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Post by krondax on Aug 31, 2006 0:44:31 GMT -5
(ooc, also pelch, remember, she is vindictive )
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Post by Pelch Gobwit on Aug 31, 2006 4:20:00 GMT -5
OOC: Pelch, "Now Krondax, Of course I remember. Although now that she is the leader she has to be careful about such indulgences. People do have a tendency to change as circumstances demand and pressures mount. We all do, why shouldn't our characters?
Yes Sir, I ran Widows panties out on the Ace Flag pole but she don't know it yet. Now after that last hit, I doubt I'll even remember I did it."
"As for Wheels, there is no rush on posting. We will keep you in play. Sorry to hear about your problem, but it has been that kind of summer for many of us."
Quick raised one eyebrow, "You suppose? Mao got bit because you guys got physical? You didn't stand by your word, you didn't discipline Wheels for his part. Now do you suppose you're at fault? Do you suppose the rain falls in Seattle too? Do you suppose Pelch was hit in the head with a Tonfa? Do you suppose a blow like that would have killed anyone else? Do you suppose that you just created yourself a whole bunch of trouble? Do you suppose that I'm still waiting to see how you straighten this mess out? By the way, Pelch was supposed to relieve me on guard. My time is done. Pelch is in medical and can't guard. Now who do you suppose is going to take over the guard from me?" He turned away and went back to the table letting Widow pace. "I suppose I'll have to wait until you sort all that out."
BB was examining Pelch with some surprise. There was no cut on his head and no lump. It appeared his bushy hair had cushioned much of the blow and he was heavily armored. He was breathing normally and his pulse was normal. She spoke quietly, "I know you're awake. Do you want to tell me why you are pretending to be unconscious?"
Pelch opened his eyes and smiled. For the first time BB noticed that his eyes were a bright sapphire blue. Normally they were hidden by his bushy eyebrows and wild hair. Pelch smiled wider. "Well it seemed like a good idea at the time when the weapons started coming out. I hate disappointing anyone who slugs me and hitting the boss is never a good idea. Widow was so certain she had cold cocked me with that Tonfa that I decided it might be better to lie quiet for a while to encourage her. Especially after it broke. It was painful and I did see stars for a bit though. Next time she might get something nastier to replace it with, so it seemed like the best thing to do was to lay down and close my eyes."
BB looked at Pelch like he was small boy, "Well under the circumstances that probably was best. You know you're smarter than a lot of people give you credit for, I wonder what is going on in your brain. I guess if you had fought them it could have resulted in worse injuries. Now you know you had us worried. I'm sorry about what Wheels and Widow did to you. I'm sure they will want to make it up to you when they realize what they did. I want you to know that I'm not going to let them keep doing that to you or anyone else. Now I want you stay in bed and get some rest for a while. I want to keep you under observation just in case. If you're feeling better in the morning you can get up then."
Pelch smiled brightly, "Quick's going to be fragging sore. I'm supposed to do guard after him. Hey, seeing I'm stuck here, how about some food and some beer?"
"No beer." BB stated firmly, "Not after a bash on the head like that. I'll bring in some food in a little bit and maybe some apple juice or ginger ale. I'm going to give you some pain medication for your head and wrap it a bit with some cool compresses just in case of swelling. You can watch the trid for a while though if you stay quiet. Now get some rest but try not to fall asleep for a while." BB walked out of the room.
Pelch smiled and leaned back. If he did this right he could have a nice little vacation right here. It sure beat guard duty. No beer though. That wasn't so good. Well it beat sleeping on the streets.
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Post by wolflet59 on Sept 1, 2006 7:33:04 GMT -5
(just checking in ...)
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Post by wolflet59 on Sept 1, 2006 10:04:28 GMT -5
(OOC oops - no magic theory, an oversight.. but Freddy does have knowledge skill of magical research... can it be changed over to Theory..?)
Purists would say that you have to ensure that your body is a temple - well, I'm not a purist, and people have to get along as best they can, which might compromise some other areas of their lives... so a few wires here and a couple of adaptations there add to, rather than detract from the individual..
It depends on your point of view - you got some chrome, so a few old ladies squeal, stops you getting into the country club coz they dont like your looks!
Pah.. you are what you Iz ..
So you dont blow a 15 foot crater, only a 9 ft one - live within the limits you got ! The 'ware you are carrying is there for a purpose, not as a millstone you got to get rid of.
