WEBVTT 00:00:00.819 --> 00:00:03.839 Hello, Pants people. We've got another special 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:06.000 guest to talk to you about some exciting things 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.759 going on in our fun, nerdy world. So let me introduce 00:00:09.759 --> 00:00:13.720 you to our friend, Sean, a .k .a. Odin Knight. 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:17.500 An actual real -life knight! A real -life knight. 00:00:17.539 --> 00:00:20.879 Come on! It's the coolest thing! Ladies and gentlemen, 00:00:21.039 --> 00:00:23.280 how are you all doing today? Really happy to 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.320 hear from you, man. Appreciate it. Thanks for 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:29.660 bringing me on over on the podcast and telling 00:00:29.660 --> 00:00:31.839 everybody about this. And they've been listening 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:34.219 in and listening to a lot of what you guys have 00:00:34.219 --> 00:00:35.880 been putting out there. So thank you very much 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.219 for doing what you guys do. And a lot of us are 00:00:38.219 --> 00:00:40.659 actually excited to, well, I don't know if I 00:00:40.659 --> 00:00:43.299 want to give away all this. You got to save something 00:00:43.299 --> 00:00:48.079 for next week. Yes, yes, exactly. Well, that's 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:49.859 great. I really appreciate to hear that you've 00:00:49.859 --> 00:00:53.039 been listening. Thank you, man. So we brought 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:56.020 you here because you. practice a pretty unique 00:00:56.020 --> 00:00:58.840 sport that we think our fans might be interested 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.320 in hearing about. Yes. So the sport is called 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:06.400 Buhart, which is French for wallop. In the United 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:09.200 States, we probably say a lot more of armored 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:12.079 combat just for other people who are, for whatever 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:15.159 reason, not fluent in French or don't understand 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:17.200 how much of a beating that they can actually 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:18.939 take. That sounds a little bit more threatening 00:01:18.939 --> 00:01:23.109 to them. People associate it with LARPing because 00:01:23.109 --> 00:01:25.430 that's the easiest thing for people to recognize 00:01:25.430 --> 00:01:27.329 because they see a lot of that in the movies. 00:01:28.209 --> 00:01:31.390 But this is actual medieval tournament fighting 00:01:31.390 --> 00:01:34.989 with modernized rules. Just like in the Knight's 00:01:34.989 --> 00:01:37.329 Tale, there are, well, in the Knight's Tale, 00:01:37.329 --> 00:01:39.290 I had two different divisions. With what we have 00:01:39.290 --> 00:01:41.829 now, we have three different divisions. First 00:01:41.829 --> 00:01:44.469 one is the duels, where just like in the Knight's 00:01:44.469 --> 00:01:47.120 Tale, you will go around and start. Swinging 00:01:47.120 --> 00:01:49.280 on people with either a long sword or a sword 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:52.260 and shield or sword and buckler, and you go through 00:01:52.260 --> 00:01:54.719 on the point system for one minute, and based 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:57.060 off of the amount of significant strikes that 00:01:57.060 --> 00:01:58.939 you land on your opponent, whether the head or 00:01:58.939 --> 00:02:01.299 the torso or legs, you'll get a certain number 00:02:01.299 --> 00:02:03.379 of points. You win that, and then you advance 00:02:03.379 --> 00:02:08.659 on. In the pro fights, which the AMMA group is 00:02:08.659 --> 00:02:11.639 primarily running right now, thanks to them, 00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:13.340 and shout out to those guys over in Nashville, 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:16.919 Tennessee. The pro fights are pretty much UFC 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:20.580 and armor, and they do it to the 11th level. 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:25.379 This is serious hounding, whacking on everybody. 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:28.979 This is hardcore hitting. Hardcore. Hardcore 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:31.800 boo -hard. Hardcore boo -hard. Hardcore boo -hard. 00:02:32.180 --> 00:02:35.960 Yes. And the more traditional side of it, which 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:40.400 I compete in the most. is the melee or grand 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:44.780 mealies so cool anywhere from like 3v3 all the 00:02:44.780 --> 00:02:46.680 way up to the largest one i've actually seen 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:48.419 on youtube because you actually see this there 00:02:48.419 --> 00:02:54.840 150 versus 150. massive battles you know, capture 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:57.960 the flag style, but it's, you know, Halberders 00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:00.460 going up against Halberders and shielders and 00:03:00.460 --> 00:03:03.379 people coming in trying to disrupt the Halberders 00:03:03.379 --> 00:03:05.520 and getting whacked and all of this stuff. It's 00:03:05.520 --> 00:03:08.060 mayhem. It's awesome mayhem. You must learn so 00:03:08.060 --> 00:03:11.080 much about actual, like, melee combat. Like, 00:03:11.099 --> 00:03:12.639 telling a story like this, I imagine you get 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:15.439 so much out of these encounters, these fights 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.199 that you wouldn't normally understand because 00:03:17.199 --> 00:03:18.620 you're just kind of thinking about, like, oh, 00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:20.120 fantasy fights, space fights. But, like, when 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:24.340 it's real, you know, it's incredible. Yes, I 00:03:24.340 --> 00:03:27.960 mean, I've had a background in Muay Thai and 00:03:27.960 --> 00:03:31.639 amateur boxing. I've done tough man competition 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:34.300 beforehand. I've done some sport taekwondo a 00:03:34.300 --> 00:03:38.580 little bit. This is next level. This is like 00:03:38.580 --> 00:03:40.960 you're actually going out and smashing as hard 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:42.919 as you can. You don't have to worry about actually 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:45.520 hurting the other guy. Damn. So you can just 00:03:45.520 --> 00:03:49.060 go all out. rage as much as you want. You know, 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:51.099 there's nothing to hold you back. You know, just, 00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:52.919 you know, obviously we're not trying to cripple 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:54.580 each other because we want the losers to go and 00:03:54.580 --> 00:03:57.900 buy the drinks, but we go all out on this and 00:03:57.900 --> 00:04:02.979 we love it. And it teaches you how the medieval 00:04:02.979 --> 00:04:06.020 combat actually went because it's grueling in 00:04:06.020 --> 00:04:08.400 that armor when you're really fighting all out, 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:10.819 that heat builds up. And if you're not in a cold 00:04:10.819 --> 00:04:14.120 environment. That heat will kill you before your 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:16.740 opponent can kill you. If anyone's following 00:04:16.740 --> 00:04:21.000 us on social media, I'll share the Flora Armored 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:25.459 Combat stuff and your stuff, Odin, on your page 00:04:25.459 --> 00:04:27.800 as well. I appreciate that. Flora Armored Combat, 00:04:27.980 --> 00:04:29.600 because we'll be growing. We'll be doing a whole 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:31.879 bunch of other stuff in the near future. Pay 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:34.819 attention to Flora Armored Combat. If somebody's 00:04:34.819 --> 00:04:37.500 not following our Instagram page to see that 00:04:37.500 --> 00:04:41.160 cool stuff, they should go to Florida Armored 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:42.759 Combat. They should look that up on Instagram 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:44.899 to find you and follow you. And is there anywhere 00:04:44.899 --> 00:04:47.300 else that they should look to get your info? 00:04:47.980 --> 00:04:51.579 The website will have everything up to date as 00:04:51.579 --> 00:04:54.420 well as all the team socials, including our affiliates. 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:56.379 And your stuff will be up on there too as well. 00:04:57.379 --> 00:05:00.339 So Google Florida Armored Combat. You'll see 00:05:00.339 --> 00:05:02.899 us. You can't miss us. It'll be there. And then 00:05:02.899 --> 00:05:05.160 we're all on the InstaTalk MetaTube. So you'll 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:06.899 be able to find us everywhere and whatever your 00:05:06.899 --> 00:05:10.629 favorite social media platform is. And just enjoy, 00:05:10.910 --> 00:05:12.769 enjoy the content. Awesome. And there's lots 00:05:12.769 --> 00:05:14.689 more to come because we're just starting this 00:05:14.689 --> 00:05:18.050 organization. And we are, as much as we are just 00:05:18.050 --> 00:05:20.209 getting the ball rolling, we have a bunch of 00:05:20.209 --> 00:05:22.350 people who are been fighting for a lot longer 00:05:22.350 --> 00:05:25.009 than your organization has existed, but we decided 00:05:25.009 --> 00:05:26.649 to all come together and work together and build 00:05:26.649 --> 00:05:28.290 something bigger than just ourselves and leave 00:05:28.290 --> 00:05:31.370 a good legacy behind, not just for us in steel 00:05:31.370 --> 00:05:33.819 fighting. but for the people in HEMA, for the 00:05:33.819 --> 00:05:35.699 people who are doing a lot of LARP and fantasy 00:05:35.699 --> 00:05:38.560 LARPers, and even the D &D folks and the gamers 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.620 who want to be able to program a good video game 00:05:41.620 --> 00:05:45.860 based off of fantasy and real -life armored fighting. 