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[Apr 30 16:29:37] <liamthegm> okay, is everyone ready?

[Apr 30 16:29:42] <liamthegm> everyone got their sheets?

[Apr 30 16:29:54] <albert_> I'm returning mine to you now

[Apr 30 16:29:55] <Violet> I have mine

[Apr 30 16:29:58] <liamthegm> any last minute questions?

[Apr 30 16:30:18] <albert_> what time of year is it?

[Apr 30 16:30:22] <Matrim_Argent> Can I have a peanut?

[Apr 30 16:30:22] <liamthegm> fall

[Apr 30 16:30:24] <liamthegm> no

[Apr 30 16:30:25] <Violet> I know we have all read it, but why don't you start with the history a bit

[Apr 30 16:30:27] <albert_> ok

[Apr 30 16:30:46] <liamthegm> okay

[Apr 30 16:30:58] <liamthegm> about 700 years ago, the age of peace ended & the world fell into war

[Apr 30 16:32:09] <liamthegm> on palhur, the dragons took control, starting the empire of kren'atan. on fasune, a group of treants took control, creating the green empire, berellia. on ansulym, the srisians, who had been severely weakened by the age of peace, were defeated for the first time in history, & the ogres took control, creating the empire of tamarnthek.

[Apr 30 16:32:36] <>albert_<>

[Apr 30 16:32:36] <liamthegm> on taggarus, millionss of arthropodal animalmen poured out from the ground, from the sea, & from the sky, & created atanaxus, derogatorily called the insectoid empire

[Apr 30 16:33:08] <liamthegm> on ailanea, the dwarves broke the power-hold the elves had & managed to create an empire of their own, starting akazad, the dwarven empire

[Apr 30 16:34:02] <liamthegm> but on ranu, two brothers waged war against each other for control. kavian, a mad mage calling himself "the storm emperor," drew all the aberrations together & marched against

maraddon, the truthspeaker, whose army was all of the wild talents

[Apr 30 16:34:42] <liamthegm> in the end, maraddon won, naming the empire for himself, sealing kavian beneath the sea, & killing all of the aberrations within his empire

[Apr 30 16:35:06] <liamthegm> now, maraddon still rules over his empire, with his children being his archdukes & archduchesses

[Apr 30 16:35:48] <liamthegm> we start in the town of anlir, in the archduchy of gwyne, in the earldom of den loch, in a forested region called "the central empire"

[Apr 30 16:36:09] <liamthegm> it is 5 am.

[Apr 30 16:36:24] <liamthegm> paul, someone is knocking on your door.

[Apr 30 16:36:40] <Sherrif> wake up, roll out of bed,

[Apr 30 16:36:45] <liamthegm> you hear Wax, your deputy, talking excitedly to Mrs. Rensch, your landlady

[Apr 30 16:36:58] <Sherrif> grab some pants and a shirt, open the door.

[Apr 30 16:36:59] <liamthegm> "I'm sorry, ma'am! I know it's early. But it's an emergeancy!"

[Apr 30 16:37:13] <liamthegm> you open it in time to see little old Mrs Rensch whack Wax's shins

[Apr 30 16:37:23] <liamthegm> "Show some respect next time instead of barging into my house, youngg man!"

[Apr 30 16:37:32] <Sherrif> smile. "Good morning, Mrs. Rensch."

[Apr 30 16:37:45] <liamthegm> "Good morning, Sheriff." she answers primly

[Apr 30 16:38:01] <liamthegm> she shuffles back into her room & slams the door behind her

[Apr 30 16:38:09] <liamthegm> "Morning, Sheriff!" Wax says, saluting

[Apr 30 16:38:14] <Sherrif> "Morning, Wax. What's up?"

[Apr 30 16:38:29] <Sherrif> invite him in,

[Apr 30 16:38:41] <Sherrif> while he talks, finish getting dressed.

[Apr 30 16:38:43] <liamthegm> "A..." he starts loudly, then gets quiet, "A murder sir! Garu the Tailor!"

[Apr 30 16:38:51] <liamthegm> thunder booms outisde

[Apr 30 16:39:11] <Sherrif> I look out the window by way of checking the weather.

[Apr 30 16:39:32] <liamthegm> "Charlie found him, sir. H ewas doing his patrol, saw blood coming from under Garu's front door."

[Apr 30 16:39:43] <Sherrif> who's charlie?

[Apr 30 16:39:48] <liamthegm> it's dark, & it loks like there's gonna be a storm, but there ain't one yet

[Apr 30 16:39:51] <liamthegm> your other deputy

[Apr 30 16:40:08] <Sherrif> "Alright. Where's Charlie now? securing the scene?"

[Apr 30 16:40:21] <liamthegm> "Yessir. Had to break in the door. Very strange, sir!"

[Apr 30 16:40:27] <liamthegm> "No signs of entry or exit, sir."

[Apr 30 16:40:41] <Sherrif> "Alright. Well noboby panic just yet, alright? Let's go take a look."

[Apr 30 16:40:51] <liamthegm> "He sent me to get you, then find the Deacon off the Life Church."

[Apr 30 16:40:54] <liamthegm> heartbeat

[Apr 30 16:40:58] <liamthegm> "I should go do that now, sir!"

[Apr 30 16:41:09] <Sherrif> "Alright. I'll meet you there."

[Apr 30 16:41:15] <Sherrif> What religion is he?

[Apr 30 16:41:16] <liamthegm> "yessir!" he yells as he runs off

[Apr 30 16:41:23] <liamthegm> Wax? home

[Apr 30 16:41:46] <Sherrif> k.

[Apr 30 16:41:48] <liamthegm> Garu was life faithful, but it's usual for a life faithful to be called in on murder cases, because they can do fiath-forensics, if ya follow me

[Apr 30 16:41:59] <Sherrif> good.

[Apr 30 16:42:07] <Sherrif> by the way, what's the home greeting/blessing?

[Apr 30 16:42:19] <liamthegm> i have no idea

[Apr 30 16:42:24] <Sherrif> I'll think of one.

[Apr 30 16:42:34] <liamthegm> cool.

[Apr 30 16:42:48] <liamthegm> so you go to Garu's place?

[Apr 30 16:42:54] <Sherrif> and I go to the Tailor's. who's my informant in that area?

[Apr 30 16:43:03] <liamthegm> heh. Garu was

[Apr 30 16:43:14] <Sherrif> ouch.

[Apr 30 16:43:17] <Sherrif> noted.

[Apr 30 16:43:26] <liamthegm> it's chilly outside, normal for the fall

[Apr 30 16:43:30] <liamthegm> the thunder continues

[Apr 30 16:43:45] <liamthegm> dark clouds overhead, almost pitch dark, despite dawn being only 30 to 40 minutes away

[Apr 30 16:44:01] <Sherrif> I wear the fall-rain-version of my uniform.

[Apr 30 16:44:02] <liamthegm> humid, oppressively so, despite the chill.

[Apr 30 16:44:12] <liamthegm> cut to the life church

[Apr 30 16:44:14] <Sherrif> probably an otter-skin overcoat.

[Apr 30 16:44:17] <liamthegm> word

[Apr 30 16:44:28] <Matrim_Argent> Aww. Poor otters!

[Apr 30 16:44:39] <liamthegm> Aldo, I assume you live in the church, but you can say otherwise

[Apr 30 16:45:10] <Aldo_Murgen> I do.

[Apr 30 16:45:21] <liamthegm> you awaken to the sound of banging on the front doors of the church.

[Apr 30 16:45:32] <liamthegm> it echoes through the whole building, but you hear the deacon going to answer it

[Apr 30 16:45:39] * Aldo_Murgen rolls out of bed and into a into a bottle of whiskey.

[Apr 30 16:45:56] <Aldo_Murgen> s/into a into a/into a/

[Apr 30 16:45:58] <liamthegm> you hear some muffled voices, then the deacon's shrill screech

[Apr 30 16:46:13] <liamthegm> "Oh, a murder is it? Come straight for me, did you?!"

[Apr 30 16:46:15] <liamthegm> "No!"

[Apr 30 16:46:24] <liamthegm> "No no no. Not anymore! I'm sick of this!

[Apr 30 16:46:32] <liamthegm> "All these gruesome details, all these tedious tasks!

[Apr 30 16:46:37] * Aldo_Murgen takes a few gulps and throws on his robe.

[Apr 30 16:46:42] <liamthegm> "I quit! Get Reverend Murgen to do it!"

[Apr 30 16:47:11] <liamthegm> you hear the deacon slam his cell door

[Apr 30 16:47:33] <liamthegm> another voice, this one a town guard, says, "Err, Uhh. Reverend Murgen?"

[Apr 30 16:47:54] * Aldo_Murgen takes his time, but does open the door and walk down to meet the guard.

[Apr 30 16:48:24] <liamthegm> "Ahh, Reverend Murgen. Uhh, well. There's been a m-murder, sir."

[Apr 30 16:48:35] <liamthegm> it's Deputy Wax

[Apr 30 16:48:53] <liamthegm> he's about 28 or so, looks like a nervous kinda guy, but he's sharper than he seems

[Apr 30 16:49:03] <liamthegm> human

[Apr 30 16:49:09] <liamthegm> "Reverend?"

[Apr 30 16:49:09] * Aldo_Murgen stares Wax down. Or up. "It's a mighty terrible thing to happen."

[Apr 30 16:49:35] <liamthegm> "We, uhh, we were wondering if, if you're not, well, bussy, if you might help us out?"

[Apr 30 16:49:45] <liamthegm> the deacon's door flies open

[Apr 30 16:50:05] <liamthegm> he's got a bag over his shoulder and an angry look on his face

[Apr 30 16:50:22] <liamthegm> he's walking out, apparently ignoring you & Wax

[Apr 30 16:50:27] <Aldo_Murgen> "I might. What kind of --" He pauses to look over at the deacon. Waits to see if he says anything.

[Apr 30 16:50:37] <liamthegm> the deacon stops by the temple doors

[Apr 30 16:50:55] <liamthegm> "I'll be speaking to the Archbishop about you, Murgen!"

[Apr 30 16:51:02] <liamthegm> he walks out, slamming the door behind him

[Apr 30 16:51:04] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 16:52:08] * Aldo_Murgen shakes his head after the deacon has gone. "Sorry aboot that. Maybe they'll learn tae stop sending me assistants someday."

[Apr 30 16:52:21] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir, Reverend. Uhh, so, about the case?"

[Apr 30 16:52:54] <Aldo_Murgen> "It's a murder case, ye said?" He nods. "Very serious. Hanging offense, isn't it?" He looks at Wax meaningfully.

[Apr 30 16:53:13] <liamthegm> "Uhh." Wax blushes a bit, "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 16:54:09] <Aldo_Murgen> "Aye, I'd hate to see that, I would. Nothing uglier than a hanging."

[Apr 30 16:54:19] <liamthegm> "But. But it was Garu the Tailor who was killed, Reverend. One of your flock, sir."

[Apr 30 16:54:35] <liamthegm> [one of the very few very devout people in town. gave money, observed all the holy days, etc]

[Apr 30 16:55:44] * Aldo_Murgen pauses for a long moment, then starts toward the door. "Well, I suppose I'd better pay my respects to the family."

[Apr 30 16:56:19] <liamthegm> [he had only his son here]

[Apr 30 16:56:24] <liamthegm> [just a note]

[Apr 30 16:56:30] <Aldo_Murgen> [it doesn't really matter]

[Apr 30 16:56:33] <liamthegm> "Thank you, Reverend."

[Apr 30 16:56:59] * Aldo_Murgen allows Wax to escort him to the scene.

[Apr 30 16:57:07] <liamthegm> cut to the scene

[Apr 30 16:57:30] <liamthegm> Sheriff, you find Charlie & a constable there at the scene, the door to the tailor shop/house standing open

[Apr 30 16:58:02] <Sherrif> "Morning, Charlie. Constable. What's it look like?"

[Apr 30 16:58:23] <Sherrif> I go in and start investigating while they answer.

[Apr 30 16:58:28] <liamthegm> blood is on the doorstep & on the inside of the door

[Apr 30 16:58:40] <Sherrif> and do I know the constable? I step over it carefully.

[Apr 30 16:58:46] <liamthegm> "Nasty, Sheriff. Blade work. Bit of a mystery. No signs of entry or exit, sir."

[Apr 30 16:58:58] <Sherrif> "Is the blade here?"

[Apr 30 16:59:02] <liamthegm> yeah, you know all the constables

[Apr 30 16:59:06] <liamthegm> they're all named "redshirt"

[Apr 30 16:59:24] <liamthegm> "No sir."

[Apr 30 16:59:55] <Sherrif> what does the body tell me? stabbed? slashed? how many times? did he fight back? etc.

[Apr 30 17:00:23] <liamthegm> slashed, four times. Garu was a very big man

[Apr 30 17:00:32] <liamthegm> he did not seem to have fought back. he looks surprised

[Apr 30 17:00:56] <Sherrif> "Charlie? have you got his ledger?"

[Apr 30 17:01:30] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." he hands it to you

[Apr 30 17:01:37] <liamthegm> [what's supposed to be on a ledger?]

[Apr 30 17:01:45] <Aldo_Murgen> [transaction records?]

[Apr 30 17:01:47] <Sherrif> I make note of the last few days' customers.

[Apr 30 17:01:48] <Violet> (financial stuff)

[Apr 30 17:01:49] <Sherrif> yeah.

[Apr 30 17:01:55] <liamthegm> ahh.

[Apr 30 17:02:00] <liamthegm> normal stuff for this time of the year

[Apr 30 17:02:18] <Sherrif> of the names listed, how many do I recognize?

[Apr 30 17:02:28] <liamthegm> all of them, probably.

[Apr 30 17:02:39] <liamthegm> all in town stuff

[Apr 30 17:02:48] <liamthegm> just making new clothes for the new season

[Apr 30 17:02:57] <Sherrif> when is he open for business?

[Apr 30 17:03:31] <liamthegm> usually he takes customers from 9 to 5 or so, but he works late into the night on things often.

[Apr 30 17:03:57] <Sherrif> "Hey, Charlie, how fresh was this when you arrived? was the blood still wet?"

[Apr 30 17:04:09] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 17:04:20] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:04:24] <liamthegm> lightning flashes

[Apr 30 17:04:30] <liamthegm> in the reverse order

[Apr 30 17:04:46] <Sherrif> glance at Charlie and the Constable. "By the way, you both got your wet gear on?"

[Apr 30 17:04:58] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." from both of them

[Apr 30 17:05:15] <Sherrif> nod. looking around the shop. signs of struggle?

[Apr 30 17:05:25] <liamthegm> not a damned one

[Apr 30 17:05:35] <liamthegm> meanwhile, cut to the home temple

[Apr 30 17:05:45] <liamthegm> Violet, you awaken to the sound of a dog's bark

[Apr 30 17:05:54] <Violet> *groan*

[Apr 30 17:05:55] <Sherrif> (I'll continue the questions when you come back.)

[Apr 30 17:06:34] <Violet> "what is it, you god damnned mutt?" in Romany

[Apr 30 17:06:41] <liamthegm> it's at the door, wanting to be let out

[Apr 30 17:07:42] <Violet> "may I die, one second,"

[Apr 30 17:07:55] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:08:15] <liamthegm> you let it out?

[Apr 30 17:08:36] * Violet rubs her eyes, reaches for her underskirt, and puts it on underneath the covers.

[Apr 30 17:08:52] * Violet then gets up to let out the god-damn dog.

[Apr 30 17:08:57] <liamthegm> the dog runs in circles by the door, barking, stops, scratches at the door, whines

[Apr 30 17:09:10] <liamthegm> it barks & wags its tail as it runs out into the town streets

[Apr 30 17:09:15] <liamthegm> it's dark out

[Apr 30 17:09:48] <Violet> "I'll suppose you want to be let back in as well," she mutters under her breath before closing the door

[Apr 30 17:10:00] <liamthegm> it barks at you

[Apr 30 17:10:04] <liamthegm> runs in circles

[Apr 30 17:10:29] <liamthegm> when you close the door, you hear it barking more

[Apr 30 17:10:34] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:10:36] * Violet looks up at the sky, what time is it?

[Apr 30 17:10:47] <liamthegm> the clouds cover the sky thoroughly

[Apr 30 17:11:26] <Violet> she'll try and go back to sleep unless the dog keeps barking

[Apr 30 17:11:33] <liamthegm> it's not gonna stop

[Apr 30 17:12:10] * Violet tosses, turns, then roars in exasperation.

[Apr 30 17:12:27] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:12:34] * Violet gets her pack and heads outside, warily looking upward.

[Apr 30 17:13:00] <liamthegm> lightning flashes, not so distant, & thunder rolls

[Apr 30 17:13:04] <liamthegm> but no rain

[Apr 30 17:13:13] <Violet> "You want to be walked? Is that it? Stupid no good dog.."

[Apr 30 17:13:20] <liamthegm> "Woof."

[Apr 30 17:13:36] <liamthegm> it is clearly trying to lead you somewhere

[Apr 30 17:14:28] <Violet> "Yeah alright," rubs her eyes.

[Apr 30 17:14:36] <liamthegm> cut to Albert

[Apr 30 17:14:44] <liamthegm> [do you & manuel have horses?]

[Apr 30 17:15:36] <albert_> (I dunno do we?)

[Apr 30 17:15:47] <albert_> (we probably can't afford them)

[Apr 30 17:16:12] <liamthegm> [are you above stealing them?]

[Apr 30 17:16:16] <albert_> (so unless he appeared with some in one town we were leaving..)

[Apr 30 17:16:35] <albert_> (I am, yes. Bu tI don't question)

[Apr 30 17:17:01] <albert_> (well it's more that I think Manuel would have just done it before asking me about it)

[Apr 30 17:17:46] <liamthegm> okay, so you're walking into town

[Apr 30 17:18:03] <albert_> (on second thought, I don't think I'm above stealing one)

[Apr 30 17:18:10] * albert_ walks

[Apr 30 17:18:14] <liamthegm> Manuel says, "Our contact isss called Garu the Tailor. Look for the ssssign of a tailro sssshop."

[Apr 30 17:18:30] <albert_> "al right"

[Apr 30 17:18:55] * albert_ juggles as he walks alone, which severely hinders his linear path

[Apr 30 17:19:02] <albert_> along not alone

[Apr 30 17:19:16] * albert_ looks for a tailor

[Apr 30 17:20:39] <liamthegm> it's not long before you see one, but when you get near, you notice the lights on & people inside it, & there's blood on the front step of the house.

[Apr 30 17:21:12] * albert_ 's balls drop

[Apr 30 17:21:28] * albert_ glances at Manuel and then stoops to get his balls

[Apr 30 17:21:33] * Sherrif loves albert

[Apr 30 17:21:39] <albert_> (why thank you)

[Apr 30 17:21:47] <liamthegm> Manuel indicates with a shake of his head that you two should move away a bit

[Apr 30 17:21:56] * albert_ pouches his juggling balls

[Apr 30 17:22:00] <albert_> and follows

[Apr 30 17:22:10] <liamthegm> cut to violet

[Apr 30 17:22:11] <albert_> "what do you think that's about?

[Apr 30 17:22:13] <albert_> "

[Apr 30 17:22:56] <liamthegm> Violet, the dog is leading you past the market square where you've been working to a street with a row of artisans & skilled labrorers' shops

[Apr 30 17:23:32] * Violet trudges along slowly with her arms folded, trying to keep out the cold.

[Apr 30 17:24:07] <liamthegm> Albert, roll rogue, Violet, roll awareness

[Apr 30 17:24:10] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:24:28] <liamthegm> r manuel rogue 13

[Apr 30 17:24:28] <Eklem> liamthegm [manuel rogue: 13] 15 15 23

[Apr 30 17:24:43] <Violet> r awa 13

[Apr 30 17:24:47] <Eklem> Violet [awa: 13] 14 14 21

[Apr 30 17:25:30] <albert_> r rogue 14

[Apr 30 17:25:38] <albert_> r rogue 14

[Apr 30 17:25:38] <Eklem> albert_ [rogue: 14] 15 21 23

[Apr 30 17:25:51] <liamthegm> Violet, you notice nothing out of the ordinary

[Apr 30 17:26:15] <albert_> (do we notice her?)

[Apr 30 17:26:37] <liamthegm> right. violet, roll rogue

[Apr 30 17:26:44] <liamthegm> r manuel awa 12

[Apr 30 17:26:44] <Eklem> liamthegm [manuel awa: 12] 15 17 20

[Apr 30 17:26:49] <Violet> r rouge 11

[Apr 30 17:26:49] <Eklem> Violet [rouge: 11] 14 15 18

[Apr 30 17:27:26] <albert_> r awareness 14

[Apr 30 17:27:27] <Eklem> albert_ [awareness: 14] 15 21 21

[Apr 30 17:27:48] * albert_ lowers voice further after seeing Violet

[Apr 30 17:28:30] <liamthegm> Manuel, "Very busssy town thisss morning."

[Apr 30 17:28:49] <liamthegm> Violet, the dog goes right up to the only building with lights on. it has men inside & blood on the stoop

[Apr 30 17:29:24] <Violet> you see a young woman walk by with a colorful red headscarf, golden hoop earrings, a white top and a colorful green skirt. About 5'7, brown hair. She looks cold and unhappy.

[Apr 30 17:29:27] <albert_> "no kidding"

[Apr 30 17:29:54] * Sherrif comes to the door.

[Apr 30 17:29:58] * Violet looks up, tries to look inconspicouous, and keeps on walking

[Apr 30 17:30:52] * TheGM (nwebb@3223f75b.26866aa7.lbcktx.swbell.net) has joined #shem

[Apr 30 17:31:03] * TheGMReturns (nwebb@3223f75b.26866aa7.lbcktx.swbell.net) has joined #shem

[Apr 30 17:31:26] <Aldo_Murgen> [perhaps set your default nick to something more unique?]

