Tales from the Stinky Dragon

C03 - Ep. 29 - From On Hyra - Wilder Flower Power

106 min
Oct 29, 20256 months ago
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Summary

In this D&D campaign episode, the party returns to Fort Andridge after a week-long mission, receives promotions to Corporal rank, and gains command of new recruits. The episode features character development for Gunther as he struggles with his deity's demands, and concludes with a mysterious attack on the war room by an unknown assassin.

Insights
  • Party dynamics shift as characters develop deeper motivations—Gunther's religious conflict creates tension between personal quests and group cohesion
  • Worldbuilding through NPC consequences: the ruins of Razeen's slow reconstruction reveals how player actions have lasting, complex effects on settlements
  • Leadership mechanics introduce new gameplay layer—managing subordinate NPCs as units rather than individuals streamlines tactical complexity
  • Environmental storytelling (wine-contaminated creek water) subtly explains NPC behavior and creates organic mystery hooks for future investigation
Trends
Narrative complexity in long-form D&D campaigns—multi-episode arcs with delayed payoffs and character-driven subplotsCollaborative worldbuilding through player input—DM solicits descriptions of NPCs from players to democratize character creationAlphabet improv games as debrief mechanics—creative constraint-based storytelling to recap missions while maintaining engagementNPC management systems in tabletop RPGs—delegation of squad-based tasks to reduce DM burden and increase player agencyCliffhanger episode endings with mysterious antagonists—maintaining listener investment across multi-week release schedules
Topics
D&D Campaign Narrative StructureCharacter Motivation and Religious ConflictNPC Management and Squad LeadershipWorldbuilding Through Environmental DetailsImprovisation Techniques in Tabletop GamingParty Dynamics and Group CohesionMission Debriefing MechanicsDeity Relationships in Fantasy SettingsSettlement Development and ConsequencesMystery and Cliffhanger StorytellingRecruitment and Training MechanicsAlphabet Improv GamesLong-Form Campaign PacingPlayer Agency in Tactical DecisionsCollaborative Character Description
People
Gustavo Sorola
Dungeon Master running the Tales from the Stinky Dragon campaign, voices multiple NPCs including Sergeant Steele
Blaine Gibson
Player character Thomotech (Barbarian), rolled 20 on bird relation check, provides comedic commentary throughout
Chris Freys
Player character Gunther (Crook Folk Fighter), central to episode's conflict regarding deity obligations and personal...
Barbara Dunkelman
Player character Doug Boone (Artificial Bugbear), receives letter from Council of Conservation about invention submis...
John Rice
Player character Nadi Wonder (Drought Warlock Drag Queen), receives song composition request from Troop Troop pirates
Quotes
"I've just lost my way. But I will find you again. I will find the way."
GuntherEarly episode, confrontation with Wilder Flower deity
"If your deity is treating you poorly, then maybe it's not your fault, maybe consider it possibly. It's the deity's fault."
NadiMid-episode, attempting to counsel Gunther
"We are a team and so... If there's something that you need to find, maybe we could help you."
Doug BooneParty discussion about Gunther's mission
"The entire town is under construction. And there is a creek nearby that I believe you all crossed on your way through here."
Gustavo SorolaDescribing ruins of Razeen
"It's not the words that sells. True. That's a lot of podcasting. It's just the feelings you get."
Chris FreysMeta-commentary on communication in podcasting
Full Transcript
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The Best Wishes All You Brackest Tredges Lumber into the Stinky Dragon and partake in our latest rotation. Treffle off this moral coil. It's a mixture of mycelial mud, a bushel of blightberries, a tusk of toad stools, a steeping of stinkhorn tea bags, and topped with a munching of mulch. One poor, this plant-based poroal, puts you in the path of yeast resistance. Previously, our adventurers floundered with facepstess lizards, and crept into the practice, conversed with sorcerists. I got to swallow a lot of spit. Jump through gifted as body to a slumber science sorcery and bantered with the bedrock. While sleepwalking, the croak folks somehow shoved the practice to a new location, his now count out into a confrontation with another deity that demands dedication. Dry yourself a drip, and let's dive into this dank drama. I'm like a drooled all-er as keyboard. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Covering that right now. I'm never more aware of the saliva in my mouth than when I have to read a long block of text, and it's like, oh my god, do I always like this? Hello, everyone. Welcome to Tales of the Stinky Dragon. I'm here at Dungeon Master, Gustavo Sorola, and I'm going to hit our four players with a bullet. Oh, no! No, no, no! Get the DMS and gun. DMS and gun? Why is that an ongoing joke in our show? Why is that an ongoing joke? I don't know. It makes me think of... There was a one thing there, like an old meme or an old joke. Like, oh my god, that baby has a gun. I can get that. We gave that baby a gun. It's like, kind of, like, that just an unexpected, juxtaposition of American life. This week's arrow question is, what bird do you most relate to? And why? Everyone's going to roll that D20, and let's figure this out. Roll that beautiful... What? Yeah, I'm right. We spend too much time together. Yeah, 20. Oh. Three. 17. Six. All right, so we got 20 from Blaine. 17 from Chris, six from Barbara, and three from John. That'll be our order. Again, what bird do you most relate to? And why? Hi, I'm... What? I mean, Gibson, it didn't work. It was... I tried to do a joke there. It didn't work. And I played, told the male, Thomotech, Barbarian, level six. You who? I'm grew stepping into me, told, and, you know, birds. I love birds, but the one that I relate the most to is like, when you go to one of those children, pizza, combo, arcade places, and you go and they have this stage, and then the curtains open up, and then they have all the animals, and then they're playing their music instruments. And then one goes, it's a small world after... Oh, world, world, world, world, and then the fur comes off, and then it goes into flames, and then you realize that there's a robot underneath and then the children, or they scream, they scream from the robot. That is the bird I relate to the most is the animatronic one. The animatronic bird, whose fur lights up in flames. Yeah, that's me. That's what I relate to, yeah. And then a crazy man puts a child inside of your machine, and then their soul is stuck in the machine, and then you start hunting Josh Hutchinson, and dude, and... I don't even want to talk about five nights because my nephew is like, dude, those have not been forced to watch it with children just now catching up that it's a five nights reference. Yeah, but that's our thing you're going for, and then you said, Josh Hutchinson, and I was like, wait, what? Because I was saying the video game, and I forgot that it got turned into a movie, right? Movies. Yeah. Oh my god. Actually, the trailer looks pretty decent, so sponsor five nights. Is it one movie per night? I'm not going to let it slide by the way, that you said a bird covered in fur. Do birds have fur? Well, the animatronic ones do, you know. They're not going to cover those with feathers. Do you know how much feathers cost Gustavo? What do you silly? It's fine, some pigeons. Greg, slap that stuff on all over your robot. Yeah, that's sanitary to put in a chucky cheese. All right, thanks to all of you. Appreciate your insight into nightmarish animatronic birds. Welcome. Who's next? Hi, I'm Kristen Meyers. I play Gunther, the male crook folk fighter, level six. First I want to say this had thought Gus Gustavo would you be a goose? And then negative inspiration die for Chris sometimes. I know I would say this about birds. I do not relate to any of them because they sometimes drain down upon my religion to attack us. But other than that I guess I would say pinnum for it to seem like this. And other than them being in the cold weather, if there was a hot weather one, then I would be it. Don't penguins also collect like special shiny stones that they give to their partners? Yes, they do. You think? That's adorable. Yeah, it's another connection for you there. You like a shiny stone, don't you Gunther? I like shiny stone. They made a whole non-blues movie about it. Have you ever seen penguins hug? It's like I've seen people do it. They're like I'm doing a penguin hug where they put their foreheds together with their partner and then just like put their arms out straight and slap. They're putting fun on the side. Thank you. I've not seen that. It sounds cute. It sounds adorable. All right, I think that's a good one. People often forget about penguins when it comes to birds. That's a good one, Gunther. Thank you. penglings. They're so for you, good birds. All right. Did anyone understand what that sentence was? No, we just laughed. You're all laughing. I watched you all laugh like just to move across. What he said. Being a good scene. A hundred and twenty. A hundred and twenty. There are no good birds. Yes, he got it. Classic Chris Freys. Yeah, I got it. I don't know. I got it. It's like Steve Corrella like Rousseau mighty when he's messing with him. Exactly. All right. That's all about what the feeling is. It's not the words that sells. True. That's a lot of podcasting. It's just the feelings you get. It's more like Gus was laughing to get to move across what Chris said. Yeah. Yeah. I had sweeping that under and moving along. I believe next up was Barbara. It is. Hello. I'm Barbara Dunkelman. I play Doug Boone, the male artificial bug bear. And a little known fact, Doug actually quite liked Boge. Every now and then he do a little bit of Boge watching, you know, sitting silent, check him out. And I think over the course of the many years of Boge watching, Doug has come to the conclusion that he is most like a Raven. Oh. A Ravens very highly intelligent. They know how to use tools. You know, they're playful, they're loyal. All the good qualities that Doug sees in himself, I think. And they never forget their enemies. I want that too. I feel like Ravens do really have a good memory, right? Yeah, they like pass down knowledge through the generations of people who have wronged them. Like if you get on the bad side of Ravens, they will remember. After that Raven, you have wronged is long gone. It's children and their children will remember you and not like you. I had an experience with the Raven. It was the most intelligent bird wild creature I've ever had. Like I was helping one of its bird friends and they were all mad and attacking. But then they're like, oh, he's chill. And it was like the logic and understanding that they have. Ravens are crazy. Yeah, just like Doug Boone. Just like Doug Boone. Also, side note question. I heard someone say that wasps also like remember faces. So if you like wrong them or like her master something like that, they'll remember you, which terrifying