask you such questions ya dodge them so I ain't sure I care to tell ya right now.
Rothuss Carder: sighs.
Rothuss Carder: I didn't dodge it. I answered it truthfully, you just didn't like it.
Vee Barlett: Ya know what they say, yeah? Two way streets go both ways.
Temperance: takes out her notebook and continues making notes, looking back and forth at the two.
Vee Barlett: But ya knew what I was lookin' for and still skimmed around it so how we gonna bond if ya don't wanna be deep? Not that I'm sure ya are anymore.
Rothuss Carder: Hmm.I think we're kinda stuck here then. If you won't answer a question until I give you an answer you're willing to understand.
Vee Barlett: It ain't about willing to understand. It's about communicatin' in a way that's understood. Yer a storyteller. You should know that.
Vee Barlett: Like talkin' to fish. It ain't that they aren't willin' to understand me, but sometimes I gotta use different words so they can understand me.
Temperance: Does talking to fish make you happy? Or is it just something else about the sea?
Temperance: Since we're talking about things that make us laugh, I thought talking about things that made you happy might be nice.
Vee Barlett: Oh, happiness? Easier than tellin' what makes me laugh. And to answer that, it was somethin' my Pa said but ain't repeatin' it. Anyways, sea makes me happy. Everyone says it's obvious so ain't nothin' to hide.
Vee Barlett: Fish ain't good conversationalist, tho. There's better sealife to talk to than them.
Vee Barlett: Like them pirahanas in the cave. All they said was, "Hungry hungry food feed me" and that's just borin'.
Temperance: Ah, so that's why they took a bite out of Rothuss' foot.
Rothuss Carder: laughs.
Rothuss Carder: Or did she sicc them on me?
Vee Barlett: Guess you'll never know.
Temperance: If she did, I don't think much of your foot would've survived.
Vee Barlett: Wish I coulda grabbed some of them glowin' mushrooms, tho. Those are fancy.
Temperance: It would've been nice if we could've grabbed samples, but the caves incited survival instincts out of most of us.
Rothuss Carder: Well, out of curiosity, let's put it to Tempe, see what she thinks. As I recall, the Cap'n asked me what I wanted outta life. Was that it?
Temperance: Er... I believe so? I may or may not have overheard through the walls.
Rothuss Carder: winks at her.
Rothuss Carder: So did you hear my answer too?
Temperance: The only thing I recall was that it was too vague of an answer for said Captain.
Rothuss Carder: I said I wanted to whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. So what does that mean to you?
Temperance: Mm. It means your desires may change during the course of your life, so you'll follow your impulses in the moment?
Rothuss Carder: What do you think, Cap'n? How close is she?
Vee Barlett: Still a cheap answer.
Rothuss Carder: Why should I restrict myself? Why should I limit myself to only the opportunities I know of right now?
Rothuss Carder: If I did that, I'd still be in that damn goat village because it's all I knew as a kid.
Temperance: Putting a price on answers to questions would make this world a much different place.
Temperance: It would mean you'd have to set a standard for what answers would be considered cheap and which would be considered worth a higher price.
Vee Barlett: To me it says ya don't know anything about yerself or what you value. And if ya value nothin' then what's the point?
Rothuss Carder: Still not getting it... Oh well. She has what she wants square in her sights, and just can understand people who want more than what they can see.
Rothuss Carder: *can't
TMO (Rothuss Carder): *can't
Vee Barlett: Or ya still don't understand that not everyone is gonna understand ya and ya gotta accept that or change.
Rothuss Carder: It's not that important, though. Maybe someday, maybe not.
Rothuss Carder: snorts.
Rothuss Carder: How many people do you think understood me in that goat village, eh?
Vee Barlett: It bothers you. And I ain't willing to open up to you 'cause yer stuck on this so that's what ya get outta it.
Vee Barlett: Mmmm bet the billys did. Ya smell like one.
Rothuss Carder: chuckles and leans back.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (p.s. billy goat smell is the WORST - we actually used to put them up the hill all on their own during sheep&wool fest because it's suck a unique stank)
Carissa (Vee Barlett): *such a
Vee Barlett: As hardheaded as one, too. More like a goat than ya think.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Never smelled a goat before, but I guess that means I'll be social distancing from them : D
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol
Rothuss Carder: And she's back. Maybe it's conversation we'll have again someday. Clear night tonight, the stars are bright.
Temperance: Well, I hope whenever that someday is, you both will be alive for it.
Vee Barlett: They were nice too look at until ya stumbled over here.
Rothuss Carder: Heh. That was a joke, if you meant it to be. Good one.
Temperance: Learning as I go, sir. Learning as I go.
Vee Barlett: So back to yer earlier question, tho. I didn't think we had dwarves on this island.
Temperance: The stout little man, right?
Vee Barlett: Been thinkin' about that. Wonder where he came from? Maybe overseas?
Vee Barlett: Yah
Rothuss Carder: Nope, I think I last saw one in the city. And that was only one.
Temperance: If I've seen one, I don't remember.
Rothuss Carder: Stories say they sink instantly in water.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (has rothuss been to the city before?)
TMO (Rothuss Carder): *shifty eyes*
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (lol so probably not... I could check birthday chat to find out but meh)
Vee Barlett: You meet all types in the cities, but this ain't the city up here.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Is Seagate considered a city?
Rothuss Carder: Well, if they gotta be somewhere out here, up int he mountains makes the most sense, I guess. Not many lakes or seas to fall in.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Seagate is THE city - capital of the area
Vee Barlett: Just still odd we saw one. Too bad he gave us the slip.
Rothuss Carder: Wonder if he melted into the walls? Dwarves and stone are supposed to go together.
Temperance: raises brows in interest.
Temperance: It would be nice to study dwarf biology, if that's the case.
Vee Barlett: Why'd he wait to do it? I could follow his footprints up until the stream at the top.
Rothuss Carder: Maybe he couldn't cross the stream?
Temperance: Or perhaps it's a skill he could only use a limited number of times?
Vee Barlett: I'd question it but seein' how many times Jericho slipped in the steam...maybe
Rothuss Carder: chuckles.
Rothuss Carder: I think we need to get him some new boots. The soles on his must be wearing smooth.
Temperance: It might have to be sooner than later. Slipping and falling could be hazardous if done enough times.
Vee Barlett: We did find those three pairs of boots in that bone nest. Maybe give him one of those?
Vee Barlett: But he needs some strength trainin' or something. He just... don't ever seem to be able to stand strong, ya know?
Rothuss Carder: Sounds good. Maybe it's his birthday.
Vee Barlett: Hmm, that'd be nice. Good excuse to drink.
Temperance: shakes her head in amusement.
Temperance: You all do that no matter what day it is.
Temperance: Drink, I mean. Is it that good?
Vee Barlett: Yeah, but when it's a celebration you can really let loose.
Rothuss Carder: Meh. A bit is fine, but what's the point of having fun if you can't remember it later?
Vee Barlett: Nah, ya gotta know yer limits. Ain't about you hittin' that point, but gettin' yer mark hittin' that point.
Vee Barlett: And bein' able to hold yer liqour well enough to outlast them.
Vee Barlett: And to do that, ya gotta get a taste for it. So yeah, it's good.
Rothuss Carder: So even drinking is a competition and way to take advantage of someone?
Rothuss Carder: grins.
Vee Barlett: Sometimes the best deals are made when ya get the other drunk, yeah.
Rothuss Carder: I've seen too many drunks to really want to do that to myself.
Temperance: At least if you do drink beyond capacity you have sober ones who can remember for you.
Vee Barlett: Safer than water to drink in some places ya go.
Temperance: I'm surprised either of you don't have a drink in your hands right now.
Rothuss Carder: I got distracted from snacks by the thuoght of spending time with you two.
Temperance: We got the stars but not the snacks.
Vee Barlett: I don't always want one.
Vee Barlett: Snacks or "snackies"?
Temperance: Is there a difference?
Rothuss Carder: Time of day.
Temperance: Interesting.
Rothuss Carder: When you crawl out of bed in the middle of the night, wanting something small to nibble on, it's "snackies".
Rothuss Carder: It's a very fine distinction, not one sea barbarians are probably aware of.
Temperance: muffles a chuckle at the thought.
Temperance: I'll keep that in mind, then. It's interesting vocabulary.
Vee Barlett: Sounds like something a simpleminded bard would differentiate.
Temperance: I suppose that's one nice thing about being around different types of company. I don't think I would've learned these types of things around other Priests.
Rothuss Carder: I try to avoid learning things from most priests. We don't have the stuffy kind with us, though, so it's all good.
Vee Barlett: Huh, for once we agree on somethin'
Rothuss Carder: points to Temperence.
Rothuss Carder: Write that down. We agreed.
Temperance: bursts out a laugh.
Temperance: Alright, alright, I'm writing.
Rothuss Carder: Success!
