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0A. Ceryni continues.

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Narrator
GM, 493 posts
Wed 12 Feb 2020
at 05:55
  • msg #41

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know what I mean?

"Yeah, tell me about it."
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a luxury to filth like that.

"Ha! You're too kind. Me, I'd just sell him to the pirates."
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"And what about you?"

"I'm in the smuggling trade myself, in a way. I own a bunch of Portals to places I discovered, and I sell access to the Portals to interested parties. Some of those places have laws about what can and can't be brought in. Selling what can be brought in is great for the rubes who pay to access my Portals, but the real money's in the contraband. I could use a good smuggler, if you're interested."
Ceryni
player, 23 posts
Wed 12 Feb 2020
at 23:46
  • msg #42

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Cery's eyebrows perked up as he spoke, especially when it came to the job offer. He broke into a wide grin and said, "How about we get ourselves another drink and talk business then." He waves to catch the attention of nearest barmaid and indicates she bring them both another drink.
"So what did you have in mind? And I don't think I caught your name."
Narrator
GM, 502 posts
Sat 15 Feb 2020
at 05:30
  • msg #43

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"Name's Lyenz. I wanna test you first." Lyenz waits for the drinks to arrive, then slams his back. Once he drinks it in less than a full second, he offers his Badblood pipe with a bit of liquid still in it and says, "Smoke this and race me to my Warehouse. I'll turn onto the street with my warehouse 5 blocks before I get there. If you make it to the facility first, the job is yours, payment up front. If I get there first, I'll give you the job with pay upon completion."
Ceryni
player, 24 posts
Sat 15 Feb 2020
at 18:25
  • msg #44

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Cery drinks from his mug slower as he watches Lyenz slam his back. He accepts the pipe and takes a puff. The smoke swirls in his body and he feels a craving to get a pipe of his own. His mind grows foggy as he takes another puff before blinking away the disorientation for a moment and setting the pipe aside with some hesitation before downing the rest of his drink to wash the taste and feel away. Lyenz is already on his feet before Cery regains his mind and stumbles a little as he rises.
"You're on," he slurs his words a little. It was supposed to be done intentionally but Cery realises that some of the slurring was him naturally having lost himself a little to the smoke and drink.
Narrator
GM, 511 posts
Sat 15 Feb 2020
at 19:11
  • msg #45

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The initial disorienting effect of the smoke and drink wears off, and the fun stage of the high kicks in. Ceryni feels great! It seems like the world is working exactly as it should, and he is its king. He knows who he is beyond the shadow of a doubt, and he is content with himself, confident in who he is and why he exists. Everything he thinks about is fascinating and complex, yet for him it seems easy to understand. Cery once met a man who could give the answer to any math question in less than a second, and now he thinks he knows what that must feel like, but his genius is in streetsmarts, shadow magic and thievery. Ceryni sees every shadow from here to 10 yards in every direction, regardless of what lays between him and the shadow, plus every shadow within line of sight. It's as if someone has lain a transparency of the shadows over his regular vision. He not only sees the shadows, he sees into them, where they come from, what source of light creates them, and what will come of them. He can feel them.
Ceryni
player, 25 posts
Sat 15 Feb 2020
at 22:03
  • msg #46

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Cery is stunned by this feeling, it takes him a few moments to realise that the one he's supposed to be following is moving. He only noticed when all the shadows of the bar are wildly distorted by the opening of a door as Lyenz leaves. He shakes his head to try to remember what he's doing and steps back into the booth, slipping through the shadow into the one outside. He then scales the wall using sills and gutters to take to the rooves. Spotting Lyenz who seems to think he's given Cery the slip he follows over the rooftops shadowing his movements while he waits for them to get closer to the warehouse.
Narrator
GM, 514 posts
Tue 18 Feb 2020
at 01:24
  • msg #47

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Lyenz jumps over buildings, and practically glides downward. If it weren't for his shadow-travel, Cery probably wouldn't be able to keep up. They round the last corner, 5 blocks from the warehouse. Lyenz glances behind and starts laughing, thinking that he's given Ceryni the slip, even though Cery get there first.

