[22:10] [You're all in the Duergar fortress still, presumably in the room with the most intact furnishings.] [22:10] * Tia hums cheerfully. [22:12] [Your S4CK 0 L3W7, or at least, all the loot you've collected, sits beside you. That's all, go ahead. ^_~] [22:13] That worked. ^_^ [22:13] * Tia NOW hums cheerfully. [22:13] * Istvan idly twirls his war pick as he sits on some sort of seat-type thingee. "Not ideally, but it did." [22:14] No plan ever survives contact with you guys. [22:14] * Vall casts Detect Magic on the loot, and takes 10 on the spellcraft check (21 total), sorting out the magic items from the non. [22:14] * Tia sits by the bag and wags her tail. [22:14] I thought I followed the plan... [22:14] * Tia looks confused. [22:14] * Seylin looks at the loot. "So, what've we got?" [22:15] I think you did, Tia. Well, we did. Just... got a bit uglier than we'd anticipated. [22:15] Hey, I wasn't the one who screwed it up. ~_^ [22:15] Oh, okay! I did good, then! [22:15] * Tia grins. [22:16] We're still alive, and that's all that matters. ^_^ [22:16] Duregar were tougher than I thought they'd be... took a whole lotta hits and kept coming. And that red guy who kept frying me was just no fun. [22:16] Yeah, you okay, Istvan? [22:17] Fire and lightning is never fun. You could hurt yourself playin' with them. [22:17] Well, almost never... [22:17] * Tia nods emphatically. She still smells a little burnt. [22:17] * Patrick grins [22:18] I been better. The shock tap thing he did just jolted me some... that lightning bolt really fried me good. But Will's taken care of the worst of it. [22:18] I'd just like to know what part of the plan involved you guys bursting out of hiding before they all came after me? [22:18] * Tia nods. "I don't think I like lightning." [22:18] Opportunity? [22:18] I still have a couple of healing spells left if any of you still need it. [22:19] [There are piles and piles of nonmagical stuff. There are 13 potions, of three different colors, 10 scrolls, one ring, one cloak and a rod.] [22:20] I got kinda beat up, so if you wouldn't mind, Will... [22:20] I was waiting for you to do that, then he *shoves Vall lightly* felt it'd be a good idea to shoot. [22:20] No problem. *Casts Cure Light Wounds on Seylin* [22:20] * Vall pulls a few magic items out of the loot, and sets things aside, ignoring the light shove. [22:20] * Tia nods. "I still hurt a little too." She points toward her injuries with a bloody hand. [22:21] * Vall glances at the tops of the scrolls real quickly, to get the names of the spells on them. [22:22] [Oh, right. 5 suits of medium full plate.] [22:24] * Vall casts read magic on himself long enough to read the names. [22:24] * Will sees that most of his teammates have injuries of one form or another, and sets himself to healing everybody. He remembers this time to ask before healing, remembering the look Kenji gave him for the last spell casted without asking first. [22:25] * Patrick stretches. "So..." [22:25] * Seylin flexes a wing. "Thanks, Will!" [22:25] * Istvan pushes himself up to his feet, and walks gingerly over to where the five suits of armor are laying. Sitting back down, he decides to take a look at them. [22:25] So. We have stuff. And things. And stuff! [22:25] * HKenji nods pleasantly at Will when he asks permission. [22:26] You're Welcome, Seylin [22:26] * Patrick glances at the potions, picking one out of them. "What do you suppose this is? You want to find out scientifically or... not?" He grins evilly. [22:26] Remember what happened the last time you drank an unlabeled potion, Patrick? [22:27] * Seylin giggles. [22:27] Oh, do go ahead and drink them, I could use some good entertainment. [22:27] ... if you wanna swollow the potion of fireballs, be my guest. *shakes head* [22:27] Is that good? [22:27] * Tia grins. [22:28] * Istvan hrms as he examines the armor. "Full plate... really well made at that. Mithril, too." [22:28] * Patrick chuckles. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He puts down his haversack and starts pulling out beakers, test tubes, racks, and graduated cylinders. [22:28] * Tia just sits and watches. [22:28] * Seylin grins. "Oh, this is gonna be interesting." [22:28] Good gods, did you steal half the alchemy lab? [22:29] * Seylin looks over in Vall's direction. "Any luck with those scrolls, Vall?" [22:29] * Istvan eyes Patrick, and sliiiiiiides a few feet farther away. [22:30] * Will is still burning through healing spells. He's almost finished healing Tia. [22:30] s'just too bad all this armor is dwarf-sized. [22:30] Nah, this is my own. ^_^ [22:30] * Tia wags her tail. [22:30] "Well, Ariake and I can split these scrolls." *indicates the six spectral hands, reduce, and featherfall scrolls* "Will and Ariake can fight over this one." *indicates the Shatter*. "And I think only our rogue can use this last one." *holds up Chill Metal* [22:31] Oooh, neat! Um, what is it? [22:31] Its a Chill Metal spell. [22:31] You can have that scroll Ariake. I wouldn't know what to do with it. [22:32] Nice! I'll take it! Thanks! [22:32] Shatter something? [22:32] * Seylin accepts the scroll from Vall. [22:33] * Vall also hands Seylin one of the Spectral Hand scrolls, as we have plenty to go around. "This is from my share of these spectral hands." [22:34] * Patrick messes around with them. "Ariake seems to have dozed off." [22:34] * Istvan stands up, and holds up one of the dwarf-sized mithril plate mails against himself. Needless to say, it's just a WEE bit short. "... anyone secretly dwarf-sized and just ashamed to admit it?" [22:34] Hell, I'd be. [22:34] Can I shatter Ariake with it? [22:34] * Seylin takes that one as well. [22:35] But I'm not, and I'm not usin' that clunker you call armor anyways. :P [22:35] * Seylin looks over at Istvan and the plate armor. "Any way we could maybe get a couple of those combined and resized for you?" [22:35] Magic armor normally resizes itself to the wearer, doesn't it? [22:36] Mmm... I'd need a forge to melt it down, and then I'd have to reforge it from scratch if I wanted to combine them. Still, it'd be cheaper than buying the materials and starting from scratch. [22:36] And no shattering Ariake! She kicked butt with style today! I think that ought to keep her from having that sort of thing happen to her, don't you? [22:36] * Patrick grins and puts each potion with each like one. "Okay, we got three kinds of potions. This kind makes stuff grow, that one makes it shrink, and these last three letcha talk to the birds." [22:37] Hrm. I can't think of anything I wanna shatter then. oh well. *stuffs the scroll into Ariake's hand* [22:37] Weather you believe me or not is up to you. ~_^ [22:38] Talking with birds might be fun. ^_^ [22:38] Or you could talk to raccoons, or badgers, or horses, or... I think ya got the picture. [22:38] * Vall does a spellcraft check on the ring, based on its magical aura from the read magic spell from earlier. [22:38] ... and yeah, some magic armor does resize. This suit... *points to his banded mail* ... did for me. Dunno if this stuff is even magical, though. Might just be really well-crafted. [22:39] Can't we just put it on and try it out to see if it resizes? [22:39] Try it on. I could use a good laugh. [22:39] And if it doesn't work, there's always this potion that'll make you small. ^_^ [22:40] * Istvan eyes the armor, then himself, then the armor, then himself... "I don't think this'll fit on my leg." [22:40] * Seylin grins. "We could have a lot of fun with those potions." ^_~ [22:40] If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit right? Nothing bad will happen would it? [22:41] Well, unless it's cursed. It might eat you then. [22:41] * Will gasps. "That's bad!!" [22:41] * HKenji laughs. [22:42] Armor can do that? [22:42] Well, it certainly didn't do the duergar much good to have it, so it may well be cursed. [22:43] Tool's only as good as the person using it. And not usually, Tia. [22:43] * Patrick chuckles. [22:43] * Tia looks amazed anyway. [22:43] Hey, would they use somethin' that'd be cursed? [22:43] Only if they didn't know it was cursed when they put it on. [22:44] Not unless they were very brave or very stupid. [22:44] Well, the ring's some form of protection ring, but I can't tell much more than that. Ariake could probably ID it better. The cloak and rod, I'm not sure of yet, but they do seem to radiate something in the transmutation school of magic. [22:44] Well, only one way to find out. *stands up; carries a suit with him* If you