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Session 48 - Farewell Misty Isle

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> 🎵 Krell Steel Freight Blues / Void Bastards OST

The party stand still within the shack watch as the corpse upon the floor begins to open its eyes, drenched in blood and dried dust. The man blinks before he begins to cough and hack, rubbing his throat as he slowly begins to sit up. In the mirror they begin to see the three other witches begin to cheer excitedly.

??: the elven man shouts jokingly “he’s alive! he breathes! the earth’s twice damned!” ??: the dwarven woman follows with a shout while grinning “mornin’ kyzer you dumb son of a bitch!” while the tiefling shakes his head at their candor.

The newly arisen Kyzer looks around blearily at the witches in the mirror and then the rest of the group pressed against the wall next to it with a raised brow as he recognizes them, confused, but seemingly lax despite the circumstances.

Kyzer: “ack, stop shoutin’ at me right after i’ve- now what in the...” he takes stock of the room and building before looking at his own body pondering “now the hell’s all this, gods my back hurts…” he stretches slightly while rubbing an arm against his back Keva: no one can see her but keva’s like [tails.jpeg] Han: han from the door like 👀 Rokka: rokka frozen in the corner freaking out a bit Cimmorro: cimm is staying a good distance away, outside, from you all but is just judging everyone partaking in this

Kyzer makes to stand up slowly, taking in the tableau as the tiefling speaks up in the mirror.

??: "you'll be glad to know revival works even if were in other bodies now, thanks for the test run" he seems nonchalant but pleased at the mans reappearance Psalm: he asks "What's the last thing you remember?" Kyzer: he shakes his head rubbing away some of the blood on his face as he turns to psalm "hmmm..? thought i was havin' a nightmare honestly" he looks around the room as the witches in the mirror look around curiously at the appearance of another voice ??: the elven man speaks up "some invisible weirdos helped out, be sure to thank 'em" Kyzer: he laughs hoarsely in response "i've met 'em once already" Han: han goes "does this mean i can get off the floor now or..." Kyzer: kyzer looks over towards you near the door and smirks in response "if ya feel like it" Han: "i was asking the others but thanks for confidence" 👍 Psalm: psalm drops the invisibility since it's no longer needed Keva: keva jumps a little seeing her grungs appear suddenly by her side again

As Psalm dispels his invisibility, the witches react with surprise at the appearance of a messy Keva.

??: the dwarven woman shouts "ahh there's one of our collaborators!" Kyzer: he blinks then looks over at the grungs wearing the hats and squints a little as he puts his hands on his hips "...ack, a dead man's shack ransacked" he ambles over to his desk as if to check it over "gonna have to fix the floor too..." Han: han crawls into the building but sits on the floor cross-legged "if it makes you feel better, outside is worse?" Kyzer: he gives you an unreadable face before shaking his head and looking back at the desk muttering something under his breath Han: grimaces in apology

Keva: keva gives those in a mirror a glance, before focusing on kyzer "...what happened to you? we weren't gone that long and we came back to someone else in your body" Kyzer: he looks over at you and leans back thinking for a moment "so it's actually still around here?" Han: han peaks thru the door to the outside "still tied up n knocked out, if you want it" Kyzer: he bobs from side to side as he thinks "he took it...?" after a moment more of thought he blinks "ah, i'm starting to get it" he smirks at his right arm "explain's this" ??: the tiefling in the mirror pipes up "apparently they found you in a basement, bled out like a cow" Kyzer: he sighs and folds his arms again "yeah, startin' to remember that..." Keva: "do you know who it was?" Kyzer: he thinks then walks over to the mirror, speaking up "thank's for the assist guys, i'll ring ya back in a few once i get my bearings" as he smirks again the three begin to protest ??: "what, aw cmon-!" ??: "after we just REVIVED YOU-" ??: "as long as you actually ring-" Kyzer: he then knocks the mirror thrice, cutting off the image, returning it to a normal mirror, he looks at this reflection and speaks "never seen this guy in my life"

Keva: "do you remember what happened when you were attacked?" Kyzer: he tilts his head this way and that then makes to walk outside "was round' here..." and walks out the door, though he's soon distracted by the carnage of his burnt fields, he pauses to put a hand to his forehead and almost laughs Han: LOOKS AWAY GUILTILY Keva: "if you're really going to live forever then at least you have all the time in the world to fix it" keva tries LMAO Kyzer: he leans backwards and rubs his face "how the hell'd you all even get to burning half my grove down anyway..." Keva: "self-defense" Kyzer: he almost pouts before puffing a gust of air out "i'm putting a thorn wall at that entrance..."

Han: han puts up her hand n starts counting "one: do you really need to know who this guy is? it doesnt seem like he had deep roots here. two: what do we do with the mystery-guy-in-kyzers-body? actually-" she pushes the door open and yells out "group meeting!!" n waits for cimm and finn to come over Finn: finn shoots @cimmorbo a look like 'are we attending?' 🤨 Cimmorro: he gives you a look like he doesnt wanna but also has no choice so he begrudgingly walks close enough but still by the door frame mostly Finn: he situates himself right beside cimm as he feels equally unenthusiastic about this Han: [she repeats herself]

Kyzer: he looks around at finn and cimm and gives them a wave as they approach "mornin', fellas, skulking about my yard?" he steps out onto the front clearing to survey the environment with a grimace Cimmorro: "........" cimm is really trying not to say anything rude so he just clamps his mouth shut and looks away Finn: finn openly grimaces at the man but doesn't dignify him with a response, looking away as well Kyzer: both your reactions seem to amuse him and he smirks again as if rejuvenated "never seen a guy doused in 'is own blood before?" Cimmorro: cimm mutters "vinny did it better" behind gritted teeth then turns his attention back to han Plum: plum is unamused with cimm and finn rn ngl Finn: finn @ cimm rn

Kyzer: he turns back at the rest of the group and points near the back of the shack "heard something strange there, ambled over...then" he mimes getting punched in the back of the neck "whack, lights out for me" Han: "taken out pretty easily huh" twirls her own hair Kyzer: "that's the strange thing... i can sense when people come in 'ere, but not whatever that was" he smirks "bit unnerving i'll admit" Han: "oh" han makes eye contact but looks away in thought "thats weird" Kyzer: he laughs "ain't it?" he looks away at the plants again "next thing im sitting in some hole, choking and clawing at my neck with two hands" he shrugs "guess it wasn't a dream after all" Psalm: "Bit unsettling to think you were caught off guard then." Plum: "that is weird, how do you usually sense when someone comes by?" Kyzer: he looks at you and smiles "this area's ah...my domain i suppose. the plants here are my eye's and ears..." he wiggles his fingers jokingly "an extension of ma' senses" Plum: that's kinda what they figured.. "so someone waltzing in here with a simple invisibility spell wouldn't get very far past you?" Kyzer: "somethin' like that i'd see through easily, plenty of tricksy types in these woods who're fond of 'em"