Vee Barlett: yawns
Vee Barlett: Were the priests stuffy where you trained, Temp?
Vee Barlett: Jericho was pretty stuff to start. Glad we got most of that outta him.
Temperance: pauses from writing "Vee and Rothuss agreed that they don't like stuffy priests."
Temperance: I...am not sure if I should describe them that way. Some of them were... traditional and set in their ways, but the kind of church I grew up in didn't have a lot of room for fluidity.
Temperance: I don't know how much they influenced me since... well, I wasn't much of a people person to begin with.
Rothuss Carder: Neither do boats, really. But it's a different kind of stuffy.
Rothuss Carder: Granted, I'm not an expert on temples or boats.
Vee Barlett: Huh, look. We agree on that, too.
Vee Barlett: Weird night.
Temperance: chuckles and ticks another tally mark.
Vee Barlett: But I'm thinkin' traditional is just a nice way of sayin' stuffy.
Temperance: I suppose that depends on what you find stuffy.
Rothuss Carder: Goat villages are stuffy and stinky.
Vee Barlett: You know...
Vee Barlett: waves her hand around
Vee Barlett: Holier than thou. Church knows best, do what we say, yer goin' to hell for sinnin' and all that nonsense.
Vee Barlett: Like them bein' tightasses about rum. Ain't sure why they the only ones who think they can be makin' it.
Temperance: Oh, that. Then yes, some Priests I knew were like that. Always liked to keep others on their toes, judging them for surface-level things.
Temperance: Learning to maneuver around them always takes a lot of energy.
Vee Barlett: Yeah, that. Thinkin' they know best and have all them rules about how people should live. It's stuffy.
Temperance: Sometimes I think it's because they genuinely think so, as misguided as it sounds.
Temperance: But other times it might just be because they enjoy having that power over people.
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Vee Barlett: Feelin' like that with the temple lately. Ain't a fan of them tellin' us what to do
Temperance: Ah, the Temple of Orange Sunsets, was it?
Vee Barlett: That be the one.
Rothuss Carder: I wasn't at the meeting for some reason, so I didn't meet any of them.
Vee Barlett: Consider yerself lucky. Or unimportant. Or both.
Temperance: I'd say the former.
Vee Barlett: I'm thinkin' both.
Temperance: He's been stabbing things in the cave, so I'm not too sure if that makes him unimportant.
Rothuss Carder: Imprtance is overrated. I'll take lucky.
Vee Barlett: Some things. He still missin' things right in front of him...
Vee Barlett: But he did make a good pack ass so I'll give him that.
Temperance: A shame we didn't collect those bones back at the Stirge nest. They might've made good weapons.
Temperance: A pack what now?
Rothuss Carder: Pretty soon she might even grace me with a Hello or other kind word. We're almost there...
Vee Barlett: Yeah, curious if Levi coulda done somethin' with them bones. He's good at crude weapons.
Vee Barlett: A mule if ya wanna be nicer, I suppose.
Vee Barlett: But he's really just an ass.
Temperance: I think she saves all her hellos for talking to sea creatures.
Vee Barlett: Them and family.
Rothuss Carder: Now we know what she thinks of her family.
Vee Barlett: That they worth a hello?
Temperance: Considering sea creatures might be her favorite, it might be the best compliment for them.
Vee Barlett: points to Temperance for getting it
Temperance: My observations have been paying off.
Rothuss Carder: Fair point.
Rothuss Carder: Your observations have been pretty on point tonight.
Rothuss Carder: So... all we have to do to get on Vee's good side is marry into her family, right?
Vee Barlett: laughs
Temperance: All I know so far is that she has two fathers, and both of them are taken.
Vee Barlett: More complicated than that, but it's a start.
Rothuss Carder: Success!
Temperance: gives a small clap
Vee Barlett: refuses to acknowledge it
Rothuss Carder: bows while sitting.
Rothuss Carder: Thank you, thank you.
Vee Barlett: Although to Temp's point, my dads are OFF LIMITS. I barely tolerate Levi bein' an idiot around them. I ain't gonna tolerate others doin' it.
Rothuss Carder: Don't worry, Cap'n. Settling down isn't in any of my immediate plans. Your sisters, brothers, cousins, dads, whatever, are safe from me.
Rothuss Carder: Well, on any sort of permanent basis
Temperance: I wonder why Levi finds them so appealing.
Vee Barlett: Only a brother and ain't sure yer his type anyways. The rest of them offspring are just offspring and rarely important.
Vee Barlett: 'Cause he's a horny young dude who finds anything manly appealin'? I guess? I dunno.
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Rothuss Carder: Everyone's got their own tastes.
Vee Barlett: What makes someone appealin' to you, Rothuss? Might enlighten us.
Rothuss Carder: You can imagine some of the people we got in a goat village.
Vee Barlett: If ya smell like one, they musta looked like one.
Temperance: I don't have a thorough research background on humans and their motivations yet. Is there a standard for such things? What makes human beings appealing to other human beings?
Rothuss Carder: Everyone's got their own tastes, is all. Some people like looks, some likst personality, some like money.
Vee Barlett: Their usefulness.
Vee Barlett: Thinkin' Levi is all about them looks, tho.
Temperance: nods and scribbles some quick small notes in her notebook
Rothuss Carder: To your question, I don't settle for looking just for one thing. Different people are attractive for different reasons. And not everyone's attractive to me. Maybe call it chemistry, maybe something else.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): I don't suppose either of you remember the name of the Navy lady, do you? Trying to find it on the site. :D Started with an A, pretty sure
Temperance: Mm... interesting. I'll have to research further on this and see. How would you describe your experiences? Once you find that person with the right amount of ... chemistry?
wyjyoon (Temperance): Um...
Temperance: Was that navy lady introduced when I was here?
wyjyoon (Temperance): ooc
Carissa (Vee Barlett): hm... Adeline Sheildgem? Or something?
TMO (Rothuss Carder): Adelaide, I was right
Carissa (Vee Barlett): ooh I was close
TMO (Rothuss Carder): Shieldgem is exactly right, so good job!
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (navy lady was before you)
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (September Birthday Game)
wyjyoon (Temperance): Oh cool okay. I don't know why I thought of the lady that was with Troy that one time
TMO (Rothuss Carder): she was a sister or cousin. Also a Shieldgem
Carissa (Vee Barlett): because he was with the OTHER Shieldgem, lol
TMO (Rothuss Carder): good memory
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Rosa or something
wyjyoon (Temperance): YEAH Rosa
Carissa (Vee Barlett): dang we on fire
wyjyoon (Temperance): Couldn't remember her first name but Shieldgem was familiar
Rothuss Carder: Well, I don't know just exactly how graphic you want me to be, but I find it best not to kiss and tell too much. What kinds of questions do you have?
Temperance: I'm more so curious as to what sort of signs allow you to understand that... someone's appealing or interesting? Some written work describe it as butterflies in the stomach, but I couldn't quite imagine that.
Temperance: frowns at the thought of butterflies inside a human stomach
Temperance: It sounds uncomfortable. But you needn't speak if it's too personal.
Rothuss Carder: Ehh... those are nerves, usually. Scared and such. I don't let that bother me none.
Vee Barlett: With how often he flirts, ain't sure anything is personal for him..
Rothuss Carder: Most everyone's special in some way or another, if you bother to look. Most of us don't. Even I miss it most of the time.
Temperance: pauses from writing and nods.
Temperance: This company itself is pretty unique, I'd say
Rothuss Carder: It's been pretty interesting.
Temperance: I suppose that's the thing about human beings. Studying human nature gets so subjective and tricky with all the unique ways of thinking and motivations.
Rothuss Carder: I don't think about it too much, really. I feel it. But you're more brains than me, so it makes sense you'd think more than feel.
Rothuss Carder: waits for Vee's zinger.
Temperance: Sometimes I wish I didn't. It sounds nice to be able to do things the way you feel.
Temperance: Thinking a lot means you sit in your headspace for too long.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (sorry Vee is getting tired and just listening now)
TMO (Rothuss Carder): lol
Carissa (Vee Barlett): glad he knew a zinger was there - he can fill it in himself :P
Vee Barlett: You know... drinkin' helps with that.
wyjyoon (Temperance): If he can mimic her he could technically play two people : D
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol
Rothuss Carder: [SKILL] Voice Mimicry [2] [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 7]
TMO (Rothuss Carder): yup! he could!
TMO (Rothuss Carder): not going to, but he could!
Temperance: Does it? I never liked the effects it had on people. But I suppose I was just around company who didn't hold their liquor well.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Lol, glad he can
Rothuss Carder: You up for a little experiment? Nothing major.
Temperance: Sure. What's the experiment?
Rothuss Carder: Sit over here, by me. Comfortable. 'K, I'm not going to hurt you, promise.
Temperance: I never thought you would, but alright.
Vee Barlett: You saw his sword work. Ain't sure he could hurt ya even if he tried if it makes ya feel better.