00:05:46.100 --> 00:05:49.420 Yeah. And from what you've told me, it sounds 00:05:49.420 --> 00:05:50.879 like you're ready to take it to the next level. 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:52.920 Do you mind telling us about that next level 00:05:52.920 --> 00:05:56.560 next week? Oh, you know, if you really want to 00:05:56.560 --> 00:05:58.439 start doing that, yeah, we can do that. Hell 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:00.339 yeah. We'll definitely do that. All right. So 00:06:00.339 --> 00:06:03.100 we will see you pants people next week. And we've 00:06:03.100 --> 00:06:06.319 got some more info from, from Sean Oden Knight. 00:06:07.100 --> 00:06:54.589 And we'll get to the episode. Hell yeah. All 00:06:54.589 --> 00:06:57.389 right, too. That's right. It's a twofer. And 00:06:57.389 --> 00:06:59.290 I just couldn't help bringing a song about it. 00:06:59.509 --> 00:07:02.430 And speaking of songs, we have a rather musical 00:07:02.430 --> 00:07:04.990 duo to talk about today. You know them. You love 00:07:04.990 --> 00:07:09.389 one of them. It's the talented, that's a pun, 00:07:09.610 --> 00:07:12.829 Owlin Twins, Ulrich Songweaver, the Song of the 00:07:12.829 --> 00:07:15.709 Night, and Vesper Songweaver, the Midnight Rhymer. 00:07:16.290 --> 00:07:18.269 Now, this story begins with a world of dialogue, 00:07:18.449 --> 00:07:20.810 where the two boys are born and raised with a 00:07:20.810 --> 00:07:23.240 love. music. This talent and passion led the 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:25.860 twins to the world of Omizu, where Ulrich swiftly 00:07:25.860 --> 00:07:28.060 mastered the shamisen, and the world of God's 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:30.420 Breath, where Vesper picked up the good ol' banjo. 00:07:31.100 --> 00:07:32.639 God's Breath was a particularly important world 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:34.680 for the duo, and they spent a long time working 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:36.939 with reclaimers and studying the awakening song. 00:07:37.379 --> 00:07:39.660 They also learned to fight furiously, having 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:41.860 been exposed to the horrors of the rattle. They 00:07:41.860 --> 00:07:44.160 had specialized hand crossbows created to fit 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:45.860 the talents of their feet, allowing them both 00:07:45.860 --> 00:07:48.100 to keep making marvelous music, all while modeling 00:07:48.100 --> 00:07:52.639 murderous malefactors. The following time on 00:07:52.639 --> 00:07:54.600 God's breath, different callings polled at the 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:56.899 twins, and they set off towards very different 00:07:56.899 --> 00:07:59.259 horizons. Lord became the song of the night, 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:01.980 a luminary known for the sound of his stalking 00:08:01.980 --> 00:08:03.860 villainous prey and dropping them in the dark 00:08:03.860 --> 00:08:06.240 of the night. Before their souls are claimed 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:08.160 by the sky prison, he grants them the respite 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:10.759 of recording their stories in his music. You 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:12.959 see, he is his own version of the awakening song, 00:08:13.220 --> 00:08:15.120 the song of the night for which he is named. 00:08:15.660 --> 00:08:18.819 Truly a shining example of the luminary path. 00:08:19.379 --> 00:08:21.740 Meanwhile, Vesper did something. Someone else. 00:08:22.220 --> 00:08:26.720 He became the Midnight Rhymer, a notorious scluminary 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:29.439 that crazily challenges his hoes with lyrics 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:32.019 so shitty it has to be on purpose. I mean, it 00:08:32.019 --> 00:08:34.039 has to, right? Honestly, it's just an absolute 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:37.740 disgrace to the noble banjo. How dare he? Anywho, 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:42.779 another pun. The twins now stand at odds with 00:08:42.779 --> 00:08:45.179 each other, and it ain't hard to see why. Despite 00:08:45.179 --> 00:08:46.919 Warwick's poetic turn of phrase and careful, 00:08:47.019 --> 00:08:49.200 stoic demeanor, he's often mistaken for his fool 00:08:49.200 --> 00:08:50.889 brother by those... many folks that can't tell 00:08:50.889 --> 00:08:52.450 the difference between the stringed instruments. 00:08:52.950 --> 00:08:54.789 It's gotten bad enough that Ork uses a series 00:08:54.789 --> 00:08:56.929 of passwords when working with other luminaries, 00:08:56.950 --> 00:08:59.450 just to be sure they don't get confused. One 00:08:59.450 --> 00:09:01.690 interesting note, though. While the twins aren't 00:09:01.690 --> 00:09:03.750 aligned in most regards, the names of their instruments 00:09:03.750 --> 00:09:07.149 seem to tell another story. You see, Ork is named 00:09:07.149 --> 00:09:10.289 as Shamus in his quest, the Instrument of Justice. 00:09:11.210 --> 00:09:14.509 Meanwhile, Vespa is named as Banjo, the Instrument 00:09:14.509 --> 00:09:32.100 of Undying. Thank you. DJ Donnie. It's actually, 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:34.960 no, that's the most name. Uh, dubs with a discord. 00:09:35.220 --> 00:09:36.539 I was like, do you want to go with dogs? You 00:09:36.539 --> 00:09:37.980 want to go down in the shadow? And he was like, 00:09:38.059 --> 00:09:40.379 this actually came from my days in college where. 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:44.200 Oh, my God. It's always called DJ Donnie Dubs. 00:09:44.200 --> 00:09:46.620 Oh, okay. For real. We're using that, and it's 00:09:46.620 --> 00:09:49.039 non -negotiable. Nice, nice. I like it a lot. 00:09:49.059 --> 00:09:52.480 So good. Well, thank you, DJ Donnie Dubs. Check 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.460 him out in the Discord. Spinning fresh tracks. 00:09:59.820 --> 00:10:01.700 You guys want to know what else is fresh? Well, 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:04.799 it's fresh. Nice fresh cup of coffee. 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I wasn't trying 00:10:36.799 --> 00:10:38.919 to do the, if you repeat the website three times, 00:10:38.919 --> 00:10:41.299 people will remember it thing. No, I just wanted 00:10:41.299 --> 00:10:42.740 to make you repeat it three times. Oh, okay. 00:10:44.039 --> 00:10:46.840 So, so if you do that, if you do that once, twice 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.139 or thrice, use code fantasy pants, you save 10 00:10:50.139 --> 00:10:52.799 % on your order and you get great coffee and 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:55.500 a D 20. Nice. Nice. That was one of my favorite 00:10:55.500 --> 00:10:58.440 bands of my youth. What was thrice? Oh, thrice. 00:10:58.440 --> 00:11:05.980 Yeah. Yeah. So that's it for me. Hell yeah. That's 00:11:05.980 --> 00:11:07.259 how I wanted to start out. I thought you were 00:11:07.259 --> 00:11:08.779 going to open it up and look at the D20. Oh, 00:11:08.779 --> 00:11:10.379 no. I have the D20. Remember we opened it the 00:11:10.379 --> 00:11:11.559 other day. Oh, right, right, right. Yeah, that's 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:16.679 right. The silver. Yeah. Yeah, from Paradox Dice. 00:11:16.860 --> 00:11:18.840 Nice. We're a smoothly sealed bag. I didn't realize 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:22.519 it had already been opened. Yes. I opened it 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:25.779 and I had some at home because I wanted some. 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:28.929 Hell yeah. Yeah. Hell yeah. It's a great reason 00:11:28.929 --> 00:11:33.029 to have some. I just wanted it. And yeah, so 00:11:33.029 --> 00:11:35.250 I'm going to get some more soon. All right. Well, 00:11:35.330 --> 00:11:37.629 welcome everyone to Unzip Part 3. Steven, what 00:11:37.629 --> 00:11:40.450 color are your socks? No, they're white. White 00:11:40.450 --> 00:11:43.529 tube socks. Hell yeah, Jeremy. This rip -roaring, 00:11:43.549 --> 00:11:45.289 this exciting stuff. Black ankle socks. Hey. 00:11:45.389 --> 00:11:53.450 With gray sole. Damn. Yeah. Yeah. And also, there's 00:11:53.450 --> 00:11:55.370 an inscription on the bottom that says Hanes. 00:11:56.309 --> 00:12:01.269 Yeah. Sponsor us. Sponsor us. Next fantasy pants 00:12:01.269 --> 00:12:04.570 sponsor. Yeah, exactly. It makes sense. Boxers. 00:12:05.409 --> 00:12:10.370 Briefs. Uh -huh. Yeah. Somebody out there, hook 00:12:10.370 --> 00:12:12.830 us up with Hayne. Oh, speaking of sponsors, we 00:12:12.830 --> 00:12:15.330 are a sponsor. Oh, yeah, we are. We are going 00:12:15.330 --> 00:12:16.690 to be a sponsor. You know what we actually are 00:12:16.690 --> 00:12:19.250 going to be? What? We are going to be called 00:12:19.250 --> 00:12:23.019 a VIP sponsor. Ooh. What? Yeah. We're getting 00:12:23.019 --> 00:12:25.120 VIP badges. Oh, yeah. You can go into the green 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:27.740 room with like the talent and shit. You're like 00:12:27.740 --> 00:12:30.679 the voice actors. What? Like the lady from Arcane. 