Aside 39.1: Saryx finds out his dad's dirty secret.

Nov 17 21:16:42 <Shawyun_Sariri>	Where the others skidaddled on back to Bravescar, Saryx had other things to attend to!
Nov 17 21:18:08 <Shawyun_Sariri>	He returned home for the first time in eighteen months - to a snowy, cozy home with a blacksmithy attatched to it.  It might be a bit aged, but it's been well maintained through the years and treated with love.
Nov 17 21:20:39 <Saryx>	Saryx tried his best to keep from more or less dashing through the town like a madman once he got back home. However, as soon as he saw the all-too-familiar house, he more or less broke out into an all-out sprint, banging on the door like a raving lunatic upon reaching it.
Nov 17 21:21:55 <Saryx>	... Probably only realizing once the door started to open up that he probably still had the key to the house on him.
Nov 17 21:23:03 <Shawyun_Sariri>	The door swings open and you are greeted by a rather jittery Quilava.  It stares at you briefly, sniffs, and then pounces on you affectionately!
Nov 17 21:24:23 <Saryx>	"Krigen!" Saryx is barely able to get into a crouching position to offer the Quilava a hug before he's tackled to the ground.
Nov 17 21:25:58 <Shawyun_Sariri>	A few seconds later an elderly man hobbles up with a spray bottle, squirt squirt.  "Down, boy, down!  You know better than to pounce on stra-..."
Nov 17 21:26:28 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"..." The old man squints.
Nov 17 21:26:51 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Eiric, are you going through a growth spurt?"
Nov 17 21:27:39 <Saryx>	". . ." Saryx staaares back at the old man.
Nov 17 21:28:00 <Saryx>	And soon is well on his way to tacklehugging the shit out of him, too, potentially leaving poor Krigen sandwiched between the two.
Nov 17 21:28:56 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Ooof! My hips!"
Nov 17 21:29:59 <Saryx>	"Grampa Alvis!" He collides with more or less full force. "It's me, Saryx!"
Nov 17 21:30:24 <Saryx>	He's probably used to having to remind Grampa who he is. So this doesn't phase him all too much.
Nov 17 21:31:59 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Saryx? Saryx? Saryx!!!!  Why, I knew something was off.  I thought I was staring at myself in my golden days!  Why...where have you been again?"
Nov 17 21:35:13 <Saryx>	"I was up in Sandseeker up until recently, Grampa. Remember all those video chats I had with you and Dad and Mom and Eiric?"
Nov 17 21:36:29 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"..."
Nov 17 21:36:31 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"..."
Nov 17 21:36:32 <Saryx>	"Lately, though, I've been travelling all around the region as part of an Explorer Team, and working while I was at it to help get Dad some more customers. ... Speaking of which, where is Dad?"
Nov 17 21:36:35 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Of course I do!"
Nov 17 21:37:01 <Saryx>	4d6+2 Obligatory Intuition (He's totally just saying that, isn't he?)
Nov 17 21:37:02 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, Obligatory Intuition (He's totally just saying that, isn't he?): 11 [4d6=4,2,1,2]
Nov 17 21:37:13 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Oh, the usual, speaking with a client in his workshop..." And of course he's just saying that.
Nov 17 21:37:43 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"...Oh, right.  The tea." He hobbles off.  "Forgot about the tea!'
Nov 17 21:39:20 <Saryx>	"H-hey, wait up Grampa!" Saryx follows after, still holding onto the Quilava much like a child would cling to a plush toy.
Nov 17 21:41:04 <Shawyun_Sariri>	Krigen fidgets around as you drag him with you.  Grandpa simply goes to the kitchen to retrieve a whistling tea kettle.  Telling him to 'wait up' is sort of hilarious since he's moving at oldmanspeed.
Nov 17 21:42:34 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Must be exciting always being so busy, huh?  His client at the moment is about your age too, I think..."
Nov 17 21:42:38 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"How old are you now?"
Nov 17 21:44:27 <Saryx>	"The client's around my age? That's pretty neat." Saryx starts thinking about who'd be here. Probably not someone he knows, since if they did he'd probably have already pulled them his way. "You remember what they looked like any, Grampa?"
