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C2 Fallen ☁︎ Are you there Gods? It's me your Child. ☁︎ Episode 6
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Things are getting ROWDY! Alcinder's followers are more hot-headed than ever before and plants seem to be growing faster than they can live through! I guess it's time to check out these Alcinder & Robanithus temples before things get too out of hand, and MAYBE? Talk to their fathers? Questionable.
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Transcript
Technical Glitches and Character Introductions
00:00:45
Speaker
Hmm, I think so. The glitter behind me. I think it might be a little too saturated. Zoe? There you are. Okay, you you froze for a second. I don't know if it's just your skin or whether you look really white.
00:01:09
Speaker
No. Allie.
00:01:14
Speaker
I can move it back a little bit. Try turning it off. that That's what I am, though.
00:01:29
Speaker
Yeah. Like Edward Cullen on the. I already tell people I joke. Yeah, pretty much. Zoe you are stalled like you're talking and then you're not talking on your video and but you're I know you're probably talking at the same time you're actually talking. yeah Do you want to leave and come back real fast? I have a chaos goblin, a stretchy girl, and a good boy.
00:02:07
Speaker
The Chaos Goblin's yours. Yes, the Stretchy Girl is Max. Oh, she got long. She did. She's a very long cat. Okay. Yeah, Zoe, that's much better. Okay. Oop.
00:02:29
Speaker
Two.
00:02:36
Speaker
yeah
00:02:41
Speaker
It just needed a moment. Okay, so.
Game Session Setup and Character Backgrounds
00:02:45
Speaker
Okay, so I am going to tell you both right now. um We have done our first battle. You guys have done some sandbox-y shit. We're getting into some plot today.
00:03:00
Speaker
Are you guys ready? Sure. Okay. So. I'm waiting for the caffeine to kick in. What? What do you say? I'm waiting for the caffeine to kick in. because okay No, it's fine. I'm just going to do some shit and you can tell me what's up. All right. So last time, actually, do you guys should be introduced ourselves again? I know. OK, amazing.
00:03:29
Speaker
Hi, I'm Ali. I'll be your game goddess.
00:03:36
Speaker
You're going to hear me echo. Hi, I'm Zoe and I play Serena and you're going to hear me echo. Hopefully. I'm Kyle. I play Murphy and I'm waiting for caffeine to kick in. Hell yeah. but OK, so last time you guys did some shopping, you guys got a job. It was a weird job. I think it was just like a one day sort of job, but it was a blacksmithing one. So you so, you know, can end up with a sword, which Solace is still confused in how you ended up with that, but she's letting shit just. Oh, I never added that sword to my inventory.
00:04:14
Speaker
me Um. Murphy ended up going to a shooting range because he was like, I really want a gun because Murphy has wanted a gun since the beginning. Don't know why that was their prerogative, but we're here. We have learned in this world that shooty shooty gun gun things are ah crystal powered. So everything is sort of just like run by crystal power and pretty girly shit because it's my world. Fuck it.
00:04:44
Speaker
So ah in that fun adventure that you guys had, Solas learned that Murphy, you did not bring Eno with you and got immediately stressed out with the full intention of Murph, did you not bring Ina with you to the like detriment of Kyle and all of his characters did not hear me and then then it clicked and Kyle went, oh, no. So like it it was a good it was a good stall. Brain was processing. that's
00:05:21
Speaker
and That's where we left off. Now it's been a few days since the shopping and picking up odd jobs, adventures, ah making new friends, zena um It's been a few days since that. um In that time, you've basically crashed at Solace's place, and she doesn't seem to mind um that you guys are doing
Introduction to Solace's Family and Enna's Role
00:05:51
Speaker
that. But you've also gotten put to work by Solace's grandmother, Emmeline.
00:05:58
Speaker
In that time, you learned that Solas has seven siblings. Three of those siblings live outside of Verona. Sven is a lawyer in the city of Celestia, along with, who's also in the city of Celestia, is her other brother, Stefan, who is a healer over there. Selina is a magical biologist in the city of Zestiel. And you've met Solas' parents, Lola and Zach Taurus. Lola and Zach Taurus Walker. They all have very elven features. um You notice that Zach Taurus actually is um full rabbit wild folk um and the rest of the family other than Emmeline who seems to be half rabbit half um you you want to say elf but she's so small she's so small to be an elf and but like also look at solace because solace is also kind of small but not as small as emiline um they all have very elven features though sans bunny ears um also in the time that you have lived with solace you have noticed that along with the bunny ears solace does have a hidden little rabbit tail but she does she doesn't show it off because it's hidden
00:07:19
Speaker
OK, so what do you guys kind of want to do now that you guys know that you've kind of been like put in to ah kind of Walker antiquities and kind of been put to work?
00:07:37
Speaker
I just realized that I never added as I was doing it. I guess Ena has been
00:07:47
Speaker
Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like Solas would put her strictly at the register because if she was trusted with touching shit, Ena would be breaking it accidentally.
00:08:03
Speaker
I feel like Solas would put you on, sweep the floor duties and things don't talk to me. whatever it to have minimal contact with people, but still somehow self-inserting herself, somehow still for some godforsaken reason, ah pretending that the sort her broom is a sword.
00:08:26
Speaker
Now, for some reason, while Solas put you on like this meaningless like chore duty so she knows like you don't fuck with anything, Sage, Sorsha, and Sawyer, the three younger siblings, Sans, Baby, Star, who is just said baby and can't really talk yet, um have become your biggest fans.
00:08:52
Speaker
So you just have these little blonde bunny kid elves that are just like your best friend right now. Okay, adding that to the friend counter. ah friend And just so you know... I have a friend counter, leave me alone. And just so you know, Sage is 11, Sorcha is 7, and Sawyer is 5. I now have 10 friends. How many do you have? He's been around for 250 years. I feel like I feel like they have more.
00:09:31
Speaker
So Murphy has a number on his hand. My best friend so now what are our names like Sorsha. Sorsha, who's seven? Sage who is 11 and Sage is spelled like the Irish way so S-A-I-G-E. I'm writing it how I need to to comprehend it in my brain.
Teaching and Cultural Dynamics
00:09:52
Speaker
Or else I will be saying like Sayaj later. And Sawyer who is five. Okay. I'm not saying it's wrong that you picked different spelling, but I'm saying me as someone who reads phonetically, I would be reading scion.
00:10:14
Speaker
I have to do that for my kids. Literally, cool story about me being a teacher. um There is a student who I have who is dyslexic. And when she is given words that she does not know, like tricky words, I will legitimately write it out in syllables and how the syllable sounds. So for instance, I think one of them was like geology and I wrote GEE all like an A because she knows that A makes an all sound and then all like sounding it out exactly how she would read it and that's been helping her read. So I do all the extra for my children. Okay, I'm best friends with children.
00:10:54
Speaker
your best friends with children. Yeah, they like run all around you and they giggle and they like how you talk because it's very much Thor from um for Marvel. Perfect.
00:11:08
Speaker
They're just like, you talk funny. I don't talk funny. I lost your voice for a second. Ina then says, I don't talk funny. You talk like gibberish half the time.
00:11:29
Speaker
Why do you have that, like, streak in your hair? Why don't you have a streak in your hair? Mine's because I'm cool. My hair's all white, just like Solas. And maybe you need to have a red streak in yours. You can say that. Shofia, and then she, like, palms her chest. Shofia in the heart of your enemies, tiny one pats the head. And she's just like, yeah I'm gonna guess who are you talking to is insane. I'm guessing because it sounds baby, baby voice. I'm talking to fucking Sawyer. Amazing. So, Sawyer's just like, well.
00:12:11
Speaker
Mama said that our hair comes directly from our Absalom line, which is really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really old. So we're not allowed to touch our hair or else it would be like dishonor on our goddess or something like that. Okay, do I exactly remember what Absalom looked like? Like what hair color they had? The freckles of stars upon her face. So I'm gonna kind of fuck with them a little bit because that's just how kids about Cinder go. She goes, actually, And then she like, cause I have a feeling like she's told these children, I'm a goddess. And they're just like, they're like, key, key, key. She then goes, actually Absalom has bright purple hair. That's gotta be a persuasion. That's gotta be a persuasion thing. Mm-hmm, seen it myself. Yeah.
