0:05

As you are sitting there focusing on time as a

0:10

concept, you know,

0:12

thinking about the things that you and your dad had been talking about.

0:17

My head hurts. Now. You open your eyes and everything is holding perfectly

0:24

still. Huh? Wonder how I stopped doing this.

0:28

To everybody else? It looks like Callum just glitched from one spot to another.

0:33

Okay, so bad news, I can't go back in time. Good news. I can stop time.

0:39

Wow, that should come in handy, right?

0:43

How long can you stop time? That's a good question.

0:47

Well, if you could stop time and then search the world for Jada,

0:53

then you could go to her. But I don't think she's on this plane.

0:57

The important things that we need to work on right now are one J

1:02

Juda, sting, two, the drow thing, and three.

1:08

Going to talk to my brother. When I was hitting these knitty shoulder pads,

1:14

I heard about a, a gang in town. The, uh,

1:19

van deals, I believe their name was. If I was your brother,

1:23

I would create a,

1:25

a problem or such as a gang that affects the everyday person

1:30

and then solve said problem, gaining their affection.

1:34

That would be a very smart thing to do. Or we could try to infiltrate the gang.

1:40

That is an alarming thing to say from Gareth. I gotta say <laugh>.

1:44

What was your bible study about?

1:46

You know, it sounds like the best person for this is Wilder,

1:49

so we should send him a message and he can go do that. Well,

1:53

we're going to talk to your brother. I still think it's not your fault if this lady decides to do something crazy and

1:59

you shouldn't listen to death. I haven't twice.

2:03

So what's the worst that could happen? True. What's the worst that could happen?

2:07

I feel like that's a bad question to. Asks

2:47

strangers. Yeah, but we've already had the worst happen. I mean, Faye Roons like gone.

2:54

So is all the Faye Roon gone? Um, it's, well,

2:58

a lot happened out there. It's not pretty. Um,

3:03

there's a lot of tentacles in the sky.

3:06

Just places are gone. Um, yeah.

3:11

That's still mildly disturbing.

3:14

Yeah, I would say a little more than mildly, but we're here,

3:17

so let's make the best of it, I guess. <laugh>.

3:22

That's the attitude. My dear.

3:25

Are you just gonna be putting off our meeting for the next several days?

3:31

Uh, who are you? I, I do apologize. I, I I've,

3:35

I've been weighed in outside of this conversation, uh,

3:39

for my friend here, Alene,

3:42

she said she would get back to me and she never has

3:47

over the past couple days now. And I just, I do apologize.

3:51

Uh, you can call me Tom. This, uh,

3:55

you would assume to be a tling with a very bright,

4:00

shiny friendly smile reaches his hand out to you to shake your hand.

4:04

Uh, I wouldn't shake it that if. I were you. I shake it. Don't tell. Have I told you? Have we,

4:10

have we met before? Um, Jolene met him.

4:13

Roll a history check. That was a nut 20.

4:17

You briefly recall meeting him in the city of this.

4:23

Interesting. I shake his hand for a few seconds too long.

4:26

It's a very firm handshake. And at no point does he seem like he feels uncomfortable as he smiles and looks

4:33

you directly in the eye. You said Tom. It was mm-hmm.

4:37

<Affirmative>. It's a nice name. Well, thank you very much, Cal. Now.

4:42

I don't believe I gave you mine, but. Well, I'm in, I am.

4:47

I am in the business of making things a little bit easier for people.

4:51

So let me just go ahead and start out by saying I couldn't help but over here

4:56

that, uh, you sir, were in the market for some new weaponry.

5:01

Am I correct in hearing this? No. He got some.

5:05

Oh, those dinky things. And with a flourish of his hand,

5:08

he suddenly has two cems in his hand.

5:11

Wouldn't you rather deal with something a little bit more interesting, Tom?

5:16

Well, yes, we. We do not have time to deal with y'all shenanigans at.

5:21

The moment. We saw him in hell knack. Okay? He's, he's a sneaky dickie.

5:25

Technically, technically he wasn't. Hell. Actually, you have the knack of showing up at the worst times.

5:31

Perhaps the, uh, most opportune times.

5:33

Some might say your majesty, if you will,

5:38

at my pitch, will only take a second.

5:41

So, you know, it's. Me. I know a lot of things. Uh, first of all,

5:45

if you go down into the drow city as a drow and you're using non

5:50

drow weaponry, you're gonna stick out like a sore thumb.

5:53

If your intention was to match amongst

5:57

the people down there, I would suggest you take these blades instead of those two dangly things

6:04

hanging off your belt right now, what I am offering you,

6:08

uh, what's called in your tongue at least a vle ctars.

6:14

I like the word vle. What's the catch?

6:17

Oh, there is no catch. There's always a catch.

6:20

At least no catch that pertains to him.

6:23

So who does it pertain to? It pertains to the people that he defeats with these.

6:28

Swords. Ooh. Ooh. What about, yeah. What, what,

6:32

what happens to them? Oh, I, you don't need to worry. Pretty little face about that.

6:37

These swords are very mad though. He, he,

6:40

he proceeds to tell you how keenly they are have been sharpened how hard the

6:45

material is. Essentially, it gives you a plus three bonus to attack and damage rolls. Um,

6:51

and it ignores resistance to slashing damage.

6:54

You know who I'd like to show these two? Do you know Jada?

6:59

Um, you could say we're on a first name basis.

7:03

Great. Oh, she's into t flings. I.

7:07

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Big smiles. Do you want these swords or not?

7:11

If you told me what happens to the people that I sharpen them on.

7:15

Now, why would you be so concerned about that?

7:18

I'm merely providing you with the tools to accomplish what you're setting out to

7:22

do. Now listen, I'm not that worried cuz I'm planning on using it

7:29

on bad people. Not good people. Bad people. Good. Lemme tell, lemme tell you something. You're majesty uh,

7:36

there is no such a thing as good people. I mean,

7:40

even this one and he points at Gareth.

7:42

Even this one will tell you that there are none that are good. No, not one.

7:47

He speaks the truth. Mm-hmm. <affirmative> in.

7:49

This matter. Certain sects of what he believes the first point of their

7:56

doctrine is that all beings with souls to be

8:01

saved are totally depraved in the first place. Amen. Brother.

8:05

What does, what does this have to do with you not brother telling him part of the deal?

8:10

Cuz we've kind of made some bad deals in our day.

8:12

No, I am just speaking to him as saying he's only gonna use them on bad people.