enough. Like Trevor had to kill a wasp nest the other day and I'm like kill all of them. Do you think you're the single one alive? Do you know what it's like? Do you know what it's like? Do you go in wearing a box of others? I can't remember. All of them are. All of them are. All of them are. Not a sweet and dessert. Chris is hungry. I want to wear a bottle of on my face. I was getting an elevator the other day in a parking garage and as I was getting in, a wasp started flying into the entrance of the elevator as the door was closing and I reached out with my hand like I was going to swat it and bat it away. And then I stopped myself and I was like, what am I doing? You're like, that is a sure way to get a wasp sting right in the palm of your hand. Then it turned away at the last second. Not if you're fast enough. Yeah, he's not going to my floor. Oh, you're going down. I'm going up. All right. I was on set one time filming something and there was a wasp on set that everyone was afraid of. And one of the producers just came and like literally batted out of the air and onto the ground and it died. I was like, I want to marry you. Trots, but I'm into it. That's like some AD energy there. Just keep it rolling. Because let's get this new sense out of the way. All right. Speaking of this, just get out of the way. I will step out of the way. And let John take a turn. Hello, everybody. I'm John Rice here and I play Nadi Wonder who is a drought warlock drag queen mother. And if I do love birds, I think they're so pretty. And I think they have such like varietus and beautiful plumage. And their voices sing, you know, are just a blessing to us all. But if I had to pick a bird that I relate to, I'm going with an ostrich. I feel like ostriches, you know, a lot of people think that they're kind of like odd looking and a little, uh, got some odd proportions and stuff. But I think they're beautiful. I think they got great, powerful legs, which, which if you know anything about me, I'm strong and sturdy in the lower half. And they dance. Have you ever seen an ostrich dance? Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's cool. And I like it. It's almost like you can hear music when they're moving and doing that dance. And I just lack that about them. Plus I just, I love that they got ginormous eggs. You can make like an omelet for like five families with one of their eggs. I had you pin for a peacock. I thought peacock, yeah. Or that bird from planet earth that, uh, when it's like dancing for its mate, it's like, it has a giant blue like smile on it. It was so cool. Yeah. Gus, I'll go ahead and answer you for you. You're a turkey. Man, that's great. Because I'm great at bowling. Yeah, I know. What a flex. John Dei or Nadi, I should say, the interesting thing about when ostriches dance, especially with their plumage and their wings, it reminds me kind of like showgirls and like Vegas showgirls with those big, feathery fans that they have. And they're kind of like moving them around so it kind of ties in with like the performance. I expect that I think that you would enjoy it. Sorry. I don't think you guys know that reference. But I'm just going to leave it there and let anybody who knows what song I was singing. Is that from SNL? Nope. I mean, they might have parodied it. It was like a Christmas movie with George Clooney's mom, right? I know it's a Christmas movie. I don't know who George Clooney's mom. So could have been or not. I don't know. I'm not really good at like a Hollywood legacy. Those George Clooney's on. I'm so sorry. I was married Clooney. I'm glad you corrected that. Thank you. Yeah. Chris was really worried. I think he needed to know. White Christmas, Chris. You're better Chris. You good? Yeah, I'm good. Okay, good, good. And I'm Judy. All right, let's move on to the episode. You hear something behind you, Nadi. Sounds like sawing of lumber. Oh, no more sleep. Turn around and I look at that. Lumber? Oh, slumber. Turn around and you see Gunther standing behind you, saluting what was head drooped. He's fully asleep and snoring. Gunther, you see in your mind a useful humanoid flower. It burns with flaming petals. You know it as the Wilder Flower. She's visibly upset, burying her brow at you, Gunther. Oh. Is that the Wilder Flower like your? That's his god. I'm sorry, what have I done? Your faithfulness is wavering, Gunther. I've seen you talking with the other deities. You must prove your field to you or suffer the consequences. What can I do for you? As you say this, you feel comfortably warm. It's a cool breeze brushes past you. A cacophony of chirping and skittering reverberates off the walls from insects. And tropical foliage sprawls across the floors, walls, and domed ceiling. You're inside an ancient temple made of smooth stone with a dull sheen. You know this holy place. It's the sanctuary of first bloom. I'm waiting. She taps her toe. Does it Gunther see like, does it open up anywhere like anything present itself like in front of them? It's a pretty big room that you're standing in. There's nothing, you know, there only thing directly in front of you is the Wilder Flower. And then the walls and all this tropical foliage surrounding you. And there is a pedestal nearby that's empty. You got to get to the pedestal. Sure. I'm sorry. I have I have strayed in my pathetial to make you whole. I promise soon, what can I do to ease your pain and the moment? Give her water. Give her moisture. Spit on her. Yeah. I'm gonna need you to say that in Tol's voice. This is in, so this is in world. We're not there. Blaine is though. Blaine's inside the temple. That's good. That's good. Am I supposed to just do everything for you Gunther? And now look at you. The falling the pedestal further? Oh no. Gunther jumps off. I'll try to clean it. Do you notice anything at all odd about the pedestal Gunther? This isn't deep. I know. I self-filled with the, um, Gunther looks around for anything, a lot like fruits or food or anything. Okay. Make a survival check to see what you find. It's 14. 14? Yeah. You find, of course, like I mentioned, their insects, which are in abundance, but as well, you begin looking through the tropical foliage and you find various, strangely shaped and color tropical fruits that you're able to pick up and make a, a little snack played out of. Sharky-dory. Check it. Show this help. She looks over the fruits that you've presented her. I assume it's just like a variety of fruit. Correct. Okay. She looks over the fruits you provided her and kind of picks through them and says, I'm more interested in vitality. Specifically your vitality, Gunther. Yes. Yes, I understand. Yes, yes, yes. Gunther takes his sword and cuts like his palm. Okay. So that's some like... Blood oath. Yeah, blood can drip from it. She grabs your palm with one hand so that your palm is open and then puts her other hand on top of it on top of the wound. High five. It's like a Gunther hand sand, which is what I'm envisioning. Yeah, yeah. Yes, this will do. And then when she removes her hand off the top, it seems like the wound itself is not healing. I thought Nadi's deity was bad. She needs more. No. She withdraws her hand and then she knocks all of the fruit you presented off of the pedestal. She points at it and looks at you and says, You lose the blessing I've equate the croak folk. You leave your family and home behind. You casually speak to other deities. If I didn't know any better Gunther, I'd say you've lost your faith. Not lost it is. Yeah, I've just lost my way. I was trying to make you holy kid. And I got lost. But I will find you again. I will find the way. We'll see Gunther. She exhales a breeze of fiery floral petals. This swirl around you faster and faster. And with a foosh. You're back with your companions saluting Nadi. Though the red sun hangs lower, it now shares the sky with the moon and stars, evening has fallen when she did the pedals though she went. It's like a boomer in the Lepured Dead. Yeah, yeah. You look at your hand Gunther and you have the wound here in your waking life. Medigame wise, we're going to say that your maximum HP is lower temporarily as a sacrifice to your God. How much? By half. So instead of a maximum of 66, you have a maximum of 33 hit points. Holy moly. Not a very nice God you got there. Where are we, the rest of the party in relation to Gunther at this point? So you all are standing around Gunther. You are at the outskirts of the ruins are raising, standing next to the practice, and with Nadi leading you all. Oh, it's right. We moved. The practice moved. We're in New Land. Is Gunther still out of it right now? No, he has now snapped back to and a little bit of time has passed. And they have Gunther standing before you. He was zoned out for a little bit. He's sleepyhead, you good? What's what you doing over there? I am not good. I am the opposite of good, which would be bad. Why are you bad? What's going on? I'm feeling... I think he's just a little quanky because he just woke up. I've been there before, you know. You just had a nice long nap and then someone wakes you up and just everything sucks. I know the feel. Does suck when I wake up or I tell him now. I'm... I'm... I'm... I'm... I'm losing. I'm... I'm feeling... At everything I start out to do, I need to hurry. Okay, let's break it down here, Gunther. What do you mean you're failing? That can be many things. You know, you... Education-wise, you could be failing a test. Or, you know, are you like failing a mission to be specific? I'm failing my dear to you, my family and myself. I've been wasting time, I'm sorry. I mean, what do you... what do you have to do? I can't be an army. I need to go. Like, again, though, you're speaking vaguely. You're like, I cannot be an army. Or, or... What specifically are you failing at? Like, tell me, you know, like, be plain with me. I'm very stupid and I need to understand. Finally, someone else said that to someone else in this group. See how it feels, TOLVE, when you're like a seeker-robot for a lack forever. And then I'll just kept asking you questions. You want to tell me you're a seeker-robot? I was waiting for a climactic... You're a semi-mactic place to do so. I don't know what that means. Something was stolen from my people. From my deity and I must return it and I can no longer be distracted. And so, like, is your deity talking to you? Like, what do they feel about all of the... Is your deity in the room right now? Is the deity here? Do you see the deity right now? They are here with me in my heart and in my soul and in my blood and they are not happy. Well, I mean, maybe there's a way for us to help you, Gunther. I mean, we're all a team and so... If there's something that you need to find, maybe we could help you. I must find the 11th told, the deity that you are stolen from my people. The 11th told? And you start about this guy's got someone betrayed him with 11 toes. But like, Gunther, it sounds like your deity is giving you lots of grief. And you kind of saw how I interacted with my deity, you know, the seed drinker, and how great our relationship is. Like, have you considered, you know, I don't know, opening up your options, maybe looking at other deities, perhaps. That would be a crime. And I shall not hear of it again. Okay, I'm just