[Apr 30 17:31:40] * TheGMReturns has quit (Client exited)

[Apr 30 17:31:57] <TheGM> it's not letting me change my nick.

[Apr 30 17:32:04] <liamthegm> to anything else?

[Apr 30 17:32:13] <liamthegm> if not, we can deal with it.

[Apr 30 17:32:13] <TheGM> somebody kill Sherrif.

[Apr 30 17:32:18] <liamthegm> 's no big deal.

[Apr 30 17:32:25] <liamthegm> ben, tell nathan how to do that ghost thingie

[Apr 30 17:32:34] <liamthegm> if he can

[Apr 30 17:32:45] * liamthegm gives channel operator status to TheGM

[Apr 30 17:32:50] <Matrim_Argent> Ghost only works if the nick is registered with Nickserv, I think.

[Apr 30 17:32:51] <Aldo_Murgen> i don't think he registered his nick, thus it is not possible

[Apr 30 17:33:03] * TheGM is now known as Paul_Driver

[Apr 30 17:33:10] <liamthegm> that works

[Apr 30 17:33:19] <liamthegm> what was the last thing you saw?

[Apr 30 17:33:20] <Paul_Driver> I go to the door. "Morning, ma'am." do I know her?

[Apr 30 17:33:27] <liamthegm> ahh, a'ight

[Apr 30 17:33:32] <liamthegm> she's new to town

[Apr 30 17:33:47] * Paul_Driver looks like an elven version of Owen Wilson

[Apr 30 17:34:07] <Paul_Driver> or a half elven version, actually.

[Apr 30 17:34:13] <liamthegm> Charlie had a talk with her, told you she was a gypsy, she's pretty tight lipped about things, as far as he can tell. doesn't seem to be up to something. she's been doing fortune telling int he market square for the last 3 days or os

[Apr 30 17:34:21] <Violet> "Aye." She nods and turns her head, trying not to pay attention, looking non-chalant and failing.

[Apr 30 17:34:48] <Paul_Driver> smile. "Everything alright out here?"

[Apr 30 17:35:13] <liamthegm> Paul, roll awareness, Albert & Manuel roll rogue

[Apr 30 17:35:15] <albert_> (Nathan, is it obvious you're the Law?)

[Apr 30 17:35:26] <albert_> r rogue 14

[Apr 30 17:35:26] <Eklem> albert_ [rogue: 14] 17 22 23

[Apr 30 17:35:29] <liamthegm> r Manuel rogue 13

[Apr 30 17:35:29] <Eklem> liamthegm [Manuel rogue: 13] 14 15 23

[Apr 30 17:35:34] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 17:35:35] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 15 18 18

[Apr 30 17:36:07] <liamthegm> Sheriff, you notice down the street a ways, an ophidian (snake man), with his back to the whole scene, leaning against a wall at the edge of a side street

[Apr 30 17:36:11] * albert_ pulls Manuel further into the shadows when Paul looks their way, probably causing the movement that gets his seen

[Apr 30 17:36:25] * Violet stops, turns "Aye, looks like rain...." She starts to say something and stops, look nervous

[Apr 30 17:36:42] <liamthegm> Paul, the ophidian vanishes from view suddenly

[Apr 30 17:37:04] <Paul_Driver> watches for a moment, leans back in. "Charlie?"

[Apr 30 17:37:08] * Sherrif has quit (Read error: Operation timed out)

[Apr 30 17:37:10] <albert_> (Nathan, is it obvious you're the Law?)

[Apr 30 17:37:24] <liamthegm> "yes, sir?"

[Apr 30 17:37:27] <Paul_Driver> with a resist-read of 8? yes.

[Apr 30 17:37:43] <liamthegm> [i think you have a prominent badge, anyway]

[Apr 30 17:37:52] <albert_> "I think that officer saw you" to Manuel

[Apr 30 17:38:13] <liamthegm> "Did he? Damn. Let'sss find somewhere elssse to stand."

[Apr 30 17:38:25] <albert_> "yes, let's"

[Apr 30 17:38:36] <Paul_Driver> "Do me a favor and go check out Sam's Hardware down the street? just give a look."

[Apr 30 17:38:58] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." he heads down that way

[Apr 30 17:39:01] * Violet takes two steps backwards.

[Apr 30 17:39:25] <Paul_Driver> "Sorry." to violet. "Thought I saw something there. Anyway,

[Apr 30 17:39:30] * albert_ follows Manuel to a less conspicuous area

[Apr 30 17:39:42] <liamthegm> Manuel & you need to roll rogue vs. charlie.

[Apr 30 17:39:44] <Paul_Driver> we're here, so let us know if you need anything. Sherrif Driver, by the way. Pleasure to meet you."

[Apr 30 17:39:50] <albert_> r rogue 14

[Apr 30 17:39:50] <Eklem> albert_ [rogue: 14] 15 20 24

[Apr 30 17:39:58] <liamthegm> r charlie 12 manuel 13

[Apr 30 17:39:59] <Eklem> liamthegm [charlie: 12] 13 14 14

[Apr 30 17:39:59] <Eklem> liamthegm [manuel: 13] 16 22 23

[Apr 30 17:40:04] <liamthegm> right then

[Apr 30 17:40:08] * Violet is looking at your left shoulder nathan

[Apr 30 17:40:11] <liamthegm> you & manuel are off a bit

[Apr 30 17:40:14] <Paul_Driver> Charlie don't see shit.

[Apr 30 17:40:31] <Violet> "aye..."

[Apr 30 17:40:49] <liamthegm> Charlie walks down the road, looks about, then walks back

[Apr 30 17:40:59] <Paul_Driver> Wait a bit, then nod. "Okay." and duck back in to continue the investigation.

[Apr 30 17:41:03] * Violet bobs her head, starts backing away.

[Apr 30 17:41:40] * Violet briskly starts walking away.

[Apr 30 17:42:02] <Paul_Driver> "Okay, where was I..." signs of guests? like a teapot, or an extra place setting or something?

[Apr 30 17:43:06] <liamthegm> umm, shit. Aldo, you arrive at this time with Wax

[Apr 30 17:43:47] <Paul_Driver> look to the door. "Hey. Wax. Good timing. Reverend." slight bow. "good days to you."

[Apr 30 17:44:02] <liamthegm> no signs of guests

[Apr 30 17:44:57] <Paul_Driver> any sign of why he was up?

[Apr 30 17:45:39] <Paul_Driver> and what does the reverend look like?

[Apr 30 17:46:01] <liamthegm> aldo?

[Apr 30 17:46:22] * Aldo_Murgen nods. "Sheriff." He sighs sadly as he looks at the mess inside the shop.

[Apr 30 17:46:24] <Aldo_Murgen> [typing]

[Apr 30 17:47:28] <Paul_Driver> "Well you've met my deputy Wax, this is Constable Frazer (or whatever), and my other deputy Charlie should be coming back soon, he just went to check on something for me."

[Apr 30 17:47:57] <liamthegm> Charlie gets back. Wax is looking at the scene in horror, & tears are welling up in his eyes. Lightning flashes, thunder booms.

[Apr 30 17:48:25] * Aldo_Murgen is four feet tall and four feet wide. He is getting on in years, but there is still some red in his hair and beard. His skin is still youthful, save for deep wrinkles around his eyes. He wears a silver-grey robe and leather sandals.

[Apr 30 17:48:52] <liamthegm> [in case you do not know, he is a dwarf]

[Apr 30 17:49:14] <liamthegm> "I... I'm sorry Sheriff!" Wax says as he begins ot cry in earnest. He steps outside.

[Apr 30 17:51:10] <liamthegm> Charlie says to you, "By the way Sheriff, Garu's boy is at the headquarters. I had Constable Turner take him over right after we found his pa. He might have a few answers, but

he was obviously might shaken up."

[Apr 30 17:51:36] * Aldo_Murgen looks at Wax, then Driver. "He's a sensitive one." Then, looking around the shop. "This man was a good friend of mine, as well as a member of my flock. What happened?"

[Apr 30 17:52:00] <Paul_Driver> "Well, near as I can tell, he was slashed multiple times by someone who surprised him.

[Apr 30 17:52:16] <Paul_Driver> My guess is someone he trusted enough to let into his house in the wee hours of the morning."

[Apr 30 17:52:29] <Paul_Driver> no sign of struggle, or forced entry."

[Apr 30 17:52:41] <liamthegm> "The door was barred shit, sir."

[Apr 30 17:52:43] <liamthegm> *shut

[Apr 30 17:52:48] <liamthegm> "No one left the house either, sir."

[Apr 30 17:52:53] <liamthegm> "Can't bar it from the outside."

[Apr 30 17:53:02] <Paul_Driver> indicates whoever spoke. "And there is that."

[Apr 30 17:53:09] <liamthegm> it was Charlie

[Apr 30 17:53:30] <liamthegm> "I had to break it down to get in. The boy was upstairs, heard me banging, came down & fainted."

[Apr 30 17:53:44] * Aldo_Murgen mutters. "Bastard." He moves over to stand next to the body, and prays for Garu's soul.

[Apr 30 17:53:45] <Paul_Driver> to the constable. "By the way, constable, want to take Wax over to the Moonbeam for some coffee? he could probably use some."

[Apr 30 17:54:00] <Paul_Driver> hands him some coins. "On me."

[Apr 30 17:54:08] <liamthegm> Frazer says, "Yes sir." & helps Wax out.

[Apr 30 17:54:49] * Aldo_Murgen 's eyes are closed, and he is holding a small silver cross between his palms.

[Apr 30 17:55:14] * Paul_Driver stands still and quiet until the reverend indicates he is no longer absorbed.

[Apr 30 17:55:28] <liamthegm> Charlie does the same

[Apr 30 17:56:11] <Aldo_Murgen> r life 13

[Apr 30 17:56:12] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [life: 13] 15 21 23

[Apr 30 17:56:21] <liamthegm> no luck, sir

[Apr 30 17:56:26] <liamthegm> not even with karma

[Apr 30 17:56:29] <liamthegm> which you don't have

[Apr 30 17:57:54] * Aldo_Murgen pauses after a moment, then says another, shorter prayer.

[Apr 30 17:57:55] <liamthegm> r diff 17

[Apr 30 17:57:55] <Eklem> liamthegm [diff: 17] 18 21 24

[Apr 30 17:58:04] <Aldo_Murgen> r life 13

[Apr 30 17:58:04] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [life: 13] 14 17 22

[Apr 30 17:58:24] <liamthegm> no luck yet again

[Apr 30 17:59:14] * Aldo_Murgen exhales silently through his nose and raises his head again. "Of course, Rev. Tove will need to be summoned."

[Apr 30 17:59:33] <liamthegm> [can't resist waking that bastard up at this hour, eh?]

[Apr 30 17:59:38] <liamthegm> the thunder booms

[Apr 30 17:59:56] <Aldo_Murgen> [i didn't say when :)]

[Apr 30 18:00:50] <Paul_Driver> nods. "Alright. no problem. Charlie?"

[Apr 30 18:01:30] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir?"

[Apr 30 18:01:43] <Paul_Driver> "Want to go get Reverend Tove for us please?"

[Apr 30 18:02:06] <liamthegm> He looks a little nervous at that, but says, "yes, sir." [tove being the death priest...]

[Apr 30 18:02:12] <liamthegm> he heads off.

[Apr 30 18:02:38] <Paul_Driver> "Thanks." when he's gone, to Rev. Murgen, "Well, we've notified his son. Is there anyone else we should notify?"

[Apr 30 18:04:23] * Aldo_Murgen strokes his beard. "Hmm. Can't think of anyone. <son's name> is welcome to stay at the church, of course."

[Apr 30 18:05:01] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. great. well, I've got a few standard leads to follow up. I'll be getting on that. Do you know where to find me?"

[Apr 30 18:05:12] <liamthegm> [Marg is the son's name]

[Apr 30 18:05:27] <liamthegm> [everyone knows where to find the Sheriff]

[Apr 30 18:05:33] <liamthegm> [well, all citizens of Anlir]

[Apr 30 18:05:49] <liamthegm> [assumign he's at his office or his home]

[Apr 30 18:05:53] * Aldo_Murgen chuckles. "Unless ye've moved."

[Apr 30 18:06:08] <Violet> (*love*)

[Apr 30 18:06:22] <Paul_Driver> "Great. Well thank you for your time. I hope to see you again soon, maybe under better circumstances."

[Apr 30 18:07:35] <liamthegm> cut to albert & manuel

[Apr 30 18:07:38] <Paul_Driver> "Although, I should probably wait for reverend Tove and Charlie. I need to secure this place before I leave it."

[Apr 30 18:07:55] <liamthegm> Albert? where did you & Manuel go?

[Apr 30 18:07:59] <albert_> (where did we end up?)

[Apr 30 18:08:08] * Aldo_Murgen nods. "Longlife, Sheriff." He begins to head back toward the church.

[Apr 30 18:08:13] <liamthegm> [not much is open at this hour. mostly just inns]

[Apr 30 18:08:16] <liamthegm> [or temples]

[Apr 30 18:08:34] <albert_> (I'll follow Manuel's lead)

[Apr 30 18:08:46] <liamthegm> Manuel checks his purse.

[Apr 30 18:08:49] <liamthegm> dice d10

[Apr 30 18:08:49] <Eklem> 9

[Apr 30 18:09:06] <liamthegm> "I've enough for an inn, if you want to have a bed tonight."

[Apr 30 18:09:12] * albert_ checks his hat

[Apr 30 18:09:15] <albert_> r

[Apr 30 18:09:15] <Eklem> albert_ [0] 4 5 6

[Apr 30 18:09:30] <albert_> "sure, I didn't sleep much earlier"

[Apr 30 18:09:48] <albert_> (what does that correspond to maoney wise?)

[Apr 30 18:09:59] <liamthegm> [20 bucks or so]

[Apr 30 18:10:05] <albert_> (ok)

[Apr 30 18:10:37] <albert_> "then we'll get to the market later"

[Apr 30 18:10:49] <liamthegm> "When it opens."

[Apr 30 18:10:54] <albert_> "right"

[Apr 30 18:10:57] <liamthegm> he heads for an inn

[Apr 30 18:11:10] <albert_> "Do you think they'll be serving breakfast?"

[Apr 30 18:11:18] <albert_> "I'm starving"

[Apr 30 18:11:35] <liamthegm> "We won't stop at one that isn't. I can tell by scent which ones are, before we enter."

[Apr 30 18:11:46] <albert_> "excellent"

[Apr 30 18:11:57] <albert_> "glad we have your nose, er tongue?"

[Apr 30 18:12:09] <liamthegm> as you walk to the inn,

[Apr 30 18:12:12] <liamthegm> as Violet loiters

[Apr 30 18:12:16] <liamthegm> as Aldo goes home

[Apr 30 18:12:25] <liamthegm> as Paul waits in Garu's shop

[Apr 30 18:12:37] <liamthegm> lightning strikes four times in a row

[Apr 30 18:12:45] <liamthegm> & it begins to pour rain

[Apr 30 18:12:48] <albert_> (well shit)

[Apr 30 18:13:10] * albert_ hunches under cloak and begins running indoors

[Apr 30 18:13:24] <liamthegm> Manuel rushes into the nearest inn as well

[Apr 30 18:13:32] <liamthegm> "We're in luck. This one has breakfast on."

[Apr 30 18:13:41] <liamthegm> *hasss

[Apr 30 18:13:47] <liamthegm> & *fassst

[Apr 30 18:13:51] * Violet rushes under the nearest awning

[Apr 30 18:14:02] * albert_ sits at a bench and waits for a waitress

[Apr 30 18:14:05] * Aldo_Murgen squints and plows through the rain.

[Apr 30 18:14:06] <liamthegm> not difficult in that area of town. most of the shops have one

[Apr 30 18:14:27] * Violet is out in view of the shop now, arms folded and shivering...

[Apr 30 18:16:32] * albert_ shrugs out of his cloak and lets his bag drop on top of it, he pulls out a deck of cards seemingly from inside his shirt and asks Manuel "Pick a card"

[Apr 30 18:16:37] <liamthegm> Charlie returns with Revered Tove. The Reverend looks irritated beyond belief. Charlie looks nervous as hell.

[Apr 30 18:16:57] <liamthegm> Manuel idly picks a card as he tries to catch a waitress's eye

[Apr 30 18:17:03] <Paul_Driver> "Oh good. Goodmorning, Reverend." I assume I know him?

[Apr 30 18:17:07] <liamthegm> yeah

[Apr 30 18:17:17] <liamthegm> "Morning."

[Apr 30 18:17:29] <albert_> r sleight-of-hand 14

[Apr 30 18:17:30] <Eklem> albert_ [hand: 14] 17 17 20

[Apr 30 18:17:40] <liamthegm> he sounds contemptuous

[Apr 30 18:17:44] <liamthegm> r diff 10

[Apr 30 18:17:44] <Eklem> liamthegm [diff: 10] 11 17 19

[Apr 30 18:17:45] <Paul_Driver> "Well, we've got ourselves a murder. This is Mr. (what was the tailor's name?). Near as we can tell..." recap.

[Apr 30 18:17:59] <liamthegm> [Garu was the only name the tailor haad]

[Apr 30 18:18:12] <liamthegm> "Very well. Are you finished with the body?"

[Apr 30 18:18:26] <Paul_Driver> "Yes we are."

[Apr 30 18:18:45] <Paul_Driver> "and thanks for coming out on such short notice, especially on a day like today."

[Apr 30 18:18:45] <liamthegm> "You," he indicates Charlie, "Carry it back to my Temple."

[Apr 30 18:19:00] <liamthegm> The Rev. just gives you an icy look

[Apr 30 18:19:20] <liamthegm> Charlie does what he's told

[Apr 30 18:19:58] <liamthegm> Albert, whatever it was you were doing, you tied on it

[Apr 30 18:20:22] <Paul_Driver> I start putting up whatever this world's equivalent of crime scene tape is.

[Apr 30 18:20:34] <albert_> (just a card trick)

[Apr 30 18:20:36] <Paul_Driver> set about to secure the premises, etc.

[Apr 30 18:20:41] <Aldo_Murgen> [twine?]

[Apr 30 18:21:19] <liamthegm> rope

[Apr 30 18:21:21] <liamthegm> & a sign

[Apr 30 18:21:27] <liamthegm> & you do so.

[Apr 30 18:21:54] <Paul_Driver> and I have notes copied from the ledger.

[Apr 30 18:22:14] <Paul_Driver> once it's a reasonable hour, I'm going to start knocking on doors.

[Apr 30 18:22:37] <liamthegm> all right. i'll come back to you

[Apr 30 18:22:56] <liamthegm> albert, do you & manuel jusst get breakfast?

[Apr 30 18:23:06] <albert_> yeah sure

[Apr 30 18:23:11] <liamthegm> anything else?

[Apr 30 18:23:25] <albert_> are they serving anything else?

[Apr 30 18:23:36] <liamthegm> no, i mean, do you do anything else?

[Apr 30 18:23:39] <Paul_Driver> (wow. good answer.)

[Apr 30 18:23:53] <albert_> we'll ask when the waitress when the market opens

[Apr 30 18:24:08] <liamthegm> "Not for another few hours. Later, if the rain doesn't let up."

[Apr 30 18:24:14] <albert_> hmmm

[Apr 30 18:24:20] <liamthegm> "But it will be open rain or shine by nine thirty or so"

[Apr 30 18:24:32] <albert_> "Should we try and get some sleep then?" to Albert

[Apr 30 18:24:50] <liamthegm> "Not a bad idea. Didn't sleep well last night."

[Apr 30 18:24:50] <Paul_Driver> (and until it gets to be a reasonable hour, I write up the report on this case so far.)

[Apr 30 18:24:55] <albert_> to waitress "Thank you Ma'am" hands her a flower that is depouched

[Apr 30 18:24:57] <liamthegm> [a'ight]

[Apr 30 18:25:06] <liamthegm> she smiles & thanks you

[Apr 30 18:25:13] * albert_ smiles back

[Apr 30 18:25:22] <liamthegm> violet?

[Apr 30 18:25:27] <liamthegm> what are you doing?

[Apr 30 18:25:43] <Violet> I had a plan, but right now I'm avoiding the rain

[Apr 30 18:25:47] * albert_ sleeps preferably in an inn room although he ain't fussed

[Apr 30 18:25:49] <liamthegm> okay.

[Apr 30 18:26:03] <liamthegm> i assumed you two were getting rooms

[Apr 30 18:26:14] <liamthegm> Aldo, what do you do?

[Apr 30 18:26:15] <albert_> (well yes in a room then)

[Apr 30 18:26:47] * Aldo_Murgen goes back to the church, picks up a handful of candy and stuffs it in a pocket, then heads to the Sheriff's office.

[Apr 30 18:27:11] <liamthegm> a'ight

[Apr 30 18:27:14] <Aldo_Murgen> [er, how old is the son?]

[Apr 30 18:27:26] <liamthegm> 14

[Apr 30 18:27:53] <liamthegm> it's still raining hard by the tiem you get to the sheriff's office. the son is sleeping on a bench

[Apr 30 18:28:02] <liamthegm> Paul is presumably at his desk writing reports

[Apr 30 18:28:09] * Aldo_Murgen drips and takes a seat.

[Apr 30 18:28:16] <Paul_Driver> The son has a blanket and pillow, if he's sleeping.

[Apr 30 18:28:30] <Paul_Driver> "Oh! Morning again, Reverend."

[Apr 30 18:29:17] <Aldo_Murgen> "Good morning." He sighs and eats a candy. "You know, this makes us even. Balthasar and I."

[Apr 30 18:29:31] <Paul_Driver> "Oh?"

