Latest / Chaotically Balanced / Pirates in Etheros Episode 55 - Present for the Council
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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Welcome, fellow adventurers, nerds, and neurodivergent.
- 0:02SPEAKER_00: Sit back, stay hydrated, and prepare yourselves for tonight's adventure.
- 0:07SPEAKER_00: Last we left off,
- 0:08second-hand souls decided to split up and handle their current
- 0:11situation carefully,
- 0:13SPEAKER_00: or their present situation carefully at the time.
- 0:16SPEAKER_00: Lala pretended to be a customer,
- 0:19SPEAKER_00: Yanor and Deedle hid with their hostage,
- 0:21SPEAKER_00: and Joaquim and Krakka went outside and pretended to be drunk.
- 0:26SPEAKER_00: Eventually,
- 0:27SPEAKER_00: Wakim and Krakka found that the building was surrounded.
- 0:31SPEAKER_00: They tried to get back in, but were intercepted.
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: Lala went to get Yenor and Deedle.
- 0:36SPEAKER_00: They discussed their options and decided to lie their way out of it.
- 0:40SPEAKER_00: Not thinking much else past that,
- 0:42SPEAKER_00: Lala ran out the door and pretended to be Wakim and Krakka's child.
- 0:47Yenor backed up the lie by showing the missing stone that was
- 0:51claimed to have been
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: thrown at her.
- 0:54This worked and the assailants left without incident,
- 0:56just in time for the guards to show up.
- 0:59SPEAKER_00: After some improper arrests and tenuous discussion,
- 1:02they were led back to their residence to rest where they shoved
- 1:07their hostage in a
- 1:07SPEAKER_00: closet.
- 1:11So as we open tonight for this session,
- 1:18everyone can hit their long rest button
- 1:24You guys have used some things I'm not sure how tired in need
- 1:28of it you are but You
- 1:35SPEAKER_00: will get the long rest nonetheless
- 2:14SPEAKER_00: It goes without incident.
- 2:21Tida turned the doorway that led to the bedroom she was in into
- 2:26a portal so that
- 2:27her and Unora could go through into her special portal
- 2:31dimension and not bother
- 2:33SPEAKER_00: anyone else for the evening.
- 2:42SPEAKER_00: The sun starts coming up.
- 2:46You know,
- 2:46technically you're the first one up Yep Can I go check what's
- 2:54his face?
- 2:59SPEAKER_00: Romulus?
- 3:01Yeah,
- 3:01Mr.
- 3:01Orc,
- 3:02man They told me to sit on his piano You're not gonna let that
- 3:07go,
- 3:08are you?
- 3:09SPEAKER_03: No!
- 3:10SPEAKER_03: It's gross!
- 3:13SPEAKER_00: Could've told you to sit on something else
- 3:16that's worse uh yes you can go you flip out of bed make your
- 3:25way back through the
- 3:27door portal okay go downstairs you open the closet he's awake
- 3:38he looks very angry
- 3:40SPEAKER_00: he can't touch me right he can't talk and he can't move
- 3:45SPEAKER_00: He's like his eyeballs just look.
- 3:48SPEAKER_03: He's glaring.
- 3:49SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 3:54SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna ask him, hey, how'd you sleep buddy?
- 3:55SPEAKER_00: He can't talk.
- 4:01SPEAKER_03: I know.
- 4:02SPEAKER_03: I really want to emphasize the fact that I know he can't.
- 4:06SPEAKER_00: He's just.
- 4:08SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: He's just glaring at you.
- 4:13SPEAKER_03: Are you hungry?
- 4:17SPEAKER_00: He can't move.
- 4:18SPEAKER_00: He can't signal.
- 4:20SPEAKER_03: He can't even move his eyes?
- 4:22SPEAKER_03: Like his eyeballs?
- 4:23SPEAKER_00: Not really.
- 4:24SPEAKER_00: He's under the paralysis in silence.
- 4:29SPEAKER_03: I didn't know it was a paralysis spell.
- 4:31SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 4:32SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 4:37SPEAKER_03: I'll be back to check on you in a little bit.
- 4:39SPEAKER_03: He passed the door frame and shuts the door behind her.
- 4:42SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 4:49SPEAKER_03: Can I go open the front door?
- 4:52SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 4:55SPEAKER_00: Blocked from the outside.
- 4:57SPEAKER_03: I'd knock on it.
- 5:08This giant figure in an armored suit is standing there and then
- 5:12this person in like
- 5:14SPEAKER_00: scout attire.
- 5:16SPEAKER_03: What time's my meeting?
- 5:21SPEAKER_00: It's like 5 in the morning.
- 5:25SPEAKER_03: And?
- 5:26SPEAKER_00: Everyone else still needs sleep.
- 5:29SPEAKER_03: Well, that's boring.
- 5:30SPEAKER_00: You're gonna have to wait.
- 5:34SPEAKER_03: Can you at least give me a time?
- 5:35SPEAKER_03: Is it at like 9?
- 5:40SPEAKER_03: Do we gotta wait for them to have breakfast and tea first?
- 5:44SPEAKER_03: And then...
- 5:44SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 5:48SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna kick the door.
- 5:51SPEAKER_00: Zoom.
- 5:52SPEAKER_03: What does that do?
- 5:53SPEAKER_00: There's a magical area over the door when you go to kick it.
- 5:58SPEAKER_00: Your foot just kind of bounces off of it.
- 6:00SPEAKER_03: Oh, how nice.
- 6:05SPEAKER_03: I'm just going to go find the kitchen.
- 6:07SPEAKER_00: Find you.
- 6:11SPEAKER_03: I start making oatmeal.
- 6:13SPEAKER_00: You have to move Poppy.
- 6:15SPEAKER_00: That's fine.
- 6:16SPEAKER_00: She's sleeping.
- 6:20SPEAKER_03: I poke her in the face.
- 6:21SPEAKER_03: Right on the beak.
- 6:25Ah Scooch Ah I nudge her with my boot I'll drag you I grab her
- 6:40hoof Okay You're
- 6:45SPEAKER_00: trying to drag her?
- 6:47SPEAKER_03: No I stare at her threateningly Oh And I hold her hoof
- 6:51SPEAKER_00: She's got,
- 6:52SPEAKER_00: she's,
- 6:53her head's flopped and she kind of just does the one eye thing
- 6:56and looks up at you.
- 6:57SPEAKER_03: I'll get mom.
- 6:58SPEAKER_00: And then go, and then close her eye again.
- 7:01SPEAKER_03: I try to drag her.
- 7:02SPEAKER_00: Make a, an athletic trick.
- 7:11SPEAKER_03: Eighteen.
- 7:12SPEAKER_00: What's, what's your drag?
- 7:31she's a little bulky yeah but you just scooch one of her wings
- 7:41run rolls now look
- 7:43what you've done stand up there's like a warm fire over there
- 7:55feathers go all over
- 7:56SPEAKER_03: the place that's a good thing this isn't my house
- 8:03SPEAKER_03: Does she really?
- 8:03SPEAKER_00: She poops.
- 8:06SPEAKER_00: And she goes forward in front of the fireplace and lays back down.
- 8:09SPEAKER_03: I'll clean it up.
- 8:11SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 8:11SPEAKER_03: That's real gross.
- 8:13SPEAKER_03: And then I scrub my hands.
- 8:14SPEAKER_00: It's like horse poop and bird shit combined.
- 8:17SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 8:18SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 8:19SPEAKER_03: All right.
- 8:22SPEAKER_03: I clean that and then I start making oatmeal.
- 8:25SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 8:30SPEAKER_03: And then I'm just going to wait for everybody else.
- 8:33SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 8:33SPEAKER_00: A few hours later, Kaida comes downstairs.
- 8:47SPEAKER_00: She's some mostly fresh oatmeal.
- 8:51SPEAKER_03: I want to emphasize, you know, or doesn't know how to cook.
- 8:54SPEAKER_03: This is literally oats boiled in water.
- 8:58SPEAKER_03: That's it.
- 8:59SPEAKER_00: Hey, babe.
- 9:06SPEAKER_00: Do you want me to dress up this oatmeal for you?
- 9:09SPEAKER_03: Oh, I already ate.
- 9:11SPEAKER_03: It's fine.
- 9:12SPEAKER_00: Do you want some more?
- 9:14SPEAKER_03: Sure.
- 9:16To get some fruits out and some honey and start dressing it up
- 9:21a little bit.
- 9:22SPEAKER_00: Yep.
- 9:24SPEAKER_00: The rest of you hear a bunch of clanging and hacking in the kitchen.
- 9:30SPEAKER_00: Downstairs.
- 9:37SPEAKER_01: Mmm, it smells like nothing Nothing might be good.
- 9:49SPEAKER_02: I hope it's good.
- 9:50SPEAKER_02: I'm kind of hungry So question, we have attuned to our new items, right?
- 10:05oh yes anyone who needed to attune to anything is now attuned
- 10:09to their item okay uh
- 10:12after uh Joaquin gets dressed he's going to put on his bracers
- 10:17and then he is going
- 10:18to uh realize what they can do uh so everyone downstairs I
- 10:26guess I go down you go
- 10:27downstairs to get to to the uh to where everyone is for eating
- 10:32yes okay so
- 10:36SPEAKER_02: You would hear,
- 10:37so everyone is familiar with Joaquin using his minor illusions
- 10:45for audience
- 10:46laughter or audience commentary or clapping or applause or
- 10:50stuff like that.
- 10:52SPEAKER_02: It's double time now.
- 10:54SPEAKER_02: It is doubly loud and it's just times two.
- 11:00SPEAKER_02: So you just hear this cacophonous
- 11:04SPEAKER_02: applause and cheering as he comes down.
- 11:08SPEAKER_02: And he's just like, he's doing the presidential wave.
- 11:13SPEAKER_02: He's like, ah, good morning, everybody.
- 11:17SPEAKER_02: How are you all feeling?
- 11:20Well,
- 11:21you just see Kaiden,
- 11:21you know,
- 11:22because you're the first one up down there.
- 11:25SPEAKER_02: Oh, ladies.
- 11:31SPEAKER_03: Edy, you should have him try the oatmeal before you fix it.
- 11:38SPEAKER_02: Wait, wait, is that what that is?
- 11:40SPEAKER_02: Because the oats don't look fully cooked.
- 11:48SPEAKER_00: I mean, she said it was fine.
- 11:49SPEAKER_00: I had a bite.
- 11:50SPEAKER_00: It was fine.
- 11:51SPEAKER_03: Yeah, I ate it already.
- 11:54SPEAKER_03: It's a bit like wallpaper paste, but it's fine.
- 11:56SPEAKER_03: You've got to fill your belly.
- 11:59he was going to insight Kaida,
- 12:01but then he hears wallpaper paste and he smiles at Yenor.
- 12:08SPEAKER_02: And again, minor illusion, double time audience laughter.
- 12:14SPEAKER_02: And he will grab an apple and munch on that apple.
- 12:20SPEAKER_00: We need to make a store run.
- 12:22SPEAKER_00: I cut the apple up.
- 12:23SPEAKER_00: I'm going to dress up the oatmeal a little bit more.
- 12:29SPEAKER_02: Is there cinnamon?
- 12:32SPEAKER_00: Sure, I can find some.
- 12:34SPEAKER_01: Apples and oats.
- 12:36SPEAKER_01: We have the breakfast of horses this morning, I see.
- 12:42SPEAKER_00: I mean, I started with oatmeal, so...
- 12:46SPEAKER_02: There's nothing wrong with oatmeal.
- 12:48SPEAKER_03: It's fast.
- 12:49SPEAKER_03: It's efficient.
- 12:51SPEAKER_03: It's what we need.
- 12:52SPEAKER_02: That's killing.
- 12:54SPEAKER_03: Exactly.
- 12:55It can be,
- 12:56and you know,
- 12:56it just,
- 12:57and when Kaida's done,
- 12:58it's actually going to be edible.
- 13:01SPEAKER_00: I mean, hers was edible.
- 13:03SPEAKER_03: I ate it, and I'm fine.
- 13:07SPEAKER_01: I've had enough vinegar, and like, I'm broke.
- 13:09SPEAKER_01: I'm not broke anymore.
- 13:10SPEAKER_01: She jingles her gold.
- 13:14SPEAKER_02: Oh, isn't that cute?
- 13:17SPEAKER_03: You should be proud of me.
- 13:18SPEAKER_03: I didn't use vinegar this time.
- 13:20SPEAKER_01: Hmm.
- 13:22SPEAKER_01: I earned my own money, daddy's boy, so I don't want to hear it from you.
- 13:26SPEAKER_01: And she pokes him in the stomach.
- 13:29SPEAKER_02: Earning doesn't mean stealing, child.
- 13:32SPEAKER_02: And you over there, and he points to Yonor.
- 13:42SPEAKER_02: No.
- 13:43SPEAKER_02: I'm just gonna know.
- 13:45SPEAKER_03: You don't want my sushi rice again?
- 13:50SPEAKER_02: Sis, you can't
- 13:53SPEAKER_02: You are not culinary inclined, if that helps.
- 14:00SPEAKER_02: You're a fantastic fighter.
- 14:02SPEAKER_02: I want you all the time in the fights.
- 14:05SPEAKER_02: Not so much- Pida eats my food.
- 14:07SPEAKER_02: I'm sorry?
- 14:09SPEAKER_03: Pida eats my food.
- 14:10SPEAKER_03: And she gestures at her lovely wife.
- 14:15SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 14:18SPEAKER_00: You don't cook that often, though.
- 14:21Delete it.
- 14:23SPEAKER_03: I do Poppy's eatin' it and she's fine Is she?
- 14:28Yes Poppy's a horse She pooped in the kitchen She poops
- 14:32everywhere She's an animal
- 14:35SPEAKER_02: Joachim just kinda smiles,
- 14:38SPEAKER_02: walks away,
- 14:39SPEAKER_02: eatin' his apple Poppy just farted As you said,
- 14:44she poops everywhere As they're talking about Poppy poop and
- 14:47she just keeps rippin'
- 14:49SPEAKER_03: one Animals are gross
- 14:56I don't remember all this flatulence on the ship I think she
- 15:04had the ocean to poop
- 15:05in but uh I can't eat with this scent so I'm gonna find a
- 15:14tavern diner you do have
- 15:17SPEAKER_02: a point but she didn't even try to get up and find a spot she just
- 15:27Like she's still laying down She is Maybe she needs walkies She
- 15:34hasn't even opened
- 15:35SPEAKER_00: her eyes Walkies?
- 15:38Like You say something excitedly and Puppyfish jumps up on your
- 15:44torso See?
- 15:48He knows Outside we go She puts a rope around him and attempts
- 15:54to go outside
- 16:00SPEAKER_00: You get stopped by a magical barrier Kick kick What's this?
