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by **Jak Snide** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 5:56 pm

Jak recognised the rogue now. His behavior had been rather distinctive.

IM: "Ah yes, the drunkard.

"What do you want then? I doubt you're down here just because you felt like it."

Frankly, Jak wasn't about to trust any half-stranger who walked out of the darkness in a sewer.

by **KraKeN** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 6:06 pm

"This is by far one of the most effective transport systems in the city. I use it for", he paused, "work".

Looking again at the dead crocodiles he added "but you seemed to be working on making it less affective."

by **Jak Snide** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 6:13 pm

Jak looked at one of the crocodile corpses, giving it a kick. He had a pretty good idea what the man's "work" was now. Only those with shady business used shady means of travelling the city.

"We're not here for work, but I've got no problem with your own. Now, I have a few royals to turn into charred corpses, so get out of my way."

by **Molokidan** » Sun Sep 01, 2002 6:59 pm

"Mwah. . ." Molo moaned. "Yes, let us through!! We need to find someone who can heal meee!" he shouted, gripping his minor wound as if his arm had been taken off. "I'm gonna die of blood loss!"

by **Kotoki** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 2:36 am

Alissa looked at Devon and raised an eyebrow. "You have a point. It's inaffective." Toying with one of the loops of her hair, she sighed. "But traditional. My master learnt it from his master, who learnt it from his master, who learnt it from his master, who was probably a prehistoric being."

Brandon looked at the two wounded members of the odd party worriedly. "Dan is right... A white mage would be useful right now. Does anyone have any potions?"

by **KraKeN** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 2:50 pm

Kraken's ears twitched when he heard the black mage mention killing royals. Not that he had a particular passion for killing royalty its just there is normally much loot to be had where ever royals stayed.

Kraken's eyes flicked to Jak's his face all seriousness and professional and he made a shallow bow "I cannot think to understand why you should partake in such a quest however I would be happy to offer my services", he paused, "for a price......".

Kraken's mind was already set on tagging along wanted or not, but he might has well receive some kind of down payment on his investment.

by **Jak Snide** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 3:11 pm

Jak's jaw dropped an inch. Here he was, treking around in the bleedin' sewers on a rescue mission, and some complete stranger was trying to hire himself out to him?! He already had enough back up as it was...

The suddenly worried cast a quick look over his shoulder, taking a look at his current companions. Brandon could be easily intimidated, and 'Dan, while annoying, was also extremely loyal. This was good.

He didn't feel so happy with the others. Stephan and him had never been on good terms, and with Dark Knights bed buddy gone, the twin was all the more likely to blow and and try and impale him. Then there was the other bard, who'd already threatened him at sword point, which put him on Jak's enemy list immediately. This "Devon" bloke looked too thick to be a real threat, but the comments he'd made earlier had placed him right next to Ashrem in the mage's opinion. As for Alissa, Jak quite simply didn't trust her. She acted way too cool for a child, and certainly could fight far too well for his liking. He combined this with the fact that he had a habbit for pissing people off, and realised that should things go sour, even his mighty magic wouldn't be able to save his arse, especially since Brandon would most likely side with his sister.

All in all, a hired hand didn't sound nearly as bad now.

He turned his attention back to the rogue, correcting his jaw posture.

"How does 125 gil sound, along with a standard loot allotment?"

It wasn't as much as he would hire himself out for, but he wasn't about to pay full price to anyone.

Edited by: Jak Snide 

at: 9/2/02 7:12:28 pm

by **KraKeN** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 4:20 pm

"Shall we say 200 gil", replied Kraken, "this is still far below my normal fee you understand, but I can see you are a man without the time for wits; and I trust I shall be thoroughly compensated with a large share of the spoils?" He raised his eyebrows questioningly, the truth was he could easily take what he was owed later id he felt hard done by.

by **Jak Snide** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 4:39 pm

"One fifty." Jak responded, crossing his arms. "And you get first choice when it comes to loot, as well as a weeks free board at the inn."

