Scene 2: Exile Trilogy Forum
Scene 2: Exile Trilogy Forum
Drakefyre, Kelandon, Marlenny, Lord Grimm, the Silent Assassin, Fatman, Slartucker, and Nicothodes enter. Kelandon pulls out a set of binoculars and scans the forum.
Kelandon: I don't see the thing here.
Marlenny: I can't believe that we've come this far without seeing the thing.
Fatman: Do we even know what the thing looks like?
Drakefyre: Not exactly, but I know we'll recognize it when we see it.
Nicothodes: And then I'll stab it!
Slartucker: I bet I know why we haven't seen the thing yet. It's because we're in a group.
Fatman: Yeah. We should use the Silent Assassin as bait to attract the thing.
Lord Grimm looks furious.
Lord Grimm: Hey! You can't use my brother as bait!
The Silent Assassin makes a few emphatic gestures. Lord Grimm sighs.
Lord Grimm: Unless, of course, he gives you his permission. Which he does.
Marlenny: That's all well and good, but what will we do when the thing show up?
Nicothodes: Stab it!
Drakefyre: We can handle it, I'm sure. Now, find a place to hide.
Everyone else hides, while the Silent Assassin waits in the open. Several minutes pass.
The thing: Rtyujm!
The thing suddenly appears in its full incomprehensible and indescribable horror. Drakefyre and Kelandon are momentarily overwhelmed.
Drakefyre: My eyes!
Kelandon: My ears!
Drakefyre closes his eyes and Kelandon covers his ears. Fatman doesn't seem concerned at all.
Fatman: Huh. So that's what the thing looks like.
Slartucker: This is ridiculous! I can see the thing, but I can't make any sense of it whatsoever. How am I supposed to cast a spell on it?
Nicothodes: Just take your best guess.
Nicothodes runs forward to stab the thing. Slartucker jumps out from his hiding place.
Lord Grimm: Slarty, Nico, get out of the way! I can't throw a reaperdisk when you're so close to the thing!
Nicothodes: Just let me stab it once!
The thing: Nzdscp!
Nicothodes: Wha...?
Nicothodes' stab goes wide as she falls over unconscious.
Slartucker: Udder des... ow! My arm!
Slartucker stares at the mechanical pencil-caused gash in his arm. Drakefyre and Kelandon finally recover and step forward.
Drakefyre: Kill!
The thing is thrown to the ground by a huge bolt of magical energy.
The thing: Ubkjnm zlqwrp!
The thing is hit by another spell from Drakefyre. Temporarily defeated, the thing slithers off quickly.
Kelandon: That wasn't too bad. At least we know what we're up against now.
Marlenny: Are you kidding? Nicothodes is down and Slartucker is injured. I don't see how it could have been any worse.
Fatman: Well, I can.
Fatman points to Lord Grimm, lying unconscious on the ground. The Silent Assassin is kneeling beside him, trying to wake him up. Lord Grimm opens his eyes and sits up. He opens his mouth to speak... and no sound comes out.
Kelandon: Oh, great. Now neither one of them can talk.
Nicothodes stands up as well. She picks up her mechanical pencil and brushes the dirt off it carefully.
Marlenny: How are you, Nicothodes?
Nicothodes glares at Marlenny.
Nicothodes: I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be fine?! Huh?
Marlenny: It was only a question! No need to get nasty.
Slartucker: Uh, can we go back now? I'm injured.
Fatman: Don't you know some sort of healing spell?
Slartucker: No, the closest thing I have is Cure Parasite.
Drakefyre: Fatman, Nicothodes, help Slartucker back to the Tech Support Forum so Ephesos can heal him.
Slartucker, Fatman, and Nicothodes exit.
Drakefyre: Lord Grimm, Silent Assassin, would you rather turn back or go on?
Lord Grimm and the Silent Assassin point at the ground, indicating their desire to stay.
Drakefyre: Good. Now, it looks like the thing headed for the Blades of Exile Forum. Let's go there.
