Session Start: Wed Dec 27 18:35:36 2006 Session Ident: #Sharn [18:35:36] * Now talking in #Sharn [18:35:44] * Charles is now known as Aun [18:36:12] [We'll be starting with Aun] [18:37:48] Today was turning out to be a pretty shitty day. Those assholes across the tower kept you up all night with another one of their parties. Then you got up and got ready for work and found a food stain on one of your favorite work shirts. And it was raining outside, harder than usual. [18:40:22] As much as you may have wanted to sleep in or skip work, an article is due today. The one you spent a week writing. It's about the Order of Aureon's annual familiar show. [18:40:27] [Start] [18:43:25] * Aun puts her notes and finished article into an oilskin briefcase, puts on a heavy coat and heads out, looking to hail a cab so she doesn't need to climb all the way to the upper plateau in this weather. [18:45:13] You head out the door of your appartment into the interior of Venat Tower and walk halfway around your balcony level, assending a few flights of stairs to get to the exterior skycab balcony. [18:45:48] * Yonjuuni (~yonjuuni@wnpgmb02dc1-183-2.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #sharn [18:46:13] The wait is fairly short, lots of skycabs come and go in Memphis, and you hop on to a skycab when your turn in line comes. [18:47:11] A female halfling in a sharkskin coat looks back at you, one hand on a rod attached to the rudder of the ship. "Where to, lady?" [18:47:46] The Sharn Inquisitive offices. And fast, if you could. I'm already sort of late. [18:48:25] The halfling nods, and you get the feeling she tuned you out after hearing the destination. [18:48:50] However, the skycab makes it way speedily to Upper Menthis [18:50:16] You are deposited in the same skycab balcony as always, a short walk around an exterior balcony and under the large plaque that hangs, signifying the book store/pubishing shop. [18:51:58] The sign reads "Haftak’s Books and Binding" [18:52:02] ( The lack of asterisks makes it look like the GM is talking like a character and it's giving me weird flashbacks to other things. @_@ ) [18:52:32] (I'll use quotes for character speach, usually accompanied by nick changes) [18:52:46] * Aun hands the cabbie five soverigns and takes her briefcase, running to the Inquisitive offices. [18:53:01] (Soverigns are silver pieces, right? I half-remember that.) [18:53:17] (Yeah, the in-character name starts with the same letter as the metal) [18:53:44] ( What're PLatinums agani ? ) [18:53:47] The halfling calls her thanks after you [18:53:59] (Oh right, I guess those break tradition. They're Dragons) [18:55:42] The halfling calls out her thanks and even wishes you a good day before taking on another customer and flying off. You make it to the book store without getting too wet. As usuall, you take the staircast on the side of the store and enter into the main Sharn Inquisitive offices. [18:56:09] The receptionist looks up and gives you a smile before looking back at her desk. [18:57:01] Hey, is Morrt in yet? I need to get the Aureon report to him this morning. [18:57:19] * NovaSeaker is now known as Clara [18:57:35] "Actually, yeah, he said he was looking for you. Said something about your next assignment." [18:57:54] * Clara is now known as NovaSeaker [18:59:20] * Aun nods and heads in trying to fish the report out of the briefcase as she goes [19:02:33] You make your way over to Mr. Granison's door, the title of "Editor" clearly marked on the frosted glass. [19:02:56] Before you can even knock however, a rather gruff voice calls out "Who's that? Aun? Get in here!" [19:03:14] * Aun pushes the door open. [19:03:33] * NovaSeaker is now known as Morrt_Granison [19:03:37] Morning, sir! I have the Aureon show report for you. [19:04:10] "Bout time." He reaches out a hand, leaning over the desk, waiting for you to walk over and hand it to him. [19:05:12] * Aun heads over and gives him the report. [19:05:45] * Morrt_Granison nearly snatches it out of your grasp. He reads the first sentence alloud, then cuts himself off mid-sentence. "It's crap." [19:05:58] * Morrt_Granison throws it to the corner of the desk. [19:06:07] "But we've got bigger problems." [19:06:35] "There's a lead we got last night. A big one. There's only one problem." [19:06:43] "You're the only reporter available to cover it." [19:07:24] I'm sorry to hear that, sir. What happened? [19:07:30] * Morrt_Granison opens a drawer in his desk and takes out an envelope, he tosses it to you. "Here are the details, don't screw up. Now get out of my office." [19:07:56] * Aun takes the envelope and heads out, going to the staff room to read the contents. [19:08:50] There are a couple of notes, some look like eye whitness accounts and others third-hand information. [19:09:50] These must have been notes on an investigation. [19:10:23] * Aun reads through the notes [19:11:56] You're not entirely sure, but you think this might have been written by a professional investigation, not a reporter. You don't know if its an independant inquisitive, a House Tharashk finder, even the Sharn Watch though. [19:12:46] Reading over the notes though, there are several mentions of the Lazy Ogre tavern in Callestan, Lower Dura. [19:12:48] ( ... could you use an asterisk or something to separate those? It's really weird to see an NPC talking ) [19:12:55] ( Or narrating ) [19:13:00] * Morrt_Granison is now known as NovaSeaker [19:13:13] (Sorry, would it help if I changed back to NovaSeaker?) [19:14:04] ( Yeah. ^^; ) [19:14:55] Apparently there was some kind of dissappearance or kidnapping that happened in or around the Lazy Ogre, the investigation wasn't sure. [19:15:14] Eyewhitness accounts say the victim was a noble or well-off individual [19:15:28] No families have come forth with a missing persons report however. [19:15:55] * Aun puts the notes into her