To Prove D&D Exists for Echolon

“B, P, T, & S?!? Why does that sound familiar?” (History: 11)

Toots strains her brain but is not able to remember. 

"Ok, so I got the candles of everlight here ... think I should mount them?  Like try one, like B because alphabetical order?  Or put them all on it at once?"

Tommary the Unworthy does a full check out of the candle holder to see if there's anything else on it that could trigger a trap or otherwise prove hazardous if he starts fiddling with it.  Perceptions 20

Tommary notices that the candle holders have barely perceptible scratches about them.

The B has vertical markings, as if the holder could move down an inch.

The P  has no makings but there is a very thin space between the holder and the wall.

The T has circular scratches near the candle sconce.

The S has what looks to be a rod in the center of it on the bottom.

🎼🎶”Tom’ry, Tom’ry, you can do it!
Come on, use your brain, intuit!
We know you’re smart, so don’t poo poo it,
But we‘re stuck so don’t you screw it!”🎵

Tommary has 1d8 Bardic Inspiration for the next 10 minutes.

OOC: I think I got it. I’m not sure about the “B” (bend maybe), but I think the “P” is for push/pull, the “T” is for twist, and the “S” is for spin.

Vague memories of the Vaults comes to Tommary the Unworthy's mind, he opts to place three of the Everlight Candles on B, T and S in that order, wondering if this will open an alcove which he may enter to tell his side of the story, said alcove then making itself available for Toots to tell her side of the story, and so on so that all the party has a moment to give their side of the story in to this moment.  Tommary's done acting and "It's about to get real...."

Yes, Tommary is confusing the concept of BTS or "behind the scenes" videos with the confession booths found in number reality TV programs ... I mean the notion that the things on the reels are "production" efforts is a concept he can barely grasp so getting these things mixed up is to be expected.

“What’ve ya got?”

Placing the candles doesn't do anything.

"Nothing..."

Tommary the Unworthy sulks back across the mud in a lightning bolt pattern to avoid the fish and explains the set up of the candelabra with a diagram on the floor and everything.  It's braintrust time.

"Ye said the candlesticks with their letters were still half-covered in wax?  Dunno how much time ya got left on your stormwalkin' thing, but ye could try pryin' the rest of th' wax off and seeing if there's any more letters to be read?  Or if it's close enough I can do it from back here with my sneakypaw jutsu, maybe?"

“I’m not sure about the “B” (bend maybe), but maybe the “P” is for push/pull, the “T” is for twist, and the “S” is for spin. So maybe you have to readjust the way those candlestick holders are positioned like a funky combination lock.”

"I can walk on water or really anything liquidic with this here Sizzlelean chopper," Tommary the Unworthy Waterwalker and Occasional Steak Sandwich Eater says of Stormwalker.  "I'll head on back and you all holler out some ideas and I'll see what I can make work on the candlefont."

Tommary zig zags like lazy lighting or a idle hockey player on his way back to the candles and their set up. 

“SCRAPE THE REST OF THE WAX OFF LIKE ILY SUGGESTED” Toots calls out, “THEN LET US KNOW WHAT THEY SAY!”

With STORMWALKER/SIZZLELEAN, no with WINDBREAKER, no with a dagger, no with some picks and files from his thieves tools, Tommary the Unworthy yet Diligent gets to work on de-waxing the ensconcement.

The wax is taken off and it becomes more apparent that the holders might move.

Elyona has been quiet through all this, wracking her brains to figure out the letters.  “I wonder if the letters relate to directions, or things in those directions?  I’ve been trying to figure out if the letters could refer to things in those directions?  Like B for Ball, or S for Sphinx?  But I can’t make a connection for all of the directions.”

It's likely the party hears Tommary say "Ok, I'm gonna beat it" from across the mud stew, he's actually saying "ok, I'm gonna B it." but is ready to moonwalk with Stormwalker outta there when whatever happens happens.  

Tommary opts for B and tries to move the marked holder down, mindful for any changes in the environment triggered by the guess.  Perception 11

OOC:

Midnight, don’t forget you got a Bardic Inspiration from Toots if you need it.

Wysp, Toots is continually readying chill touch in case Tommary gets attacked, and she still has concentration up on the upcast hex she cast earlier for whenever she gets a bonus action.