Elsbeth took a couple of steps until she was next to her friend.
"Are you alright? I hope that wasn't my fault." she whispered.
"Uh..." Fastus tried to figure that one out for a beat or two - didn't he just say...? - then gave it up and just answered the question asked, still smiling:
"Course not, Elli. You weren't even there!" His head-shake DID set three cylinders of pale wood to clattering against the brass holy symbol on his chest though, reminding him:
"Oh, right!"
Fastus quickly slipped one over his head and presented it to Elsbeth, dangling at the end of a leather cord: *it* was an elderwood whistle with a huge snowflake crudely burnt into the side of it... And then one more for Sachiko, with a little cat-face on it this time.
"So you guys can call ME for help," he explained, proudly slapping his own chest. He then taped next to his own, unadorned one:
"So I can call YOU if you get lost... Burningly brilliant, right?"
[sblock=OOC Whistles and Final shopping list for TS][sblock=Whistles]
I'm thinking they each have a slightly different notes, deeper for Fastus, shrillier for Sachiko?[/sblock][sblock=Final shopping list]
Carried by Fastus:
Signal Whistle (8 sp, 03, Neck)
Sealing Wax (1 gp, 1#, satchel)
Fishhooks and 'Trollgut' Line (1 gp, 0#, pouch)
Watertight Tin Scrollcase (1 gp, 0.5#, belt)
10 Bug repellent vials (5 gp, 1#, satchel)
3 Bug repellent jars (2 sp 5 cp, 5#, satchel)
Hammock (1 sp, 3#, satchel)
50' of Hemp rope (1 gp, 10#, on top of satchel)
Short-handled shovel/spade (2 gp, 6#, strapped to satchel)
6 torches (6 cp, 6#, satchel)
Ham leg (15 sp, 13#, satchel) equivalent of 5 Common meals
Carried by Elsbeth:
Signal Whistle (8 sp, 03, Neck)
2 Bug repellent jars (2#, backpack)
Hammock (1 sp, 3#, backpack)
Carried by Sachiko:
Signal Whistle (8 sp, 03, Neck)
2 extra sunrods (4 gp, 2#, )
Carried by Suldrel (?):
Hammock (1 sp, 3#, )
0 gp, 5 sp, 9 cp left.[/sblock][/sblock]
Jakira answered Fastus, "Naw, he was off wanderrrin' in the swamp an' not home."
The young blacksmith blinked, not used to being directly addressed by REALLY big cats with too intelligent eyes... But he recovered quickly enough:
"Maybe we'll get to rescue him from some fiendish goblin trap, right?"
"They were really hot to go," he excitedly explained to Suldrel and Sachiko when symbol-girl didn't immediately answer the elf's comment.
"Hunted gift-mice at the mill and everything." He pointed to the squirming sack with an amused smile, rather proud he'd helped there, at least.
Then he suddenly got confused, finally noticing Suldrel's expression...
"Was that bad?"