00:13:17
Speaker
seenna miss out I'll let you do a persuasion. However, it is a child, so it's going to be a very low roll. ah fee Okay, so communication, I literally just can't roll like shit. I have nothing to add to communication other than a one. Okay, I got a five, a five, and a two, plus one is a 13. I lied to a child. She just goes, Mama.
00:13:57
Speaker
Sometimes her hair is bright green too. She rolls around in the grass often.
00:14:07
Speaker
Be free, buddy child! You hear Solace go, are you corrupting my siblings? I turn around like absolutely like didn't realize that Solace was behind her and she goes, why don't you give me a tiny buddy person? I've been here the entire time. Murphy's also been sitting in the corner reading a book. I just want to point that out.
00:14:31
Speaker
So then, you know, then Pat Pat Solas on the head and goes, you need to teach your siblings the true fundamentals about the gods. We're a bunch of lawyers. Actually, no, Solas does crack up at that. She just immediately like sort of like holds her knees and is like crying laughing at them. And then I say, I, however, don't usually lie, but when children are asking me things that I don't know about, I'm going to have to. so't And then she gets in real close. Don't tell Sawyer I didn't know why I have this streak in my head. You know, Ina, I could have told you what, the you know, I could have answered any of your questions, but I approve of lying to children. Don't worry. It wasn't a lie, technically. Sometimes she might have colored hair when she paints.
00:15:25
Speaker
no No. Not even once. And then she likes puts her hands on her hips and she goes, you're telling me that every single time that Absalom, who is the goddess of literally painting, paint, she never gets paint on her. it's She's the goddess of peace. um absolutely Oh, that explains quite a lot, actually.
00:15:59
Speaker
We were told that she's literally the goddess of painting and poetry and prancing, the PPs. I'm pretty sure that if she tried to dye her hair, it would just like turn back to its color. Well, I don't dye my hair once, which is so I can be clear, just so I can be clear. It's Snow White, right, Murph?
00:16:21
Speaker
why I look I look at it like for confirmation of like there's no paint that gets on her like her hair is snow white like her like it yeah pretty much all right okay yeah is her entire deal is like resolution and peace, not painting. Maybe a little bit, but like so then she like like points to her streak. Maybe my mom was a follower of Absalom. Maybe that's why my family hates me. Yeah, I can't think of any other reason your family could possibly hate you. That's for sure.
00:17:03
Speaker
I don't know, I was kind of perfect. I rose up in the ranks really relatively quickly. Usually it takes murphy goes back to kids about 800 years to get what they need. You know, honestly has no, eyes still no clue. Maybe this is, maybe again, it's, and then she kind of looks squints and she goes on the, are you my mother track? And like looks at Solas and it's just like, are you my sister? i I don't think my we have the same mother. Oh, I guess you can tell that, looking at Ina, that's what she's thinking. Yeah, yeah. In the few days that Solace has known you guys, reading Ina is probably the new like Solace's new favorite activity.
00:17:53
Speaker
I mean, she literally, I don't think like Ina, other than to like children, like Ina rarely lies if she ever does. Like she'll make fibs, but she doesn't see that as lying, but like you can clearly tell that lying is painful for her. She cannot lie because I guess that's how the children of Alcindor are raised, that they cannot lie. Well, there's no point to it with them. There's no point to lying. They don't see any tactical advantages to lying.
Temple Visit Plans and Roleplay Leadership
00:18:22
Speaker
Yeah. So Murph, have are you doing anything other than reading or are you just sort of? I think Murph is just going to like put the book down and be like, OK, so what's the plan for today? What what are we doing? Well, um Graham said we're closing the store early. um
00:18:51
Speaker
Apparently, there are some weird things going on with some of the Alcindor temples, so we ah we're we're trying to like stay clear of that. um We don't really know what that's about. In the time that Solas says we don't really know what that's about, a giant like shock of thunder and lightning come from the sky. Within the past few days, there have been monsoons and giant storms that have just popped up. And Solas has looked at you guys and been like, well, that's new. That normally doesn't come around this season. um Is there a specific god who's in charge of storms? I mean,
00:19:39
Speaker
Like, even if it's like a demi-god who's like, oh, I'm the god of storms. I would think it would be a good old Bobby. and I was about to say, wouldn't Bobby be in charge of storms and shit? I mean, it definitely has something to do with creation. You need rain and ah sun to be able to grow. I turned to Murphy and I go, clearly you pissed your dad off. I have no doubt that that wasn't me. I think he might have found out that we got dropped on a hole. And he's just not thrilled about it. And then Ina gets this look on her face like she just cracked the code. Well, clearly we need to take you to a temple. We talk to your dad. Your dad opens up the hole again and then we pull back. I think we should go to the Alcindor temples.
00:20:35
Speaker
No.
00:20:40
Speaker
You don't want to go there. Alcindor temples are not fun. They are not the fun. I don't know. I'm very curious about what's going on with them though. We could go there. How does Ina explain if you're not a follower of Alcindor, you're not really welcome. How does she explain that? You just do that. Okay, so then she's like, um, well, uh, if we go and she's like futzing with her hair, like clearly nervous habit. Um, if we go, we're going to have to make some minor adjustments, maybe hide a few things and make some outfit changes and maybe get some other things different. Just completely change your whole personalities.
00:21:32
Speaker
Well, if you think about it, I'm already a follower of like every single God because I ah have been to every single domain and learned. Why do I need to change my personality? I'm beautiful. I'm great. ah Well, that's the problem. ah They don't like anything that is beautiful nor great unless it's proven through physical strength.
00:21:53
Speaker
But my ticket my tits look fantastic in this shirt. Yes, we're going to have to cut off a shirt that's like a little bit of a crop top. Just because the tits look fantastic doesn't mean that you can't wear armor. You could say those are weapons. Yeah, I have actually used my tits as a form of a deadly weapon. You'll tell that story later, won't you? ah Yeah, probably if i remember and so ah Yeah, so we're gonna have to go and get you either some leathers or at least make you look like you're wearing armor and then maybe I could craft a sword or two
00:22:35
Speaker
can be so for real right now um any follower of Alcindor that sees me they're kind of the ones that don't immediately hurt me they just they just get like angry and turned on yeah so that we gotta like at least do something about the hair and then she goes maybe
00:23:00
Speaker
e yeah like she's trying to figure out exactly what to do with the hair because you you said you can't dye it, it goes straight back to the... just like yeah know that's nervous yeah Like she like the wheels are turning yeah, that's an absolute problem that her hair turns immediately white They're not allowed to mess with their hair because it's like so far back in their heritage from this white hair that was barely granded Yeah her hair No, that works because of hair and then bunny hair. Yeah. um So I think like she just heard this conversation about how they're not allowed to dye their hair because of religious reasons. And then she's like, like, and she's still saying eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee And see, this is what happens. She looks at Murphy. This is what's also, she looks at Murphy and she goes, yeah, no, this is what all of the Alzheimer's followers do to me whenever. Like they just sort of short circuit. I think we'll be fine. And then I think she like takes a second. She's like, oh, wait, I've heard of these things. My good friend. this fucking name What's his fucking name? What's his name? ah Who was the guy from the craft shop?
00:24:17
Speaker
Vincent! Vincent. My girlfriend Vincent showed me these things when I was in the craft shop. It's something called wigs.
00:24:30
Speaker
I'm not wearing a wig. Well, then we're going to just have to shave your balls. Here. And then she starts pouring out a knife. She starts pouring out a knife. She's like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And then she's like running around with the knife in hand and now at this point, it's like the whole meow. What do you have in your hand?
