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master_learn
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posted June 27, 2013 09:09 PM |
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Brian managed to not be hurt by any flying object around and since nobody really cared about him,he went outside to see if he can talk with the Omnian.
"I heard you seek help.Would you tell me what is the problem of Omnia and the city you mentioned in your speech?How can I help?"
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"I heard the latest HD version disables playing Heroes. Please reconsider."-Salamandre
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The_Polyglot
Promising
Supreme Hero
channeling capybara energy
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posted June 27, 2013 10:43 PM |
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Another stupid, snowing tavern! What is it with me and taverns*? And louts! Worse, drunken louts! Mercilessly torturing their livers for mere hours of intoxication followed by the bane of my existence!
Bilious caught most of what the man said, not that he cared too much what he had to say.
'I'll help save your town' - he mumbled - 'And now, let's get out of here, before...'
He never got to finish his sentence, on account of a hefty half-brick catching him clean in the face, knocking him unconscious for the second time that day.
*Poor Bilious never got to see much of the world, despite travelling far and wide in the execution of his duties. They tended to take him next to taverns. in front of taverns, on top of taverns, inside taverns, and in one memorable case, 6 feet under a tavern. In fact, he was under the impression that 8 out of ten manmade structures were taverns. Occupational hazard, really.
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted June 28, 2013 07:56 AM |
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The young man pulled himself up from the ground and looked at Brian with eyes that would put a puppy to shame.
"You'll help me? Really? Oh thank, kind person, thank you! My city - Omnia, is in terrible trouble. A man came claiming he is the next prophet of the Great God Om," he waved a hand making the shape of the holy horns, "only I think he's lying. But everyone believes him and... and... I'm afraid horrible things will happen now... horrible... horrible things..."
The lad's voice turned into sobbing mumbling.
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master_learn
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posted June 28, 2013 01:38 PM |
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"Is your city named after your country?"-Brian wanted to be sure.
And continued:"How do you want the Ankh-Morpork citizens to help you?"
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted June 28, 2013 03:54 PM |
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Edited by Geny at 20:07, 14 Jul 2013.
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The young man looks at Brian with a blank look on his face.
"Named after my country?.. Did I say that?" He blinked a couple of times. "I'm sorry. The chaos inside got me so confused. No. Omnia is my country. Kom is the capitol and my hometown. I thought... I heard... I heard that Ankh-Morpork is a big city with great heroes and I hoped some of them would defeat him and bring peace to Omnia!"
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master_learn
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posted June 28, 2013 04:46 PM |
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"Indeed great heroes come often to Ankh Morpork and even stay here for a while"-for a moment Brian remembered Captain Carrot of the City Watch-
"I am not a hero,but I know some of them and I can check if they are available to do the task"-He thought that he may give the info he received to this moment to the Patrician-
"Would you tell me where to look for you after I find help?Have you been earlier in this city and do you plan where to rest?"
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted June 29, 2013 10:12 PM |
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Don't ask how, but I got myself out of the barfight unscratched. I completely forgot how messy these things can get... While resting, I noticed the man who entered the bar seeking help. Being the adventurous fool, I couldn't pass up this chance to travel and kill my boredom.
"Hey, you" I said to him "could you tell me more about that problem you're having?"
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted July 01, 2013 05:19 PM |
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"I did not plan to stay the night, so I have no place to go to... Shouldn't I go with you to help you convince those heroes to join?" The young man then looked at Ethan. "There is a man, gaining great power in my country, and I'm afraid he's going to doom us all. I need brave men to stop him once and for all."
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master_learn
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posted July 01, 2013 05:36 PM |
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"Well,if you're ready to go,then we can go."-said Brian.
"What is your name by the way?"
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted July 01, 2013 09:27 PM |
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Wolfram had been in more barfights during his "career" than he could shake a stick at. Which sounds strange when you say such things out loud, but the stick was part of the plan.
Wolfram had learned that, aside from broken furniture, the owners of the bar usually got off best during such fights. And that was partly because they had the actual bar counter between them and the other participants.
And Wolfram had learned that the best thing to do was to take a dive over said counter and whack everyone, save the owner of course, who got to close with his shillelagh.* And in part having been in far to many of these fights, was why Wolfram started carrying shillelaghs with weighted heads. So the whacks were more likely to break bones instead of the stick itself.
And that was what Wolfram did this time. He figured he'd wait for things to die down and then see what the foreign guy's problem was all about. If anything, accompanying this man and whatever band of misfits he would be able to cobble together would make for an entertaining story later.
*Which was of course entirely dependant on the owner being willing to share his "hiding place". But in case (s)he wasn't, (s)he could get a whack as well.