8:17

And I'm trying to explain to him that they are all bad people.

8:21

Sounds a bit like a deflection. You're gonna,

8:24

you're gonna tell us what happens when he uses 'em or are we just gonna stare at

8:28

each other in a circle? I'm just saying that that would be my pavement.

8:32

Okay. So if I, if I take one and I use it on you,

8:37

they. Are a set. Sir. Why are they a set?

8:41

Because that's how these types of swords are. They come as a set.

8:47

Fine. I'll take 'em. What do I have to lose?

8:49

Oh, this sounds not great. Excellent. Well.

8:52

Here. Oh, sure. You're saying after it. I said it before, but you know, carry on. I could stop time if you want,

8:58

but I don't think it'll help. He, uh, hands you those two sorts and he goes,

9:03

now if you are worried about having an open-ended agreement with me,

9:07

I'll tell you this is not open-ended.

9:10

The way these sorts operate is what produces my payment.

9:13

So you don't have to worry about yourself about.

9:15

That. And if something were to happen to the soils that makes that stop,

9:18

then the deal's still closed. Well, yes,

9:21

but you can't make that stop on these swords and still keep the swords.

9:25

It's just how they operate. It's part,

9:28

it's part of the enchantment that makes them what they are.

9:32

So if you don't use them. If he gets no use out of them, what's the point in paying for 'em?

9:37

That's what I'm saying. But he's not paying for 'em. It was free.

9:39

Well free to him. So no one's paying.

9:42

Oh, people will be paying. But not if he doesn't use them.

9:45

Well, if he doesn't use them, there's no point in paying for them. Oh, they are.

9:49

Is just ornamental. Once again, no one's paying. If he doesn't use them, they're not being paid for,

9:54

but he still has them. It's kind of an intimidation column.

9:58

Economic soapbox. What if he sold them? And, uh,

10:03

so Mr. Tom, can I call you that? Tom?

10:07

You can call me Tom? Yes. Okay, I just wanted to check. That's all. I was just, uh,

10:12

making sure that Tom's your name and I was just trying to stop

10:17

that other conversation so we can get to the next one.

10:21

Is this something that she would lack poo of the house as Sanders? Uh.

10:28

Oh, well, oh, is this like sand Claus? Something like that?

10:33

Sandy. Sister clothes? Well, you knew my name. Very, very nice. Very perceptive of you Tom.

10:42

No, is what I was going for.

10:44

Oh, well I see. Well, AEN, I dobel.

10:49

I told you, you come at the worst times.

10:52

There are other things to handle. Okay,

10:55

well I'm just saying the office deal on the table and I've already given you

10:59

that free sample so of what I can do for you. So.

11:04

I gave you what? No. Goodbye, Tom.

11:07

Well, right then. No one wants to make deals with me anymore. I don't know what happened.

11:12

Would you like to make a deal? No. I mean, not parti. I mean, I want to see Jade is really,

11:17

is who I'd want to make a deal with kind of depending on how you define deal.

11:21

Me too. What are you willing to trade to see Jada?

11:27

I've got a cup of copper pieces if you want them.

11:29

I need something a bit more substantial.

11:33

I've got a ball. I have two nice ctars.

11:37

You don't have a whole lot of things. You know, I was dead for a while,

11:41

so my accumulation of wealth and goods kind of was on

11:46

a standstill as it were. Time was, time was stand and still.

11:49

And now it still does. I'm not typically one to, to make deals with the other side,

11:55

but profit is profit. Well, you know, sometimes you have to cross these political borders,

12:02

so to speak, for the good of everybody or nobody. I'm.

12:05

So glad that you understand my philosophy.

12:09

Sure. I gave all my magic items away when I thought I wasn't coming back and now I'm

12:14

here, so I kind of useless. Oh, I think I have a letter for you, Callum.

12:19

You have a letter for me? I can offer you a letter. Tom,

12:23

would you like a letter that I haven't read? Oh. It's, it's from stamp.

12:26

For you. Well, yeah, I do want to read that actually.

12:29

Well then if there's nothing more I can do.

12:32

I've got a biscuit. I just, I don't like when people say,

12:34

what can you give me instead of making an ask, you know, about whatever.

12:39

I'll just go back to my room. Y'all know where to find me.

12:43

Actually, I don't. I just got here. No. No. The last.

12:47

Room a lean knows where to find me. And with the flourishion about he walks off.

12:53

Wait by Tom. This was really enriching.

12:58

I am ashamed at you. For what?

13:02

You got a free sample doing. Doing deals with that guy.

13:05

I did no deals. What kind of samples he talking about? He.

13:10

Played with my hop. I don't know what, what happened to it.

13:14

I haven't had a chance to test it. How's your Bible study, Garrett? Oh.

13:18

It went very well. Uh, every.

13:20

Bible study goes well. Okay, well let's go talk to your brother.

13:26

Yeah. Something. Yeah, I'd like to use these things on him.

13:30

Poo. Yes. I was just, I mean, I we've only had half a day together again. Um,

13:36

I was just wondering when you were going to tell me that you are apparently in

13:40

love with someone and I had to hear about it from other people.

13:43

That's what I was hearing. Who? Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. I'm in love with someone.

13:49

I didn't, who's been telling you that?

13:52

I hope it's not the person I'm in love with. <laugh>.

13:55

That would be embarrassing. <Laugh>. No, I, no, I haven't talked to her, I don't think. Not really briefly.

14:01

I saw her and when she, you know, dragged you outta the forest, not dragged,

14:05

carried kind of, I don't know. Anyway. Who.

14:07

Who dragged me out of the forest? The bank. You know,

14:09

the one with the armor and big stick and not like a deer.

14:15

Oh, humor in. Yeah, that one. She's very nice. Yes.

14:19

She dragged me out of the forest. Well.

14:21

Well she kind of carried you, you know, didn't drag you.

14:23

Yes. Yes. She's very capable. She's pr pretty nice. Yes.

14:28

I like Brent. You said she loves me.

14:32

No, I don't. I don't know. I idea. That's.

14:34

What's, I don't know. I did. I didn't. Oh, this is very, um, I,

14:39

uh, that's a <laugh>. Well, what do you know?

14:44

I mean, I haven't talked to her, so I don't, but sure. Maybe. I don't know.

14:48

I just, I had to hear from someone else. I need, need all of you to roll a perception check. Please.

14:54

See how much of this tea we're getting? 16, 22, 9, 12.