hear me screaming for a quick death, don't try them on. [22:45] Gotcha. [22:45] * Istvan takes the suit of armor and finds an obscured corner/area in which to change. [22:45] Sure thing. Just hope there isn't a devouring bag in the crotch area. [22:45] * Vall takes the ring, and examines it very closely for a hint to its function, his hawk peering down from his shoulder as he does so. [22:45] ( *wince* ) [22:45] (Yum.) [22:46] * Istvan pauses, looks back, shakes his war pick at Patrick, then resumes his walking. [22:46] * Patrick grins. ^_^ [22:46] * Seylin giggles. [22:47] * Vall chuckles slightly. [22:48] * Tia is clueless. [22:48] What's a devouring bag? [22:49] A cursed bag of holding. It eats whatever you put into it, including you. [22:49] It's very nasty. [22:49] It can eat me? [22:49] * Tia blinks. [22:49] It'll try. [22:49] I don't think I'd like that. [22:49] I'm not sure you'd enjoy the sensation of being pulled through a hole smaller than you are, Tia. [22:49] I know I wouldn't. [22:49] I don't think you'd like that, either. I certainly wouldn't! [22:49] No, I haven't seen one of those before. Nope nope nope. o/` [22:50] * Will nods. "That would be very painful." [22:50] * Vall gives up, and takes off his ring of protection to try on this other ring. [22:50] * Tia nods solemnly.l [22:50] 'Course you haven't, and neither have I. ^_^ [22:50] * Patrick grins the grin of 'I know something you don't.' [22:51] Of course not. You'd never use such a thing to dispose of evidence. [22:51] Okay, who wants the cloak or the rod? [22:52] Of course I wouldn't! [22:52] I've already got a nice cloak, and I don't know if I could use the rod. [22:52] * Vall gets to work separating the rest of the loot into 8 nearly equal piles. [22:52] What about the potions? How are we dividing those? [22:52] * Patrick eyes the cloak. "Hey, I can always use one of those. Any clue what it does?" [22:52] So Istvan! How's the armor fitting? [22:52] Its part transmuation, some abjuration. Other than that, not a clue. [22:52] Put it on and find out. [22:52] * Patrick twirls one of the potions on his hand, then catches it. "I'd take one of 'animal speak' and a shrinker, if I had my picks." [22:52] Give me the rod. [22:53] * Patrick eyes the cloak critically. What's the colors on it? [22:53] * Vall hands Patrick the cloak, and Kenji the rod [22:53] * Patrick takes the cloak. ^_^ [22:53] * Vall puts his ring of protection back on his hand, and the new ring on the other hand near the signet ring. [22:54] * Istvan steps back out from whereever he was hiding after a few minutes, banded mail slung over his shoulder, wearing a shiny set of mithril full plate. "Must be magical, 'cause it resized and fits perfectly." [22:54] * Patrick grins. "Like the color." He tries it on. [22:54] * HKenji eyes the cloak as Patrick puts it on. [22:54] Nice, Istvan! [22:54] ...looks Drow, to me. [22:54] * Seylin then watches Patrick put the cloak on. [22:54] That's pretty. [22:55] * HKenji points out the shimmering spiderwebs pattern laid out on the cloak. [22:55] You better not wear that around any drow. [22:55] * Tia admires it. [22:55] Why? [22:55] * Patrick glances at the spiderweb patterns. "Good idea. Still... Any clue what it does?" [22:55] They worship spiders. They might take offense. [22:55] Try climbing a wall! [22:55] I thought drows don't like us to begin with. [22:55] * Vall tenses up at the spiderweb pattern... [22:55] * Istvan hops back and forth from foot to foot for a moment. "Much less bulky than normal full plate... okay, it's official. I like mithral." [22:55] Duh. Everyone does. ~_^ [22:56] * HKenji shrugs. "You can list what I know about magic on one scroll. Maybe two. I'm no shugenja." [22:56] * Patrick shrugs. "Spiders climb walls, right? Well, let's try it then." ^_^ [22:56] I hate spiders.... [22:56] Oh. Why would they worship spiders? [22:56] * Patrick tries to climb a wall steadily. [22:56] Like my shoes! [22:56] They're freaks of nature. What'd you expect? ~_^ [22:56] They taste okay sometimes. [22:57] You eat spiders, Tia? [22:57] Well, I was curious. [22:57] Curiosity killed the dragon, you know. [22:57] Did you cook it first Tia? [22:58] * Tia smiles a little. [22:58] I didn't like it all that much, though. Pizza