Voyages - Tampica

Arriving in Tampica, Susanna staying on theImpress, flirting with the captain, Jimmy and Cessie exploring the village....

- Cessillia & Jimmy in the bakery of asmall village -

Jimmy: "Look, Shisther! A Villash!"

Cessillia smiles sweetly at the Captain andhands him a coin "Here, and no shpending it on... shoshe women again, havea shave". Then she smiles to her brother. "Shink, we can finally findshome butter?"

Jimmy: "You shink?"

Cessillia: "I hope sho!". She looksaround the village. "Oh, my my my... hmmmm.... brosher, look!"

Jimmy looks: "What, Shishter?"

Cessillia points to the cakes in the bakery:"hmmmm, sheshe are perfect. I can never mine to rishe like shish."

Jimmy licks his lips "Mmmmm,cookiesh!"

Cessillia: "Oh, and shish ishing ishshuperb!"

Jimmy looks at all the empty pots "Hmmmm,sheemsh shere wash no trader here for long time. All potsh are empty!" Hesearches a bit more in the taverne next to the bakery as his sister is busyadmiring the different cakes and pies. "I am not shure, if shey hashbutter and shugar and floursh, shishter!"

Cessillia prods at one of the cakes"Sheshe sheem fresh, perhapsh free to all?" She licks her lipswondering if she has enough room in her bags for all of them.

Jimmy looks at the cookies with big hungry eyes"But we not shievesh! I shink ish taverne shere. You come wish me, I amyour eshcort!"

Cessillia sighs softly "Aye, and I do liketo make my own". Cessy looks round, "Yesh, brosher dear"

Jimmy: "Hmmm, many bottlesh, but allempty"

Cessillia glances round blushing slightly"Oh, dear me... not enough butter in sheir dietsh I shink"

Jimmy looks left and right "Shere'shshomeshing to eat, shisther!"

Cessillia's tummy rumbles "oooh, morecakesh" looks around at the pictures "All sheshe cakesh, and shushshin girlsh?"

Jimmy has no eyes for the paintings of thenaked slavegirls, looks at the table instead and licks his lips once more"Mmmmm, shocolate milk!". He grabs his money pouch and places half acopper tarsk on the table, grabs a bowl of chocolate milk.

Cessillia sniffs at one of the goblets"hmmm.. mead... made wish honey from lavender I shink, cherrie pie, sheysheem well shtocked"

- Cessilia, Jimmy and a stranger arrives in theplace before the taverne -

A stranger (Jayson) stops on the way to thesmiths and sees others in the cafe."Tal and greetings"

Jimmy gulps the chocolate milk so fast, that hehiccups. He wipes his lips with the back of his hand and burbs. Then jumps ashe hears a voice.

Cessillia smiles prettely and waves demurly atthe figure through the curtain calling to them, but does not speak as herbrother has not introduced her.

Jimmy waves to the man outside"Greetingsh, Shir!"

A stranger (Jayson) chuckles hearing the manand grins....."Better out then in, Sir! Often my belt creeps up on me aswell. I'm Jayson, the farmer in thisvillage. Could I be of any help or questions answered? If I'm able I would bepleased to help before I head off to get some work done."

Jimmy protectively stands before his muchtaller older sister and tries to look a big taller then he is, standing on histiptoes and puffs up his chest. He steps a bit closer to the man introducedhimself as Jayson. "I am Shimmy of she Clan of Bloch." He points overhis shoulder "Shish ish my shishter Sheshillia. Well met, Shir!". Hebeams, proud to know so good the manners in the more civilized regions of Gor.

Cessillia creeps out, looking round the curtainto stay close to her brother, but close enough to the building she canwithdraw. "Greetingsh, Shir, it ish a pleashure to meet you"

Jayson stretchs his arms a moment showing heisn't armed nor means harm. With a smile: "Welcome to Tampica then, mostare friendly in these parts, and the food in the cafe are set out for otherswho may need a bite when traveling or visiting."

Jimmy beams: "Oh, we traveling andvishiting! Shash good for ush shen! And meh ish hungry... very.... very....very hungry! And we shearshing for market. Ish market here in your nishevillash? My shishter needsh butter for cook and shugar and flour."