00:24:56
Speaker
Whereas Solas is the kid who has the knife and Ina is the one chasing the kid, but Ena is the one with the knife, not the kid. um And then tiny children are also chasing because tiny children think it's a game. And she goes, well, at least wear a hat if you don't want to be bold. There's plenty of children about Cinder who are bold and can rock it.
00:25:22
Speaker
I'm not a child of Alison! You gotta make it look like my mouth, so hold still! I don't give consent for you to cut my hair. Okay fine, my good friend Marco and Vincent have been teaching me about consent.
00:25:41
Speaker
more Vincent than Marco. Within like, let's say the four days that we're doing this time skip, how often have you went to go see Vincent and Marco? I think she's visited Vincent more than Marco, but like she definitely visits Vincent and the, okay, so the list of friends. ah So Vincent at least two to three times a day. right ah The random dwarven person, she has learned the random dwarven person's name, which is?
00:26:18
Speaker
Carl. Carl. Carl. And then Marco, she's maybe visited like a couple of times, but just so that she can quote unquote spar, so that she's joining in on this like reenactment stuff, but it's like training practice. And they always tell her to ah take it down the next time she comes because she fights too hard. But she knows how to play fight. And so she's just using it as like combat training. But yeah, she visits them quite often. And if not, she's sending some kind of carrier pigeon to send the messages. It's like she doesn't have a phone yet. They're like, what the fuck is this? It's a letter.
00:27:03
Speaker
And it always starts off- Anytime I get those letters, any time I get those letters, there's like, she's taking this reenactment thing like really far. And it always starts off with, hello, my good friend. And then it has a line like where you can tell, like it says like underneath, like it's essentially like an insert name here kind of joke. And then it says, I'm doing fine. How about you? The weather has been quite nice. I got to see the pretzel. constant like the same letter over and over and they're just like mmm yep it's like the it's like an ena fan letter like an ena like newsletter great great great yeah that's what she does um so is she gonna is and she goes okay
00:27:54
Speaker
Fine, if you're not going to wear hair, you're not going to go bald, and we can't dye your hair, you're going to have the pinky promise that you cannot, and I mean cannot, talk to the priests. Okay, but can I talk to the hot people? I don't think any of them are hot, because that'd be actually weird, because then I'd be saying that my siblings are hot. But I don't know about the priest. I've never seen the priest. I've never seen the priest. I don't know. They're just followers. So that doesn't mean that they're directly related to you. It just means that they're followers. OK, but some of them are potentially the parents of my siblings. So does that make them my siblings? Huh. Yeah, I didn't think about that. I didn't go to that party. Just don't just don't try to fuck my mom.
00:28:54
Speaker
I thought you didn't know your mom. I don't know who my mom is, but if we find someone who looks slightly like me, don't fuck her. I can't make promises. Oh, this is like respectful. Murphy's just like, I buy it. OK, so essentially like this was a four day time skip. Yeah, Murphy has absolutely been calling that guy.
00:29:22
Speaker
What's Solace's phone or have you gotten your own? I think Murphy would have realistically gotten their own. Okay, cool. They just don't trust Eno with a phone. Because then Eno would have access to too many people. This is your second character that we just can't trust you with a phone. We all know, I think it's the fact that either they don't trust her with a phone or Ina has said very loudly, don't give me a phone. and Don't give me a phone. Oh, my God. Don't give me a phone. I'm not ready for it.
00:29:59
Speaker
If Ina has a phone and she can text her friends whenever she wanted to, this would be a problem. Because then it would just be one big group chat, and then she just keeps adding new people that she meets off the street. So it's like, we need to minimize the amount of people that Ina talks to. You would be the annoying Facebook server, got it. Mm-hmm. I'd be that Discord server, Noah. Did Murphy ever figure out the guy's name and what god he follows? I definitely don't have it. Because I was hoping you were writing it down. I don't write notes. Do you know how much money you have? In my bank account? No, in game. Oh, no. Kyle, I've made, I made a new rule. If you do not write down how much fillers you have, you instantly got pickpocketed. Good luck, motherfucker.
00:30:51
Speaker
Scarlett will, Scarlett will fact check us. Scarlett, if you're hearing this, fact check Kyle.
00:31:00
Speaker
If Kyle was wrong, he got pickpocketed. I literally wrote it down. We did the math. I don't remember. Okay. Yep. Okay. Because I know we wrote it down, but then I don't remember how much the gun was worth. It was like 60 or 80 or something like that. That's so cheap. I don't remember his name at the top of my head right now because that wasn't my deal. You have been texting him though. Uh, you just have him in your phone saved as gun store guy. Pretty much. We've met up for coffee a couple times. I remember he was a hot redhead with a mullet and that's all I got for you. Probably one of my siblings. We've definitely gone out a couple times. Um, I would say, um,
00:31:50
Speaker
The god, he follows he follows more of his means sort of crowd. So he's more into like engineering and like electronics and creation of like that sort. I think if Murphy would have a favorite god, hold on, where's the list of the gods? I have it on. Do you want the PDF, please? be nice There's is mean. There's has there's my mortem. There's our sender. There's Bobby boy. There's one more. And then there's the one that changes the name. We can just always refer to him as Haddon, Haddon. Yeah, I got all six of them. Boom. Here we go.
00:32:38
Speaker
Look at me go. Ryo! Ryo's his name now. If Murphy had a favorite god, it would either be Absalom or Izmina. Okay. For sure.
00:32:53
Speaker
Yeah, so ah yeah, the guy you've been talking to is definitely like more of a follower of Izmin. Now, this isn't just because this is like a very like God and religious based game, there are going to be people who just don't like them and just don't follow any sort of that's fair God. So I just want to just put that in there. um yeah that If I don't do that, I'll just turn into weird Hogwarts houses and no one wants that. Also, we don't support JK Rowling. No. Who? Who do we not? I don't know who you guys are talking about. Never heard of them a day in my life. We immediately forgot Transphobe's names. OK, so do i are we going to the temple now? Should we just go now? I think just for the sake of like figuring out what's going on, we should, you know, since we're part of that world, we should figure it out.
00:33:53
Speaker
OK, and you're cool with me coming with? Sure. I don't see why not. I'm very good at I'm good at seducing information out of people. Just hold on. I got to text this guy that I got to cancel our date. How's that been going? So far so good. We've been had we have coffee a couple of times in the last few days. It's been nice. You know, then nices down and asks Sage, what's a date?
00:34:22
Speaker
It's when... No, Sage actually knows because she's watched her sister go on so many bad ones. I just think it would be so funny if, you know, it was like, why, why, why are you focused on the day of the week with another person? Sage, Sage is like... I think she wants to like see what a date is first and then be like, wow, you see them on so many days of the week.
00:34:51
Speaker
Sage like is turned lay boy yet thanks murphy is going up on sober day but like poor lady it's the future they just holding her tablet and just looks up at you her a little 11 year old self just goes hi It's when two people who are interested in each other go out and like learn more about each other. um Yeah, that's that's basically it. I'm not allowed to go on go on one until I'm at least the age of 16. That's what mom told me. ah Sounds boring.
00:35:41
Speaker
Interesting, those are boring. There is this one girl in my class who's really pretty though. It's interesting though because I'm i'm taking it slow this time. Normally I don't. I tell so i look at Sage and I'm like, you want to know what you should do? What all of Alcindor's children do when they want to show off their affection? They go up and they like what's like, what would be the equivalent of the Hakka in this? like but The have you not heard of that? It's like the dance that people the dance that people do um in rugby comedy dance. Yeah, it's um if you hold on, is there a way for me to scream?
00:36:25
Speaker
Yeah, that be mispronouncing right I might be mispronouncing it. i We all know I can't pronounce things for crap. um So it's like this dance that people do in rugby and it's very um distinctive. ah Is it the people who are from Polynesia. All right. So is it just like more like it's like it's more like an intimidating sort of thing. i like It's like an intimidating but like a battle like ah it's an intimidation and supposed to be for inspiring like the people on your team and stuff. It's like a group thing.