[Apr 30 18:29:38] <Aldo_Murgen> "Three for three."

[Apr 30 18:29:41] <Paul_Driver> Do I know who he's referring to?

[Apr 30 18:29:57] <liamthegm> Balthasar=Rev. Tove

[Apr 30 18:30:00] <liamthegm> & yes

[Apr 30 18:30:04] <Aldo_Murgen> [you might. Aldo keeps score of the births and deaths in town.]

[Apr 30 18:30:41] <Paul_Driver> "Only three for three then?"

[Apr 30 18:31:16] <liamthegm> [two old folks died earlier in the eyar. until this morning, it had been a good year]

[Apr 30 18:31:22] <Aldo_Murgen> "Not every year is a tempest."

[Apr 30 18:31:26] <liamthegm> [though the birth rate has been low]

[Apr 30 18:31:42] <Paul_Driver> nods. "That's a good thing."

[Apr 30 18:32:11] <Paul_Driver> "Well, this is one case where I might have a score myself, if I can solve it."

[Apr 30 18:32:15] <liamthegm> Charlie comes in, sopping wet. "Morning, Revered. Sheriff. I'll be just a moment." He goes back in the back to take off his rain gear

[Apr 30 18:32:26] <Paul_Driver> "Morning, Charlie."

[Apr 30 18:32:40] <liamthegm> [Paul is known to become pregnant when he solves important cases... err.]

[Apr 30 18:32:45] <liamthegm> Charlie nods

[Apr 30 18:32:48] <Paul_Driver> "Course, I couldn't say what my score is. but I win some and I lose some."

[Apr 30 18:34:10] <liamthegm> A constable brings you each coffee

[Apr 30 18:34:18] <Paul_Driver> "Hey, would you like a cold pastry? maybe some--"

[Apr 30 18:34:19] <liamthegm> [unless Paul doesn't drink coffee]

[Apr 30 18:34:26] <Paul_Driver> "alright! good timing!"

[Apr 30 18:34:45] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." he smiles. he's a young one, doesn't get put on anything big yet.

[Apr 30 18:34:45] <Paul_Driver> "Thanks, constable!"

[Apr 30 18:34:53] <liamthegm> he's clearly trying to make an impression

[Apr 30 18:34:53] <Aldo_Murgen> "Bless ye, lad. Care for a sweet?"

[Apr 30 18:35:00] <liamthegm> "Thanks, revered."

[Apr 30 18:35:07] <liamthegm> *reverend

[Apr 30 18:35:14] * Aldo_Murgen gives the constable some sort of small jelly candy.

[Apr 30 18:35:36] <liamthegm> the constable eats it, thanks you again, then goes back to his sweeping or whatever

[Apr 30 18:36:12] <liamthegm> Marg, Garu's son, begins to jerk violently in his sleep

[Apr 30 18:36:21] * Aldo_Murgen uses the coffee to warm his hands, and then his stomach.

[Apr 30 18:36:58] * Aldo_Murgen frowns at Marg. "Had a nightmare last night. I hope the Contessa is alright.

[Apr 30 18:37:08] <Paul_Driver> "You too, huh?"

[Apr 30 18:38:54] * Aldo_Murgen watches Marg quietly.

[Apr 30 18:38:56] <liamthegm> Marg falls of the bench, yells in fright, & is suddenly awake. He looks around, obviously confused, then seems to realized where he is & begins to cry.

[Apr 30 18:39:22] <Paul_Driver> gets up and goes to him

[Apr 30 18:39:29] <Paul_Driver> "Alright there, friend?"

[Apr 30 18:39:41] <liamthegm> He burries his head in his hands, & nods in response to your question.

[Apr 30 18:39:47] <liamthegm> *buries

[Apr 30 18:39:47] * Aldo_Murgen puts a hand gently on Marg's shoulder and waits.

[Apr 30 18:40:07] <liamthegm> "My dad is... I mean. Wh... What happened to him?"

[Apr 30 18:40:29] <Paul_Driver> "Well, we're working on that, that's for sure."

[Apr 30 18:40:54] <Paul_Driver> "here..." helps him back up onto the bench

[Apr 30 18:41:01] <liamthegm> He gulps down another sob. "Th.. There was blood everywhere. Who did that to him?!"

[Apr 30 18:41:18] <Paul_Driver> "That's what we're trying to find out."

[Apr 30 18:42:59] <Paul_Driver> To rev. Murgen, "Well, the day is hitting some harder than others, that's for sure."

[Apr 30 18:43:26] <Paul_Driver> "But, we're safe here. Best we can do is just weather it. right?"

[Apr 30 18:43:30] * Aldo_Murgen offers Marg a candy.

[Apr 30 18:43:59] <liamthegm> "Thank you, Reverend."

[Apr 30 18:44:13] <liamthegm> He nods at Paul's 'Right'

[Apr 30 18:44:33] <Paul_Driver> "You want some coffee or something?"

[Apr 30 18:44:46] <liamthegm> "Could I have a... a pastry?"

[Apr 30 18:45:05] <Paul_Driver> "Sure!" goes and gets the plate. "they may be a bit stale. Market's not open yet."

[Apr 30 18:45:09] <liamthegm> [Marg is a greater goblin like his papa, which means, huge.]

[Apr 30 18:45:16] <liamthegm> "Thanks."

[Apr 30 18:45:26] <Paul_Driver> offers one to the reverend/

[Apr 30 18:46:20] <liamthegm> You hear someone gallup past the headquarters outside.

[Apr 30 18:46:36] <Paul_Driver> "you know, speaking of tempest years, you remember that year we had the farmer's riot?"

[Apr 30 18:46:55] <liamthegm> Charlie, from the back, "Oh, Mother of Truth, yes!"

[Apr 30 18:47:03] * Paul_Driver makes small talk about easy cases and people helping each other

[Apr 30 18:47:12] <liamthegm> Charlie join sin

[Apr 30 18:47:31] <Paul_Driver> "...and Charlie there, man...he still won't go near the Sorry Sight unless he's got a friend with him..." etc.

[Apr 30 18:47:41] <Aldo_Murgen> "Thank ye, Sheriff." He takes the pastry, but seems to be using it as a pointing device rather than food. "Now, Marg, if ye need a place to stay, or any other manner of help, my doors are open to ye."

[Apr 30 18:48:04] <liamthegm> Wax eventually returns, looking a bit cried out. This is not unusual. Dead things & traumatized folk get him weepy.

[Apr 30 18:48:17] <liamthegm> "Thanks, reverend."

[Apr 30 18:48:20] * Paul_Driver alters the order of that conversation so that it comes after the reverend's offer to marg and any reply Marg may give.

[Apr 30 18:48:33] <Paul_Driver> "Hey, Wax. how you doing?"

[Apr 30 18:48:44] <liamthegm> "Fine, Sheriff. Sorry, Sheriff."

[Apr 30 18:48:44] <Paul_Driver> r readpeople 13

[Apr 30 18:48:44] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [readpeople: 13] 15 18 20

[Apr 30 18:48:51] <liamthegm> r rogue 10

[Apr 30 18:48:51] <Eklem> liamthegm [rogue: 10] 13 16 16

[Apr 30 18:48:57] * Aldo_Murgen chuckles at the mention of the riot. "I had to buy a drink that year."

[Apr 30 18:49:15] <Paul_Driver> "hey, don't be. it's been...what, Charlie, how long has it been since we've had a murder in this town?"

[Apr 30 18:49:30] <Paul_Driver> Back to Wax. "No shame in it. it's a hard job."

[Apr 30 18:49:57] <liamthegm> "Before you got here, Sheriff. Nearly 7 years now. Though, there was that ahh, well, that young man who forced his intentions 2 years ago."

[Apr 30 18:50:13] <liamthegm> Wax: "Thank you, Sheriff"

[Apr 30 18:50:25] <Paul_Driver> looks grave. "Yeah. Sad case, that."

[Apr 30 18:50:46] <liamthegm> Charlie: "That whole mess left me feeling sour."

[Apr 30 18:51:11] <Paul_Driver> "yeah. But there's only so much we can do. In the end, people go their own path, you know?"

[Apr 30 18:51:23] <liamthegm> Charlie & Wax nod in agreement

[Apr 30 18:51:26] * Aldo_Murgen realizes that the thing in his hand is a pastry and eats it delightedly.

[Apr 30 18:51:34] <Paul_Driver> (lol)

[Apr 30 18:51:38] <liamthegm> [hahah]

[Apr 30 18:51:43] <Violet> (excellent!)

[Apr 30 18:51:48] <Matrim_Argent> ( Love )

[Apr 30 18:53:28] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 18:53:38] <liamthegm> rain pounds the cobbles

[Apr 30 18:54:08] <liamthegm> the rain won't be letting up until 11 or so. it's about 6 now.

[Apr 30 18:54:24] <liamthegm> if yer gonna go knocck on doors, about 8 would be the time to do it

[Apr 30 18:54:37] <Paul_Driver> offers pastry to the deputies. "it's yesterday's. we won't have any new until the market opens."

[Apr 30 18:55:11] <liamthegm> They each take one, Charlie saying something about not letting them go to waste.

[Apr 30 18:55:54] <liamthegm> cut to violet

[Apr 30 18:55:55] <Paul_Driver> "Well, concerning the case du jour, about 8 I'm going to go check out some leads. it's not much, but it's a starting point, and we can work from there."

[Apr 30 18:56:00] <Paul_Driver> (sorry.)

[Apr 30 18:56:04] <Violet> it ok

[Apr 30 18:56:04] <liamthegm> [it's cool]

[Apr 30 18:56:14] <liamthegm> Violet, you go to the tailor's shop?

[Apr 30 18:56:56] * Violet runs over, under one awning to another till she gets to the tailor's shop.

[Apr 30 18:57:12] <liamthegm> the door is shut, but not locked, as it was busted in earlier

[Apr 30 18:57:31] <liamthegm> there's rope & a sign across the front that says something to the effect of "crime scene. don't enter"

[Apr 30 18:57:47] <liamthegm> it's easy to duck under it

[Apr 30 18:57:51] <Violet> outside the shop, her back against the wall, she says "Psst--"

[Apr 30 18:58:05] <liamthegm> no one answers

[Apr 30 18:58:06] <Violet> is anyone around out here?

[Apr 30 18:58:19] <liamthegm> nope

[Apr 30 18:58:37] <liamthegm> the dog is hiding under an awning across the street, looking upset over the distance between you & him

[Apr 30 18:59:17] <liamthegm> thunder booms

[Apr 30 18:59:28] <liamthegm> the rain is pounding into the cobbles, splashing up at your legs

[Apr 30 18:59:35] <liamthegm> the awning keeps the worst of it off you

[Apr 30 18:59:44] * Violet closes her eyes, takes a deep breath. She then ducks in, pulling up her skirt to make sure her skirt doesn't touch anything.

[Apr 30 19:00:04] <liamthegm> He looks up at you when you enter, startled

[Apr 30 19:00:29] <liamthegm> "Gonna pick over my shop, gypsy?"

[Apr 30 19:00:39] <Violet> "I'm very sorry sir, I didn't mean to be rude, please don't be angry."

[Apr 30 19:00:55] <liamthegm> He looks suspiciously at you

[Apr 30 19:01:04] * Violet gulps "Never, we don't do that...."

[Apr 30 19:01:04] <liamthegm> "You can see me?"

[Apr 30 19:01:36] <Violet> nods. "What happened? Who was it?"

[Apr 30 19:01:56] <liamthegm> "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

[Apr 30 19:02:28] <Violet> "Well I'm talking to a ghost. Try me."

[Apr 30 19:02:34] <liamthegm> "And I can't even talk to the Sheriff. Or my boy."

[Apr 30 19:02:44] <liamthegm> He gives you a shrewd look. "All right then."

[Apr 30 19:02:48] <liamthegm> "It was a shadow."

[Apr 30 19:03:22] * Violet furrows her brow. "A shadow?"

[Apr 30 19:03:22] <liamthegm> "My shadow, I think. Came right out of nowhere & cut me."

[Apr 30 19:03:57] <liamthegm> "Sliced me good." He pulls his finger across his chest & belly, indicating where in life he had his body split open

[Apr 30 19:04:17] * Violet shudders and turns away

[Apr 30 19:04:24] <liamthegm> His half-phantom appears to be whole & normal, dressed in his work clothes

[Apr 30 19:05:08] <Violet> facing away. "No one will belive that..."

[Apr 30 19:05:10] <liamthegm> "Right. You're no help."

[Apr 30 19:05:49] <Violet> "Sorry sir, didn't want to skip town without doing what I could."

[Apr 30 19:06:00] <liamthegm> "Skip town? Now wait a minute!"

[Apr 30 19:06:04] <liamthegm> "You can't leave!"

[Apr 30 19:06:12] <liamthegm> "You're the only one here who even notices me!"

[Apr 30 19:06:17] <liamthegm> "I need your help!"

[Apr 30 19:06:27] <liamthegm> "Look, if you help me, I'll tell you where to find a fortune!"

[Apr 30 19:06:40] <liamthegm> "Well, half a fortune. I want the other half to go to my boy."

[Apr 30 19:06:51] * Violet stops backing away.

[Apr 30 19:07:10] <Violet> "Is that why you stayed? Your boy?"

[Apr 30 19:07:48] <liamthegm> "Well, he has nothing, you know? He doesn't know about everything he needs to know about. What people to talk to, which ones not to talk to. You understand?"

[Apr 30 19:08:46] <Violet> "Right, I can see that."

[Apr 30 19:09:30] <liamthegm> "But he does know some things I think it best no one knew about. I have a lot of things I need done, but first, I need you to burn my store down."

[Apr 30 19:10:10] <Violet> "I don't think I can do that without getting in some sort of trouble."

[Apr 30 19:10:46] <Violet> "Look, you're gonna have to come with me, thats the only way this will work. We'll see if we can talk to your son."

[Apr 30 19:10:56] <liamthegm> He seems irritated

[Apr 30 19:11:08] <liamthegm> "Fine. We'll deal with this place later."

[Apr 30 19:12:25] <Violet> "Tell your son what he needs to do, ok?"

[Apr 30 19:13:03] <liamthegm> "Yeah. This might take a while. And it shouldn't be where the Sheriff can hear."

[Apr 30 19:13:24] <Violet> "ok, follow me. Do you know where your son is right now?"

[Apr 30 19:13:45] <liamthegm> "I thought one of the coppers said they had him at the headquarters."

[Apr 30 19:14:05] <Violet> "ok,"

[Apr 30 19:14:39] <Violet> "...which way is that?"

[Apr 30 19:14:50] <Violet> she ducks back out of the store

[Apr 30 19:14:50] <liamthegm> He sighs. "Follow me."

[Apr 30 19:14:57] <liamthegm> He walks out through the wall

[Apr 30 19:15:08] <liamthegm> The dog barks at him & you.

[Apr 30 19:15:28] <liamthegm> It follows you both through the pouring rain to the headquarters

[Apr 30 19:16:28] <Paul_Driver> what time is this?

[Apr 30 19:16:39] <liamthegm> thi sis something like 630ish at latest

[Apr 30 19:16:44] * Violet plans to wait to get the son alone, if she can

[Apr 30 19:16:57] <liamthegm> so you loiter outside the headquarters?

[Apr 30 19:17:01] <liamthegm> if so, roll rogue

[Apr 30 19:17:13] <liamthegm> & everyone inside roll awareness

[Apr 30 19:17:22] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 19:17:22] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 17 18 20

[Apr 30 19:17:26] <Aldo_Murgen> r awareness 9

[Apr 30 19:17:26] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [awareness: 9] 14 16 16

[Apr 30 19:17:36] <liamthegm> r charlie 12 wax 12 consatbles 10 marg 8

[Apr 30 19:17:39] <Eklem> liamthegm [charlie: 12] 13 13 14

[Apr 30 19:17:39] <Eklem> liamthegm [wax: 12] 13 13 19

[Apr 30 19:17:39] <Eklem> liamthegm [consatbles: 10] 12 15 16

[Apr 30 19:17:41] <Eklem> liamthegm [marg: 8] 10 12 13

[Apr 30 19:17:58] <Violet> r rogue 11

[Apr 30 19:17:59] <Eklem> Violet [rogue: 11] 13 17 20

[Apr 30 19:18:07] <liamthegm> Paul

[Apr 30 19:18:16] <liamthegm> you notice the girl from earlier outside headquarters

[Apr 30 19:18:30] <Paul_Driver> look up, go to the door, open it.

[Apr 30 19:18:31] <liamthegm> it looks like she's trying to stay dry across the street, just barely in sight

[Apr 30 19:18:46] <Paul_Driver> I smile and wave to her. "It's dry in here!"

[Apr 30 19:18:52] <Paul_Driver> "We got coffee!"

[Apr 30 19:20:13] * Violet looks terrified at Paul, and then starts running from awning to awning.

[Apr 30 19:20:20] <liamthegm> away?

[Apr 30 19:20:27] <Violet> towards

[Apr 30 19:20:34] <liamthegm> gotchya

[Apr 30 19:20:38] <Paul_Driver> When she gets here, I hold the door open.

[Apr 30 19:20:49] <Violet> mutters before door: "I'll do what I can"

[Apr 30 19:21:06] <Violet> to sheriff: "Thanks, it's wet out there,"

[Apr 30 19:21:24] <Paul_Driver> "Yeah. no problem. Well I'm seeing you all over the place aren't I?"

[Apr 30 19:21:49] <Violet> r read_ppl 13

[Apr 30 19:21:49] <Eklem> Violet [read_ppl: 13] 15 16 21

[Apr 30 19:21:59] <Paul_Driver> r resistread 8

[Apr 30 19:21:59] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [resistread: 8] 13 17 18

[Apr 30 19:22:15] <Paul_Driver> you gotta be kidding me.

[Apr 30 19:22:48] <liamthegm> haha

[Apr 30 19:22:49] * Violet nods, looking wearily

[Apr 30 19:23:21] * Violet nods, looking warily

[Apr 30 19:23:46] * Violet glances back towards the door.

[Apr 30 19:23:59] <Violet> "Um, do you have a seat?"

[Apr 30 19:24:11] <liamthegm> Charlie smiles & offers you a chair

[Apr 30 19:24:18] <liamthegm> his chair

[Apr 30 19:24:29] <Paul_Driver> "Well, incidentally, I did want to ask you what your business was with Arul this morning, but since I'm not starting questions until 8, that can wait until you warm up and have some coffee."

[Apr 30 19:24:40] <liamthegm> [Garu?]

[Apr 30 19:24:44] <Paul_Driver> yes.

[Apr 30 19:24:47] <Paul_Driver> Sorry.

[Apr 30 19:24:49] <liamthegm> [just checking]

[Apr 30 19:24:58] * Violet tenses,

[Apr 30 19:25:15] <Paul_Driver> r readpeople 13

[Apr 30 19:25:16] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [readpeople: 13] 18 18 21

[Apr 30 19:25:17] <Violet> "I was just out for a walk -- sir."

[Apr 30 19:25:27] <Violet> r 13

[Apr 30 19:25:28] <Eklem> Violet [13] 16 17 21

[Apr 30 19:25:43] <Violet> (she's lying, and she doesn't trust you.)

[Apr 30 19:26:00] <Violet> (and she's scared.)

[Apr 30 19:27:04] <Paul_Driver> nod. "Okay. Well, you know, we don't have to talk business right now. get warm and dry first."

[Apr 30 19:28:07] * Violet brushes her lap briskly 4 times, and looks back up. She smiles nervously.

[Apr 30 19:29:04] <Paul_Driver> and at 8 I'm going to start with her.

[Apr 30 19:29:14] <liamthegm> a'ight. is Aldo still there?

[Apr 30 19:29:34] <liamthegm> that is, does he stay there til 8? & does Violet do anything before 8? that's about an hour away

[Apr 30 19:30:11] <Violet> what is the goblin kid doing?

[Apr 30 19:30:23] * Aldo_Murgen is staying with Marg.

[Apr 30 19:30:56] <liamthegm> sitting there, apparently intent on you, Violet. When he heard his papa's name, he suddenly got interested in the conversation

[Apr 30 19:31:50] <Violet> She looks back at him, but otherwise doesn't say or do anything.

[Apr 30 19:32:09] <liamthegm> so 8 o clock rolls around

[Apr 30 19:32:25] <liamthegm> Wax & Charlie indicate to Paul that they will start knocking on some doors while he talks to Violet

[Apr 30 19:32:34] <liamthegm> the rain is still pouring

[Apr 30 19:32:40] <Paul_Driver> "Great. here are the names to start with."

[Apr 30 19:32:51] <liamthegm> They split them up.

[Apr 30 19:33:01] <Paul_Driver> "These were his most recent customers. If anyone would have seen anything or know anything, they're the start."

[Apr 30 19:33:10] <liamthegm> "Right."

[Apr 30 19:33:14] <liamthegm> They head out

[Apr 30 19:33:26] <liamthegm> Charlie asks if he should look for that ophidian you saw.

[Apr 30 19:33:38] <liamthegm> [err, wait. did you tell him what you saw?]

[Apr 30 19:33:47] <Paul_Driver> probably. eventually.

[Apr 30 19:33:52] <liamthegm> a'ight, then he asks

[Apr 30 19:34:08] <Violet> (sorry neal)

[Apr 30 19:34:16] <Paul_Driver> "Might be good. he may know something, or he may just be new in town. Either way, get on speaking tems iwth him."

[Apr 30 19:34:21] <Paul_Driver> *terms with

[Apr 30 19:34:24] <Matrim_Argent> ( For what? )

[Apr 30 19:34:26] <liamthegm> "I'll do my best"

[Apr 30 19:34:38] <Paul_Driver> which they know means get to know him, and figure out who he is and what he's about.

