015.1 Andrea and Janson

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[19:39] <Kotono> Ah, another day. With the immediate ordeals behind them, reporting to work at a leisurely pace is a fine way to start the day. Janson and Andrea come 'round the street at about the same time, heading inside. Here you find a few people milling about, examining the goods on sale. Josa stands before them, "....all of the city, nay, all of the Baronies! Truly, these confectionary delights are akin
[19:39] <Kotono> to the sweetest song of the angels above!" Meanwhile Sylvie brings out trays of candy and sorts them, while Silver flutters along and helps...as well as snatching a few treats.
[19:40] <Janson> "Doubt anyone's here for our services today," Janson comments to Andrea, stealing a jealous glance at the pixie's stealing ways.
[19:43] <Andria> "Probably not," Andrea agrees. "We've had a busy past few days, so a little rest won't hurt."
[19:43] <Kotono> "Hi," Sylvie calls as she works, Josa pausing in his speech to look to you. "Ah, I must depart now," He bids, waddling over to the party, "Janson! Andrea! Come with me!"
[19:44] * Janson waves to Sylvie before obligingly following Josa to wherever.
[19:47] <Kotono> The two are lead upstairs as Sylvie waves back! Once upstairs Josa goes to a chair, sitting down. "Ah, ah, ah," He sweeps his arm about, "From reports this has been as blessed a venture as the first venture was cursed; barring the calamity that befell Wayland, of course."
[19:47] <Andria> Andrea nods her agreement. "There's a surprising amount of work available, or maybe we're just lucky to keep stumbling onto it."
[19:47] <Janson> "No permanent harm was done, at least," Janson opines cheerily.
[19:49] <Kotono> "Oh yes, with a city this large there is always things happening, always events that can be found and exploited!" Gesturing his hand out, "Even the Guard is not omnipotent, there are always chances. Though, ah, speaking of Wayland's calamity." His eyes go to the supply closet, "I went to no small expense stocking the supply closet, and not one of you have disturbed it! Some of the healing draughts
[19:49] <Kotono> within could have prevented such a thunderstruck disaster, perhaps."
[19:51] <Janson> "It's because Andrea's so good at healing, we never thought we'd need them!" Janson replies, but nonetheless does indeed go up to open up the closet and see what can be snagged.
[19:55] <Kotono> Within the closet are several things - a silk rope, coined up and in a pile. A grappling hook and rope, just next to the first rope. A heavy iron hammer and nails, the latter spilling out of a small box. A small chest full of what looks to be faceblack, makeup, wigs and clothing. Atop that chest , resting against it and the wall are two golden rods. Besides those rods are a few stoppered vials,
[19:55] <Kotono> as well 3 bottles of what look to be heaing nectar, if Josa's consistent. "Surely a good source of suppies is useful to any company in this business," Josa continues, "I wish to keep it fully stocked so that you may be fully effective."
[19:56] <Andria> Andrea nods. "It's good to be prepared. I don't know that healing draughts would have really helped with Wayland's situation, as he simply took too much damage all at once, but there's sure to be other occassions when they and other supplies will help."
[19:57] * Janson grabs two healing nectars. "What are these rods?" he asks, picking one up after he's procured the bottles.
[19:57] <Kotono> "Sunrods," Josa explains, "They can shine as brightly as the sun...or close enough, to be entirely straightforward, frank and honest."
[19:58] <Andria> "I assume they last longer than a torch or something?" Andrea asks curiously.
[19:59] * Janson nods, closing the cupboard and going back to the table, handing Andrea a healing nectar and putting his in his backpack.
[20:01] <Kotono> "They do," Josa says, "I shall endevour to keep all of you well supplied with the mundane and my latest creations! Ah, speaking of!"  Josa rises, "I shall return shortly with the next!"
[20:03] <Janson> "Least he's earning his share," Janson notes approvingly to Andrea once Josa's went away.
[20:04] <Andria> "What do you figure he's invented, Janson?" Andrea asks, a bit bemusedly, though she nods in agreement.
[20:07] <Janson> "Maybe something to let us summon candy monsters?" he shrugs, not really sure what confectionary skills can aid in adventuring but not inclined to discount the half-elf's ingenuity.
[20:08] <Andria> "Well, they'd be an interesting distraction, especially for a werewolf. They might feel like biting the candy men instead of Wayland..." Andrea muses as she imagines Gweonryn as a fat werewolf, too fat to chase after Wayland, and a litter of cookie crumbs around him.
[20:09] <Janson> "Or we could use them if we're some place we can't forage for food and didn't bring supplies - or just feel like something sweet," Janson smiles happily at that thought.
[20:11] <Kotono> Josa returns, whistling away. He has two bottles with him - one with a dark purple liquid, and the other full of what looks to be honey. "Ah, I was mistaken1" Josa's face is full with smile, "The second was done fermenting as well!"
