You dream of Mentat annoying Dracula by constantly throwing a knife at him every time Dracula tries to speak. Then a giant pink T-Rex bursts through the wall and shouts out "OH YEAH!!!" sending you flying where you land on a ship. You can even feel the rolling waves of the ocean... wait. You are actually feeling that.

I peel my stiff form off the floor "Sooo, am I dreaming about being a stow-away or am I actually one this time..."

The thoughts come simultaneously.
You're actually a stow away.
You're probably a stow away.

The real question is are we in jurassic park, it seems our dreams are giving us insight into where we are going.

Well I guess we'll find out.

YES! WE ARE GOING TO KOOLAID MAN A T-REX! Mwahahahahahahah!

That is not what happened!

As much as the thought of Koolaid man-ing a T-Rex amuses me I try to slip over to a window, staying low and all as I recognize that most sailors are not kind to stow aways.

17:32, Today: Mew rolled 23 using 4d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 8,8,1,7.  Sneaking to window.

You notice you are on the deck of a ship and you manage to dart behind some barrels near the edge of the railings. You look over and see ocean as far as the eyes can see. Near the bow you see huge flying fishes leap out of the water. It seems that the are schooling with the ship.

You see other ships in the fleet. Seems like standard Age of Sail ships. With one major oddity. They seem to use huge bones along with wood in the construction of the ships.

The crew is a mix of a few species. There is standard humans. There are 2 foot tall cat beastmans running around and cooking for some reason. There are humans with long ears like an elf but they have scales and birdlike feet on their legs. And there are short stocky bearded fellows.

No one has noticed you yet.

KITTY!

NO. Besides that may be patronizing to them. Focus.

Are these whaling ships? I couldn't find any good images of the ships to identify if there are any distinctly non whale bones on them.

More importantly...what is your story if you get caught.

You better come up with something fast so you can practice, your a shit liar otherwhys.

Well we know jackshit about whaling soo.... I got drunk and my friends must have played a prank on me?

Really that's all you got?

Yep we have a rule, first one to pass out is sent on a trip.

You know, I don't know if this is quite dumb enough to work.

As I'm thinking this over I try and find a better location to conceal myself.

You Note that there is a ship with a Figurehead made from a skull. The skull looks to be from a dinosaur rather than a whale. And you note some of the weapons that they are carrying. One dude is carrying a massive two-handed sword that looks to be made of a Jaw bone of a massive beast. You know that one of you old friends would love to have it. There is also a guy with a mechanical ax that looks like it can turn into something else. Massive bows, Guns that are also lances and other weird armaments.

You manage to dart under the deck and find another hiding place with out anyone noticing you.
You also note that they are speaking English.
A guy comments to another guy while heading above deck
"I hear that we are getting close to the New World"

Oh thank GOD they speak ENGLISH.

New world, is this going to be an alternate America?

* movie announcer voice * Dino-America! Coming to a theater near you.

Sounds like they’ve been on the sea for a long time, we may be able to use that as a possible tactic if I’m caught and they don’t believe us.

True it does look bad that we’ve gone this long without being detected. More so the longer they’ve been at sea.

Are they compensating for something?

Whatever they expect to fight must require large weapons, if this is the case we may want to switch our tactics.

In Kingdom Hearts Sora had many keyblades…I think he attached new Keychains…Would it just be a physical object or am I limited by such a thing?…

I decide to give form to one of my two new keyblades I feel I’m capable of making, by using my “lucky” stone pendent as a focus and keychain. I remove the keychain on ‘Guard and Parry’ and attach the stone pendent. Placing ‘Guard and Parry’ ’s keychain on my waist.

Making Piece of Home Keyblade. If keyblades change with thoughts and efforts just ignore that last bit.

I may have to start wearing a belt… who knows how many I will have in the future.

I wonder if we can stay hidden all the way to this “New World”. Depending on the size of the settlement we may just be able to slip away or into a crowd as long as records aren’t too well kept we may be able to move unimpeded.

Providing my new keyblade didn't give me away, I'll just try to stay under the radar.

With a thought you dismiss the Key-Shield and it takes it's keychain with it. You concentrate on your Lucky Stone Pendant and a new Keyblade forms. It is a two handed blade that appears to be made of stone. It looks like a key from a tumbler lock. And has a gargoyle cross-guard. You wouldn't expect to be able to lift it. But it feels just as light as your other keyblade in your hands.

