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eswareinmal2012-05-11 09:10 pm
consultmybooks) wrote in eswareinmal2012-05-11 09:10 pm
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Chapter 2 - Orb Post - 1st of Rebirth's Decline
There is an actual candy house.
[The Orb shows Giles, in the bright, sunlight, idyllic version of the Two Faced Forest quite unlike what several of you had to put up with last night. He's settled himself into a sitting position at the base of a tree.
He does not look at all pleased. In fact, he has his head in his hands, and looks quite tired, for a ghost]
There is an actual sodding candy house in this sodding forest. I, I didn't believe it when I heard it. Had to come and see for myself.
[You know it's bad when the normally quite soft spoken former Watcher is reduced to swearing.]
I confess, I waited around a bit just to check that no idiot children were about to come along and, and start snacking. Hung around long enough to see that there was actually a witch living there. At least, um, I assume she's a witch. Didn't stop to chat. [Yet. Give him time. Curiosity will almost certainly get the better of him.] Is that a story anywhere else? The, um, the candy house, and the idiot children who come along to eat it and they get out because the, the witch won't just tidy up the place a bit? Because it is back home.
But, um, that's...not important. Sorry. I know that I'm still frightfully new to this place, and a lot of this, um, really shouldn't be surprising. I'll adjust. I'm good at that, if nothing else.
And, and I know a lot of you are probably sick of hearing this, by now, but...about last night. I was wondering what the rest of you, um, might have seen, a-and what you think about it. Including the business with the thorns not showing up. Do they really block off this forest at night normally? I, I suppose that at least has the benefit of keeping us from, um, spending the nights beating off monsters. I suppose what I'm asking is, um, is if this place normally goes this mad at night, or were we just unfortunate?
Olindra and I came across a hideously large bird, for what it's worth. I'm inclined to call it a roc, but, um, I didn't exactly get a good look.
[The Orb shows Giles, in the bright, sunlight, idyllic version of the Two Faced Forest quite unlike what several of you had to put up with last night. He's settled himself into a sitting position at the base of a tree.
He does not look at all pleased. In fact, he has his head in his hands, and looks quite tired, for a ghost]
There is an actual sodding candy house in this sodding forest. I, I didn't believe it when I heard it. Had to come and see for myself.
[You know it's bad when the normally quite soft spoken former Watcher is reduced to swearing.]
I confess, I waited around a bit just to check that no idiot children were about to come along and, and start snacking. Hung around long enough to see that there was actually a witch living there. At least, um, I assume she's a witch. Didn't stop to chat. [Yet. Give him time. Curiosity will almost certainly get the better of him.] Is that a story anywhere else? The, um, the candy house, and the idiot children who come along to eat it and they get out because the, the witch won't just tidy up the place a bit? Because it is back home.
But, um, that's...not important. Sorry. I know that I'm still frightfully new to this place, and a lot of this, um, really shouldn't be surprising. I'll adjust. I'm good at that, if nothing else.
And, and I know a lot of you are probably sick of hearing this, by now, but...about last night. I was wondering what the rest of you, um, might have seen, a-and what you think about it. Including the business with the thorns not showing up. Do they really block off this forest at night normally? I, I suppose that at least has the benefit of keeping us from, um, spending the nights beating off monsters. I suppose what I'm asking is, um, is if this place normally goes this mad at night, or were we just unfortunate?
Olindra and I came across a hideously large bird, for what it's worth. I'm inclined to call it a roc, but, um, I didn't exactly get a good look.
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When I said you "stumbled", I was using the physical action of stumbling to communicate the idea that you'd found yourself in a troubling or dangerous situation that, um, I assume at least that you didn't intend to find yourself in. I didn't think you'd, um, actually stumbled.
[Then, because there are more important issues at hand:] Are the, um, are the bad men still around, Faolan?
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The bad men were back home, and Hawk killed them. [This is a source of calm and assurance.]
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Sometimes, people you'd much rather not see still crawl out of the woodwork. Sometimes, not even death is enough to keep them back.]
Faolan? This, um, this m-might seem rather an odd question, but...can, can you defend yourself?
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[He pulls out a short dagger to show to the orb.] Hawk is teaching to throw and Alanna is teaching to fight. Alanna also teaching crossbow.
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All, um, very useful skills. Especially the crossbow. Very fond of the crossbow, me.
[It's not like a kid Faolan's size will have much to bring to unarmed hand to hand fighting.]
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Faolan works hard!