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:31.919 Are you talking about the Vermont Anime and Gaming 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.659 Expo? Yes, the Vermont Anime and Gaming Expo 00:12:33.659 --> 00:12:38.860 on October 5th. Yeah. Can you say it again? So 00:12:38.860 --> 00:12:42.759 if you're not going, if you're not going, nana 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:45.080 nana boo boo, if you are going, you might not 00:12:45.080 --> 00:12:47.179 even see us because we might be bumping elbows 00:12:47.179 --> 00:12:53.440 with the talent. Hell yeah. All right. I love 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:59.980 it. This is a two -episode night and we're already 00:12:59.980 --> 00:13:03.500 insane. I know, dude. Yeah. Get ready for a very 00:13:03.500 --> 00:13:07.509 silly night. If all else is done, do you guys 00:13:07.509 --> 00:13:09.690 want to get into it? Because we've got a lot 00:13:09.690 --> 00:13:12.830 to get into. It's been a while. I am like building 00:13:12.830 --> 00:13:14.990 up this sort of story. I just need to, I don't 00:13:14.990 --> 00:13:16.789 want to vomit it, right? Because it's been building 00:13:16.789 --> 00:13:18.950 for so long. Sorry for taking over the banter. 00:13:19.090 --> 00:13:20.909 Just got diarrhea some story out. It's going 00:13:20.909 --> 00:13:32.370 to be awful. And awesome. The gemstone. The amethyst. 00:13:33.469 --> 00:13:37.210 appears above the Radiant Citadel. Let's zoom 00:13:37.210 --> 00:13:42.269 inside of it as you are finally safe. Safe from 00:13:42.269 --> 00:13:45.909 the forces of the mist. Safe from the forces 00:13:45.909 --> 00:13:53.850 of the Queen. Safe, but for how long? Because 00:13:53.850 --> 00:13:55.629 you know you are returning to a very different 00:13:55.629 --> 00:13:58.649 Radiant Citadel, to a very different Concord 00:13:58.649 --> 00:14:03.730 Worlds. Worlds have changed so profoundly, and 00:14:03.730 --> 00:14:07.350 probably not in a good way. I don't know why 00:14:07.350 --> 00:14:09.350 this whiskey's hitting me, like, weirdly tonight. 00:14:09.429 --> 00:14:19.090 I miss Sholay, too. It's burning. As you are 00:14:19.090 --> 00:14:23.769 feeling the gemstone descend, I think Arhalon, 00:14:23.850 --> 00:14:25.809 who's been very quiet, everyone's been very quiet, 00:14:25.830 --> 00:14:29.009 finally kind of turns, not to you, but to Xena, 00:14:29.029 --> 00:14:35.330 and speaks, Mother, are you okay? What I felt, 00:14:35.350 --> 00:14:39.330 I know you felt it too. He was in our minds. 00:14:39.769 --> 00:14:46.750 Are you okay? Xena's kind of just staring forward, 00:14:46.970 --> 00:14:51.809 her eyes looking somewhat blank. She blinks a 00:14:51.809 --> 00:14:56.070 few times. R, R, it's good. Everything's good. 00:14:56.769 --> 00:15:02.399 I, uh, I don't remember. You don't... How... 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:06.080 But that... What you did to the queen. I mean, 00:15:06.100 --> 00:15:12.440 are you... Are you still... You? Of course, yes. 00:15:12.559 --> 00:15:15.559 I just did what I needed to do. It didn't make 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:19.259 me happy. Oh, to smash such a nice vase. Oh. 00:15:19.980 --> 00:15:21.879 I'll need to find another to replace it. I already 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:26.190 had a place picked and everything. And Arlon 00:15:26.190 --> 00:15:29.330 almost releases the sigh of relief, his shoulders 00:15:29.330 --> 00:15:32.590 sort of drop a little bit, and he kind of, yes, 00:15:32.889 --> 00:15:38.090 I will find you one, I promise. And then he turns 00:15:38.090 --> 00:15:43.309 to the two of you. Still, I can't believe it. 00:15:44.029 --> 00:15:46.450 I fought for them, for the injured, and they 00:15:46.450 --> 00:15:48.610 turned on me while I was weakened from the battle. 00:15:49.330 --> 00:15:53.230 But how can I blame them? Grandmother, what she 00:15:53.230 --> 00:15:56.860 did. I knew she could never be trusted. And he 00:15:56.860 --> 00:15:59.440 kind of reaches down again, that bandana wrapped 00:15:59.440 --> 00:16:02.700 around his wrist. He feels it with one claw. 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:08.519 To change our minds. To erase such a piece of 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:11.620 us, of our lives. I don't care what her reasons 00:16:11.620 --> 00:16:17.399 were. She was just wrong. Whatever justice is 00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:23.279 coming for her, it is deserved. But thank you. 00:16:24.539 --> 00:16:28.539 You all risked your lives for us. You faced down 00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:32.340 my father and sent him to his final rest. I could 00:16:32.340 --> 00:16:37.580 feel him go. He spoke to me in my head in a twisted 00:16:37.580 --> 00:16:41.159 way. I think he thought he was doing the right 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:46.759 thing, dragging us with him. Thank you. You've 00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:52.929 done a great honor to me and to my brother. His 00:16:52.929 --> 00:16:55.929 eyes just fall right on you, Jules. I don't think 00:16:55.929 --> 00:16:58.850 Jules says anything in response. I only hope 00:16:58.850 --> 00:17:03.350 we can push forward without her help. I agree 00:17:03.350 --> 00:17:10.250 that what she did was unjust. I am sorry that 00:17:10.250 --> 00:17:14.390 I wavered. You just kind of feel a presence push 00:17:14.390 --> 00:17:19.329 up beside you. Akio kind of pushing a snoot into 00:17:19.329 --> 00:17:23.150 your thigh, looking up with... Proud dog eyes. 00:17:23.950 --> 00:17:27.210 You get a little snort from Jean beside you as 00:17:27.210 --> 00:17:29.710 he kind of sees this display. Turns his head 00:17:29.710 --> 00:17:37.190 away. And the gem begins to descend. Docs. You 00:17:37.190 --> 00:17:42.089 see it slides open. And the second the doorway 00:17:42.089 --> 00:17:44.910 to the gem opens up and people begin to start 00:17:44.910 --> 00:17:47.470 filing out, the second it becomes exposed to 00:17:47.470 --> 00:17:51.779 the air of the Citadel. You can hear a cacophony 00:17:51.779 --> 00:18:00.079 outside. Flashes of light. And you know, a horde 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:03.440 of paparazzi guild members are waiting outside. 00:18:03.539 --> 00:18:07.099 A whole crowd waiting to see the long -awaited 00:18:07.099 --> 00:18:09.640 amethyst from Yanito. The last time this thing 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:14.039 arrived, Shole came on it. And was very quickly 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:16.380 arrested following the release of these memories 00:18:16.380 --> 00:18:20.480 to everyone. This is, I mean... Like I said, 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:25.380 the worlds have changed. Do you get in line and 00:18:25.380 --> 00:18:28.660 move outside? It's quite a crowd. Wagons and 00:18:28.660 --> 00:18:34.279 such. Horses! Terrifying. Blanche is trying to 00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:38.619 stay in front and shield, less so Arhan, but 00:18:38.619 --> 00:18:42.940 more so Xena. Blanche was a little curious about 00:18:42.940 --> 00:18:46.420 Xena saying she doesn't remember. Is that... 00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:50.220 Does Blanche think that's like a... A magic that's 00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:54.259 keeping her from remembering? Or is that a Xena's 00:18:54.259 --> 00:18:56.819 weird brain thing? Is that like a defense mechanism? 00:18:57.619 --> 00:19:00.440 You could roll an insight check. Okay. That might 00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:04.619 help. Roll psychology. Roll psychology. I'm going 00:19:04.619 --> 00:19:12.839 to roll my paradox d20. Ooh. Nice. Just 11. 11. 00:19:14.660 --> 00:19:18.539 You don't know. Something seemed off about it. 00:19:19.190 --> 00:19:22.710 But you get a weird feeling at those words, but 00:19:22.710 --> 00:19:25.109 you're not sure if there's some weird magic here 00:19:25.109 --> 00:19:28.029 feeling, weirdness feeling, or something else. 00:19:28.089 --> 00:19:30.089 Something to ponder over, maybe something to 00:19:30.089 --> 00:19:33.650 read about later in the night. I think Jules 00:19:33.650 --> 00:19:37.829 will follow Blanche's lead. I think he kind of 00:19:37.829 --> 00:19:41.230 gets what's going on. And behind Blanche and 00:19:41.230 --> 00:19:44.769 Xena, he will take his lute and make it shine 00:19:44.769 --> 00:19:47.539 really, really, really bright. and just kind 00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:49.940 of hold it over Xena so nobody can see. Oh my 00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:52.480 gosh. I love that counter photography. It's so 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:54.140 good. Or take pictures or anything. That's good. 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:56.519 Oh, I'm going to piss off so many paparazzi. 00:19:56.519 --> 00:20:01.380 I love it. And back lip of this brilliant light, 00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:05.039 you all step off into the crowd. And as you go, 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:11.769 the crowd gets even louder outside. You just 00:20:11.769 --> 00:20:13.269 hear what's going on. You hear the name Shole 00:20:13.269 --> 00:20:14.730 getting thrown around a lot, but you can barely 00:20:14.730 --> 00:20:17.450 make out any of the questions in this cacophony, 00:20:17.450 --> 00:20:23.029 this manic, frantic screaming. There are shield 00:20:23.029 --> 00:20:25.950 bearers that are keeping that bay enough, sort 00:20:25.950 --> 00:20:27.769 of opening up a way so they can't block your 00:20:27.769 --> 00:20:31.630 path as you go to move. Do you want to just push 00:20:31.630 --> 00:20:35.859 on by? Xena and Arholon seem to go move. Akio's 00:20:35.859 --> 00:20:42.039 just looking around like terrified. Jaune's smiling, 00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:46.640 posing a little bit. Yeah, Blanche is going to 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:48.339 try to push through and try to lead everybody 00:20:48.339 --> 00:20:53.140 through. Hell yeah. Take some time as you enter 00:20:53.140 --> 00:20:56.089 the... belly of the beast as they're just screaming 00:20:56.089 --> 00:20:59.009 all around you. And given what you've been through 00:20:59.009 --> 00:21:00.509 this day, I imagine it's like you're somewhat 00:21:00.509 --> 00:21:02.509 shell -shocked, too. You only recently came out 00:21:02.509 --> 00:21:04.910 of this horrible fight and had to run to escape 00:21:04.910 --> 00:21:09.769 imprisonment in the city. But eventually you 00:21:09.769 --> 00:21:13.450 do get through. Shieldbearers keep them from 00:21:13.450 --> 00:21:16.190 following you. There are obviously looks on the 00:21:16.190 --> 00:21:18.470 streets, but the common populace don't move in 00:21:18.470 --> 00:21:22.369 to bother you. It's generally not done. Let the 00:21:22.369 --> 00:21:27.990 luminaries be. And so you move, and things get 00:21:27.990 --> 00:21:32.690 quieter. When you reach the midpoint of the trade 00:21:32.690 --> 00:21:36.549 discal, where the great sort of doors into the 00:21:36.549 --> 00:21:40.849 auroral diamond are, where Xena's manor stands, 00:21:41.170 --> 00:21:47.430 she turns away from you guys wordlessly. Again, 00:21:47.490 --> 00:21:50.779 just kind of... Eyes distant, begins to move 00:21:50.779 --> 00:21:53.220 towards it, and Arhalon goes to follow her, and 00:21:53.220 --> 00:21:57.359 she stops. No, no, um, you should go with him. 