Cessillia smiles at the mention of the wordbutter.

Jayson chuckles and grins."Well makeyourself at home. Stay as long as you wish. As I said, if you have anyquestions I welcome them. It's often quiet when I work. And have some tools Ihave to fix before I end up having to work with my hands very soon again without them along with others". He points down the hill to the farms: "Iwill be over that way if I'm needed if I may"

Jimmy jumps and bounces to get warm, and wisheshe would have packed in his bag the warm underwear his mother knitted for himfrom the wool of their verrs. He narrows his eyes, considering that the mandidn't understand his question, because they speak a strange accent in thisvillage. So he repeats slowly his question: "Ish. Shere. a. market.shtall.where. we. can. buy. butter, Shir?"

Jayson palms face and grins:"Ahhh pardon,hmm... we have butter for trade, but usally any are free to milk the bosk andchurns are usable to make ones own butter if that helps?"

Jimmy nods finally, but a bit scared, as he'sonly used to verrs, not to bosk and wouldn't dare to try to milk them."Well, shank you, Shir. You are very nishe."

Jayson: "Well if you have something totrade for we could go back to my office to trade whats needed". Turning topoint back the way he came from: "I'm in charge of Tampica's warehouse fortrade or emergencies depending on the case."

Jimmy takes a look over his shoulder to hissister, then adds just in case the question "You hash a Free Companionalready?" He jumps out of reach of his sister when she tries to slap him.

Jayson smiles, looking the lady over, seeingshe more likely isn't typical lazy ones he seen: "Aye, yes, I have a womanin my house who's a baker herself when she's not complaining about myselfneeding a bath". He grins and chuckles smelling his fresh cloths will hidehis smell from the last few days of work still.

Jimmy giggles in secret fellowship, rememberingjust an hour before when his sister spit on her handkerchief to clean hisface... then gets serious again at the threatening glimmer in his sister's eyes"I hash shome cacao powdersh left... 15 or sho... and of courshe..."- he pats his pouch "... I hash coinsh!"

Cessillia hums quietly not wanting to emberressher brother in public, but makes a note to slap his ear once they are back onboard the ship. "You have shome pretty girlsh who might be shuitable formy brother? He ish young and fit and could give shem many many children, lotshand lotsh of nephewsh and neeshesh for me"

Jimmy coughs and mumbles "shildren! eeeeeech!"

Cessillia smiles "lotsh, my brother,lotsh! We need to have more and more in she clan" Jimmy's belly rumblesagain loudly "Hmmmm... maybe eat in she taverne firsht, shen do bishnesh?Better bishnesh wish belly full!"

Jayson hearing about cacao and nods hearing thelady: "Well I know there are a few ladies in these parts, but most of themare in the city. Only a few work in the village... that I'm not sure as most ofthe time I offend them with my smell... though to converse about there eliagbi....errif they single..."

Jayson whispers to the lady a bit too loud forthe man to hear "I'm a farmer, not much need for coin, but after you botheat and rested I will be at the smiths and can discuss trade if that helps youboth"

Cessillia smiles as she moves closer to themale, her nose wrinkling slightly at the smell, but quickly smoothing as sheschools her expression "Well, your wife ish she baker you shay, she whomade shoshe delightful cakesh in she shop? Ah, you musht be highly bleshed byshe priesht kingsh!"

Jayson nods to the woman."Yes, I enjoyeating her wonderful sweets, but yes, I usally have cooking things stocked inthe warehouse to help as needed, and wouldnt be a bother...along with morelikely a bit more warm."

Jimmy rolls his eyes at his sister - alwaysafter new recipies for cooking and baking.

Cessillia smiles "Come little brosher,letsh fill your belly sho we can getsh a good prishe..." And in a lowwhisper "and dont forget: I needshome shugar for..." she fingers her crasking make-up for a moment"... yoush know..."

Jayson nods hearing they might find him afterthey eat, and turns heading to work: "Safe paths again. If I'm needed,wont be too far away!"

Jimmy nods "Aye! Meh shtarving - no good.When I shtarve you have no por... prosh... proshec... guard."

