Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 531502" data-attributes="member: 8530">Promise City, ArizonaChapter 14, &quot;Aftermath&quot;, April 21st, 1881, 8:00 P.M. Morgana and Arcade arrive back at the Cantina, seeing Sam there alone.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Didn't you go bail Louie out?&quot; Arcade asks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sam answers &quot;I wanted to, but that centaur insisted that he wanted to come along too, and I thought he would just make matters worse.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I'll do this myself,&quot; Morgana states in a huff, and walks out the door.&nbsp;&nbsp; She arrives at the Marshal's office.&nbsp; Marshal Bret Hollister clearly does not recognize her in her new attire, and asks, &quot;What can do for you Ma'am.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I want to bail Louie out,&quot; she says, gesturing to the half-orc, then asks, &quot;How much is bail?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hollister now realizes who she is, and replies &quot;How much do you have?&quot;&nbsp; She answers &quot;Ten dollars.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;That'll do,&quot; he answers.&nbsp; As she goes to hand over the money she says, &quot;I will get this back, won't I?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; He replies &quot;Sure, as long as the ugly guy shows up in court.&nbsp; If he skips town or gets himself killed then you lose it.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; She looks to Louie and says, &quot;Try not to get yourself killed.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Marshal unlocks him from the cell, advising the half-orc &quot;And try not to kill anybody else either, that'll look bad to the judge at your trial.&quot;&nbsp; They return to the Cantina, where the other patrons treat Louie like a celebrity and Arcade tells him &quot;You did well&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sam suggests that they find somewhere else to stay, but Louie answers &quot;Nah, the guy who wanted to hurt me is dead, and I like the free drinks.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Morgana states that she will be heading back to the druid church next door.&nbsp; Arcade asks to accompany her.&nbsp;&nbsp; They arrive at the grove, and Arcade finally reveals to her that he is also a follower of the druid faith.&nbsp; They have short services to the nature gods, after which she invites him to see where she spends the nights.&nbsp; He takes that as an invitation, and the two of them then find a quiet place together in the tree grove behind the church, where they take the relationship to a whole new level.&nbsp; April 22nd, 1881:Sam and Louie come downstairs for a late breakfast, and notice that the others are nowhere around.&nbsp; Pedro says he has a note for them from the newspaper editor.&nbsp; Sam comments &quot;Louie, it's for you&quot;.&nbsp; &quot;Actually for you and Arcade,&quot; Pedro comments.&nbsp; &quot;Must be about yesterday,&quot; Louie states.&nbsp;&nbsp; They wait around until early afternoon, and Arcade still does not return.&nbsp;&nbsp; Louie concludes, &quot;He must be busy.&nbsp; Want to join me to go see this guy?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Sure, I'll go with you, as long as you don't shoot me,&quot; Sam jokingly comments.The two of them make their way over to O'Reilly's Café, where they find a very intoxicated Parker Baxter.&nbsp; Baxter pours them each a drink and another for himself, and pulls out his paper and pen to take some notes.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;So, you shot up Chris Fargo?&quot; Baxter asks.&nbsp; &quot;He didn't leave me any choice,&quot; Louie answers.&nbsp;&nbsp; Baxter says, &quot;Well, I've been asking around.&nbsp; Apparently when Cleatus James left to go get his cousins he told Fargo to stick around and keep an eye on you.&nbsp; So what happened?&nbsp; You saw him and decided to take him out?&quot;&nbsp; Louie says &quot;He drew on me first, and fired the first shot.&nbsp; He missed so I shot him back.&nbsp; Both of my shots hit, his missed.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;So you just cut him down in cold blood?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I guess you can call it that,&quot; Louie answers.&nbsp; Baxter then turns to Sam and asks &quot;And you condone this Mr. Arcade?&quot;&nbsp; Sam says &quot;What, No!&quot;&nbsp; &quot;You don't condone this Mr. Arcade?&quot; Baxter then asks.&nbsp; &quot;I'm not Arcade!&quot; Sam yells back, &quot;as to whether I approve or not, well if somebody had a gun on me then I would kill him.&quot;&nbsp; Baxter frantically jots that down.&nbsp; &nbsp; The editor then turns back to Louie and says, &quot;If it was just self defense then why were you arrested?&quot;&nbsp; Louie answers &quot;I don't know.&nbsp; Ask the Marshal.&quot;&nbsp; Baxter replies &quot;I did.&nbsp; He said you were a trouble maker.&quot;&nbsp; Louie replies &quot;I don't cause trouble, it comes to me.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baxter jots that down, finishes his drink, pours himself another one, and then says &quot;Thanks for the interview.&quot;&nbsp; Sam and Louie finish their drinks and then leave.&nbsp; April 22nd &amp; 23rd, 1881:These two days pass by surprisingly uneventfully.&nbsp;&nbsp; Arcade and Morgana spend a lot more time together.&nbsp;&nbsp; Louie continues to be congratulated by the Mexicans and other patrons of the Cantina, although they no longer buy him free drinks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sam wanders around the town, managing to stay out of trouble. April 24th, 1881:Sydney Sue meets the four of them for lunch at the Cantina.