>>5888820>>5889175>"Hey, uhh...">"Yes?">"Let's say, hypothetically, we help you recover that staff... What would we get out of that?">"You two? No offense dear, but if I can't find it using all my resources and knowledge, I very much doubt you'd be able to do so either.">"That's why I said "hypothetically"!">"Mmh, well... Besides leading you back home, I can't think of anything else I could offer to you. I doubt our currency even exists in your world either... How about some Orbs? I have plenty of those stocked up. I'm unfamiliar with what magic is like in your world, but maybe they could be useful to you in some way?"You huddle up close to your partner and cover your mouth with your hand, she does the same. Very secretive.
>*whisper*"What do you think Storkie?">*whisper*"I dunno... I feel like if we showed up at a lab with a bag full of capsules they'd just laugh us out of the room before we could explain it to them...">*whisper*"Maybe you could use you funny little dice power to convince them otherwise...?">*whisper*[Ya' better not! My head's still hurtin' since last time...]A scientist barges into the room in a hurry, dressed in a white lab coat and wearing protection goggles over his head, and calls out to the Icicle Queen. He salutes her with a shaky arm.
>"M-Ma'am, sorry to interrupt. We're starting our weekly QST tests in five minutes. We'll be awaiting your presence."The man runs away before she can reply, he looks quite nervous. Maybe he's not used to handing messages to the queen herself?
>"QST? What's that?">"Ah, "Quantum Signal Transmitter" is its proper name. It is the portal device I was speaking about earlier. I didn't name it however, the lab boys came up with that one. Something about light particles or somesuch? Frankly those men are something else, I can barely keep up with them at times! Ohh-hohoho!!"She puts her hand next to her chin and laughs loudly, clicking her cane against the ground.
>"Regardless, since you seem like you have nothing better to do, how about coming with me to watch the tests? The machine cannot stay operational for more than a second with the Elf Queen's staff, but that small window of time can still lead to incredible discoveries! Who knows, maybe we won't even need that foolish girl's staff... in a couple years..."She looks down to the ground, looking dejected and impatient. It seems like she wants to complete this project as fast as she can. Understandable, humans don't last forever... At least in your world they don't.
What will you do?
>Go watch the tests>Leave the tower and walk around town (after requesting some spending money, of course!)>Leave the tower and go look for Anis>Tell her about Anis and the staff>Explore around the tower>Write in 