Lovely 005

Zubaidah, 8:33 PM

All right, let's get started.

Zubaidah, 8:36 PM

You were hired by a mysterious assassin called Vittorio to protect an inn/restaurant/brothel/temple to Sune from monsters that apparently spontaneously arise from the lake. The place is owned by seven very different brothers and frequented by a dissipated member of the d'Amici family, an extremely old and wealthy elven clan with great political influence on the nation and even more in the Twinned Cities of St. Benedict and Navarre.

Zubaidah, 8:37 PM

Some conflict arose when you found that Vittorio was not apparently known to any of the inhabitants of the place, but Chance got you hired by the brothers' apparent leader, Ylyndar, a priest of Sune. So you got paid twice!

Zubaidah, 8:37 PM

That's always nice.

Zubaidah, 8:37 PM

I have chocolate, which is also nice.

Pharolvir, 8:37 PM

)

Zubaidah, 8:39 PM

The rest of that evening passes fairly quietly, with no apparent activity from the lake and no disruptions downstairs of any kind. No, not even a barfight, despite the fairly decent crowd. There's been a few more people every evening since the first and the early numbers are looking pretty good. Most of you still haven't met Taggett, the sixth brother, and none of you have met Bastion as of yet.

Zubaidah, 8:41 PM

You've actually been given a suite of rooms on the floor below Ulisse's; his occupies the entire top floor of the inn and yours is actually one of two large suites on the floor, but since it appears to be a large space there is a room for each of you, including the bird-person, as well as a few extras for if you have visitors, there's a full-sized kitchen and a full-sized living area.

Pharolvir, 8:41 PM

((SPOILERS! :P ))

Pharolvir, 8:42 PM

((Can I add a thing and say I did it last night?))

Zubaidah, 8:42 PM

((Yep.))

Pharolvir, 8:44 PM

((I would like to have taken some of the money and bought a nice but not terribly expensive hair pin. I would then like to use Magical tinkering to give it a very basic and simple effect.))

Zubaidah, 8:44 PM

Okay!

Pharolvir, 8:45 PM

Pharolvir now has a hair pin that can instantly change hair color.

Pharolvir, 8:45 PM

Pharolvir goes for a sort of magenta color for now.

Zubaidah, 8:45 PM

Ooh, nice.

Pharolvir, 8:46 PM

((Sadly, it has to be a static color at level 1, but such is life.))

Zubaidah, 8:47 PM

Okay, it is … I was going to say the middle of the night, but given the style of business this is, it's actually more like 4 a.m. when there's a very loud knocking at the door of your suite, and those of you who sleep, are definitely awakened. For our trancers, they're snapped out of their trance.

Pharolvir, 8:47 PM

Pharolvir puts on a robe over his nightgown and goes to answer it.

Chance, 8:48 PM

Chance buries himself in his covers some more.

Pharolvir, 8:48 PM

"Hello?"

Zubaidah, 8:49 PM

"Pharolvir? I need help."

Zubaidah, 8:50 PM

It's Ulisse, from the sound of it.

Pharolvir, 8:50 PM

"...Ulisse?"

Pharolvir, 8:50 PM

Pharolvir opens the door.

Ann, 8:51 PM

Ann Nesia comes to the door way as well

Zubaidah, 8:51 PM

It is Ulisse. He smells like a still and, possibly more importantly, is covered with blood, especially from the waist down, although his hands are pretty red and there's spatters more or less everywhere else on him too.

Chance, 8:52 PM

Chance sniffs.

Pharolvir, 8:52 PM

"Oh shit.  Ok."

Chance, 8:52 PM

…. who smells like like free beer night at the Knife Hut.

Pharolvir, 8:53 PM

"CHANCE!  CAN YOU HEAL?"

Chance, 8:53 PM

What? No.

Chance, 8:53 PM

My skills run in the opposite direction.

Zubaidah, 8:54 PM

Ulisse steps off to the side and picks something up, and then brings it into your entryway! Dripping blood.

Chance, 8:54 PM

Chance emerges from his nest.

Chance, 8:54 PM

Oh! He brought us a present.

Ann, 8:54 PM

Ann Nesia will look at the thing

Chance, 8:55 PM

Is it a puppy?

Pharolvir, 8:55 PM

"Snark isn't helping, Chance."

Zubaidah, 8:55 PM

Ulisse sets his bundle down. It's actually a person (albeit a very crumpled up one) and they're obviously wounded and bleeding copiously.

Pharolvir, 8:55 PM

"Ann?  Anything?"

Chance, 8:55 PM

I am not being snarky.

Chance, 8:55 PM

I would like a puppy.

Ann, 8:56 PM

Ann Nesia cure wounds the person

Chance, 8:56 PM

Chance does start presti-ing the person clean.

Zubaidah, 8:56 PM

Ulisse: I tried to put pressure on it.

Pharolvir, 8:56 PM

Pharolvir closes the door.

Pharolvir, 8:56 PM

"What happened?"

Zubaidah, 8:56 PM

Ulisse: I have no idea. I found her outside, like this.

Chance, 8:57 PM

What door?

Chance, 8:57 PM

Chance is cleaning the person up.

Zubaidah, 8:57 PM

The person, for the record, is dressed in a dark brown adventuring costume, complete with a dark hood and mask.