Nov 17 21:44:41 <Saryx>	"Also, I'm almost twenty-three now~"
Nov 17 21:46:10 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Well...she reminded me of your mother when she was your age! I think."
Nov 17 21:46:56 <Shawyun_Sariri>	He's hobbling over to your father's smithy area - the house is much as you remember it...sorta.  Though it looks like the applainces have been upgraded, and there's a big ass television in the living room that you don't recall.
Nov 17 21:49:51 <Saryx>	"But... But didn't Mom not meet Dad until...?!?" Saryx then realizes this isn't gonna end well if he proceeds to finish that question, and stops it. "Looks like Dad did a lot to fix up the house since I was gone, though~ Guess I didn't need to worry as much as I thought before about Dad."
Nov 17 21:51:23 <Shawyun_Sariri>	Grandpa nudges a door open to a small office, where your dad would keep track of all the monies and boring stuff.  There's also a coffee table and some cushy chairs.  Beyond that leads to the actual smithy.
Nov 17 21:52:17 <Shawyun_Sariri>	"Hey Saryx," says the young woman in one of the chairs.  She's got that Eevee evolution of hers with her, sitting in her lap.  Your dad isn't here at the moment.
Nov 17 21:52:20 »»	Shawyun_Sariri is now known as Beatrice
Nov 17 21:54:28 <Saryx>	Saryx' gaze wanders around the room a moment. Even if this was the boring place, and probably the place he ended up being a whole lot because his dad probably also couldn't be assed to keep track of finances himself, he's still kind of in the 'Home sweet home' phase of things. And then the voice in front of him pulls him back into reality. "O-Oh, hey there Beatrice!"
Nov 17 21:55:26 <Saryx>	He maneuvers himself over to her. "I'm guessing you only just got around to dropping off the note, what with having your own business to take care of first?"
Nov 17 21:55:41 <Beatrice>	"Oh? So you do know each other!" Grandpa says as he pours the young woman a cup of tea, sets down the kettle before making his exit.  "Don't imagine he should keep you that much longer..."
Nov 17 21:56:54 <Beatrice>	Beatrice shakes her head. "My business was here.  Your father seems to be in a bit of a...trance on his current project, so I crashed at a hotel.  He -said- he'd be done today with it, but..."
Nov 17 21:59:08 <Saryx>	"Wait, here? ... So you mean to say you..." He looks over to Grampa, waving him goodbye and totally promising to get back to him once he gets the chance. He still whispers the next bit, though. "... It was Dad you sold off the other Shadowblades to?"
Nov 17 21:59:44 <Beatrice>	"I didn't really put two and two together until after you handed me that note - I mean sure you had the same last name, but..."
Nov 17 21:59:54 <Beatrice>	"Sold?  Noooot exactly."
Nov 17 22:00:38 <Beatrice>	"It was more a business agreement."
Nov 17 22:02:03 <Saryx>	"A business agreement, hunh?" Saryx nods along. "You mind sharing the details of it any?"
Nov 17 22:03:15 <Beatrice>	"Well, basically - ", There's a loud THUNK as a broadsword shoots through the door, splintering a hole into it.  It sticks into the coffee table, barely missing the tea kettle. "..."
Nov 17 22:04:39 <Saryx>	". . ." Saryx staaares at the broadsword. Then his gaze returns to Beatrice, looking absolutely mortified.
Nov 17 22:04:41 <Beatrice>	You hear your father shout out from behind the door. "Holy shit! Dad!  Get the fir-" he slams the door open and marches out, holding a weird looking crossbow.  "Oh I didn't hit anyone.  Least it worked!  Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss - Saryx!?"
Nov 17 22:05:28 <Saryx>	"I swear this doesn't usually happ-" Saryx then ADD's at mention of his name. "Dad?!?"
Nov 17 22:07:34 <Beatrice>	"When the hell did you get home?" He rushes over and hugs ya after sitting the crossbow on the coffee table.  Trice picks it up and examines it.
