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You are Ssen, a Lamia raised by a human Paladin who adopted you after killing the ones who birthed you. You are grown now, and Father has passed on. After a great deal of work, you have become a Paladin like your Father, and now take up his duties.

You are accompanied by your best friend from childhood, the insect druid Tricia; Mage, a magic user who ran away from his family of cannibal raiders known as the Ghouls (Yes, his name is Mage. It was his idea); Persephone, a 22-year old thief/ex-guerllia fighter (She goes by Peri), and Mari, a 13-year old prodigy scholar/now sniper, who has her mind and soul trapped within Peri's body; and Lea, a deeply religious musician/martial artist, trained by her father, a famous trainer for arena fighters, she's covered from her mouth down in bandages to hide the horrific state her body has become thanks to the 'cures' that saved her from cancer.

Your journey continues...

Opening theme song (NEW for Season 5!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0WH8hCMeug

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Lamia%20Quest

1d4 chan page w/battle stats: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Quest:Lamia_Daughter_Quest
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The mission to find and use the Grand Seal on the Heart of Citadel is proceeding forward with the same kind of finite precision that you use in all your Dawnchaser plans.

You set free Sun and Cai, the two Phoenix Empire spies, putting them under the charge of the Freed Citadel-Things, so that they could help the Shadow Company. Mainly in securing more supplies, rescuing people, and making sure that their new position is as stable as possible.

It's a gamble, to be sure. The Kingfisher's people have stabbed you in the back before. However, this time it seemed to be different. Sun and Cai really did seem to be highly upset that Kingfisher had not only left them out to try in the different Citadels, but also was planning on using the power of Citadel to do something wide-spread and possibly horrid. Either way, Sun expressed his feelings that once that happened Kingfisher would view his people as 'expendable' at best. Which was a fact he took exception to.

Still, having the people of the Empire running around inside Citadel was a poor tactic, so you pursued reports from the Freed, about Deviances in Citadel's perfection. One led you to the Citadel dedicated to the joys of Youth.

Citadel here was a bit of a madhouse. Children ran loose everywhere, playing games, breaking things, fighting, having overly elaborate tea parties, and basically being kids (or adults who now look/act like kids) in a city with no rules. So far none of them have turned into donkeys, or were taken underground during the night by morlocks, but knowing Citadel, there's probably worse.

Either way, after avoiding some sticky pies, and dealing with stickier fingers, you've found out that there's a big to-do at the Courthouse. Some spies have been caught, and there's a trial set, along with an execution after.
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Woo, time for the newest episode of snaketrain. This time starring: too many children.
And morlocks.
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>>26964373
The Courthouse looks pretty good. There's graffiti and food mess here and there, and mustaches have been drawn on the statues. However, no one's defaced the grand doors and it's a bit quieter here than in the rest of the city.

There's even a few kids sitting on the steps sleeping, having a quiet meal, or just reading. A few look up at you for a moment, and then go back to what they were doing before.

There's muffled sound coming from WITHIN the courthouse though, and even though there's no broken windows, the inside of the place looks like there's either a giant food fight, insane painting project, madhouse riot, (or all three) going on inside.
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>>26964436
Oh joy, this is going to be like one of those old TV shows with the children saying to execute them all.
Oh, you've interrupted the proceedings, that's execution!


OUTLANDER! We have your woman!
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>>26964436
I'm surprised these kids don't give a shit about snake ladies. I'm also surprised those other not-kids aren't back with our darn meat pie yet.

"You know, I think we'll need to go in there. Is it silly that I'm dreading this more than many of the things we've been doing lately?"
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Alright. I've thought about this and come to the following determination:

1. There is going to be a Citadel Paladin as the judge. A fucking clown, most likely. If we go defense attorney, he will distract the "jury" (mob of children) with antics. He will call in reinforcements if he sees a group of adults enter the room.
2. Lea has been revealed to be extremely good with children
3. The Not-Kids are illusioned adults.

So... Here's my plan:

Ssen and Tricia go on distraction duty as not Kid lawyers for PE. They do this by reliving their childhood friendship, not by pie-throwing or whatever other game Citadel uses to cause chaos. Tricia plays defense with "hey look at this cool bug"

Lea plays nanny for a bit. Threats with the bag and promises of candy are fair game. It should be enough to bring Ssen back to her senses.
Mage uses a stalking spell on himself and MariPeri. Mage sneaks in and does his thing, MariPeri are on overwatch just in case, with a whisper flute in hand.
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>>26964524
>reliving their childhood friendship
A. aren't we usually doing this?
and B. would a good argument be enough for it? We have always been arguing about dumb things.

Like whether a sphere of corpses is a monster.
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>>26964578
By "reliving their childhood friendship," I mean the very scene pictured. We talk about our childhood, play the old forest games we used to play, find a wagon, get jars, fill them with fireflies. Write "witnesses" on the side.

Make a big game out of playing defense attorney for PE. It should be enough to get us in the right mindset and a sane one at that.

We get through the door, pass the Citadel Paladin's intruder check, and then commence with the trial as a distraction for Mage. The better we defend the PE, the more the clown judge will have to focus on rigging the trial. That gives Mage a huge opening.

The other option, walk in as adults, leads to a fight scene in a room full of children. Which should be fun. Fighting a mob of children.
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>>26964524
I called #1 in the last thread.
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>>26964688
I know. And all I can think about is the ways that fucking clown judge is going to be worse than Pennywise.
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>>26964524
>>26964578
Acting like kids will mean we buy into Citadel. We'll certainly have to be clever like to suggest, and play to what children (especially spoiled ones) will listen to and like, but we're not going to act like kids.
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Rolled 6, 1, 6 = 13

>>26964699
Oh god
nightmaresforaweek.jpg
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"You know, I think we'll need to go in there. Is it silly that I'm dreading this more than many of the things we've been doing lately?" You say.

"It might just mean that you're finally achieving some sense of pattern recognition and a form of self-preservation." Lea says.

"Uh, hang on." A voice says. A kid is sitting on the stairs reading a book. Your eyes aren't blurring, so this is ACTUALLY a kid. "You're going inside there?"

"Yeah." Tricia says.

"Okay," He gets up. "Then I'm going to have to ask you for five gold for my services."

"Services for what?" Mage asks.

"Your lawyer." He says. "I'll tell the others you're not guilty inside, so you wont end up on trial accidentally. I'm a good one too. I know twenty First Age words, and a few phrases. 'Cogno egro sum' and 'Memory two mori.' I'm one of the best." He says with a grin. "The old bald guy went in with his two friends, but...well...dumbass move on his part. Cheap bastard too."
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>>26964699
don't give Echo ideas man.

but yeah I don't think we should get ourselves kidified if at all possible. Nobody trusts the kids that help the adults, don't' you remember grade school?
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>>26964706
I think an important factor is that, unlike the pie throwing, the interaction between Ssen and Tricia will be something Citadel doesn't understand.

We were "dirty children," not loud and bratty children.

>>26964723
See? We go in there and we're all in the same boat as the PE. Maybe even worse. It's kids only.
Plus, this lawyer dude proves not everyone here has been overtaken by the warp.
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>>26964723
"Actually, we're that guy's lawyers."
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>>26964724
And they'd trust adults helping other adults so much better.
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>>26964723
"Fair enough, let me check to see if we actually have any gold left. We started using these Isen things, so gold is a bit harder to actually find."
While searching for pocket change,
"So, how do things usually go in there? We're sort of hoping to get that old baldy off of whatever dumbass thing he's doing."
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>>26964764
Bonus as adults is we can actually wield our weapons if need be.

Also kids love us.
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>>26964792
we just need to offer rides. It's our emergency exit plan.

Well, for everyone else. It'll be one of those "No! Run you fools! Leave me behind!" situations, while we get swarmed by a dogpile of kids yammering "Me first!" "No me!"
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>>26964792
The clown will turn them against us. Look, I'm warning you guys. But you won't listen.

Echo even outright said that Lea could keep us under control and we could go in without any problems. But instead you guys want to trip the alarm.
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This is the point in a lot of movies where the kids know what's going on and the adults don't listen.
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>>26964876
>"No adults allowed"
>"What are you talking about? Kids love us!"
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>>26964854
Walking into traps is what we do.
>>26964876
We ought to exploit this tho, citadel is a sucker for bullshit like that.
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>>26964887
So...are you renting a 'lawyer' or not?
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>>26964906
Yeah. Might as well rent kid Ace Attorney since we don't want to be one ourselves.

Expect a guilty verdict.
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>>26964928
look, I'd like to try being kid ace attourney, but that will most likely just wind up making us look like silly adults.

Also I would be hiring the kid lawyer either way, since there's nothing saying your legal team can't have some additional members on it.
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>>26964957
Oh yeah, having him alongside Ssen as a legal team would be great.
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>>26964906
YES! Definitely yes.

Also, can Meri help? She must know lots of old languages. Hell, if she teaches the kid a few we might get a discount on saving Team PE's asses.
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>>26964973
His "old language" skills are all junk latin phrases that are ultimately meaningless.
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>>26964906
I want to do so to show up as a legal team for Kingfisher.
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>>26964906
we've decided to hire him regardless of whether we're going to try to be childish ourselves.

And I'm not opposed to the acting childish with lea as a support idea, I just have no idea how to do such a thing and cannot provide the logistics help I usually do. On you other anons for thissun.
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>>26965031
Well the idea is for the whole trial to be a distraction for mage. The PE guys are secondary objectives. We want that magical location that the judge is going to be standing next to.

It's more of a concern whether Mage can do his job rather than whether we can do our jobs. We can be like this kid lawyer; a good enough distraction.
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Rolled 1

>>26964906

Sure
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>>26965074
oh, that part I understand. It's just the actual becoming-children thing. No idea if it will work, or how to go about it, so go nuts.
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>>26965133
Well apparently it's easy. Just act like a child.

The problem we're going to have is some place like Aged or Peace. Those places could suck us in if we're not careful. It won't be a pie throwing trap, it'll be a "act like a reasonable and mature person" trap.
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"Fair enough, let me check to see if we actually have any gold left. We started using these Isen things, so gold is a bit harder to actually find." You say.

"Isens?" He asks.

"New coins." Tricia says.

"Oh, cool...okay yeah. I'll take those." He gets up and puts his book under his arm. "I'm Leslie."

"Hello Leslie." Lea says. "You're very kind to be our lawyer. You're a good one, right? Smart and clever and everything?"

Leslie puff himself up and nods. "Yep!"

"Well then we're in good hands." Mari says.

Leslie blushes.

"So, how do things usually go in there? We're sort of hoping to get that old baldy off of whatever dumbass thing he's doing." You ask.

"Eh...it depends on what kind of court you get and if it's a boy-boy judge, a girl-girl judge, or a girl-who's-like-a-boy judge." Leslie says. "Also depends if it's a REAL kid or the Not-Reallys." He motions for you to follow him and you go inside the Courthouse. "You'll see when we're inside."

Instantly, you're facing down a room of kids in piecemeal armor with crossbows held incorrectly.

Leslie holds up his hands. "These are my clients and they're with me, so by the terms of ipso facto sayso, and bogus mentus. They're not guilty, and umm here with me."

The kids lower their weapons and make a path.

Leslie pauses. "Uhh, where are the spies being tried?"

"Which one?" A 'bailiff' asks. "The bald guy, the girl, or the guy?"

Leslie looks at you. "Umm...the bald guy?"

The bailiff shakes his head. "There's only witness room left, unless you wanna fight for the honor of being his defense lawyer guy. There's a lot of competition, everyone wants to make sure he's REALLY guilty."

"Okay, so main room then?" Leslie asks

"Yeah."

"Okay, thanks." He walks on with you all following. "Sorry about that, wanna try the smaller courts? Those usually just have rats or pigs as defense lawyers. I think we could bump them out of the way."
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>>26965165
>Leslie

If there's a Professor Fate, I'll die laughing.
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>>26965165
"I was hoping they'd be all tried as a group, having to stop three seperate trials is going to be troublesome.
How do the defense attorney fights usually go? I would sort of feel like I was cheating, If it was actual fighting, and I only like doing that on purpose."
"Because we might have to be their defense team. All of them."
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>>26965234
Seconding this
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>>26965165
"Isn't it a better idea to try them all at once? If one person is guilter than the others, then they'll all have to be found just as guilty as the guiltiest one there."
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>Lamia Child Quest 92
>92

at this point, just make a book.
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>>26965253
You can blame the dice for ensuring this thing would last longer back when we fought Peace.

IIRC Echo expects this to last till 150 or so.
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>>26965248
Really like this as well
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If we're going to try for the childishness plan, we need to start setting up for that now. No idea how to do that, other than our standard joking and arguing. Maybe the kidbattle will clear things up a little.
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>>26965299
actually, I think it'd make a fair decent book with proper editing and some changes.
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>>26965367
It's obvious that this kid lawyer isn't the most trustworthy person ever. We'll need to help him, as a kid or as an adult, if we are going to win.

I really like the idea of Tricia pulling a huge centipede out of her robe if the clown tries anything funny. Nothing distracts a child like a giant bug. Seriously. That clown needs to be shut down at every opportunity.
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>>26965299
>IIRC Echo expects this to last till 150 or so.
We are NOT getting that high. If need be, I'll pull the plug and do a synopsis.

>>26965248
"I was hoping that they'd all be tried as a group. Isn't it a better idea to try them all at once? If one person is guilter than the others, then they'll all have to be found just as guilty as the guiltiest one there." You say.

"Yeah, but not everyone gets to have the fun of being the judge." Leslie says. "And well, it's whoever has the badge."

"So, is it actual fighting?" You ask.

"Nah, that's no way to prove that you're a good lawyer." Leslie says. "Maybe a little shoving, or arm wrestling, a twist-burn or two, but the best way to show that you can be a good lawyer is to prove that you're the smartest and toughest. Nobody wants a crybaby as a lawyer. One tear, and off comes the badge!" He smiles. "I'm great at opening arguments and insults." He frowns. "Anyone who has to PUNCH their way to being a lawyer, probably isn't very good. Especially since you can't punch Judges or Prosecutors without Penalty."
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>>26965253
But it would be too long, Anon.
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>>26965461
"Tell me about these judges and prosecutors."
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>>26965445
>bugs
>ultimate kiddistraction
I don't know, I think that would probably be Tricia's stash of unspeakably sweet things. Or cool fighting. But the bug IS a strong distraction, I agree.
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>>26965461
"One tear gets people kicked out? Do tears of fear count? Also is spitting a penalizing offense?"
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>>26965461
"So the goal is to nab the badge without crying and without having to punch a guy to do it?
Do the judges get badges? Can I just get theirs?"

>>26965520
We -are- a good spitter.
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>>26965558
>>26965520
>spitting
>"NERF SNAKE LADY! SNAKE LADY OP!"
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>>26965581
their shouting only gives us open mouths to spit black into.

They can't argue when they can't move
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>>26965605
And all they can do is cry! It's almost unfair!
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I am a bit leery about childhood poison usage. Sedation should really not be as easy as it is for us.
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>>26965653
Plus we kinda ran into problems with it once before... arguably a situation which Echo responded with "Just as planned."

He knew we'd use black at the dinner party. He knows we'll use black here.
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>>26965681
i think our problem is dosage, too much kills the actual kids and too little doesn't work on the not!kids.

