Perpetual Gloom 008

[5/18/2013 9:50:25 PM] Jamaros: Anyway, are we gonna recap or just begin? [5/18/2013 9:51:19 PM] Khiro: We left the party, I think that's pretty much where we left off. [5/18/2013 9:51:45 PM] Kate: Last night, you folks went to a party to talk to some of the suspects for Mayala's kidnapping. It went pretty well, or at least, nobody died and some of you got lucky afterwards. Jamaros seduced the Head of House Arkenath, the blind warlock Zarra, and she had planned to sneak him into her house. [5/18/2013 9:52:09 PM] Kate: Khiro, meanwhile, had intended to bring his fiance/e to a wizard who specializes in people's appearances. [5/18/2013 9:52:46 PM] Jamaros: And I assume we meet up with Alain and a very quiet Amara on the way out. [5/18/2013 9:52:59 PM] Khiro: I thought they had already headed out? [5/18/2013 9:53:26 PM] Kate: Amara and Alain are *both* mysteriously absent. [5/18/2013 9:53:40 PM] Kate: As you meet up at the breakfast table. [5/18/2013 9:53:54 PM] Kate: However, Tae Li and Cira are both there. Charafay has left a note to please excuse her absence. [5/18/2013 9:54:10 PM] Jamaros: ((Is Kal there?)) [5/18/2013 9:54:23 PM] Kate: And Kalanor is wearing about eleventy-one layers of clothing, looking very uncomfortable and also, somewhat depressed. [5/18/2013 9:54:46 PM] Jamaros: ...where are Alain and Amara? [5/18/2013 9:54:54 PM] Kate: Kalanor: How should I know? [5/18/2013 9:55:00 PM] Khiro: I haven't seen them since the party. [5/18/2013 9:55:15 PM] Kate: Tae Li: They left the party. I saw it. [5/18/2013 9:55:28 PM] Jamaros: ...did anyone see them come back to the house? [5/18/2013 9:55:42 PM] Kate: Cira: Mrrow, mrrr, mrrlwol. [5/18/2013 9:56:04 PM] Kate: Tae Li: She says they did come back to the house; she smelled them when we stepped in last night. [5/18/2013 9:56:12 PM] Khiro: Well, there we go. [5/18/2013 9:56:41 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You do not need Alain, I will go with you. [5/18/2013 9:56:41 PM] Jamaros: Ok, I guess I'll go check on their rooms. I at least need Alain in tip top shape today. [5/18/2013 9:56:55 PM] Jamaros: I promised Zarra to bring a servant. [5/18/2013 9:56:58 PM] Kate: ((Oh, here she is, yay!)) [5/18/2013 9:57:15 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I can act the part, if it is necessary. [5/18/2013 9:57:26 PM] Jamaros: ...you would act as my slave? [5/18/2013 9:57:47 PM] Jamaros: Why does that sound like something to come back and bite me in the ass? [5/18/2013 9:57:56 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I can *act*, yes. [5/18/2013 9:58:14 PM] Jamaros: ((Amara go bye bye again :) [5/18/2013 9:58:34 PM] Jamaros: ...ok...well...why not? [5/18/2013 9:58:45 PM] Jamaros: I guess I'll take Tae Li. [5/18/2013 9:59:01 PM] Kate: Kalanor: You're about as much of a slave as I am the queen of Meneluinin. [5/18/2013 9:59:21 PM] Jamaros: ...someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. [5/18/2013 9:59:28 PM] Jamaros: What are you so upset about? [5/18/2013 9:59:47 PM | Edited 9:59:51 PM] Amara: (( sorry sorry sorry graduation was chaotic )) [5/18/2013 9:59:50 PM] Kate: Kalanor: None of your business! [5/18/2013 10:00:11 PM] Khiro: ((Sokay!)) [5/18/2013 10:00:11 PM] Jamaros: ((We're just glad you could still make it)) [5/18/2013 10:00:17 PM] Kate: ((It always is! NO worries! And congrats!)) [5/18/2013 10:00:27 PM] Jamaros: ...is this some PMS thing?  Do you still get that? [5/18/2013 10:00:43 PM] Khiro: I would really not push this, Jamaros. [5/18/2013 10:01:03 PM] Jamaros: ((I want to state, not everything I say in character reflects my opinion or ideas)) [5/18/2013 10:01:03 PM] Jamaros: ((If I cross any lines, let me know, and I will back off)) [5/18/2013 10:01:20 PM] Kate: ((Hee! No problem, same here. No lines crossed yet.)) [5/18/2013 10:01:38 PM] Kate: Kalanor: You *do* realize I can make you think you're a toad, right? [5/18/2013 10:02:03 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros creeps slowly away from Kal. [5/18/2013 10:02:48 PM] Jamaros: ...question. What does a Drow boy wear on a date? Do I dress up or wear...less? [5/18/2013 10:02:56 PM] Jamaros: Is wearing less even possible? [5/18/2013 10:03:00 PM] Kate: Kalanor: NO. [5/18/2013 10:03:16 PM] Jamaros: Right, dress up it is. [5/18/2013 10:03:32 PM] Jamaros: You think that fabric would make a nice tunic? [5/18/2013 10:03:41 PM] Kate: Kalanor rubs his forehead. "I mean... I don't know. Try to look pretty. What do men usually do, you're the one who actually is one." [5/18/2013 10:04:16 PM] Amara: Amara walks into the room, stumbling a little bit, and wearing the sunglasses Kal gave at the beginning of the trip. [5/18/2013 10:04:33 PM] Jamaros: Well, someone had a good time last night. [5/18/2013 10:04:50 PM] Jamaros: ...does Chara have any bottles of wine? [5/18/2013 10:05:13 PM] Khiro: I would assume so. [5/18/2013 10:05:25 PM] Jamaros: Think she'd mind if I borrowed one? [5/18/2013 10:05:28 PM] Amara: Chara? Who is...? Oh yeah...yaeh...everything's kind of...fuzzy.... [5/18/2013 10:05:41 PM] Amara: Jamaros...don't drink. [5/18/2013 10:05:45 PM] Amara: Drinking is bad. [5/18/2013 10:06:07 PM] Kate: Kalanor smiles, slightly. "A gift, I see what you mean. I'll be right back." [5/18/2013 10:06:11 PM] Amara: "Dont" - and she stumbles as she sits down a bit - "ddrinking is very bad for you." [5/18/2013 10:06:33 PM] Amara: What is going on and why are you all talking so loud? [5/18/2013 10:06:44 PM] Jamaros: Thank you for the advice Amara. [5/18/2013 10:06:56 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros speaks very softly and sits down next to