Journey to Erehwon The game begins

[oldwrench]

Tim: Was it something I said? i just wanted some doughnuts.

*Where Merenwen is standing at a booksellers booth, Tim sees an old man in a rocking chair, reading a book, unperturbed by the madness around him.. Tim walks over to the old man.*

Tim: Um, sir, do you know why everyone is hiding? You don't seem to be afraid.

Old man, looks up and smiles: When you're as old as me, things don't scare you much, sonny. So you're the ones been going around terrorizing the country. *looks around at the group* Don't look so terrible to me. *Smiles at Faelyn* And you don't look like no evil witch.

Clyde: Tim, perhaps you should read the article in this newspaper.

*Tim picks up the paper and reads the headline article out loud for everyone to hear.*

Tim reads: Fairy Villagers Viciously Attacked. Yesterday afternoon the people of the fairy village were attacked as they pursued the evil fairy Faelyn. Faelyn's demon slave and zombie set their devil dog and mad camel to destroy the pursuers. By some miracle, the villagers escaped with only minor injuries. The zombie and demon had disrupted the magic school, and terrorized the people of the town of Smoky Hollow earlier that day. People beware, they will steal your souls, eat you, destroy your homes............ Geeze, we didn't do that. Clyde and Morphin just told them to go home.

*The door of the building opens and a middle age woman looks out.*

Woman: Dad, get away, hurry, get in here. The zombie will eat you.

Old man: Don't be such an idiot girl. The worst might happen is they steal a couple fish and buns.

Tim: I'll pay for everything, really I will. I wouldn't steal anything, it's against the boyscout code.

Old man, laughs: You need a lot of practice if you're going to be a zombie. I know what zombies are like, I have an ancient documentary movie here somewhere, if the old player still works. It's called Night of the Living Dead. They're all gruesome and decayed, and they eat all the people. I could try to find it for you.

Tim: Ah, no thanks, I don't think I like zombies. We just wanted to buy some food and supplies and stuff.

Old man: That's fine, you just find anything you like, I'll take your payment and make sure it gets to the right people. *Looks at the girls holding the books.* Now you girls just take those book, no charge, haven't ever been able to sell them anyway. Seems they're written in a strange wicken language, you can only read them if you have white magic. I'm sure there's good magic in you girls.

[Freya]

*The frightened child looks with wide eyes at the talking cat then looks back at Emiko*

Kid: Please miss, you're hurting my arm!

*A woman peeking from behind the curtains of a house cries out*

Woman: Trevor!

*The kid screams back*

Trevor: Mama!! Help me!

*The woman flees from the window for a moment and another moment later a large surly man comes out of the house wielding a fire poker*

Man: Let go of him witch!

*The man picks up momentum and raises the poker to strike at Emiko who drags the kid to the side with her as the man barrels past. Surprisingly for his size the man pivots and manages to slash at Emiko's arm. Emiko scowls and pulls the kid close to her putting her arm around his neck as if she were to give him a noogie. She issues a statement to the town's residents who are now all peering from their windows and doors*

Emiko: Ok, obviously you all aren't very smart to go up against us, but whatever you may have thought about us, we only came here to buy some supplies. Apparently rumors travel fast in this area so let me tell you that the rumors and flyers that have gotten to you are false. We are not criminals or...zombies of any kind. We're a group of kids who were all alone before we met, each on our own individual journeys to gosh knows where. When Tim came along we kind of just decided to travel with him to Erehwon. It's going to be a long journey so we just need to buy some supplies from the town here is all. Is it alright if we at least do that?

*At the mention of Erehwon the large man looked at Emiko skeptically and then tried to muffle his laughter until she had finished speaking*

Emiko: What's so funny?!

Man: Erehwon. You kids think you can get to Erehwon? Everybody knows that place isn't real. It's a fairy tale! You kids might as well be looking for Atlantis!

?????: After all that your mother and I taught you Benjamin and you still deny Erehwon's existence?

*An old man shuffles out of the same house that the man had come out of and speaks to Emiko*

Old Man: I'm afraid you're starting to choke my grandson there young lady. Could you please release him?

