We kick the mission off with the first of two Live RP's. Like the infamous "8 bit" trilogy of roleplays from the Burning mission, they introduce a full three characters to the AIL world.

It's a nice little trip to a KOL location, South of the Border. Or at least, our version of it. There is some strong language in this one, so reader beware.

But nothing too terribly offensive. Since the roleplaying went on a while, it covered quite a fair bit of space. Unfortunately, due to a mix of MSN problems and chat program limitations, we ended up with a chunk of the Live RP missing- but just a small chunk, thankfully.

 
(So even though Part I was in Typical Tavern, this part was written and occurs slightly later during Generic Summer Vacation week, a KOL holiday themed after a KOL event. Therefore, it takes place during the mission and should count as such. Check it out for the debut! Oh.. and also Dash, Konall, Kadlin, Aleena, Fumblies, Becky and Vixen.

(Warning of, how ees say, 'minor language abuse.'

 
<It is a week after the days of the events of last week. The trainer was thoroughly “pwned.”>

<Konall burps.>

Konall: “That was my hundredth beer. I believe this calls for a celebration. Bartender, get me another tequila!"

Bartender: “Si senor."

<Aleena's suit translates this as "Yes, Sir.">

<Dash walks in.> "Hey, everybody. I saved a kitten from a tree."

Spaz: “Can I eat it?"

(Spaz is an ADD Demon about the size of a large kitten.)

Dash: "Ahh.. it had a 'do not eat me' sticker. Sorry."

Becky: "So is Todd still missing for a week? Where is he, already?!"

Spaz: “Where's Aleena? I ate an entire goat once."

Konall: “Todd's coming?"

<Todd is in another corner trying to make a move on a lovely senorita.>

<Todd is a foxshape furry. Becky is a young adult but rarely acts like one.>

<The senorita slaps Todd.>

<Spaz flies around looking for Aleena.>

<Dash also walks up to Aleena, ready for some sane small talk.>

<Todd backs off and comes over to the others, a bit dejected that his bunny girl didn't come with them- hence the flirting.>

Todd: Pity- she seemed so .. willing.

<Aleena is present, though not as inspired by the Lord of Hedonism as Konall may be.>

Spaz: <singing> "Upside inside out, livin' la vida loca. Something something llama llama duck."

Dash: "So what do you think of Bordertown, Aleena?"

<Dash takes a seat next to her.>

Aleena: "It's, um, interesting. I never know what to expect around here."

((Llama Song.))

<Dash smiled a bit.> "True enough. I was down here months with Catrina. We never adjusted, really, to life here."

<Aleena brushes her hair and tucks it behind a pointed ear.> "I am even more the stranger."

Todd: <Smirks> Wait. You were here- with her- for months and you never..."

<Dash interrupts, annoyance showing> "Adjusted to life here, yes thank you Todd."

<Three men in black clothing walk in. Each has a rapier in his hand.>

Man 1: “You, you are the ones who have been harassing our amigo?"

<Theme for Dash's attitude and humor today.>

<Todd snickers> "Not unless she's alot better looking than you are, mate."

<Dash looked at the three darkly.> "We're not giving handouts. Go back to your Mariarchi band."

<Todd wags his newly fluffy tail.>

Man 1: “We challenge you to a swordfight. Defend your honor, scoundrels."

<Konall draws his sword and charges.>

Man 1: “You fight like a drunken ox."

Dash: "My honor requires all fights be handled under Kingdom rules, Border!"

Konall: “Yeah, well, your mom."

<Todd eyerolls.>

<The swordsman neatly parries Konall's sword thrust and puts his rapier to Konall's throat.>

Aleena: "Wait!"

Dash: "Stop this fighting! We'll all on the same side!"

Man 1: “I am Alejandro de Roberto de Fernando de Chimichanga, and you have no style."

Alej: “You fight for the cartels?"

Dash: "No, but hear me out. Bartender, play some patriotic music!"

(I propose this.)

<Todd snorts at the BARTENDER being asked to play.>

<Spaz joins in.>

Todd: "He better be good..."

<Dash climbs up on the bar to be seen better.>

Dash: "Me and my friends haven't had a fight in almost a week. If I know anything about not having a fight a week, it's this. The very next people you fight, regardless of if they're good people or evil.. regardless of who they're fighting for, why, or how horrible scumbags they are.. we always end up teaming with them to take on a bigger thread by the end of the storyline. And it's usually Moblinos! So do you fight against us, who are closer to you than your own brother, or team with us against the Moblinos?!"

<Dash takes the cowboy hat off the nearest patron and holds it over his heart.> "God bless Adrule."

Alej: “We already work for the Moblinos."

Dash: "Lil closer, didn't hear that?"

Alej: “We already work for the Moblinos."

<Dash jumps off and kicks him.. in the head!)

<Dash misses.>

Alej: “Do you not know what day it is, Senor? It is el dia de los moxios. Today, the magic is thick in the air and your normal fighting will not work."

Dash: "Could you take a few minutes to explain that in elaborate detail?"

Alej: “Yes, yes I could."

Dash: "By all means, the floor is yours."

Alej: “Today, it is your moxie, your roguishness that determines your skill. You must seek not merely to thwart your opponent's body, but his mind."

<Dash hops up and sits on the bar.> "Any advice on that for a beginner mage?"

Alej: “Your rapier steel must be backed by rapier wit. If you can insult your opponent with your attack and crush his spirit, you will triumph. If you can supply a witty retort, you will escape unscathed."

