"how much time is spare?"

((You're on Turn 9 of 10. You have three to find, and make it back to the first room in 12 seconds. Not enough actions remaining to accomplish that. You're welcome to keep looking, but it won't be a successful attempt. Returning with all four, but past time might allow you to feel better than giving up after only getting one... But if that's the case we can handle it outside of turn order.))

(i'm a bit of a completionist, i'll still look for all 4.)

Mialee will help Liber in that case.

(thanks)

It takes you a couple minutes, but you find four caterpillars, manage to convince them or scoop them, and return to the ladder, returning the lantern to its hook and climbing back up to Madame Kulp.

"Oh, well done in finding them, but unfortunately you weren't fast enough to have won. They are tricky little fellows, aren't they?" 

She holds out her arms to the caterpillars, who crawl their way down you and over to her chair, nestling in among her.

"I hope you had fun, at least, and you're welcome to come back and try again later, if you want to see if you can do better!"

"perhaps if this occurs again, i might. but, i'm more interested in eating right now. Mialee, where was that eatery we heard of a while back?"

(mialee's player: we got a job to try an do. let's figure out what caused the gnome-kobold rift.)

"Yeah, we should get to our food business soon. Maybe we pick up the others first though?
And thank you, Madame Kulp, that was very fun. Adorable little critters."

"probably for the best."

Mialee and Liber exit Madam Kulp's tent at about the same time as the others have been able to soak up the adoration, make their way back to the changing room to reclaim their things, and exit Sid Squid's challenge.

The more perceptive of you hear yelling and commotion beyond the normal background buzz and hum of the night market. A tendril of smoke rises up into the air from the direction of the seafood stand, and the other commotion seems to be coming from across the plaza in the location of the noodle shop.

Liber Sprints towards it, fearing something bad has already occurred.

Trencher doesn't hear anything offhand, but he sees other people looking about and then he sees the too big of a trail of smoke for something good to be happening and he points to it.  "What part of the city is that?" he asks.

ooc: Where is Tandor in relation to the seafood and noodle stands?

((Towards which?))

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((Towards which?))

 ooc: I mean I don't remember where Tandor is in relation to those 2 places. Nearer to one than the other. As I recall, he left his familiar at the seafood place. Is he within 100 feet of it?

You'd be in the middle, between the three tents that are part of the Market Games, so are roughly equidistant and farther than 100 ft from either of them.

Mixtli isn't sure where to go and will follow the others as it seems they know a bit more about these things.

Tandor's head comes up at the sound from the noodle place then swivels to the smoke from the seafood place.

Gilbert? he calls but gets no reply.  Probably too far away, he thinks.  He heads towards the west entrance which he believes is about 80 feet or so from the Xungoon Family Seafood. As he nears it he tries again. Gilbert, what's going on?

<Small fire at their stall, it's out now. Didn't see it start, but kept careful watch since the commotion started. The son came back quick as soon as his mom started yelling as she was putting out the flames. I was watching close for that gnome noodle lady, but didn't see her.>

OK. Stay there and memorize faces and scents.

Um...duh!

Tandor looks around, then relates what Gilbert told him.  "I think we should check out the noodle place." He starts heading in that direction.