originally posted in:The Digital Dojo
Vulcan? I always get these newfangled organizations mixed up. There used to be just the IMC, but now they just pop out of thin air.
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"No, I mean Vulcan. Like, God of the Forge Vulcan."
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Oh. God-trained, are we? I met someone similar. He called himself Hephaestus, and I payed him in unborn child souls for luck in the forge. It seems that it worked out pretty well. [b]I pluck the obsidian dart from my cloak.[/b]
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"Yeah, that's him. Or at least, one of his names. He's basically the master of fire and the forge, and I'm his champion. No clue why he chose me, but he did
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Well, miracles always happen at random. I just kinda came here, way back in the old times.
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"Same. I showed up after wandering for a Bit, nothing but a buckler and a broadsword with me. Cmon, let's get drinks."
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Drinks? Sounds fun. [b]I get up.[/b] Where, exactly?
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"There's a bar in this place." He says, putting his hand on your shoulder, and your surrounded in fire, ash and brimstone. They appear in the bar. "Teleportation done right."
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[b]I cough a bit, due to the smoke.[/b] Usually I just walk, but that's fine. [b]I sit.[/b] What would you like?
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"The strongest rum they have. And I'll pay the tab. Hey, with Vulcan you make it or don't have it."
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[b]I make a somewhat complicated signal to the bartender, who nods and goes into the back.[/b] You sure about picking up the tab?
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"Yeah. Let's just say I've got something to cover it."
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[b]The bartender brings over a glass of black liquid, as well as a an incredibly clear liquid.[/b] If you say so.
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[b][i]He grabs his drink, and downs it.[/i][/b] "Taste like water. Jesus, don't they have anything good on tap?"
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[b]A second passes, and all encompassing alcoholic heavens hits your tastebuds in the matter of seconds.[/b] Give it a second.
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[b][i]He seems to be mainly unaffected by the drink.[/i][/b] "I've drank water more alcoholic than this."
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Huh. I haven't met anyone saying that isn't any good. Had it imported from Vahalla. Seems I got swindled.
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"Well, when your used to drinking the stuff literally brewed by Bacchus himself you get some high standards."
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I can understand that. [b]I down my clear liquid.[/b] How long have you been here?
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"A little bit. Maybe 3 weeks. Then again, I was here for a few years before I left."