Finished [Quang – Sienna Estate] Property for my Property - Part 2: Let me iiiiin!

[Maxxob]

Fenrir Hellsing

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Titles: [Beast], [Born For This], [Butler], [Native] - #3FA008

Elvario Megilagor Femboy TheTimePiece

Fenrir let out a low, frustrated growl as he watched the first grave robber run for his life, his amber gaze tracking the figure until it faded from view. Although the man had met his attacks head-on, he’d at least been scared enough to flee. Turning his attention back to the rotund, bleeding figure, Fenrir steadied his breathing, allowing the rush of battle to ebb.

When Saoirse spoke, her praise and guidance reached Fenrir’s ears with the weight of authority and a reassurance that momentarily eased his combative stance. His bushy tail began swishing in satisfaction, an unspoken display of his gratitude. “It will be an honor to have your guidance, mistress. And my honor to serve you.” Fenrir offered her a respectful neck bow, taking her approval as a sign of faith in his capabilities.

Melia’s offer for training caught his ear next, and he turned to her with an intrigued gleam in his eye. “Certainly,” he replied with genuine interest, his deep voice steady. “I would never pass up an opportunity to train with a warrior such as you.” A light nod showed he was ready to accept her offer, anticipating the skill he might gain by sparring with her. With both of their encouragements now clear in his mind, Fenrir redirected his attention to the task at hand.

The rotund grave robber became Fenrir’s focus. The butler shifted forward with careful control, his movements swift yet measured as he closed in, attempting to block any path of escape. Though he kept his swords poised, he allowed some distance, observing their captive’s every twitch and motion. "Now then," Fenrir spoke with a chilling calm, his voice carrying the authority of someone accustomed to unquestioned obedience. His sharp canines flashed in warning as he gave the man a deadly smile. “How about you start by telling us why you’re here—and don’t skip any detail.”

Fenrir’s predatory gaze remained fixed on the man’s face as he awaited his answer, his heightened senses alert to every shift in expression and tone, ready to filter out truth from deceit. [Insight F]

 

[Karcen]

Teti
current Outfit

Teti was unsure if Saoirse didn't trust him to put his life on the line for her or if she was being completely honest. Teti knew very little of her, but she had appraised him and would know that his skin was like armor so he could take a blow or two if it came down to it. Perhaps she had sense is own conflicted thoughts? If Saoirse was being honest he had to wonder how someone with such a soft heart had taken to slavery? Slavery was for the hard of heart that saw themselves as better and while he had known his owner was different, well what she said was completely backwards. Teti didn't exactly get what Saoirse saw in this whole thing if she seemed to think that to be a slave master was to bring out the best in others. heck his parents hadn't been like that. Teti knew he was both family and product as they had been to their families just they had never been sold outside. Somewhere deep in his mind some part of him felt such things were twisted, but most of him just found that normal. If selling a kid helped everyone then wasn't it best to make sure your kid was the best product and that you could sell them when the need came? Would his parents have taken a blow for him? Teti could easily say yes as they still did love him, but still they would expect the same unlike saoirse. It was odd to have someone almost not see him as property that while having value was not in some way expendable if it achieved something greater. Well the answer of who would die for who was moot as it seemed that the grave robber had some sense. Well this did plant one idea in his mind, should the event happen where there was the need to protect saoirse he was going to do it .

" As you wish my lady Teti said giving a curt bow to Saoirse at her command to try to talk the grave robbing woman down from her perch.

Teti moved towards the Building the lady grave robber was on having thought about what someone like that would want. Well cash for one, her life for another. Those two things were what everyone wanted so at least it could be something they had in common. though he might be in teleport range and could be taken as a hostage, but well that was a risk he would take and a sign of confidence.

" My dear grave robber, whatever you are thinking i am sure is not needed" Teti started his words infused with [ Cats meow] " In fact I don't think we really need even be on opposing sides. You see while you are disrupting our lady's property we aren't exactly all that connected to whoever you were digging up. Our lady is more than willing to let you go unharmed. " Teti paused for effect " But you my dear grave robber strike me as someone that wants to do more than survive, and you seem to know about this place. You surely must know this place is under some form of curse as you came here seeking something, perhaps more than trinkets to sell. Well How about a deal Our lady would surely pay for information, perhaps even more if a certain someone that knew more than us was to guide us. That certain someone if seeking trinkets might even be able to take a few without the hassle of digging up the earth. So how about it Dear grave robber, how about you become our guide and make some cash instead of fighting this out?" he finished it was to him a good offer, no fighting, gettign paid, and maybe getting a few goodies what more could someoen ask for?

 

[Femboy]

(busy and no clue what to post rn)
Lei-Cao Cattlemaricanica Sedimentarius Formatta Taurus
4

Equipped Titles: Beast, Minotaur, Property of Saoirse Desrosier, Cow, Lazy Dairy
Point Booster: Attentive Student (E)
Character Sheet

Lei really didn’t want to bother fighting with whoever this random Terran-speaker was, though it was soon enough over as others wasted their time trying to investigate the graverobbing stranger who was left. Sighing as she took the armour to put it back on, she'd question why the rabbit would let her be healed.
"Don't be annoying about it" Lei uttered to Ryuuji about the matter of doing so.​

 

[TheTimePiece]

Ryuuji Kamimura
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Elvario @ Femboy Megilagor Maxxob Karcen

It looked like gaining the ability himself to gaze some into the future had paid off as he was able to avoid the shovel blow. Then the person who had tried to hit him buggered right off after being unable to overcome Fenrir's strikes.

Despite the roughness which Ryuuji had gone through in this series of events, it would appear at least that his plan had paid off, it kept the grave robbers around so that they could try to extract information out of them. He heard the plans delegated, noticed the one who struck him was on the roof now, better yet he couldn't make out what she was taking out. Hopefully she wasn't about to try to get a hold on him again now that she'd seen how little Lei-Cao actually cared.

He then took notice the fact that the others had their tasks delegated to them including him.

He looked to Jastira when she spoke to him, not looking particularly good at the moment, he had seen better days, as when he got struck it had been rather violent. He gave her a simple nod, his fist clenched, before he gave a nod in Saoirse's direction.

"Understood." he responded with a slight bow at the healing instructions.

"...and Thank you Fenrir." He let out also, since he had just helped defend him, regardless of what the motivation was ,it did deserve some thanks at a base level.

Finally he'd address Jastira more directly, He winced a bit once more before continuing, "I'm fine, hopefully we'll be getting some information soon enough." very obviously not addressing the fact that she had warned him, and that he got hit hard. Hopefully she'd be able to assist Teti if need be, but for now, Ryuuji would focus on helping everyone else out, including Lei-Cao.


"Tch, what reason would I have to be? Your lack of care invertedly worked to your advantage and I'm still alive in part because you intervened, and were able to hold your own against one of the strongest here, so..thank you Lei-Cao." He added. Ryuuji then promptly tapped into some pretty high tier componentless magic once again, this time targeting as many allies as he could whether or not they needed healing with, the green energy flowing over Ryuuji's arms while he cast, if albeit under his clothing however his hands did show some signs.

My Archetypical Magic Use in Another World! - Componentless Magic C, Magic C, Selective C, Magic Area of effect D, Magic Targets F, Healing C - C Grade Ability 3 round cooldown.
Ryuuji uses C grade componentless healing magic, Aoe extends from up to 5 targets each with up to 100 ft AOEs around them.

He then used.

My Second Archetypical Magic Use in Another World! Componentless Magic D, Magic D, Selective D, Magic Targets, Magic Area of effect E, Spell Duration F, Bolster Vitality F, Bolster Strength F, Bolster Intelligence F, Bolster Speed F, Bolster Precision F - D Grade Ability 2 Round cooldown.

Ryuuji bolsters up to 5 targets with magic area of effect E on each target, in order to bolster their Vitality, Strength, Intelligence, Speed, and Precision for up to 1 hour RP time until either cancelled or ended earlier.

A similar effect took place on his arms, now he'd need to wait and see how Teti did as he looked over to Jastira and spoke a bit more softly, "Hope you're ready to assist if need be.."

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[Elvario]

Tag and character goal:
Saoirse Desrosiers Elvario – Explore her most recently bought real estate... or rather... figure out how to even get in.
Ryuuji Kamimura TheTimePiece – Help Saoirse.
Cow Femboy – Help Saoirse. | Get trained.
Diego Argento Megilagor – Help Saoirse. | See if he can learn to re-apply and/or re-learn to use his past SCP knowledge and skills in this world.
Fenrir Hellsing Maxxob – Help Saoirse. | Prove that butlers are better servants than maids.
Teti Karcen – Help Saoirse. | Prove that maids are better servants than butlers.

Ororoot Empire. Capital City: Quang. Outskirts. Sienna Estate

Spoiler: source

Crunkle’s ‘Avorio Mansion’ Heist Map
From: https://2minutetabletop.com/avorio-mansion-heist-map/

Grave Robber (Generic)

Spoiler: full image and source

From: https://www.deviantart.com/montjart/art/Grave-Robber-833951927

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With nobody giving chase, both surviving generic looking dudes managed to flee the scene. They didn't seem like they'd give too much trouble though, as their supposed employer was looking like he'd be the one hoping to give them more trouble than ever should he get out of this.

Melia Hayward

Spoiler: full image and source

From: Volenna (Event)

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“Thank you.” She'd reply to Fenrir accepting the offer to train together. She'd move forward to cover for Lei-Cao so the woman on the roof wouldn't be able to get a quick attack in to kill her whilst she'd put on the armour. “It seems you've already improved a lot from when we first duelled.” She'd compliment, perhaps against her own better judgement.

Grave Robber (M)

Spoiler: full image and source

From: https://www.deviantart.com/feliciacano/art/Grave-Robber-for-Talisman-298027193

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The man looked rather annoyed at being driven into a corner and forced to start talking, yet he had no other options available. “All right, all right.” He scoffed as he said something under his breath when Fenrir closed in on him. “[Blasted mutt...]”

