Kleris nodded, making mental notes of what to do while sticking close to Lillin.  When they entered a tavern, he shrugged.  He hadn't been sure of where they were going, but figured some students leaving campus to get drinks should have been expected.<br/><br/>[Planes 2+8=10<br/>Nature 6+8=14]<br/><br/>He recognized the bar tender as Shadar-Kai, though could not figure why he would be wearing gauntlets to pour drinks, unless what people drank in the shadow plane was somehow corrosive...<br/><br/>Looking around, he saw some Entobians, recognizing them from one that had actually traveled through his mother's shop.  He thanked Lillin for getting the drinks and took his.  Sniffing, there wasn't much to sense, and he took a careful sip as well.  It was surprisingly sweet, which was pleasant, but had a strong burning feeling that made his cheeks tighten in a grimace he had to shake off.  "Whew, I've never been much of a drinker, but I like the fruity bit.  I think I've seen those guys before.  Well, one of their kind.  He was pretty pleasant actually, I don't think they're from here, or at least they travel a bunch too."  Curious, Kleris carefully walked to their table to introduce himself.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Good evening!" one of them says in the Common tongue.  "We do not see many non-fey or non-shadows around these parts!  What brings you here?  I am Skizlik, and this is my clanmate Zazga."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Good evening to you!" he replied, relieved they could speak common.  "We're..." he looked at Lillin.  He was sure they didn't care about some truant students, but still felt some discretion was in order.  "We're just visiting, from the material plane.  I'm Kleris, this is Lillin, it's ncie to meet you.  A long time ago I met one of your kind!  I think he, or she, was something like Saszaltk?"  He wasn't sure how necessary the mandible click at the end was, but hoped it was a close enough.  After a minute of conversation, he finally finished sipping the last of his drink, feeling a funny warm fuzziness as he followed Lillin with a grin.<br/><br/>It was interesting climbing higher overlooking the city, though disappointingly without moon, stars, or sparkling night-city panorama.  He almost didn't notice Lillin was jumping down until she called him to follow.  "Geez..." he muttered, though the drink gave him some courage to take a short running leap and only stumble a little into Lillin.<br/><br/>"A transplanar viewing mirror?  That's amazing!  Who would just install it here?" he mused, wanting to understand the device and its origins, but quickly trailed off as the comparatively bright vision came to focus for him.  He watched the teen and man, naked and groping for a long minute before recognizing what Lillin saw.  It was Elmira!  It looked like she was sneaking out too, but was definitely having a different adventure.  As she rolled around nude, stroking him with her whole body, exciting him even more, Kleris could barely register what Lillin was asking.  "He... he's not a student.  I wonder if he's one of the teachers.  Or did she meet him here before?  Or is this the first time they've met?"  The wonders of a one-night stand came to his mind.<br/><br/>He had been living with and as one of the girls so constantly that he definitely empathized with them.  So when he saw Elmira rubbing herself against the man, having her body and breasts squeezed and stroked, his breath caught imagining himself in her position, grinding against a large, older man, having his soft curves fondled, his breasts squeezed and sucked.  His own anatomy was briefly forgotten as his hand reached up to gently fondle his own breast, barely daring to breathe through his open mouth.  "That looks amazing..." he nodded in agreement.<br/><br/>As they watched, the couple continued to further heights of passion.  Kleris couldn't believe what he was seeing, or that he was here watching with Lillin.  Their coupling was something private, but he couldn't look away, and wanted to see, to know more.  The man's thrusting became more rapid and insistent, and they both moaned and cried out in a moment of ecstasy, leaving Kleris silently crying out in turn, his body wriggling as his hands stroked and groped himself in sympathy.  He cleared his throat and smoothed down his short dress.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"This might not be any of our business," Lillin began, "but what do you think that was about?  I saw no exchange of money, so I don't think that it's prostitution.  And Elmira to my knowledge hasn't been dating anyone at school."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Yeah, I didn't know she had a boyfriend, and he certainly isn't a student.  Unless there's a teacher like that at the school, I guess they know each other from outside.  Do you think they met here?  Or, in Tolkur?  Or he just picked her up in a bar?  How do..." he wanted to ask how a man, or a woman would go about that, but wasn't sure why he wanted to know.  He held Lillin's arm trying to calm his tight nerves now, nodding in agreement.  When the creatures appeared, however, he pulled Lillin's arm hard, squealing with surprise.<br/><br/>Shadows get 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59637)<br/>[Initiative 14+2=16, cast<em>mage armor</em>]<br/>Lillin gets a 12. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59638)<br/><br/>Right as the shadow monsters were coming to get them, Kleris reflexively began summoning protection, hoping it would work here.  "G-get behind me..." he tried to reassure Lillin, hoping the summoned armor would protect them.  What do you do when you can't use your charm on someone?  Forgetting his regular magic lessons, he remembered he also brought his little crossbow with them, which had felt like such overkill before.  "Maybe we should run, you don't know<em>expeditious retreat</em>, do you?  If you can<em>vanish</em>, just run, and I'll get away..."