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Olgar was a tad confused when Rikki declined the offer to the beach. He had seen how much fun the man had, but then soon understood. He nodded and agreed with Rikki. Holding his hand as they walked, he listened to the bard a little saddened about how terrible the monring had been.
When Rikki mentioned what Whore had said to the bard in private, he lost a step and tried to recover gracefully. Accidentally, he squeezed Rikki's hand a hair tighter, giving off a signal unknown to himself. He laughed a little and rubbed his neck with the other hand, trying to play it all off. "Yeah... sounds like your friend might, uh, be missing a few marbles." he said a little red in the face.
Olgar knew he felt something for Rikki. He honestly did. He'd been jealous of Jardik or whatever that blasted runt ogre was called. He'd been very glad to have shared some strange events with Rikki and he really did feel close to him. Olgar had realized what he was feeling. It was all too familiar and it partially ate at the stitchings that held the ogre together. It had been a few years since his death, but Rikki shared a lot of qualities with him. The poor ogre was having a tough time trying not to fall for the bard because of his unresolved emotions.
While his brain fired away, he grew oddly silent, lost in thought that was etched all over his larg broad face. He barely heard Rikki announce his departure. It was when the bard pulled free from his grip that he realized Rikki had said anything at all. With a slightly worried look, he nodded and attempted a smile. "Sure thing. See you soon..." he said a little weak, turnign slowly to head off to locate Gary.
The noonday turned to evening with Olgar, weary of a little early drinking and loads of talking, investigating, and bartering, the lumbering man plodded back to the inn. He was happy to see Ront was enjoying himself in a game of cards with some halflings, but made sure to issue a warning in Orc about a too long winning streak. The boy undestood and laughed, eating some hard to find sweet confection. He sighed, realizing that while Ront could wield a sword and shield well enough, he was still just a boy.
Making his way, finally to his room, he had hoped that Rikki would be there, but also hoped he wasn't. He wasn't sure if he was ready to open the door, but the new soles of his bard-bought boots weren't quite broken in enough to make them totally comfortable. With a heavy sigh, he held his breath a little and opened the door.
Sure enough, the bard lived up to his word. Which was nice, by Olgar's standards. Not many people were honest these days. Olgar looked at the situation and had mixed feelings about it all. Shifting his lips about across his teeth, he decided he'd entertain the idea for a bit. "I'll be right back." he somberly said, shutting the door behind him. With his heavy feet, he forced himself down the hall to the public bathing room.
Shutting the heavy damp door behind him, he leaned against it a little till it reminded him of his weight. Back on his feet, he stoked the hot coals heating the large enough tub before disrobing. Ogres didn't like water much, but he knew he was a little funky. He had a long hike over Gaeltraum today. Swinging a leg into the tub, Olgar winced a little as a few of the small blisters seemed much worse in the hot water. Reluctantly, he swung his other leg in and did a strange squating dance into the hot water.
As the water gently sat at his lower chest, he leaned back to further sink into the relaxing depths. Olgar liked how the water unwound his tense muscles and was grateful for the time he had alone in this quiet place. After a few minutes of soaking, Olgar finished up his bath, grabbing a few towels and tied the corners together. He was used to most places being a little unprepared for someone as large as he, so he swung the makeshift terry loincloth around his waist as he kicked his belongings into a pile he could nab up.
Once back at his room, there was Rikki, still in the bed. He was glad he stuck around. The ogre had a few things to give him before they started with the evening's festivities. "Hey Rikki, I spent a while trying to figure some things out, but after talking with some locals and some book-learned folks, I figured these would work well for you." Olgar said handing a dark green bag with an arcane emroidery on it.
Olgar watched as Rikki took the bag and peered inside. Inside the Bag of Many Things, Rikki found some ocean themed trinkets. A pair of manta hide boots that had a slight magical tingle to them when touched, a deep purple tunic with silver embelishments about the edges, a small cloth pouch of salted dried whale, a set of narwhal ivory sticks for your hair, and a very finely crafted mithril necklace with various polished shells and pearls along it's length.
"I was told darfellans like whale. I hope you do." he paused for a moment and then excitedly pointed to the gray spotted boots. "Oh! Those are pretty useful! Those were one of the last pair that Gary's sorceress buddy had! When you try'em on, you'll figure it out." he said with a smile and wink. When Rikki got a chance, he'd realized these were an envious item to have if you were born of the sea. These were a pair of the infamous Landwalker boots. Olgar had figured it would help Rikki out to be able to walk uninhibited by his race's affinity and evolution for water travel.
After the hint towards the bard, Olgar removed the towel and finished drying himself as best as the towels would allow. It always seemed they were too wet by the time it came to dry his hair. One of the reasons why he hated bathing. Grumbling at the terrible job the towels were doing, he tossed them at the door and regarded Rikki on the bed. Olgar hoped that Rikki wouldn't be overwhelmed with the specifically tailored gifts, but he wanted to show he was sorry. He was terrible at apologies sometimes.
"So Rikki, what'll it be then?" he said with a slightly sincere smiled. The ogre posed a little and flexed his tremendously powerful muscles at the bard. He laughed afterwards, realizing how terribly silly it was, but was glad to be able to have a laugh. He had been working all day trying to clear his mind and evaluate his feelings for his newest group member. Olgar wanted Rikki to be more, but the bard did seem flighty. That was understandable to Olgar, but he really wanted to make sure these feelings were for Rikki and not... him.