- 16:14You see Lala try to attempt to go outside with Puppyfish and
- 16:17then the magical
- 16:18SPEAKER_03: barrier Why don't you ask the male and you gotta shout out the door?
- 16:24SPEAKER_01: Hey Hey big fella
- 16:31SPEAKER_03: Yeah, they wouldn't tell me what time the meeting is.
- 16:36SPEAKER_00: You hear a bunch of locks unclicking?
- 16:40SPEAKER_00: Or squeaks, cracks open?
- 16:47SPEAKER_00: Yes.
- 16:51SPEAKER_01: I need to take this dog for a walk.
- 16:54SPEAKER_00: It's not a dog.
- 16:56SPEAKER_01: It still needs a walk.
- 17:06He closes the door Wait a second Puppy Fish starts whining Hang
- 17:18on I think I think
- 17:20SPEAKER_01: that the idiot man is letting us out Squeaks open again Apologies
- 17:34You're gonna have to wait until the appointed time that you are
- 17:37allowed to leave the premises.
- 17:40SPEAKER_01: Okay, you walk him.
- 17:42SPEAKER_01: She picks up Puppyfish and foists him towards the man.
- 17:48SPEAKER_00: Door's not open enough for that.
- 17:51SPEAKER_01: Look, mister.
- 17:55SPEAKER_01: He needs to go.
- 17:56And if he goes in here,
- 17:58I will personally sneak into your room at night,
- 18:02steal your shoes,
- 18:04SPEAKER_01: and put them on top of the poop.
- 18:08SPEAKER_01: Press down like real good.
- 18:16SPEAKER_01: I've never been treated like a criminal in my life until you, sir.
- 18:27SPEAKER_01: She fights the urge to stab him through the crack.
- 18:33intimidation with poopy shoes go with intimidation I mean
- 18:45that's a word for it it's
- 18:48a sound of real dice people look at that as I find the right
- 18:53one because I did not
- 18:54SPEAKER_01: come prepared I have so many D10s shit
- 19:04SPEAKER_00: Do you just have an uneven number of dice?
- 19:07SPEAKER_01: Uh, yes.
- 19:11SPEAKER_01: I've got like 12 plus 5 D10s.
- 19:16SPEAKER_01: And then also my daughter has at times stolen various dice.
- 19:22SPEAKER_01: I try to keep her away from the D10s and the 20s.
- 19:26SPEAKER_01: It's a 17 plus 3, 18, 19, 30, 20.
- 19:38SPEAKER_00: One moment and he closes the door again.
- 19:43SPEAKER_01: He's shaking in his non-poopy boots.
- 19:48SPEAKER_00: Uh, for those that would like, the oatmeal is done.
- 19:54SPEAKER_00: I added some extra oatmeal to it and there's some more flavor in it.
- 20:01SPEAKER_02: Do you have a bathroom or a yard?
- 20:06SPEAKER_00: Do you have a what?
- 20:08SPEAKER_00: a back door or a yard that you found or looked for.
- 20:17SPEAKER_02: Well, this is your house.
- 20:19SPEAKER_02: I'm just asking.
- 20:20SPEAKER_02: I didn't water around your house.
- 20:22SPEAKER_02: I was just wondering if there was a back door.
- 20:24SPEAKER_00: Have I found a back door or a yard?
- 20:29SPEAKER_00: No.
- 20:29SPEAKER_00: I was too busy looking after the child.
- 20:31SPEAKER_00: Where is the child?
- 20:35SPEAKER_00: Has anyone checked on Iris?
- 20:38SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna do it.
- 20:39SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 20:42SPEAKER_00: What about our hostage?
- 20:45SPEAKER_03: Oh, he's fine.
- 20:46SPEAKER_03: He's really mad.
- 20:49SPEAKER_03: But he's fine.
- 20:50SPEAKER_03: He's alive.
- 20:51SPEAKER_00: He's still here?
- 20:53SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 20:53SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 20:55SPEAKER_01: Real pissed off.
- 20:58SPEAKER_01: You worry a lot.
- 21:03SPEAKER_00: Well, I was in charge of three animals.
- 21:08SPEAKER_00: Where's Fesson?
- 21:11SPEAKER_01: That's not an animal.
- 21:13SPEAKER_01: That's a demon.
- 21:14SPEAKER_01: He's just a bird.
- 21:17SPEAKER_01: You can expand that, it doesn't make it true.
- 21:26SPEAKER_03: Believing is the first step in it becoming true.
- 21:31SPEAKER_00: You can go look for that not a bird.
- 21:32SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna have some of this oatmeal.
- 21:37SPEAKER_00: Oatmeal now has fruit pieces in it.
- 21:41SPEAKER_00: Cinnamon on top.
- 21:46SPEAKER_00: It tastes like oatmeal.
- 21:51SPEAKER_00: It's fine.
- 21:52SPEAKER_00: It has something that doesn't involve that bird.
- 21:56SPEAKER_00: Not a bird.
- 22:03SPEAKER_02: It's satisfying.
- 22:09You go upstairs To the room that you With the only door that's
- 22:13closed Because all
- 22:14the other doors are open Yep You go in the room Child has wings
- 22:25Oh There is no bird
- 22:27SPEAKER_03: There's no Thesson No What kind of wings does she have?
- 22:30Raven wings Raven wings Or pigeon wings Pigeon wings Yeah Okay
- 22:35Four of them Four
- 22:37SPEAKER_03: Yeah How many eyes?
- 22:40SPEAKER_00: Well, her too.
- 22:41SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 22:43SPEAKER_00: Plus three on her forehead.
- 22:46SPEAKER_03: Three on her forehead.
- 22:47SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 22:48SPEAKER_03: What's the girl's name again?
- 22:50SPEAKER_00: Iris.
- 22:50SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 22:52SPEAKER_03: Hey, Iris.
- 22:54SPEAKER_03: Whatcha doing?
- 22:59SPEAKER_00: Her head kind of jerks around.
- 23:02SPEAKER_00: All five eyes blink at different rates.
- 23:05SPEAKER_03: Thesson.
- 23:07Ah!
- 23:09SPEAKER_03: Can you get out?
- 23:14her mouth unhinges and he flaps over to your shoulder and she
- 23:23kind of just falls onto the bed.
- 23:27SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna check on her.
- 23:28SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 23:35SPEAKER_00: She's fine.
- 23:39SPEAKER_03: Is she awake?
- 23:44SPEAKER_03: Good morning!
- 23:44SPEAKER_00: That was a weird dream.
- 23:47SPEAKER_03: Very scary dream.
- 23:49SPEAKER_03: We got oatmeal.
- 23:50SPEAKER_00: I had wings.
- 23:52SPEAKER_00: That wasn't scary, that was fun.
- 23:54SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 23:54SPEAKER_03: Do you want oatmeal?
- 23:56SPEAKER_00: I want wings.
- 23:58SPEAKER_03: How about we do oatmeal, and then we can put on one of your new dresses.
- 24:05SPEAKER_03: Yeah, it's good.
- 24:07SPEAKER_03: Dustin's on my shoulder, right?
- 24:09SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he's a little slimy.
- 24:11SPEAKER_03: Can I, like, towel him off real quick?
- 24:14SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 24:15SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 24:16SPEAKER_03: So I do that.
- 24:18SPEAKER_00: He starts glowing.
- 24:20SPEAKER_00: Destin, not right now.
- 24:27SPEAKER_03: Destin, you need to be normal.
- 24:29SPEAKER_03: Urs is looking at... She just sucked him back in?
- 24:39SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 24:41She runs down the stairs Okay I follow So the rest of you that
- 24:53are downstairs hear
- 24:54SPEAKER_00: some type of commotion upstairs and a thud What the hell is that?
- 25:05SPEAKER_01: Um
- 25:11SPEAKER_02: That doesn't sound good.
- 25:15SPEAKER_00: And then you hear Iris and Ynor talking.
- 25:23SPEAKER_00: And you hear something about Thesson.
- 25:28SPEAKER_00: Iris comes bolting down the stairs.
- 25:35SPEAKER_01: Does she still have three eyes and four wings?
- 25:38SPEAKER_00: She has five eyes and four wings.
- 25:40SPEAKER_01: Yeah, three extra eyes.
- 25:43SPEAKER_01: Lala is going to start screaming and pounding and kicking at the door.
- 25:49SPEAKER_01: There's an eldritch horror in here.
- 25:52SPEAKER_01: You've trapped us with a demon.
- 25:54SPEAKER_01: Open up and let us out.
- 25:56SPEAKER_00: Hey, hey, hey, I have a new trick.
- 26:02SPEAKER_00: Continual screaming.
- 26:04SPEAKER_00: Do you want to see my trick?
- 26:06SPEAKER_00: And then you come down and she says, do you want to see my trick?
- 26:10SPEAKER_03: Absolutely!
- 26:12SPEAKER_03: Show us the trick!
- 26:13SPEAKER_00: She lands on her feet.
- 26:18And Thessin comes out her mouth,
- 26:20and then the wings go away and the eyes go away.
- 26:23SPEAKER_00: And Thessin's just on the ground.
- 26:31SPEAKER_03: Don't eat birds!
- 26:33SPEAKER_00: I didn't eat him, see?
- 26:34SPEAKER_00: He's fine.
- 26:36SPEAKER_03: You left us in here to die!
- 26:39I'm gonna pick him up and start,
- 26:41like,
- 26:41wiping him down with a kitchen towel.
- 26:44SPEAKER_00: Starts glowing again.
- 26:45SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 26:46SPEAKER_03: Iris, we can't put random things in our mouths.
- 26:50SPEAKER_00: She's staring at him glowing.
- 26:52SPEAKER_03: Iris, no.
- 26:56SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna stick him under my shirt.
- 27:00SPEAKER_03: Just glowing under my shirt.
- 27:02SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 27:09SPEAKER_00: Do you like my trick?
- 27:11Looking at the rest of you Lala is still just screaming and
- 27:21pounding at the door
- 27:22SPEAKER_00: That's getting a little sad because no one likes her trick
- 27:41SPEAKER_03: It was a very cool trick, right guys?
- 27:45SPEAKER_03: She's a demon!
- 27:47SPEAKER_00: She starts sniffling.
- 27:49SPEAKER_03: I kicked Kyda.
- 27:51SPEAKER_00: That was a great trick, Iris.
- 27:53SPEAKER_00: Where'd you learn that?
- 28:02SPEAKER_03: Hey, Joaquim, wasn't that awesome?
- 28:05SPEAKER_03: Tell her it was awesome!
- 28:10SPEAKER_02: Joaquin just gives her a deadpan look.
- 28:16SPEAKER_02: I'm not playing with demons today.
- 28:18SPEAKER_00: Mm-mm.
- 28:20SPEAKER_00: Mm-mm.
- 28:22SPEAKER_00: She's staring at the glowing person.
- 28:26SPEAKER_03: Jesus Christ.
- 28:28SPEAKER_03: Can I put the kitchen towel over where he's under my shirt?
- 28:31SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 28:32SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 28:34SPEAKER_00: That helps.
- 28:35SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 28:36SPEAKER_00: Oatmeal?
- 28:37SPEAKER_00: Yes!
- 28:38SPEAKER_03: Yes!
- 28:39SPEAKER_03: Let's get you a big bowl.
- 28:40SPEAKER_03: I bet you're hungry.
- 28:41SPEAKER_00: She just runs over and grabs the spoon that's in the pot.
- 28:49SPEAKER_03: No, no, no.
- 28:49SPEAKER_03: That's hot.
- 28:50SPEAKER_03: That's hot.
- 28:51SPEAKER_03: I yank it out of her hand.
- 28:53SPEAKER_03: Can you go sit at the table and I'll bring you a big bowl?
- 28:58SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 29:00SPEAKER_00: She levitates over to the table.
- 29:04SPEAKER_00: And sits.
- 29:07SPEAKER_03: Such a neat trick.
- 29:10SPEAKER_03: I'll start getting horrible Did you have any other dreams last night?
- 29:14SPEAKER_03: Yeah What are your dreams about?
- 29:18SPEAKER_00: This crazy guy visited me Yeah?
- 29:20SPEAKER_03: Yeah What'd he say?
- 29:22SPEAKER_00: He had a hood He had a hood I couldn't see his face Was he tall?
- 29:27SPEAKER_03: Yeah Was he like tall Tall like me?
- 29:32SPEAKER_00: Or tall like Big He was He was real tall Okay He didn't say nothing
- 29:40He didn't say nothing He'd just be weird His eyes glowed I
- 29:46don't think they're
- 29:47SPEAKER_03: supposed to do that My eyes glowed Yeah?
- 29:50SPEAKER_03: And now you can float?
- 29:51SPEAKER_03: Yeah That's so cool Did he tell you how to play with Destiny?
- 29:55SPEAKER_03: No No?
- 29:56SPEAKER_03: You figured that out by yourself?
- 29:58Yeah Okay I can do it again No please don't Okay We shouldn't
- 30:02put things in our
- 30:03SPEAKER_00: mouths Can I do it to Poppy?
- 30:04No She looks at Poppy No It doesn't work Yeah we're not
- 30:09supposed to do that
- 30:13Listen,
- 30:14listen,
- 30:14birds poop,
- 30:16and you don't want them to do that in your mouth.
- 30:18SPEAKER_03: That's yucky.
- 30:20SPEAKER_03: We can eat oatmeal,
- 30:21SPEAKER_03: though,
- 30:21SPEAKER_03: we can put that in our mouth,
- 30:22SPEAKER_03: and I set the table,
- 30:23SPEAKER_03: set the bowl in front of her.
- 30:34SPEAKER_03: Aren't her tricks cool, guys?
- 30:41SPEAKER_00: just just munching on oatmeal.
- 30:47SPEAKER_01: Ola is sitting with her back to the door just glaring.
- 30:50SPEAKER_01: You are the only one who thinks fucking necromancy is cool.
- 30:57SPEAKER_03: How is any of this necromancy?
- 31:01SPEAKER_01: Ate a bird and then threw it up and was still alive.
- 31:06SPEAKER_01: I don't understand magic.
- 31:07SPEAKER_01: I just know that this is bullshit.
- 31:12SPEAKER_03: Listen,
- 31:13we should probably take her to see a doctor We need to take her
- 31:19to see an exorcist
- 31:24SPEAKER_03: We need to find a cleric Hopefully this council will have one Good girl
- 31:44How about you float on up and go pick out a dress Thessin time
- 31:48No Thessin time
- 31:49SPEAKER_03: Thessin time No,
- 31:50it's dress time I like Thessin I think you should go pick out a
- 31:55dress We're gonna
- 31:56meet some very important people later and you need to look your
- 31:58best You need to
- 32:00look like a little princess And she boops her on the nose Her
- 32:04eyes glow red and the
- 32:05big shadow towers over her I want Thessin Not until you get
- 32:09dressed You can have
- 32:10SPEAKER_03: Thessin after you put on day clothes
- 32:17SPEAKER_03: I bop around the nose.
