Jack

[Filter: Scott]

Hey! So basically, been a bit of an ass here not writing to you earlier than this. Mean, it's not like I've met you, but you know, no thank you note? Damn rude of me is what I'd call it. So yeah, this is basically my thank you for saving my ass back there.

Before I go though I've got something to add here. I know you've probably got a lot of dedicated people already, but I want to give you a pitch. Not for me, not ready for that myself. You're good people, but I'm still trying to get my own shit together. Nope, I'm pitching Lydia here. I know you're already using her in bits and pieces, here and there. Thing is, I'm pretty sure she's ready for bigger and better things. Me, I don't have work worth her talent lined up. Barely above the skull bashing level here. She's a fucking artist. And hey, I get that making sure she doesn't get herself dead is an important thing, but I think almost everybody underestimates just how good she is at surviving. Girl can survive just about anything in my opinion. Everything except being left out. She's already got a big brother who's making sure she stays alive, she needs someone to put her talents to use.

Anyway, yeah, that's my page here. Thanks a bunch!

So, Splithouse folks, I've got a quick poll: Am I bringing a three pound sacks of figs, a three pound sack of dried pineapple, or a five pound sack of dried apricots to the house? The captain I won them from gave me two days to figure out how I want my winnings, and I've got to take them in fruit. Since there's no way I'm getting through all of it by myself, and I've spent a day trying to decide, I'm opening it up to the people who will have to put up with the sack being around the house.

[Filter: Lydia]

Think I found a taker, but the price is a bit ghastly. Thankfully, she's not the one who lost the bet.

[bits of yellow are scattered on the page]

Dragonsdamn, sorry. Was just reading, wasn't expecting -- Man, how are everybody else's eggs today?

[Filter: Lydia]

Know it's a busy night tonight, Friday and all, but are you gonna have some energy after the play?

[Filter: Lydia]

Hope you're not in bed just yet.

[Filter: Lydia]

Figured you should know, I got put in a caravan back to Norey this morning. Should get there as fast as I got here, and I think all that stuff I did paid off. At least, scored me some points toward not being considered a shit.

[Filter: Jace]

Two questions: One, did you end up giving in and eating the pie? Two, if yes, is your stomach now haunted with mist ghosts?

Personally, I'm betting you're burping up mist while I'm writing this up, and swearing revenge on a balckberry bush. That's what I'm thinking.

[Filter: Fayre]

Kinda just an amble here at first. Do have news, I swear, but there's probably some context here I'm missing, and you want the whole thing. The whole way this caravan got put together seemed a bit strane to me. I've actually done this opium run before, so I was surprised that there's a lot of dregs along who've got some muscle and not a whole lot else. Usually these things are kept in the family, and you need a lot of connections to keep getting the work. The people they've got here are just ... ordinary guards. Mean, we don't have any opium with us so we don't need muscle that's always looking over their shoulders for thieves, but we're carrying a fuckload of gold. Which, you know, probably needs smarter people around.

I'm probably the smartest muscle they've got right now, and I'm standing out a lot more than I'd like just by pointing out shit they should be watching for. Zhivka himself gave me 'command' of the night watch because he's trusted his lieutenant with the day watch. It's made it a bit harder to talk because I've been asleep in the wagons the past two days, and keeping a bunch of shits in line the past three nights.

Anyway, yeah, basically this is a bullshit way to run a caravan if I'm coming out on top here. There were really competent guards in those gambling dens, and they're nowhere to be found right now. They didn't come with us, so they've still got to be in Norey, right?

I've picked some stuff up though, mostly from when I've been outside the main tent while they're playing cards before sleep. So we're going to take this money to someone called Silvya, and then from there they're going to put it on a boat. Near as I can figure the money will be delivered to The Fickle Pickle Inn and Brothel. I'm pretty sure we're talking about something close to the waterfront here, and I'm half-convinced the whole lot of us are going to get stabbed before we make it delivery, wheeling this much money into the shittiest part of Colndor.

Might want to get those agents on the way? I'm not sure how long it's going to stay there, and we're making good time out here.

[Filter: Fayre]

Okay, so I'm sitting in one of the dens, right? And one of the few guys in there with a complexion as white as mine. I'm just playing cards with some other people, and one of the brutes comes over all like, "You look like you could hold your own, and you obviously don't believe all the lies going on out there. How would you like some work?"

So I negotiated a bit, but gave in. Tried to make it look like I wasn't too eager, but was interested until I couldn't resist the chance.

Anyway, turns out it's getting hot for them here in Norey, and they're worried about keeping all of their money around as long as they have been. Tomorrow I'm helping to move some of their money onto an emptied opium caravan bound for Colndor.

Figure the boss will be around watching over everything to make sure his money gets where he wants it to go. Figure I can listen to him for a bit without drawing suspicions.

[Filter: Franelcrew in Norey except Terrance]

So. Hey. Yeah. I'm in the House of Healing just above Catcher's Row. Lots of bruises. Jaw hurts like hell. Gonna be here a couple of days.

On a related note, Terrance is somewhere in Norey right now, and he's got an opium powder problem. I was going to try to get him off the stuff, but he figured out my little plan and yeah. He took me down. Lost about the last day, and I've got no idea where he's gone right now.

I'm going to rest up here since it seems like a clean enough place, and then I'm going to join whatever search is happening. I mean, he can take care of himself right now, but he's going to get himself in trouble sooner or later if he wants to keep this problem up.

[Filter: Private]

Paid for in advance, and it's everything I need. Took a lot of work to get everything real setup so it'll work. Everyone's willing to work with me.

Just need to get it finished now. It'll work.

Ugh.