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  1. 01[23:20] <~Soloxius> [BGM Event: Strange Times and Stranger Friends - Laboratory Research (Bomberman Jetters game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnNoqYYKH4 ]
  2. 01[23:22] <~Soloxius> ( doak dragoshi izzy kafei misty pingpingping for playin'! feel free to join or not, just a heads' up!)
  3. [23:22] <Misty> I'm in the same boat as Kyoji
  4. [23:22] <Misty> lol
  5. 01[23:23] <~Soloxius> no problem!
  6. [23:23] <03Izzy> im half here, holy crap its midnight
  7. 01[23:23] <~Soloxius> yeah we're startin' a bit late
  8. 01[23:24] <~Soloxius> 6Last time, on DRAGON B- wait. Pak'Cha Quest. Ahem.
  9. 01[23:25] <~Soloxius> 12You met and released and subsequently befriended a mimic in the basement of the supposedly cursed house, where Spindle has been said to occasionally stay. Danny the mimic asked for some more food in exchange for helping to capture Spindle, and you just left the house to go see Vinny for some delicious grub.
  10. 01[23:25] <~Soloxius> 5It's about 3:30pm. What do?
  11. [23:26] <Shii-Amu> (How far away are the houses from Vinny's? The ones hit/targeted by Spindle.)
  12. 01[23:27] <~Soloxius> (A couple minutes' walk, probably)
  13. [23:28] <Shii-Amu> (Grab some delicious grub first, then; might as well get a snack with all the hard thinking we've been doing)
  14. [23:28] <03Izzy> brain food
  15. 01[23:32] <~Soloxius> 12You head on over to the square. Vinny's still cooking, still leaning against his counter.
  16. 01[23:32] <~Soloxius> 3He smiles and waves as you approach. "Back for a late lunch? Heh."
  17. 01[23:33] <~Soloxius> 5>
  18. [23:34] <Shii-Amu> (YES...I mean, of course; how much was everything again?)
  19. 01[23:35] <~Soloxius> (Tenderloin 2g, pork or chicken 1g, giblets 50s)
  20. 01[23:35] <~Soloxius> (...wait)
  21. 01[23:35] <~Soloxius> (no)
  22. 01[23:36] <~Soloxius> (5s, derp)
  23. [23:36] <07Dragoshi> (Yeah, giblets are 5s)
  24. [23:37] <Shii-Amu> (buy like....3 baggies of giblets, and a chicken skewer as a snack)
  25. [23:38] <Shii-Amu> (Also ask if he saw anyone shadey coming around his stand as of late)
  26. 01[23:38] <~Soloxius> 12You decide to buy more giblets, since that's what Danny seemed to like. You also snag a chicken skewer to munch on on your way back.
  27. 01[23:40] <~Soloxius> 3Vinny sets out your purchases on a clean cloth on the counter, while you dig around in your money pouch for your gold. You put in 3 gold, and he reaches down to a jar to pull out 5 silver as your change, setting it near the food.
  28. 01[23:40] <~Soloxius> 12You ask in a conspiratorial tone if he's seen any shady characters lately.
  29. 01[23:41] <~Soloxius> 3"Just a halfling in a cloak headed... approximately the way you came from, actually. Left here about a minute before you walked into the square. That's all I've seen. Why? Think it might be that thief guy?"
  30. 01[23:41] <~Soloxius> 5>
  31. [23:43] <Shii-Amu> (put 1 gold and the 5 silver in the jar as tip. Hmmmm hmmmmm, interesting. Respond with a 'maybe' and kindly ask which way they went, if he caught a glimps)
  32. 01[23:46] <~Soloxius> 12You put another gold and your change in the jar, the coins hitting the bottom with little satisfying clinks.
  33. 01[23:47] <~Soloxius> 3He points approximately towards the inn, "but through an alley next to it," as he says.
  34. 01[23:47] <~Soloxius> 3"Put that guy away, little miss. He's bad news."
  35. 01[23:47] <~Soloxius> 12You nod and flex majestically. You'll get him, you say.