Cimmorro: "anyway, i was thinking that we could at least get his name. but at this point i don't really care. i was mainly thinking of what the boss would need" Psalm: "At the very least we should pen a report for Vorde. Since our arrival is some ways off..." 🤔 Cimmorro: "we got into contact with him and he said we could spare him the details until we meet" Han: "we dont have name, and i doubt we get it from anyone around here. unless we want to keep them prisoner for vorde" Psalm: "Then I guess our work here is done...?" daring to be hopeful Rokka: "can....can we go back now?" rokka mumbles Cimmorro: "yes well, he said he would bring some of his network over to have a look-see. but then poses the question of where we would leave this guy...." cimm wonders if kyzer would be Hospitable enough to keep his murderer in his shack until then but he really doesn't care to ask Psalm: "I meant on paper, you're right in that we can't just leave him here." Cimmorro: "might i also remind everyone if we intend to keep him alive we should find a way to restrain his way of burrowing into the ground" Psalm: “Did Vorde indicate when someone from his network would arrive? I doubt it but I have to ask." Cimmorro: "he did not. only told us to leave before tomorrow" Psalm: Psalm head in hands jpg Han: han says mostly to herself "they didnt burrow they just.. stopped being physical" Cimmorro: "either way it's a problem, is all i'm trying to say" Keva: keva's looking for a way to clean herself up a little around the shack

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> 🎵 Peat Fields / Roadwarden OST

While they’re discussing, Han walks over and picks up Kyzer’s original unconcious body to bring over to the group.

Kyzer: as you bring him over kyzer comes to look "aye, my handsome face... dragged 'im through a mincer..." Psalm: out of half genuine concern/half curiosity Psalm asks "you're not going to be able to return to your own body anymore right?" Kyzer: he smirks at you "i don't know a spell that swaps me back permanently, whatever this jackass did's outta my purview.." he folds his arms "maybe i'll ask him" and he laughs wearily Psalm: "Not a bad idea." He shrugs Kyzer: he thinks to himself "dunno if he'll be chatty.." he then looks around "that reminds me, where's.." he scans around him until his eyes land on vinny, he smirks before walking over "i'll 'ave that back if ya dont mind" Vinny: vinny almost startles before he gives a relieved sigh and hands the wooden staff back to kyzer "er, of course...! it's ah.. very well made" Kyzer: kyzer smiles in reply "grew it myself" Vinny: vinny clasps his now empty hands and nods "i could tell..."

Plum: [to vinny] i want to ask him about more effective ways of concealing your presence like spells or something since someone got past kyzer's garden Vinny: as you approach vinny he blinks as if taken out of a minute of contemplation before responding "ah... hm well there are spells that let you cross the planes and travel that way... more complicated than invisibility, they could have also teleported in somehow for an instant sneak attack i suppose" Keva: "didn't we find teleportation things in the shack?" Vinny: "im not sure what those sigils were for to be honest" vinny scratches his chin Keva: “maybe kyzer knows?” Vinny: he thinks "black magic and blood magic are different schools of magic... but i suppose there's no harm in asking?" Keva: "i don't know anything about magic so, it's all the same to me" Vinny: he smiles apologetically "right right er... well its like speaking different languages really" Plum: "hmmm that's true.. annoying if that's the case though" plum. they turn to kyzer and ask "sorry for all the questioning, but yeah i guess if someone teleported their way over here you wouldn't have known, then?" Kyzer: kyzer looks over at you and thinks "i'd 'ave sensed them appear but... if they were strong enough they could have taken me out in one whallop i suppose.."

Plum: "right.. i guess we can head out now. sorry for uh..." plum's brow furrows in slight embarrassment "burning your place up." Kyzer: he makes a face like he's holding back a laugh "well im alive again so i wont curse ya' this time, that alright with you?" Plum: plum closes their eyes and frowns, even more embarrassed. "yeah, that's fine." Kyzer: he ruffles your hair with one hand "lucky me" Plum: they don't move away or anything but they just stand there like "?????????" Psalm: "Are you alright with us leaving him here?" * gesturing at body* "Maybe we should've killed him..." psalm wonders Kyzer: "you got plans? i gotta wonder why the hells you're all in this forest in the first place" he gives you a smirk Psalm: "You don't think us showing up at random questioning you about your body snatcher speaks for itself?" Kyzer: he laughs "remember when you told me you were looking for a cure for that one?" he points a thumb at finn Han: han lols Psalm: Psalm just laughs dryly like "Did I say that? I can't remember..." Kyzer: he laughs with you "real comedians here, you oughta' form a troupe" he looks over at the corpse "sure, leave 'im. we'll have a good chat. s'long as no one else surprises me. maybe ill hide away for a bit..."

Han: “this one" punts body "had secret hidey hole, if it might be use to you" han will point out the direction "also they are definitely one who was stealing people around town" Kyzer: he puts his arms on his hips and squints at the ground "i'd like a look at that.." at the mention of the kidnapping he raises a brow and laughs "well look at that, solved what i asked of ya' in the end didnt ya" Han: 😁

Han: "then, thats all questions answered?" Psalm: “Not even remotely, but if we were instructed to leave we might as well leave." Han: "all questions that we can get answered, answered" dead eyed stare at nothing Cimmorro: cimm doesn't say anything but makes a small gesture or nod acknowledging he's good to go Rokka: rokka already inching towards the door while nodding Keva: "is there a way i can get cleaned up" keva gestures at the blood all over her Kyzer: he looks over at you "was jus' gonna jump in a pond myself" he smirks "there's a few round 'ere somewhere" Keva: "fantastic" she says flatly Kyzer: he snickers "forest livin'" Han: han punts vinny "can you" does magic hand gestures "her" points to keva Vinny: he stumbles a little as you punt him over before realising whats being asked "o-oh, sure sure!" he snaps his wrist and speaks an incantation

The dirt, blood and mud is lifted off of Keva, she stands fresh and clean again alongside her grungs.

Han: han nods in appreciation Keva: keva blinks and says "oh, thanks" after giving herself a quick onceover she adds "rather handy, that" Vinny: he smiles "and one of the first things we learn too"

Back near where Han has now set down the body, Kyzer begins propping him up near the shack, getting used to having two arms again.

