1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,440 Dumbgeons and Dragons will begin in just a moment. 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Really, it won't take long. 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:21,240 Alydin, you are in this basement of the stable that you call home. 4 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:26,879 You had heard voices and there was the call, ca-ca-ca-ca, that told you that somebody 5 00:00:26,879 --> 00:00:27,879 was coming. 6 00:00:28,079 --> 00:00:33,479 All of the other kids at the stable had scattered and you are inside this crate, have pulled 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:34,799 the lid back on. 8 00:00:34,799 --> 00:00:43,280 As you hear the door to this storage room lift and heavy footsteps coming down the 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,480 stairs, you don't really have great visibility. 10 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:52,299 You can see vaguely through the cracks, but not enough to really get an image and 11 00:00:52,299 --> 00:00:56,480 it's also quite dark down there, so most things are shadowy. 12 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:04,320 You see one looks like heavily armored male figure, and I say heavily armored because 13 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:08,560 you can hear the sound of it as they are entering and moving into the center of the 14 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,680 room. 15 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:20,120 You hear up above the sound of a bit of an altercation, a scuffle. 16 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:27,960 You don't hear calls or cries from any of the kids, but there is gruff voices going 17 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:30,200 back and forth. 18 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,520 This person who's come down these stairs stops in the center of the room and seems 19 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:39,520 to be just slowly scanning the room, presumably trying to pick up on any sound 20 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:40,520 or movement. 21 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,520 What do you do? 22 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,840 Since we're half elves, we have some dark vision, right? 23 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:53,600 So Tally and I are in the same box because we are, we are we. 24 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,200 She's smaller, we crouched in there, and I look at her and I put my finger to my 25 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,680 lips and I mouth like, don't talk. 26 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:09,599 And then she reaches over and she pinches her own lip shut like duck style. 27 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:14,879 The silence is deafening, and there's a few scuffling footsteps that you can 28 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,719 hear from outside the box. 29 00:02:17,719 --> 00:02:23,639 And then a voice comes from this person, and it's a voice that you recognize. 30 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:32,120 And it actually comes back to you in a flood and a quick relief moment as it's 31 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,719 the sound of Sergeant Dace. 32 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:42,560 Alydin, are you in here? 33 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,639 Welcome to Dumbgeons and Dragons. 34 00:02:44,640 --> 00:02:47,640 A D&D fifth edition actual play podcast. 35 00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:52,080 I'm your Dungeon Master Russ More, he, him, and Dumbgeons and Dragons stars Amy 36 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,880 Moore as Alydin, she, her. 37 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,080 This side, this side, push, three, two, one. 38 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,600 Tom Laird as Kavlaran Goldweave, he, him. 39 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,160 Uh, okay, what, when did the, what, why? 40 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,920 And Carla Maxted as Bonwyn Everbane, she, her. 41 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:12,160 I think they might actually just be like groaning with gold over there. 42 00:03:15,640 --> 00:03:19,760 Dumbgeons and Dragons is a Dumb Dragons production that's supported by our 43 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:20,400 patrons. 44 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,680 Visit us today at patreon.com slash dumb dragon cast. 45 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,920 And now it's adventure time, baby. 46 00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:26,640 Fuck it. 47 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:27,840 Let's play. 48 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,480 I double look over at Tally and I shake my head. 49 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,280 I'm like, no, quiet. 50 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,520 Tally's like bright-eyed, caught in surprise because you guys thought that it 51 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,680 was Kinney's men, the ones who were there the day previous. 52 00:03:53,680 --> 00:04:01,680 And Tally's like shaking her head and shrugging, like trying to, and you, 53 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:06,080 you make an insight roll to see what Tally's trying to tell you because 54 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,240 we're not going to talk. 55 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,360 No, we're not going to talk because I said, shut it. 56 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:11,200 I'm just going to grab. 57 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,560 This is random ass dice bag. 58 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:16,280 Perfect. 59 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:17,199 First dice you pull. 60 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:18,080 That's what you got to roll. 61 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:18,720 That's right. 62 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:19,360 First dice. 63 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:19,879 Love it. 64 00:04:19,879 --> 00:04:21,840 Best dice. 65 00:04:21,840 --> 00:04:25,400 Oh, it was a three. 66 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,400 Man, I was rolling like 14s last time. 67 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:27,840 What's happened? 68 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:28,759 This is episode four. 69 00:04:28,759 --> 00:04:29,439 We're into it now. 70 00:04:29,439 --> 00:04:33,960 Yeah, I can only pretend I'm good at this game for so long. 71 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,600 I rolled a three, so I'm like shrugging, like, what? 72 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,480 I'm mouthing like, what? 73 00:04:40,439 --> 00:04:45,560 She removes her fingers just long enough to say, are you sure? 74 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,840 I reach for it and I pinch them again. 75 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:55,520 And then I gesture one, and I hold my fingers up, two. 76 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,600 And then I did three strikes. 77 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,200 And then I put my thumb behind me and go, you're out. 78 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,520 Meaning I'm on my third strike. 79 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,720 I'm out. 80 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,960 And I think Tally would get it because we've been together 81 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,000 for a couple of years now. 82 00:05:09,759 --> 00:05:11,279 Tally nods in agreement. 83 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,439 And there is some shuffling that 84 00:05:15,439 --> 00:05:18,560 happens in this interaction, but not enough 85 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:23,439 that it breaks through what noise is happening upstairs. 86 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:26,240 There's one more call from Sergeant Daze. 87 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:26,759 Alydin? 88 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:34,480 Size. 89 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,079 You hear the footsteps move back and up the stairs. 90 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:43,759 And the door closes, the loud clunk. 91 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:48,399 I look over to relieve Tally as she starts to shift 92 00:05:48,399 --> 00:05:51,319 and be like, whew. 93 00:05:51,319 --> 00:05:54,560 And I pinch her lips harder. 94 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,079 And I mouth, wait. 95 00:05:58,079 --> 00:06:03,360 And I want to sit and wait to see if it's a trick. 96 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,519 Because Alydin trusts no one, and that 97 00:06:06,519 --> 00:06:08,120 would be some bullshit she would pull. 98 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,199 Like, OK, I guess they're not there. 99 00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:11,800 Thunk, thunk, thunk. 100 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:12,439 Boom. 101 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:15,240 And then just wait for them to come out. 102 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,199 She was born yesterday, OK? 103 00:06:18,199 --> 00:06:20,920 So she waits. 104 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,240 Alydin and Tally sitting in this crate 105 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,680 waiting beyond the door. 106 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,800 You hear the sound of whatever commotion 107 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,240 is happening up there. 108 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,680 Do I hear Daze's voice? 109 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,199 Yes, you do. 110 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:38,040 You hear Daze's voice beyond the door after it slams. 111 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,160 A call to whoever else is there. 