00:00:00Benny:Beep.

00:00:00Argyle:So, what's great is

00:00:00Johnny:you

00:00:00Anzu:you

00:00:00Gamemaster:you

00:00:10Benny:Beep.

00:00:17Benny:For a second, I was like, maybe I said it too quickly.

00:00:20Benny:Maybe his headset wasn't connected.

00:00:21Benny:Maybe he won't.

00:00:22Benny:Maybe he didn't hear me.

00:00:23Benny:And he'll be like, hello, can you hear me?

00:00:24Benny:And then I just heard a beep.

00:00:25Benny:yeah also

00:00:30Argyle:I joined before my headphones fully connected.

00:00:30Johnny:you

00:00:30Anzu:you

00:00:30Gamemaster:you

00:00:35Argyle:And as.

00:00:37Argyle:Like own.

00:00:39Argyle:To me and.

00:00:43Argyle:Action noise really is it?

00:00:48Argyle:Oh no, you can see.

00:00:52Argyle:The background.

00:00:54Benny:I can't tell if this is my internet or your internet.

00:01:00Argyle:I'm just going to restart.

00:01:00Johnny:you

00:01:00Anzu:you

00:01:00Gamemaster:you

00:01:08Benny:I'm going to disconnect from my VPN.

00:01:09Argyle:My install.

00:01:17Argyle:And so we.

00:01:17Benny:Yeah.

00:01:18Benny:Okay.

00:01:24Benny:Huh.

00:01:29Benny:Huh.

00:01:30Argyle:you

00:01:30Johnny:Thank you you Hello

00:01:30Anzu:you

00:01:30Gamemaster:you

00:01:54Benny:you Greetings

00:02:00Argyle:you you

00:02:00Anzu:you Thank you

00:02:00Gamemaster:you you

00:02:09Benny:Greetings.

00:02:11Johnny:Hello.

00:02:14Benny:Jorge is restarting his router.

00:02:14Johnny:Oh, man.

00:02:17Johnny:We lost Jorge.

00:02:19Johnny:A shame.

00:02:22Johnny:Well, he's nice-known, Jorge.

00:02:25Benny:Restarting his router.

00:02:25Argyle:you

00:02:25Johnny:yeah he's gone forever

00:02:25Anzu:Did we lose him?

00:02:25Gamemaster:you

00:02:29Johnny:he's gone forever

00:02:32Benny:Apology.

00:02:32Anzu:Oh, jeez.

00:02:35Benny:I'm sorry.

00:02:35Johnny:yeah

00:02:40Anzu:It's going to be tough to replace.

00:02:43Johnny:well

00:02:46Johnny:shame

00:02:50Johnny:yeah

00:02:50Anzu:We'll just have to do our best, I guess.

00:02:54Johnny:Adios.

00:02:55Benny:you

00:02:55Argyle:you

00:02:55Anzu:Totally unsituated.

00:02:55Gamemaster:Hello?

00:03:02Anzu:So I'm going to try to...

00:03:08Gamemaster:Hello?

00:03:10Anzu:Hello, Josh.

00:03:10Gamemaster:Hi!

00:03:11Gamemaster:Sorry, the first time I connected, nothing was working.

00:03:15Anzu:Well, you could be Jorge, so at least you got that going for you.

00:03:15Gamemaster:Oh.

00:03:18Gamemaster:I would never be Jorge. How dare you?

00:03:23Johnny:What if you were Jorge this whole time?

00:03:24Johnny:Well, only one of you is on camera right now.

00:03:25Benny:Thank you.

00:03:25Argyle:That's.

00:03:25Anzu:I've been Jorge the whole time.

00:03:25Gamemaster:That doesn't sound believable or true.

00:03:31Johnny:So.

00:03:32Gamemaster:Um, yeah, it's me.

00:03:37Anzu:Oh.

00:03:40Gamemaster:Tanner, where are you from?

00:03:40Johnny:Josh, how's your new job?

00:03:42Gamemaster:Oh, sorry.

00:03:44Gamemaster:My new job has been good.

00:03:46Gamemaster:Uh, I made...

00:03:47Anzu:

00:03:48Gamemaster:I made a mistake today.

00:03:52Gamemaster:Um...

00:03:53Argyle:I'm going to restart my rap.

00:03:53Gamemaster:Because...

00:03:54Johnny:you Thank you

00:03:55Benny:Thank you 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

00:03:55Argyle:because it really bad Oh no Do you still have a job Before

00:03:55Anzu:Yeah He made a minor mistake

00:03:55Gamemaster:bye bye yeah yeah Bye Yeah Yeah

00:04:05Argyle:Okay, you said you do.

00:04:06Argyle:Okay.

00:04:07Anzu:He put fish in the microwave.

00:04:08Gamemaster:Oh, yeah.

00:04:09Gamemaster:No, no, no, no, no.

00:04:10Gamemaster:Actually,

00:04:12Gamemaster:I didn't do that.

00:04:17Gamemaster:Oh, and are they dead now?

00:04:17Argyle:Okay.

00:04:22Gamemaster:You should go restart your router.

00:04:23Argyle:Yeah, I'm going to.

00:04:24Gamemaster:Yeah.

00:04:25Benny:Wait, hold on. What mistake? Is there an opening?

00:04:25Argyle:you

00:04:25Johnny:seconds behind us

00:04:25Anzu:Oh, right.

00:04:25Gamemaster:He's gone. Okay.

00:04:28Benny:Ah.

00:04:29Gamemaster:No.

00:04:31Gamemaster:The mistake wasn't like a performance thing.

00:04:36Gamemaster:I just went into the office today.

00:04:37Johnny:you

00:04:40Benny:Ah.

00:04:42Gamemaster:For those who don't live in New York and aren't where my office is,

00:04:46Benny:Oh.

00:04:47Gamemaster:there was a Nick's victory parade today

00:04:47Benny:Oh.

00:04:47Benny:Oh, my God.

00:04:48Anzu:Yeah.

00:04:51Gamemaster:that passed directly outside of my office

00:04:55Argyle:you

00:04:55Anzu:you

00:04:56Gamemaster:and I didn't realize that was the case.

00:05:02Gamemaster:So I get on the train to go to work

00:05:05Gamemaster:and the train is for the latter half of the journey

00:05:07Johnny:Thank you.

00:05:08Gamemaster:under the ground

00:05:10Gamemaster:and for whatever reason they don't have the cell service there

00:05:13Gamemaster:and so by the time I emerge from under the ground

00:05:16Gamemaster:I see that in our previous there had been a message that had been sent in the slack that said

00:05:17Benny:Thank you.

00:05:22Gamemaster:hey you know you don't have to come into work today because it's going to be a little bit

00:05:25Argyle:you

00:05:25Anzu:you

00:05:26Gamemaster:crowded if you don't want to but I've already sunk cost fallacy myself because to get to that point

00:05:34Gamemaster:normally I like I take the commuter rail into Penn Station and then I take the subway the E

00:05:37Johnny:you

00:05:40Gamemaster:all the way down to Wall Street where the office is.

00:05:44Gamemaster:But because so many people were going down to Wall Street

00:05:47Benny:Thank you you

00:05:49Gamemaster:where the office is, apparently it filled up

00:05:51Gamemaster:and so they decided to just not have the subway

00:05:54Gamemaster:run there anymore because it was too crowded So at West Fourth Street they said hey unless you want to go to Brooklyn on this train get off now So I got off because I didn want to go to Brooklyn

00:05:55Argyle:you you

00:05:55Johnny:you

00:05:55Anzu:you you

00:06:06Gamemaster:because that's a different location. And for context, it is about a 30-minute walk from West

00:06:09Anzu:you

00:06:11Anzu:you

00:06:14Gamemaster:4th down to Wall Street. I couldn't take a car because Ubers aren't driving there, and I couldn't

00:06:21Gamemaster:take the subway because the subway stopped running. And so I'm like, I'll walk. And then I see this

00:06:24Gamemaster:Slack message, and I'm like, I just walked half an hour after the 45-minute train ride. I'm not

00:06:25Benny:you

00:06:25Argyle:you

00:06:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:06:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:06:30Gamemaster:going back. I'm just going to go into the office, because I did see that in order to actually get

00:06:36Gamemaster:into the office, that would require me, like, fighting people to push through hundreds of people

00:06:42Gamemaster:and then eventually get a cop escort to get to the front of my office, which, before they let me get

00:06:51Gamemaster:in, they said, hey, you need ID to prove that you actually work in this building before we just,

00:06:55Benny:you

00:06:55Argyle:you

00:06:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:06:55Anzu:you

00:06:55Gamemaster:like, let you walk to the front of the line, because how do we know you're not just trying

00:06:57Gamemaster:to see the parade better than everybody else? And my response to that was, I don't have an ID yet,

00:07:02Gamemaster:so I don't have anything that proves. And they said, can you get somebody from the office

00:07:07Gamemaster:to, like, come down and get you? And I said, no, because there are literally, like, 50,000 people

00:07:14Gamemaster:in a quarter of a square mile, and so cell service isn't working right now. Nobody has

00:07:19Gamemaster:any internet connection. And so eventually I like went into my HR portal and I found a pay stub

00:07:25Benny:Thank you.

00:07:25Argyle:you

00:07:25Johnny:Reverse work from home.

00:07:25Anzu:Yeah, that's tough.

00:07:26Gamemaster:that has the address of the office on it. And I'm like, here, there. And so finally I get led

00:07:32Gamemaster:through, I go into the office, I get up to the office floor and I am the only one there because

00:07:37Gamemaster:everyone else stayed home. Basically, yeah. Yeah. So I'm in the office, everybody else stayed from

00:07:42Anzu:...

00:07:43Anzu:...

00:07:44Anzu:...

00:07:46Anzu:...

00:07:47Gamemaster:I took some meetings from the conference room where it was just me.

00:07:48Anzu:...

00:07:49Anzu:...

00:07:50Anzu:...

00:07:50Gamemaster:That was very strange.

00:07:53Gamemaster:I got to see like a lot of people. I guess that was fun. I took a picture. One second.

00:07:55Benny:Thank you.

00:07:55Argyle:you

00:07:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:07:55Anzu:you

00:08:00Benny:holy shit

00:08:00Argyle:you

00:08:00Johnny:Thank you.

00:08:00Anzu:Unfortunate.

00:08:00Gamemaster:But it was a mistake.

00:08:02Gamemaster:I shouldn't have...

00:08:03Gamemaster:I should have, once I saw the message that was like,

00:08:06Gamemaster:if you want to work from home, you can,

00:08:07Gamemaster:I should have just turned around.

00:08:09Gamemaster:That would have been so much better.

00:08:11Gamemaster:But it's fine.

00:08:15Anzu:Yeah, those Knicks fans are ravenous, Josh.

00:08:17Gamemaster:The Knicks fans are ravenous,

00:08:19Gamemaster:especially when the Knicks are around.

00:08:22Benny:yeah they're also dumb

00:08:24Benny:because I got on my train this morning

00:08:25Gamemaster:The Knicks fans?

00:08:26Benny:yeah there were people on the same

00:08:29Benny:track are trains that go to world trade and trains that go to midtown and we get to 23rd street

00:08:30Argyle:you

00:08:30Johnny:you

00:08:30Anzu:Thank you.

00:08:30Gamemaster:Nice.

00:08:36Benny:and they're just like wait does this go to world trade someone in my car said that like two it

00:08:42Benny:might have been five people in my car said that and someone's like nah this goes to midtown the

00:08:46Benny:other train at grove street goes to world trade they're like fuck and i was late to work so at

00:08:52Gamemaster:Nice.

00:08:53Benny:that point it was like 9 50 on the train and i was like yeah you're gonna have to fucking hustle

00:08:57Gamemaster:You missed it.

00:08:57Benny:to get to that fucking parade now.

00:08:58Gamemaster:that means you missed it is what that means

00:08:59Benny:Yeah.

00:08:59Benny:during your meetings

00:09:00Argyle:you

00:09:00Johnny:you

00:09:00Anzu:you

00:09:01Gamemaster:because there's no way to get

00:09:03Gamemaster:like it starts at 10

00:09:05Gamemaster:unless you're there at

00:09:07Gamemaster:like

00:09:08Gamemaster:my commute ended up being 2 hours

00:09:11Gamemaster:because I had to like push through

00:09:13Gamemaster:people and stuff

00:09:14Gamemaster:and I left early

00:09:17Gamemaster:and I still wouldn't have made the parade on time

00:09:19Gamemaster:so they were

00:09:21Gamemaster:done it wasn't a good time

00:09:22Gamemaster:but I won't do it again

00:09:25Gamemaster:you know

00:09:26Gamemaster:no they they knew i like sent a slack message of like hey you know nobody else is around it's like

00:09:26Benny:where people like

00:09:27Benny:is anyone else there with you?

00:09:30Argyle:you

00:09:30Johnny:Thank you Thank you It just a picture of Josh

00:09:30Anzu:Thank you Yeah Yeah That tenacity right there

00:09:30Benny:I mean it just

00:09:31Benny:Look at this asshole

00:09:36Gamemaster:a 12 person company total like everybody else was aware um they ended up i i took pictures and i

00:09:43Gamemaster:like sent it in the slack and then they used it for marketing on linkedin and so i guess it worked

00:09:47Gamemaster:out.

00:09:49Gamemaster:But, you know. If anything...

00:09:50Benny:in our office that fucking came in today

00:09:52Benny:after we told him not to.

00:09:53Gamemaster:No it makes me look like a go I had to fight random tourists and stuff to get into the office Yeah

00:09:54Benny:one of our new hires bit someone in order to get in

00:10:00Argyle:you you

00:10:06Johnny:on someone punching them.

00:10:08Gamemaster:It was uncomfortable.

00:10:12Gamemaster:It wasn't a good time.

00:10:12Johnny:Tenacity.

00:10:12Gamemaster:I would not recommend it.

00:10:14Gamemaster:I don't understand.

00:10:14Johnny:Pass it on.

00:10:15Gamemaster:I don't understand why people went to the parade.

00:10:18Gamemaster:Because the vast majority, having been there on the ground,

00:10:21Gamemaster:the vast majority of the people who were, like, swarming around,

00:10:25Benny:Bye-bye.

00:10:25Argyle:you

00:10:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:10:25Anzu:I think it's the atmosphere, Josh.

00:10:25Gamemaster:were like two blocks removed from the path that the parade took.

00:10:30Gamemaster:I don't know what they saw, but it can't have been anything.

00:10:36Gamemaster:The atmosphere was a bunch of people angry at each other for being too close.

00:10:42Gamemaster:And also a lot of air horns.

00:10:44Gamemaster:There were so many air horns.

00:10:46Gamemaster:It was mostly air horns, if I'm being honest.

00:10:47Anzu:That's New York, baby.

00:10:48Gamemaster:I was many floors off of the ground

00:10:54Gamemaster:and it was like somebody was blowing it in my ear

00:10:55Benny:53.

00:10:55Argyle:you

00:10:55Johnny:You won't have to go to work.

00:10:55Anzu:Well, if past friends are to continue, the next time this happens, we'll probably be

00:10:57Gamemaster:it was the worst

00:11:07Anzu:retired.

00:11:08Gamemaster:that's true

00:11:08Anzu:So...

00:11:09Gamemaster:that's true

00:11:09Anzu:Should take another 53 years.

00:11:09Gamemaster:this is the one time in my entire career

00:11:11Gamemaster:in which the Knicks will win

00:11:13Gamemaster:so it's fine

00:11:14Gamemaster:yeah it's not really an issue

00:11:16Gamemaster:I don't know.

00:11:18Anzu:Josh, I hope that you're retired by then, yes.

00:11:18Gamemaster:Do you think I'll be retired by then?

00:11:19Benny:53.

00:11:20Benny:Yes.

00:11:24Gamemaster:How old will I be?

00:11:25Argyle:you

00:11:25Johnny:Yeah.

00:11:25Anzu:Well, we don't like dead, Josh,

00:11:26Gamemaster:How old am I now?

00:11:27Gamemaster:I don't know these things.

00:11:30Gamemaster:I'll be 81.

00:11:32Gamemaster:Probably.

00:11:33Gamemaster:I'll probably be retired or dead.

00:11:35Benny:It is.

00:11:38Gamemaster:What?

00:11:39Gamemaster:What?

00:11:40Benny:And 53 years over and over again.

00:11:43Gamemaster:Oh.

00:11:44Gamemaster:Sorry.

00:11:45Gamemaster:if I'm dead

00:11:46Anzu:because how are we going to play D&D if you're not around?

00:11:50Benny:Thank you I didn realize Josh employed tactics similar to Wizards of the Coast to protect his IP

00:11:51Johnny:Yeah.

00:11:51Johnny:if Josh goes he taking us with him

00:11:51Gamemaster:you're also dead

00:11:52Gamemaster:trust me

00:11:52Gamemaster:so

00:11:53Anzu:Ha!

00:11:53Gamemaster:absolutely I have a dead man switch there a bomb under each of your homes just to make sure

00:11:55Argyle:you you

00:11:55Anzu:Is it going to be under Jorge new home

00:12:05Gamemaster:uh yeah

00:12:07Johnny:It's already there.

00:12:07Gamemaster:I've been talking to his builder

00:12:07Anzu:Yeah, probably the easiest one to plant, actually.

00:12:09Gamemaster:they're making a special secret compartment

00:12:11Gamemaster:for it

00:12:12Gamemaster:yeah actually

00:12:12Johnny:Yeah.

00:12:14Gamemaster:I have an active contract with the Pinkertons

00:12:25Benny:Josh is like

00:12:25Argyle:you

00:12:25Johnny:Jock's gone into severe debt

00:12:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:12:26Gamemaster:I have a hit out on each of you

00:12:28Gamemaster:if I don't check in with them every day

00:12:32Benny:for the past

00:12:34Benny:five years there has been a

00:12:37Benny:Pinkerton no more than a hundred feet from you

00:12:39Benny:at any given time

00:12:40Benny:like

00:12:44Benny:that was the

00:12:44Gamemaster:How much does it cost to hire the Pinkertons, you think?

00:12:44Johnny:to keep this going

00:12:45Johnny:everyone's a Pinkerton

00:12:46Benny:guy on my hike

00:12:52Johnny:everyone you know

00:12:55Benny:I feel like it's not going to be like an Amazon web portal to view the prices of the Pinkertons.

00:12:55Argyle:you

00:12:55Johnny:they don't just have it online

00:12:55Anzu:you

00:12:55Gamemaster:I googled how much is it to hire the Pinkertons

00:13:06Benny:That would be so funny if they did.

00:13:09Benny:They had like a per diem rate to follow someone around.

00:13:16Gamemaster:and the first thing that comes up is

00:13:18Gamemaster:an r slash no stupid

00:13:20Gamemaster:questions question

00:13:22Gamemaster:on reddit where the guy says

00:13:24Gamemaster:Wizards of the Coast hires Pinkertons, so why can't I?

00:13:25Benny:And there were, what are the comments?

00:13:25Argyle:you

00:13:25Johnny:What's the thing from the old lady?

00:13:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:13:28Gamemaster:I got some stuff that needs investigating that aren't really crimes.

00:13:32Gamemaster:Like finding something I really need that belongs to an old lady

00:13:35Gamemaster:and she said I could have.

00:13:38Gamemaster:That's what he wants to hire the Pinkertons for.

00:13:46Johnny:It could be treasure.

00:13:47Gamemaster:The comments are all just basically telling him

00:13:49Gamemaster:don't try to hire the Pinkertons.

00:13:50Benny:Nicholas Cage asked, Nicholas Cage asked posts.

00:13:50Johnny:Yeah.

00:13:54Benny:I got something I looking for

00:13:54Gamemaster:There are private investigators to do that Pinkerton focuses on larger contracts Okay how much do private investigators cost and is it more or less than Pinkerton

00:13:55Argyle:you I returned

00:13:55Johnny:you How much do you think it costs to hire the Pinkertons

00:13:55Anzu:you Amazing

00:14:09Benny:Much less and a lot.

00:14:09Gamemaster:Jorge?

00:14:12Gamemaster:Jorge?

00:14:15Gamemaster:Jorge?

00:14:16Argyle:tired of Pinkerton's

00:14:18Gamemaster:Jorge?

00:14:21Gamemaster:Jorge?

00:14:22Argyle:hmm

00:14:22Johnny:Yeah.

00:14:23Argyle:how big's the job?

00:14:25Benny:or

00:14:25Johnny:Josh has hired the Pinkertons to make sure that if he doesn't check in once a day, we all die.

00:14:25Anzu:That's a great deal.

00:14:25Gamemaster:It's...

00:14:25Argyle:Just harass someone's house that stole some magic cards?

00:14:28Gamemaster:It's...

00:14:30Gamemaster:Yeah.

00:14:33Argyle:Oh, it's a...

00:14:34Gamemaster:So four assassination requests

00:14:36Gamemaster:on retainer.

00:14:38Argyle:200k.

00:14:41Gamemaster:That's actually really cheap

00:14:42Benny:There's got to be an upfront

00:14:43Gamemaster:for four assassinations.

00:14:46Argyle:I don't know if it is, guys.

00:14:46Anzu:I might honestly, I might reverse mortgage for that.

00:14:47Gamemaster:You think your life is worth...

00:14:48Argyle:I don't think Sass Nations.

00:14:48Johnny:Wait, what's that?

00:14:50Gamemaster:You think your life is, like,

00:14:50Johnny:Is that per day?

00:14:51Johnny:is that per day or is that like

00:14:51Gamemaster:50k or less?

00:14:52Argyle:Okay.

00:14:53Argyle:Most contract,

00:14:54Johnny:over the course of a year? What's the time period on that?

00:14:55Anzu:Thank you.

00:14:55Gamemaster:I don't think it's publicly available.

00:15:02Benny:for the retainer that's got to be upfront,

00:15:05Benny:and then it's probably per day until they happen.

00:15:09Benny:And then the final job has another payout.

00:15:11Benny:I mean, I'm just guessing.

00:15:13Benny:I've not done this, so...

00:15:15Johnny:Hmm

00:15:19Argyle:in most contract killing cases,

00:15:21Johnny:Thank you.

00:15:22Argyle:the actual price paid to a hitman ranges from 5k to 15k for amateurs with intermediates to

00:15:25Anzu:you

00:15:25Gamemaster:Yeah, but I have them on retainer.

00:15:29Argyle:average killers charging around 30k to 50k the final charge is hardly yeah i think we'd probably

00:15:34Argyle:be around 5 to 10 i don't we're not we're not high profile yeah

00:15:40Gamemaster:Like, it's from now until I die.

00:15:40Argyle:oh

00:15:41Benny:Maybe five per day, depending on how much we travel.

00:15:43Gamemaster:If at any point, if at any day I don't check in with them, they kill all of you.

00:15:45Argyle:oh

00:15:47Gamemaster:That's like, you know, a 20-year-long contract.

00:15:51Gamemaster:Five per day.

00:15:51Johnny:you

00:15:52Argyle:No, but they don't have to follow us.

00:15:55Anzu:you

00:15:55Argyle:They just have to go find us if you don't check in.

00:15:58Gamemaster:Part of the lore is that they have

00:16:00Benny:Yeah.

00:16:00Argyle:Oh, that's a lot more.

00:16:00Johnny:I'm still back on amateur hitman.

00:16:00Anzu:100 feet?

00:16:00Gamemaster:been stalking you since you graduated college. They've been at most 100 feet away. Yeah.

00:16:05Argyle:Yeah, yeah.

00:16:06Benny:Yeah.

00:16:07Benny:Yeah.

00:16:08Argyle:Yeah.

00:16:09Anzu:100 feet?

00:16:11Gamemaster:That was what Mike said. I'm just repeating.

00:16:12Benny:Wow, you like feet, Tanner?

00:16:14Anzu:No?

00:16:19Benny:You seem shocked and surprised and delighted at 100 feet.

00:16:19Argyle:Yeah.

00:16:22Anzu:That sounds horrible.

00:16:23Benny:That's 50 people's worth of feet, Tanner.

00:16:25Benny:does it

00:16:30Argyle:you

00:16:30Johnny:So how about that Pathfinder, huh?

00:16:30Anzu:Yes. Oh, yes.

00:16:30Gamemaster:Oh, I'm sorry.

00:16:30Benny:alright

00:16:32Benny:no we believe you

00:16:34Anzu:Definitely don't send any more.

00:16:35Benny:any more than 100 feet

00:16:39Benny:you don't think you can handle more than 100 feet

00:16:41Benny:you'd pass out from excitement

00:16:55Johnny:Oh, what is this?

00:16:55Benny:it's a new

00:16:56Johnny:Oh, what is this?

00:16:56Anzu:Wow.

00:16:57Anzu:Why is that so much louder than before?

00:16:58Gamemaster:Is that loud?

00:16:59Benny:it's a new

00:16:59Gamemaster:I apologize

00:16:59Benny:it's got new

00:17:00Argyle:so for me you know it's loud because for me my brain was like wow that's music

00:17:00Johnny:Oh, wait, so that's the key, Jorge.

00:17:00Anzu:That was good timing, Josh.

00:17:00Benny:volume settings

00:17:00Gamemaster:I'm so sorry

00:17:01Benny:it's a new

00:17:01Benny:that was a

00:17:03Gamemaster:I forgot the volume would be set

00:17:05Gamemaster:I'm so sorry

00:17:07Benny:genuine reaction

00:17:07Benny:I mean it just

00:17:08Benny:be like what

00:17:08Benny:the fuck

00:17:09Benny:you know

00:17:12Gamemaster:It just needs to be loud

00:17:16Argyle:yeah yeah there's also been a like maybe like two or three times in the car where

00:17:20Johnny:If we just play music loud enough, your brain will recognize it.

00:17:25Benny:Thank you Thank you Earl Red

00:17:29Gamemaster:mmm good

00:17:30Argyle:bailey's played some something and i'm like this is so bad i can hear it

00:17:30Johnny:Thank you you Seems like they should just get on Hinge or Tinder

00:17:30Anzu:Thank you.

00:17:33Argyle:like this is this is not music this is like whatever this is it's not music

00:17:35Gamemaster:yeah

00:17:41Argyle:So far there hasn't been something that she actually likes that is normally Spotify with some girl rap.

00:17:55Argyle:Yeah yeah that what that me Yeah you know you know the genre there like a there like young white women that are like i just want someone to be with me and order pizza i just want someone to be with me and

00:17:59Gamemaster:you you

00:18:00Anzu:you you

00:18:10Argyle:like go to the movies and you're like this is a list of demands this isn't a rap

00:18:13Argyle:yeah they're really pretty reasonable demands

00:18:21Argyle:so you know one thing i'm that's sad about so i got my chain cut um so it now is a bracelet and a

00:18:25Benny:You have a new chain.

00:18:25Johnny:Oh no.

00:18:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:18:25Gamemaster:you

00:18:34Argyle:chain um which is sad because now i can never do the slinking again

00:18:40Argyle:i gotta get a slinking chain

00:18:44Johnny:Got to get a new chain.

00:18:47Argyle:thank you so much joy

00:18:49Johnny:The point is I'll be scrolling back through my photos

00:18:51Johnny:and I'll find this linking video

00:18:53Johnny:and spend like a good 10 minutes

00:18:54Johnny:chuckling at it.

00:18:55Benny:Good.

00:18:55Anzu:Good.

00:18:55Gamemaster:you

00:19:11Argyle:yeah how are y'all

00:19:17Argyle:Oh.

00:19:17Anzu:Yeah.

00:19:18Anzu:You missed our chat about Josh having to push his way through the Knicks crowd today.

00:19:23Johnny:Choosing, yeah.

00:19:25Benny:Not having to.

00:19:25Gamemaster:you

00:19:28Argyle:I realize without punctuation it sounds like it's just a statement rather than first time

00:19:29Benny:Volunteering.

00:19:31Anzu:Oh, yes, volunteering is kind of true.

00:19:32Johnny:I don't know, it was computer prep.

00:19:33Anzu:right

00:19:34Benny:They told him he didn't have to go into work

00:19:35Johnny:First time.

00:19:36Benny:and then he went into work.

00:19:37Benny:Thank you you

00:19:48Anzu:I got there though

00:19:51Anzu:there's a gift for that

00:19:53Johnny:First time

00:19:55Gamemaster:you you

00:19:57Argyle:yeah Tanner what up with you What your life like

00:20:02Anzu:my life um My life we did some hiring recently at work and I was somewhat involved in that which

00:20:15Anzu:was interesting.

00:20:15Argyle:Hmm?

00:20:16Anzu:reviewing resumes

00:20:21Anzu:was

00:20:24Anzu:like

00:20:25Argyle:yeah

00:20:25Johnny:you

00:20:25Gamemaster:you

00:20:25Anzu:just a touch depressing

00:20:28Anzu:just seeing all these

00:20:31Anzu:completely irrelevant resumes come in

00:20:33Anzu:of people just you know

00:20:34Anzu:throwing shit to the wind

00:20:36Anzu:and seeing what happens

00:20:37Argyle:oh stop

00:20:37Anzu:but

00:20:40Anzu:we found

00:20:43Anzu:an absolutely ideal

00:20:44Anzu:candidate and she's starting in a couple weeks, which is good because we've been

00:20:49Argyle:yeah

00:20:49Anzu:understaffed since like October. So.

00:20:52Argyle:so

00:20:54Argyle:I've done a good amount of interviews.

00:20:55Benny:Thank you.

00:20:55Johnny:you

00:20:55Gamemaster:you

00:20:56Argyle:I've never looked at resumes,

00:20:59Argyle:which I imagine is just a different beast.

00:21:01Anzu:Yeah, they had me screening. I was we had.

00:21:08Anzu:Our job listing was up on LinkedIn and Handshake.

00:21:12Anzu:my boss was doing most of the LinkedIn screening. I was doing a lot of the Handshake screening.

00:21:12Argyle:Okay.

00:21:18Argyle:I see.

00:21:20Anzu:The Handshake was a lot of like students, you know, slash recent graduates,

00:21:24Argyle:Yeah.

00:21:25Johnny:you

00:21:25Gamemaster:you

00:21:26Anzu:because this was like, you know, about a month ago that we were doing this mostly.

00:21:30Anzu:Yeah, no, that's what it's kind of meant for.

00:21:30Argyle:Yeah.

00:21:31Argyle:And I think in general, handshake's pretty...

00:21:34Argyle:I don't know many professionals that do it that aren't from college.

00:21:39Argyle:Yeah.

00:21:41Anzu:So mostly I was just throwing stuff out because we were ideally looking for someone with some

00:21:47Anzu:like patent experience, which not a lot of students have.

00:21:51Argyle:Yeah.

00:21:51Argyle:I I found when I do interviews the saddest interviews are when someone seems like a really nice person and they might even seem smart

00:21:55Benny:Thank you

00:21:55Johnny:you Thank you

00:21:55Gamemaster:you you

00:22:00Anzu:you Right

00:22:06Argyle:They just don't know this job material.

00:22:09Argyle:And I'm just like,

00:22:10Anzu:Right.

00:22:10Anzu:Right.

00:22:11Argyle:and I could tell they probably really want it.

00:22:12Argyle:And I'm like,

00:22:13Argyle:ah,

00:22:13Argyle:man,

00:22:13Argyle:I really wish you just,

00:22:15Argyle:you answered these riddles I had.

00:22:17Argyle:I'm sorry.

00:22:17Argyle:Like it just,

00:22:18Argyle:unfortunately that's how this is.

00:22:20Argyle:I asked you some questions and you have to know it.

00:22:21Anzu:Right.

00:22:22Argyle:you seem like a decent person you just don't fit this job i don't know man

00:22:25Benny:Thank you.

00:22:25Johnny:I like the way you phrase that, though.

00:22:25Anzu:you

00:22:25Gamemaster:you

00:22:28Argyle:but like

00:22:30Johnny:It sounds like you're sitting in a room and you're like,

00:22:33Johnny:Riddles three I have for thee.

00:22:36Johnny:You're like, what is a door not a door?

00:22:37Argyle:yeah yeah no but like i don't i don't do leak codes because i can make my own questions so

00:22:44Argyle:i don't make them do leak codes and i just ask them like theory questions about this and it's

00:22:49Argyle:like yeah you just don't know that theory and like i'm sure you could know that theory but like we're

00:22:55Benny:Thank you.

00:22:55Johnny:What?

00:22:55Anzu:Yeah.

00:22:55Gamemaster:A river?

00:22:55Argyle:looking to hire someone who does know it and it's just you seem so nice and you seem like i bet you

00:23:01Argyle:want to go home and tell your family i got a new job that i'm like i got ah god this sucks

00:23:06Argyle:yeah yeah but it's better i find it's better than like those those uh

00:23:07Johnny:You should have known what has a mouth but never talks.

00:23:14Gamemaster:A river?

00:23:15Johnny:Yeah.

00:23:17Johnny:Josh can get the job.

00:23:18Johnny:He can answer your riddles.

00:23:18Argyle:yeah you see yeah but like if i ask like annoying quant questions where it's like hey you're not

00:23:19Johnny:Josh, what is a door, not a door?

00:23:22Gamemaster:Ajar?

00:23:23Gamemaster:When it's ajar.

00:23:23Johnny:Yeah!

00:23:25Benny:Thank you.

00:23:25Johnny:Okay, Josh, can we hear your company?

00:23:25Anzu:Yeah, luckily, we only ended up interviewing, like, four people.

00:23:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

00:23:32Argyle:smart it's different than just like did you study this thing oh damn it

00:23:38Argyle:Oh, that's nice.

00:23:47Anzu:and this one woman who we hired was just like exactly what we needed.

00:23:55Benny:Thank you.

00:23:55Johnny:you

00:23:55Gamemaster:you

00:23:55Anzu:She worked for a competitor of ours for a couple years.

00:24:00Benny:Wait until you can hire the Indian team when they replace that team with an AI team.

00:24:00Argyle:This is perfect for everyone.

00:24:00Johnny:Thank you.

00:24:00Anzu:And then they closed her team in favor of their Indian based team a couple months ago.

00:24:00Gamemaster:you

00:24:10Anzu:So it was like she needed a job.

00:24:13Anzu:We needed someone who was like up to speed.

00:24:15Anzu:And that was that.

00:24:16Argyle:Yeah.

00:24:17Anzu:So, yeah.

00:24:18Argyle:That's perfect for everyone.

00:24:21Argyle:Yeah.

00:24:22Anzu:So that's been going on.

00:24:25Anzu:And...

00:24:30Benny:for now

00:24:30Argyle:well ai is more expensive than indian headcount

00:24:30Johnny:It's a national security threat though.

00:24:30Anzu:Well, we'll see about that.

00:24:30Gamemaster:Probably.

00:24:34Anzu:We.

00:24:38Argyle:it's only gonna get worse the ai is only gonna get more expensive

00:24:38Anzu:Yeah, probably is.

00:24:39Gamemaster:Probably.

00:24:40Benny:I can't believe they took away Fable from us

00:24:44Argyle:well there was a

00:24:44Anzu:Yeah.

00:24:45Anzu:Yeah.

00:24:46Benny:I asked it one question

00:24:48Benny:my benchmark question and it got it right

00:24:50Benny:and no other model got it right and then they took it

00:24:52Benny:away from us

00:24:53Benny:it took a dollar for my question

00:24:56Johnny:I'm like, it's a national security threat.

00:24:57Gamemaster:Well, I mean...

00:25:00Johnny:Thank you.

00:25:00Anzu:Thank you.

00:25:00Gamemaster:It's because the jailbreak was so easy and Amazon had a vested interest in getting the

00:25:00Benny:you

00:25:00Benny:Mm-hmm.

00:25:06Gamemaster:government to shut it down.

00:25:08Gamemaster:Like it's entirely Anthropic's fault.

00:25:11Gamemaster:Besides the fact that Anthropic as a marketing ploy went around going to everybody saying,

00:25:14Argyle:yeah

00:25:15Gamemaster:it's so dangerous.

00:25:16Gamemaster:We just made the most dangerous model of all time.

00:25:20Gamemaster:It's the most dangerous ever.

00:25:20Argyle:yeah and then and then uh aws gets to go to donny t and then go there's literally

00:25:21Gamemaster:It's going to ruin the world.

00:25:24Gamemaster:Like I don't know what the expectation was.

00:25:30Johnny:I thought I'd make the exact same joke, Mike.

00:25:30Anzu:Thank you

00:25:30Gamemaster:You

00:25:30Benny:You just had to stop at Chinese.

00:25:34Argyle:chinese spies jailbreaking this model for distillation attacks they're gonna go say less

00:25:40Argyle:also anthropics already pissed him off so

00:25:41Gamemaster:You

00:25:45Argyle:i think that chinese uh interactions with the u is so funny because it like a cold cold War where it like not even like in russia we were literally just like yeah let go

00:25:47Johnny:I thought I make the exact same joke Mike Thank you

00:25:47Benny:That's true.

00:25:48Benny:The Chinese are...

00:25:49Benny:That's it.

00:25:49Benny:That's it.

00:25:50Benny:We're stopping use of the model immediately.

00:26:00Gamemaster:Thank you

00:26:00Benny:you you

00:26:05Argyle:fight them and then let's go let's go get our rebels to go fight that rebels we're not even

00:26:10Argyle:doing that we're just like maybe we're gonna buy from you but charge an extra dollar to all of our

00:26:16Argyle:people first it's like maybe i'm gonna sell to you slightly more expensive it's like

00:26:22Argyle:yeah

00:26:25Benny:Modern Wars.

00:26:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:26:25Anzu:you

00:26:25Gamemaster:It's hard to go to War with somebody that you, like, actively purchase a lot of things from.

00:26:27Argyle:yeah but we're also the only ones that really buy that much stuff like

00:26:34Gamemaster:Yeah.

00:26:37Argyle:they uh there's a recent study in the uk where they went around asking people in the uk

00:26:42Argyle:if you were to rank i don't know if it's the uk or just england but if you were to rank

00:26:47Argyle:uk's or england's gdp compared to the u.s states what rank would it be like would it be in the top

00:26:55Benny:43rd

00:26:55Johnny:32.

00:26:55Anzu:you

00:26:55Gamemaster:68th.

00:26:56Argyle:20 top blank the average response was top seven do you guys want to guess where they'd rank in state

00:27:04Argyle:gdp

00:27:05Argyle:51

00:27:05Benny:I'll say 43

00:27:08Benny:Oh Jesus Christ

00:27:10Argyle:another fun stat missouri has higher literacy scores like averages than new york and california

00:27:17Benny:Oh

00:27:25Benny:Yeah, but that's because they started killing the kids that can't read.

00:27:25Johnny:you had that one

00:27:25Anzu:Oh.

00:27:25Gamemaster:I...

00:27:32Benny:No, no.

00:27:32Benny:I think they started failing them or something.

00:27:33Johnny:really fast

00:27:33Gamemaster:I...

00:27:33Gamemaster:I feel like I saw that

00:27:34Benny:They actually started failing them in...

00:27:35Johnny:you had that joke locked and loaded Mike

00:27:36Argyle:well missouri used to be like

00:27:36Benny:Sorry, Noah, what?

00:27:37Argyle:Missouri used to be like

00:27:40Johnny:that came so fast

00:27:41Benny:No, I didn't know.

00:27:42Benny:I didn't know.

00:27:42Argyle:48 in education

00:27:44Argyle:and then they actually turned it around

00:27:48Benny:Well, they started failing kids.

00:27:49Gamemaster:and there was something funky about

00:27:51Gamemaster:their reporting. I don't

00:27:53Gamemaster:remember what it is, though.

00:27:55Benny:So if it like fifth grade literacy rate they don let people make it to 5th grade unless they pass 4th grade oh yeah yeah yeah

00:27:55Johnny:Thank you you

00:27:55Anzu:Thank you you

00:27:55Gamemaster:I mean that fine that

00:28:01Argyle:Okay but to be fair you should have to pass standards to go like

00:28:07Argyle:you shouldn't be sixth grade and just keep getting pushed through being illiterate.

