2019.06.08: First meetings,Game of wits
| First meetings, game of riddles | |
|---|---|
| A riddle challenge | |
| IC Date | June 08, 2019 |
| IC Time | 8:00 P.M. |
| Players | Jack ORourke Magnus |
| Location | Tech Haven |
| Spheres | Gaian Garou |
The smell of rabit stew comes wafting into the tech haven as the door opens and Magnus, all the while knocking on the door, calls out and walks in, "Anybody home?" In his non-knocking hand, he holds an earthen clay pot. At least he comes bearing gifts? He mutters under his breath, "Please for the love of Sigurd let this be the place."
"Hello there, welcome to Tech Heaven." Jack looks up at the man with a deep snuff of the stew, with a wide smile."That smells amazing dude, I'm Jack O'Roruke, born on two legs, Cliath, born under the crescent moon, the the glasswalker tribe." HIs voice is irish dancing along the words, as the older male slides to his feet, with a bowing of his head, the beads in his tinkling against each other in that wooden style, his hair is pushed back behind his head, silver-reddish with a wide smile.
Magnus grins as he realizes he is in the right spot, "Oh good, found it. I am Magnus Nilsen, Rited Bloodied Spirit Walker, Cliath Godi of the Get of Fenris, hailing from the Sept of the Midnight Sun, but here to establish a brotherhood amongst the tribes as a Fang of Garm." He bows his head and then adds, "Well, it is fer ye and yers, so I'm hopping ye like it. Caught earlier today and cooked by yers truly." He sets the pot down and says, "Yer a Godi..err Theurge, like me. How are the spirits in the city?"
"Active, loud, and we need to help them of course." Jack nods slowly, with a wide smile at the man, as he walks over to grab a bowl, moving to the food slowly starting to spoon it up."But for the moment, I'm on duty here, till I'm allowed to leave." His voice is soft, as he then walks to sit down at the table, with a spoon testing the food."I hail from Ireland, from no sept now, I was asked to leave."
Magnus's face grows solelmn. "Mayhaps I heard some rumours 'bout that." His own voice is sing-songy and heavily Scandinavian accented. "I don't suppose there is anything that kin be done to help ye? Us Godi tend to have to stick together as we see more deeply than the rest of the auspices. Still, there is honor in serving yer sentence and bringing renown back once it is through."
"I sit and I wait, for that is my punishment, I got a troubled and failure on my name." Jack nods with a biting of his lip, as he shakes his head the beads tinkle back and forth."But I shall, overcome and reprove myself, gain my place in the sept. This is just the first step of the journey towards a better future."
Sitting idle. Glory often comes to those who wait patiently." Magnus looks at the stew and his own stomach rumbles, "Don't suppose ye have an extra plate?" He grins. "Took me longer to find te place then I'd care to admit." With a warm, friendly chuckle, the neo-Viking sits down. "Are ye allowed to step sideways and banter with te spirits?"
"I can if I have a misson, that is approved yes. Now then I shall get you a plate." Jack stands up quickly moving towards the cabinet, to get him one handing it Magnus."Enjoy with me, sit with me, supe with me." His voice is soft, musical as he smiles at her, spooning up more into his mouth, with a content little sigh."Yes, I will prove myself, now then tell me how has the sept been to you so far?"
Magnus takes the plate and sits. He eats too and it is fairly tasty. "I thankee for yer hospitality. The sept has been warm and friendly. I've met a fair amount of the kinfolk and elders and so far it has been a welcoming experience. Seeing as there be few Get in the area, they are glad I am here to re-establish kinship. As for the approved missions, let me see what I can do. Perhaps I can wrangle up a mission that the elders will let ye go on with me."
"Sounds good, I need to prove myself so I can be free again." The tune is joking as he bites the food again, with a nodding of his head."Now then, welcome to the sept, I look forward to helping you." Jack then reaches over to an ice box to pull out two homemade meads placing it down."Would you care for some mead, it is from back home, made by my family?"
Magnus nods, "Iffn it wasn't too forward of me to ask, what exactly did ye do?" The mead is grabbed if it is still offered. Magnus is not one to turn down a good mead. "I have yet to make mead here, but I hear there is another of yer folk that makes it. I ferget his name at the moment though, but Mora swears by it." He takes a bite of the stew and finally takes a look around, "Nice place ye have here...what exactly is it?"
