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Akio
It was rather shocking to see someone so ill-mannered as to kick an apparently defenseless barmaid in front of so many. He thought he wasn't so sheltered after spending so much time on the road, away from his family, but maybe he's still a bit lacking in that regard. In any case, while he was addled by the possibility that this wasn't particularly abnormal for a patron of a raucous tavern, it didn't occur to him to step up in the good lady's defense. He'd left behind the stifling calculus of honor and was used to having to look the other way so as to avoid a diplomatic incident. His first thought was that the ornery Dwarf would simply be banned from the tavern and that would be that, but then their cleric walked up to the man to ask him what he was doing, and Akio couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't the one doing that.

To put it less charitably, he sat there like an idiot while the cleric and the hunter both beat him to the punch. Still, he wasn't prepared to start a bar fight for fear of troubling the tavern more until the Dwarf and his thuggish compatriot both openly announced their intention to attack their healer based on his race. So, an irreconcilable conflict, then.

Well, so much for sparing the tavern keeper the trouble. Akio quietly casts Mage Armor on himself as he readies his dagger.

(Initiative Roll: 15)

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@Martian Don't forget to drop Dubuk into the character's tab and hop in the discord.

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Akio
"Hmmm. A hunter, a cleric, and a sorcerer. I guess that would make me the vanguard."

He took another drink. There was plenty of it to go around with Fay part of the group, it seemed. There was a comfortable atmosphere as the low-quality, low-potency alcohol tried its best to make him feel something.

He wasn't exactly a prototypical warrior, so, with Fay's prompting, he figured it made sense to more thoroughly define his role in the group. "I may not look it, but I know a bit about Druidry. I'm a bit more inclined towards fists than fireballs, but the cleric here isn't the only one with healing magic. You guys familiar with the Goodberry spell? I'll prepare a bunch of them tonight."

He spared a sheepish smile towards Edgar. "Greater Restoration is a bit beyond me, though."

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I think there's still a misunderstanding here. Fay just said she didn't need up-front pay, and would agree to help the man without it, so the 200 gold the man paid up-front would be split between the other three instead of all four of them. (66 each instead of 50 each)

After the job is done, since the three of them got paid 2/3rds of their final 100 gold share, they would only get the remaining 1/3rd, while Fay would get the whole 100 gold share at the end of the job. She would not be paid more.

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Fay turned down the initial pay, hence 66/67 gold for the other three, and how Fay gets 100 afterward while the others only get 33.

Just wanted to ask before I jumped to conclusions in-character about how he wasn't a real merchant or something.

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Kaison & Jon
Dad didn't show up. It wasn't surprising. He was busy as hell with his work even before his kids were put on an island, so this was nothing new.

Caleb & Lexa
Caleb and Lexa likewise did not seem surprised to see that neither of their parents showed up. They didn't do any more than share a meaningful glance before splitting up separately.

Chris
Chris seemed to get a phone call in lieu of a visit. He smiled as he talked.

Haruko
An elderly woman stepped off the boat, wheeling an elderly man off it in a wheelchair. Both were wearing similar clothes to Haruko's, and just as they appeared, were apparently Haruko's relatives. Their relation was unclear, however, since they both began chatting with Haruko in a foreign language.

Sina
Her mother stepped off the boat and smiled warmly as Sina ran into her open arms. "Mom!"

She hugged her daughter tightly. "Hello, dear. How has school been for you?"

"Great! Just a couple of days ago, I got possessed by genocidal duel monster ghosts! I got saved by a friend before being I started plotting world domination though, so it all turned out okay!"

Her mother's smile didn't so much as flinch. "That's nice, dear."

"I even got to save one of my friends afterward, when she collapsed. This place really makes me feel like I'm getting closer to becoming someone like Yugi Muto."

Her mother began fawning over her only daughter. "Oh, my baby's growing up~! Just don't forget to visit your dear old parents when you become a big, famous duelist, okay?"

