Always Ascending

[darlingng01]

I blush as Naethra brings up what happened. Darn it, I thought I got away without having to talk about it. I set the goblin on my shoulder "It's... the goblin that I had a fight with. She's now a perfectly obedient and docile pet..." I look away, hoping that was good enough... nope, seems like she's waiting on more of an explanation. "Well... I was going to use command to try and force one of them out of the fight for a bit... but I recognized her from my time as a chair. Something in me told me I could do better than just commanding her... I could make a deal. I could challenge her to a competition with anything on the line, and the magic would make it work if we both agreed. So I tried it... I knew her body well, so I was confident, and I was right. I'm sorry for worrying all of you." I try to explain what happened as best I can... without getting to specific. I'm sure I'm blushing but I try and pretend it was just a normal risky attack...

[Nihtgenga]

Retiaria's mindless arousal was gone now, but having a pretty plant girl rubbing against her in all the right places still felt quite pleasant indeed. She kept her hands to herself, but Naethra did feel Red's tail carressing her thigh.

"It's... the goblin that I had a fight with. She's now a perfectly obedient and docile pet..."

"That is fucked up..." Retiaria muttered, shaking her head. "But hey, if it helped us win the fight... and I guess that's no weirder than what happened to the others, realy..."

[Ryuforce]

Duran pondered at what she could see. Such a strange form for something to be reduced to. A mere pet for affection but not much else. "It's.. a strange reward for the risk you take but I dunno... wouldn't it make sense if they took a form that somehow gave them a way to repent for the evil they've done?" The dragonborn wondered out loud but ended up just shrugging. "But yeah, like Retiaria said.. it's not weirder then what else we've dealt with. I'm just glad we so far are all still in one piece save for..." The paladin sighs, remembering the princess still missing.

"Either way, might wanna put the goblin some where save before her friends find us."

[Ordos]

Naethra opened her mouth, but found no words forthcoming. 

That goblin... thing was perverse and bizarre and, most importantly, tactically unsound.  But she had just suckled bear from her friend's tit, and was wet beneath her leather armor from the experience.  And Red hadn't been shy about sharing either... gods, she missed having a tail.

But, all things considered, it wasn't the most horrible thing to happen this week.  It was definitely in the running to be the most bizarre, though.  She tried to think back to the, well, duel.  No one one, on either side of that fight, made the slightest effort to intervene.  That... that was troubling in and of itself.

"Well... that's... a thing..." she finally said, straightening her leather armor.  She felt good, sober and healthy if still aroused, but it was a natural sort of arousal... Granted, she still felt filthy, and desperately wanted to think about anything else. 

"Are we ready?  I'm kind of surprised no one's followed us already.  We really shouldn't count on this luck holding for much longer."

She looked around, her eyes settling on Lou.  "Pardon, wizard-girl, are you ready?"

[Roselli]

Gwyn adjusts herself ad stands back up after serving drinks to her friends.
"Yeah, we should be going. Anyone need a drink before we leave?" she offers.

[Nihtgenga]

"Yeah, I guess we should get on and finish off the other goblins." Retiaria said, getting to her feet and rolling her shoulders. "Y'know, I miss the days when i only had to do one fight in a day..."

"And I'd love one, but any more beer and I might get too drunk to fight well. Can't have that."

[Roselli]

"I can't help it if I have high alcohol content." I tease.

"If we are ready to head back out there, do we have a plan? Did we see where the other goblins are. Or are we heading out of town and waiting for them to attack us. I mean it's a plan." Gwyn gives a suggestion, "I know a spell that will make me look like a goblin, but I don't understand or speak goblin. But I could scout the area."

[Ordos]

"Well, we've been asked to clear the ones in the village, and obliging by that really does seem like the least we can do."  Rules of hospitality were very important to observe, after all. Especially in places as off and magical as this.

"There should only be three, unless they've gotten reinforcements.  Best thing to do would be... I guess someone should scout out, see if we're still on even footing.  Of we are, we could try luring them into a trap."

Naethra paused for a moment before adding, "a less shitty one than last time.  One that doesn't rely on anyone's ability to hide.  Like... if our scout catches their eye and then runs around a blind corner where the rest of us are waiting?"

[Nihtgenga]

"I'm the first to admit, I don't know tactics and shit. But that sounds like a pretty solid plan to me." Retiaria said with a nod. "Maybe have a couple of us behind them too, if we can?"

[Roselli]

"What if Goblin-me took someone prisoner? That way I'm not flying blind? Or I could just stay close to here and call for you all to come out? Or brute force, we all just go out there."

[Nihtgenga]

"Hmm, could work." Retiaria mused. "They'd have to be someone who doesn't need weapons though. Lucious maybe?"

[Ordos]

"Hmm... the goblin illusion would work best at range, where they can't get close enough to instantly discern individuals.  Gwyn would be tugging someone around, like a prisoner, and when they see the other online the prisoner 'escapes' and runs, and Gwyn follows.  Hopefully the rest do as well, thinking the fighting is over and their loot is about to get away.  Gwyn and her prisoner run around a corner where the rest of us are waiting on ambush..."

Naethe mulled the plan over for an instant.  "The prisoner wouldn't have to be Lou.  Whoever it is can just grab her weapon at the rally point.  That said... if there are more goblins than we thought, or they see you first and ensorcel the prisoner, this leaves the two of you isolated and vulnerable.  Maybe we could have a signal for if things go tits-up, so the rest of us could intervene?"

She grimaced, "the plan has its risks, but it should work as long as we're careful.  Shall we set the ambush point just outside?  Between the brewery and the tavern?"

[Roselli]

"Yeah you all wait just outside, that way you can run and get us if it goes south." Gwyn nods along with Neathrea's evaluation, "I'll take Retiaria with me. She can wear her net around her and think I can do some damage. you all be ready to blast any magic or shoot at them. Like prepare your action."

"Ready, Red?" Gwyn asks before casting Disguise Self changing her external form to that similar to one of goblins, but still unique.
(Lasts for an hour. Touch or INT check can figure it out)

[Nihtgenga]

"Alright, just one moment." Retiaria took her dagger from its sheath and dropped it into her satchel. "There, ready. let's do this!"

[Ryuforce]

Duran ponders the plan Naethra and Gwyn came up with before giving her own suggestion. "Maybe it should be me though?" The paladin suggested. "If things go south, I still have spells and can muster some fire if need be."