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Post by randomwriter on May 21, 2016 15:23:44 GMT
>Acolyte, she's hot!
>Ahem, explain you were sent to check up on her.
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Post by Timetech on May 24, 2016 8:21:02 GMT
>Acolyte: MULTITASK! Perform Barkeep-Sent Task. Perform attempted acquirement of Astronomer's assistance, by appealing to hopefully earned kindness in return.
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Post by ProfessorLizzard on May 24, 2016 10:24:26 GMT
>Muffled "Barkeep sent us" from behind the door
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Post by tailortf on May 24, 2016 15:46:17 GMT
>Acolyte, she's hot!
Hooray!
You'd be a little happier about this if your face didn't hurt so much.
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Gil: Wo-hoah there, that is a big ol' crossbow.
Gil: And I say that as a fellow crossbow enthusiast.
Gil: Anyway, sorry, y'know, we were just passing through.
Gil: We were gonna ask if you wanted to subscribe to our mailing list, but, y'know, there's our answer right there, eh?
Gil: We'll be on our way now.
Sister Embers: Every word of that was objectively incorrect.
Sister Embers: Acolyte, stop your nap and help me explain how wrong that was.
>Tell her the barkeeper sent you.
Jamie: This is ridiculous.
Jamie: I don't have time to listen to your babbling, I need to get my equipment set up.
Jamie: The sun has almost set and nothing is prepared.
Jamie: I don't care if you leave or stay, but don't touch anything and don't bother me.
Acolyte: W-wait!
Acolyte: We got...sent by this guy...
Acolyte: Have his...number...
Gil: Oh, you have a scrying frequency you're supposed to call?
Gil: Why didn't you say so?
Gil: I think I have my portable scryer with me, hold on.
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Gil: Yeah, pretty sweet, huh?
Gil: Had it specially made to match my outfit.
Gil: Okay, it's calling.
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Hector: Hey, what's up?
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Hector: Oh, you guys actually kept your end of the promise up.
Hector: And I see you've met Gil, nice.
Gil: Hey Hector.
Hector: Hey, you ol' bastard.
Hector: Ever gonna come back and pay your tab?
Gil: Not a chance.
Acolyte: You two know each other?
Gil: I know everyone.
Sister Embers: Enough of this.
Sister Embers: Barkeeper, we have completed your mission.
Sister Embers: Your acquaintance is quite safe. We have personally verified this.
Sister Embers: This concludes our dealings.
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Hector: Well hey, sure, if you want.
Hector: But since you're with Gil, I figure you're cool, I could tell you a bit more.
Hector: See, I've had slightly different motives to checking up on Jamie than just friendly concern.
Hector: That lady didn't just up and leave for Veriton, she also took about five grand of my savings with her to "fund her research".
Hector: Just a little friendly misunderstanding, I'm sure.
Hector: I figure if there's still anything left of it and you guys find it, we could split it, say, 60-40.
Hector: Seeing as I tipped you off to this anyway.
Hector: What do all y'all say?
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randomwriter
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Post by randomwriter on May 24, 2016 23:12:27 GMT
>Ponder the choices. Cash. Hot Astronomer. Cash. Hot astronomer.
>Tell him you'll be right back, and knock again, this time exposing to her that you were sent by the barkeep to check up on her research.
>See if it's lucrative and try to work out a compromise.
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Post by curiousfellow on May 25, 2016 17:12:59 GMT
>You don't need to get gil, do you?
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Post by Curris on May 26, 2016 5:11:59 GMT
Sister Embers --> You have no need (and barely any understanding) of Gil. You've done fine without it so far, and will continue to not need it. Furthermore, you have no interest in returning to Stonekey to ever return the money even if you do get the cash.
Crimson Rogue --> Let's not be too hasty. Opportunity knocks, but temptation barges right in. This could be a profitable enterprise. It's not like you weren't planning on robbing the Astronomer anyway, right?
Acolyte --> Already be upstairs helping the Astronomer set up her equipment. Let's face it, you're naturally a helper and a team player. Then, be starstruck ~ Literally, or figuratively.
