[Audio/Visual] Dude where's our map? [Date TBD?]

[naturaltwohands]

[Drizzt's human hands are holding up some paper, his eyes focused on a note in neat Imperial Calligraphy:

I have your charts. If you want a chance of ever leaving this benighted island, bring me the Bando rebels’ box and give me safe passage back to the Empire.

K

Drizzt's gaze continues to linger on it as he speaks out loud, voice even but laced with anger. Yes, he's got a young teenager's voice. And yes, it doesn't do anger very well. Also yes, shut up.]

As the note says, our sea charts have been stolen. [You know, the ones Drizzt found after they didn't need them anymore?] I found this ransom note on the back of our charter.

Does anyone possess clues that might lead to the identity of the traitor? What course of action should we take? And where exactly would we meet this individual? They've neglected to mention a location with which to meet.

Comments

[naturaltwohands]

A small start is better than none at all. My thanks for keeping your eyes open.

[claudiometer]

No. No, we can't.

Helena would probably be down for a bait-and-switch. Wouldn't put it past her to have come up with one, if... not as elaborate as what Malik's planning.

[naturaltwohands]

I prefer the dragons of my world. At least they would laugh at the fools before eating them.

[claudiometer]

Aaaaaand how do we explain how we know about it?

[naturaltwohands]

It is impressive, I admit.

[Gods, Drizzt needed that laugh. Even though he's still avoiding Matthew because of that last very awkward conversation, just to give the man a bit of space.]

[whydoyoushine]

Nope. They wouldn't let me anywhere near it, and none of the times I tried stealing it ever worked.

[fruitknife]

Might as well put the fact I've hardly left the boat to good use.

[comebewe]

I don't know, but we need to at least make sure that she's still got it.

[memoryandtheft]

I'd say it gets easier to deal with, but I'd be lying.

[memoryandtheft]

I've never actually met a dragon.

I get the feeling I'm probably lucky on that count.

[claudiometer]

True. If we can at least get line of sight on it we should be okay.

[naturaltwohands]

The bait-and-switch should be our tactic, obviously. ... And I am far more comfortable with Malik's plan now, knowing the truth of the matter.

[claudiometer]

Exploding runes would be kinder than anything the dragon would do to someone dumb enough to open it.

[naturaltwohands]

Even if he hasn't, the Pulao may allow us to see the box if we work together with them.

[naturaltwohands]

I've seen two, killed one with a friend. You are indeed lucky.

[naturaltwohands]

I would take battle to the death any day before dealing with something like this.

[thornsofmalkav]

Have you seen the outside of it, though? Enough that if you showed it to me I could make a convincing fake box with liminal manip?

[naturaltwohands]

[Slight snort.]

Besides myself and the others gaining several pounds, you mean?

[You were too skinny anyway, kid.]

[loyalrebel]

...You do not have much experience with duplicitious people, do you?

It is about all I can do to help.

[naturaltwohands]

I vote for eating. Dragons are quite fond of eating people back home, or at least some of them, I have heard. Or burning people with their breath.

Well, if they're a fire dragon, at any rate. Others have acid or cold.

[fruitknife]

Half of you people're too damn skinny anyway.

[claudiometer]

The one in the Sun Temple was a fire dragon, but I'm not sure if that's the one that's here or not.

Doesn't matter, in the end. They have about a hundred ways to fuck up mere mortals no matter what their element is.

[naturaltwohands]

No, I do not. Most duplicitous people usually either attack me outright, spew vile hatred from their mouths, or run away from me because I am drow. And when I lived in the city of my birth, I was either too useful of a tool to be killed or too skilled with blades for others to attempt assassination. Even in that place I was inexperienced with treachery.

It will more than suffice.

[naturaltwohands]

Yes; no matter what type, dragons are always powerful and exceedingly dangerous. That is why no one in their right minds would ever wish to deal with one.

[Except for Jarlaxle. Who. Literally fucks dragons. Not that Drizzt knows about that bout of insanity from the drow mercenary yet.]

[whydoyoushine]

Oh, sure.

[There's an image of said box from several angles projected across the network.]

That work for you?