We need to advise our lawyer before spitting
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>>26965712
Maybe we should just play fair. I'm sure accusations of cheating will fly. Nobody likes a cheater.
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>>26965740
but but but we LOVE to cheat!
We could challenge the kids to a cheating contest, but those always end in blood.
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>>26965740
people who accuse us of cheating are just crybabies who we can keep spitting on till they can't move or cry
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>>26965461
"Has there ever been an adult defense attorney? Or judge?"

Let's see how tough the waters we're wading are.
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>>26965756
But it might be kids on the sidelines who do this. They never had or no longer had a stake in the matter, so they can bitch about a game they aren't playing to their heart's content.
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>>26965796
I actually kinda doubt they've had an entire legal team for someone.
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>>26965816
Nobody cares about them
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"So the goal is to nab the badge without crying and without having to punch a guy to do it?"

"Eh, it gets a bit more complicated than that...but...yeah. That's the basics of it. Things can change according to what laws are in effect."

"Do the judges get badges? Can I just get theirs?" You ask.

"No, the judges have their gavel, and no one takes a judge's gavel." Leslie says. "You GET a gavel, and then you get to be a judge."

"Well who gives the gavels?" Tricia asks.

Leslie shrugs. "Dunno, just the kids who are the best lawyers sometimes show up, banging their gavels and making laws. If it's a real gavel, then their laws are real. If not...then we can break the laws, and then usually break the liar." He grins. "I'm hoping for a gavel of my own soon, but ummm...it's hard. I've lost a few cases and my temper."

"The name?" Mage asks.

"Yeah. Don't...don't start on how it's a fine name, or how you know cool people named Leslie. It's still a girl's name...or my name. But, I'll get better and I come back twice as mean anyway." He says with a grin. "I know eight different ways to insult a girl's teeth, and twenty-nine dick insults for boys." He shrugs. "I know my legal portfolio isn't the best, but I'm one of the few actual kids here. It's HARD when a Not-Kid starts spouting off a dictionary they didn't REALLY read at this age!"
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>>26965939
So, badge or gavel?
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Ask what are some of the laws going around right now.
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>>26965939
"Yeah, competing with them must be tough, I've learned all sorts of tricks since I was young. Know what makes someone a not-kid like that? Where they come from, and all that. Oh, and is there a list of laws somewhere? That might be handy."

This walk to the kingfisher is taking a while. Are we just sort of waiting outside the door?

Also, I'm just waiting for those not-kids to show up with pies at the least opporotune time.
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>>26965939
"I think you're the first person I've met named Leslie. I got a few more questions though. Can you tell who is and isn't a kid on sight? What laws are in effect? Can I spit on people? Does scaring people into tears count?"
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>>26966046
I agree with these questions.
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>>26966057
they're good questions. We have a lot of questions, hope leslie doesn't mind. Got a whole kangaroo court legal system to learn.
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>>26966106
Oh yeah. And with kids making the rules, you never know what we'll be facing. We might have to all stand on our heads for all we know.

And that must be hard for Ssen to do.
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>>26966130
Or really easy, if we're allowed to grab something with our foot.
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"Yeah, you're the first person I've met named Leslie, competing with them must be tough. I've learned all sorts of tricks since I was young, though." You say.

"How long are these halls?" Mage asks. "We've had to have made at least three left turns...we should be walking in circles."

"I don't think geography can be trusted to be standard in here." Lea says. "No windows, no clocks."

"Great." Peri says. "That's just great."

You continue your questions to Leslie. "Do you know what makes someone a not-kid like that? Can you tell who is and isn't a kid on sight? What laws are in effect? Can I spit on people? Does scaring people into tears count?"

"Dunno; yeah, cause they act stupid and they're all blurry where their heads are supposed to be; depends on the judge, what room you're in, if it's day or night, and if it's cool or funny for the law to be in effect; I guess, I spit on people, they'll spit back or swing at you though; and yeah, I scared my way into a win a while ago." Leslie pauses and frowns. "How long ago WAS that?"

"Leslie, how long has it been since you became a lawyer?" Lea asks.

"Dunno. I mean...yeah. That's weird. I mean it's...I never really thought of that." He looks around. "I mean, I've seen the sun come up and go down, but...sometimes it's really fast, and some days the afternoon just lasts forever..." He looks at you, concern on his face. "Something's wrong, isn't it?"
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>>26966318
"Yes, but it could be worse. You should see War. I owe some people for what they went through in War."
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>>26966130
It's going to be like Calvin Ball isnt it?
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>>26966318
"Oh yeah, way wrong. There's all kinds of magic crap making this happen. We've already been to war-citadel, snow-citadel, and a citadel I can't mention to kids. Time seems to be wonky with 'em.
We're working on unraveling all of this so things go back to normal. And stopping some folks who want to abuse the crazy magic stuff. The situation is more complicated than that of course, wars and such going on outside, but I don't want to talk so much I miss the trial."
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>>26966417
I hope so. I love Calvinball.
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>>26966417
signs point to yes.
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>>26966318
>"Something's wrong, isn't it?"
Yes, but don't worry about it too much right now. Unless you know who's in charge of all the judges, in which case we might be able to take a shortcut and win all the cases at once!
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>>26966318
"Yeah. Wouldn't the not-kids seem to point to that? Something is rotten in the City of Citadel."
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Hmm. If the NOT-kids liked riding us, and kids think not-kids act like idiots...


Will the genuine kids give much of a shit about a ride?
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>>26966596
Depends on the kid. Leslie is too professional for it to work, but the average kid who is caught up in the fun of Youth wouldn't be able to pass it up.

It won't work on the judges, though. They'll be having too much fun bossing people around.
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Deliver news to child. Hope he's able to take it well.
You never know with kids.
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"Oh yeah, way wrong. There's all kinds of magic crap making this happen. We've already been to war-citadel, snow-citadel, and a citadel I can't mention to kids. Time seems to be wonky with 'em.

"We're working on unraveling all of this so things go back to normal. But that's for us to worry about, not you. Unless you know who's in charge of all the judges, in which case we might be able to take a shortcut and win all the cases at once!"

Leslie fidgets. "He's not here. The Headmaster stays at the school."

"Headmaster?" Tricia asks.

"Well, we...the real kids...figure that he's the one who runs things, makes sure there's new food, that messes get cleaned up, and sends the Bad Kids away. Everyone tries to be every job...but no one's trying to upset the HEadmaster over at the school." He stops at a door. "Here's a trial for one of the smaller spies."

He opens the door. It looks like there's been an explosion of paper. Shreds and pages fill the air, and there's a faint smell of fried pork. You see a Phoenix Empire woman, who you've never seen before, strapped to a chair, facing a corner. She's bound and gagged with an amazing amount of ropes and overly complicated looking knots.

A dunce cap is on her head.

"Up, looks like we were a little late." Leslie says.

He goes up and taps a kid who's throwing around the paper. "How long is she in 'jail' for?"

"Uhhh, that much." The 'kid' points at an hourglass on a table. It's about three-fourths empty, but the amount of sand that's gone already...judging by the rate of sand falling...she's had to have been sitting there, trussed up like that, for hours. Her hands are pale and near blue.

{I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU BRATS!} She screams through her gag. Phoenix Tongue translates rather easily through a gag. Funny. Either way it looks like she can't turn her head away from the corner.
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>>26966790
Break the hourglass.
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>>26966790
"{Hey little bird, Need some help?}"
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>>26966790
"Are we allowed to adjust her ropes? They're a teensy bit too tight I think. Making her grumpy."
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>>26966790
"You know, this isn't the worst sentence. A lot better than all that talk of executions I heard."
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Track the fried pork smell, now that I think about it.

Because wait, what?
Excuse the moderate samefaggotry.
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>>26966991
Yeah. Where is that coming from?
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>>26966991
Seconding this, human flesh has such rumored properties
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>>26967014
>rumored
It tastes like pork. I don't think it smells like it.
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{Hey little bird, Need some help?} You ask.

A noise of someone trying to talk around a cloth gag. {Cai? Memai? Is that you? I can't turn my head, magic or these ropes.} She hasn't seen who you are yet. {Get me out of here, these little shits have the Master and Wakari!}

"Are we allowed to adjust her ropes? They may be too tight, making her grumpy." You ask.

The 'kid' playing in the mass of papers shrugs. It's obvious that he doesn't care anymore. He's having fun.

{Wait...who are you? Memai can't speak Citadel, and Cai doesn't use Noble Song. Who are you?} The woman asks.
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>>26967052
Laugh for a moment. "Oh, you'll find out in a second. Your name first."
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>>26967052
"{The Paladin Serpent. Now who are you little bird?}"
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>>26967098
No, she might freak out if she finds that out. We need to know if she's on the nice list or the naughty list.
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>>26967052
loosten up her arms a bit. They really shouldn't be blue. Get Lea to help, to ensure you only loosten and don't release.

{Oh, you know, just a snake in the grass. Nice to meetcha.}
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>>26967052
I am the Serpent that Eats the Cage and Spares the Nightingale.
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>>26967121
That should totally be Ssen's PE name.
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>>26967121
needs to be in pe tongue
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>>26967152
nah, it's more dragon-y than phoenix-y.
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>>26967112
she's tied up. Wouldn't getting her to freak out be the ideal method of finding out if she is on the good/bad list?

Perhaps not tell her directly, but flick the tail at her while we're loosening up her binds maybe.
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Voting this >>26967255
with a combination of >>26967118 and >>26967073

Also, Echo, what do you plan to do after this quest finishes?
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What is the good/bad list anyway? I swore I had the list of names, but I can't find them anymore.
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>>26967052
{Teo-Has I presume? Well, you know me, I think. We haven't met, but you do have orders about it. Which is why I'm not letting you up just yet, just helping a little.}
I had to take a minute to use reasoning to figure out which one it is by which one she was not.
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>>26967318
he said he's hanging up his quest hat for a while.

I hope he comes back later with a new one.
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>>26967325
teo-has and wakari are suicidally loyal to kingfisher, do, memai, cai, and sun are the ones we might work with.

This one is Teo-Has, and will freak out, but that is fine. We can just free kingfisher and get her orders changed.
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>>26967374
I do too. I'mma miss this when it's gone.

>>26967325
From Q91, post 26908942

"Alright, so can you tell which birds are which? I'd rather gather up all the spies before I take on Kingfisher. You guys think he'll owe me more for rounding you all up?" You ask the others.

"There's four more of us." Cai says. "You remember Dao. She's the one with the crystal staff. Then there's Memai, Teo-Has, and Wakari. And Kingfisher and the Herons."

{Dao and Memai you can mildly trust, they're as 'corrupt' as we are. Teo-Has and Wakari will obey Kingfisher even if he ordered them to slit his throats.} Sun says. You translate for the others.
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>>26967374
Same here. This entire quest has been a masterpiece.
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Rolled 6

>>26967121
I second this.
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Rolled 9

>>26967052
>these little shits have the Master

Wait, missed this first time through. The kids have Kingfisher.
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>>26967409
So she's not Dao or Memai, which means she's either Teo Has or Wakari.

So she's loyal. So basically fuck her.
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>>26967052
{Oh, just the new defense attorney for kingfisher. Or I will be at least, if things go according to plan. Can't have anyone dying in citadel if I can help it.}
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You notice that there's the remains of what look like a set of ribs on one of the table. Huh, must have been a REALLY bad defense. {I'm just another snake in the grass. You'll find out in a second. Your name first.} You say.

{I'm not saying a word.} She snaps. {Untie me!}

{Teo-Has then, I presume?} You say.

Her back stiffens. {Oh...YOU.}

You laugh some more. {I suppose you DO know me, and I know about your orders regarding me. Which is why I'm not letting you up just yet, just helping a little.}

You look at the mass of knots and ropes that make up her restraints. Knots on top of knots that are tied within knots...lets see if you can find the end of any of this.

Roll 1d20
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>>26967052
'{If you don't want my help, I'll just...walk out of here.}'

To Leslie 'Who is their Lawyer?'
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Rolled 15

>>26967476
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>>26967460
not fuck her entirely. Just we have to play to her loyalty of kingfisher. Which means we can't use her too much right now, unless it's directly related to kingfisher freeing, and she'll still stab us.

So, leave here until we get the fisher.
The other one the kids have is memai though, so she might be friendly.
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Rolled 20

>>26967476
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Rolled 6

>>26967476
"Lea, come here and give me a hand, this is more your speed"
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>>26967502
Okay then
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>>26967502
Leviathan brain in action, I see.
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>>26967476
Why are not following the one who untangles the Gordian knot? By this I mean Cut the ropes Peri.
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Rolled 20

>>26967513
What, and waste the 20?
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>>26967513
because we only want to loosen the knots a little.

Also because apparently leviathan brain just sort of unties gordian knots with little fuss.
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>>26967460
>So she's loyal. So basically fuck her.


BAD PALADIN

SIT IN THE CORNER
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>>26967476
So Echo, can we take her along for the ride while tied?
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>>26967535
I think we could tie her to our back
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>>26967502
>master knot untier
As expected of Ssen.
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>>26967535
We should bring the hourglass too, so as to know when to free her.
Ask the kid if he minds.
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>>26967502
>accidentally tighten the knots in all the right places
>turns out Teo-Has is indo BDSM
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>>26967502
>Disapproving Paladin Glare

>the knots untie themselves
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>>26967525
Sure, seem to have plenty of them.
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>>26967578
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>>26967552
>>26967601
I dunno, I think a lot of this might be lea-support in action.
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>>26967535
She want's to get off Ssen Patrick's wild ride
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If one of Kingfisher's lackies is in here, maybe the big man himself is too.

Should we be so lucky.
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>>26967667
oh, he is. He certainly is. Probably one of the next rooms.
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>>26967578
>Nat 20 on Rope Use

>Lea's face when
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>>26967689
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>>26967689
Oh please, we're living rope.
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You look and then you see her hands...and you don't touch a damn thing.

Her hands are limp, and nearly blue, so are her wrists.

{Can you feel this?} You ask as you sharply poke her wrist.

{No...why?} She asks.

It's not that you can't untie her, it's just that if you did, she'd most likely fall down dead before she left this room.

Maybe Mari knows the precise term for it, but you know from Father's lessons in combat, that if blood stays still in the body for too long, it can go bad. If it's released into the heart suddenly, that can be possibly fatal. It's even worse if there's magic involved as well. Father had a prisoner die on him like that, and he's never forgotten or failed to pass down that lesson.

"Oh...oh no." Lea says. She sees it too. "Oh dear. What are we going to do?" She looks at the hourglass. "When that time runs out, the magic holding her in place is going to stop. She'll get herself out."

{What? What's going on? What are you talking about?} Teo-Has asks.
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>>26967701
>instinctual snake knot knowledge on getting yourself out of knots
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Rolled 6

>>26967709

{Your blood has gone bad. We can't untie you or you'll die}
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>>26967709
"{You might just lose your wingtips. Unless you starting singing.}"
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>>26967709
{Your arms seem to not have... ANY blood going through 'em. It's probably dangerous to untie you now.
Sadly, I've only heard of that happening, not how to fix it. Give me a moment to consult with our team's doctor. Oh, and your opinion on such matters as your arms possibly being full of dead blood.}
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>>26967709
"{How fond are you of your hands? I'd assume you are, so I'm going to find some way to untie you without killing you or amputating your fingers.}"

Would draining the hands of blood work?
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>Cosgrove is familiar with Shineiz's work as well.
If not, this isn't the first time he's accidently into /d/ territory.
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oh, I forgot to say

"Tricia, get over here. I hope you've seen something like this. Maybe like an animal trap gone bad or something."
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>>26967823
Eh, I dunno how effective that would be. It's likely not just the hands but much of the arms and we cant drain those without untying her... well maybe.
Leeches anyone?
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>>26967865
>accidentally
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>>26967975
tricia doesn't do leeches.
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>>26968000
She could do mosquitos or horse flies. Anything that sucks out blood would work.