00:28:07Benny:it's not like they

00:28:08Benny:oh no totally

00:28:12Benny:it's not like they just gave every person

00:28:16Benny:in every grade Adderall and the pass rates were the same or something

00:28:19Benny:it's like no no no they made sure that

00:28:19Argyle:Yeah.

00:28:22Benny:in order to get to a grade, you actually have to be smart enough

00:28:24Benny:to be in that grade.

00:28:25Argyle:Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:28:25Johnny:Amazing.

00:28:25Anzu:you

00:28:25Gamemaster:Number go up.

00:28:25Benny:So when you test them on some non-passing,

00:28:28Benny:just like a literacy survey, they do really well.

00:28:32Benny:Well, yeah, because we don't want fucking assholes

00:28:35Benny:getting to fifth grade.

00:28:37Argyle:Yeah.

00:28:38Argyle:Yeah.

00:28:39Benny:You do not go GDP for GDP with the US.

00:28:42Benny:We care too much about it.

00:28:46Benny:You don't do it.

00:28:46Argyle:My favorite GDP, my favorite joke about GDP is two economists are walking in the woods.

00:28:52Benny:Thank you.

00:28:53Argyle:one sees some bear shit

00:28:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:28:55Anzu:you

00:28:55Gamemaster:you

00:28:56Argyle:one economist says to the other

00:28:58Argyle:I'll pay you $100 to eat that bear shit

00:29:01Argyle:and then the other one

00:29:03Argyle:eats some of the bear shit

00:29:05Argyle:and then I think

00:29:08Argyle:and then the other guy goes

00:29:10Argyle:I'll pay you $100 to eat the bear shit

00:29:13Argyle:so he just hands the money back

00:29:15Argyle:and then the guy eats the bear shit

00:29:18Argyle:they go

00:29:19Argyle:they don't eat the bear shit

00:29:21Argyle:the money's the

00:29:22Benny:I like that one a lot.

00:29:22Argyle:Like, I just got my money back.

00:29:24Argyle:And they go, but GDP is $200.

00:29:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:29:25Anzu:you

00:29:25Gamemaster:动

00:29:31Gamemaster:Grandma

00:29:34Gamemaster:lovely

00:29:37Gamemaster:dear

00:29:37Benny:Oh, yeah.

00:29:41Benny:So something interesting happened over the past couple of weeks.

00:29:41Gamemaster:Grant

00:29:46Gamemaster:full

00:29:46Benny:So my grandfather passed away.

00:29:49Gamemaster:cooking

00:29:49Benny:My Algerian grandfather passed away.

00:29:51Argyle:Okay.

00:29:52Benny:And thank you thank you And so there been a bit of drama with the will And I don know why it took like three days to get to this part of the will but there is a part that is causing a lot of drama in the will

00:29:52Argyle:I'm sorry.

00:29:54Gamemaster:yet Thank you

00:29:55Argyle:Mm hmm.

00:29:55Johnny:Very funny Very sorry

00:29:55Anzu:you Thank you

00:30:12Benny:So he owns, I think, three properties in Algeria.

00:30:16Benny:He owns like a building.

00:30:17Benny:He owns a compound with several other buildings.

00:30:18Benny:And I think he has a bunch of land.

00:30:20Benny:he left the building

00:30:24Benny:to me and my brother

00:30:25Argyle:Thank you.

00:30:25Johnny:Well, very sorry about your grandpa, but congrats on the Algerian property.

00:30:25Anzu:That is fascinating.

00:30:25Gamemaster:Nice.

00:30:25Benny:and we don't talk to that side of the family at all

00:30:30Benny:so it's like everyone's around reading through and they're like

00:30:32Benny:to Karim's kids?

00:30:35Benny:they haven't even come to Algeria

00:30:37Benny:what the fuck?

00:30:39Benny:those two and the whole building?

00:30:41Benny:what the hell?

00:30:43Benny:so I think probably sometime in the next 6-12 months

00:30:47Benny:I have to go visit because I'm now a property owner

00:30:49Benny:or the will.

00:30:54Benny:I think it's so funny.

00:30:55Argyle:you

00:30:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:30:55Anzu:Thank you.

00:30:55Gamemaster:you

00:30:57Benny:I think it's so funny

00:30:58Benny:because it's such a hassle

00:31:00Benny:for me and my brother

00:31:01Benny:and it's so annoying

00:31:03Benny:for every other person.

00:31:05Benny:It's like the perfect thing

00:31:06Benny:to make almost no one happy.

00:31:08Benny:And, oh yeah,

00:31:09Benny:this is the other thing.

00:31:10Benny:We can't sell it

00:31:11Benny:until my dad dies.

00:31:13Benny:We have to present

00:31:14Benny:a death certificate

00:31:15Benny:to a court in Algeria

00:31:16Benny:in order to sell

00:31:17Benny:and transfer the deed.

00:31:18Benny:so I just have a building I can't sell it's not even in the capital of Algeria it's in like it's

00:31:25Argyle:Thank you.

00:31:25Johnny:you

00:31:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:31:25Gamemaster:you

00:31:25Benny:like a six-hour train ride from the capital so I'm like my dad's like well it's near a bunch of

00:31:31Benny:doctor's offices you can rent it to doctors they'll definitely move in and have their offices

00:31:36Benny:there I'm like that's fine actually that's it's just like I'm on the phone with my brother and

00:31:41Benny:he's like I can't believe this is how I become a property owner it is literally 5,000 miles away

00:31:46Benny:I'm so I and I'm like it's perfect it's perfect he's I I think it's a very big

00:31:52Benny:joke from him because he's probably like these are the only two grandkids that

00:31:55Argyle:you

00:31:55Johnny:you

00:31:55Anzu:you

00:31:55Gamemaster:you

00:31:56Benny:haven't visited Algeria let's give him a

00:32:00Benny:building and make them come here like it's so fucking crazy i couldn't i couldn't believe what

00:32:00Argyle:Thank you.

00:32:00Johnny:it's working

00:32:00Anzu:I mean, hey, that's big brain.

00:32:00Gamemaster:I don't

00:32:07Benny:my dad was my dad was laughing explaining it and he's like sorry i just got off the

00:32:11Benny:phone with my sister they're wondering what the fuck

00:32:13Benny:yep yes and my dad didn't know about it my dad didn't know about it until the will was read so

00:32:14Anzu:So he left it to you two, but specifically, did he put a clause with your father involved?

00:32:22Anzu:No.

00:32:23Gamemaster:I don't

00:32:25Gamemaster:I mean, for what it's worth, not knowing Algerian law, but assuming it's sane like U.S. law,

00:32:26Benny:no one actually knew he had a will until he died

00:32:30Argyle:yeah i don't know if you can make a claim that a place has sane laws any place

00:32:30Johnny:Thank you.

00:32:30Anzu:you

00:32:30Benny:I don't know if it's sane

00:32:36Gamemaster:I don't think you can put a covenant like that on sale after death.

00:32:42Benny:I don't know if it's sane

00:32:47Gamemaster:Like...

00:32:47Gamemaster:Well, okay, so the assumption that I'm working off of is that the modern Algerian legal system

00:32:48Argyle:you

00:32:53Gamemaster:is derived from the French legal system,

00:32:56Gamemaster:which is also where the U.S. legal system is derived from.

00:32:56Benny:we're derived from the English legal system.

00:33:00Argyle:Thank you.

00:33:00Johnny:you

00:33:00Anzu:you

00:33:00Gamemaster:So I assume...

00:33:02Gamemaster:Kind of, not really.

00:33:05Gamemaster:Take it up with Jefferson.

00:33:07Benny:Well, English common law dictates

00:33:09Benny:standard contractual practices.

00:33:12Gamemaster:Yeah, but, like...

00:33:13Benny:I don't know about death transfer or whatever, but...

00:33:15Gamemaster:Yeah, a lot of our systems are borrowed from the French.

00:33:19Gamemaster:I believe real estate ownership is one of them.

00:33:23Gamemaster:regardless i i am not a i would be surprised if i could will something to somebody else

00:33:23Benny:...

00:33:26Benny:Sorry, no, what'd you say?

00:33:30Argyle:I would be surprised that that doesn't hold in a lot of countries.

00:33:30Johnny:You could do it in like,

00:33:30Anzu:you

00:33:31Gamemaster:that says you can't do anything with it until you're dead

00:33:34Gamemaster:uh and then i die i like i would be very surprised that that that holds

00:33:39Gamemaster:yeah like

00:33:41Johnny:even like a weird trust.

00:33:44Argyle:Yeah.

00:33:44Johnny:Like a weird trust.

00:33:45Argyle:You could do that in a lot of countries, I think.

00:33:47Johnny:I was going to say,

00:33:48Johnny:you can probably will the ownership into a trust and just have it accrue

00:33:52Johnny:money and be like,

00:33:52Gamemaster:I suppose it could be that that way it not given to you and then you can do certain things with it It owned by somebody else and you don gain full ownership until after this condition passes Which is fair but that seems like so much work just to be annoying to everybody

00:33:53Johnny:this trust vests to whoever after they die you Bye

00:33:56Benny:you yeah

00:34:00Argyle:you you

00:34:00Anzu:you you

00:34:06Benny:it's so funny i think i think it's i think it's absolutely hilarious mainly because

00:34:15Benny:it's not like i don't know it's not like i need the money from the sale so i think it's funny

00:34:20Benny:but for my brother who probably would want it to like buy a house where he is he's like

00:34:24Benny:bro what the fuck like

00:34:25Argyle:you

00:34:25Johnny:Top ten.

00:34:25Anzu:you

00:34:25Gamemaster:Can't he just move to Algeria?

00:34:26Benny:come on and it's like I don't know

00:34:29Benny:it's rental income

00:34:30Benny:you gotta go and that

00:34:32Benny:I could

00:34:34Gamemaster:You already have property there.

00:34:34Benny:yeah I don't know what I would do in the fifth

00:34:39Benny:largest city of Algeria

00:34:40Benny:I guess

00:34:41Gamemaster:Probably the same thing you'd do in the fourth largest, but with more doctors.

00:34:42Johnny:That's big.

00:34:44Johnny:Let's do that.

00:34:46Benny:I don't know

00:34:47Benny:Wikipedia page is like a hundred words

00:34:50Benny:for the town like

00:34:52Benny:it's

00:34:53Benny:it's also if you try to look at prices to go from newark to to batna is the name of this this city

00:34:55Argyle:you

00:34:55Anzu:you

00:34:55Gamemaster:Thank you.

00:35:01Benny:uh the tickets that were quoted by google flights was 6300 for a round trip and i was like excuse

00:35:09Benny:me what and then i looked at just getting to algiers which is the capital and that was like

00:35:14Johnny:you

00:35:14Benny:2400 and then you can take a train that's six hours or just a normal flight that's like a couple

00:35:20Benny:hundred bucks. I'm like, where the fuck did this $6,000 quote come from? What the fuck are you

00:35:24Benny:guys talking about? I'm not flying there for six grand. That's fucking absurd. And then my brother

00:35:25Argyle:you

00:35:25Anzu:you

00:35:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

00:35:29Benny:was like, wait, look up who's flying the plane. Like look up the, the airline. Cause my brother

00:35:35Benny:has watched every episode of air disasters. So he's just like, do they have a, do they have an

00:35:39Benny:FAA license? Like, are they legally allowed to fly in the U S and I'm like, well, they're not

00:35:43Benny:permitted or sorry. They're not banned from EU airspace. He's like, that's a good start.

00:35:44Johnny:you

00:35:48Benny:And I'm like, we'll take the train.

00:35:51Benny:If we're going, we're taking the train.

00:35:55Argyle:So I asked i asked uh gemini and it says obviously i not a little but it like

00:35:55Johnny:you

00:35:55Anzu:you you

00:35:55Gamemaster:you Ooh fair

00:35:58Benny:Absolutely absurd I still can believe it Yeah

00:36:09Argyle:it's very possible because algeria has french law but also islamic law rules

00:36:15Argyle:uh which i had suspected but i didn't want to say do they have sharia law without knowing

00:36:20Gamemaster:No, that's a fair point.

00:36:21Argyle:they kind of do

00:36:22Benny:No, they do.

00:36:22Argyle:yeah I said kind of

00:36:25Benny:Or, yeah.

00:36:25Johnny:Yeah, it's a cost of more.

00:36:25Anzu:Now then...

00:36:25Gamemaster:Nice.

00:36:25Argyle:just softened it because it sounds aggressive

00:36:27Argyle:but they could definitely enforce this

00:36:30Argyle:Islamic

00:36:31Gamemaster:forced airship is a

00:36:33Argyle:inheritance rules parentheses

00:36:35Anzu:This kind of circles back to our Pinkerton assassination discussion.

00:36:35Argyle:forced airship

00:36:36Argyle:is a title

00:36:44Anzu:And how much does that cost compared to the plane tickets?

00:36:45Argyle:yeah

00:36:51Argyle:Thank you.

00:36:52Benny:Yeah, Josh, how much would it cost for your Pinkertons to follow me to Batna, Algeria?

00:36:54Gamemaster:crazy well okay so there was i was trying to look this up there was that um that like

00:36:55Johnny:Whoa.

00:36:55Anzu:you

00:37:04Gamemaster:superintendent that hired the pinkertons is like a bodyguard for a while and apparently to guard

00:37:09Gamemaster:him his monthly fees were anywhere from 10k to 180k so so you know

00:37:14Benny:Holy fuck.

00:37:14Johnny:Whoa.

00:37:16Johnny:That's a big range.

00:37:16Benny:What is it, $180K if he goes to 50 metal concerts inside the month?

00:37:17Gamemaster:So...

00:37:18Gamemaster:The article I found didn't break down how he got to that pricing,

00:37:20Benny:Like, how the fuck does it get that high?

00:37:21Argyle:So I'm reading up on it more a little bit.

00:37:25Anzu:you

00:37:27Gamemaster:but it was like a million dollars over the course of not a long enough period of time for bodyguarding.

00:37:33Gamemaster:So, it's a lot, I think, to have the Pinkertons just follow you around.

00:37:40Benny:Bear?

00:37:40Benny:Bear?

00:37:42Gamemaster:I've never heard of forced airship before, but that's crazy.

00:37:47Gamemaster:Thank you

00:37:48Argyle:under islamic law a person can generally only leave uh up to one of their estate via written will bequest to someone who is not a mandatory heir but uh if you do something like that the property uh blah blah they would need a require approval

00:37:50Benny:you

00:37:55Benny:Thank you.

00:37:55Johnny:Thank you Oh this is also a thing in Louisiana

00:37:55Anzu:you you

00:38:09Argyle:and blah blah of a mandatory heir which is probably your father in this case

00:38:14Argyle:so yeah uh this actually works perfectly it's so funny

00:38:25Benny:Thank you.

00:38:25Argyle:Well, that actually might be the French part of it.

00:38:25Johnny:which was still

00:38:25Anzu:you

00:38:25Gamemaster:Of course.

00:38:28Gamemaster:Well, yeah, because the French did away with a lot of it

00:38:31Gamemaster:after they got the whole beheading people thing out of their system, I think.

00:38:36Argyle:Which time?

00:38:37Johnny:thing for like

00:38:38Johnny:the 60s or 70s

00:38:39Gamemaster:After revolutionary France.

00:38:39Johnny:1980s

00:38:40Gamemaster:I thought they got rid of, like, this along with a lot of outdated wedding stuff.

00:38:42Argyle:They were still beheading.

00:38:46Argyle:They still had guillotines.

00:38:47Gamemaster:No, I know the last guillotine execution was in, like, the 1960s,

00:38:48Argyle:Yeah.

00:38:49Argyle:Yeah.

00:38:52Argyle:Yeah, it was after starward.

00:38:52Gamemaster:but that's not revolutionary France.

00:38:54Gamemaster:That's not what I'm talking about. 1980s? Crazy. Wild. Wild.

00:38:55Benny:What?

00:38:55Argyle:Yes, after starward.

00:38:55Anzu:I guess.

00:38:55Johnny:I think it was like 81

00:38:58Johnny:It was

00:38:59Benny:There's a lot of coke.

00:38:59Johnny:It was surprisingly recent

00:39:00Argyle:Yes.

00:39:01Benny:A lot of coke.

00:39:07Gamemaster:Anyway, do we want to play some Pathfinder?

00:39:09Johnny:Yeah.

00:39:10Argyle:Yeah.

00:39:10Benny:Yeah.

00:39:11Johnny:Yeah.

00:39:12Gamemaster:Oh, actually, sorry, before we continue, I do have a question. I disconnected, my computer died.

00:39:17Gamemaster:While I was gone, was the music bot playing music? It should have been.

00:39:24Gamemaster:Okay, cool.

00:39:25Benny:I think so.

00:39:25Argyle:Oh.

00:39:25Anzu:I think so.

00:39:26Gamemaster:It's no longer hosted on my computer.

00:39:29Gamemaster:It's running on the server back there.

00:39:31Gamemaster:It's also a completely different bot than the old one.

00:39:34Gamemaster:I just wanted to double-check that it was actually working as intended,

00:39:38Gamemaster:because I haven't tested it with people before, clearly.

00:39:39Johnny:Thank you.

00:39:42Benny:You can't hear us.

00:39:44Gamemaster:It can't hear us. That's true. It's deafened.

00:39:47Benny:Mm hmm.

00:39:50Gamemaster:Not on purpose. I didn't choose for it to be deafened.

00:39:53Gamemaster:I think Discord just started defaulting custom bots to join Defend and then you have to manually

00:39:55Benny:Thank you.

00:39:55Argyle:you

00:39:55Anzu:you

00:39:58Gamemaster:undefin them.

00:40:00Benny:As far as we know.

00:40:00Argyle:No!

00:40:00Johnny:Now we can talk shit about Lark.

00:40:00Anzu:you

00:40:00Gamemaster:I don't know why I would do that.

00:40:02Gamemaster:So Lark can't hear us.

00:40:07Gamemaster:Well, okay, so Lark lives in the same code repository

00:40:11Gamemaster:as where all of the transcripts are,

00:40:13Gamemaster:so Lark could see after the fact that we talked shit about it.

00:40:15Johnny:Oh, no.

00:40:18Gamemaster:It just can't hear it in the middle, you know?

00:40:18Benny:Oh.

00:40:18Johnny:Oh, no.

00:40:21Benny:Wait, is Lark in the group chat you have with all the AI talking shit about what our actions are?

00:40:26Benny:we actually didn't we haven't addressed that

00:40:27Gamemaster:Uh...

00:40:29Benny:on a call yet have we

00:40:30Argyle:it was the podcast

00:40:30Johnny:We should not discuss that.

00:40:30Anzu:you

00:40:30Gamemaster:So...

00:40:30Benny:yeah it looked like you just said a social

00:40:32Johnny:What was that?

00:40:33Johnny:Why were they talking shit about us?

00:40:36Gamemaster:So, Jorge showed me this thing a few years ago that Google made called Notebook LM,

00:40:36Benny:like if you made up twitter and then

00:40:39Benny:put like had people watch

00:40:41Benny:our shit and then post on twitter

00:40:48Gamemaster:where basically you've...

00:40:50Argyle:yes

00:40:50Gamemaster:Yeah, you feed it some sources, and then you can have it generate a podcast.

00:40:53Benny:yeah

00:40:54Gamemaster:I thought that was neat, but I wanted to play around with AI tooling myself,

00:40:56Benny:Thank you.

00:40:58Gamemaster:So I kind of like rebuilt that pipeline of ingest a source.

00:41:00Argyle:you

00:41:00Johnny:Thank you.

00:41:00Anzu:you

00:41:04Gamemaster:I have like a mini rag that like hooks up to the like wiki that we have for all of the data.

00:41:11Gamemaster:It reads the script.

00:41:12Gamemaster:And then I gave it like the instructions of here are some hosts with their own personalities.

00:41:18Gamemaster:And I want you to do like a roundtable discussion type deal going through.

00:41:23Gamemaster:I did not expect it to get as snarky as it did.

00:41:26Gamemaster:I did not tell it to get snarky like that. That was just the model deciding it would be right for the conversation format, I guess.

00:41:26Benny:Thank you Thank you All right

00:41:30Argyle:Josh is going to turn into an AI sycophant soon

00:41:30Johnny:The regular summary process is in RPC.

00:41:30Anzu:Some of the stuff was really good.

00:41:34Gamemaster:But apparently, like, the three-person back-and-forth structure is very good for it just making fun of you guys, which it did.

00:41:46Anzu:

00:41:46Gamemaster:You know.

00:41:48Gamemaster:The quality was better than I expected from just having an AI have a conversation with itself if you want I not I like Okay so my boss

00:42:00Johnny:Thank you okay you you

00:42:00Anzu:you you

00:42:05Gamemaster:took a picture of me

00:42:08Gamemaster:and then had an AI

00:42:10Gamemaster:like turn it into a picture of me

00:42:13Gamemaster:in the crowd in the parade

00:42:14Gamemaster:and sent it into our Slack.

00:42:16Gamemaster:And that is so weird.

00:42:18Gamemaster:I don't know why he did that.

00:42:20Argyle:How old is he?

00:42:20Gamemaster:It feels very strange to me.

00:42:21Argyle:he should know better than that

00:42:22Gamemaster:Like 35?

00:42:25Benny:He had to.

00:42:25Johnny:That's probably nice.

00:42:25Anzu:you

00:42:25Gamemaster:I...

00:42:26Argyle:that's crazy

00:42:26Gamemaster:He's a very techie guy, too.

00:42:29Argyle:that's crazy

00:42:30Gamemaster:The thing he did before this was

00:42:30Argyle:me. That's sick though, Josh.

00:42:31Gamemaster:he was the CTO of Stack Overflow.

00:42:34Gamemaster:And then I guess he got, like,

00:42:36Gamemaster:AI crazy.

00:42:38Gamemaster:It's just a very strange thing.

00:42:39Benny:He saw the trend of people stop asking questions on Stack Overflow.

00:42:40Gamemaster:What?

00:42:44Gamemaster:And it got to him, and he's like,

00:42:44Benny:His AI thing's fucking me.

00:42:45Gamemaster:if you can't beat him, join him.

00:42:46Benny:I got to get into an AI job now.

00:42:49Benny:oh my god he can have such a dumb fucking job pitch i've always been passionate about

00:42:53Gamemaster:It's very strange.

00:42:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:42:55Anzu:you

00:42:55Gamemaster:the AI does answer his questions

00:42:59Benny:answering people's questions i went from cto at stack overflow the ultimate question answering

00:43:00Argyle:you

00:43:05Benny:site and now i i work on ai which all it does is answer my questions

00:43:11Benny:Thank you.

00:43:13Gamemaster:that's true

00:43:14Gamemaster:or it generates pictures of his co-workers

00:43:16Gamemaster:very strange

00:43:18Gamemaster:I don't know why you would ever ask an AI to do that

00:43:20Gamemaster:but yeah

00:43:24Gamemaster:either way

00:43:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:43:25Anzu:you

00:43:26Gamemaster:music works

00:43:28Gamemaster:I sent the link if you guys want to see

00:43:30Argyle:I can do it So the session started off with a group of our ragtag group the Iconoclasm group coming to on the other side of the upside down world

00:43:31Gamemaster:the most recent one because that was after I had gone

00:43:33Gamemaster:through I don't know if there are any particularly fun

00:43:35Gamemaster:gems in there for that session but who knows

00:43:37Gamemaster:does anybody

00:43:39Gamemaster:want to do a recap

00:43:41Benny:shit where's my notebook

00:43:41Gamemaster:of the

00:43:43Gamemaster:previous session if you remember

00:43:45Gamemaster:if nobody remembers then we could

00:43:47Gamemaster:just go home I guess

00:43:48Benny:um

00:43:49Gamemaster:um

00:43:52Benny:let me make sure this is the right kind of pen go for it

00:43:54Gamemaster:Thank you The terms are

00:43:55Johnny:Thank you

00:43:55Anzu:you you

00:44:12Argyle:Actually, on the right side, on the upside down, on the right side world,

00:44:17Argyle:we just came out of the upside down world.

00:44:20Argyle:And we're going to be talking about the Iconoclasm group.

00:44:22Gamemaster:real space and void space

00:44:24Gamemaster:if that's useful. If you would prefer to call it real upside down, like outside, inside out,

00:44:25Benny:Thank you.

00:44:25Argyle:way easier i wish you led with that

00:44:25Johnny:you

00:44:25Anzu:you

00:44:28Argyle:we're we're in the downside up this is the anyway so we're in the real space we just came out

00:44:30Gamemaster:you could do that too. That's fine. Sure.

00:44:37Argyle:the void space most of us were kind of gutted um there's that weird abomination

00:44:40Johnny:you

00:44:43Argyle:there's the purple fake heart and then we go we want that thing we started so we ran over

00:44:46Johnny:you

00:44:51Argyle:grabbed the heart i think that might have been argyle we ran back um real like a flintstone vibe

00:44:51Johnny:you

00:44:54Gamemaster:Thank you.

00:44:55Benny:you

00:44:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:44:55Anzu:you

00:45:00Argyle:uh grayson and the Scale and us decided we're gonna really fuck up this one hand thing

00:45:10Argyle:multi-hand thing and we just beat it down um right after done beating it down we spotted

00:45:17Argyle:Grayson trying to do something a little

00:45:19Argyle:uncouth. So we

00:45:21Argyle:sent the body back into the

00:45:23Argyle:void space.

00:45:24Gamemaster:Eric textiles.

00:45:25Benny:Bye for now.

00:45:25Johnny:Eric.

00:45:25Anzu:you

00:45:26Argyle:And then he went, ah,

00:45:27Argyle:shucks. And then we're like, we

00:45:29Argyle:gotta go. So we left.

00:45:31Argyle:We immediately

00:45:32Argyle:walked by with the Scale

00:45:35Argyle:and

00:45:36Argyle:a robot, and we walked by

00:45:40Argyle:the old

00:45:41Argyle:yeah the the to eric textiles our gals like you guys don't have to kill the heart and they were

00:45:50Argyle:like well what if we could move the heart so they went in to talk uh we just stole the the textiles and the truck sorry we didn steal it We took it And the group yeah we claimed it

00:45:54Gamemaster:The original owner gone so

00:45:55Benny:you Thank you

00:45:55Johnny:Thank you

00:45:55Anzu:you you

00:46:07Argyle:Benny killed the heart very violently, pulled out Threadi core.

00:46:11Argyle:We went back to our heart.

00:46:13Argyle:We fed our heart, that core, and the void heart.

00:46:17Argyle:We made some upgrades.

00:46:19Argyle:And then we're like, we need to do a meeting of the minds.

00:46:22Argyle:so we told all of our allies we're gonna do a meeting of the minds one of our allies didn't

00:46:25Benny:Thank you.

00:46:25Johnny:you

00:46:25Anzu:you

00:46:25Gamemaster:you

00:46:27Argyle:respond so we go uh we're gonna go check on them who also are the scariest of our allies

00:46:32Argyle:interesting choice we went we went to their front door their guard was just like nah man

00:46:38Argyle:i can't let you in here and we're like are they okay and they're like uh i'm not allowed to tell

00:46:44Argyle:you that we're like please and he's like okay they're here and we're like did you see them and

00:46:49Argyle:he's like yeah but like i'm not currently looking at them and they're like how do you know they're

00:46:55Benny:Thank you.

00:46:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:46:55Anzu:you

00:46:55Gamemaster:you

00:46:55Argyle:safe and he's like this is kind of weird man so we just left we dropped our friends off um

00:47:00Argyle:the next morning we had the actual meeting of the minds most people showed up uh the Scale

00:47:06Argyle:and uh hilda brant hilda brant showed up but um prime meridian were like now we're gonna skype

00:47:13Argyle:Scale people looked hungover and then we made a very uh heroic plan where we're gonna take in

00:47:22Argyle:the other small factions and we're gonna pay their share proportionally to uh hildebrandt

00:47:25Benny:you

00:47:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:47:25Anzu:you

00:47:25Gamemaster:so the the deals in general the conversations that you made last session or like the general

00:47:29Argyle:and prime meridian and then give their land to uh the Protectorate that's where we left the last

00:47:37Argyle:session and the Scale said they'd also help us searching for items i don't know if i like that

00:47:41Argyle:idea, but that's a Jorge thing and that's separate.

00:47:49Gamemaster:info that you got was Kadou from Alkahest Freight agreed to help construct a some kind

00:47:55Benny:you

00:47:55Johnny:you

00:47:55Anzu:you

00:48:00Benny:Thank you.

00:48:00Argyle:Thank you.

00:48:00Johnny:Thank you.

00:48:00Anzu:you

00:48:00Gamemaster:of device that could locate where objects of magic power reside, but his progress would be

00:48:07Gamemaster:greatly hindered unless he could get his hands on a map of some kind of where you guys are going.

00:48:15Gamemaster:But as part of that progress of once that thing is built, Hildebrandt volunteered to drive ahead

00:48:23Gamemaster:of the Strider, ahead, voidward of the Strider, to do a little bit of scanning ahead of time.

00:48:30Benny:you

00:48:30Argyle:Yes.

00:48:30Johnny:Thank you.

00:48:30Anzu:you

00:48:30Gamemaster:come back and then let you guys know

00:48:31Gamemaster:and then the Scale and you

00:48:34Gamemaster:had both agreed to go out in search

00:48:36Gamemaster:of magic items. I believe.

00:48:38Gamemaster:Correct me if you guys feel that that

00:48:40Argyle:Yes.

00:48:40Gamemaster:misrepresents what happened.

00:48:42Gamemaster:Um,

00:48:43Gamemaster:but that all seems fine. Yeah,

00:48:46Gamemaster:so we pick up

00:48:48Gamemaster:today's session, uh,

00:48:50Gamemaster:with, um,

00:48:52Gamemaster:you had your meeting of the minds

00:48:53Gamemaster:after a little bit of a false start there in the middle.

00:48:56Gamemaster:Um,

00:48:57Gamemaster:you're in your home

00:49:00Benny:Oh.

00:49:00Argyle:Should we try to find a map?

00:49:00Johnny:Go exploring, see what's inside the strider, see wherever Anzu's system is.

00:49:00Anzu:you

00:49:00Gamemaster:it had just been a tithe

00:49:03Gamemaster:about a day ago

00:49:04Gamemaster:so you have some time before the next one

00:49:06Gamemaster:uh

00:49:08Gamemaster:but there's no like

00:49:10Gamemaster:thing on your agenda

00:49:12Gamemaster:necessarily

00:49:13Gamemaster:what do you want to do

00:49:27Gamemaster:You can call...

00:49:30Benny:Chuck.

00:49:30Argyle:Maybe there's a map somewhere in the Strider.

00:49:30Johnny:Big map.

00:49:30Anzu:you

00:49:31Johnny:Like maybe a 3D model.

00:49:34Argyle:Who do you think would have a map?

00:49:37Johnny:Where's the totem of our little guy?

00:49:43Gamemaster:God, what was his name?

00:49:46Gamemaster:Chuck.

00:49:47Gamemaster:Right, of course.

00:49:48Gamemaster:You can call Chuck if you like.

00:49:50Gamemaster:But I'd also...

00:49:52Gamemaster:You did get some leads

00:49:54Gamemaster:if you wanted to look for a map of who might have one Which for your characters it would have been only a few minutes ago so we don need to do any rolls for Your general leads were it almost

00:49:58Argyle:Okay you Okay Yep

00:50:00Benny:you you

00:50:00Johnny:you Thank you

00:50:00Anzu:you you

00:50:05Benny:you

00:50:11Gamemaster:certain that the Harlequins have one, or multiple or something of that nature, they're the ones

00:50:15Benny:you

00:50:17Gamemaster:of piloting in place.

00:50:18Gamemaster:It is also likely,

00:50:21Gamemaster:or it is within the realm

00:50:23Gamemaster:of likelihood, that any of the

00:50:25Benny:Thank you.

00:50:25Argyle:we don't believe them

00:50:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:50:25Anzu:you

00:50:25Gamemaster:larger orgs

00:50:27Gamemaster:would have one. Prime Meridian says

00:50:29Gamemaster:that they didn't. That is

00:50:31Gamemaster:not

00:50:33Gamemaster:necessarily, it's not

00:50:34Gamemaster:ridiculous, but it's

00:50:36Gamemaster:it would be surprising.

00:50:42Gamemaster:Protectorate said

00:50:43Gamemaster:that they didn't. That's less surprising

00:50:45Gamemaster:because they don't work in logistics in the same way.

00:50:48Gamemaster:But then of the other large orgs that are present,

00:50:52Gamemaster:maybe the Scale,

00:50:54Gamemaster:although they didn't volunteer that information if they have it,

00:50:55Benny:you

00:50:55Argyle:So we're not getting one unless we get one from the Harlequins or Prime Meridian.

00:50:55Johnny:Thank you.

00:50:55Anzu:Yeah.

00:50:56Gamemaster:and maybe the Pale Lantern Society,

00:50:59Gamemaster:but they were not part of your little powwow.

00:51:05Gamemaster:If you like, you can also attempt...

00:51:09Gamemaster:Are you calling up Chuck to ask if he knows about that kind of info?

00:51:15Gamemaster:Okay, so you...

00:51:15Argyle:I think we're going to.

00:51:15Anzu:Yeah.

00:51:15Anzu:The Strider's Night.

00:51:17Argyle:Josh, can you resend the link to the website?

00:51:19Gamemaster:You need to be more specific.

00:51:20Argyle:for the Strider.

00:51:25Benny:I just have the page open.

00:51:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:51:25Gamemaster:Oh, yes, one second.

00:51:27Argyle:Never mind, I say it's Strider.ready.

00:51:29Argyle:It was in my history.

00:51:30Gamemaster:Yeah, that's it.

00:51:32Argyle:So just...

00:51:33Gamemaster:Which is...

00:51:34Gamemaster:It is slightly incorrect.

00:51:37Gamemaster:I haven't gone in and updated it.

00:51:38Gamemaster:The things that we're missing on that is

00:51:41Gamemaster:there should be a connection

00:51:44Gamemaster:between your heart and Radiant Arms

00:51:45Anzu:you

00:51:46Gamemaster:I just missed that when I was populating the map

00:51:48Gamemaster:but other than that it's all

00:51:48Argyle:Okay.

00:51:50Argyle:we're going to need to gut

00:51:52Gamemaster:there

00:51:53Argyle:the

00:51:53Argyle:other hearts soon Also guys I don like that the Scale's sandwich between two

00:51:55Benny:Yeah yeah well I mean would you rather

00:51:55Johnny:you you

00:51:55Anzu:you

00:51:55Gamemaster:Thank you.

00:52:05Argyle:church people.

00:52:07Argyle:I still don't like that.

00:52:12Benny:Alcahas Freight be sandwiched between

00:52:14Argyle:Honestly,

00:52:15Argyle:you know, honestly, the

00:52:15Benny:the two

00:52:17Argyle:scales base looks bigger

00:52:19Argyle:than the two church ones, so

00:52:21Argyle:maybe they're fine.

00:52:23Argyle:But

00:52:25Benny:Thank you.

00:52:25Argyle:Yeah, all right.

00:52:25Johnny:Thank you.

00:52:25Anzu:I think at least for the time being, they're probably in good shape.

00:52:25Gamemaster:Um, okay, so you can pull out the figurine of Chuck and crush it and summon him to your

00:52:30Argyle:We need to get this harlequin out.

00:52:43Gamemaster:presence.

00:52:44Gamemaster:Um, you've seen the man before, he doesn't really change his clothes.

00:52:48Gamemaster:Uh, standard yellow and blue checkered pattern mask on his face.

00:52:52Gamemaster:he's got this like little sash thing

00:52:54Gamemaster:and a decorative scepter

00:52:55Benny:Thank you.

00:52:55Argyle:What? No.

00:52:55Johnny:I'm out.

00:52:55Anzu:No, we need a map of the world

00:52:56Gamemaster:of some kind pops up

00:52:59Gamemaster:gives a little bow

00:53:00Gamemaster:and to

00:53:01Gamemaster:what do I

00:53:03Gamemaster:owe servitude for? What do you need me for?

00:53:08Johnny:Chucky.

00:53:10Gamemaster:Of the strider that can be

00:53:12Gamemaster:arranged of course

00:53:13Gamemaster:Oh, I don't have one of those, I'm afraid.

00:53:17Argyle:Johnny.

00:53:24Anzu:ahead on the horizon.

00:53:25Benny:Thank you.

00:53:25Argyle:Where?

00:53:25Johnny:I want both.

00:53:33Anzu:But you know where we might be able to find one.

00:53:37Gamemaster:Oh, well, that's an entirely different question.

00:53:40Gamemaster:Yes.

00:53:42Anzu:And you can elaborate.

00:53:43Argyle:Okay.

00:53:43Gamemaster:I can.

00:53:46Anzu:Please do.

00:53:50Gamemaster:It's not quite in my purview.

00:53:54Anzu:Who should we talk to about this To make a request No I okay

00:53:55Benny:Thank you you

00:53:55Argyle:you you

00:53:55Johnny:you you

00:53:58Gamemaster:That not quite in my purview either I do have a manager

00:54:05Anzu:What I'm trying to say is, is there someone we can talk to?

00:54:09Anzu:You know, to ask about this?

00:54:12Anzu:Not to don't tell us they've have one or whatever, you know?

00:54:17Anzu:Do you have a manager is really what I'm saying.

00:54:23Gamemaster:No, you can't speak to him.

00:54:24Gamemaster:If you wanted a map,

00:54:25Benny:Thank you.

00:54:25Argyle:I'll try the perception.

00:54:25Johnny:you

00:54:25Anzu:you

00:54:27Gamemaster:most likely the best place to check

00:54:30Gamemaster:is.

00:54:32Gamemaster:Can I have somebody roll...

00:54:35Gamemaster:I want to check here

00:54:36Gamemaster:to see how much

00:54:38Gamemaster:information he would give you.

00:54:40Gamemaster:I think it's probably going to be a diplomacy check.

00:54:44Gamemaster:I'd like, actually, I'd like two things.

00:54:46Gamemaster:I'd like a diplomacy check, and I would also

00:54:48Gamemaster:like a perception check as a kind of

00:54:50Gamemaster:sense motive on him.

00:54:54Gamemaster:Sure.

00:54:55Benny:Thank you.

00:54:55Argyle:We didn't level up, right?

00:54:55Johnny:all the way to the bottom.

00:54:55Anzu:Probably not.

00:54:56Johnny:I'll minimize.

00:54:57Johnny:23.

00:54:58Johnny:Okay.

00:54:59Johnny:So, we're going to go ahead and close this.

00:55:00Gamemaster:You're still level 7.

00:55:09Gamemaster:Hasn't changed.

00:55:09Argyle:Okay.

00:55:12Argyle:Wanty.

00:55:14Gamemaster:20 for...

00:55:14Argyle:Should I hero point this, guys?

00:55:18Argyle:Okay.

00:55:20Gamemaster:Okay, what did we get for Witch?

00:55:23Gamemaster:It was 20 for Sense Motive,

00:55:25Benny:you

00:55:25Argyle:Yeah.

00:55:25Johnny:23 for 23 for policy.

00:55:25Anzu:you

00:55:25Gamemaster:and then what for 23 for the Diplomacy?

00:55:29Gamemaster:Okay, for the sense motive, I think the immediate thing you notice, or really the only thing you notice with that role, is he seems a bit less servile than he has been in the past as a kind of general change.

00:55:43Gamemaster:with a 23 he'll say if you must track down a map for whatever reason the person

00:55:44Benny:you

00:55:45Argyle:Oh, is it since the thing happened?

00:55:47Argyle:He's like, ah, fuck you guys.

00:55:55Benny:you

00:55:55Argyle:you

00:55:55Johnny:you

00:55:55Anzu:you

00:56:00Benny:Thank you.

00:56:00Argyle:I guess we'll go there now.

00:56:00Johnny:greater

00:56:00Anzu:All right.