  36. 01[23:47] <~Soloxius> 5>
  37. [23:49] <Shii-Amu> (oh goodness..Well, thank him for the information and more delicious food, and walk towards that alley)
  38. 01[23:50] <~Soloxius> 12You nod again, thanking him! He smiles and resumes his leaning. Heading towards the inn, you munch on your chicken skewer. It's delicious. :3
  39. 01[23:51] <~Soloxius> 12You find the alleyway. It leads back past the inn, up next to the house where Danny is. You hear a commotion in the basement.
  40. 01[23:51] <~Soloxius> 5>
  41. [23:51] <07Dragoshi> (Welp. If that's what I think it is, we'd best better get down to business.)
  42. [23:52] <Shii-Amu> (Basement door open or close? and yupp)
  43. 01[23:52] <~Soloxius> 5The basement hatch appears open.
  44. 01[23:53] <~Soloxius> (hm 1s)
  45. [23:54] <Shii-Amu> (unsheath weapon and get to the side of the door)
  46. 01[23:55] <~Soloxius> [Event!: Catching A Thief - Riding the Storm (Muzzy/Monstercat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13N2rX5jFc ]
  47. 01[23:56] <~Soloxius> 4You pull out your weapons and look to the fence. It would take too much time, you figure, to sidle through it, and decide "screw it!" and use your race's amazing ability to JUMP REALLY WELL to just LEAP over the fence! You land near the basement and step in.
  48. 01[23:57] <~Soloxius> 12Danny's currently battling with a halfling in a hood- THE HOOD PULLS BACK AND YEP THAT'S THE GUY ALRIGHT.
  49. 01[23:57] <~Soloxius> 5Danny seems to be having trouble. Engage enemy?
  50. [23:57] <07Dragoshi> (Yep. Flank 'em, boss.)
  51. [23:57] <Shii-Amu> (beat him down)
  52. 01[23:58] <~Soloxius> 4You scowl. NO ONE beats up friends of yours. No one.
  53. 01[23:59] <~Soloxius> 12You raise your halberds menacingly. The halfling looks up, an angry look on his own face.
  54. 01[23:59] <~Soloxius> 3"Oh, great. More freaks."
  55. Session Time: Sun May 29 00:00:00 2016
  56. 01[00:00] <~Soloxius> 5>How will you attack?
  57. 01[00:01] <~Soloxius> 6He appears to have a symbol over his right eye that looks vaguely like a cross with even lengths, rather like a plus sign.
  58. 01[00:02] <~Soloxius> 6It is colored 12blue6.
  59. [00:03] <07Dragoshi> (Well, I'm pretty sure we're supposed to take him in alive, so if there's a way we can just smack the shit out of him with our spears without, y'know. Causing murder to happen, I'd appreciate that route.)
  60. [00:03] <07Dragoshi> (Bring Him to Justice and all that, y'know?)
  61. [00:03] <Shii-Amu> (or grapple him)
  62. [00:03] <07Dragoshi> (Also works.)
  63. [00:03] <07Dragoshi> (We've got the bug muscles for that, I'm sure.)
  64. 01[00:04] <~Soloxius> 12You drop your precious halberds at the door, and dash over to Spindle, wrapping your arms around him to prevent escape.
  65. 01[00:05] <~Soloxius> 5You pull securely against him from behind, one arm over his neck. 4You begin to pull tighter.
  66. 01[00:05] <~Soloxius> 5>!?
  67. [00:06] <07Dragoshi> (Okay, no. Bad instincts. Knock that shit off. We're supposed to be rough, but not neck-snap rough.)
  68. 01[00:07] <~Soloxius> 3He struggles against you. "L-let -hrk g-go of me!"
  69. 01[00:08] <~Soloxius> 12You ease up just a little, keeping pressure against his throat. You're not quite sure what just came over you, but you settle for a sleeper hold.
  70. [00:09] <Shii-Amu> (phew...still be careful with all of that power)
  71. [00:09] <07Dragoshi> (Indeed.)
  72. 01[00:09] <~Soloxius> 3He kicks and thrashes a bit, but Danny's giant mimic tongue catches hold of the offending limbs, keeping hold of them with its adhesiveness, preventing them from kicking you.
  73. 01[00:09] <~Soloxius> 5Your bracers glow with a dull heated-metal red. It feels vaguely uncomfortable. You still manage to hold on.
