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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Six of one, half-dozen of the other.

[ Tavern and Armory look to be basically down the street right across from each other at least. also looking over at the woman. fuck it he'll just ask:]

You handling this?
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the woman glances back at the three of you, for a moment. that smile is still on her face. :)

she reaches into her satchel, and then lightly tosses something your direction! it appears to be a small bottle. ]
Here. Don't pickpocket anyone else, if you are in need. If you'll excuse me.

[ and with the harmacist equivalent of "hold my flower", castti turns to go terrify the absolute hell out of the woman. the male shopkeeper looks deeply, deeply thankful as he looks between all of you and waves you off. i guess you can have the coat for free too? wow...

gang, you've gained +1 "apothecary's concoction" - it looks like a healing potion! neat. i mean unless you like dropped it on the floor. this was pretty successful for you guys kind of! ]
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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[THIS ICON IS SO TERRIFYING... WOW YOU ARE SO SEXY MA'AM

Eunhyuk is now a man of God and also very respectful on a normal day, so he will just be appreciative of her strength, and also her kindness. He was really ready to just run straight out of that door? But now they have a potion! Wow, their first side quest, and only (1) casualty.

Once they're outside, he'll motion straight ahead.]


Let's head to the tavern.

[that or split up, but for now he will assume the group is one]
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ every tag yaywon is like split up? i see how it is...

but, yeah. hot. have fun castti, only draw a little blood. shu will wiggle his shoulder so scarecrow hovers in the air and take the opportunity to pull his coat on and wrap it around himself. much better. the collar is open enough to scarecrow to hide in the coat itself so he doesn't freeze either. ]


Might as well. Someone's bound to be drunk enough to let something slip.

[ good hustle everyone. one potion, one coat and one lady threatening someone with an axe. ]
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ eunhyuk like, goodbye losers I'm going off on my own to solve this.

taking his potion, the potion he earned for charming that very hot lady, and putting it in his pocket. hope the rest of yall don't get hurt, clowns.
]

Or we beat them until they do, hm?

[ just like home! hooray. into the tavern he goes, assuming they are't just attacked on the street. ]
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ did you charm her... what if she's a lesbian

anyway!!!! wow you did it. okay gang, out you go! scarecrow burrows happily into shu's collar, muttering "cold cold cold cold" as you step back out into stormhail, leaving the terrible extortionist to the hot lady with the axe... maybe you'll see her again, maybe you won't...

but with that, the gang heads down to the tavern. and boy, when you get to the tavern are you treated to a show!

first of all, it is loud, and it is raucous. there's music playing from a gramophone. people are laughing and chatting - armored knights, townspeople, all kinds of people. some of them are sitting at tables, but a lot of them seem to be around one part of the room, watching something. it's a break from the generally gloomy atmosphere of stormhail itself. a bartender is slinging drinks, and more importantly, it appears that there might be an arm wrestling contest going on across the room? there's a sudden yell of delight from the crowd in the room.

in the very epicenter of it all is a guy in a bright yellow coat, who smacks his hand against the table as he successfully wins an arm wrestling match. the crowd goes wild. ]


[ his voice is loud, and bright, and boy does he have a thick accent. like arthur except he is the antithesis of arthur in every way considering: ]

Hahaha, hoo-ey! You're slipperier than a hog in a mud pit! You almost had me, friend!!

[ he looks up, across the room, locks eyes with the three of you, and beams. ] Hey, fellas! Howdy, welcome in!!
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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[STOP I JUST DON'T WANT TO ICLY FORCE EVERYONE TO GO WITH EUNHYUK BUT ALSO STAY WITH ME

Eunhyuk heads in with the others, and maybe he has some general idea of what a tavern would be like, but whatever was in his head pales in comparison to the real thing. The volume, music, the amount of people. It's such a stark contrast to the freezing air from outside. And also theoretically, it should be easy to slip in unnoticed with so many people, right?

Except the Antithesis of Arthur chooses this exact moment to look at all three of them. Well, maybe that's fine?]


Hello.

[woah..... déjà vu]
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ kisses yaywon's forehead.

THE ANTITHESIS OF ARTHUR HELP. yeah, that's what they're seeing here. shu ignores scarecrow mumbling "cold, cold, cold, cold" even as he walks into the tavern and looks around before they are beset upon by the biggest extrovert in yellow he's seen.

wow.



yeah eunhyuk can handle this one, he's definitely equipped. ]


...

[ imagine. ]

Hey. You seem busy. [ kicking people's asses. ]
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hm.



this guy seems annoying.


sitting down in the spot left open by the just defeated challenger and sticking his arm out. (hope to god he can either roll using dex or cheat his way through this)
]
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ LUCIEN OUT HERE JUST I HAVE THE AUDACITY

unfortunately this is so delightful. ]


[ the aforementioned yellow guy looks thrilled when lucien comes right down to his table?! he beams. also completely unbothered by his purple. ]

Whoa-hoh, alrighty there, pardner! [ to shu, the yellow guy says: ] Just a way to fight off that blasted chill, right? Good friends, good food, good drink - I'll getcha in two shakes, if you wanna try, too.

