OOC<br/>Response - Czignani<br/><br/>Into the Baths: EllaineTrakand and I coordinated this Vignette, via Discord (I'm not quite GodModding).  Additionally, I rolled against Fifi's passive skills (e.g., DC15 Acrobatics)<br/>Turn 1 Failed Grapple<br/>Athletics 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=158423)<br/>Turn 2<br/>BA: Giants Might - size large, assume<br/>A: Grapple Fifi 23 Athletics w/Giants Might (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=158425)<br/>FOI: retrieve Immovable Rod<br/>A: Action Surge - Clip Fifi to Immovable Rod<br/><br/>Turn 2: Deploy Immovable Rod<br/><hr/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/07/22/d3/0722d35558e74345c1e7fc6aaa39a2b9.jpg)</div><br/>>>> Czignani's Arrival<br/>The Tavernkeeper who scurried up to Czigani, was a pleasant contrast to the enigmatic prime,<strong>Greeting and Welcome to Crossroads and the Dancing Wench.</strong>The woman was dressed like a Tavernkeeper, but she moved with a grace that hinted at martial training.<strong>"I'm Rayena, proprietor of the Dancing Wench.  If you want to wash down before dinner, the baths are that way.  We have stew on the fire and fresh bread."</strong><br/><br/>>>> In the baths<br/><div class="floatleft">(https://kokoro-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/yanagiya-1.jpg)</div>Pavel had taken care of his mule, Charlie, and his two mastiffs, Anne and Betty, while Fifi had waited with her hands clipped to her harness. By the time Pavel had gotten to the baths, his mind was on a big bowl of stew and beer or two. His large body required a lot of fuel, and cooking was not his forte. However, the Run Knight had made the mistake of neglecting his Fifi.  When the pair got the Baths, Pavel used an enchantment to doff his armor and then turned to Fifi.  He unclipped her hands from her harness. Although he had a suspicion that should she really put her hands to it, she could get out on her own.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, Fifi was in the mood to play rather than bathe.  She picked up a bucket of water and splashed it at Pavel. The Rune Knight laughed at the antics of his Pet.  He grabbed at Fifi. However, she used her acrobatic skills to drop to the floor and roll away.<br/><br/>Water dripping from his muscular chest, Pavel swiveled his torso left and right lumbering his spine.  He smiled at Fifi, although between the broken nose and facial scars, the smile would be intimidating or downright scary to most. The Imposing Warrior told Fifi,<strong>"So this is how it will be."</strong>With a burst of Magic, the Run Knight grew, his head brushing the ceiling of the ten-foot bathroom. He reached out with his long arms and snagged the scantily attired Rogue.<br/><br/>With practiced ease, Pavel tucked Fifi in one arm as a retrieved an  Immovable Rod with a couple of attached straps from his weapons bag. the straps had clips on both ends, and the scarred warrior attached one to Fifi's harness. The warrior squatted. Then with a burst of speed and strength, he stood tossing Fifi and the Immovable Rod into the air.  As Fifi and the rod passed chest height, which was a good eight feet on the enlarged Rune Warrior, Pavel pressed the button on the rod. The rod stopped its descent and Fifi dangled from the rod, several feet off the ground. As the attention-seeking Elf dangled several feet off the ground, Pavel grabbed a couple of clips and clipped Fifi's two wrist bands to each end of the Rod.  The acrobatic Rogue found herself suspended. The center clip transferred the weight of her harness to the rod, while her two wrists being clipped to the Rod limited her movement.<br/><br/>Pavel grinned at Fifi,<strong>"If you'll no bathe yourself, then I'll have to bathe you. Now be a good girl, and you can dance after dinner.  Be a bad girl..."</strong>Pavel left the consequences unspoken.<br/><br/>Pavel got a bucket and washcloth and began gently, but firmly cleaning his Pet.  As he washed, Pavel mused,<em>"I dunno what fate brought us together.  She surely needs my protection, and she has made my life much more interesting."</em><br/><br/>It was quite the sight, the scarred warrior, even larger due to his magic, gently washing the petite Elven woman, who was hanging for a rod in a corner of the baths.