012 - Protectors - Lion’s Den
012 - Protectors - Lion’s Den
Content Warnings
Headphone warning/loud noises (timestamp: 00:23:35)
[Show intro plays]
ROVER
Hello everyone and welcome back to Remains To Be Seen. The DnD show where one group's past can determine the other group's future. I am your host and DM Rover Elliot, pronouns he/they, and today I am here with...
ALYSSA
Alyssa, she/her.
RIK
Rik, he/him.
ZOE
Zoe, she/they.
MIKE
Mike, he/him.
ROVER
And who are you guys playing?
ALYSSA
Yitri, she/her, and (screams).
RIK
Pierre, Pierre Ardoise, he/him, and uh... Oh dear, it's happening again!
ZOE
Aleks, he/him. I just want one normal train ride.
MIKE
Kol, he/him. (Sighs)
ROVER
Perfect reactions from the crew.
RIK
Just a sigh? Oh my god. (Laughs)
ZOE
Yeah, also fair, actually.
ROVER
So, Mike, you wanna explain why that sigh was? Was it because of what happened in the last episode?
MIKE
It was because of what happened in the last episode. Previously on Remains To Be Seen.
[Laughter]
We took a train journey, but before that, Aleks had a huge emotional moment with an old friend and possibly a mentor. Where they discussed a lot of things that the rest of the party don't know, and you, dear listener, will have to go back and listen to. Cause we covered a lot of ground. Then we all agreed that we were going to go get some papers, go to a train station, buy lasagna - or I did -, and then go and have a strategy conversation while we were on the train. Which I personally think went very successfully. Until Pierre started to feel a chill at the back of his neck. At which point, things took a turn for the worst as we faced an enemy yet to be seen. And then the train arrived in London.
ROVER
And what happened with Yitri also? Well, it's kinda being told, but, remains to be seen, question mark?
ALYSSA
No one else but...
ROVER
Has been seen?
ALYSSA
Yeah, everyone else was deafened, so no one in this call besides me and Ro and Lizzie who's also here know what happened.
ROVER
Yeah.
MIKE
And it's kinda terrifying that that's the case, but we're accepting it.
ALYSSA
Oh, yeah!
MIKE
But we're accepting it.
[Laughter]
ROVER
Welcome to your first ever 'a deafened' moment of Remains To Be Seen.
ALYSSA
Why did it have to be me? (Chuckles)
ROVER
And uh, you guys are...
MIKE
Wait, do we get there before the Bounty Hunters?
ROVER
No, the Bounty Hunters had one in, like, episode 5.
MIKE
Aw! Aw, man!
ALYSSA
Damn, okay.
ZOE
We are just late to everything compared to the Bounty Hunters.
ROVER
But, on the other hand, the train just arrived and is about to open the doors for you guys to get out.
[Train station ambience begin]
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Before we leave, I... I want to say something. Yitri, you, uhm... You said that it feels like we're being hunted. I, uhm... I'm afraid that... at least some of it might be my fault. And –
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I mean, the whole thing with the wanted poster. That kinda makes sense.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
You saw a wanted poster?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah. But I didn't think anything of it.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
You saw a wanted poster of me? And you didn't think anything of it?
RIK
Did we?
ZOE
Yeah, Kol and Yitri.
MIKE
Yeah, we did. Yeah.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I mean, I just... I mean, you got arrested when we first got the job. I kinda thought it was something to do with that. And, you know, we got the job, so I thought it was squashed, so I didn't think much of it. And it takes a while for people to take every poster down. So I just... thought... And also, people have their reasons, I guess. I just didn't... I mean, I thought about it, yeah. But, like, I didn't... judge you for it, or anything.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Well, that is kind.
MIKE [as KOL]
Aleks, what's going on here?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I... I really, really don't want to talk about that. But because we are now colleagues, I... I fear that this, uhm... might not be only my problem anymore. The... the poster has nothing to do with why I was arrested at the palace. That, uh... that was actually not even my fault. I didn't do anything. But there... There is someone after me. And the people working for him are the people who, uhm, we saw in the café with... with the chest symbols. Which is why I immediately said that we need to leave. And I... I have been running from them for months now. So... I-I don't know if, uhm, if what is happening currently and what happened on the train was really because of me, but, uhm... I can't with full certainty say that it's not. And it is... It would be unfair of me to keep you in the dark about that.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I appreciate you telling us. I can... tell it was hard, but we appreciate it. And if anyone's trying to come after you, they're gonna have to go through us first, so. That's gonna be a bit of a problem, especially now we have a whole fixed strategy and everything? They're not gonna get to you. Don't worry.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Right.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I mean, I can't promise anything, but I'm gonna do my best. I can promise you that I'm gonna do my best to keep that from happening.
MIKE
Kol shoots you a quizzical look and is like,
MIKE [as KOL]
So, who is hunting you?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
His name is Chester King. He is.. very rich, you could say. Which, uhm, in some part means that, uh... he has a lot of power.
MIKE [as KOL]
Hmm.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
So, I apologize for dragging you into that.
MIKE [as KOL]
Why would you be hunted by the rich elite?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Well, now that is a question I would like to know the answer to as well.
MIKE [as KOL]
Hmm.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
So they're just kinda hunting you down for no reason?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I'm not sure.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I mean, you don't have to tell us the reason. I mean, I'm not expecting everyone to lay out their entire life's story to me right now. But like... (Sighs) Rich people do weird stuff, I guess.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I guess they do. But, uhm, that is all. I, uh...
MIKE [as KOL]
Well, as Yitri says, we won't let anything happen to you. We're colleagues now. And you're with us, and we'll look after you as best we can. But being in service to the Crown and being hunted by someone who's that powerful... I can only imagine that must be quite scary for you. We'll do our best. Okay?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Thank you.
MIKE [as KOL]
Now, if there's not anything more, uhm... maybe we should get off the train. I can see the guard is starting to give us a look.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
(Chuckles) Yeah.
ROVER
Yeah, as I said in the last episode, you guys can spot that outside the entrance of Queen's Cross are reporters. Standing ready.
MIKE
Waiting for us?
ROVER
They haven't seen you yet.
MIKE
Okay.
ROVER
But there is a very high possibility that if they do see you guys - definitely knowing that you have "saved the day", in quotation marks, in Manchester - y'all can assume they will have some questions. If you want to lay low, I suggest giving me Stealth checks. Otherwise, just let me know what you wanna do.
ZOE
Yeah. Can, uhm...
ALYSSA
Can we... Should we talk about in character what our plan is, so we're not just like...
RIK
I think so, yeah.
ZOE
Yeah, yeah.
ROVER
Yeah, absolutely.
