Unpleasant indeed. Though not nearly as unpleasant as the honkening that would inevitably follow.

Everyone cool, like Fonzie cool, if I post tomorry?

aaaayyyyy [thumbs up]

I'm just waiting on others to post. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! Sugar comas?

Supremely diabetic indeed!

Posted. Please do let me know if a post-mortem Mechanics (tl;dr) at the end of each post would be helpful.

Grimi: So, we are supposed to steal this egg? The one poised to hatch when? How about we just set up defenses within. The place they have it displayed? Say to prevent those with sticky fingers getting hold. Build a cage so it may only be displayed. Hardened thick glass could rest between the bars. Then cap the top and bottom. Use magical light to show off the brilliance of such a gem.

This is probably something he will bring up. Lol

Please do let me know if a post-mortem Mechanics (tl;dr) at the end of each post would be helpful.

A TL;DR would be very much helpful.

Grimi: So, we are supposed to steal this egg? The one poised to hatch when? How about we just set up defenses within. The place they have it displayed? Say to prevent those with sticky fingers getting hold. Build a cage so it may only be displayed. Hardened thick glass could rest between the bars. Then cap the top and bottom. Use magical light to show off the brilliance of such a gem.

This is probably something he will bring up. Lol

Love Grimi's thought process!

Just love me some purple prose. LOL!

TL;DR addendums have been finalized on all previous posts so one can look quickly and comprehend the gist.

Have a wondrous week!

@Gordian Nought well, he is old and knows things. If he didn't then he would just be old.

Gonna try to get a post out soon, Happy and Bozo might be joining up!

@rush99999I'm not sure I agreed to you playing my character. That and patrons can't control actions of the warlock. They can only hold them to their agreements. Bad stuff happens when things aren't done but Grimi is a stickler when it comes to these things. He doesn't trust people easily, especially if he knows they have a pact with someone. He may seem laid back in some instances but that is just his old age.

I dunno @Guardian Angel Haruki do you agree with me here or am I just overthinking this?

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@rush99999I'm not sure I agreed to you playing my character. That and patrons can't control actions of the warlock. They can only hold them to their agreements. Bad stuff happens when things aren't done but Grimi is a stickler when it comes to these things. He doesn't trust people easily, especially if he knows they have a pact with someone. He may seem laid back in some instances but that is just his old age.

I dunno @Guardian Angel Haruki do you agree with me here or am I just overthinking this?

I don't think Rush was trying to control Grimi.

The first time he had presented her with it, Arkerym leaped from her hip and sliced it to ribbons before she could even start reaching for a nail.

It turned out that the hexblade wasn't keen on his warlock signing contracts backed by an otherworldly patron that wasn't him.

Miss Light eventually came to a longer standing and much more mundane agreement with Grimi. One that didn't involve bleeding on a bit of paper to draw the gaze of a great old one to her every time she came to the King's Chamber.

Rush was describing how Miss Light's Warlock Patron reacted when she was presented with the contract for the first time, why it reacted that way, and how Miss Light acted accordingly. But I can see how the wording can be confusing. ^^"

Weird so everyone else has to sign this type of contract to be down there but Miss Light doesn't? This is a security thing for Grimi. It has little to do with the patrons of warlocks and more of a safety thing for everyone down there. Otherwise people can be like... So, you know there is this place? If they needed to go over a finer detailed contract that was more of an umbrella/one time sign then they could do that. Either they sign or don't go in. He has rules for a reason. Mainly so that people can enjoy themselves down there without having to worry about someone who didn't sign telling. Having a blinking contest isn't something he could consider a pact on this.

@rush99999 I would say that the contract if broken will break the pact of their current patron. If you aren't willing to place down what you hold dear or which is helping you then it isn't letting everyone else feel safe. He could also have a stipulation of no manipulation from himself in order to make them break the contract. If Grimi says anything that would jeopardize the contract, then he lives up to the same stipulation. His pact with his patron is broken.

That and this is wasting time as now he has to make a completely new contract and have everyone resign it. That and he usually places the document on the table and slides it over to be signed.

Miss Light eventually came to a longer standing and much more mundane agreement with Grimi. One that didn't involve bleeding on a bit of paper to draw the gaze of a great old one to her every time she came to the King's Chamber.

This is saying that Grimi agreed with the action. Which he didn't. So that is player control. If needed I can step out of this RP. Personally, this is a hard line for me. Don't control people's character or characters. Like I can see the GM doing a like cinematic and players being "locked" or whatever.

Again, this is just something that my character wouldn't do. So, if needed I can leave. I never got a DM about this to collab on this or was asked if this was alright. It was just done. I'm here to play with others not read what others think my character did, according to them. Sorry to only realize this now but it is something that came to my attention after that post.

Alright. I think it's safe to say that I could have handled this better. I apologize for not doing so.

Due to IRL things that I would really rather not go into, the whole concept of signing contracts in blood makes my skin crawl. I should have said this sooner, but I didn't. I apologize for not doing so.

And upon re-reading my latest post... Yeah, I can see where you're coming from about me controlling your character. I should have come to you about this via OOC channels first. I definitely shouldn't have taken matters into my own hands IC. I'm sorry for doing that.

With that being said, let's do what should have been done from the very beginning and talk this out.

I can edit my post to have Miss Light sign the contract if that's what you'd like, but I'd very much prefer it if she signed in something other than blood.

Please don't leave. We love both of you.

Plus us clowns need to get dressed up for a gala! Honk!

but you will need formal wear,"

FORMAL WEAR?? WHAT THE HELL? where am I gonna get formal wear at this time of night? Does it even come sized for dwarves?

_{...freaking formal wear...}

@Guardian Angel Haruki Arthek already has a set of fine clothes in his inventory. Does that count as formal wear?

I am a bit late but I sincerely hope that Aqutana doesn't leave. I think you guys can talk this out and come to an agreement. If you need a mediator let me know, I will remain the devil's advocate if need be.

Also, @Garth, Rockmar wants the Clussy?!

Rockmar is just lookin'