[Apr 30 19:34:52] <liamthegm> word

[Apr 30 19:34:55] <Paul_Driver> but has the connotation of assume innocence first.

[Apr 30 19:35:03] <Violet> (delaying things...)

[Apr 30 19:35:04] <liamthegm> so, it is now Marg, Aldo, Paul, & Violet

[Apr 30 19:35:15] <Matrim_Argent> ( No worries. )

[Apr 30 19:35:21] <Paul_Driver> I turn to Violet. "So, ma'am, may I speak with you in private?"

[Apr 30 19:36:20] <Violet> she glances again at the door. "I don't got nothin to hide, sir."

[Apr 30 19:36:36] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. great. If you would follow me then..."

[Apr 30 19:36:45] <Paul_Driver> and I lead her into a back office.

[Apr 30 19:37:03] * Violet looks back towards Marg

[Apr 30 19:37:18] <liamthegm> Marg looks at Violet & the SHeriff

[Apr 30 19:37:19] <Violet> and follows

[Apr 30 19:37:21] * Aldo_Murgen appears to have nodded off.

[Apr 30 19:37:27] <Paul_Driver> offers her a seat

[Apr 30 19:38:34] * Violet sits. Her eyes start to water but she wipes them before anything forms. She looks grim.

[Apr 30 19:39:00] <Paul_Driver> sits down. "Now, just so we're on the same page, there are some things I have to tell you. There was a murder in town today."

[Apr 30 19:39:16] <liamthegm> violet & paul roll awareness

[Apr 30 19:39:22] <Paul_Driver> "I don't think you did it, just so you know,"

[Apr 30 19:39:27] <Violet> r awa 13

[Apr 30 19:39:28] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 19:39:28] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 21 22 23

[Apr 30 19:39:30] <Eklem> Violet [awa: 13] 16 20 23

[Apr 30 19:39:42] <liamthegm> heh. Marg is listening at the door

[Apr 30 19:40:04] <Paul_Driver> I stop, glance at the door, and say, "just a moment please."

[Apr 30 19:40:15] <Paul_Driver> I get up, go to the door, and open it. "Everything okay, Marg?"

[Apr 30 19:40:46] <liamthegm> He seems embarrassed. "Uhh, yes, Sheriff. Just, uhh,."

[Apr 30 19:40:56] <liamthegm> He just stammers & looks at his feet

[Apr 30 19:41:04] <Paul_Driver> "It's alright. I got this one under control. I'll be back out in a bit."

[Apr 30 19:41:11] <Violet> "Excuse me?

[Apr 30 19:41:14] <liamthegm> He nods & turns back to his seat

[Apr 30 19:41:16] <Paul_Driver> "Just hang tight. We're working on this, okay?"

[Apr 30 19:41:25] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 19:41:34] <Paul_Driver> I close the door again and sit down.

[Apr 30 19:41:38] <Violet> "Um, "

[Apr 30 19:41:54] <Paul_Driver> "Anyway, I don't think you did it, so you don't have to worry about that. But I do think you know something."

[Apr 30 19:41:56] * Violet shifts uncomfortably, looks scared

[Apr 30 19:42:17] * Violet glaces at the corner of the room

[Apr 30 19:42:26] <Paul_Driver> "Now, the problem is, hanging is a nasty affair, and I don't want to see anyone swing who doesn't have to swing, okay?"

[Apr 30 19:42:35] <Paul_Driver> "So I need you to know you can trust me."

[Apr 30 19:42:52] <Paul_Driver> "In the spirit of that, I'm going to tell you I know you were lying when you answered me earlier."

[Apr 30 19:42:55] <Violet> "I didn't see a thing, I just saw the blood and all the people, thats all."

[Apr 30 19:43:15] * Violet stops, gulps.

[Apr 30 19:43:46] * Violet closes her eyes

[Apr 30 19:44:12] <Paul_Driver> "I also know you were scared. For what it's worth, I'm telling you you don't have to be."

[Apr 30 19:44:14] <Violet> "please, "

[Apr 30 19:44:37] <Violet> "not right now. Can I just talk to the boy?"

[Apr 30 19:45:05] <Paul_Driver> "Well...that's up to him. but you understand he's in a bad state right now, and I'm going to have to require that someone be present."

[Apr 30 19:45:07] <Violet> "me puts her hands on her head."

[Apr 30 19:45:20] <Paul_Driver> "assuming he agrees to speak with you."

[Apr 30 19:45:24] <liamthegm> Paul, you sense some movement in the corner

[Apr 30 19:45:24] <Violet> (sorry)

[Apr 30 19:45:30] <Paul_Driver> I look

[Apr 30 19:45:32] * Violet puts her hands on her head.

[Apr 30 19:45:42] <liamthegm> nothing is there

[Apr 30 19:45:48] <Paul_Driver> hmm.

[Apr 30 19:45:55] <Paul_Driver> I glance back at her.

[Apr 30 19:46:01] <Paul_Driver> r readpeople 13

[Apr 30 19:46:01] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [readpeople: 13] 14 16 18

[Apr 30 19:46:15] * Violet closes her eyes and puts a finger to her lips.

[Apr 30 19:46:26] <liamthegm> [roll rogue, violet]

[Apr 30 19:46:39] <Violet> r rogue 11

[Apr 30 19:46:39] <Eklem> Violet [rogue: 11] 16 17 20

[Apr 30 19:46:57] <Violet> "Look, you know I didn't do it right?"

[Apr 30 19:47:16] <Paul_Driver> "Yes, but I'm fairly sure you know something that will help bring Garu's killer to justice."

[Apr 30 19:47:28] <Violet> "I'll tell you one thing so you trust me, then you have to let me talk to the son alone. Then I need to go. OK?"

[Apr 30 19:47:33] * Violet gets out of the seat

[Apr 30 19:47:44] <Paul_Driver> I stand when she does.

[Apr 30 19:48:21] <Paul_Driver> "Well, that's going to have to depend on what you tell me."

[Apr 30 19:48:25] * Violet ducks and backs away

[Apr 30 19:50:04] <Violet> "look, remember ? It wasn't him. He didn't do it, even though he admitted to it. You shoudl talk to Gas, he knows something about it. Ok?"

[Apr 30 19:50:18] <Violet> (ack, )

[Apr 30 19:50:26] <Violet> "look, remember Arvin? It wasn't him. He didn't do it, even though he admitted to it. You shoudl talk to Gas, he knows something about it. Ok?"

[Apr 30 19:50:34] <liamthegm> [arvin was the rapist]

[Apr 30 19:50:34] * Violet is against the wall

[Apr 30 19:50:44] <liamthegm> [gas is a streetkid]

[Apr 30 19:51:02] <Violet> she said that to you, then turned back to the corner.

[Apr 30 19:51:06] <Paul_Driver> squints. "What do you know of that case?"

[Apr 30 19:51:33] <Violet> "That's all I know, ok? Please, "

[Apr 30 19:51:40] <Violet> and then she starts crying

[Apr 30 19:52:03] <Paul_Driver> "Hey. hey." walks over a little closer. "Easy. We can talk this out, okay?"

[Apr 30 19:52:29] <Paul_Driver> "Want some coffee?"

[Apr 30 19:52:36] <Violet> "NO!" she slides futher away along the corner

[Apr 30 19:52:54] <Violet> "Ppp lease, just, "

[Apr 30 19:53:22] <Paul_Driver> Raises hands. "Okay. Look...Tell you what. I"ll let (what's the kid's name again?) decide if he wants to talk to you alone or not, okay?"

[Apr 30 19:53:48] <Paul_Driver> "but at some point you're going to have to tell me how you know anything about the Arvin case if you want me to reopen it."

[Apr 30 19:53:49] <Violet> "o- ok,"

[Apr 30 19:53:57] * Violet sniffs

[Apr 30 19:54:05] <Aldo_Murgen> [Marg]

[Apr 30 19:54:06] <liamthegm> [Marg was his name]

[Apr 30 19:54:12] <Paul_Driver> (thanks)

[Apr 30 19:55:09] * Aldo_Murgen stirs a bit when Violet shouts. Without opening his eyes, he mumbles, "S'ok?"

[Apr 30 19:55:14] <Paul_Driver> "wait here."

[Apr 30 19:55:23] <liamthegm> Marg just sits restlessly in his seat

[Apr 30 19:55:25] <Paul_Driver> I go to the door, and step out, closing it behind me.

[Apr 30 19:55:31] <liamthegm> marg looks at you as you come out

[Apr 30 19:55:53] <Paul_Driver> I look at him. "She wants to talk to you in private. Now, personally, I'm not comfortable with that, but I'll leave that up to you. Do you want to?"

[Apr 30 19:56:07] <liamthegm> "Does she know who killed my papa?"

[Apr 30 19:56:23] <Paul_Driver> Sigh, shakes head. "I honestly don't know."

[Apr 30 19:56:42] <liamthegm> "I... I want to know. I'll talk to her."

[Apr 30 19:56:46] <Paul_Driver> "Between you and me, she may just be crazy."

[Apr 30 19:56:54] <liamthegm> He nods

[Apr 30 19:57:04] <Paul_Driver> Nods. "Okay. I'll be outside the door. Just shout if you need anything."

[Apr 30 19:57:14] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." He goes in

[Apr 30 19:57:17] <Paul_Driver> smirk. "I won't be listening, though, so don't worry."

[Apr 30 19:57:42] <liamthegm> [just a note: he's about 200 lbs, despite being only 14--he could prolly take Violet in a fight]

[Apr 30 19:57:56] <Paul_Driver> (unless she's a mind flayer or something.)

[Apr 30 19:57:57] <liamthegm> He just nods as he enters.

[Apr 30 19:58:03] <liamthegm> [good point]

[Apr 30 19:58:13] <liamthegm> [not that he has much of a mind to flayt]

[Apr 30 19:58:29] <Paul_Driver> (you be nice. he's had a hard day. (v) )

[Apr 30 19:59:23] <Violet> "no, Marg"

[Apr 30 19:59:30] <Violet> as you enter

[Apr 30 19:59:40] <liamthegm> Marg, "What?"

[Apr 30 20:00:00] <Violet> "Um, hi Marg"

[Apr 30 20:00:09] <liamthegm> "Hi. What's your name?"

[Apr 30 20:00:27] <Violet> "Violet." Is the sheriff still there?

[Apr 30 20:00:33] <Paul_Driver> nope.

[Apr 30 20:00:38] <liamthegm> the sheriff did not come into the room

[Apr 30 20:00:41] <Violet> ok.

[Apr 30 20:00:51] <Violet> is Garu there?

[Apr 30 20:00:53] <liamthegm> the door is closed & you & marg are alone but for the three half-phantoms

[Apr 30 20:00:55] <liamthegm> yes

[Apr 30 20:01:36] <liamthegm> "I'm Marg."

[Apr 30 20:01:45] <Violet> "Look Marg, I met your dad, and he told me some things that he wanted you to know about..."

[Apr 30 20:01:56] <Violet> "but only you."

[Apr 30 20:02:02] <liamthegm> "Like what?"

[Apr 30 20:02:20] <liamthegm> Garu starts talking, listing a lot of stuff off.

[Apr 30 20:02:26] <Violet> I look to Garu for help, and start repeating what he says

[Apr 30 20:02:27] <liamthegm> this will be told ot you in PM

[Apr 30 20:02:30] <Violet> ok

[Apr 30 20:06:47] * Aldo_Murgen sneezes.

[Apr 30 20:06:58] <albert_> (bless you)

[Apr 30 20:07:02] * Paul_Driver fortifies the tower.

[Apr 30 20:07:09] <albert_> (he would)

[Apr 30 20:07:30] <liamthegm> [sorry about the pause]

[Apr 30 20:07:43] * Matrim_Argent bleeds.

[Apr 30 20:08:27] <liamthegm> so Violet, do you leave the office at that point?

[Apr 30 20:08:43] <Violet> I tell marg to send the sheriff back in

[Apr 30 20:08:46] <Violet> Marg*

[Apr 30 20:08:58] <liamthegm> Marg comes out looking awed & shocked

[Apr 30 20:09:07] <Paul_Driver> "You alright?"

[Apr 30 20:09:10] <liamthegm> "Sheriff, the woman wants to talk."

[Apr 30 20:09:14] <liamthegm> He just nods

[Apr 30 20:09:21] <Paul_Driver> "Alright. thanks."

[Apr 30 20:09:24] <Paul_Driver> I go in.

[Apr 30 20:09:25] <liamthegm> He nods again

[Apr 30 20:09:36] <liamthegm> Aldo, Marg walks out of the sheriff's headquarters

[Apr 30 20:10:30] <liamthegm> & the Mayor barges into the sheriff's headquarters, holding an unconscious body in his arms

[Apr 30 20:10:33] * Aldo_Murgen is awake when Marg arrives. He stands up and follows him out. "You look a bit spooked, lad."

[Apr 30 20:10:45] <liamthegm> "I have to go now, Reverend."

[Apr 30 20:11:24] <Aldo_Murgen> "Are you sure? Well, long life to --" He's cut off by the Mayor's arrival.

[Apr 30 20:11:39] <liamthegm> The Mayor walks in & hands the body to a constable, tells him to put it in the cells. Says, "Where's the Sheriff?"

[Apr 30 20:11:49] <liamthegm> "I'm sure. Thank you, Reverend."

[Apr 30 20:11:53] <liamthegm> Marg walks off

[Apr 30 20:12:10] <liamthegm> The constable nods his head to the office.

[Apr 30 20:12:16] <liamthegm> cut to Violet & Paul briefly

[Apr 30 20:13:18] <liamthegm> Paul just walked into the office

[Apr 30 20:13:20] <Paul_Driver> I walk in.

[Apr 30 20:13:25] <Paul_Driver> "Ma'am?"

[Apr 30 20:13:52] <Violet> "sorry 'bout all this, sir,"

[Apr 30 20:14:08] <Paul_Driver> "It'd really help me if you tell me what you know."

[Apr 30 20:15:03] <Violet> "I-I saw Garu. We got to talkin', and he told me a few things. Things I should only tell his son."

[Apr 30 20:15:16] <Paul_Driver> "When was this?"

[Apr 30 20:16:32] <Violet> "He, oh, this was the night before last, so anyway, he tells me all this stuff,"

[Apr 30 20:16:52] <Paul_Driver> r readpeople 13

[Apr 30 20:16:52] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [readpeople: 13] 16 16 21

[Apr 30 20:16:56] <Violet> r rogue 13

[Apr 30 20:16:57] <Eklem> Violet [rogue: 13] 17 18 22

[Apr 30 20:17:50] <Violet> "and he tells me that he knows Arvis was innocent, and how Gas knows the truth, and I didn't know eihter of those people are,"

[Apr 30 20:17:58] <liamthegm> [arvin]

[Apr 30 20:18:21] <Violet> "but in the morning I see he is murdered, so I couldn't come in or i'd look suspicious"

[Apr 30 20:18:34] <Paul_Driver> nods. "Okay. See? that wasn't so hard."

[Apr 30 20:18:48] * Violet smiles weakly

[Apr 30 20:18:56] <Paul_Driver> did anything he told you indicate that he was afraid for his life? that someone wanted to silence him for things he knows?"

[Apr 30 20:20:15] <Violet> "nothing that I can think of. Again, I told his son lots of things, but none of them made sence and I promised it would be a secret."

[Apr 30 20:20:35] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. well that's all very reasonable."

[Apr 30 20:21:50] <Violet> "he said he felt sorry he didn't speak up about Gas eariler."

[Apr 30 20:22:06] <Paul_Driver> "Makes sense." What was Arvin's sentence?

[Apr 30 20:22:13] <liamthegm> hanged

[Apr 30 20:22:24] <Paul_Driver> "Like I said, hanging is a serious thing."

[Apr 30 20:22:33] * Violet 's eyes flick back to the chair. "Can I sit down again?"

[Apr 30 20:22:40] <Paul_Driver> "oh yeah. sure."

[Apr 30 20:24:22] <liamthegm> the door to the office flies open

[Apr 30 20:24:27] <liamthegm> the mayor, a high troll, walks in

[Apr 30 20:24:30] * Violet sits down on the chair hesitantly

[Apr 30 20:24:38] <liamthegm> "Paul, we have trouble, with a captial T."

[Apr 30 20:24:44] <Paul_Driver> I rise. "Good morning Mayor. What happened?"

[Apr 30 20:25:04] * Aldo_Murgen is just outside the door.

[Apr 30 20:25:07] <Paul_Driver> Or Mr. Mayor, or whatever is appropriate.

[Apr 30 20:25:21] <liamthegm> ""Well, the town crier had a knock on the head this morning, so I put him up in one of your cells. Seems our big town celebrity just got himself arrested out in Maraddon City."[Apr 30 20:25:38] <Paul_Driver> "Town celebrity?"

[Apr 30 20:25:48] <liamthegm> [Dionysus, the violinist]

[Apr 30 20:25:55] <Paul_Driver> Oh yes.

[Apr 30 20:26:10] <Paul_Driver> smiles. "Ahhh. So what is old Dionysus up to?"

[Apr 30 20:26:19] <liamthegm> "Word is that he was arrested for being the head of a smuggling ring. Can you imagine little bitty Dionysus heading aberration smuggling operations?"

[Apr 30 20:26:25] <liamthegm> "Me either."

[Apr 30 20:26:35] <liamthegm> "Anyway, we can't let word of this get out, Paul."

[Apr 30 20:26:43] <liamthegm> "Whole town loves him. It'd be a riot."

[Apr 30 20:26:47] <Aldo_Murgen> [was the body recognizable?]

[Apr 30 20:26:49] <Paul_Driver> "But aren't we too late for that?"

[Apr 30 20:26:50] <liamthegm> "You keep that town crier in the cells."

[Apr 30 20:26:57] <liamthegm> [aldo, it was the town crier]

[Apr 30 20:27:02] <Paul_Driver> nods. "I'll see to him."

[Apr 30 20:27:10] <liamthegm> "Not as long as the crier stays asleep in your cells."

[Apr 30 20:27:49] <liamthegm> "And if word gets out, you & your boys need to be on top of it. I don't want anyone in my town marching on Maraddon City or Aldergast Prison."

[Apr 30 20:28:00] <Paul_Driver> (those who know me know that a noncommittal "I'll see to whatever" means I'll try to find a better solution than the one offered to me.

[Apr 30 20:28:13] <Paul_Driver> one that benefits all parties and harms no one.

[Apr 30 20:28:23] <liamthegm> [the mayor doesn't know anyone, though he speaks to everyone]

[Apr 30 20:28:28] <Paul_Driver> (good.)

[Apr 30 20:28:38] <liamthegm> "So you're gonna have to keep thinggs in check, you understand?"

[Apr 30 20:28:46] <Paul_Driver> "I understand, your honor.

[Apr 30 20:28:47] <Paul_Driver> "

[Apr 30 20:29:02] <liamthegm> "If it gets really bad, you're gonna have to go down & talk to the magistrates. I won't have my favorite harlping hanged."

[Apr 30 20:29:15] <Paul_Driver> "Yes sir. I'm on the job."

[Apr 30 20:29:39] <liamthegm> "I kenw I could count on you. Good day, miss." He walks out, tips his hat to Aldo on the way out the headquarters

[Apr 30 20:30:06] * Aldo_Murgen nods politely to the mayor.

[Apr 30 20:30:13] <Paul_Driver> sighs. "Ma'am, I hate to ask this of you, but what you just heard has to stay confidential."

[Apr 30 20:30:29] <liamthegm> "Nasty weather, eyah?" He doesn't stop to hear your response as he opens his umbrella & leaves

[Apr 30 20:30:34] <Paul_Driver> Paul does not look as if he really likes the assignment he's just been given, but is resigned to it.

[Apr 30 20:31:01] <Violet> "right, can I go?"

[Apr 30 20:31:06] <Paul_Driver> "However, you've given us some information that may help solve a murder and a closed rape case."

[Apr 30 20:31:15] <Paul_Driver> "Sure. And thanks for your help, ma'am."

[Apr 30 20:31:43] <Violet> It's my pleasure...

[Apr 30 20:31:52] * Violet she looks once more at the corner

[Apr 30 20:32:09] <Paul_Driver> I step out and check on Aldo and Marg.

[Apr 30 20:32:14] <Paul_Driver> I notice Marg is missing.

[Apr 30 20:32:15] <liamthegm> Marg is gone

[Apr 30 20:32:49] <Paul_Driver> "Reverend? DId you see where Marg went?"

[Apr 30 20:32:56] <Aldo_Murgen> Did I?

[Apr 30 20:33:05] <liamthegm> no, you got sidetracked by the Mayor, I believe

[Apr 30 20:33:44] * Aldo_Murgen frowns. "The Mayor and guest arrived just as he was leaving."

[Apr 30 20:33:50] * Violet lowers her hand from her heart, moved towards the door

[Apr 30 20:33:56] <Paul_Driver> nods. "I hope he's alright."

[Apr 30 20:34:27] <Paul_Driver> sits, takes a drink of coffee. "Reverend...I have evidence, no proof yet but evidence, that the wrong man was hanged two years ago."

[Apr 30 20:34:35] <Violet> one the way out "I'm sure he'll be fine. It's in his future" *smile*

[Apr 30 20:34:46] <Violet> adn leaves

[Apr 30 20:34:59] <Paul_Driver> Sigh, hold head in hands. "I hate the interesting cases."

[Apr 30 20:35:04] <Aldo_Murgen> "It's always the wrong man."

[Apr 30 20:35:25] <Paul_Driver> "You know, the Tunzanese have a curse. May you live in interesting times. You know I understand why that's a curse?"

[Apr 30 20:35:33] <Paul_Driver> gets up and goes to the cell to check on the town crier.