Even so, he was smart enough to start talking. “You see this place, no? It's all locked up by magic or something. We figured that'd mean there's some fancy stuff in there. Thing is, we couldn't get in from anywhere. Going around trying, we spotted these graves. So we figured some folk might've been buried with their fancy stuff still on them and we returned with shovels. It's simple as that, really.”

He shrugged. “So far, we just found corpses. Nothing fancy. I guess those that had stuff of worth were put in that mausoleum behind this church-like building. That place's the only thing that doesn't seem to have a barrier, yet it's locked up tight and the door somehow held against attempts to break through way better than it's age would suggest it would.” He took a step back. “So, all's said and done, if you don't mind me, I got other places to be.”

During it, Fenrir wouldn't have noted any explicit deception use, just a lot of persuasion (C) to try get them off of this 'case' and let him go. All in all, the man sounded very convincing. In fact, it felt like it'd be a huge hassle to just keep him around.

Saoirse Desrosiers

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Saoirse (character grade B) was a tad more resistant to how compelling the man's words were and a lot more annoyed by his previous actions. “No. Fenrir, check his pockets to make sure he's not lying and hiding something. Try to double-check to see that he doesn't have any magic items or Pocket Dimension magic active either. Secondly, make sure he puts anything he dug up where he found it and covers it all back up like nothing happened here. If he does all that well enough, perhaps I'll allow him to keep his life, despite his trespassing and vandalising my property twice over.” She'd state, talking about both the dug-up graves and harm done to Ryuuji. (Usage of skills to both search/analyse him and get him to work will make the outcome more or less favourable, I'll allow more free-form team-ups than a mere +1 for this, depending on skills used and narrative.)

Grave Robber (F)

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From: https://darkestdungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Grave_Robber?file=Grave_Robber.png

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Meanwhile, as her employer was talking to the wolfman, she was approach by a catboy instead. She'd look down as the latter started speaking. “Her property?” She'd ask, looking at the estate. “Doesn't look to me like any barriers got turned off or taken down. Are you sure your mistress could even enter it?” She sounded a tad mocking when she said that.

At the next bit, she shook her head. “I can't guide you to what I don't know, though I might have some information.” She'd look at the pompous man on the ground. “Information that even he doesn't know about.” There was a bit of a sneer in that particular remark. “Though just a few trinkets or a meagre wage might not be worth the risk. After all, who's to say you won't backstab me? You're a charming fellow, but that Minotaur over there is surprisingly strong and that pretty-boy looks like he's holding quiet the grudge.” She eyed Ryuuji and Lei-Cao a tad nervously.

“I'm assuming you're that rabbit's personal courtesan or something?” She asked, as his tone of voice and the way he acted would suggest a position like that more than the clothing suggested he was a maid. “How come she's letting someone like you do the talking?” She'd eye Saoirse from a distance, yet the rabbit would continue to ignore her. “You'll have your deal if you can guarantee me pay and the ability to leave without any harm done to me.” She'd conclude.

Jastira Veidi

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Jastria decided to chime in a bit, trying to help Teti confront the female grave robber. “If you leave now, you'll leave with nothing but a damaged reputation and who knows, perhaps we can sent a few attacks after you if you try to run. Would you really risk that when we can just get this sorted the easy way?” ([Just Trust Me] - Persuasion F, Deception F, Etiquette F - Character attempts to socially influence her target to see things her way. - F Grade - 0 Post Cooldown.)

Whilst it seemed to help, it wasn't enough, meaning Teti (or someone else around) might still have to figure out a way to get her to fully cooperate or at the very least to get her to share what she claimed to know. (Usage of skills to convince her will make the outcome more or less favourable, I'll allow more free-form team-ups than a mere +1 for this, depending on skills used and narrative.)

Saoirse Desrosiers

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Hearing Lei-Cao mention to Ryuuji not to be annoying, she sighed. “There's no reason any of us would be right now, Lei-Cao. You did well just now. Even with that half-hearted swing, you managed to hold off a dangerous opponent and remained unharmed. It shows that you've got the potential to be the warrior you want to be. If you'd followed through more or if you'd have put more effort, you'd have had her.” She'd state. “You still wish to become a warrior though, no? If you do, I would suggest you at least give it your all next time. Then it'd have been perfect marks.” That was the one criticism she had.

Feeling Ryuuji's magic take effect was always impressive. The bolstering, even if only using five targets, was enough to cover them all due to its area effect. Perhaps the Cow would now finally be intelligent enough to thank her for all she did for her. The bolstering effects were not to be scoffed at, as it was a particular yet not exactly unpleasant feeling. “It feels like you've been continuing to train a lot.” She'd mention, impressed enough by the effects. “Well done.”

There was one thing she did worry about. “<Keep your eyes open for any suspicious movements or usage of magic from either of them.>” She'd instruct Ryuuji in beastial, hoping they might not speak it. She felt like folk like these would have some emergency option or run-away plan. Even if they hadn't used it thus far, it wouldn't hurt to be weary of it.

There was only one thing that bothered her. “Diego, go take this key and go check this mausoleum they mentioned. See if it opens. If it does, let me know, but don't go in just yet.” She'd tell him. If it was truly the only place without a magical barrier, yet wasn't able to be opened normally, that might actually be the one place this key might come into play.

 

[Karcen]

Teti
current Outfit

" As wise as you are lovely I see " Teti said as the grave robber revealed she had information simply by confirming she knew of the barrier and that it could go down. He woukd jeep going with [ Cat's meow ] as he spoke with her. " It seems you did far more homework than us about this place, though it us sanding to hear you might not know how to get in. " that she knew more than the others made sense she seemed to be the leader and a leader that liked to get all the Intel.


When the cow was mentioned he chuckled " Ah yes the cow really is such a problem, but our lady has all but her tongue on a tight leash. If she were a dog her bark would be worse than her bite. As for our pretty boy our lasy only wishes him to protect ne you don't do anything he won't. Our lady values those that follow orders and detests underhanded methods, she would rather pay a fair price than get a slave for free. The same applies for contractors like yourself. A woman with a web of contacts I am sure is more useful as a contact herself than an enemy " the argument was simple but honest. While Teti didn't know the group well he coukd tell their owner honored her deals.

" And as much as I would enjoy sharing my ladys sheets, i am her maid and as we know a maids words can be taken as those of their owner. " he teased before getting serious " So the deal will be honored, you will get your pay and protection should things go wrong, you will be allowed to leave unharmed and perhaps with a new friend that has coin but might need information latter "

 

[Maxxob]

Fenrir Hellsing

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Titles: [Beast], [Born For This], [Butler], [Native] - #3FA008

Elvario Megilagor Femboy TheTimePiece

"Don't mention it." Fenrir gave Ryuuji a brief smile, nodding in acknowledgment. Despite his gruff demeanor, he knew that a harmonious relationship with the other slaves was both practical and beneficial. Fenrir remained ready to shift his opinion if his instincts detected anything amiss—but for now, cooperation came naturally.

As Ryuuji’s healing magic washed over him, a rush of newfound vigor coursed through Fenrir. He could feel his muscles tighten, his mind sharpen, and his senses heighten in a way that bolstered his natural confidence. The sensation was empowering, giving him a sense of enhanced readiness he intended to put to good use.

With the rotund man’s explanation underway, Fenrir listened intently, sifting through every detail. The more the grave robber spoke, the more Fenrir found the tale plausible—at least, initially. But one glance at Saoirse’s steely expression told him otherwise. Her unyielding gaze, full of distrust, revealed that whatever charade the man was attempting hadn’t fooled her. That, in turn, settled Fenrir’s stance. His mistress’ judgment was all the confirmation he needed to question the man’s authenticity.

“Of course, mistress. I will see that everything is done just as you want it to be.” Fenrir’s tone was resolute as he stepped forward, towering over the robber. The Wolfman loomed over him, his powerful stance cutting through any pretense of politeness. Without hesitation, he began his inspection, his snout dipping close as he sniffed¹ the man, attempting to detect any scents hinting at concealed magic or anything else out of the ordinary.

Ignoring the possible man’s protests, Fenrir continued, his clawed hands skillfully patting him down with purpose. His motions were rough and deliberate, peeling back any remnants of the man’s personal space. Every pocket, fold, and seam was fair game as he worked, treating ‘private property’ as nothing more than an obstacle. His hands brushed over every suspicious volume, ripping open cloth if necessary, to ensure there were no hidden surprises. Anything he found—whether talisman, amulet, or trinket—he tossed onto the ground with no regard for the man’s opinion.

“You heard the mistress,” Fenrir growled lowly, his voice holding a deadly promise as he locked eyes with the man. “Cooperate, and you might live. Resist, and you won’t see tomorrow.”

Spoiler: Actions

1 - Used Heightened Senses [Smell] E on the grave robber
2 - Used Heightened Senses [Smell] F + Energized F on the grave robber
3 - Patted down the grave robber in search of anything out of the ordinary

 

[Femboy]

Lei-Cao Cattlemaricanica Sedimentarius Formatta Taurus
5

Equipped Titles: Beast, Minotaur, Property of Saoirse Desrosier, Cow, Lazy Dairy
Point Booster: Attentive Student (D)
Character Sheet

Lei loosened her grip on her weapon for a moment, giving the moment for Ryuuji to grant healing as she glanced her line of sight to the side to avoid eye contact with both the boy and the bunny. Sighing as Ryuuji spoke and thanked her for the assistance, she grumbled.
"It's fine and whatever, I wouldn't have gotten hurt, I was fine. It's not like I needed healing or anything anyway, but thank you... " she grumbled, keeping her softened gaze averted as she soon enough finished putting her armour back on.