Nov 17 22:08:52 <Saryx>	He looks back to Beatrice. "... Excuse me one second, please, Beatrice." He then more or less rocket propels himself towards his father at full force the same he did last time, though he at least put Krigen down beforehand. "I just got home a few minutes ago, Dad!"
Nov 17 22:09:05 <Saryx>	He's... Not looking intent on letting go any time soon, that's for certain.
Nov 17 22:09:50 <Beatrice>	"Just look at you - grown a lot in the last few months haven't ya, huh?"
Nov 17 22:09:57 <Beatrice>	Trice: "Is this...a crossbow that shoots...swords?"
Nov 17 22:11:14 <Saryx>	"Impractical as it may be, it'll probably be the best sword-shooting crossbow you'll ever see, too, Beatrice!"
Nov 17 22:12:06 <Beatrice>	She sets it down and waits for you two to get your reunion out of the way.  "I won't doubt it..."
Nov 17 22:12:41 <Saryx>	He only glanced back for a brief moment before more or less returning to being embedded in his dad's chest in what, were it not already established to be familial, would probably be the gayest thing Beatrice had ever seen. ... And even then she might still think it's pretty gay.
Nov 17 22:13:30 <Beatrice>	This is a pretty bold statement given her history.  It's pretty up there though.
Nov 17 22:14:11 <Saryx>	Not like Saryx knows she went to Lesbian High.
Nov 17 22:14:43 <Saryx>	... At least, he didn't put the whole Mikaela thing and Thomas' locker together with Beatrice going to the same place as him yet.
Nov 17 22:15:20 <Beatrice>	Once all the hugs are out of everyone's system, your dad finally plops down in one of the chairs, exhausted.  "I apologize about the hold up, Miss Fauxicore - got the idea and just had to put it together while it was fresh in my head...are you two aquainted?"
Nov 17 22:15:36 <Beatrice>	The cat in Trice's lap snickers at that.  She lets you explain that one.
Nov 17 22:17:11 <Saryx>	Or any of Thomas' other lesbian-related incidents that may have come up. Saryx looks to Beatrice before speaking to try and gauge how okay she would be with him mentioning the relationship to his dad, but at the very least he does say this much:
Nov 17 22:18:02 <Beatrice>	She doesn't look like she minds, but she's leaving you to explain anything.
Nov 17 22:18:03 <Saryx>	"Yeah, we've met a few times through the Explorer's Guild already! She's part of the Frontier Brains, so me and the rest of the Braves are in close contact with her."
Nov 17 22:19:26 <Beatrice>	"My business here is tangent to Saryx's, to a point."
Nov 17 22:21:01 <Saryx>	"Sort of like a higher-up we report to and talk plans and stuff like that with frequently. We're also thinking of collaborating some time with her specialty in alchemy and mine in all the blacksmith training you've taught me to make some real nice work some time."
Nov 17 22:22:57 <Beatrice>	"Aha, guess you don't have much need for me then anymore," your dad laughs, directing that at Trice.  "So what do you need from me, anyway?"
Nov 17 22:25:53 <Beatrice>	Beatrice unsheaths a blade from her belt and places it on the table.  "About two years ago, I came to you with ideas for a weapon I wished to have made, and gathered the materials you would need to make them.  You forged them for me under the agreement that you would want four to keep for your own."
Nov 17 22:26:00 <Beatrice>	Your father nods. "Aye, you did."
Nov 17 22:26:28 <Beatrice>	Beatrice: "Do you still happen to have any of them with you, and if not, could you tell us who you sold them to?"
Nov 17 22:27:29 <Beatrice>	There's a slight pause as your dad thinks on how to reply to that, and for any Saryx inquieries.
Nov 17 22:31:01 <Saryx>	"It's actually real important for us to find out where those blades went, Dad. So if you got anything hanging around up there," a gentle knockknock at his skull, "we kinda need you to shake it free."
Nov 17 22:31:52 <Saryx>	He starts moving towards the office cabinets, though, bracing for some ungodly nightmare. "... If you sold any of those, hopefully we'll find the receipts in here."
