Roland, noticing that everyone has left him, grabs a final chunk of meat on the bone and jogs after Deshi. "HEY, DON'T LEAVE THUNDER HIPAU BEHIND LIKE THAT!" He stops in front of them ripping a piece of meat off with his hippo mouth. "Weren't we gonna kill a big lizard snake or whatever?"

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At the mention of the armor, “Ah, dinosaur, those big lizards, hide is surprisingly breathable. Tans well, but keeps the moisture and heat from sticking to you. No thick armor around here, though. Something like plate or things like that’ll kill you down here. Same reason you don’t see me wearing a bikini to Bo-Boreia.”

"Anyone in your village work with this dinosaur hide? I can't wear my armor in this heat, but I can't be without any protections. And what would make for a good barter with such a tradesman? I assume coins from the surface are not accepted here below."

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At the mention of the armor, “Ah, dinosaur, those big lizards, hide is surprisingly breathable. Tans well, but keeps the moisture and heat from sticking to you. No thick armor around here, though. Something like plate or things like that’ll kill you down here. Same reason you don’t see me wearing a bikini to Bo-Boreia.”

 

"Anyone in your village work with this dinosaur hide? I can't wear my armor in this heat, but I can't be without any protections. And what would make for a good barter with such a tradesman? I assume coins from the surface are not accepted here below."

 The old woman scoffs, “You’re friends with a ‘cultural hero,’ in all likelihood, they’d just give it to you. But,” She thwacks your shin with her cane, “You aren’t going to take advantage of that deal, got it? Do something for the people here, got it?“

Ormond doesn't flinch, but looks at her evenly, "I just asked you what I could barter with and you hit me with your cane regardless. Decades down here hasn't shaken the Milita training out of you - has it?" 

Ormond gets up and walks out, mumbling, "What a waste...." 

Penny just meekly leaves with Ormond, one eye trained on the cane.

Once outside she asks him. “What now? Are we hiding out or saving the world?”

"We start with the village. They say some beast is plaguing its people, perhaps we help them with that. They seem good natured and have shown us some hospitality - perhaps only because of Roland, but nonetheless, they will need help and we could always use allies and a safe place to fall back to while we are down here," Ormond replies.

He looks to Penny as they walk, and says, "I won't admit it in front of her, but Annabelle is right. The Militia and government are too big for us alone, but perhaps with enough friends we can convince others, including some within the Militia, that a rebellion is not so far fetched."

"Let's go find the others and Hino - we're going to need to re-supply and re-think our gear if we're staying down here for a while."

He stops abruptly, "You don't have to do this by the way. I get the feeling you were on that train for profit... but the company would be appreciated."

Ormond starts walking again. 

Penny walks along silently next to Ormond. Finally, she offers quietly, "You're not wrong, but there's profit in rebellion, especially if you accept payment in revenge."

She will follow his lead down here with the people, because she's bad at people. She's also paying attention to armor and armor types, as she was never heavily adored, but she'd rather not be doing this in just her street clothes. And she's keeping an eye out for giant snakes. Because giant snakes.

"Deshi understands..." They pause. "Actually, no- Deshi is confused. These have the look of battlements. Do your people you carve the palestone that you find and carry here, or was the ornamentation as it appears prior to your excavation?"

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"Deshi understands..." They pause. "Actually, no- Deshi is confused. These have the look of battlements. Do your people you carve the palestone that you find and carry here, or was the ornamentation as it appears prior to your excavation?"

 He nods, “Yes, we bring it from the site and then carve it to make what we need.”