The mask of the Queen of Pentacles

[elevatoravatar]

[Liz has recently regained her coin purse and has decided that perhaps now is the time to make use of it]

Phone:  Drone Filter

"Many of you have mentioned a listless dislike of this place...  Existing in a state of readiness yet with nothing to do.  The town however has returned to me one of my articles of office, and now I offer something to you all...  I have tasks...  Endeavors..  Quests...  Whatever you call them, were it that you feel the need to expand your horizons, I have them...  As well as suitable reward.  Please, feel free to call and we may band together to face the darkness of inaction."

Action 1:  Around town

[You may notice Elizabeth shopping today, clothes, various odds and ends and food, dear goodness is she buying a lot of food, all the money is coming from a bulging coin purse that seems to have far more nickles in it than there should be space.]

Action 2:  The tavern

[Liz has asked (see bribed) a drone to drop off a box at the bar with a bright red bow to a Mr. Chulainn having inside it one pair of cowboy boots and one white cape, she then sits down in a booth near the door to watch]

Comments

Phone

[walking-nuke.livejournal.com]

Tasks'a what kind? We talkin' operations on tryin'a get outta'is town or what?

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"Ways to fortify one's soul against Erebus to provide the enlightenment to survive this place... Escape is something later... For I know not how to accomplish that task."

[walking-nuke.livejournal.com]

[There's a short pause on the other end of the phone.]

What, is Erebus like another word for sin or somethin'?

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"Erebus is the feeling of self loathing that drives mankind to wish for its own demise."

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[bad-assery.livejournal.com]

Quests, huh? Sounds interesting. Tell me more.

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"To combat Erebus, I have things... That I would like done, as well as compensation for such things."

[bad-assery.livejournal.com]

That so? Are the tasks difficult?

Not that I mind if they are.

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps. Some are not simple, others are. The reward however is reflected in the simplicity."

[Phone]

[bitemescumbag.livejournal.com]

[Ever since the man with the red hat had been going door to door, Yuri had a sinking suspicion someone would take on the opposite type of role. Fetch quests have returned. And Yuri is a sucker.]

...Guess your offer breaks the tedium a bit, huh.

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"That indeed is one thing it could do. However, that is not the end goal, merely a pleasant side effect of it all."

[bitemescumbag.livejournal.com]

You've got an ultimate goal that can be accomplished by sending other people out on busy work.

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"To combat the aura of hopelessness that permeates this place."

[phone]

[gandere]

... You can't be serious.

[ She can't be. Quests? ]

[phone]

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"I am completely serious. One of my duties at home was designating tasks for those contracted to the master to handle. I have been given my tools to handle this duty back."

[phone]

[gandere]

And what's in it for me?

[ More like: "What do I get if I have Lancer do all of this work for me?" ]

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"I now have at my fingertips a nearly inexhaustible supply of both gems and metal coins... As well as the feeling that you have fought back the forces that sap at our souls."

[action 2] 1/3

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

[Okay, that was a little weird. Lancer was pretty sure this wasn't standard for a drone, but what the hell? Might as well open it.]

2/3

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

[...What.]

[What.]

[Oh, causality was so totally gonna get reversed on someone for this.]

3/3

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth--!

[Nope, not angry. He didn't get angry.]

[Just very, very annoyed.]

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

[She just smiled slightly from her booth and waved, drinking her drink]

[Phone]

[beardonfire.livejournal.com]

[LeChuck was hardly a seasoned adventure game puzzle solver, but he knew a puzzle when he saw one! "Expand your horizons" must be fancy talk for "get some new inventory items and progress to the next chapter". If Threepwood could do it, so could he!]

Color me interested, miss! How may I be of service?

[Phone]

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"Now... Are you the sort who is a man of action? A defender of the weak? Or enjoys fetching things?"

[Phone]

[beardonfire.livejournal.com]

I'm quite good at fetching things! What do I need to fetch?

[That was a lie, of course, but the third option sounds the most Adventure Game-y.]

[primitive voice filter]

[grand-theft-moe.livejournal.com]

[elevatoravatar.livejournal.com]

"Yes it is... For helping my fellows both boosts their souls and every strike against our captors, no matter how small, is still a strike."