Ardenas puts a vertical finger over his lips and pointedly looks toward Mancini.

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 590):


"Why, yes we do... right next to Mr. LeBial's gambit, the silver chased ebony puzzle box set with mother of pearl on the shelf over there."

Jareth, make a roll, and hope you get a low result (as if it were a critical failure roll)

Through the glass door you can see smooth gray pavement with a stone border, dropping down to a less smooth black pavement, seamed and cracked with patches and potholes and scattered with some debris. To one side of the door is a large wooden pole (really an upright barkless log) by this curb, with some scraps of parchment pinned to it.
To the other side, you can see some kind of metal conveyance,  as it is resting on odd looking wheels.
Accross the black pavement anothe of these conveyances is stationed, painted mostly in yellow  with a lantern on its roof. Beyond that are a number of glass fronted brick edifices, some with glowing red writing, and others with brightly colored signs. One (with a barred gate) has a display of bottles in its window, one says "Checks Cashed" and the one with the glowing writing says "DVDs"
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Mancini nodded. "I think I shall go and inspect the merchandise. If it meets my expectations, I may be making a nice purchase today."

With that, Mancini trailed off towards Ardenas, making it look like he was examining various products every so often as if he was debating their usefulness in a plan he has yet revealed. Occasionally, he would add in some vague "Hmm... Yes... Intriguing..." comment.

Eventually, he was over at Ardenas, examining an object nearby. "What is it?" he asked, voice lowered.

"Is this place some sort of crossroads, to the multiverse??"
Grimaldi said, more to himself.

Johan Faustus:

Jareth, make a roll, and hope you get a low result (as if it were a critical failure roll)

OOC:  I don't know if you wanted a low roll or a critical failure roll... but I rolled a 5.

17:52, Today: Jareth Mooncalled rolled 5 using 3d6.  Some roll.  Probably trying to stop Akimbo getting free...


And again, waiting on reply from Kalima msg #583.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 594):

"I havr no idea how to stop the shop, but I can take demons apart. There is one now!"
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In reply to Kalima (msg # 595):

At this utterance, the yellowish goblin drops the basket of metallic cylinders that have a screw on cover on the wide end, and turns and runs.
"Shit! It's the fuzz!"


At the same moment, the ferret comes bouncing over to you with a silvery key in his teeth.
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In reply to Var (msg # 596):

Peering down at the ferret, the shopkeeper  says
"Good choice. That would be a gold piece. Or a silver and a favor."

"I sense more entropy, than evil, in this place..."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 590):

Sederic needs no further direction. Hearing Kalima say there was a demon his eyes quickly followed hers to the running goblin, and he took off after it like a projectile, sword ready to be sated. He probably should stop when it left the room, if it got that far, but he will only stop when he strikes it with his blade..

"Hold a moment, Mancini."  Ardenas turns his attention to Kalima, Sederic, and the escaping goblin.

In reply to Sederic (msg # 599):

With his head start, and knowledge of the twinting aisles, the petty demon gets into a doorway labled "Authorized Personell Only"

In reply to Var (msg # 601):

Like a bull in a china shop,  Kalima  charges after the petty demon, knocking things from the shelves as she does, and arrives at the door on Sederic's heels.

Nodwin finds himself taken aback at the sudden rush to the door.  And after Jareth's admonishment to touch nothing, he's leery of following along.  Several aisles are now askew, and many items have been spread across the floor.  Much of the place is completely outside of anything has has experience with.  Nodwin stands there looking confused, hoping for some suggestion or direction from Jareth or the Ymid.  He's not sure where they are, or even when they are, so knowing how to act is quite confusing.

OOC This is just a little weird for Nodwin's much more secular experience.

Jocelyn has watched all this quietly , holding Brodak back and keeping Mell close ... Crotch sniffer sticks to Mell like glue, as if he senses something wrong with this place.

In reply to Jocelyn Lemru (msg # 604):

Sederic is focused on stopping the demon from escaping, bringing his sword to bear as soon as he can.

[Private to GM: Not really sure what to roll, but rolled an 11 to attack, 7 under sword skill.]

"I think maybe we can talk to these demons..They seem bent on fostering chaos, rather than evil, if hunters are frequenting this place. It's just that the city magistrates, The Hadereum..has asked us to find and close down this shop. This might be a good time to leave town, or relocate in the undercity, perhaps."
Grimaldi said plainly.

In reply to Sederic (msg # 605):

Meikka cuts into the back of the petty demon's arm as it ducks i to a room lit by six large black candles at the points of a pentagram.clutching at its bleeding arm, the creature leaps into the pentagram and vanishes in a cloud of greasy black smoke that smells of Brimstone. As it does so, the chalk outlines and runes of the magic circle momentarily glow red, and the candles flicker.

Kalima begins to sneeze.

In reply to Grimaldi (msg # 606):

"The entrances to thids place appear by need and desire. If the citizenry did not want instant gratification,  we would not be here. Now, what is it that you covet most?"

Grimaldi frowned. His heart wasn't in this yet, as far as bloodshed. This could change, depending on what happened next.

Mario presses himself against a shelf, to make the most room for the tall, flame-haired being to pass, and in the commotion misses what the shopkeeper says.

With the fleeing goblin having gone out of sight, Ardenas turns back to Mancini.

"Actually, I was just going to point out that this simple looking door contains a fortune in glass!  Have you ever seen a pane this flat, never mind one so large?"

Jareth snatches up Akimbo and holds him over a shelf, "Spit that out!  It's probably cursed!"

"grrrrr chewoomph muffled chitter"

"Ya, ken by ancient pact keys are to be stolen by ferret kind, but ya stole it, now spit it out 'fore it do somethin nasty t'ya, an me by extension!"

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 612):

Clarence watches this picture, and misses his spider.Likely it would only try to take the goblin, rather than other pesky items. But at the talk of curses, he holds tightly to the light...

In reply to Clarence Montague (msg # 613):

Aoife is immediately concerned when her friend starts to sneeze.

"Perhaps we should get back a bit. Do you know what is through this gate the stranger came through?" She asked, suddenly glad she was not overly curious....but she could not help wondering what was through that door. Such strange sights...