Carmen and Maddox on Prospit

*	Maddox eyes open, and he sits up, stretching a bit, blinking several times.
<Maddox>	*Oh yeah... this place.*
<Maddox>	I walk over to the window and look outside.
<ProcyonA>	You see the same massive golden palace on the backdrop of space
<Maddox>	*Should probably go check on Carmen*
*	Maddox sits on the edge of the window, and carefully starts floatflying again.
<ProcyonA>	Its like riding a bike
<ProcyonA>	takes a bit to learn how to get going
<ProcyonA>	but you manage
*	Maddox works his way back over to the tower he saw Carmen in a few days ago.
<ProcyonA>	Carmen is face down, groaning
<Carmen_Chapman>	^^
<Maddox>	"Morning? If it works that way here."
*	Maddox carefully lands inside the room, sitting on the windowsill again.
*	Carmen_Chapman continues laying face down, making very unhappy sounds
<Maddox>	"Should I... leave you until your system flushes out the crap?"
*	Carmen_Chapman rolls over suddenly in surprise, soon after realizing her mistake of sudden movement and grabbing her head with her hands
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....fuck"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....didnt know u were there dude."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...wait...."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....the fuck?"
<Carmen_Chapman>	".....brain jus' cut this out."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....I dont need MaddoX in here....."
<Carmen_Chapman>	".....why u gotta make these trips the worst!"
<Maddox>	"I'm actually here I think."
*	Carmen_Chapman looks up
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...huh?"
<Maddox>	"gold planet place....? I mentioned this to you I think."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....oh."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"yeah u did.... I think."
<Maddox>	"Just ask me when you wake up I guess."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"uhhhh okay?"
*	Carmen_Chapman tries to sit up
<Maddox>	"I'm not sure why the drugs are still in your system here..."
<Maddox>	"My injuries weren't here when I woke up the first time."
*	Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<ProcyonA>	her head hurts, but not as much as it used to
<Carmen_Chapman>	".....kinda took a shitton of stuff."
<Maddox>	"That's really scary."
*	Carmen_Chapman shrugs again
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...s not the first time."
<Maddox>	"Hopefully it's the last."
*	Carmen_Chapman looks down at her feet
<Maddox>	"You feeling good enough to look around? I haven't explored here."
<Maddox>	"Maybe the palace looking place over there has some answers."
*	Carmen_Chapman sits silently in shame for a bit before looking up and shaking her head to clear it
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...Xplore?"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...yay my room."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"done."
*	Carmen_Chapman makes a :/ face
*	Maddox attempts to raise an eyebrow, but doesn't know how and fails.
*	Maddox jumps up to the roof and tries lying down on it using floatflying, manuvering using telekinesis
*	Carmen_Chapman jumps off the bed in surprise as Maddox just goes out the window
<Carmen_Chapman>	"MaddoX!!!"
*	Carmen_Chapman runs over the window in panic
<Maddox>	((Meant the ceiling, but this works too XD))
*	Maddox hovers down to the window.
<ProcyonA>	You both fly out the window
<Maddox>	"Oh good, it isn't just me."
*	Carmen_Chapman freaks out as she flies out the window
*	Carmen_Chapman screams, but then slowly stops as she realizes she isn't plummeting to her death
*	Maddox laughs a little bit
*	Carmen_Chapman 's mouth falls agape in amazement
<Carmen_Chapman>	".....what...."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"....oh fuck"
<Maddox>	"Dreaming is pretty great, apparently."
*	Carmen_Chapman turns to look at MaddoX
*	Maddox grins a pretty wide grin
*	Carmen_Chapman 's maXe a beaming grin
<Carmen_Chapman>	"THIS IS SOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!"
*	Carmen_Chapman looks around at the new and fantastical world at her feet
<Maddox>	"So, maybe we practice flying a bit so we don't look like idiots when we land?"
*	Carmen_Chapman bursts out laughing
*	Carmen_Chapman bolts off in a random direction laughing
<Carmen_Chapman>	"WOOOOOOOOOHOOHOOHOOHOO!!!!"
<Maddox>	"HEY"
*	Maddox starts laughing at the bizareness of this situation
*	Maddox tries his best to go in the same direction
<ProcyonA>	You successfully fly into the abyss
*	Maddox tries to correct his path to not be straight down.
<ProcyonA>	i meant into the abyss as.. where are you going
<Maddox>	((More like just... around.))
<Maddox>	((Its a wide open space, 90% sure we're not heading anywhere in particular?))
<Carmen_Chapman>	((just around))
<ProcyonA>	Its hard to tell, but its probably not down
<Carmen_Chapman>	((I/Carmen don't have any landmarks or POIs so I can't really specify towards anything in particular :P))
*	Maddox attempts to increase his flight speed with 40lbs of telekinetic lift
<ProcyonA>	You arent flying toward the city, which is down as far as you can tell, but other than that you cant tell much of anything
<ProcyonA>	It doesnt do anything
<ProcyonA>	its liek youre pushing on the ground
*	Maddox continues attempting to catch up to Carmen
*	Carmen_Chapman continues laughing loudly, enjoying the magnificent view of whatever it is thats below her
<Maddox>	"I Can't actually catch up"
*	Maddox continues laughing
*	Carmen_Chapman slows down for Maddox to catch up
*	Maddox catches up, grinning.
<Maddox>	"Alright, this is pretty amazing."
<Maddox>	"Mostly I just carefully moved around before."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Pshhhhhh"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Careful is sooo boring!"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"U just gotta go for it sometimes!"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Fuck my head hurts so bad why does all this gotta be so bright???"
<Maddox>	"Maybe they only have gold paint?"
*	Carmen_Chapman laughs
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Like what the fuck even is this place????"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Like.... flying???? Dreaming together????"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"I got no idea whats goin on here but its AWESOME!!!"
<Maddox>	"I don't know either. I'm guessing its part of the whole mess we're in?"
<Maddox>	"But hey, no monsters!"
<ProcyonA>	...yet
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...."
<Maddox>	"All I know is that there is a palace kind of near my room-copy-thing"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"yeah lets not think about that monster shit"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Ur gonna jinx it or something!"
<Maddox>	"Good point."
*	Maddox quickly checks for his strife specibus
*	Carmen_Chapman suddenly remembers something from the word "jinx"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Hey!"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Do I got cool stuff all over my face???"
<Maddox>	"Wait what?"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"I got these super baller facepaint thingys from this badass old lady"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"She said they were magic or some shit Idk"
<ProcyonA>	it didnt transfer :(
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Are they like here in the dream too???"
<Maddox>	"I don't see any."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Dreamin at the same time with other peeps seems p magical to me!"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Awwwwww"
*	Maddox looks a bit nervous for a bit, eyes looking away
<Carmen_Chapman>	"When we get back home I can fix my fuckin hair so u can aXually see my face ull see theyre awesome."
*	Carmen_Chapman grins
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Whats wrong???"
<Maddox>	"I... might have cleaned that while panicking about you being unconcious on the ground with powder on your face."
*	Maddox looks at his feet.
<Maddox>	"Sorry."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"...."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Oh."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Well.... theyre like magic n shit right????"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Maybe theyre like.... not gone or somethin?"
<Maddox>	"Maybe they will still be there then? I don't know."
<Maddox>	"Hopefully."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"I dunno she was bein all confusing n shit bout them."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Just kept babblin on bout believin with my heart or somethin."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Fortune teller lady too!"
<Maddox>	"Sounds a bit crazy, but hey, so is everything else this week, so I'm not suprised."
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Maybe I just gotta really want them deep down n theyll be not gone or somethin???"
 *	Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Hell if I know how any of this stuff worX."
*	Maddox tries flying in loops.
 <Maddox>	as he passes carmen, "I gotta"
<Maddox>	"Get"
<Maddox>	"This flying thing."
<Maddox>	"Down."
<Maddox>	"Oh I'm getting dizzy.
*	Carmen_Chapman frowns slightly
<Carmen_Chapman>	"Whatre u doin that for??? U look kinda crazy!"
*	Maddox stops, and starts working on barrel rolls, but kinda flopping around from dizziness.
<Maddox>	"I'm not good at this yet... need to practice!"
*	Maddox stops and starts holding his head.
<Maddox>	"Yeah that was a bit too much spinning."
*	Carmen_Chapman laughs
*	Maddox sits there until the dizziness subsides
*	Maddox turns upside down, holding that position.
<Maddox>	"So. What now?"
*	Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman>	"We could like..... go anywhere!"
*	Carmen_Chapman looks around to see what there is in the city below
<ProcyonA>	Far below you is some kind of market happening.
<ProcyonA>	You can tell because of several splashes of green on the gold
*	Maddox checks his everything for any kind of money.
<Carmen_Chapman>	"What do u think that is down there?"
<Carmen_Chapman>	"LooX like stuff"
<Maddox>	"Looks like a place to go look at."
*	Maddox starts descending
* Carmen_Chapman follows
<ProcyonA>	Its a farmers market, it appears
* Maddox flips back to feet down before landing a hundred feet or so later, slowing down quite a bit.
* Carmen_Chapman follows
<ProcyonA>	Theres a bunch of stalls for fruits, vegetables, and artesianal foods
<ProcyonA>	You dont make too much of a slash attention wise though
* Carmen_Chapman floats around looking for the craziest looking thing to eat, just like she did at the circus
* Maddox follows, still checking every game abstraction he has for any currency or thing to bargain with.