Nov 17 22:32:51 <Beatrice>	Trice seems amused that you aren't surprised by this, your father seems rather inquisitive. "I...recall who I sold them to, yes.  I keep records of such things.  Can I ask what exactly has sparked this, though?"
Nov 17 22:33:19 <Beatrice>	Beatrice sips her tea. "There's a serial killer with supernatural powers on the loose in our region, who wields two of them."
Nov 17 22:33:46 <Saryx>	". . ."
Nov 17 22:33:50 <Beatrice>	"One of Saryx's companions purchased one off a curios dealer from Darkfeather who had no idea just what the weapons were.  The lats is unaccounted for."
Nov 17 22:34:03 <Beatrice>	last*
Nov 17 22:34:40 <Saryx>	Saryx staaares at Beatrice. Then looks to his dad for his reaction.
Nov 17 22:35:42 <Beatrice>	Your dad is getting a bit pale, and clenches his fists.  "Wah...but..." He shakes his head, standing.  "Alright, follow me, you two.  The records can wait a few minutes, Saryx.  There's...something I've been meaning to show you when you returned home, anyway."
Nov 17 22:36:07 <Beatrice>	Trice looks to you, and puts down he teacup as she shoos the Giratineon off her lap to stand.
Nov 17 22:36:24 <Saryx>	"... Is this related to whatever that Mom told me to ask you about is, Dad?"
Nov 17 22:36:38 <Beatrice>	"Well - okay yes, it's that."
Nov 17 22:36:45 <Saryx>	He gets up off the floor to proceed after Dad and Beatrice.
Nov 17 22:37:40 <Beatrice>	He actually goes behind his desk, and pushes down on a snowglobe on it.  It goes down into the desk with a CLICK.  A bookshelf in the room slides to the right, revealing a staircase.
Nov 17 22:37:47 <Beatrice>	Which he then starts down.
Nov 17 22:38:49 <Saryx>	Okay, now Saryx is just surprised as fuck. He proceeds down the staircase, stumbling over his words as he fails to form a response to this.
Nov 17 22:38:53 <Beatrice>	"You see, Saryx, your dad's got a bit of a problem.  One your Mother's a saint for dealing with, I suppose."
Nov 17 22:38:58 <Beatrice>	Roll me perception, Saryx.
Nov 17 22:39:28 <Saryx>	Frankly, he didn't even think his dad would be smart enough to make a secret area in the house, let alone the fact that he for some godforsaken reason needed a secret area.
Nov 17 22:39:32 <Saryx>	6d6+1
Nov 17 22:39:32 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, 6d6+1: 27 [6d6=5,4,3,6,4,4]
Nov 17 22:40:10 <Saryx>	"... How... How long has this even been a thing, Dad?!? I mean, this is cool and all, but... But... Why?!?"
Nov 17 22:40:31 <Saryx>	That's what he manages to get out after about twenty seconds of tripping over himself verbally.
Nov 17 22:40:55 <Beatrice>	Along the staircase, you see a LOT of rather interesting pictures.
Nov 17 22:42:07 <Beatrice>	Your father with a man you've seen on T.V. - muscular, rocker clothing, blond hair and beard and a literal axe guitar.  Lady Alvar and an augmented Rocket Hammer.  The one with you, him, and Valdis with her new bow.  A rather old Russian man and your father.  The man has a staff that has what looks like a handle of vodka on the top of it.
Nov 17 22:42:56 <Beatrice>	You even see one with what looks like a younger version of The Writer, and the woman who would fit the description of Octavia - which a bit of a large arsenal of fuckawesome weapons.
Nov 17 22:43:21 <Beatrice>	Beatrice tilts her head. "You don't know what your father is known for, Saryx?"
Nov 17 22:43:45 <Beatrice>	"...I guess it is a bit word of mouth."
Nov 17 22:44:23 <Saryx>	"I've known Dad as the best blacksmith to walk the face of the earth, but... Well, this is kinda new to me, this thing."
Nov 17 22:44:28 <Saryx>	this place**, even.