Zubaidah, 8:57 PM

Ulisse: The back door. One of the city doors, I didn't get a chance to see which.

Pharolvir, 8:58 PM

"This can't be all hers, can it?"

Ann, 8:59 PM

((Cure wounds heals her 8 h.p.))

Zubaidah, 8:59 PM

Ulisse: … that's a good question. I don't know.

Zubaidah, 8:59 PM

She's still unconscious, but she's stable now.

Pharolvir, 9:00 PM

"...I may have something that can help wake her up.  ...do we want to wake her up?"

Chance, 9:01 PM

I would not.

Chance, 9:01 PM

Have you ever been stabbed a lot?

Chance, 9:01 PM

…. probably not.

Chance, 9:01 PM

She will be grumpy.

Pharolvir, 9:01 PM

"Not a lot, no."

Chance, 9:01 PM

Whoever did this is gone.

Chance, 9:01 PM

Hmm.

Zubaidah, 9:01 PM

Ulisse: … I'm just glad you didn't assume it was me.

Pharolvir, 9:02 PM

"...gone like...gone...or like...*gone*?"

Chance, 9:02 PM

What? Was it?

Chance, 9:02 PM

Chance checks her wounds, or at least, the damage to her armor.

Chance, 9:02 PM

((Was she stabbed, magicked, arrowed...?))

Zubaidah, 9:03 PM

She was stabbed, magicked and arrowed.

Chance, 9:03 PM

Someone wanted her super dead.

Chance, 9:03 PM

And yet they left her.

Zubaidah, 9:03 PM

Ulisse: Of course it wasn't. I don't go around stabbing random women.

Pharolvir, 9:04 PM

"Also, if you did, I'd like to think you're smart enough to dispose of her properly and not bring her to four other witnesses."

Chance, 9:04 PM

Yes, that is a bad plan.

Zubaidah, 9:05 PM

Ulisse, dryly: Don't be ridiculous, I have people for that.

Zubaidah, 9:05 PM

He wipes one of the blood spatters on his face off on his arm, but it mostly just kind of smears.

Chance, 9:05 PM

Oh, by the way, Ylndar super hates you. So, you know, watch out for that.

Ann, 9:06 PM

I think he knows that

Ann, 9:06 PM

Ann Nesia checks how bloody the hallway is

Zubaidah, 9:06 PM

Ulisse: I noticed that when he almost cut me in half, but thank you.

Pharolvir, 9:07 PM

Pharolvir would like to inspect the body.

Chance, 9:07 PM

Welcome!

Zubaidah, 9:07 PM

There's a fair amount of blood on the ground out there, but there's no trail.

Chance, 9:07 PM

Chance starts cleaning up the blood.

Chance, 9:07 PM

Leave her mask on.

Pharolvir, 9:07 PM

"Why?"

Zubaidah, 9:07 PM

Roll um. Investigation.

Chance, 9:07 PM

I think she will be angry if she wakes up and she does not have it.

Pharolvir, 9:08 PM

((8))

Pharolvir, 9:09 PM

"Rapier...VERY expensive looking dagger in the boot."

Zubaidah, 9:10 PM

Ulisse: Not really the kind of clothes I'd associate with a burglar. Especially not the armor.

Chance, 9:10 PM

So has anyone noticed that woman down the bar, with the silver hair? Qiva I think her name is.

Chance, 9:10 PM

She's been hanging around a lot lately.

Zubaidah, 9:11 PM

Roll history or a straight int check, Pharol and Ann.

Ann, 9:11 PM

I haven’t

Pharolvir, 9:11 PM

((7, my luck's not good tonight))

Ann, 9:12 PM

((7 as well))

Ann, 9:13 PM

I haven’t really talked to that many people

Zubaidah, 9:13 PM

Ulisse: Qiva Everhart?

Chance, 9:13 PM

Chance nods.

Pharolvir, 9:13 PM

"Well, far as I can see, the dagger does not fit the rest of her...decor...so this has to be about the dagger."

Chance, 9:13 PM

The pirate hunter.

Pharolvir, 9:14 PM

"...so...you think this woman hunts pirates?"

Chance, 9:14 PM

This woman? No.

Zubaidah, 9:14 PM

Ulisse: I think we've met.

Ann, 9:14 PM

You think she is a pirate

Chance, 9:15 PM

I know she is.

Chance, 9:15 PM

She is the Sky Hawk.

Chance, 9:15 PM

She is pretty much.... the pirate.

Pharolvir, 9:16 PM

"You know a lot about pirates."

Chance, 9:16 PM

I read many books in the monastery.

Chance, 9:16 PM

Where I am from.

Pharolvir, 9:16 PM

((11 insight on that.))

Chance, 9:16 PM

Chance should note that it is incredibly obvious he's lying.

Chance, 9:17 PM

Chance didn't even pronounce monastery correctly.

Pharolvir, 9:17 PM

"...this woman is the Sky Hawk?!?"

Chance, 9:18 PM

I am almost certain.

Zubaidah, 9:19 PM

Ulisse: … so now there's an unconscious pirate here and an influential noblewoman on a mission to destroy piracy downstairs.

Ann, 9:19 PM

Can someone update me on who the sky hawk is and why there is so much talk of piracy?

Pharolvir, 9:20 PM

"She's a famous pirate responsible for the end of human slave trading."

Pharolvir, 9:21 PM

"One of the most famous abolitionists of all time.  Even my people know and respect her."

