Session 17
I’m...a few sessions behind on recaps. (A lot of sessions.)
This is the one right after the reveal that Tony Stark is Gabriel. (Is his last name still Stark?? The party sure doesn’t know and no one’s asked him.)
There’s still fallout from what happened, although a bit of it was dealt in text RPs on our Discord channel. (I know; they’re not updated on this blog either. I’m only one person. ;w;)
Anyway, without further ado...
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Our DM ( @the-grey-hunt) starts us off with a lovely recap about the ghost we encountered and the immediate aftermath of Gabriel’s identity reveal:
DM: The fight was short-lived and they were beaten into the afterlife by the rest of the party.
DM: Gabriel tried to avoid the party, who promptly told him to fuck right off with that attitude.
There was a comment on Luna’s ( @imagine1117) passive perception for some reason? (Oh, right, because Rhodey ( @rebaobsessions) proposed to Gabriel. Meaning Gabriel is now sporting a ring.)
DM: Very quick, imagine. What's Luna's passive perception?
Imagine: High.
Luna isn’t the only one with high passive perception. The only one who doesn’t have one is poor DJ (doxblogsstuff) with a solid 9.
Zira ( @heliocentricgeometric): How was last night?
Rhodey: It went great.
Zira: Do you want to share with the group?
Rhodey: Uuuuuhhhh.
Rhodey immediately looks to Tony/Gabriel for help.
Zira already knew Rhodey wanted to propose, and now it’s out that he actually did propose.
DJ: Didn't you do that already? Well, Tony did...
Helio: Zira kicks him under the table.
DJ: Ow! Your feet are pointy!
Zira: All feet are pointy. That's how they work.
Sibling shenanigans go back to asking Mom and Dad what’s next now.
Zira: You've both proposed...so what comes next?
Luna, very quietly: Kids.
DJ: They've already GOT kids.
(Tony breaks out into hives immediately because no.)
Bob ( @lynnnnnnnnnnmnnnnnnnnnnnnnmnnnn [what the FUCK, lynn]) comes down from upstairs with two very familiar cats!
Lynn: Bob comes downstairs...and following him are two cats.
DJ: YOU!
Others in real life: (immediate shrieking)
Bob: What’s crackalackalin’?
Clint and...Agent 13, I think, join the group for breakfast. Let them know that Fury would like an answer from them within the next day or so. And then they leave.
Lynn: And Bob starts rummaging around in his bag. You already know what’s coming...
Lynn: And Bob puts a bolt and an arrow on the table in front of Clint.
Rhodey gives Bob a small part of his Highsummer gift for the cats, which is a little wicker backpack-like thing for them to stay in. And Zira, after her conversation with Tony and Tony shoving her off onto Rhodey when it comes to gifts, immediately pounces on Rhodey.
Zira: So I think there's no point in hiding it from me.
Rhodey: You mean what i bought you for Highsummer?
Zira: Yes.
(No, it doesn’t work.)
DJ is very officially dressed this morning for breakfast; he’s also very nervous! He’s going to try and see about getting started on the next step of becoming a master Alchemist!
Zira: Are you experiencing pre-exam stress?
DJ is very much unconvincing in convincing everyone he isn’t nervous and he’s totally fine. He doesn’t know what’s expected of the exam, only it’s an exam?? Zira tries to help.
Zira: Whoever you're killing, at least they'll be farther away from you since you're mostly a ranged--
DJ: I'm not killing anyone, it's just a test!
Zira: If you fail this test, will they kill you?
DJ: No!
Zira: Then I don't know what you're so worried about.
Zira, later: People say there won't be any murder, but it's usually a trick.
There’s a little more talk on S.H.I.E.L.D. and what members of the group want to do what. Zira is still for joining. Tony/Gabriel is still against but does say to Rhodey he should just make the best decision for himself.
Rhodey to Tony: The best decision is the decision where I get to stay with you.
DJ does go off to the Alchemists’ Guild! Not alone, as Zira goes with him. Tony was tempted to go but still too uncertain about how things stood to try.
And now Zira finds out what DJ’s first name is... (Tony already knows, courtesy of a text RP.)