MIKE
Yeah. Kol, as he's sliding open the door,
[Train door opens]
[Station ambience and crowd noises get louder]
… sees a herd... is that the collective term for reporters? I'm going with it. Sees a herd of reporters outside and his immediate thought is to just go. But he takes a moment, and I think the party sees that he takes a moment, thinking back over the events that happened in the University. And he turns around, shuts the door again,
[Train door closes and crowd noises get quiet]
… and says,
MIKE [as KOL]
There's about twenty reporters out there. And I bet they're waiting for us. How do you guys wanna play this?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
We do not have the time to deal with them right now.
MIKE [as KOL]
Fully agree.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
And I think if they see us, they... Well, they would want to talk to us. But especially since we're about to... well, do something that our employers won't like, I doubt we should get in contact with the reporters.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
No, yeah.
RIK [as PIERRE]
We shouldn't announce our presence. They don't know we're back yet.
MIKE [as KOL]
Alright, well...
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah. We wanna keep making them think we're still at the University.
MIKE [as KOL]
It's possible we might be able to blend in with the crowd, given that there’s a lot of people in this train station.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Kol?
MIKE [as KOL]
So. if we lay low enough, we might be able to sneak through the back door. Yes, I'm a bird, Yitri, I can see it in your eyes.
[Rik laughs]
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
You're a bird. I'm... I have an axe bigger than me. I am bright green. Aleks has a very, very nice, like, cloak thing you have. Oh my god, love it, by the way. I've been meaning to say that this whole time.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Thank you.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Honestly, I think the only one of us that can actually blend in is Pierre.
[Rik laughs]
Which is not an insult to you at all! Honestly, at this point; compliment! But, it's just... we're not exactly subtle people. And it's not just you, Kol. Look at me!
ZOE [as ALEKS]
We can still try.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah, we can try, but...
ZOE [as ALEKS]
How about that? We try, and if we fail, I will talk us out of it.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Okay!
MIKE
Question from the floor.
ROVER
Yes, Mike?
MIKE
Yitri has Misty Step, right? Is that right?
ALYSSA
I have Fey Step and it only works on one person at a time per long rest. I was thinking about it too.
MIKE
And it's to somewhere you can see, right?
ALYSSA
Somewhere I can see within 30 feet.
MIKE
Now, if this is based off the King's Cross that I know and love, back in good old Blighty; King's Cross station has a glass roof.
ALYSSA
Ooh!
MIKE
So I assume Queen's Cross station probably does as well. Which means, from the train, you would actually be able to see the rooftop.
ROVER
Yeah.
ALYSSA
Okay.
MIKE
If you wanted to use it.
ALYSSA
So, I can only touch one creature willing within 5 feet of me and that creature would teleport instead of me. So, I can only take one person. And everyone else would have to, like, go.
ZOE
I could, and that is just an idea, I could give the entire party Bardic Inspiration so that we have a higher chance of doing that Stealth roll.
RIK
Not a bad idea.
MIKE
That's a good idea.
ALYSSA
That might be the better bet, considering I can only do one person and not myself. So, I could only get... I'd have to pick. And that's a hard pick.
ZOE
Yeah, and... Question from the floor, Mr. God Man. So, how bright is the train station, you would say? Would you say it's like well-lit?
MIKE
Oh, I like where this is going.
ROVER
It's well-lit. Yeah, no, it is well-lit. (Laughs)
ZOE
Right, so that means I could give all of you Bardic Inspiration while I myself would have disadvantage on the Stealth check. Because I am so sparkly and amazing.
[Laughter]
ROVER
Yeah.
ZOE
It could definitely be an idea that, uh... if Yitri would teleport Aleks to the roof... First of all, how the fuck does he get down?
ROVER
Discoball! (Laughs)
ZOE
Cause then I'm just on the roof, you know?
ALYSSA
(Laughing) We'll get him later! We'll get him later!
ROVER
I mean, we have a man that can fly.
MIKE
Well... I was gonna say…
ZOE
Also, that's not very, like, stealthy, you know?
ALYSSA
Yeah, but like –
ROVER
Maybe, maybe it is.
ALYSSA
We can try!
MIKE
Maybe it is!
RIK
Can we stealthily fly?
MIKE
(Laughing) Maybe it is!
ROVER
(Dragged out) I.... If you fly high enough, I will give you advantage on Stealth.
MIKE
Okay, well...
ALYSSA
Alright, so the plan is; Bardic Inspiration on all of us. I get... Yitri gets Aleks outta there, and we go?
MIKE
Yeah.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Okay, I have an idea. I can only get one of you out of here. Without having to worry. I'll get one of you, and my vote is Aleks, because not only are you very glittery and sparkly and amazing, I love it, I think it's great. But also you, I feel like, might be the person people wanna talk to the most out of all three of us. I mean...
MIKE [as KOL]
Hmm. I think that's a good decision.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
You were arrested, and they're like, "Yeah, actually, don't worry." So, I think I can get you out of here, and the three of us just have to do our best to blend in. Which might be a little easier than we think.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
If we agree to this plan, I can... I can give you some support on your... stealth attempt.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I would appreciate that. Yeah, I think we should do that.
RIK [as PIERRE]
Yes. Sounds like a good idea.
MIKE [as KOL]
Thanks, Aleks.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Alright. Aleks, this is gonna feel a little weird, but it's actually kind of fun.
ZOE
Let me do the support first, Alyssa.
ALYSSA
Oh, yeah!
[Chuckles]
ZOE
I need to cast my spell first, otherwise this is gonna get weird.
ALYSSA
(Laughing) I got excited, I'm sorry!
RIK
(Laughs) Gives us support from the roof.
[Laughter]
ROVER
Tell us then also how you cast Bardic Inspiration.
ALYSSA
You just start breakdancing.
ZOE
Just starts the Macarena.
ROVER
Yeah. How do you inspire your team?
[Laughter]
[Alyssa hums the Macarena]
MIKE
The listeners can't see, but everyone just did the Macarena. (Laughs)
[Laughter]
ZOE
And everyone is feeling inspired, so this is great!
ALYSSA
I hope everyone at home is doing the Macarena too!
[Rover laughs]
MIKE
You're a dancer, aren't you? Like, you're a dancer, and you're quite flexible. Maybe you could adapt a sort of, like... Maybe you could just do a power move? You know? Maybe you could backflip into Inspiration?
ALYSSA
If I saw someone do a backflip, I'd feel very inspired! (Laughs)
MIKE
Like, backflip, land in a split.
RIK
Does a backflip in the train, you know.
[Zoe laughs]
MIKE
Glitter goes everywhere!
ZOE
No, you know what? Sure, I can try to do a backflip. Do I have to roll on that? I'm gonna say, "I do a backflip to inspire my party!"
[Laughter]
ROVER
I'm gonna give you advantage. But give me a Performance check, I guess.
ZOE
Performance check?
ROVER
No, actually, Acrobatics.
ZOE
Damn.
ROVER
Give me an Acrobatics with advantage, please.
ZOE
Okay, Acrobatics. Oh, okay, okay, I should be fine. If I don't completely fuck up.