15:00

Mine was a three. Okay. It's a good thing I'm here. Guy.

15:04

Or bog? Callum. And a lien as you are walking and passing

15:10

into Northern Tower Hall,

15:14

especially Aen. Y'all notice a very familiar looking building.

15:20

What does it look. Like? Uh, it looks like a bakery.

15:23

Oh, I would like to submit that. I was very familiar with this bakery.

15:26

<laugh> saw some things happen there.

15:30

I. Would like to submit that. Who notices every bakery?

15:33

<Laugh>. He's too busy noticing girls.

15:37

Yeah, he's he's distracted at the moment. So I'll give you that.

15:40

Yes. Hey, Elaine?

15:44

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Are. You, are you seeing that?

15:47

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Okay, so I'm not imagining it.

15:52

Mm-hmm. Okay. And it shouldn't be there.

15:55

Mm-hmm. Great. Should we ignore it? Oh.

16:00

What shouldn't we wear? Hey Eileen,

16:05

did you hear? I'm gonna go check it out. Y'all go find Paw.

16:10

By yourself. You're gonna go into the building that shouldn't be there by yourself.

16:15

You. Want one of my Cs? I I don't.

16:18

Really do have to use them together.

16:20

I can go with you if you'd like. Wait, the potty.

16:24

Stay together please. I, I don't wanna tell the whole potty.

16:29

Boy, be quick. Somebody wants. To come with me. I won't turn you down.

16:32

Then we'll keep, I'll stay outside with who? So we don't get too distracted with baked goods.

16:38

Oh, that's probably a good idea. Uh, as you approach this bakery, you see the, uh,

16:43

name of said bakery printed on a sign out front

16:47

that says, uh, only on Tuesdays Blessing,

16:52

blessing your heart with baked goods.

16:56

<Laugh>. And at the bottom of the sign it says, proprietors Rashaun,

17:04

ands Chris win. Deceased. No.

17:09

Don't think that I can handle this on second thought.

17:14

Would you like us to go in instead? Do you stay outside? Yes. Right.

17:19

Poo, we're on it. Let's. Do it. I open the door. I'm very good at doors.

17:23

Yeah. There, there's a, there's a big line going into this bakery.

17:27

Like it's a jump joint. Who can we get past 'em though?

17:30

Oh, can we get past them? Poo plows.

17:33

I follow. <Laugh>. Uh, some people are like, Hey, wait, your turn.

17:37

Sorry. We we're just window shopping. Hello? [inaudible].

17:42

Uh, you, you walk in there and, uh,

17:45

you see an Elvin man and a human woman behind the counter and they

17:50

are just a blur making all kinds of

17:55

baked goods. Hello.

17:58

Sir. I'm sorry. Uh, you're,

18:00

you're gonna have to go to the back of the line that that's the way that proper

18:04

commerce works. Oh, we're not buying.

18:06

If you look at it this way, what, ah, at the back of the loop eye.

18:10

Let's say turning around and pointing the other.

18:13

Direction. Have some questions? Yeah.

18:16

Uh, well, I apologize. Uh, we are a bit busy.

18:20

I we don't really, I'm sorry, sir. That's gonna be, yeah. Uh.

18:25

Do you know in a sugar baker?

18:28

Uh, I can't say that I do. Um.

18:30

Wait, do you know fa roone? Well, water deep?

18:33

Not anymore. Do you know copyright infringement?

18:37

Oh yeah. Also that. I am not sure what you're talking about. I, sir. That No, sir.

18:43

That's not a free sample over there. I. How, how long have you been here? We've.

18:47

Been here for years. I don't believe them.

18:50

I don't believe them either. You know, I think this would be a lot easier if,

18:54

uh, I want so many people in here.

18:57

I agree. Who turns around and lets out A big unfair,

19:03

intimidating roar because.

19:06

Things like this have gone so well in the past. Yeah.

19:08

Oh, I was about to say that. Maybe it'd be a good idea if we don't, but,

19:12

you know. Alright, <laugh>, we're going with this. No, uh.

19:15

Roll intimidation please. Who?

19:18

16. You scare away quite a bit of people in the,

19:21

in the line and other people pull swords as a

19:26

reaction to this. Oh, no.

19:28

Large. I cast calm emotions.

19:30

Okay. Alene. Is gonna run in at this point. <laugh>.

19:35

What. Did you two. Do? Everyone calmed down. It's fine. He didn't mean it.

19:40

He just really likes cookies. I saw chocolate chip cookies.

19:45

Halene, can you talk to them cuz we don't know who they are. And also,

19:48

I don't actually know what I should be asking them.

19:50

Elaine, when you look at them, you see a very familiar elf and human couple working

19:56

behind the counter. I have my answers so we can leave.

20:01

Alright, well it's been very nice. You have a nice shop. We'll see you later.

20:06

They. Give you the most confused look as you guys are leaving.

20:10

And as you are leaving, Aileen,

20:12

you spot a bottle of fake vanilla on the way out.

20:17

Of course. Well, that was informative.

20:20

I I have no idea what happened. Me neither. Eileen. What happened?

20:24

They are impersonating ma parents

20:29

or someone has placed them there

20:35

and they think that they have owned this place forever. Basically,

20:39

they have erased my family from history.

20:42

Wait, is that what your parents look like?

20:46

No. I was going to say cuz.

20:49

Yeah, that seemed questionable. Yes.

20:51

I was a little confused. I wasn't gonna, you know, question it.

20:54

You don't ask those kind of questions of paper, but. That's, that's not what they look like.

20:58

Good to know. Perhaps, you know,

21:00

when I haven't used all of my high level spell slots on sending,

21:04

we could come back and I have some spells that might, you know,

21:06

help maybe take care of it, perhaps. I don't know.

21:10

Let's, let's catch up with everybody else.

21:13

Worried. Well, I don't think they went far based on the scene that we created,

21:16

but there they are. Wasn't that big of a scene, just a miniature scene.

21:22

Could have been worse the last time we were in the bakery was worse.

21:26

That's true. Indeed. This cupcake tastes funny.

21:30

Aileen? Yes, as you are leaving the bakery and of the people who are still remaining in line,

21:35

there's a familiar aroma that you're catching

21:40

in line. Oh. Do. I recognize.

21:42

It? Uh, yeah. Actually Callum, you would recognize it as well.

21:46

Kelly immediately wants to fight.

21:49

It. It it has a smell of, uh, cat lady and arrogance.