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Kareeah_Indaga
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 02, 2013 04:42 AM |
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The expression on Anatolio's face could be best described as a pout; the man—boy really—wasn't a thief at all. So much for that idea; now he'd come all this way for no reason, what a waste...
But as he was brooding on this, a particular corner of the Mended Drum came to his attention. Here one individual, looking rather more down-on-his-luck than most of the patrons present, had by all appearances had his drink spill and was starting on a familiar rant:
"...all day for my hard-earned coin, I just want one lousy drink but oh, no—the gods have to make me their chew toy—"
Normally, these sorts of ramblings against the gods of the Disc ended with the speaker reduced to a tidy pile of ash by a bolt of divine wrath, but that was a horrible waste as far as Ana was concerned. As fast as he could manage, he pulled out his Portable Occult-Energy Transporter*—a springy metal rod connected to a much smaller version of the Horrible Energy And Destruction Accepting, Capturing, and Handling Enclosure—and ran towards the man, who was now ranting at the ceiling:
"Well I've had it, do you hear me?"
Ana dodged the fellow being thrown into a table and ducked the table that followed. Almost there, almost—
"You can just strike me down and be done with it!"
YES!
Ana whipped the rod over the man's head, grinning like a child who'd just gotten double sweets.
KRAKOOM!
Straight through the ceiling, a twist of lighting descended, struck the Portable Occult-Energy Transporter, and was redirected into the containment cage thereof. Ana sent out a general prayer of thanks; he had no way of knowing which god had decided to oblige the man this time**...but he also didn't care. That would be enough for twelve whole hours of travel at least!
The rambler, now completely sobered by the near-death experience, babbled apologies and prayers to a jumble of gods mixed in with frequent variations on 'please don't kill me' as he collapsed in a corner. Feeling enormously pleased, Ana clutched his Portable Occult-Energy Transporter and made his way out of the increasing chaos inside the Mended Drum.
*magical gas can. Finding fuel stations for a vehicle powered by atheists was no laughing matter, and Ana did occasionally find himself obliged to walk to the nearest one.
**except it was probably a minor god; the more major deities left bigger holes in the ceiling and their strikes made his hair stand on end.***
***more than usual.
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted July 03, 2013 05:53 PM |
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"I'm sorry, I forgot my manners in all the confusion. My name is Trutha," the young man bowed his head, "pleased to meet you. If you don't mind, I'd like to rest for five minutes. I think hit my head on the way out."
Trutha said down leaning on the outer wall of the Mended Drum. He was about to ask something, but then he heard a noise. He looked up and saw a big troll coming towards them. He was clearly bigger than your average city troll, but what was really strange about him was his attire. The first thing that was weird about it was its existence. Trolls don't usually bother with clothes except for a loincloth to keep their stones in. This one, however, was wearing a huge helmet and a polished breastplate. There was a star pinned to the breastplate. He looked at Trutha for a minute, then seemed to reach a decision and marched into the tavern. The bouncer troll who was blocking the entrance quickly (for a troll) realized that this new arrival is not going to stop whether he stays there or not and moved out of the way.
"Good evenin', Corporal Detritus!" He shouted as the troll of the law walked into the Mended Drum.
Inside Detritus looked around appraising the situation.
"What dis den?! You people, stop what you do!" His voice held the power of a potential landslide building up high in the mountain. His voice was even loud enough to bring Bilious back to his senses.
Everyone stopped. The Mended Drum drew in many brave warriors who could fight a troll and possibly even emerge victorious, but while killing a wild troll in the mountains would make one a hero, killing a troll from the Watch in the city would make him a criminal. And although some of them didn't mind the reputation, they all knew very well what Captain Carrot is capable of when it comes to duty and avenging fellow Watchmen.
"You tink you can do what you want? Captain Carrot said, you can fight, but you keep it inside. I saw injured man outside. What you have to say for you?"
The answer came in the form of a flying knife. It bounced harmlessly off the troll's skin.
"Right! Who did dat?!" A short, black-clad man immediately found himself in the middle of an empty circle. "You! You under arrest. Do you resist arrest?"
It's amazing how sobering the thought of Detritus using force can sober up a person. The unfortunate man quickly dropped all his weapons and walked quietly after the troll. Before he left, Detritus turned around.
"Enjoy the rest of your evening. In peace."
And so they did. They didn't have much choice.
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Kareeah_Indaga
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posted July 10, 2013 01:48 PM |
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Ana didn't pay any attention to the arrival of the Watch (being, in the usual habit of mad inventors and philosophers, somewhat lost in thought), instead deciding he should get back to where he'd begun, or perhaps back to his transportation...this may not be the Labyrinth in Ephebe, but he'd gotten somewhat turned around following the not-a-thief; after a moment's thought, he hitched up his toga and started climbing up onto the Drum to get a better look around and get his bearings.