tastes better. [22:58] * Seylin wrinkles her nose. "Eww, yeah. Definitely would rather have pizza." [22:58] No. Should I have? [22:58] [Patrick climbs the wall easily.] [22:58] Duh, pizza is the ultimate food! All four food groups in one serving. [22:58] Hey pretty cool! [22:58] * HKenji wrinkles his nose. [22:58] Pizza. Ugh. [22:59] Pizza's the best man! [22:59] I don't know. I just thought all things taste better cooked. [22:59] Yay! Now you can go climbing with me! [22:59] That's not true. [22:59] ( You... *cook* your food? Barbarian. ) [22:59] Bah. Gimme some meat and some strong dwarven ale. That's food. [22:59] You eat raw stuff, Kenji? [22:59] * Patrick jumps back down. (It was only about five feet) [22:59] I like raw stuff! [23:00] He would. Sushi's pretty good actually. ^_^ [23:00] I eat raw fish. And raw vegetables and fruits, of course. [23:00] I like raw fish too! [23:00] When we get back, we should *definitely* get some pizza. Those of us who want it, that is. And we can find other stuff for everyone else, I'm sure. [23:00] * HKenji thinks a moment, then corrects himself. "I eat raw fish when I can get it properly done." [23:00] I think I'd still prefer pizza. [23:00] * Patrick smiles at Kenji. "Nice save." [23:01] * Vall shudders s'more at the cloak's pattern. "At least dye it to lose the spiderweb pattern. It shouldn't interfere with the wall-crawling." [23:01] * Patrick chuckles. "You're not an arachnaphobiac (sp), are ya?" [23:01] ... wonder if there's anyplace a guy can get some umber hulk- ka-bob near the Academy. Haven't had that in a while. [23:02] * HKenji presses the button on the rod a second time and places it gently into his kimono sleeve. [23:02] * Tia 's stomach rumbles deeply. [23:02] I just don't like spiders, okay? [23:02] So! I've got two scrolls already. Does anyone mind if I take one of each of the potions? [23:03] Knock yourself out. [23:03] * HKenji waves for Seylin to go ahead. [23:03] * Patrick pockets two of the potions. One of animal speach, the other of shrinkage. [23:03] Thanks! [23:03] * Seylin takes one of each kind and stows them away, along with the two scrolls. [23:03] * Vall takes two of the spectral hand scrolls, one of the enlarging potions, one of the shrinkage, and the ring. [23:03] Not me. Unless they're healin' or they make me shoot fire outta my eyes, I ain't gonna have time or reason ta use 'em in a fight. [23:04] Can I have one of these magical armor? [23:05] Go ahead. [23:05] I think I'll take one, just in case. [23:05] I don't think anyone else is gonna fight you for it. [23:05] Cool. Thanks. [23:05] Knock yourself out. ~_^ [23:05] I'm hungry. [23:05] * Will goes to a corner to change. [23:06] * HKenji walks over to one of the suits of armor and slips it carefully into his pack, taking care to avoid touching any bloodstains left on it. [23:08] * HKenji also takes a moment to scoop up a few handfuls of coins, and one each of the growth and shrinking potions. [23:08] * Vall divides the loot into 9 piles (each worth 3,086 gp), then starts divvying up the ninth pile among the other 8 based on the magic items people took. [23:09] * HKenji walks back over to where he was kneeling and kneels again. [23:09] * Tia bends over Kenji. "Whatcha doin'?” [23:10] * Will comes back wearing the new armor. "Hey Istvan. Maybe we should make this armor the party uniform!" [23:10] No thanks. Full plate is too confining for me. [23:10] No *way* am I wearing armor! [23:10] Not like that, anyway. [23:10] Can't sneak in it. [23:10] Uhuh. Waaay to clunky. [23:10] And I like being sneaky. ^_~ [23:10] It's not THAT clunky. [23:11] Dude, I wouldn't be able to pull the bow back all the way in that thing. [23:11] s'more clunky than... well, I know a thief who specializes in working in full plate, but he's odd like that. [23:11] Swings a nasty greatsword, too. [23:11] It'd probably be hard to fly in, too. [23:12] See? There's other thieves that do it. The wing is gonna be a problem though. [23:12] Hey hey! Who said anything about us being thieves? [23:12] Yeah! We're treasure hunters! [23:12] If you call her a thief again, you'll be in a sore way, Will. [23:12] I like treasure! [23:13] Er. Bad choice of words. I'm sorry Seylin. [23:13] Just got excited by Istvan's