ROVER
You’re fine!
ZOE
It's gonna be fine.
ALYSSA
You got this!
ZOE
Which is actually always valid.
[Dice clacks]
Okay. We're so fine. That is a 23.
ROVER
Incredible backflip, 10/10!
MIKE
Now that... Now that is what I'm talking about.
ROVER
Now, that is inspiring!
RIK
Let's go, Aleks!
[Zoe chuckles]
ROVER
Tell us quickly what Bardic Inspiration does.
ZOE
So basically it gives the people who have been inspired a D6 that they can roll when they have failed a D20 check, and they can use that once to kinda safe that check, basically.
ROVER
Try to save it, yeah. Okay. A D6?
ZOE
Uh, yes.
ROVER
And that three times, okay.
[Chime of Bardic Inspiration]
Y'all now have your D6's that you can add whenever that is necessary.
MIKE
Whoo!
ZOE
Also, it lasts one hour if you guys don't need that for the Stealth.
ROVER
Incredible.
MIKE
Oh. I love it.
ROVER
What's next?
ALYSSA
So, Yitri's gonna be like,
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Wow.
ALYSSA
(Laughing) Just impressed by this backflip. And then she's gonna compose herself and she's gonna just... she's like... Her hand is gonna hover over his shoulder, she's on her tippy toes. Her hand is gonna hover over his shoulder, and she's like,
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Is it okay if I give you a little tap here?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Yeah. It's fine.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Alright.
RIK [as PIERRE]
Hold up.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Huh?
RIK
And Pierre touched Aleks' arm and he says,
RIK [as PIERRE]
I'm sorry, I didn't know. About the Chester thing.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Well, I didn't tell you.
ZOE
And he looks over to Yitri, expecting her to just continue, cause does not want that conversation right now. (Chuckles)
RIK
Yeah.
ALYSSA
And she's just like,
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Alright, see you in a bit.
ALYSSA
And taps him on the shoulder and a little, like, whirlwind of leaves just kind of show...
[Leaves rustling and wind blowing]
Come up underneath Aleks' feet.
ROVER
Mmhmm.
ALYSSA
And then he's gonna be on the roof.
[Rustling stops]
ZOE
Again!
ALYSSA
Again. On the roof.
MIKE
You ever get that feeling of déjà vu? (Laughs)
[Laughter]
ROVER
Alright. Aleks is on the roof now. Okay, great. We'll get to Aleks in a bit. Everyone else…
MIKE
Mmhmm?
ALYSSA
Hi!
ROVER
What is... What is you guys' plan? And first of all, can I also have a Perception check from the three of you?
[Alyssa wails]
MIKE
Kol just goes,
[Dice rolls]
MIKE [as KOL]
Now, you have to admit; that is how you make an exit.
[Alyssa laughs]
[Station ambience continues quietly in the background]
MIKE
17. (Chuckles)
RIK
8.
ALYSSA
(Laughing) Are you fucking kidding me?! (Screams) I got a 3.
[Laughter]
ROVER
Okay, yeah, you know, it's fine.
ALYSSA
Wait, actually... Wait, wait, wait, I got a 4! I got a plus 1 to Perception, I got a 4! I got a 4!
ROVER
Fantastic.
MIKE
Hold on to that plus 1, man.
ALYSSA
I'm holding on to it!
ROVER
Kol… You can finally kind of understand why the reporters are there when you see Miguel waiting for a train that has just arrived and he is packing up a bag across his shoulder. And headed towards a train that says, "Going towards Oxford." Do with that what you will. That is just what you spot through the crowd.
MIKE
So are the reporters following Miguel, then?
ROVER
Not following him, but you can make the connection that they probably would've tried to follow Miguel, and then when he went through the gates to get ready for the train, that they were gonna back off.
MIKE
Hmm, okay. Which, obviously Kol tells to the rest of the party.
MIKE [as KOL]
Hey. That's Miguel over there on the platform. And look at those reporters, they were waiting for him. Still, we should be a little bit cautious leaving here.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Oh yeah, definitely, cause... I mean, he's leaving now, they're gonna... If they see us, they're gonna be like, "Oh, next thing we do!" So...
RIK [as PIERRE]
But we went here for him. We needed to talk to him.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah! You know what? Yeah, didn't realize that until right now, yeah. We do... We came here to do that, didn't we?
MIKE [as KOL]
Well, listen, we can get out of the train through this door over here.
MIKE
And he points to the door opposite the one that's open.
MIKE [as KOL]
Maybe, if we can just run along the platform, we don't have to leave the gates. We don't even need to engage with the reporters.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
I think that's a good idea.
RIK [as PIERRE]
That's a good idea, yeah. Let's do that.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
And then we have to get Aleks...
MIKE [as KOL]
We'll have to...
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
And then we'll have to get Aleks from the roof after that, though.
MIKE [as KOL]
We'll have to get Aleks back somehow, but...
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah, cause I left him on the roof.
ZOE
Every time Aleks is on the roof, it's a bad idea.
RIK
(Laughing) Aleks is just on the roof. No!
MIKE
Aleks is just sat there, like, "Guys?" (Laughs)
ROVER
Yeah. What's the plan?
MIKE
So the plan, at the moment, that Kol is suggesting is to go through the opposite train door to slide it open, to go across the tracks to the next platform and rendez vous with Miguel.
ROVER
Okay.
ZOE
Quick question.
ROVER
Yes.
ZOE
So the way this roof is formed, how possible is it to, you know from the roof, jump down?
ROVER
All your hitpoints.
ZOE
I have Feather Fall.
ROVER
Not all your hitpoints.
[Laughter]
ZOE
Because if I were to see them bee-lining for Miguel, could I potentially join them by jumping off the roof?
[Mike laughs]
ROVER
Uuhh, ooh, okay, okay. Uhm... I have a question. There's windows through it, you can teleport where you can see, so I kind of just allowed going through the window outside? I suppose?
ALYSSA
Yeah.
ROVER
How would you fall... How would you jump back into the building if there's glass.
ZOE
No, that was my question. If there's like...
ROVER
Oh!
ZOE
If there's an area where the roof kind of stops over the tracks, for example. If I can, from there, jump back down to rendez vous with them. That was my question for that.
MIKE
Do you want me to tackle that one, Ro? Do you want that one?
ROVER
Yeah, actually, do so.
MIKE
So, in King's Cross station, because King's Cross and St. Pancras are next to each other, King's Cross station has these two huge arched glass roofs. And then under those are the tracks. But like I say, there isn't an opening per se. Actually, no, that's a lie. The ones at the very top of the arch, they actually open to allow air in and out. But you'd have to get up the arch, which is just glass. I mean, we could pretend there was a ladder. To get to one of those vents. And then you could slide into the vent. Because you're quite... You're not tall tall, like 6 foot? So you could probably get into one of those vents and fall down.