00:37:03
Speaker
But she would be referencing it in a way of doing it to inspire the person you're trying to ah woo, but also strike the fear in the people who are trying to also woo them. Oh, um and that sounds like some animal mating sort of. nonsense and I'm gonna be so real with you. I don't know, like I'm just saying like what would be- No, that's what it says back. Oh, sorry. After she like explains it. Yes. And she goes, I'm not really. We do
Temple Disarray and Enna's Leadership
00:37:42
Speaker
it, not just for that. We do it around campfires, when we're about to fight, when a child is being born, when someone dies. What are you doing?
00:37:53
Speaker
What do you do when you like someone? When you like someone, we do that dance. I sort of like so i sort of push, you know, away and I'm like, just talk to them, just get to know them, you know, look act interested, but don't act too much because then you'll scare them away. Anime moment as Murphy like has the has Ina's face like pushed back and she's like struggling to like get back into frame. And she's like, strike me into the house of the enemies. with like the anime noodle arms. I ah pick up Ina and throw her. Yes, guys, we're bringing the anime shit back into it. I don't think I have any enemies, but I'll do my best. Thanks, Ina.
00:38:42
Speaker
it's not it's like It's no problem, tiny bunny person. Pet pet.
00:38:48
Speaker
um say have Solas is just like, um I'm getting my jacket and here's a few umbrellas. Do you guys just want to head out? We're closing early anyways. And she looks at her siblings and goes, get mom and dad and go home. It's getting a little bit rowdy outside. And they're like, yes, Solas.
00:39:20
Speaker
And ah Sawyer comes like from behind you, Ina, and gives Solas a little hug on her legs, and she goes, yes, yes, Sawyer, I love you too. um And she gestures you guys out. You guys ready to go? Where are we going first? To one of Alzheimer's temples.
00:39:46
Speaker
OK, do you guys want to go to a bigger one or a smaller one? Hmm. I guess which ones are having more problems? The smaller ones are the bigger ones. I think the scouting thing, we should just go to a smaller one, you know. Yeah, um we can totally go to there's just like a smaller one, just like a few blocks down. The docks are like very much where Alcindors people tend to like like just congregate because it's like big, angry, masculine energy over there. I don't know. Yeah, we can go there and figure it out first. Yeah, sure. um
00:40:28
Speaker
Let's go. She like gestures you guys over. um So as you guys are walking, there is still more like big like rolls of thunder happening as you're going. Rain comes in waves where it will like be really, really downpour and then start like lightening up and misting. And then the next thing you know, it's a big downpour again. um As you guys are ah walking, um Solas is just sort of like thinking to herself and then you see her stop and look at something ah before going on and goes, huh, that's weird. OK, and just like continues walking. um She was looking at some plants that were on the that were like sort of lining the streets. Hmm.
00:41:22
Speaker
um After a few blocks, you get there. it looks like a building that's constructed fully of stone. It looks like dark, deep stone. It's probably one of the darker buildings in the city of Arona. A lot of Arona's buildings are built with um like what looks to be like almost colorful bricks. It has red bricks on it, but it's more multi-colorful. They have like shiny crystals within them as well as bricks and it just like holds that structure together. This one is more
00:41:58
Speaker
like dark and charcoal and has like more of like a greeny purply vibe to it. That's like dark and has that like menacing feeling to it. Disney villain vibe. Hey, that was that was Rivers entire deal. shut out um So you can smell like smoke coming from a chimney there. You can see like smoke just like coming up from the actual place itself. It kind of looks like a tavern. I'm not gonna lie, it kind of gives that vibe. um And from outside, you guys can hear just like what sounds like bickering and just like immediate, like just like, they they all seem like they're very quick to anger right now.
00:42:57
Speaker
Okay. I think you should take the lead on this one, Ina. Yeah, this is a you territory situation. Okay, so you have noticed that Ina has changed back into leathers. Her hair is up and kind of like a half up, half down situation. She does have her sword, like obviously like on her person. Like she's in full, like millet like she's in full, like straight back, like not like instant personality change. Yeah.
00:43:30
Speaker
Okay, so she walks up to the two people who are bickering and waits. Well, it's the entire tavern. Oh, the entire place. Yeah, so like it's it seems like there's some people that are just like talking, and then someone's just like, hey, are you looking at me? And would go to like try and punch them, and they'd be like, hey, shut up, man. And it will it's just like almost like that throughout the entire place. um now there is like an actual tavern on the side there's like a metalworks side um of the place they don't really have weapons but still like metalworks within like this is what they did in the war of blah blah blah and there's like uh like actual temple area so you can like
00:44:16
Speaker
and like do what you need to for Alcindor within it. But it's it's like it has a giant fireplace in the middle of it. That's just like heating up the entire spot. Bar, metal works, temple area. Anyone that looks as though they're in charge. I mean, there's a barkeep. There is somebody by the metalwork section. Cause like, again, like would there be like someone who's like the quote unquote, like high priest, like, you know, like a person who's in charge of like a temple, like that person who everyone looks to for being in charge? It looks like there's a room in like the back area, but it doesn't look like anybody's out for it yet. It just seems like it's currently
00:45:00
Speaker
Just like occupied by like the people that work there that aren't the priests. Okay, so then You know, I guess without saying anything. She just starts to march forward and heads towards that door Okay, so let's just like lean down to Murphy like do we follow her? I'm gonna get a drink Okay, hey I don't know if you've noticed that's kind of vibe I know ah sure but I think as long as we have an eye on her, you know? um But what if she goes through the door and we no longer have an eye on her? That does sound like a problem.
00:45:40
Speaker
And then Murphy goes to watch to get a drink. I'm going to follow her. Yeah, I was going to say, you can follow her if you want, but I'm going to enjoy my time with you. The way that, like, Ina controls the crowd, by the way, is like she just walks through it like confidently. This is solace the entire way. Oh, excuse me. Oh, so sorry. Sorry. Ooh, nice muscles. Oh, no, sorry. And that that's like the entire way through there. And she goes like, Ina, are we going through the door? Is that what we're doing? She says nothing. She then as soon as like the way that Ina is moving, you know how like Solas is bumping into people like, oh, oh, sorry. Yeah. ah You know, it's like.
00:46:24
Speaker
winding through like a snake, like not like barely touching anybody. If we have to do a role for it, I'm okay with that. But I imagine that is what she is doing. Like she's like maybe like that close from touching people. Like it is like watching like a soccer player like go through like a football, like a line of football players. No, I'm going to say you just do that because you are in basically your element right now. And so she like just continues and she stands at attention at the door and then does like a knock and waits for entrance. after about a minute or two once okay After about a minute or two, you hear what kind of sounds like a shaky voice that says, enter.
00:47:21
Speaker
Okay, she enters and then I get, she doesn't let the door close to let Solace in, but she'll like leave it open, but you can tell she's like itchy to close the door if Solace doesn't come in. Solace definitely like squeezes her way in and she just goes, and her this is Solace in her head, her internal monologue. Okay, I know it's really hard to be invisible, Solis. Look at you. Like, it's actually impossible, but you're gonna have to be invisible just this one time. ah And she, like, closes the door just so softly, and is just, like, hiding behind you.
00:48:00
Speaker
And what you see, you know, when you open the door is this person who had the shaky voice, but looks to be like just like built, just like real, real built, real like but the thing is he's a dwarf. So he's real built, but he's real stout. Is it Carl? It's not Carl. His name is Franklin, but you don't know that yet. Franklin, was about to say, because i I know that you laughed so much in the last one when I said, my fellow dwarven brother or something like that. You're like, this is great. Who doesn't think she's a dwarf?
00:48:40
Speaker
oh yeah no it's just like this really stout like really buff dwarven man who has just like this immaculately like long brown beard looks like looks up at you Ina and he goes how can I help you ah do I don't remember what level Ina was at in terms of her rank. holy She was the first cohort. She was a centennial, I believe. Yeah, centennial. Okay, so Ina then like stands at attention, hands like behind her back, and I look nothing like Ina today, so it feels weird.