  74. 01[00:10] <~Soloxius> 5Spindle gives one last effort to break free, and goes limp in your arms with a sighing sound.
  75. 01[00:10] <~Soloxius> 5>
  76. [00:12] <Shii-Amu> (oh thank goodness, switch from holding on to him around the neck to, for now, under your arm. Ask Danny if he's okay and what happened)
  77. [00:12] <07Dragoshi> (Right, then. He's out of commission for now. So, do we have any rope to tie him up with, or.)
  78. [00:13] <07Dragoshi> (Also yeah, do those things as well.)
  79. 01[00:13] <~Soloxius> 12You hold on for another few seconds to make sure it's not a trick. In the meantime, you ask Danny what happened, and if he's ok.
  80. 01[00:14] <~Soloxius> 3"Ah, don't worry 'bout me. I got this guy good for yas. He was tryin' to sneak down inta that tunnel over there, but I whispered 'Guess who, asshole" and he whipped around, right into my arms. Shit was great, I'm tellin' ya. He's a bit stronger than he looks, though. Nearly broke outta here. Good thing you came back when ya did."
  81. 01[00:15] <~Soloxius> 12You search around in your pack and pull out a small bit of hempen rope. You're not sure it'll keep him forever, but in a pinch you should be able to restrain him temporarily. You start trying to tie him up.
  82. 01[00:15] <~Soloxius> 3"Ay, uh, not to be a bother, but you got my food? I'm starvin' here."
  83. 01[00:15] <~Soloxius> 5>
  84. [00:15] <07Dragoshi> (Give him the bags of giblets.)
  85. [00:16] <07Dragoshi> (We did promise, and he did help us, after all.)
  86. [00:16] <Shii-Amu> (yes yes)
  87. 01[00:20] <~Soloxius> 3He takes the baggies and upends all three into his mouth, swallowing with a gulp. "Mmmm~ Thanks, friend."
  88. 01[00:20] <~Soloxius> 12You tie up Spindle as best you can, and sling him over your shoulder.
  89. 01[00:21] <~Soloxius> 5>Say goodbye to Danny? or ________?
  90. [00:22] <Shii-Amu> (Ask him what he'll be doing now, there's still word within the main office to demolish this house)
  91. 01[00:24] <~Soloxius> 12You ask him what he's going to do now. You tell him the town may demolish this house soon after you leave, within a couple of days. You think to yourself, "What can be done? Mimics are usually reviled in society, and put to death for existing..."
  92. [00:24] <Shii-Amu> (qcq)
  93. 01[00:25] <~Soloxius> 3He shrugs and smiles with a creaking noise. "Don't worry about me. I've got a way outta here. It's a secret, tho. I'll visit ya sometime. Now get outta here, go getcha bounty money. I'll see ya around, kid."
  94. 01[00:25] <~Soloxius> 5He moves to the middle of the faded pentagram and shoos his hand for you to leave.
  95. 01[00:25] <~Soloxius> 5>
  96. [00:26] <Shii-Amu> (give him a quick hug and leave)
  97. 01[00:26] <~Soloxius> 12You stoop to hug him briefly and become adhered to the surface of his skin.
  98. 01[00:26] <~Soloxius> 12Uh.
  99. [00:27] <Shii-Amu> (ah oh no, forgot)
  100. 01[00:28] <~Soloxius> 3He laughs and you feel yourself slowly peel off as the adhesive dissolves. "Like you too, kid. Now get goin'." His eyes (inside his mouth) seem to be dripping with something. Probably saliva.
  101. 01[00:28] <~Soloxius> 12You depart, shutting the doors behind you. Huh. You just noticed that they seem to be as transparent as glass. Weird.
  102. 01[00:29] <~Soloxius> 5You make it back to the guard station safely. Spindle is still knocked out.
  103. 01[00:29] <~Soloxius> 5>
  104. [00:30] <Shii-Amu> (Whose at the front desk?)
  105. [00:30] <07Dragoshi> (I just thought it was the next door and not just... Doors. Strange.)
  106. [00:30] <07Dragoshi> (Anyway, yeah. Who's on desk duty?
