Layze: I'm here for now, but the longer this thing goes on the more likely I am to have to leave suddenly
WOW just kidding time for me to leave suddenly
I fucking hate today
Zap: I need to take a shower real quick, it won't take long
Acre: layze can also be a crab
Wizzy: is everyone just a crab to you
Wizzy: Wait I have macros now
Cake what did you doooo
Acre: I am the crab master
Keiki (GM): Alright, I'm here! I'll probably have a guest for a bit. I'll play this out.
I'll wait a few minutes.
Kinda disappointing only having half, but maybe Shroob will show.
Keiki (GM): Also nigga everyone has macros
what is a macro
Keiki (GM): Honestly, I think it would be better if Shroob shows up later anyway, I know how to play it off
Wizzy: We were supposed to be the "no commitment" group but real life is a bitch sometimes it seems
Keiki (GM): That stuff's irrelevant for now, so let's go ahead and start
beeoi h.: From my perspective it seems like you guys have more commitments than we do.
Acre: just kidding shroob ily
[MUSIC] Toadbrook
Acre: yessss two hours of mario rainbow castle
totally FUN
beeoi h.: At least I mostly like this music.
PrinceShroob: I have nightmares about Mario Party.
beeoi h.: For our other campaign I basically just mute it.
Acre: I need to immerse me in the rolepaly
Wizzy: I just hope I don't have to look at this start screen anymore
Acre: well maybe try pressing start???
start/pause for the cool kids out there
Three intrepid immigrants sail into the dock of Toadbrook, refugees of political turmoil in the Waffle Kingdon.
Acre: oh wow look at that sprite
I mean uhh
All three slowly jump onto the dock.
Kreg: Finally, was getting tired of that boat.
Zap: (So I don't know how to do the thing they are doing)
Toadbrook Gentleman: Hoo! Rowing boats never gets easier.
beeoi h.: I knew that was coming.
Wizzy: (look below the chat box zap)
Catena: like,s erious ironic roleplaying superstar question
Kreg: Well I suppose let's get going.
PrinceShroob: So where's my character?
Spooker follows , confused
Keiki (GM): Alright! Free now.
Had a guest.
Anyway.
The three proceed to the square of the Mushroom District, the words of the rowboater firmly in mind. "Don't forget to get your citizenship at Parliament Hall!"
Keiki (GM): God, that guest had impeccable timing.
Catena: don't forget to get your citizenship at the Parliament Hall!"
Spooker: Where's that, though?
Catena: int the train tent
Two flying objects, a plane and a saucer fly overhead.
Kreg pesters this... toad? and asks where parliament hall is
Toadbrook Gentleman: Oh, hello chap. It's past the bridge, you see! Toadbrook Bridge!
The two flying objects collide with a deafening explosion, capturing the attention of everyone in the square.
One craft spirals down westward, while the other falls into town nearby.
Catena: I wanna be a citizen of that other village
Catena: sounds more interesting than random toad
Catena: nevermind purple circles are cooler
Kreg goes to investigate!
A pink Shroob stumbles out of the strange craft.
Catena: oh no if we only had a fourh member to cover the remaining side
Shrody: (Did someone get the number of that plane? @_@)
PrinceShroob: Paranthesis means I'm talking in the Shroobish language btw.
Spooker: (I can't tell which way his his front)
Catena: Not really. Too busy looking for citizenship
ok nvm that then
Toadbrook Lady: Oh dear! Is anybody injured?
Spooker: OOC: Well I was using ( ) for ooc but I guess this is more accurate
Kreg: No we just have this... thing
Shrody appears to have taken damage from the crash!
Spooker: Ah... I don't think so? <.>
Catena: iron ball gets no damage
Keiki (GM): You could switch to your other "profile" for OOC. Which means changing to Zap.
PrinceShroob: Pretty much what I did.
Catena: so yeah, alien thingy here, yeah?
Kreg: So uh someone want to inform me what this thing is that's peaking some weird language?
Shrody: (Uh, so where is this place?)
looks around
Catena: The Parliament might be interested in aliens.
And also citizenship.
Spooker: I don't know if these deal with this kind of alien...
Kreg attempts to speak to the thing
Kreg: HEY YOU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WHO ARE YOU
ARE YOU OKAY
wargagaggle graaagh
Shrody: Oh. Hi there. Okay, in order, I'm currently wobbling around in pain, I'm a renegade Shroob, and I think my leg is broke.