<Maddox>	((Also checking for whether I have access to specibus, sylladex, etc.))
<ProcyonA>	There are weird types of cheeses and stuff but nothing too crazy
* Maddox , suprised to find some form of currency in his various folds of digital storage, goes and catches up to carmen
<Maddox> "Find anything?"
* Carmen_Chapman scrunches her nose
<Carmen_Chapman> "Some really stinky cheese stuff....?"
<Maddox> "Meh."
<Maddox> "I wonder where they grew all this stuff?"
* Maddox looks around at all the surrounding stalls and goods in a mild amusement.
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno."
<Carmen_Chapman> "LooX tasty though!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman looks for the juiciest fruit she can find
* Maddox follows, not really knowing what else to do.
<ProcyonDM> You find a good looking stand on the far end of the market with all kinds.
* Carmen_Chapman greets the weird looking person at the stand
<ProcyonDM> Apples, cherries, pears, dried fruits of all kind, a shit ton of different berries
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hi!!!!"
<ProcyonDM> Its an older looking one, more worn and more weak looking, but still bright eyed and happy.
<ProcyonDM> "hello my young friend"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats ur favorite berry u got???"
* Carmen_Chapman turns to Maddox, whispering
<ProcyonDM> "Well, I like the good strawberries best, but my favorite fruit is a fig." she points to some little brown ones ((i assume you guys know what a fig is))
<Carmen_Chapman> ***maddoX when my heads killin me like this i like to eat som sugar n berries are the best!***
<ProcyonDM> She grabs a strawberry and offers you it.
<ProcyonDM> "Sample?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ooooh strawberries then!"
<ProcyonDM> She grabs another, "for your firned too"
<ProcyonDM> friend*
<Maddox> "Thanks!"
* Maddox takes the berry, resists the urge sniff it, and eats it.
* Carmen_Chapman zealously takes the strawberry and puts the whole thing in her mouth, squishing it between her teeth to squeeze out all the juice to enjoy
<ProcyonDM> Its very good, sweet and juicy with no imperfections
<ProcyonDM> Its over quick though
* Maddox pulls out some of the money he found in his... pig thing?
* Carmen_Chapman looks at MaddoX in confusion and awe
<Maddox> "Um... how much for a bunch of those?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whoooooooaaaaa.... whered u get money????"
<Maddox> "I... have no idea?"
<Maddox> "Check your spot next to your weapons and tree thing?"
<Maddox> "If... that even is a spot."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lol I dont even know what that means!"
<Maddox> "Hm."
<Maddox> "Try maybe pulling out your tree, but a pig instead?"
<Maddox> "I have just found it while looking for my axes."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh uhhhhhh k then?"
<Maddox> "pretty much."
* Carmen_Chapman tries looking around in...... wherever.... for pigs or something
<ProcyonDM> You find it, but its kind of hard to descrive
<ProcyonDM> It being metaphyiscal and all
* Carmen_Chapman looks inside for the moniez
<ProcyonDM> Its got a couple hundred "boonbucks" in there.
<ProcyonDM> You arent sure how it got ther, but it is
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Cool!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "....I think?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whatevs!"
* Carmen_Chapman looks at how many strawberries the stand has
<Carmen_Chapman> "....fuck my head hurts."
<ProcyonDM> Its got several large boxes organized into smaller boxes
* Carmen_Chapman takes a moment to shut her eyes and take a break from all the bright gold stuff everywhere
<ProcyonDM> for strawberries that is
* Carmen_Chapman opens her eyes after a bit to look at the berries again
* Carmen_Chapman points to one large box
<Carmen_Chapman> "How much do u want for those berries???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Theyre reeeally yummy!"
<ProcyonDM> "7 for a big box, 4 for a small one."
* Maddox reconsiders his thoughts about carmen probably being better at haggling than he is
* Maddox realizes it probably doesn't matter, as strawberries taste great.
<Maddox> "I think we should get a big one."
* Carmen_Chapman turns to look at Maddox
<Carmen_Chapman> "U want some berries too?"
<Maddox> "Yup"
* Carmen_Chapman turns back to the stand owner
<Carmen_Chapman> "Well take two boXes!!!"
<Maddox> "Big ones!"
* Carmen_Chapman reaches into the piggy bank to get some... money thingys
* Maddox also gets some metaphysical magic boonmonies. Seven of them.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Well duh!"
<ProcyonDM> She steps back and grabs some boxes from behind her counter and puts them on an empty area of table.
<ProcyonDM> "Here ya go"
* Carmen_Chapman elbows Maddox out of the way to pay for both of them
<Carmen_Chapman> "ThanX!!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman grins to the stand keeper
* Maddox opens his mouth to say something, but stops after a "H-", realizing this probably isn't the time."
* Maddox does a kind of half-bow
<ProcyonDM> She chuckles and turns to a box, drops in the money, and turns to another customer who has appeared.
* Carmen_Chapman hands MaddoX one of the boXes before taking her own and shoveling a handfull of berries into her mouth
* Carmen_Chapman relishes in the sweet juiciness of the berries, not caring that a good amount of juice is probably making a mess
* Maddox takes his box, pulls out several handfuls (having multiple telekinetic hands is helpful for this purpose), and captchalogues the rest in his empty sylladex
* Carmen_Chapman goes to give the shopkeeper two thumbs up, but narrowly catches herself that that would involve dropping the berries
* Carmen_Chapman settles for one thumbs up and a big juice-filled grin
<ProcyonDM> She gives you a thumbs up too.
* Carmen_Chapman looX around for a pretty place to sit or fly to to eat some more of the berries
* Maddox continues munching on berries, following.
<ProcyonDM> Theres a little park you guys find after about a qurter mile of walking
<Maddox> "Looks like a good place to sit."
* Carmen_Chapman approaches a bench by some nice flowers, wordlessly as she is still stuffing her face with berries
* Carmen_Chapman sits, patting the spot next to her for MaddoX to sit
* Maddox sits as well, also still munching.
* Carmen_Chapman continues eating, only taking a break to talk after a bit
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sooooo..... u did stuff here before...?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I thought u were just havin a weird dream or somethin!"
<Maddox> "Yeah, I woke up here before. I didn't come down here though."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U.... *munch* jus stayed in ur tower????"
<Maddox> "Yeah, I also checked the other towers."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whatd u find???"
<Maddox> "A bunch of people we started the game with. You, Orea, Emb..."
* Maddox chokes a bit on his strawberries.
* Carmen_Chapman puts her arm around MaddoX silently
<Carmen_Chapman> "...just skip that one for now..."
* Maddox slowly recovers.
<Maddox> "And some troll kid I didn't recognize/"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Cool"
<Carmen_Chapman> "They all asleep???"
<Maddox> "Right now? I don't know. They were the first time I checked."
<Carmen_Chapman> "......"
<Carmen_Chapman> "What if like......"
<Carmen_Chapman> ".....I dunno"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Probs jus another fuckin shitty idea....."
<Carmen_Chapman> ".....but what if...."
<Carmen_Chapman> "We just had to like.... wake Ember up here n hed be fine?"
<Maddox> "I.. didn't think of that."
<Carmen_Chapman> "...probs just gonna not work or ruin somethin.... but i just..... miss him...."
* Maddox nods
* Carmen_Chapman taXe another handful of berries slowly and just looX down at them in her hand
<Procyon> Yep those are Bertie
<Procyon> Berries
<Maddox> "Should we check?"
* Carmen_Chapman nods
* Maddox puts away his remaining berries, and looks around for the towers.
<Procyon> They aren't far.
* Maddox takes off towards them.
<Procyon> You guys fly up and after a bit of deliberating, decide upon one that's probably embers
<Procyon> You guys now fly outside it
* Maddox slowly flies through the window.
* Carmen_Chapman waits outside, hesitant
<Procyon> The room is empty.
<Procyon> Like he and his belongings were never there
* Maddox exits.
<Maddox> "Nobody is here...?"
<Maddox> "His room isn't even like his room was anymore. Its like... he... nev"
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
* Maddox stops talking and sits on the windowsill.
* Carmen_Chapman sits neXt to him
* Carmen_Chapman puts her hand on his shoulder
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hey."
* Maddox half-grunts a yesish sound
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hey look at me"
* Maddox looks at Carmen
<Carmen_Chapman> "...Ember forgot lotsa stuff."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hell I forget lotsa stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Maybe this game like forgot he Xisted or somethin"
<Carmen_Chapman> "But u wont"
<Carmen_Chapman> "n I wont"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hes got that monument thingy we made in my backyard"
* Carmen_Chapman puts her hand on MaddoX's chest
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hes got this"
* Carmen_Chapman pauses for a moment, feeling MaddoX's heartbeat
<Carmen_Chapman> "Hes got u n hes got me"
* Maddox looks away again
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were never gonna forget him n the fuckin sweet friend he was"
<Carmen_Chapman> "He always kept going n doin his thing even when stuff sucked"
<Maddox> "Yeah.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Sucked more then u n I could probs even like... try n think bout"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Idk"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Point is"
<Carmen_Chapman> "He always kept goin goin goin"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Tryin to make us feel better n shit even when he was feeling like dirt"
<Maddox> "Yeah. That he did."
<Carmen_Chapman> "He wouldnt want us to just sit here cryin for days"
<Carmen_Chapman> "He wouldnt blame u for him bein... gone"
* Maddox starts laughing a little bit
<Carmen_Chapman> "So.... neither do I"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U helped him a lot dude"
<Maddox> "Even if he never knew it."