Rothuss Carder: Close your eyes. What are you thinking?
Temperance: Right now? When you two get into your little spats you sound the same. Is it because you've been around each other all the time and influenced each other or is it just in your natures to sound similar to each other? Does that happen with all human beings with time or is it just a one-off? What about other species?
Rothuss Carder: chuckles.
Vee Barlett: bits tongue
Rothuss Carder: 'K, let go of that one. Think about what you can feel with your skin. The ground, your clothes, whatever.
Vee Barlett: mutters, "Coulda just offered her a drink..."
Rothuss Carder: Just concentrate on what you can feel, try to ignore everything else.
Temperance: Um. The ground feels rather cold. It would usually feel cooler than this, but I suppose when you're in the same space with company you'd feel that way. The clothes are a bit worn, but not uncomfortable. I guess you could say well worn.
Temperance: I like the air. I suppose it's the mountains that makes it smell nice and fresh. Or maybe it's the cold
Rothuss Carder: Good. That's good. 'K, I'm going to touch the back of your hand here. Tell me what you feel. Nervous, awkward, comfortable, scared, happy, sad, whatever. Emotions, if any come up.
Rothuss Carder: If there's none, there's none, that's fine.
Rothuss Carder: touches the back of her hand gently with one fingertip.
Temperance: I guess not much? A bit light and airy in terms of weight.
Rothuss Carder: Cool. 'K, how about the shoulder? Anything there? And no worries, Vee's right here, nothing to worry about.
Vee Barlett: Got my stabbin' knife ready if needed.
Temperance: Glad to know she's not falling asleep. Easy to catch colds that way, sleeping outside.
Vee Barlett: I prefer sleepin' near water if I can. It's fine.
Vee Barlett: yawns
Temperance: I suppose it doesn't feel like much, though. I feel as though there's a touch, that's all.
Temperance: chuckles a bit with her eyes still closed.
Temperance: Of course you would, Vee, of course.
Rothuss Carder: Interesting. I'd have expected a cloistered priest to be nervous about being touched.
Rothuss Carder: 'K, one last one.
Rothuss Carder: gently lays a fingertip between her eyes.
Temperance: Don't know. I've never been squeamish about a lot of things.
Temperance: It's like... a strand of a stray curl of hair.
Rothuss Carder: Hmm.. interesting. You are definitely an interesting person. Okay, you can open your eyes now.
Rothuss Carder: moves so his face is about 2 inches in front of hers
Rothuss Carder: Boo.
Temperance: blinks them open.
Temperance: Oh hello.
Vee Barlett: stabbing hand twitches
Rothuss Carder: sits back.
Rothuss Carder: Definitely interesting.
Vee Barlett: Good interestin' or bad?
Rothuss Carder: Oh, good. Very good.
Vee Barlett: Don't be hittin' on her if she don't want it. Might go over her head, but still.
Rothuss Carder: Even you're good interesting, Cap'n. You just don't know it.
Rothuss Carder: sighs.
Temperance: It was an interesting experiment! Did you find what you were looking for?
Vee Barlett: Why wouldn't I know it? 'Course I am.
Rothuss Carder: You didn't react the way I expected, which isn't bad, or good.
Rothuss Carder: I expected nerves, butterflies, discomfort, that sort of thing.
Vee Barlett: Tinglin' or warmth or relaxin'
Rothuss Carder: And no startle reflex.
Vee Barlett: Hmm, yeah that was most interestin'. I woulda punched him.
Rothuss Carder: Vee, you'd punch me if the sun rose in the morning.
Temperance: Oh, well. Nothing in me said I should be alarmed.
Vee Barlett: Well, yeah, but I mean, my reflex to bein' startled is attack first, figure out what it was last.
Temperance: Now if I felt a knife on the back of my neck, that might be a different story.
Vee Barlett: Maybe yer life was too sheltered to be reflexive.
Rothuss Carder: Thought about it, actually, but didn't figure it'd go over well.
Rothuss Carder: grins.
Vee Barlett: Just remember what happened when Matty tried to be stupid. He ended up on the ground like he deserved.
Rothuss Carder: The whole thing only works with trust, and that would burn the trust.
Rothuss Carder: And I don't want to do that.
Vee Barlett: Hmm, so she didn't react 'cause she trusts you? OR just trusted she was safe?
Rothuss Carder: Could be, but I was thinking more she let me do that whole thing because she trusted me.
Vee Barlett: nods
Vee Barlett: Makes sense.
Rothuss Carder: And if I broke her trust, she wouldn't any more.
Vee Barlett: Ya, I'm startin' to like her so don't be messin' with her too much.
Vee Barlett: Not breakin' her trust is a good start.
Temperance: I guess I just don't have a lot of qualms about harm or death. Never really been afraid of it.
Rothuss Carder: What do you feel about that whole exercise? Any insights?
Vee Barlett: That's fine and good but only if ya still got enough self-preservation to survive.
Temperance: Hm... I guess that you're a funny person who likes to get reactions out of others?
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Temperance: I still do want to live and learn things, Vee. It's just that when I do get mauled by a Shambling Mound I'm not going to regret getting killed.
Vee Barlett: Each to their own. Guess we all got our own ideas of what death wouldn't be worth regretin'
Temperance: It does make me wonder how other people would react to Rothuss' experiment.
Vee Barlett: I vote he does that to Levi or Jericho next.
Rothuss Carder: shrugs.
Rothuss Carder: It can't work if they expect it though. It's got to be going in blind.
Rothuss Carder: Otherwise they pre-think their reactions.
Vee Barlett: I won't tell.
Vee Barlett: 'Long as I can watch.
Rothuss Carder: arches an eyebrow at her.
Rothuss Carder: Perhaps it'll come up some day.
Rothuss Carder: Didja realize anything about yourself there that you didn't already know?
Temperance: blinks up in mid-writing, blowing a curl away from her face.
Temperance: Sorry, were you speaking to me?
Rothuss Carder: chuckles.
Rothuss Carder: Just asking if you'd learned anything about yourself is all. Didn't sound like it, you had pretty pat answers to the questions.
Temperance: contemplates for a moment, her eyebrows furrowing.
Temperance: I think I've spent a lot of time thinking more about the world around me rather than learning about myself. I guess it never occurred to me that I should.
Rothuss Carder: If you don't know you, who will?
Vee Barlett: mutters, "Says the guy who don't know himself, either."
Temperance: chuckles lightly.
Temperance: Well, fair point. I suppose it never occurred to me that it was important to know yourself in that sense.
Rothuss Carder: Plenty of things out there to learn.
Temperance: Maybe it's a priest thing. Sometimes we get caught in the large ideologies to dig deeper into the individual.
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders
Vee Barlett: Stuffy priest things.
Vee Barlett: yawns
Rothuss Carder: I'll leave the learning to you.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Vee Barlett: Y'all can keep chatting, but I'm gonna go find a bed to crash on. Sadly didn't find one on the bottom floor in the water.
Vee Barlett: Nice chattin', I think? Hmm, well with at least one of ya.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (aka I'm gonna go sleep soon)
TMO (Rothuss Carder): g'nite C!
Temperance: Rothuss never did go find his "snackies"
Rothuss Carder: shrugs.
Vee Barlett: stands, stretches, and salutes them off.
Rothuss Carder: This was fun anyways.
Vee Barlett: I'll wish him luck with that.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): and with that - goodnight!
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Carissa (Vee Barlett): Hello! I am mostly here sort of
wyjyoon (Temperance): Here as well, just figuring out what the new updates were supposed to be
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Ok NOW I'm at a stopping point
wyjyoon (Temperance): I think Lemon said she was updating FG
Vee Barlett: Find anything fancy?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (ooc)
wyjyoon (Temperance): Um, just a couple new buttons? I'm also seeing the screen for maps has changed a little
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (I actually lied one sec)
wyjyoon (Temperance): Lol it's all good, take your time
wyjyoon (Temperance): I had a couple questions developing Temperance's affiliated... church? Temple? I don't know if anyone's familiar with that or not.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): feel free to ask, maybe we can come up with something useful
Carissa (Vee Barlett): I'm not sure. We'd have to look back at the discord chat
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Not sure if her church was the one in Mizzen or somewhere else or if it was a temple
'Lemon' connected
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Although her church would have to be Bran... maybe the Cathedral? It's hard when the religion is homebrew to know and this side of the map new to us
Lemon (Levi Reed): helloooo
Carissa (Vee Barlett): helloooooo
wyjyoon (Temperance): I understand. Keldorian itself didn't have a lot of details set in place, which is why I wanted to make sure the ideas were going to be appropriate : )
wyjyoon (Temperance): And hi Lemon
Carissa (Vee Barlett): I think as long as you have something sorta figured out, Bob can work around it
Carissa (Vee Barlett): TEMPE ASK LEVI YOUR QUESTION
wyjyoon (Temperance): Most of the ideas I had were based off of discussions I had with someone at some point, with either you or TMO or Lemon : )
Carissa (Vee Barlett): when you're ready
wyjyoon (Temperance): OH lol
Lemon (Levi Reed): Hey, this reminds me, I told Wendy to ask you something about about religion or elves or ressurection or something!