Couple of things - I have a lodge - but me and Meg are moving it, and not to here. I think that Snake would object to me trying to run two lodges. It does afford protection from Astral interloping..
however I was under the impression that this place had been checked out to be secured with bio-board which will perform the same sort of barrier... so we got astral security. although I could zip up and down the air vents... i think..
Learning a few spells would not go amiss - but we have to be able to pay for them in good will, which needs garnering by heroic deeds and stuff, and I havnt been out and about putting my skills into practice for a while, so the bank of karma is looking a little bare at the moment, certainly would be useful to get some practice in....
And I cast a few cantrips - but I am most proud of my transformations that you havnt yet seen.... and a recent physical mask that I learned- which should fool a retina scan, it is worth trying that out as soon as I get a scanner...BB you got one, or similar in your medical gear?
Meg is moving out of the Snake Oil Shop as I dont want her or the kids compromised, again.
BB if you know a lot about magic - and have got some info on insects as well, I'm just wondering if you got any influence on getting me an Henri into The Magic Circle or it's like in Seattle.... again it is all about influencing the gods and spirits with that good stuff gathered through blood sweat and tears. I know Meg does, but again she needs the practice.
Speaking of Meg - if you need a freelance summoner to call up a big big spirit to help out, then I'm sure she can step in for a price... she is the real good healer out of the two of us, I can patch people up, but she can heal really serious damage.
(OOC how much do we now know of our situation with Smythe?)
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Post by krondax on Sept 2, 2006 0:55:50 GMT -5
"Well, my dear quick, that is an easy one to answer... I'll take over guard duty, if you trust me that is. However, after this, bobby and I will be having a talk and the two of us will be covering his guard duty's. The odd thing is, I didnt hit him that hard....and that Tonfa really should not have broken......" she says as an after thought, more to herself than anyone else.
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Post by Pelch Gobwit on Sept 3, 2006 6:47:08 GMT -5
OOC: Pelch, "I wrote and then lost it all before I could post it! I hate that netscape TABBED Browsing DREK! Anyway, I'll try again tonight. I need to get a steamy love scene done for Braddoc in the UGR as well. Feel free to post."
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Post by krondax on Sept 3, 2006 15:22:58 GMT -5
(ooc, WHAT ABOUT WIDOW'S STEAMY LOVE SCENE!!" wait...waitwaitwait....no i take that back, with my luck, youll put her with pelch. no nada, nuh uh)
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Post by Pelch Gobwit on Sept 4, 2006 6:18:24 GMT -5
I feel so used..."OOC: Pelch, "Let's see now I guess I'll let Braddoc steam a bit as Lianna works her wiles. Well at least I didn't have to do a scene about the orc and the troll. It might rival the story about Krass and the lady dragon. (EEEEWWWWWW!) Anyway, I suppose it was good writing practice? (He says trying to justify the sleaze.) As Gremlin noted our connectivity seems to have gone tits up the last few days. Hopefully I won't lose this one as well." OOC: Wolflet, "(OOC oops - no magic theory, an oversight.. but Freddy does have knowledge skill of magical research... can it be changed over to Theory..?)"OOC: Pelch, "I wondered when you would want to correct that oversight. We have two ways to go about it. You can contact either Mr. Braddoc, or the Character Specialist Xenomarch and request that they correct your character sheet immediately. The second way is to let the character sheet stand and undergo in game training to acquire the skill. Our friend Gremlin/Henri does have that skill and you can make an in game deal and pay him. However, Gremlin will be required to explain some magical theory in the posts to show he is training. The good part of that is he gets additional NuYen at the end of the thread and you get another skill. Your choice. Let me know which way you wish to go." OOC: Krondax, "(ooc, WHAT ABOUT WIDOW'S STEAMY LOVE SCENE!!" wait...waitwaitwait....no i take that back, with my luck, youll put her with pelch. no nada, nuh uh)"OOC: Pelch, "Pelch wouldn't touch that with a fifty meter cattle prod and Beta- max Secure Med Gloves. Now the first thing you NEED to do is come up with a good description of her looks. If you want to get some action you better be ready to bait the hook. I COULD describe her but if I do, I'm going to describe a large permanent tattoo on her butt that says 'All deliveries made in the Rear!' Get my drift? If I have to write porn scenes at least I want to have some fun doing it." OOC: Wolflet. "(OOC how much do we now know of our situation with Smythe?)"OOC: Pelch, "No more than what has been written in the threads. The