- Avalerion
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Silence. Best if he just keeps his mouth shut at all times.
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- Parenthesis
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Lie, lie like you've never lied before - and if get caught in a lie, lie yourself out of it.
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Mar 16, 2018 20:06
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- Maugrim
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I eat your face
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Lie, lie like you've never lied before - and if get caught in a lie, lie yourself out of it.
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Mar 16, 2018 20:34
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- Pangurban
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"That is what I might do if I were in your position. And if I had your, ah, particular gifts."
"All right, Butler. Let's see about this wig and beard."
"What a bright color," he says, putting the wig on, and holding the beard and mustache up to his face. "Vibrant."
"They didn't have a more natural color, I fear," you say.
"I think this will do," Figs says at last. "I have, here, a few different types of adhesive, left over from an old project I was working on. Which should I use?" He indicates the options, sitting on a low stool.
There is some of that new Sellotape you've been seeing advertisements for—that would have the advantage of being the most comfortable for Figs. But it will probably not look quite as natural as other adhesives.
There is a very old and dusty bottle of spirit gum, which will look best of all, but can be rather uncomfortable to wear, and the age of the bottle gives you pause.
Finally, there is also some strong glue, which is reasonably comfortable to wear, and would look fine. However, there is the problem of the unpleasant odor of glue, which will certainly linger on your person.
"Clearly," you say, "a situation like this calls for…"
"...Sellotape."
"...spirit gum."
"...glue."
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 64%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 44% (-4%)
Observe: 45% (-4%)
Persuade: 45%
Skulduggery: 37% (+10%)
Soothing/Abrasive: 20%/80%
Your Reputation
Renown: 47%
Tranquility: 12%
Suspicion: 19%
Invitation: 17%
Rory: 62%
Valentine: 34%
Frankincense: 49%
Aunt Primrose: 15%
Col. Firesnuff: 28%
Haze: 53%
Mopsie: 100%
Ready Monies: 8
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Mar 17, 2018 15:14
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- achtungnight
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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This is glue. Strong stuff!
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Mar 17, 2018 16:32
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- Avalerion
- Oct 19, 2012
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Spirit gum.
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Mar 17, 2018 17:06
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- sullat
- Jan 9, 2012
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Figs picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue
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Mar 17, 2018 18:14
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- chitoryu12
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Glue
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Mar 17, 2018 20:59
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- Maugrim
- Feb 16, 2011
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I eat your face
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Ee by gum.
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Mar 18, 2018 00:00
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- Parenthesis
- Jan 3, 2013
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Glue it on.
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Mar 18, 2018 06:50
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- Pangurban
- Apr 29, 2015
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"Glue will afford us a happy medium," you say.
"It smells like turpentine," Figs says.
"Freshly applied, it does have an odor," you admit with false confidence. "But it will fade."
You squeeze some glue in thin lines across the back of the false facial hair, and then press it onto Figs's face, holding firmly for several minutes.
"I feel a little woozy," says Figs. "I had better sit down."
"You are already sitting, sir," you say.
"Oh," Figs says.
"Do you think you can manage?"
"I can manage anything, actually," Figs says. "I actually feel very good. Like I'm floating."
As you feared, you smell a bit like glue now. In fact, you feel fairly good yourself. You shake your head to try to clear it.
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Figs inspects himself in the mirror.
"Not bad!" Figs says. "I think we'll be able to do this, Butler. Won't we?"
"We really have to leave now, sir, or we will miss the start of dinner."
It is hard to peel Figs away from the mirror, so taken is he with his appearance. You summon a cab and tell the driver to drive to Ritornello with all speed.
In the cab, Figs chatters away about true love, and the delights it brings, and you look out the window, his voice fading out as you allow your thoughts to wander. Who or what do you daydream about?
Rory, whom I love.
Frankincense, for whom I have very deep feelings.
Haze, to whom I have become quite attracted.
Valentine, whom I find rather compelling.
My desire for a vacation.
My desire to be named to the Inner Circle of the Cadbury Club.
Nothing at all. A good servant does not daydream.
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 64%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 40% (-4%)
Observe: 41% (-4%)
Persuade: 45%
Skulduggery: 37%
Soothing/Abrasive: 20%/80%
Your Reputation
Renown: 47%
Tranquility: 12%
Suspicion: 19%
Invitation: 17%
Rory: 62%
Valentine: 34%
Frankincense: 49%
Aunt Primrose: 15%
Col. Firesnuff: 28%
Haze: 53%
Mopsie: 100%
Ready Monies: 8
Pangurban fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Mar 18, 2018
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Mar 18, 2018 15:17
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- chitoryu12
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Haze
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Mar 18, 2018 15:38
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- Parenthesis
- Jan 3, 2013
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A vacation from these nutters.
