(Adventure) Goblin Ears II: Irene at the One-Eyed Owl

[Manzanita]

This thread is for the PC Irene, who has separated from the rest of her party, accompanying their newfound friend Jezibel to breakfast. If you are not Venus, please stop reading.

You follow Jezibel around the large boulder, going downhill most of the way, until you are in another warehouse district near the land bridge connecting Monemvasia to the mainland. She leads you to a red-brick with a second floor balcony. In front is a 6 foot pole of wood, carved on top to resemble an owl with an eye-patch. Across the street are several large oak trees.

Upon entering, you see a dank room containing half a dozen tables, The bar stands oposite you as you enter. Behind that is a door with kitchen sounds coming out. A tall half-elf with two long blond braids stands behind the bar. To the left is a small stage and a stairway going up. Next to the stairs is a door marked "Privy." An open table provides a clear view of both doors.

"Go on and sit down, Irene. I'll order us some grub." says Jezibel, and she glides through the people to the bar.

[Venus]

Irene nods and hurries to the open table, and takes a seat, keeping her eye on both doors. She tries to take a glimps of what's happening around the room.

[Manzanita]

Jezibel glides up to the bar. She looks happy here and waves at various folks in the bar. While standing at the bar she sees a ratty little man and her eyes open with apparent glee. She skips to him and gives him a hug and peck on the cheek. Jezibel chats with the man while she waits for the bartender to take her order. When that is done, she gives the ratty little man another hug and comes to the table. The ratty little man goes upstairs.

"Well, Irene. I ordered you some great food. Now, do ye want to ask me about anything?"

[Venus]

Originally Posted by Manzanita

"Well, Irene. I ordered you some great food. Now, do ye want to ask me about anything?"

"Uhm yeah, a couple of things I think. And as we'll be here a while before my friends find this place I think we'd better make the best of it. First thing that comes to mind, that man over there, is that your friend Drauer you spoke of earlier? Second, and maybe more important, did you know those people in the ally? They seemed to know you, and that you were coming. And finally..."
Irene has a stern look on her face while going for her third question. She takes a small pause, looks if nobody is eavesdropping on them, then asks in a soft voice:
"What are you not telling me Jezibel? I want to help you, and I'm sure my friends will as well, but you'll have to tell us everything. For example, throwing daggers around isn't what normal girls do where I come from..."

[Manzanita]

Jezibel takes a deep breath. She looks searchingly at Irene. "You be a real kind girl, ain't you? Yea. That my friend Drauer. As for them in the ally, their lot tried to get me before. As I been sayin', they want to kidnap me for ransom. But me uncle ain't going to pay them nothin', so, "she shakes her head. "Hey, you know, I ain't been to the privy all day. Let me just take a leak 'fore the drinks come. I be right back."

She stands abruptly and heads out the privy door.

[Venus]

When Jezibel goes through the door, Irene stands up and walks over to bar, quickly trying to get the attention of the half-elf.
"Excuse me miss, but is there any way out of the privy except this door in this room?"

[Manzanita]

The bartender is a man, Irene can tell.

"The privy is in a courtyard. Why? Are you planning to sneak out?"

[Venus]

Originally Posted by Manzanita

The bartender is a man, Irene can tell.

"The privy is in a courtyard. Why? Are you planning to sneak out?"

[OoC: woops, thought I read her somewhere... anyway, replace miss by sir in my previous post then]

"I'm not, but I might know someone who is. I think we'll be right back for our drinks."

With those words Irene runs after Jezibel.

[Manzanita]

Irene opens the Privy door and sees a courtyard, a balcony is over her head. There are two small buildings edging the courtyard. One looks like a house, the other is the privy, with two doors, one marked for men, the other for women. Both the doors are closed. The courtyard has an exit onto a quite path. Jezibel is not visible.

[Venus]

Irene walks a bit around the courtyard, trying to hear if anyone is in the privy. If so, she'll just sit down somewhere in the courtyard. If not, she'll try to see if someone (Jezibel) ran away. Irene will also try and see if there's a way to reach the balcony from inside the courtyard, not especially for Irene, but possibly for Jezibel.

[Manzanita]

The balcony is near a tree, and a good climber would be able to ascend to the balcony.

As Irene investigates, she hears the door to the women's privy bang open. Jezibel exits, whistling. She gives a slight start upon seeing Irene. "Oh, you need to go too? Good idear. Make room for some good food, babe." She then heads back into the tavern.

[Venus]

"Yeah, girl's gotta go when a girl's gotta go"
Irene smiles, and walks over to the privy. Knowing Jezibel is still around, Irene goes into the privy for a short moment, then returning back to the table inside to have her breakfast.

[Manzanita]

Irene returns to the table just as the waiter is bringing the food and drinks. Jezibel is sitting just where she was, and is thanking the waiter as you return. Your breakfast looks fresh and tasty, sausage, eggs, toast, butter, milk and a alchoholic-smelling drink in a wine glass. Jezibel has an identical meal in front of her. She lifts her wind-glass and says "A toast to new friend!" and belts it down.

[Venus]

Irene lifts her glass as well and says: "To a new friend indeed." She takes a zip from her drink, then eats some of her food. "So," Irene starts somewhere between the sausage and the toast, "You were telling me about those men..."

[Manzanita]

"Hmmm..." Jezibel looks at you penetraingly as you eat and drink. She seems to not even hear your question. The alcoholic drink is not to your liking. It is quite bitter. The food is decent, but nothing special. "Are you feeling alright?" she asks.

[Venus]

"Yeah, well, I think so. Should I be? I'm not sure..."
Irene sighs and puts her drink back on the table, and strokes her hair with her fingers.
"The last couple of days have been... heavy for me. The trip was ok, but that goblinassault was scary. Then I almost get strangled by some brute guard, we get ambushed by some people from the Thieves Guild who are in control here and now you're dodging my question. You know more than you're telling me Jezibel, I know it, I can feel it, why wont you tell me? Don't you trust me?"

Irene tries to make straight eyecontact with Jezibel, showing she feels hurt.
"Look Jezibel, I really want to help you, with any problem, that's why we're friends right? Having a couple of thugs after you trying to kidnap you multiple times sounds to me like you have a problem. I'm your friend, I'm gonna help you out of it. But again, you can't hide things from me then. We've got a deal?"

Irene giggles after she speaks her last sentance in a, for her, deep voice. She then takes another bite from her toast.

[Manzanita]

Jezibel doesn't seem to listen to you well. As you speak, she looks away, and seems to make some sort of signal with her hand. You glance around, but don't see who, if anyone, she was signaling. Several other people seem to hurridly get up to leave.

[Venus]

Seeing her talking seems to be ignored, Irene drops the issue. "Who're you signalling to?" she asks, and she starts to look around some more, first to the stairs where she saw Drauer leave the room, to the front door and then to the door to the privy. Feeling something isn't right, she stops eating and drinking.

[Manzanita]

Irene stands, and sees a number of people leaving. Two people are walking towards her, half orcs wearing scale mail and longswords. She glances back at Jezibel, to see her with a dagger in her hand. "I've had enough of you lot." She says, and hurls the dagger across the table.

Unprepared, Irene is unable to dodge, but, fortunately for her, the dagger misses anyway.

Initiative:
Irene
Jezibel
half-0rcs

[Venus]

"That wasn't very nice Jezibel" Irene says with a foul smile on her face, and she casts Color Spray, trying to target all of her opponents in the cone.