00:56:00Gamemaster:who would best know where that would be located would be in the library on the

00:56:07Gamemaster:Strider. You'd be looking for the... not librarian, what would it be? Curator?

00:56:13Gamemaster:Curator Oceloth? That would be who you wish to speak to.

00:56:18Johnny:awesome

00:56:19Johnny:where

00:56:22Gamemaster:I'm afraid I can't tell you anymore. That's not my purview.

00:56:23Johnny:you

00:56:27Anzu:Well, that was helpful.

00:56:28Gamemaster:Of course.

00:56:28Anzu:Thanks, Chuck.

00:56:30Benny:here the whole time and you haven't figured it out,

00:56:30Argyle:Thank you, Chuck.

00:56:30Johnny:Thanks.

00:56:30Anzu:We've been very busy.

00:56:32Benny:we'll bump on Zoom.

00:56:43Gamemaster:Oh, also, I was supposed to inform you.

00:56:48Gamemaster:Due to the events of last night,

00:56:52Gamemaster:the former leader of Verdant Holdings

00:56:56Gamemaster:was unfortunately killed in the proceedings and they are in the middle of electing a new one

00:57:00Benny:Thank you.

00:57:00Argyle:Thank you.

00:57:00Johnny:We can't put our name.

00:57:00Anzu:And they're electing a leader from within who remains.

00:57:02Gamemaster:just as a general FYI.

00:57:10Gamemaster:I assume so.

00:57:12Anzu:Well, because if somebody else were to catch up to this driver and show up, they wouldn't be admitted, would they?

00:57:20Gamemaster:I don't see why not.

00:57:21Anzu:Oh, they might be.

00:57:23Anzu:So if Verdant Holdings wanted to send a new representative, it would be allowed.

00:57:24Gamemaster:Perhaps.

00:57:26Gamemaster:If they were aware of the issue and chose to send someone new, perhaps.

00:57:30Benny:Do they take walk-ons?

00:57:30Argyle:Do we know if any other groups are going to this election thing or trying to influence

00:57:30Johnny:We can't.

00:57:30Anzu:Thank you.

00:57:37Argyle:it?

00:57:38Gamemaster:Do you know? No.

00:57:40Argyle:Do you know?

00:57:42Gamemaster:No.

00:57:45Johnny:Do you think outsiders can put their names in?

00:57:45Argyle:Okay.

00:57:47Johnny:Can one of us run for new president?

00:57:47Argyle:Hmm.

00:57:49Gamemaster:Are you a member of Virgin Toltings?

00:57:50Argyle:Okay.

00:57:52Johnny:Yeah.

00:57:52Argyle:Okay.

00:57:53Gamemaster:Then yes If you are then yes I don think so I suppose you could ask Yes

00:57:54Argyle:Okay Okay Are you the same chuck we been working with seems like a you changed a little

00:57:57Johnny:If we not we can

00:58:00Benny:you Nice

00:58:00Anzu:you Thank you

00:58:06Johnny:Feels like...

00:58:10Argyle:are you lying i don't know if you're lying to me i feel like you're lying to me

00:58:12Gamemaster:No.

00:58:18Gamemaster:I'm not. I would never.

00:58:20Argyle:i don't believe you anywho thank you for the heads up

00:58:21Gamemaster:Of course.

00:58:25Benny:Thank you.

00:58:25Argyle:Well, you gotta just start asking him.

00:58:25Johnny:You know, like.

00:58:25Anzu:Oh, and since you mentioned it, a map of the Strider would be useful.

00:58:29Gamemaster:I'm sure it would be.

00:58:32Gamemaster:And then he'll give you a little figurine

00:58:34Gamemaster:and poof into dust.

00:58:38Anzu:He's the one that brought up that map.

00:58:40Anzu:So why don't you give me attitude for that?

00:58:44Johnny:Yeah, put on an engine, see if they let outsiders in.

00:58:44Argyle:You gotta start asking him in Biddles.

00:58:47Argyle:Ask for it next time.

00:58:48Argyle:Alright.

00:58:50Argyle:Should we go pop over to Verdant Oldings

00:58:51Gamemaster:uh

00:58:52Argyle:and then the library?

00:58:54Argyle:Or...

00:58:55Benny:gross

00:58:55Argyle:Well, I don't want Grayson to dip his toes into the election.

00:58:55Anzu:I don't know.

00:59:06Anzu:Yeah, I mean, it's definitely worth checking out.

00:59:08Anzu:I don't know if they're really going to be happy to hear from anybody.

00:59:12Argyle:Which one of those guys was it there?

00:59:14Johnny:I will.

00:59:15Anzu:I think he was like a dwarf or something.

00:59:16Gamemaster:uh

00:59:16Gamemaster:he was a dwarven oriad

00:59:17Anzu:Okay.

00:59:20Gamemaster:He was the dude that was made out of stone with like the mossy beard.

00:59:23Gamemaster:He was having the discussion with Jethro, the guy from

00:59:25Benny:you

00:59:25Argyle:he was dead he was dead before he got there yeah yeah yeah yeah

00:59:25Anzu:Thank you.

00:59:26Gamemaster:Ternion Holdings. You protected Jethro. You didn't end up protecting this guy, so he got eviscerated.

00:59:32Gamemaster:He was. You didn't like move towards them until after he was already dead.

00:59:36Gamemaster:I'm not saying like you chose one or the other. I'm just saying of the conversation there, you like, you saved Jethro,

00:59:41Argyle:yeah

00:59:41Argyle:yeah

00:59:42Gamemaster:you didn't have the chance to save Cross was his name. So he got, he got eaten.

00:59:44Johnny:Thank you you

00:59:45Argyle:um

00:59:49Argyle:okay before before the uh the new uh members of our org leave i just want to give them a heads up pack secretly

00:59:50Gamemaster:Thank you What

00:59:55Benny:you you

00:59:55Anzu:you you

01:00:05Argyle:And we'll

01:00:06Argyle:go pick you guys up tonight.

01:00:08Gamemaster:Okay.

01:00:12Gamemaster:Sure.

01:00:14Argyle:Obviously,

01:00:15Argyle:I don't need to tell you guys

01:00:16Argyle:there's some danger

01:00:18Argyle:on the Strider, so don't let people

01:00:20Argyle:know our plans and we'll come get you in the middle

01:00:22Argyle:of the night so no one intercepts, you know.

01:00:25Benny:Thank you.

01:00:25Argyle:yeah

01:00:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:00:25Anzu:Thank you.

01:00:25Gamemaster:That is an understatement.

01:00:28Argyle:yeah

01:00:28Gamemaster:I'll pack lightly.

01:00:31Argyle:all right

01:00:32Argyle:um

01:00:34Gamemaster:And you can send them all back on their way.

01:00:42Argyle:yeah

01:00:42Gamemaster:You're now alone in your home.

01:00:44Gamemaster:Well, it's you guys and the twins.

01:00:47Gamemaster:And your heart.

01:00:47Argyle:um

01:00:49Argyle:let's uh

01:00:51Argyle:pass by verdant holdings

01:00:54Argyle:then passed by Jethro. He said he'd give me something.

01:00:55Benny:Thank you.

01:00:55Johnny:Ani, Aniq, what are you tubing up to?

01:00:55Anzu:you

01:00:55Gamemaster:One second.

01:00:57Argyle:And then

01:00:57Argyle:we'll go to the library.

01:01:04Johnny:I noticed you went at the shindig last night.

01:01:08Johnny:I can't help but notice you didn't answer the question.

01:01:09Gamemaster:Anouk

01:01:10Gamemaster:will say

01:01:11Gamemaster:we're not really one for

01:01:14Gamemaster:discussions

01:01:16Gamemaster:with other groups. We kind of figured

01:01:18Gamemaster:we'd let you handle

01:01:20Gamemaster:all of that.

01:01:24Argyle:It feels like that wouldn't take that long for you guys.

01:01:25Benny:Thank you.

01:01:25Johnny:No.

01:01:25Anzu:you

01:01:25Gamemaster:I answered parts of it, kind of.

01:01:30Johnny:No.

01:01:32Gamemaster:Well, amongst other things, we've been working on replacing your car bonnet.

01:01:40Johnny:What are you guys not telling us?

01:01:42Gamemaster:It a pretty high vehicle and as such it requires high construction Roll deception roll deception 34 I mean

01:01:44Argyle:That's like half a day to a day, Max.

01:01:48Johnny:I gonna use lie to me is this person are they lying to me What is happening right now I asked

01:01:54Argyle:What the hell are you doing to this I kind of worried that they making like I don know a flamethrower for it or something

01:01:55Benny:you you

01:01:55Anzu:you you

01:02:07Johnny:Bomb.

01:02:07Johnny:34.

01:02:10Gamemaster:I don't know like you can't

01:02:13Gamemaster:actually read her mind

01:02:15Gamemaster:so the 34 I think

01:02:17Gamemaster:just tells you what Noah suspects

01:02:19Gamemaster:which is she's

01:02:21Gamemaster:not being forthcoming in the

01:02:23Gamemaster:information that she's giving you

01:02:24Gamemaster:I think you believe it to be true that they did spend some portion of their time working on replacing the bonnet of your car.

01:02:25Benny:you

01:02:25Argyle:I made the holy water

01:02:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:02:25Anzu:you

01:02:32Gamemaster:I do not think that Johnny would believe that they've spent the majority of the past week doing some, like, making a little bit of holy water and replacing the bonnet of the car.

01:02:45Argyle:rocket boots

01:02:46Gamemaster:No, you did.

01:02:47Gamemaster:I forget what you asked them to make.

01:02:49Gamemaster:And they did earnestly work on, yeah, the rocket boots, the blast boots.

01:02:52Gamemaster:It's just, yeah, they did do things for you that you asked.

01:02:55Benny:you

01:02:55Argyle:We've also been telling them to...

01:02:55Johnny:I'm gonna take my sunglasses off.

01:02:55Anzu:you

01:02:56Gamemaster:They've also just clearly been doing something else.

01:03:01Argyle:Also, if you can, continue with the defenses around the place.

01:03:04Gamemaster:Yeah, yeah, protect the place.

01:03:06Gamemaster:a moat

01:03:06Argyle:We want a fortress.

01:03:07Johnny:Getting really serious.

01:03:09Benny:you

01:03:10Argyle:I want, think like an island fortress.

01:03:12Benny:you

01:03:14Argyle:So it's still kind of stylish, but very fortifiable from pirates.

01:03:19Argyle:But still, you could relax, you know?

01:03:19Gamemaster:yeah we've

01:03:20Gamemaster:been over this

01:03:21Argyle:Maybe a pool on a roof, but...

01:03:22Gamemaster:you want sorry

01:03:25Benny:Thank you.

01:03:25Argyle:I forgot about the moat, guys.

01:03:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:03:25Anzu:you

01:03:25Gamemaster:you want a moat and then land

01:03:28Gamemaster:and then water on top of the land

01:03:30Gamemaster:Well, yeah, so you have a garage, but if you want like a separate set of walls and a gate,

01:03:33Argyle:But I kind of want that.

01:03:35Argyle:But we can just start with the moat.

01:03:38Argyle:And walls, obviously.

01:03:40Argyle:And then a gate for our vehicles.

01:03:48Gamemaster:you can also do that.

01:03:50Argyle:Yeah.

01:03:51Gamemaster:That's doable.

01:03:52Gamemaster:Also, I'm trying to double check.

01:03:55Benny:Thank you.

01:03:55Argyle:you

01:03:55Johnny:you

01:03:55Anzu:you

01:03:55Gamemaster:I'm looking through my notes.

01:03:56Gamemaster:You mentioned that Jethro promised you something, and I'm trying to figure out.

01:04:00Benny:This is

01:04:00Argyle:yeah Jethro said

01:04:00Johnny:you

01:04:00Anzu:Thank you.

01:04:00Gamemaster:which I throw had in mind when I said that if I set that

01:04:04Argyle:come by my place tomorrow morning Endel

01:04:10Benny:Jethro of

01:04:11Benny:Thank you.

01:04:12Gamemaster:turning in heavy industries

01:04:18Gamemaster:give me a second

01:04:23Gamemaster:well while I'm doing this you guys what are you planning on doing

01:04:30Argyle:Yeah.

01:04:30Johnny:I think the more people on our side, the better.

01:04:30Anzu:Verdon Holdings.

01:04:30Gamemaster:Okay.

01:04:32Argyle:Should we try to get them to join us,

01:04:34Argyle:or do you think that'll cause a rift with Hildebrandt?

01:04:37Argyle:Because it would be cool if we got a plane.

01:04:39Anzu:Verdon Holdings are not the plain people.

01:04:41Benny:I think it's worth it.

01:04:42Anzu:That's Ternion.

01:04:43Argyle:No, I know.

01:04:43Argyle:That's what I'm talking about.

01:04:45Anzu:Oh.

01:04:45Anzu:Yeah we just gotta survive

01:04:52Johnny:I think the business interests at this point are sort of out the window.

01:04:59Argyle:Yeah.

01:05:00Argyle:yeah

01:05:00Johnny:Are they?

01:05:00Gamemaster:Thank you.

01:05:02Argyle:we'll let this

01:05:05Argyle:type cycle work or we try to get them

01:05:07Argyle:now we'll see they offer

01:05:09Argyle:us a plane we might have to take it

01:05:10Argyle:imagine scouting ahead if

01:05:11Benny:Well, when I was in the Air Force...

01:05:15Anzu:I don't know how to fly a plane.

01:05:16Johnny:I bet you can hear it now.

01:05:17Argyle:especially if we could jump and scouting

01:05:19Argyle:ahead and we just

01:05:19Argyle:oh you don't

01:05:25Argyle:I thought you knew how to fly

01:05:25Johnny:You're smart.

01:05:26Anzu:Yeah, probably.

01:05:27Johnny:Which one of us has the least chances of survival from the plane?

01:05:29Argyle:hmm

01:05:30Gamemaster:Okay I understand Now I specifically thought Argyle was a lizard and that because you played another character that had the same build as Argyle

01:05:33Anzu:I could survive a jump from a plane.

01:05:33Benny:No, I'm joking.

01:05:36Benny:Yeah, you're the last person we want being a pilot.

01:05:36Argyle:hmm

01:05:36Argyle:I can believe you guys thought Argyle was a lizard So it wasn the same build

01:05:38Benny:You have no stake.

01:05:39Benny:the safety of the plane.

01:05:42Anzu:I'll be fine.

01:05:45Johnny:That's we want to fly it.

01:05:45Anzu:Yeah, that's a great point.

01:05:46Benny:The densest,

01:05:48Benny:which is why I'm flying.

01:05:48Johnny:Probably you.

01:05:55Benny:Thank you.

01:05:55Anzu:you

01:05:57Johnny:Thank you

01:06:07Gamemaster:but was a lizard in a one-shot previously.

01:06:12Gamemaster:It was a very close build.

01:06:14Gamemaster:I know, because you were planning on using that as a test ground to see if you liked the class.

01:06:20Gamemaster:um either way i figured out where the whole jethro promised you something was from and why i can't

01:06:25Benny:Thank you.

01:06:25Argyle:I heard it.

01:06:25Johnny:you

01:06:25Anzu:you

01:06:27Gamemaster:figure it out what jethro said was and your reading of this is correct but just just to

01:06:31Gamemaster:refresh everybody uh because this was more than two weeks ago at this point uh jethro said i ought

01:06:36Gamemaster:to help you uh i ought to thank you for saving my life and then offered to like have you guys come

01:06:43Gamemaster:over to turn in at a later date uh just just to clarify um well that's fine so sorry are you

01:06:49Gamemaster:going to Ternion or are you going to Verdun?

01:06:52Argyle:I'm going to pass through.

01:06:53Gamemaster:Verdun.

01:06:53Gamemaster:Okay. Absolutely.

01:06:55Benny:Raw potatoes.

01:06:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:06:55Anzu:you

01:06:55Argyle:We're going to bring some food.

01:07:01Argyle:Is there a cuisine that's popular in the Citadel?

01:07:05Argyle:That's like some baked good or something that other people...

01:07:10Argyle:I bring that.

01:07:11Gamemaster:Okay.

01:07:12Gamemaster:Okay. Sure.

01:07:14Gamemaster:Uh.

01:07:14Argyle:Tiramisu, whatever it is.

01:07:16Argyle:I bring whatever some sheet thing...

01:07:17Gamemaster:I

01:07:17Gamemaster:so given that the Scale is like a high altitude mountain area i don't know if tiramisu is

01:07:22Argyle:what are some Peruvian desserts

01:07:25Benny:you

01:07:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:07:25Anzu:you

01:07:25Gamemaster:necessarily the but yeah that's fine we could say it's canon now tiramisu is a specialty of the Scale

01:07:32Gamemaster:um that's fine

01:07:35Gamemaster:ah you can make brigadieros which are like little fudge balls those are tasty

01:07:37Argyle:yeah that might be Brazilian though

01:07:43Gamemaster:It's all Latin American.

01:07:48Gamemaster:Sorry not Latin American because Brazil isn I learned about making Is it considered Latin America Oh it not Hispanic American I don know I know about it because I learned it from my grandmother and my grandmother learned it in Peru

01:07:49Argyle:yeah

01:07:52Argyle:No no Brazil is actually a Latin American just not Hispanic American Yeah yeah We making Timber Soup

01:07:55Benny:you Thank you

01:07:55Johnny:Thank you

01:07:55Anzu:you you

01:08:06Argyle:Oh, okay, cool.

01:08:06Gamemaster:So I know it's Peruvian in some form.

01:08:08Argyle:We'll do Brigaderos.

01:08:08Gamemaster:It's also Brazilian.

01:08:09Argyle:We'll do Brigaderos.

01:08:10Gamemaster:Sure.

01:08:12Gamemaster:Sure, you bring over...

01:08:13Gamemaster:It's gone from tiramisu to little fudge balls.

01:08:16Gamemaster:That's fine.

01:08:18Gamemaster:You can head over to Verdant.

01:08:21Gamemaster:Can I get a perception check

01:08:22Gamemaster:as you guys make the rounds over towards

01:08:24Gamemaster:Merton Holdings, because you guys actually haven't been

01:08:25Benny:Thank you.

01:08:25Argyle:I'll take a perception check.

01:08:25Johnny:I don't see too much.

01:08:25Anzu:you

01:08:26Gamemaster:to this particular

01:08:27Gamemaster:area before.

01:08:37Gamemaster:Oh.

01:08:40Johnny:It's Verdant Holdings, all right.

01:08:42Argyle:Ah!

01:08:43Argyle:Another 20.

01:08:45Argyle:You know what?

01:08:46Gamemaster:Another 20.

01:08:46Argyle:I'm going to...

01:08:47Argyle:Let me receive...

01:08:48Gamemaster:Okay.

01:08:49Argyle:Yeah.

01:08:50Gamemaster:I...

01:08:50Gamemaster:Every time you recede, it's so dumb.

01:08:52Argyle:So I'm an expert.

01:08:53Argyle:Is that plus 4?

01:08:55Benny:Thank you.

01:08:55Argyle:Nah, I'm not going to do it on this.

01:08:55Johnny:18.

01:08:55Anzu:you

01:08:55Gamemaster:If you're doing Mythic and you're Expert, it's plus six.

01:09:03Argyle:I'm not going to do it on this.

01:09:04Gamemaster:Okay.

01:09:05Argyle:I'll save it.

01:09:06Argyle:20.

01:09:07Gamemaster:Sure.

01:09:08Gamemaster:So what did we actually get?

01:09:10Gamemaster:What were the numbers?

01:09:12Gamemaster:And 20 and 18.

01:09:14Gamemaster:Okay.

01:09:15Gamemaster:So, from the exterior, the Verdant Holdings base is, it's not, it's not particularly large.

01:09:25Benny:Thank you.

01:09:25Argyle:Okay.

01:09:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:09:25Anzu:you

01:09:25Gamemaster:It's definitely, they're like a mid-size org, comparing, like, going from, you know,

01:09:33Gamemaster:Amber Call and Pan Lantern all the way down to what Garrick was.

01:09:38Gamemaster:They're kind of in the middle.

01:09:39Gamemaster:Their whole deal is, they are an agricultural company, primarily.

01:09:45Gamemaster:And that is pretty evident by their kind of they have a compound as well It not just one building it a set of buildings It is relatively open There aren really people patrolling as you guys approach For whatever reason it doesn seem like they particularly on guard right now

01:09:55Benny:you Thank you

01:09:55Argyle:you you

01:09:55Johnny:you you

01:09:55Anzu:you you

01:10:07Gamemaster:You don't know if that's like a cultural org thing,

01:10:10Gamemaster:or if perhaps there's been some event that might be taking their attention.

01:10:15Gamemaster:But the way it's set up is there are a number of what almost look to be

01:10:20Gamemaster:like temporary greenhouses of a nature.

01:10:25Benny:you

01:10:25Argyle:you

01:10:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:10:25Anzu:you

01:10:26Gamemaster:They're these kind of metal framed setups

01:10:29Gamemaster:with tarps thrown over that you can see

01:10:32Gamemaster:that they've got a, it's not quite hydroponics,

01:10:35Gamemaster:but it's in that Fane of these set of arrayed pots

01:10:42Gamemaster:with what look to be a number of magical implements

01:10:44Gamemaster:in each one that act as kind of feeds for water

01:10:48Gamemaster:and nutrients and perhaps sunlight in some of them.

01:10:52Gamemaster:There's a manner of plants and the like.

01:10:55Benny:you

01:10:55Argyle:Hello.

01:10:55Johnny:you

01:10:55Anzu:you

01:10:55Gamemaster:You can see, despite the fact that they've only been here for at most a week,

01:10:59Gamemaster:it looks like they already have a pretty good crop of this weird vegetable-looking thing.

01:11:08Gamemaster:It almost kind of looks like a zucchini growing off of a vine coming in.

01:11:13Gamemaster:clearly influenced in some way to grow faster than would normally occur in the wild.

01:11:20Gamemaster:Moving throughout, you can see that there is, as you approach, there are one or two people in these

01:11:25Benny:you

01:11:25Argyle:Silence.

01:11:25Johnny:you

01:11:25Anzu:you

01:11:25Gamemaster:tents, it looks like, actively taking care of the plants, performing some horticultury,

01:11:33Gamemaster:if that's a word, I don't think it is, but the vast majority of people appear to be in this

01:11:34Argyle:Silence.

01:11:38Gamemaster:kind of open central, almost picnic-like area in the middle of all of the tents.

01:11:44Gamemaster:There is clearly a permanent structure behind them that you gather is where they do like eating and sleeping and where their heart probably lives,

01:11:50Gamemaster:but it seems that there's a middle area

01:11:53Gamemaster:amidst all of the various greenhouses and that permanent structure and the like that have these set of

01:11:55Benny:you

01:11:55Argyle:you

01:11:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:11:55Anzu:you

01:12:00Benny:Thank you.

01:12:00Argyle:All right.

01:12:00Johnny:Thank you.

01:12:00Anzu:you

01:12:00Gamemaster:of wooden tables with integrated benches

01:12:02Gamemaster:that really do look like picnic benches

01:12:06Gamemaster:that you would see at a park or something of the nature.

01:12:08Gamemaster:And there are maybe 12 or 13 people sat around them

01:12:12Gamemaster:in some kind of discussion.

01:12:14Gamemaster:As you approach, you're not close enough

01:12:15Gamemaster:to actually make out what's happening,

01:12:17Gamemaster:but they look pretty fervent.

01:12:22Gamemaster:I think you'd probably be noticed,

01:12:24Gamemaster:assuming you're not trying to be stealthy.

01:12:27Gamemaster:You can see that one person, a taller looking, honestly a little flashback inducing, maybe eightish feet tall, kind of rotund, yellowish skin, half Giant-esque, very Hlarf-like if one had to attribute that to a person.

01:12:30Benny:you

01:12:30Argyle:Er.

01:12:30Johnny:you

01:12:30Anzu:you

01:12:54Gamemaster:sees you and, like, nudges the person sat next to them,

01:12:58Gamemaster:the one that looks like had been doing a lot of the talking.

01:13:00Benny:you

01:13:00Argyle:Okay.

01:13:00Johnny:you

01:13:00Anzu:you

01:13:02Gamemaster:They are themselves a kind of bespectacled, shorter-looking,

01:13:07Gamemaster:they look like a gnome.

01:13:09Gamemaster:It's kind of hard to tell quite how old they are age-wise.

01:13:13Gamemaster:You're far enough away, you don't see, like, any wrinkles or anything on that,

01:13:15Gamemaster:but they clearly command some amount of respect,

01:13:17Gamemaster:so you gather they're in a more senior position.

01:13:20Gamemaster:And the half-Giant, after seeing you and letting everybody else know,

01:13:24Gamemaster:um, will let you guys approach, uh, and say, what do you want? We're busy.

01:13:30Benny:Thank you

01:13:30Argyle:Johnny

01:13:30Johnny:We've heard there's a vote going on.

01:13:30Anzu:Thank you you you

01:13:35Argyle:Johnny

01:13:36Johnny:Is that open to anyone?

01:13:37Johnny:Or...

01:13:38Gamemaster:Oh, sorry, uh, just one more detail, uh, uh, before we get to that.

01:13:39Argyle:you're the worst face

01:13:42Johnny:It genuine He asking you genuinely

01:13:43Gamemaster:Uh,

01:13:43Argyle:you're gonna get our group killed

01:13:44Gamemaster:I will note that, you guys had seen this before at the party,

01:13:45Argyle:why did you be a face

01:13:50Argyle:you're the most punchable face

01:14:00Argyle:Yeah Yeah

01:14:03Gamemaster:but the majority of the people here their raiments have this deep

01:14:06Gamemaster:red fiery coloration

01:14:08Gamemaster:that you would associate with the air

01:14:10Gamemaster:that you gather

01:14:12Gamemaster:is kind of the predominant

01:14:14Gamemaster:denomination around the

01:14:16Gamemaster:Burden Holdings group in general

01:14:18Gamemaster:the big guy will say

01:14:22Gamemaster:yeah we're old enough

01:14:23Gamemaster:vote? No, we're not letting outsiders in.

01:14:25Benny:you

01:14:25Argyle:and uh argyle goes from his like little pocket square and pulls out a little business card and

01:14:25Johnny:Dang, well it's worth a shot.

01:14:25Anzu:you

01:14:30Johnny:We brought you some treats.

01:14:33Johnny:After last night's events, very sorry for your loss, we're trying to tighten the bonds

01:14:37Benny:you

01:14:38Johnny:of everyone, you know, for survival's sake.

01:14:39Benny:you

01:14:41Johnny:I'll gesture to the chocolate balls.

01:14:49Argyle:goes i'm a licensed doctor and surgeon in case you need anyone to attend to wounds after the

01:14:53Gamemaster:The half-Giant will reach out and take the business card.

01:14:54Argyle:conflict

01:14:55Benny:you

01:14:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:14:55Anzu:Well, we just wanted to extend some condolences.

01:14:58Gamemaster:His hands are massive, so it looks like he's pinching a very, very small piece of paper between his hands when he takes it.

01:15:05Gamemaster:He says, frankly, you're a bit late.

01:15:20Gamemaster:So...

01:15:21Anzu:we wish you luck in electing your new leader.

01:15:23Gamemaster:Thanks.

01:15:24Argyle:And.

01:15:25Benny:Thank you.

01:15:25Johnny:Our goal is to make sure it doesn't happen again.

01:15:25Argyle:And.

01:15:25Gamemaster:Thanks.

01:15:28Johnny:And if it does, to not be late next time.

01:15:31Johnny:Hey, we have a scheme going on with sort of a group chat

01:15:34Johnny:with a bunch of other people,

01:15:35Johnny:if you'd like to get in on that.

01:15:38Gamemaster:What would be the benefit?

01:15:39Johnny:We'd love to have you.

01:15:42Gamemaster:What would be the benefit?

01:15:42Gamemaster:you'd protect us

01:15:44Johnny:Group protection.

01:15:45Johnny:We're currently trying to scout ahead

01:15:47Johnny:to see how we can best prepare.

01:15:48Argyle:We have some group stuff.

01:15:51Anzu:Thank you you

01:15:51Argyle:You'd have to be in the group to know.

01:15:54Argyle:you

01:15:55Benny:Thank you

01:15:55Argyle:Very familiar with the term allies.

01:15:55Johnny:We protect each other Everyone protects everyone else

01:15:59Gamemaster:hmm so you saying that we have to put some of our people towards protecting you

01:16:06Johnny:When we protect you, you protect us. Everyone else would protect us as well.

01:16:09Johnny:And we protect them. It's like one big circle.

01:16:11Johnny:But we're all stronger together.

01:16:12Gamemaster:Who else is in a...

01:16:15Gamemaster:No, I understand.

01:16:18Gamemaster:I'm just trying to figure out the value proposition.

01:16:19Argyle:Hmm.

01:16:22Argyle:Would you like us to protect you?

01:16:23Gamemaster:Who else is in your little alliance?

01:16:25Benny:you

01:16:25Argyle:No, Matt.

01:16:25Johnny:I look at Argyle for permission on if I can just start spouting out names.

01:16:25Anzu:you

01:16:26Gamemaster:Who else is in your alliance?

01:16:27Gamemaster:Yeah.

01:16:28Gamemaster:I'm afraid there is a bit of a conflict there.

01:16:36Argyle:That's on you.

01:16:37Argyle:I don't care.

01:16:38Argyle:I don't care.

01:16:39Johnny:I'll just list off.

01:16:40Johnny:Okay, we got...

01:16:43Johnny:Which is a significant portion of folks.

01:16:53Gamemaster:that I don't know.

01:16:55Benny:Thank you.

01:16:55Argyle:do you not get along with

01:16:55Johnny:We feel like business interests might take a back seat given the life or death danger

01:16:55Anzu:Well, it is possible that our unique circumstances on this craft, you know, could change things.

01:16:57Gamemaster:You clearly didn't ask the rest of your members

01:16:59Gamemaster:if it would be okay to reach out to us, did you?

01:17:04Argyle:uh

01:17:05Gamemaster:Hildebrandt.

01:17:06Gamemaster:We had a bit of a scuffle a while back.

01:17:08Gamemaster:We've not been on good terms since.

01:17:09Argyle:well

01:17:09Gamemaster:I suppose

01:17:22Gamemaster:I have nothing against Hildebrandt

01:17:23Johnny:we're facing.

01:17:25Benny:you

01:17:25Argyle:Well, if you'd ever be open to breaking some bread, we can also coordinate that as well,

01:17:25Anzu:you

01:17:26Gamemaster:in particular

01:17:28Gamemaster:Verdon Holdings

01:17:29Gamemaster:has some opinions about Hildebrandt

01:17:32Gamemaster:the person

01:17:33Gamemaster:but the company not so much

01:17:35Gamemaster:they have strong opinions about us

01:17:37Gamemaster:so

01:17:39Gamemaster:how about you get back to us

01:17:40Johnny:Quite frankly we don't.

01:17:45Argyle:if they're open to it.

01:17:50Gamemaster:we're not against the idea

01:17:53Gamemaster:I wouldn't say I'm for it

01:17:53Johnny:you

01:17:54Gamemaster:especially given that I don know if you noticed but I been talking for the group it not a done deal that I actually end up being somebody with the power to do that can I get a sense motive as well in

01:17:55Benny:Thank you

01:17:55Argyle:yeah yeah well good luck

01:17:55Johnny:That's some audience.

01:17:55Anzu:you you

01:18:06Argyle:33 finally

01:18:09Gamemaster:general a perception check

01:18:15Johnny:I need a sense motive.

01:18:16Gamemaster:33 okay so

01:18:20Gamemaster:I'm gonna wait to see if he gets a higher number just in case maybe you get a crit if you learn more stuff

01:18:25Benny:you

01:18:25Argyle:you

01:18:25Johnny:I can only do it if I, I don't think I will. Yeah, I did not.

01:18:25Anzu:you

01:18:31Gamemaster:Okay 33 there is

01:18:37Gamemaster:Depending on the person subtle or not so subtle split in reactions to this guy talking

01:18:43Gamemaster:There are quite a few people crowded around him that are obviously deferring to him

01:18:48Gamemaster:He holds some seniority.

01:18:50Gamemaster:He has, at the very least,

01:18:52Gamemaster:it seems like in terms of Verdant Holdings' hierarchy,

01:18:55Benny:you

01:18:55Argyle:Mm-hmm.

01:18:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:18:55Anzu:you

01:18:55Gamemaster:he is the person who is in charge.

01:18:59Gamemaster:But it seems that there's some dissent

01:19:01Gamemaster:amongst the people in Verdant Holdings.

01:19:04Gamemaster:There are a few people that are either

01:19:07Gamemaster:not paying attention to him talking

01:19:08Gamemaster:or being actively dismissive in some form.

01:19:12Gamemaster:The rule is high enough.

01:19:13Gamemaster:They're not showing contempt on their faces

01:19:16Gamemaster:or anything like that,

01:19:16Gamemaster:but you can tell from the expressions they're not necessarily happy with him speaking for it.

01:19:16Argyle:Mm-hmm.

01:19:21Gamemaster:It looks like, though, the majority of those people who are unhappy

01:19:24Gamemaster:don't look to be in a position to say, no, what are you doing?

01:19:25Benny:you

01:19:25Argyle:Thank you.

01:19:25Johnny:you

01:19:25Anzu:you

01:19:29Gamemaster:The only person that seems to, like, in any form hold any amount of power here that isn't this guy

01:19:35Gamemaster:is the person who sat right next to him,

01:19:38Gamemaster:who it looked like was leading a lot of the conversation before you guys approached that gnome,

01:19:44Gamemaster:who hasn't said anything

01:19:46Gamemaster:has been content to let this guy

01:19:48Gamemaster:talk and to be the face of Vern Holdings

01:19:50Gamemaster:well you guys have been up

01:19:51Gamemaster:I'll say

01:19:54Gamemaster:you know

01:19:55Benny:you

01:19:55Argyle:Enjoy the Brigadieros.

01:19:55Johnny:you

01:19:55Anzu:you

01:19:56Gamemaster:of course

01:19:58Argyle:You can always reach out to us.

01:20:00Benny:Thank you.

01:20:00Argyle:Okay.

01:20:00Johnny:I'm Johnny, by the way.

01:20:00Anzu:you

01:20:00Gamemaster:I will, um...

01:20:04Gamemaster:I will keep you in mind.

01:20:06Gamemaster:You get back to us if you end up seeing a...

01:20:08Johnny:What was your name again?

01:20:10Johnny:Go for a handshake.

01:20:10Gamemaster:He'll put out his hand.

01:20:12Gamemaster:His hand, like, fully covers yours

01:20:14Gamemaster:when he goes for the handshake.

01:20:17Gamemaster:Dr. Thrain.

01:20:21Johnny:Doctor of Maine.

01:20:22Johnny:What are you a doctor of?

01:20:25Gamemaster:Botany.

01:20:26Johnny:Oh, cool.

01:20:27Johnny:Neat.

01:20:30Benny:I'm Benny.

01:20:30Argyle:Dr. Argyle Cross, you've already seen my name.

01:20:30Johnny:Thank you.

01:20:30Anzu:you

01:20:30Gamemaster:What are you a doctor of?

01:20:37Argyle:Surgery and medicine.

01:20:39Gamemaster:Oh.

01:20:40Gamemaster:A medical doctor.

01:20:41Argyle:And theology.

01:20:44Benny:I'm not.

01:20:45Gamemaster:What are you a doctor of?

01:20:48Benny:

01:20:49Gamemaster:Oh, that makes sense.

01:20:50Argyle:He's a child.

01:20:50Gamemaster:You look like a child.

01:20:53Benny:Mm-hmm.

01:20:55Gamemaster:I just asked.

01:20:57Gamemaster:You were asking me things.

01:21:00Benny:Thank you.

01:21:00Argyle:All right, well.

01:21:00Johnny:Best of luck with your elections. We hope to hear some more from you.

01:21:00Anzu:you

01:21:00Gamemaster:Sure. I think we're waiting on your response. You were the one that was supposed to talk to Hiltbrand.

01:21:12Gamemaster:I don't know if there will be much, given that you will be here.

01:21:12Argyle:Yeah.

01:21:17Argyle:We'll let you know regardless.

01:21:17Gamemaster:I'm sure you'll hear of us at the very least when we figure out who the leader of our ragtag group is.

01:21:24Argyle:And I just want to extend an offer.

01:21:26Argyle:Even if you don't formally work with the group,

01:21:30Benny:So.

01:21:30Argyle:If you guys ever are in a dire strait,

01:21:30Johnny:Thank you you you

01:21:30Anzu:All right.

01:21:30Gamemaster:We'll keep that in mind.

01:21:32Argyle:you can send us a message.

01:21:37Gamemaster:And they, uh, they kind of wait for you to leave.

01:21:43Argyle:To the library!

01:21:46Gamemaster:When you say you're going to the library, what does that mean?

01:21:50Argyle:Is there not just a library next to the gym?

01:21:51Gamemaster:No there isn a library in the um in the like little central town thing Uh Yusuf and Chuck Um Yusuf and Chuck and Chuck

01:21:56Anzu:Oh my God Yeah crush the thing

01:21:58Argyle:I summit chuck

01:22:00Benny:you Thank you

01:22:06Gamemaster:looks a little different now. Um, he's still got, like, the harlequin robes on, uh, but he's clearly

01:22:15Gamemaster:paid less attention to how neat it looks, necessarily. Um, he's, like, he hasn't done

01:22:22Gamemaster:his pocket square correctly.

01:22:25Benny:you

01:22:25Argyle:you

01:22:25Johnny:Please do it right now.

01:22:25Anzu:Did you get the map of the Strider for us?

01:22:26Gamemaster:He's not

01:22:26Gamemaster:waving around his scepter.

01:22:28Gamemaster:Yep.

01:22:33Gamemaster:No.

01:22:36Anzu:Could you perhaps do that?

01:22:37Gamemaster:I could.

01:22:40Anzu:When can we expect it?

01:22:46Gamemaster:Now,

01:22:47Gamemaster:I actually think this is pretty fun.

01:22:50Gamemaster:So I'm going to let you two talk to each other.

01:22:52Gamemaster:because I immediately see the little whoopsie daisy

01:22:55Benny:Thank you.

01:22:55Argyle:you

01:22:55Johnny:Chuck, give us the map right now.

01:22:55Anzu:Connie, go ahead.

01:22:58Gamemaster:in the how long will it take for you to get it.

01:23:02Gamemaster:So I'm going to let you ask that again if you like.

01:23:14Johnny:If you can't give it to us at this exact moment, get us the map immediately and then bring

01:23:18Johnny:it to us immediately without hesitation or shenanigans.

01:23:22Gamemaster:Listen.

01:23:25Benny:you

01:23:25Argyle:The parchment.

01:23:25Johnny:I opened the paper.

01:23:25Anzu:you

01:23:26Gamemaster:He reaches into his robes, and he hands you a piece of furled parchment.

01:23:31Benny:you

01:23:33Gamemaster:And then he hands you a little figurine, and he says,

01:23:36Benny:you

01:23:38Gamemaster:You put the no shenanigans clause only on the if I can't give you a map immediately, which is rookie mistake.

01:23:43Benny:you

01:23:45Benny:you

01:23:46Gamemaster:And he fades into dust.

01:23:47Gamemaster:it is a very very crude map of the exterior of the strider where it just outlines like the general hexagonal structure and the little groups where each faction is There are no landmarks that would indicate where a library is in particular

01:23:55Benny:you Thank you

01:23:55Argyle:you you

01:23:55Johnny:you Do we summon him again and just say lead us by the shortest route to the library

01:23:55Anzu:you Yes

01:24:15Johnny:I resummoned Chuck.

01:24:17Gamemaster:Chuck comes back. He is...

01:24:19Gamemaster:He's currently like licking his fingers like he just finished a particularly messy meal.

01:24:25Benny:Thank you.

01:24:25Argyle:State fist.

