Ooooh yes.

@LaueAtta boy :D

@Laue

You need an avatar, and I thought I'd just mention that your name today for some reason keeps prompting that scene from "The Lion King" Where Timon dresses in drag and does the hula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBE_T-K8nhY

I've got a better idea for my avatar. A rather... heroic... figure, in fact.

@Laue

Oooooooooooooooooo

Idk who that is but they look familiar...

from bunderlands

There, is post. A bit later than I'd have liked and completely without any kind of proofreading for the time being, but it is there now. (Else my next post would be the mother of all monsterposts and span confusingly far into the past.)

For some odd reason, my character seems to have adopted an odd accent... (Not with this post ... actually ever since she first spoke and I also used some personalized narrative in addition to purely descriptive narrative.)

@bobert778@goodmorrowtouI'm getting the Hermit to send Pick on a little foray into the dead-tree forest to find Dempsey. I'm assuming we're in roughly the same area at this point. You can take as long or as little to to come across each other as you like, but i'll be making some surprises for you along the way.

Also worth noting that @OneEyedChurro gave me permission to move the Prince around a little for this post, so don't worry, it's not a thing I just do ;)

@Dark Jack I'm looking to work in a situation in which Perfect can reveal himself. What would be ideal for you so we can set it up?

Yes, I've been wondering that as well, though I'm never completely certain until I actually write out what he thinks and does. On one hand Turncloak (who I only now in this writing moment realized was not called Turncoat) pretty much unceremoniously murdered Tomb the moment it showed up, or so Perfect would interpret it, which would not exactly bode well in regards to them being welcoming towards strangers... nor would Turncloak practically assaulting Prince and aggressively interrogating him. On the other hand Turncoat was accommodating enough to instruct Maldron not to attack (though the fact that such an instruction was necessary would be a point against him revealing himself), and Tomb was rather evidently not human, so slaying it might be interpreted as a matter of necessity and/or hostility that would not necessarily encompass humans as well, and it would additionally imply a familiarity with the world that Perfect doesn't have, and the strength needed to dispatch creatures that have departed from the mundane.
So what am I saying, in the end? Perfect might want to reveal himself already, or he may still be too unsure about their group to do so, but considering that they did not outright attack Prince, I'd figure that odds were in favor of the former option. But what would be ideal? A show of obvious hospitality towards Prince would lure him out for sure, or the revelation of resources that Perfect knows he can't do without, such as water. Beyond that, the most surefire - and quickest - way to reveal him would be to have someone notice him. Such as someone conveniently located at higher ground, in position to see over the rocks and weeds he's hiding behind, and spot his large frame lying conspicuously flatly on the ground there. Such as a ways up the walls of the canyon.
He'll definitely be interested in Tomb, though. Heh, maybe his curiosity in that regard would be enough to prompt him to reveal himself. But that's the situation as I'd estimate it at the moment.

I wonder which route should I take for my next post. The first one is quite cliche most likely, but also the one I would prefer to use. The one where Maldron is actively aware of everyone's suspicions and worries, esp. Sarah's. The whole assassin'y reading people thing. Then again, it would make sense, sorta. This would also allow me to showcase more of Maldron's worldview, I guess

The other path? I don't even know.

I also assumed Prince and Tomb were much much further away from the group. And they were within Turncloak's striking distance it seems.

@LauePrince since moved to the group. Tomb sort of tomb-ported to Sarah and the Turncloak.

I got the impression that Tomb pretty much teleported itself rather than being there all along. And if you read more carefully, Prince actually had to climb down quite some ways to get to where Turncloak was.

As for Maldron being aware of what everyone thinks ... eh, personally not too fond of it myself, to be honest. I seem to have encountered characters who seem to immediately realize and conclude things which should only be known to their respective players a bit too often to my tastes (hitting the mark every now and then is fine, as the norm not so much), to the point where has started to inch into the realm of being a bit of a peeve. Then again, concerning my character specifically - in one of my earlier posts, she quite bluntly told Maldron that "assassin" is just a job, and thus by no means all he himself was. If he knew her thoughts on the matter, then probably from there.

On another note, I figure both Maldron and Prince could have had high enough ground to notice Perfect?

My idea is that Maldron notices Sarah being a bit twitchy/nervous, etc., which indicates that, well, she at least is very vary of him. Justification would be as Maldron HAD to notice those patterns on various people/guards, which would either tell him everything is OK or he's walking into a trap.

She isn't perceptibly more twitchy or nervous towards Maldron than anyone else, really (in part because she isn't truly certain in anyone present as of yet, and Turncloak especially is perhaps simply more intimidating individual than Maldron)... Mostly she just tends to look perpetually slightly concerned and cautiously friendly. Twitchy only comes to play when she is preparing to potentially defend against someone.

On another note, I figure both Maldron and Prince could have had high enough ground to notice Perfect?

If it helps, in my next post when Prince addresses everyone I could have him mention that he saw another figure across the way or something, if we're going that route.

And for the record, this is the picture I used when describing Tomb, if anyone wants a visual aid.

@OneEyedChurroThat might be a suitable way of doing it. @Dark Jack would that work for you?

To be perfectly honest I actually intended my previous comment (specifically pointing out the location occupied by Prince and Maldron as one from which Perfect would be visible) to be an obvious suggestion, but I guess it ended up being a more subtle hint than I thought it'd be. Yeah, that'd be realistic enough, so it wouldn't be a problem to work with.

I'm not exactly sure if I made any sense. I just wrote the stuff that came to my head really.

Looks good to me Laue. I certainly didn't have issues comprehending what you wrote, and my brain currently has the processing capabilities of a potato. What basically amounts to several twelve-hour workdays in a row tends to do that. I am also out-of-country now.

I suppose it could be my turn again (unless DJAtomika or OneEyedChurro wishes to post)?

I am going to post soon I promise- maybe later today. I've been kinda just skulking around since NewSun posted knowing 'I need to post' but I just haven't gotten to it yet. Probably later today, I promise.