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<blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2700656" data-attributes="member: 13164"><p>Alas, over 2 months have passed, and no update... my apologies to my [respecting but hopefully not adoring] fans...</p><p></p><p>Seeing as I am at 999 posts at the time I am writing this, what better way to commemorate my 1,000th post (and the accompanying bump in level to 2nd) than to UPDATE MY FREAKIN' STORY HOUR?!</p><p></p><p>Note: spoilers ahead! For those receiving message notifications by email, as well as those downloading the thread from the website, it is recommended you come to the forum itself to read this post if you don’t want too many things to be revealed too early, as I’m not entirely certain if my method of placing the text in quote tags within spoiler tags really works.. I have included several pieces of conversation for the sake of completeness which reveal a great deal about these two important NPCs, and some (such as my player) should not be reading these things until a later point in the campaign.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p>Not a hundred feet out from the gate leading out of the inn compound, Evendur stopped and turned toward the inn’s main door. After a few moments, the door opened slightly and Shirl slipped hesitantly out into the street. Seeing that he was standing only a short distance away and looking right at her, she shrugged uncomfortably and lowered her gaze, avoiding his own as she walked toward him at a brisk pace. He remained motionless until she stopped a scant two feet at his side. “I see you chose to come with me,” he commented dryly, swiveling his head in her direction ever so slightly.</p><p></p><p>She nodded slightly. “Yes, I did…” The requisite moment of awkward silence came and went, and then she forced herself to continue, “I just felt the need to talk to you. We’re going to be adventuring together soon, right? I thought we should get to know each other a little better.” She looked up for a moment, smiling shyly.</p><p></p><p>“I would appreciate the company,” Evendur replied with a slight smile of his own. “Besides, it’s always best to wander the back alleyways in the presence of someone with the know-how to watch one’s back.” He started moving forward, and Shirl found keeping up with his swift pace difficult, but managed to match him stride for stride nonetheless.</p><p></p><p>The streets of Waterdeep were mucky from prevailing weather, and progress among the majority of Waterdhavians was slower than usual as a result. The two of them pierced through the crowd like a spear through a gelatinous cube. Evendur’s eyes shifted about constantly, keeping an eye on everything around him. Shirl noticed and attributed it to some sort of paranoia, but said nothing.</p><p></p><p>As they passed by a cart whose owner was stubbornly refusing to accept that it was stuck in the mud, Shirl finally asked the question which was her reason for following him. “So…” She paused for a few seconds before continuing. “I’ll tell you about my past and why I became an adventurer if you’ll share some of your story with me. All right?”</p><p></p><p>(Spoilers follow, put into quote tags within spoiler tags, so you have to be on the board to read them. My player should not read this, and anyone who wants to keep from knowing more than the PC did about these two characters at first should just skip this part.)</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK][/SBLOCK]</p><p>(Even worse spoiler follows… only the most inquisitive of souls should venture!)</p><p>[SBLOCK][/SBLOCK]</p><p>(End spoilers… for those who didn’t read, the conversation ended with Evendur telling Shirl that he didn’t expect her to believe the story he told.)</p><p></p><p>Shirl smiled warmly. <span style="color: Plum"><em>“No, I believe you… what reason do you have to lie to me? Besides… I like you.”</em></span> She blushed slightly after reflecting on her quickly-voiced statement. <span style="color: Plum"><em> “Well, you know what I mean,”</em></span> she quickly added.</p><p></p><p>Evendur chuckled, and turned to face her full on. <span style="color: Plum"><em>”No, actually, I don’t. What </em>did<em> you mean?”</em></span> He reached out to poke her upper arm slightly. <span style="color: Plum"><em>”A mere slip of the tongue, or something more?</em></span></p><p></p><p>Shirl slapped his arm back rather forcefully. <span style="color: Plum"><em>”DO NOT TEASE ME SO!”