The Magpie Emporium; Friday [11/18].

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After having indeed picking up some scones at the bakery after his radio broadcast and on his way to work that day at the Maaaagpie Empooor~rium, Graham was a little disappointed that Saffron seemed pretty disinterested in them and Little Bot only had some when he crumbled one up and scattered it on the floor...which made sense, actually, but he felt kind of silly, making a mess just so Little Bot could enjoy them, but that was just the way the cookie crumbled, he supposed.

Or scone, in this case.

He took care of a few things here and there, and then settled in behind the counter with his Big Book of Notes for his campaign, hammering out a few details that seemed a bit disjointed with how the last couple of months had been pretty hit-and-miss with being able to really get together to play, but it wasn't a real DnD campaign without several missed sessions here and there, right?

The Magpie Emporium is open!

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Mod your Shopping - 11/18.

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You don't even have to worry about looking out for crumbs, because Little Bot is doing a great job of cleaning those right up!

Shop with Graham - 11/18.

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And maybe have some scones! He's trying not too eat too many himself, lest he fill up too much* to enjoy the snacks at the game table tonight!

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*Impossible.

The Game Lounge - 11/18.

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Where no doubt dice will be rolled, battles may be fought, hearts and minds will be broken...and that's not even just for the DnD!

Graham's Table: Pre-Game Chatter - 11/18.

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Pre-game chatter? More like pre-game feast! But it's been a hot minute thanks to homecoming, so surely there's plenty of catching up to do before the game gets started proper!

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[giveittoyoursister]

Given how well lunch had gone yesterday, Vi had swung by the same place on the way here and had brought a platter of various kinds of rice paper roll and dipping sauces. "Hey."

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"Hey, Vi!" said Graham, with a grin and a wave of his hand before his attention latched onto what she'd brought with her, because it looked different!

"Oooh," he said, eyes widening with intrigue, "what's that you've got with you this time?"

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[giveittoyoursister]

"They're this kind of wrap with noodles and meat and vegetables inside," Vi said. "They're pretty good."

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[outofthequiver]

Veggie tray? Check. Dice and notebooks and manual? Check! Feeling just really glad that everything worked out this week that no one was animals or away or at homecoming enough to get together this week? Extra check!

Although Libby wouldn't have minded if things worked out that they could have all played this when they were wee and small, but there were more than a few problems with that being able to come into play, she imagined.

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"Hey, Libby!" Graham's grin was maybe a little bit speculative as he greeted her with a wave, which surely had nothing to do with his radio report this morning, and his eyes weren't at all darting occasionally between her and another party member at the table, really! There was just something in his eye! "Good to see you. Are you having a good week?"

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[onlyajones]

Jo was looking forward to getting back to the game and, she did feel rather bad that she had been part of the reason for one of the sessions to be called off so she brought alone extra boxes and sweets to make up for it.

“Hello,” she smiled brightly as she arrived.

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Well, at least Jo hadn't been alone in the reason why one of the sessions had been skipped, right? But Graham was never one to say no to extra sweets, no matter what the reason!

Well, perhaps if they were from some nefarious bad guy trying to poison them, or something like that, but he would never suspect such a thing from Jo!

(Which is exactly why he should suspect such a thing from Jo!)

"Hi, Jo." Dramatic narrative aside, Graham smiled at her and greeted her with a wave of his hand. "How's it going? Are you having a good week?"

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[onlyajones]

Jo smiled completely unaware of the dramatic narrative or she would be rather worried that people thought she could be capable of poisoning sweets.

“It’s going rather well, at least this past week has been, I’m relieved that everything has seemed to settle down for the time being, even though I suppose now the holiday season is almost here,” she remembered how last year had gone. “How about you? How has your week been?”

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"Oh, it's been great!" Graham informed her happily. "A little quiet, except the weekend, but that was a lot of fun, huh? Did you go all wee and little, too?"

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[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo had had a couple of weeks of not cooking between being a bat and then a child and since he was going home for Thanksgiving next week he wanted to make sure he had enough snacks to make up for his lack of cooking recently.

He had his usual containers full of empanadas and this week he had ended up making four pies, going with pumpkin, cranberry, apple and chocolate.

He had spent so much time cooking that he had nearly lost track of time and was rather breathless when he showed up, “hi I’m not late am I?”

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"Hey, Guillermo!" Graham seemed to brighten up significantly when he finally did make it into the Game Lounge. Was it because of Guillermo himself? Was it because of the pies? The world may never truly know. "No, no, you're not late at all! Did you need help with some of those pies?"

Because it looked like there were four of them! Four pies!

"Looks like someone's been busy this week!" he remarked, cheerfully, with a pleased chuckle to match.

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[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo would definitely be hoping it was because of him, not that he would ever be admitting that but he was very proud of those pies he wouldn’t blame Graham for brightening up for the pies instead of him.

