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    THE SKY IS FALLING!

    A star has fallen and the rush is on! While the crimelords of Riddleport race to be the first to claim the mysterious meteorite, dark works are afoot at the crash site on Devil's Elbow. Things not of this world claw their way forth from skymetal prisons, hungry for new prey and ready to spread their alien seed across an unsuspecting world. Can the PCs put an end to a terror that comes from beyond the night sky and the diabolical magic that summoned it forth?


    DRAMATIS PERSONAE

    Name
    [Player]
    Color
    Race [Ethnicity]
    (gender ID)
    AL
    Faith Side 1
    Side 2
    Kwava
    [NPC]

    Saddle Brown
    Elf [Ekujae]
    (m)
    ??? ??? Ranger ? ??? ?
    Lev
    [Kvard51]
    Indigo
    Human [Taldan]
    (m)
    CG Cayden Cailean Daevic (Desire) 4 Skald 4
    Maggie
    [farmerbink]
    Green
    Gnome
    (f)
    NG Green Faith Druid 4
    [Feyspeaker]
    Oracle (Heavens) 4
    [Spirit Guide]
    Ozlech "Ozzy" Darkwing
    [bcool999]
    Teal
    Tiefling
    (m)
    NG Calistria Harbinger 4
    [Ravenlord]
    Vizier 4
    Santiago Orcarr
    [Spirit/ Aggressive Bread]
    Golden Rod
    Tiefling [Shackleborn, Varisian]
    (m)
    LG Abadar Paladin 4
    [Oath of Vengeance]
    Warlord 4
    [Vanguard Commander]
    Sol Flood
    [NPC]
    Fire Brick Red
    Human [Chelaxian] + ???
    (m)
    NG (CG) NORELPREF Alchemist 4 Rogue [Heister] 1/
    LA 3
    Tsyra Anrivir
    [rypt]
    Gray
    Elf
    (f)
    NG Findeladlara Epilektoi 4 Legendary Geokineticist 4
    Visto
    [meemaas]
    Blue
    Suqur [Nisr]
    (m)
    CG NORELPREF Radiant 4 Stormbound 4
    Huginn, Ozlech's Raven
    [NPC]
    Navy Blue
    Raven (size S)
    (m)
    NG NORELPREF Companion 4 --
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    Lev




    Description 6' 5", 185 lbs.; Gray-Blue Eyes, Black Hair

    Tall, dark, and handsome, Lev finds it easy to meet and make acquaintances among the fairer sex (probably the unfairer too, but that's not where his interest lies). He is very fit with broad shoulders, black hair, and grey-blue eyes. He is always well-groomed, even when he's on the road, and keeps his mustache waxed into small curls on the ends. His clothing is the best quality he can afford and he keeps it clean and brushed through the judicious use of the prestidigitation cantrip.

    Personality

    Lev is open and gregarious. He loves companionship, whether that be his friends or his lovers. He hides some deep scars and doubt related to a father he has never known and a mother who died much too young and seldom had time for him before her untimely death. He can be a bit obsessive about protecting those he cares about.

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    Riddleport, Varisia, Avistan


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    Maggie




    Description 3' 5", 38 lbs.; Green Eyes, Auburn-Orange Hair

    Tall for a gnome, Maggie has long, usually-braided hair that blends the lines between blazing fire and the auburn of autumn leaves. Her bright, vibrantly green eyes glitter with pranks thus far unrealized, though her slight limbs suggest that they'll be mental in nature. She walks with the aid of a long, thin walking stick, and a sickle hangs from a loop at her hip.

    Perhaps most surprisingly, a badger that must outweigh her by at least double plods along placidly at her hip. It gazes about with a bit more intention than most animals, and follows Maggie almost unerringly.

    Personality

    Fickle and quick to anger, Maggie prefers pranks to polite conversation. With her friends the pranks tend to be good-natured and amusing (if occasionally annoying). With her enemies, describing her response as pranks is perhaps an understatement. Capricious to a fault, Maggie's as likely to help a struggling animal as she is to bind an annoying person and leave them to deal with it on their own.

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    Undisclosed Gnomish Settlement, Churlwood, Varisia, Avistan


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    Ozlech "Ozzy" Darkwing




    Description 6' 3", 205 lbs.; Black Eyes, Black Hair

    Ozlech isn't a pretty sight to see. His demonic heritage often leaves him with skin blemishes and renders his hair a greasy black mop, which does him no favors with his sickly grey skin tone making him appear a diseased wretch. One of his horns remains on his head as a broken stump shattered by blunt force. His face holds two noticeable scars while his arms are filled with many smaller blade scars. Perhaps a stunning smile could fix his appearance? If only his mouth wasn't full of needle like teeth meant for tearing flesh from bone.

