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> 🎵  Hajimete Date / Ah! My Goddess! OST

We come back to the party having newly climbed eleven floors of the tower, meeting Cimmorro’s sisters in one of the lower levels of the tower archives. After the party all introduce themselves and little gifts and pleasantries are exchanged, Cimmorro seems eager to meet his friend Ulle back in the clinic on the ground floor while they chat. Thus, the group begin the journey down the tower stairs once more, accompanied by the two women.

Cimmorro: cimm just continues to familiarize everyone with each other but makes a special note on vinny's stay. "i'll be leaving with the others after a couple of nights or so. but vinny will stick around, however long he may like." he pats vinny's back as he speaks to his sisters "i entrust him to you two, kay?" Vinny: vinny blinks as hes touched as if pulled out of whatever mental spiral he'd been going down back to the present, he quickly bows his head again in the direction of the two girls "a-ah i dont intend to be here too long! but yes, thank you for your hospitality…" he tried his best to look prim as the two eye him then glance back at cimmorro Malaya: she speaks up first "running away already cimmy~" Mahalia: she follows politely as if still taking the man in, a little quieter "nice to meet you" Malaya: she follows up with "there a reason hes staying?" eyes curious Cimmorro: "not so much running away as i'm in demand, as usual. such is life when you are this perfect." he sighs after flipping his hair flamboyantly. at the question he goes, "he's doing me, us, a great favor-- but also, i wish to share the archives with him as he's shared so much of his with me," with a flash of a grin he makes a show of the spellbooks. "i'm sure you'd benefit from exchanging formulas with him as well." Vinny: he tries to school his face to not react too much to the words of praise and instead starts to idly mess with his jacket as they continue to descend, growing somewhat embarrassed. Malaya: she looks at him again with bigger sparklier eyes "formulas you say…" her grin seems to grow "you brought around a scholar to the tower just for me? you shouldn't have cimm!" she laughs and smacks him on the back Vinny: he startles him as he lets out a cough, laughing awkwardly after her Mahalia: she rolls her eyes "what's the favour..?"

Cimmorro: "yes just for youuuu~ don't expect any more birthday gifts from me this year." he continues the descent as he hums at mahalia's question. "well, you'll see it soon enough, maybe! either way, it's something to look forward to." Mahalia: she squints her eyes "why so stingy…" Malaya: she keeps smiling as you all keep walking downstairs. Vinny: he returns to his mental mind palace to escape the onslaught upon his person.

After trudging back down the stairs they reach the ground floor again, soon after the girls lead them on as they pass through the large open main hallway through to the right wing. They enter an area full of what seem to be large open rooms dotted by sick beds, as well a few more recreational rest rooms flush with soft carpet and lounges for people to relax in.

They spy a few acolytes being taken through an examination led by someone who appears to be their senior as they study and take medical notes. Others mill about as they’re tended to by the equivalent of nurses to get checkups for things that appear of a less serious nature. Some areas are shut behind doors, they assume for more private consultations or for people who are here for more permanent stays.

The floor is not unlike a small hospital or clinic, if a bit more carefully decorated, coated with black paint and jasidan portraits on the walls. The bright lights and view of the ocean from the windows keep any dour feeling from settling in however, as well as the smell of various medicinal herbs and incense being burned.

In each of the portraits the party see a woman, she looks slightly different in each one, depicted with different a hairstyle or face shape but judging by her detailed flowing clothes and her ruby jewellery this is intended to be the same woman in each portrait, the lady Wee Jas herself.

Cimmorro: cimm quietly observes everything and everyone as they pass through, still making sure everything is in order. he doesn't really disturb anyone right now, only greeting those he makes eye contact with before moving on. he eventually speaks up, addressing to the ones behind him. "i don't suppose i have to remind you guys that i'd prefer if you don't bother the clergy as you explore about the next few days, especially in here, yeah? i'd appreciate it." he speaks calmly but seriously. Mars: "Aye aye" <- casual Han: "you're going to see your friend, right? the lava puking one? would they want to see our mugs?" she points to the rest of the crew Cimmorro: "they'd appreciate anything from the outside, believe me," he waves a hand leisurely Han: han's eyes sparkle with curiosity and mischief "ill come with, then. say hi" Plum: "same. i'm pretty curious, to be honest." Cimmorro: "yes yes, i encourage you all to. don't worry, s'not contagious." Rokka: "no clergy. got it!" Cimmorro: he laughs a little at this. "clergy is fine! just not the busy ones in here! some of them actually enjoy showing people around. so if you ever get lost, they got you covered." Rokka: "ok! no busy clergy!" he nods multiple times making sure to take good mental notes ensuring he is on his best behavior for his friend as it's his first time "visiting a friends home" Psalm: "I'll try to be on my best behaviour." Finn: finn nearly misses what cimm is saying about being respectful in the clergy or whatever, hes so transfixed and … taken aback by these paintings. why do they look like…? what han says about coming with cimm snaps finn back to reality, he figures itd help to know more about cimm if he wants to suck up to him during their stay here so he positions himself next to han, signaling his accompanying them as well.