00:49:22
Speaker
in my cute little flower outfit. Yeah, if anything, you give more, Ina. Oh, yeah. Internal Ina. Internal Ina. She's then standing at attention and she says, um first cohort Centennial Ina. Or no, not Ina. First Centennial Serena reporting for duty. What seems to be the problem? He looks up and goes, Centennial. We haven't used those titles in forever. Years. Millennia. Well then you'd be doing our cinder a disservice. A dis- Who are you? I don't know if Ina- Like would Ina want to say that she is the daughter?
00:50:14
Speaker
Is that something Ena would do? As soon as he says, who are you, you feel a little poke in your back of that soul a-saying lie. I know you can't do it, but fucking lie. Oh, she's her human lie detector. That's what it is. Ena then says again, my name is Serena. I am the first centennial of the first cohort. Because that's the only thing can see. First cohort of what?
00:50:46
Speaker
a
00:50:51
Speaker
I don't know, what would Ina say? You hear Solas in the back of you just so softly. Just like so, so, oh actually I'm going to make sure she does this nicely. um She's gonna do a roll to see how well Solas can help Ina lie. Fuck me, yeah. um I have a better way to do a military lore roll. to see if there's a way for me to like, lie my way into this. Of like, she's like, a you've already made it very clear that Ina cannot lie. I know. But like, if I can say like, Oh, I'm from another chapter or something. Let's do that story. I was about to say like something.
00:51:40
Speaker
let's see how much she's paying attention
00:51:46
Speaker
Damn it, okay. So, so she very softly in back of you just goes, talk about how you're the centennial of that weird role play group you're a part of. And as soon as she says that so softly, ah Franklin just goes, who's behind you? She like steps out. you say she's sex aside dan I Yeah, so let's just go. Hi. Anyone wants to know those roles? Solas rolled a nine and he rolled an 11 to hear that shit. Ina is gonna say there have been reports of infighting and that cannot stand.
00:52:37
Speaker
And I am a very, very old, old, old, old, old, old descendant of Absalom, like super old. Like she's probably not even in my bloodline anymore except for this hair. Look at this hair. Wow. He goes, why is a bunny girl with you?
00:52:57
Speaker
And not a lie, Ina then says, she was the one who informed me of the infighting. And as I can see out in your halls, your house is in disarray.
00:53:10
Speaker
um There's something that has been flipped. in the past few days everyone's very quick to trigger all of a sudden it's it's been rather weird if you aren't a fool and this is coming from somebody who's been hiding from other people because i don't like being quick to trigger you know how Like messy you can get if you're quick to trigger like that. Like it's just like battlegrounds just become useless at that point. Nothing else matters. So I've been trying to like not go out there and talk to anybody. Okay. So people are easily turned.
00:53:54
Speaker
Hey, Kyle, can you make me a... ah m Let's do a perception then a dexterity. Thanks, bud. Hell, yes, I will do that. Regular of seeing. ah
00:54:15
Speaker
Seeing. And then you said dexterity. Yeah.
00:54:23
Speaker
That is a 15 on the perception and a 10 on the dexterity. Perfect. Okay. So um on the seeing um as you as Murphy sits down and what does Murphy order? yeah I think what Murphy is going to do is try to talk to the bartender and be like, so two things. ah What's your safety as your drink? Because I want to try that. Second thing is, what's with all the fighting around here?
00:54:57
Speaker
be B is the signature drink. Actually, die he gives him a double and he's just like, take this. He was about to say like in fashion or something. just most wheat tasting it's just It's just straight whiskey with one of those like ball ice cubes. That's all it is. Oh yeah. And he looks at you and goes,
00:55:27
Speaker
I don't have time to deal with you. So you either go and drink that and leave or... So Murphy's gonna down the drink in one shot. Hell yeah. So let's top them well. Constitution roll. I'll give him one later. Give him a second. Pick up the ball of ice.
00:55:49
Speaker
and be like, okay, I can tell that there's only one way I can pretty much communicate with the followers of Absalom. Or not Absalom. Absalom's the opposite. i know like I got my A's confused. I could say there's only one way to communicate with followers of El Cinder.
Bar Encounter and Communication Challenges
00:56:11
Speaker
And then they're gonna like, you said he leaned in, right?
00:56:16
Speaker
Don't tell me you lean in and kiss him. Yeah, but you can do a dexterity, and your dexterity was a 10, so give me a second. A chair flies and smashes you in the back. Actually, another, there was somebody that also wanted a drink that's behind you, and he's like, hey, buddy. And he like pours the empty glass on you that's like filled of ice. He goes, get out of the way. So after he does that, I was gonna do this to the bartender. Murphy's just gonna like,
00:56:49
Speaker
and then take the ball away and smash it against the side of his head. I was about to say it turns into Shrek, doesn't it? Okay, give me a fighting check and then we'll move back to the hidden office. That's 14, baby. Good job.
00:57:08
Speaker
Turns out, fucking Murphy's got a quick temper. You fucking basically punch out this guy, bud. Congrats. um Well, real quick, before we go back, i turn I turn back to the bartender and I'm like, so about that information.
00:57:33
Speaker
yeah He just like looks at you, breathes, and then goes,
00:57:40
Speaker
Rivet, come over here. I have to talk to somebody. And another person like takes his spot and he like, not nods his head over like, follow me. This could have gone for one or two ways, but this could have gone one or two ways. oh I know. It was a gamble I wanted to take. Murphy had a reason to go to the bar. Now, just so everybody knows, I was doing the thing with Zoe and Solas and Ina and Franklin, and I get this text from Kyle. I want to make a role to see if Murphy gets involved in the fights and how many people they take down. LMAO. Perfect. Excellent. I approve. Yeah. Murphy's been around the block. They know what to do. They know how followers of Alcindor respond.
00:58:33
Speaker
So, um, back in the office, um, Franklin just kind of has his head in his hands and he's just like... It's just like a quick to temper thing, like it comes out of nowhere, waves, even. I have- I've been staying here so I don't scare my wife, who is a follower of Absalom.
00:59:00
Speaker
Okay, and you said out in there, Ina did see that there was like a dedicated area to prey, right? Okay, so she then, like, I think the only thing that Ina could think of right now is she needs to talk to her dad. And I think this way would be, like, being in the temple is like the strongest way to talk to one's parents, right? In this universe. Yes, but you're going to need a communication role and you're going to need to be real fucking high. Okay, so what she is going to do, she goes permission to head back into the temple, sir. um He just sort of gestures you that way. And as he gestures you, he looks at Solas and Solas is just like,
00:59:46
Speaker
Okay, so she's gonna go out to, I guess like the little area that they have. She's going to get onto like her knees. Like she's gonna sit on her knees. She's gonna have her hands like palms up. She's gonna have her eyes closed and she's gonna breathe in, breathe out and focus just on her breaths and reaching out to her dad. So I have a communication of plus one.
01:00:17
Speaker
was not the best that's a six plus a three plus a three that's 12 plus 113 again it didn't help that my hands were sweaty and my dice stuck to my hands ah my cough is almost gone but not fully um
01:00:43
Speaker
it It's very silent for a very long time, but suddenly it's like this little gold string sort of like sort of starts sparking. And you hear... Serena.
01:01:04
Speaker
Is it is said Papa? Or is it someone else? It's very broken up, but you think it is. Okay. She says, yes, sir.
01:01:18
Speaker
Where are you? The zenal is the name of the planet, right? Yeah. And Astrodale is the continent. Yeah. And then what city are we in again? Arona. Arona, okay. um She then like evenly is like gonna break it down. Currently me and one other are on the planet of Zenol in Astidale specifically and to be even more specific in the town of Arona in your temple.