[20:11] <Andria> "Fermenting? Uhm, like alcohol?" Andrea asks, straining to recall if that's what you did with alcohol.
[20:12] <Kotono> "Ah, in this case the rose petals and virgin snow had to mix with the honey and spider's silk," Josa waves it off, offering the purple potion out, "Ah, I beseech one of you to try this one first."
[20:13] <Janson> "What are they?" the warlock asks, presuming as a matter of course that they taste good. He reaches out for the purple potion, giving it a sniff.
[20:13] <Janson> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft DC 25 to id potion
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Janson rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft DC 25 to id potion and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[20:15] * Janson cheerfully downs the potion without waiting for a reply!
[20:17] <Kotono> Janson downs the potion! It tastes like berries, sweet with a bit of a tart tanginess afterwards. Janson's cheeks begin to tint purple as Josa claps his hands together, "Now jump! Jump as high as you can!"
[20:19] <Janson> Pushing out from the table and stepping away from his chair, Janson clears some space, tenses his legs as he lowers his body like a coiled spring, before pushing off the ground in a mighty leap!
[20:20] <Kotono> Janson leaps up like a rocket, clearing up and up! He goes os high as to hit the ceiling! Yet there is no pain, Janson rocketing back down! He slams backdownwards, landing safe and sound!
[20:21] <Janson> "Oooh..." Janson blinks and looks up to see if he dented the ceiling, rubbing his head even though it doesn't actually hurt.
[20:23] <Andria> "Uuuuh...are you alright Janson?" Andrea asks with a bit of concern as she looks between Janson and Josa.
[20:23] <Kotono> No dent. "Ah yes," Clapping his hands together, "This is called Jumping Juice. Not only does it give you superior jumping ability, it helps shield from impact or falling damage! Why, with this and good energy you can bounce around like a spring instead of walking!"
[20:24] <Janson> "... I kind of want to go out and start bouncing around the city, now..." Janson admits with a blush. "How long does it last for?"
[20:24] <Kotono> "One minute," Josa says, "Try it again! Bounce all about the room!" He waves, "It works marvelously, though do be aware that you'll blush purple for a few hours after drinking it. I haven't pursued the cause of this unusual side effect down yet."
[20:26] <Janson> "Oh?" Janson puts a hand to his cheek. "Jannath, my skin's normally either white or red most of the time anyway, purple's a nice change I guess?" Shrugging, he takes a three step run before launching himself up at a sixty degree angle!
[20:28] <Kotono> Janson springs up and hits the far wall, bouncing off of it! He then hits the ceiling and goes down, landing in an unhurt crouch on the floor! Josa claps andclaps, "Outstanding, a success for candymancy! One would think this would just be a sweet drink or jam, bu tno, I have triumphed!"
[20:28] <Andria> "Don't break anything while you're having fun!" Andrea says to Janson as she looks back at Josa. "You said you had another potion too?"
[20:29] <Andria> "Or is it the same jumping potion?"
[20:29] * Janson elects to make the most of the time he has left, starting to bounce all around the room, springing up every time he lands!
[20:32] <Kotono> As Janson springs and flies about, Josa ducking one close call, "Ah yes. A honeydew will give you a great surge of energy! However, it leaves you tired for a time after imbibing it, nevertheless, it is a more than worthy drink. Try it," he offers it to Andrea, "You'll think you just found the secret to eternal energy!"
[20:34] <Andria> Andrea looks at the potion briefly, and shrugs, downing it. "How long does each effect last?" she asks as she passes her hand by her lips, clearing any leftover liquid off.
[20:35] <Kotono> "Ten minutes," Immediately Andrea feels energy surge into her body! Her eyelids flare open, her hands twitching!
[20:40] <Andria> Andrea moves around, trying to use up some of the wellspring of energy. "Glad I drank this instead of Janson, he'd be jumping out of one of the windows and hopping crazy all over Balmuria even before that ran out."
[20:41] <Janson> "If it lasted longer I'd totally be out of here!" Janson admits as he continues his carefree capering!
[20:42] <Kotono> Josa watches, grinning, "Ah, marvelous! Outstnading! Superb!" He watches as Janson's bouncing winds down and wears out, leaving him landing and dizzy. "Now be aware of the side effect with this draught, Andrea! After ten minutes it's effects will leave you and you'll be tired for a goodly time. Further, if something drains your energy you'll be downright exhausted when it's passed!"
[20:43] <Andria> "How long a time?" Andrea asks as she runs around the room and around Josa, likely making him dizzy.
[20:43] <Janson> "Ooooh..." Janson staggers over and practically falls back into his seat. "That was fun!"
[20:43] <Kotono> "An hour or more, depending." Josa folds his hands together, "So a certain prudency is suggested in it's use. But when you need energy it's impossible to beat!"
