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kiryu133
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posted June 24, 2015 10:45 PM |
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"so far we're a band looking to find that goblet. If we do this right he won't suspect we're after him. The Ogres were just in our way.
"We might be able to surprise him if we split up, the main force takes a longer path further from this demonologist while a small force that is able to pass by unnoticed can make their way to him and take him out. If he doesn't know we're after him he won't take necessary precautions for it. We'll need more information though."
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the cis are at it again.
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted June 24, 2015 11:26 PM |
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Ever since I came back from my intelligence gathering mission, I have kept a low profile in the camp. In the end it worked out pretty well as I wasn't in the front lines when the fighting started. Instead, I was busy with something else.
I had a few forints in my pockets; I'm not gonna say how I got them, but let's say that I... put some effort into getting them. Now, I won't get into a lot of detail - I saw a horse on sale and I liked it. Of course, horses don't come cheap; ten forints for one is, well, a lot. I've been thinking how to buy it with my five forints, but nothing came to mind. Stealing a horse was, so to say, crazy. An animal like that is not a trinket or a purse of gold, it's easily noticed when it's gone and it's easily recognized by the owner.
But the rest of the company had already left Navgrod for good and I followed when I saw lord Raddwil ride out of the town. It was only a matter of time before they realized I wasn't there, so to make things not look suspicious I smeared some mud on my outfit. Not much, just barely enough to make it seem like I was fighting, but also make it easy to clean. I arrived just in time for the "council".
I sat by the side and listened. I couldn't do much anyways, as I was, y'know, really tired from all the "fighting".
I took out my flask, had a sip from it and then another. Being the main source of intelligence, they had to consult me sooner or later. I just hoped I could slip by again, and hit the sack.
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Ghost said:
Door knob resembles anus tap.
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 25, 2015 12:00 PM |
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- so far very few knows about the nature of our quest.- Drago said.- the smallfolk we pas think we're on a regular march.
- Aye- Magnus said, and diverted few flags eastwards the Steelwall.- I'd like us to stop at Iron Clan halls. It's been a long time since I saw me kin, and me bein the Thane's favourite nephew sure has it's perks. We'd be able to get some decent supply there.
- very well, that seem's a reasonable stop. About this wizard I agree. We don't know much. And we need to find out more. But don't forget that Halfman is a member of Samann Clan, and they had dedicated themselves to hunt down rogue wizards. I'd say we have quite the advantage. But there is no telling what he had summoned from the Void. But as Halfman said, he resides in Laziona. And that's a good week's march from here.
Dragomir paused. It seemed he was thinking.
- We need to take this problem on two fronts. First one would be handled by Halfman. And second one will be Zet's responsibility. He no doubt had started a coven to amass more followers. I need you Zet to find out where their main hideout is. Halfman with his abilities will provide us other necessary information on this. Once we're in Laziona, I need you to set out to find them. find them, but do not confront them.- Drago said to Zet.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted June 25, 2015 11:47 PM |
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I just nodded and took another sip.
But then it hit me - this is big stuff, not just some random eavesdropping on a bandit group or stealing a key to a farmer's orchard shack, oh no! This is dealing with a possible demonologist! BIG STUFF!
I immediately got up and got closer to the table.
"Wait, I might not have the best education of us all, but I am no idiot. This is far to dangerous for me to go alone. This "wizard" could possibly have myriad henchmen by his side; what if something goes wrong and I have to slash a few throats to get out alive? What if they overwhelm me? I mean - I do want to be rewarded by the king, have my own estate and so on, but I'd rather stay alive than all of that."
I looked around and then took another sip from the flask.
"What I want to say is that I don't want to go alone. Now, don't give me that look, Drago. Put yourself in my shoes, imagine how it could go. Do you see what I mean?"
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Ghost said:
Door knob resembles anus tap.
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 26, 2015 09:42 AM |
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Edited by Kipshasz at 00:13, 28 Jun 2015.
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- well there isn't any other viable options. You know well that our other spies fell during the uprising.- Drago said.- I'd suggest taking a concentrated invisibility potion, but I don't think anyone here could make it, and we do not have anymore of it. We have a whole week to plan ahead.
Drago paused to light his pipe.
- Perhaps Halfman could be of help. Or we can arrange an escort of few lads for you. There is still time. I will decide before we reach Laziona. Good night.- Dragomir rolled the map and went to his wagon.
With the next day dawned, the company resumed it's march northwards. The view wasn't pretty. Burnt villages and lone farmsteads, razed fields of crops. These ogres were a tad more organised than usual. A lot more than usual.
Drago was in thought. Given what the company saw, the ogre band went towards Navgrod. The city was fortified well, but there was no way to tell if it's walls would have held against a force of ogres. Something foul was brewing, and Drago thought that it's somehow connected to the Mikayan Uprising. The rebellion itself was well organised and took many of the Brotherhood to quell it. Then this strange pestilence affecting the princes. And a band of ogres, running amok in one of the duchies, with strong, almost unbreakable ties to the Merinanthian royal line. The events were somehow connected.
Dragomir dismissed these thoughts. He had enough to worry about.