Being once again struck with Saoirse's ear-grating voice, Lei gave a disappointed look at the small rabbit.
"I could well imagine why you'd want to be annoying... " the minotaur muttered as her ears twitched at the sound of Teti talking bad of her.
"Like your new vile pet rat. If I have to listen to it talk insulting of me, you can guarantee that I'll kill the vermin myself. The fact that I even persist with such chaos-disrespecting company amongst some of you is terrible enough, and I'd be damned if I let it slide from anyone" she answered, soon enough hearing out the rabbit's criticisms.

"Sure, fine, whatever. I could've done it fine if I wanted to. Maybe I'd care if there was anything meaningful to do than following chores around all day. At least pain and being beaten reminds me that I'm alive. Only when some boring local scum comes poking do I ever supposedly have anything to do, being some soulless bodyguard for you sounds like Melia's thing. The pain and personal challenges make me immortal, tedious little tasks just make me bored and worthless to myself. And stop calling me cow, I am infinitely better and more capable than any mere cow, and your pointless joke has ran its course".​

 

[Megilagor]

Diego Argento
Languages: Common | [Terran]
Mention: Elvario Saoirse Desrosiers

"[What did you say prick?]" Diego said with animosity in his voice albeit a bit silently though clearly wanting to hit the ugly bastard across the face for insulting his companion. But he chose otherwise, not reacting to his words, as the bastard started to spill information. As Fenrir began to strip-search the man, Diego simply watched one hand holding his glaive steadily, ready to strike the man if he did anything suspicious, but since he did not do anything during the search he turned to Saoirse as he heard his name was called.

"Sure thing boss." Diego responded to Saoirse upon hearing her order to try the key out on the mausoleum's door. So he came up close to her with a decent pace of a walk, gratefully received the key from her, and went to the mausoleum, the door to it wasn't that hard to find, so upon locating the keyhole he placed the key inside of it though the key refused to turn. So with a sigh, he took out the key and returned to Saoirse and the others to report.

"The key fits the keyhole, though it refuses to turn, thus making it impossible to unlock and open the door. At this point, I think we might need Ryuuji to try and see if the door won't open after injecting magic into the key once it's in a keyhole. A two-part locking mechanism or something could be inside. Honestly, I wouldn't put it past it seeing as the whole main building of the estate has a barrier around it. Could be that it has a time lock as well, or a way to identify someone thus preventing them from opening it." He said, albeit not knowing magic, though his MTF did sometimes handle occultistic anomalous objects he didn't have a mind to it. He just hoped the door wasn't trapped, as that could lead to trouble, but who would go out of their way to make the mausoleum so hard to enter, unless they had things to hide, or lock away to never be found.

 

[TheTimePiece]

Ryuuji Kamimura
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Interactions: Elvario Femboy Maxxob

Finally it looked like the situation was getting much more under control, even if he wasn't naive enough to assume that it was all over just because the fighting had stopped. The male grave robber didn't appear fully forthcoming, and Ryuuji had no idea if the one who had assaulted him, he didn't find particularly favorable for obvious reasons, he wasn't sure if she could be trusted either even, but without much to work off of other than these two, they'd have to get what they could out of them.

He was glad that Saoirse seemed to know this was a better time to be kinder to Lei Cao than not given the more favorable out come that she had managed even if it hadn't been ideal. Praise was pretty clearly the way to encourage and get better results with the ego in play from his experience so far. Praising her had been benefical more often than not.

He gave a small bow of acknowledgement to Saoirse with her praise toward him. "Thank you." he replied simply but respectfully.

"<Understood Mistress, I'll keep an eye on them.>" Ryuuji responded in beastial diligently. It was logical she'd ask him between the precognition and his ability to stealthily cast in response to their actions without them noticing probably.

Seemed that Teti and Jastira were working on the woman well enough, and Ryuuji saw just how easily this loit saw through his attempt at lying and buying time, and given he really didn't like what she did and would probably be lying if he could personally grant her safety, instead Ryuuji figured he'd go and assist Fenrir, to whom he gave a nod in response to him when he thanked him.

But first he'd address Lei-Cao.

"Of course not, you're a strong champion of Chaos Lei-Cao, As a warrior I imagine you can work through even the most grievous injuries, defeat your opponents and press onward But just the same I wanted to ensure that you're in tip top shape, as I hardly imagine it's the most pleasant experience just the same." He'd tell her with a soft smile.

He didn't comment on the following negative discourse, it not being something he wanted to get in between at the moment. Ryuuji then walked his way over until he stood near Fenrir and was in range of Grave Robber M.

"<Let's see what we can learn here..>" He'd speak softly and matter of fact in Beastial.

And used a combination of Precognition F + Appraisal E + Etiquette E + Academia E In an effort to team up with Fenrir to try to get a more favorable result.

 

[Elvario]

Tag and character goal:
Saoirse Desrosiers Elvario – Explore her most recently bought real estate... or rather... figure out how to even get in.
Ryuuji Kamimura TheTimePiece – Help Saoirse.
Cow Femboy – Help Saoirse. | Get trained.
Diego Argento Megilagor – Help Saoirse. | See if he can learn to re-apply and/or re-learn to use his past SCP knowledge and skills in this world.
Fenrir Hellsing Maxxob – Help Saoirse. | Prove that butlers are better servants than maids.
Teti Karcen – Help Saoirse. | Prove that maids are better servants than butlers.

Ororoot Empire. Capital City: Quang. Outskirts. Sienna Estate

Spoiler: source

Crunkle’s ‘Avorio Mansion’ Heist Map
From: https://2minutetabletop.com/avorio-mansion-heist-map/

Grave Robber (F)

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From: https://darkestdungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Grave_Robber?file=Grave_Robber.png

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She made a sound between a laugh and a scoff when she was called lovely. “Can't say I expected that one from a beast, let alone somewhat believable.” Either her insight was particularly low or she was just playing along. Whichever it was, things seemed to work out so far.

“It is what now?” Us sanding? Outstanding? That'd not make sense, as her not knowing all that much meant she couldn't get to sell off such information either. “Either way, don't celebrate your victories just yet. I'm only saying I have some information that's likely gonna be of use.”

The next bits were eyebrow raising for sure. “Right...” She stated, looking at those mentioned. One bit confused her. “So... you are all slaves then? To that bunny?” That was a tad confusing. How in the world did such a tiny creature command so many? Including three fellow beasts, at that.

“Contacts are always useful...” She looked at the burly fellow. “... especially as I think I'll have one less soon enough.” Those words suggested something might be up. “Alright, here's what I do know. It's that the previous owner of this estate believed this place to be utterly cursed and possibly infested with some type of monsters, like most of his other properties. It's been rumoured that he went insane and sold off everything just to try to get to buy wards and whatnot to protect against it. If even a fraction of what he's apparently believed in is actually true, these barriers might hold something inside of the place just as much as they keep anyone else out of it.”

She eyed Teti and the rest. “Though I guess, perhaps an odd group like yours is what might actually figure this place out. Either way, let it be known, I'd be glad to leave with just my pay for the information. I want nothing else to do with any of this.” She sounded pretty convinced on that bit.

Grave Robber (M)

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From: https://www.deviantart.com/feliciacano/art/Grave-Robber-for-Talisman-298027193

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Fenrir's nose would be attacked so badly by the man's odour that he'd need to take a bit to recover from even just the initial whiff. Sweat, corpse juices from what this man had been digging up and god knows whatever rot and filth was in the man's clothes had mingled together to create an assault on the senses worthy of being it's own permanent [Flare – Scent] effect. Fenrir might even struggle (or fail) to keep in his stomach's contents.

“Get your fucking hands off of me you filthy mutt!” The man called out rather angered all of a sudden, though not before Fenrir managed to pat down one pocket, which felt warmer than the others... and which had a glowing catalyst in it. Or perhaps it was an enchanted magic item? Whatever it was, the man had been trying to activate something as they'd been going on talking. “Ugh. Don't touch that, it's a healing device that stops a disease I've gotten from spreading, nothing more.” He claimed, as he pulled away before Fenrir could take or rip it out and throw it on the ground.

Ryuuji's appraisal would tell him something different. Having walked up close enough to the man to Appraise without range, he'd spot (Academia E) that it was indeed an enchanted item and that it was currently counting down an activation limiter, which seemed to be pretty close to finishing. That said, he didn't know or see enough to be able to guess just what exactly it'd do. All he'd realise was that it'd activate very soon, if not stopped immediately.

The man, having felt himself being appraised. Would panic. “[By the gods, you know no decency!]” He called out, as he'd turn to try running. He wasn't particularly fast, though whatever he was activating might not have particularly long to be stopped either. Perhaps this might be the time to live up to some threats.

Saoirse Desrosiers

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Saoirse sighed. So much for the Cow doing well. Gods the girl couldn't even chill after a single compliment. “Not even my own property is safe from my wrath if it damages my other property.” (Intimidation C) She'd warn the cow not to overstep that boundary.

As for her criticisms... She actually got an idea. Using Jumping F, she'd hop up onto the cows shoulders, then wrapped her legs around the cows neck (Natural Weapons). Knowing that doing so fast and sudden enough would likely make get her away with it as she'd speak before the cow would try throwing her off. “Chaos, pain and challenges? If that's what you want for a reward, I'll give you all three. I challenge you to resist this without throwing me off. See if you're a strong enough warrior to not be so easily chocked by a small rabbit's legs. Surely you are, no?” She'd say, as she'd slowly start squeezing her legs around the cow's throat. “Surely you're easily strong and resilient enough to withstand without even trying, no?”

As she was doing so, she'd use her hands to pet the Cow's head. “Truly, I'm feeling so mixed. You did so well just now, so why did you say you didn't want to do it well to begin with? Have you given up on becoming a warrior?” She clicked her tongue. “That's be such a waste... Besides, you mentioned wanting pain twice now...” She squeezed her legs a bit harder, as by now, the cow might start feeling it. “Did you really come to love it that much? Is this how I should reward you from now on? Make it so your rewards and punishments start turning you into the sturdiest warrior that's even wandered this continent, if not this world?”

