[SPOT] Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back
Richard Buckle
spot report. It's all their fault.
Disclaimers: long, softcore, single player, purist javazon, almost
strategy-free, yadda, yadda.
Some of you may already know Alcippe from the Anya shield incident:
<http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/anya.html>
Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
==================================================
Shikha rose early that morning and breakfasted alone, ignoring the
questioning glances from the other rogues. "They've noticed it too,"
she thought.
It was undeniable now: her boss Alcippe was depressed and badly off her
form. Ever since they'd entered this Hellish plane of existence, they'd
been having a thoroughly rotten time of it. Despite all Alcippe's
skills at dodging attacks, her life-leeching equipment, and her
impressively dextrous shield blocking, she simply couldn't tank it any
more. And, in Shikha's opinion, the amazon was relying far too much on
her cold and fire arrows to get the job done against the all too common
lightning-immune monsters.
The expedition against the Countess had been an unmitigated disaster.
Not only had Alcippe become foolishly obsessed with a lightning immune,
physical immune MSLEB goat demon in level 3 of the tower dungeons,
dying more times than Shikha cared to remember and wiping out a full
quarter of a level's worth of experience, but the Countess had dropped
*absolutely* *nothing*. No runes, no gold, no items, nada. The smoke
had curled around the Countess's chest but it didn't bloody open.
Shikha had seen the bitter, bitter disappointment in Alcippe's eyes,
but neither of them had said anything.
As Shikha ate her gruel she cast her mind back to the defence of
Tristram. She had once gotten blocked at a nasty staircase trap in the
caves, she remembered. Despite all the magical abilities she had
enjoyed in those days before the pollution of the Sightless Eye, she
simply could not get past those demons thronging the stairs. She'd had
to hone her skills and get better kit before she could face them, and
most importantly she'd had to regain her confidence in herself. Shikha
rose from the refectory table. She knew what she had to do.
=====
"Morning. You sure got up early."
"Yeah, I felt like a bit of exercise, but this weather isn't helping.
You know, I was thinking how much crisper the air is in Harrogath.
Waddaya say we go back to the Bloody Foothills and spill ourselves a
pint or two of demon blood?"
Alcippe's eyes brightened. "Pack your kit," she said.
Shikha never tired of astral travel. There was something uniquely
exhilarating about it: a visceral surge of raw acceleration as stars
screamed by faster than arrows. "Players 8," she whispered as soon as
Harrogath swam into focus.
=====
"Now *this* is more like it," cried Alcippe, as lightning fury
rebounded from the walls and another pack of Death Maulers turned up
their toes in perfect unison, leaving a rather bemused barbarian the
middle. "It's a thing of beauty. Mind you, they're a bit tougher than
usual, don't you think?"
Shikha reddened. "About that. Since we've come all this way, I thought
we'd make things a bit more, ah, worthwhile."
"You didn't! You can't!"
"Actually, I can. Akara taught me the chant. It's a chant, not a spell,
so anyone can invoke it who knows the proper intonation."
"How much?"
"Eightfold."
"Blimey. I'd have guessed about fourfold. I must be getting better
after all."
Shikha turned away and smiled.
=====
"Well, Shikha, this was the best idea you've had in ages."
"I still wonder whether you should have sold Langer Briser."
"Nah, it'll always be javelins for me. Besides, I already deal plenty
lightning damage enough. C'mon, I'm just short of a level up. Let's hit
the Crystalline Passage."
=====
Back in the Hell world, Alcippe stood in front of Akara's mirror and
reviewed her kit. She knew now that she still had it in her, but
something had gone badly wrong with her tanking ability in this new
world. Since her attack rating, defence, life leech and blocking were
fine, even for here, it had to be her resistances. Sure enough, they
were all negative when she wore her Rhyme shield and only a couple were
just barely positive with her Ancients' Pledge shield.
Hmm. Goldwrap, Venom Grip and Gore Rider. She wasn't likely to better
those any time soon. She had two sets of very high damage javelins, one
of them with a substantial bonus to attack speed, so no immediate
chance of improvement there.