Kyzer: "i'll be makin' a wall after ya' leave. don't leave anything behind now" Cimmorro: cimm just instinctively checking if jasper's on him when he hears that Psalm: “Take care of yourself." 🫡 Han: whispers to him "sorry about flowers" >_< “pleasure meeting you!!" as she steps out Plum: "byee" plum says, resisting the urge to say sorry again Finn: finn steps out without another word or another look Keva: keva just gives a wave as she leaves with her grungs who are still wearing his hats Rokka: "yeah sorry about uh...everything!" as he scuttles off Han: han pats rokka 😔 Kyzer: he gives you all a lazy wave not looking back "everything grows back eventually, easy walkin' now..."

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> 🎵 The Forgotten Village / Folklore OST

The party all head out of Kyzer’s grove, stepping back onto the shaded path leading to its entrance through the trees. As they do, behind them a bush of thorns begins sprouting from the ground, building up until it forms a wall in and around the bushes and shrubbery behind them.

Han: "oh he got on that fast huh" Plum: "can't really blame him" Rokka: "glad that's over, i'm sooo over being stuck in the forest" Han: "this place is kinda fucked up honestly.” Psalm: "What happened to being excited to find witches" 😃 Han: han nods seriously in contemplation "well i got my wish, the witches were cool. and little fucked up too. i respect that." Cimmorro: "honestly, the witch part? mostly fine. more cult bullshit? getting tired of it" Han: 👆 Plum: ^ Psalm: “Agreed.” Rokka: “VERY” Han: “also as much as it sucks, i do think we should head back .. through... the forest... now" Rokka: rokka groans Cimmorro: "we could probably just head back and recuperate at the ship and wait for the town to open up if we'd like to look around and restock before departing... not like there's much else we can do out here and frankly i'd rather not have another thing jump at me when i'm exhausted"

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> 🎵 The Library / Kentucky Route Zero OST

The parry trek out of the hidden pathway, back in the fields and plains of Greenpea proper, then begin to head back to the path they’d taken to get to the small town.

They have an easy enough time with Han and Rokka at the helm, and soon enough are on their way back through the forest, on the path bracketed by glowing mushrooms once more. The darkness and the mistiness of the surroundings settles over them as they remember how pitch dark it is in the forest still.

Though as they reach the path again, Keva’s grungs both disappear in a poof of sparkly smoke, the faint sound of pixie laughter rings in their ears as the hats they were wearing hit the ground.

Keva: keva picks up the hats and shakes out the pixie glitter from them, muttering "so long" quietly to no one

They continue on their way, thankful for the ever present pathway shrooms. The sounds of nature and water bubble in the dark around them, peacefully yet eerily. They find themselves enjoying the darkness after the commotion before they all of a sudden notice something.

Blinking around they see small glowing orbs of light, barely noticeable, floating amongst them all as you walk, a few even sit idly on people's heads and shoulders.

Keva: she groans "what now"

Han moves to touch them, finding her hand somewhat phases through them, they dont appear to be any kind of bug to her. Cimmorro also examines them, noting that they remind him of Will o’ Wisps, though they dont hurt at all like contact with one of them would. When he focuses on where one is touching him he feels a comforting feeling, soft and rejuvenating, as opposed to painful. They continue to float amongst the group as they walk.

Rokka: rokka places his hands on the little creatures burrowed in his fur as if to protect them Han: thats freaky, han starts shooing them away with her hand Psalm: >ignoring it Cimmorro: "they seem to be harmless...?" he says outloud, raising a brow still curious Rokka: "oh, ok!" he says but still cautious Psalm: "I trust nothing here anymore." Psalm says but in an exhausted way not a mean way Plum: "fine with me" plum says "lets just get outta here already" and they yawn. theyre trying to remember if theres a bath on the ship Cimmorro: cimm snorts at that but doesn't disagree, while walking cimm idly tries to talk to the one on his shoulder, greeting it a curious "helloooo?"

Tgere's no response back as Cimmorro tries to walk and chat them up, they dont seem to be coming from anywhere, rather the group seems to have walked into where they float around instead.

Vinny: he thinks aloud "a mutation of some kind perhaps..." Ghester: he follows up in your heads "even now the forest shows us something new" Psalm: @ ghester “great" Plum: "of will o' wisps???" Vinny: he smiles at your reaction "i can believe anything at this point really... even mutated ghosts" Plum: plum shudders at the thought of them being ghosts.. "right..cool..." Vinny: he falters a little awkwardly "er...friendly ghosts?" Plum: plum laughs a little at this Cimmorro: "kinda wanna keep one in a jar 🤭" he jokes "but that might anger them..." Vinny: he makes a face at you that’s the equivalent of 'i hope you're kidding'

Out of curiosity, not trying to trap it, Cimmorro takes out an empty vial and angles it to see if one of the wisp stays inside. As he positions the vial he watches it get stuck for a few moments before it phases back out, floating back into the open air.

Cimmorro: "awww" he pouts but not completely disappointed since it was still an interesting experiment in his mind Vinny: vinny sighs to himself in relief Keva: "what would all these ghosts be doing out in this forest?" Plum: "i mean this place is pretty crazy, i can't imagine getting lost in here goes well" Rokka: "WAIT GHOSTS!?" Keva: "i wouldn't expect lost souls to be friendly" Plum: "why not?" Vinny: he thinks "maybe the environment changes them..." Keva: keva kinda looks at plum surprised "why? you'd be okay dying lost in a forest, with people you care about not knowing what happened to you?" Plum: plum thinks about it for a moment "eh, i guess i'd prefer that to other ways to die" Rokka: rokka moves closer to han or whoever is near him cringechamp rn Keva: keva mutters a little "i'd rather just not be so unlucky, but that's not something anyone can control" eying the orbs of light she says "i feel bad for them, but... i suppose if they've made peace with it"

With the talk of ghosts Cimmorro looks around to see if he spots any skeletons or corpses around the area, but sees nothing of the sort.

The party continues on, not paying much mind to the orbs of light. Eventually after a short amount of time the wisps disappear as slowly as they came. The group find themselves feeling rejuvenated from the experience, and a bit more energized and level headed. They experience the equivalence of a short rest.

Cimmorro: omfg i thought that said we gained a level for a sec Han: i cant even use a short rest for anything Psalm: Stop that I get my spell slots back YOU EOULDNT UNDERSTAND Han: LKADSKG;LKRWAFLK;ASDJGAWED Cimmorro: okay never mind the warlock eneds it Han: I WOULDNT IM SORRYYYYY Cimmorro: its like psalm just needed that really quick drive thru at mcdonalds lets he wont survive the rest of the road trip

The group continue down the misty path in the darkness of the forest, ears keen on their surroundings. As they continue walking down, suddenly they see a fish drop down out of the sky, slapping directly onto the ground in front of them. It continues wriggling about on the ground, its looks about the size of a tuna, glowing a bright pink.