After Cery reveals he won, Lyenz says, "Well I didn't think you could do it, but since you did, I know I could use your talents. Follow me to my office."

Lyenz leads Cery to his office in the warehouse, and hands him a map of the warehouse, a bag of 100 marbles, and $50. Pointing to the very Portal that Diffle wanted help with, he says, "We have our customs on this end when they leave for Nexus, but they have their customs on their end too." He points to a room in the basement of the warehouse, "This is the employee locker-room. Feel free to use it. I trust you to figure out how to get this to through. There is a business on the other side called, 'Fogertie Foods'. Take the marbles there, and they'll give you a small box in exchange. Bring the box to me and I'll give you another $100. Be careful, because their customs will confiscate the marbles or the box if they find either. Good luck!" With that he leads Cery out of his office and begins to leave.
Ceryni
player, 26 posts
Wed 19 Feb 2020
at 14:08
  • msg #48

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Cery leans against the wall panting for breath, pretending to be more tired than he ran less than you might expect, "Damn you're fast I almost didn't manage to get ahead. You gotta teach me how to do that." He pushes himself off the wall and follows Lyenz to his office and listens to the briefing, examining the marbles, weighing them, feeling them, generally seeing how they compare to the sample marble from Diffle he has stowed away right now.

"A few questions spring to mind: Am I worried about our customs too or just theirs? Do they search everyone, spot checks, detectors? Is the delivery expected now or do I have a little time; I wasn't expecting to get a job tonight afterall," he gives a quick grin at that last question. Either way he checks out the employee room too to see what's available.
Narrator
GM, 528 posts
Wed 19 Feb 2020
at 15:33
  • msg #49

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examining the marbles, weighing them, feeling them, generally seeing how they compare to the sample marble from Diffle he has stowed away right now

They are identical to Diffle's marble.

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Am I worried about our customs too or just theirs? Do they search everyone, spot checks, detectors? Is the delivery expected now or do I have a little time

Lyenz says, "Right, I almost forgot! He goes back into his office, and reaches into a drawer in his desk to pull out a badge with his face on it that says, "employee". He grabs a wandering cameracube and snaps an image of Cery, placing the image in his drawer. Then he says, "Show this to Security on your way in, and you'll bypass our scanners and won't have to pay to access the Portals. The name of the place you're smuggling into is RiSol-ju. The RiSolians have their own customs scanners, and they can detect the contents of these marbles. Since they're made of Void Magem the marbles themselves aren't hard to detect. Since they're often used to smuggle things, their customs agents will be especially alert for them. The Portal opens into a large room, and the only exit is guarded by their customs agents. Since this is the only Portal to or from their entire Oner, we are their sole source of goods that they don't have in their Oner, and there is a steady flow of traffic in and out. Mostly its vendors from our world who buy and sell in the room after the customs agents since the government there doesn't allow their people to leave and return."

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checks out the employee room too to see what's available

Cery finds lockers, washing facilities, a breakroom with snack vending machines and a coffee pot.
Ceryni
player, 28 posts
Fri 21 Feb 2020
at 22:42
  • msg #50

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Cery accesses the locker his new pass opens and stows the bag of marbles in there before relocking it. He then leaves the warehouse heading back for his place, it's been a good day and it was late. He can still feel the smoke in his head and he's tempted to head back to the bar but resolves to get some sleep and let it clear his system.

The next morning he heads to the market and searches for somewhere to buy a bag oof marbles from. He wants to find marbles that look similar to the ones he's smuggling but are actual genuine marbles so he can attempt to sneak them across customs.
Narrator
GM, 540 posts
Sat 22 Feb 2020
at 19:53
  • msg #51

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The next day, he still feels that the boosting effects of the badblood smoke on his Shadow magic abilities is partially present. He gets the feeling that it will remain until he uses it up.

