randomplaces | dtc. The Tavern. Enter the Thundersparks.

Chagrin: 'glare....glare...glaaaarrree'

Honeyfuggle: ..That Death Knight's glaring at us.

Randomly: Oh, that's just my baby brother! He glares at everyone! AHAHAHAH!

Stoic: Watch Stoic return. Watch Stoic SULK massively.

Chagrin: ...if you go and find your own corpse and animate it, I'm disowning you.

Stoic: ...I'm not Randomly.

Anna: Dead people go in the barn beside the stable. I'm not responsible if they eat each other.

Stoic: ...Thank you. *had been leaving them outside, goes to shoo them into the barn.

Eruiste: *out by the barn looking in through the barred front door. Elves have no fear of the dead*

Stoic: Good Evening. *shoos his bunch through the door now*

Eruiste: *looks up, her solid black eyes a-dance with mischief* Good even, stranger.

Stoic: Do you come here often? *No, he has no clue that's a typical pick up line. To him, it's an honest question*

Eruiste: *chuckle* My husband and I have lived here for something like twenty years.

Stoic: ...Amazing. I just arrived the night before.

Eruiste: *nods* I heard you coming. The trees and plants were talking about it a few days before you came.

Stoic: Was following my sister. *Well, and brother but brother has a horse and deaad things don't travel that fast at times*

Eruiste: *studies his face* Randomly?

Stoic: Yes

Eruiste: *laughs much, though it's just genuine amusement at the Dread Minstrel's antics and not mocking in any way*

Stoic: *faint smirk. He knows his sister.* She lives up to her name.

Eruiste: *finally dies down to chuckles* I'm Eruiste Winterborn, Green Keeper. That bundle of bouncing green over on the common land is my beast.

Stoic: Stoic Thunderspark, Necromancer. *looks over at the bouncing green* Fasinating.

Eruiste: *smiles at her monster proudly* I'll be setting him free and using a beast more powerful soon. Maybe this one won't affect the local War Master's horse so adversely. *smirks as thunder comes from the stable*

Stoic: *o.O at that*

Eruiste: Roy seems to find suckervine fern irresistible.

Stoic: Roy? Ah, the War Master's horse.

Eruiste: That big white beast that begs for treats like a court lady's dog. *still grinning as she turns to watch the inmates of the barn again* I wonder who Elvis is, and why that one is so insistent that that is his name?

Stoic: I have no idea. But he seems all shook up.

Eruiste: *nods, giving the undead man in question a bemused look. Then she turns her head as a light breeze brings the scent of things starting to grow despite the late snow that dusts the ground around them* Spring is here. *is glad*

Stoic: My brother will be happy for that. *likes the cold himself.*

Eruiste: Will he? *tilts her head and glances at Stoic*

Stoic: He's not a fan of cold weather.

Eruiste: Ahhh. Yes, it can be painful for you humans, can't it? *is currently bare legged and in sandals*

Stoic: I suppose, but he prefers the heat. Always has.

Eruiste: What do you like? *walks over help herself to a long length of branch from the weeping willow that's hanging over the orchard wall. And then takes a few more*

Stoic: I like the cold.

Eruiste: *glances back at him, a little surprised* Really? Because of your followers?

Stoic: Always have. I chose this route because it...seemed to suit me.

Eruiste: *grins* How so? *coiling the willow whips and trilling to them softly*

Stoic: *mild shrug*

Eruiste: Forgive me for prying. *chuckle* They say the only thing nosier than a cat is a Moon Elf.

Stoic: Never heard of that phrase.

Eruiste: Is this your first trip outside the Deadlands?

Stoic: Yes, it is. Might not had left if it wasn't for Randomly.

Eruiste: I hear there are no Elves there, so that would probably explain why you'd never heard it before. *glances at the top of the orchard wall, but she can remember how Anna scolded the last time she jumped up there to peek into WakeJumper and Wheeljill's bothy and laugh at them. Turns toward the tavern instead* Will you come inside? I'll buy you a round.

Stoic: I would. *small smile*

Eruiste: Do you sleep in the common room? *starting toward the back door of the tavern, chuckling as the hens dart cheerfully around her feet*

Stoic: I suppose I will. Can't afford a room at this time. I don't think Randomly has a room either.

