Shinon: We're back! Look who I've got with me! My boss! So now I have to be even more careful that nobody gets hurt! Wonderful!
Barnaby: I assure you, I can take care of myself. You needn't feel responsible for my safety. Remember, I am a pawn. I am eternal, like you.
Shinon: You guys got that, right? How he said I'm not responsible if he gets injured?
Barnaby: You're worrying over nothing, son.
Shinon: No. No "Son." *hands Barnaby a piece of paper* Here's a list of names you can call me on camera.
Barnaby: "Shinon, Shi... Shiden?"
Shinon: Shiden's my "safe name", just in case someone gets offended by my real name. Hey, don't look at me, it's a requirement, "Babs."
Barnaby: *points to a name on the paper* I'm not going to call you "Sir Shinon of the Gleaming Abs."
Shinon: What? *takes back paper* Ah. Seel. Yeah, you don't have to call me that.
???: *Pained groan*
Shinon: What was that?
Barnaby: I think it came from the end of the pier.
Shinon: You wait up here, okay? There's a notice board over there you can pace in front of.
Barnaby: It sounded like someone in pain. Are you well versed in first aid?
Shinon: I just slap absorbent rags on wounds. Absorbent rags fix everything.
Barnaby: What about broken -
Shinon: *turns and starts walking away* Absorbent rags!
*Shinon heads down to the dock*
Shinon: Holy f....uror. Valmiro?
Valmiro: C...cos?
Shinon: Oh, hell no. I will walk away from you.
Valmiro: My boat, she... she struck something, she sank like a... like a boat. I was heading for Starfall Bay, I must have taken a wrong turn...
Shinon: Starfall Bay. You were taking a boat to Starfall Bay. It is literally a ten second jog there from the beach in Cassardis. And you got lost.
Valmiro: I ran out of greenwarish as I left the dock, I panicked.
Shinon: How could you have possibly ended up here?
Valmiro: Where am I, cos?
Shinon: Bitterblack Isle, which is pretty much the complete opposite of Starfall Bay.
Valmiro: Oh! Did you find any kingwarish?
Shinon: Are you still going on about that? I thought I failed that quest.
*Barnaby approaches the pair*
Barnaby: *crouches beside Valmiro* Do you require aid, ser? Can you stand?
Valmiro: Y-yes, I think so..
*Valmiro shakily gets to his feet*
Barnaby: You're lucky, it looks like you just got the wind knocked out of you.
Shinon: He's a walking near-death experience. Master bailed him out so many times, even her patience is wearing thin.
Barnaby: Where is she, by the way? You didn't leave her alone in there, did you?
Shinon: Oh, no. She's with Gabs and Chase. I told them to wait for us. Ha, she still thinks I'm bringing Rook back.
Valmiro: H-how do I get home, cos?
Shinon: Swim?
Barnaby: Perhaps wait for another boat to arrive and catch a ride back with it.
Valmiro: Ohhh... I couldn't survive the trip, not without... *counts on his fingers... for quite a while* about seventy-three greenwarishes.
Barnaby: It would be unwise to consume that many in such a short time. You could become violently ill. At the very least, you could become extremely disoriented and end up -
Shinon: Valmiro disoriented? Never.
Barnaby: Ah. That's sarcasm. I see. *to Valmiro* How much greenwarish do you normally go through in one day?
Valmiro: I don't count, cos. A field?
Barnaby: A field of greenwarish. *looks at Shinon, who shrugs*
Shinon: Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised.
Barnaby: *to Valmiro* Sir, I believe you've become dependent on the plant and advise you to try to wean yourself off of it. Instead of greenwarish, perhaps drink harspud juice. It has the same healing properties as greenwarish, and there are no ill effects.
Valmiro: ...So can you find me some greenwarish?
Barnaby: You need help, young man. There's a place you can go when you're short on-
Shinon: We should really be going now. Just don't worry about Val here, he always finds his way home. He was born with a horseshoe made of rabbit's feet on a string of four-leaf clovers tied around his neck.
