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Post by Daos on May 16, 2023 13:13:36 GMT -8
"Criminal?" The old dwarf shakes his head. "Doesn't surprise me. Kids today have no discipline. Need the fear of Elonna put in them, if you ask me." He shrugs. "Didn't talk to him much myself. I think he said something about heading south. But he mostly kept to himself. Think he talked to Krest some," he says, gesturing to the barista. "And I heard he bought a bunch of supplies over at Porate's place. Maybe one of them knows more."
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Post by Matt4 on May 16, 2023 13:48:31 GMT -8
"I'll go check on the barista." - Poppy says to the others. - "So... Enjoyed the coffee?" - she says, sitting beside Starbuck. - "One for me too, thank you!" - she says to Krest.
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Post by Daos on May 16, 2023 15:29:34 GMT -8
"I'll have another, too," Starbuck crows.
The barista looks a bit nervous. "Miss, you've already had three just now, and the sun's gone down. Are you going to be able to sleep tonight?"
"Sleep?! Do you realize what a waste of time sleep is," Starbuck questions. "It's like dropping eight hours of productivity right into the chamberpot every night! People don't even need that much sleep, you know. If elves don't need it, I say the rest of us don't either. I'm so much more productive without it."
"Err...right," the barista says. "Guess I better brew up another pot," he mutters under his breath, fetching another cup for Starbuck and a cup for Poppy, as well.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 17, 2023 3:43:37 GMT -8
"Thank you very much," April says to the innkeep, before moving to Krest and repeating the same description of the man. "The innkeep told me he spoke to you. What did he say?"
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 17, 2023 15:14:56 GMT -8
"There she goes," Kalinda says as she watches April. "Where is this supply place?" She asks the innkeep. "And I think we can take two rooms," she adds. "There should be enough room for us to share."
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Post by Daos on May 17, 2023 16:04:38 GMT -8
"Thank you very much," April says to the innkeep, before moving to Krest and repeating the same description of the man. "The innkeep told me he spoke to you. What did he say?" Krest, a stout halfling in his late thirties with curly brown hair, blue eyes and fair skin, frowns to himself in concentration as he tries to remember. "Oh, yeah, I think I remember that guy. Called himself...hmm...started with a T? Tren, I think? Anyway, he was a bit shaken up. Not that I blame him. He had just left Si'ahl after a Ravenite raid. I'd be shaken up, too. I don't remember too much more. Oh, he said something about meeting someone...somewhere. South of here, I think? Sorry, it was a week ago and I didn't think any of it was very important." "There she goes," Kalinda says as she watches April. "Where is this supply place?" She asks the innkeep. "And I think we can take two rooms," she adds. "There should be enough room for us to share." "Eh, Porate's place is next door. Probably still open for a little bit," the innkeeper says. "And if you want to cram five people into two rooms, so be it. Just don't make a big mess for me to clean up afterward. That'll be ten blue shards then."
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Post by Matt4 on May 18, 2023 11:05:07 GMT -8
"Hmm interesting." - Poppy says, while slowly sipping on her coffee. As the halfling recounts his encounter with the dwarf, Poppy studies him to see if he's holding something back. OOC Is there somewhere "south from here" that could come to mind as a place where to meet someone? A city, a particular landmark, etc Insight on the barista: jHM7ExKV1d20+3 1d20+3
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Post by Daos on May 18, 2023 14:23:20 GMT -8
Poppy realizes that it would depend largely on how far south one would go. Assuming they stick to the Fey Eye, the next nearest garden to the south would be Bar'eyllis. Then Reisel. Followed by Mudturtle, Twinrivers and Paradise. She's less sure what's beyond that, as it's past Cascadian lands. As far as she can tell, Krest is being as forthcoming as he can be.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 18, 2023 16:24:21 GMT -8
Kalinda pays for the two rooms with her own personal money. She then goes to tell Poppy that she is going go to the supply store next door before she steps out to do just that.
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Post by Daos on May 18, 2023 19:56:20 GMT -8
Stepping next door, Kalinda enters the shop and finds a gull aarakocra man sweeping up for the day. He appears to be in his mid-twenties with white and grey feathers, a yellow beak and yellow eyes. Noticing the monk, he squawks a bit in surprise. "Oh, good evening. Wasn't expecting any more customers today." He quickly sets the broom aside. "What can I get you?"
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Kalinda pays 1 pink shard for two rooms.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 19, 2023 3:55:15 GMT -8
April thanks Krest and finds that Kalinda has paid and moved over to investigate the supply store. She decides to wait for her to come out so she can ask her about what she learned.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 19, 2023 18:47:06 GMT -8
"Did a bald dwarf with with leaf tattoo purchase anything from here?" Kalinda asks. "The innkeep said he came here."
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Post by Daos on May 19, 2023 19:36:52 GMT -8
"Oh, yeah, that does sound familiar," the shopkeep replies. "Yeah, that's right. He bought like a week's worth of rations and other supplies."
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Post by Matt4 on May 20, 2023 6:22:24 GMT -8
With the other two women leaving, Poppy keeps calmly drinking her coffee: "Have you ever seen someone else with that specific type of tattoo?" - she asks Krest.
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Post by Daos on May 20, 2023 11:14:26 GMT -8
Gurt heads up to his room while Starbuck and Poppy sit at the bar, drinking coffee. "We get lots of folk coming and going, usually on their way to or from Si'ahl," Krest says. "Actually, wait...now that you mention it, I do remember something. There was this woman with that tattoo. I only remember because it was on her face, which was unusual. Also, she was stunningly beautiful. But this was a long, looong time ago. Like, a decade, maybe? Several years, at least."
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