Cast: Lt. Ignatius Fury (Sky), Kyprinos Apotonero (Sky), Jaxton (Sky), Dagaz "Geoff" Imposter (Sky), Gunner (Sky), Xifias, the guard dude (Sky), Gracie (AOM), Millie (Cyber), Relgia (Eye)
TLDR: The three meet up with cloaked Ayzer lady and the famous Kano blacksmith, known affectionately as Iggy. Iggy tells them to find stuff that was stolen from him to make weapons for the Ayzer lady. She tags along with the group and go to the pier to find Jaxton. After finding a bag of glyphs and engaging in a battle of confidence with Jaxton, they win another bag of glyphs before the Ayzer hooligan swims away. Then, they meet up with someone who claims to be Geoff, a worker for Iggy. After apprehending him and bringing him to Iggy, he puts him in a chokehold and accuses him of being an imposter, on account of having a tail with the real Geoff chopped his off as a sign of loyalty to Iggy. The group decides to let Iggy incapacitate the imposter, who is revealed to be a shapeshifting demon, or "Dagaz". After finding the remaining items Iggy needs, they also find an amethyst ore and an extra hammer after Relgia fondles him. After binding him in rope, Relgia and Gracie leave to meet up with Zain about their adventure. Millie decides to stick with Iggy and watch him make Kippy's weapons. After this, unbeknownst to everyone else, Kippy is revealed to be the Ayzer princess, Kyprinos Apotonero.
Support Points Earned: 2 each.
[6:39 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: The cloaked Ayzer woman stood in front of the former lieutenant, Ignatius Fury, having a quick chat before the helpers they've asked for in the fliers and poster to show up.
"So why me again? I'm flattered, but I must say that I'm a bit confused... why not someone from your --" the famous blacksmith started before the woman cut him off.
"Hush hush, simmer down," she interrupted with a smile, "I chose you because of those rumors I've heard. I knew you were a famous blacksmith, and they said you found balance and such here in Psari, but I'd never think..."
"I'm not quite sure I follow..." he said with a confused face.
"THE MARK!" she said angrily with a stomp of her foot, "Word has spread of others like you, and I must say I'm impressed. A famous Kano with a mark that bears importance. What they're calling 'the mark of representation'... So you must understand, I couldn't get weapons from anyone else."
"Oh this thing? Sure, it looks mighty cool, but... I doubt I'm so special," he said as he began to blush a little, wisps of fire coming from him in the process. He showed the mark by flexing his arm a little, portraying the tribal-looking tattoo that glowed a faint orange on his dark, maroon skin. "Besides, I must admit, it's awfully fishy that you're being stolen from in the same manner that I am. No pun intended."
The woman erupted in laughter. "Haha 'fishy'! I know I've heard that one a million times, but it's always just as funny!" she said as she wiped tears from her eyes from the fit of laughter.
They were busy enough in conversation that they hadn't noticed anyone walking toward them in the distance.
[6:47 PM] cybershadowX: Millie peeked around the corner as she viewed the meeting place. She had signed up for the job impulsively but was now having second thoughts. Would she be accepted? Would she be good enough? Millie continued to fret behind the corner as she carefully considered her next actions. Ignatius Fury intimidated her quite a bit as well. She had met a Kano before but the thought of meeting such a famous forger both excited her and scared her. What if he got disappointed in Millie because she was bad at metalworking?. Wait...The flier never even said anything about forging why would he be disappointed?(edited)
[6:52 PM] gonig: Gracie, on the other hand, quickly rounds the corner, her lance held in one hand as she approaches the pair. The Ayzer had made her way across the city many times before--this trip felt like no different as she made her way towards Ignatius and the cloaked woman. She nods her head at the both of them, giving a small bow as she looks towards both her contacts.
"Ignatius Fury. Hello again--I was the girl you assisted with the ring, do you recall?" She makes a fist, showing the accessory in her grip--a pure coral band with a nicely-sized pearl set within. She turns her gaze to the other Ayzer, giving another nod.
"Do I have it right that you are the contact who requested our services?"
[6:58 PM] EyePierce: Relgia rested a hand on Millie's back and gave her a small push to force her into the shop. "Hold yer head higher. We're doin' 'im a service. Can't be skittish 'else he'll think we're not up for it."
She gave the girl a wry smile and stepped into the shop entirely, meeting the Kano's gaze with a smile but letting Gracie's words speak for her.
[7:00 PM] cybershadowX: "EEEEP!"
Millie stumbled forward from the push and quickly looks around.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR YOU SCARED THE LIVING SPIRITS OUT OF ME!"
Eyes watering from the fright she turns around and yells at Relgia.
[7:07 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh my, are you alright, Miss...?" Ignatius said as he bent down and offered both of his hands to assist her from getting up with a smile which mirrored the rest of him: large. The Kano stood tall, though not insanely tall for a Kano, perhaps 6'6". He was one of his race with only 2 arms. He bore a knee-length kilt-like garment, which had the symbol of his smithy on it. An anvil with two hammers and a flame.
"But yes, this woman here has asked of your assistance. And I do remember you, young Gracie. And it looks like we have a Kano too! Hahaha, trying to show you some courage, eh?" he asked the girl he was offering assistance. The faintly-glowing orange mark could be seen on his right bicep. They would likely remember how similar it looked to the one Zain had gotten.
"But please," he added, "you can call me Iggy just fine."(edited)
[7:10 PM] cybershadowX: Millie blushed furiously but did her best to get up herself as dignified as possible. Giving Relgia a glare she folds her arms grumpily.
"I'm perfectly fine. I was just..surprised."
AHHHHHH THIS IS SO EMBARRASING
[7:14 PM] gonig: "If you would prefer it, Iggy, then I have no mind to deny you," Gracie replies. She glances back towards her companions, giving a nod to him. "That's right. We are all of the group that you required, I believe," nodding back to the hooded other. "Shall we discuss our business here?"
[7:19 PM] EyePierce: " 'S good by me Iggy. Tha shy one's Millie, you already know Gracie, an' I'm Relgia." The Kano thrust a digit at each member in turn, before her voice deepened into a more serious tone. "Yer flier said there were thieves about?"
[7:20 PM] cybershadowX: "I'd be a lot less shy if you let me walk on my own instead of shoving me," Millie mumbles under her breath.(edited)
[7:30 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Gracie, Millie, and Relgia. Great! A fine crew if you ask me. Now, I suppose we should get down to some business, eh? Well, y'see, this kind woman had commissioned me to make her some weapons, as she is in need of some--" Iggy started.
"Yes, yes, Ignatius, but I'm sure it'd be easier to hear my end." the woman piped up.
"Fair," he said with a smile and a motion with his hand, but she continued before she could see such a motion.
"Well, people have been stealing from me. Fruits, weapons, and anything in between. All sorts of stuff. It's just absolutely ridiculous. And without weapons or the like, we don't stand a chance at fighting those hooligans back. So I asked assistance from the great and famous Lt. Ignatius Fury, who as you can see, is blessed to have the mark of representation as they're calling it," the cloaked woman noted with her finger pointing to his bicep as best as she could, but she paled in size compared to him.
"Yes, and the ingredients I need to make such a request have been stolen from me as well. And seeing as I'm... understaffed..." he explained with a distant look before returning his gaze to the rest of the group with a smile, "...I need help finding such things while I watch the shop. Any questions?" Iggy asked, making sure they were as filled in on the details as they could be.
"No question is a dumb one, so feel free to ask as much as you need," he said with a smile.
"Well water you waiting for? Let's not waste time! Time is precious!" she said with a few claps as she giggled a little from her own pun.(edited)
[7:35 PM] cybershadowX: That pun was horrendous...
Millie did her best not to visibly cringe at the joke. Scratching the back of her head with her right hand she digests the information.
"Well, knowing what was stolen would be a good start."
[7:39 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a nod to Millie's suggestion, having a good-natured giggle at the woman's joke.
"If we had a list, that would assist us in finding everything. In addition..." She nods at the hooded Ayzer. "...you have not given your introduction, Miss--could we have your name?"
[7:44 PM] EyePierce: "It might jus' be me, but scoundrels shouldn't just be able ta stroll in an' take stuff. Isn't there a watch, or a guard or somethin' that's supposed to prevent it? Ah don't know 'bout the lady, but yer a big name, Iggy. Do ya got an idea how the sneaks did it in the first place?"
[8:01 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Ugh, if you must know, my name is Kyprinos Apotonero. So don't make a big deal about it," she remarked as she pulls down her cloak with narrowed eyebrows towards the group. Underneath the cloak was a gorgeous young woman with pale pink skin. She had straight hair, which looked almost like a blonde color, but with a lime green shade to it. She had a golden headpiece over her forehead studded with shining little jewels. A little chain hung down each side of her face which connected her headpiece to her dangling and gaudy earrings. She even had a matching necklace! She wore a golden-red lipstick, and little patches of shiny fish-like scales shimmered in the light. The group likely would notice how important she looked, yet how secretive and defensive she was acting. What could she do at her age to earn such lavish jewelry?
"Yes, the young lady was sent to get weapons. She has a few fellows that are making themselves at home inside, also," he said with a thumb pointing backwards, " I'm afraid I have lost a few things, actually. I tried to be more generous to the community and helping out without charge, as I did with young Gracie, but it only made it worse. To make what I need of Miss Kyprinos, I need my favorite hammer, some sapphires, and some of my high-end glyphs. Up until now, previous employees have been caught stealing from me and leaving town. But now that I'm being more selective with who I hire, it's only gotten stranger. Just two weeks ago, Geoff was reported stealing a lot of amethyst ore from me, but the funny thing is: he was sick and bed-ridden at my own home not too far from here. Poor thing couldn't even make it to his own place. Had to carry him back to mine. So I know for a fact it wasn't him, as I got the report when he was with me. I haven't the fuzziest idea what's going on, but helping Miss Kyprinos comes first, at least for the time being," Ignatius explained to the group.(edited)
[8:04 PM] cybershadowX: Millie took out her journal and messily recorded the items that they needed. She didn't realize her backpack was still open, or that Kiko the stuffed animal whale was poking his head out.
"Hammer... sapphiers...glyphs..."
The mention of high end glyphs got her excited. Those things had always fascinated her and she wanted to see one in person.
[8:09 PM] gonig: Gracie gives her head a small not at Kyprinos. "I see. Thank you..." She thinks to herself for a moment, considering the situation.
"Where do you think we might locate these items, Iggy--or, at the very least, where would we start?"(edited)
[8:14 PM] EyePierce: "So ya want us ta catch the thieves then. Might be able ta find jewels at tha market, but yer hammer an' glyphs are another story."
Relgia cracked one pair of her knuckles. It'd be fun to get her hands on the oily kind of folk that would steal from a man and not even have the guts to take credit for it.(edited)
[8:25 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Hmm...." Iggy stood thinking for a moment.