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Post by ProfessorLizzard on May 27, 2016 10:43:25 GMT
>That is quite an evil act, and you are looking to stop evil...
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Post by Spira-Virgo on May 27, 2016 14:04:13 GMT
> Sister Embers, Acolyte, you guys do need the money in case Gil's "marvelous" plan will go south. The money might buy your ticket to freedom! +1 new reader, took me time to catch up and wow, I love this adventure  |
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Post by randomwriter on May 27, 2016 14:42:49 GMT
Sister Embers --> You have no need (and barely any understanding) of Gil. You've done fine without it so far, and will continue to not need it. Furthermore, you have no interest in returning to Stonekey to ever return the money even if you do get the cash. Crimson Rogue --> Let's not be too hasty. Opportunity knocks, but temptation barges right in. This could be a profitable enterprise. It's not like you weren't planning on robbing the Astronomer anyway, right? Acolyte --> Already be upstairs helping the Astronomer set up her equipment. Let's face it, you're naturally a helper and a team player. Then, be starstruck ~ Literally, or figuratively. Seconded. |
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Post by tailortf on May 28, 2016 4:27:40 GMT
==>
Gil: Well hey, sure!
Sister Embers: Absolutely not.
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Gil: What?!
Gil: I'm not doing this just for me, y'know.
Gil: I'm going to split the money with you guys.
Sister Embers: That does not matter.
Sister Embers: We are here to speak to this astronomer about joining us, not to rob her.
Acolyte: I think I might go talk to her, you guys.
Gil: Oh come on!
Gil: This is easy money right there for the taking!
Gil: I get that you guys are all cult-crazy, but there's NO WAY you don't understand how important money is!
Sister Embers: We have done fine without it.
Sister Embers: In addition, theft from the weak is a sin.
Acolyte: See if maybe I can get her to like us.
Gil: Okay, A: hypocrisy much? You guys stole something literally yesterday!
Gil: B: This isn't stealing! We're RETURNING something that WAS stolen!
Acolyte: Guys? Are you even listening?
Gil: With a small finders' fee!
Sister Embers: That makes no sense.
Gil: YOU MAKE NO SENSE!
Acolyte: Alright then.
>Do you even need to get gil?
Well, it wouldn't hurt. You don't have any money and Sister Embers surely doesn't have much left.
Still, making a new friend is probably worth more than a couple thousand. You think.
>Help her set up the equipment.
Acolyte: Hello!
Jamie: Oh, you're still here.
Jamie: I heard you talking to Hector outside.
Jamie: Tell him I don't have his money.
Jamie: And that he should be thankful I spent it on something useful.
Jamie: That idiot was going to put it in a "retirement fund".
Acolyte: Oh.
Acolyte: Uh, actually, I wanted to know if I could help you with setting up your equipment?
Acolyte: Y'know, maybe you could use a hand.
Jamie: You are unable to "help" me with anything.
Jamie: But if you do as I say, I can get this done much faster.
Jamie: Look through the telescope on your left.
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Jamie: Do you see a large pointed star?
Acolyte: Yeah, I think so.
Acolyte: Kinda hard to make out.
Acolyte: I thought it was still too bright for stars.
Jamie: Not that one.
Jamie: That particular star glows throughout the day.
Jamie: Folk tales say it was born of magic.
Jamie: And with the equinox tomorrow combined with the already happening year-long celestial alignment, it is imperative I monitor it very closely.
Jamie: A day of magical significance like tomorrow could cause extreme disturbances in its' operation.
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Sister Embers: I have managed to convince the thief to turn down the offer.
Sister Embers: However, he is quite upset with the situation and has taken off.
Sister Embers: He told us to come to his office tomorrow at 8 AM.
Sister Embers: Acolyte, what are you doing.
Acolyte: Helping Jamie.
Acolyte: This is so cool! I can see the tower up close.
Acolyte: Hey, Sister Embers, you said you needed line of sight.