[20:52] <Andria> "I can certainly think of uses for it! I feel like I could run circles around all the sharrans and werewolves of the world!" Andrea says with a short giggle as she keeps running around the room, somehow finding that in itself to be exciting with so much energy springing through her. "Whee!"
[20:52] <Kotono> Watching Andrea run about, Josa claps his hands together, "Now then," He continues, "What do the two of you think?"
[20:54] <Janson> "The duration's too short to use for making long walks more fun, but it could be useful for getting around in caves or things like that," Janson suggests, swaying ever so slightly in his seat.
[20:55] <Kotono> "Now then..." Josa goes on, but pauses. Sylvie comes up, "Boss," she calls, "Someone wants to talk to the confectioner of the premisis."
[20:56] <Kotono> "Ah!" Clapping his hands together, "Excellent, excellent! An adoring fan, surely!" He rises, "Sylvie, kindly keep Andrea and Janson occupied while I see to this?"
[20:57] * Janson shrugs and smiles at Sylvie. "We don't really need to be occupied, but company's nice anyway."
[20:59] <Kotono> Once Josa's down the steps she goes to sit, "Busy," She pauses to blow a bit of her bangs out of her face, "So Janson," With a warm smile, "I was thinking," she starts to play with her hair, a finger wrapping a long lock of it around itself, "There's this book on unarmed combat and analysis that would really help me learn!"
[21:00] <Andria> "Don't learn by books! Learn by doing! I'm bursting with energy right now, let's put it to good use and put you through the works, Sylvie!" Andrea exclaims excitedly as she stops in front of the girl, and begins pulling her up from her chair. "It'll be fun!"
[21:01] <Janson> "Aren't Wayland and Aaeru teaching you? They're both really skilled - but yeah, try helping Andrea work off her energy, she'll put you through your paces," Janson laughs.
[21:01] <Kotono> "Kyaaah!" Sylvie is pulled up, blonde hair flying as Andrea gets her! "H-hey!"
[21:03] <Andria> "We can teach you swordplay! What kind of blade do you like? I can teach you the falchion best, but I'm familiar with just about all of them!" Andrea says. "And do you have some extra brooms we can use as practice blades? Oh, and some pillows and rope to make some pretend armor so we don't get hurt! Oh! Oh! And..." Andrea carries on like that, flooding Sylvie with ideas.
[21:04] <Janson> "She wants to learn unarmed combat, remember - start punching!" Janson encourages the pair.
[21:06] <Andria> Andrea pouts. "Well I guess...but punching's just no fun compared to swords. You guys are all weird!" she states as she tries to mold Sylvie's form into a generic punching stance based on what she knows of unarmed combat. "I don't know enough about it to make you kill someone with a punch, but you'll punch the daylights out of him at least!"
[21:09] <Kotono> Sylvie is molded, turning red as Andrea darts about her! She falls into the right stance, "It's about hitting righta nd hitting the right places..." she mutters, sending a quick glance to Janson.
[21:11] * Janson shrugs if she's looking to him for advice. "That kind of fighting's really not my forte, so I wouldn't know. I guess the stomach or head are good targets?" he offers as much help as he can muster.
[21:11] <Andria> "Yep! But it's important not to just throw your fist out! That won't do anything! Your shoulder! Your waist! Your step-in! Rotation! All of that adds power!" Andrea exclaims as she mimicks the stance she put Sylvie in, just a bit in front of her, and then throws a punch, making a WOOSH! noise as her fist cuts through the air.
[21:12] <Andria> "Just as important as hitting one of the human body's weak points, it's important to put enough FORCE in it!"

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[18:49] <Kotono> "Aaaah!" Sylvie yelps, trying to follow along with Andrea! "Okay, enough force. I get it!"
[19:01] <Andria> Andrea claps for Sylvie. "That's the idea!"
[19:03] <Kotono> AGain and again Sylvie does it, wobbling in balance but quickly correcting! She punches forward again and again, biting down on her lip as she does! "Okay, I think I got it!"
[19:04] <Janson> There's only so many punch drills you can watch, and Janson very quickly hits his limit, starting to space out in boredom.
[19:07] <Andria> "Alright! That's a pretty basic punch, a straight. There's all kinds of punches, jabs, hooks, uppercuts, and so on. We can use Janson as the punching dummy since he's looking bored!" Andrea suggests. "Oh, and there's all sorts of kicks too, although you'd really want to learn those from Aaeru and Wayland. I sometimes lose my balance with those..."
[19:08] <Janson> "Huh? I heard my name?" Janson blinks and looks over at the boxing pair.
[19:08] <Kotono> "Wait a minute," Sylvie says, eyeing Janson, "I don't want to hurt him!" She turns a little red again, "I may be a girl but I don't think I punch like a girl, either."