ROVER
I thought Aleks was 6 foot something.
ZOE
He's kind of, like, exactly 6 footth.
MIKE
I mean, either way, as long as you're not the size of a fucking fridge, you'd be able to fit through one of those.
ROVER
Before we continue having this conversation, can you please give me a Perception check with disadvantage because you're on the roof? I don't know if you saw Miguel.
ZOE
Yeah, that's also what I'm asking. What else am I... I don't know what do you mean "Disadvantage, I'm on the roof."
ROVER
"I was over on the bench. I was over on the bench."
{Dice clacks]
ZOE
That makes – I-I will kill you, Rover! Fuck!
[Mike laughs]
That's a 20! And I can't use it! Okay. I am calm and collected. And I'm gonna roll again.
[Dice clacks]
(Screams) That's another 20!!
[Loud cheers and screams from everyone, a.k.a. RIP your headphones]
MIKE
No!! Let's fucking go!! (Laughing) Yeah!!
ALYSSA
Let's fucking go! Let's fucking go!
ROVER
No! No way! No way!
ALYSSA
Let's fucking go!
RIK
Whoa!
MIKE
Whoo!! The dice have spoken!
ZOE
I don't know if you can... It's... It's there.
MIKE
(Air horn noises) Yeah, let's see it! Let's see it, let's see it. Get closer, get closer! Get that shit right in there!
ZOE
I can't get clo– Wait, I-I will try... There.
ROVER
Oh my god!
ALYSSA
No fucking way!
MIKE
Oh, aaah! (Laughs)
RIK
God damn!
MIKE
That's two nat 20's in a row!
ZOE
Every time I need to do something with Miguel it's a 20.
ALYSSA
Look. Gay love does that to you. Gay love specifically.
[Laughter]
ROVER
You know what? For that, I will even say... If you want, we can dial it back a little bit, and you can have seen Miguel before you got teleported.
ZOE
Okay.
ROVER
Then Alyssa gets her Fey Step back, and you will also be able to get to Miguel in general without jumping off of a roof.
[Laughter]
MIKE
Do you wanna cut point and we go back to before we Fey Stepped, or what would you like?
ROVER
For two nat 20's, which you've probably just heard us all go feral about – because I was gonna do that for disadvantage. Apparently not. The gods and the dice say otherwise – we can just do (rewinding noises) "Going back in time!"
[Laughter as everyone joins in on the rewinding noises while a tape rewinds as well]
MIKE
That's the sound effect, editors. That's the sound effect.
RIK
By the way, are you still gonna shimmer in the light?
ROVER
Yeah, you're still gonna shimmer in the light, anyway.
RIK
Yeah.
ROVER
I'm not saying the Fey Step can't happen anymore. But if y'all are gonna talk to Miguel, you now have at least the opportunity to join the group and not take the Fey Step immediately.
ZOE
Yes.
ROVER
And first go to Miguel and then change things.
RIK
Fey Step Aleks towards Miguel.
ALYSSA
Ooh!
MIKE
Yeah. Yeah. Fey Step Aleks toward Miguel.
RIK
They can stop Miguel from going into the actual fucking train.
ALYSSA
But also, if we go to Miguel, the reporters might see us.
ROVER
They're not looking at Miguel anymore, but they were there for him.
ALYSSA
Oh.
ROVER
Like, it's been a minute.
ZOE
Okay. So, basically we could say that we teleport Aleks to Miguel and the rest stealths after?
RIK
Mmhmm. Yeah.
ROVER
That's fine, yeah.
ZOE
Okay!
ROVER
I will allow you to Fey Step right in front of his way before he's getting into the train
[Rik laughs]
ZOE
Okay. (Laughs)
ALYSSA
Ok, yeah, I think that's two nat 20's in a row.
[Laughter]
ROVER
Yeah, that's why it's like, 'Hello!"
MIKE
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
ROVER
I can see you put your hand at the doorway of the train, and either do it perfectly cause you had a nat 20, being like, "Hello!"
MIKE
(Laughs) "Ah, Miguel, we meet again."
[Laughter]
ZOE
Oh my god. Okay.
MIKE
So yeah, in this new timeline, Kol has spotted Miguel just as you were waving your hand above Aleks.
ALYSSA
Yeah.
MIKE
And Kol is like, "Ah, that's Miguel." And you're like, "Oh, you wanna go see Miguel? Uh, *boop*." And then away you go.
ROVER
(Laughing) Yeah, honestly, that's a good one.
ZOE
That would be so funny.
ROVER
Okay. Then, that is exactly what happened. So, as Miguel starts walking towards the train that he is about to take, you Fey Step in front of him.
[Leaves rustling and wind blows]
And... You can immediately see that he is reaching for his bow. Like, automatically. And then he sees you and is like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
The fuck?
[Laughter]
The fuck are you...?
ALYSSA
(Flirty) "Heeey!"
[More laughter]
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Hello, Miguel. Do you –
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What are…
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Do you have a minute for me?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
(Stuttering) Wh– Well, not really. Aleks, not... not... not really, but I'm like... I need to... I need to get a train.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
That is really lovely. Uhm... And I understand that. I don't want to keep you long. You told me that if we need something from the Bounty Hunters, you will help me.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
(Exhales) Okay. What... Mmhmm. What do you need?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
We need a meeting with the Wanted Dead.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Great. When?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Basically now. As soon as possible.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Oh, you motherfu– Anyway, uhm... What do you want me to do?
[Train station ambience and crowd noises continue in the background]
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I don't know. But you can go in contact with them. That is something we most likely cannot do.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
(Sighs) I just left.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Cool.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Oh my god.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Can you write a note that we can bring, or something like that? I understand that you can't go back, because you –
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Yeah, sure.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
– do have to get this train.
ROVER
And he looks at the clock in the train station and then he quickly... he gets a note out and a pen and starts writing something down. And he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Why are you... Why are you guys even here?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Because we need to meet with the Wanted Dead. You know, in London.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
I kind of really don't.
ROVER
And then he finishes writing the paper and he puts it in your hand and then he does and feels that it's cold and he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Is there...? Do we need to have a conversation?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Yes.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Oh, for fuck's sake. I'll take a train later. Whatever.
ROVER
And he... Yes? Yes, Mike?
MIKE
Smash cut over to us three.
ROVER
Yes. Smash cut over to you.
[Laughter]
MIKE
With our faces pressed against the glass, like "I can't see what they're doing. What is it... What are... Is that paper? I can't make it out."
ALYSSA
"Is he gonna pocket it?"
RIK
"Are they pocketing the paper? Oh my god!"
ALYSSA
"Is he gonna pocket it?"
MIKE
"I think they're pocketing the paper."
ROVER
You can clearly... Actually, give me an Insight check, the three of you pressed against the glass.
MIKE
(Laughing) We're still on this fucking train!
[Dice clacks]
MIKE
As the guard must be at the door now like, "You lot gonna fucking leave or what?"