The Anima corporation sells the material storage marbles and their accompanying material accumulation devices. Matter is compressed inside Void marbles depending on the quality of Magem crystal used which affects the price. Simple 10 gallon marbles are $1 each, 20 gallon marbles for $5, 30 gal for $31.25, and 100 gal for $208.33. The Cheap Accumulation Device costs $50 and can be used to load and unload the marbles.
Ceryni
player, 30 posts
Tue 25 Feb 2020
at 19:29
  • msg #52

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Cery acquires a large handful of plain glass marbles from the market of similar size to the storage marbles that he was expecting to smuggle. With those in hand he heads back to the warehouse and checks the locker to ensure the bag is still there. He then spends plenty of time hiding the regular glass marbles in various places on his person. In pockets, sleeves, shoes, wherever he has a little to room to secrete away one, the idea being to see where customs directs their searches most intently, if they do a pat down what might stick out, and in general if anything is noticeable during the whole process. With the marbles hidden away he heads for the customs checkpoint on this side.

It's always good to be friendly with those you're going to be working with, his father's words echo in his head. He does his best to be friendly and cordial, engaging in a little banter with those who are willing to play along and generally trying to be the sort of person who likes to be; one who people like having as a friend. He uses the employee card to get through any checks but still puts the effort in anyway. Then when he proceeds to customs on the other side he puts on the same act. He's just here to look around and he wants people to know he's just a friendly explorer or traveler sort. Afterall, he might be coming this way often.
Narrator
GM, 563 posts
Wed 26 Feb 2020
at 22:26
  • msg #53

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At Lyenz's checkpoint, Cery walks up to a security guard who waves a wooden wand with a complex Magem pattern etched around it up and down both sides of Ceryni about 6" away from his skin & clothes. Without touching him, the guard says, "Have a nice trip, sir." He points to the exit into the warehouse complex.

Once through the Portal to RiSol-ju, he finds himself in a large waiting area with about 30 other people. There is a stand with a hook that has placards with numbers on them, and a sign that says, "take a number" and another one like it near the exit that says, "now serving". A few minutes later, more people have come through behind him, and it is almost his turn at the customs officers' area. There is an ornate doorframe big enough for a loaded cart, standing by itself unattached to any wall, that they are sending everyone through. Cery recognizes the man about 3 people ahead of him as a small-time smuggler and petty thief named Jo. When Jo goes through the doorframe, it lights up and makes an annoying noise. 10 customs officers pounce on him, putting his hands in a metal tube. Jo complains that he's innocent, but one of the officers brings a wand similar to the one Lyenz's guards used, and waves it over his body. The wand lights up over his stomach. Jo suddenly has a panicked look as one of the officers asks, "How long ago did you swallow it, sir?"

After arguing that he doesn't know what they're talking about, one grabs a frightening device she calls 'the extractor' and says, "this'll pull it straight out of you."

Jo squeals and admits through tears, "Alrightalright! I swallowed it just before I came through the Portal."

One of the officers gives him a glass of black sludgy liquid, "Drink this." After forcing him to drink the chunky liquid, Jo begins retching. He vomits a few times, and one of the officers picks up the tiny sealed vial of Badblood. She places the vial on a little spider-legged clockwork robot that scuttles over a large poster with foreign words scrawled over it, and it stops over a certain word. She reads the word and announces, "It's malhemotin. Book him."

The officers lead Jo through a door and out of sight.

When it's Cery's turn, he gets through without a problem. The officer tells him, "Enjoy your time in the RiSol-ju market! We ask visitors to remain in the market area for now, and enjoy the splendid variety of unique products we provide. We are proud to announce we will be expanding access to our perfect city to include the famous Miracle Bridges in the months to come." Cery has never heard of them, let alone RiSol-ju, before he so recently learned of it.

The customs waiting area is a poorly lit wood panelled barn. There is plenty of space around the customs scanning doorframe to walk around it. The only thing preventing people from doing so is the customs officials watching them. There is a separate room for evacuating bowels and bladders off to the side in the waiting area. People come and go from that room regularly.

