The Delinquents - Session 24

This is the twenty-fourth session in The Delinquents campaign and the second session in the Good Times, Bad Times storyline of the Consequences arc. Player feedback ranks this session at an 8.00.

## Notable Events

* The party had a long discussion on the culinary role of the potato.
* The party met with Hermes and learned the location of the night's party.
* Eren bought a drum made by Kingston Wall.
* Ishim purchased a pair of telescopic manacles from a Gnomish man at Squidsiddie Mechanists.
* Lamhach divulged information about Jesper to Mace while at Trimby's Tailors.
* Palmer suspiciously inquired to Gutter Snipe about "Lamhach's teammate", Jesper.
* The party visited Newman's Carriage Rental, met Newman, and learned that the vehicle used in the attack that killed Cecilia was being kept there.

## Summary

**SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 995:** Waking in the morning, the group began their routines, with Ishim sneaking out to avoid waking Gorrn, Eren conspicuously following him out, and Mace preparing to cook the rest of the group breakfast. Tasking Eren to cut the "potatoes" (a vegetable quite unknown to him), Mace fired up the wood stove and fried a selection of fresh ingredients to feed her new friends. With Eren successfully deducing what a potato was, he continued to cut them into smaller and smaller pieces as more party members awoke and gathered around the table to discuss the best way to prepare a potato; most of the party agreed that the tuber should be cooked first, but Lamhach and Palmer insisted that this Human delicacy was best enjoyed raw, with Palmer going so far as to express surprise that one *could* cook a potato. Starchy shenanigans ensued as the debate raged on, as Eren's potato was diced into a fine mince, subsequently "fixed" by Ishim's magic, and then stolen by Lamhach.

As Mace finished their breakfast, the group further deliberated the culinary role of the potato before hearing several quick knocks upon their door. Ishim opened it to reveal a radiantly handsome "Human" man whom he had not yet met, Hermes. Ishim let him inside, where Hermes again discussed the party invitation to Lamhach, Agvahl, and Snipe, and hesitantly extended said invite to the rest of their roommates after watching Ishim try to deflect any suspicion that Gorrn was staying inside their dorm and awkwardly asking Hermes what a party *is*. Providing Lamhach with a complicated set of directions, Hermes told her that, along with several of their other teammates, Jesper would be attending the party.

Hermes left soon after (with Ishim disparaging *Lamhach* for making it weird) leaving the group to discuss their plans before the party. Lamhach chimed in and said that they needed a pie, because it is important to bring to a festival. She was then forced to explain to Eren what a pie is and was shocked to learn that he had never heard of sugar before given his sheltered upbringing. Mace announced that the food was ready and Gutter Snipe, realizing that the meat in the skillet was from a bird, distastefully slid the bowl over to Mace before it was intercepted and consumed by Agvahl. Palmer glanced at Lamhach trying to signal that preferred the potatoes raw, but Lamhach did not understand what he was saying and gestured him to the couch, where the two shared an awkward conversation before returning to the table.

Ishim disappeared into his room with some of the food to give to Gorrn, who grabbed Ishim and covered his mouth before realizing who it was and taking the food from him. After some further inquiry on the purpose of a party and what to wear to one (during which Mace described several popular games and reiterated the meaning of BYOB), Palmer, in an uncharacteristically forward move, decided that the party would go out to the Clocktower Market and buy what they needed for the party with Dello's money before meeting back at Newman's Carriage Rental to rent a gear carriage and travel to the party. As he did so, he procured the gun given to him by Dello and explained that if they were going to bring weapons, they would need to smuggle small arms in like the one he held and would have to leave larger weapons in a carriage. In a desperate attempt to draw Mace's attention away from the firearm, Ishim yelled at her to look at something he had found but was unsuccessful. Unfazed by Palmer's actions, Mace let the party know that she understood carrying around protection in the city and was surprisingly not worried that Palmer had a gun. Agreeing with this plan, the group split into three, with Mace and Lamhach going to purchase a pie and new clothing, Eren, Guttersnipe, and Agvahl to buy wine, and Ishim and Palmer to purchase other supplies.

Eren and Guttersnipe, with Agvahl in tow, searched through the crowded streets of the market before coming upon a stall with a small selection of instruments, including a finely-made drum with the symbol of a golden crown atop a stone wall. Eren learned that the drum was made by a "company" called Kingston Wall, who made several other things ironically *not* including walls. Despite having never played an instrument before, Eren purchased the drum from the man with hopes to play it at the party, while Guttersnipe wandered away in search of wine. Snipe was soon alerted to the targeted calling to him from across the street and turned to find a market stall stocked with several kegs and bottles. Approaching the salesman, he introduced himself as Chuck D, prompting the salesman to say that his name was coincidentally *also* Chuck D. The salesman advertised his goods to Gutter Snipe, describing one keg as a fine wine from Magnolia, perhaps one of the last good bottles from the area. Allowed a taste of the wine, Snipe asked about the price of the Magnolia wine and learned that it was well out of his price range before being directed to a cheaper keg of red wine that he purchased. Before he left, the strange wine salesman let slide that his name wasn't really Chuck D and made a mysterious statement about the convenience of their meeting before Snipe left with the keg in tow.