01:24:25Johnny:No shenanigans. Lead us by the quickest, most direct route,

01:24:25Anzu:you

01:24:27Gamemaster:He's taken one glove off of his costume.

01:24:33Gamemaster:You just spoke to me.

01:24:41Johnny:quickest by our standards, to the library immediately.

01:24:43Gamemaster:Okay.

01:24:44Gamemaster:Okay.

01:24:45Argyle:State fist.

01:24:46Johnny:Safest, also the safest.

01:24:47Gamemaster:Well, wait, which do you want, quickest or safest?

01:24:53Gamemaster:I'm letting you choose.

01:24:55Benny:We want this route to be so good it's scary.

01:24:55Argyle:the quickest route that would be least likely to cause us harm.

01:24:55Johnny:Okay, save it.

01:24:55Anzu:Just give us the quickest.

01:24:59Johnny:No, that's different.

01:25:03Gamemaster:So the safest.

01:25:04Argyle:No, the quickest route.

01:25:06Argyle:That's not what that means.

01:25:09Gamemaster:You want the quickest of the safest rounds.

01:25:12Johnny:Silence.

01:25:13Argyle:Yes.

01:25:14Gamemaster:Okay.

01:25:14Argyle:Yes.

01:25:17Gamemaster:Um,

01:25:19Gamemaster:sure. Do you want me to,

01:25:20Gamemaster:do you want me to spawn a floating disc?

01:25:23Gamemaster:Take you there that way? That'd be

01:25:24Gamemaster:faster than if you had to walk.

01:25:25Benny:Thank you.

01:25:25Argyle:We'll walk.

01:25:25Johnny:I'm really worried that if we spawn the floating disc he's going to drop us somehow in a pit.

01:25:25Anzu:you

01:25:34Argyle:We'll walk.

01:25:34Gamemaster:Okay.

01:25:36Gamemaster:Fine with me.

01:25:37Gamemaster:And then he'll start walking.

01:25:39Gamemaster:He starts walking north.

01:25:41Gamemaster:You're in the city, like, looking around,

01:25:43Gamemaster:looking for a library and stuff.

01:25:45Gamemaster:And he starts heading north out of the city

01:25:47Gamemaster:towards the front of the Strider.

01:25:50Gamemaster:No rule necessary, you know the direction

01:25:52Gamemaster:that he's headed in.

01:25:54Gamemaster:This is not a location that you have been to yet He is heading towards where if they were a traditional org in the same way as all of the other ones this would be where the Harlequin Fane is

01:25:55Benny:Thank you you

01:25:55Argyle:you okay

01:25:55Johnny:Thank you

01:25:55Anzu:you you

01:26:08Gamemaster:where their heart and their base and all that kind of stuff is.

01:26:09Argyle:okay

01:26:13Gamemaster:You start walking forward.

01:26:16Gamemaster:You eventually crest a hill.

01:26:18Gamemaster:It's artificial.

01:26:19Gamemaster:It's like a mound of dirt.

01:26:21Gamemaster:You're on a flat plain on the top of the Strider.

01:26:25Benny:you

01:26:25Argyle:I wonder why.

01:26:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:26:25Anzu:you

01:26:25Gamemaster:before the Harlequin base comes into view.

01:26:30Gamemaster:It is not, as one might expect, a circus.

01:26:34Gamemaster:It is like a more traditional set of buildings.

01:26:38Gamemaster:It is clearly the most developed of the areas on the Strider.

01:26:47Gamemaster:They have the advantage of both knowing

01:26:49Argyle:Yeah, I wonder why.

01:26:53Gamemaster:what was going to happen ahead of time,

01:26:55Benny:you

01:26:55Argyle:Thank you.

01:26:55Johnny:you

01:26:55Anzu:you

01:26:55Gamemaster:as well as being here longer than everybody else

01:26:59Gamemaster:by a good six months.

01:27:00Benny:you

01:27:02Gamemaster:This is a fame that you're entering into,

01:27:04Gamemaster:of no doubt,

01:27:06Gamemaster:which does tell you something.

01:27:07Benny:you

01:27:09Benny:you

01:27:09Gamemaster:They do have a heart.

01:27:12Gamemaster:It seems that they are, at the very least,

01:27:14Benny:you

01:27:14Gamemaster:playing by some of the rules

01:27:16Gamemaster:that everybody else has to follow on the Strider.

01:27:16Benny:you

01:27:20Gamemaster:I say some,

01:27:21Gamemaster:Because everybody was restricted to one vehicle, give or take.

01:27:25Benny:you

01:27:25Argyle:Motherfuckers.

01:27:25Johnny:you

01:27:25Anzu:you

01:27:25Gamemaster:And there are clearly more people, or more people, harlequins,

01:27:31Gamemaster:in what is, as best you can tell, a small town near the front of the Strider

01:27:37Gamemaster:than you would see in any of the other areas that have up to maybe 20 people if they managed to squeeze them.

01:27:47Gamemaster:This small town has a number of buildings.

01:27:50Gamemaster:It's all of a...

01:27:53Gamemaster:They're colorful.

01:27:54Gamemaster:The architectural style is interesting.

01:27:55Benny:Thank you.

01:27:55Argyle:you

01:27:55Johnny:you

01:27:55Anzu:you

01:27:56Gamemaster:Gosh, I don't know what kind of role to have you make here.

01:28:00Benny:Thank you.

01:28:00Argyle:society.

01:28:00Johnny:Thank you.

01:28:00Anzu:What are we trying to do?

01:28:00Gamemaster:I think it's going to be a recall knowledge check of some kind.

01:28:08Gamemaster:Maybe society.

01:28:08Anzu:What are we trying to do?

01:28:11Gamemaster:I think I'll allow society or occultism here,

01:28:15Gamemaster:and there's different info you'll learn from those checks.

01:28:18Argyle:What about more like, griping?

01:28:22Gamemaster:Okay, so the thing that I was actually thinking of is

01:28:25Gamemaster:what is the equivalent of a stonework, like, masonry advantage from 5e?

01:28:30Benny:Thank you.

01:28:30Argyle:Yeah, no, no.

01:28:30Johnny:I'm theater.

01:28:30Anzu:I mean, mine is academia, which is kind of broad, but I don't know if I would have studied this.

01:28:33Gamemaster:If any of you have lore that you think would apply here,

01:28:33Argyle:And that's a lore.

01:28:36Gamemaster:I don't think you do.

01:28:39Gamemaster:What are your lores?

01:28:43Gamemaster:It is broad.

01:28:46Gamemaster:I would...

01:28:48Gamemaster:It's definitely not theater.

01:28:50Gamemaster:Actually, you know what?

01:28:51Argyle:I was going to say, yeah.

01:28:52Gamemaster:They are harlequins.

01:28:53Gamemaster:I would allow both academia and theater lore.

01:28:59Gamemaster:It's a different set of information that you would get from those lores

01:29:00Benny:Thank you.

01:29:00Argyle:religion wouldn't apply a fact into this right like a joker religion

01:29:00Johnny:All the same for me, so I'll do Theater Lore.

01:29:00Anzu:I think I want to make an occultism check just because

01:29:02Gamemaster:than you would get from either the occultism or the society check.

01:29:06Gamemaster:So it's up to you which of those flavors you're interested in, if any.

01:29:11Anzu:I got a 37.

01:29:11Gamemaster:Okay.

01:29:16Johnny:I got a 21.

01:29:16Gamemaster:No, I'm not going off of religion for this one.

01:29:17Argyle:yeah

01:29:19Gamemaster:okay

01:29:23Gamemaster:37 on the occultism okay uh and sorry what did you get for the um for the theater lord

01:29:30Benny:you

01:29:30Argyle:you

01:29:30Johnny:21.

01:29:30Anzu:Thank you you you

01:29:32Benny:you

01:29:34Gamemaster:21 uh 21 on the theater lord is enough for the one very small detail of um

01:29:35Benny:you

01:29:39Benny:you

01:29:43Gamemaster:given theater lord uh something that you would be very familiar with from that situation

01:29:43Benny:you

01:29:45Benny:you

01:29:48Benny:you

01:29:49Gamemaster:is sets and the construction thereof and the point of them And there is clearly a story being told from these buildings of like well

01:29:52Benny:you

01:30:00Benny:you you

01:30:00Argyle:you you

01:30:00Johnny:you Thank you

01:30:05Gamemaster:established, and also even if you're not necessarily picking up on what specific historical details

01:30:11Gamemaster:they're trying to give you, these buildings have been constructed in such a way to make you feel

01:30:15Gamemaster:that they're from a particular location. Unfortunately, where that location is might be

01:30:21Gamemaster:lost on you. But that doesn't particularly matter because with that role from the theater lore,

01:30:25Benny:you

01:30:25Argyle:Thank you.

01:30:25Johnny:you

01:30:25Anzu:you

01:30:27Gamemaster:it feels like this is constructed to tell a story. It doesn't feel like it's authentic.

01:30:32Gamemaster:You don't know if whatever message they're trying to send here is true to the Harlequins in general.

01:30:43Gamemaster:Which, you know, facade on facade, these guys wear masks. I don't know if that's necessarily

01:30:47Gamemaster:particularly surprising. For your bajillion in occultism, there are two things you notice,

01:30:55Benny:you

01:30:55Argyle:you

01:30:55Johnny:you

01:30:55Anzu:you

01:30:55Gamemaster:one like the regular one and one on the crit. The one on the regular one, the like regular success

01:30:58Benny:you

01:31:04Gamemaster:here, is there are a lot of creatures moving about here. There are a lot of these harlequins,

01:31:06Benny:you

01:31:10Gamemaster:and as well as you had seen a few of them when you were still on the bottom of the strider and

01:31:14Gamemaster:coming through these orts that are kind of like the worker class of devil that are being led around

01:31:20Gamemaster:here. The interesting thing is there isn't a lot of, and this might have been something that you

01:31:25Benny:Thank you.

01:31:25Argyle:you

01:31:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:31:25Anzu:Thank you.

01:31:31Gamemaster:guys had noticed like you were going around, but it is most obvious here, there isn't a lot of

01:31:36Gamemaster:actual communication that happens between the various harlequins as they move about the city

01:31:42Gamemaster:doing whatever tasks that they're set to.

01:31:44Gamemaster:You have not, at any point during the Strider and at the party in Ragged Roost six months

01:31:52Gamemaster:ago you have not seen multiple Harlequins interact with each other in any meaningful way They give you instructions They will do things in a coordinated manner but they don talk to each other ever And with the

01:31:55Benny:Thank you you

01:31:55Argyle:you you

01:31:55Johnny:you you

01:31:55Anzu:you you

01:32:09Gamemaster:success on the occultism roll, I think that you can feel that there is an interesting kind of

01:32:14Gamemaster:movement of mana in this area, in this town, that feels very similar to what it feels like when you

01:32:23Gamemaster:send a message on your skein

01:32:25Benny:Thank you.

01:32:25Argyle:you

01:32:25Johnny:you

01:32:25Anzu:you

01:32:25Gamemaster:to the other hearts.

01:32:29Gamemaster:To the point that, with the success in the occultism

01:32:31Gamemaster:role, you gather that harlequins probably have

01:32:33Gamemaster:some way of communicating with each other

01:32:35Gamemaster:that doesn't involve vocalizing anything.

01:32:39Gamemaster:You'd have to, like, dig in more to figure out

01:32:41Gamemaster:any properties of that, but something

01:32:43Gamemaster:to be aware of is that it seems that

01:32:45Gamemaster:harlequins can communicate with each other

01:32:47Gamemaster:over distance.

01:32:52Gamemaster:Beyond that,

01:32:53Gamemaster:with your crit, the other thing you notice is, as you're feeling the magic currents in this little

01:32:55Benny:you

01:32:55Argyle:you

01:32:55Johnny:you

01:32:55Anzu:you

01:33:00Gamemaster:town area, trying to get, like, just a general vibe and all that kind of stuff, there is a twinge

01:33:00Argyle:you

01:33:04Argyle:you

01:33:04Gamemaster:here that feels familiar to you from something pretty recent. And that twinge, it's just, like,

01:33:04Benny:you

01:33:10Argyle:you

01:33:11Gamemaster:it's got this almost half-metallic taste on the back of your tongue, or it's got this kind of

01:33:16Gamemaster:discordant sound in your ear when you're when you're monitoring with it feels similar to

01:33:18Benny:you

01:33:20Benny:you

01:33:24Gamemaster:the vibe for lack of a better term of the void heart um just kind of suffusing this area

01:33:25Argyle:you

01:33:25Johnny:you

01:33:25Anzu:you

01:33:35Gamemaster:it's it's it's not enough to actually meaningfully affect you in any way uh but there's a tinge to it

01:33:43Gamemaster:as you start walking towards the town.

01:33:46Gamemaster:As you guys are walking your little butler guy is walking forward leading you through you note that as you enter the town none of the Harlequins uh take notice of you at all Um uh some of the orts do appear to like look at you and kind of blob over in your

01:33:50Benny:you

01:33:55Benny:you

01:33:55Argyle:Yeah they all making fun of us in their heads Look at these stupid ass bitches that we

01:33:55Johnny:you you you you you you

01:33:55Anzu:you you

01:33:57Benny:you

01:33:59Benny:you

01:34:01Benny:you

01:34:03Benny:you

01:34:05Benny:you

01:34:05Johnny:you

01:34:07Johnny:you

01:34:07Benny:you

01:34:09Johnny:you

01:34:09Gamemaster:direction before being pulled back on their collars by the Harlequins. Um, it seems that whatever,

01:34:14Gamemaster:however the Harlequins are talking to each other, uh, the orts are not included in that. Um, but

01:34:20Gamemaster:they part the way a little bit as you guys enter into this town. Just like general headcount here,

01:34:25Benny:Thank you.

01:34:25Argyle:Mm-hmm.

01:34:25Johnny:you

01:34:25Anzu:you

01:34:26Gamemaster:it's hard to count unique number of Harlequins because they all wear just costumes with masks

01:34:34Argyle:Mm-hmm.

01:34:34Gamemaster:and as such are generally indistinguishable from each other. They also, almost on purpose

01:34:42Gamemaster:seemingly, are pretty rapidly moving and swapping positions with each other as they go about tasks

01:34:49Gamemaster:of like visiting various areas.

01:34:50Gamemaster:It looks like there are a few

01:34:51Gamemaster:that are working on construction,

01:34:53Gamemaster:shoring up defenses and the like.

01:34:55Benny:Thank you.

01:34:55Argyle:you

01:34:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:34:55Anzu:you

01:34:55Gamemaster:They are making it harder on you

01:34:57Gamemaster:to keep track of,

01:34:58Gamemaster:oh, did I see you already

01:34:59Gamemaster:or are you a new one and the like.

01:35:03Gamemaster:You'd guess like maybe 50-ish

01:35:05Gamemaster:that you can see as you walk

01:35:06Gamemaster:through this little town area.

01:35:07Gamemaster:The town itself is maybe four blocks long.

01:35:11Gamemaster:There are a series of buildings

01:35:12Gamemaster:of indeterminate interior construction

01:35:15Gamemaster:to their end purpose.

01:35:17Gamemaster:You're not really quite sure.

01:35:18Gamemaster:but the two landmarks here are near the frontmost area of the of the strider the area furthest away

01:35:25Benny:Thank you.

01:35:25Argyle:you

01:35:25Johnny:you

01:35:25Anzu:you

01:35:26Gamemaster:from the center is this uh large what looks to be clock tower um it is clearly the center point or

01:35:34Gamemaster:the centerpiece of this town um and then slightly off to the side of this clock tower is a at first

01:35:42Gamemaster:glance it almost looks kind of like a cathedral in tone. It's got the, like,

01:35:47Gamemaster:stone bricks and the buttresses and what looks to be stained glass of some

01:35:52Gamemaster:variety, but there's no iconography there that you would necessarily associate with

01:35:55Benny:you

01:35:55Argyle:you

01:35:55Johnny:you

01:35:55Anzu:you

01:36:00Benny:Thank you.

01:36:00Argyle:Yeah.

01:36:00Johnny:you

01:36:00Anzu:you

01:36:00Gamemaster:with any of the religions that you guys, any of the big six.

01:36:05Gamemaster:If you like, as you get closer, because it seems that you're being led in the direction of that chapel,

01:36:12Gamemaster:that religious structure of some kind,

01:36:13Gamemaster:you can make a religion check to see if there is any iconography that stands out to you.

01:36:16Argyle:23.

01:36:26Gamemaster:23.

01:36:26Gamemaster:um

01:36:28Gamemaster:the

01:36:29Gamemaster:so there clearly is

01:36:30Benny:Thank you.

01:36:30Argyle:Thank you.

01:36:30Johnny:you

01:36:30Anzu:you

01:36:33Gamemaster:a religious symbol

01:36:35Gamemaster:here

01:36:36Gamemaster:present on the

01:36:38Gamemaster:on the

01:36:41Gamemaster:the front of the thing

01:36:43Gamemaster:the iconography

01:36:45Gamemaster:is that of

01:36:46Gamemaster:multiple hands wrapped around

01:36:49Gamemaster:Anaïs

01:36:50Gamemaster:unfortunately with that religion

01:36:53Gamemaster:check that doesn't ring any bells

01:36:55Gamemaster:to what that's necessarily pointed towards.

01:37:00Benny:Does it look like the creatures that we saw in the void?

01:37:00Argyle:I write it down.

01:37:00Johnny:Thank you.

01:37:00Anzu:you

01:37:02Argyle:Right.

01:37:12Benny:Spear?

01:37:12Gamemaster:It's a bunch of hands and an eyeball.

01:37:15Gamemaster:I don't know how to, like...

01:37:18Benny:Yeah, last time we saw a bunch of hands was when we went into that thing.

01:37:19Gamemaster:Maybe?

01:37:22Benny:they're the void people

01:37:22Gamemaster:Yeah.

01:37:23Gamemaster:And so if you associate all hands with that thing, then yeah, it looks like it.

01:37:30Argyle:Yeah.

01:37:30Johnny:Oh, like a religion check?

01:37:30Anzu:Nothing for that.

01:37:30Gamemaster:If you don't...

01:37:33Gamemaster:One second.

01:37:34Gamemaster:he put it in chatter kill him yeah it because i sent a message um unfortunately with the 26

01:37:34Argyle:Alright, well.

01:37:37Argyle:Anyone else make a religion check, or is that just me?

01:37:42Benny:the religion here

01:37:43Benny:the religion here

01:37:46Johnny:Sure.

01:37:47Argyle:I rolled really poorly.

01:37:51Johnny:26.

01:37:52Benny:What What What

01:37:54Johnny:Oh no It was in the wrong one Oh I so sorry This is so I was looking at the image I got distracted This is so embarrassing

01:38:00Argyle:you you

01:38:00Anzu:you And uh

01:38:05Gamemaster:it still doesn't ring any bells

01:38:06Gamemaster:you gather that this is esoteric in some form

01:38:09Gamemaster:and you would have needed to roll relatively high

01:38:11Gamemaster:to recognize it off the bat

01:38:12Gamemaster:esoteric

01:38:12Johnny:Is it esoteric or Esoterica?

01:38:17Gamemaster:sorry

01:38:18Benny:Edge of my seat.

01:38:20Gamemaster:um

01:38:22Gamemaster:anyway you're led to the front of this uh this this religious looking building um and chuck

01:38:25Benny:Thank you.

01:38:25Argyle:you

01:38:25Johnny:Hey, Chuck.

01:38:25Anzu:you

01:38:29Johnny:Who is this guy?

01:38:33Gamemaster:gestures towards the front door and says i have led you in a route that has not harmed you

01:38:39Gamemaster:and was relatively quick

01:38:41Gamemaster:yes

01:38:45Gamemaster:that

01:38:47Johnny:I point to hands, eyes.

01:38:49Johnny:What's their name?

01:38:51Gamemaster:is not a person

01:38:53Gamemaster:that's an eyeball in some hands

01:38:55Benny:Mm-hmm.

01:38:55Argyle:what what deity what deity is this a symbol of

01:38:55Johnny:What does it represent?

01:38:55Anzu:Thank you.

01:38:55Gamemaster:an eyeball in some hands

01:39:04Johnny:Tell me the truth.

01:39:06Johnny:What does it represent?

01:39:06Johnny:What does it represent?

01:39:10Argyle:huh

01:39:11Gamemaster:oh

01:39:12Gamemaster:none

01:39:14Gamemaster:or multiple.

01:39:16Gamemaster:It depends.

01:39:18Johnny:When you look at it, what does it mean to you?

01:39:21Gamemaster:To me, personally,

01:39:23Gamemaster:what do you think I'm going to say

01:39:25Benny:Thank you.

01:39:25Argyle:you're gonna say some hands and eyeball right

01:39:25Johnny:I feel like you've gotten a lot snarkier since we left, Chuck.

01:39:25Anzu:you

01:39:26Gamemaster:as I answer that question?

01:39:30Argyle:honestly i'm with him on that one

01:39:30Gamemaster:Yeah, I'm gonna say it's four hands

01:39:32Gamemaster:and an eyeball.

01:39:40Gamemaster:You keep summoning me

01:39:42Gamemaster:and it's so much effort.

01:39:44Gamemaster:I didn't

01:39:44Johnny:What? Why did you sign up for the job?

01:39:46Johnny:The job is to get...

01:39:47Argyle:uh-oh well while johnny's talking i'm just gonna look to see if the map's here because he said he

01:39:48Gamemaster:I didn't

01:39:50Gamemaster:yes

01:39:50Gamemaster:he he brought you to the front door of a building that is the library Because that where you were requested to

01:39:54Argyle:brought us here i don see a map do you just bring us to the front door of this thing

01:39:55Benny:Okay Thank you

01:39:55Johnny:you Chuck I have a proposal for you

01:39:55Anzu:Oh so we want to go in there

01:40:06Gamemaster:Yeah, he didn't bring you to the map specifically.

01:40:09Argyle:Yeah.

01:40:10Argyle:I don't think he's going to.

01:40:11Gamemaster:That's me.

01:40:12Argyle:Yeah.

01:40:14Gamemaster:Okay.

01:40:15Gamemaster:Okay.

01:40:16Johnny:We'll summon you less frequently.

01:40:18Johnny:We can determine the terms of that.

01:40:19Johnny:If when we do summon you, you're actually helpful.

01:40:21Johnny:and we don't have to do all these

01:40:24Johnny:song and dancing

01:40:25Benny:Mm-hmm.

01:40:25Argyle:because the least helpful you are,

01:40:25Anzu:you

01:40:25Gamemaster:Ooh.

01:40:26Johnny:to try and get things out of hand

01:40:29Johnny:and we've got to keep summoning you

01:40:29Argyle:the more we're just going to summon you.

01:40:32Benny:We're bad at first phrases.

01:40:35Gamemaster:Both promising to make a contract with me and a threat.

01:40:39Gamemaster:You guys are finally being at least a little bit interesting.

01:40:41Gamemaster:Yeah, sure.

01:40:43Gamemaster:That sounds good.

01:40:45Benny:I'm a child.

01:40:45Gamemaster:You're raising your hand.

01:40:48Benny:He's a bird.

01:40:49Benny:And he is like two different people or something.

01:40:49Gamemaster:Mm-hmm.

01:40:51Johnny:You're welcome.

01:40:52Benny:Is that not interesting enough?

01:40:55Benny:Oh.

01:40:55Argyle:you

01:40:55Anzu:Why does my race make me interesting?

01:40:55Gamemaster:No. I don't particularly care about physical characteristics all that much.

01:41:02Anzu:I'm just another person.

01:41:02Benny:You're right.

01:41:03Benny:It's not your race.

01:41:05Benny:It's the massive

01:41:07Benny:fucking chip on your shoulder.

01:41:11Anzu:Chuck, are we allowed inside this building that you've brought us to?

01:41:18Benny:Oh.

01:41:18Gamemaster:It depends.

01:41:18Benny:Oh.

01:41:18Benny:Oh.

01:41:19Gamemaster:absolutely

01:41:21Anzu:Josh, I test the door.

01:41:21Johnny:Chuck, we'll discuss the terms amongst ourselves and propose them to you at a later date.

01:41:23Anzu:Is it locked?

01:41:23Gamemaster:the door is not locked

01:41:25Benny:Mm-hmm.

01:41:25Argyle:Check.

01:41:25Anzu:Let's go inside.

01:41:25Gamemaster:absolutely

01:41:31Gamemaster:he hands you a little figurine of him

01:41:31Argyle:Check.

01:41:33Gamemaster:and he says

01:41:35Gamemaster:I do look forward to that

01:41:37Gamemaster:I'm not against helping you

01:41:39Gamemaster:I just you know

01:41:40Gamemaster:there needs to be something in it for me

01:41:42Gamemaster:and he fades into dust

01:41:44Benny:Did he give us like a five star room

01:41:45Gamemaster:Thank you Okay you going in

01:41:45Argyle:Well.

01:41:48Argyle:Yeah.

01:41:50Argyle:Yeah.

01:41:51Benny:when he fades into dust and we're like

01:41:51Johnny:He got something going on that he clearly doesn want to take time out of to come do what we doing

01:41:53Benny:pulling him out of like a spa day or something Yeah Yeah

01:41:55Argyle:you All right let go ahead

01:41:55Anzu:Well he didn sign up for this job which means he under some kind of coercion which

01:42:07Anzu:can be grating in itself.

01:42:09Anzu:So that would put a chip on my shoulder.

01:42:11Benny:What wouldn't?

01:42:11Johnny:Another one.

01:42:12Anzu:I opened the door.

01:42:14Benny:Yeah.

01:42:19Anzu:Yeah, I'm not going to roll that.

01:42:21Argyle:Yeah.

01:42:22Gamemaster:absolutely

01:42:25Benny:Thank you.

01:42:25Argyle:You want to roll for me, Tanner?

01:42:25Johnny:Get rekt.

01:42:25Gamemaster:you open the door

01:42:27Gamemaster:and I'd love a perception check as you walk in

01:42:29Gamemaster:you don't have to

01:42:34Gamemaster:I'm not making all of you do it if you don't want

01:42:36Gamemaster:33

01:42:38Anzu:No.

01:42:43Anzu:I don't want to be responsible.

01:42:43Argyle:Good thing you didn't.

01:42:44Argyle:You would have fucked it up.

01:42:45Argyle:You would have fucked it up.

01:42:46Argyle:I got a 32.

01:42:46Johnny:Get rekt.

01:42:47Johnny:I got a 33.

01:42:49Anzu:you

01:42:50Gamemaster:that's not bad

01:42:52Gamemaster:um okay uh you open up the front doors into uh uh this what he he had called it a library it

01:42:55Benny:Thank you.

01:42:55Argyle:Church.

01:42:55Johnny:you

01:43:01Gamemaster:really looks more like a church from the outside um church uh as you uh look inside you can see

01:43:11Gamemaster:that the room is the interior of this building is really just one long open space uh there aren't a

01:43:18Gamemaster:bunch of different rooms. It's got wood and stone flooring mixed in. It's relatively well-appointed,

01:43:19Anzu:you

01:43:25Benny:Thank you.

01:43:25Argyle:you

01:43:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:43:27Gamemaster:as best you can tell. Some amount of expense has been spent in equipping the interior of this

01:43:35Gamemaster:library. Bookshelves on the left and right stacked high with books. There's a long, open,

01:43:43Gamemaster:like kind of brazier looking thing in the center of the room that's filled

01:43:48Gamemaster:with these ghastly spectral hands reaching out. There's like some desks

01:43:49Anzu:you

01:43:55Benny:Thank you.

01:43:55Argyle:you

01:43:55Johnny:you

01:43:56Gamemaster:that you could read at if you like check out a book and you want to spend some

01:44:00Benny:Thank you.

01:44:00Argyle:not good

01:44:00Johnny:What?

01:44:00Anzu:you

01:44:00Gamemaster:some time. It looks like there's like these strange half-beetle, half-baby creatures kind

01:44:08Gamemaster:of wandering around the space, filing away books, doing some sorting, doing the tasks that need to

01:44:13Gamemaster:happen in the library. There's a Giant desk with these massive hands extending out of the ground,

01:44:19Gamemaster:kind of affixing the desk in place. There's a huge wall of fire in the back. There's what looks to

01:44:22Argyle:not good

01:44:27Gamemaster:be like different areas like one's a quiet area uh it looks like they've got some signs like a kind

01:44:30Benny:Thank you.

01:44:30Argyle:That's like the actual...

01:44:30Johnny:You're saying all this, like, you're saying all these, like, these details are the same.

01:44:30Anzu:you

01:44:33Gamemaster:of dewey decimal system going on uh it looks like there's a small area where you can rent out like

01:44:38Gamemaster:office supplies and the like if you need uh there's a Giant skeletal uh dragon armadillo

01:44:44Gamemaster:looking thing with antillian um fangs that looks like it's currently reading this large book

01:44:50Gamemaster:directly in front of you. There's a...

01:44:54Argyle:That's like with the library.

01:44:55Argyle:Yeah.

01:44:57Gamemaster:What?

01:45:00Benny:you know

01:45:00Argyle:I think this is the library guys are a fragment of it.

01:45:00Johnny:Thank you.

01:45:00Anzu:Damn you, Josh.

01:45:00Gamemaster:I'm just describing the library to you. I don't know what you want from me.

01:45:06Gamemaster:I don't know if I'm doing justice. Can you guys go to https://btl.iridi.cc.oready.cc just so that you

01:45:12Gamemaster:could see the interior?

01:45:17Benny:I knew when you said I'm not I don't know

01:45:20Gamemaster:No.

01:45:20Benny:if I'm doing it justice like this anyway he's gonna repeat

01:45:22Benny:what he just fucking said he's probably gonna make

01:45:24Benny:his pull up in here

01:45:25Benny:oh of course

01:45:30Argyle:Thank you.

01:45:30Johnny:Oh, you can see the grid on this.

01:45:30Anzu:Thank you you you

01:45:30Benny:of course also the

01:45:31Benny:the I couldn't remember if we saw it

01:45:33Benny:earlier but the foreshadowing of

01:45:35Benny:sending an image that is clearly of a

01:45:37Benny:really weird fucking angle

01:45:39Benny:of the eyes with the four hands and I'm

01:45:41Benny:like that's a battle map isn't it

01:45:43Benny:yeah

01:45:46Johnny:Oh, man.

01:45:46Johnny:I should have known.

01:45:47Benny:yeah

01:45:48Benny:this is if you were a real big Giant This is the angle you see that

01:45:50Gamemaster:I didn't do a very good job.

01:45:51Gamemaster:I just quickly took a screenshot of it while we were talking yeah oh yeah no they moving they moving uh they like emitting out of

01:45:56Johnny:So laughter So

01:46:00Argyle:Thank you

01:46:05Johnny:Josh, this thing in the middle...

01:46:07Johnny:This is...

01:46:07Benny:What the hell?

01:46:09Johnny:Are these hands moving, or are they just...

01:46:11Benny:Wait, wait, wait.

01:46:13Johnny:Okay.

01:46:13Benny:Wait, wait, wait.

01:46:14Benny:Wait.

01:46:16Gamemaster:this black inky substance and then kind of fading back in they're like half beetle half baby things

01:46:17Johnny:What are these things?

01:46:22Benny:What do you mean?

01:46:23Benny:I was so much more concerned

01:46:24Gamemaster:They're doing library work.

01:46:25Argyle:Thank you.

01:46:25Johnny:What? What is...

01:46:25Anzu:Oh, that's exactly who we need.

01:46:26Benny:about the thing.

01:46:27Gamemaster:They're Zabubs.

01:46:29Benny:Have you looked directly in front of us?

01:46:29Johnny:Is this a bone? Is this a bone devil?

01:46:31Johnny:Oh my gosh.

01:46:32Gamemaster:No, that's Ocelith.

01:46:35Gamemaster:What do you mean, is that a bone devil?

01:46:38Gamemaster:He has a name.

01:46:40Anzu:We need to speak with him.

01:46:44Anzu:Mine hasn't loaded yet, but I'm sure it looks really crazy.

01:46:45Gamemaster:Oh.

01:46:47Benny:Oh.

01:46:48Johnny:Uh.

01:46:48Gamemaster:No.

01:46:51Johnny:I'll look at the dragon.

01:46:53Benny:Thank you.

01:46:53Johnny:the bone thing. Excuse me, are you the curator?

01:46:54Gamemaster:No, this is too happy.

01:46:55Argyle:Thank you.

01:46:55Anzu:This definitely feels like a library to me.

01:46:59Gamemaster:One second.

01:47:00Gamemaster:I need something slightly...

01:47:03Gamemaster:No, these are all too happy!

01:47:06Gamemaster:What's this one?

01:47:10Gamemaster:I added a bunch of new soundtracks and I don't remember any of their names.

01:47:16Gamemaster:This one?

01:47:17Gamemaster:No.

01:47:18Gamemaster:This one?

01:47:20Gamemaster:We'll leave it at this one.

01:47:22Gamemaster:This is fine.

01:47:23Benny:Thank you.

01:47:23Johnny:I stand exactly where I am.

01:47:23Gamemaster:so sorry you go up you go up to the Giant bone creature uh reading the book

01:47:25Argyle:you

01:47:25Anzu:you

01:47:30Gamemaster:oh you don't go up to him okay from a distance you call out to him

01:47:34Johnny:I just can't.

01:47:35Johnny:From a safe distance, I say, pardon me, are you the curator?

01:47:36Gamemaster:uh he uh doesn't turn but his uh head rotates 180 degrees so that it's facing you um

01:47:49Gamemaster:and he looks at you and says

01:47:52Gamemaster:ooh

01:47:53Benny:Thank you

01:47:53Johnny:Our friend Chuck said that you might be able to help us

01:47:53Gamemaster:little ones how did you get here And Chuck is

01:47:55Argyle:you you

01:47:55Anzu:you you

01:48:07Johnny:Harlequin Quinn.

01:48:10Gamemaster:Well that doesn't narrow it down at all, but okay. Sure, what do you need?

01:48:12Johnny:We're looking for a map to chart the course the strider's taking.

01:48:17Gamemaster:Oh, of course.

01:48:20Johnny:We're trying to look ahead.

01:48:22Gamemaster:Yes, I have one of those right over here.

01:48:24Gamemaster:And he will snap, and one of the beetle-baby hybrid things

01:48:25Benny:you

01:48:25Argyle:you

01:48:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:48:25Anzu:you

01:48:29Gamemaster:will kind of scamper over to one of the bookshelves on the back.

01:48:37Gamemaster:It's a little bit awkward, because they have beetle legs,

01:48:39Benny:you

01:48:39Gamemaster:but they also have regular human arms,

01:48:44Gamemaster:and they're clearly not meant for the locomotion that a beetle does.

01:48:46Benny:you

01:48:47Gamemaster:So as it moves forward, the beetle half is kind of pushing the baby half forward.

01:48:52Gamemaster:It's keeping itself slightly off of the ground with its wings,

01:48:54Gamemaster:but its arms are just dragging behind limply as if it doesn't fully have control of them.

01:48:55Benny:Thank you.

01:48:55Argyle:Thank you.

01:48:55Johnny:Oh, great.

01:48:55Anzu:you

01:48:59Gamemaster:It scuttles along to one of the bookshelves

01:49:01Gamemaster:and it grabs a pretty hefty looking book in its mandible things

01:49:09Gamemaster:and it starts skittering back over towards you

01:49:13Gamemaster:before giving it to Ocelith,

01:49:15Gamemaster:who will reach down with one of his claws

01:49:19Gamemaster:and pick up the book.

01:49:20Gamemaster:I have it right here.

01:49:23Gamemaster:Why?

01:49:25Benny:you

01:49:25Argyle:Thank you.

01:49:25Johnny:Do we need like a card to read it or is it just sort of like a...

01:49:25Anzu:you

01:49:28Gamemaster:You do.

01:49:30Gamemaster:I love it when people know the rules before they come.

01:49:33Gamemaster:Yes, you need a library card to read a library book.

01:49:37Johnny:Great. How do we go about getting one of those?

01:49:39Gamemaster:You just have to register.

01:49:42Johnny:Oh, great. Okay. Can we start that process, please?

01:49:46Gamemaster:Absolutely. Can I have your full name?

01:49:50Johnny:Is this like a... Sorry, before we get into this.

01:49:52Johnny:Is this like a pact I'm entering here?

01:49:54Johnny:Is this will this sell my soul What the terms and conditions

01:49:55Benny:Thank you

01:49:55Argyle:you you

01:49:55Anzu:you you

01:49:59Gamemaster:Well it won sell your soul there are terms and conditions um

01:50:05Gamemaster:I suppose I could tell all of you

01:50:07Gamemaster:up front I was really hoping you would just give me

01:50:09Gamemaster:your information one moment

01:50:11Gamemaster:um and he will kind of

01:50:13Gamemaster:flop onto his back and you can see

01:50:15Gamemaster:that the spines on his back

01:50:17Gamemaster:uh are it appears to be

01:50:19Gamemaster:pre-ensile in some form

01:50:21Gamemaster:um and he kind of makes his way

01:50:23Gamemaster:using the spines on his back

01:50:25Benny:Thank you.

01:50:25Argyle:God damn it, we should have just jumped him when he was at the door.

01:50:25Johnny:Maybe we'll have to fight.

01:50:25Anzu:you

01:50:26Gamemaster:towards the desk in the back of the room.

01:50:30Gamemaster:And as he gets up and he sits himself in the chair,

01:50:33Gamemaster:he gestures for all of you to venture further in

01:50:36Gamemaster:and follow him to the desk.

01:50:42Johnny:Maybe it's just a cool map for decoration.

01:50:45Argyle:No.

01:50:45Johnny:Josh is setting the scene.

01:50:45Argyle:No.

01:50:48Gamemaster:I could just be saying this and you don't know.

01:50:50Gamemaster:you guys don't know these things

01:50:50Argyle:So unfortunate.

01:50:52Argyle:All right.

01:50:54Gamemaster:you guys have control of your characters

01:50:55Benny:Thank you.

01:50:55Argyle:you

01:50:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:50:55Anzu:Oh, it loaded!

01:50:57Gamemaster:so you can move them as you like in the space

01:50:59Gamemaster:oh that's good

01:51:00Gamemaster:I don't know what's going on

01:51:01Anzu:Third time's a charm.

01:51:05Gamemaster:with you and the loading and stuff

01:51:07Gamemaster:strange

01:51:07Anzu:It always, like my foundry has never loaded quickly and I don't know why.

01:51:13Gamemaster:I don't know I'm sorry

01:51:14Anzu:And I even switched from Microsoft Edge to Google Chrome.

01:51:21Anzu:I thought maybe that would do it, and that Microsoft Edge was just stupid, but...

01:51:25Benny:everyone's trying to stand on top of

01:51:25Argyle:you

01:51:25Johnny:Thank you.

01:51:28Gamemaster:are you all overlapping

01:51:29Anzu:Get...

01:51:31Anzu:Stop.

01:51:31Gamemaster:absolutely

01:51:32Anzu:Get off of me.

01:51:33Anzu:Get...

01:51:34Anzu:We start running around in circles.

01:51:37Anzu:Ha ha ha!

01:51:40Benny:on

01:51:40Benny:uh

01:51:43Gamemaster:Absolutely. He will take out from behind the desk, now sitting upright, another pretty

01:51:51Anzu:you

01:51:54Gamemaster:large ledger and pull it and flip through to a particular page until turned around and

01:51:55Argyle:you

01:51:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:52:00Benny:you

01:52:00Argyle:Thank you.

01:52:00Johnny:How does that work?

01:52:00Anzu:When do we lose it?

01:52:00Gamemaster:so you can look, and he'll say,

01:52:02Gamemaster:it's pretty easy to get yourself a library card.

01:52:07Gamemaster:You just have to sign away the rights to any knowledge you gain

01:52:12Gamemaster:as a result of gaining this library card.

01:52:19Gamemaster:Well, if you learn anything, you lose it, and then I have it.