Dash: "Ahh.. is there any particular kind of insult we should be using?"

Aleena: "I bet it has to rhyme, too."

Alej: “Whatever insults can tear your opponent apart the most."

Dash: "Thanks.. how's this?"

Alej: “Rhyming, it helps, but it is not necessary."

<Dash again attempts to kick him in the head.>

Alej: “You seem to be familiar with this combat, lass." (As he dodges the kick)

Dash: "Oh, a wise guy huh?!" (Dash attempts to poke him in the eye. We assume it was blocked.>

Aleena: "I need a damn sword."

Alej: “You call me wise? It is as you say."

<Konall tosses her a sword and pulls out his haxxor, then slumps off to the side.>

<Dash facepalms.>

<Alej takes a defensive stance in preparation for Aleena's attack.>

Aleena: "I've got the courage and skill of a master swordsman. Betwixt thy heart, I stab at thee!"

Alej: <sniffs> "Um, you smell of potpouri."

Dash: "Todd.. I could use a little support music!"

Dash: "Does the insult have to be handled by the person being attacked to be affective?"

<Aleena slashes the swordsman.>

Alej: “Yes. The attacker delivers his own insults."

<Todd moves to give some support- taking over for the bar keep who really wasn't that good.>

<Dash tries to kick him in the head.> "Kind of like when your mom delivered you!"

Alej: “That's what she said."

<Alej takes a boot to the face and he's dazed. The other swordsmen move to fight.>

Alej: (At Aleena) "You fight like a monkey that's drunk."

Rico: (second bad guy, at Dash) "Your mother was a rat!"

<Dash rakes his brain for a response.>

Dash: "What, is there a kindergarden around here you guys learn this material at?"

Aleena: "I just wanted to make sure you'd feel comfortable with me."

<Dash parries the attack and counters.>

<Aleena gets a critical hit! It's super effective.>

Dash: "That'd explain why you fight like a four year old.. Response?"

<Dash pulls his longsword out with lightning quick speed.>

Rico: “And that's why you fight like yellow mold."

<Rico hits Dash for 5 damage.>

Aleena tries to press her luck. "I usually see people like you passed-out on tavern floors."

Alej: “And I see people like you in the outdoors."

<Alej takes another hit.>

Alej: (At Aleena) "I've seen better fighters in a retirement home."

Rico: (At Dash) "I've wiped better things off of my shoe."

Dash: "Does that include your pathetic sword skills?"

Aleena: "They must've taught you everything you know."

<Dash calls out> "Aleena, high five!"

<Alej takes another hit and falls unconscious to the ground.>

<Aleena High-Fives Dash!>

<As the argument is going on the door of the establishment opens to reveal the worn and weary looking form of Sir Fumblie Falanges. He steps into the room and sees the happenings and merely smirks. He nods to Scaros and Zapin to take a seat as he wanders over to the insult exchange. As he approaches one of the people fall over.>

Toni: (Third man) "Whose side are you on?"

Dash: "Good question, Fumblies."

<Todd continues to play- and play well. Even the seniorita is showing new interest.>

<Becky walks over to Konall.> "Are we waiting on our own fight to break out, Konall?"

Fumblies (to Toni): “So what is going on here? Did your mother take a poop and forget to bury it?” <Fumblies nods to Dash and Aleena as a smirk cross his lips.>

Konall: “I'm not getting involved."

Becky: "Me neither... wanna be buddies while they fight? We can talk about things!"

Toni: “Um, I don't know what to say to that."

Becky: "One time this guy was gonna kill me, so I froze his ability to hate. That doesn't make any sense, but someone found it creative, so it worked."

<The attack hits hard.>

<Becky picks up a lampshade and hangs it on the wall.>

Rico <to Dash> "I spit on your father's grave."

Dash: "Shouldn't spit in the same place you sleep. En guarde!"

Toni (at Fumblies): "You talk trash like a nun in a convent."

<Fumblies grins as he hears Toni's comment and then chuckles.> Fumblies: "Must be a come occurrence for you to be speechless with a brain that small."

<Dash's attack hits hard, and Rico's hurting.>

<Fumblies and Toni match swords, neither getting an advantage.>

Dash: "I'll hurt you like your father's pride on the National Bordertown Welfare program!"

(Can that count as intimidate?)

(Cleverness is appreciated. Sure.)

Rico: “I'll smash you like your mother's willpower at a Backstreet Boys concert!"

Fumblies: "I may insult like a nun in a convent but where I am from it that isn’t saying much since most nuns are sailors." <Fumblies stops as he seeming takes a note something on Toni's face>

Fumblies: "Where you born with that face or did you fall out of the ugly tree?"

(Rico avoids the attack. And Aleena gets an insult.)

Toni: “I've never been near your branches if that's what you're asking."

Dash: "So how do you fight on St. Boris Day, then? I might come here for the festival."

(Toni nimbly jumps out of the way.)

Aleena (to any foe): "You can't match our witty repartee."

Rico: “And you can't match my negligee- um, I mean."

<Rico stabs himself in his distraction.>

<With Rico taken out, only Toni remains.>

<Fumblies nods slightly as he takes the insult in stride.>

Fumblies: "You know getting in a battle of wits is so much funnier when you aren't fighting an unarmed opponent."

(Fumblies took 6 damage from that attack, by the way.)