Eruiste: *nods and grins* Then make sure you put all your valuables in the bank box that Anna keeps for each of us. There are light fingers in the company.

Stoic: Thank you.

Eruiste: *nods, still grinning as they pass through the door* Have you met our other Necromancer yet?

Stoic: *stop* No, I haven't.

Eruiste: *stops when he does* Her name is Den the Snarky. Those other dead in the barn are hers.

Stoic: Ah, I see.

Eruiste: We have a Bone Lord, a Reaver, and a... are they called Deathknights? As well.

Stoic: I..I am surprised to hear of other Deadlanders here. *though his expression says he's pleased as well*

Eruiste: *her grin widens* Den the Bone Lord, and Den the Pale Necromancer are Name Sisters. And the Reaver is courting with one of Ironhide the War Master's men.

Stoic: *blinks at that, then chuckles lightly*

Eruiste: *turns to continue inside, chuckling herself* And Hound seemed like such a sensible man, for a human.

Stoic: *amused at that, looking over the tavern again. Yep, Randomly's still over there by that bald human...and now she's squeeing and coming over here* OOF! *is pounced and has his armor gnawed on by happy sister*

Honeyfuggle: *gonna get loose now*

Eruiste: *very very amused. Will go order a round of Moonwater for Stoic and herself, and a spare for his sister if she'd like some*

Honeyfuggle: *soooo going exploring now*

Randomly: *is interested, though she waves after Honeyfuggle as he leaves* He's so cute!

Stoic: *not facepalming, not facepalming*

Eruiste: I guess so. *chuckle* Though I like mine stupider.

Randomly: .....*snerk!*

Randomly: And his Wyvern's cute too!

Stoic: Wyvern?

Eruiste: *points to something on a spit in the fireplace* Like that, only bigger and with three heads instead of none.

Stoic: *see his eyebrow go way up at that, then something clicks* ...Sky Guard?

Eruiste: Yes. A veteran. He's level 72 and second to only one other of his class. *offers each of the siblings a delicate flute glass filled with golden liquid*

Stoic: *impressed, and perhaps a little intimidated, then turns is attenion to the glass*

Randomly: Thank you ^^

Eruiste: You're welcome. *picks up her own glass and proposes a toast* To new arrivals and peace on the home hearth.

Stoic and Randomly: *both echo the toast*

Randomly: *then tells Stoic Chagrin passed out not too long ago*

Stoic: *will facepalm now*

Eruiste: *brows lift as she drinks, and then she lowers her glass* What was he drinking?

Randomly: Who knows? He could never hold his brew! AHAAHAHAH!

Stoic: That much is true.

Eruiste: The poor man. He'll find himself missing out on a lot of the local entertainments. *startles and then laughs as the female Dwarven Berserker who occasionally arrives lets out a belch that shakes the windows*

Randomly: Ooooo! *claps at that*

Stoic: A shame, that.

Ironhide: *looks over from where she's sitting at a table near the fireplace* Y'u think th't was good? *Lets out a burp of her own, one that makes the very lantern flames tremble*

Eruiste: ...And that's Ironhide. *laughing again*

Randomly: *glees and claps louder at that*

Bashnose Bonnie: *oh it's on! Chugs from her tankard of Dragonsbreath beer, and then lets out a mighty thunder*

Ironhide: *chug chug chug BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*

various other people: *whooping, cheering, and razzing*

Randomly: *is so very, very entertained*

Stoic: *amused at his sister's amusement*

Eruiste: *covers her ears as she sees Bonnie preparing for the next round* *knows she was right to do so as she feels the vibrations of this deep, drawn out production*

Randomly: *claps even louder*

Stoic: *had seen Eruiste cover her ears, and had done likewise*

Ironhide: *this one even makes she herself see double! And one of the Moonwater glasses shatters*

Stoic: *notes that*

Bonnie: *outdoes it. All the glasses are fragments now*

Ironhide: *takes a deep breath... and then winces as the front of her tunic starts to squirm and cheep* Y'u win, Bonnie. Ah don't wanna scare th' babeh enne worse.

Stoic: ...baby?