comment. ^_^' [23:13] * Istvan points a thumb at Tia. "Kid's got a point there. Besides her claws, teeth, and axe." [23:13] * Vall turns back to the loot. "Hrrm, well, this ring's a mere trinket, so that's only this much." He removes 100 gp worth of stuff to the slush pile. [23:13] It's okay. [23:13] * Seylin smiles at Will. [23:14] * Patrick cracks his knuckles and grins. "I agree with Kenji. And anytime that happens." He grins even *wider*. [23:14] * Vall divvies things up so that those that took magic items get 3300 gp of stuff, those that didn't get 3400 gp. (Does that add up right?) [23:14] * HKenji looks over the treasure pile at Vall. "A mere trinket, hmm?" [23:14] * Istvan blinks, hefts his war pick, and goes to LOOM over Vall. "... a magic ring worth a hundred gold?" *twirl pick* [23:14] Hey, Vall, why don't ya try putting that ring on? [23:15] And the *weakest* magic ring I've ever seen was at least 2000. *whistles* [23:15] * HKenji makes no move whatsoever towards Vall. [23:15] Back down, Istvan. We both know that Vall wouldn't do such a dishonorable thing as lying about the value of an item. [23:15] * Seylin looks at him. "Really, Vall, that can't be right." [23:16] * Tia isn't paying attention. [23:16] * Istvan tilts his head. "We do?" [23:16] Yes. We do. [23:16] * Patrick grins at Istvan. "Yeah, of course we do." [23:16] * HKenji glares at Istvan. [23:16] I'm not sure what the ring does, to be honest. It seems to be some form of protection, so until we get it ID'd, its worth a normal ring in my book. [23:17] * Istvan shrugs. "So we do." *backs off* [23:17] It matters not. I've taken all the gold I intend to. Gaijin art is of no interest to me. [23:18] * Istvan sits back down, still eyeing Vall warily. [23:18] * Patrick shrugs and takes his share of the gold/art. He inspects one of the gems he grabbed. "Pretty, don'tcha think?" ^_^ [23:18] Take what you want. It's mere money. Unimportant. Just be sure not to burden yourselves overmuch. We've much of the area yet left to explore, and that's before counting the drow. [23:18] Very true Kenji. [23:18] * Patrick then goes to work disassembling and packing up his alchemist's lab. Whee! [23:18] If you find any jade in that pile, Patrick, please bring it to me. [23:18] * Vall puts a lot of his share into the haversack's main part. [23:19] * Seylin idly twitches her left wing and collects her share. [23:19] * Patrick chuckles. [23:19] * Seylin checks through it for jade, too. [23:19] * Will goes towards one of the pile of loot and scoops them into his haversack. [23:19] * Vall tosses Kenji a piece or three of jade that shows up in his section. [23:20] * HKenji very carefully catches them out of the air and slips them into his sleeves. [23:20] All this is a bit too much to carry, but I doubt just leaving it here is a good idea... plus, the sooner we get the platinum and other stuff back to the Beardaxe clan, the better. [23:20] Yeah, there's still *that*. [23:20] So should we head back and do that first before going in any farther? [23:21] It'd ease what little concience I have. ~_^ [23:21] * Seylin grins. "You've got more than a little, Patrick." [23:21] Well, we can rest a little here. I can send my familiar out to the surface with a message to the nearest town for a porter. [23:21] Was there anything else we're supposed to do in these caverns? [23:23] Just more explorin', I thought. But yeah, we should probably take care of this stuff and the Beardaxe stuff before we go any further. [23:23] * Vall sits down to rest. "If it makes it easier for you, I can use this identify scroll on the ring, then we can decide what to do with it." [23:25] Do it. [23:25] Sure. We got time. ^_^ [23:25] * Vall pulls out the scroll, and reads through it for the next eight hours while the others rest. [23:25] We need to rest so I can get my spells back anyways. [23:26] * Tia is pleased with her new stash of shinies. [23:27] Tia. Grab a handfull of silver and a handfull of gold and come here. [23:28] Patrick, Istvan, perhaps you'd like to learn a game, too? [23:29] * Istvan hrms. "Guess I'll arrainge to get my banded mail shipped back to my room at the academy..." [23:29] * Patrick flips one of the silver coins and walks over, whistling. "What's up