Lovely 011

Zubaidah, 6:44 PM It's mid-morning the day after your visit to the castle, and it's a gray, rainy day. Those of you in the dining room/living room common area of your apartment can hear the rain on the windows, and the squish-squish-squish of Blub blorping around the room inquisitively.

Pharolvir, 6:45 PM Pharolvir will make some pancakes for people.

Zubaidah, 6:47 PM The rat is extremely interested in pancakes.

Pharolvir, 6:47 PM "I can add bananas or strawberries to anyone's."

Zubaidah, 6:48 PM The rat perches over the strawberries.

Ann, 6:48 PM Ann Nesia is also exploring the living room area as a rat

Pharolvir, 6:49 PM Pharolvir will give the rat a strawberry and Blub some chopped banana.

Zubaidah, 6:50 PM Blub burbles happily and turns yellow.

Zubaidah, 6:50 PM Roll Perception!

Pharolvir, 6:50 PM ((4!))

Ann, 6:52 PM ((Logging in))

Ann, 6:54 PM ((25))

Zubaidah, 6:57 PM The rat waits for pancakes, pointedly!

Pharolvir, 6:57 PM Pharolvir will flip a very tiny pancake to the rat.

Zubaidah, 6:58 PM The rat catches it in midair and noms it!

Pharolvir, 7:00 PM "I wonder if Chance will want a pancake."

Ann, 7:01 PM Ann Nesia scurries towards the table then turns back to her normal form.

Zubaidah, 7:01 PM Blub burbles.

Ann, 7:02 PM He Probably will

Ann, 7:02 PM Unless he stops by the bar on his way here

Pharolvir, 7:02 PM "Do you want anything in your pancakes?"

Ann, 7:04 PM Don’t think so

Pharolvir, 7:04 PM Pharolvir will put all the pancakes on a plate. "Help yourself.  I think I need to make sure Ulisse's not doing anything he'll regret."

Ann, 7:05 PM He was negotiating with the ceiling snakes

Pharolvir, 7:05 PM "Negotiating for what?"

Ann, 7:06 PM Something about the ceiling being cold and they would be warmer if they came down I think

Pharolvir, 7:08 PM "...he's probably fine, then."

Chance, 7:11 PM Chance wanders in. "Who is fine?"

Pharolvir, 7:11 PM "Ah, Chance is here."

Pharolvir, 7:12 PM "Ulisse.  He's talking to the ceiling snakes."

Pharolvir, 7:12 PM "...I think I should check on him."

Pharolvir, 7:12 PM "I made pancakes."

Chance, 7:12 PM They refuse to tell me the future. To hell with them.

Pharolvir, 7:12 PM Pharolvir points to a plate of pancakes. "Help yourself."

Pharolvir, 7:12 PM Pharolvir goes into the other room to check on Ulisse.

Zubaidah, 7:18 PM The rat eyes Chance.

Chance, 7:18 PM Chance eyes the rat.

Ann, 7:19 PM Ann Nesia gives the rat a normal size pancake and some fruit

Chance, 7:20 PM What is the rat's name?

Zubaidah, 7:20 PM The rat noms the pancake first, and then starts nibbling at the fruit.

Ann, 7:22 PM Never asked it if it had a name

Zubaidah, 7:22 PM The rat pauses to eye Chance with great skepticism!

Chance, 7:23 PM Why not?

Ann, 7:24 PM Didn’t seem necessary I only have a name because you all were insistent

Ann, 7:24 PM I know The Rat without needing further labeling

Ann, 7:25 PM Ann Nesia pets the rat

Zubaidah, 7:27 PM The rat is agreeable to this!

Pharolvir, 7:27 PM Pharolvir enters.

Pharolvir, 7:27 PM Pharolvir takes a couple pancakes on a plate.

Pharolvir, 7:28 PM Pharolvir goes back into the other room

Chance, 7:29 PM Hmmm.

Pharolvir, 7:31 PM Pharolvir re-enters

Pharolvir, 7:32 PM "How are you, Chance?"

Chance, 7:32 PM I am fine. Do you think the rat needs a name?

Pharolvir, 7:32 PM "...does the rat want a name?"

Ann, 7:33 PM How’s Ulisse?

Zubaidah, 7:33 PM The rat looks at Pharol, then Chance, then Ann, and goes back to nibbling strawberries.

Pharolvir, 7:33 PM "He's not lucid, but he seems stable, best as I can tell."

Ann, 7:35 PM Ann Nesia keeps petting the rat “that’s good at least”

Chance, 7:36 PM It can be rough. I have seen several acquaintances go through it.

Zubaidah, 7:36 PM There's a knock at the door! Of course.

Pharolvir, 7:37 PM "We should set up a toll booth out there."

Pharolvir, 7:37 PM Pharolvir gets the door.

Zubaidah, 7:39 PM It's Tython!

Zubaidah, 7:40 PM He has a piece of paper and a little package in his hands, and offers it to Pharolvir. "Here, this is for you. The shopkeeper sent it here."

Pharolvir, 7:40 PM "...oh?"