  107. [00:30] <07Dragoshi> *)
  108. 01[00:31] <~Soloxius> 5The sun is steadily moving towards the horizon, but you've still got many hours to go until this day is over. It's about 4pm. Ken is still behind the desk as you enter the guard station. He looks up and frowns. "Back so soon? Did you need some more... oh. Is.. is that him?"
  109. [00:33] <07Dragoshi> (It is indeed our perp.)
  110. 01[00:33] <~Soloxius> 12You shrug and say this is the guy they described, so, yeah, this is the perp.
  111. 01[00:34] <~Soloxius> 3Ken pulls open a drawer and pulls out a pair of manacles with tiny etchings in them. He opens each one and slips them onto Spindle's wrists, saying a quiet word. The manacles shrink to fit Spindle's size, tightly.
  112. 01[00:36] <~Soloxius> 5"Well, good, we'll hold on to him here, and he'll stand trial for his crimes. If we need you for anything else we'll be sure to send for you, alright?" He smiles. "And hm... how much did we owe you for this bounty again...?"
  113. [00:36] <07Dragoshi> (I believe it said 1,000 gold for the bounty?)
  114. 01[00:37] <~Soloxius> (yeah)
  115. 01[00:38] <~Soloxius> 5"Well, you managed to catch him pretty quick. We'll call it 1,050 and call it square."
  116. 01[00:39] <~Soloxius> 3He taps the side of his human nose. Those things are weird. "We'll be sure to let your dad know. Subtlely." He gives a little smile.
  117. 01[00:40] <~Soloxius> 5Ken counts out the 1,050 gold promised and you deposit it in your coin pouch of holding with several seconds of satisfying clinks.
  118. 01[00:40] <~Soloxius> 5>?
  119. [00:40] <Shii-Amu> (Wooooooohhh oh wait, we don't know where the stolen goods are....le derp)
  120. [00:41] <07Dragoshi> (Hm. Presumably, they should still be back at his hideout.)
  121. [00:41] <07Dragoshi> (We never did thoroughly check out the rest of it, did we?)
  122. 01[00:41] <~Soloxius> (nope! :>)
  123. [00:41] <Shii-Amu> (nope)
  124. [00:42] <Shii-Amu> (it doesn't hurt to check it out from the front this time)
  125. 01[00:42] <~Soloxius> 12You think to yourself. Hm. You didn't even look for the stolen goods. Woops.
  126. [00:42] <07Dragoshi> (I believe we should get that settled out of the way before we accept our reward. Not a stone to be left unturned.)
  127. 01[00:42] <~Soloxius> 12You quietly put the money back on the desk. Ken looks at you, confused.
  128. [00:42] <07Dragoshi> (I mean, yes, we did bring the perp to justice, but we still need to, y'know. get the matter of the stolen goods sorted out.)
  129. 01[00:43] <~Soloxius> 12You explain you have to find the stolen goods to be able to be finished.
  130. 01[00:43] <~Soloxius> 3He smiles. "Well, if you say so. We're just happy to stop the thief first. We were gonna do some interrogation and find out from him, but you're welcome to see if you can find them before us."
  131. 01[00:44] <~Soloxius> 5>Head back to the "cursed house?"
  132. [00:44] <07Dragoshi> (From the front this time. No need to worry about alerting Spindle anymore, after all.)
  133. 01[00:48] <~Soloxius> 12You walk back over to the Spindle House, and casually hop over the fence. Once over, you kick at the gate a few times and it comes loose, swinging open.
  134. 01[00:49] <~Soloxius> 12The front door. Hm. You test the handle. It opens with a loud creepy creaking noise, dust billowing out of the house. Oof.
  135. 01[00:49] <~Soloxius> [BGM: Investigation - The Base (Sonic Adventure 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpP_DOkmAT8 ]
  136. 01[00:51] <~Soloxius> 5The first room appears to be a combination study area / dining room, leading out from the kitchen behind stacks of books. A set of stairs is to your right, past a closet.
  137. 01[00:51] <~Soloxius> 5There's a couch and a chair and a million candles everywhere, long burned low and snuffed out. Papers cover a small table in front of the furniture.
  138. 01[00:51] <~Soloxius> 5>
  139. 01[00:52] <~Soloxius> 6The wood floor creaks quietly as you step in, reminding you of the basement below.
