[IC] Halfling Quest - Rooting Around

[hafrogman]

Jerran chuckles slightly at Eddie's throw, but attempts a serious expression when Alton looks towards them. He whispers to Eddie.

"Different kind of boar. And you're probably already better at that than me. I was just lucky."

Jerran looks relieved that there isn't some real demon charging around their forest. Everyone's plan to go out hunting such a thing had scared him. Not the demon itself, but he can't shake the image in his mind of Bubbles lying bleeding on the ground while some hell beast stands over her. Whatever else happened, he wasn't letting her wander off into the forest to die. He'd always thought of her as tough, but after Kiylea's close call, he realized that none of them were as safe as he had believed. Now he had to let himself get talked into coming along so he could keep an eye on everyone. But no way was he going to let people know he was volunteering for this job. . . this was going to be tricky.

 

[Boddynock]

Alton is gobsmacked as Eddie hurls his piece of bacon at him. He stares, wide eyed, and then roars with laughter, collapsing onto the ground. He's still chuckling as Eddie trots off.

 

[ender_wiggin]

Ringly seems confused at Eddie's actions. Where was the humor?

"Well, I'm going to go home for a little while," he says, nodding to Wellsly. "When shall we assemble again, and where?"

 

[Slippshade]

Before Bubbles makes for her home, Father Alton gestures for her to stop, shaking his head slowly he nods back towards Wellsly, speaking quietly to her, "patience my child."

Bubbles stops at Father Alton's request and listens to what he and Wellsly have to say about the possible corruption that is so close to her home. The more information she has the more sure she becomes that she will do what she can to rid the forrest of this taint. Amblestock was her home and damn it she would protect it in any way she could. Lost in her thoughts and slowly rising angry she wan't even paying attention to Alton until...

Moving close to Bubbles, Alton says quietly to her, "Bubbles, would you talk to Jerran? I know he doesn't want to get in over his head - none of us do - but it's apparently not as bad as we thought it might be - no demons, at any rate - and we need him. I don't think we could have gotten through last night without him. He's unlikely to listen to me - but he'll certainly listen to you, even if he pretends not to."

Smiling shyly, he adds, "You were fantastic last night. I'll never forget the sight of you charging that boar - so quick ... and so fearsome! Wow!"

Alton's voice startled her a bit, it was rare for the normally soft spoken and shy young boy to approach that close to any of the girls, even when they are his friends.

'Correction...young man. Kinda cute in that armor too...OH MY LADY...what am I thinking...must be the lack of sleep...'

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Jerran." she quietly replies.

Speaking so the others can hear she says, "I'll go see if Finn can give us a few pointers when we train today if Mero can spare him from any of his militia duties." She gives the sheriff one of her lovely smiles, that usually worked on grown-ups. "Oh and what type of equipment can you spare? After I drop everyone back at town maybe I can load some of it on the wagon, so we can have it here when we train."

"Jerran, I need a little help getting the wagon ready to take everyone back to town. Give me a hand?" She says with a timely hair toss and batting eyelashes, suggesting that she just really wants some alone time with him.

 

[Boddynock]

Despite it being his own idea, Alton feels a pang of envy when Bubbles flirts with Jerran. Then he smiles wryly to himself and thinks, "Wow - she's really good at that!"

He sighs and turns to observe Mero's response to Bubbles' request, wondering what equipment the militia has available which might help him to protect his friends better.

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran winces slightly to himself at Bubbles' fairly obvious attempt at subterfuge. She'd been rejecting his advances steadily for years now, and he was supposed to believe she'd suddenly fallen for him? But he schools his expression to feigned interest and swaggers on over to her. When he gets near he rakes his eyes up and down her body in a way he'd never get away with if they weren't acting, and gives her a smouldering look.

"Sure, always gald to assist a beautiful lady."




[ooc - hmmm, Bubbles bluff +1, Jerran's sense motive +4, Jerran's bluff +11. No rolls needed, but I'm just sort of using the raw scores as roleplaying guides. ]

 

[ender_wiggin]

Upon arriving at Wellsly's abode, Ringly tries to get some much deserved sleep. Despite his exhaustion, however, he finds himself unable to fall into slumber. After perhaps an hour of repeated failures, he gives up, cleans his face with a pail of water, and begins to study what had been bothering him all day; his spellbook.

 

[Slippshade]

Bubbles Greenbottle

While readying the wagon Bubbles makes time to talk to Jerran.