Cessillia pats her brother's belly as shepasses "Shtrengsh of an oksh, but sho shin, a good man if you want topoint any of she girlsh in hish direction". Cessillia smiles at the male,not for a moment thinking that a farmer may not be a match-maker.

Jayson nods and chuckles with the sibling love."I will do just that"

Jimmy nods to the nice, helpfull man "Willcome ash shoon ash we hash eaten!". He turns to the taverne, followed byhis sister....

- Cessilia & Jimmy alone back in the taverne,Susanna arrives -

Jimmy sits down at the table and grabs a pieceof bread in one hand, roasted meat in the other hand, stuffing it into hismouth. He takes one of the dates and hands it to his sister "What shishish, shishter?". He takes another one from the plate and pops it into hismouth, then spits it out immediately. "Eeeeeech!"

Cessillia smiles sitting next to her brotherthen frowns looking at what is in his hand "Urt shit?"

Jimmy shrugs "Don't know, but tashte likeit", and he knows what he's talking of. Then he gets big eyes "Ohhhhhhhh, Candy!"

Cessillia smiles and nods, and pushes the bowlof candies closer to her brother "Eat eatsh, you are getting sho shinnowadaysh"

Jimmy stuffs two candies at once into his mouthand sucks it. "You are not hungry, sister?", he asks lisping as hecan't speak normally with his mouth full of candy.

Cessillia takes a large piece of pie "Onlya little, ish I on diet"

Jimmy frowns "Why you are on diet,shishter? You are too shin!"

Cessillia smiles "I needsh to make shomeroom for all she cooking I will be doing to chelibrate your taking acompanion"

Jimmy puts all the candies into an extra pouch,attaching it to his belt.

Cessillia smiles knowing her brother's love forthe candies. "Not too many, you don'tsh wansh to damage your teesh!"

Jimmy: "Meh wondersh what takesh ourshishter sho long wish her make-upsh"

Cessillia: "oh, I shink she wash makingmoon eyesh at she captainsh skipper"

Jimmy rolls his eyes "She will end ashkashira!". He shudders at the image of his sister in dancing-silks.

Cessillia smiles "Any man who'sh ishfoolish enough to collar her deshervesh what he getsh."

Jimmy looks over to the bread. "We buyshome bread too for she travelsh?"

Cessillia smiles and nods. "Yesh, I thinksho, shusht in cashe we feel peckish". She grins knowing her brother,"And perhapsh flashk up shome of the shocolate milk?"

Jimmy nods "Hmmm, yesh... good idea".He spills some of the chocolate milk... "Oopsh!"... and tries to wipeit with his hand off the table, then licks his fingers.

Cessillia smiles "Shpiltsh shome?"

Jimmy looks for a moment puzzled at his sister,then shouts out: "Oh, shere'sh Shushi!". He suddenly gets hungry forraw fish and doesn't know why. He waves to outside: "Shister! Here weare!"

Susanna: "Greetingsh, brosher"

Jimmy: "You flirtsh wish captain?"

Cessillia blows a whistle, then realises thattheir sister has already seen them.

Susanna: "He wantsh me sho badly"

Jimmy: "Oh, you companion him!", thenpoints to the table "Shishter hungry?"

Susanna looks over her shoulder at the captain,"I mightsh"

Cessillia grins "Babiesh! I should go talkto him and make arranshmentsh for she sheremony shtraight away!"

Susanna: "Not right now, brosher"

Jimmy: "Shen come! We hashbushinesh!"

Cessillia hurries over to the boat"Captain, oh captain, yoo hoo!" and wonders at the ship setting sailsso quickly.

Susanna: "Lead she way, brosher"

- Cessie, Susi and Jimmy leaving the taverne,

meeting the man again, busy in the smithery -

Cessillia smiles "Gosh, where wash thathandshome man, ah!!"

Jimmy: "We met nishe man, ready to tradebutter and flour and shugar. And he shmellsh good... like Shabrina, one of myfavorite verr!"

Susanna: "Ish my shishter shtalking aman?"

Jayson pounding on the anvil and then wipes thesweat from the face with the back of his hand, hearing voices but continuesworking: "Tal and greetings again"

Susanna whispers to her sister, "Ish heavailable, shishy?"

