Down Space

## Description

In which Ben is ruthlessly owned for two and a half hours and also some D&D is played. Featuring special guests Ben Jenkins and David Cunningham!

This is a prequel episode detailing the origin of Kit and Bethanee's meeting and friendship

## Synopsis

The Beef Babes rest for the night on their way back to Hestovar and Kit Gingerson has a dream about his time back at 'The Claw' on Prime.

Kit is bound by an infernal contract to work for 10 years for Domino, a Worm crime boss who organises a fighting ring in the slums of Prime. Kit has won too many fights and Domino asks him to throw the next fight and injure himself convincingly. With almost no choice Kit agrees and heads to the bar.

Kit gets a glowing drink from the bartender Steven S. Anta (What of it? Don't put it together). Nearby is a Junior paladin Bethanee Smiles who is dressed down in bandages looking like she's wasted with messed up hair. Bethanee has a load of money to bet on the fight. She wants to get the Saturnine off Prime to get to Elysium to sell anklets. Kit and Bethanee move to a shadowy booth. Kit enquires about breaking his infernal contract. Bethanee is not powerful enough to break this contract but she knows a guy. Kit says if Bethanee can release him from this contract he will break his opponents fingers in the first round and with this very specific bet she should make a lot of money. Bethanee makes scene choking and Kit rushes her out of 'The Claw'

They head to Bloggins Locks to meet Locknor Bloggins a Teifling from Bethanee's Past. Bethanee asks him to take him to the back in infernal, they head back there to meet his partner dressed in very expensive wizard robes but with and a quick release wand, Norm Chongus. They all have a hot chocolate, Miffy the Skeleton joins the party they need to be able to see the contract to break it.

To cross the road Norm Chongus gets a filthy bird feather and floats about 6 inches above the ground spending a level 3 spell slot. Kit announces Bethanee's return and boasts how he'll win the fight tonight to the cheering of the crowd. At the bar Kit asks for an audience with Domino so they can view the Infernal contract. Domino asks Kit to come up to the office alone.

Kit asks Norm to cast invisibility so he can go up to see the contract. Norm does not know the invisibility spell. He instead decides he can cast 'suggestion' so Domino will not see him. Norm bluffs his way past the security guard and states "The only person you can see or hear is the big cat, Give me that toblerone" however the suggestion spell fails. Norm tries to recover by saying there are some poisonous Toblerones that he is trying to recall.

Bethanee emotes to Miffy about how she is going to give up on paladin life (due to the other Paladins being so mean) and sell anklets before sneaking back to join Kit. Bethanee commands the Orrick to sleep. Kit bursts in to remove the 'Toblerone looker'. An Ogre appears to eject the party from Dominos office. Norm casts Firebolt at the toblerone beginning combat. Kit tackles Norm Chongus to the ground, Bethanee puts a dagger to Norm's neck. Domino selects Norm Chongus to be the pre fight entertainment. Bethanee sits by Domino for the fight while Kit and Norm go to the dungeons to prepare the fight.

Norm Chooses a quarter staff and a sling for the upcoming fight. Bethanee places a 200 Gold bet on Kit Gingerson breaking Headsmashers fingers in the first round, the bookmaker notes that will be hard as he's got hooks for a hand.

Coach Peeeeee-Eeeeee helps Norm Chongus get ready for his pre fight entertainment against four Goblins. Because of Norm's impressive presence the Goblins opt for long range weapons peppering him with 3 arrows. Norm reacts as if they do no damage (despite losing half his hit points) The Goblins throw aside their arrows and attack with their swords instead heavily damaging Norm. Bethanee heads out to cast protection magic on him. Norm attacks a Goblin with his quarter staff before putting his tongue in its bloody eye hole to intimidate the other Goblins, this works as their next attacks all miss Norm. Bethanee throws a bucket of spit at one of Goblins as the crowd erupts in laughter. Norm slings a rock at one of the Goblins murdering him with one hit. Norm convinces one of the Goblins to give up the fight and join him as the other continues to wail on him with a double edge scimitar . Bethanee calls a time-out but Norm ignores her and is knocked out by the scimitar welding Goblin. Bethanee runs into the ring and heals Norm.