Normally he'd have spent a bit more time haggling, but Kraken was right. He didn't have time for this.

by **KraKeN** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 4:53 pm

"Done!" said Kraken his hood falling back off his head as he jumped a little. To be honest he didn't feel like haggling over what he thought of as the smaller reward but he felt the need to make it seem like that was the price he was holding out for all along.

"So", he said, his previously professional appearance faltering somewhat, "where to now guvna'", he gave a some what mocking salute.

by **Molokidan** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:25 pm

"Guwaaa!" Molokidan shouted, rolling on the ground dramatically. "All feeling. . .in arm. . .leaving. . ."

by **Jak Snide** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:29 pm

Jak jerked a thumb over his shoulder, directing Kraken's attention to Alissa.

"Ask the kid, she's the one who knows where these infernal Southerners are."

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 9:22 pm

"I'm working with common gutter-thieves." muttered Ashrem.

by **Kotoki** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:16 pm

Alissa closed her eyes for a few seconds, then opened them again and started off down the tunnel. Brandon followed quietly behind her.

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 2:52 am

Stephan looked at the wailing 'child', a vein on his forehead starting to throb mildly.

Look at him, whining like a f*&king baby over a tiny bite... hell, I'VE made bites more painful then that... Stephan thought, bawling a fist. He saw that Molokidan was lying dangerously close to the flowing river of bile and waste. Why, it would only...

...take one little push, and the little bastard would finally shut up... 'Stephan' thought, ...all that disease and filth, burning his flesh and corrupting his blood... such suffering and pain he'd go through before he died... he deserves it, so many deserve to suffer, everyone should suffer...

"Owwwww...." Molo started to moan again, small tears in his eyes, "...it hurts..."

Stephan shook his head a moment, the darker thoughts falling silent. As annoying as the little blue haired kid was, not to mention the hell he'd put him though months ago, he'd always found it difficult to completely despise anyone who tried to get along with him. Molo had been such a person, always greeting him and Midoku with a cheerful smile, even when the Dark Knight looked ready to hurl him into Jak's face. He'd *NEVER* say it out loud, but Molo seemed like an Ok guy to him. He reminded him of Dan a lot, always trying to be cheerful and upbeat. With a big sigh, Stephan removed one of the potions he carried with him and walked over to the wailing sushijin. Kneeling down, he uncorked the bottle, pouring some of it on Molo's wounds.

"Look you, don't rub at yer wounds, or you'll just make the gashes rip open again, got it?" he growled, glaring at Molo as he handed him what was left of the potion, "Now drink that, it'll help yer body heal faster."

**Meanwhile**

Midoku looked up at the guard with the food, unable to contain a feral-like growl as he glared at his captor.

e.e;; "Why have you captured us, then...?" Midoku hissed, "If you're going to let us go, why hold us against our will in the first place?!"

(OOC Note: This Rp started before Stephan's little 'adventure' to confront his dark past, just in case anyone's wondering why he sounds like a raving lunatic ^.^;;; )

(OOC2: Molo, I'm talking about Molokidan's little stint of 'ebil' in 'the hit' ^_^;; )

Edited by: FF Fanatic 80 

at: 9/4/02 4:00:39 pm

by **Molokidan** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 10:22 am

(OOC: HEH! I forget, but what is the "Hell" you are talking about that Molo put him through?)

^_^ Molo drank the potion quickly, and the gash in his arm ceased to exist. He smiled a gigantic smile at Stephan, and, ignoring all logic, (but what else is new?) wrapped his arms around the dark knight in a gigantic huggle.

"THANK YOUUUUUUUUUU MR. STEPHAN!!!"

by **Jak Snide** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 10:56 am

Jak cringed as he heard the kid's cry from behind him. With a quick thought of "at least it wasn't me" he followed Alissa down the tunnel, not bothering to see if the others followed him.

by **KraKeN** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 12:08 pm

Kraken pulled up his hood and followed his new "master" into the darkness ahead, slinking into the shadows, if there was another attack again he did not want to draw first blood.

by **Kotoki** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 5:12 pm

The group kept on walking, and soon came to a large treasure chest directly in front of them. The metalwork on the chest was rather ornate and suggested that the inside held even better.