Cimmorro: "omg. jasper. dinner!" Finn: finn just groans in frustration Rokka: "WHAT THE" Cimmorro: pokes it with a stick after i look up Rokka: "w-wATER IT NEEDS WATER" rokka points Han: han leans over cimm to poke it more

The group look up at the tree canopies above and don't see anything in the pitch blackness, though they have to assume it fell from there, it wiggles as Cimmorro pokes it more. He makes Jasper sniff it, after a few moments of sniffing she looks like shes about to take a bite out of it.

Han: tuna sized...

As he messes around Han looks around for a water source, spying a small pond near a tree parrallel to the path.

Cimmorro: "you sure? it might give you a stomach ache.. i don't know what it is" Han: @ rokka "do you want to try throwing it over there?" points to pond Rokka: "on it!" he quickly picks the fish up and walks a bit towards the pond to toss the fish in it "swim on little bud" Han: hans eyes on rokka at all times like not even blinking Cimmorro: cimm is watching the fish

As Rokka drops the fish into the pond it lands with a divers splash, disappearing into the water. After a few seconds the pond lights up a bright pink and flashes as you hear a showman's voice speak from it.

??: "thank you! thank you! thank you very much!"

After a few moments the group hear a strange wobbling sound and suddenly see something spat right back out of the water. A small string wrapped paper package hits the ground in front of them as the light in the pond disappears.

Cimmorro: I KNEW IT WAS GONNA SPEAK Plum: fucikng aesops fable chip has us doing rn Cimmorro: cimm steps closer to the package and just ??????? then turns to everyone going ???????? Han: hans like bow drawn the second smth shot out of the pond and now shes just like tails jpg bow in hand Rokka: "YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!" he waves at the pond Plum: plum is starting to get annoyed, putting their hand on their face and dragging it down. "can we please get the fuck outta here already" Psalm: Psalm already walking away HES TIRED OF THE WHIMSY Cimmorro: TIGHT WHIMSY KINDA ANNOYING RELEASE ME Finn: finn joins you

Cimmorro picks up the package as Rokka watches on behind him, as the group walk on they follow behind examining the item. Cimmorro gets a sense the contents are enchanted in some way, as he unties the string, inside he sees a small grouping of pressed and dried four leaf clovers.

Rokka: "ooohhh" Cimmorro: "seems like it's laced with magic" Rokka: "good or bad magic? I don't want any more bad ones" Cimmorro: "I don't know? lemme check. nevermind we have the perfect person right here" puppy eyes at plum Rokka: rokka puppy eyes at plum too Plum: plum glares at the package for a second, softens up and then takes it Cimmorro: cimm goes yayyy Keva: keva remembers the inkwell she received earlier "ah, can you do this after, if you're not too tired?" holds it out them Plum: "shoreeee" plum says (not disagreeably), raising an eyebrow more at keva being considerate than at the inkwell

Finn: finn clears his throat awkwardly "it seems that youre as exhausted as i am, yet i cannot suppress the urge to ask... why did you come to my aid earlier in battle?" Psalm: "Yeah I'm planning on just sleeping for the next several days..." he starts before trailing off, genuinely caught off guard. "Why? What do you mean why?" Finn: "there was no reason for you to come to me... or perhaps you were worried for han? thatd make more sense" Psalm: ?????? "I was helping you both.? I think in a life or death situation if you can help someone it goes without saying?" He pauses. "Or well, evidently not." He like mutters under his breath " 'why?' “ Finn: finn raises an eyebrow at that "there is no reason for any of you to aid me. i trust you havent forgotten what i am? life or death... im no longer tethered to the concept" he sounds somewhat displeased Psalm: "Alright next time I'll leave you to fend for yourself then." * eye roll * Remembering that he's easily misunderstood he goes "That was a joke." Finn: finn scowls more at the clarification, almost wishing psalm hadnt explained "had you not clarified, i certainly wouldve believed you" he then sighs "dont prioritize me in battle. im the most expendable member of this group...im best suited to facing danger head on" Psalm: Psalm like why does he seem like he'd rather I wasn't joking....🫠 "One, no one is expendable, but youre arguably the least expendable one here. Two, I'm not prioritising you, I'm helping. At no great cost to myself even, if that makes you feel better. Failing to see why this is an issue when you could just say thanks."

Identifying the items while Finn and Psalm have their conversation in front of them, Plum hands them back to their owners explaining the effects. Clovers that give its owner a bit of extra luck and an inkwell that never runs dry.

Cimmorro: "sounds, positive...? in any case i think rokka should have it... i was about to let my cat eat that thing" Plum: "i also think rokka should have it" plum says, handing it back to rokka and then handing keva her inkwell. they bark out at a laugh at what cimmorro says Rokka: "reallyy!? I can have it!?" he perks up excited to have a new cool and cute thingy Cimmorro: "you saved it, brother. also, an infinite inkwell is so useful too" Keva: keva holds it out to you "not for me" Cimmorro: cimm blinks "you can use it soon enough! besides, i already have a quill that saves me a ton of ink" Keva: she think to argue for a moment but decides against it and instead turns the inkwell in her hands as she walks Cimmorro: cimm is just pleased she relented (for now) Plum: "yeah keep it, if anything youll always have a full inkwell to hit someone in the head with" Keva: that makes her snort and smile Cimmorro: cimm laughs as he thinks of the strange choice of weapon

Rokka: "YEA--wait, i'm your brother...?" Cimmorro: "no, what i mean is, it's like a friendly term, yknow? bro, broseph.. not an actual brother-" vague hand gestures Rokka: "oh ohhh!! okay....haha." he awkwardly laughs a bit embarrassed Cimmorro: "yeah.. haha.. sorry for confusing you.." >awkward

Cimmorro: cimm just explains how to attune to it while they walk (to rokka) "you gotta put your soul into it rockstar..." Rokka: "my soul? so...kind of like this..?" he clenches both his fists and tightly shuts his eyes like "mmmmmmph!!" Cimmorro: cimm tries not to laugh but he is amused "yeah kinda, honestly you just have to concentrate it for a while. best to do it when you'd be undisturbed though. like back at the cabin since it would take a couple of hours" Rokka: "oohh! I think i kinda get it!!yeah yeah" he nods appreciatively "thanks cimmy!! ur really smart!" he gently smacks cimm on the back Cimmorro: cimm after u smack him on the back for the nth time "no.... problem" Chip: kids in the back of the car while mum and dad r fighting Cimmorro: FR THEYRE COPING RN Han: lit how han feels rn Psalm: It's bc they stopped for mcdonalds now they're arguing about what to order, Finn like we have food at home Han: tuna... Chip: we have tuna at home Finn: mctuna......

