Re: THE ADVENTURE MAIN THREAD

[Kindulas]

[[You say that like there aren't a lot of things that can happen when Erin and Jess go adventure. That's not "day stuff" you know.]]
"Well, Jess may be the most adept at keeping Erin from destroying the world," Jeeves says, "But Jessica herself, while brilliant, is not the most world-weary. I would be more comfortable if you were to accompany then."

[Lapis-Lazily]

"I suppose, though I do try to stay indoors during the day. You know, wanted by the Orzhov and all of the wonders that does for my public image. Though I suppose with the younger age... Jeeves, would you happen to have some spare street clothes lying around? This robe continues to supply me benefits as long as it's on my person, so I'll just keep it in a pack and take advantage of my new youthful look. Though, the baldness is also a problem. You wouldn't happen to have any wigs, would you? Ah, you know what, I'll just use a spell."

Volker appears to be concentrated on something, but is still listening to anything Jeeves might say. He is attempting to cast a spell to make his hair grow out, on his head only.

((18 Arcana, +2 bonus for ten minute prep, for total of +20 to growing some hair, best use of magecraft))

[Kindulas]

Volker Spectacular Successes on a 19 and gets his hair to be however the hell he wants it to be. It even looks combed and styled.

[Lapis-Lazily]

"Well, that went surprisingly well, especially considering how rarely I dabble in Green magic."

((Green is growth, hair grows, ergo, hair growth is green spell, deal with it.))

[Kindulas]

((Green is growth, hair grows, ergo, hair growth is green spell, deal with it.))

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin shifts her traits around once more, becoming a slender creature with halfelf-human looks and seeming quite forgettable. After getting dressed again, she continues to read whatever books she can in Jessica's room

Spoiler:

[Kindulas]

After a short while, Jessica is prepared to go. An eye patch falls over her eye socket where the telephoto lens usually is.

She, Erin and Volker meet in the dining hall. "So," Jessica says, "It's time to further Erin's education about the world firsthand. Where to start, where to start... any suggestions?"

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin, dressed in her white tanktop and black jacket that Jessica gave her, flips open a notebook she scavenged from Jessica's room.

"I was reading through some of Jessica's books which she seems to place all over her room." Erin says. "Is it normal to put books underneath your bed? Anyways there was this thing in them that a lot of people enjoyed going to. What was that word... a brothel? I think that was it. Whats a brothel? I'd like to go there! And I'd like to go swimming, after I figure out what swimming is! Which I can figure out at the library because the library has books! Maybe it has more books on brothels... so, brothel, library, swimming."

[Kindulas]

Jessica becomes visibly uncomfotable

[Lapis-Lazily]

Volker gives Jessica a scolding look. He thinks for a moment.

"Erin, dear child, brothels are not a place you should be visiting, nor should you be reading about them. Swimming or going to a library could be arranged, but first I'm afraid I must ask that you and Jessica adventure with me to the undercity where we'll meet some Golgari with whom I need to talk. Speaking of talking, Jessica, I will be discussing some matters of innaprpriate material and how to keep it away from the young and impressionable."

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin's new knife lets out a small hum at the mention of the swarm.

"Golgari?" She askes, raising an eyebrow. "What's a Golgari?"

[Lapis-Lazily]

"They're a guild. They can be creepy, and a little disgusting, but despite outward appearances, they're actually one of the better ones. They provide food for most of the city."

[Nehiel Mori]

"Oh, I like food! The Golgari sound like cool guys."

[Kindulas]

Volker gives Jessica a scolding look. He thinks for a moment.

"Erin, dear child, brothels are not a place you should be visiting, nor should you be reading about them. Swimming or going to a library could be arranged, but first I'm afraid I must ask that you and Jessica adventure with me to the undercity where we'll meet some Golgari with whom I need to talk. Speaking of talking, Jessica, I will be discussing some matters of innaprpriate material and how to keep it away from the young and impressionable."

"u-uh... y-yeah," Jessica blushes and seems unable to decide where to look with her eye.

"Oh, I like food! The Golgari sound like cool guys."

Jessica wrinkles her nose. "But the undercity is a dank, disgusting place. Are you sure you can't get something from the Selesnyans?" she asks. At this, Erin's knife lets out a hum of annoyance.

[Nehiel Mori]

"My knife keeps humming. Do knives usually hum?" Erin asks with a quizzical look. "So... Dank, wet, moist dark place? I think I also read about a place like that in Jessica's book."