Pharolvir, 7:40 PM Pharolvir will take it.

Zubaidah, 7:41 PM Tython: Yeah. Well, he knew I knew you.

Pharolvir, 7:42 PM Pharolvir opens that package.

Pharolvir, 7:43 PM "Ah!  Excellent.  Thank you, Tython."

Zubaidah, 7:43 PM Tython: No problem. Uh, how are you guys doing up here?

Pharolvir, 7:44 PM "I think we're mostly good."

Zubaidah, 7:44 PM Tython: Is the little cube thingy okay?

Pharolvir, 7:45 PM Pharolvir will pick a now sort of banana colored Blub up and show him.

Pharolvir, 7:45 PM "He seems fine.  Had a bit of a caffeinated night last night.  I learned to give him a more calming tea next time."

Chance, 7:45 PM Chance raises a brow at the package.

Ann, 7:46 PM Ann Nesia will try and keep the rat distracted from Tythons presence

Pharolvir, 7:46 PM "Tython, do you know how to get to Ayenwa Park?"

Zubaidah, 7:47 PM Tython leans over and wiggles his fingers at Blub, who turns green.

Zubaidah, 7:47 PM The rat is waggling his butt at Tython, but Tython is oblivious.

Zubaidah, 7:48 PM Tython: Sure. Just take the tram, it goes right by it.

Pharolvir, 7:49 PM "You can pet Blub.  He's totally harmless.  Only dissolves what he knows to."

Ann, 7:49 PM What’s at the park?

Zubaidah, 7:50 PM Tython: Well, a lot of it is woods. Plenty of the city druids go there for prayers and that kind of thing.

Zubaidah, 7:50 PM Tython pets Blub, and Blub glitters happily.

Pharolvir, 7:51 PM "Tram.  Excellent.  I think I can help our good shopkeeper with some nightshade."

Chance, 7:51 PM Shopkeeper?

Zubaidah, 7:51 PM Tython: Oh, sure. Bring gloves.

Pharolvir, 7:52 PM "The potions one.  It's where Ann and I found Blub."

Pharolvir, 7:52 PM "...I may have to tell him I can't take his job right now, though."

Pharolvir, 7:52 PM "I have so much on my plate."

Zubaidah, 7:52 PM Tython: Like what?

Pharolvir, 7:55 PM "Well, there's the lake we still haven't dealt with.  I am currently working on a new mechanical project.  We have the party with the king now...and don't tell your brother, but I may have a nobleman chained up in Ann's bedroom so he can detox from the absenthia in his system and go clean."

Zubaidah, 7:58 PM (Nah, he's got a separate bedroom of his own.)

Pharolvir, 7:58 PM ((Right, the guest bedroom))

Zubaidah, 7:58 PM Tython blinks. "You have a... wait, okay, you have someone chained up in here?"

Pharolvir, 7:59 PM "Willingly chained up.  With a magic chain."

Pharolvir, 8:01 PM "It's a sort of...willpower enhancing chain."

Zubaidah, 8:01 PM Tython: Oh. Ohhhh. Hmm. Bring back some extra nightshade, I might be able to help with that.

Pharolvir, 8:01 PM "...you think so?"

Zubaidah, 8:03 PM Tython: Well, what have you tried so far?

Pharolvir, 8:04 PM "I have enchanted the chain.  I used a formula to supplement some chemicals the absenthia had begun to replace, sort of a false absenthia to ween his body more healthily back to normal.  And I've used some tea to keep him asleep as much as possible."

Zubaidah, 8:05 PM Tython: We could try to purge it faster.

Zubaidah, 8:05 PM Tython: … it wouldn't be fun, but there are healers on site.

Pharolvir, 8:06 PM "...........is one of those healers your cleric brother who hates him?"

Zubaidah, 8:08 PM Tython: Cleric? Ylyndar isn't a cleric, but oh. Ulisse. I see. Um.

Pharolvir, 8:09 PM "Um...?"

Zubaidah, 8:09 PM Tython: … well, he'd still heal him if he was down. Ylyndar isn't a bad person, you know.

Zubaidah, 8:11 PM The rat gets bored with fruitlessly taunting Tython and wanders over to Chance, eyeing him.

Ann, 8:11 PM Ann Nesia keeps an eye on chance and the rat

Chance, 8:11 PM Chance ignores the rat.

Pharolvir, 8:12 PM "I am not sure what qualifies someone to be good or bad.  I have just seen what grudges do to people."

Pharolvir, 8:12 PM "Well, Ann, Chance, care to go picking Nightshade with me?"

Chance, 8:12 PM What is our cut?

Zubaidah, 8:13 PM Tython: Cut?

Zubaidah, 8:14 PM Tython: … do you need a lot of dried poisonous plant powder?

Chance, 8:14 PM No, of whatever Pharo is getting paid for. He said it was a job, that implies payment!

Pharolvir, 8:15 PM "I was going to work at the potions' shop."

Ann, 8:15 PM I don’t mind seeing these woods

Pharolvir, 8:15 PM "This mission seems to be a sort of...interview process."