[Apr 30 20:35:49] <liamthegm> it looks like someone clocked him on the head

[Apr 30 20:35:51] * Aldo_Murgen follows, remembering the unconscious body as well.

[Apr 30 20:35:56] <liamthegm> pretty hard, to, but he'll live

[Apr 30 20:36:03] <Aldo_Murgen> "Nasty knot, that is."

[Apr 30 20:36:13] <Paul_Driver> sigh. "Banner's balls."

[Apr 30 20:36:26] <Paul_Driver> "He'll need treatment, that's for sure."

[Apr 30 20:36:39] <liamthegm> [no celebration faithful about. why use the traditional greeting? teehee]

[Apr 30 20:37:00] <Paul_Driver> (hey, it's a blessing and a curse. (v) )

[Apr 30 20:37:09] <liamthegm> A constable says, "I'll send for a healer, sir."

[Apr 30 20:37:24] <Paul_Driver> "Thanks." I go get a bowl of water and a rag.

[Apr 30 20:37:54] <Paul_Driver> "You know, I have half a mind to go to the mayor and issue him a warning citation."

[Apr 30 20:38:17] <liamthegm> Another constable shakes his head. "He'd not even notice, sir. You know that."

[Apr 30 20:38:37] <Paul_Driver> "Yeah. I know. Fun to think about though." put a cool wet rag on the town crier's head.

[Apr 30 20:39:34] <Paul_Driver> "Well, might as well make him at home here. I need to talk to him when he wakes up anyway."

[Apr 30 20:39:36] <liamthegm> Town crier gorans in his sleep

[Apr 30 20:39:45] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 20:39:56] <liamthegm> *groans

[Apr 30 20:40:11] <liamthegm> cut to Violet for a moment

[Apr 30 20:40:14] <liamthegm> where are you going?

[Apr 30 20:40:15] <Paul_Driver> to Murgen, "And then there's cases like this, where I know good and well what happened, I just can't do anything."

[Apr 30 20:40:19] <Paul_Driver> (sorry.)

[Apr 30 20:40:24] <liamthegm> [perfectly all right]

[Apr 30 20:41:11] <Violet> I think I'm going to go back to the home church and get dry. I can't leave until it stops raining anyhow

[Apr 30 20:41:38] <liamthegm> a'ight, when you get there, the priest tries to help you in any way he can

[Apr 30 20:41:54] <liamthegm> brings you food & drink, clean clothes, offers you a bath, etc

[Apr 30 20:42:15] <Paul_Driver> (I just figured out what a good home blessing is from a priest of Home: "...and we'll leave a light on for ya."

[Apr 30 20:42:21] <Violet> I thank him, take the clothes, deny the bath

[Apr 30 20:42:22] <liamthegm> heh

[Apr 30 20:42:41] <liamthegm> He tells you to ask if you need anything else.

[Apr 30 20:43:05] <liamthegm> okay, back to Paul & Aldo, then

[Apr 30 20:43:06] <Violet> I nod. "I'll try not to wake them up."

[Apr 30 20:43:30] <Violet> (in a heavy accent)

[Apr 30 20:43:31] <liamthegm> He looks confused, but nods

[Apr 30 20:43:53] <liamthegm> Paul & Aldo?

[Apr 30 20:44:13] <Paul_Driver> tending to the town crier.

[Apr 30 20:44:34] * Aldo_Murgen just shakes his head at the crier, then looks at Paul. "I hope ye don't mind me hanging aboot here. Nasty weather, as he said."

[Apr 30 20:44:46] <Paul_Driver> "Oh not at all. Make yourself at home."

[Apr 30 20:44:57] <Paul_Driver> "You're good company, anyway."

[Apr 30 20:44:57] <Aldo_Murgen> [that's another good one]

[Apr 30 20:45:16] <liamthegm> [i like that one better]

[Apr 30 20:45:35] <Paul_Driver> (yeah. but home blessings tend to be very contextualized.)

[Apr 30 20:45:43] <liamthegm> [fair enough]

[Apr 30 20:45:49] <liamthegm> [& makes sense, really]

[Apr 30 20:46:24] <Paul_Driver> "Well, I'll have to wait and see what my deputies say when they come back, but I've got a hunch what happened to Garu."

[Apr 30 20:47:45] * Aldo_Murgen spocks a bushy brow. "The girl knew something?"

[Apr 30 20:47:53] <liamthegm> [It's about ten when Wax & Charlie arrive, but that's when Albert should be waking up, so we'll deal with Albert first

[Apr 30 20:48:00] <liamthegm> err, go on you two

[Apr 30 20:48:22] <Paul_Driver> "Well, she says she spoke with him night before last and he gave her a bunch of info.

[Apr 30 20:48:31] <Paul_Driver> some of it was for Marg alone,

[Apr 30 20:48:50] <Paul_Driver> but one of the things he got off his chest was that Arvin didn't rape that girl. He confessed to it,

[Apr 30 20:49:00] <Paul_Driver> but Gas knows what happened."

[Apr 30 20:49:39] <Paul_Driver> "So I figure I'll talk to Gas next and see what his part in this is. It's *possible* he got worried Garu would spill the beans on him and silenced him."

[Apr 30 20:49:41] <liamthegm> [for the record, gas's real name is unknown to the two of you, but his nickname (gas) is given for a very, err, well, juvenile reason. if you've asked him about it, you've smelled why]

[Apr 30 20:49:55] <Paul_Driver> (I figured.)

[Apr 30 20:50:11] <Paul_Driver> would that be in character for Gas?

[Apr 30 20:50:26] <liamthegm> gas is 13 years old

[Apr 30 20:50:46] <liamthegm> garu was a 300 lb greater goblin. gas is a 100 lb streetkid

[Apr 30 20:50:54] <liamthegm> whoever sliced up garu used an expert sword

[Apr 30 20:50:59] <liamthegm> gas can get by with a knife

[Apr 30 20:51:12] <Paul_Driver> "Of course, that still leaves how he did it, so I have my reservations about that,"

[Apr 30 20:51:27] <Paul_Driver> "Plus the fact that Gas is only 13,"

[Apr 30 20:51:41] * Aldo_Murgen 's eyes frown. "Ach, what a fiasco. Now I wish I'd stayed asleep."

[Apr 30 20:51:43] <Paul_Driver> "At the very least, we can find out what he knows."

[Apr 30 20:51:57] <Paul_Driver> "Yeah. some days it doesn't pay to chew through the straps."

[Apr 30 20:52:12] <liamthegm> gas is also aptly named because he likes to talk. he likes getting paid to talk better.

[Apr 30 20:52:46] <Paul_Driver> "I don't know. there has to be something pretty big going on. Whoever did Garu wanted him done right."

[Apr 30 20:52:56] <Aldo_Murgen> "Why would he tell her all this?" [have I ever seen Violet before?"

[Apr 30 20:53:10] <Aldo_Murgen> s/before?"/before?]/

[Apr 30 20:53:20] <Paul_Driver> "Actually, I just be knew something big along with all the rest he spilled, and someone big came after him."

[Apr 30 20:53:58] <liamthegm> [no, you've never seen her]

[Apr 30 20:54:04] <Paul_Driver> "And he knew they were coming, and so he told that woman--you know I never did get her name?"

[Apr 30 20:54:41] <Paul_Driver> "Why he'd tell her is beyond me. I suspect she knew him."

[Apr 30 20:54:53] <Paul_Driver> "In fact, I suspect she was part of whatever he knew."

[Apr 30 20:55:01] <Paul_Driver> "Which means they may be coming after her next."

[Apr 30 20:55:17] <Paul_Driver> "Or Marg."

[Apr 30 20:55:47] <Paul_Driver> "Of course all this is speculation until I hear from the deputies."

[Apr 30 20:56:58] <liamthegm> [do me a favor, you two--lemme know when i can abstract over to a little later. i can't ever tell when a scene is finished or if someone's still typing]

[Apr 30 20:57:11] <liamthegm> [& i hate to cause people to stop conversations]

[Apr 30 20:57:19] * Aldo_Murgen takes all this in. "Maybe I'll just take a walk around town, in case your speculation turns out to be someone else's plan."

[Apr 30 20:58:44] <Paul_Driver> "Thanks. I appreciate that."

[Apr 30 20:59:02] <Paul_Driver> "Longlife to you, Reverend."

[Apr 30 20:59:33] <Paul_Driver> and I'm done...

[Apr 30 20:59:39] <Aldo_Murgen> "And to you." As he passes through the door, "Leave a light on for me, Sheriff."

[Apr 30 20:59:49] <Paul_Driver> laugh. "will do."

[Apr 30 20:59:55] <liamthegm> so now i deal with aldo's walk about town. where do you go in particular?

[Apr 30 21:00:00] * Aldo_Murgen heads back home, first. [is it still raining?]

[Apr 30 21:00:13] <liamthegm> [yeah, it's still raining. it's about 9ish right now]

[Apr 30 21:00:39] <liamthegm> what ay do at the Temple?

[Apr 30 21:01:17] * Aldo_Murgen changes into something more rainproof, then visits Garu's shop.

[Apr 30 21:01:26] <liamthegm> ahh

[Apr 30 21:01:36] * Aldo_Murgen will visit other shops in town after that, pubs, etc.

[Apr 30 21:01:39] <liamthegm> when you get there, there is smoke pouring out of the top floor

[Apr 30 21:01:43] <liamthegm> brb

[Apr 30 21:02:29] * Aldo_Murgen will try the door, then.

[Apr 30 21:02:52] <liamthegm> okay, so there's smoke coming out of thetop floor

[Apr 30 21:03:06] <liamthegm> & the door is open, having been busted thiss morning

[Apr 30 21:03:50] <liamthegm> no one being outside, really, the only ones to've noticed the smoke are you & the clouds

[Apr 30 21:04:42] <liamthegm> the bottom floor is the tailor shop

[Apr 30 21:04:45] * Aldo_Murgen pulls his collar up over his nose and rushes inside, looking for the source of the smoke.

[Apr 30 21:04:47] <liamthegm> it has normal tailor stuff

[Apr 30 21:05:00] <liamthegm> nothing is one fire

[Apr 30 21:05:11] <liamthegm> you smell the smoke, though

[Apr 30 21:05:24] <Aldo_Murgen> stairs? back room doors?

[Apr 30 21:05:41] <liamthegm> stairs & a back room doors, but the back room doors are wide open & nothing seems to be back there

[Apr 30 21:05:52] * Aldo_Murgen climbs the stairs.

[Apr 30 21:06:07] <liamthegm> it gets hotter as you go up

[Apr 30 21:06:21] <liamthegm> the fire is in the hall up here, as well as coming from a room or two

[Apr 30 21:06:53] <Aldo_Murgen> is there anyone in any rooms on this side of the fire?

[Apr 30 21:07:00] <liamthegm> nope

[Apr 30 21:07:15] <Violet> (faith, detect life?)

[Apr 30 21:07:18] <liamthegm> [life faith--increase bodily resistances ranges from 13 to 25. for a fire this hot, a 14]

[Apr 30 21:07:35] <liamthegm> [detect life in an area thaat is the whole house, 6]

[Apr 30 21:07:44] * Aldo_Murgen stops to pray for insight.

[Apr 30 21:07:49] <Aldo_Murgen> r life faith 13

[Apr 30 21:07:49] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [life faith: 13] 19 21 21

[Apr 30 21:07:58] <liamthegm> to sense him, ya mean?

[Apr 30 21:08:03] <Aldo_Murgen> right

[Apr 30 21:08:08] <liamthegm> r diff 6

[Apr 30 21:08:08] <Eklem> liamthegm [diff: 6] 10 13 14

[Apr 30 21:08:09] <Aldo_Murgen> to sense whoever

[Apr 30 21:08:12] <liamthegm> right

[Apr 30 21:08:15] <liamthegm> no one is in the house

[Apr 30 21:08:27] <liamthegm> alive anyway

[Apr 30 21:09:25] * Aldo_Murgen rushes out again and tries shouting over the falling rain. "FIRE!" Then, lower, "it's a miracle in this rain, but FIRE!"

[Apr 30 21:09:42] * Aldo_Murgen bangs on neighbors' doors, etc.

[Apr 30 21:09:49] <liamthegm> peopel start runningg out

[Apr 30 21:10:11] * Aldo_Murgen grabs the nearest bucket and looks for a place to fill it up.

[Apr 30 21:10:12] <liamthegm> the volunteers get to working on it in quick order

[Apr 30 21:10:27] <liamthegm> sheriff, someone comes in & tells you the tailor shop is on fire

[Apr 30 21:11:13] <Paul_Driver> Sigh, facepalm. "Alright. Constable? stay with the town crier until I get back."

[Apr 30 21:11:15] <liamthegm> matrim & albert, you are both awakened by a cry of alarm spreading through the city

[Apr 30 21:11:20] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 21:11:36] <liamthegm> Violet, you note that the Home Priest says he's going out to thelp fight a fire.

[Apr 30 21:11:45] <Paul_Driver> Back in my overcoat, rush to the scene.

[Apr 30 21:11:46] * albert_ wakes up

[Apr 30 21:12:05] <Paul_Driver> (If this town doesn't use the Incident Command System, they're about to learn it. (v) )

[Apr 30 21:12:09] * albert_ grabs pack and goes to find Manuel after throwing on shirt

[Apr 30 21:12:25] <albert_> (ICS?)

[Apr 30 21:12:32] <Paul_Driver> (yep.)

[Apr 30 21:12:39] <albert_> (what is it?)

[Apr 30 21:12:53] <Aldo_Murgen> [is this one of those acronyms with two possible expansions?]

[Apr 30 21:13:09] <Paul_Driver> (it's actually the system we use in the US for dealing with fan-hitting-shit.

[Apr 30 21:13:13] <liamthegm> Manuel is standing outside yer inn room

[Apr 30 21:13:19] <albert_> (oh)

[Apr 30 21:13:26] <albert_> "what's it all about?"

[Apr 30 21:13:38] <liamthegm> "Tailor shop is on fire."

[Apr 30 21:14:02] <albert_> "I thought this town would be quiet." After a beat "Do you think he's all right?"

[Apr 30 21:14:12] <liamthegm> "No clue. Want to go find out?"

[Apr 30 21:14:17] * albert_ starts heading downstairs

[Apr 30 21:14:25] <albert_> "sure. Why not."

[Apr 30 21:14:29] <liamthegm> Manuel shrugs & follows

[Apr 30 21:15:01] <albert_> (do we go through the market on the way?)

[Apr 30 21:15:29] <liamthegm> [prolly]

[Apr 30 21:15:57] * albert_ will buy a loaf of bread on his way and begin munching

[Apr 30 21:16:01] <liamthegm> so everyone what are going to the fire get there at about the same time, exceptin' Aldo

[Apr 30 21:16:13] <liamthegm> who is already there

[Apr 30 21:16:39] <Paul_Driver> I start organizing the volunteers who are there.

[Apr 30 21:16:50] <albert_> to Manuel "How'd it even get this far in this?" indicates the weather

[Apr 30 21:16:54] <liamthegm> everyone roll awareness, Matrim roll rogue +3

[Apr 30 21:17:01] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 21:17:02] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 15 18 22

[Apr 30 21:17:07] * Matrim_Argent snickers.

[Apr 30 21:17:11] <albert_> r awareness 14

[Apr 30 21:17:12] <Eklem> albert_ [awareness: 14] 20 23 24

[Apr 30 21:17:12] <Matrim_Argent> OOC, that was meant to be.

[Apr 30 21:17:16] <Matrim_Argent> r 13

[Apr 30 21:17:16] <Eklem> Matrim_Argent [13] 19 19 22

[Apr 30 21:17:24] <Aldo_Murgen> r awareness 9

[Apr 30 21:17:24] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [awareness: 9] 12 14 15

[Apr 30 21:17:36] <liamthegm> r manuel 12

[Apr 30 21:17:36] <Eklem> liamthegm [manuel: 12] 15 16 20

[Apr 30 21:17:41] <liamthegm> r wax 12 charlie 12

[Apr 30 21:17:41] <Eklem> liamthegm [wax: 12] 13 13 19

[Apr 30 21:17:41] <Eklem> liamthegm [charlie: 12] 17 19 22

[Apr 30 21:18:02] <liamthegm> albert, you notice a man in a green cloak with funny lumps on his back

[Apr 30 21:18:13] <liamthegm> the rest of you don't

[Apr 30 21:18:32] * albert_ points stranger out to Manuel "Look at that"

[Apr 30 21:18:43] <albert_> "what do you think he's got under there?"

[Apr 30 21:18:43] <liamthegm> Manuel glances. So what?

[Apr 30 21:18:47] <Violet> (deciding if Violet steals rain gear and leaves. I can wait)

[Apr 30 21:18:52] <liamthegm> Manuel looks again.

[Apr 30 21:19:09] <liamthegm> "I don't know. But he's wearing a green cloak."

[Apr 30 21:19:20] <albert_> (what does that mean?)

[Apr 30 21:19:23] <liamthegm> "Which means we should talk to him."

[Apr 30 21:19:27] <liamthegm> [you don't know]

[Apr 30 21:19:31] * Aldo_Murgen passes a bucket down the line.

[Apr 30 21:19:42] <albert_> "Let's see if he knows what happened toour 'friend'"

[Apr 30 21:19:46] <albert_> to our

[Apr 30 21:20:07] * Matrim_Argent tries to inconspicuously help move buckets.

[Apr 30 21:20:15] <albert_> (I don't know? Manuel does though?)

[Apr 30 21:20:21] <liamthegm> [apparently]

[Apr 30 21:20:24] <Paul_Driver> so how bad is this blaze? any major adjustments to firefighting style, or just keep pumping buckets?

[Apr 30 21:20:37] <liamthegm> it's not so bad

[Apr 30 21:20:38] <albert_> (I note this and still say my statement)

[Apr 30 21:20:48] <liamthegm> the rain did indeed keep it from spreading too much.. all the actual fire was inside

[Apr 30 21:21:04] <Paul_Driver> good.

[Apr 30 21:21:16] <liamthegm> & it's even easier that the buckets can be filled by the rain itself in a matter of moments

[Apr 30 21:21:20] <Paul_Driver> Is there a town engineer?

[Apr 30 21:21:25] <liamthegm> no

[Apr 30 21:21:59] * albert_ starts moving through the crowd toward Matrim_Argent as unobtrusively as possibly

[Apr 30 21:21:59] <Paul_Driver> then once the blaze is out, I'm going to have the house secured of people until someone can make a reasonable educated estimate if it's structurally safe or not.

[Apr 30 21:22:39] <liamthegm> the Home Priest prays at it for a moment

[Apr 30 21:22:51] <liamthegm> then tells you he thinks if one or two people were on the top floor, they'd be fine

[Apr 30 21:22:57] <liamthegm> more than that & he doesn't know what would happen

[Apr 30 21:23:18] <Paul_Driver> I note that, and make sure that is known.

[Apr 30 21:23:33] <liamthegm> Wax volunteers to go in & look around

[Apr 30 21:23:42] <Paul_Driver> "Go ahead."

[Apr 30 21:23:48] <liamthegm> he does so

[Apr 30 21:24:07] <Paul_Driver> You know, he may not be the best one if someone was up there...

[Apr 30 21:24:09] * Aldo_Murgen walks up to Paul_Driver when the fire is out. "There's no one inside. Not alive, anyhow."

[Apr 30 21:24:24] <Paul_Driver> "Euhhh..." I go in after Wax.

[Apr 30 21:24:36] <liamthegm> Okay, it's wet & smokey inside

[Apr 30 21:24:41] <Paul_Driver> "Hey, Wax?"

[Apr 30 21:24:46] * Aldo_Murgen stands outside and waits.

[Apr 30 21:24:48] <liamthegm> "Sir?"

[Apr 30 21:25:04] <Paul_Driver> "I think I need you down here. Keep the peace a bit. I'll look around."

[Apr 30 21:25:10] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir."

[Apr 30 21:25:10] * Aldo_Murgen thinks a moment, and then begins scanning the crowd, looking for Marg.

[Apr 30 21:25:18] <liamthegm> Marg is nowhere to be seen

[Apr 30 21:25:26] <liamthegm> & he's a big guy, so he'd stand out

[Apr 30 21:25:29] <Paul_Driver> I go up and look around.

[Apr 30 21:25:37] <liamthegm> wet, smokey, scorched

[Apr 30 21:25:54] <liamthegm> a fair number of books & papers were burnt

[Apr 30 21:25:59] <liamthegm> & the floor looks bad in places

[Apr 30 21:26:03] <liamthegm> but mostly, it looks fine

[Apr 30 21:26:06] <Paul_Driver> priority one: any bodies?

[Apr 30 21:26:39] <liamthegm> None

[Apr 30 21:26:57] <Paul_Driver> good. Okay. How does it look as far as what started the fire?

[Apr 30 21:27:14] * Aldo_Murgen frowns and goes inside. He heads upstairs and starts looking through the remains.

[Apr 30 21:27:21] <liamthegm> gimme an awareness roll, i think

[Apr 30 21:27:27] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 21:27:27] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 14 17 18

[Apr 30 21:27:28] * Matrim_Argent drifts towards the back of the crowd, just kinda looking around in general.

[Apr 30 21:27:29] <liamthegm> r diff 13

[Apr 30 21:27:29] <Eklem> liamthegm [diff: 13] 18 22 23

[Apr 30 21:27:41] <liamthegm> you can't tell exactly, but it mighta been multiple spots

[Apr 30 21:27:54] * albert_ is stil trying to follow/intercept Matrim

[Apr 30 21:27:56] <liamthegm> any of the bedrooms.

[Apr 30 21:28:10] <Paul_Driver> I say, quietly, "I called Wax back just in case someone was dead up here. He's had enough stress for one morning. But don't tell him."