Randomly: Oh, yes! *then goes on about what she's seen about the little lizardman baby girl. Including that it's cute*

Bonnie: *nods and finishes her drink, then pays and walks out of the tavern*

Ironhide: *fishing Sludge out of her tunic and cuddling the pudgy little bit* Shhh, bebeh, Ah'm sorreh.

Sludge: *settles down, though she's clearly wibbling a bit*

Eruiste: *ordering a new round of Moonwater* I should have bet on that.

Stoic: ..*blink*..

Eruiste: *looks up* What's wrong?

Stoic: Randomly's right. She is cute.

Eruiste: *grins* You should hear her talk already.

Stoic: Talk? How old is she? *has only come across a few adult lizardmen in his time, so has no real idea about them.*

Eruiste: Three days or so. Go ask her her name. *offers him his new drink*

Stoic: *takes the drink with a thanks, then goes over to Ironide's table* Hello.

Ironhide: *looks up with a ready grin* 'Lo. Iste fillin' y'ur ears fulla gossip?

Stoic: News, at least. She told me to ask the little one her name. *turns to the lizardbaby* So, what's your name? ^^

Sludge: *sits up in her big one's arms* Sludge!

Ironhide: *chuckling and shaking her head slightly with wonder. Still can't get over her adopted daughter's precocity*

Stoic: *up goes the eyebrow* Curious.

Randomly: *goes over* Isn't she cute?

Ironhide: *grins and rubs Sludge's back, crooning softly*

Sludge: *settles down with a sigh* Sludge liiiiiike.

Stoic: *has to admit she's cute*

Ironhide: Almos' makes meh wanna go git anothah 'un 'n see how it talks.

Stoic: Curious.

Randomly: He thinks everything's curious!

Ironhide: *chuckling* Y'u talk lahk Percy does.

Stoic: Percy?

Ironhide: Percepteh. Ah still cain't r'membah wh't class 'e is, but 'e's this skinny gah fr'm th' Steel Kingdom.

Stoic: Interesting.

Ironhide: *nods* Wh't y'u drinkin'?

Stoic: *looks at the glass* Moonwater, I believe.

Ironhide: *chuckles* Y'u good at holdlin' yer liquor, then?

Stoic: Better then my brother.

Randomly: *will act the same drunk or not*

Ironhide: Y'u had Dragonsbreath?

Stoic: No, I haven't.

Ironhide: *rotten grin and orders a round, since she found two credits in the rushes just now*

others: *cheer and clamor for their tankards*

Stoic: *is curious about this*

barmaid: *offers him a tankard of gently steaming beer, then hands one to Randomly and Ironhide*

Stoic: *takes the tankard gingerly*

Randomly: *thanks the barmaid*

Ironhide: *drains the tankard she already had, then takes the new one, lifts it slightly to Stoic and Randomly, and chugs happily*

Stoic and Randomly: *repeat the motion. Stoic goes slightly crosseyed for a moment. Randomly laughs at him*

Ironhide: *wipes mouth on her sleeve and sighs, then burps softly* Now th't hits th' spot.

Stoic: ...In..indeed it does. ^^;

Ironhide: Dr'nk up. Maybeh somebodeh'll bah anothah round.

Stoic: *does so*

somebody over there: *does indeed order another round*

Ironhide: *happy chugging so she's ready for the next tankard*

Randomly: *has finished hers*

Stoic: *barely finished his*

Ironhide: *deep breath and happy grin* That stuff's so tasteh.

Stoic: I do admit, it does have a nice edge to it.

barmaid: *brings them their next ones*

Randomly: *happily chugging hers*

Stoic: *going a little slower*

Ironhide: *drinking like she has fruit juice in there*

Sludge: *watching all this with baby curiosity*

Stoic: *going crosseyed again, but will hold his brew!*

Randomly: *laughing!*

Ironhide: *slams down her tankard and calls for a couple rounds of Horsetail Cider!*

Sludge: *laughs because her big one is*

Honeyfuggle: *comes back long enough to get a bit of that round*

Ironhide: *calls to him and asks him if he's got a couple credits, because the Dragonsbreath is very good today*

Honeyfuggle: *has a couple spare credits*

Ironhide: *gives him a big grin*

Sludge: *looking at him too, will he give what her big one wants?*

Honeyfuggle: *then looks over the menu*

Honeyfuggle: *buys a round* *and that was right after buying a round of Kleptoloclese Ouzo. By the time he settles back to his seat, a few things are broken and he's looking embarrassed.* ..I'll pay for that. As soon as I find my pocket...