briefcase, and heads into the restroom to change shape. After a few seconds, she goes with a thin, lightly muscled man with a scarred-over left eye and a day's worth of stubble. She leaves the offices and hails a cab for Callestan. [19:17:21] You enter a skycab and an old human male listen to your destination. "Callestan, eh?" The driver looks you over. "Not gonna argue with you, but you probably won't find many cabs to take you back out." [19:19:02] The driver pulls away from the sky bridge though, and starts descending between the towers, heading west. [19:22:43] You land on a fairly low out-cropping, merely 50 feet above the ground. [19:23:11] The skycab hurridly takes off after you pay him, leaving you alone in Callestan. [19:23:19] The inns and taverns in this district are dark and grimy. Vermin run like water through the streets, drowning in rushing rain water. Rats scurry into shadows and foul men and women study you with avaricious eyes. [19:24:03] * Aun keeps his hand on his thinblade and begins looking for the Lazy Ogre. [19:29:01] In under an hour, you find a less-scragly-than-normal hobgoblin that gives you some honest information, and points you two towers over and three levels up. [19:30:35] * Aun heads over to the tavern! [19:31:47] The tavern is set on the inside of a tower, right next to a staircase leading to the next lower balcony. The doors are closed. [19:34:05] (Are operating hours posted or anything?) [19:34:49] After a quick inspection, you find the operating hours. Apparently the Lazy Ogre is closed until 1 pm. [19:36:34] (What time is it currently?) [19:36:54] (Bout 10:30) [19:38:22] (I don't suppose the notes I have give me anything I could do to kill time until it opens?) [19:39:09] (It does name one of the whitnesses) [19:39:46] (A shifter, who gave "Razor" as a name to the investigator.) [19:40:31] * Aun decides to go looking for a shifter named Razor until the tavern opens, instead of standing around outside like a lush. [19:44:27] After greesing a couple of palms, you find out that some hobgoblin by the name of "Grakar" knows Razor, and you're told where he is. There's a shady inn, one tower over named The Red Inn, and Grakar is the bartender. [19:46:16] * Aun ducks into an alley on the way over and reverses her coat, changing into a slim, only marginally warty hobgoblin in a fur-lined leather greatcoat before heading over to the Red Inn. [19:48:53] As your in the middle of changing, a human walks by the alley entrance. He glances your way and hesitates. [19:49:19] He quickly makes up his mind however, and continues on, minding his own business. [19:49:33] It may have something to do with that really fucking long rapier you carry. [19:50:44] * Aun gives the hilt of her thinblade an affectionate squeeze, and heads on over to the Red Inn. [19:50:53] Later, at the Red Inn, you find the doors closed but unlocked, and as you enter you only garner a few glances from the clientel eating their lunch. Unappetizing goblin food by the look of it, though half the people eating aren't goblinoid. [19:52:19] An older hobgoblin, loosing some of the furr on top of his head, leans on a cabinent behind the bar, watching you. [19:52:26] * NovaSeaker is now known as Grakar [19:52:55] "Can I do somethin for you?" [19:54:01] * Aun heads up to the bar, and responds in goblin. "How about some hot wine? It's coming down in sheets down there. I need to warm my bones." [19:55:27] * Grakar nods with a gruff affirmative, and gets out a worn ceramic glass and pours some wheat-grain wine in it. It might as well be hard liquor. [19:58:01] How's business, old man? Don't suppose you'd be willing to help me find a friend? A friend's friend, really. [19:59:21] * Grakar grins. "That all depends, boy. Who's this stranger you're lookin for, and how much you willing to spend?" [20:00:30] (I was going for Aun being in her Maruca form, but hobgoblins are probably fairly gender-indistinct anyways :V) [20:01:30] (Oh, I guess I was still on the priatey guy. And no, you can tell with hobgoblins are female. They've got boobs.) [20:01:43] * Grakar grins. "That all depends, girl. Who's this stranger you're lookin for, and how much you willing to spend?" [20:02:12] * Grakar looks you over harder as well. "And we do accept alternate means of payment." [20:02:12] A shifter what goes by Razor. Some of the lads I know said they'd give me fifteen crowns to find him, and I'll give you five of that if you find him for me. [20:03:10] * Aun smirks. "Not if all you've got is this lukewarm wheat wine. A girl's hardly warm at all yet." [20:05:05] * Grakar grins a wide toothy grin. "Oh I can help make you warm, lass. And you wouldn't need to worry bout no copper crowns then." [20:12:23] * Aun shakes her head. "That's a land where even the bravest of men don't travel, ever since I got the itchin' bumps. But how'sabout I give you the piece of the king's own gold I was saving for ointment if you know where Razor might be?" [20:12:52] * Grakar 's ear flatted on the back of his head and he leans back. [20:13:00] flatten* [20:13:38] "Ah-ha, keep the gold, lass. Razor's upstairs, 7B." [20:14:18] * Aun smiles. "Thanks kindly, Grakar. Yer a good old sort." She heads upstairs to Razor's room. [20:17:23] * Aun knocks on his door. [20:17:50] You head up two flights of stairs and have to step over a dirty human asleep on the last couple of steps. You walk down the hall and find the door labeled 7B, but only because of the discoloration of the wood keeping the shape of the 7 that should be shaped out of copper next to the matching B. [20:18:23] (Not copper, but some cheap metal colored to look like copper) [20:18:52] * Grakar is now known as NovaSeaker [20:19:27] * Kesuke (~crazysapi@ip24-252-34-39.om.om.cox.net) has joined #Sharn [20:20:29] There a growl from the other side of the door, followed by "Who is it?". The voice is rough but