Chapter 116: Bedtime for Bonzo
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Chapter 116: Bedtime for Bonzo
Billy climbed down from the statue and waved the workers over to the building. There was a half flight of wide stairs up to a landing before immense double doors made of huge slabs of oak, bound in iron. Billy stomped his foot twice. The doors opened slowly. Each was ten feet tall and five feet wide. They entire first story was one large room with wide curving stairs heading up to the second floor. Crystal lights hung from long chains, producing a soft glow. N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.
"Here it is! ACME headquarters. Have to get it fixed up a bit. Furniture, a wine bar, maybe some artwork."
Rolly and Ben were helpful as usual. "A stuffed moose would look good."
"And some statues of wood nymphs."
Billy considered. "No, good ideas, but this is ACME, we have to be tasteful and make a statement that sums up our corporate ideals.
Ben and Rolly looked at each other before Rolly shouted out their next idea. "So maybe something like a god of war standing on top of a pile of skulls with upraised sword?" Ben had pulled a notebook from somewhere and quickly sketched something out. "How about this?"
Billy grabbed the drawing, noting that somehow Ben had gotten ahold of real paper, not parchment. He lost the thought when he saw the drawing. "Exactly! This is perfect. It's subtle but gets the point across. I'll have to make sure to assign one of the new workers to be a sculptor."
Suzette knew who was going to have to feed new workers, she wanted details. "Can you tell me when they are getting here Baron Billy? I want to make sure I can feed them all somehow? "
Layla smiled at Suzette. "Oh, don't worry dear, you have plenty of time. The next hundred people don't show up until tomorrow morning. I'm sure you can handle the details. Remember your deal to keep that little tavern of yours. Or would it be easier to just give your half of the rubble back to ACME and not have to worry about it? We can be flexible."
Suzettes’ eyes got big. "Oh, but how could I be The Lonely Barmaid without a bar?
"Assigning roles. You need more builders for Jorges crew, and hopefully there are some with engineering or architecture backgrounds. I'm also going to go through the people we already have. Ozzy had a hand in picking them, and he knew their strengths. You need at least two furniture makers, a seamstress or costume maker, a fine metal smith, more carpenters, more stonemasons, a LOT more farmers. And a team of spelunkers."
Layla was nodding as he talked, Billy was just rolling his eyes. "Spelunkers?"
Ben waved at the city, "You have no idea how riddled with caverns, sewers, and tunnels this area is. Or how far down they go. You don't want a building sinking into the ground. And you don't want to sell a dungeon to someone cheap because you rented the land above it."
Billy's eyes glazed over. "Most of that is Sedgewick stuff. This is Gadobhra. Fine, you go handle all that shit. Back to important stuff."
Ben pointed off towards the castle. "And you'll want to refurbish that old opera house ASAP." Billy jerked at the mention of an opera house. As he turned, Ben reached out and grab his shoulder. Billy collapsed instantly." Layla caught him as he fell.
"Thanks, I couldn't listen to him for another minute. I was about to push him over the edge. How the hell did you do that?"
Ben looked slightly embarrassed. "I had to learn it for 'Space trek: the musical. I played an Andorian/Vulcan crew member and the director wanted it to look real. We had to close the show when the lead actor fell and broke his nose."
Layla let out a little girl scream of joy. "OMYGOD! You were Blue Vulcan! That's hysterical. I'm not sure if I should ask you for your autograph or toss you over the edge along with Billy."
That was pretty much the typical reaction Ben got. "Yeah, not one of my proudest roles. How about we compromise with me packing his Lordship back to Sedgewick and putting him to bed. He's showing classic signs of exhaustion. Then I'll get to work on this list."
Layla grabbed Billy and effortlessly tossed him to her shoulders. "I'll get him. I've hauled him further during corporate bar-hopping events."
Ben didn't argue. She obviously outclassed him in STR. The trip back to Sedgewick took 20 minutes. Billy snored all the way back.
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Chapter 116: Bedtime for Bonzo
Billy climbed down from the statue and waved the workers over to the building. There was a half flight of wide stairs up to a landing before immense double doors made of huge slabs of oak, bound in iron. Billy stomped his foot twice. The doors opened slowly. Each was ten feet tall and five feet wide. They entire first story was one large room with wide curving stairs heading up to the second floor. Crystal lights hung from long chains, producing a soft glow. N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.
"Here it is! ACME headquarters. Have to get it fixed up a bit. Furniture, a wine bar, maybe some artwork."
Rolly and Ben were helpful as usual. "A stuffed moose would look good."
"And some statues of wood nymphs."
Billy considered. "No, good ideas, but this is ACME, we have to be tasteful and make a statement that sums up our corporate ideals.
Ben and Rolly looked at each other before Rolly shouted out their next idea. "So maybe something like a god of war standing on top of a pile of skulls with upraised sword?" Ben had pulled a notebook from somewhere and quickly sketched something out. "How about this?"
Billy grabbed the drawing, noting that somehow Ben had gotten ahold of real paper, not parchment. He lost the thought when he saw the drawing. "Exactly! This is perfect. It's subtle but gets the point across. I'll have to make sure to assign one of the new workers to be a sculptor."
Suzette knew who was going to have to feed new workers, she wanted details. "Can you tell me when they are getting here Baron Billy? I want to make sure I can feed them all somehow? "
Layla smiled at Suzette. "Oh, don't worry dear, you have plenty of time. The next hundred people don't show up until tomorrow morning. I'm sure you can handle the details. Remember your deal to keep that little tavern of yours. Or would it be easier to just give your half of the rubble back to ACME and not have to worry about it? We can be flexible."
Suzettes’ eyes got big. "Oh, but how could I be The Lonely Barmaid without a bar?