Plus they'd have an anti-coagulant.
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>>26968022
yeah, I was just bustin' your balls, that could work.

The arms still might be fucked though, even if we do get the blood outta there. Watch for gangrene.
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>>26967996
Should I dump some awesome lamia kid pics I found a few hours ago, btw?
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>>26968057
nah, no need, this aint a picturedump. Maybe after the thread is done.
Also I saw that thread, I think you might have some of my collection now. Kudos!
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>>26967709
If safe, untie her slowly. If not, drain blood w/ tricia's help + healing.
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>>26968077
There were some awesome pics there, thanks for dumping and posting a dropbox for them.
>>26967709
Also, we MAY want to do this quickly, as the others might die soon as well.
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>>26968095
we've GOT healing potions.
I wonder if there's enough trollishness in there to deal with this.
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>>26968117
oh, that was the other guy, I was an auxillary dumper.
Or I'm thinking of another thread.
Either way, I agree, do this quickly.
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So the plan is a swarm of bloodsucking creatures + healing potions.

"{If you hate us even more for what we're about to do, I won't blame you. But it's better than dying by being tied up or losing your hands entirely. Just... don't pay attention to the buzzing sound. Or how itchy it's going to be.}"
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>>26968177
Poor poor Teo
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>>26968177
yep. This is about the size of it.

Get the OK from tricia and lea first, because this might be a stupid idea.
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{Your arms seem to not have... ANY blood going through 'em. It's probably dangerous to untie you now.

{Sadly, I've only heard of that happening, not how to fix it. Give me a moment to consult with our team's doctor. Oh, and your opinion on such matters as your arms possibly being full of dead blood.}

Teo-Has scoffs. {Really? Again?} She gives a huff of irritation. {I am getting so sick of that happening. Hang on.}

You hear some rather disconcerting pops and her shoulders slump. {Alright. Now, you can untie me...actually hold on...}

Another pop and her waists twists oddly. {No sense in taking undue risks, as master says. Now, can you pull my limbs free, please?}
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>>26968401
{Only if you tell me how that's actually going to, uh... keep you from dying. And I'm just loosening you up a bit, we'll untie you once we save the kingfisher. Or the time is up, I guess.}
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Rolled 14

>>26968401

Huh, she just self-dislocated. Does dislocation stop bloodflow? If so, untie her.
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>>26968401
Okay, woah, shit. Either A she's about to fucking die or B she's got some kind of immunity to that problem.
Like being undead but that seems unlikely.
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>>26968401
I don't want to waste any more time with her. Either suck out the blood or leave her there.
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"Oh, my blood's clotted from the restraints? Hold on, let me just DISLOCATE MY FUCKING ARMS"

Teo's a hardcore bitch
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>>26968480
the plan is to loosen up the binds if we can to prevent such thread in the future. You know, make things a bit easier on her. Then getting the fuck over to kingfisher, or the other spy. whichever is in the worst straits.
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>>26968401
{"Now now little bird. You're one of the real loyal ones, what says this isn't your suicide ticket? I must warn you, the citadel will take your soul here."}
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{Only if you tell me how that's actually going to, uh... keep you from dying. And I'm just loosening you up a bit, we'll untie you once we save the kingfisher. Or the time is up, I guess.} You say.

There's a pause. {Master's in the grand hall, follow the red tiles. Don't worry about me or Wakari. I'll be fine when the spell is over. Thanks for the tip. I owe you, it would have been horrific if I had to replace my arms again. But, I'm not important, you need to help save my master. Go.}
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>>26968556
{"What happened to Wakari?"}
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>>26968556
>master's in the grand hall

"{Well, if you insist you'll be alright... I'll go save him. But I hope you aren't lying to me. He's in over his head and will need you if he's going to come out of this alive.}"
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>>26968556
{Er, well, if whatever you did helped, then I guess I'll be off. Can't have any of you folk dying in here, citadel makes claim on anyone who does.}

"Okay Leslie, this one looks like she's going to be fine. Assuming she's not lying. Take me to the next one- I hope the baldy hasn't been sentenced yet."

I am assuming kingfisher is the baldie.
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Rolled 1

>>26968556

{I'm a paladin, I have to worry about Wakari too.}
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>>26968626
I told you that pressing the "I'm saving kingfisher" button was the way to go.
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>>26968631
ooh, I like this one. Throw it in there somewhere.
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Rolled 79

>>26968626
Needs more puns

"{I hope you don't have any trouble while I'm tied up taking care of Kingfisher. Feel free to call if you find yourself in a bind."}
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>>26968672
The only one who is good with rope puns is Sideways.
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>>26968672
This

and >>26968631
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>>26968556
>replace her arms again.
Oh boy, we've found another weirdo.
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{What happened to Wakari?} You ask.

{What?}

{I'm a paladin, I have to worry about him.} You say.

{Pfft. That bastard left me hung out to dry! We get pulled in here, he then immediately pleads guilty, and says he'll turn in evidence against me! Little brats sentenced him to 'washing dishes' and then I had to deal with a pig for a advocate...and then I had to deal with my advocate becoming the court's lunch! I HATE this place SO much.}
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>>26968746
"{So Wakari's the snitch. Noted. Don't die. Kingfisher needs you. Be back after I save him.}"
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You know, Tricia could actually be really scary.


http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
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>>26968746
"{Guess that's a loose end tied up. I'll go get Kingfisher out of his bind then we'll see about making sure you all get out here squeaky clean"}
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>>26968746
{I've been hating Citadel since before it was cool.}

{I'm going to see about getting Wakari along the way. I know you can appreciate taking care of "loose ends"...}
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Rolled 3

>>26968820
I am sick and tired of these motherfucking puns in this motherfucking thread.
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>>26968820
use this. Puns are the way to go.
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>>26968846
where the fuck do you think we are?
>>26968866
Hush you
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Rolled 3

>>26968884
>Not getting the joke
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{Guess that's a loose end tied up. I'll go get Kingfisher out of his bind then we'll see about making sure you all get out here squeaky clean.} You say.

It takes a moment, and then you hear Teo-Has sound visibly ill.

{Oh dear sweet nest mother, it's worse than Cai said it would be...ugh, I'm going to be ill. Just go...please.}
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>>26968811
She's more cute than scary.
>>26968820
"{Guess that's a loose end tied up. I'll go get Kingfisher out of his bind then we'll see about making sure you all get out of the Hangmans noose."}
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>>26968922
I had to refer to Wakari's punishment too
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Can we all please agree to be 100% professional around Kingfisher. Making fun of his minions is permissible, but not with the guy we want to convince to give up his plans to soul rape everyone.
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Rolled 9

>>26968922

I actually read what anon linked to. He's talking about her powerset being scary, not Tricia specifically.
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>>26968912
{Yeah sure, see you soon. Maybe your timer will be up before the trial is over. Who knows.}

"Welp, apparently this has happened to her before, and she's fine. let's go grab kingfisher so we can untie her without fear of knives. Apparently the other one got off with a sentence of doing the dishes."
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>>26968973
I thought we wanted to be friends with him.

Besides he owes us a favor and even more for saving his little spies
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>>26968942
Well, he's currently in some hot water. But I'm sure he'll clean up his act!
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>>26969006
We do, but you're thinking of the wrong type of friend. He'll respect us if we show him we're an intellectual equal who care about his dream just as much as he does.

If we convince him there's a better way, that's when we'll become friends.
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>>26968973
we're not going to make fun of him, but I can't promise no joking, puns, or wordplay.
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>>26969086
You give him clever wordplay, and he'll appreciate it. You give him puns and he'll look at you like you're Dane Cook.
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Rolled 19

>>26968973

No promises.
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>>26969086
We'll save the Pun Storm if we have to fight him. Remember that he's NOT some flunky that sees they're expendable (I'll try to help with the eloquence, but...).
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>>26969121
What about taking similar-sounding words in both languages and using them for full-contact, high-speed, cross-lingual punning?
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>>26969121
He deserves some punishment for flaking out on that kid
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"Well, apparently this has happened to her before, and she's fine. let's go grab Kingfisher so we can untie her without fear of knives. Apparently the other one got off with a sentence of doing the dishes." You say as you lead your group out of the room.

"Ick." Tricia sticks out her tongue. "Hated dish night."

"Is that why you always change chores with me?" Mage asks.

"I hate that dish soap we use. More so now than before. It's not like good proper soap with animal fat traces. It's flaky and scummy and made up of scum of other soaps." She sticks out her tongue. "It's some of the nastiest stuff found on the planet."

"Ssen, do you know where we're going?" Peri asks.

You point at the red tiles.

"Umm...oh!" Leslie says. His face goes red. "The color thing...right. Sorry. I don't use those."

"You have trouble sometimes with colors?" Lea asks.

He nods.

Lea squeezes his shoulder. "That's fine. We've known plenty of people like that. We know someone who's dating a King who's like that."

"Really?"

"Yep." Mari says. "Minotaurs have color issues too, no big deal."

He smiles and blushes again. "You're really smart." He says.

You can tell it's Mari that's blushing now.
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>>26969212
>You can tell it's Mari that's blushing now.

Oi, not in Peri's body.
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>>26969212
Give her a thumbs up. "I always took you for a Leslie kind of girl."
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>>26969212
"Huh, I didn't know that. I guess I'm not the only one with weird eyes.

Oh, and the soap could be worse. I mean, I've smelled some fruity kinds, and that was just awful."
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>>26969260
"Oi!" You smack Mari in the shoulder with your tail. "Not in Peri's body." You shoot her a grin. "But I did always take you for a Leslie kind of girl."

"It doesn't matter WHAT kind she is! Not until you and I have had a talk young lady!" Peri snaps. Then she grins. "But dear me girl, I'm in your head and THAT'S the stuff that makes you go red? Oh, I have MUCH to teach you my little co-lich-queen."

"Huh?" Leslie asks confused.

Lea pats him on the shoulder. "It's a very long story, and slightly confusing. Plus it has to deal with the dirty minds of elven women with no morals."

"Hey! I'll have you know that I don't have a LACK of morals, I just actively IGNORE them!" Peri says.

"I'm confused." Leslie says.

"Welcome to being a guy in the Dawnchasers kid." Mage says. "Anyway, back to the trial, any advice kid?"

"Umm...well...there's only three judges today. If she got sent to time-out, and he got sent to dishes then that means that it was Emily and Rad-Brad who were trying those cases." Leslie shakes his head. "Yeah, he makes us call him Rad-Brad...it's stupid, but he's a Not-Kid."

"Okay, so who's the last judge then?" Mari asks.

"He a Not-Kid or a Kid?" Mage asks.

"Umm...oh." He pauses. "Umm, I don't wanna go inside that courtroom if Gus is the judge. He's a jerk."
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>>26969212
Boy likes brown elves.

He's obviously more mature than most kids. Still, better be careful there Mari/Peri.
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>>26969477
"I'm bigger and I can be scarier. You'll be fine.

He allows spitting right? Cus I can spit people into not being able to move for a while."
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>>26969477
"Oh, why's one always have to be a jerk.
Look, is there any way I could get you to go in with me and give a hand? Or, at least, can you tell me what he does that's jerkish?"
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Rolled 10

>>26969525
Seconding
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I wonder if Kingfisher has been assigned an animal for legal counsel already and if so it be something we could eat whole.

Cus that might be fun.
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>>26969582
also I'm pretty sure we've not eaten in a while...
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>>26969582
>"Sup Kingfisher, see you're having legal trouble."
>swallow pig whole
>"There we go. Now, if there are no objections, I'd like a few minutes with my client alone."
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>>26969608
Um, we're trying NOT to eat raw flesh. It's one of those corrupting influences. That said, good idea besides the obvious problem with it.
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>>26969582
>>26969608
How embarrassing!
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>>26969582
>Kingfishers lawyer is a kingfisher

>Eat it in one swallow in front of him and the court

>I will be representing Mr. Fisher. Any objections?
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>>26969632
I'm more objecting to the actual problems with eating something the size of a pig. Also the embarrassment, I am already forseeing the "eat like a pig" remarks brewing.
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>>26969692
Who cares? It will save us when we go to Fall of Feasts. We cannot be hungry when we go there.
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>>26969692
I did say if it was something we could eat whole
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>>26969608
Have you seen a snake swallowing something whole? It's not an instant thing. It can take hours.

So it'd just be a really, really uncomfortable two hours for everyone involved, as Ssen slowly dislocates her entire body. Maybe a few people will vomit, or start lightly sobbing.
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>>26969769
We apparently ate an entire wolf pretty fast.
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"Oh, why's one always have to be a jerk?

"Look, is there any way I could get you to go in with me and give a hand? Or, at least, can you tell me what he does that's jerkish?" You ask.

"He's big, and a bully, and he gets bored and likes throwing things at people." Leslie says. "Also, he's a judge and changes the rules constantly. Anyone who ever comes close to doing something he doesn't like he just bangs on his gavel and poof! They get sent away. Most of the time they just end up in the lake and covered in tar and feathers...and once with clown make-up." He sighs. "He's a kid, like me. But he's honestly worse than the fakers."
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>>26969692
We swallowed a wolf once when we were a child. We're a lot bigger now.

How about this, we'll keep the option of eating it open depending on how big it is.
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don't worry, apparently there's competition over who gets to be the defense lawyer, which means no animals, which means no need to worry about embarrassing eating habits.
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>>26969645
>>26969692
>>26969712
So, remember. Eating live animals/people will corrupt us into a citadel-controlled being.
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>>26969800
We puked it up afterwards. It'll corrupt us, Granny has said this explicitly.
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>>26969815
not actually, it was much more of a wishy-washy don't go nuts on what you eat kind of talk, not a never do this or you'll be opening a door to citadel kind.
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>>26969815
>>26969833
Was it eating things whole, or live things, or intelligent beings? Because we're never eating any PEOPLE whole, that's for damn sure.
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>>26969878
It's acting like an animal more then acting like a person. A person will not eat a pig raw and uncooked while it's still alive, for example
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>>26969878
it was, specifically, "You should probably stick to the food on your plate". More just general advice than anything else.
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Okay, here's what we do: if it's an animal lawyer, we spear the thing and have Mage roast it on a fire.

If it's not an animal lawyer, we hope those meat pies are going to be delivered soon.
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>>26969894
s'fine if we break the thing's neck first though. The reason we threw up originally was because the thing was alive, and that was horrible.
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>>26969790
"I'm bigger, I'm big enough to make grown ups scared."
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"I'm bigger, I'm big enough to make grown ups scared." You say.