"Of course!"

Miles
"Father."

"Miles."

They simply stared at each other for what felt like an eternity. Miles looked annoyed while his father, who bore quite the resemblance to him, looked like he was expecting more. When he didn't get anything, he sighed, looking annoyed himself. "Come on, show me around."

Miles turned and led the way wordlessly.

Roché
A man in a luxurious white suit wearing sunglasses and smoking a fancy cigar walked off the boat. Roché ran up to him and they began chatting animatedly. The man seemed to be perfectly capable of talking while keeping the cigar between his teeth, which was a bit odd, but not as odd as when he suddenly exclaiming "THAT'S MY GIRL!" before laughing heartily like he was in on the grandest joke in the world. He was loud enough that nearly everyone at the docks turned to look, though Roché didn't seem to mind, laughing along with her father.

Melony
Like Roché's father before her, Melony's mother proved to be visibly rich, stepping off the boat wearing a dress one might describe as gaudy and dramatic. It was poofy, like a fairy tale princess dress, but about half of it was cropped off to reveal purple-black thigh highs that matched the woman's lipstick. She was bedecked in similarly almost-gothic black and purple jewelry and her hair was a complicated series of braids and loops while somehow remaining long enough to reach past shoulder length.

Melony took small, sullen steps towards her mother with her eyes affixed to the ground. "Hey, mom."

"Oh, dearie, what's the matter? You look terrible!"

"I... it's..." Melony looked like she was about to cry in public again.

"Oh, baby, don't worry, mommy's here for you." She crouched down awkwardly in her heels to hug her daughter. "Why don't you show me where you've been living, and tell me all about it there. Mama will make it all better."

"I don't... I'm not sure I even..." Melony covered her face with her hands again.

Melony's mother leaned in and whispered something in a curt tone. "Not in public, dear." She gave Melony a push while maintaining her bright smile and they began the walk back to her room.

Rin
Rin's father wore a black suit and carried a black briefcase. He had short black hair and didn't particularly stand out among the other parents. He walked up to Rin, who greeted him with a smile.

"Hey, Rin. How have you been?"

"I've been doing alright. Welcome to the island, dad."

"Good to be here; good to see you. I heard from the school that you'd be giving me a tour?"

"Sure, dad. Though, I don't know much about places other than the main building and the Ra Yellow Dorm."

"Why don't we start with your room, then? Students of all dorms are paired with roommates nowadays, aren't they? How's yours?"

"She's great. I feel like I didn't understand her that well at first, but she's very nice."

"That's good to hear."

They continued to make idle conversation as they walked back to Ra Yellow

Donte
He's here. Donte grit his teeth.

"You're still wearing that all that?"

The bespectacled man in a neat black suit walked up to Donte looking irritated. "Nice to see you too, dad," Donte deadpanned through gritted teeth.

"Maybe you'd be nice to see if you didn't look like a thug straight out of juvie."

Donte glared at the man. "Why'd you come?"

"What kind of question is that? You haven't even been here that long and you're already failing everything but P.E. You're the one who wanted to be a duelist."

"No. I said I liked dueling once and you enrolled me without telling me anything."

"You've got to do something with your life, and since you refused to decide where to go, I decided for you, like any good father would."

"A GOOD FATHER WOULDN'T-"

"HEY. Don't you talk back to me! If you want to go to a military school, just say the word, boy."

Donte put a hand on his face and let out a deep breath. He wasn't any stranger to corporal punishment, though his father gracefully avoided stuff like that in public in favor of other threats that were, to him, arguably worse. He considered making another remark, but the man before him had absolute control over his life. It didn't matter the context, talking back could mean anything, because it was just his dad's way of saying it was time to shut up before he got really mad. He crossed his arms and did just that. It was gonna be another one of those days.

"Show me your room. Now."