> 🎵  Belldandy / Ah! My Goddess! OST 

As the party all walk on, Cimmorro easily recalls Ulle being situated in a permanent care room, and trots off with those accompanying him in its direction. Finding it easily enough they see the doors already open when they arrive. Looking inside they spot his friend idling on their bed with the curtain wide open to let in the breeze. In their hands are a few seashells they’re staring at in thought, their tongue stuck out.

As the rest of the group give the interior a glance they note it definitely gives off the feeling of more so being someone's personal room as opposed to the more clinical patient beds out in the sick bay. Though the entire tower is decorated, in here there are piled trinkets and knickknacks displayed across the place more haphazardly, and not entirely of the same aesthetic sensibilities of the ruby lady’s. They give the place a nice personal touch, alongside the more sunny and whimsical patterns on the bed quilts and clothing dotted around the place. Among them though are medicinal bottles and charts around, to help soothe and track the daily fluctuations of the resident occupants' malady.

Cimmorro: at the entrance threshold and upon finding who he's been looking for, cimm inhales sharply as if winding up. "YOU!" he shouts with a point of his finger, and goes in for a running tackle. Ulle: they whip their head over at the shout and register you for a moment shouting back "CIMM-!" before you tackle into them knocking them back onto their bed as they start laughing, slapping you on the back in return Cimmorro: he holds them into a hug for a few seconds before he pushes himself up to examine ulle at rapid speed, eyes scanning, hands flying, as if a choreograph they've practiced all these years. "how's the blood pressure? no, change in diet recently? looks like you lost a bit of weight-- tch. how's the temp in here," he pokes a couple of fingers into their mouth. Ulle: they let themselves sit lax as cimmorro whips them around back and forth as if completely used to this treatment from him and anyone else. "nothing out of sorts that i can think of other than the usua-" they're abruptly stopped from speaking as the fingers go in, dealing with is as simply as everything else.

Finn: finn wonders if he should've jumped off the stairs if it would've meant getting treated like this by willow Psalm: Psalm is just watching this exchange go down like is this how you treat a sick person in Jasidian temples and makes a mental note to up his VItamin C intake. he turns to plum and just whispers this Plum: plum just rolls their eyes and snickers. then they whisper "surely the group cleric knows what he's doing…" Psalm: "True let me not be so quick to judge." Han: "oh, so this isnt normal behaviour, okay" han sounds relieved that its just cimm thats a freak Mars: "I don't know about that." Mars says when he notices a chance to mess with han a lil. Han: 🙁 Psalm: "I'm starting to think what constitutes normal might be different for our friend Cimmoro." He raises his eyebrow at Mars Plum: plum looking at him like "❓️" Finn: finn wants to say he would feel better if a hot guy did this to him but he doesnt want anyone (most notably psalm) to feel any more uncomfortable around him than they already do…. but more than that, he doesn't want to inflate cimms ego should he hear. finn will reveal this information in private someday, hes sure.

Cimmorro: he pulls his hand away without so much as a blink as he wipes it off with a cloth. "well, good," is what he says but part of him is half hoping something at least changed. maybe it could've lead to more options but, so long as they're still breathing he can't really be too greedy. "weather's nice today, surprised you're keeping yourself cooped in here. ah- also, i brought, uh, guests. yes." he gestures to the rest of the group. Psalm: Psalm waves politely. Plum: plum also waves politely. Mars: mars just nods politely at ulle Rokka: rokka waves at Ulle with a big grin "HIYA IM ROKKA!!!" Finn: finn bows noble style and does an embarassing anime pose after "and i am finnian barvotte!" (finn has opted to exclude his middle names from now on… maybe theyre not as cool as he thought) Han: han waves a hand half heartedly at ulle, but very loudly asks cimm "are you always so" she mimes the forceful action "with your patients!?" Cimmorro: "no," he doesn't seem at all appalled by what he did nor the question. "just this one. and when i really have to." Ulle: ulle gives a big toothy grin sitting behind him as if going tee hee pyon at the comment "hi eveeerybody!" they wave before they glance back at cimmorro briefly "i was out earlier, scavenged some stuff with one of the acolytes!" they gesture to the seashells you knocked about with your tackle

