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HeroicSociopath Mike Jones from Nebraska Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Noddin' my head like yeah
Mike Jones
#26: Oct 4th 2015 at 11:04:36 PM

A bloodcurdling roar rang through Vance's head. Another of the prisoners had awoken. Pretty, but Gods, she was loud. Vance ignored her, keeping his eyes on the two in the center, until the man in the cell next to him spoke.

"Care to elaborate?" Vance asked. His voice was strong, one that would not sound out of place on a military man. Vance was hoping that John would speak again before lion girl drowned him out. He supposed this prisoner would be a useful ally, seeing as he seemed to have been here before.

"Vance. My name is Vance."

HazzyHaz Slice and Dice Since: Oct, 2011
Slice and Dice
#27: Oct 4th 2015 at 11:20:05 PM

"Guess is good as mine." Now that they had a closer look at the other man, they saw that he was definitely a young one, scarcely passing the cusp between man and boy. "I don't know." His voice cracked a bit. "Just, every now and then, the man says to do something random, like... 'Make a castle out of these blocks. Cut your hair,' and that's it. Sometimes, these metal people come in to bring food, they don't talk, they just drop it off and leave."

edited 4th Oct '15 11:23:59 PM by HazzyHaz

guyshane Combat mode, engage Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Combat mode, engage
#28: Oct 4th 2015 at 11:58:18 PM

Elaine put down the food and focused on the dwarf. "Watcha' want for the gold and my scroll read? For tha' matter how'd you find me? Not exactly like I advertise, yeah?" the girl asked, her hand slid inside her shirt to run a finger along the vial of potion she had taken from her home.

He gonna try to kill me? One touch o' this got me this far. Dunno what the rest of it will do though. I need that scroll read. She thought to herself.

-dramatic music ensues-
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#29: Oct 5th 2015 at 12:44:05 AM

"Accommodations have been beyond all expectations, good man" says Tanith with a little smile as she finishes her meal and then stands up nice and gracefully, awaiting for further word from their host.

sgtpendulum Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#30: Oct 5th 2015 at 5:34:22 AM

Annie turned towards the minotaur, mildly surprised by the sudden announcement, and looked at the manlet.

"Yeah, kinda," she said as she walked towards the dwarf, standing next to Tanith."You shouldn't really cook that much, though, rather too much at this time, right? Oh, and I hope I'm not that smelly, sir..."

Although, in retrospect, she shouldn't stand next to Tanith if she knew she literally smells like shit.

http://www.last.fm/user/sgtpendulum Yo, check out what I'm listening, it'll be heat, brah :^)
wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#31: Oct 5th 2015 at 2:43:14 PM

Maria grabbed the bars and raised herself up. "Do you have any idea why we're being held here?" she said to John. She raised her voice to make it audible to everyone in the room. "They wouldn't put us in the same cell for no reason." She broke into a brief coughing fit before continuing. "I could be held for ransom, but do any of you have enemies?"

edited 5th Oct '15 2:43:28 PM by wikkit

Clawthewolf from Sweden Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
#32: Oct 5th 2015 at 2:54:04 PM

As the orc asked her about the shop she shone up a bit, obviously happy to be able to talk about familliar things "The Cavell Trade Emporium & General Store! We sell all kinds of goods! And we lie on the main street of the City-State of Amr-" Trania was cut short by a roar that almost threw her off the chair in shock.

And after the young man, John as he appeared to be called had spoken Trania asked, worried "You mean... we don't even get to know why were are here?! W-What kind of prison is this?!"

HazzyHaz Slice and Dice Since: Oct, 2011
Slice and Dice
#33: Oct 5th 2015 at 5:07:36 PM

"Not me. My dad just raises horses. I've been here..." John looked down briefly before continuing. "Nineteen days."


"Well, it's true that I haven't called you entirely out of the kindness of my heart." Their host clasped his hands together. "What I do want, is to hire you."

sgtpendulum Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#34: Oct 5th 2015 at 6:31:27 PM

"Ah..." Annie uttered the sound as she raised her hands up to her face to try and gently force her smile down with her index finger and thumb on each corner of her mouth to look at least-semi professional and bluntly asked "How much are you paying, what's the mission and do you want a kill or no kill mission because the former cost extra, according to my family handbook. Covering the cost of cleaning up, bribing, stuff like that..."

edited 6th Oct '15 10:15:54 PM by sgtpendulum

http://www.last.fm/user/sgtpendulum Yo, check out what I'm listening, it'll be heat, brah :^)
Taco Since: Jan, 2001
#35: Oct 5th 2015 at 8:31:32 PM

"Hey, hey, easy!" Acland warned, grimacing at Trania. He held a hand up, while his other hand ground little trenches in the table. He turned around, putting his arm on the back of his chair, and glared at the... felinid... in the cage. He pointed at both her and John, to make sure she knew he was talking to them, even if the light may have backlit his face too much to read.

