>>6335040“A MAGE!” Snorts the Skog! “Chased ‘em here, so they’ve gotta be nearby!”
“<span class="mu-i">Unless they slipped out already…</span>” Toppel adds with a rapidly-drooping frown. “<span class="mu-i">And for the last time: KEEP. IT. DOWN.</span>”
“We <span class="mu-i">ARE</span>, moron!” Rezzie barks as she flies to Volka’s aid, “These are our ‘<span class="mu-i">Indoor Voices!</span>’”
Hey, Toppel’s a mage, you interject, can’t she sense the sorcerer? The Durher shakes her head.
“<span class="mu-i">The springwater here is rife with magical energy… good for the skin, bad for magical detection.</span>” The sorceress pauses to study you for a moment. “<span class="mu-i">Which reminds me: why are you wearing a robe in a bath? Are you stupid?</span>”
Is she saying they paused their pursuit to strip down? The girls answer with a cornucopia of coughs and non-committal noises.
“I mean… it’s only proper, ain’t it?” Volka answers, shrugging her massive shoulders and showering you in magical droplets!
You left them alone for a few posts… a few posts! Okay, Toppel, you add with a sigh, can’t she, like, blast the water with fire or lightning or something?
<span class="mu-i">”And cook you all? The thought HAD crossed my mind, but-</span>”
But she didn’t want to do that, you interject as you give your forehead a much-deserved slap, right…
“<span class="mu-i">Actually I didn’t want to offend my DARK LADY an-</span>”
But she DIDN’T WANT TO DO THAT, you pointedly repeat! Taking a steadying–and very pleasantly-scented–breath, you run through the facts one more time:
There’s an elemental in the water with you–maybe more. They’re small, but you just got your head chopped off by one. Not ideal!
If you move, they’ll notice. Couldn’t hurt to be quiet either.
They’re sustained by a <span class="mu-r">CONJURER</span> hidden nearby… if they’re incapacitated or lose their focus, no more Magi’bah!
The question is… what do?
<span class="mu-s">INVENTORY/SKILL PASTEBIN:</span>
https://pastebin.com/xdk5kHyA>Make a distraction! Toss something in the water!>Get Toppel to blast you out with wind or something!>Pull something out of BIISII’S BAG!>Launch yourself outta the water with a HELLGEYSER!>Cast DISPEL MAGIC in the water!>Have Rezzie blow a hole in the bath–let it drain out!>Call Obber over! He can sniff stuff out, right?>Have Toppel fill the area surrounding the bath with nasty magic! Foul-scented fog! Ice! Something!>Rezzie knows magic! Freeze the water around everyone!>Stay Silent! They’ll think you disappeared!>Write-In! 