Daniel [GM] (00:00:00): Welcome to Explorers Wanted. Daniel [GM] (00:00:32): We are a weekly Numenera Actual Play Podcast. I will be your humble GM, Daniel Andrlik. With me today is Marietta Jones. Marietta [Atalia] (00:00:42): Oh, hello, how are you? What are your thoughts on nut butters? Do you prefer peanut butter? Or almond butter? I'm really just curious. You guys have nut butter preferences? Or like sunflower butter? Daniel [GM] (00:00:59): Alex Finn. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:00): Oh, I like my nuts buttered. Daniel [GM] (00:01:04): Sampson Davis. Sampson [Dili] (00:01:05): All right, this is what you do, smooth peanut butter, Nutella, mix that up, put a little honey in there, cayenne, cinnamon, scoop that up with some Oreos... Daniel [GM] (00:01:14): That's... I thought that sentence was going to end in a very different place. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:15): I know, I was just like, "Where you putting it?" Sampson [Dili] (00:01:18): I put it in my mouth. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:20): No, I have to tell you guys about the Reese's spoon. Daniel [GM] (00:01:23): And Stace Babcock. Stace [Nix] (00:01:24): I pre-gamed for this, and I'm really glad I did. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:29): It's a requirement, isn't it? Sampson [Dili] (00:01:31): What's this about a Reese's spoon, Marietta? Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:33): Yeah, so it's a spoon full of peanut butter and you put chocolate chips on the peanut butter and then you eat it. And it's called a Reese's spoon. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:40): Oh, I thought it was something dirty. Now it's just like, "That's a weird thing to call your sex stuff!" Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:46): No, it's just what you should do if you have peanut butter and chocolate chips. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:51): So you just do like a spoonful of peanut butter and then you put chocolate chips on it and then you can eat some of it, and if there's more peanut butter you can put more chocolate chips on it- Sampson [Dili] (00:01:57): I can get into that. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:58): [inaudible 00:01:58] It's a Reese's spoon. Daniel [GM] (00:02:00): Okay. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:02): I feel like you need the right chocolate chips for that. Stace [Nix] (00:02:04): Yeah, it can't be like dark chocolate chips, like no, or not semi-sweet, like it's got to be the sweet ones. Sweet milk chocolate chocolate chips. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:11): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:11): Yeah. Stace [Nix] (00:02:12): Or just sweet milk chocolate chips. If you're efficient. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:15): Variations available from [inaudible 00:02:18] Daniel [GM] (00:02:19): Do they make sea-salt chocolate chips? Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:21): I'm sure they have, too. Daniel [GM] (00:02:21): Like how they have sea-salt chocolate. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:24): Oh, they should! Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:24): I'm sure Etsy has them. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:26): You could also just put a little salt on top of it! All by yourself. Like you could just put the chocolate chips and then just put a little bit of salt. Daniel [GM] (00:02:34): It's not the same, because it's not labeled by a corporation as having sea-salt. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:39): Also, it's- Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:39): Not enthused with me. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:42): It went stick, right? Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:43): It was stuck to the peanut butter. Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:45): Yeah, it would just get salt everywhere. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:47): Oh, to the peanut butter, okay, yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:02:49): Yeah, and the peanut butter's a little salty too. That's why it's such a great burger topping. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:53): Wait... Wait, no. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:57): All right, all right, yeah, yeah, I get that. No, that's a thing, that's a thing. Stace [Nix] (00:02:58): Yeah, yeah, I had a really great breakfast burger one time that had peanut butter on it and an egg. Daniel [GM] (00:03:02): Hmm. So, who remembers what happened last time? I think I am going to pick on... Sampson. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:11): All right. Last time, we got into a fucking fight. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:15): Dili and ChaCha, being dragged in with Jima's building, that we were pretty sure that Nix and Atalia were in. We didn't really know for sure if they were being held or anything, we just knew that they were in there, and well, no one's going to say no to Jima, so here we go. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:32): He slapped the taste out of your mouth. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:34): Yeah, and it just got... it just started devolving. Minos, Asidra, Deuces. They all got involved. Asidra died, so that's great for Dili. Minos and Deuces did not die, which is not great for Dili, because we just pissed them off. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:49): We all got out, by the way, which is nice. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:51): But Deuces knows about the leg now, so that's good. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:54): Yes. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:55): So, that's a fun little thing you have for ChaCha to deal with. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:58): Consequences! Daniel [GM] (00:04:01): You guys got to see Jima in action for the first time. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:04): Yeah. Alex [ChaCha] (00:04:04): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Dili] (00:04:06): That was fucking scary. Stace [Nix] (00:04:06): Yeah, that was terrifying as hell. Really glad she was our friend. Or was our friend. For now. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:14): We're not against her, that's for [crosstalk 00:04:17] Stace [Nix] (00:04:16): Yes. For now. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:19): Mostly last session was just that one combat, so some highlights are Dili whipped up an invisible knife. That was cool. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:27): Nix fucking football tackled Deuces off a ledge onto the next floor. That was dope. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:34): Oh, Nix also like fucking bound Deuces and Asidra together with some cypher, tether, rope thing, and then enraged Deuces, so that was cool. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:46): Atalia was the one that killed Asidra. Again, great. Marietta [Atalia] (00:04:50): I didn't like her, either. I just don't like other nanos. Daniel [GM] (00:04:57): Yeah, yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:04:57): Like, ChaCha's great, but- Sampson [Dili] (00:04:57): There can be only one. Marietta [Atalia] (00:04:58): Those other nanos are just like... aren't living up to my dream specifications. Stace [Nix] (00:05:01): ChaCha's a different flavor of nano, though. Marietta [Atalia] (00:05:03): She is, she's definitely like a chaos nano. Which is way cooler than a stick up the butt nano. Daniel [GM] (00:05:09): I would believe the first of ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] (00:05:11): Is she putting the sticks up other people's butts? Marietta [Atalia] (00:05:15): No, I mean the other nanos- [crosstalk 00:05:18] Alex [ChaCha] (00:05:17): I have questions about butt-stick nanos. Marietta [Atalia] (00:05:20): Ew. Sampson [Dili] (00:05:23): Oh, yeah, so, we all managed to escape, Jima taking the lead there when she saw that Atalia was out of harm's way, relatively speaking. Sampson [Dili] (00:05:31): We all got out. An enraged Deuces kept Minos from following us immediately, but we probably have to deal with him still. And by the way, we are all, stat-wise, just in deep shit. Like single digits across the board, nearly. Sampson [Dili] (00:05:45): After escaping, Atalia and Jima slipped away and they had a little conversation involving an object and lines. Sampson [Dili] (00:05:53): Dili, Nix and ChaCha are just limping along, trying to find somewhere to take a nap, because it's 5:00 in the morning at this point. Got to go to bed! Daniel [GM] (00:06:04): And the one safe house that was set aside for you to stay in was basically destroyed by the automaton. Alex [ChaCha] (00:06:11): It had an oopsie. Daniel [GM] (00:06:11): Dili's metal son did some demo-work. Alex [ChaCha] (00:06:13): You can't have nice things. Sampson [Dili] (00:06:15): I never taught him that. Alex [ChaCha] (00:06:16): You didn't teach him anything! Alex [ChaCha] (00:06:19): We have a bad habit of not raising our children in our campaigns. Daniel [GM] (00:06:24): So. Wow, that's a big burn to pass, Sampson. Two campaigns to go, Sampson. Sampson [Dili] (00:06:33): I tried to be a good mother, damn it. Stace [Nix] (00:06:35): Did you? Did you? Sampson [Dili] (00:06:38): In my backstory, I said I did that. Daniel [GM] (00:06:43): She did her best. How much could a banana cost? $5? Daniel [GM] (00:06:51): So, we pick back up with ChaCha, Nix and Dili in the alleys, trying to figure out where they're going to go next. Alex [ChaCha] (00:06:59): We were headed towards Ward Annah? Sampson [Dili] (00:07:03): Yeah, that's where we're starting off. Alex [ChaCha] (00:07:04): And I think ChaCha's defaulting to Mamma Jerrun's house. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:07): I think so. What was the other option? Stace [Nix] (00:07:10): Back to the safe house where Dr. Oz is. Alex [ChaCha] (00:07:12): Oh, yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:12): Like Dr. Oz's home? Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:17): Where she's being kept. She's being kept in her own little safe house. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:20): Oh. Stace [Nix] (00:07:21): Or we just get rooms somewhere? Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:23): Remember how that went last time? Stace [Nix] (00:07:25): We'll be disguised this time. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:28): If you go on a morning jog, tell Dili. Alex [ChaCha] (00:07:30): Wait, no, she can't, because Dili has to be line of sight, so you'd have to be like backpack morning jog, leaving ChaCha exposed! Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:40): You guys would have to go together, and then Dili could just set the pace- Sampson [Dili] (00:07:45): Player to player, Stace, force Dili to go on a jog with you. He needs it. Stace [Nix] (00:07:47): Got it. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:50): I think Dili would go for Mama Jerrun's. At least to start. Stace [Nix] (00:07:53): Nix doesn't have any better answers, so she doesn't like it, but she will go along with it. Daniel [GM] (00:07:58): Okay. You guys limp your way to Mama Jerrun's. I assume you knock on the door? Stace [Nix] (00:08:03): ChaCha, she likes you the best, so why don't you? Alex [ChaCha] (00:08:06): ChaCha does her little rattle of the handle. Daniel [GM] (00:08:09): There's a moment, and the door opens, and Mama Jerrun looks out at you guys, surprised. And everybody make a perception roll of six. Stace [Nix] (00:08:20): How do I roll dice when I don't have my phone? Stace [Nix] (00:08:24): I know! Daniel [GM] (00:08:25): So they make these little plastic and metal things that have- Marietta [Atalia] (00:08:28): That look like this. Here's one. Daniel [GM] (00:08:31): Yeah. Stace [Nix] (00:08:31): What? Marietta [Atalia] (00:08:31): You can get multiple, if you don't like what one does? You can pick up another one, just like that one. Stace [Nix] (00:08:37): I still have to climb up on those shelves, and I don't have the time right now. Marietta [Atalia] (00:08:41): Oh, you've got to put them in an accessible drawer. Sampson [Dili] (00:08:43): I rolled a 12 with my special rock. Alex [ChaCha] (00:08:45): I got four. Stace [Nix] (00:08:47): Hang on, I'm looking for the right special rock. Marietta [Atalia] (00:08:50): [inaudible 00:08:50] Stace [Nix] (00:08:50): I got a six. Daniel [GM] (00:08:54): Okay, so ChaCha does not notice this, but Nix and Dili notice that there is somebody in Mama Jerrun's home, sitting at the table and Mama Jerrun looks at you guys and says- Alex [ChaCha] (00:09:05): She was on a date! Daniel [GM] (00:09:07): [as Mama Jerrun] I wasn't expecting you all. I'm having a meeting right now, this isn't a great time for me. Stace [Nix] (00:09:15): [as Nix] Oh yeah, no for sure. Real sorry to bother you, we'll just go hide somewhere and circle back. Daniel [GM] (00:09:23): She beams at you and is like [as Mama Jerrun] I'm sure you'll do fine, happy to hear it. Stace [Nix] (00:09:27): Yeah... Daniel [GM] (00:09:28): And she turns and shuts the door and you hear her, walking and... anybody who wants to listen, well... now everybody can make a nine perception roll. Stace [Nix] (00:09:37): 15. Sampson [Dili] (00:09:38): 17. Alex [ChaCha] (00:09:39): 19! Sampson [Dili] (00:09:41): We're all up against that door! Daniel [GM] (00:09:44): You hear, as Mama Jerrun walks away from the door, her talking to the person who's like Daniel [GM] (00:09:48): [as stranger] So, the job that I have in mind for you is... Daniel [GM] (00:09:52): And that's where she kind of trails off and gets out of hearing range. Sampson [Dili] (00:09:58): [as Dili] All right, I guess we'll go to where Dr. Oz was being held? Maybe Marek's still there? I don't know. Stace [Nix] (00:10:05): [as Nix] Yeah. Okay, we can swing by there, plus she's tied up and shit, so maybe just chill with her, you know what I mean? Alex [ChaCha] (00:10:12): [as ChaCha] We could have some fun. Stace [Nix] (00:10:13): [as Nix] Yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:10:13): [as Dili] Yeah, maybe. Alex [ChaCha] (00:10:17): [as ChaCha] Find out more about the batteries and second torture! Stace [Nix] (00:10:20): [as Nix] Well, ChaCha, I mean... no. Probably not, but I have an idea, besides, about... I want to get some sleep first because I'm tired and little punchy, but about how to get her to not tell on us, so... Alex [ChaCha] (00:10:36): [as ChaCha] Does it involve telling her more information that makes it way more dangerous for us, because we tried that once. Stace [Nix] (00:10:41): [as Nix] No, involves giving the queen information about her relationship with us. Because you know how suspicious the queen is? Alex [ChaCha] (00:10:50): [as ChaCha] We're in a relationship with Dr. Oz. Stace [Nix] (00:10:53): [as Nix] Well, it's fraud, but yeah, I would say so, ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] (00:10:56): [as ChaCha] Are we exclusive? Or are we allowed to see other people? Stace [Nix] (00:11:00): [as Nix] We're allowed to see other people, ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] (00:11:02): [as ChaCha] Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:11:03): So you guys head to that safe house, and the camera cuts away to Atalia and Jima, as Jima, needing help and probably leaning on Atalia and Jeskii, of course, duck into a small home, easy to miss, amongst all these other things, it's like a small... it's the size of a shed, and they go in and Jima shuts the door, and latches it, and says: Daniel [GM] (00:11:34): [as Jima] We should be safe here for a while. I haven't used this spot in at least 20 years. Nobody should know about it. Marietta [Atalia] (00:11:40): [as Atalia] That's good, because we just burned our last safe house. Daniel [GM] (00:11:44): [as Jima] Did you, now? Marietta [Atalia] (00:11:45): [as Atalia] Yeah. [inaudible 00:11:48] Dealing with it. Daniel [GM] (00:11:50): [as Jima] Yeah, that's good. Marietta [Atalia] (00:11:52): [as Atalia] Yeah. So, how are you? You're very injured. Marietta [Atalia] (00:11:55): Can I scan her and see if there's anything I can do to help any of her wounds? Daniel [GM] (00:12:00): Yeah, so you could scan her. Daniel [GM] (00:12:02): She is in really desperate need to rest and bandaging, and things like that. Daniel [GM] (00:12:10): With your scan, I can give you an asset on some sort of intellect, like healing or medicine-type roll to see if you can help treat her. Daniel [GM] (00:12:21): Jima also knows this kind of thing, so I'll give you a second asset, so it would be a six. Marietta [Atalia] (00:12:28): I don't have anything in particular, but I could use my intellect, I guess. Marietta [Atalia] (00:12:32): That's a three. Daniel [GM] (00:12:38): Okay. You start working to bind her and deal with her problem. Daniel [GM] (00:12:43): And she says [as Jima] "Oh, hold on, honey." Daniel [GM] (00:12:46): And you can see across the room, Jeskii is sitting there, her head kind of tilted at you, like "Why are you doing that?" Daniel [GM] (00:12:54): And it's loving, but still judging in a weird way. Almost more like a cat than we think of seskiis being like any other way. Daniel [GM] (00:13:02): Jima says "Thank you honey, it might be easier if I just take care of this part myself." Marietta [Atalia] (00:13:08): [as Atalia] Sorry, usually I'm a little more focused than I feel right now. Daniel [GM] (00:13:11): [as Jima] I understand. You've been through something rough. Daniel [GM] (00:13:15): So I hear that you saw your mother. Marietta [Atalia] (00:13:18): [as Atalia] [inaudible 00:13:19] You know. Daniel [GM] (00:13:20): [as Jima] I also heard you made a deal with her. Marietta [Atalia] (00:13:22): [as Atalia] It was dumb, but I just didn't know what else to do to get out of there, and Dili was with me, and there were so many of them. There was just no way to deal with it, so it was one contract or another and I chose the contract that gave me more time, that wasn't turning in my lifelong best friend, because that's not really what I wanted to do, any maybe just what I should have done, because we could have destroyed the Nixos or something. Daniel [GM] (00:13:47): [as Jima] Mm-hmm (affirmative). Marietta [Atalia] (00:13:49): [as Atalia] And I don't know... but she really wants me to be a team player, and that's where [inaudible 00:13:55] be with them, but I worry. What if I'd been by myself in stalking my mom? You know what I mean? Like where I've been, would I have been caught? Would I have to tried to stop it, because I just, how do I tell them that I know we're going to lose that fight, like without the evidence before them, with five other of my mom's lackeys roll up. Marietta [Atalia] (00:14:18): I can't tell them that I suspect and that... I just... Daniel [GM] (00:14:22): So, she knows a little bit about the order of events, so she'll say: Daniel [GM] (00:14:25): [as Jima] Let me ask you this, did anybody spot you before you walked out, and told you to stop? Marietta [Atalia] (00:14:29): [as Atalia] I don't think anyone had seen me before I stepped out, no. Daniel [GM] (00:14:34): [as Jima] Then she probably wouldn't have caught you, if you got that far. Daniel [GM] (00:14:37): The other thing you're noticing too, is that she's talking in very different mannerisms. It's like because she's wounded, it's almost like an old accent coming out. Marietta [Atalia] (00:14:46): Uh-huh. Daniel [GM] (00:14:47): One that you haven't heard before, like one that she's never really expressed before and she takes a deep breath and her voice gentles and she says: Daniel [GM] (00:14:56): [as Jima] I don't think she spotted you, but we've got a problem. You've got this thing inside of you, and yeah, it's the contract, but those control modules, they don't belong to any one person. They belong to the handlers. Marietta [Atalia] (00:15:11): [as Atalia] So, you think we could find the controls, is what you're saying? Daniel [GM] (00:15:15): [as Jima] I'm saying that if we don't find it, it'll flush out of your system, if they completely deactivate it, but if they use that control module or pause it, it's still in there, until they want to turn it on again. Marietta [Atalia] (00:15:25): [as Atalia] Yeah, I would like to find it, I just don't know how, whether it's probably my mom who has it. Daniel [GM] (00:15:31): [as Jima] She might. She might have it. But that doesn't mean that she's in charge of it. What I'm saying here is, if we don't solve this problem, if somebody in the handlers, whether it's your mother or somebody else doesn't play straight with you, they could end up controlling you for the rest of your life with that thing. Marietta [Atalia] (00:15:50): [as Atalia] Not really what I wanted you to say, but I do agree that I would prefer to deal with it promptly. Daniel [GM] (00:15:56): [as Jima] So, I don't know, exactly where they keep them, their valuable item. Not just anybody can sign them out, so I was telling your friends here that if Soliana got that thing out of storage, she had to pull a lot of political weight to do it. But that doesn't mean that there aren't people that might know where it is right now. But it's not going to be shins that gets that information to you. It's going to be ugly. And I need to know if that's something you can deal with, or if it's better for me to take care of that part. Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:37): [as Atalia] Feel like I need to deal with it, because it is me. It's in me, it's my problem, I don't want you to deal with it by yourself. It's not what I would normally prefer. I'm not into murder per se, but it is information that we need. Daniel [GM] (00:16:54): [as Jima] I'm not talking about murder, honey. I go murder somebody, I don't get any information out of them. Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:57): [as Atalia] I'll let you take care of that part, but I'm perfectly capable of looking out the window. Daniel [GM] (00:17:03): [as Jima] All right. I am going to need time to rest, though. I was pretty badly messed up before. It's easy to forget your mom's ambidextrous. I didn't expect the second knife. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:15): [inaudible 00:17:15] Daniel [GM] (00:17:15): [as Jima] It's okay. I deserved it, I wasn't exactly a good mother to her, but yeah, things were a little rough in there. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:23): [as Atalia] Well, you're the best grandma I know, so, maybe [inaudible 00:17:28] just wasn't the job you were meant to succeed at so amazingly? Daniel [GM] (00:17:34): She just sort of pats your hand and says: Daniel [GM] (00:17:37): [as Jima] Okay, I'll take that. But I need to rest before I do this because it works best if they can't see you bleed. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:45): [as Atalia] Yeah, I'm not ready to do anything today, either. I guess I should go and see if I can find them. I don't really want them to come looking for me, either, you know. Daniel [GM] (00:17:53): [as Jima] Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:54): [as Atalia] I can meet you back here. Daniel [GM] (00:17:56): [as Jima] You've got to do what you've got to do. Just do me a favor. When you come back, come back alive. Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:01): [as Atalia] I can do that. Daniel [GM] (00:18:04): [as Jima] Okay. I don't need this location being... Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:06): [as Atalia] What location? I don't even know where I am, didn't you drag me here? Daniel [GM] (00:18:10): [as Jima] I did. I don't want them to know. I don't want anybody besides us to know. [crosstalk 00:18:16] Oh, you're making fun of me. You're making fun of me, okay. Listen, honey, I've lost a lot of blood, and I'm very confused right now. Before you go, if you could... Daniel [GM] (00:18:26): She points to a corner and there's a synth box over there. Daniel [GM] (00:18:29): [as Jima] If you could just drag that a little closer. Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:33): Atalia brings it over and sets it next to her so she can access it whenever she wants. Daniel [GM] (00:18:37): Okay, so she pops it open, and you see that she's got bandages, scissors, needle, thread. Daniel [GM] (00:18:45): The [inaudible 00:18:46] that were in there look like they've gone bad so she just skips those. There is a bottle of liquor there that she grabs, too, and starts pouring on some of her wounds. Daniel [GM] (00:18:57): Also inside the box, you can see some packages in there that... they look like individually wrapped... they're essentially Ninth World MREs, that she's had stored here so she could have something to eat if she needed to. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:11): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:12): [as Atalia] Sorry I'm not more help with the healing, maybe it's a thing I could learn in the future. Daniel [GM] (00:19:18): [as Jima] It's not where our family's talents lie anyway. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:20): [as Atalia] Clearly. Daniel [GM] (00:19:22): [as Jima] Go find your friendS. I need to get some more bandages on before I pass out. And then I need some sleep. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:28): [as Atalia] How much time do you think you need? Daniel [GM] (00:19:31): [as Jima] I'm not going to be able to do anything until tomorrow night, anyway. So come back tomorrow evening. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:36): [as Atalia] Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:19:38): Jeskii comes over and licks your grandmother's face, and she pats Jeskii's head. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:41): [as Atalia] Should I leave Jeskii with you? Daniel [GM] (00:19:45): [as Jima] No, no. Take her with you, honey. I feel safer knowing when she's with you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:46): [as Atalia] Did I tell you that mom knows Jeskii? Daniel [GM] (00:19:48): [as Jima] What? Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:48): [as Atalia] Yeah. Yeah, Jeskii walked up to mom and licked her hand. I was very unhappy with that development. Daniel [GM] (00:19:57): [as Jima] That's weird. How did you say you got this seskii again? Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:01): [as Atalia] On one of my jobs. James. I told you about James. Daniel [GM] (00:20:04): [as Jima] Mm-hmm (affirmative). Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:06): [as Atalia] Yeah, I also had like no past connections with that organization anymore, either they just murder them, but James, he set me up with a job to get the dude, the politician dude to get the papers out of his office, the evidence they wanted for whatever they do with that shit. And Jeskii was in there. She was in the office, and was very adamant to follow me and was making noise, so I took her with me so she would stop. And then I kept her, because I'm not going to just dump a seskii, I don't know... plus that guy's in jail now. Daniel [GM] (00:20:42): [as Jima] It's so weird, though. I mean, seskiis are such loyal creatures. The thought that one would just leave their owner is... it doesn't make sense. Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:52): [as Atalia] It didn't make sense to me, either, but I never really questioned it, because it was nice to have a companion. I know that's lame. Daniel [GM] (00:21:00): [as Jima] But did you say it was a handler job? Marietta [Atalia] (00:21:02): [as Atalia] It was a handler job. Daniel [GM] (00:21:04): She frowns. Marietta [Atalia] (00:21:07): [as Atalia] Maybe she did organize it. I don't know. Daniel [GM] (00:21:07): She looks at Jeskii, and she leans in close, and she whispers something near Jeskii's ear. And Jeskii immediately sits down and raises one paw. And she turns, like Daniel [GM] (00:21:21): [as Jima] I didn't put two and two together, honey, I'm sorry, but seskiis don't just leave their owners for new people. I think Jeskii was left for you as a gift. Marietta [Atalia] (00:21:31): [as Atalia] Is Jeskii a narc? Daniel [GM] (00:21:34): [as Jima] I don't know, you're the nano, you tell me if she's [crosstalk 00:21:44] Daniel [GM] (00:21:43): She's a little [crosstalk 00:21:44] Marietta [Atalia] (00:21:43): I stare at her, is she a narc? Stace [Nix] (00:21:49): Never [inaudible 00:21:50]with the cops. Daniel [GM] (00:21:51): Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:22:00): No, it's just Jeskii, she's just a seskii. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:02): Jeskii the seskii... Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:02): [as Atalia] Well, Jeskii's never outed me or anything, she didn't out me when were sneaking and following mom. Daniel [GM] (00:22:09): [as Jima] I'm not saying that she's spying on you, she's a seskii, she can't spy on you. I'm saying that if she recognized your mother, and she was left for you on a handler job... honey, Soliana has a lot of difficulties with social graces. I'm just saying, I think she left you a gift on that job. That doesn't excuse anything else that she's done since then or before then. I'm just... I know my daughter. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:36): [as Atalia] It's who I got my impeccable people skills from. Such a good talker. No, I'm not. Daniel [GM] (00:22:44): [as Jima] It takes time, honey. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:45): [as Atalia] All right, I'll go find them, I'll take Jeskii the seskii, who's not a narc, who's not a spy, Jeskii is not a spy, so everyone knows. Daniel [GM] (00:22:55): Jeskii is just very excited that you're saying her name so often. She has no idea what's going on, but she's very excited at her name being mentioned over and over again. