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Hurried Update Tuesday
Jan. 4th, 2022 11:40 pmYeah, time management was not the best tonight, and thus I must throw the update at you and go --
Work – Better than yesterday, though still pretty busy – morning was spent still in catch-up mode (scanning in my massive pile of GLs and catching up on phone calls), then afternoon was mostly “oh what nonsense has the credit card company committed now.” *rolls eyes* Also got briefly stuck behind a fire truck on my way to work O.o Not sure what was going on, but it didn’t look too urgent, so – hopeful it wasn’t anything too bad?
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – another night on the bike, another chunk of the Oxventure “Out Of Order!” With Egbert flawlessly disguised as a giant seahorse, courtesy of Dob, Corazon INSTANTLY transformed him into a sideshow, barking for people to come and look at him for a copper piece. XD Fortunately the apothecary (another tiefling, interestingly enough!) who was robbed wandered up to get them back on track (having seen them sprinting for Mistymire without actually talking to her and riding after them on a horse). Corazon interviewed her, and it turned out thug Jack Darkfall had come into her shop asking after poisons – and when she caught onto his game and refused to serve him, he shoved her over and took what he wanted, breaking her arm in the process. She thinks he’s making a brew called the Pale Tincture – kills you within a day, nasty stuff – and with what he stole, he can make a LOT of it. Dob kindly cast “Heal Wounds” on her arm, while Corazon promptly got jealous of Darkfall’s name and immediately wanted to meet him. XD I think this turns into a running gag, in fact? Hmmm. . .
Anyway, information in hand, the gang went into the citadel city proper (Dob boasting his way past the guards thanks to carrying Egbert on his shoulders as “catch of the day”), and they started pondering where to find where the rogues hang out. Egbert, who used to live here, actually knew of the usual spot (a part of the city that basically never gets proper light), but Corazon was insistent on looking for thieves’ signs to figure it out himself –
And boy did he ever, rolling a twenty! He saw ALL the signs – which stores were easy to rob (which he made use of), who was a wanker, stuff like that. Including a sign indicating a meeting in “The Reach” during the late afternoon. He reported his findings, Egbert confirmed the Reach was part of the area that he’d mentioned before, and they trekked their way over to loiter and look inconspicuous. Prudence was the best at this, rolling her own twenty and basically fading into the shadows, while poor Merilwen (trying to look tough by picking her nails with an arrowhead) got accosted by a wandering thug – at least, until Dob stepped in with “Calm Emotions,” his new spell to get people to chill out (which got a really funny pop-eyed look from Johnny). Dob got the guy to head off to rob someone else, and fortunately soon enough the rest of the thieves for the meeting, including the guy I presume to be Darkfall himself, showed up and made their way into the local thieves’ pub, “The Spoiled Vintage.” After some discussion (and Dob insisting on doing things because they’re cool), it was decided that Corazon would go into the pub to eavesdrop on the conversation, with Merilwen in cat form on his shoulder as backup. The others would hide out on the roof, listening through the chimney and ready to drop through should things get dicey. Prudence used her new “Spider Climb” spell to climb the wall in the creepiest manner possible; Dob aced a Dex roll and did a brilliant triple-flip up; and Egbert got hauled onto the roof, sloshing all the way. This may have contributed to his decision to finally ditch the costume (and eat the whelks inside). XD I left it off with Corazon having entered the pub, picking up some spoiled ale for himself and Merilwen before wandering over to see what he can overhear from the meeting. Should be good. . .
2. Continue editing Chapter 4 of “Londerland Bloodlines: Santa Monica’s Vale Of Tears”: Check! Alice has had her conversation with Gimble, and she’s already smelling something rotten in the replacement limbs industry. Fortunately, Mercurio’s with her to watch her back as they head over there, a fact she quite appreciates. :) Nice for her to have someone who actually gives a shit about her helping out with a quest this time, that’s for sure! I’m glad I added him to this bit.