Domino applauds this change to proceedings and orders an orc to create an anti-divine magic field and the protection that was on Norm ends and Bethanee loses access to all her spells. Kit Gingerson and Headsmasher join the fight. A cage drops down encasing all the fighters. Norm suggests to Domino that if Kit wins he should get his freedom, Norm offers if he loses he would give up magic. Domino counters that if they lose he will have all 3 under his employ.

Kit is furious and goes into a rage attacking the Goblin, Bethanee follows up with her flail. The Goblin and Headsmasher attack the party with Bethanee and Kit bearing the brunt of the damage. Norm uses his sling to a rock at the person who is creating the anti divine magic field. The stone connect and Bethanee regains her spells once more. Blibbins the cowardly goblin runs at the Troll, as he passes the other goblin attacks so badly that he drops his scimitar that Blibbins happily picks up.

Kit attacks the troll with stabs and slashes before the wounds begin to heal up quick. Bethanee attacks the troll with her flail the fire damage stopping the healing process. The Troll murders Blibbins and bites Kit. Norm gets the crowd to cheer them all on before he uses a sling to throw a rock at Domino breaking the last antimagic field. Kit pulls the hooks off Headsmashers hands before he stabs them in his shoulders.

Bethanee Summons her celestial steed Steve to attack domino in the crowd. Norm casts Firebolt at the Troll before Kit runs up and breaks four of his tiny regrowing fingers. The Troll concedes and the battle is won. Domino has slid away. The waiter returns and delivers Bethanee's winnings which are enough for a ticket for two on the Saturnine.

## Characters

### Beef Babes

* Kit Gingerson
* Bethanee Smiles

### Guest NPCs

* Domino - David Cunningham
* Locknor Bloggins - David Cunningham
* Norm Chongus - 'Powerful' Wizard- Ben Jenkins

### NPCs

* Steven S. Anta

* Miffy the Skeleton
* Scully
* Moulder - Orrick Security Guard
* Assistant Director Skinner
* Richard Langley
* The Lone Gunman
* Spookster the Ghost
* Coach Peeeeee-Eeeeee
* Directed by Chris Carter - Orc
* Steve The Goat

### Bestiary

* Goblins x3
* Cowardly Gobin - Blibbins
* Headsmashers

## Places

* The Claw
* Bloggins Locks

## Tropes, Themes and Running Jokes

* TAFE apprenticeships another Baffling Reference for our International Listeners
* Cum Jokes - The urine that was spilt in was in fact cum. Ben's Character is later referred to as "The Cum Wizard"
* Desk Toblerones make a comeback

## Quotes

* "You almost said Domino's Pizza" - "You have 30 minutes to your fight and if you don't make it you get a free fight"

## Table Talk

* "I just remembered that Ben told me when they filmed Mr.Ed in black and white they used a Zebra instead of a horse"
* "Ben believes that all previous space expeditions have only gone up, he believes no one has gone and explored 'down space'"
* "Ben asked, when you have a big company, Is there anyway that people can tell how many units are shifted because of the advertisements"
* "Can we get some Toms going in the chat for a Nasal Spray?
* "Ben is an idiot. Tell him in the nicest possible way"
* "Wail on chongus, thats every teenagers pastime"

## Trivia

* To help keep the prequel lively they use a mechanic "I know a guy" to which they can once in the game describe someone they know who could help but when they're introduced it's a "Lando" situation where the friendship may be at a rock juncture and help may not be guaranteed.
* The Moon doesn't move but you do when you move from the northern to southern hemispheres.
* This episode happens before The Dragon Friends took the Saturnine out of commission