saying, if your deity is treating you poorly, then maybe it's not your fault, maybe consider it possibly. It's the deity's fault. I'm just saying. Or a loved one been abused by your deity, then you need someone to talk to you. Call 55. Oh, it is I who has been abusive and absent. Meditat? Gunther's deity sucks, right? They're like super mean and jealous and they just hurt Gunther in Lord's age. Like, Gunther's not the problem. I mean, Gunther's a problem, but he's not the problem. Hey, not that very different. We'll find out, huh? It's all a matter of perspective. Everyone has their own view on things. Well, for my perspective, his deity is evil. Nice. Yeah, maybe we could help you. Because, you know, we'd hate for you to leave and then we'd be without, you know, our quote, folk. Fighters. Oh, you guys. That would be a problem. And, you know, we could work together. You know, we'll help you and then you help us and it all works out that way. I agree with Doug. You know, like, we won't push the point any further. You've expressed discomfort in us talking about this, but just know that our door is always open. Me, Doug, Natti, clearly, and Gigi, Gigi, Gigi, Gigi, there. Captain Grumbles. I mean, you could talk to Gamba if you need to. He's very easy to talk to. Yes, you will process it. Maybe I still talk to Gamba privately. Anytime. I appreciate your love. You know what? In the spirit of Sharon, you know, we, that's what we're kind of asking from you, right? You know, we're like, hey, Gunther, and we hear that you're having a problem and you want to leave the army and we're asking you why? And you're giving us a little bit of information, but like, maybe to help you feel a little bit more comfortable to share more, I can share as well. Oh. Doug is sad. I think I'm going to sit as well. Yeah, I don't want to hear about this. Well, I'm not sharing about me. Okay, I'm standing up now. I'm sharing about Gunther. Okay, I'm sitting back down now. We, we kind of kept this to ourselves, but you know what I've been thinking about it, and I think it's silly for us to kind of keep this as a secret. I don't like secrets. We found, by we, me and Doug, we found a little paper with your face on it down in the bottom of the ocean. What? Oh, we're telling it, huh? Yes, Doug. And now he grabs Doug's hand and squeeze and go, this is about making us a stronger group as a whole, okay? Okay, okay. I thought you were going to say that you had some sort of like a twist, some secret romance, but okay, go on, go on. With who? I'm, I'm a trod. I got a wife. You're right, but I mean, you know, you can still, you know, what I know. That's my son right there. Okay, I know. I said, go go to what's the paper saying. Yeah, and Doug is not interested in people in that way. That's my teenage son right there. I was sitting on through, and I got through X-NAT-T. Oh, yeah. Well, I think Gunter also has a wife, doesn't he? Yeah, I have a wife. You're right. Super-diet. Yeah, I'm sorry. I just learned the word. I was sharing. I was sharing. I was, this is my time. This is my time. I reclaim my minutes. It said you were wanted. It was like a wanted poster. And by wanted, doesn't mean like, oh, they want you. It's like, it's bad wanted. For crimes. It was like a crime thing. Like, you done something bad against someone else, and they're like, well, I'll pay money for to get this little son so back here so we can punish him. I have done many things that are bad. And I do probably deserve to be punished so that is not surprising, but if you're not know who it had such a paper on me. Do we remember who put out that wanted poster, like what the, who the contact if found kind of situation? Yeah. I've had it about it in the second wind. It's for Patreon members only. It can be found at stinkydragonpod.com. Very insightful show. Toll Vendorsman. Toll, take an inspiration, I blame. Yeah. I have been searching for a long time. And I have been on my own for a very long time searching. And I have encountered many people in that time. And I have only joined army only because I thought I could maybe see people and find things that I could not find on my own because the army opens up opportunities that it is difficult to do as a single person. But as before when I was on my own, I did many things to try and make my deity whole. Okay, but did you, does the place sky blue falls, ring any bails? I don't know, does it? Sorry. Yeah, does Gunther remember that place? Also Doug, why does he keep talking about his deity's whole? What does that even mean? That went cold. Doug high fives. Yes, yes, it was a joke, yes. Yes, I've been studying these things you call jokes. And that I could tell was a play on woods. Not to be confused with a pun. I was not always alone. Oh, I left my village, but I did not leave alone. Oh, so, tell it, lap. Shit, shit, it takes him forever. It's a bit engaged. I know, but he's just letting him get the information. He takes long pauses and I need to fill in the blanks because he's, I can't stand awkward silences. So Chris, speed it up. I left not alone, but with my friend, Bun lap. We had to separate because we were in prison. Oh, so you escaped prison? Maybe. But did it not escape me? Well, that's a good one. So he's bun lap still in prison. Sky blue falls prison? He may be. Last time you left, of us, just be specific. There we go. I hope he is good, but our mission is not to escape each others from prisons, but to sit to make our village whole. What does that mean? I think that was stolen. We must return it. What was stolen? I cannot say. Can you speak a bit broadly and help them out in that respect? Yes, and object. An object that is sacred to my people that makes my deity whole that is that protects our village. It was stolen and I must return it. What if we named several objects and then you give like a subtle cue? You know, like a spinoff to the nose or a wink? Why do you need to know the object? I'm just so that we can also look for it. I'm looking for it. You do not need to look for it. Well, I can also help look for it. That is in my mission. Is it a cup? No. Chair? No. Face? No. Sword? necklace. No. I'm just going to keep naming things. Boots. No, no, boots. Gloves? Well, here, here. Okay. Team leader, tell everybody. Hush. Hush, hush, hush. All right, you do that a lot. Yeah, dude, because you got some darts. Our channels. My skills. Like, push me out. I'm still holding Doug's hand, by the way. So I'm immediate here, because I can tell that the groups getting a little frustrated, but also so is gone through. Okay, he's trying to share, but he's trying to share within confines that are comfortable for him. Okay, you know, so just so we're all on the same page, you were with your people in your land. Wow. Yes. Kids, all that kind of stuff. Then you and bun lap left your people, because, generally speaking, you went to go to retrieve something? Yes. Okay. And then while trying to go and retrieve something, you did something that someone else thought was bad enough to put you guys in prison. Yes, I do not agree. I'm being very clear. I'm being very picky. My words here. So they decided you need to go to prison. But while in prison, you by yourself were able to get out of prison. Yes. Okay. And then at some point after that, you joined the army. Yes. Okay. Now the only little puzzle piece I'm trying to figure out where this lands in the timeline of Gunther is that 11-toed dude. Where does he fit in what I just described? Was he before you left the land, or was he like a prison dude? No, he was in my village when I was younger. He just killed my family and said, it's done from us. And then I grew up and I said, I will find him. He stole this object that your deity needs. Yes. Oh, yes. Yes. Sorry. I did not know that was a question, but yes. Yeah. Doug also just realized you're saying 11-toed. Like, to know- Oh, he did. To know- Oh, A.D. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very, very different. You see the confusion coming from Gunther. I mean. I understand, but there are no rules. The person we were talking to was the alchemist, okay? All back. Okay, so he stole it and now you left and you left in order to reclaim your honor. I left to to make my deity hold up. My honor was there. Okay, so the thing that was stolen, it damaged your deity. Yes. Okay, okay. I cannot return home without it because I have no honor. So then- No, sorry, yeah, 12? I'm all about- Yeah, I'm here. I'm going to pass the talking ball over to 12. Okay, 12, you take the talking ball. What is this ball? It's the talking ball. Whoever holds the ball gets to talk. Okay, hi, 12, you who it's me. This thing, you don't have to say what it is, but I had it. It was a really good question. I was going to step Chris up. Well, here's what we can figure out is that the 11-toed fella, have you told us what kind of race that that creature is? I do not know. All I know is the number of toes. You saw something's toes and you don't know what it was? You know what color the toes were? It could be like in Jurassic Park when they're hiding into the table and to see the raptor feet coming by. So you don't see the rest of it. You just see like the claws. You could pick those raptor feet out of a lineup, but you don't know what the raptor looks like. Yeah, yeah, if it was it, was it a raptor? And it was not the raptor? Okay, okay. I always saw the feet and that's all- What kind of feet were they? Were they like your feet? Or were they like my feet? Or were they like Doug's feet? I don't know. What kind of feet were they? Maybe we should figure that out right now. Well, I mean, is this something where you genuinely don't know or like- I just want to say, like, we're in the old part. Yeah, I haven't been determined so I don't know. Okay, okay. We can go back to that. Or you can make that decision now if you want, but totally up to you. Do it, do it. Craft the world as we go. It was a toes that have long talons and they were the color of purple. I love this. This is just- We're weaving a tapestry of narrative joy. Hey, Nanny, just a quick question. Don't- I know this might be weird. Whoop! What do your toes look like, Nanny? Ah! Ah! Ah! Did you know that you're kind of purple? So- I am purple, but I don't have talons. Okay, I trust you. You also only have ten toes. I've looked- That's weird to share, but okay. I've looked at all of your toes. Yeah, I've had that track. Okay, I feel like we've kind of got the idea of like what Gunther. So it sounds like you just had a dream that your deity is getting impatient and a little huffy. Could I ask what this object does? Like what purpose it serves? You don't have to say what it is. What can you tell us like the use of this object? No. But God, my- Oh my- We are trying to help you. I cannot say you are not in my village. I swear to God if this is like some sort of like hacky sack or like- What are those whoopie cushions? The holy hacky sack. So here, because I can tell that we don't want to lose our Gunther, but Gunther wants to be able to do his little journey. Let's find a middle ground here. Okay, we're on our way back to For Endridge to finish out the mission we're on right now. What if once we get to For Endridge, we then can discuss with our superiors an opportunity to integrate your mission into what we do next? I think that's a great idea. Fortunately. Yes, that would help. Okay. I thank you for that. Well, you're welcome. And I encourage you, I mean, talk to Tulf here. Sharon is caring. It makes you feel better. We can all carry the load, okay? Yes. Okay. I know we shall share the load because I do not feel very strong right now. Why not? I just feel weak and then Gunther shows his hand. Oh my god, what happened? That looks bad. Yes. We don't know about what happened. Thank you, Blaine. It is me giving to my deity to help. Then be strong, but this will make me weak. Yeah, that's cool. Wow, wow. Seedrick can never ask. We did do anything. I'm not going to say. It ain't a competition. Tell me, you get a competition. I'm saying he deserves a better. You've changed. Tulf used to be so plat and not at the beginning of this little campaign. Now you turn into a little bit of a stick in the mud. Well, now I got to know you guys. You are a huge waste. I mean, don't you agree? But these are what we sell. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. He's really all coming out now. Yeah. Yeah. All right, we're going to have to talk about this. We got some. Yeah, we're splitting the party. That's right. Me and Doug are already party now. Isn't that right, Doug? Doug, is there anything you need to share? Yeah. Doug, let's share what your feelings are that we will go on. I feel like Doug, that I proposed this idea probably 20 minutes ago in this conversation. Everyone ignored Doug. What was the proposal? That we go and help Gunther on his quest in addition to doing our stuff. Yeah, I feel you on that. I think we had to like bring Gunther to your level, Doug, is what we had to do. It feels like there was a journey here that everyone has to take part in. You put down a state. Doug at the front end. Yeah, but I had to like, you know, you got to you got to drag a horse to water sometimes. Yep. That's exactly what you can lead a Gunther to water, but he's not going to acknowledge it. Sometimes you got to scoot it from the behind and be like, keep moving. Keep moving. There's water. See that where Doug is? Doug's where water is. Okay. Yeah, I'm sweaty. This whole situation makes me very nervous. That's Barbara slipping into Doug. What's it? And you got to put something yourself into your characters. And I still don't know where this ball came from. Oh, that's Gambot. Sorry. Look at that. That's the cut. That's the talking ball. It's just hand in Gambot around. Yeah. And he just got his little he's just looking at you while you talk. Flink, flink, flink. My face. Okay. Shall we head? Yes. Great idea, Nadi. All right. So Doug's also passive aggressive now. We're all developing a new race. Is it not directed at anybody? Yeah. I love it. So to set the scene, you all are outside the ruins of Raisin. And you know, you all did pass through here on your way many, many episodes ago. You did pass through here. And people say that some locals here aren't as drunk as you think. There's the constant racket of hammering and sawing. But the locals are connoisseurs of fine wine. The entire town is under construction. And there is a creek nearby that I believe you all crossed on your way through here. And a temple that also appears to be being rebuilt here in town. Oh, this was a cob in his crew. Yeah. And they were looking for lumber. Yes. So there's ham, there's construction. Did they find the lumber? Yes. You all kind of made a deal with them. They found you all. Not all of us. They found some of you at the greenhouse with the fake gardeners. And told them, I think you made a deal with them to take the lumber in the area from the trunks of Teahee and to use it to rebuild their town. And then you dove down the, uh, the, uh, the chasm to regroup with your party. Told the diplomat for turning to his people. I am the savior. Hello. Are there any out? Or do we see them? Do we have time to stop by and say hello? Do you guys want to talk to the ruins of Raisin? Cobb? Do you want to do any get an update from Cobb? Hmm. A human who's walking by notices you all and catches eyes with you. You know, he's does that thing where he was staring at the entirety of the crack this which wasn't there before. And his eyes come down and see you for it. And he walks straight over to you guys. You. Oh, did you just see that mountain move? That was weird. Are you okay? That mountain didn't hit you? Yeah. We did good. Yeah, no we're good. Yeah, we ducked. Oh, that's good. Someone order a crack to us. What are you doing here? I don't recognize you as a local. We're here to see this crack this. Look at this thing. Wow. We're automatically lying to these people. Because I don't want to talk to them about why this crack is here. I just don't feel like having that conversation right now. Mama's tired. Mama wants a glass of wine. Okay. You should be able to conjure that for yourself. No, that's what Gus said that they're known for here is that they got wine. Wine. I want to get to that part. The name's Tenzao. And who are you? What are your names? I'm Nadi. I'm Doug Boone. Boone, sir? I mean, told what? I'm good, sir. You are doing your day by identity. I'm looking for an 11-toned man. But I'm gonna tell you why. You're not looking for such a person. Tools on the dark web doing identity theft or literally the person's right next to him. You who it's me, 12, sorry. So Tenzao, you know, we've actually passed through these parts before. We talked to Cobb. Where is he? Oh, he's busy rebuilding. Metta, talk are we recasting Cobb? Did we not get his voice actor back? It's Cameron. It's Cameron. It's Cameron. We know we get a Ford Cameron. Yeah. Can we talk to Cobb? That guy needs work. Metta wise, it's kind of a decision point for you all. Right? Like this NPC comes out to you and it's up to you whether you want to engage and go into the ruins of Rizzy or if you'd rather just talk to this person and then keep moving on. It's kind of like you're at a, a nexus of choices for the party. I certainly will not make the decision. I wouldn't mind talking to the people, the ruins of Rizzyne, to get an update because I think we left things off rocky and I think this is our opportunity to patch things up with them because we kind of helped. And we certainly left things off more rocky now because there's Jane Mountain. Yes. Good one. Good one. I think that's a call for your team leader. There's Nadi. Yeah. Yeah, we could do a little bit of pit stop. Quick pit stop. Not where we are staying here for long. We're going to bring in a little bit of an update and get out of here. And Gunther, if you happen to see anything that looks like the object you're missing, you don't have to tell us just maybe like, maybe just give us a sign or something or like a little... A sign. A sign. You just signal like a... Like a... There's something you don't have to do that. Yes, yes, I do that. Okay, okay. In Nadi, I promise I will get you some vine for your patience. Gigi needs some wine too. All right. I always evade you. Oh my goodness. I guess I don't know they're drinking it too. It's up to Nadi's apparent. Hasa has described a European style parenting. A French. So, told you're asking Tanzel about Cobb? Yeah, I'd be interested in seeing Cobb. I'm asking Tanzel if he can take us to Cobb. I can't take you, but he's over there. And Tanzel points at yield wine skin. Perfect. Tanzel, thank you so much for your help. Enjoy the practice. I hear that it used to be a huge source of economic growth for the place that it came from. And now it's yours. Oh, it's mine, okay. Well, it's not yours. It's, you know, it used to be solosods. But now it's the sensor and the ruins are raised in. So, have fun. Oh, mine. Okay. All right. Enjoy the elevators. Let him have this. Let him have this. He seems distracted. Yeah. He's looking past. He's now looking at the practice and walking past you over towards it. Guess I'm ahead to the wine place. Yeah, that's walk over. So you all make your way in the direction that Tanzel pointed into the town that's under construction. And specifically to the billy-key pointed out, yield wine skin. And as you walk through town, all four of you make me perception checks. I'm the first roll of the day. We've just been role-playing, yeah. 19. 16. 11. 21. Okay. Those are all good enough rolls. All four of you notice that for all the noise that seems to be happening nonstop, the construction progress is slow, not much has happened since you were here last. And it seems like all of the construction that's going on seems to be haphazard and not very focused or directed. You approach yield wine skin. And of course, as the name would imply, it's a winery, a shop of some kind. And there seem to be a handful of buildings under construction near it. Homes, an inn, bank, schoolhouse, you know, typical town stuff. And specifically for yield wine skin, it has a blurry sign and a sagging roof and a door that seems to be slightly a skew. You think the people who built this place already had a little bit taste test of their products? Yeah. I don't know if I feel safe going in there, but I want to see cops so so bad. No, no, no. No, let's go in. The door just falls off. So you all go in? Yeah. Sure. Okay. You walk in to yield wine skin. And as you look around the interior of the building, it seems like there's bulging leather seats set out all around inside of the room. And looking at the bar, it seems weird because it looks like the bar also slopes to one side. And behind the bar stands a middle-aged human. And sitting in one of the leather seats, you see a gnome who you recognize as Cobb. Ah, Cobb. Hey Cobb, what's up, fella? Good to see you again. I can hear the finger guns. I can just hear the finger guns. Cobb kind of slowly turns his head around, looks at you for kind of squint his eyes for a second. Oh, hey, get on over here. Oh. Here we come. You recognize us, right, Cobb? You remember us? Yeah, it's you guys. How's it going? It's so good. It seems like things out the ruins of Rezzy, no, it's less ruins and more like new builds, am I right? This is looking good, new Rezzy, no? Oh, we're working on it. We're really trying to get the temple of the vine dress or rebuilt, but there's a lot to do. Hmm, yes, yes. We have been good to no longer with the great sick. It has passed. We're cured, Cobb. Oh, the great sick, right? He turns and looks at Gigi, who is now much bigger than before. Oh, he's still big. Is that because of the great sick? They were permanent side effects, yes. But he's a strong and healthy boy now, yeah. Yeah, that's yes. If I remember right, the last time you came through Gunther said that the great sick was affecting Gigi, and that's why he looked the way he did. Yeah, just put it to you after it. Or an animation. Yeah. That's too bad. Well, the rest of you look okay. Yeah, so like, it seems like you've got that lumber that you were looking for. Remember when we helped you find it? Huh? Oh, yes, the trunks of tea. It's a lot of lumber. I don't know how to use it all. We're figuring it out. Oh, good. It looks like a solid build and Gunther slaps. Doug, Doug. Yeah, Cobb puts his wine glass down on the table, and it begins slowly sliding down the slanted table. This is just a question for Cobb. The first time we met you, had you been spending some time here in the old wine skin? Maybe. Okay. Just trying to figure out if like, it's just the way you talk or maybe you just, you know, spend a little too long in here. It's a regional accent. Oh, very cool. Say, can I buy some of that wine? Hmm? Some of that regional accent? Yeah. I'll have what he's having. At the specialty. Go talk to Conner over there. And 12, make me a charisma check. 