Kreg: Oh so you CAN speak
Catena: Hello, suspicious looking alien thingyabob that can speak english for reasons unknown
let's get you to that Toad House
PrinceShroob: Well I've kinda been on this planet for a while. Would be stupid of me if I didn't try to learn the language here.
Kreg attempts to pick up this thing and carry it
Zap: Guessing that was in character?
Catena: I can carry the thing better
Wizzy: screw you acre I'm carrying it
do I have to roll anything
PrinceShroob: I SUCK AT RPING
Keiki (GM): Where would you like to carry him?
Catena: but if you want to carry the alien, feel free
Keiki (GM): You're doing fine Shroob!
Wizzy: I just wanna hoist him over my head
Spooker: Why not work together?
Catena: don't impale it though
toad house is up north
fyi
Kreg: ALRIGHT LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
beeoi h.: This is all out of whack
Geecy: Yeah, it's hard to see the map right now!
Keiki (GM): Go inside the inn?
Kreg: PATIENT COMING THOUGH MAKE WAY
beeoi h.: I'm tempted to leave just to make this readable
Artour B.: (Is there any way to reduce the size of these massive things)
Geecy: Hi there, sorry I'm late.
beeoi h.: Seeing how I can barely tell what's going on I think I'll do just that
Keiki (GM): Gear icon, top right, go down and disable avatars on the screen.
Geecy: Also, if you guys have two rows of avatars, you can make the avatars just names under the options.
PrinceShroob: I mean yes there is.
Forget that last message.
Artour B.: That names only thing helps tremendously
Catena: so, uh which one is the innkeeper
Kreg yells at the innkeeper
Toadbrook Lady: Oh hello. Would you folks like to stay the night?
Shrody: Can you please not yell so loud, turtle?
Kreg: NO WE HAVE STUFF TO DO
Catena: Is it nighttime already?
Kreg: BUT THIS THING HERE IS HURT AND NEEDS TO REST
Toadbrook Lady: Well, it doesn't hurt to rest a bit if you need it.
In fact, it heals you up just great!
It's 5 coins per person, though.
Kreg: HEY THING DO YOU HAVE MONEY
I DON'T WANNA PAY FOR YOUR BED
Spooker: I don't think you need to yell <.>
A strange figure busts in through the door.
Kreg: Wait I was yelling?
Catena: please yell at that thing
Geecy: Oops, that was a poor introduction.
Esmond: I say! Who was that dastardly bastard who rammed my craft!
Keiki (GM): Don't you mean bloody 'ell?
Shrody: Uh...
rummages through pockets I don't think I do.
Esmond aggressively sips some tea.
Artour B.: (clever intros there on their behalf, that was nice)
Catena: 'oy guvna, this is an inn
Kreg: Oh hey are you the other thing that was flying? Because this thing popped out of the other thing.
Catena: Probably shouldn't have said that!
Kreg still has Shrody held up high
Esmond: Excuse me! Who popped out of the other craft?
Shrody: ...
under breath Damn you, turtle.
Catena: The thing that doesn't look like it belongs here.
Kreg: Oh this thing I'm carrying right now.
Esmond: Hello there m'boy. You are in for an absolute world of hurt unless you can explain why you so rudely disrupted my flight path and crashed into my craft!
Toadbrook Goomba peers out from around the kitchen and goes back to his work.
Kreg: He's hurt though, so as much I think fighting is pretty cool let him rest first.
Toadbrook Goomba: Oi... Rough last few days.
Esmond gets up in the face of the weird pink alien thing.
Shrody: Get any closer to me and I'll bite your face off.
Esmond: Are you going to explain, or will I have to let my bloody fist do the talkin'?
Catena: tell me more about food
mr. goomba guy
Esmond: I'll have you know that I was a lot worse than bitten in the war!
Toadbrook Goomba: ... Oh, hello?
PrinceShroob: Okay, real talk here, I don't know what I'm supposed to say.
Toadbrook Goomba: You always have to break an egg to make an omelette.
Esmond: Now, I INSIST that we exchange insurance information, and then participate in a proper duel like real gentlemen!
Kreg: OKAY THING ON TOP OF MY HEAD DO YOU HAVE MONEY OR NOT
Esmond: Certainly where you come from they have rules of dueling!