Carissa (Vee Barlett): listening/reading...
Lemon (Levi Reed): Carissa is our BOB tonight?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): apparently so
Carissa (Vee Barlett): ALL HAIL ME
Levi Reed: hails Carissa
Carissa (Vee Barlett): huh didn't expect that to work - cool!
wyjyoon (Temperance): I basically had this idea that Temp would come from a religious establishment that would revolve around laws of life and death. So when someone dies, how do we make the process efficient / smooth / appropriate for society?
wyjyoon (Temperance): I don't know if this is already covered by some other establishment, so : ) wanted to ask
wyjyoon (Temperance): Why are we hailing Carissa?
Lemon (Levi Reed): Because she said to
wyjyoon (Temperance): She's not the boss of me :P
Lemon (Levi Reed): Also there was something about like... when is it appropriate to ressurect people and/or when CAN you ressurect people
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Wow. Rude
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Ok so it varies a LOT depending on the religion and the race and the person themself
wyjyoon (Temperance): Yes at Lemon. It was because we talked about Carissa's previous character being resurrected
Lemon (Levi Reed): At which point I told her you wrote a whole book to process it and then I ordered your book for her. Spoiler for Wendy lol
wyjyoon (Temperance): *claps hands in excitement*
wyjyoon (Temperance): Can't wait to read that oh my gosh
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Elves generally do NOT want to be brought back. If you do, they need to consent and/or are okay with Reincarnation NOR ressurection as lore says their souls can be corrupt if you bring them back against their will and/or once they reach the afterlife. It's a whole thing with them. So for elf PCs we try to establish that early on if they would or not. When we used a resurrection staff on an elf, it took extra charges because they are just harder to resurrect.
Lemon (Levi Reed): She also has a cookbook
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Aww yay :)
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Yeah that was a whole thing. There was more background to that but I can share it later on why I wrote it.
Rothuss Carder: I've had two brought back by different means, although both started as human
TMO (Rothuss Carder): I've had two brought back by different means, although both started as human
Carissa (Vee Barlett): So back to resurrection. Some religions are different. My old priestess Rae was a follower of a goddess of beauty. She wanted a BEAUTIFUL death so if it was an ugly one, she was okay being brought back.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): For humans, some of them have standards. Bran came back once from the plague, but didn't want to again. For the paladin in training, we brought him back but his stat changed so he was no longer a paladin and THAT was a whole thing
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Dwarves if I remember are similar to elves and generally don't want to be brought back, but they're not as anti-resurrection as elves
Lemon (Levi Reed): I also suggested that Temperance could use her religious background and her beurocracy to write wills lol
Lemon (Levi Reed): Not sure why I added lol, I actually think that would be good
Carissa (Vee Barlett): So really, in conclusion, it varies greatly. Tempe may have some idea based on the gods on how those followers would feel, but definitely don't assume everyone/thing wants to. That said... we generally just bring everyone back to life at least once.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Because that's more money incoming for us? Everyone should have a will, an advance directive notice, and let us know if you are DNR/DNI!
Carissa (Vee Barlett): or D&D version is resurrect or not I guess
Lemon (Levi Reed): I mean, Vee DID resurrect an albatross without permission so...
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Vee did not. Ava did. And Vee befriended it.
Lemon (Levi Reed): Oh, whoops, sorry
Lemon (Levi Reed): Vee befriending it just kind of mushed together in my head with bringing it back, although I realize now that's crazy, Vee doesn't have those powers. That I know of.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): I'd say for Tempe, she'd probably have a general idea of what the followers of different gods would want, but nothing more. Our characters don't really know any race except humans right now, maybe mermaids and sirens and such, and we'd just have to ask as we go along.
Lemon (Levi Reed): My brain is ABSOLUTE mush.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): That can be Tempe's calling card, "Hi, I'm Tempe. How do you feel about resurrection/death??"
Lemon (Levi Reed): Omg, that would be an AMAZING icebreaker
Carissa (Vee Barlett): She does not BUT that said... she'd have brought it back to life because it was carrying souls and it was a bad omen to kill it!
Levi Reed: Yeah, but what do the omens say about reviving it and keeping it as a pet?
Lemon (Levi Reed): ooc
Lemon (Levi Reed): All those souls are just hanging out in the bar now
Carissa (Vee Barlett): They had smooth sailing the rest of the trip so she'd argue it was the right move :P
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Seance!!
Lemon (Levi Reed): yessss
wyjyoon (Temperance): I mean, I don't think Temp wants to be the person to involve herself in reincarnation or resurrection or raising dead, since she thinks everyone meets an end at some point or another, beautifully or not. I do like the idea of her religious affiliated place being sorta related to how humans should deal with death. I guess wills are nice because it gives the living relations what their deceased loved ones might want
wyjyoon (Temperance): *religion
wyjyoon (Temperance): I do think IC-wise she'd definitely open a conversation with that calling card
Carissa (Vee Barlett): And that's fine too, and maybe less work lol
wyjyoon (Temperance): Are wills a thing?
Lemon (Levi Reed): Yeah, but it would be so fun to watch her try and get everyone to draft a will
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol
Carissa (Vee Barlett): there's you IC started for tonight there
Lemon (Levi Reed): If they're not a thing, she can make them a thing
Carissa (Vee Barlett): yup
wyjyoon (Temperance): Ok cool, I just wanted someone with more experience to let me know whether it was ok to do or not : )
wyjyoon (Temperance): But back to that question she wanted to ask Levi-
Vee Barlett: As the current BOB, I approve of it.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): tchnically ooc
Levi Reed: hails current BOB
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol
Temperance: glances around, as if looking for someone
Vee Barlett: Ya look like a fish outta water, Tempe.
Levi Reed: What's up buttercup?
Temperance: brightens as Levi approaches
Vee Barlett: We was gonna go get some drinks if ya wanted some.
Temperance: I had some questions, Levi.
Levi Reed: Sorry, no, you're not my type
Temperance: Oh, drinks? I... suppose I could join.
Temperance: blinks in confusion
Levi Reed: But we can be friends!
Temperance: Not those kinds of questions.
Levi Reed: Oh, then go ahead!
Vee Barlett: laughs
Temperance: Vee once mentioned you find men attractive. How do you determine if one is more attractive than the other?
Temperance: has her notebook and writing implement at the ready.
Levi Reed: Ummmm
Levi Reed: I don't really rank them
Vee Barlett: Woo boy, dependin' how he answer, I'm gonna definitely need a drink. y'all sit tight, I'm gonna grab them.
Vee Barlett: leaves briefly to the kitchen
Temperance: It was simply out of curiosity. I've always wondered if there were any objective patterns.
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Temperance: How does society define what it means to be attractive for humans?
Levi Reed: Well, I mean, it's different for everyone, I think
Temperance: For Rothuss, it was...
Temperance: flips through her notes
Temperance: I believe he said it was "chemistry"
Levi Reed: Well I wouldn't know anything about kemmery
Levi Reed: Sounds like a bard thing
Vee Barlett: comes back with a pitcher and a few goblets
Vee Barlett: Swipped these when they ain't lookin' so drink up.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): Bards, the earliest alchemists...
Vee Barlett: sets them down, fills her own goblet, and sits down.
Levi Reed: But if they have a fun personality, it makes them more attractive, and if they have a bad personality, it makes them less attractive
Levi Reed: Although if they're like, a super grumpy guy with a heart of gold... that can be good too
Vee Barlett: Who ya thinkin' bout when you say that?
Levi Reed: Like Vee! But a man version
Vee Barlett: It's very specific...
Vee Barlett: Huh, I'll take that compliment.
Temperance: Hm. Interesting. I'd say define fun and bad, but I suppose that'd be a subjective definition.
Temperance: scribbles some notes in her book before glancing at the drinks
Temperance: Speaking of the drinks... where did you say you swiped these from?
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): After 45 minutes, the update is finally finished
Levi Reed: I mean, attraction is pretty subjective, I don't think you can make it objective
Vee Barlett: Levi is a chest guy. A guy walk in without a shirt and gleamin' with a bit of sweat? That's set him off before if that's the specific yer lookin' for.
Levi Reed: Also the hair
Carissa (Vee Barlett): hi mini!
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Hello!
Vee Barlett: Hair on the chest or on the head?
wyjyoon (Temperance): Hi Jtom!
Levi Reed: Head
Vee Barlett: Short or long?
