AoP 023

[6:09 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ok, I will start recapping.  If @Olenna 's not here in 5 min, I'll text her.

[6:09 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So....pretty sure it was a chill sess last time.

[6:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You just picked up some jewelry.

[6:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: 🙂

[6:10 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((nothing much happened))

[6:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Oh, the jewelry was the Transmutation Stone.

[6:10 PM] Olenna: ((I am here.))

[6:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: And it was in the corpse of a kraken.

[6:11 PM] Coppelia: ((I led a conga line))

[6:11 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Which had been transformed by the sinister Doctor into his ship

[6:11 PM] The Merciless Ocean: The Doctor had fish zombies...which are now locked away in the brig.  Having completed their conga.

[6:11 PM] Coppelia: ((THE CONGA NEVER DIES))

[6:12 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((pip decided to switch Pharmicists))

[6:12 PM] Pip: [There was a hand attached. Pip was quite convinced it would attempt to scurry away]

[6:13 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So now Pip has the stone in a necklace.

[6:13 PM] The Merciless Ocean: And Pip...you have acclimated to it.

[6:13 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So...

[6:18 PM] The Merciless Ocean: @Pip The first thing the stone has is enhanced mending.  So long as you can account for all the needed materials and pieces, you can fix anything up to the size of the ship or smaller.  However, this does not apply to magic items and you need to understand what you're repairing well enough that you don't fuse necessary bits together.  You also gain access to the spell Catapult, which you can use twice per long rest.  Lastly, using the materials in the necklace around the stone, you can shift the necklace into another item that weighs no more than 1lb.  This can include weapons or ammo.  Any object you make is considered a magic item.

[6:18 PM] The Merciless Ocean: This is the first level of the stone.

M] The Merciless Ocean: But I also have a question for @Saiph .  Has he ever taken the ring off since getting it?

[6:20 PM] Saiph: (Nope!  He was gonna, but he wants to use the once-a-day Greater Res on the fishmen.)

[6:20 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ok.

[6:21 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So, we're gonna pick up midday.  It's been a day since the kraken incident (so, Saiph, you've managed to mentally adjust one of the fishmen so far) and you are still at sea, making for a town.

[6:22 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Does anyone have anything specific they wanna make sure they get in?

[6:22 PM] Olenna: had to console the fishman for a while.

[6:22 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: has been keeping an eye on the still zombified fishmen, making sure they don't hurt each other or break out and hurt the crew

[6:23 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So, the first fishman rescued is, as it turns out...a fishwoman, btw.  Her name is Ellen.

[6:24 PM] Olenna: makes a concentrated effort to cheer her up and introduces her to the other former nonfishpeople.

[6:25 PM] Pip: Pip will absolutely give her a hug, if she's comfortable with it.

[6:25 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen accepts the hug, and is very happy to have it.

[6:26 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So, if you guys don't mind, I'd like to move you up to the main deck with Ellen.  Letting her get some fresh air.

[6:26 PM] Olenna: thinks she and Jareth and Pip should start a support group.

[6:27 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: will come up if called

[6:27 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen's main fish bit seems to be from a hammerhead shark, btw.

[6:27 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen: "A support group could be nice."

[6:27 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((So her head is Hammerhead shaped?))

[6:27 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ((Yep))

[6:28 PM] Saiph: where are you from originally, Ellen?

6:30 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen: "Vograč.  It's a seaside city in Cindar.  I was swept out by the current while playing in the ocean.  And then the tentacle of that...thing...grabbed me.  ...I was...much younger then."

[6:30 PM] Saiph: Oh, I'm sorry. You've been with the doctor for some time, then.

[6:31 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen nods.

[6:31 PM] Olenna: I'm glad you're here with us now.

[6:32 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen smiles and nods.

[6:32 PM] The Merciless Ocean: @Saiph can I get a perception check from you, please?

[6:34 PM] Saiph: ((24.))