- 32:19SPEAKER_03: You can play with Dessin after you get dressed.
- 32:23SPEAKER_03: Don't pout at me.
- 32:24SPEAKER_03: That's not gonna work.
- 32:26SPEAKER_03: I'll send Dessin away.
- 32:27SPEAKER_00: She phases through the floor.
- 32:29SPEAKER_00: She goes through the ceiling through the floor.
- 32:32I think I'm starting to understand why they disappeared some
- 32:38kids at the orphanage.
- 32:42SPEAKER_03: Lala, that's not nice.
- 32:46i disappear if i could knock on the door she walks which door
- 32:58the front door it's
- 33:04almost time can we have a cleric please there's plenty where
- 33:09we're taking you i'm
- 33:11SPEAKER_03: very scared
- 33:15SPEAKER_00: Is anyone injured?
- 33:16SPEAKER_03: I don't know.
- 33:17SPEAKER_00: Is there blood?
- 33:20SPEAKER_03: Not that I can see, but there might be on the inside.
- 33:23SPEAKER_00: We'll take you over early.
- 33:30SPEAKER_03: Amazing, thank you.
- 33:32SPEAKER_00: She walks down the stairs like a normal girl.
- 33:37SPEAKER_01: I just scream and tell you I'm dying and you just hate me.
- 33:45SPEAKER_03: Good news.
- 33:47SPEAKER_03: We're leaving soon.
- 33:49SPEAKER_00: Where are we going?
- 33:50SPEAKER_03: You're going to meet some fun men.
- 33:52SPEAKER_00: I don't want to meet fun men.
- 33:54SPEAKER_03: Yeah, but once we're done, you can play with us.
- 33:58SPEAKER_03: And maybe Poppy, too, if Poppy wants to play with you.
- 34:01SPEAKER_03: No.
- 34:02SPEAKER_00: It doesn't work on Poppy.
- 34:04SPEAKER_03: No more inhaling.
- 34:07SPEAKER_03: You can't do that with the animals.
- 34:14SPEAKER_03: No.
- 34:16SPEAKER_03: That doesn't work.
- 34:18SPEAKER_03: You need to breathe.
- 34:19SPEAKER_00: You said no more inhaling.
- 34:21SPEAKER_03: No more inhaling animals.
- 34:25SPEAKER_03: More animal-like things.
- 34:28SPEAKER_00: She looked at Lala.
- 34:30SPEAKER_03: No.
- 34:34SPEAKER_03: Iris, she's gonna smack you.
- 34:36SPEAKER_03: Be nice.
- 34:40SPEAKER_01: I will put your belly open from the inside, little child.
- 34:44SPEAKER_01: Don't even think about it.
- 34:46SPEAKER_00: The door opens all the way.
- 34:51SPEAKER_03: Can we go now?
- 34:53SPEAKER_00: Where's the hostage?
- 34:55SPEAKER_03: In the closet.
- 34:56SPEAKER_03: Under the stairs.
- 34:58SPEAKER_01: Me.
- 34:59SPEAKER_03: I'm the hostage.
- 35:00SPEAKER_03: Take me.
- 35:02SPEAKER_00: Can someone go get him?
- 35:04I'm going to give him to our armored man here as we escort you
- 35:07to council chambers.
- 35:11SPEAKER_00: I'll go get him.
- 35:14SPEAKER_03: Thank you, Dee.
- 35:17As you open the closet door,
- 35:19you see Krakka hiding in there with your prisoner.
- 35:25SPEAKER_03: What are you doing in there?
- 35:30I don't know what that was that came down the steps,
- 35:33but yeah,
- 35:35is it still out there?
- 35:39SPEAKER_02: Maybe.
- 35:41SPEAKER_00: But I need the prisoner.
- 35:43SPEAKER_00: You can hide in here if you want, but I need that guy.
- 35:46SPEAKER_03: I'm gonna grab him, throw him up over my shoulder.
- 35:51SPEAKER_00: You're able to do so relatively easily.
- 35:58SPEAKER_00: Especially with your new belt.
- 36:03SPEAKER_00: He feels like a bag of popcorn.
- 36:10SPEAKER_00: Who is all joining us on this?
- 36:18SPEAKER_03: I've got Besson, Iris, Kaida, and Poppy We're bringing the animals?
- 36:31SPEAKER_03: Quite frankly,
- 36:31SPEAKER_03: I don't trust someone to not do anything to them that's weird Also,
- 36:36SPEAKER_01: they need walks.
- 36:37SPEAKER_01: You didn't let us walk them Yes Which of the people are coming?
- 36:45SPEAKER_00: Is everyone in this room currently coming?
- 36:48SPEAKER_03: Can I do a quick head count of who all is in the room?
- 36:54Everyone,
- 36:54because you can see Krakow's in the closet,
- 36:57but...
- 36:57Do I see him in the closet?
- 36:59SPEAKER_00: Yes.
- 37:02SPEAKER_03: I just kind of squint over at him.
- 37:06SPEAKER_03: Why?
- 37:12SPEAKER_02: Why what?
- 37:14SPEAKER_03: He's already out of there.
- 37:15SPEAKER_03: You can come out now.
- 37:18SPEAKER_03: I don't think Deedle needs help carrying it.
- 37:23SPEAKER_02: He was... Alright.
- 37:29SPEAKER_02: I'll take your word for it.
- 37:31SPEAKER_03: Hey look.
- 37:33SPEAKER_03: She a big strong gal.
- 37:35SPEAKER_03: She got him.
- 37:37SPEAKER_03: It's very nice of you to offer to help though.
- 37:42SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that's why I was in there.
- 37:44SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 37:47SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
- 37:48SPEAKER_02: Alright.
- 37:49SPEAKER_02: Where are we going?
- 37:52SPEAKER_03: To the meeting.
- 37:54SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
- 37:57SPEAKER_02: Let's go to that.
- 37:59SPEAKER_03: Yep.
- 38:00SPEAKER_03: There will be clerics there.
- 38:02SPEAKER_02: I just rest my hand on my forehead.
- 38:09SPEAKER_03: I turn back to the guy.
- 38:10SPEAKER_03: We are all coming.
- 38:13I guess there's no need to leave guards at this house then Do
- 38:20you step outside?
- 38:23You see in addition to the armored soldier that was in front of
- 38:26your house there's
- 38:27one across the street and there's two up on the buildings and
- 38:32there's a couple
- 38:35SPEAKER_00: squads spread out between all the rooftops Just grin and wave
- 38:45They think we're dangerous This was for your protection And yet
- 38:54we couldn't go for
- 38:55a walk If only a couple of you were going for a walk we'd have
- 39:01to split our force
- 39:05SPEAKER_03: You could have taken the puppy fish for a walk Going for a walk now
- 39:09SPEAKER_01: Oh no,
- 39:10SPEAKER_01: we couldn't have,
- 39:12SPEAKER_01: you know,
- 39:12saved ourselves even though you think that we somehow managed
- 39:17to take down like
- 39:18five cities single-handedly with no one knowing about it That
- 39:22is a really good
- 39:23SPEAKER_03: point So which is it?
- 39:26SPEAKER_03: Are we so dangerous we took out five cities in an airship?
- 39:29SPEAKER_03: Or do we need protection?
- 39:30SPEAKER_03: It's both So there's something here
- 39:39SPEAKER_03: that can take out five cities and two airships?
- 39:42SPEAKER_01: They can top us?
- 39:45SPEAKER_01: The griffin ship keeps piling up.
- 39:46SPEAKER_00: I'm surprised to answer that question.
- 39:54SPEAKER_00: You can have that conversation with General Alakai.
- 39:57SPEAKER_01: Oh, I will.
- 40:03SPEAKER_00: He begins leading your entire group off.
- 40:08On this walk,
- 40:08Puppyfish poops multiple times and flings it around with his
- 40:13tail.
- 40:15SPEAKER_01: You're a hippo, Puppyfish?
- 40:17SPEAKER_01: You're a hippo.
- 40:24SPEAKER_00: Iris keeps looking for Thesson.
- 40:27SPEAKER_03: Mm-hmm.
- 40:29SPEAKER_03: I've got Thesson well hidden.
- 40:34SPEAKER_03: Yep.
- 40:37She tries to fly off To go for a fly Stay in eyesight I'll go
- 40:46with her Kinda hops
- 40:48Takes her up and The guards kind of all give you a look As
- 40:55you're walking You try
- 40:57telling her not to do shit She don't listen to me She just
- 41:04pulls out a shock collar
- 41:11SPEAKER_03: Listen, I don't know what cakes you think I have.
- 41:15SPEAKER_03: That's not one of them.
- 41:18SPEAKER_00: Hey man, if the lady's gotta go, the lady's gotta go.
- 41:23SPEAKER_03: What the turtle said.
- 41:29SPEAKER_00: Rather silent journey from the guards as you're walking.
- 41:33SPEAKER_00: But do any of you have anything you would like to do on this?
- 41:38Brief stint of freedom before you approach the council chambers
- 41:43I make very sure
- 41:44that one of the times Puppy Fish is flinging his poo around I
- 41:48park him in front of
- 41:49the guard that I threaten to get poo on his shoes That's easy
- 41:56enough to do Are we
- 42:02SPEAKER_02: the only ones that know about the coup?
- 42:10SPEAKER_00: Who are you talking to with that?
- 42:12SPEAKER_02: The the group.
- 42:18SPEAKER_02: I honestly don't know, I would assume, but this is all new.
- 42:25SPEAKER_02: I mean, because I'm thinking like I'm thinking not.
- 42:30That's why everybody thinks that we're the ones that caused all
- 42:33this damage.
- 42:34SPEAKER_02: And that's also why we're being hunted, because we know the truth.
- 42:41SPEAKER_01: but I don't know the truth.
- 42:44SPEAKER_02: Yeah, what is the truth?
- 42:47SPEAKER_02: Whatever the truth is, we're oblivious to it.
- 42:50SPEAKER_02: Well, I meant the coup, I should say.
- 42:54SPEAKER_02: I should say.
- 42:57SPEAKER_02: Of that situation.
- 42:59SPEAKER_02: Maybe.
- 43:00But then that means that someone else knows who about the coup
- 43:04as well and they're
- 43:04SPEAKER_02: trying to silence people.
- 43:07SPEAKER_02: The people behind it.
- 43:09SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
- 43:10SPEAKER_02: I don't remember exactly who took over back in that city,
- 43:15SPEAKER_02: but they're the ones that are after us.
- 43:23Who was it that,
- 43:24above the table,
- 43:25who was it that took,
- 43:26do we remember who took over?
- 43:28SPEAKER_00: Which coup?
- 43:31Was it the successful one or the one that Yanora rescued the
- 43:35pirates from?
- 43:38SPEAKER_02: Which one are you referring to, Kraka?
- 43:40SPEAKER_02: with the first city we went to.
- 43:43SPEAKER_02: Zatha?
- 43:44SPEAKER_02: Yes, we went to the walls.
- 43:46SPEAKER_02: Was that the one with the airships and shit?
- 43:49SPEAKER_00: No, that was... Gerag.
- 43:53SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 43:55SPEAKER_02: Gerag got the airship crash.
- 43:57SPEAKER_02: The first one is where we broke them out.
- 44:00SPEAKER_00: Yes.
- 44:01SPEAKER_00: That was the Pirate Queen.
- 44:02SPEAKER_00: That one failed.
- 44:05SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that's where we all met.
- 44:07SPEAKER_00: Zatha.
- 44:08that one was orchestrated by one of the Onyx Accord leaders
- 44:11against the other Onyx
- 44:12Accord leaders that's the cool I'm talking about okay thank you
- 44:25back on table I
- 44:27mean we can absolutely ask General Malachi this stuff when we
- 44:31get to him because
- 44:34SPEAKER_02: he's got to know something right
- 44:37SPEAKER_01: That doesn't mean they're going to tell us.
- 44:39They never tell us anything except we did it and the zero
- 44:43evidence other than you
- 44:45SPEAKER_01: were there and lived.
- 44:48Well,
- 44:48again,
- 44:49we're talking to people higher up on the food chain right now.
- 44:52SPEAKER_02: So maybe we can parlay.
- 44:56SPEAKER_02: You know, again, I know how to talk to people like this.
- 44:59SPEAKER_02: So it won't be as bad as I think you think it's going to be.
- 45:04SPEAKER_01: I don't think that General Malachi is a fucking sea captain, Parlay.
- 45:09SPEAKER_02: You're also not in trouble.
- 45:17SPEAKER_02: Sorry, go ahead.
- 45:19SPEAKER_00: You're also not currently in trouble.
- 45:22SPEAKER_02: Yes,
- 45:23but the Dark Child has been through many turbulences and I
- 45:29guess is immediately
- 45:30SPEAKER_02: defensive sometimes.
- 45:33SPEAKER_01: I don't believe it.
- 45:37SPEAKER_02: What do you believe?
- 45:40SPEAKER_01: That if there's a problem and they can blame it on me, they're gonna.
- 45:43SPEAKER_01: It's been happening so far.
- 45:51SPEAKER_02: Maybe just try not to be so... And he just kind of gestures to you.
- 46:00SPEAKER_01: Sunny?
- 46:03SPEAKER_01: charming.
- 46:06SPEAKER_01: Devastatingly charming.
- 46:09SPEAKER_02: You could have just stopped at devastating.
- 46:14SPEAKER_01: She nods.
- 46:15SPEAKER_01: That's fair.
- 46:17SPEAKER_02: I get it.
- 46:22SPEAKER_02: That's all I got, DM.
- 46:27SPEAKER_03: I insight Thesson.
- 46:29SPEAKER_01: I
- 46:33SPEAKER_03: I just want to check on his overall condition.
- 46:37SPEAKER_03: Like I've like peeked out my shirt.
- 46:40SPEAKER_00: That's not an insight check.
- 46:41SPEAKER_00: That's a medicine check.
- 46:45SPEAKER_03: His vibes.
- 46:48SPEAKER_03: I'm assuming he's fine.
- 46:50SPEAKER_03: I welcomed him into my body.
- 46:53SPEAKER_00: I mean if you want to check on his vibes.
- 46:59SPEAKER_00: Make an insight check.
- 47:00SPEAKER_00: I'm not sure how much you're going to get from it.
- 47:03SPEAKER_00: though.
- 47:06SPEAKER_01: Extensive zoological work into the vibes of pigeons.
- 47:12Listen,
- 47:13he glowed weird one time and then he was like 30 feet tall and
- 47:17he tried to eat people.
- 47:18SPEAKER_01: One time?