Beyond the customs barn, there is a market with various vendors and stalls inside a large walled off area. The Northern half of the market is all Nexus vendors, and the South end is all RiSolian vendors. There are gates, one gate per wall, and although there are no scanners in the gates, there are guards. Cery notices that he hasn't seen a single RiSol-ju man, only women.

Just then an image of a planet exploding appears filling the sky, it seems to be everywhere at once. People scream and point for a few moments, going silent. But when nothing else happens, the noise and activity level returns to a slightly hushed normal.

Cery finds the Fogertie Foods stall easily enough.

OOC: the exploding planet has very little to do with Cery's storyline so far, though it will have an effect on his life later on
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:32, Wed 26 Feb 2020.
Ceryni
player, 32 posts
Tue 10 Mar 2020
at 21:07
  • msg #54

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Cery checks out the bathrooms on either side of the checkpoint.  This seems like a great place to get out of sight of the guards. He checks them for places he can unseen, the stalls would be one by other potential blind spots. He considers the shadows thrown by the various objects and tries to reach for those in the bathroom on the other side of the checkpoint. Maybe he can pass the marbles through to the other side and then go through the checkpoint normally before retrieving them on the other side.

Once satisfied with this potential plan he spends a good amount of time exploring the market. Getting a feel for the lay out, the people, the places, the slang, whatever he can pick up. He pays special attention to where he needs to drop off both sets of smuggled items.

When a planet explodes overhead Cery jumps back, trying to seek cover behind a stall while people scream. Then it's gone and he wonders what he's just seen. He wonders if it's something he would have seen back home too, what caused it, where was that place? Many questions but no answers present themselves.

Once he's satisfied with his exploration a few hours later he returns to the warehouse to plan his next moves, including collecting the medicinal marbles for his double smuggling job. A day well spent he reckons.
Narrator
GM, 659 posts
Sat 14 Mar 2020
at 05:33
  • msg #55

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Cery checks out the bathrooms on either side of the checkpoint.

He'll be able to use them with ease to pass through security completely undetected.

While passing between stalls, Cery noticed one vendor hidden behind 4 walls without a door, only a ladder to a tunnel below and a rooftop pathway from the top. He noticed her not only from her strange clearly contraband store, but also from the fact that she looked right into his eyes as he passed through shadows from the other side of the wall.

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Many questions but no answers present themselves.

Through the darknetwork of the underworld and Ceryni's connections, and especially after sharing a few puffs of Badblood, Cery hears rumors that an ancient planet was pulled into the system by a secret government run by an evil genie with the help of angry Dragons and a team of evil Wizards to destroy Magem once and for all. Apparently all of the big heads of the big companies like Anima, AAFT, ComoweCorp and even the secret Pskaena Police are involved in a counterplot to undermine the goals of the evil side and save us all. The conspiracy theories sounded more reasonable, but Cery's contacts all agreed on these points, though none would give a source. Cery himself had a dream while on Badblood that involved a number of these things.

Cery collects his reward and the supplies.
Ceryni
player, 33 posts
Mon 16 Mar 2020
at 22:02
  • msg #56

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Madness, Cery thinks to himself. But more importantly, not something he ever wants to find himself tangled up in. He knows he's just a humble man of the streets and delusions of grandeur do not become him. Just the dream of a comfortable life and maybe a few underlings to do his dirty work for him. He'd be lying though if his dreams that night didn't include some of those outlandish things.

The next day Cery begins his plans. Simple really: Grab both bags of marbles. Use his pass to get him through customs on this end without being searched. Use the bathrooms to deposite the bag in the darkest corner of the bathroom on the other side of the chekpoint. Increase the darkness to act as a barrier to keep the bag out of sight while he proceeds unhindered through customs. Retrieve the bag and deliver to the end recipients. Then repeat for the box.