Ironhide: *laughing too hard to drink now*

Randomly: *is too*

Sludge: *laughing because her big one is laughing. Likes that sound*

Eruiste: *falls off the bar because she's laughing so hard*

Anna: *boots her for being up there to start with*

Honeyfuggle: *hands Anna some gold to fix the furniture, apologizes again, then goes to work off the buzz he's feeling by booting rear*

Ironhide: *stands up and dances a little, then burps and laughs about it* Thanks, Mistah!

Honeyfuggle: *gives her a thumbs up, then stumbles out the door. And yes, you will hear his wyvern laughing at him.*

Ironhide: *laughs some more and says something about warm drinks, then kisses Sludge on the nose and tucks her under one arm before going to see if she can't grab a chunk off the roast* Y'u two hungreh?

Stoic: Well...I haven't had much since I...

Randomly: He's hungry.

Ironhide: *rips the roasted wyvern hatcling's legs off and comes back with them held in one hand. Offers one to the siblings to divide*

Stoic and Randomly: *both thank her, and taste*

Stoic: Oh, this is good!

Ironhide: *grins* Anna pays gold t' th' gah th't brings in th' biggest dragon t' eat. *bows her head a moment and then bites a chunk off her own leg and cools it off for Sludge, who cheeps happily and munches* Deepdanceh brought in a whole slaggin' grown drake yesterdeh.

Stoic: *impressed*

Ironhide: If y'u want some'a it y'u jes' ask Anna fer boiled bacon 'n cabbage.

Eruiste: *coming over* We still have eagle stew, too.

Stoic: *curious, very curious*

Eruiste: *asks the barmaid for a big plate of the cabbage and meat*

barmaid: *brings a massive wooden dish, a cross between a bowl and a platter. Plunks it down on the table and heads for the next order*

Eruiste: *scoots over and grabs some slices of dried bread, and then comes back and proceeds to use one for a plate as she addresses the boiled drake bacon and red cabbage*

Randomly: *gonna wake Chagrin up now. By poking him and saying Wakey Wakey repeatively until he does*

Stoic: *blinks a bit, then smirks as Chagrin joins them*

Chagrin: *holding his head* Slag, what did I drink?

Randomly: Who knows! Eat up! *does the same as Eruiste*

Ironhide: *feeds most of the tender wyvern leg to Sludge, though she snags some of the crispy skin for herself. Grins when the leg's gone and the baby curls up in her lap and goes to sleep with a contented sigh, and then turns her attention to the trencher. Doesn't bother with a bread slice, just grabs some cabbage right out and eats it* Mmmm. Worth th' two gold Anna charges.

Stoic: Indeed *has copied Randomly's example*

Chagrin: Two gold? For this? *impressed*

Eruiste: No. Two gold for a single plate. This one's ten. But it's got over ten platefuls in it, so it's cheaper. *eating as she sits on the table*

Chagrin: Oh. *still impressed. It's alot of food*

Ironhide: We bring most th' food in. Anna's jus' chahgin' f'r 'er tahm. *finishes cabbage and grabs meat*

Chagrin: *nods at that* So..what do you know about the bald guy that was sitting over there?

Randomly: *bops brother*

Ironhide: He's th' richest man in th' house. *burp, grin, swig more cider to go with her boiled drake bacon*

Chagrin: Really? *still wondering why Randomly would go with such a guy* *No, he's not a protective brother, why do you ask?*

Ironhide: *nods as she sets her tankard down* Livin' cryst'l suit, three headed titan scale wyvern, fanciest room in the place.

Chagrin: ...That monster's HIS? *trying not to be impressed. Failing*

Ironhide: *nods and grins* 'N the stinky 'un's mahn.