There was another part that'd stood out. “Come to think of it, I wasn't even calling you cow just now, but it seems you're no longer even recognising your own name as anything else. How odd.” She'd grimace. “Perhaps you really are just a cow... Ah, but prove me wrong. Withstand this without passing out and you're clearly a strong and capable warrior. Or at the very least, if you can keep resisting the urge to throw me off, I'll respect your mental fortitude. Though if you start trying to throw me off, I'll consider it your loss.”

(OOC: Femboy - I'll take a bit of narrative freedom in the timing of this happening to avoid slowing down the RP overall. Feel free to assume this is still going on for your post despite Saoirse moving on. I'll fix the time-line back up based no your post in the next round.)

Having dealt with the cow, she'd hear Diego call out as her curiosity was peaked. So she'd head over. “Hold on, if it fits, but doesn't open...” She'd head over, waving for him to step aside and reaching upwards to try twist the key herself. It opened instantly. “Ah... how peculiar. My bad.” She'd mumble. “I didn't think an ordinary looking key like this could be so cleverly enchanted, but I've heard of it before. It's kind-of like you assumed, as it's a way to identify someone, as the key seems to be enchanted to only work when its owner uses it. I guess the barriers kept us from realising that much up until now that we can actually insert it in a lock somewhere.”

They'd soon be able to feel a chill run down their spines as a breeze carrying the scent of death left the mausoleum. “That... seems unpleasant. You mentioned monsters or something in your previous life? Do you happen to have experience with mausoleums as well?” She looked at him, clearly not eager to go in herself. Or at least not to be go first. Melia and Jastira would join them, of which Melia seemed most willing to go down, though also needing a lightsource.

Saoirse sighed. “We'll need torches or another light source.” It was too dark in there to see to go in without Darkvision or a light-source. “Fenrir! Buy some torches next time you're in town!” She'd call over to the other side of the building. That was an annoyance she'd not wish to deal with ever again. “Ryuuji! We're gonna need your light magic.” She'd call out next. At the very least they had their own personal light source for situations like this. She wasn't aware Fenrir and Ryuuji would have to deal with the male grave robber trying to run for it as well.

Should they eventually get their light or figure out something else, they'd be able to safely go down and explore the mausoleum. It seemed to exist of a red half-degraded carpet, a statue at its end, two wooden shelves with some half-degraded items on it, perhaps books or embalming tools, some urns... They'd have to go get a closer look to see if there was more to it. Most notably were the six sarcophagi. Each bearing a knight with a sword on their covers. All seeming relatively well maintained and intact, despite the cobwebs covering them.

 

[Karcen]

Teti
current Outfit

" That we are and an oddly willing bunch at that " Teti confirmed what the graverobber asked about them belonging to the saorise, and he like her did find it a bit odd, but hey it was better than everyone being like Lei who for some reason really hated him. He really didn't get why he had done nothing to her and this might be the first time he talked about her. Did she think his insults were real? Was she so dull that she didn't understand manipulation? Teti guessed she was just all muscles no brains.

When the graverobber revealed what she knew Teti smiled " Thank you my lovely grave robber it seems that Lei there will get to finally show her great strength " Teti said still using [cat's meow]

With the information in hand and promises made Teti would get the money for the graverobber to prove his owner's honor and that she would be allowed to leave. it was always better to have more friends than foes after all and she seemed to have her ear to the ground. While Teti himself was no information expert he knew a thing or two about getting it. He also felt those like the robbers had to know things before they wasted all day or night digging up a body. They shouldn't just go off hunches, some did but well who knew better to have friends than enemies.

As they looked in the dark tomb and Soasire called out for light magic " If we have a spare torch i do have a fire starter kit my lady " Teti said managing to not use the ability that was as natural as normally speaking for him. still a fire starting kit wasn't exactly useful without the torch to burn. Well he did have very good hearing , though not better sight.

Teti would look around taking in the tomb once they had light in the place, and he was less than impressed. Yeah it was a tomb and a fairly fancy one at that, but it seemed straight forward enough. Would a tomb be just one room? Teti didn't know how people liked to design their eternal resting place let alone for seemingly their servants. " i wonder if there is a hidden passage here? " Teti mused " I mean its one of the only buildings that isn't covered by that barrier so maybe its a backway in?" he continued though where one might be hidden he didn't know.

" I wonder" Teti hummed before moving to the tombs and using [Apprasial isekai F] On them.

 

[TheTimePiece]

Ryuuji Kamimura
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Languages: "Common", "[Terran]" "<Beastial>"

Interactions: Elvario Maxxob

Unfortunately, for the grave robber he was acting about as sus as Ryuuji had been received when he tried stalling, with out an ability to back it up and it didn't take a high skill grade to be able to see beyond.

"< Fenrir, The fool has a magic item that's about to go off, he's probably trying to escape! be careful! I'll try to intercede! I'll focus in on him so the cast won't hurt you!>"

Ryuuji crackled with green light electricity as he attempted to smite the localized area in the guy's pocket which he had detected with his appraisal , using selective to hone in on whatever item was going off in a bid to try to damage it too heavily or at least make it malfunction to stop the guy being able to get away, by sending a crackling stream of energy that way.

Let There be BIG Smite!- Componentless Magic C, Magic C, Selective C, Magic Targets F, Magic Range E, Light affinity F, Lightning affinity F - Grade C - 3 Post cooldown.
Ryuuji fires off greenish light lightning bolts to smite up to 5 targets up to 100 ft away from him.

 

[Maxxob]

Fenrir Hellsing

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Titles: [Beast], [Born For This], [Butler], [Native] - #3FA008

Elvario Megilagor Femboy TheTimePiece

Fenrir’s snout twisted, just like his face, when the putrid scent which the man had attacked his senses. Not judging a book by its cover didn’t apply in this case, as the fatty smelled just as revolting as his appearance. Hurling grunts began leaving his throat, each of them being a challenge to the Wolfman’s capacity of keeping the contents of his stomach intact. Or at least, that would be the case if it wasn’t empty at the moment. But still, the gastric juice began to rise, burning the back of his throat. And, keeping his furred hand in front of his nose and mouth, with great effort he was able to avoid vomiting. Fenrir would, however, end up spitting some of the fluids on the ground, with a clear taste of displeasure on his face.

“You are fucking disgusting…” Saying that in a loud tone, his amber eyes locked on the fat grave robber. “... never have I ever had the displeasure of smelling such a putrid, rotten scent. If I’m a mutt, what does that make you? A walking toilet?” And, when setting his eyes on the curious glowing and warm catalyst, his predatory eyes would begin to narrow. Fenrir did not know what to make of the excuse the man had given for the object. In fact, as his mind reeled back, things who seemed to be crystal clear and truth to him had been seen thought by his mistress. With that in mind, the Wolfman decided to change how he was going to tackle this.

Instead of trying to discern truth from lies, he would just assume the man was lying until he changed his ‘tone’, per se. And Ryuuji was a healer after all, wasn’t he? If things took a turn for the worse, the fatty could always be healed. Or so he assumed. This decision became much, much easier when the man attempted to flee and Ryuuji warned him of the fatty’s magic item. “<Fucking bastard! Thank you, Ryuuji!>” Fenrir growled and, trusting his comrade implicitly, unsheathed both his swords and jumped on the man. Without missing a beat, he thrust each of the swords towards one of the man’s thighs. His objective was simple: penetrating as much as he could, to maim tendons and muscles, making sure the man couldn’t walk, caring little if his pants and shoes ended up bathed in the bastard’s fetid blood.

Spoiler: Actions

1 - Basic attack against the fatty (Strength D + Weapon E = 5BE +1 from Bolster = 6)
2 - Basic attack combo +1
3 - Basic attack combo +1 = 8 BE

 

[Megilagor]

Diego Argento
Languages: Common | [Terran]
Mention: Elvario Saoirse Desrosiers, Karcen Teti

Diego stepped aside when Saoirse waved at him, standing besides here seeing the door open as she turned the key herself.
"I did not expect that to actually be the case. But I do come from a place where the general populace doesn't even know about occultistic things being real, including magic to a certain degree, neither do they know of any race other than human. I just hope the rest of the estate won't be like that." Diego spoke up, speaking what the tongue brought up to its front. Diego had no filter in his words that was known well, both in this and his previous world, saying anything at any moment was something he did often.

"Well, Well, Well. A nice bone-chilling cold, with a dash of death." Diego commented upon feeling the chill run down his spine, if not for the fact Diego was some kind of adrenaline junkie after his years at the Foundation, he would be creeped out at the moment, but he was used to such terrains, and hearing Bosses question he answered with a calm voice.
"Hmm. Oh yeah, well not exactly monsters. We called them anomalies, you know they shouldn't exist in our world, but one way or another they began to exist all around my world, my previous workplace job was to find them, contain them, and protect the general populace from those anomalies, sometimes we would kill them, but sometimes we would work with them."
Diego placed one of his hands on his neck wanting to rub it out of embarrassment nearly forgetting he was in his new armor, but he did give an answer to Saoirse.
"Well, I never was in a mausoleum. But I did explore a few crypts, dungeons even one necropolis at some point, but no, no mausoleums. But I do know to watch out for any statues and graves. The number of times that some form of undead popped out of a grave or coffin, or the statues came to life is concerning."

