The Miss Demeanor Ep. 2

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***Miss Demeanor* Episode 2** was streamed on BrettUltimus' Twitch channel on August 8, 2020, and premiered on the World of Io's YouTube channel on August 13, 2020.

## Summary

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

While the crew sails back to Kresheart, Captains Armstrong, Layton and Ikfred discuss the coin of Krakesque. To test the authenticity of the coin Layton bites the coin which causes him to suddenly suffer from a seizure, and he falls unconscious. As he lays there Layton sees a ghostly figure all too familiar to him, a spectre with ghostly green eyes. Every night in the last ten years, this spectre would visit Layton as he slept, constantly chanting either “Part of the ship, part of the crew” or “Take us back, bring us back”. During this event, Layton would return back to the beach where Lady Luck was stranded. However, this time the spectre merely stands next to Layton, holding the coin, and says: “Bring us back.” Layton awakens, recovering from the seizure, and Armstrong snatches the coin away while Layton clutches his sword.

After taking a moment to recover, Layton questions Ikfred on where he found the coin. Ikfred explains that he found it a year ago on the beach, but ever since then, misfortune had found him and his crew. During his explanation, Ikfred shows a strange fascination towards the coin and attempts to convince the crew to give it back to him. Armstrong stops him and decides with the crew to put the coin in a chest for safekeeping and let Alice hide the coin below deck. With Alice on the task, Armstrong decides to investigate the captain’s quarters, looking for any bit of valuable or important information. Captain Armstrong is a bit of a hoarder and keeps decades worth of treasure maps, wanted posters and correspondence stored away, but there’s nothing of importance. Alice leaves the room and hides the box containing the Krakesque coin. Pondering on the connection between this coin and his sword he investigates the sword closely and realizes that the pommel of the sword is a bit loose. Layton removes the pommel and he discovers that behind the pommel there’s a small indentation that is of the depth and size of the Krakesque coin. With this discovery Layton realizes that he must convince the crew again to give the coin back to him. Armstrong agrees to test the coin and the sword out but only after they’re safely back on shore.

After a few hours at sea, the Miss Demeanor finally arrives back in Kresheart, and the crew decides to visit the Tall Tale Tavern. After they enter, Luna runs off to talk to a lizard person. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew sits down at a table when a young woman enters the tavern. She immediately takes an interest in Layton's sword and tries to buy it, offering up to 1000 gold for it, but Layton quickly refuses. The crew settles down and Layton decides to tell the crew the story of his sword.

Captain Layton and his crew of the Lady Luck found a cave filled with gold, treasure and other forms of loot, including this sword. They plunder the cave of all its treasure, and for a day everything seemed fine. However, on the second day it seemed like the loot was corrupting the crew, they started getting sick of each other and becoming more and more agitated. Before long a mutiny took place. While the crew slaughtered each other, Captain Layton tried to keep the peace. Not long after he found himself in his quarters while his crew cornered him with their weapons drawn. He grabbed the sword from the pile of treasures in his room and raised it up in defense. The next thing he remembers is him laying on the beach of Kresheart with a wrecked Lady Luck to his side. No bodies can be found anywhere, and Layton only remembers a vague memory of blood. He only knows that the sword is a wayfarer which brings souls to the other side. After ten years of work, he’s still trying to repair his ship and bring back his crew.

After hearing this story, Alice initially believes Layton should sell this sword for it only brings curses and misfortune, but Layton lifts up his shirt. On his shoulder, the number 25 in the Primordial language is burned. Alice wants to study this more in a library, but the only relevant entity on this island is a historian that Luna knows. As they’re talking, the door slams open, and an extremely large man with a metal arm enters the tavern. This man announces himself to be Captain Ironside and that he is seeking a traveler that may have beached on this shore. Ironside is looking for a rare piece of coin and is willing to offer anyone with information a payment, then he leaves the tavern.

Layton decides to explain the connections of his sword and the coin to the rest of the crew. While Alice takes a closer look at the sword, he comes to the same conclusions as Luna; mainly its role as the reaper’s weapon. Alice also realizes that this sword is imbued with necromancy magic, something that is heavily outlawed in Io. The rest of the group mingles with the people in the tavern. After a while the crew sits down and discusses their next steps. Luna is drinking her barley beer which Armstrong quickly learns has no alcohol, and he explains that Brunhilda, the woman trying to buy the sword from Layton earlier, is interested in buying the arm of Ironside. Alice argues for why they shouldn’t get into a conflict with Ironside. While he’s talking, his hands begin to sparkle. Alice attempts to suppress this, but fails in doing so. However, Alice eventually manages to calm down. Both Armstrong and Layton want to combine the coin and the sword, and the crew decides to grab some paper and experiment with the sword and coin. While they return back to the Miss Demeanor, Alice takes a moment to stand in the water and tries to contact his familiar, but he is unsuccessful. The crew walks off, deciding to experiment at the place where the Lady Luck is beached.

## References

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