"I know you don't want to do this Jerran, and part of me doesn't blame you for wanting to leave, but we need your help...I need your help."

'Maybe appealing to ego will help...who am I kidding I do need his help..'

"This thing, whatever it is, is too close to my families farm, Jerran. What if it wasn't a baby boar that was infected...what if it was a wolf? Think of what a pack of demonic wolves would do to Amblestock."

A tear (a real one) forms at the corner of her eye at the thought of what a pack of tainted wolves could do to her family and their farm.

"Will you come with us Jerran. Alton is a good boy, but he sometimes still thinks with his heart and not with his head. You are smart. Probably smarter than all of us, with the possible exception of Ringly and we need your help."

 

[Ferrix]

"um Mero can I get new armor?"

Speaking so the others can hear she says, "I'll go see if Finn can give us a few pointers when we train today if Mero can spare him from any of his militia duties." She gives the sheriff one of her lovely smiles, that usually worked on grown-ups. "Oh and what type of equipment can you spare? After I drop everyone back at town maybe I can load some of it on the wagon, so we can have it here when we train."

A broad smile etches itself across Mero's face drawing thin lines at the edge of his lips and eyes, "if some of you would come down to the armory I'm sure we could find something to fit each of you, although..." he glances at Bubbles and Kiylea, "we might have to look extra hard for some of you." Mero clicks his tongue against the roof of his mouth and then nods, "well, I'll head down to the town to gather up a few things." With that he turns towards the stables and walks off, in a moment he is riding down the road into town on a large wolfhound.

As the rest of the little band disperses to go about their business, Wellsly drapes a sheet over the creature upon the table, tucking the book into a satchel sitting near him, he bids the rest of those remaining good day and makes for his home.

Upon arriving at Wellsly's abode, Ringly tries to get some much deserved sleep. Despite his exhaustion, however, he finds himself unable to fall into slumber. After perhaps an hour of repeated failures, he gives up, cleans his face with a pail of water, and begins to study what had been bothering him all day; his spellbook.

As Ringly examines his spellbook the door to the study creaks open, the spectacled face of Wellsly pokes itself in, "I thought I'd find you here," he moves into the room, lighting a lamp on one of the tables spreading its warm light up the plaster walls and over the few bookshelves spilling over with various works, "best to read to a light, else you are going to end up with a pair of these," he taps the spectacles on his nose. Without another word the wizard steps into his own adjoining private room and closes the door, although you can hear him chattering to himself about something, you can't discern exactly what it is, although a good bit of shuffling around can be heard.

OOC: Give me a general overview of what you each will be doing before you all meet back for the training session in the early evening. It is still not too much past midday, so you'll have about four hours till you decided to meet up again.

 

[Slippshade]

Bubbles Greenbottle

Jerran and Bubbles finish up with the wagon and she leaves him to think about what she has said.

'He has to make his own descision, no one can make it for him.'

She spots Finn coming out of the bar with a couple of crate of Greenbottle Ale in his arms. and rushes over to help.

"Thanks Sis." He says when Bubbles removes the top crate that was sliding precariously close to the edge of the stack he was carrying.

"No problem." She struggles a bit with the heavy crate until she finds a good hand hold. "Would you like to take a break from your chores in a few hours?"

"Sure, why?" He inquired as they moved the crates towards the cart that she and Jerran had just finished readying for the trip into town.

"Well..." Bubbles hesitated a moment, trying to figure out a way to ask her question with out being made fun of...knowing it wasn't possible she just came right out with it. "We need help fighting better as a unit and since you have some experience with the town militia I thought you could help us?"

"Need your big brother to show you ropes, huh." He has a devious twinkle in his eye. He knew he had the upper hand in this exchange. "Well Bub thinking of joining the militia are you?" They deposited the crates on the wagon. Finn gives her a big grin and leans towards her whispering in a conspiritorial tone. "I have to tell you Bubbles, boys don't like the muscular soldier type, I mean heck you scare them enough already.

She takes a playful swing at her brother which he ducks easily trying not to laugh.

"So are you going to help or not? Or are you just scared that I might beat you up in front of us youngins?

Still chuckling Finn pantomimes surrender. "Yes, yes of course I'll help. It beats lugging crates back and forth for dad."

"Thanks Finn." She beems a smile back at him and meets up with the others prepairing to travel back to Amblestock.

(ooc: Bubbles will travel to Amblestock with the rest and hit the armory. After that she will go home and gather some rations and equipment.)