"Assigning roles. You need more builders for Jorges crew, and hopefully there are some with engineering or architecture backgrounds. I'm also going to go through the people we already have. Ozzy had a hand in picking them, and he knew their strengths. You need at least two furniture makers, a seamstress or costume maker, a fine metal smith, more carpenters, more stonemasons, a LOT more farmers. And a team of spelunkers."
Layla was nodding as he talked, Billy was just rolling his eyes. "Spelunkers?"
Ben waved at the city, "You have no idea how riddled with caverns, sewers, and tunnels this area is. Or how far down they go. You don't want a building sinking into the ground. And you don't want to sell a dungeon to someone cheap because you rented the land above it."
Billy's eyes glazed over. "Most of that is Sedgewick stuff. This is Gadobhra. Fine, you go handle all that shit. Back to important stuff."
Ben pointed off towards the castle. "And you'll want to refurbish that old opera house ASAP." Billy jerked at the mention of an opera house. As he turned, Ben reached out and grab his shoulder. Billy collapsed instantly." Layla caught him as he fell.
"Thanks, I couldn't listen to him for another minute. I was about to push him over the edge. How the hell did you do that?"
Ben looked slightly embarrassed. "I had to learn it for 'Space trek: the musical. I played an Andorian/Vulcan crew member and the director wanted it to look real. We had to close the show when the lead actor fell and broke his nose."
Layla let out a little girl scream of joy. "OMYGOD! You were Blue Vulcan! That's hysterical. I'm not sure if I should ask you for your autograph or toss you over the edge along with Billy."
That was pretty much the typical reaction Ben got. "Yeah, not one of my proudest roles. How about we compromise with me packing his Lordship back to Sedgewick and putting him to bed. He's showing classic signs of exhaustion. Then I'll get to work on this list."
Layla grabbed Billy and effortlessly tossed him to her shoulders. "I'll get him. I've hauled him further during corporate bar-hopping events."
Ben didn't argue. She obviously outclassed him in STR. The trip back to Sedgewick took 20 minutes. Billy snored all the way back.
Chapter 116: Bedtime for BonzoBilly climbed down from the statue and waved the workers over to the building. There was a half flight of wide stairs up to a landing before immense double doors made of huge slabs of oak, bound in iron. Billy stomped his foot twice. The doors opened slowly. Each was ten feet tall and five feet wide. They entire first story was one large room with wide curving stairs heading up to the second floor. Crystal lights hung from long chains, producing a soft glow. N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n."Here it is! ACME headquarters. Have to get it fixed up a bit. Furniture, a wine bar, maybe some artwork."Rolly and Ben were helpful as usual. "A stuffed moose would look good." "And some statues of wood nymphs."Billy considered. "No, good ideas, but this is ACME, we have to be tasteful and make a statement that sums up our corporate ideals. Ben and Rolly looked at each other before Rolly shouted out their next idea. "So maybe something like a god of war standing on top of a pile of skulls with upraised sword?" Ben had pulled a notebook from somewhere and quickly sketched something out. "How about this?"Billy grabbed the drawing, noting that somehow Ben had gotten ahold of real paper, not parchment. He lost the thought when he saw the drawing. "Exactly! This is perfect. It's subtle but gets the point across. I'll have to make sure to assign one of the new workers to be a sculptor."Suzette knew who was going to have to feed new workers, she wanted details. "Can you tell me when they are getting here Baron Billy? I want to make sure I can feed them all somehow? "Layla smiled at Suzette. "Oh, don't worry dear, you have plenty of time. The next hundred people don't show up until tomorrow morning. I'm sure you can handle the details. Remember your deal to keep that little tavern of yours. Or would it be easier to just give your half of the rubble back to ACME and not have to worry about it? We can be flexible." Suzettes' eyes got big. "Oh, but how could I be The Lonely Barmaid without a bar?"Assigning roles. You need more builders for Jorges crew, and hopefully there are some with engineering or architecture backgrounds. I'm also going to go through the people we already have. Ozzy had a hand in picking them, and he knew their strengths. You need at least two furniture makers, a seamstress or costume maker, a fine metal smith, more carpenters, more stonemasons, a LOT more farmers. And a team of spelunkers."Layla was nodding as he talked, Billy was just rolling his eyes. "Spelunkers?"Ben waved at the city, "You have no idea how riddled with caverns, sewers, and tunnels this area is. Or how far down they go. You don't want a building sinking into the ground. And you don't want to sell a dungeon to someone cheap because you rented the land above it."Billy's eyes glazed over. "Most of that is Sedgewick stuff. This is Gadobhra. Fine, you go handle all that shit. Back to important stuff."Ben pointed off towards the castle. "And you'll want to refurbish that old opera house ASAP." Billy jerked at the mention of an opera house. As he turned, Ben reached out and grab his shoulder. Billy collapsed instantly." Layla caught him as he fell."Thanks, I couldn't listen to him for another minute. I was about to push him over the edge. How the hell did you do that?"Ben looked slightly embarrassed. "I had to learn it for 'Space trek: the musical. I played an Andorian/Vulcan crew member and the director wanted it to look real. We had to close the show when the lead actor fell and broke his nose."Layla let out a little girl scream of joy. "OMYGOD! You were Blue Vulcan! That's hysterical. I'm not sure if I should ask you for your autograph or toss you over the edge along with Billy."That was pretty much the typical reaction Ben got. "Yeah, not one of my proudest roles. How about we compromise with me packing his Lordship back to Sedgewick and putting him to bed. He's showing classic signs of exhaustion. Then I'll get to work on this list."Layla grabbed Billy and effortlessly tossed him to her shoulders. "I'll get him. I've hauled him further during corporate bar-hopping events."Ben didn't argue. She obviously outclassed him in STR. The trip back to Sedgewick took 20 minutes. Billy snored all the way back.