21:53

Uh, Elaine. It's, let's just walk away. Why?

22:00

But wasn't and she Nope. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>.

22:04

<Laugh>. Dang. I was hoping to get some till the motion going.

22:14

On. She's really perceptive. I don't know. <Laugh>. All right. All right. All right. You guys make your way back. You,

22:21

you link up with, uh, four Bog and, uh, Gareth.

22:25

Like arm and arm. Yep. We're off to see the wizard.

22:30

You, so you're heading to Lars's house? Or where are you guys going to?

22:35

No, I already tried that. We'll go to the. Castle. You're going to castle, uh, Skeletor? Yes.

22:40

Okay. And we're keeping an eye out for, for shady looking people, though.

22:44

We might be part of a gang. Well, Wilder's not here. So.

22:47

So while you guys are doing that, we're going to switch on over to Emin.

22:53

I love starting rumors about my own character.

22:56

<Laugh>. It's an experience that so few people get to, uh,

23:00

have in the v. Scour in the woods. Mm-hmm.

23:04

<affirmative> looking around where all the dead trees are gonna start. Where,

23:07

um, we killed the lady or allegedly killed the lady.

23:11

I'm not convinced that she's dead. But, okay. There's a, uh,

23:14

there you can kind of notice a faint blast radius around this tree.

23:19

Then I'm just gonna start circling out from there. Okay?

23:22

Occasionally mark trees. So I know where I've been. Systematic swap.

23:25

We're you start circling through the forest. What's your passive perception?

23:30

16. As you are, uh, circling these trees, you in your periphery,

23:36

you just kind of see a, a humanoid figure just kind of leaned up against a tree and

23:43

you kind of feel like someone's watching you. You.

23:45

I, I do the, the look out of the corner. My eye.

23:48

Don't try to look dead on mm-hmm. <affirmative> type of look.

23:51

You can't tell really what race this humanoid figure

23:55

is, but, uh, just based off of your experience living in the upper crust in the

24:02

castle for a while, um,

24:06

you can tell he's wearing some very ni a very nice suit.

24:12

You can also kind of make out a very nice smile. A very,

24:16

a very bright smile, rather. Does he seem to notice that I'm peeking?

24:22

Uh, I I don't think that you could be able to tell.

24:26

I was amazing looking dead at me. If you had to guess, you would assume he's watching you.

24:31

As you're searching the woods. I will turn and make eye contact.

24:37

Uh, you see, uh, what you would assume to be a teeling standing there.

24:42

Well, hello there. I was wondering when you would, uh,

24:46

pay heed to, uh, your surroundings a little bit.

24:50

I don't usually talk to strangers in the woods, so it's not that I wasn't paying attention. Mm.

24:54

I've just been waiting for you to show.

24:57

Up. Pardon? I've. Just been sitting here waiting for you, Emron.

25:01

Why? Because I knew you were coming.

25:04

And you are. Oh, pardon me?

25:07

I figured you'd know who I was given that your residence, um,

25:11

you can just call me Tom. I see. I don't happen to be a resident of the forest.

25:18

So I meant of the island. Uh, Emron. You have seen him once before.

25:23

Where did I see him? Once.

25:25

Before in an alley trying to buy a certain sword off of.

25:30

Ah, I see. Well,

25:32

I don't often fraternize with people that tend to do illicit

25:37

things in tower fall. Mm. To my understanding,

25:41

I haven't done anything nobody has an already asked me to do.

25:46

And I I figured you could use the.

25:48

Help. That was, that was a sentence that didn't make any sense,

25:53

but, okay. What help?

25:56

Uh, you do seem to be looking for something. Did you drop something or.

26:00

Just enjoyed a nice walk? Enjoying a nice walk in circles around a tree,

26:05

trying to look at every single tree then you're surrounding.

26:10

Hmm. Well, you know what they say, sometimes we don't see the forest through all the trees,

26:14

but I'm too good at seeing the forest, so now I'm looking at the trees.

26:18

I'm getting some resistance from you as far as you don't want

26:23

help? No, I can't say that. It's that I don't want help. It's just that, um,

26:29

as you say, as a resident of the island, I'm hesitant to accept help from people that appear out of nowhere in the woods.

26:36

Hmm. I'll come now. You don't leave those wives tales now, do you?

26:41

Yes. Yes. I do. I mean,

26:43

who didn't seem to believe those wives tales when I was talking to him this

26:48

morning? Yes. Until it almost killed him.

26:51

He seemed dry as rain. He is very resilient. Hmm. Does this have something to do with me.

26:57

With you? No. I just thought you might want some help finding Nickis.

27:06

Do you know where he is? And as he says this to you, he's looking,

27:09

you dead in the eye with the big old smile on his face.

27:12

She's an unwavering, staring right back. Do you know where he is?

27:16

Oh, I know a lot of things. Emron Firmstone.

27:22

I'm only interested in the one. Now. Can I help you find nicu?

27:29

Absolutely. But as so many things are in this world,

27:36

it's gonna come with a price. I'll pay anything.

27:42

I'll watch Want your brother? Which.

27:46

Ethan? For what? Lunch.

27:52

Take him. It's not so easy. Hmm?

27:56

He produces a large grave and he hands it to you and he goes,

28:00

I need you to do it with this.

28:03

Then I need more than just a location of my brother.

28:06

Oh no. I'll bring you to your brother. I need more than that.

28:10

What is it that you need? What can you do for me? For him?

28:15

For your brother? Yes.

28:18

Are you looking for something specific? Yes. I can do many things,

28:22

but if there's something that you specifically won't.

28:25

I'm not interested in word games. I'm not interested either.

28:30

But the way my magic works,

28:35

you have to ask me for what you want.

28:37

It's a very much a believe it and receive it sort of

28:42

situation. When he was dead, he saw things.

28:45

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. I don't want him to remember that.

28:48

Oh, just a little memory wipe. Is that it?

28:51

But I want everything else to be the same. Fair enough. And just so you know, this isn't some,

28:57

I don't function in some sort of genie situation where

29:02

I have ironic word usage.

29:06

I'm not so desperate for a congregation that I have to trick people

29:11

into serving me. I am very specific about the things I want.

29:16

And quite frankly, it's just,

29:19

it just bores me to play a word games with people.

29:21

And yet everybody seems to think I want to,

29:26

but I digs [inaudible]. You have an awful lot of words for someone that's not interested in this. Hmm.

29:31

What can I say? It's a hazard of the profession.