Amara. [5/18/2013 10:07:09 PM] Khiro: Jamaros has a date. [5/18/2013 10:07:09 PM] Kate: Kalanor heads out into the hallway. [5/18/2013 10:07:15 PM] Khiro: With a blind warlock. [5/18/2013 10:07:28 PM] Kate: Tae Li: A pretty one. [5/18/2013 10:07:41 PM] Amara: Well *that* sounds safe. [5/18/2013 10:07:59 PM] Jamaros: What have we done so far that's... [5/18/2013 10:07:59 PM] Khiro: Khiro stands and goes after Kal! [5/18/2013 10:08:06 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros leans in next to Amara [5/18/2013 10:08:08 PM | Edited 10:08:32 PM] Jamaros: *screams in ear* SAFE! [5/18/2013 10:08:56 PM] Amara: Last night was safe. I had *lots* of fun. But then again, I guess you did too if you have a *date* [5/18/2013 10:08:56 PM] Kate: Cira bites Jamaros on his left big toe. Right through any footwear. [5/18/2013 10:09:10 PM] Jamaros: YOW! [5/18/2013 10:09:26 PM] Amara: Amara pushes Jamaros in the arm. "You're an ass, you know that? " [5/18/2013 10:09:38 PM] Jamaros: I am well aware. [5/18/2013 10:10:14 PM] Jamaros: Anyway, it's not a date date, it's a scoping the place out...date. Far more invasive and with none of the romance. [5/18/2013 10:10:19 PM] Jamaros: ...like a medical exam. [5/18/2013 10:10:41 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What parts of her will you examine? [5/18/2013 10:10:52 PM] Amara: Amara covers ears with hands. [5/18/2013 10:11:01 PM] Amara: "Don't-need-to-hear-this" she mumbles [5/18/2013 10:11:02 PM] Jamaros: All kinds, and you, Tae Li, will be scoping out the house. [5/18/2013 10:11:19 PM] Amara: What am I doing? Am I going along? [5/18/2013 10:11:41 PM] Jamaros: No, the only way in is with a two-man...er...person, party. [5/18/2013 10:12:05 PM] Jamaros: You will be helping the honeymooners find a special wizard hiding out down here. [5/18/2013 10:12:39 PM] Amara: Amara stares at Jamaros. "I have to go with just the *two* of them? ...because that won't be awkward at all...." [5/18/2013 10:12:58 PM] Jamaros: ...Cira will be there...and Alain if he wakes up. [5/18/2013 10:12:59 PM] Kate: Alain turns up, finally, and dishes up some mushroomy omelets. They smell pretty good! [5/18/2013 10:13:04 PM] Kate: Alain: I've been awake. [5/18/2013 10:13:11 PM] Kate: He doesn't look awake. He looks pretty tired, really. [5/18/2013 10:13:15 PM] Jamaros: He cooks...of course he cooks. [5/18/2013 10:13:30 PM] Kate: Alain: Everyone who eats cooks, don't they? [5/18/2013 10:13:44 PM] Kate: Alain: And I'm supposed to be a servant, remember? It might be a little odd if I can't at least pretend. [5/18/2013 10:14:15 PM] Jamaros: ...true. Well, since Alain's here, I guess he'll be coming with me and Tae Li will be going with you guys. [5/18/2013 10:14:52 PM] Amara: Didn't you just say you were taking Tae Li and I'd be with the honeymooners, Cira, and Alain? Don't be confusing me this early.... [5/18/2013 10:14:55 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I am going with you. I do not trust you. [5/18/2013 10:14:56 PM] Amara: and when I'm this hungover... [5/18/2013 10:15:08 PM] Jamaros: You don't trust me to what? [5/18/2013 10:15:12 PM] Kate: Alain: I'll go with you, Amara. [5/18/2013 10:15:16 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Anything. [5/18/2013 10:15:37 PM] Jamaros: Right, let's not trust the thief to break into a house. Clearly that's beyond his skill set. [5/18/2013 10:16:08 PM] Kate: Tae Li rolls her eyes. [5/18/2013 10:16:27 PM] Jamaros: Besides, you won't be with me exactly anyway. [5/18/2013 10:16:29 PM] Jamaros: I need you to do the actual sleuthing while I provide a distraction. [5/18/2013 10:16:51 PM] Jamaros: I doubt Zarra's gonna show us the torture dungeon where her mother has captured Maya. [5/18/2013 10:17:10 PM] Amara: Pardon my manners, but who the helll is Zarra, again? [5/18/2013 10:17:32 PM] Jamaros: Head of the Arkenaths and a blind warlock of unimaginable power. [5/18/2013 10:17:51 PM] Amara: Blind warlock...sounds legitimate. And safe, of course. [5/18/2013 10:18:06 PM] Jamaros: Well, she's not totally blind. She sees magic. [5/18/2013 10:18:20 PM] Kate: Alain: The slaves seemed to like her. Apparently she's easy to please. [5/18/2013 10:19:22 PM] Jamaros: ...ok, how long does it take those two to find a bottle of wine? [5/18/2013 10:19:49 PM] Kate: Alain: ... maybe they're not looking for one. [5/18/2013 10:20:30 PM] Jamaros: ...Kal's still a guy and their marriage isn't love based, I dobut they're...not looking. [5/18/2013 10:20:47 PM] Jamaros: ...are they fighting? [5/18/2013 10:20:59 PM] Kate: Alain: Not when I saw them down the hall. [5/18/2013 10:21:15 PM] Jamaros: Hm. [5/18/2013 10:21:27 PM] Kate: Tae Li: She wasn't a man last night. [5/18/2013 10:21:50 PM] Amara: She was...very...pretty....last....night.... wasn't she? [5/18/2013 10:21:54 PM | Edited 10:22:09 PM] Jamaros: She didn't look like a man last night. You got too close, some things would...pop up. [5/18/2013 10:22:11 PM] Amara: Pop up? [5/18/2013 10:22:44 PM] Amara: Like when you step on a boat oar and the other end comes up and hits you? Like that? [5/18/2013 10:22:47 PM] Jamaros: I was speaking metaphorically. [5/18/2013 10:22:52 PM] Kate: Tae Li: She was under a transfiguration spell last night, not illusion. [5/18/2013 10:22:55 PM] Amara: Too early for metaphors! [5/18/2013 10:23:13 PM] Jamaros: ...wait, Chara knows Transfiguration magic? [5/18/2013 10:23:45 PM] Amara: Chara apparenlty knows everything. Maybe we should ask her to change Kal back... [5/18/2013 10:24:03 PM] Jamaros: Well, she's apparently not here right now. [5/18/2013 10:24:12 PM] Amara: Only apparently? Not actually? [5/18/2013 