  140. [00:53] <Shii-Amu> (hmm, do a quick sweep of the bottom floor with caution of our steps)
  141. [00:53] <07Dragoshi> (Ah, yes. That'd be good. Afterwards, check out the papers.)
  142. 01[00:54] <~Soloxius> 12Amazingly, your elfsight power doesn't seem to have worn off yet. Oh well, lucky you. You begin searching around the bottom floor for any clues.
  143. 03[00:55] * Zetta ([email protected]) has joined #RPXquest
  144. 01[00:55] <~Soloxius> 5You search the stacks of books, moving candles out of the way when necessary. Good gods, this sorceress had way too many candles.
  145. 01[00:56] <~Soloxius> 5Most of the titles seem to describe ways to summon various outsiders, like devils or celestials, and others on etiquette on communicating with said creatures. Hm.
  146. 01[00:58] <~Soloxius> 5You search the kitchen. There's a bunch of food so rotten it doesn't even smell any more. Most looks like if you touched it, it would immediately crumble. You do find a really well-kept kitchen knife.
  147. 01[00:58] <~Soloxius> (zetta: we caught the thief and are now searching his house to see if we can find his ill-gotten goods)
  148. 01[00:58] <~Soloxius> [BGM: Investigation - The Base (Sonic Adventure 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpP_DOkmAT8 ]
  149. [00:58] <12Zetta> (sweet)
  150. [00:58] <07Dragoshi> (Huh. Strange. May as well examine it further to see why it's so well-kept in comparison to everything else.)
  151. [00:58] <07Dragoshi> (Yeah, we had a bit of help from our mimic pal.)
  152. 01[01:00] <~Soloxius> 12You invesigate the knife. It looks unnaturally shiny and spotless. You touch the edge experimentally. Still sharp, but not enough to cut you. Huh!
  153. 01[01:01] <~Soloxius> 5>
  154. [01:01] <Shii-Amu> (weiird)
  155. 01[01:02] <~Soloxius> 5Upon closer inspection, it appears to be made of some sort of dark gray metal.
  156. [01:02] <07Dragoshi> (Fascinating.)
  157. [01:03] <07Dragoshi> (Maybe take it for later and see if we can figure out what it is some other time?)
  158. [01:03] <12Zetta> (yeah, maybe the blacksmith will know)
  159. 01[01:04] <~Soloxius> (tempted to change it to a piece of flint wrapped in cloth but that's just too meta for me atm)
  160. 01[01:05] <~Soloxius> 12You carefully wrap up the blade in some rough rags and stuff it in your pack.
  161. 01[01:05] <~Soloxius> 5>
  162. [01:06] <07Dragoshi> (Right, seeing as the goods don't seem to be around here... Let's check out the closet in the study area.)
  163. 01[01:08] <~Soloxius> 5You carefully open the closet next to the stairs. A few cloaks in here hanging on coat hooks. There's a dull orange one, a moth-eaten black one with spiderweb designs over it, and a slightly newer-looking one that looks blue, with gold trim.
  164. [01:08] <07Dragoshi> (Huh. Check the newer-looking one, first.)
  165. [01:08] <12Zetta> (what are their sizes, related to the thief. could he reasonably have worn any of them)
  166. 01[01:09] <~Soloxius> 5The floor holds no secrets, save a pair of slippers with spider designs on them.
  167. 01[01:09] <~Soloxius> (excellent questions)
  168. 01[01:09] <~Soloxius> 12You pull out the blue one. This definitely looks closer in size to the halfling Spindle. Little big, perhaps, but short enough it would look more like a mantle or a small cape on you than a cloak.
  169. [01:10] <07Dragoshi> (I feel like the blue one is the rogue's, but that may be because of the symbol over his eye, bu- Yeah, I figured.)
  170. 01[01:10] <~Soloxius> 5The same symbol that was over his eye is on the front left breast of the cloak.
  171. [01:11] <07Dragoshi> (As expected.)
  172. 01[01:11] <~Soloxius> 5The fabric feels nice against your hands. Otherwise, it appears nonmagical.