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check – easy two-in, two-out for this day –
A) Started with Call Me Kevin and a new indie simulator game – Gas Station Simulator! All about running your own gas station! Or, if you’re Kevin, discovering that this game has a LOOT of fun glitches and weirdness. Like a broom that has the power to LAUNCH CARS INTO THE SKY. Or customers that will literally zip sideways through walls and walk through the ceiling to reach their vehicles once they’re done. Or earth movers that can cause traffic jams for an entire year. Or a garage that will randomly swallow a pickup when you expand to a level 2 station. Or an alien that will come and reset your customers if you get them all stuck (this is a genuine thing you can do in the game). And notably, a warehouse with an old performing stage inside, complete with a giant cuddly bear playing the drums and an opportunity to play guitar. XD Kevin was clearly having a blast sweeping cars into the desert and watching the customers warp time and space – I’m all for more episodes if he is!
B) Then it was time for GrayStillPlays and more GTA V parkour! Another one where the story is “Gray is tasked with exploding a thing so it doesn’t destroy the earth” – this time, a giant tornado! And the creator made a lovely little apocalypse obstacle course for Gray to drive over to get there. I mean, when they START with a difficult thumbnail hole to teleport you to the actual board. . . And then there was the zig-zaggy wall ride around the “windmill farm,” the multiple tetanus tightropes on rusty pipes, the various leaps of faith (like a multi-boost jump that he had to do partially BACKWARD to stop the stop sticks from murdering him on the landing platform; the leap from a pipe tightrope onto a VERY far away piece of cheese; and of course the jump onto a billboard THAT WAS CONTINUALLY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING, SO YOUR WINDOW TO LAND WAS VERY BRIEF), the avoidance of more windmills trying to smack you off platforms, and a final leap into the heart of the tornado itself to blow it to smithereens! Which – did absolutely nothing in the end! XD Well, no skin off Gray’s – actually, no, he lost a LOT of skin off his nose. And other body parts. XD
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – did my Victor Luvs Alice queue straight through Saturday before supper (though currently it’s through Friday – note to self, remember to reset the queue to one per day after tomorrow!). And as for Valice Multiverse – two ask replies, three thread replies, so fairly busy night! AKA, combined with keeping up with my tumblr friends and webcomics, why I’m updating a bit late.
Well, productive, at any rate -- making good progress on this Gimble quest section! But yeah, gotta organize my time a little more effectively in the future -- night all!
Work – Better than yesterday, though still pretty busy – morning was spent still in catch-up mode (scanning in my massive pile of GLs and catching up on phone calls), then afternoon was mostly “oh what nonsense has the credit card company committed now.” *rolls eyes* Also got briefly stuck behind a fire truck on my way to work O.o Not sure what was going on, but it didn’t look too urgent, so – hopeful it wasn’t anything too bad?
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – another night on the bike, another chunk of the Oxventure “Out Of Order!” With Egbert flawlessly disguised as a giant seahorse, courtesy of Dob, Corazon INSTANTLY transformed him into a sideshow, barking for people to come and look at him for a copper piece. XD Fortunately the apothecary (another tiefling, interestingly enough!) who was robbed wandered up to get them back on track (having seen them sprinting for Mistymire without actually talking to her and riding after them on a horse). Corazon interviewed her, and it turned out thug Jack Darkfall had come into her shop asking after poisons – and when she caught onto his game and refused to serve him, he shoved her over and took what he wanted, breaking her arm in the process. She thinks he’s making a brew called the Pale Tincture – kills you within a day, nasty stuff – and with what he stole, he can make a LOT of it. Dob kindly cast “Heal Wounds” on her arm, while Corazon promptly got jealous of Darkfall’s name and immediately wanted to meet him. XD I think this turns into a running gag, in fact? Hmmm. . .