    Personality

    Despite all appearances, Ozlech is a nice fellow that wouldn't hurt anyone who didn't try to hurt him first.

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    Riddleport, Varisia, Avistan


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    Santiago "Ago" Orcarr




    Description 6' 3", 225 lbs.; Orange Eyes, Black Hair

    Santiago, or Ago to his friends, always shimmers when he enters a room. Many debate whether this is Abadar's light, or simply the golden ornaments that adorn him. He is a tall, stocky tiefling with burnished red skin. His long black hair is tightly tied in a ponytail which falls to the center of his back. He is bedazzled with various pieces of jewelry and piercings, including a chain that bridges the gap between his two horns. He wears fine chainmail, which carries the symbol of Abadar, and is polished to a mirror sheen. He carries a light flail at his side and a spiked shield on his back. His eyes burn a fiery orange, and he usually carries a stoic expression.

    Personality

    Santiago is a rare exception to the scoundrels and thieves which make up most of the Orcarr family. He is a staunch defender of law and and justice, but he uses them in an effort to raise up the less fortunate, rather than see them abused. His service to Abadar has left him with a healthy love of coin, which is obvious in how he dresses. Above this values however, Santiago is a man who will go to any length to settle his debts.

    Ago is greedy nearly to a fault. It is hard for him to resist the draw of coin, and even despite his holy mannerisms, he can easily lose his composure when large amounts of money are involved.

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    Riddleport, Varisia, Avistan; Recently returned from Absalom


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    Sol Flood


    Description 5' 5", 115 lbs.; Dark Brown Eyes, Jet-Black, Red-tinged hair

    Somewhat underfed-looking. Close-cropped jet black hair with tinges of red at the ends. Eyes: Dark Brown. Complexion: Pale but not anemic.

    Personality

    Generally spiritual, but not specifically religious. He believes in decency and the alleviation of suffering. Cruelty is a cancer that should be removed. Goodness may come from a temporary ill. Altruism is an important guide to his inner moral compass. One must be willing to suspend one's personal interests to render assistance to those in need.

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    Tsyra Anrivir



    Description 5' 10", 120 lbs.; Turquoise Eyes, Platinum Hair

    With pointed ears protruding through silver hair as smooth as polished metal, and framing eyes that shine like gemstones, Tsyra might be fuller in the face than other elves, but she still cuts a slim and striking figure by the standards of the younger races. Holding her head high and her shoulders back, she conducts herself with a refined, almost regal quality.

    Dressed in the finest elven robes, and with no weapons visible on her person, there are few details that might suggest her capacity to defend herself in combat. The glint of mithral rings may be visible on occasion beneath the collar of her robes, and those who happen to touch her skin may wonder if they're touching flesh or stone.

    Personality
    Accustomed to the courtesy and deference her name affords her within Kyonin, Tsyra is wholly unprepared for what awaits her in Riddleport. To say nothing of the fact that she is often more interested in bladed weapons than she is in other people, her demeanor is dryly formal and her manners are sharpened to so fine a point that they might wound inadvertently.

    Tsyra is well educated and often an eager learner, but when she sets her mind to a task, she tends to pursue it so obsessively as to ignore pertinent facts and advice to the contrary. Compounding her stubbornness is her pride, and her awareness of how she will be received back home should her brief excursion prove fruitless.

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    Visto



    Description 6' 0", 70 lbs.; Black-Red Eyes, Black Feather, with pink, bald, head and neck

    Visto is a fairly tall humanoid, bearing the head of a vulture, along with wings, covered in black feathers. While his body is still fairly similar to a human, it's easy to tell he's in good shape, while not overly muscular, he's at least at a healthy weight. His customized Leather armor overlaps his basic traveling clothes, and his sharp talons round out the look.

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    Visto is a friendly person who believes strongly in nature. He habitually speaks in the third person, and when he has taken to an ally, he will fiercely defend them at virtually any cost.

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    The Race Is On!

    The Gold Goblin Gambling Hall is looking to sponsor its own skymetal-hunting team to go to Devil's Elbow - the island site of the recent meteor strike - and stake a claim!
    Not only is the management a casino owner, but several of our associates have recently been seen about town doing good works in helping Riddleport recover from the tsunami that struck as an after effect of the meteor strike.