RIK
We didn't make an effort to get out? We didn't make an effort to get out and sneak over?
ZOE
(Laughing) Apparently not!
ALYSSA
(Laughing) No, we're too...
RIK
Oh my god. Okay, okay.
ALYSSA
We're too invested!
ROVER
Oh! Oh! Kol?
MIKE
It's my first 2 of the campaign. I rolled a 2 for 4 overall.
ALYSSA
I got a 15.
RIK
18.
ROVER
18, a 4, and... 18, 15... Uhm... Yeah, I feel like it makes sense for both Pierre and Yitri; you can understand, from a lot of the hand motions that's he's doing, that he is getting frustrated. And he keeps looking back at the clock and it's… you can actually see him throw his hands up in the air being like... just tired. For Yitri, it's an interesting thing, cause also when he puts the paper in Aleks' hand, he also has that moment of like, "This is different. This is weird." The same kind of conflicting look that you probably would've had when you touched Aleks' hand. And then for Kol, it is just... There's...
MIKE
Kol is like... He's gone from having this person who is very aggressive, very closed, very guarded. And he just cannot figure out what it is that they're doing. He's looking at them and there's paper being exchanged and he's like, "Was that a... was that a weapon? No."
RIK
(Laughing) "Is that a weapon?"
MIKE
"Is this love? No!"
ROVER
"Is this... Is this a weapon? Is this...?" "Is this Heated Rivalry?"
MIKE
"Is this human emotion? It's hard to know."
[Laughter]
ALYSSA
"Is this yaoi? Oh my god, is this yaoi?" (Laughs)
MIKE
"Is this yaoi? Is this AO3?"
ROVER
Anyway. Yeah, so, is there anything else you guys wanna do, by the way?
RIK
Go towards them? (Laughs)
ALYSSA
Yeah, I guess so.
RIK
(Laughing) Open the doors, go across the tracks.
MIKE
Yeah, exactly. Yeah, we should do the plan. We should do the plan.
ROVER
Okay.
MIKE
Go through the door, cut across the tracks.
ROVER
Yeah.
MIKE
Stealthily.
ROVER
Stealthily. (Singing) Give me a Stealth check, everyone. Except for Aleks.
ALYSSA
I'm using my Bardic Inspiration, because that was bad.
[Dice clacks]
ROVER
Okay.
ALYSSA
That didn't fucking help. I got a 7.
ALYSSA
I rolled a 6 and a 1.
MIKE
I'm actually also gonna use my Bardic Inspiration. So, for Stealth I got 17 plus 5, so 22.
RIK
Hmm. Hmm.
ROVER
That makes sense. Pierre?
RIK
I got a 5 on my Bardic Inspiration and a 12 on my Stealth. So 17.
ROVER
You guys are all climbing out of the train. Getting stealthily across the platform. And you guys are, at some point, trying to climb back up onto the platform. And Yitri's Fey-bubu falls off her axe.
ALYSSA
No! My Fey-bubu!
ROVER
And it's just this moment of, "Oh, no!"
MIKE
(Laughs) Oh my god!
ROVER
And she has to rush back to get it, if she wants that.
ALYSSA
That's shit's 100 fucking gold. That shit's expensive!
ROVER
Yeah, no, that's what I mean.
[Mike laughs]
So, it's like, "Oh, no!" And then it gets stuck at the... on the rails.
ALYSSA
No! My Fey-bubu!
ROVER
And it's like, "Come on!" And I give a Perception check to Aleks and Miguel to see if...
[Alyssa wails]
What they... if they notice.
ZOE
Let me facepalm again, please. I haven't done that in so long.
[Dice thunks]
ROVER
Oh, Miguel notices.
RIK
Oh god! (Laughs)
[Mike laughs]
RIK
Yitri, no!
ALYSSA
(Wailing) No! No! I'm cocked!
MIKE
Oh, gutted.
RIK
Yitri being the most competent person ever. (Laughs)
ROVER
I love Yitri.
ZOE
Uh, there, okay.
[Dice clacks]
Yeah, that's a... that's a 17.
ROVER
Yeah, I also rolled a 17.
ALYSSA
Oh god!
ZOE
The gay people rolled the same number!
MIKE
Whoa!
ALYSSA
Oh, I love gay people.
[Mike laughs]
ROVER
I can see both Miguel and Aleks, at the same time, seeing this happening and then just having both a facepalm moment of, "Oh god."
MIKE
I love this idea that Kol, even in a brightly lit room, is like the night.
ROVER
Yeah. He is the night.
MIKE
Pierre is holding his own, and Yitri is like, "No, my Fey-bubu! No!" (Laughs)
ALYSSA
"My Fey-bubu!" I honestly was expecting her to trip and fall. But I think this is way funnier. Cause I would've been like, "She fell and then she got up and fell again.' (Laughs)
[Mike laughs]
ROVER
No, I think it's great. And then you have... Yeah, once Kol and Pierre are on the platform, Miguel kneels down and just looks at Yitri.
ALYSSA
Ugh!
ROVER
Arms leaning on his knees, and he's just like...
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Oh, hi Miguel.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Really?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Look, you don't know how expensive these things are.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Oh my god!
ROVER
And he stands up and he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
You know what? It's fine. It's fine. I'll leave it there.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Do I need to bring you there? What do you want me to do? Like, I-I can give you a paper, Brian isn't there. Oh, Safra probably is. (Sighs) Fine! Fine.
RIK [as PIERRE]
We need Nyx.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Y-yeah. That.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What do you need Nyx for?
RIK [as PIERRE]
Well...
MIKE [as KOL]
Hmm. Well, we found something that belongs to Nyx, so we really need a meeting.
ROVER
And this is the first time Miguel also makes eye contact with Kol, which they have... Obviously, they haven't seen each other, also, in a while and he's just like... A little tense moment, and he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay. Yeah. Fine, whatever. Uhm...
ROVER
And he's rubbing his forehead and he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay. Sure. Uhm... How do I do this? Uhm... Do you guys have... Okay, no, it's fine. This is fine.
ROVER
And he kind of shakes his hands like he's trying to get the frustration off of him. And he says,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
So, anyone have any experience with hoverboards?
RIK
(Laughing) What?
ZOE
What?
ALYSSA
Sorry. I'm sorry, what?
RIK
Do we have hoverboards in France? (Chuckles)
MIKE
Do any of us have experience with hoverboards?
ROVER
Probably not. (Laughs)
ZOE
I don't think so, no. What?
ALYSSA
Do we know what this is?
ROVER
Kol probably would have seen them before. Yeah.
MIKE
I was gonna say, I think so, yeah. But Kol just flatly... when he says that, he just looks look at him flatly and goes,
MIKE [as KOL]
Yeah, I got some.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Fantastic.
ROVER
And he gives Kol a used one... a different one. And it's like this kind of box, and then it just extends out into a large levitation hoverboard.