112 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:46,040 The commotion begins to settle down. 113 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,160 It's still heated conversation back and forth 114 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,600 that you can hear, but it begins to move farther away. 115 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,439 I let go of Tally's lips finally. 116 00:06:56,439 --> 00:06:58,439 Thanks. 117 00:06:58,439 --> 00:06:59,200 Sorry. 118 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,840 Well, isn't Sergeant Daze like kind of on our side? 119 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:04,360 I'm on strike three. 120 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:04,840 Two? 121 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:05,320 Three? 122 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,680 I'm on strike two, and then my third strike, I'm out? 123 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:08,319 I can't remember. 124 00:07:08,319 --> 00:07:10,040 I can't keep track, but I do remember 125 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:14,000 he said that it was not weekly, because I asked. 126 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,920 But what could he want here? 127 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,360 We didn't do anything. 128 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,079 Well, it doesn't look like anyone actually 129 00:07:21,079 --> 00:07:27,000 knows this place exists, so I actually don't know. 130 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,759 So do we stay in this box? 131 00:07:28,759 --> 00:07:30,120 No, we can get out of the box, 132 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,920 but we're not going to leave the cellar. 133 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:32,439 OK. 134 00:07:32,439 --> 00:07:33,720 Because there are lots of other boxes. 135 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:34,680 We haven't looked in them yet, 136 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,000 and there was nothing but hay in this one. 137 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,280 OK. 138 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:43,400 So I want to so carefully so that it doesn't like clicker 139 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,080 swing and whack into something. 140 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,760 So carefully. 141 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,360 Yeah, roll stealth. 142 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:49,960 Stealthy thing? 143 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:50,480 Yeah. 144 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,400 That dice was baloney garbage. 145 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:54,640 None of these are D20s. 146 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:55,080 OK. 147 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:55,560 Here we go. 148 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,200 Lime green. 149 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,200 Oh, it hit the wine glass. 150 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:01,720 It was a 13 plus three. 151 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:02,240 16. 152 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:02,760 Oh, baby. 153 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:03,280 All right. 154 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:04,200 There we go. 155 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,560 All right. 156 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,060 The two of you, silent enough, 157 00:08:08,060 --> 00:08:13,060 move the crate lid off so you can both climb out. 158 00:08:13,220 --> 00:08:14,339 The room is dark. 159 00:08:14,339 --> 00:08:17,379 You are able to see around, see shadows and shapes. 160 00:08:17,379 --> 00:08:19,139 Nobody else is in the room with you. 161 00:08:19,139 --> 00:08:22,019 You hear the sound that you had heard 162 00:08:22,019 --> 00:08:25,500 has moved beyond reasonable earshot. 163 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:27,180 Sounds like whoever was up there, 164 00:08:27,180 --> 00:08:29,600 including Sergeant Dase, have moved off. 165 00:08:30,060 --> 00:08:33,060 We skip ahead to the next day, 166 00:08:33,060 --> 00:08:35,100 and it's early morning in Vintersmouth. 167 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:37,899 The better majority of the city has gathered 168 00:08:37,899 --> 00:08:42,100 in the central square of the noble district. 169 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:45,899 Mayor Nigel Knapps is expected to give a speech 170 00:08:45,899 --> 00:08:49,399 regarding the recent tax increases 171 00:08:49,399 --> 00:08:53,100 and address some of the concerns 172 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,399 that the city has put forward. 173 00:08:55,399 --> 00:08:56,759 Many of the business owners 174 00:08:57,019 --> 00:08:58,819 and citizens are all gathered here. 175 00:08:58,819 --> 00:09:02,019 In the crowd, we see Bonwyn 176 00:09:02,019 --> 00:09:04,620 with several of the hot block denizens, 177 00:09:04,620 --> 00:09:09,620 and notably missing is Kavlar. 178 00:09:11,340 --> 00:09:16,340 As the time when the mayor was supposed to give 179 00:09:16,340 --> 00:09:18,819 the speech comes and goes, 180 00:09:18,819 --> 00:09:21,659 and everybody's waiting around and getting restless, 181 00:09:21,659 --> 00:09:24,259 a group of about five people 182 00:09:24,439 --> 00:09:27,439 followed by the mayor in a procession 183 00:09:27,439 --> 00:09:29,799 come out of the mayoral office 184 00:09:29,799 --> 00:09:32,360 and down the large staircase 185 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,159 and proceed up to a podium 186 00:09:34,159 --> 00:09:35,840 at the base of this staircase. 187 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:41,360 Mayor Nigel Knapps is a portly elven man 188 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:46,360 with a large protruding chin and golden blonde hair 189 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,840 with not a strand out of place. 190 00:09:50,940 --> 00:09:54,940 He has rosy cheeks and pristine white robes 191 00:09:54,940 --> 00:09:58,340 with gold weaving all throughout them. 192 00:09:58,340 --> 00:10:00,940 He makes some comments quietly 193 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:03,940 to some of his handlers and his entourage, 194 00:10:03,940 --> 00:10:05,740 and then proceeds up to the podium 195 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:09,139 where the entire crowd goes silent. 196 00:10:10,139 --> 00:10:11,139 He clears his throat. 197 00:10:11,139 --> 00:10:13,139 Ahem, ahem, ahem. 198 00:10:13,139 --> 00:10:18,139 Here ye noble denizens of Vintersmouth 199 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:23,639 ye who gather in the ancient heart of our fair township 200 00:10:23,639 --> 00:10:25,639 as thy devoted mayor, 201 00:10:25,639 --> 00:10:29,639 I stand before thee with a spirit both resolute 202 00:10:29,639 --> 00:10:32,639 and earnest to address the delicate matter 203 00:10:32,639 --> 00:10:35,639 of our recent fiscal decisions. 204 00:10:36,639 --> 00:10:40,639 There's a low rumble throughout the crowd. 205 00:10:40,639 --> 00:10:44,639 I sense the whispers and quizzical glances 206 00:10:45,139 --> 00:10:47,139 among thee questioning the repeated call 207 00:10:47,139 --> 00:10:50,139 for additional contributions to our coffers. 208 00:10:50,139 --> 00:10:53,139 Allow me to assure thee, 209 00:10:53,139 --> 00:10:56,139 dear citizens, that these tax increments 210 00:10:56,139 --> 00:11:00,139 have not been levied without careful contemplation 211 00:11:00,139 --> 00:11:05,139 and a steadfast commitment to our shared prosperity. 212 00:11:05,139 --> 00:11:07,139 In these challenging times 213 00:11:07,139 --> 00:11:10,139 akin to the mythical quests of old, 214 00:11:10,139 --> 00:11:13,139 the demands placed upon our hearts 215 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:15,639 and the plans placed upon our humble realm 216 00:11:15,639 --> 00:11:17,639 require a collective effort 217 00:11:17,639 --> 00:11:20,639 to fortify the bulwarks of our defenses, 218 00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:23,639 sustain the vibrancy of our market square, 219 00:11:23,639 --> 00:11:25,639 and foster enlightenment within the walls 220 00:11:25,639 --> 00:11:27,639 of our esteemed institutions. 221 00:11:27,639 --> 00:11:31,639 Verily, the additional coinage is an investment 222 00:11:31,639 --> 00:11:35,639 in the very essence of our beloved Vintersmouth. 223 00:11:35,639 --> 00:11:37,639 Eww. 224 00:11:37,639 --> 00:11:38,639 Thank you. 225 00:11:38,639 --> 00:11:40,639 Thank you, fine citizens. 226 00:11:40,639 --> 00:11:41,639 Yes, yes, yes. 227 00:11:41,639 --> 00:11:44,139 Hold your comments till the end, please. 228 00:11:44,139 --> 00:11:46,639 Behold the tangible improvements 229 00:11:46,639 --> 00:11:48,639 that have graced our streets, 230 00:11:48,639 --> 00:11:51,639 the smoother paths that now guide our way, 231 00:11:51,639 --> 00:11:54,139 and the subtle enhancements to the infrastructure 232 00:11:54,139 --> 00:11:57,639 that uphold our community's vitality. 233 00:11:57,639 --> 00:12:00,639 These transformations, my esteemed compatriots, 234 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:04,639 are the fruits of your generous contributions. 235 00:12:04,639 --> 00:12:08,139 Yes, while some may question the whereabouts of this gold, 236 00:12:08,139 --> 00:12:09,639 let me quell thy concerns 237 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:13,639 by emphasizing the subtlety of these enhancements. 238 00:12:13,639 --> 00:12:16,639 The benefits, like a well-brewed potion, 239 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:19,639 may not always reveal themselves overtly, 240 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:21,639 but work their magic beneath the surface 241 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:24,639 to fortify the foundation of our township. 242 00:12:24,639 --> 00:12:27,639 These tax increases, though seemingly frequent, 243 00:12:27,639 --> 00:12:30,639 are but a testament to our unwavering commitment 244 00:12:30,639 --> 00:12:32,639 to the betterment of Vintersmouth. 245 00:12:32,639 --> 00:12:35,639 Let us stand united in understanding 246 00:12:35,639 --> 00:12:38,639 as we navigate these fiscal waters together. 247 00:12:38,639 --> 00:12:40,639 The prosperity of our town 248 00:12:40,639 --> 00:12:42,639 depends on the collective contributions, 249 00:12:42,639 --> 00:12:44,639 and through these shared sacrifices 250 00:12:44,639 --> 00:12:47,639 we carve a path to a brighter future. 