Nov 17 22:44:42 <Beatrice>	One of the last pictures is your father and an old Kantonese man, with a rather kickass looking katana.  The katana's blade is literally on fire.
Nov 17 22:45:49 <Beatrice>	"Randolph Sylvestine is indeed one of the most reknowned weaponsmiths in the world.  Many highly acclaimed trainers seek his handiwork.  His choice of payment, however is...usually a bit odd."
Nov 17 22:46:04 <Beatrice>	At the bottom, your dad flips a switch to turn on the lights.  Holy fuck it's an armory.
Nov 17 22:47:21 <Beatrice>	There's an entire set of rather elegant katanas, several elaborate axes, swords, bows, crossbows, displays full of daggers and small hand weapons, giant war mauls, and a couple of elaborate firearms.
Nov 17 22:47:30 <Beatrice>	There's even an axe-chuck.
Nov 17 22:48:48 <Saryx>	If Beatrice didn't know better, she'd think Saryx more or less was a four year old in a magical place kids their age call a toy store for the first time right now as he starts exploring.
Nov 17 22:49:19 <Beatrice>	Near the back, on a pedastle, sits a lone dagger with a purple glow.  Your father nods to it.  "There it is.  The first one, and the most lethal."
Nov 17 22:50:23 <Beatrice>	As Beatrice waltzes over to pick it up and examine it, he turns to you. "Saryx...I was meaning to show this to you at Christmas, before you ended up in Sandseeker.  Sort of got pushed off I guess."
Nov 17 22:50:31 <Beatrice>	"I got a bad habit of, well, collecting rather elaborate weapons."
Nov 17 22:50:58 <Beatrice>	He points to the katanas. "It started with those - my first set of Hatori Hanzo blades..."
Nov 17 22:51:36 <Beatrice>	"I guess to you it seemed like we were always short on money.  It was more I'm not very good at holding onto it very long."
Nov 17 22:52:12 <Saryx>	It takes a bit of self-restraint for Saryx to pull himself away from all the fun instruments of murder long enough to listen to his dad.
Nov 17 22:53:39 <Saryx>	"Yeah, Mom said you weren't all too good at holding onto money when she made me cease and desist sending it back to you and her. ... Though I... I never thought this was where all of it was going."
Nov 17 22:53:51 <Beatrice>	Beatrice: "I won't be confiscating the blade, if that was your concern, Randolph.  I do need to borrow it for a while, however.  I am trying to produce an anti-venom for what we created."  She starts back upstairs to give you two some space.
Nov 17 22:54:26 <Saryx>	He goes over and shakes his dad some. "Why didn't you tell me sooner you had this all underneath the house?!? Seriously, this is all incredible!"
Nov 17 22:55:59 <Beatrice>	"Well, I...guess I wanted to keep it a surprise.  I was planning to leave this all to you one day.  Got a bit carried away along the way, though," he laughs meekly, picking up one of the katanas with a melancholy smile.
Nov 17 22:56:49 <Beatrice>	"Your Mom made me pawn off a lot of it once she noticed why you were sending money home, and even before that I sold some here and there to make sure you guys had everything you wanted or needed."
Nov 17 22:57:18 <Beatrice>	"I guess I got a bit careless with that too, given where those daggers ended up."
Nov 17 23:00:23 <Saryx>	Saryx shakes his dad even harder. "I would've worked even harder to help out with this collection!"
Nov 17 23:02:02 <Saryx>	"Like, forget the fact you were planning to give this to me! I mean, that's real nice of you, Dad, easily the most amazing thing anyone ever offered to do... But look at this shit! You really let Mom bully you into selling half your collection?!?"
Nov 17 23:02:30 <Saryx>	Saryx' dad is probably wondering where the hell he inherited the loud gene from.
Nov 17 23:03:13 <Beatrice>	He shakes you back!
Nov 17 23:05:29 <Beatrice>	"Hey now! Don't blame 7 Your Mother for that!  I made a concious decision on my own as well that I could be doing better for you guys 10 and god damn it I did so!7 It's not like we can't just buy more of them some day!"