Ann, 9:21 PM

How exactly does that make her a pirate?

Zubaidah, 9:22 PM

Ulisse: Slavery's still legal out west.

Chance, 9:22 PM

Chance nods. "Because Tarkishi quite liked slavery and that's who she stole from."

Pharolvir, 9:22 PM

"...you guys still have slavery?"

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM

Ulisse: Not here. Not in Meneluinin.

Chance, 9:23 PM

She once destroyed Fort Haelkara using a cleverly placed tanglefoot bag, a single skiff, and an arrow. No bow."

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM

Ulisse: In Tarkishi.

Pharolvir, 9:24 PM

"Well, Tarkishi sounds awful.  Glad I didn't have to deal with people from there."

Zubaidah, 9:25 PM

Ulisse: I went to school with some. It's not so bad if you don't mind being stabbed hello every morning.

Zubaidah, 9:25 PM

Ulisse: Does anyone have a spare set of clothes I could borrow?

Pharolvir, 9:26 PM

((Jamaros would be offended at all this shade at his homeland, except he hated it too))

Zubaidah, 9:26 PM

((It is a terrible and well-armed place.))

Pharolvir, 9:26 PM

"I may have some clothes, assuming you don't mind my style."

Zubaidah, 9:27 PM

Ulisse: It's certainly preferably to "Hullo, I just murdered someone."

Ann, 9:27 PM

So are we waking her up?

Chance, 9:27 PM

We are letting her sleep.

Pharolvir, 9:28 PM

"Well, we can't just have her sleep on the floor.  Hardly a way to handle a guest."

Chance, 9:28 PM

(I thought she was in the suite.)

Zubaidah, 9:28 PM

She is.

Zubaidah, 9:28 PM

She's on the floor of your living room, more or less.

Pharolvir, 9:29 PM

((No idea what you're talking about, I was always talking about the floor. :P ))

Zubaidah, 9:31 PM

Ulisse: … I'm going to wash up, if you don't mind.

Ann, 9:31 PM

Ann Nesia moves her off the floor onto a couch

Pharolvir, 9:32 PM

Pharolvir points him to the bathroom.

Zubaidah, 9:32 PM

Ulisse heads off.

Zubaidah, 9:33 PM

She's still wounded, but stable, and thanks to Chance, pretty blood-free.

Ann, 9:33 PM

Ann Nesia then goes and fetches the rat

Pharolvir, 9:34 PM

"...note to self.  Look into healing potions."

Zubaidah, 9:35 PM

The rat is awake and fairly cheerful in disposition!

Ann, 9:36 PM

Ann Nesia picks it up and returns to the others with the rat on her shoulder

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM

More or less as soon as Ann gets back, the Sky Hawk gasps and sits up.

Chance, 9:37 PM

Ah! You're alive. Good. Big fan!

Chance, 9:37 PM

We didn't do this to you.

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM

She immediately grabs a knife from her sleeve, but doesn't attack after taking it out.

Pharolvir, 9:37 PM

"Oh, I missed one."

Pharolvir, 9:38 PM

"Well, that defeats the purpose of this, then."

Zubaidah, 9:38 PM

She coughs up a little bit of blood. "... what..."

Pharolvir, 9:38 PM

Pharolvir opens his robe to reveal her rapier and throws it back to her.

Ann, 9:38 PM

You were found bleeding out

Zubaidah, 9:38 PM

She catches it in her other hand.

Pharolvir, 9:39 PM

"Are you feeling any better?  Ann here patched you up a bit."

Zubaidah, 9:40 PM

Hawk: … where am I? What is this place?

Chance, 9:40 PM

Our associate found you bleeding out.

Chance, 9:40 PM

You are in Menelunin.

Zubaidah, 9:40 PM

There's a knock on the door to the hallway.

Pharolvir, 9:40 PM

Pharolvir holds a hand out to signal for silence and calls to the door. "Yes?"

Zubaidah, 9:42 PM

"Open in the name of the king! This is Lady Qiva Everhart, and I am seeking a fugitive from justice."

Zubaidah, 9:42 PM

Hawk stands up and then immediately has to take a knee, wincing.

Pharolvir, 9:43 PM

Pharolvir whispers to Chance and Ann. "I can stall them, we have to hide her somewhere."

Chance, 9:44 PM

Chance puts a hand to his lips, and gestures toward his room.

Ann, 9:45 PM

Ann Nesia casts another cure wounds on her as we  move her to chances room

Zubaidah, 9:45 PM

She's able to stand up and walk on her own, though still appears a bit unsteady.

Ann, 9:45 PM

((She heals another 12 h.p.))

Zubaidah, 9:45 PM

There's another knock on the door.

Pharolvir, 9:45 PM

"JUST A MOMENT!  LET ME MAKE MYSELF DECENT!"

Zubaidah, 9:45 PM

"Open the door or we'll break it down!"

Chance, 9:46 PM

Chance hisses at Ann and the Sea Hawk. "Big fan!  But can you take off the mask?

Pharolvir, 9:46 PM

Pharolvir will go to open the door, but only a bit to poke his head out. "What is the meaning of this?  Do you have any idea what time of night it is?"

Zubaidah, 9:49 PM

It's a stern-looking middle-aged woman with iron gray hair. "I'm well aware of the time. I'm looking for an escaped criminal who may have taken refuge in this inn."