10:24:15 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Many people know temporary versions. [5/18/2013 10:24:18 PM] Jamaros: It wouldn't surprise me to learn she was selling us out right now. [5/18/2013 10:24:26 PM] Amara: Ye of little faith! [5/18/2013 10:24:41 PM] Jamaros: Either way, we should get moving and I need my wine. [5/18/2013 10:24:45 PM] Amara: If she wanted to sell us out, why would she spend so much time preparing us for that party? [5/18/2013 10:24:56 PM] Jamaros: To fuck with us? [5/18/2013 10:25:10 PM] Kate: Cira purrrs, and alights on Amara's shoulder. [5/18/2013 10:25:44 PM] Amara: Hmm I missed you, Cira! I bet you had fun at the party last night [5/18/2013 10:26:09 PM] Kate: Cira: Mew. [5/18/2013 10:26:19 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Many people rubbed her belly. [5/18/2013 10:26:40 PM] Jamaros: So many potential jokes, and yet I choose to say nothing. [5/18/2013 10:26:48 PM] Amara: You, Cira, had a *much* better night than me. [5/18/2013 10:27:08 PM] Jamaros: What did that *Elven for Jackass* say to you last night? [5/18/2013 10:27:16 PM] Kate: Alain: I didn't think it was that bad. [5/18/2013 10:27:37 PM] Amara: Amara looks at Alain. "Well, parts were pretty good." [5/18/2013 10:27:58 PM] Kate: He smiles. [5/18/2013 10:28:17 PM | Edited 10:28:21 PM] Amara: I just didn't really find out much. I did however learn that Alak is an asshole. [5/18/2013 10:28:30 PM] Kate: Kalanor wanders back in, and hands a bottle of wine to Jamaros. [5/18/2013 10:28:35 PM] Kate: Kal: Truer words were never spoken. [5/18/2013 10:28:40 PM] Jamaros: Thanks. [5/18/2013 10:28:51 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros pulls out the fennel seeds and a knife. [5/18/2013 10:29:16 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros takes one of the seeds and crushes it into a fine powder with side of the blade. [5/18/2013 10:29:37 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros carefully and delicately opens the bottle of wine and holds it under the table. [5/18/2013 10:30:43 PM] Khiro: Khiro watches Jamaros with a raised eyebrow. [5/18/2013 10:30:50 PM] Kate: Kalanor: ... what are you doing with that? [5/18/2013 10:31:05 PM] Jamaros: Measuring, be quiet, I need to focus. [5/18/2013 10:31:07 PM] Amara: ...Remind me to never accept a gift from you... [5/18/2013 10:31:35 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros adds a tiny bit of the powder to the wine and reshuts the bottle. [5/18/2013 10:31:46 PM | Edited 10:32:24 PM] Jamaros: /me mixes it in until the powder disappears. [5/18/2013 10:32:11 PM] Jamaros: There. [5/18/2013 10:32:17 PM] Jamaros: I call it plan B [5/18/2013 10:32:31 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... what is plan B? [5/18/2013 10:32:43 PM] Khiro: Drugging the blind warlock? [5/18/2013 10:32:51 PM] Jamaros: In case it turns out Zarra's been playing me, I might have a one up on her. [5/18/2013 10:33:05 PM] Jamaros: And you said I wouldn't find a use for these seeds. [5/18/2013 10:33:57 PM] Jamaros: Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to prepare for my date. [5/18/2013 10:34:02 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros gets up [5/18/2013 10:34:27 PM] Khiro: Right. Have fun with your sexual espionage. [5/18/2013 10:34:34 PM] Jamaros: Will do. [5/18/2013 10:34:37 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros leaves [5/18/2013 10:35:03 PM] Kate: Alain: I don't think I could do that. [5/18/2013 10:35:07 PM] Amara: Amara cringes. "sexual espionage has an awful ring to it." [5/18/2013 10:35:11 PM] Kate: Tae Li follows Jamaros. [5/18/2013 10:36:24 PM] Khiro: So. We have the name of a mage who specializes in Transmutations. We were going to go check him out, see if he can't turn Kal back. [5/18/2013 10:36:46 PM] Amara: Sounds good. Guess I'm tagging along. Do we know where to look? [5/18/2013 10:37:01 PM] Kate: Kalanor: We can find out. [5/18/2013 10:37:19 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [5/18/2013 10:38:18 PM] Amara: Amara sarcastically. "The excitement in this room is overwhelming!" Seriously, "when do we leave?" [5/18/2013 10:38:36 PM] Khiro: As soon as your eyes stop being bloodshot. [5/18/2013 10:38:54 PM] Amara: ...hey now...I'm fine! Or, I will be. [5/18/2013 10:39:08 PM] Amara: I'll be fine to come along. [5/18/2013 10:39:34 PM] Kate: Kalanor: ... let me get you some stuff to alleviate the symptoms. You're hungover. [5/18/2013 10:40:01 PM] Amara: Yes. Yes I am very hungover. I would love something to make this all go away. I hate being punished for getting drunk. [5/18/2013 10:40:10 PM] Amara: It spoils the happiness from being drunk. [5/18/2013 10:41:06 PM] Kate: Kalanor digs around in a drawer by the sideboard and comes out with a little ornate box. "Here, eat a pinch of this. Just a pinch." He opens the box--it's whitish, fuzzy-looking dried mold. [5/18/2013 10:41:37 PM] Amara: Amara looks a little disgusted, but takes what looks like a pinch, and eats it. [5/18/2013 10:43:11 PM] Amara: Amara removes the glasses. "Eyes still bloodshot? I'm feeling better now, I promise." [5/18/2013 10:43:32 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Great. [5/18/2013 10:44:32 PM] Amara: Amara stands up. "Okay! Ready to go! Let's go find this wizard!" [5/18/2013 10:44:52 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods, and puts on his drow face. [5/18/2013 10:46:05 PM] Amara: Amara goes back to her room quickly to grab her knapsack, and returns. [5/18/2013 10:46:36 PM] Amara: Ready for an adventure! [5/18/2013 10:46:49 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Right. Now, apparently