29:36

So follow me. And he leads you into the woods.

29:40

He's using this grave as a walking stick.

29:45

As you begin to walk through the woods,

29:48

you hear a familiar voice of your father. Hmm.

29:53

Ah, we're gonna hang back just a moment here.

29:57

And you hear your father shouting out for Anna and

30:01

he's shouting, I've, I I've brought a sacrifice,

30:05

I've brought an appeasement.

30:08

Just please don't leave me here.

30:13

And you see that hand hanging out of this knot hole in this tree.

30:18

And, uh, Tom looks at you and he reaches out this grave towards unions.

30:24

I mean. Will you accept him instead?

30:30

Why not both? That's not the deal.

30:34

Tell you what deal's choice.

30:39

I will take the leave. As you take this grave,

30:43

you kind of feel it almost bind itself to you

30:48

a little bit. This is not the kind of magic item I wanted. Draw <laugh>.

30:52

Or is. It's. The one I needed right now. <laugh>. Um,

30:57

I'm gonna go commit petro science. <Laugh>, I guess.

31:01

Stick at a casual Thursday. Are you being sneaky, sneaky about it or are you just going full on charge?

31:08

Have you met Emin? Well, she's not charging, but she will just Oh,

31:13

walk up. Sets a scene for me. Emin. I, I, I.

31:16

I, well, I assume he's like yelling into the woods. Mm-hmm.

31:19

<affirmative> does he notice me coming? He.

31:21

Rolled a nat too. So I'm gonna say probably not.

31:24

Perfect. Deb. How far away from him are you?

31:28

Right behind him. Oh, he, he turns to Duran and goes emin.

31:32

She will, as he turns, will slide it into his stomach.

31:35

He just kind of slumps over the grave. And she will very quietly say to him,

31:40

now you have finally done something worthy for your children.

31:43

He begins to kind of reach, reach back towards his belt as he,

31:47

you've got this grave in him. Pull it out and step back.

31:52

And as he's reaching back, you notice that he's reaching back for like a,

31:56

kinda like a dagger. But as you step back,

31:59

he just kind of falls and hits the ground. And you notice this almost imperceptible

32:05

vapor come off of your father. And it whisks back towards Tom as he kind of

32:12

breathes it in. He goes, I was so hoping to have breakfast this morning and.

32:21

I point at the tree. Oh yes, he's in there. Feel free to take him out.

32:25

And he's alive. You wouldn't have been able to see him in the YouTube if he wasn't.

32:30

And he won't remember. No.

32:32

How do I get him out of the tree? Very carefully. I would assume.

32:37

I'll take out my hand X and go to work.

32:40

After a couple hours. You're able to get him out of the tree. He's unconscious.

32:44

I will take him home.

32:47

As she's taken him home, uh, to Castle Stirk.

32:52

So that's when I told my dad that we are both going to be in me together.

32:56

And that's how the time thing works. Cool.

33:00

Ah, yes. That makes perfect sense.

33:03

Fine. Yes. No one else seemed to understand the same way. I.

33:07

I still don't. Get it. That's fine. Oh look, the castle, that's a very nice castle.

33:11

It's kind of nicer than the other one. Oh.

33:13

Look, there's your brother. Yeah. There.

33:18

<Laugh>. Uh, the castle still looks fairly abandoned.

33:23

We don't judge a house by its outside.

33:25

I like what they've done with the place. That usually is. How.

33:28

Do we judge a Do we knock? Yeah.

33:31

Hello? Try to walk in. Oh, bogs brother. We here.

33:36

You're, you're just walking in or bog? I, if we're not seeing anything, we're gonna look around. Yeah. Okay.

33:41

Because I tried to I tried to at his house. All right. You walk in there, it's pretty empty.

33:47

Like when Callum shouted. Hello.

33:49

You could kind of hear echo off the walls after a couple seconds.

33:53

You see like one of Lars's house

33:58

servants kind of walk out and he's like, oh, um, sorry.

34:02

This place is big. Yes. Uh, how can,

34:06

how can I help you guys? We're looking for Lars.

34:10

Um, I'm sorry sir. We can't have, you're kind here.

34:14

You've been expunged from the city.

34:17

Everybody has heard the message.

34:21

You're happier underground. Anyway, it's my understanding. So.

34:26

Well that's awful racist to see.

34:29

It was my decree from the holy family. I mean the ruling family. Well.

34:34

That's what, that was awful presumptuous as well to say they're holy.

34:37

Well, I. Don't, we're coming to, you know, counteracted,

34:41

we've petitioned to make of the royal family.

34:43

Uh, look here. Not flaws. How about [inaudible] on a little secret.

34:48

You see that drow over there? That's no drow.

34:52

No, that's a drow. I. Is this is this one. Poo knocks him out cuz he's so close. <laugh>, I I put.

34:57

My arm around his neck like in a friendly way. <laugh>.

35:01

Oh yes, that is. He's got an enchantment on him.

35:06

No, that's, that's, that's a drow. He's even got the look,

35:10

he's even got the ctars hanging on from his belt. Like a drow.

35:13

Look really close. Really, really, really close.

35:18

Yeah. That's, would. You like to see the ctars up close?

35:21

Are are you threatening me, sir? Um, yes. If you don't take me to Lars.

35:27

I'd listen to the man. We just want to talk.

35:29

Mean and him very little harm.

35:32

What if you get in the way of that? What?

35:35

Tell you what, I'm just gonna pretend like I didn't see you and

35:41

maybe you can find him on your

35:46

own. That's not very helpful.

35:49

Yeah. You're literally asking me to go against

35:54

my king and if I didn't know you were here,

35:59

I can't be held accountable for things that happen.

36:02

You didn't see anything. Exactly. See, this one gets it.

36:07

Okay. Yes. If you could just, you know, without saying anything or pointing,

36:11

but just maybe if you, you know, no one can fault you for using your eyeballs.

36:16

Sneeze. No direction. He, he just looks at you and he goes, I can't tell you.

36:20

And he uses his finger to scratch the side of his nose and it looks like he's

36:23

pointing up. Perfect. Great. You know, you couldn't have been less helpful.

36:29

You should get that chucked out. I, I think I will. Thanks for the

36:35

recommendation. Absolutely no help at all. Real.

36:39

Pleasure. See you later, Fred.

36:42

He looks confused at you. P and he is like, um,

36:46

right Fred. Head for the stairs.

