{Pit Butterfield}
The goblin begins to laugh. [goblinoid]Stupid girl! You have no power.... but his laughter suddenly dies. and then he looks angry. [goblinoid]You dare to defy me!! he roars. And he tries to climb up the pit, unsuccessfully.
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{Pit Butterfield}
The goblin begins to laugh. [goblinoid]Stupid girl! You have no power.... but his laughter suddenly dies. and then he looks angry. [goblinoid]You dare to defy me!! he roars. And he tries to climb up the pit, unsuccessfully.
{Pit Butterfield}
"You know, if I weren't responsible for all this, I'd almost find this part kind of funny."
She's still a bit cross about that.
"Tell him that his mother will be very disappointed in him if he doesn't give what he stole back."
[Butterfield and the Pit]
Mikani has to agree with Irene. It is somewhat comical watching the Pit Boss goblin, well, get stuck in a pit.
And she turns her attention back to him...
"Yo momma so dissapointed, she reject you if not give what not yours to owner!" She then can't help but smirk... "And dare I do, in pit I put you!"
[Butterfield and the Pit]
He sure is uncooperative for someone stuck on the bottom of a pit, Sophie observes dryly.
{Goblin's Pit}
Those who are observing will notice that he's very determined. With hatred in his heart, he's thrusting his hands into the dirt walls of his prison, and climbing his way out. He's glaring at Mikani, blood dripping from his hands as he pulls them out.
[Goblin Pit]
Mikani returns her look to the scrambling goblin. Frowns.
Tries to have Kudzu spring from the side of the pit to entangle him!
[Goblin Pit]
Sophie sighs. We're not getting anywhere, are we? We have no idea how to get Irene's soul back and he's not cooperative. Let's try this... She looks at the goblin and activates an Edge that gives her a perception of the target's supernatural weaknesses, hoping to divine some way of getting what they want.
{Goblin Pit}
Kudzu do indeed erupt from the sides of the pit, and entangle the evil goblin. He roars in rage, trying to struggle to be free.
Sophie will find no supernatural weakness.
[Goblin Pit]
Irene frowns.
"I suppose we either have to kill him or tickle him so much his anger goes away in a laughing fit." :smallsigh:
[Goblin Pit]
"Can I vote for plan B?" Mikani asks.
[Goblin Pit]
"Yeah ok. So... move the plants around and tickle him then I guess."
Just someone tangible do something!
[Goblin Pit]
I also think you should do your best to calm down, Irene. He seemed to have drawn strength from your anger, Sophie suggests.
[Goblin Pit]
"I'm calm!" She huffs.
She is a lot calmer than she was earlier. Not exactly calm like she claims, but not raging either.
{Goblin in the Pit}
A sign can be heard from below. If they look over, the Goblin is still held by the Kudzu. He looks up at them, and speaks something in goblin. Please mistress, release me. he sounds tired.
[Goblin Pit]
Hopefully Jamie will translate. Or start tickling the goblin already.
[Goblin Pit]
"Better, is that," Mikani says in her broken Goblin.
And she loosens the kudzu!
A little.
...while also commanding the leaflets and pretty blue flowers to start tickling the goblin.
And to produce pollen.
LOTS of pollen...
{Goblin's Cave}
The goblin doesn't laugh, but it does start sneezing. It glares up at them between sneezes. Finally it calls up to them. [goblinoid]If she wants the spirits, she has to pull them to her! he calls up, sneezing between, and sometimes during, words.
[Goblin's Cave]
Mikani glares at the goblin.
The pollen and tickling continue!
And the kudzu vines start working to attempt to lever the goblin upwards. One tickling vine at a time.
[Goblin's Cave]
Irene, who still can't speak goblin, looks at Jamie.
"Why is he sneezing?"
That wasn't on the request list.
...
"And why is he getting higher?"
If he gets to the top he could control his goblin slaves again! D=
{Goblin's Pit}
The goblin begins to be pulled up by the vines, sneezing as he goes. But no amount of tickling seems to affect him. He does not look happy. Not at all.
[Goblin's Cave]
Well, that didn't work. What's he saying, Jamie? Sophie asks, keeping her shotgun trained at the goblin.
[Goblin's Cave]
"I'm moving him closer to see if you can pull the soul-things out of him, while making him think we're acquiescing to his wishes," Mikani explains. "He's saying if we want them we have to pull them out of him."
A particulary fragrant blossom opens right in front of the goblin's face! With the sweet smell of nectar, but no pollen.
[Goblin's Cave]
Irene frowns and closes her eyes to concentrate and hold out her hands like a Jedi lifting something. Purposefully like that of course, hoping to pull the soul bits out of the goblin.
{Goblin's Cave}
Irene can feel the souls attached to the Goblin. Depending on how strongly she pulls, she may be able to regain them. But the Goblin is resisting.
{Goblin's Cave}
Well since this particular part of the adventure has gone on more than long enough and if there's anyone around with willpower it's Irene, she finds the tug-of-war brutal and mentally exhausting, but succeeds in the end at yanking her soul bits from the goblin and returning them to their rightful place with her.
Goblin Cave}
The Goblin begins swearing at them, as it does, it begins to shrivel and grow older and older until it dies and becomes dust.
Irene may be able to comprehend what the dying Goblin is saying.
Tag!! Your it! *Flies away*
[GC]
Mikani gasps in horror as the goblin shrivels up, jumping back from the edge of the pit!
...then going to check on Pearl.
[Goblin Cave]
Irene opens her eyes, not particularly disturbed by dust goblin.
"What the heck did that mean?" She wonders aloud, before looking back at the goblin slaves to see if they were free.
[Goblin Cave]
That was ominous, Sophie comments. But your souls are back, aren't they Irene?
(("Tag!! Your it! *Flies away*" was me, your friendly pixie-narrator, passing the next part to Reinholdt..... maybe? :smalleek:))
The Goblin slaves are crying and lamenting the loss of their beloved master.
None of them turned to dust, as they are the descendants of the females that were taken so long ago in the drawings at the entrance.
Sallianne and Pearl are playing cards near the front of the goblin slaves.