12. Okay, yeah. Cobb, who kind of wants you to come in closer, like he's going to tell you a secret. Okay, I come in as close as I can without being blown away by his terrible breath. It's pretty bad. Conner keeps the good stuff in the back. Ask them for them or loaves. Okay, thanks for the tip, Cobb. And Cobb does a very exaggerated wink to you. Oink. That's a blink, but okay. Is it with both eyes slowly like, they're out of sync? I'll talk to Conner. Yeah, you walk over to the bar and the bartenders wiping down the slanted bar that's in front of them. You've got a patchwork blouse on and it's get close. So you kind of get a smell off of them like tea. You know tea leaves. You must be Conner. Hello, you who my name's Tol. How's it going? Wait, I am Conner. Another regional accent. Conner, see what? Last, Demi-cho. Yes, yes, I would like a bottle of the good stuff. I've been told that the merloth is especially good here. Oh, indeed. Conner disappears for a moment, going behind the bar and then emerges with a dusty bottle. And pours you a glass from the bottle. And it's a deep black ruby color and flies it over to you. Ooh, one glass of zimbaloth. Can I get a just a bottle like unopened? You know, it's a gift for a friend. Being sped up. We we. They disappear again behind the bar and come back out with an unopened bottle looking very similar to the first one they brought out and put it down next to the glass. Very nice. What's the damage? That'll be five gold. Okay, I will hand over five and I'll go ahead and give that bottle the glass a sniff. You know, say, ooh, notes of of burberrys. And yes, the body. Oh, look at that. And what about the legs? Oh, great legs. Yes, the legs on this one. Yes, the potency. What year is it? What, yeah, oh, it's a vintage. It's the freshest vineve. Oh, great. Okay, well, thank you for business, Connor. Keep it up. Love this establishment. Sport local. They just kind of nod at you and go back to wiping down the bar. Okay, and I give Natti the bottle for her third trouble. You're going to Natti to ask, promised bottle of wine for the busy, busy mom, you know. It's tough job. So happy Mother's Day. Could Doug walk up to Connor? Yeah, absolutely. Hey, Connor, was it correct? Wee. Have you happened to see anyone purple with some challenge walking around town? Peppa with talon? But you know, but you know, maybe they just don't frequent places like this, but if you happen to see one, just be on the lookout. Ooh, okay. Also, I like your accent. The French. The... I am French. Oh, it's... It's Terrible, Terry Bly. It's from Parrish. Please do not talk to me too much. Please do not talk to me too much. We need to not cast this character, just have it, because... I want to talk to that Italian guy again. Let's just take Gus around Europe and see what we get. Let's not do that. Barbara, you didn't talk to Connor Sur. Oh. Oh, there it is. There it is. So, so, Cobb, tell us about the temple of the Vindresser. What is that? Is that associated with some sort of a deity that I might know? Yes, of course. The Vindresser. That's easy what the temples are named after, Tull. You got me there. What makes the Vindresser so special? They like, you know, do they frequent these parts? You know, like, what's their deal? Oh, they're the greatest deity, all right. They can conjure some in and control vines and grapes and create magical wine. Wow, that sounds like a very cool deity right, Gunther. Mm-hmm. That's a pretty cool. I wonder what you're doing with that. I've never knew one. He's trying to like, like, line date Gunther up with a guy. So, this Vindresser, are they looking for more acolytes and followers? The Vindresser is always looking for more people to become pruners. I shall not talk with other deities. Sorry, come on. I could picture at that point Gunther's doing like the C-No Evil here. No Evil. Speak No Evil. He's like covering his ears and his eyes and his mouth. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Who have you been talking to? So, you know, Cobb, it seems like things are going well. You know, you're rebuilding the Vindresser and things are going great for the ruins. How are things with Tee-hee? Did it was that like an amicable relationship? Are you guys supporting each other? Oh, yes. Almost too much wood. Don't know what to do with it all. They're having their own construction too. Luckily, they make tons of lumber. That's great. Seems like everybody's happy and we helped out, right, Cobb? Yeah, good job. I think it's your big thumbs up. Okay, that's all I needed. I have been fulfilled. This is the point of this mission. I got Natty the Vine. I've got my thumbs up. I'm good to go. Toll was doing his victory lap for diplomacy here. And the ruins are revealed. I'm just saying like, wow, private parts, did you hear that? We fixed every eye, fixed everything. Private parts scribble some notes. Private parts still with us. Yeah. How much wood would a racing, race for racing could race wood? It's a good question. Gunther and Toll make me... Let's call it perception check again. It's a 14. That's a one. Gunther, you'd notice that, you know, as Toll was talking to Cobb and they're talking about the trunks at the end of the lumber, you know, you're looking around and thinking about how you walked into you old wine skin. And in your opinion, Gunther, most of the new construction is stone bone and clay. It doesn't seem like there's a ton of wood being used in the new construction. Hmm. Stone bone and clay. This is an interesting use of wood I see. Oh yeah. So, so far. How do you go about building these, uh, this fine structure? I'm interested as, uh, someone who also likes, uh, building. Normally, one of us starts building on one side and someone starts building on the other and then we figure it out and meet the middle. Hmm. And so, the wood, how... Where does the wood come in? Because I don't see it. No, that's an interesting question with many answers. You see, the wood comes in from the trunks of Teahee. It gets put here and we kind of grab it and slather it up there. Oh. Slather it up? Yeah, it's a technical term. I'm not familiar with slathering wood, unfortunately. Why don't you make me an insight check, Doug? It's only an eight. Yeah, you have the distinct feeling that Cobb has no idea what he's talking about. Hey, uh, Cobb, you're not like the leader around here. Who's in charge around here? In charge? Uh, no. That sounds like a perfect structure for things to get done well. The perhaps have like a priest who's like helping with the, the vine dressers temple? Uh, no. But we'll find one though. After we build the temple, first the temple, then the priest. So the temple's not not done? Oh, no. Y'all made your bar first. Yeah, you gotta have a place to unwind after a long day. Failed you. Yeah, I get it. How it's going around here? So, I mean, you can wash it forever, but, you know... I agree. I agree. So, I just gotta have your liquor licenses and that's all. I think that takes a while. Yeah. I was no one in charge to approve him. I mean, it's a terrible bureaucracy. Where is the wood from Teehee going? Like, do you guys have a storage area that you're keeping it? It seems odd that you said there's slather and wood everywhere, but I ain't seen much slathering. Oh, yeah. It's out in the middle of town. Nettie motions her party to go with her out there to investigate. I go with Nettie. Yeah, I'll go. Yeah, I'll go. Sure. Thank you, Cobb. We might be back with more questions, but you take it easy. Maybe drink some water. It lifts a glass in your direction and kind of nods and turns this full attention back to his drink. Okay, yeah. You walk back out and, you know, there's several different buildings all around the town square. And sure enough in the middle of town, there's like a large surplus, which is called like a depot, a holding area with lots of lumber. All right, group. I feel like there's some fishy going on here and we can figure this out. We're very good at this now. We've had practice with these kinds of puzzles and mysteries, okay? So... Thank you. Why don't we spread out around this lumber and we can see if we can find a clue on the what's going on here? Why is there by all drunk but hasn't made their temple and why are there's a wood not being used? I have a theory. I think that that's just it that they're just a town of drunks and they just don't know what to do with the wood. You know, I don't know if there's much of a mystery of foot to be honest. Maybe they're professionals, professional questionators. They're probably a questionators. Yeah, yeah. I've dealt with that before. Okay, Tauv, I think you might be right. I think we just might have stumbled upon a bunch of drunk in idiots who are not doing a good job with what they should be doing. I mean, maybe for the safety of these people, we report back to the mortality and then they just like send like someone from the core of engineers or something, you know, like so that these guys don't die. You know what? I like that idea. Why don't we just keep checking on this city like every every so and so and see how they're developing and we can we can get more and more of this story. They're like our sea monkeys, you know, we'll just get out and see how things all like that. I like that. Okay. Because they love the more Italian don't they? I mean, I'm curious to see what they're going to do with the practice when we come and visit them again. I bet that they're going to build like tree houses, but very poorly on the practice. They're just going to mind the practice. We're going to come back to like a memorial around all of the practice around all of the people who died in the elevator system of the practice. Okay. Well, Tulf said he's been satisfied with what he wanted to do. I'm really itching to get back to Fort Inch. I guess I'm itchy too. We shouldn't get that checked out. I'm down. That's just dug hair all over you. You guess everyone gets y'all itchy, you know? Yeah, try being me. I'm starting to think that Fort Inch might not be there anymore. How long we've taken to get back to it. I was hoping maybe to look at the creek real quick on the way out. We could, yeah. Is that possible? The creek is on that side of town. Do that. That's where you stopped on your way from Fort Inch. So you would be able to see it as your leaving town. Perfect. What if Fort Inch got moved like the practice? That's true. So could I go up to the creek? Yeah. You know, you all begin leaving town in the direction of Fort Andridge. And you do come upon that creek. You know, it's a pretty small creek. It seems to be kind of very soothing water. And you know, you look at it and the water is almost kind of, I would say like it's a velvet colored water and it quietly churns and bubbles. When you look at it and the light hits it just right, it seems like it almost