[6:34 PM] Pip: "I'm sorry. I don- I can't even imagine what you've been through."

[6:35 PM] Pip: "He can't hurt you or anyone else any more, at least."

[6:35 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph Looking at the mass of the ship, you see a shadow standing there.  It seems to be in the form of an orcish man, but the details are hard to determine.  It's...staring at you.

[6:35 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ellen: "That is good.  It all just feels so...strange."

[6:36 PM] Saiph: goes over to the shadow.

[6:36 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You guys watch as Saiph walks over to the mast.  You don't see anyone else there.

[6:36 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Something up?

[6:37 PM] Saiph: pokes at the shadow.

[6:38 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph Your hand passes through the shadow.  It feels cold.  The shadow himself is now clearer.  He's an orcish warrior, dressed in ancient armor...but it looks new.  An arrow has pierced his throat.  He seems...unbothered.

[6:38 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "...uh...Saiph?  ...you ok bud?"

[6:39 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: leans over to Olenna "Is this one of his things he does?"

[6:40 PM] Olenna: Hm? ... maybe it's a gnat or something.

[6:40 PM] Olenna: stands up and heads over to Saiph anyway, though.

[6:40 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Olenna, as you pass in front of Saiph briefly, you do get a bit of a chill.

[6:41 PM] Olenna: shivers.

6:41 PM] Olenna: ... Saiph? Are you all right?

[6:41 PM] Saiph: ... so this is a necromancy ring, right?

[6:41 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ....Yes?

[6:41 PM] Saiph: I think I see a ghost.

[6:41 PM] Olenna: Oh! Oh dear, am I standing in them?

[6:41 PM] Saiph: It's a big orc guy in cool armor.

[6:41 PM] Saiph: No, you're okay.

[6:41 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph The ghost waves at you.

[6:42 PM] Saiph: Hi.  Who are you?

[6:42 PM] Olenna: Oh, good. Terribly sorry.

[6:42 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: uses Divine Sense, trying to see if he can feel an undead near

[6:42 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph The form speaks, but no sound comes out.  ...he seems...confused.  And kind of distressed.

[6:43 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Jaden, you do feel an undead presence on the ship, around where Saiph's talking.

[6:43 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Yeah Something is there,  something undead.

[6:43 PM] Olenna: Does he need something?

[6:44 PM] Saiph: Hmmm, he seems to, but I can't hear him, only see him.  CAn you hear me?  Just nod yes or no.

[6:45 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph The orc nods.  But you notice the details on him are starting to fade again.

[6:46 PM] Olenna: We could write out an alphabet on a piece of paper and he could point to the letters?

[6:47 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: What do they look like?

[6:48 PM] Saiph: Hmmm.  He's starting to fade out.  He's got cool armor, he's pretty burly.  He's got an arrow sticking out of his neck.

[6:48 PM] Saiph: .... pretty hunky, not going to lie.

[6:48 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph The ghost smiles and flexes.

[6:49 PM] Saiph: .... Hmmm.  We need some way to communicate.

[6:49 PM] Olenna: I wonder if he was killed here during the war.

[6:49 PM] Olenna: Is there a ouija board?

[6:50 PM] Olenna: We can draw one out, otherwise.

[6:50 PM] Coppelia: pulls out her notebook, ready to draw one out

[6:50 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Oh!

[6:51 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: I think i might be able to help, at least a little bit

[6:51 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((Jaden Casts See Invisibility))

[6:52 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Jaden, you now also see the ghost.

[6:52 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Oh, There he is

[6:52 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph and Jaden He goes over to Coppelia's notebook and points.

[6:52 PM] Olenna: I don't suppose he knows BSL?

[6:52 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Hes pointing to Coppelia's Notebook

[6:54 PM] Coppelia: Quickly scribbles out an alphabet and holds it up

[6:55 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So...awkward question...which alphabet do you write out?

[6:55 PM] Coppelia: ((Probably common))

[6:56 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph and Jaden He squints at the alphabet and shrugs.