[ and after that, the yellow guy's attention returns to lucien, and scans lucien's face, like he's looking for something. he's awfully perceptive, for such a doofus - and then he smiles, closer to enchanted than utterly gleeful delight as he says, a little breathless: ] ...Whoa. You've got a real aura round ya, huh? Like the kinda guy who's goin like an arrow for his goals, fired right outta' a crossbow.

... I like the cut of your gib, friend. [ the yellow guy rolls up his sleeves, adjusts his dorky little hat, and then sets his elbow on the table to join lucien's, taking his hand. ] Let's do this.

[ arm wrestling time. you may roll strength :)

shu and eunhyuk, you can support lucien or you can wander around! your choice. do what you wanna do funky little guys ]

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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[eunhyuk like yes i will support lucien by man standing awkwardly behind his chair the entire time,

he will take this reprieve of the yellow man not singling him out for arm-wrestling combat to survey the rest of the room. his attention is on the knights, but also for anyone dressed similarly to him, in those navy blue robes he saw earlier. if there is, then he'll approach.... if not, then he will head over to the nearest knight who doesn't look super inebriated yet.

for now, he looks at shu,]


I'll be right back.

[it's not splitting up if he is existing in the same room!!!!]
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You sure you want to leave just ye-- [ oh. well.

just watches the healer vanish as their twink tiefling rocks up to arm wrestle the man who (sisi voice) wants to fight god, i guess.

...

i want alli to live the dream and lose an arm wrestling match to partitio but if he shuffles his collar around and causes scarecrow to screech at just the right time to count as a distraction that's not any of my business. ]
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ important to me to remind everyone the cadence of this conversation is partitio's texan accent and luciens Irish one this is what every arthur and lucien conversation sounds like it is a nightmare its like dolly parton and hoizer in the same room ]

Sure, sure, goals, what not, start already.

[ HE THEN PROCEEDS TO ROLL A FUCKING 4 ]
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ lucien your confidence is so brave. the yellow guy has a good, strong grip and nice, warm, calloused hands. he counts down nicely -

and then yeah, slams down lucien's hand in like .2 seconds.

the bird squawks at him a second later and the yellow guy yells, surprised, but it is too late. the damage is done. that is going to smart. lucien, the table cracks under your hand with the force of the armwrestle own.

the crowd starts going absolutely batshit nuts because of course they do, hootin and hollerin. the yellow guy lets go, looking up at the bird and muttering - mahina? - before he shakes his head and immediately looks like, so apologetic. ]
Ah...hahaha, guess I didn't know my own strength! You alright there, pardner...?


[ in the meantime, eunhyuk, who is a normal and sane person, decides to not arm wrestle and instead slips through the crowd. as he makes his way around, he won't see any clerics, but he will see a smaller cluster of knights in a corner. one of them, black haired and wearing the maroon colored tabard, has his face down on a table.

the other one is blonde and wearing a blue tabard. ]


[ the blonde knight is rubbing the black haired knight's back and saying something to him, and he looks up when he realizes there's another presence in the room. ]

No, no, it's okay, Ort... - Oh. Can I help you with something?
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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eunhyuk almost turns around at the sudden explosion of sound behind him -- which immediately makes him very concerned, which means he stops awkwardly in his tracks which is probably why this very handsome hunky blonde knight looks up and notices him at the exact same time,

well. he'll just ask a few questions and then run back to the others, hopefully that explosion of noise was because Lucien won (haha yeah!)]


I couldn't help but notice earlier -- [no actually he noticed just now,] but is your friend alright?

[he looks at the knight with his face flat on the table, then at the blonde]

I can help him if he needs healing.

[the sheer hilarity of offering healing when lucien is having his ARM SNAPPED is something Eunhyuk will be very distressed about later, but for now he is here]
Edited (why do i keep using the same lineface icon) 2024-03-25 22:43 (UTC)
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shu will lift a hand so scarecrow can come back, and settles the bird back on his shoulder. ]

So. That went well.

[ move over hozier, he'll give it a go. ]

I can call Eunhyuk back if you've broken something. [ eunhyuk is busy healing everyone else except for lucien which is genuinely very funny. ]
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yeah from over in his corner eunhyuk will probably just hear the loudest crack of wood and irishly yelling and then the crowd goes wild. HE'S A DEX BASED FIGHTER OKAY he's storming off to sulk about this for a minute but he'll wander back once shu sits down ]

Nothing's fecking broken.

[ it doesn't look like. gREAT. ]
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ partitio already looks so worried after lucien when he starts to get up - he's telling the crowd to calm down a little bit, even though they're all laughing, and he looks relieved when he comes back...? he can have a big sheepish smile. ] Haha... whoopsie. I, ehh, listen, we can talk 'bout it when we're done, lemme buy ya a drink.

[ but then he has a new challenger!! the yellow guy returns his attention to shu. you guys will arm wrestle the hell out of this man - he puts his elbow back on the table and takes shu's hand, eyes flicking up to his ears. ] Aw - a beastling, huh? You're way far from home, buddy! Awright, let's see what we can do. Ready! One, two...

