[Nexus] The Sitar's Strings Restaurant - Humans Only

[happyturtle]

Excellent food and drink
By humans, for humans

This restaurant employees only humans and only serves human customers. It is a meeting place for the human supremacist movement. IC Owned by Brian Starling and managed by Jan Lamar. Non-humans with good disguises can get in without being challenged.

Employees:

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Brian Starling - owner (Happyturtle)
Jan Lamar - manager (Happyturtle)
Emily Lamar - teenage waitress (Happyturtle)
Maeve - waitress (C'nor)
Teb - musician (Mindfreak)

How to join the Humanist Cult:

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Not everyone who works here or eats here is a Humanist, but many are. If you have a PC that you'd like to join the group and have them already be somewhat trusted, we can handwave that - IF they are genuine in wanting to be in the group. If you are trying to infiltrate, or you want to keep their motivations to yourself, then you'll need to roleplay them working their way in. It can be considered uncommon knowledge (available to anyone with a moderate 'streetwise' skill) that Kareem is the man to talk to if you want to get on the inside of the group. Brian Starling, the head of the group, keeps his hands clean and only speaks freely to the inner circle of members.

Human Supremacists:

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Brian Starling - owner (Happyturtle)
Jan Lamar - manager (Happyturtle)
Emily Lamar - teenage waitress, daughter of Jan (Happyturtle)
Kareem - (Happyturtle)
Dr Bauer - NotSee evil scientist (Happyturtle)
Zefir - (Zefir)
James Dalton - (Magtok)

[Hattish Thing]

Dr. Dantallion/Martyn walks into the bar. He needed to blend in with people. He'd have his Dantallion identity as an eccentric Arcanus teacher. Meanwhile, Mogrym would join the human supremacists. So, he walked in, his body and form shifted into a middle aged man with dark green eyes and long grey hair. He looks odd and speaks in a Scottish accent. He wears green and black robes much like this.

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He's heard about Kareem and moves to the barkeep. I'm lookin' fer Kareem.

[happyturtle]

Dr Dantillon will be seated and given a menu. The Sitar's Strings offers standard restaurant fare. Ha! I'm still not inventing a menu for the place! Unless he does anything out of the ordinary, he should blend in fine.

One of the customers is a burly man with a shaved head, sitting at the bar. "Who's asking?"

[Hattish Thing]

Dr Dantillon will be seated and given a menu. The Sitar's Strings offers standard restaurant fare. Ha! I'm still not inventing a menu for the place! Unless he does anything out of the ordinary, he should blend in fine.

One of the customers is a burly man with a shaved head, sitting at the bar. "Who's asking?"

Dr. Dantallion orders a very spicy stew, with potatoes, onions, carrots, and other savory vegetables. If anyone could sense magic, they'd definitely sense the massive magical might surrounding the man. Dr. Mogrym Dantallion. I share in a certain belief common 'round 'ere.

[happyturtle]

Okay. I was confused. I thought 'Dr Dantillon' and 'Mogrym' were too different people - one who was trying to blend in and not get noticed, and another who is trying to get noticed by the front man of a human supremacist group.

"I see. Why don't you tell me about it. Emily? Give this man the discount." Kareem says, giving a wave to the teenage waitress.

((Is Marty/Mogrym/Dantillon a human?))

[Hattish Thing]

Okay. I was confused. I thought 'Dr Dantillon' and 'Mogrym' were too different people - one who was trying to blend in and not get noticed, and another who is trying to get noticed by the front man of a human supremacist group.

"I see. Why don't you tell me about it. Emily? Give this man the discount." Kareem says, giving a wave to the teenage waitress.

((Is Marty/Mogrym/Dantillon a human?))

Derp, didn't mean to write Dantallion after Mogrym. Still not feeling too great! You are correct Happy. I meant to write Mogrym Alabaster. No Doctor or anything like that. Derp. I hate that feeling when you're trying to do something but your brain isn't quite well yet.

Mogrym Alabaster is naturally a half-elf, but due to the way he can change his body now, he's a middle aged human. No illusions, he actually shifts his flesh around. Aye, so ye are Kareem? Discount? Mm... she's a pretty one.