Toni: “But funniest of all is fighting a clown."

<Toni's hurting.>

<Especially after that last hit.>

Fumblies: "Ah then that must be why fighting you is so much fun."

Dash: "We all know how fun fighting a clown is.. because we're fighting you! And you're the clown!" <Dash tries to kick him in the head and presumably misses.>

Toni: “With insults like that, it's no wonder you're going down."

<Toni dodges.>

Dash: "I shouldn't have explained the joke.”

Toni: (at Aleena) "Where did you get your outfit, the dump?"

Aleena: "Why, did you want to borrow mine?"

(Running gag: Dash's worst material is always done with a boot to the head.. attempt.)

<Dash turns to listen to Aleena's response as he sips a drink.>

<Konall's upset by this, as it's a piece of his finest craftsmanship.>

Becky: "I don't like saying mean things to people, do you?"

<Becky turns towards Konall.>

Konall: “I don't like saying nice things to people. Everyone has their opposite I suppose."

<Aleena finishes Toni.>

<Alej is back to semi consciousness.>

Alej: “You have defeated us."

Becky: "But if we were opposites I'd be like.. pssssst HOT!"

<Aleena moves to give Konall a hug.> "This is a nice bikini. I like it. Thank you for lending your sword."

Dash: "About damn time. Fork over our winnings!"

Dash: "None of that cheap gum, either!"

<Todd finishes with a flourish and gives a bow to the other patrons in the bar.>

<Fumblie just chuckles slightly as he looks over at Konall before looking at Toni with a smirk as hears Aleena's response. As the fight breaks up he hears the groaning of the semi conscious Alej and kicks him in the head before going to sit down.>

Alej: “We have goofballs, I suppose."

<Alej passes out again.>

Dash: "I could tell you'd sampled the goofballs by your lame insults."

Todd: "You ARE goofballs, mate."

<Alej says something that could either be "Hate" or possibly "Potato.">

Dash: "Hey, barkeep. Is summer vacation officially started yet?"

Barkeep "Yes it is."

<Fumblies chuckles> Fumblies: "You know it is good to fight something living that you can actually see?”

Konall: “Yeah, I know."

<Dash turns to Konall.> "Should we take 'em sightseeing? That place we talked about?"

Fumblies: Invisible foes are a pain because they are hard to pin down and, well, as we all know undead well don't stay dead.”

Konall: “I'll drink to that."

Konall: “Sure, sightseeing sounds good."

Spaz: “Donkey show?"

Todd smirks: "Last time I went sightseeing with you two I got a bit... pixelated."

<Aleena gives Konall another big huggle!>

<Fumblies shakes his head slightly as he nods in Konall's direction as he lifts the drink that had been ordered for him.>

<Konall huggles back.>

Dash: "Get a room, you two!"

Konall: “Dash, that's a good idea."

Dash: "Sightseeing or getting your own room?"

<After he downs the drink Fumblies stands up and goes to leave the bar while Scaros and Zapin sit talking to a few of the locals.>

Dash: "Headed out so soon, Fumblies?"

<Fumblies nods slightly towards Konall and Aleena before shaking his head before stepping out the door.>

<Todd watches the pair and begins to feel he's lost his edge.>

Dash: "Before you do that, we should explore the small town again. We've probably not seen everything it has to offer over the past week."

<Aleena smirks.> "Either or."

Konall: “We could explore the Mayan dungeons of Queztzlamaetjk."

<Fumblies has started to slowly walk around the town looking to find something slightly entertaining to do.>

Kadlin: “The ancient ones believed that speaking another's true name gave you power over them, and thus they made their names as unpronounceable as possible."

Becky: "Is it Kadlin?"

(Becky is confused.)

Man in trenchcoat (To Fumblies): "Do you want to buy some goofballs?"

Konall: “Anyone want to do some archeology at the ruins?"

Konall: “We go in, loot everything, and keep it. Um, for science."

Dash: "We could explore rumors of the witty thief who's confounded authorities."

Aleena "I could use the money. And I can keep track of everything in my computer."

Konall: “What's a computer?"

<Fumblies turns to look at the man then grins slightly.> “And just what you asking for a goofball?”

Man: “The first is free, senor."

Man: “They will make you stronger, faster, and more magical."

Todd: "Hmm...lovely young senioritas or dusty old ruins... "

Konall: “And pirate treasure."

<Fumblies nods and chuckles in amusement> Fumblies: “Sure I will take a goofball.”

<Fumblies had a plan that was sure to make some thing interesting happen.>

<Aleena doesn't answer Konall's question. Instead, she huggles.>

Dash: "Or find some innocents to save."

<Todd chuckles, trying again with one of the senioritas.>

Todd: "Friend- there are some things in life more important than money- more fun too..."

Dash: "Are you sure about that, Fumblies?"

Vixen: "You better say ruins, Todd.."

<Becky does a cartwheel behind Aleena.>

Kadlin: “I'd like to see what magics they had, I'm up for the ruins."

<Todd looks at Vixen- it isn't loving> “And why would you care, bitch?”

<He growls.>

<Becky laughs!> "You better be nice or she might tattle on you!"

<Fumblies grins slightly having prepared a plan in his head.> Fumblies: "Sure thing."

Todd: "I believe Lapine would feel the same way about anything she said as I do."

Man: “Here you go. Let me know if you want more."

Vixen: "Cus I care! Bastard!"