- 47:18SPEAKER_01: He glowed weird way more than one time.
- 47:24SPEAKER_01: Glowed weird is practically his natural state.
- 47:28SPEAKER_03: It's fine.
- 47:29SPEAKER_03: I rolled a 22.
- 47:30SPEAKER_03: Are the vibes good?
- 47:33SPEAKER_03: Is he chill?
- 47:36SPEAKER_00: He seems mellow.
- 47:38SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 47:40SPEAKER_01: Did you give the bird drugs?
- 47:45SPEAKER_03: No, I think he's just a dude.
- 47:47SPEAKER_03: He's just happy to be inside a lady's shirt.
- 47:53SPEAKER_00: Hideous.
- 47:53SPEAKER_01: I don't know why.
- 47:55SPEAKER_00: She's in the middle of the group.
- 47:57SPEAKER_00: Kind of looking around at the city.
- 48:07As you approach What you presume to be the center of this
- 48:16district You guys would
- 48:20SPEAKER_00: be coming from Let's see Why is that taking so long to load?
- 48:32SPEAKER_00: There we go
- 48:33uh you guys would be coming from somewhere like in this area
- 48:37over here heading
- 48:45towards the area like the guards are trying to keep you to the
- 48:54buildings and the
- 48:54SPEAKER_00: alleyways and not in the open ground where there could be an ambush
- 49:02but there are these just rows of marble steps up to a grand
- 49:09entrance or it's
- 49:15SPEAKER_00: stopped on the door before you enter.
- 49:28SPEAKER_03: Is it just the one door?
- 49:32SPEAKER_00: I mean, there's a door on the inside of that door.
- 49:36SPEAKER_03: So which door do we knock on?
- 49:38SPEAKER_03: Do we knock on both doors?
- 49:42SPEAKER_03: Okay, see that you should have led with that.
- 49:45SPEAKER_03: Because I would have just knocked on the first door.
- 49:49If there's two doors,
- 49:50we need to be told and she'll start jogging up the steps.
- 49:54SPEAKER_01: Okay.
- 50:02SPEAKER_00: to view follow.
- 50:09SPEAKER_00: Are we bringing the animals inside?
- 50:15SPEAKER_03: I'll bring Dustin in, but do you want to stay out here with Pop?
- 50:18SPEAKER_00: What are we doing with the puppy?
- 50:22SPEAKER_01: That one's not mine.
- 50:26SPEAKER_00: You're going to bring the puppy inside?
- 50:29SPEAKER_01: Sure.
- 50:34I'll keep Poppy outside She doesn't like buildings like this
- 50:37Too loud on her hooves
- 50:42SPEAKER_00: Edda and Poppy Outside Get up to the door I knock
- 51:07SPEAKER_00: It opens.
- 51:12SPEAKER_01: Like all the way?
- 51:13SPEAKER_00: Yep.
- 51:16SPEAKER_03: What's inside?
- 51:18SPEAKER_00: It's loading for you.
- 51:22SPEAKER_03: Oh, okay.
- 51:25SPEAKER_03: That's a tiny ass room.
- 51:26SPEAKER_03: Damn.
- 51:27There's just a single statue standing in the center holding a
- 51:31sword on a pedestal
- 51:34SPEAKER_00: and then there are
- 51:36So this is the center statue and then there are two smaller
- 51:40bestial statues in the
- 51:41SPEAKER_00: corners facing the center on pedestals.
- 51:44SPEAKER_03: Do I recognize the beast?
- 51:51SPEAKER_00: They are feline-like in nature.
- 52:04SPEAKER_03: Like the
- 52:07SPEAKER_03: Eldritch cat thing?
- 52:13SPEAKER_03: Escaper Beast?
- 52:14SPEAKER_03: Displacer Beast, yes.
- 52:17SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 52:18SPEAKER_00: Like, just like a wild feline.
- 52:21SPEAKER_03: Just like wild bobcat.
- 52:23SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 52:24SPEAKER_00: And then there's a door right there.
- 52:26SPEAKER_02: Can I cast Detect Magic?
- 52:28SPEAKER_00: Of course.
- 52:30SPEAKER_00: What is your radius on that again?
- 52:33SPEAKER_02: That is 30 foot.
- 52:33SPEAKER_00: 30 foot?
- 52:39SPEAKER_00: There's your detect magic radius.
- 52:44SPEAKER_02: Am I detecting anything?
- 52:46SPEAKER_00: Yeah, everything in this room is magical.
- 52:53SPEAKER_02: Everything is like giving off an aura of magic?
- 52:56SPEAKER_02: Yes.
- 52:57SPEAKER_02: What about this statue in the center?
- 53:00SPEAKER_02: I would learn its school of magic.
- 53:04SPEAKER_00: Transmutation.
- 53:06SPEAKER_00: Or enchantment?
- 53:07SPEAKER_00: Maybe a mix of both.
- 53:11SPEAKER_02: Is the same thing happening everywhere?
- 53:14SPEAKER_00: No.
- 53:15SPEAKER_00: The statues specifically are like a mix of transmutation and enchantment.
- 53:22SPEAKER_02: The flames are magical too?
- 53:26SPEAKER_00: But that just seems to be like a magical light source.
- 53:31SPEAKER_02: Okay.
- 53:35SPEAKER_00: But there's a door on the other side of the room.
- 53:40SPEAKER_03: and go knock on that one.
- 53:42SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
- 53:44SPEAKER_02: We'll just follow along.
- 53:51SPEAKER_02: This door.
- 53:57SPEAKER_02: I will tail behind to stay away from the Notterberg.
- 54:07So as you knock on that door and you move up General Malachi
- 54:20opens the door We've
- 54:25SPEAKER_03: been expecting you Amazing since we're early Can I see a cleric?
- 54:35SPEAKER_00: Druid
- 54:37SPEAKER_00: and looks behind him.
- 54:37SPEAKER_00: Hey, Penn.
- 54:42SPEAKER_00: See, Penn just has some kind of something in a pipe.
- 54:49SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 54:53SPEAKER_00: You want to do some healing?
- 55:00SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 55:03SPEAKER_00: Penn walks up.
- 55:05SPEAKER_02: Well,
- 55:07SPEAKER_00: What's...
- 55:09SPEAKER_00: I mean, you're a paladin.
- 55:10SPEAKER_00: Why do you need me here to heal you?
- 55:12SPEAKER_03: I'm just gonna tuck Iris behind me.
- 55:14SPEAKER_03: I don't know that you can help me with the problems that I'm having.
- 55:21SPEAKER_00: You're healers.
- 55:35SPEAKER_03: What are his vibes?
- 55:43SPEAKER_00: interested, but also just like unbothered.
- 55:53SPEAKER_03: Hey, hey.
- 55:54SPEAKER_00: Like he's seen it all.
- 55:56SPEAKER_03: Hey, hey, Iris.
- 55:58SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 55:58SPEAKER_03: Can you show him that cool floaty thing that you did?
- 56:03SPEAKER_00: Sure.
- 56:05SPEAKER_00: She phases up through the roof.
- 56:09SPEAKER_03: Hey, Iris, can you come back now?
- 56:14SPEAKER_00: if it operates next to you.
- 56:18So this has started happening and she just holds her hands like
- 56:22she's displaying a work of art.
- 56:25SPEAKER_00: He takes another inhale from his pipe.
- 56:34SPEAKER_00: What is she?
- 56:38SPEAKER_03: She's going to look at him and she's going to emphasize with her eyes.
- 56:43SPEAKER_03: She's just a girl.
- 56:46SPEAKER_03: And she's like eyebrows.
- 56:49SPEAKER_03: Just a girl.
- 56:52SPEAKER_03: Her name is Iris.
- 56:53SPEAKER_00: What do the rest of you think?
- 56:58SPEAKER_01: She's a demon.
- 57:02SPEAKER_01: Oh, that's scary.
- 57:06SPEAKER_00: Here's the thing.
- 57:06SPEAKER_00: If she was a demon, there's statues in that room would have activated.
- 57:14we're talking about uh the child yes uh can I do my my thingy
- 57:22thing and cast a
- 57:28spell true scene you wanna do your true scene now no reason not
- 57:39to we're all just
- 57:41SPEAKER_02: talking
- 57:45SPEAKER_00: you cast your true seeing.
- 57:49SPEAKER_02: And if I look at the child, what do I see?
- 57:56There's this very large shadowed map that silhouettes her whole
- 58:02figure with two red eyes.
- 58:07SPEAKER_00: It's got six wings.
- 58:13Six things that look like Wayne coming out of his back Can I
- 58:20while seeing this also
- 58:23minor illusion for the group like in my hand what I'm really
- 58:32seeing basically
- 58:33SPEAKER_02: saying demon or not this is what she is and show them that
- 58:42SPEAKER_00: Does she have any other tricks that she can do?
- 58:45SPEAKER_02: Tricks?
- 58:48SPEAKER_03: You see, I have a pigeon.
- 58:51SPEAKER_03: Who's just a pigeon.
- 58:53SPEAKER_03: You saw him yesterday.
- 58:54SPEAKER_03: Thesson?
- 58:56SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
- 58:58She can absorb him through her mouth in which she grows three
- 59:03eyes centered on her
- 59:04SPEAKER_03: forehead and four wings from her back that are pigeon wings.
- 59:11SPEAKER_00: Can I see the pigeon?
- 59:14SPEAKER_03: What are you going to do to the pigeon?
- 59:15SPEAKER_03: I should go look at him.
- 59:18She gives him distrustful eyes as she reaches down her shirt
- 59:27and gently holds
- 59:28SPEAKER_03: Thesson and pulls him out.
- 59:33SPEAKER_03: Yeah, that's really bad for you.
- 59:35SPEAKER_03: You shouldn't smoke like that.
- 59:37SPEAKER_00: I have gem lungs.
- 59:37SPEAKER_00: It's fine.
- 59:41SPEAKER_03: and she just kind of like cradles Thesson against her chest.
- 59:44SPEAKER_03: This is Thesson.
- 59:53SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 59:58SPEAKER_00: Hey Malachi, do you have a meeting to get to?
- 1:00:00SPEAKER_00: Oh, I mean, they're early, so like, I guess.
- 1:00:07SPEAKER_00: But I don't want to go back in that room with them.
- 1:00:09SPEAKER_00: They're already bickering.
- 1:00:14SPEAKER_00: Yeah, this is why we don't do council meetings.
- 1:00:16SPEAKER_00: I told you this is why we don't do council meetings.
- 1:00:18SPEAKER_00: And you said, I know we don't do council meetings.
- 1:00:20But then Mr.
- 1:00:21Norn came up here and convinced us that,
- 1:00:23hey,
- 1:00:23we need to do this council meeting.
- 1:00:26SPEAKER_00: So, you know, everyone listens to him.
- 1:00:32SPEAKER_01: Do they?
- 1:00:47I'll set aside some time and figure out what's going on here
- 1:00:54And you'll be nice about it?
- 1:00:58SPEAKER_03: Never,
- 1:00:59SPEAKER_00: she's like nine As long as there's not a nuke sitting in here No,
- 1:01:06SPEAKER_03: we're all nukes Honey,
- 1:01:10SPEAKER_01: you should be so specific about that
- 1:01:22SPEAKER_00: I'll warn you.
- 1:01:24SPEAKER_00: They're all in a mood in there.
- 1:01:31SPEAKER_01: Why?
- 1:01:33SPEAKER_00: Some of them don't get along.
- 1:01:42SPEAKER_00: We have this meeting.
- 1:01:45SPEAKER_00: Military exercise is going on at our borders.
- 1:01:52SPEAKER_00: Some believe you all should've been kept in jail.
- 1:01:55SPEAKER_03: Are they actually military exercises?
- 1:01:58SPEAKER_03: She squints at him.
- 1:02:01SPEAKER_00: And they're... military.
- 1:02:06SPEAKER_00: Our neighbors.
- 1:02:08SPEAKER_03: Yeah, tell them to fuck off.
- 1:02:11SPEAKER_00: So...
- 1:02:15SPEAKER_00: If you have an opening statement to plead your case,
- 1:02:17SPEAKER_00: I would suggest somebody that is charming make that statement.
- 1:02:21SPEAKER_01: I thought we weren't in trouble.
- 1:02:27SPEAKER_00: You're not, but you're also not not in trouble.
- 1:02:31SPEAKER_03: Hey, Joaquin, you're charming.
- 1:02:36SPEAKER_01: Beatable.
- 1:02:41SPEAKER_02: Yeah, child, don't even worry about it, but yes, I am charming.
- 1:02:44SPEAKER_02: And yes,
- 1:02:45I am going to be doing the talking because these lips are made
- 1:02:49to do that,
- 1:02:50SPEAKER_02: among others.
- 1:02:55SPEAKER_00: I said, yeah, I get stage fright.
- 1:03:03SPEAKER_00: We also have the elders in there.
- 1:03:07SPEAKER_00: They joined us for this impromptu meeting.
- 1:03:11SPEAKER_00: They are concerned about the state of the world.
- 1:03:15Some of them have fought in the wars of the past and do not
- 1:03:19like where things are
- 1:03:20SPEAKER_00: going currently.
- 1:03:23SPEAKER_03: Would they happen to know Primordial energy?
- 1:03:28SPEAKER_03: They're not that old.
- 1:03:33SPEAKER_03: How old would they have to be?
- 1:03:35SPEAKER_03: Zara fought in the Primordial Wars.
- 1:03:39SPEAKER_00: Eh, that doesn't mean that she knows Primordial energy.
- 1:03:43SPEAKER_03: Wouldn't you as...
- 1:03:44SPEAKER_03: If you fought a Primordial, wouldn't you know their energy?
- 1:03:47SPEAKER_00: She cowered on a ship for most of that.
- 1:03:52SPEAKER_03: Zara was not a coward.
- 1:03:55She watched an entire fleet get sunk by a tidal wave and then a
- 1:03:59tentacle came up
- 1:04:01SPEAKER_00: underneath three ships and sunk them instantly.
- 1:04:06SPEAKER_03: What does she do against a tidal wave?
- 1:04:11SPEAKER_00: Hence the cowering.
- 1:04:14SPEAKER_02: Can't do nothing against a tidal wave.
- 1:04:23SPEAKER_01: Is that what I'm gonna be like when I'm older?
- 1:04:31SPEAKER_00: Like what?
- 1:04:33Like a giant primordial whore that can sink a ship with a
- 1:04:37single tentacle.
- 1:04:39SPEAKER_01: I mean,
- 1:04:39SPEAKER_01: not a tentacle because,
- 1:04:40SPEAKER_01: you know,
- 1:04:41SPEAKER_01: she stretches her arms out and kind of does a little pose.
- 1:04:46SPEAKER_01: Earth.
