dtc. The Tavern. Honeyfuggle's Return.

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Honeyfuggle: *looks at the Tavern. Sighs a bit*

Tracks: *pauses on his way away from the tavern with a silver platter of boiled bacon and cabbage* Is something the matter?

Honeyfuggle: No..no, not really.

Tracks: Are you sure? You look a little down at the mouth. *checks the food to make sure it's still nice and hot*

Honeyfuggle: I'm..I'm sure.

Tracks: Alright then. *turns and heads toward the wheelless Rom wagon sitting on pieces of wood at the edge of the village common*

Honeyfuggle: *watches Tracks go, then watches the Tavern again.*

very tall figure in spiky black armor: *comes around from the back of the Tavern and heads for the shops that buy rare items. As it passes Honeyfuggle he'll be able to see that this is a woman*

Honeyfuggle: *blinks. Tries to remember if he's seen this person before*

woman: *glances back at him with dark eyes which seem to glint red and then goes into the most expensive shop. She has no pack with her.*

Honeyfuggle: *No, he doesn't recognize her. He's curious...but really has no reason to follow. He's already sold all his loot.*

Eruiste: *looks over the edge of the tavern roof* Walk softly and carry a big stick.

Honeyfuggle: I beg your pardon?

Blitzwing: *glances up with the red-marked head*

Eruiste: *grins and shows him her bladestaff* Random moment.

Honeyfuggle: *chuckles a little* Oh...do you know how Ironhide is doing?

Eruiste: She kissed Old Lumen yesterday. I heard Ratchet fussing about it. *chuckle*

Honeyfuggle: She's awake, then?

Blitzwing: *nudges Honeyfuggle toward the Tavern at that. He frowns*

Eruiste: Sometimes. And I think Ratchet's finally realized that the noise of her own home isn't going to kill her. *lifts her head sharply and looks toward that expensive curio shop with a frown*

Honeyfuggle: *sighs lightly at that, then blinks and looks as well*

Eruiste: *quietly, nearly too low to hear* Blackout's adding to her hoard. *up over the roof and gone*

Honeyfuggle: *raises an eyebrow at that...then oofs as Blitzwing nudges him towards the Tavern again, then goes off to the stable* ...guess he's not giving me much choice..

sky: *starts dropping a light spring rain on him as he stands there*

Honeyfuggle: -.- *finally goes in the Tavern*

Heartstone: *just darting in through the back door* Chagrin? Randomly? Stoic? Blitzwing is in the stable!

Stoic: Without Honeyfuggle?

Chagrin: *snort* At least one of them's smart enough to come in out of the rain...

Randomly: *sees Honeyfuggle at the front door* Honey! *run-leap-POUNCE!*

Heartstone: *startled by the pounce* Eeek! Oh! There he is. *happy smile*

Honeyfuggle: *sighs* ...Can I get up, Randomly?

Randomly: Oh! *helps Honeyfuggle up. Still cling, though.*

Heartstone: *surprises herself by laughing and clapping her hands*

Honeyfuggle: *manages a smile for Heartstone, then rolls his eyes when Randomly gnaws on his head*

Heartstone: *happy little shiver, and then runs back out in a swirl of long hair to help Blitzwing get comfortable*

Honeyfuggle: *goes over to his normal seat*

Randomly: *joins him. Happy Randomly!*

Bumblebee: *looks up from cleaning her armor and smiles* Hi.

Honeyfuggle: Hello

Bumblebee: Welcome back. *blue eyes sparkle*

Honeyfuggle: *blushes a bit* Thank you.

Bumblebee: *shy and friendly grin* Anna made boiled bacon and cabbage.

Honeyfuggle: *and he blushes as his stomach rumbles* I think...that might be good.

Bumblebee: *points over toward a crock on the hearth* Anna gave us pickles, too.

Honeyfuggle: Pickles?

