(Talking Points) Tracks

[Circe]

That was a good landing, she releases the rope and moves away from the area

"To be fair to her," she points to the Witch-Tooth as she looks up, "I'm heavier than you right now big guy with all this stuff," she slams her fist on her armored chest. It is a solid thump. Throw in the guns and backpack, she might clock in matching Kray in weight. The armor would've padded her from a fall for a bit.


Though she does make a point of putting her backpack down and away from the rope landing spot she'd landed. "If you screw up hard, well, it is gonna HURT if I cushion any of you and I ain't into that but will do it. Want me to hold the rope?"


Circe then look at the changelings down here with her already. And decides to just ask something about the convenience store anyway because it is Circe. Her question emphasizes one of three factors many think of when they speak of her, though perhaps four. "Does your place make coffee? At least have a functional coffee brewer? I have the GOOOD beans."


It would be difficult to pay attention to the unknowns and those climbing, but she'd try her best to do so. Good thing she'd practice with quickdraw if she needed it. No crystal coffee in the Hedge, genuine proper brew would be quite relaxing.

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Riot Gear, gas mask, Colt 45 with 3 clips, 2 AP clips, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, hedgespun multitool, machete, knife, Wrist watch, wallet, pack of bubblegum. AKM (30) 4 clips (30), light mount and rondel bayonet. LED shoulder flashlight. A backpack: second gas mask, 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 2 boxes of shelf-stable bacon, 3 duct tape rolls, 4 protein bars, 30 spare colt rounds, 70 spare AK47 rounds, 8 small bungee cords, 6 glow sticks, entrenching tool, tear gas cannister, a bottle of Disaronno, a bag high end coffee grounds, a 1 lbs bag of M&M chocolate candy, a 16 oz bottle of grated Parmesan, and a paper padded packet. Packet has 8 oz bottles of 2 each minced garlic, ginger, mustard, cumin, cayenne, oregano, saffron, and mint.)

[Kray]

I don't why I was skipped before my 48 hours to post were up.

Alright well seems he got the wrong end of the stick on that one. "Ah. Your friend is imprecise and mistaken." Allowing his toothy grin to hold. "Ha. I'm no good Samaritan." As he is doing more direct conversing with the two below he takes a more visible spot on the edge of the escarpment the better to see them from he hopes. Feeding glamour into his tongue as he does the trolls deep voice rolls out to catch in the ears of listeners."Hm. No I'm the notary of the local freehold and I want to know why there are summer courtiers hanging out in our patch of hedge without letting us know about it. It is only proper you let us know when your in the area I would say, wouldn't want to give the wrong impression after all." Seeing as the conversation had yet to really go anywhere a more direct approach seemed worth a try, although he hasn't resorted to trying to scare the information out of them, not yet.

get the summers talking with unyielding voice 3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-07-02 01:22:37	Kray rolls 7 to Get the summers talking manipulation 2 persuasion 1 + 4 unyielding voice (10 Again)	4, 2, 8, 10, 5, 9, 7, 2	3 successes

Although given the hot headed comments starting to come out of the ogress this conversation might end up being asking to pulling teeth, or maybe needing them. "Oh. Well now offering a rope that might break. That's not very good of you now is it." Turning the comment about his weight back on her. "Hm. But I'll let it slide this time, assume you didn't mean me any harm by it." He was starting to have a bit of fun poking and playing with what seemed like careless words from the ogress. "Ah. But how about some free advice to show I haven't taken it poorly. A little fear is a very healthy thing indeed. Especially of me." He could check of course but the use of his blessing might have been pushing it actively using contracts on them might send things over the edge as far as negations go.

stats and equipment

Defence:2
Armour: 1/2
Speed: 12

wp: 0/4
Glamour: 3/11








Bullet Proof Clothing 1/2 Denium overalls and Leather trench coat


Bowie Knife 2L
Sledgehammer 2B (9-Again)
Machete 2L
Dragon knuckles 0L
Strangle Wire 2L (Requires Grapple, then apply wire (Strength+Weaponry-3, no Defense))


Hedgespun Fedora (0 dot)

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie looked down at herself and touched her tummy when it was suggested the rope wouldn't hold their weight. "Am I fat?" Not even remotely. The Beast's body fat ratio was ridiculously good. Girl has ABS.

Then she proceeds to descend the slope.

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-07-02 10:51:50	Sonnie Wu rolls 13 to Dex 5 + Athletics 4 + Climbing spec 1 + 3 Kith bonus (10 Again)	5, 10, 1, 8, 3, 1, 8, 1, 2, 1, 8, 2, 2, 5	4 successes

Ropes? We're we're going, we don't need ropes.

Call it Steepscrambler pride, but Sonnie eschewed the climbing aid and did it barehanded. Ta-da!