Acolyte: Maybe you could look through the telescope and portalwalk us there.
Sister Embers: Once again, it does not work that way.
Sister Embers: I need to see the area with my own eyes.
Sister Embers: No magnification devices of any sort.
Sister Embers: We shall climb.
Acolyte: Aw, man, that thing is huge!
Acolyte: It's gonna take us like all day to get up there.
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Jamie: WHAT.
Jamie: You're going to the tower?!
Acolyte: Y-yeah, tomorrow.
Jamie: How high up?!
Acolyte: ...to the top?
Acolyte: I don't know!
Jamie: Oh, you beautiful, beautiful man.
Jamie: I could kiss you right now.
Acolyte: Please don't.
Acolyte: You're more than a little frightening.
Jamie: Wait here.
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Jamie: Come on, come on, where is it...
Jamie: Don't tell me I threw it out...
Jamie: Ah-ha!
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Jamie: I have a request to ask of you.
Jamie: This is a mirror array.
Jamie: When you get to the tower, attach it to the outside as high up as possible.
Jamie: This shall make my research much more expedient.
Jamie: Of course, I realize you won't just be satisfied by having sped up scientific progress by who knows how much.
Jamie: Name your price.
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it! Sorry about the delays lately. Finals week has been unkind to me and I haven't had time to draw. Update frequency should be back to normal in a couple weeks.
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Post by Neptz on May 28, 2016 4:33:25 GMT
Yet another new reader. almost finished catching up with this but just thought I'd let you know.
>Your price is however much you have on you right now.
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Post by Spira-Virgo on May 28, 2016 4:44:33 GMT
> JOIN US, JOIN THE CULT  |
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Post by smuchmuch on May 28, 2016 7:46:56 GMT
>Its unlikely she'll join you right now at this juncture but this could bethe start of a great collaboration
>For starters, she could help you determine if what went wrong with the last summnig atemptwas linked to the stars alignement and when the next best date for it.
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Post by randomwriter on May 28, 2016 7:59:38 GMT
>Aid her and you totally should have let her kiss you. Wuss.
>WHATS GONNA WORK
>TEAMWORK
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Post by Timetech on May 28, 2016 14:07:49 GMT
Price: Amount of money barkeep guy wants. |
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Post by wolftamer9 on May 29, 2016 3:05:58 GMT
> Umm... Enough money to get by?
> And do you need to put the mirror array in a specific position? How will you know if it's placed right?
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Post by Curris on May 29, 2016 3:21:16 GMT
Acolyte -> Sorta just mumble and trail off. You guess you'll accept this. I mean, if you're on the way, and climbing it anyhow. . . How does it stick to the building? Ask if Jamie wants to come along. You're just nervous with equipment see. . . You don't want to break it.
As for cost --> Start to quote a price, only to be interrupted by Sister Embers. She spies something in your lab that would be well worth their efforts. (Do astronomers keep artefacts handy?)
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Post by curiousfellow on May 29, 2016 8:22:04 GMT
>Her joining the cult and a place to sleep.
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Post by ProfessorLizzard on May 30, 2016 8:28:45 GMT
>Tell her about the magnificent starcharting and cosmic alignment checking opportunities of your cult
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Post by tailortf on May 30, 2016 12:22:47 GMT
>Join the cult!
Acolyte: Well hey, sure! We can help you with this!
Acolyte: But- but we don't need a reward or anything.
Acolyte: We'd just like you to-
Sister Embers: One thousand gil.
Sister Embers: Up front.
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Sister Embers: ...what?
Sister Embers: I never explicitly stated we did not need cash.
Sister Embers: Merely that we would not acquire it illegally.
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Jamie: Okay, thousand gil sounds reasonable.
Jamie: Don't worry about attaching this thing.
Jamie: The bottom's magnetized, it'll stick to metal.
Jamie: I would come with you and set it up myself but I must stay here and monitor the stars.
Acolyte: How far up do we need to, uh, stick it?