[Lapis-Lazily]

"Jessica, I'm afraid I can't. Only the Golgari cultivate the plant we need and you know that. Erin, don't read Jessica's books. They're bad for your mind."

[Nehiel Mori]

"If they are bad for your mind why does Jessica have them?
She has a great mind!" Erin says. "Jess is amazing!"

[Kindulas]

Jessica lets out a deep sigh. "Thank you Erin. And to be fair, Volker, physiologically it isn't... I mean... eh... anyway, um... humming? Knives don't usually hum, no. Though yours is magical..."

[Nehiel Mori]

"Wanna look at it again?" Erin inquires. "Its shiny... though it has these stains on it now."

[Kindulas]

"From what?" Jessica asks

[Nehiel Mori]

"Dunno. I used it last night though." Erin says, and pulls out the knife stained with Rakdos blood to show her

[Kindulas]

"Ah, of course. Well, the other thing I'm worried about is... the Golgari aren't the most... affable of people as I understand. How do we know they won't attack us once we set foot in their land?"

[Nehiel Mori]

"What if we bring them some of Jeeve's cupcakes!"

[Lapis-Lazily]

"Oh I know a thing or two. Besides, a Golgari knife like that is sure to at least stop them from killing us outright. At the worst, they'll bring us into there dungeons and question who we stole the knife from. From there, we can reason our way out. The Golgari are odd, but not senseless or stupid."

[Kindulas]

Jessica sighs. "True, we do have Erin's knife, that'll probably give us something. Hell maybe we could get some answers on who's knife that is. Sebastian seems to know but he hates to tell more than he has to."

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin fumbles around in a pack she carries before pulling out the signet she also received. "I have this as well! There seems to be something scrawled in under the N and the M... appears to say... Corpse?"

[Kindulas]

"Well that's morbid - wait, duh, or course it is."

[Nehiel Mori]

"I like the design on these..." Erin says, looking at her Golgari gear lovingly. "The... jade? I think that was the word... looks lovely."

[Lapis-Lazily]

"I agree, quite lovely. Well then, shall we be off? I know a way to the undercity beneath this very church. The Orzhov are known to make a few deals with the Golgari from time to time."

[Kindulas]

"Well, it's possible that I locked something like that back up, but do show. Be nice to spend no more time topside than need be."

[Kindulas]

Volker leads them to a secret hatch within the facility, locked by subtle Orzhov magic - but the password hasn't been changed for a long time, and Volker opens it easily. It opens up to a musty stairwell that descends into darkness.

[Lapis-Lazily]

"And that, ladies, is the passageway. I knew they wouldn't have changed the password. Lazy priests can't be bothered to spend time on anything but money schemes for more than 10 seconds."

Volker grabs the unlit torch in the passageway, right where it always was, and uses his magic to light it. (Arcana 23, but really, does it really warrant a roll for something so simple?)

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin bumbles along happily behind the others, focusing on something else for a moment. Her face scrunches up in a grimace, before bursting into a smile as her hair turns into a scarlet red much like the color of blood.

I like this hair color, I think I'll stay with it fora while. She thinks to herself I wonder what we are doing... This hallway is... rather dark. Are those cobwebs? What are cobwebs?

"Hey Jess... this hallway is kinda creepy... can I stand by you?" Erin asks with a look of fear upon her face.

[Kindulas]

[Lighting a torch can just fall under Magical Tricks]
Jessica grabs her wrist as though about to remove her hand, then thinks better of it. "I guess we shouldn't be needlessly loud, the Golgari won't be be forgiving if we catch something on fire... hate spiders though..."
It is then that Erin speaks, and Jessica looks at her. "Yeah, Erin, I suggest we all stick close together," Jess says, taking her hand and descending under the city.

The party descends the lightly sloped staircase for quite sometime. It is, as expected, full of creepy crawlies slithering about between cracks in the mossy cobblestone. The air is very musty, and the further they go the more dense the moss becomes. Eventually there's a small squishing sound and Jessica stops. She closes her eyes and exhales, then looks at her forward placed foot. From the light of Volker's torch the party can see a point where the cobblestone gives way on all sides to nothing but dense rot vines, so far as can be seen, with a variety of fungi protruding from the ground and walls - the walls of assorted botany, that is.

"*censored*... everything..." Jess mumbles.

[Nehiel Mori]

Erin huddles close behind Jessica, staring wide-eyed at the walls.

"I don't like this place..." she whispers. "The walls aren't walls and my feet feel squishy."

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