Pharolvir, 9:50 PM

"You think a criminal is going to force their way in here without me knowing about it?"

Pharolvir, 9:50 PM

((Is she alone?))

Zubaidah, 9:50 PM

She isn't. She has two guards with her, one on either side.

Pharolvir, 9:51 PM

"Do you have a warrant?  Or am I to understand this society doesn't respect one's right to privacy?"

Zubaidah, 9:52 PM

Qiva: We don't need a warrant. The fugitive is armed and extremely dangerous.

Pharolvir, 9:52 PM

"So I'm supposed to take your claims on faith?  I've never heard of any Lady Qiva Everhart."

Zubaidah, 9:53 PM

She glowers and hands him a scroll. "There. Now us in, or I'll simply arrest you and walk in."

Pharolvir, 9:53 PM

Pharolvir unrolls it and reads it...slowly.

Zubaidah, 9:54 PM

Qiva tries to push her way in. Strength check!

Pharolvir, 9:54 PM

((13?))

Zubaidah, 9:55 PM

Pharol successfully repels her!

Zubaidah, 9:55 PM

Qiva: Let me in!

Pharolvir, 9:55 PM

"I'm checking your credentials!  I have rights!"

Zubaidah, 9:56 PM

Qiva tries again, this time with the two guards helping! Another STR check!

Pharolvir, 9:56 PM

((17))

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM

This time they manage to barrel through the door, but only with a great deal of effort from all three of them.

Pharolvir, 9:57 PM

"How DARE you?"

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM

Two of the guards try to grab Pharol! Roll Dex or Str.

Pharolvir, 9:58 PM

((14))

Zubaidah, 9:58 PM

Qiva: I don't have time for this, you can file a complaint at the embassy in the morning.

Pharolvir, 9:58 PM

((For the record, I still have the jeweled dagger. :)

Zubaidah, 9:58 PM

Pharol escapes one of the guards but not the other one, but both of them are more or less kept busy by him.

Zubaidah, 9:59 PM

Qiva starts methodically checking the other rooms.

Pharolvir, 9:59 PM

"Oh I will!  And you two!  I want your names!  I will be speaking to your captain as well!"

Zubaidah, 9:59 PM

They roll their eyes. They've heard this before, clearly.

Zubaidah, 9:59 PM

She does a cursory search of each and is obviously looking for a person, not an object of any kind.

Pharolvir, 10:00 PM

Pharolvir will use mage hand to trip her.

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM

Qiva skips awkwardly but doesn't fall over, and turns to GLARE at Pharol for a moment before opening the door to Chance's room.

Chance, 10:01 PM

Chance opens the door out with force.

Chance, 10:01 PM

WHAT.

Chance, 10:01 PM

WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL MY SAINTED ANCESTORS IS THE COMMOTION.

Chance, 10:02 PM

We are BUSY.

Chance, 10:02 PM

Pharo! Who are these people.

Zubaidah, 10:02 PM

Qiva: There's an escaped fugitive; we're searching the building. Please get out of the way.

Pharolvir, 10:02 PM

"I told them not to come in!  They just barged their way through!"

Chance, 10:02 PM

Did you send for more? WE ARE AT CAPACITY.

Chance, 10:02 PM

Chance eyes Qiva. "She is cute though."

Zubaidah, 10:03 PM

Chance would be so dead right now if looks could kill.

Zubaidah, 10:03 PM

Qiva elbows her way past Chance and searches his room!

Pharolvir, 10:03 PM

Pharolvir tries to break from the guards.

Chance, 10:03 PM

Looks like someone is ready to go.

Chance, 10:03 PM

Tell the guards to lose the armor!

Chance, 10:03 PM

Armor is pointy.

Zubaidah, 10:03 PM

The guards are entirely occupied with Pharol and can't really help!

Zubaidah, 10:04 PM

Qiva exits Chance's room, slamming the door behind her, and then pauses at the bathroom.

Pharolvir, 10:04 PM

"Didn't find what you were looking for?"

Zubaidah, 10:05 PM

Qiva: Not yet. Who's in there?

Chance, 10:05 PM

Chance peeks through the door again  "Tell Uly to hurry up, he needs to spell me.  I need electrolytes.

Chance, 10:05 PM

Are you sure I cannot change your mind?

Pharolvir, 10:05 PM

"We have a gentleman friend over."

Chance, 10:05 PM

Chance smiles at Qiva.

Zubaidah, 10:05 PM

Qiva knocks on the bathroom door, ignoring Chance.

Chance, 10:05 PM

We are very good.

Chance, 10:06 PM

Uly! Are you ready to tag in so I can get a sports drink!

Chance, 10:06 PM

Chance is yelling.

Zubaidah, 10:06 PM

Ulisse opens the door, wearing a towel and nothing else. "... Lady Everhart, how nice to see you again."

Pharolvir, 10:07 PM

Pharolvir blushes.

Zubaidah, 10:07 PM

For a moment it definitely looks like she's going to punch him in the face.

Pharolvir, 10:07 PM

"...are you QUITE finished?"

Zubaidah, 10:08 PM

She hisses "d'Amici, I should have known you were the one wasting my time. Be glad I don't run you in for aiding and abetting."

Zubaidah, 10:08 PM

This is, of course, when the towel falls off.