Cessillia smiles at her sister, "Oh, heish already companioned to shomeone wish better cooking shkills shan mine, buthe shaysh shere may be shome girlsh for our brosher to make babiesh wish",she whispers.

Jimmy smiles and watches intrigued the manworking at the anvil, having a few skills in iron working himself, taught byhis uncle, which is his father's cousin and brother-in-law.

Jayson chuckles hearing them converse lightlyas he works, as a snow drift blows by, distracting a few of them perhaps andcalls out to no one in particular: "Almost ready to do business or need abit more time to think on it?"

Cessillia watches the strong man as he worksthe hammer, a slow flush creeping up her neck as she fans her face delicatly.

Jimmy waves to the man and smiles "Takeyour time!". He grins watching his sister's eyes fixed on the hard workingman.

Jayson almost cheers to himself with a betterstep, with half the tools made and continues to get each one made, timepermitting to just have to work on a few others later. "Well, I could behere all day at my pace and the work needing, so when ever wish to discuss Iwill be more then pleased for a break, but take your time". He grins.

Jimmy looks around the smithery. "Do youmake shwordsh too?", he asks the blacksmith, knowing that for one, hecouldn't afford a good sword and second he couldn't handle it anyways, justbeing used to his bat.

Jayson shakes his head: "Just tools, stilllearning the craft and takes too much time to make those, I would rather workthe fields then constantly work in a smiths"

Cessillia smiles watching his muscles gleam inthe forge light, then reminding herself that he is already companioned"oh... yesh, or cake shlishes? hmmm and repairsh to shome of our heavybottomed pansh". She glares at Suzie for a moment... "Shomeone keepshburning she bottomsh out of shem."

Jimmy nods "Meh hash good life. Alwayshout in nayshure herding she verr."

Susanna waves her hand in front of her face atthe smell, and looks at her sister accusingly. "Wash shat you, my Shister?"

Jayson nods and smiles as he continues to work."I enjoy the fields and seeing a result of my labors, I have to learn ironworking just so my job is a bit more less on many I know is all" Cessillia smiles "yesh, and you onlyhash to be dipped in she river onshe a week, my brosher dear"

Susanna moves a bit closer to have a closerlook at the handsome blacksmith.

Jimmy sticks his tongue out to his older sisterand mumbles "pah! bashsh!"

Cessillia raises her eyebrow at her sisterquestion, then tuts softly at the suggestion. She smiles to Jimmy "Yesh,bashsh! If we are going to getsh you companioned to anyshing but a verr, youneed itsh! I want nephewsh and neisheshs!"

Jayson chuckles looking over his shoulder tothe man after hearing the women converse: "Bah once a week is more then plently to be clean, why spend coinon soaps and oils for a bath just to smell again the next day from working, butthis time of the year and the snows its alot colder these days"

Cessillia smiles at her brother, slightly sadthat her brother is the only one that can keep on the clan name.

Jimmy nods and nods agreeingly to the man'swords and tell his sisters "Shee?!? Shee?! Lishen to she man!". Thenadds "And I do not want a companion!", stomping his foot on theground. "I'd rasher fur a verr!". He blushes as he did alreadyanyways in his early youth, but hopes his sisters don't know.

Cessillia smiles wanting to argue with herbrother, but to do so would insult the man so she simply says "Ash youshay brosher of mine" and reminds herself to discuss it with her brotheragain later.

Susanna: "Brosher, you needsh a companionsho keep you away from shose dredful shlaves.

Jimmy waves his hand in a dismissing gesture"Pah! Shlavesh! Mush too shin! Shey never get feeded well".

Susanna nods in agreement with her brother."Mush too shkinny."

Cessillia scowls at her brother's stomping."An' we needsh more blochs! Shere are lesh shen fifty of ush now in sheclan! I am shure shere ish a women for you shomwhere, tensh timesh ash goodash... ash....." Cessy glances at the man for a moment, then says too lowfor him to hear "... ash Flopshy"

Jimmy: "Why don't YOU get companionsh,shishtersh? Shat Shoshua from she neighbor villash hash an eye on Shushi! Hewould pay 5 verr to make marriash wish you! Shen we had....." - he thinks,not able to count more then 20, and they already have 19 verrs....."uhmmm... many, many verr!"

