Re: [News] A Drink with Avery (He has now left)
Trevelyan mentioned yesterday (Monday) that he'd been seen at the same location, the Cat's Den, but when I arrived that day he had long since gone. Today, Trev messaged me again about 8:10 that he had returned, and when I arrived, Avery was just announcing his retirement. From what I could record, the conversation went like this afterwards:
Aron Swordmaster: This is sad news!
Valkyrie: And where will you go!
Avery: I am not sure.
Avery: Tis nay sad news.
Avery: The lands are in good hands.
Avery: The Queen is doing better.
Aron Swordmaster: True, but we can always use stout arms as well as good hands...
Avery: *sips his ale quietly*
Avery: I wandered the towns last night
Avery: Not many folk about
Aron Swordmaster: Now good sir, what does this retirement mean for the realm? What messages would you have us pass to the populace?
Avery: Tell the people to follow their leaders.
Avery: But not with blind faith.
Avery then implored us to follow the virtues instead. He discussed a little more of his plans, which involves going to sea, but although I thought I had screen-shotted the rest of his speech, it appears I haven't, so the rest is from memory;
More people arrived, and received ale. The Black Cobra offered him a cuddly mongbat to take with him, and keep him snug at night, but Avery insisted he would travel light. He then proceeded to get more and more drunk, until he thought juggling walruses would be a good idea. In the meantime, a real mongbat came in, and proceeded to be very frustrated as he couldn't get his bottle of ale open with his tiny simian fingers. More well wishes, and Avery answered that he would be leaving "Soon. Very Soon". I asked out of character if we there was anything he wanted Stratics to know, but he didn't really answer. Back to the role-playing, more people arrived, and Trev turned himself into a Goblin. Avery then moved to a window, and declared that time was passing on... someone offered to escort him onwards, but he declined. He stepped to the door and then, with tears in his eyes as everyone saluted him, declared "I have one last stop before I leave." He didn't indicate what this was, and he quickly ran off to the east, before vanishing.