As the group settle in the room and look around, both Mars and Plum eye Ulle's charts and remedies. He sees salves and the like for burn wounds, he guess they help alleviate the burning symptoms they experience from puking lava, the potions are probably for drinking to aid the interior of the throat as opposed to external use like the salves.

Plum eyes the labels and charts and see written down the name 'combusting cough' and a brief description of the symptoms, categorized as a plague-like hex by the jasidians. Seems it's magical in nature, said to burn its victims slowly from the inside out. The church doesn't seem to have a known method to raise this particular curse, and has been experimenting with methods to soothe the pain as opposed to curing it at this time.

Plum: plum wants to ask them some questions but they're not sure if now would be the right time or if cimmorro would really want that so they just hold off for now..

Cimmorro: "ah! nice find!" he comments as he picks them up to place back in their hand. "reminds me, i also got some for you," he calls jasper over. "open up her pack, she got some dragon scales and shells from shorewater." as ulle does that, cimm turns to everyone else. "long story short, this is ulle. some of you already know, but i've been looking for a cure for them for a while now. it's difficult for them to leave the tower otherwise, with the magma puking and all." he does a throwing up gesture "but it's safe to be around them, like i said, not contagious." Psalm: "Nice to meet you Ulle, I'm Psalm." Psalm is wondering if the puking gesture is really necessary but figures Ulle and Cimm are close enough for them to not mind it.. Han: han does a more commited and excited wave after her fear of cimm and points to herself "am han!!" Finn: finn nods "and i fear cimm has introduced us as mere guests… however, we are the vengaboys! cimm himself came up with the name…and together we have slain the dragon whose scales you now hold!!" finn says this proudly while pumping his fist once with enthusiasm Cimmorro: cimm gives some sort of look at finn but finds himself amused anyway

Ulle: they look at you with widened before they clap like seeing a performance "nice to meet ya finnian! you're in a musical troupe now…?" they glance back at cimmorro asking the question before nodding at psalm and han in turn pleasantly Plum: "yep," plum says immediately. Keva: keva gives a small but violent shake of her head behind plum Mars: "No." The rejection was instinctual and confusion sets in quickly. "You guys were in a play???????"

Cimmorro: he snorts. "well, we kinda were one at some point. sort of." he thinks back to the theatre dlc fire emblem event. Han: walking around the room and looking at the trinkets, han sighs and goes "i wiiiiish…" in response to ulle, and then at The Boys "maybe we can do another play!?" Rokka: "YEAHH" he agrees half excited and half nervous, hearing Ulle's request for the kids Rokka doubles down as it reminded him of his street performance days "YEAHHHHHH" Finn: finn was too pissed off at that time… he would love to take part in a play actually… but he gets embarrassed at the thought of looking too enthusiastic and jumping at the idea so he just keeps his mouth shut but looks at han for a moment too long, wishing that someone else will weigh in and say theyll do a play Ulle: they laugh a little "glad to see you branching out in yer' travels!" at han's suggestion they raise a hand excited "i wanna waaatch! ohhh, you should perform for the kids!" Cimmorro: "we do have a lot of stories to share, for once it's my turn to regale you." he crosses his arms and nods proudly. at mars he says "for the great olidammara too, no less!" he continues to nod popuko style Han: "ye, back in shorewater!! the theatre was like, haunted, and mint needed people to help, cause everyone was scared of it" ^_^ she also does the popuko nod like glad u understand Psalm: Psalm watches this exchange go down and just says to Mars "I'll fill you in on the details another time." Mars: At Han and Cimm's explanation he just goes. "I see." He straight up cannot imagine it. "Must've missed it then." He says apologetically to them both. At Psalm's offer of being summarized this play (aka us reading the recap together) he turns to him and mutters 'what the hell. sure' in orcish. "That sounds nice."