* Carmen_Chapman sits there silently, nodding after a bit
* Carmen_Chapman lowers her hand to take MaddoX's, squeezing it perhaps a bit too hard
* Maddox reflexively yanks it, before realizing what happened and putting it back.
<Maddox> "Sorry."
<Carmen_Chapman> "....."
<Carmen_Chapman> "....how u feelin?"
* Maddox waits a bit to answer
<Maddox> "A weird mix of Hopeless, Determined, Sad, and Mad"
* Carmen_Chapman nods
<Carmen_Chapman> "....feelins are good."
<Maddox> "You seem like you burned it all out of you already or something."
<Maddox> "I can't say I'm not jealous."
<Carmen_Chapman> "means ur feelin stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "dude"
* Carmen_Chapman laughs a bit, darkly
<Carmen_Chapman> "thats like totes fuckin not whats goin on"
<Carmen_Chapman> "just.... used to it s all"
<Carmen_Chapman> "why do u think I took all those fuckin drugs?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "try n hide"
* Maddox nods
<Carmen_Chapman> "distract myself u know?"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I just kinda.... pretend to be happy a lot so I kinda... got good at it?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "like if I feel shitty.... it feels a whole fuckin lot better to just pretend to be happy n deal with the shitty stuff later"
<Maddox> "Ah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "u cant like get all fuckin stuck in ur own mess all the time"
<Carmen_Chapman> "sometimes u just gotta deal with it n keep goin even if everythings like totally the worst"
<Maddox> "So."
<Maddox> "We go on."
<Carmen_Chapman> "just tryin to make myself happy s just... how I do that I guess... I dunno"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont really think about it too hard like this"
<Maddox> "Got it."
<Carmen_Chapman> "think ur right"
<Carmen_Chapman> "we just gotta..... go on"
* Carmen_Chapman squeezes MaddoXs hand again
* Maddox lets it happen this time
<Carmen_Chapman> "U wanna.... like go do stuff?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Try n take our minds off of.... this?"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Maddox> "Where should wo go?"
* Carmen_Chapman looX around for something Xiting or interesting
* Carmen_Chapman points off at the horizon at a large castle
<Carmen_Chapman> "U ever been over there???"
<Maddox> "Nope."
* Maddox stands up, standing on the air
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno even like what that place is but it looX fuckin awesome"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like a giant golden castle thing???"
<Maddox> "Yeah. Its gotta be important."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lets go then!!!"
* Carmen_Chapman hops off the windowsill, pulling MaddoX behind her
* Maddox flies along
* Carmen_Chapman flies towards the castle
<Procyon> You guys head off to the big castle and approach the front gates. There are two guards, standing silent
<Maddox> "Uh, hello."
* Carmen_Chapman grins widely
<Procyon> No response
<Maddox> "Can we enter?"
<Procyon> "Make a formal request with the entry office."
* Carmen_Chapman sighs unhappily
* Maddox looks a bit annoyed
<Maddox> "where is the entry office?"
<Procyon> He points to a building over yonder
<Maddox> "Lets go."
* Maddox starts heading towards the building over yonder
* Carmen_Chapman nods and follows MaddoX
* Maddox enters the building.
<Procyon> There's a counter with a guy sitting behind it.
<Maddox> "We're here to enter the castle."
<Maddox> "How do we do that?"
<Procyon> "Yeah, you can't."
* Carmen_Chapman makes a :| face
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whys that?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We can just like fly in u know"
<Procyon> "It's a castle man why would you be able to just waltz in with no reason"
<Carmen_Chapman> "...because I can fly n I wanna go in?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Im not even like one of you white shelled peeps why does it matter???"
* Maddox remains silent
<Procyon> "Security?"
<Procyon> "Privacy"
<Procyon> "All the-" he gets cut off as a bell rings
<Procyon> "Shift change."
<Procyon> He gets up and leaves and another person comes
<Procyon> "Hello, how do you do"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats the fuckin point of havin a castle if u dont let peeps in to see how awesome it is?"
* Maddox restrains from facepalming
<Procyon> "Well it's an administrative center for the government and the royal residence"
* Maddox 's eyes widen a fraction
<Carmen_Chapman> "....okay well then can we go see that????"
<Procyon> "As a tour?"
<Maddox> "As an anything."
<Procyon> "The next guided tour is in a few hours."
<Procyon> "Or I could get you a visitors pass for right now"
<Maddox> "Is there any chance for both?"
<Procyon> "I suppose but there really isn't enough to do for so much time"
* Carmen_Chapman nods in agreement
<Maddox> "How much is it?"
<Procyon> "The tour is free, every 5 hours, meets at the gate."
<Procyon> @
<Carmen_Chapman> "Really???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Cool"
<Maddox> "Alright. When is the next one?"
<Procyon> "2 and a half hours"
<Procyon> "I can give you a thing that buzzes when it's a half hour away if you want"
<Maddox> "That would be great."
<Procyon> She gives you one of hose restraint things
<Procyon> resturaunt
<Procyon> However you spell that
<Maddox> I take it, holding it in my left hand.
<Maddox> "Where do we go when it is time?"
<Procyon> "The gates, where the tour starts"
<Maddox> "Alright, thanks!
<Maddox> "Lets go."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yay!"
<Procyon> "Have a nice day"
* Maddox exits the building, looking around.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Where do u wanna go til the tour starts???"
<Maddox> "Well, you weren't wrong about being able to just fly in..."
* Carmen_Chapman flies in
* Maddox follow
<Procyon> roll perception and stealth)
<Maddox> I'll roll as soon as I get the bot back up
<Maddox> !roll 1d20 stealth
<NOTTyche[Dice]> rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=20 ] | {20}
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+3 perception
<NOTTyche[Dice]> rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=12 ] | {15}
<Carmen_Chapman> ((ill roll next time it comes back up))
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 1d20+0 Stealth
<NOTTyche[Dice]> rolled 1d20+0 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {10}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 Perception with advantage
<NOTTyche[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=5 ]{6}, [ 1d20=6 ]{7}
<ProcyonDM>	You guys fly in through a window into a small arboredum type thing.
<ProcyonDM>	its area is relatively small, but it has a huge ceiling that lets in a ton of light.
<ProcyonDM>	Plants and trees grow there and reach the cieling.
* Carmen_Chapman 's mouth drops in awe, never having seen a room so grand before in her life
<Maddox> Maddox states, very quietly, "this is very impressive."
* Carmen_Chapman looX around the room
* Maddox does as well
<Maddox> "Should we just walk around here for a bit?"
<ProcyonDM> roll me na preception
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+1
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=19 ] | {20}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception w advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=18 ]{19}, [ 1d20=5 ]{6}
<ProcyonDM> geez
<ProcyonDM> behind you, you hear, about 15 feet up in a tree, a large-ish animal is lurking
<Maddox> I turn around to check what it is.
* Carmen_Chapman turns to look at the animal to see what it looX like
<ProcyonDM> Lookjs like some kind of a large bird
<ProcyonDM> its too dark to tell what kind
<ProcyonDM> plus you aint bird fucking scientists
<Maddox> Can we at least guess whether it is predatory or not?
<Carmen_Chapman> What does it look like, if we can't identify what exactly it is?
<ProcyonDM> know the crows in dave's dream
<ProcyonDM> that
<ProcyonDM> but big
* Carmen_Chapman maXe a :| face
<Maddox> So big enough we would want to get away?
* Carmen_Chapman gently elbows MaddoX
<ProcyonDM> you guys could take it
<ProcyonDM> probably
<Maddox> "We shouldn't kill anything on castle property..."
* Carmen_Chapman silently nods
* Carmen_Chapman looX around the room for doors or other exits
<ProcyonDM> The trees are dense, you clu.d try to push your way through, or you could fly up to get a better idea
* Maddox flies a bit above the treeline, trying to remember if he saw any exits earlier.
<ProcyonDM> Unfortunately, the trees reach to the edges.
<ProcyonDM> You can fly there, though.
<ProcyonDM> ROroll perception real quick
<Carmen_Chapman> ((both of us, or just maddox?))
<ProcyonDM> unless youre also flying up
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+1
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {16}
<Maddox> I'm flying up
<Carmen_Chapman> If she can't see anything on the walls from below, she would look around a bit then follow maddox, carefully watching the bird as she floats up to the tops of the trees
<ProcyonDM> Before you fly up, the bird takes wing and retreats ubti the forest.
<ProcyonDM> Carmen roll?
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception w advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=17 ]{18}, [ 1d20=10 ]{11}
<ProcyonDM> Cool.
<ProcyonDM> You both notice a thin plume of smoke opposite the wall you broke in from, by the edge of the wall
<Maddox> "Fire?"
* Carmen_Chapman floats silently around tree-height towards the plume, trying to stay hidden from view on the ground
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<ProcyonDM> ((also before we continue, do you guys think that there are princes and princesses in the kingdom?))
<Maddox> ((Also, we got in with zero property damage. Just so you remember))
<Maddox> ((Those are technically us.))
<ProcyonDM> still trespassing
<Carmen_Chapman> ((yeah thats what I thought)
<ProcyonDM> ((coll, continue))
<Maddox> "Should we go check on that?"
<ProcyonDM> As you approach, you notice the trees around the smoke seem... different.
* Maddox lands
* Maddox then proceeds to investigate
<ProcyonDM> You notice a few trees have been propped up on other trees, and below them is a cabin. You hear some whistling.