Jayson lost in thought counting the tools wakesup."Oooo pardon did I miss anything?"

Cessillia grins "Yesh, a good dowery forShushi, arrange it, my brosher!"

Susanna: "Yesh," agreeing with hermuch older sister, "we needsh more babiesh." She takes a close lookat the blacksmith, "Ish you companioned, Shir?"

Jimmy shakes his head to the blacksmith"Noshing, unlesh you know shome good companionsh for mah shishtersh!"- then adds in a lower voice conspiratively "Womansh!"

Jayson cringes hearing the word babies, onceagain pleased he slipped in woman some wine with dinner once: "Ahhh....well I'm spoken for myself and I have enough hands full with my sisterskid, Lady Em, the inn keeper. I seen too much and not wish that in my house atthis time."

Jimmy to change the subject before his sistersmarry him to the next best wench running along, tries to get back to business."Shoooooo, back to bishnesh! Meh hash 15 porshionsh of cacao. Oh... andtwenty candy canesh!"

Jayson rubs his temples and continues to work abit more, the others ready to discuss trade, as he thinks too much of thefamily worries in his family tree, and shakes head at the headaches they have.He nods hearing the man: "How much of which are you looking for? Justbutter or did I hear something about sugar or something else also?"

Jimmy opens his mouth "Uhmmm.... ",then looks at his sisters for help, not sure how much flour and sugar andbutter they need "How mush...?"

Jayson chuckles lightly to himself, knowing howhis womans wants and needs not always what he thinks in same boat, andcontinues to hammer away, almost done with a wiggle in his hip continues towork.

Cessillia frowns "shugar... not mush, onebag should be enough for my faaaaaa.... for shome new cakesh .... hmmm... lotshof butter... ohm and ummmm...." he pats her hair in a secret signal to herbrother "don't forget we needsh shome ramberriesh!"

Susanna stares at the leaves blowing on thetree's easily distracted when conversations turn to trade.

Jimmy nods understanding his sister and asksthe blacksmith "Do you hash ramberrish too?"

Jayson: "I'm pretty sure we do, once we goto my office I will know how much, but we should have plenty"

Cessillia looks to her sister for a moment, thenstands on tiptoes still looking at her sisters head "maybe a few cherrieshash well"

Jimmy follows his one sister's glance to hisother sisters hair and mumbles "... or beetroot?"

Susanna: "what ish you implyingshishter?"

Jimmy looks from one sister to the other"No flour?"

Cessillia scowls at her brother "No, itgetsh too shticky... umm... oh.. cakesh! yesh, a little flour.... and shomebutter .... hmmm eggsh .... and shome butter...". She thinks for a moment.

Jayson wipes the sweat from his face and chuckleshearing the list continue to grow pleased he is about to sit in his office tofocus more after a tool or two finally.

Cessillia: "new frying pan... and....shome butter..."

Susanna: "lotsh of butter, she ushesh iton her kneesh"

Jayson tugs the large sack of tools in his bagsand drags it a bit heading to the office..."Well if care to follow, I canshow you somewhere warm and we can get off our feet"

Susanna: "Shank you, kind Shir"

Jimmy looks at the few good he has to offerfrom his bag and frowns a bit at his sisters wishes. He tries to sum up:"Sho... shat wash butter... and shugar... and butter... and ramberriesh...and flour... and butter... and cherriesh... a frying pan... and butter... andeggsh... right?"

Jayson nods and continues to drag the sackpleased to be done with this batch but least it slides in the snow easier thendirt: "We can straighten it out shortly now I'm more focused". Hechuckles and grins.

Susanna: "Don't forget butter, mybrosher"

Jimmy: "Come, Shishtersh"

- the trade continues in the office -

Jayson plops down and gets cozy. "Pardon,I usally only get one or two visitors looking for goods"

Cessillia bangs her nose on the door andmutters something unladylike under her breath, then joins her clan inside.

Susanna follows into the building, glad to beout of the snow at last.

Jimmy pulls the goods he has to offer out ofhis bag and places them proudly on the desk.