Pharolvir, 10:08 PM

"Oh my!"

Chance, 10:08 PM

He has hardly been aiding at all. I am good but I am but one man!

Zubaidah, 10:09 PM

He scoops up the towel again and apologizes, and Qiva stomps out.

Pharolvir, 10:09 PM

Pharolvir snaps himself free of the guards.

Zubaidah, 10:09 PM

The guards follow her, both horribly embarrassed.

Pharolvir, 10:10 PM

Pharolvir turns to Ulisse. "Is there anyone in this city who doesn't hate you?"

Chance, 10:10 PM

Chance waits a few moments for good measure before exhaling.

Zubaidah, 10:10 PM

Ulisse: … you mean, anyone not currently in this room?

Chance, 10:11 PM

I am currently leaning pro-Ulisse.

Pharolvir, 10:11 PM

"You're aware I left you clothes out, or is exhibitionism another quirk you indulge in?"

Chance, 10:11 PM

That was tactical nudity and it saved our lives, Pharo.

Pharolvir, 10:12 PM

"How did you manage to hide our guest, anyway?"

Zubaidah, 10:12 PM

Ulisse: I wasn't dressed when she knocked.

Zubaidah, 10:13 PM

Ulisse: If you don't mind.

Chance, 10:13 PM

I am the master of illusion.

Zubaidah, 10:13 PM

He goes back into the bathroom, presumably to get dressed.

Pharolvir, 10:13 PM

"Any other details, Chance?"

Chance, 10:13 PM

About what.

Pharolvir, 10:14 PM

"...where is the pirate?"

Chance, 10:14 PM

Oh, she's fine.

Zubaidah, 10:15 PM

A pretty blonde elven girl, probably the equivalent of around 20 years old, steps out of Chance's room, wearing a pair of pajamas that obviously don't fit. She has green eyes, tannish skin and a few visible scars on her face, neck and hands.

Ann, 10:15 PM

Ann Nesia follows behind her

Pharolvir, 10:16 PM

"...well...that looks different."

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM

Hawk: Really not how I thought I'd be spending the evening.

Ann, 10:17 PM

It did keep you safe

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM

Hawk: Who are you people?

Chance, 10:18 PM

…. it's our room.

Chance, 10:18 PM

That's pretty much it.

Pharolvir, 10:18 PM

"Incredibly lucky, apparently."

Pharolvir, 10:18 PM

Pharolvir curtseys. "I am Pharolvir Tarsyn Elisar the second."

Chance, 10:18 PM

Seventh Last Chance!

Pharolvir, 10:19 PM

In the bathroom is Ulisse d'Amici. Given how everyone's responded to him, I am gonna guess that's a name you'll recognize.

Zubaidah, 10:20 PM

Her eyes widen. "What?!"

Ann, 10:20 PM

That’s right Ann

Zubaidah, 10:20 PM

Ulisse steps out of the bathroom again, this time wearing a black and red... set of robes? It's kind of shaped more like a dress? It looks odd on him.

Chance, 10:21 PM

Ann Nesia. IT does not make sense if you do not say the whole name.

Pharolvir, 10:21 PM

"Ann only got her name yesterday."

Zubaidah, 10:21 PM

Ulisse and Hawk both just kind of freeze up when they see each other.

Chance, 10:21 PM

... of course you two know each other.

Pharolvir, 10:21 PM

"You're supposed to put a belt around your waist, it gives it more shape."

Chance, 10:22 PM

Please fighting in the hall.

Chance, 10:22 PM

I already cleaned up a lot of blood in here.

Zubaidah, 10:22 PM

Ulisse: … I didn't see a belt, and why is she here?

Chance, 10:22 PM

This is the pirate.

Pharolvir, 10:22 PM

"You brought her!"

Chance, 10:22 PM

That you brought.

Zubaidah, 10:23 PM

Ulisse: That's not a pirate, that's--

Zubaidah, 10:23 PM

She actually puts a hand over his mouth before he can finish that sentence.

Pharolvir, 10:24 PM

"...she a cousin or something?"

Zubaidah, 10:24 PM

Both of them say in unison, "No!"

Zubaidah, 10:25 PM

Hawk: … I have to go. I'll come back for my armor later.

Zubaidah, 10:25 PM

She turns to Ulisse: … and I'll deal with you later too.

Zubaidah, 10:26 PM

She opens a window and leaves, still wearing her stolen pajamas.

Pharolvir, 10:27 PM

"...she's jumping around in pajama pants at least two sizes too big...that's not gonna end with her dignity in tact."

Chance, 10:27 PM

There's a drawstring.

Ann, 10:27 PM

...we could have done the window thing in the first place

Chance, 10:27 PM

There were guards outside.

Chance, 10:27 PM

There are always guards outside.

Chance, 10:27 PM

You have not been in many raids, have you.

Pharolvir, 10:27 PM

Pharolvir turns to Ulisse. "Care to explain?"

Ann, 10:28 PM

I don’t know maybe?

Pharolvir, 10:28 PM

"Do I look like I've been in many raids?"

Zubaidah, 10:28 PM

Ulisse: … explain what?

Chance, 10:28 PM

Whatever that was all about. He won't explain.

Chance, 10:28 PM

Best not to be curious.

Pharolvir, 10:28 PM

"We're almost certainly gonna get dragged into it whether we poke our noses in or not."