251 00:12:47,639 --> 00:12:50,639 May the tapestry of our endeavors 252 00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:53,639 continue to weave a tale of growth and prosperity, 253 00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:55,639 with each coin contributing 254 00:12:55,639 --> 00:12:58,639 to the flourishing legacy of Vintersmouth. 255 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:01,639 As thy devoted mayor, I am confident that, in time, 256 00:13:01,639 --> 00:13:04,639 the subtle alchemy of our investments 257 00:13:04,639 --> 00:13:09,639 will yield a realm that future generations shall cherish. 258 00:13:10,639 --> 00:13:13,639 He stands back from the podium for a moment. 259 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:15,639 Is he expecting applause? 260 00:13:15,639 --> 00:13:18,639 It feels like he would be expecting applause. 261 00:13:18,639 --> 00:13:20,639 He's hands on the hips, 262 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:23,639 and he pauses and waits there. 263 00:13:23,639 --> 00:13:25,639 There's a small cricket sound 264 00:13:25,639 --> 00:13:28,639 that may or may not play in the background. 265 00:13:28,639 --> 00:13:30,639 He turns and looks at his entourage, 266 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:32,639 one smaller stature, woman, 267 00:13:32,639 --> 00:13:34,639 with short cropped black hair 268 00:13:34,639 --> 00:13:37,639 comes up forward and whispers something to him, 269 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:39,639 which can't be heard by the crowd, 270 00:13:39,639 --> 00:13:42,639 and he continues to smile big 271 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:45,639 and starts to wave to the crowd and moves off, 272 00:13:45,639 --> 00:13:47,639 and some of the reporters up in the front 273 00:13:47,639 --> 00:13:49,639 begin hollering questions. 274 00:13:49,639 --> 00:13:51,639 Excuse me, mayor, will there be an itemized list 275 00:13:51,639 --> 00:13:53,639 of where these taxes are going? 276 00:13:53,639 --> 00:13:54,639 Tell me more about the alchemy. 277 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:56,639 What's that part of it? Is it literal alchemy? 278 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:58,639 Was this just a bunch of buzzwords 279 00:13:58,639 --> 00:13:59,639 to make everyone confused? 280 00:13:59,639 --> 00:14:01,639 Fortified how? What do you mean when you say that? 281 00:14:01,639 --> 00:14:03,639 A woman comes up to the podium and says, 282 00:14:03,639 --> 00:14:06,639 I'm sorry, the mayor has too much to handle today. 283 00:14:06,639 --> 00:14:07,639 He won't be taking any questions. 284 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:09,639 We'll see you at the next meeting. 285 00:14:09,639 --> 00:14:11,639 All right, everybody have a great day. 286 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:14,639 As the mayor is rushed off back into his offices, 287 00:14:14,639 --> 00:14:18,639 we fade out on the confused crowd 288 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:20,639 that is now left to disperse 289 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:22,639 back to their daily routine. 290 00:14:31,639 --> 00:14:36,639 There is a beam of morning sun 291 00:14:36,639 --> 00:14:38,639 coming through a curtain 292 00:14:38,639 --> 00:14:41,639 and a groaning Kavlaran 293 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:45,639 is seen passed out on his sofa. 294 00:14:45,639 --> 00:14:51,639 The light is slowly moving towards his eye, 295 00:14:51,639 --> 00:14:55,639 and as it hits it, you are jolted awake 296 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:59,639 after a rousing night of Guy's Night 297 00:14:59,639 --> 00:15:03,639 with your good, good friends Ben Tripley and Oak. 298 00:15:03,639 --> 00:15:05,639 Boy's Night! 299 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:07,639 And as you look around, 300 00:15:07,639 --> 00:15:09,639 you're the only one in the room. 301 00:15:09,639 --> 00:15:10,639 You're still wearing the same things 302 00:15:10,639 --> 00:15:12,639 that you were wearing the night previous, 303 00:15:12,639 --> 00:15:17,639 and you kind of collect yourself 304 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:20,639 and realize as you try and figure out 305 00:15:20,639 --> 00:15:23,639 what time it is, exactly where you are, 306 00:15:23,639 --> 00:15:27,639 that you've missed the mayor's speech 307 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:29,639 that you were waiting for, 308 00:15:29,639 --> 00:15:32,639 which you were hoping would give some semblance 309 00:15:32,639 --> 00:15:36,639 as to a lot of the things that you are investigating. 310 00:15:36,639 --> 00:15:38,639 As you kind of come to, 311 00:15:38,639 --> 00:15:43,639 you remember that you actually had Oak 312 00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:46,639 fill out the paperwork the night previous. 313 00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:50,639 You go to your bag, and that is missing. 314 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:53,639 All right, think back, Kav. 315 00:15:53,639 --> 00:15:55,639 What happened last night? 316 00:15:55,639 --> 00:15:58,639 Where would the paper be? 317 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:02,639 Make a constitution check. 318 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:05,639 Are you still drunk? 319 00:16:05,639 --> 00:16:08,639 I mean, we're going to find out. 320 00:16:08,639 --> 00:16:10,639 It is a 14. 321 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:11,639 14. 322 00:16:11,639 --> 00:16:15,639 You open the bag, and the pit of your stomach sinks, 323 00:16:15,639 --> 00:16:20,639 and you start burning through it, 324 00:16:20,639 --> 00:16:23,639 and bits and pieces of the night previous 325 00:16:23,639 --> 00:16:24,639 start to come back. 326 00:16:24,639 --> 00:16:28,639 Inside your bag, you see that there is 327 00:16:28,639 --> 00:16:31,639 what appears to be some sawdust. 328 00:16:31,639 --> 00:16:33,639 You pause for a moment, 329 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:37,639 and you catch a reflection of yourself in the mirror. 330 00:16:37,639 --> 00:16:39,639 There's this weird purple stain 331 00:16:39,639 --> 00:16:42,639 down the front of your shirt. 332 00:16:42,639 --> 00:16:44,639 I mean, that totally tracks, yeah. 333 00:16:44,639 --> 00:16:45,639 It's a jam, isn't it? 334 00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:46,639 Yeah. 335 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:47,639 It might be. 336 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:49,639 Those turnt bottoms. 337 00:16:49,639 --> 00:16:55,639 You remember that you partied good and hard 338 00:16:55,639 --> 00:16:57,639 at the brood awakening 339 00:16:57,639 --> 00:17:00,639 before going for a walk out on the town 340 00:17:00,639 --> 00:17:02,639 because you had things to do, 341 00:17:02,639 --> 00:17:05,639 including filling out the paperwork. 342 00:17:05,639 --> 00:17:07,639 Before we go too much further, 343 00:17:07,639 --> 00:17:12,639 what does Kavlaran's house apartment look like? 344 00:17:12,639 --> 00:17:14,639 It's more of an apartment than a house. 345 00:17:14,639 --> 00:17:18,639 Pretty Spartan with the decorating 346 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,640 because he's relatively new into town. 347 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,640 This isn't the first time he's been sent to a different town, 348 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,640 so he usually travels pretty light, 349 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,640 only takes the essentials with him. 350 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,640 Although there is a little snake plant 351 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,640 that he's got in one of the windows 352 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,640 that seems to be doing okay for a change. 353 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,640 Not usually the best green thumb for Kav. 354 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,640 I just have a question. 355 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,640 When the pit of your stomach sinks, 356 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,640 is it now in your colon? 357 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,640 Yeah. 358 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:48,640 I think so. 359 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:49,640 Yeah, probably. 360 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,640 Yeah, just like geographically. 361 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,640 Yeah, I was just thinking. 362 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,640 It's got to go somewhere. 363 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,640 It's only down from there. 364 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,640 And as these bits and pieces are coming back to you, 365 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,640 you hear a groan from the bathroom. 366 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,640 Bench? 367 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,640 What is it, Kav? 368 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,640 Excuse me. 369 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,640 Pardon. 370 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,640 Hey, what are you doing here? 371 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,640 I remember everything. 372 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,640 Well, I live here. 373 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:27,640 I don't live here. 374 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:31,640 No, this is my place. 375 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,640 I remember leaving the Brewed Awakening. 376 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:39,640 I don't remember what happened after that all too well. 377 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,640 Well, we went to go fill out the paperwork, 378 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,640 and you said you would submit it in the morning, 379 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,640 and then we went... 380 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,640 Where did we go after that? 381 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,640 We went... 382 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:56,640 Oh, we went and we played with some of the potions. 