"The Harpy's Nest Part 1"

"A new arc begins! The group sets out to get Gregor a new glaive and maybe take care of a monster along the way!" - The Harpy's Nest Part 1.
== Plot Synopsis ==
Settling down back on the Nine Shrines Bar after their time away in Onorhant, the Markus, Gregor and Ashe are surprised by the sudden influx of people visiting the bar. Thankful that they had hired Inien and Colvin, the group relaxes with their own drinks, discussing various topics. Inien tries to mess with Ashe through a simulacrum, though the prank goes awry when Ashe pushes it into the hole in the floor.
After the flop, the main trio is assembled by Thog by the "private" table. There, he tells them about a job they can do on another island, albeit vaguely, which aligns well with some other business they need to attend to; getting Gregor a new glaive, and play up the bar's adventure aspect. However, since the island is Alarani controlled, they need to be both quiet and loud about their advertising. So, after Markus and Ashe tries to explain blinking to Thog, and Thog reminds them of a pay penalty for touching other people's faces (imposed by Ashe), the group sets off. Before they get away from the bar, though, Markus is stopped by Firi, who asks them where they are headed. Panicked, he lies, and tells her that they are going to the carnival, to which she excitedly asks to join along. He tries to discourage her from joining, but Thog ends up letting her tag along.
Taking a short-cut through the Prison of Lights, the group heads for the docks, awaiting the boat that will bring them to their destination, an island whose name is still in development, and Thog not remembering its previous name. Until a better name is found, the group decides to simply call it "In Development". The island, Thog informs them, was recreated as a heaven for Alarani artists. However, there was a monster roaming the island, that ended up killing almost all of the artists, as the people capable of fighting it had not arrived at the island at the same time as the artists. The only surviving artist on the island was an artist famed for making beautiful art out of weapons, that Thog hopes will be able to make a new glaive for Gregor.
The group waits for the boat to In Development, which was scheduled to arrive later than the group's actual arrival time at the docks, as Thog had not anticipated how much the short-cut would shave off of their travel time.
== Trivia ==
* Inien has a new shirt in this episode. It says: "Alaran Wrestlepocalypse XXVI"
== Quotes ==
* Markus: I get the second chair!
* Ashe: No, I want the second chair!
* Markus: No, too late.
* Ashe: I take some of it from Markus.
* Markus: Oh, come on! Are we half-assing it? Why would you do that?
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* Thog: Ok, we're going to get Gregor a new glaive.
* Ashe & Markus: Ooh.
* Gregor: Yeah, the ones I've been working on haven't been going so well.
* Thog: You mean the broom? You mean the broom you've been trying to turn into a glaive?
* Gregor: It's prototype.
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* Markus: Oh hey, Thog! By the way, about that face touching money rule... I, uh, owe you some cash. A wade of cash.
* Ashe: Wait...
* Thog: Thog extends his hands, not even making eye contact with Markus. The bills are quickly deposited.
* Markus: I look over at Ashe. I like Batty's mask. So what?
* Ashe: Oh, I thought that you like, maybe touched Thog's face while he was sleeping or something.
* Thog: That's really fucking weird, Ashe.
* Markus: I pass another bill over to Thog.
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* Firi: You give very good directions.
* Ashe: Well, thank you! I actually make maps in my spare time, so yeah.
* Thog: Thog snorts.
* Ashe: Fuck you, Thog!
* Thog: You killed, like, six people with your maps when we first met!
* Ashe: They're dumbasses! They went where they weren't supposed to go!
* Thog: Ashe, Ashe--- Let me clarify this for you Firi. Ashe makes maps for Ashe. She's really good at finding paths that Ashe can take. Nobody else.
* Markus: Well now, her maps work.
* Thog: Thog reaches into his pocket and pulls out an old classic. Oh yeah, Markus. Check this out. This is specifically a tiny little crevices that only Ashe, I'm pretty sure, can fit through.
* Markus: Oh, I could fit through that.
* Ashe: Gregor could fit through, and so could Markus!
* Thog: Oh no, Gregor normally has a polearm strapped to his back, which would make this impossible-
* Ashe: No, he could toss it---
* Thog: I know, Ashe! I know, 'cus I had to pull four wedged adventurers from this fucking crevices!
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* Firi: Will we meet the proto artist?
* Ashe: Yeah, the first artist?
* Thog: No. Oh my god...
* Markus: No, that's the ur artist, Ashe.
* Ashe: Oh, the urtist?
* Markus: The urtist!
* Thog: Holy shit...
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