Barnaby: That... what?
Valmiro: Wait... maybe you could tell Seel that I'm here? He usually carries a few ferrystones on him, he'll lend me one.
Shinon: Oh, right, Seel's family, isn't he?
Valmiro: He's either my uncle or my son. I just call him cos.
Shinon: Of course you do. I'll ask him about a ferrystone when I see him. Just...stay up there, alright? *points to resting bench* And don't wander off.
Valmiro: I'll try not to.
*Valmiro starts walking up to the bench, then passes by it...*
Shinon: And the cycle begins again. ...There, come on, B. We have to get you into something more suitable for combat, just in case you see any.
Barnaby: This pawn is called Barnaby, and I'm fine as I am.
Shinon: Unless you're wearing at least some chain mail under that silly outfit, you're not fine. Rook said there are wolves in there that can swallow you whole. I'd want to be as spiky and unappetizing as possible if I hadn't seen any combat in 700 years and couldn't defend myself because I'm "injured".
Barnaby: No. I wear this in memory of my arisen, it is similar to something he once wore. I feel connected to him when I wear it, it gives me strength.
Shinon: Yeah, the pawn-arisen bond is something else, isn't it?
Barnaby: Which begs the question why you've entrusted the safety of your arisen with someone that you view as unfit for combat.
Shinon: Master has faith in you, I suppose that's good enough for me.
Barnaby: I might need a bit of a refresher, I haven't used this staff in quite some time.
Shinon: Come on, we'll fry some rats and spiders on the way back.
Alynna: Hey, folks. We just met up with Briana's team. Apparently they had a run-in with Death like we did, who now is aware that I'm an Arisen.
Arya: Yeah, sorry, that's on me, but I promise I'll stick to you like glue. Nobody gets through Arya.
Thomas: So I guess I will also be sticky?
Briana: Our lives depend on Alynna's safety here, we should all do our part to watch over her.
Alynna: Chase, did you hand out those wakestones? Yeah, I'd like you all to carry one, just in case.
Chase: Just waiting on Shinon to give him one.
Seel: Where is Pink, anyway?
Alynna: He's gone to the rift to get me a bodyguard.
Arya: Ooh, yeah, there are some great guardians in the rift. Some of them have this shiny black armor with the sculpted...*rubs her stomach*
Alynna: Rook. He's bringing back Rook.
Seel: So... every other pawn that ever existed is unavailable, huh?
Alynna: Yeah, let's go with that.
Thomas: Well... he's a mage? That's something. We don't actually have a healer.
Gabs: And if one of us stubs our toe, we'll have someone barely able to alleviate the pain.
Alynna: You never know, he might surprise us.
*the group disperses, looking around the courtyard*
Gabs: This is a pretty big place, huh?
Chase: Yeah. It's gonna take forever to see it all.
Gabs: What did Briana say this floor was called?
Chase: The Garden of Ignominy.
Gabs: I wonder what the story behind that name is.
Alynna: I dunno, but if this was my garden, I'd feel pretty ashamed about it. It's all weeds and roots.
Chase: Look at all the rotting meat... ugh. Our robed friend isn't exactly employee of the month.
Gabs: Some of it looks... almost fresh. I think someone was just here.
*an explosion from above rocks the building, sending everyone for cover*
Gabs: What in blazes was that?
Seel: *listens intently*... three... two... one...
*another explosion*
Seel: *nods* Bolide. There's a sorcerer up there.
*a giant fireball crashes into the ground a few feet away*
Seel: A sorcerer with terrible aim. *shouts* HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU POINT THOSE THINGS!
Alynna: We can't stay here, guys. It could be a lich, or... Death? Briana, can Death-
Thomas: Run!
Shinon: There. Is that enough? You're gonna burn the whole place down.
Barnaby: Have spells gotten longer cast times? I don't recall ever having to wait this long for Bolide. And then it's just... random where it falls?