[Apr 30 21:28:22] <liamthegm> [albert & matrim, your interactions are between the two of you. roll rogue or awareness if either of you think it necessary]

[Apr 30 21:28:51] <albert_> (well Manuel is coming to yes?

[Apr 30 21:28:52] <albert_> )

[Apr 30 21:28:57] <Matrim_Argent> [ I doubt it's necessary. I'm not really being very wary. ]

[Apr 30 21:28:58] <liamthegm> (yeah)

[Apr 30 21:29:10] <liamthegm> (in that case, Albert, you prolly easily intercept him)

[Apr 30 21:29:29] <albert_> we'll try to head him off away fromt he thick of the crowd

[Apr 30 21:29:42] <liamthegm> that'd be the back of it where he is, so that works out

[Apr 30 21:29:49] <Matrim_Argent> Aye.

[Apr 30 21:29:55] <albert_> I let Manuel take the lead as he knows more about these matters than I.

[Apr 30 21:30:59] <liamthegm> Manuel, "Excuse me, sir. Come this way." He grabs your arm (unless you resist, then we roll), & drags you a bit away from the crowd.

[Apr 30 21:31:43] <liamthegm> albert, do you sign your own name ot your work?

[Apr 30 21:31:48] * albert_ frowns at Manuel's abrupt tactics and notes that he will no longer let him take the lead

[Apr 30 21:31:58] <albert_> (on the pamphlets?)

[Apr 30 21:32:01] <liamthegm> yeah?

[Apr 30 21:32:15] <albert_> ummm I don't think so, is that a common printer practice?

[Apr 30 21:32:23] * Matrim_Argent starts to reach under the cloak, then stops when he doesn't get pulled far. He looks at Manuel, awkwardly trying to do so and keep his hood over his face at the same time.

[Apr 30 21:32:24] <liamthegm> it is if you wrote them

[Apr 30 21:32:38] <liamthegm> "Nice cloak."

[Apr 30 21:32:40] <albert_> uh ok then

[Apr 30 21:32:55] * albert_ follows Matrim and Manuel

[Apr 30 21:33:01] <liamthegm> but if you want your propaganda to be anonymous, you wouldn't

[Apr 30 21:33:24] <Matrim_Argent> "Er, I think perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else."

[Apr 30 21:34:17] <liamthegm> "Oh? I have one just like it at home."

[Apr 30 21:34:51] <liamthegm> "*Just* like it."

[Apr 30 21:34:55] * Matrim_Argent looks down at the cloak, then up again. "Thank you?"

[Apr 30 21:35:18] <liamthegm> Manuel looks at you hard for a moment. He seems confused

[Apr 30 21:35:18] * Matrim_Argent is clearly nervous and confused. "Perhaps the work of the same tailor, then?"

[Apr 30 21:35:27] <albert_> "This tailor?"

[Apr 30 21:35:30] <liamthegm> Suddenly, the confusion slips away

[Apr 30 21:35:46] <liamthegm> "That might very well be. Do you know what happened here?"

[Apr 30 21:36:06] <albert_> "We were hoping you might know"

[Apr 30 21:36:10] * Matrim_Argent shakes his head. "I, er, just heard about the fire and came to help."

[Apr 30 21:36:21] <albert_> "oh"

[Apr 30 21:36:35] <liamthegm> "Right. Did he survive?"

[Apr 30 21:37:12] <Matrim_Argent> "Who? The shop's owner?"

[Apr 30 21:37:23] <albert_> "Yes. The tailor"

[Apr 30 21:37:25] <liamthegm> Manuel looks confused again.

[Apr 30 21:37:46] * albert_ glances worriedly at Manuel

[Apr 30 21:38:08] <liamthegm> "What's your name?"

[Apr 30 21:38:27] <Matrim_Argent> "I... have no idea. Er. I didn't notice him outside."

[Apr 30 21:38:43] * Matrim_Argent figures that's a safe statement to make, as he's never seen the guy in his life so far as he knows.

[Apr 30 21:39:04] * Aldo_Murgen looks through various books and papers. He slips one in his pocket and heads back outside.

[Apr 30 21:39:24] <Paul_Driver> I complete my inspection,

[Apr 30 21:39:31] <albert_> "Oh."

[Apr 30 21:39:42] <liamthegm> paul & aldo roll awareness, actually

[Apr 30 21:39:44] <liamthegm> r diff 16

[Apr 30 21:39:47] <Eklem> liamthegm [diff: 16] 20 22 25

[Apr 30 21:39:48] <Aldo_Murgen> r awareness 9

[Apr 30 21:39:49] <Paul_Driver> Hey, I've got home repair of 12. Can I make some educated guesses here?

[Apr 30 21:39:52] <Eklem> Aldo_Murgen [awareness: 9] 14 15 15

[Apr 30 21:40:04] <Paul_Driver> r awa 13

[Apr 30 21:40:05] <Eklem> Paul_Driver [awa: 13] 19 20 21

[Apr 30 21:40:08] <liamthegm> about where the fire started?

[Apr 30 21:40:19] <Paul_Driver> (sorry. fell a bit behind) about anything useful.

[Apr 30 21:40:28] <Paul_Driver> concerning the structure of the house, I mean.

[Apr 30 21:40:36] <Paul_Driver> the burns, how the fire started,

[Apr 30 21:40:39] <liamthegm> actually, with home repair & home faith, you can prolly figure it started in garu's room amongst his papers. a candle fell over, or was knocked over

[Apr 30 21:40:55] <liamthegm> the papers were strewn about the place, so it spread quickly over them

[Apr 30 21:41:06] <Paul_Driver> But why was a candle lit in his room?

[Apr 30 21:41:16] <liamthegm> can't figure that one out

[Apr 30 21:41:22] <Paul_Driver> Okay.

[Apr 30 21:41:23] <albert_> (it was night when someone last was there)

[Apr 30 21:41:29] <liamthegm> in Marg's room, stuff is missing

[Apr 30 21:41:32] <Paul_Driver> ahhh.

[Apr 30 21:41:34] <Paul_Driver> okay.

[Apr 30 21:41:46] <Paul_Driver> anyway, we rolled awareness.

[Apr 30 21:41:54] <liamthegm> yeah, neither of you got that one

[Apr 30 21:42:10] <Paul_Driver> Okay. I voice my hypotheses to Aldo.

[Apr 30 21:42:12] <liamthegm> Marg's got some clothes missing, it seems. if you check the kitchen downstairs, it has been recently gone through

[Apr 30 21:42:30] <liamthegm> & food stuffs are missing

[Apr 30 21:42:30] <Paul_Driver> Is the ledger still here?

[Apr 30 21:42:38] <liamthegm> i thought you took it

[Apr 30 21:42:46] <Paul_Driver> I just made notes from it.

[Apr 30 21:42:46] <liamthegm> but if not, it's still where you left it downstairs

[Apr 30 21:42:50] <Paul_Driver> okay.

[Apr 30 21:44:00] * Aldo_Murgen stops when Paul speaks to him. He nods, scowling. "Marg didn't come out to help put out the fire."

[Apr 30 21:44:16] <Paul_Driver> "Interesting."

[Apr 30 21:44:35] <Paul_Driver> "And papers were burned. I think Garu did know some dangerous things."

[Apr 30 21:44:39] <liamthegm> you judge from how far it spread & whatnot, that the fire had been going for maybe an hour

[Apr 30 21:44:53] <Aldo_Murgen> "Do you think the boy is in danger?"

[Apr 30 21:45:08] <Paul_Driver> "Imenent, if Garu's killers track the info to him."

[Apr 30 21:45:21] <Paul_Driver> "And the Gypsy woman."

[Apr 30 21:45:29] * Aldo_Murgen clenches his jaw and heads outside.

[Apr 30 21:45:33] <Paul_Driver> I follow.

[Apr 30 21:45:52] <liamthegm> okay, back to Albert & Matrim,

[Apr 30 21:46:02] <Matrim_Argent> Aight.

[Apr 30 21:46:21] <liamthegm> "So you don't know where he is?"

[Apr 30 21:46:24] <liamthegm> Manuel says

[Apr 30 21:47:04] <Matrim_Argent> "No idea. I'm very sorry."

[Apr 30 21:47:22] <liamthegm> Manuel glares at you

[Apr 30 21:47:53] <albert_> "No big deal." smiles at Mat and holds out half his bread loaf "Breakfast?"

[Apr 30 21:48:01] <liamthegm> [mat, yer famished]

[Apr 30 21:48:09] * albert_ gives Manuel a look

[Apr 30 21:48:21] <liamthegm> Manuel ignores your look

[Apr 30 21:48:26] * Matrim_Argent stares at Manuel for a moment. "Now, look here! You pulled me from... Er. Yes. Please."

[Apr 30 21:48:46] <albert_> "Again, nice cloak"

[Apr 30 21:49:00] * albert_ claps Manuel on back and tries to steer him away

[Apr 30 21:49:02] <liamthegm> "Where *did* you get it?"

[Apr 30 21:49:31] * albert_ steers faster

[Apr 30 21:49:32] * Matrim_Argent accepts the bread and offers a bit of silver in exchange. "Thank you again. I haven't eaten in... erm."

[Apr 30 21:49:56] * albert_ waves money away and hands Matrim a pamphlet instead "It's my pleasure"

[Apr 30 21:50:11] * albert_ steers Manuel away

[Apr 30 21:50:23] <liamthegm> Manuel allows himself to be steered

[Apr 30 21:50:30] * Matrim_Argent takes the pamphlet and stands there, holding it in one hand and the silverpiece in the other, confused.

[Apr 30 21:50:44] <albert_> (my pamphlet handing is usually sign to leave for Manuel I think)

[Apr 30 21:51:17] <liamthegm> Mrs. rensch clears her throat behind you, Matrim

[Apr 30 21:51:20] * Matrim_Argent looks at the pamphlet.

[Apr 30 21:51:23] <liamthegm> "Who were those young gentlemen?"

[Apr 30 21:51:23] <albert_> (I don't imagine he likes my political talking too much)

[Apr 30 21:51:24] * Matrim_Argent jumps.

[Apr 30 21:51:37] <liamthegm> [noted]

[Apr 30 21:51:48] <liamthegm> [he doesn't seem to havea reaction to your political talking]

[Apr 30 21:51:51] * Matrim_Argent turns around. "I don't know. They pulled me aside ands tarted asking about your cloak."

[Apr 30 21:52:00] <liamthegm> "About my cloak?"

[Apr 30 21:52:06] <liamthegm> "It's not my cloak."

[Apr 30 21:52:22] <liamthegm> "Come along. We'd best get you back to my house."

[Apr 30 21:52:22] <Matrim_Argent> "Oh."

[Apr 30 21:52:29] <liamthegm> "Before you get yourself killed."

[Apr 30 21:52:33] * Matrim_Argent follows.

[Apr 30 21:52:54] <liamthegm> albert & manuel need roll awareness

[Apr 30 21:52:54] <Matrim_Argent> "They didn't seem dangerous."

[Apr 30 21:53:00] <albert_> r awareness 14

[Apr 30 21:53:00] <Eklem> albert_ [awareness: 14] 22 23 24

[Apr 30 21:53:10] <liamthegm> r manuel 12 rensch 13

[Apr 30 21:53:10] <Eklem> liamthegm [manuel: 12] 13 14 19

[Apr 30 21:53:10] <Eklem> liamthegm [rensch: 13] 14 17 22

[Apr 30 21:53:23] <liamthegm> Albert, you notice Mrs. Rensch watching you & Manuel as you walk away

[Apr 30 21:53:31] <liamthegm> "Maybe not. But who knows?"

[Apr 30 21:53:45] * albert_ I wave and give her a toothy grin

[Apr 30 21:53:53] <liamthegm> She scowls.

[Apr 30 21:53:59] <liamthegm> "Come along."

[Apr 30 21:54:09] * albert_ I walk over and hand her a pamphlet and continue towards the market "Morning Ma'am"

[Apr 30 21:54:22] <liamthegm> She looks at it.

[Apr 30 21:54:27] <liamthegm> She looks at you.

[Apr 30 21:54:34] * Matrim_Argent looks at her.

[Apr 30 21:54:36] <liamthegm> "Morning."

[Apr 30 21:54:38] * albert_ I walk off as soon as I give it to her

[Apr 30 21:54:48] <liamthegm> "What a rude young man."

[Apr 30 21:54:55] <albert_> not relaly waiting for a reaction

[Apr 30 21:55:05] <liamthegm> Matrim, she whacks your shins. "Come along now."

[Apr 30 21:55:21] * Matrim_Argent jumps and winces. "Ow. I'm coming!"

[Apr 30 21:55:58] <liamthegm> She goes back to her house.

[Apr 30 21:56:08] <Paul_Driver> (Listening to "Zlad!" )

[Apr 30 21:56:10] * Matrim_Argent follows her back to her house.

[Apr 30 21:56:23] <liamthegm> [oh dear lord, nathan]

[Apr 30 21:56:47] <liamthegm> cut to... Violet?

[Apr 30 21:57:22] <Violet> she would have tried to steal rain supplies and food, $20's worth

[Apr 30 21:57:37] <Violet> Did everyone leave to go tend to the fire?

[Apr 30 21:57:49] <liamthegm> the temple? yes

[Apr 30 21:58:26] <Violet> ok. She'll steal a rain cloak and some food, and leave the silver piece on the table.

[Apr 30 21:58:28] <liamthegm> so you rob the home temple?

[Apr 30 21:58:31] <liamthegm> roll rogue

[Apr 30 21:58:38] <liamthegm> ahh

[Apr 30 21:58:40] <liamthegm> nevermind

[Apr 30 21:59:02] <liamthegm> where do you go from there?

[Apr 30 21:59:31] <Violet> out of the town, to Maradon if I can figure out which way that is.

[Apr 30 21:59:46] <liamthegm> uhh, do you have direction sense?

[Apr 30 22:00:01] <liamthegm> actually, you have the well traveled (maraddon) edge

[Apr 30 22:00:06] <liamthegm> i'll say you can figure it out

[Apr 30 22:00:11] <Violet> survival, and astrology

[Apr 30 22:00:45] <liamthegm> so yer on the road to the main road south, basically. yer going west

[Apr 30 22:01:05] <Violet> ok. I'm on foot

[Apr 30 22:01:08] <liamthegm> noted

[Apr 30 22:01:17] <liamthegm> cut back to paul & aldo

[Apr 30 22:01:51] <Paul_Driver> I find my deputies, signal them to confer aside with me,

[Apr 30 22:02:20] * Aldo_Murgen stands under an awning for a moment.

[Apr 30 22:02:51] <liamthegm> Wax & Charlie confer aside with you

[Apr 30 22:02:58] <liamthegm> "Yes, Sheriff"

[Apr 30 22:02:59] <liamthegm> ?

[Apr 30 22:03:05] <Paul_Driver> "Alright. I need to find that gypsy woman who came in earlier, and Marg. The message for her is 'your life may be in danger, please meet with me.'

[Apr 30 22:03:26] <Paul_Driver> for him, it's please meet with me as soon as possible, the matter is urgent.'"

[Apr 30 22:03:34] <Paul_Driver> "Got that?"

[Apr 30 22:03:47] <liamthegm> "got it."

[Apr 30 22:04:00] <liamthegm> Charlie: "She was staying at the Home Temple. I'll check there first."

[Apr 30 22:04:12] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. I need to stop back by the office first. If I'm not there, I'm out on patrol."

[Apr 30 22:04:24] <liamthegm> Wax: "I'll find Marg. He might have gone to a friend's place."

[Apr 30 22:04:35] <liamthegm> "Yes, sir." they both say

[Apr 30 22:04:47] <Paul_Driver> I look for Aldo.

[Apr 30 22:04:53] * Aldo_Murgen is right there.

[Apr 30 22:05:57] <Paul_Driver> I walk up and say quietly, "Okay. I've got my deputies looking for Marg and the gypsy woman. I'm headed back to the office, and then out to look around myself."

[Apr 30 22:06:29] <Paul_Driver> "I just want to make sure they're both apprised of any danger they may be in."

[Apr 30 22:07:33] * Aldo_Murgen nods. "My walk was interrupted earlier. I'll be catching up on that, now."

[Apr 30 22:07:57] <Paul_Driver> "Alright. Stop by if you need anything, even if it's just warm dryness and coffee."

[Apr 30 22:08:33] <Paul_Driver> I give the reverend an informal bow, and depart for the office.

[Apr 30 22:08:50] * Aldo_Murgen nods again, blesses Paul and anyone else who happens to be listening, and starts visiting such places as a visitor might take rest.

[Apr 30 22:09:07] <liamthegm> home temple, inns.

[Apr 30 22:09:37] <liamthegm> ?

[Apr 30 22:09:51] <Aldo_Murgen> right

[Apr 30 22:10:12] <liamthegm> a'ight. at the home temple, you find Charlie getting on a horse.

[Apr 30 22:10:26] <liamthegm> He nods at you. "Reverend. Found the gypsy."

[Apr 30 22:10:45] <Aldo_Murgen> "Oh? Well done. Where is she?"

[Apr 30 22:11:02] <liamthegm> "Taken off. Gonna see if I can track her."

[Apr 30 22:12:12] * Aldo_Murgen blinks. "Ride swiftly, then!"

[Apr 30 22:12:18] <liamthegm> he nods & rides off

[Apr 30 22:12:35] <liamthegm> you continue on yer walk?

[Apr 30 22:12:41] * Aldo_Murgen goes back to Paul's office first.

[Apr 30 22:12:45] <liamthegm> word

[Apr 30 22:12:52] <liamthegm> Paul, what ay do at yer office?

[Apr 30 22:13:00] <Paul_Driver> first I check on the town crier.

[Apr 30 22:13:09] <liamthegm> he's fine. he's awake now

[Apr 30 22:13:25] <Paul_Driver> I smile. "How you feeling, Jack?"

[Apr 30 22:13:38] <liamthegm> "Been better. Missed a fire, I hear."

[Apr 30 22:14:08] <Paul_Driver> "Yeah. Really. Well you can tell the town all about it in a bit. Listen, we need to talk."

[Apr 30 22:14:53] <liamthegm> He sighs. "Not like the mayors talk, right?"

[Apr 30 22:15:01] <liamthegm> *mayor's

[Apr 30 22:15:35] <Paul_Driver> I give him a sympathetic look. "No. deffinitely not. And between you and me, we'll get the Mayor his comeuppance for it."

[Apr 30 22:16:01] <Paul_Driver> "But he did voice some concerns, and for the greater good, I think we should reach an agreement.

[Apr 30 22:16:05] <liamthegm> He smiles. "That'll be the day."

[Apr 30 22:16:28] <liamthegm> "What's up, Sheriff?"

[Apr 30 22:16:35] <Paul_Driver> "Hey, I didn't say *legal* comeuppance, I just said comeuppance. he wanted this to be under the table, so he can deal with the consequences."

[Apr 30 22:16:50] <liamthegm> He continues to smile.

[Apr 30 22:16:53] <Paul_Driver> "but his concerns were for public safety."

[Apr 30 22:17:11] <Paul_Driver> "So, I think it best if we not say anything about Dionysus just yet."

[Apr 30 22:17:19] <liamthegm> He scoffs. "You mean his money purse?"

[Apr 30 22:17:30] <liamthegm> "Yeah, I'll keep quiet. For now."

[Apr 30 22:17:44] <Paul_Driver> "That goes without saying. But I think he raises a valid point."

[Apr 30 22:18:01] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. good. I appreciate your flexibility in the matter."

[Apr 30 22:18:04] <liamthegm> "I hear you, Sheriff. Geez. I hope this doesn't get back to the Guild."

[Apr 30 22:18:41] <Paul_Driver> "Don't worry about it. You and me, we're the grownups in this exchange. His honor wants to be a two-year-old that's his affair."

[Apr 30 22:19:16] <liamthegm> "Can I go home now, Sheriff?"

[Apr 30 22:19:34] <Paul_Driver> "Sure. Tell (wife and kids) I said Hi."

[Apr 30 22:19:44] <Paul_Driver> (or whoever is appropriate)

[Apr 30 22:19:54] <liamthegm> "Sure thing, Sheriff."

[Apr 30 22:20:41] <liamthegm> what now, Paul?

[Apr 30 22:20:55] <Paul_Driver> a five-minute breather, then out on patrol.

[Apr 30 22:21:08] <liamthegm> at the end of yer breather, Aldo comesin

[Apr 30 22:21:18] <Paul_Driver> "Reverend."

[Apr 30 22:22:05] <Paul_Driver> I go get a dry cloak and some coffee. "Still coming down, huh?"

[Apr 30 22:22:05] <Aldo_Murgen> "Sheriff, Charlie found her - seems she's leaving town. He rode off in <direction> after her."

[Apr 30 22:22:18] <liamthegm> [west]

[Apr 30 22:22:23] <Paul_Driver> "Okay. good. that's a step in the right direction. For us I mean."

[Apr 30 22:22:39] <Paul_Driver> "I was just about to go out, myself. Maybe I should stay here."

[Apr 30 22:22:52] <Paul_Driver> "In case she decides to come and talk with me."

[Apr 30 22:23:07] <Paul_Driver> "Or in case we got really lucky and they found Marg too."

[Apr 30 22:23:23] <Paul_Driver> hands Aldo dry cloak and mug of coffee.

[Apr 30 22:24:10] * Aldo_Murgen takes a break to dry off and warm up, but declines to sit still for more than a few minutes before heading out again.

[Apr 30 22:24:17] <Paul_Driver> "Although the day seems to indicate the Father of Luck botched our rolls today."

[Apr 30 22:24:45] <albert_> (ahhh Eklem)

[Apr 30 22:24:47] <liamthegm> BAD EKLEM!

[Apr 30 22:24:52] <Paul_Driver> (I assume that goes through the filters.)

