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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedMindInc" data-source="post: 3069782" data-attributes="member: 39574"><p><span style="color: DimGray"> <strong>Z</strong>urd was crazy to think that this femme fatale wasn't dangerous. Sure, she couldn't take on a muscle bound oaf one on one by herself. But she'd sure as hell wait until you fell asleep and slit your throat. Picking a fight with one of the more honorable fighters in the group, was always a wiser decision because then you knew they'd throw down then and there. Not wait until your back was turned to bury their blade. By this point, Payne had moved over to inspect one of the pools. Was that drool at the corner of her mouth? Normally cruel and calculating orbs widened like a child being offered a delicious sugar coated cake. ``Look at all of that coin..`` Reaching forth with a gloved hand, debating on just diving into the water.. when her senses return and that hand is quickly recoiled. <span style="color: Silver"><em>``Huh. Why did the orcs avoid the pools with the loot? And why had one try to push Kol into the harmless pond?``</em></span> Her words are more spoken to herself, yet aloud for those to hear. Tongue run over her teeth as she debated these questions.. and then opted to test the waters. <span style="color: Silver"><em>``Seems odd to me that the orcs would keep all of their finds in the pools throughout the room, why hadn't they bothered to gather them up? Something is up..``</em></span> Pulling from her pack, a torch, she flipped it around so that the wooden shaft was now her impromptu poking stick.. and she dipped the tip of it into the water. If there's no reaction, she pulls it from the liquid and checks the end of it. <span style="color: Silver"><em>``Oh, and so it is not a surprise to any. I'm putting in my notice. Once this booty is recovered, if it can be, I'll be going my own way. I've had enough of the bickering and the contradicting of one another. Obviously I am of those that do not 'mesh' well with the others. I extend the invite to any of those that wish to travel back to town with me, and look for more work. Don't bother coming along if you don't like how I do things, cause its not goin' to change.``</em></span> Her tones were harsh, purposefully. Some of those in the party she got along with great, others.. not so much. This was her trying to be tactful, get her treasure, and cut her loses. If no one wished to come, that was fine. Rumor had it the sneaky types were good at working alon<strong>e</strong>.</span> </p><p></p><p>(Basically she things the loot is fake, or that the water is acid, or that some sort of monsters live in the water. Either way -- she's not very trusting of the pools. She's checking for acid or bubbling or.. anything really when she test the waters.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwistedMindInc, post: 3069782, member: 39574"] [COLOR=DimGray] [b]Z[/b]urd was crazy to think that this femme fatale wasn't dangerous. Sure, she couldn't take on a muscle bound oaf one on one by herself. But she'd sure as hell wait until you fell asleep and slit your throat. Picking a fight with one of the more honorable fighters in the group, was always a wiser decision because then you knew they'd throw down then and there. Not wait until your back was turned to bury their blade. By this point, Payne had moved over to inspect one of the pools. Was that drool at the corner of her mouth? Normally cruel and calculating orbs widened like a child being offered a delicious sugar coated cake. ``Look at all of that coin..`` Reaching forth with a gloved hand, debating on just diving into the water.. when her senses return and that hand is quickly recoiled. [COLOR=Silver][I]``Huh. Why did the orcs avoid the pools with the loot? And why had one try to push Kol into the harmless pond?``[/I][/COLOR] Her words are more spoken to herself, yet aloud for those to hear. Tongue run over her teeth as she debated these questions.. and then opted to test the waters. [COLOR=Silver][I]``Seems odd to me that the orcs would keep all of their finds in the pools throughout the room, why hadn't they bothered to gather them up? Something is up..``[/I][/COLOR] Pulling from her pack, a torch, she flipped it around so that the wooden shaft was now her impromptu poking stick.. and she dipped the tip of it into the water. If there's no reaction, she pulls it from the liquid and checks the end of it. [COLOR=Silver][I]``Oh, and so it is not a surprise to any. I'm putting in my notice. Once this booty is recovered, if it can be, I'll be going my own way. I've had enough of the bickering and the contradicting of one another. Obviously I am of those that do not 'mesh' well with the others. I extend the invite to any of those that wish to travel back to town with me, and look for more work. Don't bother coming along if you don't like how I do things, cause its not goin' to change.``[/I][/COLOR] Her tones were harsh, purposefully. Some of those in the party she got along with great, others.. not so much. This was her trying to be tactful, get her treasure, and cut her loses. If no one wished to come, that was fine. Rumor had it the sneaky types were good at working alon[b]e[/b].[/COLOR] (Basically she things the loot is fake, or that the water is acid, or that some sort of monsters live in the water. Either way -- she's not very trusting of the pools. She's checking for acid or bubbling or.. anything really when she test the waters.:) ) [/QUOTE]
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