Donte turned and began walking back to Slifer Red, stuffing his hands in his pockets. His father lectured him the whole way there about his attitude, clothing, grades, posture and future. Donte tuned it out. He was used to it.

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Vandernman's eyebrows stood up on his forehead "What? , I agreed to 400 gold total, half now, the rest when we reach Keth."

200 gold divided three ways is 66/67 each.

33*3+100 for Fay makes up the other 200 gold.

That's 400 gold total.

Was Vandernman's statement an accident or intentional? @HEAVY METAL

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: Next Gen

@Scarifar You're welcome to join. A new "episode" just started, so knowledge of previous events isn't necessary.

I've been pairing up player characters with NPCs in order to drag them off into plots, if needed. While this arrangement isn't mandatory, the open slots/freed up NPCs, from players who have left the RP, include:

• Sina (Slifer Red female)
• Miles (Ra Yellow male)
• Jon (Obelisk Blue male)
• Caleb (Obelisk Blue male)

Tentatively, Chris (Ra Yellow male) is also available (in that @WXer hasn't been online in a month) though I'll wait on @SSW's response before declaring Melony (Obelisk Blue female) freed up. I contacted them both on our Discord just now and am waiting to hear back.

Players can choose which NPC they want as their roommate, or just go without a roommate. No other player character is available as a roommate currently, so that's unfortunately not an option.

You're also welcome to join the discord if you wanna discuss your character and their deck.

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Episode 3: How Far the Apple Falls From the Tree

It was just another day at school when Mr. Monoma dropped it on everyone. "Today's parent visitation day."

They were living on an island and no one had heard of this previously, so the class showed visible and audible confusion.

"Did I not mention it?"

A chorus of noes.

"Could have sworn I did... Well, whatever. Because Duel Academy is located on an island, not all of your parents have had an opportunity to visit our facilities in person, and now that you students have had time to settle in and get used to school life here at the academy, it's a good time to receive them. Of course, plenty of your parents are only coming to give you a visit."

Donte spoke up. "Did you forget to tell them about it too?"

"All of your parents or legal guardians were informed weeks ago, though only about half of them have RSVP'd. In any case, today's not going to be a full school day, and you'll all be dismissed at the docks once the boats arrive. Of course, you'll each be asked to give your own parents the tour. We simply don't have the staff to go around."

"Tch." Donte looked visibly annoyed. He muttered to himself, "don't tell me..."

Mr. Monoma seemed to hear him. "Mr. Lorenzo was among those who confirmed they would come to visit."

Donte scowled. He didn't mutter this time. "Fuck."

"Language."

The school day proceeded much as normal, though the students took the surprise visit of their parents in different ways. Donte wore a facial expression that looked like he was on the verge of death and had a demeanor that emitted killing intent the entire time. About half way through the day, the school bell rang, and the students were lined up and walked to the docks.

They stood there, waiting for the arrival of their parents as a set of boats quickly approached from over the horizon.

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Akio

"Do you have any questions relevant to your job?"

"And what does your cargo exist out of? As in are there objects that we should keep an eye of in particular should we get 'troubled'?"

Akio chimed in, "it would be good to know if we have to carry goods that could attract the attention of wildlife by the smell alone."

As the girl stated her disinterest in the initial pay, Akio reached over to take his share of it. Edgar had only taken a third of it, as if to save a third for the lady, despite how she declined. It felt awkward holding onto her share and giving it to her afterwards, but it worked out as a fourth mercenary - a half-orc, if he wasn't mistaken, had arrived to join. More people meant less pay, but the wisdom of this venture was still dubious in the first place. He took a third of the original amount, adding it to his funds and tossed the rest to the half-orc, indirectly accepting him in place of Vandernman. The man didn't seem particularly discerning anyway.

"So, once we get to the other side, that would be 33 more gold for us three and the full 100 gold for the lady." He frowned at the word. It wouldn't do to be calling each other by appearances the whole trip. "My name's Akio, by the way. How should I address the three of you?"