Susanna: "Ish alright, Shim can shandup". She plonks her apple backside down in thechair, making the arms creak as she stretches it a bit.

Cessillia smiles sweetly. "Shank you, ourbrosher"

Jimmy growls a bit as his sisters jump on thechairs, but then shrugs as they have soooooo OLD legs opposite to him, youngand healthy.

Jayson chuckles lightly and looks for a list asthey try to figure out final numbers and lots of butter. "Well now this ismuch better, so as we were talking business - as you can see by the cratesaround in these parts - Tampica's warehouse is stocked to be able to help inmany ways"

Cessillia leans against the chair, stroking thesoft leather thoughtfully "You should make ush shome of sheshe, brosher!Didnt coushin Mayin teash you? You were alwaysh saying how proud you were ofall your uncle taught you"

Susanna looks around at the paintings of theskinny girls and leans to her sister. "I shink shere ish not mush foodhere shister."

Jimmy looks at the crates and nods "Wehash coinsh too, sho we can pay!". Then he looks at Sheshi and frowns"You will herd she verr in a shair like shish, shishter?"

Cessillia smiles seeing painting of the malewith a blond, brunette and red-head, maybe there is hope for her yet.

Jayson nods and understands, not liking coinmuch but whatever he can do to help. "Not a problem, just a bit of morepaper work on my part for reports and records, so now then... a wagon full ofbutter or some casks or..." - poor Jay's already lost turning over thepaper and starting over reading on where he fills in what.

Cessillia: "Yesh brosher mine, perhapshwish wheelsh sho you can pushsh me along"

Jimmy quickly sticks his tongue out to hissister, deep red from the ramberry-candies.

Susanna: "If you getsh mush bigger,Sheshi, we will need wheelsh to move you."

Jimmy turns back to Jay and scratches his head"Hmmm, candy cane wash very valuable. Cosht me a KT eash of it. Wash notgood deal?"

Susanna flutters her eyelashes at the handsomeblacksmith and crosses her legs flashing a little flesh.

Jimmy at Susi's words looks a bit scared atCessi, wondering if she will get even taller as she is already.

- a Lady enters the office -

Lady: "Tal, Dear Adopted Brother Jay. Itrust You are well."

Jayson no use of knowing if it is or not whyhis woman keeps the coins half the time [actually not sure what he saidhere...]: "Hmmm depends how pleasing the slave is. In these parts is whenI reward sweets to them, but usally I have to be the good boy working hard toget my woman to maybe make them". He jiggles an empty pouch and thinksbout remembering to ask for his allowance for the week.

Lady: "Tal, guests"

Susanna: "Tal, dear lady"

Jimmy jumps as he hears a voice behind him,haven't heard the door at all. He smiles at the thin woman "Tal,Lady"

Jayson hears Lady Adara and smiles. "Hmmm,Tal and greetings. How are you? Are you looking for a companion? These ladiesare looking for a mate for their brother"

Susanna sits up straighter. "Yesh, ourbrosher needsh a companion. He'sh very clean, washesh onesh a week."

The Lady rolls up fingers under cape and looksat Jay. "Not even NOT into mating I am too busy healing and working totake my time with such foolishness."

Cessillia smiles looking the lady up and down,for a moment considering the cost of her dress and lack of muscles for herdingthe verr, but then smiles brightly "Yesh, and he hash all hish ownteesh"

Susanna: "Well mosht of shem anyway"

Lady: "Besides you know better Jayson. Momand Pop would tan ya good"

Jimmy exhales relieved at the woman's words ashe already had considered how many wool he had to sell to feed the thin womanup to a more desirable.. volume.

Jayson counts his lucky stars the lady doesnthave a pan on her hip like his woman does and behaves or tries to, then looks to the two ladies visiting:"I will continue to keep my eyes open"

Susanna: "We would be mosh oblished,Shir"

Jimmy shoots a threatening glance to the man athis promise to his sisters, then turns his head to his sisters, showing his bigwhite teeth, then sticks his ramberry tongue out quickly.

Cessillia puzzles for a moment "Doeshn't agreen need to have moshered two children? It would not hash to be a longcompanionship, susht long enough for a nephew and neesh", she saysbrightly.