- 1:04:48SPEAKER_01: But, you know, something.
- 1:04:51That I don't I'm not sure that that's how that works What's
- 1:04:56going on with this dude
- 1:04:57and he's pointing at the sack that's over Deedle's shoulder We
- 1:05:04didn't tell you yet
- 1:05:07No I heard there was a fire last night I heard you cause a
- 1:05:11ruckus when you were
- 1:05:12SPEAKER_00: specifically told not to cause a ruckus
- 1:05:19SPEAKER_03: We caught, we caught a member of the syndicate that you've been chasing.
- 1:05:23SPEAKER_00: I mean, everyone in there has been chasing.
- 1:05:28SPEAKER_00: It's the thing.
- 1:05:31SPEAKER_03: I have him.
- 1:05:32SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 1:05:34SPEAKER_00: Which one?
- 1:05:35SPEAKER_03: Rami.
- 1:05:37SPEAKER_03: And she's just gonna grin.
- 1:05:39SPEAKER_00: He pauses for a second.
- 1:05:43SPEAKER_03: I bring presents.
- 1:05:45SPEAKER_00: Did you confirm that it was Rami?
- 1:05:48SPEAKER_00: Yes.
- 1:05:48SPEAKER_00: With who?
- 1:05:49SPEAKER_03: The one council guy, the nine tails.
- 1:05:54SPEAKER_00: That's why Mr. Norn called this meeting.
- 1:06:00SPEAKER_03: I caught him for you.
- 1:06:02SPEAKER_03: We caught him for you.
- 1:06:05SPEAKER_03: We're very good at what we do.
- 1:06:18And you and whoever of your group is speaking for the rest of
- 1:06:21you is ready.
- 1:06:22SPEAKER_00: You may enter the chambers.
- 1:06:26SPEAKER_00: Gotcha.
- 1:06:28SPEAKER_00: And they turn around and walk back into the chambers.
- 1:06:32SPEAKER_02: Yeah, Joachim will, I guess, will follow along.
- 1:06:36SPEAKER_02: Are you prepared?
- 1:06:38SPEAKER_00: Is everyone prepared?
- 1:06:42SPEAKER_02: Is there anything that you want me to say in particular?
- 1:06:48SPEAKER_02: looking to the group.
- 1:06:51SPEAKER_03: We went out of our way to risk our lives to capture this man for them.
- 1:06:54SPEAKER_03: And so they should risk their troops to help Ren and Belfast.
- 1:07:05I mean,
- 1:07:06yeah,
- 1:07:07but this council meeting was called before we even got Rami.
- 1:07:10SPEAKER_02: So what's this council meeting really about?
- 1:07:17SPEAKER_03: Us being wanted.
- 1:07:23because of the onyx accord coup because of everything the onyx
- 1:07:29accord coup the
- 1:07:31airship blowing up and then falling and then everybody's
- 1:07:35missing well the airship
- 1:07:38was the iron hand correct not the iron hand the iron hand was
- 1:07:45on that ship but it
- 1:07:46SPEAKER_03: wasn't him yeah isn't he missing now nobody knows where he's been
- 1:07:51he's supposed to be somewhere and he wasn't or that was the
- 1:07:54iron fist actually his
- 1:07:55right hand man not the iron hand the iron hand was not on the
- 1:07:57airship yeah okay but
- 1:08:00the fist is missing no one's heard from him but you also
- 1:08:04haven't heard from the
- 1:08:04iron hand in a while either fair and this is why I'm not
- 1:08:11talking because I don't
- 1:08:14know all the details I'm calling him the iron the iron hand
- 1:08:18when it's the iron fist
- 1:08:29SPEAKER_00: If you are already, you may begin entering the chamber.
- 1:08:41Yeah,
- 1:08:44it's so you go through this door and then in front of that door
- 1:08:47is another door.
- 1:08:49SPEAKER_02: Gotcha.
- 1:08:54SPEAKER_00: As you enter this chamber, we're going to take take a quick break.
- 1:09:01SPEAKER_00: We will be back here momentarily to see how this conversation goes.
- 1:09:10SPEAKER_02: We are back.
- 1:09:23We left off with secondhand souls making their way from their
- 1:09:26house after some
- 1:09:27SPEAKER_00: breakfast and shenanigans to where the council chambers are,
- 1:09:33SPEAKER_00: escorted by a very large group of guards.
- 1:09:37They had a small conversation with General Malachi and
- 1:09:41Counselor Pendragon to
- 1:09:43SPEAKER_00: discuss what's going on with their some of their companions.
- 1:09:58I'm gonna open you up Chambers As you enter you are flanked up
- 1:10:17to the the area
- 1:10:19where you can one of the areas where you can stand by General
- 1:10:23Malachi and Counselor
- 1:10:24SPEAKER_00: Pentagon uh
- 1:10:29SPEAKER_00: Which side of the room do you choose to stand on?
- 1:10:42I have to choose between standing with General Malachi or
- 1:10:47standing with General Pendragon?
- 1:10:49They're not going to stand with you but do you have a set of
- 1:10:54like an area to stop
- 1:10:55SPEAKER_00: and lay stuff out there or an area to stop over here?
- 1:11:01SPEAKER_00: It's either to the left of the door or to the right of the door?
- 1:11:03SPEAKER_02: To the right.
- 1:11:06SPEAKER_00: On to the right of the door, alright.
- 1:11:07SPEAKER_00: So you stop here because these are like large desks.
- 1:11:16SPEAKER_00: Put an island behind you.
- 1:11:20SPEAKER_00: These two make their way up and around to their seats.
- 1:11:35SPEAKER_00: there.
- 1:11:57SPEAKER_00: You hear them all quiet down
- 1:12:05SPEAKER_00: and you see one of these two center figures stand up.
- 1:12:13The one sitting on this side is male and this one is a female
- 1:12:23and they look related.
- 1:12:31Well,
- 1:12:31I have adjourned this council at the request of my colleagues
- 1:12:38here.
- 1:12:38SPEAKER_00: It's not often that we entertain strangers,
- 1:12:44SPEAKER_00: especially wanted ones,
- 1:12:46SPEAKER_00: with a full council audience.
- 1:12:52SPEAKER_00: So if their information rings true, this will not be a waste of our time.
- 1:13:01By the gods I hope that their information is true Mostly for
- 1:13:07your sakes And you see
- 1:13:10his eyes flare this holy light Now I will leave the floor to
- 1:13:23your spokesperson He
- 1:13:30SPEAKER_00: sits back down
- 1:13:42SPEAKER_02: Spokesperson is really kind of the wrong way.
- 1:13:45SPEAKER_02: I am Joaquin Sue.
- 1:13:50SPEAKER_02: I am of Sue Sailing.
- 1:13:52We do private events and any sort of sailing that you would
- 1:13:57possibly need.
- 1:14:00SPEAKER_02: But I digress.
- 1:14:02I think we're really just here to clear our names because there
- 1:14:05seems to be some
- 1:14:05SPEAKER_02: misunderstanding as to what has happened and
- 1:14:10what we have been accused of because we quite literally have
- 1:14:14done nothing but try to help.
- 1:14:17So I'm actually here to answer any of your questions as openly
- 1:14:22and as honestly as I
- 1:14:23can and see if we can broker some sort of understanding so that
- 1:14:29there's no bad
- 1:14:29SPEAKER_02: blood between any of us.
- 1:14:46SPEAKER_00: that's an interesting choice for an opening statement Mr.
- 1:14:50Su Respectfully I'm trying to approach this as less of an
- 1:15:03adversarial kind of thing
- 1:15:04and more just a conversation conversations really yield the
- 1:15:08best information I
- 1:15:09SPEAKER_02: think so please we're just here to help really
- 1:15:15SPEAKER_02: We've just been caught up in a whirlwind of bad circumstance.
- 1:15:26SPEAKER_00: Like you're a hostage there.
- 1:15:28SPEAKER_00: A whirlwind of bad circumstance for him too?
- 1:15:38SPEAKER_02: She's talking about what, Remy?
- 1:15:41SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he's talking about Rami.
- 1:15:43SPEAKER_02: Rami.
- 1:15:46SPEAKER_02: He already had bounties on him.
- 1:15:48SPEAKER_02: He was actually a very wanted felon.
- 1:15:51SPEAKER_02: Again, we're just here to turn him over to the authorities.
- 1:15:56SPEAKER_00: Do you do realize that you all also have bounties on you?
- 1:16:03SPEAKER_02: This is true,
- 1:16:04SPEAKER_02: but again,
- 1:16:05SPEAKER_02: we're not really even sure what those bounties are on us,
- 1:16:10SPEAKER_02: which is why we're here to clear them up.
- 1:16:12SPEAKER_02: In addition to bringing you somebody who already has heavy
- 1:16:17SPEAKER_02: bounties on him.
- 1:16:18I think it's just kind of us,
- 1:16:20again,
- 1:16:20trying to throw a bone and helping out the situation.
- 1:16:24SPEAKER_02: Again, we don't really even know what we're charged with.
- 1:16:26SPEAKER_02: Can you relay those charges if you wouldn't mind?
- 1:16:32We're not here to be judge,
- 1:16:34jury,
- 1:16:34and executioner,
- 1:16:35if that's what you're asking.
- 1:16:38But if you would like to know what the bounty states for you,
- 1:16:42I'm sure our
- 1:16:45SPEAKER_00: while someone up here would be willing to give you an explanation.
- 1:16:52SPEAKER_00: And he steps back.
- 1:17:00SPEAKER_00: And then another individual down here steps forward.
- 1:17:03SPEAKER_00: Ah.
- 1:17:04SPEAKER_00: Counselor Maz at your service.
- 1:17:05SPEAKER_00: And he bows.
- 1:17:08I'd be happy to relay the indiscretions that have been charged
- 1:17:12against you.
- 1:17:15SPEAKER_01: Oh.
- 1:17:22SPEAKER_00: Attempted overthrowing of a royal dignitary.
- 1:17:35SPEAKER_02: I kind of look back to the group with a very questioning...
- 1:17:38SPEAKER_00: Execution dodging.
- 1:17:41SPEAKER_00: Prison break.
- 1:17:48SPEAKER_00: Still with me?
- 1:17:49SPEAKER_00: Need me to slow down?
- 1:17:51SPEAKER_00: No?
- 1:17:51SPEAKER_00: We good?
- 1:17:52SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 1:17:52SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna continue Kidnapping Of who?
- 1:18:03SPEAKER_00: All those missing people and persons from the city of Fearday What?
- 1:18:08SPEAKER_00: The kidnappings mysteriously stopped when you had left the city Uh,
- 1:18:18SPEAKER_00: above table Oh,
- 1:18:20SPEAKER_00: sorry,
- 1:18:20SPEAKER_00: go ahead Go ahead
- 1:18:23um fear day that's is that where we started essentially that's
- 1:18:28where they were
- 1:18:29vampires yes and that's the city you sailed to after you
- 1:18:33rescued uh your group
- 1:18:37currently okay after we broke them out after we broke them out
- 1:18:43for the execution
- 1:18:45SPEAKER_00: stuff correct destruction of royal government property
- 1:18:55SPEAKER_02: How when?
- 1:18:58I'm sorry,
- 1:18:58did an airship go down somewhere that belonged to the kingdom
- 1:19:01of Ishanya?
- 1:19:04SPEAKER_02: We weren't responsible for that.
- 1:19:06SPEAKER_02: That ship was besieged by some crazy shadow demons.
- 1:19:12SPEAKER_02: And people in large mech suits?
- 1:19:16SPEAKER_02: Sniffle shade, that's what it was.
- 1:19:19SPEAKER_00: Kidnapping.
- 1:19:20SPEAKER_00: Again.
- 1:19:20SPEAKER_02: Who?
- 1:19:22SPEAKER_02: Who did we kidnap?
- 1:19:24SPEAKER_00: Where's Zahra?
- 1:19:27SPEAKER_00: Where's Bavin?
- 1:19:29SPEAKER_02: We're looking for them too!
- 1:19:32That's a very convenient defense Don't we have a note from the
- 1:19:38kidnapper of Belfast?
- 1:19:41SPEAKER_00: Yeah,
- 1:19:42we found it on the ship But you asked for the charges So he is
- 1:19:46reading the charges
- 1:19:47SPEAKER_03: off to you Seems to be having quite fun with that Where'd we end?
- 1:19:51SPEAKER_00: Ah, yes Kidnapping again
- 1:19:58disruption of trade disruption of trade what about that poor
- 1:20:05fishing village that
- 1:20:06you were holed up in that got besieged or the blockade that
- 1:20:12ensued at the city
- 1:20:14before the airship went down because of your attempted coup or
- 1:20:22the blockade of your
- 1:20:23SPEAKER_00: home city
- 1:20:26SPEAKER_00: disruptions to trade.
- 1:20:29SPEAKER_00: Uh...
- 1:20:34SPEAKER_00: Espionage.
- 1:20:36SPEAKER_02: Thank you.
- 1:20:38SPEAKER_02: Are you just making stuff up now?
- 1:20:43SPEAKER_00: You overthrew the Honest Accord from the inside.
- 1:20:47SPEAKER_03: Can I tell if he's actually reading from a paper?
- 1:20:49SPEAKER_00: He is.
- 1:20:50SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 1:20:52SPEAKER_00: That's a pretty thin paper.
- 1:20:57SPEAKER_02: We didn't overthrow anyone.
- 1:20:59SPEAKER_02: Alright, finish your- Drug trafficking.
- 1:21:02SPEAKER_03: Drug trafficking.
- 1:21:04SPEAKER_02: Sweet Jesus.
- 1:21:06SPEAKER_03: Dinor is especially angry about that one.
- 1:21:10SPEAKER_00: Oh, let's see.
- 1:21:10We arrested a pirate ship out there a while back and they claim
- 1:21:15to have bought
- 1:21:15SPEAKER_00: their last shipment from a vessel with the Sioux Sailing Insignia on it.
- 1:21:22SPEAKER_03: Did you test that?
- 1:21:25SPEAKER_03: Did you have it tested?
- 1:21:27fake drugs is still drug trafficking no it's not the charge is
- 1:21:31on the record it was
- 1:21:33flower you should have had it tested those people were slavers
- 1:21:38why would you even
- 1:21:40SPEAKER_02: human trafficking yes they were slavers why would you believe them
- 1:21:54shall I continue we're at 10 charges right now there's still
- 1:21:57more on this list
- 1:21:59sounds to me like you're a bunch of liars just the same oh
- 1:22:03you're not in trouble
- 1:22:04just come to our stupid meeting government property what did
- 1:22:10they think we stole
- 1:22:12well we found a bunch of evidence of firearms and other and
- 1:22:19weaponry for the
- 1:22:20SPEAKER_00: general public
- 1:22:25SPEAKER_03: Where?