Chance, 8:15 PM I thought we worked here? Has this changed lately?

Pharolvir, 8:16 PM "I asked for a job there."

Pharolvir, 8:16 PM "A side job."

Pharolvir, 8:16 PM "To help him keep better check of his inventory."

Ann, 8:16 PM Before he got all the other side jons

Ann, 8:16 PM The inventory was a mess

Zubaidah, 8:16 PM Tython: Oh. I mean, if you'll pick up some extra for me I'll pay you in potions.

Pharolvir, 8:17 PM "...Chance, if I give you gold, will you help me, please?"

Zubaidah, 8:18 PM Blub nudges Chance's foot.

Chance, 8:18 PM Yes, that was all I was asking!

Zubaidah, 8:20 PM Tython: Right. Well. I'll start working on the purgative. And I'll make some healing potions too.

Pharolvir, 8:20 PM "Thank you, Tython."

Pharolvir, 8:21 PM Pharolvir will give Tython a hug.

Zubaidah, 8:22 PM Tython hugs him back. "... you sure you're OK?"

Pharolvir, 8:23 PM "This week's been a lot."

Chance, 8:23 PM I shall go armor up for a trip to the park.

Pharolvir, 8:23 PM "Smart move."

Zubaidah, 8:24 PM Tython: Oh, well. Let me know if you need anything.

Pharolvir, 8:24 PM "Will do!  Let's go!"

Pharolvir, 8:24 PM ((And STAR WIPE! :P ))

Zubaidah, 8:25 PM Indeed!

Zubaidah, 8:25 PM Though you're actually interrupted on the way out the door once you get downstairs.

Zubaidah, 8:27 PM It's a slender, half-elven woman with light brown hair wearing rather shabby white-collar office-type clothes--she sidles up to you guys and says "Excuse me, I'm Wanda with the Elenion Tribune, I was wondering if you've seen Ulisse d'Amici around lately."

Pharolvir, 8:27 PM "No, but he hangs around sometimes."

Pharolvir, 8:28 PM "If I run into him, should I give him a message?"

Pharolvir, 8:28 PM ((19 deception, if it helps.))

Zubaidah, 8:30 PM Wanda: Hmm. No, we'll just keep an eye out. Thank you.

Pharolvir, 8:31 PM "No problem.  Have a good day."

Pharolvir, 8:31 PM Pharolvir goes to leave.

Zubaidah, 8:32 PM You all head out and catch a tram to the park!

Ann, 8:33 PM Ann Nesia will look for a copy of the Elenion tribune if there is a newsstand near the tram station

Zubaidah, 8:34 PM It's raining out, so the trams are a bit more full than usual, but at least you're still dry by the time you get to the closest park gates; inside is... essentially, a largeish forest. As it's spring, almost everything is leafed out and green, with lush grass and heavily wooded trees. It's almost indistinguishable from a wild woods from far away, though when you get to it there's a lot less underbrush and some of the trees look a little... well, you can tell they've been treeshaped by druids.

Zubaidah, 8:34 PM There is! Ann buys a paper. :)

Pharolvir, 8:36 PM "Do you see this Wanda woman?"

Ann, 8:36 PM Ann Nesia looks through the paper

Ann, 8:39 PM Ann Nesia will hand the lifestyle section over “probably looking for gossip or celebrity rumours”

Pharolvir, 8:39 PM Pharolvir nods and scans.

Zubaidah, 8:39 PM There are some helpful signposts outside the park that tell people where to look for addresses within the park, so you should be able to follow the left-hand path and then hopefully there will be signs to where you're going.

Ann, 8:40 PM Ann Nesia will fold up and store the rest of the newspaper

Pharolvir, 8:40 PM Pharolvir points Ann to her byline on a gossip column. "Ok...she might be a problem."

Ann, 8:40 PM Ann Nesia will look at the trees and start wandering down the path

Pharolvir, 8:41 PM "It's not exactly a tabloid but...she knows saucy."

Ann, 8:42 PM Only If she finds out something

Zubaidah, 8:42 PM Between the rain and the forest canopy, it gets rather dark quickly, though there are some bushes set with everburning lights every few feet, wood grown carefully around the false flames.

Ann, 8:43 PM Ann Nesia looks to see if there is any wildlife In the area

Pharolvir, 8:44 PM Pharolvir will check the plants

Zubaidah, 8:44 PM Well, remember, you've been directed to a specific garden on the outskirts of the forest, so it's likely that various parts of the place belong to various people. Or possibly druidic sects. Hopefully they're good sects.

Zubaidah, 8:45 PM You do see all kinds of unusual plants dotting the ground. Some of them you've only seen dried before, given that you're from the Underdark, Pharol.

Zubaidah, 8:45 PM Chance, meanwhile, is probably getting bombarded with foresty smells, despite the rain, which is only sporadically making it through the canopy above.

Zubaidah, 8:47 PM Roll for Perception!