Lady: "That is for being a physican and Iam not one, dear lady"

Susanna: "Yesh, Sheshi, shat ishright."

Jayson chuckles as he sorts some tools, almostforgeting the business.

Cessillia sighs, it being obvious that they arenot going to get their brother companioned so quickly, and looks out thewindow, straining in her seat to see if there are any other ladies around...wondering what the liklyhood is of a suitible one of sufficient volume havingno sence of smell either.

Lady: "Jayson, I came to see if you mightneed any medicines. Or are you well stocked for you and your woman?"

Jimmy suddenly frowns as he sees the younger ofhis two older sisters quiet and a bit pale sitting there "You are notfeeling well, shishter? Maybe you go back to she ship and wait for ush, takinga napsh?"

Jayson: "I could maybe use two or evenfive sunflower thick liquid to drown my sorrows down, when I'm sick. If youhave some to spare, how are you on food....any of Lady Nieds treats you wouldlike?"

Susanna: "Yesh, brosher, I shink Iwill." She doesn't add that she still has her eye on the captain. Shestands up: "Well met, dear lady and handshome blackshmith"

Jimmy: "Dshayshon, ish it shafe for myshishter to go to she ship alone?"

Lady: "I shall return with them, brother.I have them in infirmary"

Jimmy hugs his younger sister of two "Youget better, shishter. And not flirt wish she captain unlesh he wantsh tocompanion you!"

Jayson nods and pays better attention. "MYthanks Lady Adara", then he looks back to the man as some might be tiredand hopes he can help more now.

Lady: "I wish You all well and safetrip". She turns with a soft step, moves out of the office, wrapping hercape about herself and heads off with a small chuckle.

Susanna: "Be good, Shim, and benishe!"

Jimmy hugs his sister

Susanna: "Shee you shoon, Sheshi"

Cessillia blows a kiss to her sister.

Susanna: "Shafe pash, Shir!"

Cessillia grins at her sister "Make shoreshere ish a sheremony firsht", she calls out knowingly to her sister.

- Susanna went to the ship,
Jimmy, Cessie &Jayson in the office,
the lady returns -

Jimmy looks around puzzled "Oh, where ishshe shin lady gone?". He quickly jumps into the other chair before anybodyelse can claim it.

Jayson waves his hand if he meant thehealer:..."She went to go get some meds is all. I might be low on."

Cessillia looks worried "Yoush areshick?"

Jayson: "I am fine, but sometimes I carryextra on me, is all... if needed to trade". He finds a bit of dried tarskchewing on it, belchs out a greeting from his tummy: "Woo pardon, butanyways lets see what we needed was butter and lots of it, but how much islots?"

Jimmy pokes his sister [sitting like a man withwide spread legs] and whispers "A lady not shit like shish!"

Jayson finally finds it on the list and smiles:"We have 30 stones worth of weight of butter"

Cessillia sighs "Brosher getting shoboshy, I will shit how I wantsh", but she straightens up anyway.

Jayson nods looking to the lady for a momentand listens on.

Jimmy pushs his lower lips over his upper lip,ignoring his sister as this is important male business, but is not sure howmuch 30 is, so he asks "We can hash 10 shtonesh?". He smiles as thedoor opens and the lady comes back, buttries to focus on the trading. He leans to his sister and whispers "10buttersh ish enough?"

Jayson nods and makes a note to get a cask ofbutter with 10 stones in it. "Of course. One moment... and what else wasthere? As I can make a small basket, if you just need a small basket of berriesor flour not mentioning in the trade as a gift less need more then just alittle of those as well?"

Cessillia smiles "10 shtone, yesh, thatshould do"

Jimmy nods "Not sho many cherrieshneeded... and ramberriesh...." - he looks sceptical at his sisters lots,lots, lots of hair - "... shome more". He whispers to his sister"Now I know, why Shondra, she shleen, ish alwaysh licking your head andfashe!"

The Lady, not introduced, but called Adara bythe blacksmith/farmer/trader steps back in and slips the lil box near Jaysonschair and says nothing. Being polite as to not intrupt and nods head.