<Fumblies nods and pockets the goofball in his robes before continuing on with a slow loop around town to see what else of interest he could find.>

Dash: "Let's go! Dasylight's burning!"

<Fur bristles as he approaches her. "You CARE? Is that why you just ... ran off and eff'ed us all so that..." <Growls and turns away>

Konall: “So, Aleena, how are you finding this world?”

Vixen: "Bite me."

<Aleena shakes her head.> "Very, very strange, Konall."

<Due to the workings of Expedience, god of railroading, you are all manipulated toward the ancient ruins.>

Dash: "About time."

<Up ahead you see Jereth's character, it's hard to make out what exactly he or she is like.>

Todd: "Don't tempt me. What with all that's happened..." <Shoulders slum a little> "She .. they hurt her... which means you hurt her."

Dash: "Oh yeah. Shamus shot her in the shoulder. I wonder how she is."

Becky: "Annd we're walking! Walkin, everybody."

Konall: “What's so weird about this world?"

<A stranger stands off in the distance peering into the ruins, seeming to search for something; his shape is hard to make out as he is covered head to toe in dark gray cloth, mainly a large padded robe and a wrap which covers most of his face from sight, what is clear however is the large bow which he holds within his hands.>

<Fumblies had made his way back to the group while Scaros and Zapin were at the base with the rest of the squad.>

Konall: “Hey, stranger, who are you?"

Spaz: “And are you up for a stereotypical dungeon crawl? Do you like coconuts?"

<The stranger turns to face the voice, almost instantly he springs from his standing point behind some nearby rubble to hide behind.>

Aleena, to Konall: "What makes sense to you, doesn't always make sense to me. You live here, and have the background knowledge that everything is normal to you."

Vixen: “I didn't want her to get hurt!"

<Kadlin has her glaive out, but isn't in a combat or spellcasting stance.>

<The cloaked figure peers out from behind the rubble quickly sizing up the group.>

Kadlin: “Who goes there?"

<Aleena wears only a chainmail bikini. For some reason, this world considers it very good armor. Her bare skin is exposed everywhere, except for her feet, which are clad in form-fitting, futureistic-looking sandals.>

<Kadlin is wearing a form fitting catsuit, loose belt, and a wide brim witch's hat, the garb of a dark sorceress.>

<We recall that while elves are common here, Aleena looks somehow unique from any known type of elf.>

<Kadlin's face is hidden in the shadows that ignore the ambient light, a magical effect.>

<Fumblies has the hood of his bright green mages robes up while he kept walking slowly contemplating why he had bothered heading down here with when he knew that such things reminded him of his past.>

<Dash has a tight baggy light red shirt and blue tights on in true hero style.>

<Todd walking along, strumming his new instrument- minds out of the gutter folks> "Well she did- and your FRIENDS did it! Which makes you just as responsible!" <Wipes a cheek> "Means she can't go too far afield either."

<Konall is a big Viking warrior in trimmed fur shorts and a fur t-shirt. He carries a big axe/hammer, a sword, a shield, a bow, and throwing hatchets.>

<Spaz is a tiny demon with an accordion and, pitchfork, and a death metal guitar.>

Vixen growled at Todd. "At least I’m not cheating on her when she's hurt.."

<Omniotralix is the demon god of destruction. His massive form is cloaked in dark fire and his footprints leave behind acid. He does not appear in this story.>

 
<Intermission!>

 
("Let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the lobbby, let's all go to the lobby, and buy some soda and snacks.")

 
(Very random!)

 
(And we're back!)

 
<The cloaked figure holds up an arm to show where he is, but does not yet stand from behind the rubble; he speaks out in a strange accent and language> “Mani naa essa en lle?”

(No reasonable reason to find a newly arrived monk out here is there.)

Aleena: "That is my language! Saesa omentien lle!"

Konall: “So, not borderspeak then?"

Dash: "Phew.. I thought I was getting worse."

Dash: "Wait.. you're from somewhere down here, Aleena?"

Konall: “Is that another pork elf?"

Dash: "I thought pork elves were only fairytail creatures."

(The native elves were the pork elves. Their age is long since past, and their legacy is one of gems: baconstone, hamethyst, and porquoise.)

(They might have been mythical.)

Aleena: "What is a pork elf? No, we come from far away."

Todd <Angrily to Vixen>: "ONO! Don't you go trying to shove the guilt on ME you green bint!"

<The stranger's eyes widen as some one actually replies, he shakes his head a moment, making sure he was not hearing things, he slowly stands, to gaze at the source of his language> “You .... you are elf?”

<The cloaked figures eyes.>

Spaz: “Why'd that elf suddenly freeze in place like that?"

<Spaz waves his hand in front of the elf's mysterious face.>

<No response.>

<With a subtle sigh Fumblies shakes his head while muttering to himself as he walks. The out side world seeming to annoy him as he walks past the conversation intent on not letting it stop him. He takes a breath and then stops to wait for the other to join him. The bar had made him remember something that he had long hoped to have forgotten.>

Becky: "If you do that, your hand will freeze in place, Spaz!"

Dash: "Problem, Fumblies?"

Vixen: “Then what the funk are you doing Todd??"

<You look over the ruins. They're old and mysterious.>

<Fumblies looks up at Dash and takes a deep breath.> Fumblies: "Memories is all."

Todd: "No! What the funk are YOU doing? What the funk do you think you're doing with... with...."

