(Market Watch) Possible Permanence

[Titania]

As far as she can tell from behind the dwarf's strong back, those hobs aren't a threat. That's it, they don't look like much, though, appearances can be deceiving.
Either way, she studies their posture, their movements, trying to detect the smallest hint of aggressiveness.
"H...hello", she says timidly.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-11-11 20:14:31	Winter rolls 4 to Bullshit around Man+sub (10 Again)	3, 1, 9, 8	2 successes

[Sonnie Wu]

The interest in their legs was... disturbing... but fortunately only one of the hobs seemed to have that fetish. Sonnie blinked a moment, then smiled again.

"We're headed to the market ourselves! Gotta go get in on those Black Friday deals, you know?" Nod nod nod. "How's the road been? Quiet?" She looked back the way the wagon had come, then in the direction it's headed.

[Anatole]

"Thats right. We were hoping to catch the Spider Market before it moved on. I did some good trades there."

Anatole added, cautiously, to what Sonnie Wu had divulged.

The dwarf reckoned that this was a touch of honesty they could afford. They were looking for the Spider Market, which the Ashen Courtier knew to be a roving market and it could well have carried on its way. Any information, or confirmation of the Spider Market's continued presence, would be helpful at this point.

So would finding out if the Hobs were connected to the Farm; or indeed, if that is where they were heading for trade.

[Saber Sloth]

James sees radical hyperactivity from the one screeching about legs, and yes, is very interested in everyone's limbs of locomotion. From the one wrangling Leg-hob he can tell there is truth to the violence, but it's not of a murderous intent.

The one talking to them is focused, intent and eyeing the Lost sharply. His ugly smirk more a showing of teeth, grows as Titania stutters from behind Anatole.

"Ain't no Fry-days of Black here girly." gruff the consents and vowels rolling together, "Quiet as can be with these louts." a thumb jabs behind him, "Hey!" one offended, the other "LEEEEEGY HAII!"

"But if it's deals an' trades yer after....you ain't gonna find the Spider this a way." something resembling a smile.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-11-12 13:07:04	Hob rolls 3 to Smell the BS? (10 Again)	2, 2, 5	failure

[James Turner]

He wondered what Titania’s game was, she was normally so well spoken and eloquent. He looked around to the group and figured he’d chime in now to try and help, maybe. “If it’s not that way perhaps you can tell us the direction? Are you headed that way perhaps? I’m so sorry if we’re interrupting anything important.” There was winter’s wiley ways, trying to extract information in the guise of normal conversation. Trained eyes reading them so he could find out a few things, first question was to see if they were lying about the market not being there because if they had no idea what direction it was their initial statement was false. Then if they said they were heading there he’d know it was a trap. The last question was nebulous but probing poking at the edges of their intent and purpose, more for the sake of his own curiosity than anything.

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-11-13 13:21:07	James Turner rolls 8 to Reading Lies (Wits + Empathy + Spec) (9 Again)	4, 10, 2, 9, 7, 2, 8, 2, 8, 5	4 successes

[Titania]

It's hobs being up to their typical mind games. Maybe try to extort a deal out of them, or just lead them astray.
She's been burned once, she's not going to risk another.
"We're looking for the Bazaar. Wouldn't you happen to know its location?", she asks, already knowing that hobs tend to lie bigtime.

[Sonnie Wu]

"Mmmm... fry days..." she licked her lips wistfully.

No! Don't get distracted by dreams of deep fried foods!

Sonnie snapped out of it, shaking her head. In the meantime, James and Titania were asking the important questions, so she remained silent for the moment. Instead, she watched the Hobs for suspicious moves, like reaching for weapons and so forth. Friendly as the Monkey was, it didn't mean she trusted random Hedge denizens.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-11-13 19:15:22	Sonnie Wu rolls 6 to Perception: Wits + Comp (10 Again)	9, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4	1 success

She might have still been thinking about fried chicken.

[Anatole]

"Is that so?"

Anatole raised an eyebrow but added nothing further to the conversation. The others were asking quick fire questions in succession and the hobs would either respond, or not. Or just as likely play their games of miscommunication and misdirection. Inwardly, he winced at how Titania had naively worded her question - knowing the location of something, and knowing how to find something were two entirely different things out in the Thorns.

He was not getting the vibe from the hobs and so had to be content with what he could see of them.

He slung the Ax casually over his shoulder again, but his fingers tightened on the haft.

[Saber Sloth]

"S'Harvest ya? Yah." the Spokeshob says, eyeing Titania. "How ta get there, that'll be something." He leans forward, and Sonnie notes, that even the other two Legs and Wacker, had stopped their violence, focusing upon the Lost as Spokeshob had, James with his keen intuition can tell that the Hob's relishing in telling them the truth.

"The Spider Bazaar got's legs - " "Laaahhhh~EEEEGS!" "Ya? Yah. Y'all airn't gonna find it where you found it." bulbous eyes stare at the Darkling, "I know where it'll be 'round Harvest time. Now, how much do ya want to know? What'er willin' to trade for the knowin'?"

[James Turner]

James didn't know when the harvest was or which harvest they were referring to. He didn't trust Hobs not to try and pull a fast one on them but he kept his face still and placid as he rest his hands on his hips. "Hmmmm. If you were heading there directly there might be an arrangement that could be made. We are trying to head there sooner rather than later after all." He let that hang as he looked at the other Lost not wanting to speak for them of course and see what other offers might be made. "Do you work with the Market?"