As the day neared it's end the company halted to rest for the night. Dragomir found Zet by one of the campfires.
- I've decided. Handpick 5 others who will accompany you on your task. They have to be good shots and fleet on their feet. Also I talked to Halfman earlier. He said he may have something to make your task a tad less dangerous.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Neraus
Promising
Legendary Hero
Pain relief cream seller
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posted June 28, 2015 12:53 PM |
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Edited by Neraus at 12:57, 28 Jun 2015.
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When Francis heard that they would be close to his home he shivered, he feared for what his family could do, but was unsure of it, if his aunt was correct all the company would have been in peril.
He never trusted his fiancee's family, they always had a strange vibe of impassibility and secrecy around them.
They also were all pale and with black hair and eyes, something that always creeped out Francis, he remembered the countless nights joking with his brothers speculating whether or not they were actually vampires, various events proved the contrary though, they were just a creepy family...
The lord was actually pretty funny and jovial, despite his appearance, and the lady his wife was sincerely friendly, but their daughter had a dark vibe around her, something that apparently only Francis perceived, he was scared countless times by her constant clinging, the same moment a girl would try to even touch him she would shout with an imperious voice to stop...
The fact that his father would get depressed and his brothers act erratically would seem crazy, especially for Francis, knowing his kin better than anyone else, but the recent talks about the rogue wizard and his delving in demonology awakened in Francis a fear that he forgot once he departed his home...
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Noli offendere Patriam Agathae quia ultrix iniuriarum est.
ANTUDO
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 28, 2015 06:29 PM |
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Dragomir saw the uneasy face of Francis. He grabbed a tankard, and walked over to the knight.
- Something's on your mind?- he asked while offering him a tankard with a drink.- I wouldn't worry much if I was you. according to our annals, you're not the first nor you will be the last of noble blood to sign with us, because he fled from his arranged marriage. Or is there something more to it?- Dragomir chuckled.- Your kin would be foolish to try something. For you are a member of The Brotherhood of the Tattered Banner. You remember what the Wolf told you. your previous life is now left behind the door. the rules of the nobility do not apply to you anymore. The problems you faced then are not yours anymore. But if you have something to tell me, then go ahead. I'm all ears.
Meanwhile Magnus was busy sharpening his hunting cleaver and the knives that came with it, using a whetstone. Mikolaj was near him, using the dwarf's grinding wheel to sharpen his sword after the battle with the ogres, and for the reason Magnus didn't liked the "half-arsed work of the smith who forged it", and promised the man to make a new sword once he get's the chance to do so. now given the instructions by the Dwarf, Mikolaj learned how to take care of his arms properly. Being a quick witted fellow, he did caught on quickly.
- Aye, tis be much better- Said Magnus as Mikolaj tested the sharpness of his sword against a piece of parchment. The young man was pleased with his own handy work as well. Having finished sharpening his own blades as well, Magnus invited the young man to share a drink.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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kiryu133
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Highly illogical
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posted June 28, 2015 07:18 PM |
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collecting some flowers Elena sketched them down in her journal. She knew of these and they were of little use at the moment. going back to her designated sleeping location, she did her evening workout before getting supper and sitting down by one of the fires and started eating while listening to some story someone was telling.
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the cis are at it again.
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Neraus
Promising
Legendary Hero
Pain relief cream seller
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posted June 28, 2015 07:25 PM |
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"Ack, 'tis but measly worries for me, child's tales and jokes...
But, there's something strange behind the curtains now, I thought my aunt just wanted to desperately try to bring me back home, and yet, I feel like she could be right, all this talk of wizards and demonology, and of course the ogres and their enthrallment all seem to say that she is right.
I fear that what I was scared of as a child was actually true, the old family of Corneille Noire, the one that I was supposed to bind with my family through this marriage may actually be tainted, but not the child's tales of vampires among us, but something more insidious that influenced them over the years.
I may have fled that, but this seems to be returning to haunt me again.
I sincerely hope I'm just being too pessimistic..."
He then grabbed the tankard, and after chugging a good sip of it continued
"But, this doesn't concern us for now, we have a good part of road before us and staying scared won't help us, so, à votre Santè, milord!"
He then continued drinking his tankard, feeling more relaxed after confiding his fears...
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Noli offendere Patriam Agathae quia ultrix iniuriarum est.
ANTUDO
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 28, 2015 09:04 PM |
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((thanks for pointing out the french phrase for "cheers". that should come in handy in the future))
- Even if that should be true, if they somehow threaten us or you, I expect that your hand would not falter.- Dragomir said.- I suspect they are upset with you, to put it nicely. But no matter. we'll worry about it when the time comes.- Drago said and lit up his pipe.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Gryphs
Supreme Hero
The Clever Title
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posted June 29, 2015 10:39 AM |
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Isabella had been scrubbing the same gauntlet since they made camp. Ogre's blood was so hard to get off it seemed, that or she had not been putting much focus in it. She could not get her mind off the fact that they were going to chase a rogue mage, who as far as it seemed to her, knew exactly what they were doing and where they were going. She hoped they would leave the duchy without incident but reflected that it would be a rather unlikely occurrence. She looked at the gauntlet and saw that the blood was still there. Cursing and grumbling she put her things away and went to bed.