He smiled in relief, “oh that’s great, I thought I was going to be late, I wanted to make sure I had enough snacks this week,”

He looked down at the containers, “and help would be great thank you,”

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"Good looking out, then!" said Graham.

Because if there was one thing they were in constant threat of, it was running out of snacks!

Graham hurried over to Guillermo, where he was suddenly faced with a tough decision: did he help with the empanadas? Or the pies? Both were very important, and he did love both of them, but the pies won out in the end, as he grabbed those from Guillermo's stack of snacks to help him bring them over to the table.

"How have you been this week?" he then asked as he moved. "Or has it mostly just been cooking these amazing pies and empanadas?"

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[furrybluefreak]

Kurt arrived for game night with several bowls in tow. One contained homemade trail mix, one had homemade chocolate caramel popcorn, and the other had some homemade apple chips.

"Hey Graham, how have you been?" Kurt asked with a grin as he arrived with goodies in hand- and tail.

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"Hey, Kurt!" Graham grinned a little as he greeted him with a wave, a grin with maybe a less than subtle quirk to it as he considered at least one other player at the table for a moment, too. "I've been pretty great, actually! Thanks for asking!"

But, more importantly...

"How have youuuuuuuuuu been?" he ventured, leaning in with a speculatively quirked brow.

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[furrybluefreak]

"Doing good.... other than bouncing around as a mini version of myself last weekend" he said with a laugh. "But it's been good. classes are still good. Been keeping busy with getting back to cooking after far too long of a break..." And No! His eyes were NOT shifting over to glance over to see what a certain someone was doing at that moment. How DARE you think such a thing!

Graham's Table: Gameplay - 11/18.

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Graham cleared his throat a little and straightened his shoulders importantly (should he get a maybe a sort of gavel to draw everyone's attention when it was time to start? Maybe a little bell? Oooh, or a gong!), and announced, "I think it's time we began!

"When we last left off," he continued, "we had met with Lady Debora Anastazia Melodica Agneesian Roth and gotten ourselves all nice and situated to start our journey north toward Mount Freeland, escorting her brother, Lord Donovan Alexsander Michelangelo Donatello Luigi Roth, who you've since learned goes by Don for short and being handsomely paid for it....half of it now, the other half once he has safely arrived. Due to Don's very frail disposition, he had a very comfortable carriage with very thick curtains that are constantly drawn against the harsh sun....no doubt a feature that will appeal to a few in the party. He also has in his retinue two guards on horseback, and horses have also been provided to those who would like one for themselves. You also have a goblin joining you, one from the that fateful previous night at the tavern who had been caught in the attempt to swindle and pickpocket the audience under the trance of Montague Silverchord's long anticipated performance. His name, you've come to find out, is Brikkz, and he's become very attached to your party, despite everything that happened, and is certain you're all quite good friends. He is happily riding on the back of the carriage, on top of a few trunks strapped there, claiming to be keeping a close eye on the rear in case they're attacked by any bandits along the way.

"For the most part," Graham continued, "the journey starts out very smoothly, and without much excitement. There's a good deal of open plains to traverse across before you reach the wild and wonderous Western Woods. The road is smooth until then, but, once in the woods, it becomes a little rougher, a little more meandering, but filled with far more interesting scenery than the plains and farmlands outside of Cenmich.

"As we ramble along," he now grinned as he passed a grin around the table, "I'd like you all to tell me, first, where it is you've chosen to make this journey....are you in the carriage with Lord Don? Did you take Lady Debora up on her offer of a fine horse? Are you camped out next to the driver at the front of the carriage criticizing his driving skills? Some other thing? So let us know that and then, let's have everyone roll perception!"

Awww, yeah, time to break out the dice again, baby!

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[giveittoyoursister]

"Wind is riding," Vi said. "Much easier to react to something unexpected when you're not stuck in a box."

She picked up a d20 and rolled it. "Seventeen."

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[outofthequiver]

"Esthrana will also be riding," Libby confirmed with a nod. "She feels pretty natural on a horse, I imagine, from her upbringing, and she'll probably ride on the opposite side of the carriage from Wind, just to cover their bases..."

Her dice went thunking onto the table, and she leaned over to have a look. "Ooh!"

And then check her character sheet and her eyes went wide for a moment.

"Oh, wow, okay, so that's a 23!"

Apparently, she had a stupid high perception bonus that she'd forgotten about, but she was not going to complain about it!

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[furrybluefreak]

"Amenken will be walking. His Wolfen features and abilities allow him to walk and run easily and he finds riding animals to be uncomfortable and off-putting at times. This will also allow him the freedom to circle the caravan regularly to check in the guards and fellow travelers to ensure everything is well."

A moment later the dice clattered onto the table and after a brief calculation of the dice roll and his perception boost, he gave a grin. "Looks like Amenken scores a 21 on this one."

OOC - 11/18.

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