Kadlin: “That altar up there is where they held human sacrifices. That's the prison where they kept sacrifices to be. That's the hut for the priests who did the sacrificing. That's the backup sacrificial altar. The children's play area, where they can sacrifice small animals. And it looks like that's the hut of the one guy who's not involved in killing people. I seem to recall their civilization dying out after they sacrificed him."

(It must be hard to keep up with what everyone is saying with everyone half talking over each other.)

Dash: "Would you two babies knock it the funk off?"

<Becky looks like an upset child over Vixen's and Todd's fighting.>

Konall: “So, this brown stuff all over the place isn't mold?"

Kadlin: “No."

Konall: “Hammer of Thor!"

Vixen growled. "Just shut up, Todd.."

Konall: “What do you say we go in?"

Becky: *Sniffle* “I don't know. I'm upset!"

<Todd snorts> "Sure... 'snot bad enough you hurt- both the quarrel and the runnin off like that.. You hurt me, too. But yeah- big tough bitsh- shut up is the answer to it all..."

Konall: “Don't worry, there should be plenty of loot in here. I've heard it's so full of death traps that the thieves haven't been able to get near the good stuff."

Becky: "Stop fighting, Vixen and Todd!"

Dash: "I say go in.. maybe a little focus would do us good."

<Todd moves to somewhere in the party that doesn't have green vixens. Fortunately there is plenty of these places.>

<Konall walks in, arm around Aleena's shoulder?>

<Becky goes to be buddies with Vixen.>

<Kadlin takes up a position at the rear, muttering in some magical tongue.>

<Yep, Konall has his arms 'round her shoulders. And Aleena likes this.>

<Spaz is carrying around a flaming branch slightly larger than he is. The entire branch is on fire, but Spaz is unharmed.>

 
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Konall: “Hey, the elf's moving again."

(We entered the ruins. The civilization that created them was big on human sacrifice.)

(For the sake of consistency, I'll summarize. We met, extended pleasantries, and you came with us to a dungeon crawl.)

(They died off when they sacrificed the one guy who did actual work.)

Aleena: "I don't know who you are or why you are on this world, but if you are a friend, you are welcome to accompany us."

<Fumblies just shakes his head as he starts into ruins unsure if he was in the right frame of mind to go on a dungeon crawl. After a few minutes he starts back towards the bar to drink away his past.>

Konall: “Hey, if she says you're okay, you're fine with me."

Dash: "Do you want to talk about this, Fumblies?"

Becky: "Let's talk about somethin else Vixen!"

Vixen: “Sure, Becky.."

Becky: "Remember that time you said you were my love bunny?! That was cool!"

Kadlin: “If Konall trusts you you're either a good person, or he's drunk."

<Aleena has one of Konall's arms wrapped around her shoulders.>

Kadlin: “And he's only had two cases of beer today, so he should be what passes for sober with him."

Dash: "If Kadlin can trust Konall.. I guess I can."

<Fumblies looks at Dash.> "Know anyway to get rid of the memories of being walked out on by your fiancé for you so called best friend?"

Kadlin: “The glyphs up there are ancient curse that will infest anyone who enters with the rash of a thousand horrors in a very sensitive spot."

Kadlin: “Aaaaand, counterspelled."

Kadlin: “It's safe to pass."

Dash: "Ah.. you'd be surprised, Fumblies."

Konall: “I'm carrying my hammer of forgetfulness."

Vixen hehe'd.

<Konall hefts his war hammer.>

Aleena: "I'm carrying a Konall, I guess."

Aleena: "Not literally, he is self mobile."

Dash: "Soo, got a name, stranger?"

Becky: "She's Vixen, duh!"

Spaz: “Or any identifying marks? Perhaps tattoos?"

Spaz: “Scars. Gold."

Becky: "Does anyone make a Spaz tattoo?"

<Armus peers over the group curiously following them now that they seem at least unlikely to attempt to murder him, and far more interested in this other elf he has met; he peels back the wrap from his head showing his somewhat similar elf ears, only his skin is ashen and dark, not light as the elf he has met, he offers a slight smile, as he looks her over once more following behind.>

Fumblies: "Now why is that?" <Fumbiles stops to mutter a curse on the head of his former best friend and ironically co-host of Far Away Land's Got Idol.>

<Armus looks up to Dash, who asks him his name> “Uhmm, Well I was once known as Armus."

Becky: "You don't look like Amras! He was a bunny ninja!"

Konall: “'Arm us.' You need weapons?"

Todd <Still somewhat generally miffed about things>: "And what're you known as now, sport?"

Kadlin: “It was Armus, not Amras."

<Spaz picks up a gold coin.>

<Armus gazes to the other and shakes his head> “I have made it my business not to be known for a good long time."

Becky: "It was?! Wonder what it is now.. oh yeah!" <Becky hugs Vixen.>

Spaz: “Shiny."

Aleena: "Kind of reminds me of... but can't be."

Konall: “Put that down Spaz, and try to find something worthwhile."

<Aleena seems lost in thought for a few moments.>

<Up ahead the corridor is filled with pendulum traps.>

Dash: "Catrina slept with the King when we were.. plus my ex wife left me for a rich, handsome villain once."

Becky: "My, how the pendulum swings!"

<Two dozen massive blades sweep back and forth across the corridor.>

<They're made from hardened meat, long preserved.>

<Vixen jumped> "Great, traps.."