Jayson sets the small crate with the butter init for sure, and the basket next to it for a gift and listens on what elsemight be needed in bulk whispering too loud: "My thanks, Lady Adara, ithelps, I'm sure"

Cessillia scowls and whispers back "It'sh wouldsh not be shobad if not for she hairballsh!"

Lady Adara: "If you need any others,please let me know. Can have my family ailing."

Jimmy watches for a moment the woman placingdown the crate and waits politely, then whispers to his sister: "Whatelshe did we shay? We hash butter and sherry and ramberriesh..." - thenlouder "oh! shugar and flour!"

Cessillia nods "...and shome butter!"

Jayson hears the man and nods: "Just alittle flour in the basket or lot of it in the crate with the butter youthink?"

Jimmy nods to the blacksmith, misunderstandingthe strange accent "Yesh... little flour in crate wish mush butter",then whispers to his sister again "If we put eggsh in crate, shen you willhash dough until we are home in villash?"

Lady Adara: "Excuse me, must get my workdone. Farewell, Jayson. If you need me, I'll be in infirmary"

Cessillia strokes her chin thougtfully smilingthat the man is now offering her flowers in the basket, this is sounding moreand mores hopefull, she thinks, and flashes him a demure smile.

Lady Adara: "Well wishes to you both"

Jimmy: "Shafe pash, Lady, nishe to meetyou."

Cessillia smiles "May she priesht kingshwash over yoush"

- Cessie & Jimmy alone in the office withJayson again -

Jimmy after she left the room whispers to theblacksmith "She musht eat more! She'sh shoooo shkinny!"

Jayson nods his eyes, that's a bit heavy butstill awake... He's melting into thechair. "One moment I need to check on a few things in the paper work"

Lady Adara: "pfft!" over hearing andchuckles "Is nae skinny. Just well covered", she chuckles.

Jimmy blushes as he notices, that the woman wasnot out of the room yet and heard him. He sinks a bit deeper into the chair.

Cessillia rolls her eyes and whispers to herbrother "Maybe you should practish on she Verr more?"

Jayson looks back up from his notes and smilessheepishly like a verr at the visitors. "Pardon, all this paper work getsoverwhealming. What else now? And the amount was needed?"

Jimmy getting a bit nervous, that the shipwould sail without them or that the captain might dishonor his sister... orboth... shrugs "Put into she bashket ash mush ash you shink, Shir. Youlook like an honorable man. We trusht you!"

Jayson stuffs ten ramberries in the cratehoping its enough and adds a bit more as able from what he thinks they need. Hegets after the flour and eggs and sugar next ten stones of each to put incrate. Then palms face finding there are no eggs and searchs again knowing theyhad some not long ago.

Cessillia smiles and she sighs soflty"Ah... butter!"

Jayson finds the cherries at last, but can notfind the eggs.

Jayson shows the crate to the visitors with hiseyes red a bit, but still awake: "I wasnt able to find the eggs, but I wasable to get everything else, I think. Pay whatever or trade what you think isfair". He gives the crate to the visitors.

Jimmy stands and takes the crate from the niceman. He nods and points to the candy cane and cacao on the desk "Ish shishenough or do you need more coinsh, Shir?"

Jayson nods his head and chuckles lightlytrying to find his second wind: "Making all them tools caught up with me,I suppose". He shrugs his shoulders not too concern for coins if thevisitors are happy."That will do, Sir. Safe paths! If you're happy, thenI'm happy"

Jimmy just remembers, that they also eaten inthe taverne, so he takes out 10 KT from his pouch and places them next to thebags "I shink now it ish fine, Shayshon!"

Cessillia smiles sweetly at the handsome man."Shank you, kind Shir! Your companion ish very lucky"

Jayson nods accepting the coin. "Mythanks! And my thanks for helping me learn we are out of eggs" He smilesand makes a note.

Jimmy: "Now we better shee to get sheship! Shafe pash, Shir!"

Cessillia smiles and whispers "...andprotect our shishtersh virtue"

Jimmy: "Come, shishter!"

- Cessie & Jimmy leave the office
andwander through the snow to the docks. -

Cessillia smiles and waves as they pass toboard the ship

Jimmy pays the captain and has a sceptical lookat the cabin where his other sister is supposed to sleep....