383 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,640 Okay. 384 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:04,640 Yeah, they didn't like that we did play the potions. 385 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,640 I mean, traditionally with alchemists and potion makers, 386 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,640 it's very exact as to what they're doing, 387 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,640 so chances are that wasn't well received. 388 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,640 No, no, I don't. 389 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,640 But then we came here, right? 390 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:26,640 You see him pause, and he looks. 391 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,640 What's that on your neck? 392 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,640 Kav grabs his neck. 393 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,640 It hurts when you touch it. 394 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,640 It hurts when you touch it. 395 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,640 It's painful, it's sharp, it's like sandpaper on your neck. 396 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,640 You go and you look at the mirror, 397 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,640 and there's a tattoo on the neck, 398 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,640 and you start pulling the shirt down, 399 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,640 and it extends across your entire back. 400 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:55,640 Okay, why? 401 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,640 Carla and Amy, what does the tattoo look like? 402 00:19:58,640 --> 00:19:59,640 Well... 403 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,640 This is not a good tattoo, 404 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,640 because you were late at night, 405 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,640 and you were clearly wasted in someone. 406 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,640 So either this is a real sketch shop, 407 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:14,640 or Bench had a tattoo gun in the back. 408 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,640 I can't rule it out. 409 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,640 That concerns me. 410 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,640 I feel like it would... 411 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:25,640 When you're drunk, everything is meaningful, right? 412 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,640 I feel like you'd be like, 413 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:35,640 listen, this is an important moment for you, Bench. 414 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,640 This paperwork is important. 415 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:44,640 And I think you asked someone to tattoo the paperwork onto your back. 416 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,640 That's why you don't have it, 417 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,640 because the tattoo artist used it as like a... 418 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,640 You straight up ripped it up and was like, 419 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:52,640 won't be needing this. 420 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,640 Don't need this anymore. 421 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,640 Oh my God. 422 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,640 Did Oak do the tattoo? 423 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,640 Oh my God, did he sign it? 424 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,640 Bench, when did this happen? 425 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:09,640 When did what? 426 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,640 I don't remember, my friend. 427 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,640 Did I get a tattoo too? 428 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:16,640 Let me see. 429 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:17,640 I don't see. 430 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,640 Oh, hey. 431 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,640 You see him turn and kind of lift his pants a little bit. 432 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,640 I think we got matching tattoos. 433 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:32,640 I have, I have page three. 434 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,640 Oh God. 435 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,640 And Oak too, do they... 436 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,640 I mean, we might have a whole set. 437 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:41,640 Let me see, let me see. 438 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,640 Boys night, boys night, boys night. 439 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:48,640 You have page, you have page one. 440 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,640 I have page three. 441 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,640 Just, we need page two. 442 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,640 I wouldn't have torn on page two unless someone got it tattooed on them. 443 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,640 So I guess we better go find Oak. 444 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,640 I hope it's Oak. 445 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,640 I wonder who else we met who could have... 446 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,640 It was only three pages, right? 447 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,640 I don't know. 448 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,640 I think it's the first time I've ever seen those forms. 449 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,640 It's the middle. 450 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:17,640 Hey everybody. 451 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,640 Thank you for being here. 452 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:28,640 The applause goes to you. 453 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:29,640 All right. 454 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:30,640 Yep. 455 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,640 We would do it louder, but it would actually be quite offensive in your ears. 456 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:38,640 So just imagine that was sort of like uproarious as if you were at Madison Square Garden. 457 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,640 That's what we were trying to convey. 458 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,640 I'm making a note, everybody. 459 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:49,640 I'm going to add in huge stadium noise. 460 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:50,640 Love it. 461 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,640 And that's for you because we love you and think you're a rock star. 462 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,640 Thank you all for being here on this lovely episode that we're having. 463 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:02,640 And... 464 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:03,640 I forgot what I'm doing. 465 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:04,640 Nailed it. 466 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:05,640 It was there to start. 467 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:06,640 I know. 468 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:07,640 It was really strong. 469 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:08,640 Our dedication. 470 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:09,640 And you know what? 471 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:10,640 Yes. 472 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:11,640 Thank you. 473 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:12,640 Wow. 474 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:13,640 I know we celebrated everyone. 475 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:18,640 We celebrated everyone with the rapturous applause, but let's really focus in on 476 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,640 one person that supports us on Patreon. 477 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:22,640 Thank you, Carla. 478 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:28,640 Let's throw it to our Patreon dedication, who this week is Richard McNeely. 479 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,640 Thank you, Richard. 480 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,640 Thanks so much for being here, Richard. 481 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:36,640 I was taking a look through the old Patreons and you've been with us since like early 482 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:37,640 2022, I think. 483 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:38,640 Wow. 484 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:39,640 Oh my goodness. 485 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,640 Thanks, Richard. 486 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:44,640 Imagine the huge crowd that was applauding, still applauding, but now they're standing 487 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:45,640 up for you. 488 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:46,640 Oh, wow. 489 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:47,640 I like that. 490 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:48,640 Thank you so much for being here. 491 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:57,640 Like I said, tomorrow, which is in the time that this is released, February 1st, 2024, 492 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,640 we will 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for the business association meeting 570 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,640 that you are scheduled to hold. 571 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,640 So Thane and Niven are there helping you set up. 572 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:09,640 Thane is putting out some chairs and says, oh, that speech was just bullshit. 573 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,640 Yeah, just nothing. 574 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:12,640 Right? 