Jamie: Well, it's designed to be put on top of the flagpole.
Jamie: But I suppose any part of the tower generally facing east would work.
Jamie: I haven't really tested this thing until today, so I don't know besides "on the side nearest my lab".
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Acolyte: And -you don't have to or anything- but could you maybe give this a read?
Acolyte: Y'know, maybe- maybe you'll find something you're interested in.
Acolyte: It was written by an astronomer so, like, there could be something in there about stars and such.
Jamie: Uh...o-okay.
Jamie: Well, I should get back to my research.
Jamie: Good luck to you.
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Acolyte: Sister Embers, PLEASE don't tell me I have to convince you to do this too.
Sister Embers: No, I agree with you on this particular matter.
Sister Embers: We should do this.
Sister Embers: If we are able to get this astronomer to join us, improving her research would help us also.
Sister Embers: But for now, let us head to that tavern you mentioned.
Sister Embers: It is getting dark and this entire building reeks of mold.
>You totally should have let her kiss you.
Yeah, maybe. You've never really had much luck with girls. It's not that they don't like you, you just don't really know what to say to them unless it's just regular talking.
Of course, when you joined the cult after turning 18, you didn't really have time for girls from that point on, so that didn't really help either.
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Acolyte: Well, this looks like the place.
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Acolyte: Seems nice.
Sister Embers: Yes, I suppose.
Sister Embers: If you consider dens of debauchery and sin to be "nice".
Sister Embers: Furthermore-
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Acolyte: I wouldn't really call this a den of debauchery and sin.
Acolyte: I think I can see a den, but there's no debauchery going on in there.
Acolyte: What else were you saying, Sister Embers?
Acolyte: ...Sister Embers?
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Acolyte: Is everything okay?
Sister Embers: No.
Sister Embers: Acolyte, you may stay here if you wish.
Sister Embers: I shall even give you cash for board.
Sister Embers: But I will not set foot inside that tavern.
Acolyte: Oh come on, I know it's a lot of people, but-
Sister Embers: The issue is not with "people".
Sister Embers: Rather, it is with one particular person.
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Acolyte: What, that chubby guy with the eyepatch?
Sister Embers: That is no mere "guy".
Sister Embers: That is Captain MacLarren, commander of the 1st division of the Army of Truth and one of the cult's most bitter rivals.
Sister Embers: We have been adversaries for a very long time.
Sister Embers: I would say before you were even born.
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Acolyte: Well, if it's been so long, maybe he's forgotten about you?
Sister Embers: I highly doubt it.
Sister Embers: Our relationship was quite heated.
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MacLarren: K-Kill me if you wish, Embers, but it won't change a thing.
MacLarren: In the end, the Truth will still shine through your darkness.
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Grand Master Flame: Now you see, this guy right here is a trooper.
Grand Master Flame: Dude just lost an eyeball and he's STILL talking about "the Truth prevailing".
Grand Master Flame: If some of you were more like that, we could probably summon Argaleth in, like, two weeks tops.
Grand Master Flame: I'm not going to say any names, but you know who you are.
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Sister Embers: Pun not intended.
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Post by Spira-Virgo on May 30, 2016 15:55:25 GMT
> Have you ever consider... Oh, I don't know, ask the poor guy to try giving your beliefs a chance before he start judging ya, Sister Embers?
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Post by badatnames on May 30, 2016 19:31:57 GMT
>Go up to the guy and apologize on the behalf of Sister Embers.
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Post by spacedwarfindustries on May 30, 2016 19:40:19 GMT
>don't?!
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Post by Curris on May 30, 2016 21:34:29 GMT
Despite their rivalry, it's clear that Sister Embers still has ~Feelings~ for this MacLarren.
You don't maim someone like that unless you're very heavily invested in them. She tried to convince him before, see, but he was ~Stubborn~ and she's not repressing anything, shutup!
Acolyte --> Enjoy the night on the town. Avoid debauchery, but you know, live it up! WOO! Make friends!
Sister Embers --> Meditate.
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