That's dangerous! In my day, you could aim where you wanted them to go.
Shinon: I dunno, I'm still working my way up to Ingle. Oh... hello, there...
Shinon: I don't know how we missed this little goodie...
Barnaby: Wait. Something feels... wrong.
Shinon: The only thing that's wrong is the fact that I don't have this treasure in my pockets.
Barnaby: Shinon, I think it's a trap!
Shinon: HOLY SH-
Barnaby: Unmouth him, vile tentacle!
Shinon: Ugh, that smelled awful. Aw, now I'm all covered in gunk!
Barnaby: Get out of there! Come on!
Shinon: Hey! No! I've got this!
Barnaby: That thing almost swallowed you whole! We're getting out of here!
Shinon: NO! No monster gets the better of me! Put me down! I'll pry out its teeth and shove 'em down its throat!
Barnaby: Better your pride be wounded than your body. We don't know what happens to pawns that fall here. It's best to err on the side of caution.
Shinon: Screw caution! Put me down! Master and the others are just down that hall, go get them! I'll stay here and give that worm a piece of my mind!
Barnaby: They're that close? Why didn't you tell me? Maker, I hope they weren't where the meteors fell.
*Everyone has gathered near the stairs leading to the next floor, watching the flames slowly die out*
Alynna: Well. That was quite an experience. Everyone okay?
Thomas: Yep, I think so.
Seel: That's Bolide for you. You're trying to hit a goblin a few feet in front of you, you end up torching a house that's miles away.
Chase: I thought I heard someone screaming up there.
Gabs: I heard that too.
Briana: I'll check it out, you guys wait downstairs by the door, okay? And if something happens, don't hesitate to leave, the door downstairs leads to a nice open area full of fluffy bunnies and cute little deer.
Alynna: Does it really, or is that just The Briana Experience?
Briana: The Briana Experience adds 14-foot-tall kittens with fright wigs.
Alynna: Ah. But...why leave? We're fine here. There's nothing in here except monster carcasses.
Briana: Trust Auntie Briana, would you? *Pats Alynna's head* I'll be right back.
*Briana runs off*
Thomas: If she comes back carrying a snake named Percy, I vote we stage an intervention.
*Everything goes dark for a moment, causing frightened gasps and squeaks among the group. Light floods the room once more, mere seconds later.*
Alynna: Huh. I thought my lantern went out. What just happened?
Gabs: Guys... what the hell is that?
Chase: Is that why Briana told us to wait downstairs?
Alynna: We can't just leave her and Shinon to fight this thing alone.
Seel: Don't worry, they've got Rook to protect them.
Alynna: Come on, there's six of us. We can take this thing down. Remember, this is what we used to do not too long ago.
Arya: There's only five of us. Thomas is gone. I think he ran down the stairs. I guess that Dose of Courage wore off.
Chase: I can call the Handyman...
Alynna: No need, it's just an overgrown wolf. Spread out, we'll surround it and cut it down.
Gabs: I'll scale it, strike while it's distracted!
Seel: One Grand Gicel coming up, just guard me for about 14 minutes.
Briana: Barnaby? What are you doing here?
Barnaby: Ah, Briana! Come, Shinon needs help! He opened a chest and -
Briana: Got eaten?
Barnaby: Had I not been there, he would have. He refuses to leave the creature be.
Briana: I'll take care of this. The others are waiting by the stairs down there.
Barnaby: You don't require my help?
Briana: Uh.. no. Especially if your "help" involves bombarding your friends with fireballs. *indicates Barnaby's staff* It was you, wasn't it?
Barnaby: I'll never cast Bolide again. You have my word. Nobody was hurt, I hope.
Briana: You scared us all half to death, but we all got out unscathed. Now get out of here and let me deal with this.
Barnaby: Very well. Do be careful, I would hate to have to break the news to your Arisen that you were eaten by a giant worm.
Briana: Shinon!