"You're scaring her." He said, voice hard and low. "Please, we all need to be level-headed if we're going to get out of here." He held a hand up, and his expression softened a little. "Not that I'm trying to invalidate your feelings, but it's a practical concern, you know?"

wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#36: Oct 5th 2015 at 10:53:34 PM

''He didn't say 100 days, at least." Maria slumped back down to the cobble floor. The atmosphere of the place and John's attitude were getting to her. All but the raggled one seemed as confused as her. She tried to figure out why they would bring in these kind of people all at once, and go as far as to steal someone from straight out of a jail just to place her in another prison cell. She lingered on the last thought for a moment...what if the jail was in on it? Maybe they sell prisoners as slaves?

What if I'm being sold as a slave? That thought managed to make her panic quite well, and she lowered her head into her lap. Part of her wanted to inquire more from the only one who seemed to know anything, to figure out what in the hell was happening, but this last few minutes of stress combined with yesterday's ordeals made her start crying. She tried to conceal it from the rest, but her already congested nose made her sniffling quite audible to the rest.

HazzyHaz Slice and Dice Since: Oct, 2011
Slice and Dice
#37: Oct 5th 2015 at 11:25:12 PM

The dwarven host raised both hands, chuckling, withering beneath Annie's ferocious negotiating techniques. "Yes, yes! Rest assured, you'll be paid well. I, too, know the value of money." He furrowed his brow, his smile disappearing. "I need you to break into a prison and rescue its inhabitants. It's not going to be an easy one, though..."

JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#38: Oct 6th 2015 at 3:47:50 AM

Elaine's hands were making Velnae suspicious. He wasn't quite sure what she was reaching for, if she was reaching for something but it caused the dragon's hand to move closer to his short sword, just in case.

Velnae split his focus on Elaine and the dwarf, though the comment about non-lethal missions caused him to focus a bit on the assassin's darker ethics.

"Break in a prison and risk getting chased if things don't go so well?" With Velnae taking this mission in hopes to stop one chase, having to deal with a different group chasing him wasn't an idea that appealed to him. "You better have a good plan to avoid trouble or that meal is going to be a parting meal!"

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#39: Oct 6th 2015 at 7:00:14 PM

"Hmmm an interesting choice of candidates for a prison break, Sir" says Tanith, looking at the people around her... and then putting a hand to her chest "After all, I was invited here and my trade is that of a herbalist" she says innocently.

HeroicSociopath Mike Jones from Nebraska Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Noddin' my head like yeah
Mike Jones
#40: Oct 7th 2015 at 2:38:22 AM

The sound of rending wood echoed through the hall, coming from Vance's cell. He had torn the leg from his wooden bed as easily as if it were paper. With a bit of finagling, he managed to wrest one of the nails from it, all the while listening to the other prisoners converse. Something was off about this John fellow.

"How do you count?" He asked. Vance couldn't tell how he could tell how many days it was. The iron golems brought food, apparently, but there was no guarantee they brought a given number per day, or even that there was a rhyme or reason to their schedule. Either John was just guessing, or he was lying. He was about to ask the obvious question - what had happened to the previous occupants of his cell - but he could hear a girl crying from a cell nearby.

"Whatever the case, I'm leaving." Vance said. With that, he dropped to one knee and began scraping the nail against the iron bars, eeing if he could leave a mark. "Acland. You said you work in construction. Can you figure anything out about the materials the floor is made of?" Vance knew nothing of architecture, so he had no idea if his request was feasible or not.

Taco Since: Jan, 2001
#41: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:33:08 AM

Acland nodded and smiled serenely at Vance. "Thank you for staying calm, sir. Now, if I'm going to analyze what this is made of, I'll need a chip of the floor material." He inclined his head towards Vance. "Something that can give me a cross-section of its makeup. I might be able to figure it out then. If not me, then I'm certain somebody in here would know, right?"

edited 7th Oct '15 10:45:53 AM by Taco

sgtpendulum Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#42: Oct 7th 2015 at 10:43:38 AM

Annie held her nose up high with her arms crossed and said "Prison break? Ha! No problem, Mister Manlet-Kya, erm, I mean...Mister Tall Guy!"

Her ears perked up when Valnae stated his concerns. She turned to him, flashed him a smile and assured "Don't worry, with me around, I assure you, I'll walk all of ya through this prison no problem, as long as we're sneaky. Even if shorty doesn't have a plan ready, I will once I check the place out, and even if things do go wrong, the mistake's all on you, not me." Then she flashed him a wink and a tongue.

