The Chinal Pearl Inn part 8

[sharingfantasies]

I never had any interest in those games, but some middle and high schools actually have clubs that play them, exchange cards, etc. Along with anime, manga and that kind of stuff. School is very different than my day.

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

Well, it refers to the Great Plains of the United States. The mountains are the Rocky Mountains and the grain and fruited plain are the wheat and corn fields of the mid-west.

Us grain saints know this kind of stuff.

"Ah-ha! Y'know, we were taught that song in elementary school but never got an explanation. Public school systems failing again."

She bowed deeply, in respect.

"Thank you mighty Goddess! Your knowledge and wisdom imbue us all."

((side note: why did no one sing of the smoky mountains?!?! --pouts--))

 

[sharingfantasies]

You mean like "Smokey Mountain Rain" or "Smoky Mountain Memories"?

 

[Firmhanded_Daddy]

As the cuddle puddle breaks, she turns back to FD, carrying on her conversation with him.

“I’ve played all but two of those games, Exalted and Warhammer; we definitely would have been in the same crowd, under different circumstances, in school. For sure. I'm particularly fond of my MtG Sliver deck (er... think Changeling, kind of, unless you know what I'm talking about, in which case ignore me for trying to speak old school lingo)." She paused, trying to recover. "But... yeah... I haven't kept up with it, there's too many new sets and reprints and... it's a little crazy, now.”

Again, raising her empty coffee cup.

“To alternate universes! Lloniannau!!!”

Purses his lips thoughtfully trying to think of what she was talking about. Then shrugs his shoulders helplessly.

"Yeah we totally would have been in the same crowd. As far as your deck goes, I have not heard of it. Last set I purchased from seriously was Mirage back in 98 ish? I had a 3 turn kill red deck. That was my favorite. Now I nerd out on video games mostly. I don't even keep up much with D&D. It has changed a lot. Though 5E fixed the absolute dumpster fire that 4E was. Currently playing Overwatch between people's posts "

Laughs softly

"Have you seen the new Voltron?"

 

[Firmhanded_Daddy]

I never had any interest in those games, but some middle and high schools actually have clubs that play them, exchange cards, etc. Along with anime, manga and that kind of stuff. School is very different than my day.

"I almost got suspended because they tried to ban M:tG play before school. My friends and I would sit at the tables before school started and play a few hands. We just refused to quit playing. I can literally point to 20 students who actively break the law on campus every day and you want to come down on us playing a game and showing up to school ON TIME? Morons."

 

[sharingfantasies]

Purses his lips thoughtfully trying to think of what she was talking about. Then shrugs his shoulders helplessly.

"Yeah we totally would have been in the same crowd. As far as your deck goes, I have not heard of it. Last set I purchased from seriously was Mirage back in 98 ish? I had a 3 turn kill red deck. That was my favorite. Now I nerd out on video games mostly. I don't even keep up much with D&D. It has changed a lot. Though 5E fixed the absolute dumpster fire that 4E was. Currently playing Overwatch between people's posts "

Laughs softly

"Have you seen the new Voltron?"

LOL I am sure that makes sense to others, but it sure sounded Chinese to me. LOL

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

Purses his lips thoughtfully trying to think of what she was talking about. Then shrugs his shoulders helplessly.

"Yeah we totally would have been in the same crowd. As far as your deck goes, I have not heard of it. Last set I purchased from seriously was Mirage back in 98 ish? I had a 3 turn kill red deck. That was my favorite. Now I nerd out on video games mostly. I don't even keep up much with D&D. It has changed a lot. Though 5E fixed the absolute dumpster fire that 4E was. Currently playing Overwatch between people's posts "

Laughs softly

"Have you seen the new Voltron?"

She watched his expression change as he tried to figure out what she was talking about, a knowing giggle.

“To be fair, my best friend talks about new cards and I’m sitting there like ‘yeah… well… black lotus is expensive, eh?’ So, I understand.”

His mentioning of mirage and the era from whence it came suddenly made her feel very young.

“Oh,” she blushed as the age gap between them suddenly clicked in her mind. “I was, like, eight-ish back then; I didn’t get into cool things until High School. I say cool, people hated people like us, though. A 3 turn kill deck seems pretty bad ass. My slivers are more of a long game strat; if you don’t destroy my playing field within about six to seven turns, and I get my artifact out (Door of Destinies)… they just multiply in strength after each turn until I can just wipe the board.” She smiled thoughtfully. ”You’d definitely whip my ass with a three turn, though.”

She laughed at the mention of 4E.

“That particular edition doesn’t exist. The weirdest thing happened, they went 3, 3.5, 5… weird, huh?” She giggled at herself and shook her head with his final question. “I haven’t actually heard of Voltron; hubby might have, but I’ll have to look it up. But as for video games, what do you run? Are you a console or PC gamer? I watched my best friend play the new GoW and I—to put it impolitely—jizzed my pants because of the graphics and lore; everything was spot on, save for one glaring continuality error in the Mythos... No Spoilers...”