- 1:22:28SPEAKER_00: Oh.
- 1:22:31SPEAKER_00: On the old confiscated ship.
- 1:22:37SPEAKER_03: Did one of our ships get confiscated?
- 1:22:39SPEAKER_00: Yeah, the one you lost.
- 1:22:44SPEAKER_03: The Sioux Sailing one?
- 1:22:45SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
- 1:22:50SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 1:23:00Suspected cult activity Tests There are reports from other
- 1:23:08survivors that there was
- 1:23:10some weird blood magic going on So you can make charges on
- 1:23:18suspected things?
- 1:23:20All of these things are suspected These aren't charges These
- 1:23:25are what various
- 1:23:26SPEAKER_00: governments have put a bounty on your head for
- 1:23:31pretty sure you said list kidnapping again let me guess Belfast
- 1:23:40uh no this one's
- 1:23:40for a little girl this guy is a liar he lies through his teeth
- 1:23:50are you making an
- 1:23:51SPEAKER_00: insight check yes make an insight check where is it there it is
- 1:24:0621 He's telling the truth Someone put a bounty on us for
- 1:24:10kidnapping Iris Mhmm
- 1:24:16Nobody knew about her except the people here No You walked
- 1:24:22through the streets with
- 1:24:23her To here No You went shopping with her She's been on the
- 1:24:31back of Poppy In this
- 1:24:33SPEAKER_00: city though You don't know where it came from
- 1:24:37but we found her in the ocean yeah and then we were in the
- 1:24:41swamp yeah and we didn't
- 1:24:43run into anybody except cultists no no skeletons no Zara no who
- 1:24:49else should we can
- 1:24:50I have I wonder which pirates did you negotiate with that had a
- 1:24:54giant cannon that
- 1:24:55SPEAKER_00: you let escape the pirates Lala's old pals pirate crew what was his name
- 1:25:07SPEAKER_03: Above table, so I can just write it down.
- 1:25:12SPEAKER_03: I forgot that we ran into them.
- 1:25:13SPEAKER_01: Captain Reeve?
- 1:25:15SPEAKER_00: Yes, Captain Reeve's crew.
- 1:25:18SPEAKER_01: I mean, they're a bunch of bitches.
- 1:25:20SPEAKER_01: Captain Reeve would never.
- 1:25:22SPEAKER_03: I didn't think he saw her.
- 1:25:26SPEAKER_00: Captain Reeve wasn't there, it was his crew.
- 1:25:29SPEAKER_03: I know, but she was below deck.
- 1:25:34SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 1:25:37SPEAKER_00: Are you 100% certain that they didn't follow you when you made landfall?
- 1:25:46SPEAKER_03: I didn't check.
- 1:25:48SPEAKER_00: No one did.
- 1:25:48SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 1:25:52SPEAKER_00: You guys leave a lot of loose ends everywhere.
- 1:25:55SPEAKER_02: Somebody was following us when we were in the cave, so probably was them.
- 1:26:06SPEAKER_00: I mean, there's more of the same down further on this.
- 1:26:07SPEAKER_00: There's destruction of government property,
- 1:26:09SPEAKER_00: kidnapping,
- 1:26:10SPEAKER_00: destruction of government property,
- 1:26:11SPEAKER_00: destruction of government property.
- 1:26:16SPEAKER_01: Why do you keep giving us government property?
- 1:26:19SPEAKER_01: We'll stop destroying it.
- 1:26:21SPEAKER_01: Public indecency.
- 1:26:24SPEAKER_00: Apparently someone was acting drunk somewhere.
- 1:26:31SPEAKER_00: Fake fire.
- 1:26:39we didn't make the fake fire so that is the list of requested
- 1:26:50items that a bounty
- 1:26:53is out on your head for some of those are serious charges all
- 1:27:07of them are bullshit
- 1:27:15SPEAKER_00: and he steps back.
- 1:27:17SPEAKER_00: While he was not lying, you see he does have a smug smirk on his face.
- 1:27:23SPEAKER_03: Yeah, he enjoyed that.
- 1:27:26SPEAKER_00: Joaquim, that is your list that you requested.
- 1:27:34SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I guess speaking directly to the council, you have a lot of
- 1:27:43Assumption,
- 1:27:44suspicion,
- 1:27:45and innuendo,
- 1:27:46but no direct proof that any of that was caused by us.
- 1:27:51We were simply,
- 1:27:52and I think I've said this before,
- 1:27:54in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- 1:27:57SPEAKER_02: And all we tried to do is help in every situation.
- 1:28:01SPEAKER_02: We helped evacuate an entire city.
- 1:28:05SPEAKER_02: My home, in fact, before we had to leave.
- 1:28:08SPEAKER_02: We did our best to
- 1:28:11SPEAKER_02: by Mr. Belfast.
- 1:28:12SPEAKER_02: We're still trying to find Bavin.
- 1:28:16We're doing everything that we can without any assistance from
- 1:28:21the higher ups,
- 1:28:21mind you.
- 1:28:25Again,
- 1:28:27it's quite frankly offensive that you have us hauled in here on
- 1:28:32such weak charges.
- 1:28:35SPEAKER_00: Now, now, now.
- 1:28:37SPEAKER_00: The counts are on the end.
- 1:28:39SPEAKER_00: The one you spoke with last night.
- 1:28:41SPEAKER_00: Elish.
- 1:28:43SPEAKER_00: Counselor Elish Norn steps forward.
- 1:28:46SPEAKER_00: I didn't tell him to haul anyone in here for charges.
- 1:28:49SPEAKER_00: We were supposed to just be having a discussion.
- 1:28:51SPEAKER_00: Some of my colleagues here would like to arrest you,
- 1:28:55SPEAKER_00: but a majority of my colleagues just want to hear you out.
- 1:29:01SPEAKER_02: But I appreciate that because, again, we're only here to talk.
- 1:29:06SPEAKER_02: Now, I'm
- 1:29:11SPEAKER_00: looking for proof.
- 1:29:13SPEAKER_00: You got my attention with the capture of Romulus.
- 1:29:22SPEAKER_00: Do you have proof that any one of these are falsified?
- 1:29:32Joaquin's gonna take a moment to think and he's gonna kind of
- 1:29:37mull over something.
- 1:29:39SPEAKER_03: I might.
- 1:29:44SPEAKER_03: I have Babin's hat.
- 1:29:47SPEAKER_03: It can cast Detect Thoughts.
- 1:29:52Could we have one of the council members put it on and look
- 1:29:57through our heads to
- 1:29:59SPEAKER_03: see the memories?
- 1:30:01SPEAKER_00: That's not how Detect Thoughts works.
- 1:30:02SPEAKER_03: No?
- 1:30:03SPEAKER_00: No.
- 1:30:04SPEAKER_03: We're directly thinking about what happened.
- 1:30:08SPEAKER_00: That is how you remember it happening, not what happened.
- 1:30:12SPEAKER_00: It is not looking into the past.
- 1:30:15SPEAKER_00: One of those is divination.
- 1:30:17SPEAKER_00: One of those is mind reading.
- 1:30:19SPEAKER_00: Detect Thoughts is just mind reading.
- 1:30:23SPEAKER_03: Couldn't they see how it looks from our perspective?
- 1:30:26SPEAKER_00: Would that not help?
- 1:30:28SPEAKER_00: That may not be enough.
- 1:30:31SPEAKER_00: They're looking for solid proof.
- 1:30:37so Joaquin would kind of have a little bit of an epiphany he's
- 1:30:41thinking about you
- 1:30:43know everything that happened with Babin and then remembering
- 1:30:45being on that ship
- 1:30:46and that creepy fucking magic and how much he didn't like that
- 1:30:50captain and then oh
- 1:30:51crap we have that letter who has that letter and he looks to
- 1:31:00the group Ginora
- 1:31:03SPEAKER_01: usually handles the paperwork yeah I have it
- 1:31:08I don't understand why in this quote-unquote court we're trying
- 1:31:12to prove a negative.
- 1:31:13You don't have anything to prove that we did do anything except
- 1:31:17a bunch of people
- 1:31:18SPEAKER_01: saying,
- 1:31:18SPEAKER_01: oh,
- 1:31:18SPEAKER_01: but they were there.
- 1:31:19SPEAKER_02: Well, hold on.
- 1:31:25SPEAKER_02: Above table, do I have the letter or who has the letter, dear?
- 1:31:32SPEAKER_00: I thought Yanor took it.
- 1:31:36It might just be in party inventory Nora does usually handle
- 1:31:40the paperwork She does,
- 1:31:42right?
- 1:31:45I think I might have just forgot to put it in my inventory
- 1:31:50Along with the 87 other
- 1:31:51SPEAKER_01: just papers and files you carry Yeah,
- 1:31:55I can imagine I still just have a vampire head You do In my
- 1:32:03backpack Yep Like you
- 1:32:05SPEAKER_01: do
- 1:32:09I'll say you know I can pull out the letter and give it to you
- 1:32:11Akeem Okay I'd like
- 1:32:16to submit this for review And the letter floats over to him And
- 1:32:35you see him adjust
- 1:32:38SPEAKER_00: his hand a little bit
- 1:32:40SPEAKER_00: as he casts something else on it.
- 1:32:43SPEAKER_00: I'd say this is compelling.
- 1:32:53SPEAKER_00: It is definitely authentic.
- 1:32:55SPEAKER_00: It is not altered in any way, and it was not created by any of you.
- 1:33:02SPEAKER_00: It would have your signature on it.
- 1:33:12So this disproves at least some of these charges and that can
- 1:33:18further disprove some
- 1:33:19SPEAKER_00: of the other miscellaneous charges.
- 1:33:23SPEAKER_00: How do you explain parrying around Sniffleshade with you?
- 1:33:32SPEAKER_01: She's literally on the case.
- 1:33:34SPEAKER_01: She gestures to Ynor.
- 1:33:36SPEAKER_01: She's a whole cop going after
- 1:33:42SPEAKER_00: On whose authority?
- 1:33:45SPEAKER_00: Multiple governments.
- 1:33:46SPEAKER_01: I don't know, the Iron Dick, whatever, something like that.
- 1:33:50SPEAKER_03: I did work directly with him.
- 1:33:56SPEAKER_03: I haven't exactly had much time to hit an evidence locker.
- 1:34:00She is a junior investigator,
- 1:34:02so she gets a little overzealous,
- 1:34:04but we are authorized.
- 1:34:12Now I know that the Grey Breezes are not junior anything But
- 1:34:30Listen some of this I
- 1:34:31SPEAKER_00: got off your boy hair That makes sense We know
- 1:34:41that the fake fire last night couldn't have been created by you
- 1:34:45all because you all
- 1:34:46weren't within range of the fake fire and we've all come to
- 1:34:49that agreement now as
- 1:34:50SPEAKER_00: well.
- 1:34:53SPEAKER_00: You said there were odd figures on the airship before it went down.
- 1:35:01SPEAKER_02: Shadowy, demonic figures almost.
- 1:35:04SPEAKER_02: They literally came out of the shadows.
- 1:35:18As Alish is here as one of the other individuals step forward
- 1:35:24Do you mind?
- 1:35:27SPEAKER_00: And she's looking at you, Akeem How can I help?
- 1:35:33SPEAKER_00: Just stare at me Okay Do you resist?
- 1:35:47SPEAKER_00: No
- 1:35:49SPEAKER_00: You feel a magical probe in your mind.
- 1:35:52SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
- 1:35:55SPEAKER_02: Oh, this feels kind of weird.
- 1:35:56SPEAKER_00: A few moments and then it stops.
- 1:36:02SPEAKER_01: Ooh.
- 1:36:05SPEAKER_00: Well, it seems you're telling the truth about the airship.
- 1:36:11SPEAKER_00: You have a very vivid imagination.
- 1:36:15SPEAKER_02: Respectfully, you only want to go so deep.
- 1:36:19And he just kind of smiles Yeah But still I don't think anyone
- 1:36:30would want to
- 1:36:31imagine That kind of destruction At least one not so willing to
- 1:36:38submit themselves
- 1:36:39for What is now seeming to turn into a cross-examination Which
- 1:36:42we were told it was
- 1:36:43SPEAKER_00: going to be a discussion And she turns and looks down at
- 1:36:49SPEAKER_00: Counselor Maz specifically,
- 1:36:51SPEAKER_00: who was the one that was reading off all the charges,
- 1:36:55SPEAKER_00: and she steps back.
- 1:37:00Do you have any other supporting evidence that could assist you
- 1:37:06in this matter?
- 1:37:10SPEAKER_03: Can't the hat tell them what happened to Babin?
- 1:37:17SPEAKER_03: That's how we found out.
- 1:37:18SPEAKER_03: The hat told us.
- 1:37:20We do have Babin's hat Yeah I can give him the hat It messes up
- 1:37:29my fur I don't want
- 1:37:30to wear the hat There's like nine of you Either way we have his
- 1:37:37You know Babin's
- 1:37:38hat We are looking for him We wouldn't abduct Babin and return
- 1:37:42the hat If we did
- 1:37:45SPEAKER_03: steal him Why would we then wear his hat Uh
- 1:37:50Counselor Pendergons the sword takes another I'll put the hat
- 1:37:55on I don't have hair
- 1:37:56to mess up I would like it back She hands him back I mean you
- 1:38:03just you hands you
- 1:38:05take the hat off and it just Yep He puts it on and then you see
- 1:38:15him kind of just
- 1:38:16SPEAKER_00: nodding his head along every so often
- 1:38:21SPEAKER_00: There's in the...
- 1:38:27SPEAKER_00: The indi- uh, no.
- 1:38:28SPEAKER_00: That's an individual self-showered.
- 1:38:32Counselor Pendragon,
- 1:38:33would you please let us know what is going on in that head of
- 1:38:36yours?
- 1:38:36SPEAKER_00: No one knows what's going on.
- 1:38:37SPEAKER_00: We're standing here in silence.
- 1:38:39SPEAKER_00: This is very weird.
- 1:38:42SPEAKER_00: Oh, my- I'm sorry.
- 1:38:44I thought you were like your friend down there and could read
- 1:38:46minds but I guess not
- 1:38:48and you feel like that's a pointed comment at his magical
- 1:38:51abilities he kind of
- 1:38:53grumbles and sits back down and crosses his arms ah you may
- 1:39:00have this back and he
- 1:39:02SPEAKER_00: gently floats it back over to you I plop it back on not only
- 1:39:13SPEAKER_00: Were they not responsible for any of the kidnappings?
- 1:39:17It doesn't also look like they were responsible for any of the
- 1:39:21other kidnappings
- 1:39:22SPEAKER_00: that were tangentially related to Bavin,
- 1:39:24SPEAKER_00: because I saw all of them in the same spot.