real question is what do YOU THINK YOU know about Smythe? "OOC: Pelch, malicious smile, "Mao I have given you every opportunity to post. Widow wants a love interest. Get my direction? Yep. Tonights the night! Maybe I'll even invite Wheels so I can say 'What's with the dwarf?' Let's call this proof that if you don't write eventually I will take the liberty to write you into situations of my own accord as the mood strikes me. " The area had finally quieted down. Widow was on guard. Pelch was finally asleep while being watched over my sleeping BB in the Medical Room. Freddy and Henri had gone to their rooms and Quick had gone to bed. Mao was taking a shower. Wheels was getting some sleep as well. It was boring. Mao came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around the strategic parts and placed his clothes in the laundry. Lacking a change he wandered over to the refrigerator and got some wine. He looked at Widow as he held up the bottle. "You want some of this?" Widow nodded as she watched his motion. Mao was well muscled and it was clearly defined. He had a nice rounded hoop under the towel as well. She almost had to force her head to look away. {I don't date kids.} She thought to herself. Mao came over and sat down at the table. He brought the wine "Phu Yuck, 74." He said with a slight smile. Widow suspected it would have the taste of low class turpentine. She was surprised as she took a sip and Mao explained, " The Ingredients: 1, Champagne - 3.33 oz. 2, Absolut Kurant - 3/4 oz. 3, Creme de Cassis - 1 tsp 4, Sugar Syrup - 1 splash shake the last three ingredients with ice and strain into flute then add champagne, The simplest thing you can put is a small paper umbrella. Then you can Cut small slice of Orange or other fruit and put it on the edge of the glass." You had the strangest face, did you think I was going to give you Rice Wine from Thailand?""So this is the real PhuYuck 74? I saw an old James Bond movie once called Man with the Golden Gun. He and his date had something called PhuYuck 74." Widow stated remembering. Mao laughed, "The Brits as usual were playing a subtle joke on the ignorant. Did you notice Bond's glass fizzed like Champagne when it was poured? Well there really is a Rice Wine called PhuYuck and they called it 74 because the year the film was made was 1974. Phuyuck is produced by the Anand Products Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand." Widow took a drink, It was smooth. She was beginning to think she might have underestimated Mao. He knew more than she thought. He wasn't bad looking either. She turned her mind firmly away from that thought and took another sip. It was hard because she hadn't been with a man in a long time. OOC: Pelch, "Mao and Widow. One more chance to avoid your fate. Then I continue unless you find some way to block me."
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Post by krondax on Sept 5, 2006 1:30:51 GMT -5
It was hard because she hadn't been with a man in a long time..... {What the hell am i thinking?} she thinks, shaking her head as she took another sip from the drink. {Even though it woudl probably be the hottest lay he ever had....naw} she thought again. She gave him another look, then walked away a bit, setting the drink down. "I shouldnt be drinking at all when im on guard.." she noted, but more under her breath.
{Now, perhaps if he had been an elf....maybe, but,m poor thing woudl be worn out completely within the first hour if I offered.....}
"Kid, I will give you this, you mix one hell of a drink though." she said with a smile, and let it rest at that... {Damn, i gotta get out more i think}
(well pelch, you did manage to pull something that i dindt expect...lol_
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Post by Wheels on Sept 5, 2006 16:50:12 GMT -5
OOC sorry folks, pewter blew up after the dog incident...might get it back today....sigh....catch up on the thread then.....
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Post by Wheels on Sept 6, 2006 0:39:37 GMT -5
Bobby didn't have much to say when BB and Freddy dressed him down. Henri makin comments in the security room didn't help either. It appeared that BB was going to try and be the conscience of their little "Team". Then he noticed on the interior security cam that he'd used earlier to tape Pelch's 'Hilarious Holo' moment, that Pelch and BB appeared to be talking. Turning up the volume on the interior microphones just in time to hear BB say ...you're smarter than a lot of people give you credit for, I wonder what is going on in your brain. I guess if you had fought them it could have resulted in worse injuries. Now you know you had us worried. I'm sorry about what Wheels and Widow did to you. I'm sure they will want to make it up to you when they realize what they did. I want you to know that I'm not going to let them keep doing that to you or anyone else. Now I want you stay in bed and get some rest for a while. I want to keep you under observation just in case. If you're feeling better in the morning you can get up then."