Finn: finn thinks for a moment, its hard enough to thank people as is but thanking the man whos rejected him in bed? an even greater challenge. he crosses his arms and grips at his sleeves "once again, i can only conclude that you are clueless" he eyes psalm coldly "but i will express my gratitude if i must. it was ..." he grits his teeth "reassuring. to have you there. considering the trouble that absolute clutz of a woman got me into" he cringes at the memory of saving han Psalm: Once again Psalm is amazed by the fact that Finn is insulting and complimenting(?) him at the same time."Oh for the love of-if youre gonna insult me why even bother thanking me then," he sounds more confused than anything, albeit kind of irritated because he's exhausted even after the short rest they just had. "And you should follow your own advice you know, prioritising Han's safety put you in danger. Kind of hypocritical of you to get on my case about it." Finn: "i told you im expendable" he shakes his head in disbelief "while youre under contract with my uncle, i wont let you die. no matter how much i wish i could..." he smiles at the last part "that should be reassuring for you, no?" Psalm: "While I'm under contract with YOUR uncle YOU'RE the expendable one? And that makes sense to you? I cant say I'm reassured at all." Finn: "im no longer asking you to comprehend, youve proven that youre incapable of that" finn sneers, but inwardly he wishes a second tuna would fall from the sky and hit his head, killing him instantly. this isnt what he wanted to say to psalm or ask, he didnt want the conversation to go this way at all "simply accept that i wield my sword for you for the time being" Psalm: Still not really understanding why hes being insulted out of nowhere but not taking the bait, he just grits out "As long as you accept that I can't have you and Han or anyone else dying on my fucking watch, which means that I'll have to help you from time to time even if you seem to hate it. Glad we could reach an agreement." Plum: plum \ mentally facepalming at finn Finn: finn nods, even though he disagrees "i will accept that, i suppose. youre very adamant about not leaving me room for anything else..." he sighs and gestures dramatically with one hand. he opens his mouth to say something else but examines psalm for a moment... maybe he wont be able to ask what he wanted to ask. but he can still talk to the man! "what makes you say that anyway? i did not think you attached to this group, much less myself" Han: han in the back group like wide eyed horror with a weak smile staring at nothing, whispers desperately "i wanted to say thank to finn for pulling me out of fire but now it feels like a bad idea....!" Plum: PLUM LAUGHING QUIETLY AT THAT Cimmorro: CIMM CAN'T EVEN LAUGH HE'S JUST LIKE. SHAKING HIS HEAD AT NOBODY IN PARTICULAR BC HE'S ALSO JUST AT A LOSS

Psalm: "Great," he says sarcastically. "And I don't think I need to be the best of friends with anyone to not want them dying around me, you included. Not sure what about this is hard to understand." Psalm kind of just raises his eyebrow at Finn looking like he wants to say more but doesn't push it because he doesn't care right now. It’s for the best. Rokka: this is stressing the baby (rokka) out Keva: i think keva just tunes out anything finn says that she doesn't need to hear Finn: finn gives psalm a puzzled look, one that suggests 'you actually care about strangers? youre so weird' but decides thats an argument for another day and thus chooses to continue the walk back in awkward silence instead

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> 🎵 Frontier Cavern (Theme) / Pikmin 2 OST

The party continue down the path, becoming accustomed to the darkness and the ambience of the forest at this point, though its still overwhelmingly eerie. Glancing up at the path they suddenly recognise it opening up once more to the entrance of Duskridge.

They find themselves confused how they’ve already made it back, considering the trek to Greenpea was much more eventful, but the lantern lights and path widening are just as they were before.

Han casts a quick detect portal spell to check, and finds she doesnt feel the same dim portal aura as they cross the threshold into town.

Cimmorro: "freedom at last question mark" Han: han looks back at the forest "yes, we do seem to be actually out... i want to sleep..........." crawls back to the ship Cimmorro: "neat.... good work guys..." wobbles over back to their room too Plum: "thank fuck" Psalm: psalm heading straight for the bath

The party amble back to the pelican for the night, walking through the empty and sleeping city. Even the few stragglers they were seeing around before seemed to have turned in, making it seem even more haunted then it did when they first arrived. The guardsmen near the airship and hanging around port give them nods as you approach and board the airship once more.

Vinny excuses himself and turns in as most of the group head to the communal bathing area, it appears to contain about 3 rooms with closed single baths and then a long communal one for soaking in. As they wander in they see a night worker cleaning one of the sinks give them a slightly shocked look at the state of their haggardness before he quickly ducks out.

Cimmorro: cimm just gives the cleaner a tiny smile "long night for both of us?" Worker: he gives you a look as hes ducking out "er...reckon' yours been longer than mine..." he scuttles away

Cimmorro: cimm isnt feeling abhorrently anti social rn so he wouldnt fight for a private one if anyone else wants it Han: communal bath yolo Rokka: communal bath yolo Plum: communal bath yolo Chip: wildlands babies Plum: freaks who love a sense of community

Cimmorro: realizing finn might want the private one after that thing with psalm Psalm: They're in the adjacent private stalls Cimmorro: hes listening to psalm's breathing thru the wall Psalm: JSHFBvdbajw

Han: han spends like 15 mins discreetly in the dresser alone fixing the burnt edges of her hair. and then when satisfied she cannonballs in yolo Rokka: rokka washing himself and the little creatures w him Cimmorro: cimms gonna go to communal one then too and prepares jasper for a bath time after all the mud

As Finn, Psalm and Keva enter the private stalls they're surprised by the amenities on the shelf. They spy nice bar soaps and bath salts, among herbs and other types of incense. Though the bath itself isn’t too large, they suppose this is half the reason the rides so expensive

Keva: keva curiously just, dumps everything into the bath bc she doesn't know what's what Chip: the water looks very foamy and bright blue...and smells pretty good..! Keva: she's delighted. keva's playing with the bubbles as she soaks... cleans up amos too and talks to him quietly "i played witch for a bit today, would you believe?" as she lightly tries to shape some suds into a hat on his little head

Psalm: Psalm spends a good amount of time smelling each salt lol for the PERFECT BATH Ghester: he voices an opinion on each one you smell despite the fact he himself cannot smell them Psalm: just me and the bestie about to take a bath

Finn: finn lights some incense up and dumps whatever he deems nice into the bath. surely two nice bath salts create the ultra bath salt.

Rokka, Han and Cimmorro spy similar amenities dotting the wall over the long communal bath, though somewhat less elaborate. They see spots to put their own cleaning tools and to light something sweet smelling in the room.