"Gus is too stupid and mean to be scared." Leslie says. "Everyone knows that he didn't REALLY earn his gavel. He stole it, and it worked for him." Leslie frowns. "And then he was a jerk to Tiff. All she wanted was to find her mommy and dad."
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>>26970003
.... if he stole it then we can steal it back. just gotta use quickquick.
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>>26970003
"Sounds like a perfect candidate for my 'Spit them in the face so hard they faint' technique"
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Rolled 17

>>26970003
Well then, even more reason to set this Gus straight.
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>>26970003
"what happened to tiff? And can he do anything without his gavel?"

We should get in there after a few more questions, time is of the essence I guess.
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>>26970072
Yeah, but let's enter the room first. Enough chatting with Leslie, let's become Kingfisher's lawyer and start the trial.
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>>26970095
we SHOULD get in there soon, I agree.
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"Sounds like a perfect candidate for my 'Spit them in the face so hard they faint' technique." You say. "But, what happened to Tiff? And can he do anything without his gavel?"

Leslie shrugs. "I'm sorry. I don't know. I try to never be in the same court as Gus. That's why I hide outside on the steps where it's a Quiet Zone."

"It's okay Leslie." Lea says. "We'll be on your side, and right here with you." She holds the boy's hand.

Leslie takes her hand and nods at her. "Okay, those doors." He points at a large set of ornate double doors.

You open it, and it's a mob scene. In the center, chained to a raised stand s a bald Phoenix Empire man who must be the legendary Kingfisher.

He's on his knees, head covered, being pelted by rotten vegetables.

There's a small mob of boys roughhousing/wrestling with each other, all of the scrabbling over a badge. There's a girl dressed in pigtails and oversized prosecutor's robes.

At the tall judge's stand there's a kid in judge's robes. He's skinnier than you thought he would be. His hair is greasy though. Also he's got a piggy nose and a very dramatic overbite.

"New Law!" He yells. "Now the accused has to be hit by fish, and...and the defendants can't use their hands! Grab the badge with your feet...and the floor is greasy!"

He laughs as Kingfishes is splattered with foul smelling fish guts, and all the defendants-to-be all fall on their asses.

"He's such a jerk." Leslie says.
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Rolled 12

>>26970406

So, should we go for the gavel or defend Kingfisher from the fish?
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>>26970406
"Yeah, He does seem that way a bit. This is just mean."

Grab the badge with your tail with ease. Hands are for suckers. Also I would say use clang to defend against the fish, but then I remembered what happened to clang.
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lets sneak over there and grab his gavel.
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>>26970406
{I guess you really are the kingFISHer now? Sorry couldnt help that one.}
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>>26970508
we've not considered how these children caught the kingfisher. They could catch us if we do something similar.

Who knows how.
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>>26970406
"Lea, there's some days I hate being a Paladin. I mean its a clear shot from here with a bow, the kid isnt that small a target."

>>26970508
This. Use the whole scene as a distraction. We need to give that gavel to Leslie.
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>>26970406
Poor Kingfisher. All he wants to do is prevent his civilization from collapsing.

Grab a badge with Ssen's tail.

>>26970511
No! Can't you tell he's being humiliated already!
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>>26970538
and become a god and make all living beings his slaves
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>>26970406
I wonder can we get Tricia to get some lice in his hair or some mosquitos on him, so when he's distracted from the scratching we can take his gavel.
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going with grabbing a badge
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>>26970566
Think of things from his point of view. He believes he's doing us a favor. He isn't, but I know he has everyone's best intentions at heart. We just need to make him see how terrible his plan is.
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>>26970591
possibly. I want to see if we can legitimately do this at all.

Jesus, why are you pelting this man with vegetables and fish guts? Not even the good fish guts either. This is the cheap shit.
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>>26970607
you know he is pretty much notasian hitler
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>>26970618
>Ssen: refuse to try to lick Kingfisher clean by justifying it with poor quality fish guts
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>>26970537
"Lea, there's some days I hate being a Paladin. I mean its a clear shot from here with a bow, the kid isnt that small a target." You say.

"It is a duty that can be quite a weight." Lea says. "So, are you going to try and steal the gavel, or do you want Peri/Mari to try and you be the distraction?"
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>>26970660
>Someone suggesting a paladin lick fish guts off of someone.
Did we just get a pack of trolls in here who can't ignore threads in the Catalog?
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>>26970710
but I wouldn't pelt anyone with fish guts, not even hitler. Not even the cheap stuff.

I keep my fish guts.
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>>26970708
"Peri/Mari is a better thief, Tricia can distract him better. I gotta talk to Kingfisher and get a badge."
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>>26970730
We've not eaten in some time and we're a creature is suppose to eat big meals with long digestion periods.
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>>26970708
"I dunno. If I'm stealing the gavel, I need a wig. A curly white wig."

If we are wearing the wig, yoink the gavel, and go "Order! Order! Order in the court!" we might steal the court powers.
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>>26970708
Definately PeriMari.

We make a big production of being the Kingfisher's most hated enemy. Maybe taunt him, even though he has been embarrassed enough.

Poor Kingfisher. Let's unleash the biggest flurry of puns we can manage.
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>>26970771
either way, the joke was that Ssen could tell the difference between the good fish guts and the bad fish guts. Like she has experience with them or something.
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>>26970708
Peri/mari will go for the steal, Ssen and Tricia can be the distractions. Tricia will get that kid itchy so he has both hands busy and Ssen can do for the surprise factor.
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>>26970708
"We'll have peri and meri do it. I'll go for that badge and be the defense lawyer. Mage will use his stalking spell and sneakily find that spike. Tricia and lea, you're kidleverage. Hopefully, one of these will work."
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>>26970833
Yes! We do the bug bite trick again!
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>>26970853
maybe with like, fleas instead. the bugbite was... bloody.
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>>26970708
And this is why you always carry trick arrows.

where are the pie-arrow and plunger-arrows when you need them
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>>26970956
Yeah, of course. It's a fantasy world, so I'm sure there are bugs with bites far itchier than a regular mosquito.
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Rolled 17

>>26970708

I'll be the distraction.

*Get a badge with our tail*
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"If I'm stealing the gavel, I need a wig. A curly white wig." You say. "But since, I don't have one, and Peri/Mari's a better thief anyway. I'm going to get that badge, go talk to Kingfisher. Tricia, Mage, Lea you're on distraction duty. Leslie...get ready to put out some justice."

"Huh?"

"Don't worry kid." Mage says. "You're part of a Dawnchaser plan, that means keep your eyes open, your mind sharp, and hang on to the crazy snake lady's tail for dear life if she bolts for it."

You slither down through the gallery onto the courtroom floor. Heh, greasy floor, the feeling of your arms pinned to your side...as if that's a problem at all.

Still it's not a total cakewalk to get the badge. It is a messy kid-brawl of flailing limbs and over sized defense advocate robes.

Roll 3d20 to hit a challenge. It's a give you'll get the damn thing, it's just a matter of how quickly you get it, and how soon Gus notices you above Mage's sparks, and Tricia's lightning bug swarm.
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Rolled 18, 2, 16 = 36

>>26971019
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Rolled 4, 12, 20 = 36

>>26971019
Rollan
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Rolled 12, 2, 20 = 34

>>26971019
No one ever said pimpin' would be easy...
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Rolled 2, 10, 1 = 13

>>26971019
haha, your laws work against you children. My feet can pick things up!
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>>26971040
>>26971046
Meh
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Rolled 15, 5, 20 = 40

>>26971019
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Rolled 5, 2, 3 = 10

>>26971048
But it's necessary so I'm chasing spies like Tom chases Jerry
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>>26971040
>>26971046
>>26971048

not terrible.
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Rolled 5, 14, 17 = 36

>>26971095
You have much to learn about the way of the pimp.
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I like mage's helpful advice for the kid. It's weird being the backup semi-vehicle.
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>>26971040
>>26971046
"What the fuck?" Gus yells as Mage and Tricia's distractions go off.

You streak across the floor and your tail wraps around the badge at the same moment you hear.

"Your honor! There's a monster in the courtroom!" The 'prosecution' says, pointing at you.

"Really? Oh, wicked!" He says. "A Lamia! Oh wow, she's really ho-"

"A-HEM!" The Procescution says.

"Uhh, I mean, for a snake thing." He says. "Oh look look! She got the defense badge!"

"YOU said I could improve my score by beating one of the BOYS!" The girl pouts.

"Aww, come on...wouldn't this be funny? You could be the first lawyer to ever beat a lamia in court!" Gus says. "Kerri, it'll be great!"

"You better make a law about her hair. Fast. Or we're not going out after!"

"Oh, sure sure! New Law, all Lamia's hair must be scraggly, greasy, filled with pond scum, and...and smell!"

BANG!

You gingerly touch your head and pull your hand away sticky.

Oh...these kids are dead.
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>>26971386
>He fucked with our hair
>Last person to fuck with our hair was a Dramatae, one who we melted.
Its fucking on.
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>>26971386
I am trying to formulate some way to object to the hair thing.

"Objection your honor, the law says it should be scraggly, greasy, and pond scummy, but it's quite obviously Grangly, sticky, and mossy.

Your gavel must be on the fritz and should be repaired before proceeding further."
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>>26971386
>sticky

Oh God... that being said, I think goading him might make for a better distraction.

Get right up to his girlfriend and shake our hair so it's all over her.
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>>26971386
We should get tricia to help fuck up the gf's hair

It's revenge
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>>26971619
I'm just hoping it washes out. Actually, better idea.

>>26971386
Turn the acid on in your palms, and wipe it through your hair. Should clear up that stuff a little.

"Well, that was unpleasant. I'll be doing the defense, your honor. Llamia Lawlady, lawyer."
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"Objection your honor, the law says it should be scraggly, greasy, and pond scummy, but it's quite obviously Grangly, sticky, and mossy.

"Your gavel must be on the fritz and should be repaired before proceeding further." You say.

Kerri and Gus just gape at you for a moment.

"Let me skip this next part. YES! SHE CAN TALK!" Tricia yells from back in the gallery. You see the others taking their seats. Lesile is trying, very conspicuously, to be unseen. There's no sign of Peri/Mari.

{And my nightmare is now complete.} Kingfisher says.
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>>26971688
{Kingfisher, what's wrong? I usually win.}
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>>26971688
{Don't worry, I've got this case in the bag. Do you happen to know what the charges are? That might be helpful.}
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>>26971688
{Good, because my Nightmare could use some company.}
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>>26971688
You know something, when I was a kind, there is one thing I loved and still love to this day. Professional wrestling. Lea and Kingfisher for the Citadel Title?
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>>26971688
Give him a double thumbs up and a wink. We got this*.


*We do not actually got this.
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Rolled 19, 11, 15 = 45

>>26971688
{Not yet it isn't, I have not yet BEGUN to PUN!}
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>>26971688
{Oh you have a nightmare too? You should have your nightmare meet mine. He seems lonely at time without another of his kind for company.
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>>26971772
This. Empathize with his situation.
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>>26971827
pffff okay you got me.
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{Kingfisher, what's wrong? Don't worry, I've got this case in the bag. Do you happen to know what the charges are? That might be helpful.} You say.

{You are living proof that there is no kind overseer in this universe.} He snaps. {Ugh, we went in here so that my aides could locate the heart. Same reason why you're here I expect. Then, we're jumped by a horde of brats with crossbows, and taken away. I've been TRYING to understand what they've been saying, and I'm an expert in your tongue, but all I can gather from the nonsensical BABBLE these brats spew out in half-broken language and...ugh...slang...is that we are under arrest for being old and being inside one of the King's buildings, so we must be spies.} He pauses. {Alright, so I'll give them some credit for dumb luck. Just get me guilty already, I reek of fish and tomatoes and want to be gone before they decide to start throwing rocks.}
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>>26971867
"{I'M living proof? You've not met the gods I've met. They're all dicks. Also I've found Cai, Sun and Teo and they're all more or less fine thank you very much. Wakari got out due to being a dick to Teo though.}"
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>>26971867
{Already on the case. But I'm going for innocent, since I heard talk of an execution if you were guilty. I gotta say though, they do have a convincing case, you ARE old. I'll try to convince them you're lost maybe.}
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>>26971867
"{Chin up, Kingfisher. Where did those dreams of destroying entropy and ruling the world go? I can't bear to see you down like this, even if I am here to stop you from using the Citadel for your schemes. We'll work something out, okay? This trial is just going to be a funny story you tell at dinner parties.}"
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Rolled 14

>>26971867

{The God that runs this place is kinda fucked in the head, why I've been trying to kill it for a while.}
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>>26972044
That seems bit harsh. Citadel is a kid after all.
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>>26972073
No it's not. It's several thousand year's old. If anything, it's a manchild.
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>>26972073
besides, we don't actually kill gods, the closest is binding them for a time.

Also we still want to try talking with the thing without peace around.
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Rolled 1

>>26972098

The Cold Dark Man seems pretty dead, and we helped with that.
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>>26972095
In god terms it was a kid, and Peace was pretty much one of it's mommies.
>>26972098
I thought we wanted to get them to do their fuckin jobs
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>>26972126
nah, he's still up there. Being spooky. Just without a city or direct control over much.
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>>26972150
Also being a dick who laughs at senility
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>>26972126
That was all Tisgut's kill though.
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>>26972137
that's what the new guy wants us to do. Which may or may not be proper, considering the artificial nature of several of them, and how they would have never done this job before. Also how the 5th told us he planned on going through after we disenfranchised citadel, and if we disenfranchise everyone, why, the new guy could come through. Enact whatever sinister plot.
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>>26972178
I wonder what that crazy Orc has been up to in the afterlife.
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{I'M living proof? You've not met the gods I've met. They're all dicks. Also I've found Cai, Sun and Teo and they're all more or less fine thank you very much. Wakari got out due to being a dick to Teo though.} You say.

{That sounds like them.} Kingfisher says.

{And you should chin up! I'm going for innocent. There's talk of execution if you were guilty.} You say.

{Please, if I had a coin for every execution I escaped, faked, or had miraculously stopped, I would be quite wealthy.} He says.

{Really, where is this attitude coming from Where did those dreams of destroying entropy and ruling the world go? I can't bear to see you down like this, even if I am here to stop you from using the Citadel for your schemes. We'll work something out, okay? This trial is just going to be a funny story you tell at dinner parties.} You say.

{You've been talking to Sun haven't you? Ugh, that man has never been anything but aggravation for me.} He says. {I don't want to rule the wor-you know, never mind. Go ahead, do whatever insane thing you'll do, and then we'll have a proper conversation and you'll see that I'm not some lunatic God or stupid megalomaniac or an asshole like the Herons.} Kingfisher snaps. {And I despise dinner parties, particularly ones where univited guests appear out of nowhere and slaughter and kidnap everyone there! How DID you do that anyway?!}

"Has the defense has enough counsel with her client?" Gus says. He's starting to look bored now that jury selection and voir dire is over, the jury is made up of the kids who were just fighting on the ground not moments ago.
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>>26972210
{I'll tell you later. It was an accident.}
"Yes your honor, I've gotten his side of it. We may proceed."
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>>26972210
"{I flew and the killing was an accident. Your poisons and my poisons didn't play nice. The food was good by the way.} Yes your honor we are good to go."
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>>26972210
"{We're going to have quite the chat later, Kingfisher. But first, allow me to shift your humiliation onto me. Feel free to laugh. It's cathartic.}"

"I'm ready, your honor."
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Rolled 16

>>26972210

{Flying is fun}

Yes your honor. We may proceed.
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{I'll tell you later. I flew and the killing was an accident. Your poisons and my poisons didn't play nice. The food was good by the way. Anyway, allow me to shift your humiliation onto me. Feel free to laugh. It's cathartic.}

"Yes your honor, I've gotten his side of it. We may proceed with litigation."