deep. [20:21:44] I'm an investigator, following up on the Lazy Ogre missing person's case. You busy? [20:21:55] One second. [20:22:01] "One second." [20:25:48] (/me hums a jovial tune!) [20:26:34] Aun is caught completely unawares as the door pulled open toward the inside of the room, and she comes face to face with a crossbow aimed at her head. [20:26:48] [Scene Change!] [20:28:20] Fallen is miserable as usual. The crumbling ruins of towers and glass decaying in puddles of dirty towerspit (rain water that drips from the towers). [20:29:26] It's early in the morning, slightly after daybreak when Faela nudges Aurora awake. [20:30:07] * Aurora rustles a bit, then drags herself up. "MOrning Faela. WHat've we got lined up for today?" [20:34:31] * NovaSeaker is now known as Faela [20:35:02] "A bit of unusual business. Remember Sev? He said he had something important to tell me. I thought you should be there too." [20:35:27] Ah? Sure. [20:35:30] * Kesuke is now known as Sev [20:35:31] [For clarification, this scene is about a month and a half after the minisession I ran for you guys] [20:35:37] [20:35:45] * Aurora gets up, stretches a bit, and heads over once ready and dealing with morning preparations [20:36:11] * Sev strides in through the front of the temple-church doors, fixing his hair into something halfway presentable. He looks around, grunting. [20:36:29] Anyone got some water? I need a drink. T_T [20:36:42] * Faela walks out into the main hall, and motions for Sev to follow her back into the private rooms, so as not to disturb the homeless sleeping on the cotts. [20:37:12] [Some random person tells you to shut the fuck up, cause he's trying to sleep] [20:37:27] * Sev raises his fist threateningly, making a "smack" gesture. He follows after Faela. [20:40:04] [Someone else just "SHHHHHHHHH"es the both of you] [20:40:28] * Sev grumbles, following her into the back private rooms. [20:43:12] * Faela leads Sev into a small room she and Aurora use for eating private meals, where Aurora is already seated. [20:43:50] "I wanted Aurora to hear, is that okay Seven?" [20:44:05] * Sev shrugs. [20:44:12] Up to you. [20:44:59] "She's been of great help, I want you to trust her." [20:45:52] There's no need for trust either way. I ain't got much to lose. [20:45:57] So sure, I'll trust her. [20:46:04] * Aurora stretches a bit. "That's good. So what is this?" [20:46:26] "Yes, it sounded important." [20:46:48] * Sev exhales. [20:47:39] I was out shoveling garbage in the raver spots, and I heard somethin' interesting. [20:47:42] Saw, too. [20:49:47] Someone was talking about needing ravers. Like you need bread or milk. Three of them. Some Claw fella. [20:50:08] ... that's weird. [20:50:16] Really, really weird. Where's this raver spot? [20:51:12] * Faela (~Novaseake@cpe-24-168-42-157.si.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout) [20:51:54] * Disconnected [20:52:20] * Attempting to rejoin channel #Sharn [20:52:23] * Rejoined channel #Sharn [20:53:00] "Ravers are more commonly seen further toward the cliff face you get, Aurora." [20:53:21] * Aurora (~demota@c-24-6-129-185.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [20:53:28] * Demota is now known as Aurora [20:53:30] "So they were hunting ravers like you?" [20:53:38] * Faela addressed that towards Sev. [20:53:42] No. I'd say if anything treating them like bags of flour. [20:53:48] Tossing them over shoulders and talking about them like produce. [20:54:09] "...You mean they were kidnapping ravers?" [20:54:26] * Aurora frowns. "So they're like some sort of weird botanically grown broccoli-people?" [20:54:32] "Are you sure they were ravers? That... hardly makes sense." [20:54:37] ..No. I don't know what they were doing. [20:54:40] * Faela blinks at Aurora. [20:54:42] But yeah, the ravers weren't in control. [20:54:53] "N.. no.. it's a metaphor, dear.' [20:55:19] Oh. So there's no army of killer broccoli men. [20:55:33] ... What sorts of 'Claws' are there around town? Either that was the snatcher or the guy getting the snatched ones. [20:55:37] * Faela rubs her temples. [20:55:39] * Sev glances at Aurora. [20:55:53] "Wait, claw?" [20:56:09] Was she touched in the.. Yeah. I heard it. Took me a second to make it out, but I'm sure. [20:56:16] The claw bit stands out. That's really the first thing I've heard that suggests... well, ANYTHING about the ravers. [20:56:36] * Faela faela looks like she is trying to remember something. [20:57:30] * Aurora rubs her eyes and yawns a bit. [20:58:07] * Sev leans against the wall. [20:58:24] If anything, this raises a few questions. I wanna know why anyone would wanna abduct ravers. [20:59:12] "I do too. This is very disconcerting." [20:59:31] Dunno... maybe there's something in their heads? Like, growing like a weed or something. I heard about some kinda yellow plant that does something like that. It just messes with peoples heads til they bloom and burst. Maybe something like that's being cultivated? [20:59:39] * Aun is now known as Charles [21:00:20] You've heard of such a thing? [21:00:50] * wooico (~BiTCH@s0106000ae65065b6.va.shawcable.net) has joined #Sharn [21:00:54] * wooico (~BiTCH@s0106000ae65065b6.va.shawcable.net) has left #Sharn [21:01:06] I don't quite care why they want 'em. Making any sort of benefit off their filth isn't going to go by me. [21:01:20] Yellow musk... something. I was reading about undead, and they got mentioned in some chapter about things that look like undead, but actually aren't. [21:01:54] Huh. I guess mold's gotta fight to survive here just like anyone else, eh? [21:03:36] "Well the Ravers have been around for decades and no one's been able to figure out what makes a Raver so... insane." [21:04:15] Bah. I say they just snapped when the towers fell. Couldn't handle the stress. [21:04:36] Ain't no need for plants in the brain or jargon like that for them. [21:05:02] "But