You Manage to remain hidden until they make it to port that night. There where a few close calls with the perceptive hunters but you manage to out maneuver them and make it off the ship into the port.

OOC: Raise your Stealth to two due to managing to avoid detection from the Hunters.

Fascinating Keyblade size is irrelevant when it comes to weight.

With that minor revelation, I listen for cultural things like turn of phrases, name of the colony, Homeland, Occupation/purpose of the folks here, Species names for the dwarfs, elves, and cats.

Don’t worry about most of these things, they’re just what I’m listening for and as far as I know Palico is the only species name that is ever mentioned.

When we reach shore and I slip off the ship I try to act natural, like I belong here. I can't believe I actaully avoided them for the intire trip...

Now that we're on shore we should try and get a feel for the culture.  Like how money here works and who is in charge, if there are any jobs I might be able to do to acquire money because eating is nice.

You walk around the colony and observe everyone. It seems everyone here is ether working for the Research Commission or works to support them. One of the prominent groups that work with the Research Commission is the Hunters.

One group of them brought in what looks to be a dead t-rex except that this one has pink scales and a grey feathered tuff around its neck. They seem to be cutting it up to recover all the materials they can from it.

Another group brought in what looks to be a 9 yard long bright yellow iguana.  This one is alive and sleeping at the moment. One of the elves with scaled feet administers something into it's blood stream. They seem to be measuring it's proportions and there are several swarms of what appear to be fireflies posted around it.

The Hunters seem to always be partnered to one of those cat beastman. You heard one of them be referred to as a Palico. Now that you can take a closer look they are actually about 3 feet tall but they tend to be hunched over a bit.

The Hunters also seem to have someone that handles the Bureaucracy involved with the hunts. And makes sure they get their fair share of the materials from what they kill.

The colony is referred to as Astera.

Money semms to be called the Zenny and it actually makes sense. The smallest unit is a zenny which is a small copper coin. And different coins are worth a certain amout of the Zenny. Small silver coins seem to be about 10 zenny. Large silver coins seems to be worth about 100 zenny. There seems to be even more valuable coins.

The elf like race seems to be referred to as Wyverians. And the Dwarf like race seems to be referred to as Troverians. They are actually about a tall as humans if a little bit on the short end but they are as stocky as you would expect from dwarfs.

You also found a small old wyverian lady over a huge iron pot. You feel something odd about the pot. She seems to be doing chemistry but it feels a bit like alchemy.

It's about sunset at this point. You wander up to an restaurant they call the Canteen.  And... That is the hugest cat you ever seen. It is like someone told one of your friends that they have to play a cat beastman. Then he proceeded to finagle the system so that he got to play the manliest, most Swole cat that ever existed.

But he is not a character that your friend made  he is real and you are seeing the Meowscular Chef in all of his glory. He has Siamese style fur color but he is graying. He also has a scar over his right eye. It seems like the wound ruined his eye because he keeps that eye closed all the time. He is about 4 feet tall and is using a Guts style greatsword as both a spatula and a knife. There are other palicos helping him.

He has noticed you and is staring at you with his one eye.

I give a nervous smile, with a hat tip/ bow, not a deep one but a minimally recognizable one and walk over...

I hate doing this sort of thing, I want to observe you first.
Well you better get over it, nothing says I don't belong here like wondering around watching people.

 "Guten Tag. Is something wrong?"

SHIT does German even exist here?!

I try to keep my cool under the realization that I may have spoke a language that may not exist here.

The Meowscular Chef Still seem nervous but talks to you
"You are new here. Sorry you just seem... Different. This is the Weapons and Cathouse. The Best Canteen Astera. Where we have the Best Purr-oten that all the Hunters Eat to have the Best Gains."

No thought manages to begin forming in my mind before I excitedly blurt out with a light fist slam on the counter. "YOU HAD ME AT PROTEIN!"

You Surprise him and his fur stands on end for a bit before he gets it under control. He then smiles.
"Tell you what. I will go ahead and make you something good. And you can tell me what you planned on doing comming all the way here to the New World."

He gets to work Chopping up some meat that looks vaguely like beef using the greatsword on his back as both a knife and spatula. Then he fries up some rice and vegetables while the meat cooks. They both get done at the same time with the timing of an expert Chef. He then serves you the food on the plate with a flourish.
The meat is juicy but tasts slightly different from beef. Still great but different. The fried vegetables are also different than what you are familiar with. But at least the rice tastes like rice.