Levi Reed: Gotta be good hair
Levi Reed: In between
Lemon (Levi Reed): Levi is a mullet guy
Carissa (Vee Barlett): ewww lol
Lemon (Levi Reed): lol that was a joke
Vee Barlett: Eh, each to their own, but I agree with good hair. Hygenics are good.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Lol
Lemon (Levi Reed): But hilarious to think of
Temperance: scribbles in some more notes.
Vee Barlett: Anything that turn ya off, Levi? Like them guys speakin' philosophy? Or that just me?
Temperance: So, then, what would be your definition of fun?
Levi Reed: Yeah, they gotta be willing to clean up. Like, on a ship, we all get gross, but if they're not interested in a bath as soon as we get to civilization again, then I'm not interested
Levi Reed: And smelling like fish is bad
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (anyone can walk in on them at any time)
Vee Barlett: That a dig at me?
Levi Reed: Nah
Vee Barlett: Hmm, sometimes can't tell...
Levi Reed: I wouldn't be attracted to you no matter what you smelled like
Vee Barlett: Thank the goddess for that.
Temperance: muffles a chuckle
Temperance: You people say the funniest things sometimes.
Vee Barlett: What if it be a really cute merman? They're gonna smell like fish.
Levi Reed: Fun is... you know. Easy to talk to. Doesn't take themselves too seriously...
Levi Reed: I mean, that'd be ok for a night or something, but I can't live my life that way
Vee Barlett: Can't have someone judgin' his drinkin'
Levi Reed: Yeah, no judgy people
Temperance: Hm... I see. Non-judgmental, lighthearted conversation...
Vee Barlett: Stuffy priest ain't on his datin' list.
Levi Reed: I'm working on him though
Vee Barlett: laughs
Temperance: blinks in confusion.
Levi Reed: ... we ARE talking about Jericho, right?
Temperance: eyes widens.
Vee Barlett: I meant all them stuffy priest in general, but him, too. He's gettin' less stuffy so he has a chance with ya now.
Levi Reed: He's a little too paranoid and pale, but he does have good hair
Vee Barlett: And lanky. Ya see how bad he is at just... climbin' a ladder??
Vee Barlett: Guess I like them stronger types, though.
Levi Reed: I've never seen someone panic so much over climbing a ladder
Temperance: continues scribbling notes.
Levi Reed: Literally everything scares that guy
Vee Barlett: A stable ladder! Ain't even have a shark on his tail!
Temperance: He must have his reasons for being jumpy.
Vee Barlett: He hung around the Temple too much, likely. Too isolated growin' up.
Levi Reed: Yeah, I can't remember if you met those uptight weirdos from his temple
Temperance: Maybe that's where all my survival reflexes went.
Levi Reed: But I'd be jumpy growing up with those guys breathing down my neck all the time, too
Vee Barlett: Pretty sure they'd of kicked me to the curb.
Lirtimya: Maybe he doesn't like being so high, for people who spend all their time on the ground, the sky can be startling.
Vee Barlett: Oh hey, Lirt! Sit down. Want a drink
Vee Barlett: ?
Vee Barlett: Hmm, true, he ain't used to the seas or nothin'
Levi Reed: We were underground...
Lirtimya: Sure, I'll take a drink
Lirtimya: Sits
Vee Barlett: fills a goblet and hands it to her
Lirtimya: Thank you
Vee Barlett: Mm, and yeah, it were underground but it weren't flat. He's very flat-footed. Mighta counted as high for him.
Temperance: Maybe he just has a lot of startle reflex?
Temperance: It's good to be aware of your surroundings, if you look at it one way.
Levi Reed: I don't know, but he's getting there
Vee Barlett: Good thing he got Levi for the patience.
Levi Reed: I mean, the man tried to murder plants with fire. That's definitely an improvement
Vee Barlett: You should see if he'll spar with ya now. Maybe he's finally willin' to put up a fist.
Lirtimya: I tried doing that and it didn't work
Vee Barlett: Sparrin' or fire?
Lirtimya: The fire
Levi Reed: Yeah, but we know we can count on you
Vee Barlett: Oh the shamblin' thing? It was all wet and slimy so didn't catch fire as easily as them pod things.
Levi Reed: Jeri was all "oh no, I can not harm another living being. Goodness me!"
Lirtimya: Yeah, it was almost as if my flames didn't even hurt it
Vee Barlett: That's why I like Lirt. You say fire and she says where then POOF! Fire. Usually.
Vee Barlett: Well hopefully we ain't runnin' into one of them things again anytime soon
Temperance: It certainly would've been interesting to research if it weren't so bent on killing.
Vee Barlett: Ya like research, doncha?
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Speaking of lighting things on fire I never reset my spells, I need to do that
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Nevermind Bob did it
Temperance: It's what I've done for a very long time. Learning the world through researching.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol well you can choose spells you'll want on the road trip next week
wyjyoon (Temperance): Visit to the Snow Man : D
Levi Reed: I don't know, I'd like to go back in and investigate some more. I mean, not right now, but...
Vee Barlett: Find out anything interestin'?
Vee Barlett: Y'all covered the entrance, but a system that big, betcha there's other entrances we'll find one day.
Vee Barlett: But I hope not. I hate bein' on land this long
Temperance: Anything interesting about the life down under? Or in general?
Vee Barlett: In what sense?
Temperance: Well, that and I'm sure Jericho would experience flashbacks
Temperance: He seemed rather shaken up after that ordeal.
Temperance: You asked if I found out anything interesting. I wasn't sure what you meant, Vee.
Vee Barlett: Just in general I suppose.
Temperance: The whole laboratory seemed interesting. For one, I'd like to see how you can categorize the pod creatures.
Temperance: They're not necessary plant-like. But I wouldn't call them fungi, either.
Vee Barlett: But what else ya writin' about? You write even when we safe in the church.
Temperance: Oh, that? General observations, reflections about our journey through the caves, little things I noticed about you all.
Vee Barlett: Ooo, you mean gossip? What gossip ya find?
Levi Reed: I do love a good gossip
Temperance: Gossip? I'm not sure I'd call it that. My interests have expanded more to observing humans rather than plants or animals, and I'm around you all most of the time.
Temperance: I'm not as good of a storyteller, if that's what you mean by gossip.
Vee Barlett: So science-y gossip? That works, too.
Vee Barlett: Like tell us whatcha noticed 'bout Levi.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): back in a bit - off to get a bit of food and drink
Temperance: Just factual things. He likes to drink. Strength is a forte, but I found it interesting that he's always the first to want to approach creatures with conversation. I'm not quite sure if he has a preference of land or sea.
Vee Barlett: laugh
Vee Barlett: s
Vee Barlett: Levi? And the sea?
Temperance: Like that one instance with the very large pod behind the gate. He wanted to see if it would converse back.
Vee Barlett: laughs again
Levi Reed: Hahahaha, yeah, no thank you to the sea
Temperance: I take it he has preference for land, then. How did he end up on the sea with you, if so?
Vee Barlett: We like drinkin' and I'm good at guiltin' him.
Temperance: He does seem to choose his battles wisely.
Vee Barlett: I try bein' nice and even it out some like the stupid cave. I ain't a fan, but he wanted to go so we did.
Temperance: At least you fared well on the waterslides.
Temperance: grins lightly at the thought of Vee sliding down the waterfalls
Vee Barlett: Glad there was water down there. Made it more tolerable.
Levi Reed: I try not to go out on the sea for more than a day
Levi Reed: A day is ok, I guess. But then I want a bath. And a bed.
Vee Barlett: You got a preference Tempe?
Vee Barlett: Hmm, maybe if I find ya a merman you'll wanna be at sea longer...
Vee Barlett: Or maybe just crew ya like.
Levi Reed: couldn't hurt to try!
Temperance: I'd say land by a miniscule margin. Only because staying at sea encloses everyone into limited space.
Levi Reed: No no no, preference for people
Vee Barlett: That's why ya gootta be captain so ya have yer own quarters.
Vee Barlett: grins
Levi Reed: And I'm curious to know which way Lirt leans
Temperance: blinks at Levi's question.
Levi Reed: She's too quiet
Vee Barlett: I meant land or sea, but that's a good question. Do either of 'em lean any way?
Temperance: Could you elaborate on that? I'm not sure I understood what you meant.
Levi Reed: Maybe both. or neither
Vee Barlett: What's yer perfect date?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): (and it better not be April 5th)
Lirtimya: I prefer the ocean, it's more freeing, and for me, a lot easier to concentrate on my studies at
Carissa (Vee Barlett): *25th
Vee Barlett: They too brainy, Levi. Ya gotta be specific.
Temperance: Er, when the numbers are in ascending or descending sequence?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): LOL
Lemon (Levi Reed): lollll
Levi Reed: Nah, like, if you gotta go to bed with another person, who's it gonna be?
Vee Barlett: Hmm, let's try this again for both of ya: A beautiful woman and handsome man are both at the bar. They each ask ya to join them for dinner. Who ya gonna choose?
Vee Barlett: Get dinner first before ya jump to bed.