But her helm and armour! How could she have been so stupid? She'd
chosen them both when she was finding it hard to get enough mana, and
that simply wasn't an issue any more. She threw off her jewelled
Bahamut's Circlet of the Locust (+15 max damage, 5% life steal, +106
mana) and put on the dusty Lore sallet that had seen her through so
much of the Nightmare world.
"Well, Shikha, that helps the lightning resistance at least. But I
think I'm stuck with this Iceblink for now, even though it doesn't seem
to be freezing them much in this world. At least it has a perfect skull
in it."
Shikha meanwhile had been rummaging around in the stash. "Remember
this?" she said, pulling out the Mahim-Oak Curio.
"Sure I remember it. An ordinary skeleton dropped it in the NM Lut
Gholein sewers. You don't forget a drop like that, but you're not
seriously suggesting that I substitute it for Beast Beads?"
Alcippe had crafted Beast Beads herself and was justifiably proud of
it:-
+1 to amazon skills
+5% faster cast rate
+11 to mana
6% regenerate mana
39% fire resist
22% poison resist
"Try it on, Alcippe. Just for me."
Alcippe's jaw dropped as she looked in the mirror. She actually dealt
more damage with the Mahim-Oak Curio than with Beast Beads, and the
overall benefit to resistances outweighed the loss of fire resistance,
of which she already had enough, and poison resistance, about which she
didn't care so much. When she swapped to her Ancients' Pledge shield,
her resists became quite viable, if not exactly what a girl might wish
for.
"Rogue, you've just earned yourself lunch at Atma's. Then we'll come
back here and kick some demon arse."
=====
Thus renewed, Alcippe screamed though the Black Marsh like a chainsaw
through butter. She considered clearing the Hole, but there was work to
be done, so she pressed on into the Tamoe Highlands, where she had the
misfortune to encounter Moon Shifter the Sharp (skeleton archer,
multishot, lightning enchanted, cold enchanted, immune to poison)
lurking in a carver camp. Before Alcippe realised it, her lightning
fury, while taking out practically everything else in two shots, had
provoked a storm of bolts from Moon Shifter that instantly did for
Shikha and left Alcippe with just a sliver of life.
Alcippe had a teleport amulet in her stash and could easily have parked
him, but this had become a point of honour. She returned to camp and
equipped Ancients' Pledge and her highest physical damage javs, leaving
Shikha safely dead. With much use of Slow Missiles and Decoy, careful
throwing of her javs and a great deal of footwork, she eventually wore
Moon Shifter down, although it took about half an hour, and several
visits to Charsi to replenish her javs. His drop was predictably
unremarkable.
"Nice to be back. You know, you didn't have to do that," said Shikha,
stretching her newly-remade muscles in the afternoon sun.
"Yes, I did. You got me my groove back, and I'll be damned if I don't
avenge you and prove your faith in me before your fellow rogues. If I'm
not mistaken, you'll be dining at the high table this evening."
"Alcippe, we rogues are in exile. The high table is a plank on two
trestles, just like the other refectory tables. And you should think
seriously before trying stunts like that: I mean, you wouldn't see your
friend Morgana or your sister Hippolyta taking such risks. I'm not
worth it." Shikha regretted these words even as they left her mouth.
Thunder flashed in Alcippe's eyes. "It's still the high table. And I'm
not Morgana. Never forget that." Alcippe's expression softened. "Do you
have older sisters, Shikha?"
"No, I'm the only one."
"Then you don't know what it's like always to walk in someone else's
shadow. Enough of this. I think we can leave the Pit to your fellow
rogues: it's time to assault the Monastery. One other thing."
"Yes?"
"Morgana is not my sister. Hippolyta is my sister. Do not mention them
in the same breath."
"Got it."
=====
"What's that you're writing in your diary, Shikha? Show me."
"Nah. S'private."
"Show me that."
"Nah. Ow. Hey. *Ow*."
"*Ha*! Let's see..."
------
14th of Leafturn, 845.
Got Outer Cloister WP (good).
Argorr is good life killing demons. Demons bad. Blurry fine dinner on
high table. Alcippe damn good boss and not stuck up like that bitch
Morgana. Said I got hr groove back. Shame about the crap armour tho.