Shinon: Oh, hey! Look at this thing! Didj'ever see the likes?
Briana: Of course I have. Excuse me, Miss Maneater?
Maneater: Oh, hello dear. It's nice to meet someone with manners once in a while. Call me Mildred.
Shinon: "Miss"? How could you tell -
Briana: Let me guess, this big slab of meat broke into your house?
Maneater: It did. I was just defending myself.
Briana: Totally justified.
Shinon: What. The hell.
Maneater: Okay, Meat, how would you like it if I just opened your front door and started rooting around in your house, huh?
Shinon: I didn't have time to "root"! I opened the lid, then I was halfway down your gullet! You could have put a sign nearby that said "Caution, treasure seekers will be eaten!" Wait, why am I trying to reason with a freaking tentacle?
Maneater: So you just go around opening boxes that don't belong to you? It's high time you got your comeuppance! Stop being a snoop!
Shinon: You live in a treasure chest. You live in something that every adventurer that ever existed will instinctively get curious about. You're asking for it.
Maneater: Well, a girl's gotta eat. There is that. But it's gotten a bit crazy, there've been... dozens of you things around lately. I'd just like to be left alone on occasion.
Shinon: Are there more of you?
Maneater: If I said yes, would you stop opening chests?
Shinon: ...no.
Maneater: I figured. Make sure not to wear anything sharp when you open one, 'kay? Those dragonwings on your head are a bit of a throat scraper... and those boots. Ugh. Those would tear right through me.
Shinon: You're pulling my leg.
Maneater: I'll pull something if you don't get outta my face.
Shinon: You don't have a face!
Briana: Now, now. It's all been a big misunderstanding. Shinon didn't know you were living in there. And he's right, treasure chests are magnets for looters. Maybe move into one that's off the beaten path, so you won't be bothered as often.
Maneater: You know what? Maybe it is time for a change. I heard a lot of places opened up in the Gutter of Misery.
Shinon: "Gutter of Misery?" That sounds kinda redundant.
Maneater: You're redundant, Meat.
Shinon: Fffffffff- *Briana takes him by the arm and pulls him away*
Briana: Well, good luck, Mildred. Shinon and I will get out of your way.
Alynna: I CAN'T SEE! GUYS? I - OW!
Seel: Whoops, sorry. I can't see either.
Alynna: So you stumble around pinching the air, do you?
Seel: Yes. Yes I do.
Gabs: We've gotta fall back! Where's back?
Thomas: This way, guys! Just follow my voice!
Chase: Keep talking, Tom! None of us can see! That blasted wolf burped a cloud of stink and blinded us all!
Arya: I've learned of beasts.
Thomas: It's coming toward you, Gabrielle! Run left!
Gabs: Your left or my left? Where are you?
Chase: I'll save you! *blindly dives to shield Gabrielle, misses by several feet, crashes into a crate*
Thomas: Good, Chase! You spooked it!
Chase: And I landed on a bottle of harspud sauce... ugh, who keeps leaving these around? This one's rancid...
Alynna: Does anyone have eyedrops?
Arya: I do but I can't see them! They're in my pack somewhere!
Thomas: Come on guys, this way! It's eating a pile of rotting meat right now, you can get away! Just follow my voice!
Chase: I'm on my way!
Seel: Keep talking!
Alynna: YOU ALL SOUND THE SAME!
Arya: Yeah, guys, let Thomas talk. It's getting a little confusing.
*Thomas slowly but surely directs the group down the stairs, where they gather around a busted fountain full of rotting fish. He administers eyedrops to everyone, and soon they are back to normal*
Seel: Thanks, Tommy. I guess sometimes it pays to have a chicken around.
Arya: He just saved our lives! Show some respect!
Thomas: Ah, it's okay. Like he said, fear has its uses. We might all be dead right now if I hadn't turned tail at the first sight of that thing.
Gabs: So what now? Can that wolf fit in here?