there are young ravers, not 80 or 90 year olds..." [21:05:12] * Sev hesitates, shrugging. [21:05:16] "They wouldn't have been there for Crystal Fall." [21:05:17] Like begats like.. [21:05:22] * Sev shakes his head. [21:05:31] Well anyway, they're there and crazy, so talking isn't fixing it. [21:05:36] * Aurora nods. [21:06:51] "This is definately something that should be looked into. I'm worried about cults of the dragon below..." [21:07:19] "They've got an affinity for madness, being mad themselves... I would fear any plan they have that includes snatching ravers." [21:07:26] ..You know something about those claws you ain't saying? I don't wanna pry into nothing religiously secret, but.. [21:07:32] If it helps me figure any of this out, I'd like to know. [21:07:39] "Oh, right yes.." [21:07:40] Nothing I know about. [21:07:46] "I keep forgetting you mentioned them." [21:08:12] "I was just thinking about this one person I helped leave Fallen..." [21:08:52] * Aurora blinks [21:09:14] ..Hm? [21:09:26] "He was a shifter, but he went by "Claude"." [21:09:58] ..Huh. [21:10:05] Claude.. What was so special about him? [21:10:31] "He was very good as Hazrak... I encouraged him to try and find some way to use that to enrich his life." [21:11:17] * Sev scratches the back of his head, thinking. [21:11:20] Hazrak? [21:11:31] "He used to be called "Claw" by his friends durring a game. But really, I doubt it's him. He was troubled like everyone in Fallen... but I don't think he would have been behind any plot including Ravers." [21:12:05] * Faela looks to Aurora. "Ah, it's a shifter sport. Very fast-paced." [21:12:22] * qjjduj (~BiTCH@s0106000ae65065b6.va.shawcable.net) has joined #Sharn [21:12:22] * qjjduj (~BiTCH@s0106000ae65065b6.va.shawcable.net) has left #Sharn [21:12:35] Ah... [21:12:44] ..Well. [21:13:00] Seems to me like he'd be a good scapegoat. If he was a shifter.. You never know who you're really talking to. [21:13:15] But that wound back on it.. maybe he does got something to do with it. [21:13:28] ( Think we should maybe find a diffeernt channel? That random nick showed up for a second time, and it's making me uneasy ( [21:13:49] ( I think you've got shifters and changelings confused ) [21:14:01] [21:14:17] [21:14:31] [21:16:24] Seems to me with his name getting tossed around, something's up. [21:16:45] "You've heard it elsewhere?" [21:17:11] ..Well, no, but if he got called the Claw.. [21:17:31] Well, never know til we look it up, right? [21:17:38] * Sev nods. [21:17:45] "I'd.. I'd like you to check up on Claude if that's okay with you, Seven.." [21:19:08] "I'd go myself, but there's work to be done." [21:19:20] Hey, Sev, mind if I tag along? [21:19:28] * Sev looks at Aurora. [21:19:40] Sure, but.. how're we gonna find him? How'd he get out of this crap-hole and where'd he go? [21:19:51] "Oh I have his address." [21:19:59] Ah.. alright then. [21:20:01] "I keep a file of everyone I've placed." [21:20:31] * Aurora nods. [21:21:07] * Faela gets up and leaves the room. "One moment." [21:22:35] * Faela returns with a metal box, which she opens after sitting back down at the table. [21:23:12] * Sev sighs, fixing his hair again. [21:23:15] Abducting ravers.. [21:23:27] * Faela sifts through it. "Ah yes, Claude. It was 8 months ago. I got him an apartment in Tumbledown. Not much, but it's safter than Fallen." [21:23:54] * Faela writes down the address and hands it to Seven. [21:24:06] * Sev looks at it, sticking it in his belt and folding his shirt over it. [21:24:09] Alright, it's a start. [21:24:16] "Are you sure you want to go Aurora? It could be dangerous. I know Seven can handle himself." [21:25:28] Well, if this directly involves whatever's at the source of the Ravers, any help's good, right? [21:26:00] * Sev nods. [21:26:04] * Faela nods. [21:26:15] "May the light of the Flame guide you both, then." [21:26:31] You ain't gotta shine the light on me when I'm used to being blind. But thanks all the same. [21:26:34] Thank you. [21:26:36] * Sev nods at Faela. [21:26:55] "I'm sure Dol Dorn will bless you if things should turn ugly, Seven." [21:27:32] * Faela gets up from the table and closes the box. [21:27:42] "Well I've got to prepare breakfast." [21:27:43] * Sev nods again, starting for the door. [21:27:57] * Faela leaves the room. [21:28:39] * Charles (~CharlesHB@dsl2-161.gsinet.net) has left #Sharn [21:28:45] * Aurora gets moving. "See you later today." [21:29:51] "Be safe." [21:29:58] "And take a coat, it's raining!" [21:30:29] * Aurora nods and eventually does so [21:30:41] * Faela is now known as NovaSeaker [21:31:26] * Sev is now known as Kesuke [21:32:27] * Kesuke is now known as Sev [21:32:55] The plaza outside Blackstone Church is drenched, several potholes becoming small ponds. The area is cleared of debri from the riot of ravers earlier last month, mainly due to Faela and Aurora's efforts. [21:33:40] * Sev looks around, glancing up at the sky and shaking his head to shake off excess water. [21:34:01] Sev gets a facefull of rain. [21:34:40] Mmhf.. It's kind of refreshing, really. [21:34:44] Dirty rain, picking up filth as it runs across upper level walls, streets, and bridges, dripping off to the towers below. [21:34:53] * Aurora shivers. [21:34:54] Towerspit. [21:34:55] If you don't mind getting filthy. [21:37:45] I just hope it dies down pretty quick. [21:37:58] Visibility's terrible. [21:38:37] The quickest way to Tumbledown would be to find a staircase to the middle district of Kenton that sits atop Fallen and take a cab from there. [21:38:47] [21:38:55] * Sev sighs. [21:39:03] Ready for some climbing? We've got a bit of way to go. [21:39:15] Yeah. [21:39:41] You get eaten by Ravers. The end. [21:39:47] (just kidding) [21:40:10] (Roll knowledge local!) [21:46:43] Between the two of you, you managed to find one of the few remaining intact staircases that lead up to