01:52:28Gamemaster:When I decide to take it.

01:52:30Benny:is this just something to learn in the library or anytime afterwards

01:52:30Argyle:This is a question for Josh.

01:52:30Johnny:Can we work that out beforehand?

01:52:30Anzu:you

01:52:30Gamemaster:anything you learn

01:52:37Gamemaster:as a result of the actions

01:52:39Gamemaster:you take because you gained

01:52:41Gamemaster:a library card

01:52:42Gamemaster:you're raising your hands

01:52:45Gamemaster:that's very polite of you

01:52:47Gamemaster:um

01:52:48Benny:you

01:52:48Gamemaster:you the

01:52:50Gamemaster:the

01:52:50Gamemaster:taller looking man

01:52:53Gamemaster:yes you

01:52:54Gamemaster:uh he

01:52:56Argyle:Does he have arraignment?

01:52:59Gamemaster:does... does he have a raiment? Gosh, I can't remember what this guy's raiment would be. Um...

01:53:00Benny:We attack.

01:53:00Argyle:You don't need to tell me what it is.

01:53:00Johnny:Thank you.

01:53:00Anzu:you

01:53:08Argyle:Just size-wise, can we take it?

01:53:11Gamemaster:Uh, size-wise, you could... you could take him. Okay, uh, he doesn't look injured. Uh, in terms

01:53:21Gamemaster:of general sizing of the raiment, it is larger than yours, like each of yours individually.

01:53:26Argyle:Wow.

01:53:27Gamemaster:it's a question of if the four of you could take him

01:53:29Gamemaster:the answer is probably yes

01:53:30Benny:Thank you Thank you

01:53:30Argyle:it's in the possibility

01:53:30Johnny:Does only one of us need a library card to get the books and the rest of us can all read

01:53:30Anzu:you

01:53:31Gamemaster:I don't know if you could be certain

01:53:33Gamemaster:yeah it's in the realm of possibility

01:53:34Argyle:I'm just double checking we're not

01:53:35Argyle:we're not jumping into

01:53:35Gamemaster:he does not dwarf your power

01:53:37Argyle:yeah we're not jumping into like a lich

01:53:37Gamemaster:no

01:53:40Argyle:at university type of thing

01:53:41Gamemaster:no

01:53:41Argyle:I'm just double checking

01:53:42Gamemaster:no this is no all monk

01:53:45Gamemaster:your hint was raised as well Johnny

01:53:54Johnny:it or do we need the card to read the book Oh it a group

01:53:55Argyle:oh don say the quiet part out loud

01:53:57Gamemaster:The card would be for all of you It for the group It a group card It like a groupon

01:54:00Anzu:you Huh

01:54:06Gamemaster:Like a coupon for a group.

01:54:07Gamemaster:I don't know if you have coupons yet.

01:54:11Gamemaster:Either way.

01:54:11Johnny:Well, we need the information that we're getting out of these books.

01:54:14Johnny:So can we say that you can have it after this journey concludes and we're no

01:54:16Gamemaster:No, that doesn't sound fun at all.

01:54:19Johnny:longer passengers on the Strider?

01:54:25Benny:Thank you.

01:54:25Argyle:You better make this deal quick.

01:54:25Johnny:Please?

01:54:25Anzu:I wonder if we can make a lesser deal for just this one book.

01:54:25Gamemaster:You drive a good bargain.

01:54:31Gamemaster:Roll a diplomacy check.

01:54:45Argyle:Our guy is going to start reaching for his holy water.

01:54:47Johnny:I'm going to use my hero point.

01:54:49Johnny:Actually, I'll just roll this in.

01:54:51Johnny:Run mythic point.

01:54:52Argyle:Yeah.

01:54:53Johnny:I'll just do this in here.

01:54:53Argyle:Mythic, mythic, mythic.

01:54:55Benny:Thank you.

01:54:55Johnny:This first one is not the actual thing, so I have to roll it with mythic.

01:54:55Anzu:Thank you.

01:54:55Gamemaster:Okay.

01:55:00Johnny:This is a fake roll.

01:55:02Johnny:This roll does not count.

01:55:03Johnny:That's a bummer that one didn't count.

01:55:03Gamemaster:Okay.

01:55:04Argyle:First one does not count.

01:55:04Gamemaster:Okay.

01:55:06Gamemaster:That was a pretty good roll.

01:55:08Johnny:I know, it's a bummer that didn't count.

01:55:09Argyle:The next one's going to be better.

01:55:16Johnny:It's the exact same as what I rolled the first time!

01:55:19Argyle:But you have that other feat to do a reroll anyway, right?

01:55:19Gamemaster:That's...

01:55:23Argyle:1D20 plus 16.

01:55:25Benny:Thank you.

01:55:25Johnny:Yeah. Let's try that again. Oh, it's only if I fail a skill check. Josh, was that a

01:55:25Anzu:you

01:55:25Gamemaster:Yeah, that was a failure.

01:55:34Johnny:failure?

01:55:35Johnny:In that case...

01:55:53Argyle:oh oh Oh Well you have the Twilight tattoo

01:55:55Benny:Thank you

01:55:55Johnny:Why is my number only 14 Why is my diplomacy higher in boundary I don know I figure that out later

01:55:55Anzu:you Are you accidentally level 8

01:55:55Gamemaster:Let it roll How to roll

01:56:06Argyle:and then...

01:56:08Argyle:Yeah, did you account for your Twilight tattoo?

01:56:09Johnny:The first one was deception, so I accidentally

01:56:11Johnny:rolled the wrong one.

01:56:11Argyle:Ah.

01:56:12Johnny:It should have been diplomacy.

01:56:12Argyle:Okay.

01:56:13Johnny:But in Pathbuilder, it's 16, and I'm not sure why.

01:56:23Johnny:Oh, I see what happened here.

01:56:24Johnny:I moved some stuff around over the weekend and don't have the numbers correct.

01:56:25Benny:Thank you.

01:56:25Argyle:you

01:56:25Anzu:Thank you.

01:56:25Gamemaster:Oh.

01:56:26Gamemaster:29.

01:56:27Gamemaster:Um, he will say, what if you want a lesser deal for just this, uh, book?

01:56:29Johnny:So whatever's in Pat, this is the correct thing.

01:56:31Johnny:29.

01:56:40Johnny:What would the lesser deal be?

01:56:41Gamemaster:That's a good idea.

01:56:42Gamemaster:I just thought of myself.

01:56:46Johnny:29.

01:56:49Gamemaster:That's a good question.

01:56:50Gamemaster:I don't know.

01:56:53Gamemaster:This could be fun.

01:56:54Gamemaster:you choose? Green or red?

01:56:54Johnny:Team huddle, team huddle.

01:56:55Benny:Red.

01:56:55Argyle:red

01:56:55Anzu:You think, no, yeah, the green's definitely a smokescreen.

01:57:04Johnny:I vote green.

01:57:08Benny:Red.

01:57:09Argyle:yeah we definitely go red

01:57:10Anzu:We go red.

01:57:14Johnny:We go red.

01:57:15Gamemaster:Oh, I figured you'd choose that one. So,

01:57:18Benny:Fuck.

01:57:21Argyle:can i seek motive to see if he's bullshitting me

01:57:22Gamemaster:Yeah, absolutely.

01:57:24Johnny:Yeah.

01:57:25Benny:Thank you.

01:57:25Argyle:I don't trust this game

01:57:25Anzu:Thank you.

01:57:27Johnny:Lie to me.

01:57:27Johnny:Is this man...

01:57:28Johnny:Did he actually know we were doing this?

01:57:29Gamemaster:Check.

01:57:29Argyle:26

01:57:32Johnny:30.

01:57:34Gamemaster:30.

01:57:34Johnny:Did he just lie?

01:57:36Gamemaster:30.

01:57:42Argyle:26

01:57:45Gamemaster:Okay, so with a 30, I will give you one piece of relevant information.

01:57:51Gamemaster:I think Argyle might also know this as well just by virtue of backstory The kind of creature that this thing is happens to have a penchant

01:57:54Johnny:you you

01:57:55Benny:Thank you

01:57:55Argyle:Thank you we are fucked

01:57:55Anzu:you you

01:58:07Gamemaster:for

01:58:08Gamemaster:future telling

01:58:11Gamemaster:in some form.

01:58:15Gamemaster:I

01:58:16Gamemaster:I

01:58:18Gamemaster:like with the 30, I think you get

01:58:20Gamemaster:he's not lying

01:58:22Gamemaster:but

01:58:23Argyle:yeah

01:58:24Gamemaster:the roll is high enough that

01:58:25Benny:Thank you.

01:58:25Argyle:Hmm.

01:58:25Johnny:you

01:58:25Anzu:you

01:58:27Gamemaster:he

01:58:29Gamemaster:wasn't a hundred

01:58:31Gamemaster:percent confident

01:58:32Gamemaster:like to clarify

01:58:34Gamemaster:he had

01:58:37Gamemaster:reason to believe you would choose this one

01:58:39Gamemaster:but there was still an element

01:58:41Gamemaster:of chance involved

01:58:42Gamemaster:but he'll say

01:58:46Gamemaster:okay so Red

01:58:48Gamemaster:so I

01:58:51Gamemaster:had

01:58:51Gamemaster:an incident

01:58:54Gamemaster:like three months ago

01:58:55Benny:you

01:58:55Argyle:Okay.

01:58:55Johnny:Thank you.

01:58:55Anzu:you

01:58:57Gamemaster:before any of you were on the strider

01:58:59Gamemaster:while we were still building things

01:59:01Gamemaster:getting ready for your arrival

01:59:03Gamemaster:and you know yada yada yada all of the boring

01:59:05Gamemaster:things in which something

01:59:07Gamemaster:that I

01:59:08Gamemaster:felt was very precious

01:59:10Gamemaster:something that only really held meaning

01:59:13Gamemaster:to me

01:59:14Gamemaster:was removed

01:59:16Gamemaster:and I would love it if I could get it back

01:59:21Gamemaster:well

01:59:25Benny:Thank you.

01:59:25Argyle:you

01:59:25Johnny:who took it.

01:59:25Anzu:you

01:59:27Gamemaster:I don't know who took it

01:59:30Gamemaster:because if I did

01:59:31Gamemaster:I would go get it myself

01:59:33Gamemaster:although I do have a pretty good idea

01:59:36Gamemaster:of where it is

01:59:37Gamemaster:sub deck

01:59:39Gamemaster:12

01:59:40Gamemaster:I believe one of the

01:59:44Gamemaster:workers there, one of the undercrofters

01:59:46Gamemaster:gross things by the way

01:59:47Gamemaster:took it, saw it

01:59:50Gamemaster:thought it was particularly shiny

01:59:51Gamemaster:and nabbed it

01:59:53Gamemaster:and I would love it if I could get it back

01:59:55Benny:Thank you.

01:59:55Argyle:you

01:59:55Johnny:What is it?

01:59:55Anzu:Thank you.

01:59:55Gamemaster:it's an ink ribbon

02:00:00Benny:Nice.

02:00:00Argyle:Hey, what?

02:00:00Johnny:Is there anything?

02:00:00Anzu:So if we retrieve this ink ribbon and bring it back to you, you'll allow us to browse

02:00:00Gamemaster:An ink ribbon.

02:00:06Gamemaster:It goes into a typewriter.

02:00:08Gamemaster:It lets you type.

02:00:12Benny:Oh.

02:00:19Anzu:this book without stealing information from our minds after reading it.

02:00:22Argyle:We could take the book out, right?

02:00:24Gamemaster:I'll do you one better.

02:00:24Argyle:Check it out.

02:00:25Gamemaster:You can take the book.

02:00:27Gamemaster:It can be yours.

02:00:29Anzu:And this book has a map of the horizon going forward voidward.

02:00:30Argyle:Thank you.

02:00:30Johnny:Thank you.

02:00:33Gamemaster:It has all of the known locations, at least as far as I know them.

02:00:40Gamemaster:So I am very well read.

02:00:40Anzu:And you're you seem like very well read so

02:00:42Benny:you

02:00:42Anzu:Yeah.

02:00:45Gamemaster:That's an excellent point, you're so astute.

02:00:47Gamemaster:It would be every location, starting from your prime Færrin all the way out to the wall

02:00:55Gamemaster:at the very edge of voidward space.

02:00:57Gamemaster:Beyond that, I'm afraid you are out of luck.

02:00:58Benny:you

02:01:00Argyle:Okay.

02:01:00Johnny:All right.

02:01:01Gamemaster:But I'm sure we'll find out soon enough anyway.

02:01:01Benny:you

02:01:09Johnny:One more question.

02:01:11Johnny:The big eye in the hands, I've never seen that iconography before.

02:01:12Benny:Thank you.

02:01:12Anzu:you

02:01:14Johnny:What is that?

02:01:15Johnny:What does that represent?

02:01:16Johnny:Who does that belong to?

02:01:17Johnny:DR.

02:01:18Gamemaster:It doesn't represent any one person.

02:01:21Gamemaster:You worshippers of the six are so rigid

02:01:25Gamemaster:You pick your favorite and you worship them

02:01:27Gamemaster:It's four

02:01:28Gamemaster:Four and one

02:01:30Argyle:Is the I the Voidsong?

02:01:30Johnny:Both of them from their 30s?

02:01:30Gamemaster:Five total

02:01:31Gamemaster:Each of the hands is each of the princes

02:01:34Gamemaster:And the eye is the thing that awoke them

02:01:38Gamemaster:From their subservience to the, you know

02:01:42Benny:you

02:01:42Gamemaster:The eye is not the Voitsong to my knowledge

02:01:42Anzu:you

02:01:47Gamemaster:The Voitsong is a song

02:01:49Gamemaster:The eyeball is a different thing

02:01:51Gamemaster:Sorry Sorry Sorry

02:01:53Argyle:And

02:01:54Argyle:check out Uh just you might Should I go ahead Just if you mind are the princes what

02:01:54Johnny:Yes they do you Yes Stop

02:01:55Benny:Thank you.

02:01:55Anzu:Thank you.

02:02:09Argyle:so there's the Harlequin is one of the princes, right?

02:02:13Argyle:And then there's, sorry.

02:02:17Gamemaster:The shackle, the harlequin, the forest, and...

02:02:19Gamemaster:No, not the forest and the loam.

02:02:22Gamemaster:God, this is why I messed up.

02:02:23Argyle:Sigzil's the shackled, right?

02:02:25Benny:Subject 12.

02:02:25Argyle:Okay.

02:02:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:02:25Anzu:Where can we begin that descent?

02:02:25Gamemaster:Uh, yes.

02:02:29Gamemaster:Hooded.

02:02:31Gamemaster:Shackle, Harlequin, Hooded, and Lone are the four.

02:02:35Argyle:Okay.

02:02:38Argyle:So we go to deck 12.

02:02:43Gamemaster:Subdeck 12.

02:02:45Gamemaster:Where you are right now, minus 12.

02:02:55Benny:Thank you.

02:02:55Argyle:Okay.

02:02:55Johnny:Oh.

02:02:55Anzu:Thank you.

02:02:55Gamemaster:Your garage, probably.

02:02:58Argyle:And where on the sub deck should we look for this?

02:03:03Gamemaster:Wherever someone has an ink ribbon.

02:03:05Gamemaster:I told you, if I knew where it was, I would retrieve it myself.

02:03:09Gamemaster:You are doing me a solid.

02:03:12Gamemaster:You are investigating for me.

02:03:15Gamemaster:It wouldn't be...

02:03:15Argyle:Okay.

02:03:15Argyle:Okay.

02:03:17Argyle:While we do this in good faith,

02:03:19Gamemaster:Mm-hmm.

02:03:20Gamemaster:Absolutely, I will put a hold on the book.

02:03:21Argyle:can you keep this book out of rotation?

02:03:25Benny:Does that make 12 then?

02:03:25Argyle:Thank you.

02:03:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:03:25Anzu:you

02:03:28Gamemaster:And you see he places it into a little metal book shelf on his desk that says holds.

02:03:35Gamemaster:And he just puts it there.

02:03:37Gamemaster:It is the only book in the holds section.

02:03:40Argyle:I still think we should have ganked him but he actually might be a useful ally Do you guys just want to fight him Go back in and fight him

02:03:43Gamemaster:Bye!

02:03:44Johnny:You're ready. We'll be back.

02:03:46Johnny:Thank you.

02:03:49Gamemaster:you guys exit

02:03:51Gamemaster:without a fight.

02:03:53Gamemaster:Easy peasy.

02:03:54Gamemaster:You still can You able to gank him still if you like

02:03:55Benny:LA Ally No

02:03:55Johnny:Oh.

02:03:55Anzu:you No

02:04:05Anzu:No.

02:04:06Argyle:You don't?

02:04:07Johnny:Having these abubs?

02:04:08Johnny:Oh, no.

02:04:09Benny:I think we passed.

02:04:10Argyle:Guys, I eat unholy things for lunch.

02:04:15Anzu:Right, but I don't...

02:04:15Benny:Yeah, so if he tries to screw us over.

02:04:17Anzu:Yeah, I don't want to mess with the ecosystem of this place just yet.

02:04:18Argyle:Alright.

02:04:21Argyle:Alright, alright, alright.

02:04:22Argyle:Do you guys want to...

02:04:25Benny:Oh.

02:04:25Argyle:What time is it in the day?

02:04:25Johnny:I think we moved fast enough.

02:04:25Anzu:We had our meeting.

02:04:25Gamemaster:Uh, it's probably like...

02:04:29Argyle:It's pretty early, right?

02:04:30Gamemaster:Yeah, I'd say like maybe Noonish.

02:04:33Gamemaster:Yeah, you had your meeting, and then you went to Verdant Holdings,

02:04:36Gamemaster:and then you did this whole runaround thing.

02:04:38Gamemaster:Noonish one-ish around.

02:04:41Argyle:We need to move those other people's hearts into our heart tonight.

02:04:45Argyle:Should we jump on birth 12 in the morning?

02:04:50Argyle:Or do that now and think we'll be back?

02:04:55Benny:we do have a car

02:04:55Argyle:Oh, can we pass by the other guys to get our free gift I get for saving that guy?

02:04:55Johnny:Maybe we can see the nine.

02:04:55Anzu:you

02:04:55Gamemaster:No.

02:04:59Benny:or a truck

02:05:00Benny:can we can we empty out the back of the truck

02:05:06Benny:so that it goes faster

02:05:08Benny:if we didn't already

02:05:11Gamemaster:You can empty out the truck.

02:05:13Gamemaster:I don't think that that would make it go any faster.

02:05:16Gamemaster:you can stop by

02:05:21Benny:uh

02:05:22Benny:Jethro

02:05:22Benny:And I'm talking about the back of the

02:05:24Gamemaster:Turny and Heavy to pick up your

02:05:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:05:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:05:25Anzu:you

02:05:26Gamemaster:free gift you get for saving the guy

02:05:28Gamemaster:yeah absolutely

02:05:32Gamemaster:oh okay

02:05:35Benny:Cloth truck

02:05:38Gamemaster:sorry yeah you can

02:05:40Gamemaster:unload the truck

02:05:41Gamemaster:where are you putting the fabric

02:05:43Gamemaster:you're just

02:05:44Benny:Don't we have a garage or something?

02:05:46Benny:I feel like we have a garage

02:05:47Benny:In my head we have a garage

02:05:48Argyle:We're not going to fill our garage with clothing.

02:05:49Gamemaster:you're filling up your garage with bolts of fabric

02:05:49Benny:can we just put it in the backyard one of the fabrics has got to be like either yeah like a tarp or something waterproof and then we just put that fabric over the other fabrics

02:05:55Argyle:A TARP A tarp

02:05:55Johnny:you you you you

02:05:55Anzu:you Why do we even really need to

02:05:55Gamemaster:I don't know what...

02:06:06Benny:Has it even rained?

02:06:07Gamemaster:What?

02:06:08Anzu:What is that?

02:06:08Gamemaster:It hasn't...

02:06:09Gamemaster:It hasn't rained, no.

02:06:12Anzu:What use do we have for these fabrics, by the way?

02:06:12Johnny:you

02:06:15Benny:What else are we going to do with them?

02:06:16Benny:Throw them off the side?

02:06:17Benny:and then put the

02:06:18Anzu:No, no, that's what I think.

02:06:20Anzu:Just pile them up outside, whatever.

02:06:23Argyle:Let's get it.

02:06:24Argyle:Yeah, let's put a tarp over it.

02:06:24Benny:waterproof ones over.

02:06:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:06:25Anzu:Josh, we look for the tarpiest of the fabrics.

02:06:25Gamemaster:Yeah.

02:06:32Gamemaster:Okay, all of the fabrics are made for clothing, so there isn't anything that's a tarp.

02:06:37Gamemaster:I guess you can find, like, a polyester equivalent.

02:06:40Gamemaster:That's tarp-like, I suppose.

02:06:40Argyle:Okay.

02:06:41Argyle:I feel like the twins can take care of this.

02:06:42Gamemaster:I mean, listen

02:06:44Argyle:They have a lot of weird side hobbies,

02:06:46Argyle:and they can find a way to store some fabric.

02:06:47Benny:We'll put it in their lap then.

02:06:53Gamemaster:if you want them to spend their time

02:06:54Argyle:No, it's not worth it.

02:06:55Johnny:Thank you.

02:06:55Anzu:you

02:06:56Gamemaster:figuring out a way to store

02:06:58Gamemaster:the fabric that you took

02:06:59Argyle:It's not worth it.

02:06:59Gamemaster:they will do that

02:07:01Argyle:It's not worth it.

02:07:02Argyle:We'll just...

02:07:03Argyle:It's fine. Just throw it outside for now.

02:07:03Benny:Put it in the backyard.

02:07:05Argyle:Throw it outside for now.

02:07:06Argyle:If it rains, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

02:07:09Gamemaster:okay

02:07:10Gamemaster:sure

02:07:11Gamemaster:yes the fabric was in the truck you know this because you took the truck and the fabric was in

02:07:11Benny:Where the fuck did they have all that?

02:07:13Benny:I guess they just kept the fabric in the truck, huh?

02:07:14Benny:No, but I'm trying to think of it for them.

02:07:20Gamemaster:it okay um okay so you just dump the fabric out and then what are you doing next

02:07:21Benny:That was a coincidence.

02:07:24Argyle:get the free gift

02:07:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:07:25Anzu:you

02:07:35Benny:Are we going to go drive and kill all...

02:07:36Argyle:you want to drive in what oh do you want to kill the hearts now just do it not i was gonna do it

02:07:37Benny:Oh.

02:07:38Benny:Go to get the free gift.

02:07:41Gamemaster:you

02:07:43Argyle:in the cover of darkness do you want to do it now yeah i told them to get ready because we're

02:07:44Benny:Oh, we could do it the guys should cover up darkness is better

02:07:49Argyle:to go by at night that's what i'm saying maybe we go into deck 12 tomorrow after we steal the hearts

02:07:55Johnny:Thank you.

02:07:55Anzu:you

02:07:55Benny:Well, if we go get Jethro deck 12 is gonna be in and out 20 minutes

02:08:00Benny:we have time for dinner and then we can go to the hearts

02:08:00Argyle:You think it's okay?

02:08:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:08:00Anzu:you

02:08:00Gamemaster:Okay, so plan right now is you're going to Jethro at Ternion Heavy.

02:08:05Argyle:Death row.

02:08:13Argyle:Yes.

02:08:14Argyle:like they would have told us josh is acting like they're just forthcoming people

02:08:15Gamemaster:Absolutely.

02:08:17Gamemaster:You head on over to Ternion Heavy.

02:08:21Gamemaster:Actually, not that large of a trip, because you were already in Harlequin Town,

02:08:26Benny:you

02:08:26Gamemaster:or whatever it's actually called.

02:08:28Gamemaster:uh nobody asked um and you uh

02:08:30Benny:Josh has every name and if we don't ask for a name

02:08:30Johnny:Like, far away in town, they wouldn't know.

02:08:30Anzu:you

02:08:33Gamemaster:uh that's the plot twist it's actually called harlequin town um

02:08:43Gamemaster:well so the general rule i have is if i come up with a name for something ahead of time you will

02:08:44Argyle:you

02:08:45Benny:he gets pissed because we usually ask for names

02:08:53Gamemaster:not ask for it, I need to offer it. If I'm like, oh, I don't need a name for this random person,

02:08:59Gamemaster:or this random thing, the first thing you do is, hi, I'm, insert name here, what's your name?

02:09:00Benny:But we ain't gotta give it up anyway.

02:09:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:09:00Anzu:you

02:09:07Gamemaster:It's fine. You guys head over to Trinian Heavy. You had seen it from a distance, you chose not to

02:09:14Argyle:hmm

02:09:16Gamemaster:go in person, no perception check necessary. It looks like they've had the time now,

02:09:18Argyle:hmm

02:09:20Gamemaster:they have built out a small airstrip in their area, which clearly, now that you're here,

02:09:26Argyle:ah

02:09:29Gamemaster:there were some trade-offs too. Namely, there's not a lot of room for actual buildings, because

02:09:30Benny:Thank you you you

02:09:30Johnny:Thank you Thank you

02:09:30Anzu:you

02:09:37Gamemaster:it looks like they spent most of their fame budget on a small hangar for a plane and the

02:09:37Argyle:hmm

02:09:44Argyle:They going to die

02:09:44Gamemaster:the airstrip that the plane takes off from,

02:09:48Gamemaster:which means that there's not a lot of room for them to,

02:09:51Gamemaster:like notably store their heart in a well manner but also sleep and eat and all of that fun stuff But it looks like as you come up Jethro and one of the other people that are part of Ternion

02:10:00Anzu:you you

02:10:05Gamemaster:are currently tinkering with this interesting-looking airframe, this plane that they've built.

02:10:13Gamemaster:It's a modern style of plane, like the standard, what you would see in a modern plane,

02:10:23Gamemaster:like fuselage, wings, and then jets mounted underneath the wings.

02:10:25Benny:you

02:10:25Argyle:you

02:10:25Johnny:you

02:10:25Anzu:you

02:10:28Gamemaster:The interesting thing here is that the whole thing was in pieces and assembled pretty rapidly,

02:10:33Benny:you

02:10:38Gamemaster:and the trade-off for that is it looks like a lot of the interior pieces of the plane are very bare bones.

02:10:41Benny:you

02:10:46Gamemaster:For example, there's a cockpit, and then there is no actual interior fuselage for people to sit.

02:10:53Gamemaster:It's just the two front ones and then like metal struts out the back. Not metal,

02:10:55Benny:Thank you.

02:10:55Argyle:Thank you.

02:10:55Johnny:you

02:10:55Anzu:you

02:10:57Gamemaster:but a metal-like analog that the the wings are attached to.

02:11:01Gamemaster:Also of note is that there's a second set of wings near the back, near the tail, that seems smaller.

02:11:08Gamemaster:I don't think any of you are aeronautics experts,

02:11:10Gamemaster:so I don't know if you would have a guess as to what they necessarily do,

02:11:13Gamemaster:but you would recognize that as being strange compared to the planes that you've seen before.

02:11:18Gamemaster:As you guys approach,

02:11:20Gamemaster:Jethro will see you and roll himself in off of that dolly like from underneath the plane to sit up and say well

02:11:25Benny:Thank you.

02:11:25Argyle:that come by

02:11:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:11:25Anzu:Thank you.

02:11:27Gamemaster:If it isn't my saviors

02:11:29Gamemaster:What can I help you with?

02:11:31Gamemaster:You just uh

02:11:33Argyle:you

02:11:33Gamemaster:Yeah, absolutely I did promise I would host y'all

02:11:37Gamemaster:I

02:11:38Gamemaster:Can make you I can make you some coffee

02:11:41Gamemaster:If you'd like to have a little bit a little bit of chat

02:11:44Gamemaster:sure

02:11:48Gamemaster:he will start brewing

02:11:51Gamemaster:a little bit of coffee

02:11:52Gamemaster:he doesn't have anywhere for you to sit

02:11:54Gamemaster:there are no tables and seats in this hangar that he in but he takes a broom and really quickly sweeps away a little bit of the floor so it looks cleaner than the rest

02:11:55Benny:you you

02:11:55Argyle:Thank you Yep

02:11:55Johnny:you you you

02:11:55Anzu:you you

02:12:08Gamemaster:And after he finishes, he takes out what looks to be paper cups and pours coffee into the paper cups and offers them to you guys before he pops a squat on the ground and assumes that you'll just follow suit.

02:12:21Gamemaster:so I cannot thank

02:12:24Gamemaster:all y'all enough for saving

02:12:25Benny:Thank you.

02:12:25Argyle:How many of them, how many of y'all are here?

02:12:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:12:25Anzu:you

02:12:27Gamemaster:my life I am not

02:12:29Gamemaster:the combatant type let me tell you

02:12:31Gamemaster:that much

02:12:31Gamemaster:so I appreciate you

02:12:34Gamemaster:you know making sure

02:12:37Gamemaster:I don't kick the bucket at all

02:12:38Gamemaster:y'all seem pretty

02:12:41Gamemaster:competent fighters if I'm being honest

02:12:43Gamemaster:seems

02:12:45Gamemaster:handy

02:12:46Gamemaster:there are six

02:12:48Argyle:yeah

02:12:49Gamemaster:of us in total

02:12:50Gamemaster:one or two of us is pretty handy

02:12:53Gamemaster:with a sword or a firearm

02:12:55Benny:Thank you.

02:12:55Johnny:Thank you.

02:12:55Anzu:you

02:12:55Gamemaster:but the majority of us are engineers

02:12:57Gamemaster:I'm an engineer

02:12:59Gamemaster:but

02:13:01Gamemaster:you know

02:13:03Gamemaster:I think we'll be a bit more prepared

02:13:05Gamemaster:for aggression moving forward

02:13:07Gamemaster:now that we know that's something we've got to worry about

02:13:09Gamemaster:but

02:13:11Argyle:I would also keep Anaïs out for other folks

02:13:15Argyle:that are in this strider

02:13:17Argyle:Hmm.

02:13:20Gamemaster:Sure. Listen, you know, I may not have the best people skills necessarily, but I can tell when someone's trying to screw me.

02:13:25Benny:Thank you.

02:13:25Johnny:Yeah, we try not to do that.

02:13:25Anzu:Yeah, we're at one.

02:13:28Gamemaster:We'll be careful if other people come around.

02:13:32Gamemaster:You know, I just have good reason to trust you all, given that you could have just left me to die, so I don't have to gain too much from that.

02:13:42Anzu:Yeah.

02:13:43Anzu:Yeah.

02:13:43Anzu:We worried a little bit about possible like aggression from some of the other orts Not necessarily just verbal strong something more physical

02:13:44Johnny:Anti that.

02:13:47Gamemaster:That's good. I like that way of thinking.

02:13:47Argyle:you

02:13:50Gamemaster:um Yeah I mean

02:13:55Benny:you Thank you

02:13:55Argyle:you

02:13:55Johnny:you Thank you

02:14:05Anzu:We had a chat the other day with the Master of Ceremonies,

02:14:10Anzu:and he seems to expect and be excited

02:14:16Anzu:for the prospect of violence.

02:14:20Gamemaster:it takes some kind of six-some bitch

02:14:23Gamemaster:to come up with this kind of scheme.

02:14:25Benny:you

02:14:25Argyle:Who are you working with?

02:14:25Johnny:you

02:14:25Anzu:Yeah, that's fair.

02:14:25Gamemaster:so I get it.

02:14:26Anzu:Have you had any dealings with any other orgs around here?

02:14:28Gamemaster:Listen.

02:14:33Gamemaster:Yeah, we, um,

02:14:35Gamemaster:we kind of knew that if this kind of stuff

02:14:36Gamemaster:was, uh, was gonna start happening after

02:14:38Gamemaster:last night, we figured we'd ask around.

02:14:41Gamemaster:Uh, we got some protection set up.

02:14:43Gamemaster:We, uh, we feel pretty, pretty comfortable

02:14:45Gamemaster:at this point. Uh,

02:14:47Gamemaster:it was just a bit of a scare

02:14:48Gamemaster:last night, you know.

02:14:51Anzu:Oh, so you're feeling pretty good.

02:14:51Gamemaster:Oh.

02:14:52Gamemaster:yeah we feel all right i actually they reached out to me uh mr mr grayson over at amber call

02:14:55Benny:you

02:14:55Argyle:What is this deal?

02:14:55Johnny:you

02:14:55Anzu:Yeah, of course.

02:15:01Gamemaster:uh he he reached out he he said that we should team up and i'm not one to look

02:15:05Gamemaster:gift horse in the mouth so we um we're on the same side now

02:15:10Gamemaster:but uh

02:15:13Gamemaster:Oh, not much.

02:15:16Argyle:For this?

02:15:20Gamemaster:We offered to do some scouting,

02:15:22Gamemaster:given that we have the most sky mobility

02:15:24Gamemaster:with this airplane.

02:15:25Benny:Thank you.

02:15:25Argyle:Very nice. Very nice.

02:15:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:15:25Anzu:Thank you.

02:15:26Gamemaster:And they're keeping Anaïs on us,

02:15:30Gamemaster:making sure we're safe and the like.

02:15:32Gamemaster:And listen, I have seen the kind of armaments they brought.

02:15:36Gamemaster:I feel safe with them around.

02:15:39Gamemaster:So I assume we're fine.

02:15:43Argyle:What do they have?

02:15:43Gamemaster:Oh, all kinds of stuff.

02:15:46Gamemaster:They brought literal boxes of firearms, for one.

02:15:51Gamemaster:They got...

02:15:52Gamemaster:They must have a line-in with those Pale Lantern folks

02:15:55Benny:you

02:15:55Argyle:you

02:15:55Johnny:you

02:15:55Anzu:you

02:15:55Gamemaster:because they had those little weird

02:15:57Gamemaster:corpse skeleton muscle things running around.

02:16:00Benny:you

02:16:00Argyle:Yeah.

02:16:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:16:00Anzu:you

02:16:00Gamemaster:which are a bit creepy, but good workers, I gotta say.

02:16:03Gamemaster:They helped unload a lot of the stuff that we were having trouble with

02:16:06Gamemaster:since we didn't have the room to fit a crane on our car when we came in.

02:16:10Argyle:Hmm.

02:16:11Gamemaster:So that was handy.

02:16:14Gamemaster:They got a bunch of magic as well, just kind of running around,

02:16:17Argyle:Hmm.

02:16:18Gamemaster:which was nice.

02:16:20Gamemaster:They cast some rituals and, you know, cleaned stuff up,

02:16:23Gamemaster:helped us set things up.

02:16:25Gamemaster:Honestly, I don't know if we'd have...

02:16:27Gamemaster:We were still finalizing the Spain thing.

02:16:29Gamemaster:after last night, and then we figured we'd kind of have to take a break because we were busy

02:16:30Benny:Thank you.

02:16:30Argyle:Yeah, 100%.

02:16:30Johnny:Thank you.

02:16:30Anzu:you

02:16:33Gamemaster:spending human items on, you know, making sure none of us died, but they helped pay the costs

02:16:38Gamemaster:for it. It's all tied up there. They seem like good folk, which makes sense. I mean, like,

02:16:44Gamemaster:I wouldn't go into the industry of helping people pay for medical procedures if I wasn't a good guy,

02:16:50Gamemaster:you know, so I could, you know, sure, oh, listen, I, I meant to bring this up with you, um,

02:16:52Argyle:Just I handed my business card.

02:16:56Argyle:Let me know also if you need any help.

02:16:58Argyle:We can also help out.

02:17:00Benny:Thank you.

02:17:00Argyle:sounds good sounds good

02:17:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:17:00Anzu:you

02:17:03Gamemaster:you helped me, you did me a favor out, and you do you a favor as well, uh, when we're not using

02:17:07Gamemaster:the plane to help out, uh, uh, Master Grayson and their lot, uh, if you have any reason you need

02:17:12Gamemaster:us to scout around, uh, we, the one thing we do have is plenty of fuel, uh, we're, we're happy to,

02:17:19Gamemaster:fly where you need us, if that would be useful, do some scouting, we got like a little bit of

02:17:25Gamemaster:radar scanning on there, just whatever would be useful.

02:17:28Argyle:Out of curiosity, how long are you going to be able to,

02:17:30Benny:Thank you.

02:17:30Johnny:Okay Yeah Yeah

02:17:30Anzu:All right Well it good to formally meet

02:17:32Argyle:are they going to help you pay the tithes

02:17:33Argyle:if you're doing the scouting?

02:17:35Gamemaster:Well, yeah, I, like, we're, we're in an alliance, they'd give us whatever we're missing, we've still

02:17:40Gamemaster:got some stuff, I'm not worried about paying this tithe in the next, and I figure, worse comes to

02:17:44Gamemaster:worse, even if they run out, which I don't think they will, but even if they did, we got our plane,

02:17:49Gamemaster:we'll just fly out, see if we can't find anything outside, won't be that bad.

02:17:52Argyle:Cool.

02:17:55Argyle:Sounds good

02:17:59Gamemaster:Yeah of course good to meet y as well Oh I did have I heard that y were teaming up with

02:18:00Benny:you Thank you

02:18:06Gamemaster:What's his face? Dragon?

02:18:09Gamemaster:You know.

02:18:11Gamemaster:Hildebrandt.

02:18:12Argyle:Yeah.

02:18:12Anzu:Right.

02:18:14Gamemaster:They're not particularly

02:18:15Gamemaster:savory people. I don't know what they

02:18:17Gamemaster:told you, but

02:18:18Gamemaster:it just is

02:18:20Johnny:That's a...

02:18:21Gamemaster:some friendly advice. I'd watch out.

02:18:21Johnny:Yeah, that's the second person today we've talked to who said, hell, the brand's not

02:18:25Benny:you

02:18:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:18:25Anzu:Thank you.

02:18:25Gamemaster:Oh, about Hildebrandt?

02:18:27Johnny:super friendly.

02:18:28Johnny:What do you know that we don't?

02:18:33Gamemaster:I mean, like, it's kind of turned public at this point,

02:18:34Argyle:

02:18:34Argyle:Yeah.

02:18:34Argyle:Yeah.

02:18:34Johnny:Yeah.

02:18:37Gamemaster:the feud that Ternion has with Hildebrandt.

02:18:38Johnny:Yeah.

02:18:39Gamemaster:Hildebrandt does all kinds of shady stuff.

02:18:40Johnny:Yeah.

02:18:41Gamemaster:We've had a number of our planes, we're pretty confident,

02:18:42Johnny:Yeah.

02:18:46Gamemaster:get shot out of the sky by Belvedere.

02:18:49Gamemaster:Obviously, we can never recover the black box,

02:18:51Johnny:Let's get to now, Warren.

02:18:52Gamemaster:so nothing to prove it

02:18:55Benny:Thank you.

02:18:55Argyle:Thank you.

02:18:55Anzu:you

02:18:55Gamemaster:but they're the only ones with any real motive to do it

02:18:58Gamemaster:sometimes we've had plans go missing

02:19:01Gamemaster:sometimes we have engineers that get poached

02:19:05Gamemaster:I say poached because they stop working for us

02:19:08Gamemaster:they announce they're working for Belvedere

02:19:10Gamemaster:sorry for Hildebrandt

02:19:11Gamemaster:and then I never see him again

02:19:13Gamemaster:which is you know not great

02:19:15Gamemaster:I don't know they seem pretty shady

02:19:18Gamemaster:yeah I'm not gonna tell you not to do anything with him like

02:19:21Johnny:We're hoping that survival will sort of out, leap ahead of everyone else's personal interests,

02:19:24Gamemaster:your life is your own and all but I'd watch out

02:19:25Benny:Thank you.

02:19:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:19:25Anzu:It's good to know to stay guarded.

02:19:27Gamemaster:yeah I mean that's my hope too I feel like it'd be nice if we could all just get through

02:19:36Johnny:but you never know.