[happyturtle]

Brain fog is rather un-fun, yes.

Bar

"Don't get any ideas. She's just a kid," Kareem says. "I'm Kareem."

[Hattish Thing]

Brain fog is rather un-fun, yes.

Bar

"Don't get any ideas. She's just a kid," Kareem says. "I'm Kareem."

Mogrym nods and shrugs. He removes his hood revealing dark brown hair and big green eyes. Ideas? Of course not... Kareem, yes. I gathered. You're the spokesperson?

[happyturtle]

Bar

"You could think of me as the bouncer. I decide who gets into the party, and who gets tossed out," Kareem says.

[Hattish Thing]

Bar

"You could think of me as the bouncer. I decide who gets into the party, and who gets tossed out," Kareem says.

Mogrym nods and smiles a bit, revealing average teeth. Mmm... And have you made a decision 'bout me? He grins and his stew ally arrives! Yummy. He begins eating a bit.

[happyturtle]

The Bar

"So far all I know about you is your name and that you were eyeing up the manager's daughter." Kareem says, then takes a long swig of his beer. "Not much to base any sort of decision on."

[Hattish Thing]

The Bar

"So far all I know about you is your name and that you were eyeing up the manager's daughter." Kareem says, then takes a long swig of his beer. "Not much to base any sort of decision on."

He nods and adjusts his robes. He begins speaking. I'm relatively new here, and have looked around this place... I can barely walk in public anymore without seeing some freak of nature walking with normal people. Or worse, kissing. Hell, Trog's Tavern is full of 'em. I don't go in public much now. It's just disgusting. I want to do something about it, you know?

I am a practitioner of special magic. You could save I have special friends. At this a coin flips out of Morgym/Marty's pocket, and will float to land by Kareem. Buy a drink, it's on me.

[happyturtle]

Bar

Kareem glances at the coin, but doesn't move to pick it up. It's not like he has to pay for his drinks here.

"What's your answer to how to deal with other races?"

[Hattish Thing]

Bar

Kareem glances at the coin, but doesn't move to pick it up. It's not like he has to pay for his drinks here.

"What's your answer to how to deal with other races?"

Well, Mogrym awkwardly watches it silently, and then responds to the question slowly at first, then faster. ...Peacefully. At first. Politics are a good thing. Make them look bad, make them feel unwelcome. Get money, funding. People in high places, completely legally. Spread the word, spread flyers... Erect billboards. And... If that doesn't work, well... There are... ways t' do things to directly confront them. I happen to be particularly fond of the idea of a crusade...

[happyturtle]

Bar

Well, Mogrym awkwardly watches it silently, and then responds to the question slowly at first, then faster. ...Peacefully. At first. Politics are a good thing. Make them look bad, make them feel unwelcome. Get money, funding. People in high places, completely legally. Spread the word, spread flyers... Erect billboards. And... If that doesn't work, well... There are... ways t' do things to directly confront them. I happen to be particularly fond of the idea of a crusade...

"But surely non-humans and part-humans have a right to live here too, so long as they obey the laws." Kareem says.

[Hattish Thing]

Bar



"But surely non-humans and part-humans have a right to live here too, so long as they obey the laws." Kareem says.

Marty/Mogrym breathes in deeply before speaking again. Well... No. I don't think so. Quite frankly, half-humans are worse than non-humans. There are abominations of life, and deserve pain and punishment. Don't you agree?

[happyturtle]

Bar

Kareem takes a deep glug of his beer. "Pain and punishment?" The last thing he'd said had been a test - one that Mogrym had failed. The occasional torture or vivisection was one thing, but making it a policy was not a smart idea. Besides, in his mind, half-humans deserved pity. They had been given all the pain and punishment they 'deserved' by their parents, selfishly bringing them into being. "You should join AMEN."