575 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,640 Like it was just gathered all of us together to share our stories. 576 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:18,640 Right? 577 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:23,640 Like it was just gathered all of us together to share bad news. 578 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,640 And then he like wanted us to clap, I think. 579 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:33,640 Yeah, that was the vibe I got that he just was standing there waiting for us to say what a great job he was doing. 580 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:38,640 To be like, congratulations, we love paying more taxes for absolutely no benefit. 581 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,640 Go mayor. 582 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,640 Businesses being shut down because of them. 583 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Isn't it the goal of like leadership to like make sure that those are going towards good things? 584 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:51,640 You would think. 585 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,640 And here's the thing. 586 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,640 I don't mind paying taxes. 587 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:55,640 I like roads. 588 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:56,640 I like schools. 589 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,640 I like clean water and sanitation. 590 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,640 These are important things. 591 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,640 But we don't really have those things. 592 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:05,640 No. 593 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,640 Except for what we do for ourselves. 594 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,640 So don't have schools. 595 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,640 We don't have anything. 596 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,640 I mean, they have some of that over there. 597 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:15,640 Yeah. 598 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,640 But we can't be subsidizing. 599 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:25,640 Do you see the gold flecked like sparkle in between the grout on the cobblestone streets that they had? 600 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:30,640 Yeah, I think that might be like literally the alchemy he was talking about. 601 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:31,640 Thought it was a buzzword. 602 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,640 I think they might actually just be like grouting with gold over there. 603 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:36,640 Good Lord. 604 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:42,640 I mean, honestly, Thayne, if you're going to embezzle money, could you just like steal it and do something cool with it? 605 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,640 Like, I'm not condoning it, but. 606 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:47,640 Yeah. 607 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:52,640 It seems like more obnoxious than just like buying a yacht, you know? 608 00:29:52,640 --> 00:30:02,640 Neven, who's setting out the snack table with finger sandwiches and different small square desserts. 609 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:03,640 There's a lot. 610 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,640 There's a lot of things that happen over there. 611 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:10,640 And it's just not not all not all noble people. 612 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,640 Okay. 613 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,640 Neven, you know, we don't ever mean you. 614 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:16,640 I know. 615 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,640 I know. 616 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,640 Love you. 617 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:19,640 You're great. 618 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:20,640 You live over there. 619 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:21,640 I mean, give us some insight. 620 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:23,640 Are things like good over there? 621 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,640 Yeah, no, things are really good over there. 622 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:26,640 Okay. 623 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,640 So it's okay. 624 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,640 So somebody's benefiting, not just the mayor. 625 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:31,640 Yeah, I know. 626 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,640 Everybody on that side of the river is benefiting. 627 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,640 And they built that new barracks just outside of the noble. 628 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:42,640 And then they've been bringing in more and more military transfers from Kingstown. 629 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:43,640 Right. 630 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,640 Because they have. 631 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,640 Because of the bulwark of whatever. 632 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:50,640 Like, you know, fortification. 633 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,640 It's a crossroads. 634 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:53,640 Pirates. 635 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:58,640 They're just spouting everything they can to get more. 636 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,640 Has there been more pirate activity? 637 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:07,640 Like, I know, you know, I had my shipment come in and the captain did say they'd run into a pirate. 638 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,640 Like, is. 639 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:10,640 Okay, you guys. 640 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,640 Legitimate or not legitimate. 641 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,640 Like, are they bringing in soldiers? 642 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,640 Because there's actually a threat from pirates. 643 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:17,640 Neven, thoughts? 644 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:18,640 Go. 645 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,640 Yeah, like the merchants and like everybody bringing goods back through town. 646 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:27,640 Like, they're talking about how the pirates are increasing activity. 647 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:32,640 But like we haven't we used to see it in town here, which I guess is a benefit. 648 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,640 We used to see it on the on the lake and we used to see it like in the docks. 649 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,640 Like they were actually brazen enough that they were coming in. 650 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,640 But it's not here anymore. 651 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,640 It sounds like it's just further down. 652 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:45,640 OK. 653 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:47,640 So there's that. 654 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:56,640 But if they're bringing all these soldiers here to protect the town specifically, that doesn't protect anybody going further out. 655 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:57,640 No. 656 00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:59,640 Thayne, you heard anything? 657 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:04,640 Like, you know, I know you're kind of like drinking buddies with some of the guys, like city guard, like anybody. 658 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,640 What's going on? 659 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:13,640 They've been stuck just going door to door, making sure that people pay up every month. 660 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:20,640 And because it's been because there's been five increases in the last year, like that. 661 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:25,640 I heard that they brought in an auditor from Kingstown over the last couple of weeks to really just try and. 662 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:29,640 Like to make sure double extra sure that people are paying or. 663 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,640 No, to look into what's going on here. 664 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:42,640 So like the the the rumor going through the guard is that Kingstown's catching on to some of the things that the mayor's doing and is sending someone to kind of report back. 665 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,640 Huh? 666 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,640 That's interesting. 667 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,640 I find myself confused because I feel like am I rooting for Kingstown now? 668 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,640 That doesn't feel right. 669 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:58,640 But Kingstown has never done like Kingstown's fair, right? 670 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:02,640 Like, it's presumably I mean, we don't ever never go there. 671 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,640 It's just like, but. 672 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:09,640 But they certainly haven't been sending down five Kingley tax increases in the last. 673 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:13,640 I think what we pay the mayor like is supposed to funnel back up, isn't it? 674 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:15,640 Yeah, I would think so. 675 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,640 Yeah. 676 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:18,640 Huh. 677 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,640 Wonder what this auditor guy's all about. 