(Meat in this world is like metal, it's valuable and you can make weapons and armor out of it. In a pinch, you can even eat it.)

Vixen: "Should of saw that one a mile away.."

Fumblies: "Ah." <Fumblies shakes his head and then starts down the hallway. He takes a few steps only to step on a metal shield to land on his rear.>

<Spaz just flies through.>

Dash: "Look for a lever? I mean.. they must have had some way to get out of here without having to go through the traps."

<Armus gazes at the elf as she begins to speak, he looks away a bit wondering if he should be more careful, his thoughts obstructed by the sudden swinging blades.>

<Todd grins despite the pain he knows Dash feels> "Beats my 'loss of a friend' Sorry again, Dash. You're too good for that bitch."

Spaz: “Hey, there's a lever down here around the corner. I can't pull it."

Dash: "Wait.. how'd they active it if it's over there.. oh screw it. Maybe it starts on time delay."

Aleena: "Are you named for Armus the Unifier, who lived in the Age of the Silver Moon?"

<He watches the others, and gazes at the swinging blades, seeing if he could possibly make it between them.>

<Vixen pushes a stone, the blades suddenly stop.. but only for a second> “This place is like a playground to me..”

<Dash's head jerks at Aleena's comment.>

<The stranger pauses instantly at the elf’s words, almost frozen, he turns to look at her, "Age of the silver moon? .... How do you know of the unifier?"

<The blades start up again.>

(Someone's getting through that mess one way or another.)

(Armus The Unifier is from her world, but way back in the past; he was planar abducted and dropped off here.)

(As for his skills, He has a silver tongue, he is a bit stealthy and certainly quick on his feet and fast with his hands.)

<Vixen cursed under her breath.>

<You search for a while. THERE IS NO WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE BLADES ON THIS SIDE OF THE CORRIDOR.>

Dash: "So much for the idea."

<A black bunny buck momentarily appears in a puff of smoke> Amras: "Hey you! What're you doing with my name?"

(Armus is the dark elf from their world's past remember?)

<Kadlin prepares a spell.>

Aleena turns to the group: "I can make it past here. Just give me a minute."

<Aleena attempts to acrobatically bypass the traps.>

<Kadlin forgets the spell.>

<Armus follows the elf in without thought, dodging the blades as best he can behind her.>

(DM rolled a 9 for Armus, he gets through with style!)

<Kadlin readies another spell.>

(So basically, while you guys are sitting around complaining the two elves just bound swiftly through the blades? Hehe)

Dash: "Todd.. got anything for evasion?"

(Konall's not the most agile.)

(Armus, you can just shut off the trap.)

(If Aleena make it through okay, she hits the switch.)

(I was hoping to have Dash dash through first but okay.)

((... Waiting for the dm’s call.)

(Uh, yeah, Aleena makes it through.)

<Konall and Kadlin stroll easily through the deactivated traps.>

<Armus lands safely and swiftly behind the elf, keeping pace with her, relived that he did not have to retrieve her form the blades, possibly in trips.>

<Aleena bounces through and between the swinging bits of desiccated meat. Showing off with handstands and jumps, she makes it through safely.>

Aleena: "The heck are you doing, Armus? This is my job."

<Up ahead the hallway splits in two directions, left and right.>

<There are doors at both ends.>

<Armus lets out a chuckle> "Ohh, pardon me ma'm, I didn’t intend to steal your thunder. Just was worried that the first elf I have met in ages might become minced elf.”

Aleena: "Then it really won't do if you get yourself killed."

Dash: "Soo.. ready to dodge the trap, Konall?"

((Aleena's sheet.))

<Konall tries the door on the left and it's locked.>

(Konall already got past the deactivated traps.)

<Armus smirks shaking his head> "I’ve been through much worse than that m'lady. Mainly in the line of diplomacy."

Dash: "Oh.. right."

<Dash strolls through whistling.>

Konall: “Aggressive negotiations?"

Konall: “Door's locked. Let me try some lockpicking. Stand back, it's delicate work."

<Armus turns to Konall and sighs> "Aggressive? More like futile."

<Konall pulls out his haxxor and smashes the door. A trap goes off and covers him in poison spines.>

Konall <picking spines out of his body>: "Okay, I think I'm in pain."

Konall: “Yup, definite pain."

<Aleena cries out and rushes to Konall, helping him pick the spines out quickly.>

<Armus blinks at the man, almost stunned by the carelessness of his actions. "I uhmm, that, was .... uhm, are you ok?"

Konall: “Yeah, I've experienced worse on the kindergarten playground."

<Konall falls over.>

(Is there anything I can do, DM?)

Kadlin: “Yeah, he's poisoned. He'll live, but he's going to be a bit loopy for a while."

Dash: "So basically nothing out of the ordinary?"

(Someone plays phantom of the opera.)

Kadlin: “He'll pull through. This isn't the worst batch of poison his liver's had to deal with."

(Can't think of anything, Aleena?)

Armus: "Perhaps you should carry some sort of stunning substance to hit him with next time he decides to pick a lock."

<Behind the door is a horde of treasure, mostly gold, but there are a few valuable items.>

Kadlin: “Sorry. I wasn't quick enough with the butt of my glaive. I'm usually better."

Aleena: "Konall, you fool. Treasure is not worth your life."

Konall: “Purple hair spiders."

Kadlin: “He probably thought there was something to fight behind the door. The treasure's just a bonus."