[Electronic beep, followed by techy, mechanical clunks]
And he's just like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Alright. If we hold on to each other really well, we can use two and then go to the tunnels and come one.
ROVER
And he's waving all of you to go over to... out of the gates and towards the London Underground.
[Train ambience and crowd noises stop]
ZOE
I am following.
ALYSSA
Me too.
MIKE
Yep, we're all following along.
ROVER
Fantastic. When in the London Underground, I'm gonna check the reporters.
[Dice thunk]
No, they don't see shit, because apparently every time we're in combat, I roll well. But otherwise I roll fives.
ZOE
Whoo!
RIK
Thank fuck, ah!
ROVER
Can I have an Acrobatics check from everyone in advance?
[Dice ASMR]
Kol you can have it with... Uh, actually, you wouldn’t even need a hoverboard because you have wings.
MIKE
I was gonna say, Kol can fly, but you know.
ZOE
Hey, so, uh, if we do then... If we have... You said we have two hoverboards, right?
ROVER
Yeah, Miguel has one for himself and there's one that Kol currently has. But Kol can fly.
[Alyssa laughs]
ZOE
So does that mean that we could do, you know, Pierre and Yitri on one and then I join Miguel on the other?
RIK
I'm fine with Acrobatics.
[Dice clacks]
MIKE
(Laughs) I'm gonna fly, then.
ALYSSA
I got an unnatural 20, so..
ZOE
Damn!
ROVER
Yitri a natural 20?
MIKE
Damn.
ALYSSA
I have an unnatural 20.
ZOE
18 on the Acrobatics!
ROVER
Okay. Pierre?
RIK
Dirty 21.
ZOE
Nice!
ROVER
Okay, yeah, no, y'all are fine! When Miguel's hoverboard extends, it is like...
[Electronic beep, followed by techy, mechanical clunks]
It is completely black, almost covered in sort of ink style-ish. And then there's a very faint pink line going through the middle of it. And he just extends his hand out for Aleks to grab it. So that you guys can go through the London Underground to Waterloo Station.
MIKE
Yeah, Kol looks at Miguel and just says,
MIKE [as KOL]
I'm gonna do this manually.
MIKE
And hands the hoverboard over to Yitri.
RIK [as PIERRE]
You know how to work these things, Yitri?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Nope, but we're about to find out! (Laughs)
RIK [as PIERRE]
I have no clue, as well. (Laughs)
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Can't be too hard, right?
ROVER
Before that, Miguel grabs Kol's arm and just says,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Whatever bounty you have currently, I do not want any drama in the Wanted Dead, currently. Thank you. Would that be possible?
MIKE [as KOL]
Hmm. It'll be fine, Miguel. Now let go of my arm.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Good.
ROVER
And he lets go of your arm.
ZOE
Do we hear that?
ROVER
Give me a Perception check.
[Various good dice clacks]
MIKE
Everyone?
ROVER
Definitely Aleks, cause he's with Miguel.
[Rik laughs]
ALYSSA
I got a 7 again! Why do I keep getting sevens for Perception?
ZOE
18.
ROVER
7. 18.
RIK
Dirty 20.
MIKE
Natural 20 for 26! Let's go! (Laughs)
[Dice thunks]
ZOE
Nice!
RIK
Aah!
ROVER
He also gets a... He gets a 19 on the highest roll. So I think, currently... What did you have, Pierre?
RIK
Dirty 20. So that's a 19 plus a 1 for my Perception. Dirty 20.
ROVER
Damn. Yeah, no, Pierre and Aleks can both hear at least that there's whispering going on between them. But they are stealthy enough in a way where, at least, the full words are... you can't understand them. Other than that, you guys can go on your hoverboards through the tunnels and get to Waterloo Station. And we head into the first crossover of our two groups, kind of.
ZOE
Yay!
MIKE
Whoa, what? No!
RIK
What the fuck?
MIKE
It's happening?
[Rik laughs]
ALYSSA
Already? Jesus!
MIKE
It's happening?
ROVER
Alright, we get to do the intro again. As you go across, you guys can see bounties hung up on bulletin boards. There are quotes along the sides saying "Nothing to lose? Ask for Brian."
[Calm music starts playing and crowd noises begin in the background]
You can kind of hear the faint base of music coming in and a lot of chatter there when you get to Waterloo Station. You can see clubs and taverns and weapon smiths. Oh, actually, kind of the main things you would normally see above ground, but this is more underground and purely focused on the Bounty Hunters themselves. And yeah... I was gonna say a whole different name. Miguel stops the hoverboard and gets off to help Aleks off. And he points you to an office more in the corner of everything. Where, with a good eye, and I'd say definitely Kol has that good eye, there are... If there's ever been a knife in something, there have been 500 knives in this one door.
[Laughter]
ALYSSA
"If there's ever been a knife in something..."
ROVER
Like, there's just engraves in it and he points at it and is like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
If I need Safra, be there. If you need anything else, like Nyx…
ROVER
And points somewhere else again. Points towards a smaller cornershop. And in the middle of it, is this reception desk with a Goblin with pink hair behind it, who just seems to be chilling, listening to their own music. But, yeah, he kind of showed you guys a couple stuff where it could be.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Miguel, before you go.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Hmm?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I have a question for you.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What is it?(Sighs)
ZOE [as ALEKS]
When you sent us to Manchester, did you know of the attack at the University?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What attack?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
The one in the newspaper. The one that we, apparently, saved everyone in.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
I have not even read the newspaper of today. Give it to me.
ALYSSA
Yitri just hands it to him. Cause she has it, I guess. (Chuckles)
ROVER
(Laughs) He looks at the front page and is just like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Huh.
ROVER
He folds it and gives it back to you.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
No, not really.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Not really?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
No.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
So you can tell me with full certainty that you did not know anything like that would happen?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Possibly, yes.
MIKE
Insight check! (Laughs)
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
That's not a yes. That's not a yes. Like, at all.
ZOE
Yeah, I was about to say that.
MIKE
Insight check! If you please, DM.
ALYSSA
Yitri's gonna go,
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
That is the... Okay, not to be disrespectful, but that is the…
ROVER
Go for it.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
… least amount of yes of a yes that you could've given us. If you said, "Possibly, maybe, I didn't know that it would've been a suicide mission. Like, maybe, I don't know." Like, I get it.
[Rik laughs]
This government sucks. They're never gonna tell you things straight out. But it's just us. You can let us know.
ROVER
Give an Insight check, everyone. Everyone that wants to do an Insight check; give me an Insight check.
MIKE
I rolled a 16.
[Dice clacks]
ALYSSA
Uuh… I got a 10.
[Mike laughs]
ZOE
I fucking love my dice when it comes to Miguel! Aah!
[Laughter]
ALYSSA
Your dice love Miguel, my dice love lying. (Laughing) It's really funny.