Thomas: I think it can, and we're out of eyedrops.
*The garm appears to lose interest in the rotting meat, turning towards the group huddled by the fountain*
Seel: I hate to say it, but we have to run. We can always pick Shinon and Briana up at the next riftstone if they don't make it.
Arya: What if there isn't one? What if pawns that die here...die? Time doesn't seem to flow here, so... do we come back?
*The garm charges, and the group scrambles down the corridor*
Chase: Up here, guys! It can't climb, can it?
*They quickly climb up the crumbling masonry until they reach the upper floor, they watch the garm circle below*
Gabs: It probably could follow if it tried.
Chase: Don't give it ideas!
Thomas: *frantically pats the top of his head* Where's my hat? WHERE'S MY HAT?
Seel: It's down th- oh. DON'T EAT THAT, YOU STUPID DOG! THAT'S NOT FOOD!
Thomas: That was my favorite hat, guys.
Arya: Hats can be replaced, Thomas. You never know, we might find an even better one in here somewhere. Chin up!
*They watch the garm for a few moments, it then appears to give up and trot away.*
Alynna: I think I'm up for fluffy bunnies and cute little deer, how about you guys? You think Briana and Shinon can make it out on their own?
Seel: I think Briana knows her way around this place, so... maybe? She wouldn't have let us go on without her if she didn't think she could follow.
Thomas: I vote bunnies and deer.
Chase: I think we should wait for Shinon. He wouldn't want us going on ahead and making all the important discoveries without him.
Alynna: True.
Gabs: We can go down and wait by the door like Briana suggested.
Arya: Does anyone want to volunteer to take a peek in the hall to see if that dog's gone?
*Silence*
Thomas: I volunteer to stay here and direct you back once you all get blinded again.
Chase: I'll go. Gabs, hold my bow and daggers, will you?
Gabs: Shouldn't you take them with -
Chase: *Holds a Jewel of Endurance - one he has dubbed "The Holy Orb of Handiness" - skyward* I AM THE HANDYMAN!
Gabs: Oh lord--
Seel: AND I AM HIS SIDEKICK, GREASEMONKEY!
Chase: You are? Awesome! I have a sidekick! Well, Greasy - can I call you Greasy? - , let's go check the hallway.
*Chase and Seel slowly creep toward the doorway and peek around the corner*
Seel: Yeah, guys, it's gone. Well, I don't see it, anyway.
Gabs: Really?
Arya: We might not have much time, let's sneak out while we can.
Chase: Aw, I got all dressed up and all we're gonna do is sneak away?
Alynna: Briana might have drawn it away from us. Let's wait down by the door like she told us to.
Seel: If the others don't show up in ten minutes, I'm going back and giving that big mutt a good spanking.
Alynna: You were the one that suggested we run in the first place.
Seel: That was Seel talking. This is Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey doesn't back down. He fixes problems, gets his hands dirty.
Arya: I have to say... I'm impressed. That's not what I expected from you.
Seel: I'm touched, Arya. If ever you need someone to tinker with your undercarriage -
Arya: Aaaaand there it is. No longer impressed.
Seel: Can't blame a superhero for trying.
Retour en haut
... oh well.
YAY VALMIRO 
My sweet little Val, who "always finds his way home" and "was born with a horseshoe made of rabbit's feet on a string of four-leaf clovers tied around his neck." ![=]](https://lvlt.forum.bioware.com/public/style_emoticons/default/sideways.png)
... I look forward to it 
LOL!
Pretty soon, the other two wet tissues go down for the umpteenth time, and I realized either I have to stop futzing around with Lyncean site, or we need to vamoose from the room. End result, decided to get the Garms done first (since they are just faster to kill), then went on to kill the Golem. At the end of all that, all three chatter on about how they won, patting each other on the back (Castor squeaking out his "victory" speech XD). Yeah...sure you did guys. 
). Oh....and forgive the voice. I did change it from 'Theodore Chipmunk'.
