Clutches of Evil - IC: Chapter One

[jkason]

Byntrou, Sorcerous Barbarian Bous

Byn wakes as Keryth is finishing his morning prayers. The Bous' preparations don't take as long as Keryth's, but he does make clear to the others (especially Pwent) that these fifteen minutes of focus must, also, be uninterrupted. The only movement he makes during the time is the slow rise and fall of his chest with breath, and the periodic flicker of Delcoi's tongue as she sits curled on his horn, attentive for any signs of disturbance while her master's mind is elsewhere.

When he's done, Byn sighs in relief, then follows the others downstairs. He winks to Destiny on his way out as he whispers to her, "Best hurry, little one, or Pwent's likely to charge in and eat it all."

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Destiny smirks at Byntrou's comment. "Don't worry. I've got the touch ready if he does..."

Below, in the kitchen, once the party members arrive they can see the table is alread set with a plate, bowl, spoon, and knife at each chair. As the nose detects, a platter heaped with bacon is already resting on the table. There is also a large bowl of what appears to be a porridge-type mixture. Karen is in the kitchen finishing up preparations to scrambled eggs and a thin, large, pancake-like food. From the kitchen she yells, "Water's on the table, guys. I'll be out in a bit. Help yourself to the porridge and I'll show you how to eat the rest of this stuff."

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric

Keryth dishes himself out a generous bowl of porridge, which he starts immediately as he waits to see what’s in store for them from Karen’s kitchen this morning. “Mmm,” he says around a mouthful of porridge, “This is what I used to eat every morning when I was being trained, it certainly brings back memories.”

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, Sorcerous Barbarian Bous

Byn digs in, as well, grabbing himself a handful of bacon, wondering if humans have some special rules about how to eat meat as he bites into it.

"Now that we have some funds, we should probably settle accounts with Karen this morning," Byntrou says softly between bites. "Given what we're about to undertake, we may or may not be back to make good at a later time, and I'd hate to leave her in the lurch given all she's done for us."

 

[magic_gathering2001]

Pwent, still asleep, stumbles into the dining room. His eyes pop open when he get's, "Why didn't you wake me?" there and he procedes to rush over to take a seat and perform the dissapearing act on his food

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, Sorcerous Barbarian

Byn, in a much better mood than the night before, smiles at Pwent shoveling food in his mouth and declares, "I think you just answered your own question."

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Karen pops out of the kitchen and notices the already half gone pile of bacon.

"Woah, woah, woah ..." She says, laughing. "I don't care that you eat it all, but I planned a special meal that may help you through the rest of the day."

She sets down a large stack of thin pancake-like substances and a large bowl of eggs. "Watch me," she says as she lifts a thin pancake. She spoons a bunch of eggs onto the pancakce and then lays a few strips of bacon over them. Finally, she rolls it up into something resembling a burrito and hands it to Pwent.

"Now, this hear roll-up you can take with you. Take several, put 'em together, warap 'em in a bit of paper or cloth and they'll even stay warm until lunch. Whatever you don't want to save for lunch, however, feel free to eat up however you'd care to for breakfast."

She winks at Byntrou, noticing he'd already started eating the bacon. "In any regard, please enjoy the meal." There appears to be enough food to support Pwent and Bahruul's appetite and leave enough for everyone to make a modest lunch out of it.

 

[jkason]

Byntrou, Sorcerous Barbarian

Byntrou seems fascinated by the process, and sets to work making himself a few of the roll ups as he fills up on porridge. Then he frowns and asks, "I don't suppose you have a bag we might borrow to carry these in? We're planning to get our basic gear this morning, but I'm realizing that, at the moment not a one of us has a backpack."

 

[unleashed]

Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric

Making himself a few of the wraps, Keryth smiles and says, “Thank you Karen, your concern for our wellbeing is most heartwarming. It’s nice to have a feeling of family when you’re away from home, and it’s all too rare not to be remarked upon.”

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Karen blushes at Keryth's praise. She turns to Byntrou and adds, "Unfortunately, not a bag or a pouch. However, I might have a scrap of cloth I could rummage up for you to wrap them up in. I'll check while you fellows eat up."

Karen heads out of the room to look for the cloth.