DJ: Dudo Jamjar, sir.
Gnome: I see. Your reputation precedes you.
DJ is remarkably polite during this entire interaction and it ends on a pretty positive note.
In the meantime, Luna and Bob are hunting down an Aarakocra Tony met on his shopping trip and referred Bob to. imagine had to roll a dice.
imagine: (dice clatter) eh--
DM: What was it?
imagine: I dunno; it's gone.
They do find the Aarakocra!
Hengist (verbally): Hello, how can I help you?
Bob (telepathically): Hello!
Hengist: Oh, wow, that's new. Are you a friend of that one guy? The one who didn't know anything about Aarakocra?
Bob: Yes. Aarakocra. That's what I am, an Aarakocra.
(Very convincing, Bob.)
Bob doesn’t really know what to ask or what information to look for. Hengist doesn’t really know what information to give either. They part ways only slightly satisfied.
Luna: Just - one more question. Do your friends ask you what your name is everyday?
Hengist: What - no, it's just Hengist.
Luna: Cool. Just curious.
imagine: Luna leaves. Awkwardly.
Zira and DJ are still together and so have more of a conversation once they’re back at Summer’s Rest. There’s some really heartfelt stuff on what happened to DJ back when he was still at home. DJ revealed to Zira that he actually died when the library fell on him. It was a pretty massive explosion, guys. Bad.
So that’s why he’s all nervous about continuing to pursue his education, but he’s going to do it!!
And after a hug and comfort from Zira, DJ goes back to gushing over the exciting new developments in the party.
DJ: But, oh my god! Mom proposed to Dad!
Zira and DJ want to surprise tackle someone with affection after everything, since Zira noticed that Tony was making discreet efforts at distancing himself from the group.
DJ: I'm pretty sure if I tackle him I'd break a knee.
Zira: Then do it right, fool.
Also Zira in this conversation:
Zira: Then now's your chance to flip the script! See, wordplay. I can do it.
DJ’s still pondering the technicalities of what he wants to do.
Zira: The important thing is that it's a tackle hug. Two things in one.
They don’t see Tony first. They do see Rhodey. (Tony has been holed up in the room all day, doing...things.)
Rhodey: Uh, hi, DJ - Zira.
Zira: We're here to be nosy!
DJ: I really want to know what [Tony's] doing.
Rhodey: I mean, I would, too...
(Rhodey has been in the room all day with Tony, and yet has no idea what’s up.)
Zira and DJ are trying to sell Rhodey on a tackle hug.
Zira: This is doctor's orders, even though I am technically not a doctor.
It’s okay. Rhodey doesn’t need convincing.
Tony is eventually done with whatever he’s doing, and he and Rhodey head downstairs for dinner. The stairs...are a thing.
Dox: DJ's running towards Tony, but he trips.
DM: Yeah, Zira's falling, but Tony just sidesteps out of the way and she hits the floor instead.
(They rolled terribly on DEX compared to Tony, especially since JARVIS gave Tony an alert that it was happening.)
DJ glomps onto Tony’s legs, and Zira isn’t far behind him. Tony is just ???
Zira: Do not think I haven't noticed your efforts to distance yourself from this group. ...Fuck off with that shit.
DJ: You cannot escape our affection, Dad!
There is definitely no escape. Rhodey is there, too, and he snags all of them into the hug. So it’s a giant group hug.
We ended the session after going to S.H.I.E.L.D. and telling Fury that we’re not particularly interested in being lackeys of S.H.I.E.L.D. (or at least that’s what Tony said) but they could be consultants. Fury gave the party a mission to see how they liked working for/with S.H.I.E.L.D., which is to retrieve a book from a town several days from Ankh.
Zira hung back and said she did want to be an agent, so Fury officially pulled her in. She’s the only member of the party to actually become an Avenger and is assigned Agent 13 ala Sharon Carter as her handler. Carter is also the one to give us the mission and we’re told to get it through basically any means necessary because it’s really important and S.H.I.E.L.D. needs it.
And that’s the wrap for Session 17! Next session I was only there for part of it so notes are going to be a little slim.