"Well, I hadn't thought of that, Relgia. You could go around town and ask, if you'd like. Perhaps ask some merchants if they've seen anything. There's also Jaxton the Ayzer and his little group of hooligans. They've stolen from me before, though I would've thought I scared it out of them last time a couple months ago. They usually hang around the pier, if I recall correctly. Which sounds better?"
[You can now choose to go to one of the two places. Town or Pier. Which gets the most votes is where you'll start.]
[8:29 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Pier it is, then!]
[8:32 PM] cybershadowX: Millie nodded.
"I'll head over to the pier to deal with that Jaxton guy."
[8:33 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "As long as it sounds alright with everyone else," he says with a nod, "Any objections?"(edited)
[8:36 PM] EyePierce: "Best for us ta try and stop tha source, right? Else you'll just have ta go through this all again. If it doesn't pan out we can always change our heading."
[8:37 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "You're not wrong there, Relgia. I like your thinking. Though, what say you, young Gracie?"
[8:39 PM] gonig: "Him and his group being known criminals may mean he has access to information we don't involving the crimes here. We should head toward the pier."
[8:42 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well then, it's unanimous! To the pier it is! And... if you don't mind, I think I'll have miss Apotonero tag along to make sure everything goes to plan."
She rolls her eyes, "I guess if I have to. I suppose I'm as useless as a fish out of water standing around here doing nothing..."
"That's the spirit!" Iggy says with a friendly pat on the back, "I'll inform your friends inside. Come back and let me know what you find out, alright?"
[8:44 PM] cybershadowX: Millie began walking towards the pier, restlessly tapping the hilt of her sheathed sword.
How will we know who Jaxton is?(edited)
[8:44 PM] EyePierce: As the group turns to leave, Relgia reaches a hand over to Millie, patting her head and drawing her closer. "Ya might wanna close that bag o' yers. 'S a cute animal, but I think it sends tha wrong sorta message ta folk."
[8:45 PM] cybershadowX: "..."
Millie rapidly zipped the bag shut before swinging it over her back.
"Not. A. Word."(edited)
[8:46 PM] gonig: Gracie follows the two silently, holding her decorated lance alongside her as she makes her way toward the pier.
[8:46 PM] EyePierce: To her credit, the Kano obliged. Though she didn't mind letting out a loud throaty chuckle.
[8:48 PM] cybershadowX: Upon reaching the pier Millie looked around. The bustling sounds of the pier greeted the group. Seagulls cawed, fishermen haggled with merchants and the distant horn of a shipping barge echoed across the seaside. Finding Jaxton would take ages.
[8:51 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well," Kyprinos says with a bit of a pouty face, "Are you gonna look around for him or stand around?" she asks, a little impatient.
[I'll roll some rng to make things interesting on place you guys look. Though if unsuccessful too many times in a row, you'll have to move on and go elsewhere]
[9:04 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Millie goes to the end of the pier and dangles off the edge a little to look underneath. She sees a rope tied to a leg of the pier, connected to a bag. After pulling it loose, she finds something strange... Wait, are these glyphs?
"Those look fancy if you ask me. Why were they just in the water like that? You'd think that'd ruin 'em," Kyprinos says aloud, "Guess we'll bring them back to Ignatius and he can tell us if those are his. Let's see if we can find anything else. Let's hop to it!" she announces as she takes a seat on the pier to watch the three others do the work.
[9:06 PM] cybershadowX: This feels almost too easy...
Millie stared at the bag dubiously. Sure it was a bunch of glyphs... But they were either fake or it was a trap. She instinctively reached for her sword.
[9:08 PM] gonig: Gracie purses her lips, looking about the crowd nearby them for any unsavory-looking types.
[9:12 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Gracie looks around, but she doesn't see anyone -- or anything -- out of the ordinary.(edited)
[9:13 PM] EyePierce: Not knowing the man, Relgia wasn't sure where his favorite spots were. But she did know ruffians. And if they were in the area? Folk would take notice. That being said, she stepped away from her two companions and shouted.
"I've got beef with Jaxton. A bilge rat, causes trouble ta good 'onest folk. Any o' you lot here know where I can find him?"
[9:14 PM] cybershadowX: Millie wanted to slap Relgia.
"Are you stupid? Calling them out is either going to scare them away or get us killed!"(edited)
[9:17 PM] EyePierce: "What it'll get us is results. We can't find tha shark in the water if we don't bleed a little bit, aye?"
[9:18 PM] cybershadowX: Millie glowered but didn't say anything.
[9:20 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Relgia's shouting made some passerbys look at her, but they still kept on walking. They didn't want to get caught up in... anything with Jaxton.
But a splash could be heard from the pier, and something jumped out and landed on the pier!
It was an Ayzer, with a sandy-skin and long, darker sand-colored hair tied back. His tail wasn't quite as long as the fully-grown adult Ayzer. It actually only reached about the back of his knees. He wore only some cargo shorts, and his soaking wet body held out his arms wide in a manner of display.
"Wassit t' ya, eh? Who's got th' beef? C'mon, ain't scared of a little fishy, are ya??" He wasn't holding a weapon or anything, but it was tattered with scars all over.
Kyprinos jumped back and ran behind the other three.(edited)
[9:22 PM] cybershadowX: Millie turned sharply to meet the Ayzer but didn't draw he sword. She made sure the bag of glyphs was safely stored in her backpack.
"Yes actually, we do," Millie replied with an oddly composed voice.
[9:25 PM] gonig: Gracie leans slightly to one side, leaning on her lance and looking the ruffian over. She steps next to Relgia, nodding at who she assumed was Jaxton.
"You're Jaxton, I take it? We're looking for information. Though, if it's coming from 'a little fishy', perhaps we may be at the wrong pond..."
[9:28 PM] EyePierce: The Kano grinned and shrugged out of her vest. "There's been a lotta of fingers pointin' 'round tryin' to explain a recent tide o' robberies. One of those is pointin' your way." She briefly chuckled. "little fishy."
[9:34 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Yeah, I'm Jax, wassit t' ya?" the Ayzer says with a nasty look and narrowed eyes.
"Oh, you know good n' well that ain't how I meant it!" he yells angrily at them about the 'little fish' comment.
Jaxton's confidence has been decreased to 3!
[Alright, here's the next little game of rng! Jaxton's confidence ranges from 0-7, with 4 being smack-dab in the middle. If it reaches 0, he'll stop this nonsense and answer some questions the easy way. But if things escalate to 7, he'll get angry and full of himself and want to fight you, making getting answers from him the hard way. The rng will be rolled 1-10. Anything from 1-3 will decrease his confidence by 1 point, anything from 4-6 will do nothing, anything from 7-9 will increase his confidence by 1 point, and rolling a 10 will make the next number double in effect!. ](edited)
[9:43 PM] EyePierce: "I'll admit. I didn't think you'd show your gills. The kind of prawn I'm lookin' for is one who steals from honest folk and doesn't have the backbone to put his name to the deed. " Relgia's voice dipped lower and her cocky grin left her face. "So tell me, little fishy. Are you the one I'm looking to grill?"
[9:46 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I don't gotta listen t' ya! You're not mah Ma! Or mah Pa! You ain't got nuthin on me!"
[Jaxton is acting a fool and making a scene. This could either go really poorly or really good...
Confidence level: 3](edited)
[9:48 PM] cybershadowX: Millie cautiously walks to the side of Jaxton, aiming to cut off his escape.
"Nothing on you...hmm?"
Millie wasn't tall, but she was taller than him. Her face masked any fear or doubt she may have had before. She stared into Jaxton's eyes, searching for a weakness.(edited)
[9:52 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Take a picture, it'll last longer!" he says with a loud voice as he stares back and mean mugs her. But she doesn't back down, but keeps staring. Oh no, he's not intimidating her as much as he thought.... He breaks eye contact.
"Oh shut up!"
[Jaxton takes a hit with his confidence!
Confidence level: 1]
[9:55 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a small giggle as he breaks eye contact with Millie. "It's obvious we've made some sort of mistake. Clearly, you're not one of the ruffian types at all--if you could direct us to the ones that robbed you of your clothing and left you with those awful scars, we'll be on our way."
[9:58 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh c'mon, I'm not that good.... I'm bad and scary! I got these scars from fighting! With gravity... I'm really clumsy... Oh dammit it all! Wad'ya want? Just hurry up and get it over with so you can leave me be." he says with a pouty face and crossed arms.
[Jaxton takes another hit with his confidence!
Confidence level: 0.](edited)
[10:01 PM] cybershadowX: Millie leans finds a crate and takes a seat, crossing her left leg over her right.
"I'm looking for some sapphires and a really nice hammer. You wouldn't happen to have a couple would you?"
No need to bug him about the Glyphs since we already have them.(edited)
[10:05 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Sapphires n' a hammah? Whew," he says with a sigh of relief as he wipes his brow.
"No clue what yer talkin' 'bout, 'fraid. Now if yer only gonna ask me stupid questions, then ya only get 3 more. 3 strikes n' yer out. If you wanted sapphires, sounds like you should buy some at a jewelry place. And if ya want a hammah, ya shoulda asked that old fiery fart at the forge."(edited)
[10:07 PM] gonig: "Speaking of that gentleman from the forge..." Gracie steps forward, leaning on her Swimmy. "We've been hearing that he's been getting reports of robberies by some unknown criminals. Would you know anything about that?"
[10:08 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Robberies? Nope... no clue." he says as he shifts around a little nervously.
[10:11 PM] EyePierce: The fight avoided for now, Relgia vented a gout of flame and picked up her vest. "Ya really don't wanna be protectin' these rats. They'll push ya under tha water to stop their own hide from gettin' wet, so why do ya think ya gotta stick yer tail out for 'em?"
[10:16 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "'kay, jeez, damn! Me and th' boys took some glyphs. Happy now? We were just gonna give 'em a little look see. If any of 'em caught our eye, we could always use some better knives. And if you guys are gonna gang up on me then you can have 'em back!"
He threw a bag of glyphs toward Relgia, and they clinked as they hit the pier.
"We didn't even take all of 'em. We aren't heartless. We let the fart keep some, so he can't complain 'bout havin' none."(edited)
[10:19 PM] cybershadowX: Millie uses her foot and kicks the bag in the air, neatly catching it in her hand.
Didn't we just find a bag under the pier?(edited)
[10:22 PM] gonig: Gracie gives another nod. "Alas, that leaves some questions unanswered.
There have been a number of robberies of... expensive items lately. Something that a man like you would probably notice, being a criminal that hasn't been turned in... yet. Would you happen to know anything about that?"(edited)
[10:24 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh please... Mah boys told me that it's an inside job. Didn't that Jeff guy get caught in the act or somethin'? Sounds pretty sketch if he's still workin' for the old man if ya ask me."