Trailbreaker and Hound: *hunkered by the pickle crock, each holding a big cucumber pickle in one hand and a roast drake leg in the other*

Honeyfuggle: ...interesting. How much do they cost?

Bumblebee: *grin* Nothing.

Randomly: *gone to get a couple, one for her and one for Honeyfuggle*

Anna: *has noticed Honeyfuggle now and is coming over* You need anything?

Honeyfuggle: I heard you had boiled bacon and cabbage?

Anna: *chuckles* Yes I do. Do you want the version cooked with Buckenbroth mead, or without?

Honeyfuggle: ...with, please.

Anna: Alright. You want a drink with that?

Honeyfuggle: Perhaps something light..Horsetail Cider..

Anna: What size?

Honeyfuggle: Small..for starters.

Anna: *nods and goes to get the order. She didn't ask him how much bacon and cabbage he wanted, figuring he'd want the usual size that he's ordered before when he's out here in the common room*

Honeyfuggle: *is hungry. Getting his gold out to pay for it*

Anna: *bring out the big wooden trencher heaped with food, and also a stack of dried bread plates and the tankard of cider. Stops to chirp at her wyvern as she passes the bar*

Honeyfuggle: *pays for it, then digs in.* Randomly? You hungry?

Randomly: *been gnawing on her pickle* ...some. Need help? *takes a piece of bread and helps herself*

Honeyfuggle: *smile and does likewise*

Bumblebee: Did you have a good haul? *working away at her armor again*

Honeyfuggle: Very good, very good indeed.

Bumblebee: Anything worth keeping? *glances over to where the barmaid's busy spreading a white cloth over a table near the bar*

Little purple ferrety face: *peeks out from Honeyfuggle's pack and chirrups*

Honeyfuggle: A...few things.

Bumblebee: *looks around at the chirrup and goes :o* What's that?

Honeyfuggle: Oh! Chaos Weasel. ^^

Bumblebee: *blinks and looks a little bit worried* Chaos?

Honeyfuggle: Oh, he's fine. Just a little nutty, is all.

Bumblebee: *inadvertantly glances at Randomly when he says that*

Randomly: *cooing at the Chaos Weasel* He's adorable! He likes pickles?

Honeyfuggle: ...I have no idea. *feeds him some of the boiled bacon*

Anna: *carries out a whole roasted small drake, which has been stuffed and basted with a special marinade. Sets this down on the table with the cloth on it, and then stands guard as the barmaid brings out real plates, glasses, and cutlery*

Honeyfuggle: *eyebrows go UP at this*

Bumblebee: *grinning at the little weasel* He's cute. Is he a pet, or somebody? Or somebody who wants to be a pet like Sundew?

Honeyfuggle: I think he's a pet. I call him Nutcase.

Bumblebee: *chuckles* I've never had a pet.

Anna: *trying to remember how to set a table as the barmaid goes and gets some fancy candles*

Honeyfuggle: Neither have I...Oh, sheesh.

Nutcase: *on Randomly's head. Gnawing on a braid.*

Randomly: *happy glee!*

Bumblebee: *looks up, and then laughs*

Heartstone: *coming in and looking around for Chagrin and the others*

Chagrin: *had been heading for Honeyfuggle's table..what is that on her head?..and stops when Heartstone comes in.*

Stoic: Over here, Heartstone.

Heartstone: *over she comes, still in her armor and with her helmet under her arm. Stops by Chagrin and puts an arm around him as she snuggles close for a moment*

Bumblebee: *grinning softly at that*

Randomly: *grinning hugely at that*

Chagrin: *snugs back* Was just going over to Honeyfuggle's table.

Heartstone: Okay. I'll come after I change. *smile*

Chagrin: *nods and smiles back.* Besides, looks like he got too much to eat again. *smirk*

Heartstone: *peeks around him* Are you sure he didn't just get some to share?

Stoic: *comes over* Perhaps. I'm sure he won't mind us sharing.

