House Kaliaxix Session 8

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Jun 20 16:29:00 <SqueeGM>	When we left off, Lehkurehn and Kerosis had just gotten out of a nasty fight with a large number of pirates who had attacked the dock, smashing into it with a captured merchant ship and then raiding the boxes that were out on the dock. Thankfully, with the sacrifice of some of the dockhands, almost all of the cargo that was supposed to be loaded into the coming caravan was saved. Unfortunately, in addition to the dock workers th
Jun 20 16:29:00 <SqueeGM>	at gave up life and limb to hold them off until armed Housedogs could arrive, Kehxilehn and Kerosis lost parts of their body to birddemons that cornered them. Afterwards, Lehkurehn, Latrehkiks and others boarded the discarded ship and discovered that everyone on board had been slain, including the merchant who owned it, who requested that the town bring him to a mortician and take him back to his family crypt.
Jun 20 16:32:34 *	Kerosis is, frankly staring at her stump in shock.
Jun 20 16:33:26 *	Lehkurehn approaches Kerosis. "You alright there?"
Jun 20 16:33:50 *	Kerosis shakes her head.
Jun 20 16:35:10 *	Latrehkiks rubs the back of his neck and likewise makes his way over to Kerosis. "Hey, uhm. I'm sorry that turned into the mess it did, and I want to thank you for helping me."
Jun 20 16:38:04 <Lehkurehn>	"Well we'll see what we can do about that. I hope it won't affect your performance." He still has no tact.
Jun 20 16:38:37 <SqueeGM>	Kehxilehn stumbles his way over to the group, a little shaky and seeming woozy from blood loss, using a rowboat paddle as a crutch. "Hey," he says, "you. Before I... before I turn in for today, you should know. There's..." He waves his two functioning hands in the air, making pincer motions. "...these little metal nubs you can get. For your hand. I'm gonna get a stick for a foot." He chuckles nervously, then limp-hops away.
Jun 20 16:39:27 <Lehkurehn>	"Sticks for hands?"
Jun 20 16:39:41 <Kerosis>	"I should really lie down..."
Jun 20 16:40:56 <Latrehkiks>	"Yeah.. I would need to myself if I were you."
Jun 20 16:41:03 <Lehkurehn>	"Let's get you home dear."
Jun 20 16:42:44 *	Kerosis is still in enough of a daze to be lead around anywhere.
Jun 20 16:44:38 *	Lehkurehn will glance around nervously making sure everything is in a semblance of order before helping kerosis back towards the manor.
Jun 20 16:46:09 *	Latrehkiks rubs the bridge of his snout as he walks with the two.
Jun 20 16:50:01 <Latrehkiks>	"So.." he tries to break the silence of the walk. "How long have you two been with the house?"
Jun 20 16:50:46 <Kerosis>	"Not long."
Jun 20 16:50:58 <Lehkurehn>	"Forever," Lehkurehn says flatly.
Jun 20 16:51:12 <SqueeGM>	Latrehkiks walks with the two back across the town, which seems mostly unaffected by the fighting on the docks, tombdogs continuing to go about their daily business. It's possible most of them weren't aware of the attack at all.
Jun 20 16:52:57 <SqueeGM>	3d6
Jun 20 16:52:57 <Dicey>	SqueeGM, 3d6: 5 [3d6=1,2,2]
Jun 20 16:55:32 <SqueeGM>	Back at the manor, Hakohlixix greets them at the door. His face turns to worry when he sees the blood spattered across Lehkurehn and Kerosis, and Kerosis's wound. "What happened? Didn't get attacked by bandits again, did ya?"
Jun 20 16:56:34 *	Kerosis quietly says "Pirates."
Jun 20 16:56:44 <Latrehkiks>	"Pirates hit the dock. Boatloads of bird demons."
Jun 20 16:56:54 <SqueeGM>	"Ah..."
Jun 20 16:56:55 *	Lehkurehn lehkurehn just nods
Jun 20 16:57:36 <SqueeGM>	He holds the door open for them.
Jun 20 16:58:39 *	Lehkurehn leads the way but doesn't really know where to take her.
Jun 20 17:01:44 *	Kerosis points the way towards her room with her stump, since her good hand has her bag in it.