[10:32 PM] EyePierce: "Trouble is, there's someone goin' round throwing blame on innocent folk like Geoff. Iggy vouched fer him. He was with tha man when 'e got robbed. So someone, maybe someone new in town, is blaming folk fer their own deeds. Give us somethin' ta work with." Relgia put a hand on the Ayzer's shoulder and knelt down a bit to look him straight in the eyes.
"You were tha one we went to. How long before they blame ya for their mess Jaxton? Yer proud and yer smart enough ta not get Iggy furious at you. But yer gonna run outta luck if this guy slips outta our hands."
[10:39 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I can't say nuthin' if I don't know nuthin'! Lay off! How am I supposed t' trust ya when yer walkin' around with a fancy lady at your side, what are you, her body guards? What yer name Miss? You someone important, or do you just like to play dress up? Ditch these nerds and come back to mah place, and maybe we can play some dress down eh?" he said with some finger guns, at a poor attempt to woo this girl he hasn't even interacted to. Must've been too angry to notice until now...
"As. IF! You do not talk to Kyprinos Apotonero like that! Like I'd agree to that with some filth like you!" the Ayzer woman says as she walks toward him and slaps him across the face.
"Kyria-damn! I was just jokin'! Can't ya take a joke! You think just because you share a name with the princess you can act all snooty and do what you want? Doin' that on my turf can get ya hurt!" he says as he pushes her and reaches into his pocket.(edited)
[10:44 PM] cybershadowX: Schwinn
Mille drew her blade and aimed and held it point down.
"That's enough, I think we have what we need."
She takes out the second bag of glyphs and casually tosses it into the air.
"Try to find a better place to hide your toys next time."
[10:45 PM] gonig: Gracie reacts quickly, raising her lance and pointing it with two hands at the male Ayzer's exposed chest.
"If you wish to be buried in your 'turf' today, continue! Otherwise, leave swiftly, and find a hiding place to slink into."
[10:46 PM] EyePierce: Relgia smiled, and put an arm around both of her companions. "What they said. See you around, 'little fishy'."
[10:48 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "What did you steal from 'im too? Trying t' pin the blame on me?" he asks defensively over the second bag.
"Whatever, y'all ain't worth none o' this." he says as he flips them off with both hands while leaning backwards and falling back-first into the water and swimming away.
[10:48 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Their Ayzer companion shuddered. "Can you believe what he said to me? Of all things..." she said while getting a bit flustered and angry herself
[10:50 PM] cybershadowX: Millie lets Jaxton go, a worried look on her face.
"So he didn't steal all of them...."
Millie looks back inside the first bag they found again just to be sure.
[10:53 PM] gonig: Gracie lowers her lance, beginning to lean on it once again. "Do not worry yourself, Miss Kyprinos. He's sure to be eaten up like pond scum and replaced by some other lowlife within the year."
She glances back towards the bag Millie is looking into, biting her cheek. "That being said, we're still at a loss as to this mystery, and have some more materials to gather. Perhaps we should look for clues in the town next, after dropping our items off with Iggy...?"
[10:56 PM] EyePierce: Relgia gave an easy smile to Kyprinos. "You're pretty an' tha kid's full of 'imself. Don't pay it any mind."
Using a third arm to ruffle Millie's hair, she continued; "He was too darn proud of himself to be tha one that's framin' folks. He's small-time, with britches too tight for his own good."
[10:59 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Thanks, all of you..." she said to them with a bit of a bow. Despite their kind words, she still seemed a bit shaken up. Was it something he had said about her?
"I think heading back to Ignatius might be the best thing to do. Just as long as we get away from him. He made me so mad... I could krill him." she said with an attempt at a joke. She only half-smiled at her joke, this time, though.(edited)
[11:02 PM] cybershadowX: Millie stayes silent. She didn't like dragging on around this "princess" with her but she didn't really have a choice.
[11:03 PM] EyePierce: "Headin' back to Iggy's is fine. We can ask him about tha hammer. If it's unique enough that 'e wants it found, it might be easier to track than we think."
[11:04 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a nod, then giggles at the joke, turning into a small chortle. "...that was a good one. Let's get going." She keeps a tight grip at her lance as she begins heading back to Ignatius's forge.(edited)
[11:11 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: About halfway back to Ignatius' forge, they are intercepted by a large Ayzer man running from the direction towards where the town's center was, where they would've gone otherwise if not the pier. His skin was a light green kind of color, with pale brown and green streaked hair. His skin looked sickly, but his energy was anything but. He looked rather macho, and had on some tight leather shorts, with a simple apron draped over them, with Iggy's forge's insignia detailed in the corner of it.
"Oh good, I found you! Ignatius wanted me to find you. Did you find anything? He was getting worried and sent me out. You might've heard him talking about me earlier, I'm Geoff. I couldn't find you in the town anywhere, and I thought you got lost! Boy did I thought I would've heard it from him...."
[11:20 PM] cybershadowX: Millie raised her eyebrow. Didn't they say Geoff was one of the suspects?
"We're on our way to Ignatius ourselves. We'll check in ourselves."
[11:22 PM] EyePierce: Relgia walked over to the man and gave his back a pat. "No insult meant, Geoff but we've never seen ya before and there's imposters about, aye? Feel free to guide us in though."
[11:28 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "You sure? He told me he wanted me to tell you to check out the pier after you were done checking out the town... I could help ya out and give him anything you found already though! It doesn't look like you've found just about everything, or you guys'd be carrying s'more stuff than just some bags of stuff! I know there's imposters and stuff, that's why Lt. Fury's got his eye peeled out for 'em. But didn't he tell ya you could trust Geoff? I know there was that time where I was stealing those emeralds and amethysts that one night, but I was all sick at his house when he got that report, so it's all good!" he said with a big smile on his face as he took a confident pose.
"If there's anyone at the forge you can trust, it's me and the lieutenant himself."(edited)
[11:35 PM] gonig: Gracie narrows her eyes. Ignatius had only told us that he had been reportedly stealing amethyst ore... not actual amethysts, or emeralds.
"We feel it would be best, Geoff, if we did this ourselves. But if you could tell us of possible locations of Fury's other stolen items, that would be appreciated."
[11:37 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well if I knew where they were, I probably would've got 'em instead of chasing after you guys!" he said with a hearty laugh.
"Whew, you guys crack me up. Though I guess if you guys don't need anything else from me, I'll be on my way..."
[11:45 PM] EyePierce: "Sorry about this in advance, Geoff." Her arm went from a friendly pat to glide around his far shoulder and rest insistently on his back and one of her secondary arms reached for the man's wrist.
"You're probably who ya say ya are, but it's been a long-ish day an' we're outta leads fer tha moment. So how about ya jus' come with us an' have Iggy vet ya. We can gab 'bout what happened at tha pier."
[11:54 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well he did mean for me to find you guys, so yeah, I don't see why not," he said as he smiled. His long shark-like tail drug the ground a bit, as a passive way of resisting it, instead of lifting it up like an Ayzer might do otherwise. Didn't seem to bother her much though, as she kept doing what she was doing regardless.
He seemed oddly calm and compliant about it, especially since Relgia was almost politely forcing him to do as she said.
March 15, 2018
[8:06 PM] cybershadowX: Millie knocked on the door to Ignatius's forge door. After waiting she pulls Gracie over to her side and whispers,
"Keep the second glyph bag quiet until right before we leave to find the other stuff."
[8:07 PM] gonig: Gracie responds with a small nod. "Right."
[8:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Iggy comes to the door and opens it up and steps outside, after closing the door behind him. Lots of clanging and banging could be heard from inside.
"Sorry, don't want their work to interrupt," he explained with a smile. He turned his gaze towards Geoff and gave him a quick glance up and down before opening his arms wide.
"Geoff! You're back! Come and give your boss a hug why don'tcha? You too good to say hi to ol' Iggy?"
"N-no sir!" he said with a sloppy salute. "I couldn't deny anything from my Lt. Ignatius Fury of course!" he said as he opened his arms wide and accepted his embrace after Relgia released him.
"Oh, don't think that just because you've been sick for this long that you have to be all formal with me! Put 'er there!" he said as he clasped his back and gave it a few pats. He glanced down at his droopy shark's tail against the dusty ground and narrowed his eyes.
"Y-yeah, yeah. I love my hugs! I promise I ain't sick anymore. I've rested long enough. But c'mon, don't embarrass me, we just saw each other not too long ago," he said as he tried to back out of the hug now.
Ignatius let go and released him from the hug before he quickly reached his arm around his neck and slammed him to the ground as he himself took a knee to get a better hold of him. He struggled a bit but couldn't escape the former Lieutenant's grip. It wasn't strong enough so as for him pass out or anything, but he definitely couldn't wiggle out of it.
"Hey c'mon, this ain't funny!" the Ayzer yelled.
[8:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Quiet." he said to him sternly, showing some different colors than the Iggy he has been, he was much more serious now. "I lied when I said Geoff was sick. He was never sick. I made him come out to my house to prove his loyalty. You wanna know how he did it? I just wanted a pinky promise, be the brute decided to chop his own tail off as some sick way of showing a blood pact. He nearly died from blood loss. And I don't remember you being some kinda amphibian Ayzer that can regrow his limbs."
The Ayzer just kept struggling but didn't speak anymore words, only grunts of trying to escape the burly Kano's grasp.
"What did he try to tell you kids? Well, let's see... What should we do with him now?" Ignatius now said, with a bit of calm in his voice, "Do we let him go? Or should I squeeze a little harder and incapacitate him and search his body? Or do you think we should beat the answers out of him? He's no use to us if we can't get answers, but I can't promise to beat him. I don't know who or what this imposter really is. He might just up and run away regardless.
[You must vote on what to do with whoever this imposter is! Free him, incapacitate him, or fight him?](edited)
[8:35 PM] cybershadowX: Millie folded her arms and leaned against the doorframe.
"Just tie him down and deal with him later. He's not important."(edited)
[8:38 PM] EyePierce: "He's the only one who knows 'bout your hammer an' tha stolen supplies. That we know 'bout at least. I say beat him until he cracks and hand 'im ta whoever is supposed ta deal with scuttled flotsam like 'im. Maybe they can figure out 'is magic trick."(edited)
[8:41 PM] gonig: Gracie tilts her head, considering their options before speaking.
"It is good that we managed to discover this. I believe we should find our answers as soon as possible--if that means incapacitate him, then we should do so."
[9:18 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Kyprinos?"
"Don't ask me! I don't have to give an answer if I don't want to. Besides, I guess they were the one that did all the work anyway."
[Incapacitate is chosen!]
"Suit yourself. Guess it's decided." Iggy says as he squeezes a bit harder.
The Ayzer's face turn red as he gasps for air and slams his fists against Ignatius' buff arm. After a few more seconds, he calms down and passes out. Before their eyes, a black windy shadow engulfs who they thought was Geoff in an instant before quickly fading away with the breeze. His body seemed to glitch in and out of this form, the Ayzer form, and this new... Beorc-looking form for a few seconds before settling on the Beorc form. Whoever this was, it wasn't Geoff. He had roughly the same build as him. Though his clothing was a bit off. He still had shorts and an apron, but he had what looked to be a skin-tight hoodie, and backpack on. This man had spiky red hair and looked like an ashy white skinned Beorc.