* Carmen_Chapman stays up in the trees, floating around trying to stay hidden while observing the strange trees
<ProcyonDM> The trees just look fake
* Maddox goes back to carmen.
<Maddox> "A cabin near some fake trees. weird."
* Carmen_Chapman floats around above the area to try and identify the source of the whistling
<ProcyonDM> The cabin.
<Maddox> "Maybe we shouldn't have come in... or at least we shouldn't go to the cabin I think."
* Carmen_Chapman whispers
<Maddox> ((this is all quietly of course))
<Carmen_Chapman> "but cabins are so great i love cabins like a lot"
* Maddox mostly just looks nervous.
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs at the fake trees before descending to float above the roof of the cabin, not touching anything or speaking
* Maddox just watches.
* Carmen_Chapman looX to see if there are any cracks in the roof or anything to peep through
<ProcyonDM> The roof is well buildt.
<ProcyonDM> unless you want to climb downt he chimney, youll have to go down
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
* Carmen_Chapman floats around the perimeter of the roof looking over the edge to find where there are windows
<ProcyonDM> on the front there are big ones, and a 2 smaller ones on the back
* Carmen_Chapman floats over the roof above one of the smaller ones in back, floating upside down towards the window to carefully peak her head around the top edge of the window
<ProcyonDM> You see inside a washing machine, a dryer, a generator, and a weird looking antenna in the corner.
* Carmen_Chapman floats over to above the other smaller window to peek in
<ProcyonDM> its into a bathroom, a very nice one at that
<ProcyonDM> decent size too
* Carmen_Chapman floats back up to MaddoX, wary of the giant bird still
* Carmen_Chapman whispers
<Carmen_Chapman> "dryer n washing machine n antennas n a nice bathroom n shit"
* Maddox whisper replies
<Carmen_Chapman> "i dunno what its all bout but looX like a p nice cabin to me"
<Maddox> "Oh, cool. Didn't see anyone?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "not in the back windows"
<Carmen_Chapman> "theres some in the front but idk they looked big n stuff"
<Maddox> "hm."
<Maddox> "What do we want to do? See more of the castle?"
<Maddox> "I'm not sure at this point."
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "kinda wanna see who lives in this sweet-ass cabin in the middle of a castle"
<Carmen_Chapman> "probs some kinda cool peep or something"
<Maddox> "Maybe we should do that then."
* Maddox descends
<Carmen_Chapman> "i mean they like cabins n they got nice stuff thats scary so they gotta be chill right?"
<Maddox> "I don't know how this works... I just lived in a suburb, remember?"
* Carmen_Chapman quits talking and beams a wide grin at getting MaddoX to come check out the cabin
* Carmen_Chapman pats her chest, looking at MaddoX
<Carmen_Chapman> "well all u gotta know is if u live in a cabin like me then ur cool"
* Maddox laughs a bit, but tries not to be loud
* Carmen_Chapman floats down towards the front door, avoiding the front windows
<Maddox> "I think we should knock."
* Carmen_Chapman quietly nods
* Maddox knocks thrice, now a habit
<ProcyonDM> The whistling stops.
<ProcyonDM> YOu hear heavy boots on a wood floor, and the door opens
<ProcyonDM> inside is a carapacian dressed in camo, holding a knife and stick, partially whittled, in one hand.
<ProcyonDM> He looks rough...
<ProcyonDM> and hes from derse.
<Maddox> ((We have zero IC knowledge on derse))
<ProcyonDM> well
<ProcyonDM> he's black
<Carmen_Chapman> ((so basically he's black, unlike all the other carapacians we've seen))
<ProcyonDM> yes
* Carmen_Chapman puts on a pretty serious face like when she deals with her dad's cronies
<Carmen_Chapman> "P sweet pad u got goin here dude"
<ProcyonDM> "thanks..."
<ProcyonDM> He looks somewhat confused
<ProcyonDM> "first visitors ive had in a bit"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U gotta good pick in houses cabins are p sweet"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Oh cool"
<ProcyonDM> "eh eh eh- what do the ambassadors want"
<ProcyonDM> "answer me before yotu get into the cool pad crap"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We were just u know enjoyin the forest and stuff and thought wed say hi"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We dont really want anythin nobody sent us or anythin for castle business or whatevs"
<Carmen_Chapman> "How do u like not get visitors n stuff u live in the middle of a huge fuckin castle???"
<ProcyonDM> "the hell, you arent from the castle?"
* Maddox looks visibly nervous
<Carmen_Chapman> "What no I didnt say that dude"
<Maddox> "Yeah, not really."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I said nobody from the castle sent us"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were just enjoying the forest n stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U know cuz forests are cool n stuff"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Theres like not a lot of green around here just a ton of fuckin bright gold shit everywhere...."
<ProcyonDM> "yeah they are cool, and im not partial to the color gold."
<ProcyonDM> "BEfore we continue, come in"
<ProcyonDM> He gestures inside.
* Carmen_Chapman steps through the door
<Carmen_Chapman> "U like make this place urself or somethin?"
<ProcyonDM> "The frame yeah"
<ProcyonDM> "funriture and tech and shit they gave to me"
<ProcyonDM> Theres a big tv in the wall, covered in dust, as is a nice looking computer
* Maddox enters
<Carmen_Chapman> "niiiice"
<ProcyonDM> THeres a big chair, but only one.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whyd u build a cabin thingy here?"
<ProcyonDM> The room is big, and theres a divider to a kitchen thing, and a bed opposite it
<ProcyonDM> He chuckles.
<ProcyonDM> "Not a cabin"
<ProcyonDM> he pats the bed, and pulls over the computer
<Carmen_Chapman> "I mean cant blame u I like trees a whole lot better than a fuckton of gold shit that just gives me headaches n stuff"
<ProcyonDM> "sit, those are the only other chairs ive got
* Carmen_Chapman sits, looking confused
* Maddox sits, interested in all the tech around.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whaddya mean not a cabin looX like a cabin kinda thingy to me"
<ProcyonDM> "this is basically my... enclosure for the time being"
* Carmen_Chapman still looX confused
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno what ur sayin dude"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like yeah duh its an enclosure thats like all buildings n shit right"
<ProcyonDM> "I'm the prince of derse, and i got kidnapped, am im being kept here as a pawn"
<ProcyonDM> "threatened to off myself fit hey didnt give me good shit"
<ProcyonDM> "gave me this stuff"
* Maddox 's eyes go wide
<Maddox> "Woah."
<Maddox> Then,
<Maddox> "What's derse?"
<ProcyonDM> "seriously?"
<ProcyonDM> "yall some shit players"
<ProcyonDM> "ist the... bad guys"
<Maddox> "You describe yourself as that?"
<ProcyonDM> "nah"
<ProcyonDM> "I describe myself as not a fan of the system"
<Maddox> "I'm pretty sure that's us too."
<ProcyonDM> "i just wanted to hunt and chill, but they kidnapped me and took my most valued posession"
<ProcyonDM> "freedom"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Amen to that dude that suX like a TON"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Havin peeps just fuckin orderin u around n keepin u from doin the shit u wanna do...."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whyd they kidnap u???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Just cuz ur black or somethin?"
<ProcyonDM> "they own the brother of their biggest enemy"
<ProcyonDM> "if you cant see the worht in that youre stupid"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whos biggest enemy"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont get it"
<ProcyonDM> "the fucking white king you dupshit"
<ProcyonDM> dip*
<Carmen_Chapman> "K well I dont need any of this fuckin 'ur stupid' garbage from like *another* peep I can just go n leave u alone if ur gonna keep callin me an idiot"
* Carmen_Chapman stands up
<ProcyonDM> "fine leave"
<ProcyonDM> "no skin off my back"
<ProcyonDM> "been so long, dont even give a shit anymore"
<Maddox> "Why the random outburst dude?"
<ProcyonDM> "why the fuck you think"
<ProcyonDM> "ive bene locked up here for fucking years"
<ProcyonDM> "im man"
<Maddox> "Thought you might have calmed down after a while then I guess. I don't know."
<Maddox> "Life sucks for everyone now. Its normal"
<Carmen_Chapman> "If u dont get visitors who arent all fuckin political n shit why dont u just like calm down n we can have like a fine talk n stuff"
<ProcyonDM> "fine lets have a talk"
<ProcyonDM> "but you dont tell me your life sucks"
* Carmen_Chapman sits back down
* Maddox nods
<ProcyonDM> "yall flew in here"
<ProcyonDM> "free as you want"
<ProcyonDM> "can leave anytime"
* Maddox tries to keep a straight face.
<ProcyonDM> "Vera saw you come in dont bother deniing it fucker"
<Carmen_Chapman> "S not like s always been that way dude but whatevs u got a point"
* Maddox opens his mouth to snap something, but wisely shuts it.
<Carmen_Chapman> "U said stuff suX now.... what was ur place like before u got kidnapped???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Berse or somethin was it?"
<ProcyonDM> "Derse"
<ProcyonDM> "i was a prince"
<ProcyonDM> "and i lived like it"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ooooooh what was that like I never met anyone like that before!"
<ProcyonDM> "whatever i wanted whenever"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Did u like get to order peeps around n get peeps put in jail n shit???"