Jun 20 17:03:57 *	Latrehkiks follows them inside before setting his buckler down out of the way. He doesn't proceed to follow them to the room, instead deciding to speak with Hakohlixix. "I figure I'd best tell you that we at least saved most of the cargo for the caravan."
Jun 20 17:04:29 <SqueeGM>	"Oh, uh, that's good," he says, seeming a little confused by the somewhat awkward attempt at small talk.
Jun 20 17:04:43 *	Lehkurehn takes kerosis to her room. "Anything else? Food, drink?"
Jun 20 17:05:42 *	Kerosis nods, and asks for... whatever is locally available that's best for recovery from a fair bit of blood loss.
Jun 20 17:06:25 <SqueeGM>	Food and drink, presumably.
Jun 20 17:09:03 *	Lehkurehn nods and hurries off to the kitchen to find anything sort of food.
Jun 20 17:09:25 *	Latrehkiks rubs at his nose as he's trying to collect his thoughts at the moment, mostly.
Jun 20 17:10:55 <SqueeGM>	Speaking of which, it's evening, so everybody's starting to get a little hungry, and all the fighting makes someone pretty thirsty.
Jun 20 17:12:18 <SqueeGM>	So it's probably dinnertime, though Kerosis can probably eat in her room.
Jun 20 17:15:44 <Lehkurehn>	Lehkurehn collects food. Meat and bread and water probably. He doesn't know better.
Jun 20 17:19:18 <SqueeGM>	And what a hearty meal it is.
Jun 20 17:19:46 *	Lehkurehn returns to Kerosis with a meal.
Jun 20 17:20:54 <Kerosis>	"Would you mind reminding anyone else who was hurt not to exert themselves too much, and keep their bandages clean?"
Jun 20 17:21:53 <Latrehkiks>	Latrehkiks is brought of his thoughts as his body demands attention. "Hm.. Didn't realize how late it had gotten." he mumbles, before picking his buckler back up and heading for the door. "I think I'm going to go find something to eat." he mentions as he exits the building.
Jun 20 17:22:40 <Lehkurehn>	"Uh, sure thing."
Jun 20 17:26:09 <SqueeGM>	Meanwhile, in the front room, Hakohlixix holds the door open as Housedogs guarding the town trickle in to change shifts, get dinner and sleep.
Jun 20 17:27:34 <Lehkurehn>	Eats his meal at the table. Only now are the events of today catching up to him.
Jun 20 17:32:10 *	Latrehkiks spends the time collecting his thoughts while he eats before returning to the manor.
Jun 20 17:45:34 <SqueeGM>	After everyone has eaten, it's late enough for them to just turn in for the night. The next morning, everyone feels a little better rested and more recovered from the fight. There are still two days, including this one, until the caravan leaves.
Jun 20 17:47:46 <Kerosis>	Which will, I believe, be enough for me to be at full HP again at least.
Jun 20 17:48:51 <Lehkurehn>	Lehkurehn is going to laze about the garden until someone calls him.
Jun 20 17:51:13 <Latrehkiks>	Latrehkiks is awake bright and early, as usual for himself. He gathers his stuff and hangs around the front room of the manor for a while.
Jun 20 17:51:32 *	Kerosis will try to flag someone down at some point to look into some sort of solution to the lack of a hand and maybe some books to read, ideally on Birdemon land, with their mystery seeds and horrible pirates.
Jun 20 17:52:31 <SqueeGM>	Hakohlixix seems a little displeased at the caravan guard hanging around in his front room. "Don't you have anything better to do? Like guard things?" he asks.
Jun 20 17:54:01 <Latrehkiks>	"Heh, yeah. Yesterday's events are still hanging on my mind though." he replies, before heading outside and to the docks once more.
Jun 20 17:55:23 <SqueeGM>	Kerosis manages to figure out where the library is in the manor with assistance from some passing tombdogs.The door is heavy, and she has to put her body weight against it to open it, and the inside is a dusty and a bit stuffy. There are rows of shelves, as well as bookshelves lining the walls, and a few ladders scattered around from the last time they were used to reach books higher up. Dim light filters in from short windows at the top of the walls.
Jun 20 17:56:26 <Kerosis>	Well, anything on a high shelf is definitely out.
Jun 20 17:57:07 <SqueeGM>	It looks like searching through all this could take a while to find the book she wants. Better get to it.