When Rikki mentioned what Whore had said to the bard in private, he lost a step and tried to recover gracefully. Accidentally, he squeezed Rikki's hand a hair tighter, giving off a signal unknown to himself. He laughed a little and rubbed his neck with the other hand, trying to play it all off. "Yeah... sounds like your friend might, uh, be missing a few marbles." he said a little red in the face.
Olgar knew he felt something for Rikki. He honestly did. He'd been jealous of Jardik or whatever that blasted runt ogre was called. He'd been very glad to have shared some strange events with Rikki and he really did feel close to him. Olgar had realized what he was feeling. It was all too familiar and it partially ate at the stitchings that held the ogre together. It had been a few years since his death, but Rikki shared a lot of qualities with him. The poor ogre was having a tough time trying not to fall for the bard because of his unresolved emotions.
While his brain fired away, he grew oddly silent, lost in thought that was etched all over his larg broad face. He barely heard Rikki announce his departure. It was when the bard pulled free from his grip that he realized Rikki had said anything at all. With a slightly worried look, he nodded and attempted a smile. "Sure thing. See you soon..." he said a little weak, turnign slowly to head off to locate Gary.
The noonday turned to evening with Olgar, weary of a little early drinking and loads of talking, investigating, and bartering, the lumbering man plodded back to the inn. He was happy to see Ront was enjoying himself in a game of cards with some halflings, but made sure to issue a warning in Orc about a too long winning streak. The boy undestood and laughed, eating some hard to find sweet confection. He sighed, realizing that while Ront could wield a sword and shield well enough, he was still just a boy.
Making his way, finally to his room, he had hoped that Rikki would be there, but also hoped he wasn't. He wasn't sure if he was ready to open the door, but the new soles of his bard-bought boots weren't quite broken in enough to make them totally comfortable. With a heavy sigh, he held his breath a little and opened the door.
Sure enough, the bard lived up to his word. Which was nice, by Olgar's standards. Not many people were honest these days. Olgar looked at the situation and had mixed feelings about it all. Shifting his lips about across his teeth, he decided he'd entertain the idea for a bit. "I'll be right back." he somberly said, shutting the door behind him. With his heavy feet, he forced himself down the hall to the public bathing room.
Shutting the heavy damp door behind him, he leaned against it a little till it reminded him of his weight. Back on his feet, he stoked the hot coals heating the large enough tub before disrobing. Ogres didn't like water much, but he knew he was a little funky. He had a long hike over Gaeltraum today. Swinging a leg into the tub, Olgar winced a little as a few of the small blisters seemed much worse in the hot water. Reluctantly, he swung his other leg in and did a strange squating dance into the hot water.
As the water gently sat at his lower chest, he leaned back to further sink into the relaxing depths. Olgar liked how the water unwound his tense muscles and was grateful for the time he had alone in this quiet place. After a few minutes of soaking, Olgar finished up his bath, grabbing a few towels and tied the corners together. He was used to most places being a little unprepared for someone as large as he, so he swung the makeshift terry loincloth around his waist as he kicked his belongings into a pile he could nab up.
Once back at his room, there was Rikki, still in the bed. He was glad he stuck around. The ogre had a few things to give him before they started with the evening's festivities. "Hey Rikki, I spent a while trying to figure some things out, but after talking with some locals and some book-learned folks, I figured these would work well for you." Olgar said handing a dark green bag with an arcane emroidery on it.
Olgar watched as Rikki took the bag and peered inside. Inside the Bag of Many Things, Rikki found some ocean themed trinkets. A pair of manta hide boots that had a slight magical tingle to them when touched, a deep purple tunic with silver embelishments about the edges, a small cloth pouch of salted dried whale, a set of narwhal ivory sticks for your hair, and a very finely crafted mithril necklace with various polished shells and pearls along it's length.
"I was told darfellans like whale. I hope you do." he paused for a moment and then excitedly pointed to the gray spotted boots. "Oh! Those are pretty useful! Those were one of the last pair that Gary's sorceress buddy had! When you try'em on, you'll figure it out." he said with a smile and wink. When Rikki got a chance, he'd realized these were an envious item to have if you were born of the sea. These were a pair of the infamous Landwalker boots. Olgar had figured it would help Rikki out to be able to walk uninhibited by his race's affinity and evolution for water travel.
After the hint towards the bard, Olgar removed the towel and finished drying himself as best as the towels would allow. It always seemed they were too wet by the time it came to dry his hair. One of the reasons why he hated bathing. Grumbling at the terrible job the towels were doing, he tossed them at the door and regarded Rikki on the bed. Olgar hoped that Rikki wouldn't be overwhelmed with the specifically tailored gifts, but he wanted to show he was sorry. He was terrible at apologies sometimes.
"So Rikki, what'll it be then?" he said with a slightly sincere smiled. The ogre posed a little and flexed his tremendously powerful muscles at the bard. He laughed afterwards, realizing how terribly silly it was, but was glad to be able to have a laugh. He had been working all day trying to clear his mind and evaluate his feelings for his newest group member. Olgar wanted Rikki to be more, but the bard did seem flighty. That was understandable to Olgar, but he really wanted to make sure these feelings were for Rikki and not... him.