- 1:39:29SPEAKER_00: I don't know where it is, but the Hat remembered seeing all of them.
- 1:39:46SPEAKER_00: Then another question for you.
- 1:39:49SPEAKER_00: This is still Elish talking.
- 1:39:53SPEAKER_00: Under whose authority did you start these investigations?
- 1:40:00SPEAKER_02: Well, I mean, again, I'm working with, uh, Ynor, so... Ynor?
- 1:40:13SPEAKER_03: I am digging through...
- 1:40:17SPEAKER_00: Do you have any important letters or housecrests?
- 1:40:34SPEAKER_03: I have this and she pulls out the Lantana badge.
- 1:40:40SPEAKER_03: Okay.
- 1:40:41SPEAKER_03: I have that one and I pull out my Onyx Accord badge.
- 1:40:46They hired me originally for the Sniff of Shade The Oxacord one
- 1:40:51doesn't carry much
- 1:40:52weight right now They give me permission for drugs This one
- 1:41:00gives me permission to
- 1:41:01fix things Which we're trying to do You guys are doing very
- 1:41:07good at preventing us
- 1:41:08from doing so We can't have vigilantes running around the city
- 1:41:15Vigilantes?
- 1:41:17SPEAKER_00: the other center individual,
- 1:41:19SPEAKER_00: the one that looks related to the gentleman that opened,
- 1:41:23SPEAKER_00: who you presume is now his sister.
- 1:41:31SPEAKER_00: The turmoil that is happening everywhere.
- 1:41:35We don't need everyone who can pick up a sword to decide that
- 1:41:39they can fix the world's problems.
- 1:41:41SPEAKER_00: That usually just causes more problems.
- 1:41:45SPEAKER_03: I've been trained to fix the world's problems.
- 1:41:50SPEAKER_03: Went to school for it.
- 1:41:53SPEAKER_00: In a city that currently can't verify that information.
- 1:42:03SPEAKER_03: Don't bounties give useful information about the bounty target?
- 1:42:09What they look like,
- 1:42:10what they're wanted for,
- 1:42:11and how much is on their head.
- 1:42:14That's really not helpful for anybody Like that's not enough
- 1:42:20information to go on
- 1:42:25That's the way it was designed So they don't want the bounties
- 1:42:29to be paid out They
- 1:42:31SPEAKER_03: want to let criminals be loose
- 1:42:42SPEAKER_00: What assurances can you give us that you are here to help?
- 1:42:50SPEAKER_01: I haven't cut any of your feet off yet.
- 1:43:08SPEAKER_00: I doubt you could, little lady.
- 1:43:11SPEAKER_01: You wanna bet?
- 1:43:13SPEAKER_00: Her eyes also glow with this celestial light.
- 1:43:17SPEAKER_00: And you see the vague silhouette of wings at her back.
- 1:43:22SPEAKER_01: I'm not scared of your wings.
- 1:43:24SPEAKER_01: Your feet dangle.
- 1:43:26SPEAKER_03: I could show them the vampire head.
- 1:43:29SPEAKER_03: Be like, look, we've been helping.
- 1:43:33SPEAKER_01: Maybe that's why the vampire kidnappings stopped when we left.
- 1:43:38SPEAKER_01: Because we killed the vampire.
- 1:43:41SPEAKER_00: The vampire head is from the Satha City basement.
- 1:43:46SPEAKER_01: They don't know that.
- 1:43:48SPEAKER_01: Is it?
- 1:43:48SPEAKER_01: Okay, well.
- 1:43:51SPEAKER_01: The fucking vampire head.
- 1:43:52SPEAKER_01: They don't know where it came from.
- 1:43:53SPEAKER_01: It's not air tagged.
- 1:43:57SPEAKER_03: Look, we've been helping.
- 1:44:02SPEAKER_00: That raises some more questions.
- 1:44:08SPEAKER_00: Why were you carrying a vampire head in a
- 1:44:13SPEAKER_00: non-enchanted bag.
- 1:44:15SPEAKER_01: In case some asshole accused us of vampire kidnappings.
- 1:44:22SPEAKER_03: Not only that, my wife does library stuff and is very knowledgeable.
- 1:44:28SPEAKER_03: I didn't know if she would have a use for it.
- 1:44:32SPEAKER_03: I know that they can do magic with stuff like this.
- 1:44:35SPEAKER_03: I don't know what they do.
- 1:44:37SPEAKER_00: I can do magic with stuff like that.
- 1:44:39SPEAKER_00: You see Alice who's telekinesic and pulls the head to him.
- 1:44:43SPEAKER_03: Hey, that was mine.
- 1:44:44SPEAKER_03: That was for Kaida.
- 1:44:46SPEAKER_00: He's touching it with his bare hand.
- 1:44:49SPEAKER_03: That's really gross.
- 1:44:50SPEAKER_00: And he's staring at it.
- 1:44:54SPEAKER_00: I mean, they took down a sect of vampires and he just hands back to you.
- 1:45:02SPEAKER_03: We have been helping.
- 1:45:04SPEAKER_00: Press the digitization in his hand.
- 1:45:19You see one of the elders stand up behind and everyone who was
- 1:45:23standing up kind of
- 1:45:24SPEAKER_00: sits back down.
- 1:45:28In my time all there was was conflict and war and I was the
- 1:45:36bringer of peace as was
- 1:45:40SPEAKER_00: my ancestors before me.
- 1:45:48Now my children here are overzealous in their pursuit of truth
- 1:45:57and peace.
- 1:46:00SPEAKER_00: The council that is currently assembled is here to balance that out.
- 1:46:10SPEAKER_00: It seems as though
- 1:46:19SPEAKER_00: Somebody wants you dead or imprisoned.
- 1:46:27SPEAKER_03: Well, that's pretty obvious from the note that we just showed you.
- 1:46:32But we also wonder who this person is because to have such pull
- 1:46:38to have us falsely
- 1:46:40SPEAKER_02: accused,
- 1:46:41SPEAKER_02: they must have some sort of standing.
- 1:46:58SPEAKER_00: unrest that is occurring everywhere is odd.
- 1:47:05And I ask the current council to consider the fact that this
- 1:47:19whole situation is odd.
- 1:47:25Yeah,
- 1:47:25it's not like bad stuff stops happening in other cities when
- 1:47:29we're in one city.
- 1:47:31SPEAKER_01: It keeps happening, whether we're there or not.
- 1:47:39SPEAKER_00: Now we've gotten plenty of reports of other things happening everywhere.
- 1:47:44Word,
- 1:47:44so...
- 1:47:45And they've been in communication lockdown since they arrived
- 1:47:49in the city.
- 1:47:52SPEAKER_00: Whether or not,
- 1:47:53SPEAKER_00: and she looks at all of you,
- 1:47:55SPEAKER_00: have been aware of it or not,
- 1:47:58we have suppressed your ability to communicate outside the
- 1:48:00walls of the city.
- 1:48:04SPEAKER_01: Very not cool.
- 1:48:08And yet,
- 1:48:11coordinated strikes are still happening in remote regions of
- 1:48:16the various areas.
- 1:48:19We're still getting reports of allies turning against each
- 1:48:24other Even cities
- 1:48:28SPEAKER_00: turning against each other,
- 1:48:29SPEAKER_00: blaming each other,
- 1:48:30trying to point the finger at somebody for all this destruction
- 1:48:39So now I ask our
- 1:48:42SPEAKER_00: guests What is it that you ask
- 1:48:50SPEAKER_00: of us if you are here to help.
- 1:48:57SPEAKER_00: You came here for a purpose.
- 1:49:01SPEAKER_00: You came here seeking something.
- 1:49:04SPEAKER_00: What is it that you need?
- 1:49:11SPEAKER_00: And she sits back down.
- 1:49:15SPEAKER_03: There's a few things
- 1:49:18But really we just want to get these bounties off of us But you
- 1:49:23know if there's
- 1:49:23something else We have to help Ren Lady Ren needs help Last we
- 1:49:31spoke The note
- 1:49:33mentioned that there is a specific attack against them There is
- 1:49:38the man who wrote
- 1:49:39SPEAKER_03: the note to begin with Who is attacking or trying to attack us
- 1:49:48And then there's the fact of the matter That Belfast is still
- 1:49:51kidnapped And we
- 1:49:53don't know where he is And it's been like three days And he's
- 1:49:59just been gone To be
- 1:50:01fair so is the rest of That troop Exactly Zara's still missing
- 1:50:07The bunny's still
- 1:50:08missing I wanna know how they took the bunny Cause he's got his
- 1:50:14construct And
- 1:50:16SPEAKER_03: Babin's still missing
- 1:50:25So they've all been kidnapped Lady Ren needs help And there's
- 1:50:29the weird creepy guy
- 1:50:30And also The child is levitating And phasing through floors
- 1:50:37Which is why we're here
- 1:50:38SPEAKER_00: early Is it time to do that?
- 1:50:41SPEAKER_00: Can I do that now?
- 1:50:43SPEAKER_03: You may demonstrate Tell her it's cool Okay now come back
- 1:50:56And she operates I can do this too No And she's absorbed Yeah
- 1:51:07she does that too Did I do good?
- 1:51:17SPEAKER_03: You did so good my love Okay So this is also an issue
- 1:51:25SPEAKER_03: that we need to deal with.
- 1:51:28SPEAKER_03: Which is why we're here early, by the way.
- 1:51:35You see some of the counselors that are in armor have reached
- 1:51:40for their weapons.
- 1:51:44As you look around,
- 1:51:44some of the statues around the room,
- 1:51:46eyes are glowing.
- 1:51:51SPEAKER_00: As some kind of, you assume, threat protocol has been activated.
- 1:51:55I'm just gonna tuck her against my side and like just casually
- 1:52:01rest didn't they say
- 1:52:03that those things detected demonic activity or some craziness
- 1:52:12they said that a
- 1:52:13demon wouldn't have been able to enter the temple because of
- 1:52:15them but they detect
- 1:52:19SPEAKER_00: threats that they all that seems that they also detect threats yes
- 1:52:25SPEAKER_00: or potential threats they might just be analyzing a threat Joachim stands
- 1:52:32unsurprised General Malachi steps forward now I assure all of
- 1:52:44you that I would not
- 1:52:46SPEAKER_00: have let in a dangerous individual to these chambers
- 1:52:55SPEAKER_00: As you can see, she is a child.
- 1:52:59SPEAKER_00: Whatever is happening, she doesn't even understand.
- 1:53:05For the record,
- 1:53:07whatever weight it may hold,
- 1:53:09she does claim to be the Iron Hand's niece.
- 1:53:17SPEAKER_03: So just, that should be kept in mind.
- 1:53:22SPEAKER_00: Oh yeah, Uncle, I...
- 1:53:25SPEAKER_00: I thought we were going to see him Gotta find where he is,
- 1:53:30SPEAKER_00: kiddo Our diplomats have not heard from the Iron Hand in some time Yeah,
- 1:53:46SPEAKER_03: from what I know,
- 1:53:47SPEAKER_03: nobody has since the airship
- 1:53:54Or his protege The Iron Fist The Kingdom of Shania has been
- 1:54:09very unwilling to share
- 1:54:11SPEAKER_00: information after their airship went down Which?
- 1:54:16SPEAKER_03: Understandable They were just attacked
- 1:54:25SPEAKER_00: What resources do you need?
- 1:54:27SPEAKER_00: Do you need information?
- 1:54:35SPEAKER_00: More information?
- 1:54:37SPEAKER_00: More freedom?
- 1:54:40SPEAKER_00: We can try to have our diplomats remove these bounties.
- 1:54:45SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that.
- 1:54:46It's really hard to travel and get places and get the things
- 1:54:50you need when
- 1:54:51SPEAKER_01: everybody everywhere is trying to kill us.
- 1:54:55SPEAKER_01: and or put us in jail.
- 1:55:03SPEAKER_03: Did you send people to assist Ren?
- 1:55:08SPEAKER_03: You read the letter,
- 1:55:10SPEAKER_03: you verified its authenticity,
- 1:55:12SPEAKER_03: so you know that there is an attack being planned.
- 1:55:26SPEAKER_00: Would be a council vote.
- 1:55:33SPEAKER_03: Well, you're all here.
- 1:55:36SPEAKER_00: Are there any other items that you would like to request?
- 1:55:40SPEAKER_03: Bounty taken care of.
- 1:55:43SPEAKER_03: Bounties taken care of.
- 1:55:46I mean,
- 1:55:46we're going to communicate through our diplomatic network to
- 1:55:52try and get those removed.
- 1:55:55SPEAKER_03: Information.
- 1:56:02SPEAKER_03: and free movement through the cities.
- 1:56:06We can't grant you free movement through the cities,
- 1:56:08but we can open diplomatic doors for you.
- 1:56:12SPEAKER_03: Free movement through this city.
- 1:56:13SPEAKER_00: You can grant you free movement through this city.
- 1:56:16SPEAKER_03: And open the doors.
- 1:56:22SPEAKER_00: You all to leave these chambers as we go into deliberation.
- 1:56:27SPEAKER_03: One last thing.
- 1:56:30you're all very strong powerful people yes she looks at each of
- 1:56:39them only some you
- 1:56:45SPEAKER_03: have great magic between you are we going with this can you find out
- 1:56:58SPEAKER_03: who or where whoever wrote that note is.
- 1:57:08We have to determine if we're going to be assisting you with
- 1:57:11all these tasks first.
- 1:57:13SPEAKER_00: And then we could probably do that.
- 1:57:16SPEAKER_03: We request a lot.
- 1:57:18SPEAKER_03: But we do a lot.
- 1:57:20SPEAKER_00: You bring a present.
- 1:57:21SPEAKER_03: We bring presents.
- 1:57:23SPEAKER_00: And that will be taken into consideration.
- 1:57:27SPEAKER_03: Keep in mind,
- 1:57:28SPEAKER_03: we bring present expecting nothing in return At the time,
- 1:57:34we didn't know what to ask We will call you back in after the
- 1:57:39deliberation is
- 1:57:40SPEAKER_03: completed Does anybody else have any asks for them?
- 1:57:47SPEAKER_03: Or did I cover everything?
- 1:57:48SPEAKER_02: I mean,
- 1:57:50the real reason we were here was to get reinforcements for Ren
- 1:57:53Everything else is
- 1:57:54SPEAKER_02: just a bonus Yep
- 1:57:56Brandon and the Bounties so yeah I think we've covered that and
- 1:58:02then we can try to
- 1:58:03find Belfast and Babin and Zara if that is you go way out in
- 1:58:17the hallway you don't
- 1:58:23SPEAKER_00: hear anything through the door this time
- 1:58:34candle on the door is also glowing some kind of arcane well I
- 1:58:38guess you would know
- 1:58:39uh Joachim the door is magically locked and has soundproofing
- 1:58:44on it this time not
- 1:58:50surprising you are all standing out here in the hallway though
- 1:58:55so is there anything
- 1:58:57SPEAKER_00: you all are going to discuss while they are having their deliberations
- 1:59:04SPEAKER_02: Sorry,
- 1:59:06SPEAKER_02: go ahead That was a lot of stuff that we were hard for Yeah,
- 1:59:13SPEAKER_02: but those charges were all bogus Oh,
- 1:59:16SPEAKER_02: I know that,
- 1:59:17SPEAKER_02: but God It's just bureaucratic bullshit
- 1:59:33SPEAKER_02: I think I prefer my life on the sea.
