The flash of light that briefly illuminated the Hanged Man was... tricksy. It looked farther away from the floor than the ceiling was, and obviously that's impossible. Since it was gone in a flash, (pardon the pun) it only managed to convey a sense of oddness, quickly forgotten by the taverns denizens in the wake of what followed. A soggy vagrant fell out of the light, hit the ceiling fan, crumpled in a heap on the floor, and groaned.
Stable portals can be traversed with relative comfort, but a portal that is forced open for only an instant... can't. Logan Chambers rolled over, clutching the sides his pounding head, and stared at the ceiling. He knew that ceiling. What. He frowned, closed his eyes.
"CHAMBERS! Is 'at yoo?" Blagram's booming interrogative bounces painfully around the inside of Logan's skull.
"No," he murmurs weakly. Blagram doesn't hear him.
"Hoo daur ye shaw yer face in haur efter whit ye did! We didnae forget!" He reaches down and pulls a battered black binder from beneath the bar. He flips pages, muttering, until he finds what he's looking for.
"Aha! Here 'tis: 'In the event of Logan Chambers' return to Daunton he will be placed under house arrest under the authority of the Hanged Man and its associates until his debt is paid, as he has previously evaded attempts to collect on his debt to the establishment. To that end he will be required to perform any work deemed appropriate by the Hanged Man and its associates, who will retain as much or of little of his profits as they deem fit.'" Blagarm raises his voice (Chambers winces) to address the rest of the tavern:
"THIS LOUT TRIES TAE GO WITHOOT MAH SAY, WHOEVER STAPS 'IM GITS DRINK OAN TH' HOOSE FUR A WEEK! Chambers, ye ken bunk in th' drunk tank 'til ye've paid what ye owe. Aam a kin' man, so I'll let ye put yer feet up out here, but ye'll do it dry- no strong drink fer ye til ye've paid fer what ye drank already."
Chambers groans again, and rolls back onto his face.
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Logan Chambers, L1 Seeker|Ranger (Controller, not even slightly a Striker) at your service! If you want to know why he just fell out of the ceiling, you'll have to read his backstory, nyahhh.
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