  173. 01[01:12] <~Soloxius> 12You pull out the dull orange cloak. The colors on it seem to shift and move under your gaze. Feels weird, almost nauseating.
  174. [01:12] <07Dragoshi> (Blugh. Let's put that one back.)
  175. [01:13] <07Dragoshi> (Anyways, maybe check the moth-eaten spiderweb cloak for anything before we pop off to the upstairs area?)
  176. 01[01:13] <~Soloxius> 12Eugh. Tacky as fuck. You put back the now slightly brighter 7orange12 cloak. You pull out the black one.
  177. [01:13] <Shii-Amu> (hmmm, is the blue one the same shade of blue as the one we saw at the mayor's office?)
  178. 01[01:14] <~Soloxius> (it is a slightly darker shade)
  179. [01:14] <Shii-Amu> (mhmmmm)
  180. 01[01:15] <~Soloxius> 5As your hand pulls the black one out, a few spiders fall from it, scuttling to the edges of the room. The holes that you saw a moment ago seem to have been covered over with some sort of weblike substance. The front left breast has an emblem of a large spider on it.
  181. 01[01:15] <~Soloxius> 12You poke the emblem. It's just a patch sewn on. Not a real one.
  182. 01[01:16] <~Soloxius> 5>
  183. [01:18] <07Dragoshi> (Huh. What a peculiar outfit. Ah well, let's put it back and head upstairs.)
  184. [01:19] <07Dragoshi> *piece of clothing
  185. 01[01:22] <~Soloxius> 5You put the cloak back, a bit of web sticking to your hand as you do. Huh. Coulda sworn you heard a chittering noise just a second ago. Oh well. The 8-pointed star spider doesn't look like it's judging you.
  186. 01[01:24] <~Soloxius> 12You head upstairs. To your left is an old wooden door leading into a bedroom. The door is hanging off its hinges. To your right is- 8,1 GOOD GOD THAT DOOR IS GOLDEN AND SHINY AUGH
  187. 01[01:25] <~Soloxius> 12You have to adjust your pupils a little bit but you don't seem to be blinded. Wow. That's... a gilded door.
  188. 01[01:25] <~Soloxius> 5>
  189. [01:25] <07Dragoshi> (okay wow. What a strange place for a gilded door. ...anyway. Let's check out the bedroom, first. Save the gilded door for last.)
  190. 01[01:27] <~Soloxius> 12You shrug and completely ignore the gilded door for the time being. It seems to lose some luster.
  191. 01[01:28] <~Soloxius> 5Heading into the other room, you find a relatively new-looking feather mattress bed on a very old wooden frame. A chest of drawers is across from it, and several small piles of glittering gold on the floor in rigid stacks.
  192. 01[01:29] <~Soloxius> 5The stacks all seem to be uniform in number and height.
  193. [01:29] <07Dragoshi> (Check out the chest of drawers, first.)
  194. 01[01:32] <~Soloxius> 5You pull open the chest of drawers. There's a multitude of keys in here, most of them golden. They're each inlaid with a different gem. There's a rusty-looking key inlaid with onyx near the bottom.
  195. [01:33] <07Dragoshi> (Interesting. ACQUIRE KEYS.)
  196. [01:34] <12Zetta> (why the hell would anyone need this many keys)
  197. [01:34] <07Dragoshi> (The gilded door is probably Magic and opens up to different things depending on what key is used.)
  198. 01[01:35] <~Soloxius> 5You grab EVERY KEY. They jingle in your hands.
  199. [01:36] <07Dragoshi> (A little inconvenient seeing as there isn't a keyring, but.)
  200. 01[01:36] <~Soloxius> 5There's a key here with jade in the handle. Hm. Another with a ruby, one with a sapphire, and one with... diamond? Huh.
  201. [01:36] <07Dragoshi> (...Interesting.)
  202. 01[01:36] <~Soloxius> 5There are several others which seem slightly uninteresting.
  203. [01:38] <Shii-Amu> (key hoarder)
  204. 01[01:40] <~Soloxius> 5Items Get: Keys
  205. [01:40] <07Dragoshi> (Right. Now to check the piles of gold.)
  206. 01[01:43] <~Soloxius> 5The gold appears to have been smelted slightly. Every piece has a uniform, flat surface. They're piled into stacks of 5, in squares 5 by 5.