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:01.559 Check on the kids, and the coyote, okay? I'll 00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:04.839 make it go. Fire rusted. Really, really well 00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:12.460 done. Very well. I'm sure you will, Mother. You 00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:22.309 are okay. Mm -hmm. Yeah. I'm okay. I suppose 00:22:22.309 --> 00:22:26.130 Fibro should... He's probably missing me by now. 00:22:26.210 --> 00:22:28.069 I should make sure he's doing okay and keep up 00:22:28.069 --> 00:22:31.210 with his studies. And he kind of turns to face 00:22:31.210 --> 00:22:35.289 you guys. Xena gives you a last look and a nod, 00:22:35.329 --> 00:22:39.529 and she turns to go into her home. I'm worried 00:22:39.529 --> 00:22:43.549 about her, Jules. Me too. I think she's trying 00:22:43.549 --> 00:22:47.789 to protect Ahalan. Fear is a crazy thing, huh? 00:22:49.049 --> 00:22:52.829 I don't know how to help her. We'll figure it 00:22:52.829 --> 00:22:55.769 out. But she's right. We should get to the kids 00:22:55.769 --> 00:23:02.289 for now. Yeah. And you move again. Down the trade 00:23:02.289 --> 00:23:05.890 disc, Al. Down the, at this point, pretty busy 00:23:05.890 --> 00:23:08.990 streets. I believe this is all happening kind 00:23:08.990 --> 00:23:11.890 of like late afternoon, early evening, given 00:23:11.890 --> 00:23:15.609 the timeline of events. So kind of, you know, 00:23:15.630 --> 00:23:17.890 a hot time for her shopping. And so you push 00:23:17.890 --> 00:23:21.950 and push. past all the good shops and the good 00:23:21.950 --> 00:23:24.950 ends and the good places to be, and towards the 00:23:24.950 --> 00:23:30.150 bad ones, towards the ugly coyote. And you find 00:23:30.150 --> 00:23:34.789 yourselves outside. A familiar scene. Our heroes 00:23:34.789 --> 00:23:37.309 returning home. In this case, you've only gone 00:23:37.309 --> 00:23:41.410 for a day and a night, and yet it sounds like 00:23:41.410 --> 00:23:42.869 so much has happened. From what you've heard 00:23:42.869 --> 00:23:44.829 from Dresden, there was an attack last night 00:23:44.829 --> 00:23:47.349 while you were away. He repelled it, but you 00:23:47.349 --> 00:23:50.680 don't know anything about this yet. There's so 00:23:50.680 --> 00:23:53.420 much to know. I mean, you asked Sholay to send 00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:55.700 Jordan a message before it all went down. Maybe 00:23:55.700 --> 00:24:00.700 she did. Maybe he has news. You guys going in? 00:24:00.940 --> 00:24:02.880 Or do you want to just walk on by? Go somewhere 00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:04.720 else? We're going to go see Penny. Hit the casino. 00:24:08.339 --> 00:24:14.039 I love that. Pull up the soundboard. Now that 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:16.980 we're at the Coyote, Blanche is following Jules' 00:24:17.119 --> 00:24:22.119 lead. Yeah, I mean, in typical Jules fashion, 00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:27.839 a familiar sight of walking in and going straight 00:24:27.839 --> 00:24:32.519 to the bar, sitting down, and he just reaches 00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:37.319 over the bar and grabs a bottle of bourbon, grabs 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:42.279 two glasses, fills them to the brim, and slides 00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:45.390 one over to Blanche. Is Dresden at the bar, too? 00:24:45.609 --> 00:24:46.930 He's probably just chilling there. Oh, shit, 00:24:47.049 --> 00:24:50.349 yeah. Okay, so yeah, he's sitting there. Jules 00:24:50.349 --> 00:24:53.869 will sit next to him. And he'll grab three glasses. 00:24:54.589 --> 00:24:58.289 They know. They know. And he just spreads them 00:24:58.289 --> 00:25:02.950 out. And the three of them start drinking. I 00:25:02.950 --> 00:25:05.269 almost wonder, do you think there's a moment 00:25:05.269 --> 00:25:07.869 where Jules almost grabs a fourth glass? Because 00:25:07.869 --> 00:25:13.420 in previous adventures, your best buddy. Signs 00:25:13.420 --> 00:25:16.039 how I drink with you. Because it's legal in the 00:25:16.039 --> 00:25:20.539 Radiant Citadel. Because it's like Germany or 00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:29.180 whatever. No, but... I think he will look over 00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:34.259 at the fireplace. It's still above it, right? 00:25:34.579 --> 00:25:38.900 It is. Memorial sits. And he'll just kind of 00:25:38.900 --> 00:25:42.079 gaze at that a little bit. As you walk in very 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:43.859 quietly, all the trigger lights are all kind 00:25:43.859 --> 00:25:47.359 of pushing it around. It's not as animated as 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:49.119 usual because it's only been one day, and yet 00:25:49.119 --> 00:25:51.160 a lot of stuff has happened, so they're very 00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:54.220 excited. Arhalon steps in, immediately Fibro, 00:25:54.259 --> 00:25:56.400 who's in a book. He sees you guys, he's kind 00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:57.839 of waving, he's excited, and he sees Arhalon, 00:25:57.859 --> 00:25:59.579 he puts the book down, runs over, and just full 00:25:59.579 --> 00:26:03.900 -on wraps his arms around him. Arhalon, I'm so 00:26:03.900 --> 00:26:09.339 sorry. I've heard about... I'm so sorry. And 00:26:09.339 --> 00:26:11.259 Arlo just kind of takes him in a hug. He's like, 00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:17.039 it's fine. Jules and Blanche made sure of it. 00:26:17.039 --> 00:26:22.559 It's fine. I think like as they're all moving 00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:24.140 in, the chariot of light sort of gathering around 00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:26.759 you, you kind of see Jean and Akio maybe like 00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:28.700 towards the fireplace, kind of more towards the 00:26:28.700 --> 00:26:31.079 entrance. Jean seems like he's still awkward 00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:32.660 around them all. He kind of just doesn't, he's 00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:33.859 not great with kids. He's kind of standing there 00:26:33.859 --> 00:26:37.059 awkwardly. Akio sort of sees him stand back and 00:26:37.059 --> 00:26:40.220 looks back at him just, Roof, I have been a bad 00:26:40.220 --> 00:26:42.519 dog to you, brave turtle. I did not introduce 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:46.900 myself. My name is Akio the Akita, last disciple 00:26:46.900 --> 00:26:49.819 of the Storm Eye. I am also Blanche's sidekick 00:26:49.819 --> 00:26:54.640 and best friend. Roof, who are you? And Sean 00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:56.500 just kind of... Now I feel super awkward that 00:26:56.500 --> 00:26:58.579 we never introduced them this whole time. You 00:26:58.579 --> 00:27:02.799 don't know who I am. Jean -Francois Montelio, 00:27:02.960 --> 00:27:05.359 the Fisher King. I'm sure sir has mentioned me 00:27:05.359 --> 00:27:09.500 loads of times. I... She might have called me... 00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:18.960 Tadpole. Nope. What? But... I'm sir's best friend. 00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:20.660 I have been trained by her since I was a mere 00:27:20.660 --> 00:27:22.759 child. Should I prove it? Do you want to take 00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:26.579 this outside, dog? Oh, yes. I would just love 00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:30.269 a walk. You're just hearing that from the doorway 00:27:30.269 --> 00:27:32.569 as you're all... As they walk out. As you move 00:27:32.569 --> 00:27:36.349 into the bar. Bring the sparring blades. And 00:27:36.349 --> 00:27:40.809 they all just go outside. Saludos. They'll keep 00:27:40.809 --> 00:27:48.369 each other busy. I like to picture Blanche sitting 00:27:48.369 --> 00:27:52.210 in between Jules and Dresden at the bar. And 00:27:52.210 --> 00:27:55.650 maybe there's a moment before the kids all... 00:27:57.769 --> 00:28:02.390 swell around us, and Blanche asks, Now, I know 00:28:02.390 --> 00:28:06.829 you two have a uncanny sort of way of communicating 00:28:06.829 --> 00:28:13.150 that I just can't read, but what is your plan 00:28:13.150 --> 00:28:16.910 for the children? It doesn't seem like the coyote 00:28:16.910 --> 00:28:28.930 is safe any longer. No, it's not. Blanche, for 00:28:28.930 --> 00:28:34.769 the first time, I don't know what to do. I don't 00:28:34.769 --> 00:28:40.289 know. Well, we have fewer friends now than we 00:28:40.289 --> 00:28:47.289 used to, but we still have allies. Jean, of course. 00:28:47.910 --> 00:28:52.369 Maybe, I know he's not a fan of the children, 00:28:52.549 --> 00:28:57.000 per se, but... It's a big castle there in Zinda. 