Frank's senses pick up a large metal plate securing the wooden table top to the single central leg, and a large copper vase over on the bar. The only other metal in the vicinity is the cheap gold necklace the ghoul is wearing, his taste in jewellery matching his taste in food.
Frank sits back in his chair and sighs, "If I wanted to have dinner with an inane fuckwit I would have stayed in the army..." he says, keeping a rapport up with the ghoul while he raises initiate shielding.
"..although I've got to say, they were animals compared to you. This almost seems civilised, you should try eating in a mess hall with 30 starving humans, not a pretty sight."
He looks up at Curren. "I think I understand what we have to do on this quest. We have to try and stay awake while some random moron bores us to death with false bravado. It's going to be a long night so I'm going to get a drink. Curren, want one? Random Moron, drink?"
All the time he's talking Frank will be ready for an attack...
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'I think you've hit the nail on the head there mate, in all respects' Curren exclaims to Drake. 'And a drink would be most helpful, shall we say a pint of double strong expresso? That should keep me awake!' he adds as he sits down on the opposite side of the table from Weiss, attempting to read the ghouls reactions through its eyes and body language.
'Just out of interest Frank, where did you serve in the army?' the englishman's interest was piqued.Prepare the necessary non magical requirements for the Physical Double Image spell. This will make it even quicker to activate if necessary
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"I was actually a sergeant in the UCAS army, probably ticked a lot of boxes... Y'know, metahuman equality and all that." starts Frank before the ghoul interjects.
"Enough of your witless banter, meat sacks, I am that which you must face, that which you mu-"
"Manners costs nothing!" says Frank to the ghoul sternly, cutting him off mid-monologue, "Are we keeping you from something?" he asks of the former doctor, "Do you have somewhere to be?"
"Of course not" retorts the ghoul before launching into another monologue, "My purpose is that of pain, my-"
"Anyway" says Frank as he turns back to to address Curren, "I was more in their R&D side than an actual grunt, I mean, I wouldn't be very good in the trenches!!! HA!!!"
"Enough of your witless banter, meat sacks, I am that which you must face, that which you mu-"
"Manners costs nothing!" says Frank to the ghoul sternly, cutting him off mid-monologue, "Are we keeping you from something?" he asks of the former doctor, "Do you have somewhere to be?"
"Of course not" retorts the ghoul before launching into another monologue, "My purpose is that of pain, my-"
"Anyway" says Frank as he turns back to to address Curren, "I was more in their R&D side than an actual grunt, I mean, I wouldn't be very good in the trenches!!! HA!!!"
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'Yes, I can see how that would have been a problem.' Curren nodded sagely at Frank as he brought back the drinks from the bar.
'Thanks mate.' he takes a large draught of the steaming coffee that was a strong dark nutty blend laced with rum and had a subtle taste of cinnamon.
'Mmmm!' Curren smacked his lips with approval and raised the cup as a salute to the barman. 'Lovely!' he enthused.
'Thanks mate.' he takes a large draught of the steaming coffee that was a strong dark nutty blend laced with rum and had a subtle taste of cinnamon.
'Mmmm!' Curren smacked his lips with approval and raised the cup as a salute to the barman. 'Lovely!' he enthused.
'Do they sell crisps in here?' he craned his neck and looked around the bar hopefully.Pulse Derleth and instruct him to be ready for my command.
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"My patience is wearing thin!" hisses Weiss through clenched, yellowed teeth. Some spittle lands on Drakes sleeve, which he dabs off with a napkin.
"I would have thought you'd be happy to delay your existence slightly" says Drake to Weiss, at which point Weiss laughs.
"You really think you can defeat me!?" laughs Weiss back at the little fella, who slurps on his drink.
"That wasn't what I meant, ghoulie, you see it's just that once we're done here, this will all cease to exist. You included. So it doesn't matter if we succeed or fail, either way you will simply blink out of existence, so I would have thought you'd quite enjoy the opportunity to soak up the ambience of this lovely morroccan caf that some higher power has created. Now, I haven't had a chance to just sit and enjoy a cuppa with me old mucker here for a while. And as time is irrelevant in this place, which you should know, I see no harm in taking in the incredibly realistic coffee before we get our game faces on, do you???"
Weiss starts to say something, then sits back in his chair. He looks like a dejected child who has just been told they can't have their ice-cream as they didn't clear their plate. He wants to argue, but can't think of any logical reasoning.
Weiss sighs audibly. "Just hurry up..." he mutters sulkily.
"So I didn't really see much combat apart from through a series of cameras...." says Frank to Curren
"I would have thought you'd be happy to delay your existence slightly" says Drake to Weiss, at which point Weiss laughs.
"You really think you can defeat me!?" laughs Weiss back at the little fella, who slurps on his drink.
"That wasn't what I meant, ghoulie, you see it's just that once we're done here, this will all cease to exist. You included. So it doesn't matter if we succeed or fail, either way you will simply blink out of existence, so I would have thought you'd quite enjoy the opportunity to soak up the ambience of this lovely morroccan caf that some higher power has created. Now, I haven't had a chance to just sit and enjoy a cuppa with me old mucker here for a while. And as time is irrelevant in this place, which you should know, I see no harm in taking in the incredibly realistic coffee before we get our game faces on, do you???"
Weiss starts to say something, then sits back in his chair. He looks like a dejected child who has just been told they can't have their ice-cream as they didn't clear their plate. He wants to argue, but can't think of any logical reasoning.
Weiss sighs audibly. "Just hurry up..." he mutters sulkily.
"So I didn't really see much combat apart from through a series of cameras...." says Frank to Curren
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The City of Doors
The blink of an eye and The Soldiers of Light stood in a busy thoroughfare, the city around them was chaos itself, something akin to ancient china or peru.
Old stone buildings, with wrought iron trellis and railings, a stark place, suspended walkways and narrow alleyways, a bizare populance of goblin like folk, figures in leather armour.
A curiously unpleasant aroma of metahuman waste, spices and cooking permeates the area.
Upon the various balconies various washer women watching the proceedings below, as various inhuman traders hawk their goods.
Distantly the Soldiers see that the city rises towards what could be its centre, the buildings becoming taller until they culminate around an emmense spire.
From the top of the Spire extends great strands of gold and silver metal which extend out beyond the soldiers line of sight.
Each of Soldiers exchange a bewildered look at the other.
Old stone buildings, with wrought iron trellis and railings, a stark place, suspended walkways and narrow alleyways, a bizare populance of goblin like folk, figures in leather armour.
A curiously unpleasant aroma of metahuman waste, spices and cooking permeates the area.
Upon the various balconies various washer women watching the proceedings below, as various inhuman traders hawk their goods.
Distantly the Soldiers see that the city rises towards what could be its centre, the buildings becoming taller until they culminate around an emmense spire.
From the top of the Spire extends great strands of gold and silver metal which extend out beyond the soldiers line of sight.
Each of Soldiers exchange a bewildered look at the other.