Temperance: I'd ask why they're asking me in the first place, and how they know me.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: And Rothuss says ya don't know jokes. Yer better than him at this.
Temperance: furrows her brows in confusion, but shrugs.
Temperance: Glad I got you to laugh, Captain.
Lirtimya: Do I have to choose one? Or can I just ignore them?
Vee Barlett: You can ignore 'em. That answer the question, too.
Vee Barlett: Don't think either of them lean any way, Levi.
Vee Barlett: If ya ain't gonna have dinner with either, guessing ya don't wanna kiss neither, too, yeah?
Lirtimya: I would rather not
Temperance: It's not sanitary to get in close proximity with strangers.
Levi Reed: What if they're not strangers? What if they're like, nice aquaintances and you really like both of them. Then which one you choosing? Or still none?
Vee Barlett: And that's valid. Now I know I can be punchin' them if they harrass ya in such a way.
Temperance: Well... I suppose that's trickier. And they're not approaching it as an economic or financial arrangement?
Lirtimya: I would still say none, I'm not very interested in any of that, for anyone
Levi Reed: Nah, just for fun
Temperance: I suppose if it's certain that they're not approaching out of ill will, then I suppose it'd be alright.
Levi Reed: Ok, but then which one you choosing?
Levi Reed: Or both?
Temperance: It'd serve as a decent experiment on human nature.
Rothuss Carder: Rothuss comes strolling in.
Rothuss Carder: Did I miss a meeting?
Vee Barlett: Nah, just drinkin' and Tempe stealin' yer job.
Temperance: Er, is it required to choose? Because I don't think it'd matter either way.
Levi Reed: What's his job?
Temperance: As long as they're not approaching out of ill will and I enjoy their company, it's fine.
Vee Barlett: Makin' jokes, apparently. But Tempe already makin' me laugh more than he ever did.
Lirtimya: I still stick with my answer
Levi Reed: Oh, were those jokes he was telling?
Vee Barlett: Apparently.
Levi Reed: Huh.
Levi Reed: A night full of revelations
Vee Barlett: We got two who ain't interestin' in datin' which is adorable and a priest better at bein' a bard.
Rothuss Carder: Looks like a room full of comedians tonight.
Vee Barlett: Good night so far.
Temperance: I'm still unsure which part she found funny, but I'm glad she laughed. Laughter is good for the health.
Temperance: At least, someone somewhere once told me.
Levi Reed: Well it WAS full of comedians, until you walked in, Rothuss
Vee Barlett: He only look funny.
Vee Barlett: Hey Roth, question for ya. You only lean one way or do ya lean both?
Vee Barlett: Might as well give yer opinion on the topic.
Rothuss Carder: shrugs.
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Looking through my spells I can get, at 5th level spells, a spell called cloudkill, and I'm pretty sure, by the description that this spell just spawns chlorine gas
Vee Barlett: stares at him in wait
Carissa (Vee Barlett): oooh fun
wyjyoon (Temperance): Wow, that sounds like an interesting one
Rothuss Carder: Mostly one way, I suppose, but maybe not all the time.
Lemon (Levi Reed): oooooh, nice
Vee Barlett: Thought yer were gonna state ya didn't have a preference again so glad ya actually do.
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Yeah no this is just chlorine gas, it's a ghastly yellow, isntantly kills anything with fewer than 4+1 hit dice, and is heavier than air causing it to glide across the ground as a msit
Levi Reed: Meaning sometimes the other way, or sometimes neither?
Lemon (Levi Reed): That could have been useful in the caves lol
Rothuss Carder: Sorry, I didn't mean to confine myself to your preferences.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Not gonna lie, the description reminds me of mustard gas.
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): It can't penetrate water either, so, yeah chlorine gas
Vee Barlett: Goddess above, it's a simple question. Either ya like gays and gals, or ya only like one or none.
Vee Barlett: I supposin' the in-betweens are there, too, but simplifying it for ya.
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Chlorine and mustard glass are the same thing, mustard gas is just a more specific version
Rothuss Carder: Thanks, I appreciate you bringing it down to my level for me.
Temperance: looks back and forth between them, thinking 'there they go again' to herself.
Levi Reed: I mean, we saw you with Adelaid, so we know there's at least one way
Levi Reed: Just wondering if there's another one or not
Levi Reed: Trying to figure out who my competition is
Rothuss Carder: I don't compete.
Lemon (Levi Reed): You might have to if you catch MeLange's eye
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Levi Reed: You might have to if you catch MeLange's eye
Vee Barlett: Y'all gonna have yer own cuddle puddle at this point with all these flirtin' goin' along.
Levi Reed: shrugs
Rothuss Carder: You make that sound like a bad thing, Cap'n.
Levi Reed: I'd be ok with it
Levi Reed: What about you, Vee?
Vee Barlett: Only if it gets in the way of gettin' stuff done. Otherwise whatcha do on yer time is yer business.
Vee Barlett: frowns and drinks to avoid looking while she answer
Vee Barlett: I ain't Pa, got that? But both can be good.
Temperance: continues scribbling.
Vee Barlett: Usually end up with gents, but some ladies be pretty.
Levi Reed: Boy am I glad I'm not into you. Can you imagine us if we were into each other?
Levi Reed: What a mess we'd be
Vee Barlett: Gag and kill me already.
Lirtimya: Chuckles
Lirtimya: yeah I can't see that happening
Levi Reed: Is that what you said to Ruffus?
Vee Barlett: Nah, pretty sure that was my threat to him but ain't sure he took it as a threat.
Levi Reed: They never do
Temperance: Whoever he was, he must've gotten on the wrong side of your trident.
Levi Reed: Lol, he got on the wrong side of her bed, anyway
Lemon (Levi Reed): ooc
Lemon (Levi Reed): but wait
Lemon (Levi Reed): He got on the wrong side of her bed, anyway
Vee Barlett: lol works ic
Levi Reed: He got on the wrong side of her bed, anyway
Carissa (Vee Barlett): ooc
Temperance: How did he trespass her sleeping quarters in the first place?
Temperance: She seems like the type to grab a sword and swing any time she hears a sound.
Vee Barlett: He didn't follow through on our deal, yeah? And I weren't a fan of him holdin' more of the power in the deal for somethin' that weren't even for me. All kinds of messed up, yeah?
Levi Reed: It was voluntary
Levi Reed: Mostly
Temperance: nods in understanding at Vee.
Vee Barlett: Worst part is, if we run into him again, gotta keep playin' the part 'cause he still got use left to him.
Rothuss Carder: Sounds super romantic.
Vee Barlett: I don't mind the seducin', gets whatch want, 'specially from hotblooded men, but I like settin' the terms.
Temperance: Sounds like you have yourself a complicated entanglement.
Vee Barlett: Puttin' it lightly, yeah.
Temperance: scribbles in her notes.
Vee Barlett: OH! That be remindin' me...
Vee Barlett: pulls out one of her stone knives and hands it to Levi
Vee Barlett: Ya need somethin' short to stab. Crude, but it works if ya need.
Temperance: blinks in confusion.
Temperance: Who or what is Levi stabbing?
Vee Barlett: Whatever he needs. Podman, annoyin' men, Rothuss. I ain't judgin but he clearly needs the option.
Temperance: Well, I suppose so, though I don't quite understand that last option. If anything you might end up shanking him first.
Vee Barlett: Ah, good point. I'll judge if he tries to shank me, and make him pay for it.
Temperance: Besides, Rothuss does stab too, so that means they'll both be stabbing.
Levi Reed: If you need to shank Rothuss, I'll help
Vee Barlett: He does? When?
Rothuss Carder: I'm glad I can help unify the group.
Vee Barlett: Everyone's gotta have a purpose in life, yeah?
Rothuss Carder: When do you think you'll discover yours?
Vee Barlett: Idiot. I already know mine.
Rothuss Carder: mm-hmm.
Levi Reed: What is it?
Vee Barlett: Rule them seas. I already told ya that.
Lirtimya: And I'll help make sure that happens Captain
Levi Reed: Ah, right. I think I'd like to make a cryptid encyclopedia
Levi Reed: Gonna have to learn to write first, I guess
Vee Barlett: Glad to have ya at my side, First Matey.
Levi Reed: Plenty of time for that, though
Vee Barlett: Hire Tempe or Lirt to write it for ya.
Temperance: Is it more towards navigating? Exploring? Researching?
Temperance: It's hard to imagine what it means to rule a body of water.
Vee Barlett: grins
Vee Barlett: You'll just have to wait and find out.
Vee Barlett: Levi's cryptid stuff might be of interest to ya, tho.
wyjyoon (Temperance): (Googling what a a cryptid is because I haven't had to figure that out yet.)