"By Kyria..." the Kano said with a hand over his mouth. He closed his eyes and breathed in and sighed. "Okay, we shouldn't worry about this right now, we need to get to the task at hand," he said after a pause with a bit of difficulty, "so where do we search on him?"
[Our last rng thing! Respond with a location in which you have your character search on this mysterious, incapacitated man. If you roll a number 4 or less, it will be a success, and otherwise, a number greater than 5 will warrant a failed attempt. If you roll exactly 5 however, you'll have 2 successes, in other words, you'll find two things. Kippy will also get an rng roll.](edited)
[9:23 PM] cybershadowX: "What in Kyria's bosom?"
Millie said the last part under her breath as she stared at the Beorc(?) that was now unconscious on the ground.
Shaking her head she did her best to ignore it for now she'd go back to the library and research later.
"Tie him up after I search his jacket."
She leans down and begins patting his outer jacket, before removing it.(edited)
[9:27 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 5!]
Millie finds a hammer and a small bag of sapphires.
"My hammer! And are those some of the sapphires? Kyria above! And he thought he was gonna just run away with this?" Ignatius said as he pressed a hand over his chest. They didn't have time to find rope and tie him up. This was the best he could do.
"Quick, see if he has anything else he might've stolen from me!"(edited)
[9:29 PM] gonig: Gracie grits her teeth, her own personal greed overcoming her, the Ayzer kneeling toward the ground and grabbing the shapeshifter's backback, turning it over in an attempt to empty it out.
[9:31 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 2!]
From out of the back pours a large amethyst ore!
"Good gravy! I knew Geoff didn't take it that night! What else does this creep have?!"(edited)
[9:37 PM] EyePierce: Relgia briefly vented above the man, sending out a whisp of dancing fire as she calmed herself down, then crouched over the man. "Faint o' 'eart might wanna stand back. This'll get awkward."
Fair warning given, the Kano reached down and snapped the button on the man's shorts off and stuck a hand down them, rummaging. As a rambunctious child used to folk with light hands, there was always one part you knew no one expected you to check...
[9:39 PM] cybershadowX: Millie covered her face with her hands, thankful for the warning.
I for one, would not hide anything down there. And it would have to share the space with...
Moving a finger to the side she peeks out just to be sure.
[9:41 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 1!]
Relgia reaches down and feels around, everything feels ordinary, at least as far as Relgia is concerned. Well that is until she feels something hard and long, and it oddly felt... comfortable to have in her hand's grasp.
She whips it out and shows to everyone what she proudly found. Awestruck, Ignatius blurts out.
"MY ERGONOMIC HAMMER?! I THOUGHT I LOST THAT AGES AGO! HOW... HOW-HOW COULD THIS BE?!?!"
Good thing he still had an apron around his waist, or Ignatius might've blurted out something different.(edited)
[9:42 PM] cybershadowX: "..."
These people are nuts
[9:46 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Miss Kyprinos, where do you opt to search next?" Ignatius asked.
"I uh... I think I'll opt out. You guys are way too over your depth." she said with blushed cheeks as she turned away.
"Suit yourself, this thug is like a gold mine! I'll check his apron pocket."
[9:51 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [rolled a 10!]
After feeling around in the apron pocket with the hand he had used to previously hold him down, he found nothing more than what Relgia had discovered under his shorts before the hammer.
"Well, I guess we've got everything we were lookin' for. And then some. I think we're done here." Iggy said with a bit of disappointment in his voice, him now collecting everything they had found into the thug's backpack.(edited)
[9:53 PM] cybershadowX: "Oh yea, we found the glyphs too."
Millie tosses Iggy the 2 bags of glyphs.(edited)
[9:55 PM] gonig: Gracie frowns, standing up. Well, there's the stolen goods... none of what I wanted, though. She turns toward Kyprinos, giving her a small nod. "Miss Kyprinos, if I may..."
"Ignatius--Iggy--here has been presented with a glowing mark, displaying him as representative of his people. Our own commander has been given a similar mark, showing him as such amongst Laguz.
Miss Kyprinos, might it be that you have been presented with such a mark? Or that you know of any among the Ayzer who may have been so endowed with this?"
[10:00 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "The glyphs!" he says excitedly as he looks inside to make sure they were what he was missing.
"Wonderful! They're all here and accounted for, every one!" he says, sounding delighted as he adds them to the backpack.
Kyprinos had a bit of a sour look, with a hint of what could be jealousy in her voice. "No. As much as you'd think I'd have one, I do not."
[10:03 PM] cybershadowX: Millie grabs a roll of rope and begins to bind the shape shifter's arms and legs.
"Zain said something about shape shifters when me and Namaka tried to hand him the orb. I'm sure he'll be very curious to see what's going on here."
After a bit of struggling to get him secure, Millie stands back do admire her handywork.
"Also, what's the deal with the mark? I've never seen or heard of it before."
[10:04 PM] gonig: "I see." She pauses, then offers a small shrug.
"...you appear upset. Perhaps Kyria requires that you bear a greater importance to your people here, instead of away from Psari.
...regardless, thank you for accompanying us. I hope we have fulfilled what tasks you've asked of us to your satisfaction."
[10:09 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "As the press details, and of what an angel told me in a dream I had -- which matches up nicely with what the press said I might add -- the Goddess has ordained those worthy to help in a greater scheme. I do not know what it quite means, but I'm willing to help any way I can. I'm not the only possible one of my kind, it seems, but regardless if I'm needed ultimately or not, it's an honor I bear proudly." Iggy says with a wide smile and a flex of his faintly-glowing tattoo on his arm.
"I didn't do anything, but thanks, I guess. At least I'll be able to get what I need from Ignatius. My people and I are grateful for that much at least." she said with a nod and a hand on her shoulder.
[10:10 PM] EyePierce: Relgia vented again, this time engulfing her hand in a brief sanitizing burst of heat. "Ingatius. We haven't said this before, but we, us three and the company we keep, are parta tha search inta tha scallywags that tried to lay a hand on the Money Tree. Arbor Aurelius, that whole shindig. This guy here's a Dagats. We 'ad Jetsetter himself mention these Dagats shapeshifters might be involved in settin' that up." The Kano paused, letting the dump of information sift through before she continued.
"For whatever reason, you and yer mark might be important 'n stopping this lot." A solitary hand pointed to the manhandled redhead at her feet, the shorts lying precariously low on his waist. "So if ya were willin', I'd like it if ya could talk to Zain, er... tha leader o' our little group 'bout either comin' 'long with our band, or maybe 'rranging a way ta reach ya if we need ta. Sorta the same deal, I'd also like ta take 'not Geoff' with me so all o' us can take turns on him. Find out if 'e knows anythin' 'bout the Tree."
[10:13 PM] cybershadowX: Millie gave Geoff a slight kick for emphasis.
[10:16 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Really? Is that so? Hmm... I can't say that I could possibly disagree with you there, Relgia. Sure. I'll talk to him. It's the least I can do for you guys helping me. And speaking of: if you guys need any more help as the forge, I'll be sure to have my guys work something over for the three of you, alright? And as for this Dagats... feel free to do as you wish with him. He serves me no good anymore. I've got what I needed to complete the weapons for Miss Kyprinos, and that comes first."
[10:18 PM] EyePierce: Smiling Relgia gave Iggy a nod then bent down to grab a hold of the shapeshifter. "Yer 'elp's appreciated. Whatever ya decide in tha end."
[10:20 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: I should ask him about glyphing later. He seems like he really knows what he's talking about. Maybe even about forging.(edited)
[10:20 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Thanks, truly, my sistren Kano. And everyone else. If I were the goddess myself, I'd give you all my blessings and tattoos of your own. Well, with that taken care of, is there anything else you need before calling it a day?"
Kippy stood beside him and held open the door. "Yeah, anything else?"(edited)
[10:24 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: Millie nodded.
"Yea actually. I was curious on what those glyphs in the bag do. I've never seen one like those before."
Although the only ones I've seen are in books and the ones I bought earlier.
[10:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh are you now? Well, if you'd like, you can watch me work my blacksmith magic in making Miss Kyprinos' weapons if you'd like." he offered with a smile.
Kippy just rolled her eyes a little(edited)
[10:27 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: "Yes please!"
Millie's eyes sparkled and she almost squealed in excitement. Of she were a dog laguz her tail would be wagging at lightspeed.
[10:29 PM] gonig: "I believe I should be reporting this to our captain--there's nothing more we need to discuss." She makes her way toward the door, giving Kippy one last nod.
"Until we meet again!," she quips as she makes her way out the door.
[10:31 PM] EyePierce: With a free hand, Relgia tussled Millie's hair one final time. "Enjoy yerself. We'll take 'Geoff' back to camp."
Then, hefting the body with all four of her arms, she followed Gracie out of the forge.
[10:33 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I'll see you all again, surely," he said with a wave to the Ayzer and Kano women.
"Come now, young Millie, I'm sure you're dying, aren't you?"
[10:44 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: Millie nodded her head eagerly as she followed the Kano.
[11:25 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: After taking the very excited Millie into the loud forge, Kyprinos goes to join her comrades in what is some sort of lobby, away from such racket.
"Lady Kyprinos, you've returned! Are you unharmed?!"
"Yes, yes, simmer down. Such a neurotic fish you are. Thanks, Gunner. I appreciate you keeping him company. He would've ruined all my fun spouted nonsense." she said with a smile as she sat down.
"Not a problem, m'lady" a deep voiced Beorc said simply as he released the guard she was referring to out of his grasp.
"Your father wouldn't approve of this, young lady! You could've gotten hurt without me there! So no need to act so koi!" the guard said with a pointed finger.
"Haha!" she laughed at his unintentional pun.
"Young lady, you know I was trying to be serious! Get it together! A Princess shouldn't take matters so lightly! Imagine what King Apotonero would think!" the guard yelled.
"Oh please, don't bring Daddy's name into this. I'm fine, and that's all he needs to know. Lt. Ignatius Fury is handling the weapons we need as we speak... Though I can't shake what I just saw... A Shapeshifter... Dagats, did she call them?"
"Dagaz, m'lady. I've done my research... Hold a moment, are you telling me you saw one?" he said with mixed tone of anger and interest.
"Yes, but Ignatius managed to keep me from harm's way. I didn't go near the thing. But I guess the royal guard's reports of doppelgangers make a bit more sense now. We have some innocent people to free from cells when we return. I've seen it with my own eyes. We're up against some crafty people. How annoying."
"...I'm glad you're safe, Princess." he said as he took a seat beside her.
Princess Kippy just smiled and rolled her eyes.(edited)
[11:25 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: ===End Sidequest RP===
[11:30 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: [Rewards will be handed out after discussed with Mappy. But for the time being, I'll log the RP and give you some support points.]