Jun 20 17:57:49 <SqueeGM>	Latrehkiks meanders down the path to town, fingering the blade of his dagger. While in town, he runs across a curious scene: There's a group of people gathered around a wall, and a nearby guard leans against the wall keeping an eye on them.
Jun 20 17:59:56 *	Latrehkiks stops for a moment as he sees this, and of course natural curiosity gets the better of him. He makes his way to the nearby guard. "Any idea what they're up to?" he glances at the group of people.
Jun 20 18:00:05 <Kerosis>	Nobody's on hand to ask about it then?
Jun 20 18:03:22 <SqueeGM>	Unfortunately, there's no librarian; all these books are left over from the manor's previous owner.
Jun 20 18:03:51 <Kerosis>	and just to double check- puttering about like this still counts as a full day's rest?
Jun 20 18:05:13 <SqueeGM>	Errr, no, it's bed rest.
Jun 20 18:06:03 <Kerosis>	So... did you miss the bit about this being something I wanted to flag down and ask for?
Jun 20 18:08:47 <SqueeGM>	Ok, roll a Tracking check (DC 8) to see if you can find anybody who's free to do that for you.
Jun 20 18:08:54 <SqueeGM>	Or ask Lehkurehn.
Jun 20 18:09:13 <Kerosis>	2d6
Jun 20 18:09:13 <Dicey>	Kerosis, 2d6: 5 [2d6=4,1]
Jun 20 18:09:21 <Kerosis>	or, well yeah
Jun 20 18:09:25 <Kerosis>	that works just fine
Jun 20 18:09:39 <Kerosis>	Again, pretty much just, anyone I see walking past my room here.
Jun 20 18:09:41 <SqueeGM>	it's 3d6, 2d6 is for skill conflicts
Jun 20 18:09:49 <Kerosis>	3d6
Jun 20 18:09:49 <Dicey>	Kerosis, 3d6: 7 [3d6=3,2,2]
Jun 20 18:10:00 <Kerosis>	bored PCs it is I suppose
Jun 20 18:10:22 <SqueeGM>	Lehkurehn, care to do a favor for the injured lady while she gets some bed rest?
Jun 20 18:11:05 <Lehkurehn>	"Hmm? Problems?"
Jun 20 18:13:07 <SqueeGM>	Latrehkiks wanders up to the nearby guard and asks him about the crowd. "Listening to some nutjob," he says. "I'm just making sure it doesn't get out of hand."
Jun 20 18:13:45 <Kerosis>	"I don't suppose you could find me a book to read, could you?"
Jun 20 18:14:47 <Lehkurehn>	"What're you looking for?"
Jun 20 18:16:08 <Kerosis>	"I'm not picky, but I'm curious about these seeds, which I suppose should be planted, so, anything about those... birddemons, I suppose."
Jun 20 18:19:23 <Lehkurehn>	Lehkurehn wanders about the room. "I haven't really used this room since I was a child but..." He lists towards one side of the room. "This is where the Picture books were. I recall a book on flowers somewhere..."
Jun 20 18:19:37 <Latrehkiks>	"Alright.. Well, hopefully it's nothing. I'm going to walk past them though and see if anything seems out of the ordinary though." Latrehkiks whispers to the guard. He then continues walking, right past the group of people as nonchalantly as he can manage.
Jun 20 18:21:04 <SqueeGM>	The group of people ignores him, as well as anybody else walking by, just standing and listening to the person talking obscured by the crowd. Some of them have their arms crossed, some are attempting to see over the shoulders of others. It's a normal crowd, really.
Jun 20 18:22:08 *	Latrehkiks shrugs as he continues walking then, making his way towards the docks once more.
Jun 20 18:24:17 <Lehkurehn>	He pulls out a small dusty book with an illustration of a tree on it and hands it to Kerosis. "This is it, I think."
Jun 20 18:24:21 <SqueeGM>	Latrehkiks proceeds on to the docks, which seem to have been cleaned up a bit. People are working again, getting the last of the goods off the boats and ready to be loaded onto the wagons that are waiting in the street. There are fewer boats than there were yesterday, and the hole in the dock is being worked on.
Jun 20 18:25:17 <SqueeGM>	Kerosis examines the book. It's pretty much a book about flowers. It doesn't have anything you'd find outside of the tombdog remnant in it, and most of the plants are decorative.
