<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Day 108, the Arcane Detective/Discovery and Disarming of Traps</span></span></div><br/>When Kleris' team reached the 'safe zone' room they found themselves the first ones there. Mine carts labelled "mineral deposits" balanced on weights calculated the total goods of every student. Professor Murrin gave his trademark 'acceptable' while Dean Lavoh was more complementary: "You passed with exemplary measures! 30 merit points for each of you!"<br/><br/>The top students got to keep portions of the minerals as a reward. Not much (10 gp each), but enough to feel like proper adventurers!<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Day 110, post-Derrick</span></span></div><br/>Aridreonna, or "Ari" as she became known, soon became a favorite among Rensha and Zull.<br/><br/>"Oh wow, it's badass!" Rensha exclaimed.<br/><br/>"Oh wow, it's cute!" Zull exclaimed.<br/><br/>"I'm cute!" Ari responded.<br/><br/>"See, it agrees with me!" the drow said as she crouched down to pat the canine construct.<br/><br/>"Those aren't mutually exclu-oh hell, I can't wipe the smile off that face! C'mere!"<br/><br/>Without worrying about food or cleaning up waste, the iron defender was the ideal guardian and pet without any downsides.<br/><br/>At least, no downsides<em>known</em>to the girls. Later that night while they were dressing down into nightgowns, Ari was pretending to rest, a single eye open as Derrick scryed through it on the unwitting voyeured women.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Day 111</span></span></div><br/><em>“Yeah, money is one thing, but if anyone at school found out about this, I’d just die.”</em><br/><br/>Although it's been nearly a week, that reasonable fear was always in the background. But not enough that Kleris and Zullinat couldn't put on their best smiles as they led yet another client down the street, grasping each hand and giggling like...well, schoolgirls. Aridreonna was a bit too intimidating to take on a date, but like Rensha was always out there at a trailing distance.<br/><br/>A similar-looking trio came down the street in the other direction, two girls in school uniforms with an ogre (or at least ogre-blooded) man sheltering each within a protective half-embrace.<br/><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/85PhR9w.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/OFfjpfX.jpg?1)<br/><br/>Kleris did not know their names, but those were unmistakable Redhurst garb. The lizardfolk and squole (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/3rd-party-races/alluria-publishing/squole/) have been seen around campus, but they often blended in among the throngs of students from all over the planes. But at that point their connections to the school stood out clearly in Kleris' mind and, judging by their own expressions, had the same realization.<br/><br/>But then the moment passed, and they passed out of sight down the street.<br/><br/>"K-kleris, did you see t-them? We gotta-"<br/><br/>"Everything okay ladies?" asked their half-orc client.<br/><br/>"Oh yes, don't worry! We were just jealous of those girl's handbags! Looks made out of real wyvern leather! If only we had the money to afford 'em!"<br/><br/>"Well, I suppose I can help out with that..."<br/><br/><em>Kleris earns 90 gp for the day: 30 gp for normal maid work, plus 60 for the compensated dates.</em><br/><br/>Later at school, Kleris and Zull were confronted once again with the girls in town. Aridreonna was now closer to Kleris after the date, and sensing Zull's trepidation reflexively placed itself in front of her and Kleris<br/><br/>"Hey, good doggie!" exclaimed the lizardfolk. "We uh, come in peace and all. But we need to talk."<br/><br/>She pointed to a nearby shade tree at campus' southwest.<br/><br/>The planted schoolbags and picnic cloth seemed at odds with the anxious aura, but it seemed for all intents and purposes no more than a meet and greet.<br/><br/>"Soooo..." the squole began, blushing. "My name's Adalene, and this is Suthrak. We...well, we all know what's going on, right?"<br/><br/>Zull frowned. "Zullinat, or Zull. You're not gonna blab, are you?"<br/><br/>Suthrak's head jerked back. "What?! No! If anything, we all have equal leverage now, so if one of us falls, all of us do. Buuuut that won't do any of us good, so instead we should...I dunno, cooperate or something?"<br/><br/>"...or at least stay out of each other's way?" Adalene asked. "We won't interfere, and we're just girls making our way in the world, like you I think?<br/><br/>"Actually, she lizardgi-I mean Suthrak has a good idea! How long have you been...err, touring town? Maybe you can share some tips, and in exchange we could share spells and homework? Like a kind of mutual aid plan?"<br/><br/>Suthrak and Adalene smiled.<br/><br/>"Hmmm, that's a good idea," Suthrak remarked. "We don't have to be like, gal pals or whatever, but it's nice to know someone's got your back if a client gets weird and creepy or we need like, an alibi or something."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Relationship and Experience</div><div class="spoiler_body"><em>Gain Relationship Level 1 out of 10 with Suthrak and Adalene! Gain 400 experience points!</em></div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Day 111, Night</span></span></div><br/>That night Kleris was tossing and turning in bed, her thoughts occupied by a very intense dream. She was in Dal Quor, the dreaming world, much like back at the Riedran Embassy. A starlit night upon a red sky, with fields of white grass and giant petals carried upon the winds. Kleris was sailing on the backs of one of these petals, nude and encircled within the coils of Horishkad. The coils' end was prodding somewhere below the waist, and judging by the sensations she was in her female form.<br/><br/><em>Kleris, are you lucid? I figured I'd choose a scene that would put you at ease.</em><br/><br/>The coils tightened in a tight yet pleasant embrace. The petals now blew over a golden sea with two three setting suns off in the horizon.<br/><br/><em>I'd like to practice strengthening your mind. It will be prudent for the trials to come.</em><br/><br/>The petal's dizzying spiral, combined with the quori's stimulation of her erogenous zones, was in fact distracting. Kleris could see rainbow-colored spots lighting up at the corners of her vision. It'd be nice to just let go and...<br/><br/>and...<br/><br/><em>Roll me a DC 20 Will Save.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Relationships &amp; Experience</div><div class="spoiler_body"><em>Gain Relationship Level 1 out of 10 with Horishkad! Gain 300 experience points!</em></div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Day 112, Weekend</span></span></div><br/>Kleris can choose 2 activities for today. However, Kleris must succeed on a DC 20 Will save to not select Markus automatically and have that cost all 2 activities (don't forget the +5 bonus).<br/><br/><del><strong>Helping Hand:</strong> Clean out the stables, assist the cooks in the cafeteria, help manage the school store, or a similar activity.  This can be a comfortable way to earn some money.  Roll a Profession or Spellcraft check.  The result is the amount of gold pieces earned for helping out; alternatively you can triple the value if you choose to accept it in the form of material components and other school supplies.</del><br/><br/><strong>Compensated Dating:</strong>Why bother with drudgework for chump change when you can earn a lot more by charming men with money? Kleris automatically gains 100 gold pieces for this option, more than usual due to free time during the weekend and thus more clients.<br/><br/><strong>Relationship:</strong>Hang out with a friend, be they a student or teacher.  You might be able to further a Relationship Level with them by helping them out with some task. As it's assumed that Kleris will be visiting Lillin and Marcus, this is one of the two activities pre-selected.<br/><br/><strong>Relax:</strong>Catch up on sleep, tour the campus, enjoy life.  Your mind is at ease, stress gone.  The next roll that you make, you can re-roll and take the better result.<br/><br/><strong>Study:</strong>By sequestering yourself in the Redhurst Library of the Arcane, you can opt to learn a 0, 1st, or 2nd level Wizard spell you do not know.  Alternatively you can pick Study twice and learn a 3rd level spell.