<ProcyonDM> "then, i was out, not totally lucid, and i wake up in a fucking cell"
<ProcyonDM> he isnt listneing to you
<ProcyonDM> seems like hes enjoying venting
<ProcyonDM> "you know waht thats like"
<ProcyonDM> "living the high life then yore done"
<ProcyonDM> 'nothing"
* Carmen_Chapman sits quietly, letting him vent
<ProcyonDM> "less than a rat in a fucking shitter"
<ProcyonDM> He slumps
<ProcyonDM> "fuck"
<ProcyonDM> "at least i got this"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Maddox> "You, uh, called us players earlier. I'm not sure anyone else has done that."
<Maddox> "In fact, nobody has really told us anything."
<ProcyonDM> "i aint gonna break that streak"
<ProcyonDM> "this game is fucked"
<ProcyonDM> "ask your sprites who you really are"
* Maddox frowns a bit, but nods
* Carmen_Chapman looks at the dude, feeling kinda sorry for him
<Carmen_Chapman> "Dont worry u dont gotta bother bein like our guide or help or anythin that sounds really fuckin boring to me"
<Carmen_Chapman> "So ur p much... in a fancy prison?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "In a forest?"
<ProcyonDM> "yeah"
<ProcyonDM> "my forest"
<ProcyonDM> "got a bird and all the hunting i want"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Thats good I guess..... could be worse."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Still suX ass though"
<Carmen_Chapman> "They let u do or get anythin else if u ask for it?"
<ProcyonDM> "give me whatever i want"
<ProcyonDM> "i can do anything i want in this place"
<Maddox> "Hm."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like deep down then whaddya want most Xcept for obvs gettin outta here? U miss talkin to other peeps from home? Gettin to order other peeps around?"
<ProcyonDM> "yeah i do"
<ProcyonDM> "i miss everything"
<ProcyonDM> "i miss the power msot of all
* Carmen_Chapman shifts a little uncomfortably in her seat at the realization that she's talking to a powerhungry, hardened rough dude in a cabin in the forest.... not unlike a couple of days ago back home
* Maddox mostly just remains uncomfortable for the same reasons
<Carmen_Chapman> "Well hopefully thingsll like get worked out"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Maybe Derse n herell like figure something out n agree?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Idk just suX theyre holdin u here"
<ProcyonDM> he laughs
<ProcyonDM> "I thought that too"
<ProcyonDM> "for the first few years"
<ProcyonDM> "but nah"
<ProcyonDM> 'the only way im getting out is if you fuckers win"
<ProcyonDM> "or lose"
* Carmen_Chapman 's jaw drops in surprise
<Carmen_Chapman> "YEARS???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Fuck man"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Thats some messed up shit right there"
<ProcyonDM> "i assume"
<ProcyonDM> "i hgave up tellin time"
<ProcyonDM> 'hurt too much"
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX we gotta like figure out what the fuX goin on maybe castle peeps will tell us whats goin on they seem to think were important n shit"
<Maddox> "Yeah. This seems like something major."
<ProcyonDM> "maybe"
<ProcyonDM> "or maybe ive just become an afterthoughT"
<ProcyonDM> "something to delay the inevietable"
<Carmen_Chapman> "K maybe ur right or whatevs but ur just bein depressing right now"
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX n I are gonna try n figure out whats going on that ur fuckin stuck here for so long"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Maybe we can help I dunno"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<ProcyonDM> "good fucking luck."
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Might s well try u know"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Just feels like a thing"
<ProcyonDM> "thanks"
<ProcyonDM> "i guess"
<Maddox> "We should probably go now."
* Carmen_Chapman stands up, summoning her sylladex tree
<ProcyonDM> "good luck"
* Carmen_Chapman ruffles through the leaves, picking two of them
* Carmen_Chapman dismisses the tree, holding out the two objects she just decaptchalogued
<Carmen_Chapman> "Here."
* Carmen_Chapman hands the dude a wooden carving of some trees and a golden horseshoe
<Carmen_Chapman> "Trees n some luck"
<ProcyonDM> He takes them.
<ProcyonDM> "thanks."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Well be back"
<Carmen_Chapman> "ThanX for showin us ur place n lettin us crash here"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U did a good job putting that frame together"
* Carmen_Chapman pats the dude on the shoulder as she maXe her way towards the door
* Maddox follows
<ProcyonDM> "good luck"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U too dude u too"
* Carmen_Chapman heads out the door
<ProcyonDM> He lets you go.
<Maddox> Once outside,
<Maddox> "Maybe we should go ask someone about the whole, well, backstory to this place."
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Maddox> "We might want to leave though. How long has it been?"
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs again
<Carmen_Chapman> "S not really a think I try n keep track of"
<Carmen_Chapman> *thing
<Maddox> "I wish I had my watch here."
* Maddox tries to estimate the passage of time
<ProcyonDM> About 2 hours (but guys I'm horrible at estimating time even irl)
<ProcyonDM> (That is for sure a bad estimate lol)
<Carmen_Chapman> ((lol))
<Maddox> "I think the actual tour is about to start. We should go join it."
<Carmen_Chapman> "K... if u think so"
* Carmen_Chapman floats upwards, wary of the giant bird
<ProcyonDM> It doesn't disturb you.
* Maddox flies up as well, watching for large predatory birds.
* Maddox exits
<ProcyonDM> You guys are able to make it out unscathed
* Carmen_Chapman follows MaddoX
* Maddox lands outside the castle, near the tour area
<ProcyonDM> There's a small crowd of people
<ProcyonDM> Looks like you're cutting it a bit close
<ProcyonDM> They're all gathered around one person, a voluble white carapacian giving an intro
<Maddox> "Nice, we made it in time."
* Maddox joins the croud
* Carmen_Chapman lands neXt to MaddoX, listening to the tour dude
<ProcyonDM> "...will be about an hour, and there will be one break for food and bathrooms"
<ProcyonDM> "We'll end back here, so make plans from here"
<ProcyonDM> "We'll start right at the front gates in about 5 minutes. Anyone who is ready can come with me. Everyone else we have bathrooms and lockers to rent to store your stuff."
<ProcyonDM> He starts walking toward the gates.
<Maddox> "I'm going to use the bathroom quickly, I'll be back in a bit."
<ProcyonDM> "I won't begin the full speech until..." He leaves earshot as you wait
* Maddox goes and eventually uses the bathroom, then returns
<Maddox> ((lol))
* Carmen_Chapman waits impatiently for MaddoX
* Maddox gets back
<Carmen_Chapman> "We gotta go!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Do u wanna get stuck in the back n miss all the cool shit???"
* Carmen_Chapman pulls MaddoX over towards the front gates
<Maddox> "Good point."
* Maddox gets pulled
<ProcyonDM> "Looks like the last stragglers are arriving."
<ProcyonDM> "Let's start on questions before we begin. Anyone?"
<Maddox> ((Sorry, I thought I was already at the gate afterwards.))
* Carmen_Chapman excitedly rasies her hand
<ProcyonDM> "Yes the player in the back"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Who are u???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U do cool stuff here at the castle???"
<ProcyonDM> "I'm the tour guide"
<ProcyonDM> "I do tours"
<ProcyonDM> There are some weak laughs.
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats the coolest thing were gonna see on the tour then???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats ur favorite part?"
* Maddox resists his urge to facepalm
<ProcyonDM> "I would say the throne room..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ooooooooo"
* Carmen_Chapman grins widely
<ProcyonDM> "Especially because sometimes we get kicked out for the royals to come in"
<ProcyonDM> "Any more questions?"
* Maddox shakes his head
* Carmen_Chapman stands in silence, shaking slightly in Xitement at the idea of meeting royalty
* Carmen_Chapman smiles at MaddoX
* Maddox nods
<ProcyonDM> "Let's get going then"
* Carmen_Chapman follows the group, trying to not get stuck in the back of the pack
<ProcyonDM> "We have two options, towards the grounds or to the quarters"
<ProcyonDM> "What do you think?"
* Maddox just follows Carmen, trying to soak in as much information from the speaker as possible
<ProcyonDM> He walks up the guards at the gates and they open up for him
* Carmen_Chapman looks to MaddoX to Xpress his opinion on where to go
<ProcyonDM> The group is about split, leaning a bit toward the grounds
<Maddox> "The quarters would be very interesting, but I'm alright with seeing the grounds as well."
<ProcyonDM> "Alright the grounds it is"
<ProcyonDM> You enter in to a room that is like an entry area for tours and workers alike
<ProcyonDM> There's a receptionist and a few guards and other people loitering
<ProcyonDM> The guide says hi to the guards and receptionist and takes a left.
* Maddox quietly follows
<ProcyonDM> "We're now heading down the left central hallway."
<ProcyonDM> It's a pretty large hallway, and people routinely go by, people who look like they work there.
<ProcyonDM> "Please remain to the far left to allow for people to get in and out of any doorways"
* Carmen_Chapman follows the group
* Maddox complies
<ProcyonDM> You pass by many doors and conference rooms and stairwells, offices and break rooms.
<ProcyonDM> It takes a lot of people to run a country.
<ProcyonDM> Or a planet
<ProcyonDM> You finally reach the end of the hallway, and there is another grand looking door.
<ProcyonDM> "Welcome to the grounds."
<ProcyonDM> He pushes open the door into an courtyard.
* Carmen_Chapman walks into the courtyard with the rest of the group, eager looking around to take in her surroundings
<ProcyonDM> Looking up you can see open air and fewer trees and more garden type areas
<ProcyonDM> To your right there's a couple of hedge mazes, to your left is a flower garden
<ProcyonDM> In the distance is a domed glass thing, and some greenhouses.