[19:10] <Janson> "Why would you hurt me? What did I do?" the redhead asks, scooting back from them and wondering just what he missed.
[19:12] <Andria> "This would work so much better if Janson were still under the effects of that jumping potion that reduced damage..." Andrea mutters. "Well, okay, I guess we don't involve Janson in your training then."
[19:16] <Janson> "Already said I'm no good at the brute force stuff," Janson reminds them, settling back down and resting his cheek in his hand, elbow on the table beside him.
[19:16] <Kotono> Sylvie exhales, "Well, Andrea-" This is stopped as Josa returns. His voice booms, "Ah, good day and good salutations! I return and what in the Elf-father's sacred name are the three of you doing?"
[19:17] <Andria> "Keeping ourselves occupied!"
[19:17] <Andria> "Just like you told us to!"
[19:17] <Janson> "I'm just sitting around?" Janson shrugs.
[19:23] <Kotono> "Sorry boss, Andrea's a little wound up," Sylvie goes and sits, with Josa striding in. "No matter," he says, "Before I was interrupted! I wish to note that our success so far has been considerable and advertisement is in order." Steepling his hands together, "Beautiful maidens this time, dressed as princesses. Yes, I do believe this will get attention."
[19:24] <Janson> "Have any maidens lined up or would that be a job for the three maidens already on staff?" Janson asks, glancing at Sylvie and Andrea.
[19:25] <Andria> Andrea doesn't seem to be paying too much attention as she jabs repeatedly into the air near Sylvie, moving around the floor in a rhythm. "Punch!" she keps exclaiming with each jab, or giggling. Obviously, Josa's potion is like a bad sugar rush or something...
[19:25] <Kotono> "Ah, of course we would begin with the three on staff," Clapping his hands together, "Sylvie, do get the dress and disguise kits from downstairs, would you?"
[19:25] <Kotono> "Yes boss," Sylvie gets up, muttering something under her breath. Thereafter Josa turns to Andrea, "Ah, a beautiful gown and tiara would suit you well, no?"
[19:27] <Andria> Andrea is a bit startled by the focus of attention on her. "Hwah? Eh? Me? In a...dress?" Andrea begins to fidget. "Uhm..."
[19:28] <Janson> "Not a fan of dresses?" Janson guesses.
[19:29] <Andria> "I don't feel comfortable if I'm not in my armor..." she mutters as she continues fidgetting, looking down at the floor. "It's not safe, there's bad guys everywhere, just waiting for one to let down their guard..."
[19:30] <Kotono> "Ah, you would lok wonderful and of course you'd be safe!" Josa says, "Surely nothing will happen to you fi you wear a beautiful dress for one day! Truly such though tis unfounded paranoia; for dozens of suitors will protect you in any event on seeing you!"
[19:31] <Janson> "Yeah, it's not like when we went out to find those Vitalists - in the middle of the city the guard would keep you safe," Janson reassures. "Besides, what if you're attacked while sleeping or bathing? You should learn to be more comfortable out of your armour so you can handle it when it does happen... either that or find a kind of dress that goes well with a breastplate?"
[19:32] <Andria> "I...I don't sleep in my armor or bathe in it! But even then it's uncomfortable! Why should I add more times where I'm without my armor and weapon!" Andrea exclaims.
[19:32] <Kotono> "Truly so," Josa says, "I have heard stories about how your patron never removed her armor, but yet, in th is home of culture and safety, surely a single day si without peril! The Mythal above shines in the light of Lathander as surely as the Guard protects everyone; find council in that you are safe."
[19:33] <Janson> "To get used to it so you're more comfortable," he shrugs in reply. "Still, I guess if you really don't want to, then you really don't want to."
[19:35] <Andria> Andrea shrugs back, scratching the back of her hair. "Look, I'll think about it, but don't expect too much out of me, alright?" she says. It doesn't seem she likes her own little paranoia but is still hesitant to deal with it.
[19:36] <Janson> "So, is there anything I can do to help, or is this another 'women only' thing?" Janson turns to Josa to move on the conversation.
[19:38] <Kotono> Coughing delicately, "Ah..." Clearing his throat a few times, "Surely it won't come to you needing to help, as long as Aaeru, Sylvie and Andrea are all cooperative. No, no, you and Wayland will be handing out printed sheets - I've had them prepared and commissioned already - and helping the princesses."
[19:39] <Janson> "Well, that's helping, isn't it?" Janson blinks, unsure what was with the 'no but yes' answer.
[19:40] <Andria> "If we were going to be princesses, shouldn't they be princes?" Andrea asks.
[19:40] <Andria> "I mean, Janson's pretty enough, I guess. And Wayland is uh..." Andrea ponders for a while, thinking of a proper word. "Uhm...he's exotic?"
[19:41] <Janson> "Oh, hey, thanks!" Janson grins at Andrea's compliment. "You're really pretty, too!"