Rokka: "scruba dub dub doot doot doot! scruba dub dub a doot doot doot!" Plum: plum just chilling do not disturb

After her first divebomb Han realises the bath is not as deep as she thought it was, whacking aginst the tile she groans in pain. She sits on the side recovering slightly the rest of the time.

Cimmorro: scoots closer to han while she's recovering from her pelvic injury and quietly ask "how's the hair? i know you don't like cutting it so 🥹 " Han: han blue screens for a second cause she wasnt expecting cimm to remember "umm....... its... i dont know." she brings it to the front to show cimm "i cut off all burnt bits. felt like i was gonna be executed the whole time." Cimmorro: "omg, do you get punished for it?! or do you just feel that down about it" either way he gives her a light pat on the arm "it'll grow back >_< fire was mostly my idea, i feel a little bad" Han: han thinks a lil "umm..... you know, i dont know if anyone ever got punished for it. just felt wrong." she turns to cimm with a withered look with a smile "i did yell for anyone to light it up.. its fine, did what we thought was best. are you okay?" Cimmorro: "i understand... it's not like you wanted it to happen though! it was an accident, so..." he tries to comfort her with reason. "oh and yeah, i'm all fine," suddenly self conscious he examines himself for a moment "i was hit a little badly but not as bad as you or the others were really" Han: han looks back at her hair and plays with it a bit "yes, i suppose......." feels like theres something shes leaving unsaid. she throws the hair back and sinks into the bath "should i not be concerned if you were hit less?" 😒 "i will be concerned" hmphs n looks away like a baby "im glad it wasnt too bad though" Cimmorro: cimm lets her sink but laughs softly when she practically pouts at her show of care "that's not what i meant, but i appreciate you for looking out for me. didn't think you cared for me that much :3c" Han: splashes cimm 😐 Cimmorro: EEUGHHGE UGHG HOEKK PTOO Han: han satisfied cat smirk

Cimmorro: after the childish splashing he offers to han "if you wanna try cutting it so it's at least even, i'm just one knock away k?" Han: she pulls her hair again, like shes making sure its still there, and makes a withered expression again "ill. ill keep it in mind. maybe later. ... thank you" nudges him with her elbow Cimmorro: he gives you a thumbs up "now help me bathe her" gesturing to jasper to lighten up the mood again Han: hans about to complain but seeing how well behaved jasper is she pipes down n helps Cimmorro: "she needs the most help with under her wings" cimm shows han how to wash them gently Han: han calls rokka over to help w all the other lil guys he got hiding in his fur now

Psalm: Bath done psalm gonna head up to his room and pass out tbh Plum: im also gonna head back to my room Cimmorro: cimms gonna help with all the critter baths then wash up himself too before tucking in Han: han will wash up but wander the deck for a little bit before finally going down to sleep Keva: once keva's gotten her fill of bath play time and washing up keva's going to make her way to bed too.... sniffing her skin and hair bc she smells good for once and thinks to herself how rich people get everything as she sneaks into her and psalm's room to not wake him up Finn: finn spends an insane amount of time in the bath then. like he stays until 5am minimum.

The night goes on as the party put the evening ordeal behind themselves for the moment, they all head back to their rooms in their own time and ready themselves for bed. Exhausted they pass out and sleep until morning comes.

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> 🎵 Moth to a Flame / Beyond OST

As Psalm lays down to rest for the evening he finds himself pulled from the familiar landscape of a dream into a pitch blackness. One he’s seen and felt before. Ss he floats suspended, he waits with bated breath for the inevitable. Above him a line of bright lights comes to life one by one just as they have before, and the great inky shape of his patron makes itself known to him in the darkness.

The colossal cracked eyes stare down at him, similar to the times he’s seen them before, they appear in good spirits, for whatever that’s worth.

??: their cacophonous voice echoes in your head, forwards and backwards all at once “hello again, luckless one” Psalm: This is something Psalm will probably never get used to "Er... hello again..." ??: "yes. hello hello" the eyes lean in closer "you've moved on. see new things. you do good work" the giant hands reappear once again, one settles under your feet, allowing you to stand while the other gestures at the blackness "doing as asked. good choices. i am pleased luckless one, a worthy ward. worthy eyes. i think so" they pause for a moment as the eyes lean back again "i've a boon. another gift, for you" Psalm: psalm flashing back to every annoying conversation or dumb situation he's been in in the past week or so and just nodding like, "Glad to hear it." When they lean in closer he leans back a bit though, but he appreciates being able to stand up instead of floating aimlessly...! ??: as if sensing your thoughts the eyes slant upwards as if smiling "you've shown me much. of the world. things and people. that which i cannot see."

The being’s other hand comes to settle open palmed next to the one under Psalm. On it he see’s a brief bright white light appear before its enveloped in a dark shadow, the shape of it shifts and changes until he sees the shape of a black dog on all fours stood atop it. White lights shine in its eyes as it stands alert

??: "a dog to hunt. to stalk. to keep company" the dog quickly runs up to your side, suddenly friendly it lets out a bark, nudging your legs and panting. Psalm: Psalm watches the dog a bit out of curiousity before saying "I was beginning to get tired of Ghester, so the timing couldn't be better. Thank you.” ??: you hear a huffing sound as if the sounds of the ocean were reversed, you assume its laughing "the more the merrier, luckless one. ghester knows it. in fact. knew it once" they lift the hand that had the dog on it before as it shifts away into the blackness "been a while for it, since company. loyal. only for your eyes to see" the eyes lean close again "it will be in your shadow. a new comrade" Psalm: "I'm not sure I feel that way about my current companions, but I do like dogs." He's curious about the comment about Ghester. “I'm sure said companions won't take to this very well considering how apprehensive they were about Ghester in the beginning... maybe I'll keep it a secret." ??: "i dont mind. an amusing idea" with a bark the dog lays down on the ground comfortably before melting into the ground, the blackness of its shadow now settling under your feet "stay safe luckless one. that is all, for now. i will see you again. sometime"

The hand beneath Psalm begins curling up around him, though instead of being crushed in its grasp as he has before he is simply held there. Strangely comfortable in its grip he begins to feel himself lose consciousness as the lights above it begin going out one by one.

??: "you've earned. peaceful rest" as your eyes fall shut you feel your consciousness fade, and yourself leave the space once again. Psalm: psalm's last thoughts before going back to sleep are something along the lines of like "YOU BET I HAVE"

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> 🎵 Twilight River (Working) / Pikmin 2 OST

Psalm awakens the next morning with a small cough of black smoke, less intrusive than the last few times. Feeling rested and back on their feet as morning comes, The party all consider how to approach the day and little time they have left in figstup.

