For Whom the Bell Tolls

*For Whom the Bell Tolls* is the title of the tenth episode of the second season of The Numen Swell and the twenty second session of the entire game.

This session was played on September 9th, 2018

## For Whom the Bell Tolls

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Kyle Muller

## Synopsis

The Makaburi has hit water. The figurehead is an eerily ringing bell. Sonney and Mikey are flabbergasted by the whole ordeal. They don’t have time to gawk since the volcano has erupted. They board the Feather boat and get a safe distance before boarding the Makaburi to meet up with Kifo. Kifo sends Mwana back to the Feather boat to be with Sahge and sends the ship to Benki so they don’t have to deal with Tecnic or any other complications coming up. Kifo leads everyone through the ship to inspect the vessel for any surprises. He finds a painting of a much younger Black Scalp with another individual that’s been cut off. Mikey pieces together that it is probably The Saint and he gets very uncomfortable when he realizes this ship once belonged to his fleet. They move on deeper into the hull and find far too many cobwebs for something that has been in a volcano for two decades.

It makes more sense when they have to clear out a nest of Chuuls. They end up losing almost all of their men but luckily, they have enough living to sail. Just.

Mikey is not satisfied that they are dead so he continually stabs the alpha for an uncomfortably long time until Kifo absorbs its soul to put it out of its misery. He enters his mind to complain to Black Scalp about the Chuuls. He quickly realizes The Alpha, who Black Scalp calls “Kaa”, is now a resident. He comes back, feeling a bit more domesticated. Mikey and Thomas get into a battle of wits and Thomas wins since Mikey decides to spread chuul blood on his face to appear menacing and ends up paralyzing himself. No one can tell that he is dying since he’s so unresponsive. It’s Kifo that puts together what’s happening and stabilizes the boy. After a few hours they manage to final move towards Etoile to retrieve the rest of the Darfellan. They grab the rest of the men. Kifo gives out jobs including naming his quartermaster. He chooses Watu Robo, an older gentleman who kept the peace on Etoile. They quickly plan their next move then head north towards Tecnic and the Armadillo. They stop at Dunia port to stock up and continue on. Kifo attempts to contact Tecnic but gets no response from the coin. He is confused.

They are making spectacular time. As they are traveling however, they find the Daronna Rose dead in the water. There are no signs of a struggle but it does concern Kifo and terrifies Mikey. The captain sends a few men to the ship to check it out further and follow them onward. Kifo attempts to contact Tecnic again and receives no answer. He then contacts Sirene to see if he had heard anything but the Aquatic Elf is also out of the loop. The Makaburi continues to Diqiu port and head inland. The positives are the trip to the Fort has been substantially shortened. The negatives are you know, another barren wasteland Kifo has caused. They arrive at The Armadillo to still not find Tecnic or the crew. Mikey is very upset that Rika is missing. Even Sonney seems a bit frazzled by the whole thing. They decide to get the ship to the water for now. While they’re moving it however, Mikey trips on a book. It’s Rika’s notes. He begins to panic and Kifo snatches it from him. He’s scanning through and keeps looking back at Mikey, perplexed. Sonney glances over his shoulder and is also trying to figure out if what they are reading is correct. They put it on the back burner, for now. Kifo keeps reading and discovers that Tecnic and his crew are traveling on foot towards Ora Tatou on direct orders from The Saint. He is comfortable knowing they are not dead so they continue to the water. Sonney takes a nap on the Armadillo just before they get back on the sea and Kifo assumes he will be alright on the ship but also puts Mikey in charge. As they are sailing, Sonney wakes up and quickly realizes the situation he was left in. He gets into a cannon and shoots himself back at the Makaburi, not dealing with it. The three ships head south towards Dhulka to better assess the situation.

## Cast

### Main

* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Kifo Pomboo
* Mikey
* Mwana Pomboo

### Supporting

* Ikko "Black Scalp" Wotan
* Sirene
* Thomas Dawkins
* Watu Robo

### Guest

* Kwamba Gai
* Kaa
* Maja Ribio

## Trivia

* This session reveals that Kifo can actually absorb all living creatures, not just sentient ones.
* Matt Finger did not attend this session, leading to Sahge and Mwana not joinging the party to help retrieve the Armadillo.