Pelch smiled brightly, "Quick's going to be fragging sore. I'm supposed to do guard after him. Hey, seeing I'm stuck here, how about some food and some beer?"
Drek, just when I was starting to like her... Bobby thought as he turned the sound back down then left the security room and went to his room. He spent several minutes packing some gear into his pockets and a small ruck-sack. Looking around the room he'd appropriated from the former owner/resident of the Lair, he nodded, noting that he'd cleaned up the place somewhat, but otherwise wasn't leaving much behind.
The dwarf walked out of the room, closing the door behind him, noting that the security door still wasn't closed. Smirking to himself, Bobby started walking to the door, where Widow seemed to be enjoying herself over a nice glass of wine with a mostly naked Mao. Bobby raised an eyebrow at that, but said nothing until Widow stopped him as he was about to exit to the main tunnel.
"Just where do you think you are going?" She asked, setting down her glass on the table near Mao.
"You told me I could go out remember? I took care of the problems you set out for me. You even suggested that we needed to test the range..."
"That was before that stunt with the Tri-D and the 'Hilarious Holo' Drek!!" Widow fired back walking closer to Bobby and standing over him, slightly blocking the door.
"Look, yell and scream all you like, but the fact of the matter is, that little Drekhead is making you all dance to his little tune. I for one need a break from him!! From all of you! Not to mention that I need to get some gear in order to do some more of MY job. But I can see you are pretty busy doing your job." Bobby snorts this last part, glancing over towards the scantily clad Mao, lounging at the 'guard station'. Widow blushed furiously, and was about to retort as Bobby ducked under her arm and moved off towards the exit. Widow looked at Mao and slammed her fists into her thighs in frustration, then turned and ran after the dwarf. These fraggin Dwarves are going to make me kill them yet... she thought to herself for a moment as she caught Bobby and spun him around.
"LISTEN YOU LITTLE FRAGGER..." she began...then more quietly, "Look, Bobby. I know that Pelch is a handful, and I know that I've been pushing you lots. But the truth is, you are one of the more reliable members of the team..." Bobby begins to scoff, as he straightens his jacket from where Widow grabbed him. "No, it's true. I have no problem admitting it. And though your stunt with Pelch and the Trideo didn't help us with the whole team building exercise that I am trying to accomplish, it did point out to me something else. The fact that we are all relative strangers, all coming from separate lives and that as individuals, we may not all mesh and blend and get along all the time. I know you and the others have been cooped up in here," Widow waves a hand around expansively to include the whole of the lair,"and maybe thats not always the best situation, especially since before last week, none of us really knew each other. But I want you to know, that I consider you a vital part of this team. We need you...I need you...I just wanted you to know that. And though I definitely don't approve of some things that are happening, I understand that people have breaking points, and maybe you got close to yours. And that is why, I am going to let you go and do your thing..." Widow stepped out of the way as she finished, and waved a hand towards the exit, beckoning a few feet away.
"Well, ain't that sweet..." Bobby snorted. "I seem to be a valuable member of the team. I'm sure you gave that speech to everyone hunh? Part of the 'team building' exercise? Breaking point? Yah, I reached my breaking point!!" Bobby's volume started to rise as he started to get angry again. "That 'stunt' with the TriDeo was a fraggin JOKE!! A tension reliever. Too bad the little Fragger managed to use it to play all of you. The little fragger is pulling a con on all of us. I could almost swear the little drekhead was actually playing stupid while I was trying to teach him about the timing schedule. I couldn't catch him, but I think thats just because the little fragger is smart. I know he's trying to aggrivate me and playing you all. I can't prove nothing but think back. Every time we get into trouble, he seems to be involved. But he keeps playing innocent. What about that watch drek? He stole it cause it just so happened to be lying around where any old dwarf could have his way with it? No Drekkin way. That is the kind of things that are going to get us in deep.
It was his contacts down at the Jack-o-Lantern. Or rather his attempts at making contacts there, that led us there, albiet under your nominal direction. Look what happened there. I say the little fragger is playing us. Who he is playing us for is a matter of some speculation, but the more I think about it, the more I come to that conclusion...." Bobby wound down somewhat, and Widow looked...thoughtful. "Maybe I am talking through Mao's hat here, but the little fragger has got the 'poor little old me' routine down just a little too good for me to swallow, and here in a closed environment, all he does is cause trouble. Outside, he could hide the fact that he is surrounded by trouble of his own making, but here, not so much. Maybe he needs to come clean and toe the line, or maybe he needs to get out..." Bobby looks hard at Widow, who now seems to be lost in thought. "Anyways, I am out of here. I'll check in on the schedule that I gave you. I'll let you know when I am coming back..." Turning, Bobby strode to the next security door and opened it with a swipe of his passcard, not pausing to look over his shoulder as he stalked out....