36:51

<Laugh>. You guys go up the stairs to where or bog would know would

36:57

be the throne room. And you see, you see.

37:01

Your, I was gonna say, poo might know too.

37:03

Didn't we have the fight in the throne room. Or We did.

37:05

I've never been here before, but it's a nice place. Right?

37:08

It's a big throne room and there's a big stain up near the throne.

37:13

But yeah, you see Lars sitting on the throne?

37:18

Is he? So is Lars just there alone?

37:21

Yeah, he's there by himself. And he goes, who are you?

37:25

And why are you here? Have you heard about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. <laugh>.

37:32

Give us the proofs. This message. I'm here to evangelize and also to tell you to talk to your brother.

37:39

Oh, surprise. It's me. Or bog the drow.

37:45

Or bog. Something has happened.

37:48

What did you do to yourself? Why would you,

37:51

why would you make yourself a lesser being?

37:55

Oh, well that, you know, I thought the last guy was presumptuous, but.

37:59

Yeah, this is, he's a character. Welcome to Tower Fall.

38:04

We are all created equal.

38:07

Right? That's right. Gareth, back me up on this. We're not all created equal.

38:14

Oh no. No. No. Human beings are made in the image of the.

38:20

Creator. Um. All.

38:22

Else are. I did not do this to me. A witch did.

38:26

Which witch? Sorry I couldn't help myself. The chicken witch.

38:30

I think it was the white witch Jada.

38:33

It's before she became the white witch though. So she was just like in that big castle.

38:37

Maybe that's why you couldn't see her through YouTube. She's a naia.

38:41

Right? Oh yeah. Right, right.

38:45

The Chronicles of Narnia are sequel to playing games with strangers for the

38:48

listeners. Yeah. Out there. Pretty much. I'm so it's.

38:53

Now. Hi, we haven't met. I'm Callum.

38:57

Um, I don't care. Yeah, I didn't think you would, but you know what,

39:01

we're here to talk anyway and so you're gonna have to. Oh, you should. He's like an angel and he is also like time.

39:08

You've. Come here to see me in my glory then in my throne room.

39:13

Yes. Glory's a strong word for what I'm looking at.

39:16

Your glory is pretty you Maybe you should clean up some of your

39:20

glory in here. Oh, sorry. That was our glory. Oh, sorry.

39:25

Sorry about that. I'm confused.

39:28

But, um, so we, we we killed the fake king in here.

39:32

Oh, there was a fake king. I'm sorry.

39:35

We could have had this conversation before he came in here, Lars.

39:38

But we didn't think about. It. You came here to tell me that you murdered our father.

39:43

What? He just said a fake one. No, it was, it is a, it is a fake one. He had a,

39:48

he had a lizard guy inside of him. Almost like Callum here.

39:52

He has a unicorn inside of him.

39:55

Do you know how ridiculous you sound right now?

39:57

I can't even believe you were first in line for succession.

40:01

As ridiculous as he sounds, he is correct.

40:05

Except I don't have a unicorn inside me. That's kind of an exaggeration. Not.

40:09

About that. Well, you surrounded yourself with mad men.

40:14

I am a woman, sir. That's offensive.

40:17

Poo. You had a good point to make. Lars reaches his handout and he casts a, a,

40:22

a spell of silence on poo. You know, we all want to, every so often we all wanted to.

40:30

But he was just like, I will not listen to the madness any longer.

40:34

And he looks at you or bog and he goes, why.

40:37

Are you, it's funny that of all the people he silenced poo and not us.

40:40

Why are you here or bog. Do you know about the 10 day with the drow?

40:47

Why would I deal with the drow? I have it on good authority that we need to make peace with them.

40:53

You also apparently have it on good authority that dad ha was a lizard

40:58

person and you murdered him.

41:01

But you know, at least he had the authority cuz like you said, first in line.

41:06

Right? And Aileen was there. She can back me up that he was,

41:10

that there was a lizard guy inside of him. Have you heard of Loles?

41:15

And you're dealing with pagan gods now or bog?

41:20

Oh, we, we, we dealt with her. All right. She's dead.

41:22

Pagan. God. And she's gone. What would your mentor at Candle Cathedral, what would he think?

41:29

I imagine he'd be quite. Happy. Yeah, he'd probably be pretty happy. Thank.

41:33

Haimm dra salba that he's not even alive to hear these

41:37

insanities to come from your. Mouth. Well, we, we fought against her and we killed her.

41:43

One of our party party did. I can attest to that cuz I didn't get to see her again.

41:48

So the point is, if you want the kingdom, you're.

41:51

Gonna have to go through. You can have it. Nevermind. My mentor appeared to me and said

41:58

that we have to make peace with the drought or there's going to be really bad

42:02

things that happen. So you need to do that and you need to stop the raids from happening and

42:09

you really need to stop this vandal gang.

42:12

I have my top people working on the vandals. You don't need to worry about that.

42:16

What I do find a bit repugnant is you think I need

42:21

to deal with a lesser race such as the drought.

42:25

Um, yeah. You again with that, that's a lot.

42:28

Yeah, they're. Caved wheelers.

42:30

Okay. And. You are a jerk. So.

42:34

Yeah. You know, she said it better than I could have cuz I was still trying to think of our

42:38

response. You are a sun dweller. We.

42:40

All, all have our faults.

42:43

And yours is that you were gifted with a terrible personality.

42:48

Probably dropped on your head as a child. That's.

42:51

Possible. Indeed. This is probably not how we should be, you.

42:54

Know. A. Little flat, you know, I just don't care anymore.

42:59

You know, I don't too much either. But, uh,

43:02

he also insulted drought and I think that's pretty rude.

43:05

You need to make peace with the drought. We already tried. We're starting it.

43:09

That's what they're waiting for A negotiation to bring peace,

43:14

to stop having the raids so that your people can live in

43:19

peace Up here. I will make pieces of the drought.

43:24

Hmm. Oh, with your, with your army. That's in this room with us right now.

43:28

I have means. Your arm mean. Yeah.

43:31

I. Was, your head is kind of flat. Are we sure that you weren't.

43:34

Dropped? I don't know that you two are helping.

43:36

Alene. I think we're in a good spot to go back and talk to Tilda.

43:39

We're really on it today. No, I'm good. All right.

43:42

What are your means? That is absolutely none of your business,

43:47

especially now that you're a race trader.

43:51

The look on Celeste's face right now,

43:54

just fantastic. Since you were acting all religiously and everything,

44:00

I suppose that you would believe in spirits and my spirit has not changed.

