4.16.2006
Day 1, Afternoon: Marivhon In The Food Court
At Footlocker, you ask about inter-dimensional shipping. "Sorry buddy," says Ogre Pete (his Footlocker nametag gives his name as 'Ogre Pete'). "You'd think we could do that stuff, but we can't. I guess it's like that saying 'You can't take it with you' or something. But think about it. Guys get resurrected all the time, but when's the last time you saw a guy come back from the dead with a great pair of shoes?" That said, leaving the shop, you do find a FedEx store near the food court.
You buy a +1 Robe of Protection from 'Freddy 5', modron entrepeneur. It's +1 to AC and all saves. "Vrill is this guy's name? Naw, never heard of the guy. At least, you know, my memory ain't so good, buying and selling robes all day, you know, got a lot of coinage on my mind if you know what I mean?" If you know what he means.
No travel maps of the entire airport seem to be available in the food court shopping plaza.
Shi Jukka sits down at a table near some fake palm trees. You look at him, and he looks a bit confused to see you at first, but then seems to recognize you. "Mm. Hello there. My condolences. No, I'm not really dead. Just visiting, I suppose. I have this ar... well, never mind that. Actually, yes, I am on a quest. You know terminal P, the Fire Elementals' Graveyard? Well, being the Master of Fire, I'm here attempting to obtain the Fire Grail from this one elemental's crypt." Shi seems to sigh. "Also looking for some dead friends of mine, from before. But that's incidental to the matter at hand... most people in my line of work don't end up here."
"The MoP." Shi shakes his head. "To tell the truth, Marivhon, I'm not really so much with the Monks anymore. It's just... hmm. It's complicated. I'm not sure that the Monks' strategy is going to be a successful one." You press more about what Shi means. "Well, Durth is isolating itself, and built a big wall. But Greyhelm, it was surrounded by a wall in the first place, and the Knights just cut through all defenses without too much trouble. And not curing disease and blindness, purifying water... running a city on right living and positive thinking turns out to be harder than you might have hoped. So instead of writing a goddamned best-seller, I'm trying to obtain the Heat Grail, Fire Grail, whatever."
You tell Jukka about the module you're currently on. "Hmm. Tough break. No, I don't anything about this Vrill guy... not much one for 'blogs' I suppose. I can tell you this though. Yeah, this place is all a little crazy. Not much sense, and on occasion, the terminals themselves move and rearrange, although that doesn't happen all that often. But there are two main terminal sets, the A set and the Z set, and they aren't connected. You have to take one of those ships or transports, whatever they are. One of them is down there, other side of the food court, through the handicapped bathroom of all places, don't ask me. Yeah, really, I know, it makes no sense. But it sounds like you want to turn around, and head all the way down to terminal Y, and go from there."
"Hey, one last thing. You want terminal B? Right, 'under construction', here's the deal. When the Gods themselves are constructing something it's really bad news. That phrase is generally key for 'holy war', and it's a pocket dimension where anything goes. Ever been to Limbo or the Abyss? Kind of like that." Shi goes silent for a minute and eats a fried shrimp. "Tell you what, Marivhon. Do something for me, and I'll help you out. If you're heading down to terminal Y environs, head on to J and then to the library in V. If you can get me this book called Uncle Yueh's Basement Science, I'll give you some of my memory salve. Keep you from losing it if you think you'll be down here a full week. In any case, if you need more memory salve, you can always get it from the temple in terminal A. If you get the book, just leave it at the lost and found office in terminal O. Thanks, and good luck... I'll be around terminals O and P if you feel like dropping by, although I'll warn you- terminal P sucks, in a word. Come prepared for combat. Hey, nice robe." With that, Shi eats his fortune cookie, and laughs. He bows, takes his tray, and heads off.
The fortune falls off the tray and onto the table as Shi takes his leave. It reads:
You buy a +1 Robe of Protection from 'Freddy 5', modron entrepeneur. It's +1 to AC and all saves. "Vrill is this guy's name? Naw, never heard of the guy. At least, you know, my memory ain't so good, buying and selling robes all day, you know, got a lot of coinage on my mind if you know what I mean?" If you know what he means.
No travel maps of the entire airport seem to be available in the food court shopping plaza.
Shi Jukka sits down at a table near some fake palm trees. You look at him, and he looks a bit confused to see you at first, but then seems to recognize you. "Mm. Hello there. My condolences. No, I'm not really dead. Just visiting, I suppose. I have this ar... well, never mind that. Actually, yes, I am on a quest. You know terminal P, the Fire Elementals' Graveyard? Well, being the Master of Fire, I'm here attempting to obtain the Fire Grail from this one elemental's crypt." Shi seems to sigh. "Also looking for some dead friends of mine, from before. But that's incidental to the matter at hand... most people in my line of work don't end up here."
"The MoP." Shi shakes his head. "To tell the truth, Marivhon, I'm not really so much with the Monks anymore. It's just... hmm. It's complicated. I'm not sure that the Monks' strategy is going to be a successful one." You press more about what Shi means. "Well, Durth is isolating itself, and built a big wall. But Greyhelm, it was surrounded by a wall in the first place, and the Knights just cut through all defenses without too much trouble. And not curing disease and blindness, purifying water... running a city on right living and positive thinking turns out to be harder than you might have hoped. So instead of writing a goddamned best-seller, I'm trying to obtain the Heat Grail, Fire Grail, whatever."
You tell Jukka about the module you're currently on. "Hmm. Tough break. No, I don't anything about this Vrill guy... not much one for 'blogs' I suppose. I can tell you this though. Yeah, this place is all a little crazy. Not much sense, and on occasion, the terminals themselves move and rearrange, although that doesn't happen all that often. But there are two main terminal sets, the A set and the Z set, and they aren't connected. You have to take one of those ships or transports, whatever they are. One of them is down there, other side of the food court, through the handicapped bathroom of all places, don't ask me. Yeah, really, I know, it makes no sense. But it sounds like you want to turn around, and head all the way down to terminal Y, and go from there."
"Hey, one last thing. You want terminal B? Right, 'under construction', here's the deal. When the Gods themselves are constructing something it's really bad news. That phrase is generally key for 'holy war', and it's a pocket dimension where anything goes. Ever been to Limbo or the Abyss? Kind of like that." Shi goes silent for a minute and eats a fried shrimp. "Tell you what, Marivhon. Do something for me, and I'll help you out. If you're heading down to terminal Y environs, head on to J and then to the library in V. If you can get me this book called Uncle Yueh's Basement Science, I'll give you some of my memory salve. Keep you from losing it if you think you'll be down here a full week. In any case, if you need more memory salve, you can always get it from the temple in terminal A. If you get the book, just leave it at the lost and found office in terminal O. Thanks, and good luck... I'll be around terminals O and P if you feel like dropping by, although I'll warn you- terminal P sucks, in a word. Come prepared for combat. Hey, nice robe." With that, Shi eats his fortune cookie, and laughs. He bows, takes his tray, and heads off.
The fortune falls off the tray and onto the table as Shi takes his leave. It reads:
When hermit crab want new shell, is when he is most vulnerable. The safe crab is the crab who is content with his shell of the right size. Today, a rain cloud. Tomorrow, rain.
Your lucky numbers are: (illegible)
