"Gotcha!" Menya leapt into the pile of Osiri books and girls, helping Hanifa wrestle the thief into submission so she could recover her precious, precious tickets, making sure they weren't damaged, and her clothes as well while she was at it.<br/><br/>She was more than a little surprised when the thief turned out to be an agent of the Pharaoh himself, complete with the evidence to back up her claim. "Why didn't you just ask nicely first, instead of tryinya to steal our thinyas?" she asked, still feeling a little suspicious.<br/><br/>Though, her suspicions were swept aside when Kahina took them to the royal palace to see the Ruby Prince himself. It was much too elaborate to be a charade at this point. Menya looked around in wonder as they entered the giant scarab's carapace and the bright sky turned into a shiny black ceiling that reflected the lights from below like stars in a cloudless night sky. "I've always wanted to see this..." she murmured excitedly, taking in the wonders of architecture and botany in this the richest district of Sothis.<br/><br/>In the throne room, Menya followed Hanifa's lead, kneeling down and kissing the ground in front of the Pharaoh. "Hanifa and I will seek out the Crown and return it to its rightful owner, your majesty," Menya agreed to his request.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Searching for Namir</div><div class="spoiler_body">Diplomacy: 19, so close! 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The crown itself she wasn't so worried about; it had remained hidden for thousands of years and a day more wouldn't hurt it.<br/><br/>Once Hanifa was asleep, Menya went to the window, the unused lottery tickets in her hand... she sighed, and released them into the wind, and went to bed herself.<br/><br/>The next morning the girls freshened up and started anew!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Searching for Namir, continued</div><div class="spoiler_body">Diplomacy: 11 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=63262)<br/>Diplomacy: 24, success at last! (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=63263)<br/>Time spent: 8 hours (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=63264)<br/></div></div><br/><br/>Starting first thing in the morning, it took the greater part of the day, and the shadows cast by the sun were growing long when they finally tracked Namir down to his house in the Grand Oasis district. The hard work and long hours put into the effort only made the final success that much sweeter, as the girls entered his shop.<br/><br/>Menya stayed on the sidelines as Hanifa and Namir reunited. Finally she cleared her throat. "You two lovebirds enjoy some more time together," she smirked. Before Hanifa could protest, she continued, "I'll drop by and pick you up tomorrow morninya, and then we'll have to get goinya, alright?"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Leaving the two of them to enjoy a night together, Menya had some free time to spend. She made sure that their mundane supplies were replendished for the trek to Katapesh come morning. That didn't take too long, and soon enough the catgirl was looking for her evening entertainment. During the course of their investigation over the two days, Menya had met some interesting fellows, so to speak, who had shown an interest in her body. They might be game for a fun time...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Perform (sex)</div><div class="spoiler_body">17, enjoyable activity (for the men, at least!) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=63265)<br/>Slumming it, 6 sp earned. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=63266)<br/></div></div><br/><br/>In a seedy back alley, Menya solicited the attention of a pair of men who were more than willing to sample her wares, so to speak. One of them pushed her up none too gently against a wall and tugged her undergarments down, exposing her firm ass. He grabbed and squeezed the globes as he guided his cock in her honeypot and started thrusting. The catgirl soon discovered that she hadn't fully recovered from the various gangbangs and tentacle rape of the past few days yet, and her sex was soon sore from the man's uncaring thrusts. She endured it, having him pull out at the earliest opportunity while he finished him with her mouth, kneeling in front of him. His companion she treated to her breasts, squeezing his member between her mounds, until he came and splattered his seed all over face. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience for the men, but nothing particularly out of the ordinary.<br/><br/>For her part, Menya was just glad that it was over, and returned to the inn to sleep after making herself presentable once more.<br/><br/>The morning after, she brought their horses to Namir's place to pick up Hanifa. It was time to follow the trail of the elusive Crown.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Status</div><div class="spoiler_body">Wisdom 7/8 (Wis-based checks and Will save -1 worse than usual)<br/></div></div>