There's a pause.

"We're good to go." You say.

"Great...umm okay. Opening statements, I guess. Go." Gus says to Kerri.

"Uhh, okay. Ummm...this guy's a spy. He's old and the rest of us are kids. He's from the Phoenix Empire, and they're all weird and creepy over there. They believe in the Phoenix and not His Light, so that's bad too...I guess. Also, he's kind of a kill-joy and he's bald. Which only looks good on some people, but he kinda pulls it off...but he's still old. And he has a lamia as a defense advocate, and only a bad guy would let a monster speak for him. And umm...yeah that's it." Kerri says. "Oh also the judge is a cutie and has dreamy eyes."

{I have not even had nightmares that were as horrific as this.} Kingfisher says.

"ORDER IN THE COURT!" Gus yells. "New Law, the accused can't talk in that weird chirpy language of his anymore! Ever! Also he can't look directly at me...or Kerri...with his jerky piggy little eyes."

BANG!

"This...was NOT...my plan." Kingfisher says.
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>>26971867
{We make our own mercy.}
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>>26972527
"{If you had done your research you would have known that plans don't survive me.} Objection! I am not a monster, I am a paladin."
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Rolled 16

>>26972527

Objection, I'm a paladin!
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>>26972527
when it's our turn, have our own opening statement prepared.
"Your honor, today I will prove that while this man is old, that's more likely to make him confused than a spy. For instance, A good spy wouldn't have been caught, quod erat demonstrandum.
Furthermore, I hope to prove that this man does not like me, and wouldn't choose me as the advocate if I wasn't so fast at snatching badges, thus making it possible for him to be a good guy.
Finally, I hope to prove that he pulls off the bald look quite well for someone with as many fish guts on him as he does, and that while he's a killjoy, he has many cool stories, which is good."
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>>26972727
replace the 2nd verse with a paladin objection before the opening statement, if we are doing that objection and not rolling with it.
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Rolled 14

>>26972727

Oh man, that's great.
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>>26972527
"We intend to prove beyond a shadow of doubt that not only is the accused innocent of all charges but that legs and feet are overrated."


We must fight nonsense with nonsense.
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>>26972727
Don't forget that the judge is wise and attractive and awesome.
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>>26972727
>>26972656
>>26972746
These three combined and add in the line "I may be his lawyer, but I am also his greatest enemy. Which goes to show how trumped up these charges are. Even I am compelled to defend him."
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>>26972656
{If you had done your research you would have known that plans don't survive me.}

"Objection! I am not a monster, I am a paladin." You say.

"Overr-AUGH!" Gus yells and drops his gavel on the bench. He grabs it back and frowns at it. "Okay, okay...objection sustained." He pauses. "Wait, what? You're THAT lamia? The Paladin Serpent? Oh...oh wow. Hey can I get your autograph after the trial?"

"GUS!" Kerri snaps.

"Uh, right right." He clears his throat. "Alright, the defense can make their opening statement."
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>>26972822
Only if I win
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>>26972822
see >>26972727
>>26972746
>>26972774
For opening statements

Also we gotta exploit this kid's fanboyism
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Rolled 18

>>26972822

First:
>>26972727
Finsihing off with: "And yes, I'll give you an autograph."
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>>26972883
Agreeing. I really like that nonsense bit about the legs. We're a lamia and we should distract him with how cool that is.
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>>26972822
Huh, Citadel won't let him overrule that? I wonder why.
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>>26972822
"I'll sign your gavel, if you like."

What's the easiest way to take a Cleric's weapon? Ask him for it.
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>>26972922
He might not be that stupid though and perceive it for what it is.
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>>26972822
"Yes your honor, I'm that lamia. There will be a time for autographs and rides after the not-guilty verdict, if at all possible. On to the opening statement.

Today I will prove that while this man is undeniably old, yes, that makes him more likely to be simply confused than a spy. For instance, good spies don't get caught by crowds with crossbows, they're caught by lone heroes. That's how it always goes.
furthermore, I will prove that he pulls off the bald look quite well indeed for someone covered in fish guts, and that he is probably a snazzy dresser to boot.
Finally, I will prove that while he is a killjoy, he knows a bunch of cool stories and probably a few games, which could make him fun to have around anyway."

I modified it.
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"Your honor, today I will prove that while this man is old, that's more likely to make him confused than a spy. Also, that legs and feet are overrated. For instance, A good spy wouldn't have been caught, quod erat demonstrandum.

"Furthermore, I hope to prove that this man does not like me, and wouldn't choose me as the advocate if I wasn't so fast at snatching badges, thus making it possible for him to be a good guy.

"Finally, I hope to prove that he pulls off the bald look quite well for someone with as many fish guts on him as he does, and that while he's a killjoy, he has many cool stories, which is good." You say.

There's approving nods and chatter from the courtroom. Gus looks at Leslie and glares at him. "Fancy First Age language isn't enough to get by in MY court. In my court we deal with Justice, and Fairness, and...and stuff!" He rolls his eyes. "I'm bored. Five minute recess to egg the accused and so that Kerri and I can have some private council in our quarters?"

"Pfft, you'll only need three." You hear Leslie mutter. Mage gives the kid a high-five.

"Umm, we can use that recess to give you your autograph." You say. "I'll sign your gavel for you."

Roll 1d20
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Rolled 20

>>26972970
He can't be that stupid.
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Rolled 10

>>26972970
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Rolled 6

>>26972970
Rollan
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>>26972998
he is that stupid.
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>>26972998
That is one stupid fucking kid
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Rolled 3

>>26972970
Make sure we sign it we a nice dose of White.
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>>26973020
we're stealing the thing.
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Can't he?
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>>26972998
When I wrote that I thought "I'm going to get a 20, aren't I?"
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>>26973020
White melts bones, clear would work better for actually signing it.
>>26973036
A signed gavel would be a great gift to Leslie for helping us out
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>>26972970
> "Pfft, you'll only need three." You hear Leslie mutter. Mage gives the kid a high-five.
HA!
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>>26972998
>>26973015
>>26973017
there's no way it can go this well.

Also I feel sort of bad about stealing a kid's gavel, and wouldn't if it didn't give him children-of-the-corn tier power.
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>>26972998

It seems he totally is. Good on ya.
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Rolled 4, 1, 13 = 18

>>26973020
we're not mustard gassing a kid
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>>26973036
He messed with our hair. We sentence him to become a puddle of disassembled organic mass on the floor.
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>>26973067
The kid stole it to begin with.

Also he is a dick
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>>26973083
He would only be that if we bit him with white. It isn't a contact poison
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Rolled 2

>>26972970
Also, when he gives it to us, we should say that it has been alleged that he stole it, so we're confiscating it for evidence.
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>>26973084
oh yeah, we need to find the person who he stole it from and give it to them.

when we take it
"Objection, I heard this gavel was stolen. Why would you steal a gavel?"

Who did he steal it from, do we know?
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>>26972998
Oh yes. He IS that stupid.

To be fair, he's a stupid kid with hormones and wanted to impress his girlfriend the prosecutor.

But...really...you have an item that lets you dictate the laws of reality. The terms of what Is and Is Not...and when someone ASKS you for it, what do you do?

"Sure, thanks! Here."

He tosses it right into your hands.

There's so many taking candy from babies jokes right here...but for now you'll do with the look on Kingfisher's face.

Priceless.
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if the trial SERIOUSLY ends because
"The defense attourney stole the judge's gavel, and the trial couldn't proceed"
then I have given up all hope for kidjustice.
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>>26973083
Ah, let's have some fun with him. Put him on trial for stealing the gavel and put his girlfriend on trial for nepotism. It'll be quick. One witness against him and then he goes on the stand.

Then at the end of the short trial award Leslie with the gavel forever.
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>>26973110
All we've heard is rumors, besides it's just a stupid gavel.
>>26973132
Sign it with clear and then hand it off to Leslie
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>>26973132
This is all too ridiculous, I need to go have a walk and chuckle at passerby for a while. Clear my head.

Double check with leslie to get confirmation that this is indeed the stolen gavel, and ask him who it was taken from. That kind of thing.
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>>26973132
Repeal the law about our hair.
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Rolled 12

>>26973132
"That reminds me, it has been alledged that this was stolen, so I'm afraid I have to confiscate it as evidence."
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>>26973154
This, plus we should actually sign it.
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>>26973211
"All Lamia hair shall be returned to it's natural state of beauty and softness"

>>26973224
Oh yeah. We sign it right now. And then when this moron asks for it back we say "No, get out of my chair."
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Don't forget to have Mage do his magic thing right now. While he's working and we're waiting for him, we put the brat on trial.
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>>26973154
I'm not sure we should be playing Citadel's game by holding more sham trials.

I think this is our chance to force the Headmaster to show up.

We could institute a new rule -- that the Headmaster must preside in person over cases involving non-Citadel persons.
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"My autographs have a price, you see. In this case a bite in the neck"

Melt him.
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>>26973284
No, let's not summon him until Mage is done.
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>>26973211
>>26973239
this
>>26973219
and this.
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>>26973284
This

Very much this
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>>26973138
I've worse reasons in the actual justice system.
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>>26973300
Get the fuck out already, he's just a kid
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>>26973300
see, it's stuff like this that makes me think we picked up a troll.
>>26973132
"Sorry kid, now that I think about it, I might have to keep this gavel as evidence on theft charges."

"I'll totally get you an autograph though, I'm sure I have some paper or something around here."
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>>26973300
Save the homicide for fully grown victims dude.
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>>26973300
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>>26973331
>>26973352
I don't see anywhere stating he's not a Not Really.
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You hold out a long finger and let clear drip from your nail as you carefully sign the handle.

"That is so cool." Gus says.

"Okay, first. All lamia hair is returned to it's natural state of beauty and softness." You say.

BANG.

Your head has stopped itching.

"Secondly, I'm confiscating this gavel since it was apparently stolen." You say, "And as Paladin it is within my duty to give this to a proper caretaker until its rightful owner can be found."

"What?"

"Here, catch Leslie." You say and toss Leslie the gavel.

"Gus and Kerri are offically banished to the kitchen to do dishes as punishment for their crimes!"

BANG.

"Tiff is out of jail and gets to be with her family and they'll all go to the safe place in Citadel, Miss Lea told me about."

BANG.

"Everyone else...out! Now!" Leslie orders.

There's a flood of kids who scamper out of the room to escape the wrath of a new judge.

Leslie smiles as he looks around. "Courtrooms should be clean of all eggs, vegetables, and fish."

BANG.

The place is spotless as Leslie gets up in the judge's chair. "Alright, Lady Paladin Patrick...umm...what do I do now?"
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>>26973352
plus, we've bit ONE guy with clear so far, and he was a dramatae
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>>26973422
Leslie said he wasn't one.>>26969790
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>>26973433
"Well you could go mad with your newfound power..but I'd appreciate you letting the accused go free first."
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>>26973433
"See if you can get Kingfisher's little spies in here, as well as whatever gear they had. Then get the headmaster in here and find a place to hide."
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>>26973464
Welp, that's a critical failure of reading comprehension from my part.

No White for Gus. For now.
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>>26973433
Grab a plank of wood off of the courtroom table, use clear to sign your name and a "Sorry about the trick" into it.

"Send this to gus, he may be a jerk, but this will only make it worse if I don't cheer him up a bit. Hopefully he won't take it as rubbing it in."
"After that, well, we let mage do his work. Who did gus steal that gavel from?"
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>>26973489
let's let mage do his thing before we summon the headmaster. we don't want to blow up ANOTHER spike. But do get the accused in here.

>>26973433
"Oh, and let kingfisher talk in his language and look at people again. I'm sure he'd appreciate that."
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>>26973433
Mage needs to do his magic thing. Now. While we still have control over the situation.
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>>26973481
Add in 'After we do a bit of...reorganization here. Mage, find the magic zone around here. We also will probably have to deal with the Headmaster at some point given our track record. Also, the case against Kingfisher might require that he's given at least SOME punishment, or Citadel will get overly uppity. Maybe he can start Story Time for those interested while we do what we need to do.

But first I need to...discuss one final thing with him.
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>>26973522
Only the look at people. I'm sure our friends would prefer him to speak in something they can listen to.
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>>26973433
"Can you bring back a few of those fish? Like, not just the guts, but real fish?
Maybe on a plate?""
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>>26973433
I have to support letting Kingfisher look at people and speak his native tongue.
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Why not have our companions be able to understand PE tongue? Magic subtitles.
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>>26973655
Don't want to get too much cit magic in our friends
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>>26973664
Magic subtitles that float in the air then. Around Kingfisher's head.
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>>26973837
That's kinda stupid.
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>>26973837
That's too dickish to Kingfisher
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>>26973433
Sentence Kingfisher to community service under the Dawnchasers.
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well, that court case was over a lot faster than I thought.

You can come out now, peri.
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>>26973945
No, sentence Kingfisher to only be able to tell the truth.

It's the perfect opportunity to find out EXACTLY what he is planning.
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>>26974108
That's mean, but... I can't argue against it.
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>>26974108
Kingfisher is clever, he'd either not talk or lie by omission
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>>26974143
Then just keep adding clauses.
That he must answer all questions truthfully and to the best of his ability.
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>>26974108
Oh god its brilliant.

But don't forget that you have to include clauses that he has to answer questions truthfully while leaving no information out or making lies of ommission, nor can he intentionally repeatedly bring up minor details as a stalling tactic.
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>>26974183
>>26974192
but still it is a dick move and using citadel magic.
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>>26974183
To tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
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>>26974192
>>26974183
>>26974143
Nah, it's too complicated and shows lack of trust. Just hear him out while preparing to be screwed over later.
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>>26974143
>>26974183
>>26974192
Also, repeatedly ask "Have you failed to mention anything relevant to the current line of questioning, either intentionally or unintentionally? Yes or no."
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>>26974220
>and shows lack of trust
...Why would we trust him?
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no using citadel magic to force him to talk truthfully.

That's basically the same as his soul alteration plan.
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>>26974248
because we're a paladin and we want to be his friend.
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>>26974248
Consider his perspective. If someone dd that to you, would you be more inclined to help them or less?

It's tempting, but arrogant and a very Kingfisher-ish thing to do.
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Oh, brilliant idea.

In exchange for him telling the truth, we agree to answer questions about our own plans and goals. One for every question we ask him, while binding ourselves to the same rules as him.

Thats fair right? And it'll also show him that yes, we are genuinely trustworthy.
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>>26974108

I am against this plan. It hews too close to mind control.
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>>26974280
But we'd tell him anyway.
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>>26974280
joke is on him, we don't really have plans
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>>26974294
Yes, thats exactly it. If we're playing by the same rules he HAS to admit that we're being completely honest about our intentions and have no ulterior motives at all.
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>>26974314
This'd work nicely.
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>>26974280
That seems more fair.
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>>26974314
Alright, but we add in that the rule only applies inside this room.
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>>26974280
So...

"Kingfisher and Ssen Patrick are no longer allowed to lie to each other, and must answer all questions posed to them by the other party to the best of their ability."