this person is an elf. [5/18/2013 10:47:28 PM | Removed 10:47:51 PM] Amara: This message has been removed. [5/18/2013 10:48:04 PM] Amara: Huh...interesting...not Drow? [5/18/2013 10:48:57 PM] Kate: Kalanor shakes his head. "Not Drow." [5/18/2013 10:49:07 PM] Khiro: Is that terribly unusual? [5/18/2013 10:50:20 PM] Amara: Okay. That's cool with me. [5/18/2013 10:50:24 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Kind of unusual, yes. [5/18/2013 10:50:32 PM] Khiro: So he must be good at what he does. [5/18/2013 10:51:11 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Or dangerous enough that no one bothers him. [5/18/2013 10:51:30 PM] Khiro: He's a mage. Ability and danger tend to go together. [5/18/2013 10:52:00 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros enters [5/18/2013 10:52:04 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Jamaros said his name was Galdor. [5/18/2013 10:52:16 PM] Jamaros: Yes, that sounds right. [5/18/2013 10:52:28 PM] Jamaros: Zarra said he was the best around. [5/18/2013 10:52:46 PM] Kate: Kalanor: I'm pretty sure that's Galdor Ar-Feiniel. [5/18/2013 10:53:18 PM] Kate: Tae Li wanders in behind Jamaros, slightly pink in the face. She looks human again, and seems to be wearing a gold slavecollar. [5/18/2013 10:53:32 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Which means this is going to be... interesting. [5/18/2013 10:53:41 PM] Khiro: Why? What do you know about him? [5/18/2013 10:53:45 PM] Jamaros: I thought you said you'd never heard of him. [5/18/2013 10:54:09 PM] Kate: Kalanor: I hadn't, I looked him up in the who's who this morning. [5/18/2013 10:54:21 PM] Jamaros: ...there's a who's who? [5/18/2013 10:54:35 PM] Jamaros: What are you, an owl? [5/18/2013 10:54:41 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Just because you bean types spend all that time unconscious doesn't mean the rest of us don't get work done while you do. [5/18/2013 10:54:53 PM] Kate: Kalanor: It's a book that lists the nobility. [5/18/2013 10:54:56 PM] Jamaros: ...bean types? [5/18/2013 10:55:10 PM] Kate: Kalanor: You're the ones who call yourselves that. [5/18/2013 10:55:59 PM] Jamaros: ...you mean human *beings*? [5/18/2013 10:56:08 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Yes, that's it, human beans. Exactly. [5/18/2013 10:56:22 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros rubs his temples. [5/18/2013 10:56:24 PM] Khiro: It's true. Even surface elves call humans beans. [5/18/2013 10:56:54 PM] Jamaros: Anyway, what makes this so interesting? [5/18/2013 10:56:58 PM] Jamaros: ((brb)) [5/18/2013 10:57:06 PM] Kate: Alain: ... maybe we'd better get going. [5/18/2013 10:57:23 PM] Kate: Kalanor: He has a lot of honors for someone who isn't Drow, that's all. It's not important. [5/18/2013 10:58:24 PM] Khiro: What kinds of honors? [5/18/2013 10:59:07 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Some of them are for loaning money to famous families, but there are some for... well, it wasn't actually all that clear. Let's just go, all right? [5/18/2013 11:00:16 PM] Jamaros: Wait, forgot one thing. [5/18/2013 11:00:29 PM] Kate: Alain: What thing? [5/18/2013 11:01:10 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros reaches into his bag and grabs his waterskin. [5/18/2013 11:01:14 PM] Jamaros: Might get thirsty. [5/18/2013 11:01:20 PM | Removed 11:01:37 PM] Jamaros: This message has been removed. [5/18/2013 11:01:46 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros hides it in his shawl. [5/18/2013 11:02:41 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Right. ... try not to poison anyone to death, all right? [5/18/2013 11:02:52 PM] Khiro: ((Sorry bout hat, phone rang.)) [5/18/2013 11:03:03 PM] Khiro: YEah,t hat would be awkward. [5/18/2013 11:03:03 PM] Jamaros: It's water. Calm down. [5/18/2013 11:03:15 PM] Kate: Kalanor: It's not against the law but it always creates a fuss and I'm pretty sure we'd get caught. Come on, Khiro, and Amara and Alain. [5/18/2013 11:03:30 PM] Jamaros: I'm counting on getting caught. [5/18/2013 11:03:31 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Jamaros. "Good luck." [5/18/2013 11:03:40 PM] Jamaros: You guys too. [5/18/2013 11:03:57 PM] Jamaros: (To Tae Li) So, ready to go. [5/18/2013 11:04:09 PM] Amara: Be careful you two. [5/18/2013 11:04:19 PM] Amara: Well...as careful as you *can* be. [5/18/2013 11:04:23 PM] Amara: Don't die. [5/18/2013 11:04:29 PM] Jamaros: Haven't so far. [5/18/2013 11:04:43 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Don't catch anything. [5/18/2013 11:04:49 PM] Kate: He leaves! [5/18/2013 11:05:02 PM] Jamaros: Oh good, he cares. [5/18/2013 11:05:08 PM] Khiro: ((Away we go!)) [5/18/2013 11:05:26 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Very little. [5/18/2013 11:05:54 PM] Khiro: Khiro heads out of the house onto the street. [5/18/2013 11:06:09 PM] Kate: Keeping Khiro and Amara and Alain, Cira and Kal here. Jamaros we'll separate out. [5/18/2013 11:07:13 PM] Kate: Kalanor: He lives outside of town a little way, but well within our territory. [5/18/2013 11:07:33 PM] Khiro: Like all proper magical hermits. [5/18/2013 11:07:59 PM] Khiro: Solitaire is full of em. As a result, our cities are very... sprawling. [5/18/2013 11:08:23 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Really? What's with all those holes in your buildings? [5/18/2013 11:08:32 PM] Khiro: Windows. [5/18/2013 11:08:46 PM] Khiro: Or magical explosions. [5/18/2013 11:09:06 PM] Khiro: That later become windows. [5/18/2013 11:09:11 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Windows, what's