    And when the mission is over, if we work together well, employment as a junior partner in running a top-notch casino could be in your future!

    Persons of skill - preferably in physical combat, magic, and/or a variety of practical knowledge - are most desirable.
    Of particular note, we are looking for the following positions: a linguist, Undercommon preferred; an engineer, or one knowledgeable in practical understandings of metallurgy; and a morale officer for the casino, but if secondary skills are good enough, for the expedition as well.

    Please ask for Sol Flood at the Gold Goblin Gambling Hall.



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    Lev rubs his eyes as he peruses the sign. "Morale officer? I could definitely keep morale up among the serving girls..., he thinks with a chuckle.

    He makes his way to the Golden Goblin. As he enters, he says, "I'm here to speak with Sol Flood about a job..."
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    "Sit still I gotta read this!" the uncouth Gnome gripes, grabbing unceremoniously at anything that might serve as a handhold. With a single grunt, the oversized badger seems to convey begrudging acceptance as he patiently suffers this latest indignation. Precariously perched atop the beast's shoulders, Maggie rises to her knees to get close enough to read the details of the post. Gnawing on the last of the salted meat she was able to afford after wandering into the city, she reads aloud "Yuk'n be mscle, Scruff. I know some mag'c, 'n I'kn shpik Undercom'n, too!" she muses, uncomfortably dry-mouthed. Finally, she manages to swallow the bite, and glances down forlornly at the now-empty waxed paper.

    "Suppose if we want to keep eatin' I better go ask, eh?" Chuckling at some unspoken joke, the fire-haired Gnome slides down her companion's striped flank and begins to stride purposefully down the street. After taking a brisk dozen paces or so, she suddenly pulls up short. "'Scuse me, miss?" she calls, interrupting a pair of woman gossiping nearby in the midmorning sun. "Can either of you point me towards the 'Gold Goblin Gambling Hall?'" She offers her most winsome smile (which is, in fact, quite winsome), and begins heading in the indicated direction.

    "Thanks a bunch!" she calls over her shoulder, as she breaks into a skipping step, gawking openly at the grand buildings and frowning unhappily at the intermittent signs of pervasive waste. "C'mon Scruff, let's go get some food! er- ...money! Then we'll get more food!"

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    Tsyra enters the Gold Goblin Gambling Hall with two sheets of paper held flat between her hands. After taking a moment to appraise the interior of the hall -- cleanliness, aesthetic appeal, noise, etc. -- and making no effort whatsoever to disguise her approval or lack thereof, she approaches whoever she first perceives to be an employee. "Greetings. Are you employed by this establishment?" If she receives an answer in the affirmative, she holds up the first sheet of paper, which is one of the advertisements that had been posted around town. "I desire to speak to Sol Flood regarding his expedition to the island of Devil's Elbow. I have prepared a document detailing my qualifications to join." At that, she trades the first sheet for the second, which is nearly a full page of immaculate handwritten script listing Tsyra's educational background, training and expertise, including names of instructors and the years through which she received instruction. Most substantial among the various entries is the section detailing her work as a bladesmith and the instruction she received from her father, "Talthyn Anrivir, successor to the Royal Forgemaster of the Viridian Queen of Kyonin."

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    The Gold Goblin Gambling Hall is not currently filled with customers, but there are glaziers replacing whole sheets of glass, and it looks like there was quite a battle here recently.

    Whomever you each meet will usher your to see Sol Flood (see spotlight post, above), a relatively friendly sort, which is offset by some level of awkwardness. Your initial interviews are very quick, and then you are asked to return in the later afternoon.

    In the late afternoon, the three of you (Maggie, Tsyra, Lev) are together as an interviewing panel are across from the three of you. The interviewing panel consists of Sol Flood and his recent junior partners - Ozzy Darkwing, Ago Orcarr, and Visto.

    Sol looks to his three assistants and says, "At current, the three of them are the current finalists for the job. Maggie the gnome there is looking for the linguist slot and she has a pony-sized badger currently in a separate stall in the stables; Tsyra Anrivir brings many bona fides from Kyonin regarding an engineer and metallurgy expert; and Lev there is not only a potential Morale & Activities Officer for local work, but looks stout enough and seemed willing to go on the expedition.