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:02.660 Ahalan still has a good relationship with the 00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:09.079 Warren on God's Breath. I mean, dare I say, Zina 00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:12.880 even, although I am a little concerned for her 00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:17.839 current state. Also, as you're saying, these 00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:20.380 options like places to take the kids away from 00:29:20.380 --> 00:29:23.880 here, Aether... Was at the bar, just cleaning 00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:25.319 the glass. I think when you walked over, he just 00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:27.619 kind of nodded, passed you some drinks, and is 00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:31.859 like, as you begin to speak, he just sort of 00:29:31.859 --> 00:29:34.799 eyes trail down, and you see he just kind of 00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:38.660 retreats into the back room. Just something about 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:47.960 his posture. He knows you're right, but... The 00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:50.720 door closes behind him. It's not his fault, though. 00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:54.400 You just know he loves these kids. He's come 00:29:54.400 --> 00:29:56.960 to, but what's he going to do? He knows you're 00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:59.420 right. He was paralyzed in bed when they were 00:29:59.420 --> 00:30:02.319 all attacked. I mean, intentions are so high 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:06.099 here. Is he safe either, though? Well, I mean, 00:30:06.140 --> 00:30:09.359 Jules is not going to leave with everybody without 00:30:09.359 --> 00:30:11.720 offering Ader to come. Sure, of course. Yeah, 00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:16.740 and I don't know if he would. I hope he would. 00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:20.319 Yeah. I mean, if we go to God's breath, he might. 00:30:20.929 --> 00:30:23.430 That's true. Back home. I think as you're having 00:30:23.430 --> 00:30:27.309 this conversation, I will say this. The Cherry 00:30:27.309 --> 00:30:30.750 Delights all kind of move in. And there's something 00:30:30.750 --> 00:30:33.630 in their smiles, really round stuff, who has 00:30:33.630 --> 00:30:36.470 this big mischievous kind of grin, like she's 00:30:36.470 --> 00:30:38.069 hiding something. And a lot of them kind of like 00:30:38.069 --> 00:30:39.670 looking around. Miskin's kind of looking both 00:30:39.670 --> 00:30:43.660 ways, like he's being a little suspicious. I 00:30:43.660 --> 00:30:45.460 think it's, you know, obviously you wouldn't 00:30:45.460 --> 00:30:47.779 read it, but I think even Dresden knows something 00:30:47.779 --> 00:30:50.160 that hasn't quite come up yet that you don't 00:30:50.160 --> 00:30:52.579 know. Jules, it's kind of a weird spot to put 00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:55.779 you in. I should tell you now the message Sholay 00:30:55.779 --> 00:30:59.220 sent him. I was just about to ask that. If you 00:30:59.220 --> 00:31:01.839 do, I'll tell you right now. You can relay it. 00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:04.279 So I'll tell Dresden, you can't, so Jules' part 00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:06.420 of Jeremy, don't listen to this. This is for 00:31:06.420 --> 00:31:08.019 the Dresden half of Jeremy who can then relay 00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:10.400 it to the Jules half. Does that make sense? Good, 00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:15.759 okay. We're on it. Yeah, sure. Hell yeah. Okay, 00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:20.519 so after a moment of silence, Jules will kind 00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:22.160 of turn his head a little bit, not looking at 00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:23.740 Dresden, just kind of turning his head in his 00:31:23.740 --> 00:31:30.799 direction. What did Shorley say? And as if in 00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:34.759 a memory, we hear her words through the whispers 00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:39.380 of a stone. You are to lay low and await further 00:31:39.380 --> 00:31:44.829 instruction. we can still stop them. Tell Jules 00:31:44.829 --> 00:31:54.549 a gift is coming for saving me from myself. Dresden 00:31:54.549 --> 00:31:59.130 knows what this gift is. Ooh. Because it's already 00:31:59.130 --> 00:32:03.029 here. Oh. Is it a puppy? Oh, it's a puppy. It's 00:32:03.029 --> 00:32:04.710 a puppy, isn't it? It's a puppy. Do you want 00:32:04.710 --> 00:32:06.049 to know what it is? You want to know what it 00:32:06.049 --> 00:32:07.690 is? We already know what it is. You know what 00:32:07.690 --> 00:32:15.099 it is? Yeah, well, and... Jules will ask. You 00:32:15.099 --> 00:32:18.380 know what that's all about? Before I answer your 00:32:18.380 --> 00:32:22.880 question, can I ask you one? Sure. I imagine 00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:25.700 Jules, because he's not a cartoon character, 00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:29.859 has multiple sets of clothes. Describe for me 00:32:29.859 --> 00:32:31.579 what maybe a back -up outfit of Jules would look 00:32:31.579 --> 00:32:43.099 like. Oh. God, I don't know. The kind of casual 00:32:43.099 --> 00:32:45.259 wear he might have kicking around. The Where's 00:32:45.259 --> 00:32:49.000 Waldo shirt? Yeah, exactly. I was thinking the 00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:52.200 exact opposite. I was thinking it might be, you 00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:56.980 know, like a solid black suit. Okay. Or jumpsuit, 00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:59.680 or I don't know. Something really just really, 00:32:59.799 --> 00:33:04.339 really dark. Okay. Like a dark tunic. Sort of 00:33:04.339 --> 00:33:07.259 similar, like, what do you call old style pants? 00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:11.539 Pants? Knickers? Pantaloons? Pantaloons? Knickers. 00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:13.819 Knickers, there you go. Dark tunics and some 00:33:13.819 --> 00:33:17.680 knickers. I love that. I think black is a great 00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:21.779 choice. And that's purely as he's just like, 00:33:21.859 --> 00:33:25.859 you know, he's the midnight prince. So if he's 00:33:25.859 --> 00:33:27.920 in the dark, it kind of helps him get in and 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:30.359 out of spaces. The dog hair is going to show. 00:33:31.380 --> 00:33:35.400 The pangolin hair is really going to show. But 00:33:35.400 --> 00:33:38.799 yeah, no, I imagine, you know. You ask Dresden 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:40.920 that question, and before he can form an answer, 00:33:41.019 --> 00:33:44.900 you hear a step at the top of the stairs behind 00:33:44.900 --> 00:33:48.200 you. At first, you almost don't recognize the 00:33:48.200 --> 00:33:50.079 young woman coming down the stairs, dressed in 00:33:50.079 --> 00:33:54.079 these black clothes, this dark tunic. Her general 00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:56.279 figure is smaller than yours, and so it runs 00:33:56.279 --> 00:33:59.839 pretty long on her. The pants, the knickers, 00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:01.859 while rolled up to make for a difference in size, 00:34:01.940 --> 00:34:04.059 are also tight on the thick muscles of her legs. 00:34:04.680 --> 00:34:07.759 Her sleek black hair is down and damp, dropping 00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:09.820 down to her waist, and her dark eyes are filled 00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:15.480 with humor. As dance macabre. Wow. Finally, you're 00:34:15.480 --> 00:34:17.940 back. What? You have a lot of work to do, Jules 00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:21.739 LaRoche, to get this place ready for me. Oh. 00:34:21.940 --> 00:34:25.139 Jules has just a bewildered look on him, and 00:34:25.139 --> 00:34:27.760 he'll kind of look her up and down. The children 00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:30.920 start giggling. He writes them just personally 00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:33.400 laughter, and Miskin kind of just pulls her aside. 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:42.480 She slides on the stairs, that absolute grace 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:45.320 in her step. She just seems to dance down to 00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:49.019 the floor. The Orcish woman, Ming Kong, that 00:34:49.019 --> 00:34:51.440 currently commands the Shieldbearers. She just 00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:54.360 told me to thank Sholay. There was some talk 00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:56.239 around the holding cells, Shieldbearers speaking, 00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:58.800 saying that Sholay is admitting to everything 00:34:58.800 --> 00:35:01.239 Atash has charged her with. Not putting up any 00:35:01.239 --> 00:35:09.929 kind of fight. I wonder if... And she... moves 00:35:09.929 --> 00:35:15.530 up to you. Your clothes do not fit me, but do 00:35:15.530 --> 00:35:18.309 you like the new look? It's been a long time 00:35:18.309 --> 00:35:23.130 since I have not worn uniform. And there's something 00:35:23.130 --> 00:35:28.230 in her eyes so sad. Jules will look at her for 00:35:28.230 --> 00:35:32.469 a brief moment and then pull her in for a really, 00:35:32.489 --> 00:35:42.690 really tight embrace. I can't do this. I can't. 00:35:43.090 --> 00:35:48.769 You can. How? You can. You're not alone, Jules. 00:35:49.469 --> 00:35:54.710 Shirley has made sure of it. I'm here now. All 00:35:54.710 --> 00:35:57.269 of your friends are here. And I'm not going anywhere. 