02:19:43Gamemaster:imagine the Master of Ceremonies

02:19:47Gamemaster:face, whatever he's got behind that mask,

02:19:49Gamemaster:seeing that

02:19:51Gamemaster:like 18 of the 19

02:19:51Johnny:Thank you

02:19:53Gamemaster:groups all managed to make it through unharmed at the end of this He throw a hissy fit Could be funny But we have to work together to do that so I hoping we get some cooperation involved Sure

02:19:55Benny:you you

02:19:55Argyle:Hey look So keep us in mind if you need any help even if it from one of your allies

02:19:55Anzu:you you Thanks

02:20:11Argyle:I don't know how much we can trust people out here, especially the small works got to stay together.

02:20:15Gamemaster:I suppose. I mean, they've been on the up and up so far, but absolutely.

02:20:20Argyle:Yeah, sounds good.

02:20:21Argyle:All right.

02:20:25Benny:Thank you.

02:20:25Johnny:As we're walking out, do you think the master of ceremonies knew that, what's his name,

02:20:25Anzu:you

02:20:25Gamemaster:All right.

02:20:27Gamemaster:You guys can wrap up and head out.

02:20:36Johnny:Dallion would create a hole to the downside up?

02:20:41Argyle:Yeah.

02:20:42Argyle:Yeah.

02:20:42Argyle:He's expecting at least one of the groups to be strong enough to carry everyone else there.

02:20:44Johnny:What's his end goal then?

02:20:45Johnny:He's expecting it to happen over and over and over again.

02:20:55Benny:you

02:20:55Johnny:Yeah, but let's say, you know, however many of us there are on board, people keep dying.

02:20:55Anzu:you

02:20:55Gamemaster:you

02:21:01Johnny:That's going to create a lot more of those voids.

02:21:05Johnny:That can't have good effects on reality.

02:21:09Argyle:Well, you go close up to take the heart out and close it up.

02:21:12Argyle:yeah

02:21:14Johnny:I don't know.

02:21:14Johnny:It feels like there's something there that we're missing.

02:21:19Argyle:okay so

02:21:20Johnny:Something to think on.

02:21:23Argyle:yeah

02:21:25Benny:Thank you.

02:21:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:21:25Anzu:you

02:21:25Gamemaster:you

02:21:25Anzu:yeah i mean obviously these uh the man we just spoke to his company directly

02:21:26Argyle:now

02:21:29Argyle:I'm gonna be honest with you guys

02:21:32Argyle:I'm saying what's right out of your shop

02:21:33Argyle:I don't know if the Hildebrandts are the best people

02:21:36Argyle:but

02:21:36Argyle:they had a Hildebrandt

02:21:39Argyle:got along well with the Scale guy

02:21:41Argyle:and they got along well with the Protectorate.

02:21:44Argyle:That's enough for me.

02:21:46Argyle:You know?

02:21:54Anzu:competes with Hildebrandt And so you would expect some bias there

02:21:55Benny:you Thank you

02:21:55Johnny:you Oh yeah No they dead He not going to help

02:21:55Gamemaster:you you

02:21:57Argyle:I wouldn be surprised if there some Grayson shooting down planes I going to be honest with you That guy is just diabolical

02:22:06Argyle:Oh, and he's totally going to kill that group once he's done with them.

02:22:10Argyle:They're cooked.

02:22:10Johnny:It could be that how useful they are and then depending on if they are useful or not, keep

02:22:11Anzu:I mean, they could be.

02:22:11Argyle:I didn't even bother trying to give him a warning because they're cooked.

02:22:14Anzu:I don't know.

02:22:16Anzu:They could be useful to them alive with their scouting capabilities.

02:22:20Argyle:Yeah, but they're cooked.

02:22:24Johnny:them alive and for how long.

02:22:25Benny:Okay.

02:22:25Argyle:Should we chat with the

02:22:25Anzu:But that does show that they are reaching out to other people that are not obviously,

02:22:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

02:22:33Anzu:you know, thematically linked.

02:22:34Johnny:I mean, it's already pretty split.

02:22:37Anzu:Ætherion.

02:22:38Johnny:It looks like half of us are more than half of the other.

02:22:40Argyle:energy company?

02:22:40Anzu:Yeah, I suppose we could.

02:22:46Argyle:Yeah, they're the only ones left.

02:22:55Benny:you

02:22:55Argyle:in the night, move the people, and then tomorrow morning

02:22:55Anzu:Braxton Hall.

02:22:55Gamemaster:Okay.

02:22:57Argyle:go over down to level 12.

02:23:00Anzu:Back in the car.

02:23:01Argyle:Yeah.

02:23:03Argyle:All right.

02:23:06Gamemaster:Okay.

02:23:08Gamemaster:So you're taking the time to go and, like,

02:23:08Johnny:you

02:23:12Gamemaster:tick off the last faction you haven't formally met.

02:23:14Argyle:Yeah.

02:23:15Gamemaster:Okay, sure.

02:23:17Gamemaster:You head on over to Ætherion Limited,

02:23:20Gamemaster:the power company, um, and their representation on the Strider. Um, moving up, no, no perception

02:23:25Benny:Thank you.

02:23:25Argyle:Okay.

02:23:25Anzu:you

02:23:29Gamemaster:check necessary. Uh, this isn't, a lot of the fanes that you have been to so far have been

02:23:37Gamemaster:thematic in some way related to the org. Uh, uh, this one isn't some, like, Giant power station

02:23:38Johnny:you

02:23:39Argyle:Okay.

02:23:44Gamemaster:or, or something of that nature. If anything, it looks to you a little bit like an office building.

02:23:49Gamemaster:maybe like a weird mix between an office building and a little bit of a house

02:23:55Benny:Thank you.

02:23:55Argyle:Thank you.

02:23:55Anzu:you

02:23:56Gamemaster:like somebody tacked a house on top of an office building

02:24:00Benny:Thank you.

02:24:00Argyle:Okay.

02:24:00Johnny:you

02:24:00Anzu:you

02:24:00Gamemaster:but you can head on over

02:24:03Gamemaster:they don't have like guards posted

02:24:05Gamemaster:or anything like that

02:24:06Gamemaster:but the front of it is

02:24:09Gamemaster:it looks like a reception area

02:24:12Gamemaster:that they didn't necessarily want to

02:24:14Gamemaster:actually make a reception

02:24:16Gamemaster:because they've clearly

02:24:18Gamemaster:like moved the seats out of the way

02:24:21Gamemaster:from the side

02:24:22Gamemaster:the desk has been repurposed

02:24:24Gamemaster:into a kind of like staging area

02:24:26Gamemaster:you can see there are plans out

02:24:27Gamemaster:you can see Braxton

02:24:29Gamemaster:sat in front of the desk,

02:24:30Benny:Thank you.

02:24:30Argyle:you

02:24:30Johnny:Thank you.

02:24:30Anzu:Thank you.

02:24:33Gamemaster:kind of pouring over some of the papers there,

02:24:35Gamemaster:talking to what looks to be some kind of assistant or the like.

02:24:38Gamemaster:They're taking notes as he speaks.

02:24:40Gamemaster:Braxton, just as a recap, is the sylph,

02:24:44Gamemaster:the air elemental person that you saw talking to Tas,

02:24:51Gamemaster:the guy from Prime Meridian, as well as...

02:24:54Gamemaster:Oh, gosh, what was her name?

02:24:56Gamemaster:The person from the RunGunners.

02:24:59Gamemaster:Ceres, I think? Ceres. Ceres. No, not Ceri. Shut up, phone.

02:25:00Benny:Thank you.

02:25:00Argyle:Here is there.

02:25:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:25:00Anzu:series

02:25:10Gamemaster:He, uh, wispy-looking guy. Wispy. Both in terms of he's pretty thin and his hair's got this wispiness to it. Yes.

02:25:17Gamemaster:okay um i also don't know why you wrote that i don't know if you ever spoke to him

02:25:17Anzu:I just want to note to everyone that the one note I have written down for Braxton Hall is chill af

02:25:23Anzu:So keep that in mind when going into this conversation

02:25:24Argyle:Yeah.

02:25:26Anzu:and I don't know why I wrote that

02:25:26Argyle:Tom good.

02:25:30Benny:Thank you you you

02:25:30Argyle:Last night.

02:25:30Johnny:you

02:25:30Anzu:I did

02:25:31Anzu:no I don't think so but

02:25:34Gamemaster:okay sure he's chill af

02:25:37Anzu:something led to that

02:25:39Gamemaster:they were they were they were the ones like you had started to go over to them last night uh to

02:25:39Anzu:maybe it was just their demeanor

02:25:41Anzu:they were at dinner the other night

02:25:44Anzu:right

02:25:45Anzu:yeah

02:25:48Argyle:Yeah.

02:25:50Gamemaster:talk to them and like enter into that group because they seem generally friendly

02:25:54Gamemaster:um before you know all of the bad stuff happened um uh he looks up uh he he squints a little bit um and he says oh I know you

02:25:56Anzu:Thank you Yes that us

02:26:00Argyle:you Yeah

02:26:00Johnny:you you

02:26:06Benny:you

02:26:08Gamemaster:Uh, I saw all of you at the party last night.

02:26:10Gamemaster:You were, um, fighting the, uh, the, the deer things and the dog things.

02:26:17Argyle:I wanted to make sure people got out safe.

02:26:19Anzu:Yeah.

02:26:22Gamemaster:Well, I appreciate your efforts.

02:26:25Benny:Thank you.

02:26:25Argyle:you

02:26:25Johnny:you

02:26:25Anzu:You know, we just hadn't really formally met yet, and we think it's important, given what

02:26:25Gamemaster:So what brings you to our little corner of the strider?

02:26:34Gamemaster:Sure.

02:26:36Anzu:we learned last night, that everyone is friendly and familiar with each other so that we can

02:26:44Anzu:get through this and make it to the end, basically.

02:26:48Gamemaster:That's honestly a fair point.

02:26:49Gamemaster:I heard good things about you from Tas.

02:26:51Gamemaster:so you know uh it's a point in your favor um how y'all um holding up after you know

02:26:55Benny:Thank you.

02:26:55Argyle:you

02:26:55Johnny:you

02:26:55Anzu:Yeah, yeah, it was a lot to take in, obviously, and a lot of new information was released

02:27:00Gamemaster:everything that went down just going around making the rounds making friends

02:27:02Gamemaster:yeah

02:27:12Anzu:that maybe would have been good to know beforehand, right?

02:27:16Gamemaster:I have a strong

02:27:18Gamemaster:suspicion that they kept it from us

02:27:21Gamemaster:on purpose I mean I would not have come

02:27:22Gamemaster:had I known there would be that steep

02:27:25Benny:you

02:27:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:27:25Johnny:you

02:27:25Anzu:Yeah, right.

02:27:25Gamemaster:a price

02:27:25Gamemaster:or at the very least I would have prepared better

02:27:29Gamemaster:that's for sure

02:27:30Argyle:Yeah.

02:27:31Anzu:So I guess, you know, one thing we were curious about is, you know, how you guys

02:27:32Gamemaster:We've spoken with a few.

02:27:37Anzu:are feeling coming out of last night and, you know, if you've had any conversations

02:27:42Anzu:with other groups and...

02:27:48Gamemaster:We've got some groups going that we seem pretty happy with.

02:27:51Gamemaster:But really we redoubled our efforts on defense You know it not People don know it because we do power now But we actually started out making anti equipment for wars

02:27:55Benny:you you

02:27:55Argyle:you Thank you

02:27:55Johnny:you you

02:27:55Anzu:you you

02:28:07Gamemaster:back when you were worried about a group kind of just marching up to your front door.

02:28:13Gamemaster:Haven't done that in a while,

02:28:15Gamemaster:but we still got the blueprints for that kind of stuff in our booklets.

02:28:18Gamemaster:So we were cracking them out, setting stuff up.

02:28:21Gamemaster:You guys didn't even notice, but on your drive over,

02:28:24Gamemaster:you drove through an active minefield.

02:28:25Benny:Thank you.

02:28:25Argyle:Is that just in your

02:28:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:28:25Anzu:Oh.

02:28:28Gamemaster:You know, of course, mine's

02:28:30Gamemaster:disabled. We're not looking to just blow anybody

02:28:32Gamemaster:up as they come on by, but

02:28:34Gamemaster:it could be pretty handy.

02:28:35Argyle:Fane or did you put that around everywhere?

02:28:38Gamemaster:We seeded them through

02:28:40Gamemaster:most of our little slice of the strider,

02:28:42Gamemaster:just in general.

02:28:44Gamemaster:It didn't need to be restricted to the Fane, because it's not

02:28:46Gamemaster:Fane-specific defenses. We just

02:28:47Argyle:Yeah.

02:28:48Gamemaster:cracked out some explosives, some electronics,

02:28:50Gamemaster:and went to town.

02:28:53Anzu:I think that's really smart.

02:28:53Argyle:Yeah.

02:28:55Benny:Thank you.

02:28:55Argyle:We do.

02:28:55Johnny:Yeah.

02:28:55Anzu:you

02:28:55Gamemaster:Yeah, honestly, if you guys don't have defenses on your end,

02:28:58Gamemaster:I would go for it.

02:29:01Argyle:So I guess the question is, do you want to join our little ragtag group?

02:29:06Gamemaster:I'm afraid I am promised to another.

02:29:06Argyle:Tas is in it.

02:29:10Gamemaster:I'm not about to go too time to them.

02:29:12Gamemaster:But I do appreciate the offer.

02:29:14Gamemaster:Better to stand together than stand apart.

02:29:16Gamemaster:I get it.

02:29:18Argyle:Well, if that group doesn't work out, let us know.

02:29:24Gamemaster:Sure. You know, you're awful friendly. I don't know if anybody else has brought this up with you, if you're going around talking to everybody, trying to make alliances and stuff.

02:29:25Benny:Thank you.

02:29:25Argyle:Thank you.

02:29:25Johnny:No, there's no benefit.

02:29:25Anzu:you

02:29:33Gamemaster:Are you not worried that you're, um, like, not being discerned enough?

02:29:40Gamemaster:Because, like, full disclosure, uh, you don't know me. You don't know what we're like. Why'd you let us into your alliance?

02:29:50Johnny:There's no benefit to

02:29:53Johnny:sabotaging each other on this There no glory From our perspective there not

02:29:54Gamemaster:Well that not true You guys have got a big juicy heart filled with energy somewhere on your property

02:29:55Benny:you Thank you

02:29:55Argyle:I don know about that but

02:29:55Anzu:you you

02:30:07Gamemaster:And I know for a fact you've let all the group in your line see it.

02:30:13Gamemaster:Because they know where it is now.

02:30:15Gamemaster:I'm just saying.

02:30:17Gamemaster:Like, you know, this is well-meaning and all.

02:30:19Gamemaster:It's not like I'm planning on doing anything.

02:30:20Gamemaster:I volunteered the information that we had in mind set up.

02:30:23Gamemaster:That was on purpose.

02:30:25Benny:I think part of it is we're a very kind group.

02:30:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:30:25Johnny:you

02:30:25Anzu:you

02:30:25Gamemaster:But I'd watch out.

02:30:27Gamemaster:You seem like good folk.

02:30:28Argyle:Absolutely noted.

02:30:33Benny:We're also a very capable group.

02:30:36Gamemaster:Listen, if you're confident in your abilities,

02:30:38Gamemaster:who am I to go in and tell you what to do?

02:30:41Gamemaster:It's not my job.

02:30:42Gamemaster:I'm not meaning to start in trouble or nothing.

02:30:45Gamemaster:You know, I just figured I'd bring it up.

02:30:45Argyle:No, I know.

02:30:45Benny:Oh, no, no, no.

02:30:47Argyle:Also,

02:30:47Argyle:yeah,

02:30:49Gamemaster:Tas seems to think you're like, you know,

02:30:51Gamemaster:good-natured spunky, but kids.

02:30:53Gamemaster:and from what I can tell, I kind of agree with this assessment.

02:30:55Benny:yeah it's just a one of us

02:30:55Argyle:that's fair

02:30:55Johnny:But...

02:30:55Anzu:you

02:30:57Gamemaster:Figured I'd give you some advice, unbidden.

02:30:57Argyle:I would

02:30:59Argyle:I will say also

02:31:00Johnny:Looks like a kid is the least like a kid.

02:31:04Benny:oh

02:31:04Gamemaster:Well, I think you're all kids.

02:31:07Benny:you

02:31:07Johnny:Trust me, I'm...

02:31:09Johnny:Probably not.

02:31:11Gamemaster:All right.

02:31:13Argyle:if a heart is killed

02:31:16Argyle:everyone who belongs to that heart

02:31:22Argyle:kind of doesn't have anything to lose

02:31:23Gamemaster:sure you make them aggressive

02:31:23Argyle:until the next dive

02:31:24Argyle:so

02:31:25Benny:you

02:31:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:31:25Anzu:you

02:31:25Argyle:yeah

02:31:28Gamemaster:but I mean

02:31:29Argyle:yep

02:31:30Gamemaster:the flip side of that is that means

02:31:33Gamemaster:there are there's a real incentive

02:31:33Benny:you

02:31:35Gamemaster:to not just take out a heart

02:31:37Gamemaster:but to kill everyone on the way

02:31:39Gamemaster:to the heart

02:31:39Benny:you

02:31:40Gamemaster:so

02:31:41Argyle:but

02:31:42Benny:you

02:31:43Argyle:yeah well

02:31:43Gamemaster:sure

02:31:44Benny:you

02:31:46Argyle:we'll see what happens

02:31:47Argyle:good luck to you as well

02:31:48Benny:you

02:31:49Gamemaster:yeah

02:31:50Benny:Thank you.

02:31:51Gamemaster:I hope we make it to the end together

02:31:54Gamemaster:I got no reason not to see it through with y'all

02:31:54Argyle:you

02:31:55Johnny:you

02:31:55Anzu:you

02:31:57Gamemaster:just be safe

02:32:00Benny:Thank you.

02:32:00Argyle:Yeah, sounds good.

02:32:00Johnny:Oh my gosh.

02:32:00Anzu:you

02:32:00Gamemaster:can I get a perception check, please?

02:32:01Argyle:How long have you known Tas?

02:32:04Argyle:Sure.

02:32:05Gamemaster:And I'll say, close to two decades at this point.

02:32:09Gamemaster:Back when I moved into Hallia

02:32:12Gamemaster:and we started working together more often.

02:32:14Argyle:I will use my hero point.

02:32:16Gamemaster:Sure.

02:32:20Argyle:37.

02:32:21Argyle:37.

02:32:23Gamemaster:37.

02:32:27Gamemaster:There is...

02:32:30Benny:Okay,

02:32:30Argyle:Yeah.

02:32:30Johnny:you

02:32:30Anzu:you

02:32:30Gamemaster:the words he says are friendly.

02:32:33Gamemaster:There's a bit of a coldness behind his eyes.

02:32:36Gamemaster:You don't know if that's necessarily, like,

02:32:37Argyle:All right.

02:32:39Gamemaster:against you in any form,

02:32:43Gamemaster:but he's definitely doing a little bit of glad-handing

02:32:46Gamemaster:without necessarily associating a lot of

02:32:49Gamemaster:mental capital to it, if that makes sense.

02:32:55Gamemaster:He'd say about two decades.

02:32:57Gamemaster:he's smart folk

02:33:00Benny:Thank you.

02:33:00Argyle:Yeah.

02:33:00Johnny:you

02:33:00Anzu:you

02:33:00Gamemaster:bit ruthless but

02:33:02Gamemaster:you know he gets the job done

02:33:04Gamemaster:better to work with him than somebody who doesn't know what's happening

02:33:07Argyle:Yeah.

02:33:07Gamemaster:so

02:33:07Gamemaster:listen

02:33:09Argyle:Sounds good.

02:33:14Gamemaster:I'd offer for y'all to stay but we are

02:33:17Gamemaster:in the middle of spinning up our defenses

02:33:18Gamemaster:and talking about security and the like

02:33:21Gamemaster:I don't want you to see everything we're working on

02:33:23Gamemaster:and uh he will show you the door

02:33:23Argyle:Yeah.

02:33:24Argyle:Yeah, sounds good.

02:33:26Argyle:All right.

02:33:27Argyle:well. And I take it you two are also working together?

02:33:29Gamemaster:with Tas yeah yeah

02:33:30Benny:Thank you you you think

02:33:30Johnny:Thank you.

02:33:30Anzu:you

02:33:33Argyle:Yeah.

02:33:37Gamemaster:he Tas and i and and uh you know one or two others are working together sure

02:33:38Argyle:So I take it, is he also

02:33:39Argyle:in your other alliance?

02:33:40Argyle:Appreciate it Yeah appreciate it yep sounds good

02:33:49Gamemaster:Listen, Tas is participating in your thing.

02:33:53Gamemaster:I just you know once again talking about trust You let Tas in you didn know him very well Just I not saying he not trustworthy I just saying you should do more vetting

02:34:00Johnny:you you

02:34:00Anzu:you you

02:34:06Argyle:alright well

02:34:06Argyle:adios

02:34:08Argyle:alright

02:34:09Gamemaster:I'll show you out.

02:34:15Argyle:we'll go through the cover of darkness

02:34:18Argyle:wait till the cover of darkness

02:34:19Gamemaster:Okay.

02:34:20Benny:you think that guy got briefed

02:34:23Benny:not to talk to us or to talk to us and make it seem friendly.

02:34:25Argyle:Yeah, I don't know, man.

02:34:25Johnny:Yeah.

02:34:25Anzu:I would assume, yeah, the other group is them.

02:34:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

02:34:31Argyle:He definitely is working with Grayson, right?

02:34:34Benny:Yeah.

02:34:34Benny:There's only two groups on this fucking place.

02:34:35Argyle:Yeah.

02:34:39Argyle:So Tas is double dipping,

02:34:41Argyle:which I kind of suspected, but now we know.

02:34:45Johnny:I mean, we have to assume at least one or two folks in our team are double dipping.

02:34:53Argyle:Yeah.

02:34:53Benny:Thank you.

02:34:55Argyle:yeah I don't think the berserkers give

02:34:55Johnny:I'm gonna assume the Scale I don't think it's the berserker zebra either

02:34:55Anzu:Well, and it's probably not Hildebrandt.

02:34:55Gamemaster:Step surface.

02:35:02Argyle:no

02:35:05Johnny:Yeah, everyone's even hate them so they're probably a-okay

02:35:05Argyle:so

02:35:09Johnny:Hey.

02:35:09Argyle:I think it might be sub-zero or all Chris freight

02:35:14Argyle:the question is which one is it I assume it's sub-zero to be honest

02:35:17Argyle:well so sub-zero was desperate

02:35:21Argyle:subsurface

02:35:22Anzu:Subsurface?

02:35:23Anzu:I mean, there.

02:35:23Benny:Thank you.

02:35:24Argyle:that's true

02:35:24Johnny:Service.

02:35:25Anzu:There are nonces over there.

02:35:25Gamemaster:Wow.

02:35:28Johnny:Dang.

02:35:29Argyle:so it has to be

02:35:31Johnny:What?

02:35:32Argyle:a freight right

02:35:33Argyle:yeah so

02:35:33Anzu:I don't think it's freight either.

02:35:36Anzu:I think that if it was freight, Kadou would not have been as forthcoming with all of his capabilities.

02:35:39Johnny:or a prime material

02:35:43Argyle:I don't think it's radiant arms because radiant arms

02:35:47Argyle:hates the other

02:35:48Argyle:sable and suns and sable and suns definitely works with them

02:35:51Anzu:I don't think it 100% has to be anybody else.

02:35:51Argyle:I think if anything it just prime meridian I think the other two guys we got are solid

02:35:52Johnny:or a prime material

02:35:53Benny:Yeah Yeah

02:35:55Johnny:okay

02:35:55Anzu:you I might have uh

02:35:55Gamemaster:What did Subsurface do to you to call him Nonsense

02:36:07Argyle:They were just drunks, right?

02:36:10Gamemaster:A Nonsense a pedophile?

02:36:12Benny:Yeah.

02:36:13Anzu:Okay.

02:36:14Benny:A British pedophile.

02:36:16Benny:And they're definitely not British, so I don't know what the fuck you're talking about, Tanner.

02:36:19Anzu:Huh.

02:36:19Gamemaster:That just came so far out of left field.

02:36:20Anzu:Huh.

02:36:20Benny:Yeah.

02:36:20Johnny:i

02:36:25Benny:Tanner's

02:36:25Argyle:you

02:36:25Johnny:you

02:36:25Anzu:That's so fascinating. I really did not think that. I thought that that like, like an idiot.

02:36:29Benny:not in Britain

02:36:33Gamemaster:No.

02:36:34Benny:maybe in the US

02:36:35Gamemaster:I don't...

02:36:36Gamemaster:I don't think even in the US.

02:36:36Benny:it's not

02:36:38Gamemaster:I mean, maybe.

02:36:39Anzu:All right, well, then Tanner misspoke.

02:36:41Gamemaster:Okay.

02:36:42Gamemaster:Okay, it wasn't that there are suspicions

02:36:44Gamemaster:that all of Subsurface are pedophiles.

02:36:44Johnny:on to

02:36:45Johnny:point of something

02:36:47Gamemaster:Okay.

02:36:47Johnny:list

02:36:48Johnny:Mm-hmm.

02:36:48Benny:Solari Sub-surface island over there

02:36:49Gamemaster:Is there another word that's like it that means idiot?

02:36:50Benny:so

02:36:55Benny:can't use that

02:36:55Argyle:Thank you.

02:36:55Anzu:Well, put that in the personal dictionary.

02:37:06Benny:can't use that word

02:37:07Gamemaster:Yeah, no, can't use that.

02:37:08Benny:Bob at accounting is a fucking nonce dude

02:37:08Gamemaster:Don't call somebody that, just like in real life.

02:37:12Anzu:I have some calls to make.

02:37:18Johnny:Tanner, I don't think you know what that word means.

02:37:19Gamemaster:Dunce?

02:37:19Benny:what what happened

02:37:20Benny:oh I just almost spilled like five different cups of coffee

02:37:23Benny:he couldn't get out of the fucking break room

02:37:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:37:25Anzu:Dunce is pretty good.

02:37:25Benny:with a cup of coffee.

02:37:31Benny:Damn.

02:37:32Benny:I didn't realize there was a sign.

02:37:35Gamemaster:Numpty?

02:37:38Anzu:Thank you.

02:37:39Gamemaster:Either way, sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.

02:37:40Argyle:Yeah.

02:37:43Gamemaster:That just, that was...

02:37:48Johnny:Yeah we got that over with

02:37:49Gamemaster:I interrupted you guys as you were talking about possible traders Yeah Yeah which are chromatic drift and credence flow respectively

02:37:51Benny:I don't know.

02:37:53Benny:Oh, yeah.

02:37:55Argyle:you still want to do the other two group thing you guys still want to fold them in yeah

02:37:55Anzu:you

02:37:57Benny:Nighttime shenanigans Oh We have to Yeah we have to yeah we agreed

02:38:05Benny:um so who's

02:38:06Argyle:we're gonna kill subsurface and then i'll gas freight

02:38:09Benny:whose heart am I

02:38:10Benny:whose hearts am I

02:38:12Benny:okay

02:38:23Benny:I'll write their names down

02:38:25Argyle:Well, anyone who's not our ally now

02:38:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:38:25Anzu:you

02:38:29Gamemaster:Thank you.

02:38:30Benny:so they can

02:38:31Benny:go in

02:38:32Argyle:is going to notice a shift tomorrow morning.

02:38:32Benny:yeah

02:38:37Benny:do we want to wait until right before the tithe

02:38:40Benny:to do this

02:38:41Benny:catch them a wee bit off guard

02:38:44Benny:that's probably fair

02:38:45Argyle:I am worried that they might get attacked

02:38:47Argyle:before the next tithe.

02:38:48Argyle:but i did realize if we do want to attack a group we should attack a group right before a tithe

02:38:53Benny:okay

02:38:55Johnny:you

02:38:55Anzu:you

02:38:59Argyle:because if we kill their heart but they're survivors they're really

02:38:59Gamemaster:Okay.

02:39:03Argyle:fucked if they don't get to a new heart before the tithe

02:39:05Argyle:all right so we'll we'll take in with we'll go in in the middle of the night we'll drive our truck

02:39:11Benny:in the dead of night

02:39:13Benny:I sneak in

02:39:15Benny:and

02:39:19Argyle:stay away from the lower half of the strider um and then uh okay oh by the way i'm gonna go to

02:39:23Benny:Like two hours.

02:39:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:39:25Anzu:you

02:39:26Argyle:the twins and i'm gonna start asking them i know we keep telling them to do things once the defenses

02:39:29Gamemaster:Okay, I just, I want to like, temper a little bit of expectations here.

02:39:31Argyle:and the moats are made, they need to make a

02:39:33Argyle:minesweeper thing for the cars.

02:39:35Argyle:That's what they're on.

02:39:40Gamemaster:What is your timeframe for the building a moat?

02:39:48Gamemaster:Because like the whole, you know, once you're done building the moat, if you could make

02:39:52Gamemaster:a minesweeper for me, that'd be great.

02:39:53Benny:you

02:39:55Johnny:Easy.

02:39:55Anzu:you

02:39:55Argyle:...

02:39:55Argyle:...

02:39:57Gamemaster:What is the time frame on which you think these things are happening?

02:40:00Benny:Thank you.

02:40:00Argyle:Well, once we get some more manpowder from the nonces, they can dig some holes.

02:40:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:40:00Anzu:you

02:40:00Gamemaster:happening.

02:40:03Gamemaster:Absolutely.

02:40:06Gamemaster:Okay.

02:40:06Argyle:Get them in orange jumpsuits and have them dig holes.

02:40:09Gamemaster:So, you're gonna recreate holes.

02:40:12Gamemaster:Um, sure.

02:40:15Gamemaster:Okay, so that's on the list of things that they have to do.

02:40:15Argyle:Yeah.

02:40:18Gamemaster:They finish the carb on it.

02:40:20Argyle:Yeah.

02:40:21Gamemaster:So next is moat, and then after that is minesweeper.

02:40:24Gamemaster:Great.

02:40:24Argyle:Yep.

02:40:26Argyle:Yep, yep.

02:40:27Gamemaster:Great. Put that on the list.

02:40:30Benny:Mm-hmm.

02:40:30Argyle:Okay, so we get 25 from these two.

02:40:30Johnny:you

02:40:30Anzu:you

02:40:33Gamemaster:I had to go and double-check just so that we know how much energy these things have.

02:40:37Gamemaster:Solaris subspace's heart currently has 20 energy in it, if they were telling the truth, which means they get 10.

02:40:43Gamemaster:And Alkahazt Freight has 30 energy in it, if they were telling the truth, so you'd get 15.

02:40:47Gamemaster:yes assuming that they were both honest about how much energy they have and do successfully

02:40:54Argyle:Yep.

02:40:56Gamemaster:get their hearts and you turn the hearts in i was just like general bookkeeping to

02:41:00Benny:Sure.

02:41:00Argyle:Yeah.

02:41:00Johnny:you

02:41:00Anzu:you

02:41:00Gamemaster:see what i promised you their hearts had um

02:41:02Argyle:Yeah.

02:41:04Argyle:Should we go to Alcahas Freight first?

02:41:09Benny:Okay.

02:41:10Argyle:I think they're more likely to have told us the truth.

02:41:12Argyle:If subsurface has less than 20, they're not common.

02:41:17Gamemaster:Okay, so you're...

02:41:18Benny:Okay.

02:41:19Benny:Okay.

02:41:20Argyle:Yeah.

02:41:20Argyle:yep

02:41:24Gamemaster:Excuse me.

02:41:25Gamemaster:The way that the Strider is set up, it's like a hub-and-spoke kind of thing,

02:41:29Gamemaster:so you can drive into the center of town and then out to an area

02:41:30Benny:Thank you you you

02:41:30Johnny:Thank you you you

02:41:30Anzu:you

02:41:32Gamemaster:so you don't have to drive by any particular factions you don't want to.

02:41:37Gamemaster:So you can drive into the center and then head on over to...

02:41:41Gamemaster:First you're going to Alkahest Freight to catafloak and his peeps.

02:41:47Gamemaster:you can do so.

02:41:49Gamemaster:I don't, I think if you're trying to be stealthy

02:41:50Argyle:Okay The truck

02:41:53Gamemaster:because you waited for nighttime to do this I do want to stealth check I know like the idea of a truck being stealthy is a little entertaining but like there are ways that you can try and drive in routes that are

02:42:00Anzu:you you

02:42:06Gamemaster:less likely to bump into people. Also, I'm sorry if I missed it, which of your two cars are you

02:42:11Gamemaster:bringing? Is it your car or the one that you took from Garrick? The truck. Okay.

02:42:16Argyle:Yeah, so we can fit their shit in there.

02:42:18Gamemaster:Sure, I mean, for what it's worth, you guys have a ridiculously large trunk in your own car.

02:42:24Argyle:No, no, no, no.

02:42:24Argyle:We're not taking the gas out.

02:42:25Benny:what happened

02:42:25Johnny:Hello?

02:42:25Anzu:Thank you.

02:42:25Gamemaster:But that's fine.

02:42:26Gamemaster:You can take the...

02:42:28Gamemaster:You leave the 300 gallons of gas in your car

02:42:31Argyle:Yeah.

02:42:31Gamemaster:and then you dump all the fabrics out of the truck

02:42:34Gamemaster:and you drive that on over.

02:42:34Argyle:Yeah.

02:42:35Gamemaster:What did we get for stealth?

02:42:37Benny:what happened to the dice bot

02:42:38Gamemaster:What?

02:42:41Benny:I politely asked it

02:42:42Gamemaster:Did you kill the dice bot?

02:42:46Benny:foundry foundry foundry oh my foundry

02:42:50Gamemaster:You killed it.

02:42:51Gamemaster:you gotta roll in foundry

02:42:52Argyle:Guess you got to roll in the founder.

02:42:53Argyle:which is objectively a worse place to run

02:42:55Johnny:you

02:42:55Anzu:Oh.

02:42:55Gamemaster:foundry isn't that much worse than doing it in discord you just have to remember to type

02:42:56Argyle:to roll

02:42:57Argyle:ooh it's better I take it back

02:43:07Gamemaster:slash r ahead of time that was a good one you you're the you're the stealthiest truck driver

02:43:12Benny:32 grit

02:43:14Gamemaster:anyone's ever been

02:43:15Argyle:there's little

02:43:16Gamemaster:is is tiptoeing yeah absolutely

02:43:16Benny:I like to think the truck does that cartoon thing where it's just like the truck is just the wheels are like...

02:43:16Argyle:Betty driving this massive truck

02:43:18Argyle:you

02:43:25Johnny:you

02:43:25Anzu:Ha ha ha ha ha.

02:43:25Benny:Yeah.

02:43:27Gamemaster:great so you uh you tiptoe your truck on over to alkahest freight uh you had told them to be ready

02:43:35Gamemaster:uh so they've already packaged all their stuff up the the benefit of the fact that they were

02:43:40Gamemaster:informed in order to get on here that they had to fit everything in a car is that you know for a

02:43:45Gamemaster:fact that everything they brought

02:43:46Benny:Thank you You

02:43:47Gamemaster:with them fits into a car.

02:43:48Argyle:Yeah.

02:43:50Gamemaster:So you

02:43:51Gamemaster:drive this truck up and you see

02:43:53Gamemaster:waiting for you is the little office area that they had as their fame as well as the vehicle that they used fully loaded up with all their stuff back in Um

02:43:55Johnny:you you

02:43:55Anzu:you you

02:43:56Argyle:Oh yeah That makes a lot more sense

02:44:05Gamemaster:yeah. So

02:44:06Benny:You

02:44:06Argyle:Okay.

02:44:06Gamemaster:Kadou will come out, uh,

02:44:07Argyle:Yeah.

02:44:08Gamemaster:to greet you, uh, and say

02:44:10Gamemaster:I'm glad all of you could make it.

02:44:12Gamemaster:Um, I appreciate you,

02:44:13Benny:You

02:44:15Gamemaster:uh, you doing this deal with us.

02:44:17Gamemaster:Uh, if you come with me,

02:44:18Gamemaster:um, you can go to Chromatic Drift

02:44:21Gamemaster:and you can pull the energy from it.

02:44:21Argyle:Mm-hmm.

02:44:25Benny:Thank you.

02:44:25Argyle:I wait, I want to seek motives.

02:44:25Johnny:You can jump to the mic.

02:44:25Anzu:you

02:44:25Gamemaster:Um...

02:44:27Argyle:Double check is not trying to lure us.

02:44:29Gamemaster:Okay, roll a perception check.

02:44:35Argyle:It doesn't matter.

02:44:37Argyle:It's night.

02:44:38Argyle:It's hard to see.

02:44:38Gamemaster:Yeah, it's night. It's hard to see. He seems like he's being honest.

02:44:42Argyle:Yeah, we're going.

02:44:43Argyle:We're going.

02:44:44Gamemaster:Okay, and then he'll open the door and wait for all of you to enter before closing it behind you.

02:44:49Gamemaster:and then he will walk forward and kind of brush some like loose papers that they didn't see they

02:44:55Benny:I'm going to go ahead and

02:44:55Argyle:you

02:44:55Johnny:you

02:44:55Anzu:you

02:44:56Gamemaster:need to pack up off of the desk in the center of the room and then he gestures to the desk itself

02:45:06Gamemaster:and he says, here it is. It's the desk. You just gotta like open one of the cabinets.

02:45:13Gamemaster:you open one of the cabinets

02:45:15Benny:open one of the cabinets.

02:45:19Gamemaster:there's a ream of paper inside

02:45:21Gamemaster:and on the paper itself

02:45:23Gamemaster:there's a drawing of a face

02:45:25Benny:Oh, you're making this easy.

02:45:25Argyle:Just do it.

02:45:25Johnny:Thank you.

02:45:25Anzu:you

02:45:25Gamemaster:that says

02:45:27Gamemaster:please don't kill me

02:45:34Gamemaster:why would I make killing me easy?

02:45:37Gamemaster:you're about to end my life

02:45:37Benny:How did you know I was going to kill you?

02:45:38Gamemaster:because I've been talking to Kadou

02:45:43Gamemaster:I know what you're doing. He's been packing up the whole day.

02:45:46Gamemaster:Did you think I wouldn't notice? It's happening in my fame.

02:45:46Benny:Kadou.

02:45:51Benny:They could have been packing up for anything.

02:45:52Benny:no hold on I want this I want the heart to be at peace he might have been staying the night we don know what he doing where is that

02:45:53Gamemaster:Yeah he could have been packing up to leave me What you thought he was gonna abandon me Roll a perception check to like try and figure out where the the bit that you have to pull to get it to stop is

02:45:55Argyle:Ha ha ha ha ha ha Can we check also how much power is on this heart

02:45:55Johnny:you Thank you

02:45:55Anzu:you you

02:46:09Gamemaster:That's an arcana or a cultism.

02:46:11Benny:reception

02:46:12Benny:what

02:46:16Benny:oh yeah can someone look

02:46:20Argyle:With the totem.

02:46:21Benny:34

02:46:22Argyle:Oh my goodness.

02:46:23Benny:crit

02:46:24Benny:Listen, buddy.

02:46:25Argyle:Oh, hold on.

02:46:25Johnny:you

02:46:25Anzu:you

02:46:26Gamemaster:A 34 crit.

02:46:27Gamemaster:Yeah, there's like one of the pieces of paper in the ream of paper that has a bit of like a chad hanging off of the side that it looks like if you tear it, you'll get the piece.

02:46:39Gamemaster:With the 28 for Anzu, it looks like they were honest about how much energy was in this thing.

02:46:47Gamemaster:There's 30 units.

02:46:51Benny:Not

02:46:51Gamemaster:Listen, you could just leave me.

02:46:52Benny:personal.

02:46:54Gamemaster:It's not going to make all...

02:46:54Benny:We can't. Another group's going to get your power.

02:46:55Argyle:Thank you.

02:46:55Johnny:Friend, look over here.