    "Ozzy, Ago, Visto? Any questions you'd like to ask them regarding their fitness and qualifications, as our lives will depend on them if hired?"
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    Visto shakes his head. "The only thing Visto cares about new Friends is that they make sure not to die. Visto wants new Friends to promise they won't until Old Age."
    Kitten: *bats around a mini a few times*
    DM: "Ok, it looks like Fluffy...err, 'The Tarrasque'...Full Attacks the Cleric"
    Cleric: "Full attack my a**, that was just two claw attacks!"
    Kitten: *starts gnawing on the mini*
    Cleric: "...nevermind."

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    Maggie blinks several times in rapid succession before falling into a fit of full-bellied laughter. "Nobody can promise that!" she gawks between labored breaths.. "Don't get me wrong, I don't wanna die, but when you ask for people who can fight... I mean, there's a chance, yeah?" She glances around the unlikely gathering, and quickly becomes a little uneasy. "I mean... right?"

    Rubbing the back of her head visibly self-consciously, she murmurs. "Yeah, I'll not die. For a long time."

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    Lev laughs too, but his laughter is more of a full-throated roar that makes you want to join in. "Sure you can, my gnomish friend. Let me show you." He looks the birdman directly in the eye and says, "I make an oath to you by my father's name that I will not die until I am old and gray."

    He looks around at both sides of the gathered group, a huge grin on his face, "Will that suffice?"
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    Santiago chuckles softly, listening to the exchange, casting his eyes over the assembled applicants. His face is stern, like a general inspecting his soldiers.
    ”I’m glad that you’re aware of the risks involved.”
    he turns to Sol, the adornments on his armor jingling softly.
    ”They’ve got enthusiasm at least.
    I approve, although I’m curious to see how they handle themselves in dangerous situations.”

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    While Lev and Maggie laugh in turn, Tsyra remains utterly stone-faced. "Visto, is it? Your statements suggest a recent loss. Perhaps the loss of those we are meant to replace? That is regrettable, but I can make no promise as to my longevity. When Findeladlara calls me to Elysium, I shall go gladly."

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    The eyes of the interviewER table sort of unconsciously track to the one yet to speak ... the one dressed like a beggar the feast and his turkey-sized raven ... Ozzy.
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    Ozlech

    Reading over the flyer Sol had posted in disbelief once again, Ozzy pinched the bridge of his nose in consternation. This will be the last time Ozzy let’s Sol get away with vague answers like having feelers out for talented help. In any case here they were, time to see what the cat, or in one specific case badger, drug in.

    ”Yes, well I suppose I should ask some questions to keep with the form of an interview if nothing else.

    You there, Maggie yes? You claim to be fluent in Undercommon. It is through non-magical means that you can speak and understand the tongue yes? It would be disastrous if such expertise was needed and unavailable due to spell fatigue or other environmental factors like antimagic. Secondly would you be willing to teach the language to others during your employ? Lastly, as it ties in to Visto’s request, what methods do you have to stave off death for another day for yourself and allies.”
    Ozzy listens intently to the responses given before nodding and turning to the next interviewee.

    Turning to their eager engineer, Ozzy makes a show of glancing through her resume before deliberately pushing it aside and ignoring it. “Miss Tsyra, I did pronounce that correctly yes? I will admit to my Elven being rusty. You have provided quite the list of references, education, and accomplishments. Unfortunately due to the tightness of our schedule to mount this expedition swiftly we were unable to contact and verify your qualifications. So allow me a practical question or two. Say while on the expedition we encounter a deposit of metal we believe to be sky metal. However it is buried or mostly encased by the surrounding stone. What method would you propose to quickly and safely extricate the metal before our claim was unlawfully seized by a competitor? What’s more, how would you seek to defend yourself and your fellow employees from said unlawful acts which threaten life and limb?”

    After listening to Tsyra’s responses and nodding, Ozzy then turns to Lev, ”Lastly we have you Mr. Lev. A Riddleport native like myself unless I misjudge? I may have even ran into you before! If so here is your chance to get back some of the gold which might have disappeared around that time. Tell me in your own words what you think the duties of a Morale and Activities Officer is. Mind your words though, my Ginny here is young and impressionable. No descriptions that would make a Calistrian blush.” Ozzy will gesture to Ginny as he says her name before focusing in to hear what Lev has to say.
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    Maggie nods eagerly at Ozzy's question. "Oh yes! You see my mother's got a cousin that never comes to the surface. She's a real odd-one, that Sidgey. Anyway, we had to go about half a day's walk, most of it down before we made it to their clan hold to celebrate my grandma's 250th birthday. And can you believe her hair's still as vibrantly green as ever, spending almost a century underground? So I've always had a knack for words and how different folks like to use 'em, so while we were there I met a more distant relative- I think he's my second cousin once removed, but these details can get fuzzy. And besides, I was more interested in the funny way he said 'amethyst' than in how exactly we were related. But so we were there for almost 3 months that trip, and I learned all about the even darker Gnomes and Dwarves that live deeeeeep underground, and my (I think) second cousin once removed- his name was Quijamite- he taught me Undercommon while we were there. They just call it common though, isn't that neat!? So we had lots of time to talk, after all a 250th birthday isn't a trifling matter..." When it becomes apparent that Maggie could (and would gladly) regale the gathered company with the entirety of their three-month stay in the nearer portions of the subsurface, no doubt someone gets her back on topic, and reminds her of the other half of the question.