***

The man looked at Midoku and shrugged. "'S not my fault. You two are acting as hostages- when the prince comes to get you, as he certainly will, we can let you go."

Kotoki blinked. "Prince? We're... bait for Brandon?"

"In a word, yes. Now eat."

She blinked yet again, attempted to pick up the form while still shackled, and failed. "I can't... Couldn't you take off the handcuffs for a bit?"

"Right." muttered the soldier. "And let you kill me like you killed Westley? No way. Have something when you get home."

by **KraKeN** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 6:10 pm

"Thats strange", said Kraken looking bemused at the chest, "I've never heard of treasure chests in the sewer before."

"Maybe it's someones lockup", he exclaimed before examining the chest for traps.

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 9:05 pm

"People lose stuff. Nothing unusual." said Devon. Then, glancing around briefly, "I call first pick of the loot!"

"It must be someone's rightful property." protested Ashrem. "I can't merely allow it to be taken by various unscrupulous vagrants passing through."

"It'll be a shame to have to knock you unconscious and leave you here." Devon replied. Ashrem drew his sword.

"I doubt you'd survive the attempt." he said coolly.

by **KraKeN** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:46 am

(OCC: I would like to know the results of my investigation before I reply to Devon...*waits*)

by **Jak Snide** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 12:12 pm

Jak regarded the chest, but from afar. That thing was way too inviting for something left in the sewers. It was either a trap, or one of those "mimic" creatures he'd heard about.

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:04 pm

"As f*&ked up as this is gonna sound... did it ever occur to ya dimwits that someone might be f*&king LIVING down here?! -\/-;;;" Stephan grumbled, the smell and the little bundle of 'joy' huggling his waist not helping his already sour mood, "Now, could we f*&king forget about the @#%$ treasure chest and hurry up!?! The man I lo..."

"......"

"....uh....I mean the one I car....."

"......"

e\/e++ "...CAN WE JUST F*&KING GET ON WITH IT!?"

6\/6 "AND LET GO ALREADY!!!" Stephan snarled down at Molo.

**Meanwhile**

Midoku, sadly, was quite used to being restrained like this. He easily handed the utensils with his bound hands and wrists, taking a few bites of the food as he thought.

<.<? What could they possibly need Brandon for, I wonder? he thought, shoveling another spoonful of the not too appetising meal into his mouth, If he truly is royalty, perhaps his family disapproves of him leaving home...?

......or perhaps that 'someone' he's looking for......

As he went for another spoonful, he noticed the difficulty Kotoki was having, realizing she had yet to have a single spoonful while he was stuffing his face.

"Oh! I'm sorry Miss Kotoki, do you need any help? ^_^;;" Midoku asked her, blushing midly purple in embarrasement.

by **Kotoki** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:09 am

The chest proved to have no traps whatsoever on it.

***

Kotoki nodded sheepishly. "Think you could give me a few pointers? I'm not quite sure how to eat like this, really... But you seem to be good at it."

by **KraKeN** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 2:48 pm

"Ok then", said Kraken looking at Stephan, "the quicker the chest is open the quicker we can go, perhaps you would like to open it. Oh and Devon if you want first dibs on the loot then you can open it."

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 5:42 pm

"'kay." said Devon, rushing forward and opening the chest...

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 11:33 am

e_e;;; If that turns out to be a @#%$ trap, I'll finish the job if it doesn't f*&king kill him... Stephan snarled to himslef.

**Meanwhile**

o.o "Oh, it's actually quite easy, once you get enough practice." Midoku explained, scooting over by the InnKeeper. He leaned himself forward, positioning her hands on the spoon.

6.6 "You see, you use your thumbs to keep it balanced, and then place your index fingers..." he started to instruct her casually. He demonstrated for her with his own hands, seeminly using the spoon with ease to scoop up and consume the food-like substance.