</em></span> she shouted, much louder than she had intended. Much more demurely, she said, <span style="color: Plum"><em>”Well, let us be on our way. We will not reach our destination without walking there.”</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="genshou, post: 2700656, member: 13164"] Alas, over 2 months have passed, and no update... my apologies to my [respecting but hopefully not adoring] fans... Seeing as I am at 999 posts at the time I am writing this, what better way to commemorate my 1,000th post (and the accompanying bump in level to 2nd) than to UPDATE MY FREAKIN' STORY HOUR?! Note: spoilers ahead! For those receiving message notifications by email, as well as those downloading the thread from the website, it is recommended you come to the forum itself to read this post if you don’t want too many things to be revealed too early, as I’m not entirely certain if my method of placing the text in quote tags within spoiler tags really works.. I have included several pieces of conversation for the sake of completeness which reveal a great deal about these two important NPCs, and some (such as my player) should not be reading these things until a later point in the campaign. * * * Not a hundred feet out from the gate leading out of the inn compound, Evendur stopped and turned toward the inn’s main door. After a few moments, the door opened slightly and Shirl slipped hesitantly out into the street. Seeing that he was standing only a short distance away and looking right at her, she shrugged uncomfortably and lowered her gaze, avoiding his own as she walked toward him at a brisk pace. He remained motionless until she stopped a scant two feet at his side. “I see you chose to come with me,” he commented dryly, swiveling his head in her direction ever so slightly. She nodded slightly. “Yes, I did…” The requisite moment of awkward silence came and went, and then she forced herself to continue, “I just felt the need to talk to you. We’re going to be adventuring together soon, right? I thought we should get to know each other a little better.” She looked up for a moment, smiling shyly. “I would appreciate the company,” Evendur replied with a slight smile of his own. “Besides, it’s always best to wander the back alleyways in the presence of someone with the know-how to watch one’s back.” He started moving forward, and Shirl found keeping up with his swift pace difficult, but managed to match him stride for stride nonetheless. The streets of Waterdeep were mucky from prevailing weather, and progress among the majority of Waterdhavians was slower than usual as a result. The two of them pierced through the crowd like a spear through a gelatinous cube. Evendur’s eyes shifted about constantly, keeping an eye on everything around him. Shirl noticed and attributed it to some sort of paranoia, but said nothing. As they passed by a cart whose owner was stubbornly refusing to accept that it was stuck in the mud, Shirl finally asked the question which was her reason for following him. “So…” She paused for a few seconds before continuing. “I’ll tell you about my past and why I became an adventurer if you’ll share some of your story with me. All right?” (Spoilers follow, put into quote tags within spoiler tags, so you have to be on the board to read them. My player should not read this, and anyone who wants to keep from knowing more than the PC did about these two characters at first should just skip this part.) [SBLOCK][/SBLOCK] (Even worse spoiler follows… only the most inquisitive of souls should venture!) [SBLOCK][/SBLOCK] (End spoilers… for those who didn’t read, the conversation ended with Evendur telling Shirl that he didn’t expect her to believe the story he told.) Shirl smiled warmly. [COLOR=Plum][I]“No, I believe you… what reason do you have to lie to me? Besides… I like you.”[/I][/COLOR] She blushed slightly after reflecting on her quickly-voiced statement. [COLOR=Plum][I] “Well, you know what I mean,”[/I][/COLOR] she quickly added. Evendur chuckled, and turned to face her full on. [COLOR=Plum][I]”No, actually, I don’t. What [/I]did[I] you mean?”[/I][/COLOR] He reached out to poke her upper arm slightly. [COLOR=Plum][I]”A mere slip of the tongue, or something more?[/I][/COLOR] Shirl slapped his arm back rather forcefully. [COLOR=Plum][I]”DO NOT TEASE ME SO!”[/I][/COLOR] she shouted, much louder than she had intended. Much more demurely, she said, [COLOR=Plum][I]”Well, let us be on our way. We will not reach our destination without walking there.”[/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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