Vinny: vinny stares alongside mars silently also learning this for the first time before turning to cimm "you guys really cant go anywhere, huh…" Cimmorro: at this he just snickers, just finding it all funny now as opposed to how stressful everything's been during the time. we moving forward ✈ "aaaand i'm sure there'll be plenty more…" he says with a somewhat weary smile Vinny: vinny lets out a weary laugh to compliment cimms expression "well… no worse for wear hopefully"

Ulle: they snicker behind, looking up after playing gleefully with the new trinkets Cimmorro handed over "so you and you're troupe all just swing by for a visit? i've never seen anybody's faces here before, so these 'vengaboys' gotta be a new development right?" ulle elbows cimm, looking quite pleased at him seemingly making friends, and so many too… and now theyre even going to put on a play… it warms the heart more than the lava… 😌 Psalm: Psalm is watching this go down like if Cimm engineers this scenario into us being unable to refuse having to put on a play he's going to kill him with his own two hands. Cimmorro: "yeah, not staying too long. we got hired by this guy," he points his thumb at finn. "probably to dance at his manor or something. i don't know… then after that, not sure if i'll beeline back home- well, that really depends on vinny's efforts." he turns to vinny as he mentions him. "i'm not sure when you prefer to do your test, but i won't hold you from getting some rest for today. we had a long trip on the road after all." he turns to looks up the ceiling in thought, he'd like to do some offerings anyway once everyone decides to go about their business for the rest of the day/evening. Finn: finn pouts and crosses his arms but doesn't seem genuinely offended

As the talk seems to veer on the more medically personal, Psalm and Keva duck out of the room to excuse themselves. Keva finds she's not exactly comfortable with all these paintings seemingly staring at her, and opts to join him as they go find the acolyte they met in the hall earlier. They quickly enough bump into him holding a mop this time.

Freddy: "oop- hello again honoured guests" he speaks formally, though you get the sense he doesn't take the title he speaks all that seriously Psalm: he's tired from all the fucking stairs. "Hello again, I was wondering if you could point us in the direction of where we'll be staying?" Freddy: the man nods "i was about to come find you all actually, they're made up and ready to bring your bags in if you like" he glances in the direction of the stairs and smiles "the dormitory starts on the fourth floor, your rooms are at the very start of the hall on the left" he puts a hand into the pockets of his robs and pulls out a ring of keys, tossing them to you. you note even the keys are strangely elaborate in design "i'll give the rest of you the other one when i see them, but feel free to head up and relax as you like" he twirls the mop in his hand a little Psalm: Psalm tries not to grimace at the idea of there being more stairs as he catches the key. "Thank you, you've been very helpful." He smiles.

Keva: keva snorts a bit at psalm's restrained reaction and offers to help him carry something of his anyway. "s'it very flat where you're from?" Psalm: Psalm nods in thanks and then shrugs. "Eh, it's coastal so somewhat. There's cliffs but I'm not in the habit of climbing them every day. Especially not to get around my own home." Keva: "well, looks like a few days here and climbing those cliffs will feel like a stroll" Psalm: "Oh perfect, I was thinking I needed a new cardio routine anyways." 😞

As the two reach the dormitory they note the quieter ambience up here compared to the clinic floors, its almost akin to a library. They find their room simply enough, its furnished similarly to the rest of the temple, if not more simply to allow for more day to day wear and tear. The walls remain delightfully decorated with lit scones that light the room, and two bunkbeds bracket the walls on either side. The floor has a plush carpet thrown between the two and plush woven pillows pile both sides, its more roomy than they'd expected. A small shrine to Wee Jas sits in the corner, most likely used for things like quick daily prayer.

Psalm: Psalm looks at the shrine and just rolls his eyes, before dropping his stuff on the floor by one of the beds. Keva: keva raises her brows at psalm's reaction, not expecting it. "what was that about?" Psalm: "Oh..um. Nothing, I just find the uh," he waves his hand around, "how do I put this." He pauses trying to think of what to say, a bit caught off guard. "I think there are better ways to spend ones time than praying or minding temples or whatever, I suppose. Not that I care what people choose to do with their lives." Keva: keva scrutinizes him for a second longer than is comfortable, before tossing her lone bag of belongings onto one of the top bunks. "praying's never worked for me, especially to this one" she jabs a thumb in the shrine's direction. "so i don't disagree. hungry?" Psalm: Psalm places a hand on his chest and comically breathes a sigh of relief. "Phew, thought I'd answered wrong, although it's not so much the outcome more than it is the er–stuffyness of it all." He shrugs and then adds, "But don't tell Cimmoro I said that. And sure. Guess we can make finding the dining hall our next set of stairs to climb." Keva: "we all have to work for our food one way or another" she laughs a bit as she makes her way out of the room to find some free food to eat Psalm: "I'd rather kill another dragon," he laments as he follows her.