[Hattish Thing]

Bar

Kareem takes a deep glug of his beer. "Pain and punishment?" The last thing he'd said had been a test - one that Mogrym had failed. The occasional torture or vivisection was one thing, but making it a policy was not a smart idea. Besides, in his mind, half-humans deserved pity. They had been given all the pain and punishment they 'deserved' by their parents, selfishly bringing them into being. "You should join AMEN."

Mogrym groans and speaks. Listen, Kareem. I offer very powerful abilities for your group. I don't want to be in charge or anything. I want to kill. Please, shall I demonstrate some of my abilities? I guarantee I could obliterate a few street blocks right now. He steps off his stool, and freezes it solid unless stopped. It explodes, due to expanding, but doesn't hit anyone because a shield of Mogrym/Martyn's appears to block it. A few seconds later, the pieces fly back together, and Marty sits back in his normal if chilled wooden stool.

[happyturtle]

Bar

"You want to kill. We don't. Therefore you aren't a good fit here. Try AMEN." Kareem says.

[Reinholdt]

A new customer arrives!

The normal human guy is juggling a few signs, but seems to do it well enough. Looks like he's had a long day of protesting and wants a drink before heading out to do some more.

[Hattish Thing]

Mogrym is obviously rather upset at being spurned. Now, you listen here.... I know your leader is probably hated by quite a few people in the city. Think about it... Sitting around and protesting does nothing. There's an idea... But you have to do things with those ideas. Fight for what you believe. I fight for what I believe in. Why don't you?

[Zefir]

And another new customer enteres the Restaurant. It's zefir. He greets Kareem and the others as he comes in. He wasn't here for some time but there is no need to interrupt Kareem.

As he heads for a free table, he pass the other guy and tries to get a look at the signs.

[happyturtle]

Bar

"Our methods are different than yours," Kareem says.

Entrance

"Welcome to Sitar's Strings," Emily says to the newcomer. She'll seat him at either the bar or a table, depending on which he prefers, and help him stash his signs out of the way. Zefir will be seated at a table, since that's what he wanted. In both cases, orders will be taken and drinks and/or food provided.

[Reinholdt]

"Thank you." The man says as he takes a seat at a table. Standing for long periods of time is tiring, even for protest guy. I can't imagine how his arms feel.

The signs include:

Non-humans are Inhuman!

Don't screw with elves.
They have venereal diseases.

and

Kobolds ate my babies!

Are the ones I can be bothered to make up right now.

[Morty]

A short, heavy-set man in a black t-shirt and dark jeans is watching the exchange between Mogrym and Kareem. That guy is starting to get more and more violent, so it might be he'll need to be asked to leave.

[Earl of Purple]

Ekkehard Ohtheresson has just walked in. He's got brown hair and eyes and is slightly more attractive than plain. He's wearing a yellow tunic and a pair of denim jeans, with a black bowler hat sat upon his head and black Chelsea boots upon his feet. He'll try to find somewhere out of the way and with a good view of other patrons where he can sit down and eat in peace, and possibly open the book of word searches in his pocket.

[Hattish Thing]

Mogrym doesn't like this. This wasn't part of his plans. He simply bows his head a little, before walking out of the place. As soon as he's about fifty feet away, he'll raise his left hand covered by the white gauntlet. This will most likely cause the door to The Sitar's Strings to blast inside the tavern rocketing off the hinges. Mogrym then teleports.

[Zefir]

Zefir get's over to the table with the sign guy. With a gesture he asks if he can take a seet, while speaking to the man.

"How do the protests go?" he ask in a friendly voice.

[happyturtle]

The door is blasted, but it isn't a strong enough door to survive being blown off its hinges to become a door-missile. Instead, it gets blasted to pieces, with wood shrapnel going everywhere.

Kareem is at the bar, at the far side of the room from the door. Some of the splinters hit him before he ducks, but it's only superficial damage compared to what happens to Emily.

Emily is nearest to the door, and she goes down with a cry, covered in blood along the right side of her body. It looks bad.

Worse, it made her drop the tray of drinks she was carrying to Zefir and Sign Guy!

[Morty]

The heavy-set security man who had been watching Mogrym earlier hurries over to Emily in order to examine the damage done by Mogrym's childish tantrum.