Kenton. [21:47:15] * Sev looks up the staircase, nodding and taking a few steps up. [21:47:33] It'll be a nice change to see somewhere that isn't so totally rotten. [21:48:00] You eventually emergy into Kenton, a working class district. The long halls surrounding the central towers are divided into dozens of tiny apartments, home to the laborers and commoners who keep the city running. The few people on the streets are generally in a hurry, either heading to work or just to somewhere more interesting than Kenton. [21:48:10] Ah... been a while since I was out of Fallen. [21:48:51] * Sev glances around, digging out the address again and looking it over. [21:49:06] Indeed, its hard to belive you were just a staircase away from Fallen. [21:49:09] "Hold!" [21:49:18] Hm? [21:49:25] * NovaSeaker is now known as City_Watch [21:49:32] * Aurora glances at City Watch [21:49:40] "What are you two doing? Let me see your papers." [21:49:50] Ah, sure. [21:50:19] * Sev stiffens up, stepping back once. [21:50:22] Uh.. yeah, she's got 'em. [21:50:23] * Aurora takes out her ID and holy symbol. [21:50:40] Here on Church Business. [21:50:56] * City_Watch glances at the holy symbol rudely and takes the papers. [21:50:59] "Where are his?" [21:52:14] Gruh.. I.. Look, why don't you just wander off and stop treating me like a public threat? How good is guardman's compensation these days anyway? [21:52:21] * Sev balls up his hands. [21:55:42] * City_Watch narrows his eyes and coldly hands Aurora back her traveling papers. [21:56:02] * Sev grits his teeth, rubbing the back of his neck with a regretful look. More regrettign his own hide. [21:56:04] * City_Watch does as he's told and wanders off without another word. [21:56:18] * Aurora frowns. [21:56:31] We're gonna have to find this Claude boy quick. Thing about guards is they got friends.. [21:56:55] Wel, what's done is done. Might as well move on quickly, hope he forgets about this in a week, and we don't see him til he's forgotten all about us. [21:56:58] * Aurora moves. [21:57:17] * Sev moves through the street, trying to quickly filter out the address. [21:58:26] (You're in Kenton. Address is located in Tumbledown.) [21:58:41] [21:58:54] Gruh. We're not gonna get there on foot. H-hey! Hey! [21:59:03] * Sev stands by the streetside, waving down for a cab. [21:59:31] Obviously, you must be doing something wrong, because the cabs are flying right by you. [22:00:02] (knowledge local) [22:02:09] Gruh. What the hell? [22:02:13] HEY! OVER HERE! [22:02:15] * Sev waves dramatically. [22:02:30] Sev gets a few stares from passerby. [22:02:41] * Sev glances back at them. [22:02:50] Someone wanna tell me what's going on? Issis rush hour? [22:03:34] The passerby quickly avert their eyes when Sev looks at them, walking a bit faster. [22:03:49] Fine, fine, walk off! [22:03:59] * Sev grumbles, looking at Aurora. [22:04:37] * Aurora frowns. "Walking our only option, or... ? " [22:04:56] How about you try? You got a prettier face. [22:04:57] After a bit, three watchmen turn the bend in the tower's balcony and start approaching you. [22:05:10] * Sev blinks, standing upright. [22:05:23] "You there. Hold it." [22:05:36] Officiers, officiers.. how are ya. ^_^' [22:05:45] The officer to the back and left is the one that you intimidated before. [22:05:50] * Aurora waves in greeting. [22:05:53] He's not the one that spoke. [22:06:05] "Well we're a little concerned, sir, to tell the truth." [22:06:19] Well, ah.. what seems the trouble? [22:06:21] ( Could you use asterisks or something so I can immediately tell what's being said and what's being narrated? ^^; ) [22:06:27] "Officer Marks here says you threatened him." [22:06:37] (How bout quotes = speach?) [22:06:51] * Sev glances between them. [22:06:57] ( Quotes aren't terribly obvious, and PCs don't use quotes either. ) [22:07:02] I think that might've been a misunderstanding, really.. Uhhhm.. [22:07:15] ( It's weird to have two different standards of notation ) [22:07:18] "I'm araid we're going to have to clear this up at the garrison." [22:07:34] Ufn.. Look, alright, I don't have any paper on me. That's the whole deal. [22:07:51] I'm up here to find someone for a friend. Not deface public property or nothing like that. [22:07:55] "This is beyond identification papers now, sir. Please come with us." [22:08:06] * Sev sighs, rubbing the back of his neck. [22:08:08] Are you sure? [22:08:17] (Aurora's awfully silent.) [22:08:58] Hey, back off. All he really did was ask him to leave. Which was rude, but that's about it. I think there are probably more dangerous things to be wrorreid about, too. [22:09:09] ( I was trying to think of somethign to say. I'm not very decisive. ) [22:09:13] "This isn't Fallen, sir. Kenton is a respectable district, and we will not have you lower-level... citizens bullying the Sharn Watch." [22:09:46] * City_Watch notes the maul on Sev's back. [22:09:52] * Sev looks down, his face reddening. [22:09:57] "I'm going to have to ask you to turn your weapon over and come with us." [22:10:20] * City_Watch looks at Aurora. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but threatening an officer is a serious offense. This cannot be overlooked." [22:10:26] * Sev sighs, nodding to Aurora. [22:10:51] Can it at least be postponed? [22:11:11] "No." [22:11:26] "You've done enough of that already. Now I won't ask again." [22:11:30] ..I'll come along peacefully, sure. But could you at least make sure she gets to this place here? [22:11:36] * Sev digs into his pocket, digging out the address. [22:12:07] "I'm afraid she's going to be coming with us for questioning." [22:12:24] Me? Why me? [22:12:33] "You are a whitness." [22:13:46] * Sev grumbles, unhitching the maul from his back and setting it down. [22:14:01] You guys are getting awful sore over this.. [22:14:12] * City_Watch the third guard puts manacles on Sev. [22:14:50] "Sore? Sore would be drawing out swords and gutting you for even setting foot on that staircase, thinking you can spread your filth up here." [22:15:04] * Sev flinches, his face getting hot. [22:15:05] Yes sir. [22:15:16] "Now shut the hell up. You words may be used against you in a lawful trial..." [22:16:04] * City_Watch detain the both of you and confiscate your weapons, leading you to a Watch skycraft. [22:17:15] * Sev follows along silently, his head hung low. [22:17:40] * Aurora goes along, sighing. [22:19:34] You are taken to a garrison in another district, but still on the middle-level of the city. After a lengthy interrogation that takes most of the rest of the morning, Aurora is released with her possessions, and a mark on her identification papers. [22:19:52] ( What kind of mark? ) [22:20:00] The mark merely indicates that she was a whiteness to civil disobedience. [22:20:13] ( Witness. ) [22:20:19] (that too) [22:20:21] ( It's unrelated to the color white ) [22:20:28] ( Or the verb whittle ) [22:20:54] (One. Correction. That's all I need.) [22:21:12] ( mwah ) [22:21:33] ( WHen's Sev getting released? ) [22:21:46] Sev is fined 10 gold for his civil disobedience, and his maul is confiscated in lieu of having no papers. [22:21:46] ( Can I try diplomacy to get him out earlier over the interrogation time? ) [22:22:43] (You can roll diplomacy to see if you can get his penalties lessened.) [22:25:45] Oh yes, they also fine you 10 more gold and issue you identification papers. [22:26:12] ( A failed diplomacy attempt makes things worse? ) [22:26:15] [22:26:33] (No, just realized they'd do that too) [22:26:37] ( eugh. I'm thoroughly discurouaged. ) [22:26:58] (It wouldn't have been a bad if he had his papers.) [22:27:09] (Or if you guys tried to run and managed to get away. >_>) [22:27:18] [22:27:24] [22:27:45] (Nah, if you laid low, he probably would've forgotten your face pretty easily) [22:27:57] [22:28:12] (Is Aurora going to ask about the maul?) [22:28:17] ( Yeah ) [22:28:28] (Then do so pls.) [22:28:32] ( I just wasn't sure if it was still RP time or just a block of OOC discussion or what ) [22:29:06] * Aurora finds a guard. "How would we go about reclaiming the maul? Is there a fee, or paperwork, or what?" [22:29:51] A slender female officer behind a desk looks up as you approach and listens boredly to your question. [22:29:52] * Sev stands off to one side of Aurora, rubbing his wrists and sighing. [22:30:20] "You can fill out a form to be notified of an auction, and attempt to purchase the weapon there." [22:30:44] Ah, sure. I'll go fill that out right now, then. [22:31:28] "It's the 'Buyer Application" form." [22:31:51] * Aurora nods, then goes to fill that out. [22:31:58] * Sev slowly wanders to the slender female officer, looking down at her. [22:32:05] ..Y'like your job? [22:32:07] *Aurora finds the form easily* [22:32:32] The woman looks up at her. "You looking for more trouble?" [22:32:39] him* [22:32:41] * Sev shakes his head quietly. [22:33:09] "Then I'd probably get myself out of here if I were you." [22:33:17] Right.. sorry to bother you, miss. [22:33:28] She mumbles something under her breath. [22:33:33] (Listen check) [22:33:58] Sev, no offense, but when I figured I'd go with you for this, I figured I'd be helping you deal with ravers, not the local watch. Come on, let's finish this, maybe find some decent food after to celebrate a job well done, alright? [22:34:17] Mhm.. [22:35:13] You both exit the garrison and find yourselves somewhere in Middle Dura [22:35:40] * Sev looks around, staring at the city sights. [22:35:45] ..Ugh.. I have no idea.. [22:35:59] This may be the cleanest and quietest district in Dura. The walls of the towers are heavily reinforced, as if to withstand siege weaponry. The streets are filled with guards of the Watch, both patrols and off-duty guards; it looks like a bad place to start a fight. [22:36:09] I've got a mace you can borrow. I'm not reall the up close sort anyway. [22:36:25] I'll figure something out.. [22:36:42] Alright. [22:37:33] * Sev starts to walk out into the scene, looking around quietly. He digs in his pocket, looking for that slip of paper. Like it has an answer to his situation. [22:38:10] "Tumbledown, Lariet Tower, Appartment 8, level 6" [22:38:25] Tumbledown.. Okay. [22:38:36] * Sev glances around, looking for someone who looks not to be a part of the guard. [22:39:08] Sev spies a mother and child walking care-free amongst the heavily guarded streets. [22:39:22] * Sev looks to Aurora, motioning to her to follow. [22:39:43] * Aurora moves along. [22:40:05] * City_Watch is now known as Walking_Mother [22:40:14] * Sev approaches the woman from the front, holding out one hand with an open, front palm. [22:40:21] Excuse me, miss.. [22:40:41] * Walking_Mother stops mid-stride and turns to look at you. [22:40:47] * Walking_Mother is now known as Standing_Mother [22:40:52] <._.> [22:41:02] "Yes?" [22:41:09] (:P) [22:41:36] Do you know where Tumbledown is from here? Me and my friend really gotta get there.. [22:43:02] She seems to think for a bit. [22:43:30] "Well if you're in a hurry, you can go to the skycab balcony just across this bridge." [22:44:00] * Sev nods to Aurora. [22:44:16] Thank you. [22:44:19] Alright.. thank you. [22:44:26] * Sev digs into his pocket, rustling around. [22:45:04] * Standing_Mother is now known as NovaSeaker [22:45:15] [22:45:23] * Sev looks around, heading to the bridge. [22:45:32] She nods and smiles then continues on her way. [22:45:34] Aurora, you might need to do the talking to get us a ride on this thing. [22:45:37] * Aurora nods. [22:45:44] Not a problem. [22:46:28] You walk across the bridge and find a few people milling about a cardoned off section of the connecting balcony, apparently there's a line of skycabs and people gathering here. [22:46:52] Must be a busy time of