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Mar 18, 2018 15:52
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- SimplyUnknown1
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Cat Cat Cat
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I desperately need a vacation. Hopefully a paid one.
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Mar 18, 2018 16:47
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- Avalerion
- Oct 19, 2012
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Haze.
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Mar 18, 2018 18:31
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- achtungnight
- Oct 5, 2014
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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Vacation. Maybe on an island we can find a better job / life.
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Mar 18, 2018 19:48
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- Thesaya
- May 17, 2011
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I am a Plant.
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Mar 19, 2018 18:46
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- Pangurban
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Something has happened to you in just one day, you realize. Haze is like nobody else, and you feel a pull towards her that overwhelms you.
You think back to that moment of passion in the forest, a moment you would not have believed could have happened if it had not happened to you.
As Figs drones on, you settle back in your seat and think about Haze's wry expression, her laugh, her hair...everything.
As you arrive, the cab is stopped by Fielding, one of Aunt Primrose's men, assigned to greet vehicles and be a presence at the front gate. Fielding, a stout and jovial chap, all sand-blond hair and freckles, jumps up from the chair he was leaning back in and puts the book he was examining down on the seat.
"Hello, Butler," Fielding says, grinning, peering into the cab. He waves to the driver, who he appears to know from around town. "And who are you?" He peers at Figs.
"Oh, ah..." says Figs.
I try to smoothly respond for Figs so that he doesn't make a mistake.
Let Figs respond, as it will give him confidence.
Come up with a distracting lie to make Fielding upset and thus divert attention away from Figs.
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 64%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 40%
Observe: 41%
Persuade: 45%
Skulduggery: 37%
Soothing/Abrasive: 20%/80%
Your Reputation
Renown: 47%
Tranquility: 12%
Suspicion: 19%
Invitation: 17%
Rory: 62%
Valentine: 34%
Frankincense: 49%
Aunt Primrose: 15%
Col. Firesnuff: 28%
Haze: 53%
Mopsie: 100%
Ready Monies: 8
Pangurban fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Mar 19, 2018
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Mar 19, 2018 21:49
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- chitoryu12
- Apr 24, 2014
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Let him do it himself.
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Mar 19, 2018 21:54
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- achtungnight
- Oct 5, 2014
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I get my fun here. Enjoy!
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Please allow Figs to introduce himself as a man of wealth and taste.
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Mar 19, 2018 22:01
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- Avalerion
- Oct 19, 2012
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Let him do it, and let's hope we won't end up stuck babysitting him trough hall of this.
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Mar 19, 2018 22:03
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- Parenthesis
- Jan 3, 2013
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Let Figs do his own introduction.
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Mar 19, 2018 23:34
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- Pangurban
- Apr 29, 2015
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"Oh, ah, I'm ah, Professor Clarence Q. Hickory?" Figs says, or rather asks.
"You don't sound too sure of yourself," Fielding says, coming around to Figs's side of the cab.
Figs looks down and murmurs something.
"Sorry, didn't quite catch that," Fielding says.
Figs says it again, into his beard.
"What is he saying?"
"He's a bit shy," you say, at last.
"Is he? I heard he was a world-renowned intellectual. He's shy?"
Figs nods.
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"Something is not quite right here," Fielding says, pointing to Figs. "You've got sort of a suspicious way about you. Are you sure you're supposed to be here?"
"Of course," Figs says. "I'm Professor Clarence Q. Hickory."
"Of course you are. It so happens that Mrs. Patterson gave me one of your books to read in my leisure time. She thought it would educate me. There's a bit of a biographical blurb on the back." He retrieves the hardcover book from the chair he was sitting on.
"That's very interesting," you say.
"So I just have one question for you," Fielding says ominously. "What does the Q stand for in 'Clarence Q. Hickory'?"
What little you can see of Figs's face through his whiskers goes red, and you realize you will need to rescue him.
"Well?" Fielding says, arms crossed, tapping his foot.
I try to recollect the answer.
I explain to Fielding that we are in a terrible hurry.
I open the cab door vigorously, knocking the book out of Fielding's hand, and then peek at the dust jacket of the book to see the answer.
Most current stats posted:
Reginald Butler
Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 64%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 40%
Observe: 41%
Persuade: 45%
Skulduggery: 37%
Soothing/Abrasive: 20%/80%
Your Reputation
Renown: 47%
Tranquility: 12%
Suspicion: 19%
Invitation: 17%
Rory: 62%
Valentine: 34%
Frankincense: 49%
Aunt Primrose: 15%
Col. Firesnuff: 28%
Haze: 53%
Mopsie: 100%
Ready Monies: 8
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Mar 20, 2018 19:23
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- Avalerion
- Oct 19, 2012
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Hit him with the door for being an rear end about this.
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Mar 20, 2018 19:38
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- Parenthesis
- Jan 3, 2013
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Knock open the door, peek at jacket.
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