((Edit: you said Overwatch... I'm 99.999999999% sure that's a PC Game -face palm- Also: isn't Matt Mercer a voice actor for that game... he plays... oh... crap... "IT'S HIGH NOON"))

 

[Firmhanded_Daddy]

She watched his expression change as he tried to figure out what she was talking about, a knowing giggle.

“To be fair, my best friend talks about new cards and I’m sitting there like ‘yeah… well… black lotus is expensive, eh?’ So, I understand.”

His mentioning of mirage and the era from whence it came suddenly made her feel very young.

“Oh,” she blushed as the age gap between them suddenly clicked in her mind. “I was, like, eight-ish back then; I didn’t get into cool things until High School. I say cool, people hated people like us, though. A 3 turn kill deck seems pretty bad ass. My slivers are more of a long game strat; if you don’t destroy my playing field within about six to seven turns, and I get my artifact out (Door of Destinies)… they just multiply in strength after each turn until I can just wipe the board.” She smiled thoughtfully. ”You’d definitely whip my ass with a three turn, though.”

She laughed at the mention of 4E.

“That particular edition doesn’t exist. The weirdest thing happened, they went 3, 3.5, 5… weird, huh?” She giggled at herself and shook her head with his final question. “I haven’t actually heard of Voltron; hubby might have, but I’ll have to look it up. But as for video games, what do you run? Are you a console or PC gamer? I watched my best friend play the new GoW and I—to put it impolitely—jizzed my pants because of the graphics and lore; everything was spot on, save for one glaring continuality error in the Mythos... No Spoilers...”

((Edit: you said Overwatch... I'm 99.999999999% sure that's a PC Game -face palm- Also: isn't Matt Mercer a voice actor for that game... he plays... oh... crap... "IT'S HIGH NOON"))

Laughs.

"The fabled black lotus. Such a broken card. My 3 turn deck is very draw dependent. I have to have the right cards in my hand or near the top or I am dead or stalling for time. Very few creatures, mostly burn spells. 'Oh you played a creature? Well, I don't have any so I'm just going to nuke it.' It can be outplayed quite a few ways but it is a boom or bust deck. That is part of the fun."

Snickers.

"3.0 and 3.5 are my favorite by far. 5E is alright, but still feels a little too much like that which shall not be named. I play both PS4 and PC games. Never played God of War past like... the first one; and only that one for a few moments. I play Overwatch on PC. Not sure if Matt Mercer is a voice actor or not, but the character you are thinking of is McCree."

Gently scoops her hand up. Tugs it toward him. Places a light kiss on the back of it.

"With that I am off to bed. I am really tired. Perhaps I will see you tomorrow."

Waves to the rest of the Inn which seems to have mostly gone dormant.

"Night Folks."

 

[sharingfantasies]

Night FD, sleep well.

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

Laughs.

"The fabled black lotus. Such a broken card. My 3 turn deck is very draw dependent. I have to have the right cards in my hand or near the top or I am dead or stalling for time. Very few creatures, mostly burn spells. 'Oh you played a creature? Well, I don't have any so I'm just going to nuke it.' It can be outplayed quite a few ways but it is a boom or bust deck. That is part of the fun."

Snickers.

"3.0 and 3.5 are my favorite by far. 5E is alright, but still feels a little too much like that which shall not be named. I play both PS4 and PC games. Never played God of War past like... the first one; and only that one for a few moments. I play Overwatch on PC. Not sure if Matt Mercer is a voice actor or not, but the character you are thinking of is McCree."

Gently scoops her hand up. Tugs it toward him. Places a light kiss on the back of it.

"With that I am off to bed. I am really tired. Perhaps I will see you tomorrow."

Waves to the rest of the Inn which seems to have mostly gone dormant.

"Night Folks."

“It was a broken card, but, shoot, if I had it, I could sell it and pay off all my medical bills, that would be a treat.”

She smiled as he explained his deck and nodded.

“I’ve played a few decks like that, my best friend’s ex loves himself a mono-blue deck and all the burn spells that those have, in the new sets, so… I’m quite familiar. I couldn’t tell you how many times hubby flipped the table because my best friend’s ex would stop him mid-sentence to say: ‘In response… I’m gonna tap this land and BYE BYE.’” A nostalgic look came over her face as she recalled her best friend’s ex. “He was a good guy, though, despite his flaws; funny, too.”

“I wish we had some 3.0 books; I had to order the 3.5’s on Ebay and they were PRICEY. 5E is definitely a simpler way to play, but, I dunno, hubby says it’s better than the devil spawn of that which shall not be named. ((VOLDEMORT! THERE! I SAID IT!)) We just recently got a PS4, and while you’re not fond of the GoW franchise (I sure a heck hated the first couple games), I highly recommend the newest one. It’s so different, and with you enjoying Vikings, I think you’d appreciate the plot.”