Toadbrook Goomba: That's what my father, Goomfarino, always taught me.
Catena: I mean, it's either talk about food or watch those two nancies settle down.
Shrody: ...Insurance? Dueling? Uh, sorry, I don't think I've gone that far in my English classes yet.
Esmond: Bloody fuckin' 'ell.
Esmond walks away and paces about to cool off, continuing to aggressively sip tea.
Catena: ...ok I'll just leave you alone
Toadbrook Lady: I... I think we can find a non-violent way to solve all of this...
Toadbrook Lady is visibly shaken.
Kreg: I just want to get this guy a room, why are y'all being so crazy?
Esmond approaches the lady cautiously.
Esmond: I am so sorry to have troubled you!
PrinceShroob: Seriously, do I have any money?
Toadbrook Lady: Oh! Would you two like a room? That'd be 10 coins!
Esmond: I can tell you are upset, please, can I pour you a comforting cup of tea?
Keiki (GM): Everyone starts with 20 coins!
and backpack
Esmond pours the lady a cup of tea and passes it to her.
Spooker: Wait, wasn't it 5 before?
Esmond: Well, now that I've had some tea . . .
Toadbrook Lady: Oh, why thank you! My, you're such a gentleman.
What's your name?
PrinceShroob: I don't have a money thing anywhere in my tab.
Toadbrook Lady sips the tea.
Toadbrook Lady becomes extra large.
Catena: I doubt he's a gentleman, though.
Wizzy: (it's on top shroob)
(of the backpack)
Esmond: My name is Esmond Maximilian von Herbie, the great X-Naut scientist!
Keiki (GM): It's the yellow coin, nigga.
Catena: so is no one adressing the fact that this lady just quadrupled in size
Esmond: I have come to this land not on purpose, but by a chance accident, and your lovely face makes me feel much better about the whole bloody mess, I say!
What is your name, fine lady?
Kreg notices the lady change size
Toadbrook Lady: My name is Lynn T.! My... parents weren't so kind on the Toad pun name thing, you see.
Kreg: OKAY WHAT'S GOING ON
Shrody: Urp. I'm starting to feel queasy.
Esmond: Oh, sorry! It seems I gave you some experimental tea . . .
Shrody throws up 20 coins
Kreg: OKAY THAT'S IT DOWN YOU GO
Esmond: Oh, you poor dear.
I think your name is lovely though.
Kreg just drops Shrody on the floor
Shrody: ...Ugh, that's the last time I try to eat that candy.
I couldn't even chew it.
Esmond: I get the impression that this pink alien guy isn't from around here.
I suppose I can have some sympathy on him.
Catena: I think. Esmond? Yeah. Esmond.
Esmond: Yes, that is correct. Who might you be?
Catena: Do you wanna rest, too?
Esmond: Would you like some tea?
Keiki (GM): Gonna reveal upstairs in case you guys want to use this place's services!
Catena: I'm just a by stander loking for citizenship..
Esmond: Oh, no thank you! Not just yet. I only woke up two hours ago! Ho ho ho ho!
Catena: But tea would be nice, yeah.
Kreg: Okay you know what I did my duty and got this thing to the Toad House
Catena, Spooker, let's go do the thing we were trying to do!
Catena: But you're not keeping an eye on him?
Catena: I was promised tea.
Esmond pours the Chain Chomp some tea, carefully avoiding the size-increasing teapot in his bag for the regular black.
Shrody: ...So what kind of candy are those yellow round things anyways?
Catena: ok I can't hold a cup so I guess I'm out too
Esmond: My dear alien friend, those are not candy, they are currency!
Quite right then.
Keiki (GM): Oh boy, party splitting, here comes the fun part.
Esmond: My dear alien friend, do you know where that group is going?F
I'm quite clueless as to what's going on?
Shrody: Currency...wait, you mean like money? But then...OH DAMMIT SHROZEN!!
Geecy: I'll follow, I just don't know what they're doing.
Toadbrook Lady: You two actually look pretty banged up...
PrinceShroob: Shrozen is another Shroob OC of mine, btw.
Toadbrook Lady: Well, since this man is so chivalrous I could swoon, why not stay and rest up a bit.
Zap: We need to get citizen passes, not that that will likely go anywhere
Catena: I like how we just left that guy in the entrance of the inn and did not care anymore
Shrody: So what, I need to give them five of these things to rest here? Sure.