02:46:55Anzu:you

02:46:55Gamemaster:I know your plan.

02:46:57Gamemaster:I know you're going to go out and find magic items.

02:46:59Gamemaster:It's just...

02:47:00Gamemaster:It's not going to mean all that much in the long run.

02:47:02Gamemaster:You could just leave me.

02:47:03Johnny:I will create a distraction.

02:47:06Gamemaster:Okay.

02:47:07Johnny:Ah, look over here.

02:47:07Gamemaster:I'm not gonna make you roll at this point

02:47:08Johnny:Ah.

02:47:09Gamemaster:because it's not like he can do much at this point

02:47:11Gamemaster:you distract him which does give you

02:47:12Benny:Benny will...

02:47:13Gamemaster:an opening for like that split second

02:47:14Benny:Yep.

02:47:14Gamemaster:but he can yank it

02:47:15Gamemaster:there is a pop

02:47:17Gamemaster:and I need all of you to make reflex saves

02:47:20Gamemaster:because the building starts collapsing

02:47:23Gamemaster:now that the heart is dead

02:47:24Benny:For flavor, can we get

02:47:25Argyle:Thank you.

02:47:25Johnny:Yeah, it was me doing this.

02:47:25Anzu:you

02:47:28Benny:what the

02:47:30Benny:distraction was?

02:47:33Gamemaster:yeah

02:47:33Gamemaster:Johnny was showing off the distraction

02:47:36Gamemaster:That's terrible.

02:47:38Johnny:Ah! Ah!

02:47:40Benny:Okay, so it was fun.

02:47:40Johnny:Ah!

02:47:41Benny:It wasn't like, my arm!

02:47:42Benny:Or like something else that would have made them feel...

02:47:44Johnny:No, it was me doing this.

02:47:46Benny:Because the meat is sour if they're upset when you kill them.

02:47:49Johnny:Jeez.

02:47:51Gamemaster:What did we get for reflex?

02:47:54Benny:21.

02:47:55Argyle:That lowest was a 15.

02:47:55Johnny:you

02:47:55Anzu:you

02:48:00Benny:Here we go one more step.

02:48:00Argyle:Okay.

02:48:00Johnny:you

02:48:00Anzu:you

02:48:00Gamemaster:Lowe's is 15, you're fine. I was just looking for crit failures. Nobody crit failed.

02:48:04Gamemaster:You make it out.

02:48:05Argyle:All right.

02:48:08Gamemaster:Everything's loaded up.

02:48:10Gamemaster:Kadou hops into the driver's seat of their truck, and he says,

02:48:14Gamemaster:I'm just driving this over to your place.

02:48:17Argyle:Yeah, I feel free.

02:48:19Gamemaster:Okay. Are you going to escort us, or am I just going to see you there?

02:48:23Gamemaster:I don't know if you've been to the other people yet.

02:48:25Argyle:We're going to go to the other ones now.

02:48:26Argyle:Do you want an escort?

02:48:28Gamemaster:No, we'll be fine.

02:48:30Benny:Thank you.

02:48:30Argyle:Alright, be careful. Good luck.

02:48:30Johnny:Thank you.

02:48:30Anzu:you

02:48:30Gamemaster:I'm sure.

02:48:33Gamemaster:And he starts driving off

02:48:35Gamemaster:in the general direction of your

02:48:37Gamemaster:fame.

02:48:39Argyle:Cool.

02:48:42Gamemaster:Okay, so now you guys are gonna

02:48:43Gamemaster:cut over to Solari.

02:48:44Argyle:Yeah.

02:48:45Argyle:Yeah.

02:48:47Gamemaster:Okay.

02:48:49Gamemaster:You head over to Solari.

02:48:54Gamemaster:Excuse me, you've been here before.

02:48:55Gamemaster:A tiny place.

02:48:57Gamemaster:It is like a home

02:48:58Gamemaster:in nature.

02:49:00Benny:Thank you.

02:49:00Argyle:We leave him.

02:49:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:49:00Anzu:you

02:49:01Gamemaster:Solvano is there.

02:49:05Gamemaster:He's packing.

02:49:07Gamemaster:He's packing.

02:49:09Gamemaster:He is not packed.

02:49:11Gamemaster:He's not doing a great job of it.

02:49:13Gamemaster:He's moving a little bit

02:49:16Gamemaster:like side to side.

02:49:18Gamemaster:You're pretty confident

02:49:19Gamemaster:even from a distance

02:49:20Gamemaster:that he is drunk

02:49:21Gamemaster:as he is hardly trying

02:49:22Gamemaster:to pack things away.

02:49:25Gamemaster:No?

02:49:27Argyle:I don't want him, guys.

02:49:28Gamemaster:Okay absolutely Like uh Salvado is like picking up he doesn have anything of particular import here because it looks like a lot of what he took is just like clothing and the like

02:49:29Argyle:honestly it's going to make us look better with the crowd

02:49:30Benny:yeah can you check

02:49:30Johnny:You don't want us 30 units though.

02:49:30Anzu:We are...

02:49:31Argyle:that we decided to leave the drunk anyway.

02:49:36Argyle:Could you see how many units he's got?

02:49:38Anzu:We're not going to leave him.

02:49:38Argyle:See how many units he's got, Tanner.

02:49:42Argyle:See how many units he got first, though, Anzu.

02:49:45Benny:well actually okay you go in and check

02:49:47Benny:and then maybe I'll come in and kill it

02:49:52Anzu:I will approach.

02:49:54Johnny:I go with on you with Anzu

02:49:59Argyle:you you

02:50:00Benny:you you you you

02:50:00Anzu:Thank you you

02:50:07Gamemaster:because he's treating this effectively

02:50:08Benny:you

02:50:09Gamemaster:as a vacation in some form.

02:50:10Gamemaster:He did not know what he was getting himself into.

02:50:13Gamemaster:He's like, oh, you guys are here.

02:50:15Gamemaster:I'm sorry, I'm running a little bit behind.

02:50:17Gamemaster:I was busy.

02:50:19Gamemaster:It's fine.

02:50:20Gamemaster:Just give me a little bit

02:50:21Gamemaster:and then we'll pack everything away.

02:50:22Gamemaster:The heart is in the other room.

02:50:25Benny:you

02:50:25Argyle:Thank you.

02:50:25Johnny:Kind of in a rush, so.

02:50:25Anzu:Well, what do you have left?

02:50:25Gamemaster:You can just do your thing.

02:50:27Gamemaster:And then I'll be ready.

02:50:28Gamemaster:Okay?

02:50:31Gamemaster:Yeah, I'm doing it.

02:50:31Johnny:All right, you guys.

02:50:32Benny:you

02:50:32Gamemaster:I'm doing it.

02:50:33Gamemaster:I'm doing it.

02:50:33Gamemaster:Don't rush me.

02:50:34Gamemaster:I'm doing it.

02:50:35Gamemaster:I'm doing it.

02:50:37Gamemaster:Well, I have all of this stuff that I'm putting in my suitcase because it's my clothes.

02:50:42Gamemaster:And then we brought some stuff along just, like, you know,

02:50:43Benny:you

02:50:46Gamemaster:in case they didn't have any stuff for us to, like, snack on.

02:50:50Gamemaster:So I'm packing that stuff away because I don't know what they're serving in the restaurant and stuff.

02:50:55Benny:Thank you.

02:50:55Argyle:power level

02:50:55Johnny:All right.

02:50:55Anzu:you

02:50:55Gamemaster:and, you know, I don't know, you guys have the booze.

02:50:58Gamemaster:So we're going to do that.

02:51:00Johnny:You got five minutes and the house is coming down.

02:51:02Gamemaster:Okay, okay, okay, okay, I'm doing it.

02:51:05Gamemaster:And he's like, frantically,

02:51:08Argyle:I thought our totem just buzzed with it

02:51:09Gamemaster:yeah, you can go over, it's a Reconor and a Cultism check

02:51:12Gamemaster:before you yank out the thing if you want to.

02:51:18Gamemaster:Did I, is that a thing I did?

02:51:19Argyle:you did that for the other one

02:51:21Argyle:but it's okay to not do that

02:51:21Gamemaster:If that's what, if it, no, that's fine.

02:51:23Gamemaster:I mean, it's not a particularly consequential thing.

02:51:25Benny:Thank you.

02:51:25Argyle:Is he worth it, guys?

02:51:25Johnny:Oh.

02:51:25Anzu:Thank you.

02:51:26Gamemaster:That's fine.

02:51:26Gamemaster:He was telling the truth.

02:51:27Gamemaster:There's 20 units of energy in this thing.

02:51:33Gamemaster:So he is frantically punitive.

02:51:35Argyle:He's going to be...

02:51:35Argyle:Him and his team are just going to be drunks that can get easily tricked.

02:51:38Gamemaster:Well, so of note, you guys are here.

02:51:40Gamemaster:His team is him.

02:51:43Gamemaster:And then you can see his car has two other people in it.

02:51:45Gamemaster:And it looks like they're just both asleep in the backseat.

02:51:51Argyle:Guys, these people suck.

02:51:53Gamemaster:absolutely yeah no um He uh

02:51:55Benny:Well Why

02:51:55Argyle:someone gonna have to drive his car

02:51:55Johnny:I send a message to Benny

02:51:55Anzu:with his packing if he allows

02:52:05Johnny:I'll send a message to Benny.

02:52:07Johnny:Five minutes, then come in and take the heart.

02:52:07Benny:Got it.

02:52:07Gamemaster:How did you do that?

02:52:14Benny:Walkie-talkies.

02:52:16Gamemaster:Okay.

02:52:18Johnny:Me and Benny have walkie-talkies, but there's just a message can trip.

02:52:21Johnny:It's not the end.

02:52:22Johnny:The walkie-talkie does nothing.

02:52:22Gamemaster:Okay, sure.

02:52:23Gamemaster:Because there are, like, there are, you could use walkie-talkies.

02:52:25Benny:Thank you.

02:52:25Argyle:Yeah.

02:52:25Johnny:We have walkie-talkies, but there's no batteries in it.

02:52:25Anzu:you

02:52:27Gamemaster:It's fine.

02:52:28Gamemaster:I just.

02:52:30Johnny:It's just me messaging him.

02:52:33Gamemaster:Absolutely.

02:52:36Gamemaster:Okay, so he's packing up.

02:52:39Gamemaster:Anzu will help.

02:52:40Gamemaster:He does protest a little bit, but not too much as he's like,

02:52:43Gamemaster:horribly putting things in.

02:52:47Gamemaster:He does, of the things he's loaded in,

02:52:50Gamemaster:he's got like three suitcases of clothing.

02:52:52Gamemaster:and then it looks like he's got one of those dollies

02:52:55Benny:Yeah.

02:52:55Argyle:he's gonna become a spy for Grayson

02:52:55Johnny:Don't kill him.

02:52:55Anzu:you

02:52:55Gamemaster:with cartons on it

02:52:57Gamemaster:and each carton has like four or five handles

02:52:59Gamemaster:of some kind of booze in it

02:53:00Gamemaster:that he is like hardly moving out

02:53:03Gamemaster:into the house into the car

02:53:05Gamemaster:um

02:53:07Argyle:because Grayson's just gonna offer him some whiskey or something

02:53:10Argyle:this is a horrible

02:53:12Argyle:plan

02:53:12Argyle:you'll kill him

02:53:14Johnny:If he's a spy, we'll kill him.

02:53:16Benny:I'll kill him.

02:53:18Benny:or we'll turn them.

02:53:22Gamemaster:Thank you.

02:53:23Argyle:alright

02:53:24Argyle:I don't want him near our heart.

02:53:25Johnny:Is our heart strong enough to tell him?

02:53:25Anzu:This guy was thrown into a horrible circumstance unbeknownst to himself.

02:53:25Benny:We'll double turn them.

02:53:28Argyle:What if he gets paid to just go pluck a heart out?

02:53:36Johnny:Can the heart just be like, bink?

02:53:37Johnny:This guy's got nothing.

02:53:38Johnny:He's level zero.

02:53:39Johnny:What?

02:53:40Johnny:What?

02:53:41Johnny:What?

02:53:42Johnny:What?

02:53:43Johnny:What?

02:53:44Argyle:Yeah, and he sucks.

02:53:44Johnny:What?

02:53:45Johnny:What?

02:53:46Argyle:He's a terrible person.

02:53:46Johnny:What?

02:53:47Benny:Josh,

02:53:47Johnny:What?

02:53:48Benny:Does that vibe with what we know that it is difficult to kill a heart when you're near it or is it easy?

02:53:50Argyle:He's...

02:53:52Gamemaster:No it easy You go up you pluck out the cord and then it dead

02:53:54Argyle:yeah i don i don think we should we should just dip i mean the nice thing is we not going to de him and then leave i think we just leave

02:53:55Benny:But I want the energy.

02:53:55Johnny:you I think it bad if we already said we help these guys

02:53:55Anzu:you you

02:54:06Argyle:all right then we we take the heart and we

02:54:12Argyle:no i i mean i don't think it's that honestly i think our allies would trust us more to see us

02:54:23Argyle:not work.

02:54:25Benny:but he could be fodder.

02:54:25Johnny:you

02:54:25Anzu:You know, for the half of you that is not a demon, I do not like your discern for human

02:54:25Gamemaster:you

02:54:26Argyle:Honestly, Tas would appreciate

02:54:28Argyle:it for us to be more discerning.

02:54:35Argyle:He's not good fodder. He's just a

02:54:38Argyle:drunk level zero.

02:54:52Anzu:life.

02:54:53Argyle:just saying

02:54:55Benny:Thank you.

02:54:55Johnny:We'll take about three of them.

02:54:55Anzu:you

02:54:55Gamemaster:it's just very funny that up to that point

02:54:55Argyle:in terms of saving the world

02:54:58Argyle:we need to get to this Voidsong thing

02:54:59Argyle:and we're all going to die if we have some idiot

02:55:01Argyle:that gets a

02:55:02Argyle:that plucks out our heart or something

02:55:05Argyle:or one of his guys that's asleep

02:55:07Argyle:those guys are actually they seem kind of wholesome

02:55:09Argyle:I'd take the guys

02:55:10Argyle:they're asleep in a car they're on time

02:55:15Argyle:all right

02:55:16Johnny:Get drunk in a corner.

02:55:18Johnny:Thank you.

02:55:21Gamemaster:Arga is like okay we'll take the heart

02:55:22Gamemaster:we will take his guys

02:55:23Argyle:All right.

02:55:24Gamemaster:and his stuff. We'll just leave him there

02:55:25Benny:yeah

02:55:25Anzu:you

02:55:26Gamemaster:in the empty field by himself.

02:55:31Gamemaster:He's a liability.

02:55:33Benny:and to be fair we committed on stuff for the next cycle

02:55:41Argyle:We have to...

02:55:41Argyle:I have a plan.

02:55:42Argyle:I have a plan.

02:55:43Argyle:You guys, when we get back,

02:55:45Argyle:got to dispose of his booze.

02:55:48Johnny:All right.

02:55:49Benny:that i'm okay with

02:55:50Argyle:All right.

02:55:53Argyle:don't let him pack his stuff.

02:55:54Gamemaster:you

02:55:55Benny:Thank you.

02:55:55Anzu:you

02:55:55Argyle:But all right.

02:55:55Argyle:If we fight him on the booze,

02:55:57Argyle:he's not going to come with us.

02:55:57Argyle:So we'll do it once he's at the heart.

02:56:00Benny:Yeah. Somewhere where we'll have

02:56:00Argyle:All right.

02:56:00Johnny:Thank you.

02:56:00Anzu:you

02:56:00Gamemaster:Thank you.

02:56:02Benny:majority say, because if he's boozing, he's not useful, and

02:56:05Benny:no one will want him.

02:56:06Argyle:Yeah.

02:56:08Argyle:Or will that make him hate us?

02:56:13Benny:I don't know.

02:56:14Benny:Listen, we can't have him be boozing, drunk,

02:56:18Benny:horrible, incapable, and also a super secret spy for

02:56:22Benny:Grayson. If Grayson turned him, we would notice immediately.

02:56:25Benny:yeah

02:56:27Argyle:All right.

02:56:28Argyle:Let's figure this out.

02:56:28Argyle:We get over there.

02:56:29Argyle:Let's grab his heart and dip.

02:56:30Benny:this heart's gonna be a fucking weirdo

02:56:30Johnny:Then he says that and Johnny pulls out his walkie talkie and goes, that's a copy.

02:56:30Anzu:Yeah.

02:56:30Gamemaster:Okay, so you are grabbing the heart and dipping?

02:56:35Benny:Benny will say that out loud before he heads in

02:56:39Argyle:Our guy's going to not be in the building.

02:56:39Gamemaster:Absolutely.

02:56:40Gamemaster:Absolutely.

02:56:40Argyle:He's going to go, you know what?

02:56:41Argyle:I know what happens.

02:56:43Anzu:Yeah, there's no reason for us to be in there.

02:56:47Johnny:Okay.

02:56:51Gamemaster:The heart is totally normal.

02:56:52Benny:yeah

02:56:54Gamemaster:It is a miniature sculpture of various shipping containers.

02:56:55Benny:Help.

02:56:59Argyle:you

02:57:00Johnny:you

02:57:00Anzu:you

02:57:00Gamemaster:stacked on top of each other, and in order to speak, it kind of rattles, uh, uh, and as it

02:57:05Gamemaster:rattles, a kind of rattly voice comes out of it, uh, as if it were one long vocal cord made out

02:57:12Gamemaster:of metal. Um, as you approach, uh, it rattles out. Can you, can you help him?

02:57:21Gamemaster:so how do he keeps um he keeps talking about how i need more energy and then he tried yanking on me

02:57:23Benny:Help.

02:57:25Benny:help them do what

02:57:29Argyle:Oh, God.

02:57:30Johnny:Yeah.

02:57:30Anzu:you

02:57:35Gamemaster:uh i guess to move me or something i told him that's not how it works and then he said nonsense

02:57:40Gamemaster:and he spent like half an hour pushing me and obviously he got nowhere and then he started

02:57:45Gamemaster:crying, and then

02:57:47Gamemaster:he started drinking,

02:57:49Argyle:I take it all back, guys.

02:57:49Gamemaster:and like,

02:57:51Argyle:He's a good person.

02:57:51Gamemaster:he's just kind of a pain now.

02:57:54Benny:uh

02:57:54Gamemaster:So can you just like Absolutely absolutely

02:57:54Benny:uh

02:57:54Johnny:Yeah Tell me more Tell me more I distract this thing as we assess it

02:57:55Benny:Thank you

02:57:59Argyle:meanwhile Johnny like holding the radio and Argyle on the outside being like oh my god i have yes and too much what have i become i used to be a warrior of

02:58:00Anzu:you you

02:58:09Argyle:good now i'm a monster these harlequins got into my head

02:58:17Johnny:Yeah, yeah, tell me more. All right, where's the thing we got to pull on this guy?

02:58:22Gamemaster:absolutely

02:58:22Gamemaster:absolutely

02:58:22Gamemaster:I need a perception check to try and identify

02:58:24Gamemaster:which Jenga block of this larynx-shipping crate you need to pull.

02:58:25Benny:Oh, Mr. Benny, it does be...

02:58:25Argyle:you

02:58:25Johnny:That was better.

02:58:25Anzu:you

02:58:31Benny:Mr. Benny does be perceiving.

02:58:38Benny:29, 26.

02:58:40Gamemaster:2926?

02:58:40Benny:It's a 15 on my screen.

02:58:42Benny:No, sorry, sorry.

02:58:42Gamemaster:That's such a high number.

02:58:43Benny:It's a 26.

02:58:44Gamemaster:2,926.

02:58:46Gamemaster:you saw 15 and immediately thought 29 i get it uh

02:58:46Benny:It showed a 15 on my screen,

02:58:48Benny:but that may have been my die

02:58:50Benny:hitting Johnny's die on my...

02:58:52Benny:yeah because I have a plus 14

02:58:55Argyle:laughs

02:58:55Johnny:you

02:58:55Anzu:you

02:58:57Gamemaster:um yeah okay you i mean it's easy enough uh there is one of the shipping containers is the

02:59:07Gamemaster:load-bearing one that you know to yank uh and with johnny's help uh distracting it i mean it

02:59:13Gamemaster:doesn't have eyes. It is a sculpture

02:59:15Gamemaster:of some shipping containers.

02:59:17Gamemaster:But when you feel that it's

02:59:19Gamemaster:distracted,

02:59:21Gamemaster:you can yank it.

02:59:22Benny:yanked

02:59:23Gamemaster:That's fine.

02:59:25Argyle:Thank you.

02:59:25Johnny:I mean, I don't know.

02:59:25Anzu:you

02:59:26Benny:get yanked idiot

02:59:26Gamemaster:Okay, you yank it. It says, oh, fuck!

02:59:27Benny:while this is

02:59:29Gamemaster:And then everything starts to collapse,

02:59:31Gamemaster:and I need a reflex safe to get out.

02:59:33Gamemaster:As always,

02:59:36Gamemaster:the whole

02:59:37Gamemaster:place collapses when the

02:59:39Gamemaster:heart is killed.

02:59:39Benny:while it's collapsing

02:59:41Benny:Benny will

02:59:43Benny:ask Johnny

02:59:43Gamemaster:Thank you

02:59:45Benny:wait he said oh fuck

02:59:48Benny:do you think he felt that did he know that I was

02:59:50Benny:going to oh shit oh shit

02:59:52Benny:oh yeah yeah

02:59:55Argyle:you you

02:59:55Johnny:I think he had a moment or as we like sauntering out under like dodgington rubble I think there was a second where he saw his own mortality but you know now he dead

02:59:55Anzu:you you

03:00:06Johnny:We both died.

03:00:07Johnny:I think we had that exact same moment.

03:00:09Johnny:So, you know.

03:00:12Benny:in a way

03:00:16Benny:we relate to the hearts

03:00:18Johnny:We are hearts, aren't we?

03:00:22Johnny:In a way.

03:00:23Benny:well

03:00:23Benny:Yeah, me especially.

03:00:25Argyle:I was hearing it. It's heartbreaking.

03:00:25Johnny:I sent a message to Argyle.

03:00:25Anzu:you

03:00:25Gamemaster:What were the reflex saves?

03:00:27Johnny:He said a lot of nice stuff about Salvado before he died.

03:00:30Johnny:He said he was a really great dude.

03:00:31Johnny:He said he gave to charity.

03:00:35Argyle:I'm a horrible person now.

03:00:37Argyle:Alright, one of us needs to drive the other car back.

03:00:42Benny:Well, I'm driving the important one.

03:00:45Benny:I mean, do they even matter?

03:00:46Argyle:I wasn't in that house.

03:00:48Gamemaster:I want to know if you critically fail.

03:00:48Benny:30, 33, 33.

03:00:51Gamemaster:That's it.

03:00:52Gamemaster:I just want to know if you critically fail.

03:00:52Benny:Yeah.

03:00:53Johnny:Oh, yeah, 21.

03:00:53Benny:you

03:00:54Johnny:We're good.

03:00:55Argyle:what's the check for driving?

03:00:55Anzu:you

03:00:55Gamemaster:Okay, um, all right, so Sulfato gets behind the, uh, the, the wheel of their little, uh, like, SUV thing that they brought.

03:01:04Gamemaster:Uh, he says, okay, you lead, I'll follow.

03:01:07Johnny:Are you good to drive?

03:01:10Gamemaster:Yeah, I'm a real good driver, what do you mean?

03:01:13Argyle:is it dex?

03:01:14Gamemaster:Yeah, it's nice.

03:01:15Argyle:who's the next highest dex?

03:01:19Johnny:I got...

03:01:20Gamemaster:What do you mean? Alcohol makes you, like, pretty well-coordinated.

03:01:23Benny:Well, yeah, what's the issue with just letting them drive, guys?

03:01:24Johnny:I got a plus three as well.

03:01:25Argyle:What'd you say?

03:01:25Anzu:I have plus three on my dex.

03:01:25Gamemaster:He wouldn't get arrested in Hallia even if he were driving.

03:01:31Anzu:He's drunk as hell.

03:01:34Benny:Oh, and that makes it...

03:01:35Benny:Yeah, I guess that makes...

03:01:38Benny:But it doesn't...

03:01:38Argyle:Well,

03:01:39Benny:It's not a computer.

03:01:39Argyle:well,

03:01:41Anzu:He's not going to get arrested, but he might get us in trouble.

03:01:42Argyle:I could.

03:01:45Argyle:Oh,

03:01:46Argyle:I already have it prepared.

03:01:50Benny:Yeah, drunk driving is illegal.

03:01:52Anzu:No, I know.

03:01:52Johnny:Jeez.

03:01:53Anzu:That's what I'm saying.

03:01:53Benny:If it was a problem it would be illegal

03:01:54Johnny:Thank you So we up

03:01:54Anzu:I saying he not going to get arrested but it still a problem

03:01:55Argyle:when he when he getting up to his car I will cast Cleanse Affliction

03:01:55Gamemaster:you Hold on a second

03:02:06Argyle:and that should help, right?

03:02:07Argyle:Should that just make him sober?

03:02:12Gamemaster:What does cleanse affliction do?

03:02:14Argyle:I believe that's the one that will just...

03:02:21Gamemaster:affliction the effects of toxins and more complex maladies such as a curse

03:02:25Benny:Thank you.

03:02:25Argyle:yeah

03:02:25Johnny:you

03:02:25Anzu:Oh, my God.

03:02:26Gamemaster:disease or poison it is a poison in case you're curious alcohol has the alchemical

03:02:30Argyle:great i was planning on curing him of his alcoholism but it looks like yeah

03:02:32Gamemaster:consumable drug ingested and poison traits

03:02:39Gamemaster:that's not what cleanse affliction does cleanse affliction would sober him up it

03:02:41Argyle:no i know but we have we we have drugs to counteract we have the the uh something suppresses

03:02:43Gamemaster:It would not...

03:02:48Gamemaster:You do.

03:02:51Anzu:I do have addiction suppressant.

03:02:51Argyle:yeah yeah so I was gonna give him that

03:02:52Gamemaster:You do.

03:02:55Benny:That's how it starts.

03:02:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:02:55Anzu:Well, okay.

03:02:56Argyle:but we don't need to if he was just drinking because he was depressed so

03:02:58Anzu:No, he probably isn't.

03:03:01Argyle:anyway yeah but I cleanse affliction him now let's go

03:03:09Gamemaster:Okay.

03:03:10Gamemaster:So he gets behind the wheel.

03:03:11Gamemaster:You walk up.

03:03:12Gamemaster:You cleanse affliction.

03:03:13Gamemaster:you get rid of the drunkenness. I'm not going to make you roll

03:03:16Gamemaster:the counteract, because it's a level

03:03:18Gamemaster:zero effect.

03:03:19Argyle:yeah

03:03:20Gamemaster:So you just walk up,

03:03:21Argyle:Yes, yes.

03:03:22Gamemaster:drunkenness be gone,

03:03:23Gamemaster:and then you head back to your truck to start driving.

03:03:25Benny:That was the rules.

03:03:25Johnny:you

03:03:25Anzu:you

03:03:27Gamemaster:Absolutely.

03:03:27Argyle:See how it drives.

03:03:29Gamemaster:As you're walking back,

03:03:30Gamemaster:you hear in the distance

03:03:31Gamemaster:some pretty annoyed

03:03:33Gamemaster:grumbling from him.

03:03:36Gamemaster:He's not particularly happy about

03:03:38Gamemaster:being sobered up.

03:03:38Gamemaster:But he will follow you guys as you drive on back to your place.

03:03:50Gamemaster:You're fine.

03:03:51Argyle:you

03:03:55Benny:you

03:03:55Johnny:you

03:03:55Anzu:you

03:03:56Gamemaster:You all return in one piece.

03:03:59Gamemaster:You can see...

03:04:00Benny:What are we paying these people for?

03:04:00Argyle:Cool.

03:04:00Johnny:you

03:04:00Anzu:you

03:04:00Gamemaster:As you approach, there's no moat yet,

03:04:03Gamemaster:but there is a car from Alkahest Framed

03:04:06Gamemaster:that's been pulled up alongside your area.

03:04:10Argyle:Cool, cool, cool.

03:04:10Gamemaster:It looks like they did in fact make it without issue.

03:04:17Gamemaster:Kadou and co are busy hauling stuff out of their truck.

03:04:22Gamemaster:Where do you want us to put this stuff, boss?

03:04:27Argyle:We got barracks, so we can just put it in there, right?

03:04:30Benny:Yep.

03:04:30Argyle:and then there's a workshop

03:04:30Johnny:Thank you.

03:04:30Anzu:you

03:04:30Gamemaster:You want us to put all of our...

03:04:31Argyle:uh and we'll make we can

03:04:32Gamemaster:I mean, we could fit some of it in the workshop, I'm sure.

03:04:36Gamemaster:We might have to get, like, a tent or something.

03:04:38Argyle:we have two other hearts so

03:04:39Argyle:two parts of hearts we can make some uh

03:04:42Argyle:that'll give us 25 more energy

03:04:43Argyle:um

03:04:44Gamemaster:Yeah, you'll get 25 more energy out of the stuff you yoinked out of the hearts.

03:04:48Benny:Yeah, how much is like a mundane room?

03:04:48Argyle:i thought when we yeah when we

03:04:51Benny:Like, can we get like a warehouse or storeroom?

03:04:53Gamemaster:The way that I've...

03:04:55Gamemaster:The way that I've been treating it is that when you get an upgrade,

03:04:58Gamemaster:that also gives you the ability to just alongside that upgrade get a room that

03:05:00Benny:Thank you.

03:05:00Argyle:We may have garage.

03:05:00Johnny:Thank you.

03:05:00Anzu:So do we have like an open room from our previous purchases?

03:05:03Gamemaster:you can assign to however you like.

03:05:09Gamemaster:One second, what purchases do you have? You have wards of comfort, you have

03:05:11Anzu:Oh, we made the garage.

03:05:14Gamemaster:armature, yeah you made the garage as the one that you got for the siphon

03:05:19Gamemaster:array, and I think those are the three that you have.

03:05:23Argyle:Do you guys want to buy the bulkheads first?

03:05:28Gamemaster:154.

03:05:30Benny:Oh okay cool you 29 more

03:05:30Johnny:Thank you you It 79

03:05:30Anzu:Thank you.

03:05:31Argyle:How much energy once we have 25 more?

03:05:34Argyle:What energy are we at right now?

03:05:38Argyle:120 or something?

03:05:39Argyle:130?

03:05:42Argyle:154.

03:05:43Argyle:We should probably...

03:05:43Gamemaster:154, and I will note, I kept that from last time.

03:05:46Argyle:Yeah, yeah.

03:05:48Gamemaster:I am not going to promise to keep track of your energy moving forward.

03:05:52Gamemaster:One of you do that.

03:05:52Gamemaster:I just happen to have that written in my big markdown file

03:05:53Argyle:Yeah.

03:05:57Argyle:Yeah So 154 we going to add 25 more

03:06:00Anzu:I write it down

03:06:06Argyle:So we'll get one.

03:06:07Gamemaster:27 more.

03:06:08Argyle:Yeah.

03:06:11Johnny:79.

03:06:12Argyle:So we should buy some stuff.

03:06:13Gamemaster:Oh, no, sorry, not 27 more. 29 more.

03:06:16Argyle:Yeah.

03:06:18Argyle:So we should buy some stuff.

03:06:22Argyle:Did we get alarm wards?

03:06:24Argyle:or did we just get a siphon array?

03:06:25Benny:God, you guys just...

03:06:25Johnny:I think we just got the safe and rare, but the alarm won't work.

03:06:25Anzu:Indeed.

03:06:25Gamemaster:Yes, you are at 183.

03:06:28Argyle:Alright.

03:06:29Argyle:We should get some defense

03:06:30Argyle:because everyone's getting fucking weird.

03:06:32Argyle:Uh.

03:06:34Argyle:Uh.

03:06:36Argyle:Uh.

03:06:36Anzu:We're at what, 183 now?

03:06:36Argyle:

03:06:36Argyle:Uh.

03:06:38Argyle:Uh.

03:06:38Anzu:Did I do that math right?

03:06:40Argyle:Uh.

03:06:42Benny:I'm setting up the spreadsheet.

03:06:42Argyle:Uh.

03:06:44Benny:Give me a second.

03:06:44Argyle:Uh.

03:06:44Anzu:Oh, sorry.

03:06:46Argyle:

03:06:46Argyle:

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:46Argyle:

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:46Argyle:Uh.

03:06:48Benny:I have to highlight the...

03:06:50Benny:I have to add the...

03:06:51Benny:bold, the top...

03:06:54Argyle:Just to also double check, when I see,

03:06:55Benny:you

03:06:55Johnny:you

03:06:55Anzu:Almost, Josh, almost.

03:06:55Gamemaster:He made a noise, I went to grab him and he ran.

03:06:59Argyle:these things won't Scale with levels, right?

03:07:04Argyle:Like some of the DCs, those are a hard set?

03:07:06Argyle:Or should we assume they Scale kind of?

03:07:07Gamemaster:Correct.

03:07:08Argyle:OK.

03:07:09Gamemaster:No, the only thing that we're assuming scales at the moment is your health benefit, but that explicitly says that it scales.

03:07:18Argyle:OK.

03:07:19Argyle:OK.

03:07:20Gamemaster:Which thing are you looking at that has a DC that you want to know if it scales or not?

03:07:24Argyle:moat.

03:07:25Benny:Thank you.

03:07:25Johnny:I feel like the alarm words are a pretty solid one.

03:07:25Anzu:you

03:07:25Gamemaster:Oh yeah, no, the moat has flat DC.

03:07:30Argyle:And honestly, the turret, the turret

03:07:32Argyle:doesn't look that good.

03:07:33Argyle:14 to hit.

03:07:36Argyle:But I guess it's for fodder.

03:07:38Gamemaster:Yes Protectorate has reinforced bulkheads outside which gives them a plus 2 42 DC

03:07:42Argyle:I kind of like the bulkheads.

03:07:44Argyle:That's what they used as the gate, right?

03:07:46Argyle:Is that what the Protectorate used?

03:07:54Argyle:We can just do bulkheads and alarms

03:07:55Benny:you Thank you

03:07:55Johnny:you I don know how

03:07:55Anzu:Yeah I like the bulkheads for sure

03:08:07Argyle:Do I do bulkheads and then just stop spending?

03:08:07Anzu:Wait, what kind of math are you doing?

03:08:11Argyle:That'll bring us to 150.

03:08:12Argyle:Or we can be crazy and buy the bulkheads and then the moat,

03:08:15Argyle:and then we're down to 70.

03:08:17Argyle:Which is like...

03:08:18Argyle:It's still a few tithes.

03:08:20Argyle:That's still...

03:08:25Benny:Okay.

03:08:25Argyle:We'll have a...

03:08:25Johnny:I don't know how useful the moat is.

03:08:25Anzu:Aren't we at 183 right now?

03:08:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:08:28Argyle:Yeah.

03:08:28Anzu:How'd you bring us down to 70?

03:08:30Argyle:That's if we take the bulkheads and the moat.

03:08:36Anzu:Oh, the moat.

03:08:37Argyle:Yeah.

03:08:37Anzu:Okay, I wasn't...

03:08:38Argyle:Yeah. Yeah.

03:08:40Johnny:The DC is only 23 for the moat.

03:08:45Argyle:Yeah, but that'll stop

03:08:46Argyle:all this weird skeleton shit

03:08:49Argyle:that he's grooming.

03:08:55Benny:Uh...

03:08:55Argyle:Yeah.

03:08:55Johnny:I think maybe just one of the tier ones from the defense and security, and then maybe.

03:08:55Anzu:Thank you.

03:08:55Gamemaster:Clue me.

03:09:15Argyle:All I'm saying is that

03:09:16Argyle:we do that, we're going to have 150.

03:09:18Argyle:A 150 heart is very easily killed

03:09:20Argyle:and we've spent very little on defense.

03:09:23Argyle:Everyone else seems to be...

03:09:25Benny:wait so Jorge you want to get the bulkheads and the moat

03:09:25Argyle:defending to doing defense.

03:09:25Johnny:Okay.

03:09:25Anzu:you

03:09:25Gamemaster:you

03:09:27Argyle:That's why I kind of want to spend two things.

03:09:29Argyle:70. We started out this with 80.

03:09:31Argyle:If we end up with 70,

03:09:33Argyle:we have a lot of people.

03:09:34Argyle:We have a lot of nice things.

03:09:45Benny:but the ball kids in the moat bring us to yeah right around so we at 194 right now

03:09:46Argyle:Yeah, that's my suggestion.

03:09:52Argyle:Yeah.

03:09:55Argyle:That was 184 is it 194 oh 183 yeah yeah

03:09:55Johnny:you you

03:09:55Anzu:Sorry I got 183

03:09:55Gamemaster:It It 183

03:10:06Benny:155 starting.

03:10:06Gamemaster:154 starting, plus 29.

03:10:16Benny:Oh, I see.

03:10:18Benny:this is 12

03:10:25Argyle:it'll also make us look really good to the energy people they're like you guys got to be more

03:10:25Johnny:Thank you.

03:10:25Anzu:you

03:10:25Gamemaster:you

03:10:25Benny:this is 17

03:10:28Benny:this is 18

03:10:31Argyle:discerning and you're like you're right which is the next morning two of the factions are wiped

03:10:38Argyle:we have well-fed walls and we have an energy moat it'll set a tone

03:10:48Benny:I do think that's probably good.

03:10:55Argyle:Yeah, I don't...

03:10:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:10:55Anzu:Okay.

03:10:55Gamemaster:you

03:10:55Benny:I mean, so what else do I...

03:10:56Benny:Like, we should probably get in, like, the 50 to 70 range.

03:10:59Benny:Because we don't want to have a juicy target.

03:11:01Argyle:Yeah.

03:11:02Benny:It actually benefits us significantly to spend.

03:11:04Benny:Because then the heart gives less on return.

03:11:07Benny:And it's harder to get to a heart that has less energy.

03:11:10Argyle:Yeah, agreed.

03:11:12Benny:Yeah.

03:11:14Anzu:Okay.

03:11:15Anzu:That makes enough sense to me.

03:11:16Argyle:Is that the things we should buy, though?

03:11:18Argyle:Because I'm down...

03:11:18Benny:Yeah.

03:11:18Argyle:I think the bulkheads and the moat are the best ones.

03:11:20Argyle:Do we have any other...

03:11:21Benny:Who are our neighbors?

03:11:23Benny:One of our neighbors is RunGunners.

03:11:25Argyle:they didn't talk to us

03:11:25Johnny:Yeah.

03:11:25Anzu:Thank you.

03:11:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:11:26Benny:Do we know if they're part of an alliance?

03:11:30Argyle:and they specifically made a road

03:11:32Argyle:that went from our Fane to another Fane

03:11:35Argyle:I don't like them as neighbors

03:11:36Argyle:and they said

03:11:38Argyle:don't you fucking touch this

03:11:41Benny:Okay.

03:11:42Benny:Because if we go further into the espionage,

03:11:45Benny:we have Siphon Array already

03:11:48Benny:we could get

03:11:49Benny:Spoofing Transmitter

03:11:52Benny:oh this just targets

03:11:55Argyle:Doesn't need to be next to us.

03:11:55Johnny:you

03:11:55Anzu:you

03:11:55Gamemaster:you

03:11:55Benny:one rival faction

03:11:57Benny:straight up

03:12:00Benny:the Parasite one

03:12:00Argyle:Yeah, doesn't he be next to us?

03:12:00Johnny:Thank you.

03:12:00Anzu:you

03:12:00Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:12:02Benny:needs to be. That's 180, that's tier 3,

03:12:04Argyle:Ah.

03:12:05Benny:but we'll worry about that later.

03:12:06Argyle:Yeah.

03:12:08Benny:Once per cycle, a party can

03:12:09Benny:use this to forge false energy

03:12:11Benny:footprints.