00:35:58.449 --> 00:36:02.409 I can't. I was released from civil custody until 00:36:02.409 --> 00:36:05.260 the Sky Prison would not have me, but... Art 00:36:05.260 --> 00:36:07.179 of art, it speaks for my world. I am no longer 00:36:07.179 --> 00:36:10.300 a luchadora of San Satyan. I am no longer a resident 00:36:10.300 --> 00:36:14.500 of San Satyan. I have no home, no possessions, 00:36:14.619 --> 00:36:18.300 no money, but it's fine. Because we're going 00:36:18.300 --> 00:36:23.800 to help each other. But what do we do now? Where 00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:35.099 do we go from here? Step by step. First, You 00:36:35.099 --> 00:36:38.920 need to help me move things in. Because I have 00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:40.719 moved in with you, whether you're not just a 00:36:40.719 --> 00:36:51.400 rush. And then, step by step, I think you're 00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:54.639 looking into each other's eyes. You see that 00:36:54.639 --> 00:36:58.619 resilience in her dark eyes. Someone who has 00:36:58.619 --> 00:37:02.840 also just lost everything. I mean... And maybe 00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:04.840 for a moment things feel all right, and then 00:37:04.840 --> 00:37:10.699 what you dread most happens. Where's Chester? 00:37:11.199 --> 00:37:18.280 Yeah. Roundstuff's voice. Where's Chester? Jules? 00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:22.820 Jules pulls back from the embrace and turns around. 00:37:23.420 --> 00:37:28.320 Everyone, dance, everyone is looking to you now, 00:37:28.340 --> 00:37:31.519 and there's a new concern. You notice one Cherry 00:37:31.519 --> 00:37:34.380 Delight is not down here. Yeah. Jeans is not 00:37:34.380 --> 00:37:40.539 here. Yep. Chester had to go do something. But 00:37:40.539 --> 00:37:46.500 he'll be back. Oh, okay. And just like that round 00:37:46.500 --> 00:37:51.360 stuff looks so, like, totally down with it. And 00:37:51.360 --> 00:37:56.539 nobody else has that reaction. Mulligan shares 00:37:56.539 --> 00:37:59.280 a look with Fibro across the room. I sort of... 00:37:59.469 --> 00:38:03.349 Wide and concerned. Jules clocks that and looks 00:38:03.349 --> 00:38:08.489 over. I will get him back. And they, not wanting 00:38:08.489 --> 00:38:10.909 to make a scene, not wanting to sit around, they 00:38:10.909 --> 00:38:14.530 just kind of both nod towards you. And they do 00:38:14.530 --> 00:38:20.849 look better. Because they trust you, Jules. Because 00:38:20.849 --> 00:38:22.530 they know you will always see things through. 00:38:23.250 --> 00:38:28.030 And where's the girl? That'll kind of snap Jules 00:38:28.030 --> 00:38:32.010 out of it. Yeah, guys, where's Jeans? Oh, she's 00:38:32.010 --> 00:38:35.769 in her room. She's working on, she's making the, 00:38:35.889 --> 00:38:39.090 she runs up, like, leans up towards you on tippy 00:38:39.090 --> 00:38:41.650 toes. Disguise, kids, so we can go hide around 00:38:41.650 --> 00:38:47.550 anywhere. It's pretty cool. Nice. Well, kids, 00:38:47.710 --> 00:38:50.769 why don't you come this way? I've got some fun 00:38:50.769 --> 00:38:54.309 stories to tell you about our journey. Oh! Ooh, 00:38:54.349 --> 00:38:56.289 ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Come on, miskin. Miskin's 00:38:56.289 --> 00:38:58.630 kind of like trying to stand close to Dresden, 00:38:58.769 --> 00:39:01.110 arms folded, trying to look cool. And she just 00:39:01.110 --> 00:39:02.809 grabs him, pulls him, yanks him along, and they 00:39:02.809 --> 00:39:05.190 kind of all rush around you, Blanche. So Blanche 00:39:05.190 --> 00:39:10.449 wrangles the kids to do story time so Jules can 00:39:10.449 --> 00:39:12.809 do more important things. She's like fucking 00:39:12.809 --> 00:39:17.110 Mother Goose. Do you want me to go upstairs? 00:39:17.510 --> 00:39:19.190 Do you want to go upstairs? That's your call. 00:39:19.769 --> 00:39:21.289 Blanche gave you the opportunity to go upstairs. 00:39:21.329 --> 00:39:27.599 He's got to go upstairs. Okay. You go up. Yeah, 00:39:27.679 --> 00:39:29.440 but as he goes up, he's going to grab Dance's 00:39:29.440 --> 00:39:36.659 hand. I can't do this alone. She smiles big at 00:39:36.659 --> 00:39:38.440 that. One of those rare smiles where you see 00:39:38.440 --> 00:39:42.239 her teeth. And nods and goes along with you. 00:39:43.739 --> 00:39:45.500 Essentially pulling you up the stairs. She does 00:39:45.500 --> 00:39:47.519 not like to go up. She likes to go first. She's 00:39:47.519 --> 00:39:51.760 just like... You reach the top of the stairs, 00:39:51.860 --> 00:39:55.010 look down the hall, you see... One closed door. 00:39:56.530 --> 00:39:59.710 I believe Jean shares a room with a few other 00:39:59.710 --> 00:40:01.429 kids, but you know none of them are there now. 00:40:01.489 --> 00:40:05.670 It's just her. You say the door's closed? Yes. 00:40:05.969 --> 00:40:10.670 Okay. Jules will give a light knock and then 00:40:10.670 --> 00:40:14.389 crack the door open. You crack the door open. 00:40:14.429 --> 00:40:18.210 You see there are a number of... You heard her 00:40:18.210 --> 00:40:20.110 announce a disguise kit. You see all these sort 00:40:20.110 --> 00:40:21.730 of implements that might be a part of that. Pieces 00:40:21.730 --> 00:40:24.570 of cloth and like... You know, buttons are sewn 00:40:24.570 --> 00:40:26.389 onto shirts, and it looks like some fake hair 00:40:26.389 --> 00:40:29.150 and stuff kind of on the floor, as if they were 00:40:29.150 --> 00:40:32.409 being worked on, kind of like a mess. But she 00:40:32.409 --> 00:40:35.809 has abandoned those. You just see jeans looking 00:40:35.809 --> 00:40:41.949 small, sitting on the edge of her bed, and crying. 00:40:43.329 --> 00:40:45.289 And you see the window into the room is open. 00:40:46.929 --> 00:40:56.530 Oh. And she looks at you, and... You know that 00:40:56.530 --> 00:40:59.849 he was here. That he had left some time ago. 00:41:00.610 --> 00:41:05.030 But he beat you here. Yeah. She doesn't say a 00:41:05.030 --> 00:41:08.329 word. She just... Jules will go over and sit 00:41:08.329 --> 00:41:14.309 next to her. I told you. He worships you, Jules. 00:41:17.710 --> 00:41:22.590 He loves you with everything he's got. He's broken. 00:41:24.750 --> 00:41:28.489 He told me he wasn't coming back. Why would he 00:41:28.489 --> 00:41:33.650 say that? What's wrong with him? Something's 00:41:33.650 --> 00:41:40.530 got a hold of him. Look at me. I will get him 00:41:40.530 --> 00:41:49.570 back. I will get him back. I think on those words, 00:41:49.570 --> 00:41:54.800 echoing softly through the room, we fade. To 00:41:54.800 --> 00:42:02.039 black. We let a short time pass. Perhaps we see 00:42:02.039 --> 00:42:05.679 everyone now gathered downstairs. Everyone in 00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:11.179 one place. Together. Your stories I'm sure somewhat 00:42:11.179 --> 00:42:14.800 toned down for the kids have inspired some excitement 00:42:14.800 --> 00:42:17.079 around stuff is just running around like they're 00:42:17.079 --> 00:42:19.940 trying to use like a play sword to beat on the 00:42:19.940 --> 00:42:22.880 echo which is kind of. you know, parrying her 00:42:22.880 --> 00:42:26.980 easily as President sits at the bar. It's the 00:42:26.980 --> 00:42:30.579 ultimate babysitter. It's so good. And that's 00:42:30.579 --> 00:42:35.000 when the tigers showed up. No! Wow, real tigers? 00:42:35.739 --> 00:42:42.320 Wow! I think... Those really random tigers? When 00:42:42.320 --> 00:42:46.179 Jules and Dance get back downstairs, I'm assuming 00:42:46.179 --> 00:42:48.809 Jules left at that point. Yeah, let's say everyone. 00:42:48.869 --> 00:42:50.730 I think Gene also even slowly comes down with 00:42:50.730 --> 00:42:54.610 you. All of you kind of. I think in some way 00:42:54.610 --> 00:42:58.449 kind of seeming like he wants to just feel some 00:42:58.449 --> 00:43:04.030 sort of innocence. He'll go over to where the 00:43:04.030 --> 00:43:07.289 kids are crowded on Blanche and he'll grab Dance's 00:43:07.289 --> 00:43:11.550 hand and pull her down to the floor and sit crisscross 00:43:11.550 --> 00:43:17.059 and just listen to Blanche with the kids. And 00:43:17.059 --> 00:43:20.199 Blanche's words ring out for a while until her 00:43:20.199 --> 00:43:24.179 story comes to an end. How do you end your story, 00:43:24.219 --> 00:43:27.659 Blanche? Is this a, and they lived happily ever 00:43:27.659 --> 00:43:32.260 after situation? It's the people of the world 00:43:32.260 --> 00:43:36.739 were saved. And your friend Jules was so brave 00:43:36.739 --> 00:43:38.539 in making that happen. You know what I mean? 00:43:39.559 --> 00:43:42.789 Everyone's. At this point, Jean's also back, 00:43:42.829 --> 00:43:44.150 and he's been listening to this too, because 00:43:44.150 --> 00:43:45.289 he had no idea what was going on, so he's just 00:43:45.289 --> 00:43:46.989 kind of watching. I think you can see him shed 00:43:46.989 --> 00:43:51.210 a little tear. Are you crying, Roof? Shut up, 00:43:51.289 --> 00:43:58.849 dog! Do you need assistance, Roof? Still in the 00:43:58.849 --> 00:44:02.170 back corner. There's a long period of silence, 00:44:02.389 --> 00:44:05.239 and then dance. Seems to kind of like get very 00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:07.320 animated. She's like crisscross and she just 00:44:07.320 --> 00:44:10.099 in like a fluid single motion is just like on 00:44:10.099 --> 00:44:14.619 her feet. Again, just that perfect athleticism. 00:44:15.739 --> 00:44:17.739 And she's kind of like claps her hands together 00:44:17.739 --> 00:44:20.760 and almost like she's just put on some facade. 00:44:21.280 --> 00:44:23.579 Well, you will not do them up around any longer. 00:44:24.519 --> 00:44:26.659 I'm going to buy some clothes and things to move 00:44:26.659 --> 00:44:30.559 in Jules. So you are taking me out to shop. It 00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:33.900 will be a date. And she stops and thinks. And 00:44:33.900 --> 00:44:37.059 looks down. Bunny girl, round stuff. How long 00:44:37.059 --> 00:44:38.920 has it been since Jules has taken you on a date? 00:44:39.639 --> 00:44:41.480 And I just kind of looks up at her and kind of 00:44:41.480 --> 00:44:44.639 like, eyes wide, and just kind of giggles. I 00:44:44.639 --> 00:44:47.440 don't think Jules has ever taken me on a date. 00:44:47.840 --> 00:44:51.380 What? Jules, Mateo always used to take me on 00:44:51.380 --> 00:44:53.639 dates. Big brothers can't always just stay cooped 00:44:53.639 --> 00:44:56.039 up all the time. Young ladies are not caged birds. 00:44:56.579 --> 00:44:58.780 This is an outrage. Jules, you will have to fix 00:44:58.780 --> 00:45:01.260 this now. You will be taking round stuff and 00:45:01.260 --> 00:45:04.409 I on a date immediately. Jeans too. And she points 00:45:04.409 --> 00:45:06.510 over to Jeans and kind of looks up like kind 00:45:06.510 --> 00:45:11.289 of surprised. No, no, I don't. Jeans too. Folds 00:45:11.289 --> 00:45:13.550 her arm kind of like this very, very firm gesture. 