  207. 01[01:43] <~Soloxius> 5There are four of them.
  208. 01[01:43] <~Soloxius> (the separate stack-piles)
  209. 01[01:43] <~Soloxius> (so there are 4 5x5x5s)
  210. [01:44] <Shii-Amu> (goodness)
  211. [01:44] <07Dragoshi> (Try to pull off a piece. See if they aren't smelted together into 5x5x5 cubes.)
  212. [01:45] <07Dragoshi> (In any case that'd be... what. 4 piles of 125 each?)
  213. [01:45] <07Dragoshi> *stack-piles
  214. 01[01:47] <~Soloxius> (yes)
  215. 01[01:47] <~Soloxius> 12You pull a piece off a stack. Nothing seems to happen.
  216. [01:49] <07Dragoshi> (Well, then. If we've got a separate bag we can put these in, then that's.... probably some of the gold that's been stolen down. Though we've yet to see even one of those stolen weapons. Hrm.)
  217. 01[01:50] <~Soloxius> 5You store the gold in the bottom of your pack, to keep it separate from your coin pouch of holding.
  218. 01[01:51] <~Soloxius> 6The house creaks as a breeze blows past outside.
  219. 01[01:51] <~Soloxius> 5>
  220. [01:51] <Shii-Amu> (hummmm, nothing under the bed?)
  221. [01:52] <07Dragoshi> (Ah, yes. Best to check the bedside and whatnot.)
  222. 01[01:53] <~Soloxius> 5There's a small nightstand next to the bed. It is spotless, free of dust.
  223. 01[01:54] <~Soloxius> 5Under the bed... is a smiling terror. A large coiled white thing with horns and terrible, staring eyes. You sit back up, frowning, and bend down to take another peek. There's nothing there, except a few dust bunnies.
  224. 01[01:54] <~Soloxius> 5>
  225. [01:55] <12Zetta> (STAB INTO ABSENCE OF CREATURE)
  226. [01:56] <Shii-Amu> (^^^^^)
  227. [01:56] <Shii-Amu> (also, double check our surroundings)
  228. 01[01:57] <~Soloxius> 2YOU HURRIEDLY PULL OUT A HALBERD AND SHOVE IT UNDER THE BED SEVERAL TIMES. Nothing happens, except you scoot a few dust bunnies out of the way. You glance behind yourself. There's a shadow on the wall, but nothing else is in the room to throw a shadow.
  229. 01[01:58] <~Soloxius> 6You never did find out what kind of thing the sorceress summoned when she was killed.
  230. 01[01:58] <~Soloxius> 5>
  231. [01:59] <07Dragoshi> (Leave. Then check the gilded door.)
  232. [02:01] <Shii-Amu> (The reports said imps...yeah back away from the scary thing)
  233. 01[02:01] <~Soloxius> (whoops. scratch that line then, sorry!)
  234. 01[02:01] <~Soloxius> (the purple one anyway)
  235. 01[02:02] <~Soloxius> 5You stand up, peering around the room. Outside the window you see blood dripping down the glass. This house is getting weird.
  236. 01[02:03] <~Soloxius> 12You head out of the room and into the hallway, in front of the REALLY BRIGHT DOOR.
  237. 01[02:03] <~Soloxius> 5>?
  238. [02:04] <07Dragoshi> (Let's test out some of the more interesting keys, starting with... our onyx one.)
  239. 01[02:07] <~Soloxius> 10,1 You pull out the onyx key and shove it in the lock. The door creaks open... several skeletons fall out, and crawl past you into the bedroom, underneath the bed. Huh. You peer into the room. It's pretty dark, but your darkvision shifts into effect. There's a few small chests in here, marked with the names of the townfolk who reported thievery.
  240. 01[02:09] <~Soloxius> 5>
  241. [02:10] <07Dragoshi> (...Okay, that's... really peculiar.)
  242. [02:10] <07Dragoshi> (Let's check out these small chests.)
  243. 01[02:12] <~Soloxius> 5None of the chests appear to be locked. You pop open the one that says "Gruntt & Groane." There's... a small collection of ridiculously-ornate weaponry in here. Wow. They weren't kidding.