01:01:54
Speaker
Okay, can you do another communication role for me to try and keep that going? You have to beat a 13. Beat a 13, okay, woo! Okay, that's a lot better of a role. Okay, that's a six plus a five. That is 11 plus one is a 12 plus one, again, is a 13. If it beats, it beats! Ha ha! Very broken up. It almost sounds like he goes, who's with you? But it more sounds like who with you. Okay. She says, um it's known that Murphy's the heir, right? Or was that not known? um it was It was pretty known. Okay. ah She says, I am with the heir of Robantheus Murphy.
01:02:52
Speaker
you just hear, it's it's it's almost like a small crackle. You you hear, shh, and then the communication breaks off. and Okay. I think Ina, after, I mean, maybe she could try to communicate again, like refocus, because like maybe she heard like something crash and she's like, oh,
01:03:20
Speaker
Would I be able to try a communication rule again? you okay You can try, but it's going to be a lot higher. A lot higher? Okay, we'll see. If anything, I have another plan of what you could do. ah Yeah, no. No. Okay, then it is completely broken off. Okay, so... She's then going to stand up because she was able to talk to her dad. She then turns, ah this is gonna be a so niche if someone understands what Ina's about to do. She turns around and she does the menu clap where she's just the,
01:03:57
Speaker
the Anna Joy Taylor clap, like very niche, but that is what she's going to do to get everyone's attention. But I imagine it's- I don't like your food. I don't like your food. I love that movie. That movie is literally my bread and butter. But that is what she does. But I imagine it's more of like a thunders clap than just like the little baby clap I just did. I would say you do it as like thunder starts. going on too. So it kind of like amplifies it.
01:04:32
Speaker
Okay, so at least she got in contact with her dad. um Do I get anyone's attention? Yeah, I mean, if I gotta make another fucking communication. Who is this? Who is this for? Like, tell me who you're? Everybody. Like to get them to stop the fucking fighting.
01:04:56
Speaker
I would imagine it would be like the cool, it would be cool if even one person got it, please.
01:05:12
Speaker
Okay, you're going, to you're going to have to communication, right? hey You're gonna have to beat, beat a 16 for me. A 16, okay. I was about, I wish I had like a skill in intimidation, because I feel like this is an intimidation thing. Oh wait, yeah, I was gonna, no, that'd still be communication, so yeah. Yeah, but I don't have the intimidation thingy, because if I added too many, it would be like, I'm too overpowered. Yeah. Next time though.
01:05:44
Speaker
Okay, that actually was a pretty good fucking roll. That's a six with a five and another five. So that is a 10, a 16 plus 117. That was actually a good roll. You get the attention of basically everybody when you do that. And Sola sort of turns around like, huh?
01:06:07
Speaker
Okay, what I have gotten the vibe, because Ena cannot lie, that our sender is upset because she's missing.
01:06:20
Speaker
You've gotten the vibe that he's upset about something, but you're not 100% sure. Because I have a feeling I know exactly. It could be that you're missing. It could be a different issue entirely. OK. Because I have a feeling that um he's going to blame Murphy now that I think about it for her missing, and that makes me feel bad. um and the other's gonna be a war. So she- One of my favorite things, by the way, I think Murphy's not just non-binary, they're just, they're gender fluid at this point because neither of you can get the gender correct. I'm sorry. I try my best. I try. I'm not like upset about it. It's just like one minute you'll be like- Well, you said he, they.
01:07:08
Speaker
You said he they i know but you just said she oh I did Fucking cat She pulled a D, like what, like a D6 every episode to see what photos. Maybe I didn't even know, I didn't even fucking notice, baby, that I said a she. She's funny.
01:07:39
Speaker
um So Ina, after doing the clap, she then stands at attention and I think she announces Alcinda sends his disappointments. Because, again, like, Alcindor has taught, like, a house in disarray is something he does not want. Yes. Like, that is something that he has taught. So he would be upset if his house was in disarray. So it's technically not a lie. Yeah. You have everybody's attention. OK, I didn't know if someone was going to, like, boo her or something. Oh, they're all just watching. They're seeing how this plays out.
01:08:18
Speaker
ah She then says, ah like after saying Alcindor senses disappointments, and she goes, I have just finished talking with Alcindor after seeing how his house is in such disarray, what seems to be the problem, and if it cannot be fixed, it will be fixed in the pits.
01:08:40
Speaker
um they all look at you and there there's one the bartender actually that like pulled Murphy aside like looks at Murphy and then looks at you Serena first before he says anything goes like is that someone you know would it like is it is it a bad thing if i say yes no i'm just curious and okay then yes cool Um, he then looks at you, you know, and goes. It's been like this for the last four days. Nobody knows why everybody's so quick to temper, but everybody sure damn is. You know, how long has it been since we got here? It's been like what, like five days? Yeah, it's been almost a full week. OK.
01:09:32
Speaker
um
01:09:35
Speaker
Hmm.
01:09:38
Speaker
I guess Ina would then say, all right, we are forming an orderly line. You are telling me one by one what seems to be your fucking problem. And then we are going to solve it. Again, if it cannot be solved now, it will be solved in the pits. Do I make myself clear? And then she does another clap. um but Sola slowly makes her way to Murphy and be like, this is why I'm attracted to action new people.
01:10:10
Speaker
Also, in the background, you're going to hear the kittens sprinting after each other. I was about to say, every single time we hear one of those jingle bells, it's just more thunder, baby. It's just more thunder. It's in universe, you know? You just see two cats running around the room. Nobody pays a damn deal. More cats, they're fine. yeah um so there's like a There's like a single file line that like goes up to you, Ina, and they're all just sort of waiting. And the first person that walks up to you is like, yeah, so there's.
01:10:45
Speaker
the The first person that's in line is um a drac. Sorry, drac. That's like people, right? Yeah. The lizard foe. Yeah, he's very it's full gold drac in what looks to be like faux armor. it It's very clear he wears this to this temple and to like only only these kinds of temples because he doesn't look like that comfortable in it. But um he stands up to attention to you, arms behind his back, fully straight looking at you. He goes.
01:11:23
Speaker
Well, is he waiting for permission to speak? Because I'll get it. So then she like I think as like an intimidation tactic, she lets him sit for a second.
01:11:35
Speaker
And then she says, permission. Just like staring at him. takes He takes a breath um just to like make this funnier, by the way. Solas is like draped against the ah bar and she goes, this is so hot. I think like you seeing this in this element, because again, like Ina mentioned earlier that It takes years like hundreds of years for kids of Alcindor to get to that rank and the fact that you know it's only 75 you see why Alcindor picked her. Like yeah she's in her element. Yeah but uh the guy takes a breath and goes
01:12:19
Speaker
Starting three days ago for me, I was fine. I had all everything together. Everything was organized. Everything was exactly how it should be. And then suddenly this rage and anxiety came over me and it wasn't something I could simply stop. And it was like something was pulling me to just like instantly be angered. And I didn't know what it was. And he stops talking and just like takes a breath and like continues to be added attention to you. and Okay. She then says dismissed and then yells next. He walks off. um This next one is trying to find my list of all. This next one is this really buff goblin. Sweet.
01:13:16
Speaker
He's wearing more of like a black tattered tank top and has like ripped up jeans and looks a little bit more scrappy. So River. No, but a goblin. Yeah. He's just a little guy. Just a little guy. Fuck you guys. Fuck you guys. It's not to say that that's a bad thing, but like River was 100% a goblin. River was 100, in fact, percent a goblin. I need you guys to know that River just woke up in my head for a moment and went, ah. And you're telling me she doesn't have goblin energy? Exactly. She's a goblin. I'm fully expecting to meet a goblin character at some point named Brooke.
01:14:01
Speaker
And their voice is like, hey, guys. Yeah. Anybody got some cigarettes? I like to drive cars. Room, room. I like to go fast.
01:14:17
Speaker
Alex is not amused, guys. No, she's not. This guy's just like staring at you doing the same thing that the other drag the drag did. but She does like the same thing. Like, again, like permission listens, dismisses, continues. And it's it's pretty much a lot of the same um stories. There was one or two stories where it was just like, Well, Sal over there owes me money and like fuck him for not giving me this shit that he owes me. It's like somewhere like that. But I think like in those instances, she does say like a verdict of like, OK, simple so and so give the fucking money to whoever.
