Perpetual Gloom 012b

[8/1/2013 11:39:25 PM] Kate: The silvery dragon guy here leads you out one of the doors in the kitchen, into another hallway, with a window to the courtyard. [8/1/2013 11:40:10 PM] Amara: So, I know it's kind of forbidden, but I'd really *love* to see the hoard. To be honest, I've never seen one before. I can't even imagine how *huge* it is. And…I bet it's romantic. [8/1/2013 11:40:20 PM] Amara: Amara flirtyness again [8/1/2013 11:40:30 PM] Kate: Silver: ... uh, um. I don't know about that, but it's kind of dangerous.... [8/1/2013 11:40:41 PM] Amara: I like dangerous. [8/1/2013 11:40:42 PM] Amara: Amara winks [8/1/2013 11:41:48 PM] Kate: He blushes again. "Uh, um. Yes, but... he eats people. I mean, he really does. And he makes people come here and work for him. My village doesn't even have any young people left anymore." [8/1/2013 11:43:14 PM] Kate: Silver: And if the village doesn't send anybody, well... they get eaten. [8/1/2013 11:43:25 PM] Amara: And do you want your villagers to speak of you as "hmm whatever happened to him" or "the young man that romanced and did daring things to prove his bravery" [8/1/2013 11:44:10 PM] Kate: Silver: ... honestly, I kinda just don't want to be described as "dead". [8/1/2013 11:44:31 PM] Amara: I promise you upon my dead uncles' souls that I will not let you die because of me. [8/1/2013 11:45:20 PM] Kate: Silver: ... were they good uncles or bad ones? [8/1/2013 11:45:35 PM] Amara: The very best a young girl could ask for. [8/1/2013 11:45:47 PM] Amara: I would have done anything to save them. [8/1/2013 11:46:10 PM] Kate: Silver: ... well, okay, then. Promise me you won't take anything. [8/1/2013 11:46:19 PM] Amara: Promise. [8/1/2013 11:46:27 PM] Kate: Roll bluff! [8/1/2013 11:46:53 PM] Kate: Silver: ... okay. Good. [8/1/2013 11:46:59 PM] Kate: Silver: Well, c'mon. [8/1/2013 11:47:38 PM] Amara: Following, my brave knight. [8/1/2013 11:48:08 PM] Kate: He starts walking you down the hallway, blushing like crazy. [8/1/2013 11:48:54 PM] Amara: So….were you forced into working here? [8/1/2013 11:49:39 PM] Kate: Silver: Yeah, exactly. I kinda hate it. I just try to lay low whenever I can. [8/1/2013 11:49:58 PM] Kate: He leads you to the end of a corridor and opens a door to a flight of steps going down. [8/1/2013 11:50:09 PM] Kate: Silver: I'm comically bad at combat, so at least there's that. [8/1/2013 11:50:41 PM] Amara: Well what would happen if you tried to leave? And I do mean leave this plane. Then you wouldn't have to work here, wouldn't have to worry about Father... [8/1/2013 11:51:04 PM] Kate: He heads down the steps. "... the whole plane? Well, if anyone noticed they might burn down my village. I've thought about faking my own death." [8/1/2013 11:51:50 PM] Amara: Hey that's not a bad idea actually. [8/1/2013 11:52:36 PM] Kate: Silver: or if I were captured and just never came back. [8/1/2013 11:53:17 PM] Amara: Amara smiles. "You seem like a nice guy.  I'd hate to see you waste away in a place like that. You have real potential, you know. To do something amazing." [8/1/2013 11:54:08 PM] Kate: The steps keep going down and down and down for a long, long time. [8/1/2013 11:54:44 PM] Kate: Silver: I don't know if I'm *nice* really but... he tortures people. A lot. Right now he's got some crazy water elemental or something and he's just burning it, like it's fun for him. For no reason. [8/1/2013 11:55:20 PM] Amara: For no reason? None at all? Well that's awful... [8/1/2013 11:55:30 PM] Amara: Wow….lot of stairs. Are we close? [8/1/2013 11:55:45 PM] Kate: Silver: Well, it's down in a cave, you know dragons. Heh. Hoards and all that. [8/1/2013 11:56:51 PM] Amara: Ha. Right. How silly of me to forget. [8/1/2013 11:56:53 PM] Kate: Silver: I kind of keep money under my pillow. ... I like the clinking sound it makes. [8/1/2013 11:57:29 PM] Amara: Hehe I can understand that. It's a good feeling. [8/1/2013 11:58:08 PM] Kate: Silver: I don't know, I don't feel like a dragon most of the time. [8/1/2013 11:58:25 PM] Kate: You finally reach the bottom of the steps and get into a narrow passageway. [8/1/2013 11:59:22 PM] Kate: The passageway curves around in a sort of continuous spiral further down, and there are big glass windows set on either side. There's treasure behind the glass, carefully displayed. [12:00:28 AM] Amara: Well, you're part elven too, aren't you? Maybe you tap into that side more. Hey can we go in there? I just want to look around. [12:00:41 AM] Kate: Heaps and heaps of gold coins and lots and lots of magical items. [12:02:19 AM] Amara: Amara goes ahead anyway and starts scanning for the box. [12:02:21 AM] Kate: Roll Notice! [12:02:38 AM] Kate: Silver: Oh, uh... I don't think that's a good idea. I mean, I think there are alarms and things... maybe... I don't know. [12:02:53 AM] Amara: Amara slows down, but doesn't quite stop. [12:03:42 AM] Kate: There aren't any doors into the glassed-in part, but you can look for the box. [12:04:00 AM] Amara: (( I shall do that! )) [12:04:23 AM] Kate: A crown! A jewelled scepter! Dozens of spellbooks! Hundreds of magic items, softly glowing! [12:04:59 AM] Amara: Amara struggles to resist temptation of all the treasures, but stays strong and continues searching for the box. [12:06:01 AM] Kate: Silver: ... I don't know if anyone has ever tried to steal anything from Father, but if they did I'm pretty sure they didn't live to talk about it. [12:06:46 AM] Amara: I don't plan on stealing….per se…. [12:07:06 AM] Kate: Silver: ... what do you plan on doing? [12:07:45 AM] Amara: …I'm not sure yet. Hey do you know how to get behind that glass? Or is it magic? [12:07:56 AM] Amara: I'd like to call it reclaiming. [12:08:29 AM] Kate: Silver: ... did Father take something from you? [12:08:58 AM] Amara: Not me. A friend of mine. He asked me to retrieve it, but I'm not even seeing it. [12:09:21 AM] Kate: Silver: ... I don't think it's a good idea to take anything.