the point? [5/18/2013 11:09:25 PM] Khiro: Well, sunlight and air, for one. [5/18/2013 11:09:31 PM] Kate: ((A CURSE ON BILL GATES.)) [5/18/2013 11:09:40 PM] Khiro: ((hee.)) [5/18/2013 11:09:46 PM] Kate: Alain: Sunlight is nice. [5/18/2013 11:10:03 PM] Amara: Air is even better. [5/18/2013 11:10:47 PM] Kate: Kalanor: We have magic for that. [5/18/2013 11:10:57 PM] Amara: You guys have magic for everything. [5/18/2013 11:11:15 PM] Khiro: And scenery. We like looking outside. [5/18/2013 11:11:27 PM] Kate: Kalanor: That's what roofs are for. [5/18/2013 11:13:14 PM] Khiro: Hmm. Well, we can look outside and see more than a cave wall, so. [5/18/2013 11:13:19 PM] Kate: You walk through the wealthier districts of town. [5/18/2013 11:13:27 PM] Kate: Alain: To be fair, they are *nice* cave walls. [5/18/2013 11:13:29 PM] Khiro: And we have weather that precludes sitting on rooftops. [5/18/2013 11:13:49 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Weather. Yes. Snow. I didn't care for that snow. [5/18/2013 11:14:32 PM] Khiro: We also have rain. And hail. [5/18/2013 11:15:39 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Rain, that's just water, isn't it? What's hail? [5/18/2013 11:15:49 PM] Khiro: Ice. [5/18/2013 11:16:07 PM] Kate: Kalanor: And people put up with that? [5/18/2013 11:16:39 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Random things falling from the sky? [5/18/2013 11:16:43 PM] Khiro: Yep. [5/18/2013 11:17:00 PM] Amara: There's nothing to you know...do about it. No changing the weather. No point to. [5/18/2013 11:17:35 PM] Khiro: Yeah. Magic can manage it for a short time, but nature always reasserts itself. [5/18/2013 11:17:38 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Barbaric. [5/18/2013 11:18:00 PM] Kate: He leads you through a couple of less prosperous districts and finally, you're on the edge of town. [5/18/2013 11:18:14 PM] Kate: This area seems reserved for mold farming; there are great big fields of it. [5/18/2013 11:18:27 PM] Kate: Green, white, gray, black, red, orange. [5/18/2013 11:18:33 PM] Kate: Lots of fuzz. [5/18/2013 11:19:32 PM] Khiro: Well, get used to it. [5/18/2013 11:19:38 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Recognize that one? It's zuulic, the sweetmold. [5/18/2013 11:19:53 PM] Khiro: Hmm. [5/18/2013 11:20:46 PM] Kate: Kalanor: That one's for livestock, there. That white stuff. [5/18/2013 11:21:05 PM] Kate: Kalanor: And the red kind is poisonous, but it's used in various types of industrial manufacturing. [5/18/2013 11:21:30 PM] Khiro: Like what? Curing? [5/18/2013 11:22:06 PM] Kate: Kalanor: I think it forms the basis for alchemists' fire and also some sort of preservative. [5/18/2013 11:22:28 PM] Kate: ((It's storming pretty hard right now, guys, but I do have a cellphone, so if I get knocked offline here I will tell you on my phone.)) [5/18/2013 11:23:01 PM] Khiro: ((okay!)) [5/18/2013 11:23:21 PM] Amara: ((sounds good! )) [5/18/2013 11:24:45 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks around. "So where is this guy's house?" [5/18/2013 11:24:59 PM] Kate: Kalanor looks around too. "I'm not entirely... oh, there." [5/18/2013 11:25:14 PM] Kate: You turn the corner and see... a wizard's tower! A very tall one. [5/18/2013 11:25:47 PM] Kate: It's carved into a rockface, but it's definitely a tower. [5/18/2013 11:25:55 PM] Kate: Alain: ... huh. [5/18/2013 11:26:08 PM] Khiro: Well, then. Not terribly ostentatious. [5/18/2013 11:26:59 PM] Kate: ((I may also have to go out and check the size of the hail.)) [5/18/2013 11:27:47 PM] Khiro: ((Okay.)) [5/18/2013 11:27:51 PM] Kate: ((One sec.)) [5/18/2013 11:29:46 PM] Kate: ((Okay, they're small, no golfballs or anything.)) [5/18/2013 11:30:00 PM] Kate: Kalanor: He's weird. [5/18/2013 11:30:09 PM] Kate: Kalanor: ... wait, do *you* have a tower? [5/18/2013 11:33:57 PM] Khiro: Me? No. My family does. [5/18/2013 11:34:10 PM] Amara: Khiro? You're family has a tower? [5/18/2013 11:34:20 PM] Amara: That's pretty fancy. [5/18/2013 11:34:20 PM] Kate: Alain: What about you, Amara? [5/18/2013 11:34:25 PM] Khiro: Sure, back in Solitaire. [5/18/2013 11:34:37 PM | Edited 11:35:25 PM] Amara: Uh..no...no tower. I don't exactly...have a home. [5/18/2013 11:36:05 PM] Khiro: Oh. You're pretty talented, magically. [5/18/2013 11:36:31 PM] Kate: Alain: I expect you could have a home anywhere, really. [5/18/2013 11:37:26 PM] Amara: If I ever stayed put, I probably could. That's just not how things have happened lately. I've had to keep moving around. [5/18/2013 11:37:37 PM] Amara: It's hard to have a home when you're never in the same place twice. [5/18/2013 11:38:37 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Probably more interesting that way, though, right? [5/18/2013 11:38:53 PM] Amara: Amara shrugs and smiles. "Probably." [5/18/2013 11:39:07 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. "I move around a lot, too." [5/18/2013 11:39:28 PM] Amara: Why do you move? I mean....I'm sure you have a reason? [5/18/2013 11:39:50 PM] Khiro: Best way to learn new magic. [5/18/2013 11:40:08 PM] Amara: Fair point. [5/18/2013 11:40:15 PM] Kate: Kalanor: I'm mostly stuck at home. You're lucky. [5/18/2013 11:40:27 PM] Kate: Alain: I have a house I live in, but I'm almost never there, so it doesn't seem to matter. [5/18/2013 11:41:21 PM] Khiro: What do you do, Alain? [5/18/2013 11:42:15 PM] Kate: Alain: I'm a guard. Or a scout. The city pays me a small stipend to roam around and notify them of any incursions I can't take care of  myself. [5/18/2013 11:42:28 PM] Khiro: Huh. [5/18/2013 11:42:49 PM] Amara: Do you have family back waiting for