Ishim and Palmer discussed the weaponry they'd bring with them, with Ishim worried that he would be unable to bring his staff into the party and would need to find some other arcane focus to cast his magic. Palmer procured a crystal sphere from his bag, an arcane focus that he had borrowed from the Department of Arcane Studies. The sphere bore the mark of Kingston Wall, and Ishim learned from Palmer that the department carried dozens of identical foci around for lower-level students to use. Testing it out, Ishim took a few moments to adjust to the new arcane focus but quickly took to it. With his need for a spellcasting focus settled, Ishim went to search for more equipment while Palmer left to look for booze. After purchasing a few simple daggers and then coming upon an old, soot-covered shop with a dull "Squidsiddie Mechanists" sign, Ishim entered the building and informed the goggled Gnomish man behind the counter that he was looking for safety precautions. The Gnome was suspicious of Ishim, even more so after Ishim was candid about his friends' involvement with organized crime in Squidsiddie, and eventually warned Ishim that he did not want to be associated with anything that he was doing related to the families and that he would be wise to keep that talk out of his mouth. The Gnome disappeared into the back for a time before returning with a set of telescopic manacles disguised as a nondescript metal cylinder that he tested on Ishim, shackling him and forcing him to purchase the manacles and key for his freedom. Perhaps realizing that Ishim would not have allowed himself to be shackled if he was not at least *somewhat* trustworthy, the Gnome once again reiterated that Ishim should *not* mention that he received anything from his shop to either the families or the constables. Agreeing to this, Ishim purchased the manacles and left the shop.

Mace and Lamhach were quickly able to locate a pie and later came upon a quaint little tailor's shop in the Clocktower Market, where they were met by a cheerful old Halfling woman, Trimby. Mace explained to the seamstress that they would be attending a party that night and, confirming with Lamhach that she would also wear one, explained that they needed two dresses. Trimby got to work assessing the styles they might like, suggesting a simple earthy floral pattern for Mace and a tartan pattern similar to Lamhach's current clothing for her. Mace agreed with a bubbly smile as Lamhach bashfully told Trimby that she was fine with whatever. As Trimby went to look through the store's inventory, Mace inquired with Lamhach if there was anyone that she might be interested in seeing at the party, eventually prying Lamhach to reveal Jesper's name to her. Realizing that Lamhach was clearly uncomfortable with the situation, Mace let off her as Trimby returned and presented the dresses to the duo, allowing them to try them on and make adjustments before Mace purchased them and flirted with Trimby as they left.

With everyone's supplies purchased, the party gradually gathered near Newman's. Agvahl, Snipe, and Eren were the first to arrive, soon followed by Ishim and Palmer. Upon the latter's arrival, Agvahl picked himself up off the bench and bluntly announced that he was leaving, beginning to walk away before he was stopped by Ishim. Agvahl told the group that Don Burrows had a job for him down at the construction yard and that Dello said he wasn't allowed to go to the party because of it. As Agvahl left (hopefully in the correct direction), Palmer sat down next to Snipe and carefully prodded him for information about his and Lamhach's teammates, eventually asking about Jesper and learning from Snipe that "he hits her" (during Gnomeball practice), including a playful punch on the arm. Soon after, Lamhach and Mace arrived on the scene and the group entered Newman's.

Entering into the dingy waiting room, Mace approached a Gnomish woman in a loose bun and pink blouse acting as the store's attendant. The woman lazily rattled off the store's motto before mechanically advertising the rental's inventory. She was soon interrupted by a booming voice from an office down the hall, from which a portly Gnomish man burst forth and introduced himself as Newman, apologizing for his secretary Missy's behavior and offering to show them around the lot. Taking them outside, he showcased several different vehicles: A simple 2-passenger gear-carriage produced by Westerfeld A&A, which he recommended against, a 4-passenger gear-carriage with rear wagon space from Peaks CarriageWorks, the standard work-horse of Squisiddie, and a large 8-passenger gear-wagon from Peaks CW. As Mace listened to Newman's sales pitch, Ishim and the others quickly realized that the same wagon that had been used in the drive-by attack that killed their friend Cecilia was in the lot being refurbished. Panicked, Ishim interjected and proclaimed that they would take the 8 passenger wagon. The group paid for the rental, received the keys from Missy, and took off towards 715 Creeks.

Traveling through twisting, confusing streets, the party eventually came upon the intersection of Tributary and Stream, cruising down a well-lit commercial area and taking in the interesting buildings bathed in lamplight before finally arriving at the party, a large building with flaky-grey painted walls and a blue gabled roof. As a sleek, two-door gear-carriage zoomed by them and screeched to a halt at the side of the road, Mace and Snipe let the rest of the group out before finding a spot to park and then joined back up as they entered through the main door. Assaulted by a cacophony of unfamiliar voices and faces, packed to the brim of the house's main room, a few partygoers noticed that the group had brought alcohol with them, and after a thunderous "Yeahhhh!!" from some of the crowd, they went back to their activities, leaving the group standing in the doorway.

## See also

* The Delinquents - Session 23
* The Delinquents - Session 25