Jun 20 18:26:58 <Kerosis>	"Oh. Well... thank you for that... and I um... don't suppose the house could spare anyone to help with turning pages?"
Jun 20 18:28:19 <Lehkurehn>	"Hmm? Oh right. I can do that if you want."
Jun 20 18:29:08 <Kerosis>	"If you have nothing more important to be doing anyway."
Jun 20 18:29:08 *	Latrehkiks proceeds to walk around the dock. Well, less of a walk and more of a patrol really. He is happy to see the docks have returned to some form of normalcy so quickly. Although he walks over to check on the waiting wagons.
Jun 20 18:31:30 <Lehkurehn>	"Think nothing of it." Lehkurehn sits and helps handle the tome.
Jun 20 18:33:20 <SqueeGM>	The wagons are sitting on the path away from the docks, without any animals attached to them, waiting to be loaded up. Once that is done and the waterguzzlers have been harnessed, the caravan can make its journey. Hopefully they will still be able to make their deadline with that disturbance.
Jun 20 18:37:33 <Latrehkiks>	Latrehkiks shifts his gaze back and forth over the series of wagons before he continues his patrol around the docks.
Jun 20 18:43:00 <SqueeGM>	An hour of reading and patrolling later, Kerosis has finished her book. She didn't find anything about the seeds she bought, but she did learn a bit about flowers, and she feels a little better.
Jun 20 18:47:24 <Kerosis>	"Thank you."
Jun 20 18:49:38 <Lehkurehn>	"Anytime," he smiles.
Jun 20 18:53:06 <SqueeGM>	Anything you'd like to do from there?
Jun 20 18:53:48 *	Kerosis really isn't practically able to do much until we time skip a bit more.
Jun 20 18:54:39 <Lehkurehn>	Probably handle any paperwork that has piled up but besides that it's all on Latrehkiks
Jun 20 18:55:54 *	Latrehkiks is okay with timeskipping since patrols are usually boring anyway.
Jun 20 19:01:08 <SqueeGM>	3d6
Jun 20 19:01:14 <Dicey>	SqueeGM, 3d6: 9 [3d6=2,2,5]
Jun 20 19:02:00 <SqueeGM>	The day passes pretty uneventfully, with no more pirate attacks or anything of the sort. But Lehkurehn does look up once from his paperwork and see hooded figures outside the window. But they are gone when he blinks.
Jun 20 19:02:42 *	Lehkurehn sighs
Jun 20 19:03:00 <Lehkurehn>	He returns to trying to find incense
Jun 20 19:10:05 <Lehkurehn>	3d6 search
Jun 20 19:10:05 <Dicey>	Lehkurehn, search: 11 [3d6=3,3,5]
Jun 20 19:11:03 <Lehkurehn>	3d6 doubleseek
Jun 20 19:11:05 <Dicey>	Lehkurehn, doubleseek: 12 [3d6=6,3,3]
Jun 20 19:11:16 <Lehkurehn>	3d6 tripleseek
Jun 20 19:11:23 <Dicey>	Lehkurehn, tripleseek: 13 [3d6=6,1,6]
Jun 20 19:14:25 <SqueeGM>	Lehkurehn sets to wandering the halls in search of some incense. He uncovers a little closet at the end of a hall he hadn't noticed before, which seems to be stacked with boxes containing old pictures and items from the manor's previous owners. In one of them, he finds a little custom-made ornate wooden box that slides open on one end, in which remains several sticks of incense.
Jun 20 19:17:11 <Lehkurehn>	"Hmm... never seen this before."
Jun 20 19:17:20 <Lehkurehn>	Anything else in there?
Jun 20 19:17:27 <SqueeGM>	Another search?
Jun 20 19:18:33 <Lehkurehn>	3d6 rummage
Jun 20 19:18:33 <Dicey>	Lehkurehn, rummage: 9 [3d6=5,1,3]
Jun 20 19:20:45 <SqueeGM>	Lehkurehn searches through the rest of the boxes, but doesn't come up with much more than faded paintings and candlesticks. Tehdnehr appears at the door to the closet with a thin box in his arms, looking inside. "Surely you have paperwork to do, Lehkurehn?"
Jun 20 19:22:17 <Lehkurehn>	"Workin' on it. Needed something to freshen up the room, getting stuffy sir."
