From alt.pub.dragons-inn Thu May 4 07:27:08 1995 Xref: netcom.com alt.pub.dragons-inn:8401 Path: netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!jcp6668 From: jcp6668@tamucc.edu (john c prezas) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: The Grand Opening. Date: 3 May 1995 19:00:45 GMT Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Lines: 64 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3o8jst$olm@news.tamu.edu> References: <3o8806$lqc@er5.rutgers.edu> <3o8987$fh0@news.tamu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: falcon.tamucc.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] john c prezas (jcp6668@tamucc.edu) wrote: : James Moore (jimmoore@eden.rutgers.edu) wrote: : : Before I begin, sorry it took so long to get up the nerve to open the Inn. : : The day finally arrived. The Stumble Inn was about to open its doors : : to the public. People crowded around the entrance trying to peer in. A small : : child broke free of its parent and went under the door. He was immediately : : scooped up and brought out. Trestle looked around at the eager eyes. "Does : : anyone know who the parent of this boy is?" A worried mother came forward and : : took back the child. Trestle smiled and gave the little one a cinnamon bar. : : "It appears that I have my first customer." With that he takes the parents of : : the child and escorts them into the bar. The doors are opened and the crowd : : goes inside. : : The inside of the bar is lavishly decorated. Those peering around see : : marvelous tapestries on the walls. The walls themselves are crafted of the : : finest oak and are rimmed with a gold metal. The lights are way up in the : : ceiling and their source is unseen but still shines down on the entire place. : : The bar is of a fine wood and lined with brass. There is music coming from a : : strange hollow box towards the stage. Waiters and waitresses of all races : : start to show people to tables for dinner. Their is an immense assortment of : : games inside for those that wish to gamble. Dancers are on stage lending a bit : : of exotic scenery. Three Rakshasas are tending the bar, already taking orders : : for drinks. Above them on the wall is a large sign. It reads: "Do you wish : : to bet your life and intestinal tract? We have four drinks that will test your : : worth as a drinker: the Happy Smiley Face, the Rainbow Cocktail, the Black : : Hole, and the long-time favorite the St. Elmo's Fire." : : The second floor has a marvelous dining area that could seat almost one : : hundred or more people. The place is clean free of grime. : : The third floor is a small motel. It has many rooms to stay in for the : : night. Some are already occupied. : : Trestle escorts an elderly couple to a small set of doulble iron doors. : : once inside a voice speaks to them. "What floor, please?" The couple say the : : second and then strains and struggles are heard as the floor rises to take the : : couple to the second floor. : : The Stumble Inn is now open for public use the way the Dragon's Inn is. The : : characters you have main concern with when it comes to interaction is Trestle, : : and the three Rakshasa bartenders. The Inn is allowed to be used without my : : permission, but when using my staff then talk to me. When you wish to try a : : You Bet Your Life Drink then also call me since I am the only one that knows : : its effects. And any further questions should be directed to me. My e-mail is : : jimmoore@eden.rutgers.edu : : Enjoy the opening! : : --James Moore, the Storyteller. : Drake make his way down from his room and finds Trestle on the first floor. : As he make his way to Trestle he notices a few customers glance strangely : at an elf with brown skin that is well over the normal elven hieght and stature. Drake catches up with Trestle and speaks to him. "Well, Trestle, I think your patrons are beginning to appreciate the lengths to which you have gone to make the inn hospitable. Tell me which of the four is the most interesting drink for my entrails are of a hardy nature and I would like your recomendation on which to order." : --Drake [admin: sorry I just corrected the spelling here is the version that is more correct.]