Carissa (Vee Barlett): yeti, bigfoot, drop bears, those kind of monsters
Carissa (Vee Barlett): Cupacabra is the game one we're chasing that interests him
Lemon (Levi Reed): I'm sorry, aren't drop bears just koalas?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): nope
Lemon (Levi Reed): huh
wyjyoon (Temperance): Oooh, that kind of stuff
wyjyoon (Temperance): Also what kind of name is drop bear?
wyjyoon (Temperance): Does it drop from high treetops?
Lemon (Levi Reed): Drop bear would be a better name for koala than koala
Carissa (Vee Barlett): yes and tears you apart and I forget what else
wyjyoon (Temperance): Sounds like a fun way to die :)
Carissa (Vee Barlett): people think Aussies mean koalas but it's actually their version of a cryptid, like a mean killer koala
Lemon (Levi Reed): wikipedia says it's a predatory, carnivorous version of a koala
wyjyoon (Temperance): Koala on steroids?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol
Lemon (Levi Reed): the size of a leopard or very large dog, with coarse orange fur with some darker mottled patterning
Lemon (Levi Reed): and yes, named so because they drop from the trees to murder
Temperance: brightens at the idea of researching
Lemon (Levi Reed): BUT apparently you can keep them away with vegemite spread behind your ears
Temperance: I always would like to learn about creatures of the world.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): (sorry, on phone with Mini)
Lemon (Levi Reed): This is on hte Australian Museum website lol
wyjyoon (Temperance): Interesting. I'd have to research about this
Carissa (Vee Barlett): but he's right here!
TMO (Rothuss Carder): (talk is easier :P)
Lemon (Levi Reed): I posted a picture in the discord with zero context
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): But we're talking spells and NWPs, because I'm charting a roadmap for the future lol
Carissa (Vee Barlett): okay fair
Lemon (Levi Reed): Aww, you guys added context
Carissa (Vee Barlett): lol oops
Lemon (Levi Reed): I kind of wanted everyone to wonder wtf was going on in game tonight
Carissa (Vee Barlett): they still will
Carissa (Vee Barlett): just say something ominous about Jericho for Michael
wyjyoon (Temperance): Gonna give him another jump start to his heart
Carissa (Vee Barlett): that feels more like a joke than ominous but that works
Lemon (Levi Reed): Do we get xp for these or?
wyjyoon (Temperance): Lol
Vee Barlett: As fill-in BOB: yes
Lemon (Levi Reed): Not scaring Michael, although that would be very well-earned xp too
Lemon (Levi Reed): But I mean for the bonus sessions
Carissa (Vee Barlett): we ARE running a game so I feel lke we should get, like some extra points
Carissa (Vee Barlett): the bonus game we definitely did
Carissa (Vee Barlett): for these, Bob might
Lemon (Levi Reed): I mean, I don't care much either way... I'm just here to hang out while I sort beads, but I was curious
Carissa (Vee Barlett): we never really made it habit before so this is new and Bob appararently enjoys reading them when he gets home so maybe he will
Vee Barlett: Levi, tell Tempe about yer chupacabra research.
Vee Barlett: Maybe she can help ya. Or the walnut doppleganger?
Levi Reed: So they may or may not fly
Levi Reed: Definitely eat people
Temperance: I'd love some information on these Chupacabras. The Church of Mists were so concerned about them.
Temperance: scribbles on a new page.
Vee Barlett: Hairless. Only thing I know about them. Ain't sure the Church one is the same one Levi be talkin' about but who knows.
Levi Reed: They may or may not be creating zombies
Vee Barlett: Oh they definitely be related to them zombies.
Temperance: pauses in her scribbling.
Temperance: Zombies? As in dead walking?
Levi Reed: They got some antlers or horns or something on their head... no one knows for sure, you usually just see the shadows or else you're dead
Vee Barlett: Zombie goblins, at least, yeah. Although Mr Markin mighta been first human zombie if we hadn't saved him.
Levi Reed: They hunt at night, only
Temperance: raises her eyebrows at the images appearing in her brain.
Levi Reed: And that's all I got so far
Rothuss Carder: Those sound familiar.
Levi Reed: People keep saying they aren't real
Rothuss Carder: Oh, right, in the cave
Levi Reed: I'd like to catch one
Vee Barlett: What are them walnut dopplergangers ya mentioned before?
Levi Reed: If we got some mushroom men walking around, why wouldn't we have chupacabras, you know?
Temperance: We had a Chupacabra in the cave?
Vee Barlett: Nah, cave thing was too big to be one guessin' by the chair.
Levi Reed: Oh, heard about almond dopplegangers... they look just like people but they smell like almonds, that's how you can tell them apart
Levi Reed: Real tricky though
Levi Reed: They're shapeshifters
Levi Reed: Turn into whatever they want
Temperance: continues her furious scribbling, her eyes sparkling at the new influx of information.
Levi Reed: And if someone just smells like almonds, how do you know which one's real?
Vee Barlett: Oh, I thought it was walnuts...
Temperance: What if they just really like almonds?
Levi Reed: I'd REALLY like to find one of those, and see if I could figure out what the true shape is
Levi Reed: I don't know if they're all dangerous... some definitely are... I think I'd like to try and make friends with one though, see if I can earn it's trust and see the real shape
Temperance: Interesting... that their distinct scent is almonds.
Temperance: It's so specific.
Levi Reed: Right?
Levi Reed: It's fascinating
Vee Barlett: Why almonds?
Levi Reed: I don't know!
Rothuss Carder: Almosds smell?
Temperance: I wonder where it originated from. Was it from someone who actually saw one? Or was it simply something that they were eating?
Levi Reed: That would be another thing I'd ask if I met a friendly one!
Temperance: Perhaps it was a chemical that smells like almonds.
Levi Reed: Oh yeah, almonds smell delicious
Levi Reed: It might be how they lure their prey in
Rothuss Carder: Never noticed it.
Lemon (Levi Reed): Ok but OOC, almond oil is my favorite smell in all the world
Temperance: I believe there was one... though I can't remember it at the moment.
Lemon (Levi Reed): I bought an almond perfume, I like it so much
Carissa (Vee Barlett): it is a nice smell to be fair
Levi Reed: YOU'VE MET ONE?
wyjyoon (Temperance): (I was thinking cyanide because they apparently smell like amonds.)
Lemon (Levi Reed): oh, yikes
Carissa (Vee Barlett): also true
Lemon (Levi Reed): I hope my perfume isn't cyanide
Temperance: No, I didn't meet one, I was thinking about a chemical that smelled similar to almonds.
Temperance: Cyan? Something of that sort.
Levi Reed: Thought that was a bird
Temperance: huffs away a curl from her face.
Temperance: Now I have to find out what it is. It's going to keep me awake at night.
Temperance: scribbles some more notes.
Rothuss Carder: It's a color
Vee Barlett: Think it's one of them islands.
Levi Reed: Good to know there's at least SOMETHING that can keep you up all night
Levi Reed: winks
Temperance: blinks back in response.
Temperance: How is that good? Wouldn't it be better to have a good night's sleep?
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: Not always.
Levi Reed: hahah, took the words right out of my mouth
Temperance: Although, I suppose if it were a good book you were waiting to read....
Vee Barlett: Hmm, book. Sure we'll call it that.
Temperance: raises an eyebrow.
Levi Reed: snorts
Temperance: It seems like there are more things I have to learn about. How puzzling...
Levi Reed: I sure wish Jericho were here for this
Levi Reed: I do love to see that kid blush
Rothuss Carder: Where is he, anyways?
Levi Reed: Probably praying about the podmen
Vee Barlett: shrugs and drinks her drink
Lirtimya: Drink some of her drink
Temperance: Where did you say you snatched the drinks from, Vee?
Lemon (Levi Reed): Plot twist, we're all poisoned
Vee Barlett: Still some in the pitcher if ya want anyway.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Hopefully they all have some form of will if it is : )
Vee Barlett: Otherwise maybe they'll be nice to ya in the kitchen. Maybe.
Rothuss Carder: Nah, thanks. She's probably poison mine.
Levi Reed: I think she's just trying to science it
Rothuss Carder: Oh, I meant Vee.
Levi Reed: No, I meant I think she's just trying to science how Vee got the drinks
Vee Barlett: That's for me to know.
Levi Reed: Is that what you call the scribbling you're doing all day?
Temperance: I mean, testing the effects of venom or poison would be interesting.
Temperance: grins good-naturedly.
Lemon (Levi Reed): Can't remember if "science" exists here lol
Vee Barlett: I got ideas for who to volunteer if ya need them. And it ain't me.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): very vaguely and unscientifically
Lemon (Levi Reed): I know that I joke about it but...
TMO (Rothuss Carder): think alchemy rather than science
Temperance: chuckles light-heartedly.
Lemon (Levi Reed): I meant the word "science"
Temperance: I don't think I'd like to use any of you as volunteers. Not until you've written your wills.
Vee Barlett: My what?
Temperance: A document that states what you want happening to you after death.
Vee Barlett: Huh?