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Post by Pelch Gobwit on Sept 6, 2006 1:44:24 GMT -5
OOC: Pelch, "Well lately my connectivity hasn't been all that it could be. Still that might be a good thing in that it gives you people a chance to respond a little. I'll be posting in here after I handle my backed up Private Messages and deal with the UGR situation. Now let's see I read what Wheels said. I am interested to see how Widow will handle that, so I won't interfere there yet. I guess that lets Widow and Mao off the hook for the moment. We will leave Widow and Wheels talking. Everyone is asleep but Mao. So I guess by default he gets the call. Mao watched as Wheels and Widow got into it. He shrugged. All this so called team building and everyone still felt justified in doing whatever the frag they felt like doing. What good did it do to elect a leader if you were never going to trust in the leaders judgments or rules? Each and every person had gotten a chance to step up and lead. Each person had gotten a chance to vote. If you vote for someone then you supported them. He was seeing darn little of it here. Mao arose and put the bottle away. It was clear that until his clothes dried he wasn't going far. It was time to replace his van. First he had to decide exactly what he wanted. Another cargo van? A truck. He suddenly had an idea. Maybe the new decker could help. He went with his towel to the med lab. BB was half asleep keeping an eye on Pelch. Pelch was snoring loud enough to shake the rafters. "BB?" Mao asked politely, "I need a new vehicle. Can I get something on line and have it delivered to the back lot with the papers?"BB yawned, "Of course. There are always ad's posted out on the matrix. You can even do some virtual shopping." She pulled out some cables and a trode unit. She attached the cables to a jack behind her ear and placed the trode unit on Mao's head. She motioned him to sit down. "It's show-time!" She stated brightly. The room went dark for only seconds and then Mao saw the Matrix for the first time. It was so detailed he only got an overall impression. Mao looked from the top of the Ace Tomato Company Building across downtown Seattle. The first thing he noticed was a large Sat. dish on the roof right next to them. It had an active and very hot, bright white/blue beam aimed at the sky. He looked down. He had webbed feet and feathers! He looked at BB and was surprised. He saw a perfectly detailed, very lifelike, thin gray rabbit with white gloves, standing on it's hind legs looking at him with a sarcastic experession on it's face while chomping on a carrot! "What's up Duck?" The figure stated humorously in BB's voice. The thin rabbit leaped into the air and twirling with insane speed it seemed to bore a hole into the roof of the building and vanished from sight leaving a small mound of dirt around the hole! Mao went over curiously and looked in the hole. A large gloved hand suddenly reached out, grabbed him by the head, and yanked him head first into the hole! Mao let out a yelp of surprise. "What were you waiting for?" BB asked sarcastically. "Follow me." The rabbit turned and walked across a well appointed room to another door it's fluffy white tail twitching as she walked. Mao mused that the rabbit walked like a girl. Going through she waited until Mao got on and they rode a very strange curving elevator upward. They came up through a floor and the hole vanished. BB looked around a large open Roma style atrium as she chomped carrot. "Where are we?" asked a confused Mao. BB looked around then tossed the remains of her carrot aside and hauled out a very large map out of her fur pocket. She studied it for several moments and then tossed it aside where it vanished as well. She reached into her pocket again and took out a silver cigarette case, snapped it open, and selected another carrot. Closeing the case she put it away. "I don't know yet." The rabbit said bemused as it chomped noisily on the carrot. She walked across the floor toward a long line of people dressed in strange costumes. She approached the head of the line where a Roman Legionnaire was checking people and either letting them in or turning them away. She looked at the guard and stated, "Excuse me, Doc. Can you direct me to the Coachella Valley and the Big Carrot Festival?" The legionnaire looked unimpressed, "This is Adnkronos Multimedia, Rome. Do you have a pass?"BB reached into her fur and pulled out a large, elaborately embossed document that said in large bold letters, "Nero sent me." The guard motioned her through and Mao followed cautiously. No one objected. They went through a door and were in a large sound stage area where people dashed all around them. He heard BB say, "I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque." Mao looked at her now very confused. She again reached into her fur and pulled out two large masks with a rubber band to hold it on her head. She handed one mask to Mao and put the other on. The affect was immediate. All the people stopped running and looked at them both with expressions of disbelief! One small weaselly looking man with slicked down greasy hair gasped, "Francis Ford Coppola and Sergio Leone!" He whispered in awe. "Quiet on the SET!" growled BB menacingly. The affect was immediate. BB looked at the slime ball. "Where is that stunt Ferrari I ordered sent to Seattle for my latest blockbuster?" She hissed in menace. Everyone suddenly looked scared. Mao almost jumped out of his mask. Surely BB was not going to rip off some production company for a stunt Ferrari? Was She?