Zubaidah, 10:29 PM

Ulisse: … I do prefer generally not to kiss and tell.

Pharolvir, 10:30 PM

"......ah."

Zubaidah, 10:30 PM

Ulisse: Very much not a member of my family.

Pharolvir, 10:30 PM

"If that's the case, I should hope not."

Pharolvir, 10:30 PM

"...well...congrats, you've snogged the queen of the pirates."

Chance, 10:31 PM

So was Ann.

Zubaidah, 10:31 PM

Ulisse: She certainly wasn't a pirate then.

Pharolvir, 10:31 PM

".......Ann?"

Ann, 10:33 PM

It was chances plan

Chance, 10:33 PM

I know. Pretty good, right?

Pharolvir, 10:33 PM

"...I leave you alone for two seconds and...ugh."

Chance, 10:33 PM

I am amazing under pressure.

Pharolvir, 10:34 PM

"...fantastic.  Well, if you don't mind, it is still 4 in the morning."

Pharolvir, 10:36 PM

"Unless someone wants to invite any other wanted criminal exes in here?"

Zubaidah, 10:37 PM

Ulisse: I didn't know who she was.

Chance, 10:37 PM

Chance has to think about that for a minute.

Chance, 10:37 PM

No, not tonight.

Zubaidah, 10:37 PM

Ulisse: … and it was a long time ago.

Ann, 10:38 PM

I mean I would but I wouldn’t know who to invite

Pharolvir, 10:38 PM

"Oh please.  She was what?  100?  200 at most?  It can't have been that long ago."

Zubaidah, 10:39 PM

Ulisse: Thirty years, I think.

Pharolvir, 10:41 PM

"Look, I don't mind that you had sex with a pirate queen.  ...honestly, I'm impressed.  ...and a tiny bit jealous.  But now, we have an angry pirate hunter on us and I have this."

Pharolvir, 10:41 PM

Pharolvir pulls out the jeweled dagger.

Zubaidah, 10:42 PM

Ulisse: It wasn't... nevermind. That's very gaudy, I wonder if it's magical.

Pharolvir, 10:42 PM

"I'm about to find out."

Pharolvir, 10:42 PM

Pharolvir casts identify.

Pharolvir, 10:45 PM

Pharolvir will get any supplies he needs to do so, if he must.

Pharolvir, 10:46 PM

"............it is magical."

Pharolvir, 10:46 PM

"It's an assassin weapon, I am betting."

Zubaidah, 10:48 PM

Ulisse: I don't think it can be.

Zubaidah, 10:48 PM

Ulisse: Assassins don't wear jewelry.

Zubaidah, 10:48 PM

Ulisse: The gems wouldn't be... appropriate, I suppose you might say.

Pharolvir, 10:50 PM

"Possible it's just great for killing, then.  It emits a cloud of darkness that effects everyone but you, and will use the darkness in the attack you make, causing more harm to the victim."

Pharolvir, 10:50 PM

"A well trained killer catching someone unawares with this would be quite terrifying."

Zubaidah, 10:50 PM

Ulisse: Great for piracy, then.

Pharolvir, 10:51 PM

"Either way, it's quite dangerous."

Chance, 10:52 PM

Not terribly good for piracy. Clouds of darkness that impair your crew are not good for business.

Chance, 10:52 PM

Or so I have read.

Chance, 10:52 PM

In the monastery.

Zubaidah, 10:53 PM

Ulisse: I feel we've all caught on, Chance.

Pharolvir, 10:53 PM

"There's an 'e' in Monastery, Chance."

Chance, 10:53 PM

I did not make a secret when we first met, but then Qiva came sniffing around so I got worried and decided I should be more circumspect about it.

Zubaidah, 10:54 PM

Ulisse: She didn't seem to recognize you.

Chance, 10:54 PM

She was focused on much bigger prey.

Chance, 10:54 PM

Also I had my shirt off.

Chance, 10:54 PM

No one looks up here.

Chance, 10:54 PM

Chance points vaguely at his face.

Pharolvir, 10:54 PM

"Oh please."

Zubaidah, 10:56 PM

Ulisse folds his arms. "Still. It would seem safe to stay."

Pharolvir, 10:57 PM

"Stay where?"

Zubaidah, 10:57 PM

Ulisse: Here.

Pharolvir, 10:58 PM

"I don't think Chance was considering leaving."

Chance, 10:58 PM

I was not! That was why I was pushing for gainful employment.

Chance, 10:58 PM

Legitimate gainful employment.

Zubaidah, 10:58 PM

Ulisse: What sort?

Pharolvir, 10:59 PM

"We are now being paid to investigate and guard the hotel from the lake creatures.  Now from the official owners."

Ann, 11:00 PM

Yeah not just an unknown tea drinking assassin

Zubaidah, 11:01 PM

Ulisse: That's a relief.

Pharolvir, 11:01 PM

((INSIGHT!))

Pharolvir, 11:02 PM

((19))

Pharolvir, 11:02 PM

"...you did know something about Vittorio, didn't you?"

Zubaidah, 11:04 PM

Ulisse: … yes.

Chance, 11:04 PM

You can tell us. IS it you in a wig?

Ann, 11:05 PM

That’s what Ylndar thinks at least

Zubaidah, 11:06 PM

Ulisse: I don't need a wig.

Chance, 11:07 PM

The wig is metaphorical.