Rokka idles about the town a little but doesn’t get up to much as he waits for the airship to take flight once more. He finds himself a little sick of the place, and takes the time to stretch his limbs a bit.

Psalm and Keva make off at different times both to find a bookstore of sorts. They bump into each other at the same time inside the same sleepy used bookstore carved within the trunk of a grand tree. A sleepy half orc clerk sits at the desk near the back as they peruse the shelves.

Keva: keva just gives psalm a casual "morning" before going on her way to look for a cheap notebook or journal and msth to write with Psalm: he waves back but otherwise says nothing

Keva quickly finds the things she’s looking for, an empty journal and a quill and walks over to purchase her items, leaving the store soon after. She spends the rest of the day poking around the town and people watching.

Psalm sticks around a while, looking around for something interesting. The first tome he notices is one titled Elements and Elementals.

Elements and Elementals - the book is a collection of stories and essays focusing on a first-hand account of the journey from life to death told to the author by a ghost, a resurrected individual or a soul called forth from the other realms. an interview printed in the front speaks about how the author says critics say she sensationalizes the tales a bit to make death sound more frightening than it is, to which she challenges them to explore death on their own and then come back to talk about it.

Undecided he puts the tome away before looking for another, he stumbles upon a book titled ‘A children's guide to necromancy’.

A Children's Guide to Necromancy - It appears to be a picture book containing procedures regarding conjuring and exorcising ancient horrors of the deep seas, you cant quite tell if its fictitious or not, but the illustrations are quite nice.

Having a vested interest in ‘occult shit’ he puts the book aside for purchase, looking for anything else interesting in the store. He spies another tome titled Our Friend the Cactus.

Our Friend the Cactus - a dense acedemic treaty on the biology of cacti. If one has the patience it is very interesting in its own way. the book also details a large number of edible cacti, as well as those that can be used as water sources in the harsh deserts.

Psalm: he mutters "this sounds boring as hell"

Putting the tome back, Psalm gives the shelves one more look before he spots a book titled Shock and Awe.

Shock and Awe - A collection of poems written by an orcish adventurer and skald. the majority of the book is an epic saga, recounting the various deeds of the adventuring party the poet was a part of, with later short poems about specific aspects of adventurers' lifestyle. The later poems touch on a wide array of topics, such as the joys of a shared victory, longing for hearth and home, and the simple pleasure of splitting a foe in half lengthwise.

Taking an interest he adds to tome to the pile, then heads to the desk to purchase his items. On the walk back he hears Ghester pipe up within the back of his head.

Ghester: "packed and ready for the next ten days of our journey?" Psalm: "I'm hoping these poems last me the journey... if not... well I suppose I'll just learn necromancy." Ghester: you hear him snicker "in such an easy to understand format i'm sure we'll pick it up in no time!" Psalm: "Hope Keva doesn't mind. ^_^ "

Back on the airship, Plum readies themself for the morning as Finn checks in with them briefly.

Finn: "will you be going out?" finn opens the lid of his coffin enough to speak to plum Plum: "yessir," plum says, shuffling around to start their day. they check that none of the windows are open also. "why, you wanna come with or you need something?" Finn: "absolutely not... ive had enough of this place!" he sighs for dramatic effect "ill stay here and relax" Plum: "not a bad idea" plum says casually, but they head out anyways Finn: "later" finn says quietly as they head out and he shuts his coffin lid again

Plum makes to check out the local herbs and plants in the market square stalls, they recall the island is a little renowed for its uniqe strains for brewers and potion crafters.

They stroll up to one of the stores in the market square, the shopkeep gives you a jolly morning call as they peruse the items. What stands out to them the most as they eye the display are the dried stems of something called 'Ghostbloom' and the sharp petals of a flower called 'Winter Diamond'.

Ghostbloom - used in brewing to achieve a more neutral flavour

Winter Diamond - they look quite fancy, but seem to only provide a cooling mint taste, the shopkeep tells you if you crush them up and sprinkle them over the top of a drink it looks like snow.

Purchasing some of the petals, they then walk over to another stall and greet a lounging shopkeep in her chair, peering about the display they find something called Witch Weed sold in bundles.

Witch Weed - you're told they're a swamp plant that when touched give your skin a purple rash, though when dried and used in drinks it seems to provide a tangy aftertaste, almost like iron.

They give the item a pass and say goodbye to the shopkeep before checking out another stall. A young girl exaggeratedly calls them over to eye the wares. and they scan the boxes and spot something called a Boggle Cap inside.

Boggle Cap - a small dark grey mushroom that oozes a pale green sort of oil, she tells you its usually used to increase the viscosity of brews, but the oil itself is surprisingly sour and tastes good when eaten on its own as well.

Plum gives the item a pass, thanking the young girl before the idle about the town for the rest of the day.

Han heads off to check out the weapons shops, of which there are few. She manages to stock up on arrow supplies before becoming a little restless. She wanders about the cliffsides near the ocean.

Han: wondering why her mood is so shit, briefly wondering if theres a brothel that leans into the witch aesthetic rly heavily on here, then shes like augh i cant go...... then she realizes why shes rly bothered, and not one to think for too long... she hits up a few stores for some rags and some medium sized wooden sticks, and heads to an edgecliff outside of the town, trying to no go deep into the forest n keep on that cliff.

Able to go about finding what she needs, Han finds a small outcropping on the coastline within the city where no one seems to be roaming around or coming by. She gets to work setting up a small funeral pyre, the size of a square foot.

When she’s done she sits for a while, gathering herself, before pulling her hair tight and cutting off most of the parts that got burned off, putting it in the pyre and setting it aflame. As it burns she offers some blood into the fire but does nothing else and just sits and waits for it until the flames go out. Spending the rest of her day sitting near the cliffside.

Back on the Pelican, Cimmorro wakes after Vinny, bumping into him as he returns from a morning bath in their room.