[6:56 PM] Saiph: Hmmm, that won't work.

[6:56 PM] Olenna: Maybe he doesn't speak Common?

[6:56 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: speaking in Primordial  "Do you understand me?"

[6:56 PM] Saiph: He can understand us.

[6:57 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "...can you guide him to my map pedestal?"

[6:57 PM] Saiph: Oh, sure!  Here, follow me.

[6:57 PM] Olenna: Ohhh, maybe he just doesn't read it.

[6:58 PM] The Merciless Ocean: So, as he floats into the pedestal, the map makes a loud whine before settling into a strange amorphous shape...the shape then takes the vague form of the ghost.

[6:58 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ghost: "Oh.  It is...tingly."

[6:58 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Oh hey!

6:58 PM] The Merciless Ocean: The voice that comes out is crackly and static-y, but it is there.

[6:58 PM] Coppelia: waves

[6:58 PM] Olenna: Oh! Hullo.

[6:58 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Orc: "Hello.  You all seem nice."

[6:58 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: gives ArCi a thumbs up

[6:59 PM] Olenna: Do you need help?

[6:59 PM] Pip: "Oh wow! Welcome, I suppose."

[6:59 PM] Coppelia: signs Nice to meet you

[6:59 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Orc: "Oh...fun wavy arms.  Dancing?"

[7:00 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ghost: "I am Urmag.  Is nice to meet you all.  I can to see bright light."

[7:01 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Bright light?

[7:01 PM] Olenna: Hmm. How did you die?

[7:02 PM] Saiph: What light?

[7:03 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "I died from sneak-thief with a bow.  Damn elf.  And light is from your hand.  Is very shiny and feels good to watch."

[7:04 PM] Olenna: Oh, I see. Were you with the army?

[7:04 PM] Saiph: Ohhhhh.

[7:05 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "I was a captain in my tribe's primary guard."

[7:05 PM] Olenna: What army were they fighting?

[7:05 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((Does his Armor design look familiar at all?  Worth a History Roll?))

[7:06 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "The slavers.  Who came on ships."

[7:06 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You may roll history, if you wish.

[7:06 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((8 ))

[7:07 PM] Olenna: That's terrible! I'm so sorry.

[7:07 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ((This is really outside of your area of expertise.))

[7:07 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "My tribesmen were taken...but they have since been freed.  I rest knowing they shall find power once more."

[7:08 PM] Saiph: Well, that's good!

8 PM] Saiph: So you're not, like.... tormented or anything.

[7:09 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "No.  But...I think I am lost.  ...I should return to my afterlife and meet with my family.  ...which way is southwest?"

[7:09 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((Is there a Compass on the Map screen?))

[7:10 PM] Olenna: tries to remember which psychopomp he might have.

[7:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: I mean...yes...but he's kind of in it and it's distorting the thing.

[7:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Roll me a religion check with adv.

[7:10 PM] Coppelia: ((Can I roll to know what’s southwest?))

[7:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Yes.  Survival.

[7:11 PM] Coppelia: ((Soft 20 baybee))

[7:11 PM] Olenna: ((21!))

[7:11 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You know exactly where it is and can point him out.

[7:11 PM] Coppelia: waves her hand and points southwest

[7:12 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Olenna, you know his psychopomp.  The coyote Vathrug, who wanders between night and day, dark and light, moon and sun.  ....he's kind of a pain in the ass, honestly.  Tries too hard to be an office jokester.

[7:13 PM] Olenna: Ohhh, you're looking for Vathrug probably.

[7:13 PM] Olenna: He's probably off pranking somebody, but he'll come for you eventually. He does care.

[7:14 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Umag: "Ah, thank you both.  I shall attempt that direction and see if I can find him.  He is very nice.  And he accepts bellyrubs."

[7:15 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: looks at Olenna "Bellyrubs?"

[7:15 PM] Coppelia: cocks her head then signs a dog?