chief?" [23:29] Hmm? [23:29] (To Kenji, that is.) [23:30] Just what I said. Would you like to learn a game? [23:30] * Seylin blinks. "Hey, what about me?" [23:31] * HKenji looks at Seylin. "You too, if you like." [23:31] * Will overhears the word 'game' and walks towards Kenji to take a better look. [23:31] Cool! I'm always up for learning things! [23:31] ( Vall's hawk familiar flutters over to have a look at the game as well ) [23:31] Sure, why not? ^_^ [23:32] * Istvan shrugs, and sits down near Kenji. "Beats getting hit by lightning." [23:32] * HKenji grabs a small wooden board that was once a piece of furniture and carefully traces a grid on it. [23:33] * HKenji slowly begins the process of teaching his companions to play go. [23:33] 's like Chess, but not. Cool. ^_^ [23:33] * Seylin watches intently. [23:34] ( The hawk looks on intently, then squawks a challenge to Patrick for a game, looking back and forth between him and the board. ) [23:34] * HKenji eyes the bird. [23:34] Patrick, if you're beaten by the bird, I shall give you a sound beating. [23:34] * Patrick rolls his eyes. [23:34] * Seylin blinks at the hawk and then laughs. [23:34] * Patrick smiles. "Okay, chicken, you want to play?" [23:36] ( The HAWK, and he lets you know that it is NOT a CHICKEN very emphatically in its own language nods. ) [23:36] I'm betting that the hawk will win! [23:36] What will you wager? [23:37] * Tia looks exhausted and dozes off [23:37] Any piece you like in this pile of loot I just got, except this armor I'm wearing of course. [23:38] * Seylin jumps slightly when Tia starts snoring, then looks over and giggles. "Aww. Tia's sleeping." ^_^ [23:39] Killin' is hard work. [23:39] ( The bird lets Patrick make the first move. ) [23:39] * Patrick shrugs and places his piece down with a flourish. [23:40] ( the bird makes his own moves, and gets flustered by getting beat so easily. He squawks something that sounds almost like "best two out of three". ) [23:41] * Patrick smiles as he places his last piece. "Nah. I got my kicks." ^_^ [23:42] * HKenji smiles at Will. "You were saying?" [23:43] * Will blinks in disbelief. "The bird lost??" [23:43] ... DUH. [23:43] It's a bird. [23:43] ( the hawk changes victims, and challenges Will. ) [23:43] * Seylin laughs. "Yay, Patrick! Now how about you play against me!" [23:43] * Patrick shrugs. "Sure!" [23:43] * Will hands his haversack to Kenji, "Pick something out while I teach the bird a lesson" [23:44] * HKenji tosses the haversack back to Will. "I don't need anything." [23:44] Just be more careful about your wagers. [23:44] A bet is a bet. Are you sure you don't want anything? [23:45] * Seylin sits down across from Patrick and prepares herself. [23:45] * HKenji shrugs. "I've no need to worry about money, and none of this gaijin art is appealing." [23:45] * Will waves for the bird to land for a game. [23:46] (the bird lands for the game, and waits for the first move ) [23:47] * Will makes his first play after a short moment of thinking. [23:47] Do you want to go first, or shall I? [23:47] You go. I won last game. ^_^ [23:48] ( the bird loses a second time, but challenges for a third. He is determined to master this game, to humiliate his master with it. ) [23:48] * Istvan finds himself remarkably uninterested, and simply reclines in a semi-comfortable spot. [23:49] * HKenji watches Patrick and Seylin's game. [23:49] You have a long way to go, my friends. [23:49] * Seylin makes her move, and eventually wins, but does a remarkably poor job of it. [23:49] * Seylin shakes her head. "This is going to take a *lot* of practice." [23:49] * Patrick blinks. "Daaamn. I was doing so well last game." ^^; [23:49] But it's interesting. I like it. ^_^ [23:49] A moment to learn and a lifetime to master. [23:50] Yeah. ^_^ [23:50] Well I certainly won't mind putting in more time on it. [23:51] ( the bird squawks at Will again, waiting for the rematch to start. ) [23:51] Hey, Will. How's the bird playing? [23:51] Just beat him once. Looks like he wants a rematch [23:52] He always wants a rematch. [23:52] * Seylin looks at the coins, mentally going over the last game in her mind and comparing it to what Kenji showed them. [23:53] Hmmm... and if I'd done this instead... [23:53] Nah. Go's a tiring