44:06

Am I supposed to be moved by this idiocy that has just come out of your mouth?

44:10

No. I'm just wondering what your great plan is for,

44:13

for this because it doesn't seem like you have a very good one.

44:18

Oh, trust me, I have a fantastic one.

44:20

And the draw will soon be removed from the board as an issue to be

44:25

dealt with. Hey or bog. Have I shown you these ctars? I have.

44:30

You should name. Them. I don't think I much like your brother.

44:33

I know I don't like him. Do we have to be nice for this?

44:38

I haven't. Man. Hey, Gareth, do we have to be nice for this?

44:41

Niceness does have its place, especially in diplomacy. Yes.

44:45

You know, you say that. Does it have its place here?

44:48

But I've read some of that book of yours and there was definitely whips and

44:53

definitely tables being thrown around.

44:56

I could go for some table thrown. Completely different understanding.

45:02

Um, you know, I remember a story because I only started at the beginning,

45:06

you know, when there were brothers and it didn't end well for one of 'em.

45:08

And I know what side I want to be on.

45:11

<Laugh>. I'm just, I'm just saying, you know,

45:13

you guys are starting to turn into a pack of murder hobos.

45:17

I'm not saying that we need to kill them, I'm just saying that this is not going quite as diplomatic as I was expecting,

45:21

but maybe because you brought me an Eileen.

45:24

Murder hobos with a Bible. Right?

45:27

Eileen has some issues that she is not dealt

45:31

with and so she is on edge and this guy.

45:35

Is, there's there's more than one way to make someone holy.

45:39

True. True <laugh>. More than one way's true skin edge dead. Lars <laugh>.

45:46

Um, how close are we to him? I. Don't have to be.

45:49

Close. The ctars length. <Laugh> <laugh>.

45:54

Did I say throw a C and hit him or.

45:57

No? This, if you guys remember, this was a big, the throne room was fairly.

46:02

Nice. No, yeah, it was. You remember took us.

46:05

Remember when I said that I usually stand back here and just,

46:09

that's my skillset. It's like a stadium. Like the La Coliseum.

46:14

Uh, yes. Or bog. Oh, does that mean we're just yelling across this entire place with this man

46:20

<laugh>? No, you, exactly what.

46:23

I imagine we've walked close enough to this.

46:26

Entire I'd. Imagine conversation. I've been imagining this,

46:28

that this conversation has been happening as you are walking towards the.

46:32

Throne. Okay? We're not just like. Hey Lars, you were dropped <laugh>. Who is there?

46:38

What's flat? How many people? What,

46:43

what <laugh>. What idiot.

46:48

Hey or bog <laugh>. What, what were we hoping to accomplish.

46:51

Here? Um, not what's happening?

46:54

No, I don't think I got the plan. So.

46:56

Tell him, call him. Uhhuh. <Affirmative>. What if, do you think you could freeze time?

47:01

Maybe? And then could you like remove my brother from this plane?

47:07

Remove him from the plane. That seems like a tall order from me,

47:13

given that I used six spell slots for sending this morning.

47:19

<laugh>. With that kind of talk, I'm gonna have to insist that you.

47:24

Leave. We're having a private conversation. Laura, if you could please butt out.

47:28

Yeah. You see him gesture with his hand and he goes, archers.

47:32

Oh, I hate these guys. Hey, this looks like it was really bad for someone. Once.

47:37

A, after he says that you hear a bunch of noise coming from the rafters.

47:42

Uh, you have an infestation problem. I think. It's just that one guy running around trying to look like a bunch of.

47:47

People. <laugh>. As you look up when you say that,

47:50

you see probably about 40 full-blooded orks up in the

47:55

rafters. Okay, I think we should go.

47:58

Yeah. At, at the word archers. I would've taken my shield off and uh,

48:02

stood in front of Aileen. Oh, what I, I'm just gonna start backing up a bit just for the door.

48:09

It's been real nice, Lars. I didn't mean what I said about your being dropped because I wasn't,

48:16

there's alien's gonna lean her head out from behind Gareth's. I did.

48:22

<Laugh> or Bogo I meant it or Bogo turn, turn around to, to, to be walking out.

48:27

But as he is, he's gonna be yelling back,

48:31

make peace with the drow. Got it. Make pieces of the drow.

48:36

<Laugh>. He's as bad as the Are you.

48:40

Once, once We're not in there anymore. <laugh>.

48:44

So that one. Well it seems, what,

48:48

what are, you know, what are the odds that we go talk to the drought and we team up with them and

48:53

get rid of this guy? Small.

48:55

The odds are small that we do that. I was banking on high, but.

48:59

Maybe I go back in there and I talk to the archers and say I'm

49:03

the one who's next in line. I don't know that that will go well based on how you currently look.

49:10

That's true. What if I put a disguise on?

49:13

I don't think you can disguise being dry.

49:16

I could go on my knees. Well, he don't think that'll help either. Anyone else have plans? Well,

49:23

you know, I, it worked a lot better when we had someone smarten our party <laugh>. I just,

49:27

I'm, I miss stumble foot. No.

49:31

We all, maybe we should just write like not nice things on the walls.

49:35

That's an option. We could, you know, you know, you know. Here's the thing.

49:39

If this is the way that this guy talks, I imagine there's quite a few people in this town that don't like him. Surely.

49:45

Yes. Or unless everyone just does. And then I don't think you're in a good town.

49:48

Indeed. Yes. Really? 50 50. We're trying to fix the town, but I say we go to the forest and,

49:55

and look for the chicken house.

49:59

You could, I don't think she's gonna be there, but we could go look, I suppose.

50:03

Why didn't think she was gonna be there to begin with.

50:05

That's fair. But I think now that she knows we're looking for her,

50:07

she's gonna be like, no thanks, bye.

50:11

By he thinks. Yeah, exactly.

50:14

Well we know she likes Tom. He's there and maybe and Tom is here, so maybe, you know,

50:20

they're having a little renez boo.

50:24

Little. Well, they might be. That's true. Just look around.

50:29

Uh, how much do we care about saving your town? I mean, I know it's your town,

50:33

but. Do you have another place to go to that you know isn't destroyed or having

50:38

like. Uh, yeah, actually I do. Sky squid stuff coming out of the sky.

50:43

I'd say I have probably the safest place we could go to is being honest with

50:48

you. Really? Yeah.

50:50

Callum make a history check. I mean, I know that they can't get in, but I can. So it's safe.

