Minnow
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Post by Minnow on Dec 13, 2005 15:01:56 GMT -5
Minnow's eyes narrow to slits and she glares back at Gulak.
[Elven] "Alarm bells, yeah. Let me get this straight- you promised to off a powerful assassin. To a woman that you can only narrowly remember what she looks like, let alone know her name. Then you get this note and you assume she wrote it. And on the basis of this note, that you do not really know who sent it, you just approached a random girl that might not even be the one mentioned in the note, and you fess the whole plan?"
The Minnow growls under her breath and sticks the note into the flame of one of the candles on the wall, the part with her name on it the first to burn. Once it burns nicely she drops the flaming note in an ash tray and waits for it to turn to ashes.
[Elven] "I have nothing to do with this, I am not involved. You're fucked up and you're screwed. You're worse than screwed. You're a corpse."
She gives Gulak a hard look.
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Clockworkchicken
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Post by Clockworkchicken on Dec 13, 2005 16:35:57 GMT -5
Gulak smiles softly, and keeps his eyes focused on the smuldering ashes.
[Elven]"I know I shouldn't trust people too soon, but that is just me. If I'm dead meat, then..."
Gulak shrugged softly, and picked the ashes of the note from the tray, letting it float softly from his fingertips, down to the ground.
[Elven]"I mean, you are what the note says, aren't you?"
He leaned softly against the stair wall, and kept his gaze at Minnow, ignoring the look in her eyes.
[Elven]"I trusted you. And if you are giving me a row about never to trust anyone, well... in a trustless world, isn't that just the last thing you need?"
He smiled softly, and watched the flame of the candle. How much he ignored her look, it was always nicer not to see it.
[Elven]"Too bad we aren't friends, perhaps then, you'd have helped me"
With a push, he backed away from the wall, and walked from beneath the stairs. One last moment, he turned around, and gave Minnow a last look.
[Elven]"But thank you for your lesson, I'll try not to trust anyone from now on. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm to claim my title of Corpse."
With a soft grimmage, he walked away, to join the croud.
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Minnow
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Post by Minnow on Dec 13, 2005 17:57:31 GMT -5
The Minnow chuckles and grabs for Gulak's collar.
[Elven] "You're not excused yet, mate."
Still holding his collar, she steps up to his back and hisses in his ear.
[Elven] "You aren't involved in this either, you understand? Listen, you can't just walk up to that guy and stab him, and you can't go around making promises to women you don't know so much as the name of. And don't you storm off like that, tanto. Five gold says you won't last the night on your own. Stick with us."
She lets go of him and turns around to check the back for her brother.
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gulak
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Post by gulak on Dec 14, 2005 11:57:30 GMT -5
Gulak made a big gesture with his leg as he gets pulled back, and smiled at the words of the Minnow
[Elven]"You really do think I'm that stupid, do you?"
He folded his arms, and tried to hold a serious face. He couldn't. A grin apeared on his face, as he let out a single chuckle.
[Elven]"Allright, if you insist"
He unfolded his arms, and follows Minnow back to the table.
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Minnow
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Post by Minnow on Dec 14, 2005 12:09:21 GMT -5
[Elven] "That... unlucky, maybe."
The Minnow winks, but she does not go back to the table. She goes further into the back, looking for her brother.
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Post by Elanorîn on Dec 14, 2005 17:00:51 GMT -5
Minnow finds a man and a woman in a corner in semi-advanced stages of groping and what probably is supposed to be kissing but it looks more like randomly rubbing their faces together drunkenly. There is a Halfling slouched against the wall on the floor, he looks out cold with an empty tankard in his hands and a puddle around it and a puddle on his chest. he smells a bit of sick. Two small dogs runs between her legs in a happy chase and two men emerge from upstairs, a tall and thin man dressed quite nicely and a slightly shorter one with blonde hair and a smile, the last gives her a polite nod as he passes her before they both head to the bar. There is no sign of Violar whatsoever.
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Post by Minnow on Dec 14, 2005 17:36:37 GMT -5
The Minnow frowns.
[Elven] "Violar? Where are you?"