Nov 17 23:05:40 <Beatrice>	(Derp, color fail)
Nov 17 23:06:03 <Beatrice>	Trice shouts down from upstaris. "Uh...is everything alright down there?"
Nov 17 23:11:18 <Saryx>	Saryx gets shaken up, both physically and mentally as well. "... Sorry, Dad... I... I got so excited about this place I... I didn't really think about that as being better for the family..." He feels about as small as a four year old who just learned it's not nice to punch other people in the face because they want to borrow your crayons in pre-school.
Nov 17 23:11:54 <Saryx>	He pulls himself out of it long enough to call up to Beatrice, though. "... Yeah, Beatrice... Everything's alright."
Nov 17 23:12:23 <Saryx>	Saryx did learn today it was his dad he inherited the loud gene from.
Nov 17 23:14:56 <Beatrice>	Your dad sighs. "We can discuss this later, I think...you and Miss Fauxicore need to know the details on who purchased the other three."
Nov 17 23:15:16 <Beatrice>	He starts back up the stairs.  "Funny, I was planning to give that one to you as well."
Nov 17 23:18:08 <Saryx>	"Yeah... We'll have all the time to talk about this later while I help you finish up that other thing." He starts heading up the stairs after his dad. "... Are you at least making good time with the Darkfeather Peacekeepers' order?"
Nov 17 23:19:34 <Beatrice>	"I ordered the materials for it, but figured we'd do that together."  When you guys get back upstairs, where Trice is once again sipping tea with a cat in her lap - now with two daggers on the coffe table, along with a crossbow and a stuck broadsword...
Nov 17 23:20:01 <Beatrice>	Your father sits behind his desk, opens a drawer and pulls out a large binder.
Nov 17 23:24:15 <Beatrice>	"The blade your friend ended up with - that was likely the blade that your mother purchased," she nods to Beatrice. "It was a prize at one of her weekly bunco gatherings, at least according to my wife..."
Nov 17 23:24:32 <Beatrice>	"It would explain how a curios dealer who didn't realize what it was had it."
Nov 17 23:24:35 <Beatrice>	"The other two..."
Nov 17 23:26:01 <Beatrice>	"I sold them two a pair of brothers who came to me.  They were both about to accept jobs for a mercinary company, as I understand, and wanted keepsakes to have with them."
Nov 17 23:26:20 »»	Saryx gives Beatrice a look that more or less conveys the message of 'Yeah, your mother is something else' once the whole 'raffled off in a bunco game' thing came up.
Nov 17 23:26:25 <Beatrice>	He writes down a pair of names and an address. Marcus and John Smith. From Red Blade City.
Nov 17 23:27:24 <Beatrice>	"That was the last I heard of them.  Which doesn't bode well, given this man you describe has two of them..."
Nov 17 23:30:00 <Saryx>	"Yeah, that... Doesn't sound all too good. Red Blade City, though..." Saryx starts pondering to himself aloud. "I wonder if Chase or the General might have known these guys, that they're from the same area."
Nov 17 23:30:54 <Beatrice>	"Do you know where this job would take them, Randolph?" asks Beatrice.
Nov 17 23:31:08 <Beatrice>	"They mentioned Eastern Europe, but weren't sure where..."
Nov 17 23:31:59 <Saryx>	"... Russia, most likely, then." ... Or Okawa. Whichever it was supposed to be.
Nov 17 23:34:08 <Beatrice>	Beatrice nods, collecting both the weapons.  "I'll return this once I've completed an anti-venom for the weapon's rather unique toxin.  Sorry about all of this."
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Nov 17 23:37:43 <Saryx>	"I'd say don't worry about it any, Beatrice. It's not like you're taking off with them to show off at one of your mom's Thursday night bunco games or anything~"
Nov 17 23:38:14 <Saryx>	He smiles a bit at his joke.
Nov 17 23:39:23 <Beatrice>	She tugs on your ear for your joke - not hard, just enough to tease as well, before leaving you two for the time being.