TLDR: The three meet up with cloaked Ayzer lady and the famous Kano blacksmith, known affectionately as Iggy. Iggy tells them to find stuff that was stolen from him to make weapons for the Ayzer lady. She tags along with the group and go to the pier to find Jaxton. After finding a bag of glyphs and engaging in a battle of confidence with Jaxton, they win another bag of glyphs before the Ayzer hooligan swims away. Then, they meet up with someone who claims to be Geoff, a worker for Iggy. After apprehending him and bringing him to Iggy, he puts him in a chokehold and accuses him of being an imposter, on account of having a tail with the real Geoff chopped his off as a sign of loyalty to Iggy. The group decides to let Iggy incapacitate the imposter, who is revealed to be a shapeshifting demon, or "Dagaz". After finding the remaining items Iggy needs, they also find an amethyst ore and an extra hammer after Relgia fondles him. After binding him in rope, Relgia and Gracie leave to meet up with Zain about their adventure. Millie decides to stick with Iggy and watch him make Kippy's weapons. After this, unbeknownst to everyone else, Kippy is revealed to be the Ayzer princess, Kyprinos Apotonero.
Support Points Earned: 2 each.
[6:39 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: The cloaked Ayzer woman stood in front of the former lieutenant, Ignatius Fury, having a quick chat before the helpers they've asked for in the fliers and poster to show up.
"So why me again? I'm flattered, but I must say that I'm a bit confused... why not someone from your --" the famous blacksmith started before the woman cut him off.
"Hush hush, simmer down," she interrupted with a smile, "I chose you because of those rumors I've heard. I knew you were a famous blacksmith, and they said you found balance and such here in Psari, but I'd never think..."
"I'm not quite sure I follow..." he said with a confused face.
"THE MARK!" she said angrily with a stomp of her foot, "Word has spread of others like you, and I must say I'm impressed. A famous Kano with a mark that bears importance. What they're calling 'the mark of representation'... So you must understand, I couldn't get weapons from anyone else."
"Oh this thing? Sure, it looks mighty cool, but... I doubt I'm so special," he said as he began to blush a little, wisps of fire coming from him in the process. He showed the mark by flexing his arm a little, portraying the tribal-looking tattoo that glowed a faint orange on his dark, maroon skin. "Besides, I must admit, it's awfully fishy that you're being stolen from in the same manner that I am. No pun intended."
The woman erupted in laughter. "Haha 'fishy'! I know I've heard that one a million times, but it's always just as funny!" she said as she wiped tears from her eyes from the fit of laughter.
They were busy enough in conversation that they hadn't noticed anyone walking toward them in the distance.
[6:47 PM] cybershadowX: Millie peeked around the corner as she viewed the meeting place. She had signed up for the job impulsively but was now having second thoughts. Would she be accepted? Would she be good enough? Millie continued to fret behind the corner as she carefully considered her next actions. Ignatius Fury intimidated her quite a bit as well. She had met a Kano before but the thought of meeting such a famous forger both excited her and scared her. What if he got disappointed in Millie because she was bad at metalworking?. Wait...The flier never even said anything about forging why would he be disappointed?(edited)
[6:52 PM] gonig: Gracie, on the other hand, quickly rounds the corner, her lance held in one hand as she approaches the pair. The Ayzer had made her way across the city many times before--this trip felt like no different as she made her way towards Ignatius and the cloaked woman. She nods her head at the both of them, giving a small bow as she looks towards both her contacts.
"Ignatius Fury. Hello again--I was the girl you assisted with the ring, do you recall?" She makes a fist, showing the accessory in her grip--a pure coral band with a nicely-sized pearl set within. She turns her gaze to the other Ayzer, giving another nod.
"Do I have it right that you are the contact who requested our services?"
[6:58 PM] EyePierce: Relgia rested a hand on Millie's back and gave her a small push to force her into the shop. "Hold yer head higher. We're doin' 'im a service. Can't be skittish 'else he'll think we're not up for it."
She gave the girl a wry smile and stepped into the shop entirely, meeting the Kano's gaze with a smile but letting Gracie's words speak for her.
[7:00 PM] cybershadowX: "EEEEP!"
Millie stumbled forward from the push and quickly looks around.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR YOU SCARED THE LIVING SPIRITS OUT OF ME!"
Eyes watering from the fright she turns around and yells at Relgia.
[7:07 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh my, are you alright, Miss...?" Ignatius said as he bent down and offered both of his hands to assist her from getting up with a smile which mirrored the rest of him: large. The Kano stood tall, though not insanely tall for a Kano, perhaps 6'6". He was one of his race with only 2 arms. He bore a knee-length kilt-like garment, which had the symbol of his smithy on it. An anvil with two hammers and a flame.
"But yes, this woman here has asked of your assistance. And I do remember you, young Gracie. And it looks like we have a Kano too! Hahaha, trying to show you some courage, eh?" he asked the girl he was offering assistance. The faintly-glowing orange mark could be seen on his right bicep. They would likely remember how similar it looked to the one Zain had gotten.
"But please," he added, "you can call me Iggy just fine."(edited)
[7:10 PM] cybershadowX: Millie blushed furiously but did her best to get up herself as dignified as possible. Giving Relgia a glare she folds her arms grumpily.
"I'm perfectly fine. I was just..surprised."
AHHHHHH THIS IS SO EMBARRASING
[7:14 PM] gonig: "If you would prefer it, Iggy, then I have no mind to deny you," Gracie replies. She glances back towards her companions, giving a nod to him. "That's right. We are all of the group that you required, I believe," nodding back to the hooded other. "Shall we discuss our business here?"
[7:19 PM] EyePierce: " 'S good by me Iggy. Tha shy one's Millie, you already know Gracie, an' I'm Relgia." The Kano thrust a digit at each member in turn, before her voice deepened into a more serious tone. "Yer flier said there were thieves about?"
[7:20 PM] cybershadowX: "I'd be a lot less shy if you let me walk on my own instead of shoving me," Millie mumbles under her breath.(edited)
[7:30 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Gracie, Millie, and Relgia. Great! A fine crew if you ask me. Now, I suppose we should get down to some business, eh? Well, y'see, this kind woman had commissioned me to make her some weapons, as she is in need of some--" Iggy started.
"Yes, yes, Ignatius, but I'm sure it'd be easier to hear my end." the woman piped up.
"Fair," he said with a smile and a motion with his hand, but she continued before she could see such a motion.
"Well, people have been stealing from me. Fruits, weapons, and anything in between. All sorts of stuff. It's just absolutely ridiculous. And without weapons or the like, we don't stand a chance at fighting those hooligans back. So I asked assistance from the great and famous Lt. Ignatius Fury, who as you can see, is blessed to have the mark of representation as they're calling it," the cloaked woman noted with her finger pointing to his bicep as best as she could, but she paled in size compared to him.
"Yes, and the ingredients I need to make such a request have been stolen from me as well. And seeing as I'm... understaffed..." he explained with a distant look before returning his gaze to the rest of the group with a smile, "...I need help finding such things while I watch the shop. Any questions?" Iggy asked, making sure they were as filled in on the details as they could be.
"No question is a dumb one, so feel free to ask as much as you need," he said with a smile.
"Well water you waiting for? Let's not waste time! Time is precious!" she said with a few claps as she giggled a little from her own pun.(edited)
[7:35 PM] cybershadowX: That pun was horrendous...
Millie did her best not to visibly cringe at the joke. Scratching the back of her head with her right hand she digests the information.
"Well, knowing what was stolen would be a good start."
[7:39 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a nod to Millie's suggestion, having a good-natured giggle at the woman's joke.
"If we had a list, that would assist us in finding everything. In addition..." She nods at the hooded Ayzer. "...you have not given your introduction, Miss--could we have your name?"
[7:44 PM] EyePierce: "It might jus' be me, but scoundrels shouldn't just be able ta stroll in an' take stuff. Isn't there a watch, or a guard or somethin' that's supposed to prevent it? Ah don't know 'bout the lady, but yer a big name, Iggy. Do ya got an idea how the sneaks did it in the first place?"
[8:01 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Ugh, if you must know, my name is Kyprinos Apotonero. So don't make a big deal about it," she remarked as she pulls down her cloak with narrowed eyebrows towards the group. Underneath the cloak was a gorgeous young woman with pale pink skin. She had straight hair, which looked almost like a blonde color, but with a lime green shade to it. She had a golden headpiece over her forehead studded with shining little jewels. A little chain hung down each side of her face which connected her headpiece to her dangling and gaudy earrings. She even had a matching necklace! She wore a golden-red lipstick, and little patches of shiny fish-like scales shimmered in the light. The group likely would notice how important she looked, yet how secretive and defensive she was acting. What could she do at her age to earn such lavish jewelry?
"Yes, the young lady was sent to get weapons. She has a few fellows that are making themselves at home inside, also," he said with a thumb pointing backwards, " I'm afraid I have lost a few things, actually. I tried to be more generous to the community and helping out without charge, as I did with young Gracie, but it only made it worse. To make what I need of Miss Kyprinos, I need my favorite hammer, some sapphires, and some of my high-end glyphs. Up until now, previous employees have been caught stealing from me and leaving town. But now that I'm being more selective with who I hire, it's only gotten stranger. Just two weeks ago, Geoff was reported stealing a lot of amethyst ore from me, but the funny thing is: he was sick and bed-ridden at my own home not too far from here. Poor thing couldn't even make it to his own place. Had to carry him back to mine. So I know for a fact it wasn't him, as I got the report when he was with me. I haven't the fuzziest idea what's going on, but helping Miss Kyprinos comes first, at least for the time being," Ignatius explained to the group.(edited)
[8:04 PM] cybershadowX: Millie took out her journal and messily recorded the items that they needed. She didn't realize her backpack was still open, or that Kiko the stuffed animal whale was poking his head out.
"Hammer... sapphiers...glyphs..."
The mention of high end glyphs got her excited. Those things had always fascinated her and she wanted to see one in person.
[8:09 PM] gonig: Gracie gives her head a small not at Kyprinos. "I see. Thank you..." She thinks to herself for a moment, considering the situation.
"Where do you think we might locate these items, Iggy--or, at the very least, where would we start?"(edited)
[8:14 PM] EyePierce: "So ya want us ta catch the thieves then. Might be able ta find jewels at tha market, but yer hammer an' glyphs are another story."
Relgia cracked one pair of her knuckles. It'd be fun to get her hands on the oily kind of folk that would steal from a man and not even have the guts to take credit for it.(edited)
[8:25 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Hmm...." Iggy stood thinking for a moment.
"Well, I hadn't thought of that, Relgia. You could go around town and ask, if you'd like. Perhaps ask some merchants if they've seen anything. There's also Jaxton the Ayzer and his little group of hooligans. They've stolen from me before, though I would've thought I scared it out of them last time a couple months ago. They usually hang around the pier, if I recall correctly. Which sounds better?"