Simple and with any luck, no complications. He almost finds himself congratulating himself before catching himself and realising the job's not even done yet, it wouldn't do to be so carefree. And so with suitable caution he enacts his plan.
Narrator
GM, 674 posts
Fri 20 Mar 2020
at 06:12
  • msg #57

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02:27, Today: Narrator, on behalf of Ceryni, rolled 20 using 5d7 with rolls of 7,1,1,4,7.
02:26, Today: Narrator, on behalf of Ceryni, rolled 24 using 4d7 with rolls of 5,6,7,6.
02:26, Today: Narrator, on behalf of Ceryni, rolled 11 using 4d7 with rolls of 2,1,1,7.
02:25, Today: Narrator, on behalf of Ceryni, rolled 25 using 7d7 with rolls of 5,2,2,2,7,2,5.
02:24, Today: Narrator, on behalf of Ceryni, rolled 32 using 7d7 with rolls of 7,7,2,7,3,1,5.


Diffle gives him a bag with 167 marbles in it, and tells him to deliver it to the red door. Cery remembers there being one red door in only one shop.

Ceryni is easily able to pass the marbles from one side to the other, and the darkness spell works well enough the second time around, that the whole bathroom dims and all the shadows increase. The woman who stared at Cery from the secret room the other day, stares at him again.

But when the 2 bags of marbles are placed in the darkness the first time around, Cery discovers a child playing with his marbles. Fortunately, the child runs off, leaving everything as it should be.

When he delivers Lyenz's marbles, the shop clerk of Fogertie Foods says, "Thank you! You wouldn't believe how hard it is to obtain BadBlood here. This will make a mint!" She then hands Cery the box for Lyenz.

When he delivers Diffle's marbles, the woman who had been staring at him from the secret shop in shadow-vision accepts the bag and says, "You have quite a talent, young man. If Diffle doesn't offer you a job, I know I could use your services. And I'd pay handsomely too. In the meantime, I've been asked to give you your pay upon receipt, so here you go." She hands him $1670 - 6.5 years worth of regular wages.

When he returns to the warehouse, Lyenz meets him in the office, and says, "Well done lad! The world shines on you. Here's your reward.

OOC: My style is to include many different parts from unspecified time differencials, so feel free to respond to any one or all of these.

$100 from the box, $1670 from Diffle's marbles added to CS.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:13, Fri 20 Mar 2020.
Ceryni
player, 34 posts
Sat 21 Mar 2020
at 21:53
  • msg #58

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Cery is quite pleased with how things are going. The little kid playing with the marbles is a nuisance but kids will be kids - at least that's the thought once he confirms that no marbles were taken. He pulls the cloak he received a little tighter around him once he's on the streets making his deliveries, it almost gives him a feeling like a comfort blanket to a child, like something he'd had for years despite only receiving it days ago. He makes a note to return to the kind old lady later.

When he drops off the badblood Cery's eyes linger on the bag a little too long and he can feel a little pang of desire there. He almost consisders asking for a marble as payment but instead thinks to ask Lyenz for a taster on his return. Having that kind of awareness of the shadows would be invaluable for some jobs ... at least that's how he rationalises it in his mind. "It must be tough doing business with those strict customs folks out there, I mean if there's a market for something then there's always going to be a supply for it."

Once he follows up dropping off Diffle's marbles he actually feels his face warm a little at the compliments before saying, "Well thank you, sometimes it's just nice to feel appreciated. But if you're serious about the job offer maybe I'll swing back here some time. After pulling this off though I think I'll treat myself tomorrow to a quiet day, maybe go to one of those health spa places for an hour two, I've heard some big talk about them." Cery graciously accepts the payment with a smile and thanks.

He loiters around the market a little longer, not wanting to seem out of place by coming and going too frequently. He grabs himself a little snack and drink at a cafe to relax for a short period before bringing the box back to Lyenz.
"Much appreciated. Your bussiness associate said  badblood is tough to get - makes it sound like you're the only supplier he gets. He must be a good customer for you. Last night was actually the first time I tried it myself, I can see the appeal. You wouldn't happen to have a few tasters around? With all our running around last time I wouldn't mind seeing what a full one would do without all the adrenaline running through me."