Kreg: Hey I did my job, what do you want from me
Shrody gives Toadbrook Lady 5 coins
Catena: follow it through
Esmond: Alas, my dashing lady! I will be quite fine. I suffered much worse in the war.
Toadbrook Lady: Oh, no no no, the first time, it's free!
Esmond: What a sweet woman!
Keiki (GM): I'm gonna beb too
Catena: Man, I sure hope that Esmond guy is not swooning the innlady for a free rest.
Esmond: Giving rest at your inn for bugger all!
Shrody: Oh. Well thanks for that.
Esmond: So . . . Where are you from, and what is your name, my pink friend?
Shrody: Uh...I guess I can tell you my name. I'm Shrody. I'm from...another planet, I guess you could say.
I THINK planet is the right word for it, anyways.
Esmond: Another planet! What a load of rubbish.
I was calling you an alien sarcastically!
Zap: So what should we do at the moment?
Acre: relax and wait for cake to do his thing
Shrody and Esmond get to know each other and form delicate bonds of friendship. It was pretty gay.
great
They rest up for about an hour, and come outside, with the rest of the group completely lost 5 feet away from the inn.
Artour B.: I'm glad we've got a pairing going in both groups now
That person said ACROSS THE BRIDGE
WHERE HAVE WE NOT GONE
Toadbrook Goomba: Well, this is a new story on top of what has been going on recently...
Catena: Everywhere, really.
Toadbrook Goomba posts something on the board.
Esmond: Is this not the same group I first saw coming into the inn? What are you all doing here?
Zap: But is the bridge to the west or east? <.>
Kreg takes a peek at the posting
Toadbrook Goomba: Extra extra! Alien sightings! Purple Mario!
Kreg: Purple Mario? The heck?
Zap: I don't remember Mario being purple from Bow's stories...
Shrody: (Mario? Isn't that the guy who stopped the invasion long ago?)
Catena also peeks at the postin
Toadbrook Goomba: Mario has been doing some peculiar things lately! Or at least, a purple guy that looks somewhat like Mario.
Kreg: Oh well that's not funny.
Shrody: What do you mean purple?
Kreg: Though I wonder if he's as tough as the actual Mario?
Catena: What if he is Mario, just wearing purple?
Shrody: Like, is he wearing purple clothes, or is his skin purple?
The message board contains a story about Mario, who recently ransacked a nearby store and made off with goods.
Toadbrook Goomba: It is, as I've heard, a plumber wearing purple clothes.
Esmond remembers Mario, the man who stopped the X-Nauts some time ago.
Esmond: This sounds nothing like the man.
Catena: He could be a nice pirate.
How can you tell he's a plumber?
Toadbrook Goomba: No pirate. Definitely 100% factually a plumber.
Zap: Mario did kinda do that in Paper Mario XD
Shrody: (Okay, if it's just purple clothes, then I doubt he's been Shroobified)
Kreg: Agh, whatever! This is just wasting time now!
Let's get this dumb citizenship or whatever!
Spooker: Are you saying something fungus like thing? <.>
Catena: by the way, what about the otehr guys
Kreg sure wishes he's going the right way
Spooker: Welp I guess <.>
Esmond: I have nothing better to do but follow these fellows, I suppose.
The group crosses Toadbrook Bridge.
Catena: The alien guy can't be a citizen if he's not even from this place.
Esmond follows, wondering if we're even going the right way.
Kreg: Well if they want to come along I guess they can?
Nothing's stopping them
Shrody: (Guess I'll follow these guys.
Catena: By the way, guys, what is our current...nationality, I guess, if we are not from here?
Kreg: I'm from Koopa Village, in the Mushroom Kingdom
Keiki (GM): Waffle Kingdom. Keep up son
Oh. Whoops.
Shrody: My place wouldn't be in any records here.
Catena: Thanks, ominous voice. I forgot that.
Kreg walks up to this Goomba
Toadbrook Goomba: Top of the evening, chap!
Kreg: Hey you, is this the Parliament building or whatever?
Toadbrook Goomba: ... That would be it!
Kreg: So we can get citizenship here right?
Catena: By the way, I think the alien ran off and I'm not entirely sure that's a good thing.
Shrody peers into a closed shop.