ZOE
It's a 23! (Laughs)
MIKE
23?!
ZOE
I got a 19.
MIKE
What?
RIK
Damn. I got a 7. I don't know anything! What's going on? What's going on?
[Laughter]
MIKE
Dayum! Pierre's just at the back. (Laughs)
RIK
What's going on? What's going on?
ROVER
For Pierre and Yitri; he seems... He seems honest. He seems that he... can say with full certainty that he wasn't aware of anything of an attack happening. What Kol can notice, is that slight bit of hesitation before he answered. And when Aleks looks at him, there's a tad bit of nervousness. He seems to not make eye contact, which he normally does pretty quickly. And he's kinda shrugging his shoulders, as if it also doesn't... Like, it makes him nervous, but it also doesn't really matter to him in a way. Possibly. I feel like those are the kind of things that you can tell from his current behavior.
ZOE
Aleks is looking at Miguel, like really intensely, trying to catch his eyes.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Miguel. Look at me. Please. I –
ROVER
He sighs and he does.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I just need to know that after you promised that you could protect me, you did not send us out to die.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Being useful gets you killed, Aleks. No matter what workfield you're in. And I-I didn't know anything about any attack happening on the University. Why would I know what's gonna happen at the University? I don't go there. I don't know what kind of people are there. I know the contact that you guys had, but... anything else? Listen, you can... It's not safe work that you guys are doing. Obviously, you're protecting people, but this is not... This is not a work where you would just be able to walk out of everything unscathed. And I know that.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Miguel, you... I really don't know how to explain that without sounding completely crazy. I... I think I died in that attack.
ROVER
That takes him aback a little bit.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay. That doesn't make any sense.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I know that. But I don't know of any other explanation. And you... You felt that. You felt the change when you touched my hand. You know that someone shouldn't be this cold. And you know that I wasn't before.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay, what am I supposed to do with this information, Aleks? What do you want me to do? Like...
ROVER
He snaps his fingers and he's like,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Do you want me to just, like, reinvent Revivify? Cause I can't do that. Or... Are you undead in any way? I –
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I don't think so. And I don't expect you...
ZOE
He shoots an irritated look at Yitri. (Chuckles)
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I don't expect you to do anything. I'm just giving you information about the mission we were sent on. And as I told you, all I wanted to make sure was that you did not know what was gonna happen.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
I didn't.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
You told me no, and I believe you. That's alright.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
So why are you here? You're supposed to still be in Manchester.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
We... We spoke to a teacher at the University. And she gave us, uhm... She gave us a tip that maybe we should look into Jonny's ties with the Wanted Dead.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Didn't we explicitly warn all of you that going to the Wanted Dead was my job?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Yes.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
That's why we brought you, duh.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
So, from what I can gather, right, I need to be useful for you guys? Will this get me killed?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I hope not. I mean, we don't plan on that.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Will it get us killed? I don't want you to die.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
I like the hesitation, thanks. Really, really helps.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Well, here, look, look. We don't know anything about what we're getting into. Like, literally, we were told, "Hey, find this guy." We didn't know what he looked like. We didn't know literally anything. And then we're sent to find a contact and then we get... Aleks fucking dies! And, like, we all just – We had so little information, so I don't think I can say anything with any kind of certainty.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
So you believe his sob story?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yes! I do! Because I saw it! Well, not saw it happen, but I saw there was something different and... (Sighs) And I... It was a type of magic I've never seen before. And I can only assume that it's that.
RIK [as PIERRE]
It's true. What they say. It-it's true. I've seen it. From all the gruesome things that came from that, it... Something's changed.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
So yeah, we can't say, "Hey! You're not gonna get killed." Cause we don't know we're gonna get killed. We don't know if we already have gotten killed! We don't know anything, okay? We really have... Okay, I get it. You don't wanna give us all the information, cause we're new. You wanna give us... Test the waters! You know what I mean? Make sure that we... we're a good team, right? That makes sense! You should've thought of that before sending us on the field without some kind of training. But I know that's not your fault. I know that's not on you. But I'm just saying, this whole thing is kind of not organized great, but also, what the fuck do I know, right? What do I know? I've never done anything like this before. But anyway, it just... We don't know and we just want to help people. That's what we're here for, right?
ROVER
Can I have an Insight check from Kol and Aleks, since they hit above 15?
MIKE
Sure. Uhm...
[Dice clacks]
ALYSSA
I'm so scared. I'm gonna get fired, bro! (Laughs)
MIKE
Oh, pfft.
ZOE
Nah.
RIK
Bro, Yitri is just, like, (laughing) talking so loudly in this place, which is bustling with Bounty Hunters. Oh, this is so great! This is so great!
ALYSSA
(Laughing) Someone's gotta stop her again!
ZOE
16.
ROVER
So, we got 16 for Aleks.
MIKE
Kol has been stoically silent, watching the conversation as Mike rolls a nat 20 plus 2 for 22.
[Alyssa gasps]
ZOE
(Claps) Nice!
RIK
Let's go!
ROVER
Incredible!
ALYSSA
Oh, so you know that Yitri's getting fired? Okay, cool. (Laughs)
[Laughter]
ROVER
So, the both of you can notice that this nervousness that he had at the start kind of continues. He stopped making eye contact again and with Kol, you can tell he's fidgeting with his fingers. He's clenching his hands. It's almost like you can see that he's starting to get sweaty hands from the information that is now being thrown at him. And if Yitri continues on babbling about this at him, he might snap. And you cannot tell if this is a snap in... If this is a snap in attacking or yelling.
MIKE
Kol, while he's listening to Yitri yap on, I think he, very gently and quietly, cause he's kind of tucked himself at the back of the group while this whole conversation is going on so he can watch and he can listen. He just puts a wing on Yitri's arm, and as she turns to look at him, he just shakes his head very gently.
ALYSSA
She takes a second. She kind of wants to open her mouth to argue with Kol, but then sees the look on his face and is like... And just takes a deep breath, nods, and just shuts up.
ZOE
Aleks is kinda looking at Miguel with, uh... Kinda like, vaguely concealed hurt in his eyes. Mostly because Miguel made it really clear that he's absolutely not believing what Aleks is telling him. And he's looking at Miguel.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Miguel, I thought we agreed that I am honest with you.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Cause you apparently also lied to me about Chester King.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Why would I lie to you about that?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
He's gone, Aleks. No one's hunting you.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
What do you mean, "He's gone"?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What do you mean, "He's gone"? He's been missing for, what, a month? Maybe a bit longer? People have not heard of him. He hasn't been seen at the University.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
That... That can't be.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What?
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Wasn't there a guy just about to get him? Someone was... You said someone was going after Aleks at the coffee shop, cause he was gonna turn him in to Chester King, so he has to be there. I mean, maybe not... Maybe Chester King is, like, an organisation and not a person or something? I don't –
ZOE [as ALEKS]
No, it's a person.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Okay, you know what? I-I tried.