Emiko: Oh! I'm sorry!

*Emiko puts up her hands in surprise and Trevor scampers over to his father Benjamin*

*The old man smiles and nods his gratitude*

Old Man: Very good then. If you'll all just follow me I'm sure I can convince my daughter-in-law to fix everyone something to eat.

*As the old man turns to go back in the house Benjamin voices his disapproval*

Benjamin: No! I will not tolerate having this group of misfits and delinquents in my home!

*The old man turns with a challenging smile to his son*

Old Man: Sorry Benny-boy, but until I am resting peacefully with your sweet mother, this house remains as mine.

*The old man turns once again to Emiko*

Old Man: Please forgive my son's insolence. Do come inside, I insist.

*The old man continues into the house and after a moment, the fuming Benjamin storms inside as well with his son Trevor scampering right behind. Emiko turns to the others*

Emiko: Well, what do you guys say? I'm up for a nice hot meal.

[Hiki]

*Merenwen lay the book back down and smiled at the old man Tim was talking to.*

Merenwen: I'm sorry, but I can't really read it.. I'm a demon and white magic is.. well... not used where I come from. You should ask Emiko whether she can read it though...

*Merenwen then turned to Emiko and the otehr old man.*

Merenwen: Nah, I'll just look around a little more. I don't have to eat much.

[oldwrench]

The old man in the rocking chair at the booksellers calls out: Well, Daniel, at least some of us still have some sense...... Go and have some breakfast boy, I'm sure the rest of the town will come to their senses in a while.

Tim: Ooo, breakfast! Thanks a lot, and thanks for the books. *Tim heads for Benjamin's house.*

[Bertrand]

When Zwerver overheard the old man mentioning something about an "old player", from his experience with gizmos and machines, he assumed that the old man was referring to a machine that played back recorded data of some sort. Now whether or not he could fix the old player was a matter of having the right materials--he was sure he did, but after a few seconds he figured he could build a whole new data-player. So the first priority was to obtain the ancient documentary of the Night of the Living Dead!
Zwerver approached the old man. "Excuse me, kind sir, I think we could really use that old player and ancient zombie documentary if you don't mind looking for them."

[oldwrench]

Old man, slowly gets up from his chair: be glad to young man. It's all yours, if you can get it going again. Seems i don't know how to make the power supply, some kind of pack that plugs into it, burned out years ago.

[Zeratul2k]

Loki: See? There was nothing to worry about!

* Loki follows Emiko into the house. Trevor and Benjamin stare at him intently. *

Loki: What? Never seen a talking cat?

[oldwrench]

*Tim and the others enter into a large dinning room. This was obviously set up to serve groups of people. The boy, Trevor, is standing next to a fairly plain looking housewife. Both look quite apprehensive, shocked by the strange group and talking cat.*

Tim: Don't mind him, that's Loki, the god of bad jokes, or something like that, he can change into different things. Chin said he doesn't have all his powers. That's probably good, he scared Emiko really bad. I'm Tim, Faelyn didn't steal my soul, so I'm not a zombie. Zombies sound scary. This is a really big room, do you have a big family or something? Is this a restraunt? Can we get breakfast please? I can pay for it. Did you say something about Erehwon? we're going to find it, Im sure it's real, my teacher said so. We have to find the data balls though. I have some. I thought there were only seven but I have more numbers. Do you know where I can find some? I can show you one if you want to know what they are. I hope Trevor isn't too scared, I'm sure Emiko wasn't trying to hurt him. It's bad to hurt people. She just wanted to........

*The old man, laughing, puts his hand on Tims shoulder.*

Old man, Daniel: My, but you are a talkative one. I'm sure Trevor will get over it. Now, lets get breakfast for your group, then I'll tell you what I know about Erehwon and the data balls.

[Zeratul2k]

Loki: Right, go and tell them. Ruin my fun, will ya?

* Loki changes into his human form and stretches. *

Loki: Boy, am I hungry. So, what's for breakfast?

[oldwrench]

Tim: Loki's always hungry, maybe that's why he's short of his powers, cause he hasn't had enough to eat,