Kashya said she was proud of me and I had damn fine boss and why
couldn't she have damn fine boss like I do and then threw up all over
Gheed and Kyle had to stop fight.
Resurrections 2 (bad, must try to cause less expense to boss).
Harrogath ales 5 (v bad).
-----
"Shikha."
"Yes, boss."
"It *is* a crap armour, isn't it?"
"Doesn't suit ya for this world." (Shikha may be slammed out of her
head on Harrogath ale, and dying to crash out, but she still knows that
this is the amazon equivalent of "does my bum look big in this?")
"Any ideas?"
Shikha forced herself to focus. "Urgh. Well, there's that
double-socketed superior chain mail that we found. Why not make a Smoke
out of it? You have a Lum rune, and I'm thinking maybe someone else you
know might be willing to give you a Nef. You talked about an 'Ethernet
LAN' chant you could use for that."
"Shikha, 'Ethernet LAN' isn't just a chant. It's a very involved
ritual. It means summoning a second, independent world into existence
and binding it with ours. We'll have some help from the priests of
MacOS but even for them, the casting of the TCP runes must be done very
precisely. Shika?"
"Zzzzzz."
=====
As Shikha slept, Alcippe performed the Ethernet LAN ritual and visited
her faithful family retainer Noxambula, a retired assassin whom she and
Hippolyta had hired, mostly to annoy Morgana.
"You know, you just missed your sister Hippolyta," she said. "She got
your chant and sends her best wishes. She dropped off this Nef rune for
you and left with the Undead Crown. Apparently her Act 2 Might merc is
having a bit of trouble staying alive."
"Uh-huh. Where do I sign for this?"
"Here and here. Got lots of good triple-socketed armours here if you
ever want to make yourself a Lionheart."
"I wish. Well, you have my talisman, so chant me if anyone drops off a
Fal rune. Meanwhile, look after this Iceblink for me. Til next time."
=====
"Morning. Oh. Is that what I think it is?"
"Yup. Chain mail with added Smoke. Get the resists on this."
"That gunmetal look kind of suits you."
"You think?"
"Oh yes. And I also I think it's time to smash through the Smith and
Andariel and blow this gaff for Lut Gholein."
"Let's go, girl."
=====
With her new resists, Alcippe could mostly use her Rhyme shield rather
than her Ancients' Pledge, and fairly stormed through the Barracks. At
one point she conjured a Valkyrie with a rather interesting-looking
blue pike, but she didn't last.
Before she knew it, she'd found the Smith. "I'll make weapons from your
bones" he bellowed, as he cursed her and Shikha.
"You've not the stones to break *my* bones!" cried Alcippe, "And I've
got a curse of my own!" Falling back, she touched her mind upon the red
glow that shone dully between the runes in her new armour. An unearthly
force seized her lungs, and as she spoke words that she could not
comprehend, gouts of yellow fire formed above the Smith's head.
Alicppe switched to Jab and laid into the Smith while Shikha poured in
cold and fire arrows.
In seconds the Smith was dead.
"Gotta love cursing things."
"Wait till Charsi hits you with the repair bill."
"Cheaper than resurrecting you, babe."
All the Smith's groupies had been hiding out in his forge room. Alcippe
cleared them out with only two well-placed lightning furies and
returned the Malus to Charsi. Taking a rain-check on Charsi's reward,
Alcippe pressed on through the Jail and Inner Cloister to the
Catacombs.
=====
"Hey, Cain, what sort of large charm is this?"
"This, Alcippe, is a Flaming Large Charm."
"I can see that, you fool. I'm the one who's been carting it around.
Now what sort of flaming large charm is it?"
"No, Alcippe. This is a /Flaming/ Large Charm. It adds 20-36 fire
damage."
"Well, some elemental damage at last. Not a lot, but I suppose it'll
help."
"It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. No offence."
=====
==================================================
Apologies are due to Buffy, Bridget Jones and the Fast Show. (If you're
not British, don't even bother asking about the Fast Show. Really.)
Richard.