50:55

For me. Never Nevermind. You already know what you are rolling on. So.

50:59

Rude. Well, I'm just saying, you know, we talked about this earlier, right? Alice?

51:05

Assume we're walking at this point. Um, yeah, your town needs to be what,

51:09

you know, formed or something. I don't know much about your town,

51:12

I just got here yesterday. But are we trying to reform all of TowerFall?

51:17

Which from what I understand, takes some years of political change?

51:22

Or did we want to try, you know, to start working on saving the world,

51:26

which might be ending soon? I don't know. Yeah.

51:29

Uh, I'm fine. Focus. Where's. Where's our. Priorities in the world? The world is fine.

51:35

I'm saying we can't, can't focus on the world. It's not fine.

51:39

Right. It seems like the best thing we can do is tell the drought what Lars is planning

51:43

so they know. Oh. Let's, and then let nature take its course, I suppose. And then everyone.

51:50

We're gonna let you leave the word person for that because <inaudible> has a

51:55

tendency of sticking his foot in. His mouth. Do you mean that I get to go talk to the drought?

51:59

Yes. Yes. About this time you guys are walking through Northern Tower fall having

52:06

this conversation and the quiet poo

52:11

kind of starts smacking Callum on the shoulder and starts

52:15

pointing. But uh, you see I get to really out Pooh. I'm trying to,

52:19

I get to go talk to the ow poo. What, what?

52:21

And you look, you look where he's pointing and you see, uh, the,

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that font tar from the night before. Oh,

52:29

it's hauling a smaller Bonar That is unconscious.

52:33

You guys know her, right? I'm still not happy about the fact. Yeah,

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that you didn't tell me about her, but it's fine.

52:38

Amber. Amber, what are you doing honey?

52:42

Oh, hello everybody. Why are you, I'm sorry, I don't think we've met.

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Um, your and I will look at Gareth.

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My name is Gareth. Nice to meet you. Pleasure. Nice to meet you.

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I've heard about you, I think. Wonderful. It was great. Thank you. Yes.

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And and you are. Gareth.

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No, nice to. Meet you. She was looking at me Gareth this time. She was looking at me. I'm Callum.

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Oh, I've heard about you too. Somewhat.

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Yes. Well, I know you probably did because I am poo's brother so I probably get talked

53:21

about a lot. No, I don't think that was mentioned at all. Oh,

53:27

I see. Well, we were going so.

53:30

You need some help? No, I mean I'm, no, I'm bringing Nick home.

53:37

Are you guys okay? Why is Poo, why is Poo making gestures like that?

53:42

Laws cast a silence and spell on him.

53:45

Yeah. Lars, you went to see Lars?

53:48

Yes. Yeah. And that went.

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He called the archers to kill us. I see.

53:57

Is there a reason We went by ourselves. Oh.

54:00

By the way. Well he wasn't by himself. He had us, so, right.

54:04

Mm-hmm. <Affirmative>. Um,

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I think he's planning on like wiping out all the dry down there.

54:12

Oh, that seems likey plan.

54:17

Oh, it's a plan. It is a plan.

54:20

I see. But. Go, go, go home. Take care of Nick's. Do you need anything?

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A nap? Um, once understandable. I mean, once I get him settled,

54:31

I'm sure I'll come back to the castle as they will be again, safer there alone.

54:36

Um. Right. We're thinking about heading down there to, to, to give the,

54:43

draw a heads up. Oh.

54:46

Okay. By yourself. Well, it's, it's, I mean all of us

54:53

like together. What do you mean an army?

54:55

No, just wondering who's gonna do the talking is all it's fine.

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We, you were thanking Hell good.

55:02

Him. What is, why is she saying it like that? What does she,

55:07

what did she say it like that? And she's looking at me like that boo.

55:09

He, he likes the, he likes the draw.

55:13

He like speaks their language or something.

55:16

Well, I don't technically speak their language,

55:19

but I do think they are very cool. So it's basically the same thing.

55:23

I find that if you tell an entire race of people that you just think they're

55:27

awesome. They all like you immediately.

55:30

Flattery does get you places. He, he also has time powers so that could help too.

55:37

So even if it goes south, I'm sorry. He can just, well, oh,

55:41

he only hang it. He only freezes it for himself.

55:45

He's selfish that way. I don't think he's learned the control yet.

55:49

Yes. That makes sense. Um, well when I take care of NCUs,

55:54

I can join you at the castle. Please don't go without me.

55:59

You need help at home with NCUs. Oh, uh, no. Best eats helping.

56:04

Who gets a look on his face? As you say this.

56:09

Callum also gets a look on his face.

56:12

<Laugh> Orach also gets a look on his face.

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<Laugh> and also gets a look on.

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Her. Everybody. The only one that doesn't the.

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Same look on their face. Gareth hasn't met him.

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Oh, that's a blessing. <laugh>.

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Okay, well I'll meet you there very shortly and we can make a plan.

56:32

Okay? I suppose at the castle you're saying.

56:35

Yes. By yourself. We should probably not with bae, right?

56:39

No, not with bae. He will be staying with my siblings.

56:43

Well, you know how to, how to find us if you need help.

56:48

Why are you saying it like that? Because sometimes you need a female to talk to.

56:56

Oh, I mean, not currently, but I mean we, we could.

57:01

I suppose. Some sometimes if it's neat, you need a male to talk to too.

57:06

You know what Eileen? I might. <Laugh>. You know what guys?

57:11

I'm going to go home with em and help her family

57:16

get everybody settled and then we'll be back at the castle.

57:19

Yes. And we'll all go talk to Drow.

57:23

Okay. Elaine, remember you're on team or Bo.

57:28

I'm sorry. What? Nothing. Nothing.

57:32

<Laugh>. Po I just don't understand why she's looking at me that way cuz I didn't do

57:37

anything and she's the one making assumptions. So I just, well stop. How,

57:41

stop hitting me again. Ow po. Right about this time. All of a sudden poo slums forward.

57:47

If I catch him. And you see about three arrows that have sprouted out of his back.

57:54

I let him go. <laugh>? Yes. Yes.

57:58

And I knock an arrow of my own.

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Three arrows to come down. Well, no, three arrows hit him at the same time. So he went flying forward.

58:08

Oh, okay. He's not unconscious or bleeding out or.

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Anything. I'll shoot him back. I'm ready.

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Actually with those three arrows is where I'm gonna call it for the evening.

58:17

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