<Armus sighs and steps past the elf and the foolish man, he walks carefully into the room, observing his surroundings closely.>

Dash: "I'm glad we left Vixen and Becky outside to guard the entrance, though. I feel a lot safer."

<Some of the ceiling tiles are actually blocks rigged to fall. You can point them out to your companions.>

Armus: "Watch your steps, those roof tiles look deathly loose."

<Konall picks himself up.>

Konall: “That was not fu- fu- fun."

<The blood starts to return to his face.>

<Armus looks around for a pebble to toss under one of them as a test.>

<There's plenty of loose debris.>

<Armus picks up a hefty piece of rubble and tosses it under a loose tile.>

<Dash looks around for other, secondary traps.> "Don't take it for granted that's the only thing they've got to throw at us."

<The block falls and crushes it.>

<The door was the primary trap. Blocks are secondary. There's no tertiary.>

<Armus smirks> "You mean like that?"

Dash: "No.. that's the obvious. Place like this tends to have more than one trap at one time."

<There is an ivory statue dedicated to Queztzlamaetjk, god of bloody painful dismemberment.>

<Armus shrugs> “Let’s find them then." <He walks in under the safe tiles, carefully looking around at the treasure, and other possible hazards.>

(Roguishness plus perception is the default "Do I see anything that's trying to disembowel me" skill.)

<There are a few containers of dried meat, also known as hard cash.>

<And some assorted gems.>

<Armus reaches down for a piece of long sticklike debris and pokes cautiously at the pile of meat and gems.>

<They shift around a bit, but they're fine.>

<Armus crouches down and lifts some of the meat up in his hands> "Well, treasure anyone?"

<Konall holds out his hands.>

Konall: “I'm getting my strength back. I can carry the loot."

<Aleena perceives for 25 points.)

(Armus should know meat is the currency.)

(He does.)

<Aleena sees no other traps, but she does spot a concealed switch.>

<Aleena moves over to the switch.> "What's this thing?"

<Armus The Unifier sniffs some of the meat> “Hmm, I think this ones smoky flavored."

Spaz: “Dunno."

<Spaz presses it. A hidden section of the wall opens.>

Aleena: "Gah! That could have been a self-destruct switch, knowing this place."

Spaz: “Oh, yeah, I suppose it could."

<Armus shrugs> "Or some sort of meat condiment dispenser."

Dash: "Or it could have eaten you, Spaz."

<Spaz trembles.> “I don't want that to happen to me again."

<Aleena punches Spaz. Not hard enough to hurt, though, of course.>

<Spaz goes flying a few inches.>

<He rights himself.>

<Inside the room is a scroll on a stand.>

<Armus pockets some of the meat while the others look through the door, he sorts through some gems to see if he can identify them.>

<Aleena likes knowledge and takes a look at the scroll, first.>

<2 porquoise, a hamethyst, and 3 baconstone.>

Dash: "Whoa.."

<Armus quickly pockets the hamethyst.>

<As Aleena reads the scroll, the knowledge goes directly into her mind, without the need for translation from her suit.>

<She learns a basic spell, a team buff.>

<Armus stands and joins the others.>

<Aleena feels incredibly weirded out. Magic is strange.>

Dash: "Alright, one of those should be mine."

<The scroll crumbles.>

Dash: "Konall.. doesn't one of those ancient gems have something to do with moxie?"

Konall: “I think they can be used in enchanting."

(Just pretend it's a handful of gold coins. This world makes no sense whatsoever, and it's supposed to be that way, lol.)

Kadlin: “Porquoise is the gem of rogues."

<Dash grabs one.> "Bad karma to take more than one per adventurer."

<The spell allows Aleena to sing a song that changes the tides of fate for her and her friends.>

<The meat is maybe a month's salary for the average day laborer.>

<Kadlin grabs a baconstone.>

(And what of the hamethyst?)

<The statue, 3 months. Each gem is 3 week's salary, maybe.>

<Aleena shivers and gasps.> "That is the weirdest thing, ever."

<Armus steps up close behind the elf resting hands on her shoulder> "Are you alright m'lady?"

Aleena: "I seem to know a spell... but that can't be possible."

Dash: "Why not?"

Kadlin: “Ahh... I've heard of magic like that. What kind of spell?"

Aleena: "My people, those who travel, give up magic forever. It is one of the many prices we pay for travelling so far from our homeland."

Kadlin: “So maybe it will only work while you are in this area of the world?"

<Armus nods> "Yes, but there are more than one source of magic in the many planes."

<Aleena raises a brow and smiles.> "Maybe."

Kadlin: “It's a quick but dangerous way of getting knowledge." <Kadlin has downcast eyes.> "I've... I've heard of mages who learned dark, horrible secrets of magic that way."

Kadlin: “Perhaps you were lucky and learned a spell of healing, fortune, or blessing."

Spaz: “I wonder what's in the other room?"

(Kadlin has an inkling something's fishy but can't place it.)

<Konall wanders over to the other door.>

<Aleena quickly follows Konall.> "Don't trigger any traps now."

Konall: "Fine."

<Aleena considers Kadlin's warning.> "It wasn't intentional, Kadlin. I didn't know that would happen. I don't have much experience with magic."

Kadlin: “I know. I'll keep a better eye out for such magics in the future."

Konall: “So, who's opening the door."