She peers around and whistles on her fingers, a single shrill note that they used to make as children, when they were out gathering wood or something to keep from losing track of each other. She sets her hands on her hips and shakes her head.
"Violar! Oy!"
If there is no response, she searches for the loos.
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Post by Elanorîn on Dec 15, 2005 14:19:24 GMT -5
Most patrons within a radius of about thirty feet turns at the sharp whistle and looks Minnows way, even the Elf dressed in black now most of the way up the stairs throws a hard frowning look at her over his shoulder before he continues on. Her whistle is echoed by several people, with varying success, trying to copy it from within the bar prompting more laughter.
It is not too hard to find the loos, they are outside out the back in two quite decently kept outhouses, one for men, traditionally without symbol of any kind on the door and one a bit smaller for women with the usual blue letter P on the door.
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Post by Minnow on Dec 15, 2005 14:25:25 GMT -5
The Minnow shoots the man in black a sweet smile, and continues on. Once she comes to the loos, she simply opens both doors to look in.
"Muindor?"
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Post by Elanorîn on Dec 15, 2005 14:44:56 GMT -5
In the women's loo there is a Halfling on one of the designated stools checking herself in the mirror, she throws Minnow a glance but then returns her attention to herself in the mirror, she seems particularily concerned with what looks like a bruise on the side of her face and she touches it gingerly.
In the men's loo there is more activity. Two men are discussing loudly the breasts of a woman Minnow doesn't catch the name of while in one of the booths, seemingly together. They don't seem to hear her or at least care. Just coming out of another single booth (they are of varying sizes, some individual and some large enough to take up to five people by rough eyemeasure) is a tall dark man very well dressed in dark blue and grey with a very dark blue cloak and a small coat of arms on its clasp. He gives Minnow a curious look with a raised eyebrow as he goes to wash his hands.
T "He is not here, Miss." he offers to her politely.
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Post by Minnow on Dec 15, 2005 15:27:15 GMT -5
The Minnow smiles politely and sets her hands on her hips, tapping a rhythm with her foot. Her voice assumes a refinement and politeness it does not often display around people of her own class.
"I am sorry to intrude, but my brother isn't used to the big city."
She gives the man a hopeful look.
"He looks like me, dark, bit taller, dreamy eyes... Have you seen him, by any chance?"
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gulak
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Post by gulak on Dec 19, 2005 5:29:46 GMT -5
Gulak just followed Minnow in her search. He didn't really have anything to do right now, the misplaced lust for revenge against the elf already started to drop, but he had the strange feeling that the elven woman would come to him to check if he was doing what he promised.
So, Gulak leaned rather awkwardly against the wall next to the men's room, looking around carefully, trying to hide his nervousity. When Minnow started talking, he listened carefully to their information exchange, while his head turned around the corner of the wall, to try to study the cloths of the man, especially his coat of arms.
He sighed, as he turned his head back. Nothing interesting. He narrowed his eyes and gazed trough the room, checking for people that match Minnow's description.
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Post by Elanorîn on Dec 21, 2005 9:04:46 GMT -5
The man throws her a couple of looks before pulling out a finely woves handkerchief from his pocket and dries his hands carefully.
T "Not that I can recall, Miss."
He gives Gulak an expressionless look before he tucks away the handkerchief.
T "But there are quite a few people out tonight. Now, excuse me."
He walks to the door to leave.
Gulak sees no such person here.
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Minnow
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Post by Minnow on Dec 21, 2005 9:11:31 GMT -5
"Yes, of course... thank you..."
The Minnow stares thoughtfully at the far end of the toilets, steps aside only half-way, as if half helpful, half lost in thought. Her hand slips into the expensive clothing, then as if aroused from her thoughts by the man's having to pass so close to her she flashes him a shy smile and steps fully aside.
[Sleight of Hand: 16+7 = 23]
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Post by Elanorîn on Dec 21, 2005 9:28:03 GMT -5
The man is a little inconvenienced by her being partly in the way but as she then steps aside further he gives a very slight nod and continues out and back towards the Hotel. He appears unaware of her prying hand.
Minnow found a rather weightly pouch that she successfully slipped in her pocket.
[Gulak: Need a Spot check from you to determine if you see that.]
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