Island of DOOM! Part Two

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<As Dap heads towards the dead body hTo Tiger> I would say the chances are good that that chap got dea by... <stops in mid-step>
8O
TRAPS! Nobody move, there appears to be pressure plates scattered over the whole bloody floor.
<Kneels down to examine the dead body>
By the height of the poor bastards wounds, I'd say the objects came from the walls...
There appears to be no other exits. Should we try another passage?

 

[LadyChina]

*Not being one to miss an opportunity to avoid pressure plate traps, she quickly retraced the exact path she'd taken from the wall to the door threshold to test the torch. Standing in the hallway she peered back in.*

"Good ideas, Dap. You're full of 'em." She hoped he'd make it out alive.

 

[Fleetwood]

"You made it that far. Do you want to try to get all the way to the altar?"
Marrisa calls to Dan while staring at the gold statue on the altar.

 

[Tiger]

I agree with Maris on this... See what the dead guy has on his persons, then proceed to the alter... Or if you can find an off switch for the traps... Either way Slick, its your life... Hehehe...

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<Spies something clutched in the dead mans hand. Carefully takes it> I found something!

 

[Black_Jacques]

(zzzzzz...SNORT, whazzat??)

"Sorry, must have nodded off watching you search every square inch of that body. Funny, from here that body looks male. Hey, whatever gets you through the day."

"So, what did you find?"

:lol:

 

[Tiger]

<stiffles a chuckle at Jac's remark>

So yeh, do tell us, what is it? Find anything else? Are there traps?

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

By the looks if it, this poor chap's been here a few months. Dressed in rags also... a possible friend of yours Jackie-boy?
The bloke was clinching a pebble ( :wink: )... not much luck it brought him. <Turns towards to altar. What I wouldn't do for some pomade! Carefully picks his path to the altar>

 

[Tiger]

A pebble?? Hey, Slick... Toss it over here would ya...?

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<Takes a few steps...> I left it with the poor sap, it must've meant something to him. Be my guest if you want it... <runs a hand through his dry, wiry hair. With a sigh Dapper Dan continues on...>

 

[Fleetwood]

Dan tipsytoes over to the altar.

A golden snake, coiled as if to strike sits atop the altar. It has tiny emeralds for eyes.

 

[LadyChina]

*Screaming as a force propeled her into the room at a dead run, she reached the altar before Dap, and grabbed the snake with hands not in her control.*

Oh sweet Woodspirits of 'Ell. I was so tired of sitting outside the door.

*Turning to face Dap, she offered him the snake for inspection.*

 

[Fleetwood]

Lady China holds up her prize of the golden snake.

Suddenly she goes pale and collapes in a heap at Dapper Dan's feet.

Two darts protrude from her abdomen.

 

[LadyChina]

*The ground rose up to meet her, soft as a pillow. Staring at the darts that had suddenly become a part of her, her mind wandered down related paths...She babbled.*


“Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.”

“When we least expect it, the hare darts out of the ditch”

“Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt created fear, What darts or poisoned arrows were”

*Smiling, she offered a limerick to Dap*

"There once was a sculptor named Dap,
who filled in the crack of his ass,
He said "Yes, I do care." -
When working on greenware,
And thats how he made his ass last."

*She brayed to try and clear the confusion from his eyes.*

It was a sculpture of a donkey, you fixed a crack in it. Get it? *cough* Huh? *wheeze*

Dap... am I gonna be okay?

*Laying on the pillow soft ground she waited for his prognosis.*

 

[Tiger]

<blinks, watches China fall as if she's in slow motion. Shoots Slick a glance, then back to China....>

Dap! Bring her over here to the door, quick!

<turns to Raisa> Please tell me you prayed for Slow Posion...?

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<Dapper Dan hastily traverses the pressure plate gauntlet to LadyChina… How did I get mixed up with these crazy people? He crouches down next to her, removes the darts and gathers her into his arms…>

…you fixed a crack in it. Get it?

<Dap forces a smile to hide his concern…>
Yes… I get it luv. Please tell me another one…
<Tenderly he lifts the elven woman>

…am I gonna be okay?

You’ll be right as rain… I’m taking you to BirdYser.
<Dan carefully picks his way back through the gauntlet towards the party…> Tell me another limerick… ‘n stay awake, BirdYser’s expecting us! Hoot!
<As Dap steps over the dead man’s body …> Raisa dear! She was hit by the same thing that took this poor lad down.
<I’ll never find any bloody pomade at this rate…>

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<Gently turns LadyChina over to Marissa....> See what you can do for her Raisa.
<Hands Raisa a dart that he pulled from LC> This is the cause... don't know if it helps...
<With a flick, Dapper Dan tosses a small stone in Tiger's direction> She uncovered a hidden panel under the statue... I'll check it out...
<Grins at Tiger> You trust me?
<Carefully heads back to the snake altar...>
<I'd trade them all for some cheap pomade...>

 

[Fleetwood]

Marissa cradles Lady China's head in her hands.

"Her color is awful, we better come up with a solution soon or we may lose her."

(cue dramatic music)

Dun- DUN- DUN!!

 

[Dapper_Dan_Bronds]

<Returns to the altar and fetches the snake statue> Tiger, CATCH!
<Tosses the statue purposely short of his position> Oop's, sorry lad!
<Turns his attention on the hidden panel in the altar. Runs a steady hand through his dry hair...>

 

[Raisa]

<snaps back to reality with the DUN DUN DUN DUN echoing in my head, moving to kneel next to LC>"It will be okay Lady China, just stay as calm as possible and try not to worry. The darts are old, very old, with luck the poison will have become less potent." <Closing my eyes I begin to murmur a healing prayer"