[You can now choose to go to one of the two places. Town or Pier. Which gets the most votes is where you'll start.]
[8:29 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Pier it is, then!]
[8:32 PM] cybershadowX: Millie nodded.
"I'll head over to the pier to deal with that Jaxton guy."
[8:33 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "As long as it sounds alright with everyone else," he says with a nod, "Any objections?"(edited)
[8:36 PM] EyePierce: "Best for us ta try and stop tha source, right? Else you'll just have ta go through this all again. If it doesn't pan out we can always change our heading."
[8:37 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "You're not wrong there, Relgia. I like your thinking. Though, what say you, young Gracie?"
[8:39 PM] gonig: "Him and his group being known criminals may mean he has access to information we don't involving the crimes here. We should head toward the pier."
[8:42 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well then, it's unanimous! To the pier it is! And... if you don't mind, I think I'll have miss Apotonero tag along to make sure everything goes to plan."
She rolls her eyes, "I guess if I have to. I suppose I'm as useless as a fish out of water standing around here doing nothing..."
"That's the spirit!" Iggy says with a friendly pat on the back, "I'll inform your friends inside. Come back and let me know what you find out, alright?"
[8:44 PM] cybershadowX: Millie began walking towards the pier, restlessly tapping the hilt of her sheathed sword.
How will we know who Jaxton is?(edited)
[8:44 PM] EyePierce: As the group turns to leave, Relgia reaches a hand over to Millie, patting her head and drawing her closer. "Ya might wanna close that bag o' yers. 'S a cute animal, but I think it sends tha wrong sorta message ta folk."
[8:45 PM] cybershadowX: "..."
Millie rapidly zipped the bag shut before swinging it over her back.
"Not. A. Word."(edited)
[8:46 PM] gonig: Gracie follows the two silently, holding her decorated lance alongside her as she makes her way toward the pier.
[8:46 PM] EyePierce: To her credit, the Kano obliged. Though she didn't mind letting out a loud throaty chuckle.
[8:48 PM] cybershadowX: Upon reaching the pier Millie looked around. The bustling sounds of the pier greeted the group. Seagulls cawed, fishermen haggled with merchants and the distant horn of a shipping barge echoed across the seaside. Finding Jaxton would take ages.
[8:51 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well," Kyprinos says with a bit of a pouty face, "Are you gonna look around for him or stand around?" she asks, a little impatient.
[I'll roll some rng to make things interesting on place you guys look. Though if unsuccessful too many times in a row, you'll have to move on and go elsewhere]
[9:04 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Millie goes to the end of the pier and dangles off the edge a little to look underneath. She sees a rope tied to a leg of the pier, connected to a bag. After pulling it loose, she finds something strange... Wait, are these glyphs?
"Those look fancy if you ask me. Why were they just in the water like that? You'd think that'd ruin 'em," Kyprinos says aloud, "Guess we'll bring them back to Ignatius and he can tell us if those are his. Let's see if we can find anything else. Let's hop to it!" she announces as she takes a seat on the pier to watch the three others do the work.
[9:06 PM] cybershadowX: This feels almost too easy...
Millie stared at the bag dubiously. Sure it was a bunch of glyphs... But they were either fake or it was a trap. She instinctively reached for her sword.
[9:08 PM] gonig: Gracie purses her lips, looking about the crowd nearby them for any unsavory-looking types.
[9:12 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Gracie looks around, but she doesn't see anyone -- or anything -- out of the ordinary.(edited)
[9:13 PM] EyePierce: Not knowing the man, Relgia wasn't sure where his favorite spots were. But she did know ruffians. And if they were in the area? Folk would take notice. That being said, she stepped away from her two companions and shouted.
"I've got beef with Jaxton. A bilge rat, causes trouble ta good 'onest folk. Any o' you lot here know where I can find him?"
[9:14 PM] cybershadowX: Millie wanted to slap Relgia.
"Are you stupid? Calling them out is either going to scare them away or get us killed!"(edited)
[9:17 PM] EyePierce: "What it'll get us is results. We can't find tha shark in the water if we don't bleed a little bit, aye?"
[9:18 PM] cybershadowX: Millie glowered but didn't say anything.
[9:20 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Relgia's shouting made some passerbys look at her, but they still kept on walking. They didn't want to get caught up in... anything with Jaxton.
But a splash could be heard from the pier, and something jumped out and landed on the pier!
It was an Ayzer, with a sandy-skin and long, darker sand-colored hair tied back. His tail wasn't quite as long as the fully-grown adult Ayzer. It actually only reached about the back of his knees. He wore only some cargo shorts, and his soaking wet body held out his arms wide in a manner of display.
"Wassit t' ya, eh? Who's got th' beef? C'mon, ain't scared of a little fishy, are ya??" He wasn't holding a weapon or anything, but it was tattered with scars all over.
Kyprinos jumped back and ran behind the other three.(edited)
[9:22 PM] cybershadowX: Millie turned sharply to meet the Ayzer but didn't draw he sword. She made sure the bag of glyphs was safely stored in her backpack.
"Yes actually, we do," Millie replied with an oddly composed voice.
[9:25 PM] gonig: Gracie leans slightly to one side, leaning on her lance and looking the ruffian over. She steps next to Relgia, nodding at who she assumed was Jaxton.
"You're Jaxton, I take it? We're looking for information. Though, if it's coming from 'a little fishy', perhaps we may be at the wrong pond..."
[9:28 PM] EyePierce: The Kano grinned and shrugged out of her vest. "There's been a lotta of fingers pointin' 'round tryin' to explain a recent tide o' robberies. One of those is pointin' your way." She briefly chuckled. "little fishy."
[9:34 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Yeah, I'm Jax, wassit t' ya?" the Ayzer says with a nasty look and narrowed eyes.
"Oh, you know good n' well that ain't how I meant it!" he yells angrily at them about the 'little fish' comment.
Jaxton's confidence has been decreased to 3!
[Alright, here's the next little game of rng! Jaxton's confidence ranges from 0-7, with 4 being smack-dab in the middle. If it reaches 0, he'll stop this nonsense and answer some questions the easy way. But if things escalate to 7, he'll get angry and full of himself and want to fight you, making getting answers from him the hard way. The rng will be rolled 1-10. Anything from 1-3 will decrease his confidence by 1 point, anything from 4-6 will do nothing, anything from 7-9 will increase his confidence by 1 point, and rolling a 10 will make the next number double in effect!. ](edited)
[9:43 PM] EyePierce: "I'll admit. I didn't think you'd show your gills. The kind of prawn I'm lookin' for is one who steals from honest folk and doesn't have the backbone to put his name to the deed. " Relgia's voice dipped lower and her cocky grin left her face. "So tell me, little fishy. Are you the one I'm looking to grill?"
[9:46 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I don't gotta listen t' ya! You're not mah Ma! Or mah Pa! You ain't got nuthin on me!"
[Jaxton is acting a fool and making a scene. This could either go really poorly or really good...
Confidence level: 3](edited)
[9:48 PM] cybershadowX: Millie cautiously walks to the side of Jaxton, aiming to cut off his escape.
"Nothing on you...hmm?"
Millie wasn't tall, but she was taller than him. Her face masked any fear or doubt she may have had before. She stared into Jaxton's eyes, searching for a weakness.(edited)
[9:52 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Take a picture, it'll last longer!" he says with a loud voice as he stares back and mean mugs her. But she doesn't back down, but keeps staring. Oh no, he's not intimidating her as much as he thought.... He breaks eye contact.
"Oh shut up!"
[Jaxton takes a hit with his confidence!
Confidence level: 1]
[9:55 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a small giggle as he breaks eye contact with Millie. "It's obvious we've made some sort of mistake. Clearly, you're not one of the ruffian types at all--if you could direct us to the ones that robbed you of your clothing and left you with those awful scars, we'll be on our way."
[9:58 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh c'mon, I'm not that good.... I'm bad and scary! I got these scars from fighting! With gravity... I'm really clumsy... Oh dammit it all! Wad'ya want? Just hurry up and get it over with so you can leave me be." he says with a pouty face and crossed arms.
[Jaxton takes another hit with his confidence!
Confidence level: 0.](edited)
[10:01 PM] cybershadowX: Millie leans finds a crate and takes a seat, crossing her left leg over her right.
"I'm looking for some sapphires and a really nice hammer. You wouldn't happen to have a couple would you?"
No need to bug him about the Glyphs since we already have them.(edited)
[10:05 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Sapphires n' a hammah? Whew," he says with a sigh of relief as he wipes his brow.
"No clue what yer talkin' 'bout, 'fraid. Now if yer only gonna ask me stupid questions, then ya only get 3 more. 3 strikes n' yer out. If you wanted sapphires, sounds like you should buy some at a jewelry place. And if ya want a hammah, ya shoulda asked that old fiery fart at the forge."(edited)
[10:07 PM] gonig: "Speaking of that gentleman from the forge..." Gracie steps forward, leaning on her Swimmy. "We've been hearing that he's been getting reports of robberies by some unknown criminals. Would you know anything about that?"
[10:08 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Robberies? Nope... no clue." he says as he shifts around a little nervously.
[10:11 PM] EyePierce: The fight avoided for now, Relgia vented a gout of flame and picked up her vest. "Ya really don't wanna be protectin' these rats. They'll push ya under tha water to stop their own hide from gettin' wet, so why do ya think ya gotta stick yer tail out for 'em?"
[10:16 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "'kay, jeez, damn! Me and th' boys took some glyphs. Happy now? We were just gonna give 'em a little look see. If any of 'em caught our eye, we could always use some better knives. And if you guys are gonna gang up on me then you can have 'em back!"
He threw a bag of glyphs toward Relgia, and they clinked as they hit the pier.
"We didn't even take all of 'em. We aren't heartless. We let the fart keep some, so he can't complain 'bout havin' none."(edited)
[10:19 PM] cybershadowX: Millie uses her foot and kicks the bag in the air, neatly catching it in her hand.
Didn't we just find a bag under the pier?(edited)
[10:22 PM] gonig: Gracie gives another nod. "Alas, that leaves some questions unanswered.
There have been a number of robberies of... expensive items lately. Something that a man like you would probably notice, being a criminal that hasn't been turned in... yet. Would you happen to know anything about that?"(edited)
[10:24 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh please... Mah boys told me that it's an inside job. Didn't that Jeff guy get caught in the act or somethin'? Sounds pretty sketch if he's still workin' for the old man if ya ask me."
[10:32 PM] EyePierce: "Trouble is, there's someone goin' round throwing blame on innocent folk like Geoff. Iggy vouched fer him. He was with tha man when 'e got robbed. So someone, maybe someone new in town, is blaming folk fer their own deeds. Give us somethin' ta work with." Relgia put a hand on the Ayzer's shoulder and knelt down a bit to look him straight in the eyes.
