[LPF] Silent Tide

[Aura]

Charity, Human Female
Trying to address the burned man properly, Charity does her best make proper eye contact without staring or gawking. Drawing in a breath as the sound of water dribbling into the pool dominates the background, she leads the conversation, "Greetings, Grandmaster Torch. Thank you for seeing us on such short notice. I'm sure your time is valuable, so I will get to the point. We have need to find the man called Nessian. Yargos, here," the young guard gestures in Yargos' direction, "suggested you might be the one to ask on this subject. And so, without delay, we have come to see what can be learned of Nessian's whereabouts."

 

[Lindeloef]

Seeing the burned man, Robert bites his lips to avoid making snide comments like: 'Not really a Grandmaster of a torch if he burned himself so badly' or 'Right, another crazy man that thinks he is a torch'.

Instead he says "Also nice location. Always nice for guest to wade through sh*t before getting to you."

[sblock="ooc"]stuff in italics are thoughts[/sblock]

 

[Piston Honda]

The Navigator stares in awe at his surroundings. A man living on the other side of the sewers, with plenty of assistants around, it was apparent that it was best to mind his manners, hard as it was to hold his tongue, he smiled as the others spoke. When they finished, he kept a very low tone to speak to his companions so as not to be overheard and offend his host / a future employer of his assassin. “I don’t see how this is a good place for us to be…at all.”

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

The Grandmaster smiles - a somewhat gruesome sight, given the condition of the flesh on his face - and responds to Robert in a surprisingly smooth, cultured voice. "A matter of expedience. I've found that the location weeds out some of those who would approach me without the determination to pay for my information. Also, it stays cool down here even on the hottest days, which I appreciate."

He then turns his gaze to Charity. "Ah . . . lovely."

He shakes his head as he refocuses on the business at hand. "Nessian, you say? I know the man. A real 'up and comer,' as they say; he might just rise to the top of the midden heap we have here in Venza. I can point you in his direction, but it will cost you dear. I can't sell out a possible future leader of our little underworld without making it worth the risk.

"I'll tell you where to find him for 6,000 pieces of gold."

 

[Lindeloef]

"Ah no problems, this old guy here will cover the payment." Robert replies swiftly.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Yargos sputters and coughs, then squeaks, "WHAT?! I don't have that kind of money! I make about one gold a week, and that's on a GOOD week!"

[sblock=OOC]Nice play, Lindeloef [/sblock]

 

[Lindeloef]

"This whole mess is your fault, you'll find a way." Robert replies. Turning to the burned man "Grandmaster Crisp, tell us where to find Nessian so we can be on our merry way to deal with him, while you and Yargos here discuss payment."

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

The Grandmaster bristles visibly at Robert's insult, and the four bodyguards - the four very large, heavily armored bodyguards - each take a step toward the group before the burned man inhales deeply and noisily through ruined nostrils, visibly calming himself. He waves a hand at the half-orcs and they resume their watchful stances, though they do not take back their steps.

"It's a bit early in the negotiations to start throwing around insults, young man. If you don't handle these things correctly, you might find the price has gone up rather than down. Now, where were we?

"Oh, yes. The price is 6000 gold, and I'll have it before I breathe a word of Nessian's whereabouts. I don't really care who pays, but if I'm not paid I don't talk. You all may have a moment to discuss the arrangements amongst yourselves. Just let me know when you're ready to proceed."

 

[Piston Honda]

He speaks low again. “Afraid I ain’t got that kind of coin. Perhaps this Nessian fellow does, so, maybe it’s possible to get some information on credit, I might be able to convince him that we can collect the money from Nessian himself.” The Navigator gives his companions a grin.

[sblock=OOC Aura]Does Charity have any sort of religious symbols or anything of the like on armor/proudly displayed, what not?[/sblock]

 

[Aura]

Charity, Human Female
[section]Red draws into 'the huddle' with her compatriots. Finally showing some sign of being frustrated, she explains, "I don't think if we hocked everything we had, dug into our life savings, and pooled the resultant gold, could pay that much. Torch may or may not know this, it's hard to say. I'm sure he's well practiced in negotiation and doesn't tip his hand easily. This leaves two primary options. First, we negotiate something we can handle, or second," the redhead draws a sigh, "we leave empty-handed and try to track Nessian down another way. He apparently is not some small fish.

"We could attempt to negotiate a cash influx that we might attain against what we might get if we caught Nessian, but we don't know what he has, and I'm sure Torch will know we're gambling an unknown hand. Perhaps another route is to remind him his business is in danger due to Nessian's dealings. Opinions?"​[/section]