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"They Rode to Perdition" starring Arcade's Gang (D&D/Boot Hill)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 451310" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Promise City, Arizona</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 6, "Almost famous" , April 18, 2002, 5:00 P.M. </p><p></p><p>The group returns to the Cantina for dinner, which consists of, not surprisingly, rabbit stew. The Cantina begins to get a bit crowded. The Mexican half wood elf with a handlebar mustache that they saw tending bar the night before comes in, dressed very differently, now in a fancy suit. He sits at a table, and takes out a deck of cards and pile of chips. The man introduces himself as Carlos Ramirez, and invites them to play cards with him. Arcade says “Sam, he seems friendly. Why don’t you join him at his table.” Sam wisely declines. </p><p></p><p>Pedro and Dorita’s daughter enters the room, wearing a sundress and holding a guitar. She begins to play and sing, with many of the patrons calling out her name, Sonoma. Arcade mutters “Why would anyone name their daughter after a car” (OK, it’s out of period, but it was funny.) </p><p></p><p>Louie does a double take as the gambler’s identical twin brother Jose enters and takes his usual place behind the bar. Morgana walks over by Sonoma, and joins her in a duet, which the wood-elf doesn’t seem to mind. A pair of female wood elves, wearing dance hall clothing and a lot of make up sit at the bar, leaving a few barstools between them. Arcade tries to encourage Sam to go talk to them. The boy again wisely declines. Arcade shakes his head, commenting “You won’t play cards. You won’t sit with the harlots. Other than killing people, what do you do?” </p><p></p><p>The group eventually finish their drinks and make their way over to the mine. Hank is on duty, and says "You're late. The workers left a few hours ago." "And what's happened since then?" Arcade asks. "Nothing" is Hank's reply. "Then what are you complaining about" Arcade answers. The night is uneventful.</p><p></p><p>April 19, 1881:</p><p></p><p>The day also turns out to be rather uneventful. After eating a light breakfast at the El Parador Arcade decides to head up to O'Reilly's to see what the "Best Breakfast in Promise City" is like. While the food is actually not as good as Dorita's cooking, O'Reilly's serves hot coffee, which the mysterious stranger greatly appreciates. </p><p></p><p>They sleeps until mid-afternoon and then just spending the day at the Cantina. They again show up late for their jobs, figuring that Hank can handle things without them for a few hours. Once again Hank chastises them for arriving late to work. This night is also uneventful.</p><p></p><p>April 20, 1881:</p><p></p><p>The party has breakfast, Arcade going straight to O'Reilly's to get a hot cup of coffee. They sleep until mid-afternoon. By the time they awaken the newspaper is out, reminding Arcade that he forgot to stop by and check the copy. The paper is four pages long, two pages of which are ads (the largest two ads being for the two establishments that the Editor goes drinking at). The story of the exploits of the 'Arcade Gang', under the banner "Shootout on Freemont Street" is on the front page, but it is not the top story. The story is surprisingly accurate, with even the exaggerations still having a basis in truth, for example it says that "between six and twelve shots were fired", when the reporter had been told the correct number was six. The only disturbing item was the final quote from Cleatus James, said to be the "cousin of Jesse and Frank James". Cleatus says he will go round up his famous cousins and come back to Promise City where "there will be a reckoning". </p><p></p><p>The lead story in the paper concerns the water pipe going from the creek to the pump house of the Breakheart Stamping Mill and Smelter. The pipe broke during the night, flooding the hill and a few basements and forcing the mill and smelter to close for the day. "Hold on," says Arcade "Are you telling us that a broken pipe is more important than a group of strangers wandering into town and killing a few people?" Morgana finishes the story, and says "Well yes. It says that the Breakheart is the only smelter in town, which processes the ore for three of the four mines. The mines keep the town employed, so if the ore can't be processed it is big news."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 451310, member: 8530"] [b]Promise City, Arizona[/b] Chapter 6, "Almost famous" , April 18, 2002, 5:00 P.M. The group returns to the Cantina for dinner, which consists of, not surprisingly, rabbit stew. The Cantina begins to get a bit crowded. The Mexican half wood elf with a handlebar mustache that they saw tending bar the night before comes in, dressed very differently, now in a fancy suit. He sits at a table, and takes out a deck of cards and pile of chips. The man introduces himself as Carlos Ramirez, and invites them to play cards with him. Arcade says “Sam, he seems friendly. Why don’t you join him at his table.” Sam wisely declines. Pedro and Dorita’s daughter enters the room, wearing a sundress and holding a guitar. She begins to play and sing, with many of the patrons calling out her name, Sonoma. Arcade mutters “Why would anyone name their daughter after a car” (OK, it’s out of period, but it was funny.) Louie does a double take as the gambler’s identical twin brother Jose enters and takes his usual place behind the bar. Morgana walks over by Sonoma, and joins her in a duet, which the wood-elf doesn’t seem to mind. A pair of female wood elves, wearing dance hall clothing and a lot of make up sit at the bar, leaving a few barstools between them. Arcade tries to encourage Sam to go talk to them. The boy again wisely declines. Arcade shakes his head, commenting “You won’t play cards. You won’t sit with the harlots. Other than killing people, what do you do?” The group eventually finish their drinks and make their way over to the mine. Hank is on duty, and says "You're late. The workers left a few hours ago." "And what's happened since then?" Arcade asks. "Nothing" is Hank's reply. "Then what are you complaining about" Arcade answers. The night is uneventful. April 19, 1881: The day also turns out to be rather uneventful. After eating a light breakfast at the El Parador Arcade decides to head up to O'Reilly's to see what the "Best Breakfast in Promise City" is like. While the food is actually not as good as Dorita's cooking, O'Reilly's serves hot coffee, which the mysterious stranger greatly appreciates. They sleeps until mid-afternoon and then just spending the day at the Cantina. They again show up late for their jobs, figuring that Hank can handle things without them for a few hours. Once again Hank chastises them for arriving late to work. This night is also uneventful. April 20, 1881: The party has breakfast, Arcade going straight to O'Reilly's to get a hot cup of coffee. They sleep until mid-afternoon. By the time they awaken the newspaper is out, reminding Arcade that he forgot to stop by and check the copy. The paper is four pages long, two pages of which are ads (the largest two ads being for the two establishments that the Editor goes drinking at). The story of the exploits of the 'Arcade Gang', under the banner "Shootout on Freemont Street" is on the front page, but it is not the top story. The story is surprisingly accurate, with even the exaggerations still having a basis in truth, for example it says that "between six and twelve shots were fired", when the reporter had been told the correct number was six. The only disturbing item was the final quote from Cleatus James, said to be the "cousin of Jesse and Frank James". Cleatus says he will go round up his famous cousins and come back to Promise City where "there will be a reckoning". The lead story in the paper concerns the water pipe going from the creek to the pump house of the Breakheart Stamping Mill and Smelter. The pipe broke during the night, flooding the hill and a few basements and forcing the mill and smelter to close for the day. "Hold on," says Arcade "Are you telling us that a broken pipe is more important than a group of strangers wandering into town and killing a few people?" Morgana finishes the story, and says "Well yes. It says that the Breakheart is the only smelter in town, which processes the ore for three of the four mines. The mines keep the town employed, so if the ore can't be processed it is big news." [/QUOTE]
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