"You were tha one we went to. How long before they blame ya for their mess Jaxton? Yer proud and yer smart enough ta not get Iggy furious at you. But yer gonna run outta luck if this guy slips outta our hands."
[10:39 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I can't say nuthin' if I don't know nuthin'! Lay off! How am I supposed t' trust ya when yer walkin' around with a fancy lady at your side, what are you, her body guards? What yer name Miss? You someone important, or do you just like to play dress up? Ditch these nerds and come back to mah place, and maybe we can play some dress down eh?" he said with some finger guns, at a poor attempt to woo this girl he hasn't even interacted to. Must've been too angry to notice until now...
"As. IF! You do not talk to Kyprinos Apotonero like that! Like I'd agree to that with some filth like you!" the Ayzer woman says as she walks toward him and slaps him across the face.
"Kyria-damn! I was just jokin'! Can't ya take a joke! You think just because you share a name with the princess you can act all snooty and do what you want? Doin' that on my turf can get ya hurt!" he says as he pushes her and reaches into his pocket.(edited)
[10:44 PM] cybershadowX: Schwinn
Mille drew her blade and aimed and held it point down.
"That's enough, I think we have what we need."
She takes out the second bag of glyphs and casually tosses it into the air.
"Try to find a better place to hide your toys next time."
[10:45 PM] gonig: Gracie reacts quickly, raising her lance and pointing it with two hands at the male Ayzer's exposed chest.
"If you wish to be buried in your 'turf' today, continue! Otherwise, leave swiftly, and find a hiding place to slink into."
[10:46 PM] EyePierce: Relgia smiled, and put an arm around both of her companions. "What they said. See you around, 'little fishy'."
[10:48 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "What did you steal from 'im too? Trying t' pin the blame on me?" he asks defensively over the second bag.
"Whatever, y'all ain't worth none o' this." he says as he flips them off with both hands while leaning backwards and falling back-first into the water and swimming away.
[10:48 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Their Ayzer companion shuddered. "Can you believe what he said to me? Of all things..." she said while getting a bit flustered and angry herself
[10:50 PM] cybershadowX: Millie lets Jaxton go, a worried look on her face.
"So he didn't steal all of them...."
Millie looks back inside the first bag they found again just to be sure.
[10:53 PM] gonig: Gracie lowers her lance, beginning to lean on it once again. "Do not worry yourself, Miss Kyprinos. He's sure to be eaten up like pond scum and replaced by some other lowlife within the year."
She glances back towards the bag Millie is looking into, biting her cheek. "That being said, we're still at a loss as to this mystery, and have some more materials to gather. Perhaps we should look for clues in the town next, after dropping our items off with Iggy...?"
[10:56 PM] EyePierce: Relgia gave an easy smile to Kyprinos. "You're pretty an' tha kid's full of 'imself. Don't pay it any mind."
Using a third arm to ruffle Millie's hair, she continued; "He was too darn proud of himself to be tha one that's framin' folks. He's small-time, with britches too tight for his own good."
[10:59 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Thanks, all of you..." she said to them with a bit of a bow. Despite their kind words, she still seemed a bit shaken up. Was it something he had said about her?
"I think heading back to Ignatius might be the best thing to do. Just as long as we get away from him. He made me so mad... I could krill him." she said with an attempt at a joke. She only half-smiled at her joke, this time, though.(edited)
[11:02 PM] cybershadowX: Millie stayes silent. She didn't like dragging on around this "princess" with her but she didn't really have a choice.
[11:03 PM] EyePierce: "Headin' back to Iggy's is fine. We can ask him about tha hammer. If it's unique enough that 'e wants it found, it might be easier to track than we think."
[11:04 PM] gonig: Gracie gives a nod, then giggles at the joke, turning into a small chortle. "...that was a good one. Let's get going." She keeps a tight grip at her lance as she begins heading back to Ignatius's forge.(edited)
[11:11 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: About halfway back to Ignatius' forge, they are intercepted by a large Ayzer man running from the direction towards where the town's center was, where they would've gone otherwise if not the pier. His skin was a light green kind of color, with pale brown and green streaked hair. His skin looked sickly, but his energy was anything but. He looked rather macho, and had on some tight leather shorts, with a simple apron draped over them, with Iggy's forge's insignia detailed in the corner of it.
"Oh good, I found you! Ignatius wanted me to find you. Did you find anything? He was getting worried and sent me out. You might've heard him talking about me earlier, I'm Geoff. I couldn't find you in the town anywhere, and I thought you got lost! Boy did I thought I would've heard it from him...."
[11:20 PM] cybershadowX: Millie raised her eyebrow. Didn't they say Geoff was one of the suspects?
"We're on our way to Ignatius ourselves. We'll check in ourselves."
[11:22 PM] EyePierce: Relgia walked over to the man and gave his back a pat. "No insult meant, Geoff but we've never seen ya before and there's imposters about, aye? Feel free to guide us in though."
[11:28 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "You sure? He told me he wanted me to tell you to check out the pier after you were done checking out the town... I could help ya out and give him anything you found already though! It doesn't look like you've found just about everything, or you guys'd be carrying s'more stuff than just some bags of stuff! I know there's imposters and stuff, that's why Lt. Fury's got his eye peeled out for 'em. But didn't he tell ya you could trust Geoff? I know there was that time where I was stealing those emeralds and amethysts that one night, but I was all sick at his house when he got that report, so it's all good!" he said with a big smile on his face as he took a confident pose.
"If there's anyone at the forge you can trust, it's me and the lieutenant himself."(edited)
[11:35 PM] gonig: Gracie narrows her eyes. Ignatius had only told us that he had been reportedly stealing amethyst ore... not actual amethysts, or emeralds.
"We feel it would be best, Geoff, if we did this ourselves. But if you could tell us of possible locations of Fury's other stolen items, that would be appreciated."
[11:37 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well if I knew where they were, I probably would've got 'em instead of chasing after you guys!" he said with a hearty laugh.
"Whew, you guys crack me up. Though I guess if you guys don't need anything else from me, I'll be on my way..."
[11:45 PM] EyePierce: "Sorry about this in advance, Geoff." Her arm went from a friendly pat to glide around his far shoulder and rest insistently on his back and one of her secondary arms reached for the man's wrist.
"You're probably who ya say ya are, but it's been a long-ish day an' we're outta leads fer tha moment. So how about ya jus' come with us an' have Iggy vet ya. We can gab 'bout what happened at tha pier."
[11:54 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Well he did mean for me to find you guys, so yeah, I don't see why not," he said as he smiled. His long shark-like tail drug the ground a bit, as a passive way of resisting it, instead of lifting it up like an Ayzer might do otherwise. Didn't seem to bother her much though, as she kept doing what she was doing regardless.
He seemed oddly calm and compliant about it, especially since Relgia was almost politely forcing him to do as she said.
March 15, 2018
[8:06 PM] cybershadowX: Millie knocked on the door to Ignatius's forge door. After waiting she pulls Gracie over to her side and whispers,
"Keep the second glyph bag quiet until right before we leave to find the other stuff."
[8:07 PM] gonig: Gracie responds with a small nod. "Right."
[8:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: Iggy comes to the door and opens it up and steps outside, after closing the door behind him. Lots of clanging and banging could be heard from inside.
"Sorry, don't want their work to interrupt," he explained with a smile. He turned his gaze towards Geoff and gave him a quick glance up and down before opening his arms wide.
"Geoff! You're back! Come and give your boss a hug why don'tcha? You too good to say hi to ol' Iggy?"
"N-no sir!" he said with a sloppy salute. "I couldn't deny anything from my Lt. Ignatius Fury of course!" he said as he opened his arms wide and accepted his embrace after Relgia released him.
"Oh, don't think that just because you've been sick for this long that you have to be all formal with me! Put 'er there!" he said as he clasped his back and gave it a few pats. He glanced down at his droopy shark's tail against the dusty ground and narrowed his eyes.
"Y-yeah, yeah. I love my hugs! I promise I ain't sick anymore. I've rested long enough. But c'mon, don't embarrass me, we just saw each other not too long ago," he said as he tried to back out of the hug now.
Ignatius let go and released him from the hug before he quickly reached his arm around his neck and slammed him to the ground as he himself took a knee to get a better hold of him. He struggled a bit but couldn't escape the former Lieutenant's grip. It wasn't strong enough so as for him pass out or anything, but he definitely couldn't wiggle out of it.
"Hey c'mon, this ain't funny!" the Ayzer yelled.
[8:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Quiet." he said to him sternly, showing some different colors than the Iggy he has been, he was much more serious now. "I lied when I said Geoff was sick. He was never sick. I made him come out to my house to prove his loyalty. You wanna know how he did it? I just wanted a pinky promise, be the brute decided to chop his own tail off as some sick way of showing a blood pact. He nearly died from blood loss. And I don't remember you being some kinda amphibian Ayzer that can regrow his limbs."
The Ayzer just kept struggling but didn't speak anymore words, only grunts of trying to escape the burly Kano's grasp.
"What did he try to tell you kids? Well, let's see... What should we do with him now?" Ignatius now said, with a bit of calm in his voice, "Do we let him go? Or should I squeeze a little harder and incapacitate him and search his body? Or do you think we should beat the answers out of him? He's no use to us if we can't get answers, but I can't promise to beat him. I don't know who or what this imposter really is. He might just up and run away regardless.
[You must vote on what to do with whoever this imposter is! Free him, incapacitate him, or fight him?](edited)
[8:35 PM] cybershadowX: Millie folded her arms and leaned against the doorframe.
"Just tie him down and deal with him later. He's not important."(edited)
[8:38 PM] EyePierce: "He's the only one who knows 'bout your hammer an' tha stolen supplies. That we know 'bout at least. I say beat him until he cracks and hand 'im ta whoever is supposed ta deal with scuttled flotsam like 'im. Maybe they can figure out 'is magic trick."(edited)
[8:41 PM] gonig: Gracie tilts her head, considering their options before speaking.
"It is good that we managed to discover this. I believe we should find our answers as soon as possible--if that means incapacitate him, then we should do so."
[9:18 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Kyprinos?"
"Don't ask me! I don't have to give an answer if I don't want to. Besides, I guess they were the one that did all the work anyway."
[Incapacitate is chosen!]
"Suit yourself. Guess it's decided." Iggy says as he squeezes a bit harder.
The Ayzer's face turn red as he gasps for air and slams his fists against Ignatius' buff arm. After a few more seconds, he calms down and passes out. Before their eyes, a black windy shadow engulfs who they thought was Geoff in an instant before quickly fading away with the breeze. His body seemed to glitch in and out of this form, the Ayzer form, and this new... Beorc-looking form for a few seconds before settling on the Beorc form. Whoever this was, it wasn't Geoff. He had roughly the same build as him. Though his clothing was a bit off. He still had shorts and an apron, but he had what looked to be a skin-tight hoodie, and backpack on. This man had spiky red hair and looked like an ashy white skinned Beorc.