<ProcyonDM> The paths are all dirt and lines with tulips.
* Carmen_Chapman looX around in awe
<ProcyonDM> "The grounds were designed by His Majesty with the assistance of the lead architect, the same who designed the castle."
<ProcyonDM> "The hedge maze is where the king proposed to the queen, and the center was where the ceremony was held."
<Carmen_Chapman> "D'aawwwwwwww thats sooooo adorable!"
<ProcyonDM> "One of the prices insisted on that butterfly enclosure be made because of his love of jungle areas and insects."
<ProcyonDM> "The greenhouses are the king's private greenhouses whee he breeds and studies his plants, mostly flowers."
<ProcyonDM> "And there are numerous fields, a zoo, and an insect house."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Wooooow"
* Carmen_Chapman 's jaw drops in amazement
<ProcyonDM> "We can go to the zoo, the fields, butterfly enclosure..."
<ProcyonDM> "And preferences?"
* Carmen_Chapman gets very Xited
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ooh! Butterflies!"
* Maddox isn't nearly as exited at the bait and switch to a zoo trip, but goes along anyway.
* Maddox thinks to himself, "Maybe the history behind these things will reveal something."
<ProcyonDM> He chuckles. "Alright"
<ProcyonDM> "Butterflies it is."
<ProcyonDM> He starts walking.
<ProcyonDM> "This butterfly enclosure is based off of one from a planet called "earth", from a museum in a place called "Texas""
* Carmen_Chapman laughs
* Maddox stares
* Maddox blinks twice
<Maddox> "What."
<ProcyonDM> "The area inside is sealed off, brought to a humidity that is beneficial to the butterfl-"
<ProcyonDM> "Excuse me?"
<ProcyonDM> "do we have a question?"
<Carmen_Chapman> ((this doesn't happen to be a museum you visited when you were in Texas, does it? :P))
<Maddox> "Uh, nope. Sorry."
<ProcyonDM> ((It's all I could think of :P))
<ProcyonDM> ((Houston museum of natural science))
<ProcyonDM> ((Cool place))
<Maddox> ((Maddox's backstory is from Houston texas, by sheer chance.))
<ProcyonDM> "Alright."
<Carmen_Chapman> ((whoooooooa))
<ProcyonDM> ((If you'd asked, it would have made more sense))
<ProcyonDM> ((Just by chance I was gonna say it was built off the memories of players))
* Carmen_Chapman looX at MaddoX in confusion
<ProcyonDM> ((Maddox has prob visited it))
* Carmen_Chapman whispers
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats wrong?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "U look all like not Xited n stuff. Kinda... puzzled."
* Maddox whispers back, "I've been to that museum. It isn't far from where I lived."
<ProcyonDM> "The humidity inside is roughly the same as a rainforest."
* Carmen_Chapman maXe a :O face
<ProcyonDM> "There are fruit trees, other insects inside, and even an iguana."
<ProcyonDM> ((All true btw))
* Carmen_Chapman whispers "how the fuck do they know about texas? its... blown up."
<ProcyonDM> Roll perception please
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+3
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=2 ] | {5}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception w/ advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=20 ]{21}, [ 1d20=20 ]{21}
<ProcyonDM> No way
<Maddox> ((Holy crap.))
<ProcyonDM> Someone is following behind and watching the group, trying not to be seen
<Maddox> ((That's a 1/400))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((that was amazing))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((perceive all the things))
* Carmen_Chapman discreetly looks out the corner of her eye to see who is following them, without saying anything or drawing any attention to it
<ProcyonDM> It's a prett well built dude in a suit and shades
<ProcyonDM> Kind of a stereotypical secret service dude
<Carmen_Chapman> ((dude as in human? prospitian? dersian?))
<ProcyonDM> Prospotian
* Carmen_Chapman faintly nods her head over in the direction of the secret service dude without looking at him, trying to make it seem like she hasn't noticed he's there
* Carmen_Chapman whispers to MaddoX "don't look over there just don't"
<Carmen_Chapman> "but theres this suit dude following us"
* Carmen_Chapman tenses up
<Carmen_Chapman> "i dont like suit dudes theyre just bad news man"
* Maddox nods, then whispers back
<Carmen_Chapman> "i thought i was done with suit dudes"
<Carmen_Chapman> "i dont wanna deal with this cant we just have a fuckin normal day for once"
<Maddox> "Probably just to make sure nobody does sabotage to the castle. Hopefully. My specibi aren't here though..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "...."
<Carmen_Chapman> "what if thats not why theyre there"
<Maddox> "Then we fly out fast."
<Carmen_Chapman> "if theyre just protectin shit whyre they bein so shady n hiding n shit"
* Maddox makes a :/ face
<Maddox> "I don't know."
<Carmen_Chapman> "tryin not to be seen"
* Maddox returns his attention to the tour guide
* Carmen_Chapman subconsciously clenches a fist, trying to focus on enjoying the butterflies while still keeping an eye on the shady dude
<ProcyonDM> "So we have another choice, shall we continue on to the small petting zoo or move to the quarters?"
<Carmen_Chapman> yeah that last line of keeping on eye on the shady dude is what carmen is doing
* Maddox summons his four telekinetic instances, but keeps them close to him so they aren't noticed.
* Maddox whisper to carmen "Perhaps not the quarters - harder to get out of"
<ProcyonDM> The grouop seems mostly split, you could be thing swing vote if you both voted to go one place or the other.
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs, nodding in deference, too up tight to really think about much else
<Maddox> "The animals, perhaps?"
<ProcyonDM> The vote is coming to a close and the decision says the quarters.
* Maddox frowns the slightest bit, but does nothing else
<ProcyonDM> ((yall didnt cast your votes, i would have swung it lol))
<Maddox> ((maddox casted.))
<ProcyonDM> You all take another frolic throuh the butterfly enclosure, maddox with some minor houston dejavu and carmen eyeing the dude spying on you, who cotninuyes to follow
<ProcyonDM> was saying the animals saying you wanted to go there?
<ProcyonDM> whatever, lets just get on with it
<ProcyonDM> you all exit, walk down the hallway once more dodging workers.
<ProcyonDM> Carmen you lose him for a time in the hallway.
<ProcyonDM> also i keep saying hallway but remember it is pretty big
<ProcyonDM> like a central walkway
<ProcyonDM> You find him once again in the lobby. He's standing off to the side down a short corridor leading to some bathrooms.
<ProcyonDM> Hes trying to not be seen, and he thinks he
<ProcyonDM> 's succeeding because he's standing behind some dudes talking over a couple folders.
<ProcyonDM> Do you want to do anything.
* Maddox continues with the tour as normal, not wanting to make a scene.
* Carmen_Chapman continues likewise, trying to make it appear as though she hasn't noticed the dude
<ProcyonDM> Cool cool
<ProcyonDM> You pass through the lobby once more and the tour proper begins once again
<ProcyonDM> "in the quarters we have a lot of the historic and professional spaces in the keep, and of course the quarters for the on site staff and guards.
<ProcyonDM> "We'll be seeing the museum, taking a look at the vault and then leaving, and then moving on to the historic quarters. The modern ones are in use and we can't be touring people's houeses im sure you udnerstand."
* Maddox nods a bit.
* Carmen_Chapman pipes up
<ProcyonDM> hold up
<ProcyonDM> "any questions"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whats the vault for? Anythin awesome in it???"
<ProcyonDM> "yes, all the most valuable artifacts, and enclosed within is the subvault holding much of the gold resources of the kingdom."
* Maddox thinks to himself, "and they show it off on TOURS? This place is either really dumb or has amazing security."
<ProcyonDM> "We dont go into the vault, we just see the entrance."
<Maddox> ==> ?
<ProcyonDM> "And when I say vault this is of course a large, well protected warehouse full of shelves and shelves of artefacts."
<ProcyonDM> "Lets continue."
* Maddox follows
<ProcyonDM> The group beings moving toward the other half of the lobby
<ProcyonDM> The other half contains an identical walkway, full of even more people than the last.
* Carmen_Chapman continues with the group, still uncomfortable with the whole situation
<ProcyonDM> AFter dodging office workers again, you reach a staircase, with a large sign.
<ProcyonDM> Its quite simple.
<ProcyonDM> "MODERN > / OLD <" with old pointing up the staircase
* Maddox mentions to Carmen, "The place is well designed. Housing on the upper floor first? Its like they planned to expand."
<ProcyonDM> "That way is to the currently used apartments."
<ProcyonDM> The staircase looks old, and tis made of wood rather than the yellow stone instead.
<ProcyonDM> He leads the group up, and slowly the walls begin to look older, and adorned with old paintings and pictures of dudes in old uniforms.
<ProcyonDM> YOu walk and look at the paintings...
<ProcyonDM> and roll perception because you lose sight of the agent briiefly.
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+3
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {8}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+2 perception with advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+2 -->  | [ 1d20=7 ]{9}, [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
<ProcyonDM> You realize he's just standing tehre looking at some art.
<ProcyonDM> Not trying to hide at all.
* Carmen_Chapman suddenly acts really Xited
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whoa!!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "MaddoX!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Look at that painting thingy its so cool!"
* Carmen_Chapman makes a :O face and grabs MaddoX
* Maddox startles a bit, but follows
* Carmen_Chapman pulls Maddox over to look at the art the dude is looking at, pretending to pay no attention to him just like he's another dude in the crowd
<ProcyonDM> He is unphased.
