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Old 04-22-06, 01:29 AM   #361
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Kel doesn't know where these people would be, and Gather Information requires a little bit of spreading coin around and has its results modified by how much coin, so how much is he willing to spend on it. Also, it takes several hours.
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Well, RA, we have absolutely no spending money, so is it at all likely that we'd pick up any information without some? Otherwise, we'll just have to head back and pick a pocket or two.
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Even if you did find something by sheer luck, you wouldn't be able to meet with information brokers without any money. You could try your luck as pickpockets or try something else to get cash--you should probably take that up with Titus and Blunt.
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After an hour's weary trudging around the seedy neighbourhoods of the ears 'n' eyes, Kelloran turns to his companions and says, "It's no good. Without some coin we're never going to learn anything useful. We just have to have some cash. Now, I only know one way to come up with cash fast. Titus, I know that you'll help me. Blunt, are you in, or should we make our own arrangements to see you back at the temple?"

"If you're in, we could try working the neighbourhood here - but we're bound to attract the sort of attention we don't want. Besides, if we want help from some of the bosses here, it's a good idea if we don't muscle in on their territory. I think it'd be far better for us to go back to where the money is, and work some of the busier squares."
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After an hour's weary trudging around the seedy neighbourhoods of the ears 'n' eyes, Kelloran turns to his companions and says, "It's no good. Without some coin we're never going to learn anything useful. We just have to have some cash. Now, I only know one way to come up with cash fast. Titus, I know that you'll help me. Blunt, are you in, or should we make our own arrangements to see you back at the temple?"
"I know that times are desperate, and it's not that I don't appreciate your help in getting us back on our feet, but what you want from me I cannot give when they may be other ways to achieve it," says Blunt. "I counsel you to reconsider until we gather some coin in a more favourable way, or the others may strike luck where we have not."
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"I know that times are desperate, and it's not that I don't appreciate your help in getting us back on our feet, but what you want from me I cannot give when they may be other ways to achieve it," says Blunt. "I counsel you to reconsider until we gather some coin in a more favourable way, or the others may strike luck where we have not."

Kelloran is getting a bit tired of these goody-two-shoes.

"Counsel is fine. Patience is fine. Sleeping on the street is not. If you don't want to do it this way, then how do we earn some money? Fast?"
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"Counsel is fine. Patience is fine. Sleeping on the street is not. If you don't want to do it this way, then how do we earn some money? Fast?"
Blunt looks steadily at the young boy. "I would sooner beg from the poor and sleep on the street before I would resort to theft."

"In fact, while I still may be tender and sore from the wolverine claws,"
he says, briefly exposing his dark tattooed chest ro reinforce the point, "I am still capable of this," he adds as he springs into a series of handsprings and cartwheels down the alley.

"Perhaps we could earn some money through a few short performances, if we have the right crowd?"
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Blunt looks steadily at the young boy. "I would sooner beg from the poor and sleep on the street before I would resort to theft."

"In fact, while I still may be tender and sore from the wolverine claws,"
he says, briefly exposing his dark tattooed chest ro reinforce the point, "I am still capable of this," he adds as he springs into a series of handsprings and cartwheels down the alley.

"Perhaps we could earn some money through a few short performances, if we have the right crowd?"

Kelloran is impressed by the monk's performance but tries hard not to show it.

"Well, begging without permission from the Guild will get you in a lot of trouble - but, yeah, if we head over to the main square, I'd say you could pick up a few coins from the passersby. You're sure you won't hurt yourself doing those handstands?"

And if you don't manage to, well, we have a ready-made diversion. But let's wait and see.
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"Well, begging without permission from the Guild will get you in a lot of trouble - but, yeah, if we head over to the main square, I'd say you could pick up a few coins from the passersby. You're sure you won't hurt yourself doing those handstands?"

And if you don't manage to, well, we have a ready-made diversion. But let's wait and see.
"Don't you worry, it hurts. But hopefully I won't tear anything. Let's head to the main square then."

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"Don't you worry, it hurts. But hopefully I won't tear anything. Let's head to the main square then."
"Hey, wait a minute! I've just had a thought."

