You cannot see the skull and the skull cannot see you. After a few moments, you determine that it cannot or will not move from the sink.

"Sooo...what're we gonna do about that?  Somebody's gotta get Tallboots' soul back, right?"

“Can we? Won’t it just, Y’know, grow back or something?” Toots then starts whistling stuff on top of the sink to cover whatever’s in there before it gets hungry again.

"I dunno.  I put a little mojo back into me, and it seemed to work ok.  Maybe I can regrow my soul and sometime down the line, like wherever that plumbing line goes, I'll encounter my 'other' who'll want to know why I abandoned it, and after an epic amount of totally real Mano-a-shadow combat, I wrest it back under my dominion and become one of those sorts whose shadow is not simply a give away in the right lighting, but an actual accomplice."

OOC: Per usual, Tommary doesn't know what he's talking about, but is referencing the shadow stealing feature of the whisper bard, but also the archetype features of the "Shadowstitched" Rogue from Path of the Planebreaker, which is some fun stuff.

"...never mind.  He's fine.  Still, I don't like leavin' this thing in our backtrail.  Anybody got any ideas for doin' for it on a more permanential basis without gettin' their soul sucked out? "

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"...never mind.  He's fine.  Still, I don't like leavin' this thing in our backtrail.  Anybody got any ideas for doin' for it on a more permanential basis without gettin' their soul sucked out? "

 
“Aren’t you the holy roller ‘round here? Don’t you know about that sorta thing?” Toots asks, gesturing towards the sink.

OOC: I made an alt account so I can still play with youse when I get sent on “vacation” on my main account instead of having to bother Wysp to post for me. Please don’t report me.

For the moment, the sink is full of plates, bowls, trays, and cups. The skull cannot see you, and you cannot see it.

"Do I LOOK like one a' them preacher sorts dressed in gold thread an' jewels with a solid silver holy book jawin' about higher powers an' how we're all responsible for pleasin' 'em?  I'm a street girl, my church was th' back rooms of general stores an' the' basements of whoever could afford both a house an' a little shrine.  The Traveler don't got fancy churches an' private schools, they come to those of us who make our own way in life an' try t' make our backtrail just a little easier for those who follow.  All'a which is t' say that so far as I know, we could try an' pray it away or we could stick it in a box an' have Tallboots and Ely stab th' box until it stops makin' noise. Hell if I know which idea'd work."

END combat for now unless you engage.

Toots starts exploring the room. (Perception: 25)

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Toots starts exploring the room. (Perception: 25)

With the presumption that Ilyara "cleans" as you go and are cautious about the sink...

The room resembles what could be described as a kitchen/dining room/garden. Shelf A has serving and eating ware, cups, and storage with unknown rotten material. There are three bottles of liquid in one of the cabinets.

Shelf B has meal prep with attached danger pit (the sink). There is a cabinet which feels cold, stacked with a cabinet which feels freezing; a cabinet with racks in it; a small box that lights up inside when you open it; a variety of cutlery and serving utensils still in good condition. There are two bottles of liquid in the cold cabinet.

Shelf C Has a variety of pots for growing, tools for gardening, packets of seed and fertilizer. None of the plants are alive. 

The smaller room looks like a combination outhouse and bath house. There is a toilet, sink, shower stall and tub.

“I wonder what’s in these bottles…” Toots asks, arranging them on the counter, “and why these ones are kept cold? And what’s with these rocks do ya think? Ooh look! A shower and tub!” Toots gets excited at the prospect of a proper bath. “Do youse think we can clean it out good enough to make it safe to run the water?”

"My gut tells me it ain't worth the risk...but my fur and my feminine pride are sharply disputin' that particular feeling.  Maybe Tallboots can stand guard while the ladies take turns cleanin' up?  I mean, provided we can get it workin' again anyway."  Ilyara will move to the shower/tub, clear it of Evil Space Fungus, and begin inspecting it for any sign of how to fill it, given that the sink earlier was just magically producing water from Elsewhere (OOC: I totally plumb forgot that medieval fantasy people might not know how sinks work q_q).  In much the same way she might check for traps and try to puzzle out the mechanism of an ancient clockwork death machine, the furling girl inspects the washroom for drips and tries to puzzle out the mechanism of this ancient clockwork cleaning machine.

{Investigation: 18.  Second d20 presuming Toots helps, which it feels like she would if she wants a hot water bath :P: 13}

EDIT: So that Investigation check is doing the Weird Thing again.  Displays as either 11 or 18, depending on whether it's on the page or hovered over.  yeesh.  Sketch-ass dice roller.  Whatever n umber you see is fine Wysp, just tell me which it ends up being so I know :P

OOC: Also, just because it's fun and I like to make variations and updates to figures over time, an update to the update with the best I can do in HeroForge to represent Ilyara's Problem Digits: HeroForge: Ilyara Thundertale Murder Hand

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EDIT: So that Investigation check is doing the Weird Thing again.  Displays as either 11 or 18, depending on whether it's on the page or hovered over.  yeesh.  Sketch-ass dice roller.  Whatever n umber you see is fine Wysp, just tell me which it ends up being so I know :P

OOC: Also, just because it's fun and I like to make variations and updates to figures over time, an update to the update with the best I can do in HeroForge to represent Ilyara's Problem Digits: HeroForge: Ilyara Thundertale Murder Hand

 OOC: That's awesome!

OOC: Thank you!  Heh, I should probably go back and put some actual effort into color matching between the Evil Hand and her fur, but I was pressed for time when working on it earlier q_q.  Still, fun little twist.  At least for us.  Poor fox is still Sadcritter over her Evil Murder Hand.

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"My gut tells me it ain't worth the risk...but my fur and my feminine pride are sharply disputin' that particular feeling.  Maybe Tallboots can stand guard while the ladies take turns cleanin' up?  I mean, provided we can get it workin' again anyway."  Ilyara will move to the shower/tub, clear it of Evil Space Fungus, and begin inspecting it for any sign of how to fill it, given that the sink earlier was just magically producing water from Elsewhere (OOC: I totally plumb forgot that medieval fantasy people might not know how sinks work q_q).  In much the same way she might check for traps and try to puzzle out the mechanism of an ancient clockwork death machine, the furling girl inspects the washroom for drips and tries to puzzle out the mechanism of this ancient clockwork cleaning machine.

{Investigation: 11.  Second d20 presuming Toots helps, which it feels like she would if she wants a hot water bath :P: 2}

 
Toots will eagerly and enthusiastically help, both in cleaning and investigating the facilities. “Ohh, how nice a proper bath will be…. Don’tcha think?”

The toilet seems shut, not an open hole you are used to. There is a button that runs water into the toilet and another that opens the bottom to get rid of the waste.

For the tub and shower there are toggles that bring forth a sputter of dirty water which eventually runs clear. The shower is in a clever glass box to contain the rain-like spray from the ceiling. To your amazement, the toggles control the temperature of the water! There are also a few bottles which must have contained soaps or perfumes but now are empty.

OOC: Does the shower break constitute a short rest for us, like, if Tommary's standing watch and Toots is a shower singer, that could be a song of rest to help those of us currently below a third of our hp capacity?  

Also that's really badass iteration of Ilyra.  I need to go into Heroforge to do 90s Woodstock Trent Reznor for Tommary

Short or long rest is fine. 

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