"By Kyria..." the Kano said with a hand over his mouth. He closed his eyes and breathed in and sighed. "Okay, we shouldn't worry about this right now, we need to get to the task at hand," he said after a pause with a bit of difficulty, "so where do we search on him?"
[Our last rng thing! Respond with a location in which you have your character search on this mysterious, incapacitated man. If you roll a number 4 or less, it will be a success, and otherwise, a number greater than 5 will warrant a failed attempt. If you roll exactly 5 however, you'll have 2 successes, in other words, you'll find two things. Kippy will also get an rng roll.](edited)
[9:23 PM] cybershadowX: "What in Kyria's bosom?"
Millie said the last part under her breath as she stared at the Beorc(?) that was now unconscious on the ground.
Shaking her head she did her best to ignore it for now she'd go back to the library and research later.
"Tie him up after I search his jacket."
She leans down and begins patting his outer jacket, before removing it.(edited)
[9:27 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 5!]
Millie finds a hammer and a small bag of sapphires.
"My hammer! And are those some of the sapphires? Kyria above! And he thought he was gonna just run away with this?" Ignatius said as he pressed a hand over his chest. They didn't have time to find rope and tie him up. This was the best he could do.
"Quick, see if he has anything else he might've stolen from me!"(edited)
[9:29 PM] gonig: Gracie grits her teeth, her own personal greed overcoming her, the Ayzer kneeling toward the ground and grabbing the shapeshifter's backback, turning it over in an attempt to empty it out.
[9:31 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 2!]
From out of the back pours a large amethyst ore!
"Good gravy! I knew Geoff didn't take it that night! What else does this creep have?!"(edited)
[9:37 PM] EyePierce: Relgia briefly vented above the man, sending out a whisp of dancing fire as she calmed herself down, then crouched over the man. "Faint o' 'eart might wanna stand back. This'll get awkward."
Fair warning given, the Kano reached down and snapped the button on the man's shorts off and stuck a hand down them, rummaging. As a rambunctious child used to folk with light hands, there was always one part you knew no one expected you to check...
[9:39 PM] cybershadowX: Millie covered her face with her hands, thankful for the warning.
I for one, would not hide anything down there. And it would have to share the space with...
Moving a finger to the side she peeks out just to be sure.
[9:41 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [Rolled a 1!]
Relgia reaches down and feels around, everything feels ordinary, at least as far as Relgia is concerned. Well that is until she feels something hard and long, and it oddly felt... comfortable to have in her hand's grasp.
She whips it out and shows to everyone what she proudly found. Awestruck, Ignatius blurts out.
"MY ERGONOMIC HAMMER?! I THOUGHT I LOST THAT AGES AGO! HOW... HOW-HOW COULD THIS BE?!?!"
Good thing he still had an apron around his waist, or Ignatius might've blurted out something different.(edited)
[9:42 PM] cybershadowX: "..."
These people are nuts
[9:46 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Miss Kyprinos, where do you opt to search next?" Ignatius asked.
"I uh... I think I'll opt out. You guys are way too over your depth." she said with blushed cheeks as she turned away.
"Suit yourself, this thug is like a gold mine! I'll check his apron pocket."
[9:51 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: [rolled a 10!]
After feeling around in the apron pocket with the hand he had used to previously hold him down, he found nothing more than what Relgia had discovered under his shorts before the hammer.
"Well, I guess we've got everything we were lookin' for. And then some. I think we're done here." Iggy said with a bit of disappointment in his voice, him now collecting everything they had found into the thug's backpack.(edited)
[9:53 PM] cybershadowX: "Oh yea, we found the glyphs too."
Millie tosses Iggy the 2 bags of glyphs.(edited)
[9:55 PM] gonig: Gracie frowns, standing up. Well, there's the stolen goods... none of what I wanted, though. She turns toward Kyprinos, giving her a small nod. "Miss Kyprinos, if I may..."
"Ignatius--Iggy--here has been presented with a glowing mark, displaying him as representative of his people. Our own commander has been given a similar mark, showing him as such amongst Laguz.
Miss Kyprinos, might it be that you have been presented with such a mark? Or that you know of any among the Ayzer who may have been so endowed with this?"
[10:00 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "The glyphs!" he says excitedly as he looks inside to make sure they were what he was missing.
"Wonderful! They're all here and accounted for, every one!" he says, sounding delighted as he adds them to the backpack.
Kyprinos had a bit of a sour look, with a hint of what could be jealousy in her voice. "No. As much as you'd think I'd have one, I do not."
[10:03 PM] cybershadowX: Millie grabs a roll of rope and begins to bind the shape shifter's arms and legs.
"Zain said something about shape shifters when me and Namaka tried to hand him the orb. I'm sure he'll be very curious to see what's going on here."
After a bit of struggling to get him secure, Millie stands back do admire her handywork.
"Also, what's the deal with the mark? I've never seen or heard of it before."
[10:04 PM] gonig: "I see." She pauses, then offers a small shrug.
"...you appear upset. Perhaps Kyria requires that you bear a greater importance to your people here, instead of away from Psari.
...regardless, thank you for accompanying us. I hope we have fulfilled what tasks you've asked of us to your satisfaction."
[10:09 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "As the press details, and of what an angel told me in a dream I had -- which matches up nicely with what the press said I might add -- the Goddess has ordained those worthy to help in a greater scheme. I do not know what it quite means, but I'm willing to help any way I can. I'm not the only possible one of my kind, it seems, but regardless if I'm needed ultimately or not, it's an honor I bear proudly." Iggy says with a wide smile and a flex of his faintly-glowing tattoo on his arm.
"I didn't do anything, but thanks, I guess. At least I'll be able to get what I need from Ignatius. My people and I are grateful for that much at least." she said with a nod and a hand on her shoulder.
[10:10 PM] EyePierce: Relgia vented again, this time engulfing her hand in a brief sanitizing burst of heat. "Ingatius. We haven't said this before, but we, us three and the company we keep, are parta tha search inta tha scallywags that tried to lay a hand on the Money Tree. Arbor Aurelius, that whole shindig. This guy here's a Dagats. We 'ad Jetsetter himself mention these Dagats shapeshifters might be involved in settin' that up." The Kano paused, letting the dump of information sift through before she continued.
"For whatever reason, you and yer mark might be important 'n stopping this lot." A solitary hand pointed to the manhandled redhead at her feet, the shorts lying precariously low on his waist. "So if ya were willin', I'd like it if ya could talk to Zain, er... tha leader o' our little group 'bout either comin' 'long with our band, or maybe 'rranging a way ta reach ya if we need ta. Sorta the same deal, I'd also like ta take 'not Geoff' with me so all o' us can take turns on him. Find out if 'e knows anythin' 'bout the Tree."
[10:13 PM] cybershadowX: Millie gave Geoff a slight kick for emphasis.
[10:16 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Really? Is that so? Hmm... I can't say that I could possibly disagree with you there, Relgia. Sure. I'll talk to him. It's the least I can do for you guys helping me. And speaking of: if you guys need any more help as the forge, I'll be sure to have my guys work something over for the three of you, alright? And as for this Dagats... feel free to do as you wish with him. He serves me no good anymore. I've got what I needed to complete the weapons for Miss Kyprinos, and that comes first."
[10:18 PM] EyePierce: Smiling Relgia gave Iggy a nod then bent down to grab a hold of the shapeshifter. "Yer 'elp's appreciated. Whatever ya decide in tha end."
[10:20 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: I should ask him about glyphing later. He seems like he really knows what he's talking about. Maybe even about forging.(edited)
[10:20 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Thanks, truly, my sistren Kano. And everyone else. If I were the goddess myself, I'd give you all my blessings and tattoos of your own. Well, with that taken care of, is there anything else you need before calling it a day?"
Kippy stood beside him and held open the door. "Yeah, anything else?"(edited)
[10:24 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: Millie nodded.
"Yea actually. I was curious on what those glyphs in the bag do. I've never seen one like those before."
Although the only ones I've seen are in books and the ones I bought earlier.
[10:26 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "Oh are you now? Well, if you'd like, you can watch me work my blacksmith magic in making Miss Kyprinos' weapons if you'd like." he offered with a smile.
Kippy just rolled her eyes a little(edited)
[10:27 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: "Yes please!"
Millie's eyes sparkled and she almost squealed in excitement. Of she were a dog laguz her tail would be wagging at lightspeed.
[10:29 PM] gonig: "I believe I should be reporting this to our captain--there's nothing more we need to discuss." She makes her way toward the door, giving Kippy one last nod.
"Until we meet again!," she quips as she makes her way out the door.
[10:31 PM] EyePierce: With a free hand, Relgia tussled Millie's hair one final time. "Enjoy yerself. We'll take 'Geoff' back to camp."
Then, hefting the body with all four of her arms, she followed Gracie out of the forge.
[10:33 PM] Best Spring Break Birb | Sky: "I'll see you all again, surely," he said with a wave to the Ayzer and Kano women.
"Come now, young Millie, I'm sure you're dying, aren't you?"
[10:44 PM] cybershadowX | A degenerate: Millie nodded her head eagerly as she followed the Kano.
[11:25 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: After taking the very excited Millie into the loud forge, Kyprinos goes to join her comrades in what is some sort of lobby, away from such racket.
"Lady Kyprinos, you've returned! Are you unharmed?!"
"Yes, yes, simmer down. Such a neurotic fish you are. Thanks, Gunner. I appreciate you keeping him company. He would've ruined all my fun spouted nonsense." she said with a smile as she sat down.
"Not a problem, m'lady" a deep voiced Beorc said simply as he released the guard she was referring to out of his grasp.
"Your father wouldn't approve of this, young lady! You could've gotten hurt without me there! So no need to act so koi!" the guard said with a pointed finger.
"Haha!" she laughed at his unintentional pun.
"Young lady, you know I was trying to be serious! Get it together! A Princess shouldn't take matters so lightly! Imagine what King Apotonero would think!" the guard yelled.
"Oh please, don't bring Daddy's name into this. I'm fine, and that's all he needs to know. Lt. Ignatius Fury is handling the weapons we need as we speak... Though I can't shake what I just saw... A Shapeshifter... Dagats, did she call them?"
"Dagaz, m'lady. I've done my research... Hold a moment, are you telling me you saw one?" he said with mixed tone of anger and interest.
"Yes, but Ignatius managed to keep me from harm's way. I didn't go near the thing. But I guess the royal guard's reports of doppelgangers make a bit more sense now. We have some innocent people to free from cells when we return. I've seen it with my own eyes. We're up against some crafty people. How annoying."
"...I'm glad you're safe, Princess." he said as he took a seat beside her.
Princess Kippy just smiled and rolled her eyes.(edited)
[11:25 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: ===End Sidequest RP===
[11:30 PM] Best Avocado Birb | Sky: [Rewards will be handed out after discussed with Mappy. But for the time being, I'll log the RP and give you some support points.]
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