Drakefyre, Kelandon, Marlenny, Lord Grimm, and the Silent Assassin exit.
Kelandon: I don't see the thing here.
Marlenny: I can't believe that we've come this far without seeing the thing.
Fatman: Do we even know what the thing looks like?
Drakefyre: Not exactly, but I know we'll recognize it when we see it.
Nicothodes: And then I'll stab it!
Slartucker: I bet I know why we haven't seen the thing yet. It's because we're in a group.
Fatman: Yeah. We should use the Silent Assassin as bait to attract the thing.
Lord Grimm looks furious.
Lord Grimm: Hey! You can't use my brother as bait!
The Silent Assassin makes a few emphatic gestures. Lord Grimm sighs.
Lord Grimm: Unless, of course, he gives you his permission. Which he does.
Marlenny: That's all well and good, but what will we do when the thing show up?
Nicothodes: Stab it!
Drakefyre: We can handle it, I'm sure. Now, find a place to hide.
Everyone else hides, while the Silent Assassin waits in the open. Several minutes pass.
The thing: Rtyujm!
The thing suddenly appears in its full incomprehensible and indescribable horror. Drakefyre and Kelandon are momentarily overwhelmed.
Drakefyre: My eyes!
Kelandon: My ears!
Drakefyre closes his eyes and Kelandon covers his ears. Fatman doesn't seem concerned at all.
Fatman: Huh. So that's what the thing looks like.
Slartucker: This is ridiculous! I can see the thing, but I can't make any sense of it whatsoever. How am I supposed to cast a spell on it?
Nicothodes: Just take your best guess.
Nicothodes runs forward to stab the thing. Slartucker jumps out from his hiding place.
Lord Grimm: Slarty, Nico, get out of the way! I can't throw a reaperdisk when you're so close to the thing!
Nicothodes: Just let me stab it once!
The thing: Nzdscp!
Nicothodes: Wha...?
Nicothodes' stab goes wide as she falls over unconscious.
Slartucker: Udder des... ow! My arm!
Slartucker stares at the mechanical pencil-caused gash in his arm. Drakefyre and Kelandon finally recover and step forward.
Drakefyre: Kill!
The thing is thrown to the ground by a huge bolt of magical energy.
The thing: Ubkjnm zlqwrp!
The thing is hit by another spell from Drakefyre. Temporarily defeated, the thing slithers off quickly.
Kelandon: That wasn't too bad. At least we know what we're up against now.
Marlenny: Are you kidding? Nicothodes is down and Slartucker is injured. I don't see how it could have been any worse.
Fatman: Well, I can.
Fatman points to Lord Grimm, lying unconscious on the ground. The Silent Assassin is kneeling beside him, trying to wake him up. Lord Grimm opens his eyes and sits up. He opens his mouth to speak... and no sound comes out.
Kelandon: Oh, great. Now neither one of them can talk.
Nicothodes stands up as well. She picks up her mechanical pencil and brushes the dirt off it carefully.
Marlenny: How are you, Nicothodes?
Nicothodes glares at Marlenny.
Nicothodes: I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be fine?! Huh?
Marlenny: It was only a question! No need to get nasty.
Slartucker: Uh, can we go back now? I'm injured.
Fatman: Don't you know some sort of healing spell?
Slartucker: No, the closest thing I have is Cure Parasite.
Drakefyre: Fatman, Nicothodes, help Slartucker back to the Tech Support Forum so Ephesos can heal him.
Slartucker, Fatman, and Nicothodes exit.
Drakefyre: Lord Grimm, Silent Assassin, would you rather turn back or go on?
Lord Grimm and the Silent Assassin point at the ground, indicating their desire to stay.
Drakefyre: Good. Now, it looks like the thing headed for the Blades of Exile Forum. Let's go there.
Drakefyre, Kelandon, Marlenny, Lord Grimm, and the Silent Assassin exit.