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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3523504" data-attributes="member: 21064"><p><strong>It's what's Inside that Counts</strong></p><p></p><p>[sblock=OOC: ]No worries, Salix. Now that we're all here, we can get this show on the road. In the interest of time, I'll assume that Ryland casts <em>detect magic</em>...[/sblock]</p><p>Ryland's spell reveals [spoiler]that the coin is completely nonmagical. There's not a thing that exudes any magic at all, not even the orb.[/spoiler] Satisfied, Ryland places the orb on the table.</p><p></p><p>Fatwon's eyes go big, but he remains calm. Jobe sets his drink down and moves to the edge of his seat. Brigit looks worriedly at the object that has caused her so much trouble. Fatwon sighs, <span style="color: SlateGray">"Now, <em>after seventeen years...</em>"</span> Fatwon holds the orb in his fat hands, turns it slowly, and strokes and caresses it with lascivious lust. The others salivate at the sight of the valuable, ebony sphere. Kamdar, smiling serenely, pulls out a knife and says, <span style="color: SlateGray">"Just to make sure..."</span> He slowly scrapes the knife over the surface of the orb, peeling away the black paint. After a couple scrapes, he makes it to the lead layer. A few more scrapes and a frustrated look crosses his face.</p><p></p><p>He repeatedly and frantically scrapes and hacks at the orb with his penknife, marking it and peeling back layers - horribly realizing that its surface can be scarred and that the coated sphere doesn't contain gold or jewels at all. Furious, he bellows, <span style="color: SlateGray">"Fake! It's a phony! It-it's lead! It's lead! It's a fake!"</span></p><p></p><p>Jobe looks like he's about to cry. In a hysterical outburst he shouts, <span style="color: Purple">"You were tricked, Kamdar! You stole a counterfeit!"</span> Fatwon quivers. Jobe stands and starts railing, <span style="color: Purple">"You, it's you who bungled it, you and your <em>stupid</em> attempt to buy it. Khemidrov found out how valuable it was. No wonder we had such an easy time stealing it. You, you <em>imbecile!</em> You <em>bloated</em> idiot! You <em>stupid</em> fathead!"</span> The elf collapses into his chair, blubbering and whimpering. Fatwon's face is bright red. Still standing, he rubs his sweaty neck.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">OOC: I'll give you both a chance to interject before I continue.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 3523504, member: 21064"] [b]It's what's Inside that Counts[/b] [sblock=OOC: ]No worries, Salix. Now that we're all here, we can get this show on the road. In the interest of time, I'll assume that Ryland casts [i]detect magic[/i]...[/sblock] Ryland's spell reveals [spoiler]that the coin is completely nonmagical. There's not a thing that exudes any magic at all, not even the orb.[/spoiler] Satisfied, Ryland places the orb on the table. Fatwon's eyes go big, but he remains calm. Jobe sets his drink down and moves to the edge of his seat. Brigit looks worriedly at the object that has caused her so much trouble. Fatwon sighs, [COLOR=SlateGray]"Now, [i]after seventeen years...[/i]"[/COLOR] Fatwon holds the orb in his fat hands, turns it slowly, and strokes and caresses it with lascivious lust. The others salivate at the sight of the valuable, ebony sphere. Kamdar, smiling serenely, pulls out a knife and says, [COLOR=SlateGray]"Just to make sure..."[/COLOR] He slowly scrapes the knife over the surface of the orb, peeling away the black paint. After a couple scrapes, he makes it to the lead layer. A few more scrapes and a frustrated look crosses his face. He repeatedly and frantically scrapes and hacks at the orb with his penknife, marking it and peeling back layers - horribly realizing that its surface can be scarred and that the coated sphere doesn't contain gold or jewels at all. Furious, he bellows, [COLOR=SlateGray]"Fake! It's a phony! It-it's lead! It's lead! It's a fake!"[/COLOR] Jobe looks like he's about to cry. In a hysterical outburst he shouts, [COLOR=Purple]"You were tricked, Kamdar! You stole a counterfeit!"[/COLOR] Fatwon quivers. Jobe stands and starts railing, [COLOR=Purple]"You, it's you who bungled it, you and your [i]stupid[/i] attempt to buy it. Khemidrov found out how valuable it was. No wonder we had such an easy time stealing it. You, you [i]imbecile![/i] You [i]bloated[/i] idiot! You [i]stupid[/i] fathead!"[/COLOR] The elf collapses into his chair, blubbering and whimpering. Fatwon's face is bright red. Still standing, he rubs his sweaty neck. [size=1]OOC: I'll give you both a chance to interject before I continue.[/size] [/QUOTE]
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