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Post by Pelch Gobwit on Sept 7, 2006 5:17:22 GMT -5
OOC: Pelch, "I had to work on some character histories tonight as well as a lot of private messages. Since I didn't see anything big in six tonight, I 'll give you guys a chance to post some more before I continue. It was a busy night. For me. "
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Post by gremlin on Sept 7, 2006 18:09:46 GMT -5
OOC: Time to give Widow more to think about. Now now, put down that tonfa, burden of leadership & all that During the night, Henri finds himself waking up needing to use the can, probably as a result of drinking so much 'kaf in the day. On the way back to his room, he notices that Widow is on guard duty on her own and approaches her. As he does so, he hears her mutter something under her breath about "Another fraggin' half naked guy". Henri doesn't even slow as he walk toward her. Any discomfort he felt at wandering round in his shorts was well in the past, the result of numerous medical examinations, much like the one he had recently endured, and mock interrogations by his previous employers. Before he opens his mouth, Henri checks to make sure no-one (mainly Pelch) is nearby. "I’ll make this quick, I was gonna mention it when you briefed us on your meet with JJ in your new ‘office’, but since that didn’t happen…" Henri sees Widow scowl, but doesn’t give her time to retort "I was thinkin’ it might help pull the team together if we had a little training exercise. What do you think to a mock attack on this place? It could be done with an illusion spell and the surprise might highlight some of the team’s weak spots".
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Post by wolflet59 on Sept 8, 2006 12:38:55 GMT -5
people started settling in for the evening - Freddy had close ones to link up with...
Widow - I dont need to be here if Henri can check people out, and I want to see Meg and the kids.. organise some personal matters.. I need to know if youve cut a deal with Smythe as well...
In fact theres still quite a lot we need to know - Mao was meeting with Slash - but I havnt heard what his meet entailed... maybe I dont need to know, and thats fine.. It seems like we are starting to gel as a group with all the recent communal probing we have undergone..
Training will take a lot more time as you know - and we got a few days more - enough for me an Henri to learn a small spell or two - it dont take long, it juist takes the power...
So I'm off out if you dont mind an I'll be back tomorrow mid morning
people seem content that you can flex some political muscle - I am well impressed.. we need to get active as well.. any ideas?
Pelch and Mao ought to visit the Star and liase with their officers to get some of the trid pics, we may be able to pick up some sign of Tony or the shaman and his chromed up pal - specially with BB - she is smart, but may be cutting it fine dipping into AAA corp databases, just a concern of mine, I do tend to err on the side of caution..
anyway , see you later...
I will be careful - once I'm outside of the building I'll cover myself with a spirit and slide off into the night - if we are under observation, I wont be seen... and heres a disposafone number if you need me..
He noticed a shuffling in her as he mentioned his linking up with Meg, and again when Mao meet and entailed... popped up
Freddy fades into what little shadow there is with a practiced ease, out of the security doors and into the foyer of Ace Tomatoe.. summoning a small mist spirit to cover him - one of his favourite spirits - then a couple of cantrips later he was in the seething undrezoom crowds and heading out to the waterfront to help Meg
It took nearly four hours for all of them to collect the talismans from the underground garage and load them into the light truck, then another two to unload the whole lot into the wharehouse and lock up. The kids were soon tucked into campbeds and he and Meg too..
There were no trails or links left at the Snake-Oil Shop - Meg's pal the huge Glacier had taken over the top floor, minding the shop - Meg now needed a week to prepare the lodge again - outside the tarps were up and the biotechs - or gardeners as they preferred were settling the plants into their maze. Bob the spark would be round to set up the security systems, Freddy wanted to see what he had in mind.. Quite a big outlay - he hoped they could pay for it all.
Back to the Tomatoe in a few hours.. time for a few zedzz.....
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