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NPC 123:
Daphne, Overworked Barmaid of Bunk and Stool[+bye +job +name +winnings]
You see a disgruntled, obviously overworked barmaid. She gives you a perfunctory grunt of a hello.
"Art thou still here?" she asks Dupre.
<Dupre> "I have not finished making mine assessment of thy fine drinking establishment!"
"What? Art thou working for Brommer's Britannia travel guides?"
<Dupre> "No, my dear. This research is strictly for mine own digestion!"
"Good day to thee, <AvatarName>. Rest and take a load off."
name{
"I am Daphne."
}[-name]
job{
"That is an easy one. I am the workhorse in residence of the Bunk and Stool. While our resident princess flirts with the customers I do all the cooking, cleaning and serving."
}[+room +Bunk and Stool +buy +princess +workhorse]
buy{
"Sorry, <AvatarName>, I do not sell food and drink at this time."
}[-buy]
workhorse{
"Ever since the owner, Sprellic, got himself into trouble with the Library of Scars, there hath been no one else to run the place. Ohh, mine aching back!"
}[-workhorse +Library of Scars +Sprellic]
princess{
"Hmmph! That would be Ophelia."
}[-princess +Ophelia]
room{
"Thou shalt have to ask Ophelia about that. My domain is the kitchen!"
}[-room]
Ophelia{
"Ophelia this! Ophelia that! That is all I ever hear all bloody day! If all thou dost want to talk about is her, talk to someone else!"
<Ophelia> "Do not hate me just because I am beautiful, Daphne."
"That is not the reason I hate thee, Ophelia!"
<Ophelia> "Oh, yes, I remember now. Thou dost hate me because I am beautiful, and thou art not!"
"Thank thee so much, <AvatarName>, for bringing up my favorite subject."
}[-Ophelia]
Bunk and Stool{
"The Bunk and Stool is where the fighters and ruffians come to drink in Jhelom. 'Tis not an easy job keeping such a lot happy with all their drinking and duelling and gambling."
}[-Bunk and Stool +gambling]
Sprellic{
"The fool was caught stealing the honor flag from the wall of the Library of Scars! Now the three students who challenged him will kill him on the duelling field. 'Tis a tragedy."
}[-Sprellic]
Library of Scars{
"That is the fighting club in Jhelom which produces perhaps the toughest fighters in all Britannia. Sprellic has never fought before in his entire life."
}[-Library of Scars]
gambling{
"I am sorry. All bets are off since the matter has been resolved."
"In fact, I am taking bets on the upcoming duels. Dost thou wish to bet that Sprellic will lose to any of the three other duellists?"
yes{
"How much wouldst thou like to bet?"
"Perhaps thou art not truly serious about thy convictions. Mayhaps the princess will take thy line of bets."
"Thou wouldst bet <Amt> gold that Sprellic will lose?"
"Very well. How much wouldst thou like to bet?"
"Very well. Let me give thee markers for thy gold. Each one is worth 10 gold coins. If Sprellic loses, thou mayest come collect twice that amount of gold from me.
"Should he win, <AvatarName>, thy markers are, of course, worthless."
"Thou mayest come see me after the duels and exchange this marker for thy winnings if thou hast won."
"Oh! Thou must return later when thou hast enough room in thy pack for these markers."
"Thou hast not the amount of gold thou dost want to bet! Art thou trying to swindle me?"
}else{
"Then if thou wouldst like to bet in favor of Sprellic, thou mayest see Ophelia, but I warn thee thou wilt be throwing thy money away!"
}
}[-gambling]
winnings{
"Here are thy winnings, <AvatarName>. But I have reason to believe that thou wert the one who killed poor Sprellic! If this is the way that thou makest thy money, then thou shouldst be ashamed!"
"Thou cannot possibly carry all that gold. Thou must come back when I can give thee the proper amount of gold!"
}[-winnings]
bye{
"Enjoy thyself." END
}