--
Champion Hippolyta -- SP lvl 69 generalist Bowazon
Champion Morgana -- SP lvl 67 tri-band Sorc
Champion Alcippe -- SP lvl 69 pure Javazon
Simon Righarts
"Richard Buckle" <rich...@sailmaker.co.uk> wrote in message
news:151120020548268083%rich...@sailmaker.co.uk...
> Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> spot report. It's all their fault.
>
> Disclaimers: long, softcore, single player, purist javazon, almost
> strategy-free, yadda, yadda.
>
> Some of you may already know Alcippe from the Anya shield incident:
> <http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/anya.html>
>
>
> Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
> Apologies are due to Buffy, Bridget Jones and the Fast Show. (If you're
> not British, don't even bother asking about the Fast Show. Really.)
Classy story ... and taking on a MSLEB with a javazon is always going to be
painful :-)
Marshall
news:ar25ub$envhu$1...@ID-147863.news.dfncis.de...
Not when she switches to the nice, big, juicy Burrito that is in
her swap-slot :-) (hmm, that sounded semi-kinky 'n stuff)
-Marshall
short
"Richard Buckle" <rich...@sailmaker.co.uk> wrote in message
news:151120020548268083%rich...@sailmaker.co.uk...
> spot report. It's all their fault.
>
> Disclaimers: long, softcore, single player, purist javazon, almost
> strategy-free, yadda, yadda.
>
> Some of you may already know Alcippe from the Anya shield incident:
> <http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/anya.html>
>
>
> Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
> ==================================================
>
more often :o)
short
jill
> Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> spot report. It's all their fault.
I would be proud and honoured to take even partial credit for this, but
I'm afraid you're gonna have to bask in your own glory. Dude, this
rocks. Very nice tale indeed!
jill
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*Champion* Beobear-- USWest lvl 59 Barker
*Slayer* perimage-- USWest lvl 42 Magezon
*Slayer* peristroika-- USWest lvl 37 Stick Chick
*Champion* st_roch-- USWest lvl 61 team assassin
netsuki-- USWest lvl 38 beekeeper skooks-- USWest lvl 38 werebear
soundnfury-- USWest lvl 18 poet Kitsilan-- SP lvl 40 Bowazon
http://www3.telus.net/jillh/alm_home.html
Marshall
news:1flohle.obdcs91c1eji8N%jshay...@telus.net...
> Richard Buckle <rich...@sailmaker.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> > spot report. It's all their fault.
>
> I would be proud and honoured to take even partial credit for this, but
> I'm afraid you're gonna have to bask in your own glory. Dude, this
> rocks. Very nice tale indeed!
Seconded! Thirded, even :-) SBPP!
-Marshall
Dave Ryan
:
: Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
: spot report. It's all their fault.
:
: Disclaimers: long, softcore, single player, purist javazon, almost
: strategy-free, yadda, yadda.
:
: Some of you may already know Alcippe from the Anya shield incident:
: <http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/anya.html>
:
:
: Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
: ==================================================
:
:
: Apologies are due to Buffy, Bridget Jones and the Fast Show. (If you're
: not British, don't even bother asking about the Fast Show. Really.)
:
: Richard.
Richard,
Thanks for the great story. SPOT reports are usually my favorite
posts and yours was very well written. Thanks again.
-dave
EvilBill[AGQx]
full-on
> > spot report. It's all their fault.
> >
> > Disclaimers: long, softcore, single player, purist javazon, almost
> > strategy-free, yadda, yadda.
> >
> > Some of you may already know Alcippe from the Anya shield
incident:
> > <http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/anya.html>
> >
> >
> > Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
> <snip>
>
> > Apologies are due to Buffy, Bridget Jones and the Fast Show. (If
you're
> > not British, don't even bother asking about the Fast Show.
Really.)
>
> Classy story ... and taking on a MSLEB with a javazon is always
going to be
> painful :-)
>
Taking on a MSLEB with *any* char is very painful. Especially a
*cursed* MSLEB, as my USWest bowazon Amarice discovered a few days
ago! LOL
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EvilBill[AGQx]
> spot report. It's all their fault.
