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Metropolis (The Heart of the City) - Chapter Three

Festy_Dog

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A rather nonchalant Ba'aktar's ears prick up as the guard voices his suspicions. A small smile crosses the half-orc's face as he quietly wishes for a fight. He realises that killing the guards would do them absolutely no good, but damn if it wouldn't up the tempo and make things far more... interesting.
 

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jkason

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Ru silently thanks the suggestion to change their clothing, at least, given the suspicion of the guard. He lets the journalist stay in the lead for the moment, keeping his face studiously blank.
 

D20Dazza

Explorer
Ghost smiles up at the gaurd "Well we're relatively new to the city and we were told that this way was the best way to go to get to the party, please excuse our naivety. As to the smell, on our way here we passed a stall that was selling perfumes, we were assured that this perfume was the latest trend amongst the rich and priveleged - looks like we may have been taken for a ride eh?" Ghost says with a rueful smile "Perhaps you could suggest somewhere were we might be able to find a more appropriate scent?"
 

Phoenix

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D20Dazza said:
Ghost smiles up at the gaurd "Well we're relatively new to the city and we were told that this way was the best way to go to get to the party, please excuse our naivety. As to the smell, on our way here we passed a stall that was selling perfumes, we were assured that this perfume was the latest trend amongst the rich and priveleged - looks like we may have been taken for a ride eh?" Ghost says with a rueful smile "Perhaps you could suggest somewhere were we might be able to find a more appropriate scent?"

[sblock]Bluff check (DC 12) +17 - Success[/sblock]

The guards eyes narrow a little as Ghost mentions that they were 'new to the city', but after the anicdote about the perfume the guard laughs for a moment. "You'll probably wanna head to the Elysium Spas before you head to Mr Zimmerman's party. Whether you want to bathe there or just pick up a 'new scent' that's up to you. It's about three blocks from the party, so it's not too far out of your way.

The guard gestures back at the gate and one of them cracks open a little, allowing you to pass through and be on your way.
 

D20Dazza

Explorer
With a nod of thanks to the gaurd Ghost replies "Ay that we will, thank you for your help" before he ushers his companions through, keeping a close eye on the potential trouble maker Ba'Aktar.
 

jkason

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"So, then, shall you be seducing someone else to get us our baths, Ghost, or will we be spending our ill gotten gains this time 'round?" Ru teases as the group navigate the far more palatable section of the city.
 


Phoenix

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The streets of Greenhills is paved in gold, at least that's what they say. Truth be told the cobblestones that paved the roads somewhat haphazardly look as if they have been stolen from other suburbs over the years to fill the gaps that wagons and horses have made in passing. The buildings are tall and well constructed, though the once-bright colours are now dull and fading, so much so that some streets seem to blend into each other at a distance, a trick of angles and light no doubt.

The quick stop at the Elysium Fields was somewhat uneventful. The attendant took a small amount of coins so that the group could wash the stench of the sewers off themselves, or simply cover it with perfume.

Mr Zimmerman's home was a walled estate near the highest point of Greenhills, an easy place to find once the slightly off-tone music drifted through the streets, trying desperately to struggle past the rising noise of people.

The gates to the estate were open, though guarded, and the throngs of people within gathered about dozens of pavillions, carts, stages and strange machines that seemed to be hoisting children into the air and spinning them around. The gate guards did not look twice once Ghost showed the invitation again, allowing the group to enter and mingle with the elite of Metropolis.
 

Festy_Dog

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It had been some time since Ba'aktar had had a bath. The last thing he could remember that was anything like it was when he had dived overboard into some foul canal waters to avoid being crushed by some falling cargo, but then that only made him smell worse, not better. This is probably the best he had smelled for years. It would only be temporary however, as sooner or later the smell of soap would be covered up by the smell of blood, whether it was here or somewhere else that it happened.

The sight of the strange contraptions flinging children about brought back some strange memories for Ba'aktar. They reminded him of the kind of devices that Boomer used to put together. To have children loaded into them however was strange indeed, not to mention unthinkably cruel. It would hardly be a destructive weapon considering the density of the ammunition, but it would certainly cause horrific harm to morale. He watched one of the more sinister looking contraptions with a raised eyebrow, waiting with morbid curiosity to see a child flung at the side of the nearby mansion.

"The things rich folk do for amusement," Ba'aktar muttered quietly to himself, voice tinged with disgust, "They're as bad as the cultists."

He followed the rest of his party, eyeing the other guests strangely as he did. Nonetheless, he started to increasingly doubt his original theory the longer time went without a child's quickly-moving scream and the crunch of body against structure.
 

jkason

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"I hadn't expected quite such a ... throng" Ru mutters at the sight of the party and the sprawl of the guests. "Though this definitely seems the kind of event one could take advantage of to slip off with the child again."

Ru keeps close to the girl, scanning the crowd for threats, though he tries to restrain his natural tendency toward intimidating stares. Unsettling the guests would surely prove the wrong move, after all.
 

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