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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b] 847 (+2) 
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 6 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]///////////////////////////[/color]////////////////////////////////// (27/60)
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 5 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]//////////////////[/color]////////////////////////////// (18/50)
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 5 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]////////////////////[/color]///////////////////////////////(20/50)
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] Gneidxick‘s Casino
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After a bit of dice rolling the team wound up with a whole four points in Gneidxick’s game and a few piles of items that they’d gotten from the sprites. Kamek thought the pile of various crude farm related items was contrasted nicely with the resplendent stack of gold coins and crystal shards topped off with a singular glowing star. Separate from the piles of kings and peasants there was a third stack containing two unlabeled vials of liquid, three smoke bombs and a chunk of the Thing’s crystalline flesh that seemed to induce calm rather than horror. 

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Well that was an interesting haul. Nothing immediately helpful as far as I can tell, but it should be rather useful once we get out for buying things.”[/color] Kamek said thoughtfully as he took it all in. Money was always useful, as where strange magic bits and pieces

[color=SpringGreen]”Oh hey. You got something to drink!”[/color] Jr chimed in as he rejoined them, before grabbing for a bottle of Laudanum

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”I suppose we di- wait no!”[/color] Kamek began replying before realizing the possible danger of imbibing something that came from an eldritch zombie and making a grab for the bottle. Sadly his aged reflexes were far too slow to halt the Boy from drowning the liquid.

[color=SpringGreen]”Blech. Ok. yeah. That was pretty gross, why didn’t you stop me from-”[/color] jr began to say to the now very worried mage before pausing briefly to yawn and then continuing to complain, [color=SpringGreen]”stop me from drinking that huh?”[/color]

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”I tried”[/color] Kamek replied with an exasperated sigh before asking [color=DeepSkyBlue]”How do you feel?”[/color] as he picked up the other bottle and inspected its label less exterior.

[color=SpringGreen]”I’m fine… Well. Kinda tired. Too much running. Also still thirsty. Gimme that other one”[/color] Jr replied before making a lazy grab for the second bottle.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”What? No!”[/color] Kamek said as held the bottle away from Jr [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Young master you cannot simply go around drinking things from unmarked bottles like that. It’s dangerous! Right sire?”[/color] 

[color=FD0000]”Huh what?”[/color] Bowser(who had been attempting to absorb the Starite
as if it was a power star while the other two Koopas argued) said upon hearing his name before replying, [color=FD0000]”Uh. Yeah. Sure. Listen to Kamek Junior,”[/color]  having missed the entire context of what they were arguing about.

[color=SpringGreen]”Gah fine,”[/color] Jr groaned in response, his speech having become rather sluggish, before adding [color=SpringGreen]”Then I’m gonna go take a nap then,”[/color]

From this he could not be dissuaded and so after a few moments Jr could be found laying belly down on the plush carpet snoring away with his head and limbs tucked away inside his shell, with only his new horn poking out the front.

After he was checked by the white mage Kameks to make sure he did not require healing Kamek instructed his clones, Mimikyu and a summoned swarm of Dry bones (who crawled their way out of the explosion damaged section of the table) to stand guard over the boy while the two elder Koopas got ready to head for another portal.

While they were doing so Linkle pointed out something seemingly obvious that they had all none the the less glossed until she brought it to their attention. Gneidxick’s eyes weren't red.

[color=FD0000]”Huh. Yeah that’s weird.”[/color] Bowser said to Kamek before pointing out the other obvious thing to the rest of the group which was that [color=FD0000]”NEITHER WHERE HIS’S GOON’S”[/color] 

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Interesting. Putting this together with what he said before about losing bets and seekers it seems Galeem‘s conquest was not quite as absolute as it seemed. Maybe it’s the dark magic resisting cloaks that spared them? Or others got away however our pink friend did. hmm”[/color] Kamek pondered aloud as he stroked his chin thoughtfully.

[color=FD0000]”Ha. Yeah he did lose a bet to someone didn't he. Guess the house doesn't always win huh. Whoever bet on us winning must be way smarter than this blockhead.”[/color] Bowser said mockingly, 

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Perhaps. It would be very interesting to meet more of this gentleman's gambling partners that I can say for sure.”[/color] Kamek noted before turning his attention back to the glowing portals [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Ah well, we can speculate and ask questions later once we have the upper hand. For now, as someone who holds the coveted title of Game Mage, I’m very interested in playing this little game of his. If you would also like to do so Sire?”[/color]

[color=FD0000]”You’re the only one uh, ‘speculating’ here but sure. Let’s go see who else he’s got in this boss rush of his.”[/color] Bowser agreed before shouting [color=FD0000]”THERE BETTER NOT BE ANY TREADMILLS IN THIS ONE!”[/color] up at Gneidxick.

With that all said and done the pair stepped through another portal together, only this time it did not end up shutting behind them. They left behind a bunch of rather stupid minions (and Mimikyu) guarding the sleeping jr, a collection of items with varying usefulness and a glittering pile of treasure.

While the dry bones ambled around as was their proclivity, the white mage Kameks darted around healing anyone who came out of their portals injured and the red mage stood to attention over Jr’s sleeping form the green one approached the pile of farming items. It paused for a moment, magical automaton mind whirring away as it identified a pattern within the pile, and then set to work building something out of the items found within.