[12:09:39 AM] Amara: Reclaim, friend, reclaim.

[12:09:58 AM] Kate: Silver: Yeah, but... he'll notice. You don't know Father. [12:10:00 AM] Kate: He shivers. [12:10:42 AM] Amara: Look, I'm kind of on a time crunch. I don't want to get caught down here. Do you know how to get past these glass walls, or not? [12:11:24 AM] Kate: Silver: ... well, yes, I heard some guys talking about it. Sometimes Father lets people in there just to show them how scary he is, but nobody's ever taken anything from in there. [12:11:34 AM] Kate: Silver: ... and it remembers who got in, too. [12:11:59 AM] Kate: Silver: So he'd hunt you. [12:12:09 AM] Amara: I'll run. [12:12:25 AM] Kate: Silver: He can *fly*. And he has an *army.* [12:13:05 AM] Amara: And hopefully in a few hours I'll be back on my home-plane. Heck I'll take you with so you don't get caught. But can we *please* try to hurry this along. TIME CRUNCH. [12:14:31 AM] Kate: Silver: ... all right. [12:14:41 AM] Kate: He puts a hand on the glass, and it disappears. [12:14:59 AM] Kate: He swallows. "... yep, I'm dead." [12:15:12 AM] Khiro: Khiro comes up behind him. "We'll get you out.  What's your name?" [12:15:34 AM] Amara: Amara jumps a little bit. "Gods put a bell around your neck." [12:15:46 AM] Khiro: That would make the sneaking really hard. [12:16:12 AM] Amara: I haven't seen it back there yet. Have you? [12:16:20 AM] Khiro: I spotted it. [12:16:34 AM] Kate: Silver: Augh! Woah! Who are you? Where did you come from? [12:16:46 AM] Khiro: Oh, right. [12:16:51 AM] Khiro: Khiro changes back into a green. [12:17:07 AM] Kate: Silver: I'm Gus. I mean, that's what... oh, you. Right, okay. So you're robbing Father you are both crazy, you know that, right? [12:17:22 AM] Khiro: Yes, yes. [12:17:30 AM] Amara: Khiro, lovely showing off, but I'd be ever so happy if you'd go get the godsforsaken box, [12:18:09 AM] Kate: Gus: ... starting to think the faking my own death plan was the way to go... [12:18:29 AM] Amara: Hey Gus you still have time for that! Or we can take you with us. [12:18:58 AM] Khiro: Khiro goes and grabs the box! Getting ready to send a message to Tae Li first, then Kal. [12:19:00 AM] Kate: Gus: With you, yes, with you would be good. [12:19:08 AM] Kate: Easily done. No alarms go off. [12:19:42 AM] Amara: Well, so far, apparently praying to the gods does help. Now let's see if we can get out of here without any trouble. [12:20:49 AM] Khiro: Khiro comes up with the box. [12:21:04 AM] Khiro: Khiro stops right before he steps over the boundary where the glass was, though. [12:21:37 AM] Kate: Gus: I don't... think there's an alarm. It's just that he'll know what's gone and who took the glass down, that's all. [12:21:52 AM] Khiro: All right. [12:22:25 AM] Amara: I say we tell the others we're on our way and then run like hell. [12:23:35 AM] Kate: Silver: ... *that's* your escape plan? No dimension door? Nothing? [12:23:49 AM] Khiro: We've got that covered, but we all have to be together. [12:24:26 AM] Amara: Yeah can we just get going? Come on Khiro, just pass through. Hey if I find the alarm I could just melt it down, right? [12:24:35 AM] Khiro: Khiro Messages Tae Li, and then Kal. "Got it." [12:25:00 AM] Kate: Silver: ... we are soooo dead. Okay. Right. [12:26:26 AM] Amara: Amara runs back up the stairs! [12:26:46 AM] Kate: Gus follows her. [12:26:53 AM] Khiro: Khiro brings up the rear! [12:27:34 AM] Kate: You run up the punishingly long flight of steps, and by the time you get to the top you're incredibly out of breath! [12:28:15 AM] Kate: You see Jamaros and Kalanor cross the courtyard as you get to it. [12:28:32 AM] Khiro: Where's Tae Li? [12:28:38 AM] Kate: But you still have to cross the courtyard. Going to need a Bluff or a Disguise check as you go. [12:28:42 AM] Kate: Tae Li is nowhere in evidence. [12:29:10 AM] Amara: (( 19 for bluff )) [12:29:16 AM] Khiro: ((18.)) [12:29:56 AM] Kate: As you cross the courtyard, one of the people sparring leaves the match to follow you. [12:30:03 AM] Kate: Back to the Perpetual room! [12:30:22 AM] Khiro: Khiro messages Tae Li again. "Courtyard!"