[7:15 PM] Olenna: Oh no, coyote.

[7:15 PM] Olenna: Sort of a... liminal sort of person.

[7:16 PM] The Merciless Ocean: The shadow nods...well, Saiph and Jaden know he nods.  To the rest of you it is...hard to say.

PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "Thank you.  Be careful with the light.  You may not wish to summon us all."

[7:16 PM] Saiph: Hmmm.  Good advice.

[7:17 PM] Olenna: nods.

[7:17 PM] Olenna: That makes sense.

[7:17 PM] Olenna: wishes him good luck in Orcish.

[7:17 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Right,  Necromancy ring

[7:18 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Urmag: "You speak my native tongue beautifully.  And you have all been very kind.  I shall keep an eye out for you...and should you need my help, just call my name into the ring."

[7:19 PM] Olenna: Only a few words, but thank you!

[7:19 PM] Saiph: Thanks!  That's very nice.

[7:19 PM] The Merciless Ocean: And as Urmag flies off, the map distortion fades.

[7:19 PM] Saiph: Hmmm.  Lenna, maybe you should hold onto the ring.

[7:19 PM] Olenna: ... mostly just "welcome" and "hello" and "goodbye," really.

[7:20 PM] Olenna: Are you sure?

[7:20 PM] Saiph: Yeah, it seems your area of expertise more than mine.

[7:20 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ...Saiph, make a wisdom saving throw, please.

[7:20 PM] Olenna: Mother says it's very important to make people feel at home whenever you can.

[7:21 PM] Saiph: (22.))

[7:22 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ok.  Good to know.  So you give the ring to Olenna?

[7:22 PM] Olenna: Are you sure?

[7:22 PM] Saiph: does!

[7:23 PM] Saiph: Yeah, you're better at undeath stuff than I am.

[7:24 PM] Olenna: takes it.

[7:24 PM] Olenna: Well, I am undead myself.

[7:24 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: You are also good at talking to people

[7:24 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Ok, Olenna now has it and will acclimate to it in time.

[7:25 PM] Olenna: It's just good customer service.

7:25 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: So does that thing Call ghosts on its own or did you do it by accident Saiph?

[7:26 PM] Saiph: I didn't do it on purpose.

[7:26 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: just checking

[7:27 PM] Olenna: Hmm. do you know what you did, at all? So that I can try not to do it.

[7:28 PM] Saiph: I didn't do anything!  Was just talking to Ellen and then I saw him standing by the mast.

[7:28 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Hmmm

[7:29 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "This might require extra research...side note, but we are also being chased, I think."

[7:29 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: What?

[7:29 PM] Olenna: Oh dear. By whom?

[7:29 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "Or, at least, another vessel is coming up on us fast."

[7:29 PM] Pip: "Well hopefully it doesn't call people too often on its own. That could be ru- WHAT?!"

[7:30 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: goes to the back of the ship to look

[7:30 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Roll perception with adv, Jaden.

[7:30 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((14))

[7:30 PM] Coppelia: ((Can I look too?))

[7:31 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ((Sure.))

[7:31 PM] Coppelia: ((Another soft 20))

[7:32 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Jaden and Coppelia Looking out you see something approaching fast.  It's hard to make out at first, but eventually Coppy sees it and then Jaden.  It's a hut.  A hut you're pretty sure you once saw in the woods on bird legs.  But is now zooming across the top of the ocean.

[7:32 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: SCOWLS SO HARD

[7:32 PM] Coppelia: perks up Oh I think it’s my friend!

[7:32 PM] Olenna: Friend?

[7:32 PM] Coppelia: Baba Yaga!

[7:33 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Great

[7:33 PM] Saiph: waves.

7:34 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: crosses his arms

[7:34 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You see a figure poking their head out of the chimney.  The figure launches itself from the house and towards the ship, as they puts a giant spoon between their legs.