day. [22:47:12] Yeah... [22:47:47] * Sev approaches the gathering crowd carefully. [22:47:55] Indeed, it's nearly 11 o-clock by the time you get on your way. [22:48:35] Well we should be able to find one.. Come on.. [22:49:18] * Aurora goes along, looking over the crowd. [22:50:21] You merely wait around a couple of minutes. Although the line appears long the skycabs are also streaming in and you find yourself boarding one piloted by an unremarkable human female soon enough. [22:50:24] "Where to?" [22:50:43] U-uh.. Tumbledown. Lariet tower. [22:51:13] * Aurora nods politely to the driver. "Greetings." [22:51:29] Yes, hi. [22:51:32] ^_^' [22:52:06] She nods without any further conversation and starts going. [22:52:32] * Sev steadies himself aboard the ship, trying not to look overboard. [22:52:54] The ride is short, wiping through Towers and descending a couple of hundred feet before ending the journy on one of the northern faces of Sharn. [22:53:11] You can clearly see a sky without towers from Lariet Tower. [22:53:26] "That's 4 sovereigns, if you please." [22:53:39] * Yonjuuni is now known as sleepyon [22:53:40] * Sev blinks, staring out at the horizon. He blinks, snapping to. [22:53:41] Oh, right..! [22:53:43] (whipping) [22:54:25] * Sev hands her four sovereigns, looking to the exit of the ship and, with Aurora, stepping off. [22:54:40] * Aurora steps off. [22:54:40] The rain clouds that continually pour sheets of rain on the dirty streets seem to dissapate fairly quickly the further out you look. [22:54:58] It's like they're raining just for us. [22:55:17] The walls of Tumbledown are honeycombed with tiny chambers, and massive tenements occupy the center of the towers. Large or small, these townhouses are in terrible condition; walls are chipped and cracked, and mold and mildew covers everything. The people crammed into Tumbledown are poor and miserable. [22:56:06] Mm.. Well, it's at least more homely. [22:56:24] * Sev looks around, checking the address again for safety and starting to count which level he's on. [22:57:07] You find your way fairly easily. Dispite being the poorest of the middle-level districts, Tumbledown is still marginally cleaner and in better repair than most of Lower Dura. [22:58:25] Not too bad. [22:58:35] Naw.. a little nicer.. [22:58:43] Apartment.. umm.. [22:58:48] * Sev glances at the rows of homes, thinking. [22:58:50] You stand in front of Apartment 8. [22:58:56] ..here we are. Good. [23:00:38] * Sev approaches the door, knocking strongly. [23:00:49] "In a second!" [23:01:05] You wait patiently as a minute goes by. [23:01:44] And another. [23:01:54] * Aurora frowns, knocks harder. [23:02:07] "IN A GODSDAMNED SECOND." [23:02:11] Hey, come.. oh, that's it. [23:02:20] * Sev slams his fist against the door roughly. [23:02:25] Hey, Sev, calm down. [23:02:30] "WHAT THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE?!" [23:02:39] The door opens. [23:02:42] You come out here RIGHT NOW! Or.. [23:02:44] * NovaSeaker is now known as Hot_Chick [23:02:48] "WHAT?!" [23:02:53] * Sev blinks, stepping back. [23:03:02] * Hot_Chick is loosely dressed. [23:03:08] Or I'm gonna.. d-damn.. gonna squeeze.. I mean.. What's YOUR problem? We been waiting forever! [23:03:18] Sev, again, calm down. [23:03:22] * Sev nods. [23:03:48] *There's a male voice from behind her "Baby, what's goin' on?"* [23:03:59] * Sev glances into the apartment as best he can. [23:04:12] Ah, sorry about that. Do you know a Claude? [23:04:21] * Hot_Chick turns her head and talks in a much sweeter voice. No, more like sultry. "Just keep your pants on... " [23:04:34] Nn.. Man.. [23:05:00] * Hot_Chick turns around again and blinks at Sev, making eyecontact with him the purposely stopping him from looking into the appartment. [23:05:12] * Sev blinks, meeting her eyes. [23:05:18] Look, we're looking for Claude. [23:05:20] "Claude? Oh you mean "claw". Pfft. We used to be roommates." [23:05:43] ..Yeah? Well got an idea of where he ran off to? [23:05:47] Ah. What happened? [23:06:26] "The mongrel couldn't keep his ass out of trouble, that's what happened. Got in all sorts of trouble with his debts." [23:06:47] * Aurora frowns. [23:07:08] ... What sort of debts? [23:07:09] "Listen, is this gonna be in the Inquisitive or something, cause I don't want you guys to write anything mean about me." [23:07:22] Nah. [23:07:25] ..I, uh.. No. I'm not gonna write anything about you. [23:07:37] Mean, at least. [23:07:44] Totally unrelated to the Inquisitive. [23:07:55] * Sev nods. [23:08:21] "Right... well whatever. He was into sports gambling. Got mixed up with Daask, and ended up paying for it." [23:08:26] "Instead of paying the rent." [23:08:45] "So I kicked him out, and got one of my boyfriends to scare him away." [23:09:34] Hah.. I like that.. a-any idea where he ran off? [23:11:21] * Hot_Chick shrugs, ruffling her haphazardly donned clothes indecently. "He's probably dead by now. Now that I give a fuck. He used to do alot of hazrak gambling in Callestan though, you might wanna check that out." [23:11:41] Callestan.. Aright. [23:11:44] * Sev looks to Aurora. [23:11:51] Alright. [23:11:51] Not( [23:11:59] (Not* rather) [23:12:02] Looks like we got a new stop to make. Somewhere. [23:12:06] Thanks for the help. We'll leave you to your own stuff. [23:12:14] Bye [23:12:16] * Sev glances at the girl, blinking. [23:12:17] W-wait. [23:12:17] * Aurora moves along. [23:12:28] * Aurora pauses, waits for Sev. [23:12:28] Wait. Aurora, you go ahead, but wait a minute for me. [23:12:37] * Sev turns to the girl, leaning in and whispering. [23:13:05] (Aurora may attempt a listen check if she wishes) [23:14:00] * Hot_Chick the girl just kinda looks at Sev funny. "What do I look like a bartender?" [23:14:24] A no would work, honey. [23:14:50] "Now what would be the fun in that? ^_-" [23:14:59] * Hot_Chick closes the door. [23:15:02] * Hot_Chick is now known