RPG event - Quest NPC Contact

[thalassino]

◣ Quest NPC Contact ◢

Below is a place to thread out quick little conversations with the NPCs that aren't worth an entire log. Vatheon's staple NPCs will have postings here, and all the other new quest NPCs will simply be listed under the "Quest NPCs" comment header. Please put in the subject line which quest you're talking with an NPC about!

Comments

Maaaaan where all my Bards at

[fortheempire]

[Oh boy... this guy reminds him a bit of a certain pink-wearing knight, but Ioder is pretty sure he's not going to be nearly as awful of a person as Cumore was.]

I... see. Achem. I'm Ioder. What do I need to do.

they sensed what was coming and ran for the hills

[thalassino]

Oh, Ioder. Ioder. You'll never catch your audience's attention like that! You have to have flash. Pizazz! FLAMBOYANCE!

[And now that he's used that skill, Ioder wouldn't be able to look away from his song and dance. He has to watch for the whole four minutes.

Oddly enough, that seems to impart the skill to Ioder, too.]

asdgkjbfg that song ogod i can see why

[fortheempire]

[But... emperors aren't supposed to be flamboyant

... okay emperors that aren't Peony.

But regardless, Ioder is more or less stuck here, forced to watch and thinking to himself that yes, this is just as ridiculous as he feared. He wants to argue that stage presence can be found without being so damned silly but he has reason to believe that will just make him fail the quest and he'll be back to square one.

Still, the longer he stands there watching this display of... well he's not even sure what it is, but it sure is happy. The longer he stands there watching it, the more he feels like he's learning... something.

About half way through he figures, why not, at least the guy is having fun, and pulls out the crystal flute he was gifted for the curse and begins to play along. It's not exactly easy to dance while playing an instrument like that, Ioder does manage to keep up, and seems far more in to it than he was a moment ago.]

[thalassino]

Good!

[Once Ioder begins playing and dancing along, full blown background music starts up out of nowhere. Now the whole plaza is watching. Can Ioder keep on going without shame?!]

[fortheempire]

[Really, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't at least a little self conscious. It was hard not to be once they started gaining a crowd.

But the tune was strangely catchy, the energy infectious and even with that he's actually able to keep up quite well.]

[thalassino]

Great!

[And one final dramatic spin.]

Perfect!

[Ioder has learned the skill Flamboyance! Hopefully he'll be able to live it down.]

[fortheempire]

[He'll be fine.

With a bow to the crowd, and to his temporary teacher, Ioder smiles and departs with a wave. It was silly, but he learned something. All in all, not a horrible experience.]