"I don't have a torch. God I miss my NVG. For context, NVG means something that lets you see in the dark without casting visible light. But I should be able to make something like a simple lamp. It won't be stronger than a candle light but it should do its job. I will need to borrow your firestarter though Teti." Diego said emptying his metal canteen of water into his mouth before taking out a small vial of oil that was given to him as a freebie by the shopkeeper who bought his armor and weapon and poured its contents into the canteen. He placed the canteen on the ground so it wouldn't topple over, and with a bit of finagling, he tore a bit of his clothing fabric without removing his armor fully, twisting the fabric into a rope-like structure and dunking it into the canteen. He then took the fire starter kit from Teti and lit the end of the fabric, with it lit he almost closed the canteen so only the piece of fabric would be sticking out. The fabric soaked and burned off the oil slowly but surely, generating a bit of light like a small lamp or a candlelight, but at least it was something.
"It's not the best lighting but it will have to do for now. But we do need a better source of light next time. But this one should last us for about an hour if not more."
The light from the makeshift lamp wasn't covering a big area with its light but it was a much-needed light for the area. Being the one who made the light, Diego entered the mausoleum first to illuminate the area and check for any obvious traps or places for an enemy to hide, thankfully he found none, though the statue at the end of the room along with the sarcophagus was concerning for him. However, he did see some embalming tools which meant he could get some more oil from it if he needed to make a second makeshift lamp.

"Looking at this place I wouldn't put it past it to contain a hidden passage. Though the question stands is it something that opens after interacting with the statue of within one of the sarcophagus, but at the same time my experience is telling me that opening the sarcophagus or approaching the statue might be a bad idea. Seen too many of them either animate or open up to contain an undead." Diego exclaimed while taking a better look around the place, eventually passing his makeshift lamp onto one of the other people who came inside. So he could come closer to the statue and observe it, trying to find any moving part of it, even if still clinging to his glaive with both hands in case it decided to animate on him, even triggering his Appraisal E just to be sure.

Spoiler: Actions

1. Appraisal E on the Statue at the end of the room.

 

[Femboy]

Lei-Cao Cattlemaricanica Sedimentarius Formatta Taurus
6
Equipped Titles: Beast, Minotaur, Property of Saoirse Desrosier, Cow, Lazy Dairy
Point Booster: Attentive Student (D)
Character Sheet

Lei tried to not care and move on with the matter, only to find that the rabbit would go on to say more as well as provide challenge to resist and endure such strangulation. She'd at least try to hold it out to the best of her abilities via [(Physical/Mundane) (E)] whilst answering back.
"I'm  not a cow, but that's all I ever hear from anyone here, and your idea of a warrior must be wrong if you keep imagining it as  bodyguard... " Lei answered in return as she tried swatting at Saoirse's hands when the rabbit petted her.
"Don't touch me, who or what do you take me for?" she questioned in an annoyed tone.

If she was able to move on just fine, she'd reluctantly follow to the mausoleum but leave the others to toil and trouble themselves in such a dark and unclean place. It'd give her chance to catch some peaceful rest.

Actions
1. Resist (has Physical/Mundane Resistance E)​

 

[Elvario]

Tag and character goal:
Saoirse Desrosiers Elvario – Explore her most recently bought real estate... or rather... figure out how to even get in.
Ryuuji Kamimura TheTimePiece – Help Saoirse.
Cow Femboy – Help Saoirse. | Get trained.
Diego Argento Megilagor – Help Saoirse. | See if he can learn to re-apply and/or re-learn to use his past SCP knowledge and skills in this world.
Fenrir Hellsing Maxxob – Help Saoirse. | Prove that butlers are better servants than maids.
Teti Karcen – Help Saoirse. | Prove that maids are better servants than butlers.

Ororoot Empire. Capital City: Quang. Outskirts. Sienna Estate

Spoiler: source

Crunkle’s ‘Avorio Mansion’ Heist Map
From: https://2minutetabletop.com/avorio-mansion-heist-map/

Grave Robber (F)

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From: https://darkestdungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Grave_Robber?file=Grave_Robber.png

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Teti's answer was confusing at best. Willing slaves? The rabbit must either be rather peculiar or these folk were rather brainwashed. Perhaps both. Having gotten her pay, she was more than willing to just leave all this trouble behind. Teleporting off of the roof to get her pay, she'd head off with a wave afterwards, glad to be out of this before the trouble got even more 'real' than it'd been thus far.

Saoirse Desrosiers

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(Saoirse, Strength E + Natural Weapons F = 3 vs. Lei-Cao Resistance E = 2).

Even using merely her natural resistance (without leveraging any abilities, stats or gear in a defence) Lei-Cao got surprisingly close to being able to withstand the rabbit's legs around her throat. That said, she'd slowly feel less and less air manage to make its way to her lungs as she slowly, yet steadily, ran out of oxygen and got ever so slightly more dizzy. Her brain reaching that state of panicky (yet perhaps also almost euphoric for someone like Lei-Cao) moment of having so little oxygen that she'd start to see things blurry and feel woozy.

Should she at least be able to keep resisting the urge to throw Saoirse off or learn a new fetish whilst at it, she'd eventually black out and fall, having the rabbit hop off and join back up with Diego to merge back the timelines. That said, Lei-Cao's regeneration would kick in so shortly after that she'd still be able to catch Saoirse heading off and/or soon see Fenrir and Ryuuji going after the male grave robber. With her throat still aching a little, she'd be able to get back up and follow after Saoirse or help out with the male grave robber. Or she could pretend to have passed out for longer and keep laying there, should that be her desired option.

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Grave Robber (M)

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From: https://www.deviantart.com/feliciacano/art/Grave-Robber-for-Talisman-298027193

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“Your fault for sniffing me.” The man would sneer back at Fenrir, though he'd soon be running. Especially after Ryuuji has appraised him previously. Who was now calling out something the man couldn't fully comprehend, but he assumed it was bad.

Ryuuji's attempt to aim at the moving target turned out to be too much of a challenge. Luckily enough, he wasn't moving for long. With Fenrir slashing through the man's muscles and forcing him to fall down whilst screaming in pain and agony. “AARGH!!! You filthy bastard dog! Your mutt genes aren't even...” He wanted to keep shouting, but Ryuuji was now able to accurately hit the item in his pocket.

The moment said, item broke, the man's skin colour started turning a more sickly white... then grey... then he started to rot and wither away before their yes. Flesh and skin rotted rapidly enough to start revealing muscle and bone, until the muscle too, rotted away before their eyes. Eventually, nothing but a pile of bones, some gross clothes, a shovel and a broken magic item remained where the man had once been.

In away, it seemed he hadn't been lying about one thing. That item had, in fact, kept alive whatever form of undead or life-prolonging magic he'd been using. The latter explained why he'd smelled extraordinarily foul, at the very least...

With the man gone, Fenrir and Ryuuji would be able to go meet up with Saoirse. Should they inspect what he'd left, they would only find a few coins and the broken magic item among his clothes. The item being too complex for them to make sense of, unless they'd study it carefully and for a longer amount of time, as even in its broken state, it did seem to have some intricate designs remaining.

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Saoirse Desrosiers

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What Diego told her sounded oddly familiar. The Roman Empire and all it conquered had also been pretty Human-dominated. Her memories of that life were hazy though. Besides, she was more than happy to have become a superior species here. “Even if it is, we can fix it up.” She'd reply to him, still confident that this purchase would be worthwhile soon enough. As for the dash of death, she abstained from commenting.

“Work with the anomalies? As in, enslaving them like we do to some monsters?” She'd ask. Having a monster enslaved to her was still on her 'bucket' list, as those might be the most difficult to make flourish. Yet she did feel like there might be some real promise in trying to get one of those brainwashed enough to be utterly obedient to her, as that'd mean she'd have a raw force of nature to try make flourish as her own ultimate personal weapon, or something along those lines. That'd be a plan for later though.

“Hmmm. I can't say I've ever met an undead yet. At least not that I'm aware.” Little did she know the male grave robber had been identified as something close enough as they were speaking. “Though graves, coffins and statues would be exactly what you'd expect a place like this to be filled with.” The other bit sounded familiar. “This NVG of yours sounds like Darkvision. Some of the [beast] races can see surprisingly well in the dark. Mine sadly isn't one of them.”

Saoirse sighed, a tad annoyed that Teti casually asked for a spare torch after she'd just ordered Fenrir to buy them the next time they were in town. That should make it obvious they were lacking such things, shouldn't it? Either way, she looked at the nearby shrubs, breaking off a bigger branch. “It's not ideal, but lets try use this for now.” She'd hand it over to Teti and Diego for them to ignite it and use as a torch.

It was the only thing they had, as Diego was, in fact, not given oil for free (please don't randomly conjure convenient items into existence. If you believe he should have them, add any such things to the sheet before the next RP) by the shopkeeper. For now, the twigs and branches taken from the shrubs and bushes on display in the map were the best they had on hand right now, although they could technically smash the wheelbarrow on the map and use some planks from that as well. Or fetch some of the male grave-robber's clothing to burn, now that he was out of the picture.

Either way, they would eventually make it inside with some limited lightning. On the topic of hidden passages, she'd think for a bit. “It's not impossible, though if this place is anything like it should be, it should be the type only openable from inside of the estate. Otherwise infiltrating the building would become far too easy.” She checked the key... “Between the key and the barrier, it seems oddly like a puzzle we need to solve.”

As Teti used Appraisal F on one of the tombs, he'd only notice one thing. They were enchanted with something. The ability was too low to make sense of much else, sadly enough. Diego using Appraisal E on the statue showed him that the statue was equally enchanted, though he wouldn't be able to gather much else either.

Melia Hayward

Spoiler: full image and source

From: Volenna (Event)

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“How would we even fight an animated statue? Breaking through solid rock with sword or glaive seems near impossible.” She'd ask, eyeing Diego as he approached the statue to check it.

Meanwhile, Saoirse was checking out one the shelves. “Seems like it's mostly rotten trinkets and mouldy books that would likely crumble the moment you touch them.” She stated, at tad disappointed.

Jastira Veidi

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Jastira had gone for another shelf. “It's the same here, mistress.” She'd add.

