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Shem'et waited patiently for Barthem to return with her items, wondering curiously at his words about Bookie sending all young folk from town to him for supplies. So Master Bookie had given someone else some sort of task that required adventuring items. Well, it wasn't all that unusual. They were a frontier town after all and there was a lot to do to establish the township on stable foundations so that it could grow. Like this problem with the mines right now. It needed to be resolved as the Black Mines were Frontier Town's main provider of iron for trade. And even if she was to establish a second location which could provide the town with iron it would be a supplementary one at best.

So Shem decided to do some scouting and exploring in addition to the task given to her by Master Bookie. She would try to map out the topography to the best of her abilities, which is why she had put parchment and chalk on the supplies list. She might not be a cartographer per se, but she could draw up a schematic for her and her Master's inventions. Shem'et would also need to mark the route to the iron sand deposits and input their locations on the map she intended to compile. Because the one Master Bookie had given her, though straightforward, was crude and bare-bones.

Soon enough Barthem returned with her supplies at hand. He'd provided everything from her list and was even giving her a pouch of sling bullets free of charge. The tabaxi crafter looked at him with gratitude in her eyes. "You are too kind, Master Bartem. Thank you for the sling bullets, and yes, I would very much like to take you up on that deal for the haversack." Shem started stowing away her gear into the haversack. She opened her mouth to offer her services to Barthem if he needed anything done outside of town when the door to the shop opened with panache and a colorful individual entered.

"Hello, friends, foes, new and old!"

"Well met, stranger!" Shem'et managed to muttered in response, a little shell-shocked by the feathery appearance of the elf. And in the next moment she turned her head back to Barthem as if a spell had been lifted, ignoring completely the newcomer with a disinterest typical for felines. "Please tell me if you need something done outside the borders of the town. Since I'm going out anyway it would be no trouble and I want to repay you for your kindness." The tabaxi stated as she was handing Barthem a gem worth 10 GP as payment for her items as well as the haversack.

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@Lucius Cypher I would assume for one gold this is just a normal haversack/backpack, right?

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Shem considered in silence as Selena spoke, calmly eyeing her cronies. Drac was studying a map of the town that had some markings in what appeared to be infernal attached to some of the buildings. Gadget was tinkering with some helmet and Servanus was... What in the name of all that is sacred is he doing?!? Shem'et diverted her eyes from the ghastly display and focused them on the daughter of the Underhaven's proprietor.

"I am sorry to hear your mother is not present." The crafter considered carefully everything else the young vampire said. Though Shem didn't know Selene too well, she could tell the young woman was shifty and up to no good. She also appeared bored as hell. Well, I'm not your plaything, little girl! You'll have to get your jollies another way, because I'm not playing your games! Determined not to play into Selene's machinations Shem spoke once more. "However as I need to leave post haste I cannot give you a list of my needs until she returns." The tabaxi's keen eyes scanned the interior of the inn in search for anything out of place or something that could give indication as to why Lucilia was absent. Finding nothing she fixed her gaze on Selena once more. "Regrettably, I shall have to go to Bertham's for my business." Shem'et bowed, glancing at the tinkering Gadget. Out of a crafter's pride and the desire to put this whole group of no-goods in their place she looked a bit closer with the intention of instructing the gnome on her lack of tinkering technique.

However, to Shem's utter shame she could not make heads or tails of what Gadget was working on, and so she straightened, giving her attention to Selena once more. "Please, give your mother my deepest regards!" Shem'et knew her words would either not be conveyed at all, or they would be distorted in some way as to amuse Selena. Still she gave them in the spirit of good manners. "I'll will be off now." The tabaxi finished and made her way out of the bar.

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Shem'et was still a bit irked by her encounter with Selena, and by the fact that she now had to go to Barthem for her supplies, but the task was more important then her misgivings about trading with the town's official merchant. It was not that she didn't like Barthem, it was just that she felt more at ease in Underhaven.

Still, she put on a friendly face and walked into Barthem's shop as boldly as she knew how.

"Good day to you, Master Barthem." She bowed her head slightly at the merchant. "Might I have a minute of your time? I was tasked with a mission for the town by Master Bookie and am in need of some supplies for my quest." Shem fished out the small piece of parchment she'd written her shopping list on and handed it to the merchant.

