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are you okay? i'm worried about your hair

[ asking the important questions, what with all the stormin' lately ]

river, hey!
i'm okay, but you're right to worry
hair's not doing so hot right now

[ He graciously provides a drawing for reference: ]

this is terrible news, with live footage coming to us from the territory of solvunn. visibility is low and residents are concerned as natural(?) phenomena threaten the livelihood of local curls and goats. what can we do to survive in these dire straits?

hair product
a lot of it
not sure how that will help the goats, but it's cool

how are you holding up over in thorne?

it's windy. not sure if there's any goats but i've seen some unhappy dogs and horses. i don't know if hair product will help them either, but she can just braid her hair.

guess we can make a fair assumption about the free cities then

sunny, no wind, no unhappy goats or horses

[ No, he’s not serious, but they do need someone from the Free Cities to give the weather report. ]

how about the non-weather stuff??

[ Basically: how are you holding up after that whole weird corpse ordeal? ]

[ oh. non-weather things. ]

less stormy so it's okay. how is your stuff?

oh, you know

[ River, it's not so great. He tried to talk to Steve about the island and it did not go well and made things weird. ]

little bit turbulent
but im sure that storm will pass

[ oh, eddie. :( ]

the natural weather patterns of earth and earth-like planets will always find equilibrium eventually. but in a magic world where anything can happen, it's harder to say for sure. might have to take drastic measures to keep your feet on the ground.

[ or, in river speak: they'll probably have to work hard to get through this instead of waiting for the storm to blow over. ]

[ He's starting to comprehend the River-speak a little better--or maybe it just helps that this is in writing and he gets a moment to mull it over and crack the code before responding.

But he gets it, he really does--waiting for things to improve on their own isn't the best option here, but he still thinks...maybe waiting just a little is okay. It's both stubbornness and concern; the desire to force Steve to be the one to approach him again first, but also the need to give the situation a little space before diving back into it. ]

concrete boots
obviously

[ He's gotta joke...always... ]

no i get it
good advice
we'll see if i'm wise enough to actually follow it

wisdom isn't a fixed number on a page

[ wink wink nudge nudge ]

i think it's good that you tried even if the end result is a little messy. we don't know when the dust in the air will settle but we keep trying anyway. hair product and concrete shoes can only get you so far.

[ doesn't have to be today, doesn't have to be tomorrow. as long as he keeps taking the next step, he should know that he's doing a good thing just by trying to be there for his friend. ]

now that all depends on the roll of the dice

[ River, he will be inviting you to play D&D one of these days whether you like it or not. He's already got his weird genius friend from home, may as well throw in his new weird genius friend too. ]

but yeah yeah i know
i know you're in the right here
how do i always end up befriending these freaky smart kids?

maybe you're smarter and freakier than you think. not sure about rolling dice though. daddy always said gambling was a fool's game.

now that's where you've got it wrong, my friend
you're talking to the king of the freaks

[ and proud of it! ]

ok so as soon as you figure out how the horizon works you're coming to a D&D session
i'm not taking no for an answer

i can't say no to my king

[ yes, she will pick that up and run with it. ]

what are the rules? i might have a lot of time to study

[ unfortunately :( it was already hard enough to reach the horizon and the storms haven't exactly made it easier. ]

now that's what i like to hear

[ GOOD. ]

there's some basics but i'm gonna be honest with you, the rules are just a guideline and i'm not a stickler for them
i mean, what's the point if you're not having run, right?
it's kind of better if you learn as you play anyway. most of my party members are beginners these days so you won't be out of place

and something tells me you're not gonna need help with the math

[ Unlike someone. Steve. ]

there's math involved? is that what the dice are for? how many people can play? how do you win?

[ can you tell she's interested?? ]

[ He is so proud...Move aside, Dustin. ]

it's kind of like collaborative storytelling
you create a character, i send you and the others in the campaign on an adventure
every so often you roll dice
it's petty cool

you can technically play with as many people as you want but it gets kind of dicey with more than six
and yes there is math
not crazy math like...i mean it’s math even i can do

you don't really win
but i promised i would stop trying to kill off characters on purpose so you can't really lose either

a very benevolent weaver of fates

[ there may be the smallest amount of sass in there; if he promised to stop, it means he was already doing it. rude, eddie! ]

it's scenario-based roleplaying. that sounds really fun. i'll work hard so i can come play with you.

if not, i'll figure out a way you can play anyway

if nocwich ever opens again, we could do it there
or i'll just infiltrate thorne
always wanted to scale a castle wall

[ He is well aware that's not possible.

But he should have done it at some point in the 800 year AU. ]

[ pls hannah this has to happen now??? ]

we can find a way to sneak you in. did you know i'm officially a smuggler now?

[ she's very proud of this! ]

[ MAYBE. PROBABLY WILL. ]

oh yeah?
what have you been smuggling?

if you're gonna sneak me in, you're gonna have to sneak me out too. no offense. i had a friend in thorne and she said it sucked so i would prefer a vacation to an extended stay

we took some wine from ikorr. still waiting on my guy to fence it for us.

[ it's not really fancy wine and they won't make that much money, but it counts! ]

that's fair though. it kind of sucks. there are no goats and we can't play D&D.

holy shit
good job
wish i'd thought of that

[ He might be laughing just because it's just so outlandish and unexpected lmaooo ]

well when i scale the walls i'll bring a goat with me
solvunn won't miss just one

it was my partner in crime's idea. we make a good team.

[ cassian is the best influence, ride or die!! ]

okay. we'll sneak you back out but the goat stays. won't be the same as you being here but maybe thorne will suck a little less.

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