you? [5/18/2013 11:43:47 PM] Kate: Alain: Parents. [5/18/2013 11:44:00 PM] Khiro: Khiro nods. [5/18/2013 11:44:14 PM] Amara: Amara nods. "I bet they miss you" [5/18/2013 11:44:36 PM] Kate: Alain: ... I think they worry, a bit. [5/18/2013 11:44:39 PM] Kate: Kalanor heads toward the tower! [5/18/2013 11:44:56 PM] Amara: Amara follows! [5/18/2013 11:45:01 PM] Khiro: Khiro does too! [5/18/2013 11:47:03 PM] Kate: As you get closer, you spot two ceremonial sets of armor, one on either side of the door. [5/18/2013 11:47:35 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at them, using Detect Magic. [5/18/2013 11:49:03 PM] Kate: Both are "carrying" halberds. [5/18/2013 11:49:34 PM] Khiro: ((Is there a door knocker or something?)) [5/18/2013 11:49:51 PM] Kate: There's a heavy, ornate doorknocker, in the shape of a face. [5/18/2013 11:50:15 PM] Kate: As you get closer to it, both armor sets stand up, creaking a bit. "Please state your name and business." [5/18/2013 11:51:04 PM] Khiro: My name is Khiro. My fiancee here is under a powerful transmutation, and we seek counsel. [5/18/2013 11:51:50 PM] Kate: The armor tilts its head. "Counsel?" [5/18/2013 11:52:34 PM] Khiro: On how to get her changed back. [5/18/2013 11:55:22 PM] Kate: The armor makes an odd squealing noise. [5/18/2013 11:55:25 PM] Kate: Armor: Enter. [5/18/2013 11:55:48 PM] Khiro: Khiro walks past the armor! [5/18/2013 11:55:56 PM] Khiro: Somtimes the truth works fine. [5/18/2013 11:56:25 PM] Kate: Kalanor: You have a good point. [5/18/2013 11:56:34 PM] Kate: Alain: I hope this is a good idea. [5/18/2013 11:56:39 PM] Kate: You step into the foyer! [5/18/2013 11:56:55 PM] Kate: And what a foyer it is, with a pair of up-sweeping grand stairwells, and a sumptuous black carpet. [5/18/2013 11:56:58 PM] Kate: It's sort of dark in here. [5/18/2013 11:57:05 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks around. [5/18/2013 11:57:20 PM] Kate: Partly because all the marble is black, and so are the wall-hangings, and there's not a lot of torches, and the wallpaper is black and black striped. [5/18/2013 11:58:26 PM] Kate: There's also a corpse on the floor. [5/18/2013 11:58:27 PM] Khiro: Hmm. [5/18/2013 11:58:36 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at the corpse. [5/18/2013 11:58:55 PM] Kate: It's dead, and probably somewhat putrefied, given the smell. Ewwww. [5/18/2013 11:58:59 PM] Kate: Kalanor: Ugh. [12:00:32 AM] Amara: Amara taps the corpse with the toe of her shoe. "that is disgusting. the least you can do is clean it up." Can we tell a race or gender? [12:00:43 AM] Kate: It was probably a man at some point. [12:00:55 AM] Kate: As it's tapped, the corpse sits up. "Wurrhghhrrhghgl." [12:01:23 AM] Khiro: You do that, Amara? [12:01:40 AM] Amara: That was not me, I swear!! [12:01:59 AM] Kate: It clambers to its feet, clumsily. "Glarrraghghgh." [12:02:07 AM] Kate: Cira, alarmed: Mrowl! [12:02:13 AM] Kate: Alain: Uh... that's different. [12:02:18 AM] Amara: Oh what the hell have I done [12:02:40 AM] Khiro: ((Does it seem threatening?)) [12:02:55 AM] Kate: Not really. It's not even flailing. [12:03:02 AM] Kate: Notice check! [12:04:08 AM] Kate: You both notice it's wearing a suit. [12:04:53 AM | Edited 12:05:26 AM] Amara: (( Is it recently dead or impossible to tell? )) [12:07:15 AM] Khiro: ((If it's putrefied, it's probably been dead awhile.)) [12:07:21 AM] Khiro: ... um. [12:07:22 AM] Kate: Mmm. yeah, I'd say so. [12:07:23 AM] Khiro: Hello? [12:07:29 AM] Kate: Zombie: Wrrughgh? [12:07:45 AM] Kate: It starts walking toward a doorway, then pauses. [12:07:56 AM] Amara: Forget something? [12:08:31 AM] Kate: The Zombie turns around and motions at you. "Wurrrhghghg." [12:08:44 AM] Amara: Does that mean we're supposed to follow? [12:08:47 AM] Khiro: Khiro follows the zombie! [12:08:51 AM] Khiro: I'd guess so. [12:08:54 AM] Amara: Amara also follows! [12:09:41 AM] Kate: The Zombie Butler leads you up a flight of steps. It doesn't get out of breath! [12:11:00 AM] Khiro: Khiro follows the zombie! Which is a weird thing. [12:12:13 AM] Kate: At the very very top of the spiral stairwell, there's a door. [12:12:27 AM] Kate: It looks to be made of silver, and there are arcane symbols all over the frame. [12:12:31 AM] Kate: Zombie: Wrorghghg. [12:13:08 AM] Khiro: ((Do I recognize any of the symbols?)) [12:13:19 AM] Kate: Mmm, roll K: arcana. [12:13:21 AM] Kate: Both of ya. [12:14:31 AM] Kate: Both of you recognize the writing! You're probably entering some sort of dimension door spell by going through the doorframe. [12:14:54 AM] Kate: The zombie opens the door. There's a sort of odd, static sparkly-effect in the frame--you can't see in. [12:15:26 AM | Edited 12:15:32 AM] Amara: Amara walks through the doorway [12:15:53 AM] Khiro: Khiro goes through as well! [12:16:00 AM] Kate: Alain and Kalanor follow. [12:16:08 AM] Kate: You find yourself in... some sort of an eldritch laboratory. [12:16:58 AM] Kate: There are things in beakers and ehlenmeyer flasks bubbling away, and dribbling through glass tubes into other tubes and vessels. Some things are boiling, some things are stirring themselves, and some things are emitting a little haze of purplish smoke. [12:17:25 AM] Kate: The floor here is made of stone, but big rough gray stone, not like the marble you saw before, and the pillars are significantly plainer too. [12:17:38 AM] Khiro: ((Is there a window?)) [12:17:42 AM] Kate: There's a person with his back turned toward you working on something. [12:17:49 AM] Kate: There is a window; it looks like it's night outside. [12:18:06 AM] Khiro: ((So we're not underground anymore.)) [12:18:10 AM] Kate: Nope! [12:19:39 AM] Khiro: Khiro clears his throat politely. [12:20:10 AM] Kate: It's worth noting that Amara didn't come through the portal. Neither did Alain. It's just you and Kalanor and the guy. [12:21:03 AM] Khiro: Khiro looks back. "Where are the others?" [12:21:05 AM] Khiro: ((Where's Cira?)) [12:21:22 AM] Kate: Cira is not here either. [12:21:47 AM] Kate: The man at the table: Oh, don't worry, they're just in the waiting room for now. It's you two who wanted to speak to me, isn't it? [12:21:59 AM] Khiro: Yes. [12:22:10 AM] Khiro: If you don't mind me asking, where are we? [12:22:46 AM] Kate: Man: That's an interesting question, young man. You're in my lab, of course. [12:23:54 AM] Khiro: Well, I mean, geographically. [12:24:17 AM] Kate: Man: St. Benedict. [12:24:40 AM] Khiro: Ahhh. Well. Thank you for seeing us. [12:25:10 AM] Kate: Man: I get surprisingly few visitors. [12:25:17 AM] Kate: He's wearing a set of black wizard's robes, hood up. [12:25:28 AM] Kate: And he still hasn't turned around. [12:25:39 AM] Kate: Kalanor is looking awfully ready to draw his sword and pounce. [12:26:01 AM] Khiro: Well. This young man here is actually a young woman who's been cursed by some powerful transmutation. [12:26:36 AM] Kate: Man: Really? That would be rather awkward, I suppose. [12:27:14 AM] Khiro: Rather. [12:28:04 AM] Kate: Kalanor: I hate being like this, can you change me back? [12:28:15 AM] Kate: Man: I *can*, yes. [12:28:54 AM] Khiro: Well,t hat's a start. How can we convince you to help us? [12:29:08 AM] Kate: Man: Are you sure you *want* me to? [12:29:28 AM] Kate: He turns around, slowly, to look at you both; you can't see him under the cowl. [12:29:56 AM] Khiro: Well, why wouldn't we? [12:31:53 AM] Kate: He takes his cowl down. His skin is pale, to the extent of being slightly greyish, and he's wearing a sort of half-mask on one side of his face. Black, and squared off a bit at the bottom, probably made of adamantium. [12:33:07 AM] Khiro: Khiro raises an eyebrow. [12:34:59 AM] Kate: He has some sort of whitish hair slicked back, but he looks pretty dead. [12:35:13 AM] Kate: Man: Most people don't much care for helping the undead in any measurable way. [12:35:38 AM] Khiro: Khiro shrugs. [12:36:01 AM] Khiro: Are you planning on eating our brains? If not, I really don't care. [12:36:20 AM] Kate: Man: Ichk. No. [12:36:34 AM] Kate: Man: Well, that's a good start, then. [12:36:39 AM] Kate: Kalanor, warily: What are you? [12:36:43 AM] Kate: Man: Isn't it obvious? [12:38:49 AM] Kate: Kalanor: ... no. [12:38:52 AM] Khiro: Not immediately, no. [12:39:14 AM] Kate: Man: ... that's good, actually. It means my efforts at preservation have succeeded to some extent. I am a lich. [12:39:28 AM] Khiro: Ahh. Yes. Most liches are more skelton-y. [12:40:26 AM] Kate: Man: And evil. We're pretty much known for being tremendously evil, and also, rather disgusting. [12:41:05 AM] Khiro: Well, you seem rather polite so far. [12:43:15 AM] Kate: Man: Politeness and evil are not *totally* unknown to coincide. [12:44:08 AM] Khiro: True, but I'm no paladin. I really don't know from evil. [12:45:20 AM] Kate: Man: Well, I haven't had my head lopped off yet, which is nice. It's always inconvenient when that happens. I do try to play up to it a bit, they try so hard, poor things. [12:45:55 AM] Khiro: Heh. [12:52:25 AM] Kate: Man: Mwaha ha, I will crush you, you pathetic holy man, and your adorable fluffy sidekick! [12:52:56 AM] Kate: Man: There's always a sidekick, for some reason. And there's usually a woman, too, helping them along on their journeys. [12:53:26 AM] Khiro: Well, there always is in the books. [12:53:56 AM] Kate: Man: Real-life too, I'm afraid. It's very dull. Cases like yours are more interesting. [12:54:27 AM] Kate: The eyehole on his mask flares blue, and he inspects Kalanor, walking all around him. "That *is* a strong spell you've got there. An ordinary dispel curse won't do it." [12:55:41 AM] Kate: Kalanor: If you can't do it, we'll just leave and look for someone who can. [12:55:56 AM] Kate: Man: I never said *I* can't. You young people. So impatient. [12:57:34 AM] Khiro: Would you know off hand who would be capable of this sort of magic? [12:59:41 AM] Kate: Man: Good question. It's hard to say, that's not the sort of thing wizards typically bandy about. Barbarians brag; wizards say nothing and turn you into a toad. Or in this case, a pretty young man, apparently. [1:01:05 AM | Edited 1:04:35 AM] Khiro: It seems a rather specialized casting. [1:02:27 AM] Kate: Man: Mmm. Yes, and no. I think she could have altered you into almost anything. I'm not sure why she chose this. Or he, but given that you're Drow... [1:02:43 AM] Kate: Kalanor: Yes, it's all very interesting, can you *fix* it. [1:03:10 AM] Kate: The man shrugs and casts a spell; Kalanor looks like the original Alydia again. She even *looks* a lot like her mother. [1:03:16 AM] Kate: Alydia: ... that's it? [1:05:24 AM] Khiro: Khiro blinks. "What are you called, sir?" [1:06:13 AM] Kate: Man: Of course that's not it, that's only temporary. [1:06:22 AM] Kate: Man: My name is Galdor Ar'Feiniel. [1:06:32 AM] Kate: Man: Or at least *one* of my names, I suppose. [1:06:54 AM] Kate: Alydia, obviously disappointed: Oh. [1:07:05 AM] Kate: Man: I *can* make it permanent, but I'm not going to do it for free. [1:07:50 AM] Khiro: Well then. What can we do, then? [1:09:34 AM] Kate: Man: You can pick up a few things for me from dimensions I can't enter, and then I can expend the personal energy it would take to undo your spell. [1:10:01 AM] Khiro: What dimensions are we talking about? [1:10:47 AM] Kate: Man: Celestial