[The shadow man sure does love the conversation. He gets ignored a lot, for a lot of reasons. So having lovely humans to talk to means he'll spill all the beans he's got on whatever they want. He shakes his head at Santa's question, trying not to look disappointed.]
Afraid not. My kind's not always welcome everywhere. But I'd like to, since this town can get awfully boring sometimes.
[Jack's reaction to hearing Ed was married makes Salieri laugh. Ash chokes back something like a laugh at it well, but says nothing. He's nice.]
What, hasn't he told you? He is! And she's one of the most beautiful women you'll ever see, trust me. He stole her right from under my brother's nose, too. Tsk, tsk.
[Salieri had a lot to do with that too, but even Ed wouldn't say that out loud. Salieri could get in a dangerous amount of trouble if his brother found out about that.
Ed, for his part, gives Jack a flat look. Ed reaches at his own shirt collar, like he suddenly realizes he's missing something that's normally there. That's when he notices that the ring that's been on a chain on his neck for the last few decades is back on his finger in this setting. He holds it up for Jack to see.]
Yes, I'm married, I'll have you know. But she-- She's probably at home right now, and we live quite a few miles from here. We won't have time to go get her.
[He almost trails off, realizing how close and yet how far he is from Gwen right now. But he has to act like that heartache isn't there in front of Ash, Salieri and Maris.]
Okay, sneaking we can do, to a point. We can get close to the guild with Maris's help. But they're pretty fortified, and don't just let anyone in. If we can get past their magical defenses without alerting anyone, we might be able to explain our case before they kick us out. Now, I used to know what they used for defense spells, but I'm not sure if that's changed...
[More like he doesn't remember as it was now 50 years ago for him. Besides, he's here without any equipment, so even faking his way through magic was going to be tough.
Maris has been quietly cleaning up some things behind the counter while the others talked, putting her book and a few other items into a satchel, and grabbing her boater hat and jacket. She locks up the front door and flips the sign to the closed side, then waves everyone to follow her through the back.]
You can all talk it over on the way, yes? Seeing as this is a big, suspicious crowd, I'll take ya myself. Not about to trust this job with someone else. I'm also guessing the lot of ya are casters, so if you need supplies, say so now before we go, so I know which direction we're headed.
[Ed picks up a bit at that. He looks to the Heroes with a grin returning to his face as they exit the back of the shop.]
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Afraid not. My kind's not always welcome everywhere. But I'd like to, since this town can get awfully boring sometimes.
[Jack's reaction to hearing Ed was married makes Salieri laugh. Ash chokes back something like a laugh at it well, but says nothing. He's nice.]
What, hasn't he told you? He is! And she's one of the most beautiful women you'll ever see, trust me. He stole her right from under my brother's nose, too. Tsk, tsk.
[Salieri had a lot to do with that too, but even Ed wouldn't say that out loud. Salieri could get in a dangerous amount of trouble if his brother found out about that.
Ed, for his part, gives Jack a flat look. Ed reaches at his own shirt collar, like he suddenly realizes he's missing something that's normally there. That's when he notices that the ring that's been on a chain on his neck for the last few decades is back on his finger in this setting. He holds it up for Jack to see.]
Yes, I'm married, I'll have you know. But she-- She's probably at home right now, and we live quite a few miles from here. We won't have time to go get her.
[He almost trails off, realizing how close and yet how far he is from Gwen right now. But he has to act like that heartache isn't there in front of Ash, Salieri and Maris.]
Okay, sneaking we can do, to a point. We can get close to the guild with Maris's help. But they're pretty fortified, and don't just let anyone in. If we can get past their magical defenses without alerting anyone, we might be able to explain our case before they kick us out. Now, I used to know what they used for defense spells, but I'm not sure if that's changed...
[More like he doesn't remember as it was now 50 years ago for him. Besides, he's here without any equipment, so even faking his way through magic was going to be tough.
Maris has been quietly cleaning up some things behind the counter while the others talked, putting her book and a few other items into a satchel, and grabbing her boater hat and jacket. She locks up the front door and flips the sign to the closed side, then waves everyone to follow her through the back.]
You can all talk it over on the way, yes? Seeing as this is a big, suspicious crowd, I'll take ya myself. Not about to trust this job with someone else. I'm also guessing the lot of ya are casters, so if you need supplies, say so now before we go, so I know which direction we're headed.
[Ed picks up a bit at that. He looks to the Heroes with a grin returning to his face as they exit the back of the shop.]
Right. Need anything from the magic black market?