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The_Polyglot
Promising
Supreme Hero
channeling capybara energy
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posted July 13, 2013 07:49 PM |
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Bilious groaned. Blissful oblivion retreated once more, as a thundering voice shook him to his senses*. The fight seemed to be over, which was a pity of sorts; it left people time to drink, and that never ended well.
'I'm up f' it, 'tever it ish' he mumbled in the general direction of the priest. 'No need ev'n to pay me, jusht make it official that I'm 'elping yer... Announce it to yer god or somesuch... thing... wassit... say a wossname... a prayer, like. 'Kay?'
*Or at least, close enough to make no difference
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted July 13, 2013 09:42 PM |
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While the Troll watchman broke up the fight and drew all attention to him, Wolfram took advantage of the fact that nobody was paying him any attention and poured himself a pint while he was still behind the barcounter. Mug of beer in hand he sidled his way to the edge of the counter and leaned onto the corner, which was sort of a grey area if patrons should stand there or not.
When things died down, which still took a minute or so, Wolfram made his way to the exit to look for the foreign person. He spotted him quick enough.
"Say there, lad" Wolfram said to him, "What was that all about in the tavern there? About the saving and the chests of gold?"
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted July 15, 2013 05:10 PM |
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@Anatolios
Anatolios climbed clumsily on the roof slipping several times along the way. He sat on the edge catching his breath.
"Now, what did that man do wrong?”
The voice sounded patient and polite and came from behind Ana. Open further inspection it came from the direction of a group of black-clad men sitting in the middle of the roof. The Ephebian inventor could have sworn they weren't there when he climbed up.
"Climbed on the roof.”
The speaker looked quite young. In fact, all of them looked like they couldn't be more than 15 years old. All except one who was now speaking.
"True, but you know that that's no what I meant. Remember, Vinnie, we take our profession very seriously. If you want to make jokes I'm sure the Fools' Guild on the other side of the wall will be more than happy to have you. Now, what exactly did that man do wrong?”
"He did not plan ahead. He did not look which tiles are loose and which are safe to step on.”
"That is correct, Samuel. Remember everyone, a good assassin always plans several moves ahead to eliminate the factor of surprise. Of course, sometimes it cannot be completely done away with. For example, there was no way for us to know that a toga wearing madman would attempt to climb the roof. Now our target in the Mended Drum, who is by all rights a cautious and experienced man, heard something suspicious and will expect an attack from the roof. So, what do we do now?”
"Kill the basterd who ruined our plan.”
"No! Vinnie, you know better than that. The Assassin Guild does not inhume if...” there was a short expectant silence.
"...there is no pay in it.” The killer kids chorused in the tones of someone who has been forced the same motto over and over again in the course of several months and is now sick to the stomach from thinking about it.
"That's right. Now, if we can't go the way we planned, we will go from the back door. In this case I mean it literally. There's a back door in the Mended Drum leading to the kitchen. I hope you all haven't been neglecting your Toxicology lessons because now I will demonstrate to you the finer points of poisoning.”
And with that the group was gone just as quickly and quietly as they appeared. Anatolios was left alone on the roof. He was close enough to the ground to hear the conversation outside the door of the Mended Drum.
@the others
Trutha looked in amazement at the poor thing that crawled out of the tavern and mumbled something about gods. He wasn't sure how this unfortunate creature is going to help him, but he wasn't picky.
"I'm sure the Great God Om *great horns hand-sign* will not forget anyone who helped dispose of this false prophet. And I will personally pray for each and every one of you.”
”Say there, lad” Wolfram said to him, "What was that all about in the tavern there? About the saving and the chests of gold?"
"The short version is that there is someone dangerous I need dealt with.” Trutha answered with the tired voice of someone having to explain the same thing over and over again because parts the audience keep coming late. “And er... I don't remember saying anything about chests of gold, but... let's put it this way: if you find any they're yours.”
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master_learn
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posted July 15, 2013 05:46 PM |
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Brian was a bit confused whether to wait more and make the report as full as he could write it or hurry to give it to the Patrician.
"Trutha,if we take our time,we might miss some of the help we can get now."
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Geny
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted July 15, 2013 05:48 PM |
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"But we already found so many kind people. Do we really need more?"
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master_learn
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posted July 15, 2013 05:55 PM |
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"These kind people may need more time to get ready.Or may seek help in another direction.What do you suggest to do if everyone of them goes in different direction in different moment?"
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted July 20, 2013 11:03 PM |
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"Listen, buddy" I said to Trutha "I really don't want to stay in this city anymore and I am dying for an adventure. You can count me in, alright?"
Yeah, I didn't even care if I don't get even the slightest amount of money. The only thing I wanted was something to happen.
Is this the right way to live my life? I don't know, nor I care. The important thing is that I don't end up as a trader... I don't even want to think about that.
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