And so in the end it all came together.
Hadama deflected the handful of attempted bribes that came his way, much to the annoyance of several newer Torchers. The King settled into one of the beach chairs and stoically ignored the crabs scuttling over his bare feet in the cool sand as sharp eyes picked out the colorful individuals that made it to the shore. He noted them - and the order they arrived in his section - with due diligence onto a pad of paper. Proving that he could multitask, he listened to the chatter of a nearby caffeinated Nova with calm patience, simply inclining his head in acknowledgment of the glowing paint idea.
More chaos may have been caused by the decisions meted out by Melita and Nova, each following their own chaotic hearts to determine winners, but luckily for all of them Remi was hard at work above, soothing the emotions of the gamblers who had made their way to the beach to see if their investment would pay off. What could have been grumbles turned instead to good-natured laughter as each winner was announced (for whatever reason it was chosen) and it wasn't long before an impromptu party began to take shape - well out of the way of the migration route, thanks to some redirecting towards the Hanged Man.
And as for the crabs?
Though not all of them made it safely through the city, the vast majority of them did, and soon they were having a party of their own up and down the beach. While the rest of Caido attended the Feast of Bells a few weeks later the crabs would be releasing their eggs into the ocean to start a new cycle of life for Torchline and the Ahi Coast.
~Fin
Hadama deflected the handful of attempted bribes that came his way, much to the annoyance of several newer Torchers. The King settled into one of the beach chairs and stoically ignored the crabs scuttling over his bare feet in the cool sand as sharp eyes picked out the colorful individuals that made it to the shore. He noted them - and the order they arrived in his section - with due diligence onto a pad of paper. Proving that he could multitask, he listened to the chatter of a nearby caffeinated Nova with calm patience, simply inclining his head in acknowledgment of the glowing paint idea.
More chaos may have been caused by the decisions meted out by Melita and Nova, each following their own chaotic hearts to determine winners, but luckily for all of them Remi was hard at work above, soothing the emotions of the gamblers who had made their way to the beach to see if their investment would pay off. What could have been grumbles turned instead to good-natured laughter as each winner was announced (for whatever reason it was chosen) and it wasn't long before an impromptu party began to take shape - well out of the way of the migration route, thanks to some redirecting towards the Hanged Man.
And as for the crabs?
Though not all of them made it safely through the city, the vast majority of them did, and soon they were having a party of their own up and down the beach. While the rest of Caido attended the Feast of Bells a few weeks later the crabs would be releasing their eggs into the ocean to start a new cycle of life for Torchline and the Ahi Coast.
~Fin