03:12:14Benny:Attempt a DC 24

03:12:15Benny:Deception Society or Applicable

03:12:17Benny:Lore check.

03:12:19Benny:This is like a DC we could

03:12:20Benny:completely

03:12:21Benny:hammer.

03:12:22Argyle:Yeah, this is against the Harlequins, basically.

03:12:24Argyle:Yeah.

03:12:27Benny:The target's tithe increases by

03:12:29Benny:15. Party's reduction stays at

03:12:30Argyle:I,

03:12:30Johnny:Okay.

03:12:30Anzu:you

03:12:30Gamemaster:you

03:12:31Benny:10.

03:12:33Benny:Oh, I see. So

03:12:34Benny:our tithe is reduced by

03:12:37Benny:10, and

03:12:39Benny:we increase our targets by 15

03:12:41Benny:on a crit success.

03:12:46Johnny:Okay.

03:12:48Benny:I'm not sure

03:12:49Benny:we're going to have difficulty paying the tithe.

03:12:51Benny:We'd have to target

03:12:52Benny:people that might take our route

03:12:55Benny:anyways, where they kill their own heart

03:12:57Benny:and transfer to someone more powerful.

03:12:58Johnny:Okay.

03:12:59Benny:are we really worried about Grayson's

03:12:59Argyle:I don't think that's going to happen on first...

03:13:00Anzu:you

03:13:00Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:13:01Benny:ability?

03:13:02Argyle:I don't think people are going to start spoofing out of the gate.

03:13:05Argyle:I think that's...

03:13:06Argyle:Yeah.

03:13:08Argyle:I personally don't think it's going to happen out of the gate.

03:13:11Benny:Well, I don't think we should be doing it, is

03:13:13Argyle:But...

03:13:13Benny:my point. Even if we could

03:13:13Argyle:Yeah.

03:13:15Benny:hammer a crit success, our reduction

03:13:17Benny:at 10 is good because

03:13:18Benny:we want it reduced, obviously.

03:13:20Argyle:I see that as like an endgame thing

03:13:22Argyle:where it's just us and Grace

03:13:23Argyle:and then we're just like,

03:13:24Argyle:fuck you, fuck you, that type of thing.

03:13:27Benny:Yeah.

03:13:27Argyle:I vote Moat and Bulkheads

03:13:28Johnny:Yeah, let's do it.

03:13:29Benny:let me look at you too wait so we have what three let me just read utility and comfort real quick

03:13:29Argyle:it makes our heart less juicy and more defended.

03:13:30Anzu:Did we get the words of comfort but we do have access to it

03:13:30Gamemaster:In defense, correct.

03:13:32Argyle:What do you all say?

03:13:33Argyle:I don need the infirmary cot honestly I don think we need any of the medical stuff Maybe the hero hearth

03:13:41Benny:we don't have any of these yet so we don't get access to tier two right

03:13:44Benny:i've

03:13:48Gamemaster:In utility and comfort upgrades,

03:13:49Benny:oh okay cool you we got to spend out front

03:13:50Gamemaster:you own both wards of comfort and armature aided workshop.

03:13:53Gamemaster:You have both of the tier one stuff Here one second

03:13:58Johnny:you you

03:14:05Argyle:would be nice, but...

03:14:06Gamemaster:This is the most up to date that we have right now.

03:14:07Argyle:Yeah.

03:14:11Gamemaster:That is the things that you've purchased.

03:14:13Gamemaster:I will update it as you purchase things.

03:14:16Anzu:Whoa.

03:14:22Benny:so

03:14:23Benny:now

03:14:23Benny:So I do think we should be spending from the defense category.

03:14:25Argyle:there's anyone

03:14:25Johnny:Thank you.

03:14:25Anzu:I think

03:14:25Gamemaster:Almost identical, I just marked the thing that you purchased, like, off.

03:14:32Benny:Let me check with Josh.

03:14:35Anzu:I like the bulkheads 100%

03:14:35Argyle:anyone opposed to walls and moat

03:14:38Benny:Oh.

03:14:38Benny:so the moat

03:14:41Argyle:yeah did you want something besides the moat or did you want to not spend that energy

03:14:44Anzu:I think no question we get that

03:14:52Argyle:would you rather the chart or the moat

03:14:54Benny:the moat makes him prone

03:14:55Argyle:Yeah.

03:14:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:14:55Anzu:Thank you.

03:14:55Gamemaster:For what it's worth,

03:14:57Benny:I mean actually DC23

03:14:59Benny:is not bad

03:15:00Benny:we think the zombies are going to be

03:15:02Benny:not that athletic

03:15:04Benny:and yeah

03:15:05Gamemaster:like, specifically looking at the prone,

03:15:06Benny:Thank you.

03:15:07Gamemaster:because I know that's, like, kind of hard to adjudicate.

03:15:10Gamemaster:If you're, like, hunched up in your base,

03:15:13Gamemaster:and then they turn prone and then stand up,

03:15:15Gamemaster:that doesn't make sense.

03:15:16Gamemaster:So I would be treating it like an actual moat.

03:15:20Gamemaster:So they would have to wade through a moat

03:15:23Gamemaster:during the duration of the time that they're going through the moat.

03:15:25Argyle:and also just to clarify i assume this how it goes but this is magical so if we get a wall in a moat

03:15:25Johnny:you

03:15:25Anzu:Yeah, I think the mode is good.

03:15:26Gamemaster:If they fail to save, they be prom.

03:15:29Gamemaster:To clarify.

03:15:30Gamemaster:It's not just like a one-action thing.

03:15:36Benny:Thank you Hold on we don want the turrets

03:15:40Argyle:and then later we expand our compound we could just expand the wall and moat around it

03:15:43Gamemaster:They will increase in size as well, yes.

03:15:44Argyle:just double checking i just i didn't want to be like you pulled obviously

03:15:46Gamemaster:Yes, this is part of your fame.

03:15:48Argyle:yeah

03:15:49Gamemaster:It's not like a permanent structure.

03:15:50Gamemaster:it will modify itself to best fit with whatever structure you guys go with.

03:15:51Argyle:yeah let's do

03:15:54Argyle:I vote that moat and then we can have the have a drawbridge with the gate and everything for the garage And what other room We getting two upgrades

03:15:55Johnny:you Thank you

03:15:55Anzu:you you

03:15:55Gamemaster:you

03:16:05Argyle:What rooms would you guys want?

03:16:09Benny:Has anyone read the turrets?

03:16:10Gamemaster:you

03:16:11Argyle:I say turret next, but wait till we get some items.

03:16:16Benny:Okay.

03:16:21Benny:It's 2d8 plus 4.

03:16:22Argyle:Uh...

03:16:23Benny:Is that a 14 to hit or a plus 14 to hit?

03:16:25Argyle:Can we buy the turret multiple times and just get more turrets?

03:16:25Anzu:Thank you.

03:16:25Gamemaster:It's a plus 14. I don't think it rendered in that first image that I showed you, but there's a plus there.

03:16:41Argyle:we're gonna have to go so deep

03:16:42Benny:Oh, it's one turret.

03:16:45Gamemaster:So the way it works is that each time you purchase it, you will get a turret that on initiative count 20 makes an attack with a plus 14.

03:16:50Benny:Okay.

03:16:53Benny:Oh yeah, if it's one turret, the mode is much more bang for buck.

03:16:54Argyle:into these dungeons because I want

03:16:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:16:55Anzu:you

03:16:55Gamemaster:Okay.

03:16:55Argyle:so many fucking turrets

03:16:57Argyle:yeah and then we get the turrets later

03:17:03Argyle:oh god and then we'll just buy turrets and siphons

03:17:05Argyle:oh I assume we can only get one siphon but yeah

03:17:06Benny:The turrets honestly seem expensive, though.

03:17:09Argyle:you

03:17:10Benny:Like, if a single purchase doesn't cover the perimeter...

03:17:14Benny:I mean, don't get me wrong, if it covers the perimeter, it seems a little bit powerful.

03:17:15Gamemaster:Okay.

03:17:17Gamemaster:So, like, it does cover the perimeter.

03:17:19Benny:Yeah.

03:17:21Gamemaster:it just only makes one attack

03:17:23Benny:I see.

03:17:23Gamemaster:if that makes sense

03:17:25Johnny:We get 500 of the turrets.

03:17:25Anzu:you

03:17:25Gamemaster:because the idea is that it's defense for your base

03:17:28Gamemaster:but each time you purchase it

03:17:29Gamemaster:you get on initiative count 20 one attack

03:17:31Gamemaster:if that tracks

03:17:32Benny:I see.

03:17:33Benny:I see.

03:17:34Gamemaster:yes

03:17:35Benny:Yeah, I see we go with the moat.

03:17:39Johnny:Do we get 500 attacks?

03:17:39Argyle:We gotta go deep, guys.

03:17:42Johnny:Okay.

03:17:43Johnny:We got to go deep diving.

03:17:44Benny:I'm very concerned that the optimal is to just keep buying the turrets after we get the moat.

03:17:50Benny:just...

03:17:51Gamemaster:Go for it.

03:17:52Benny:Like, would we rather have feedback

03:17:54Benny:shielding or two more turrets

03:17:55Johnny:And then we just turn it stack

03:17:55Anzu:you Okay

03:17:55Gamemaster:Okay, jetzt.

03:17:56Argyle:Oh I don know if we go feedback shielding ever I think we just get the siphon stuff whatever other ones and turrets I think that all we get

03:18:05Argyle:More turrets.

03:18:06Benny:Alright, fair enough. I'll mark down

03:18:09Benny:purchase of the moat and

03:18:11Benny:of the

03:18:12Benny:bulwark. Bulkheads.

03:18:14Argyle:What other additions to the base do we want, room-wise?

03:18:18Argyle:Like, mundane rooms?

03:18:19Benny:We need something for these assholes.

03:18:21Benny:Well, actually, they're in the barracks.

03:18:22Benny:Do we want a storeroom for random shit?

03:18:25Benny:Or so wait, so wait.

03:18:25Argyle:Yeah.

03:18:25Johnny:Yeah, it might not be a bad idea to have just a warehouse type deal.

03:18:25Anzu:Yeah, we need a warehouse.

03:18:25Gamemaster:Vielen Dank.

03:18:30Johnny:And do we want like a War room?

03:18:30Argyle:But we get two. We got two upgrades.

03:18:32Argyle:So warehouse and then...

03:18:38Johnny:War room?

03:18:38Argyle:Sick!

03:18:39Johnny:That's hard to say for some reason.

03:18:44Johnny:Like a lot of big maps, a lot of big whiteboards, tables.

03:18:48Johnny:War room.

03:18:48Argyle:Um...

03:18:49Benny:The current rooms we have, I think we have a kitchen.

03:18:52Benny:We have the barracks.

03:18:53Benny:We have a garage.

03:18:55Benny:And we have a room on a workshop?

03:18:55Argyle:a workshop.

03:18:55Johnny:Oh, he likes it.

03:18:55Anzu:That's the bear.

03:18:55Gamemaster:In a workshop.

03:18:58Argyle:Yep.

03:18:58Benny:Do we have a room for us to sleep in?

03:19:00Argyle:That's the barracks.

03:19:00Gamemaster:You've been sleeping in the barracks.

03:19:02Benny:Ah, okay.

03:19:03Argyle:That's where we'll have the warehouse.

03:19:05Argyle:And then

03:19:06Benny:The warehouse, and then we have...

03:19:08Benny:It's like just a room with a table and chairs.

03:19:14Argyle:for the

03:19:14Benny:It's just...

03:19:14Johnny:You all saw it.

03:19:14Argyle:yeah so it's it's like a it's a den and we'll put it in front of the kitchen so that people

03:19:15Benny:Yeah, we'll have a War room,

03:19:18Benny:because there are going to be so many fucking people in the barracks

03:19:21Benny:that you can't hang out in the barracks.

03:19:23Benny:It's just for sleeping.

03:19:23Benny:So then we'll have a...

03:19:25Johnny:The worm is also a dead end.

03:19:25Anzu:you

03:19:25Gamemaster:Es ist ein Barracks.

03:19:27Benny:Yeah.

03:19:28Argyle:have to go through the den to now get to our heart we're going to start stacking it that way

03:19:33Argyle:and if possible i know is asking make the garage a little bigger to fit the other cars

03:19:34Gamemaster:Okay.

03:19:34Benny:Yeah, yeah.

03:19:35Gamemaster:Wenn du...

03:19:36Gamemaster:Das ist okay, so lange es in einem Raum bleibt.

03:19:44Benny:Yeah.

03:19:44Argyle:Yeah, yeah, yeah.

03:19:45Gamemaster:Weil es schon handweichig ist.

03:19:46Benny:Yeah.

03:19:46Gamemaster:Okay, um es klar zu machen,

03:19:48Gamemaster:weil ich die Hexen-Mappe mit der neuen Form

03:19:50Argyle:Yeah, yeah.

03:19:51Gamemaster:deines was auch immer update,

03:19:52Gamemaster:Es ist wie...

03:19:53Benny:Thank you.

03:19:54Argyle:We're honeycombing.

03:19:55Johnny:you

03:19:55Anzu:you

03:19:55Gamemaster:Okay, klar.

03:19:55Argyle:If you've ever played Rust, we're doing a honeycomb.

03:19:57Gamemaster:Okay, das ist gut.

03:19:59Argyle:They have to go through.

03:20:00Benny:We're designing this to be an unrateable for us to base.

03:20:00Argyle:layers and they want to get to the heart, they gotta go through

03:20:00Johnny:Youth

03:20:00Anzu:you

03:20:00Gamemaster:coming. Okay, yeah. Absolutely. Okay, so you dump energy in and out of nowhere, some additional

03:20:01Argyle:multiple layers. It's walls.

03:20:04Argyle:It's maze-y.

03:20:06Argyle:Yeah, yeah.

03:20:07Benny:It's just our...

03:20:07Argyle:We took notes from visiting the Scale.

03:20:08Benny:okay

03:20:10Argyle:That was the only big base that let us in.

03:20:12Argyle:We took notes. We're like, oh, more

03:20:14Argyle:bases.

03:20:14Johnny:philosophy.

03:20:16Johnny:They

03:20:20Johnny:Thank you.

03:20:22Gamemaster:rooms spawn into existence, the house itself rearranges itself to your specifications,

03:20:27Gamemaster:and in addition

03:20:28Benny:you

03:20:29Gamemaster:Anouk and Anaïs who are outside

03:20:30Argyle:I know

03:20:30Anzu:you

03:20:31Gamemaster:surveying the land getting ready to

03:20:33Gamemaster:draw up some plans to build the moat

03:20:35Gamemaster:because that was a request you

03:20:37Gamemaster:made of them

03:20:38Argyle:I think moats on the outside

03:20:38Gamemaster:see the ground just drop out from

03:20:38Benny:Yep.

03:20:41Gamemaster:underneath them and to clarify

03:20:43Gamemaster:just to make sure we're on the same page

03:20:45Gamemaster:moat and then walls

03:20:47Gamemaster:or walls and then moat

03:20:49Gamemaster:that is what I expected

03:20:50Johnny:you

03:20:52Argyle:walls are on the inside

03:20:53Argyle:yeah

03:20:54Gamemaster:I just didn't want to like

03:20:54Argyle:yeah

03:20:55Gamemaster:you know if you had something else in mind okay so around yeah around your area a moat appears

03:20:56Argyle:that's to block siege machines

03:20:59Argyle:yeah

03:20:59Argyle:yeah

03:21:00Anzu:you

03:21:02Gamemaster:a wall rises up and then on the parapets of the wall um these towers grow out of the parapets

03:21:08Benny:you

03:21:12Gamemaster:with a keystone like crystal floating on top that you would recognize as the automated turrets

03:21:18Gamemaster:ready to attack should anybody enter uh the the benefit of this particular structure

03:21:19Argyle:yes

03:21:20Johnny:We imagine we have turrets.

03:21:20Argyle:yes

03:21:22Argyle:Yeah buddy

03:21:23Gamemaster:here is that as things

03:21:25Gamemaster:wade through the moat, the turrets can

03:21:27Gamemaster:take pop shots at them.

03:21:29Argyle:Yeah buddy

03:21:30Anzu:Wait, there already are turrets?

03:21:32Argyle:Oh you're right

03:21:33Gamemaster:Oh, sorry, no, you didn't buy the turrets.

03:21:36Gamemaster:I take it back. None of the turrets

03:21:36Argyle:Yeah

03:21:37Argyle:Oh yeah

03:21:37Gamemaster:show up. Retcon that. You just

03:21:38Benny:soon

03:21:39Gamemaster:got the moat and the bulkheads.

03:21:42Gamemaster:You, yeah.

03:21:45Gamemaster:And the turret

03:21:45Gamemaster:will go there, and there,

03:21:47Gamemaster:and there, but not yet.

03:21:48Argyle:Yeah

03:21:48Argyle:You know remember when Radiant Arms said they didn need to move in with us They might want to when they see how cool our base is now

03:21:50Johnny:Oh yeah Whoa We got a vote

03:21:51Gamemaster:Something for the future.

03:21:53Gamemaster:You got to Got them out

03:21:55Benny:We staged a car accident

03:22:00Anzu:you you

03:22:05Argyle:Yeah.

03:22:06Argyle:Yeah.

03:22:07Gamemaster:And I think with that, I know it's a little early and we started a little late,

03:22:11Gamemaster:but I don't know if we're going to do anything in the next seven minutes.

03:22:15Gamemaster:So it's kind of 11.

03:22:15Argyle:Go quick, we're going to get in our cars.

03:22:17Argyle:We're first going to sleep, then we're going to drive.

03:22:18Gamemaster:Yeah, so if there's anything you want to do right now that's quick, now's the time.

03:22:20Argyle:55 burgers.

03:22:24Benny:that kills sylvato and we we make his blood alcohol very high

03:22:25Argyle:no no so

03:22:25Johnny:No, one of the murder cigarettes?

03:22:25Anzu:I think, do we just go to bed?

03:22:25Gamemaster:Absolutely. You actually don't need to do anything to make his blood alcohol very high.

03:22:32Argyle:Argyle

03:22:32Benny:did we just

03:22:33Anzu:Can we just sleep?

03:22:34Argyle:Argyle is going to walk over

03:22:35Benny:if we just go to bed he'll kill himself

03:22:36Argyle:to Salvado

03:22:38Argyle:who I'm guessing is Depresso

03:22:38Gamemaster:Hmm?

03:22:40Argyle:offer him

03:22:41Gamemaster:Sure.

03:22:42Argyle:a cigarette

03:22:44Argyle:give him a warning

03:22:45Gamemaster:Oh, I don't...

03:22:48Argyle:give him a warning

03:22:48Gamemaster:Okay.

03:22:49Argyle:but I'm going to

03:22:51Argyle:while smoking a cigarette I'm going to offer him

03:22:53Argyle:a shiver

03:22:54Benny:Thank you.

03:22:55Argyle:from my private stash

03:22:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:22:55Anzu:you

03:22:55Gamemaster:Okay.

03:22:58Argyle:and be like, I'll let you sleep.

03:22:58Gamemaster:Absolutely.

03:23:00Argyle:I'll cure you in the morning.

03:23:03Gamemaster:Okay.

03:23:04Argyle:And I tell him, after this,

03:23:06Argyle:no more drugs.

03:23:08Gamemaster:You just, you're giving me drugs and then you're telling me no more drugs?

03:23:11Argyle:It's to sleep.

03:23:12Argyle:It's to sleep. You seem sad.

03:23:12Gamemaster:I'm getting really mixed signals from you guys.

03:23:16Argyle:So, alright, don't drink this.

03:23:18Argyle:Go to bed sad.

03:23:20Gamemaster:No, I'll drink it.

03:23:22Argyle:Yeah, okay.

03:23:22Gamemaster:He'll pop open the cap.

03:23:23Argyle:just to put it out there josh depression major depression disorder is classified as a disease

03:23:24Benny:Does the weave...

03:23:25Johnny:Can I just...

03:23:25Anzu:Oh my god.

03:23:25Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:23:26Gamemaster:Hmm?

03:23:31Argyle:so i should be able to cleanse a fiction and just make you happy

03:23:32Gamemaster:Yeah?

03:23:36Argyle:it will not make you happy i'll just remove the

03:23:36Gamemaster:Nope.

03:23:38Argyle:no

03:23:38Gamemaster:It doesn't have the disease trait.

03:23:40Benny:Does the weave adhere...

03:23:42Gamemaster:Because Pathfinder science is not advanced enough to understand that it's a mental illness.

03:23:44Benny:It...

03:23:47Argyle:i know i'm just saying

03:23:48Gamemaster:Also, you don't know if he's depressed.

03:23:51Gamemaster:Maybe he's not depressed.

03:23:51Argyle:yeah Yeah

03:23:54Benny:It doesn adhere to the DSM or whatever

03:23:55Johnny:you Oh my God

03:23:55Anzu:you you you you you you

03:23:55Gamemaster:No Listen I would not use the DSM of any version

03:24:05Gamemaster:as a way to be like, oh yeah, I can cure it.

03:24:08Argyle:Yeah.

03:24:09Argyle:that's crazy that's crazy

03:24:10Gamemaster:Because I'm pretty sure if you do that,

03:24:11Gamemaster:depending on what version you get,

03:24:14Gamemaster:you could use cleanse affliction to stop somebody from being gay.

03:24:18Gamemaster:And I don't like that.

03:24:21Gamemaster:Because that used to be in the DSM.

03:24:25Benny:We had a parody of it.

03:24:25Johnny:Oh no.

03:24:25Anzu:you

03:24:25Gamemaster:No.

03:24:30Benny:I think it was the DSH or the DHS in one of our mock trials.

03:24:37Benny:And then our mock trial coach had to explain to us what the DSM was.

03:24:39Argyle:also since we got a couple of minutes

03:24:41Benny:It's like, oh, this is just not the DSM, but it is the DSM.

03:24:44Benny:It's like, yeah, but they're not saying it.

03:24:47Benny:Yeah.

03:24:50Gamemaster:No.

03:24:51Gamemaster:No cleansing affliction.

03:24:53Gamemaster:Can't do it.

03:24:55Benny:Thank you.

03:24:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:24:55Anzu:Yes, that's really well done.

03:24:55Gamemaster:I'm um

03:24:58Argyle:I think we're going to need a new name

03:25:01Argyle:since we're not Iconoclasm anymore

03:25:03Argyle:we're a group

03:25:04Argyle:so I nominate

03:25:05Argyle:the Chronicle

03:25:09Argyle:I totally came up with that name by myself, guys.

03:25:13Argyle:So.

03:25:14Gamemaster:I have no hat in the ring

03:25:16Gamemaster:because I'm not part of the group

03:25:18Gamemaster:I'm literally everybody else

03:25:18Argyle:I just thought it sounded snazzy.

03:25:20Gamemaster:why the chronicle

03:25:21Gamemaster:Okay, it does, it sounds a little bit to me like you're a newspaper.

03:25:25Benny:Finger bungle.

03:25:25Johnny:The Daily Chronicle.

03:25:25Anzu:That's why you just say Chronicle.

03:25:33Gamemaster:I mean, that could be what you're coming for.

03:25:33Johnny:The Strider.

03:25:37Anzu:There's no the.

03:25:37Anzu:The.

03:25:38Anzu:Anzu and the Chips tips

03:25:38Johnny:Or the crunk.

03:25:38Gamemaster:Okay, sure.

03:25:39Argyle:Do you guys have any other suggestions?

03:25:41Gamemaster:That's fine.

03:25:43Johnny:The poncho twist.

03:25:43Benny:Um.

03:25:44Johnny:Johnny in the Sky Falls.

03:25:46Johnny:The chip on Anzu's shoulder.

03:25:47Johnny:The chip.

03:25:50Argyle:Chip.

03:25:50Argyle:We could just be Chip.

03:25:51Benny:The chips.

03:25:51Argyle:We'll have an acronym for it.

03:25:51Gamemaster:Thank you Yeah

03:25:55Benny:Thank you Okay

03:25:55Johnny:Anzu and the Chips Johnny and the Skypaw Anzu chips Benny and the Jets

03:25:56Argyle:No Anzu Anzu chips

03:26:06Johnny:Argyle and the...

03:26:08Johnny:Oh, what's another pattern?

03:26:14Johnny:Hang on.

03:26:15Johnny:Argyle and the sweaters.

03:26:16Johnny:There it is.

03:26:20Argyle:Yeah.

03:26:21Argyle:Mike do you have any other name suggestions

03:26:22Johnny:Argyle and the sweaters.

03:26:25Benny:Fat Cock Alliance.

03:26:25Johnny:I guess you can.

03:26:25Anzu:Okay, so, Josh, can you mute Mike, please?

03:26:25Gamemaster:I knew that was happening.

03:26:25Argyle:uh

03:26:31Benny:I mean I was definitely talking

03:26:35Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:26:36Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:26:40Argyle:uh

03:26:42Gamemaster:Do you think he knows that he's actually muted?

03:26:44Anzu:I think he can probably see the thing.

03:26:48Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:26:49Anzu:All right, you can let him out now.

03:26:51Anzu:I can see he's starting to sweat.

03:26:54Benny:um

03:26:55Johnny:Oh, the dead man's chorus, because we all died, and music.

03:26:55Anzu:you

03:26:55Gamemaster:I like I don't know if that's always been a thing I can just deafen someone

03:26:55Argyle:yeah I think that was

03:26:59Benny:Chucksaw Ridge

03:27:05Benny:Mean Sandwich

03:27:12Gamemaster:oh well all of you but one has died

03:27:16Gamemaster:correct

03:27:16Argyle:and also

03:27:18Argyle:everyone else

03:27:19Argyle:I don't think has died

03:27:22Gamemaster:you can be like 98%

03:27:24Benny:Mean Sandwich

03:27:25Johnny:I'm still on

03:27:25Anzu:Alright.

03:27:25Argyle:Three dead men?

03:27:25Gamemaster:sure that Salvado

03:27:26Gamemaster:has not died

03:27:28Argyle:Three dead men?

03:27:29Benny:The Heartbreakers.

03:27:30Johnny:I'm still on three and a half men

03:27:32Johnny:the heartbreak is really good

03:27:32Argyle:The Heartbreakers?

03:27:33Anzu:What I've been...

03:27:35Anzu:I've got songs...

03:27:36Johnny:the heartbreak is really good though

03:27:39Anzu:The Heartbreakers is kind of good.

03:27:41Gamemaster:...

03:27:44Argyle:Yeah.

03:27:44Anzu:I have Song Seekers.

03:27:46Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:27:47Anzu:That's what I got.

03:27:49Argyle:You know, I'm okay with Seekers.

03:27:53Argyle:I'm kidding.

03:27:53Argyle:get it

03:27:54Argyle:uh

03:27:55Johnny:you

03:27:55Anzu:you

03:27:55Argyle:Sonic Seekers

03:27:55Argyle:sounds nice

03:27:56Argyle:uh

03:27:59Benny:you

03:28:00Benny:Oh!

03:28:00Argyle:choir

03:28:00Johnny:you

03:28:00Anzu:Yes, very good.

03:28:00Gamemaster:I feel like Mike's suggestions are kind of trending towards 50s like boy band he's got

03:28:01Argyle:because you know there's a song

03:28:04Argyle:or

03:28:04Argyle:mute them again

03:28:05Benny:Uh...

03:28:07Benny:The topside boys.

03:28:09Benny:Because we're on top of the strider.

03:28:10Benny:Yeah.

03:28:12Johnny:and all the topside

03:28:14Argyle:and the next thing we

03:28:19Argyle:do

03:28:19Argyle:and what's the top side boys gonna do immediately after naming themselves go bottom side

03:28:25Johnny:you

03:28:25Gamemaster:Heartbreakers. He's got the Topside

03:28:27Gamemaster:Boys.

03:28:30Benny:Why don't we call ourselves the rabid cats?

03:28:30Johnny:Thank you.

03:28:30Anzu:you

03:28:34Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:28:38Gamemaster:What was the name

03:28:40Gamemaster:of the gang in Fallout?

03:28:43Benny:The atomic cats?

03:28:44Gamemaster:Oh, gosh.

03:28:49Argyle:oh two other quick questions when we made our heart it was starward it was start seeking

03:28:49Benny:The atom cats?

03:28:51Gamemaster:I don't think that's it.

03:28:55Gamemaster:The Tunnel Snakes.

03:29:00Benny:Thank you.

03:29:00Johnny:Thank you.

03:29:00Anzu:you

03:29:03Argyle:were those are the other three hearts we gave it and the void heart i'm assuming it's now void

03:29:08Argyle:void leading right

03:29:08Gamemaster:At this point, once you finish creating it, you can't alter any further the...

03:29:09Argyle:oh so it's just it's just stuck okay

03:29:17Argyle:and are we

03:29:17Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:29:18Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:29:18Gamemaster:um you might be one second

03:29:20Argyle:builder than Hildebrandt now are we bigger than Hildebrandt

03:29:22Argyle:now

03:29:22Argyle:yeah

03:29:26Gamemaster:ah

03:29:30Benny:Josh, the Atum cats were the gang in Fallout 4.

03:29:30Johnny:Thank you you Okay

03:29:30Anzu:you

03:29:30Argyle:yeah

03:29:30Argyle:yeah

03:29:35Benny:Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

03:29:36Gamemaster:uh yes i think you actually have one more hex than uh held the brand does

03:29:47Argyle:and now we should just have

03:29:48Gamemaster:you

03:29:53Argyle:hit the radiant ghost too oh that is so funny um okay cool well this is fun

03:30:00Benny:you Thank you

03:30:00Anzu:you You don really think we need to do that

03:30:03Gamemaster:you Are you trying to lure Radiant Arms and like Y and co out of their place over to yours just to have more people in your base

03:30:05Argyle:she seemed somewhat open to moving i remember

03:30:11Gamemaster:...

03:30:12Gamemaster:...

03:30:14Argyle:um the main reason i actually want her to move is not just to make our heart bigger

03:30:15Gamemaster:...

03:30:20Argyle:it's I don't like any allies

03:30:23Argyle:outside of our fame

03:30:25Benny:Fair.

03:30:25Johnny:you

03:30:25Anzu:I, but I kind of like our three stack of us, Hildebrandt, and them.

03:30:25Gamemaster:Thank you.

03:30:25Argyle:because I just don't trust other people

03:30:27Argyle:I don't even

03:30:29Argyle:yeah or it could just be us and Hildebrandt

03:30:35Anzu:Like, that's a good amount of land that's all, you know, connected.

03:30:40Argyle:and then

03:30:40Argyle:I trust Raiding Arms more than Hildebrandt right now

03:30:44Argyle:which might be wrong

03:30:45Anzu:And they got, their main thing is guns, so I think they can defend themselves.

03:30:46Argyle:but

03:30:50Anzu:it's not like they're a shipping company

03:30:50Argyle:They do have guns, but they only have so many shooters.

03:30:55Benny:What is Solari Sub-surface do?

03:30:55Johnny:you

03:30:55Gamemaster:True.

03:30:55Anzu:you know

03:30:55Anzu:yeah

03:31:00Argyle:They're next to a person with just a horde of undead.

03:31:04Anzu:but they're not as good of a shipping company

03:31:05Argyle:Bam.

03:31:11Gamemaster:They are a shipping company.

03:31:13Benny:Oh, okay.

03:31:17Gamemaster:Which is, I assume, what the dig on them was.

03:31:19Anzu:as Alca has freight

03:31:19Gamemaster:uh so no so prime meridian is the big one uh they're the ones that like made the railroads

03:31:20Anzu:Great question, Mark.

03:31:20Argyle:you

03:31:21Benny:Or prime meridian.

03:31:25Benny:Thank you.

03:31:25Johnny:you

03:31:27Gamemaster:and the majority of the regular roads and do a lot of logistics that way um Solari Sub-surface is

03:31:34Gamemaster:like a smaller player in that field but they they do something similar where they they do some kind

03:31:39Gamemaster:of shipping usually with like smaller companies and smaller contracts and the like they also don't

03:31:44Gamemaster:like maintain any of the rails they rent them from other companies alkahest freight is specifically

03:31:49Gamemaster:uh like far horizon settling like if i wanted to settle a colony 300 starboard or something like that i would use alkahest Freight to get all of the stuff out there to start the colony and jumpstart it Which is part of why Alkahest Freight or Akato who works for them

03:31:50Anzu:Thank you you

03:31:50Argyle:you

03:31:55Benny:you you

03:31:55Argyle:Very cool.

03:31:55Johnny:you you

03:32:08Gamemaster:has some more knowledge about, like, how to,

03:32:12Gamemaster:the general interaction with sliding and the like.

03:32:14Gamemaster:That's kind of Alkahest's whole deal.

03:32:25Benny:Thank you.

03:32:25Argyle:Never mind.

03:32:25Johnny:you

03:32:25Anzu:All right.

03:32:25Gamemaster:You said very cool and then said sorry what?

03:32:29Argyle:Oh, yes, yes.

03:32:30Argyle:So now the twins get to scratch out the moat,

03:32:33Argyle:and now they can start working on the minesweeper.

03:32:34Gamemaster:Yes, they're not making the moat anymore, so they moved down to the minesweeper,

03:32:37Gamemaster:which you're not even sure if that's something that they can do.

03:32:40Gamemaster:They will work on it.

03:32:40Argyle:Yeah.

03:32:41Argyle:Yeah.

03:32:44Anzu:We need to know where the mines are.

03:32:45Gamemaster:I do think it's funny that you learned that there are mines

03:32:48Gamemaster:and then immediately went back and like, we need a minesweeper.

03:32:53Gamemaster:Now.

03:32:55Benny:Thank you.

03:32:55Argyle:you are you going into the office tomorrow is it five days

03:32:55Johnny:you

03:32:55Gamemaster:No.

03:32:56Anzu:Josh, are Mondays amenable to you going forward, you think?

03:33:04Gamemaster:They should be.

03:33:07Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:33:08Gamemaster:We'll keep going with the Monday schedule, assuming that works.

03:33:11Gamemaster:I'll let you know if for whatever reason it doesn't, but I'm operating on the idea that they do.

03:33:14Anzu:All right.

03:33:20Gamemaster:Uh, no, it's Juneteenth.

03:33:20Argyle:oh yes

03:33:24Argyle:do you normally go into office on Fridays or

03:33:25Benny:.

03:33:25Johnny:you

03:33:25Gamemaster:Yeah, it's normally like full in office.

03:33:25Argyle:okay

03:33:27Argyle:okay

03:33:30Argyle:sounds good

03:33:30Gamemaster:I'm just going to make sure I'm home for reasonable time on Mondays.

03:33:34Argyle:sounds good

03:33:35Argyle:this was good

03:33:37Argyle:and tomorrow we dive into the

03:33:39Argyle:next Monday

03:33:41Argyle:next session we dive into the next

03:33:43Argyle:think of I guess group names

03:33:44Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:33:44Anzu:Indeed.

03:33:46Argyle:everyone should think of group names

03:33:47Argyle:because no one seemed to like Chronicle besides me

03:33:48Anzu:Yes, sir.

03:33:50Anzu:Are you saying group name for our alliance or group name for us?

03:33:50Argyle:I think we need a new...

03:33:54Argyle:At least for our fame Like our group and our fame at least yeah yeah

03:33:55Benny:you The topside boys

03:33:55Johnny:to include everybody else not just

03:33:55Gamemaster:But you don want to call yourselves Iconoclasm and Alkahest Freight and Solari Sub-surface

03:33:57Anzu:Yes Thank you

03:34:05Gamemaster:Just the whole time?

03:34:06Argyle:and rating arms because they said they're

03:34:07Gamemaster:Oh, and Radiant Arms.

03:34:10Gamemaster:Oh, yeah.

03:34:11Argyle:going to join us so

03:34:11Argyle:yeah

03:34:13Gamemaster:Well, yeah, you guys think on it.

03:34:15Argyle:I vote

03:34:18Argyle:choir it's simple

03:34:20Argyle:gets the thing across

03:34:25Benny:the choir

03:34:25Argyle:yeah

03:34:25Johnny:Thank you.

03:34:25Anzu:Yeah.

03:34:25Gamemaster:I...

03:34:26Benny:more of a listener myself

03:34:28Argyle:I don't know if that if other groups are going to look at that and go they're bad

03:34:29Gamemaster:If I had a vote, I actually did like the Heartbreakers.

03:34:30Benny:you

03:34:34Gamemaster:I thought that was cute.

03:34:40Gamemaster:I don't...

03:34:42Gamemaster:Yeah, no, I mean, that does put you in an antagonistic role.

03:34:43Anzu:Yeah.

03:34:45Anzu:It's kind of evil.

03:34:47Anzu:Yeah.

03:34:47Gamemaster:But it is also true in that you have killed three hearts in the past 24 hours.

03:34:54Gamemaster:so

03:34:55Benny:Oh, right.

03:34:55Argyle:Well, they think we're just kids

03:34:55Johnny:Thank you.

03:34:55Anzu:Thank you.

03:34:55Gamemaster:you know

03:34:58Gamemaster:it's not

03:34:58Benny:Uh-huh.

03:34:59Gamemaster:it's not

03:35:00Gamemaster:inaccurate

03:35:00Gamemaster:why are you

03:35:00Benny:Uh-huh.

03:35:02Benny:Uh-huh.

03:35:04Argyle:and we're just going around burning

03:35:04Benny:Uh-huh.

03:35:05Argyle:fucking hearts.

03:35:11Argyle:Guys, we should lure the plane

03:35:13Argyle:people so they can fly us over

03:35:15Argyle:the mine so we can go kill

03:35:17Argyle:their hearts.

03:35:19Gamemaster:trying to kill

03:35:20Gamemaster:ethereal limited's

03:35:21Gamemaster:heart

03:35:22Gamemaster:just because they

03:35:23Gamemaster:have minds

03:35:24Gamemaster:and that's a challenge to you?

03:35:25Benny:Thank you.

03:35:25Argyle:I don't like the mines, guys.

03:35:25Johnny:Thank you.

03:35:25Anzu:you

03:35:25Gamemaster:Or because they called you kids?

03:35:28Argyle:No, I actually like him better than Prime Meridian.

03:35:30Argyle:I just think he's easier to get to than Prime Meridian at the moment.

03:35:33Gamemaster:Of course.

03:35:34Argyle:I think it's going to get much worse very quickly.

03:35:35Gamemaster:If you had to, like,

03:35:37Gamemaster:qualify, you would say that he

03:35:39Gamemaster:might, like, not be at half health.

03:35:41Gamemaster:Not at full health compared to Prime Meridian.

03:35:44Gamemaster:Like, comparatively.

03:35:45Argyle:Yeah.

03:35:45Argyle:Yeah, yeah, yeah.

03:35:46Gamemaster:Alright.

03:35:47Argyle:We give him time.

03:35:48Argyle:He'll definitely build up.

03:35:49Argyle:I wonder if he regrets building this close to the center now.

03:35:54Gamemaster:Bye.

03:35:55Benny:Oh, he'll regret it.

03:35:55Argyle:Unless he wants to be a mind guy.

03:35:55Johnny:you

03:35:55Anzu:you

03:36:00Benny:Right.

03:36:00Argyle:That's why it's that close.

03:36:00Johnny:Thank you.

03:36:00Anzu:Yes.

03:36:00Gamemaster:He's got lines everywhere.

03:36:03Argyle:All right.

03:36:04Argyle:Well.

03:36:05Gamemaster:This is good.

03:36:06Gamemaster:I will see you on Monday.

03:36:09Gamemaster:Or let you know before then if I can't for whatever reason.

03:36:10Anzu:Right.

03:36:12Anzu:Have a nice weekend, everybody.

03:36:13Argyle:You too.

03:36:14Benny:Yes.

03:36:15Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:36:16Gamemaster:Yeah.

03:36:16Benny:Peace.

03:36:17Argyle:Have a nice long weekend, guys.

03:36:17Anzu:Bye.

03:36:19Gamemaster:See ya.