audio | username: haltham
He... llo? Hey-ho! Hello. Got the hang of it now —
( But does he? A sudden spell of background laughter would indicate the channel remains disrupted, until… it suddenly quiets down. )
...there we go! How’s you lot? This is Haltham. Me? Been good. Real swell. Got me a... got a goat now. She’s a handsome one. Met’er coming down from the mountains, minding my own business, might’ve had a little to dri — ...but keeps the body warm, don’t it? And there I was, and there she was, and I think she’d just killed a man? Can’t be helping it, happens in a mountain. And we looked each other up, then down, though she’s mostly sideways, think she’s, hm... her eyes sort of cross, but you know, she’s a looker, and she walks the leash right, and we headed on together, so. And now, I take her everywhere.
( He seems, suddenly, to remember the point of his outreach: )
Anyway. You’ll have your own goat! Maybe. We’re taking you. Taking you elsewhere. On a walk. To a new place, better place, for living. Mostly better. Well... right, it’s not all that better, but it’s a home, a farm. And... look. Can’t be having you at the… ladies’ house no more. There’s trouble in the city now, with all them folks rising for Anurr, and... heard some of you got involved with all that. Keep your heads down! Oi! Oiiiiiiii. Down. Don't be dying before I even see you.
( A pause, then: ) So, this farm. Used to be a woodhouse. It’s... closer to the forest, where the old blood live, and it’s farther out, but… you can still walk to the merchants’ places, and it’ll do you good. Proper, honest stroll each morning. Works an appetite. Old man thought it might be rough, but I talked him into it, and it’s all yours, now! You can head on tomorrow, and Karsa’ll even... you know, sort out your speech pieces, so you can talk smart there too.
Now, it’ll need some cleaning... and some urging along of the wolves. And rats, and... the trouble with the... you'll see. I don’t think some walls are holding, but you’ll prop them, won’t you? Bit of sweat and mud and snow, and it really is all yours, once that’s done! And no one will come along to bother.
Just... don’t open your doors at night, no matter what the wind tells you. Or people. Them’s not people, in that forest.
( ooc: A mission log for the move-out and the delights of the 'farm' will be up tomorrow :) Characters with jobs at the House of Dew can hold on to their posts, even after they relocate. Translation devices will work throughout. )
( But does he? A sudden spell of background laughter would indicate the channel remains disrupted, until… it suddenly quiets down. )
...there we go! How’s you lot? This is Haltham. Me? Been good. Real swell. Got me a... got a goat now. She’s a handsome one. Met’er coming down from the mountains, minding my own business, might’ve had a little to dri — ...but keeps the body warm, don’t it? And there I was, and there she was, and I think she’d just killed a man? Can’t be helping it, happens in a mountain. And we looked each other up, then down, though she’s mostly sideways, think she’s, hm... her eyes sort of cross, but you know, she’s a looker, and she walks the leash right, and we headed on together, so. And now, I take her everywhere.
( He seems, suddenly, to remember the point of his outreach: )
Anyway. You’ll have your own goat! Maybe. We’re taking you. Taking you elsewhere. On a walk. To a new place, better place, for living. Mostly better. Well... right, it’s not all that better, but it’s a home, a farm. And... look. Can’t be having you at the… ladies’ house no more. There’s trouble in the city now, with all them folks rising for Anurr, and... heard some of you got involved with all that. Keep your heads down! Oi! Oiiiiiiii. Down. Don't be dying before I even see you.
( A pause, then: ) So, this farm. Used to be a woodhouse. It’s... closer to the forest, where the old blood live, and it’s farther out, but… you can still walk to the merchants’ places, and it’ll do you good. Proper, honest stroll each morning. Works an appetite. Old man thought it might be rough, but I talked him into it, and it’s all yours, now! You can head on tomorrow, and Karsa’ll even... you know, sort out your speech pieces, so you can talk smart there too.
Now, it’ll need some cleaning... and some urging along of the wolves. And rats, and... the trouble with the... you'll see. I don’t think some walls are holding, but you’ll prop them, won’t you? Bit of sweat and mud and snow, and it really is all yours, once that’s done! And no one will come along to bother.
Just... don’t open your doors at night, no matter what the wind tells you. Or people. Them’s not people, in that forest.
un: dappled pearl of the parted seas [voice]
Thank you for your care, friend.
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Do we know about how long we'll be staying there before moving further East?
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un: yiling patriarch
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un: anglicized
How far is this farm, my friend?
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I'd say... hour's walk from where you sleep now. At a good step, could be cutting it. But you'll grow muscled and strong.
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[ He's a delicate blossom, Haltham. He can't possibly walk an hour each way and still deal with men. ]
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speaking of sorting it out, fox, darling—
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un: first blush of tender youth
[ How is nobody catching this? -- As far as moving to a dilapidated farm... whatever. He'll focus on that in a second. ]
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un: anglicized
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not here
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action spamming the NPC post??? I would never
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un: brimming cup of earthly passions; audio
A farm? I know how to run a farm. Is there a barn? Or a place to, you know, grow, uh. Stuff? [Do they have normal crops here?? Like.......corn?
Guess she'll find out.] If we have some chickens to start with, and a milk cow or two that could give us a good start. [Eggs! Milk! She's mostly musing out loud]
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I'm-- Good. Little shaken, but it's fine. I'm fine. [She pauses and adds:] I have family here, so it won't be that bad. Everyone's been very kind. [another pause] So, uh, thank you. For all that. All of you.
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un: silhouette among silk spreads
Anyway I can help fix the house, I'm good at that, but ah - since you mentioned the crystals - I'd really really like to meet someone who works magic like that. If you know anyone.
Oh, and I'm-- [ A slight hesitation, before he gives up: ] -- Fox, by the way. You can call me Fox.
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Yeah! Exactly. I don't know what kind of stories you got there, but it sounds about right. Of course Foxes talk, we just only do it when we feel like it, yeah? And I'm a special fox. A spirit fox. So I can look like a human if I feel like it. Magic, right?
Have you ever met a Fox?
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un: wide open-winged queen of butterflies | audio
But more importantly.]
I assure you, I have no intention of going to such a meeting a second time.
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... practical not to have a password but doesn't that mean anyone can listen in, though?
Oh, hi! Sorry! Hum, I'm sorry for that little mix-up the other day, I didn't mean to get in trouble or anything, it sort of just happened. I don't think I hurt anyone too badly?
A farm is good, and there's enough of us to repair it and make something of it, I'm sure!
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un: yiling patriarch
Hah, hah, Haltham, how are you?
( haltham married a murder goat and they're getting thrown to the LITERAL FUCKING WOLVES
HE'S TOTALLY
FINE
NOTHING AT ALL WRONG )
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