However, as they were exploring, they'd suddenly hear a voice coming from the middle coffin in the bottom row. “Ehm... Hello? Is anyone there?” The voice sounded distinctly female and rather high-pitched. “Could someone please open this thing up? It's been really dark and stuffy in here.”

 

[Maxxob]

Fenrir Hellsing

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Titles: [Beast], [Born For This], [Butler], [Native] - #3FA008

Elvario TheTimePiece Karcen Megilagor

Fenrir's eyes widened as he watched the man rot and decompose before him. He certainly wasn't expecting something like that to happen, but it explained why the rotund man had such a despicable smell. "<I'm not sure if the mistress will be glad about this.>" The Wolfman clicked his tongue, seeing how he had not managed to neither get the full story out of the robber nor make him put back anything he might have stolen from the graves. The chance of the broken magic item being something that was dug up appeared to be slim, he thought.

"<But, maybe... this object still have some value...>" Flourishing both swords, and removing the excess blood towards the grassy ground, the butler would sheath them once more. Crouching near the remnants of the fatso, his furred hand would swipe both the coins and the broken item, presenting them to Ryuuji. "<Since you know magic, maybe you should hold on to this... magical thing. You have a better chance of making out heads or tails out of it. Might be something of interest for the mistress.>" His amber eyes slid from the item to the coins. "<As for the coins, it only makes sense to turn them over to her as well.>"

In case Ryuuji would rather not pick the items up, the Wolfman would simply stuff them in his pockets. Next, remembering the need for a torch, he would grab the disgusting clothes which were left behind and wrap around the blunt end of the shovel, already creating a makeshift torch of sorts. "<Let's go, it seems they need us.>" Say that, with the torch/shovel in hand, he would begin walking towards the mausoleum. Outside of it, the Beastman would use his Fire Starter Kit on the cloth, setting the makeshift torch ablaze, descending the stairs next.

Instead of examining the crypt, he instead simply approached the others, trying to give them as much vision as he could.

 

[TheTimePiece]

Ryuuji Kamimura
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Interactions: Maxxob Femboy Elvario

Fenrir successfully stabbed the guy to keep him from fleeing which was great, Ryuuji then followed up with his magic attack to break the item but it wasn't long after that point that..

Ryuuji felt like vomiting was a more and more appealing action between the scent and now the guy literally melting, he'd avert his eyes.

With the gross pile left, Ryuuji looked back to Fenrir.

He'd nod his head.

"<While it's unfortunate the fool died, and I can't imagine she'll be thrilled we didn't get all the information she wanted, I feel strongly she will understand that we were acting in part self defense, the magic item was unknown and for all we know he was running away to mount a dangerous attack against us with it, It was also a toss up, he could have been lying about his condition, it just so happens that this time he was telling the truth, however if that was simply the case I don't understand why he ran.>"

Ryuuji looked at the objects which Fenrir presented him with a bit of a side eye, clearly not thrilled at the idea of touching things which were in close proximity with that criminal who just melted, however he would accept them.

"<You're quite right, even in its broken state it might tell us something useful, I'll see if there is anything I can learn from it, and I suppose if not we can always see if the mistress is interested in pursuing someone who has a more advanced skillset in tinkering and or understanding..what I'm presuming is some sort of magitech.>"

Ryuuji would likely want to appraise the item when his cooldowns came back.


As for the matter of the coins Ryuuji also nodded,

"<Glad you seem to have that understanding sorted out, it goes without saying, that anything we find that's notable should be shown to her first so that she delegates what's done with it whether it's a coin, catalyst, expensive objective, what have you. What we find which may have been ours before this arrangement, now belongs to her inherently, and frankly overtime I've become more at peace with that idea. She has a very strategic and utilitarian mind you see, one which I see eye to eye with very frequently, so I generally trust her judgement in how to best use what resources we may stumble upon.>"

Ryuuji then promptly followed Fenrir taking note of Lei-Cao

"Are you going to join us?" He'd inquire now in common.

"I think it'd be quite nice if you would." He'd leave it at that.

Ryuuji waited for Fenrir to make the torch before following him further, Should they get within range of the others, after gazing around the space Ryuuji made his way over toward Saoirse, gave a bit of a bow, and presuming she gave the sign that now was a okay time to hear what he had to say, he held his hands out and presented her the coins and broken magic item.

"Mistress." He'd address respectfully before continuing,

"Unfortunately during Fenrir and my encounter with the grave robber, he did not survive, These are part of his belongings, Fenrir has the rest. A most curious magic item which he claimed was keeping him alive..which unfortuantely we found out actually was keeping him alive in some sort of..semi undead state I suppose. Fenrir and I acted accordingly in self defense when he started moving quickly away from us and it was apparent he was going to activate some sort of magic item which for all we knew was a powerful weapon or escape tool, and we acted with due diligence in order to try to subdue rather than kill him, but this was the result."

"As for the item, I can take a look at it if you'd like, and it may be something worth looking into further, about it's origin or if it can be repaired even."

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[Femboy]

Lei-Cao Cattlemaricanica Sedimentarius Formatta Taurus
7
Equipped Titles: Beast, Minotaur, Property of Saoirse Desrosier, Cow, Lazy Dairy
Point Booster: Attentive Student (D)
Character Sheet

Lei took a short moment to recover from the impromptu trial proposed upon her, still not entirely sure at this point if Saoirse was actually trying to give her training or just wanting to cause her pain and give her a hard time. Contemplating just staying around outside for the time being, she heard Ryuuji's invitation for her to come along, not originally planning to but briefly thinking upon it.
"Fine, though it's not like I want to be here. We already had a house to stay, why do we need another?" Lei grumbled, wondering why the rabbit's ego required so much real estate when they already had a completely fine waterfront. It wasn't like anything they did was going to change because of it, though hopefully it would give her more space to get away from the rest of everyone now that there were so many more of them. Reluctantly getting off from where she was sitting on the floor and following along, she'd quietly follow to the grave-filled room already noticing that there were plenty of others toiling around in the literal death-pits for some eager sake to 'assist their master'. Crossing her arms and leaning back against a wall, it only felt right that the others did it. They were so wanting to be 'servants' and whatnot nonsense, crawling around in filth and dirt to clean and look for things sounded like just the pitiful and boring work they wanted to do.​

 

[Karcen]

Teti
current Outfit

A tomb was a tomb and this one was a Magic tomb, that might explain why this place wasn't the target of the robbers. The magic must have kept them out or made getting to any goodies in the tombs. Really Teti needed something to light places up in the future, maybe some kind of magic lantern. Well that was for another day right now they had sone light and more importantly there was a voice. The voice didn't sound threatening and they likely outnumbered any magical creature that might be pretending to be helplessness trapped. Teti thought about it before heading to the stone coffin. Yeah he wasn't lifting that.

" My lady there is a voice from this coffin, perhaps some fae got trapped or some creature is pretending " He said putting his hand on the stone lid " perhaps it is time for Lei to show her strength and bravery? Who else could easily lift the lid and be ready to counter attack? " Tei half asked half suggested his Cat's meow again starting up.

 

[Elvario]

Tag and character goal:
Saoirse Desrosiers Elvario – Explore her most recently bought real estate... or rather... figure out how to even get in.
Ryuuji Kamimura TheTimePiece – Help Saoirse.
Cow Femboy – Help Saoirse. | Get trained.
Diego Argento Megilagor – Help Saoirse. | See if he can learn to re-apply and/or re-learn to use his past SCP knowledge and skills in this world.
Fenrir Hellsing Maxxob – Help Saoirse. | Prove that butlers are better servants than maids.
Teti Karcen – Help Saoirse. | Prove that maids are better servants than butlers.

Ororoot Empire. Capital City: Quang. Outskirts. Sienna Estate

Spoiler: source

Crunkle’s ‘Avorio Mansion’ Heist Map
From: https://2minutetabletop.com/avorio-mansion-heist-map/

Saoirse Desrosiers

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Saoirse would nod at Teti, having heard the voice as well. “It sounds like it could be either option.” As for the Cow lifting it, she shook her hand, using [Appraisal] of her own. “As I thought, it seems enchanted. Strength alone wouldn't get through this.”

Short after she'd replied, Fenrir and Ryuuji headed into the building. Fenrir's make-shift shovel-torch, or shorch for short, would help light up a fair bit of the room. When Ryuuji reported to her, she wasn't entirely happy to hear that a possible source of information had died before they'd gained any out of him, but that was life sometimes. “That's a shame, but I get it. At least that filth won't be present to pollute my property going forwards.” She'd take over the magic tool, observing it... It seemed to be giving off a faint glow in these crypts. In particular, it was glowing the moment it got close to the tomb they'd heard a voice from.

For a moment, Saoirse was distracted by Lei-Cao entering. “Huh... It seems you recover quicker by the moment.” She remarked, 'praising' the cow in her own way. Even if she hadn't been able to resist the choke-hold, she'd recovered from it remarkably fast. It'd probably be important to come up with 'new' training methods sooner, rather than later.

That said, the cow only momentarily distracted her, as Saoirse had something to figure out. Holding the magic item next to the tomb they'd heard the voice from on instinct, it'd start to glow even brighter. “Thought so...” She mumbled.

“What? What is that? That feels familiar!” The voice would call out from within the coffin. “I... I remember! That's the seal that binds me to this estate! I'm this estate's Steward! Yet... I can't remember much else...”

After a moment of silence, the voice would speak up again. “Everything feels broken. The seal... the estate... I think something went wrong whilst I was stuck in here. I've got to fix it, but I can't get out of this tomb! Why is everything so wrong? The seal that bound me feels broken, but also like it's been tempered with before...”

Saoirse sighed. “This sounds awfully familiar.” She mumbled. Then she turned to her slaves. “A brother of mine has been pretty... particular about using monsters as slaves. If this is what I think it is, namely a magic item to enslave a monster and to pacify their natural destructive tendencies, then I think this brother of mine would be able to fix the item.