"This is a place where we are making items for the sept, but I got mad at the something said to me about my past, I disrespected myself. It is to help me find a new path, there is much but tired of telling the story." The words are spoken slowly, as he sips the mead with a little chuckle, as he looks at the man."Sorry." Jack frowns slowly, as he looks around now with a shake of his head.
"Items? Fetishes or just tools of the Weaver?" He's not that computer savy. As Jack opens up some, Magnus nods, "Respect those of higher station...it can be a tricky Litany to follow for those with Rage and Wisdom such as we have. Still, knowing one's place in the pack is more than just a law, it is te difference between life and death. Keep yer head high though, ye won't be te first to fall into that Litany and ye won't be te last." He takes a good long sip of the mead and chuckles, foam frothing down his beard, "Tell yer family this nay be bad!"
"Aye, there is more to it but your words are close, to the tale. One day I'll explain it all." Jack nods slowly, with a little nod of his head. As he sips his mead with a little chuckle leaning back in his chair with a nod of his head."Now then, moving past this point, what do you do for fun? Also to let you know, we make fetishes and tools of the weavers."
Magnus grins, "As Fenris wills.' With another swig of mead, he says, "Fun? I am Get, we fight, hunt, eat, drink, fuck, and altogether enjoy life. Iffn ye have a competition or game, I am down fer the challenge." He taps the side of his head as he leans in closer now, "How about a challenge of riddles amongst us Godi? That's always good." He's a man from the backwoods raised predominantly in a Sept that saw 24 hours of darkness for half the year.
"Okay then riddles, are fun it is a quiet the way to test, to play, to enjoy." The irish man nods slowly, as he watches him with a sip of his mead now, as he places down a few stones from inside of his bag."The first to get 5 of these, by stumping the other wins the challange, do you agree to my rules?"
Magnus slams a hand on the table. You're playing with a Get, nothing quiet about this, "It is on!" he shouts with confidence. "For the Pride o' the Pack and the Fury of Fenrir, may yer wits ring true. As this is yer home turf, I agree to yer rules and allow ye to go first."
"OKay then, I'll give you an easy one." Jack throws it out there, it is a quick and easy to solve, as he watches the other man."It has been quiet some time, since last I was able to play this game."
Magnus does indeed get the first riddle fairly quickly. He throws out his own. It is something about a dark and terrifying night. He nods his head and finishes off the mead in his mug. "Aye, tis been since last winter when me and me kin were stuck inside after a snow storm more or less leveled our Sept. That is the way of it all though in the frozen north and we had plenty of good food and mead to go around though." He grins. "What all do ye like to do for fun?"
"I enjoy games of chance, and a skill. SOmetimes on the screen, sometimes in person." Jack nods slowly, as he gives the answer with a little chuckle, as he bites his lip."Now then, my turn." The next riddle is about a song, it is about time, it is about the world, the easy is a little more complex, as he looks back and forth around the room, waiting for the man to give his answer with a nod of his head."Good food, mead, I'm Irish that is the highlight of my life, I grow up not far from dublin."
Magnus sits back and thinks long about the riddle. As he thinks, he goes further down the rabit hole in his mind and starts to develop a bit of a headache. "Fuck it, I don't know it. Bloody good show mate." He rubs at his temple and says, "Fuq me, after that one I think I need another mead or me head will explode." He sits back and looks at the tech, "See, that's what I kin nay get about yer Tribe. Ye know that the easy life of food and drink is te highlight of life, yet ye still look into the Weaver's Webs. Perhaps ye kin explain that one to me, because I nae ever understood."
"Myself I walk both paths, I grow up in the wilds, but I was always attracted to tech, running a freelancer comapny." Jack nods slowly, as he grabs another mead passing it to the man, with a nod of his head."I win the point, now I get to give you another riddle, works like tennis." His voice is soft, teasing as he sends off the next one with a nod of his head."This is what my years of being one with the crescent moon has trained me to do, once I was an Athro, now I'm Claith. But I wish to prove myself again."
Magnus laughs, "See, what the fuck does that even me? Freelancer company? What'n are ye even lancing anyway?" He starts drinking the mead. With a wink, he slams his hand on the table, "Oh, sure, but better get out yer big guns before I pull mine out and piss all over te lot of yer riddles." He smirks. At the notion of Jack having been an Athro being demoted to a Cliath is noted, Magnus turns his hand into a fist and gives two, albeit softer, thwaps on the table, "To better days me friend...to restoring what was lost...and to coming out on top for the Glory of Gaia and Fenris!" And he downs the mead. Whoops.