01:15:01
Speaker
And then they'd be like, but they cheated. And that's like sort of. And then that's when I say, I don't give a fuck if they cheated, you give them the money. Like it's whatever. um So then like, I guess once the last person comes in and so it's like a lot of people who feel exact, like to sum up, people who are feeling a lot of anxiety, a pool to feel rage and they feel out of control. Like there's something wrong, but they don't know what it is. Yes. Yes. Okay. ah
01:15:33
Speaker
And I'm guessing there hasn't been a lot of wars and stuff down in Astrodale. Okay. Not for probably 400 to 500 years. Probably not in a good decent amount of time. So they probably don't fight a whole lot, right? um So in none of the places Solas would reside, would there be a lot of fighting? That doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of fights. It is still a city, but you have to remember Solas, if anything, even though loves is mean and hadn't, still is and always will be a main follower of Absalom. So has Franklin come out yet hearing that it's not as arguing? yeah
01:16:23
Speaker
Yeah, Franklin has like slowly like come out of his office. OK, so then seeing Franklin come out, I think the only thing that might help the situation, because I don't think fighting would be the answer, like forcing them to like do like a tournament or something. No, it would just get worse. It would just get worse. So then she then like turns, faces him. Does he have like he doesn't have any ranking or anything because he said like we haven't used that language in so long. No. OK, so. Oh, they have they have stuff to make stuff, right? You said that there was like a blacksmith. It's more of it's more of like a museum than like an actual like Ford. a What would be a way to keep them busy?
01:17:18
Speaker
You do know, you do know some people that have been starting to make more and more weapons lately. It's just been for more roleplay shit than like real. Okay. Yeah, but I was thinking like, what is like, because not everyone is able to do that, right? Because if they were like, there's probably like, what, like 50 people in here? I would say more of like 100, 100. OK, I was OK. We can't have like 100 forges going because then that would just be like a lot. That'd be excessive. OK. How did the the LARP people, how did their place look like? Did it look like they had like, OK, here's the thing. Did it look more Renaissance fair or Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory in Glasgow?
01:18:09
Speaker
Um, looked more Ren fair. Okay. Hmm. I was about to say, cause if it needed improvements, that's what they could have done.
01:18:22
Speaker
How does this place look? It looks like, it looks like, um, someplace that very well could be a forge if it was set up correctly, especially with the giant pit that's in the center. Okay, so that that's what she's gonna do. She's gonna like give off a list of improvements and stuff. Okay, so that's the way they keep them busy. Okay, so She turns to Franklin. She then, like, gives the report of what everyone is saying, and then she gives her consensus. So she says, as of according to this, it sounds mostly like you have idle hands, since your house is now somewhat in correct shape, but not in perfect shape, because Alcinda has again stated that a house in disarray and idle hands are not good working hands. What you must do is, and then starts pointing out, like,
01:19:17
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fix the pit, make this more of a forge, fix that, like pointing out anything that could be done to like change and keep them busy. And she said then says, I expect a full report the next time that I come to see if there's any changes or any differences in behaviors. They say they all just like collectively as a group, just say, yes, ma'am. And Yes chef. Yeah. So then she then marches over to, she doesn't even ask for to be dismissed because she is like, she, I think. She is now the captain. She is now head bitch in charge. She then marches over to Solis and Murphy and then whispers, get the fuck out of here.
Reflecting on Temple Events and Next Steps
01:20:07
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Solis is just like,
01:20:10
Speaker
Murphy down's another shot. You cut out for a second for me, so I don't know what happened. You cut out for a second for me, so I don't know what happened. Murphy down's another shot. Okay. I think, like, a shot, like, you know, will not take a shot in front of them until she's, like, out on the premises. Like, out of their eyesight, at least. Or, actually, no, she does take a quick shot and then slams it on the ground and then marches out. you
01:20:41
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So as you guys are outside, Solas just like looks at everybody as soon as you like close the door. And as soon as you close the door, you hear movement again, but doesn't sound like shouting and shit. But Solas just like looks at you, Ena, and goes. That's why I'm attracted to toxic people, because that was not a shit.
01:21:06
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I don't think there was that was toxic. That seems a lot like how it was at home. No, but you don't understand. A lot of Alzheimer's people, when you date them, they are toxic. It is not a good relationship any time. Murphy's just nodding. Murphy's like, yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah, no tracks. However, I can't date my siblings because that'd be weird. that That would be weird. Have you tried dating? We should talk to you about that again. I already told you I fuck all the time. What's a kiss, Ina? I have been taught this by the little person. The little person says that a kiss is when you put two lips together and they go, muah. I mean, that's not wrong. that' No. See, if I fuck all the time.
01:21:56
Speaker
Nobody's had to ask more of my siblings. I did not ask. I need a clarification because a kiss means different to other people. I always say, oh, I can kiss this person and I shove my blade into them. I give them the kiss of death.
01:22:12
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Hey, Ina. Can I kiss you? No, because my good friend Vincent taught me about personal space boundaries and permission. Yeah, and that's why I asked, so I just want to just, yeah okay. No. My lips are exclusively for the people who do the fucking... Soulja. She goes, I thought we do do the fucking way. I'm just going to talk to my guy. I can't wait for the day that Ina finally doesn't talk like Thor.
01:22:52
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and She's not an absolute idiot. 30 episodes in and she's like, hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? I'm here on a date. I don't think I can ever be normal, guys. I'm trying. Also, low key, I kind of want the Ismene follower to just be like the background guy that Murphy sees on the occasion, and regardless of what's happening in the story. No, that's fine. it It only took five episodes and one of us is finally dating someone.
01:23:32
Speaker
Um, so Solace just goes, so did you talk to your dad, you know, or was that just for a brief second? Yeah, I'm imagining they're walking and talking.
01:23:45
Speaker
Uh, essentially what I got was is that he was also agitated, a little bit anxious, but I don't know what because, um, it was a little choppy. I couldn't concentrate in there because people were too fucking loud as she turns back and like stares at the temple in a glare kind of tone. And she says, um, uh, he asked where I was and who I was with. And I only said that I was with Murph and that was it.
01:24:15
Speaker
You have so no idea of what's going on up there. Not a clue. I would venture and guess that your dad doesn't even know what's going on. I hope not. If we go to a place for Rob, I guarantee he doesn't know what's going on. I hope not because if he does find out that I'm down here because of nefarious purposes of people who shall not be named, I have a feeling it's going to be hell to pay and there's going to be a giant roar.
01:24:45
Speaker
Yeah, but at least the people who fuck with you would die. I don't think I want that, though.
01:24:53
Speaker
Because what I thought was my friends. Well, I like my friends and I don't want friends to die, but I'm very angry at this person. Does that still make them my friend? I think we'll see where that goes. um As you're walking, um Murph, can you give me a perception, not seeing? Sure. If it's a hearing perception, can I roll for it? Yes. That's a 13. Okay, because I have a hearing perception thingy.
01:25:25
Speaker
Okay, so real quick, when it says Stunt Points on the bottom there, does that mean I got three? No, unless you unless you got a six on your Stunt Guide, that's when you add the Stunt Point, because I allow you guys to do so much stupid shit, and I don't want you to get overpowered too quickly. I got a 16 total. Amazing. So let me roll for soulless. Just for Scarlet. Just for Scarlet, I got a six, a four, and a three, and then I have a plus three to my hearing perception. OK, so Solis is just walking. She doesn't hear shit because she's not turn actually too turned on. She's trying to come down.
01:26:09
Speaker
um Yeah, she's just like walking like she's like, why does Alcindor have so many pop followers? That's not fair. um So. While you guys are walking, you hear this little old lady say, I just planted these yesterday. Why are they in full bloom right now? Murphy puts their hand on their face and was just like, ah I guess I got to go talk to Rob.