>.> "See? Give it a try..." Midoku said, smiling to her reassuringly.

Edited by: FF Fanatic 80 

at: 9/9/02 3:34:27 pm

by **Kotoki** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 8:07 pm

The chest was completely empty, save an iron key at the bottom. A small note was attatched to the key.

'KEY TO THE REST OF THE SEWAR!!!'

"Oh, good." said Brandon with a weak smile. "It wasn't a trap after all."

***

Kotoki nodded and gave it a try, managing to succeed rather clumsily. "Thanks!" she chirped through her food, then made a face and forced herself to swallow. "...It's not very good food, is it?"

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 8:28 pm

"Damn!" said Devon. "Why do I always get the useless stuff?"

Ashrem sighed. "It's apparent that whatever diseased mind put this here intended us to find it, or at least to use it to trigger a trap of some sort."

by **Jak Snide** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 6:39 am

Jak peered into the chest, reading the note on the key. His reaction was fairly suitable.

"Wh..what the f*ck?! Who leaves a key lying around in an conspicuous chest when they clearly want to keep intruders out?"

He tried to rationalise this in his mind. Perhaps the crocs had been magically dominated or conjured to guard the chest? But even so, it seemed damn odd that someone would leave the key in a large chest, especially with a large note attached.

"I don't like this one bit. There's something bloody fishy it."

by **KraKeN** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:57 am

"Well", said Kraken to Devon, "why don't you take your key then, the "SEWAR" is a great prize."

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 10:22 am

Stephan just stared at the key, dumbfounded for a second by the oddness of the chest contents. Without warning, he suddenly started bawling with laughter.

XD "Ahahahah... damn I wish I'd thought of that a few times raiding chests, ehehehehe..." The Dark Knight cackled, "Leaving a worthless piece of @#$# behind in the chest after raiding it..."

**Meanwhile**

<_<;;; "Yes... I would have to agree..." Midoku said, nodding in agreement, "However, we do not have much choice. If we do not eat something, we shall become very fatigued, which will be to our disadvantage."

Midoku took another glance around their makeshift "prison", before glancing back at Kotoki.

>.>? "Miss Kotoki, I think..." he started to say. He stopped, glancing at the entrance to the tent as he moved closer to Kotoki to whisper.

>_>;; "I believe, with a bit of mutual effort, one of us *may* be able to untie the other's ropes. Do you think we should chance an escape out of here?" o.o?

by **Molokidan** » Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:15 pm

"Mr. Stephan, you're starting to scare me!" Molo said, finally letting go. He took a big whiff of the key: "It smells weird." o_o

by **Kotoki** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 7:09 pm

"It smells like metal," replied Alissa calmly, tucking the key into her pocket. "Now shall we get going? Or would you rather stand around an empty chest all day?"

by **Jak Snide** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 2:44 pm

Jak nodded.

"Yeah, lets move."

And for once, set off, basic caution being set aside for a more pressing matter.

by **KraKeN** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 3:21 pm

Kraken turned and followed.

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 8:37 pm

Ashrem followed the others.
"This had better not affect my share of the decent loot." said Devon, irritated. He then followed as well.

by **Kotoki** » Sun Sep 15, 2002 9:07 pm

The group, after walking for a while, came to a dead end. An iron door marked "THE REST OF THE SEWAR!!!" was the only way through.

"I guess," started Brandon with a shrug, "this is where we use the key."

Alissa shook her head. "It a trap."

"Of course it is." replied Brandon, laughing a little. "I'm not that naiive, at least. But if it's the only way we can go..."

***

Kotoki shook her head slowly. "I don't think that's the best idea." she whispered back. "Even if we get out, we'll have no clue where to go next. And we won't have any weapons." She giggled. "Well, I guess you don't need them, but I probably do."

"Shut up in there!" barked a guard.

by **Jak Snide** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 5:09 am

Jak sneered.

"Then it's simple. Open the door. If there's anyone hostile in there, we blast, fry, smash and slice them."

IM: "And for anyone that survives that, a slow, painful demise."

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