- 1:59:41SPEAKER_02: A lot less rules.
- 1:59:48SPEAKER_01: I second that.
- 1:59:53SPEAKER_02: I really want to find this asshole who's framed us now.
- 2:00:17SPEAKER_02: Do you think it's whoever's behind the sniffle shade?
- 2:00:20SPEAKER_02: Like Max and stuff?
- 2:00:29SPEAKER_02: That's like a more of a you knower question.
- 2:00:32SPEAKER_02: I haven't really been doing much of the investigating she has.
- 2:00:36I'm wondering if it's all connected if the man who took Belfast
- 2:00:41and has Zara and
- 2:00:43Bavin is also the man who is making the mechs because there
- 2:00:51were mechs attacking
- 2:00:52SPEAKER_03: Ren Oh
- 2:01:08SPEAKER_00: We're also Ren ran with Belfast when they were adventuring together.
- 2:01:12SPEAKER_00: Yes Is there anything else you guys would like to discuss?
- 2:01:46disinterested in these figures uh Joachim you notice the
- 2:01:56enchantment drops on the
- 2:01:57SPEAKER_00: door for probably a solid hour of deliberations and the door opens yep
- 2:02:10SPEAKER_02: Looks like they're done.
- 2:02:11SPEAKER_02: They're ready for us.
- 2:02:14SPEAKER_02: Are you guys ready?
- 2:02:20SPEAKER_03: Absolutely.
- 2:02:21SPEAKER_02: Let's see what they decide.
- 2:02:31SPEAKER_00: You enter.
- 2:02:39The smug individual before Counselor Maz seems much less smug
- 2:02:45now as he steps
- 2:02:46SPEAKER_00: forward to speak Call the vote Those in favor step forward
- 2:03:13SPEAKER_00: Elish,
- 2:03:14who you've met to step forward General Malachi Counselor
- 2:03:21Pendragon The two
- 2:03:27feline-like humanoid individuals on the end there The sister in
- 2:03:40the center
- 2:03:41SPEAKER_00: who is questioning you about being vigilantes.
- 2:03:45SPEAKER_00: In addition to, two of the three elders also stand up.
- 2:04:01SPEAKER_00: General Malachi speaks.
- 2:04:06SPEAKER_00: We have a vote.
- 2:04:08SPEAKER_00: Six to nine.
- 2:04:11SPEAKER_00: plus two elders in support of your propositions.
- 2:04:22SPEAKER_02: Thank you.
- 2:04:23SPEAKER_02: Thank you.
- 2:04:23SPEAKER_02: Thank you.
- 2:04:27SPEAKER_00: This vote also called to authorize you to more sensitive information.
- 2:04:41specifically because you travel with Yenor Greybreeze and you
- 2:04:48have the confidence
- 2:04:50SPEAKER_00: of the Lantana family.
- 2:04:52We have deemed it appropriate to share wider information with
- 2:05:00you all in an effort
- 2:05:04SPEAKER_00: to extend our trust and show that we are here to
- 2:05:11SPEAKER_00: provide whatever resources we can.
- 2:05:19SPEAKER_00: In the coming days, we will gather reports and
- 2:05:25share with you the information that is pertinent to what you
- 2:05:29have asked for assistance with.
- 2:05:32SPEAKER_00: You have free reign through the city.
- 2:05:35There will still be guards assigned to protect you,
- 2:05:38but there will be no more house lockdowns.
- 2:05:46SPEAKER_00: We are going to use our diplomatic ties or that what is left of them to
- 2:05:52resolve the bounties that have been incorrectly placed based on
- 2:05:56the information you
- 2:05:57SPEAKER_00: have shared with us.
- 2:06:04SPEAKER_00: For the next coming days,
- 2:06:05we are going to put together a response force as we have also
- 2:06:11not been able to get
- 2:06:12SPEAKER_00: a hold of anyone in the Lantana family for some time.
- 2:06:21you know raises your hand yes I have I have a sending stone we
- 2:06:29just talked to them
- 2:06:30a few days ago we see the sending stone she walks it over I
- 2:06:43mean you take it out
- 2:06:44SPEAKER_00: then it starts floating yep is this
- 2:06:50SPEAKER_00: Which type of sending stone is this?
- 2:06:53SPEAKER_03: You talk at it.
- 2:07:01SPEAKER_00: Is that it?
- 2:07:09SPEAKER_00: Here, Elish, you do it.
- 2:07:10SPEAKER_00: Hand it off to Elish.
- 2:07:15SPEAKER_00: And he's like, ugh.
- 2:07:18SPEAKER_00: Man, I haven't talked to her in a very long time.
- 2:07:25SPEAKER_00: I'm not sure.
- 2:07:26SPEAKER_00: Listen.
- 2:07:28SPEAKER_00: Either you're doing it, or gonna make one of them do it.
- 2:07:34SPEAKER_00: And he's pointing to all the ones sitting down.
- 2:07:36SPEAKER_00: Alright, alright, alright.
- 2:07:45SPEAKER_00: Brent.
- 2:07:56SPEAKER_00: You guys don't see a response from the stone.
- 2:08:06SPEAKER_00: Is this thing, does this thing work?
- 2:08:14SPEAKER_00: Is it glowing?
- 2:08:17SPEAKER_00: It glows when he talks into it.
- 2:08:20SPEAKER_03: Last we heard they were under siege.
- 2:08:25SPEAKER_03: and her mom was actively fighting against it.
- 2:08:31SPEAKER_00: Lantana Outpost.
- 2:08:34SPEAKER_00: You see him becoming increasingly more worried.
- 2:08:43SPEAKER_00: Hello.
- 2:08:47SPEAKER_00: This is Lantana Outpost.
- 2:08:48SPEAKER_00: Who is this?
- 2:08:51This is Counselor Elish Norn standing here with,
- 2:08:56what do you guys call yourselves again?
- 2:08:57SPEAKER_03: Second Hand Souls.
- 2:09:04SPEAKER_00: Standing here with Second Hand Souls.
- 2:09:10SPEAKER_00: Who is this that I'm speaking with?
- 2:09:17SPEAKER_00: Elish!
- 2:09:19SPEAKER_00: It's been a long time.
- 2:09:24SPEAKER_00: We, uh, all of our sending stones got scattered in a blast.
- 2:09:29SPEAKER_00: We had trouble finding it.
- 2:09:31SPEAKER_00: It's, Ren, are they okay?
- 2:09:35SPEAKER_00: Did something happen?
- 2:09:36SPEAKER_00: Well, yes, they're fine.
- 2:09:40SPEAKER_00: Yes, something happened.
- 2:09:48SPEAKER_00: Do you need assistance?
- 2:09:50SPEAKER_00: I mean, maybe.
- 2:09:56we've got it handled for now but they keep there's still more
- 2:10:00coming DM lean over
- 2:10:15and talk can we can we get over there and I don't know can we
- 2:10:21teleport over there
- 2:10:22SPEAKER_00: we can't marshal forces and get a huge force over there what are we gonna
- 2:10:28SPEAKER_00: tend to strike the ice.
- 2:10:38SPEAKER_00: Use this.
- 2:10:41SPEAKER_00: Use this.
- 2:10:42SPEAKER_00: Tell your mom to use the scroll ice center.
- 2:10:46SPEAKER_00: Give me a strike location.
- 2:10:53SPEAKER_00: No response.
- 2:10:58SPEAKER_00: and he flips the stone back to you.
- 2:11:00SPEAKER_03: And put it back in the party inventory.
- 2:11:04SPEAKER_00: Is there anyone else there besides them that you are worried about?
- 2:11:09SPEAKER_00: How soon do we have to get over there to rescue them?
- 2:11:16SPEAKER_03: We did send them a prisoner.
- 2:11:22SPEAKER_00: Okay.
- 2:11:23SPEAKER_00: Is it just the Lantana family that is there?
- 2:11:28SPEAKER_03: I mean, and their guards.
- 2:11:32SPEAKER_03: They have the unicorn there, I believe.
- 2:11:34SPEAKER_03: I'm assuming he's part of that family.
- 2:11:39SPEAKER_00: We heard refugees escape Zatha.
- 2:11:41SPEAKER_00: Where did they go?
- 2:11:43SPEAKER_03: Shit, yes.
- 2:11:44SPEAKER_03: We sent them there, too.
- 2:11:46SPEAKER_03: Radibal.
- 2:11:57SPEAKER_00: Do any of you remember where their keep was?
- 2:12:07SPEAKER_03: Wasn't it on the coast between the two cities?
- 2:12:15It took two spellcasters and a teleportation circle that was
- 2:12:17partially finished
- 2:12:19SPEAKER_00: Yeah To get a precision teleportation open Yes So you know
- 2:12:28SPEAKER_00: where it is.
- 2:12:29SPEAKER_03: We have Joakim and Kaida.
- 2:12:32SPEAKER_00: You don't have a teleportation.
- 2:12:35SPEAKER_00: The connection to the other side.
- 2:12:39SPEAKER_03: Joakim finished it with help from his demon daddy.
- 2:12:54SPEAKER_02: But it didn't really give me
- 2:12:57SPEAKER_02: deeper understanding of it, just enough to finish the circle.
- 2:13:07SPEAKER_03: Could you ask again?
- 2:13:09SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
- 2:13:13SPEAKER_01: We should really stop having him make deals with the devil.
- 2:13:16SPEAKER_02: I'm gonna say maybe I don't want to go speak into him right now.
- 2:13:27SPEAKER_01: Oh shit, a lover's quarrels?
- 2:13:33Quiet demon child He's not my daddy General,
- 2:13:52what if we send in one of us?
- 2:13:57SPEAKER_00: Who is us?
- 2:13:59SPEAKER_00: There's only some of us that can go and fight.
- 2:14:02SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I realize that.
- 2:14:04SPEAKER_00: We need one of us to volunteer to go over there.
- 2:14:12SPEAKER_01: Who is this us?
- 2:14:15SPEAKER_00: They're talking amongst themselves.
- 2:14:17SPEAKER_00: You're just kind of there now.
- 2:14:18SPEAKER_00: We can't approve that.
- 2:14:20SPEAKER_00: We have to.
- 2:14:23we can't get a strike force together we don't even know if
- 2:14:25we're gonna be able to
- 2:14:26send a military force over there right now we'll go and you see
- 2:14:34the two feline
- 2:14:35sisters step up maybe we can marshal some of our clan to come
- 2:14:45with and when they
- 2:14:48SPEAKER_00: say the word clan
- 2:14:50SPEAKER_00: They look pointedly at Deedle Do you see two counselors?
- 2:15:05SPEAKER_00: We're gonna have two counselors go out there?
- 2:15:09There's currently two people out there with our power and
- 2:15:11they're struggling
- 2:15:13SPEAKER_00: We're not just gonna send one person,
- 2:15:15SPEAKER_00: and besides,
- 2:15:16SPEAKER_00: if we both go over there,
- 2:15:17SPEAKER_00: you're more likely to send a military force over,
- 2:15:19SPEAKER_00: aren't you?
- 2:15:19SPEAKER_00: We can't leave ourselves undefended.
- 2:15:22SPEAKER_00: We could bring in mercenaries.
- 2:15:25SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that's no better than anyone else in this.
- 2:15:27SPEAKER_00: What are we gonna do?
- 2:15:30You hear this bickering start back and forth again as you're
- 2:15:32standing in the chamber.
- 2:15:41SPEAKER_03: For the record, I told you all about this yesterday.
- 2:15:59SPEAKER_00: Besides,
- 2:16:00SPEAKER_00: the council's already voted to send help,
- 2:16:02so why don't we send an advanced force over and send the
- 2:16:05reinforcements when you
- 2:16:06SPEAKER_00: can get them to us.
- 2:16:25We will get reinforcements over to Lady Wren We're gonna send
- 2:16:34an advanced force
- 2:16:35over We already sent messages out to our diplomats to try and
- 2:16:41remove those bounties
- 2:16:45What do you want us to do or are we just going to continue with
- 2:16:49what we have been
- 2:16:50SPEAKER_02: doing?
- 2:16:51SPEAKER_00: Over the next day
- 2:16:55SPEAKER_00: or two,
- 2:16:56we're going to gather all the important intel we have that is
- 2:17:00related to what you
- 2:17:01SPEAKER_00: are doing.
- 2:17:02And we will have you come back to share this intel with you
- 2:17:05that you have been
- 2:17:05SPEAKER_00: granted permission for.
- 2:17:12So if you can hang out in the city for a couple of days,
- 2:17:17that would be helpful.
- 2:17:22SPEAKER_02: I have no issue with that.
- 2:17:25SPEAKER_02: What about you guys?
- 2:17:26SPEAKER_03: It should be doable.
- 2:17:34SPEAKER_01: Ugh, fine.
- 2:17:44SPEAKER_00: If there are no objections to that plan,
- 2:17:46then I am going to call this meeting adjourned as we have many
- 2:17:51committees to inform
- 2:17:52SPEAKER_00: of this new
- 2:17:55SPEAKER_00: development.
- 2:17:58SPEAKER_00: You will have guards assigned to you,
- 2:18:01SPEAKER_00: but there are going to be less prison guard and more entourage guard now.
- 2:18:11SPEAKER_00: Please do report any problems that you have with any of them, though.
- 2:18:17SPEAKER_00: We appreciate this.
- 2:18:18SPEAKER_00: Thank you.
- 2:18:21SPEAKER_00: Doors to the chamber is open again for you to leave.
- 2:18:28As you all turn to walk out,
- 2:18:32we are going to call that an end to our session.
- 2:18:38SPEAKER_00: Thank you all for tuning in.
- 2:18:41SPEAKER_00: We hope you have a great day,
- 2:18:45SPEAKER_00: night,
- 2:18:45SPEAKER_00: afternoon,
- 2:18:46SPEAKER_00: evening,
- 2:18:47SPEAKER_00: whatever time it is when you are listening to this.
- 2:18:50SPEAKER_00: And we will see you all on the next one.
- 2:18:54SPEAKER_02: Have a good night, guys.
- 2:18:56SPEAKER_02: Good night, everybody.
- 2:18:58SPEAKER_02: Have a good night