678 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,640 Here is a real dream boat with a lot of tattoos. 679 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,640 Oh, yeah. 680 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:27,640 Well, that is your type. 681 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,640 So, you know, it is. 682 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:33,640 I mean, if you happen to make their acquaintance and want to find out like. 683 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,640 He's friends with Bench. 684 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,640 No way. 685 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:38,640 Yeah. 686 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,640 Came in town really quick. 687 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:41,640 Made a bunch of friends. 688 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:45,640 So like seems like seems like they're a good guy. 689 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:46,640 Hmm. 690 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:52,640 Maybe they'll be able to find something and like shut down all shut it all down. 691 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,640 Like, do we even need a mayor? 692 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:58,640 I mean, not to pave the streets with gold. 693 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:02,640 That may be like build a school, you know. 694 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:03,640 I don't know. 695 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,640 We'll see what the rest of Business Association has to say. 696 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:14,640 Like, I know I kind of get on my soapbox about educating people and not letting children starve, et cetera, et cetera. 697 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:20,639 You know, these seem like pretty basic things we could all kind of get on board with. 698 00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:21,639 I'm pretty sure. 699 00:34:21,639 --> 00:34:25,639 And again, that I'm happy to pay taxes for. 700 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:27,639 Well, those things. 701 00:34:27,639 --> 00:34:30,639 Not this other bullshit. 702 00:34:30,639 --> 00:34:31,639 Yeah. 703 00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:33,639 Well, I think we're about ready. 704 00:34:33,639 --> 00:34:34,639 You got the agenda ready? 705 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:35,639 I got. 706 00:34:35,639 --> 00:34:36,639 Oh, yeah. 707 00:34:36,639 --> 00:34:37,639 Yeah. 708 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:38,639 OK. 709 00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:39,639 I mean, you know, it's just going to like. 710 00:34:39,639 --> 00:34:42,639 It's just going to devolve into us screaming at each other. 711 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:44,639 Not at each other, but just screaming about. 712 00:34:44,639 --> 00:34:48,639 Just a general cacophony about like taxes. 713 00:34:48,639 --> 00:34:50,639 Business shutting down. 714 00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:53,639 I mean, yeah. 715 00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:56,639 We should try and arrange something a little bit more productive, maybe. 716 00:34:56,639 --> 00:34:57,639 Let's think on that. 717 00:34:57,639 --> 00:35:00,639 We can't just get together once a month and all yell in a room. 718 00:35:00,639 --> 00:35:02,639 It doesn't really help anything. 719 00:35:02,639 --> 00:35:03,639 But it feels better. 720 00:35:03,639 --> 00:35:05,639 It does feel better. 721 00:35:05,639 --> 00:35:06,639 You're right. 722 00:35:06,639 --> 00:35:08,639 That's a really great point, Vane. 723 00:35:13,639 --> 00:35:16,639 We cut to Cav and Bench. 724 00:35:16,639 --> 00:35:21,639 You've found that you both have two pages of a three page document 725 00:35:21,639 --> 00:35:24,639 tattooed somewhere on your persons. 726 00:35:24,639 --> 00:35:29,639 You are on your way to try and find Oak. 727 00:35:29,639 --> 00:35:34,639 Where are you going to try and find Oak? 728 00:35:34,639 --> 00:35:38,639 First place Cav would think to check is the office. 729 00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:39,639 Perfect. 730 00:35:39,639 --> 00:35:40,639 Of course. 731 00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:41,639 Yeah, absolutely. 732 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:48,639 We find you two heading back up the staircase towards the mayoral office. 733 00:35:48,639 --> 00:35:51,639 You're both moving slower than normal. 734 00:35:51,639 --> 00:35:53,639 It is a lot of stairs. 735 00:35:53,639 --> 00:35:56,639 You are usually out of breath by the time you get to the top of them. 736 00:35:56,639 --> 00:36:00,639 But today is exceptionally bad and the sun is beating down. 737 00:36:00,639 --> 00:36:05,639 To your perception, beating down abnormally strong. 738 00:36:05,639 --> 00:36:08,639 Like there's almost a spotlight down on top of you. 739 00:36:08,639 --> 00:36:10,639 Both of you are sweating buckets. 740 00:36:10,639 --> 00:36:13,639 Leave me behind. 741 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:15,639 I will just wait. 742 00:36:15,639 --> 00:36:16,639 I will just wait. 743 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:17,639 No, no, no. 744 00:36:17,639 --> 00:36:18,639 Come. 745 00:36:18,639 --> 00:36:20,639 We didn't come this far for you to quit now. 746 00:36:20,639 --> 00:36:21,639 Come on. 747 00:36:21,639 --> 00:36:22,639 Just a little bit further. 748 00:36:22,639 --> 00:36:23,639 Okay. 749 00:36:23,639 --> 00:36:24,639 You hold me. 750 00:36:24,639 --> 00:36:25,639 I hold you. 751 00:36:25,639 --> 00:36:26,639 We may get together. 752 00:36:26,639 --> 00:36:27,639 We're friends forever. 753 00:36:27,639 --> 00:36:30,639 We're paperwork buddies. 754 00:36:30,639 --> 00:36:32,639 I think that's what we said last night. 755 00:36:32,639 --> 00:36:36,639 We are buddies who do paperwork for each other and make sure business is... 756 00:36:36,639 --> 00:36:39,639 We're workshopping the tagline of it. 757 00:36:39,639 --> 00:36:42,639 Yeah, I remember something about that, but... 758 00:36:42,639 --> 00:36:45,639 We're paperwork pals. 759 00:36:45,639 --> 00:36:50,639 All for one and a number two pencil. 760 00:36:50,639 --> 00:36:53,639 Okay, we're here. 761 00:36:53,639 --> 00:36:56,639 I'm just going to take a drink from the fountain. 762 00:36:56,639 --> 00:36:58,639 You think that's okay? 763 00:36:58,639 --> 00:36:59,639 Sure. 764 00:36:59,639 --> 00:37:00,639 I'll head to the office. 765 00:37:00,639 --> 00:37:01,639 I'll see you folks there. 766 00:37:01,639 --> 00:37:03,639 I'll meet you inside. 767 00:37:03,639 --> 00:37:04,639 All right, great. 768 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:06,639 Now you open the door. 769 00:37:06,639 --> 00:37:08,639 Water fountain? 770 00:37:09,639 --> 00:37:10,639 Yeah. 771 00:37:10,639 --> 00:37:11,639 The big gold fountain? 772 00:37:11,639 --> 00:37:12,639 Or a decorative fountain. 773 00:37:12,639 --> 00:37:13,639 Yeah, I would assume the giant gold one out front. 774 00:37:13,639 --> 00:37:14,639 Yuck. 775 00:37:14,639 --> 00:37:15,639 All right. 776 00:37:15,639 --> 00:37:18,639 No, it's a big decorative gold water fountain. 777 00:37:18,639 --> 00:37:20,639 We're getting a drink of water. 778 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:22,639 And that's at the top of the stairs? 779 00:37:22,639 --> 00:37:23,639 Yeah. 780 00:37:23,639 --> 00:37:25,639 Wow, what a fancy-ass mare. 781 00:37:25,639 --> 00:37:26,639 The opulence. 782 00:37:26,639 --> 00:37:27,639 There's a fountain up there. 783 00:37:27,639 --> 00:37:29,639 There's a larger fountain down in the square. 784 00:37:29,639 --> 00:37:30,639 And a big statue. 785 00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:32,639 And the big statue. 786 00:37:32,639 --> 00:37:33,639 Both locales. 787 00:37:33,639 --> 00:37:37,639 And one grand one in the front entryway. 788 00:37:37,639 --> 00:37:38,639 Where's the money going? 789 00:37:38,639 --> 00:37:39,639 Who knows? 790 00:37:39,639 --> 00:37:40,639 No way to know. 791 00:37:40,639 --> 00:37:43,639 There's a thriving artisan district in this town, and now we know why. 792 00:37:43,639 --> 00:37:44,639 That's right. 793 00:37:44,639 --> 00:37:46,639 He's just putting that back into the community. 794 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:48,639 You give people money, they will spend it. 795 00:37:48,639 --> 00:37:50,639 He's outsourcing it. 796 00:37:50,639 --> 00:37:52,639 It moves the economy along. 797 00:37:52,639 --> 00:37:54,639 There's no goldsmith in the hot block. 798 00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:57,639 I don't know where all this gold's coming from. 799 00:37:57,639 --> 00:38:00,639 It's a gift. 800 00:38:00,639 --> 00:38:07,639 You triumphantly, or you think triumphantly, burst open the doors. 801 00:38:07,639 --> 00:38:15,639 Everybody else sees, stop and turn, this slightly portly half-elf who's sweating buckets. 802 00:38:15,639 --> 00:38:17,639 Catching his breath. 803 00:38:17,639 --> 00:38:23,639 Catching his breath, grabbing onto the doors, standing for a moment as the sun beats down behind him. 804 00:38:23,639 --> 00:38:29,639 And they all turn and slowly look away as they go back about their day. 805 00:38:29,639 --> 00:38:32,639 And quickly leave the area that you're in. 806 00:38:32,639 --> 00:38:35,639 You make your way back and through slowly. 807 00:38:35,639 --> 00:38:37,639 You hear a bench. 808 00:38:37,639 --> 00:38:41,639 You turn and look through the open doors and you see Bench has seated himself down. 809 00:38:41,639 --> 00:38:43,639 And he's just waiting there. 810 00:38:43,639 --> 00:38:45,639 He's not coming after you. 811 00:38:45,639 --> 00:38:53,639 And you make your way back to your office where Oak would normally be on a traditional workday. 812 00:38:53,639 --> 00:38:57,639 You open the door and it's an empty, quiet office. 813 00:38:57,639 --> 00:38:58,639 Nobody's there. 814 00:38:58,639 --> 00:38:59,639 Nobody's there. 815 00:38:59,639 --> 00:39:00,639 Huh. 816 00:39:00,639 --> 00:39:01,639 All right. 817 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:03,639 What the hell would Oak be? 818 00:39:03,639 --> 00:39:06,639 I'm going to look around and see if I can find anything. 819 00:39:06,639 --> 00:39:07,639 Maybe there's a clue. 820 00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:08,639 Maybe he left me a note. 821 00:39:08,639 --> 00:39:11,639 Maybe you guys were there last night. 822 00:39:11,639 --> 00:39:14,639 I know I like to go to my place of work when I'm smashed. 