?
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>>26974381
Still citadel magic and mind control. Not paladiny
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>>26974381
"Only inside this room"

Then talk while Mage is doing his magic thing.
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>>26974280
How about we don't exploit Citadel mind control of give Kingfisher useful intel, secure him, put him under the Shadow Guard's guard, and work out his schemes and what to do with him AFTER Citadel is dealt with.

Last time any of us tried trusting him or acting based on what he says, he kidnapped Barney, Ambrose, and Mumei. He can't be trusted and I'm morally opposed to exploiting Citadel magic to make it so he can be.
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>>26974494
Erm... I meant:
How about we don't exploit Citadel mind control OR give Kingfisher useful intel; AND INSTEAD secure him, put him under the Shadow Guard's guard, and work out his schemes and what to do with him AFTER Citadel is dealt with.
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Echo: allow us to argue so that you can come up with something to do, as the court thing was supposed to take longer.

And yeah, I again must put my word in for no citadel magic truthness. we're trying to talk him out of using magic to force people to do what he wants.
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>>26974580
That's a very good point. I'll agree. No magical truth serum.
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>>26974580
We have been arguing for an hour or so.

I'm with not using cit magic to force Kingfisher to tell the truth
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>>26974273
We can work on the friendship thing when there aren't millions of souls at stake if he tricks us. Once we know that any plan that exploits those souls can no longer work, we can talk Hong Kong with him.
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>>26974580
I guess.

It was an interesting idea, but it's too Dragon-y. Forcing our will on other people and all.
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>>26973433
"Kingfisher...what's so important that you would risk the soul of everyone here, yourself included, for the chance, however slim, that you might actually be able to...stop death. What differentiates you from ALL of the cultures that failed, keeping in mind that those in the North tried it, along with the actual Phoenix precursors?"
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>>26974645
We could put him on a leash. Lea would have fun with that
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>>26973433
"Now? Well, now you do your job as well as you can. The gavel goes back to the person who owned it originally, after you fix all the magic on kingfisher. After that, well, me and him need to have a talk.
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>>26974598
>>26974580
>>26974606
>>26974665
Okay, but when we're done talking we need to make sure to tell him that we could have done that.

Make absolutely clear that we held all the pieces, had every card up our sleeve and we threw it all away on principle, because we're not the same as him.

We might be able to make him see the world through a different light. Kingfisher acts in the way he does because he believes that everyone is like him, yes? Let's show irrevocable proof that he's wrong.
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>>26974580
The trick with the Citadel magic isn't him being forced to tell the truth. Thats the smokescreen.

The REAL reason we do it is to shatter his judgements about other people when we answer all his questions completely honestly. Remember what Echo said a while ago - He's far too set in his ways to think of anyone as being genuinely altruistic. This is a surefire way to SHATTER that to pieces.
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>>26974739
It does seem like the sort of thing that'd give somebody a new lease on life.
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>>26974746
So should we turn it on ourselves?

"Ssen has to be completely honest with Kingfisher, without omission, in this room"
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>>26974739
That flat out won't work. He'll think its some deception, part of some greater game. It plays into his beliefs perfectly.
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>>26974761
Or maybe that's a bad way to phrase it.
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>>26974746
>>26974761
yeah, the moral thing would be to make ourselves tell the truth to him in here.

And hope he doesn't ask about tricia.
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>>26974761
That'd work.

The downside is that we STILL won't know what he's trying to do here, and he'll never be honest with us until its too late to stop him.
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>>26974784
Or anything like the combination to our locker or whatever.
Course, we don't really know much, but I'm sure Kingfisher could abuse it in some way.
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>>26974784
I don't think that would be an appropriate topic to have around a kid
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>>26974746
Admittedly, >>26974739 works just as well for that, without abuse of Citadel magic.

Having an "I win, suck it Kingfisher" button and choosing not to use it will show him that we have been truthful about our motives.

The alternative is just using truth magic on ourselves and letting him ask us questions. Both work, though the second might work a little better.
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>>26974739
I'm good with this
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>>26974816
>Having an "I win, suck it Kingfisher" button and choosing not to use it will show him that we have been truthful about our motives.
Why would it work?
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We just need to be careful that he doesn't use our altruism like we used that stupid kid's fanboyism.

Are there any questions which Kingfisher could ask that would jeopardize the mission?
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>>26973433
"All weapons, tools, and other objects hidden on the defendant's person are to go on this table."
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>>26974842
I honestly can't think of anything we have that's an actual secret. Other than the confessions.
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>>26974849
Still a trust issue
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>>26974746
Yes, let's do this. Use the truth serum on ourselves, and then offer Kingfisher the chance to ask some questions.
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>>26974842
Not really. As far as I'm aware we're really just making it up as we go along. Mage might have an idea of what the hell we're actually doing but we're just going to places Mage tells us to go and then looking to him to tell us what to do next.
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>>26974855
That might be something to add. "Information given to us under confession is barred."
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>>26974761
Wouldn't he just use this to gather all the intel he needs to ensure that we can't stop his plan from succeeding?
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>>26974746
Also!

Citadel is bound to be listening in. If Kingfisher asks us what we plan to do with it after we 'win' we have a DEFINITE chance to try and diplomance Citadel too.
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>>26974866
It's great when most mission critical information is beyond our understanding.
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>>26974836
Actually, you're right. The idea is that we turned down an opportunity that would be absolutely 100% in our favour, but he doesn't know that, so he'd assume it's part of a longer game.

Let's just hit ourselves with that zone of truth.
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>>26974894
>>26974892
We don't have a plan. We don't even know what the Citadel heart looks like.
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>>26974892
THe answers to all questions dealing with what we plan to do will be "I haven't really thought that far ahead" and "I'm honestly just making it up as I go along."
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>>26974913
also
"I haven't quite decided yet, but I'm probably going to try to take them alive."
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I've been thinking of what questions he'd ask, and am puzzled by this one:

What is our favorite color?
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So, this is probably going to be our final boss fight with Kingfisher. A battle of words, his home field advantage.

Lets make this good.
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>>26974944
Gree-hmm.
Yell-uh.

Red?
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>>26974944
I'd say red. It appeals to our dragon nature (narcissism and blood) and Tricia's hair is also red and we love Tricia.
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>>26974963
I would say red too, but that's my favorite color, so I was thinking it was my bias.
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Using truth magic on ourself:

>Upsides
-Kingfisher will be forced to trust us, because objectively, not trusting us would be insane
-Citadel might be listening, and it might, just might, decide to hear us out
-No Dragonbrain involvement

>Downsides
-We might get slightly embarrassed if he asks us something dumb
-We might reveal confessions

Let's do it.
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>>26974935
And "Ideally I'd like for EVERYONE to get a happy ending. Even Citadel, if it can stop with the soul eating, imprisonment and mind control stuff. I mean this place seems kind of cool and I'd love to spend a week or two just fooling around here but I've got -duties- so I can't because I'm pretty sure I'd never be able to leave."
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>>26974982
No, the confessions thing is a clause we should put in. It's a major part of our obligations as a paladin.
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>>26974990
yeah. Good end for everyone is goal.
>>26974997
and include the clause. No confessions. That shit is the light's.

Otherwise we don't have any secrets, except for the odette miracle thing. And we're working on finding the right time to tell her.
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>>26974997
"I will truthfully state whether or not any information given in a confession is relevant or not to the discussion at hand with a yes or a no, but I will not go into further detail."
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>>26975023
We can do that on our own though if there's a no confession period clause.
It's just too wordy.
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>>26974860
Why should we trust him in the first place? He's a spymaster. Being untrustworthy is his bread and butter. Plus he's already betrayed our trust when he kidnapped Ambrose, Mumei, and Barney.

If we want to become friends with him, we can work on slowly building trust between us later. Slowly. Not immediately giving undeserved trust to a guy who has betrayed us before in a situation where lives are at stake.
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>>26975046
Because we're a paladin and we're giving the other birds a chance
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>>26975046
>>26974860
I don't mind disarming him. Show we don't trust him, because we don't and otherwise would be naieve.

But then give him the truth zone. Even if we don't trust him, he sure as hell can trust us.
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>>26975046
We promised to hear him out and he's going to hear us out.
Except w're going to let it be in his favor because we're that much of a badass paladin. We believe in our ideals.
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>>26975046
If we can get him to trust us, then we can reciprocate.

As it is, he doesn't trust anybody at all. If we use the truth enchantment on ourselves, then there is no other choice but for him to trust us.
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>>26975046
This isn't trust. Its a direct attack against his ideology.
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>>26974903
>>26974913

WE don't have plans, HE does. And knowing about the Shadow Company, the current state of War and Past, what we know about finding the heart, etc. will allow him to adjust his plan accordingly and prevent us from stopping him.

I need to go to sleep now. Please don't fuck this up, guys.
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>>26975126
eh, it's probably a moot point, since the gavel probably can't actually force truth.

Ideally I'd avoid using the truth thing entirely and just talk like him normal style, and only use it if we really NEEDED to show him that we are on the level.

Maybe use it for individual questions.
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I think we've moved past using Citadel magic on Kingfisher, and we've swerved towards using it on ourselves.

Now I have to ask: Did Echo see that one coming?
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>>26975126
Agreed. No deals, no giving away free information, no using the gavel on ourselves.
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>>26975126
>Shadow company
It's a rebel group that was in War. They're in Past now. They got these Citadel Things called the Freed which are basically freed Citadel Things.
>War
It's a giant hellhole that serves as the Citadel's maw. Don't go there.
>Past
Renessiance fair. We fought an annoying as hell battle there, then Englihtened a Ciadel Thing so hard the whole place broke. Shadow Company is there now.
>what we know about finding the heart
Something about spikes and nulls. Mage knows everything. Ask him.
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>>26975154
The issue is that Kingfisher doesn't trust anyone. He thinks we're just playing the long game to stab him in the back, so he's going to try to stab us in the back first.

Baring our motives and plans in their complete and honest truth is the best way to prove that viewpoint wrong.
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>>26975126
This is why I advocated doing it on both of us.
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>>26975097
Or conclude that we have some sort of way of bypassing Citadel's control, and the truth zone is just a ploy exploiting that.

Actually, wouldn't he be right about that? Would a Law that we can't lie even work on us since we're under the influence of the Mer Mind Protection potion?
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>>26975189
this guy makes a pretty good point. We don't know anything about the organizational structure of the shadow company. And not much about any of the zones other than they're crappy and I don't like it. The heart has something to do with peaks and magic and dimensions.
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>>26975196
I think we might not have actually taken it yet. No idea.
>>26975191
the guy has a point man, kingfisher could just be paranoid enough to think we're tricking him here.

Also echo I hope you aren't being eaten by cougars.
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so, from the discussion, I have concluded that the truth thing would not give anything major away, since we don't know anything actually harmful, but it would also simultaneously not gain the trust of kingfisher, because he might think it's a trick.
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>>26975204
I'll admit, its rather distressing to realize how in the dark we are.
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>>26975231
> Also echo I hope you aren't being eaten by cougars.

Of course he isn't.
That's Mage's job.
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>>26975189
And here's how many there are in Shadow Company, here's how there are organized, here what we know about who cares about who so you know the best choices for hostages...

Combine that with the knowledge that Past is currently a safe haven from Citadel's influence, eyes, and ears...
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>>26975196
Then we use it to ask him an innocuous question as proof that it's working.

"What is your favourite colour?" or something.
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>>26975251
And THIS is why I want to put it on him too.

He'll be too distracted with his own truth spell to properly defend against our social attack.
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>>26975267
You misunderstand. I'm saying he'll think WE have some way to get OURSELVES out of the effects of the law. Showing it works against him won't prove anything.
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>>26975295
We already established that'd be unpaladin-like.
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>>26975265
You overestimate our knowledge of Shadow Company.
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how bout we make it nice and simple.

"Only truth can be told in this courtroom."

There. Now people can just up and leave. And it doesn't force info, but it DOES prevent mistruth.
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>>26975313
It's better than nothing, and doesn't really have any downsides.
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>>26975330
still iffy
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>>26975330
THIS ANON
THIS ANON RIGHT HERE
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>>26975335
we could try just talking to him like normal.

But I'm thinking and talking in circles, so whatever.
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>>26975265
Didn't think of it, but he could also use it to gather information on the military and defenses of the UFK, reveal technological secrets, have us make his plots for him with "How would you..." questions...
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>>26975399
>"How would you questions"

Oh... that'd be dangerous.
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I wonder if the coyotes got echo or if he's just watching us bicker...
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>>26975421
It was the damn coyotes again, man.
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>>26975417
>>26975399
yeah, I'm being convinced more and more to just drop the entire truth thing and talk to him like a normal person.
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>>26975399
But our plans are awful and are always made up on the spot!
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>>26975417
How?
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>>26975443
>>26975399
>>26975417
We could just say "no hypotheticals."
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>>26975441
Well I guess we can figure something else other than our favorite color then...

Favorite alcohol? Favorite food?
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>>26975472
>alcohol
The ork stuff.

>Favorite food
I dunno... what did Ssen's father make her? It'd probably be something they ate together.
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>>26975502
he cooked meat properly for us, on birthdays.
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>>26975542
Yeah, but what kind?
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>>26975330
This works. We don't have to reveal anything we don't want to, but it means Kingfisher might trust us slightly more (he might still suspect there's some sort of trickery going on on our part), and we'd know he's not just spinning whatever story best suits his interests. We'd still have to watch out for deceptions and selective omissions, but it's better than nothing.

Don't forget the disarming, too.
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>>26975502
I think there was something about soup mentioned in the dream sequences

Anyways: Things we want to eat but know we shouldn't?
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"Kingfisher...what's so important that you would risk the soul of everyone here, yourself included, for the chance, however slim, that you might actually be able to...stop death. What differentiates you from ALL of the cultures that failed, keeping in mind that those in the North tried it, along with the actual Phoenix precursors?" You ask.

Kingfisher gets over his shock and just shakes his head. "No. No long winded rants or speeches from me."

"I can MAKE you tell me." You say pointing to Leslie, who's putting on a judge's robe and is trying to look somber and composed. The fact that Peri is teasing him and Mari is not helping.

"You could." He says.

"Mage, you good?" You ask.

"Yeah." He says. "We're in the right spot but it'll take some time."

"Alright then...Leslie, how about a law." You say.

"Sure."

"Only truth can be told in this courtroom." You say.

"Done." BANG. "Um...would it be bad if I outlawed Cheese and Broccoli casserole? Or that you can't serve leftover cheese and broccoli casserole?"

"You don't like broccoli?" Lea asks, amused.

"I don't HATE it, but my grandma makes it, but she NEVER makes it on the days when we come so we always eat it day old and it's horrible. So...I know I can MAKE her stop...but I don't wanna be like Gus, so should I? But it's SO bad leftovers!"

Lea chuckles. "That's an ethical question for the ages. You'll do well in those robes."

"And that is supposed to convince me to trust you?" Kingfisher asks. "Truth and a {Crow and Magpie} Routine with a child? I have had a VERY bad day, and you are NOT my favorite person in the world. I have no plans to lie to you, but I do not wan't to deal with you." He pauses. "Tell me how you'd use it."

"You are at the heart, it's power is yours, you can shape it and craft as you will. What would you do with it, Paladin Serpent? And please, be as complete in your answer as possible, and don't forget that the Colony exists, as well as the Empire, the Silks, and all the rest of the world."
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>>26975556
Tricia. Right now.

