Drizzt Asks Important Questions

[naturaltwohands]

This is Drizzt Do'Urden, and I have a simple question: what does one do in Liminal Space beside read books? It is too small to have anything left to explore, unless one tries to scale the wall.

[He does not sound frustrated, but in a good general mood. Drizzt seems more amused about it than anything, and he figures someone will have a good answer for him.]

I ask because I am afraid boredom begins to strike at my heart with my blades still for so long, and I need something more to combat it properly. Perhaps one of you has advice?

Comments

[naturaltwohands]

[Clawed purple hands? What now? But Drizzt is going to just... shrug that off for a moment, and look at the thing he's being shown.]

I see--it's a puzzle! It looks difficult.

[failgoyle]

I knew a guy in high school who could do one in seconds.

He was probably some kind of wizard.

[naturaltwohands]

[Amusement.]

Some wizards enjoy mind puzzles such as this.

[failgoyle]

Plus, the one I got has colored plastic instead of stickers, so I can't just peel all the stickers off...

...bet I could take it apart...

But yeah, it's a mind puzzle, alright.

[naturaltwohands]

Peeling off the stickers would be cheating, even if this mind puzzle seems particularly devious.

[failgoyle]

But hey, if the cheating gets the job done, what's the harm? It's just a puzzle.

[naturaltwohands]

I'm stubborn and bull-headed.

[failgoyle]

Fair enough.

So where do you want to meet and I can give it to you?

[naturaltwohands]

This liminal is not so large, and I could use a walk. Where would it be best for you?

[failgoyle]

Hey, if you're up for a walk...

[He uses Sensory Livestreaming to shoot Drizzt a shot of exactly where he is.]

Think you can find it?

[Of course, in person, he no longer looks like a stone gargoyle, nor will he be the purple gargoyle thing he appears to be when bits and pieces show up in the shot.]

[naturaltwohands]

I know where that is.

[Can a ranger find someplace in an area he already knows?]

A walk? Perhaps I may go for a run instead. May I bring Guenhwyvar?

[failgoyle]

Oh, sure! Since I know she's not gonna eat me, it's all good.

[naturaltwohands]

It was a fair assumption at the time, as animals her size do sometimes eat people.

[And Jules can't see it on the network, but he's currently moving that direction.]

[failgoyle]

And see, everyone else thought I was just overreacting.

[naturaltwohands]

I believe they are a bit jaded to unusual things by now, considering their Travels.

[failgoyle]

Look, even the most mundane stuff can be really dangerous, you gotta be careful.

[naturaltwohands]

I agree. It is the attack you do not expect that will kill you, after all.

[failgoyle]

Exactly! Better cautious than dead, I say.

okay this one is actually serious

[naturaltwohands]

Being cautious certainly does have its benefits, staying alive being the foremost of them, as you've said.

[For himself as well as everyone else, because Zaknafein would likely snap if he was killed.]

help I can't stop laughing

[failgoyle]

Yes! Yes! Staying alive is the best thing.

...unless you're talking about the song. The Bee Gees are never the best thing.

Where is the lie tho.

[naturaltwohands]

Truly it is.

... Bee Gees? Is that a name of a band of minstrels?

[Drizzt is completely confused.]

there is none

[failgoyle]

It is the name of a terrible band of minstrels.

Exactly

[naturaltwohands]

How terrible?

[Confused, but also hoping for an amusing story.]

[failgoyle]

[What happens next is Jules's warbling, slightly-out-of-tune rendition of a few lines of "Stayin' Alive," sensory livestreamed for everyone's...enjoyment isn't the right word, but sensory livestreaming of the audio of him singing is a thing. It's not like he knows all the words, but he's got the tune down close enough.]

That bad.

OKAY ACTUAL ONE IS STILL NOT THAT MUCH BETTER.

[naturaltwohands]

[By the end, Drizzt is chuckling heavily.]

I have heard of much worse. [A beat.] It does sound a bit, ah, intriguing. I've never heard anything quite like it!

[Things his player just learned about Drizzt: he might like the Bee Gees.]