Esmond: I feel that my dear Shrody is unaccustomed to this world.
Catena: Also, how did you two patch things up? I was distracted by food conversations.
That went nowhere.
Esmond: We did as most British gents do, aggressively sipped tea to work things out!
Shrody: Even though I'm not British.
Kreg: What the heck is a "British"?
Spooker: I think monocle guy over here flirted with the toad and forgot the problem, or something? <.>
Shrody: Whatever that is.
Catena: A sip off, you say.
Esmond: All is well. We will assist each other in re-building our crafts. Right, Shrody ol' pal?
Esmond: Flirting? I am no Nancy boy, my dear boo.
I may as well introduce myself to the remainder of the group.
Catena: I forgot something again. Did we learn where is the Parliament Hall?
Spooker: ...Nancy is a girl's name isn't it? <.>
Esmond: I am Esmond Maximilian von Herbie!
Pleased to make your acquaintances.
Kreg: CATENA WE ARE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT
Spooker: My name is Spooker ^.^
Catena: he said something uninteresteing and that's it
Kreg: Hi... Esmond something something. I'm Kreg. Nice, short, simple.
Catena just
Esmond: Now, may I ask why it is we're going to parliament?
Toadbrook Goomba: Wuzzat, mate?
Esmond: It sounds like a great place to sit a contemplative cup of tea.
Catena: I am Just Catena. Catena just.
Kreg: We need to get citizenship for uh
... I don't know actually.
Kreg: But the ship guy told us to so
Esmond: Who inspired such a silly idea? Certainly we can just visit this land. Unless you're planning on moving here.
Catena: Who would not want to be citizen of
uh
"Toadbrook"
I think.
Spooker: Ya I don't know why we're doing this actually <.>
Esmond: I doubt that this parliament will grant citizenship to an X-Naut like myself.
Toadbrook Goomba: Well, you need to be a citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom to live in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Shrody: Do you know anything ghosty?
Catena: What even is X-naut
Esmond: Do they not have citizenship tests? I think question one is knowing the name of the town you are in. . .
Spooker: Actually Bow might get mad at me if I just became a citizen of some random place...
Esmond: Why, haven't you heard of us?
Kreg: We're wasting time sitting here discussing WHY we need to do it
Esmond spits tea in surprise.
Catena: sounds like tissues AM I RIGHT
Kreg walks into the building
oh yeah, parliament thing
Esmond: The X-Nauts are the fearsome and glorious race who reside in a secret base in the sky. Our goal is WORLD DOMINA--I mean, to advance the knowledge of the world through science!
Catena walks into teh building
Catena: yeah if that guy said anything I guess I just ignored him
Esmond follows, but doesn't think he'll be able to do anything productive for his and Shrody's ship here.
Shrody: You mean that dome thing on the moon thing?
That's not the X-Naut secret base!
The five go inside the building.
A heated Parliamentary discussion seems to be taking place.
Acre: I like how we've been an hour through this and haven't done anything yet
Toadbrook Gentleman: And that's why we should halt immigration!
Artour B.: (Hey, that was basically how it was in the first session too, y'know!)
Kreg: CAN YOU GUYS NOT HALT IMMIGRATION
Toadbrook Gentleman: We'll end up with another situation, similar to this Kapin Rider nonsense. I say...
Kreg: FOR LIKE FIVE SECONDS
Geecy: It's pretty normal, it takes a while to get moving in these things
Kreg: WE KINDA WANNA GET CITIZENSHIP IF THAT'S OKAY
WHERE DO WE GO
Catena: Did we even, like, did some previous registration?
Shrody: Kapin Rider? (What the heck is that?)
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... Well. Here is the place.
Esmond begins brewing some yummy contemplative chai tea.
What do we do then?
I dunno. I didn't read the procedure.
Esmond: My dear parliament! I apologize for interrupting your important session. Would you like a cup of tea?
Catena: why are we interrupting these gentlemen
The cabinet members look amongst each other.
Toadbrook Gentleman: Well... We currently don't know what to do.
Spooker idly looks at the bookshelves for no real reason
Acre: Oh, I didn't know there was stuff going on up there.
Shrody: What are you looking at, ghosty?
Toadbrook Gentleman: These are troubling times, friend.
Esmond: What are you unable to decide on?
Kreg: Then how are we gonna do what the boat guy said to do then?!