Idly twirling her hedgespun staff, Sonnie smiled as she sized up the Ogress and the Mantis Fairest. The big one was bound to be trouble in a fight. Ogres usually were, all that muscle and aggression. But they were also usually slow and bad at defense. The Fairest was not counted out, however. The Spring Queen understood how quick and nimble they could be, and the mystical force of their personalities could be an issue.

She'll probably pull some swashbuckler moves or something.

"Soooooo... the flying carpet?" Sonnie was not going to start a fight, but she wouldn't be adverse to one, either. The tension in the air was exciting!

Monkey Stuff!

Equipment: Hedgespun Boots (+2 SPD), Hedgespun Coin Pendant (+2 DEF), Hedgespun Staff (+2B), Hedgespun Armor (+1 Armor). Messenger bag with monkey motif, smartphone, bottled water, bag of M&Ms, 3 throwing knives (concealed), Goblin Fruit (2 healing, 1 coupnettle tea), plastic keychain of a cloud, lighter.

[Svelte Sven]

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-07-03 23:13:14	Svelte Sven rolls 8 to Sneaking (Dex + Stealth) (9 Again)	3, 7, 7, 7, 6, 9, 9, 9, 2, 3, 2	3 successes

Yet again the Winter King found himself scrabbling down rough terrain, but at least this time he didn't feel like he was about to completely fall over on his way down. I should look into rock-climbing gyms... The thief-king hoped that the mundanity of his idle thoughts would better distract him from the promise of mortal danger he was presented with. The other Seasonal Sovereigns might have all manner of negotiations to conduct, but he was one wrong step away from being revealed and... well, suffice to say there was danger that he didn't care to contemplate in too much detail.

Please, please... just keep them focused on talking. Surely the Summer and Spring Queens could keep that much in hand? Mental note, promise some means of material bribery if they manage to keep me alive...

Stats and Equipment

Defense:4 (3 + Coat)
Armor: 0/0
Speed: 12




Glamour: 4/12
WP: 4/5
Health:




Hedgespun Raiment - Coat (+1 to Defense); Switchblade - 0L

Kind of short post, but Sven is kind of just sneaking about at the moment.

[Saber Sloth]

"Then you shoulda fought for last." The Witch-tooth dryly informs Circe. Though even as she tries to fight it, she visible perks up at the mention of good beans. "We've boiled water and instant." comes with the intonation of one dreaming for more.

Sonnie forgoes the rope and skitter, scrambles down with more efficiency and perhaps less fairest elegance, but she zips right down without breaking stride, let alone a sweat.

Kray's glamour suffuses his words, gilding his tongue in silver, of which the Summer's defences do not protect them from.
"You're an Ogre most ropes ain't gonna keep up with us!" she calls back with a snort as her Fairest friend, elbows her in the side, "'tis true were we to settle here we would follow the proper protocols and declare ourselves, we are only taking a break before traveling onward and leaving the area!” she calls back towards Kray.

Then a moment of stillness, as Sonnie asks, once again after the fae mount. The pair look towards each other, and with Kray’s glamour gilded words lingering in the air, they finally answer. "...’tis true we’ve a hedge mount,” a nod towards Sonnie, "A flying carpet - “ an pause, lingering and obvious, " - that was injured during an altercation. The um, reason we’ve taken shelter here.” she continues, hesitating only once as she continues to explain. Her eyes on the twirling staff, and her fellow’s upon the Autumn’s teeth.

Svelte Sven, Winter in his element continues his slow descent down the incline, keeping to brush and shadow both. With his friends distracting the Summers he finds his way further down then he expected. He’s nearly to the ground level where the Frankenstein’d structure lays.

I"m so fucking sorry about how long It's been taking me to reply.

Sven, can you give me a perception if you want to do a general look over of the building, if you want to get closer and do something like a Wits + Investigation, I’ll need another stealth check!

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-08-18 17:15:33	summers rolls 5 to beguiled? (10 Again)	7, 9, 1, 7, 5	1 success

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-08-18 17:17:31	summers rolls 2 to beguiled? forgot a few dice (10 Again)	4, 5	failure

[Circe]

"Nah, you're snella," she shouts up to assure Sonja.


Circe looks to the Witch-Tooth as she shrugs, "Again, heaviest. Best anchor, most pad, and cazzo!" She curses at the part of the coffee. "I knew I should've brought the camp brewer, but no~o I had to bring barters instead. Hmm," Circe taps the side of her helmeted head. "Wonder if I can bullshit it somehow to work."


She could go the Cuban scrapper route?

5 suxx how jury rig a brewer

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-08-19 22:22:33	Someone rolls 8 to do something insignificant (10 Again)	3, 10, 9, 4, 6, 10, 8, 1, 9, 3	5 successes

Paper for cloth of some kind? Not duct tape, she'd done that before. So shirt or panties maybe. Need some kind of metal container to strain through.


