Mercury - Level 5 Bard Review

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09/28/2016
The system time is Wed Sep 28 16 20:16:35

The Pit
[Exits: east up]
A pit for donations dominates the room.
(Charmed) The rotting, animated corpse of a jewel-toned dragonfly drools on you.
(Charmed) The rotting, animated corpse of a giant butterfly of indigo hue drools on you.
Mercury is here.

Someone says, 'Mercury'.
Someone says, '... I hope they aren't going to be doing the singing...'.
Someone says, 'Although there is certainly a performance precedent for such things.'.

Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?
Mercury raises an eyebrow.
Mercury says (in common), 'they just drink my beer'.

Someone says, 'You seek Bard's Council?'.

Mercury says (in common), 'useless zombies'.

Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?

Mercury downs a cold, frosty beer.

Mercury nods.

Someone says, 'please announce it on gossip'.

Mercury squints with one eye, trying to focus on nothing.

Someone says, 'and head up to the Amphitheatre'.

(Several minutes pass)

Someone says, 'perhaps I didn't make myself clear'.
Someone says, 'Please announce your performance on gossip'.
Someone says, 'and go to the Amphitheater.'.

Mercury says (in common), 'No -- just finding the amphiteathre'.

Someone gossips, 'Could someone help the bard figure out how to get to the Amphitheater?'.

Golson gossips (in common), 'wherea areyou currently bard'.

Mercury gossips (in common), 'Pit'.

Golson gossips (in common), 'go up east up all east'.

The Storytelling Amphitheater
[Exits: west]

Mercury is here.
The zombie arrives from the west.
The zombie arrives from the west.

Mercury gossips (in common), 'woohoo! Thanks'.
Mercury bows deeply.

Mercury gossips (in common), 'my first, and expectedly terrible performance at the amph..*hic* Ampithea... performance place'.

Maldobar arrives from the west.
Maldobar rests.

DarkClaw: How're you two doing?

Cordir: waiting for a bard to figure his shit out.

Boromir: heh

Maldobar gossips (in common), 'we need more audience'.

Tinct gossips (in common), 'give me 5 minutes?'.

Mercury gossips (in common), '*hic* S'okay, s'okay. gotta get sober real quick'.

Someone gossips, 'transportation is available'.

DarkClaw emerges from a thick layer of mist as it dissipates and seeps into the ground, a soft whisper filling the area.

Mercury gossips (in common), 'shhhhhhhhh'.

      1. Tinct has advanced to level 12.
      2. DarkClaw is visible to all mortals.


DarkClaw smiles happily.

Golson arrives from the west.

Tinct arrives from a puff of smoke.

Golson bows deeply.

Golson rests.

Tinct bows deeply.
Tinct rests.

Mercury gets a savory meat pie from a saddlebag.
Mercury eats a savory meat pie.
Mercury smiles happily.

Someone says, 'whenever you're ready, Mercury.'.

Mercury leers at his zombies and shoves them across the room.
Mercury sits down and thinks deeply.
Mercury draws a cold, frosty beer for the zombie.
Mercury nods.

Mercury performs 'awe audience'.
Mercury shuffles through some papers...

Mercury announces in a horrible, stammering voice, "There once was a girl from Nan.."
Mercury says (in common), 'wait -- wrong papers'.

Mercury shuffles through another net.
Mercury says (in common), 'ahhhh'.
Mercury stands and hoists a barrel of ale.

Mercury says (in common), 'An ode to Beer'.
Mercury starts drinking slowly.
Mercury gets an antelope hide waterskin from a saddlebag.
Mercury drinks water from an antelope hide waterskin.
Mercury puts an antelope hide waterskin in a saddlebag.

Mercury says (in common), 'I forget why I love you,'.
Mercury says (in common), 'for you make me forget.'.
Mercury says (in common), 'each night I lay down with you'.
Mercury says (in common), 'you make me regret'.

Mercury drinks more.
Mercury spills some on a zombie.

Mercury says (in common), 'but each morning I wake'.
Mercury says (in common), 'with you all about'.

Mercury starts whispering to the barrel of beer.

Mercury says (in common), 'but you'll always be with me'.
Mercury starts drinking as much beer as possible.

Mercury says (in common), 'inside and out.'.
Mercury dabs his mouth with a beer-soaked cape.

Mercury burps loudly.
Mercury bows deeply.

Tinct claps at Mercury's performance.
Tinct claps at Mercury's performance.
Tinct claps at Mercury's performance.

DarkClaw claps at Mercury's performance.

Mercury smiles happily.
Mercury draws a cold, frosty beer for DarkClaw.
Mercury draws a cold, frosty beer for Tinct.

Someone says, 'What say you, audience?'.

Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?

Tinct bows deeply.

Maldobar enthusiastically cheers Mercury to victory.

Mercury draws a cold, frosty beer for Maldobar.
Mercury laughs.

The zombie draws a cold, frosty beer for Maldobar.

DarkClaw says, 'I'd say he drinks too much beer.'.
DarkClaw chuckles, evidently amused.

Tinct says (in common), 'that was very funny'.

Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?
Mercury says (in common), 'I drink only as much as allowed'.

Tinct says (in common), 'seems he does, but, that was very funny'.

Mercury says (in common), 'or maybe more'.

Tinct nods.

Someone says, 'shall he pass?'.

Maldobar says (in common), 'yes!'.

Tinct says (in common), 'pass?'.

Mercury pets his mug of beer, whispering the words "Sweet nothings" to the beer.

Tinct says (in common), 'Oh, the review.'.
Tinct says (in common), 'Yes. Yes, indeed.'.

DarkClaw says, 'Yes, so long as he strives to write about other topics.'.

Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?
Mercury says (in common), 'wine?'.

      1. Mercury has earned Bards' Council approval for level 5.


DarkClaw chuckles, evidently amused.
DarkClaw pokes Mercury in the ribs.

Mercury is so excited that he cheers just for the hell of it.
Mercury draws a cold, frosty beer for DarkClaw.

Mercury downs a cold, frosty beer.

Golson has returned from the void.

Tinct gets a spell score from a canvas bag.
Tinct gets a skill score from a canvas bag.
Tinct gets a skill score from a canvas bag.

Mercury is so excited that he cheers just for the hell of it.

Mercury smiles happily.

Tinct says (in common), 'your reward'.

Golson leaves west.

Mercury bows deeply.

      1. Mercury has advanced to level 5.


Mercury hiccups loudly. Maybe he had too much to drink?
Mercury says (in common), 'thanks!'.

Tinct says (in common), 'cngratulations'.

Mercury bows deeply.

DarkClaw says, 'Congratulations, Mercury.'.

Mercury says (in common), 'many thanks, Lady Immortal.'.

Mercury smiles happily.

Tinct stands up.
Tinct bows deeply.
Tinct bows before DarkClaw.

Tinct pats Mercury on his back.

Mercury smiles happily.

Tinct says (in common), 'good job'.

Mercury says (in common), 'thanks. '.

DarkClaw beams a smile at Tinct.

Mercury grins wickedly.

Tinct leaves west.

Mercury bows deeply.

Mercury waves happily.

DarkClaw waves goodbye to Mercury.

Mercury smiles happily.

Mercury leaves west.
The zombie leaves west.
The zombie leaves west.