Ann, 8:47 PM ((21))

Pharolvir, 8:47 PM ((17))

Chance, 8:48 PM ((20__

Zubaidah, 8:53 PM None of you are surprised as a large animal comes bounding out of the woods at you, snarling!

Chance, 8:54 PM Ahh! This does not seem like a good place for a picnic.

Zubaidah, 8:54 PM It's a massive, tawny feline with tusks sticking out of its mouth, and it looks hungry.

Zubaidah, 8:54 PM Roll Initiative!

Pharolvir, 8:54 PM ((13))

Chance, 8:55 PM ((12))

Ann, 8:56 PM ((23))

Zubaidah, 8:57 PM Round 1: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 8:57 PM
 * Ann **

Ann, 8:59 PM Ann Nesia will walk up to it and cast speak with animals “ we don’t mean you any harm we can get you food”

Zubaidah, 9:00 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:00 PM Bad Kitty: YOU ARE FOOD!

Zubaidah, 9:00 PM To the rest of you, this just sounds like a roar.

Zubaidah, 9:00 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Pharolvir, 9:01 PM ((Let me check my spells))

Pharolvir, 9:02 PM ((...I have no new spells))

Pharolvir, 9:02 PM Pharolvir will shoot an acid splash in front of it to try and scare it off.

Zubaidah, 9:03 PM Roll!

Pharolvir, 9:04 PM ((...ok, here's where this gets tricky. I am firing a warning shot, but typically it needs to save. Should I roll intimidation instead?

Zubaidah, 9:05 PM Hmm. Sure, that sounds good.

Pharolvir, 9:05 PM ((...9))

Pharolvir, 9:05 PM ((...ok, we're fighting the tiger))

Zubaidah, 9:05 PM
 * Chance **

Zubaidah, 9:08 PM
 * Chance? **

Chance, 9:09 PM ((Sorry, I"m here.))

Chance, 9:09 PM Chance will use Silent Image to crate the illusion of a much larger and scarier looking tiger behind us.

Zubaidah, 9:10 PM Smart!

Zubaidah, 9:10 PM Round 2: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:10 PM
 * Ann **

Ann, 9:11 PM Ann Nesia will glare at the large cat and turn into a tiger stepping forward and growling.

Zubaidah, 9:13 PM Ann is a tiger, rarr! I forget, do you get to attack in addition to doing that or is that your turn?

Ann, 9:14 PM (( right moon Druid its a bonus action to shift))

Ann, 9:14 PM Ann Nesia will slash at the cat

Zubaidah, 9:14 PM Roll attack!

Ann, 9:15 PM ((20 to hit))

Zubaidah, 9:15 PM Hits! Damage!

Ann, 9:15 PM ((7 damage))

Zubaidah, 9:16 PM The sabertooth growls as Ann slices into its shoulder!

Zubaidah, 9:16 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:17 PM The big cat charges straight at you all! And then jumps over you, pouncing right onto Chance's illusion. It seems confused when there's nothing there, and as the illusion dissipates it starts turning back toward the rest of you!

Zubaidah, 9:17 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Ann, 9:18 PM (( do I get an attack of opportunity?))

Zubaidah, 9:18 PM Oh, right! Yeah, take that while Pharol gets his stuff ready.

Zubaidah, 9:19 PM Also, the cat is at disadvantage now.

Ann, 9:19 PM ((16 to hit))

Zubaidah, 9:20 PM Hit! Roll damage!

Ann, 9:20 PM ((9 damage))

Zubaidah, 9:21 PM The big cat snarls again!

Zubaidah, 9:21 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Pharolvir, 9:21 PM ((...I should not have picked artificer.))

Pharolvir, 9:21 PM Pharolvir will cast acid splash, this time to hit. It needs to roll a DEX save and beat a 13.

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM It fails to move its big backside out of the way quickly enough! Damage?

Pharolvir, 9:23 PM ((1))

Pharolvir, 9:23 PM ((Can I use my bonus action to hide in a bush?))

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM Sure!

Pharolvir, 9:24 PM ((Wait! I take that back. I hide behind Chance.))

Zubaidah, 9:24 PM Also a good call!

Chance, 9:24 PM (Chance is like 5'5" so you might have to crouch.))

Zubaidah, 9:24 PM
 * Chance **

Chance, 9:24 PM Chance blasts the kitty cat with Eldritch  Blast.

Chance, 9:26 PM ((does 13 hit?)

Zubaidah, 9:26 PM It does!

Zubaidah, 9:26 PM It is a BIG cat.

Chance, 9:26 PM ((8 damage.)

Zubaidah, 9:26 PM Round 3: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:26 PM
 * Ann **

Zubaidah, 9:27 PM The cat gets its butt eldritch-blasted! It's really mad now!

Ann, 9:27 PM ((Can I use pounce?))

Zubaidah, 9:27 PM Yep!

Ann, 9:28 PM Ann Nesia will make a running leap at the Sabre tooth

Zubaidah, 9:28 PM It overshot you by quite some way when it jumped over you, and then skidded a bit, making a divot in the grass, too.

Zubaidah, 9:28 PM Roll it!

