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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Qik" data-source="post: 5821244" data-attributes="member: 6673727">The patrons and employees of the Fair Lass stare wide-eyed at Fury as he surveys the crowd and then settles back into his default demeanor of nonchalance.  After his display, it seems unlikely that any of them would question his right to be present.  As Fury registers their mild awe, it occurs to him that it's likely that his little vanishing act was an unprecedented display in their lives: one doesn't seem much magic in the Planks.As Fury hands Bonita a portion of the half-orc's coin purse, she still seems to be in something of a daze: the sight of platinum, however, does the trick of jolting her out of it."Blimey...there must be..."  She looks up from the coins to Fury and blurts out, "Do you know how many men we'd have to bed to get this kind of coin?  I had no idea Krale was that well off - business must be good for the Krakens." Eying the unconscious half-orc, she adds with disgust, "And to think, he used to complain about my prices!"As Fury herds Bonita back to the bar, she seems lost in thought.  The two share an ale as the climate of the Fair Lass returns to normal - although the scope of the disturbance may have been unusual, something tells Fury that the Fair Lass is no stranger to the odd brawl - and Fury takes notice as someone hauls Krale's unresponsive form out into the street.  Fury does his best to steer the topic of conversation back to his initial intent, but Bonita's introspection lasts through the entirety of the first ale and most of the second.  Finally, just when Fury fears that the brawl had disturbed his chances of getting some solid information, Bonita looks up from her ale to catch Fury's eyes.  Fury's ability to not wince visibly is proof enough he's made of sterner stuff."You know - Fury -" Bonita coos his name, batting her eyelashes comically - "I've been thinkin' about the size of Krale's money purse.  A while back, one of the girls told me she'd heard him talking about how the Krakens were going to try and take their business up a few notches - expand out of the Planks into the rest of Venza, and maybe even beyond that.  She's a new girl, new to this sort of thing, so I just told her that that was his way of trying to impress her, that any time the clients do that, just smile all pretty-like and pretend like you're well impressed.  That that's what they're paying you for.""Anyway, if Krale's carrying around money like that, it seems to me that his were more than just empty words - that the Krakens really are cashing in."  She stops a moment, takes a drink of her ale, and then continues.  "I've gotten to know a lot of the Krakens back when they were paying their custom here.  It seems to me that they would do anything to make it to the big time, and they wouldn't hesitate to knock off anyone who they thought would stand in their way.  Hell, it'd be a fun time for them, give 'em somethin' to tell the girls about; you saw how eager Krale was to pick a fight.  I've gotten to know a lot of the Planks' most lecherous fellows, and I have to say, those Krakens top them all." She pauses to take another swig of her ale before adding, "I wouldn't put anything past those fellas."[sblock=OOC]Sorry to stop at a slightly awkward spot, but the fiance's home after a long day, so I gots to wrap it up.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Feel free to continue the inquiry with Bonita - Fury's certainly got her on the hook.[/sblock][sblock=Spoils]MW falchion (375 gp), MW chain shirt (250 gp), Unidentified Amulet (?), 5 daggers (10 gp), 25 platinum coins (250 gp)If you stick with giving up half the coins, that's 125 for Fury and 125 for Bonita.  Just let me know how you want to split it.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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