Randomly: *waving them over*

Heartstone: *waves to Randomly, and then gives Chagrin another snug before running for the bathing room*

Chagrin: *happy smile, then goes over to Honeyfuggle's table*

Stoic: *follows*

Honeyfuggle: *grins. He's feeling better now that he's got some warm food in him* Join us?

Anna: *has finished making the table look very fancy. Is now arranging some small dishes of rare delicacies around that roasted drake*

Honeyfuggle: *raising an eyebrow again as the brothers join his table* What's going on there?

Bumblebee: *looks over* Oh, that's Blackout's supper.

Honeyfuggle: Blackout again...she newly arrive? I don't remember her.

Randomly: She's...kinda scary.

Bumblebee: She got here yesterday. And rented one of the second best rooms for over a year as well as ordering that kind of food for the same time.

Honeyfuggle: Wow...

Bumblebee: She knows Ironhide somehow. She keeps sending things to her room like wyvern eggs for the molasses punch and herbs that Ratchet says are good for her. *slight frown as she drops her voice to nearly a whisper* Iste says she's a dragon.

Honeyfuggle: ...*blinks*...well, if she knows Ironhide...

Bumblebee: Yeah... but how does Ironhide know a dragon? And I didn't know dragons could change their shape.

Honeyfuggle: Considering some of the guys I've come across...not many dragons, though...I wouldn't be surprised.

Bumblebee: *looks up from her polishing, and then looks quickly toward the door as she senses the now familiar feel of power that heralds Blackout's arrival*

Blackout: *has a bag of purchases in her hand, and her helmet under her arm. Without it on it can be clearly seen that she is a dark-skinned woman with short spiky black hair*

Anna: *nods to her and takes the bag, then walks toward the hall to put the stuff in Blackout's room*

Blackout: *sits at the table and pours herself some of the rare wine, smiling as she does so*

Nutcase: *chirrups*

Honeyfuggle: Ah, well...might as well eat up.

Trailbreaker: *comes to sit by Bumblebee, taking her armor and polishing skin and trading her a piece of drake*

Bumblebee: *grins up at the burly lout, and then grins happily at Honeyfuggle as she bites into her own supper after bowing her head for a moment*

Chagrin and Stoic: *Helping themselves to Honeyfuggle's dinner*

Trailbreaker: Where were you adventuring, Honeyfuggle? *busy with the armor now*

Honeyfuggle: The Planar Crossroads.

Trailbreaker: Heard stories about it. What's it really like?

Honeyfuggle: Like the stories...just even more so. *chuckles*

Trailbreaker: No way. *gives him an incredulous look*

Honeyfuggle: *nods and grins*

Trailbreaker: Huh. *shakes head*

Honeyfuggle: I find the most interesting items there, too. Is why I go.

Trailbreaker: Like that? *nods to Nutcase*

Honeyfuggle: Oh, yes. He's about the tenth one I picked up. Decided to keep him.

Trailbreaker: *chuckle* Sounds like Thrrpt and that swamp fairy and talking marsh viper she's got.

Bumblebee: And her pine cones.

Trailbreaker: Yeah, those too.

Honeyfuggle: *nods*

Bumblebee: And Wheeljill's bug.

Trailbreaker: That slaggin' bug. *shakes head bemusedly*

Randomly: *giggles at that*

Bumblebee: I heard Wheeljack say he wanted on too.

Trailbreaker: Not surprised.

Honeyfuggle: *snerk*

Bumblebee: *grins and finishes her bit of roast, then says that she's going to go get more* Does anyone want another pickle or more bread?

Honeyfuggle: I haven't even tried mine yet...

Stoic: We're good, thank you.