has a purple hue to it. Can I like scoop up a little bit of it and see if it reminds me or like I think Doug's sense of smell would be pretty good. Because like smell is a really good memory trigger. Yeah. Does it smell like any of the concoctions that they were working on in the practice for sleep? Oh, interesting question. Uh, make me. I'll defer to you. Intelligence or a wisdom check? I'll do intelligence. Okay. 20, dirty 20. So how are you examining it just so I can give you the appropriate answer? Smelling it, I would say. So you get a little bit in your hand and try to smell it? Yeah. So right away you can tell it's not the same because when you touch it, it's almost like sticky to the touch. Whereas the fountain in the practice was a very like clean water. This seems almost like more viscous and sticky. And when you smell it, it has that kind of a sweet odor to it. Okay. Could Doug remember if he's like ever touched or smelled or seen this type of liquid before? I'll say without a roll. I'll give you this one. I would say yes. This almost smells like a kind of a diluted wine. Oh. Maybe it's like, face or something from the leftover berries and things? Well, it almost seems like if all the water in this town is also like just a diluted wine, it seems like everyone is just constantly in this like state of being kept in this. Like almost like a little tipsy, you know? Maybe they need like good plumbing or something. Like they need fresh water, not, you know, booze. Yeah, perhaps. Maybe that's just why the the the vondresser lacks to or their their temples here. Maybe that's why. Maybe. I mean, if the people are happy, I guess we don't have to intervene. But yeah, that seems like dangerous. It's just it's just alcohol all the time. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And as you look around, you know, besides the creek water, there is also a crumbling stone bridge and a ruined carriage. And there are multiple animals near the riverbank. No, the animals drunk. They just fall over. Yeah, they're like waddling a little bit. Make a investigation check. That's 15. 12. Yeah, the animals seem a little unsteady on their feet. It's that scene from Dumbo. Well, this feels like something that someone should fix, but not us. Go ahead and write that down. Take note of that private parts. Private parts for us is grow and writes it. Could Doug just take like a little bit and like a little file? Sentane vile, yeah. Yeah, like a sample to take back with you. Sure. Okay. And you can probably write like a raising creek water that we remember what it is. Okay. I will say to you that when we realize that through our actions had somehow relocated the practice to this town, I was like, I don't know, we might have ruined this town. I don't think we ruined this town. I think we raised the property values. I think we might have helped them, you know? Who knows? I don't know if they would know if we had. In the very least, we've provided like a storm shelter that will not crumble under like a tornado. Or are we just provided the new temple for the vindresser? All right. Party move out. Move out. And they wanted pruners, which is a funny word for them. I guess that makes sense. Like how you cut down pieces of a plant. Were there any villagers who were stomping grapes and then they fell down and then went, I got to go out of hell! I got to go out of hell! Skate breath! Classic! Classic video! The End of the day You begin your trek in the direction of Fort Andrich and by now it is fully night but the red sun is still present. How is it night when the sun stays up and is fixed? It's just how you would divide the day. I think at this point it would be what would be commonly decided on. We even have parts of the world here that it's night time but the sun is still out. Better not be a flat earth type. No, no, no. There's not a multiple sun situation where one will go away but the other will be a stagnant moon. The moon and stars are present though. Okay, because this planet doesn't move. So you all arrive back after a bit of trek and you arrive back at Fort Andrich and as you're approaching private parts, it rhymes in and says, We should probably report to Sergeant Steele at HQ. Oh, I miss him. I wonder how his voice is doing. I think that's his getting ready. I nominate that our best note taker be the one to debrief with Steele. Before you all make a joke is done. Thank you for all the cheering, Daddy. Oh, wait, our best note taker is private parts. Obviously. He's constantly taking notes. It sounds like I think private parts will debrief Sergeant Steele and we'll just be there listening. And here the recap of everything we just went. I think we can step away. We can just let them talk to each other and you and all of us can just go to the best hall or song. Long rest? Yeah, I've got a great idea. Private parts and he thoughts. Uh, we should all probably report to Sergeant Steele together. But if you're happy, either I could do the debrief or Doug, whatever you want. I think you would be great at it. No, no, I think you're being modest, Doug. You can, you can help. You can help us out. Just answer any questions to you. I have no already nominate private parts. Okay. Private parts kind of stands up straight and begins walking. Let him have his moment. I was trying to give you a moment. Come on, BT this way. You'll follow private parts. Yeah, I follow home sweet home. What, what of many homes over there is where a fire started and then over there is where we got food because there was someone who was like a skin walker who was acting like some of they weren't familiar with that. There's where they got accused of stealing, Faden. Alright, so you know, you all are back at Fort Andridge, which is the Western most military base for the mortelium. And it's where most recruits are sent to for basic training. And for you guys performed your basic training. Oh, so long ago. You remember where HQ is? You've been there before. It's a two story stone building and there's four soldiers guarding outside of it. And the front door is obviously guarded, but you all are recognized as being members of mortelians to be able to walk straight in. Daddy, is everybody? This is the building where the courthouses where you went through your court martial. Oh, so long ago as well. Fond memories. Never forget. Attempted court martial. No. Yeah, okay, fair enough. You're led to a room where Sergeant Steel-I is overseeing some plans and looks up as you all walk in. Welcome back. It's about time, B team. Oh, how I missed your sweet voice. Oh, my wife missed it too. I'm sure she's mad as heck right now. Oh, it's just Mr. Steel-I too. What's just what's up, deal? And we're not here to talk about her. We're here to get a debriefal. What's been happening? I'm curious, Sergeant Steel-I. If you had to make an estimation. How long since we've been gone? Thank question. That is a great question. It's been a week. It's been a week. It's been. Yeah, it's been roughly a week. Wow. It's been one week since you looked at me. Feels more like a year. So, let's have a little fun, B team, with this debrief. Why don't we play the alphabet game? You guys know the alphabet? I don't know. You want some? I don't know. Shall I make it? Let's play it. Yeah, you all are going to debrief me. One person at a time, one letter at a time, going through the alphabet. Oh, God. I love it. That's great. On the conversation of how long it's been, I was going just through all my notes in my notebook to see how many. It's like 12 pages of notes. That's all we've been... Not quite two pages a day. All right, so what we're going to do is we're going to play the alphabet improv game while debriefing the mission. We're going to take turns alphabetically by name. We're going to go Barbara Blaine, Chris John. First player is going to speak a phrase beginning with the letter, A, the next person B, so on. And we'll end the game when the group gets to the entire alphabet or what someone posits too long or uses the wrong letter. Okay. Okay. You points at Doug. Hey, go. Alrighty. So we left foot and which and then went on our journey. And here's what happened next. Hey, how long is this episode supposed to be? Before we start the game. Before we could get to Indritch Bay, we stopped off at the ruins of Razeen where they were struggling to build things because they didn't have any wood. So we went to Teehee to see if we could give them wood. See? Can you believe that we are next to it and found some people pretending to be priests and wood? And then they became actually not that where they were demons and we fought them. Felt down hole, felt another hole, and then ran and told here made peace with Razeen and the other people where they said, hey, take this wood, but they do not take that wood. It's a very well. But then we met the Baron Ice. Hi. Next, go. Everyone thought we were going to lose our fight with the Baron. Over. Game over. D. D. D. Oh, okay. He talks so long. I forgot the letter wrong. What a pitiful debrief from B team. Sometimes I wonder how you all even made it through basic training. Can't even get through the most important part of a debrief. D-brief. The letter D. Nice. Nice. All right. Despite my best efforts, um, guess I'm pleased to tell you you four have been promoted. Woo! Yay! Yay. Well, we talking Colonel General. Are we at your level? Are we Sergeant? Also, I just want to point out we didn't really get through the debrief. Are you satisfied with the amount of information we told you about? Well, I'll get the run down for parts. Okay. Cool. Each of you is promoted to. Corporal. Huh. Including private parts. Now, this is just me team. Well, I would like to formally submit a, uh, you know, recognition to private parts. Without him, we could not have done such a good job. I, I think that he should be corporal parts. Corporal part of the night. D-n-I-D. Oh, okay. All right. Corporal parts. Do you know what responsibilities come with being a corporal? I bet you're going to tell us. Yeah, you're right, told. Each of you gets a team of three privates to command. Oh, oh, oh, oh, more NPCs. Are you sure about that? Oh, me? No. Huh. Huh. That's up to them. Could I call a dip, John Private Pouts? Oh, dang it. No, you get new recruits. Doug, your privates are right over here. Private. Crumpth. Private Celice. And private. Will. Dorado. Okay. Now, Doug, my old eyes can't see very well. Why don't you help me figure out what they look like? You got it. Well, clearly private crumps over here is a halfling, you know, a little bit under. Short or end of things. I just got a, it looks like brown hair, but it's kind of in like a bus cut, so it's really short. Mm-hmm. And then I'm really, really big schnauzer on him. You kind of looks down. Yes, sir. And then Salith over here. Oh, wow. They look, maybe like they're an elf of some sort. A long, long blonde hair unrelated to any other character we've ever met before, who's an elf with long blonde hair. Holy distinct. And, uh, very pointy shoulders. Okay. I like it. But for a uniform wearing. Yeah. And finally, Will Dorado. Some reason they're wearing a cowboy hat. I don't know why, but that's just what I see when they hear Will Dorado. And it's got a big red scruffy beard. Love it. That's good. Yeah, the, the, the, it seems weird. It seems weird, like a cowboy hat wouldn't be part of uniform, but it seems to be pulling it off. Yeah. Somehow, maybe it's a contraband, but they allowed it in somehow. They wear it for religious purposes. Uh-oh. The Dorado clan. Careful with the word contraband around a steel eye. I know. Okay. Oh, that really helps me, Doug. Gunther. Yes. These are your privates. Private Libby. Private Rodney. And private Cersei. Why don't you help me figure out what these three knuckleheads look like. Mmm, just they look like muscrats. Oh, three of them look like muscrats in a bear. So, and they, I called them this. The three muscrats, cheers. Steel Eye lets out a hardy gaffon, patty on the back, uh, Gunther. No, but seriously, specifically, what are they? Help me out. They look like muscrats. They're like, like humanoid, just like, anthropomorphic muscrats. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, okay, okay, okay, okay. I thought maybe it was like a, like a insulting, lovingly kind of ripping kind of thing. No, I didn't realize it was the actual description. That's why, that's why Steel Eye was also kind of laughing. Like, it's kind of like a, him insulting you. So, I think that's why he kind of left onto that. Okay. Uh, next up, Nadi. Me, I present Private Electro, Private Allison, and Private Lars. You want me to tell you what they look like? Yes! Well, Private Electro is quite a beautiful look in humanoid woman with short curly brown hair. She's kind of covered in all this kind of, like, she's got her uniform, but then she's also got a kind of decorate. A little bit of some, like, silken cover wear. Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah, and Private Electro is actually, for some reason, they're like an older woman. I must have been someone who decided to join the army a little late. And Private Allison is also an older woman, a little bit taller than Private Electro, and kind of has, like, blonde curly hair, and a little bit bigger, then a little longer cut, then Electro's. And she's kind of wearing, like, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a humanoid old lady with a, like, silvery white hair and is wearing these big all hoop gold earrings and a, and has a pearl necklace with an, and kind of like a puffy scarf around her neck as well. And she's also kind of wearing these like silky robs as well. Let's go girls. You got some fancy privates there, Nadi. Well, thank you. Cool. Yes, let me introduce you to Private Hunt, Private Not Wooloo, and Private Smurgl. Smurgl. Private Smurgl. I can't say it right. Private Smurgl. I look my troops up and down. Oh, yes, yes, very good, very good. Shall I tell you how they appear? Yes, son. All right, well, this first one, very charming young man, he's got a buzz cut, very military cropped hair. That's Hunt, and then Not Wooloo. Oh, yes, they have a, you know, they're really trying to grow out their hair. It's long and curly, but they have this big bald spot right down the middle. And then, you know, hair on the sides. And then Smurgl over here as a nice trim bull cuts. Yes, very good, very good look. They sound familiar to you guys. Smurgl. A little bit, a little bit. Sorry, I got still on the brain. It's the three stuches. Oh, yeah, yeah. That was my, that was my, that was going to do that if I didn't do the three musketeers. That's a good one, that's a good one. All right, as corporals, what are you going to do with your privates? Son, don't, don't laugh at me. What training or orders you give to them? What we're going to do with them? From a meta perspective, you can treat them as a unit rather than dealing with individuals. Well, I guess, you know, this is our first time as corporals. So, stars and steel, I wonder our options. Well, you can send them to do training. You can pick it, give them orders before some kind of task around Fort Entritch. Skies, limit, Doug. Well, I think the first order of businesses to get some training in for these guys. So, crump, to the wilderado off the training with you. The three of them give you a salute and run out the door very enthusiastically. Oh, wow, such power. You even tell them where to go training. They're like, oh, they seem to just know. I like these guys already. Go get her. Yeah, let's dig into that. What kind of training? Well, first Doug has to go catch them. They come back in, confused. They salute me like, what kind of training, sir? What kind of training? That's a great question. And a training would be important to Doug. Is there like a library or any type of place with like, I guess, documentation on the wars and the history and everything like that? Sure, why don't I give you a quick rundown of the buildings here at Fort Entritch? This might be helpful for all of you. It's been a while since you all have been here. It's been a week. So, there's the gate house. There's the barracks. There's the mess hall. The Courtais Courtyard. The sea saw, which is where you all did some of your, like, it's the scrimmage indoor simulation area. The armory. And there's HQ. Within HQ, there are, of course, the war room, the raven room, the MP office, and the courthouse. I guess what the war room have, documentation and things that they could kind of study the history of. There's a lot of maps laid out on tables with battle miniatures. It's kind of like where the planning for future actions are made. I'd say, like, I'd want them to go study the maps, so they have good sense of direction. Okay, so they still let you and then run over to another table here in the war room and begin pouring over maps in the lines as they stand now. Oh, they make quick work with this. All right, Gunther, what do you want your privacy to? Yes. Hello, hello, masqueradeers. There is someone who has done bad for army. They are very bad, very bad. And let me tell you, they have leans in close to whisper. They have six toes on one foot and five on the other, and they are purple. And you shall try and find of them or find news of them. You already told us privacy more than you ever told us. Wow, he's really grown on these young furs. It's a custom right away. Okay, private Libby, Salute you, Gunther, and says, We will report to the Raven Room and study any communications that may have come to look for evidence of this 11-toed individual. Yes, secret mission. So the four of them run out of the war room. They went to the Raven Room? Yes. All right, Maddie, what do you want to do or do you give? Yeah, okay. Electro-Alecine and Lars, your first bit of training is how to deal with an uncooperative and unruly prisoner. Okay, so your job is to deal with Gigi for a bit and give Mommy a break. Maddie turns to Gigi and goes, Now, baby, I want to be very clear. I don't want you to be easy on them at all. I want you to take him through the ringer and you give him what for, okay? Do Mommy Proud. And at that point, Gigi just leaves like a, like just walking chaos through the camp. All right, training starts now. I think your privates would salute, look at each other with some concern and then run out the door chasing Gigi. Cape your hands away from his mouth. I imagine that Gigi, like ran up a wall onto the roof, did like a full 360 and then out the door and then out the door and I just, Love it. And Maddie just goes, that's the first break I've gotten in quite a while. I like to think the second Gigi runs out the door. Pulling out that bottle of wine. Yeah, yeah. Okay, toll. What about you? I want to check my shield. Any, anything happening? No, your shield appears. It's normal state. Okay, well, first of all, privates, I have something to tell you guys and Steelie, I think you should be tuned into this as well and then I pull off my face and reveal my pomegranate. There you go. And first and foremost, be on your toes because anybody could be anybody. How does Steelie react from that? I'm going to make some rolls to determine that. Yeah, because I guess this is his first time seeing it too, right? Yeah. I hope you're on it. Wee. It'll be fine. He loves me. Well, that's some intricate armor there. toll. Good on you. Pass you on the back. As far as your private, private smurgl, looks to the side and you know, gets a little sick but then quickly regains his composure. It's vomit at the face. Okay. I slipped my mask or my face back on and I say, okay, now I want you guys to be in tip top shape. I know it. Ford Indridge would just described as being coastal. Is that referring to like Indridge Bay that's like farther towards the coast? Like the Ford itself is not near any water, right? There is a moat around it and it's coastal in the sense that it's relatively close to the coast. But yeah, your correct Indridge Bay is the actual city that's on the coast itself. Okay. Well, either way, I've want you guys to do like a training montage. So I want you running up and down the water in the moat like on the beach. I want you to do strength training. I want you to do cardio. Just also like boxing training, like all of the cool things while listening to like cool music, okay? Living by carelessly through all of these guys. Yes. Like these are my kids, my children, my babies. Sir, can you sing us a quick little diddy of cool music so we know what to workout to, sir? to sir pa Perfect. That's Rocky 3. You should know this. He's going to keep going if you let him. Actually, that's Rocky 4. I'm sorry. That's the one where he plates the Russian Ivan Drago. Anyways, if you die, you die. No, get going. They salute and then run out the building. Yeah, I think Toll's would like Rocky 4, right? There's a robot in that one. No, that's 5, isn't it? The sun has a robot? Or there's a robot in a Rocky movie? Yeah, it gets real weird. Rocky's son gets a robot. It's a way of showing that Rocky's like, you just got a ton. A ton of money. Wait, like, what kind of robot? So Paulie gets a robot and I think it's like a, it's like a, kind of like a, like Betty from Future of the, like Jetsons? The Jetsons? Yeah, it's like, like Rosie? Yeah, like Rosie. I think that this would be a great thing for us to talk about Second Wind, which is our bonus show available exclusively for patrons over at StinkyDragonPod.com. I've never seen Rocky. We should have a quick aside. Oh, Blaine, let's make sure you and I are on the hunt. This second wind to dig into and talk about Rocky. Specifically Rocky for perfect. But again, yeah, all levels of or paid patron tiers have access to that over at StinkyDragonPod.com with the low-level bean $5 a month. What a deal. Okay. All right. So you all have dealt with all of your, the private setter under your command. Let's make some rolls to see how they are all doing. We'll start again with Doug. Since you had them investigating and like looking at maps and whatnot, why don't you make me a, let's call it a history. Check history check on behalf of my private 21. Wow. Wow. Okay. Gunther, you had yours going through communications and exchanges in the Raven Room looking for evidence or leads on the 11th-toed person. Why don't you make an investigation check on their behalf to see what they're able to dig up? I want to reroll. I rolled a four. I want to use my inspiration. Die. Yes. Okay. That's better. Above average. Above average. That's your name, Tove. Oh, that