<Aleena looks for traps. 1d12+15=18>

<The door appears to be untrapped.>

<Aleena tries the door.>

<It is unlocked. It opens into a room with a crumbling bridge over a pit of acid.>

Aleena: "Looks helpful and inviting."

<The bridge does not look like it would support a mouse.>

Konall: “Okay, even I'm not stupid enough to cross that."

<Several crows have flown into the room through a crack in the ceiling.>

 
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(Due to troubles with Meebo the chat room, a potion of the Live RP was lost forever. The parts we missed: There was a cavern with acid at the bottom! Spaz flew across and determined there be treasure at the other side. After that, Armus shot an arrow, with a rope. Becky then build an ice bridge under it to the other side.. after getting everyone's permission to do so. Then she went back to visit with Vixen, who was outside, for a bit. I forget why we're fighting sheep. Aleena's handler said "Because Jerethi (Armus) said that he expected sheep and bunnies to be in the sarcophagi.")

Kadlin: “Good call."

<Kadlin readies a spell.>

Aleena: "The god of this world is capricious. Stop giving him ideas."

<Armus narrows his eyes and readies his bow, promptly backing away.>

<Konall takes a ready position toward the front.>

Kadlin: “Konall, you're still weak. Get back."

<Armus sighs> “Next time I’ll ask for horrid flesh eating zombified humans as per usual."

(Aleena) ((DM, what are the usage restrictions and effects of this song I recently obtained?)

Konall: “I think the gods are sick of throwing those at us by now."

(The Game Master of Game Mastering) (It takes a point of energy and a turn to cast.)

<Armus gets an idea, seeks a root bearing vegetable from his pack, orange in color, and tosses it down the chasm.>

<The mummy bunnies charge it.>

<Armus blinks "Did that just work?">

<Spaz plays "Burn baby burn" dealing light fire damage to them all.>

<The sheep are still attacking you.>

Dash: "Dude, what the Hey Daze?!"

Konall: “I've fought with some worms before. Those sheep are fierce enemies. Be careful."

(Becky, Aleena, and Dash all have actions.)

"You call yourself sheep?! I've seen better fur on a penguin!" <Dash tries to boot one in the head.>

<Dash succeeds.>

<Konall's watch chimes midnight. El dia de los moxios is over.>

<The sheep backs up, stunned.>

<Aleena melees the sheep with her martial arts.>

<Oh, and then the kicked mummy sheep dies.>

<Armus sighs> "It’s a shame I don’t have access to a field of grass."

<Aleena can melee the whole flock, for she just rolled for 31!>

<Armus pulls back his bow firing a standard (meat tipped?) arrow at a sheep.>

<Aleena takes out 2 sheep at once.>

<Either that or she just kicked a sheep so hard in the nads the other died of sympathy pains.>

<Konall attacks a sheep, trips, and falls.>

<Armus hits a sheep with an arrow. It doesn't kill it, though.>

(Who's on the front lines?)

Becky: "I wanna help Aleena! I want to find crayons!" <Becky casts Cold armor on Aleena!>

(Konall is, unfortunately. Aleena. Armus?)

<Aleena wants front-line.>

Armus was right up front.

(And Dash!)

<Okay. The last three sheep charge.>

<Konall is headbutted by a sheep.>

(Did the ice armor hit yet?)

(Aleena is protected by the armor.)

<Strangely enough, the mummified sheep manages to knock Armus down and trample him for 4 damage.>

<Armus grunts as an undead sheep runs over him.>

<Aleena dodges. 22.>

(I'm thinking rogue stats for Armus. Decent muscle, good groove and roguishness. Weak on magic and beefiness.)

<Yeah. Aleena's safe.>

<Kadlin unleashes a rain of macaroni shards that takes out one of the sheep. It's an area of effect spell, so it also manages to hit all the bunnies at once.>

Becky: "Spaz, are you okay? Do you wanna talk about random things with me?"

<The bunnies die.>

Spaz: “What kind of cheese is in cheesecake?"

Becky: "Um.. Becky cheese?!"

<The rest of you finish off the two remaining sheep with ease.>

Dash: "What cheap sheep."

<The hallway is cleared of enemies.>

Dash: "I can't believe it's past midnight already."

(Should we wind down and tell 'em about inventory gains and any stat gains?) :D

Aleena: Thank you Cameron!

Note: Aleena didn’t really say that. Please ignore.

<Armus stands up and sighs brushing himself off> “Ok, so I didn’t kill anything, but I did send a whole legion of rabbits off a cliff .... wait why does that sound pathetic?"

Sebastian Dash: Dash: "Don't worry.. once you get used to it, killing rabbits is easy. You're right... that's depressing, isn't it?"

(Story is now over!)

Post game commentary

(Gamemaster)(Okay. +1 attribute point for everyone. And so far you've also acquired a reasonable amount of money, which we're not counting exactly. … Yeah. I was wondering if we'd get 2 people besides me. If not, I wasn't going to play. This was the best session we've had in a long time in my opinion.)

(Logmaster) (Since Max and Thor :) The last time we had six people. Amras was a NPC used by Feena who was a very good roleplayer.)

One of the players had trouble staying connected to MSN, which is what we use for most Live RP's as of late, so we hit a chat room at another player's suggestion. Unfortunately, we chatted a bit too much on it.. which caused the earlier chat- containing the missing sections of the Live RP- to be pushed out of memory.

Well, live and learn, I guess. We've got Live RP #2 coming up later, but first, we're going to take a look at what went down with Fumblies between the two!