<ProcyonDM> Roll perception again, twiice for each of you
<Maddox> !roll 2#1d20+3
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+3 -->  | [ 1d20=9 ]{12}, [ 1d20=3 ]{6}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception with advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=17 ]{18}, [ 1d20=2 ]{3}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception with advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=19 ]{20}, [ 1d20=8 ]{9}
<ProcyonDM> Carmen, you notice two things.
<ProcyonDM> First, he's got a gun tucked into his pants
<ProcyonDM> and another thing, the group is not moving forward very quickly.
<ProcyonDM> in fact, someone just told them to move up.
<Carmen_Chapman> ((what do you mean by that?))
<ProcyonDM> Some walked up to them, and the sudently they started advancing in the corridor very quickyl.
<Carmen_Chapman> ((oh you said the group isn't moving forwards very quickly :P))
<Carmen_Chapman> ((so they're leaving?))
<ProcyonDM> Yeah sorry lol
* Maddox continues looking at the art, hoping that Carmen has some kind of plan.
<ProcyonDM> You also notice out of your peripheral vision
<ProcyonDM> There are several prospitians in suits have gathered around the end of the hallway
<ProcyonDM> nice
* Carmen_Chapman looks over at the group is moving away, floating up in the air to quickly fly after them, pulling MaddoX along with her
* Maddox goes with it, but is suprised, again
<ProcyonDM> You fly back to the group, just as they are rounding the corner over by thwere the group of suited up prospitians are.
* Maddox lands
* Carmen_Chapman merges in with the group
* Maddox looks concerned, confused by Carmen's actions but not wanting to talk about it because of the sheer number of guards around.
* Carmen_Chapman tries to follow with the group to quickly leave the area with all the suited dudes
<ProcyonDM> The cieling is high, but the suited dudes walk under you and show some badges.
<ProcyonDM> "Excuse me, players, may we speakwith you?"
<Maddox> "Yes?"
* Carmen_Chapman cringes
<ProcyonDM> "if you'd like to come wth us, we have some quetsions to ask you."
* Carmen_Chapman continues to go with the group, acting as though she didn't hear them
<ProcyonDM> "Nothing bad, yoiu're not in trouble, just some questions"
<ProcyonDM> "you too miss."
<ProcyonDM> "come with us.
<Maddox> "..."
<Maddox> "Alright."
* Carmen_Chapman turns to look over her shoulder, pointing at herself in confusion
<Carmen_Chapman> "Me?"
<ProcyonDM> "yes you."
<ProcyonDM> "Come with us, fly to the ground"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whatd I do?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were gonna miss the tour!" :((((
<ProcyonDM> "I'm aware, we'll get you a special guide afterwards to explaineverythnig you missed."
* Maddox goes with it, not wanting to fight.
* Carmen_Chapman frowns, trying to hide her fear
* Carmen_Chapman slowly floats down, not knowing what else to do
<ProcyonDM> "Dont be nervous.'
<ProcyonDM> There are about 6 very well muscled guys. (think the dude who waits at the flower. The comically loarge ones.
* Carmen_Chapman floats down next to MaddoX and hold his hand tightly
* Maddox gives a quick squeeze, then follows the agents.
* Carmen_Chapman is pulled along by MaddoX
<ProcyonDM> THey attempt to lead you rather roughly down the corridor and out a series of doors until you get to another hallway similar to the first ones you went to.
* Maddox continues to go with it, mentally mapping every hallway they have seen this far.
<ProcyonDM> roll int
<Carmen_Chapman> "Where are you taking us???"
<ProcyonDM> "To a place we can talk in quiet.
<Maddox> !roll 1d20+4
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=17 ] | {21}
<Carmen_Chapman> "U still havent said what the hells up man u cant just take us away"
<ProcyonDM> This hallway is much more deserted and quiet, there are nearly no one there
<ProcyonDM> They take you to a confrence room, crowd everyone in and close the blinds.
<ProcyonDM> "take a seat, we'll explain everything shortly."
* Maddox leans against the wall
<Maddox> "We're fine."
* Carmen_Chapman stands near the door, listening hesitantly
<ProcyonDM> "Suit yourself."
<ProcyonDM> The one thats been talking sits down.
* Carmen_Chapman is generally very uncomfortable with this room's appearance to her father's conference room
<ProcyonDM> He waves to another and the other brings over a folder to him.
<ProcyonDM> He takes a document out of the folder.
<ProcyonDM> Its a picture of the dersite prince.
<ProcyonDM> "Do you know this man?"
<Maddox> !roll 1d20 cool
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=6 ] | {6}
<Maddox> "Uh, hm. Yeah."
* Carmen_Chapman is silent
<ProcyonDM> "What do you knwo of him?"
<Maddox> "He's a prince of another planet who also is a pretty big spoiled jerk."
<ProcyonDM> "I see."
<ProcyonDM> "ANd what else do you know? Please include details."
<Maddox> "Nothing else important."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U got him locked up in a forest n he hates it"
<ProcyonDM> He ignores your comment
<Carmen_Chapman> "Why do u care u got him there already u already know all this shit"
<ProcyonDM> "Did he request anything of you?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Nah"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Just salty af"
<ProcyonDM> "Thank you."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Why do u care"
<ProcyonDM> They all stand up.
<ProcyonDM> "The kingdom values him quite a bit."
<ProcyonDM> "you will not see him again."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U cant just say that ur still not tellin me what the fuX goin on here why do u guys care if he asked us anythin?"
<ProcyonDM> "It is none of your concern."
<ProcyonDM> They beign to filter out of the room.
<Maddox> Once they finish, I turn to Carmen.
<Maddox> "That was really, really weird."
* Carmen_Chapman blocks the door so some of them still remain in the room
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like hell its not my concern!"
<ProcyonDM> roll dex
<Maddox> ((I retcon my action in this case))
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 1d20+1 dex
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {2}
<Carmen_Chapman> ((rip))
<ProcyonDM> You trip and fall, and then mean leave without problem
<Carmen_Chapman> "U just grabbed me outta what I was doin totin ur guns all around come back here!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "That guys fuckin dangerous!!!"
<Maddox> "Let's just go."
* Carmen_Chapman pounds the ground with her fist angrily
* Carmen_Chapman sighs
<Carmen_Chapman> "This is the fuckin shit I hate!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Guys just totin around their guns actin all high n mighty n not givin a shit bout how they just fuck over the lil guys like us!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Peeps probs gonna die cuz of this its just how it goes"
<Maddox> "I'm not sure we're the little guys anymore. Even so, that was very poorly handled by them!"
* Maddox looks highly annoyed, but restrains himself from action
* Carmen_Chapman lays on the floor, defeated
<Maddox> "Lets just go. That sucked."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Fuckin pointless"
<Maddox> "Yeah, I'm done here."
* Maddox starts flying, exiting the room, turning towards Carmen
<Maddox> "You don't want to get out of here?"
* Carmen_Chapman holds up a hand for MaddoX to help her up off her unflattering face-down position on the floor
* Maddox pulls on the hand, helping her up
* Carmen_Chapman groans as she gets up
<Maddox> "I think I remember the way out. Let's get out of here. Flying, for good measure."
* Carmen_Chapman nods begrudgingly, following MaddoX
* Maddox makes the quick flight out of the castle.
* Maddox mutters under his breath, "friggin governmentagents" *grumbling noises*
<ProcyonDM> YOu manage to find your way out, but are unaware of where the group has gone
<ProcyonDM> They also rudely didnt give you a replacement.
<Maddox> As soon as we are clear, I shoot upwards
<Carmen_Chapman> "Fuck that tour man"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont wanna come back here if we gotta deal with this shit all the time"
<Maddox> "Seriously. That whole thing was dumb. I'm glad we snuck in earlier. Even if they somehow saw us."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I just wanna relaX n get the fuck away from all this drama!!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dont wanna go to sleep cuz I wanna get away from my dads thugs n guns just to come here for the same fuckin shit!!!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lets just go to the bread festival or whatever the fuck else I dont care both those dudes"
<Maddox> "Maybe we should just leave prospit."
<Carmen_Chapman> "PolitiX shit suX"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Where we gonna go???"
<Maddox> "Very. yes."
<Carmen_Chapman> "S not like theres anything else here dude"
<Maddox> "I don't know. I'm really mad right now though."
* Maddox 's fists are both clenched.
<Carmen_Chapman> "How do we get back to the main whatev open place thing?"
<Maddox> "Leave prospit? We just go back to sleep."
<Carmen_Chapman> "No I mean back to that like big room thing by the castle entrance."
<Carmen_Chapman> "I wanna find more important peeps"
<Carmen_Chapman> <Carmen_Chapman> "I wanna find more important peeps"
<Maddox> "We would have to pass the guards again, but I think I remember where."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Someones gotta fiX this shit were not like some garbage they can jus kick around cuz they wanna!!!"
<Maddox> "What are we going to do?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "I dunno"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Complain?"
<Maddox> "We don't want to annoy them too much... we do have to sleep here after all."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Find more important peeps?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Those police peeps were p fuckin useless they just kidnapped us then kicked us out."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like what the fuck whyd they even bother messin with us"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Probs just trying to give us a hard time or try n scare us or somethin"
<Maddox> "Probably."
<Maddox> "Some stupid legality perhaps."
<Maddox> "I really want to know what made them treat us like that. They couldn't just come up and ask?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "There was like a throne room or somethin maybe we could go talk t them?"