Ann, 9:29 PM ((9))

Zubaidah, 9:29 PM This time Ann is the one who overshoots the sabertooth, winding up on its other side.

Zubaidah, 9:29 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:30 PM The cat ignores Ann and turns around, charging at Chance, since he's the one in front at this point. I'm assuming a 25 hits.

Chance, 9:31 PM ((Very much so.))

Ann, 9:31 PM ((Would I have an aoo this time or was I not technically in melee))

Zubaidah, 9:31 PM Chance takes 12 damage and needs to roll a strength save.

Zubaidah, 9:32 PM No AOO this time, since you overshot by missing the pounce.

Chance, 9:32 PM ((7))

Zubaidah, 9:33 PM The sabertooth pounces Chance to the ground, but then snaps its jaws at the air rather than his throat! It looks confused as to how the hell it missed that.

Zubaidah, 9:33 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Zubaidah, 9:33 PM (Chance is prone.)

Pharolvir, 9:34 PM Pharolvir will cast Mage Hand and yank on his tail to try and convince it to turn and get off Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:34 PM Hmm, clever!

Zubaidah, 9:34 PM
 * Chance **

Chance, 9:36 PM Chance casts Hex on it with his bonus action and gives it disadvantage on strength rolls (But not saving throws) and then blasts it right in its face.

Chance, 9:37 PM (Does 10 hit?)

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM Smart! … nice!

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM Ah, shoot, I thought that was damage.

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM It does not.

Chance, 9:38 PM (Well, fair enough, Chance is currently being mauled.)

Zubaidah, 9:38 PM Yeah, and has a sabertooth cat sitting half on him, that probably doesn't feel good either.

Pharolvir, 9:38 PM ((But I tugged on his tail! :) ))

Zubaidah, 9:38 PM Round 4: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:38 PM
 * Ann **

Ann, 9:39 PM Ann Nesia is going to back up a bit and try pouncing again

Zubaidah, 9:39 PM Roll for it!

Ann, 9:39 PM ((Natural 1))

Zubaidah, 9:40 PM Aww.

Zubaidah, 9:40 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:41 PM Ann sails over the Sabertooth's head again, narrowly missing Chance and Pharolvir. The Sabertooth turns around, slashing madly at the air immediately behind it, because some jerk pulled its tail!

Zubaidah, 9:41 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Pharolvir, 9:42 PM ((...........I guess I throw another acid splash at its face))

Pharolvir, 9:42 PM ((Pharolvir is not a comabt character.))

Zubaidah, 9:42 PM Roll for it!

Pharolvir, 9:43 PM ((He rolls for it. Dex save. 13 DC.))

Zubaidah, 9:43 PM The Sabertooth bats the acid down from mid-air!

Zubaidah, 9:44 PM
 * Chance **

Chance, 9:45 PM Chance flails another Eldritch Blast.

Chance, 9:45 PM (21 to hit, 10 damage total with the Hex)

Zubaidah, 9:46 PM That hits, and singes the sabertooth's butt!

Zubaidah, 9:46 PM Round 5: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:46 PM
 * Ann **

Ann, 9:46 PM Ann Nesia is going to back up and try this pouncing thing again

Zubaidah, 9:46 PM Roll!

Ann, 9:47 PM ((Two natural ones in a row))

Zubaidah, 9:47 PM Geez, the derpcatting continues!

Zubaidah, 9:47 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:48 PM The big sabertooth looks around, takes a couple of weird bounding leaps away and then sits down and starts washing its paws. What fight? It doesn't know what you're talking about. You're obviously imagining things.

Zubaidah, 9:48 PM
 * Pharolvir **

Pharolvir, 9:49 PM "............."

Pharolvir, 9:49 PM Pharolvir uses mage hand to slap it on the butt and make it run away

Zubaidah, 9:49 PM
 * Chance **

Chance, 9:50 PM Chance does the same, but with angry eldritch energy.

Chance, 9:50 PM ((13 damage on that one.))

Zubaidah, 9:50 PM Nice!

Zubaidah, 9:51 PM Round 6: Ann, Bad Kitty, Pharolvir, Chance.

Zubaidah, 9:51 PM
 * Ann **

Ann, 9:51 PM Ann Nesia is going to try for a pounce again

Zubaidah, 9:52 PM Roll!

Ann, 9:52 PM ((20))

Zubaidah, 9:52 PM Hit!

Ann, 9:53 PM ((5 damage and it has to roll a strength  save DC 13))

Zubaidah, 9:53 PM It fails the save!

Ann, 9:54 PM Ann Nesia misses the bite attack ((got a 10 on the roll))

Zubaidah, 9:54 PM
 * Bad Kitty **

Zubaidah, 9:55 PM The kitty wobbles a little bit, and falls over, unconscious.

Zubaidah, 9:55 PM End initiative!

Ann, 9:56 PM Ann Nesia moves off the saber tooth and walks back to the group staying as a tiger

Chance, 9:56 PM Chance gets up wobbly.

Zubaidah, 9:56 PM It's pretty wounded! So is Chance.