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:03): Yeah, Atalia's definitely still petting her while she says these things, too. Daniel [GM] (00:23:08): Yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:09): It's like my stress-ball, just[inaudible 00:23:12]with the animal, and now it's like, well, "Thanks, mom. Love that." Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:16): Okay, so she's going to leave, if everything's okay. Daniel [GM] (00:23:20): Everything's not okay, but Jima's indicated that's what, if you feel you need to do this, you should go do it now. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:26): Yeah? I think she needs to go see them. She's not just going to sneak away in the night. Daniel [GM] (00:23:32): Okay, so where would she look? Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:35): Didn't we say anything beforehand? If we got split up? Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:23:40): Mm-mm (negative). Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:40): Well, maybe Atalia would go to Mama Jerrun's first. Daniel [GM] (00:23:40): Okay. That would make sense. Daniel [GM] (00:23:40): You head to Mama Jerrun's. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:53): Through the back alleys of course. Daniel [GM] (00:23:55): Of course, of course. Daniel [GM] (00:23:56): You go and you knock on Mama Jerrun's door. There's a pause. You are trained in perception, right? Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:11): I am trained in perception, and listening and detecting falsehoods. Daniel [GM] (00:24:11): Okay, so it's a three. Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:11): Okay. Yeet! Okay, a yeet's a 20, because a fuck is a one. Daniel [GM] (00:24:15): Okay. So, you hear Mama Jerrun say "I'm so sorry" and then she gets up and comes and she opens the door and you can see her blink for a second, and she says: Daniel [GM] (00:24:29): [as Mama Jerrun] Atalia! Daniel [GM] (00:24:31): And she looks over her shoulder and you can see that there is somebody sitting at the table there, kind of drumming their fingers. Daniel [GM] (00:24:40): You can't see most of them, you can just see their hand come into view from the angle of the table. And she says: Daniel [GM] (00:24:47): [as Mama Jerrun] I'm in the middle of a meeting, dear. How can I help you? Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:51): [as Atalia] You seen my people? Daniel [GM] (00:24:53): [as Mama Jerrun] Yes, they did stop by about 15 minutes ago. Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:57): [as Atalia] Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:25:00): [as Mama Jerrun] But they did not say where they were going. Just that they were going to go hide. Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:00): [as Atalia] Ah. Were you busy then, too? Daniel [GM] (00:25:05): [as Mama Jerrun] I'm trying to have this meeting for 45 minutes. Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:12): [as Atalia] All right, well I'll... Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:12): Atalia will... she makes the... points in the opposite direction motion while continuing to walk in that direction. Daniel [GM] (00:25:18): So, Mama Jerrun says Daniel [GM] (00:25:21): [as Mama Jerrun] Good luck, dear. Daniel [GM] (00:25:21): And then she shuts the door. Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:22): [as Atalia] Thanks. Daniel [GM] (00:25:23): You go walking. Meanwhile, the rest of you show up at the safe house, and Marik steps out of the shadows as he sees you approach and he looks at you and says, like Daniel [GM] (00:25:35): [as Marik] Oh man, you three look like shit. Sampson [Dili] (00:25:37): [as Dili] Table for three, please. Alex [ChaCha] (00:25:39): [as ChaCha] We fought the Nixos and we sort of won. Daniel [GM] (00:25:42): [as Marik] Huh. Okay. Were you followed? Alex [ChaCha] (00:25:46): [as ChaCha] Most people are dead, so, no. Daniel [GM] (00:25:49): [as Marik] Okay, get inside, I'll do a sweep of the surrounding streets and double-check. Sampson [Dili] (00:25:55): [as Dili] Thank you. Daniel [GM] (00:25:57): So you guys go inside, and once again, there is this room, and in the center of this room, in a chair, with a hood over her head is Dr. Oz. Alex [ChaCha] (00:26:07): ChaCha rips the hood off her head. Daniel [GM] (00:26:09): She looks up at ChaCha and she says: Daniel [GM] (00:26:12): [as Dr. Oz] Oh, you again. Alex [ChaCha] (00:26:12): [as ChaCha] Nix wants to tell you something. Daniel [GM] (00:26:15): She turns and looks at Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:26:17): [as Nix] No, ChaCha, now's not the time. I'm kind of tired, so I'm just going to actually...You know Dr. Oz, if I was going to tell you one thing, it's going to be like "Yo, what up?" And yeah, I'm going to take a nap for at least an hour. Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:26:33): [as Dr. Oz] Okay. Stace [Nix] (00:26:33): [as Nix] Are you hungry? Daniel [GM] (00:26:34): [as Dr. Oz] Yes. I am. Stace [Nix] (00:26:37): [as Nix] All right, I'll feed you first, and then I'll take a nap. Daniel [GM] (00:26:40): [as Dr. Oz] All right. Stace [Nix] (00:26:40): [as Nix] Do you like the airplane or the choo-choo train, or... What's your preference for being fed? Daniel [GM] (00:26:49): [as Dr. Oz] No sound effects, please. I prefer to eat with my own hands. Stace [Nix] (00:26:53): [as Nix Yeah, no. See, I have a lot of respect for you, Dr. Oz as a capable nano, so that's going to be a big no. But I'll hold it up to your mouth. A Stace [Nix] (00:27:03): And Nix will [inaudible 00:27:05] her rations, a pack of rations and just hold it under Dr. Oz's nose. Daniel [GM] (00:27:10): It's just hardtack and water. So she eats it, chokes it down, she's definitely hungry, you can tell she's not enjoying it, but she's focused on it. Daniel [GM] (00:27:20): Nix, give me an intellect roll of 6. It could be social, actually. Stace [Nix] (00:27:26): So that's a give me. Daniel [GM] (00:27:27): You suspect that she's eaten this stuff before. It's not like sort of... ugh... Daniel [GM] (00:27:34): This kind of thing, explorer's rations, because you're used to bare minimum lifestyle when you're on the road, they're also cheap rations, and it's very clear like she doesn't enjoy them, but it's also clear to you that she's eaten these before. Stace [Nix] (00:27:50): Ooh. Daniel [GM] (00:27:50): So, you feed her, to the point of spare, and she's like [as Dr. Oz] Thank you. The individual who brought me here hasn't been here since you left. So I also wouldn't mind an opportunity to go to the bathroom? I'd rather not just do something on the floor. Stace [Nix] (00:28:09): Nix is going to help her use the bathroom. Nix is not going to untie her hands. Daniel [GM] (00:28:14): You help her go the bathroom. How are you going to do that? She's currently tied to a chair. Stace [Nix] (00:28:18): So Nix isn't going to untie her hands. She will front-tie her hands. Daniel [GM] (00:28:23): Okay, so you're unbinding them hands from the chair, tying them together... Stace [Nix] (00:28:28): Oh, her hands aren't also tied together? What kind of shoddy... Daniel [GM] (00:28:32): They're tied one to each arm-rest. Stace [Nix] (00:28:35): Geez. Nix cuts a hole in the seat and is just like... Stace [Nix] (00:28:41): That's what I was going to say. Put something underneath her, it's fine. Daniel [GM] (00:28:44): So, how would you like to cut a hole through the seat, while she's sitting in it? Stace [Nix] (00:28:48): Like that Bond movie. Sampson [Dili] (00:28:49): From the corner of the room, Dili limply... By the way, Dili is like face-down in the corner of the room. Dili holds up his now-seeable knife. He doesn't say anything, he just holds it up. Daniel [GM] (00:29:01): Sure, you could use a knife to cut a hole in the wooden chair. That is totally fine. Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:05): That she's sitting on? Alex [ChaCha] (00:29:07): How flexible is Dr. Oz? Daniel [GM] (00:29:09): I don't think you know. Alex [ChaCha] (00:29:10): This is Alex the person saying this. Daniel [GM] (00:29:13): It's not clear if Dr. Oz gets high on her own supply of jade eggs or not. Alex [ChaCha] (00:29:19): What you could do is untie everything but the arms of Dr. Oz and have Nix put her foot through the slats of the seat of the chair. Because it's wood. And Nix is strong. Stace [Nix] (00:29:32): I feel like I'm really indecisive about just letting Dr. Oz go to the fricking bathroom, because I'm suspicious of Daniel, and I'm suspicious of Dr. Oz. Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:39): Well, finally! Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:53): Sorry. Stace [Nix] (00:29:56): [as Nix] Yeah, so the thing is, like I said, I have a lot of respect for you, Dr. Oz, so I'm not so sure about untying you from the chair. Daniel [GM] (00:30:08): [as Dr. Oz] So you just want me to do my business, sitting in this chair, and sit in it. Stace [Nix] (00:30:10): [as Nix] I mean, not really, but... what. What are we going to do? Because mainly I suspect that as soon as I untie you, you're going to try to fry my brain with your brain, or whatever the hell it is that you nanos do, and then I'm just going to be screwed, so... Daniel [GM] (00:30:27): [as Dr. Oz] Well, how can we come to an arrangement, here? Because I don't want to shit my pants, and I don't think you want me to do that either. Listen, I appreciate the respect, but I'm not as scary as you're making me out to be, Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:30:45): [as Nix] Well, I mean, also you did threaten to have all of us killed by the queen, or whatever, I can't remember exactly what you said, but that was the impression I'm left with. Daniel [GM] (00:30:53): [as Dr. Oz] I would have to get out of here to do that, what are the odds of that happening right now? Stace [Nix] (00:30:58): [as Nix] Right? I don't know, but right now they're lower than if I untied you, you know what I'm saying? Daniel [GM] (00:31:03): [as Dr. Oz] So, what are we doing here, Nix, because I'm at the point I need to make a decision. Stace [Nix] (00:31:07): [as Nix] Fine, listen. ChaCha, will you put the hood back over Dr. Oz's