(IC) Lost In Dreams [Peter]

[the_matrix_walker]

Peter is carrying the frog and goes straight to Col Holland to check on his bandages and condition. With Anil, Holland, and Stanway all in earshot, he asks.

"Who gets it?" and he holds up the frog.

[ericthered]

The three look at each other.

Mr. Stanway: "I suppose it depends on if we want to raise the army now or if we wish to present the frog to the viceroy"

Anil: "We will need soldiers to prove our find. Someone will need to have the demons created, and once that is done, it will be onerous to choose someone new. This circle rightfully belongs to my family, but you have done a great service in helping us discover it. My father will happily buy out the shares in the expedition for five times what you paid. Until that debt is formally registered, Mr. Stanway may guard the frog. Is everyone agreed?"

Colonel Holland: "That... is something the investors must decide. But I agree that Mr. Stanway should guard the key to the circle until the negotiations are worked out, with the worker of the demons being designated as Anil, who found the circle."

They agree, and Peter hands Mr. Stanway the frog.


There is a lot of work still to do. Peter is still injured, and he's something of a hero for his role in all of this, so if he wants to rest his injuries, he is welcome to. The heads of the expedition hurriedly move the camp much closer to the circle, and send a message for more people to come.

A barricade is constructed around the firepit, to ensure that no wood and no flame occurs within it.


Peter is awarded 7 points for completing this adventure.

[the_matrix_walker]

Peter gestures and calls Anil's attention over to a nice spot with a view of the firepit... "You can put me and Goliaths statue there." he says jokingly with a wink. but then winces a bit at the pain in his ribs from the gesture.

"Juskiddin! But I'm beat, I think I'm going to go lay down. Hey... now that this is real, just promise me you'll try to do the most good for the most people, will ya?"

Peter goes and lies down to rest his weary bones. He concentrates and repeats familiar images in his mind as he lies there, trying to dream of home...

[ericthered]

Anil: "I don't intend to start any wars. I might finish them... but that's my father's call for the next few years. I think you've saved my kingdom. These next few years will be a crazy ride."

Anil: "Wait, are you leaving soon?"

Go ahead and roll against the dreaming default...

[the_matrix_walker]

"I think so. It feels like it. I think I've done about all I can here." Peter drops his chin and looks at anil As if peering over the top of the rims of imaginary glasses and in a joking-sarcastic tone asks "Why, is there something else you need?" with a smile.

Once he says it out loud, Peter thinks to prepare a bit, and before he goes to lie down, he eats a big meal with lots of carbs and goes back for seconds and drinks lots of water. If he's going to be waking up in the wilderness again, he realizes it's best to be well hydrated and have a very full belly.


((Dreaming Roll was 4+4+1, A failure by 1!))

[ericthered]

Peter wakes up in an empty field. Its miserably cold, and he's naked, except for the comfort of fine dog fur on one side. No, its not a field... its a lawn. His own front lawn, at home. Or so it seems to be. His ribs ache with pain, his wrappings gone. His fingers are fridgid. Its late at night, with an overcast sky.

[the_matrix_walker]

Peter runs up and grabs the key from under the matt and gets through the door as quickly as possible. If he sees no one immediately, he runs up the stairs shouting "Mom! Dad! I'm back!" and into his room to grab some clothes.

He pulls on some clothing that's a bit small for his height now, and if his parents have not arrived, he heads into their room.

"Mom! Dad!"

[ericthered]

As he runs, a piercing pain shoots through his ribs... the wrapping is gone*.

His father appears in the hall, still tall and somewhat sleepy.

"Peter? is that you?" He flips the light on. "Peter! it can't be! Where did you go!" He shouts for Peter's Mother "He's back! wake up!"

He rushes forward to hug Peter.

*the HP recovered from the binding are gone again... though any first aid roll with bandages should get them back.

[the_matrix_walker]

"Oh, Dad!" Peter exclaims as he moves to his father, a hand on his bruised ribs as he goes down the hall. He embraces him and starts to cry. "I kept waking up in the weirdest places, and all I wanted to do was get home. Now I'm here and you're never going to believe me."

[ericthered]

His mother rushes out of the room as well.


Dad: "Tell me, We'll make it right... are you hurt?"