[Jiam and his new buddy] At the inn

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[Jiam and his new buddy] At the inn

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As you head for the inn, the Dabber says, "Pehneeteehth will help, but you are right, nice human -- food would be good first. What is your name?"

Arriving at Alice's Restaurant, you find it relatively empty. You guess it's too early for the lunch rush. Like last time, there is quiet, strange music playing out of nowhere. Alice is there, and smiles and greets you both as you enter.

Pehneeteehth speaks to her in a chattering speech pattern that is so fast, you would probably have difficulty understanding it if it weren't for the papelfish in your ear. He asks her where the "fresher" is, and she points him in the direction of the kitchen.
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On the walk back into town, Jiam responds. "My name is Jiam. We will get you some food and drink. I will then get you a place to sleep for a week while you decide where and what you want to do. If you truly want to helps us, you can give us information about their location. Help us draw a map; tell us about fortified locations surroundng their base and where they like to ambush from along the way; tell us of any hidden backdoor ways into the camp that you may have learned of; big kuhn implacements; or anything that could help us to know what awaits us when we set out to destroy them and stop them from praying on innocent town folks."

Once they arrive, Jiam will arrange for the meal and room and board for a week.
"Hey where did the thief go? He was standing right where that pile of goo is just a second ago... Uh Oh... There wasn't a pile of goo there a second ago. Dang it! We go through thieves like peasants through a dragon."
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Pehneeteehth says, "Good to meet you Jiam. Pehneeteehth thanks you for the food and board. He will help you -- draw a map and tell you many things! But first, he must exuse himself ... wash paws and use the fresher before eating ..."

Jiam goes to talk to Alice about food and board while Pehneeteehth wanders off in the direction Alice indicated when he asked about the "fresher."

Alice seems quite happy to provide food and board, but asks for a "card" ... maybe she's talking about that thing Sam gave Shareev in exhange for the junk from the cave? I think he handed it to Alice briefly the last time you were in here... (or did Oldin give her some coins ... I actually can't remember).
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"I only have gold. Will you accept this instead?" Jiam sets a handfull down on the table in front of her.
Provided that she accepts, Jiam will them wait for the dabber and eat with him. Asking question and getting him to draw that map.
"Hey where did the thief go? He was standing right where that pile of goo is just a second ago... Uh Oh... There wasn't a pile of goo there a second ago. Dang it! We go through thieves like peasants through a dragon."
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Alice picks up one of the coins and rubs it on her dress. She looks at it again with a smile. "Shiny! Okay. I'll get you some food."

She walks back to the kitchen and Jiam sits down to wait. Alice returns relatively soon with a cart that seems to move by itself rolling in front of her. She looks at you curiously, "Where's your friend?"

You realize that Pehneeteehth has not returned from the "fresher." If he was just going to wash his paws, it shouldn't have taken this long ...
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Jiam begins to ponder the delay. Finally he picks up a mug off a table and walks to the fresher and kicks in the door.
"Hey where did the thief go? He was standing right where that pile of goo is just a second ago... Uh Oh... There wasn't a pile of goo there a second ago. Dang it! We go through thieves like peasants through a dragon."
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After some consideration, Jiam picks up a mug off a table and walks in the direction he saw Alice direct the dabber. He passes through what he assumes the kitchen and out the back door of the restaurant, which is open.

Just outside the back door is an outhouse-sized structure of some unknown material. Jiam decides this must be the "fresher" and winds up to kick the door in. As he approaches, though, the door of the fresher slides open and he hears a voice from nowhere say, "Welcome. Please enjoy our sanitary services." The inside of the fresher is empty. There's no sign of the dabber.
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Jiam looks at the ground for footprints in an effort to determine the direction that the Dabber went.
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Jiam immediately notices a jumble of various footprints on the dusty ground near the fresher. He even picks out one that he suspects belongs to the dabber, because it is small and appears to have tiny claw marks near the toes [a pretty good spot check]. However, he's unable to find more than the one print and doesn't really have the skills to guess which direction the dabber went once outside the back door of the inn [you need the track feet to follow footprints].

[I made a freudian slip in first making this post that I've decided to keep, because it amuses me: the comment above should say track "feat" not track "feet."]
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Does Jima know other way out of the town? He figures the main gate is out of the question as it wold raise suspicion on the part of the dabber. If so he will begin to make his way there quickly. If not, he will consider the easiest way out of the town over the wall. Either the shortest height of the wall or a building of equal height closest to the wall. Then he will head there and keep a sharp eye out for his friends along the way, or someone he has come to know to get word back to the others. If he can think of a direction, he will draw a hasty arrow in the dirt showing the direction he has headed. He will leave corresponding arrows with every direction he changes.
"Hey where did the thief go? He was standing right where that pile of goo is just a second ago... Uh Oh... There wasn't a pile of goo there a second ago. Dang it! We go through thieves like peasants through a dragon."
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