head, please? Alex [ChaCha] (00:31:12): ChaCha climbs on the back of the chair and does that, but stays perched over her, maybe doing a little bit of a little kid neck-hug. Stace [Nix] (00:31:20): [as Nix] All right, ChaCha, hold your weapon on the good Doc, if you would, please? Alex [ChaCha] (00:31:25): [as ChaCha] Which one? You want the leg? Stace [Nix] (00:31:28): [as Nix] Whatever you prefer. Alex [ChaCha] (00:31:30): [as ChaCha] I feel like dagger is more efficient in this case, and the leg doesn't have the poetic justice that it did with Dr. Oz, right? Stace [Nix] (00:31:39): [as Nix] Well, this is Dr. Oz, so I don't know. Alex [ChaCha] (00:31:41): [as ChaCha] I mean, she didn't know the guy who I took the leg from. Stace [Nix] (00:31:47): [as Nix] Oh, I see what you're saying, yeah, yeah. No, all right, so hold your weapon on her, whatever, ChaCha, like whatever. I would prefer it remained a mystery to Dr. Oz. Alex [ChaCha] (00:31:55): [as ChaCha] Okay. Stace [Nix] (00:31:56): And then Nix will untie one arm from the chair. Daniel [GM] (00:32:01): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Okay. Stace [Nix] (00:32:01): She will leave the other arm tied to the chair and then bring that arm over and tie them together before she unties the other arm from the chair. Daniel [GM] (00:32:09): Okay. Dr. Oz is just honestly squirming in her seat right now, but she's not resisting or trying to make anything difficult. Stace [Nix] (00:32:20): Okay. And then once she's tied, Nix will free her from the chair and walk her over to... what? A water closet? Daniel [GM] (00:32:27): There is, in fact, a small door here, that you would assume would lead to a restroom. Stace [Nix] (00:32:31): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:32:33): And you open it, and you see a much smaller version of the creature from the Queen's Spittoon's bathroom. In fact, this one looks like it might be a juvenile. It's slightly green in shade, but it still has... it's one of those things where like when it opens its mouth, which it does when it sees people opening the door, it's the kind of mouth that you guys have to stoop to get into if you want to. Not ChaCha or Dili, if they wanted to use it, but Nix and Dr. Oz would certainly need to duck to get in there. Stace [Nix] (00:33:07): All right. So Nix forces Dr. Oz to get in there, because she's got a hood on, and then she'll be like, Stace [Nix] (00:33:13): [as Nix] All right, I'm going to stand here, ChaCha is also standing here with a weapon. And do your thing. Daniel [GM] (00:33:18): Okay. So. She walks a little farther back in the mouth, and crouches down over one of those chairs with the hole in it, like there was in the Queen's Spittoon, and evens or odds, Stace. Stace [Nix] (00:33:32): Ooh. Evens, as always. Daniel [GM] (00:33:35): Sampson roll a die, tell me if you get even or odd. Sampson [Dili] (00:33:38): Evens. Daniel [GM] (00:33:39): Okay. It's not too bad. I mean, she's definitely got a lot of work to do in there, like it'll be a while before her dark work is complete. It's not overpowering, or anything too terrible. It's just that she's clearly been holding it for a while. And this is when Atalia slips into the safe house, with ChaCha posted by the bathroom, and Nix just inside the mouth of the back room, and even though it's not too bad, still, the smell of something happening over there, and Atalia, this is what you see as you walk into the safe house. Marik had shown you in. Marietta [Atalia] (00:34:19): [as Atalia] Oh, man, I'm glad you guys are here, I wasn't sure. Wow, what's happening. Stace [Nix] (00:34:23): [as Nix] Bathroom break. Marietta [Atalia] (00:34:24): [as Atalia] Okay. Alex [ChaCha] (00:34:25): [as ChaCha] It's part of being in a relationship. You have to help people in their time of need. Marietta [Atalia] (00:34:31): [as Atalia] Or you can just leave them to fend for themselves. Alex [ChaCha] (00:34:34): [as ChaCha] Our relationship's open, but we got to meet the person halfway, come on. Daniel [GM] (00:34:42): [as Dr. Oz] Nix? Daniel [GM] (00:34:45): From inside the mouth. Stace [Nix] (00:34:46): [as Nix] Yeah? Daniel [GM] (00:34:46): [as Dr. Oz] You tied my hands together. Stace [Nix] (00:34:49): [as Nix] Oh, yeah, I got you, I got you. Need a full service, all right. Stace [Nix] (00:34:55): Nix will come back and just very matter-of-factly help out with that. Sampson [Dili] (00:35:02): You help out the doc? Daniel [GM] (00:35:07): You help her get her pants back up or however, and you guys leave the creature's mouth and as the mouth shuts you hear just this deep gurgling and happiness from the creature before you shut the door to the bathroom, and lead, I presume, Dr. Oz back to her chair. Stace [Nix] (00:35:25): [as Nix] Yep. Daniel [GM] (00:35:28): She does not do anything unnatural while you secure her again. Stace [Nix] (00:35:30): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:33): [as Atalia] Well. How was your day? Stace [Nix] (00:35:34): [as Nix] What are you on about, Atalia, it's been like 20 minutes. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:37): Yeah. Atalia has to talk you though, like she hasn't seen you since Meekhard Stace [Nix] (00:35:44): Oh, fuck, I forgot, Nix doesn't even know she was in the house! Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:47): Yeah, you don't... has Dili told them? Daniel [GM] (00:35:50): I don't think Dili has had a chance to do anything. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:53): Because Dili told Jima, and I think, ChaCha, but Nix wasn't there... Stace [Nix] (00:35:57): Nix saw you through the window, though. She was like "Yo, Jima, look there she is." Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:02): Okay. Stace [Nix] (00:36:02): [as Nix] Oh my God, Atalia, it was so fucking cool. So yeah, Deuces came and found me, and I was like "Shit," so I followed him back to the Nixos house, and I was talking to Minos or whatever, and then- Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:16): [as Atalia] That's what you guys were doing, you were talking? Stace [Nix] (00:36:19): [as Nix] Yeah, no at first, we were totally talking, but then I saw my moment for some sort of distraction, and I tackled Deuces down the stairs. And I totally stabbed him a couple of times, once with a cypher, I stuck him to Asidra, and then I also stabbed him in the butt with a rage dart, dude, you should have been there, it was cool as hell. Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:40): [as Atalia] I was there. I was on the landing. Stace [Nix] (00:36:43): [as Nix] Oh right. Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:44): [as Atalia] Yeah, actually, I was part of that distraction. With the door. You know when the door went like bang, bang, bang, bang! And Deuces was like "Oh I got to check that out," it's like bang, bang, bang. Stace [Nix] (00:36:55): [as Nix] Oh, dude that was you? Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:57): [as Atalia] Yeah, that was me. Stace [Nix] (00:36:58): [as Nix] Oh my God, you're stealthy as fuck, dude. Marietta [Atalia] (00:37:00): [Yeah, well, then Minos was like "Hey Atalia, it's baby stone" and I'm like, "Deuces..." [crosstalk 00:37:07] Stace [Nix] (00:37:06): [as Nix] What is a baby stone? [crosstalk 00:37:09] Marietta [Atalia] (00:37:09): [crosstalk 00:37:09] Marietta [Atalia] (00:37:09): [as Atalia] And then I jumped out the window, because even I was like "I don't really want to deal with Minos," I just don't see that going in my favor. More like getting out of sticky situations, than resolving them and walking away, like running out the back door. You know, jump out the window. Whatever. Jima's holed up, she's kind of wrecked. I'm a little wrecked. Y'all are wrecked? I mean not too wrecked, oh look at the... Daniel [GM] (00:37:38): We've already established Dili's laying face-down on the floor. Marietta [Atalia] (00:37:42): Yeah and Atalia keeps forgetting Dr. Oz is in there, because she's just like "Is there anywhere else we can go?" But there's not. Daniel [GM] (00:37:54): [as Dr. Oz] Who's there? Is that your other friend from before? Marietta [Atalia] (00:37:58): [as Atalia] Oh, did you miss me? Have you thought about me every moment I was gone? Daniel [GM] (00:38:02): [as Dr. Oz] Well you were the only cutthroat in the group that I could see. Marietta [Atalia] (00:38:06): [as Atalia] Oh. Guys... Daniel [GM] (00:38:08): [as Dr. Oz] How's your day been, Atalia? Marietta [Atalia] (00:38:10): [as Atalia] Didn't know that I was a cutthroat. I feel so hardcore now. It was great, how was your day? How did you enjoy your time in the space that you seem to be occupying currently? Daniel [GM] (00:38:20): [as Dr. Oz] Pretty much this all day. Although it's a little bit more comfortable now. Thank you, Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:38:26): [as Nix] Oh, yeah, whatever. Marietta [Atalia] (00:38:27): And I will take 10 minute recovery roll, and probably for one hour too, if we're going to be here for a minute. Daniel [GM] (00:38:33): For giggles, can everybody make me an intellect roll of nine. Since Atalia has her remembering pertinent details, that would be a six for her, but for everybody else it's a nine. Stace [Nix] (00:38:44): Ooh, 18. Maybe I like this math rock. Marietta [Atalia] (00:38:48): 14. Math rock Sampson [Dili] (00:38:50): I'm trained in remembering. Can I apply that? Because my intelligence is- Daniel [GM] (00:38:54): Sure. Alex [ChaCha] (00:38:57): Oh, I got 18. Sampson [Dili] (00:38:57): I also have a free level of effort. Four, thank God. Daniel [GM] (00:38:59): Okay, so that free level of effort been [crosstalk 00:39:02] Daniel [GM] (00:39:02): So, it occurs to you guys, now, it did not occur to you during your first conversation, with Dr. Oz in here, but Dr. Oz has been referring to Atalia by name since before any of you introduced her or said her name in that original interrogation. Alex [ChaCha] (00:39:19): Did we even say her name? Sampson [Dili] (00:39:21): [as Dili] Hey, what the fuck? Sampson [Dili] (00:39:23): Dili turns over. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:25): [as Dili] How do you know who she is? Daniel [GM] (00:39:27): [as Dr. Oz] Same reason why I keep tabs on everyone in this town, especially ones that are allied with dangerous organizations or people that are set up to advance. You I know from your poster, Adilibrum. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:44): [as Dili] Yeah, that's me. Oh shit. Marietta [Atalia] (00:39:47): [as Atalia] So a lot of people do want my head right now, but it's not on a whole lot of posters. How do you know about me? Daniel [GM] (00:39:55): [as Dr. Oz] I've been interested in the Stone family for a long time. Marietta [Atalia] (00:39:58): [as Atalia] I mean, we're very special women, it's true. Daniel [GM] (00:40:01): [as Dr. Oz] Mm-hmm (affirmative). Marietta [Atalia] (00:40:02): [as Atalia] Really make a ripple effect. Daniel [GM] (00:40:04): [as Dr. Oz] Keeping track of, and providing security against the Stones has been something that's shown up more than once in my earlier career. Marietta [Atalia] (00:40:15): [as Atalia] I mean, yeah. Personal vendettas for Soliana, in particular. Marietta [Atalia] (00:40:19): I'll look over at Nix and then back at Dr. Oz. Daniel [GM] (00:40:24): [as Dr. Oz] The thing to do with Soliana is the same, the best thing to do with Amaranth, and that is to try to avoid their attention in the first place. Soliana prefers to work through underlings first off, so you can always stall her. Amaranth is more direct. It's best not to get her looking at you in the first place. But Amaranth on the other hand, is a professional, she doesn't let feelings get in the way of her work. Soliana was always more hotheaded. Marietta [Atalia] (00:40:52): [as Atalia] You'd be surprised. Even Amaranth has some feelings in there. No, my mother's hotheaded, you're not wrong. It'd be unfortunate if she was looking at you, though, wouldn't it. Did you know that she's looking for me? Daniel [GM] (00:41:08): [as Dr. Oz] I can't imagine anybody who knows of Soliana, that doesn't know she's looking for you at this point. Marietta [Atalia] (00:41:09): [as Atalia] Ah. Guess we'll see how long it takes her to find me, then, huh? Daniel [GM] (00:41:12): [as Dr. Oz] I guess. Marietta [Atalia] (00:41:12): [as Atalia] Fun bonding time for us! Daniel [GM] (00:41:16): Anybody who wants to can make a social roll of 12. Daniel [GM] (00:41:21): [crosstalk 00:41:21] Nix is specialized, so that's six for Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:41:24): 20. Alex [ChaCha] (00:41:25): 17! Marietta [Atalia] (00:41:27): I'm trained in detecting falsehoods but I don't have anything else that would... other than perception? Daniel [GM] (00:41:34): That wouldn't help you in this, because it's not about interpreting a lie. Marietta [Atalia] (00:41:38): Okay. I guess I will straight roll. 5. Daniel [GM] (00:41:41): Okay. So Nix and ChaCha definitely. Dili, did you roll? I can't remember if you rolled. Sampson [Dili] (00:41:46): No, I think Dili's going to continue not dying on the floor, in the corner. Daniel [GM] (00:41:50): Okay. Alex [ChaCha] (00:41:51): There. Daniel [GM] (00:41:51): ChaCha and Nix, you both realize that something about this situation, when Atalia said not her looking for you, or not associated with her, or however Atalia phrased that, there was a subtle relaxation to Dr. Oz's frame. And I will entertain a proposed major effect from Stace. Stace [Nix] (00:42:17): I don't fully understand the situation, so whatever Atalia said was like Soliana is not associated with Dr. Oz? And that's when she relaxed? Daniel [GM] (00:42:26): She sort of threatened wouldn't it be better if you didn't have their attention, than that Soliana's looking for her. Stace [Nix] (00:42:33): She relaxed after finding out Soliana's looking for Atalia. Oh. Well, so Nix's plan was to try to get some sort of leverage on Dr. Oz to get her to not talk about their little mini-vacation together. So her initial plan was that she would try to spread some rumors and the queen would catch wind that Dr. Oz is associating with Nix, so now she will try to leverage that. Stace [Nix] (00:43:03): She's going to use Jima, because she said she would equally like the attention of neither as a threat to Dr. Oz if this little group gets exposed. Stace [Nix] (00:43:15): So what am I asking for, for a major effect. That. Daniel [GM] (00:43:19): Okay. So you're going to say that. With your specialization, and that, that would make it a three. Stace [Nix] (00:43:30): All right. I would spend a level of effort, but that would give me zero intellects left, so... Daniel [GM] (00:43:36): Yeah. That'd be a hell of a thing to do right before you passed out, though. Alex [ChaCha] (00:43:39): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Stace [Nix] (00:43:39): 12. Daniel [GM] (00:43:45): Okay. So, she says, [as Dr. Oz] Yeah, that would be unfortunate. Stace [Nix] (00:43:49): [as Nix] Well, the way I see it, and maybe I kind of wish I'd thought of this before I fed you and took you to the bathroom because you could have done it on your own. But the way I see it is, we let you go, right? We forget any of this ever happened. I forget that I know you, and you forget that you know us, and we move on with our lives. Daniel [GM] (00:44:12): [as Dr. Oz] You're just going to let me walk out of here? Stace [Nix] (00:44:15): [as Nix] Because if you do turn us into the queen, then Atalia's family is going to be extremely unhappy with you. Daniel [GM] (00:44:25): [as Dr. Oz] Fair enough. Marietta [Atalia] (00:44:27): [as Atalia] I do have to say that while Soliana is very concerned about my wellbeing, Amaranth is very invested, and you're right, she does go directly to the source of her problems. She doesn't let underlings try to deal with it first. Stace [Nix] (00:44:40): [as Nix] Yeah, I just watched her kill 20 people, it was wild. Stace [Nix] (00:44:45): Oh no, Nix didn't see most of that... Stace [Nix] (00:44:46): Never mind, scratch that. Daniel [GM] (00:44:48): She might be attributing more of the bodies to Dili and ChaCha than she should. Stace [Nix] (00:44:52): Yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:44:53): Attributing to ChaCha, I think. Mostly ChaCha. Daniel [GM] (00:44:56): Dili's got some blood on his hands from his knife. Daniel [GM] (00:44:58): She turns her head in the hood towards Atalia's voice because she can't see you guys right now and she says: Daniel [GM] (00:45:08): [as Dr. Oz] Understood. And since we don't need to have to see each other again. Ever. Stace [Nix] (00:45:10): [as Nix] Yeah, literally ever. Well. Probably. I mean, if I pass you on the street, I'm not going to acknowledge you, you know what I'm saying? Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:18): [as Atalia] Nix, let's... Alex [ChaCha] (00:45:21): [as ChaCha] What about the artifact? Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:23): Yeah, that's what I was going to... Stace [Nix] (00:45:25): Nix draws her hand across her throat and she mouths "Shut the fuck up!" Daniel [GM] (00:45:31): Dr. Oz says, "The artifact? I assume if we're forgetting about each other, we just forget about that, too." Stace [Nix] (00:45:37): [as Nix] Oh, yeah. We forget about that too. Sampson [Dili] (00:45:40): [as Dili] Actually, I disagree on that point. Sampson [Dili] (00:45:44): And Dili is going to slowly drag himself up and grab everyone that's not Dr. Oz and bring them into a corner where Dr. Oz can't hear. Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:52): [as Atalia] Yeah, or we can go outside for a little pow-wow. A little fresh night air. Sampson [Dili] (00:45:58): [as Dili] I'd rather not go outside. Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:00): [as Atalia] Oh, that's fair. Stace [Nix] (00:46:02): [as Nix] Guys, we can lie to Dr. Oz, okay? Like, it's okay. We can do that. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:07): I think... no, wait. Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:09): [as Atalia] Don't we need her to access it, though? Like she specifically said- Alex [ChaCha] (00:46:13): [as ChaCha] Yeah, we do. Daniel [GM] (00:46:14): So how are ensuring that she can't hear you? Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:16): We go in the bathroom and we lock the door. Alex [ChaCha] (00:46:19): With the bubo? Daniel [GM] (00:46:20): Oh, you're asking Dili to cast a sound illusion again? Stace [Nix] (00:46:23): Yeah, that's what I assumed Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:23): Yes. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:26): Yeah, Dili can do that. Daniel [GM] (00:46:27): You sure? How much intellect you got left? Sampson [Dili] (00:46:29): I got three edge, so... Daniel [GM] (00:46:30): Okay, yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:31): Not an issue. Ball of static around her head. Daniel [GM] (00:46:35): Okay, then you're fine. You can have this conversation. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:38): [as Dili] But we still... we need her not at her house, right? Because that's the only place that we know to get below. Where the artifact is. Stace [Nix] (00:46:45): [as Nix] So I already told the Nixos about the artifact, so she's going to have some trouble related to the artifact, so I have to think we just have to let them sort of deal with each other. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:54): [as Dili] We need that for Atalia, though. Stace [Nix] (00:46:57): [as Nix] What do we need it for Atalia for? Alex [ChaCha] (00:46:59): [as ChaCha] No, this is a different artifact. Sampson [Dili] (00:47:01): [as Dili] No, no, no, wait. We need... Atalia has to get a thing for her mom, and Klemuel has it, so I was thinking maybe we could manufacture it. This is hard to talk without all the blood. Marietta [Atalia] (00:47:16): [as Atalia] Yes, actually, I was thinking about it, I need to talk to you guys about... I need to get the other half of that artifact back, I'm not looking to turn it over to the handlers. I don't want to help them. If I can get the controller, then I don't have to worry about it anymore. But I'm also worried they won't keep their bargain. I have no reason to believe my mom is honest or truthful or willing to keep to commitments, and there's no reason that she will just turn it off if I follow through, like why wouldn't they just keep that to get me to keep doing contracts for them. Stace [Nix] (00:47:46): [as Nix] All right, so what you're saying is you want Dr. Oz to try to get this artifact out of your arm? Marietta [Atalia] (00:47:51): [as Atalia] No. I don't fucking trust her as far as I can throw her. I can't throw her very far. Look, I need to get the controller back. That's the only option I'm confident in. I'm not saying the idea isn't wonderful, Dili, because it is, and I do want to see this artifact, like it's so cool and I'm game to do that, if that's what you think a good solution is, but I am going to go steal it back tomorrow night. Sampson [Dili] (00:48:15): [as Dili] Just so I can understand, the controller that controls the thing in your arm, that's the... Marietta [Atalia] (00:48:23): [as Atalia] Right, so I don't know if I told you, Nix, but I met my mom with Dili, and my mom was like "Ah, you fucked us over, Atalia," and I was like "I'm sorry, I guess I can do a job to pay off my debt." And she was like "Cool, you can do one of these two." And one of them was turning you in to the Nixos, which I just couldn't do, and the other one is the item that we know Klemuel has, and getting it back and that had a month time-frame instead of a week or days, I forgot what she said, but I was just... Daniel [GM] (00:48:49): [inaudible 00:48:49] Marietta [Atalia] (00:48:49): The Nix contract was shorter. I feel that- Daniel [GM] (00:48:52): Yes, it was, the Nix contract was shorter, it was expected to turn it in within a month, yeah. Stace [Nix] (00:48:56): [as Nix] So guys, genuine question what does any of this have to do with blackmailing Dr. Oz into not talking about us so we can let her go? Sampson [Dili] (00:49:06): [as Dili] I think we're just all getting on the same page, because we were kind of on our own path there for a little bit. Marietta [Atalia] (00:49:13): [as Atalia] Yeah, we have not all communicated with [inaudible 00:49:15] since all that shit went down, either, so it kind of needed to happen. Alex [ChaCha] (00:49:20): [as ChaCha] But we could just kill her. She's not really useful. Stace [Nix] (00:49:23): [as Nix] I would prefer not to do the murder, ChaCha? Just murdering someone in captivity is a little bit... ugh. Alex [ChaCha] (00:49:33): [as ChaCha] We could untie her and she could run a little bit, you know? Run, we'll count to five. Stace [Nix] (00:49:37): [as Nix] So that's actually worse... Daniel [GM] (00:49:42): I would suggest that Dili probably at this point is having flashbacks of Jima reaching into that one guy's wounds and pulling out his intestines. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:51): It's hard to tell with Dili, he kind of zones out. Even further? I don't know. Marietta [Atalia] (00:49:55): [as Atalia] I'm happy to go and grab this artifact with you guys. Whatever you want. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:59): [as Dili] Do you know where it is? Marietta [Atalia] (00:50:01): [as Atalia] It's beneath her house, it's what she said, but I also thought we would need her to access it. Alex [ChaCha] (00:50:05): [as ChaCha] Yeah, it's a labyrinth. Marietta [Atalia] (00:50:07): [as Atalia] Yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:08): [as Dili] Oh, that one, right. Wait, what about the controller mod. Because the controller thing, right? Marietta [Atalia] (00:50:14): [as Atalia] The thing in me? Sampson [Dili] (00:50:15): [as Dili] The thing that controls the thing in you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:50:17): [as Atalia] Yeah, that is somewhere in their headquarters, I'm pretty positive. Jima told me that if it's not [inaudible 00:50:25] and they pull that out, pretty sure I can figure out where it is with the scanner. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:27): [as Dili] Okay. Alex [ChaCha] (00:50:29): [as ChaCha] The scanner only shows people, though. Daniel [GM] (00:50:32): No, it shows the whole layout of a building. It won't show objects, but it would show the layout. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:37): [as Dili] Then I guess what I'm saying is that the controller mod, that's the priority now? Because if that's the priority, then yeah, then the whole Dr. Oz artifact thing, that can be an afterthought, that can be another day or whatever. Marietta [Atalia] (00:50:49): [as Atalia] I just don't trust my mom. I don't trust her to turn in the item and have her just turn it off and take it out of me. Like it's in me, now, and she was pretty clear during our meeting that this is where she wanted things to wind up. She was happy that I developed with the skills that I had, and clearly wanted to utilize them for the handlers, which I'm not really all about. Sampson [Dili] (00:51:08): [as Dili] Yeah. It sounds bad. Let's get it out of you. Maybe we should nap first. Marietta [Atalia] (00:51:13): Yes, please, because, I... yeah. Also single digits across the board. Stace [Nix] (00:51:17): [as Nix] Yeah, I would also totally like to take a nap, I'd also like to let Dr. Oz just get the fuck out of here, like just check that box, get it off of our list, you know what I'm saying? Marietta [Atalia] (00:51:26): [as Atalia] Yeah, if that's what you want to do, I just don't trust her to not come back here, so you should let her go somewhere that's not here, or talk to Marek about it. Sampson [Dili] (00:51:32): [as Dili] Yeah, you should probably talk to Marek first, just in case there's like some paperwork you have to do? Stace [Nix] (00:51:37): [as Nix] All right. We'll let her go after naps, and I will talk to Marek. All right. Go team on three. Daniel [GM] (00:51:44): So, nap time? Stace [Nix] (00:51:45): Yes. Daniel [GM] (00:51:48): Three, two, one, you all collapse and fall asleep. Daniel [GM] (00:51:53): And Dr. Oz is just sitting there, she's like [as Dr. Oz] Hello? Hello? Marietta [Atalia] (00:51:57): Atalia throws a scrap piece of material at her and says "Quiet, it's nap time." Daniel [GM] (00:52:04): Okay, so you guys can take out your 10 hour recovery rolls. Stace [Nix] (00:52:08): Oh, fuck yes. Daniel [GM] (00:52:10): And everything will reset when that nap time is over. Because there's no way you guys are going to, after all this, only sleep for two hours. Daniel [GM] (00:52:18): So, you guys wake up, and you can hear Dr. Oz slightly snoring underneath her hood. Stace [Nix] (00:52:26): Nix will go out and talk to Marek about any conditions of her release that she needs to consider. Daniel [GM] (00:52:33): [as Marek] Well, she hasn't seen my face, and she doesn't know my name, so in theory, there's not a problem there. Stace [Nix] (00:52:40): [as Nix] Was she blindfolded when she was brought here, so if I take her a little ways away, like we should be... Daniel [GM] (00:52:46): [as Marek] Oh, yeah, yeah, that will be fine. Stace [Nix] (00:52:47): [as Nix] All right. Daniel [GM] (00:52:47): [as Marek] There will be some paperwork that you need to fill out, just so you know. Stace [Nix] (00:52:56): [as Nix] Dili was right. Daniel [GM] (00:52:56): Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:52:56): [as Marek] Unfortunately the [inaudible 00:52:57] do need it in triplicate, so you have to fill out three forms. There's an A, B, and C, though, it's really clear which one goes to which. Here, let me show you. Daniel [GM] (00:53:06): And he goes into the building with you and walks over to you like a table and he reaches into his pocket and pulls out an envelope and he sets down three forms and they are... Daniel [GM] (00:53:21): Nix, it's the first time you're seeing that many blanks to fill in, on a single page. Stace [Nix] (00:53:26): Nix doesn't write that small, either. So she's just staring at it. Daniel [GM] (00:53:30): [as Marek] So yeah, once you fill these all out and try not to copy incorrectly or anything like that, because if they don't match in the end, sometimes they kick it back. Stace [Nix] (00:53:45): [as Nix] Dili, are you a strong writer? Sampson [Dili] (00:53:47): [as Dili] Um. No, not really. I can help, though. Stace [Nix] (00:53:53): I'd like to insight that. Sampson [Dili] (00:53:58): Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:53:58): Marek goes: Daniel [GM] (00:53:58): [as Marek] It really should be you Nix, because this was part of a thing, for you. Stace [Nix] (00:54:02): [as Nix] Oh, God. Daniel [GM] (00:54:03): [as Marek] So your name's already at the top of the form. Stace [Nix] (00:54:07): [as Nix] Well, yeah, but I could just sign it, right? You know what I'm saying? It doesn't matter who inputs the info? Hey Dr. Oz, are you a good writer? Stace [Nix] (00:54:17): I'm just kidding. So Nix will start to fill it out. Daniel [GM] (00:54:21): Give me an intellect roll of six. Stace [Nix] (00:54:23): Oh, man. Marietta [Atalia] (00:54:24): Can I help her? Oh my gosh. Stace [Nix] (00:54:26): Six flat. Daniel [GM] (00:54:29): Okay. I do like the flavor of Atalia helping you, though. So yes, you fill out the forms. It takes a little while but- Stace [Nix] (00:54:35): Four hours later. Daniel [GM] (00:54:37): You feel like you filled them out, no problem. Daniel [GM] (00:54:40): Marek takes them, [as Marek] Okay. Just make sure that you're at least five blocks from here. You don't want her to see this neighborhood, for sure. I would like to be able to use this safe house again. Also, since I've already lost one in Ward Annah in the last week, or rather the last couple of days. Stace [Nix] (00:55:00): [as Nix] Oh, yeah, that's rough! Stace [Nix] (00:55:02): Yeah, so once it's dark again, because it was early morning when we showed back up, right? We just slept. So once it's after dusk, Nix will take her. Daniel [GM] (00:55:12): So you take her and you release her and she's like Daniel [GM] (00:55:14): [as Dr. Oz] This is a better scenario for both