Chagrin: ...*will not smirk at that*

Eruiste: *does*

Ironhide: So y'u three're sistah 'n brothahs. *looking from one to the other*

Thunderspark siblings: *all three nod*

Ironhide: *grins* Ah gotta blood sistah heah. 'N a bunch a Sworn Brothahs 'n Sistahs. 'N a Sworn Daughtah 'n a couple Ah adopted.

Stoic: We've just got each other. Or have, for a long time.

Ironhide: Y'u stick 'round heah, 'n y'u'll git moh. *nods and eats*

Chagrin: *thinks of Honeyfuggle, doesn't seem too pleased. Still, he doesn't seem to be hurting his sister...*

Randomly: *bops him again*

Ironhide and Eruiste: *snerk and then elbow each other for doing so*

Stoic: Be nice to have friends outside the Deadlands.

Ironhide: *muttering about slagging Elves and getting razzed, turns and grins at Stoic*

Stoic: *smiles*

Chagrin: *looks at the door as a slightly ill and slightly ticked Honeyfuggle returns.*

Ironhide: *concern* Looks lahk somebody rung up 'n XP debt.

Stoic: Ouch...*and will not ask him if he finds his corpse, if he can have it*

Ironhide: *calls to Honeyfuggle, offering warm food and company*

Honeyfuggle: *looks over, kinda sorta wary look at Chagrin--yes, he noticed the glares and is not convinced that glares were for everyone--then nods and comes over* At least it wasn't a demon this time.

Ironhide: Ah hate them slaggers. *offers him an empty slice of dried bread and nods to the food dish*

Thrrpt: *has meandered over and helped herself*

Honeyfuggle: Thank you. *takes the plate* Group of elementals.

Randomly: *snuggle a Honeyfuggle*

Chagrin: *will not glare, will not glare*

Ironhide: *sympathetic wince*

Honeyfuggle: I'll find them again...*determinded*

Thrrpt: *fist pump* Thrrpt! *eat more*

Ironhide: *chuckles at her*

Honeyfuggle: *nods and gives Thrrpt a slight grin*

Thrrpt: ^_^

Ironhide: *to the siblings* Th't's mah Sworn Daughteh, Thrrpt.

Stoic: Pleased to meet you.

Chagrin: Same.

Thrrpt: *nods* Thrrpt.

Randomly: *has rope! Will tie Honeyfuggle to his chair. Will also leave his arms free, since he's eating*

Stoic and Chagrin: *Thinks their sister has it bad*

Honeyfuggle: *would agree with them*

Ironhide: 0.o

Thrrpt: *cracking up*

Eruiste: *eats and talks to her willow switches*

Randomly: *snuggle*

Stoic: *just shakes his head.*

Chagrin: *giving Honeyfuggle a slight Look*

Honeyfuggle: ^^;;

Ironhide: *blink blink, look to the right, look to the left. Drink cider!*

Honeyfuggle: *eats his dinner. Is feeling a little better.*

Ironhide: Y'u'r proly gonna wanna go lah down after th's.

Honeyfuggle: Yah, probably.

Ironhide: *slight chuckle* Ben so long since Ah slept insahd. Ah don' think Ah c'ld do it no more.

Honeyfuggle: *chuckle at that as well*

Ironhide: *sees two of her louts having a knock down drag out just outside the tavern grounds and goes haring out to give them a piece of her mind, Sludge once more tucked under one arm like a doll*

Eruiste: *snerks*

Brothers: *o.O at that*

Eruiste: *looks into the food dish, then trills to her willow switches* I should go take care of these guys. It was nice meeting the three of you.

Stoic: I was a pleasure meeting you as well.

Randomly: *is letting Honeyfuggle go. Will fuss over him as he insists he can make it to his room himself. Really.*

Eruiste: *snerks at that, thinking of her own newly wedded husband and how happy being with the space cadet Ranger makes her* Good even. *hops off the table and heads through the crowd toward the back door*

Chagrin: Good even. *waits for Randomly to return. Gotta find out where they sleep.*

Thrrpt: Thrrpt! *offers him a bit of cabbage core. Thinks it's the best part*

Chagrin: *takes it. Eats. Thinks it's good, at least*

Thrrpt: ^_^ *then yawns and goes to lay on the hearth and sleep*

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