Anyway, information in hand, the gang went into the citadel city proper (Dob boasting his way past the guards thanks to carrying Egbert on his shoulders as “catch of the day”), and they started pondering where to find where the rogues hang out. Egbert, who used to live here, actually knew of the usual spot (a part of the city that basically never gets proper light), but Corazon was insistent on looking for thieves’ signs to figure it out himself –
And boy did he ever, rolling a twenty! He saw ALL the signs – which stores were easy to rob (which he made use of), who was a wanker, stuff like that. Including a sign indicating a meeting in “The Reach” during the late afternoon. He reported his findings, Egbert confirmed the Reach was part of the area that he’d mentioned before, and they trekked their way over to loiter and look inconspicuous. Prudence was the best at this, rolling her own twenty and basically fading into the shadows, while poor Merilwen (trying to look tough by picking her nails with an arrowhead) got accosted by a wandering thug – at least, until Dob stepped in with “Calm Emotions,” his new spell to get people to chill out (which got a really funny pop-eyed look from Johnny). Dob got the guy to head off to rob someone else, and fortunately soon enough the rest of the thieves for the meeting, including the guy I presume to be Darkfall himself, showed up and made their way into the local thieves’ pub, “The Spoiled Vintage.” After some discussion (and Dob insisting on doing things because they’re cool), it was decided that Corazon would go into the pub to eavesdrop on the conversation, with Merilwen in cat form on his shoulder as backup. The others would hide out on the roof, listening through the chimney and ready to drop through should things get dicey. Prudence used her new “Spider Climb” spell to climb the wall in the creepiest manner possible; Dob aced a Dex roll and did a brilliant triple-flip up; and Egbert got hauled onto the roof, sloshing all the way. This may have contributed to his decision to finally ditch the costume (and eat the whelks inside). XD I left it off with Corazon having entered the pub, picking up some spoiled ale for himself and Merilwen before wandering over to see what he can overhear from the meeting. Should be good. . .
2. Continue editing Chapter 4 of “Londerland Bloodlines: Santa Monica’s Vale Of Tears”: Check! Alice has had her conversation with Gimble, and she’s already smelling something rotten in the replacement limbs industry. Fortunately, Mercurio’s with her to watch her back as they head over there, a fact she quite appreciates. :) Nice for her to have someone who actually gives a shit about her helping out with a quest this time, that’s for sure! I’m glad I added him to this bit.
3. Keep up with YouTube Subscriptions: Check – easy two-in, two-out for this day –
A) Started with Call Me Kevin and a new indie simulator game – Gas Station Simulator! All about running your own gas station! Or, if you’re Kevin, discovering that this game has a LOOT of fun glitches and weirdness. Like a broom that has the power to LAUNCH CARS INTO THE SKY. Or customers that will literally zip sideways through walls and walk through the ceiling to reach their vehicles once they’re done. Or earth movers that can cause traffic jams for an entire year. Or a garage that will randomly swallow a pickup when you expand to a level 2 station. Or an alien that will come and reset your customers if you get them all stuck (this is a genuine thing you can do in the game). And notably, a warehouse with an old performing stage inside, complete with a giant cuddly bear playing the drums and an opportunity to play guitar. XD Kevin was clearly having a blast sweeping cars into the desert and watching the customers warp time and space – I’m all for more episodes if he is!
B) Then it was time for GrayStillPlays and more GTA V parkour! Another one where the story is “Gray is tasked with exploding a thing so it doesn’t destroy the earth” – this time, a giant tornado! And the creator made a lovely little apocalypse obstacle course for Gray to drive over to get there. I mean, when they START with a difficult thumbnail hole to teleport you to the actual board. . . And then there was the zig-zaggy wall ride around the “windmill farm,” the multiple tetanus tightropes on rusty pipes, the various leaps of faith (like a multi-boost jump that he had to do partially BACKWARD to stop the stop sticks from murdering him on the landing platform; the leap from a pipe tightrope onto a VERY far away piece of cheese; and of course the jump onto a billboard THAT WAS CONTINUALLY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING, SO YOUR WINDOW TO LAND WAS VERY BRIEF), the avoidance of more windmills trying to smack you off platforms, and a final leap into the heart of the tornado itself to blow it to smithereens! Which – did absolutely nothing in the end! XD Well, no skin off Gray’s – actually, no, he lost a LOT of skin off his nose. And other body parts. XD
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – did my Victor Luvs Alice queue straight through Saturday before supper (though currently it’s through Friday – note to self, remember to reset the queue to one per day after tomorrow!). And as for Valice Multiverse – two ask replies, three thread replies, so fairly busy night! AKA, combined with keeping up with my tumblr friends and webcomics, why I’m updating a bit late.
Well, productive, at any rate -- making good progress on this Gimble quest section! But yeah, gotta organize my time a little more effectively in the future -- night all!
