egypt ♔ is this called living or something else

[lissatrinall]

♬ amsterdam - daughter

WHO || Lis'sa, Riddick, Phineas, Ella, Dimitri, Raegos, the Mithril Scarab, and more [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights head to Egypt to try and ascertain the location of a lost pyramid
WHERE || Cairo, Egypt
WHEN || Jan 21st, mid-day[forwarddated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

The party arrives in the bustling city of Cairo around mid-day, where it's a beautiful 70 degrees outside compared to the cold London January they came from. Along with whatever gear they brought individually for tomb raiding*, Wynn has also sent them with a chest of 2,000 gold pieces - because the woman who has promised to take them to meet Raegos (the only living man who can claim to have seen the lost tomb) plans to meet them at an antiquities auction.

Wynn has pre-arranged with the woman, who goes by the name of the Mithral Scarab, to recognize the party by the fact that they will cast several bids at the auction - and all of their opening bids will always be exactly ten gold more than the starting price. Once she has recognized them, she will find a way to show them a symbol of the Knights of the Silver Dragon discreetly to identify herself, and they are to follow her away from the crowd. Raegos' rumored paranoia concerning anyone else learning his location seems well demonstrated by the levels of security embedded in Scarab's directions.

The auction itself is a direct result of the recent elemental-driven storm that has unearthed a number of structures long buried in the desert. Some industrious tomb raiders have already taken to looting the lesser pyramids, and this underground sale promises to deliver some of the discovered goods into the hands of eager collectors. Wynn's generous supply of furnished gold was delivered to them with explicit instructions to purchase anything that they thought might be an item of actual valuable historical or magical significance, to become the property of the Knighthood.

* Don't forget to make a list of all items your character is carrying in an entry in their journal before tagging into this post! Please try to stick close to your character's maximum carrying capacity.

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Flight Threads

[lissatrinall]

[ any and all flight threads go here! flight time is 5 hours ]

Vomiting - with side of flying. Also, peanuts.

[thesleeper]

[Phineas has a pile of books about tombs, curses, and Egypt on the ground in front of him spilling into the aisle-way, that he is pecking through - between sprints to the bathroom. He's extremely green, but that won't stop him from trying to learn whatever he can about the ruins. Feel free to bother him, or be bothered by him.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa turns around from her seat in front of him to affix him with an amused look ] Still worried about that curse, I see.

[thesleeper]

I wouldn't say I'm... worried. Just... concerned.

[He turns a page.]

Besides, if anything happened to me, who would keep all your papers organized? [He peeks up and arches an eyebrow.]

[lissatrinall]

I'll hope the curse doesn't take your filing hand then.

[thesleeper]

[...He arches an eyebrow, thinks a moment, and coolly says;] Let's hope not, I'm told it's one of my better features... Though, it does more than just file.

[And with that, the page in the book on his lap turns itself, and he winks.]

[lissatrinall]

[ ignoring that. entirely. ]

You know, most people only have to worry about being horribly cursed forever if they don't look before they leap.

[thesleeper]

[Probably for the best.]

Most... Sure. However, I've made a career out of being different from 'most people' so... Can't hurt to be diligent.

[lissatrinall]

I suppose not. After all, that's why I brought you along.

[sorceresslite]

[ ella's watching a movie on her phone, but the way she keeps pausing it to text or peruse the skymall would lead one to believe she isn't really paying attention to it. feel free to interrupt and come talk to her and her (usually) friendly little ginger kitten. ]

[likeagod]

[Dimitri spends the flight the way he usually spends them, reading a Western novel. They're his favorite, don't judge him.

People can come bother him, though.]

[sorceresslite]

[ aodhagán, the small ginger kitten, precedes his owner, winding himself around dimitri's legs like ATTEND TO ME, PEASANT and meowing plaintively. seriously big dude, pets. all the pets. put your big honey ham hands to good use with the pets.

ella wanders up a minute later, perching neatly on the armrest of the seat next to him. ] Hiya, big fella. Sorry 'bout him, thinks he's a bloody lord, he does. The way he goes on you'd think no one paid him any attention ever.