00:45:13.630 --> 00:45:16.190 And see Jeans kind of smiles a little bit. And 00:45:16.190 --> 00:45:18.530 yeah, and Jules will look over to Jeans. And 00:45:18.530 --> 00:45:20.349 for the first time since he's been back, he'll 00:45:20.349 --> 00:45:24.429 crack a little smile and he'll say, Jeans too. 00:45:29.050 --> 00:45:33.679 And she'll look. Dangerous kind of look. Then 00:45:33.679 --> 00:45:36.539 turns over. Blanche, do you also want to go on 00:45:36.539 --> 00:45:40.340 a date with Jules? Well, hey, hold on, hold on, 00:45:40.340 --> 00:45:43.719 hold on, hold on. Hold on. We need some fucking 00:45:43.719 --> 00:45:47.099 security to stay back. Actually, honestly, I 00:45:47.099 --> 00:45:49.119 think you're saying this and, like, Ader steps 00:45:49.119 --> 00:45:50.780 out of the back room. He's been, like, probably 00:45:50.780 --> 00:45:52.619 listening to the whole story. The door bursts 00:45:52.619 --> 00:45:54.739 open. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. I held 00:45:54.739 --> 00:45:56.300 my tongue when you waltzed in here and moved 00:45:56.300 --> 00:45:58.480 on in, but there's no way you're taking these 00:45:58.480 --> 00:46:00.420 kids out in the streets. It's dangerous out there. 00:46:00.460 --> 00:46:02.219 You don't know what I'm facing. They'll be with 00:46:02.219 --> 00:46:05.500 me. They'll be safe. How can you be sure of that? 00:46:05.800 --> 00:46:08.840 Jules, the people after us are dangerous. I could 00:46:08.840 --> 00:46:10.360 prove my strength to you right now if you'd like. 00:46:10.599 --> 00:46:12.480 Should I chokeslam you into your own bar? Would 00:46:12.480 --> 00:46:17.800 that be impressive? And he's... Just like a heated 00:46:17.800 --> 00:46:20.420 tension there. She kind of stands towards him. 00:46:20.760 --> 00:46:25.980 Ada. What? We're sitting ducks anywhere we go. 00:46:28.320 --> 00:46:34.940 I mean, yeah. Might as well at least take the 00:46:34.940 --> 00:46:38.360 fish out of the barrel. Did that make sense? 00:46:38.840 --> 00:46:41.239 No, I like that. That's good. It was great. Put 00:46:41.239 --> 00:46:43.579 on a t -shirt. Episode title, Fish Out of the 00:46:43.579 --> 00:46:49.039 Barrel. I've been out quite enough of late. I 00:46:49.039 --> 00:46:51.760 think if it's all the same to you, Jules, I'll 00:46:51.760 --> 00:46:55.539 stay behind. I'd like to catch up on a little 00:46:55.539 --> 00:46:59.960 reading. Yeah, of course. Is Dresden hanging 00:46:59.960 --> 00:47:03.130 out? He sticking around? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, Dresden 00:47:03.130 --> 00:47:06.170 is posted at the Coyote. You can give an update 00:47:06.170 --> 00:47:08.130 to Soldier Boy. Soldier Boy and I will make sure 00:47:08.130 --> 00:47:13.070 things are okay, yeah? Let's go do some shopping 00:47:13.070 --> 00:47:15.809 therapy. Hell yeah. What stores are we going 00:47:15.809 --> 00:47:19.329 to, David? We want to go deep into it. Where's 00:47:19.329 --> 00:47:21.489 the Radiant Citadel mall? Whoops, I punched the 00:47:21.489 --> 00:47:24.469 mic. Jesus Christ. He can't help but talk with 00:47:24.469 --> 00:47:25.849 his hands. He can't help. My hands are going 00:47:25.849 --> 00:47:30.210 crazy. What's the mall called on the Radiant 00:47:30.210 --> 00:47:32.739 Citadel? Would there be a mall? It would be one 00:47:32.739 --> 00:47:35.059 of those outdoor malls. It would be called... 00:47:35.059 --> 00:47:41.480 Like a bazaar. The... Hang on. I got this. Hang 00:47:41.480 --> 00:47:47.260 on. Something with a diamond. The... Hang on. 00:47:47.679 --> 00:47:53.619 Shimmer shops. That sucks. I love it. The shimmer... 00:47:53.619 --> 00:47:56.599 We're going to the shimmer shops. Where every 00:47:56.599 --> 00:48:02.570 booze sparkles. Wow, the shimmer shops? Or I'll 00:48:02.570 --> 00:48:13.769 just, mother loves that place. Oh my gosh. And 00:48:13.769 --> 00:48:17.650 you leave the shimmer shops. For the shimmer 00:48:17.650 --> 00:48:20.010 shops? Buy some toys. We're not going to go star 00:48:20.010 --> 00:48:21.889 by star, one by one. No, that would be terrible. 00:48:22.389 --> 00:48:24.670 Let's role play this out. Let's do it. I know 00:48:24.670 --> 00:48:26.530 for a fact Jules doesn't have much gold. I'll 00:48:26.530 --> 00:48:28.510 ask you one question. I got a lot of gold. I 00:48:28.510 --> 00:48:30.449 got a lot of gold. Really? Yeah. How much gold? 00:48:30.570 --> 00:48:32.630 I've barely spent like, I don't know. I'll check 00:48:32.630 --> 00:48:34.210 my sheet, David. I don't have my computer open. 00:48:34.309 --> 00:48:37.050 Like 115, something like that? That's not a lot 00:48:37.050 --> 00:48:39.429 for... I don't know. That's a lot for gold. That's 00:48:39.429 --> 00:48:43.130 a lot for gold, yeah. It's not for level 7. Yeah, 00:48:43.190 --> 00:48:49.289 no. Yeah, yeah. No, it's not level 7. I have 00:48:49.289 --> 00:48:50.809 one last question, though, before we head to 00:48:50.809 --> 00:48:52.090 the Shimmer Shops, because I just bring this 00:48:52.090 --> 00:48:52.989 up and it's kind of a funny thing. Head away 00:48:52.989 --> 00:48:53.849 from the Shimmer Shops or to the Shimmer Shops? 00:48:53.849 --> 00:48:56.150 Head towards the Shimmer Shops. Didn't we just 00:48:56.150 --> 00:48:57.329 leave the... We just left the Shimmer Shops. 00:48:57.329 --> 00:48:59.409 We've said Shimmer Shops so much that it's losing 00:48:59.409 --> 00:49:03.800 all meaning. As you lead the coyote towards the 00:49:03.800 --> 00:49:06.559 shimmer shops, Arlan does mention that Xena loves 00:49:06.559 --> 00:49:08.079 the shimmer shops. Do you want to bring her along? 00:49:08.539 --> 00:49:09.739 It's been a little time since you dropped her 00:49:09.739 --> 00:49:12.840 off. Or bring her some flowers or something. 00:49:12.920 --> 00:49:15.880 Yeah, I was just thinking that. Maybe we'll get 00:49:15.880 --> 00:49:19.000 some flowers and then maybe a nice espresso. 00:49:19.579 --> 00:49:24.219 And a fresh goat. Yeah. They have a goat shop, 00:49:24.280 --> 00:49:27.179 right? Yeah, of course you bring a goat. There's 00:49:27.179 --> 00:49:30.360 a fire sale going on tonight. wow we're bringing 00:49:30.360 --> 00:49:34.500 a pet goat i can't wait to see it again after 00:49:34.500 --> 00:49:40.059 today um arlan leaves with you as you guys head 00:49:40.059 --> 00:49:41.579 out to the shops and i imagine there's just a 00:49:41.579 --> 00:49:44.820 little montage of fun you know a fun sort of 00:49:45.239 --> 00:49:47.500 couple hours perhaps spent in this evening out 00:49:47.500 --> 00:49:50.320 at the shops maybe grabbing some some food grabbing 00:49:50.320 --> 00:49:52.719 that espresso around stuff bouncing around a 00:49:52.719 --> 00:49:56.059 toy shop uh dance is just trying on it's one 00:49:56.059 --> 00:49:57.139 of those like montage girls she's like trying 00:49:57.139 --> 00:49:59.219 all these new outfits she's uh she doesn't have 00:49:59.219 --> 00:50:01.400 her uniform anymore she's gotta find a new style 00:50:01.400 --> 00:50:02.900 i think she's trying out different things i think 00:50:02.900 --> 00:50:04.500 she eventually sells on like maybe like just 00:50:04.500 --> 00:50:07.119 a very plain looking white dress you know she 00:50:07.119 --> 00:50:08.559 likes to fight in a dress it's kind of been her 00:50:08.559 --> 00:50:10.619 get -go for a while now she's had the flakorgo 00:50:10.619 --> 00:50:12.019 dress that she always fought in so that gets 00:50:12.019 --> 00:50:13.760 more comfortable for her doing her like you know 00:50:13.760 --> 00:50:16.139 martial arts so I think she grabs a few more 00:50:16.139 --> 00:50:21.300 similar items, just minus the mask. I actually 00:50:21.300 --> 00:50:23.599 had a question about that. Without the mask, 00:50:23.880 --> 00:50:30.039 is she recognized? Honestly, no. No. Good thought. 00:50:30.719 --> 00:50:33.039 She's not a person. She's known as Dance Macabre, 00:50:33.159 --> 00:50:35.840 but now she is not Dance Macabre. In fact, she 00:50:35.840 --> 00:50:37.739 probably tells you at one point if she was referred 00:50:37.739 --> 00:50:40.139 to as Dance. She even just says, like, please, 00:50:40.320 --> 00:50:46.710 Gabriella now, Dance Macabre is. Go on. Side 00:50:46.710 --> 00:50:48.210 note, I just checked my sheet. I got the one 00:50:48.210 --> 00:50:50.909 in the five right. I have 1568 for gold. That's 00:50:50.909 --> 00:50:51.989 pretty good. Oh, nice, that's good. Ain't bad. 00:50:52.170 --> 00:50:56.769 That's good. You spend all of it. I was going 00:50:56.769 --> 00:51:01.030 to say. You don't dictate how I spend my money. 00:51:01.250 --> 00:51:03.809 Those espresso prices on the Iranian sandal. 00:51:04.090 --> 00:51:06.210 Yeah, no, I'm going to buy an espresso machine 00:51:06.210 --> 00:51:11.570 at that rate. Yeah, right, for real. Arhalon 00:51:11.570 --> 00:51:14.610 leaves with you, and I think he... Basically 00:51:14.610 --> 00:51:16.989 just leaves so he's heading back in that direction 00:51:16.989 --> 00:51:19.489 to head home. You pass by Xena's Manor on your 00:51:19.489 --> 00:51:22.409 way and he breaks off to go there. We see your 00:51:22.409 --> 00:51:24.510 montage so you have your fun. Perhaps afterwards 00:51:24.510 --> 00:51:28.969 we see you leaving the Shimmer Shops with some 00:51:28.969 --> 00:51:33.489 flowers and an espresso in hand heading up the 00:51:33.489 --> 00:51:37.389 drive towards Xena's Manor. And you see a very 00:51:37.389 --> 00:51:40.409 panicked Lunar Halon standing outside. Fuck. 00:51:40.510 --> 00:51:46.099 I had a feeling. I think as you move in towards 00:51:46.099 --> 00:51:51.940 him, he just looks up towards you. And our hammer 00:51:51.940 --> 00:51:54.260 sort of pans away again as he just speaks a few 00:51:54.260 --> 00:52:00.960 words to you. She's gone, Jules. The house is 00:52:00.960 --> 00:52:08.820 empty. She's just gone. We fade to black. We 00:52:08.820 --> 00:52:12.280 open once again inside the coyote. Now it is. 00:52:13.139 --> 00:52:16.679 Later that evening, the diamond has gone fully 00:52:16.679 --> 00:52:20.059 that dark blue. The streets are, little diamond 00:52:20.059 --> 00:52:22.280 -lipped lamps are lining them, but the streets 00:52:22.280 --> 00:52:26.300 are dark. I think inside, there is no business. 