&nbsp;&nbsp; She pays them for their first week's work.&nbsp; She says that with Hank and Qualtaqa handling the night guard chores they aren't really needed anymore, but she offers them a chance to &quot;stay on retainer for half-wages, without having to work unless trouble comes up.&quot;&nbsp; That sounds like a good idea to the four.&nbsp;&nbsp; She adds &quot;Well, as long as the town knows I've got you guys hired that should be enough of a deterrent, given your new reputation.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;What do you mean?&quot; Arcade asks.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Haven't you seen today's paper yet?&quot; she asks, &quot;with the big headline &quot;Arcade Issues Challenge!&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 531502, member: 8530"] [b]Promise City, Arizona[/b] Chapter 14, "Aftermath", April 21st, 1881, 8:00 P.M. Morgana and Arcade arrive back at the Cantina, seeing Sam there alone. "Didn't you go bail Louie out?" Arcade asks. Sam answers "I wanted to, but that centaur insisted that he wanted to come along too, and I thought he would just make matters worse." "I'll do this myself," Morgana states in a huff, and walks out the door. She arrives at the Marshal's office. Marshal Bret Hollister clearly does not recognize her in her new attire, and asks, "What can do for you Ma'am." "I want to bail Louie out," she says, gesturing to the half-orc, then asks, "How much is bail?" Hollister now realizes who she is, and replies "How much do you have?" She answers "Ten dollars." "That'll do," he answers. As she goes to hand over the money she says, "I will get this back, won't I?" He replies "Sure, as long as the ugly guy shows up in court. If he skips town or gets himself killed then you lose it." She looks to Louie and says, "Try not to get yourself killed." The Marshal unlocks him from the cell, advising the half-orc "And try not to kill anybody else either, that'll look bad to the judge at your trial." They return to the Cantina, where the other patrons treat Louie like a celebrity and Arcade tells him "You did well". Sam suggests that they find somewhere else to stay, but Louie answers "Nah, the guy who wanted to hurt me is dead, and I like the free drinks." Morgana states that she will be heading back to the druid church next door. Arcade asks to accompany her. They arrive at the grove, and Arcade finally reveals to her that he is also a follower of the druid faith. They have short services to the nature gods, after which she invites him to see where she spends the nights. He takes that as an invitation, and the two of them then find a quiet place together in the tree grove behind the church, where they take the relationship to a whole new level. April 22nd, 1881: Sam and Louie come downstairs for a late breakfast, and notice that the others are nowhere around. Pedro says he has a note for them from the newspaper editor. Sam comments "Louie, it's for you". "Actually for you and Arcade," Pedro comments. "Must be about yesterday," Louie states. They wait around until early afternoon, and Arcade still does not return. Louie concludes, "He must be busy. Want to join me to go see this guy?" "Sure, I'll go with you, as long as you don't shoot me," Sam jokingly comments. The two of them make their way over to O'Reilly's Café, where they find a very intoxicated Parker Baxter. Baxter pours them each a drink and another for himself, and pulls out his paper and pen to take some notes. "So, you shot up Chris Fargo?" Baxter asks. "He didn't leave me any choice," Louie answers. Baxter says, "Well, I've been asking around. Apparently when Cleatus James left to go get his cousins he told Fargo to stick around and keep an eye on you. So what happened? You saw him and decided to take him out?" Louie says "He drew on me first, and fired the first shot. He missed so I shot him back. Both of my shots hit, his missed." "So you just cut him down in cold blood?" "I guess you can call it that," Louie answers. Baxter then turns to Sam and asks "And you condone this Mr. Arcade?" Sam says "What, No!" "You don't condone this Mr. Arcade?" Baxter then asks. "I'm not Arcade!" Sam yells back, "as to whether I approve or not, well if somebody had a gun on me then I would kill him." Baxter frantically jots that down. The editor then turns back to Louie and says, "If it was just self defense then why were you arrested?" Louie answers "I don't know. Ask the Marshal." Baxter replies "I did. He said you were a trouble maker." Louie replies "I don't cause trouble, it comes to me." Baxter jots that down, finishes his drink, pours himself another one, and then says "Thanks for the interview." Sam and Louie finish their drinks and then leave. April 22nd & 23rd, 1881: These two days pass by surprisingly uneventfully. Arcade and Morgana spend a lot more time together. Louie continues to be congratulated by the Mexicans and other patrons of the Cantina, although they no longer buy him free drinks. Sam wanders around the town, managing to stay out of trouble. April 24th, 1881: Sydney Sue meets the four of them for lunch at the Cantina. She pays them for their first week's work. She says that with Hank and Qualtaqa handling the night guard chores they aren't really needed anymore, but she offers them a chance to "stay on retainer for half-wages, without having to work unless trouble comes up." That sounds like a good idea to the four. She adds "Well, as long as the town knows I've got you guys hired that should be enough of a deterrent, given your new reputation." "What do you mean?" Arcade asks. "Haven't you seen today's paper yet?" she asks, "with the big headline "Arcade Issues Challenge!". [/QUOTE]

Verification