Before you start eating, he asks
"What would you like to drink? I have drinks from all the local breweries and juicers. I just got a shipment of Mead from Seliana.

I think for a moment on the question of drinks, normally I consider drinks (alcoholic) to be a special occasion thing like when my sister got married or to toast my first date. Which in a way leads me to an answer to his other question. "I guess I'll give mead a try. And to answer your earlier inquiry, back home my friends always had good stories to tell, I in turn had little to offer when such stories were told. I am here to make my own stories, the reason is a bit shallow, but it is mine, so I will own it as such."

I then gratefully eat the food (especially the meat) and give a silent toast. If I must be late returning home, I shall do so with stories for my children.

The Meowscular Chef nods at your reason. For coming to the new world.

"Well you came to the purrfect place to make great stories.  The Research Commission is still finding out things about the New World even after being here for over 60 years. I suppose you already joined with the Research Commission."


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You eat the food and then give a toast to the stories you will make. And drink

It isn't as sweet as you would expect from honey wine. But it does counter the bitterness of alcohol to a degree that allows you to taste both.

You relax and eat your food. Taking in the mead slow enough  for your body to process it. After a hour or two of relaxing you hear a loud crash.

You spot it. That Large Yellow and Blue Iguana like thing has gotten loose and is wreaking things down on the Docks.

There is more that a little embarrassment on my face (most likely due to coming up with it on the spot) as I claim. "You know I may have forgotten a step. Wouldn't be the first time, who would I talk to, to fix that?"


After seeing what happened I guesstimate my jumping distance and if possible position myself close enough to jump above the creature summoning Piece of Home in the air. Provided this is the case I will attempt to land blade first into the lizard's back putting all of my weight into the blow.


20:25, Today: Mew rolled 47 using 9d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of (10+2)12,(10+6)16,9,2,1,(10+9)19,2,8,6.  Attack with Piece of Home +4 bonus dice.
20:29, Today: Mew rolled 23 using 7d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 9,7,5,7,4,4,6.  Damage with Piece of Home 7k3.
20:30, Today: Mew rolled 1 using 1d10, rerolling max with rolls of 1.  Volatile .
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You Drop down onto the Great iguana like thing and cut into the meat of it's side, defecting off its ribs and ending up to it left side. It spends around and lunges at you teeth first. but you catch it's mouth with your blade and force it off to the side. It is open for your retribution.

Despite everything I can't help but smile. I'm fighting a beautiful creature, and while I'm a little sad that I'm causing it pain, I'm ridiculously excited about the whole situation. As it's jaw slides past me, I spin around managing to step around to the other side of its still moving feet I take an up swing at its side followed up by a down swing at it's hind leg as it passes.





17:09, Today: Mew rolled 24 using 6d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 9,6,2,1,9,3.  Attack roll 5k3+1die stunt.

17:10, Today: Mew rolled 25 using 7d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 9,6,7,5,2,9,1.  Damage with Piece of Home 7k3.

17:11, Today: Mew rolled 7 using 2d10, rerolling max with rolls of 1,6.  Volatile.


18:25, Today: Mew rolled 24 using 6d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 8,9,1,4,5,7.  Attack 2.

18:27, Today: Mew rolled 35 using 7d10, keeping the 3 highest rolls, rerolling max with rolls of 5,6,5,7,(10+7)17,1,(10+1)11.  Damage with Piece of Home 7k3.
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Your moment of pride in what you have done is cut short as you notice its tail pull back to swing. You instinctively fall back away from the tail and shoulder roll. Coming to Your feet a surprising distance away. About 6 feet away.

You notice that you instinctively used your inner light to help you roll skillfully out of the way. About half of it is replaced with the familiar feeling of Darkness from before.

Also the Piece of Home is now glowing with your inner light. Sparks and embers of light occasionally falling from it.

The Giant Iguana has turned around and found you unexpectedly away. You have a moment before it does something else.

I adjust my stance and notice the car sized lizard's eyes seem to be following the sparks and come up with a dumb plan. I throw Piece of Home above its head and to the left. If it actually looks up I run up and punch it in the eye. If not I'll resummon it to my hand and charge.

You throw your sword and it Almost works. The Lizard's eyes follow it instead of you fror just a moment which you take advantage of to charge in. It's eyes return to your movements and you summon your sword back just in time to slash him between the eyes.

It barrels forward. Attempting to run you over. But you dodge to the side easily and maneuver out of the way. It continues forward for about 8 yards. Before coming to a stop.