>lewd eyebrows
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>>26975574
Okay, here we go gentlemen! Showtime!
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>>26975574
"Oh, I have a talk with citadel without peace, try to ween it off all that soul business and mind control nonsense. If that fails, I try to seal it, return it to how it should be. I got one of these entities telling me I should kick 'em out of the world entirely, but who knows how that works or if he's lying or what.

And if all those fail, I probably will hit it with my spear really hard until it stops. Hopefully that'll free all the souls. I usually consult with mage on these things.
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>>26975574

Shouldn't it be obvious by now? How many false Gods do I have to blow up before people understand me? People deserve to live their lives and make their own choices based on their own ideals. I plan to destroy it."
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>>26975574
"Destroying it would just allow something else to take its place; but then again no mortal can be trusted with the kind of power it would offer, and using it for any ends regardless of how noble the intent would be fundamentally wrong."

"So I'd find a way to send it back to the Void so it can go back to doing its bloody job instead of trying to conquer the mortal world."
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>>26975656
This.
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>>26975574
"Destroy it.

You get sent back to the Colony where you can turn it into some economic superpower. Empire is gonna get raided so I can kick Phoenix's land spirit upstairs. Silks I know nothing about, but they're probably the raiders so I'll probably have to deal with them at some point. This shit never ends.

My order is dedicated to restoring the rightful place of the gods in the heavens. They have no right to be interfering as strongly as they do. The mortal world corrupts them and entire civilizations focus their entire potential into create a land spirit for themselves. I want all that to end. Let people decide for themselves where their destinies lie.

And of course you have that entropy thing, right? Well I never planned to solve that. But just because no empire has ever stood the test of time doesn't mean no empire ever will. The influence of nations outlast mortal memories of them. Our recollection is what's at fault."
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>>26975574
"Oh, talk to it of course. Then probably seal, or destroy, or reprogram it when talking fails, whichever gets the souls and citizens released. Hopefully without leaving a gaping hole for another thing just like citadel to come through."
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>>26975701
this seems mostly unrelated to the actual question asked. Maybe when the conversation shifts a little we'll use the most of it.
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>>26975701
Not this. Definitely not this.
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>>26975574
"I'd let the power go. The people here do not deserve to become to fuel for anyone's dreams. Nobody does. I became a paladin to show that my species was not monsters like the Citadel's stories told, and I fight against the instincts caused by my dragon blood. To horde, to destroy, to see myself above all else. I have seen what happens when divine power is used to affect the mortal world, how twisted the gods are that use it. The Fifth, The Dark Cold Man and even the Great Phoenix. All of them abandoning their posts to toy and control. I am not perfect and I do not aspire to become so. You should not aspire to the power, you can do good for your colony as yourself, without killing so many innocent people. I know you want what is best for our people, I want to help you, I just want you to let me. That is the favor I ask of you, to let me help you help your people by keeping this power out of the hands of those who would use it for ill."
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>>26975701
>>26975728
also, our order isn't actually dedicated to that, it's just one of the functions we do.

We're just sort of generally dedicated to being light in darkness. Or, if there's no more darkness, taking vacations.
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>>26975728
>>26975721
O-okay...
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>>26975741
One thing to insert before the dragon blood thing
"To become a light in the darkness"
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>>26975656
>>26975741
A combination of these.
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>>26975758
Last paragraph is excellent though. We should use it.
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>>26975574
"I'd send it back to where it belongs, with all the other gods, so that nobody is able to use it for their own ends.

Oh, and just to be clear - I am not going to ask you any questions. I have no interest in imposing my own will upon others. I would like my friends to do the same.

My only goal here, the only plan I've ever had, is to give everybody the freedom to carve their own path in life. Will they thank me for it? Probably not, a lot of people are of the opinion that I killed paradise. Was it the right thing to do? Absolutely, and I would do it all over again if I needed to."
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>>26975789
Citadel is artificial remember - this IS where it belongs, and it doesn't actually have a proper place.

please stop forgetting this.
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>>26975789
>I have no interest in imposing my own will upon others.

Amend that
"Well, I do, but I fight every day against that impulse. It's part of my nature, you see? Dragon blood. Half my brain is constantly trying to make the world my own, believes that it's entitled to own everything in creation. But I've never let it have it's way when it mattered, and hopefully never will."
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>>26975873
yeah, for real, we keep pointing it out.
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>>26975873
Really? Well, in that case, let's just tell him that we're going to destroy it.
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>>26975913
we're note going to do that, we're going to seal it. We've always been going to seal it.
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>>26975913
Can't. Do that and the Fifth wins.

Its redemption or bust buddy.
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>>26975931
Sealing shit never works. Just lets something else worm its way in.
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>>26975957
Then we send the Fifth home instead?
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>>26975574
"Get rid of it in some way. I was going to seal it, but that might just allow another one to come in. Same as destroying it. I'm really hoping talking would work. Whatever gets those souls free."

I'm going to keep giving more dialogues, I think, someone stop me.
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>>26976012
I already typed up a bit of a monster up the page.

it's too late
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>>26975957
This.
Anything that has the Fifth die in a fire is what I want to do. Man had the balls to lie straight into our face and use us as a pawn. Fuck him. And fuck Dusk if he does the same.

Speaking of which, now that I've completed Asura's Wrath I can't help but see Beacon as Asura and the Light as that fucking spider.
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>>26976054
I'm really hoping the light isn't that spider.
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>>26976068
It will at least offer us godhood. This has so obviously all been a test.
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>>26976094
I choose to believe that the light just may or may not exist and will never rear its head.

And it's all been coincidences.
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>>26975764
This is still the best option.
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>>26976110
>that lightening strike
>coincidence
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>>26976094
Ssen: Patron Goddess of Forbidden Love
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So now we wait.

So does anyone else think that Lamia would have preyed on harpy eggs if given half the chance? They did make us hungry and we've demonstrated decent capacity of getting up on places harpies roost way back when we first met Paul
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>>26976114
I like it, but it includes one of my own inputs, so I feel bad about voting for it.
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>>26976293
Join the club
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>>26976284
>would they
Yes. Of course. In an instant. Did you see how delicious they looked?

Where are those kids with our meatpie.
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>>26976094
"You could be a GOD!"

"But I'm already one. I've got people worshipping me and everything. Giant pain in the ass too."
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>>26976310
We dont' have an ass
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>>26976310
>"Come on Ssen. I just want to retire."
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>>26976308
As an unfortunate side effect of Harpies becoming people, the ostrich has gone extinct.
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Ssen: Due to the nature of your thought, try to say two to three things at once and fail.
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>>26976344
we would love ostrich eggs. I wish we could farm 'em. Who knows where they live though. Probably phoenix land.
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>>26976349
That actually is an interesting thought.

Pally speeches aren't truth to dragonbrain
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>>26976369
Maybe in the Colony. We should ask Kingfisher.
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>>26976376
Nah, let's ask Sideways. Kingfisher wants nothing to do with us ever again.
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>>26976382
Sucks for him.

Also Sideways wants a bit too much to do with us. Maybe Sun.
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>>26976394
>Also Sideways wants a bit too much to do with us.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
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>>26976340
>Neverrrr!
>>26976382
>>26976394
we'll ask when we're talking about the new colony. What cool delicious animals do they have.
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>>26976406
That poor girl thinks she can take on someone nearly 8 times her size.

She's going to sneak into our bed at some point, I just know it.
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>>26976431
we gotta change that desire to beat us into like, a desire to beat us at ostrich farming.
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"I'll have a talk with Citadel without Peace, and then I'd let the power go. The peo-"

"Enough." Kingfisher says. "You champion death, chaos, and your kingdom will end as dust after corruption. I will not hear any more of your mindlessness. We have nothing to speak about." He leans back in his podium, staring at his arm and leg manacles.

You scowl at the man. You had a lovely speech ready too.

You spend some time just glaring at him, he does nothing.

"Okay. I got it." Mage says.

"Where is it?" Lea asks.

Roll 1d20
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>>26976431
>Sideways sneaks into Ssen's bed
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Rolled 14

>>26976478
Kingfisher, pls
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Rolled 2

>>26976478
"Fine, I suppose I won't get to hear your side of it either.
What'd you find, mage?"
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Rolled 2

>>26976478
Rolling
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>>26976478
Echo pls
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>>26976478
"Guess I'm helping you regardless of how you feel."
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>>26976523
This is the correct response. Fuck you and your cynicism.
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Rolled 15

>>26976478
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Rolled 7

>>26976478
since you guys are apparently not rolling
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>>26976478

You still owe me a favor Kingfisher, tell me your side or I will simply send you on your journey to the light. You have done plenty to justify me ending your threat right here and now. It is time for you to get off of your pathetic high horse and speak like an adult.
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>>26976541
This is also the correct response.
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>>26976541
I really wanted to use our favor to make him let us help him.
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>>26976541
Yes. This.
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>>26976570
He will just say no because he can.
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>>26976570

He wouldn't do that I don't think. No sense in letting him go around free if we can't trust what he will do.
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>>26976585
Who is to say he won't refuse to speak?

We can't kill him just yet
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>>26976570
>full retard
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>>26976541
don't threaten this, we won't carry through with it at this point.
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>>26976599
Yes we dank fuxking well can.
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>>26976601
We are a paladin man, and we are NOT a red.
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>>26976478
"There will be more kingdoms. New and different ways of doing things. Hopefully better.
Too bad apparently the heart is the only way you can accomplish your goals. Or what I know of your goals. You won't tell me."
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>>26976602
At this point Kingfisher is a danger to the world. There's no way Citadels just going to play nice with him.
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>>26976615

We aren't a red, but that doesn't mean we are the nicest paladin in the world. We have given him plenty of opportunity to stop being a dick. Even trying to give him one more, as we always do.
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>>26976629
In the BEST case scenario we get another Peace.
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>>26976637
we can talk to him after we break the heart. Though, it sucks he won't actually talk. we're open to being convinced of things.
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>>26976637
We've only met him face-to-face just now and talked to him through his spies like once. If my memory is right.

We're giving him his last chance now.
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>>26976629
>>26976647
don't kill kingfisher, we can't just give him to citadel like that.

don't even threaten it, since it's not a thing we want to do.
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>>26976660
Very much this.

Cmon guys how did you forget such an important thing?
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>>26976660
Then we shatter his body and leave him almost dead.
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>>26976678
dragonbrain is bad at thinking good.
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Look, we hear his side of the story, comment on it, then if we can reach some agreement we work together on that point.

If there is no agreement we just leave him and his assistant in Youth under a jail sentence by Leslie. We tried.
They can't get anywhere without a Freed.
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>>26976698
yeah, this. We just stick 'em in prison. No need to like break the guy or any other bullshit like that.
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>>26976714
He might be helpful in dealing with the Herons
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>>26976729
Way too much of a risk. Do not underestimate him.
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>>26976729
I agree with the earlier statement that he's the new Peace or on his way to becoming one.

The Herons can be the big bad. They're comparatively simple and easy to deal with. Kingfisher is prideful, assumes that corruption is inevitable (he's sort of right), and assumes that every empire collapses eventually.

The irony is that he's from Not-Asia, which has some of the world's oldest nations.
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I'm still REALLY curious as to what that prophecy at the start of this arc was.
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>>26976478
"Damn, I had hoped we could have a conversation about it at least. Nobody ever gives me their take."
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>>26976765
We can't just lock him up. He'll just fume and be accessible to the citadel. Be corruptible into a new Peace and probably end up with Soma.
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>>26976602
I'd vote for it in a fucking heartbeat. At a certain point, as a Paladin, cutting your losses is acceptable.
>>26976678
Simple. We beat Citadel first, then reassess.
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>>26976807
killing him gives him to citadel too. As does breaking him.

He's in citadel. Deal with it. Best we can do is play friendly, perhaps lock him up under not-terrible conditions.
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>>26976825
Killing him gives him TO Citadel.

He wants to dominate Citadel.

It'd fuck him over.
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>>26976825
Or we could bring him with us, make him put actions to his words.

Give him a chance like we've done with his flock.
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>>26976838
It'd take him over anyway. He's in over his head and doesn't realize it.
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>>26976838
we don't want citadel to have a new peace to work with silly.

anyway, I hope we can get the result of that roll soonish.
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>>26976838
And if it turns out he is too much for the Citadel to swallow?
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>>26976852
Peace was IN CONTROL OF Citadel. He'd be an avatar maybe but not a new Peace. He would NOT be able to force Citadel to do what he wants.
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>>26976498

Mage shouldn't answer that question. He really really shouldn't.

Also, Leslie needs to not be up in that chair, he needs to be on the ground, like right fucking NOW.

Wrote this long thing and realized that you could derail it easily, so I scrapped it. You don't want to know HOW many versions of the crazy courtroom I planned...fucking 20s will be the life of me.
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>>26976863
Lolwat
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>>26976891
Quick quick the kid out of the Light damned chair
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>>26976891
what, why? What's happening to make everyone get down?

Grab leslie and get him down, but whatever is happening, do it.
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>>26976891
Also are you implying we aren't gonna derail this?
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>>26976850
Yes that's the POINT.

Kingfisher in control of Citadel is waaaaaay more dangerous than the other way around.
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Damnit echo you forgot to tell us what we spotted. Now I'm super worried.
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>>26976947
It's probably the headmaster
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>>26976963
>he teleports in

Fuck.
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I say we stick beacon in the space above the chair.

Let the dude telefrag himself
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We should use Enlightenment on Kingfisher.
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>>26976993
He might get roasted.
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>>26976993
>use Enlightenment against Kingfisher
>nothing happens
>He's not wrong
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>>26977006
Then we know for sure.
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>>26977014
I dunno, beacon's some kind of angry blood artifact, I'm not sure I always agree with it.
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>>26977006

>implying Beacon gives a shit about whether anybody he Enlightens is in the right or wrong
>implying he wants to do anything more than incinerate bitches
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>>26976993
I don't think we have any charges left, we used them on the Knight Commander in Past.
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>>26977024
That is what dragon brain thinks.

Also the incerations only started recently
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>>26977025
And we are about to fight the Headmaster
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>>26977029

I've recently been of the impression that Beacon needs to be tamed by his wielder, not just...wielded.

Dragonbrain is honestly not helping Ssen with that.
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>>26976903
Mage stops short as you lunge upwards, using your tail to propel you at Leslie.

You think you're in time to get him out of the way, and unlike with Isen, you doubt that a fucking blowgun dart from whomever that fucker on the chandelier above is going to be enough to pierce your armor or scales.

Leslie of course, gets the fright of his life.

{Damnit.} Kingfisher says. {Wakari, get the gavel!}

Roll 1d20 to see what kind of a mess the scenario is.
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Later: Beacon is just a variable weapon.

