No pictures this time around. Maybe sometime I'll make a banner or something to go with this.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the time between last post and this one, the Deadlands game had to miss a couple of weeks due to health concerns. We did get to our second session on the 20th, however, and it was fun!
We started with the sun dawning upon the day of the Science Expo. Shing Li, Wade, and Sister Eldritch woke up, did their various morning rituals and preparation. We learned that Shing Li likes bacon. Once finished with their respective morning routines each made their way to the fair grounds where they met up with Sheriff Shanker to get details of their assignment serving as temporary security for the event.
Shanker assigned all of them to the western portion of the fair grounds with the job of keeping watch and dealing with any issues as they deem fit. Such issues would include rowdy people and haywire machine. I'm sure nothing will go wrong.
Shing Li had a minor freak out at being given a badge, surprised that they were being gifted gold. Shanker had to explain it was just gold plated iron and was pretty worthless.
On their way to their section comments were made in regards to Sister Eldritch's habit being... Non-traditional, with a close fit and high-slit sides. Wade danced around the subject a little, while Shing Li proved to be a sledgehammer and bluntly asked if Eldritch was searching for a mate. The answer was yes, and the fact that she had NOT taken vows of chastity and celebacy took Wade by surprise. It was also at this time that Wade accidentally let slip that he thought she had nice legs.
This pleased the nun.
Meanwhile, Edward and Jane were waking up and getting the inventor's setup going. As this was happening an older woman wandered by and introduced herself as Diana Berghauer, a wealthy, independent financier. Presumably she's at the expo to find promising inventors to finance and/or milk for all they're worth. She recognized Edward's surname and brought up the "grisly rumours" regarding his family. Said rumours at least didn't seem to harm Edward's chances of her patronage.
Eventually both groups came in contact with one another when the trio of Shing Li, Wade and Eldritch stopped by on their patrol. Edward and Wade came to a deal where Wade would step up and test out his gun (a .50 caliber buffalo rifle) with the inventor's product.
Around the same time the church bells rang and the expo opened properly to the non-wealthy public. The screaming of ghost rock furnaces filled the air like something only marginally better than a children's birthday party filled with screeching little (redacted). Ahem. Jane and Eldritch both had negative reactions to the sound, with Jane's being considerably more severe. However, the worst was yet to come.
A sudden, terrifying sound rang out near the group as another inventor unleashed his infernal machine upon the weird west. The screaming horror of the ghost rock was but a minor infraction against the eardrums compared to the cacophony of a mechanical orchestra made by a tone-deaf mad scientist.
It was deeply unpleasant. The crowds agreed and began to leave the vicinity. This would be bad for the expo and was, technically, a disturbance, so Shing Li and Eldritch went to talk with the man. The latter mostly went to back the former up in case she faced more good ol' fashioned ol' west racism. Yeehaw! Thankfully that didn't happen, but the man was clearly not going to turn his damned, terrible invention off. So our little martial artist whipped out her combat gloves, took a stance and... punched the ghost rock furnace right out from the machine.
Amusingly, Wade was also getting ready to use his gun to disable the crime against music. Edward was preparing a strongly worded letter, and Jane was having an even stronger reaction. She does not like ghost rock furnaces. Can't blame her too much.
Eldritch just gave the now-emotionally destroyed man some money to go buy booze and get some tea to calm his nerves. Two things of whiskey doesn't constitute enabling substance abuse, right? Tea with cinnamon also doesn't count... Right? Should probably ask the GM about that and how it works with her litany of sins, hmmm...
I'm sure it's fine.
Our session ended with Edward getting ready to put on his demonstration, which is where we'll pick up next time. Will Edward find investors? Will Jane feel better? Will Wade, Shing Li, and Sister Rodriguez have a threesome as God intended? We'll find out~
Quotes of the Session
Shing Li: Shing Li offers a low bow to the sheriff as he walks away, her black hair flopping a bit as she does so. "Good luck sir on your patrol of unwanteds!" She turns to Sister E and cocks her head a bit, finally glad she could speak to her new friend again, though a curious question on her mind. "Sister, it is making my heart the very happy to see my new friend again, but your new choice of clothing is very interesting. Are you in the wishing to attract a mate with such showy clothing?"
Wade: He’d grasp his chin in thought with his left hand while extending the index finger and scratching his left cheek a bit with it while muttering loudly enough for her to hear, though he’d think he was being quiet and thinking out loud to himself. “Though her legs are nice….focus Wade..focus…”
GM: Oblivious Noise Inventor forces himself to speak between heavy sobs "I ... I need a .... DRIIHIHIIIIIIIIINK"
Edward: Edward Grimm draws the attention of the crowd by stepping up and speaking loud. "Ladies, Gentleman, apologies- apologies! The kind sir's invention had... some kinks that need working out. Let's not make fun of the poor man, we're all here to witness some technological marvels! If you're looking for a show, I've a demonstration of a brand new technology that any laborer, gunslinger, or military man will be excited to take a look at!"
Jane: Jane Doe gives him a look for a second but, softens a little. "I know, I'm being silly just.." *She looks to the side a little, showing a tiny bit more vulnerability. "My people believe...believed, that the sound was the dead wailing and it was their spirits inside of it. Like their souls are fuel for these machines and the sound is too much."
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