Bumblebee: Okay! *grins and goes, only to be called over to Blackout's table*

Trailbreaker: *tenses, frowning*

Honeyfuggle: *blink*

Blackout: *invites Bumblebee to join her in a deep, accented alto*

Bumblebee: *explains that she's already eating with someone, but thanks the tall woman politely*

Blackout: *looks over toward Honeyfuggle's table, a slight frown on her face*

Honeyfuggle: *looks a little worried*

Blackout: Oh very well. *shrugs and returns to her meal, dismissing Bumblebee*

Bumblebee: *frown, blink, frown. Go to get food*

Trailbreaker: *very soft growl as he goes back to his work*

Honeyfuggle: *still looks a bit worried*

Heartstone: *out she comes and hurries over to bank her armor before she joins her friends*

Blackout: *stops the girl on her way over to Honeyfuggles table and invites her to join her*

Heartstone: *replies with courtly manners that she's already engaged, but thanks the Lady prettily for the invitation*

Blackout: *sighs and waves her off*

Honeyfuggle: *now a little less worried, and a little more curious, but smiles at Heartstone as she comes over*

Chagrin: *trying not to look protective*

Randomly: *gnaw on Honeyfuggle's head!*

Heartstone: *smiles at Chagrin and slips into a seat beside him, a slight blush on her cheeks*

Chagrin: *smiles lightly, then offers to get her a 'plate'*

Heartstone: Thank you. *ducks her head shyly, big brown eyes shining*

Trailbreaker: *gruff chuckle* Reminds me of when Bee and I were courting. *is well aware that most people never realize that he and the young blond are a couple*

Honeyfuggle: Oh?

Chagrin: *hands Heartstone her plate* ^^

Trailbreaker: *nods, grinning*

Bumblebee: *coming back with a big chunk of bread all soaked in dripping, has a big happy grin on her face as she looks at the treat that would make ladies in the king's court faint*

Honeyfuggle: *amused at that, then feeds Nutcase some more bacon*

Bumblebee: *shares the goodie with Heartstone*

Heartstone: *eyes wide with surprise at how good something that seems so gross can taste*

Trailbreaker: *looking at both girls with a grin, enjoying watching the cute*

Honeyfuggle: *finally is full, though there's still plenty left.*

Trailbreaker: Gonna work closer to home for awhile? *meaning 'Are you going to start coming back more often again?'*

Honeyfuggle: Ah, well, there's no reason for me to work too close...Blitzwing's pretty fast. *Yep, totally didn't get the meaning there*

Trailbreaker: *gives him an amused look* I think some of the folk here miss you when you're gone too long.

Heartstone: *nods absent agreement from where she's leaning against Chagrin and talking to Bumblebee*

Honeyfuggle: Ah, right...*rolls his eyes as Randomly gnaws on his head*

Trailbreaker: *chuckle. Then nods at the leftover food and looks at the brothers* You guys going to eat that?

Chagrin: Working on it...but if you want some...

Stoic: Honeyfuggle always gets too much. *slight smirk*

Randomly: *cackle at that*

Trailbreaker: Oh, I had my supper. But I know a bunch of yahoos who've never met a leftover they didn't like.

*That would be that pack of louts over across the room having the burping contest*

Chagrin: *glances across the room* *snerks*

Trailbreaker: *snerks too, and then gets up to go put Bumblebee's armor away*

Bumblebee: *looks around* Hey, Heartstone, I'll see you later, okay? There's some things in the shops I want to get now that the keepers are back.

Heartstone: Alright. *shy smile* It was nice talking to you.

Bumblebee: *grins at her. Grins at Honeyfuggle, and then goes*

Honeyfuggle: *blink at the grin. ^.^;;*

Heartstone: *little sigh and snuggles against Chagrin tiredly*

Chagrin: *small smile for Heartstone, with a slight protective look. Yep, he's got it bad*

Heartstone: *quiet and content as she looks at Honeyfuggle while still snuggling Chagrin* It's good to have you back, sir.

Randomly: Very good indeed *snuggle on her Honey*

Honeyfuggle: *slight blush* I..thank you.

Heartstone: *happy little smile and settles down to eat*

((Co-written with random_xtras))