Ssen is just doing leviathan madness. and attributing personality and intelligence to it.
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Rolled 11

>>26977074

Peri, get the gavel clear!
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Rolled 10

>>26977074
{Dick move Kingfisher}
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Rolled 7

>>26977074
Eat the gavel. Or break it.
Acid+gavel do.
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Rolled 2

>>26977074
Damniiiit
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So much for dice

Fuck you dice gods
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>>26977074
>Wakari
Dammit.
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>>26977114

Totally loyal. Motherfucker. Did Teo-Han lead us into a trap?
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Rolled 2

>>26977074
At least we have a punching bag to build charge on now.
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Time for the punstorm
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>>26977074
hold up the dart
{My god, what pricks you are. Can't even hold a conversation.}
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>>26977189
cut the my god, I keep forgetting that's not an applicable swear.
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After this, I'm done with Kingfisher. We're turning the Southern Colony into Lamia town just to spite him.
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>>26977084
Bad news. Leslie's dropped the gavel and it's somewhere on the ground, and since the gavel's color exactly matches the color of the wood...yeah it's not going to be easy to find.

A man who looks like an over-worked Conclave professor drops down onto the floor. Something...unwraps from around him and collapses to the floor. Then with a rather nasty, but familiar, popping sound, you see Teo-Has stand up and stretch/bend in a way that you're not sure YOU can even do.

She goes over to Kingfisher and helps him out of his shackles, while Wakari draws a short sword and takes a defensive stance.

{Thank you, my dear.} Kingfisher says. {Serpent, have your ghoul mage tell us where the Heart is, or we will fight, and I assure you. The boy will be hurt. I am not lying.}

You also notice that some of the wall carvings along the far back of the walls, are starting to twitch, along with some of the more broken chairs in the room. Workers are coming here. Quickly.
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>>26977204
This is getting a tad annoying.
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>>26977204
b-b-but I want chinatown to visit.
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>>26977204
>Lamia town
Official language: puns.
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>>26977224
Do we have heat vision? simply look for the bit of floor that still has some residual heat from the boys hand glowing from it.
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>>26977226
It'll be a lamia chinatown now.

>>26977224
"You're an idiot, Kingfisher. Just look behind you. No really. Have Wakari look behind you or something. Citadel knows and now this location is lost to us. I'm sure they won't harm Leslie."

Then just leave. Fuck Kingfisher.
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>>26977224
"Hey leslie, how do you feel about a ride?"
"MAGE BURN THE PLACE!"
Grab kid, burn everything (including gavel), get out. Is that a good plan?
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>>26977224
"If we fight, the Citadel will take us all. Now the question is, are you going to let there be order in the court are you going to attack us? You owe me a favor still, what do you think I'll ask for?"
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>>26977256
>>26977262
>>26977267
we've got three courses of action here. Anyone have a preference?

Also lamia chinatown will have meat issues. and will probably be primarily humans and ettins.
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>>26977224
{"You ought to know, little bird how I react to people taking hostages. Any harm that befalls that child will be repaid to you and all your subordinates a thousandfold."}
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>>26977309
>UH I HAVE A FAVOR
>You waited too long to ask for it.

>>26977314
Might have a lively fishing industry.
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I really have a feeling Echo is trying to get us to kill Kingfisher.

Its annoying.
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Rolled 5

>>26977318
This, but bring up phasing off Citadel too.
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>>26977346
If that's his plan, it's working, but I'm content to just leave him to rot in Youth.
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Rolled 9

>>26977353
*pissing off
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>go for the gavel
>burn courtroom
>straight forward fight
>just leave

We still haven't come to an agreement.
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I'm of the mind that we just toss out something that will probably destroy the gavel and leave.

Or run with the boy while telling our comrades to hold them, then coming right back.
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"You're an idiot, Kingfisher. Just look behind you. No really. Have Wakari look behind you or something. Citadel knows and now this location is lost to us. I'm sure they won't harm Leslie.

"If we fight, the Citadel will take us all. Now the question is, are you going to let there be order in the court are you going to attack us? You owe me a favor still, what do you think I'll ask for?" You say. {And you ought to know, little bird, how I react to people taking hostages. Any harm that befalls that child will be repaid to you and all your subordinates a thousandfold.}

{You chatter too much.} Kingfisher says. He pauses. {Wakari?}

{Her statement is correct.} He says.

{This trip has been nothing but aggravation.} He snaps. {Can NOTHING just go according to plan? Defection, capture, an entire...she just fucking ASKED him...} He takes a deep breath. {Fine.}
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>>26977432
"{How many times must I tell you Kingfisher? Plans. Do. Not. Survive. Me.} Now if we're going to be civilized people, I will be cashing in my favor now. I ask of you to team up with us to stop the Herons and ensure the Citadel cannot be used by anyone."
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>>26977432
"Fine. Good. Let's go. Citadel is already here."

Let's all just get out of here and get the kid away from kingfisher. he's got loyal dudes with him and I don't want to fight near children.

so basically not in youth.
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>>26977473
he didn't like the ensuring it's used by no one thing, so cut the teaming up part.
Hell, he's not going to answer any of our favors at this point other than minor things.
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>>26977494
Yeah. We agree to move him to Aged and that'll be the end of it. Then we go save the other defectors in Peace.

Kingfisher doesn't want to deal with us and I don't want to deal with him.
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>>26977518
Worth a try. He has few other options and this doesn't end with potentially being bitten
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Wait. What if we agreed to get him out of her, then turned around and bit him with clear once Leslie is a safe distance.

Hey. I'm just saying.
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Magic eyes might detect the gavel, but really, fuck it. Probably only has power in a court anyway.

I wish I could burn this place down still, but I'm reconsidering it because of all the chilluns around.
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>>26977587
Also the workers would sic us
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>>26977585
Dragon brain please go
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>>26977432

Page 10, Echo. New thread or are you calling it for tonight?
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>>26977621
It's 3:00. Damn right he's about to end it. Probably on a goddamn cliffhanger.
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{How many times must I tell you Kingfisher? Plans. Do. Not. Survive. Me.} You say.

{As I have seen.} He says.

"Now if we're going to be civilized people, I will be cashing in my favor now. I ask of you to team up with us to stop the Herons and ensure the Citadel cannot be used by anyone." You say.

Kingfisher looks at you, at the other Dawnchasers, who have drawn weapons and are ready for battle, and then at the slightly shaking splinters slowly moving across the floor.

{Done.} He says. {I vow, that the Herons will die along with their demented soul shaping plan.}

{That you made.}

{I never...do NOT...ugh.} He shakes his head. {A child is born of great genius or empathy or anything, but she is a woman, or they were born into a poor family, or both. Fate is evil, and luck is a sadistic whore! With the power I have, which would NOT kill the residents within, that child could be taken from that foul home, and placed in a loving one. I don't seek to tell people how to live, or what they should or should not believe. You can't fight entropy or chaos by...never mind...no one at home understands, and you see death as a good thing, or as anything else than an unsightly dev-}

{Sir, you told me to keep you from ranting like that. Especially in front of the Snake. You said it was a show of weakness.} Wakari says.

Kingfisher's eye twitches and he takes a deep breath. {Thank you. Yes...we'll take care of the Herons...and other traitors. Then, serpent, we will have Words. Come, let us go calmly, and quietly. Are we in agreement?}
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>>26977619
now now, it's an important part of our psychology and a key limiter on our leviathan brain's madness.

Anyway, as long as both us and kingfisher get out of here right now before citadel gets here without grabbing the gavel, all is well.
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>>26977635

We are, Kingfisher. Now let's get out of here before the Workers arrive.
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>>26977635
{Wakari I have been ranting at my opponents for my entire damn adventure, and it's gotten me this far. Yes we are in agreement Kingfisher."
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>>26977635
"{Certainly, Kingfisher. And I look forward to your words.}"
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>>26977679

Unintentional pun?
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>>26977667
also
"And thanks for interrupting my speech, really polite"}
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{Kingfisher...What do you think Citadel is?}
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>>26977635
{On the majority of that, sure. let's all get out of here.
Though really, I could do for a good rant. it'd be interesting. And I don't think anybody likes folk to die.}
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>>26977698
We'll as him that later. He obviously thinks it can be controlled.
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>>26977688
What pun?
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So basically Kingfisher just wants a meritocracy?
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>>26977635
grab child. Relocate child. Give him a tip, because he did marvelous today.
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>>26977719
He also wants immortality for everyone.
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>>26977724
He gets to keep the gavel methinks
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>>26977717

For-WARD.

It's a terrible one, to boot.
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>>26977734
oh lordy
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{Certainly, Kingfisher. And I look forward to your words.} You say.

{I'm sure.} Kingfisher says.

I have to sleep now.

Next thread, September 3rd, Tuesday, 4-6pm PST.

May His Light watch over you.
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>>26977726
>>26977719
yeah, I'm fine with him pursuing these goals, just no using the soul engine to do them.

No soul engines. And I frown on murdering.
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>>26977745
see ya tuesday echo, I'm exhausted. And conflicted.

Damn kingfisher. Keeps cockteasing us with telling about what his deal is, then assassins jump out.
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>>26977726
So like, sort of what'll happen if we manage to redeem Citadel and turn it into something sane and reasonable?

We really need to talk to him about things.
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>>26977745
Goodnight Echo, I'm still peeved at my speech getting cut off.
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>>26977756
wait, if we redeem citadel there won't be immortality. It will just sort of be a vaguely beneficial, not so powerful spirit. Since it won't have a soul battery charge.
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>>26977746
>immortality

You do realize how bad an idea this is? Death happens for a reason. It sucks and one day we'll have Shadowrun future where food is mass produced and you can have longevity without too many problems, but Kingfisher wants too much too soon.
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>>26977757
all our speeches got cut off.
He is right, we do prattle a bit much.
And our breath is bad.
Oh god
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>>26977745
Goodnight Echo and sorry for rolling that 20. I know that destroyed a lot of hard work.
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>>26977775
He's not so different. His ranting is only limited by his little birds interrupting.
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>>26977763

And we'll have to keep watch over it for all eternity, to prevent it from becoming tempted by power again.

On the other hand...what was the name of that sentient planet in the Green Lanterns again?

Maybe Citadel could become a member of the Dawnchasers.
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>>26977765
I am 100% okay with it if he invents shadowrun cybernetics to augment lifespan. Or comes up with some herbal tea that makes you like for 300 years.

Just not, you know, working the soulforge.
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>>26977765
We could always revive fleshcrafting ang give erryone lamia longevity.
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>>26977788
No. Citadel has ruined so many lives, including our own and Tricia's.
>tfw no Dragonfly
There must be vengeance!
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>>26977799
that's still not immortality, he'd be displeased. Even though I'd totally settle for it.

Also, in b4 mass madness.
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>>26977793
But the problem with that is carrying capacity. It's great if everyone lives forever, food riots and lack of living space not so great.
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>>26977802

Then it'll have to work for its redemption. And it has all of eternity to do so.
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>>26977802
That was Peace and or our fault.
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>>26977802
actually, that was our fault. Straight up.
Citadel didn't have a thing to do with dragonfly, it just offered a convenient out.
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I'm kinda tempted to tell Kingfisher our life story since dad died, especially the bits about breaking fate and pissing off the gods.
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>>26977811
I'd prefer dealing with them to everyone dying all the time.

Though, we're already going to do that soon as lamia and harpy population start shooting up.
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>>26977822
We should at least tell him about the gods.
Our life story would just irritate him. We have better luck than him.
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You know there is that issue with human genes being dominant... I'm tempted to used Citadel's magic to put an end to that. Make life fairer for non-human races.

It's just a temptation, though.
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>>26977836
To be fair, most of his bad luck since coming to the continent has been our fault.

He could have just asked for help in seceding from the Empire.
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>>26977787
damn that little bird, I wanted to hear the rant.

Just give me the proposal already, kingfisher. I can never give constructive criticism on your plan if you don't tell me it.

Also I might have to kill you for being maybe-hitler, which would be a bummer. At least trying to convince adahn of the error of his ways worked.

I wonder what happened to that girl who confessed to us about her brother.
I also wonder what happened to that wounded paladin commander. we just sort of left it with the shadow company.
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>>26977852
ugh, we're just not gonna fix that issue I think. and it's going to be sad.
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>>26977894
Maybe Dusk can help. That can be our payment for this quest.
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>>26977879
We SERIOUSLY need to ask her what Enlightenment actually did to her.
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>>26977904

Isn't divine interference in the mortal coil what you're trying to end?
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>>26977904
This whole quest, I mean. It'll be our good end.

>>26977921
Just once. As a parting gift.
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>>26977912
yeah, I'm a bit curious too.
>>26977904
that sort of aint the way we roll bro.

The only moral way to prevent it would be to suggest folk not get busy with humans. Which we are currently doing.

Whoops.
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>>26977929
>our good end
We don't get anything like that as a good end.

Only good end I can even forsee is rock end.
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>>26977951

I'm with this guy. You have to admit that half the problem is mortals wanting us to fix their problems for them.
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>>26977951
Fleshcrafting, maybe? Make non-humans have an equal chance of producing a child of their species or a human child?
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>>26977958
Really all we can hope for is an "all loose ends tied up" end.

Maybe a kid if Echo is real nice to us.

I'm going to bed, see ya'll tuesday or whatever.
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>>26977981
>a kid
Echo, pls.
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I'm sorry guys. This quest has been going on way too long, and you have the weirdest habit of rolling 20s.

Okay, fuck it. If this thing doesn't end by the end of the month I'm seriously tempted to do rocks fall everyone dies.

Kingfisher doesn't want immortality, and he doesn't want perfection. He wants immortality for the empire, and he wants there to be actual karma, or justice in the world. Where when a brilliant child who can help people, or has artistic vision, is born to a poor/abusive/misogynistic family...and this INCLUDES monsters, thanks to your efforts, then the world will correct itself, and the child will be placed in a loving home with opportunities. The people that hate, or are -ists of any time will grow sick and die, and that good things will happen to good people. He doesn't want a shiny-happy Citadel version of the world.

He wants one that's Fair...from his view at least, and since he's the great Kingfisher. The smartest man in the Phoenix Empire, and he's never been wrong or had a plan go astray (until now) then he's Right. He's honestly been Right most of his life too...but when you're Right for THAT long...well...things can get screwy.

Plus he's got a rather typical fear of Death. He's aware of it, and has comes to terms with it...sorta...but the idea that one day the universe will stop is something that caused him nightmares as a child.

That is Kingfisher's mindset and as coherent as I can make his goals seem at 3 am.
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>>26977974
Maybe fleshcrafting. I don't like it, but damn if it isn't practical sometimes.

Though the first step will be to actually follow population and crossbreeding and such. Learn about it. I have a feeling diluting dragon blood is an inevitability though, due to how much magic juice it seems to have.
>>26977981
Those loose ends are going to stay lose. No way we can tie them all.
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>>26978015
sorry about the quest going on too long echo, I really hope there's not a rock falls. We're working towards a conclusion, I can feel it.

For what it's worth, I loved the ride. It probably took way too much of your personal time though.
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>>26978015
Well now i feel kinda bad for mouthing off to him
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>>26978053
also now I'm all nervous about the rock falls, oh no.

Anyway, sorry kingfisher, most of that is nice, and I'd sure LIKE the racists to die off, but it's not our place to say they have to. We can only attempt to convince them, and if they get violent, defend ourselves.
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>>26978063
well, he's believable. The universe stopping is just awful.
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>>26978015
You dug your own grave on that one man

You keep giving plot hooks for your players to pursue.

At some point, when an arc ends you need to do another timeskip or just cut straight to an epilogue so this shit finally ends.
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>>26978223
yes, a timeskip might be needed. An epilogue.
A series of timeskips showing retired life would be nice.
One we get out of citadel.


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