[7:34 PM] Coppelia: waves

[7:34 PM] Olenna: Oh! ... how odd.

[7:34 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: breathes deeply through his nose

[7:34 PM] Saiph: Hello grandmother.   what brings  you out this way?

[7:34 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Figure: "YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[7:35 PM] Coppelia: signs excitedly Hello madam!

[7:37 PM] The Merciless Ocean: As the figure lands...you see it isn't Baba Yaga.  Or...she doesn't look like the one you met.  Her skin is a pale blue hue, she is tall and thing whereas the last one was short and squat and hunched.  And she has long bristle-like hair flowing down her shoulders.  "HAHA!  What a rush!"

[7:37 PM] Olenna: Oh! Are you a Baba Yaga?

[7:38 PM] Coppelia: tilts her head a bit confused I’m sorry I thought you were a friend. Not that we can’t be friends now

[7:38 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Indeed I am!  Are you ArCi's new crew?  ArCi!  You get out after all these years and don't swing by for a bottle of white?  I'm hurt!"

[7:38 PM] Saiph: Oh, you're a friend of ArCi's.

[7:38 PM] Pip: Pip is quite startled, if the way her fins fan out and her phosphors blaze is any indication.

[7:38 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: 's arms loosen....a little

[7:39 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "...do we know each other?  I'm sorry.  I thought my memory banks were flawless but...here we are...I guess."

[7:39 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...oh...oh no.  Well, that does take wind out of my pot.  ....well, guess we'll have to get reacquainted!"

[7:40 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She reaches into her robes and pulls out a large bottle of wine.

[7:40 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Who's up for a party?!?"

[7:40 PM] Coppelia: signs I cannot ingest liquid but I shall partake in festivities

[7:40 PM] Pip: "O-oh that sounds nice. Maybe no alcohol for me."

[7:41 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: will offer to take the bottle

[7:41 PM] Olenna: ... can living ships drink?

[7:42 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "I...cannot recall ever drinking."

[7:43 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...they took that from you too?!?  My gods!  Well...not my gods.  Never needed those stuffed shirts.  But I need to show you how it is done!"

[7:43 PM] Olenna: ... do we have time to have a party?

[7:43 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...why not?"

[7:43 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: We DO need to get to town,  We are low on supplies and Have people in need

[7:43 PM] Saiph: Who's 'they'?

[7:44 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...the Nine.  ...I told ArCi not to go with them.  But he wanted to help people.  ArCi, you're a dear person, but you need to think about yourself from time to time."

[7:45 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "...this is...a very confusing conversation."

[7:46 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((10 Insight,  Can i tell if she is being Legit?))

[7:47 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She's a hard figure to read, as are most beings of magic.  She seems...very aloof.

[7:47 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: frowns

[7:48 PM] Saiph: ((17 insight.))

[7:48 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Saiph She seems genuine in seeing ArCi as an old friend.  And he seems to GENUINELY not know her.

[7:48 PM] Olenna: ... you do remember the Nine, right, ArCi?

[7:50 PM] Saiph: Hmm.

[7:50 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "Of course I do.  They're my makers and my friends."

[7:50 PM] Saiph: What was ArCi like back then?

[7:51 PM] Coppelia: ((19 insight))

[7:51 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Oh, eager to please.  Quite the gossip.  A great shoulder to cry on though...well...metaphorically speaking.  No actual shoulders.  ...he wanted to help people."

[7:51 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Coppy You sense no deception from her.

[7:51 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: Sounds pretty similar to him as we know him

[7:52 PM] Coppelia: Takes a seat to listen like a child might to a story with her hands folded neatly on her lap

[7:53 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Also, great sense of humor.  Lots of parties.  Oh, and I see you haven't lost any of your color."

[7:53 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "Aw.  This is a lot of praise.  I'm touched...and also disturbed.  But mostly touched."

[7:55 PM] Olenna: ... did the nine create him?

