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Jess sat in silence after listening to Haldor speak. She then put her head in her hands and began to talk. "Haldor... You're supposed to be the good guy. I need a good guy in my life. I'm... I'm not a good person, Haldor. I'm greedy and corrupt. You were supposed to rub off on me. I was supposed to grow as a person from being with you. But here I am, finding out that you're almost as bad as me... I don't know. I just... Don't... Know." Jess felt a tear sliding down her face, and angrily wiped it away. This was not going well, it seemed...

Jess sat through the silence, unsure of what to say. "How could you side with the Wolfgang?" Jess whispered at last. "I don't understand how a goody-two-shoes cleric such as yourself could be aligned with those mangy ragamuffins."

Jess looked in the window before she entered the Hall. She spotted Haldor staring at the front doors. Not wanting to be spotted by him but not wanting to pay for drinks elsewhere, Jess stole up to the roof of the Hall, where she had discovered a trap door that led to a small attic above the pub. Jess inched the trap door up and slipped inside. Closing the trapdoor as quietly as she could, Jess allowed herself a slight smile at her cleverness. Jess turned around and jumped a mile at the sight of Scheherazade standing eye-to-eye with Jess, an inquisitive look on her face. "Hello, Jess. What're you doing in my attic?" "Uh, well, you see Scheherazade, I was just making my way to the front door, and I uh, just got lost, and uh, I uh, well I-" "Stop Jess. I know that you just aren't brave enough to face Haldor." "What? Of course I'm brave enough! I just, uh, can't uh, well I-" "Jess. Listen to me. I've seen a lot of romances between heroes. I've seen almost all of those romances fall apart. I've been watching you and Haldor. I've watched your relationship grow. I've watched it flower. I thought that you two might actually stick it out, unlike so many other heroes. But no. The flower of your love has wilted like so many others. I suppose I should've seen it coming, a rogue like you with a cleric like Haldor. It shouldn't work, and it obviously doesn't." "No! We're just going through a little... Spat right now. It'll work itself out!" "It won't 'work itself out' and you know it. The only way you and Haldor can survive this is for you to get over yourself and talk to him. But I know it won't happen. You just don't have the guts." "Don't you be calling me 'coward' Scheherazade! I've defeated many enemies and faced dozens of horrors! I do have guts!" "Then show it! Stop proclaiming your bravery to me and go talk to Haldor!" "I... I... I will! I'll show you, Scheherazade! I will make this work with Haldor. I'm going right now. You'll see!" --------------------------------------- Jess left Scheherazade, who seemed to be snickering for some reason, and dropped down lightly into the pub. She then ordered her a tall shot of something strong, drank it in one gulp, then walked with an air of bravado to Haldor. Jess tapped him on the shoulder... To find that he had fallen asleep. "Typical male..." Jess muttered to herself. Jess then sat in the chair directly across from him and waited for him wake up.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. ... But I'm glad that your 6/8 Necro is as good as your old 7/8.

"That's why they call me an assassin, friend. They don't make us loud and clumsy now do they?"

Jess catches the bag easily, then almost drops it due to the sheer amount of grease on it. "You should take better care of your coinpurses, Boomingham, lest the gold inside gets as nasty as the bag..." Jess then empties the bag into the much cleaner bag that Docken gave her earlier, bringing her total gold up to 716 pieces. "Here, you can have this back," Jess said as she threw the bag at Boomingham's face. "Take a bath while you're at it..."

Jess walked into the Hall after a good night's rest at her inn across the street. Spotting Haldor, Jess quickly turned the other way toward Boomingham. "Oi, Boomingham! Since you seem to be settling your debts, don't you owe me a bit, too?"

Yeah, I really should have used this quest to role-play a bit more. I tried to step it up a bit toward the end of the quest, but I really should've been doing that from the beginning. But I'll be sure to do that from now on. I'm fine with you posting Jess's PM.

Fantastic quest, WBD! I have to say that this is probably my favorite quest that Jess has done so far. The story was intriguing and the characters interesting, with the battles being varied and balanced. The loot was very cool, with my favorite being the Sword of the Vampir, which Jess luckily received. I don't see her using it, but it's still a great piece of loot. To my questmates: I absolutely loved being a part of the roleplay. We were a great group of veterans with some very nice characters, if I do say so myself. I'd gladly quest with any one or all of you again.

Jess nodded at Szalinski, then began to trudge back to the hall. She paused as she caught Haldor's eye. "Talk to me... Talk to me when we get to the hall." Jess then turned and kept walking back to Heroica Hall, her mind a tumult of thoughts and emotions.

Let's do a quick headcount, shall we? 1 Level 21.66 Warden 1 Level 19 Assassin 1 Level 18.5 Shaman 1 Level 18 Paladin 1 Level 18 Sorcerer Yeah, that's pretty dang veteran. And I have to say, I'm loving it. I'm loving this mix of characters for roleplaying. From straining my relationship with Haldor to my exchange about hairstyles with Nur, it's been a fun ride. I'd love to quest with any number of you again.

My computer lagged out at the worst possible time last night. I was in the godlands with my Level 14 wizzy, following about 20 beastmode players and gaining XP, and my computer lagged. I beat my Nexus button as hard as I could, but by the time the lag cleared up, my Wizzy was dead. I lost a ring of superior health that Costy gave me, too. Oh well. Time to try again...

"This is true. I'll just pocket the gold then. "

Jess grinned and nodded furiously, about to pocket her gold, when a rare moment of generosity struck her... "More than acceptable... Take 25 gold for yourself, Docken. You did work, too."

Jess suppressed a giggle as she took in Nur's... Er... "New Look". Her mirth turned to outrage at his comment about her hair... "Worst-best"?! What the Hell is that supposed to mean, Nur?! Come here and take a good look at this hair. Come here... Yes, that's the spirit. It luscious and beautiful, just like the rest of me. It even smells nice, if I do say so myself. So you watch your tongue in the future, sir. "

I came back from my ragequit today. I didn't really do much, just trained up my Wizzy to level... Six, I believe. Didn't really have much time. But it was nice seeing a few of you there again! I'll be playing some tomorrow.

"I'll take it if you like. I'm sure there's some mage in the hall that'll pay a pretty penny for it. I just need MOAR GOLD."

Jess laughed at her enemy's death while counting her newfound finances. "Enjoy Hell, buddy!," Jess said as she spat on Bluehood's body. "So Docken... He dropped quite a bit of gold there... I don't really want that lamp or the jewel, so can I have a bigger cut of the shiny stuff?"

Jess roared with delight as more gold rained from the pockets of her defeated enemies. After quickly pocketing all she could, Jess turned toward Bluehood and let loose another savage cry. "Today is the day that you die! I hope you rot in the deep dark pits of Hell!" Jess then lunged at Bluehood from the front row.

Don't kill any cubes and don't drink any potions.

OoC: Understood, thank you. Jess swooped in to attack the Topaz Jinn, then realized that she could score a hit on everything, and grab some gold in the process. Grinning, Jess quickly cut the coinpurses from her enemies, while dealing damage to their legs and sides simultaneously. Laughing at her new found riches, Jess turned to the garnet Jinn and said: "You're next! I'll take you down and steal your gold! I hope your death is painful!"

OoC: Shouldn't the Topaz Jinn be taking poison damage as well? I've dealt 20 damage the old fashion way, but shouldn't it have taken a bit more due to Blohdhurm's poisoned effect?