Pharolvir, 11:07 PM

"It was you in disguise, though."

Pharolvir, 11:07 PM

"And you couldn't tell us before why?"

Zubaidah, 11:08 PM

Ulisse: I wasn't sure about you, and I wanted to keep that identity.

Pharolvir, 11:10 PM

"Well, I won't say anything...for now."

Zubaidah, 11:11 PM

Ulisse: … I wouldn't be the only person to get hurt.

Pharolvir, 11:12 PM

"...who else have you used that identity on?"

Zubaidah, 11:13 PM

Ulisse: I don't use it on people, it's … it's hard to explain.

Chance, 11:14 PM

Chance shrugs.

Chance, 11:14 PM

I am going to bed.

Pharolvir, 11:15 PM

"Me too.  I imagine you know the way back to your room, Ulisse."

Zubaidah, 11:16 PM

Ulisse: … I'd like to talk to you alone first.

Pharolvir, 11:17 PM

"...ok..."

Pharolvir, 11:18 PM

Pharolvir will take Ulisse into his room.

Zubaidah, 11:19 PM

Ann is left with the rat! Also a new shipping possibility, so there's that. :)

Ann, 11:25 PM

Ann Nesia will go to the doorway and get some supplies from the bathroom and try and clean the blood outside our door

Zubaidah, 11:29 PM

Chance already got all the blood in the hallway, so you're good on that score!

Ann, 11:34 PM

Ann Nesia will set the rat in the hallway letting it run in a much larger area and just hangout in the hallway for a bit

Pharolvir, 11:34 PM

((At some point a very irritated Everhart will be trudging through. :P ))

Zubaidah, 11:37 PM

Possibly! Currently no one else is living on this floor, though--the other half-floor is empty.

Pharolvir, 11:58 PM

Pharolvir re-enters.

Pharolvir, 11:58 PM

"Well, we were part right, then."

Zubaidah, 11:58 PM

Ulisse follows. "About?"

Pharolvir, 11:58 PM

"You're usually on something.  Just not what we thought it was."

Ann, 12:00 AM

Ann Nesia is standing  in the doorway with the door open watching the rat run around the hallway

Zubaidah, 12:00 AM

Ulisse: … absentia doesn't... work like that.

Pharolvir, 12:00 AM

"Oh?"

Pharolvir, 12:01 AM

"Hi Ann."

Ann, 12:02 AM

Hi ,you talking about the night we met Ulisse?

Zubaidah, 12:02 AM

Ulisse: Yes. I'm confessing all my worst failings, I'm afraid.

Pharolvir, 12:02 AM

"It's fun."

Pharolvir, 12:03 AM

"So far, his worst failings aren't that bad, save for wantonness and an inability to pull off black hair."

Zubaidah, 12:03 AM

Ulisse: This is my own hair, you know.

Pharolvir, 12:05 AM

"And it's much cuter as it is now."

Zubaidah, 12:05 AM

Ulisse: … damp?

Pharolvir, 12:06 AM

((Isn't Ulisse blonde?))

Zubaidah, 12:07 AM

((Nope. Dark hair.))

Ann, 12:07 AM

So how would you say absentia works Ulisse?

Zubaidah, 12:07 AM

Ulisse: … promise me first that you won't ever take it. Regrettably, it really does take only the one time to develop a dependence.

Pharolvir, 12:09 AM

"...I'd love to get a sample of that.  I'm betting if I could dilute it, it could provide a number of useful properties."

Zubaidah, 12:10 AM

Ulisse: … promise me you won't test it on yourself.

Pharolvir, 12:11 AM

"Of course not, I'm not a mad scientist.  I'm a normal type of scientist...who practices without qualifications."

Pharolvir, 12:12 AM

"...Ann, I know the rat's had some bad experiences before...but would he like to try some things, maybe?"

Ann, 12:12 AM

Ann Nesia glares at Pharolvir and tightens her hand on the staff

Pharolvir, 12:13 AM

"...ok, that's fair."

Zubaidah, 12:13 AM

Ulisse: I would suggest not feeding it to anyone you like. If you just want to see how it works, I can take some. It's already too late for me.

Pharolvir, 12:13 AM

"I can also dilute it into it's base elements and test what they are to get a decent idea."

Pharolvir, 12:14 AM

"What does it make you feel like when taking it, though?"

Pharolvir, 12:14 AM

Pharolvir pulls out a quill and parchment.

Ann, 12:14 AM

It’s one of the things I remembered so I am curious

Pharolvir, 12:15 AM

"WAIT?!?  You remember this substance?!?"

Zubaidah, 12:15 AM

Ulisse: When you take it you ride someone else's consciousness. You don't get to choose the person. You feel everything they feel as if it was happening to you.

Ann, 12:16 AM

I recognized he had used it when we met him.

Ann, 12:17 AM

sounds accurate

Zubaidah, 12:17 AM

Ulisse: The ragged pupils, I assume. It's the most distinctive side-effect.

Ann, 12:17 AM

Ann Nesia nods

Pharolvir, 12:18 AM

"...Ann, what if your memory loss is a side effect of overuse?  Maybe your memories are in someone else right now."

Ann, 12:19 AM

Ulisse said I was still in me that night

Zubaidah, 12:19 AM

Ulisse: I honestly can't remember it very well. Someone put something into my drink at some point.

