[Game Thread] Unfortunate Implications

[Moridain]

The hand on Marros shirt tightens again when he speaks of rushing off somewhere. What if the guards got him while he was away? What if they never saw him again?

[Cash]

Marros feels the tug on his shirt. He turns around and kneels to see Sadie eyes. It'll be alright i wont be gone for more than five minutes if i can't do what I need to in that time ill rush right back, ok? He shoots her his best smile. It shouldn't take long to find a present and they still have Matthias with them.

[Fragmaster01]

All around, you see odd glances. People men women children all looking about trying to find... the evildoers. Who could be lurking in the shadows? What more could be wrought upon them?
Get somewhere less crowded
And all you wanted to do was go shopping. Such fun. Now you've got strange voices in your head, telling you to do mean things, and the guards are on the lookout for suspicious people.
Too many people
You've managed to wander into a plaza in the market. It's an X intersection, with a bunch of stalls all arrayed out with banners and such. Wine bottles and little coats. Unfortunately, there are far too many people around to properly see any signage of which path goes where, and the only direction you're sure about is where you came from.

OOC A search check DC12 can find you some sort of orientation, should you wish to spend the time looking for it.

[dbaque]

"Do you hear that, too?" whispers Matthias to his friends. At the various nods/signs of assent, he continues: "Ok, then I'm not going as crazy as old brother Nicodemus." "Though all his meditation stuff is making a lot more sense. Could he be not so crazy?" He takes a deep breath & 'thinks' at whoever it is: "Who are you? What do you want with us?" To his friends, he adds: "If we're still hearing voices, maybe we should stick together & go back to trying to find someplace quiet, maybe make some sense of all this. I'm guessing whoever that is would still be chatting all creepy & mysterious even if we went our separate ways. I'm sorry going home isn't looking promising right now, Sadie, but I have a feeling we could really use your help figuring this out. We'll get you home as soon as we get a chance afterward." Matthias takes a look around to try to get their bearings (while trying to not look too much like a tourist) & notices that his senses are a whole lot keener now.

 

Perception to get bearings:

Dice Roll:

d20+8

(16)+8

Total = 24

(24)

[Moridain]

Sadie seems more than a little unhappy about the idea of not going home. "B-but my dad should be able to sort things out... I mean, we didn't do anything bad..."

"And those voices don't sound very nice..."

[dbaque]

As Matthias tries to figure out where they've wandered off to, he replies: "Well, Sadie, you're right; we didn't do anything wrong, & I'm sure with or without your dad's help we'll eventually get this mess with the guards sorted out." The boy's face screws up with a pensive frown: "It's these voices & whatever happened to us that's bothering me, & I don't think your dad will be able to make those go away as easily." As an afterthought, he adds: "And no, they don't sound very nice; that's part of what's got me worried, Sadie. But, we can do this; we'll just have to brave. Ok, Sadie?" with a reassuring smile. "Sheesh, now I sound like I'm giving one of brother Nicodemus' speeches," he thinks to himself.

[Moridain]

She ponders this seriously for a few moments, then says tentatively "So, if we go to my Daddy then he might get in trouble too, if the voices are really bad?"

[Cash]

Marros decides against his plan to go for a gift part because he is still held on to by Sadie. Besides these voices were starting to to intrigue him. Lost in confusion because of matthias comment of brother nico...something. Keeping quiet for awhile trying to find his location again to find an area that will be less crowded or lead somewhere quieter.

actions Dice Roll: 1d20 15 knowledge local

The voices don't seem so bad to me. I mean it had kinda kept us our of trouble so far

[dbaque]

Sadie's question causes a flash of fear to cross Matthias' mind for brother Nicodemus & the other monks. A most unusual but very protective feeling comes over him. Marros' comment dulls it somewhat but only somewhat. "I don't know if the voices are bad or what. Whatever they are, they've got us mixed up in something strange. Until we find out more, I don't think we want to get anybody else involved, especially anyone we car... I mean ... anyone important to us."

[Moridain]

Sadie doesn't reply to this, just cries silently, the crystal tears flowing down her ivory skin. Sammie scampers out of her hair and pats her on the cheek comfortingly, and she plucks him off and hugs him like a teddy. She doesn't know her strength though and he frantically squirms as his life is almost extinguished. She loosens up a little though and he relaxes, but looks quite put upon as his lower body dangles in mid air uselessly. He pats her arm again though.

[Fragmaster01]

Marros, Matthais: You are met by a half-orc wandering by, looking down at you with mild consternation. "Th' hell's her problem?" His voice is rough and awkward, like sandpaper strapped to a birthday cake. Others start to look over upon hearing his thudding aural assault.

[Cash]

Uh...ain't really nothing she has lost her favorite doll, you know how girls and their dolls are Marros forces out. Marros turns to Sadie, his back towards the Half-orc. Come on now don't cry i told you we'll find it or ill buy you to more. Marros makes a small wink without other people knowing

actions Bluff check Dice Roll: 1d20+10 (3)+10 Total = 13

[Moridain]

Sadie actually looks up in shock at this comment from Marros, then glares "I did not lose my doll! I don't have dolls any more. Dolls are for kids..."

And her mound of stuffed toys don't count, she tells herself quietly. And the few dolls she has she quietly ignores for now, not willing to admit that she still loves and plays with them at times. She has a well crafted dolls house for them, crafted by one of the primary crafters of the city a century ago and passed down that her mother plays with her with occationally. Her cousins had been mocking her about them for a few months now so its a sensitive topic.

Realising she is causing a scene though, she wipes her face on Sammie, much to his obvious displeasure, causing him to scamper back up her arms to her shoulder and burrow back into her hair. She then notices the looks of those nearby and blushes scarlet, not used to being the center of attention in a situation like this.

"I-I-I am fine, Mister."

[dbaque]

Just when he thinks he doesn't need any more confirming, life has a way of showing certain truths to be completely unquestionable. It was with this clear insight & unshakeable certitude that Matthias thought to himself: "Girls are weird."

 

Seeing as Marros' & Sadie's display only intrigued the grown-ups more, Matthias thinks what to do. That gallant, protective streak flares up again, & he decides to make use of it. With a glare at the half-orc, he steps between the man & Sadie and scolds him in an angry whisper: "Leave her alone, will you? She's had a rough day, & you don't want to upset her again, okay?" The otherwise harmless looking monk boy somehow manages to project quite a menacing glare at the half-orc, his powerful frame making itself felt in his glare & stance. The lad is only aiming to unease the man enough to make him think they're not worth bothering with anymore & move on, not to cause even more of a scene.

Dice Intimidate (str):

d20+12

(10)+12

Total = 22

[Elucidus]

Threnody is unable to speak, so overtaken with the voices, Is this the spirit... She shakes her head clearing things again.

When the orc approaches she moves behind Matthias, seeming to head more towards the emotional and mental state of Sadie then how she was when they first saw the frozen people.