Circe could think of a few ropes that easily could, though oceanic mooring lines are not portable. And metal mesh are expensive. Though there is likely the silks of the spider market. Then Kray and Sonja do diplomacy. Sort of. Sonja really wants to see or heal the carpet. Okay.


"Well, I for one am happy to meet fellow Summer. Even if you are not into as modern weapons as I," she gives a slight bow as she says this. "Reach out and pegging foes is nice," she shrugs in amusement as she laughs. "Once you fired a Ma-Deuce there is no going back to knives for raw damage. Though dynamite is fun too, oh ho ho ho. And you are passing through? Ah! Then that means your are travelers. And thus have knowledge of the goings-ons upon yonder to trade."


Circe puts down the backpack. "And I've got stuff I don't want to keep carrying to trade. How beneficial for all. And mayhaps you want knowledge of the local area? If you are feeling shellfish, I know a claw-some area for hunting but I do warn you can find yourself in quite the pinch given the sizes."


And some puns to distract. Where is Sven? Hopefully he isn't going to be obvious. Though she has certain solutions for it if he does appear. Idiot playing tag. Overly protective stalker date. Ninja wannabe. Honesty of the defensive paranoia of their lot.

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Riot Gear, gas mask, Colt 45 with 3 clips, 2 AP clips, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, hedgespun multitool, machete, knife, Wrist watch, wallet, pack of bubblegum. AKM (30) 4 clips (30), light mount and rondel bayonet. LED shoulder flashlight. A backpack: second gas mask, 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 2 boxes of shelf-stable bacon, 3 duct tape rolls, 4 protein bars, 30 spare colt rounds, 70 spare AK47 rounds, 8 small bungee cords, 6 glow sticks, entrenching tool, tear gas cannister, a bottle of Disaronno, a bag high end coffee grounds, a 1 lbs bag of M&M chocolate candy, a 16 oz bottle of grated Parmesan, and a paper padded packet. Packet has 8 oz bottles of 2 each minced garlic, ginger, mustard, cumin, cayenne, oregano, saffron, and mint.)

[Kray]

With both queens down the and Sven ... the ogre does not know where actually, but with no cry for help he has to assume okay ... the giant takes a seat a with his legs dangling over the edge but makes no attempt to begin the decline not just yet. Rather keeping his bulbous yellow eyes looking down on the two summers. "Ha. True it most ropes would not like me to much at all, but here in the hedge you never know." When is a rope not a rope or something like that. But his voice had done it' work and a dew important details had shaken loose. "Oh. So your healing up and will be on your way then." That would be well and fine if it did turn out be be the case, but something still seemed a little off. "Uh. Alteration with who? or what?" A pair of somethings actually. "Huh. And what about the guy covered in bandages what is his story?" They had not mentioned him healing up any and that seemed rather odd. The giant picks at his terrible teeth wit ha dark nail as he considers what are the odds these are privateers or worse who had captured a changeling by force. "Hm. I'd like to here from that one, get there side of the story, just for peace of mind and all that." And now with that not so much request, more declaration of intent, the giant takes the rope in his great grey hands and it is time to see if it hodls his weight or not.

Rope climbing 5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-08-20 09:28:07	Kray rolls 9 to climbing str (4) + athletics (3) +2 (sabers post on July 1st) (10 Again)	1, 10, 9, 9, 1, 5, 5, 2, 9, 8	5 successes

stats and equipment

Defence:2
Armour: 1/0
Speed: 12

wp: 0/4
Glamour: 3/11








Bullet Proof Clothing 1/2 Denium overalls and Leather trench coat


Bowie Knife 2L
Sledgehammer 2B (9-Again)
Machete 2L
Dragon knuckles 0L
Strangle Wire 2L (Requires Grapple, then apply wire (Strength+Weaponry-3, no Defense))




Hedgespun Fedora (0 dot)

[Sonnie Wu]

"Injured? Poor thing! You know, I'm a healer, of sorts. I could provide help for your fae mount." As much as she might want to go running to help the wounded puppy flying carpet, Sonnie was aware this is the Hedge, and they were Changelings. A deal would have to be struck first.

The Beast whistled, and Nimbus came floating over the ridge to hover by her side. "As you can see, I got a bit of a soft spot for fae mounts." She patted her fluffy boy.

She looked at Kray, then turned back to the travelers. "Hm, yeah, who'd you get in a alteration with? Alliteration?" She pondered a moment, then shook her head. "The word that means fight."

Monkey Stuff!

Equipment: Hedgespun Boots (+2 SPD), Hedgespun Coin Pendant (+2 DEF), Hedgespun Staff (+2B), Hedgespun Armor (+1 Armor). Messenger bag with monkey motif, smartphone, bottled water, bag of M&Ms, 3 throwing knives (concealed), Goblin Fruit (2 healing, 1 coupnettle tea), plastic keychain of a cloud, lighter.