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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #420 on Sept 10, 2012, 3:32pm »
"Goodness!" exclaims Josiane, wide-eyed at her first viewing of Dieter's magic. (She is secretly glad to be relieved of her evil-smelling burden, though she silently rebukes herself for it).

She moves over to stand beside Dorgan as he examines the platform's workings.
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« Reply #421 on Sept 10, 2012, 5:41pm »
"Yes...well, that's is one approach I suppose", muses Gustave, brow raised at the sudden disappearance of his burden and comrade in a display of augmented gymnastics.

"It seems we are now both free of burden my dear Josiane" he quips, "perhaps we..." and peters out, seeing her facial expression, turning away and scratching behind his ear.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #422 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:49pm »
Dieter rockets up into the cellar carrying the Dwarf with a scarcely believable jump.

Meanwhile the remainder of the company in the basement gather around the platform and the pedestal control.

It seems reasonable that the button on the pedestal should operate the platform. All that remains is to activate it...
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« Reply #423 on Sept 10, 2012, 7:31pm »
Highbough hops on the platform and waits for the last person up to press the button.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #424 on Sept 10, 2012, 8:47pm »
OOC: Can the button on the pedestal be pushed by someone on the platform?
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #425 on Sept 10, 2012, 11:02pm »
While Dorgan and Josiane examine the pedestal, Desmond/Mondes hops onto the platform and waits next to Highbough.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #426 on Sept 10, 2012, 11:27pm »

Sept 10, 2012, 8:47pm, sulldawga wrote:
OOC: Can the button on the pedestal be pushed by someone on the platform?


Not easily, no. The pedestal is about 10ft clear of the platform, and the button plate faces away from the platform.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #427 on Sept 11, 2012, 7:22am »
Dorgan will herd the others onto the platform and then push the button once everyone is aboard.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #428 on Sept 11, 2012, 9:02am »
Was there another set of controls up top, Dieter can press the button up there?
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{OOC: I believe there was, yes.}
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #430 on Sept 11, 2012, 5:38pm »
Gustave boards the platform dubiously, awaiting whatever fate the pressing of these 'buttons' might bring.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #431 on Sept 11, 2012, 6:27pm »
The intrepid company (less Dieter and Dorgan) huddle upon the platform, before the dwarf punches the pedestal button.

It offers some resistance before depressing smoothly about an inch, and giving a satisfying click.

There follows a moment's silence. Then comes a brief and distant rumbling that might be dragon yawning... or a bridge collapsing... who can tell? That cacophony is almost immediately overridden by a much more immediate whining, before a great gout of steam shoots out from beneath the platform with a sudden hiss. And then, with the cumbersome clanking of tortured machinery, the platform begins to rise! Jerkily at first it goes, before it begins to move more smoothly.

And within a minute it has whined its way right up to the cellar, where Dieter awaits. The rising platform fills the well-shaft entirely, excepting the small slip hole which is just large enough for a man to clamber up or down the ladder.

Dorgon is left in the darkness of the basement, below. He just just see the orange glow of the torch light above coming through the ladder slip to the side of the platform.

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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #432 on Sept 11, 2012, 8:40pm »
"Well, That were a sight", Guntrum says, pausing for a moment, "And a sound, to be sure! Let's lower a rope for our friend, Master Dwarf. We don't know how many times this old thing will work. Best to leave it where we want it for now, I reckon."
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #433 on Sept 12, 2012, 10:20am »
"It doesn't make sense that whoever pushes the button gets left behind." Olaf says, "Maybe you're supposed to push it with a long pole, or something, while you're standing on the platform?"
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #434 on Sept 12, 2012, 10:46am »
"It's probably just for material transport," Desmond replies. "Workers above and workers below - you load the stuff on the platform above and push the button to lower it, then the guys below unload it. Or vice versa. I doubt it was meant for personnel transportation. People can climb ladders."

Now that they're on the second level (the area below the basement), Desmond nervously scans the centipede holes again, looking for any sign of activity.

"Now, talk about something being a concern below our house..." he adds.
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