of us than I expected going into this, Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:55:19): [as Nix] Oh yeah, well, I Just wanted to find out what the fuck was going on with my mom, really. So you've been a little more forthcoming, you know what I'm saying? Daniel [GM] (00:55:28): [as Dr. Oz] I told you the truth. There's only treatment. And Nix? For your mother's sake, wherever she's gone, I hope you keep that in mind. Daniel [GM] (00:55:37): And she turns and begins walking back towards Ward Maris Stace [Nix] (00:55:41): And Nix will yell: Stace [Nix] (00:55:42): [as Nix] And don't worry, I'll also forget that the jade eggs are addictive, Doc! Daniel [GM] (00:55:48): She stops and she looks over her shoulder and says [as Dr. Oz] Say whatever you like about them. It'll just bring more customers. Daniel [GM] (00:55:55): And then she starts walking. Stace [Nix] (00:55:56): [as Nix] Oh my God. All right. Nix [inaudible 00:56:01] Daniel [GM] (00:56:04): Okay, so you guys reunite at the safe house. It is now evening. Sampson [Dili] (00:56:09): [as Dili] Oh, I still feel like shit. Stace [Nix] (00:56:10): [as Nix] What do you mean? We had a nice long rest. You should be refreshed. Marietta [Atalia] (00:56:14): So, if it's evening when Nix returns, could Atalia have quietly stealthed out the back door with Jeskii while they're - Daniel [GM] (00:56:24): Yes. Give me a stealth roll. Since you're specialized it'll be a plus six. Marietta [Atalia] (00:56:29): Okay, so 14. Daniel [GM] (00:56:29): Including the plus six? Marietta [Atalia] (00:56:32): Oh. No it's a 20 with a plus six. Daniel [GM] (00:56:37): Dili and ChaCha, please make a perception roll. Your difficulty is 20. So you'll just add whatever bonuses- Sampson [Dili] (00:56:43): Reroll effort for Dili. Alex [ChaCha] (00:56:45): I got three. Dili and ChaCha are napping in the corner still. Daniel [GM] (00:56:50): Yeah, you guys, you must just be dozing. Atalia has slipped out, you don't even notice it. In fact, you probably won't notice it until Nix gets back. Alex [ChaCha] (00:56:58): I mean it was Atalia's [inaudible 00:57:01] Daniel [GM] (00:57:04): Mm-hmm (affirmative). And Nix, when you get back, the first thing you notice is that Atalia isn't there. Stace [Nix] (00:57:09): Nix will open the bathroom and look inside. Daniel [GM] (00:57:12): There's nothing in there. But as you go in to look in there, and we see that empty chair, the camera cuts to Atalia stealthily approaching Jima's safe house. And you go up to the door and... are you going in? Marietta [Atalia] (00:57:26): Yeah. I think Atalia will knock twice, quietly, as she does, and then she'll go in. Daniel [GM] (00:57:32): So, you slip in and you see Jima there. She has either cleaned her cloak, or gotten a new one from somewhere. She's gotten rid of her obvious signs of her wounds. Even though she's probably still wounded. But she is currently standing over a figure of probably a 30-year-old man, and she is holding a pair of pliers in her hand, and there is something white and red in them, that is unmistakably a human tooth. Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:06): [as Atalia] Grandma! Gross! Daniel [GM] (00:58:09): She turns and she says: Daniel [GM] (00:58:11): [as Jima] Oh, honey, the time got past me. Anyway. Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:15): [as Atalia] You left the door unlocked and everything, come on, man. Daniel [GM] (00:58:18): [as Jima] Yeah. People don't come towards strangers in this neighborhood. Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:23): [as Atalia] Oh. Daniel [GM] (00:58:24): [as Jima] Anyway. I think my friend here was giving me the information we need. Daniel [GM] (00:58:28): And that's where we'll end this episode. Stace [Nix] (00:58:30): Yo, she's got a friend? Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:32): Okay, Jima. She had some dude on the ground and she just ripped out some of his teeth? Daniel [GM] (00:58:37): Yeah. Stace [Nix] (00:58:38): Oh. Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:41): [inaudible 00:58:41] So okay, gosh. Daniel [GM] (00:58:44): So, Marietta, something about this episode for you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:58:46): I don't know, I guess cheaper being hardcore isn't always enjoyable. The Jeskii reveal is good. The "How the fuck do we get rid of Dr. Oz?" is always a fun question. And I think just letting her go will be interesting. Marietta [Atalia] (00:59:04): I'm sure it will be fine! I don't know that I had decided I was going to sneak out while Nix was gone, but I think it was like... Daniel [GM] (00:59:11): It's so Atalia. Stace [Nix] (00:59:12): Yeah. It's Atalia as hell. Marietta [Atalia] (00:59:13): Well, I think Atalia doesn't know how to address it anymore because she needed to go back by herself, but Nix probably wouldn't have been okay with that, so she was just like "I'm just going to pop on out the back door." Stace [Nix] (00:59:26): The old Atalia goodbye. Classic. Daniel [GM] (00:59:28): Yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:59:32): Great communication skills. Daniel [GM] (00:59:35): So, we have a segment that we do each week called player intrusions. That's where we offer you, the listener, an XP to check out something that we think you would really dig. Daniel [GM] (00:59:43): This week, it is Alex's turn. Alex, what would you offer our listeners an XP to check out? Alex [ChaCha] (00:59:49): You know, I'm going to go with it? Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Switch. Alex [ChaCha] (00:59:53): It's not the newest game, but I've been playing it on Twitch, and it's just... I like the way Daniel described it, it's like "What if chess made you horny?" But this one is slightly different than their normal games, because you start out teaching at a school, so it's just like an awkward horny? Alex [ChaCha] (01:00:14): Like you don't want to use the power dynamic over your students, to be like "Hey do you like your teacher?" "Isn't teacher cute?" But it's also like 70% of the kids are legal before the time-skip. 70%? It's weird. Alex [ChaCha] (01:00:31): But it's like a really fun tactic RPG, there's a bunch of them for other Nintendo consoles, not any other consoles because that's Nintendo. Alex [ChaCha] (01:00:40): But yeah, I think it's really fun. They've added a bunch of DLC which is... "Why are my characters running around in a maid outfit?" Because it was, you know, the most appropriate outfit I could find for her, in the DLC stuff, so yeah. Alex [ChaCha] (01:00:57): Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Let me know which house you picked and why, because we're doing a Black Eagle run and I'm just like "I don't know how I feel about this." Some of my students have actually threatened to kill me in my sleep. Daniel [GM] (01:01:11): None of your horse boys, though, right? Alex [ChaCha] (01:01:13): No, not my sweet baby horse boys. They're good and precious and riding horses. Daniel [GM] (01:01:20): Okay, cool. Daniel [GM] (01:01:21): Well, if people wanted to reach out to us and tell us what they think about Fire Emblem: Three Houses or the podcast, how would they do that, Marietta? Marietta [Atalia] (01:01:28): They would go to explorerswanted.fm, our website and there's links to all our social media, we are on Twitter @explorerswanted. Marietta [Atalia] (01:01:37): We are on Instagram @explorerswantedpodcast. Marietta [Atalia] (01:01:40): We're on Facebook as Explorers Wanted: A Numenera Podcast and if you're looking to really interact and communicate with us directly, maybe on a frequent basis, even, you can join us on our discord server which there's links to all our social media and our website, and if you're able to, another way to support us is through Patreon. We have some goals that we have there, and if that's within your means, we'd love your support to continue making wonderful, beautiful content for you. Daniel [GM] (01:02:07): Awesome. And if you like the podcast, the best thing you can do for us is to tell a friend, and tell them why you like the show and why they should listen. Daniel [GM] (01:02:15): The second-best thing is to leave us a five-star rating and review on any podcast directories, specifically Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or Podchaser. Daniel [GM] (01:02:25): Those three make a huge difference in people trying out the show, there are so many actual plays out there, it can be really overwhelming for somebody who's looking for something to listen. So those reviews make a huge difference for us. Daniel [GM] (01:02:37): If you didn't like the podcast, or you just felt it was meh, well the one truth about reality is that it is always changing. Even you are always changing. Each of the individual cells in your body reproduce themselves and wither to nothing in their time. You are the ship of Theseus in acceleration, propelled forward by the death of multitudes within you. In fact, as you lay in bed tonight, and turn off the light, close your eyes and listen closely, you can almost hear them scream. Daniel [GM] (01:03:06): If you want to reach out to us individually on social media, you can, you can find me on Twitter @andrlik, A-N-D-R-L-I-K. Stace [Nix] (01:03:14): You can find me on Twitter @StaceWindu. Sampson [Dili] (01:03:17): You can stream with me @SlamPotato. Alex [ChaCha] (01:03:20): You can tell me why my son is just demanding the triskets @teawithunicorn on Twitch or realtyunicorn on Twitter. Marietta [Atalia] (01:03:27): I recently realized I'm not using my Twitter, it's the same as my Instagram @imonahike so, if you want to follow me, try those two. Daniel [GM] (01:03:36): Okay, that's it for us. Hope you enjoyed the show. We'll be back next week as we will for every week in the foreseeable future. Have a good night, day, weekend, or whenever you listen to this, and bye! Alex [ChaCha] (01:04:20): It's like my chewings! Crackle lackle. Stace [Nix] (01:04:23): Starbuck don't do that! Starbuck just stepped on my keyboard. Just straight up. Daniel [GM] (01:04:28): So, who remembers what happened last time?