Chance, 9:56 PM …. this is a terrible park.

Chance, 9:56 PM Imagine if we were tiny children playing.

Pharolvir, 9:56 PM "I can make some healing salves when we get back.  Let's just grab some nightshade, while we can."

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM Three people in robes and heavy leather armor run toward you and the beastie.

Chance, 9:57 PM Good! WE have been attacked. Who is in charge of feeding the tigers?

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM One of them binds up the creature's paws and another one binds its mouth; the third one steps over to you guys.

Chance, 9:57 PM Because they have not been.

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM It's a man with blond hair. "I'm so sorry! Has anyone been hurt? She's part of a wildlife rehabilitation program."

Zubaidah, 9:58 PM Man: She has been fed, she's just wild. And mean.

Chance, 9:58 PM I would give her a B- then.

Chance, 9:58 PM I have been rather mauled.

Ann, 9:58 PM Ann Nesia growls in agreement

Zubaidah, 9:59 PM Man: I have some healing left. She took a chunk out of my hand earlier. Royal Society for the Preservation of Wildlife, I'm Dr. Errin.

Chance, 10:00 PM Well any you could offer would be welcome.

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM Dr. Errin heals Chance. "I do apologize. This one's a bit of an escape artist."

Chance, 10:00 PM As long as she's not normally just roaming free.

Pharolvir, 10:00 PM "So she would seem to be."

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM Dr. Errin: Certainly not!

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM Dr. Errin: That would be extremely dangerous!

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM Roll Perception.

Ann, 10:01 PM ((12))

Pharolvir, 10:01 PM ((9))

Zubaidah, 10:04 PM All of you see one of the people tending the big cat turn into a giant eagle and fly away.

Pharolvir, 10:04 PM "...um...question...can I pick some flowers?  For an arrangement?"

Zubaidah, 10:05 PM Dr. Errin: Oh, of course.!

Pharolvir, 10:05 PM Pharolvir will go, grab at least four samples of nightshade and see what other plants he can use to create useful potions.

Zubaidah, 10:08 PM There's quite a bit around.

Zubaidah, 10:08 PM Dr. Errin: Here, if you head in through that gateway, it's the Society's garden. You can take anything from there.

Zubaidah, 10:09 PM Dr. Errin: Just make sure you wear gloves if you're in the poison garden.

Pharolvir, 10:09 PM Pharolvir is wearing gloves.

Zubaidah, 10:09 PM Dr. Errin: … and mind taking any deep breaths around some of it, too.

Zubaidah, 10:09 PM Errin points to a garden gate a little way off the path.

Pharolvir, 10:11 PM "Thank you!"

Pharolvir, 10:11 PM Pharolvir will go that way with the specimens.

Chance, 10:11 PM I am going to sit here and enjoy not bleeding.

Zubaidah, 10:11 PM Dr. Errin: I do apologize.

Zubaidah, 10:12 PM Is Ann gonna stick with Chance or Pharol?

Chance, 10:12 PM It is fine. It's why I wore my armor to the park today. I had a feeling.

Pharolvir, 10:12 PM Pharolvir will see Chance is sitting down and go over.

Pharolvir, 10:12 PM "Come on, let's go."

Zubaidah, 10:13 PM Dr. Errin: It's all right, anything in there is either tame or restrained, or unable to move, or some combination of the three!

Chance, 10:13 PM Fiiiiiiiiiine.

Chance, 10:13 PM Chance follows Pharo.

Pharolvir, 10:14 PM "You ok?"

Chance, 10:14 PM I'm fine, just sore.

Zubaidah, 10:14 PM You head through the garden gate!

Ann, 10:14 PM Ann Nesia will prowl after the two of them leaping at any small creatures that are on the path

Zubaidah, 10:16 PM There are rows of various alchemical plants there, a lot of which Pharol recognizes. There are also a lot of animals in various enclosures. Among them are a wolf, a giant rat that Ann's small rat is very skittish and unhappy about, and a toad the size of a horse. The toad looks unimpressed.

Zubaidah, 10:16 PM Behind a gate within the garden is another fenced off area with a sign proclaiming POISON GARDEN.

Pharolvir, 10:17 PM "We want to be careful in this park.

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM THESE PLANTS CAN KILL, remarks the sign.

Pharolvir, 10:17 PM Pharolvir applies his gloves. They're pink with a floral pattern.

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM "Do not touch, smell, or eat any plant unless you are an expert in its handling! Children must be accompanied at all times, unless you don't like them very much."

Pharolvir, 10:19 PM "Let me do the picking, maybe."

Pharolvir, 10:19 PM Pharolvir will enter

Zubaidah, 10:20 PM Ann briefly finds herself eye-to-massive-platelike-eye with a largeish octopus in a tank. One of its tentacles is missing its tip.

Zubaidah, 10:21 PM The rat taps on the glass.

Zubaidah, 10:21 PM The octopus taps back.

Pharolvir, 10:22 PM Pharolvir ignores this and focuses on the plant-life entirely.