<Maddox> "But if we make them too mad, I don't want to risk being incarcerated while asleep..."
<Maddox> "Scheduling with royalty might be hard. But maybe we can do it given our crazy flying power."
<Maddox> "Yeah, sure. Lets go for it."
<Carmen_Chapman> "U know where ur goin Ill follow u"
* Maddox floats back down to the entrance, goes in and returns to the reception we passed on the way out.
* Carmen_Chapman follows
<ProcyonDM> She is quite busy, there is a small line and a group of aggravated accountants before you.
<ProcyonDM> After a bit they clear out.
<ProcyonDM> Its your turn in line.
<ProcyonDM> "Hello, how may i help you?
<ProcyonDM> "
<Maddox> "We would like to have an audience with the queen."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Its like really important"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Its bout the secret service peeps"
<ProcyonDM> "I see. There are quite a few channels for you to go through, but most take 2-4 months to schedule a meeting."
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
<ProcyonDM> "If you wish you could submit any claims relating to secret serice to the secret service organization"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Can we like... just go in there real quick? Itll only take a lil bit its just an important thing we gotta tell her n ask her!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like.... 5 min maX"
* Maddox frowns a bit, but doesn't say anything.
* Maddox does hover about a foot off the ground, however.
* Carmen_Chapman looX over at MaddoX, remembering and floats up off the ground too
<Maddox> "There is no way this process could be expedited?"
<ProcyonDM> "The queen is a busy person"
<ProcyonDM> "Her schedule is full until..."
<ProcyonDM> She looks at her comptuer and salps her keyboard comically
<ProcyonDM> "I dont have access to that information because im just a clerk."
<Maddox> "Ah. Well, good day."
* Carmen_Chapman frowns
* Maddox floats off deeper into the castle, just to see the response.
<ProcyonDM> "Thank.. you excuse me where are you going?"
<ProcyonDM> "Do you have an appointment"
* Maddox is around the corner by now.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Yeah we do! The secret service peeps are fuckin some stuff up n we got an appointment!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Peace"
* Carmen_Chapman floats away
<ProcyonDM> "o-ok"
<ProcyonDM> she is not paid well enough fo that shit.
* Carmen_Chapman rounds the corner to follow MaddoX
* Maddox is floating near the ceiling
<Maddox> "So, I don't know where we are going now, but I guess if we look official enough we can kinda just go anywhere?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "She asked if we have an appointment n then she was like 'k' so I guess we can just kinda do that"
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Idk"
<Maddox> "Lets just explore a bit I guess."
<Maddox> "We haven't seen the whole castle."
* Maddox begins exploration, floating smoothly just above the floor of the hallway, looking important.
* Carmen_Chapman follows
<ProcyonDM> oh doing the sinestro in
<ProcyonDM> injustice pose?
<ProcyonDM> but with arms behind the back looking all regal
<Maddox> probably, yeah.
<ProcyonDM> Anyway
<ProcyonDM> Youre just randomly walking yeah?
<ProcyonDM> First roll 2 perception checks
<Maddox> methodically and in a method and remembering where we're going yeah.
<Maddox> !roll 2#1d20+3
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+3 -->  | [ 1d20=18 ]{21}, [ 1d20=13 ]{16}
<Maddox> 21 and 16
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception w advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=10 ]{11}, [ 1d20=18 ]{19}
<Carmen_Chapman> !roll 2#1d20+1 perception w advantage
<Kaiserbot[Dice]> rolled 2#1d20+1 -->  | [ 1d20=14 ]{15}, [ 1d20=5 ]{6}
<ProcyonDM> goll
<ProcyonDM> Alright
<ProcyonDM> You notice several security cameras, both of you, guarding the hallway you just entered.
<ProcyonDM> Its fairly quiet, with a few workers walking idly by.
<ProcyonDM> This area is quieter and darker, and also seems older.
<Maddox> The cameras are fine - odds are the guard watching will assume we belong here, and if they don't, we can probably get out easily enough.
<Maddox> we continue exploration
* Carmen_Chapman follows MaddoX deliberately
<ProcyonDM> YOu reach the end of the hallway after a few turns, and it is nwo completely diserted
<ProcyonDM> deserted
<ProcyonDM> there are no labels on the rooms, but even more security cameras
<Maddox> "Hm, this area seems higher security."
<Maddox> "Maybe we should continue the other way?"
* Carmen_Chapman whispers "I dont just wanna barge into random rooms like theres gotta be signs or somethin"
<Maddox> (This is all done under my breath)
<ProcyonDM> There arent.
* Maddox turns around, and tries another path
* Maddox mutters under his breath, "We probably don't want to be here"
* Carmen_Chapman whispers "lets just go find the throne room theres gotta be lotsa peeps there"
* Maddox nods.
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<ProcyonDM> Another path takes you into an identical corridor.
* Maddox continues his attempts
<ProcyonDM> You do it again withj the same outcome, but this time you see another secret security looking guy bcak from where you came.
* Carmen_Chapman whispers to MaddoX "lets just go back to where all the people are the throne room was on the tour remember?"
* Carmen_Chapman whispers "were gettin followed again now"
* Maddox continues, but watching the direction to the exit.
* Maddox replies "Yeah. Abort?"
* Carmen_Chapman whispers "sneakin round n gettin followed by dudes with suits n guns s p much always gonna suck"
<ProcyonDM> The dude moves to attempt to stop you as you exit.
<Maddox> "Let us through please."
<ProcyonDM> "Do not interfere with the dealings of the crown."
<Maddox> "We aren't."
<ProcyonDM> "Or ytou will find yourself in a more labyrithine place than this"
<ProcyonDM> "With more locks."
<Maddox> "Good thing we aren't then."
* Carmen_Chapman nods
<ProcyonDM> "Leave the castle. Do not return."
* Maddox looks at carmen
<Carmen_Chapman> "What?"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were just enjoyin the beautiful architecture we saw on a tour thingy why are u kickin us out for that???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We not sposed to be here or somethin?"
<ProcyonDM> "It is not your presence here but your actuons and words."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Whatd we do???"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We went on a tour n a chill festival thingy thats it!"
* Maddox is currently listening and exploring with his telekinesis, locating any and all other agents in the room.
* Maddox is also doing this while looking straight ahead, annoyed.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ur gonna kick us out just for doin the cool stuff ur kingdom asked if we wanted to do that we *paid* for?"
<ProcyonDM> There are no other agents, he is alone.
<Carmen_Chapman> "Were just tryin t see the sights of our new sweet home here!"
<Carmen_Chapman> "What do u think were tryin to do???"
<ProcyonDM> "The Dersite prince will not be distrubed or invesitgaed further. Good bye."
<Carmen_Chapman> "K great thanX can we go now???"
<ProcyonDM> "Please do."
<Carmen_Chapman> "KthXbai"
* Maddox continues.
* Carmen_Chapman floats around the guard down the hallway towards the main area
* Maddox is as well
* Carmen_Chapman after she's a ways down the hallway maXe a grumbly noise
<Carmen_Chapman> "Geeeeeeeeez"
<Carmen_Chapman> "We didnt do anythin"
<ProcyonDM> You manage to make it back out of a hallway, and all of a sudden, its like a flip has been switched and youhear the noise of hundreds of people
<ProcyonDM> Either of you have any knowlge of magic>?
<Maddox> "Woah. What's going on?"
<Maddox> Nope.
<Carmen_Chapman> What do you mean by magic?
<Maddox> Maddox barely even knows how his powers work :P
<Carmen_Chapman> Carmen saw a magic show at the circus
<Carmen_Chapman> and has those magic tattoos
<ProcyonDM> psionics or like actual amgic not slieght of hand
<ProcyonDM> alright
<Carmen_Chapman> I dont know what the magic show was
<ProcyonDM> Cool cool
<ProcyonDM> ok continue
* Maddox watches, trying to figure out what is happening.
<ProcyonDM> Its just a busy lobby.
<Maddox> The same lobby as before?
<ProcyonDM> Yeah.
* Maddox turns to Carmen
<Maddox> "I don't know if we should stay around any longer."
<Maddox> "I really want to, but I think we might be in over our heads without weapons."
<Carmen_Chapman> "fuckin assholes"
<Maddox> "I'm not sure they won't attack us..."
<Carmen_Chapman> "whats like even the point of dreamin here if everythin suX!"
<Maddox> "Yeah."
<Carmen_Chapman> "Like theyre trying to just bully us n shit n get us to leave"
<Carmen_Chapman> "But I kinda just wanna never come back if its gonna be so fuckin awful"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Cant even walk down the fuckin hallway without almost gettin thrown in fuckin jail"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lets get outta here fuck em"
<Maddox> "Yeah. This place sucks."
* Maddox moves to leave
<Carmen_Chapman> "They dont want our help then who gives a damn"
* Carmen_Chapman flies the fuck outta there
* Maddox exits and ascends
<Maddox> "So, I guess we return now."
* Carmen_Chapman shrugs
<Carmen_Chapman> "Not much point in fuckin around here anymore"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Or like"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Ever"
<Carmen_Chapman> "Lets get outta here"
<Maddox> "Yeah. See you on the other side."
* Maddox flies back to his tower
* Carmen_Chapman returns to her tower
* Maddox sleeps
* Carmen_Chapman lays in her bed in frustration, trying to fall asleep but not really very hard
<ProcyonDM> You both eventually sleep, and awaken back where you went to bed.