"Heh?" Annie uttered when Tanith commented on the choice of crew. "Lady, come on, you didn't even see me work yet! I'm a spy! It's literally in my blood! This is what I've been working towards during my tenure as a sneaky hunter!"

http://www.last.fm/user/sgtpendulum Yo, check out what I'm listening, it'll be heat, brah :^)
HazzyHaz Slice and Dice Since: Oct, 2011
Slice and Dice
#43: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:09:03 PM

John recoiled from Vance as he tore off the bedpost with contemptuous ease. What, a show of power? "I mark the bed every time I wake up! That's all!" It seemed as if he had more to say, when each of the cells' bars slid down, releasing the other prisoners.

The voice from above spoke in its dispassionate tones. Its next words left John's blood running cold in his veins. "Kill Stell, John."


"Ho, I'm quite certain you have something to bring to the table, Tanith." The dwarf's smile flashed in a brief instant, but faded away as swiftly as it came. He turned to Velnae. "That is a risk you'll have to take. But you know what I'm offering you. The names Sycorax, Folthun, Visma ring a bell? Squabbling siblings. You think your discreet and inconspicuous nature held them off these past months, thoroughly convincing them to hunt around the Ralsykt Desert? Hardly."

edited 7th Oct '15 8:39:35 PM by HazzyHaz

Taco Since: Jan, 2001
#44: Oct 7th 2015 at 8:15:28 PM

"It's wrong. And I'm not gonna listen to some random voice. No." Acland said, then hesitated. He had no idea if that angle would actually work; this assumed they were all rational people, so he pushed a more selfish angle. "Not doing so doesn't preclude killing him in the future." Acland blurted out. "We need to feel out the situation and test every action we take." He looked skyward, since he didn't really see any other way to address the asshole. "I refuse."

Saturn Hurr from On The Rings Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
Hurr
#45: Oct 7th 2015 at 8:22:58 PM

Natali bolted out of her open cell, sprinting forward on all fours and down to where John was. She quickly stretched out her arm and grabbed him by the throat in her claws.

"I could rip out his throat in an instant. It would be easy."

daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#46: Oct 7th 2015 at 8:44:09 PM

Tanith matched the man's smile, her eyes glowing almost imperceptibly as her mind went down to wonder for a moment how the man knew... but still, little to be gained just asking about it, she may learn it if she sticks to this... and in general, this wasn't at all unpleasant. She was promised a handsome reward and she'll get to test her newfound power... a win, win situation for the newly awakened woman "I'll see if there is a part I can play... worry not, I'll do my utmost to free these poor men and women you want released"

JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#47: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:10:23 PM

Velnae was taken off guard by the dwarf's remark. He should have expected that with the promised reward but didn't expect those words. Still, the dragon kept his composure, though an astute person could see a little surprise from Velnae.

"Well, if you have to direct your comment at me there's no reason to hide my identity anymore. My name actually isn't John, that's just one of the many different names I keep using on travel. It's actually Velnae and I actually am a decent hunter, helps when you have the right spells. Unfortunately, like the dwarf said I'm also on the hunted side..."

edited 7th Oct '15 9:15:57 PM by JustaUsername

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
guyshane Combat mode, engage Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Combat mode, engage
#48: Oct 7th 2015 at 10:40:49 PM

Elaine tapped her fingers on the table rapidly and held on much more tightly to the vial of potion. "What about me?" the peasant girl asked. "You promise my scroll read? I need to know what's on it. If I help you do this, I don't ever have to see you again, yeah?"

edited 7th Oct '15 10:41:00 PM by guyshane

-dramatic music ensues-
wikkit Since: Sep, 2009
#49: Oct 7th 2015 at 11:33:18 PM

Out of the corner of her eye, Maria spotted the great brown spot that was Natali. Looking up, she had enough time to see the feline-woman pounce and grasp at John's neck. The sudden shock managed to break her out of her melancholia and into a state of fright. She backpedaled a bit before screaming, "Oh, sweet lord! We aren't going to kill anyone!

Panting in fear and her face even more pale, she calmed down and said, "Th-they can't force us to kill him! The Orc had the right idea, we just r-refuse!"

Taco Since: Jan, 2001
#50: Oct 8th 2015 at 6:46:33 AM

"But!" Acland held up a hand. He needed to promote cooperation. "But please kill him as soon as we decide to do that. Right now, though, this place is weird enough that conventional rules don't apply, meaning both approaches are equally valid. We need to wait and see what happens if we refuse."


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