[7:56 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: I assumed they made ArCi as we know him around the time the artefacts were, considering he can find them

[7:56 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...create is...an interesting word.  It's not inaccurate...but it's also not...accurate."

[7:56 PM] Olenna: ... how so?

[7:58 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Hmmmmm.  Well, the ship as you know it was made by them.  With a purpose and point.  And ArCi was...well...remade in a way by them.  Even before.  But to make things, you need materials.  And materials are found.  ...maybe you craft a sword from iron ore or maybe a sword was there...and you simply...helped it along the way."

[7:59 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Hm, that's something.  ...Epistemology?  ....probably not."

[8:00 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Metaphysics!"

[8:00 PM] Olenna: ... who was ArCi before?

[8:01 PM] Olenna: holds a railing protectively.

[8:01 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga smiles.  "You're concerned.  Good.  ArCi, I like your new crew much better."

[8:01 PM] Saiph: is starting to bristle a bit.

[8:01 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: frown has deepened

[8:02 PM] Coppelia: gently runs a hand over the deck ArCi has been good to us. He deserves for us to be good back

8:03 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "You don't need to worry about me.  I serve you.  It's what I do.  And you guys make it worth doing."

[8:03 PM] Olenna: You shouldn't be serving us.

[8:03 PM] Olenna: You're should be helping us. You're not less than we are.

[8:04 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga frowns.  "Now that I don't like.  To answer your question, death guide, ArCi is as you see him now...but he was...more.  This ArCi's faded.  ...neutered.  ...I should not have let them go."

[8:04 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Ugh.  So much for the party.  The buzz is officially killed."

[8:05 PM] Coppelia: clenches her hand, shaking a bit in anger

[8:05 PM] Saiph: Can you tell us what happened?

[8:05 PM] Olenna: ... please.

[8:05 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Hmmmmm.  I don't think I can fully.  It feels a lot like helping.  And helping is one of the things I can't...entirely do."

[8:06 PM] Olenna: It will hurt a great deal to know, if that makes a difference.

[8:06 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...oh...you know how to make deals.  Interesting."

[8:08 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "I will say this.  The Nine found ArCi in a terrible state.  And they did revive him.  ...but they also trapped him.  Twisted him into someone who would serve them and stuck him in something they could control.  ...And I do not know how to get him out.  ...I'd hoped by being here he'd broken free and found himself but...clearly not."

[8:08 PM] Olenna: He was a person before he was a ship?

[8:09 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Oh yes.  Long before he was a ship.  And he's been other things in between."

[8:10 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: ".......but...I....am I not a person now?  ...I mean...I am a ship...but I also..."

[8:10 PM] Olenna: Who was he?

[8:11 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "He was ArCi.  Is ArCi.  He picked the name himself.  Otherwise he'd be the Arcane Compass."

[8:12 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...but you want to know more, don't you?"

[8:12 PM] Olenna: Of course.

[8:12 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...may I have one of your teeth?"

[8:13 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: tenses

[8:13 PM] Olenna: Oh!

[8:13 PM] Olenna: tears up a bit.

[8:13 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga smiles widely.

[8:14 PM] Saiph: looks over at Olenna.  "What's wrong?"

[8:14 PM] Olenna: ... I just... I'm just being vain, that's all. If I've got to do it I will.

[8:14 PM] Saiph: No, I'll do it.

[8:15 PM] Saiph: Mine will grow back.

[8:15 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Any tooth will do!"

[8:15 PM] Coppelia: raises a hand I don’t have teeth but what I have I shall give

[8:15 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She sings that last bit.

[8:15 PM] Saiph: .... it's okay.  Just gimme a minute.

[8:15 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: starts reaching to his side

[8:15 PM] Saiph: .... you guys work out the deal.

[8:15 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "...the knight disapproves."

[8:16 PM] Saiph: It's for ArCi, Jaden.

[8:16 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She turns to face Jaden.

[8:16 PM] Olenna: We need to help. If he's being imprisoned somehow that's not right.