ones, mainly. [1:11:03 AM] Khiro: What kind of things do you mean? [1:12:42 AM] Khiro: If you need, say, the eyeballs of an Archon, that would be tricky for me. [1:13:33 AM] Kate: Man: No! Nothing like that. Ugh, that's disgusting. [1:13:40 AM] Kate: Man: ... and consider who's saying that. [1:13:58 AM] Khiro: Fair enough. Withdrawn. [1:16:49 AM] Kate: Man: No. From the celestials I merely want you to pick something up for me. [1:16:58 AM] Khiro: All right. [1:17:18 AM] Kate: Man: There *will* be an element of risk with some of the other tasks, mind you, but not that one. Three tasks, I think. It is a very *unusual* spell and it will be rather taxing to cast. [1:17:54 AM] Khiro: What are the other tasks? [1:20:28 AM] Kate: Man: One of them would be stealing something from some rather nasty people on a positive-energy plane. [1:21:47 AM] Khiro: Okay. And the third? [1:24:01 AM] Kate: Man: ... that would be more of a diplomatic mission. [1:24:56 AM] Khiro: All right... to whom? [1:25:46 AM] Kate: Man: ... I haven't always been dead. [1:26:16 AM] Khiro: Usually people are alive first, true. [1:27:45 AM] Kate: Man: I want you to convince someone to visit me. [1:28:08 AM] Khiro: Who? [1:30:19 AM] Kate: Man: ... a woman. A specific one. [1:31:19 AM] Khiro: Is she on this plane? [1:31:44 AM] Kate: Man: Yes. Don't worry, I can get you there and back. [1:33:22 AM] Khiro: How should we convince her? [1:35:00 AM] Kate: Man: I don't know, however you think you can. Just don't hurt anyone. [1:35:10 AM] Khiro: All right. We can be pretty persuasive. [1:39:07 AM] Kate: Man: Good. But no mindcontrol, and no hurting her. Understand? [1:39:26 AM] Khiro: All right. [1:41:55 AM] Kate: Man: All right, then. We have a deal. [1:42:39 AM] Khiro: Who are we stealing from? [1:44:27 AM] Kate: Man: Gangsters, of course. They stole something of mine, a long time ago, and I'd quite like to steal it back. [1:45:38 AM] Khiro: What kind of gangsters? [1:46:23 AM] Kate: Man: Some kind of scalykind. Draconic, I think. [1:46:47 AM] Khiro: And you can send us to them, right? [1:47:54 AM] Kate: Man: Yes, easily. I *could* theoretically get it myself, but I have a certain dread of positive energy planes. Even weak ones. [1:49:13 AM] Khiro: An allergy is an allergy. [1:49:40 AM] Khiro: All right. [1:49:42 AM] Kate: Man: It's uncomfortable. And takes energy to ignore. [1:49:56 AM] Kate: Man: Good. Come back tomorrow, I'll send you where you need to go. Bring your friends. [1:51:00 AM] Khiro: ... all right, then. [1:51:42 AM] Kate: Man: I don't have it prepared now and it's more than it's worth to try to do it off the cuff, so to speak. [1:52:58 AM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Alydia. "Now we just need to convince the others." [1:54:32 AM] Kate: Alydia: I'm paying them, remember? ... I'm still paying *you.* [1:55:08 AM] Khiro: True. Okay. [1:55:09 AM] Kate: Alydia: ... I can't go out like this. [1:55:15 AM] Kate: Man: You want me to change you back? [1:55:25 AM] Kate: Alydia: No! People are just... looking for me, though, that's all. [1:55:53 AM] Khiro: Well, just change the way you look a bit. How long will she be able to keep this form? [1:56:43 AM] Kate: Man: About a day, probably. Here, Let me just get you a clean cloak and cowl, it's how I walk around most of the time myself. [1:58:34 AM] Kate: He wanders over to a chest of drawers, opens it up, and pulls out another set of black robes, tossing them to Alydia. She catches them, barely. [2:01:23 AM] Kate: Alydia: Thanks. [2:01:51 AM] Kate: She puts them on, and suddenly resembles a rather stern-looking Drowish nun. [2:02:56 AM] Khiro: That should hold you till we get back to Charamay's house. [2:04:20 AM] Kate: She puts her cowl on, and now she looks like a very runty ringwraith. [2:04:41 AM] Khiro: ((hee.)) [2:06:19 AM] Kate: Alydia: ... all right. Let's go. Thank you, Galdor. [2:06:35 AM] Khiro: We'll be back tomorrow. [2:07:09 AM] Kate: Man: You're welcome. This time I'll try to have some tea waiting for you. Don't worry, my kitchen staff is composed of skeletons, and they're much more hygienic. [2:08:00 AM] Khiro: WEll, I appreciate that. [2:08:35 AM] Khiro: The putrifying fellow downstairs might be a bit offputting. [2:09:03 AM] Kate: Man: ... my butler? Why? [2:09:30 AM] Khiro: That would be the putrefying. [2:09:56 AM] Kate: Man: Oh. Hm. I suppose I could hang some dried flowers on him? [2:11:37 AM] Khiro: That, or perhaps give him an upgrade to skeleton. Especially if you're going to be having female company. [2:12:49 AM] Kate: Man: Hm. I shall take that under advisement. Perhaps I might bring him back to life instead and then kill him again. Much less... messy, when fresh. [2:13:38 AM] Khiro: Or... you could do that. [2:13:53 AM] Kate: Man: Maybe he'd enjoy being a vampire. [2:14:37 AM] Khiro: Perhaps. He'd probably be more popular with the ladies. [2:16:16 AM] Kate: Man: Hmm. Well, I'll see what I can do, in any case. I suppose I'd better clean the place up, too. [2:16:23 AM] Khiro: Probably a good diea. [2:17:08 AM] Kate: Man: ... it's been a while since I concerned myself with such things. [2:18:39 AM] Kate: Alydia: ... maybe you should hire a consultant. [2:19:13 AM | Edited 2:19:20 AM] Khiro: Or take on an apprentice. That sort of thing is basically what they're for. [2:20:27 AM] Kate: Man: I don't suppose you're looking for a job. [2:21:54 AM] Khiro: I'm not, I'm afraid. [2:22:25 AM] Kate: Man: A shame. Well. Good luck, and see you tomorrow. [2:22:30 AM] Kate: He turns back to his work. [2:22:51 AM] Khiro: Khiro nods, and heads out! [2:24:21 AM] Kate: Alydia follows! And there we stop for the night.