RE: Quest for the Gemgark
07-26-2012, 07:09 AM
As Idealana and the golem continued to discuss (or, perhaps, argue about) the latter's possible usefulness to the team, Aureole stared at the lethargy wizard as he buried his face into the uneven, vaguely rotted wooden surface of the table. She could swear she heard mumbling, but the table prevented her from hearing any specific words. Maybe there weren't any.
"What are you doing? Get off of there," she commanded.
"Mmph, mrrh guh," he replied before shoving himself back onto the floor. It was hard to say if he actually understood the concept of chairs. Or any other concepts, for that matter.
Aureole raised an eyebrow, imperceptible under the cloak still drawn over her head.
"Good enough." She looked around for a few moments, exchanging a brief glance with the odd-looking waitress-in-training. Didn't look like she was from around her, but she was just a waitress. It wasn't like acquiring the Gemgark would require waiting tables or anything. Idealana still seemed mistrustful of the golem, but Aureole had seen enough potential in it to outweigh its inabilities.
"It doesn't look like we'll be recruiting anyone else into our little party. Mostly just a bunch of inexperienced kids who've never been on a more dangerous adventure than buying some milk at the market. Just need to wait until the lizardman gets back, and we'll set out. I don't want to stay here any longer than necessary. We're attracting a lot of attention."
As if on cue, a much more haggard Sk'Karl staggered in through the door, then slowly approached the table. He stopped in his tracks as the enormous clay... thing stepped forward to greet him.
"What the hell is that?!" he asked much more loudly than he probably should have.
"I am SLBPS1," the golem started. "Will be of assistance in finding Gemg-"
"Shut up. Someone else want to explain?"
"Welcome back. It's probably more useful than it looks, just so you know. It seems to have a lot of information stored on it, and it seems fairly difficult to destroy."
Idealana glanced at Aureole. "I remain unconvinced of the need for this golem, but perhaps you are correct."
"It's not like he'll use up supplies or anything. And in the event that you decide to double-cross us, SLPBS1... You may find your days of learning cut short. But I'm sure we won't have to worry about that."
"I would not attempt such an action. I have nothing to gain from betrayal."
Aureole glanced back at a still-irate Sk'Karl. "Don't worry yourself. You're much safer with us than you would be on your own... I don't think I got your name."
"Sk'Karl," the lizardman mumbled, alternating between eyeing the golem and the sprite behind it. "Is the ghost still around?"
"Nah," Festinger suddenly replied. Sk'karl hadn't even noticed him sitting on the floor. "It left."
"Wonderful." The lizardman held up the vial of holy water clutched in his hand and sighed. "Almost got killed by an irate minotaur just getting this stuff."
"There might be need for your holy water later on, Sk'karl." Aureole stood up, placing the tome back in her bag. "There's really nothing else for us to do here. Sk'Karl, Festinger, Idealana, SPLBS1..." Aureole paused for a moment, considering giving some kind of rallying speech to get spirits up for incredibly dangerous adventure. She chose instead to toss her cloak onto the bar, revealing herself to be extremely non-human to all of the bar patrons who hadn't picked up on it. She carefully removed a well-worn hat from the depths of her bag and placed it on her head.
"...We have an artifact to find."
"What are you doing? Get off of there," she commanded.
"Mmph, mrrh guh," he replied before shoving himself back onto the floor. It was hard to say if he actually understood the concept of chairs. Or any other concepts, for that matter.
Aureole raised an eyebrow, imperceptible under the cloak still drawn over her head.
"Good enough." She looked around for a few moments, exchanging a brief glance with the odd-looking waitress-in-training. Didn't look like she was from around her, but she was just a waitress. It wasn't like acquiring the Gemgark would require waiting tables or anything. Idealana still seemed mistrustful of the golem, but Aureole had seen enough potential in it to outweigh its inabilities.
"It doesn't look like we'll be recruiting anyone else into our little party. Mostly just a bunch of inexperienced kids who've never been on a more dangerous adventure than buying some milk at the market. Just need to wait until the lizardman gets back, and we'll set out. I don't want to stay here any longer than necessary. We're attracting a lot of attention."
As if on cue, a much more haggard Sk'Karl staggered in through the door, then slowly approached the table. He stopped in his tracks as the enormous clay... thing stepped forward to greet him.
"What the hell is that?!" he asked much more loudly than he probably should have.
"I am SLBPS1," the golem started. "Will be of assistance in finding Gemg-"
"Shut up. Someone else want to explain?"
"Welcome back. It's probably more useful than it looks, just so you know. It seems to have a lot of information stored on it, and it seems fairly difficult to destroy."
Idealana glanced at Aureole. "I remain unconvinced of the need for this golem, but perhaps you are correct."
"It's not like he'll use up supplies or anything. And in the event that you decide to double-cross us, SLPBS1... You may find your days of learning cut short. But I'm sure we won't have to worry about that."
"I would not attempt such an action. I have nothing to gain from betrayal."
Aureole glanced back at a still-irate Sk'Karl. "Don't worry yourself. You're much safer with us than you would be on your own... I don't think I got your name."
"Sk'Karl," the lizardman mumbled, alternating between eyeing the golem and the sprite behind it. "Is the ghost still around?"
"Nah," Festinger suddenly replied. Sk'karl hadn't even noticed him sitting on the floor. "It left."
"Wonderful." The lizardman held up the vial of holy water clutched in his hand and sighed. "Almost got killed by an irate minotaur just getting this stuff."
"There might be need for your holy water later on, Sk'karl." Aureole stood up, placing the tome back in her bag. "There's really nothing else for us to do here. Sk'Karl, Festinger, Idealana, SPLBS1..." Aureole paused for a moment, considering giving some kind of rallying speech to get spirits up for incredibly dangerous adventure. She chose instead to toss her cloak onto the bar, revealing herself to be extremely non-human to all of the bar patrons who hadn't picked up on it. She carefully removed a well-worn hat from the depths of her bag and placed it on her head.
"...We have an artifact to find."