Whether he can sweet talk some of the stuff off Lyenz or not he returns to the old lady late that afternoon with a very cheerful attitude. "Good afternoon ma'am, Cery declares brightly. I finished with the job and I just wanted to come back and thank you for the cloak. I haven't felt so comfortable since ... well since I was a baby I guess. It feels just right so I just wanted to come back and let you know."

ooc: I'm actually very happy with your style so far, it's so easy to play off of and keeps things moving

Narrator
GM, 696 posts
Fri 27 Mar 2020
at 22:34
  • msg #59

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I mean if there's a market for something then there's always going to be a supply for it."


"And if you can find a way to supply it yourself at a better price than what he's charging, then I'd be more than happy to take you up on that offer. Lyenz is clearly gouging us."


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one of those health spa places for an hour two

"Ducky's Spas are honestly the best, but if you're looking for something a little bit different, my family runs a number of spas ourselves. I even have a coupon for a free two hour session, if you're interested."


quote:
You wouldn't happen to have a few tasters around?

"As a matter of fact I do!" He pulls out of box with seven vials in it. "Here's a sampler set of 7 different varieties that we have on offer. They're each neatly labelled so feel free to try them at your leisure and if you want, there's more where these came from for the appropriate price of course."



On the way to the old lady, Ceryni thinks he notices someone following him, but when he glanced behind him, no one is there.

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" feels just right so I just wanted to come back and let you know."

"Oh thank you so much dearie, it was made just for you. I only make what I feel like I'm supposed to make. Like these gloves that I feel should go to your mother."
She hands him a set of gloves.
Ceryni
player, 35 posts
Tue 31 Mar 2020
at 21:11
  • msg #60

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"And if you can find a way to supply it yourself at a better price than what he's charging, then I'd be more than happy to take you up on that offer. Lyenz is clearly gouging us."


"I'll keep my ears open and let you know if I hear anything. You can't blame him though in a way. It's tough getting this stuff through those tough customs and he's letting the fact that he's got a monopoly on the line go to his head probably."

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"Ducky's Spas are honestly the best, but if you're looking for something a little bit different, my family runs a number of spas ourselves. I even have a coupon for a free two hour session, if you're interested."


"Really? Well I certainly do appreciate that. Though I get the feeling maybe you just want me coming around more often," he gives a cheeky grin.

quote:
"Oh thank you so much dearie, it was made just for you. I only make what I feel like I'm supposed to make. Like these gloves that I feel should go to your mother."
She hands him a set of gloves.


"My mother?"
Cery eyes the old woman suspiciously. He tries to avoid any link between him and his mother for her own safety. He would have chalked this up to just a general gift but something about her told him she knew more than she let on. There wasn't much he could do about it though so he shrugged and the suspicious look left his face. Though the spring in his step has now gone, "Well thank you again."
Narrator
GM, 716 posts
Tue 7 Apr 2020
at 05:23
  • msg #61

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the fact that he's got a monopoly

"I'll say! I have to charge $100 for each ounce in these marbles just to operate at cost. Now that enough people have tried it, they're willing to pay, too."

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maybe you just want me coming around more often," he gives a cheeky grin.

Diffle giggles and blushes, but says, "Oh, you don't want to be my rebound. Let's save us till I'm back to myself. Let me know if you ever want that coupon!"

quote:
"Well thank you again."

"Wait a moment, I apologize for mentioning the person who might benefit most from those gloves. Have you not wondered why I am the only person vetting the people looking for questionably lawful jobs? I don't have a file with everyone's information - that could be stolen by the police of another district in Nexus. I'm a Truthteller. I know things, and I've made sure everyone wants me alive because of it. I'm a danger to Nobody."
Ceryni
player, 36 posts
Tue 7 Apr 2020
at 08:49
  • msg #62

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"I'll say! I have to charge $100 for each ounce in these marbles just to operate at cost. Now that enough people have tried it, they're willing to pay, too."