is. Nadi, what did you do with your private setter remember? Oh, yeah, yeah. They're King Kira Gigi. What do we do animal handling for you? That's not untrue. That's a two. Perfect. And finally, Tove, you had yours working out here. Why don't we make an athletics check to see how they're doing? Ooh, this plus six. Okay. Ooh, 13. Okay. Yeah, they're out there working out. And Mike is going to compose a montage song for them. Oh, look, I just make mountains of work for other people. I say the thing, Mike, that's never waved his hands and he does the thing. You know, it's great. Yeah, that easy. That easy. That easy. It's not. It's not. Doug, your private come back to you with a stack of maps showing you where the front lines are and with suggestions for deployments that can be made to try to advance the lines. Oh, excellent job, everybody. Salute. And he does a little salute to them. They copy the salute back to you. Nadi notices the maps. I'll have the word reference on them and realize they're not supposed to have taken those out of the library. Gunther, your private come back and it present a stack of messages to you. Here you go. All the instances of toads that we could find in the Raven Communications. Oh, no. Oh, yeah. Yeah. In the distance, Nadi, you hear the screams of your private as they tried to wrestle with Gigi. Lars didn't make it, pity. You hear specifically one of them yell. She said to keep your hands away from the mouth. They got to learn their lesson somehow. tolv after a bit your private's return and they look like they're exhausted after having completed a couple of laps around the moat and here that surrounds Fort Entritch. Oh, good work. That's a smell of hard work. No, no, no, no, no. And then I poke him in the eyes. He he he he. That's how you salute. Yeah. No, no, no. Gunther, as you're looking through these messages referring to toads that have been presented to you at the bottom of the stack, you see that there's actually messages intended for each of you. Address to each of you. Oh, yeah. There's a letter that has toles name one for nadi, one for dog, and one address to you. Gunther. We just got a letter. Gunther opens it and hands it out to the others. Gunther, you open yours and hand the others their letters and Gunther, yours is from Shannon. There's only two sentences. Gunther pulls his friends close and says, my end Shannon, she says to be on my guard. What? Yeah, take good luck. My end Shannon, she said to be on your guard, we should be extra careful. Are you sure she's not saying like on guard, like she wants to fight you again? Either way, you should be ready to fight. She's just lurking in the shadows waiting for Gunther. Waiting for you to open it. Yeah, she got like a ninja mask on in the ceiling. Doug, you have a letter that's addressed you from the Council of Conservation. Thank you for entering their contest, and they're asking, they were saying that they would love to hear more about your ideas for an invention. Oh, absolutely. Let me just, is there like a return address that I could write them back on? Yeah, you can just send something back via the Raven. Oh, Raven, just like Doug, the Raven. Mm-hmm. Oh yeah, never more. Theo Council of Conservation, Doug is writing a letter back. I am currently working on an invention that I would like to submit for your approval. It's called the Echo Pulse Locale. It emits a soft sound pulses like that echo location to detect hitting animals without causing any panic, and then also draws them into the device's location. Ooh, fancy. Yours, Doug, Boone. Kisses, PS, miss you. Sorry. Sorry. If we have a little bit of downtime, maybe we can dig into actually crafting and getting the process started on that. Doug into. All right. So you write that sealant and prepare it to send back via Raven. Nadi, you have a missive from Troop Troop, who would love to know more about your song idea, and they're asking you to submit the first melodic line or lyric. Yeah, I've totally prepared that and didn't forget that that was something that was coming down the line at all. So Troop Troop pirates, right? Yes. OK, and they need a song. She's for like a theme song for themselves. Is that what this is for? You need help coming with rhymes. Group, poop, swoop, swoop, scoop. Songwriter wanted. Troop Troop is looking for a songwriter of both talent and experience, audition required, payment negotiable. Interested parties to send Raven to Duke. OK, puke. They just need a song. All right, I got a song for you. If you got a lick of ditty or a line or something. Yeah, yeah, I'm made of ditties. You know, why don't you sing it for us? Why don't you? I am. I am. I am. I am. If you would just let me, I'ma sing my ditty. OK, go ahead. This is just like the beginning of the song. OK? We're going to workshop the rest. This haven't gotten to the chorus in hook yet. But I got a name for the song. The Troop scoop. Oh, OK. Yeah, it's a song that's about Troop Troop. You know, get scoop on it. Yes, yes. And it goes like this. Here we are pirates here to sing our song. We are Troop Troop here for you. Why don't you sing along? Oh, yeah. And then it'll go into a whole thing where like they ask everybody to sing along with the song. OK, let's do it. Verse two. I have an idea for the hook. Yeah? A pirate hook. Yeah. Oh, that's good. When you started singing here, we are, I thought you were going to go into the Highlander. What's that one? The Highlander theme song. Here we are born to be kings where the princes of the universe. Oh. No one. Am I the only old person here? I got bored of that movie. I think so. It can be only one. It's not a very good movie. I just know that Sean Connery played a guy from Spain. Yeah, there's also a TV show that was syndicated at Randford a while in the 90s. Was the TV show better? I liked the TV show, but I was also like 15 at the time, so I thought it was super cool. All right, cool. Thanks, Daddy. You go ahead and prepare that and get ready to send that back. We are even as well. OK. Told that leaves you. Have a letter? Yeah. It's a brief letter addressed to you from Ilva. This is my first letter ever. She is informing you and getting you up to date with her journey to Tropa Karen Island, if you remember. Both of you decided she should go there to investigate further. She informs you she snuck onto a ship traveling to Tropa Karen Island as a stole away. Told I can't make it out. What was the ship's name? Oh, that ship there was the... Oh, wow. Now I feel like John being put on the spot. That's the... No, what you got to do is come out with a name of a ship. This is a hard one. I want to come up with something clever, but maybe something referential. Who's the ship named from JAWS? Oh, what was that? The Orca. That's all right. She joined the Orca. Yeah. The Orca, that's right. Yeah, she snuck onto the Orca as a stole away. While traveling among foggy seas, the ship's crew got into an argument that led to a fisticuffs. An argument? Yeah, an argument. And it's blurry here. I can't read it. What was the argument about? How did they resolve that? Oh, it was about Captain Crunch and whether or not he actually held the rank of Admiral or Captain. Oh, classic. What did they decide? They decided that the berries were the best part of Captain Crunch. They got distracted and hungry and just started eating it. And they've done their berry way. Yeah. They found common ground. That's a good way to settle an argument. Yeah, half of the ship went in just the yellow parts and then the other half went into Uppsal berries. Classic argument. She goes on to inform you that the ship should arrive in a day or so, and that she'll send a follow-up or even soon. So as I said, you all are standing here in the war room. And it's a circular stone room with a large, one large round table that you all are around in other smaller ancillary tables where dogs, privates went to go do their research and look at maps. And there's officers and aides in various positions standing and sitting all around the room. And as you all are here talking, looking over your letters, you see something of a shadow flip past your peripheral vision. Make a perception check and dispense. Ooh, dirty 20. Nice. Oh, nice. Very good perception. You catch a quick glance of a creature prowling along the ceiling. It has multiple limbs and two sets of eyes, but it's difficult to make out its shape almost like it's camouflage and bush it vanishes into the shadows. Once you're done training your privacy, don't get them out. You see Steeleye pull a dart from his neck. Oh, God. What the? Crash. One after another, all the officers in the room collapse to the floor unconscious from behind you avoid swispers. Time for your list. Got that? 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So let's just give you that money back because I spit a lot of my blood sweat and tears but mostly my blood on it. The little girl looks really scared and she says, I'm sorry Mr. and she hands out the bag out with her hand. Oh that was easy. No intimidation check? Not at all? No. Oh wow. No blade of blurbling does it. Okay. So children, you can go stealing around from people. All right, it gives us a bad rap. People are gonna think kids are all mischievous and doing things that they shouldn't be doing. So no. We don't want to. We need to give it to the monster in the basement of our house so to keep it from coming and getting us. You got to pay a monster from stopping to come to you? Yes, it'll come and eat us if we don't give it money. So that monster there's, that's called a landlord, all right? So what's going on here? I got a little bit of 40s. It craves chemo pieces. Yeah, that sounds like a landlord. 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It's 12 on the ones and zeros, that's binary, that's right. Oh yes, we got a full show plan for you guys today. Everybody's letting logo of their fluids. And for some reason I am dry, so I'm going to sit here and entertain you for the time being. Let me see, what do we have in front of us today? We got paper, okay, and then we've got a pin, we got a writing in some bits, so I'm going to draw a picture, okay? Just be fun, alright? Yes, oh that's nice, it's a hashtag, a hashtag, I'll be seeing if I'm going to put some access in those, that's right, I'm playing TikTok with myself, isn't that fun, isn't that weird? Oh, okay, and that's a cat game, I don't know what they call it, the cat game, but here we are. Wow, that's been 12 on the ones and zeros, we'll catch you next time when there will be a lot of things, we'll catch you next time. I'm just checking out the equipment, I'm just seeing how it's going on in my studio. You said in my chair, the butt point that I've been leaving in this studio chair was not to my butt. It's so fairly comfortable, I'm just digging into it, it's just so nice, you know, lumbar in what night. When do I have to call security? Oh no, oh no, I'm sorry. I'll let it slide this time. As long as you'll be a guest on a future episode of Dug down the ones and two, she goes through. Yes, yes, of course, the post show to that post show told from the ones and zeros, it's a binary joke you see. Oh, I get it. Mine was a mask joke, you just a binary joke. Yes, I'm a robot. Excellent. Be poop. Wait, what?