[Apr 30 22:24:56] <Violet> botsnack

[Apr 30 22:24:56] <liamthegm> word

[Apr 30 22:24:58] <Eklem> Violet: =D

[Apr 30 22:25:52] <liamthegm> so Paul, do you stay?

[Apr 30 22:26:13] <Paul_Driver> Yeah. I do.

[Apr 30 22:26:18] <Paul_Driver> I sit and ponder.

[Apr 30 22:26:20] <Paul_Driver> ponderously.

[Apr 30 22:26:26] <liamthegm> Aldo, you go back out?

[Apr 30 22:26:27] <Paul_Driver> and with great ponderance.

[Apr 30 22:26:32] <Aldo_Murgen> After a moment, yes.

[Apr 30 22:26:48] <liamthegm> then i'm-a deal with albert

[Apr 30 22:26:52] <liamthegm> what ye up to albert?

[Apr 30 22:27:02] <albert_> I went to the market

[Apr 30 22:27:06] <albert_> people there?

[Apr 30 22:27:08] <liamthegm> ahh, to ply your trade?

[Apr 30 22:27:10] <liamthegm> yeah

[Apr 30 22:27:21] <liamthegm> even in this downpour, a few people are running errands

[Apr 30 22:27:33] <Paul_Driver> (I need to go soon. is this a reasonable time for me to exit?)

[Apr 30 22:27:33] <albert_> yes, but I might hand out pamphlets till customers start returning from the fire scene

[Apr 30 22:28:05] <liamthegm> one sec, nathan

[Apr 30 22:28:06] <Violet> ( you have to go? )

[Apr 30 22:28:17] <liamthegm> do you others wish to continue?

[Apr 30 22:28:22] <Paul_Driver> (sorry.)

[Apr 30 22:28:41] <Violet> (its ok, just sad to see paul go.)

[Apr 30 22:28:41] <albert_> (yes)

[Apr 30 22:28:50] <Violet> (I'm good to continue)

[Apr 30 22:28:53] <albert_> (yeah, he's cool)

[Apr 30 22:29:17] <liamthegm> Paul, the Mayor comes in suddenly.

[Apr 30 22:29:27] <Paul_Driver> I rise with a start.

[Apr 30 22:29:32] <Paul_Driver> "Your Honor?"

[Apr 30 22:30:20] <liamthegm> "Paul, I hear tell the Tellwigers have heard about the Dionysus situation. Can you go out & see to it they don't do anything rash? You know how those farm folk can get."

[Apr 30 22:30:32] <liamthegm> [Tellwiger farm is about three hours ride from here]

[Apr 30 22:30:58] <Paul_Driver> Sigh. "Your honor, I've got some serious life-or-death projects in the works right now. I could send a constable."

[Apr 30 22:30:58] <liamthegm> "There's a good chap. Clap them all in for me. Take some men."

[Apr 30 22:31:14] <liamthegm> "Paul, there's twenty angry farmhands with pitch forks & torches out there."

[Apr 30 22:31:24] <Paul_Driver> "Are they actually revolting?"

[Apr 30 22:31:29] <liamthegm> "Now quit lollygagging & get moving."

[Apr 30 22:31:35] <liamthegm> "Didn't I say they were?"

[Apr 30 22:31:53] <Paul_Driver> Sigh. "Alright. I'll go calm them down sir. I'll be back in...six hours..."

[Apr 30 22:31:59] <Violet> (Paul is having a bad day.)

[Apr 30 22:32:01] <liamthegm> "There's a good chap."

[Apr 30 22:32:06] <Paul_Driver> I go.

[Apr 30 22:32:10] <Paul_Driver> (thanks.)

[Apr 30 22:32:14] <liamthegm> [sorry nathan.]

[Apr 30 22:32:21] <Paul_Driver> (sorry I had to go.)

[Apr 30 22:32:29] <liamthegm> [it's all right.]

[Apr 30 22:32:30] <Paul_Driver> goodnight all.

[Apr 30 22:32:37] <Violet> night nathan

[Apr 30 22:32:40] <Matrim_Argent> ( Goodnight! )

[Apr 30 22:32:41] <albert_> (bye Nathan, I really enjoyes Paul)

[Apr 30 22:32:50] <Aldo_Murgen> night Nathan

[Apr 30 22:32:55] <Paul_Driver> (me too. he's fun to play. night!)

[Apr 30 22:32:59] * Paul_Driver has quit (Quit: Leaving)

[Apr 30 22:33:06] <liamthegm> damn, all right.

[Apr 30 22:33:31] <albert_> oh well

[Apr 30 22:33:36] <liamthegm> if we get further than six hours ahead tonight, i'll make some reason up for his extended absence

[Apr 30 22:33:42] <albert_> at least the mayor was there to bully him away

[Apr 30 22:33:53] <Violet> that was pretty suave billy

[Apr 30 22:33:59] <albert_> farm hands had gathered some neighbors?

[Apr 30 22:33:59] <liamthegm> thanks

[Apr 30 22:34:14] <liamthegm> heh. the mayor is waaay off, unless we get further ahead than i think we will

[Apr 30 22:34:31] <Violet> the mayor didn't actually say they were revolting

[Apr 30 22:35:25] <liamthegm> anyway, aldo was wandering, albert was marketing, violet was running, & matrim was hiding

[Apr 30 22:35:37] * Matrim_Argent hides.

[Apr 30 22:35:40] <liamthegm> actually, we're at a good place to jump ahead a bit

[Apr 30 22:35:48] <liamthegm> anyone mind if we abstract a little?

[Apr 30 22:36:00] <Matrim_Argent> Not at all.

[Apr 30 22:36:03] <albert_> nope

[Apr 30 22:36:04] <Aldo_Murgen> fine with me

[Apr 30 22:36:29] <albert_> do I get to acrobat when the rain stops? (I can't figur out how to make that into a verb)

[Apr 30 22:36:29] <liamthegm> all right

[Apr 30 22:36:32] <Violet> im good

[Apr 30 22:36:35] <liamthegm> yes

[Apr 30 22:36:41] <liamthegm> the rain stops at about 11.

[Apr 30 22:36:42] <Matrim_Argent> Acrobe.

[Apr 30 22:36:44] <albert_> (Yay!)

[Apr 30 22:36:46] <Aldo_Murgen> [tumble, usually]

[Apr 30 22:36:56] <Matrim_Argent> ( ACROBE! )

[Apr 30 22:37:01] <liamthegm> aldo, you find no sign of marg.

[Apr 30 22:37:03] <albert_> (hmmmm very nice Neal, even better Ben)

[Apr 30 22:37:14] <Aldo_Murgen> [ *^_^* ]

[Apr 30 22:37:19] <liamthegm> albert, you & manuel get more business when the rain lifts

[Apr 30 22:37:26] <liamthegm> matrim, it's lonely down there

[Apr 30 22:37:27] <albert_> excellent

[Apr 30 22:37:37] <liamthegm> i'll deal with violet first

[Apr 30 22:37:46] <albert_> I set my hat with a few coins and a bunch of pamphlets in front of my performing space

[Apr 30 22:37:46] * Matrim_Argent nearly plays sad music.

[Apr 30 22:37:54] * Aldo_Murgen will stop for a drink and rumor mills in a few bars.

[Apr 30 22:37:58] <liamthegm> Violet, a man is coming up behind you on horse back

[Apr 30 22:38:10] <Violet> I look back

[Apr 30 22:38:24] <liamthegm> It's that town deputy, Charlie

[Apr 30 22:38:42] <liamthegm> "Ho there!"

[Apr 30 22:39:07] <Violet> (sorry to be difficult) I take of running perpendictular to the road.

[Apr 30 22:39:24] <Violet> s/ct/c/

[Apr 30 22:39:29] <liamthegm> You hear him curse & he spurs his horse after you.

[Apr 30 22:39:44] <liamthegm> It' hard going for him off the road, as it's forest

[Apr 30 22:40:04] <liamthegm> "Stop! I've got a message!"

[Apr 30 22:40:18] <liamthegm> "Dammit! Listen! Your life might be in danger!"

[Apr 30 22:40:30] <Violet> she thinks he wants to kill her, she's not stopping.

[Apr 30 22:40:47] <liamthegm> "Stop! People might be after you!"

[Apr 30 22:41:03] <liamthegm> "Dammit, you fool girl! Come back here! I'm trying to help you!"

[Apr 30 22:41:24] <liamthegm> "Sheriff says you might be in danger! Please, come back & see him!"

[Apr 30 22:42:03] <Violet> is he still following? Do we need to roll?

[Apr 30 22:42:08] <liamthegm> "You're heading north for the Burrin Cliff! There's nothing that way!"

[Apr 30 22:42:24] <liamthegm> he's just shouting after you

[Apr 30 22:42:31] <liamthegm> his horse can't follow you well & he's already lost you

[Apr 30 22:43:35] <Violet> (sorry, he's fighting 18 years of culture.) I loose him.

[Apr 30 22:43:43] <liamthegm> you lose him

[Apr 30 22:44:05] <Violet> thank you, mis-spelling

[Apr 30 22:44:25] <liamthegm> so you reach Burrin Cliff. it's a sheer drop to more forest. there's nothing else out here

[Apr 30 22:45:42] <liamthegm> what now?

[Apr 30 22:45:53] <Violet> I'll look for a stream now that I have a vantage point,

[Apr 30 22:46:14] <Violet> either way she stops, breasths, and decides what to do next

[Apr 30 22:46:35] <liamthegm> well, all you see is forest around you. you don't hear a stream

[Apr 30 22:47:38] <Violet> go to someone else for the momwnt

[Apr 30 22:47:42] <liamthegm> okay

[Apr 30 22:47:42] <Violet> moment*

[Apr 30 22:47:47] <liamthegm> aldo

[Apr 30 22:47:58] <liamthegm> you see a familiar face in the streets--Gas

[Apr 30 22:49:02] <Aldo_Murgen> Is he doing anything special?

[Apr 30 22:49:19] <liamthegm> bragging to some other streetkids about something pointless

[Apr 30 22:50:32] * Aldo_Murgen isn't sure he should confront the boy before the Sheriff gets a chance to question him.

[Apr 30 22:50:46] <liamthegm> so you just pass him by?

[Apr 30 22:51:16] * Aldo_Murgen will stop nearby, but won't address him.

[Apr 30 22:51:58] <Aldo_Murgen> Listen for a moment, until the smell catches up, and then move on.

[Apr 30 22:52:19] <liamthegm> Gas, to the other kids, "...But that's nothing compared to what I heard this morning. Seems the Mayor clocked the town crier on the noggin one good 'cause he didn't want anyone to know that Dionysus was nabbed by some soldiers down south."

[Apr 30 22:52:39] <liamthegm> "Dionysus, our big harpling hero, IS AN ABERRATION SMUGGLER!"

[Apr 30 22:52:56] <liamthegm> He laughs uproariously, but it comes off as fake

[Apr 30 22:52:59] <liamthegm> the other kids scoff

[Apr 30 22:53:11] * Aldo_Murgen holds his breath and turns to watch the interaction.

[Apr 30 22:53:24] <liamthegm> "i'm serious, guys."

[Apr 30 22:53:29] <liamthegm> "I saw it happen!"

[Apr 30 22:54:03] <liamthegm> Another kid: "Like the time you saw Garu talkling with the Earl?"

[Apr 30 22:54:37] <liamthegm> Another kid: "Like that time you saw Mrs. Rensch turn into a fox & sneak off to the Mayor's house?"

[Apr 30 22:55:13] <liamthegm> Another kid: "Like that time you saw Deacon Kroyle [Aldo's last deacon] visiting Old Lady Kareze [crazy 'undeath' woman]"

[Apr 30 22:55:14] <liamthegm> ?

[Apr 30 22:55:34] <liamthegm> Last kid: "Come off it, gas. We're not falling for your hot air again."

[Apr 30 22:56:24] <liamthegm> Gas, "Geez, guys, you don't know nuthin'. You're all a buncha blind echo trolls with your heads up your asses."

[Apr 30 22:57:05] <liamthegm> Gas turns away from them & stomps off

[Apr 30 22:57:19] <liamthegm> They laugh & run off in the other direction

[Apr 30 22:57:26] * Aldo_Murgen gets in the way. "I'd be havin' a word with ye, lad."

[Apr 30 22:57:46] <liamthegm> "Reverend Murgen? What do you want, Rev?"

[Apr 30 22:58:11] <liamthegm> He's standing all cocky like

[Apr 30 22:58:16] <liamthegm> Smiling

[Apr 30 22:58:43] <liamthegm> "heard you lost another deacon. What's that? Number 20?"

[Apr 30 23:00:14] * Aldo_Murgen chuckles. "May be. Haven't been keepin' the score, myself. What's this about him and Kareze?"

[Apr 30 23:00:58] <liamthegm> "Saw him last year talkin' to her. Something about a ghost hangin' out with the Sheriff."

[Apr 30 23:01:08] <liamthegm> "I might know more if you had a copper for me."

[Apr 30 23:02:18] * Aldo_Murgen spocks a brow and fishes around in his pocket. "Maybe you'd rather tell me about our dear departed tailor."

[Apr 30 23:02:52] <liamthegm> "Garu? You know as much as I do, I'd wager."

[Apr 30 23:03:37] <liamthegm> "But again, a copper coin sure does jog the memory."

[Apr 30 23:05:03] * Aldo_Murgen puts one hand on his shoulder and uses the other to slip a coin into his hand.

[Apr 30 23:05:43] <Aldo_Murgen> "I'm sure the blessings of the church will be enough," he says, conspiratorially.

[Apr 30 23:05:53] <liamthegm> "Ahh." He bites the coin, gives it an inspection with one eye closed, & says, "By the Purple Bellied God [derogatory term for the god of wealth], Rev, I do remember something!"[Apr 30 23:06:27] * Aldo_Murgen puts his arms back where they were and listens.

[Apr 30 23:07:13] <liamthegm> "So last night, around 3 in the morning, a coach pulled up to Garu's shop. Fancy one. Had a silver torch on it, if you follow me. Gave our dear departeds tailor a long package

with a warm treasure inside.

[Apr 30 23:07:37] <liamthegm> "Not but thirty minutes later, the errant son of a seamster goes running to Mrs. Rensch's boarding house.

[Apr 30 23:08:06] <liamthegm> "The old fox shows up with her own carriage & takes said treasure back to her place.

[Apr 30 23:08:08] <Aldo_Murgen> [is a silver torch a holy symbol?]

[Apr 30 23:08:15] <Violet> (I officially love Gas)

[Apr 30 23:08:23] <liamthegm> [no, it's a symbol of a certain noble family]

[Apr 30 23:08:43] <Matrim_Argent> ( I unofficially and probably illegally love Gas. )

[Apr 30 23:08:57] <Aldo_Murgen> [I fully intend to make him my altar boy.]

[Apr 30 23:09:12] <liamthegm> "Now, Garu has connections to a lot of things, as you well know.

[Apr 30 23:09:24] <Aldo_Murgen> "Certainly. He's a very popular fellow."

[Apr 30 23:09:43] <liamthegm> "And those thirty minutes he had that warm package could have been used to contact a lot more than the old fox.

[Apr 30 23:10:04] <liamthegm> "A whole host of special colored cloaks passed through those doors before dawn.

[Apr 30 23:10:31] <liamthegm> "But what did him in never passed through those doors at all, I know that much."

[Apr 30 23:10:49] <Aldo_Murgen> [do colored cloaks have some importance that i know of?]

[Apr 30 23:11:08] <liamthegm> [the aberration smugglers you worked with all had red cloaks. different rings have different colored cloaks]

[Apr 30 23:11:31] <liamthegm> [those with green cloaks sell the babies as slaves]

[Apr 30 23:11:58] <liamthegm> [red cloaks are connected to some resistence movement]

[Apr 30 23:12:15] <liamthegm> [those with blue cloaks are drug runners & more]

[Apr 30 23:12:30] <liamthegm> [& those with black cloaks are with the assassin's guild]

[Apr 30 23:14:04] <liamthegm> "As for Old Lady Kareze, she told Kroyle she saw a ghost chasing the Sheriff. He went to talk to her about it, & she never mentioned it again."

[Apr 30 23:16:29] * Aldo_Murgen nods thoughtfully, looking off into the distance. "Well, I think I like the story about Garu better. If keep it to yourself, and come to the church tonight at sunset, I'll

give you, oh, ten blessings of the mother." He focuses on Gas again. "How does that sound?"

[Apr 30 23:17:05] <liamthegm> "Make it one special silver blessing, & I might see if I can find out which trail Marg took when he left town."

[Apr 30 23:19:11] * Aldo_Murgen puts a hand to his chest. "Such an enterprising spirit! As you say, then, a special silver blessing."

[Apr 30 23:19:42] <liamthegm> "Good doin' business with you, Rev! See you at sunset!"

[Apr 30 23:20:07] <Aldo_Murgen> "Long life, lad." He starts off toward Mrs. Rensch's place.

[Apr 30 23:20:47] <liamthegm> all right. you get there as some of her tenants leave their lunchtime meal

[Apr 30 23:21:58] <liamthegm> Mrs. Rensch is deeply moon faithful, of all things.

[Apr 30 23:22:34] * Aldo_Murgen knocks, if appropriate, or else strolls in and looks for her.

[Apr 30 23:22:45] <liamthegm> she answers your knock

[Apr 30 23:22:51] <liamthegm> "Can I help you, reverend?"

[Apr 30 23:23:30] <Aldo_Murgen> "Aye. It's about today's departed."

[Apr 30 23:24:04] <liamthegm> She looks confused, but lets you in

[Apr 30 23:24:10] <Aldo_Murgen> is anyone around?

[Apr 30 23:24:18] <liamthegm> just her, it seems

[Apr 30 23:24:29] <Aldo_Murgen> "Is anyone else in the house?"

[Apr 30 23:24:39] * Aldo_Murgen looks around as he asks this.

[Apr 30 23:24:41] <Matrim_Argent> ( You know you wanna detect life! )

[Apr 30 23:24:58] <liamthegm> "Can't say that there are."

[Apr 30 23:25:36] <liamthegm> "Why? Looking for someone, Reverend?"

[Apr 30 23:25:37] * Aldo_Murgen nods. "Yes, I can understand that you might not be able to say that, considering what I was just told."

[Apr 30 23:25:45] * Aldo_Murgen gives her a meaningful look.

[Apr 30 23:26:21] <liamthegm> "Just what sort of gossip are you listening to, Reverend?" she seems shocked, as if you had just said something dirty

[Apr 30 23:27:41] * Aldo_Murgen sighs and bows his head. "Garu was more than one of my faithful parishioners, he was also a good friend of mine. We trusted one other with many secrets."

[Apr 30 23:28:21] <liamthegm> She seems about to say something, stops, then says, "He didn't tell you half the secrets he had, Reverend, & he wasn't half as faithful as you think."

[Apr 30 23:29:16] * Aldo_Murgen smiles. "Well, the church needs those who carry their faith in their purse as well as those who carry it in their heart."

[Apr 30 23:29:20] <liamthegm> "Not the least of which is that it was his cousin whose wife you almost married."

[Apr 30 23:29:38] <liamthegm> "He didn't give you near half his purse, either."

[Apr 30 23:29:54] * Aldo_Murgen steps back as if struck.

[Apr 30 23:30:24] <liamthegm> "Garu was a foul man, Aldo Murgen. Not all of those babies went to lead lives of freedom."

[Apr 30 23:30:55] <liamthegm> "If you're looking for his killer, try looking through his cloak closet."

[Apr 30 23:33:29] * Aldo_Murgen recovers slowly. "I--I can accept that. Unfortunately, as you know, there was a fire. Do you suppose it's too much of a stretch to suppose that it was lit to hide something?"

[Apr 30 23:34:14] <liamthegm> Not a stretch at all."

[Apr 30 23:35:00] <Aldo_Murgen> "Then perhaps you could help me sift the ashes." He pulls out the paper with Albert <last name> on it. "I found this name in several places, but that's all."

[Apr 30 23:35:53] <albert_> (Renkarr)

[Apr 30 23:36:17] <liamthegm> "Looks like that boy writer he was raving about."

[Apr 30 23:36:34] <liamthegm> "He said someone important was very impressed."

[Apr 30 23:36:43] <liamthegm> "I didn't hear much more than that."

[Apr 30 23:37:14] <Violet> (Albert: your ears burn suddenly for no reason.)

[Apr 30 23:37:28] <Matrim_Argent> ( What about the lit q-tip? )

[Apr 30 23:37:37] <liamthegm> [ha!]

[Apr 30 23:37:53] <albert_> (*bows*)

[Apr 30 23:37:53] <Violet> (that doesn't explain the other ear.)

[Apr 30 23:38:04] <liamthegm> [gameon]

[Apr 30 23:38:29] <Aldo_Murgen> "Hmph. Well, that's still more than I know." He pauses. "Let me ask you this: is there anyone who is certainly not here who is in any danger?"

[Apr 30 23:38:52] <liamthegm> She thinks for a moment

[Apr 30 23:39:17] <liamthegm> "Oh, Aldo Murgen, if the smuggling guilds are at war, we're all in danger."

[Apr 30 23:40:26] * Aldo_Murgen grinds his teeth. "This could make my job very difficult."

[Apr 30 23:40:46] <liamthegm> "I hear you have a special hammer for times of trouble, Reverend. I suggest polishing it up tonight."

[Apr 30 23:41:09] * Aldo_Murgen glares at an empty spot on the wall. "Oh? Is tonight a special night?"

[Apr 30 23:41:24] <liamthegm> "Yes. It might be the last peaceful one for a long time coming."

