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<blockquote data-quote="ajanders" data-source="post: 2708606" data-attributes="member: 3271">Michael looks grim.&nbsp; &quot;Somehow I was afraid of that.&quot;He takes a deep breath.&nbsp; &quot;Petra, this is not your fault.&nbsp; They made their choices, and now they will bear the consequences.&nbsp; You had nothing to do with it.&quot;(Diplomacy check to assuage any possible feelings of guilt: base +6, +1 for guidance)Michael pulls on a pair of leather gloves before he handles any of the items, wary of poison.He sets them back carefully in the trunk, locks it, and suggests Petra keep it in her office in case any sort of evidence is needed for the magistrate.&nbsp; He makes the suggestion as discreetly as possible, but lawful clerics are not notably good at subterfuge.Michael swears like a mule-skinner and tells Petra to get a box with a lock.&quot;Five bottles of wine, no notes, anonymous vintage?&nbsp; An antitoxin vial?&nbsp; Bloody well right.&quot;All six bottles go into the box.&nbsp; &quot;If they're not poisoned, I owe you a steak.&quot;He looks at the two bottles of perfume for a moment.&nbsp; &quot;Best not to take chances.&nbsp; I'll owe you a steak too, Rosalynn.&quot;&nbsp; He locks the box.&quot;We'll know about these tomorrow.&nbsp; The morning is wiser than the evening, with Sela's aid.&quot;Reflexively Michael slips the key into his pocket, but he could be talked out of that.&quot;Someone needs to keep an eye on them.&nbsp; Two someones for choice.&nbsp; I can be one.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ajanders, post: 2708606, member: 3271"] Michael looks grim. "Somehow I was afraid of that." He takes a deep breath. "Petra, this is not your fault. They made their choices, and now they will bear the consequences. You had nothing to do with it." (Diplomacy check to assuage any possible feelings of guilt: base +6, +1 for guidance) Michael pulls on a pair of leather gloves before he handles any of the items, wary of poison. He sets them back carefully in the trunk, locks it, and suggests Petra keep it in her office in case any sort of evidence is needed for the magistrate. He makes the suggestion as discreetly as possible, but lawful clerics are not notably good at subterfuge. Michael swears like a mule-skinner and tells Petra to get a box with a lock. "Five bottles of wine, no notes, anonymous vintage? An antitoxin vial? Bloody well right." All six bottles go into the box. "If they're not poisoned, I owe you a steak." He looks at the two bottles of perfume for a moment. "Best not to take chances. I'll owe you a steak too, Rosalynn." He locks the box. "We'll know about these tomorrow. The morning is wiser than the evening, with Sela's aid." Reflexively Michael slips the key into his pocket, but he could be talked out of that. "Someone needs to keep an eye on them. Two someones for choice. I can be one." [/QUOTE]

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