>
<snip>
I'm beginning to think we have an entire NG full of undiscovered
literary talent. <g> Looking forward to the next one. :)
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Simon Righarts
"EvilBill[AGQx]" <evilbi...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > painful :-)
> >
> Taking on a MSLEB with *any* char is very painful. Especially a
> *cursed* MSLEB, as my USWest bowazon Amarice discovered a few days
> ago! LOL
Not really ..... before I stripped him, my pally had 90 lightning res
(guardian angel, 120% res all pally shield), 25% absorb (lightsaber) and
20/40 absorb (TGV, with blackhorns for the real nasty cases) - he got healed
by most MSLEBs :-)
EvilBill[AGQx]
> > *cursed* MSLEB, as my USWest bowazon Amarice discovered a few days
> > ago! LOL
>
> Not really ..... before I stripped him, my pally had 90 lightning
res
> (guardian angel, 120% res all pally shield), 25% absorb (lightsaber)
and
> 20/40 absorb (TGV, with blackhorns for the real nasty cases) - he
got healed
> by most MSLEBs :-)
>
He is therefore a very lucky bastage. ;)
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* The assimilation of this species would detract from our perfection.
Richard Buckle
<the_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
> <snip>
> ...
> Classy story ...
Thanks!
> and taking on a MSLEB with a javazon is always going to be
> painful :-)
It wasn't so bad in NM, where they could usually be managed with Slow
Missiles and Plague Javelin. But in hell they're nearly always
lightning immune and if they're also immune to physical or poison, then
a javazon is really up the creek without a paddle. Ah well, at least
Alcippe has her teleport amulet.
Richard.
Richard Buckle
Marshall <mars...@nospam.com> wrote:
> > Classy story ... and taking on a MSLEB with a javazon is always going to
> be
> > painful :-)
>
> Not when she switches to the nice, big, juicy Burrito that is in
> her swap-slot :-) (hmm, that sounded semi-kinky 'n stuff)
> -Marshall
There are no Burritos in Alcippe's family hoard. You see, she comes
from one of the older amazon families and they consider Burritos rather
flashy and nouveau riche. Admittedly this is partly because, like many
of the older amazon families, they can't afford one.
I did consider giving her a high-damage bow or crossbow with lots of
fire and cold on it, and I still might. However, I'm trying to keep her
a pure Javazon if I can.
Richard.
Richard Buckle
> > Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
> > ==================================================
> >
> Woooohoooooooo! Another storyteller in the mix. Now, you have to do this
> more often :o)
Urgh. It took me long enough just to write one! I have renewed respect
for jill, Wailwulf and the other spot report authors.
Richard.
Richard Buckle
> > Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> > spot report. It's all their fault.
>
> I would be proud and honoured to take even partial credit for this, but
> I'm afraid you're gonna have to bask in your own glory. Dude, this
> rocks. Very nice tale indeed!
[blush] Fact is, I'd never have written it without your encouragement.
Richard.
Wailwulf
> Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> spot report. It's all their fault.
Ok, I guess it my fault.
<story snipped>
If it is my fault I'll take the blame. Thank you, enjoyable read.
--
-Wailwulf
dieBestie L35+ Diablo B/net Warrior
Patriarch dieBestie L90+ LOD USAWest Paladin (Offensive)
dieBestie-HC L20+ LOD USAWest Hardcore Paladin (Offensive)
Slayer dasTier L35+ LOD USAWest Paladin (Defensive)
Wailwulf
She doesn't want credit, so you can thank me for all of your
inspiration. :)
jill
> Richard Buckle pounded out on the signal drums of life:
> > jill <jshay...@telus.net> wrote:
> >
> >>> Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> >>> spot report. It's all their fault.
> >>
> >> I would be proud and honoured to take even partial credit for this,
> >> but I'm afraid you're gonna have to bask in your own glory. Dude,
> >> this rocks. Very nice tale indeed!
> >
> > [blush] Fact is, I'd never have written it without your encouragement.
> >
> > Richard.
