February 13th

"Ashakel and Tab should head out to meet Bob then. Get details so we aren't searching blind."

Ashakel and Tabran arrive at Bob's house to find him looking at them curiously. "I... hello again? Who is your Lycanthrope friend?" he asks cordially, extending a hand to Tabran. "And... have you decided if you will help me or not..?"

Tabran Cole (Azerk) wrote:"and Mardant weren't you the one that went off on your own and stayed solo for 3 days, not even telling anyone were you were? now while the Cell idea is smart we needed to get people together so we can form a plan and that was before this bomb shell for now we need to be working together."

"Yeah I went off on my I own, for a few hours. I told you I had some personal matters to attend to. Just like you've been running around doing things on your own."

*Z stalks out of the room.*

Hanuel follows after Z, with Dara in tow.

Tab folds the newspaper he was reading up and tucks it under his arm.

"greeting Sir Bob my name is Azerk and yes we will be helping you or at lest we will try to but thinks are i tad chaotic at the min so all we can promise is we will do our best."

Hanuel follows Z to their room, not letting them break the rule they just demanded.

*Z doesn't even blink as he moves aside to let you inside the room. He locks the door behind you and moves to inspect the room. He then sets Eevee down on the bed and the poor creature cuddles up with Sumomo to sleep. This accomplished he pulls his tea pot out of his bag, fills it with water, and proceeds to heat it with a small magic flame from his finger tips.*

"What're you thinking Mardant?" Hanuel asks, knowing that Z always does more thinking than talking.

*Z having finished heating the water reaches in his bag and pulls out the container labeled "winterberry mint" He stares into the water as it slowly changes color and says distractedly.*

"Things don't add up. The people on the posters are all ones who identified themselves as members of the Order. I feel like this is significant, but its not one to one... I don't know. And then the people following the group. I'm certain its all of us, and they are highly skilled, professionals, judging by the quality of their comb of my room. But then... why offer Zeiss a job while still tailing the others? ... It has to be more than one group that's the only explanation, but why?..."

*Suddenly Z seems to realize that they have been speaking aloud all this time and looks up at you. For a second you think you see an expression of genuine concern or worry on his features, but then its gone and his face holds the same blank hard look it usually holds.*

"Did you need something?"

The Owl Inn
Barely recovering from the exchange, Rory fiddled with his holstered battleaxe as he stared at the table, contemplating the property damage he knew wouldn't be worth the cost to destroy. Visibly shaken with frustration, he smacked the table as hard as he could before giving into reason. Abandoning his futile pondering, he grabbed the third bottle of mead and threw it back, taking a long draught.

"Just who the hell does he think he is?" he brooded openly. "I've owned up to every stupid mistake I've made in my life, and that was not one of them! If not for his talents, I can barely comprehend why he's still alive."

"I only need what we all want. Answers, and solutions. I just didn't feel like letting you run off on your own. After all, we're supposed to stay in groups right?" Hanuel shifts and stretches slightly before speaking again.

"My question is who are these groups? There's The Master's group, who offered to help us, there's the group behind the kidnapping of Kez. There's likely to be at least a part of the Aluvian government keeping an eye on us, as well as the Order. But none of those strike me as groups that would try and hire Zeiss..."

*Z turns and smiles at you warmly handing you a cup of the tea along with some sugar.*

"You're forgetting the less pretty side of the world."

*He sits and sips his tea idly petting Sumomo and the Eevee.*

"Well, I can't see any 'official' part of the undermarket running anything like this currently, so if it's a group like that, it's likely much smaller." Hanuel takes a sip of the tea.

"I don't suppose you'd know of any groups like that?"

"Nothing specific, but with the Undermarket in shambles like it is... Well lets just say I know of a few people who would do anything to get ahead in the world and they aren't the worst this world has to offer."

*suddenly Z packs up the tea pot and picks up the sleepy eevee and mew.*

"Time to be someone new I'm thinking. Care to join me?"

*He grins at you rather like a child about to get up to something he shouldn't be.*

Hanuel grins as well. "I'd love to."

Tabran & Ashakel:
"Well that's... that's good I think. Um... so what can I do for you?"

tab looks sidelong at Ash

"well to start with can you give us the name of the guy you lent the relics too and a full description of him a list of the items you lost and how did you meet the guy?"

*The two head out to the street merchant stands.*

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Sethos, having spent the day playing and getting acquainted with Taku came to the meeting of the group because he was asked to, although the deals with his being an apparent fugitive had taken a back seat since he had left the inn and gone shopping with no repercussions and on the way had seen that the wanted posters for his group had not included him, he was beginning to wonder if he even needed his fake identification.

When the wave hit sending the aforementioned commotion throughout the inn and bringing various visitor's to the rooms door, he had already begun smoking and had not been paying attention when the troubles began. The wave hit him and he blinked absentmindedly, stepping back a little with Taku making a noise of confusion before jumping to Sethos' other shoulder.

"Another weird thing I don't understand" He said, before taking another puff of smoke and leaning back against the wall behind him to observe the ensuing chaos that eventually faded into silence after all was dealt with and open wounds where covered and the group was once again dispersed.

Tabran & Ashakel:
"Oh of course of course. I talked to a kindly Dwarven gentleman named Borin of Anvilmar, out at the back alley entrance to the Undermarket near 518th and Fenway Avenue. There's a store there you can enter it from, the Pearline, sells lots of types of candies." He realizes he's babbling a bit. "Uhm, anyways. It was three mugs, hand-carved wood, each one emblazoned with the Ironforge crest, and they were lined at the base and top with simple silver casings. They all had handles, and were about yae big," he gestures. "As I told your kindly Troll friend they have no real monetary worth, but are sentimental gifts... that's why Borin accepted them as collateral, he knew I would do just about anything to see them returned."

"well Ash we will tell the others about this and then some of us will be going sweet shopping

thank you Bob we will be in touch when we get your stuff back."

Tab turns to head back to the owl.

Sethos, bored of things he doesn't understand and feeling strangely angsty in spite of his goowy new companion Taku, decides to head out for a stroll, leaving Taku behind in his inn room, lest he come to any kind of harm. By chance during his distant attention to his movements through the town, he finds himself in the square that Snarg had found himself in under a different name on a different day, and like Snarg runs into a guard, literally in fact, as he backs into the fellow when walking carelessly and not watching his steps.
"Hello" He says to the guard after turning around to see him mere inches from his surprised face.

'Kort' trudges out of the docks, a fresh Zipar nipping at his feet. "Heard something interesting at the docks, yep. Looks like we've got someone to visit before we turn in tonight; see what we can do about that." He cackles a bit to Zipar. "I think it'll be a fitting place for you two to become acquainted. You aren't going to draw any wrong first impressions there, trust me."

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"Hooooo, never mind about that for today." 'Kort' mutters to Zipar, looking up at the fortress of security before him. "Maybe sleeping on this is a better idea for now."

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