  244. 01[02:12] <~Soloxius> 5>
  245. [02:13] <07Dragoshi> (Hmm... Makes me wonder if Spindle used the gilded door as a storage area.)
  246. [02:14] <07Dragoshi> (In any case, take the chests with you, if ya can, then head down to the living room. May as well check out the papers before we bounce.)
  247. 01[02:16] <~Soloxius> 12You bundle up the chests in your arms as best you can, and head down the stairs carefully. The skeletons under the bed wave goodbye as you walk past. Yeah. Time to get out of here :T
  248. [02:17] <07Dragoshi> (Also, that was really nice of the skeletons. I mean, I'd wave or something, but. y'know. Arms're full.)
  249. 01[02:17] <~Soloxius> 12As you walk out the door, you remember the papers that were on the desk in the living room. You set the chests down outside, and step back in. The papers are still there.
  250. 01[02:18] <~Soloxius> 5You pick up the one on top. It appears to be a letter of some sort. It looks like one, but you can't seem to make out what it says. The language is one you don't recognize.
  251. 01[02:18] <~Soloxius> 5The second paper is also written in this weird language, but there's a symbol of a star with 8 points on top of a spider.
  252. 01[02:18] <~Soloxius> 5The third paper seems to be a missive written in the language.
  253. 01[02:19] <~Soloxius> 5The bottom paper appears to be a blueprint for the pentagram you saw downstairs, including detailed notes on the runes. Still in that weird gibberish.
  254. 01[02:20] <~Soloxius> 5There's a note a few inches away, it looks like that creature you thought you saw upstairs, hastily drawn.
  255. 01[02:20] <~Soloxius> 12You blink. What is that thing?
  256. 01[02:20] <~Soloxius> 5The note depicts an imp.
  257. 02[02:20] * Zetta ([email protected]) Quit (Connection reset by peer)
  258. 01[02:20] <~Soloxius> (zetta's had enough of my shit lmao)
  259. [02:21] <07Dragoshi> (Huh. Peculiar. Not exactly much we can infer, given our lack of Linguistic Comprehension, though. Regardless. I do believe it's safe to say we can go and return the chests.)
  260. [02:21] <Shii-Amu> (yes yes)
  261. 01[02:22] <~Soloxius> 12You shrug, and pick up the chests outside, walking through the open gate (after shutting the door to the house securely). It only takes a few minutes to get back to the guard station. Ken is standing behind his desk, holding a small rod with his eyes closed. "Mhm. Yep. Got it, sir. Have a nice vacation. We'll keep things handled."
  262. 01[02:23] <~Soloxius> 5He opens his eyes and smiles. "Oh, hey friend. Seems you found the missing stuff! Well done." He sets the money out again. "Find anything else interesting?"
  263. [02:24] <07Dragoshi> (Hrm. Should we tell him about the Gilded Door, or...?)
  264. 01[02:28] <~Soloxius> 12You decide not to mention the Gilded Door for now. Perhaps you'll go back and experiment later.
  265. [02:28] <Shii-Amu> (hmmmmm)
  266. 01[02:28] <~Soloxius> 5For now, Ken simply pays you and begins categorizing the stolen goods to return to their owners.
  267. 01[02:29] <~Soloxius> 6Quest Complete! 1,175 gp gained!
  268. [02:29] <07Dragoshi> (Good work, everyone.)
  269. [02:29] <Shii-Amu> (yeah, go team)
  270. 01[02:29] <~Soloxius> (1s, almost done)
  271. 01[02:31] <~Soloxius> 5As you step out of the door of the guard station, you feel a strange turning sensation in your gut.
  272. 01[02:31] <~Soloxius> 5You are standing in front of the cursed house. And the white thing is in front of you.
  273. 01[02:32] <~Soloxius> [BGM Event: What A Terrible Night For A Curse - Pumpkin Hill (Sonic Adventure 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGAvaUZOqXc ]
  274. 01[02:32] <~Soloxius> and we'll leave there for tonight
  275. [02:32] <07Dragoshi> Mm. Interesting.
  276. [02:33] <Shii-Amu> spooky
  277. 01[02:33] <~Soloxius> 6Thanks for playing!
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