as NovaSeaker [23:15:04] Mfh.. Just walk away. ~_~ [23:15:07] * Sev turns, heading over to Aurora. [23:16:29] You make your way over to Callestan. The ride costs you 4 gp [23:17:19] ( Mind giving me the total cost for these rides when we're done so we can split it or something? ) [23:17:39] (He paid for the last one, you can pay for this one) [23:17:50] ( Ah ) [23:18:03] ( Down to 236 GP ) [23:18:31] * Sev (~crazysapi@ip24-252-34-39.om.om.cox.net) Quit (Quit: Shine on, you crazy diamond.) [23:19:16] * Kesuke (~crazysapi@ip24-252-34-39.om.om.cox.net) has joined #Sharn [23:20:00] * Kesuke is now known as Sev [23:21:02] [23:21:14] You arrive at Callestan, at the closest edge of the district the skycab would take you. [23:22:11] (Gather Info checks all around) [23:25:25] You start asking around for "Claw", and you're pointed toward a gargoyle that lives on the roof of a tower that has had dealings with him. [23:26:12] * Aurora tahnks the people, and moves towards that roof [23:26:39] * Sev follows after Aurora, looking around. [23:26:39] As you get out on the roof, you see several statues lining the top. [23:27:13] ..Hmf.. I don't like this.. not a lot, anyway. [23:28:13] * Sev looks around, slowly walking toward the center. [23:28:20] Hey! Which ones of you aren't just piles of rock? [23:28:21] "What's not to like, hume?" [23:28:29] * Sev blinks, stepping back in suprise. [23:28:35] * NovaSeaker is now known as Gargoyle_Dan [23:28:36] T-this sorta thing! [23:28:41] Ah, hi. [23:28:44] We're looking for Claw. [23:28:56] One of the statues arcs his back and stretches, turning around to face you. [23:29:09] Yeah. Claw. Claude, Claw, whatever else you know him by. [23:29:31] "Grah. Yeah, I know him. Claude, Claw, Talon, Razor, whatever." [23:29:37] "Whats it to you?" [23:29:59] It's an arrest, confiscation and money for rides, to me. We heard his name mentioned down in Low Dura. [23:30:11] Got said near some really foul types. I wanna know what he might be doing down there. [23:30:30] (Callestan is Lower Dura) [23:30:57] "And just who might you be?" [23:31:02] _>> [23:31:18] Sev, pal. [23:31:41] "And the misses?" [23:31:55] * Sev looks to Aurora. [23:32:39] Aurora. [23:33:57] * Gargoyle_Dan flexes his muscles, and his stone skin ripples powerfully. "Well, Sev, Aurora. You've got about 30 seconds to explain what you're doing poking your noses in Daask business." [23:34:48] I'm not even sure what a Daask is, so it's not terribly clear how this is related to whatever that is. [23:35:23] (Sev, Knoweldge local) [23:35:45] [23:35:48] [23:37:26] * Sev glances at Aurora. [23:37:31] (If anyone wants to roll diplomacy now's the time to do it) [23:37:43] ( I'll do it ) [23:37:43] It's a thug group where the monsters go late at night. Only real place they have safe. [23:37:54] (Late at night? what?) [23:37:58] (Where did I say that?) [23:38:05] [23:38:14] (Don't make shit up though) [23:38:15] [23:38:22] [23:38:40] (thats... really a stretch. Speak in your own words, but not riddles) [23:39:07] (The way you're talking is sounds like Daask is a nightclub for monsters.) [23:39:39] I'm not interested in why he is wherever he is, or how he got there. Just plain where he is. [23:40:08] * Sev nods. [23:41:42] * Gargoyle_Dan hunches over, but you can see him relax. "Eh, fine." [23:42:14] Yeah. I mean we're not looking to make you guys angry. This is your turf, I ain't contesting that. [23:42:36] * Gargoyle_Dan waves a hand dismissively. "Yeah, you guys ain't Tyrant." [23:42:51] "Sure as hell ain't Boromar." [23:43:03] Mm.. [23:43:05] "And the Watch don't care what happens in Callestan." [23:43:20] Ain't that the truth. [23:43:53] "Whatever, if you're crazy enough to be looking for Razor or Claw or whatever he's calling himself these days, it's your business." [23:44:13] "Last I heard he was shacking up in the Red Inn, couple towers over." [23:44:22] * Gargoyle_Dan points off in the distance. [23:44:26] * Sev glances over, nodding. [23:44:30] * Aurora looks over. "Alright, thanks." [23:44:30] Alright then. [23:44:39] Anything else we should know? [23:44:53] "Quit while you're ahead." [23:45:46] Mmf.. Not sure that's possible right now. [23:46:14] "It starts with getting the hell off my roof." [23:46:25] * Gargoyle_Dan arcs a stony brow. [23:46:37] * Aurora shrugs. Then starts moving. "Sure." [23:46:43] * Sev grumbles. [23:46:44] Right. [23:46:47] * Sev follows after Aurora. [23:47:54] * Gargoyle_Dan is now known as NovaSeaker [23:48:13] You follow the gargoyle's directions and with a few simple questions find your way to the Red Inn. [23:49:07] * Sev examines the Inn exterior, before quickly pushing through the front door. [23:49:58] There's an old hobgoblin at the bar and several people and goblinoids eating lunch. [23:50:06] * NovaSeaker is now known as Grakar [23:50:19] "What can I getcha?" [23:50:33] ..Uhmm. I'm looking for Claude. Claw. [23:50:50] * Sev slaps 4 sovereigns onto the counter. [23:50:55] And.. the best drink that'll get me. [23:50:59] * Grakar glances down. [23:51:41] "Well, the names out of date, but he's upstairs, 7b. He must be pretty popular, you're the second person to ask in five minutes." [23:51:53] * Sev nods. [23:52:02] ..Wait, what? [23:52:30] * Grakar goes about finding a drink. "Hobgoblin lass came in looking for Razor naught but a minute ago." [23:52:53] Huh. [23:52:58] Thanks for the info. [23:53:03] "She already went up to see him." [23:53:25] * Sev nods, looking to the stairs. [23:53:28] We'll just see.. [23:53:31] Hold that drink for me. [23:54:02] * Aurora moves along, quickly. [23:54:06] "Will do." [23:54:33] You rush up two flights of stairs and nearly stumble over a sleeping man on the last step. [23:54:45] Down the hall you see a female hobgoblin standing around. [23:54:52] And then she gets shot in the face. [23:54:59] [SESSION END] Session Close: Thu Dec 28 00:00:00 2006