[Apr 30 23:43:44] * Aldo_Murgen 's glare hardens into a scowl, and then softens. He looks sadly at Mrs. Rensch. "I'll be doing just as ye say, madam. Don't hesitate tae call on me if there's trouble. Thank ye, and long life."

[Apr 30 23:44:23] <liamthegm> "May the moon's rays bless you ever more, Reverend."

[Apr 30 23:44:25] * Aldo_Murgen turns and marches back home.

[Apr 30 23:44:57] <Aldo_Murgen> [might be a good time to switch]

[Apr 30 23:45:02] <liamthegm> albert, what do you do with your day?

[Apr 30 23:45:32] <albert_> lots of street performing and propogandizing

[Apr 30 23:45:45] <liamthegm> most people toss your flyers a second after they get them

[Apr 30 23:45:46] <Aldo_Murgen> [also, I apologize about Aldo's oscillating accent]

[Apr 30 23:45:51] <albert_> hopefully earning enough to sleep and eat

[Apr 30 23:45:52] <liamthegm> [it's fine]

[Apr 30 23:45:57] <liamthegm> you get by

[Apr 30 23:46:07] <albert_> good

[Apr 30 23:46:11] <albert_> (I have showmanship)

[Apr 30 23:46:24] <liamthegm> at some point in the day, a Deputy comes up to you

[Apr 30 23:46:29] <Violet> (it's fine, it is good when it comes out, and doesn't feel weird when it's not there.)

[Apr 30 23:46:36] <liamthegm> "Excuse me, sirs."

[Apr 30 23:46:40] <albert_> "Afternoon officer, pick a card"

[Apr 30 23:47:02] <liamthegm> "Err, thank you sir. I pick the Queen of Diamonds."

[Apr 30 23:47:21] <albert_> "no, no see I'm supposd to guess which one you draw"

[Apr 30 23:47:26] <albert_> "here, try again"

[Apr 30 23:47:35] <liamthegm> "Well, I'm not very good at drawing, but I'll try."

[Apr 30 23:47:44] <albert_> "Don't tell me what it is. Show it to this nice young lady."

[Apr 30 23:47:45] <liamthegm> He seems confused

[Apr 30 23:47:55] <liamthegm> [young lady?]

[Apr 30 23:47:58] <albert_> "You both know what it is?"

[Apr 30 23:48:07] <albert_> (someone passing)

[Apr 30 23:48:12] <liamthegm> [okay]

[Apr 30 23:48:15] <liamthegm> "Yeah."

[Apr 30 23:48:18] <liamthegm> she nods

[Apr 30 23:48:36] <albert_> "all right now you put it on the top of the deck and shuffle it"

[Apr 30 23:48:44] <liamthegm> He does.

[Apr 30 23:49:00] <albert_> "Now let me see the deck sir"

[Apr 30 23:49:03] <liamthegm> i think that's when you have to roll sleight of hand

[Apr 30 23:49:11] <liamthegm> r awa 12 10

[Apr 30 23:49:11] <Eklem> liamthegm [awa: 12] 14 16 18

[Apr 30 23:49:11] <Eklem> liamthegm [10] 12 15 20

[Apr 30 23:49:31] <albert_> r sleight 14

[Apr 30 23:49:32] <Eklem> albert_ [sleight: 14] 19 22 23

[Apr 30 23:49:40] <liamthegm> right. so they don't notice

[Apr 30 23:49:44] <albert_> "Is this your card?" holds up his card

[Apr 30 23:49:53] <liamthegm> "Hey, not bad!"

[Apr 30 23:50:02] <liamthegm> the woman smiles & give s you some copper

[Apr 30 23:50:04] <albert_> "Why, thank you!"

[Apr 30 23:50:08] <albert_> "And thank you miss"

[Apr 30 23:50:13] <liamthegm> "My name's Wax. What's yours?"

[Apr 30 23:50:23] * albert_ bobs his head and adds it to the hat before putting it on his head

[Apr 30 23:50:39] <albert_> "Albert, pleasure to meet you" offers his hand

[Apr 30 23:50:50] <liamthegm> He shakes it

[Apr 30 23:51:06] <liamthegm> "And you sir?" he says to Manuel. Manuel responds, " I am Manuel."

[Apr 30 23:51:10] <albert_> "Glad the rain stopped huh?"

[Apr 30 23:51:43] <liamthegm> "Oh, definitely. Still, it kept the fire under control."

[Apr 30 23:52:01] <liamthegm> "You seen a young greater goblin around here today? Probably had a mule with him?"

[Apr 30 23:52:04] <albert_> "oh yeah, we saw that this morning. Everyone ok?"

[Apr 30 23:52:17] <albert_> (did Manuel ask that?)

[Apr 30 23:52:21] <liamthegm> "No one hurt, glad to say. Not in the fire anyway."

[Apr 30 23:52:24] <liamthegm> no, Wax did

[Apr 30 23:52:31] <albert_> "Well that's lucky."

[Apr 30 23:52:42] <liamthegm> "About that greater goblin?"

[Apr 30 23:52:46] <albert_> "Can't say we have. Think we would have noticed him."

[Apr 30 23:53:00] <liamthegm> "He's a big fella, especially for a kid."

[Apr 30 23:53:15] <albert_> "nope, sorry Wax"

[Apr 30 23:53:16] <liamthegm> "Well, nice show you gents got here. I'll send my son by. He'll love it!"

[Apr 30 23:53:30] <albert_> "Well thank you. Much obliged."

[Apr 30 23:53:43] <liamthegm> he gives you some copper

[Apr 30 23:53:46] <liamthegm> & moves on

[Apr 30 23:53:51] <albert_> "thank you"

[Apr 30 23:53:57] <liamthegm> "Welcome, sir"

[Apr 30 23:54:10] * albert_ slips it into his hat as he places it on the ground in front of him again

[Apr 30 23:54:30] <liamthegm> violet?

[Apr 30 23:55:34] <Violet> I figure (and so does she) that she doesn't have enough food to take a long route to the next town over

[Apr 30 23:55:37] * albert_ gives Wax a pamphlet before he turns to a new audience member

[Apr 30 23:56:13] <Violet> so I think she is going to try and circle back to town, wait until night, and raid the grave

[Apr 30 23:56:27] <liamthegm> gotchya

[Apr 30 23:56:39] <liamthegm> that will take her most of the afternoon, to be honest

[Apr 30 23:56:49] <Violet> that is fine

[Apr 30 23:57:32] <Violet> (she really doesn't want to go to a graveyard, and she really doesn't want to raid a grave, but she needs money and is out of options at the moment.)

[Apr 30 23:57:42] <liamthegm> fair enough

[Apr 30 23:59:58] <liamthegm> ben, what do ya do back at the church?

[May 01 00:00:27] <Aldo_Murgen> See if Kroyle left anything behind, and then pull the Hammer of Mercy out of storage.

[May 01 00:00:50] <liamthegm> he didn't have much to leave, so no

[May 01 00:00:53] <liamthegm> & it is out

[May 01 00:00:58] <liamthegm> it's as beautiful as ever

[May 01 00:01:07] <Aldo_Murgen> how long until dusk?

[May 01 00:01:46] <liamthegm> it's like 1 pm now

[May 01 00:01:52] <liamthegm> so 5 or six hours

[May 01 00:02:38] <Aldo_Murgen> Actually, I'll go back to Garu's place and check his closet.

[May 01 00:03:18] <liamthegm> a black one, a blue one, a red one, a green one, a yellow one, & a gray one

[May 01 00:03:30] <Aldo_Murgen> sheesh

[May 01 00:03:50] <liamthegm> well said

[May 01 00:04:01] <Matrim_Argent> Egads.

[May 01 00:04:15] <liamthegm> the gray one has a silver torch on it

[May 01 00:04:26] <Matrim_Argent> Oh dear.

[May 01 00:04:39] <Aldo_Murgen> on it how? embroidered?

[May 01 00:04:54] <liamthegm> yeah

[May 01 00:04:57] <liamthegm> embroidered

[May 01 00:05:18] <Aldo_Murgen> what would a life priest think of when the color grey comes up?

[May 01 00:05:28] <liamthegm> might indicate silver

[May 01 00:05:31] <liamthegm> might be undeath

[May 01 00:05:33] <liamthegm> or despair

[May 01 00:05:39] <liamthegm> silver would be life of course

[May 01 00:05:43] <liamthegm> or stillbirth

[May 01 00:05:57] <Aldo_Murgen> is it a light grey or a dark grey?

[May 01 00:06:04] <liamthegm> middle

[May 01 00:06:12] <liamthegm> closer to light than dark

[May 01 00:06:40] <Aldo_Murgen> do i know what faith the earl and contessa follow?

[May 01 00:07:02] <Aldo_Murgen> hmm, speaking of her, i'll be stopping at the dream church next

[May 01 00:07:12] <liamthegm> fire & dream respectively

[May 01 00:07:59] <liamthegm> you go to the dream church then?

[May 01 00:08:02] <Aldo_Murgen> yep

[May 01 00:08:19] <liamthegm> the priestess is a human named Sealla Dwyer, from the Green Empire

[May 01 00:08:29] <liamthegm> the church is crowded today

[May 01 00:08:29] <Aldo_Murgen> Is it a madhouse?

[May 01 00:08:31] <liamthegm> yes

[May 01 00:09:05] <Aldo_Murgen> Is she visible? Speaking to the crowd maybe?

[May 01 00:09:21] <liamthegm> She's at the alter, praying.

[May 01 00:09:30] <liamthegm> The crowd is silent, respectfully, but tensely

[May 01 00:09:33] <Aldo_Murgen> Does she have a deacon of some sort?

[May 01 00:09:38] <liamthegm> Yeah

[May 01 00:09:48] <liamthegm> He's off to the side, watching

[May 01 00:10:10] * Aldo_Murgen walks up to him, pokes his elbow if necessary.

[May 01 00:10:24] <liamthegm> He looks over, "Oh, yes?"

[May 01 00:10:35] <liamthegm> [he's human, named Ward Burleigh]

[May 01 00:11:18] <Aldo_Murgen> "Afternoon, Ward. I suppose I don't need tae tell ye that I had a nightmare last night?"

[May 01 00:11:38] <liamthegm> He chuckles. "No, indeed. I fear the Contessa has gone on vacation."

[May 01 00:11:53] * Aldo_Murgen watches him levelly for a moment. "Do you know where she went?"

[May 01 00:12:11] <liamthegm> "Huh? Oh, no. I was joking. I have no idea hwat's really going on."

[May 01 00:12:19] * Aldo_Murgen manages to watch him levelly despite being at an angle. Dwarven special ability.

[May 01 00:12:24] <liamthegm> heh

[May 01 00:13:16] * Aldo_Murgen hooks a thumb at the altar. "Is she asking for insight on that? Or relief for these people?"

[May 01 00:13:40] <liamthegm> "She's putting on a show. The real prayers will come tonight."

[May 01 00:14:26] <Aldo_Murgen> "Do you know if her show will have an intermission at some point? I have a matter of some importance tae speak with her on."

[May 01 00:14:55] <liamthegm> "She's been at this since noon. It will finish soon enough. Come back in half an hour."

[May 01 00:15:06] <liamthegm> "I'll let her know you're coming."

[May 01 00:15:26] <Violet> (wonderful billy)

[May 01 00:15:27] * Aldo_Murgen nods. "Thank ye, and long life."

[May 01 00:15:36] <liamthegm> [thanks]

[May 01 00:15:44] <liamthegm> "Pleasant dreams."

[May 01 00:16:02] <liamthegm> you come back thirty minutes later?

[May 01 00:16:08] * Aldo_Murgen goes and has a drink, then comes back later.

[May 01 00:16:13] <liamthegm> nice

[May 01 00:16:30] <liamthegm> later, the crowd has dipsersed, with only some truly faithful in the cathdreal, praying

[May 01 00:16:49] <liamthegm> Sealla comes ot greet you

[May 01 00:16:58] <liamthegm> "Aldo, friend. What can I do for you?"

[May 01 00:18:33] <liamthegm> [the travel farewell is "godpseed"]

[May 01 00:18:41] * Aldo_Murgen smiles. "Well, I'd like tae speak with ye in private. It's connected with the problem ye've been facing. My compliments on your handling of it, by the way."

[May 01 00:18:43] <liamthegm> [travel faith farewell]

[May 01 00:18:56] <liamthegm> "My thanks. COme with me"

[May 01 00:19:04] <liamthegm> She takes you to her office

[May 01 00:20:14] <liamthegm> "Now, what is it you need to discuss with me?"

[May 01 00:20:23] * Aldo_Murgen follows. "I'm worried about the contessa. I have some information that might suggest that the lifting of her protection wasn't caused by her going on vacation."

[May 01 00:20:52] <liamthegm> "I suspect not. Rumors in the church are that a servant of hers was murdered."

[May 01 00:21:16] <Aldo_Murgen> "A servant, ye say?"

[May 01 00:21:34] <liamthegm> "A dream-eater. Her servant that made her talent tolerable"

[May 01 00:22:13] <liamthegm> "It is said this happened a week ago, & she had a breakdown a few days ago. She is said to have left for the high temple in Maraddon City."

[May 01 00:23:03] * Aldo_Murgen covers his mouth in mild shock, then removes it. "I had no idea it worked that way. Has the murder been investigated?"

[May 01 00:23:29] <liamthegm> "We are inquiring in our own ways, & I believe the Earl is looking into it in his own ways."

[May 01 00:24:32] <Aldo_Murgen> "Then the murderer hasn't been caught yet?"

[May 01 00:24:41] <liamthegm> "Not that I have heard, no."

[May 01 00:25:24] * Aldo_Murgen sighs and shakes his head. "And the murder, was it carried out with a slashing weapon?"

[May 01 00:25:43] <liamthegm> "No. As I understand it, the servant was pushed out of a window."

[May 01 00:26:15] <Aldo_Murgen> [how long is it from there to here by foot?]

[May 01 00:26:30] <Aldo_Murgen> [& by horse? less than a week?]

[May 01 00:26:32] <liamthegm> 3 days

[May 01 00:26:35] <liamthegm> by foot

[May 01 00:26:38] <liamthegm> a day by horse

[May 01 00:26:49] <liamthegm> strike that

[May 01 00:26:54] <liamthegm> 5 days by foot, 3 days by horse

[May 01 00:29:54] * Aldo_Murgen frowns. "I see. Thank ye, Sealla. Is there any way I can help ye?"

[May 01 00:30:12] <Aldo_Murgen> "Ye seem tae have the situation in hand."

[May 01 00:30:24] <liamthegm> "I think I've got things under control. But thank you for the offer. If I can do more for you, feel free to ask."

[May 01 00:30:34] <liamthegm> she smiles

[May 01 00:31:14] <liamthegm> is that conversation done with?

[May 01 00:31:29] * Aldo_Murgen nods and rises. "Ye've helped me a great deal already." He bids her farewell and leaves.

[May 01 00:31:31] <Aldo_Murgen> yup

[May 01 00:31:35] <liamthegm> a'ight

[May 01 00:31:43] <liamthegm> she wishes you pleasant dreams as you leave

[May 01 00:31:53] <liamthegm> i think maybe this is a good stopping point

[May 01 00:32:01] <liamthegm> all who disagree?

[May 01 00:32:15] <Violet> (has it been 6 hours yet?)

[May 01 00:32:20] <Matrim_Argent> I disagree!

[May 01 00:32:27] <albert_> I don't want to stop but this is a good time probably.

[May 01 00:32:59] <albert_> (poor Neal)

[May 01 00:33:03] <Aldo_Murgen> [if it makes a difference, i don't think Aldo would do anything else today besides worry, have another beer, and go home]

[May 01 00:33:07] <liamthegm> he left at 10 am, it is now 2 pm. that's 4 hours. but violet is wandering the woods, albert is doing his street performing, & matrim is hiding

[May 01 00:33:16] <liamthegm> & aldo is worrying & drinking

[May 01 00:33:32] <liamthegm> so we are all at a point where we will do nothing until such time as paul retruns

[May 01 00:33:39] <liamthegm> which i think will be that night, actually

[May 01 00:33:41] <albert_> true

[May 01 00:34:39] <Violet> true. Violet is going to go to the graveyard that night, but after that I'm not sure what she has in mind.

[May 01 00:34:44] <Matrim_Argent> Ok.

[May 01 00:34:53] <liamthegm> thoughts on the session?

[May 01 00:34:59] <albert_> awesome

[May 01 00:35:07] <albert_> I really like playing Albert

[May 01 00:35:14] <Violet> I loved it, I loved all the NPCs and PCs

[May 01 00:35:15] <Matrim_Argent> Very good beginning.

[May 01 00:35:15] * Aldo_Murgen is going to question Gas further and pay him, if he thinks he's been helpful.

[May 01 00:35:27] <Violet> sorry you didn't get to do much Neal.

[May 01 00:35:28] <albert_> I loved what I saw of everyone else's.

[May 01 00:35:36] <Aldo_Murgen> i can see you've worked on this setting a lot

[May 01 00:35:39] <liamthegm> we'll cover that next session ben

[May 01 00:35:41] <albert_> yeah

[May 01 00:35:47] <liamthegm> that's at n ight, when we'll start next session

[May 01 00:35:53] <Violet> yes, there is a lot of detail billy

[May 01 00:36:09] <albert_> I really like the townspeople especially Wax

[May 01 00:36:13] <albert_> and Gas

[May 01 00:36:16] <liamthegm> about half of it is pre-worked, & half of it is right out of thin air

[May 01 00:36:25] <liamthegm> most of the npcs are pre-orked

[May 01 00:36:27] <liamthegm> worked

[May 01 00:36:29] <albert_> well your good on the spot sir

[May 01 00:36:40] <liamthegm> but a lot of the random setting stuff i was making up

[May 01 00:36:50] <Violet> like what?

[May 01 00:37:01] <liamthegm> i made up three colors of cloaks on the spot & what they signify, for one

[May 01 00:37:13] <liamthegm> i just added like 3 layers of trouble ot this whole thing with that

[May 01 00:37:14] <liamthegm> heh

[May 01 00:37:21] <Violet> what did you think about the session, billy?

[May 01 00:37:23] <albert_>

[May 01 00:37:25] <liamthegm> & Marg didn't exist til this session

[May 01 00:37:49] <liamthegm> but i had the mayor's handling of the town cryer planned for weeks now

[May 01 00:37:50] <Aldo_Murgen> do you know how the party is going to be brought together? because that totally didn't happen this session.

[May 01 00:38:04] <liamthegm> yeah, i have some ideas, but it's going to take a long time, i fear

[May 01 00:38:08] <albert_> it's starting to get some connections though

[May 01 00:38:22] <liamthegm> because you got through most of a day this session, & i have over a week planned of this small town

[May 01 00:38:34] <Violet> I figure Violet will end up at the sheriff's without too much trouble

[May 01 00:38:36] <liamthegm> but it's all supposed to work toward putting you together

[May 01 00:38:37] <albert_> mmmmm

[May 01 00:38:43] <albert_> it'll be ok

[May 01 00:38:52] <liamthegm> i just didn't know violet would do that

[May 01 00:38:54] <Aldo_Murgen> hmm, and i was planning to go after Marg if Gas found him

[May 01 00:39:08] <Aldo_Murgen> found his route, anyway

[May 01 00:39:20] <liamthegm> heh. well, you'll see what happens there

[May 01 00:40:01] <Violet> that's fine, she's been raised about tales of police brutality and distrust of authority for her whole life, and then she might be wanted for both murder and arson?

[May 01 00:40:39] <liamthegm> well, i didn't know there would be arson until the very moment i suggested it

[May 01 00:41:14] <liamthegm> i expected her to be cynical about cops, not terrified of them, actually

[May 01 00:41:38] <Violet> I kind of make her up on the spot,

[May 01 00:41:44] <liamthegm> i mean, why did she think charlie was gonna KILL her?

[May 01 00:41:58] <Violet> She is cynical about other people, terrifies of cops

[May 01 00:42:08] <Violet> the reasoning was this:

[May 01 00:42:15] <liamthegm> i just have to plan something for her

[May 01 00:42:27] <Violet> 1.) she is probably wanted for murder and arson.

[May 01 00:42:46] <Violet> 2.) She's a Gypsy, so they'll blame it on her like they always do

[May 01 00:43:31] <Violet> 3.) Penalty for murder is hanging, she's not sure about arson but it's not good

[May 01 00:44:31] <Violet> she might not think that charlie would kill her directly, they'd put her through some sort of rigged trial first.

[May 01 00:45:06] <Violet> don't worry, most if not all of this will go away when she sees someone do something selfless

[May 01 00:45:28] <Violet> she thinks gadje are barbarians

[May 01 00:46:25] <liamthegm> right. a selfless act? well then.

[May 01 00:46:37] <Violet> aberation smuggling would do it

[May 01 00:46:40] <liamthegm> i think i'm gonna put you on ignore

[May 01 00:46:59] <liamthegm> [not really]

[May 01 00:47:13] <liamthegm> so, everyone's favorite npcs?

[May 01 00:47:19] <Aldo_Murgen> yeah, cause we're just going to tell every stranger about our treasonous activities

[May 01 00:47:24] <liamthegm> haha

[May 01 00:47:29] <Matrim_Argent> I'd say Wax, but I'm pretty sure he killed that girl.

[May 01 00:47:44] <liamthegm> what girl?

[May 01 00:47:46] <liamthegm> ohh

[May 01 00:47:49] <liamthegm> from twin peaks

[May 01 00:47:49] <liamthegm> right

[May 01 00:48:05] <liamthegm> who else?

[May 01 00:48:08] <Matrim_Argent> Aye. Whatsername.

[May 01 00:48:13] <liamthegm> laura palmer

[May 01 00:48:23] <albert_> I liked Wax the best.

[May 01 00:48:39] <albert_> although the landlady's getting up there