"Well then, it seems you like my mead indeed, that brings me great pleasure." Jack picks up another little chip, as he slides it to his side, as Magnus gets the next one wrong again, as he gives up with a little sigh."I will teach you the art of riddles, I will help you here. It is a good to learn, it is a great power." With that he pitches the next one out into the word, this one is an old favorite, getting arogent due to the other ones, and then he nods at Magnus."To better days, better days are coming quickly, for us and the sept. I feel a bright future is coming, indeed my friend."
Magnus gets this next one easily and then offers up another about a frozen lass by a hotspring. His riddles all have a theme to them of the cold barren north it seems. "Aye, ye have good mead. I'll be sure to replace whatever I drink tonight, I promise. I just need to find a good hive first. I am sure there is one by the caern somewhere, but haven't come across it yet. Truth be told, I had nae gone looking for it yet, but I will."
"Aye, it is fine you know honestly, they send me more then I can drink. Just drink it with me, as friends and do this again." Jack nods slowly, with a wicked chuckle, as he watches Magnus with a little chuckle."Now then, what will the next one be, and I think at the moment we doing well both of us." His voice is soft, as he answers the next one with a wicked little chuckle.
The viking chuckles, "Well then, we'll have to make up a batch at some point and send it back to yer kin so they can try the mead of the new world..even though it will be the mead of the old world, but they nae need to know that." He chuckles.
A soft chuckles escapes Jack's lips as he nods towards the man, as he says the next riddle with a wide smile."Aye, they will never know, that will be our next project my friend. Once I'm given the go ahead to leave." His hand is clapping the other on the shoulder with a nod of his head, and then he sips his mead, as he opens another one for both of them with a wicked chuckle, the next riddle is fired off quickly.
Magnus takes the mead and starts sipping at it rather than pounding it. The flavors mix in well and he just starts to enjoy it as he steps back and takes his time to answer the next riddle. He gets it and offers one back about a fjord that is too deep to fit a log.
Jack nods slowly, as he gets the next one, and then he is throwing the next one at Magnus with a little smile."Now this is a good match, this is a good match." His voice is soft, as he sips the mead with a little chuckle."THis is a too much, way too much....." His voice is drops now as he looks into his eyes.
Magnus chuckles and manages to get stumped one last time. "Aw fuckin hell...fine fine, ye win. I'm stumped for the last time tonight." He sips at his mead as he sits in a moment of silence, probably wondering where he went wrong in the game. Finally, after the moment of contemplation and self reflection, he says, "Too much of life is only bad if ye let it be." He stands and staggers just a bit, "With that, I'll be leaving ye. I appreciate the food, drink, and general merriment ye've provided. Let me see what I can do about getting us through into the umbra to help with some chimminage." He nods one more time, the staggering already disappearing as if he were willing it to be so, "Hold yer head high and seek renown hmm?" He bows his head and says, "Let the spirits see this match tonight as the start. Good eve to ye...good eve."
"Thank you my friend, I'm honored by your words, and your game. I wish for in time for us to grow closer, and to become friends." Jack stands up as he walks towards the man to place his hand on his shoulder, as he bows his head."I look forward to meeting with you again, for now I will be here. But the next step I can do is show you some of my tech, to show you what makes me enjoy it so much."
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O'Rourke rolls Enigmas(3) + Wits(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 3 3 4 6
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 1 successes.
3 4 4 5 +10
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 2 successes.
4 5 5 +7 +7
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
4 +7 +7 +8 +9 +10
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 5 +6 +7 +9 9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for -1 successes.
-1 2 4 4 5
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
4 5 +6 +6 +7 +9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 4 7
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 4 5 9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 4 5 +6 +6
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 3 4 +6 +6 +8
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 5 +8 +8 +9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 3 4 +8 10
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 +7 +7 +8 +8 +10
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 4 4 +8 +10
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 3 4 4 +10 10
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 4 successes.
3 +6 +7 +8 +9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 5 5 +6 +10
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 5 +7 +9 10
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 2 3 5 +9 10
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 2 2 4 +7
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O'Rourke rolls Wits(3) + Enigmas(3) (6 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 5 +7 +9 9
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Magnus rolls Wits + Enigmas vs 6 for 0 successes.
2 3 3 3 5
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