Back downstairs, Vinny steps forward as Cimmorro points him out to Ulle, clearing his throat beforehand a little.

Vinny: "ah… cimmorro informed me of your condition, i think know a couple things i could attempt that could help alleviate it" he holds a serious expression on his face "though none i know of for sure… but regardless i'll do my best" ulle gives the man a sunny smile, their demeanour unchanged as they regard him " i see.. i 'preciate the effort buddy!" vinny smiles at their geniality despite his own still furrowed brows before glancing at cimmorro "i have a… spell i could try now, if you don't mind?" Cimmorro: he's slightly surprised, but smiles back as an approval and gives him the space he needs but keeps relatively close. "let me know if i can be of assistance." he assumes that distant-calculating demeanor he had the night before with keva as he focuses on observing. Mars: mars is a liiiittle curious about ulle's condition so if vinny and cimm and ulle doesnt say SCRAM he's gonna stay for a bit longer| Han: shes doing this too 🫣 Finn: "hey should we like… yknow.. give you guys some room for this?" he looks at ulle actually "do you want us to leave ulle? we can come back later" Ulle: ulle smiles over at you "i dont mind, i like having people around, and spells are the least crazy thing ive had done on me" they laugh heartily Han: han looks over curiously "whats the most crazy thing you had done to you?" Finn: finn stares at her like ARE U OUT OF UR MIND Plum: plum wants to watch so they're glad ulle is okay with it bc they did not think to ask, they are shocked finn did actually Rokka: same

Vinny: vinny nods at cimm "it's just my go-to for these sorts of things, nothing too crazy…" he reaches a hand out and tap it to ulle's temple "best case they're cured instantly, worse case it'll tell me something maybe…" he focuses as he speaks the incantation, brief wisps of light swirl around ulle's body for a second before they see a flash and shimmer of light cover them, they settle as little sparkles on their body before disappearing. they ogle them curiously as if entertained while vinny moves his hand away, eyebrows still furrowed as he puts a hand to his chin.

Watching the scene Mars quickly guesses that Vinny had cast 'remove curse' and judging by his reaction assumes it was unsuccessful.

Cimmorro: cimm's just patiently waiting for vinny rlly but gets the sense that spell was familiar Ulle: seemingly pleased to wait for vinny to think, they respond respond to Han's question "hmmmmmmm throat surgery was pretty crazy!" Han: han oohs in sympathetic pain "like, lava so bad it went thru your throat…?" Vinny: after a minute or so of thought, vinny huffs to himself as he puts his hands on his hips and glances at cimmorro "well… either it's not actually a curse, or its a great enough one that the magic i know had no effect" he glances back at the ceiling in thought "which limits the avenues of attack i thought available…" he tries to hide his slight frustration at the failure, it seems he held a faint hope that the spell might have been successful after all "anything else i attempt ill have to look into first… but well honestly, there aren't too many" he glances back at ulle seriously his brows furrowed again as he bows his head "i… apologise, really…" Ulle: ulle tilts their head with a smile sympathetically, almost like they consider this someone elses problem before they pat vinny on the shoulder "dont mind it, dont mind it~" though he stands up again, vinnys face remains somewhat stricken Cimmorro: after vinny explains, cimm takes a moment to himself, just a second to shut his eyes and breathe slowly. it's not that he didn't have any faith in vinny, but he quite expected this outcome. it couldn't have been that easy. nothing worth it ever is. he smiles again, and steps in front of both them, clasping his hands together. "well! like i said, every failed attempt helps us narrow our options. it's not all for naught. we'll get the one we need eventually." he elbows vinny lightly, his downtrodden state not going unnoticed. "if i'm not around by the time you find something interesting, make sure you leave notes for me, hm?" he turns and watches ulle talk to the others with a soft smile on his face. at least they're still here, it's not too late to try anything, he thinks. Vinny: he tilts his head, expression still apologetic but he doesn't say anything more as he clasps his own hands together more solemnly and nods simply at cimm's statements. Ulle: they smile next to cimmorro "if i'm not worried you can hold your head high too, fella"