Nov 17 23:41:14 <Beatrice>	Your dad seems a bit down as he presses the snowglobe again, sliding the booshelf back into place
Nov 17 23:42:44 <Saryx>	Saryx is taken by surprise, but laughs it off. "See you around later, Beatrice~" He waves her off, before turning back to Dad, catching onto him not being all too cheery. "... What's the matter, Dad? ... You still upset over what I said earlier?"
Nov 17 23:44:41 <Beatrice>	"More that something I made with my own hands is now a cause of national alarm than that, Saryx.  But given what we do for a living..." He shrugs.
Nov 17 23:49:38 <Saryx>	"Well, that's... Kind of the thing with weapons, Dad. Lots of people see them as something you just kill things with. We see them more as an art, but... Well, weapons do only bring pain, but it's about why you're picking one up. Weapons can be used to protect others as much as they're used to hurt them, Dad."
Nov 17 23:50:54 <Saryx>	"At least, that's what I've got to make them for now." He moves closer, thinking his dad needs a hug right this moment, and offers one.
Nov 17 23:51:10 <Beatrice>	He nods. "I know, guess I'm lucky this is the first time something like this has happened, huh?  Guess this also might have something to do with what Darkfeather's Peacekeepers are looking for..."
Nov 17 23:53:04 <Saryx>	"... Did they ask for something else, the Peacekeepers? Last I heard they were looking for weapons to protect themselves from ghosts during their night patrols."
Nov 17 23:54:22 <Beatrice>	"No, IS there nothin more to it than that? Hrm..."
Nov 17 23:54:35 <Beatrice>	"When did you want to get started on that anyway, Saryx?"
Nov 17 23:56:15 <Saryx>	"Yeah. The Peacekeepers asked me to make them a whole bunch of weapons that could hit ghosts after making one so they didn't have to worry about being tormented by all the ghosts running around Darkfeather."
Nov 17 23:56:52 <Saryx>	"And, well... You wanna start on that now?" Also, did Saryx' dad ever decide if he needed a hug or not?
Nov 17 23:57:54 <Saryx>	"It's been waaay too long since I got to make anything alongside the best blacksmith in the world!"
Nov 17 23:58:01 <Beatrice>	You know your dad well enough to know he gets over things best when he's working on something :P
Nov 17 23:59:43 <Saryx>	Then I suppose it's just a matter of who can drag the other into the smithy first, isn't it?
Nov 18 00:00:19 <Beatrice>	He hrrms, and gets up.  "You know, sure, why not?  Your smock is in your room still - let me get the raw materials out and we can get straight to work!"
Nov 18 00:00:31 <Beatrice>	"Probably means we'll be ordering pizza or take out for dinner as well," he laughs.
Nov 18 00:01:37 <Saryx>	"I'll let Grampa Alvis know not to beat up the delivery!," Saryx calls out from afar, already halfway across to his room.
Nov 18 00:02:06 <Saryx>	across the house to his room **
Nov 18 00:03:01 <Beatrice>	Your room is...pretty much exactly as you left it!  Though seems someone made your bed for you at some point.  Anything in particular Saryx wants to talk to his dad about as they work?  He wouldn't mind hearing about your adventures so far, least what you think is kosher to share with him.
Nov 18 00:05:20 <Saryx>	Well... Considering Beatrice kind of went and blew things sky high about how crazy supernatural everything's turning out to be, Saryx asks his dad if he wants to hear the full story. ... Minus all the lewd, though Saryx doesn't make mention of that.
Nov 18 00:05:40 <Saryx>	"That" being that there even was lewd.
Nov 18 00:06:51 <Beatrice>	Well, she didn't really say all that much - supernatural powered serial killer's pretty broad.
Nov 18 00:07:02 <Beatrice>	Though if you did want to discuss that, ohmy
Nov 18 00:09:35 <~zoofman>	Your father seemed pretty calm about most of what  you described - as if he didn't really understand the full implications of it - you guys have a nice talk and he reminds you if you ever DO meet a girl, to wrap it before you tap it.  Because that's what dad's do.
Nov 18 00:09:41 <~zoofman>	Granted he doesn't know he was 2late on that one.
Nov 18 00:09:57 <~zoofman>	</mini> if you're satisfied, Saryx!