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 30, 2015 10:53 AM |
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The next day had proven to be an interesting one. The company caught up to a dwarwen trade caravan, returning home to the Steelwall. It wasn't an ordinary caravan however. With it, travelled one of the most renowned gnomish inventors.
Dragomir could not pass on such an opportunity. After conversing with the leader of the caravan, camp was set up. The dwarven merchants had sold most of their wares, and what was left wasn't particulary useful to the company. The gnomish inventor, Folkin Brightfuse however was of different story. The gnome has been going on and on about his latest invention, a new firing mechanism for black powder firearms. He called it... A wheellock.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Gryphs
Supreme Hero
The Clever Title
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posted June 30, 2015 11:14 AM |
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Isabella walked up to the gnomish inventor,"Do you have a gun in working order I could see?"
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"Don't resist the force. Redirect it. Water over rock."-blizzardboy
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kiryu133
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Highly illogical
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posted June 30, 2015 11:20 AM |
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Edited by kiryu133 at 18:22, 30 Jun 2015.
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Elena hadn't pay much attention to the wares around. nothing really caught her interest much until she overheard one of the gnomes talking about a firing mechanism allowing for one-handed firing. She walked over to the gnome in question.
"Heard you have a firing-mechanism of some sort?" she asked the talkative fella.
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the cis are at it again.
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 30, 2015 11:45 AM |
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- Oh yes! I do!- the gnome's voice was a bit squeakish, like many of his kin.
One of his helpers opened a chest which held the completed firearms. Most of them were pistols, ranging from plain ones, to ones with intricate golden and brass ornaments
- the price begins at 25 marks, or 50 talars.- Folkin said.- and for a mere sum of 10 talars I can replace the old matchlock with the new one.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Neraus
Promising
Legendary Hero
Pain relief cream seller
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posted June 30, 2015 03:10 PM |
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"Good Lord, that's interesting... So, you mentioned replacing a gun's firing mechanism?"
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Noli offendere Patriam Agathae quia ultrix iniuriarum est.
ANTUDO
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kiryu133
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Highly illogical
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posted June 30, 2015 04:14 PM |
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"You can replace an old mechanism with this new one? I'll go get my old one." Elena said, quickly leaving to obtain her old firearm. It was hardly of great quality, but it did the job well and was sturdy for its light weight.
She ruturned a couple of minutes later and handed it to the gnome. "How long would it take to put one of those on this?"
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the cis are at it again.
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 30, 2015 04:38 PM |
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- Why yes. I can convert your old matchlock firearms and fit them with the new lock.- The gnome said- If there aren't many of you with guns, I can complete the conversions at evening. I can see you're interested in my works. tell you what- The Gnome paused- For you, I will make a discount. 5 talars per conversion. wouldn't get as cheap anywhere, you can be sure of that my friends- The gnome assured.
Manwhile Dragomir too had examined the selection of the new wheellock firearms. He considered purchasing one as well, but ultimately decided against it. He still found them to be a tad unreliable.
There were other works of this gnome put on for sale. The other merchants had a lot of various trinkets for sale, including smoking pipes. few were plain, simple ones, but made from exotic woods. There were more intricate ones as well, fancy wood carved ones, few made from Fourhorn Ivory, antler or even gemstones. One particular design caught Drago's eye. It was carved from an unusual wood.
- How much for that one?- He asked the Dwarf merchant. they were from merchant families of Gilded Pouch Clan, a clan of which a dwarven woman was to be bethroded to Magnus, but the plans fell apart, after Magnus left to see the world.
- Tis be 20 talars m'lord. The wood from which it's made of, grows only in one spot at southern Bonswada.- The dwarf replied.
Drago thought a bit. He then reached to his coinpurse, and counted off 20 gold coins. Happy with the purchase, he immediatly stuffed his new pipe and started smoking.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Neraus
Promising
Legendary Hero
Pain relief cream seller
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posted June 30, 2015 04:40 PM |
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"Just a minute good sir..." Francis went to take his old trusty gun and handed it to the gnome together with the payment "Be sure to treat it well, it's sentimental to me..."
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Noli offendere Patriam Agathae quia ultrix iniuriarum est.
ANTUDO
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted June 30, 2015 04:50 PM |
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Edited by kipshasz at 16:59, 30 Jun 2015.
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The gnome took the firearms. he handled them with great care.
- I will get to work immediatly. if anything on display has caught you eye, please see one of my assistants- He bowed hi head and wnet inside of his wagon.
The gnome began the conversion process, starting with Francis' weapon.
Magnus had conversed with the leader of the caravan. there was no bad blood between the two clans, as the supposed marriage has been of minor importance, only done to wed the youngest of the families.
- Nothin to tell you I'm afraid- Fjorn, the leader of the caravan told Magnus- We've been further to the east, we never passed Bright Stone on this trip. The news you gave me are grave ones indeed. I'll be sure to sent out a messenger bird to the Iron Clan.
- Aye, tis be good- Magnus said and finished his drink. Fjorn had offered Magnus some fine dwarven rye ale. in his youngest days, this type of beer was the favourite of Magnus.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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