Kelloran executes a series of somersaults and rolls to end up standing behind Blunt.

"Maybe we could work up an act together?"

The lad grins excitedly, discovering with delight a new use for a skill he developed merely to avoid the punishing blows of his step-father.

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"Maybe we could work up an act together?"
Blunt simply smiles and nods in agreement. "A pity we don't have time to rehearse. But, given the circumstances, I think we'll just have to make do."

"Maybe you, Titus, can introduce us and collect the money?"
he suggests as the trio makes their way to the main square.
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(OOC: How long will Kel and Blunt be performing? Also, what kind of setup will they have? Something elaborate or just random tumbling on the street?)
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I guess we spend the rest of the day entertaining - with appropriate breaks. And then I guess we reunite with the others. I'm not clear about what the actual time of day is. If Kelloran and Blunt can spend an hour discussing and rehearsing some stuff before we reach the main square (say in an outer square, if one exists, or another less populated street), that would be good. I'm guessing half a day would be appropriate.

And maybe Kelloran can also juggle knives/daggers or the like (what skill would that require? Perform (juggling?)) as he probably has a high Dex and combined with Tumble and Sleight of Hand, he may be able to pull something off as a complementary act to the tumbling.

<edit> sorry about crapping in the IC thread.

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Legildur, have a look at my response in the OOC thread.

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Titus gets a mischievous grin on his face at Blunt's acrobatics, saying "Well, if you'd done more of that, you might not have those wolverine wounds."

Once he's done chuckling at his own joke, though, and Kel has recognized his own ability to add to the act, Titus shrugs. "I'm not really made for all that bounding and contorting. I'm much better at breaking things. That, and I've got some pretty keen senses.

"You two do the showing, I'll do the collecting. Hopefully I can keep an eye and an ear out not only for folks with lots of shiny, but for any roughs or law that might not cotton to an unliscensed street show."


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Titus watches while Blunt and Kel perform tumbling acts along the side of the street to try to solicit donations from passersby. After spending the whole day, they count up their earnings to a grand total of 12 coppers together, which is slightly more than a single day of hard labour will earn a single person or the cost of enough food to buy poor meals for one person for a day.*
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(OOC - I know we're focusing on Kel & Co and that's fine, but I've lost the thread with Shan and Sulannus. Did they get where they're going? Any chance we could ressurrect them? )
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Titus watches while Blunt and Kel perform tumbling acts along the side of the street to try to solicit donations from passersby. After spending the whole day, they count up their earnings to a grand total of 12 coppers together, which is slightly more than a single day of hard labour will earn a single person or the cost of enough food to buy poor meals for one person for a day.*


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Titus hands off the earnings to Kel, sitting on a nearby curb with a loud sigh.

"Life was much easier when I just got an allowance for training to protect the city from zombie hordes, you know? So, should we head back to meet the respectables?"
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(OOC: Yup, they got where they were going in post 360 inside the SBLOCK. I wasn't trying to focus on the other three necessarily. I think it just seems that way because they haven't been SBLOCKing their posts)
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Kelloran sits exhausted on the cobbles. He is worn out with tumbling and tension and lack of sleep. He can't begin to imagine how Blunt must feel. At least he, Kel, started the day without injuries. When Titus comes up and sits next to him, handing him the day's takings, he looks at the meagre handful of coin in disbelief.

"Twelve coppers? Bah!" Kel stands in disgust. "Come on, let's go find the others - and pray that they've had more success than we did!"

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Blunt sighs quietly as he sees the take that Titus presents. Shrugging his shoulders, he agrees that they may as well head back to the others. "Maybe tomorrow will bring more success?" he suggests hopefully as he holds his side, his dark face a little paler than usual.
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"I hope they've got some info to give us," Shan says as they enter the guard post.
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*The guard posts is sparsely manned with a few guards on duty in the area.*

"Halt, state your business," one of the guards calls out in greeting to the pair.
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"We wish to report a crime," Sulannus says, looking past the guard into the post. "Do you have a superior on duty? I'm sure the watch will want our full report, for a woman was attacked and kidnapped before our very eyes."
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