She winked then giggled.

“And yes, that’s the name… duh, McCree. He is played by Matt Mercer.”

She began muttering quietly to herself “I-may-or-may-not-be-a-huge-Matt-Mercer-Fangirl-especially-after-he-introduced-the-world-to-D&D-in-a-live-stream-format-what-a-talented-bastard-he-is.” She began fanning herself, noticed she fell into a weird trance, then awkwardly straightened up.

As she did this, he grabbed her hand and pressed a soft kiss upon it.

“Leaving so soon? Alrighty; You will see me tomorrow, probably later than usual; I have to pick up hubby and run errands—it’s payday for him. G’night FD. I hope you sleep well.”

 

[BeautifulTrauma]

"Ah... I suppose I better turn in as well, I have to be up before 10 to pick up hubby and it's already 5:07. Hmm..."

She stood from her stool and sauntered over to the exit. Turning back to eye anyone still dwelling within she waved politely.

"Good night, y'all; I'll see y'nes later."

 

[sharingfantasies]

Night BT.

 

[BritSal]

I pop in for a very quick hi. Just heard on the grape vine the Lions/Lionesses should be on American soil by the end of next week for debriefing. Of course their theatre is very volatile and this could change. But it appears their objectives have been fulfilled.

 

[sharingfantasies]

I pop in for a very quick hi. Just heard on the grape vine the Lions/Lionesses should be on American soil by the end of next week for debriefing. Of course their theatre is very volatile and this could change. But it appears their objectives have been fulfilled.

Whoo hoo! Thanks for the message.

 

[chris2c4u]

I understand the Bread Monster has been spotted.

*Brings out the Toaster of Doom*

Ah! What ya think of that, Bready? Now where do I plug this in?

 

[sharingfantasies]

I understand the Bread Monster has been spotted.

*Brings out the Toaster of Doom*

Ah! What ya think of that, Bready? Now where do I plug this in?

Yikes! Toaster of Doom? Perhaps you should take that in to Phoo and let him take care of it?

 

[cgraven]

I pop in for a very quick hi. Just heard on the grape vine the Lions/Lionesses should be on American soil by the end of next week for debriefing. Of course their theatre is very volatile and this could change. But it appears their objectives have been fulfilled.

Great news Sal.

 

[The_gladiator]

A tired looking elf wanders in. Musing to himself about D&D wishing he'd been in on the conversation, but he grew up on 2e and really had refused to learn any other system so he didn't really play anymore, he did miss it though.

Mornin CG how you doin?

 

[Uggg]

Great news Sal.

Morning CG,

how's the back?

Uggg

 

[Uggg]

A tired looking elf wanders in. Musing to himself about D&D wishing he'd been in on the conversation, but he grew up on 2e and really had refused to learn any other system so he didn't really play anymore, he did miss it though.

Mornin CG how you doin?

Good morning snuggle elf,

how are you?

Uggg

 

[Bjerget]

I pop in for a very quick hi. Just heard on the grape vine the Lions/Lionesses should be on American soil by the end of next week for debriefing. Of course their theatre is very volatile and this could change. But it appears their objectives have been fulfilled.

All of my love to you ladies and gents.

 

[Bjerget]

Her words made him chuckle, but the clear delight she showed which blossomed not only in her features but from her lips truly rushed through him. Now he was laughing with her. Emerald eyes actually shifting color just a bit. If she was close enough to notice, around the pupil there was a golden ring. Yeah his eyes were a damned mood ring.

"Oh yeah, I did D&D, Magic: The Gathering, Vampire:the Masquerade, Exalted, even dabbled with a little Warhammer but I didn't have the patience to paint all the little pewter figures or the pocket book. To alternate universes!"

Winking at her with a grin he sipped his drink and then proclaimed loudly

"Skol!"

Oh those are some of my favorite things. You naughty devil you, bringing out the nerdspeak. Now I'm gonna have to get my d20 out and play!

Also, it's pronounced "SKÅL!"

 

[Bjerget]

Good morning snuggle elf,

how are you?

Uggg

*sneaks up behind him and puts on a sign on his back*

the sign reads: "will bark for kisses!"

 

[Uggg]

*sneaks up behind him and puts on a sign on his back*

the sign reads: "will bark for kisses!"

YAY! OMG! shiny shine we are finally on at the same time!

*picks haer up and spins her round then starts barking*

WoofWoofWoof

*Putting barks all over your face*

Uggg

 

[Bjerget]

YAY! OMG! shiny shine we are finally on at the same time!

*picks haer up and spins her round then starts barking*

WoofWoofWoof

*Putting barks all over your face*

Uggg

*Douses us both in glitter so we can both be shiny and kisses back*

Silly pupper. What would I do without a good boy like you? *ruffles your fur*