The Miss Demeanor Ep. 6

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***Miss Demeanor* Episode 6** was streamed on BrettUltimus' Twitch channel on the 5th of September 2020, and premiered on the World of Io's YouTube channel on 11th of september 2020.

## Summary

*Written by u/Sir\_P1zza, edited by u/Justa5crub*

As the battle rages on, Layton and Alice are desperately defending themselves as the ghostly crewmates of the Lady Luck surround Layton, who manages to survive the onslaught until the rest of the Lizardfolk tribe arrive. Meanwhile Armstrong and Luna face off against the warlord. He pushes Luna off the cliffs they’re standing on and hovers towards the battlefield, but Luna casts Feather Fall and lands safely on the ground. Armstrong quickly climbs down and runs after the warlord. The warlord holds out his arms and says: “*Allow me to show you what happened to the Krakesque civilization! Come, my new crew!*” Spectral tendrils emerge from the warlord and impale everyone below him. Layton narrowly avoids the tendrils, but they impale every Lizardfolk. They scream in agony as their bodies wither up, and their spiritual energies float towards the warlord, forming a spiritual shield. Laurence screams out in pain as this happens. Seeing the powers at play and being wounded from the battle, the crew decides to pull back to the Miss Demeanor, taking Laurence with them. As they’re running, Layton turns back one last time, holds out his sword, and siphons a soul into his sword. The warlord, although angered by this move, ignores this and continues flying towards Krakesque City.

The crew and Laurence retreat through the jungle and stop only after they arrive at the beach. Having finally arrived at a safe location, Laurence breaks down crying, grieving over the loss of the peaceful Lizardfolk tribe. Layton sits down next to him and shares his grief, feeling responsible for bringing death and destruction to the tribe. Feeling the sense of camaraderie, Laurence asks permission to punch Layton as hard in his face as he can, to establish a bond of brotherhood in the Dwarven way. Layton accepts this and after getting punched he tells Laurence that he’ll go after the warlord. The crew decides to invite Laurence to join the Miss Demeanor, and they get a bit more acquainted. At first he’s dismissive of the unstable nature of Alice’s magic, but Armstrong shuts him down, calling him a coward for not fighting alongside the Lizardfolk and defending his ship instead. Laurence apologizes to Alice, and Alice responds by telling him that there’s a Gnome on their ship and walking away. Laurence pulls his pistol and quickly convinces Layton to just kill the Gnome. But cooler heads prevail, and Armstrong decides that Laurence can be responsible for Wood Gnome’s punishments as long as it’s not physical.

As they discuss their next steps, Armstrong wants to immediately go after the warlord, but Luna and Alice are cautious and prefer to build up power before fighting him again. Laurence tells of a rumor about the treasures of the Fallen Heroes. Before the Fallen Heroes fought and killed the gods, they built Gubwater Keep on the continent of Quethos. It’s long abandoned, but perhaps there are treasures there. Alice knows Quethos is a few weeks of sailing away and believes it’s too far for a rumour. Armstrong considers getting some ragtag crew or Captain Ironside from Kresheart but prefers exploring Gubwater Keep. Alice remembers that Laurence and the Lizardfolk were working on an engine. Laurence tells them that it will take about three to four weeks to install the engine on Miss Demeanor, but that with three months time he can convert the Miss Demeanor to an airship. Luna reminds Captain Armstrong of the Lost City of Caldeun, hidden among floating rocks, and Laurence tells the crew about a floating island on Quethos that has yet to be stepped on by man, called Atlas. Armstrong agrees to installing the engine but does not agree to the airship. Laurence tells the crew about an old boat docked on the north east of the island, giving them the chance to explore the island chain while he and Wood Gnome work on modifying the ship for a month. Luna offers her help and talks about her experiences working for a Dwarf and an Elf making gliders. The Dwarf was called Novik Blackcloak, and the company was called Novio’s Gliders. To Luna’s surprise Laurence knew Novik. They reminisce about Novik, and Laurence tells Luna that Novik taught him to be more open towards all the races, though he’s still working on his view of Gnomes. Luna says that the friendship between Novik and Eolos the Elf showed her that Dwarves and Elves can be friends as well.

As they’re talking with each other the Miss Demeanor slowly moves towards them, in the distance they hear Wood Gnome panicking, not knowing how to slow the ship down. Luckily the ship moves slowly and safely beaches itself. Wood Gnome drops the anchor into the sands and jumps face first into the shallow water. He looks for any dogs to eat and then pets Laurence’s stomach, saying he’s eaten too much dog. Laurence promptly punches Wood Gnome in the face, this time not for a bond of brotherhood. The crew introduces them to each other and gives Laurence the right of punishing him, although physical violence is strictly forbidden unless Wood Gnome is actively harming others. The crew decides to sail the Miss Demeanor to the southend of the island where Laurence has a shipyard, after Laurence takes some time to properly bury the remains of the Lizardfolk tribe.

## References

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