Levi Reed: Like... burn my body so I can't be a zombie?
Levi Reed: That kind of thing?
Rothuss Carder: Sounds morbidly depressing
Levi Reed: Not as depressing as becoming a zombie
Temperance: I suppose so? It's still an idea I've been working on. But the point is, people tend to meet their ends whether or not they choose to.
Temperance: And if they have written record of consent in terms of how they want their remains or bodies to be preserved or dealt with, then people won't have to question it.
Vee Barlett: Well if I don't got good reason to come back, I guess toss me to sea like a sailor or ask me dads if they wanna bury me.
Lemon (Levi Reed): Fun fact: while teaching the class about St. Patrick's Day today, my co-teacher explained that we celebrate on the day St. Patrick died, and they asked why he died, and she explained that people get old and die, it just happens. And the silence after that was incredible.
Temperance: hums and scribbles the notes under 'Vee'
wyjyoon (Temperance): The students in my class would casually discuss afterlife if given the chance.
Lemon (Levi Reed): The sound of 20 children simultaneously realizing that death will come for them one day
Rothuss Carder: I can think of about 700 things I'd rather do.
Levi Reed: Name fifteen
Rothuss Carder: counting on fingers
Levi Reed: Gonna have to get the toes out too
Vee Barlett: wrinkles her nose in preparation for the smell
Rothuss Carder: Eat, drink, sleep, music, sex, talk, play darts, walk in circles, hop on one foot, talk to my mother about almost anything, watch the grass in the wind, clean tables, bounce a tavern, pay a bar tab, and paint fences.
Levi Reed: Didn't figure you for much of a fence painter
Rothuss Carder: I'm not
Vee Barlett: Guess this means I can give yer body to the fishes when ya die. Or maybe I'll let the podmen have it.
Vee Barlett: Or maybe even them goats...
Levi Reed: Zombie Rothuss
Levi Reed: shudders
Vee Barlett: He might look better as one.
Temperance: He might be telling stories amongst the zombies.
Vee Barlett: We'll cut out his tongue first.
Rothuss Carder: They'd probably pay more attention than this lot
Levi Reed: You've got a point there
Vee Barlett: Yer jokes are to their level, yeah.
Rothuss Carder: Gasp. I have been cut to the quick.
Levi Reed: She is quicker than you, that's for sure
Vee Barlett: cheers Levi
Rothuss Carder: Trying to find the right level of humor for you lot, I've about reduced down to fart jokes.
Vee Barlett: If ya gotta keep tellin' yerself the problem is us, not you, to keep yerself happy, then by all means.
Rothuss Carder: I'm not too worried about it. I'll get it nailed eventually.
Levi Reed: I thought Adelaid did that for ya
Rothuss Carder: grins.
Levi Reed: yawns and stretches
Levi Reed: Well, you kids have fun, but I'm off to pass out now
Levi Reed: stumbles slightly as he stands up
Vee Barlett: Glad to have drinks with ya, pal.
Temperance: We're all approximately the same age, though?
Vee Barlett: Go cuddle up with yer crushes.
Vee Barlett: What about it?
Lemon (Levi Reed): I have reached the point where the bead organization needs to take the keyboard space so I'm out lol. Goodnight friends!
Lemon (Levi Reed): lol, Vee
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Goodnight!
Carissa (Vee Barlett): night!
TMO (Rothuss Carder): night!
Temperance: Just wondering why we're "kids" is all.
wyjyoon (Temperance): Good night Lemon!
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Vee Barlett: Depends on the context, yeah? Most of ya kids to me 'cause you ain't wordly. Well, at least Jericho seems like a kid to me.
Vee Barlett: Levi might be meanin' it just in a general sense.
Lirtimya: I don't think he meant anything serious by it, just a phrase is all
Vee Barlett: Ya, exavly.
Carissa (Vee Barlett): *exactly
Temperance: I suppose I'm glad I didn't test my tolerance for drinks. That must've been pretty strong, if he was walking like that.
Vee Barlett: Oh, you missed the pre-drink drinkin' he did.
Temperance: The pre-... what?
Rothuss Carder: Yeah, that's why I don't drink much.
Vee Barlett: Ya drink before ya drink. Like a pre-party before the party, yeah? To get warmed up?
Temperance: You prepare yourself for drinking with more drinking?
Lirtimya: I try not to drink much, someone has to keep these sailors in check when they're all drunk
Vee Barlett: Levi prefers it, but sometimes I'll drink somethin' light before I get into drinkin, yeah. Again, depends for me on why I'm drinkin'
Temperance: Hm... interesting. Is it effective in terms of increasing your tolerance for this... drinking event?
Temperance: Whatever the event might be?
Vee Barlett: Can loosen ya up if ya need, yeah.
Vee Barlett: Or make a target think ya be easy if yer already drinkin' so they drop their guard.
Temperance: Hm. I suppose if you appear as though your muscles were made of noodles, it wouldn't look too intimidating.
Vee Barlett: Less inhibitions, too, or so they think. All dependin' on the crowd.
Temperance: glances at the drink she poured herself with hesitation, before taking an apprehensive sip.
Rothuss Carder: They can be better tippers, but worse if they've spent all their coins on drink.
Vee Barlett: watches Tempe
Temperance: raises her eyebrows, then furrows them again, as if exploring the taste.
Lirtimya: Drinks the last of her drink
Temperance: Not... sure how to describe that first sip.
Vee Barlett: I don't remember my first sip to know how it was...
Rothuss Carder: crosses his arms behind his head and watches.
Temperance: Not as bad as I thought it would be, I suppose. A bit acidic, but it warms your throat as it travels down.
Vee Barlett: cheers her and finishes off her drink
Vee Barlett: You'll get plenty of chances to develop a taste fer it if ya want if ya keep hangin' out with us.
Temperance: I'll try it once in a while. Though I'm not sure I'll indulge when everyone else is drinking. It might be rude to leave Lirt to take care of the inebriated ones.
Lirtimya: Do we have any fresh water around to drink as well, or just this mysterious drink?
Temperance: I'm not certain, actually. I haven't thought to look around for some. Didn't we have waterskins we brought along with us?
Temperance: takes another sip.
Vee Barlett: Probably water somewhere. I just didn't grab any. Levi and I specifically were lookin' for alcohol.
Temperance: Have you ever counted how much you could take before you couldn't remember?
Temperance: Goblets of drink, I mean.
Vee Barlett: Nah. If I know I can get to that point then I'm celebratin' something and don't care. I just know from feelin' it, yeah? But I only ever got that kinda drunk a family celebrations or somethin' yeah?
Temperance: I wonder if they hold competitions for such things. I suppose it wouldn't be the healthiest competition to hold.
Rothuss Carder: Oh yeah. All the time.
Rothuss Carder: Worst gigs I've ever had.
Temperance: You've partaken in the competitions or you hosted them?
Rothuss Carder: Neither. Played at them.
Temperance: Ah, that sounds...
Temperance: grimaces at the thought.
Rothuss Carder: Although once or twice I matched mugs with a couple of friends back home, but not often.
Rothuss Carder: Yeah, no one's at those for the music.
Temperance: Shame. Nice music should be appreciated. I'd imagine it'd be just as difficult telling jokes to a crowd like that.
Rothuss Carder: No point in even trying, really. That's for smaller groups.
Temperance: I suppose it differs from person to person. I once witnessed a man laugh at solid ground when he fell.
Temperance: I didn't think it was very funny, but apparently drinking a lot makes you laugh at just about anything.
Rothuss Carder: That's one effect, yep. Or angry, or sad, or confused.
Vee Barlett: yawns
Vee Barlett: Or tired.
Vee Barlett: stands up without a stumble
Vee Barlett: Well this conversation was illuminatin', but thinkin' I'm headin' to bed, too.
Vee Barlett: Y'all be good, yeah?
Rothuss Carder: Why start now?
Carissa (Vee Barlett): sleepiness hit me, sorry
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Lirtimya: Rest well
Vee Barlett: As long as I can sleep, do whatcha want, then, and be ready to have them priests yell at ya in the mornin' if not.
Vee Barlett: Night y'all.
Carissa: and night all!
Carissa: thanks for the RP
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Goodnight!
TMO (Rothuss Carder): gnite
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Rothuss Carder: So now that the Bossy One is out of the room, do you have any questions that require thought and consideration to answer?
Lirtimya: Not really, no
Rothuss Carder: Well, I'm always willing to lend an ear if you need one.
TMO (Rothuss Carder): since we're all just sitting here idle, sounds like we're done for the night?
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Probably
wyjyoon (Temperance): Went to take a snack break, but I'm getting pretty tired too
TMO (Rothuss Carder): sounds good. thanks for the play!
TMO (Rothuss Carder): g'nite!
JtomTMO (Lirtimya): Well, goodnight
wyjyoon (Temperance): Goodnight everyone! It was fun : )
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