823 00:39:14,639 --> 00:39:20,639 You look on the desk and the majority of things were as you left them the day before. 824 00:39:20,639 --> 00:39:24,639 When you were punched out at exactly five o'clock. 825 00:39:24,639 --> 00:39:29,639 After having finished your allocated paperwork and a neat stack that hasn't yet to be filed 826 00:39:29,639 --> 00:39:33,639 because it appears that Oak has not come in for the day. 827 00:39:33,639 --> 00:39:37,639 I mean, that would be the number one clue that he has not come in. 828 00:39:37,639 --> 00:39:38,639 Yeah. 829 00:39:38,639 --> 00:39:43,639 The unusual thing is that the paperwork is still there, which you would expect to be gone. 830 00:39:43,639 --> 00:39:51,639 You look around and you do see his satchel, which he doesn't normally keep on him all the time. 831 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:55,639 But it is hanging up on the wall and it is like flipped open. 832 00:39:55,639 --> 00:40:02,639 Does he happen to have like anything that might indicate his like home address? 833 00:40:02,639 --> 00:40:06,639 Maybe it's written on the on the like the the tag for sure. 834 00:40:06,639 --> 00:40:07,639 Yeah. 835 00:40:07,639 --> 00:40:08,639 For the bag. 836 00:40:08,639 --> 00:40:09,639 If found. 837 00:40:09,639 --> 00:40:10,639 Return to. 838 00:40:10,639 --> 00:40:11,639 Yeah. 839 00:40:11,639 --> 00:40:12,639 Yeah. 840 00:40:12,639 --> 00:40:20,639 And it looks like it's hand stitched into the inside of this in a in a cursive that looks very motherly. 841 00:40:20,639 --> 00:40:22,639 It does have his address. 842 00:40:22,639 --> 00:40:28,639 I grab the the satchel and head back out the door and I see Bench. 843 00:40:28,639 --> 00:40:33,639 I say, Bench, you know where thirty two Twiglet Street is? 844 00:40:33,639 --> 00:40:37,639 Thirty two Twiglet. 845 00:40:37,639 --> 00:40:42,639 Yeah, it's over in the noble district. 846 00:40:42,639 --> 00:40:44,639 Where where are we? 847 00:40:44,639 --> 00:40:45,639 That's where we are. 848 00:40:45,639 --> 00:40:46,639 Oh, oh, yeah. 849 00:40:46,639 --> 00:40:47,639 Oh, yeah. 850 00:40:47,639 --> 00:40:51,639 He's sitting on a gold fountain. 851 00:40:51,639 --> 00:40:52,639 Oh, that's great. 852 00:40:52,639 --> 00:40:53,639 That's great. 853 00:40:53,639 --> 00:40:55,639 Then we don't have to walk very far. 854 00:40:55,639 --> 00:40:56,639 That's perfect. 855 00:40:56,639 --> 00:40:58,639 No, not too far. 856 00:40:58,639 --> 00:41:00,639 But yeah, you lead the way. 857 00:41:00,639 --> 00:41:03,639 I don't really know this part of town all that well. 858 00:41:03,639 --> 00:41:06,639 OK, here we go. 859 00:41:06,639 --> 00:41:09,639 Is something important at this address? 860 00:41:09,639 --> 00:41:11,639 Well, that's that's Oaks address. 861 00:41:11,639 --> 00:41:12,639 Oh, great. 862 00:41:12,639 --> 00:41:14,639 See if he has the other sheet of paperwork tattooed on. 863 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:15,639 Cool. 864 00:41:15,639 --> 00:41:16,639 Let's go. 865 00:41:16,639 --> 00:41:24,639 I love instead of checking the office in this giant building, asking a single person, you know, 866 00:41:24,639 --> 00:41:25,639 is he just in the coffee room? 867 00:41:25,639 --> 00:41:27,639 Oak would have been there. 868 00:41:27,639 --> 00:41:28,639 He would have. 869 00:41:28,639 --> 00:41:29,639 And the paperwork would have been filed. 870 00:41:29,639 --> 00:41:30,639 Exactly. 871 00:41:30,639 --> 00:41:31,639 Like something is amiss here. 872 00:41:31,639 --> 00:41:33,639 He's probably in the bathroom barfing. 873 00:41:33,639 --> 00:41:35,639 He doesn't look like he's got a great constitution. 874 00:41:35,639 --> 00:41:40,639 I would assume it might be the second time he's ever been out for a bender like that. 875 00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:52,639 As you reach to help bench up because he needs it, you hear inside the satchel like the clinking of glass vials. 876 00:41:52,639 --> 00:41:54,639 You'd said the satchel was flipped open. 877 00:41:54,639 --> 00:41:55,639 It was flipped open. 878 00:41:55,639 --> 00:41:56,639 Yeah. 879 00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:57,639 Earlier. 880 00:41:57,639 --> 00:41:58,639 Well, I haven't adjusted that. 881 00:41:58,639 --> 00:42:00,639 So I take a little peek inside. 882 00:42:00,639 --> 00:42:04,639 And there are two vials. 883 00:42:04,639 --> 00:42:15,639 You can kind of look in and see one is filled with a clear blue liquid that has like an iridescence to it. 884 00:42:15,639 --> 00:42:18,639 The other, the stopper is off and it is empty. 885 00:42:18,639 --> 00:42:20,639 They are not meticulously labeled. 886 00:42:20,639 --> 00:42:22,639 They don't appear to be labeled. 887 00:42:22,639 --> 00:42:28,639 What alchemist is giving out vials without labels? 888 00:42:28,639 --> 00:42:30,639 I'm sure that that's a fine. 889 00:42:30,639 --> 00:42:32,639 Oh yeah, very much so. 890 00:42:32,639 --> 00:42:36,639 What oak is buying vials without labels on it? 891 00:42:36,639 --> 00:42:38,639 This is all very suspicious. 892 00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:41,639 Maybe oak is a little more badass than we gave him credit for. 893 00:42:41,639 --> 00:42:42,639 Maybe. 894 00:42:42,639 --> 00:42:43,639 Maybe. 895 00:42:43,639 --> 00:42:51,639 You look in and you see these vials and you pull each of them out just to make sure that there's no label on them. 896 00:42:51,639 --> 00:42:54,639 There's no label to say that what they are. 897 00:42:54,639 --> 00:43:04,639 But you do see an insignia on top, which how familiar would Cav be with the local vendors? 898 00:43:04,639 --> 00:43:07,639 Like, clearly you've only been here like a few weeks. 899 00:43:07,639 --> 00:43:09,639 You know, some of the restaurants. 900 00:43:09,639 --> 00:43:15,639 Would you have gone shopping at some of the regular alchemists and potion makers and that sort of thing? 901 00:43:15,639 --> 00:43:21,639 I mean, he's probably been to one or two and like the farmer's market. 902 00:43:21,639 --> 00:43:29,639 But maybe not to the extent of like someone who's been in town longer and has like, oh yeah, that's the potion shop I like to go to. 903 00:43:29,639 --> 00:43:36,639 You look at them and the insignia looks familiar, but you're unable to actually roll. 904 00:43:36,639 --> 00:43:37,639 Let's play the fucking game. 905 00:43:37,639 --> 00:43:38,639 Yeah, let's do that. 906 00:43:38,639 --> 00:43:40,639 Roll something. 907 00:43:40,639 --> 00:43:41,639 A dice. 908 00:43:41,639 --> 00:43:42,639 Okay. 909 00:43:42,639 --> 00:43:44,639 And a joint. 910 00:43:44,639 --> 00:43:46,639 Got my ice cream die right here. 911 00:43:46,639 --> 00:43:51,639 We should have we should make one up being like memory check. 912 00:43:51,639 --> 00:43:53,639 Do you remember that shit? 913 00:43:53,639 --> 00:43:56,639 But we're playing our own game, so it could be a memory check. 914 00:43:56,639 --> 00:43:57,639 It's a memory check. 915 00:43:57,639 --> 00:44:03,639 Well, I mean, Cav isn't the sharpest tool in the drawer, so that's an eight. 916 00:44:03,639 --> 00:44:07,639 Yeah, it looks familiar, but you can't quite place it. 917 00:44:07,639 --> 00:44:08,639 Okay. 918 00:44:08,639 --> 00:44:11,639 Do you ask Bench or do you put them back? 919 00:44:11,639 --> 00:44:12,639 No, I just put them back. 920 00:44:12,639 --> 00:44:13,639 Okay. 921 00:44:13,639 --> 00:44:14,639 You slide them back in. 922 00:44:14,639 --> 00:44:19,639 You help Bench up and he's like one heavy arm over your shoulder. 923 00:44:19,639 --> 00:44:30,639 And the two of you make your way down trying to find 32 Twiglet Street. 924 00:44:30,639 --> 00:44:33,639 Back in the storage room, Tally comes over to you. 925 00:44:33,639 --> 00:44:35,639 I finished counting them. 926 00:44:35,639 --> 00:44:36,639 Okay. 927 00:44:36,639 --> 00:44:44,639 So you have 18 large crates and 14 small crates, one medium crate. 928 00:44:44,639 --> 00:44:45,639 Wow. 929 00:44:45,639 --> 00:44:46,639 Tally, I'm impressed. 930 00:44:46,639 --> 00:44:47,639 Thank you. 931 00:44:47,639 --> 00:44:48,639 Well done. 932 00:44:48,639 --> 00:44:49,639 And you counted right? 933 00:44:49,639 --> 00:44:50,639 I think you counted right. 934 00:44:50,639 --> 00:44:52,639 Yeah, I think I counted right. 935 00:44:52,639 --> 00:44:54,639 I did the numbers. 936 00:44:54,639 --> 00:44:57,639 I ran out of fingers, but I still had toes. 937 00:44:57,639 --> 00:45:00,639 Oh, that's why you had your shoes off? 938 00:45:00,639 --> 00:45:01,639 Yeah. 939 00:45:01,639 --> 00:45:02,639 All right. 940 00:45:02,639 --> 00:45:03,639 Well, you're thorough and I like that. 941 00:45:03,639 --> 00:45:07,639 One of the numbers went above the number of fingers and toes, so I think I got them all. 942 00:45:07,639 --> 00:45:08,639 Okay. 943 00:45:08,639 --> 00:45:11,639 I've propped open all the lids that I could lift with my hands, but we're going to need a crowbar. 944 00:45:11,639 --> 00:45:15,639 We can get one from behind the wheel right to lift the other ones. 945 00:45:15,639 --> 00:45:16,639 Okay. 946 00:45:16,639 --> 00:45:17,639 That sounds like a great idea. 947 00:45:17,639 --> 00:45:18,639 Should we take a peek? 948 00:45:18,639 --> 00:45:19,639 Yeah. 949 00:45:19,639 --> 00:45:20,639 Yeah, we should. 950 00:45:20,639 --> 00:45:21,639 Yeah, I think so. 951 00:45:21,639 --> 00:45:28,639 As you go to push the first one open, make a perception check. 952 00:45:28,639 --> 00:45:29,639 Yes. 953 00:45:29,639 --> 00:45:31,639 What am I perceiving? 954 00:45:31,639 --> 00:45:33,639 I will tell you, depending on how well you do. 955 00:45:33,639 --> 00:45:34,639 Fuck. 956 00:45:34,639 --> 00:45:37,639 Is that how this game is played? 957 00:45:37,639 --> 00:45:38,639 A 22? 958 00:45:38,639 --> 00:45:39,639 God damn it. 959 00:45:39,639 --> 00:45:40,639 Shit. 960 00:45:40,639 --> 00:45:42,639 I put my dice back in here thinking like, well, I'm done. 961 00:45:42,639 --> 00:45:43,639 I did it. 962 00:45:43,639 --> 00:45:44,639 Okay. 963 00:45:44,639 --> 00:45:45,639 I found that dice. 964 00:45:45,639 --> 00:45:46,639 I worked again. 965 00:45:46,639 --> 00:45:47,639 All right. 966 00:45:47,639 --> 00:45:48,639 Hit the wine glass in the exact same. 967 00:45:48,639 --> 00:45:49,639 Oh, shit. 968 00:45:49,639 --> 00:45:50,639 And number 13. 969 00:45:50,639 --> 00:45:53,639 That's the same thing as last time. 970 00:45:53,639 --> 00:45:54,639 Okay. 971 00:45:54,639 --> 00:45:57,639 I've got a strategy now, you guys. 972 00:45:57,639 --> 00:45:59,639 And this is perception, right? 973 00:45:59,639 --> 00:46:00,639 Yeah. 974 00:46:00,639 --> 00:46:01,639 Big old nothing. 975 00:46:01,639 --> 00:46:02,639 Okay. 976 00:46:02,639 --> 00:46:03,639 13. 