Honestly, if the grave robber used it to increase or save his own lifespan... It adds up. I think he managed to buy it from Fenrir's previous owner and used it to turn himself into an undead monster and that he somehow enslaved himself with it, in order to live on longer. Yet the item remained attachment to whomever or whatever is in this tomb and to the estate itself, so it must've made him feel forced to return here. Even so, it's both tampered with and broken, so it's not looking ideal. Yet it shouldn't be beyond repair either.

If we fix it, it should be able to unseal this tomb and get out this supposed steward, which in turn might allow us to bring down more barriers and access more of the estate.” This was all turning a fair bit more troublesome and it was a bit of a stretch... That said, it did sound like she could get her hands on a new slave and on someone who'd been used to running estates at that, which would be very valuable.

“Yes please! I'll do anything I can to aid... The moment I can leave this!” The voice would come from the tomb again.

“Alright, alright.” She'd state to the voice coming from the tomb. Then she looked at her slaves gathered. “I think we'll have our next adventure cut out for us. Lei-Cao, rejoice! My brother is known to live in an area with lots of monsters around, so going to meet him will mean you can prove yourself as a warrior and get the epic battles you've wanted.”

She'd look at Diego. “You'll likely get a chance to see how many of your old skills carry over as well.” Then at Ryuuji. His magic might be key to getting there to begin with. “You'll probably get to test out all you've learned thus far in full.”

She sighed. “Right, let's got out of here. It's dark, the smoke is starting to get in my eyes and the smell is getting to me.” She'd state. “We'll be back.” She promised the tomb-locked person.

Once back outside, she'd move towards the prettier and nicer side of the building to share the 'plan' with the rest of the group. “Right. Here's what I'm thinking. First, we get a campfire going and make some food. I'd have rather used a kitchen, but we won't be getting into the estate itself anytime soon, I fear. Second, I'd like for Melia, Fenrir, Diego and Lei-Cao to have some sparring matches and to share a bit more about their skill-sets and fighting styles. We'd also do well on coming up with some key phrases to use in certain situations to confuse or outwit enemies and inform allies. We got lucky with the grave robbers, but if we're going where we're going, we'll need to work as a well-oiled machine.”

She turned to Ryuuji. “If you want, you can study the item a bit more, but I highly doubt we'd learn much more. I'd rather you focus on using your healing magic to make the others be able to train a bit more roughly and training some more yourself.”

On the topic of the item, she recalled a more general allowance she could give. “Should anyone wish to go and ask some questions to the one in that tomb, I'd allow it, though I'm not expecting the most answers.” (Any scene interacting with this NPC will be answered upon my return, so add it last or bend the time a bit to not get stuck on it.)

She turned to Teti and Fenrir. It was time to give Teti a challenge of his own and to have Fenrir complete the previous one. “I've gotten rather cold, wearing nothing than this oversized shirt. I'm sure you can help remedy that, whilst Fenrir goes to check up on my own clothing and ensures it'll return dried and cleaned?” That said, there was one thing she wanted to make very clear.

Gesturing for Teti to approach her further and stand at attention, she'd tell him a few of the conclusions she'd reached about how she wanted to 'train' and deal with him from now on. Especially after he'd kept showing a few sides of him rather openly. “Let's try sticking to three rules for now. First, I do believe that certain 'tasks' would be counterproductive to someone's flourishing when forced upon them, so you'll have a right to refuse when it comes to some more... adult-entertainment related requests in your specific line of work, even if they come from me. Yet don't expect me to hold back so long as you don't explicitly make use of that right and do feel free to engage with what you believe to be your duties towards me out of your own accord, especially so long as you believe it can aid you in your attempts to flourish as a maid.”

“Second, the only things I'd like to receive at times are attention, massages, hugs depending on the situation, perhaps whatever non-verbal talents might be hidden in that tongue of yours. In all other regards, I'd much rather use the wonders of modern potion-craft and become a much more giving mistress. I'm sure you understand the implications of that.” She'd let the words hang in the air for a bit.

At one point, when she mentioned 'hugs' for some reason, Teti would've felt Melia's glare upon him. Perhaps some jealousy. Fenrir would've noticed the latter as well. Saoirse herself seemed to miss it altogether.

“Third and finally, you've probably noticed it by now, but I'm possessive and not the most eager to share without prior knowledge. For any more adult-entertainment related tasks, that go further than just some smooth-talking and charming, you're to ask for permission first. The only exception being life-threatening situations.” Having made up her mind on how to proceed and on those three rules, she'd stare Teti dead in the eyes. “Is that clear?”

Assuming it was a 'yes', she'd eye Fenrir again. “Although you've been a lot less... let's say 'explicitly open' about insinuating it, should your words of serving in every way hold true, you'd be held to these three rules as well.”

With 'the talk' out of the way, she would turn to Diego and Fenrir again. “Right, Fenrir, once you've re-obtained my clothing, you're to help Diego cook this 'Mexican' food of his. I like the idea of his recipes, but I've got more faith in your actual cooking ability, so you're to work together on it to make it work.” She'd order their task.

The next bit went to Cow in particular, but also extended to Diego. “That said, I believe you two were busy with some burpee training. So whilst Fenrir finishes up my clothes and again after we've had our dinner, you can continue it. Melia, why don't you join them? With the grave robbers out of the picture, it should be safe enough to wear yourself out a bit to get some real training going. In the worst case, Ryuuji can reinvigorate you. Like before, any break of more than 10 seconds between each set warrants a strike with the whip. This time, I'll be nice enough to provide them equally.” She recalled Diego had been asking to be whipped as well before, for some reason, something she figured she might as well apply now.

With that bit also said, she'd once again turn to Ryuuji. “By the way, the area we'd be heading off to is likely going to be rather desolate. You're free to help me plan out what supplies we should bring ahead of time and ask the others for their ideas as well.” She'd already felt they were unprepared for just this estate, after all.

“Jastira, I'll allow you to take the time to work on your song-writing and performance. If you wish, you could ask Teti to help out, as I believe you share some talents in the performing arts, albeit in different avenues.”

Jastira Veidi

Spoiler: Full Image

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“Yes madam.” She'd state, though looking a bit unsure. Looking at Teti, she wondered just how much they did and didn't share. Especially after the type of commands Teti had been given just a bit ago. Even so... It did seem that some fun could be had with it. “I'll be looking forwards to working with you. I'm sure we can both benefit from sharing some tips and tricks in our respective fields and I must admit that you do seem to have a rather rhythmic sway to your movements that I'd wish to learn from.” She'd use [Just Trust Me] to put some of her own skill on display.

[Just Trust Me] - Persuasion F, Deception F, Etiquette F - Character attempts to socially influence her target to see things her way. - F Grade - 0 Post Cooldown.

Melia Hayward

Spoiler: full image and source

From: Volenna (Event)

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Upon hearing about the training, she'd be ready and eager. Heading directly towards Lei-Cao to challenge her. “You seem to be progressing more and more quickly. Yet even if you progress quickly, I'm not going to sit still either.” She'd state. “I challenge you to doing more burpees than me, without pause. You might've become more resistant and you might recover easily, but I think I still beat you in the mental fortitude and persistence of a warrior.”

With all that said and done, there were two more things that Saoirse recalled to tell them. “Oh, right. We should bury the grave-robbers we killed and put whatever they dug up back underneath the soil. It'll ruin the aesthetic and become rather foul if we just leave it be. It's not the greatest job, but it has to be done.

Furthermore, as you all noticed, I'm not the type to trade and switch around slaves a lot. That means you'll probably be stuck with one another for a lot longer. I'll give you all permission to strike up casual conversation to get to know one-another, for the sake of having some more unity within our group.” She figured she'd be a bit more generous as it might help them out in the long run. Not all time needed to be spent purely on designated tasks.

Spoiler: OOC

OOC Alright, I'll be gone for a week. That means the next narration post shall be planned to happen on Sunday the 24th of November, about 11 days from now. I've given all characters a list of tasks. Whether you want to complete them in multiple posts where you talk/debate amongst one another from PC to PC or in one big post somewhere along the way is up to you, but please communicate among one another on how you want to handle it.

Also, I'm thinking the next RP should be a bit more of an adventure vibe. Going to meet up with one of Saoirse's brothers in a monster-infested area to have him fix a monster-taming magic item in order to gain a grade for 'Support Staff' complex asset by binding the entombed steward seemed like a neat option. Feel free to come up with ideas/requests to add/alter to it and put them on Discord for me to read when I return, or if you're down to narrate bits/ideas, I'd be willing to co-narrate some encounters along the way.

Also, currently the [Slavers Guild Connection] asset is obtained, this one should get the [Supporting Structures] asset upon completion. The next one would aim for the [Supporting Staff] asset. That means only [Training Support] and [Well-Fare] would remain. Should TheTimePiece be down for it, I'd say returning to his frog monk monastery for training would be up after the adventure one, perhaps even as a two parter with one part focussing on training there to get the [Training Support] asset through the frog monks teachings and the second part focussing on getting the [Well-fare] asset by relaxing in the baths there.

Tasks:
Ryuuji

• Train his magic.
• Heal/reinvigorate those training.
• Share information about magic/plans, etc.
• Come up with some key phrases to inform allies/confuses enemies.
• Help come up with what supplies to bring during their next mission (ask others for input).
• Strike up casual chat with the others?
• Help bury the corpses and close back up the graves were dug up and opened.
• Optional; go chat with whomever/whatever got locked up in a tomb.

Lei-Cao

• Train with Fenrir, Diego, Melia
• Share information about fighting style techniques/plans, etc.
• Figure out if she wants a rivalry with Melia.
• Figure out how to prepare for fighting monsters and increase reputation as a famous warrior.
• Strike up casual chat with the others?
• Help bury the corpses and close back up the graves were dug up and opened.
• Optional; go chat with whomever/whatever got locked up in a tomb.