game. Feeling kindof drained at the moment. [23:54] * Will shakes his head at the bird, indicating no. [23:54] ( the bird squawks, then asks Kenji for a game, as Seylin and Patrick are otherwise engaged. ) [23:55] * Seylin looks up at Patrick. "Try again?" [23:55] * Patrick blinks at the bird. "Heh, Kenji'll kick your ass." [23:55] Yeah sure! ^_^ [23:55] * HKenji gestures for the bird to take a... perch. [23:55] All right, you go first this time, then. [23:55] I can't believe I'm going to play a game with a glorified chicken. [23:55] Alright. [23:55] How the mighty have fallen, ne? ^_^ [23:55] ( It flutters over to where he can play. ) [23:55] Do you wish a handicap, bird? [23:55] ( The bird nods ) [23:56] Very well. Take five stones. [23:57] ( the bird seems to know what its doing this time out ) [23:58] * HKenji loses to the bird... by two points. [23:58] Very good, bird. Five stones is nearly an appropriate handicap. Next time you will play at four. [23:58] * Patrick plays a reasonable game for the first few quarters, but... Well, Seylin beats him by eight points at the end. [23:58] ( The bird bows to the master. ) [23:58] Gah! [23:59] * Seylin grins. "Hey, I'm getting a little better at this! Still needs lots and lots of practice, though." [00:00] One more, Patrick? [00:01] ( the bird flutters over to its master for the night, keeping watch as he casts this spell. ) [00:02] * Vall stiffens up as the eight hours run out fast, and he finishes the spell just in time to catch some trance. [00:02] Okay. ^_^ [00:02] You can go first again if you want. ^_~ [00:02] I think I will. ^_^ [00:02] * Patrick starts placing his stones. [00:04] * Seylin utterly demolishes Patrick, although he does start to come back at the end. "Yeah!" ^_^_v [00:04] Damn, that's a powerful ring. Elemental resistance to fire... [00:04] Just gotta watch it at the end, there. Don't wanna get *too* overconfident, after all. ^_~ [00:05] * Will cheers, "Go Seylin!" [00:05] * HKenji perks up. "What was that, Vall?" [00:05] * Patrick grins. ^_^ [00:05] The ring. Its a ring of fire resistance. Who wants it? [00:05] * Seylin smiles at Will, then looks over at Vall. "Hmmm? Whatcha got, Vall?" [00:05] Who got fried the most last time? *looks at Istvan* [00:05] Give it to Istvan. He's been feeling a little warm lately. [00:05] Yeah, Istvan should have it as far as I'm concerned. [00:06] I second that idea. [00:06] Right. Ist, its yours. Of course, we'll have to reallocate some of the rest of the loot... Just kidding, pal. [00:06] * Istvan blinks. "... okay. If you say so." *pauses* "Thanks. I'll put my not-being-roasted to good use." [00:07] Good idea! [00:07] * Vall flips him the ring. [00:07] * Vall turns to the bird. "What game? Show me." [00:07] * Patrick laughs. [00:07] * Seylin yawns and stretches. "I'm gettin' kinda sleepy. I'll be more than happy to take a later watch, but for now, I'm gonna curl up for a bit. Any objections?" [00:07] * Istvan catches it, and puts it on. "Well, the longer I stay unfried, the more stuff I can hit. And that's always good." [00:07] * Vall gets his ass thoroughly trounced at go by his own familiar. [00:08] Not at all. I'm still wide awake. ^_^ [00:09] Okay, bird. Best two out of three... [00:09] * Seylin heads over to where Tia and Ariake are sleeping, pulls her bedroll out of her haversack, and sets it up. "Okay. Night, you guys!" [00:10] Bird, you're my friend and all, but... that was a cruel and sadistic move you made. [00:10] 'night Sey! ^_^ [00:10] I hate you. Nothing personal. [00:11] * Vall goes to bed as well, tired after casting that spell and losing twice to that damned bird. [00:13] * Seylin is soon fast asleep. [00:14] * Will is getting sleepy too. It's been a tiring day. [00:14] * Patrick shrugs and starts his watch then. [00:15] * HKenji looks at Patrick. "Looks like we're on watch. Would you care to play a game or two?" [00:16] Only if ya go easy on me. ^_^ [00:16] ( hey, Kenji lost to the bird! ) [00:16] I never go easy on you. I will, however, give you a suitable handicap. [00:16] (With a + *5* penalty) [00:16] Close enough. :P [00:17] * HKenji smiles and seats himself at the makeshift board once more. [00:18] [And so the session ends! THERE WILL BE MUCH ADVENTURING TOMORROW!]