977 00:46:03,639 --> 00:46:14,519 As you creak this lid open inside, you see some fabrics, but you get a draft that flows 978 00:46:14,519 --> 00:46:23,679 in from two or three crates down that just kind of hits the ankle of your feet. 979 00:46:23,679 --> 00:46:24,679 Ankle of your feet. 980 00:46:24,679 --> 00:46:25,679 Fuck you, Russ. 981 00:46:25,679 --> 00:46:26,679 I was just nodding along. 982 00:46:26,679 --> 00:46:29,279 I was like, mm-hmm, honey, ankle of your feet. 983 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:30,280 I get it. 984 00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:31,280 Go on. 985 00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,280 The ankle of your feet. 986 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:34,600 That brushes against your ankle. 987 00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:40,280 You look and you see that the door to the storage room is still closed and you 988 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:45,280 hadn't previously found any egress from here. 989 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:46,280 Tally. 990 00:46:46,280 --> 00:46:47,280 Yeah? 991 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:48,280 What? 992 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:49,280 I feel something. 993 00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:50,280 What do you feel? 994 00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:54,280 Do I feel something like wind on my legs? 995 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:56,540 Oh. 996 00:46:56,540 --> 00:46:58,840 What does that mean? 997 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:07,980 I think, okay, wait, I rummage through my bucket and I pull out a candle and a match 998 00:47:07,980 --> 00:47:13,480 and I light the match and I light the candle and then I hold it. 999 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:16,280 I move it around slowly. 1000 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:21,039 Anytime Tally goes to say something, I'm like, shh. 1001 00:47:21,039 --> 00:47:30,800 And I look to see if the flame is being blown and I follow it until I come to where I think 1002 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:31,800 air is coming out. 1003 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:32,800 Air? 1004 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:35,119 I think air is coming out of here. 1005 00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:36,440 It could be the tunnels. 1006 00:47:36,440 --> 00:47:37,440 I think so. 1007 00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:38,440 Okay. 1008 00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:40,440 Can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, 1009 00:47:40,440 --> 00:47:41,440 should we move it? 1010 00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:42,440 Should we, do we need help? 1011 00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:43,440 Is it, is it too heavy? 1012 00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:47,039 Like that, that's very exciting and I don't know why it's exciting, but it's 1013 00:47:47,039 --> 00:47:49,559 very exciting and I'm excited for us. 1014 00:47:49,559 --> 00:47:52,639 Your excitement is making me excited. 1015 00:47:52,639 --> 00:47:56,360 Let's try to lift it or shove it or push it ourselves and if we can't, we can get the 1016 00:47:56,360 --> 00:47:57,360 guys down here. 1017 00:47:57,360 --> 00:47:58,360 Okay. 1018 00:47:58,360 --> 00:47:59,360 Ready? 1019 00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:00,360 Three, two, one. 1020 00:48:00,360 --> 00:48:01,360 Oh, we gotta be on different sides. 1021 00:48:01,360 --> 00:48:02,360 Yeah. 1022 00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:03,360 Or on the same side. 1023 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:04,360 Okay. 1024 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:05,360 This side, this side. 1025 00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:06,360 Push. 1026 00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:07,360 Three, two, one. 1027 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:12,980 And the crate begins to move and behind this crate, which was like wedged right 1028 00:48:12,980 --> 00:48:18,719 up against the wall, a passageway begins to appear before you. 1029 00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:22,480 Ah, I was right. 1030 00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:35,120 Dumbgeons and Dragons, Season 3, Episode 4. 1031 00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:40,800 This episode starred Amy More as Alydin, Carla Maxted as Bonwyn Everbane, Tom Laird 1032 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:45,400 as Kavlaran Goldweave, and Russ More as your dungeon master. 1033 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:49,619 Dialogue Editing by Carla Maxted and Sound Design by Russ More. 1034 00:48:49,619 --> 00:48:54,160 This episode featured music from Epidemic Sound and sound effects from Epidemic Sound, 1035 00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:56,599 Boom Library, and Sound Ideas. 1036 00:48:56,599 --> 00:49:00,119 Our amazing cover art and character designs are by Matt Garbud. 1037 00:49:00,119 --> 00:49:05,519 A huge thank you to our supporting producers, Gabriel Lynch, Jessica Babiak, Cat Waterflame, 1038 00:49:05,519 --> 00:49:11,039 Jacob Madden, Christian Brown, Craig Zeiss, Perry Matey, Ongerong Kiersen, Old School 1039 00:49:11,039 --> 00:49:16,159 Gamer D, L.A. Branton, Nathaniel Teeter, Luna, and Aaron. 1040 00:49:16,159 --> 00:49:21,940 Join us today at patreon.com slash dumb dragon cast and hey, we've got merch that's coming 1041 00:49:21,940 --> 00:49:24,960 starting February 1st, 2024. 1042 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:28,960 You could sign up today and get a little advanced head start on that. 1043 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:33,119 When you sign up for three months with us, we'll send you a sticker or a mug 1044 00:49:33,119 --> 00:49:35,800 or a shirt as a thank you for being part of the community. 1045 00:49:35,800 --> 00:49:39,519 Oh yeah, there's a pretty awesome community that you'd be part of too. 1046 00:49:39,519 --> 00:49:41,960 Before, after, during that, whatever. 1047 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:43,360 Did you know we have a newsletter? 1048 00:49:43,360 --> 00:49:46,800 There's a link tree down in the description where you can sign up for our newsletter, 1049 00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:49,800 get informed at the beginning of the month of what's coming up, what's coming your 1050 00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:50,800 way. 1051 00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:53,579 We've got a lot of things that we're very excited about and we want you to know. 1052 00:49:53,579 --> 00:49:58,159 So sign up for that, join us on Discord, come join us on Patreon. 1053 00:49:58,159 --> 00:49:59,719 Those are the three main ones. 1054 00:49:59,719 --> 00:50:03,579 If you're doing any or all of those, we appreciate you. 1055 00:50:03,579 --> 00:50:05,099 So thank you for listening. 1056 00:50:05,099 --> 00:50:06,179 That's it for this week. 1057 00:50:06,179 --> 00:50:07,759 We hope you enjoyed the fun. 1058 00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:11,080 Have a great week and we'll talk to you soon. 1059 00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:12,080 Fuck it. 1060 00:50:12,080 --> 00:50:14,440 Let's play, which was worked into the theme thing. 1061 00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,560 So yeah, but you still need to say it for us. 1062 00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:19,040 Let's play. 1063 00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:24,400 Many of the business owners and citizens are all gathered here and in the crowd, 1064 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:29,920 we see a crying dog, a crying dog. 1065 00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:33,120 Everyone's upset about those tax increases, even the dogs. 1066 00:50:33,120 --> 00:50:34,120 We're all feeling it. 1067 00:50:34,199 --> 00:50:38,159 Well, I mean, there is talk among a lot of the merchants. 1068 00:50:38,159 --> 00:50:40,920 No, not merchants. 1069 00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:45,159 Uh, transporters, not Jason Statham. 1070 00:50:45,159 --> 00:50:48,480 What's the word I'm looking for? 1071 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:52,159 The mag. 1072 00:50:52,159 --> 00:50:54,960 There's a giant shark and the pirates need to save the day. 1073 00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:55,960 Is it crank? 1074 00:50:55,960 --> 00:50:57,319 Are you thinking of crank? 1075 00:50:57,319 --> 00:50:58,319 Crank. 1076 00:50:58,319 --> 00:50:59,319 Probably thinking of crank. 1077 00:50:59,319 --> 00:51:02,139 People who go out and bring things back, importers. 1078 00:51:02,139 --> 00:51:03,139 This is just Amy. 1079 00:51:03,139 --> 00:51:11,699 I think this isn't the hourglass hourglass and shove that hourglass up your ass. 1080 00:51:11,699 --> 00:51:14,980 The tool chest mechanic, but it's not a mechanic. 1081 00:51:14,980 --> 00:51:23,859 It is the, uh, the person who fixes the wagons, no, the carriage person. 1082 00:51:23,859 --> 00:51:24,859 The wagon. 1083 00:51:24,859 --> 00:51:25,859 I was just thinking wagon here. 1084 00:51:25,859 --> 00:51:26,980 I'm like, no, I'm not sully. 1085 00:51:26,980 --> 00:51:30,139 I can't just make up words. 1086 00:51:30,139 --> 00:51:35,359 The, the area, the carpenter, a carpenter would work too. 1087 00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:36,359 Yeah. 1088 00:51:36,359 --> 00:51:37,359 Yeah. 1089 00:51:37,359 --> 00:51:38,359 I'll just say repair shop. 1090 00:51:38,359 --> 00:51:39,359 Sure. 1091 00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:40,359 There you go. 1092 00:51:40,359 --> 00:51:41,359 Love it. 1093 00:51:41,359 --> 00:51:42,359 Wheelwright. 1094 00:51:42,359 --> 00:51:43,359 Oh, wheelwright. 1095 00:51:43,359 --> 00:51:44,359 That's good. 1096 00:51:44,359 --> 00:51:45,359 Oh, let's do that. 1097 00:51:45,359 --> 00:51:46,359 I like that. 1098 00:51:46,359 --> 00:51:49,359 Builds and repairs, wagon wheels, carriages, et cetera. 1099 00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:50,359 Who knew? 1100 00:51:50,359 --> 00:51:51,359 Learn something new every day. 1101 00:51:51,359 --> 00:51:53,480 Welcome to Dumbgeons and Dragons. 1102 00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:54,480 We learn things. 1103 00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:56,320 is a Dumbgeons and Dragons production.