DermYou channel some power into your hat, attempting to fix a defensive barrier to it, [4] and you succeed. Your Stack of Hats now soaks 2 damage from all physical and magical attacks. It was rather draining.
-8 MP
You notice a woman staring at something back up the way you came. After a few moments, she hefts her staff and heads through the gate, looking rather angry.
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MinaYou shout at the child, "Boy, are you a thief?" [6]
He stutters a bit, apparently rather frightened of you, "N-no ma'am! Please don't hurt me!"
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TalendirYou continue to hold the boy by the ankle, though he likely wouldn't go anywhere without leverage, as he is still nearly weightless. You observe Mina's questioning of him [6], and you deduce that she is a very scary person and that you are glad she isn't interrogating
you.
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SinterousYou retrieve the sphere from where it fell, and once again attempt to enchant it with a mild levitation spell [1], but your spell fails entirely, draining some extra mana from you! You grumble to yourself some more and follow Derm out through the gate, looking over the countryside, still green with the new growth of Spring.
-8 MP
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AeroYou fly down to the others, questioning the boy, "Why were you running, kid?" [1]
It appears that he has had a bit too much of random people grabbing and questioning him today, as he bursts into tears.
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HedricShaking your head, you run to catch up with the others, attempting to cut the boy off from escape [1], but don't stop in time! You stumble and fall into the group of people! [3] You fall flat on your face, brushing past the boy and your three companions.
Mina [6] dodges smoothly, helping Hedric to the ground with a boot in the back.
Talendir [6] assists Mina in her valiant effort, shoving Hedric with his free hand as he [1] tries to pull the boy out of the way, but loses his grip, sending the boy into a slow, uncontrolled spin.
Aero [3] tries to step out of the way, but trips over an uneven cobblestone, flaring his wings out to keep his balance.
The child [1] vomits.
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The four of you still inside the town notice an overweight shopkeeper chasing a thin, wiry man who seems to be clutching a silver platter. The two cross the market and into another side street. A few moments later, a guard follows; he shouts again, "Thief!".
You notice a well-muscled woman carrying a quarterstaff heading towards you. She looks... irate, we'll say, and shouts at you, "What in the Lower Planes are you doing to my little brother!?"((Wow, that was a lot of critical failures and overshoots. I think random.org is trolling you all.
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