[Laughter]
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Well, wherever he is, he has not... been anywhere he would normally go. And people from the University have not talked to him. I have tried to figure out where his last whereabouts are and I cannot find shit. So, yeah, tell me, Aleks. Were you honest with me from the very, very beginning?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I was. And apparently that Chester is missing is not stopping him from coming after me.
ROVER
Give me a Persuasion check.
[Dice clacks]
ZOE
That is a 19.
ALYSSA
God, your dice love Miguel.
ZOE
It's just an an 11, I just have hype... (Laughing) And a high bonus of Persuasion. Plus 8.
ALYSSA
Damn!
MIKE
(Laughs) Dang, man. Wow!
ROVER
He runs his hands over his face and says,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay, so what? You want me to set up a search party, or something? For this man. Because he killed you, or something?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I don't know. Do you really think that if I'd known what to do in this situation, I would be here?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
I don't know. I've only known you, what? 24 hours? I'm unsure, Aleks.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
I am too. But I have been running from this man for months now. And the only reason I even tried to join the Protectors, was for me. I-I had to stop caring what happened to other people. And I still don't know what to do. I am not asking you to give me answers. I don't know what I want to hear.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Then what do you expect me to do right now? Why have you stopped me from –
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Stay with us.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
What?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Stay with us.
[Rover huffs]
While we're here.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Why would I?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
So no one dies. No matter on what side. I can't imagine that the people are going to be happy to see us. And I don't think you want casualties.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
So I'm your guard dog?
ZOE [as ALEKS]
If you want to call yourself that.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Okay. So I have to make sure that you guys don't die from... Well... To people that I work with. Fine. Sure. Whatever. Where do you need to go? What is your plan?
ALYSSA
Yitri's gonna whisper to Kol, like,
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
(Whispering) I honestly didn't think we'd get this far. Did we have a plan?
[Laughter]
MIKE
Kol looks... (Laughs)
ALYSSA
Is his wing still on her?
MIKE
D'you know what? Yes. Yes.
[Alyssa laughs]
Kol's wing is still on Yitri, and Yitri's there like, tapping the side of his jerkin being like, "I didn't have a plan. What's going on?" And Kol looks down at her and is like,
MIKE [as KOL]
That's part of the job. None of us have a plan.
MIKE
As Kol turns to Miguel and is like,
MIKE [as KOL]
We need to speak to Nyx.
ROVER
Pierre?
RIK
Do I hear the, "Oh! Do we have a plan?" thing?
ALYSSA
Can I roll to see if I actually whispered for once?
ROVER
Sure, give me a Stealth check.
[Laughter]
ALYSSA
Cause I would like that to be a whisper. But, alas. Much like Alyssa in the real life, Yitri can't whisper.
[Rik laughs]
[Dice clacks]
ALYSSA
I got a 19.
RIK
Oh fuck, okay. Do I roll Perception or something? Or do we just say that...
ROVER
Yeah, actually, roll me a Perception check and see if it beats a 19.
MIKE
Ooh! A contested check.
RIK
I doubt it, but let's go!
ALYSSA
You never know! You never know! Maybe Pierre's just really perceptive.
MIKE
You don't know.
ALYSSA
You never know! Maybe Pierre's just really perceptive.
RIK
Does a 3 plus 1 beat a 19?
[Laughter]
ROVER
Well... You're so close. You're so close.
RIK
Ah, damn! Darn it!
ROVER
And you know for certain that Yitri's saying, "Oh, we got a plan! We got a plan!"
[Mike laughs]
RIK
Oh, okay. That...
ALYSSA
You hear the word 'plan' and you're relieved!
ROVER
And you're like, "Okay, everyone's got us."
RIK
That actually puts Pierre at ease. (Laughs)
[Laughter]
(Laughing) That actually puts him at ease.
MIKE
That's amazing!
RIK
He sighs.
RIK [as PIERRE]
Phew. I'm glad we have a plan.
MIKE
(Laughs) Just the thought of Pierre looking over at this scene of Kol with his wing around Yitri, and Yitri looks up and goes, "Have we got a plan?" And Pierre looks over and goes, "God damn, we've got a plan!" Oh my god, it's so...
[Laughter]
ALYSSA
God damn, we do!
ZOE
Pierre's like, "We're professionals!"
MIKE
It's so good.
RIK
We're professionals.
ROVER
So, what is the plan? This is a Miguel question and a me question.
MIKE
Oh, well, Kol said to Miguel we need to speak to Nyx
ROVER
Oh, yeah.
MIKE
Because we had the weapon and that's ultimately... We had got the tip of that Jonny and Nyx had something going on and so we need to go and speak to Nyx.
ROVER
So, he sighs and he says,
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Alright, uhm... One thing you gotta know is, she's distraught. And should be... She has a little bit more ease with her currently, but it's more the fact that we have had people come in and talk to her before and they comforted her and I think she'll be fine for conversation. Do any of you speak sign language? I-I don't.
RIK [as PIERRE]
Uhm, I do. Uh... Nyx speaks Common sign language?
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Yeah. I'm sure she does.
RIK [as PIERRE]
Well, then I'm your man. I can interpret for you guys.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
Cool. Good. Yeah. Just be careful around her. I'm pretty sure she has read the newspaper. If you get hit by something, I would say don't blame her. And I will stand with that. Don't blame her.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Fair enough.
ROVER [as MIGUEL]
She just lost her best friend.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
Yeah, that would do it.
ZOE [as ALEKS]
Yeah, that makes sense.
ALYSSA [as YITRI]
That makes sense, yeah.
MIKE [as KOL]
Okay.
ROVER
And as he starts leading you guys through the Wanted Dead, that is where we're going to round out this episode of Remains To Be Seen.
MIKE
Aw, man!
ZOE
Yaaay! Aah!
ALYSSA
Yaay!
MIKE
Aw, what?
ZOE
Aah!
MIKE
Aaw!
ROVER
Thank you all so much for listening. And we will see you guys next week with the Protectors, Sunday with the Bounty Hunters. And what happens next remains to be seen.
ALYSSA
Dun dun dun!
ROVER
Bye-bye everyone!
ZOE
Bye-bye!
MIKE
Bye!
RIK
Bye!
ALYSSA
Bye!
[Show outro plays]
Remains To Be Seen is an original podcast created by Dyaflame Studios and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-alike 4.0 International License.
Today’s episode was produced by Jo Mendacium and Elizabeth Simpson and edited by Mees Verkade and Jo Mendacium. It starred:
Rik den Breejen as Pierre Ardoise
Mike LeBeau as Koltrast
Alyssa Roldan as Yitri Meadowtwirls
Zoe Emily as Aleksander Aintsworth
And Rover Elliott as the Dungeon Master
The intro and outro were composed by We Talk of Dreams, and the transcript was written by Kim van Teeffelen.
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