01:26:45
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She, you know, then goes, if I had to have an awkward conversation with my dad, you have to have an awkward conversation with your dad. Are we going to, uh, robanthus? Yeah, but can we get some food first? Because I realized that I hadn't eaten anything before I had those two shots. andt if Give me a constitution match.
01:27:10
Speaker
ah Well, I get a plus one to that, so that's a 13. I think, as you're saying, we should probably go and get something to eat. You automatically see Ina's at the Pretzel Guy Cart. You're his favorite customer, so... He just immediately gives you two and just... Actually, no. As they're saying this, not at Pretzel Guy Cart, Ina then mysteriously pulls out two Pretzels. and then shoves them over at ah Murphy. She still has this 50 pretzels she has to get rid of. I mean, Solas goes, I mean, there's a kebab truck over there. No, we exclusively pretzels for the next 10 days. I want a falafel. a Can I have a falafel pretzel?
01:27:58
Speaker
Wait, does the pretzel guy have like those like hot dogs wrapped in pretzels? I have a yeah pretzel that's like that, and I hand over a pretzel that's exactly like that. Then I eat that. Yes, but I'm a vegetarian, so I can't- I hand over a tofu dog pretzel. I bought his whole fucking cart, remember? yeah Okay, but it's not just plain tofu. What looks like the flavoring of tofu here? uh the flavoring of this tofu dog pretzel is strangely falafel so it's just falafel falafel flavored tofu dog pretzel that's self cheeses so it's just falafel is like a middle what what what food is that in mediterranean i think um i think so is falafel meditate mediterranean yes good question because
01:28:55
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Cause I know we have a family here that's from Greece and they sell falafels. So maybe it's Greek. Yeah. Greece is Mediterranean. it's mediterranean so yeah Mediterranean. That's what we were saying. Oh my God. I'm hungry. Um, yeah, you just put Mediterranean seasonings on the tofu. She's like, um, Oh, I, okay. Um,
01:29:24
Speaker
All right. ah Yeah. So I'm going to get you guys to do quick eating and then how many more pretzels do I have to get rid of? I feel like I gave away 30 at this point. Do I have like 20 left? 100 shit. I'm genuine. I genuinely think 50 fillers worth of pretzels. And you said that was the equivalent of his whole cart. Yeah. Okay, so D100 roll. Here we go. I have 88 pretzels left! That was a really good D100 roll though. Bad timing. Can I say I've gotten rid of 88 pretzels? Sure. To make it easier, and I have 22 left. I have 22 left out of 100.
01:30:11
Speaker
Listen. That's how you pay people moving forward. Solus just wants a falafel. Solus just wants falafel. And she has a falafel pretzel. What more do you want? At this point, Murphy comes out of the stupor with the falafel and just hole holds it up to Solus. I smack it out of the hand. Thank you. And I shove a pretzel into Solus's face. Look, you know, I think if you stuffed a pretzel with falafel, I think that'd be pretty good. I think that would taste fantastic. And I've never had a falafel.
01:30:43
Speaker
i would it was out wait back Guys, we have to finish this. I know. Fine, I'll ask the question after. okay so Come on, Kyle. You guys. So do you that you guys want to head into a Temple of Robanthus? I think Ina's going to awkwardly like stand outside and she's like, do I enter? Do I not? Well, the Temple of Robanthus looks more like a greenhouse and it's more of like center of ah City of Verona. It's in like the town square area. um It's like this big, beautiful greenhouse sort of situation.
Murphy's Joyful Temple Exploration
01:31:20
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Solas does follow you into ah the temple.
01:31:25
Speaker
Okay. we When we go into the temple, I'm going to like, or Murphy's going to take like a huge deep breath and just be like, this is what I like. Yeah, it's all covered like floor to ceilings and like plants. It kind of has like that humidity to it. From person walking in here and as soon as like, rob student I almost called you Robanthis. As soon as Murphy like goes like, ah this is what I like. Ina then yells at the top of her lungs.
01:31:58
Speaker
It just waves like an idiot. At the start of the greenhouse, you do see those little leaf pins that you saw some people had in the club, by the way. So, Murph, what do you want to do in here? Is there a way to like pick out or like see the the head or the late the leader of this? There is currently one person in here and they seem to be just like misting the plants with like a mister and they have like a really large sun hat on even though it's like monsooning outside and they have like a cute little apron on with like little gardening gloves and they're just sort of spraying things but they seem to be the only person that's in here. Okay so Murph is gonna walk up and be like hey um
01:32:49
Speaker
What's with all the plants kind of like spontaneously growing? and um They turn around, you see that it's a deer wild folk, um very like cute, long face, like ears are normally up kind of actually down because of the sun hat. And there's like, Oh, we don't know everything you started overgrowing really sporadically. There's even some that have overgrown to the point where they just sort of die. And we're not really sure how to handle it. How can I help you? I'm sorry. Yeah, no, that was a pretty, pretty intense question to ask right off the bat. My name is Murphy. I'm in need. you um Is there like ah an altar or something I can pray at here?
01:33:37
Speaker
so Um, every section actually has their own little like praying area. So you can just like pick one and just like feel the solitude in nature within yourself. If that's any help. If it isn't, I'm so sorry. Murphy like, like tries to stifle a gag a little bit with how she worded that. It's like is like, oh boy, that's intense. Um,
01:34:06
Speaker
And then they're gonna ah signal for the other two to just kind of like hang back and just be like, I ah need to go see if I can contact just hang back, smell the flowers, literally. ah Be right back. You see Solas like pick up a daisy and put it in her hair. She's just like, Ina then like looks, she's like looking around and she's like, why are there no fighting pigs? I imagine Ina like picks up a rose with way too many thorns on it and tries to put it behind her ear and it just kind of like stabs in there. I think she's like looking around but like she's like again she's like is this how old temples of robanthus looks it's kind of boring in here i think it's beautiful in here i mean i'm not saying it's not pretty but i'm saying it's kind of boring before murphy leaves um are there like blackberry bushes and stuff like that in there too
01:34:58
Speaker
Oh yeah, no, it's filled like with flowers or brambles but ferns with That is what Ina is doing. She's eating the fruit off of the bushes. well so Blackberry bushes are like they have a ton of thorns on them. so I feel like Ina would appreciate the plants that fight back. Exactly. the the exactly That is what Ina is doing. Murphy's going to go to the alternates furthest away. yeah and just kind of like sit there and just be like, hey, Rob, it's been a minute. Give me a communication role, my guy. Okay. As you hear this, Ina's asking me. I'm gonna cry for eating these blackberries. I'm sorry, what? I'm sorry, what? I'm gonna cry for eating these blackberries.
01:35:50
Speaker
Okay, that's a 16. That's not bad. She sees before well that you are a follower of Alcindor and she's scared of you. That's a 16 on the green occasion. That's not bad, bad baby. I've been rolling good. for Good for you. I'm rolling like shit today. say that I'm going to roll now once.
01:36:16
Speaker
As you do that, almost similar to what um was going on with Ina, there's like, instead of like a gold string, it almost looks like a vine that's sort of just like being tethered and something like has a little pull to it where it almost feels like the roots that you were growing out of. And you hear like a breath and it's just like
01:36:49
Speaker
Murphy? Does Alcindor have you? Nope. Where are you? On the mortal world. Specifically, uh, Zinal Astor David. Forget the name of the city, but that doesn't matter.
01:37:17
Speaker
Who are you with? I am with one of Alcindor's people, but apparently we got shoved down a hole at like roughly the same time. So don't know what that's about. A hole. As soon as he says a hole, it's like it snaps out of it. Hmm.
01:37:42
Speaker
Guys, I think I'm right. They're betting each other against each other. Hmm.
01:37:49
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I go back and I'm like, yep, okay. He knows where I am now. He knows that I'm with you, Ena. And communication got cut off.
Social Media Promotion and Discounts
01:38:02
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So don't know how he's gonna react to that, but we'll find out.
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