[8:16 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "I've changed my mind...Jaden, is it?  I want your tooth."

[8:17 PM] Saiph: You just said any tooth would do.

[8:17 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "I say many things."

[8:17 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ......Fine

[8:17 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She reaches out a hand to pull the tooth, do you allow this?

[8:18 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: glares at the hand, but lets her

[8:18 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Jaden, take one point of damage as she rips it out.

[8:18 PM] Olenna: flinches away.

[8:18 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: doesn't flinch, or break eye contact

[8:19 PM] The Merciless Ocean: She then goes over to ArCi map and places the tooth atop it and begins to swirl.  The golden disc shifts and bubbles before settling.  She pulls out the tooth, now golden.

[8:19 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Place this back in your mouth."

[8:20 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: takes the tooth,  looks at it in his hand, Frowns again, and puts it in the same spot

[8:20 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You guys watch as Jaden passes out.

[8:20 PM] Coppelia: jumps up to catch him

[8:21 PM] Pip: Pip also attempts to help her friend not klonk their noggin.

[8:22 PM] The Merciless Ocean: You guys save him.

[8:22 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((hes Heavy!))

[8:23 PM] Olenna: pats the railing, still very teary.

[8:23 PM] Coppelia: looks between Jaden and Baba Yaga What happened?

[8:23 PM] Saiph: grabs Olenna's hand.  "Yeah, what just happened?"

[8:24 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "You asked me to explain.  I'm helping him understand."

[8:24 PM] Olenna: squeezes Saiph's hand.

[8:25 PM] Olenna: Is he dreaming it?

[8:27 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "In a sense."

[8:27 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: eyes snap open

[8:28 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: tears start falling

[8:28 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: I Understand

[8:29 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "You do.  ...I hope you remember."

[8:29 PM] Olenna: Oh no.

[8:29 PM] Olenna: hugs Jaden.

[8:29 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: is assumatedly layed down on the deck, just stares straight up, pats the deck gently with one hand

[8:30 PM] Coppelia: wraps her arm around Jadens shoulders and leans her head against a shoulder

[8:30 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ArCi?

8:30 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: ".....yes?"

[8:31 PM] Olenna: You don't have to tell us if it's too personal. But you should tell ArCi.

[8:31 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: finally turns away, looks at his image "You are doing good, Thank you for Helping"

[8:31 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi: "Oh!  Thank you."

[8:33 PM] The Merciless Ocean: ArCi smiles, but looks...concerned.

[8:33 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: gets up  "I'm going to sleep,  ill talk to everyone later"  And he leaves the deck, Very Gently patting the disk before he goes

[8:34 PM] Olenna: Are you sure... ... all right...

[8:34 PM] Pip: "O-oh. Have a nice rest?"

[8:34 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Well...I should get going I guess."

[8:35 PM] Olenna: All right. Thank you for not helping.

[8:35 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "It is what I do best!"

[8:35 PM] Coppelia: It was…nice meeting you?

[8:35 PM] Olenna: hugs Saiph and buries her face in his chest. Or on his shoulder, maybe.

[8:36 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga: "Nice meeting you too, dear.  ...be careful.  I sense more cracks in your future."

[8:36 PM] Saiph: holds Olenna.

[8:36 PM] Coppelia: lowers her hands, touching a crack on her wrist without thinking

[8:37 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Baba Yaga will attempt to group hug you all.

[8:37 PM] Olenna: hugs her back, of course.

[8:37 PM] Coppelia: clinks a bit then hugs back

[8:38 PM] Pip: Pip attempts to return the hug. She is very unsure about all of this.

[8:39 PM] The Merciless Ocean: And I think this is the end for tonight.

[8:39 PM] Coppelia: ((Unexpectedly emotional!! Love it))

[8:39 PM] Jaden Goldtooth: ((Thank you for running!))

[8:39 PM] The Merciless Ocean: Thank you for playing! 🙂