Diego

• Cook food on campfire.
• Train with Fenrir, Lei-Cao, Melia
• Share information about fighting style techniques/plans, etc.
• Share information about how to fight/deal with monsters that might also be relevant here.
• Come up with some key phrases to inform allies/confuses enemies.
• Strike up casual chat with the others?
• Help bury the corpses and close back up the graves were dug up and opened.
• Optional; go chat with whomever/whatever got locked up in a tomb.

Fenrir

• Wash and dry Saoirse's clothes.
• Help Diego cook food on campfire.
• Train with Lei-Cao, Diego, Melia
• Share information about fighting style techniques/plans, etc.
• Come up with some key phrases to inform allies/confuses enemies.
• Debate how to use (or abuse) the 'special' rules she's given Teti and by extension, him.
• Strike up casual chat with the others?
• Help bury the corpses and close back up the graves were dug up and opened.
• Optional; go chat with whomever/whatever got locked up in a tomb.

Teti

• Keep Saoirse warm whilst Fenrir finishes fixing up her clothes.
• Debate how to use (or abuse) the 'special' rules she's given him.
• Teach and/or train with Jastira.
• Strike up casual chat with the others?
• Help bury the corpses and close back up the graves were dug up and opened.
• Optional; go chat with whomever/whatever got locked up in a tomb.

 

[Karcen]

Teti
current Outfit

" Of course my lady " Teti said moving with fluid grace even as Saoirse gestured for him to come closer, though what he did might have surprised her. They couldn't go in and right now wasn't exactly the time for a few ways to keep warm. he could easily have some fun to get them both warmed up. or perhaps stripping everything off for some close skin contact, but well he got the feeling any of those wouldn't be super welcome. Still he would keep her warm by not quite picking up his smaller owner but moving her up just enough that he could sit and move her onto his lap. Teti would press his chest against the bunny woman's back his arms moving around her into a hug as his head reached over her shoulder. all in all this was both rather intimate and perhaps unsurprisingly decently warm for the bunny as Teti added his own body heat to the ambient heat. It was a good things she tolerated hugs.

The new rules were, well not exactly restrictive even giving him the right to say no, though Teti felt he would likely not need to do that much. Teti thought of a few responses, but decided to just listen if he spoke about how night or day services were fine by him, he did think he would appear to eager to push things in that direction. Teti was flirty and willing to do things, his life had pushed him this way, but he wouldn't say he always wanted to get into others beds. It was just how he charmed people, it was how he got close, honestly to his old self he might say he had some serious issues, but well he wasn't whoever he had been back then anymore so he dismissed the idea anything was wrong with him. the second rule was no issue either, she was his mistress and so what she wanted in the sheets went, it wasn't exactly he didn't already do before. The client got what the client wanted and Saorise was more than a client so she got everything she wanted. Still he could feel jealous eyes on him from a certain warrior maiden who wanted to be closer to their fluffy owner. Perhaps he could help with that as what was more bonding than acts done in the bedroom? The last rule well good reason to say no as his charming mouth would likely get him into such situations though honestly he didn't know where doing that would be life saving.

" Of course my lady what you desire of me shall be done" he said purring softly not calling upon his ability again because he wasn't trying to charm or flatter her. Teti also was a bit more aware of it around his owner it would be impolite to constantly try to seduce her. Though he might need it for one thing. " Actually on the last rule i do have an ide, you see my lady, perhaps we could invite one more to our night time escapades. I do know one person who would love to forge a deeper bond with you and how better to forge such a bond than to share everything?" he asked using [ cat's meow] He was going to help melia or try to.

As for Jastira and helping her he had no problems with that. The ability indeed having him feel like working with her was a good idea, not that he would have said no anything. That however would have to wait for a moment. " I would love to help one of our lady's most trusted, but first we must wait for those clothes to come we can't have our mistress suffer being cold no can we?" he asked his tone light hearted as he wasn't teasing anyone though he used [ cat's meow] just to keep up the two of them influencing each other.

 

[Megilagor]

Diego Argento
Languages: Common | [Terran]
Mention: Elvario Saoirse Desrosiers

"Sure some of them we had to enslave. Some of them came to work willingly as long as we agreed to some conditions, other anomalies had no real sentience thus we trained them to be on our side, while some were just objects with weird abilities. My previous glaive was one of them, it used to drain the one hit with it of their blood and vitality, to heal itself and me."
Diego exclaimed simply, sure they had some enslaved at the foundation though they preferred not to do it if need be, angry anomalies tended to be hectic and chaotic leading to less than savory situations at times. The immortal lizard's frequent breakouts were one of the reasons they tended to work with the anomalies rather than against them.
"Yeah NVG was nice a pair of goggles. Sure, sure they painted everything in your vision green but being able to see in the dark and not be seen because of it was nice."
Those things were something Diego really missed in this world not being able to see in the dark was something he wanted to gain in this world again.
"Usually with blunt force. Sure the glaive might be sharp on one end, but I have a blunt side on the other side. Depending on the animated statue, they tend to have moving joints with weak points or visible magic circles on them when they animate. Some even have the word 'emet' written on it, and if you scratch the first e from it, it stops functioning. Something about the power of words or something. Some even have a power cell of sorts nearby usually a crystal of sorts that needs to be broken."
At Melia's question, Diego answered simply, though a bit idiotic but it was true, so many different types of animated statues exist, but discerning one from another is hard before it starts moving.

When Fenrir and Ryujii entered the mausoleum and gave their report to the rest Diego had only one real thought in his head which he even voiced it out loud unbeknownst to himself.
"Heh did not expect him to be undead, sure he smelled badly but I thought he knew no hygiene."

"Right boss. Will handle the campfire then, just someone has to leave the fire starter." Diego said as he went in the direction of the woods, gathering some dry branches, bigger pieces of wood, and tinder before carrying them back to the others. Finding a spot near them that had less grass on it with some stones around he placed the wood there in a circle, and covered its sides with the nearby stones. Then with the borrowed firestarter he lit the tinder on fire and placed it below the stacked pieces of wood, for it to slowly lit itself on fire and burn.

Then Diego removed most of his armor leaving the bottom half on and began prepping some of the food, making dough for the tortilla from some of the ingredients in the bag, kneading it on a flat side of one of the stones that he carefully cleaned beforehand with some water and dry branches. Though baking tortillas on stones might not have been what he is used to but he considered using a shovel head as a pan but decided against it, they were in dirt and potentially bodies and he didn't want contamination.
"If one of you can sharpen some sticks or something so we can fry the meat over the fire that would be nice."

 

[Maxxob]

Fenrir Hellsing

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Titles: [Beast], [Born For This], [Butler], [Native] - #3FA008

Elvario Megilagor

Fenrir was certainly glad that Ryuuji had taken the charge and explained to their mistress the ending which had befallen the fattarooni. Even more so as it seemed the human was a propriety already held in higher esteem than the others or, at the very least, that had been the impression which the Wolfman got. “Oh, his revolting smell got even worse.” His attention shifted momentarily to Diego, when talking about the undead grave robber. And, it seemed that the group already had their next destination set: Saoirse’s brother, someone that dealt with monsters. The butler didn’t know what to think about it, as his memory was still hazy from before his servitude to his previous master. However, Fenrir always felt some sort of natural hate whenever his amber eyes set upon any monster. It was a curious thing for sure.

There were some more immediate matters. “Of course, mistress. I will get your clothes cleaned, dried and ready to donned once more.” With was crystal clear that would be his priority for the moment. Then it probably was helping Diego with the cooking, sparring, talking about his non-existent techniques and special phrases. That seemed to be an idea. Next thing, the bunny started to relay all sorts of rules of the more ‘risqué’ nature of Teti’s training. While Fenrir listened to it, his expression was rather indifferent. That was, at least, until hugs were mentioned. The very notion of them felt… rather odd. But even more odd was Melia’s glare of jealousy. ‘Oh… I see how it is…’ It didn’t take long for Fenrir to connect the dots. Was that the simple result of admiration or something else entirely? Maybe, in due time, he would learn what the human swordswoman really desired.

Fenrir’s aloof expression would change as soon as he was addressed by Saoirse, eyebrows raising infinitesimally, before his expression was quickly schooled back into the perfect domestic. “Of course, mistress, I’m more than willing to do what it is desired of me. What use is a chair that doesn’t ‘like’ being sat on? A bed that is reluctant to be slept on? A door that refuses to open?” Furniture was furniture, without desires or wants. Still, it was curious how the bunny preferred to tackle things. “All the three rules were perfectly understood.”

With his overlapping ‘risqué’ duties out of the way, in which the Wolfman already planned how to please his mistress, it was time to set out to work. “You can use the fire starter kit that was with me, Diego.” The butler grumbled, leaving the kit for use, while he went to work on the archaic ‘washing machine’.

Just as he had done previously before being interrupted, Fenrir began to test the apparatus once more on his own vest and bow-tie. After quite a bit of experimentation, noticing neither tear of the fabric nor mixing up of their colors, the butler was confident enough to wash Saoirse’s clothes. Placing them carefully in the apparatus, he began cleaning them [Domestic Arts F], eventually switching to manual scrubbing until each piece was spotless. As a perfectionist, Fenrir examined every inch of the fabric, and eventually he was satisfied with the result.

Gathering twigs and branches, he set up a sort of ‘drying rack’ near the campfire, leaving both Saoirse’s and his own clothes to dry near it. With that out of the way, it was time to tackle the dinner-making.

“I will get right on that.” Telling Diego thus, the Wolfman went to gather even more sticks and branches. After getting enough of them, he would unsheathe one of his swords and use the blade to sharpen the sticks. After their pointed endings were sharp enough to stab a man, Fenrir would come back and get the meats after they had been properly seasoned. Skewering the pieces on the sticks, carefully to not any of his chest’s fur on it, he would strategically position the sticks over the fire, so they could get the optimal roast on it. [Domestic Arts F]