00:52:26.360 --> 00:52:28.820 There almost never is, thankfully, for you guys. 00:52:29.960 --> 00:52:34.179 Hater has set up the projection, and the crystal 00:52:34.179 --> 00:52:36.900 projector is shooting out towards the wall. There 00:52:36.900 --> 00:52:42.400 is a very important speech. about to be made. 00:52:43.179 --> 00:52:47.300 One that I'm sure Dresden has been eagerly anticipating 00:52:47.300 --> 00:52:52.119 given the events of last night and the hero, 00:52:52.300 --> 00:52:56.519 very sudden hero of the night that came to his 00:52:56.519 --> 00:53:00.519 rescue. I think before we see anything, there's 00:53:00.519 --> 00:53:06.460 a commercial in the fuzz of the screen. We see 00:53:06.460 --> 00:53:08.579 Sagan to the backdrop of a rustic marine bar, 00:53:08.860 --> 00:53:11.219 a rough -and -tumble dwarf with a gruff scowl 00:53:11.219 --> 00:53:13.099 wearing black and white leathers with an eye 00:53:13.099 --> 00:53:18.820 patch, and you hear... This is Helen Logash, 00:53:19.019 --> 00:53:23.559 the Chiripor Badger. I'm the best there is at 00:53:23.559 --> 00:53:29.340 what I do, and what I do is serve drinks at the 00:53:29.340 --> 00:53:33.059 Empress Bar. If you're in the wharf district 00:53:33.059 --> 00:53:41.860 of Chiripor, Come in, and if you say Harlan One 00:53:41.860 --> 00:53:48.920 -Eye sent you, first round's on me, bub. The 00:53:48.920 --> 00:53:51.239 commercial breaks down in static. I love the 00:53:51.239 --> 00:53:54.059 Wolverine reference. It's so good. That commercial's 00:53:54.059 --> 00:53:57.900 really working. I'm feeling thirsty. Slides you 00:53:57.900 --> 00:54:02.909 a drink. Hell yeah. Thank you, Matthew. Matthew's 00:54:02.909 --> 00:54:04.730 Nerdy Nation. Yeah, I think we mentioned it in 00:54:04.730 --> 00:54:07.050 the Unzipped. No, no, we haven't played this 00:54:07.050 --> 00:54:08.610 in the Unzipped. I saved it. No, but didn't we 00:54:08.610 --> 00:54:10.190 talk about it? I don't think so. Did we? No, 00:54:10.190 --> 00:54:11.789 okay. Oh, we did. Surprise! No, I don't remember. 00:54:11.929 --> 00:54:13.130 Yeah, I don't remember talking about it. No, 00:54:13.170 --> 00:54:14.769 we had this commercial. I was like, oh, I'll 00:54:14.769 --> 00:54:15.849 put this in the episode. Okay, yeah, yeah. I 00:54:15.849 --> 00:54:18.650 love just the idea of the cheesy luminary commercials 00:54:18.650 --> 00:54:21.429 being such constant things. Anyway, fun time's 00:54:21.429 --> 00:54:29.159 over. No more fun. No more fun. The... Commercial 00:54:29.159 --> 00:54:31.619 transitions into a pattern of colorful static. 00:54:32.440 --> 00:54:34.699 And a new scene lights up the projector screen. 00:54:35.599 --> 00:54:38.139 A stage set on the trade disc, Al, near to where 00:54:38.139 --> 00:54:40.260 the entrance into the Royal Diamond is. I think 00:54:40.260 --> 00:54:41.880 you probably passed it when you went to the Shimmer 00:54:41.880 --> 00:54:44.639 Shops. And you saw it being set up. You saw people 00:54:44.639 --> 00:54:47.500 gathering at that point. We see paparazzi guild 00:54:47.500 --> 00:54:49.320 members gathered once again, likely exhausted 00:54:49.320 --> 00:54:51.539 from the constant stream of news and drama just 00:54:51.539 --> 00:54:54.670 flooding the network in these recent days. Yet 00:54:54.670 --> 00:54:56.949 they are as animated as ever, hurling question, 00:54:57.070 --> 00:54:58.829 flashing their diamonds. We see them crowding 00:54:58.829 --> 00:55:02.349 on a single, solitary figure, one with wings 00:55:02.349 --> 00:55:05.929 unfurled and a band of light shining around her. 00:55:06.389 --> 00:55:09.710 We see Salome the Sight Weaver, about to give 00:55:09.710 --> 00:55:14.530 a public statement. And all the worlds are listening. 00:55:16.469 --> 00:55:20.309 Salome. Perhaps you are tucking away a scroll 00:55:20.309 --> 00:55:23.989 as you stand before this... cacophony once again 00:55:23.989 --> 00:55:26.429 all these people screaming hurling their questions 00:55:26.429 --> 00:55:30.309 hurling their words you've had one hell of a 00:55:30.309 --> 00:55:32.690 day too i didn't mention this but you and dresden 00:55:32.690 --> 00:55:35.230 both have like received sudden memories of a 00:55:35.230 --> 00:55:37.789 person that didn't exist that now does it was 00:55:37.789 --> 00:55:39.949 much less dramatic for you salome dresden knew 00:55:40.409 --> 00:55:42.869 uh, Arathlon, by the way, Jules, he would know 00:55:42.869 --> 00:55:45.730 him. He was a guard at the, uh, the pillar of 00:55:45.730 --> 00:55:48.349 authority and Arathlon was often there, uh, speaking 00:55:48.349 --> 00:55:51.429 with Cerise and quiet conversations. So for, 00:55:51.510 --> 00:55:53.309 for Dresden, he was like, holy shit, a person 00:55:53.309 --> 00:55:55.010 just existed that I didn't know existed. For 00:55:55.010 --> 00:55:56.449 Salome, it's a little less dramatic. You wouldn't 00:55:56.449 --> 00:55:58.150 know him personally. You were, I think until 00:55:58.150 --> 00:56:00.530 recently you spent your time on anchor in Sengar. 00:56:00.670 --> 00:56:03.369 It wasn't, uh, as common for the Celeste chills 00:56:03.369 --> 00:56:07.110 to be out and about. Uh, you know, they are always 00:56:07.110 --> 00:56:10.030 have been, uh, Something that made the world's 00:56:10.030 --> 00:56:13.650 nervous. You hold a lot of power. You have great 00:56:13.650 --> 00:56:16.570 numbers. You have great divine power behind you. 00:56:16.630 --> 00:56:20.309 And so it's only now that you're really out in 00:56:20.309 --> 00:56:22.690 public. Yeah. I guess Salome is kind of used 00:56:22.690 --> 00:56:26.050 to at least visions being inserted into her brain. 00:56:26.369 --> 00:56:29.250 Yeah. Yeah. That's a good point. What's a whole 00:56:29.250 --> 00:56:31.469 other luminary? I like that. I like that a lot. 00:56:31.570 --> 00:56:33.409 You're probably just like, oh, how funny. Yeah, 00:56:33.409 --> 00:56:35.789 right. Exactly. I didn't know that could happen 00:56:35.789 --> 00:56:42.309 here. We cut back for... A moment to a scene 00:56:42.309 --> 00:56:45.929 earlier today. Perhaps there's a nearby sort 00:56:45.929 --> 00:56:48.690 of staging house like set up for, you know, just 00:56:48.690 --> 00:56:52.230 for this where Rune led you following your meeting 00:56:52.230 --> 00:56:58.289 with Atash. With the Sapphire. They had one request 00:56:58.289 --> 00:57:02.469 for you. Fix the damage you unwittingly did. 00:57:03.829 --> 00:57:07.559 Just a speech. Simple press conference. You don't 00:57:07.559 --> 00:57:11.440 even need to think of anything to say. Rune's 00:57:11.440 --> 00:57:15.099 going to write it for you. And so as you're waiting 00:57:15.099 --> 00:57:17.920 nervously in this room, waiting for what's to 00:57:17.920 --> 00:57:20.780 come later on, eventually there is a rap on the 00:57:20.780 --> 00:57:23.920 door and opens and a goblin sporting pristine 00:57:23.920 --> 00:57:28.679 white armor comes in, carrying a scroll. This 00:57:28.679 --> 00:57:33.400 is Rune's instruction. He says to read it exactly. 00:57:33.900 --> 00:57:39.489 All right. You got it. You don't know Trace the 00:57:39.489 --> 00:57:43.269 Goblin, Salome. To him, or to you, he's just 00:57:43.269 --> 00:57:47.250 probably another stooge of rude. And yet, as 00:57:47.250 --> 00:57:51.530 he proffers his scroll towards you, I believe 00:57:51.530 --> 00:57:53.829 you have very high passive insight, correct? 00:57:54.989 --> 00:57:57.110 Probably correct. Clerics are kind of ridiculous, 00:57:57.309 --> 00:58:01.510 I imagine. Yeah. 17, if you want it. 17's good 00:58:01.510 --> 00:58:04.760 enough. There's a certain hesitance in him as 00:58:04.760 --> 00:58:07.820 he reaches out to hand this to you. A trepidation. 00:58:07.940 --> 00:58:16.480 He's worried. Great. Okay. Salome will reach 00:58:16.480 --> 00:58:22.820 out and respond. Got it. All right. And he looks 00:58:22.820 --> 00:58:25.500 like he wants to say something to you. His large 00:58:25.500 --> 00:58:28.179 goblin eyes kind of like sizing you up and he... 00:58:29.280 --> 00:58:31.980 Shrinks before your celestial light shrinks away. 00:58:33.320 --> 00:58:38.000 And he leaves the room. Closes the door behind 00:58:38.000 --> 00:58:41.619 him. And you unfurl the scroll and you read the 00:58:41.619 --> 00:58:45.360 speech. Should I bother reading this speech, 00:58:45.460 --> 00:58:50.619 do you think? No. My hope is that you will read 00:58:50.619 --> 00:58:56.280 it. For me. Perhaps I'm wrong. An impossible 00:58:56.280 --> 00:59:00.340 situation, Salome. This expectation put on you. 00:59:00.380 --> 00:59:02.659 I mean, if you do this, you will be trusted by 00:59:02.659 --> 00:59:06.119 those you might consider your greatest foes now. 00:59:06.219 --> 00:59:10.239 Those who want to threaten the freedom of every 00:59:10.239 --> 00:59:15.960 living being in the conquered worlds. But you 00:59:15.960 --> 00:59:21.360 know the damage this speech will do. How long 00:59:21.360 --> 00:59:24.260 will you play into their hand before you reveal 00:59:24.260 --> 00:59:27.239 the ace of your sleeve that you are not among 00:59:27.239 --> 00:59:31.139 them? How long is too long to play the double 00:59:31.139 --> 00:59:34.760 agent? All questions I imagine swirl through 00:59:34.760 --> 00:59:38.980 your mind. I have no idea what Steven is going 00:59:38.980 --> 00:59:48.780 to do as we flash back into the scene. screaming 00:59:48.780 --> 00:59:54.360 words, and eventually, do you make a gesture 00:59:54.360 --> 00:59:58.239 to quiet them? Yeah, she's walking up to this 00:59:58.239 --> 01:00:02.900 podium, wherever it's set, totally deadpan. And 01:00:02.900 --> 01:00:07.960 she stands for a moment, and if the questions 01:00:07.960 --> 01:00:13.800 don't stop, then she'll... Raise both hands above 01:00:13.800 --> 01:00:19.449 her head. To ask for silence. The silence that 01:00:19.449 --> 01:00:22.389 follows is almost more terrifying than the noise. 01:00:23.070 --> 01:00:25.010 Because you now know that every one of these 01:00:25.010 --> 01:00:27.750 eyes and the eyes that follow them through the 01:00:27.750 --> 01:00:33.210 lenses of their diamonds are on you. And Salome 01:00:33.210 --> 01:00:36.809 begins to speak. Wait, wait, wait, wait. We'll 01:00:36.809 --> 01:00:37.269 call it there.