>
> She doesn't want credit, so you can thank me for all of your
> inspiration. :)
You're an inspiring sort of fellow, at that. :)
jill
--
*pericat, *pericat2
*Champion* pericat-- USWest lvl 68 Bowazon
*Champion* Beobear-- USWest lvl 59 Barker
*Slayer* perimage-- USWest lvl 42 Magezon
*Slayer* peristroika-- USWest lvl 37 Stick Chick
*Champion* st_roch-- USWest lvl 61 team assassin
netsuki-- USWest lvl 38 beekeeper skooks-- USWest lvl 38 werebear
soundnfury-- USWest lvl 18 poet Kitsilan-- SP lvl 40 Bowazon
cypress_ar-- AR-SE lvl 49 gatling gun zon
http://www3.telus.net/jillh/alm_home.html
jill
No, no-- he's right. You have to do another one. We can tell you're not
tapped out yet.
jill
Mmmm. Now I'm encouraging[1] you to write another. Did Alcippe kill
Andariel yet? How many Rogues have thrown up on Gheed? How many have
not, and why not? Enquiring minds want to know.
jill
[1] demanding? demanding.
--
*pericat, *pericat2
*Champion* pericat-- USWest lvl 68 Bowazon
*Champion* Beobear-- USWest lvl 59 Barker
*Slayer* perimage-- USWest lvl 42 Magezon
*Slayer* peristroika-- USWest lvl 37 Stick Chick
*Champion* st_roch-- USWest lvl 61 team assassin
netsuki-- USWest lvl 38 beekeeper skooks-- USWest lvl 38 werebear
soundnfury-- USWest lvl 18 poet Kitsilan-- SP lvl 40 Bowazon
Richard Buckle
> > Egged on by jill, and inspired by Wailwulf, here is my first full-on
> > spot report. It's all their fault.
>
> Ok, I guess it my fault.
> <story snipped>
>
> If it is my fault I'll take the blame. Thank you, enjoyable read.
Thanks!
Richard Buckle
> > [blush] Fact is, I'd never have written it without your encouragement.
>
> Mmmm. Now I'm encouraging[1] you to write another. Did Alcippe kill
> Andariel yet?
Indeed she did. Shikha's notes of the final assault are rather hard to
make out, but I'll see what I can decipher. Will be at least a week
though, and probably two: real life has intervened with a vengeance.
> How many Rogues have thrown up on Gheed? How many have
> not, and why not? Enquiring minds want to know.
As far as Alcippe knows, it's a first. One look at Akara's face the
next morning made it clear that the subject was not for discussion, and
Shikha is saying nothing. You always could try asking Kyle I suppose.
Kashya, of course, was up as usual an hour before sunrise just as if
nothing had happened, showing no ill effects whatsoever and even less
shame.
"Greetings, outlander. Better out than in, don't you think?"
Richard Buckle
<rich...@sailmaker.co.uk> wrote:
> Shikha's tale, or how Alcippe got her groove back.
Now available at <http://www.sailmaker.co.uk/diablo/groove.html>, with
screenies and all.
I've expanded Shikha's diary entry, er I mean it's getting easier to
read her handwriting. And there's an additional screenie and caption re
the Valk with the blue pike. I love the sight-lines in that screenie:
it cried out for a caption to suit.
Coming soon:
* Valkyries hold special passes to Jerhyn's Palace! Exclusive
photographic report from Multiverse Today.
* Hippolyta learns something about mercenary auras.
* Morgana and Wulfstan experience a little navigational difficulty:-
"Hey Wulfstan, I can look down into Lut Gholein from this outcrop. It's
really close. I can see Drognan writing in his diary."
"You silly bint, we're back in the Rocky Waste! Give me that map. Gah,
you've been holding it upside down *again*."
"Well I told you to stop and ask for directions but oh no, you had to
go haring off after that spear cat."
"For your information, Morgana, I was about to ask her the way to the
Maggot Lair, but before I could open my mouth you'd sliced her to iddy
little bits with your frozen orb and dropped a lighting bolt on her
remains. Makes the locals a bit uncommunicative towards tourists, that.
They find it insulting for some reason."
"It was reflexive, all right? Sheesh, you moan when I don't kill them,
you moan when I do."
Enjoy,
Richard.
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