Three! [ this time, there's much more of a struggle. it seems that shu has won the manliest twink of all (twunk) award... because after a few moments of struggle, bang! he manages to get partitio's arm down! the crowd starts to lose it and partitio laughs, big and bright. ] Hooey, you got an arm on ya! I yield, I yield. Good match, pardner! Lemme buy y'all both a drink.


[ and then, across the way... ]

[ the hunky blonde knight looks eunhyuk up and down. he looks - surprised? and then bows his head more politely in greeting. ] Oh - an inquisitor? Um, thank you, inquisitor. I... he's alright, he's just... well...

[ there's a hiccup from the table. it could either be a drunk hiccup or a sob. ]

... He's a little drunk, I think. It'll wear off! But, thank you for offering... what brings you to Stormhail, Inquisitor? [ he straightens up a little. looks at his friend. straightens up a little more. ] The Sanctum Knights welcome you! Er, well, I do. Ahaha...
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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[THE LOUDEST CRACK OF WOOD... IRISH YELLING..... HELP.

Eunhyuk has a poker face at all times, so his alarm only rises internally from within. On the outside, he looks very calm... like a...n inquisitor would? Yes.]


Thank you... [he looks at this blonde knight like ?_? NAME PLEASE? before continuing] Sir Knight.

[nailed it. give him a name or he will be called sir knight forever perhaps]

I'm here on an urgent task from the Church, unfortunately. I'm looking for someone, though I don't know how long it's been since she might have passed through here. [...] Have you seen any suspicious individuals of late?

[he is trying so hard to larp a fantasy detective man from an isekai he saw once]
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it was a worthy challenge. but wow, the catboy twink won. who saw that coming? ]

We'll call it beginner's luck.

[ he's not going to say no to the drink, but whether or not he drinks it at all is up in the air. he'll take a moment to glance at lucien who is sulking? is done sulking? somewhere inbetween? before looking back to partitio. ]

Actually, I was wondering if you've seen anything weird around here recently. A woman acting on edge, maybe asking about passages out of the town?
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-25 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ broken armedly: ]

You can answer some of those questions over the drinks now.

[ god. ]

She could have been trying to pass off goods. Sell something worth a bit.
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[personal profile] inquired 2024-03-25 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ partitio grins good naturedly at the group of guys surrounding arm wrestling, giving up his seat to someone else who wants to try, and the nods. he hops right up and then sweeps through to find a little table, waving down the bartender to order them a round of beers. ]

C'mon round, fellas! Name's Partitio, by the way. Yours? [ please be nice and make friends.

though, when lucien brings up the question thing he does pause, tilting his head. ]
Uhh... y'know, I've not been here that long. But now that ya mention it, there was one lady....Alpates? [ he pronounces this name as al- paytes. not al-pah-tes, which is how it is pronounced if you did not know that until now. ] Think that was her name. Real nice lady - definitely weirder than twelve teats on a piglet, but, nice lady. She wasn't trying to sell anything, though. That who you're looking for?


[ for eunhyuk! the knight straightens - almost puffs up, a little? he looks like, a little happy that they're having this conversation. this inquisitor is so... ]

Crick Wellsley, sir! It's an honor. [ he will introduce himself, and put a hand to his heart and then bow, because he is a good and nice boy. his expression then goes a little more serious. ] Suspicious individuals...? Not recently, but I only just returned to Stormhail after I ran into... [ ... ] ... your colleague...

[ the look on crick's face is briefly hard to describe. somewhere between like pleased and also extremely chagrined at the thought ]

...Anyway! Could you tell me anything about them? The Sanctum Knights are always more than happy to help an inquisitor.
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[personal profile] pathematic 2024-03-25 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[GAY THOUGHTS.................????? INQUISITOR X KNIGHT ROMANCE?????

Eunhyuk does not jump to these conclusions sadly, he can only jump to the one, that whoever the other inquisitor Crick has met is probably the reason why he's being so respectful(?) to this bandaged-glasses wearing twink. Thank you, Other Inquisitor.

Still, he hesitates for a moment, remembering Shu and Lucien's advice from earlier, then...]


...Her name is Alpates.

[does eunhyuk say it the right way? maybe the cleric in him helps with that,]

I don't have a physical description, only that she stole something from the Cathedral of the Order of the Sacred Flame. And that she should still be in town, last I heard.
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[personal profile] roseoftexas 2024-03-25 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shu glances over at eunhyuk, embarking on his isekai romance over there. maybe he has found his (sjm voice) fated mate in this snowy little town. and then looks back at the table with the beers. and partitio. ]

Shu. [ scarecrow can introduce himself, not that anyone else can hear him. scarecrow flaps his wings and hits shu in the face. it's probably (definitely) deserved. ]

... Alpates? [ he glances at lucien. who is still broken armed. ]

When was this? Recently?
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[personal profile] tombtaker 2024-03-26 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ friends? we're mortal enemies you and I, porcine nipples man. ]

Lucien.

[ he will tap a sip of his beer, with the arm that is intact. ]

We're old friends. Haven't seen her for a while, we were hoping to catch up.

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