Zubaidah, 10:22 PM Chance, meanwhile, finds a brown, white and black housecat rubbing his ankles.

Chance, 10:22 PM Chance pets the cat.

Ann, 10:22 PM Ann Nesia taps the glass lightly as well

Zubaidah, 10:22 PM The kitty purrs.

Zubaidah, 10:23 PM The octopus uses another tentacle to tap where she tapped.

Zubaidah, 10:25 PM It doesn't take Pharol long to get what he needs.

Pharolvir, 10:26 PM Pharolvir packs enough flowers for a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade float.

Pharolvir, 10:27 PM "Oh this place is incredible!  Do you know what this means?"

Zubaidah, 10:27 PM The rat looks at him and tilts its head on one side.

Pharolvir, 10:27 PM "Next time something like the tiger happens, I'll actually have a response."

Zubaidah, 10:28 PM Cat: Mrowl.

Chance, 10:28 PM I hope it does not happen often.

Chance, 10:28 PM Chance pats the cat.

Ann, 10:28 PM Ann Nesia bounds over to Pharol and growls happily

Zubaidah, 10:29 PM The octopus waves a tentacle as you exit the garden!

Pharolvir, 10:29 PM Pharolvir will pet Ann.

Zubaidah, 10:30 PM The cat, which is mostly white, with a few patches of brown and black and a wildly stripey black and brown tail, follows Chance out.

Pharolvir, 10:30 PM "...guess you made a friend."

Chance, 10:31 PM Of course. I am very charming.

Zubaidah, 10:31 PM The cat bats Chance's tail lazily.

Zubaidah, 10:32 PM And you guys head... home? Elsewhere? It's up to you, that's all I've got.

Pharolvir, 10:32 PM Pharolvir is gonna go to the shop.

Chance, 10:32 PM Chance follows Pharo!

Ann, 10:33 PM Ann Nesia will follow as well

Zubaidah, 10:40 PM You head to Agrathor's shop!

Zubaidah, 10:41 PM The Herb'n'Legend is open, of course, and the old man is there, grinding something with a mortar and pestle. He waves as you come in. He also eyes the cat, but doesn't argue about it.

Pharolvir, 10:42 PM ((Oh crap, I forgot the rest of the note.))

Ann, 10:42 PM Ann Nesia  has changed back to normal by the time we get there

Pharolvir, 10:43 PM Pharolvir goes right over to the mortar and pestle and pulls out the nightshade. "I think it's a better demonstration of my skills if you see me work for yourself.  Do you have a timer?"

Chance, 10:43 PM Chance picks up the cat and pets her.

Zubaidah, 10:44 PM Agrathor nods. "Plenty of them. How much time?"

Zubaidah, 10:44 PM The cat purrs like a tiny engine of destruction and chaos.

Pharolvir, 10:44 PM Pharolvir thinks. "...one minute, for the drying and powdering."

Zubaidah, 10:45 PM Agrathor fishes out a little minuteglass and hands it to Pharolvir.

Pharolvir, 10:45 PM Pharolvir turns it over and gets right to work.

Zubaidah, 10:47 PM Agrathor watches interestedly.

Pharolvir, 10:47 PM Pharolvir will also have a sack ready to pour in the powder, then mark it with a quill. Hopefully in time.

Zubaidah, 10:48 PM Pharolvir completes the task!

Zubaidah, 10:48 PM Agrathor: Very nice. You clearly know what you're doing; I thought so or I wouldn't've sent you for something so poisonous.

Pharolvir, 10:49 PM "Thank you.  Now, I am spreading myself amongst some other projects, but I would be happy to offer my services to you when I can for some extra coin."

Pharolvir, 10:50 PM "...or perhaps for some recipes."

Zubaidah, 10:50 PM Agrathor: Of course, of course. What are you looking for?

Zubaidah, 10:51 PM Ann's rat inspects the shelves, sniffing at various objects and occasionally, sneezing or making a face.

Pharolvir, 10:51 PM "...I'm not sure.  But we can discuss it."

Zubaidah, 10:52 PM Chance's new cat, on the other hand, seems pretty content to just bask in the attention.

Zubaidah, 10:53 PM Agrathor nods. "Of course. Just let me know."

Pharolvir, 10:53 PM "Thank you."

Pharolvir, 10:53 PM Pharolvir extends a hand to shake.

Ann, 10:54 PM Ann Nesia will follow the rat around also looking at ingredients

Zubaidah, 10:54 PM Agrathor removes his glove and shakes Pharol's hand.

Pharolvir, 10:55 PM Pharolvir will then leave unless the others have things to do.

Zubaidah, 10:56 PM You guys head... home? Or elsewhere?

Chance, 10:57 PM Chance is happy to go home after being shaken awake from the bench he was sitting on.

Chance, 10:57 PM Chance seems to have accepted that he just has a cat now.

Pharolvir, 10:57 PM Pharolvir will head home

Zubaidah, 10:58 PM Alternately, the cat may have just accepted that she has a Tabaxi now. :)

Zubaidah, 10:58 PM You head home!