[ oh yeah, she's very irish. ]

[likeagod]

[A Russian and an Irishwoman met in a bar...I mean.

He puts his book down, smiling at her pleasantly before he looks down at the feline.]

It's fine. I'm used to cats not being particularly fond of me. It's a nice change.

[As he obliges and pets the kitten.]

[sorceresslite]

[ his fluffy tail whisks back and forth as he purrs like aw yeah, that's it. ella looks at the cat with exasperation. ]

He's not too fussed about who he hangs 'round with. He used to badger the kid next door for pets and that little bastard would fry ants with a magnifying glass. And he was, like, fifteen! [ a beat. ] Not that you'd do that.

[likeagod]

[He smiles quietly, eyebrows raising slightly at her words.]

No, I wouldn't. Promise.

[He gently scratches behind the creatures ears, his fingers gentle despite his size.]

[sorceresslite]

Lovely. I'm Ella, by the way, seeing as none of us were properly introduced before.

[ the spoiled cat is just eating this up. ]

And that's Aodhagán. [ and his head pops up with a meow that sounds like he might be saying hi. if cats could talk. ]

[likeagod]

Dimitri.

[He looks between her at the kitten, smiling quietly.]

It's a pleasure to meet both of you. I look forward to working together. [His head tilts curiously.] What is your specialty, if I may ask?

[sorceresslite]

Electrocution. [ reasons why ella should not use words, ever, number 374. especially as it comes with such a bright smile. but she elaborates quickly enough that maybe she doesn't sound like a crazy lightning throwing bag of cats. ] Magic. [ she calls up a soft green light in her hand that looks like a will-o'-wisp, faintly human shaped. she gives it a little flick with her finger and it dances over to dimitri, friendly, like hey there stud. ]

[lightblindbadass]

[Riddick loved flying. He loved being in the air, and he missed it when he was on the ground. He hated deserts. He could deal with the head, and the sand but the sun was what made him loathe deserts. Hated the bright, blinding, glaringly reflective sun that bounced and shone from any and every surface it could find.

Thankfully he had his tricked out goggles Lis'sa had made for him when he first came to the castle. 'Course it was nice that Lis'sa and he were on the same mission for once, just in case he needed her help 'tweaking' something else.

The flight to Egypt would find Riddick kicked back in his seat, head turned to look out of the plane's window. And if one were to look a bit closer, they might even see a book resting in his massive hands.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa tries really hard to subtly figure out what he's reading, but the angle makes it impossible, so finally she gives up, looking across the aisle and asking bluntly. ] What's that?

[lightblindbadass]

[He raises his head at her question, a smile quirking his lips for a moment. He raises the book enough for her to see the cover]. Figured I should probably read up on where the mission's gonna be since I don't know anything 'bout it.

[He holds it out for her to look at]

[lissatrinall]

If you have questions, you can always ask me too, you know. [ yeah she's not gonna bother looking at that basic book, bro. ]

[lightblindbadass]

[Riddick likes that idea a whole lot more than reading about it. The book thumps onto the seat next to him as he turns towards Lis'sa, resting his arm on the back of his seat with his chin on his fist. After a second he reaches up to lift his goggles to his forehead, eyes opening slowly to adjust to the light in the cabin.]

So tell me, Lis'sa, is there something in particular that you're hoping to stumble across in one of these pyramids?

[lissatrinall]

The Egyptians accomplished marvels of engineering in their time, and some of it's actually been lost to us over time. Not to mention their understanding of astronomy.

So, knowledge, I suppose - or inventions.

[notafraidofthedark]

[He nods his head slightly, glancing down to the book in his hand.] It says in here that there are all kinds of booby traps and the like in the pyramids, correct?