Roland shrugs. "Wasn't the plan to get into town and check out the whole, hole thing? Imma be honest with you here Penny. I'm only here because the train seemed like a shitty place to be right now and the entire getting down into the world below and back again just sounds like some good fricking publicity for THUNDER HIPPO" He flexes quickly and rests his thumbs on his belt. 

Penny points at Roland. "This is what. mean. 'I don't know officer, does the man you are looking for shout THUNDER HIPPO every five minutes? Oh, then yes, I saw him.'"

Roland points right back at Penny. "HEY, I'm just trying to make a living here! Marketing is key in the biz! People NEED to know who I am so they can come to my fights and buy stuff with my name on it!" 

“I hope the prison circuit is lucrative!” Penny throws up her hands. “We just committed serious felonies, and while I’m neither here nor there about that, I definitely would like it to have been worth it. The only thing we have here that’s worth anything is the bounties on you two,” she includes Ormond now, “And whatever we can do with this map Deshi’s got.”

”Walking into a bar and waving it around and flexing is not going to get us anywhere but a cold cell, and if that’s the lack of a plan here, I might as well walk now.”

"I'm not a huge planner, but I am a terrific actor, if I have to say so myself. I do all my own promo stuff. Tell me what to do and I'll try to do it, with the Thunder Hippo spin of course." He looks to the rest of the party, expecting a great plan to plop out from one of their mouths. 

Deshi raises a claw. "If Deshi may be so bold, his friends can likely find safe harbor with his master's colleague in Drywood. Dr. Walton is by all accounts a very friendly and reasonable sort. Deshi is quite certain his gratitude for our protection of this map would outweigh the burden of hosting."

Penny rounds on Deshi. “Why is the man who wants this map going to give us anyth... wait. Does he know how the map works? Why does he want the map?”

The tortle shrugs. "Dr. Walton is a scholar and, like Deshi's master, an expert in this field. His contributions were undoubtedly integral to the map's creation. If it truly is the desire of Deshi's friends to-" They quickly look around at the scrub and lower their voice to a stage whisper. "...journey to the world below, Dr. Walton would most certainly provide invaluable insight for such an endeavor."

“All right then, Roland, looks like you can try to impress an egghead with your flexing. Unless strong and silent here,” Penny points at Ormond, “has an objection, we’re off to see the... what is he? A wizard?”

She tells Deshi to lead on.

Deshi leads on!

Osskill flies overhead, keeping watch.

On the way, Penny keeps an eye out for Coppers. Perception: 12

Roland shakes any dry dust or mud off of his cape. "I ALWAYS impress! THUNDER HIPPO doesn't just try." He grabs his cape and throws it back, but the lack of wind makes the whole display rather dull and the cloth just hangs right back down again. He then follows the rest. 

Deshi will lead the group to a modest building which simply bears the title, “Drywood Museum,” which is odd, considering the fact that the government is highly strict against such things. However, the door is open, and you all can freely enter.

Meanwhile, Penny has seen a couple of Militiamen, but no one of high rank, or anything along those lines.

Penny will urge the others into the building, then, looking back at the street, proceed inside herself.

Perception for that last glance: 8

She will shut the door behind her, and latch/bar/lock it is that is possible.

Ormond finally perks up, "Sorry for being a bore today - my mind wandered off to old memories." Then, turning to Deshthi, he says, "Let's talk to this contact of yours - but if he smells of the Militia, we're out of here."

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Perception for that last glance: 8

She will shut the door behind her, and latch/bar/lock it is that is possible.

 Nothing of note on the glance.

However, you do notice that the Museum is currently open right now, as in there are a few couple of people inside the building. You locking things probably wouldn’t go over well.

Yeah, she won’t close or lock the door, then. But she does note how it closes and locks, for later.

The interior of the Museum, while relatively small, has a few interesting exhibits in different rooms. A passing glance shows some plaques “Treasures of the Old World,” “The World Between Worlds,” and “Heroes of the United Militia.” However, there is another that says “Curator’s Office: Dr. Henry Walton Jr.”

Penny will pull Deshi from what is surely some fascinating exhibit or other and guide them to the office door, then she will knock and step out of the way, leaving them standing in front.

Ormond stands off to the side, back to the wall, keeping an eye on everyone else, particularly anyone with a seeming interest in their merry band. 

// Perception Check 18