Jun 20 19:22:48 <Lehkurehn>	"He gathers the box, gives a quick bow, and heads back
Jun 20 19:24:40 <Lehkurehn>	Not wanting to get reprimanded, he hurries back. He lights the incense and absentmindedly attempts the prayer before handling more important things. Like business.
Jun 20 19:25:02 <SqueeGM>	"I see." Tehdnehr offers the box he's carrying before Lehkurehn goes. "I thought your charge might enjoy this. I believe you played it when you were younger."
Jun 20 19:26:05 <Lehkurehn>	"Oh! Thank you sir!"
Jun 20 19:27:59 <Lehkurehn>	So what's in the box
Jun 20 19:31:57 <SqueeGM>	It's a board game that Lehkurehn recognizes. In addition to the board, there's a bunch of pieces colored red and gold, and some colored dice. You set up the pieces in formations and try and capture the other pieces.
Jun 20 19:33:11 <Lehkurehn>	Neat.
Jun 20 19:36:07 <SqueeGM>	Anyway, the next morning...
Jun 20 19:36:40 <SqueeGM>	This is the last day before the caravan sets out. Get your errands done and affairs settled.
Jun 20 19:37:39 *	Kerosis checks up on various other injured parties to make sure they're doing OK.
Jun 20 19:38:16 *	Latrehkiks will, yet again, be patrolling the docks and wagons.
Jun 20 19:41:26 <SqueeGM>	And Lehkurehn?
Jun 20 19:42:59 <Lehkurehn>	Packs his things
Jun 20 19:43:12 <SqueeGM>	That's probably not going to take all day.
Jun 20 19:43:47 <Lehkurehn>	Gets a roster of the caravan and then Meets up in town with Latrehkiks to oversee the caravan
Jun 20 19:44:15 <SqueeGM>	Alrighty, then.
Jun 20 19:44:27 <Lehkurehn>	Meets up with Latrehkiks in town to oversee the caravan, do inventory, etc
Jun 20 19:45:22 <SqueeGM>	Nothing significant is going to happen to Lehkurehn or Latrehkiks, but...
Jun 20 19:46:10 <SqueeGM>	While Kerosis is going about on house calls, she comes across a disused house with a sign that says "Medical Supplies Inside".
Jun 20 19:47:44 <Kerosis>	Well, that's worth a look.
Jun 20 19:49:51 <SqueeGM>	Kerosis peeks inside, feeling a tingle pass through her as she opens the door. The inside is dark, though there is a candle set on a table near the door that she could light, and there doesn't seem to be anyone here.
Jun 20 19:50:16 <Kerosis>	"Hello? Is there anyone here?"
Jun 20 19:51:13 <SqueeGM>	"Hmm? Ah, yes. Come in, if you please. Light the candle so you don't trip over anything," calls an invisible voice from inside.
Jun 20 19:52:08 *	Kerosis does so.
Jun 20 19:53:34 <SqueeGM>	Kerosis illuminates the room, around which is scattered a sparse amount of medical equipment, as promised, as well as disused living facilities and a door into what looks like a bathroom. She also sees a ghost there, leaning over a table, and there is a reliquary sitting in the center of the room. "How can I help you, of-Kaliaxix? Is there something that ails you?" the ghost asks.
Jun 20 19:55:30 <Kerosis>	"Oh, well, I'm the new doctor in town you see, and I saw your sign, so, it seemed like I should stop in to see what you had available..."
Jun 20 19:57:17 <SqueeGM>	"Ah, yes, the young outsider." The ghost turns to face her, leaving one hand on the table. "You are welcome to take anything you like, since you will be taking over for me now, and will probably put it to better use than anyone stopping in to help themselves. I was only hanging around here to make sure that the populace got some viable medical care. I suppose I'll give up the house to my son now." He notices Kerosis's stump. "Oh, dear. What happened to your hand? Looks like a recent injury."
Jun 20 19:58:31 <Kerosis>	"Yes, well, there were some pirates attacking the other day, and I happened to be at the docks at the time, so..."
Jun 20 19:59:06 *	Kerosis just kinda trails off and stares at the stump again.
Jun 20 19:59:29 <SqueeGM>	"That is most unfortunate. Here, I may have something left." He checks under the tables for a few minutes, before pointing at a box. "Pull this one out for me, will you?"