Spooker: Nothing, just bored <.>
Esmond: Perhaps I will be able to assist. I was very good at conflict resolution in the war!
Toadbrook Gentleman: I hope you do understand that we have to deny your citizenship, you know...
Kreg: What's the trouble?!
Shrody: Actually, what's your name? I'm Shrody.
Esmond: Why is that, respectable parliamentary member?
Spooker: My name is Spooker!
We you speaking a different language every so often? It was wierd
Catena: I still don't think these are the right people to talk to.
Shrody: Yeah. Sorry about that, I just feel more comfortable speaking in my own language from time to time.
My sister told me that it's impolite to do that, so I was wondering. People will think you're hiding things, or something
Toadbrook Gentleman: Ah, you see... We don't know if we can trust outsiders right now. Or even outsiders.
Catena: Yeah let's have idle chitchat in front of the parliament
Toadbrook Gentleman: Er, insiders that is.
Esmond: And for what reason?
Kreg: Man what's the problem?
Esmond: If you are able to share such important things. I would love to help you all.
Shrody: I'll keep that in mind.
Kreg: If it's something I can fight I'm good at that!
Kreg throws a glance at Catena
Toadbrook Gentleman: Have you heard of what Mario has been doing lately to our beautiful town?
Spooker noms on the plant a little
Toadbrook Gentleman: And surrounding cities?
Toadbrook Gentleman: He's been acting... peculiar.
Shrody: ...Uh, why are you eating that plant.
Catena: Something something about ransacking
Kreg: Yeah he sounds like a real stand-up fellow.
By which I mean a jerk.
Spooker: I like eating things and sometimes plants are good!
Esmond: I heard he's been disrupting things in the area.
Spooker: But this one isn't so much
Catena: I mean, I haven't DONE any ransacking. Ever. Yeah.
Esmond: What can we do to help?
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... Uh, sir, that plant is plastic...
Esmond: I for one do not believe this purple imposter to be Mario.
Shrody: Okay, I may be off on my Earth biology here, but I think that plant isn't meant to be eaten by most of your species.
Plastic? What's that? I've never even heard of that in any of my studies on this planet.
Toadbrook Gentleman: Well... Wait until Toadbrook officials can calm the situation. That would be the most wisest thing to always do in this situation.
We hope you understand.
The board members exchange weary looks.
Catena: Can we register some place else?
Spooker: ...Oh, well, I guess that's why it didn't taste good <.>
Another board member scoffs.
Esmond: My dear parliamentary members!
I would love to help track down the mystery of this wayward Mario imposter. Please let us assist.
Or at least me.
Catena: ...well, sure, I'm in
Esmond: It calms citizens if they know you are sending out a task force.
I was a part of a task force in the war!
Spooker: Wait what's going on now?
Kreg: Uh... yeah, what the monocle guy said
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... You may do this, if you so grossly desire.
Are you saying wanting to help people in need is gross?!
Toadbrook Gentleman The board members look amongst each other, and then start to slowly nod.
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... No, you see. It means with great weight. I'm sure of it.
Catena: you're gross, kreg
Uh
Sure
Shrody: Wait, I thought gross meant that something is unappealing to the senses?
Toadbrook Gentleman: We have many matters to discuss.
Perhaps it would be better if you checked with Merlon to even see if this is a wise idea.
Catena: Tell me more about them.
Kreg: Okay where's this Merlon then?
Esmond: I am more than willing to do so!
Spooker: Wait, Merlon? <.>
Esmond: Thank you my kind friends.
Toadbrook Gentleman: He lives in the Mushroom District!
Esmond: Truth be told, I have been looking for an adventure like this for years.
LET'S GO GUYS
Esmond: My newfound friends, do you all agree to this task?
Catena: WHere's that, again?
Shrody: Seriously, can you not yell so-and you're gone.
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... Mushroom. District.
Toadbrook Gentleman enunciates.
Kreg stops once he gets outside and thinks, "Wait, where IS the Mushroom District?"
Esmond: I guess that this means everyone is in on it!
The group heads back over to the Mushroom District.
Catena: See, it's the mushroom district because it has a mushroom in teh middle
and a purple thingy
Spooker: I bet it's that magical looking place! ^.^!
Kreg: Well I guess that's a good place to start
Catena: That's a train station.
Merlon: Why hello there. Do you perhaps need some guidance?