Cimmorro: cimm yelps a bit and blinks in recognition "wuh good morning! how are ya feeling?" Vinny: he rubs the back of his head "certainly better than last night 😩" he walks to his bed and messes around with his suitcase putting things away "best sleep of my life ive had in a while at least..? exhaustion will do that i suppose" Cimmorro: cimm gives him a sympathetic smile. "ahhh, yeah i was worried we bit off more than what we could chew for a moment... but as long as we're in one piece i suppose...! 😵 " he sort of tails behind him as he continues "i'm gonna head out to check out the shops in a bit, are you gonna stay in here?" Vinny: he laughs a little "if im breathing i'm thankful" he then looks over with a blink "oh yes, i was planning to at least check out the herbaries" he scratches his chin "maybe components too... plus it'd be nice to see the city during the day..." Cimmorro: cimm decides to drop the topic of the events of last night as to not sour the rest of the day. "oh, sweet. want to come with me? i'm aiming to find some components as well and! i wanted to ask you something for han too" Vinny: he nods "i don't see why not" before shutting his case and putting on his overcoat "time to greet the brisk morning air, we can talk as we go"

Cimmorro: cimm just wears something easy and casual with a cloak to help with the morning breeze. he walks alongside vinny as he chatters about as they head out "yeah so, you remember how you were making that dye for han? and saw how bad the fire got to her hair right?" a pause as he comes with a realization "actually is yours fine...? you were in that fire for a while!" he cranes around vinny to examine his hair Vinny: he nods as you speak "ah yes i do recall that...and your rainbow potion" he smiles until you mention the hair before he blinks and turns his head touching it with his hands "ah. i didn't think to check..." he flusters as you eye his hair, it doesn't seem too bad looking, though more scraggly looking than usual when you stare hard Cimmorro: cimm goes behind vinny yelps, "ruby mother-- you have a bald spot!" with a dramatic gasp shortly followed by a laugh "...just kidding. you're fine but might need combing... and some conditioner" returning to walk alongside him with a snicker Vinny: he claps his hands on his head worried, eyes wide for a moment before you drop the joke and he sighs relieved but a little annoyed "maybe i'll buy a balm in town..." he starts messing with his fringe a little Cimmorro: "do you also make your own stuff for hair care? that relates to what i was gonna ask for han" he looks up in thought "i was wondering if you can also make a potion that would make her hair grow to length again? it seemed pretty important to her. not sure if she'd take it but! it's an option at least" Vinny: he thinks "not really for my own, no. but ive made them as products to sell before so i've some experience, nothing too fancy" he nods at the question "i can throw something together to promote hair growth if she'd like. the ingredients aren't too rare for something like that, so we could find it alongside the dye" he smiles encouragingly Cimmorro: cimm seems visibly relieved. "ohhh, i'm glad! yeah i'd like to look around for it then. if she turns out she doesn't want it then it's good to have one around just in case" he nods as if he's approving of his own idea. ("yes i am so practical and smart") Vinny: he laughs a little in response "always prepared, you are cimmorro" Cimmorro: "even with all the preparation, somehow i still find myself in the strangest predicaments these days" he sighs.

The two find an arcane shop and purchase some needed components and arcane paraphanelia. Cimmorro manages to haggle a bargain out with the shopkeep with the great assistance of the merchant Vinny by his side.

Cimmorro: cimm makes the purchase and after walking away he's just like 🥹 at vinny "you saved me a good handful just now" Vinny: he claps you on the shoulder with a laugh "well, this is basically my bread and butter haha, the importers in shorewater haggle harder actually" he looks down at the items he purchased for himself in a small satchel "this ought be most of what we need for our hair experiments... i also grabbed a few simple brewing tools, should last us" he looks up at you again with a smile "mission accomplished!" Cimmorro: "i don't know how you do it or how my bewitching charm fails me so often but i suppose it's to keep the flow of life in perfect balance so i shan't complain." he looks into the distance woefully as if he's carrying the entirety of the world's burdens by having -2 cha. then he goes yaaaaaay yatta wooo at vinny getting his brewing tools "i'm excited to see you cooking! but ah but i actually have one more stop.. i wanted to buy a book to keep me busy on the ship. and uh, spellbook" Vinny: he smiles "its more about knowing the base prices for things than charm really, and the collectors tax and.." he almost goes on but stops himself "sure, i think i saw a bookstore around the corner?" he thinks for a moment "why the need for a spellbook?" Cimmorro: cimm is like. unsure whether if he wants to be amused that vinny is taking the jest too seriously or be insulted that he didn't acknowledge that he is in fact charming. his thoughts cut short as vinny brings up the question though, and he almost turns a little flustered even. "ah. well, how do i put this... seeing all the things you could do got me thinking and i wanna try my hand at practicing... i already have a couple of scrolls so i thought, why not...?" he kinda starts avoiding vinny's eyes at this point not quite sure how to say what he wants to say Vinny: his eyes widen and he smiles brightly "really? cimmorro that sounds great! its a wonderful experience even getting into it in a beginner level!" he gestures with his hands almost excitedly recalling his own experience, like he's almost about to shake you "it's like a whole new world opens up in front of you. well you already have experience with magic of course, but even just learning the theoretical side is so interesting! like discovering the functions on which reality exists and is built..." he tempers himself a little realising how excited he sounded "e-er well i mean to say, im sure you'll find it insightful for your practice, though it's alot of reading old tomes and careful precision haha" he folds his hands as if to put them away and continues smiling at you Cimmorro: he's reduced to staring and listening to vinny as he goes about his spiel, half amused and half relieved. not like he was worried that vinny would make fun of him for admitting an interest but perhaps it's more on the side of being glad to see the outward supportiveness, esp at this point he does look up to vinny in a way. when he finally lets out a laugh he says "i already do a lot of scanning through countless pages, so what's more to add to the list? although..." he thinks over his next words "i'm still an amateur with reading arcane runes and jargon, i'll admit.. so i was wondering if you could assist me? whenever you have time of course...! i know i already ask a lot from you as it is so don't feel like you have to! by the way!" shyly kicks a pebble on the ground like a loser. Vinny: his face brightens again as you suggest the idea "oh come on, i know the basics like the back of my hand at this point, it wouldn't be much trouble, so why not?" he pats you on the shoulder amicably after "besides the next run on the airships gonna last us a bit, might as well have something to do besides laze around" he taps his hand to his chin thinking again "we should get a couple of the starters for enchantment then illusion... they're usually the easiest... then..." he starts getting lost in his own head planning an arcane shopping list, he seems grateful for the distraction on the journey ahead

The two go on chattering on the party go about their sleeping, shopping and contemplation on their final day in figstup.

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> 🎵 Nalhegrande / Granblue Fantasy OST

As dusk comes about they find themselves sitting comfortably in their rooms and dotted around the deck of the ship. as the ringing and shouts of the crewman accompany the take off of the pelican once more. For the time being they bid the sleepy misty island of Figstup farewell in the dark of night. The lights glitter in the distance as the mists and forests of the island overtake the island once more.

Next stop, Bakaldor, the capital city of Krenic.

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🏹Han got A Haircut and filled up on「 Arrows✨ 」

🗡Keva bought「 An Empty Journal✨ 」and「 A Quill✨ 」

🔮Psalm bought 「 Numerous Tomes ✨ 」

🍺Plum bought some 「 Winter Diamond ✨ 」

💎Cimmorro bought 「 Various Arcane Components✨ 」

#recaps #YIPPPPEEE

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