"I can imagine, he had me try it too, that stuff is ... potent. Anyway I'll let you know if I find anything. Take care."


quote:
Diffle giggles and blushes, but says, "Oh, you don't want to be my rebound. Let's save us till I'm back to myself. Let me know if you ever want that coupon!"

ooc: Isn't it Diffle's contact he's talking to in this situation?


"Oh if you insist. I'll happily accept that coupon though, thanks!"
Cery gives another big smile before exiting.

quote:
"Wait a moment, I apologize for mentioning the person who might benefit most from those gloves. Have you not wondered why I am the only person vetting the people looking for questionably lawful jobs? I don't have a file with everyone's information - that could be stolen by the police of another district in Nexus. I'm a Truthteller. I know things, and I've made sure everyone wants me alive because of it. I'm a danger to Nobody."

"I mean I was curious and it gave me a fright of course, but you learn not to ask too many questions early or you get in trouble. Besides from what I knew so far either you're not threatening me or you are and you're in a position where there's nothing I can do about it - either way meant being hostile wouldn't help my case,"
Cery winces as he says that. "I just don't like people," he catches himself mid-sentence then continues a little slower and quieter, "Talking about her." She could be very dangerous, Cery doesn't like how freely he was speaking with her, something about her mannerism just made her easy to talk to.
Narrator
GM, 722 posts
Wed 8 Apr 2020
at 18:49
  • msg #63

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ooc: Isn't it Diffle's contact he's talking to in this situation?

OOC: Oops. Diffle is the one who giggled. The contact isn't interested, and I had Cery with Diffle in my mind as the one talking about spas. The contact would've left it at a job offer and otherwise remained mysterious.

IC:
The truthteller puts a reassuring hand on Cery's shoulder. "You have no reason to fear me. I know how to keep secrets. Stay safe, and thank you for giving your old cloak to someone in need. It says alot."

Cery is free of obligations at this point, free to do whatever comes to mind.
With 3 years worth of cash to invest, he could live like a king, buy a cheap space-yacht, even start his own organization if he wanted.
Ceryni
player, 37 posts
Sun 12 Apr 2020
at 07:04
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Cery's smile returns as he once again thanks the old lady and wishes her a good day before leaving.

That evening Cery spends perhaps a little too long staring at the vials of badblood. He wants to try some more but it's late and he manages to convince himself that it'd be better if trying one again waits till he has the whole afternoon free, maybe tomorrow.

The following day Cery decides to put Diffle's voucher to good use and spend a few hours at a spa, enjoying the relaxation and it gives him time to think about what to do with his new earnings. His first thoughts were about going into business for himself. That was his goal afterall. Enquires will need to be made first though, he'll need to start small.

Then his thoughts turn to the gloves and his mother. If he does start making a name for himself this might be his only chance to see her. Once he's finished with the spa he retrieves a little of his new earning from various hiding places and stowing it in pockets all over, as well as the gloves. Not a lot of money but enough for her to have some emergency funds in case she falls out of work to feed herself for a while.

There's a little time spent procrastinating as he wanders around his little home thinking about this. Eventually he decides to just get on with it and heads towards his mother's home. As he travels he occasionally checks if he's being followed and occasionally uses his shadow affinity to throw off potential pursuers when no one would notice, such as turning a corner into an empty alley and then stepping through the shadows to the other end of the alley. Until he finally arrives at his mother's house. He takes a deep breath and knocks.
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GM, 726 posts
Wed 22 Apr 2020
at 08:55
  • msg #65

0A. Ceryni continues

OOC: I'm taking liberty with Tania, so please let me know if any of it is off, and how it aught to be if different.

IC:
Tania throws the door wide open before Cery's fist ever hits the door. She Judos his knock into a surprise embrace (pulling them into the home and closing the door) and smothers him with kisses on his cheeks.

"Ceryni, my son! It's such a treat to see you! Let me get a good look at you, my Cery."

After her display of affection, she stands back and looks him over from top to bottom. His time in the spa really relaxed him, so he was looking his physical best. "Mmm mmm! How you're not being followed by 13 little Cerys is beyond me! What is my joy up to these days?"
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