Zubaidah, 12:20 AM

Ulisse: That's the trouble with being widely known as a drug addict, people will give you all sorts of things without bothering to tell you and by the time you can taste it it's usually too late to do anything about it.

Zubaidah, 12:20 AM

Ulisse: … I studied poisons extensively at school.

Pharolvir, 12:21 AM

"I know a bit about poisons as well.  I wish I'd gotten a blood or saliva sample from you that night.  I could've maybe determined what substance you were slipped."

Pharolvir, 12:21 AM

"I need to start taking better advantage of these opportunities."

Zubaidah, 12:23 AM

Ulisse: You need but to ask.

Pharolvir, 12:24 AM

"Well...this has been fun."

Zubaidah, 12:25 AM

Ulisse: I feel like someone's pulled all my skin off and dipped me in the ocean.

Pharolvir, 12:26 AM

"And you weren't even the one to get stabbed."

Pharolvir, 12:26 AM

"Were you on absinthe before this?  Like...right before?"

Zubaidah, 12:27 AM

Ulisse: Tonight? No. Why?

Pharolvir, 12:28 AM

"Just trying to keep track."

Zubaidah, 12:28 AM

Ulisse: I'm usually faking it.

Pharolvir, 12:29 AM

"Potentially clever way to keep people off guard."

Zubaidah, 12:30 AM

Ulisse: That is the objective.

Pharolvir, 12:32 AM

"...Ann...can I ask you a personal question?"

Ann, 12:33 AM

Sure

Pharolvir, 12:34 AM

"...when you and Sea Hawk were...you know...earlier...was that...good?  Like, did you like it?"

Ann, 12:37 AM

It was surprising but enjoyable

Pharolvir, 12:38 AM

"Ok, so you weren't expecting to enjoy it.  I thought maybe it was reminding you something about yourself."

Ann, 12:41 AM

Nothing as far as I know, it was very sudden and  quick

Pharolvir, 12:41 AM

"...ok then...well...worth asking, I guess."

Ann, 12:43 AM

Ulisse you ever see this symbol before?

Ann, 12:44 AM

Ann Nesia will pull a necklace out and show it to him

Zubaidah, 12:44 AM

Ulisse inspects it.

Zubaidah, 12:46 AM

He frowns. "No, but it does seem familiar. I can ask some of the arcanists at the university if you like."

Ann, 12:48 AM

I will keep asking but thanks.

Ann, 12:49 AM

Ann Nesia pockets the necklace

Zubaidah, 12:50 AM

Ulisse: … I know you have no reason to trust me, but I'm doing the best I can.

Pharolvir, 12:50 AM

"It's really not that big a deal."

Zubaidah, 12:51 AM

Ulisse: Isn't it?

Pharolvir, 12:51 AM

"I mean, it was rude, but it's not like you put us in unknowing danger.  Nothing about the job has changed."

Zubaidah, 12:52 AM

Ulisse: No?

Pharolvir, 12:53 AM

"................what do you mean "No?"?  Why's that a question?"

Zubaidah, 12:54 AM

Ulisse: You seemed upset.

Pharolvir, 12:55 AM

"I was upset because I'd just been manhandled by two guards who burst into my suite to abduct a woman I knew nothing about that you just threw in at us!"

Ann, 12:56 AM

He didn’t do it on purpose

Pharolvir, 12:56 AM

"I'm terribly sorry that I wasn't handling the situation with quiet dignity and grace!"

Zubaidah, 12:56 AM

Ulisse: … to be completely fair, I didn't know who she was and I'm exactly the opposite of a healer. It was the situation that bothered you?

Pharolvir, 12:58 AM

"And the not knowing.  ...and the lying wasn't great, but it was a proverbial straw breaking a proverbial camel's back."

Pharolvir, 12:59 AM

"I am honestly not that upset.  I just want to go back to bed."

Zubaidah, 1:01 AM

Ulisse looks at him contemplatively. "... fair."

Pharolvir, 1:02 AM

"Word of warning.  If you do lie to me, and it's a much bigger lie, I know multiple very deadly poisons and now know that you don't always take note of what's been slipped into your drink."

Zubaidah, 1:04 AM

Ulisse: Let me see here. I'm half demon. I'm a bastard. I'm an addict. I'm an assassin, largely on a technicality, to be precise. I'm stealing vast sums of money from my family, most of whom despise me. I have multiple alter egos, one of which is much closer to myself than what I present as on a daily basis, and apparently I have been engaged to a pirate queen. … that's everything I, at least, can think of, at the moment.

Pharolvir, 1:06 AM

"...fair enough...you have a good night too."

Pharolvir, 1:06 AM

Pharolvir goes to bed.

Zubaidah, 1:07 AM

Ulisse turns to Ann. "I'm afraid to ask, but. Think I have a chance?"

Ann, 1:09 AM

I think you do

Ann, 1:10 AM

You should go rest it’s been an eventful night

Zubaidah, 1:11 AM

Ulisse: I think I'll just stay here, if you don't mind. I'm elvish enough to trance, and a couch is perfectly suitable for that.

Ann, 1:13 AM

I am taking the other couch I want the rat to have enough space to explore. That room is to small for it.

Zubaidah, 1:13 AM

Ulisse nods, folds his arms and trances.

Ann, 1:14 AM

Ann Nesia trances as well