Jun 20 19:59:47 *	Kerosis does so "Oh?"
Jun 20 20:03:43 <SqueeGM>	The box is mostly empty, but it has a few metal contraptions in them, which seem to be prosthetic limbs. The one the late doctor gestures to is sort of a plate on which two hooks protrude, with a swivel on the side that opens or closes them. There is a leather hood to drape over the limb and tie it on. "That may restore a little bit of the functionality you have lost. I hope you are left-handed, at least?"
Jun 20 20:08:02 <Kerosis>	"Yes... this is rather interesting really. How much did you want for it?"
Jun 20 20:08:17 <SqueeGM>	"It's free. I'm dead."
Jun 20 20:08:45 <SqueeGM>	"Take the whole box, give them to people who need them. That's more than I can do anymore."
Jun 20 20:09:41 <Kerosis>	"Oh, well... that's quite kind of you. Um... is there a reason you're alone in here?"
Jun 20 20:10:32 <SqueeGM>	The tombdog's ghost throws his hands up around the room. "I told you, I'm merely ensuring my remaining stock goes to good causes before the house is handed down to my relatives."
Jun 20 20:12:57 <Kerosis>	"I see..."
Jun 20 20:13:12 *	Kerosis takes a look what else might be useful in here then.
Jun 20 20:16:28 <SqueeGM>	"Then it's off to the town crypt to while away my days until I die again, I suppose," he says while Kerosis looks over the stock in the house, holding up her candle.
Jun 20 20:18:37 <Kerosis>	"Really? I thought most ghosts generally stayed with their families?"
Jun 20 20:20:32 <SqueeGM>	The house's more useful materials have been pretty thoroughly picked over by now, but she finds a sort of full-head mask that was likely used to prevent the spread of disease, two rolls of bandages, a jar full of embalming fluid, and a bunch of tools for surgery which are... kind of rusted and bloody.
Jun 20 20:21:17 <SqueeGM>	"Well, yes, they'll get pieces of me and doubtless put some in every room in the house, but most of my body will be in the crypt. I was never the social type, though."
Jun 20 20:22:59 <Kerosis>	"No? I'd imagine otherwise, what with running a store... I suppose it would be OK if I took these then?"
Jun 20 20:25:17 <SqueeGM>	"I'm not running a store. I ran a clinic, now I'm running a giveaway. I was a doctor to help people, not worry about what my children are getting up to or attend birthdays. Take whatever you like."
Jun 20 20:26:08 *	Kerosis loots the place.
Jun 20 20:26:40 <Kerosis>	"Oh... I'm sorry. I'd heard the previous doctor here had moved away."
Jun 20 20:27:05 <SqueeGM>	"Passed away, I should think."
Jun 20 20:29:15 <SqueeGM>	All of that stuff she just took (the hand-hooks, 3 prosthetic hands, 2 prosthetic feet, surgery tools, and embalming fluid) take Kerosis up to 20/20 on weight.
Jun 20 20:30:11 *	Kerosis nods. "Sorry if I'm being insensitive. Um... I don't suppose I could get some advice now and then, or check any records you might have kept? The um... handoff of responsibility here was rather um... lacking."
Jun 20 20:32:11 <SqueeGM>	"Ah, yes. They're under the bed. If you want advice, you can just take the reliquary. I'll have my son come down later and lock the place up."
Jun 20 20:33:38 <Kerosis>	"Oh! Well, that's very kind of you, thanks."
Jun 20 20:34:33 *	Kerosis apparently has to make a couple trips now, but hey.
Jun 20 20:35:20 <SqueeGM>	Dropping off all the stuff you just got at your room?
Jun 20 20:36:06 <Kerosis>	Well, this happy little meeting came while checking on the recently injured. At the very least a fake foot is worth holding onto.
Jun 20 20:36:15 <Kerosis>	but otherwise yeah pretty much.
Jun 20 20:37:29 <Kerosis>	Medical records and rusty tools don't need to be carried around everywhere. Most of the rest of this isn't going to be needed at a moment's notice, something to be said for keeping the mask handy though.
Jun 20 20:40:56 <SqueeGM>	Kerosis comes back to pick up the reliquary and the plague hood, and the ghost doctor introduces himself as Pekohxix, before continuing on her rounds.