Shrody: Can you tell us where Merlon is?
Catena: What were we supposed to ask you?
Kreg: I forgot why we came here
Merlon: ... I am the man you seek.
Esmond: Hello Merlon! My name is Esmond Maximilian von Herbie!
You seem like a right fellow.
Merlon: I know you are Esmond! I suppose I foresaw this meeting...
Catena: Tell me who I am.
Merlon: In fact, I know at least a little bit about all of you!
Kreg: Wait you foresaw us coming?
Why would you use four saws on us?
Esmond: Oh dear. You're one of those seeing-types.
Catena: I think esmond is stuck on the bridge
Shrody: ...Okay, I know my grasp of the language is shaky, but even I know what "foresaw" means.
Kreg: Yeah well you know what pink and purple thing
yeah
Merlon: You are Kreg, a stalwart Koopa. Two wayward travelers of the murky seas of space, a particularly lucky green boo by the name of Spooker, and... a pirate chain chomp.
Although space is not a sea. It's a vacuum.
Merlon: I took a peek in my crystal ball after being perturbed by recent events...
Catena: Okay. Next trivia question: What were we supposed to ask you?
Shrody: So wait, if you're from space too, then doesn't that mean you're an alien as well?
Merlon: That happy-go-lucky Mario, he Power Bounced a couple unlucky strangers in the street just earlier today!
... I think you misconstrued my words somewhere.
Esmond: Shrody, I do not talk about such things.
Catena: That sounds very rude and also something a lot of people do.
Esmond: It brings back memories of the war.
Why would he do that?
Merlon: He was followed around by... quite the peculiar fellow. Even I'm not quite sure who he was. Nor I suppose I think it matters.
Catena: It always matter in the end.
Merlon: Mario is under some influence, and I think if he just saw himself for what he's doing, he would come to.
Spooker: From what my sister told me of Mario he really wouldn't have done something like that... <.>
Shrody: And my...sources...tell me that he wouldn't do something like that either.
Catena: Oh no, peer pressure!
Artour B.: (Mario found the bath salts)
Esmond: Are you certain it's not someone pretending to be the famous Mario?
Merlon: Fortunately, a personal treasure in my possession can help Mario turn the binds he's under around, and become himself again.
Shrody: Is it something reflective?
Catena: It's your stache.
Merlon: It is, if you peer into it.
Catena: it's definitely your stache
Merlon: It is the Terra Quilt.
... It probably sounds completely silly.
yes it does
Spooker: Is it edible? <.>
Shrody: under breath psst. Esmond. What does terra mean?
Merlon: But to me, it is not.
In fact, it was a keepsake many years ago.
Esmond: I believe, my dear boy, that terra is latin for earth.
Merlon: Until, one day, I went on a fated quest with many of my colleagues.
Esmond: That sounds like a great story!
I would love to hear it over some tea.
Catena: I bet it's gonna be long.
Merlon: And after that quest was successful, I ripped that legendary quilt into 8 patches, each a reflection of this planet's true beauty!
Spooker: 8? 7 would have been better... <.>
Kreg: Why would you rip a quilt?
Just... why?!
Catena: because there we 8 different beds
Merlon: Because I wanted to give each colleague a piece, as a keepsake of our adventure.
Anyway...
If you truly want to know that tale, I could tell it to you sometime!
Kreg: Oh okay that's noble enough then.
Merlon: But my friends would all understand the importance of this quest. You will need to seek them out.
Kreg: Well alright then, where do we start?
The sooner we get this done the sooner we can get citizenship!
Catena: You're not doing this for the people of Mushroom Kingdom?
How selfish.
And rude.
Kreg: We're not in the Mushroom Kingdom though
Merlon: The closest should be out west. A train will take you to the desert, but in that desert, a basin lies, lush with life.
Catena: Deserts are my kind of place.
Merlon: It's a rocky desert, somewhat like Mt. Rugged at a previous home of mine.
Esmond: I say! That sounds lovely.
Shrody: So long as it isn't someplace freezing.
Merlon: I would actually be happy to go, but...
Kreg: Oh hey I know that place!
Catena: So who should we be looking for?
Merlon: My bones aren't what they used to be. I'm not cut out for adventures like I used to be.
Elder Yoshivala... He's one of the last of his kind of the Yoshivala Yoshis.