    "Ooooh, riight" she murmurs. "Well, you haven't seen Scruff mad, but he can a pretty compelling distraction when we get in a bind. And I've got a couple of neat tricks up my sleeve, so long as magic isn't out of the question. All the same, I'd like to keep the details to myself for now." She immediately begins literally bouncing up and down in her seat, visibly excited. "It's so much fun when people see it for the first time!" It's hard to be sure, but it seems she's not aware she's spoken the thought aloud. "Oh! And I can cast curative magic, too. and... kinda... sometimes.... see the future.... a little." She finally rattles to a pause- long enough to take 3 breaths, in fact. Blinking awareness back to the present, she looks up at Ozzy with a polite smile.

    "Will that do?"

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    Tsyra regards the tiefling in silence for a moment before answering his questions. "We of House Anrivir are known to our kind as lindar cemilindalë. Translated literally, it means 'those who sing the songs of the earth,' but I believe our art is known to you as geomancy." Up until this point, Tsyra has been sitting with her hands clasped in her lap, but now, she places her right hand, palm up, atop the table. "The command of stone and metal is of a great many uses to us, both as craftsmen, and as warriors." It is then that a mass of stone begins to grow from her hand, an agglomerate of audibly grinding rock that shifts into a narrow, elongated form. As she takes hold of one end, a sheared edge takes shape along the exposed length, forming what appears to be a guardless sword. "Bladed weapons are my family's specialty, and of those I am capable of wielding in defense of myself and others, I favor this one."

    She eyes the blade for a moment before releasing her grip, at which point it vanishes completely. She then returns her hand to her lap and her eyes to Ozlech. "As to the extraction of metal from stone, I would simply peel away the stone, as one might peel the rind of a fruit."
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    "You caught the accent, huh?", Lev grins at the tiefling, " I would think the job of the Morale and Activity Officer would be, primarily, to keep things interesting. Bring a little levity to situations that are too solemn, connect with new people in an enjoyable way, throw the occasional feast. You know, whatever is required to keep the team functioning at full capacity!", You note his smile grow even bigger now, "Oh, and apparently I'll be expected to kill people and break things. That I can also do."
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    Ozzy turns to Sol after hearing the candidates answers, ”They seem to have the competence for their respective positions. I’ll approve their application. We don’t really have the time to be too picky if we want to beat others to the prize.”
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    Listening to Lev’s last answer, Santiago raises an eyebrow and speaks up. ”I’m glad to see you’re all capable, but I hope that we can keep the killing people to an absolute minimum. Although, that may be optimistic of me.”

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    Tsyra turns her eye to Santiago and his curious expression of optimism. "Have you reason to expect mining claims to be violently contested? Is this typically how Varisians settle their resource disputes?"

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    Santiago turns to Tsyra with a grim expression on his face, as if recalling something very unpleasant.
    ”I certainly can’t speak for all Varisians, but I’ve known men in Riddleport that would sell their own mother to earn some coin.”
    He looks at the other Riddleport natives in the room, realizing the unintentional insult. ”Although I’m sure there are honest men among them of course.”
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    "Great!" says Sol. "This concludes the job interview. We have sleeping quarters upstairs for the three of you if you don't have your own lodging. Bell will be rung for breakfast. Be ready on the morrow for planning meeting."
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    Ozzy raises a brow at Santiago at his ‘honest men of Riddleport’ comment, but shakes his head and decided not to comment. Who knows, there could be a young lad in Riddleport who hasn’t learned better yet.

    Turning to their new hires, Ozzy waves them goodnight and says, ”Rest well. We have many things to do in the coming days, and if we do them right we’ll all be a lot richer for it.”
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    Maggie smiles brightly- but almost immediately it fades to crestfallen. "I- uh... I don't suppose you'd let me bring in Scruffy?" she asks, expecting little.

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