She grabs a table and orders the fishy special. The barmaid takes the
order, and Zul addresses Gerryn quietly while waiting for the meal to
arrive.
Gerryn hopes that Zul orders for him as well, since he's completely
out of money.
"Guess you saw the fire. What a mess! Good news is, I think I not only
helped get the Mechanists in to put the thing out, but I might be
getting in good with one of Rataxe's people. Might could work things
out so's he's not trying to waste us."
"And this fire thing stinks. A crazy old guy tells me he saw those
Kardak bums lighting it -- and saw an old pig named Dheykeldeth
setting the match." She pauses. "Rataxe might like dope like that --
even though it came from an old coot."
"Anyway, I'm thinking of meeting up with this Aldrand, little guy,
gimpy, seems OK. Maybe letting slip that I'd like the chance to make
things right with the big man, if we can. You wanna come with?"
"Y'gotta be kiddin. I ain't sticking _my_ head where the rats can
knaw it. If'n y'could lend some money I can pick up a few things and
check out a few places 'round town."
"Fish won't be a moment", the barmaid says, after delivering some
beers to an adjacent table. "Your friend ordering one too?", she
asks, referring to Zul.
[Don't forget, in a PC to PC conversation, you can post back and forth
between yourselves without waiting for me to move you on!]