Zap: Yoshis live in deserts? <.>
Geecy: Similarity to Ishval or something?
It just reminded me of that!
Shrody: I always thought they lived on islands.
Keiki (GM): I said "literally who" to that so probably no
Esmond: Immigration, folks.
Catena: So, Elder Yoshivala. Cool.
Quilt piece. Even cooler. I guess.
Can we rename it?
Merlon: It is in an ancient civilization of the same name.
... Well. I hold a personal attachment to the name "Terra Quilt", but... if you must.
Zap: I think the name is fine <.>
Esmond: I say, my dear Merlon, Terra Quilt is a lovely name.
Steev: Christ Catena has a big sprite
Catena: I'll think of a better name for it once we get more than just a description.
Merlon: I'm confident you'll find it for yourself soon!
Anyway... The train station is actually very close.
Shrody: Don't be so rude, Mr. Chompers. The thing is sentimental to him. We shouldn't ruin that sentimentality with something as insensitive as renaming it.
Merlon: I live close to it, even!
Spooker: Train on the sign <.>
Catena: t's called a "favor" but ok
Kreg: Let's go guys, to get that quilt!
Merlon: ... Cheap real estate at least.
Catena moonwalks to train station
Merlon: Oh. Well, it seems you kids have wandered off. Oh well!
Catena or whatever is walkable for a ball
Spooker: Weren't you done? <.>?
Catena: I don't think we even said thanks
Also I should probably change my picture so it's not Spooker for both
Kreg: WHERE DO WE GET TICKETS
TO THE DESERT
Toadbrook Gentleman: People? People want to ride the train?! I SAY!
Geecy: Could you, Zap? It's confusing a little!
Catena: Well, can people ride on the train?
Toadbrook Gentleman: People have been foregoing the train as of late... I don't believe it.
Geecy: Hello my good sir! Indeed, we would love to ride the train.
Toadbrook Gentleman: Yes, I am the conductor.
Kreg: Aw, but the train is a fun time!
PrinceShroob: You forgot to go back in character, Geecy.
Well, trains are fun. I guess. Maybe.
Toadbrook Gentleman: Trains are great fun! Perhaps we may be at a mutually beneficial situation here.
You fine fellows look like you are, shall I say... "cool".
How about you guys just ride the train for fun?
Catena: So we get a ride and you get the joy of conducting your train?
Kreg: As long as it goes to the desert place, I'm cool with that!
Geecy: Wow! So many things scott free!
Toadbrook Gentleman: You get the joy of riding the train! Because it is a joyous thing.
Catena: Yes. It is a very joyous thing to do.
Toadbrook Gentleman: And I get to reap in the benefits of multiple customers.
Catena: You should try boats, though.
Toadbrook Gentleman: So it's free. For now.
Let's go!
Toadbrook Gentleman jumps up in excitement.
Toadbrook Gentleman: Yippee! Oh, pardon me. I got a bit excited there.
Toadbrook Gentleman: To parts unknown!
Shrody: Doesn't this train go to a desert?
Spooker: Wait shouldn't you know where we are going? <.>
Toadbrook Gentleman: All aboard!
Geecy: How is it unknown?
Whoops.
Toadbrook Gentleman: ... It probably does!
Esmond: How would the location be unknown? Have you not piloted this before?
Wizzy: Catena plays in the coals
Toadbrook Gentleman: It's my life's passion.
Catena: Man, look at this coal you need in the desert
can I just.....pick some of it
Toadbrook Gentleman: Oh friend, you may pretend to pick it! But not actually pick it!
Shrody: What's with your fascination with coal, Chompers?
Catena: Just what I wanted.
Keiki (GM): I'm going to assume Geecy isn't zoning out or something right now.
Catena pretends to pick up coal
Geecy: Oh, I didn't see Zap's reply first, that's all.
Catena ...but doesn't actually do it.
Geecy: Oh, did you mean moving onto the train?
Toadbrook Gentleman: All aboard! Next stop! Craggy Canyon!
Everyone boards the train, and it lurches forward a bit.
Zap: Also what about their ships? XD
Steam billows from the engine, and the train slowly starts to chug forward.
Wizzy: choo choo motherfuckers
Keiki (GM): End of session kids.
Steev: Our session was kewler
Catena: WE BEAT THE FIRST GROUP
we only took two hours