Zubaidah, 10:58 PM Roll Perception!

Ann, 10:59 PM ((22))

Ann, 10:59 PM So are you going to name the cat Chance?

Pharolvir, 10:59 PM ((11))

Pharolvir, 10:59 PM ((Ha! Callback!))

Ann, 11:03 PM Ann Nesia will point out Qiva and Wanda surreptitiously to the others as we enter the bar

Pharolvir, 11:03 PM "...is she just going to...sit there forever?"

Zubaidah, 11:05 PM The rat eyes them both.

Zubaidah, 11:05 PM Verandis, meanwhile, waves cheerfully from the bar.

Pharolvir, 11:07 PM Pharolvir whispers. "I mean...he's chained to a bed.  She's not gonna find him.  We wait long enough she'll likely just...leave."

Ann, 11:08 PM Maybe she did  somehow knew we knew him

Ann, 11:08 PM Ann Nesia waves at verandis

Ann, 11:09 PM Ann Nesia keeps an eye on them to see if either are watching us

Pharolvir, 11:09 PM ((Is she watching us?))

Zubaidah, 11:09 PM Hmm, roll Investigation.

Ann, 11:09 PM ((3))

Chance, 11:10 PM Chance looks at the cat, and then Ann. "Ask her what she would like to be called, please!"

Pharolvir, 11:10 PM ((6))

Ann, 11:10 PM Ann Nesia casts speak with animals

Ann, 11:11 PM Ann Nesia squats down looking at the cat and starts making cat noise

Zubaidah, 11:12 PM The cat looks really surprised. The rat rolls its eyes.

Zubaidah, 11:14 PM You guys can't tell if Wanda is watching you guys! OR Qiva.

Pharolvir, 11:16 PM "...hm."

Pharolvir, 11:16 PM "...Chance, can you do me a favor?"

Chance, 11:17 PM Hmm?

Ann, 11:17 PM Ann Nesia stands up

Chance, 11:17 PM Chance is mostly paying attention to Ann at the moment.

Zubaidah, 11:17 PM The cat meows prettily.

Ann, 11:18 PM The cat is called beauty and she likes your tail and thinks you smell nice

Pharolvir, 11:18 PM "You live in a different room, but she might not know that.  If you go up and she follows you, we'll know she's tailing us, and we don't give her any information about us."

Chance, 11:21 PM Okay. Good thinking. Come, Beauty! WE shall go to our room.

Chance, 11:21 PM Chance waves to Verandis.

Zubaidah, 11:21 PM Verandis smiles and also waves to the cat.

Chance, 11:21 PM Chance goes upstairs.

Zubaidah, 11:22 PM Beauty trots along after him. She's an elegant little lady and zips up the steps like a shot.

Zubaidah, 11:23 PM Qiva seems to notice, but both she and Wanda stay where they are.

Pharolvir, 11:26 PM "...they are definitely tailing us...they're just also not stupid."

Ann, 11:26 PM Unfortunately

Zubaidah, 11:27 PM Kiroth, from behind you: Who isn't stupid? Please direct me to them.

Pharolvir, 11:28 PM "The pirate hunter and the reporter.  They're almost certainly spying on us."

Zubaidah, 11:29 PM Kiroth: Why? Are you pirates or famous people?

Pharolvir, 11:30 PM Just associated with them.

Zubaidah, 11:31 PM Kiroth: Are you? You aren't influencers, are you?

Ann, 11:31 PM Influencers?

Zubaidah, 11:31 PM Kiroth: People famous for being famous.

Ann, 11:32 PM No we are more people weird shit just happens to which happens to have us meet famous people sometimes

Zubaidah, 11:32 PM Kiroth: A lot of them get paid to endorse things. I don't really understand it.

Zubaidah, 11:33 PM Kiroth: Oh. Adventurers. That's different.

Pharolvir, 11:34 PM "Well...if she's with Everhart, then she knows where our apartment is."

Pharolvir, 11:34 PM "We'll just have to be careful."

Zubaidah, 11:34 PM Kiroth: Do you want me to kick them out?

Pharolvir, 11:35 PM "No.  That'll attract more attention."

Zubaidah, 11:36 PM Kiroth: Are you sure? I could get my briefcase. … I haven't gotten to bounce anyone yet.

Zubaidah, 11:37 PM He pushes his gold-rimmed glasses up on his nose.

Pharolvir, 11:37 PM "Bad idea."

Zubaidah, 11:38 PM He gets kind of a gleam in his eye thinking about it.

Pharolvir, 11:40 PM "I need to go talk to your brother, Tython."

Pharolvir, 11:40 PM Pharolvir goes to give Tython the nightshade.

Zubaidah, 11:41 PM Kiroth: Tell him to stop lollygagging around and make the new frypan he promised Bastion.

Ann, 11:42 PM Can’t he buy a new frying pan?

Zubaidah, 11:43 PM Kiroth: Not one that fills with the proper kind of oil by itself, apparently.

Pharolvir, 11:43 PM "Makes sense."