Ulle: they turn to respond to han's original queries after "yep, you can imagine before they worked out some things to keep it at bay-" they tap their throat with their hand "this thing got burnt up prettttty fierce" Finn: something about all of this….strikes a nerve with finn. but he cant quite place the cause yet. he frowns and thinks for a good minute before speaking up "if you dont mind my asking, for how long have you been dealing with this affliction?" Ulle: they tilt their head back in thought "i think it's been going on four years now…" Plum: "and how'd you get it?" Ulle: they scratch their chin as they think "i don't quite remember, but i think i came across something in my travels that gave it to me… some kind of ahh.. something i'd met i dunno, my memory kinda blacks out after. the jasidans at the church here found me washed up on the beach after, i'd had it when they picked me up" Finn:

Hearing this Mars thinks to himself, he knows of creatures that like to hex and curse people, or even take things from them (the dreaded eyeplucker…) but nothing in specific comes to mind in regards to something like this, his most likely assumption is a person did this to them rather than a beast. Plum also thinks, other than having had a very similar experience in their own life, they havnt heard anything about coughing lava in specific, they also come to the same conclusion as mars though, a person defintely did this to them.

Plum: "oh okay," plum says a bit stiffly. "uh, thank you for answering…." Han: :O "what were you travelling for? any reason?" Ulle: "just what i do! i like to wander around all sorts of places and see all sorts of things, can't do that anymore though, but this aint a bad place to be settled at all~" they kick their hooves up in a chipper recline on their bed Han: oh, thats why cimm didnt mind us staying, han realises. "aw man, that sucks. i was only stuck in one room with cimm for two week, and i felt like it was breathing fire." if theres a chair nearby, shes gonna plop into it, curious about ulle "whats the last place you got to wander?" Ulle: they smile at han "ive always loved the sea, so honestly couldn't've have asked for a better view" at her question they think "before… whatever accident i got myself into, i was rolling around down near ackran, they've got some crazy architecture there from yeaaaars ago during that old war. i was waltzing around so much i got a bunch of scholarly types mad at me for stepping into architecture sites" they snicker to themselves

Cimmorro: cimm rolls his eyes lightheartedly at vinny and walks behind and past him, but not without messing with the back of his hair. he approaches his sisters and sounds like he invites them to something before turning to everyone else. "i've not much else planned for today, but i'd like to visit the altar with my sisters and do our prayers." he shoots a glance at ulle-- "you are coming with, too--" and addresses the party again with a welcoming smile. "you're free to join us. otherwise, you lot can wander around as you please. upmost floors are off limits though, do keep in mind." Finn: "ill see you all later then.." finn simply says before wandering out into the hallways… hes got some exploring and pondering to do Ulle: ulle gives the departing people cheery waves as they get ready to depart themselves, still chattering away

Vinny: the mussing seems to distract vinny enough from his contemplating that he yelps a little, glancing back at cimmorro, breaking his solemn reverie. he sighs, trying to perk up a bit "i'll go ahead and bring my things in, there's still that dragon heart experiment i wanted to set up…" Mars: "Oh you need help with that…?" Mars looks like he wants to ask vinny something but then he mentions the dragon heart experiment so he's like what thu… But either way he's gonna use helping vinny as an excuse to TALK TO him. Cimmorro: "okiedokie~ but don't start without me, ah!" he reminds with a pout. "if you need help with the luggage, some acolytes might be around to lend an extra hand, but i'm sure marsy's got you covered." he shoos them off with a hand but in a casual way. "freddy should be around to guide you to your rooms." Vinny: he glances at mars "sure, extra hands would be nice" he then gives cimm a nod after, amused by the pout "after all that buildup i gave you? i wouldn't dare dream of leaving you out" he's smiling again finally as he turns back to mars "the setup might take a bit though, so we can get it ready while he's busy" he tilts his head in the direction of the door "let's go stumble onto the acolyte shall we?" Mars: Despite the external neutrality internally he's a lil in disbelief??? but whatever. He just nods at Vinny's plan to go stumbling into acolytes apparently. (mars just says bye to everyone else in the room still)

The party all wander off in various directions to amuse themselves for the day or settle into the temple proper. Freddy eventually is chased down by Vinny and Mars and tosses them the other room key, aiding with the already existing party split as they mosey along.

They idle away the rest of the tower as they settle into their new surroundings for the next few days...

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