Supplies:

• A bag of ball bearings
• Five pouches
• One tinderbox
• Waterskin
• A sling
• A piece of parchment
• Ten pieces of chalk

Rolls

Insight on Selena - 16
Investigation on map - 12
Investigation on Gadget's tinkering - 11

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@Lucius CypherWell, fudge! I'll take whatever 11 gives me and slink out of the bar with my tail between my legs and not another word

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Zoya Nikolova

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Location: Sci-Tech Building 4 - Medical Ward
Skills: N/A

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Z blinked and carefully took off the Framework headpiece and put it on the end-table besides her bed.

"Well, that could have gone a lot better." She muttered slightly irritated with herself. She always sought to improve herself and she couldn't honestly say she'd improved anything in the Framework. She had spotty control over her powers at best, even though she had a decent grasp of their nature. Not to mention her abysmal physical performance. She'd been slow to react, not entirely nimble and altogether a liability with that alarm cock up. She still felt mortified by that one! If something like that ever happened on an actual mission, they would be done for.

"You still have ways to go, ol' lass." Z chastised herself and looked about the room. People were actively removing their VR helmets. Nik's face brightened as she focused on Niah. She'd been bummed they got put in different teams, but this was S.H.I.E.L.D. and their SO's didn't care for putting best buds on the same team. They cared for optimal assets allotment. As they should! Z knew damn well how difficult it was to have people under you, who's lives were in your hands and at your disposal. Nik's attention was pulled away from her introspection and she turned to look at a woman she only knew by name and reputation. I mean, who doesn't know the leader of the X-Men, right! So Marygold Isley was there to help them with their powers going by what she'd just said. Somehow I doubt the Director called her for a consultation though. I can only imagine the face he'd probably pulled when he saw her coming. Z chuckled. It was well known fact Fury and Isley couldn't stand each other.

The smile faded and the explosives engineer's face donned a serious expression. "Okay, bottom line, Nik!" Z softly spoke to herself under her breath. "If this 'exercise' showed me something, it is that I am in desperate need of powers practice. I can also use some practice on the nimble front. Who'da thunk that with my background in martial arts I would be so piss poor at stealth." Z shook her head in disappointment. She eyed Cass out of the corner of her eye. She is our SO, I bet she wouldn't mind giving me some pointers. The explosives engineer thought. And then there was Agent Kennedy. Z didn't know him well, but she liked his open face and easy humor. He would be a good choice to help her controlling her powers better. Oh, but I also promised Niah to show her some self-defense moves. I guess I'll have to schedule that in as well. Plus it would be a good way to get back into shape after all that time sucking on tubes of chemicals and Gods know what else. Z looked at her best friend and gave her a goofy wave. As she was doing so her eyes caught a glimpse of Arc and they shared a brief eye contact. Nik felt herself blush a bit still shocked at what she'd shared with him in the Framework, but nodded stoically in acknowledgement.

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@Lucius Cypher Well, shoot! Let's leave this family drama and head on over to Barthem.

One last thing. Can I tel if Gadget is doing headway with what she's working on. Maybe use it as ammo for a casual dig

UFOs, Paranormal phenomena, Conspiracy theories - The SPR investigates all and records all!

@Bishop@Mercenary Lord Thank you both for the kind words

As it stands there doesn't appear to be any interest in such a concept as to warrant an OOC, so I'll just leave things at that *shrugs*

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@Lucius Cypher Hm... The plot thickens

Can Shem look around the bar, maybe see something out of order? Some indication as to why Lucilia would leave the bar unattended. Since it doesn't look like her daughter is all that interested in finding out if something is amiss

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@Lucius Cypher Eh, let's do an investigation just for the heck of it. It's not Shem's thing, but still a 12 is not entirely horrible

Also, is there a barkeep in the bar at the moment?

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@Lucius Cypher Okay, Shem already doesn't like Selena much and she is no fool. That minx is working an angle and Shem want's nothing to do with it, so let's insight check her with a big ol' 16

Also can Shem try and see that map Drac is pursuing? Would that be perception?